The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16

FRED Nollanu, VINO mas acted as
president of the club for the past
urging at the same time that the club
continue its work as in the past. He
appointed a nominating committee
consisting of Henry L. Sherburne
Theodore Forbes and John A. Sheetz
1t was instructed to report at a meet
ing to be called the first part of Janu-
airy.
Auto Accident Results Seriously
Harry Vilott, 80 years old, proprie-
tor of the Commercial cafe, and Ed
ward Guild. of the Guild Monument
company, driving in a Buick car on
their way to Lawrence Friday night,
crashed into Lookout for the cars
sign at a point half a mile beyond the
Soldier creek bridge where the road
crosses the Santa Fe tracks The ac-
cldent occurred at a sharp turn in the
road and was probably caused by
speeding. Vilott, according to DIR. F.
l.. Ernest has a small. chance of sur
wing, as fracture of the brain is
indicated. Guild, tho hurled twenty
feet from the car, sustained nothing
more serious than some cuts and
bruises. Vilott did not move from his
seat, tho the steering wheel was snap-
PED IN two and lay in the bottom of
the car. The man was rendered in
stantly unconscious. A man passing in
announcer automobile shortly after the
20 o'he HdStened TO the COnwell
unoertaklng esta bliShment The ann
bulance fastened to the scene of the
accident and brought the injured men
INTO town. Vllott was taken to the
commercial hotel, Fourth and HoIli-
uay streets. Guild went to his home
at 1913 West Thirteenth street
Woman Foils ShopIifter.
Ability to enforce the law evidently
runs in families Mrs w. III. Cow
ioI Do
drey of the Rock Island railroad, is
the heroine of the Snediker Clothing
store as the result of her success in
rejecting the theft of a pair of kid
gloves and in recovering them from
the hands of colored shoplifter, \who
thougd to make his Christmas pur-
CHASING as inexpensive as possible
Friday afternoon big negro entered
the store, walked up to Mrs. Cowdrey's
counter and requested to be shown
some ladies' kid gloves. The woman
clerk complied, putting a pair on top
of the counter for inspection. She,
not entirely unsuspicious turned her
back to procure more, at the same
time keeping an eye on her customer
me negro took in the absence of any
other clerks near at hand at a glance
and deity tucked the gloves under
his coat.
Mrs. Cowdrey returned. She had
no nerves.
will you kindly put those gloves
back" she demanded.
The negro hastily returned the ar
tlcles to the counter and fled
Santa Surely Coming.
We know now that Santa Claus is
surely. coming said a clerk in the
North Topeka branch postoffice this
morning The Christmas packages
are beginning to come in Most of
them are being insured, too, which
makes four times as much work for
us It's the proper way to do, never
theless. If people would learn to adj
dress packages properly and to put
on the return addresses, it would re-
quire a great deal less time to handle
Them
Children's Operetta Tonight.
An operetta entitled Santa Claus
will be given by the children of the
Kansas Avenue Methodist Sunday
school tonight. The parts will be TAX
en- by Miss Bessie Euhler as Louie !
Miss Vera Tracy as Lucy, Miss Mar
garet Keller as Minnie, Lloyd Ander-
son as Lionel, Harry Tretz as Chris,
Carlton French as Frank, Miss Naomi
Lindamood as Elsie. and Leon Holman
as Santa Claus. The fairies will be
Miss Alberta Gurtler, Miss Margaret
Deitrick, Miss Helen Heber, Miss Fern
Martin, Miss Marie Murrel, Miss Eve
Louise Robinson and Miss Thelma
Buechner. The gnomes are Miss
Myrtle Bowers as Blanca, and Miss |
Margaret Collins as Verdanti Miss |
Adele Scheer has charge of the pro-
gram and Miss Irene Winner is plan
list. The proceeds will be used to
further the Sunday school work
The Sunday school of the Kansas |
Avenue Methodist church will meet at
$3.50 o'clock. Sermon, II o'clock |
Subject, what is Behind a Wood ?"
Class meeting, II o'clock Junior |
league, 3 O'Clock. Mrs Birdie Seal. su-
perintendent. Epworth league, $50 |
O'Clock. Topic, THE Conditions to
Answered Prayer" Leader, Miss Alta
Grooms. Sermon. 1880 o'clock Theme. |
Unseen Presence" ]. E. Scheer, pas
tor.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sec !
ond Presbyterian church is holding an |
all-day fancy work sale in the window |
of the Pratt Brothers Hardware store. |
A nice Xmas gaines.
A. NJ. Petro, the druggist.-Adv