The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
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The Why's of Life.
AT HOME NEWS


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The Why's of Life.
Why is it? we'll go in the dark.
With nary fear to blind us;
Tis when we're coming out again,
We're sure the Things" behind us.
A. R. Elliot, Kansas college secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A, left Tuesday
for Ottawa where he will conduct
friendship campaign.
Two basketball games are scheduled
for tonight in the Y. NJ. c. A. league.
Team C will play team and the sec
ond one will be between teams A
and NJ.
F. L. Pinet. secretary of the Kan
sas Teachers association. will leave
for Chicago tomorrow for the Kansas
Teacher, a publication of which he is
editor.
The last games of the two-men vol
ley ball tournament will. be played to-
night at the Y. NJ. c. A. Knapp and
Mulholland will play DeFrees and
Marker.
Five acres of grass burned Monday
in Sardou park as a result of a small
fire alarm was sent in and the firemen
responded. No damage resulted.
Warden ]. X. Codding of the state
penitentiary, addressed the high school
students at the assembly hour this
morning. On Friday the assembly will
be entertained by the Baker college
glee club.
Mrs. John Dadisman and her
daughter, Virginia, set sail Sunday
from Shanghai, China. They will come
to Topeka and make their home with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Griggs of 1927
Harrison street.
E. N. Cottrell. former clerk of the
district court, had a wheel torn off his
Ford automobile this morning the
corner of Fifth and Kansas avenue
when a car driven by Ed Cappsey, of
Soldier. Kan, ran into it.
Another naval recruit was enlisted
here Tuesday. He is Carl Cowger. of
Eskridge, who has been working on
a farm for the last year Cowger will
go to the training school at the Great
Lakes some time this week
! o. L. Cook. of the First Christian
church, is in Hutchinson attending
| the semi-annual meeting of the
Christian Board of Missions. He will
return in time to give his Thursday
| night lecture to his mid-week Bible
| class.
The national officers of the Knights
and Ladies of Security left Monday on
a trip thru Iowa and Nebraska. They
will install and inspect candidates
turnout both states and will look over
Old Folks and Orphans home.
Several local mernler of the Sons
and Daughters of Justice went to
junction City this morning to attend
| The national council meeting of the
order. w. f. Shaw. who is president
| of the local council, came to Topeka
Tuesday on his way to the convention.
Cellar championship games are to
be pulled off tonight at the Y. M.
~ G@Ix
will be between the teams 8 and 2.
| These teams were in last place in the
Saturday night and Wednesday night
divisions TO the Business Mems Volley
Ball league.
A. Morgan Duke, ST., supreme vice
| president of the Loyal Order of Moose
at Los Angeles. will visit Topeka lodge
No. 81 tonight. A meeting has
been planned for his visit for the
initiation of the new mem bers. Lunch
con will be served and a short pro-
gram of speeches will be given.
Senator Walter Wilson of Washing
ton county. appointed state bank COM
missioner to succeed Senator w. F.
Benson of Eldorado, refused while in
Topeka Tuesday to state who was
slated for appointment of assistant
bank commissioner. Senator Wilson
was on his way to Excelsior Springs.
The members of the Central Congre-
Thursday night giving the history OF
the early pilgrims. The pageant will
be given under direction of Mrs
L. d. Whittemore and Mrs. L. c.
Schnacke. The program will begin at
1880 following the monthly church
supper.
The federal grand jury which will
convene in Topeka April 9 will have
the case of ono Manual convict at the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth
to consider. Manual stabbed a guard
Z. "A. Barr, to death Monday after he
had been reported for an mira ction OF
the prison rules. He has confessed t.
the killing and has offered his violent
temper as an excuse.
l.. H. Holt, who recently accepte
a call to the pastorate of the Quintor
Heights Baptist church will write q
history of the Baptist church in Kan
sas His recent acceptance has giver
him free access to the state library
and archives. Rev. Mr.. Holt has beer
historical secretary of the Kansas Bap.
fist conference for the last eight
years. He will move his family tt
, Topeka soon.
d. L. Furbeck, who died near ST
Louis and whose body was brough
here for burial. was former Santa
| l'e passenger conductor. In the early
days of Populism in Kansas Furbecl
was a candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor and ran with J. w. Willets who
. many people believed, actually won
governorship election. but was heater
on the face of the returns. Furbecl
was active in politics in the late 80'
and early sos and was leader in thu
, Populist cause.
S. ]. Elliot. of the internationa
committee of the Y. NJ. c. A, will con
duct series of meetings at Washburl
, beginning April 5. Dad" Elliott, a
: he is more commonly called. has mad
| a specially of student work and ha
been all over the United States in sucl
meetings as will be held at Washburn
Elliott is a graduate of Northwestern
, university. He was a -scar football mai
and was captain of the track team