The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
Secretary Cook Announces State
Event Special Days.
Interest Is Taken in Races to
Be Held on Tuesday.
PUBLICITY is GIVEN.
Eugene B. Stotts Finds Press
Has Friendly Feeling.
Flight Around State House Will
Be Air Feature.

ut is going to be a great clean show
from one end of the grounds to the
other" said Secretary H. L. Cook OF
| the State fair today. in speaking OF
the fair and exposition next Septem-
Der.
Definite announcement is made for
the special days at the fair. Monday,
| September IL, will be old soldiers and
children's day. On that occasion all
children under Is years of age and all
/ old soldiers wearing the button en-
blem will be admitted to the grounds
| free of charge
dealers, millers' association and grain
| dealers day; Wednesday the jobbers
and manufacturers and the travelling
men will turn out in force; Thursday
| the bankers and college alumni will
mix, and Friday is parade day. SO
prize winners in the live stock depart
ments will be displayed then.
Kansas Derby day is on Tuesday
and on that occasion an especially
| large crowd is expected, as an unusual
amount of interest is being taken in
the races. Some of the best horses of
other states have been entered, as well
as the fastest steeds of Kansas.
People of Kansas have confidence
| in the board of directors of the new
IdlT dSSOCldllOn anu SIllTlCS III lIlS live
stock departments are coming in from
those who never before have exhib-
| tied in Topeka.
Eugene B. Stotts has charge of the
publicity department and Is furnishing
news each week to the hundreds of
titude towards the fair which Is being
taken by the press Is evinced by the
amount of space which is being devot-
ed to state fair news and announce
ments.
While particular attention is being
paid to the exhibits, and indications
point to excellent displays in all de-
partments, the amusement features
are not being neglected. There will
be something doing all the time.
Among the special attractions will
be the flights of airships- A contract
has been made with Strobel, the dirig-
ibIe balloonist, for flights daily, and it
is possible that there will be one or
more bird-ships of a different char
acter. William Jaenicke, 800 Polk
street expects to have his biplane
completed by fair time and may give
demonstration then.
An interesting feature of the flights
of the Strobel airship will be the IL
Elimination of the balloon at night, by
at leas. one. powerful searchlight. This
is said to produce am interesting and
weird effect. A searchlight will be
placed on either the new stock pavilion
or the Grandstand or possibly both.
s According to the Strebel contract it
Will be positively necessary for the
aeronaut to encircle the state house
dome on Sunday afternoon. September
IL ultimately landing at the starting
point.
Secretary Cook says he VIII have
tine surprises in the way of senSa-
.tional amusement features. The con-
cessions granted are numerous and the
shows aloGg the Midway" will be
clean ones An effort has been made
to eliminate the cheap fake sideshows
which characterized the fair last year.
An exhibition Just announced is that
OF w. H. Blush of Rossville. who's will
have a disr'~-- of household and field
utensils, clothing, and all types of fire.
arms, of the Revolutionary war period.