The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-14


Dancing tonight-School p. M
Social p. m.-Kellam Hall.-Adv.
marriage license has been issued
| in the probate court here to Fred l..
May, rs, Onaga, and Daisy d. Mitch
ell, Is, Lawrence.
Local Draft Board No. 1 has placed
in class the following names: 3. w
Slagle, Irwin J. Ling. Harry Coffman'
Donald D. Longnecker, r. A. Drum
Paul F. Rice and w. F. Stonestreet-
L. r. Wilson. a farmer living west
of the city, was arrested late Wednes-
day afternoon for speeding In ms mo
tor car Wilson was apparently try
ing to beat the threatening storm
home.
The Carnation Art club will have
masoue social Friday evening at the
| club house. Thirteenth and quincy
streets. Prizes will be given for the
most oomical and the neatest cos
tunes.
The body of Virgil Eaton, who died
in San Francisco, Cal, is expected 10
arrive in Topeka Saturday, March 10
Virgil Eaton was lieutenant IN NE
United States army and the son OF MI
and Mrs F. M. Eaton, Route 2S, 10
peka. Funeral arrangements Will De
announced later.
The Dr. J. A. Porter bequest OF soo'-
school at Rosedale has finally oeen
turned over to the board of managers
The money part of the bequest, Szo'-
900, will be used to purchase 1perly
bonds, and the income will go TO the
support of the school. Doctor Porter
was Paola, Kan, physician.
Pat Jarce, a farmer, is booked at
the police station on a charge OF I'M
porting liquor" According to the po-
lice, officer Gragg detained Jarce
when he alighted from santa e
train Wednesday night carrying a
suitcase alleged to contain four quarts
of whisky and four quarts of alcohol.
Six tame white rats have been given
to the Gage Park zoo. E. F. A. Rein
isch. superintendent of the parks, an
nounces that a cinder drive is to be
laid in Ripley park, starting at the
south entrance, passing the social cen
ter building, and on to the east en-
trance. The work will be done as
rapidly as possible during good
weather.
Thieves who stole a Ford motor
car belonging to G. w. Bryan, a deal
err at Della, from in front OF the
Novelty theater Monday night were
more than kind, Albert CSnorty
Miller, motorcycle officer, believes
The car was found in front of the
home of Tim Donovan, detective,
where it had been left during the
night, and Miller found it there.
Johnny Waters, the negro arrested
Monday for assaulting a negro woman,
has been the stellar feature at the
county Jail in the last few days. His
most recent experiment was that of
plugging up the sink in his cell, which
is on the second floor above the office
of Jailer Charles Hixon. HiXon was
suddenly aroused by water pouring
thru the ceiling. A hasty trip to the
Waters cell resulted in turning off the
water and preventing considerable
damage.
Lieut.. Glenn H. Van Dorp, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Van Dorp, has
arrived safely in France, according to
word received by his parents. He is a
graduate of the Topeka high school
and the Colorado School of Mines. He
later took a position in Telluride,
Colo, and enlisted May 10, 1917. in
the engineers provisional training
corps, receiving his commission Aug
ust IA. He was assigned at once at
Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth'
later was sent to Camp Taylor, Louis
vile, KY, and finally was assigned to
the battalion of the 507 engineers at
Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex.
At a meeting of men at the Cham
Der of Commerce Wednesday night, H.
NJ. Breidenthal, chief deputy collector
of internal revenue, with headquarters
Breidenthal was in Topeka Wednesday
to assist in the work of the local Of
flee which is in charge of J. NJ. Cleve-
land. He explained at the meeting
last night the system regarding the
excessive profit tax Corporations, he
said, with incomes of $4,000 or more
annually or individuals with an in
come of $4,000 or more annually are
required by law to pay the tax in &C
cordance with their respective in
comes.
Governor Capper has written a let
ter to the mayor of each Kansas city
and town which has a unit at Camp
Doniphan asking that the home
folks see to it that the men in such
units are provided with athletic out
fits. Equipment for each company
will necessitate the raising of a fund
of only about $500, the governor
pointed out. The fund may be raised
by the cities or towns and forwarded
to the governor, who will send it to
General Wright. In turn, Wright will
purchase the equipment and turn it
over to the company or unit for which
it was intended.
An evening examination will be Of
fered by the local civil service board
April 5, beginning at GAS o'clock. This
arrangement is an innovation, as all
previous examinations have been held
during he day. The need for cleri-
cal help, especially stenographers and
typists, is so great that a chance is
given for an evening examination in
the hope that some applicants will
thus be enabled to take it who could
not spare the time from the days
duties Applicants, either men or
women, must be not less than 8 years
of age The positions pay s1.100 a