The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-07

Would lay up for repair,
If they found at time for starting,
Only big pieces there.
-NELs YINGLE.
w. F. Rickenbacker is planting an
orchard of 5000. trees in Fruithurst'
his new fruit farm Y miles north
east of Topeka.
A marriage license was granted
Thursday in Kansas City, Kan, to
Thomas P. Mcdonald and Adelaide
Barrett, both of Topeka.
Mrs. Martha Burris. age so, died
Wednesday at Texarana, Tex The fu-
neral was held at O'Clock this after
noon at Penwell's chapel. Interment
in Topeka cemetery.
The Highland Park School Ath-
letic club will offer an entertainment
in the school tonight. Boxing, wres-
tling and other athletic contests will
be included in the program.
All beds in the Topeka Tuberculosis
Sanitorium are filled and those in
charge are making arrangements for
more beds, it was stated today in
Commissioner Porter's office.
The city health department will dis
continue fumigation for measles. At
a meeting of the state board of health,
held recently, it was held that fuTli-
cation for measles was unnecessary.
The public utilities commission has
ordered the establishment of inter-
locking plants at Rosedale on the
Frisco railway, at Paola on the same
road and at Columbus on the NJ, K. &
Il. railway.
Five cars of blankets and seven cars
of tents are being rushed to Ell Paso
over the Santa Fe. The movement
which originated in Philadelphia left
Chicago this morning. The train is
travelling on passenger time.
At their meeting this morning the
city commissioners formally elected A.
l. Bowman to position in Com
missioner Tandy's department as
draughtsman- He had passed the civil
service examination, with high per
cent.
A NJ. Thoroman, secretary of the
state school book commission, lost
pocketbook containing $140 worth of
travellers checks. Thoroman was
hurrying to catch a train to Chicago.
The loss did not prevent making the
trip, although the checks have not
been recovered.
Special agents of the Santa Fe-tho
policemen of the road-are meeting in
Topeka today with Emmett Gregg,
head of the department Various
phases of the work are being discussed
by the men who are here from all
points on the eastern lines. The meet
ing is scheduled to close Saturday.
Joe Mercer state live stock sanitary
commissioner, favors a day when the
pig pens, barns and sheds in Kansas
shall be fumigated and thoroughly
cleaned. For that reason the state
commissioner has urged that farmers
of the state take day off and devote
their attention to the sanitation of
their buildings and property.
Deputies Holman and Hixon, from
the sheriff's office, made a raid just
before noon on a room occupied by
Charles Stump at the st. Charles hotel,
NV fraer
gallon jug of whisky, a half gallon jug
of whisky and a pint of whisky. Be
sides that they found about twenty
empty gallon jugs-jugs that had been
used as whisky containers.
George Coats barber, has sworn to
a complaint in the court of Topeka
charging Roy Smith with stealing sew
eral articles commonly used by bar
bers. The total value placed on the
articles is $14 and the charge is a mis-
demeanor. Coats charges that Smith
stole seven dollars in money, a pair of
clippers, a pair of shears and a razor.
The warrant will be turned over to
the sheriff to serve this afternoon.
State and federal departments will
use their combined efforts to deter
mine the cause of a high death rate
among babies. Records show the
death of 2,59S infants in the state last
year. Now the matter is coming to
the attention of both state and federal
authorities and will be discussed in a
short time when government repre-
sentatives come to Topeka for a con-
ference with officers of the state
board of health and DR.. Lydia Devil
bliss of the child hygiene bureau.
Andrew Vester, 222, Kendall ave-
nue., presented a petition to the city
commissioners at their meeting this
morning praying that his claim against
the city be settled without resorting
to law suit. His petition stated he
was hit by the automobile of the fire
corner of Sixth and Topeka avenues,
and that he received injuries whicn
would probably be permanent. The
petition was referred to a committee
composed Of the city attorney, CON-
missioner WaSSon and the mayor
CIinched by the Parson.
His coin would fill a thousand pals