The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27

The Ladies of the G.. A r. will pre-
sent an American flag to the Christian
church of Oakland Sunday evening at
S o'clock.
1.-The Realities of the Christian Re-
of Men Not in the
Bible,' will be the subject of DR.. Ar
thur S. Henderson's lecture to his BIZ
BILE class Sunday at 10 o'clock at the
First Congregational church. corner
Seventh and Harrison streets.
John Osborne the 12-year old news
boy living at 1906 East Third street,
who confessed to entering homes in
daylight, and stealing money was sent
to the state reformatory today by
Judge Ralph H. Cav of the juvenile
court.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. P. Dempsey, $50 Underwood
avenue, from their son, James B.
Dempsey, that he has been transferred
from Kelly Field, Texas, to the 24O
Aero squadron, which will be sta
toned at Door Field, Arcadia, Fla
Friday evening the State Savings
bank force went on hike out to Gage
park, where they had a wienie roast.
Those present were Misses Ethel Mat
tingly, Sarah Larimer, Lillian Eitel-
man. Helen Franks. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
T. Hornsby. Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Cos
sett, Messrs- Harlan Turner, Ray Bios
som, Chester Vance and Horace Mac
ferran.
The trial of W. r. Carter. superin-
tendent of the negro school east of the
city, will be held in the court of To-
peka, May IA. Carter is accused of at
tempting to hug and kiss one of the
girl students at the school, The
charge lodged against him is assault
and battery. The trial was scheduled
for today but on account of other
business in the hands of his attorney
it was postponed until May "A.
Mrs. Charles Swearingen, 1874 Clay
street, received word from her cousin,
Charles Wiles, that he had arrived
safely in France. The letter said that
the trip overseas was fine and that
the seas were calm. Wiles said that
seasickness was not the common thing
on board the ship he crossed on
Wiles spoke of the beauty of the
French territory and of the peculiar
appearance of the old stone buildings.
Big placards in store windows an
announce the interstate oratorical con-
test at Washburn chapel. Friday even
ing, May 8. Every GRAFTON will be an
up-to-the- minute war speech. Youth
full debaters from Carleton college,
Mortified, Mimi; Knox college,
Greencastle. Ind; Fargo college, Far
go, N. D.; Dakota Wesleyan, Mitchell,
S. D., and Park college, Parkville, Mo-,
will participate.
DR.. Stephen s. Estey will preach at
the First Presbyterian church Sunday
evening at oS o'clock on the subject
Burn Your Own Smoke" If you
have the blues you should hear this
sermon-also bring your discouraged
friends with you. The reading of let
ters from boys in military service and
a solo, Lead, Kindly Light" sung by
Horace Bowman, who will also assist
the regular church quartet, will be in
teresting features of the meeting.
The application for an injunction
against the county commissioners re-
strainins them from entering into a
contract for hard surfacing West
Tenth street was filed today in the
office of Mrs. Mary Chaplin. clerk of
county attorney, announced that every
effort would be made to obtain a
speedy hearing in the district court
so as to take the matter to the Su-
preme court and get an early de-
cision, should the losing party decide
to appeal.
Two boy scouts who had been work
ing all morning in the liberty bond
campaign were passing the Cremerie
at noon. One of them was coaxing
the other to go up stairs and get
something to eat ct amt got but a
jitney," the other little fellow pro-
tested, and ]. G. Vogt, proprietor hap
pened to be standing near the young
soldiers and slipped a coin into the
embarrassed lads hand. The little
fellows face beamed- Thank you
sir he said and was off up the stairs
when another thought struck him
and he stopped and turned around
"Say, what is your name, mister?'
he asked "Oh, 1 run this place.
Vogt told him and he seemed greatly
pleased with himself-buying his owr
food with his own money to feed one