The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-29

Prevident association will receive
nearly $1.0o0 as a result of the XII
wants clubs effort.
Milton BlaIoek. II years old. of
the police Monday afternoon on a
charge of forgery. The youth is al
legged to have cashed nearly a dozen
worthless checks on Topeka mer-
chants. His brother. Forest BlaIock.
was recently released from the county
Jail where he served a sentence on
similar charges.
The "Theolog Club" composed of
y lshburn Students who have chosen
to dedicate their lives to religious
service. was organized Monday night
at a meeting held at the home of
Morris, of Bosue, Kan, was elected
president: Edward Everett of Over
brook. vice president; and Floyd Da-
wilson of Hutchinson. secretary-treas-
urer. The club expects to meet at
least once each month.
The "Isers''-the Chamber of Com
merce membership team commanded
by J. E. Ford, today went over the
top. At the regular weekly luncheon
of the membership teams commanded
by Ford and Zen H. Abels, the 'Isers''
reported a total of twelve and one
fourth points gained in the contest.
The gains of the Users" were all due
to collection of delinquent member
snip dues The score of the team
commanded by Abels- remained at
eight points. last weeks record
Ohio Battles, who was arrested in
a raid on his home on Central avenue
Midsummer, pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court Monday to a charge of
having liquor in his possession. SEN
tence was deferred until January ,.
Mrs. Esther Conway, negro, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny and was SEN
to
at Lansing. Her husband, Robert
Conway, was returned to the peniten-
tiary Saturday as a parole violator.
a warrant charging ]. V. Mcmillan.
salesman, with the theft of five sew
ing machines from the Singer Sewing
by County Attorney Veale on COM
plant of officers of the company. Nc
MILAN is now said to be in Humanson,
Mo, where. it is claimed, he took the
machines and opened up a store of his
own. He represented to the company
it is alleged, that he had orders for
the machines, and thus induced the
company to ship them to him. The
machines are valued at $50 each, the
complaint states.
Alleging that she refused to live
with him as man and his wife
should and that she refuses to con-
verse or occupy the same room with
petition in the district court asking
divorce from Edna f. Edwards, 1S9
Kellam avenue. Edwards says that
when they have no company Mrs. Ed
wards goes to another room and re-
fuses to talk to him at any time. After
working hard all day, he doesn't like
this kind of home atmosphere, he
says, and asks the court to relieve
him. He says he has offered his wife
their home and household goods in
exchange for 900.
Charges of assault with intent to
kill were made against Jess Price of
Eighth avenue and Weir street. grow
ing out of a shooting on Halloween
night in which Jess Morgan. Is, of Sal
Weir avenue, and Frank Dingle, II, |
were wounded, were dismissed today
by Judge Paul Heinz in the city court. !
Price was held for trial, however, on |
a charge of assault and battery. The |
change in the charge against Price |
came WIen the boys, who had con-
tended that Price shot at them as they |
were walking past his house on the |
way to a party, admitted that they |
were lying in a ditch shooting with |
at the Price home when |
Price fired a shotgun at them.
Only two cases of diphtheria were |
to the city health department /
nghtest Monday report |
received since the start of the cpl |
demic. The Monday reports are usually |
heavy because of the fact that they !
cover two and a half days. One new |
case was reported today. During the |
five-day period ending Monday night
only fourteen cases were reported to /
the city health department. Twenty
eight cases were reported during the
previous five-day period, and fifty-two |
Turing the second preceding period
This shows a most gratifying de-
crease" DR.. Earle G. Brown, city /
health officer, said today in discuss
ng the record. Fourteen deaths
have occurred among the first 701 +
eases of diphtheria reported-almost !
exactly per cent, which is a very
ow percentage.