The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-24
North Side News
STILL HAVE CARS
Little Chance Topeka Will Be
Pinched for Supplies.
Freight Routes From the west
Are Still Open.

Bone Dry Law the Union Pacific |
general freight department issued or
ders that no liquor shipments should
be accepted that would not reach their
destination Thursday evening. The
U. P. wasn't caught with any undeiiv-
cred liquor on its hands when the law
went into effect.
w. c. Bridges, U. p freight agent.
states that there is no danger OF the
prevalence of a local food shortage
such as that from which the east is
suffering. Traffic is open from the
west, from Colorado and the coast
There is no prospect OF shortage
west of the Missouri river.
The cause for the shortage in food
in the eastern cities and as far west
as Chicago is the partial paralysis of
ocean commerce due to the German
U-boat blockade. Conditions were alb
normal before the blockade was an
nounced. There was a car shortage
from the excessive shipments of NUM-
lions and from the hesitancy of ocean
lines to risk their vessels in the war
zone Since the U-boat campaign
started the general tie-up of traffic,
freight has backed up on the western
lines as far as Chicago. The rail-
roads do not doubt that if American
commerce carriers were willing to
venture to sea the situation would be
relieved, and cars would be available
for use in the transportation of food
stuffs.
A crowd of $50 people witnessed the
pageant at Quincy school Friday eve
ming. Two hundred people were
turned away. The crowd packed the
house. Wednesday night 800 saw the
presentation at Grant school. So
many were disappointed in being un-
able to see the pageant that it is
planned to repeat it in the near flu
ture. Friday evening the IL scenes
We're staged in an hour and half,
bearing witness to the Smoothness
with which the affair was presented.
After the performance refreshments
! of coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches
were served for a small charge The
refreshments were in charge of Mrs.
c. M Morrow. About 100 people took
! part in the pageant.
Notes and Personals.
George Young has returned from
! Wichita where he attended a meeting
of the Masonic grand lodge
| J. NJ. E<annarr went to Greenwood
county Friday to spend, few days
with his son.
! Clark Gresser, who has been in
critical condition at local hospital
as a result of a fall from the rear
platform of street car, is improving
steadily. Friday he was conscious all
day for the first day since the accident.
The doctors think that he has sus-
| tanned nothing. more serious than a
| very severe shock and general Earring
to the system from the force with
| which he was thrown to the pave
ment.
George p. Neiman of Whitewater,
Kan, was in Topeka Thursday and Wis
tied at the T. d. Joseph home. Mr..
Neiman is a member of the Demo-
cratic state central committee. and
was here to attend the banquet of the
Democratic club given Thursday night.
with his family to Dodge City in a
short time.
Albert Wooster of Elmont, was in
town today on business.
c. A. Marker will motor to Manhat-
tan, Sunday.
a. NJ. Petro. Druggist-Adv.
The ninth grade chorus of Quincy
school will sing Sunday evening at the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church.
Second Presbyterian, North Jackson
and Gordon. Joseph p Hicks, pastor
Morning sermon, 1.-The Character OF
Jesus" the sixth sermon in the series
being delivered. Evening service
stereopticon lecture. The Influence
!, of the Cigaret on Health
Rose-comb Rhode Island Red ana
single-comb Rhode Island Red set
ting eggs for sale. Book your orders
now. Phone 1881 K-4.-Adv.
The Lyman Community Welfare
club held its bi-monthly meeting Fri
day night in the assembly room OF
the school. An entertaining program
was presented to a crowded house
J The large number of people who at
} tended bears evidence to the interes
: that the public takes in the activitie:
of the association, for the entertain
} ment was given the same evening a:
the rant-Quincy pageant, which alst
drew a record crowd. A vaudeville
and musical program was given.
Several ladies gave Mrs. F. E
Rogers an apron shower Friday at
ternoon at her home, S42 North Mon
: roe street. Those present were: Mrs
David Amell, Mrs. r. Furguson, Mrs
c. Small, Mrs. Cedarholm, Mrs. Bart
ley, Mrs. Brayman, Mrs E. Reedy
Mrs. G. Finch, Mrs. w. Rogers, Mis-
Lizzie Weigle, Miss Katie Weigle. Re
freShments were served.