The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17

handed that she Immediately return
with his car from Catalina Island to
his office in Los Angeles.
H R. Ely, 1907 East Sixth avenue,
was fined SIS and costs by Judge Paul
Heinz in the city court today on a
charge of disturbing the peace of Mrs.
Mrs Terry testified that Ely was the
young man who had come to her door
and attempted to open it on three diff
ferent occasions She also testified
that someone had left two obscene
letters at her house. but said she did
not know that Ely had done so.
Mrs Mary E Lesson entertained
the Past Noble Grand association
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs d. d. Pryor. Those present were:
Mrs J. w Goss. Mrs. Victor Speug-
Ter Mrs. Jessie Beard, Mrs. c. NJ. Ben
nett. Mrs. F. A. Warren. Mrs. william
Hogbin. Mrs. Z. J. Rauscher. Mrs. o.
T. Woods, Mrs George 3. kerns, Mrs.
Sarah Harker. Mrs. r. C McGregor.
Mrs. F. J. Bartlett Mrs Thomas
Sumey, Mrs. d. D. Pryor and Mrs
Lesson
american people talk so queerly."
said Paul Fung. Chinese student at
Washburn college. GU see an auto
mobile going swiftly down the street
and you say il is fast You see the
same auto stuck in the mud and you
say it is fast. You see a girl running
to overtake a street car and you say
she runs fast You see the same girl
with bodied hair walking slowly down
the street and say she is fast. You
see a man working rapidly and say ne
is fast You see the same man when
he doesn't want 90 eat and say he
fasts.'
Harry Bone, 4 senior at Washburn
college, has brought honor to Kansas
by his election as chairman of the
committee of counsel, the supre-n
governing body of student~Y- NJ c. AS
in the United States, according to word
just received from New York City,
where the national Y. NJ. c. A. coun-
ell is IN session. He was already
president of the Rocky mountain
regional conference of the Y. NJ. C. A,
including eight states. and is president
OF the local \. NJ c. \. at Washburn-
The annual institute of the Watson
Community grange viii close tonight
after a two-day session. The members
of the grange viii present a home tai
ent play tonight. Governor Allen was
one of the speakers at the meeting
today. E. b Wells, soils specialist
from the Kansas State Agricultural
college. spoke this afternoon Speak
ers Thursday were Mrs. Harriet Bal
lard, specialist in household manage
J.
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture: Dr. Edmund J. KuIp, pastor
of the First Methodist church.
At the adjourned meeting of the
city commission this morning, George
l. Tuer, chairman of the board of ap-
praisers who assessed the damages and
benefits connected with the opening Of
an eighteen-foot alley in the block
bounded by Sixth avenue. Seventh,
Madison and Jefferson street, running
north and south behind the Santa Fe
hospital. appeared before the commits
sion. After discussion of several
phases Of the report. it was withdrawn.
TO be amended and resubmitted. 1t
will come before the commission again
Tuesday morning.
Col. A NJ. Harvey. local attorney,
is in receipt of an invitation from the
farmers residing near his farm at Har-
vey's bluff. near Wakarusa, Kan, to
participate in a wolf hunt. which will
be held on Washington'S birthday,
February %. The members of Capt.
toll Post No. 1. American Legion and
other persons desiring to take part are
invited to participate All Topekaus
entering the hunt will meet at the To-
cal post hall, on West Sixth avenue, at
noon on that date. Dinner Will be
served to those taking part in the
hunt by the Ladies' Aid society of the
Bear Creek Methodist church.
The starting of a street car about
ten seconds too quick. almost caused
a. serious accident Thursday evening.
The Washburn- Douthitt car, which is
due to arrive at Washburn college at
o'clock made a stop at Seventeenth
and Buchanan streets. The motormau
threw the switch while waiting for
two passengers to get off the car. A
mother and her child followed The
mother set her child in the vestibule
while getting off and was turning
around to remove her child from the
car, when the conductor rang the bell
and the motorman started the car
without looking to see whether all the
passengers had left the car. The child
was lettering near the step and the
jerk resulting from the starting of the
car. almost threw the schiId to the
pavement. However, the mother
reached for the child and appeared TO
hold it safely when the child slipped
from her arms and fell to the pave
meut The mother regained a hold on
her child when the car wheels passed
over the rail just six inches from
where the child had been standing