The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05

by the K. of P. band. The fair will
continue until Friday night. Walter
White will be the speaker tonight
The Mems Dinner club had a
chicken supper at the Lowmau Me-
mortal church Tuesday evening. There
nections with the Homecoming week
which is being held at the Lowman
Memorial church this week.
Members of the Washburn college
Y. w. c. A. are selling candy, gum
and peanuts at the football games this
fall to swell the association fund Miss
Mabel Shirk, of Pratt, has charge of
the work, and has organized her COM
mittee into an efficient corps of sales
women. The results of the sales are
used in association work.
A quantity of extracts said to con-
tain a high percentage of alcohol were
confiscated Tuesday afternoon by po-
lice who raided the establishment of
Ben Kross, 100 East Fourth avenue.
One brand of extracts found there
contained 81 per cent alcohol, It was
said. Kross was arrested on a liquor
charge.
Mrs. ArabelIa Patch today filed a
petition in the district court asking a
divorce from Frank B. Patch. of Ro-
chester, Mimi. They were married in
May, 1916. She declares his conduct
was such that she feared to live with
since which time, she declares, he has
failed to support her.
The Sheldon players consisting most
| ly of Washburn students, will present
the thFee-act play, who Knoweth ?"
| at 7:45 o'clock this evening at the
Central Congregational church The
| play is a missionary drama written by
Mrs. Cora Currier. The organization is
named in honor of Charles NJ. Shell
don, former pastor of the church.
| tThe trial of Charlie Carter, negro.
on a charge of stealing chickens from
Martha Slaughter, 511 West Twenty
| first street, last February, began this
afternoon in Judge George Whitcomb's
division of the district court. The jury
was empaneled this morning. Carter
/ is alleged to have stolen the chickens
in the night time, which makes the
Offense a felony, punishable by term
| in the state prison.
! At a meeting of Topeka lodge No
! 524, L. o. o. M, held Tuesday even
! ing. a committee was appointed to
plan the membership campaign which
| has just been inaugurated and will
/ close December 1. A series of enter
( tainments for members and their fam
lies as well as candidates are being
/ planned. The committee consists of
| the following: G. w. Hill, chairman,
Geo. A. Heron. c. c. McCarter, H. o.
Lawrence and H. Ulrich
The twelfth annual fair of the Au-
burn Grange will be held Friday and
| Saturday. The exhibits are open to
all. The exhibits include agricultural,
stock textile, culinary. boys pig club
| and girls poultry club departments.
Fridays program includes football
| game between Oakland high and Au-
| burn in the afternoon and at night
1.-The Colonel's Maid" will be presented
| by the Auburn dramatic club. 1t will
] a 2 n a
| Saturday evening.
A demurrer to the states case, al
leging insufficient grounds of action,
and a motion to quash, alleging the
proceedings against him would be a
violation of the bill of rights and the
fourteenth amendment, were filed in
| the district court Tuesday by @. w.
Sheehan, foreman at the Wolff Pack
| ing company, who is facing a. charge
of violating the industrial court act
| by discharging three employees who
were fighting for higher wages for the
packing house employees.
Alleging that he sustained broken
leg in the accident, Harold Croll, S28
| Madison street, Tuesday filed a petit
| ton in the district court asking $10,-
900 damages from G. J. Neiswender,
33S AFTER avenue, by whose car he
was struck at Ninth and Quincy
streets September 25. A state warrant
charging NelSWenQer WIN failure TO
stop and report the accident was
sworn out by ]. c. Cartwright, $50
Madison street, who is said also to
have been knocked down by the car.
The senior and sophomore classes of
| Topeka high school elected officers
Tuesday afternoon. The officers elect
ed in the senior class were: Albert T.
Dyal, president; William Killian, vice
president; Orhan Coblentz, secretary;
Emma Eaton. treasurer; Perez Har-
very, World reporter and Wilbur Nay
| lor, sergeant at arms. Officers elected