The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14

Robert Carver. county attorney,
who has been at Ludington, Mich, for
six weeks with his family, is expected
home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hummel and
Mrs David Hurley and daughter, Hat
tie, and Ernest ChrichIey motored to
Fort Riley and Manhattan Sunday.
The corner cigar store debating
clubs latest subject involves specula-
ton as to whether OF not the Toledo
man who said he was dreaming when
he shot his wife will be able to get
away with the story.
Information received from ofticis
sources is to the effect that the man
who will be appointed chief of police
he undertake the job of censorins
window displays of feminine wearing
apparel.
While the state is running a seed
wheat campaign the Santa Fe is go
ing to engineer one of its own. the
ritory where wheat is not raised as
a regular thing and will take gamble
along with the grower.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon drove his
car all the way from Topeka to
Frankfort, Mich, 1.190 miles, with a
record of only three punctures- He
will spend the next month there, rest
ing and recuperating ror the dry cam
paign in England. in which he expects
to be engaged this fall.
The theatrical reporter for the State
Journal asked a local manager the
other day if he expected to give the
public what it wanted in the way of
amusements this winter. well. we
may get some pretty poor stuff" re-
piled the manager, but 1 don't think
it will be as bad as that"
The Women's Relief Corps, of Law
renee, has presented the Union Pa
cific railroad with large American
flag which will soon fly from the
Union Pacific station at Lawrence
The flag was accepted by r. NJ
Richie. Topeka general agent, and H
G. Kaill, of Kansas City.
Steel filing cases for the clerk of
the federal district court have been
unloaded at the postoffice. 1t is just
about half the quantity Frank Camp
bell, deputy clerk, figured would be
needed but it is all the department
could allow at this time The amount
delivered is worth probably $1,000.
A marriage license was all that
Torobio Velasquez and his 14-year-old
girl companion had to show that they
were married. AS result of their do
ing away with the usual methods of
matrimonial procedure, Velasquez now
faces a charge of white slavery. He
brought the girl to Topeka from Chi
cago.
Charging that ]. Jay Hill, her hus-
band. has been guilty of extreme
cruelty and gross neglect. Bonnie Isa-
belle Hill has filed suit for divorce in
the district court. She states that
they were married January Is, 1916.
She asks that the court restore her
maiden name of Bonnie Isabelle
Caldwell
The juries for the two divisions of
the district court, announced more
than a week ago, were called today
for September II at O'Clock in the
morning. That means that no court
will be held until after the Kansas
Free Fair, which runs from September
10 to Is. Both divisions will begin
grinding on the same day, Monday,
September IT.
At a meeting Monday night, MEM
bers of the United Brethren, Parkdale
Methodist and. Third Presbyterian
churches. who recently endorsed the
early closing of stores and payment of
living wage as a minimum to clerks,
received formal resolution of appre-
citation from the Topeka association of
retail clerks. The resolution was
signed by James G. Kerr. president of
the clerks union.
Ben Alvey and John Williams, the
two men charged with robbing two
Wakarusa stores. were arraigned in
the court of Topeka today and waived
their preliminary hearing. They were
bound over to the district court and
due to failure to give bond were
placed in the county Jail to await
trial. The two men were captured
by Wakarusa citizens who watched
night after night for the persons who
were persistently robbing the store of
the J. Thomas Lumber company and
of S. T. Mellor. Less than a week
ago Alvey and Williams were cap
tured on their way home late at
night carrying sacks. The sacks were
brought to Topeka along with the two
men by Deputy Sheriff McFadden OF
Wakarusa. The contents of the sacks
were identified by the managers OF
the two stores