The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Business Men Will Not Be Ar.
rested Now.
LIST Is TURNED In.
Those Charged With Violating
Labor Laws.
The Theaters We're All Closed
on Sunday.

Lie eighteen business men WHOM
the theatrical managers charge with
violating the Sunday labor ordinance
by selling goods on Sunday, July 5th,
VIII escape arrest unless the theatrical
managers agree to swear to the COM
plants themselves. The mayor re-
fuses to act on any other terms.
will you have these men arrested
named here?" was asked.
NO." tersely answered the mayor.
Il came up Eighth street to Kansas
avenue on Sunday and 1 happened to
meet the group of theatrical men. AS
soon as they saw me they surrounded
me and asked me to arrest the men
that they had procured evidence
against" said Chief of Police Eaton.
Il told them that 1 could not go ahead
and make arrests on what they had
seen but that if they would swear to
complaints before Judge Urmy we
would get busy and issue the warrants.
They refused to do this
THE mayor controls the situation,
said the city attorney. Il shall not act
except under the orders of the mayor
and council The theatrical managers
agreed in good faith that they would
abide by the decision of the courts
when suit was commenced. This sort
keeping the promise made at that
time
ITS a bluff" said the mayor. Il
don't believe that they intend to follow
this up. Street cars and drug stores
have been running for years; they are
a public necessity. As regards con-
fectionery stores and selling tobacco,
well. that is probably different, but that
can be determined by taking the mat
ter up in the courts. AS 1 understand
the decision the question was on the
one point as to whether the running of
a theater on Sunday constituted labor
and the violation of the city ordl-
nance, if some one wants to raise the
question as to the selling of candy and
tobacco they can do so by taking 1t up
into the courts and have them decide.
The demand formulated by the the
atrical managers and presented hrst
Sunday afternoon to Chief of Police
Winfield Eaton and then to Mayor
VIM. Green follows:
Sir: The undersigned citizens and
voters of Topeka hereby notify you
that we have within an hour OF this
time. 1915 p. M, purchased the roi-
lowing articles from the parties whose
names are appended, and that we de-
mand of you that you arrest those
parties as are still violating the ordi-
nance of the city of Topeka prohibiting
the sale of merchadise or labor on
Sunday.
Mr.. Flower of Capital sold copy Of
Capital.
Cordelia. sister of Con Chumos.
sold package of gum.
James Mansusos. tobacco.
H. C. Tromp, tobacco.
Elmer Usher. screw driver.
Campbell Drug company, tooth
brush.
George W. Stansfield, cigarettes.
M r RiobV candy.
G. w. Flad. drug store. cigarettes.
Smoke House, candy.
Abe August, tie.
James P. Rowley, drugs. cheroots.
Central drug store, tobacco.
A. o. Rosser. drug store, tobacco.
George Burghart. cigar.
c. s Eagle. pipe cleaners.
l.. t Price and w. Weightman.
drug stores. cigars.
The demand was presented by {. III.
Trap and signed by the following:
Roy Crawford, S. r. Wells. d. B.
Lederman and d. D. Easter.
No Theatrical Performances.
There were no theatrical per-
formances given in Topeka Sunday.
and IL the plans of the owners and
managers of Topeka opera houses are
carried out according to schedule