The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27

Than see young Charlie Chaplin
In his pantaloons so baggy-
I'd rather stay at home and read
Nell Scribbler
DIR. A. Balfour Jeffrey has resumed
has practice at FOG Kansas avenue
Adv.
Dancing news-Tonight is the big
Lucky Football at Keliam hall.
Three prizes.-Adv.
Company A, Signal corps. received
154 blankets and 164 pairs of walk
ing shoes Saturday from St. Louis.
David Wallace, 100 Gordon street.
has gone to Fort Sheridan to enter
training at the officers training camp.
Lloyd Miller, son of A. Q. Miller.
editor of the Belleville Telegram, was
operated on for appendicitis Saturday
at St Francis hospital. His father
accompanied him to Topeka.
Company A, Signal corps. defeated
the headquarters company of the
Third regiment by a score of 6 to
at a Saturday afternoon baseball
game. The match was played at Rip
ly park.
Memberships to the Chamber of
Commerce of men who have enlisted
in the army and navy will be carried
by the organization, according to ac-
ton of the board of directors taken
Saturday evening.
Property of Battery A, including
guns harness and other equipment. is
valued at 100000, according to an
estimate placed upon it by Captain W.
P. MacLean, commanding. The equip
ment was recently checked over
Hundreds OF friends of Battery A
attended a drill given by the unit Sun
day afternoon at the fair grounds.
About $500 was added to the artillery
units mess fund The First artillery
regimental band furnished music.
Fred Voiland, layman. filled the
pulpit of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church Sunday night. He told of
incidents of the war as described by
Pomeroy Burton, editor of the Lon
don Daily Mail. whom he recently met
in the east. Hospital incidents of the
war were the basis for his talk.
The Kansas ammunition train, six
of the twelve companies of which
were organized in Rosedale from
Greater Kansas City, is in need of
twenty men. Capt. w. K Herndon,
adjutant of the train. which is camped
here, has announced. An appeal has
been made to Kansas City. Kan, for
the men,
DR.. A. K. Owen, the first physician
in Topeka to apply for admission to
the medical corps after war was de-
clared. left today for Kansas City
where he will take three months
training in military roentgenology,
comprised mostly of X-ray work He
will be under the command of Dr. E.
H Skinner.
A farewell concert, featuring the
Modoc club and orchestra, will be
given Tuesday night at the high school
auditorium by Company 4 signal
corps, Radio. No admission will be
charged members of the radio and
their friends. Carlton Wood will be
in direct charge. During the concert
the company canteen will be -un in
front of the high school building.
I'VE will learn French" is the de-
termination of 40 members of the
Third regiment supply company. who
meet for an hour each day for .he
study. Mrs. Frank Britton conducts
the classes Only simple phrases and
words are taught the soldiers during
the hour. Several 70 the men, how
ever, have started reading and have
attempted to write in French.
A 17-year-old boy from Illinois may
know all about hopping trains but his
knowledge of roadbeds, cinders and
ties was increased Saturday afternoon
when he was chased off a Union Pa
ciflc freight. He jumped from the
train and was thrown to the ground.
He received slight scratches and
bruises and was taken to the police
station where his wounds We're dress
ed, He was sent back to Kansas City.
There are some very successful
sheep men in Shawnee county and
every one of them is enthusiastic
about the outlook for the man with :,
good flock of breeding ewes. The
county agent would like to be of serv-
vice to every man who is contempIat-
ing the purchase of sheep. He has
for distribution a booklet There's
Money in Sheep" by the Kansas City
Stock Yards company, which is valu-
able for the beginner.
AS a result of motor trip to Colo.
RADIO and return, motor enthusiasts
says he has learned a good deal about
Kansas roads. They have been won.
| derfully advertised, the Santa Fe Trai
and the Golden Belt, smooth as &
| boulevard. where you can turn hel
| loose and bowl along hou. after houl
| at a 35-mile gait with never jolt
And the roads are there all right ir
fine weather But after a rain-well
there are no roads, except that splen
; did stretch of graveI road from st
Marys to Topeka.
| Oscar Gay and Bull Davis, Two
negroes, had trouble Sunday at Gay:
| home, 800 East First street. Davis go
| him his brother Ed and told him hi.
| tale of woe. Ed hunted up CUR
/ and sought Gay. When they met, alst
at Gays home, Davis took a shot a
| Gay and missed him. But the sho
was sufficient to arouse the neighbor
hood and Davis was arrested. Tht
! honor of the Davis family now re
! mains untarnished and all big brother
Ed has to do is to stand trial for as
sault with intent to kill or some othel
offense meaning to shoot at and miss