The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

the Auditorium to use by giving a
series of free concerts for the benefit
of the general public.
Luther Tillotson, who was injured
some weeks ago in an elevator acct
dent at the new Mills building, will
be able to resume his duties as super
intendent of the construction work
within two or three days.
81 think that there ought to be
law passed preventing men from prac-
ticing medicine said DR.. Eva Hard
ing today. '"They possess neither the
intelligence nor intuition to make
good physicians. A man as a nurse is
in his proper sphere"
The Red Cross seals will be sold in
the postoffice lobby of the federal
building. Arrangements have been
made to establish a booth in this
place at once. The Red Cross seals
are sold for the purpose of continuing
the fight against tuberculosis.
The girls of the lookout committee
of the c. E. of the First Congregation
al church are holding. a social this
evening for the members of the or
ganization and their friends. A unique
method of serving refreshments will
be one of the features of the affair.
The flood of oratory at Washburn
college in preparation for the big state
oratorical contest came as scheduled
Saturday night. Willis Shattuck of
the college department took first place
and will represent Washburn at the
state meeting to be held here in March.
From word that has been received
in Topeka from other cities it looks
as though the liquor interests were
preparing to make big fight in Kan
SaS this year. In cities in central
Kansas candidates for mayor from the
wet" elements have been announced
Before Christmas" said a Topeka
physician, the people are so excited
"A 10f hoxy ti,,a<, - -s<.1r
but afterwards many of them col
lapse. There is not nearly SO mucb
sickness in Topeka at the present tiHIe
as there will be in the course of three
. weeks"
Those who are delinquent in their
milk tax to DR.. George Babb, city milk
| inspector. are in danger of being sum
moned by Police Judge Urmy. DR..
Babb says that about 500 is due the
| city office and if it is not paid at once
the matter will be placed in the hands
of the city attorney.
This noon Dr. W. Irving Carroll of
| Texarkana, Texas, spoke to business
| men at the Central Y. M. G. A. on
! What Is the Bible?" Tomorrow he
| speaks at the same time on Christ
| speak at the First Baptist church on
What the Writers Themselves Say
! Wichita is complaining because To-
! peka has said that the new Santa Fe
| general office building will be the sec
! ond ten-stOry structure in Kansas.
/ Wichita claims that she has one ten
| story building and one eleven-story
| structure 1t is now up to the Santa
Fe to build their building at least II
stories.
There are seven candidates in the
race for judge of the court of To-
| pelxa. They are Hugh Mcfarland
Arthur J. Bolinger, Judge S. 8. Urmy,
P. c. Wilson. F. P. Lindsay, F. H. Fos-
| ter and Robert Carver All of the
| candidates have been more or less
prominent in legal and political
| circles.
The street railway company INSTALL
| ed number of extra cars on their
| lines during the rush hours this morn
| ing and all of them were comfort
| ably filled. When the patrons realize
| that they can be carried to the bust
ness districts aud to their offices in a
warm car which is not overcrowded
they will patronize the lines.
DR.. William Duncan Mcmillan OF
| the University of Chicago will lecture
| Wednesday eevning on Astronomical
Conceptions. Ancient and Modern
This is the last of the series of illus
trated lectures on astronomy by DIR
| Mcmillan. The next event of the To
peka teachers lecture and concert
course will be the entertainment OF
the Ernest Gamble Concert company
on February IL