The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-10
JOTTINGS.
Need of a WOrkhOuse Becoming
More Apparent.
Authorities at a Loss to Know
What to Do.
LOOK FOR ADAM GOD.
Religious Fanatic Who Started
Kansas City Riot Wanted.
Believed to Be in Topeka or
3. Some Kansas Town.
LOOK FOR ADAM GOD.

Far more urgent than the demand
for a new patrol wagon and motor
cycles is the need of a city workhouse.
Chief Eaton and Judge Urmy are seri-
| ously handicapped in dealing with
inebriates, chronic thieves and vaga-
bonds. In the 304 arrests last MONTH
some ten men were taken two or three
| times each. Many splendid workmen,
| masons, carpenters, painters, tailors,
who draw good wages provided they
| remain sober. repeatedly get drunk
and are locked up. Then they are
fined and either pay or work it out on
| the rock pile.
If there was a workhouse to send
| these persons to they might get into
come kind of shape for work and find
steady employment after their dis
! charge. Migrants who now must be
turned out upon the community could
| be made learn to work. Street walk
| ers could be kept off the streets in
stead of turned out again after an
easily made fine. Petty thieves who
frequently are not prosecuted would
be sent to work house rather than to
jail and there learn the virtue of labor.
A workhouse for Topeka need not
be made large affair, and could be
made to pay.
1t is proven that repeated arrest
and fine fails to cure a habitual drunk
ard or thief. A term in a workhOuse
would do much to convince one that it
is better to work for ones self than
for nothing, and also give ample time
for reflection.
City Physician NJ R. Mitchell advo-
Gates work very strongly for the cure
of these inebriates and vagabonds and
Jail does not offer the requisite
treatment. However, there is no pro-
vision in the Kansas statutes for the
establishment of warehouses by the
cities. 1t would be necessary for the
Loo -1okr 1I,
A description of Adam God was
received by Chief Eaton this morning
from Chief Ahern of Kansas CITY. All
stations and along country roads citi-
zens are watching for Adam, wanted
for the murder of Officer 5Dalbow. and
shooting and dangerously wounding
the Kansas City police department.
One hundred dollars reward is offered
for James Sharp. known as Adam.
leader of a religious sect. He is 54
years old. height about feet inches.
weight about $50 pounds, gray brown
beard about five inches long trimmed
straight down sides and gray brown
hair. Some evidence has been obtain
ed that he has had hfs hair cut and
his beard shaved or clipped. When
last seen he wore light corduroy
reaching to a little below his knees
and black shoes. 1t is believed he
was shot in one hand.
The latest innovation of Chief Eaton
is the motor patrolman. The officers
are practicing riding industriously
as bunch of boys with some new toy |
The one who becomes most proficient
in riding gets to speed along withsth
automobiles in order, to gauge their
speed by his own speedometer. The
chief himself is an expert. Officer
Mead is quite proficient although he
broke pedal while turning. Detec-
tive Hutton was doing remarkably we'll
when a street car interfered and clip
ped off a pedal and the speedometer.
With a motorcycle on the streets there
will be little show for the automo-
biles to exceed the limit without an
officer having a look at the number.
John Kaberline, a Russian, was ar
rested by officer Costello on lower
Kansas avenue last evening for being
drunk. John was trying to entice an
Mr.. Indian refused to move.