The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-07
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Co.. 534 Kansas avenue---Adv.
You are sure of your next winters coal
if you belong to Pepp's Coal Savings Plan
Topeka Coal Co., Elks Bldg. Phone 49,
ADV.
J Judge James A. Mcclure postponed the
hearing of three divorce eases Tuesday to
new 1H-pound son, his second.
Mrs. Alice Lord. of lis Harrison street,
has returned home after visiting for the
winter in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Gatecliff,
of Emporia spent the week end with her
mother. Mrs. Lord
The bowman Hill School ParentTeach-
ers' association will hold its regular meet
ing Friday evening ut O'Clock Professor
buckles will explain the Intelligence Tests
and discuss the manual training work Of
the city schools.
Dynamite will be used to loosen the Kaw
river bed to permit more water to filter
thru to the city wells. according to Fred
Painter, superintendent of the water de-
partment. At present, he says, the water
must filter thru $50 feet of earth. and by
blowing up part of the river bottom, thus
loosening the earth. more water will soak
thru.
Mrs. c. c. Bailey supervisor of the Pub
lie Health Nursing association and Miss
Pearl W. Martin, president of the Kansas
Nursing association. will go to Atlanta:
Ga, to attend the biennial convention of
the National Nursing association to be
held in that city April Q to II. Mrs.
Bailey will appear on the program IS a
representative of the national organization
of public health nurses, Her subject will
be The School the Doorway to Public
Health Service"
The nine Washburn dramatic art stu
dents who are to take part in the pre-
sentation of Peg O. My Heart at the
Grand theater, April 16 are rehearsing
daily for the production Miss Georgia
| Neese will play the part of Peg Others
of the cast are Charles Calvert as Jerry :;
Martin Potter. .,Alearic"; Tom Springer,
Curry, Jarvis; Helen Lucas. Ethel !:
Gertrude Wheeler. Mrs. Chester; Isabel
Whitcomb, Bennett.
Enlargement of the Bracket Stripping
| Machine company's plant at 800 Quincy
street, to a capacity of fifteen machines a
month, was announced for the near future
by E. NJ. Bracket president. in talk be-
| fore the Cooperative club Tuesday night.
! During the last five years 364 machines
have been built. Bracket explained how.
while working as bookbinder for the Hall
| LithQgraph company five years ago. he
invented a machine with which two girls
can do the work of eighteen.
| A poster appeared the bulletin board
at the Santa Fe general offices this morn
| ing, offering a reward of $1,000 for Cap
/ Wells. manager of the Santa Fe baseball
| team. dead or alive. The poster reads,
Wanted For Bootlegging. Etc What
| heard there was a reward out for my car
cass' said Manager Wells today. ''and one
| Of my sleuths in running down the matter
| had just about decided the originator was
one of the most popular of the fair sex in
| the Offices
i Four pleas of guilty were entered before
Judge George II. Whitcomb of the second
| division of the district court today. Frank
| (Smoke) Williams pleaded guilty to having
| liquor in his possession. Maggie Lyons en-
| tered a similar plea. John Hentzler also
pleaded guilty to n liquor charge. Judge
Whitcomb deferred sentence until May s.
j. Beverly. negro, pleaded guilty to as
sault with intent to kill. He was charged
with cutting a negro woman following a
! lovers quarrel. Judge Whitcomb gave him
an indeterminate sentence in state prison.
The young people as well as the older
| members of the congregation will be, al
| lowed TO have n voice in making the plans
| for the new Jewish synagogue which is TO
| be erected at Fifth and Harrison streets
| A building committee. appointed by the
| central committee Tuesday night. Is CON-
posed of David 7. August, chairman. Abe
| Jacobson. Sam Friedburg and s. Scrinop-
skie. Abe Scrinopskie and Abe Gartner
| were appointed a subcommittee to rem
| resent the young people. and the Rev. s. II
Kaplin and Harry Shapiro were named as
representatives of the elder members.
A varied and most enjoyable program
was given by the Washburn Mems Glee
| F. Dean. voice instructor. in McVicar
| chapel last night. Love songs. jazz songs
| college songs and sacred numbers com
! posed an evening Of entertainment that
! won general approval. James Lindsay
| Glee clubs feature song. "The Nullignr
| Musketeers." Other SoloistS were Donald
| BarstOw. Robert Bell. Lyman King, Clay
| ton Wolfe and William NeiSwanger. The
| club was assisted by Miss Sylvia Silver