The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-14

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School Basketball league at the Cen
traI z N. c. A The results in the
senior division were Central Cnngre-
gaIonaI It, United Presbyterian II;
Westminster AS, First Methodist T.
A series Of conferences for those
Interested in missionary work viii be
conducted Thursday at Washburu col
Iege. by Chester Hartlett, travelling
secretary for the student volunteer
missionary movement
Ray Earshbarger entertained the
audience with magic tricks at the ban
quet at the Lowman Memorial church
Monday evening. The purpose of the
banquet was to raise funds 10 buy suits
for the church basketball teams Tom
Powell gave a number Of readings in
scotch dialect
Nationality in music, the difference
between descriptive and program
music, and descriptive and absolute
music. were the topics on which Miss
DonzeIla Cross, representative OF the
Victor Talking Machine Co, addressed
the students of Sumner and Lincoln
junior high schools. Tuesday. The
students we're interested very much in
her lectures.
Asserting that he already had a
wife at the time she married him in
. Ranger. Tex in June, 1920, Mrs. Mel
lie WeIcher Tuesday filed a petition
IN the district court asking a divorce
from jeff Welcher. The wife charges
that he was also going under an as
sumed name. and that his real name
is Thomas J. TGeber.
William Henry Pollard. III West
L-urenL street. was arralgned IN the
city court this morning on d charge
of failure to provide for his two chill
drau. aged and years. He entered
a plea of not guilty and his preIinai-
nary hearing was set for December
Is. He was committed to the county
Jail in default Of bond.
When an electric f1atiron was turned
on and left lying on d bed at the home
of T. c. castings. 401 Lime street,
at 9-55 o'clock Tuesday evening, it re-
suited in d fire alarm. The iron be-
came overheated and set fire to the
bed clothes. Most Of the bedroom
furniture was badly scorched. There
was no other damage.
Under a plan adopted by the state
school book commission it is expected
to cut the cost Of aIgebras to the
pupils about so per cent The state
will take over production OF the books
the text to - furnished by a publish
ing house which will receive 90 cents
4 volume royalty. Thus the ultimate
cost viii be cut from s1-10 to Sc cents.
Mrs. L A Firth, Of the Mothers
club, was hostess at an entertainment
given Tuesday night at the Central
Y NJ. c. A, for the members OF Boy
Scout troop No. and their mothers.
A musical program was furnished by
Miss Sylvia Silverrhorne and Miss ISa-
bel Sutherin. Those who served weres
Mrs. J. NJ Daniel, Miss Marie Belts.
Miss Nellie Olson, and Mrs. NJ. z.
Mayes.
Property valued at nearly $500 was
stolen Tuesday night by burglars who
enterd the R. F. HOIIingsw0rth home
92S West Sixteenth street, while the
family were away from home a
Gladstone bag a brown fox fur valued
at $50 a watch, bracelet and sew
eraI articles of siIverware were among
the loot Entrance was gained by
breaking a window glass. No arrests
have been made.
On Tuesday, December 20, the Bust
ness and Professional Womeu's club
viii have 4 Christmas donation party
TO which the members will bring gifts
Of canned goods and clothing for the
ProvidenE association. Dinner will be
served at the Warren NJ. Crosby Tea
room on Jackson street. and the store
mem bers will be hostesses for the eve
ming. Christmas music viii form part
OF the program and later the club will
go to the Provident association for an
entertainment prepared for the club
there.
Inspection. the annual eIes1ion of
officers, and muster will be held at
the regular meeting Thursday evening
of Canton No. 5, PatriarcE1s Militant,
I o. 0. F. Charles H Lay, OF Salna.
brigadier general. viii make a per-
sonaI inspection. The following can
didates will be mustered in: J. A.
Barnes. Glenn H Johnston. George W.
Sutherin, Guy NJ. Stoves. P. B. McCuI-
Tough, John Starr. D. A. Clifford. "
z. Lingo. J. R. Cough, John Rodam-
Abe Pozey, William Lavine, C. e
Johnson. F. H Lyon, W. Z. Eogbin
and J. n. Nichols.
Life insurance policies paid up. are
to be the gifts OF the Crosby Brothers
store management to its employees at
Christmas time. The policies viii be
for from $500 to 81. 600 depending on
the length Of the service Of the en-
pIoye. and viii become effective De-
cember q. The minimum period of
service IS three months, and the mini
mum policy viii be for $500. For each
year service an addition OF 800 viii
be made to the policy. till the maxi
mum Of $1,000 has been reached. The
Ithousand-doIlaT policies will only be
awarded TO the employees who have
been with the store for at least five
years.