The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-25

| teresting features which will help the
visiting merchants.
| City Commissioner Roy L. Bone, chair
man of the finance committee of the
organization which is pushing tho
| Sane Fourth idea is ready to receive
donations ranging from FIVE cents to
five thousand dollars which will gl
towards making the celebration at the
state fair grounds a success.
One property owner from the east
side whose assessment for the paving
| of Bremen street seemed exorbitant,
said that he would rather pay his high
assessment than to see the paw
ing fall through. This man certainly
has the right boosting spirit when it
comes to public improvements.
A prominent citizen said today that
he was sorry Mayor Billiard had put
the tax raising question up to the peo-
pie. He said this invited the chronic
kickers in town. 1.-THE loyal Topeka
citizens who want to see the town
keep up with the times will not kick
on a slight raise in taxes" he said.
The fire department is repairing the
fire cistern in North Topeka. The leak
in the cistern has been found and will
be plugged at once. Without steam
err on the north side, and with the
water pipe over the Melan, it is al
most necessary that the cistern in
North Topeka will be filled all the
time.
Turtles in the ponds at Gage and
Central parks are killing the fish and
making life miserable for the ducks
and swans. Commissioner Stotts has
constructed turtle trap which will
be placed in operation in these ponds
Sunday. 1t is feared this may inter
fere with the operation of the Sunday
labor law.
1.-The fire insurance men of Kansas
q
of the state in an organized move
ment for the prevention of fires" said
H. t. Cartilage of the Shawnee Fire
Insurance company this afternoon
This reform, if carried out, will re-
duce materially the fire loss in Topeka
and Kansas.
A number of persons have been Curl
GUS to know just why a harmony"
committee should be required in con-
nection with the move for "sane
Fourth" The explanation is that the
duties Of the committee will be to see
that there are not a lot of conflicting
events taking place while the big show
is in progress.
In an interview in a Kansas City
paper a few days ago, the pastor of
the First Methodist church of Kansas
City, Kan, declared that the at
tempts of John Dawson, attorney gen
era1, to close the Sunday theatres was
nothing but a Kansas wind This
preacher declared that the theatres
were running as wide open as ever.
In many cities in the country, the
water authorities prohibit the use of
water for sprinkling after a drought of
a certain length. They claim that
every drop of water is needed for do
nestle and fire purposes. In Topeka,
the water supply has held up wonder
fully considering the dry weather and
the water commissioner deserves credit.
mo one appreciates this sane
Fourth movement more than 1 do"
said Chief Wilmarth of the fire de-
partment, this afternoon. Topeka
has been very fortunate in the small
number of fires caused by fireworks,
but in other cities in the country the
alarms from this cause alone has run
as high as forty to fifty" Hurrah,
boysl
Numerous requests have come in
from different parts of the city relative
to the city removing the tin cans in the
alleys. This is matter that the city
in former years has attended to, but it
has not yet been decided whether the
city will take this matter upon itself
this year or not. It seems to be a
question as to whose duty it is to take
care of these cans.
At Emporia next month, secretaries
of the Commercial clubs all over Kan
sas will meet for the purpose of boom
ing the state. If one town isn't able
to take care of a manufacturing con-
town handle it-anything to keep the
industry in Kansas. Secretary Bad
ders of the Topeka Commercial club,
therefore, will use this motto: ITO
peka Kan, Topeka Will" But if To-
peka can't, Kan will.