The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-28

Arthur Plat. of the 424th railroad
telegraphers' battalion. of Fort Leav-
enworth. spent Sunday in Topeka with
his uncle and aunt, Prof. and Mrs. w.
A. Harshbarger.
Word has been received by Mrs. E.
L. Vickard, 1922 North Harrison
street, that her brother, Richard A.
arrived overseas.
Mayor House has returned from a
trip east and was on duty in his office
at the city hall today. While in the
east Mayor House visited New York.
Washington, Akron and Chicago.
In the latest casualty list appears
the name of Earl D. Sullivan of To-
action in France. Sullivan was the son
of Mrs. Frances Sullivan of 124 Quincy
street.
The Ninth battalion of the state
guard will drill on the state house
grounds tonight as usual. according
to Major Hamlin and every man
must report at 1880 o'clock. Owing
to the prevalence of influenza, drill
will be in squads only.
E. r. Smith. a soldier from Camp
Funston, was picked UP by the police
Sunday charged with being drunk. He
was said to have made considera BILE
fuss over being locked up and to have
CoHtiuut0 Ills pTOteSLS uIlt1l the ponce
were relieved of him by a sergeant.
Walter Woods, colored. was booked
at police headquarters Sunday even
ing with having liquor in his posses
sion. The fact was observed when he
alighted from the train in Topeka
with booze dripping from his suit case,
in which a few bottles had been
broken in transit.
Marshall Crawford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George M. Crawford, has been
promoted from the rank of second
lieutenant to that OF first lieutenant,
according to word received by his par
ents. He is with the 35th division in
France. and was one of the first vol
unteerS in Topeka, having entered the
service a few days after the declara-
ton of war.
Two divorces were granted by
Judge George H. Whitcomb in the
second division of the district
court this morning. Frank Carey was
granted a divorce from Della Carey on
the grounds that she abandoned him
In 1915. They were married at Vim
cennes, Ind, in 1901. Cora B. Lowry
was given a divorce from George w.
Lowry, whom she stated had neglected
her and her home. They were mar
ried at Winfield in 1887.
The local agency for the Cadillac
motor car has been absorbed by N.
V. Wood. for years the active head
Of the Topeka Buick company and
the name Of his firm has been
changed to the Wood Motors COM
pany. The change in the Cadillac
lease Motor Car company, of Kansas
City. distributors for the middle west.
The output of Cadillac cars is I'M
certain during the war, it is said,
owing to the fact that large guam
titles of them have been bought by
he III -
France.
Charles S. Luengene will leave
Wednesday of this week for training
at Camp Scott, Ill. He is to be a
member of the auto motor and me-
chanical department of the Red Cross,
known as the Hardy unit. Luengene
is a member of the Topeka Press
mems union, No. 40, and was Kan
sas state organizer of the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen's union for
five years. He has also been a mem
Der of the school board for. District
So. secretary and treasurer of the
Shawnee County School Boar,1 associ-
alton and one of the workers for the
Washburn rural high school. Mrs.
Luengene. during her husbands abb
sence, will be with her relatives at
Passaic, N. J.
The Baptist denomination thruout
the country has undertaken a cam
paign for Christian Enlistment
Week." and a letter giving details of
the purposes and arrangements of the
campaign was enclosed with each
package Of Sunday school papers and
other literature which was distributed
Sunday morning to all members of
Baptist Sunday schools and churches.
During the week beginning November
II, laymen will visit all members of
the Baptist churches and Sunday
schools to get signatures to the war
roll. The purpose is to enable the
church to take larger part in war
service and to induce laymen to be-
come more active in church work.
National field secretary for the move
ment is the Rev. P. H. j. Lerrigo, for
merly of Topeka