The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Potato bugs are reported to be I'M
usually thick in Topeka and vicinity
this spring.
The volleyban contests Wednesday
and Saturday evenings at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. will be the finals in the
spring tournaments.
The Central Y. NJ. c. A. circus paid
out and there was enough money to
spare to pay off an Indebtedness on
the gymnasium bleachers.
The welcome of the recent rains is
not unanimous. Orchardists who
have trees to spray are handicapped
by rain in fighting insect pests.
Topeka is the only city in the coun-
try standing on top of her baseball
list with a percentage of 1000. How
long will it last, how long will it last?
]. r. Johnson, the Oakland auto
agent for Topeka, reparts the sale of
Oaklands to Mrs. Ben Diment, Sixth
and Fillmore, and Theodore Forbes of
North Topeka.
The Topeka Automobile club will
meet at the Commercial club quarters
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. All
urged to attend.
Tomorrow will be the opening day
of the Western League baseball season
in Topeka. 1t is Topekas chance to
indicate herasupport to the new base
ball administration.
The Nazarene revival mission needs
money, old clothes and groceries, for
the poor. We have fed and clothed
SO poor men, women and children in
the last year'-Rev. D. E. Blaklelsy,
president
An open meeting of the Highland
Park grange will be held at the High
land Park school house Tuesday eve
ming at 8 O'Clock. DR.. S. ]. Crum-
bine will make an address on "Hy-
giene and Health.
The Commercial Club Bulletin urges
the members of the club to support
both the proposition for a special tax
levy to make possible a free gate at
the state fair. Topeka, and that of
using voting machines in Shawnee
county, both of which will be decided
May Is by the people.
From the standpoint of the future
the Riddles " pledges to Washburn
college of 81 each in annual INSTALL
Eents of 25 cents are worth several
times much as the same amounts
from adults, for each pledge means
loyal supporter of Washburn in the
next generation of citizens.
A spring between Seventeenth
street and the north line of the Wash
burn college campus, which has not
the thirst of many of Washburn's stu
dents of early days, has again become
active. A fair sized stream of water
trickleS from the parking to the paw
ing and flows down the gutter.
There was a notwithstanding at the
city hall today. Hereafter the official
title of policewomen will be something
else. They will be officially known as
welfare workers. An ordinance
amending another ordinance by
changing the words police women to
welfare workers" was given passage
by the mayor and commissioners.
An ordinance creating the position
of city bacteriologist was given second
reading by the city commission today.
Provision is made that the person
holding the position must pass an ex-
animation under direction of the head
of bacteriology at Washburn college,
the secretary of the state board OF
health, and another expert to be
named by the city commissioner of
parks.
At meeting of the city commission
today, w. L. Porter, city commissioner
of parks, requested that action on
ordinance creating the position of city
health officer be postponed, explain
ing that a state convention of city
health officers is to be held in Rose
dale this week and that he will attend
the meeting and probably obtain ideas
to incorporate in the ordinance. His
request was granted and the ordinance
referred to him.
A local factory manufacturing orna-
mental metal goods is in need of more