The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-20

of II. A Haynes. prohibition COM
missioner. 1t. is. a violation of the
prohibitory law to advertise the anti
freeze as alcohol, according to the no.
tice.
Charging that fire which partially
destroyed his warehouse was caused
by an electric wire coming in contact
with the metal roof of his warehouse,
William Schick, of the Schick Manu-
featuring company, Saturday after
noon made the Topeka Edison COM
pany defendant in a $4,000 damage
suit filed in the district court
George w Hamilton, local negro
undertaken. was made defendant in
a $500 suit filed in the district court
Saturday afternoon TO collect on a
bond which he signed for Angus Nc
Ginnis, charged with passing a bad
check. McGinnis failed to appear for
trial in the city court January IS,
1921, and his bond was forfeited.
The special sale of candy at Pelle-
tiers store, for the benefit of the
Washburn endowment fund. is to be
continued this week. at least until
Wednesday evening. BY selling
eighty-fiVe pounds of the 360 pounds
disposed of by twelve girls, Miss Isa-
belle Obee won the prize of a five
pound box offered to the most sue
cessfuI saleswoman at Saturdays sale.
Stella Moore. negro woman.- was
bound over to the district court for
trial Saturday on a charge of holding
up and robbing NJ. c. Jones and j.
w. Aaron, employees of the state hos
pital, near the Melan bridge recently.
While a negro man held a gun on
them, Mrs. Moore and another negro
woman went thru their pockets, TAX
ing S21. according to the stories told
by the two white men.
A company has been formed in To-
peka. for the purpose or manufacture
ing "Graham's Wheat-O." a new ce-
real The company includes II. l..
Graham. originator of the cereal
Life O-Wheat," formerly employed
with the Kaw Milling company; John
L. Clemens and E. H. Lowry, proprfe-
tors of the Throop hotel. The pro-
duction of the new cereal is being
carried on at the present time at the
rate of 500 cases a day.
There is still no case of diphtheria
on the books of the city health de-
partment. which We're clear of records
time in more than seven months.
There were reported to that depart
ment during the week which ended
Saturday zone case of scarlet fever,
of chickenpoX, nine cases of pneu-
monia, six cases of tuberculosis and
twenty-eight cases of social disease.
o. w. Doing presided at the reg
ular luncheon and meeting of the
Monday Lunch club held at the Cham
Der of Commerce at noon today The
chief topic for discu ssion at the lunch
con was the Chicago fire, in which
several of the companies represented
by state agents who are members of
the club, are heavily interested. 1t
was resolved, however. that chicago's
troubles need not interfere with a
round of golf which several of them
had arranged for this afternoon.
THE Shamrock is the name of an
annual which is being published this
year by the senior class of the To-
peka Catholic high school. The staff
is composed of Kenneth Spurlock
editor chief; Alice Smith, treas
urer; committees. Harry Brockish and
Paul Cannon, business: Helen Brock
ish, literary; Mildred Wiss and Angus
tus Mackey, chronicle; Flora Garden
and Marie Wiss alumni; William
Bowling, athletics; Isabel McGinflfs
dra mates. The book will be out about
May 1.
Plans for a joint meeting OF the
school boards and teachers. of rural
schools in Shawnee county. to be held
at the Seaman high school April 8,
were made Saturday afternoon at a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Shawnee County Teachers as
ISOLATION Walter H. Burr of Manhat-
tan, director of rural service of the ex-
tension department. of the state agri-
cultural college, will be the principal
speaker. Music and dinner will be
furnished by the students of the Sea-
man high school. The annual meeting
of the school board of Shawnee
county will be held April 13.
Experimen ts to increase the alfalfa
yield in Shawnee county by the use
of soil fertilizers will be conducted by
F. o. Blecha, county farm agent, on
seven plots of one-tenth of an acre
each this spring. The experiments
A. B. Mcdonald, seven miles SOUTH
west of Topeka, and John Nystrum
near Auburn Manure, bone meal.
acid phosphate, raw rock phosphate
and combination of bone meal and
acid phosphate are the fertilizers to
be experimental with. On account
of the dairy industry alfalfa lis an
important crop in Shawnee county,
Blecha points out.
Mrs. Leila McGhee, negro woman of
Parsons. Kan, pleaded guilty to for
gerry and was sentenced by Judge
James Mcclure in the district court,
Saturday afternoon, to serve not more
than ten years at the WON ems indus
trial farm at Lansing. Mrs. McGhee
was charged with forging the name Of
Tom Lillard, Topeka lawyer. to a
check while she was visiting with her
cousin, Mrs. Amanda Davis, 1855 Lane
street, recently. The Davis woman
had received a check for 1928 for do
ing the LiIIard family's washing. Mrs
McGhee is alleged to have copied the
check, left the copy with Mrs Davis
and cashed the original.
The American Humane association
is offering more than S400 in cash
prizes in a nationwide contest for the
best posters and essays on the pro-
lection of birds and animals, accord
ing to word received by Kilmaurs
King. of the Foster Humane society
and a member of the association. The
San Francisco Society for the Proven
ton CT Cruelty to Animals will give
three cash prizes for the best essay
written by q. Boy Scout on the protec-
ton of animals, and the National AS
socia ton of Audubon Societies win
give Similar prizes to Campfire Girls
or Girl Scouts for the best essays on
the protection of birds. Twelve spe-