The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-11


Eiks' dance Friday, 18th. Dinner at II
p. m.-Adv.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
DR.. Frank Sheldon, of Boston. addressed
Washburn college students at MacVicar
chapel Monday morning.
E. NJ. Longsdon, Chesterfield hotel. re-
ported to the police today that a Keen
Cutter" inner tube was stolen from his
car last evening while 1t was standing in
front of the Novelty theater.
Students driving cars owned by their
fathers continue to cause the police trouble.
Last night, Arthur Brewster, is, student,
and John X. Dillon, 16, student, were ar
rested on charge of speeding.
The Missionary society of the Third
Presbyterian church will have a supper for
the husbands and wives of the community,
Wednesday evening. Mrs. George Flint,
ham Will have charge of the, program, and
Mrs. F. F. Ogle will be tohstmistress.
Congressman Phil p. Campbell has filed
his declaration as n candidate for renom-
ination for congress from the Third district
in the district primaries in August. His
certification as Republican candidate has
been forwarded to L. j. Pettijohn, secre-
tary of state.
Miss NJ L. Adds Of Topeka. who has
been secretary treasurer of the Kansas Re
tail jewelers. association for number of
years, was reelected to that office by n
unanimous vote of the jewellers attending
the fifteen annual convention of the Or
IN 4Opekd MOnudY-
The Women's Foreign Missionary society
Of the First Methodist church will meet at
80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with Mrs
G. c. Brown, 433 Woodlawn. Miss Mabel
the work there and exhibit collection of
curios gathered in her travels.
A program and dance entertainment was
given Monday evening by Topeka council,
No. ,, Security Benefit association, at the
/. o. o.. +. temple. Miss Mary Louise
kirkpatrick gave a violin solo. Readings
were given by Miss Leah Ulamperl and
Miss Mabel Hults. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Elinor Allen gave two musical numbers.
Five Washburn juniors who have been
elected new members of the Sycamore
Omer Raines, all of Topeka; Elliott Bel
den. st. Joseph, Mo-; Howard Jackson,
Alma. Junior men who have been leaders
in college affairs during their three years
Sycamore Tomahawk Prof. Thomas e.
Virgins. head of the Journalism depart
ment, was elected an honorary member.
Jacob Vogt and w. A. cambridge were
made defendants in a $4,000 damage suit
filed in district court by Harry Gartner,
age Z, thru Isaac Gartner, his father and
rison street. The. petition alleges that,
motor truck owned by Vogt and driven by
cambridge ran over the boy at the corner
of Eighth and Quincy streets and injured
his leg which is now one-half inch shorter
than the other, the petition states.
T. c. Williams, probation officer is en-
deavorfng to get a parole for John Winters,
the 14-year- old boy, who burned a $1,000
barn belonging TO Harve Milliken, farmer
living near Big Springs. Williams in a re-
port from the reformatory. learns that
young Winters has been at the head of all
his classes. The lad told Officers he burned
the barn in revenge because Milliken made
him sleep on the porch with a negro and
didn't give him enough bed clothing.
Horses belonging to the youths father
were in the barn and were turned loose
before match was tossed into the hay
NOW. The boy was sent to the reformatory
last summer.
The membership of the Central Y NJ. c.
A. is now 20 per cent larger than it was
a year ago, according to a report prepared
by n. W. Benning. secretary, to be pre-
scented to the annual board meeting on Fri
day. The total membership is now LAP
including IA senior memberships, ninety
six business mems sustaining member
ships, and 572 boys memberships. The
association was 90 per cent self-supporting
during the past year. the report shows,
the best financial record of the institution
The Central "Y" will have an aIl-member-
ship party the last week of May, Benning
said, at which Governor Allen will be the
principal speaker