The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
THE WHY'S OF LIFE.

THE WHY'S OF LIFE.
Why is 1t when a woman can
Go to an attic trunk.
And make herself stunning hat,
OF some discarded junk;
Some folks who really envy her,
VIII never tell her that.
But say. IT'S right good looking
For an old made-over hat;
DIR. Karl A. MenninGer. nervous and men
tai diseases. 737 Kan. Ave, to 3.-Adv.
The ChiId's Conservation league met this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A Ii.
Winters. 1874 Piass avenue.
The Friendship club will hold a valeH-
tine party Feb at ise hs street. f'
The Ladies' Aid society of the St Paui,s
Evangelical church will meet Thursday nj
terneon at the home of Mrs. Akermanh,
The Palace garage has taken over the
Paige agency and will move the offices
from lis West Fifth street to the location
in west Sixth avenue.
Joab Mulyane, who is director of the
Western States Cement company; went to
Independence today to attend the com
pany's annual meeting there.
Clyde Shore, who was wounded in the
battle of the Argonne forest. has arrived
from France at Camp Merritt according
to word received by his mother, Mrs. Nettie
Shore, 500 Topeka avenue
Bee" Adams, negro, was found guilty
OF misdemean9r by jury N NJ, the e eer1na
where he was tried on q. charge of selling
liquor. Sentence was deferred.
After sixteen years service in the state
the best known insurance men of the state,
has given up his position to enter business 5.
d of the mss eserre T Health and 0 accident IN
surance company with offices In Topeka.
Small children experimenting with
matches was the cause OF hurried a ED, dash 81
Tom Buckley, 522 Lawrence street, at IL
o'clock this morning. The fire was checked
about M,on 81 Sis. The House is owned by Z. Con
well.
Friends and relatives of walter Archer.
a 16-year-old youth who is thought to nave ave
for for the boy today. It is asserted that
yoqhg Archer ffsm e ms hnre
and of medium build.
Harold Day. of the U. s. S. Padueah, is
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". L. Day, 1854 Gar
field avenue. Day has just returned from
overseas, where he has been in the service
| the Remington Typewriter company of To-
peka before enlisting- in the navy.
Two separate boards to look after the
soeated n Topeka this Week BY Ed Hack
| ney, former member of the educational
board Of administration. Hackney thinks
| state school superintendent and should take
| over the duties of the state text book COM
| mission. e-.
Three men plead guilty to the unlawful
possession of liquor before Judge Geo. II.
| Whitcolnb in the second division of the
district court this morning, and the bonds
| of three other persons who were to appear
| for trial were forfeited. Pete Hefner, Ed
Karr and L. Brannock plead guilty and
| sentence was deferred. The bonds of Chas.
King, ThelmA Dotson and Charles Thomas,
negroes. were forfeited. .AfavsS
The following members of the senate were
e1tsrsained At. at lunch at the Chamber Of
Myers, Frank NiEhswonger, II. F. Sutton,
A. A. Doerr and ". c. Whitney. The lunch
| is in line with decision of the Chamber OF
Commerce to entertain each day several
members Of the Legislative bodies until all
the Lawmakers have been the guests OF
| the organization. = s7-
A farewell reception was given for DR.
and Mrs. E. $. Pettyjohn and their duugh.
ter, Margaret, Monday night, at the First
The Pettyjohns will leave today for Chi
cago. where they will make. their home
the mems class for nine years. The pro
gram consisted of two solos by Mrs. II. s
rettyj1hn. and addresses by Justice J; $
a piano solo by Mrs. Mildred Dreaming
served to about 100 persons Paintings b,
L. A Gillette. George Nyman and ". II
Pettyjohn were on display in the clns
room.
One OF the few Kansas women who ha
the distinction Of having served rs (
|. Sans biggest balloon factories during tn
war, is Mrs. Minnie Schappel. of Akron
Ohio now visiting her parents. Mrs. an,
Mrs. George Walker, of Augusta Kan
Mrs: Schappel volunteered her services ii
big rubber plant at Akron and helpe,
make some Of the biggest balloons sent t
France for observation purposes. However
1t was found that the inner walls of thes
balloons were defective and secret servic
agents in the garb of workmen were pu
In the factories. At last it was discoyere,
that young woman employe with pro
German sympathies was perforating tn
balloon walls with needles in order t
weaken the structure. One of Mrs. Schap
pel's most interesting experiences was
trip in a submarine which was beinj
tested out on Lake Erie.