The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

BY daubing color on.
Bell Telephone directory goes to
press April 5. Call Number S3.-Adv-
A marriage license was issued Fri
day to Ralph NJ. Gogin, age %, and
Loretta Murphy, %, both of Topeka
The Central Civic committee will
meet Monday evening at s p m. at
the Y. NJ. c. A. where a report Of the
committee which interviewed the Edi-
son company will be read
The Rev. Allie TRICK will conduct a
series of meetings at the First Pente-
costal Church of the Nazareue, at I11o
Buchanan street, beginning Saturday
night and CO ltlnuing until April Is
THE Lords upper will be the sub
iect of Dr. Arthur S. Hendersons lee
ture to his Bible class Sunday at 10
a. M at the First Congregational
church corner Seventh and Harrison
streets.
Mrs w w Smu-r, patriotic in
structor for Lincoln post, has requested
that teachers and students in all city
schools recite the pledge to the flag
during the flag demonstration next
Monday.
Miss Rosie Mueller, 1404 Western
avenue, underwent an operation at
the St. Francis hospital this morning
Physicians say that Miss Mueller, who
is employed at the Santa Fe offices,
will recover.
E A Smith. colonization agent for
/, the Union Pacific, was in Topeka Fri
day gathering information about west
ern Kansas preliminary to taking steps
to bring more homeseekers to that
part of the state.
The Saturday night Literary club
will hold its regular meeting tonight
The subject for discussion is The
T0-r P-nb & A
torney General 5. NJ Brewster and
Tom F. Doran will lead the discussion.
Farley P Womer, president OF
Washburn college, returned Friday
from Chicago where he has been
working to raise funds for the pro-
posed improvements of the college He
will leave next week for other points
of the country to carry on the same
/ work.
Prizes for the bird contest will be
awarded April 49, instead OF April IA,
as was formerly announced The boys
at the high school have asked that
the time be extended so that they can
put their work in the best shape Inc
time of registration in the contest has
been extended to April IA The
prizes are still coming in and are on
exhibition. in Fullerton Brothers win
dow.
The Gamma Sigma Literary society
of Washburn college will hold It's
weekly meeting tonight in Boswell
hail. The program includes song by
the society. reading. Vincent kerns'
discussion of the Adamson eight-hour
law by DIN Ball. Carl Byers, Wash
burns representative at the state
peace oratorical contest Will tell now
TO write an Grafton; parliamentary
drill Woodward Smith, leader.
Mary Curley filed suit in the district
court today asking for n divorce from
Peter Curley to whom she states she
was married in Topeka July II, 1913
She alleges that she had all the prop
erty and he had none when they We're
married and that since that date he
has done nothing whatever towards
supporting her. altho able-bodied and
capable. There are no children Mrs
CurIev states that she owns an undl-
vided half interest in lot 259 Kansas
avenue besides other property.
Miss Lois Robinette was awarded
the first prize of $40 as the winner OF
, the annual declamatory contest held
at Washburu Friday night The sec
ond prize of So was won by Miss Caro-
line Newson with a talk on Br1eT
Rose" Miss Robinette's subject was
One Hundred and Oneth-" The other
contestants were: Miss Esther Huling
Miss Elizabeth Hand. Mics Lois Platr
Miss Lois Fox, Miss Margaret kirk
patrick and A. J. Thompson. j.
Mrs Lillian Harris. negro woman
living at sos Taylor street placed d
/ pitcher filled with gasoline on the
stove by mistake. The gasoline imme-
{ dIateLy burst into flames Lulu Harris
a daughter, grabbed the pitcher, hur-
ried to a door and threw it out tbs
door. The flames were blown back on
I the girl, burning her severely on tbs
arms and feet She was hurried &c
/ the home of Il neighbor and a physi-
[ clan was called. Later the girl was re-
moved TO StormonL hospital She Is
not seriously hurt
/ Tulsa Okla, is long on oil and Ione
on hospitality. That was discovered
[ and eulogized by members of the Ro-
tary club here who recently visited
that place E l. Copeland treasurer
of the Santa Fe railway, has discovered
something else that Tulsa Is long OF
that the Rotarians overlooked and