The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-07

however, is an animal and not q drink,
and has been donated to the city zoo
at Gage park by NJ. F. Aumiller of
Abilene. The other squirrels in the
ca ge5refused to associate with the al
bino rodent, which has consequently
been housed in a special cage of his
own
Richard Cunningham and his wife,
negroes. were injured Sunday evening
and the one-horse wagon in which
they were riding was demolished
when they were struck by a speeding
automobile on East Sixth avenue be-
tween Madison and Monroe streets
The driver of the automobile sped
away without stopping to ascertain
the damage che had done. It is be-
lieved Mrs. Cunningham may have
suffered internal injuries. The wagon
was broken in pieces and the automo-
bile, which resembled a new Buick
sustained broken light and fender.
The 'Shorthand-for-E Everybody So
ciety has been chartered in Kansas.
The aim of the society is the wider
teaching and understanding of short
hand. George E. Dougherty is presi-
dent of the society: D. o. Coe and DIR.
G. n Merit, vice presidents; W. f.
McCIeliand, secretary, and Charles S.
Elliott, treasurer. Several Topeka
men are members of the national ad-
Visory council of the society. The So
ciety plans to furnish courses in
shorthand free to various magazines
helps to teachers. and individual in
struction to members, at cost or free
or charge.
AS means of combating the fire
hazard of leaves and rubbish which
have accumulated, a supply of rakes
has been secured by w. H. Cushing
of the state free employment bureau,
and hurry up call to the bureau
from householders wishing their trash
and leaves disposed of, can be an
swered Immediately by a man equipped
Tor the work. Two fires occurred
Sunday from the raked-up leaves and
| trash. Both could have been pre-
vented by foresight and care, Chief
Joseph Hanlon declared. The chief
asserted that other fires from the
same source could have been avoided
if the trash had been burned under
proper supervision on a quiet day.
There will be no classes at Wash
burn college on Armistice day. accord
ing to an announcement made today
by Dean P. S. Zampiere. However
all students will be required to attend
the Armistice day services. The Rev.
Clarence Reidenbach. pastor of the
Kansas City, Mo, will address the
students at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing. He is an honor graduate of Yale
divinity school and is one of the lead
ing Minister'S of the Congregational de-
nomination. A special train to EN-
poria will be run Immediately fol-
lowing the chapel services. More than
200 students and the college band of
forty pieces will go to Emporia to see
the game with the College of Emporia.
''The next war will destroy civiliza-
ton" The Rev. Clifton Merritt Gray
quoted this statement from Will Ir-
wins new book, in his Sunday morn
ING the First TTnifa ria n
church on Topeka boulevard with
all of the blighting consequences of
the war just ended clearly before US,
and realizing that we shall not recover
from it for a hundred years, the ma
tons of the earth are talking and
planning for another war, a war that
will be so much more horrible in its
destruction of life that we shudder
to think of it, said the Rev. Mr.. Gray.
Chemists are today working in their
laboratories, experimenting with new
forces of destruction. The most fertile
minds of scientists are devising new
methods of killing. The new gun al
ready perfected will shoot accurately
a distance of 800 miles
VoIIey ball is now in full swing at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Two business
mems tournaments have been organ
lied. The captains of the four teams
in the business mems noon tournament
are: l. A. Corliss, R. B. Jencks, c.
A. Marker and Charles E. Eldridge.
The. game will be played every Mon
day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
noon. In the evening tournament
there will be two games played eae..
Wednesday and Saturday evening. The
tournament will continue for seven
weeks. The first game in the evening
will be played from SIS to 5:55 o'clock
and the second game will be played
from 5:55 to $3.50 o'clock. In the eve
ming tournament eight teams are en-
tered. They are captained by the fol-
lowing: c. NJ. Case, Harold Barton,
E. NJ. Beachley, Ezra Breithaupt, the
Rev D. H. Elliot. C. A. Sterling, DR..
c. A. Morrison and c. E Carpenter.