The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-05
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
The Choice of Evils.
Now weary willy, says the law,
VIII prove that he is no shirk.
He is so brave that any day
He'd rather fight than work,



Special drill for members of state
guard will be held at 1880 this even
ing, on the north state house grounds.
Abe L. Gordon. for several years a
reporter on the State Journal, has
landed safely in France il was learned
here today.
A patriotic celebration will be held
Wednesday night at Lowman Memo
rial church in which 80 persons will
rect the operetta Under the Stars
and Stripes, and Miss Gertrude
Thompson will have charge Of a
eAAleau.
Forty pastors who attended the
east Kansas Pastoral conference of
the Evangelical Lutheran church of
the Synod of Missouri. Ohio, and other
states, held at Leavenworth since last
Friday, adopted a resolution of loyalty
to the United States government IN all
it's war aims.
Governor Capper is attending a big
Registration day picnic today in Cav
key City. Mitchell county. He left for
night and will return to Topeka
Thursday morning: Tonight the gov
ernor will talk to the old soldiers at
reunion in Glen Elder.
William Barrett. an attorney OF
Pratt, Kan, and a former member of
the SIale IeSlSIdluTe, mas Deen APP
pointed a committee to take testimony
and report findings and conclusions
of the law in the S. S. Macy disbar:-
n4ent proceedings which were started
in the supreme court here several
weeks ago.
The choir of the Bethel church gave
dinner in Willow park Tuesday
evening. Twenty-Five guests partici-
pated in the outing. Miss Ruth Ny
gren, who has been an active member
of the choir and will IN the near flu
ture leave tn Getty, was presented with
gift in silverware from the members
of the choir.
A petition was filed this morning
with Mary Chaplin, clerk of the Shaw
nee county district court, by Mrs.
Callie Carter,> asking that the court
grant her a divorce from John Car
ter whom, she says. deserted her
April l, 1913. Mrs. Carter asks for
costs and the custody of the two chill
dren, Oral. age IL, and Gilbert, age s.
The office of Dr. A. B. Jeffrey. 706
! Kansas avenue, was broken INTO
| Tuesday night between $3.50 and IL
O'Clock, the burglars getting away
with $3.50 worth of high-powered mi
croscopes and imported X-ray lenses
Or. Jeffrey asserts that-shis loss is
almost irreparable, owing to she
scarcity Of lenses. The thieves also
Wedding, which is on the same floor
The State Journal telephone sys-
tenn nearly was congested today-and
employees were sent into a frenzy
thru calls from every part of the city
! over wild rumor that the Americans
| IN france had captured 100000 Ger
mans in battle on the +-arne The
| state Journal wishes to assure its
readers that il any such news arrives
they will hear about it. The Santa Fe
| whistle will blow, the bells will ring
the newsboys will scream-oh, boy!
G.. r. Kendall, of junction CITY
was taken to Beavenworth Tuesday
| by c. 6. Jackson, United States
deputy marshal, where he will be con.
| fined in prison awaiting trial at the
october term Of the United States
| district court. Kendall was arrested
at Junction City last Sunday by Jack.
son, under the direction of Marshal o
t. Wood, charged with stealing gov.
eminent property off the militar,
reservation. He was said to have
taken three army shirts and some
other equipment