The Topeka state journal., 1921-11-02
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 634 Kansas avenHs--Adv.-
The regular meeting of Armstrong
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
o'clock in Royal Arcanuh hall. E
- See Emahizer Spielman alumi-
mum ware window display. Bargains
at 1c, 49c and CSC. One hour sale
starts Friday morning. November 4,
at o'clock. Be there.-Adv.
A marriage license was issued in
| Kansas City Tuesday to Linus B.
, Parker and Betty Mcmahon, both of
Topeka.
Bishop James Wise will address. the
elementary school principals round
table of the Kansas State Teachers
association at o'clock Friday after
noon at the First Lutheran church, in
stead of Capt. w. P MacLean.
The Dramatic club of Topeka high
school presented two farceS entitled,
THE Black Devil and "Get Aequaint-
morning. The acting of Robert Akers
was the feature of the program.
The boys and girls giee. clubs and
the ORCHESTRA of Topeka high school
furnished the program at the assem-
bly, of the school Tuesday morning.
This was the first assembly of the fall
semester to be devoted entirely to mu-
sic. -5
Twenty of the thirty-eight
bankruptcy suits filled in the federal
court during October were filled by
Kansas farmers. Only six bankruptcy
suits were filed in October last year
and this number included only one
farmer.
Inspection of hotels and restaurants
in Chanute and other towns in south
eastern Kansas will be made this week
by w. S. Clark, state hotel commits
sioner. Clark recently completed in
spection of hotels and eating houses
in Topeka.
The duties of manager and matron
of the Methodist Home for the Aged,
have been taken over by Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Kirkpatrick formerly of Nc
Louth, Kan. Mrs. V. r. Crouch, who
has been matron of the home for the
past six years, has resigned.
The Santa Fe railway was invited to
either forgive a theft or go to the devil
by man who sent in SO as payment
for ties he admitted stealing from the
road. sThe money went into the ''con-
science fund of the road. The man
modestly admitted he was assured of
forgiveness.
More than 200 persons. employees of
the Emahizer-Spielman Furniture
company with their wives and friends
attended the bi-monthIy get-together
y
evening. Dinner was served at 1880
O'Clock on the first floor, after which
there was dancing on the second floor
A dinner for the members of the
Y NJ. c. A of Washburn college was
held Tuesday evening at the college
cafeteria in Rice hall. Plans were
completed at the meeting for the
financial drive which will be held this
week. A budget of $555 is needed to
carry on the work of the college "Y"
this year.
Rate experts from a number of
Kansas railroads are in Topeka today
to consider application OF the new
freight rates on broomcorn. vinegar
mules and horses. The new rates will
be compiled here in accordance with
an order by the interstate commerce
commission and will be made effective
i at an early date.
A charge of assault with intent to
kill was placed against Jess Price,
Eighth and Wear avenues, by County
Attorney Veale Tuesday afternoon.
Price wounded Frank Dinkle and Jess
Morgan, youths who also lived in that
vicinity, on Halloween night. The boys
| said they were walking past the Price
| place on their way to a party when
Price fired shotgun at them. Price
| coptended that they intended to play
a Halloween prank on him.
The Rev. H. S. Condit, formerly as
| sistant secretary of the Anti-SaIoon
! League of Kansas, and widely known
| Presbyterian minister. went to EN-
| poria Tuesday to accept the position
| of field secretary for the College of
| Emporia. With his new duties he as
| sumes the direction of the new ST.
| 100000 endowment fund campaign
! lie Will complete the preliminary ar
rangements in a short time and will
be actively engaged in the campaign
work by January l.
Miss Viola Van Nice of Topeka was
| elected president of the Spanish club
| of Washburn college at meeting held
this fall. Beginning Thursday, No
Vember 10, the club will meet every
other Thursday. All Spanish students
are invited to attend. The programs
will consist of readings, lectures, songs
and short plays in Spanish. other
officers elected were: Mrs. Ruth Speer,
! Muscotah, vice president; Reuben
FoTney, woodward, Okla. secretary
and Miss Dorothy Huggins. Topeka,
| treasurer. Miss Anna Cherkasky,
| faculty member, will serve as critic
and adviser.
With the resignation of Mrs. Cara
| Major Croft. formerly manager of the
Jackson Walker Coal company, To-
| peka loses one of it's leading business
personalities. Mrs. Croft has been
| manager of the company's office in
! Topeka since January, 1920. Previous
| to that time she had been collector
/ and bookkeeper. Her connection with
| the company commenced in June,
1911 Mrs. Croft will go to Califor-
! MIA, where she will live with her son,
| Port Croft, at Los Angeles. She will
| be succeeded in the managership Of
! the Jackson Walker company by Jos
| eph DuBreuil. Mrs. Croft will be in
charge of the office of the coal COM
| pany until December l.
| pekan, is critically ill at Christ's hos
pital, and his condition is reported
| today as serious Henderson has been
a member of the local lodge of the
| Elks since its organizatio in 1851