The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-08
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Fourth avenue, November 9-12, inclu-
sive.
The Shawnee County Medical So
ciety held it's monthly meeting Monday
evening at the State Hospital. Mem
bers of the hospital staff furnished
the program.
Marco Morrow and Fred Voiland
will represent the Topeka Chamber of
| Commerce at display and distribu-
ton meeting at the Hotel Muehlebach,
Kansas City, Mo-, November 8. One
other representative is yet to be
| named
| The Woman's club has endorsed the
conference looking toward disarma-
ment and as an expression of that
approval earnestly urges participation
in the Armistice day parade. Definite
time and place Of meeting will be
stated later.
A rev store is to be opened at Red
| den avenue and West Fifteenth street
| by George Stevenson. Stevenson is
now constructing his building there.
1t will be 25 by SO feet, modern in
every way. The store will be opened
about Thanksgiving. Stevenson for
merly managed store at 1921 West
| Eighth avenue.
| Second place in an efficiency test of
airplanes at Omaha Monday was won
by a Longren plane from Topeka.
The plane was pi1oted by Harry Buff,
and carried 507 pounds of weight.
The Longren plane holds first place
won in a looping contest during the air
meet at Kansas City during the Ameri-
can Legion convention.
The trial of H. W. Wall, a young
Rossville man, on a charge of embez-
Element, was begun today before a
! jury in Judge George Whitcomb's di-
vision of the district court. Wall was
the agent of the White Eagle Oil &
| d OF Ia iS
alleged to have collected and retained
possession of $2,761.50.
The annual thank offering service
| of the Woman's Missionary societies
of the United Presbyterian church was
| held Sunday morning. Mrs. ]. Z.
Alter, one of the field secretaries,
made the address and gave a brief re-
view of the work of the different de-
partments of missionary activity. In
the offering $449 was received.
Crop conditions in the state were
| improved last week by showers in
number of counties. The weekly crop
report by J. c. Mohler, secretary of
| the state board of agriculture. shows
| that rains were of much benefit TO
growing wheat and alfalfa. Rains last
week were scattered. Western and
central counties are badly in need of
| moisture.
The Topeka Tent & Awning com
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at 1924 Kansas avenue. The addi-
ton will be rs feet by $50 feet, and
will have two stories and basement
| The additional space is needed to &C
commodate increases in the business
done, according to F. A. Anton, presi-
dent of the concern. The products of
the company are distributed turnout
the world
| The trial of Harry Gruber, charged
| with the theft of $40 from Tony
| Clicks restaurant on East Fourth
avenue, resulted in hung jury in
Judge George Whitcomb's division of
the district court. The jury retired
| Monday afternoon, failed to reach
verdict and were excused until this
morning After more elaboration 1t
was announced that they could not
| agree. The court dismissed them.
The classes at the school Of re-
| ligious education held each WedT1es-
day evening at the First Presbyterian
| church will begin at 7:15 o'clock.
Dinner will be served at 6:15 o'clock
| All persons whether they are mem
Der of the church or not are welcome.
The class for women is taught by Mrs.
| George Whitcomb, that for men by
| DIR. S. S. Estey and Mrs. Edgar Martin
| has charge of the children's class.
More than ESQ Washburn men, stu
dents and faculty members, attended
the Washburn stag party at the
| Chamber of Commerce Monday night.
| A Washburn orchestra played several
| selections and Profs. Elrick B. Davis,
A. T. Burch, and W. A. Irwin made
| short talks. Prof. Albert Haverstro
| presented a short musical skit, and
| Ray Harshbarger exhibited his parlor
magic. Lawrence Woodward pre-
| sided.
missionaries will be sent to Kan
sas educators to determine need of
new state laws regarding educational
! problems. Members of the school
code commission have announced that
they will ask for suggestions regard
| ing legislative problems. The code
commission will not undertake the
revision of school laws. 1t will leave
that task to the regular statutory re-
| vision committee. Neither will it at
| tempt to initiate the proposals for new
laws. The QUESTIONABLE to be sub
mitted will be ready for the mails at
| an early date.
| Letters have been issued to parents
| of pupils in Topeka high school noti-
| flying them it is the desire for pupils
| to derive a benefit as well as pleasure
| in taking part in the social activities
| of the school In order to accomplish
| this purpose and derive the most
| benefits possible a number of regula-
| tions have been made concerning So
| cial activities. The senior class is per-
| mitted four social events a semester;
the junior class three; and the sopho-
| more class two. The freshman class
has no organization. All class meet
| ings must be held on Monday.
Asa Crawford, who is assisting P.
| P. Womer, president of Washburn
college. i'll the 100000 endowment
| campaign, reports very successful
| trip in central western Kansas, altho
| this territory has not been solicited
| heretofore by the college. Crawford
stated in a letter received at the col
| lege Monday, that while on a trip with
Womer, he drove five miles thru one
pasture to interview a man who lives
| in the center of a thousand-acre
ranch. He thought they were in the
| desert for a time but when they
| reached the ranch house the man con-
| tributed $500.
| A petition asking that a receiver be
appointed for a residence property on
| Branner street in which he owns a
/ nr,a- t,alE interest filed in thu Dis