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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-02

A very pleasant time was enjoyed by several of the young friends or Howard George Shaw recently when he celebrated his fifth birthday at his l home on Broadbridge avenue Lunch con was served during the festivities, the tables being prettly decorated
 with pink and white. Those who par i took of the good time were the Misses 1 Dorothy Whitehead. Ella Hamilton l Anna Hamilton of Norwich, Jane : Pardy and the Messrs. Herbert and Thomas Pardy, Stanley Whitehead and Ralph Allen. Following a most 1 enioyable time the little ones left, all wishing the host many happy returns of the day.
 The office of Judge of Probate
 Charles H. Welles i'll the town build- ing, is being treated to a coat Of fresh paint, the work being done by Charles Graham, the local contractor.
 Miss Beatrice Olsen, the local wis iting nurse, resumed her duties yes terdav after having been i'll for the ! past two weeks.
 Daniel London of Nichols avenue
 was a visitor with friends in Shelton last evening.
 A branch of the Bridgeport Market
 is soon to he opened up in the old
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-02

Daniel London of Nichols avenue was a visitor with friends i'll SheIton last evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
Miller HASN'T SEEN PHOTO.
Cndersheriff Says Police Gave Him No
CIew in Bandits Capture.

Bob Miller, undersheriff. was unin-
tentionally misquoted in The State
Journal Monday. 1t was stated that
Miller said that he never saw the pic
ture of Grace Lasswell until the Sat
urday before he went to Kansas City,
where, with the aid of two Kansas
City detectives. he captured Dempsey
and shot and killed Gringrich.
Il haven't seen the picture of the
Lasswell girl to this day." Miller stated
today. Excepting the one published
in the newspapers. 1 did know Satur-
day morning that there was such a
girl at St. Francis hospital. but l didn't
talk to her nor follow any clews sug-
gested by anything she ever told the
police"
Miler's statement followed the adj
vance of a claim for a part of the
SIS. 900 reward by Paul Murphy. police
car driver. who, thru his attorney. j.
Z. Addington. asserts that the cap
ture of the bandits was a. result of
the finding of the Lasswell girls pic
ture at the Jones farm. the locating
of the girl and information given by
her.
IT don't wish to hinder anyone in
getting his share of the reward" said
Miller. IF Murphy has a fair claim,
1 won't begrudge him his share"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KIDNEYS, USE SALTS
II your Back is aching or Bladder
bOthers, drink lots of water
and eat less meat.

D. when your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean. by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which re-
moves the bodys urinous waste and
stimulates them to their normal ac-
tivity The function of the kidneys is
to filter the blood. In "a hours they
strain from it 500 grains of acid and
waste, so we can readily understand
the vital importance of keeping the
Kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharm-
acist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast each morning
for a few days and your kidneys will
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to clean
and stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
neutralize the acids in urine so it no
longer is a source of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot in
jure: makes a delightful effervescent
lithia water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active Try
this. also keep up the water drinking
and no doubt you will wonder what
became of your kidney trouble and
ha ckache.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
Fighting Cock
Is Terror of
North Topeka
Attacks Pedestrians on Ankles
With Rapier-Like Beak and
Spurs; Fears Neither Man Nor
Beast.

Various breeds. types, descriptions
and nationalities of dogs have been
known to infest the public highways.
lying in wait for and viciously attack
ing pedestrians; playful mules have
been known to administer swift kicks
to persons passing the immediate re-
gIon of their working eXtremitieS.
but probably never before have these
attributes of ugliness been assumed by
= rooster toward innocent travellers
passing in front of his yard.
: family living on the corner of
East Laurent and Monroe streets, in
North Topeka, own a game cock OF
such belligerent tendencies, according
to reports, that he invades the sacred
percincts of the road in front of the
house to exercise his fighting quail
ties uron passers-by of the human va
riety. lie has a nasty habit of sneak
ing UP behind the unsuspecting pedes-
trian and attacking him Cor prefer
ably herr or the legs with beak and
spurs.
One woman said she was walking
quietly along in front of the house
when the rooster rushed into the
fray" striking her with his beak and
finally tearing the flesh of her patelia
above her high shoes. Another
woman told of being chased across the
street by the valiant bird in her at
tempt to place herself at a distance at
which he would not follow.
OInor rOOSteTS IN the HelS AAOOl AOOO'
perhaps just as game. just as large and
just as valiant as he, but without his
supreme confidence, have felt the
awful ravages ofthis rooster-bandit's
spurs and beak when the twain
CHANGED to meet at some place favor
able for an encounter. Even dogs
hunt another cline when this feather
ed warrior stalks proudly into their
presence, and bethink them suddenly
of some buried bone in another part of
the city.
Complaints to the owner of the
rooster. it is claimed, have no results
other than to bring 4 suggestion to
"shoo him away" Persons who have
passed the house at unfavorable mo-
ments however, declare the "shoo"
works the other way. Complaints to
the police have brought advice to
pedestrians to kill the bird If he at
tacks them, and some have made the
resolution to do Soft. they are not
killed first. One little boy. it was
reported, had n pair of new stockings
literally torn to shreds by the rooster S
sharp spurs before he could escape
from him.
Perhaps some day this game old
bird will meet his Waterloo. In the
meanwhile, neighbors and others who
must pass the house are thanking
their stars that there are no North
Topekans who raise ostriches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

No meeting of W. r. c. No. . will be held
Thursday.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Tickets for the GiIberg concert for the
New Toggery, Eighth and Kansas avenue,
Kansas avenue.-Adv.
A Marguerite Clark moving picture Will
be given at Redden Chapel, Friday eve
ming, March ), under the direction of the
Social Service club of the First Presby-
terrain church.
One of the hardest bills to meet is the
coal bill. Join our Coal Savings Club and
have the satisfaction of knowing that the
coal is In the bin and paid for before win
ter sets in. Some system. Topeka Coal
COmpany.-A4s.
There will be dress rehearsal of 'the
pageant Allies All Thursday night at the
i. W. c. ~ at O'Clock. The pageant
will be given Friday night in the Y. W. c.
a. gymnasium free entertainment TO
Interest the public in the y. w. c. A. world
service program.
There will be a meeting of the finance
committee for the Y. W. c. A. campaign
at the Association building tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, followed by a meet
ing of the finance captains. Members Of
the finance committee are Mrs A. d. Gray,
Mrs. w. S. Lindsay, Mrs. c. y. Skinner,
Mrs. T. D. Alden, Miss Mary MacLennan,
Mrs. David Page and Mrs. Charles Dillon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
ANOTHER LEAP YEAR BABY.
Billy Lamont johnson, Age 4S Hours
Makes Bclatcd Claim to Honor.

There are two babies in Topeka who
will be four years old before they can
celebrate another birthday. Billy La
mont Johnson. age just about forty
eight hours. weight ten pounds, health
excellent arrived in Topeka February
20. the son of Mr.. and Mrs W. NJ.
Johnson of 1903 Redden street. As a
Leap Year special" he is the rival
of Miss Betty Jane Bodin. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Bodin, 1921
Taylor street, reported previously as
the only Leap Year baby in Topeka.
Billy's disposition is reported to be re-
markedly amiable, regardless of the
fact that he will be entitled to cake
with pink icing and pink ice cream
and all the other delights of birthday
parties only one-fourth as often as
other youngsters.
Any more applicants for the Leap
Year baby honors?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
KANSAS TO LEAD
Presbyterians Prepare for Great
New World Movement.
Membership Drive Ends Easter
Preceding Financial Campaign.

Eleven presbyterial conferences in
the Kansas and California synods of
the United Presbyterian church have
been arranged TO set forth the pro-
gram of the New World Movement
to the entire denomination. Dele
gates from practically every congre-
cation in the synods will attend these
confeTeONs at which teams trained
in an institute held recently at Pitts
burgh, Pa, in every detail of the pro-
gram, will explain the aims of the
movement and methods the church
will to attain it's detectives
The presbyterial conferences are
preliminary to the great evangelical
Campaign which will eliminate on
Easter day with an ingathering OF
members. The New World Movement
goal is set at IL per cent of the pres
ent membership. After the Easter
ingathering the campaigners will pre-
pare for the financial campaign for
81 5000, 900 which will be conducted at
the same time as the Interchurch
World Movement united simultaneous
campaign from April 25 to May ?.
The speakers at the Kansas and
California synod conference will be
Rev. James H. Grier, Rev. James A.
Macdonald. Rev f. r. Little. Rev. w.
P, Gilmer. Robert Calderwood, Rev.
DR.. J. II. Hutchman, Rev. D. d. Sharp,
Mrs. John A. Wilson, DR.. J. G. Ken
pedy and DR.. w. B. Gillespie.
Meeting already arranged are: Man
haitian. Kan, March 4 Wichita, Kan,
March 5; oklahoma City, Okla,
March s; Corsicana, Tex. March 16;
San Antonio, Tex, March 12; River
side. Cal, March II; First church, Los
Angeles, Cal, March IS; Long Beach,
Cal. March 10; Monmouth. Cal,
cal, March "a; Morgan Hill, Cal,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
DENIKINE CAUGHT IN TRAP
BoIshcviki Claim White Leaders,
Lines of Communication Are Cut.

London, March General Deni-
kine's army has been trapped in the
Kuban peninsula south of the Sea of
Asov. it is claimed in a Russian
soviet official statement dated Sunday
and received today by wireless from
Moscow
A Bolsheviki communique received
yesterday announced the capture OF
Stavropol. in the northern Caucasus.
the soviet forces defeating Denikine's
troops and annihilating the first
Kuban corps. The statement at hand
today shows a Bolsheviki advance of
some ninety miles to the northwest
and announces the capture of Tikhor-
yetskaya, a railroad junction point 80
miles northwest of Yekaterinodar.
(The taking of this junction proba-
bly, is the basis of the claim that Deni-
kines forces are trapped, as it cuts
their line of communication south
eastward into the Caucasus and leaves
open only the route thru Yekaterin-
odar to the Black sea at Novoros-
SiSk.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Meier Have Lived
in Topeka Since 1880.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Meier 1875
Davies street. celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary Monday. They
have lived in Topeka since 1880.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Meier were born
in Germany, where they lived within
a short distance of each other, but did
not meet until 1870 in Indianapolis.
Ind, after coming to America. They
were married in that year. After the
Civil war, in which Meier served with
the Union army, they came to Kansas
and took claim near Kinsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meier have occupied
their home in Davies street for thirty
five years. Their children present at
the golden wedding celebration were
Mrs. Albert Richardson. Mrs. Charles
Glunt. Henry Meier. John Meier and
Frank Meier. John Meier and Frank
Meier live in Kansas City, and the
others in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
DAYS OF FRAT TOLL
Hell Week. Celebrated by Fratcrni-
ties and Sororities at Washburn

Hell Week. Celebrated by Fratcrni-
ties and Sororities at Washburn
Days of toll are the lot of sorority
girls at Washburn college this week.
What is known as hell week among
Freshmen fraternity men, always the
week preceding initiation. is termed
work week" by sorority girls. but it is
understood that the stronger term
often is applied by the latter group.
Securing silver, shining floors and
furniture. cleaning gloves, polishing
shoes. serving tables, washing dishes
and doing anything the upper class
girls in the sorority may order is the
duty of freshmen girls.
Patrol duty" is one of the most eX-
citing and hardest to accomplish of the
requirements of the freshmen girls.
Each girl about to be initiated is re-
quired to guard the sorority house
for a certain number of hours in h
no-work week" She must diligently
keep an eye on those who come and go
from the dwelling of her sisters, but
is not allowed to speak to them, not
even to answer an inquiry and must
not laugh under any circumstances. If
an already initiated sister appears on
the scene she must be formally escort
ed to the door by the pledge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
COMPLAIN OF WATER SITUATION
Chamber of Commerce Action in Rela-
ton to City Supply.

Despite the fact that hydraulic en-
gineers called in consultation on the
Topeka water plant have failed to ar
rive at a clearly defined diagnosis Of
what is wrong, and that their opinions
are many and varied a committee of
Topeka business men has undertaken
to solve the problem.
A committee composed of men from
various civic organizations met today
at the Chamber of Commerce to try
and throw little light on the problem
that has developed into a grave sit
uation in Topeka.
Resolutions were passed declaring
the present water system a menace to
health and a danger to the safety of
property. The city commissioners
were appealed to to take some def
mite action at once regarding the bet
terment of water conditions in To-
peka. The committee went on record
as believing the direct pressure water
system impracticable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
MINIMUM REPORTER SCALE
Governor Allen to Pay Not Less Than
$50 Week on Wichita Beacon.

$50 q Week on Wichita Beacon.
Governor Allen is due to find a big
welcome" mat in the doorway of the
reporters room the next time he Wis
it's the offices of his Wichita Beacon.
The governor returned to Topeka to-
day after a couple of days in his news
paper office. One of his acts was to
fix a $40 a week minimum salary
scale for reporters.
The governors paper is the first of
the larger Kansas dailies to establish
a minimum for its news gathering
men. 1t was fixed on motion of the
governor, who is the owner and pub
Usher OF the Wichita afternoon daily.
4 general rs per cent increase in sal
aries was granted members of the
news and editorial staffs not allied
with the organized labor interests.
Several increase in wage scales have
recently been allowed union employees
en- the Beacon in spite of the fact that
the papers contract with the Typo
graphical union does not expire for
more than a year.
Under the plan adopted by the gov
ernor and made Immediately effective,
none of the news writers on his paper
who have completed their apprentice
ship will receive less than $50 a week,
Cubs" will be employed on a SIS a
week salary basis.
Newspaper reporters are in the
same boat with the teachers" said
Governor Allen when asked during to-
days conference with press repreSen-
tatives regarding the new policy of his
paper. They haven't been in on the
cream skimming and must be ad-
! vanced if good men are to be devel-
oped for news gathering"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
TRY HUMASON TODAY
Taxi Driver Says He Wants TO Test
City Ordinance.

The trial of W. H. (Jack) Huma-
violation of the city taxi ordinance,
was to come up in police court late
this afternoon. The defendant said
he hoped Judge Hugh Mcfarland
would stick him" so he could appeal
the case to district court and test the
of the ordinance. The
arrested driver asserted that d. II.
Branaman. city attorney, had told him
he had the right to operate his taxi
on any street in the city, but that he
had been unable to get Branaman to
testify as his witness at the trial today.
Humason was arrested when, 1t 1s
charged, he refused to move his
stand from the Rock Island depot
when ordered to do SO by policeman.
The Roy Payne company has been
given exclusive rights to operate at the
station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
REBUILD ROAD TO C. C.
City and County Join in Improve
mentS South of Lincoln Street.

City and County Join in Improve
ments South of Lincoln Street.
Interested citizens and members of
the city and county commission met
at the Country club at noon today and
took action that soon will mean the
complete rehabilitating and mainte-
nance OF the city and county road
from the end of the pavement on Lin
coin street to the intersection of the
Country club drive and the Bur-
lingame road.
For years this stretch of road has
been a disgrace to Topeka and Shaw
nee county. The thousands of tour
lists who come to Topeka annually
over the Burlingame road suddenly.
upon leaving the smooth stretch of
country highway, find themselves
mile from the Country club to the
city pavement.
The city and county commissioners
at the meeting with citizens today,
declared that immediate improve
ments and repairs would be made
upon this road. The city already has
started its share and men were at
work today. The county will begin
soon, officers stated. Furthermore.
the officials said they would main
/, tain the road after the improvement
this spring.
The meeting was called by Charles
L. Mitchell. DR. W. n. West and 9TH
ers interested in the road improve
ment. Delays on road improvements
in the past have been due TO an I'M
certainty as to city and county super
vision.
Whether the three blocks of the
road within the city limits shall be
paved or the macadam merely re-
paired will rest with the property
owners. it was decided. A committee
will call upon the property owners to
learn their desires in the matter.
Improvement of the township road
running east and west along the north
edge of the Country club golf links
also was urged. This road connects
Lincoln street and Topeka avenue. A
committee was appointed to confer
with the township board relative to
| this question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
KANSAS IN SUPPORT
State to File Special Brief in Ma
tional Prohibition Case.

Kansas will file a special brief in
the Rhode Island national prohibition
case now before the United States SUI
preme court. Charles E. Hughes, who
will appear as counsel for twenty one
states in defense of the federal con-
stitutional amendment, will represent
Kansas.
In addition to the general argu-
ments in defense of the prohibition
amendm ent, several states will file
briefs and appear specially. A special
brief is being prepared by Maurice
MCNEIL, assistant attorney general.
and will be filed in the case for this
state. Kansas, tho, will not send a
special representative to Washington
for the oral arguments next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
TALL GIRLS OR SHORT 'UNs:
High School Lassies in "Date" Debate
at Y. w. C. A. Today.

That tall girls are entitled to have
dates most frequently is the affirm
alive side OF a debate participated in
by high school girls this afternoon at
the Y. w. c. A. The opponents held
that the girl who lacks inches in stat
ure to elevate her thru the world
should not be restricted in the number
of dates because of her size. Miss
Helen Mckee and Miss Mary Higgins
supported the affirmative view and
Miss Mildred Quagle and Miss Edna
Spokesman were the negative de-
baters.
There are two hundred members of
the Hi Y. w. C. A" club which
meets in the association building every
Tuesday Two meetings of each
month an entertaining program is ar
ranged Today the big sisters or
older members had little sisters, -
new or prospective members. as their
guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
Y. w. PAGEANT FRIDAY NIGHT,
Association Girls to Give a Free Pub
lie Entertainment.

How many yards of material does
it take to wrap a Hindu" was the
question troubling Miss Louise Curtis,
girls work secretary for the Y. w
c. A, as she worked industriously to-
day planning costumes for the pageant
to be given by Association girls Friday
night For the Hindus and Chinese
the Belgians, japanese and French are
to have cOlorful and attractive cos
tunes to wear in the pageant, as care
fully concocted as tho the pageant
were to be an entertainment with a
high priced admission. There is to be
no admission charge and the general
public is invited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
BROADWAY is NOT DRY
Thousands of Liquor Sales Made-Sell-
ers Claim Agent Protected Them.

sands of dollars worth of liquor in the
Broadway theatrical district on repre-
sentation that they were made under
the protection of United States Mar
shall Mccarthy, were revealed today
when five arrests were made, accord
ing to prohibition agents.
The agents. posing q S cafe owners,
discovered that the business some
times was as high as $4,000 a day.
The alleged ring leader eluded arrest
after being located in an expensive
suite in a hotel on Broadway.
Lloyd Gitchell and Harry Boes. the
atricaI costumers and Harry Menk.
David Englesburg and Louis Berg
were arrested and held in $50 bail
each on charges of violating the Vol
stead act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
WORK HAS JUST BEGUN"
Local Anti-SaIoon Lcagucrs Hear Of
World Wide Campaign.

The annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the Anti-Saloon league was
held today at the Chamber of Com
merce. About thirty members of the
board were present
When it was limited that the Anti
Saloon league had outlived it's useful
ness. w j. Herwig, superintendent,
declared it was just getting ready to
start to work on the world wide pro-
hibition movement. 1t was said the
eighteenth amendment was due to the
work OF the league.
AS chief federal prohibition inspec-
tor for Kansas, Warren S. Wilson
made a short address on the work of
his department, outlining recent dis
closures and the progress of the
gradual tightening down of the booze
lid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
Free Seeds Appropriation Out.

Washington, March 2.-Acting on
the recommendation of the new secre-
tary of agriculture, the senate agri-
culture committee today voted to elm
mate from the annual agriculture bill
the $4,000 voted by the house to
continue the time-hallowed custom of
distribution of free seeds to their con-
stituents by members of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-02
HEAR OF LABOR MEETING.
NJ. A. Moore Also Will Explain Esch-
Cummins Bill to RniI Clerks.

Proceedings of the labor meeting at
Washington D. c., to consider Presi
dent Wilson's proposal, will be re-
lated to the railroad clerks tonight at
their hall, 521 Quincy street. by NJ. A.
Moore, general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, who
has just returned from the conference.
Moore will also explain the Esch-
Cummins bill, it was stated.