The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

sent to Camp Funston today by local
board No. L.
The Shawnee county W. C. T. U.
will be held Thursday and Friday,
August 29 and 80, at the First Congre-
gational church In Topeka.
A class of Shawnee county teachers
took an examination for certificates
this morning at o'clock in the court
room of the second division of the dis
trict court.
Fire, companies responded to a call
from S23 East Eighth street Thursday
night at o'clock when the house
owned by G. Bastain was struck by
lightning. Very little damage resulted.
The personnel committee of the Y.
NJ. C. A. today examined James P.
Simpson and the Rev. W. L. Gold
smith. of Topeka, for overseas service
with the "Y''
From the way the children of the
city flocked to the cutters and pad
died in the water Thursday afternoon
it was very evident that 1t was the
first real rain the city had had for
many weeks.
w. A. Biby, J. " Abrahams, ]. NJ.
kirkpatrick and o. NJ. Peak, national
officers of the Knights and Ladies of
Security, left this evening for Phila-
delphia to attend the annual meeting
of the national association of bene-
ficiary fraternal societies.
Ray Blossom, a member of the Ep-
worth League of the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church, will be honor guest
at an entertainment tonight at the
church. Blossom will leave Monday
for Camp Funston to enter military
service.
Johanna Adams. co1ored, long IA
miliar in police and court circles in
Topeka, appeared in the court of To-
peka this morning to answer to a
of the four counts held against her
and bound over to the district court
on both by Judge Lee.
Only two fires have been recorded
in Topeka due to spontaneous COM
bustion in bins filled with soft coal.
When Topekans loaded up with soft
coal this spring and summer, prepar-
| ing for the winter shortage, it was
predicted that many fires would re-
suit. The dry weather has kept the
| dampness from the storage.
Eleven quarts of whisky and a pint
of port wine were found in a valise
carried by w. H. Spangler when he
was arrested about midnight Wednes
day at the Santa Fe depot. A half
| pint of whisky and a pint of. alcohol
were also found in his pockets An
the police but no liquor could be found
| in his possession.
Miss Stella Ferrin, who has been
| employed in the office of Mary Cha
pin, clerk of the district court, for
| the last eight months, has resigned TO
accept a position with the Standard Oil
company. A picnic" was given by
all the girls in the court house today
| during the noon hour in Miss Ferrin' S
honor. Luncheon was served in the
| first division court room.
Prince W. Coleman, colored, former
postmaster of Nicodemus, Kan, was
arrested Friday by federal authorities
on a charge of embezzlement- He was
taken to Leavenworth where he was
confined, in default of bond, 10 await
| trial October 4. 1t is alleged that
Coleman took several hundred dollars
belonging to the government while
serving as postmaster last year.
Mayor House made. his second
monthly visit to the Shawnee golt
links Thursday. When the mayor
grows tired of nipping the balls from
the top of the Country club blue grass
| he digs up his mashies and niblicks
| and goes after the Shawnee hazards
The mayor made a 200-yard midiron
| shot on hole No. 4 to the edge OF
the green yesterday and considered il
| a days work.
1
the appointment of George r. Smell
ing as city court judge at Coffeyville
| Smelling was named to fill a vacancy
caused by resignation. The former
city judge of the town has entered
war work. Smelling is a well known
lCoffeyville lawyer. During the early
eos he was an assistant attorney gen
| eral and for several years made hi.
home in Topeka.
Prof. ]. Silas Harris of Kansas City
who is president of the Negro Nation
! al Education congress, is in Topekf
to arrange for a local delegation to q
meeting of the congress to be held ir
New York City. October "a. The meet.
ling will be a patriotic gathering. The
aim of the congress is to assist the ne
gro race to higher planes of living
Kansas has been represented in the
congress meetings of the past fifteer
years.
Jews and Adventists may registe
next Monday, August 26. instead o
Saturday, August "a. according to an
nouncement today by Provost Marsha
General Crowder. kilograms an
nouncing the special arrangement
were received today by Charles S
Huffman, adjutant general, and motto
was sent to all registration boards AL
men who have reached the age of 2
years since June 5 will register Satur
day under provisions of the selectiv
service act. Special provision wa
made, however. permitting Jews. an,
Seventh Day Adventists to registe
. Monday.
| A farewell party to Topeka mel
who will leave soon for overseas sery
ice with the Y. NJ. C. A. will be give
at the Y. NJ. c. A. tonight at O'Clock
The party is given for the followin
men: F. A. Derby, Fred Voiland, F
E. Gates, Ralph Searle and the Rev
E. H. Givins. Mr.. Derby is expecte
! to leave within a week. Percy Atkin
| OF the w. who has spent seve
months in foreign service with tn
"Y,'' will talk on the nature of tn
work the men will do when they ar
rive overseas. E. L. Copeland, presi
dent of the association will also Civ
a talk. A part of the program wi
be the singing of patriotic songs lie
, by N. w. Benning. Light refreshment
will be served later in the evening
The aTferfa iuneOf will he in charge G