The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-29

The Real Test.
Job WAS a model when it came
To patience, It's well known,
But no"Central" said: Lines busy now
When he tried to telephonei
National officers of the W. r. c. are to
be guests at an all day meeting at the hall,
Sixth aud Quincy, Thursday
Henry J. sullivan Inns received his dis
charge from the Great Lakes training
school, and has returned to Topeka.
Mrs. c. II. Brooks, of Wichita, who is
attending the meeting of the Woman's Kan.
sas Day club, is the guest of Mrs. Henry
j. Allen.
The French classes of the Y. NJ. c. A.
the high school and Thursday nights at
the Y. W. c. a. at the usual time
Mrs. Chester l Long and her daughter,
ing of the Woman's Kansas Day club, aud
are guests of Mrs. Charles Z. Spencer.
The Oakland Forestry club will meet
rah, of Forest avenue. instead of with
Mrs. II. \. Oakley: as formerly arranged.
Mrs. J. y. Graft will read n paper.
| Fire companies responded to n call from
Rigbys pool hall, GU Kansas avenue. this
morning. Either lighted cigarette or
| in the floor. 1t was extinguished with very
little damage resulting.
The telephone operators Of local &c will
At Steinberg's hall. Seventh and Quincy
streets. Spot light dances will be featured.
The operators assert that they are organic
ed in this city 100 per cent. The union
| has 14G members.
Roy Whorton. who was shot and serious
! iy wounded by Mrs Flossie Spencer at her
home, AL. East Fourth street. January
| Is, is reported to be greatly improved and
| is now able to sit up at Stormont hospital,
| Spencers preliminary hearing was post
| pOned until February II. She was reIea se.I
from the county Jail Tuesday on $500
| bond.
Eight coIored men and ono woman uera
| find So each.in police court by Judge Paul
| Heinz Tuesday afternoon where they were
| charged with shooting craps" They were
| II E. Martin, Charles Lane, II. Il. Orr,
| Will Huston, Elmer Wilson. ]. w Lang
Martin. Another woman-Alberta Jordan
| who WAS taken into custody ut the time,
was sent TO Lansing on the order of DR..
| Ii. l.. Clark.
/ Mrs. LayerGn Williamson. of Newton,
/ department president Of the Woman's RE
! lief Corps. is in Topeka attending the
assisted in receiving the guests at an open
! house kent by the W. II. C. Tuesday after
hall; She was also in the receiving line
at the Woman's Kansas Day club reception
at the home of Governor and Mrs. Henry
Allen Tuesday night.
The last horse belonging to ]. II. Uar-
wood, of Auburn.iale, S0-year-od ex-
| press mail, died last week. The delivery
! later horse was brought to Harwood
offering it for sale and trial. He was
! ABOUT ready to mortgage his home to buy
the animal when the men came back to
| complete negotiations and would collect
no money. The horse was gift to Har-
wood from the members of the West Side
| Christian church.
| One of the women in Topeka for the SEES
sion of the Woman's Kansas Dny club is
Mrs. Emma Il. Alrich. one of the pioneer
| newspaper women of the state. associate
editor of the Cawker city Public Record
for thirty-five years. She is charter men,
Der Of the National w. Il. C., and was
elected department president of the organ
! izntton for Kansas in 1895, and she is Il
member of the national examining board of
! the Kansas Council of Women. and attend
| ed its annual session In Topeka this week
a petition wns filed Tuesday in the office
Of the district court asking that the
! sheriff sale of property at 81 Van Buren,
| street be set aside, by Jennie Hamm. who
asserts That she was the defendant in II
| ease brought by Frank Hamm some time
| ago; in which he was declared the owner
OF the property subject to her payment of
was sold by Sheriff Hugh Lar in pfHHR omm
| fraudulently represented to the sheriff that
| he was the only bidder and obtained the
property for $91G.3S Mrs Hnmm claims
! she was present with a purchaser at the
! time.
One of the most notable co-star Organiza
tons seen on the American stage since the
| days of Julia Marlowe and f. IL. Sothern
Will appear in the production of Il. {.
cartons comedy of London society. Lord
night, Febrnary' 4. William "n Fave rssani
after several years in bernard Shaw and
hakespeare afain appears in his popular
| role of AlSy' and Maxine Elliott, retired
from the stage for seven years; returns to
play Lady Algy." Lord and Lady Algy''
! thus brings Fnversham back to the type of
role in which he won his earlier successes.
! and gives Maxine Elliott one of the best
| parts she has acted The play is produced
| under Favershams personal direction and
! mana cement. and the cast includes Mary
| Compton. Robert Ayrton, Frederick Lloyd.
| Philip Leigh. Percy Waram. Emily Fitzroy.
Maud Hosford. Herbert Belmore Frederick
| Raymond. Eleanor Bennedict. Jess Smith
and others The curtain will rise hcr