The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
FOSTER WAS DUPED.
Did He Really Think Jofntists
Would Sell Hop Tea at
the Races Z

The question has been asked II the
beer scandal Al the fair grounds dur
ing the race meet VIII result IN Z LIST
bang published il the next issue OF The
Good Citizen. giving the location Of the
joints and the name Of the persons who
acted as landlords and rented the priv
ueges-
One thing Is certain that the stands
which dispensed refreshments IN long
bottles that were blown II the sane
factory With beer bottles and Travelled
II Che sane kind OF cases did 4 thrfv-
Ing business OE7 Ct the stories tod
A. that w151 the fire was discovered
n the grand stand = policeman and Z
BARTENDER Uz6e ru1 FOR the nearest
telephone The ofTceE sent n the fra
alarm ard the bartender called I'D =
cold storage house and said the grand
stand IL OF fire Our beer Is burning
u the crowd IS hot and thirsty Se1d
DOWN & wagon load As quick as posi-
bI=-" TIE story goes that the wagon
load Of beer arrived only q few minutes
behind rhe fra department
IN speaking 0E Che sale Of beer OF the
grounds M Frank Foster secretary q
the racing association said
As 70 The sale u IuE0xIcz1ts I had
Larry SheeLau rln on the grounds be-
cause II sold bear and was after Hay
slip found nothing however, but hop
tea
In reference 70 the question Of depu-
E1=5 MI COX W4EE-4 10 EUElL@0 LG6El
Tor thz psrC- E11SI-es that would accrue 10
his 0rEice AID I'D u0E offer than gratis
I informed hin that We had already ar
ranged with Mr. W1ksrsoo for all the
deputies that We needed
We only ue=ded deputies Is guards
as the city atte1ded to policing the
grounds
sherlr Cook said this morning: 7
understand that M Foster says I
wanted 10 furnish deputies for the per
qu1siCi=s that would accrue Thsre was
NOT 4 word said about -1erCuIsi-ies-
I asked Nj Foster what Eelp h WIshsi
M 10 render and what he wanted ne 10
do He sad The arrangements were all
made That vas MS answer and n said
nothing mora I rad 10 long talk
simply offered NY services and they
were refused and Mr. Foster told M
n didn't want anything
One Of The directors tells the follow
ing story about tbs attempt 70 close Up
Sh=ehan-s place.
When the Members Of tha racing as
soc1ario1 W=-e ready u sal the privileges
rh=y put C1= maEIer in Lhs hands Of
and asked what he would give 10 sell
hop tea II the stand a. the east end Of
the grand stand Mar CLE pool SELLERS
SEaehzl said he would give $50 That
was IS better than was expected and
kIngamsn closed the deal with him
ShsehaC went u Kansas City that night
and ordered 80 cases q All Hail" =
beverage PUT up with = regular label
II the Meantime the privilege Tor the
stand Al the east Of the grand stand
was sold 70 II Hzysip for 500 BY tLz
COMMITTEES II charge Of the ErUuC5S-
When KIIzzzua1 found that he could
not carry cut lis agreement with She
han he oEer=1 hin the stand IN the
center Of the grand stand near the e1-
trance for IS IN order 70 give him an
opportunity % dispose q his 80 CzS=S-
After the races sCarEed aaysLp COM
pIaIued about the stand run by Sh=ehan
and said that II pzTL1E S-ae for the
privilege ne expected r1= exclusive right
70 sell matt drinks and that uClzSs S1=s-
han was closed up Ne would not pay
the 500 which was 20 be paid AT the
rate 0F So . day and which the ssSo-
clart01 had Tot collected
NJ Foster and P I Lee went 10
She@hau 70 induce him 70 close up -
that tbs association would not lose the
larger amount Of UoCey 10 be paid by
EaysItp Sheehz1 refused "a close up
saying h had paid FOR the privilege a11
L he vas cIose5 Up h would see u II
that HzESI1D would be closed and the
association would b OUT that 800 which
al sEoEc vas bang mz6e 70 save Shze-
han al not cI1Se up but sold ali three
days q ta= Ua5t
said today The privilege was sold To
HaysIip for S1ag and he was allowed 70
sell whatever h wanted 70. within the
law UuCn rs Own RESPONSIBILITY and
vas not offered guarantee or protection
We waited Til tne last minute trying 10
get money for lemonade stands but
they offered only s. 81 when 4 800 offer
cana along We took It. 1t was known
ali the time what was being sold but
thera wera 10 complaints made and the
association u==.7ed tie $40. As II Is We
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