The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-28

by A. B. Campbell of Marysville. head
of the legislative committee Other
addresses were ma lie by Henry L.
Carey of Dodge City. who spoke on
standard blanks and record books;
Frank L. Campbell of Topeka talked
on the Naturalization Problem;" L.
S. Ferry. on The Relation of the
Clerk to the Lawyer" and Clarice ..
McIntire of Wellington spoke on
office Experience"
The election of officers and appoint
ment of committees will take place
"Wednesday morning. The outgoing
officers are: c. Z. Moss of Lawrence,
president; Mrs. Mary Chaplin of To-
peka, vi e president; Mrs Bertha
kempton of Goodland, secretary and
treasurer. The executive committee
is made up OF the officers and two
other members: Miss Margaret For
ney of lola and Henry J. Carey of
tive committee are: \. B. Campbell
OF Marysville. E. L. Martin of Harvey
county and John u. Graham of Elm
poria.
PROBATE JUDGES.
The members of the Kansas Pro-
bate Judges association opened their
annual session in the council chamber
at the city hall at o'clock this morn
ing. with about twenty-five members
present.
The meeting was called to order by
President E. W. Thompson of Concor-
dia. The roll call and the reading of
the minutes was followed by reports
from various committees.
The report of the committee on leg
islation was given by Judge Ralph H.
Cav of Topeka. According to the re-
port changes were suggested in vari-
GUS statutes covering the followineI
subjects: Marriage licenses, guar
Il ia pShin of minors court costs in GER
tain proceedings, contest of wills, juror
fees. manner of exhibiting claims. time
of exhibiting claims, closing admins
tration of estates. mental detectives
reasonable compensation of probation
officers
The revision of srobate, court law
was to be discussed by w. H. Higgins,
of Seneca, at the meeting this after
noon. Judge H. A. Ball. of Great
Bend, talked on the following subject:
Judges Adequate?" Lending a Hand
to the Legislative Committee" was the
subject of the talk by Judge Charles
S Fulton,of Hutchinson. Tonight the
| association will be addressed by Gov.
Henry J. Allen at O'Clock.
County Trcasurcrs.
The County Treasurers' association
which met at 9 o'clock this morning
in the state treasurer's office at the
President Charles H. Cove, of function
| City.
Owing to the pressure of more
urgent business the association did not
adhere to the program which was
| planned from both an entertaining and
| educational standpoint but got right
down to active participation in busi-
! ness meeting.
The paramount issue was the work
| ing out of a means by which various
county treasurers could be paid more
| adequate salaries In concurrence with
| the general discussion along these
1 lines the main object achieved by the
| association in its mornings work was
the selection of committee to act in
conjunction with other committees in
a combined effort to effect raises in
salaries. The committee appointed is
composed of Thomas Price of Atchi-
son, A. E. Noonan of Hutchinson, and
! W. r. Hewey of Wichita.
! The association. according to Presi-
! dent Cove. did not intend to follow
4 the outlined program during its after
! noon session.