The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-30


shes not in my soviet
s. l. Courtney has gone TO Kansas City
to meet the Kansas boys Of the 18th ii
vision and make arrangements for their en-
tertaiument in Topeka.
Men without a uniform on Kansas
avenue tonight should prepare TO occupy i
very small part Of feminine attention
". L. c. No. d will hold an all day
session Thursday. The members are re-
quested to attend the funeral Of Comrade
Daniel Warren at o'clock Thursday af-
teruoon-
Mitchell Slaughter. coIored. charged with
attempt TO Kill Harry Orr colored- was re-
lea sed Monday afternoon on a $1,000 bond
The fight occurred Monday night on Wash
Ingt0n street
W f ConneIIey, secretary of the state
Historical society, viii 20 to st Louis
this week to attend the Mississippi Valley
Historical society convention The meet
ing will be held May S-10-
The state charter board has approved
applications for two new state banks one
new bank is the Peoples state bank of
Newton. capitalized IT 100000 The HAYS
vile state bank with capital OF SIo,Ouo,
was also given charter
The suit against Postmaster General
Burieson in whirh a number OF states have
Joined will be heard IN washington May >
R. J. Hopkins. attorney general, and Fred
\ Jackson. an attorney for the public
utilities commission. VIII represent the
state in the hearing
The closing and commencement exer-
riSes Of the Wanamaser school will be
held Thursday evening, May 1, At the
three students from Wanamaker and five
from other districts The students viii
render mHsical program. Mrs. Fred A
seaman viii talk
Police Judge Hugh Mcfarland dis
charged two speeters in police court Mon
day afternoon. l. G Smith. les Harri-
son street. made thirty-two miles an hour
Monday night. a police officer testified A
driver for the Payne Taxi company had
crossed Intersections at a speed Of twenty
five miles hour. testimony showed
did not appear and their bonds were
forfeited
In order to promote patriotism and to Sc
cGre elaborate specimens Of English u1Pra-
tHre the Topeka high school has been
chosen as one Of a hundred schools in the
United states in which the National Daugh-
rerss Colonial society will offer n reward
for essay developing the most practica
patriotism The reward will be medal
bearing rhe inscription. The WARRIOR
Liberty Medal for the Promotion of Patri-
wilson
Walter E. Wilson. state bank commits
siouer R = Hopkins, attorney general
and Sen 3. ). PauIen. state oil inspector.
have gone to Shreveport, La, where they
will investigate the affairs Of an oil COM
rany which desires to sell stock in Kansas.
Work at the state printing plant is be
ing held up because Of the shortage Of
linotype operators. The press. binding
and hand composition departments are up
with their work but a shortage of ma
chine men has tied up work, according to
Imrf Zumwalt- state printer
All on Account OF Polly" a three act
comedy. viii be presented by cornell No
> The sons and Daughters Of Justice, Mon
day evening at the high school auditorium
The east includes the following, many Of
whom have appeared before in home tt /
ent productions here Josephine Hitch
cock. Christina Wilcox Ray Deever and
Emory o. Fisher will take the leading
parts. other members of the cast are
Mary Met 'Iemeut Margaret Brown. Mildred
wright Ethel Wild. Lillian Lietz0w. Mrs.
Francis Burow Mrs. G A. Beach. Eleanor
McCIemeuts. John e. Lower. Howard o.
Roper, e. A. Beach and Francis Burow-