The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-20

members are made defendants In the
action.
Living on hot water. skinned milk.
lettuce and a little candy, spending
only about six cents a day for food.
and riding many miles a day on a BIZ
cycle. H H. Cloud, 66. is enjoying q
transcontinental trip. He was in To-
peka, Tuesday on his way from New
York to Los Angeles He left New
York, June g. People eat too much
solid food and shorten their lives by
it," Cloud said. At expect to live to
be lao years old on this diet of mine"
Cloud is the son of Colonel Cloud of
Cloud county. Kan. who organized a
/ company Of Kansans during the Civil
war.
Mexican home brew is as much
stronger than American home brew as
Mexican food is more highly seasoned
than native food. according to deduc-
lions made in the city meteorological
-, laboratory after testing the Mexican
brand of ''hooch." It was found to
contain 1855 per cent wood alcohol.
! according to II. L. Burger, city bac-
teriologist- Burgers place of bust
ness has been overrun and almost
overcome with the strong brands of
home brew brought him for examina-
ton When some of the kind of liquid
that damaged the roof of the police
car when it was confiscated recently
i
gist and his office and equipment
were given a baptism Of the liquid.
Ray Hall, manager of Kellarn hall.
is planning to give a real treat to his
dancers next Saturday night. The Sey-
rnour Production company of Los An
geies. Cal, will make film during
| the oancing and give everyone
Chance to take part in the production.
There viii, be a grand march led by
the ohars cters which will be used as
scene in the comedy. A one reel
comedy will be made using local
talent Characters will be announced
as soon as they have been selected.
All tricks Of movie making" will be
demonstrated. Any person having pic
ture ability will be given a chance to
try out before the camera Upon COM
pietion of the films the pictures will
be shown at the local theaterS.
Ben L. Taylor. IS years old. was ar
Leech. chief of detectives. on a charge
of forgery. made by the Palace Cloth
ing company. 1t is said that Taylor
forged the name OF his father. F. II.
Taylor. to a check for SO cents July
l. and continued the practice, gradu-
ally increasing the amount of the
checks until they totaled $3.50. They
were all written on the Bank of To-
peka. where his father has no &C
count. The checks were cashed by
dard Oil company, the August store
and the Rowley Drug store. None of
the checks was for more than SO.
Taylor has been employed at the
Thompson Hardware company and
resides with his parents at Twenty
ninth and Colorado streets, Highland
Park.
The offices of the Cadnean Lyceum
and Chautauqua company have been
moved to $40 Crawford building, Fifth
and Jackson streets. The old offices
at 322 New England building became
entirely inadequate due to the rapid
growth Of the business The business
has expanded during the last year to
such an extent that il was found
necessary at the beginning of the pres
emit season to increase the number of
office employees. A suite of four
rooms, remodeled and refinished, gives
comfortable housing to all the depart
ments for taking care of the business
in connection with the conducting of
the chautauqua assemblies during the
summer season in the hundreds of
towns from the Great Lakes to the
Pacific served by the Topeka firm
This is the second time within a year
that the company has had to seek
larger quarters. The Cadmean COM
pany will put on a chautauqua pro-
gram in North Topeka next month,