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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
OURTHOUsENcTEs
AND
POLICEGOSSR:

A state warrant charging Mary
Smith, alias Azzie Floyd, negro
woman, with perjury, was issued to-
day by Tinkham Veale, county attor-
ney, following a liquor inquisition held
in his office. The woman denied that
she had seen Ed King sell a half pint
of whisky to Tom Liggins, a porter at
a local hotel higgins was arrested
by federal prohibition enforcement
officers. IS
Fred F. NIcAdoo. charged with pass
ing worthless check for $50 on the
Ismert-Hincke Milling company, was
discharged today in the city court upon
payment of the check and the costs,
amounting in alHto $3.50.
Judge James Mcclure in the district
court today issued a temporary re-
ben w. Wolfe. 1898 Clay street, from
interfering with William d. Wolfe, To-
peka newspaper man, in visiting their
S-months-old son, Eugene. who is
his petition that his wife left him June
10 and has refused to allow him to
visit the child except under her sur
veillance, or to take him to his own
home.
William Baldwin and his son. Harry
Baldwin. of Valencia, were arrested
Saturday by federal prohibition en-
forcement officers on charges of SELL
ing liquor. Both have been released
on bond.
A new trial of the $4,000 damage
suit brought by Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Sharp, of Osborne, Kan, against
Dewey Sproat to collect damages for
the death of their son. Randall Dad
Sharp, who was killed in May, 1920,
while on his way to the opening base
ball game of the season at st. Marys,
was begun this morning before jury
in Judge George Whitcomb's division
of the district court Young Sharp
was killed when Sproat's automobile
overturned west of Rossville. The
parents charged Sproat was speeding
and driving in a negligent manner. In
for $4,000 damages, but the supreme
court reversed the decision and re-
manded the case for a new trial.
Randolph Stewart, 14-year-old negro
boy who escaped from the detention
home Sunday after he is alleged to
have stolen SIS there, was picked up
at the Union Pacific depot Sunday
evening by Officer Boyle
The r. V Aycock company. of KAN
sas City, Mo, today filed suit in the
federal court to collect $2,1SS.20 from
which held the contract for building
a motor repair shop and motor trans |
port mechanical repair unit at Fort
Leavenworth.
The Aycock company alleges that |
the Murch Brothers sub-let the con-
tract for plumbing and heating to
Minor d. Woodling, Of Kansas City. |
and that Woodling, in turn, hired the |
Aycock company to furnish labor and |
materials. They have not been paid, |
the company contends.
Fred 'fNappy' Mack. negro, living |
1T 315 East First avenue. was arrested |
Sunday afternoon when the police 1
raided his home and broke up a party, /
where, it is claimed, liquid refresh
ments with alcoholic content were be-
ing served. Mack was charged with
a nuisance and having
liquor in his possession. Fred Fisher
and James Jackson were booked for
icing drunk, while Henry Scott, Elmer
Daniels, Robert jenkins and z. w.
Stoneking were booked as found in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
anew S.B.A. HOME
Work on Office Structure VIII
Begin Next Week.
Plans Almost Ready for $780,
900 Hospital Building.

Construction on the new 100000
office building of the Security Benefit
association to be erected at the south
east corner of Seventh and Harrison
streets, will begin within the next
week, James NJ. Kirkpatrick, national
pre- sident, announced today.
The contract for the excavation
and basement of the new building will
be let Wednesday. The plans were
completed several days ago by Earl
Glover, architect, and SIX bids have
been received. The contract will be
let at a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the association, which con-
venes Tuesday.
The contract FOR the remainder of
the building will probably be let with
in the next month, President Kirk
patrick said. The site for the struc-
Construction will continue all winter
if the weather permits.
A Three Story Structure.
The new building will be a three
story structure and will contain more
than double the amount of floor space
in tho present offices of the society.
1t will face Harrison street. The
room and printing departments. The
association plans to install rotary
presses for the publication of its
paper. 1.-The Security News" The re-
mainder of the building will house Of
ficeS of the president and secretary.
rectors, the plans for the new $10O,OOO
hospital to be erected at the home,
west of Topeka, will be selected The
construction of only one wing OF the
building is planned at the present
time. 1t will contain fifty beds. Con-
struction may begin in the spring. 1t
is planned later to add another wing
to the building and double its capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. H. d
Wadleigh. Call 2-2067 or 1881.

Tie play, Chow a Woman Keeps a
Secret given Friday evening in the
Seward Avenue Methodist church by
members of the Queen Esther society
of the church, was well attended and
financially successful
Mrs. L. E. Stone, who has been i'll
the past week-at her home in Branner
street, is improving.
The different classes of the Sunday
school of the Second United Brethren
church held, a bazar Thursday evening
in the church. A chicken supper was
served and a program given later in
the evening.
Mrs. A. j. Maxwell and daughter
Marian of Glendale, Cal, are spending
several weeks in Topeka, the guests of
Mrs. Maxwelrs parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. w. Taylor, in Poplar street.
Mrs w. s. Wingert will entertain
the members of the L. A. H. club Fri
day afternoon at her home in Twiss
avenue.
The Marathon Sewing club will
meet all daY Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Minnie Dolstrom in Oak street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Overbey have
given the name of Frances fMaree to
their infant daughter, born Tuesday,
November IS.
our Christmas trees have arrived.
Why not order your tree this year
from Mathews & Pinger, Groceries and
Meats, 1401 East 9Th Street? Tele-
phone 2-5350.-Adv.
Mr.. Clyde Sayler underwent an operation
Saturday at his home in Lincoln street Mr..
Sayler is employed by the Franklin Rail-
way Supply company
Mrs c. E Cox, Mrs. A E. Snider. Mrs.
H Z. Allison, and Mrs. J. NJ Jones en-
tertained the members of the Vesta En-
broidery club at 1 O'Clock luncheon Fri
day at the home of Mrs. Cox in Freeman
avenue. Covers were placed for Mrs w. y.
KesseIring. Mrs. A. E. Snider, Mrs. J. NJ
Jones, Mrs. H. f. Allison, Mrs. w. L. Jury,
Mrs. r. E. Lewis, Mrs. D. 7. Thompson,
Mrs II. I. Derby, Mrs: E: L. Jones, Mrs. D
NJ. Hettinger, Mrs. C. L. Wood. Mrs. d.
Allen, Mrs. c. z. Goodrich, and Mrs c. F.
Cox. The next meeting Will be held in two
weeks at the home of Mrs c. Z. Cox in
Freeman avenue The annual Christmas
exchange for the members will be held at
this meeting.
Mrs. Clyde Lowe of Lincoln street spent
the guest of Mrs. c. A. Maftipgly
in Republican avenue.
Mrs. VIM. Bracket who has been i'll for
some time at her home in Madison street
Is slightly improving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
SEND GOOD WORD
Can Restore Peace in
Europe, Says ''Tiger."
Tells Farmers a Re-Entry
Would Be Good Business.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-Georges Gle
TIlenceau, speaking as a dirt farmer
or France to the farmers of the
United States today, urged them to
support the re-entry of America into
European affairs not only as con-
scientious duty, but as good business
stroke.
'Iso,ation." he exclaimed. what
does isolation mean for you? You
know what it means with your last
wheat crop-more wheat than Amer
lea could eat, with low prices so that
yon did not know what to do
J "At the time your prices were down,
Russ a and Austria and Germany and
France were hungry and could not eat
because they could not pay?"
United States Left Europe.
They could not pay. CIemeneeau de-
clared, because of the unsettled con-
ditions in Europe. directly traceable,
he asserted, to the fact that the United
States left Europe after the war with
out helping enforce the peace treaty.
IF there is a crisis in Europe now"
he continued, .it- is because America
disinterested herself in-the treaty. 1
don't ask you to send gold or soldiers
or diplomats - sometimes / think
diplomats are worse than soldiers
only ask you to send us the good word.
and 1 am sure peace will be restored
Let the Turks and Russians and Ger
mans see that America is in the moral
field, the talking field, and all will be
WE'LL
The Tiger spoke before an au-
dience of about 3e0 delegates to the
American Farm Bureau federation.
While preparations we're being made
for welcoming the premier the ALI
American national council of Illinois
adopted a resolution protesting about
what is termed the former premter'S
"efforts 20 embroit the United States
in matters wherein it Is not inter
cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

ing which they can spare for the bene-
fit of the needy families of Topeka,
and canned fruit or vegetables the
wives of the members are to be their
guests for the evening. The meeting
will be held at the Heron Coffee shop
on Friday evening. The clothing ana
food will be distributed among the
needy families Of Topeka before
Christmas.
An election CT officers of the young
peoples department of the LoWnlan
Memorial Sunday school held Sunday
in the Lowman Hill school building
ing officers: Miss Heller. McAdanls,
president; Miss Helen Clary, vice pres
ident; Merton French. membership
secretary; David Swearingen, treas
urer; Miss Margaret Lewis, pianist;
Miss Hester Morrison, chorister: Miss
Mary Spurlock.N service committee
chairman; Philip Lewis, recreational
director.
w. E. Atchison. local attorney. will
be the principal speaker at the ladies.
peka Builders club. which is ITO be
held at the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday evening, following the din
ner which is to be served at 6;3O
o'clock. Judge Atchison has recently
returned from a trip abroad which
will furnish the theme for his address
before the builders The meeting VIII
be the first social meeting for the
CIuO. OF TINS WINTER. EtdnS IOET al
teresting series of such meetings thru
the winter months, are being laid.
The Epworth League of the Trinity
Methodist church closed a membership
contest Sunday evening which resulted
in the membership Of the league grow
ing to a total of 125. Saturday eve
ming in order to further interest in the
league a social was held in the church,
a mock wedding featuring the enter
ta:nment. The officers of the league
a QIoT
Kern, first vice president; Esdna Rit-
ter, second vice president; Earl Nor
storf. third vice president; Maudie
Wilkinson, fourth vice president, and
Thomas Comfort, secretary treasurer.
The December issue of the Kansas
Teachers has been issued by the Kan
SaS State eacherS' association, con-
tains five articles on Kansas school
conditions. The articles are as follows:
Little Things That Count by Es-
telle Bonner, Saiina; How Citizenship
Can Be Taught in the Grades Without
the Addition of a Separate Course in
the Curriculum" by Supt. o. J. Silver
wood, Ellsworth; Report on the His
by Lora Taylor, Lawrence; Effective
Study by L. NJ. CreIlis, Englewood;
and Geography as a Preparation for
the Business World" by Mrs. Emma
c. Thompson, Topeka.
Christmas spirit prevailed this
morning at the regular monthly de-
votional asse mbly at Topeka high
school. The Rev. John A. McAfee,
pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
church, Ilade-an address on peace and
good will I'm order to have peace
and good will toward your fellow men,
you must first respect and trust
Them he said. Peace and good will
go hand in hand" Before the address
the Boys and Girls Glee clubs of the
school sang. "Oh, Come ALI Ye Faith
full" as a professional and a chorus of
girls from the Sigma Alpha Iota must
cal sorority at Washburn college, sang
several Christmas carols. Ralph Mar
tin, of the EIi-Y club. and Mary Stitt,
of the high school Y. W. C. A, pre-
sided at the assembly. Miss Stitt read
the scripture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
TOPEKA'S QUOTA TOO LARGE
e. of {. Head and Mayor Opposed TO
Pan of Charity Drives.


Pan of Charity Drives.
safe wide drives for funds, usually
portion to the population and the val
uation of the city. George w STAINS
field. president of the Chamber of
Commerce. and Mayor H. ]. Corwine,
agreed today. and both men are op-
posed to the Injustice which is done
10 the citizens of Topeka, and the adj
vantage which is taken of their char
table natures and the unusually ef-
1icient organization for soliciting
charity which exists in the city.
Information has reached the Off
Cials of the city and the Chamber of
Commerce that in a statewide drive
which is shortly TO be started and
which has as its quota for the state,
$4,000, the Topeka quota is to be $500,
or one-fifth of the entire state burden.
THAT is all out of proportion to the
city's population and its valuation. and
it. will not be tolerated" Stansfield
said.
TT is anything but fair to ask To-
peka people to carry that much of
this burden" Mayor COrwine said
This multiplicity OF drives is getting
burdensome. anyhow, and along with
some of cur other wartime habits.
might well be curtailed."
The city of Topeka has the most
perfect organization for the staging of
drives and the collection of charitable
and welfare funds that exists in the
state and this fact has frequently been
taken advantage of when state drives
We're fnausurated, by overlooking this
CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
ASK SUPPORT FOR FAIRS
Matter Is Presented to Shawnee Leg
isIatiVe Council.


isIative Council.
At the first weekly meeting of the
Shawnee County Legislative council,
held at the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon, J. E. Larimer, county
auditor, appeared with the request
that the county's representatives in
the state legislature during the COM
ing session make provisions for the
support of small community agricul-
tural fairs within the county.
At the present time there are sew
eral such fairs held annually, notably
at Watson, Richland, Dover and North
Topeka. Owing to the present state
law, the county is not permitted to
make any appropriations for their as
sistance.
State Senator Hugh T. Fisher. who
presided at the meeting, and Repre-
sentative c. H. Searle, the only mem
bers of TIE council present at the time
Larimer appeared, were favorably i'm
pressed with the suggestion, and asked
Larimer to draw up an amendment 10
chapter 1S9 of the session laws of
1917, which covers the point, for fur
Their consideration by the entire coun-
Gil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
RESUME DEPREDATIONS
Interference With Traffic on Missouri
& North Arkansas, Claim.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE United
States railroad labor board received
word today that depredations have
again broken ont on the property of
the Missouri. & North Arkansas rail-
road.
j. c. Murray. general manager for
the road, informed the board that sui
phuric acid is being placed in water
tanks. spikes are being pulled from
rails at curves, air hose on freight
trains is beng cut and emery dust is
being placed in brake boxes.
The roads resumed operations re-
Gently after being forced to discon-
tinue business for a year and a half
because OF labor difficulties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
BOOTH AT UNIVERSITY CLUB
Noted CriminoIogist To Be Speaker at
Smoker Tuesday Evening.

Charles Brandon Booth, noted
authority on criminology and presi-
DEM of the Prison Development league
of America, will be the guest of the
University club. Tuesday evening, at
the December smoker of the organ
izatiOn-
Previous to the smoker" Mr..
Booth will be a guest of thirty lead
ing lawyers and professional men of
the city at a dinner in the University
club building.
Mr.. Booth will speak before the
members of the club at the meeting
following the dinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
Taft q WiIlirig Witnees.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Chief Justice
Taft informed Chairman VoIstead OF
the house judiciary committee today
that he<would appear before il at the
hearing of the KelIar impea chrnen
charges against attorney General
Daugherty, If the committee should
seS fit to call him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

J. B. Billiard, of North Topeka, a
former mayor of Topeka, is being
backed as a candidate for that office
in the next election by large num-
Der of representative citizens of the
North Side.
Billiard served on the police commits
sion prior to holding the office of
mayor. He is president of the Shaw
nee County Drainage board, serving
since its organization, about fifteen
years ago.
The North Topeka Civic club will
hold the regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming at the Community house.
Amity lodge. No. PSI. X. of p, will
meet at the han Monday evening and
initiate candidates into the rank of
page.
Frank Maze, GIG Madison street, has
bought the confectionery store at 902
Kansas avenue, and will run the store,
assisted by his brother, Clyde Maze.
Frank Maze was formerly employed
at the Santa Fe shops
Blue Relief Corps. No 8. will hold
election of officers at the regular
meeting tuesday afternoon at the hall,
SS1 Kansas avenue.
This holiday season will be quite differ
ent from that of last year for little Anna.
North ToDeka< December , after being ON
the way from Russia for Il year.
They. with their father, John Deist, their
mother and grandmother. left their home in
Saratov, RUSSIA, many months ago, hoping
to reach Germany from where they could
embark for the United States. Travelling
under the greatest difficulties, in hiding
at times to escape the Reds, suffering ter
rible privatiOns, the little party at length
crossed the frontier into Germanx. But the
number was lessened by two, for the low
ing, patient mother and the kind old
grandmother, had died while they were yet
in Russia, victims of want and privations
With hearts heavy with grief, but rejoicing
in their own hafety, the father and children
took passage for the Land of Promise, the
United States.
For more than a year their relatives
here had been sending them help thru the
American Relief association, and they also
prepaid their passage from Germany. Among
friends. the refugees are quickly recovering
from their awful experiences The children
have regained the light heartedness of nor
NAL childhood. and while they cannot speak
the language Of many Of their new friends.
they manage to make themselves under
stood, and in a short time viii have learned
the strange tongue, even to the latest
slang.
This is but once instance of what the
people of Russia are suffering Thrifty
and Industrious, they are the victims of
Their stock was driven off
by the Reds, and with crop failures for
successive years, the once fertile district OF
Saratov became waste, and famine was the
result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
Did Yon KNOW

EIteIrIan is making fine sugar candy
canes at &c each to $3.50 each? ac-
cording TO weight--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Germany has 100000 men trained as
soldiers, who are capable Of being mobn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
North Topeka

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's drug store, dial Miss Eleanor
KimbaIl. 2-3194 before 10 O'Clock or af-
ter 9. other hours dial 1881.
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fh he par o
down
afoeo ack eat whc Miss Neg
in acc stocking shea kowers
of that sbroht
iron V an Far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Frank Maze, GIG Madison street, has
bought the confectionery store at 902
Kansas avenue, and will run the store,
assisted by his brother. Clyde Maze.
Frank Maze was formerly employed
at the Santa Fe shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Blue Relief Corps, No. 3. will ho1S
election of officers at the regular
meeting tuesday afternoon at the hall
S31 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

The North Topeka Civic club will
hold the regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming at the Community house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Amity lodge, No. 231, X. of P, will
meet at the hall Monday evening and
initiate candidates into the rank of
page.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-23
" MISUNDERSTANDING. a1Ng|lnf1fSN|IN

And after everything was said
and done it happened just as it al
ways does in the story book, and
Dellora is going to marry Lester
in the spring and be happy ever
after When Mrs. John q Gates
died she left the enormous Gates
fortune of $38,O00000 to Dellora
Angel, who was just sweet little
girl in St Charles, ILL., Delorra'S
father, r. F Angel, was made ad-
ministrator
While Dellora was in school at
St Charles she had a sweetheart
whose name was Lester Norris
Money or no money, Lester was
wild about her, but Papa Angel
said Dellora must have her chance.
So he took her away and she saw
many wonderful people, and sew
eral times it was said she had be-
come engaged to some notable or
other.
But Lester knew the girl behind
the gold and Dellora knew and
when she had met everybody and
learned lot about men she was
certain she was right in the first
place and there never could be any
body but Lester whose father is
the village undertaken. Now Del
lora is 20 and her engagement to
Lester announced. Photo shows
Miss Dellora and her hancee, Lester
Norris, Il. budding artist.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-23
LEGAL NOTICE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County:
Under and by virtue of a power of
sale contained in deed to secure a
debt, executed by ]. H. Smith to
Barry Clare on the 30th day of jan
uary, 1920, and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of Superior Court of said
county, in book Is, pages SO and 90,
the undersigned will sell at public sale
at the court house in said county on
the 10Th day Of December, 1922 dur
the legal hours Of sale. to the highest
bidder for cash, the following prop
erty, towit:
All of Five Acre tracts numbers five,
seven and nine, g. and 81, and also
all the fractions lying adjoining east
OF these tracts to the line of A. ].
Swords, said land being a sub division
of the town of Westwood, as per plat
on record in the office of the Clerk
of Superior Court, Irwin County, Geor
gia, all being in land lot number One
Hundred forty-eight (148) in the third
district of Ben Hill County, Georgia,
for the purpose of paying certain
promissory note bearing date the
30th day of January, 1920, and payable
OH tlle OUln DAY Vi january, lSZO, 1Ildue
and executed by said ]. H. Smith, pay
able to said Barry Clare, said note be-
ing for ST, 10000 principal and stipulat-
ing for interest from date at the rate
of eight per cent per annum payable
annually, the stipulations in said deed
to secure a debt being that in the
event default was made in the pay
mcnt of either taxes or any other char
ges, that the full amount should be-
come due and payable at the option
of said Barry Clare at such time of
default, time being of the essence of
said contract contained in said deed
to secure debt; and the said J. H
Smith having defaulted in the payment
of interest and also made default in
the payment of taxes, the sai1 Barry
Clare has exercised his optioR and de-
clared the entire amount due, the to-
tai amount due on said vote being
$1,000, principal and /$139.67 inter
est, together with the costs of this
proceeding as prSyj&ed in said deed
to secure a debt.
Conveyance will be executed to the
purchaser by the undersigned, as au-
thorized in said deed to secure a debt
This 9th dav of November. 1922
BARRY CLARE, Payee.
Decl S