The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27


mans Sons. Kansas City jewellers. The
sum represents the balance on $1,525
worth of jewelry Renker purchased, it
is claimed.
Denver Brit suffered a wound in
the jaw when a revolver he was clean
| ing in his home, 331 Chandler street,
was accidentally discharged Wednes-
day afternoon. He was taken to the
Santa Fe hospital, but his condition is
not serious, it was said.
The Union Pacific railroad will fur
nish coIored slides of scenes in yell
| lowstone National park and a number
of other points to the city schools
! service will begin November and
will continue for two weeks.
The Vanci1 & Parr paint and paper
company will move from its present
| location, 1913 West Seventh street, in
few days to new and enlarged quar-
tiers at 621 Jackson street. The
change will be made to make room
for the new hotel and to give the COM
pany more room.
The local Red Cross office, 231 New
England building, is holding important
government messages to Charles
Robert Nelson and John Thomas, ex-
service men, because mail addressed
to them at the given address was re-
turned. Anyone knowing their where
abouts will render the local Red Cross
Office a service by telephoning 2024.
The 1921 annual meetings of the
Kansas Official Council will be held
here November 16, II and IS. The
council consists of the eight associa-
tons of county clerks, county COM
missioners, registers of deeds, county
treasurers. probate judges, county
engineers, district clerks and sheriffs.
Two out-of-state speakers will be OBJ
tanned for the opening session, it is
announced.
Three men experienced a narrow es-
cape from death at 1880 o'clock this
morning when a Ford coupe, said to
have been owned and driven by AL
bert Sheahon of Topeka crashed into
the railing on the Branner street via
duct Sheahon and F. L. Mothc, of
Kansas City, were taken to the police
station and booked on drunk charges.
The third man, who, police said, was
sober, was released.
No clue to the robbers who Tues
day night held up and robbed Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ". Campbell of $2.700 worth
of jewelry had been found today by
police. Two suspects arrested in
Lawrence were investigated but salts
fled the officers that they were not
the men wanted. 1t is reported that
several Topekans with big "sparklers'
have deposited them in safety vaults
following the robbery.
Six women and four men candidates
were elected to membership in the
Washburn college Dramatic club
"Wednesday night at the annual fall
tryout held at the Washburn college
chapel. The new members are: Miss
Marguerite LaBarrer, Miss Lorraine
Reed. Miss Marion Benton, Miss
Bernice Dearborn Miss Dora Bratten,
Miss Helen Thomas, Albert Cole,
Thomas Hogue, Caldwell Buck and
Marvin Stevens.
containing the Sooner football team,
a large number of rooters, and an Or
ganization known as 1.-The Jazz
Hounds" a Sooner school pep organ
ization, will go thru Topeka at 4:30
o'clock Friday afternoon, en- route to
Lincoln, Neb., where the Owen men
will play the Nebraska team. While
the train is in Topeka the Jazz
Hounds will stage an entertainment on
the station platform.
In commemoration of the fifth an
niversary of the installation of James
Wise as bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal diocese of Kansas, there will be
communion services at Grace cathe-
dray Friday morning at 1880 o'clock
and at 1890 o'clock. The bishop de-
sires as many as possible of his people
to be present at one or the other CT
these services. The 1880 service is
designed especially for business peo-
pie who cannot conveniently attend
the later service.
walk and chalk" is the program
Of T. G. Raub, Topeka policeman,
whose duty it is to see that the city's
parking ordinance is enforced. He
walks up and down Kansas avenue
once each two hours, placing a chalk
mark on the right front tire of all
cars parked along the street. If upon
the return trip two hours later the
position of the chalk mark indicates
hpAT 1o
is compelled to answer in police court
for violation of the ordinance
Pheasant skins and plumage have
been sold Illegally in Topeka, accord
ing to claims of AIva Clapp, state fish
and game warden. Clapp asserts the
state and federal laws. Local mill
liners believe that any violations of
the law against sale of pheasant
plumage has been thru ignorance. The
law has been on the statute books a
number of years and in practically all
parts of the state is carefully observed.
Similar conditions prevail here, the
milliners state.
The Topeka Industrial council COM
mittee in charge of the Armistice day
celebration will meet at the CHAM
Der of Commerce tomorrow evening
to further complete plans for the
demonstration. Announcement OF
the meeting was made at the regular
meeting of the Topeka Industrial
council last night. Resolutions were
passed by the council favoring world
disarmament, and urging support of
the Dyer anti-lynching bill. and one
asking pardons for negroes convicted
in connection with the Houston, Tex,
riots in 1917.
Santa Fe trains will carry delegates
to the American Legion convention in
Kansas City from all parts Of the
United States. and the trains will all
be specials. New York, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Maryland, Washington, D.
c. Virginia. New England. Indiana,
New Mexico and Arizona will all be
represented on the specials. The
coaches of the trains will remain in
Kansas City while the convention is in