The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
SNAP SHOTS
Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
an HOME NEWS


"Cooty Bilr' for the ex-soldier.--Ad
A North Topeka commission firm
today received a carload of Arkansas
apples, which it is selling for s1.T5
bushei- This is far under the prices of
s2.25 to $3.50 bushe1. which apples
have been bringing in Topeka
D. Q. MeCray, assistant secretary
of state, has returned to his work in
the state house after a six weeks abb
sence on account OF sickness. He is
much improved in health and hopes
to be able to continue in his work
without further physical trouble.
Plans for the big membership drive
to be started in January were made
last night by the local American
Legion at a meeting at its new quar-
ters. 2f0 West Sixth street Another
meeting will be held next Monday
evening to perfect the details of the
campaign for 1000 new members.
Fire losses in Kansas this year will
probably be million dollars below
the figures for 1918, according to pre-
dictions by L. T.. Hussey state fire
marshal Records for the first eleven
months this year show losses of So
991 1,052- These figures are Sf,750,0OO
below losses for the 2 months of last
year. November losses were given at
S3sO.G45.
Bessie Gilbert. 1886 North Kansas
avenue, today. filed a petition for
divorce from Fred L. Gilbert. She
charges that he~is lazy; works a week
and lies around until the money
earned that week is spent Then too
she claims that he flashed revolver
and razor in front of her at different
times. She says she has been obliged
to work to support herself
Judge George H. Whitcomb and
Judge James A. Mcclure today listen
ed to arguments by attorneys on the
to enjoin the state charter board from
refusing to issue a charter to that
company to sell stock for the purpose
OF building a hotel in the city. The
arguments opened at o'clock this aft
ernoon in Judge McClure's division
of the district court. 4
Perry J. Milburn. SIG Tyler street.
suffered a broken hip Monday night
when he stepped into an elevator shaft
at the Rehkopf Brothers auto repair
shop. on West Sixth street, where hesl
is employed as a night watchman The
shaft was dark and Milburn did not
observe that the elevator was not
there. He fell from the first floor to
the basement. He was taken to Stor- |
mont hospital in an ambulance.
The city commissioners today ac-sl
cepted the resignation of w. E. Howe /
as assistant city engineer. Howe has
accepted the position of county en-
advance in salary, which includes liv-
ing expenses and an automobile. Howe
has been with the city in his present
capacity ten years. He is the scn of
Samuel 7. Howe, state tax commits
sioner.
Increased consumption of milk is
the objective of a campaign soon to
be put on in Topeka by number of
civic organizations, the department of
agriculture. the Kansas State AgricuI-
tural college. and the county farm bu-
reau, according to<a decision reached,
In a meeting held Monday at the
Chambe of Commerce. The openingl
date of the campaign has not been
announced. week will be devoted to
she lectures and demonstrations set-
ting forth the food value of milk. Ace
cording to Ralph Burton, of the coun-,1
ty farm bureau the farm bureau will
finance the movement. Dairymen are
said to have promised not to take adj
vantage of an increased demand fori
milk by increasing prices.
The commissioners today postponed
action on the McGiffert ordinance
converting the alley on the east side
of Central Park into a street to he
named Park Lane City Attorney
Branaman wanted to examine the le1
gality of taking a slice off Central
Park and making it a street. judge
Hugh Mcfarland. who appeared be-
fore the commission, said such a stepl
would be thoroly legal. The matt
Farland said that unless action wasj
taken now it would go over another
year. An ordinance to increase thei
salary of certain city employees was
referred back to the city attorney un-.
til it could be made more complete4
He urged all of the departments tol
cubmit their contemplated salary in-i
creaseS