The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-21

The Mary Sheldon society of Cen
trail Congregational church will have
a social evening at the home of Misses
Wolcott, 1865 Lane street, this even
ing.
Special revival meetings are in
progress a. the Oakland Methodist
church. Tie services are in charge
of the pastor. assisted by the mem
bers of the church, and will continue
two or three weeks.
A jury in the court of Topeka failed
to agree on the guilt or innocence of
twelve negroes charged with shooting
craps in the Fred Bradford place near
the Sardou bridge. The jury was dis
missed by Judge Rad Lee late Tues
day afternoon.
In memory of the late Bishop Frank
r. Millspaugh. whose death occurred
a year ago Thursday, a memorial
service will be held in Grace cathedral
Thursday morning, November %. A
celebration of the holy communion
will be held at 10 o'clock.
The Colored Women's Federation of
Clubs met Monday night at the home
Mrs. NJ. Jackson presided. 1t was de-
cided to begin the publication of an
official organ for the club to be
known as THE Little Journal
Oral argument on the application
of the Southwestern Bell Telephone
rates at Wellington was held before
the state public utilities commission
here today. Yesterday a similar hear
ing was held on application to in
crease rates at Leavenworth.
Three naval recruits left for the
Great Lakes training station last
night Ralph F. Robb of Gainesville,
Tex, and Glare W. Weber of indie
pendence, Kan, were assigned as ma
chinists' mates, second class. Oscar
z. Wages of Oklahoma City was as
signed to the aviation section.
A special meeting of the Topeka
Breeders and Fanciers' association
will be held this evening in the Cham
Der of Commerce to elect a new presi-
dent and make arrangements for the
pet stock show to be held in conjunc-
ton with the poultry association. All
members are requested to be present
at this meeting
John Anterior of the Atherton
Transfer company who was injured in
an automobile street car collision at
Sixth and Quincy streets, several days
ago, remains in a serious condition at
St. Francis hospital. He is conscious
only part of the time. Mr.. Atherton
rested we'll during the night, it was
reported at the hospital today.
A jury in the second division of the
district court returned a verdict in
favor of the Free Fair association in
a $4,000 damage suit brought against
the association by R. E. Darby. a
rural school teacher. This is the third
damage suit in which the association
has been a defendant, growing out of
the automobile accident at the races
two years ago. Darby, it was claim
ed, was permanently injured by the
crushing of his right leg, and is still
under the care of physicians.
The man higher up in the alleged
Iiqoor business in Topeka Jared poor
Iy at the ol1ands of Police Judge Paul
Heinz. W. T. Lawless, a well known
liveryman, was fined 5000 and SEN
fenced to thirty days in jail. 1t is
claimed that Lawless furnished Temple
Hamm and Verne Mcmillan with a'car
and money to purchase liquor for him
in Kansas City and bring it to Topeka.
LaWleSS gave notice of appeal. Hamm
and Mcmillan are defendants in sim
liar case brought against them by the
city.
The board of directors of the City
Federation of Colored Womens Clubs
held a meeting this afternoon. Bust
ness of importance was discussed. An
other meeting of the federation will
be held at the club rooms, Thirteenth
and Quincy streets, on Friday after
noon The Federation of Co1ored
Women's Clubs is an organization
formed for the purpose of raising the
ideals of the Afro-American race to
the end that they may become better
citizens of the communities in which
they reside. The work of the feder-
alton covers a field ranging from
school visitation to the study of the
arts and sciences, featuring educa-
tional, uplift and sanitary movements.
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