The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
ADDRESS BY W. R. STUBS
Former Governor Is Against
Building Expensive Highways.
The Rev. Percy Atkins Tells of
war Work in France.

Fr--v--hree years ago when kan
sas Eas in her early yourh and prohi-
1i-ior vas ECO much OF an sbsurdity
ever 20 be- toked about. a LITTLE band
Cs Kansas prohibitiouiscs headed BY
Frank Stahi met in SrzhTs grove on
IRE vVaEarusa- nine niles north OF
Burlngaze. azd held = prohibition
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Il was a queer kind ce a picnic, even
IN Kansas. IN those dav=-a bone dry
picnic where the plcnickers drank
.u-y lemonade and cold spring water
Bu- i- was one OF the gatherings that
helped create prohibir-ou sentiment in
Kansas And II became an insr1ru-
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Every year since che annual picnic
IN S-ah4s Grove has been Al event Tor
hersons from niles AROUND and
Thur day the forty fourth annual Gel
ebrarrol brought nearly thousand
farmers and -1eir families together co
drink pru1l1i-lou drinks. listen 20
grand holiday before starting into the
heavy harvest work that VIII soon De-
Frank stahI Presided
ForrT-rhre= years ago when the first
pic1e vas held Frank StzhI vas a
=rEur-c. patriotic and a firm believer
rE1- demon rum should be driven
from the land. Thursday Frank
stab a mar s. years old. presided az
gan vas given. and the fire IN his
eyes ard the sPr-ng IN rs step made
him q [41= example OF the longevity
blessings prohi6i-ion Il supposed to
a. features oc the THURSDAY cele-
bra were addresses Dy " r
-tu-ls. candidate tor the Republican
rl nation Tor governor. and Percy
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reading By Miss Ceora Lanham %
Topeka. who saw service overseas as
an entertainer Music cor the gather
INK vas furnished by rhe Bur1ugzne
ta-G and rha Wazar-1sa and Prairie
Center sunday schools rendered pro-
sans
Address by ". r srubbs.
IN ms speech. former Governor
Stulhs made a hit WIN the farmers
when he told them that he considered
H. n crime % build roads costing Sdg,-
Q01 q mile or $4,000 a mile
am for good roads. Stubs de-
c-arsd ii stating Tor the first tire his
road stand In the campaign. but 7
believe Ea can get along for 4 while
without hard surface roads ali over
A--l-ssis--a- least long enough TO let
TIE grading settle. Drain and grade
and prepare your rcadherfs and build
you- bridges Il YOU want 70 Improve
-flr highways OF Kansas Then the
sl--zc-nE cIn come later. Z II is de-
sired but I do not believe We want TO
40 much hard surracing until the ce-
Ee1E trust comes down Off IT'S high
horse And know from my more
-1a1 % years experience in railroad
bun Ing that We do not want 70 sur
rzce newly graded roads until the
--a-inE has had j chance % settle
S-bbs declared that in building
roads and making other improvements
he believed the county comUissfo uers
s1CIlG not be permitted 70 issue bonds
30
so 90 the polls and vote upon the
question He declared in dIscu ssing
canton that the state tax commits
son which Increased farm values 90
Per cenr II 1913 should now decrease
these farm values 20 Der cent lower
---1- they were In 1918 n order 70 r.
lave the farmers from paying taxes
on values that do not now exist
He Discusses Taxes
The provisions OF the Esch-C1un1irs
law under which the railroads have a
virtual guarantee OF profits vas con-
Gen1ed by the former governor who
also said i vas time 10 put 4 stop 20
the practice CT public service utilities
fixing low values on their properties
cl- taxation purposes and high values
-1r 1rofic-uaSiug purposes He as
serted -1at the railroads OF Kansas
value rhs-r properties at $40. 600 q mile
f1- rlza-lon and then value them at
apr--V lrnatalv $4,000 A mile for rate
mixing Also. he declared that the
-e-er hone company at Lawrence val
ned lis prop erries at $4,000 for tax
alton md az $4,000 for rate-uaking.
The Rev Atkins Speaks.
TI= Rev. Percy Atkins. who was IN
Erlnce with the Rainbow division.
talked more than Al hour. telling OF
his =znsrieuces IN France and describ-
-n- IN -eraI the battle OF the ArZouue-
Mss L1-hlul also told OF her expert
errcs n the front and made a plea FOR
the adequate cou1pensa ton OF the sol
crerz- Others who were on the after
noon program trcluded Helen Wright
and C7rr1-L SSeen. both OF Topeka
Tr the evening the grove was lighted
with claCcrtc1-v ard In the Grove
c1eacsr Il piay was presented BY the
Auburn Dramatic club with the fol-
lowing taking part George 4 Gun