The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-07

The wagon and car were badly dam
aged but no one was injured, it was
said.
Mrs. A Austin, S25 Garfield. has
been engaged as instructor for the
Topeka Esperanto association. She
has a diploma from the British Es-
peranto association and has had con-
siderable experience in teaching the
language. The next meeting will be
held at 8 o'clock Saturday evening
at the Y. NJ. c. A.
William D. Wallace, secretary-treas-
urer of the Longren Aircraft corpora
ton, has been engaged as instructor
in the craftsmanship class of the
Knights of Columbus night school.
The class will open at o'clock this
evening at the Assumption high
| school and will be held every Monday,
wednesday and Friday evening.
A motor car driven by a negro raced
around the Eighth and Kansas ave-
nue. intersection and plowed thru
crowd of visiting school teachers Fri
day. Luckily no one was hit. The
driving was witnessed by many per-
sons but no arrests have been made.
The number of the car was procured
and turned over to the police depart
ment.
Topeka lodge No. SPA L. o. o. M,
will hold a smoker this evening fol-
lowing the regular lodge meeting. A
for the entertainment to be given Fri
day night. Monday November IA,
Emporia lodge No. 749 will send a
delegation of twenty-five members to
substitute for the local officers in put
ting on the initiatory work.
Reductions of from $3.50 to $500
| have been made in the prices of ChaI-
| mers motor cars and are effective i'm
| mediately, according to A B. Kirk
| patrick of the Capital Auto Supply
company, local gents for the Chalmers.
The open cars have been reduced from
$1,710 to 1850; the coupe has been
reduced from $2,5O0'to $4,000, and the
sedan from s2,650 to $4,000.
Governor Allen has named James
R. Ryan as a member of his official
staff with rank of major. The ap-
pointment was made in order that
! Kansas might have an Official repre-
sentative at the burial of the unknown
dead at Arlington cemetery, Wash
ington. Ryan is resident of Wash
ington. He is attorney for the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare council.
Governor Allen has denied the ap-
plication for a parole for NJ. A Will
son, convicted of a statutory offense
in Rawlins county. Clemency was
asked for Wilson on account of his
age. Wilson was tried in Phillips
county where the case was taken on
change of venue. The convicted
man is rs years old. 1t is reported
that threats have been made against
his life should he return to Rawlins
county.
The Trapp-Meade Insurance COM
pany has insured the Barnes Hutchi-
son golf tourney in Topeka against
rain. The policy calls for the payment
of the principal in case one-tenth of
an inch of rain falls between the
hours of o'clock in the morning and
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second rain insurance policy written in
Topeka this year, the first having
been for protection against rain of the
Kansas State Free Fair.
The First Methodist church of To-
peka is the second largest of that de-
nomination in Kansas, having a MEM
bership of 1850, according to report
issued recently by the national com
mittee on conservation and advance
of the Methodist church. The First
church of Hutchinson is first, having
a membership of 1876. The other
churches in Kansas having a member
ship exceeding 1000 are: Pittsburg,
pendence, 1890.
The Rev. Father Frederick Sieden-
burg of Chicago will give a lecture at
o'clock this evening at the Church
of the Assumption. This is the first
of a series of lectures to be given this
winter uHueF the auspices OF the
Spalding club. His subject will be
1.-THE New Citizenshiu.' He is a MEM
Der of the Loyola university faculty.
which is located in Chicago. Mrs.
Henry J. Dotterweich and Mrs. Ray
mond Murray will sing and Dean
Henry V. Stearns will play the organ.
A new blend has been added to the
repertoire of the city. White mule
whisky and squirrel whisky have been
more or less common and obtainable
in Toreka Now there cometh white
squirrel" The article in question,