The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-24
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AT HOME NEWS

Division No. of the Walnut Grove
Aid society will meet Wednesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. James Flowers, 1912
| Polk street.
Thomas Dunn. negro. who confess
! ed to the murder of Andrew Powell,
! three weeks ago, then pleaded not
guilty to the charge, was given his
preliminary in the court of Topeka to-
day He was bound over to the dis
trict court.
Members of the public utilities COM
mission are working today on ruling
which it is hoped will relieve the car
shortage prevalent in Kansas. 1t was
announced at the commission today
that the ruling would be ready some
time late this afternoon.
H. K. Dodge. deputy game warden,
charged with extortion and offering
to accept a bride from Ralph Diemler
and J. C. Wood Sunday, followed
their arrest for violating the Sunday
hunting statute. submitted to arrest
formally today and was released on
bond of $500.
After a brief hearing in the court of
Topeka today, Clifford Frost, a young
negro was bound over to the district
court for trial on the charge of man
slaughter. He is charged with con-
tributing to the series of incidents
causing the death of Ed Bennett in
the city Jail three weeks ago
Every one is urged to attend the IL
Illustrated lecture at the high school
auditorium tomorrow evening, to be
given by J. NJ. Switzer of Dayton, o.,
on the city manager plan of govern
ment for cities. The lecture will be-
gin at o'clock and will be held under
the auspices of the Topeka Rotary
club.
Reporting as it is done at K. U. will
be on exhibition during the State
Teachers association next month, &C
cording to an announcement made by
the department of journalism at Law
renee. A number of students will
come here again this year and pre-
pare stories of the big meeting for
the Topeka newspapers.
Pictures of two former Topekans,
both now famous in the movie world.
appear in the Motion Picture Mail"
this month. One is that of Don
Thompson. war photographer. Thomp-
ors used by the allies in the trenches
The other is a picture of Fay Tincher,
who formerly lived in Topeka
Lyman King, of the senior class of
the Topeka high school, has been
elected president of the student coun-
ell King is also editor of the
World" the high school paper. Ed
win Nellis is vice president, and Miss
Dorothy Petit, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and World reporter. The first bust
ness meeting of the council will be
held next Monday.
The state board of embalmers is
holding its second semi-annual ses-
sion. The examination of twenty-four
applicants was begun this morning
and will probably be finished tomor-
row noon. The officers of the board
are: ]. j. johnson of Osawatomie.
president r. NJ. Johnson, Osawatomie,
secretary; T. b. Oldroyd, Kansas City,
treasurer, and H. w. Bomgardner, To-
peka, vice president.
The staff of the High School World
lows: Byron Collins, assistant editor
Ruth Bushong. associate editor: Marie
Gibbons, literary editor; Allen Nelly,
personals; Thelma Houston and Bar
bara FARRELL, society; Louise Suit and
| Raymond Ferguson, athletics; Bert
Nash and Jane Lannan, assem- bly, !;
Walter johnson, exchange; Doris
Wright, alumni; Juliet Hughes, Harry
Bone and William Grow, art; Chesley
Mccormick, business manager.
Three times last summer, when she
was arrested for different offenses
Mabel Burnett was convicted in po-
lice court and Immediately appealed
her cases to the district court Then
/ she gave bond and was released Be-
cause of her failure to appear for trial
her appeals were dismissed in the dis
trict court and she was picked up by
the police today. She must serve all
three of the Jail sentences to which
she was sentenced in police court The
total is IS days with costs amounting
to Sa-45. If she serves her full time
and does not pay her costs she will be
! in Jail for 81 days