The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremer1e Careterla--A0F.
The K. U. short story class will meet
this evening at the z. W. G. A. at 1880
o'clock.
Mrs Linn Frazier, of Fowler, Kan,
and her daughter, Edith, are spending
the week with the Rev and Mrs
Leondias w. Smith at 917 Polk street
Edith Frazier has entered Bethany
college here. Until the Christmas
holidays she was a student at Forest
Park college, ST. Louis.
The Carmichael oil well in the Pea
| body field, in which about a dozen
local men are interested, was brought
in on January S, according to informa-
ton received here today. Nelson Ives,
Ilif Felix and Freeman Bell are
company. Ives was at Peabody at the
time the well was brought in, but de-
clined to make any statement regard
ing it as none OF the Topeka men con-
troll the proposition.
VIM. H McGrew, of this city, is in
| Kansas City today appearing before
the congressional wage commission
which is holding a hearing on the adj
| justment of postal saiaries. Ed Wade
and Chester Weekly are appearing on
| behalf of the carriers. The present
wage of a postal employe is about
| equal to that of a hod carrier, accord
ing to the postal men, and a clerk,
| after years of intensive training, re-
| ceives cents per hour less for over
| time than does the newest substitute
With the time limit for paving petit
| tons drawing near to a close, petitions
for one street and three alleys have
| been received by the city clerk. The
street which the city is asked to pave
| is Park avenue from Greenwood to
| Broadmoor. The alleys are as fol-
lows: From Fillmore to Western be-
| tween Douthitt and Sixteenth; from
| Harrison to Topeka between Second
| and Third, and from Woodlawn to
| Greenwood between Park and Ash
| land. Commissioner W. S. Hancock
said half a block of Crane street from
Kansas avenue west to the alley prob
ably would be paved this year.
| The Topeka Industrial and Educa-
| tional institute basketball team will
open the 1920 season in Kansas City,
Kan, tonight against the Sumner high
school five. Tomorrow night the In
dustriaIists will face Lincoln high
school of the same city. Practice has
been going on with rush since
Christmas holidays and Coach C. L.
high in the Interstate league, COM
posed of Western Military academy,
Lincoln high, George R. Smith col
Ilege, Olathe high and Lincoln insti-
tute. Three veterans, Burton, Payne
and Fitzpatrick, will form the back
ischoo1 also has a. girls quintet.
| Charged with stealing 5000 pounds
of coal belonging to c. Sinner, a
local coal dealer. from a car on the
Missouri Pacific tracks December 20
Mitchell Slaughter, Mitchell Thomas
and Howard Buford, negroes, were ar
Iraigned in the court. of Topeka this
morning and pleaded not guilty. The
men will be tried by the state on com
Iplaints sworn to by the railroad com
ipany. Complaints had already beer
ISSUED by the city attorney on com
Iplaint of Sinner. Buford and Thomas
were arrested but forfeited their $2i
bonds. Slaughter was not found a
that time, but he will also be tried il
police court in addition to the STATE
charge, according TO the police. Thu
three men were committed to thu
county Jail in default of $500 bonds.
One of the Highland Park watel
plant mains burst at Twenty-firs
and Maryland this morning and flood
ed the street. Commissioner ". A
Stanfield was called upon to furnish
the suburb with water during tn
breakdown. Stanfield said he was go
ing to send man out to see If the bis
meter between the two cities was re
cording the flow of water. Heretofor,
the city has been unable to keep accu
rate check on the water pumped t.
Highland Park because of the larg
size of this meter. He limited that
| showdown would occur soon on tn
Highland Park water proposition. Tn
Highland Park men will be asked t
meet with the city commissioners ant
Iarrange some satisfactory way of pay
ing for Topeka water used in emer
gency by the suburb. Highland Parl
is supposed to pay a flat rate of $25
month for water protection when thei
plant breaks down, which is frequent
l toll