The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-13
Chief Emery of Wichita Pays
Topeka a Visit.
MarVels at Order and Cleanli-
ness of Capital City.
TRIP IN THE BOTTOMS
No Disorder of Any Kind LIS En-
cOuntered.
Many Applicants for Job OF Mo-
tor Cycle Conductor.

w. M. Emery, chief of police OF
Wichita, was in the city last night. The
Wichita chief came up to make an in
spection of the system used by the To-
peka department in keeping the peace
and when Mr. Emery left last night he
had his pockets full of notes taken on
the occasion.
The Topeka police department is in
the finest shape in its history. Never
before has the patrol, detective. and re-
porting system been in better condition
and never has Topeka been under the
care of a better lot of men: Tne
cleanliness of the city at this time is
marvellous compared with other cities
of this size and Topeka can easily
claim honorS without an exception IN
the United States.
Chief Emery of Wichita was greatly
impressed with the clockwork regular
ity in which the force does its work
and the great efficiency required to
make the systems adopted by Chlef
Eaton a success The W1chlta chleI tx
made trip through the Bottoms with
Mr. Eaton last night and in plain cit1-
zen's clothes they beat the toughest
streets in the city of Topeka. Chief
Emery expected at any minute to run
onto a disturbance of some kind but
when the trip had been completed he
turned to Chief Eaton and said:
with the exception of the buildings,
condition of property and the like L can
not see any difference between TINS
part of the city and the part we visited
this afternoon. Are you sure that you
have me in what you call Bottoms dis
tricts. Is this the place read so much
about in the papers? can't help put
think that the reporters who write
sensational tales about this place have
an extraordinary imagination" and the
big Wichita chief turned a scrutinizing
eye upon the State Journal representa-
tive who was standing near.
Chief Eaton took Chief Emery TO
some of the worst places in the city.
Such places as Andy Dupree's, Bill
Enochs' and other resorts We're visited
without a warning of any kind. In ali
of the places the old timers who have
made the Bottoms famous by their sa-
looms gambling houses and shooting
matches. were sitting back in big arm
chairs calmly smoking their pipes and
telling tales of old.
Andy Dupree place on the shore
Andy was sitting behind the stove
smoking a big pipe and talking to a
few of his old white haired friends. On
seeing the Topeka chief he jumped up
from his chair and with a big broad
smile reaching from one ear to the
other he said:
''WeIcome, chief, to the Palace Of
Peace. I've heard about that Hague
business but it can't beat this. Not
even a glass of mild soft cider can be
found in this little hole"
Chief Eaton introduced Andy to
Chief Emery of Wichita and the ne
gro's big eyes opened wide. In trying
to be cordial to the old man Chief
Emery said:
81 am glad to have met~you, Mr.. Du
pree. 1 hope that when you come to
Wichita you will drop in and see me-"
This was the climax. The old police
station visitor gave one look at the
Wichita chief and turning he crouched
behind the stove and with a tone of
disgust he said:
You are badly mistaken. If I ever
come to Wichita I never want to see
you. No. never You amt the man I
will be glad to see. No, sir, Mr.. Wich-
ita Chief, never want to be your
guest
While in the city Chief Emery took
a copy of the police desk docket the
pawn shop reports and the nightly re-
ports given by the patrolmen on their
beats. These three systems of police
work in the Topeka department are
the greatest in the country and they
are used as an example by many of
the larger cities. Chief Emery said it
was so far above his own system that
he would install the Topeka idea at
once
Chief Emery left last night for