The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-16


Dance tonight-Kellam Hall.-Adv.
The Motor Service Co. have a new Cole
Aero Eight now on display.-Adv.
J. Will Kelly, who has been very seri-
ously i'll. was reported this morning to be
much improved.
The Topeka Central W. c. T. U. will meet
a the home of Mrs. Louis Van Dorp, Ills
Polk street, Monday afternoon at 80
o'clock
Walter Brown, Ella Buckner and James
ert u. Carver Friday to having liquor in
their possession. Sentence was deferred.
A motor car driven by Glenwood Jones
was struck by street car about O'Clock
Friday night at Euclid and College avenues.
The automobile was slightly damaged but
no one was injured.
Company H, Fourth regiment, Kansas
National Guard, will meet at the armory
Sunday at 80 p, III. for the purpose OF
participating in the peace Thanksgiving
service at Grace cathedral.
Monday evening at Z 30, there will be a
meeting in room 2O2 high school building,
for all of those wishing to take elementary
or advanced French. These classes will be
taught by an instructor from Kansas uni
versity.
Soldiers Of the Sea-" a government war
film, will be shown at the First Baptist
church Sunday night. This Is one OF the
information. The service begins at 1880.
Rev. Alfred f. Gregory will lecture to
the Mems Bible class at 10 a. m. tomorrow
at the First Congregational church. corner
of Seventh and Harrison streets. His sub
ject will be How to Interpret Old Testa-
ment Prophecy" All men are welcome.
Will YOU entertain some soldiers at Sun
day dinner? Last Sunday there were not
enough people PREPARED to take soldiers.
Ii you can take one, two or more, phone
the Central y. NJ. c. A. and register your
name, address and number of boys you
will take.
An oil stove which started out to smoke
and blaze at 8 o'clock this morning in the
home of G. F. Mlnlpv at Jlc CLAW street,
caused a fire company to be called. There
was no damage resultant from the fire;
altho the house was considerably sooted
up with carbon from the blazing OIL
! Steve Stone pleaded guilty Friday after
noon before Judge Robert d. Carver to
having liquor in his possession. A felony
case against him, growing out of an acct
dent last Monday, in which his car col
lided with a moving van and seriously in
few days, it is thought. Sentence was de-
ferred-
At the morning prayer service at Grace
cathedral Sunday morning, thirty-fo new
members wilL be admitted to the Girls
Friendly society, an organization of young
women of the parish. The society was
bers, and has finished a probation period.
The admission of the new members of the
society will follow the Sunday morning
address.
-Four women who were picked up here
by the police within the last two weeks for
investigation were taken to the detention
I-Tn at IeuNeuWOTtu dItCIuooh, Il
medical examination having revealed that
they were diseased. Two of the girls. Essie
Fowler and Elsie Phillips. are from To,
peka. Evelyn King is from Montana and
Mamie HUSKY was taken from train here
in company with some soldiers.
Word has been received in Topeka that
A. Il. johnson has been appointed auditor
of passenger receipts in the southwestern
region, which comprises the International
& Great Northern, Galveston. Houston &
Henderson, and Houston & Brazos Valley
railroads, upon an order issued under date
of October 16, from the office of W. G:
McAdOo, director general of the United
States railroad administration.
Fritz johnson was acquitted by jury
in the first division of the district court
Friday where he was tried on a charge of
having liquor in his possession. Cecil Cor
win, the only witness for the state, testi-
fled that he met johnson near the Sixth
street viaduct one day last May and asked
him to purchase some whisky for him. He
stated that johnson took his car and left :;
that after short time returned with a
case of whisky. for which Corwin said he
paid him So. johnson emphatically denied
the charges.