The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22

The Sunflower Art club has post
poned its meeting for this afternoon
until two weeks from today.
Ralph Macklain, II years old, was
arrested Monday by Officer Oliver Wy
att charged with discharging firearms
within the city limits. The police say
the young man was engaged in tar
get practice in one of the downtown
alleys.
c. E. Bascom has been assigned to
Camp Logan as associate field director
for civilian relief by the American
Red Cross. Bascom was formerly city
passenger agent for the Rock Islam
lines at Topeka. He went into train
ing for the Red Cross service at St.
Louis about two weeks aSo. e-
The Kewpie club has postponed its
meeting for this week which was to
have been held with Mrs. Clyde Lowe
at the Thorne hotel. The next meet
ing will be held November with Mrs.
c. A. Mattingly, of Republican avenue.
The club is planning a picnic party to
be given at the W. H. Redenbaugh
home, at Deer Creek farm, November
=, for the pembers and their families.
Using Jackson street as a speedway
on which to stage delivery truck race
resulted in the arrest of NJ. B. Logan
and Glenn Thompson by Officers Mil
Ter and Hill Monday afternoon. The
men are said to be engaged as drivers
for competitive furniture houses and
! according to the police were breaking
the speed limit when they passed the
police station. They were released on
cash bonds.
At a called meeting of the chairmen
and secretaries of the various railway
unions within 200 miles of Topeka at
the Santa Fe shops in Topeka Mon
day afternoon, William Blackman,
Ga I,.,+x 10,
the application of the various orders
recently issued by the United States
railroad administration. Blackman
commented favorably on the co-opera-
ton between the Santa Fe officials
and the men, according to reports of
the meeting.
J. F. Spalding. who will leave We'd
nesday, October %, for Washington,
d. c., was the guest of honor at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Central Y. M. c. A. Monday night
Spalding is to become associate direc-
tor for the Potomac division of the
Red Cross. Charles P. Adams. presi-
dent of the board of directors, presid
ed. Short speeches were made by
Justice J. S. West, E l. Copeland and
n. w. Benning. secretary of the Cen
trail Y. Mr.. Spalding responded.
Hamilton hall, at Sixth and Quincy
streets. has been leased by the Ninth
battalion. state guard. to be used as
an armory this winter. The place was
leased for period of six months with
the option of renewal at the expiration
of that time. A floor so by 150 feet
for drilling, together with several
smaller rooms to be used in storing
clothing. guns and other property
have been obtained in this manner
Each of the four companies of the
battalion will be assigned separate.
drill nights.
Mrs. Margaret c. Grandle of Pitts
burg, representing the working wo-
men, and Mrs Lulu Ecker, of To-
peka, representing the employers
were elected to places on the advisory
committee of the United States en-
ployment service for Kansas at a
meeting of the committee in Topeka
Monday afternoon. The duties of the
two women will be to help decide
what place women can take in the
work in essential industries. After the
meeting Monday it was announced
that the classification of Kansas in
dustries into essential and non-essen-
tial classifications will be begun this
week.
The story of an unappreciative wife
was told at police headquarters-Mon lon
day by Bud" Morgan, coIored It
seems that the Morsans have had
domestic trouble and have been living
apart for some time. Bud" said that
his wife contracted a case of influenza
some time ago and that when he went
to her house at 1141 y. Jefferson to
suggest that she get medical treat
ment, she opened fire on him with a
revolver. One shot grazed his chest.
| he said. and another entered his right
arm above the wrist and came out
near his elbow. Deeming it unhealthy
/ in that vicinity. Bud" called at police
| headquarters, where his wounds were
| dressed