Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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ADMINISTRATION GENERAL SCIENCE ENGINEERING AGRICULTURE HOME ECONOMICS VETERINARY MEDICINE PUBLICITY GENERAL ORGANIZATIONS ATHLETICS FEATURES GREEKS HUMOR AND ADVERTISING Page 6

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lOVERNOR ALP M. LANDON took the oath of office January 9, 1933, at the age of 45 years. He was born at West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, September 9, 188 7 , attended schools in Ohio and in 1908 graduated from the law school of the University of Kansas. Upon grad uation, he returned to Independence, Kansas, to take up banking and later became an oil producer in the southern Kansas oil fields and the border section of Oklahoma. Except for a brief period during the World War, he continued as an oil producer and an active worker in the interests of the industry. He was first lieutenant in the chemical warfare service during the war and was active in Belgium relief work, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. His career as governor has been one of the most interesting and unusual of any Kansas governor in many years. Only seven months after his inauguration, he took a leading part in uncovering one of the greatest forgery scandals of Sunflower history. Over a million dollars of forged municipal bonds had been scattered over the state. Several hundred thou- sand dollars of the bonds were found in the State Treasury vaults. A vigorous investigation of state officers was ordered, that lead to the punishment of the culprits. Offenders were not allowed to escape the dragnet despite political connections. GOVERNOR ALF M. LANDON Page S