The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-03

All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Despite the dry law. prunes manage to
get stewed the same ever, but one must
observe that to do SO they get into hot
water.
The man whose head sticks above the
common level can always expects to be
the target for loose bricks that happen to
be lying about.
With the passing of the brass rail, it
must be mentioned that from now on the
bOozers and their supporters will have
only iron bars upon which to lean.
Fire companies responded to a call early
this morning from rooms upstairs over
1135 Kansas avenue, where flue was
burning out. There was no damage.
In almost any newspaper office there is
a continual war on, between the support
ers, vice and versa of the question. Bare
facts are better than the naked truth
That bird who fell five miles the other
day accomplished one thing at least. In
doing his stunt he broke the record with
| out breaking anything else.
Home Seekers tours won't be so popular
| there are so many home seekers. and be-
cause OF the fact that so few homes are 10
found.
The members and friends n the New
church. of which Mrs. S. s. Estey is
| teacher, will have dinner at the church
on Friday evening of this week.
Minnard Lister, II, of Willard, is the
best speller in Shawnee county. according
to a decision rendered following the rec ent
inm ,ii" lie racered 500 n gold watch as
prize.
The Topeka high school basketball team
will play the Leavenworth five In Topeka
on Saturday night. A contest with the
Kansas City, Kan, high school is scheduled
for next week.
left this afternoon for Chicago to attend
the annual conference on public health
I health and public instruction Of the
American Medical association
Kearns says that Dempsey will fight the
charges made against him by that Frieso
word, not even the grand jury, If Dempsey
had been more willing to show. his fight
t06 qualities in ''''-iS' Topeka vet SAID
At the sixth annual meeting of the Shaw
nee investment company March I'll on
GERS and directors were Reelected The ,,, or o..
president: f. c. Arnold. vice president;
Stanley Medlieott; vice president and treas
Abrahams, ]. L. ~Griest and F. W. Bell
directors
William NJ whitcomb. son of Judge and
Mrs. George H. Whitcomb Of Topeka. who
has been abroad In the service of the Ma
| tional City Bank of New York, has ar
| rived in New York. according to word
a year and half in Russia during the revo
luton. For the past year he has been in
London associated with the International
Banking corporation.
| At noon today there had been 352 per-
sons registered at the city clerks office
| for the coming primaries OF this number
| SO were women and 2T6 were men. 1t is
also a noticeable fact that nearly half the
registrants are foreign born. Great in
! terest is being shown and there is a stream
| of applicants filing into the city building
all day long. The books will be open until
/ July 81, but everyone is requested to
| register early.
The Berean Bible class of the First
Baptist Sunday school gave its annual
banquet in the church dining room last
night. After the banquet solos, readings
and toasts were given by members of the
| class and guests. Letters from former
| pastors of the church were read, includ-
| ing messages from Rev. L. W. Crannell,
| of Kansas City; Rev. Thomas S. Young,
| of Philadelphia, and Rev. Robert Gordon.
| of Milwaukee. One hundred persons were
present.
Louise Griest. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. CREST, SIS West street, received the
highest honprs of the mid year graduating
class Of the high school, according to the
announcement OF Principal r. r. Cook. Her
average in scholarship was 1857. Close
averages are Ruth Lerrigo with 1858 !:
| Caldwell Buck, 95.4S. and Emma Gardner,
95.43. Honorable mention also was won by
Freda Smith, Albert Wehe Constance Mar
| tin, Philip Gault and Wilbur Nelson. Miss
| Griest is now a student at Washburn. where
she plans to specialize in languages. She
has been particularly active In Y. W. c. A.
work in high school. being a member of the
story telling club and the Stars.