The Topeka state journal., 1922-03-21


Paul Heinz in the city court this
morning to serve six months in the
county jail.
A. P. Jones. 1880 College avenue.
reported to the police that thieves
Monday night stripped his Dodge car
of an Exide battery. a spotlight, a
flashlight and the headlight rims and
lenses as the car stood in front OF
his residence.
A federation of Parent Teachers
associations will probably be organ
lied in Topeka in the near future, ac-
cording to A. J.. Stout, superintendent
of schools. A large number of re-
questions for such an organization
have been made.
The members of Topeka lodge, No.
will meet at 1880 o'clock Thursday
evening at the Moose club and will
attend the program which will be pre-
sented at the city auditorium by the
boys industrial school.
DR.. Z. Schaekel of Beatrice, Neb..
has purchased a half interest in the
office of DIR. E. p. Skaggs. dentist, sos
Kansas avenue. Doctor Schaekel will
move his family to Topeka in the near
future He has been practicing dem
tistry about three years.
j. F. Senge. a local real estate man,
was fined $25 and costs by Judge
Paul Heinz in the city court this
morning on charge of passing a
worthless check for $40 on the Vol
land-EnSle Clothing company. Sengc
also had to make good the check.
G. r. ShackIe. formerly a Topeka
man, latterly managing Newark chain
shoe stores in st. Joseph, Mo-, and
Leayenworth, is to assume the man
agement of the Newark store in To-
peIa. Shackle succeeds b. J. Lorts,
who recently resigned to enter busi-
ness for himself.
The state health car Warren will
start on its annual health demoRstra-
ton trip this week. 1t will make the
over the Santa Fe lines. The car.
which is in charge of Miss Mary
Haight, public health nurse. will be
on the present trip until July /.
The Rev: j. B. Gonzales. superinI
churches of Kansas. and the Rev.
Robert Murray Pratt. secretary of the
Congregational Educational society.
are at Eureka, Kan, attending the
annual meeting of the Wichita asso-
citation of Congregational churches.
DR.. c. L. White. of Chicago, execu-
tive secretary of the Baptist Home
Missionary society, will speak at 8
o'clock Wednesday evening at the
First Baptist church. His theme will
be The Problem of Christia nifty in
America" He will also speak at Man
haitian Thursday and at Salina Friday.
The students enrolled in the wood
working department of Topeka high
school are making baseball bats for
Use on the school Fairgrounds in sum-
mer. The bats can be made cheaper
than they can be purchased, accord
ing to A. J. Stout, superintendent OF
schools The bats are manufactured
under the factory plan, each student
doing a definite part of the work.
The costumes for the play. "a Rose
o. Plymouthtown," which will be pre-
sented by the dramatic club of To-
peka high school. Friday. March 81,
have been purchased from a Kansas
ture for the play is being made by
John Hoehner, member OF the high
school faculty. Park Cain has been
selected business manager OF the af-
fair. .l
It's been a dong time since jay
House was mayor of Topeka but city
vouchers wf1fca he signed while hold
ing that office can still be converted
into legal tender. "Bilr' CoIlinson of
the Santa Fe has just cashed one dated
some taxes which Collinsop had over
paid that year, but the voucher was
allowed to repose at the city hall until
a few days ago.
Plans are being made to build an
addition to the Methodist home for the
aged in the near future, as 1t cannot
accommodate the increasing number
of applicants. The trustees elected
Monday follow: Two-year term, Joab
Mulvane. Dr. George f. Satterlee. DR..
the Rev. Henry E. Wolfe, of Wichita,
DR.. c. B. Zoolk and ]. p. Slaughter of
Topeka.
Washburn and Seaman rural high
schooIs..win hold dual debate to-
night to decide which will enter the
league championship. The question is
Resolved that the Philippines should
be given independence The Wash
burn affirmative team will meet Sea
burn negatives will meet Seaman at
Seaman high school,
The churches of the Christian de-
nomination in Kansas are marking
plans for six district conventions,
which will be held in May at the fol-
Herington, Wichita, Stockton and
Dodge City. Both-Ininisters and lay
man will attend these meetings. John
Booth. of St. Louis, of the department
Of church extension OF the denoml-
nation, will speak at these meetings.
Building permits have been issued
from the office of the city fire mar
shall to- r. z. Derby for the construc-
ton of a filling station at 1901 Seward |
avenue; to Mrs. NJ J. Hamilton for
Polk street to duplex apartment; to |
K. A Clarke for the erection of a |
So 0O0 residence at 1879 Plass avenue, |
and to A. L. Wiseman. lumber dealer. |
for the construction of warehouse, |
$50 by 81 feet, at 124 Harrison street. |
A complete change in the system of |
taxation as the solution of present in |
dllstrial depression, is recomm ended |
by John T. White of Chicago, who ad- |
dressed the Kiwanis club Monday |
night. Capitalists now are. the un- |
taxed while the producer is always |
taxed. and too highly at that. White |
said He said that the removal of |
taxation on new buildings would re-
suit in a building boom and the low
ering of rents. White also insisted |
that it is high taxes and high rents. |
not high wages, which are responsible |