The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-30
on Social Problems-Minimum Wage

on Social Problems Wage
Law"
Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney. Morton Albaugh, clerk
of the federal court, and J. r. Harri-
son, United States marshal, are in Kan
for new trial filed by the MounDays
before Judge John G. Pollock.
F. J. Evans. formerly with the Santa
F'e in Topeka, has been promoted, to the
superintendency. OF the Clovis division
of the Santa Fe. Evans has been train
master at this point for some time. He
Is succeeded as trainmaster by J. b.
Briscoe. chief dispatcher at Clovis.
Eggs are inclined to be more plen-
tiful on the local market than has
been the case for some months. The
average price at which fresh country
eggs are being retailed is thirty-five
cents. The price does not drop with
any degree of rapidfty.
A meeting OF the new membership
committee of the Commercial club will
be held Saturday. The committee will
go through the fOrmality Of electing
Frank Curry as chairman. Mr.. Curry
has been tireless worker ON the COM
mittee in the last year. and he is the
popular choice for the place.
Marian Wharton of Chicago will
speak at the Grand opera house Sun
day afternoon on Love and Bread. >"
The address will be given under the
auspices Of the Central Y. M. c. A..
Both men and women are invited to
attend. The address will be given at
8 O'Clock. There will be special music
A rumor in Topeka today to the ef-
feet that scores of employees in the Of
fice of J. F. Mitchell, ticket auditor of
the santa Fe.. had been relieved of their
Jobs owing to financial stringency on
the road. was denied this afternoon by
ders to retrench. I am happy to say
he said I'VE are not cutting down our
forces in this office"
Interest in the business mems volley
ball league at the Central Y. M. c.. A.
Is increasing. There are numerous on
games Saturday evenings. Saturday
! at 5:15 O'Clock the "Y" team will play
| the M" team. These teams now tie
for first place. Later in the evening
the c. team will clash with team
"A" The latter teams are tied for the
tail-end position.
The dormitory Of the Provident as
ISOLATION was filled to overflowing
Thursday with transients who are in
the city looking for employment. II
was necessary to let a few Of the 25
men who applied for shelter to sleep in
the gymnasium room. The labor stu
alton as concerns local jobless men IL
improved. but there are more transients
mere than has been the case this sea-
son, and there is no work for them.
I A dinner for new members Of the
boys department of the Central Y. M
! c. A. will be held at o'clock thia
! evening. It is expected that 35 young
sters will be present. Mrs. JOSEPH
Reisner will give q reading after the
dinner. Harry Bone, one of the boys
will tell of gymnasium work. Stafford
! Thacher will speak Of the pool and
game rooms. Dewitt Lee will tel
about the hikes that the boys fre.
quently take.
DR.. Walter H. Wedding will speal
before the class in first aid to the in
Jured that will be organized at ,
o'clock Saturday night at the Centra
7. M. c. A. He will tell of the i'm
portant functions of the human body
and will give a few general direction,
relative to first aid. The new class il
wrestling will meet at o'clock Al
the same hour the concluding game il
the church basketball league will b,
played-Walnut Grove VS.. Secont
United Presbyterian. The contest will
decide second place. The First Con
gregational team has already won frs
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