The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-03
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At HOME NEWS.

The regular meeting of the board OF
education for October will be held to-
night.
John r.. Harrison, United States mar
shall. will go to Kansas City Tuesday
on business.
It's not necessary to buy pastry flour
II you use Guaranteed Banquet Flour
It il SO fine 1t can be used equally well
for bread or cake.-Adv.
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon. who has
been on a lecture tour in Illinois, Min
his home at Topeka this week. Dr:
Sheldon plans to rest for several
months.
A church debt of $1,000 was wiped
out in the space of an hour at the
Central Congregational church sun
day morning. The debt was incurred
when the church was remodeled over
two years ago.
The income tax has reached freo
Robertson. United States district attor,
ney, and John r. Harrison United
States marshal. With the monthly pay
checks received today these two ON
GERS received certificates to sign giving
information needed in the income tax
collections
Otto L. G. Rain, vice president OF
Typographical Union No. 121. has been
made president of organization succeed
ing G. Max Claudy. resigned. MI:
Claudy has been appointed foreman OF
the state printing plant. Rush L.McConn
has been elected vice president.
An important meeting of the stock
holders of the Kansas State Fair assoc
citation will be held tonight at 7:3O
o'clock at the Commercial club quarters.
The present state Of the anairs of the
association will be discussed and plans
made for the future. 1t Is desired that
every stockholder attend the meeting.
c. J. Evans will be the speaker Tues
day night at the Y. W. c. A. business
women's course. Mr.. Evans will speak
on Contracts" His talk will be on
different kinds of contracts. import
ance. wage to employees, hours of work
and other subjects. The meeting will be
at O'Clock at the association build
ing.
Mark Mason, who was discharged
by Commissioner Porter as sanitary
policeman, because Mason was quoted
as saying that G. H. Kutz, chairman
of the civil service commission, had
referred to Porter in inelegant terms,
has appealed to the civil service COM
mission for a hearing, and the date
has been set for Thursday.
Upon request of Commissioner
Porter, City Attorney Ralston was d.
rected by the city commission this
morning to prepare a written opinion
as to whether or not the head of a
city department can legally discharge
an employee of his department with
out the entire city commission taking
action on the matter. This point is
in dispute and the decision will have
bearing on the powers of the civil
service commission.
Out of 6S Topeka applicants for en-
1istment for the United States navy
within the past two months. are now
in the naval service. In September, So
young men applied for enlistment and
three were accepted and sent to Kan
sas City. In November, 80 men applied.
8 were sent to Kansas City and one
was rejected there. Under new law
that went into effect September 1, all
applicants were forced to bring age
certificates signed by parents or guar
dams. This has cut down the list of
eligible men for the navy bureau be-
cause Of failure to procure proper birth
certificates. w. H. Essig Is in charge
OF the local recruiting station.
The question of whether street