The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-20
SNAP SHOTS

Larry Huey of the Hudson Essex
Motor Co. IS now located at 52S To-
peka Ave. Phone 213.-Adv.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-Ady.
Robert b. Austin of the Thompson
Bauer-Austin Hardware company Is
confined to his home with lame foot.
In stepping from ledge in the office
vault to the floor. his foot struck q
weight in such manner that several
bones In the foot were broken.
DIR. II. NJ. Graefe has been APP
pointed head of the federal bureau of
animal industry here 10 succeed DR..
b. w. Murphy. who resigned Friday. r.
DIR. L. 8. Campbell, Kansas City. Kan,
will take Doctor Graefe's place as as
sistant. Murphy Is now assistant
| manager of the Stuppy Floral COM
pany. st. Joseph.
| Difficulty in securing ministers for
many churches was due to an excess
| sive number of churches in most COM
| munities. Dean James p. de b. Kaye,
issrace cathedral, declared Monday
night at fellowship banquet of the
Ministerial association at Pelletier's.
About sixty ministers and their wives
attended.
! A committee composed of John H.
/ Bergen. post adjutant; Hugh MacFare
land. Howard Searle, Emmett Rowell
! anu W. AHdeISOn. VIII aSSiSt JONI
A. Pollitt with the contemplated
American Legion circus, the week of
February 16 at the city auditorium.
| The committee was appointed by Cap
ital post Monday night.
Women lawyers in Topeka will
meet Wednesday, January IS, with
Mrs. Lee Monroe, 500 Harrison street.
to decide upon the hour and place of
the annual meeting of the Kansas
Women Lawyers association .to-be
~ -
studying law at Kansas schools are IN
| vited to attend the meeting as asso-
ciate members.
Members OF the Square Circle club
voted Monday night to get behind the
membership campaign of the 100 Per
Cent American club. after hearing an
address by Or. Frank L. Loveiand
depicting the dangers to American
ideals thru the spread of radicalism
fostered by alien leaders. The club
also voted to contribute efforts in a
fire protection Campaign.
Roy Rumsey. II, pleaded guilty this
morning before Judge James Mcclure
In the district court to the charge of
attempting to obtain money by fraudu-
lent means. Rumsey admitted tina. he
gave Ruth Williams a check on bank
in which he had no money, but de-
! clared he did it to make her think he
!. was well fixed" 1t was not decided
. today what his sentence should be.
Hog cholera has reappeared around
Berryton, according to DIR. H. M.
; Graefe, of the federal bureau of ami
NAL industry. About three months
ago the disease appeared there and
II many hogs were lost. altho vaccination
! finally Put down the epidemic. Only
: about forty hogs have been lost in the
last outbreak, 1t was stated. In other
parts of the state there is little chol-
era, Doctor Graefe said.
IN. II. swarner, who was arrested at
Greensboro, Kan. Sunday. on the
charge of fraudulently cashins a
check here for $1s5, was discharged
by the court Monday when his father,
Jonas Swarners of Coldwater. arranged
to pay the amount and the costs of
the case. The complaint was made by
Walter H. Eshe, cashier of the Shaw
nee State bank. Swarner was former
ly a captain and personnel adjutant
in the 363rd infantry.
/ The city commissioners today in
spected the temporary sidewalk at
Ninth street and Kansas avenue, at the
request of Commissioner w. g. Han
cock. who said that the structure
would have to be strengthened to in
sure the safety of the public. City
| Engineer Baldry said the foundation
was firm enough and that the walk
was safe, but Hancock said some of
the supports should be reinforced.
| For the first time in the history of
were at home with their parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Smith, of Oakland,
Sunday. As Ralph e. Smith, of Hia-
watha. and Walter NJ Smith. OF
Roosevelt. Okla. left the home before
the younger children were born, and
sunday was the first time when both
of them had visited their parents
simultaneously. 1t was the occasion of
a family reunion. The other children
iare; Sidney 9. Smith, Hugh A. Smith,
Charles Smith. Thanye Smith and
Miss Lois Smith.
The state bar examining board has
granted permits to fifteen Kansans
4 who desire to practice law In the state
courts of Kansas. Successful candi-
dates were announced following recent
examinations and include Milton Ga
len Butterfield, Abilene; Thomas AL
; bert Stratton. Erie: Levi c. Chance,
Fort Scott; Frank Strong. Lawrence;
James Dale Fair. Wichita; John
Franklin Rhodes. hutchinson: Thorn
as Vincent Holland. Kansas City; Dan
Hopson. Topeka: Don Shaffer. Hutch
inson: Harry Walter Co1mery. Topeka;
j. Cecil Porter Embry. Wichita; Ernest
Rogers Chamberlain. Topeka; Richard
Hoag Brown. Topeka; Homer Levant
Kint. Ottawa; Sidney Lawrence Toul-
ston. wichita.
An answer and cross petition in
answer to the divorce petition of his
wife. Georgia o. Orrick. was filed in
district court today by James w. Or
rick. an employee of the Union Pacific
railroad Orrick who lives at els
Lincoln street. declares that for two
years his wife neglected her duties as
respected keeping house. getting his
meals and taking care OF their chill
dren. He accused her Of having dates
with other men: of leaving home early
in the afternoons of the summer and
fall of 1919 and not returning until
after supper. He had to get the meals
for himself and the children. he says.
and when he would ask her where she
| had been. says she would fly into a
| rage and tell him Il was none of his
business"
Declarations that she will die unless
released from the county jail. where