The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-26
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Topeka firemen will give their
fourth annual ball at Steinberg's hall
Friday night, December 3. Proceeds
will go into the firemen's relief fund.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary of Capitol post No. l, Ameri-
can Legion, was held this afternoon at
the post hall, 210 West Sixth street.
w H. WATSON, commissioner of
finance and revenue, who has been ill
with an attack of acute indigestion
since Tuesday, is improving and may
be able to resume his work on Satur-
day
Trouble isn't the only thing that
the Bell telephone trouble shooters"
can shoot. They, held a duck shoot at
Thirteenth and Jefferson Thursday
morning, and the winners of birds
we've w. A. Elder, Joe Defines, c. D..
Scott, Jack Defines and C. L. Robinson
The American religion as expound-
ed by Thomas jefferson will be dis
cussed Sunday night by the Rev. L. K.
Birkhead in his address at the First
Unitarian church. Mr.. Birkhead will
speak on Thomas Jefferson and the
Influence of Democracy on Religion.
A musical recital by the pupils of
Professor Herman Springer will be
held at o'clock this evening at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Twelve of the
pupils of the professor are to appear
on this. the fourth annual recital pro-
gram.
Phil 3. Purcell. in charge Of the
state labor bureau department at
Kansas City, Kan, has resigned. An
nouncement of Purcelps resignation
was made today by John H. Crawford.
state labor commissioner. No success
scr has been named.
Throwing stones thru the window
of the home of Blanche Woodall, SO
East First street. was the pastime
Manual Gomez, a Mexican, chose while
he was drunk Thursday night, accord
ing to the police. He was arrested by
Detective Augustine Alba after a chase
of half block.
The regular spiritual healing mis-
sion will be held at Grace Cathedral
Sunday afternoon, November 20, Dean
Jas. P. deb. Kaye announced today.
The healing services are held every
two weeks and are drawing many sick
and afflicted persons to regular at
tendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Miller, who will
leave Topeka December 1 to go to
Florida, will be honor guests at fare
we'll reception at the United Brethren
church tonight. Miller has been en-
ployed in the mechanical department
of the Santa Fe. All friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller are invited to the re-
ception.
The theft of several iron street
crossings from the waterworks plant
resulted in the arrest of Henry Jack
son and Frank Carter, negroes, by the
police today. The men admitted that
they had taken the iron plates and
sold them to a junk establishment, the
officers said.
Governor Allen today issued a re-
QUESTION on the governor of Ohio for
alias T. L. Riley, alias T. L. Ward. He
is wanted in Wyandotte county on a
charge of bringing stolen property into
the county. 1t is alleged Coffee stole
an automobile.
A request from Mrs June Chapman
to the board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce, to endorse a pro-
posed law covering establishment of
kindergarten classes in the public
| schools of the state, was today referred
| to a subcommittee of the board, and
will be reported on at a later date.
Officers have been elected and an
| organization of a Topeka sub-chapter
| of the Rainbow Division Veterans per-
| fected, at the first meeting of the local
members of the division. The officers
| elected were: Frank Wilson, 117th
| ammunition train, president; Harold
| H. Harmon, 11Tth ammunition train,
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