The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11

theme is 1.-The Duties of the Secretary
snip of State" Special music will be
given during the banquet.
The first of twenty-five night school
courses in automobile work will be
given Monday evening at 1880 O'clock
in the academic building of the high
school, room 80. The south entrance
will be open. Teaching will be from
sirnplified diagrams and charts, which
R. H. Heine, the teacher, finds most
successful. Experienced mechanics
will take the series of lessons.
DIR. Walter Benwell Hinson, pastor
of the White Temple, Portland, Ore,
has been secured for a series of adj
dresses in Topeka. He will speak at
the First Baptist church every night
except Saturday for two weeks begin
ming Sunday, November 10. Letters
being received by the hospitality COM
mittee indicate there will be a large
attendance from outside the city.
T. w Troupe, Lucille Troupe and
Babe Troupe, father and two daugh-
tiers, were arrested by Joseph Holman,
deputy sheriff, today at 42S Lincoln
street, charged with violating the pro-
hibitory law. The place was searched
from cellar to attic but nothing in the
way of Intoxicating liquor was found
However, the officers are charging
sales against them. The three were
released when they put up bonds for
$500 cash.
The case of Grace McCaslin against
the city of Topeka will be appealed
to the supreme court. D. D. Mote, at
torney for Mrs. McCaslin, filed notice
of appeal today. Mrs. McCaslin al
legged that she stumbled over a ring in
the sidewalk at 40 Kansas avenue
and was injured She brought suit in
the district court for $1,024. The
jury brought in a verdict for 5000
Judge G. H Whitcomb set aside the
verdict and found for the city.
Those interested in church history
Will find it a matter of interest to at
tend Grace Cathedral the next five
sundays Starting with tomorrow
mornings service the rector will begn
the Episcopal church and what 1t
stands for. The subjects in order
are: What the Episcopal Church
Stands For" TN General" "Histor-
ically," Liturgically," "Doctrinally''
and I'm Relation to Other Christian
Bodies"
Sunday will be a day of special mu-
sir at Grace Cathedral The musical
program at the vespers, at o'clock,
will be made up of selections from
the works of Sir George Martin, for
two years the organist at st. Paul
Cathedral, in London. Martins com
positions are nearly all anthems writ
ten exclusively for the services of the
Anglican church. Among the soloists
at the morning and evening service
will be Miss Nell Kouns. Mrs. R. J.
Shoemaker, Miss Eva Ekstrom and
Mr.. Herman Springer.
Will Roper, formerly of Topeka,
fell from the top of a telephone pole
at Lawrence Friday afternoon and is
seriously injured. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Roper, 300 East Fifth
street, were called to Lawrence this
morning. Will Roper was a lineman in
Topeka for the old Independent Tele-
phone company. He held the same
position at Lawrence. He has a wife
and three children, one of whom re-
turned from the border with the Kan
sas troops a few days ago.
A forty-five piece band. brought
along by the x U. rooters, to blare
during the Washburn-K. U. clash,
serenaded Kansas avenue this noon,
waking several echoes and consider
able applause. Stationed at the side
| of the State Journal building, the To-
peka downtown district was treated to
a fifteen minute concert. The band
is an excellent college organization and
displayed a repertory of tunes suit
able for anything from a football game
to state teachers convention.
H o. Garvey, SIS Buchanan street,
is offering a reward for the recovery
or for evidence leading to the recov-
cry of a suitcase taken from an auto
mobile standing in front of his house,
sometime between 6 and 7:45 o'clock
1t contained a considerable amount
of expensive clothing. The suitcase it.
self was of a high grade straw, trim
med with leather. 1t contained ladies'
dresses, a Japanese opera cloak, a
leather handbag, money, several
checks, jewelry and a package of per-
sonal letters. 1t belonged to Mrs.
Carney.
George D. Hood, superintendent of
telegraph for the Rock Island lines,
is business visitor in Topeka today.
Mr.. Hood formerly lived in Topeka
and at that time was manager of the
telegraph room of the Santa Fe. Later
he was secretary to Superintendent
Gaunt of the Santa Fe telegraph serv-
ice and then ne went to the Pacific
coast with Gaunt when the latter took
| charge of the coast lines of the West
ern Union. Hood was made district
manager of the Western Union lines
| for Washington, Oregon and British
Columbia with headquarters at Seat
tie, which position he held for about
three years He began work for the
Rock Island last spring.
Army Officer Dies.
Carlisle, Pa, Nov. 11.-Adjt Gen.