The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-28

Without danger of arrest.
Prof J. T. kirkpatrick, Prof A. NJ.
Hyde and rrof Prof Roy Iowh he; will be jndges'
and Alma at Eskridge tonight.
Col. J. w. f. Hughes has received word
that his nephew, Col. W. n. Hughes. has
been decorated for distinguished service
for the second time. yhe first time Colonel
Hughes was decorated by Marshal Petain
and this time by General Pershing.
George w. keesee has declined to make
the race for mayor of Oakland tho he
was nominated. The present mayor, +. A
brigham. is candidate for election.
Candidates for councilren are J. G. Huey.
Z. {. Moore, Frank Maggie. ID. NJ Rathbun
and Roy Wood.
John H. O'Connor of Winfield has been
promoted from major to lieutenant colonel
in the Kansas National Guards. and Fred
II. Vaughn, of the same place. has been
promoted from captain to major in the
same organization. Both officers have
served in the 13Ith infantry since the be-
ginning of the war.
skating race will be held ct the armory.
Sixth ard Quincy streets. a two-man re
lay team will be stacked up against Prof.
Harry Eyre in two-mile race. Eyre
holds six Official world records for flat
track is said to possess speed possibilities
Carl Byers has recently been discharged
from the hospital at Camp pike. where
| Washburn ambulance company. went over
seas. He was taken ill soon after the
! nlIany went 10 camp IKE. ami WAS not
| permitted to go across with the rest. He
| has enrolled ut Washburn to finish his
! law course
Topeka lodge No. a04. T.. 7. o. Efks. took
| in so members Thursday night. A
dinner served the candidates and their
| wives at the club, followed by dancing.
| the evening for the members. This one
of the most successful mutations ever held
| by the EikS. The largest one few
weeks ago when 800 new members were in
| itiated.
A complaint asking the confisca ION of 10
| bottles of knoxit. represented by the man
| ufacturers to be catarrh cure. was filed
| Thursday in the federal court here by
District Attorney Robertson. 1t is alleged
Mannfaeturing company of Chicago to the
i-Mount-M1ze Drug company of Atchison.
where it YVES seized Violation of the pure
food and drug act is charged.
| Recent developments in the league of ma
| tons amendments have put crimp in the
rectangular debates scheduled To be given
| In April on the question as to whether or
not Il league of nations will secufe perma-
nent peace. The colleges to debate the
Baker and Kansas State Agricultural col
! iegc. The first series of mems inter-co-
| legiate debates will be held April 5.
A contract for nine-tenths of Il mile of
4 brick highway. 70 feet wide and costing
in all So has been let by the
| view of completing the hard road between
| Junction City and the Fort Riley military
reservation The government. under the
|
| of the cost. Word of the contract was
received here by NJ. w. Watson. engineer
| for the state highway commission.
Topeka will be able to watch some small
portion of its bread in the process of
cooking. within the next few days accord
ing to an announcement today. The Il. NJ.
Rollins company of Kankakee. ILL.,, has in
stalled the new idea in be king machinery
ut J0I Kansas avenue, and the house will
be open for business soon The feature
Of the new business is the installation of
open -to-vicw ovens. in which prospective
purchasers may watch their bread in. the
l. process of baking.
| II. o. Garvey. national committeeman of
the Kansas Association of Life Inderwrit-
erS. is in Chicago attending Il meeting of
the national executive committee for the
purpose of making arrangements for the
annual meeting of the national association
to be held in Pittsburgh. Pa. in August.
The national associat ton embraces both the
United States and C:inada. and the at
tendance at its annual conventions usual
| ly exceeds three thousand of the Live
wires" of the life insurance profession.