ALLEN, HENRY J

(1868), statesman and publisher; b. Warren co., Pa. After — studying at Baker University and Washburn College, Kansas, he entered the newspaper profe ion as editor of the Manhattan Nationalist and duly acquired the ownership of several daily newspapers in the smaller cities of Kansas, notably the Wichita Daily Beacon. As a Republican he became identified with politics as secretary to Governor Stanley of Kansas, and was_ himself elected governor of that state in 1918, where he organized the home communication service of the American Red Cro during the World War. ‘Taking office in 1919, he served as governor for two terms, from that year to 1922, being re-elected in 1920. During his tenure as governor of Kansas he became of national note for the energetic part he took in meeting a fuel emergency in Kansas caused by the coal strike of 1919, and for his vigorous support of the State Industrial Court, created by the legislature to prevent labor disputes.