The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-24
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AT HOME NEWS.

A meeting of the white way COM
mittee of the Commercial club was
held this noon
THE Crusaders which will be seen
in four reels at the Auditorium tonight,
is beautifully hand colored.
1.-The Crusaders. or Jerusalem De-
livered," is the offering in motion pic
lures at the Auditorium tonight.
Secretary J. Will Kelley, of the Com
mercial club. moved today from 1924
Harrison street. to 1906 on the same
street
The Industrial Council, representing
$500 members of the trades unions
and oranges, has unanimously en-
dorsed equal suffrage.
The city officials will enforce a
pedestrian "catty-corner" ordinance
if the Jay" walkers do not stop cut
ting across the intersections.
Capt. A. M. Fuller. assistant post
master and Leroy Powell, "superin-
tendent of mails are attending Kan
sas Assistant Postmasters convention
being held at Hutchinson.
A general discussion on the question
of more and better city parks was held
at a meeting of the Topeka Real Es-
tate Dealers association at the Com
mercial club at noon today.
The nursery men give a last warning
to those who have not planted fruit
trees in their back yards. They will
soon be in bud and must be planted
at once" is their admonition.
The Lincoln Western Union operator
got disguised and went home Tuesday
at the end of the ninth inning. This
caused a half hours delay in the State
Journals bulletins and in the baseball
edition.
A farmer with a team of frightened
horses and a big lumber wagon tied
up street cars and traffic at Sixth and
Kansas avenue this morning, while
traffic policeman was trying to explain
to him that he was on the wrong side
of the street.
Journal yesterday afternoon for the
batteries in the Topeka-Lfncoln game
and also secured the score by innings
from this office. The morning paper
the same as everybody else, knows
where to get the news first.
Ike Gilberg has hired an attorney
and intends to fight out the city water
works deposit law in the courts. He
says he has books to buy for his chill
dren and shoes to purchase with that
81 the city requires him to deposit be-
fore he can have water. 1T is despot-
ism-an outrage explains the well
known tailor.
traffic jay driving orders in person
this morning. He visited with the
traffic policeman in the center of the
intersections and watched them direct
the vehicles and motors. with a uni
form and a club and a shave, I be-
lieve I could handle the work. COM
mented the mayor.
The new pipe organ in the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, corner
Polk and Huntoon streets, will be
dedicated Thursday evening when
Lawrence w. Robbins, a concert or
ganist of Kansas City, will give a re-
cital. He will be assisted by Miss
Irene F. Horner of Topeka. The re-
cital, which is free, will begin at 8
o'clock.
The first prize for writing the best
essay Why Women Should Vote"
will be divided by the Good Govern
ment club between Bertha Lauterbach
of the Sumner school eighth grade,
and Gertrude Wheeler of the eighth
grade of the Central Park school. The
second prize will go to Pearl Cloud of
the Lincoln school seventh grade. and
Esther CoIvin of the eighth grade
Lowman Hill school. The third prize
will be given to Franklin B. Whitney,
eighth grade, Garfield school, and
Esther Van Dyne, state street school