The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-21
OUT STRONG AGAINST RADICALS
Resolutions Adopted Indicating
Spirit of Americanism.

All Departments Elect Officers
and Adjourn This Noon.
OFFICERS ELECTED TODAY
The Kansas Council.
Clarence Aten, president, Dodge City.
(Re-elected)
Walter A. Jones. secretary. Enporia.
Registers of Deeds.
Lewis Baker, president. Atchison.
Oran Layton, vice president, Topeka.
Edna Zimmerman, secretary treasurer,
Smith Center
(All re-elected.)
District Court Clerks.
Mrs. Mary f. Chaplin. president, Topeka.
Re- L. Spilman, vice president, Man
ha;
IA Kempton, secretary treas
,d)
County Clerks.
] =. president, Osborne county
/ -o9n, vice president, Geary
Eff NJ Brown, secretary, Nemaha
county
c. Il. Benson, treasurer, Trego county.
County Commissioners.
Clarence Aten, Dodge City. president.
George B. Layton, Blue Rapids, vice presi-
dent.
Guy Call, Mound City, secretary treas
urer.
(All re-elected.)
County Engineers.
Blair Boyle, Junction City, president.
c. c. Eastman. Anthony, first vice presi-
dent.
c. NJ. Cooper. Columbus. second vice
president.
f. L. Bell Clay Center, secretary treas
Frank A. Slack, Beloit, corresponding
secretary
CAN re-elected)
Probate Judges.
Ralph II. Cav. president, Shawnee.
Walter 4. Jones, secretary, Lyons.
Topeka added another Jewel to her
crown as the convention city of Kan
sas" today when the Kansas Official
Council chose the city for their meet
ings next year. The date set for the
next convention was November 1913.
The council adjourned at noon.
Clarence Aten, of Dodge City, was
reelected president of the council and
Walter A. Jones, of Emporia, was Sc
Iected as secretary.
THE sessions this year have been
the best and most attended of any in
the history our association" was the
unanimous verdict of the presidents of
all seven organizations,
Adopt Resolutions.
The associations, meeting in joint
session in the senate chamber of the
state house at 11:30 O'Clock, unani-
mously adopted a resolution stating
that the members ARE everlastingly
opposed to any movement by disloyal
bodies" and "vehemently condemn the
breeders of the present condition of
unrest and strife in the United States
as un-American and disastrous to the
well-being of our institutions and peo-
Pile" The resolution listed as dis
loyal elements Bolshevists, anarchists,
Nonpartisan leaguers, l. w. WIS and
Socialistic brands.
In addition the council adopted a
resolution thanking the Topeka Cham
Der of Commerce. o. K. SwayZe,
Charles L. Mitchell and the members
of the hosts committee for the cour-
tesies shown and the entertainment
provided by them and another endors-
ing the tax and good roads amend
ments to be submitted to the voters at
the 1920 election.
An invitation was extended to all
other organizations of county officers
not now members of the council to
join. The council also urged the
county commissioners to appropriate
funds to defray expenses of officials
attending the annual meetings
President Aten expressed the belief
at the joint session today that the
council would enjoy considerable
growth in the next few years, predict
ing that many other county officers
organizations would come in.
Would Commend Allen.
A resolution adopted at the final
meeting of the county commissioners
this morning commended the action
of Governor Allen. dealing with the
coal situation in Kansas His plan to
start production at the state mines
and to relieve the present fuel shortage
is heartily endorsed in the resolution.
other resolutions submitted to the
commissioners were as follows:
Resolved, that we further request the
Kansas delegation in the congress TO use its
best offices towards the renewal of the dis
tribution of the motor trucks and road
tContinuel on page six
WILL BE FAIR AGAIN