The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-30
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Holeraft--Flowers.--Adv.


Robert D. McGiffert, city park conn
missioner. is speaking this afternoon
at the Mem oria1 Day exercises at Har-
veyville, Kan. He drove to Harvey
vile for the occasion.
Miss Milly Madaern. OF the public
health nursing staff, has resigned, eff
feetive June 1. She is to be succeeded
by Miss Mary MeAuliffe of this city,
who has been in Washington, d. c., in
public healta werk.
D. L. Garvey, of Topeka. brother of
H. o. Garvey. SIS Buchanan street,
has been appointed head of the newly
created bureau Of information in the
Washington, D. G., posteffice, accord
ing to word received in Topeka.
The cooperative club will hold a
Ladies' Night dinner and program
at Pelletier's Tuesday evening. Din-
ner will be served at o'clock. The
meeting Tuesday night will probably
be the last Ladies Night" of the
season.
Bert Chamberlain, negro, arrested
by the police at the request of st. Joe
authorities on a charge of stealing a
grip, was returned to St. Joe Satur-
day by detectives. His wife, arrested
with him, probably will be released,
it was said.
The Boy Scouts of the city will give
park swimming pool Saturday, June
IL. Life saving, diving, swimming
races and other features will be on
the program. Any scout may take a
| test for which he is qualified.
The basketball team of Boy Scout
troop No. 81 of the First Evangelical
church won the H. B. Howard basket
ball trophy with 777 percentage. Troop
| 4 was second. The players of Troop
| 81 were John Street, Charles Cox FL
roy Oberhein, Adrian Calm, Alvin
Calm. Alvin Knittle and heon Baeder.
1.e1
| in Oakland Presbyterian church Sum
day night. The address was given by
the Rev. c. w. Marlin, pastor Of the
| Oakland Methodist church: There
was special music by the choir and
Loran Painter sang Christ in
| Flanders
| A program of dances and other en-
| teftainment will be given on the
| grounds of the Mckinley school Tues
| day afternoon. The entertainment
has been planned and the children
| trained by Miss Ruby Mcknight,
| kindergarten director. The band from
the Boys Industrial school will fur
nish music.
/ Charles E. Edwards, an officer OF
the 13eth field artillery when that or
ganization was formed is attending
Washington university, st. Louis, as a
student of commerce and finance.
After long illness during encamp-
nent at Camp Doniphan, Edwards was
released from the service on account
of physical disab ility, and is receiving
the benefit of the vocational educa-
tional plan of the government
new real estate firm, Jasperson
& Seger, will open business in To-
new firm are c. H. Jasperson, for the
past year manager of the real estate
department of w. r. Fish & COM
pany; and E. c. seger. president of
the Seger Investment company. Seger
lis president of the Topeka Real Estate
u board, and a member of the national
1 executive committee Of real estate
boards.
One of the most interesting of
contributions to the Chinese relief
fund was, money realized from a
play given by children in Potwin,
lat stormont hospital. Pick wrote
/ the tickets. to the play the children
gave on his typewriter. Three cents
was the admission charge. The play
was given Saturday night at 800
Greenwood. Those taking part were
Marcia Mills, Dorothy Brink, Eleanor
Odell, Donald Thompson, Beatrice
Thompson and Jane Mills. ~
Officers at police headquarters Sun
day leaped to thier feet in excitement,
whipped out their guns and dashed
denly rang out in front OF the police
station. They supposed killing had
taken place and that perhaps more
woul dfollow. Arriving at the door
{ they saw Patrolman w. G. Webb
standing with a smoking revolver in
his hand. He explained that he had
merely taken shot at too affec-
Tomato rat which had taken fright and
fran away when the objected to it
crawling up his trousers leg while he
was talking to Lieut.. Perry Brush.
The seventeenth test of the ''oil-
dag" ear was made in Topeka Satur-
day evening. C. E. Harrall, sales
manager for the Acheson Oildag COM
lpany west of the Mississippi, drained
the crank case Of the Beggs car at
to Tecumseh and return, then up and
down Kansas avenue without any oil
By the time he had covered fifteen
miles his motor was no hotter than
normal and had as much pep" as
ever. The test was made to demon
strate the merits of ''oildag," a lu-
| brieant containing liquid graphite
This forms a graphoid surface on the
bearings which can hardly be broken
, thru. Oildag will be sold at indie
pendent filling stations in Topeka.
1.-THE Fall of Man is the cardina
doctrine upon which rests the entire
, scheme of dogmatie Christianity" said
the Rev. Clifton Merritt Gray, at the
Unitarian church, Sunday morning
S To-day this doctrine is replaced b,
: the inspiring thought of Evolution
: with its boundless possibilities fel
: mans higher development, with it:
| limitless and kindling hope for hi
3 ultimate perfection. With struggles
: and triumphs man has risen, thrr
/ countless ages, from his first rude and
= savage state; with further struggles
7 and triumphs he shall continue t.
rise, thru ages yet to come, to the per
lection of divinity; and his goal is NO
back to NEUROLOGICAL Eden, but for
ward to a real flesh and blood King
. rom Of God"
: PLANE CRAsHEs-1e ARE HURT
5 Air Machine and Auto Were Racing
:; Plane Hit Grandstand.