The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-02

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This time Of year. where'er you went;
iHow much fruit have you cannedEH but
now, DER the land
It's How'll you vote for PRESIDENT!
-Gussie Morrow Gage.
List your property with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone $3.50.
ADV.
The Chancel chapter of Grace cathe-
dral met for luncheon ati12:30 O'Clock
today at Guild hall.
Opportunity to go in business, good
store room for rent at SIS Kansas Ave.
Inquire Globe Clothing Co.-Adv.
Members of the Topeka Gun club
went to the club grounds for their
regular shoot today.
All issues of Liberty Bends bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
The Topeka Poultry Breeders asso-
citation met Monday night at the Cow
drey Motor Car company, 514 Jackson
street.
The Topeka Builders club will hold
their regular dinner Wednesday night
at $50 o'clock at the Chamber of
Commerce.
The Ladies of the G. A. p. sewing
circle held an all-day meeting today
at Lincoln Circle hall, above Klinga-
mans drug store.
The members of the Boys Glee club
at Washburn college held straw vote
on the presidential election Monday
evening. The results were: Harding
Cox 5, Debs 1.
Application has been made by the
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway
company for freight rates equal to
fl,~co dc Il0
Arkansas valley is operated by cleo
tricity.
DR.. D. NJ. Fisk, professor of sociol-
ogy at Washburn. addressed the stu
dents in chapel this morning. DR.. +.
p. Womer, who has just returned from
Oklahoma, talked in chapel Monday
morning.
Forrest, L. Kyle, vice president of
the western Syndicate OF Ottawa
citis Thursday. He has been confined
to his room at the National hotel, but
is reported improving. 49,
Monday was payday for 5,621 Santa
Fe employees in Topeka, when approxi-
mately 1925, 900 was paid. to them.
The monthly payroll of fhe santa re Pc
amounts to s7,750,000, divided among
$4,000 employees.
Some public school children did not
receive apples Monday in celebration
of zapplA day. The distribution under
the direction of local jobbers, growers
and retailers was not completed be
cause of lack of time, and will be
continued today.
Plans were made for the next reg
Mar meeting of the Inter-Service club
AT the raeeting held Monday night.
Ladies Night Will be celebrated on
Monday evening, November is. The
Inter-Service club are planning a MIN
strel show for the event.
r. d. Montgomery, who for many
years has worked with his father, a,
G. Montgomery, in the Santa + e. Watcii
inspecting department, has been ap-
pointed assistant general watch IN
spector of the road. The new assistant
Inspector will remain in Topeka.
There was a surplus of unskilled la
BORON the Topeka labor market IN &C
tobcr.~ for the first time IN seYeral
months. Men applying for jobs out
numbered the jobs which were avail
able. There were 459 applicants ana
only 254 places to be filled thru To-
peka employment agencies
Railroad telegraph operators from
the Santa Fe telegraph department
are to assist in receiving the eIecIloh
returns over extra wires tonight. y.
H. Edmoston will handle the wire at
garmo at the Elks' club; w. V. Gay
bourne at Labor hall; w. Z. Courteny
at Republican headquarters; G. M
Cowardin at the Orpheum theater
p voter in the third precinct of the
Fifth ward, wandering about the
neighbofhood this morning., was
asked why he didn't vote and get 1t
over with so he could go home. He
said he was being "pestered right
smart with rheumatics." II been here
ever since. daylight. a lookin' for this
polling place. and 1 amt found it yet,
he told his questioner. The polling
place in question is at sos East Tenth
avenue.
The $54.5O0 taken by bandits in a
daring hold-up in Chicago Friday
night was Santa Fe payroll money 60
ing to the Santa Fe employees in the
yards and shops of the company at
Chicago. The money was being trans
ferred from one bank to another by
hank messenger accompanied by a pa
9trolrf1an. In the fight over the money
the bank messenger was killed and, the
patrolman seriously injured. Since the
money was still in the possession OF
the banks representative. the loss Will
not be charged to the Santa Fe.