The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-08

For the Best Sellers" some, it seems,
Now search IN eager quest
Potato cellars bestl
The Literary and Sewing Society
of Lincoln Circle No. held an all
day sewing bee today at Lincoln Post
hall.
Some Topeka drug stores are put
ting hinges on covers to pill boxes to
avoid mistakes in putting cover
and label on wrong box
The first district court room is filled
with men answering their question
naires- Two offices in the county at
toFney'S suite of rooms are filled and
today a big desk was pulled into the
office of the clerk of the district court
At the first 1918 meeting of the
Square Circle club at the Elks club
Monday night the annual election OF
officers was held. The new officers
are: Ray Palmatier. president; John
Mckernan, vice president, and DR.. c.
H Litsinger. secretary-treasurer.
It's a eineh a number of girls who
have never been within gunshot of an
engagement, viii. in maidenhood days
in the years to come, sigh and tell
friends that the war cheated them
out of a man That's providing there
is a heavy casualty list
The gressionaI department of
the local union of Christian Endeavor
will hold meeting tonight at
o'clock at the Y. NJ. c. A This de-
partment is composed of officers of
the local union and the presidents of
all Christian Endeavor societies in
Topeka.
Two brass shells rom the French
front, a Croix de Guerre, two French
army caps, and a wrist watch and tag
like those worn by the American ex-
/ no
week in Crosby Brothers display win
dows. The relics were sent to Mrs. E
D. Keilnan, 305 West Tenth street,
by her husband, Lieut.. Earle D. keil-
man
Tonight is regular drill night for the
Topeka home guards The drill will
be held at the city auditorium at 7 80
o'clock According to Capt. Art Har-
gis the local home guards are well
equipped with rifles and are in a fair
way TO acquire knowledge of the
manual OF arms A shipment of the
new infantry drill regulations has just
been received and the books will be
distributed tonight.
With restaurant men advancing
prices on their menus five and ten
cents every month. or two. they can't
expect the public to pay one-hah
their help hire in tips. Nor, do the
walters report tips as plentiful as in
years pase Food costs enough these
days without paying extra Tor service
A patriotic farmer IS one who will
raise castor beans, according to the in
formation conveyed to the Shawnee
county draft board by an aero supply
house at Washington. d. c. In a LETT
ter written to I. D. Graham, secretary
of the board, the company asks for the
names of farmers. whom Graham be-
HeveS are patriotic enough to raise
castor beans. The letter goes on to
explain that aeroplane oil is made
from that bean and such oil is badly
needed by the government.
Thru some ones unfortunate lack
of an eye for detail the statue of Lin
coln- which was TO nave been placed
on it's pedestal Monday. is still stand
ing in it's crate on the wagon that
brought it to the state house grounds
from the train 1t seems that the
holes for the dowel pins were not
drilled in the pedestal and as a result
the setting of the bronze masterpiece
had to be postponed until today The
bronze will be officially unveiled on
Lincoln's birthday. February IL.
Scattered thru all the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce, except the
room occupied by the beekeepeFs, the
state board of veterinary examiners
this morning gave out questions and
paper to a class OF fifty would-be
practitioners. This, examination is
provided for by law, to be held the
second Tuesday in January of each
year. The successful candidates will
be notified in ten days or two weeks
as to their standing in the exams.
A brand new sweater fresh from
the knitting needles of Mother Val
entine has made Mai. r. Neil Rain
one of the proudest men in the adtu-
| tant generals office at the state house.
Major Rain has the newly knit gar
ment on his desk and misses no op-
I % r4-s%
he can inveigle into paying a visit 60
| the adjutant's office. Mother VAL
| entiue is more than 80 years old, tho
a very active woman She is the
mother of Del Valentine, clerk of the
| supreme court.
Miss Lima Bresette, secretary of
the state welfare commission says
employees keep down the salaries of
/ girls living at home. Yet, an instance
is known where a business concern
which boasts of the money it is max
/ ing, is paying a girl $40 a week She
( is obliged to be away from home
while her business requires her to
/ look neat and clean Room rent So a
week board at least 81 a week, shoes
selling at So and SO a pair, waists,
How does she do it?
At the meeting of the Current
Topic club at the Central Y NJ c. A
! Monday night the speaker of the eve
ming was DIR. A. B, Jeffrey, late cap
/ tain in the Royal Medical corps of
/ the British army. DIR. Jeffrey spoke
on the sanitary conditions in English
/ concentra ton camps and incidentally
gave some insight into the reports of
/ corruption and vice in the English and
/ other foreign army camps. The cost
of caring for wounded soldier was
also a feature of his tab
! At the regular meeting of the city
| board of education at the high school
I Monday night. the teaching of German
in the high school was officially ahol-
ished from the curriculum. the organ
ization of the Junior Chamber of
/ Commerce was endorsed and indefinite