The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

E. J. Covell is seriously ill at his
home, 51S West Tenth avenue.
The Central Branch of the w. c. T.
U. will meet Monday afternoon at the
Y w. c. A.
Mans Attitude Towards Cod will
be the subject of DIR. Arthur S. Hen
derson's lecture to his Bible class Sun
day at 10 a. m. at the First Congrega-
tional church. corner Seventh and
Harrison streets.
a warrant was issued from the court
of Topeka today charging Clarence
Richardson with breaking into the
store at 129 Kansas avenue and steal
ing .3S caliber Colt revolver belong
ing to D. Cohen.
E. c. Arnold and Horace Hall will
go to Kansas City Monday to irvesti-
trical & Manufacturing company
which is planning on moving to To-
peka. The firm makes certain kinds
of farm machinery.
Modern Applications of the Ten
Commandments is the theme of n
series of sermons to be preached at the
First Baptist church by the paster,
the Rev. Robert Gordon. The sermon
subjects are, the Sacredness of the
Supreme Object of Worship, the
Sacredness of the Mode of Worship.
the SAcredness of the Supreme Name,
| the Sacredness of Time, the Sacredness
of the Relation Between Parents and
Children, the Sacredness of Life, the
Sacredness of the family, the Sacred
| ness of Property, the Sacredness of
Reputation, the SacrednesS of Person
atty.
A device for the removal of the hot
carbons from moving picture machines
in a manner to minimize the danger
of fire has been invented by Harry E.
Smith, a Topeka moving picture oper-
al i
bon container" and has aroused much
interest among fire prevention authori-
ties. Smith is the operator who was
overcome in the booth at the Iris thea
ter last April and was revived by the
| pulmotor.
Judge" Logan it is from now on.
Harry Logan. young North Topeka at
torney, is justice of Soldier township
and will establish his court in Shorey
Monday. He will be ready to hear any
and all cases arising in that part of
shawnee county outside the city limits
OF Topeka. His court will be on the
| same plane as the court of Topeka, ex-
4 cept that the court of Topeka has jur-
isd1ction all over the city and county
while Logan's court will be confined to
the country His courtroom will be in
| the hall over Steele's store in Shorey
The Topeka Millinery company al
leges that c. S. DePass helped his wife
select a hat and then paid for it with
a bogus check. A warrant was issued
for DePass from the court of Topeka
today. 1t is charged that he passed
a worthless check for $500, drawn
upon the Union State bank at Beverly
Kan, in which bank he has no funds.
| Lizzie Ollinger swore to a complaint
today charging Mitch Slaughter Har-
old Thompson and Ralph Neal with
1900 block and disturbing her peace
1900 black and disturbing her peace
4 A n
Not more than one-third of the
township officers elected in Novem-
Der have filed their bonds with the
county clerk and qualified. Q. K.
Swayze, clerk, stated today that the
law fixes a penalty of $25 upon the
township officer elected who fails to
qualify.
Hugh Fisher, retiring judge of the
court of Topeka, has formed law
partnership with his father-in-law, C.
y. Smith, and they will maintain Of
fices in the Central Bank building
where Fisher has been for several
years. Mr.. Smith has been in the
practice of law at Larned, Great Bend
and other points for many years
Chancellor Frank Strong of Kan
sas university, is president of the
Kansas College Presidents associa-
ton. He was elected Friday at a
meeting of the association. The other
officers are: Ernest F. Pihlblad, Beth
any, vice president; d. L. MacEach-
ron, Washburn, secretary-treasurer;
Frank E. Mossman, Southwestern,
and S. E Price, Ottawa, executive
committee: w. n. Mason, Baker, rep
resentative Rhodes scholarship; r. Il.
Peery, Midland, delegate to the edu-
cational council.
Mrs. George A. Guild will be the
speaker at the vesper service at the
Z. w. c. A. Sunday at o'clock. Her
theme will be THE Opportunities of
the Association in 1917" A program
or special music will be rendered Miss
Fannie Royden Hart, secretary of the
Y. W., will preside
Altho the city of Topeka apparently
has disposed of it's garbage question
by agreeing to contract with a Denver
man to haul away the garbage, Com
missioner Porter doesn't intend. to
take any chances on the deal falling
thru and Topeka's standing hopelessly
holding the sack. Today, he is draft
ing bill to present to the legislature
permitting special levy for univer-
sal garbage hauling