The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-19

of the order. Although his home is now
in Atchison, Mr.. Campion retains his
membership in the lodge which he help
ed to organize in 1857.
Arrangements are being completed
for the annual meeting of the Kansas
bee men, which will be held in To-
peka next Monday and Tuesday.
number of Kansas bee raisers will at
tend the meeting this year and an In
teresting program has been arranged
The meeting will be held in the Com
mercial club rooms.
H. J. Bone, United States district
attorney, ]. S. West, assistant district
attorney and B. F. Flenniken, assist
ant United States marshal, returned
today from Fort Scott, where they
have been attending the November
session of the Fort Scott division of
the United States court.
A civil service examination for the
position of elevator conductor in the
federal building will be held at the
postoffice in Topeka Wednesday, De-
cember IA. For application blanks and
for full information relative to the ex-
animation, qualifications. duties, SAL
aries and other. details address secre-
| tary board of civil service examiners,
postoffice, Topeka.
Edward H. Blangeres has been ap-
| pointed rural mail carrier on rural
route five from station A, Topeka, sal
airy $500 a year. He has succeeded
James M. Brown, who recently re-
| signed. Mr.. Brown has been the car
| rier on route five the past six years.
He will leave soon for Georgia, where
| he will make his home. The change
in carriers becomes effective at once.
Major A NJ. Harvey, of Topeka. has
| received an invitation to attend the
special meeting of Marilao camp No. 9
| Spanish War Veterans, at Salina. The
meeting will be held about December
l. The camp has arranged for pub
| lie reception in honor of Major Bar-
vey's visit; and the meeting will mark
home. Following the public reception,
| a banquet will be held in the reception
room of the camps new home.
C. G. Martin of La Junta, Colo, was
arrested in Topeka Friday night on
charge of petit larceny. Charles Stew
caused Martins arrest Martins wife
and four-year-old daughter were with
him at the time and spent the night
in the matron's ward at the police sta
ton The man says he is not guilty
and was arrested on the same charge
lin Dodge City several days ago and
was released by Stewart few hours
later. Martin said this morning that
he would resist extradittor-
Postmaster A K. Rodgers Is IN re.
ceipt of a new ruling from the Postal
Department, giving a list of countries
| where letters bearing souvenir stamps
are not accepted to mailing privileges
In addition to the souvenir holiday
stamps, the regular postage must be
affixed to all mail matter care
should also be taken,' said Mr.. Rod
| gers, about sending this mail to Tor
| eign countries. In order to insure Its
safe return in case of non-delivery, a
lsreturn should be printed or written
on each package. There are thou
| sands of cards, letters and packages
that go wrong each year, because the
sender does not exercise the proper
precaution."
E. s. Cole, pilot of the Topeka Aero
club, left this morning for a snort
flight in the balloon, Topeka tie
made the flight unaccompanied 1t IS
the first trip of this kind made by
member of the Topeka club and was
made by Mr.. Cole in order to quality
for his pilots license Under the
rules for licensed pilots, a candidate
must make several trips not required
| of the average member OF an aero
. club; and the trip this morning was
one of the more difficult on the list.
In the trip today Mr.. Cole expects 20
, go about thirty miles. No EFFORT Will
| be made to break altitude or distance
records and the pilot of the local cIup
expects to return to topeka tonlsnt
l with his balloon The fight TO-DAY Will
! probably be the last of list OF sue
7 cessfuI trips made this season by
mem hers of the club.