The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-03
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

the third dance of the season Friday
evening at Kellam hall.
The newly established high school
library received this morning a snip
ment of new books valued at $3.50.
Approximately 2.530 people took
baths at the Y. NJ. c. A. during the
month of December, according to the
records of tho towel clerk.
Gasoline has joined in the upward
march of the H. C. L. 1t jumped up
1 cent a gallon Tuesday, making the
price 17.S cents a gallon.
The Women's Benefit association of
the Maccabe Review No IA will hold
meeting Thursday afternoon in
Royal Arcanum hall. Special business
is to come before the organization ana
lunch will be served after lodge.
Washburn has reopened with all ex-
cept a few of the students back. The
students wear a much more prosper
Gus look than before vacation, School
was terminated unusually early for the
holidays in order to permit the boys
to secure work during the "Chrjstmas
rush."
The regular meeting of the Town
Meeting club will be held tonight at
AIS Kansas avenue. A meeting at the
city auditorium at which L. G. Ire
leaven, manager of the Consumers
Light, Heat & Power company. was to
speak will not be held, as Mr.. Ire
leaven has declined to speak.
Notice of contest proceedings was
filed today with j. T. Botkin, secretary
of state, by w. X Herndon, Republi-
can legislative candidate in Wyandotte
county. On the face of the returns,
Herndon was beaten by Samuel Cla-
sen. Democrat, in the Ninth 1egisla-
tive district, Wyandotte county.
1t would seem that flour got pretty
we'll inflated New Years eve, for in
M Ia 81 dow he hTOo tIIff has,
steadily risen. The latest advance.
effective today, makes the consumer
pay $2.65 for a fifty-pound sack of
the best grade, Less than week ago
the same amount could be purchased
for s2.35.
Shawnee county representatives and
directors of the Kansas State Fair as
ISOLATION met Tuesday evening to dis
cuss appropriations needed by the
Free Fair association. 1t was decided
to ask the legislature for $4,000 With
which to erect a concrete, fireproof
grandstand, $4,000 for revolving
fund and other appropriations for
needed improvements
Governor Capper is spending the day
at Holton. He will visit the new state
tuberculosis santa rum and will make
recommendations to the legislature
concerning the needs of the institu-
ton. The sanitarium is asking for
appropriations totaling 100000. Rec
concentrations by W. E. Davis, state
auditor, are for appropriations of $78,-
900. Because of the difference, Gov
ernor Capper decided personally to in
spect the institution. His recommended
| tons will: be based en- personal obser-
vations.
The following officers of Topeka
| Post, No. II, were installed Tuesday
night by w. w. Denison, senior vice
department commander: z. L. For
I L.. L
senior vice commander; George Dun
| can, Junior vice comma nder; Van.
Smith, adjutant; the Rev. J. X Miller,
chaplain; ]. D. Coddington, quarter
| master; Dan Warren, surgeon; Ed
! Golf, officer of day; d. H. Fay, Off
alarms; r. A. Randlett, quartermas-
ter sergeant, and J. M. Plummer, pat
| riotic instructor.
| The members of Topeka council No
5, Sons and Daughters of Justice, held
their annual installation of officers last
night in their hall in the Masonic
| building. The new officers were in
! stalled by G. W. Lockwood of Salina,
national president, and w. w. Walker,
national secretary of the order. Fol-
| lowing the installation ceremony Tom
| Powell and Art Hargis gave a short
stalled are: Wayland Shaw, presi-
dent; Earl Lobach. vice president;
Robert Steele, financier: Mrs. Irene
| Mills, secretary, and Mrs Jeneta War
| ner, cha plain.
The cost of white paper is having
! its effect on another journal-the
| High School World. At present the
high school organ is issued in attrac-
tive magazine style, a good quality of
white paper being used. The newspa-
per form will be used soon and a
| cheaper quality of paper will be en-
| ployed. The change in appearance
! also forecasts a change in policy. An
| effort will be made to get out a real
newspaper school replica in make
up and style of metropolitan news
paper. When the course of printing
| is introduced it is probable that a
| course of journalism will be added
| and the publication of the World be
/ placed in the hands of the English
| department.
Entries for the yolleyball tourna-
ment at the Y. NJ. c. A. are being re-
ceived at the desk in the lobby. The
tourney is limited to 48 entries which
will be divided into eight teams. The
eight teams will be divided into two di-
visions and the champions in each di-
vision will contest some time in Feb
ruary for the association champion
ship. The entries close January 13.
The winning team will be presented
with a silver bowl. Entries for the
hand ball championship of the "Y'' are
being received this week. About 20
have signified their intention of try
| ing for the cup, emblematic of the city
handball championship. Among the
| local handball sharks who have sig
nified their intention of entering are
| Flowers c. A. Gresser, Ralph jerks
| and Don Billings.
It was a peculiar looking pair that
| the officers pulled from the blind
| on a Santa Fee night train-a grown
negro and a 7year-old negro lad.
| They were arrested because they were
| trespassing on railroad prporety, but
the officers discovered a gun in the
pocket of the man, Frank johnson,
and he was fined $40 in police court