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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
TO SEE PRIVATE PLAY
PASTOR ACTS WAITER
Young FRISCO Preacher Serves
Soup So Wei Friends Don't
Recognize Mn.

san tTtaNCIHCo. Got Ia--1ls
slss ssss ~ piay $40 oaiy ssrye- a.
walter"
The 10 a nss reading ~ ths nsv
AGA f.frin. I,astaf ~ ths Chureh q
~ Mar the Nhsln. wlin ~ Order ~
80 a iilaY sFtsd ~ p v aitff fuf utsfil.
nual cutting a. thsif f4rtu tn the
fyoihiiia cot from lockwood city.
Men be had married aud whoea
children Ne had rhristsnsd didn't
r.csEnirs him. lis wore q false mus.
,arhs ana . walters Jacket. snd he
dealt s1up from the elbow withuut
splitting n and passed unnotired
The story hiss only lust leaked out
among hi- psfishivnsrs
Tho Young pastor Sas very dssifou-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
STATEN ISLAND NOTES.

The Woman Suffrage Party, OF
which Mary OTIS WILCOX is the local
chairman. viii hold mass meeting
IN the German club Rooms. staple
ton, tomorrow evening, which will
be addressed by CITY Chamberlain
Henry Bruere and william O. Will
cox. The chalrmen OF various other
political bodies have accepted invita-
lions to bo present.
Prof. Carter Troop of Chicago TINT
Nerslty Will lecture on Itostand's
"Cyrano de Bergerac" and "Chante.
cler" In the Deems Chapel, wcster-
leigh, this evening. There will be
music by Joseph VANITY on the vio-
lin and Mrs. W y. Edwin on the pipe
organ.
John ID. Paling. after making an
automobile trip from Los Angeles in
twenty-five days, Is staying with his
brother-in-law. ". y. Thompson, OF
Westerleigh.
A harvest dinner dance will take
place tomorrow evening at the Staten
Island Club. st. George. The patron
esses are: Mrs. Charles Barton, Mrs
William w. Bryan. Mrs. Emile De
Planque. Mrs. A. Lincoln Eglinton,
Mrs. Henry A. Murphy. Mrs. Charles
Roome Parmele. Mrs. Thomas +. Pat
terson, Mrs. William II. Pouch, Mrs.
George Quirk and Mrs. r. j. Shriver.
A mass meeting 10 protest against
the big European loan was held at
the German Club Rooms. Stapleton.
last night. Among those who took
an active part were Fedor Schmidt.
Willy SonntaR. Edusrd G. Meurer.
Charles Kappes. Otto Lindemann,
Ernest wehncke. J. Edward Stake
and Herman c. Hagedorn.
A musical and literary entertain
ment will be given In Public School
No. 10. Grant Street. Tompkinsville.
tomorrow evening. under the aus
pieces OF the Educational Music and
Dramatic Institute OF New York.
The engagement is announced by
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. j. r. Proud OF Port
Richmond OF their daughter Ruth
Esther to Louis w. Hartung OF sta
pleton.
Mrs J. y. Barnes and son. Francis,
are the guests Of Mrs. Il. 7. Ashman.
at Goshen, y. Y.
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MAY TAX ALL BRITISH
HALF THEIR INCOMES
Fnlgtial Secretary Tells People
They Must Pay Staggering
Cost of the War

LONDON, oct. 1.-THE man who
did not study the ideal Of having half
hn income available for the state
was not doing his duty. said Edwin
Samuel Montagu. Financial Secretary
10 the sury, IN replying In the
House ot Commons yesterday TO critl.
clsms Of the new taxes imposed by
tho budget or Reginald Mckenna.
Chancellor Of the Exchequer Mr..
Montagu in his speech dwelt upon the
magnitude of the burden cast upon
the country by the war.
Mr.. Montagu added that the cuun-
try had not yet bent itself to the task
OF meeting the obligations imposed by
burdens which involved an expendi-
ture amounting To not less than two
thirds Of the entire estimated nl.
tional yearly income. Therefore 1t
followed, he said, that every citizen
ought to be prepared to put no less
than half his current income at the
disposal OF the state. either by tax or
loan.
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Burs rowssroxt. ENDS lIFG
r.s~s.. Aztec s.ss-ss stss sse~s
asssss.s as. Hr.@s.l

FTtrENFf = o.. oct ts--sNstf
'fip a. Mitchell a. pufehass . efse
tnmhsions sna order "a insefipfie.
caTFsd upaH its Shaft gaha Khlsrs. .
FfaHiassi farmer here. ssi bseskfass
faf be ia chiidFeu ana ssnt th~-s
oufdoofs. ioekine the deor hehin1
them when the ehiiarsn brsks n
several hsufs istsf they founa their
father nd tied = rups round his neck.
ioopsd "a otsf q stair fail anf thee
had bloNn uff the top ~ his hsaf
aith q shoiEun note Was foaa1
srfanEinE foF HE funsfai n rs-
qurrtrd that no seTFirss bs held
Three weeks earlier hFs Ehisrs
left home because ~ charssa bfousht
arainsi hsr ~ hsr husband
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
MISS RAY BENROCf
lSRUNDONN BY AUTO
ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE
"Amentan Venus" Is Reported
NOi Seriously Hun as ne.
suit Oi Accident.

Me- hay n'ssrdss trown 80 ths
-An,sucan v"nus.s snd q s..tsf -
kuhns hsFsTidsf. aoisd sruiptor.
10 TsoossfiuE To- day from iajurlss
-'o"i'ed When she wss hii ~ an 80
'omo-is a. Ninsiy seventh street
shd Mv'rs.ds Drive. last night
Mis- Bsvsndrs has been touring
ne country a. pro German bee.
luref and soult have returned 20 Ned
'ross S0rk Ia Germany this week N
hef passport had not been held up
She 10 staying IN the home % Mrs.
NJ y CroSoil. No. go Riverside
Drive Last evening. with ". L.
'roSoll. a son of Ars. Crowell. aud
'haries Z'ising. che started a. cross
20 the park walk
Frank Delnar. an auto salesman.
Vas on his way 10 the HON. % Mrs.
Raymond Penheid. 40. gss Riverside
Dr.w. In an electric limousine. Misa
icyeridge became confused aud
stepIed In front ~ the machine, the
inudtuard knocking her down. sho
vas carried back "a the Crowell
apartment and found to have "a laccr-
ated Inee and Commissions " the arm.
and bdy.
Delnar was stopped by Detective
StepaL guard Of Mayor Mitchell.
whose home Is block away. but Miss
Beverage declined TO make com.
plant.
Miss Beverages father. PhllO Jui-
son B,yeridgc. Of Los Angeles. will
arrive to-day 20 take up the matter
~ obtaining her passport. which IL
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HAWAIIAN BROS HOLD
LONG FLIGHT RECORD


tioNoiA'Li' ct Z HIfas ~ Iis.
~ah huid go rtsaTa fuf ths ions.si
sas'ainsi niFhts 40 the i'ssihc. e. 10
oufdinH ~ Nsds " Coaks. assistani
hioioEis, a. The iirpartm.ni ~ Asri.
'uiiuf. at Washington.
a niEht = f.coo miles srsins InrTsdi.
lie. 1st golden pipsef sandsriinrs.
turnsienes. bfls,is-thiThsd cufievs
aud ~anisrinF iattiers. usually found
In tho Hawaiian Islands and on rschs
sud reefs ~ size rrrt~ard ~ ths
group. make the nEht 10 Alaska
without a stop That they frequently
cover tho dls'sno. IN foTty eight
hours has been sscer.ained in recent
laysst
Many migratory birds Slich breed
be- Alaska winter IN the Hawaiian lei.
ands Tho Pacihc golden ployer Ia
rsputed to ~ day and night 10 com
pleie iis migratory Journey from the
colder 10 the warmer lniitudes
How superior the birds mechan-
Ism" says Mr.. Cooke. IS to that Of
the best aeroplano yet made These
fcathered aeronaut. remain In tho
afr several times az Ions az the
longest endurance test Of the most
modern acceptance.
Less than two ounces % tusl ~ tha
form OF body fat sufiices To carry the
bird at high speed over 1000 nile
course To bo equally economical a
l,OOO-pOund aeruplane would have 20
use a single pint Of gasolin. Ia fyins
twenty miles. instead of the gallon
now used by the latest models"
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DR.. MOHR LEFT 100000.
Administrators Nnmed-Qaa.hing Of
indictments Asked.

PROVIDENCE Il. l.. Oct. lA--pnc
Mohr case was considered In two courts
In this city to-day. This morning In
the Superior Court. attorneys for the
negroes. Cecil Victor Brown and Henry
spellman. filed a motion to quash the
indictments against them. as we'll as
against Mrs. Elizabeth +. Mohr, the
widow Of DR.. Mohr VINO was murdered,
and George w. Heals. the chauffeur.
This afternoon In the Municipal Cour;
where all matters OF probate In the city
are disposed Of. Arthur J. Gushing,
counsel for Mrs. MoEr. and George HUI,
ley. both Of whom have been acting ne
co'custodians OF the MohT estate since
the resignation OF Mrs. Mohr as Gus
todian. were appointed administrators
Oh petition OF the widow.
The valuation placed on the estate
was 100000.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
SETH LOW IS OPPOSED
TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE

SETH Low In an open letter To Mis-
Alice Hill Chittendcn. President u the
New York Association Opposed To
Woman Suffrage. objects 10 the vote
for women on the ground that "a d.
lutsd electorate al a critical period In
our history, by reason of the Euro.
pean war. must bo bad for the state ."
lie admits that women ny expert
once may hccum" A. generally NJ Ia
exercise the suffrage as are men" hut
contends that they would not immedl-
ately he M well equipped for the dis
charge of this duty. hence the danger
at this moment
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
ART MUSEUM NEEDS FUNDS.
asr~.i. 60. so.. s.sssr. - oss-r
,s s.L- rsr.hss...

To.days bulletin % the he,ropoli.
.an Museum ~ AT appeals for an
increase In che annual membership
= that Institution The present cn.
Huiment which carries dues Of 80 a
year. is 2.2s2, against a former year
average 81 $500.
A. a result the activities % the
museum have been abridged and
general funds heretofore available
FOR purchases have perforcs been
turned 90 maintenance account. pur.
chases now being limited 10 endow.
ments whose income In specifically
restricted Ia that purpose.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
GIRL FIGHTS WITH BURGLAR.
tni,-rsity student Leaps From b-d
onto Intrud~r'. Neck.

BERKELEY. cal, oct. t -. MisE
Edna l.. Reeves OF Ukiah. a student at
the University OF California. battlcd
for hfteen minutes the other morning
with a burglar In her bedroom.
Miss Reeves. awakened. saw the bur.
gluT crawling on all fUurs She Jumped
from bed and landed ON the mans neck
She called to Miss Laura Hampton. her
roommate. to gusii the windows aud
then gave her undivided attention Ia the
burglar.
they fought through a glass door to
~ sitting room, into thedining room aud
then into the kitchen There the burg
lar got away through window. Miss
Reeves was considerably bruised, bat
uaN
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
SNAKES IN SCHOOL LOCKER.
scare Girls, Who Now Pick steps
Because some Escaped.

LA CROSSE. Wis, Oct. l4-Normsl
School msidens are walking oireum-
specify since the discovery OF nest OF
so-csllad water noccasins. deposited in
a locker by q reptilian mother evidently
anxious TO obtain education for her
family.
There was real excitement when tho
nest OF small reptiles was discovered
SNAKES darted out and about the hoor
and there was q scramble some Of the
snakes met violent deaths, but ,evernl
wriggled into holes .; safety, TTCagc tns
circunspsction.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
GIRL KILLS BIG BROWN BEAR.

PIKE. Cal, oct li.--hs a hunter Of
big game Miss Mile clcrkin OF this
place has no superior among either
sex in California. She does not stop
at deer or wildcat. but enjoys hunt
for the big brown bears.
At the Gale ranch the other day
Miss clerkin brought down big
bear that weighed between 500 and
600 pounds. She Is not the type Of
girl one would expect TO find In
big game hunter. She is slight sad
Of nervous temperament and spends
much OF her time reading.
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OLDEST RED CROSS MEMBER.
Il Pointed Cap, CnnndiDn Indian
Who at los sends Portrait.

OTTAWA, Can. Oct IA novel pic.
ture has been received by sir Robert
Borden, the Canadian Premier. and
forwarded by him TO the local Red Cross
rooms. II IL that OF the oldest member
OF the Red Cross Society In the world
and at that Western Indian. Pointed
Cap. who belongs 20 the File Hills In
dian reserve in Saskatchewan He will
be one hundred and eight years old on
Nov. IL next
The eAta olshment OF branch Of the
Red Cross Society for these Indians
shows how deeply the people OF all
classes in the Dominion are interest ed
In the war and eager TO find a way OF
lending assistance.
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'fleHTIns PRIEST PUTS
Two Down IN BATTLE
Dclncn Nlciim Tfom Assailsnit
avs Plillemsn Fina, ono Car
tive ans ma Oihsr rissfnr

ftfttirs Faih. fT.Hr nfpfau -
So HssHaafs Hiestsn 81 ~ ti1 We
street sss siruiIius siuts go rssI fiaut
lnff issI IIEHf shaI b. sss tsa uss.r
ssfiaf $3.50 Boz Fs price fHsilsd to 80
10 ufanf HsHlsfEn nee Thia uian go
asnf and ihs aiiisi tsu - ufau 80
u.#fHf
rli.ffutsn ~ \ aitf tee hlufks asat.
sar filH prirFi sas tsTiuF efafsn
hsn hf srfltfd Hf fhs Ecu. ~ found
fNf Information 81 sfufT iafhsf n
frath had bHfh uisn ausu ltF 80 go
finF un Nnf anf f.f ufhrf 49, tirafifH
il.asf 80. auut hit nis ssala
o. \ iFhf tuuff thsf save thslf nsfnss
as ffans Dudb tsauii asisilt tsaff uld
and tuhn nisaaun. Thirty. bufh q ~
.uf Wee street Mes strats MrQaads
sfni them 20 to Noftlsouss fnf ten
iaYs co. dlssri~ft, sandu-i
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FARMER LOST IN OWN FIELD.
Cane SO High Tie Missed wny aud
wandered for Hours,

SMITH CENTER. kan. oct. IL
Win Perry. AN aged well to do farmer
south Of this city was completely lost
when he drove into "A large cane field
on his own farm on his way home In
u buggy. The cane stands more than
ten feet tall.
Perry lost all sense Of direction. and
he and the team wandered aimlessly
around for several hours. At 10 o'clock
his family became alarmed. and the
When found at \. NJ. Perry was badly
chilled and bewildcred.
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rs. fhs sIaFli - tnata~ 1<>-
suliiy cluA fis sas - . r~<1I&ne
- - rluh sna tnsllafluns ~~<< -
trnaee nuig q oui - .lneH western n
- taftsrf fwFsn enIls1r1 xf<t u
eene - satrn waatrFs 90 80 <s<Wn<
f,Fseealnf So pFuwntnfIom - -
I,lsf sna pen~~t ~ sssuins un<<-
iartsd
Aisa. ~ .~- n. paay \. ~..s -
80 and tfhet o.
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BOY, 10, ENTERS UNIVERSITY.
sends Second Young
Genius 10 Chicago.

CHICAGO. Oct, h,--Students and
faculty Of the University Of Chicago
are expecting much OF BENJAMIN Perk OF
Indianapolis. thirteen years and four
months old. who has registered as a
freshman perk was graduated Ia 81
spring from tine INDIANAPOLIS M-nual
Training High School and was awar,le /
scholarship at the university. He is
enrolled In the junior college of phlloso-
ply
Perk follows in the footsteps of
Harold Fishbein. Who came from In
dianapolis year ago at the age Of mr.
teen and has continued his reina rkable
record at the university. Perk is the
Youngest student ever matrlculated at
Chicago.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
SECRET SERVICE FORCE
WINS PRAISE or TAFT
Peseni system ffulalsy woiia
Have Saved ths { Ne - NRn.
fy IA-Frc,ileni Declare,

Nisstiaa ~ ssufsi E.rstn. sasfas
90 enc t'FssItrut "a i'fesilsif Tar
ssia Ia be -sos,nd i.riafs 81 C,is-lbs
tnlssfrity iari uifht that tns -
s@ssinsiion ~ Irssiasht Nsk iair5
vouid l,rahaiiil hatf is..n rfys.ntsd
" the Issssnt system he'd Thea 'rc.n
in fore
Afsassinattau 81 thfus pffaII ne
led tunfress o. make IfuFiaIsn &C.
ssrfsi r.TNtcs riafds. NJ Ter said
"a hiis i'Fssldsnt I eas nsFrr sun.
iuus ~ am prrHsnal anxiety be-
larru crowds. 81 Congress .tuuld
have bssn quite d'fsiirt 90 had DE.
rrEardsd The f.gnfa."
Mr.. Tar rseommsndsd In the lee
iufs thai tnriubsfs 20 the Cabinet BE-
gwen sCr.ss 90 the noof - each
House IN Congress. o. tntfodars
measures. advocate their paasaEo.
answer dusfitons and enter into DE-.
bate. without the rsht 10 vote
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
FIRE ROUTS 81 FAMILIES.
Police order scores Ia stree, Dur
IsE second A,ess~ Bias..

Thlfty-tSo families residing Al No.
700 Second Avenue and Nos 243 and
as East Forty-nrst street were ordered
out Of their homes by the police at 3
o'clock this morning while IRE WAS
burning ia an old frame building ut
Forty first Street ana second Avenue.
There u second hand furniture
store on the ground noor of the building
The three upper floors are vacant and
IN. IRE II supposed To have been caused
by men who had gone into the place 10
sleep The damage was about 5000
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14
NEGRESS DIES AT AGE OF 1877.
Aunt MehaIia Gibbs, Memphi. Seer.
Was Constant smoker

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Oct. H.--Aunt Me-
halia Gibbs, known by statistics to be
the Oldest negro In the Southern
States. has died at the age OF 1917
years. Her baby child II Eiiza Gibbs.
aged seventy. who has number Of
grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren.
Aunt Mehalla was known to most
of the white population OF Memphis
as fortune teller. She was n con-
slant smoker and said smoking pre-
served her health.
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FOX TERRIER MOTHERS PIC.

OWENSNILLE, Ind, Oct. it-De-
prived OF her newborn puppies, a fox
terrier dos belonging Ia George simpson
Of this town has adopted a little re-
her own, And the pig grunts approx
ingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
OAKLAND NOTES.
items for this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State Journal office.

The choir of the Oakland Presby-
terrain church will meet with Miss
Irene Oakley in AFTER avenue for prac-
tice Friday night at O'Clock.
Miss June Nelson has returned to
her home in Wamego, after a short
visit to Miss Grace Campbell here.
The regular monthly business and
social meeting of the Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the Oak
land NJ. E. church was held this aft
ernoon with Mrs. c. H. Buck in Sum
ner stree
The Jolly Oakland Crowd will meet
Friday night with Miss Marguerite
BiWe in Wabash avenue.
The Ladies Aid society of the Oak
land Christian church met this after
noon with Mrs. c. NJ. Reaugh in Oak
land avenue. A food sale will be given
at the church Saturday afternoon by
the ladies of the church.
Mrs. Jennie Kirk of Harvard, Iowa,
is visiting at the ]. G. Huey and Belle
Shehi homes in Chester avenue
The regular monthly business and
social meeting of the Z. w. b. NJ. of
the Oakland Christian church will be
held Friday afternoon with Mrs. j.
Dronberg, corner Forest and Sardou
streets.
The agricultural class of the Oak
land high school held a corn judging
contest last Tuesday at the school.
Each student presented specimens OF
corn, which were judged by other stu
dents. High scores were made by Les
ter Goodell, Jasper Frazer, Howard
Winner, Iva Carothers. William Sher
man, Glenn Vanorsdol, Nonavee Her
schel, Florence Coorey, Elizabeth
Bannon, Ray Crews. Guy Frazier,
Herbert Brainerd, Viola Comfort. A
chicken judging contest will be held
the first of next week.
Mrs 5. V. Atwood entertained the
following members of the Busy Bee
club Wednesday afternoon at her
home in Michigan avenue: Mrs. Geo.
Gladfelter, Mrs. Glen Harmon, Mrs.
3. B. Bradfield, Mrs. Joseph Gerdom,
Mrs. Ira Hawver, Mrs Joseph Bower.
Mrs Martin Goodman, Mrs. Fred
Skidmore, Mrs. Ella Chaplin, Mrs.
Grant WEIGH. Mrs. A. E. Smith, Mrs.
Philip Meinhardt. The next meeting
will be held in two weeks with Mrs.
Ira Hawver in wabash avenue.
The Standard Bearers class of the
Oakland NJ. E. church gave a Hal
loween party for the members and
their families last Friday night at the
home of DIR. and Mrs. G. H. Ensign
About forty were present. Halloween
games were played during the evening
Furnaces at F'orbes-Adv.
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EAST SIDE NOTES.
tItems for this department may be
phoned to 3e15 or State Journal office.

The Royal Highlanders club will
give a social dance tonight in Security
hall
Mrs. Frank Hess entertained the
following members of the Golden Rod
club Wednesday afternoon at the
home of her mother, Mrs. a. F. Seiber,
in Madison street: Mrs. c. E. Ham
mon, Mrs. ]. H. Taylor, Mrs. Henry
Huber, Mrs. J. U. Williams, Mrs. Wal
ter Schein, Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs.
Claude Dougherty, Mrs. Harry Nc
Nair, Mrs. Charles Dougherty. Guests
were Mrs. c. E. Pyle and Mrs. w. A.
Wenton. The next meeting will be
held in two weeks with Mrs Claude
Dougherty 226 The Drive
Mrs. Edgar Thomas will entertain
the members of her bridge club Friday
afternoon at her home in Knox street.
Miss Eva Flintham will entertain
the members of the Westminster cir
Gle Saturday afternoon at her home
in Klein street
A social evening for the members of
the missionary society of the East
Side M. e. church and their families
will be given Friday night at the par
sonage, 707 Lake street
Mrs A O. Harper entertained the
members of the H. D. club Wednes-
land Park. Those present were: Mrs.
NJ A: Heffner. Mrs ]. w. Feldner,
Mrs. L. B. Harper, Mrs. w. c. Shaw,
Mrs. S. H. Sawyer, Mrs. D. v TAYLOR
Mrs. G. L. Stitt. Mrs E. d. Clifford,
Miss Florence Feldner and Miss GLADYS
Harper.
Miss Isabelle Cawker is reported i'm
proving nicely from an attack of scar
let fever.
Mrs. Willis Webb will return within
short time from Minneapolis Mimi,
where she is visiting relatives a few
weeks
The regular monthly business and
social meeting of the c. w B. NJ. of
the Third Christian church will be
held Friday afternoon with Mrs H. T.
Corwine in Woodlawn avenue, Potwin.
me members of the Vesta club will
meet with Mrs. NJ. Williams in Sumner
street Friday afternoon.
An all day quilting was held at the
Ihlrd Presbyterian church Wednes-
day by the following members of the
Mlzpah society: Mrs Harriet Gilyeat
Mrs 1, H. Ellenberger, Mrs. E. L.
Jones. Mrs. John Alexander, Mrs.
George Holden, Mrs. C. E. Cox, Mrs.
g. H. Flintham, Mrs. William Busby,
Mrs. Mary Weiss.
Mrs Cyrus Guthrie is entertaining
fish fry -
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'POSSUM DRIFTS IN
He Is Captured While Walking the
Streets, by Rad Lee.

Rad Lee, deputy county attorney, is
the possessor of 'possum captured
on the paved streets of Topeka.
Lee with his wife was driving along
Thirteenth street, between Clay and
Fillmore street, at the north end of
Central park Wednesday evening
when his horse suddenly SHE'D. A
dark object with a pointed snout re-
garded the vehicle and its occupants
from the curbing with blinking eyes
Its Il 'possum," volunteered Mrs
Lee.
Il got out of the buggy, pointed my
finger at the animal, said boo and it
toppled over apparently dead,'' Rad
Lee told members of the county at
torney's force today. II threw it in
the buggy ana took it home, despite
my wife's protests. Now 1 have a
'possum 1 don't want. 1 offered it to
Commissioner Porter for his zoo but
he already has four
VIII Anderson, who comes from
Kentucky, and says nothing is more
eatable than a 'possum cooked in
Kentucky style probably will be pre-
scented with the animal. Anderson is
the stenOgrapher in the county attor-
news office.