The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-21

Mo, but the members wished to in
Ispect the new plant of the Beatrice
company, in Topeka.
Thru the office of Charles E.
Hughes, secretary of state, Kansas
may seek to secure an extra dition writ
from Canada permitting return to this
state of J. w. Smiley, now under ar
rest at Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada.
Smiley is wanted in Finney county on
a charge of passing a bogus draft.
The Peoples State bank of Garden
City was victim of Smileys activi-
ties, it is claimed. The bank cashed
a sight draft drawn by Smiley in the
amount of $3.50.
The next ceremonial in Abdal1ah
Shrine temple will be held October
80 at Leavenworth, it was announced
today. A large delegation of members
kof the Topeka Shrine club including
The total number of novices at the
iaffair will be ESQ. A number of To-
pekans are attending the Arabian
Nights Revue, which is being given
in Abdallah's temple at Leavenworth
this week for the purpose of raising
funds to pay for the temple.
The twenty-one Washburn college
men, who attended the religious con-
ferences at Estes Park, Colo. this
tsummer, will hold a reunion in the
near future. The men are: Charles
Carpenter, Reuben Forney. Ralph
Schrader, Harry Crane, Dwight Olan-
der, La Verne. Morris, Howard Myers,
/ Clarence Poort Floyd Davidson, Rus
sell Howard, Edward Everett, Henry
Benning, Ralph Burkholder, Floyd
Taggart. Albert Cole. Harold John
James Barnett and John Stone.
Ensign V. J. Huffman. in charge of
the local corps of the Salvation Army,
; is looking tor two children who have
disappeared. He is searching for
Lawrence Lee Masters, age IA, height
five feet three inches, with grey eyes
and light hair. He was supposed to go
to China, No, in July, but disap-
peared. His mother is dead and his
, grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Smith, of
Scott City, is looking for him. Ensign
Huffman is also looking for Gladys
| Irene Rice, age Is, height five feet
three inches, weight lis pounds, dark
hair, who disappeared from Topeka in
May.
The legislative program of the Kan
sas department of the American
planks. AS outlined by Adjutant
Frank E. Samuel at the recent Ell
dorado convention of the legion, the
platform reads: Exempt from poll
|
| Forbid the teaching of any but the
English language in the grammar
grades of any school in the state. 8
Require all schools of the state to be
under the supervision of the public
school authorities as to teaching quail
fications and education requirements
Lin their standards"
Miss Emma Umstot, of Ottawa, has
| been appointed acting director of the
young peoples and Sunday school
| work of the Kansas Baptist conven
ton, it was announced today by the
Rev. j. T. Crawford, executive secre-
tary. Miss Umstot will establish her
headquarters in Topeka Immediately.
She has been engaged in this type of
work since June l. She is a graduate
| of Ottawa university and was formerly
secretary to President S. E. Price, of
the University. She was also a MEM
Der of the university faculty for three
years. She will attend the district. as
ISOLATION meetings of the organization
this fall.
The terms under which the shop
men who have been on strike on some
of the United States railroads have
returned to work were explained to
the members of the shop crafts at To-
peka, at a meeting held at Labor hall,
"Wednesday afternoon. The speaker
was H. W. Wendell, of the Firemen
and Oilers union. who was a mem
Der of the committee of ninety at Chi
cago. Fred H. Martini chairman of
the strike committee at Topeka, was
another speaker. The union men
/ maintained that the terms of the set
Element mean that the men will return
to work with their seniority rights
unimpaired.
III When a call was sent to Topeka last
week for Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Meyer,
of Colchester, Ill, who were motoring
from Illinois to California, the Cham
Der of Commerce, the police force, all
/ tourist information bureaus and the
Il | Southwestern Bell telephone officials
in charge of the loud speaker at
the Free Fair grounds, were all en-
listed in the search. Mr.. Meyers
mother was near death Relatives in
Illinois believed that he was some-
where near Topeka. Thru the Cham
Der of Commerce Meyer was located,
apprised of his mothers condition. A
long distance telephone call was sent
to small towns near Topeka by G. c.
Sickler, secretary of the Chamber of
/ Commerce, and Meyer was located at
L Scranton.
/ The Rev Clifton Merritt GRAY re-
1 turned to Topeka today, to begin his
second years ministry in the First
| Unitarian church, 914 Topeka boule-
/ ward. Regular IL O'Clock services in
| the church will be resumed on Sun
/ day morning, when The Rev. Gray
1 will preach his first sermon from the
subject, 81 Magnify My Office While
| in Boston during jury and August.
| The Rev Gray supplied a number of
l pulpits in that vicinity. including the
l historic and beautiful churches at
| Concord and at Plymouth both OF
i which date back to the early settle
/ n1ent of America. Other appointments
/ Included Scituate, a large summer re-
/ sort. and Berlin and Weston. both
1 residence suburbs of Boston. He also
! | conducted the chapel services at the
1 Harvard summer school for one week.
/ being one of those chosen from among
the various denominations for this
| | service.