The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-29

Mary MacLennan. will return to To-
peka Wednesday.
| H. A. Auerbach of the Palace Cloth
ing company, who is in Europe on a
| buying trip. cabled Saturday to the
| finance committee of the First Meth
| a generous subscription to the re-
| building fund. E. L. Copeland re-
ceived his cablegram.
General Improvement bonds neces-
sary to bear the expense for paving
the city has contracted for are ready
in Finance Commissioner F. L. Ste
vens's office in the city hall, to the
amount of s269,151.47. Those desir-
| ing the bonds should place their or
ders, Stevens said today.
The regular free clinics for exam
nation of children will be held at Rip
ley park Wednesday morning, August
81. from 10 to IL O'Clock and at the
day after. DR.. w. K. Hobart will
have charge, assisted by Mrs. Damaris
Payton and Miss Charlotte Harkins.
Alleging that. after purchasing the
ground from him on which to build its
elevator. it later found that the ground
belonged to the Union Pacific Rail-
road company, the Farmers Co-opera-
tive Elevator company of Rossville
has filed suit in the district court to
collect $4,000 from Frank A. Andrews.
Members of the Topeka Industrial
council will meet at Labor hall tonight
for the purpose of making final plans
for the Labor day program September
5. The plans include a big parade
in which all labor organizations are
expected to participate and a program
at Gage park during the afternoon
and evening.
An inspection of the Shorthorn
herds of Shawnee county will be made
September L by local Shorthorn
breeders and others interested. The
Forbes. Harry Holmes, Emery Brobst,
F. c. Kingsley, John Tomson. ]. T.
Pringle, John Madden, w. H. Dagg,
and James Tomson.
Twenty-one cases of diphtheria re-
ported in the week ending today, in
enlarge the weeks list of communica-
BILE diseases beyond the normal num-
Der. other diseases reported are:
Scarlet fever, five; tuberculosis, five;
whooping cough, three; typhoid, two,
and pneumonia, erysipelas and influ-
enza, each one case.
John G. Cooper, whose wife, Cora
NJ. Cooper, obtained a separate main
tenance judgment against him nearly
ten years ago, was ordered by Judge
George Whitcomb Saturday afternoon
| to increase the allowance to his daugh-
| ter bSTH4Ce COOpST, 10 9Oou d year anu
pay her tuition at Bethany college.
Cooper's case was one of the first con-
tested cases in Judge Whitcomb's
court.
Police today were holding a man
| giving his name as Charles Ginter,
who was arrested Sunday morning on
the state house grounds by Clarence
Bundy, patrol driver. He was picked
up because he resembled descriptions
of Roy Sheriff., the bandit who escaped
recently from the federal penitentiary.
Altho officials DO not now believe the
man is Sheriff., ne is being held for
| further investigation.
No pop corn is being offered the
fans of that variety of food at the
corner of Seventh and Kansas avenue
today. A machine is usually in opera
ton there but Saturday gasoline drip
/ ping from the burner was not noticed
| by the man in charge until he had
| lighted match and then the discovery
was distinct surprise. The pop corn,
well soaked with gasoline, was raked
to the pavement in flames in time to
save the machine, but not before most