The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
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Ars w. c. Day reports that one OF
her hens Matched Is chickens yester-
day at her poultry plant at 1884
Guthrie street.
The Knights and Ladies Of Labor
have taken out a permit to put in a
new front to the business building at
130O Quincy street.
Damage to the amount Of SIS was
done by a fire Of unknown origin at
the home Of s. p. Hawkins. 1417 Jack
son street. yesterday afternoon.
Harry H. Lewis, who has been man
ager of the Merry Optical company's
wholesale branch at Dallas, Texas, has
Reardon company OF Dallas. Mr.. Lewis
IL well known in Topeka.
The recent cold weather made no
difference with the price of eggs at
local stores. The standard price to-
day is thirty cents a dozen. Several
cut price stores. however. are selling
them at twenty-eight cents a dozen.
A number Of children who have ap-
piled for clothing at the Provident As
sociation have had to be turned away
as the supply is practically exhausted.
Particularly shoes, dresses for girls.
and trousers for boys are needed at the
present time.
Raymond Robins Of Chicago. the
well known social aervice worker. will
6lN0 OH auOIS w 0QuS8QAy A1&QI DC.
fore the Brotherhood of the Central
Congregational church. All men in
terested IN hearing Mr.. Robins are
invited to do SO.
Serving a six months Jail sentence
for selling liquor. william Briggs was
appointed a trusty by Chief Ross for
good behavior this morning. The
chief has the power to appoint two or
more TRUSTEES to keep the police sta
ton in good repair.
Josiah Ross, chief Of police, this
morning issued an order to the police
ordering them to arrest all motorcy-
clists who are running their machines
without drivers licenses. several
have been brought to the station by
the police and requested to get the Ii
censes without delay.
The sermon at the revival meeting
at the First Christian church Sunday
night was on "Our Responsibility"
quartet and chorus singing. There
will be no service tonight, as the evan
gelists are in Meriden, but the meet
ings will be resumed Tuesday.
In the course of an address at the
First Baptist church Sunday night in
Gordon showed. pictures of the city and
county jails on the screen. that gen.
tleman gave the city prison a "black
eye.' He termed it a slaughter house
for wounded souls and blind"
A record number of transients were
housed at the Provident Association
dormitory in January, according to the
statement for the month-49z persons
In January, 1919, but 203 persons were
given Accommodations. In the month
430 articles OF clothing were given away.
The number OF persons given employ
ment was 108. 80
The enrolment at the high school
for the present school year Is already
approximately LAS. Last year the
was but 1855. Students are enrolling
in the school almost daily and 1t is ex-
pected that the total figure for the
year will be more than one hundred
in excess Of last year.
The volley ball contest among the
business men at the Central Y. NJ. C.
A. is getting more interesting all the
time. Each team has played ten
games, and there are now three teams
tied for the first place with percent
age of 500 games won. They are
teams "Y," IN" and c." Team "A''
has won but two out Of ten games.
A mass meeting of the Walfare
league will be held at the First Metho-
dist church next Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. Theodore Hanson will speak
at the meeting and outline a tentative
program Of action for Topeka Mrs.
C. T. u, will also be speaker. The
meeting will be open to the general
public.
Petitions placed in many local stores
late Saturday asking the merchants to
close their respective places of busi-
nights :nd at o'clock II possible. are
being signed rapidly. At one promi-
nent grocery store there were 50 sign
ers up to noon today. The plan Is to
place a petition in every store in the
city. Forty Of them were placed Sat-
urday.
H. B. Wilson. superintendent of
city schools, will speak tonight at the
session OF the Topeka Training School
for Sunday School Workers in the
Methodist church on the subject.
''The Child and the Development of
His Personality The Bruce ANS
barry lecture will be given at the same
utes later than announced, in order
to give the teachers time to finish
their work.
A religious survey Of Topeka will be
started this week under the auspices
of the evangelistic committee of the
Topeka Federation OF Churches of
which the Rev. Ralph Ward is chair
man. The city has been divided into
districts and these will be assigned to
workers who will visit every home and
obtain the desired information. Cards.
which were prepared by Zenas L. Por-
ter, the Russell-Sage expert who was
recently in Topeka. will be used in the
work.
The Central Y. M. C. A. ranks high
In membership as compared with 9TH
er institutions of its class in this coun-
try. The total membership of the To-
cal association Is approximately 1,457.
The membership is compared with the
noDulafion of the citv. The cost of the.
Central association per one hundred
members Is STATS. while the average
in other cities from which statistics
were procured is $2,05O. The current
expenses of the local association for q
year were $21,446 as against an aver
are of al 501 for other cities