The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20


three instructors OF the University OF
Kansas there will be correspondence
classes in English education and uni
verSlty algreba at the high school.
Anyone wishing to take the studies
can enroll in the classes tonight Prof.
H. G. Ingham, who organized the
classes, says it is not necessary for
persons enrolling to be graduates of a
university or high school
Private individuals. commission
houses and grocers of the city have
stored apples in one storage plant in
the city to the number of $4,000
oushels- There are that many apples
IN the plant of the Topeka Cold Stor-
age. Ice & Fuel company alone, &C
corolng TO statement of Hugh Hodg-
ms, manager Apples are still being
taken there for storage and he be-
lleVes the quantity will exceed 10000
oushels before the season is over.
New carpets and office furniture
mas been purchased for the state Ia
Dor commissioners office and the Of
noes or the labor department, factory
ana mime inspectors and free employ
ment bureau have been rearranged.
Removal of the public utilities com
mission to the fifth floor of the state
mousse made necessary a number of
changes and in the rearrangement of
the labor departments office rooms,
purchase OF new rugs and fixtures was
necessary
IN the membership campaign being
conducted by the Y. NJ. c. A. the
IWenty-third committee headed by Lee
SidWel has already secured it's allotted
number of new names and been re-
leased from duty The members of
the committee are: Judge A W. Ben
son, j. T Brink, H 3. Clayton, w E
J. Hodgins, Erwin Keller, Frank p.
MacLennan and H. s. Morgan The
twenty-first committee headed by ;.
a Maxwell, is second best
The case against OrvilIe Barr,
charged with assault, wherein Mrs
Florence Ffnan. 1888 Central avenue,
was the complaining witness, was dis
missed late Tuesday afternoon in the
court of Topeka by Judge Hugh
fisher Barr, who is an employee of
the Jewel Tea & Coffee company said
ne went to Mrs Finan's home to col
lect a bill and was met by the woman
who, he claims was armed with a
flat iron, a club and a beer bottle
Barr claimed that the case was a
frame-up.
A minstrel show and a dance were
given Tuesday night by the F. A L.
at Security hall. The affair was one
OF series of entertainments to be
given this winter by that lodge. The
snow was given by a company of local
talent known as Jack EIdred's Boot
black minstrels The BootbIack min
strels have only been organized a
short time J. E. Samuelson is or
ganizer and manager and the members
OF the company are Alvin Groom, Har-
ry Orr, Jack EIdred, Louis Stratemey-
er and Miss Helen McGiu. pianist
Six hundred people attended the
opening of the new hall of the As
Aid society at the Church of
the Assumption last night The con-
cert was musical and some vaude-
Vile acts were staged by members
The hall in the church has been WORK
20 over and new scenery added Mrs
Herman Greenbaum,- Miss Mary Sands.
r. N Lattner and Waldo Haywood
were the soloists- Miss Ceora LanL:am
was the dramatic reader and was as
sisted by Dale Rogers, violin; .. E
Harmon, trombone; Edwin Popenoe,
cello; Louis Kerle, bass vio1, and FL
ner OLSON, accompanist-
Indian herbs and hate of his en-
pioyer played prominent part in a
confession made to Hugh Larimer,
by Alvin Dudley, charged
with stealing a horse from his en-
pIoyer, C L Reed, a farmer living
south of Topeka Dudley was ar
rested in Missouri and was brought to
Topeka Tuesday by Larimer- Dudley
confessed that he was guilty Tues |
1ay afternoon, and claimed that Reed |
-cussed" him Then Dudley says he |
ate some of the Mayetta Indians Piute |
herb which increased his hate He had |
20 do something to get even so he |
stole his horse. he told Lariner.
The Topeka High School Athletic |
association is pushing athletics vigor- |
1usly this week and the organization /
has 500 members Each member is 1
assessed IS cents and given a button /
which he-or she's to wear at all 4
lines. The association is selling sea
ion tickets to the football games at !
20 cents and will try to keep dates"
o the games from occurring in order
hat the boy and girl members may sit |
part and howl vigorously. The presi-
daym Parsons; vice president, Ralph
treasurer, Paul Young; stu
lent managers, John TroxeH and Vir-
,inia Ketchen; cheer leader for the
iris, Louise Suit; boys cheer leader,
,urtis Nettles; assistant. Paul Mckee.
Following a lengthy hearing in the
curt of Topeka before Judge Hugh
fisher, the case of the state against
roscoe ShowaIter, charged with en-
excitement wherein it was alleged !
'howalter sold an auto belonging to
ohm WaShburn to Lon Beals. of Va
encia, and neglected to turn $3.50 of
he money over to Washburn, was dis
Missed. Evidence showed that !
here were several flaws in the
harges against ShowaIter. One of
he flaws that made the complaint
nlegal was the testimony that Wash
urn had never made demand upon !
he defendant for the money. 1mme-
lately after the case was dismissed
n amended warrant was served on
howalter- J. J. Schenck is attorney
or the defendent.
The Women's Missionary society of
ne English Lutheran church which
its meeting in Topeka Tues
ay at the Lutheran church, elected
ne following officers for next year:
resident, Mrs l. F. Troxeu of To-
eka; vice president, Mrs G. s. Brew
: of Abilene; second vice president,
Irs. Mamie T George of Kansas City,
To-; recording secretary, Mrs W. B.
Tinvernie of Atchison; corresponding
scretary, Mrs. A s. Myser of EN-
oria; treasurer, Mrs. H. RuskIe of
Taterville; historian, Mrs. o. T Peters