The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09

Most men now have bunch
That. like kissing ones own sister
1t somehow lacks the punch
They are not khaki suits-these
uniforms the soldier boys are wear
ing. They are 'Olive drab.
J. C. Allison and A. l.. Horton are
attending the 100000 club of the
Mutual Life Insurance company OF
New York, which is being held in
Denver. Colo.
The hail Wednesday night did
good job of hitting every piece OF s'ass
in the Gage park greenhouse. work
men there today are busy gathering up
broken glass and it will cost consider
able money to repair the damage.
Commissioner Porter's little boy has
fallen in love with the elevator in the
city hall and is nursing an ambition
to run one of them all his life. To-
day he issued tickets to all OFFICIALS,
permitting them to ride the elevator
Governor Capper will deliver an ad-
dress Sunday evening at the West size
Christian church where patriotic
service will be held. The boy scouts
will assist in the program. Mrs. CARA
II. Hazelrigg, the pastor. will preside
and recitations and songs will be rem
dered by the girls chorus and the
junior choir.
any more time in telling automobile
owners to put on new license tags
Eight owners were booked at police
HEADQUARTERS Wednesday night for this
offense, including H. B. Wilson, super
intendent of schools: II. \. Harris, H
NJ. Guy, O. w. Dietrich, c. F. Belt, j.
NJ. Ramers, NJ. Pattello and Il. V.
Curry
Richard Travers, Essanay movie
star drew large crowds to the Cozy
theater Wednesday night where he
gave short curtain talks Prior to
Travers's appearance, pictures and
cartoons of him were thrown on the
screen. He gave the audience init
mate touches of life behind the Els
sanay screens and told funny incl
dents occurring while big productions
were in the making.
Joseph Hanlon, chairman of the
second district exemption board of To-
, peka, has been authorized to examine
Charles j. Smithort. of Frankfort,
Kan, and John A Haslinger of Mime
apolis. Neither has reported fol- eN-
amina ton. Chairman Hanlon is in
receipt of letters from their registra-
ton boards authorizing him to exam
inc the two men.
Resolutions against the payment Of
the pom tax were adopted "Wednesday
night at mass meeting of Topeka cit
liens at Ripley park. All men OPP
posed to the tax were urged to refrain
from paying it until the last minute,
Meantime. attorneys employed by the
anti-poll takers are busy and an in
junction preventing the city from col
lecting the tax until the case is settled
in courts may be granted. Speakers
/ at the meeting included James 3. Null
lin. assistant foreman in the Santa Fe
blacksmith shops and member OF
the board of education, Luther c. Bal
ley and J. o. Stevic.
The relay motor car dispatch will
pass thru Topeka late today on its
way from Washington to California
via the Midland trail. b. p. Bartlett
official observer of the courier thru
Kansas, will meet the driver at Kan
! sas City and present him with a mes
| sage from Governor Capper to the
governor of California, which will be
added to the packet of dispatches
/ Robert Greenlease, who will drive the
car from Kansas City to Topeka. will
! turn the packet over to J. r. CoWdrey
who will carry it to Manhattan. AL
/ bert Nagle of Topeka has been han
/ ding the details of the trip.
w. l.. Porter. commissioner Of
parks and Fairgrounds. has asked the
! city commissioners for $500 addi-
tional this year, to build a swimming
/ pool in the city park. improve the poo
and build more lockers at Gage park
I The total estimates for park expenses
placed in Porter's budget, is S36, 440
against sSO,434 last year. The healtf
department needs $45.526, Porter
states in his budget. This is abou
the same amount appropriated las
year. There is an increase of $4,000
for the tuberculosis hospital. Thi!
/ increase is offset by the taking of tn
berculin tests in the city Iaborator.
and by other economies that will b,
practiced during the year.