The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11


Emery.
John Barrett whose house at 1925
Fillmore. caught fire in a mysterious
manner Monday night and who by
charging Mrs. Eva SmelZer with set
ting the fire brought down an ava
lanche of publicity regarding his af-
fairs, appears to have suffered I'M
justly, according to officials. Barrett
has but the one wife, the one he mar
ried last Sunday, and has assisted
officials in every way possible to ID
cate the blame for the fire in his
house.
S t Howe, chairman of the Kan
sas state tax commission and presl-
dent of the National Tax association,
today announced the appointment of
H. B. F. MacFarland, former com
missioner of the District of Columbia,
and NJ Markham Flannery, special at
torney of the federal trade commits
sion, as delegate and alternate to rep
resent the association at the Pan
American Scientific congress, to be
held in Washington, beginning De-
cember 81.
Miss Fung Hin Liu. the first Chinese
woman to have thorough preparation
for leadership among her people, viii
speak at the First aptist church sun
day at Il o'clock. Miss Liu is a grad
uate from Wellesley and also holds
degree from Columbia university She
is on her way to China to begin work
as an instructor on the faculty of the
Canton Christian college, an 1nterde-
nominational institution. She will DC
supported by the young women az
Vassar college.
Complaint was filed with the sani-
tary department of the city by Mrs
Mary Kaczynski, of 329 Jackson street,
this morning concerning the tupei
culosis tent in the back of the Provl-
dent association. This, she alleges, is
a nuisance The tuberculosis tent is
the only place in Topeka, where a
consunIptive may stay, saws WIS. \.
B. Thomas, of the association Il mere
are no other accOmm oda tons tof
them AID we now have a man here
waiting for a chance to get into the
state hospital"
Enlistment for the building squad
for the Bob johnson tabernacle Will
commence tomorrow afternoon at the
Railroad Y NJ. c. A. meeting Tor
men and women will be held at 8
o'clock Mrs. ]. NJ. Gurley will SPEAK
to the women and several BUSINESS
mon are slated for talks to the men
The first fellowship lunch will be
served at the Central Y. M C. A sun
day afternoon following the address by
H O. Caster. The speech VIII be
-,2ade at $3.50 o'clock.
The address of the afternoon at the
Sorrow lodge, which will be held TOT
deceased members OF topeka loaE i11
No. II, A F. & A. NJ, tomorrow, VIII
be made by the Rev. George M.
Geisel. The services will be held at
Masonic temple. Members of the
lodge who have died during the year
are: J. NJ. Scutz. j. Copeland COR
Charles H. Rhodes, E c. Dibble, John
Elliott, J. Lee Knight, John D. Nc
Cune and Luke Rockford.
Victims of loan sharks are being
sought for by the Provident associa-
ton and relief is administered imme-
Tfa.E-
People who are paying more than 10
per cent a year interest are paying
above the legal rate, according to
Mrs. c. B. Thomas. and are eligible TO
relief. There are thousands of dollars
of money loaned at usurious interest
in ToDeka. she SAYS and should the
lender be detected in his actions he is
liable to not only lose all the interest
but one-half of the face value of the
note.
]. NJ Myers. deputy United States
marshal arrested a man named John
Smith on the Fort Riley reservation
this morning and will take him to
Kansas City to hold for the grand jury
which meets in January. Smith is
charged with trespassing on govern
ment reservation, after he had been
ordered off by the officer in charge.
The marshaTs office here does not
know what the specific offense is but
in most cases of this character the
accused has been ordered off the
reservation for chopping wood or cut
ting hay belonging to the government.
Degrees will be conferred on four
candidates at the past masters BAN
quet tonight given by Topeka lodge
No. IT, A. F. and A. M. at Masonic
temple. The degree work will be put
on by past masters: John Myers,
Cleveland, 1906; Early Written Pom
dexter, 1900; George William McClel-
land, 1913; Samuel R. Remington,
1864. Bryce McAurtrie. 1881. Fred
erick ADAMS Rehkopf, 1907; Nathan
Brumsey Thompson, 1914: Pardee
Allen Howe, 1901; Chester Burns
Reed, 1896; Elisha Hoffman Ander-
son, 1908; Frederick Adams Rehkopf,
1907; William Edgar Atchison. 1903;
Julius Scott Clark, 1889; Daniel Vert
NelIis, 1878; George Morgan Eagle,
1895; LaRoy Mcclellan Penwel, 1911
James Brown DoncySon, 1910; Will
liam Ambrose Powers, 1908.