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Show FINAL SCENE IN WNRYAND W William Allen White and (rovernor Allen to Test Legal Strength EifPORLi, Kan., oct 2 The fln?.l scene jn the lnteat episode of "Henry and Me"' Is scheduled to be staged In tho district court here at the term opening October 3. This will pertain quite definlteJy to a "legal adventure." adven-ture." rather than one of a martl il nature as was the original, a book written by William Allen White'. Emporia Em-poria editor and author, concerning the experiences of his life long friend. Governor II. J. Allen of Kansas, and himself, in Red Cross service overseas during the world war. In the coming com-ing "adventure," Mr. White win b defendant on a charge of violation of the Kansas Industrial court act. sponsored spon-sored by Governor Allen because Mr. White hung ln the window of his newspaper office a plae.ird expressing express-ing sympathy for the striking railroad shopworkers. - ' w.-- W LUIIICfl IV 11 1.11. Ill' I of 'Tree speech" Involved may be legally le-gally det. rmlned. Mr. White contend-' ed that the order directing he and I others to remove the strike sympathy placards was a violation of the prlvl-I lege of free speech. Governor Allen ha-s stated repeatedly that the que-' tlon of free speech Is not Involved that the display of tho nlirns constituted consti-tuted loinln,' a conspiracy to prevent me ntaklng the places of the striking strik-ing shopmen. The Kansas Industrial court law prohibits conspiracies designed de-signed to interfero with the operation of any industry necessary to public welfare. Mr. Whit refused to remove the placard when ordered to by Attorney Attor-ney General R. j Hopkins, but, following fol-lowing Issuance of the state warrant and his technical .irralpninent In the district court, he agreed that pend-i Injf determination or the validity ofl the act tho placard should remain down. Both the governor and Mr. White declares that this upshot of a " legal adventure" has not at all vlo- latcd their long personal friendship , which became so firmly sealed by their "martial adventure" overseas. 00 |