The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-08
North Side News
BOYS Get A WAC"
Youngsters Suspicious Strange
Man Might Be Stacker.
As Result U. $. Marshal Holds
Him for Investigation.

That American youth. can be of real
! service in war time was demonstrated
Tuesday afternoon wher the suspi-
ciOns of boys on the Quincy school
playgrc und resulted in the arrest of
transient whom the United States
marshals office is holding az a pos
'siblei Stacker.
While the boys on the playground
were engaged in thei. afternoon
sports under the charge % Duane
Van Horn, Quincy playground super
. visor, "A 'vag" drifted on the premises.
! The boys questioned him and were in
FORMED that his age was % years.
They reported to Van Horn. whose
s inqui ries elected the info nation that
The svag'' was 10. While the bunch"
heidi the suspected Stacker in CONVEX
sation, boy telephoned for the police
patrol.
While the police were ON the way,
the tramp proudly asserted that it
would take three policemen to handle
him. When the officers arrived he
surrendered without murmur. In
the United States marshars office he
gave the name of John Grewett,
claimed Oklahoma as his place of res
ldence but said that he has been work
ing IN the harvest fields. At the time
Tor registration he was in Kansas
Grewett said that he was under mil
ltart age The marshaTs office has
wired to Kansas City for information,
and he is being held in Jail until he
Establishes that he is exempt from
military service.
Big Summer for Boys.
The boys on the Quincy Fairgrounds
are enjoying the physical health and
good spirits that come from constant
.out-of-door exercise. They swim, they
play. tennis, baseball. lear stunts on
the apparatus provided on the grounds,
and Professionally take a hike into the
country under the leadership of
Duane Van Horn, playground leader.
About so boys turn out each day for
the constant round of sports which
tteaches them the proper use of body
land muscles From half a dozen to a
dozen have learned to swim this sum-
inner. at Soldier creek. WheT. the water
lis at the proper level, the boys swim
TAT Soldier, and in the Y. Y. c. A.
ttank when the water is unsafe.
On two. occasions the boys have
linked into the country with Van Horn,
tcamped oyer night, cooked their own
I'm calls and otherwise developed that
sresohrcefulness which the American
nation is banking on today to make
ian army in time of need.
The boys not only have developed
physically, they have acquired initia-
tive, learned not to be "cry babies
when they fall and bump their heads
learned to rely on themselves. Ac-
cord1ng to Van Horn. this is one of
the most valuable phases of the play
ground work.
The boys are so keen for the sports
at the playground that they put in
most of the day at Quincy Some
times mother whose infant genius
has fallen from the rings and skinned
his arm, or raised a knot on his head
is doubtful about the value to her
son. But no serious accidents have
occurred, only the bruises that any
live boy acquires inevitably in the
process of working off his liveness
And the ultimate value of the work is
unquestioned.
Frank Berry Dead.
Word has been received here of the
death Monday morning of Frank
berry, at Salt Lake City Utah Mr.
and Mrs Berry, who are well known
IN North Topeka, lived at Ashton,
Idaho. When Mr.. Berry was taken
III with blood poisoning he was taken
TO Salt Lake City for treatment. Death
resulted after few days illness.
Frank Berry was a North Topeka
boy, and was formerly in the retail
grocery business IN this city. He was
at one time the manager of the Dib-
Die grocery in North Topeka. Four
years ago he moved to Ashton, Idaho.
Az the time when he was taken ill. a
httIe over a week ago, Mrs. Berry was
visiting friends in North Topeka. on
the news of his illness she hurried to
his bedside.
Frank Berry was the son of Mr..
ana MRS. A. j. Berry. of North Topeka.
he also leaves a sister. Mrs w M.
van Ness of North Topeka, and a
brother. Charles Berry of Portland.
Ore. The body will be brought to
Iopeka Friday and burial will be held
mere. Funeral announcement will he
be made later.
Social and Personal.
The union prayer meeting will be
held Thursday evening at the Second
presbyterian church w w Forbes
Will be the leader
Mr.. and Mrs. M O. Wisegarver. of
.TeXico, n. M, are the parents Of a
daughter, born Sunday Mrs Wise
CARVER Is former North Topeka girl.
John Ostrand. of Elmont was in
North Topeka this morning
u F. Horsley of Newman, drove to
Topeka today on business.
Home grown waterme1ons will an
pear in market next week While the
crop is somewhat late, reports from
the farmers indicate that it will be
good
Gplden Rule lodge No. 80 will meet
Thursday evening at the hall oil
North Kansas avenue
Victor ceuHcil No. will meetThurs-
day. evening at 1000 North Kansas
avenue.
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