The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-27

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Free Mud Bath" was caption under
the picture
Dr. s ]. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health. has gone to
California for his vacation. At the
offices of the board of health il is
emphaticalIy denied that DR.. Crumbine
had contracted any speaking engage
ments before Topeka women's clubs
during August.
Decorators are a work at the White
House on Washburn campus prepara-
tory TO its occupancy by DR.. p. P.
Womer, the new president, who will
move here September l. Dean D. L.
McEachron who formerly occupied
the residence, has moved to 1915 Bos-
well avenue.
The committee meetings at the
Commercial club are now becoming
comparatively few and far between
because of the fact that there are so
many Topeka business men off on
tendance. however, is keeping up re-
markedly we'll
]. c. Mohler, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, will announce the
official population of Kansas early in
August Reports received by the state
board have been compiled from all
except a dozen counties. AS soon as
these reports reach Topeka, the report
will be published.
Senator J. W. Howe and Sam Seaton
want Henry ]. Allen to run for gov
ernor as Democrat. An unkind Re-
publican state official suggested that
Imri Zumwalt might be removed from
the pay roll and loaned to the Demo-
Gratis as a candidate in event no one
else can be found
Mosquitoes are thicker than they
have been in several years in Topeka
ceSSlve moisture has been favora bly
to the propagation of the pests. Local
gardeners who work in the evening
are complaining of being nearly eaten
up by the insects
The most gracious and kindly thing
said about the state house lawn came
from the state house custodian 4 few
days ago In answer TO a charge that
Kansas maintained the worst lawn in
the world, the custodian promptly re-
piled, We are doing it on purpose
to kill the dandelions."
A message from st. Marys Kan,
Monday evening asked the local police
to make an effort to locate Virgil Chit
man, age IS years, who recently start
ed from Kansas City to his home in st.
Marys, but failed to arrive at the lat
ter place He was expected in St.
MaryS last Friday.
E. F. Benson. state bank commits
sioner, will this week issue a report
showing condition of the state bank on
June "a. Later report will be issued
showing combined condition of state
and national banks. Calls for both
state and national bank reports were
made on the same day.
Arrangements will be made for the
care of several hundred visitors at
various times during the national
guard encampment at Fort Leaven-
worth in August Governor Capper
and other state officials will be guests
of the national guard under Charles
l. Martin, adjutant general
rrvI-s
period for supreme court justices.
Justice Silas Porter, who plays golf IN
the morning and goes to the ball game
in the Afternoon, has announced that
he will supply his desire for summer
recreation with local amusements and
will remain in Topeka during the
heated season
Now that the hot weather is here
the public utilities commission is doing
most of its investigating in other
towns. During the winter months
most OF the inquiries are held in To-
peka- Last week the commission was
in Hutchinson This week it is filling
a number of one day stands in small
towns of the state
Work of grading Maryland avenue
in the block in front of the club house
of the Shawnee Golf club has been
started. This will be good news to the
club members who drive out to the
grounds in automobil as the road
has been so rough and full of ruts
that it has been almost impossible to
drive a car over it
s D. (Sunny) Flora will leave
week from Friday for Wabash, Ind to
spend three weeks visiting relatives
His comment on the local and Kansas
Flora expects to visit weather offices
in Kansas City, ST. Louis. and Chicago
before his return. His family will &C
company him on the trip.
Ringing Brothers circus which
comes TO Kansas for several days in
August, will be admitted without spe-
cia1 restrictions by the state depart
n1ent concerning foot and mouth dis
ease Under a general ruling, the big
road shows are merely required to OBJ
serve federal restrictions concerning
foot and mouth regulations
According. to Dr. Harold B. Wood,
city physician, much of the smallpox
vaccine, kept for sale by Topeka
druggists is improperly stored and
consequently of no value. although
harmless DR.. Wood says smallpox
vaccine should be kept on ice and that
if it is permitted to stay warm for
even one day it loses its potency
Two classes are still beirg taught at
Washburn college, although the sum-
mer school officially closed last week
tinua7ce of these classes One is in
trigonomet-y under w A Farshbar-
ger, and the other is Spanish under
Miss Jean Campbell. More than sixty
students were enrolled in the summer
school
Thousa ads of Topeka people will
sing songs of Thanksgiving if the exc
cutive council makes good its promise
to repair the holes in the state house
walks The same promise was made
during the first term of Governor
Stubbs six years ago. But during each
wet season Topeka people swim or
ferry their way across the state house
grounds.