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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
IN WELFARE WORK
Local Social Work VIII Be
Consolidated.
Department To Be Created in
Each County.

Consolidation of all local social well
fare work-including administration
of the laws relating to censorship of
motion pictures and to sale of cigarets
to minors-under a department of
public welfare to be created in each of
the 105 counties in the state, will be
recommended in the next legislature
by Governor Aliens children's code
commission. DIR. Florence B. Sher-
bon, head of the division of child hy-
giene of the state board of health. is
chairman of the commission.
Such board would replace tru-
ancy officers, county poor commits
sioners and various other officials
handling particular phases of welfare
work. Such consolidation would
greatly increase the efficiency of the
work and at the same time reduce the
expense, according to Doctor Sherbon
The county commissioners of each
county would be authorized to estab-
lish the department and to appoint a
county superintendent of public well
fare and such assistants as necessary
The county superintendent would have
authority to act as probation or parole
OFFICER for any courts in the county
having jurisdiction over cases of de-
inquency or crime when SO requested
by the judge He would act as agent
of the state board of administration
in his county and in that capacity at
tend to matters affecting the public
welfare of persons in the state institu-
lions.
1T will be his duty" said Doctor
Sherboh. Ito discover any cases of
neglected, dependent. defective or de-
linquent children in the county and
take all reasonable action to obtain
for them the benefits of the laws en-
acted in their behalf, including the
child labor laws. truancy laws and the
laws aimed IN nrntaNf tho CT nd
ards of the community"
The salaries of the county super
intendents of public welfare, accord
ing to the proposed law, would be on
uniform basis and in proportion to
the population of their respective
counties. The schedule of salaries
would be fixed by the state board of
administration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
tince DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets. the substitute for calomel
DR.. Edwards. a practicing physician
Tor II years and calomel's old-time
Enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid ivers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar-coated. olive-cobred tab
let's. They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
If you have dark brown mouth -
bad breath-a dull, tired feeling
headache-torpid iver-constipation.
you'll find quick, sure and pleasant re-
suits from one or two of DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take them every night just
to keep right. Try them. 15c and 3Oc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
SNAP SHOTS
An rr0H8rz Hyr7vxyc
Holcraft-Flowers.-Adv.

dO1crdIC-t lOWeTS--2AuV
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 634 Kansas ayenue.-Adv.
The regular luncheon and meeting
of the Topeka Life Underwriters as
ISOLATION was held at the Chamber of
Commerce today.
Bids for the construction of eight
new county bridges will be received
December 20, instead of December 3,
it was agreed by the county commits
sioners Friday.
Farmers Cooperative association, OF
Valencia, was filed in the district court
Friday afternoon by Elwood Snoddy
The amount as claimed as back pay.
Mayor Herbert ]. Corwine. returned
today from Chicago and Indianapolis,
where he made a study of city plan
ming, which will be put into operation
with the functioning of the recently
appointed city planning board.
The Rev. John A. Bright, chaplain
of the house of representatives left
today for Blue Rapids, Kan, where he
will speak at the morning and eve
ming services at the Methodist
churches at that place tomorrow.
Among, the new members of the
Chamber of Commerce elected at the
meeting of the directors Friday was
name of the company was omitted
from the printed list published Friday.
An attempted burglary at the J. NJ.
French Harness shop, 115 East Sixth
street, was reported to the police Fri
day night. A glass in the rear window
was broken and a bar pried off the
door, but the thieves did not gain an
entrance.
Another movie star picked the night
time to pass thru Topeka Friday night,
when John Fairbanks, Doug's brother.
passed thru on a night train. en- route
from California to Chicago. John
punches cows for the William Flynn
Picture corporation.
Henry Jackson and Frank Carter,
arrested Friday charged with stealing
iron crossing plates from the street
department. pleaded guilty to petit
larceny before Judge Rad Lee in the
court of Topeka Friday afternoon and
were sentenced to serve six months in
the county Jail.
The tale of the homeless plight of
Jack, a Spitz dog, since his former
master, G. F. Worley. moved from To-
peka to California. caused eight per-
Akers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Akers,J 421 Clay street. is the new
owner of Jack.
John r. Harris, editor of the Mod
ern Woodmen, the journal of the Med
ern Woodmen of America. is to visit
the camps in Topeka on January Is.
The local camps will meet in a joint
session to welcome him. He will be
the guest of the Topeka Press Club
during his stay.
The opportunities for going on the
farm" in the middle west and the
southwest were never better. and the
agricultural and industrial depart
ment of the Santa Fe is making spe-
cial efforts to get men from the east
settled on the farms of this district,
according to the most recent bulletin
of the department.
The ten children of the Topeka Or
phans' Home and the matron, Mrs.
George Anthony, are grateful for the
Thanksgiving provided for the home
by the public schools of the city and
the Y. w. c. A. of Washburn college.
Children of the home were taken to
the college for a Thanksgiving din
ner. Ono of the most generous gifts
was from Clay school and amounted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
WILL MEET MONDAY NIGHT.
Topeka Poultry Breeders Association
10 Meet at Chamber of Commerce.

The Topeka Poultry Breeders as
ISOLATION will meet at the Chamber
of Commerce Monday evening at 8
o'clock to continue the formation of
plans for the state poultry show which
is to be held in the city auditorium
during the second week in January.
Thomas Owen, secretary of the Kan
sas State Poultry Breeders associa-
ton, will report on the plans for the
show. Poultry breeders, members of
the association and non-members, are
asked to attend the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Portuguese Cabinet Resigns.

Lisbon, Nov. 27.-Alyaro Xavier de
Castro, Portuguese premier, has sub
mitted the resignation of his cabinet
as a result of a vote of lack of conf
dence in parliament The vote stood
55 in support of the government to 81
against it. and the session concluded
in wild disorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
THIEVES ENTER GROCERY STORE
They Remove Bolt of Cloth and Leave
Package of Gloves.

"a fair exchange. is no robbery" may
have been the motto of burglars who
Friday night entered the -Hanley gro
Gerry store at the corner of Gordon
street and North Topeka avenue. They
took a bolt of cloth valued at SIS and
left a package of cotton flannel gloves.
The owners of the store, however, do
not think the exchange was quite fair.
The burglars gained an entrance by
breaking the glass in the door. Moth
ing but the cloth was missed. No ar
rests have been made. police said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
bate court during the last twenty four
hours TO the following:
Henry B. Quilhot, Topeka. ............. 90
Mary Faes, Topeka. observation-disclosures. %
Oscnr John Kraus. Alma. ..........-.. %
TiIlie Siecuuist Alma. Observation-Disclosures. 20
I,ouis l.. Hartman. Mamie Hill. Is
Alta T, Singer, Maple Hill. ..... is
George w. Branson. Overlook. ........ %
Virginia q. Reed, Overlook ........... %
Matthew P. Gamlowski, Topeka. ........ "a
Florence E. Roberts, Topeka. ...... n
Homer M. Childress. Silver Lake ...... 80
Elsie A. Bachman Silver Lake. ........ 16
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

The funeral of Mrs Jane Price, 9S. who
died November a. held this morning
at S 80 O'Clock from her residence, 1011
Quincy street. Burial will be in Reading
Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 tc
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goard Co.
A DIV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

Sslina. Kan. Nov 27-The delivery
wagon driver dropped an iron weight to
.he ground to keep Old Dobbtn from leav-
ing The weight struck live wire and the
horse was electrocuted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

The /funeZal of ]. NJ. johnson will be
held Monday at 2:30 o'clock from the
African NJ. f. church, in charge of Euclid
lodge No. 9. A. L. & A NJ Burial in
Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

The funeral of Mrs. Carey ]. Wilson, VIII }
died in Washington. ID. c., Thursday. will
be held Monday morning at 10 30 O'Clock
from Shellabarger's chapel. Burial will
be in Rochester cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness and the many beautiful
floral offerings during the sickness
land death of our father.
MIR. AND MRS. CHAS. E. ROBBINS
AND FAMILY,
MR. AND MRS. r. S. HOPKINS
AND FAMILY. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. s27.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE
PROTECTION
THE CLARENCE B. JORDAN
INSURANCE SERVICE. Phone 81
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Cards of Thanks

1 want to thank my friends for
their kindness shown and for the
beautiful floral offerings during the
death of my wife and mother.
Mr.. NJ. L. FLINTON AND FAMILY.
ADV.
We wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness shown to us during
the illness and death of our beloved
wife and mother and also for the
floral offerings
MR.. GEORGE HIRSCHFELDT
AND CHILDREN.
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New York, Nov. q.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ZELLA MARY PATZELO, aged 4. died
this morning at the home of her parents,
street. The funeral will be held Monday
morning at o'clock at the Church of the
Assumption. Burial in Mount Calvary
cemetery.
The funeral OF Vitreece Blankenship. is,
who died Wednesday morning in Il local
hospital, was held this afternoon at 80
O'Clock from Conwell's North Topeka
chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER THURSDAY

three-legged races. Band concerts after
room and evening and an ice cream treat
for the children. No fireworks
North GratE street Safe and Sane
Fourth Association, John A. Doughcrty
chairman. will celebrate at Winsohock-
ing and CORTLAND streets Monday with
games and various kinds of races, for
ners. Patriotic addresses, band concert
and ice cream for the children Will be
features. No fireworks.
Stenton Park A. A., II. c. Payne chair
man, holds its Independence Day cele--
bration in Stenton Park. Sixteenth and
Courtland streets In the morning
parade of school children, historic floats
and patriotic citizens. Sports, speaking,
band concert and dancing will make
up the afternoon program.
Pittsvilic Improvement Association,
George w. Stielman, chairman, has ar
ranged its celebration of the Fourth, to
be held at Lincoln pike and Haines
street, with games, races and athletic
events and band concert In the after
noon. Ice cream will be served the chill
dren and no fireworks display.
Logan Permanent Fourth Of July As
sociation. Jacob III. Young chairman, Will
hold n parade for school children at 9
a; m. Monday, followed by sports on the
street. with prizes for tho winners. In
the afternoon n baseball game. pie-eat-
ing, knot tying and other contests Will
be the features; Also band concert: Al, In
play at Stenton Park. Sixteenth and
Courtland streets, with dancing and band
concert during the evening.
Tabor Fourth of July Association.
Howard Fisher, chairman. a commu-
nifty parade in the morning, with school
children, automobiles. floats and 400
marchers In line. Il. w. Edgar is an
the afternoon sports will be held at the
Philadelphia and Reading athletic
grounds, Eighth street and Tabor road
Prizes will be awarded. AT 6 o'clock
there will be baby parade and thirty
prizes are offered. band and five or
chestras have been engaged to give a
series OF community concerts at various
points in the district from Fifth street
to the Reading railroad. The children
will be treated to Ice cream.
Germantown Business Mems Associa-
tion, Fred w. Kaplan chairman will eel
ebrate the Fourth in, Vernon Park. A
parade of school children. Boy Scouts
and patriotic citizens will be the first
event, followed by sports. races and a
band concert by Burness's band. In the
evening Greene street will be roped of
for dancing.
Harrowgate Improvement Association
has prepared program or sports and
other features for the celebration. The
exercises will be held In Harrowgat,
Park, and will start at 10 o'clock. There
will be athletic contests for children
and adults and prizes will be awarded
to the winners. In the evening there will
be a band concert and parade, followed
by motlon-picture show. The cele-
bration will be under the direction of
William Macdonald, assisted by Herbert
Fine.
The Fifty-sixth street Fourth Of July
Association has arranged miniature
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

Of moving pictures, followed by an ora
ton by James A. Walker, member of the
State Legislature.
Francisville Playground, at Eighteenth
and Brown streets, will open a celebra-
tlon at 0 o'clock with patriotic exer-
cises.
There will be flag raising, singing
Of the national anthems and speeches.
This will be followed by games and
athletic events for the younger Children.
The Pennypack Park exercises will
open with n parade In which service
men. war societies and school children
of Holmesburg will take part. In the
parade will be many historic floats and
fraternal orders
Service men will be awarded memorial
medals after the parade. A sum of
American Legion will then be presented.
In the afternoon there will be athletic
events and refreshments. followed by u
historic pageant in the evening, in which
more than 100 children will participate.
The Lighthouse grounds celebration
will be featured by the singing of pa
triotic songs by a number Of Armenians
who are learning TO speak English The
exercises will be held under the direction
of the Kensington Board OF Trade and
the. Lighthouse Settlement workers and
will be continued throughout the day.
The NeiFbborhood safe and sane
Fourth Committee. on Smedley street he
tween Wingohocking and Courtland
streets, plans an elaborate celebration
for Monday. The committee, OF which
BENJAMIN A. BURNLEY is chairman, has
planned an all-Gay program, which will
include hand concerts, parade and
pageant for children, speeches by prom
inent meu. community singing and races
for which prizes will be distributed Ice
cream and other refreshments will be
served.
The Tioga- Sicetown Safe and Sane
Fourth OF July Association has arranged
an elaborate program of entertainment
for over 1000 children. AS outlined by
the chairman, Charles F. Paxson, 2104
West ontario street, the entertainment
will be as follows:
In the morning the children will
gather at Nineteenth and Ontario streets
and will parade to the Cleveland Pub
lie School. Nineteenth and Butler
streets where a bronze tablet in honor
of those from this section who caves
their lives in the worl6 war will be un-
vCiled. Among those scheduled to speak
are the Mayor, Franklin Spencer Ed
monds and a. Lincoln Acker
Hill Park, on wissahickon avenue, where
athletic events will be held, with prizes
offered to the winners Refreshments
will also be served.
At $3.50 the children will have free
movies at the Tioga Theatre, Sever
teenth an6 Venango streets.
The Cliveden Improvement Associa-
tion will hold its celebration Monday at
Cliveden Park, Chew and Johnson
is chairman OF the committee. Patriotic
exercises will include community sing
ing and addresses by former Senator
owen B. Jenkins and Edward A. Noppel.
assistant director of public welfare.
Their" will be sports. sack. potato and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
July 4 PROGRAMS
FOR. 70 SECTIONS
DISSERTATIONS Monday to Range
From Safe and Sane to
Old and Noisy
FIREWORKS AT SOME FETES

Fourth of July celebrations. ranging
from the safe and sane to the old and
noisy, will be held in seventy sections of
the city Monday.
Edward A Noppel. assistant director
OF public welfare. will have charge of
the city wide celebration.
Many of the communities had decided
to do without fireworks previous to the
passing Of the fireworks ordinance by
Council. while others will have pyro-
technic program in spite of the agita.
tion on the subject. Appropriations
ranging from S25 to 5000 have been
made by the city for the carrying out
OF the programs.
There will be plenty of ice cream for
the children in all parts of the city. and
at some of the celebrations as much as
1000 quarts will be served. Prizes for
the winners of the athletic and novelty
contests will also be given out of the
funds appropriated for the celebrations.
Sherwood Council and the Sherwood
and Baltimore Avenue Business Asso-
Citations win hole one of the biggest of
Mondays celebrations The exercises
win be held at the Sherwood Recrea.
ton Center, Fifty-sixth and Christian
streets. and will be continued all day
and during the evening.
The program includes a parade at 10
o'clock in the morning, flag raising and
orption at 1880 o'clock, with Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas f. Meehan as the
speaker. anG midget races and games for
children under ten years of age at II
O'Clock.
In the afternoon there will be pony
rides and ice cream for the children,
junior races and games for children be-
tween the ages of ten and sixteen years ;
similar events for older boys and girls
exhibitions in the pool of the playground
at 4:30 O'Clock
Att o'clock there will be an exhibition
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

open with flag raising in the morning
Track events, games. moving pictures
and dancing will entertain the 4O00
guests expected to be present.
At the athletic and recreation park,
Twenty-sixth and Jefferson streets, a
program has beer arranged by DR.. III. L..
Chadwick, principal of the recreation
park, as head of committee for a
Fourth Of July celebration Monday. In
the morning sports and games for chill
dren, boys up to twelve years anG girls
up 10 fifteen years, are to be given. Ice
cream will be served the children fol-
lowing the sports. Baseball games be-
tween picked teams will be held during
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

game between the Happy Hollow and
the Lorrain teams. Other events will be
vaudeville, moving pictures and dancing
in the evening.
The Starr Garden Recreation Center
program Will open with a parade by Boy
and Girl Scouts and other young Amer
lea organizations. There will be flag
raising under the auspices of the Colo
NAL Danes of America. Track and field
events will fill In the morning an the
be moving pictures, a band concert and
dancing.
whitehall Recreation Center has also
planned an al-day program that will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

Mardi Gras as oneyof the features OF tn
celebration which will be held Monday
on Fffty-sixth street between Master and
Media streets
Music will be furnished by the Cam
den Cadets Band. Refreshments will be
served throughout the day. ,E. c.
Schmidt Is chairman Of the committee in
charge OF the arrangements.
Happy Hollow Recreation Center.
wayne avenue opposite West Logan, has
arranged an all-day program. THE
morning will be devoted to exercises for
younger children and in the afternoon
there Will be contests and sports for the
older ones There will be baseball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

the morning and afternoon. In the after.
noon there will be various track and
athletic events, for which prizes of gold
and bronze medals will be awarded. a
fireworks display, band concert and
dancing will conclude the celebration In
the evening.
A community celebration will be held
in Montrose street, between Eighth and
Ninth. An athletic meet, foot races and
contests on the street between and b
o'clock in the afternoon.
Al o'clock, on Christian street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, there Will be
n patriotic moving-picture show and con-
cert by the Imperial Band OF America,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

directed by Professor Gotti q
Baidi Is chairman of the comnnitt.. -
charge, which includes Vincent Br,,n.
Prof. Ferdinand. Gatti. Joseph De VII
Crescenco and Harry NJ Tranchiteils
A real lively day is promised nv !,
Community Center of Twonty-sIxtb ~ s
Lombard streets There will DO a bsh'c
parade and races for girls, boys. won Ss
and men. Prizes will be giver, 10 ,sa
winners. There will be a band concer,
and dancing In the evening from a a.
util IL 80 on Taney street between ro,,,u
bard and South streets. Mrs. Helen Ha,.
Is the community leader.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

Keim Supply Co.
1927 Market st.
Lewis & Lamont
3O78 kensington Ave.
A. Pomerantz & Co.
1895 Chestnut st.
Adolph Saakes
80 N. Sth st.
Berlin Bros.
1879 Woodland Aye.
N. ]. Dilworth
1904 Market 81.
Gimbel Bros.
sth s. Market SITS.
Herman Eckstein
1741 SAMSON st.
Chas. Lentz & Son
S1-83 s. 18th 81.
Lit Bros.
sth s. Market SITS.
Snellenburg & Co.
11th 3 Market SITS.
Model Jewelry Co.
145 Market 81.
Service Elec. Supply Co.
b505 Baltimore Ave.
Needle & Boonin
22d g. Columbia Ave.
w. H. Ashmore
S418 Market St.
]. Balasny
1898 Market st.
]. E. Esmond
801S Market st.
S. G. Hamilton
303I Market st.
w. w. McCausland & Son
s647 Market St.
Magen Hdwe. Co.
ba19 Market st.
S. E. Winer
b8s8 Market St.
c. L. Presser
5000 Market st.
Schwartz & Berman
7O18 Elmwood Ave.
Victor Hdwe. Co.
$3.50 Market st.
J. A. Dwyer
1905 SAMSON Sta
Albert Gentel, Inc.
1903 Columbia Ave.
Israel Wolkin
2807 Germantown Ave.
Seville Elec. Co.
226 8. 52d 81.
BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem Auto Supply Co.
Bethlehem Auto Tire Sup.
Co.
Bethlehem Elec. Sup Co.
i5o Main st.
c. Elliott Hill
o y. Main st.
Jacob Elec. Co.
417-l9 Wyandotts st.
United Auto Stores
So W. Broad St.
BRISTOL
Louis ]. Rubin
SET Mill st.
VIM. p. Wright, Est.
1l8 MIL st.