The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-10


until later.
A toy police department has been
organized at the Washington school a
colored grade school at 10S5 Washing
ton street, with Theodore Campbell as
chief, Maceo Thomas, sergeant,
George Canon, Herbert Ellie, Harry
Gerton, Malcolm McLarn, patrolmen
and Principal j. L. Harrison, police
judge.
The idea is unique. The small col
ored cheif came to the real police sta
ton yesterday afternoon and pre-,
sented his proposition to the real
chief. 'sThere are bad boys over at
that school and they persist in fight
ing and breaking the law, SAID the
chief, "and some of the girls are Just
as bad and we've started up this 10
make them be good The depart
ment proposes to have jurisdiction
over the school children from $3.50 a.
m. until noon and from the close OF
the noon recess until O'Clock. ShouIu
any one be arrested and taken oerore
thereafter he will be escorted by the
chief and the sergeant to the big cnleL
who will investigate and refer tne
culprit to the Juvenile officer or 10 MS
parents.
The proposition interested the big
chief greatIy-this teaching police
tactics in the grade schools, ana ne
promised the little chief to ADVISE
him in any matters he wished TO pc
informed upon; you're ,;t4ln g4Lns scb,ef @
was asked, take and cut some out or
tin cans or something. oh, no. not
unless Chief Eaton says So, ana tne
little chief had recognized his IN
ferior position, but 1t is a saIe pc
that the young pugilists VIII cease
their efforts at the Washington
school.
Roy FELTON, a colored cook VINO
dropped upon Topeka from Wlchlta
was picked up last night for vagrancy
Nv Patrolman England and when
brought to the station and searched
was found to be carrying big razor
which he admitted he DID not nave ~
said he was merely carrying the razor
with him but again admitted he d1d
not shave with it so the judge levied
a. fine of $25 against MIN Whlch VIII
hold him some twenty-five days
There was a great commotion and
belIowing in the pen this morning
which drew the jailer to the graIe9
door in q hurry. The prison her9
led nv John Ewing, the convicted
co1ored jointist, stampeded when the
trustv entered with the breakfasts ana
impolitely kicked him to the wall yen
ing at him to get to - Win tne
dirty breakfasts which they Would not
eat. The jailer QUICKLY S,.;aS res1Le1 o,,+ ~
trusty and the plates were carried out.
Tbe breakfasts were examined TO
end if there was any fault to be seen
and there was not. On tin plates Were
liberal portions of hominy,, wlenle-
1I-,rst and bread while coffee was TO
follow and really looked too clean 10
be sent into the dingy pen 10 the
dirty men. 4a -
This Ewing bad man is reported TO
have been making trouble for seVeral
days and hollering about Things at tne
ton of his voice. He was let Off with
one count in the recent liquor prosecu-
tions but now that he has evidenced
so fierce a nature about ten others are
being prepared for his entertainment
when he gets through with the presenI
one and all the prisoners VINO nsteneo
to his rawlings will likely do without
FOOD until they relapse into the Gus
tomary prisoners attitude.
Two dirty and ragged boys visited
the Worley harness store yesterday al
ternoon and asked for mittens. Whlle
thew were looking at them, Worley
went to sell a customer some har-
ness finding the boys gone when he
turned to attend to them ana also
found that several pairs OF gloves
were gone Later the boys were re-
ported seen at Sixth and Kansas ave-
nues trying to sell a pair to colored
man but further than that they nave
not been apprehended.
Anna Rowland and Hatty Wilker-
son. young things of ST. Joseph, Mo-, |
have been arrested here and will be |
to their parents. The girls |
have been here a week or more. They |
were arrested this morning near the |
topeka hotel where they stayed last |
night