The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-19

The program of the Kansas official
council will be found ON page 10.
With the announcement by Clarence
Aten of Dodge City. president OF the
Kansas Official Council. that he ex-
pected the convention this year to be
the best and largest ever" the seven
associations of the council convened at
their various places of meeting at
O'Clock today. The individual organ
izations will continue their sessions un-
til Friday. when the council will meet
for its annual election of officers.
Registration of delegates occupied
morning hours today. At the Cham-
ber of Commerce visitors were en-
rolled and given badges and printed
programs of the three days events
Shawnee county officials acted as
dicated. a larger attendance than last
year. AS usual the county commits
sioners predominated, owing to the
fact that there are three in each
county.
Coincident with his optimistic at
tendance prediction, President Aten
said resolutions dealing with the ac-
tivities of Bolshevists. I. W. w. and
Nonpartisans thruout the country at
present probably would come before
the convention.
Resolutions Not Complimentary.
viii these resolutions be favorabls
to the parties in question:" he was
asked.
They will not" he replied.
Early arrivals were finding ample
housing accomm odations, but dele
gates coming in late today may find
! it difficult to get located. The Cham
ber Of Commerce and Shawnee county
officials are assisting in providing
quarters for the visitors.
The sessions today were to take up
merely routine work. roll call. reading
of minutes and reports of officers and
| standing committees. The formal ses-
sion was to adjourn at 4 o'clock. Meet
| ing places of the various associations
| are as follows:
Official Council Meetings.
County Cierks-Senate Chamber, State
/ House.
County Commissioncrs-Eiks Club
/ Registers OF Deeds-Office Of the Secre-
/ District Clerks-supreme Court Room.
County Treasurers-Office of State
| Treasurer.
Probate Judgcs-state Accountants Of
| flee.
County Engineers-with County COM
missioners-
| Tonight the county officers will
play, preparatory to their more ardu-
Gus tasks Thursday and Friday. At
/ Chamber of Commerce the delegates
and their wives will be rendered an in
formal reception by the members of
| that organization and local business
J mixer" are on the program. In addi-
| ton there will be musical numbers
| by Miss Marguerite Gohlke, Mrs. Ona
May Briefer, Steinberg's orchestra.
the Heighlo Hawaiian quartet:e, and
the Industrial School Octette.
! Thursday the convention will get
down to real business. Speeches by
men and women noted for their eff
cheney in their own particular lines
will be heard and the members will
| thresh out their problems at their as
sociation meetings. Election of asso-
| citation and council officers VIII be
| held Friday.
Hard Roads Main Topics.
Consideration OF hard surfaced
roads will be the main business before
| the meetings. Thursday is the big
| road day
Taxatio will be a secondary mat
| ter in the discussion by the different
associations. official said today.
| Shawnee county's two hard surfaced
roads were inspected this afternoon
by 100 county commissioners. The
| commissioners met at O'Clock at the
statehouse where they jumped into
| automobiles furnished by the Chamber
| Of Commerce Their first trip was
over the bituminous macadam road on
/ West Tenth street. The second was
over that part of the East Sixth street
road which has been completed. The
! East Sixth street road is the first in
| Ine county 10 receive IeuGTGl dlu
| Much interest was attached to the
| trip as many of the counties have
| construction of hard surfaced roads.
with federal aid, underway. while 9TH
| ers are contemplating construction OF
similar highways. Henry McAfee, A
| member of the Shawnee county board
/ Of commissioners. prepared compila-
tion Of the cost of the roads and
bridges which was given to the vis-
itors as they started on the trip.
Ixtr
missioners had registered at the Cham.
Der of Commerce. By 2 O'Clock. forty
more came into the city on noon trains
and participated in the inspection of
the roads.
Prior to the inspection. the assoeia-
ton was called to order at the Elks'
club. The meeting was adjourned i'm
mediately. Tonight they will attend
the reception and buffet luncheon and
the Chamber of Commerce.
Big Meeting Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the commissioners will
get down to business. The entire
mornings program will be in charge
of the state highway commission. The
principal address of the morning ses-
sion will be on the-"Progress of Fed
eral Aid" by w. NJ. Watson. state
highway engineer w G. Markham,
secretary of the state highway COM
mission, will tell the commissioners of
the opportunity knocking at their
doors in putting their counties among
the No. counties by building hard
surfaced roads and taking advantage
of federal aid 'Rridge Dcsigns'' viii
be discussed by J.. w. Epps. state
bridge engineer: Trucks and Uses"
will be the subject of w. B. Buck. as
sistdnt highway engineer: Legal As
poets in Road Puilding." will be dis.
eussed by r. ]. Hopkins. attorney gen.
erai.
Jetn1orc Woman Dies.