The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
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Steve Proudly was sentenced to pay
fine of 800 and serve thirty DAYS
in the county Jail on charge of hav-
ing liquor in his possession. when he
was brought before Judge James Nc
Clure in the district court Wednesday
George F. Robertson, an up
holsterer, was adjudged insane at a
hearing in the probate court Wednes-
day afternoon. He was placed in jail
Tuesday following his attack on a mes
senger boy at police headquarters.
The West Side w. C. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Mrs. William Shick 300 Woodlawn.
Reports of the state w. c. T. U. con-
vention will be given by Mrs Mary
Caesar and Mrs. Harriet Tichenor.
The lesson will be from the voters
manual.
Reports have been sent to the po-
lice of pre-Halloween activities on the
part of uncontrolled youths in the
Elmhurst section of the city. These
boys have started in on their nights of
destruction. Sons of well known To-
peka families probably will be forced
An explanation of the workings of
the new industrial court was made
Wednesday night by J. y. Dolley,
chairman of the county central COM
mittee, before a group of coal miners
at Usage City. Frank Travis, super
intendent of insurance, was also a
speaker.
Not to exceed five years in the state
reformatory was the sentence imposed
IN MoCN
trict court Wednesday upon Walter
Seller, who pleaded guilty to stealing
two watches from roomers at the Y.
M. G. A. Seller was member of the
A. E. F. He blames shell shock for
his actions.
Abrey Lee Kidd. 81, charged with
stealing a pistol from a member of
Company H, K. N. G., was arrested
Wednesday by a deputy United States
marshal charged with contempt of
court, and is being herd in the Shaw
nee county Jail. Kidd failed to show
up at the January term of court in To-
peka and again at the October term
in Ieavenforth.
Information concerning children in
industry for the city child welfare
survey is being gathered by Washburn
Y. w. c. A. girls under the leadership
of Miss Hortense Reed. General di-
rection of the activities of girls is be-
ing given by Miss Alice Mcfarland,
head of the child labor division of the
state labor department. Information
desired includes the number of chill
dren under sixteen who are employed,
permits issued by the state for work
among children, number of children
graduated from the city grade schools.
children doing night work and general
knowledge of parents and environ
ments.
Some phenomenal students are in
the freshman class at Washburn COL
lege, according to Prof. A. T. Burch,
head of the Journalism department.
Three students in the freshman class
are less than a year old. according to
information furnished by themselves
in a written statement. The remark
able facts came to light when journal
ism students were assigned to get a
story of the youngest freshman in col
lege. Miss Alberta Rosen of Penn
Isylvanfa avenue gives on the college
record the date of her birth as July
6, 1920. Miss Kathryn Kelley. daugh-
ter of E. E. Kelley, registered herself
as having been born March Is, 1920.
Dave Bellairs of Cherryvale gave the
date of his birth as January 90, 1920.