The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19

| front of the City Auditorium on the
night of May 8, has increased the re-
ward for information leading to the
return of the rig from $25 to $50.
Suit was filed today in the Shawnee
tcounty district courtsby the Santa Fe
Supply company, of Wichita, for
$34.67, alleged balance. due on freight
charges on shipments of brick in the
southern part of the state. =
The case of the state against Fran
cisco Navarro, charged with assault
on Augustin Alba, a deputy sheriff.
with intent to kill, was continued in
the Court of Topeka by Judge Hugh
Fisher until May 26. The case was
continued at the request of the plain
tiff.
night at Masonic hall. Admission Is
cents per couple. Ladies free.-Adv.
Roosevelt Barnes-not related to
either of the principals in the eastern
libel suits in trouble in the juvenile
court for delinquency. Ed Rooney
probation officer, says that Roosevelt
is not incorrigfble but a victim of cir
looking for home for the boy and
four others under jurisdiction of the
court.
lowing charges against him of liquor
law violations, was picked up today
by j. j. Holman, deputy sheriff, on
an order from Judge Whitcomb. Nc
has neglected to pay the costs in his
case.
County officials at the court house
continued to shiver this morning
After another effort to hold court,
proceedings in the case of Shepherd
against the Topeka Milling company
were again dismissed until 1 O'Clock
this afternoon, owing to the chilly at
mosphere in the second division court
room. A fire was started in the fur
mace about noon today.
Two negroes engaged in an argu-
ment in North Topeka at 1920
O'Clock last night with the result that
George Turner received several knife
wounds on the head, said to have been
given him by Albert Henderson. Hen
derson was arrested and brought to
the city Jail. He furnished bond for
his appearance in police court this
afternoon.
Big money saved by the Santa Fe
Tour Co. on first class. trips to the San
Francisco fair. See H. P Richards, 513
New England Bldg. P. 1524.-Adv.
The J. T. Botkin annual fishing
party has adjourned. The secretary of
state returned to the city today after
spending a week with several other
Topekans along Buffalo river in the
Ozarks in northern Arkansas. With
Mr. Botkin were Frank Organ, assist
ant state auditor, Col. r n Rain, as
sistant adjutant general and A. L.
Shultz of the State Journal. Felix
North, veteran campfirer, cooked for
the party.
The violation of the state eight
hour law by sub-contractors on a city
paving job at Abilene has started the
state labor department upon an in
vestigation of the situation all over
the state and a number of complaints
are being settled by orders of the de-
partment. The Abilene case involved
the work being done job in the
hands of Topeka paving company
and has resulted in the shortening of
hours put in by men who are doing
the grading. AS the Kansas eight
hour law applies to all sorts of public
work it affects all the municipal en-
terprises which employ labor.
A meeting of the teachers and Off
GERS of the Westminster Presbyterian
church will be held at eight o'clock at
the church Reports on the recent
state Sunday school convention will
be made.