The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-23

capped from the state hospital about
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. accord
ing to report made TO the police.
The women of the Swedish Bethel
chnrch will hold a food sale at the
Warren NJ Crosby store saturday
morning.
The attention of a number of en-
Moves in the Santa Fe office building
was attracted, Thursday afternoon, by
a covey of quail alighting near a
house at the corner of Twelfth ana
jackson streets.
Miss Strata B. Crooks. a noted
speaker, and Miss Carpenter, a re-
turned missionary from India, VIII
speak at the Church of Nazarene'
Eighth and Topeka avenues, saturday
evening and Sunday.
Robert Pritchard plead guilty this
morning in the second division of dis
tr.ct court to larceny from freight
car and was sentenced by Judge
George II. Whitcomb to the state re-
fcrmatory at Hutchinson for a term
not exceeding seven years.
i Ford coupe. belonging to H E.
Smith. of Atchison, was stolen soIle
time Thursday night from the cor
ner of Seventh and Quincy streets.
Th6 theft was reported to the police
about 10 O'Clock. Smith is sales
mas for the Sims Grocery company
of Atchison
The First CHRISTIAN CHuItH WAAA tiOAN
a picnic Saturday afternoon at Gage
mark. A special street car has been
chartered to take the picnickers to
the park and it will leave Eighth and
Jackson streets at 2:45 o'clock. There
will be various athletic sports. includ-
ing horseshoe pitching, which Will be
followed by picnic supper.
Following an all day search, in
which several members of the sher-
iffs office and a number of farmers
took part. L. 3. Wills, wanted FOR an
alleged assault upon J. Harris: was
captured near Kiro about $3.50 O'Clock
Thursday evening by Joe kinnaird,
farmer. who brought him to Topeka
where he was locked up in the jail.
In coming to Topeka with his pris-
oner, Kinnaird missed several Of
ficers who were going out to renew
the chase.
Chief OF Police G. A. Swallow and
Lieutenant jess Hill went to Manhat-
tan Thursday where they recovered
Ford touring car which was stolen
here in July. The car was found
there in possession of a young man
attending tho State Agricultural col
lege, who said he had purchased It,
According to Chief Swallow, the car
had been converted into a roadster
and had changed hands five times
since 1t was stolen. The car is the
property of Mrs. c. S. Hyatt of To-
peka.
william A. Ayres of wichita, for
mer congressman from the Eighth
district may be the Democrat nominee
for governor next year. A boom has
been started in his behalf Ayres is
regarded as one of the strongest men
in the Eighth district. He was de-
fcated last fall by Congressman Bird
after having served since 1915 in the
national house. Ayres went to con-
eTcss when Congressman Victor Muir
COCK entered the race for United States
senator as a Bull Moose candidate in
1914.
" W. Bowman. secretary of the
1,srsas Ba mixers association VIII al
dress the Lie Underwriters assocla-
tion Saturday noon at the Chamber OF
Commerce. He will speak on the sub
jcct. The Commercial Value of Life.
Insurance." No meetings of the Un-
dcrvriters association were held dur
ing the summer. The Bankers asso-
ciattion is conducting an educational
campaign in the public schools at this
time and Bowman will point out to
the underwriters how life insurance
helps TO improve mans credit.
Harry Root, baliff of the supreme
court and for many years widely
known subscription solicitor for The
state Journal, left today for Indian
apolis where he will attend the ma
tional G. A. r. Encampment. Root
will spend n week in Indiana. i am
going to walk in the parade with the
boys once more Root said today as
lie prepared to leave. Simply wouldn't
go IL I couldn't walk with the boys
again" Root was for many years
The State Journals circulation di-
rector In the Sixth district and knows
almost every man in the big north
west country.
The Kansas River Baptist associa-
ton, representing twenty churches, is
in session at Hoyt this week. The
resolution adopting the confession of
faith made by the fundamentals con-
ference at Des Moines, Ia, last June
passed by large majority. The asso-
citation also withdrew the hand of fell
lowship from the Dover Baptist
church which federated last June
The resolution declaring the Ottawa
university should come under definite
control of the state convention was
also passed. The Rev. c. F. Mat
thews. of Topeka, was reelected mod
orator. and the Rev. w. Gleade was
elected clerk and treasurer.
Cecil Scott colored, wanted on a
Guaranty State bank. where he was
employed as janitor, was returned to
Topeka this morning and is now in
the county Jail. Scott is alleged to
have taken the package of currency
September Il. but remained in the
city, until last Sunday when he left
town in motor car. accompanied by
two friends. He was traced to Chi
caEo where he was arrested Wednes-
day by detectives on information fur
nished them by Sheriff Robert Miller.
Scott was brought to Topeka by
Charles Lyle. deputy sheriff, A por-
tion of the money has been recovered.
The Ward tract of twenty-three
acres. lying north of First avenue be-
tween Clay street and Quinton boule-
vhrd. is among the annexations to the
city made recently by the city plan
ming board. 1t Is known as the Ward
tract because it was owned by the
Ward family for sixty years, dating
from the time that Anthony A. Ward
secured the title. The land has been
carefully plated by the Harrison
Start-Cobb Investment company of
Kansas City. Mo. which has purchased
the tract from the Ward family, and
lots will be placed on sale in a short