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Show s'lfjRy Hi w ; CASESOON TO f REACHTRIAL - ;Last Chapter in Kansas Placard Argument Will - Involve Free Speech EMPORIA." Kan.. Oct. t The final srsns In ths latest episode of 'Henry and Me' Is scheduled to b stared l the district court here at ths term openlna October I. This will partaln r 'quit definitely to a "lesjal sdventiirs." rather than one of a martial as was the original, a hook written hv William Wil-liam Allen White. Emporia editor and author, concerning the experiences of j Ms life lona; friend. Governor H. J. Jy Allen of Kansas, aud himself. In Red .Cross service overseas during the war. Ti tl coming "adventure." Mr. Whlt a )t bo defendant on a chars of violation vio-lation of the Kansas Industrial court art, 'sponsored by Governor Allen barn ba-rn us Mr. White hunc In the window of his newspaper office a placard ex-pressl ex-pressl n r svmpat h y for th st rlk lng rsllroarf sbbpworkers. Vlf ths case comes to trial. th Issue of "fre speech" Involved, may b legally le-gally dtermlned. Mr. White contended that th order directing he and others to rmov th trll sympathy pls-i pls-i cords, was a violation of the prlvli-km prlvli-km of free speech. Oovernor Allen t has stated repeatedly that th ques- tlon of fre speech Is not Involved " Tr afth display oflh itgns constf-' . ttited Joining a conspiracy to prevent n-en taking th places of th strlk'ng 'shopmen. The Kansas industrial v r r.urt law prohibits conspiracies d-' ie'Kncd to Interfere with th operation , ,of any Industry necessary to public Va el far. Mr. Whlt refused to remove th placard pla-card when ordered to by Attorney General Gen-eral R. J. Hopkins, but, followin;. issuance is-suance of the state warrant and his ,U chntca) arraignment In the district 'court, ho agreed that pending deter-. deter-. ruination of the validity of the act. th placard should remain down. Both the governor and Mr. White declare tl-at this upshot of a "legal adventure' r'has not st all vlolsted their "martial .adventure'' overseas. |