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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-24
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Church League Pennant Will Be
Awarded Tonight.

Tonight in the Y. NJ. C. A. gymna-
SUM THE church league holds the
final basketball games of the pre-
liminary series. Six teams have been
playing, representing the First Con-
gregationaI, Third Presbyterian, Cen
trail Congregational, Walnut Grove NJ.
E., Lowman Hill NJ. E. and North
Topeka NJ. E. churches. The two
teams having won the greatest per-
centage of games will play three
games on the next three Wednesday
nights. The winning team will re-
ceive a pennant.
The leading. teams are the Central
Congregational, Walnut Grove and
Third Presbyterian. The contest has
been very close, and the final games
will be as good basketball as can be
seen here, as many ofethe best play
erS of the city, including men from
the Washburn and high school teams,
are in the league. No admission will
be charged tonight, but for the three
Championship games, small fee will
be charged.
In connection with these closing
games, the closing games of the Y NJ.
G. "A league of six teams will also be
played, making a double header for
the next three Wednesday nights. In
the Y. NJ. c. A. league the three lead
ing teams which are in the race for
the championship are the Rubber
NeckS, captained by Douglas Coverly;
the Cubs, by Smith Bishop. and the
Midgets. by G. B. Jordan. At present
these teams are tied, each having won
seven out of nine games. Tomorrow
night the Cubs and Midgets play each
other, the game that will decide
which of them will be in the final con-
tests. The games tomorrow night will
be free to the public.
The pennant, which will go to the
winning team of the Y. NJ. C. A.
league. is now on display in the win
dow of Fullerton Brothers
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MEDICAL SCHOOL EXPANDS.
Course in Pharmacy Is to Be Added
Next Year.

At meeting of the faculty of the
Kansas Medical college, which is the
medical department of Washburn col
lege, many changes were con-
templated for the coming year. One
of the most important changes in the
school was the addition of course
in pharmacy next year. Nearly all of
the studies leading ND to such
course are given at the present time
in the Washburn school and ii has
been deemed advisable for the faculty
to make this addition. The course
will cost very little money and very
few new instructors will be needed.
1t is a department that has been in
demand for some time and will meet
with the approval of people all over
the state who are DESTROYS of using
the purpose of educating their chill
dren. =
Another important change which
will come into effect next year will
be the lengthening of the course
from seven months to nine months.
The medical college has never ex-
tended over seven months on account
of the work that could be done in
that. time. The medical registration,
commencement and holidays will now
correspond with that of the college
1t is planned by the committees in
charge to take possession of the
whole main floor of the building now
used by the medical school and have
the dispensary placed at this place.
New laboratories for pharmacy.
and all equipment for the
same will be purchased at once.
Washburn is now medical school
of the first class and is registered in
New York. Some of the oldest medi-
cal schools in the country have been
denied this privilege.
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Skating race tonight at the Rink.

7hdlInS race tonight at the Rink
"A political meeting will be held
Monday night, March LIST, at the corner
of Thirteenth and Chandler. Third pre-
cinct of the Fifth ward.
Entries for the annual Kennel club
snow which will be held in the Audi
forum from the 10th to the 18th of
next month will close Friday evening.
Warren NJ. Crosby dry goods store. is
in New York city, where he will re-
main for several weeks selecting spring
and summer goods.
Elon S. Clark of the Mutual Life In
surance company and one of the three
secretaries of the Topeka Commercial
club, has returned from a ten days
visit to the eastern states.
I The Republican Second ward club an
| nounces meeting which will be held
and Jefferson streets Friday evening" to
which all candidates are invited
c. H. Luling former superintendent
of the state insurance department and
at present time representative Of the
Kansas City Life Insurance company, is
in Topeka on business connected with
the company which he represents.
Major A NJ. Harvey, who is suffering
from a severe attack of grip, is cOnSid-
ering the feasibility of asking the legis-
lature to adjourn for a day or so, or I'M
til such a time as he will be able to re-
turn to his duties at the capitol build
ing.
The top floor of the Crawford build
ing at Fifth and Jackson streets should
be known as Artists ROoSt.' Besides
the Reid-Stone art school, Geo. M.
Stones studio and Albert It. Reid's
studio are located there and now
Frank G. Willard has fitted up a most
artistic portrait photograph studio on
the same floor.
Cottage prayer meetings will be held
at the following places Thursday
morning at $50 o'clock: Mrs. E. H.
Roudebush, 14O Hill street; Mrs. E. E.
Yewe1l, $50 Jefferson; the Rev. Mr..
Deever, 112 East Twelfth; Mrs. c. E.
Holcomb, 1924 Garfield; Mrs. Phil May
er. 422 Polk street; Mrs. Farnsworth,
1900 West Tenth; Mrs. Bruce Kinney,
4O6 Taylor street; Mrs. Charles Shaef-
er $50 Chandler; Mrs. r. B. Gathers,
Third and Lake; Mrs. John Paisley, 1872
East Crane: Mrs. B. F. Simmons. 40S
Lafayette; Mrs. Hinkle, $50 woodruff
avenue.
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Mr.. Scott Kelsey has returned home
from Mersadees, Tex, where he has
spent the past three weeks visiting
his daughter. Mrs. DR.. Buck.
Mrs. Harry Stephenson of College
Hill spent the day Tuesday visiting
friends in Oakland.
The Forestry club, which was to
have met Friday afternoon with Mrs.
VIM. oliver at her home on AFTER
avenue, has been indefinitely post
poned on account of the illness and
death of little Wallace Lucas.
Mrs. Clara Ireland will entertain
the East Side Embroidery club at
her home, 47O Green street, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lingo who
have both been i'll at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Lingo
of Oakland avenue, are both very
much improved and will return to
their home on Lake street in a short
time.
Mr.. Harry Oliver of AFTER avenue
is suffering with an attack of
Miss Opal Draut of Michigan will
entertain a number of friends at an
oyster supper at her home this even
ing.
A number of friends of Mr.. ]. B.
Huey of Chester avenue will gather at
his home this evening to help him
celebrate his birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Small left today
ter an extended visit with relatives
and friends here.
Mr. Harry Smith is improving af-
ter three weeks illness with an at
tack Of rheumatism in his left foot.
Mr.. Don Mullin of Valley Falls is
here spending a few days visiting
relatives and friends while on his way
to Chester Ill, where he will make
his future home with his parents.
Miss Frances Johnston left today
for her home in Ness City, Kan. af-
ter an extended visit here with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Harry James of Newton, Kan,
is spending few days in Topeka on
business trip and visited with
friends in Oakland today
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Miller have re-
turned home from Roswell n. NJ,
where they spent the past two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Miller left
today for their home in Chicago af-
ter an extended visit with their par
ents and other relatives here.
Mr.. Henry Kettler returned home
yesterday from Arkansas City where
he has spent three weeks on bust
ness trip.
Mrs. VIM McHenry is improving
after being i'll for several days with
an attack of erysipelas. She will leave
Saturday for her home in New
Mexico
Mr.. Joe Florence returned from
Salina, Kan, last night, where he at
tended the A o. U. w meeting.
Mr.. B. F. Conway of Omega, Kan,
visited his brother, Mr.. G.. NJ. Con-
away and family yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Weber returned from
Kansas City last night where he has
been visiting.
Miss Eula Spaulding of Kellam
avenue entertained a few friends
Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Esther Grotewoh1 of Topeka. The
guests We're: Miss Edyth Jessop,
Miss Lillian Jessup, Miss Eula
Spaulding, Miss Ester Grotewohl. Miss
Grace Conaway Miss Edna Watts.
Mr.. Harry Spaulding, Mr. Albert
Stone Mr. Earl Conway, Mr.. Frank
Jessup and Mr.. Floyd Conaway.
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GAS LIGHTS
AND MANTLES
AT COST
II. M. CROSS CYCLE co,
$40 Kansas Avenue.

Kansas City where he has accepted a
position with the Santa Fe and will
remain permanently.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sc
ward avenue NJ. E. church will meet
with Mrs. Karr, 40 Logan street,
Thursday afternoon.
The union prayer meeting in con-
nection with the Biederwolf meetings
for Thursday morning will be held in
the following places: Mrs. Cl1as SHAFT
or. $40 Chandler street: Mrs. r. B.
Gathers. 1921 e. 5th st; Mrs. John
Paisley, 1912 E. Crane st.; Mrs. Simons
40S Lafayette St; Mrs. Hinkle, 16O
Woodruff ave-
The Wild Rose Embroidery club
met Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Fred Dyal at 124 Quincy street. Those
present were Mrs. Mary Bevelle, Mrs.
John Stephenson, Mrs Chas. Rem
shaw, Mrs. w. NJ Houser. Mrs. Chas.
King. Mrs. Curtis Porter, Miss Blanche
Evertts, Mrs. Fred Dyal, Mrs. Harry
Woodington Next Thursday the club
will meet with Miss Evertts at 10
Monroe street.
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And Mr.. johnson, although he left
Topeka about the time it was cursed
with the advent of natural gas, has an
other thought with sense in it. This is
known as the double pipe line bill, and
provides that gas companies shall pro-
vide cities of the first class with a
double supply pipe. The theory being
that when one of the pipes bursts,
from an over pressure of air being
pumped into the same, that the other
pipe may continue to push the ambient
atmosphere through the meters of the
city victims. This bill will effectually
squelch the favorite excuse of the gas
companies,-to wit: Unavoidable ac-
cident." 1t has been observed by many
that these unavoidable accidents" to
the pumping stations and pipe lines al
ways occur during a cold spell.
Mr.. Johnson, now of Atchison, was
one of the early automobiles of To-
peka. He used to dash madly around
the corners (before the speed law was
in force) in a snub-nosed, 30 calibet
machine of uncertain temper and I'M
certain parentage. Before he went
away, it is said he loaned the machine
to a friend with the request that he
forget to bring it back.
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away from his newspaper and seated
among the solons. And it occurred to
him that his county, with its four
cities, all owning their own utilities,
did not need the assistance in running
the same of a commission appointed
by Governor Stubs of Lawrence. With
this thought between his teeth, he
jumped upon the utilities bill with a
vigor not outdone by the Democrats
themselves. Carefully removing the
peeling of the bill. he gouged into the
core and extracted the seeds.
Now, it is we'll understood down there,
that Mr.. Brighton's newspaper is one of
the public necessities, and therefore, a
public utility. Looking back upon the
Lawrence newspaper venture of Mr..
Stubs, Mr. Brighton can easily see the
finish of his live little newspaper, If it
gets into the hands of Governor Stubs.
To preserve his paper and the several
other utilities of his county, he votes
NO in capital letters.
Another leader in the fight to plant
the utilities bill in the arid district,
was Mr.. Morrison, fef- Neosho county.
He is a Democrat but otherwise he is
all right. He, knocked on the utilities
bill until it was battered out of shape,
and the other Democrats came in
strong on the chorus.
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w. S. Hunter. physician and surgeon
Office and res. 1119 East 9Th. Ind. 1868
Prof. L. L. Dyche of the, Kansas
university at Lawrence will come to
Topeka and give the entertainment at
the Y. NJ. e. A. Friday evening, His
subject will be wild Animals of
Alaska He will have specimens here
to illustrate his lecture.
Mr.. Fred Hale has gone to his home
| in Lacrosse, Kan, where he will re-
main permanently.
VIM. McJones has resigned his po-
sition with the Santa Fe and accepted
work in South Topeka.
7. A. Blackburn OF Pittsburg, Pa,
has arrived in Topeka and secured a
position with the Santa Fe in the steel
car sheds.
Mr.. and Mrs Andy verlin of 416
Jefferson street returned last night
from Kansas City where they have
been visiting several days.
Geo. G. Ferguson of Oklahoma City
is here visiting his cousin, Miss Anita
Barns of Lawrence street He will
return home Saturday.
Miss Guendolyn Alberta Beeler of
little friends today in honor of her
fourth birthday. The invited guests
were: Gladys McGinnis, Helen Ash,
Dollie Morris, Clara Barry, Tottie
Leaf, Mary Verlin. Helen Thomas,
Catherine Mullin, Mary French, Ma
omi Schaffer, Hazel -Coffran, Marie
Schaffer, Ruth Campbell. Florence
Feldner, Loree Bancroft, Victor Knox,
William Guffy, Orval OFT Schaffer,
Amos Schaffer, Robert French, David
Thomas, Harry Jolley,' Asher Smith,
John Gartside. Joseph Gartside, Ed
win Ash, Willard Ridings, Clifford
Campbell and Ralph Beelef.
Miss Anita Barns who has been sick
for several days with an attack of
tonsilitis is able to be out and around
again. =
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nair and Mr.
and Mrs A. V. Nair of Wichita. who
have been the guests of Mrs A. J.
Goenour, returned to their home to-
day.
Mrs Antoine of Western avenue en-
tertained Hive No. &c of the Lady
Maccabees at her home at cards this
afternoon.
The MistIetoe club meets Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Burdett at her
home on Clay street.
Miss Eura EnochS returned to
her home in Granville Tuesday after
several days visit with relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. Leroy Enochs of Granville
guest of Mrs. J. r. Stitt of 232 Chand-
The East Side Embroidery club viii
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Clara Ireland, at her home, 40 Green
street.
Miss Martha Galloway has returned
from Berryton where she spent sew
eral days, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. NJ. Dresbach.
L. E. Stone is quite sick at his home
at 1905 East Sixth avenue. He is suf-
fering with an attack of the grip.
Geo. Coleman of Red Rock, Ok,
and VIM. Coleman of Dennison, Kan,
who are visiting relatives in North
Topeka called on Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Coulter of Grafton street Sunday even
ing.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Third
Christian church met this afternoon
for business at the church.
John White left this morning for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-24
A Home Remedy That
Reduces Fat.

Would you like to have nice firm fig
ure, but escape the tiresome, bone break
ing exercise or the soul-sickening diet of
the old-time plan of reducing excess flesh
Then go to the druggist and ask for this
inexpensive mixture: II ounce Marmo1a, Y
ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic.
and 31z ounces Peppermint Water. Take
a teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime,
and in few weeks you can be as fit
physically a fawn. Mix these ingred-
tents at home if you wish, but see that
you get the Marmofa in a sealed package.
When fresh it acts quicker.
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Rival of the Standard.

New York, Feb. 24.-In addition to
extensive operations in the Southwest
the Texas company promises to be-
come serious rival of the Standard
Oil in the east. A large tract of land
has been purchased at Bayonne, N. j.
says the Herald today, and prepara-
tionS have BEEN made for the erection
of several large tanks to supply the
eastern market. The site chosen for
the plant is not far from one which is
now being established by the Standard.
The aggressive policy of the Texas
company is ascribed to John w. Gates,
who has become a director in the COM
pany.
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Notes and Personals.

e. w. Willis. undertaken.
Jacob Brown, carrier on rural
route No. has returned home from
a ten days visit in Kansas City.
Captain R. L. Ray. of the Salvation
Army, has arrived to assist Captain
r. G. Walker in holding services. The
army holds open air meetings every
night. Their headquarters are at 527
Kansas avenue.
Miss Stella Mitchell and Miss Mar
garet Adams have returned from a
visit in Concordia.
Miss Blanch Reynolds expects to
leave in. the near future for a visit in
Clifton, Ariz. AT
A. H. Brill, of Kansas City. is visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Eversole of
Lincoln, Neb., visited friends here yes
terday. They We're on their way for a
visit with relatives in Emporia.
Frank Fiederling, of Elmont, spent
yesterday in North Topeka.
A buff cochin cock which won first
prize at Toronto, Canada. was purchas-
ed by W. A. Forbes, and is now on its
engineer with whom Mr.. Forbes be-
came acquainted six years ago. Mr..
Forbes owns several other birds of ar
istocratic pedigree.
Mrs. a. NJ. Miner. of 302 West Cor
don street, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
T. L. Wagonseller, in Junction City.
She attended the wedding of her
nephew, Mr.. c. c. Wagonseller, who
was married TO MISS mead III unC-
ton City a week ago today. The Wa
gonsellers are in the lumber business.
The A. f. Greer property at 1923
Jackson street, has been sold to y.
May of Lawrence. The Greers will
continue to live there indefinitely.
r. L. Anderson has gone to Waka-
rusa on a business trip.
Carl Mathews, of Menoken, is visit
ing at the home of John Barnett at
1928 Kansas avenue.
AS this is Ash Wednesday, the first
day of Lent, service will be held this
evening at s o'clock at the Church of
the Good Shepherd. Rev. Carl w. Nau
will give an address on Prayer" fol-
lowed by the penidentiaI office. A ser
vice will also be held at the church at
the same hour Friday of this week and
every following Friday during Lent.
Don't miss the special sale of ladies'
handkerchiefs Friday and Saturday at
the Cash Mercantile Co. The prettieSt
showings of the season at &c, 10c and 19c
Gala company No. U. r. K. of p,
will give a dance at Barrett hall, 1000
Kansas avenue, on the evening of
March 2. Admission so cents.
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merce. Thus he became affiliated with
as the U. C. T., or United Commercial
Travellers. He is still a prominent
member of the grip-toters' union, and
part of the legislation in which he is
interested. is also of interest to the fra
ternity. The bill presented by himself
and Mr.. Penwell, Of Shawnee, con-
corning the inspection and Improvement
of hotels and lodging houses, is one of
his pet measures, and is intended to
save the travelling fraternity the trou-
BILE of searching away-from- home beds
for specimens of cimex 1ectularis,
using their clean nighties for towels, or
getting caught in escapeless fire-traps
like the. late Copeland.
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ON THE NORTHSIDE
John Taylor Returns From In
designations at Page.
Found Little to Shed Light on
Wilson Death.
NO ARRESTS MADE.
Though Indications Are That
Man Was Murdered.
Ready to Begin Work on Con-
crete Wall.

John Taylor has returned from Page
where he accompanied w. A. and A.
c. Ward on their return there last
week. Mr.. Taylor is a relative of Fin
ley Wilson, who is supposed to have
fallen from a train near Page a few
weeks ago. He died afterwards with
out regaining consciousness. Mr.. Tay-
Tor says that the Wards have not had
time aside from their business to in
vestigate the matter thoroughly, but at
times are of the opinion that Wilson
met his death through foul play. and
at other times think that his fall was
an accident. They intend to push the
matter Mr.. Taylor also states that
section men showed him the place
where Wilson was found lying uncon-
scious and that it was about seven feet
from the tracks. He thinks that if
Wilson had fallen from the train with
out being thrown. he must have rolled
over several times or he could not have
landed that far from the rails A rumor
was that one of the negroes who were
suspected of having had something to
do with the death had formerly work
ed for Wilson, but Mr.. Taylor denies
IT.
Either today or tomorrow work will
begin on the concrete wall which will
be built along the river front west of
the Melan bridge. Barring accidents
or delays, it is thought by Berry &
Dhalley- VINO are IN charge or the work,
that the wall can be completed in
about three weeks. A force of about
40 men will be employed in its con-
struction. The first step will be to
drive piling against the bank. When
this is done the tops of the piling will
form sort of a platform on which the
stone and concrete will rest. About
$50 piles will be used. The other con-
crete wall which extends east and west
of the Rock Island bridge is nearly
completed. 1t is expected that it will
be finished some time this week The
work has been hampered a little by
the delay in getting stone
'Jimmia' Stevic. the son of J. C.
Stevic, of SIC Kansas avenue a Santa
Fe carpenter. has taken great interest
in the grading work on the flood pro-
lection bikes. He has often watched
the man at work with the "scraper''
teams and decided to have a ''scraper''
of his own. Accordingly he made a
little harness. This he fitted to his
small black dog, "Trixie." and hitched
him to a coal shovel Since then Jim
mie.'' accompanied by the dog hftched
to the shovel are familiar sights along
the river front
A story is told on a newly married
North Topeka man which shows that
appearances are deceiving.'' The other
evening he left home for South Topeka
stating that he might not be back I'M
til about 10 o'clock. However, he hap
pened to get through with his business
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1t is this same young lawyer-Demo-
crat who disturbed the peace and quiet
of Gear Dolley by taking exceptions to
his ruling on the concurrent resolution,
and then appealing from the decision.
During the entire session he has kept
something doing, and made life one
long sweet song,-maybe,-for the ma
jority. When he can get any assist
ance from the big end, the fun in
creaseS.
From AtchiSon, on Borderland, comes
Mr.. Johnson. But Topeka is perfectly
willing to take him back just as soon
as Atchison gets. tired of him.
Many years ago, Mr. Johnson was in
business in Topeka, at the corner of
Seventh and Kansas avenue Later he
took to the road,-not the Rob Roy
way. but as a commercial traveller, and
while making his home in Topeka, trav-
eled extensively in the interests of COM
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LEGALIzE PRIZE FIGHTING.
Tennessee Bill Allows Eight Round
Bouts TO a Decision.

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 24.-with no
opposition looked for in the senate
and a bill legalizing eight round bouts
to a decision already through the low
er house, plans for an elaborate re-
vival of the pugilistic game have been
made here through an application for
charter for the Memphis Athletic
ciUh
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Postoffice Changes.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 24.-The
following postoffice changes have been
announced for Kansas: Robinson,
Brown county, Harry M. Leslie, vice,
n. F. Leslie, resigned. ]. E. Wander
wort has been appointed regular and
Mary c. Vandervort, substitute rural
carrier, route No. 8, at Lebanon, Kan.
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9th and Quincy PAXTON 6 PAXTON 9th and Quincy

an hour earlier than he expected. He
got off of the car at Kansas avenue
and Blank street and started to walk
home. Then he came to a sudden stop.
He saw a man and a woman looking
into store window. The woman wore
the same kind of hat and clothes that
his wife did and from where he stood
she looked exactly like his wife whom
he had supposed, was at home. The
husband walked rapidly toward her and
exclaimed: What does this mean? 7
thought you We're at home?' Then as
the headlight of an approaching street
car Shone full in her face, he hastily
withdrew and stammered apologies.
The woman wasn't his wife.