The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-10

leading men in the insurance business
in the country will be making a west
ern tour, and will attend the Topeka
meeting as speakers. The meeting will
be state convention of the Life I'm
derwriters' association of the state.
The expenses of securing the promi-
nent speakers have been greatly re-
duced by postponing the meeting.
The Central Y. NJ. C. A. volley ball
tournament which will close with the
games on Wednesday night, January
IL. continues to be close and interest
ing. The games Saturday night: Null
holland No. defeated Hersh No. 3.
Sc to 81, and Crumbine No. 2 defeated
West No. 1. As to 81 which left teams
No. and No. still in tie for first
place. These two teams meet at 6
p M. Wednesday, in the last game of
the tournament. At Sis p. m, We'd
nesday, Burke No. 5 plays West No. /.
A closer regulation of the training
of nurses will be the object of legis-
lation contemplated by Representative
f. S. Paul, of Marshall county. Paurs
bill will prevent any woman from
practicing as trained nurse unless
she is registered as a graduate of a
training course. Paul believes there
is too much irresponsible treatment
of cfses by women who have not re-
ceiyed sufficient training in their pro-
fession. His bill is not directed at the
women who have had practical eX-
perience in nursing at the present
time.
Orders to cease recruiting men for
the regular army are expected in To-
peka if the proposed reduction of the
army's size is approved by congress
according to Sergeant Fred A. Cash, in
charge of the recruiting station in To-
peka. Ten mens have been signed up
for the regular army in the last two
weeks. The recruits are: Silas D.
Nelson. of Sterry City. Ia: Charles L..
Whitfield. Topeka; Paul s. Knapton,
Eagle; Robert c. Lear, Petersburg,
Mo-: Lee w. Conner, Horton; Estall
IL. Carter. PaXico: Andru Pagan. To-
peka: Alva II. Grabast. Eskridge;
Henry H. Pomeroy. Youngstown, o.;
Henry E. Nelson. Malta, Mont.
Some California bound tourist who
is leaving soon for Los Angeles, can do
IA good turn to several people, includ-
ing two motherless boys. aged four
and six, by looking after the boys on
their way to Los Angeles. The boys
have been staying with their grand
father and grandmother in Topeka.
The grandfather is i'll and the grand
mother finds herself unable to care for
them any longer. An aunt. living in
California. would be glad to have them
make their home with her. but cannot
sas to take them back with her. Miss
Virginia Campbell. at the Provident
association quarters, is interesting her
self in their case.
Driving taxi cabs between classes
and after hours is one of the ways in
which an education can be secured at
Washburn-sc far as the expense end
of the matter is concerned. Several of
the Washburn students pilot taxis out
of school hours and thereby add to
their incomes, or in some cases, de-
rive all their funds from their jobs.
All the student chauffeurs drive for
the Payne Taxi company. George
Ashford, senior law student, not only
supports himself in college. but also
cares for wife and two children on
his salary as a driver. William Reese.
also a driver for the Payne company,
is also married and is studying in the
engineering division of the college.
Peter Wood, son of o. T. Wood,
United States marshal, drives a taxi
in the intervals of studying law at
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