The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27

lied, the wound. AS a punishment the
pockets of the Backus lad were sewed
up by his parents and his knife was
taken away from him.
The Kansas conference of Evan
geHcal association just closed a sue
cessfu1 session at Kansas City, Mo-,
and the Rev. B H. Hobbs, who has
been the pastor here for two years
was assigned to this place again for
the third term. The Rev. Mr.. Hobbs
and his peopleehave been ena bled to
erect n new modern equipped church
md parsonage since he has been here,
and have laid .plans for the coming
revival, which will begin next Sun
day under the Petticord Evangelistic
party leadership. The meeting will
continue over four Sundays.
Wilhelm Lohse son of Henry
Lohse, one of the Lohse brothers in
the county Jail charged with failure to
register. is in Kansas City endeavoring
to persuade Fred Robertson, United
States attorney, that his father should
not be interned. One of the Lohse
brothers is credited with admitting he
has stated that America was foolish
for entering the war against the Ger
mans, whom he claimed were super
men. Meantime. Americans are shed
ding their life blood in France and
millions of dollars are being sacrificed
to keep up the fight
Fire in a chicken coop at 1341 Gar
1leld avenue was the only call answer
ed by the fire department Tuesday.
The fire was extinguished
James NJ Kirkpatrick. nationa,
president of the Knights and Ladies
of Security, w. A. Biby, national treas
! urer, and DR.. o. L. Peake, medical
director. left for Wichita this morning
to attend big lodge rally.
Robert M McElroy, educational d.
rector of the National Security league,
and Joseph T. eastman, field secre-
tary will speak at the Chamber of
| Commerce tonight on the objects of
the league. 3 Every one is invited to
come and no admission Will be
charged.
The American Tank service is now
open for enlistment to men under or
over the draft age and physically
qualified according to orders received
t at the local recruiting office. Men
who are accepted for this service will
be sent to the tank service training
camp at Gettysburg. Pa.
The bars are down to men of draft
age for enlistment in the navy accord
ing to orders received by A. w.
Hierholtzer. local navy recruiting Of
/ ficer. "All physically fit men. between
ages of 1S and 35 years are eligible
saws the call. Registered men may
enlist by obtaining releases from their
local boards
The final game in the Sunday
School Basketball league of the Cen
trail Y. NJ C. A. will be played to-
night between the Walnut Grove NJ.
F.. and the First Presbyterians. of the
Senior league. The Oakland Presby-
terians have already won the cham
pionship in the senior league and the
Walnut Grove team the Junior title.
The Central and r. R Y. NJ. c. A.
basketball teams will meet tonight on
the Central "Y' court. This will be
the last game Of the season for the
railroaderS.
The Office of the deputy revenue col
lector in the postoffice building where
those liza BILE to income tax have filed
their returns, will close at 6 O'Clock
Saturday evening. A warning has been
sent out that those unable to file on
or before Saturday should wire or
write for an extension of time which
will be granted, provided the reason Is
plausible.
Thelma Wilson, charged with sell
/ ing liquor at her home near Crane
and Monroe streets, has been fined
$500 and sentenced to six months in
: the county Jail by Police Judge Pau
Heinz. A $40 fine was imposed or
Katherine Tassell, charged with dis
orderly conduct and resisting an Off
Ger. She resisted arrest when the po-
ice raided the home of her sister in
law. Mrs. Maggie Lyons. PA Jackson
street Mrs. Lyons was fined s10e
charged with having liquor in the
house and thirty days in the county
Jail was added to the fine. The sisters
in-lawN appealed to the district court
| At the annual conclave of Topeka
/ Commandery No. 5, Knights Templar
I the retiring commander, William Mel
/ son. was presented with a comman-
der's jewel, a Damascus blade and a
| uniform insignia of rank. Officers