The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-30
CLEAR THE
STREETS! !.
Last Nights Beautiful Parade
of Decorated Wheels
Almost Spoiled By Buggies and
Street Cars
CrOWding In Between Specta-
tors and the Parade.
A CHANGE IMPERATIVE
Other Parades VIII Be Ruined
If Rule
Is Not Enforced Clearing the
Cfraofs nUT.in0 PoroGoG
CrOWding In Between Specta-
tors and the Parade.
A ACHANGEIMPERATIVE
Other Parades Will Be Ruined
If Rule
Is Not Enforced Clearing the
Streets During Parades.

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The bicycle parade last night was
nearly ruined because the police did
not enforce the rule Of keeping the
street cars and other vehicles off the
street during the parade.
Persons in carriages were permitted
to I'LL up the space between the curb
and the street car tracks with their
rigs. There were Fuggies. lum Der
wagons, farm wagons and even one or
two hay racks. On the other hand
the street cars We're run into the cen
ter Of Kansas avenue in long trains,
where they wre perfectly useless so far
as hauling anyone was concerned, and
yet they completely shut out the view
Of thousands of people on the other side
of the street.
Thousands of people were boiling
with anger at the blundering manage
ment that seemed to pervade the whole
ama1r. For this the bicycliStS were not
responsible The parade was block
AIDED many times by the frantic efforts
or the people on foot to get past the
lum mbering street cars and the seIf-con-
tented occupants of the buggies who
didn't seem to care whom they discOm-
moded.
The police should at once enforce the
rule to clear the streets for every pa
rade.
No street cars should be permitted on
Kansas avenue after o'clock Thurs
day or Friday evenings or Thursday
am II A-Ae14 L4CA444A4ES dILEE III % ClOCk-
The cars can bring the people to the
avenue and they can easily reach their
destinations on foot. At Kansas City,
much larger town than Topeka, the
cable lines are stopped altogether dur
ing night parades.
One night in particular Kansas ave
nue. must be clear This is Carnival
night. Thousands of masquers will be
on foot and it will be difficult for the
procession to make its way through the
dense masses Of spectators, especially
in unusual clothing and with vision
much obstructed by masks.
1t has been suggested that hereafter
bicycle parades be armed with cannon
crackers to keep the crowd back. They
are more effeCtual than police.
The bicycle parade of last evening
was a pretty one but the spectators
crowded 50 close that it was impossible
Tor anyone to see well unless in a sec
ond story window. and even there the
decorated wheels of the bicycles We're
invisible 1t was a brilliant affair and
the wheelmen did well, considering the
circumstances BY actual count there
We're Just 152 wheels in line. This was
rather poor showing in numbers in
a city where it is estimated that there
are over 1000 bicycles, but what there
were, were extremely beautiful.
Probably the most elabOrately dec
GRATED wheel in the parade was the
tandem ridden by Mr.. and Mrs. w. w
Webb 1t consisted of a large frame
work surrounding the machine, on
which was hung bunting, flowers and
japanese lanterns
The Y. N. c. A. hoat-two bicycles
carrying platform on which was the
little daughter of NJ Q. Weeks cHnging
20 white cross and representing
Rock of Ages" was attractive 1t was
lighted with cOlOred fire.
The line Of march was north on Kan
sas avenue from Tenth to Gordon
streets and cOuntermaTch to Ninth
street west through Capitol square
and thence to Camp Miles.
Preceding the parade We're Robert
Roediger and Polly Aird. who were
dressed rs clowns and did trick riding.
Pail E3stman's 'FarmingtOn'' band
was one Of the hits of the parade In
an especially built agOn band in
farm costume played circus music. 1t
was the tallest wagon ever seen in a
parade and looked gorgeous. Phil East
man Ofictated at the snare drum.
The judges We're Herman Lescher,
Chas- W Barnes, Topeka, and P. c.
Lyon, LeavenwOrth. and H. B. Thomas,
EmpOria-
The following was the awarding of
the prizes:
First-Best decorated gentleman,s
wheel-C- H. Trapp, with Lloyd Black
man representing Cupid. holding reins
over six butterflies.
Second-Best decorated lady's wheel.
Miss Minnie Lamb. a Study in Red"
Third-Best lady's costume Miss
Franc Mcmillan as Golden Rod
Fourth-Best gentleman's costume,
& nang-
Fifth-Best bicycle float, Y NJ c. A.
Charles Weeks and NJ c. Wright, his
little daughter representing Rock of
Ages" and Simply to Thy Cross
Cling"
Sixth-Most comic costume, Norris
Schlegel-
Seventh-AIost unique decoration. the
Ferris wheel manipulated by T. McGin-
mis-.
Special mention is due to William and
Nat Taylor. Horace Macferran. I W
Robinson. with the revolving Palace
advertisement: Miss Leni YOhey. Per
Tine and SouIe with the miniature
chariot, and NaylOr, Will Carr, L. H
Gregory and Ray Evans.