The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-24

will be served by the losing team, of
which ]. E. Ford was captain.
Richard Kemp, S5, hasF been re-
leased from the city Jail, where he
attempted to commit suicide by fnhal-
ing gas last Monday, and the divorce
case filed by his wife. Mrs. Myrtle G.
Kemp, has been dismissed. With the
criminal charge against him dismissed
and their marital disputes adjusted
the keInps are starting life anew with
a more rosy lining to the clouds.
A two act comedy farce, entitled.
at the assembly of Topeka high school
students this morning by Prof. and
Mrs. e. d. Schoenberger and a stu
dent in the fine arts department of
Washburn college. The play was en-
Enthusiastically received by the stu
dents. 1t has been presented in To-
peka a number of times and has new
er failed to appeal to the audiences.
Mrs. Marie Furlong Thursday after
noon filed a petition in the district
court asking a divorce from Clarence
Eugene Furlong, who she alleges
has been in the habit of leaving bills
unpaid wherever they have lived. She
also declares that he has been in the
habit of leaving home Immediately
after the evening meal and that when
she protested. he replied: We'll. why
don't you get divorce? I'll pay
for it,
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed in the federal court late
Thursday by the Rowles Motor COM
pany, also known as the Topeka over
land company. Its liabilities, accord
ing to the petition, consist of $40
94O.96 in priority claims, and $S,172.02
in unsecured claims. Assets listed to-
tai $11.S04.69. w. G. Donaldson, of
Lost Springs, Kan, and Everett j.
Mathews, of Spring Hill. Kan, also
filed petitions in voluntary bank
ruptcy.
The mems debating team of Wash
burn college was defeated by the Ne
braska Wesleyan team in its first con-
test of the season held Thursday night
at MacVicar chapel. The Wesleyan
team received q unanimous decision.
1t upheld the negative side of the
question, "Resolved, That the principle
of the closed shop is justifiabfe-" The
Washburn team is composed of
Charles Gulck, Harry Crane and
stephen Humphreys The members OF
the Wesleyan team are: William Park
inson Thomas Harrison and Seattle
Stowater-
The Christian churches are con-
Quoting a pre-Easter evangelistic
| campaign. in connection with which
several special days are being OBJ
| served. Next Sunday will be whole
I
to secure the attendance of as many
entire families as possible. All such
families will be given some special
recognition. Appropriate services for
this occasion are being arranged both
lat the Bible school and morning
church services. The families con-
nected with the congregation have re-
ceived special invitations to attend and
all will be welcome.
George A. Middleton, of Salina, sec
rotary of the Occidental Mutual Bene-
fit association, was appointed by Judge
James Mcclure in the district court
| late Thursday to act as receiver for
the association. The appointment was
made as the result of a suit filed in
the district court by Attorney Cen
eral Hopkins in which he alleged that
| the association is only As per cent
| solvent and declaring that it had VIC
lated certain state laws in the conduct
of its business. He asked that the
company's affairs be wound up and
that it be restrained from doing fur
Their business in the state. The asso-
citation has about $500 members.