The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-09

still appear on all of the Street inter
sections in the business district on
kansas avenue.
While the patients at the state hos
pital were being given their daily out
door exercise Thursday afternoon, E.
Merchan, one of the patients, disap-
peared behind some shrubbery and has
not been heard from since. Merchants
home is at lola, Kan, and he has been
an inmate of the hospital for several
years. He is 20 years old. Searching
parties first expected to find him at
the home of some relatives near the
hospital but he was not there.
Police raided the premises of Will
| liam Pollard, 1910 West Laurent
street, Thursday afternoon, where they
gallons capacity, and a quantity of
home brew. Pollard was not at home
and the fact that the still was warm
| indicated to the police that he may
have anticipated their visit and left
rather hurriedly. Part of the still was
hay and key. containing the coils,
was discovered in a well.
The exterior of the old Baltimore
hotel, located on North Kansas avenue,
south of the Union Pacific station, is
receiving a new coat of red paint, and
C. G. Chumos, the proprietor, says that
a number of the rooms will also be
Iredecorated. The Baltimore has forty
rooms and has been operated by Chu-
mos since 1913. Chumos has been in
business in Topeka for thirty-one
years. For twenty-four years he ran
of The State Journal building now
stands.
| New officers for the coming year
have been elected by Topeka Council
No. 2 of the Security Benefit associa-
ton. The new officers will be in
stalled on October 4. They are: C. B.
Hypes, president; Ralph C. Lewis, first
vice president; Mrs. Edith Supple,
secretary; L. Candy. financier; Mrs.
Ella Fletcher, prelate; Mrs. Inez
Brooks, conductress; Mrs. Mamie
Bacon, guard; Jay c. King, sentinel:
C. F. Gustafson. Mrs. A. ]. Dougherty
and W. A. Casio, trustees.
Frank Ames, a, young man who is
i hoofing it from San Francisco to New
| York on a wager, arrived in Topeka
late Thursday night and after resting
| here until about 1 o'clock this morn
ing resumed his journey. Ames says
he left San Francisco, his home, July
2, and according to the terms of the
wager, must be in New York by
| Thanksgiving. He frankly admitted
he was sick of his bargain and says
if he ever reaches New York he most
certainly will select some other mode
A Ford coupe, driven by M. L. Row
ell, living at the Bever apartments,
and another car driven by c. E. Com
nickel. 519 Leland street, collided
| Thursday night on Topeka avenue be-
| tween Seventh street and Eighth ave-
nue.. The accident occurred when one of
the drivers attempted to swing out and
pass third car. Both cars lost a
wheel and their tenders were bent No
one was hurt. One of the cars was
equipped with a searchlight, but ac-
cording to reports made to the police,
lit was not being use at the time the
collision occurred.
Saturday is the last day for this
years jitney licenses in Topeka to be
| valid. At a meeting of the city COM
missioners at the city hall Thursday
afternoon, it was decided that new
jitney ordinance should be enforced,
and while they are deciding upon just
what form of an ordinance to put into
effect, George T. Mattingly, city
license collector, will issue no more
jitney operators licenses. Thirteen
drivers had already procured their
licenses and the rest will have to await
the continued conferences of the city
officials before they can operate
| unless a decision is reached by Sat
urday. The order affects fifty jitneys.
Arthur Witchey, IS years old, who
twas picked up here about two weeks
taSO by members OF the SnerlII s OI1ICe
flor violating his parole from the Boys
Industrial reformatory at Hutchinson,
was taken to Lansing Thursday after
moon where he and several other boys
from that institution were placed in
1.-THE state ,penitentiary. Witchey Joined
1.-THE group as they passed thru Topeka.
He is a Topeka boy who has been ar
rested many times for various forms
of robbery, it is said. About three
years ago he and some companions
established themselves in cave in the
east part of the city, from which place
berries in real bandit fashion, authori-
ties say.
The early settlers picnic. held We'd
nesday at Riverside park, two and
) one-half miles south of Kiro, was a
highly enjoyable affair. An elaborate
, dinner was served. A band and cho-
rus of singers from the Boys Indus
trial school furnished the music. Ad-
; dresses were made by T. A. McNeai
: Capt. Joe Waters, and ]. G. Wood
| The success of the picnic was due tC
! the efforts of Fri Hansford and Je-
. rome Mowers. who promoted and
conducted the picnic. 1t is planned tC
make the picnic a permanent affair
and officers have been elected for the
following year. The officers are;
win Van Orsdol, president; o. c
Neiswender, vice president, and L. n
Neiswander, secretary.
Cornelius Davis and Leonard Bar
ney, colored, were arrested by the po-
lice shortly before noon today on
charges of stealing a quantity of brass
from the Union Pacific roundhouse
The foreman OF the roundhouse saw
the men leaving and notified the po-
lice. Davis was picked up by Patrol.
man Joe Boyle but Barney got away
Later a report came to headquarters
saying that Barney had been seen Il
enter a cellar at 1910 North Jefferson
street Chief Guy Swallow, Capt. Mau.
rice Leonard and Lieut.. James Ken
Inedy responded and placed the negro
under arrest. He was unarmed and
Offered no resistance. The brass, which
1.-THE negroes had carried away in q
gunny sack, was recovered.
When George S. Badders, local Ford
dealer, appeared in police court this
lafternOon and made the 1InusilaI re.