The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-19
TRAIN is ASSURED
Many Reservations for Debate
Special Are Received.
At Least Four Pullmans Will Be
Carried.
GOV. AND MRS. ALLEN IN PARTY
Train Leaves Topeka Next
Wednesday-Debate Friday.
Wichita and Kansas City Will
Have Special Cars.
GOV. AND MRS. ALLEN IN PARTY

dissertations covering a least four
| OF the five standard Pullmans on the
IAllen-Gompers debate special to New
York have been assigned. according
TO announcement today by ]. H. Lee,
president of the Kansas Day club.
| Many kansans who have not sent
\ checks for their reservations have
| written Lee assuring him they will
make the trip. This afternoon tab
ulation showed the train would be
chartered.
Governor and Mrs. Allen will ac-
| company the party over the entire
| route to New York. The special train
which leaves Topeka Wednesday aft
ernoon, May 26, will carry at least five
standard Pullman sleepers, an obser-
| walton car, diner and baggage car.
| Wichita and Kansas City, Kan, will
each seek to fill car Reservations
| received by Lee cover spaces in more
| than two additional cars. Arthur S.
| Parks and Elmer Peterson are making
| reservations this week for the Wichita
| car. A special committee of industrial
court boosters in Kansas City have
| taken reservations for a block of
4 sleeping spaces on that towns car.
| Another car may come from Salina
and Fifth district towns.
] Debate Friday, May 2S.
| The Allen-Gompers debate will be
staged in New York the night of Fri
day, May 2s. The special train from
over the Santa Fee and from Chicago
| to New York over the New York Gen.
| trail with a one-hour stop at Niagara
Falls. Kansans aboard the train will
arrive in New York Friday morning
at IL o'clock.
THE train Is now assured" Lee
stated this afternoon. I'VE will be able
to make reservations for additional
Kansans who wish to hear the debate,
but they should send checks or drafts
| once"
Tho rate from Topeka TO New York
lone way-aboard the special, Pull
man included, is s56.77.
/ Reservations secured by Lee, other
than those aboard special cars from
Wichita. Kansas City and Salina. in
| clude: Governor and Mrs. Henry J.
Allen. Judge and Mrs. clyde NJ. Reed,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Smith, Adrian T. Sherman.
Frank Stewart, Fred S. Jackson, J. NJ.
IConnell, Topeka; William Allen White
and -four others, Emporia; A. L. Ber-
ger, J.. W. Kaiser Kansas City; A. F.
Duvall, Hutchinson; Frank w. Spon-
able, w. D. Greason. Paola; Mr.. and
Mrs. s. NJ. Daily. Herington; B. Fl
Bowen, Pawnee Rock: Mr.. and Mrs
George W. Rigby, Concordia; DR.. c.
IL. Ewing, Larned; A. NJ. Landon
John NJ Landon Independence; A. NJ
Floyd Ryderer, Holton; c. W. Miller
Hays; George w. Hook. Sabetha: Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Motter. Olathe; F. S
Preston, Douglass and Judge 1. F. Pur-
cell, Wakeeney.
Labor Ar6uses Interest.
Enthusiasm over the special train
has been aroused among friends of the
Industrial court act since efforts have
been made in organized labor circles
to send a delegation from Kansas tc
root for Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation of Labor.
Following the debate Governor Al
len will go to Washington to appear
before the senate labor committed
relative to operations of the Kansa.
labor court law. A number of mem
bers of the party may attend the sen
ate hearings, while others will go di
rectly to Chicago for milling in ad
vance of opening of the Republican
national convention.