The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

L. A McPher-on has received word
of the safe arrival overseas of his son,
Melvin Mcpherson, who went as
stenographer from the A. T. & S. F.
general managers office.
Albert Cohen of Tulsa, Okla,
brother of Mrs H Greenbaum, was
rejected today at the navy recruiting
office, owing to defective eyesight.
Mr. and Mrs. Cohen leave tonight for
Colorado, after a visit with friends in
Topeka
James L. Kennedy, city patrolman,
and lack Gragg, Santa Fe special Of
ficer, Wednesday night arrested Will
lima J. Kelley on a charge of being
deserter from the navy. Kelley, ac-
cording to officials, has been under
observation for some time.
Lord Roberts, of New York City,
and Miss Hannah Kobliner, of Brook
lyn are in Topeka this week playing
a theatrical engagement. They are
stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Lord Roberts was here about two
years ago and has many friends in
Topeka.
Because. the mayor of Topeka is in
favor it the Meryl Prince girls, four
feminine singers who appeared on the
Novelty bill the first half of this
week, will be retained on the program
for the last half of the week, it was
announced today by Roy Crawford,
manager for the theater.
The city commissioners at their
meeting this morning adopted the mo-
ton of w. L. Porter, commissioner OF
parks and public buildings, that Ralph
c. Strong and lorenzo owen be APP
pointed as his assistants in managing
park concessions. This makes three
assistants for Commissioner Porter.
Russell A Allen was indicted into
the military service and sent to Camp
Funston by local board No. 1 this
morning for the local board of Win
field. Willie B. Jackson was also sent
to Funston for the local board Of New
Orleans. William ]. Boyd was in
Quoted by No. 1 board on delinquent
order No. 1889.
The laundries of Topeka are exer-
cised over the publication of list of
laundry prices where dry wash was
quoted at cents per pound. 1t was
authoritatively stated today that the
laundries are charging cents pound
for this class of work. The only 20
per cent increase Is on bundle work
shirts, collars and cuffs.
Athol, Kan, wants reinforcements
in the harvest fields near there. ac-
cording to a telegram received by the
Chamber of Commerce today. Fifteen
men were called for. and the wire was
turned over to c. H. Danner. federal
employment agent. for attention. Vol
unteers for the service should apply at
banners office on East Fifth street.
The Fourth of July will see the ne
sroes of Topeka taking an interest in
the political campaign. A band con-
cert at Lakewood park, with barbe-
cue and a plenteous supply of chick
en- and cold drinks will start the cam
paign off in real style as far as the
colorad population is concerned. A
NJ Yrrlh Of mil
speak.
Chambers of Commerce in all parts
! of the state have been notified by
! Washington that a corps of speakers
will ne available after September l to
tell the people how nearly a million
of our boys in the camps are supplied
with entertainment normalities of
life" The speakers bureau is in
charge of the Liberty theater division
of the war department commission on
training camp activities.
A patriotic meeting at ST. Johns
Lutheran school will be held at the
schoolhouse Friday evening. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to raise the
school quota of war savings certi-
fioate stamps. The program will in
clude the county chairman's an
nouncement, some musical selections,
and after the quota is subscribed the
lnpany will sing THE Star Spangled
Banner. Prof. William H. Stein
kamp is captain of the team for rails
ing the quota.
The resignation of Miss Mary Lar
son, supervisor of the Topeka Public
Health Nursing association, with Of
fees in the city building, has been an
nounced. Miss Larson has been in
the city about six months and has
been of invaluable assistance to the
health department during that time
She leaves Saturday for Chicago
where she will spend a couple OF
weeks visiting relatives and will then
enter Columbia university at New
YORK TO take special work pertaining
to public health service