The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-16
Geo. ShoIes Omitted One Thing
in Temperance Affidavit.
Didn't Mention Jamiaca Ginger
in the List.
NOW HE Is WORKING.
May Reform Again After His
Time Is Out.
Young Men With Fancy Tastes
Are Disappointed.

The Temperance affidavit of George
ShoIes' is a new wrinkle in police
court proceedings. 1t was instigated
by Pat Coney in an endeavor to induce
his old booze fighting friend Sholes to
cease his life of continual drunkenness.
But Sholes was picked up last night
drunk as ever, claiming to have Sc
cured the happy state of mind by the
use OF Jamaica ginger which is fast
becoming the handy substitute for
whisky.
The affidavit of sholes states that
realizing the disadvantages Of being
forever drunk, he henceforth sofenniy
swears never to drink a drop of vinous
malt, or spurious or Intoxicating or
narcotic drinks whatsoever. Jamaica
ginger is not mentioned in the article
and Sholes evidently thought it did not
fall under the forbidden list The af-
fidavtt was drawn up about a week ago
when Sholes had been hauled in dead
drunk, fined SO, and had worked two
days. After signing the pledge he was
paroled but now he has been taken to
the asphalt plant to complete his time.
The nerve of thieves was displayed Ii
large development by the two young
ster arrested here charged with larceny
at PhtllipSburg. They refused to eat
the prison grub which is good enough
while waiting for the sheriff from
Phillips county. The two together with
Clarence Young, serving 25 days sent
out for their dinner.
They ordered T bone steaks, water
melon, various salads hot rolls, ice
cream and pie, some black coffee and a
round of 10 cent cigars. 1t was put M
at the best restaurant and then the
trusty who had been sent after the
tray was asked for pay before it should
be delivered. The trusty had no money
and the bill was nearly "a So he hur-
Tiad back with the sad that
meals were not given away.
An hour later a reporter was nosing
about the station and was hailed by the
lads who stood near the barred door
wailing that they had had nothing to
eat all day. Asked if they had not been
served when the others were they re-
piled that they were not used to eating
dog food and rat biscuit adding thur
they had sent out for dinner decent
enough for their cultivated tastes. The
reporter tried to get away but he ha
10 come back and listen to the tale of
woe There was but $3.50 with the
three and they had dinner ready bus
the balance would have to be paid be-
fore they could get it and they were
very hungry. They told of $50 they had
in the office which the officers would
not let them have-and quite rightly
because they had pitifuHy pleaded that
they had been driven to theft by abject
need. Yet they claimed that the money
was their own and would be handed
The boys are still hungry.
"a medicine of five ingredients
as explained by L. W. Smith, a man
81 years old. was the cause of his
downfall and drunkenness last even
ing. He would not disclose the exact
proportions of the ingredients not
just what they were, yet he con-
tended 1t was a medicine for rheuma-
tism and was released.
H Brown is held at the station IN
der investigation suspected of pass
ing a worthless check for S14; on
Paxton and Paxton. The check was
made payable to Eddie johnson and
signed the Topeka Paving company,
by J. B. Belts.
AKRON Brown and Mary Jones but
19 years old. have been arrested for
living in a disorderly house. The
prisoners claim that it is a double
house and they have lived one on
each side thereof.
B. F. Adams, brother of Bee
Adams, was arrested last night on
warrant sworn out by Silas Brown of
the fire department alleging that
said Adams harassed his wife and
home, even threatening to kill
somebody
Ollie Busey has been fined IS for
abusing a mule. notwithstanding the
customary admission that 1t Is inn
possible to hurt one of the brutes.
Busey drives a team for the
Thomas Lumber company and has
done so for several years. One of
them is balIxy and occasionally viii
act heed the drivers cit up De-