The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

City, Kan, a member of the house of
representatives from WyandOtte
county during the past two sessions
has been appointed as land valuator
for the physical valuation depart
ment of the interstate commerce COM
mission. He passed the civil service
exa mina-ioE and began work this
month
Manager f. l. Martling. of the
Crawford tneater wichita Kan. has
written 20 Manager Roy Crawford of
the Grand theGter that Daddy Long
Legs" the Christmas attraction in To-
peka, is a good show with splendid
company You can boost it as
good one writes Manager Martling.
The play was in Wichita last week
and did good business, s.
Fifty-three new members We're
taken into the Loyal Order of Moose
Lass night Tonight the closing meet
ing of the booster campaign will be
held at the Moose hall ending with n
dance in honor of Albert Wimsett,
national organizer fer the order.
Among those initiated last night were
Robert Stone. Marco Morrow, Asso-
ciate Justice John Dawson and Paul
Mcbride.
Eighty-four new members were
initiated into the Topeka Anti-Horse
Thief association. lodge 35S, last night
in the third meeting of the association
since organization Although few of
the new members own horses, the ac-
tiYity of the association in running
down automobile thieves has given car
owners an interest in it. The initiation
was conducted by President Tom Bot
kin. There are 10000 members in the
western states.
As many corporations are as i'll
managed as are private businesses,
according to John NJ. Kinkel. member
of the Kansas public utilities COM
mission. In his address last night on
Public Utilities before the Current
Topic club of the Central Y NJ c.
A Mr. Kinkel exploded the theory
that corporations were models IF eff
ficiency just because they were cor
porations. Although they are soulless,
nc said, the men mana giEg them are
just as prone to failure as are any
other men
Bunny" the white rabbit inocu
lated twelve days ago by DR.. Sara
Greenfield with serum made from the
brain of an alleged mad dog. is breath
ing his last. Sid Hercules. keeper of
the animate at Gage park. brought the
rabbit to the city building and he was
watched carefully this morning. Dr.
II. B. Wood, city physician, took a
Greenfield and Dr. Wood the rabbit
shows unmista<able signs of hydro
phobia and it is matter of few
hours until he will be dead
The activity of the legal committee
of the Provident association in chas-
ing down loan sharks has brought up
the question of poor peoples getting
loans. What will people do who must
have a loan?" asks Louis Floyd, the
secretary IF were going to put the
loan sharks out of business, whom will
they go to for money? The main rea-
son for the existence of loan sharks is
that there is no provision made for
poor people There should be some
organization in Topeka that would
take care OF the minor loans at a de-
cent rate of interest"
Fhe Birds Christmas Carol will be
played by the Topeka High School
Dramatic club Wednesday afternoon
in the auditorium An admission fee
OF ten cents will help fill the Golfers
of the treasury. The students who
will take part are: Eunice Broadly,
prologue; Margaret kirkpatrick, Carol !
Bird. Natalie Romans, Mrs Bird:
George Rourke, Donald Bird Way
land Durham, Uncle Jack: Mary
Christman, Elfrida Clifford, Marion /
Sqlires, Mrs. Ruggles; Mary Cars /
well, Sarah Maud; Walter Cole. Peter; I
Jeanette Gleed. Peoria; Lura Barnes
Kitty; Lawrence Myers, Clement: Paul /
Shrader. Cornelius; Dean Gibson +
Larry The story Of Act III will be I
read by Eunice Broadly. Miss H Mar /
garpr Roe Is the