The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

We're doing lot of wagging our heads,
| And having lot 20 say,
But If we'd whip the kaiser,
And his sympathizer,
Not just little prayers when We feel in the
In the hour at the close of the day,
But the kind that come out from the depth
of the soul
Till God knows We mean what we say.
| Or churchman Y. NJ. C. A.
! 'Iis your war, and my war,
To live for, die for,
| IT'S time that learn how to pray.
If we have the faith of the small mustard
Wen, gain right and peace for the world,
Wherever old Glory's unfurled.
-Nels Yingle.
The regular drill of the Topeka
Home Guards will be held at the
south steps of the state house tonight
| instead of at the auditorium.
Superintendent H. B. Wilson of the
city schools holds the opinion that
the daylight saving plan will be es-
pecially acceptable to the teachers.
Wesley Tucker has resigned from
the crew at Topeka fire station No. S
to enlist in the navy He will go to
the Great Lakes training station next
Tuesday.
The county commissioners will ad-
vertise for bids today on the construc-
ton of the long promised hard sur
faced road on West Tenth street which
! passes Mount Calvary cemetery.
A pint and a half of liquor was
found at the home of Porter Patter
son on King street in an afternoon
raid by the police Mrs. Patterson
was arrested and furnished a $1,000
bond for her appearance in police
court.
Shipfitter A. w. Hierholtzer enlist
ed three recruits in the navy Wednes-
day. They were assigned as second
class seamen. The men are: John G.
Kamlowski of Topeka, Charles H. ia
cobs of Baldwin and Ounce H. Per
kins of Emporia.
Clean living is the most essential
feature to the men and women of
America at all times, according to
Bishop Wise in a talk to high school
students Wednesday. The lecture was
the final of a series of six. The pupils
are held responsible for and may be
called on to answer questions about
any one of the lectures.
The father of William ]. T. Kelly
was full blooded white man and his
mother was a half breed Cherokee In
dian, according to statement made
today by Kelly's brother, John Kelly
The other strain in his mothers blood
was never known, according to Kelly.
William Kelly figured in a divorce suit
tried in the district court Monday.
The big service flag flying over
Kansas avenue at Ninth is the service
flag of the a. o. u. w. and contains
$500 stars. The flag was made by
DR.. ]. w. Graybill of Newton, grand
master of the lodge, and is shown a
week in the various cities of the state
An American flag of equal size accom-
panies the service flag and flies with it.
Arthur Brewster 16-year-old son of
Attorney General s. NJ. Brewster, was
arrested Wednesday afternoon by
Chief of Police Frank S. Harbaugh on
a charge of exceeding the speed limit
in the city. 1t was the youths second
day out in his fathers Studebaker
after a four weeks scarlet fever quar-
antine. The lad disputes the charge
of exceeding the speed limit.
Shawnee county poultry raisers
have an opportunity of learning the
best methods of caring for young
chicks tomorrow morning at $50
O'Clock at the c. Z. Gresser farm,
well known poultry expert, will do the
explaining. Demonstrations were held
at the Louise Krigbaum farm, south
of Topeka, and at the A. T. Modlin
place, near Seabrook.
A suit for s125.0O0 against the Mil
Wduhee National FIRE insurance COM
pany was filed in the Shawnee county
district court today by o. G. Chesney,
an. insurance agent Chesney claims
he was general agent for the COM
pany in the middle west territory and
1alled to get commissions on S57S,000
IN insurance written by his agents
He also claims the company refused
to permit his men to write hail in
surance in Kansas.
Pupils in Topeka grade schools are
10 nave some real practical prob
lens presented to them for solving
instead TO the usual 2 plus brand of
arithmetic. 1t is planned to give the
pupils problems drawn from the
thrlrt stamp campaign and from the
1000 conservation system, such prob
lems as are solved in the Washing
ton statistical department. The idea
Is mat by this method the children
VIII absorb a little of the idea of.sav-
ing both in money and food