The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-24
North Side News

DR.. Charles of the Boys Industrial
school has been making interesting
observations upon the the effect OF
war conditions upon crime and delin-
quency According to DR.. Charles
statistics show that in European coIn-
tries the amount of crime has in
creased about 100 per cent since the
beginning of the great war.
For a long time the Industrial
School has hardly had room to ac-
commodate the large numbers OF boys
it was desired to send there. Wlthln
the last three weeks, reports snow ne
linQuency has increased to a marked
degree turnout Kansas. To what ex-
tent this delinquency is a result or
war conditions and of peculiar war
psychology, is problem of which DE-
Charles is making a systematic study.
He has written to England for fur
Their particulars about conditions ana
the manifestations of criminality
there, and hopes to be able to draw
conclusions concerning the local sit
uation, valuable in the study of de-
linquent and subnormal children.
The Industrial School has a ten
acre field of potatoes which will yield
100 bushels to the acre. Most of the
field crops on the school farm are
suffering from the droutn.
According to Frank Simms, presi-
dent of the North Topeka civic club,
that organization is preparing to
launch a movemnt to urge the Union
Pacific Railroad company to build
hotel in conjunction with the new
North Topeka station, appropriation
for which has already been made
The plans for the new station do not
include accommodations for hotel Ia
cilities, and it is believed that the
railroad can be persuaded to add an
o+h IN D1onS for the STA
ton The Union Pacific hotel is one
of the oldest in the city. When the
present station is torn down it will
have to go.
AS an adjunct to the station, it has
proved convenient for railroad men
stopping here. If the present plans
of the civic club work out commit
tee may go to Omaha, the headquar-
tiers of the U. P, and present their
view of the situation to officials Mer-
chants consider it important in the
interests of North Topeka that such
a hotel be built.
Social and Personal.
Union Prayer meeting in North To-
peka will be held Thursday evening at
the Christian church. Rev. ]. c.
Scheer of the Methodist church. will
have charge of the service.
Golden Rule lodge, No. 80, will meet
Thursday evening at o'clock at the
hall, Gil North Kansas avenue.
Joe Pollom of Granville was in
North Topeka this morning on bust
| ness.
A. NJ. Petro, the Druggist.-Adv.
William Baker of the Graham
Clothing company spent the weekend
IN Kansas City visiting his parents.
Mrs. Luther Scott mas arrived here
from Garden City to join her hus-
hand, who has accepted a position
| with the Campbell Drug company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will make their
home at 1922 North Jackson street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the East
Indianola church will hold an all day
meeting at the schoolhouse Wodnes-
day. July 25. The members are asked
to bring their lunches. A consider
able amount of Red Cross work has
been planned. Those who have old
muslin suitable for the making of hos
pital supplies are requested to bring
it. At 2 o'clock Mrs A. A Rodgers
end Mrs. G. A. Supple will tell of the
work of the Navy league. They will
supply directions and materials for
making articles useful in the navy
Shawnee Council No. meets this
| evening at their hall, 1000 North Kan
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