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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12

Topeka of today is a different town
from the Topeka which Levi Williams
knew. Whole blocks of buildings
have sprung up where he once sawed
down trees to convert into wagons
Modern motorized equipment has sue
ceeded the man-propelled fire engine
which he used to run in 1869. A
large police force has succeeded the
town marshal, but even at that they
don't have to deal with hard boiled
Texas cattle drivers and the scum OF
the Santa Fe trail.
Williams, whose home has been in
California since 1892, is now in To-
peka for a few weeks visiting his sis
ter, Mrs J. A DIETRICH. 80 Polk.street,
his brother, George Williams, OF
North Topeka, and several old friends.
And tho thirteen great grandchildren
are his, he still can remember when
Topeka was an infant village, ana
when his wife held Sen. Charles Curtis
on her knee.
Found Famine in Kansas.
Levi williams is a native of Ohio
He came to Kansas in June, 1853
landing at Tecumseh in a heavy down
pour of rain. AS it CHANGED, that was
the last rain in this part of the coun-
try for more than year. There was
famine in the land and hundreds OF
were shipped here from eastern states
to relieve the suffering. At that time
the region around Salina was the far
thest settlement northwest and that
around Council Grove the farthest
southwest.
helped to chop $4,000 feet of hard
wood north of the river. about where
the Union Pacific depot now stands
When the river froze over the timber
was dragged to the south side on sleos
and sawed up in a saw mill then
standing at First street and Kansas
avenue The wood was used IN the
construction of wagons.
Ran First Fire Engine.
williams and his father, E. B. Will
liams started a wagon and carriage
shop near the corner of Fifth and
Jackson streets, which they ran until
1857, when they went onto farm
about twelve miles north of the city:
In 1869, Mayor C. K. Holiday called
Williams into Topeka to run the IRE
engine. This was the second Sissy
engine ever made, and was manufac-
tured in Schenectady, n. T. II was
housed in a building where the Craw-
ford building now stands, at Filth anu
Jackson streets.
one night the old Topeka House
which stood on the present site of the
postoffice caught fire. Because there
was hay just overhead. Williams could
not fire up the engine until he could
run it outside. 1t was five minutes
before the boys" got there; then the
SiIsbv was run UP the Fifth street hill
and three hours of fire fighting fol-
lowed Altho the firemen were able
to save only a portion of the building,
they worked hard and received many
commentators for their valor.
Wells in Middle of Avenue.
In those days huge cisterns were
located in the middle of Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
Arthur Brisbane Bitterly Criti-
cises His Nominating Speech.
Launches Attack on Kansas
Governor Thru His Paper.
LABOR INSPIRED ARTICLE?
Writer Takes Dig at Aliens
Labor Court Program.
Says Henry VIII Hurt Wood
With Labor Faction.
(Dy State journal correspondent ,

Wy oIaIe JOURNAL correspondent
Chicago, June 12.-Arthur Brisbane
in the Chicago Herald Examiner Bit
terly criticised and jeered Governor
Allen for his manner in presenting
General Woods name to the national
.tepu0hcan convention.
| Aliens speech won a great demon
stratlon for the army leader. The
| governor followed his speech with ex-
ertton OF every personal effort to aid
/ tue general, should there be d chance
Tor MIN to win. This effort on the
par OF the governor extended to the
point OF personally appealing to dele
gates favcring him to keep his name
nom the conventional least until It
was certain that Wood could not win.
Brisbane's bitter attack on the gov
ernor is seemingly inspired organized
labor opposition.
/ Commenting on the Allen speech
! brisbane said, in part:
'Mr. Allen has a nose like DeValera.
a head in shape and badness like Nc
iNinley, he wears a bobtailed black
! coat, talks with his hand behind his
back twisting his fingers, stands with
his heels close together. has a turn
| doesn't look like an idealist Allen
winds himself up like a baseball
pitcher as he gets ready to hurl the
magic abracadabra formula deeds
| without words.
Again he waits and applause does
| not come. General Wood may get a
/ lot of votes with Mr.. Allen, but he
! didn't get a great orator and. in case
| they nominate Wood, they will find it
| quite job to carry Mr.. Allen on their
shoulders in labor crowds Mr.. Allen
is the gentleman who says that work
men can't strike until he gets ready to
! let them.
! ALLEN ended his speech with a quo
t1tion from the Rubaiyat about All
our piety and wit If Wood, who
SEES soldier language. were here and
he knows anything about speeches,
o. would say to Allen:
Why -- you. all my tears unfor-
lnately won't be able to wide out that
peech of yours"
The Herald Examiner has conduct
ed a bitter fight on Wood. Now Gov
ernor Allen, who moved the conven-
/ ton to a big demonstration for the
army leader, is flayed by Brisbane be-
| cause of his advocacy of a federal tri-
| bunal to protect the public against in
dustrial disputes.
! With the exception of the Lowden
outburst supported by Chicago WISH
tors, the demonstration for General
| Wood was the foudest and longest of
| the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
T0PEKhh is CHAMPION
Pete Middleton, of Shawnee Club,
Captures Golf Honors at Salina.

Salina, Kan, June 12.-Topeka
again won the state amateur golf
championship at the Kansas tourna-
ment completed here Friday afternoon
when c. c'Pete') Middleton, IS. of
the Shawnee club, Topeka, defeated
E. A. Lehman, of Emporia, in the
finals. SO holes.
The two men were closely matched
and during the play their score was
even up several times. At the thirty
fourth hole the men were tied, Mid
dleton winning the thirtyfifth and
tying the last one. He won one up.
The players We're followed by a large
number of friends of the game.
Middleton had nerve that awed the
entire attendance at the state golf
tourney. being Handicapped in several
playing tournament golf but a couple
of years. This is his first attempt at
a state tournament. After the round
that put him in the championship
flight he had a severe attack of illness
and won his first match when he
could hardly stand on his feet and
was compelled to rest at every hole.
y Yesterday, however, he was in prime
condition.
Winners of other flights follow:
Championship consolation winner
Wallace Crowder, Lawrence. Runner
up. George H. Hamilton, Wichita.
Second flight - Winner, o. F.
Wright, Hutchinson. Runner-up, c.
c. Carl. Lawrence.
Second onsolation-Winner, w. ".
Grow, Shawnee. Topeka. Runner-up,
A. T. Daggett, Salina.
Third flight-Winner. Arthur Hurd,
Abilene. Runner-up, H. II. King, Man
| haitian.
Third Winner. A F.
Berg. salina. Runner-up, c. J. Peck,
Salina.
Waterloo-Winner, C. I. Cochrane.
Emporia. Runner-up, Prout Porter,
Minneapolis.
Topeka.
Medal for low qualifying score
Henry H. Eberhardt. Salina; E. A.
Lehman. Emporia. Players tied with
score of IS each.
/ Team cup low qualifying score
Topeka Country club. Topeka.
Medal low qualifying scores. boys
under Is. r. E. Smith, Manhattan.
Medal low qualifying score. boys
over So, Frank Hageman, Salina.
Middleton is the second Shawnee
player to win a state championship
since the club was organized in To-
peka six years ago. Furthermore he is
the second state champion of Topeka
who has risen to these honors from
the rank of caddy
Arthur Bonebrake now professional
at Salina, and formerly caddy on the
Topeka links, was state champion
when only IT years old. Middleton al,
ways has been a boyhood friends of
"Boney' and Pete" was caddying at
the Shawnee club when Bonebrake
was caddy at the Country club. The
two play a much similar game-Mid-
dlet6p excellins with the wood.
| Members of the Shawee club are
jubilant today over Middietop's VIC
| tory at Salina. He always has been
a fayorite on the course and his fight
thru the tournament was watched
| with great interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
FORM AUXILIARY TO LEGION.
Women in Topeka Organize With Mrs
A. NJ. Harvey as Chairman.

Twenty-one women who are moth
ers, daughters, sisters or wives of for
mer service men. formed an auxiliary
to the American Legion in Topeka at
the headquarters of the local organiZa-
ton at 210 West Sixth street Friday
night. Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey was elected
temporary president and Mrs. j.
Glenn Logan, temporary secretary.
The next meeting of the auxiliary will
be Friday night. June rs. at eight
o'clock, when each charter member is
expected to bring at least one new
member. The charter members are
Mrs. Earl r. Cummings Mrs. r. H.
Cummings, Mrs. ]. Glenn Logan, Mrs.
Mary C. Jennings. Mrs. Dora Huff
man, Mrs. NJ. Anderson. Mrs Kittie
Stephens, Mrs. A. NJ. Harvery. Mrs.
w. D. Bundy, Mrs. William r. Bundy,
Mrs. H. E. Caylor. Mrs. Gene New
man, Mrs. T. A. Lee. Mrs. John Ber-
gen, Mrs. Louise Anderson, Mrs. Alice
NJ. Ericsson. Mrs. Emily A. Ericsson,
Mrs. G. Dean McElhenny, Mrs. Nellie
r. McElhenny, Mrs. Abbie K. Lee,
Mrs. Myra Williams farrell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12

desuetude but are restored to the fam
lilies working for the public welfare.
The ceremony will be marked with
speeches in which the ancient histories
of the various families will be ex-
tolled All court officials will appear
in gala uniforms at the ceremony
which has not occurred at the palace
for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
CAN WEAR HATS BEFORE KING.
New Grandees of Spain Are Created
by King Alfonso.

Madrid. June 11.-Newly created
grandees of Spain will participate on
June IS, in the ancient ceremony of
covering themselves ''or putting on
their hats" in the presence of King AL
fonso. Among the new mobiles will be
Marquis Urguijo the banker who ne
gotiated in the United States credit
for Spain during the war.
Some of these titles have fallen into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
BASEBALL GAMES TODAY
National League.

St. Louis at New York, clear, p. M
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, clear, 2 80 D. m.
Chicago at Boston, clear. 8 Is p. m.
American League.
New York at Cleveland, clear D. m
Philadelphia at Detroit, cloudy, 5 p. m.
Washington at Chicago, clear. 3 p. m.
Boston at St Louis, clear, 8; Is D. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
Baseball Results Yesterday.

Western Association.
Fort Smith, 8; at Okmulgee, 2.
Drumright, 2; at Enid, 4.
Pawhuska, /; at Chickasha, 5.
First game: Sprinffeld, 2; at Henryetta. o.
Second game: Springfield, 4; at Henryetta.
j. q innings).
American Association.
At Toledo. 4 st. Paul, 0.
At Columbus, o; Milwaukee, IS.
At Louisville, Z; Kansas City, 6.
At indianapolis, 4; Minneapolis, 2.
western League.
At Joplin, 8; Omaha, Z.
At Tulsa, 10; Des Moines, 9.
At Oklahoma City, 10; Sioux City,
at Wichita, s; st. Joseph, 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

OF interest have come to her attention,
among them an advertisement in our local
paper, in which a second hand book shop
wishes to purchase whole libraries, large
or small from any one who may have them
hereabouts. Also, that many of the
valuable copies of rare works are being
picked up here in town and sold as above
to these shops or collectors, or others who
will pay the fancy price, regardless of
their local value and setting.
Now in behalf of Brattleboro chapter,
d. A. R., the historian would like to ask
all townspeople, or others, who have a
book or collection of books of historical
or genealogical nature which would be of
value to our reference room at our own
library and which they feel they must sell
rather than place upon our shelves as a
gift or loan, that they be public spirit
ed enough and loyal enough to our own
town to aquaint the historian or regent of
the chapter of such books and at least give
the chapter the first choice of purchasing
them in order to keep them in their prop
er environment as a matter of sentiment
and patriotism.
The historian also wishes to note that
the series of historical articles which are
to be published shortly, in these pages,
through the courtesy of The Reformer, are
mostly papers that have been prepared by
members of the chapter, primarily to be
read before the chapter only, but the
historian feels that they should be made
public as their contents would doubtless
be of interest not only to a great many
of our townspeople but to Others perhaps,
and that in that way the history they con-
tain will become more widely preserved.
Therefore the matter was discussed by
those most closely interested in these sub
iects and it was decided to publish all
such papers that are available and the
hope is entertained, also, that by so doing
we may east our bread upon the waters,
and perhaps. more will return to us after
many days"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
OF Local Interest.

The death of Admiral Peary and the
centenary of the birth of Elisha Kent
Kane, famous Attic explorer, being noted
in the same issue of The Reformer recent
ly, would perhaps be called coincidence,
and it would do no harm to recall few
interesting facts about the latter, especi-
ally his local connection.
Elisha Kent Kane (lS20-l857) was an
American surgeon, traveller, and Arctic
explorer. He obtained the degree of NJ.
D. at the University of Pennsylvania in
1912, was attached as surgeon to the
American mission to China and afterwards
visited India, Egypt, and Greece. In 1916
he rendered important service as a volun-
teer in the United States army in Mexico
and in 1850 he joined the Grinnell
expedition as medical and scientific mem
Der in the unsuccessful search for Sir John
Franklin 1t was after this voyage that
he came to Brattleboro and spent some
months here in regaining his health, which
had been impaired by the long voyage.
He was charmed by the wild and heauti-
full mountain scenery of this region, and
among his favorite walks was the one
along West river, past the old Wells place,
to the big pine tree on the upper Dummer-
ston road, where he carved his initials on
its trunk They are no longer visible
time having effaced them, but the tree has
since been known by his name,-the Kane
pine
1t was during DIR. Kanes voyage in
search of Franklin that his observations
led him to believe that there was large
opeu sea near the Pole, and with a view
to penetrate this he organized and com
manded second expedition, which left
New York in the Advance in May 1853.
He succeeded in getting as far as 7s
degrees 40 minutes north latitude. where
he was frozen in for twenty-one months.
Finally, being harassed by scnrvy and
want of provisions. he was obliged to
abandon the vessel. A perilous journey
of 1900 miles in boats and sledges brought
him back to Greenland, and he again
reached New York in November, 1855
Much broken in health. he sailed for Cuba
to recuperate, but died there in 1857.
G. B. d.
, Historian Brattleboro Chapter, D. A. R.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The Needlecraft will meet with Mrs.
of her mother, Mrs. w. I'll. Alexander.
A sewing meeting of Sedgwick Wom-
ans Relief corps will be held in Grand
Army hall tomorrow afternoon. Supper
will be served at 6 o'clock, followed by
regular meeting in the evening at 7.3O
o'clock.
/ Mrs. Harriet L. Bancroft of Western
avenue, who recently observed her Goth
birthday anniversary, has knitted for
the Red Cross in the past three years so
pairs of socks, eight women's sweaters,
six mems sweaters, blocks for one afghan
and partly enough for the second, be-
sides doing all the cooking for family
Eof three and assisting with other work
about the house. Some years ago she
knitted so pairs of socks for the Grenfell
missions.
The funeral of Mrs. Eugene Ferriter
was held this morning at 8 o'clock in
st. MichaePs Roman Catholic church.
Rev. James P. Rand officiated. The bear
lers were Daniel Haggerty of Springfield,
Mass, Dennis j. Haggerty and j. j. Ho-
gan Oh Ohlcopee, MASS, anu SIMON hayes
of Northampton, Mass. The body was
placed in the tomb at Morningside GENE
terry. The burial will take place in St.
Michael's Roman Catholic cemetery in
the spring. Those who attended the flu
neral from out of town were Miss Annie
Ferriter, Miss Margaret Fitzgerald and
Daniel Haggerty of Springfield, Dennis
j. Haggerty, Miss Josephine Haggerty and
j. J. Hogan of Chicopee, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
+. Ferriter and sons, James and Richard,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Moore and daughters,
Mary and Alice, and Michael Haggerty
of New Haven, Conn, Mr.. and Mrs ST.
mon Hayes and Miss Mary Fitzgerald of
Northampton, Thomas B. Moore of
Schenectady, n. Y, and Miss Mae Ferri-
ter of Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
A Recollection.

like to think about the place
Where as child played.
In fancy often | retrace
The path where once | strayed;
As cherished memories | recall
Amid the haunts of yore
seem to prize above them all
Where you could sit and take your ease
And eat the crackers and the cheese.
And browse around the bounteous shelf,
And when inclined, just help yourself.
i see the shadows in the pool,
| hear the distant bell,
Which, with its summons back to school
/ needed none to well.
Yet whatsoever may be the spot
| linger to explore,
My dreaming cuts across the lot
To that old grocery store
Where bacon from the rafters hung
And fruits in gay festoons were strung;
Where you could get without thrill!
Some change back from a dollar bin.
-Philander Johnson in the Washington
Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

A public bridge party will be held in
the Unitarian parish house Monday
afternoon, March Is, at o 'clock, for
the benefit of the Smith college en-
dowment fund Tickets will be sold
by Smith alumnae 7-12*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Of the worlds professional boxing
championships, the British hold one
only-the fiyweight title. All the rest
are held by America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Fashions Newest BIOuses
S2.48 up to sos

The assortment large presenting almost endless variety Styles for
discriminating The
with fet Irish lace white flesh coorings,
embroidery S79
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Dresses of the Moment
At sos to S95.OO

Distinctive
back bodice effects Tightening the wastn others
with pugs Bulgarian
geOrgete, trcoine tricoette.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Gloves Most Favored
75c up to $500

In our assortment there are gloves from
the leading foreign and domestic makers fo
women and children. Every pair we'll made
from a quality of kid, mocha, suede, capeskin
chamois or fabric that will give excellen
wear and at the same time add to the com
pleteness of your new outfit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Corsets That Are Correct


Every smart gown and suit absolutely
demands corset that will add to its charm
and individuality. 1t matters not how simple
or extreme the gown or suit may be it will
not be shown to its best advantage without a
corset that actually supports. Our new mod
els represent fashions latest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Ideal Neckwear For Women
soc up to $3.50

Charming wealth of individual
the finish the Spring
ogande and also dress with delightful little
indeed attractive Of equal Importance the embroidered collars
and andembrodered guimpes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-17
STILL UNDETERMINED.

| Among the prohibition questions still to be
settled by our highest federal court are whether
the eighteenth amendment was legally and
properly passed; whether private property
can be taken by the government without
compensation to owners in times of peace
and what the powers of states are under the
clause that gives them concurrent rights with
congress to enforce the amendment. Concur
rent jurisdiction has been judicially defined as
acting in conjunction, agreement, running to-
gether, contributing to the same effect, con-
comitant joint and equal and seeking the same
object If now New York. Rhode Island New
Jersey and other states pass, they propose to,
reinforcement laws at variance with those Of con-
gress, what law of enforcement will prevail in
those states?
Another matter viii be decided by the peo-
iple of the states in which majorities dissent
from the eighteenth amendment. Will they CO.
operate in Furnishing and preventing the use of
alcoholic beverages as crime, or will they find
as many and effective ways of evading the
amendment as the southern states found for
nullifying amendments fourteen and fifteen?
All the questions involved will not be speedily
settled, and may not be settled fully in any time
that is in sight. The settlement finally reached
undoubtedly will be a compromise between ex-
tremist theories on both sides The archbishop
of Canterbury, primate of England, is quoted
to the effect that while it is desirable that Eng
Ishmen be temperate and sober, it is immeasur-
ably more important that they continue to be
free. That view will prevail here in the end;
and the extremists will not be given the ex-
elusive RICH of Interpreting the amendment
which they claim.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-17
NOTICE or DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that at a
special meeting of the stockholders Of
the Lake Cooper Ice Company, cor
poration organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Iowa, said spe-
cial meeting having been held on the
End day of January, 1920, in the city
of keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, all of
the stockholders being present, 1t was
unanimously resolved to dissolve said
corporation as of the End day of Janu-
airy, 1920.
Notice is therefore given that the
Lake Cooper Ice Company OF Keokuk,
Iowa, is dissolved.
w. N. SAGE,
President
HARRY DIETZ,
Secretary.