The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13

Harry Garrett, negro, made the
mistake of his life Saturday afternoon
when he tried to sell motormeIer to
Paul Murphy, driver of the police car,
who was waiting for Chief Swallow in
front of a drug store on East Sixth
avenue Saturday afternoon. When he
failed to give a satisfactory answer as
Ito where he obtained the motormeter,
the chief took him to the station.
Miss Jessie Evans. a Topeka girl
who attended the Kansas State Agri-
lcultura1 college at Manhattan, will go
to Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, in August
to take a position as an instructor in
English Miss Evans is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c Evans, PIP West
Eighth street. She was an unusually
active student at Manhattan, taking
/ part in nearly every kind of university
life.
John w. Harmon, railway mail
clerk, of Kansas City, was arrested by
federal authorities and waived a hear
ing before c. B. White, United States
commissioner, in Topeka today on a
charge of robbing the mails. Harmon
is alleged to have stolen a package
containing a pair of shoes. addressed
to R. c. Caldwell, assistant postmaster
at Topeka. He was bound over to the
grand jury.
view of one of the Gage park
lakes is used in the current issue of
| The Park International" high class
the world. No hint of treeless prai-
ries and scorching sun here" reads the
caption under the lake picture in the
magazine. The picture from Topeka
is in group Of such photographs
from a number of cities much larger
than Topeka.
r. c. Obrecht, director of the mar
keting system for agricultural pro-
ducts which has been worked out by
United States Grain Growers associa-
| ton, VIII address mass meeting of
shawnee county farmers to be held at
the city auditorium Saturday after
| noon. Obrecht will explain the plans
which have been worked out by the
agricultural organizations of the
| United States.
Free. swims to boys between the
lagos of ten and fifteen years are be-
ing given by the Central Y. M. c. A.
This morning the pool was given over
to boys between the ages of ten and
twelve years. A total of ninety-four
attended. This afternoon the pool
was occupied by boys between the
ages of thirteen and fifteen years.
The free swims will be put on by the
Central Y. M. c. A. every Monday and
Friday.
The contagious disease report for
| last week is lower than for many
| weeks, according to DR.. Earle G.
| Brown, city health officer. The larg-
est number of cases of any one dis
ease reported was of chickenpox, with
eight cases for the week. Five cases
of smallpox were reported, four cases
, of tuberculosis, five cases of social dis
eases, two of diphtheria, two of
measles and scarlet fever, and one
case of whooping cough.
! Melvin Booth is the new president
OF the Epworth League of the Trinity
Methodist church. The new officers
installed by the Rev. W. e. BlacAsuccB
on Sunday included Booth: Arlo Stew
| art, first vice president; Norma Had
sell, second vice president; Velma
Iuckett, third vice president; Donald
Welton, fourth vice president; Philip
treasurer; Harold Flickenger, choris
ter, and Ruth Naylor, pianist.
The yardmen's orga nization of the
Santa Fe, at a delayed hearing with
the officials OF the road, has de-
Itermined not to accept the wage re-
the matter will go to the railroad
labor board of the government for
decision. The yardmen hold to the
belief that their wages will not be af-
board has approved to be effective
July 1, because of the delay in their
conference.
| DR.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Fisk, who left
| for their summer home at Cascade.
Colo, just before the Pueblo flood,
| they were detained at La Junta, Colo,
from Saturday morning. June 4, until
Monday evening, June 6. DR.. Fisk ex-
pressed appreciation of the efforts put
! forth by the Santa Fe officials and the
Harvey House staff, in feeding more
| than 1000 marooned passengers and
caring for them during their enforced
stay at La Junta.
| Lincoln Circle No. I, Ladies of the
G.. A. r., will meet Tuesday afternoon
/ So ell I =,
| short business session will be held,
| followed by Flag day program. Aft
err this a reception will be held for the
department commander of the G. A.
r., George P. Washburn OF Ottawa,
and his staff and the department staff
of the Ladies of the G. A. r., and Mrs.
| Mollie Hunter and her staff. All
| members of the G. A R. and kindred
organizations are invited to attend.
The graduation exercises of the
Assumption school were held Saturday
night, with the Very Rev. P. Me-
Inerney presenting the diplomas. The
Topeka Catholic high school furnished
the music. Frances Durkin won the
general excellence certificate of the
class. Helen Crouch won a medal for
being the best debater with kathyrn
Spurlock second, and Van Spey Brook
third, in a debate on the question,
! Resolved that there should be gov
eminent control of the moving pic
lures"
When Herbert Roop, formerly a
clerk in the general offices of the
Santa Fe at Topeka, now chief clerk
at Pueblo, Colo, was put in command
of a section of the city during the eff
forts to clean it up and get things run
ming again, one of the men who
worked under his command was F. A.
Lehman, general manager of the
Santa Fe's western lines at Amarillo.
Lehman welded shovel in the clean
up. Roop was put in command of a
section of the city because of his mill
tary experience.
| Wayne Kordyke, a pure bred Hol-
stein COW owned by Ira Ronig and
Sons, Topeka, has produced 2.5oo
quarts of milk. averaging more than
100 pounds of milk day, since April
In. The COW has produced more than
5000 pounds of milk in the time
stated The COW IS now undergoing
ssr,ai-nfficial yearly test. WaYne