The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-12

lara on IL lGAaruao on4onafon fpe -
nxnt ti1ne Tueeday morning. = M
teen-mtnute schedule WI b mA1u-
tained. This means that the PotWfn
Win b run Whsn neceAsAFy to care Tor
the traflc ON tho asylum line.
The DR.. Jehn n. D. John lectures
win begfn at the. First Aethodi1t
church Tuesday night Tho subject
VIII be, "A 0limpqe Of God in the MI
croocope." The lectures vim continue
until next Sunday night Herbert
Yeue1l the travelcgist. announced IT
the auditorium last week that he con-
siders DR.. John one Of the deepest
thinkers Of the day. There win be NO
admission Tee
Ten persons were housed In thu
dormitory Of tho Provident as.ocia-
ton Sunday night There arc many
transients In the city now who are
looking for work There arc not
enough jobs to go around among the
local working men. to say nothing o1
the transientA Four Topeka mon
who have families were given work in
the Uood yard today, and . dozen
others applied for work.
The now illustrated pamphlet re-
Gently issued by the passenger depart-
ment of the Rock Island Lines con-
tains 2. photograph OF the state house
in Topeka and information concerning
the capital city OF the state The
booklet IL distributed to prospective
passengers to California and illustrates
Chicago. Kansas City. Topeka. Ell
ance on the lines Of the road to the
! coast.
A. 3. Sweet, general manager of the
second district Of the Rock Island
Lines. with headquarters in Topeka,
has been given the private car used
formerly by John Sebastian, former
third vice president of the road Mr..
equipped on the Rock Island. was de-
uvered to him In Topeka today. The
general mAnager's Old car Will be used
hereafter by ]. b. Smalley, assistant
general manager at Topeka.
| The current issue Of the Railway
| Age-Caazette contains cuts and detaih
in connection with the Rock Island'o
recent purchase Of new motive power.
ALL Of the locomotives are In use on
the second district of the road and are
seen on the lines through Topeka. One
| engine, the 909 class, has been pic
tured and explained In detail in the
State Journal 1t il said to be the
largest passenger locomotive In. oper.
alton in the country today.
| In connection with its winter effort
to reduce expenses. the Santa Fe rail.
way has ordered q 'ssltcing' OF em-
ployees in the general offices in To-
peka- Clefks in many OF the omces
have been laid off with q promise Of
work when business picks up later In
the season. The recent action throws
/ employment. The road has oeen care
/ full in reducing forces where families
| were not seriou1ly affected.
i The largest crowd OF the Yeuell
travelogue series packed the Auditor
ium Sunday afternoon when ben
Hur" was the Offering. Saturday
night Panama canal pictures wera
sl.own. The pipe organ recitals were
q pleading feature of the series.
Taken an q whole the attendance al
the series was disappointing. The
travelogues were well worth while
from an educational standpoint a
we'll as that Of entertainment.
/ The December report of the To-
} peka Provident association, which wal
} compiled today, shows that the asso.
} citation had busy month. Articles oi
clothing numbering sos were givel
fawAy. This does not include the gar
ments that were sold in the rummage
j; room to those who were able to pay
!; a small price for their clothing. II
the month $50 men and three womeT
were given lodging In the dormitory
rooms Transportation was furnished
!, flve persons.
Speakers. for 7. NJ. C. A. vesper ser
Vices sunday Afternoons Tor the mex
, six weeks have been announced a
follows: January Is, Anna ". Rice
national secretary Y. w. c. A.. Th'
Bible and Everyday Living" Januar,
25, Miss Henrietta L. Gay of Scarfit
; Bible and Training school, india;
February 1, Mrs. NJ. r. McKirahan
} ''The Reality of Cod" February 8
Mrs. g. r. Worley '.The Meaning o
Prayer" February Is. Mrs. JohI
Currier, ''The Personal Battle:" Feb
ruary %, Mrs. G. H. Whitcomb, ''Th'
Living Temple"
Gilbert Fenton. OF Tojeka, field sec.
. retary Of the Kansas Christian Endea.
vor Union. has arranged for rallies t.
. be held In Kansas towns this month
The rallies are for the purpose Of slim
ulating interest in the slogan adopted
by the Organization this year-"HelI
! Our Church. The following II thu
, schedule Of rallies which Mr.. Fentor
: will attend: Abilene, Monday; McPher
I son. Wednesday: Kingman, Thursday
: Conway Springs, Friday; Wellington
Saturday and Sunday; Moline, January
: -: Eureka, January n: Yates Center
January q; lola. January -; Chanute
January 24-25: Moran, January q: For,
Scott, January u: Pleasanton, January
-. and PaoIa. January 20