The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-01

Greece" a one reel film, will be
thrown on the screen at 1880 o'clock
| Friday evening in the boys depart
ment of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Every
boy holding membership in the asso-
citation is invited to attend. Films are
| being shown every Friday evening at
the Y. NJ. C. A.
W.. J. Shivers. a federal prisoner,
was Wednesday night started back to
South Carolina, where he is wanted on
a charge of using the United States
| mails to defraud. He is making the
trip in custody of A. R. Trobert, depu
ty United States marshal. Shivers was
recently released from the state peni-
tertiary where he served "a sentence
of eighteen months for forging a
| check in Wichita.
C. ]. Vessey. of Lincoln, Neb.. is
in Topeka today visiting his sister,
Mrs. r. D. Palmer. Wesley attended
the Older Boys conference, which was
held at Emporia last week and is on
his way home. Wesley is widely
known in Kansas Y. N. c. a. circles.
having formerly served as general
secretary of the Salina Y. NJ. c. A. He
is considering accepting the position
of general secretary of the Emporia
Y. NJ c. A.
The Rev. Clifton Gray, pastor of the
First Unitarian church, addressed the
students of Topeka high school this
q
mament Conference" The Rev. Gray
laid stress on the point that it would
do no good for the nations TO scrap
battleships if they did not scrap ar
mament from their minds. He also
pointed out that in order for dlsar-
mament to be success, good will
must accompany it.
An application on the part of the
Scott City Telephone company for
temporary restraining order against
the state utilities commission was ar
gued Wednesday in the second divi-
sion of the Shawnee county district
court, Judge George H. Whitcomb
taking the case under Amusement.
The utilities commission recently re-
fused an application from the tele-
phone company that it be permitted
to increase it's rates, and the suit for
an injunction followed.
Not wishing to make a quilt or IL
illuminate his clothing with bright
colored patches, a thief who took
sample case from a motor car stand
ing in front of the Novelty theater
Tuesday night, found nothing to his
liking. and the case and its contents
consisting of samples of dry goods,
each about six inches square, were
found Wednesday in an alley at the
rear of the state heating plant. The
sample case belonged to Walter Will
helm, a Kansas City dry goods sales
man.
The police have caused a warrant
to be issued for Cecil Helm, who was
arrested about a week ago, charging
him with grand larceny. Helm was
picked up while he was attempting to
dispose of a wringer which he after
wards admitted, according to Chief
of Police G.. A. Swallow, that he stole
from a wagon at the rear of store
on Ninth street. Later the police dis
covered a rug which Helm. admits
stealing from Mrs. j. W. Tassell, 125
Topeka avenue. The chief says the
owner of the wringer has not yet been
located.
Chas. F: Brown was today SEN
fenced by Judge James A. Mcclure of
the first division of the Shawnee
county district court to fifteen days in
the county Jail for contempt of court.
Brown had failed to pay proper all
mony for the support of his wife and
wife Mrs. Lutte Brown, obtained di-
vorce from him on June 4. She also
obtained custody of seven of the ch1I-
dren and Brown was ordered to pay |
her $40 per m --th toward their sup
port In court this morning it was
shown that Brown had paid only sou
since that time.
Miss Marie Cooper, the 19-year-old
girl who was shot and killed in Kan
sas City Tuesday by W. Garnett Ming
hini, who afterwards committed sui
eide had made arrangements to come /
to Topeka as a waitress at the Har- /
vey House, it was learned here We'd |
nesday night, and it is now believed
that her decision to leave Kansas City |
led to the shooting. Minghini was her
lover, it is said. and objected to her
coming to Topeka. Mrs. Katherine
an aunt of the dead girl. is
in the Harvey House here, |
and left for Kansas City as soon as
she learned of her niece's death.
Mrs Rose Gladys Fletcher is not
sure whether she has one husband or |
two. but evidently prefers none at all. |
She filed a petition in the Shawnee
district court Wednesday ask |
ing for a divorce from Howard |
Franklin Fletcher. who, she says, is