The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Fred r. Bauman, of Topeka, has
| enrolled in the Rahe's Auto and Trac-
| tor school in Kansas City, Mo-. and
will take a thoro course in automo-
| bile, truck and tractor engineering.
He is III: one of several young men
| il. this - -tion of the country who are.
attending this school which is now
recognized as tt largest in the world
There are now some 400 drafted men
among the thousands OF students now
| enrolled at this school who are pre-
pairing themselves for motor mechan-
.cs in the aviation, truck and tractor
| service IF the army when they are
called.
Two ln0n and an usher assisted DR..
| Thomas r. Hyatt in making rapid
exit from local movie theater Tues
J day night and in their haste tore his
clothing and bruised his body. SO the
doctor claims Reports of the trou-
bile made to the management was to
the effect that Doctor Hyatt took a
| woman's seat while she was in the
| Ii bby AID refused to give ii up on
| her return. Doctor Hyatt says that
| he Offered her the choice of two in
side seats and she declined either of
them and then the two men took steps
to insure the lady her choice of seats.
Doctor Hyatt called on the police and
was advised to forget it," so he says.
Jealousy. abuse moroseness and
| surliness are charged against Charles
| "A hTduS ID! MAUD hrauS In a petitlOn
| for divorce filed today in the office OF
Mrs. Mary Chaplin, clerk of the dis
trict court. Mrs. Kraus alleges that
| for years he has refused to live with
her and when he meets her on the
street he doesn't speak to his wife
She asks for an absolute divorce.
| Senator w. F. Schoch and Judge
Ralph HI. Cav will speak tonight at
| louisville and tomorrow night at Rich
| land. Their addresses will be along
patriotic lines preparation for the
fed Cross drive in the country which
opens May 20.
Irene Angle alias Mrs. Frank Ham
lin. and Ruth Brown, alias Mrs.
george Blankenship. alias Mrs. Lam
bert. were taken to Lansing today by
the Topeka police for treatment in the
detention home. The women were
y picked up in a police raid several DAYS
ago.
A. O. U. w. Star lodge No. 20 will
dedicate its service flag tonight at
O'Clock The Rev. j. w. Waidron and
me grand master workman, ]. w.
Graybill. will be the speakers of the
evening.
Members of the Railway Carmen,s
union, at a meeting Tuesday night.
soted TO contribute 500 to the Red
cross war fund. The Painters and
roted esn union Monday night
voted 500 for the same purpose.
The annual May party of the To-
peka nigh school girls will be held in
Centrai park Friday evening between
o;So O'Clock and $3.50 O'Clock. Miss
arian Squires will be queen of the
,,;i9 az me party and her attenda nts
VIII be Misses Althea Wiede. Helen
hawks aaWks. Thelma Huston and Ruth
nison. Inc program for the party
| . s year includes an allegoricaI tah.
ieau representing the transition =,
saiis AT play In peace time into girls
| in
Dig lake is to be the scene Of tbe -
anu user viii play an importan, No.,
IN the tableau. '' part
;..opeka council No. 1, Toltec pi.s
in.Iated forty-eight candidates. 81 81.
,.n.es tuesday night. The council
nbans - aoopt two French war or
n,ia rs Tor the year and possible To-
me duration of the war. ~
Froressor DeBcukaIear of III. ,h
uy department of washhurn 81
lese mas been granted a year.s ,.a,,o
y, absence He will attend two snn,-
frofesso.' DeBeukaIcar has ha ay,
.oehtiiiad with many student .ot;'s;
yes at Washburn and was bastethai,
SSoacn I2r two years. His successor
! mas not been named. eeSSor
me Associated Alliance of wor
ne Unitarian church of Toneka
ana Lawrence meeting. which - na
nave been held at Lawrence Ms vas 10
mas been postponed to Nav % A.;
Chi.arian women are invited =, -.
tend the meeting " at
"A picture painted by Mrs. kurt h,
zen donated by her to the Gage ParI9
~ Ior the benefit of the Junior
ross In return for the nictrr,
me teachers and pupils of the schnoI
WIN give a social Friday eyenins y,
proceeds will be used for benee;, -.
the Red Cross eit or