The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-08

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ing to the contrary. These readers do
not know Trap; they are not ac-
! quainted with his personal record,
they are unaware of his standing in
the community, they do not compre-
bend the motives of his dealings.
AS a result they are misled. They
are innocent victims of vicious and
despicable methods. They are given
| corrupted ideas thru cheap and de-
graded information.
Even with all this, Mr.. MacLennan
could overlook the insults due to the
depraved source, but with the Cham
Der of Commerce. the Y. NJ. C. A.
George Stansfield and similar fine.
upright men of Topeka giving ere
dence thru recognition all these
hmonths and now, something should
| be said.
We apologize humbly for wasting
this valuable State Journal space on
such a despicable man. We agree
with scores of the best citizens in To-
peka who have told us not to pay at
tention to such pigmy baseness. But
with the Chamber of Commerce and
the Y. NJ. c. A. codntenancing such
| disgraceful methods we feel that
| there is a cause for utterance.
4 1t would not be respectable for a
newspaper, for pay or otherwise, to
| throw obstacles in the way of the
erection of needed buildings, hotels
or any other kind. How long is it 60
ing to be respectable in Topeka for
lawyers to do this? Lawyers who
claim to be reputable attorneys, like
Robert Stone and J. G. Slonecker. OF
course, they do these things for hire.
1t would not be respectable for news
papers to do them, even without hire.
How long is it going to be respec-
table for attorneys in the Chamber of
Commerce, like J. B. Larimer, to de-
fend the condition of the Grand Opera
house three years ago. when its wood
en- stairway exits were in bad shape.
J when the balcony on its exit was in
bad shape, its ratings weak; to de-
/ fend the attempt of Crawford to use a
wooden booth around a dangerous
moving picture machine?
How long is the respected district
court of Topeka to be subjected, with
out arrest $of the offender for con-
tempt, to the insult and violent, pro-
fame language, used by one of the at
torneys who used this loud language
and who is prosecuting the case
5 against MacLennan, the case fostered
by the labor union organ and set for
, trial next Tuesday?
J. B. Larimer claims to be a repu-
table attorney of this city and means
to be one. He is said to be a member
of one of our leading churches. How
5 long is it going to be respectable for
man of this high class to not only
defend public buildings that were in
this sort of shape three years ago and
in this defective condition but prose
cute and prosecute a newspaper for
, exposing that condition? OF course
attorneys like Larimer do these
things for hire. Woe unto the news
paper which would do these things
: without pay or for pay.
The State Journal this afternoon
has received the following letter from
Arthur W. Gross, vice president of tht
: North American Hotel company. Mr.
Gross is well, and most favora bly,
= known to scores of our best citizens
He has been here frequently for the
past year and a half and he is a big
t factor behind the new million dollar
hotel, about which the Chamber OF
Commerce has exeecised no interest
except to discredit and obstruct il
thru its board of directors:
y North American Hotel Company.
. General Offices 100 Bee Building, Omaha
[ Nebraska, March q. 1919
Dear Mr.. MacLennan I am enclosing
statement containing few facts which
may be used by yon as a foundation nd of a. Al
Topeka, Capital may publish as an adver
, tisement. if you care to use the same.
We slowly but surely uncOvering tht
= plans and methods of the lawyers and 9th
ers behind this conspiracy. Within thu
. to produce affidavits and other evidenc,
in support of every claim that we make
> for the North American Hotel company ant
= against the scheminR of combination OF
men who>have attempted without success
| to ruin this company.
:. l expect to be in Topeka on Monday next
j ARTHUR W. GROSS.
Here is part of the statement t
: which Mr.. Gross refers in the abov,
: letter:
r For more than n year we have had evi
= dences of a conspiracy of widespread pro
i portions the part of certain business
, | rivals, who have been doing everything il
their power to undermine, this company
: business, hoping to gain something fo
q themselves by this action.
They apparently think that because TIN
business of building has been much handi
. | capped by war conditions during the pas
| year that at this time in particular sucl
= blow as they are aiming, will have tn
| most effect
ANY such proposed suit would be in
: spired from start to finish. simply for tn
!. purpose of getting publicity, which viii
. throw fear, doubt and suspicion I'm tn
minds of hundreds of North American
>. | stockholders and stockholders in tn
II Bankers Realty Investment Co., in tn
1 hope that thru groundless fake suits an'