The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
ALLEN Mine PLAN
TO BE CARRIED TO
REAL PRODUCTION
Spirit of Kansas Shown in De-
termination to Win.
Picked Men to Relieve State in
Worst Fuel Crisis.
TOTAL VOLUNTEERS TO 5000
No Lack of Men to Strip Fields
of Needed Coal.
General Wood Acts With Gov
ernor in Emergency.
SPEED Up MINES At PRISON
ParoIed Men Ordered Back to
Lansing Today.
General Martin Orders Mobili-
zatiOn Guard Units.
SPEED up MINES AT PRISON
ParoIed Men Ordered Back to
Lansing Today.
General Martin Orders Mobili-
zatiOn Guard Units.
KANSAS SITUATION

General Martin orders mobilization units
Kansas guard
Special trains from Camp Funston today
with equipment and supplies for volunteer
miners.
special trains to fields Sunday night.
Trains leave Topeka, AtehisOn, EmpOrin
ard Wichita
Kansns appeals for steam coal in Arkan-
SOS to save ppblic utilities.
Kansas City union refuses governors re-
quest for steam shovel workers in coal
fields.
Union mine worker volunteers and tears
up his card.
volunteer workers arrive in mine fields
Monday at daylight.
First trains carry shovel crews, trained
workers and college students.
General Martin joins General Wood and
provides National GuarC equipment for
Volunteer lists reported today bring total
to @ 600.
state prepares Pittsburg normal proper
ties for reception and care of state troops.
Col. p. NJ. Hoisinst in charge of Pitts
burg normal plans.
will he sent to mining camps to insure
protection and safety for volunteer work
Topeka units of National Guard ordered
to mobilize.
Three hundred paroIed prisoners ordered
back to state penitentiary mines.
Governor Allen announced this
afternoon that he had sent Col F. NJ.
Hoisington of Newton to Pittsburg to
arrange for the care of national guard
units TO be used in the protection OF
volunteer mine workers. Colonel Hois-
ington is in command of the new
Fourth regiment of the National
Guards.
In addition to sending Colonel Hois-
ington to the mining district, the gov
ernor late today announced that the
state had also taken over the build
ings and grounds of the state manual
training normal school. These prop
critics are today in charge of Colone
Hoisington and his staff. They will
be used to quarter and care fol-
Euardsmen to be stationed in the min
ing districts.
Attorney General Martin late thi.
afternoon ordered the mobilization o.
certain units of the national guard
over the state. The number of meT
ordered out and the designation of tht
units was not made public.
Topel1ans Mobilize.
The two Topeka units of the ma
and the medical company were
ordered to mobilize late this Afternoon
by the adjutant general. The mer
were ordered to report to the armorS
Immediately.
Governor Allen stated that soldier.
would accompany the trains to Pitts
burg as a protection to the mine work
ing volunteers. Other units over tn,
state have been called out
The companies comprising tht
Fourth regiment, Kansas Nationa
guard and the cities and towns they
are from are as follows: "A, Atchison
b, Lawrence; c. Council Grove; d
Emporia; Z, Liberal; F, Newton; G
Wichita; H, Topeka; I, Kansas City
Kan; K, Peabody; L. Chapman; NJ
Wichita; machine gun, Lawrence
sanitary corps, Topeka.
An infantry company is compose,
of about 100 men and a medical uni
of 35 men.
Double Prison Production.
Governor Allen late today orderet
Warden Codding of the state peniten
tiary to bring back to the prison a
once. SEQ paroled prisoners for tn
purpose of using them in producin
= coal in the Lansing mines. The me
will be paid on the basis of produc
tion and will be urged TO make immc
date plans to return to the prison A
this time there are geo prisoner
working the mines. With the addi