The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20

I'd endow some school or College
That would hand out useful knowledge,
To the boys and girls who can't afford to
And while thinking what WOULD do,
Plum forgot the things / COULD do.
And I'm sticking tight mucilage to my
NELs YINGLE
Mrs. F. M. Drake will entertain the
Dies Non club Tuesday afternoon, at
127 East Tenth street.
S. NJ. Brewster. attorney general,
delivered the commencement address
at Mcpherson college, Mcpherson,
Kan, Friday.
!. Frank farrell, publicity agent for
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way, will leave tonight for New York
city where he will spend several days
on business.
The Rev. Ralph Ward, pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian church, is
still in a hospital at Baltimore. He
| is rapidly improving and hopes to be
/ back in Topeka in a few weeks.
Two Theories of Life" will be the
su bject of DIR. Arthur S. Henderson's
! lecture to his Bible class tomorrow
morning at the First Congregational
/ church.
The Rev. Robert Gordon, pastor of
the First Baptist church. will deliver
a special sermon at the Third Baptist
church, Eleventh and Washington, to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock, to as
sist in raising funds to pay off the
church debt The general public is
cordially invited.
ca bins used by Mexican section hands
have been sent to railroads in this
state by members of the state board
| of health. The clean up campaign
will be conducted in an effort TO safe
guard the state against a spread of
tuberculosis germs.
The condition of Howard L. Ward
of 80 Wabash avenue, Oakland, who
was accidentally shot early this week,
| is as satisfactory as could be eX-
| D cted it was said at his home this
morning. Unless unlocked for COM
| plicationS develop his recovery is GER
tain
James Fitzgerald who attempted
/ suicide with razor in the county
| Jail Thursday night was declared In
sans by a commission in the probate
court this morning. He will be re-
moved from the Jail to the state hos
pita1 this afternoon if proper arrange
ments can be made.
Registration books for the coming
bond election will close tonight at 10
O'Clock and the office now on the
ground floor of the city hall, Will be
closed and the books removed to the
office of, the city clerk. Tonight will
be the last opportunity to register for
the bond election.
| The first negro prosecuted in re-
cent months for wife and child deser-
ton is David Ransom for whom a
warrant was issued in the court of
| Topeka today. The complaint was
sworn to by the wife, Ida Ransom. She
states that Ransom deserted her and
two children. Beulah, age and Roy,
age 15 years, in destitute circum-
stances.
c. B. Arthur, a former motorcycle
policeman. who was injured while or
duty, October "a. 1914. has filed
with the city commissioners an
itemized bill against the city for 81
444-65. Arthur was responding to a
call of duty when injured. and asks
that the city pay him for the money he
has spent and for the time lost as re-
suit of the accident. The matter was
referred to City Attorney Hayden and
Commissioner Tandy.
c. w. Kouns, general manager OF
the eastern lines of the Atchison, To-
lpeka & Santa Fe railway and recently
lappointed a member of a committee
of seventeen to represent railways il
a conference to adjust with trainmeT
differences arising from a demand fol
an eight hour day, left this morning
for New York city where members OF
the committee will meet next Monday
Mr.. Kouns probably will remain il
New York until early in June when E
general conference to consider the de
mands of the men will be held.
The Golden Rule club, one of the
Oldest organized charity clubs in the
city, is planning a card and thimblt
party to be held in the Commercial
club rooms Friday afternoon, May 26
The purpose of the party is to increase
the funds for carrying on the worl
during the summer. The clubs and it
friends are invited. The hostesses will
be Mrs. W. NJ. Atcher, Mrs. L. r
Booth, Mrs. T. E. Hopes, Mrs. Georg'
c. Ward. Mrs. w. P. Knapp, Mrs. Lii,
Mitchell, Mrs. H w. Schlemer, Mrs
Ray E. Walker.
Two Mexicans are in the city jai
this morning, one in a rest room nurs
ing a bullet wound in his left shoulde
and the other in the bull PEN sober
ing up and figuring out defense t
the charge of assault with intent to kill
Margarito Mircles, alias Margarit
Ramirez, is the Mexican charged will
the shooting. Four other Mexican
|, were arrested as witnesses but the.
were all of the mo sabe' or "Quiel
sabe" type and were released.
Boys of the sub-junior class of tn
Topeka high school entertained girl
of their class Friday evening a
the home of Valens aVnhook Thos
present were Miss Orpha Baughman
Miss Olive Knox. Miss Marie Ferrin
Miss Elizabeth Morrison, Miss Mar
garet McNerney, Miss Ethel Kresie
Miss Nellie Thompson. Miss Claudi
Caps, Miss Rhea Robinson, Mis-
Gladys Scott. Miss Dorothy Shoe
f maker. Miss Hazel Thomas. Miss Juli
Smith. Cecil Coursey, Donald Pugh
| Edwin Cook. Louis Taylor, Philil
Sewell, Wymer Slender. David Eek
ert, John SOUTHERN. William Drumn
: Harold Naylor, William Miller. ia
Duva1 Edwin McNerey, Lamy Gil
berg Henry Spencer. Roy Young
Laurence Magill. Keene Saxen, Ro
Ansel, Valens Vanhook.
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