The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-01
Motorcycle CollidesWith Street
Car on Morse Street.
GEORGE HOhnn and Clyde Wilker'
son in Accident.
RIGHT LEG is BROKEN.
Hohnn Sustains Serious Injury
WilkersOn Bruised.
Mans Body Thrown Into the Air
When Crash Came.

George Hohhn, of 400 Polk street,
pookkeeper for the 1. L. Better Realty
company, today is in Christ's hospital
with broken right leg sustained in
collision between a street car and
motor cycle at More and North Jack
son streets at $50 Sunday evening,
Clyde Wilkerson. Of 1929 North Van
Buren, street, is suffering from a SKIM
cd arm and several bruises. The cycle
is a wreck. 1t is the first accident OF
the kind in Topeka.
Hohnn, who was riding on the tank
was thrown by contact with the car,
up in the air several feet and fell about
10 feet north of the car tracks. WIKI
erson was riding behind. He saw the
clash was unavoidable and got off be-
fore the machine struck. 1t hit the
car near the rear end. The sides of the
car were battered. The front wheel
and other parts of the cycle were
smashed.
The men were headed north. Wiki
erson says that it was not going over
ten miles an hour when it hit, as just
before he jumped he had shut off the
power. However. witnesses say that
beforehand it was going up the street
at great speed. The crash could De
heard for over a block. The car was
going west. WilkerSon says that 1t
could not be seen until too late on ac-
count of the Bergundthal residence at
1874 North Jackson street shutting out
the view.
He also stated that when he did see
it he tried to turn, but Hohnn, who also
had hold of the steering handles did
not act with him, evidently hoping to
cross before the car, and the crash
was the result. Both of the injured
are young men. The cycle is owned
by John Wilkerson, brother of Clyde.
They are not related to ex-Sher1tt
Wilkerson.
The street car people say that Red
denbaugh tried to get the car out OF
the way as soon as he saw the cycle,
but the machine was going too fast and
so hit the rear end of the car.
After the accident neighbors came
to their assistance and the motor man
sent for an ambulance. Hohnn was
conscious and showed considerable
nerve, although doubtless suffering
much. Wilkerson was badly shaken
up and bruised but none of his bones
were broken. He had intended to go to
Miami Fla, tomorrow with party
of land men, but will postpone the trip
for while.
Hohnn is said to be resting as easily
as possible under the circumstances.
His leg was broken near the ankle, but
he received no internal injuries.
over $500 will be expended in i'm
provements at the Lyman school north
of Topeka, about a mile on the KAN
sas avenue road. The great improve
ment will be a new heating and ven
tiIating system. New desks will also
be provided. This was decided upon at
a recent meeting of the board of direc-
tors. The desks will be of the single
no-seatmate type. This will likely be
approved and disapproved of by some
A single seat does not give the pupils
so great a chance to swap gum and
condolences as the seatmate type. And
thus many a romance may be blighted
In fact when the new term opens in
September the school will be far ahead
of the old-fashioned type of rura,
school, The school closed for this sea-
son Friday. The pupils celebrated by
a picnic at Garfield park. The attend
ance has averaged from 80 to 60 the last
year.
union Sunday school to be held al
the Lyman school at 8 o'clock every
Sunday afternoon in the vacation
months was organized Sunday after
noon. Miss Bessie Anderson and Mis-:
May Rogers will be in charge. Abou
90 were present Sunday afternoon, anC
it is thought that the attendance will
increase. The directors of the schoo
do not think it advisable to hold Sun
day school in the school season. The
Sunday school pupils are liable to dis
turb things a little and perhaps re
arrange the articles and books in tn,
desks. 1t is very annoying for a pupi
to come to school Monday morning anC
find her or his slab of gum missing