The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21

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The w r. c. will meet this after
noon at the hall, III West Sixth street.
With the price of beer soaring sky
ward, a '.chooner'' is being called n
ward, a schooner is being called a
can be bought in Kansas City.
The fine cool weather Topeka is en-
joying would be appreciated great
deal more if il did not remind one of
the empty coal cellar and the soaring
price of fuel.
Claims and accounts against the city
for the first half of August were al
lowed Monday at the regular meeting
against the city in that period was
s14, 44s.5S.
Just what good are we fellows do
ing our country" That's the ques-
ton the soldier boys asked last even
ing at the Novelty theater after hear
ing the blonde girl singing song
about the boys with the pillow winrin;-
the war
A nRnber of college men who are
in Battery A are beginning to feel
football in their bones and are plan :
ming to organize a battery team.
Among their stars of the college grid
iron is '.Pinky' Beals, ex-Washburn
captain.
George T. McDermott and Col
Frank L. Travis, who left this morning
for Fort Sheridan to enter the officers
training school. were the principal
speakers at the MONDAY luncheon
served to the Monday MONDAY Lunch
con club, which is composed of the
insurance men of Topeka.
A second meeting of the Topeka
men who will attend the officers
training school at Fort Sheridan will
be held Wednesday night at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. A permanent organ
ization of the Topeka men will prob
ably be perfected A special car-going
to the camp will probably be secured
by the men.
]. NJ. Kirkpatrick. national presi-
dent of the knights and Ladies of Sc
curity; j. V. Abrahams, national sec
rotary: W. A. Biby, national treasurer;
George w. Crawford, national editor,
and DR.. o. L. Peake, national medical
officer. are in Chicago this week at
tending the annual meeting of the ma
tional fraternal congress.
Mrs. Mayme Conklin, S32 Lincoln
street,: Miss Anna Main, 1858 Van
Buren, street, and Miss Mildred Mulets,
independence, Kan, members of the
Red Cross Reserve corps, have beer
ordered into active service. They will
leave Thursday for Leathermap hos
pital at San Fracisco. All three are
graduates of Christ hospital. Three
other girls left Sunday for the Leath-
erman hospital.
The first carload of coal ordered by
the cooperative association of the
Topeka Industrial council was received
in Topeka Monday. The first ship
ment included fifty-three and one
half tons. The coal will be distributed
this week to members of the local
unions. Two more cars are expected
this week. The price set by the CO.
operative association is 1925 per con.
or nearly 81 under the price set by
local dealers.
An eastbound Sixth avenue. street
car struck the rear end of an automo7
bile belonging TO the Palmer Auto
Supply company and driven by w j.
Haskins between Jackson and Van
Buren, streets Monday evening. The
gasoline tank was torn open and gas
oline spread over the ground. city
hose wagon played water on the gaso-
line to minimize fire danger. Haskins
said he did not see the street car un-
til it was upon him. He was unin-
jured.
Automobil driven by r. F. HoI-
lingsworth of 923 West Sixteenth
street and Earl williams of Asbury
apartments, collided at the intersec-
ton of Douthitt and Topeka avenues
at o'clock Monday evening, doing
considerable damage to cars but in
Juring no one. Hollingsworth was
driving west on Douthitt and Villa ms
was driving south on Topeka avenue.
Hollingsworth was alone in his car
while Williams was accompanied nv
his wife and sisters.