The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-30
SNAP SHOTS
Ar HOME NEWS

In spite of the cold weather in April,
the Y. ". c.. A. swimming pool acccmmf
dated $50 swimmers.
FREE can of Chi-Namei Varnish during
the Chi-Samel demonstration at {. NJ.
Hill 4 Son. SIG Kansas Ave.-Adv. T
All issues or Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. asa Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Better own stock in Pepps Coal Savings
Plan, and have your next winters coal paid
for. Topeka Goal Co., Elks' building,
Phone 4Se.-Adv.
Thursday by Chief of Police Zickfoose. He
confessed to the robbery Of twentysix
homes in that city.
A lecture delivered by Chief of Police
boys arrested Thursday for, cigaret smok-
Ing. After the lecture they were dismissed.
Wellington, Kan. has contributed $577.25
with more to come" according to Miss
Sue Louise Bell, state Y. w. c. A. finance
worker.
J. Higgins. Is East Third street. report
ed to the police today that he was held up
and robbed Of his watch by two negroes
Last night near the eOiored church on East
Three members of the Washburn Review
board, elected by the Washburn Press
club Thursday, are Lillian Hughes, sa-
Marie Wentz, Valley Falls.
Topeka high school girls will give their
annual garden party Friday afternoon,
May p. at Central Park school with their
mothers as guests. The Senior girls will
choose May queen soon, who win preside
at the garden party.
| The supreme court today approved the
$500 bond of ChauDcey Jackson, negro of
Topeka. Jackson brought habeas corpus
proceedings before the court for release on
bond, after being held IN charge Of as
sault with intent to kin.
Charles H Jonagan must appear before
| Judge James A Mcclure Saturday and
explain a charge filed against him to the
effect that, he ignored a restraining order
and went to the home of his wife at 800
Van Buren, street and stirred up a row.
Prof. F. J. Peck, former pastor of st.
Johns A. Nj. E: church, now president of
the Western university at Quindaro, Kan,
will preach at st. Johns Sunday morning.
The RoHnd About club of the church is
putting on a campaign to obtain funds to
| complete the church building.
The mems glee club of Baker university
will give concert in Topeka Saturday
evening at O'Clock, at the Lowman Me-
mortal Methodist church. under the aus
pieces of the Epworth League. Paul Hotter,
baritone, is the only Topeka man in the
| club. 1t is directed by Prof. NJ. d. Geere.
All bids for painting the white way
poles in Topeka were, rejected by the city
commissioners Thursday. The bids were
30 cents a standard above the estimates. 1t
is probable that bids will be asked for IN
officially, to be turned in to the water de-
partment. according to Fred Painter, super
/ intendent.
1 L.
peka district of the Methodist Episcopal
church, DR.. H. o. Hotter pastor of the
| Lawman Memorial church. and Justice
be the three delegates TO the conference of
the Methodist church in Des Moines, Ia.
They will leave here Saturday. DIR. B. NJ.
| Powell will go first alternate.
DR.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Oliver of Chicago will
arrive in Topeka Sunday, May p TO be the
guests Of Doctor Ciivers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ". T. Oliver, S25 Huntoon street
Doctor Oliver will go to Wichita Sunday
| to read paper before the Kansas State
Home society; P. NJ. Oliver, Jr, who has
been visiting his grandparents for a month
| viii return home with his parents.
Looking for ''seven" and "eleYen' must
cease to be noon day diversion for certain
high school youths. Detective w. L. Jack
son arrested two boys Thursday who were
rolling dice in an alley near the high
school and sent them to the principal. Il
of the gambling law will mean prosecution
in juvenile court. Chief of Police George
G. Hannah stated.
The annual smoker of the Washburr
law school was held at the Chamber OF
Commerce last night. attended by nearly
a hundred lawyers and embryo lawyers
Mason. Dean T. W. Hughes and Judge
Oscar Raines, with Sam Heller, presiden
Of the law school, as toastmaster. The an
nual law school dance will be given MAJ
Z, in Thomas gymnasium, it was an
nounced.
Members of the Hi club and the higl
for the Orpheum this week Their commits
sion for selling tickets will go into TIL
fund d, for sending high school HI \ an.
ences- High school girls sold candy TO
: the purpose today at the theater.~ On
high school boy promised TO buy ten ticket
He and his line party of ten were Observer
at this afternoons performance. He los
dering If his line party would expec
4 treats" after the picture show.