The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Paul n. Bell and Chester B. Cope
land have been appointed clerks at
the Topeka postoffice-
The fall semester at Seaman rural
high school will open Monday, accord
ing to Fred A. Seaman, principal. En-
rollments will be made Friday and Sat
urday.
The fall millinery classes OF the Y.
w. c. A. will be organized at a meet
ing at o'clock next Tuesday evening
at the association building. Miss Lu-
i ellie Richards will serve as instructor.
There will be an adjourned meeting
, of the city commission on Saturday
afternoon of this week, to pass The
appropriation ordinance for city pay
rolls and bills for the month of Aug
ust.
No mail will be delivered to To-
! peka houses without mail door slots
or receptacles after December 1, was
| the warning issued today by w. o.
Rigby, postmaster. Any kind of box
will serve.
The Capper Auto Supply company
has purchased the stock and equip
ment of the Shelton Tire Co., 919 Kan
sas avenue. The tire store has been
closed to prepare for a sale which is
to be held Friday.
The Rev. Robert Murray Pratt. sec
rotary of the Congregational Educa-
| tional society, will speak at 1880
o'clock this evening at the Central
Congregational church on 1.-The Man
Who Went to His Own Place"
Three thousand persons attended the
| annual Wabaunsee and Pottawatomie
| county picnic held Tuesday at Wa
| mego. A program was held thruout
the day A dental film was shown in
, the evening by DIR. Warren E. Jeffrey,
| of Topeka.
Four teams are entered in the new
volleyban tournament at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. Twenty-four games will
be played. The captains of the teams
are: Yanks, R. B. Jencks; Browns,
Joe De Frees; Giants. L. A. Corliss,
and Cards, c. A. Marker.
Warren Parr, football and basket
ball star, is visiting his parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. Frank Parr, 1916 Harrison
street. He is on a leave of absence
from the United States Naval academy
| He will graduate next June. He plays
i left end on the varsity football team
: and is captain of the 1929 basket
| ball team
No material change has occurred in
the last couple of days regarding the
condition of F. d. Coburn, former Sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture, whe has been seriously sick at
his Topeka avenue home. Reports
from his home today were to the effect
| that he was holding a slight improve
, ment which occurred several days ago.
There is to be an open meeting at
Labor hall at o'clock this evening,
at which Mrs. Sarah Green, district
organizer for the American Fedora
ton of Labor, is to be the principal
speaker Mrs. Green attended the
conference of the League of Nations
at Geneva. Switzerland. She is a mem
Der of the waitress union of Kansas
City, Kan.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceed
ings were filed today in the United
States district court against the
Reichers Hardware company of Hor-
ton. The suit was filed by. Berger
Manufacturing company, Canton, o.;
the Nichols Wire and Sheet company,
Kansas City; Blish, Mize & Stillman
Hardware company. Atchison, and
Stowe Supply company, Kansas City
1t is alleged that the Reichers Hard
ware company owes more than $1,00G-
Kansas and Oklahoma were the
only states which gave a majority vote
in favor of enforcement of the eigh-
teenth amendment and the Volstead
act, in the recent straw vote taken
by a popular magazine. Twenty-four
states gave more votes for enforce
ment than for modification of the act,
or for its repeal, and no state gave
majority for its repeal The Kansas
vote was: For enforcement, 8,45S;
for modification, ALSO; for repeal,
1907,
Shawnee county officials believe
this county has a good chance to win
| the ROlu n1eUdl OIIOEG0 DS the NdASdS
City Chamber of Commerce for the
county thru which the chambers
good fellowship" tour will pass on
September 7, 8 and 9, having the best
roads In addition to a county medal
which will be awarded the county
highway engineer. a similar medal
will be awarded the road oYerseer of
the best section of road in the winning
county.
Topeka is to have a second season
of the community training school for
! religious education. This is a nom
UNCONVENTIONAL movement sponsored
by the Shawnee County Sunday School
association, in cooperation with the
Y. M. and Y. w. c. A, and minister
ial alliance. DR.. Pierre S. Zampiere
of Washburn college faculty will again
be dean of the religious training
course. The course is designed to he
especially beneficial for Sunday
school teachers and students of the
Bible.