The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-13
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Jack" Humason is facing another
oootlegging charge. Liquor was found
Monday in Humason's home, hidden
under a window sill Humason claim
ed he didn't know it was there
Every morning in Topeka restaur-
ants. Topeka married men may be
found ordering a stack O wheats
and swearing at the low gas pressure
which MAKES a breakfast at home i'm
possible.
Battery A entertained fifty high
school students at a drill at the Arm
DRY Monday night. The boys were
served with refreshments in mess TINS
and listened to a talk on the battery
by Captain MacLean.
Glenn Waggoner, a Topeka actor,
came to Topeka Monday to obtain Z
divorce and found that his wife had
filed a cross petition, printed weeks
ago. and Judge Whitcomb announced
that he would withhold his DECISION
for a time.
Fred johnson and Frank Barley.
were lodged in the county Jail Monday
after being arrested in Leavenworth
on charge of stealing army OFFICERS
clothes few days ago. They We're
sent here on the order OF United
States commissioner.
A burglar broke open the grocery
of Senne brothers at I'LL West Third
street, Monday night, and took only
bologna sausage and a quantity of
food; no money Judging from food
reports from abroad the burglar must
have landed recently from Germany.
Amelia Burns today filed suit for
a divorce from James Harvey Burns,
whom she married November 6. 1913
Gross neglect of duty is alleged in the
short petition filed. She asks for the
custody of their one child, John Rob-
ert Burns. They live in North Topeka
~,
stars of the Boston Musical Comedy
company the Majestic is substituting
two acts of Novelty class vaudeville
| for the first half of the week at the
Majestic. The complete program in
| cludes vaudeville, THE Great Secret
starring Beverly Bayne and Francis
x. Bushman and the Pathe news and
a Paramount comedy.
| This afternoon the pupils of the
grade schools listened to an address
at the high school auditorium by Miss
Violet Collins of Chicago. She dis
cussed public school music in it's rela-
ton to teaching. At this afternoon
meeting the first, second and third
| grades were present. The fourth, fifth,
| sixth, seventh and eighth grades will
hear Miss Collins on Wednesday at the
same hour.
| Two years ago on Lincolns birthday
the city of Philadelphia and the state
| of Kansas exchanged flags. Monday
| the two banners were simultaneously
cast to the breeze the one above the
state capitol of Kansas and the other
above the old Independence hall at
Philadelphia. Kentucky, Illinois, In
diana and Alaska also exchanged flag
| courtesies with the historic city, on
the birthday of the emancipation.
The brotherhood of the Walnut
Grove Methodist church won it's sec
ond debating victory over the league
| n 1nr IL,
church auditorium. The question was
Resolved, That the Philippines should
be given their independence" The de-
baters for the brotherhood were c. Il
Williams, E. G. Gibson and Edward
May. Representing the league were
Reba Austin. Ray Orr and Clyde
Smalley.
The studio of Merrill Gage the
young Topeka sculptor was crowded
with visitors Monday. who came to
see the clay model of Abraham Lin
coin, being prepared by Gage, and
now practically complete. Old sol
diers and school children alike listen
ed to the artists lecture on the work
as he turned the movable platform on
which the figure rests. 1t is thought
that the bronze cast of the statute can
be completed in time for unwilling be-
lore the state capitol, Memorial day.
DR.. w. w. Duke of Kansas Cit,
/ gave an interesting lecture before the
Shawnee County Medical society or
Ithe relation of dental infection to dis
eases of the body. The danger to the
system from the spreading of infec-
ton by abcesses of the teeth or pyor-
rhea was a point emphasized by Doc
tor Duke. A normally healthy body
he maintained, is almost impossible
when the mouth is in a diseased OF
unhealthy condition. Pyorrhea, ac.
curding to Doctor Duke. is such a, sub.
tie disease that the patient often does
not know that he is affected unit
much damage has been done to the
system. The teeth and their connec.
ton with general health of the body
forms an important part of the doc.
tors field of study, he said
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