The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-04
NOT FAR APART
Two Candidates for Karnival
Queen Neck and Neck.
Miss Hazel JolIey Still Leads
With $3.50.
MISS BATES is SECOND
Reserve Cash Has Not Made
Appearance.
Details of the Big Ball Being
Arranged.
MISS BATES is SECOND

Miss Hazel Jolley still leads in the
Karnival Queen contest with $3.50 votes
to her credit. Miss Blanche Bates
comes second with $3.50 votes. There
are no changes in the relative standing
of the candidates.
The $50 votes for Miss Bates were
cast this morning Accompanying
five dollar bill was this note; III just
gamble five dollars that Miss Bates
wins so give her 1850 more votes.
There was no signature
The friends of several candidates, ii
is reported, are holding back their
available funds presumably to deposit
them lust at the last minute of the
contest. This puts a damper on the
contest feature and prevents 1t becom-
ing exciting
The contest committee has decided to
cut out the names of all candidates
from the list who by Tuesday noon
have received no votes other than the
800 votes with which they were cred
tied at the time of their nomination.
The sale Of tickets for the Karnival
ball will commence next Thursday
morning and it is safe to predict that
they will be snapped up with great
eagerness. In fact 1t has been sug-
gested that if there were no advance
sale Of tickets the big Auditorium
would be filled by the out-of-town pec-
pie alone who would want to get on
the fun.
1t has been learned that some people
have confused the two balls that Will be
given
The ball and reception Monday night
September II, is the formal affair given
for the young ladies who Will be the
city's guests and in celebration Of Kan
eas mi-Centennial anniversary. Ihe
Semi Centennial parade Will be gwen
OH Tuesday ev. ning, September y.
The Karnival Knight parade ana
ball will be given Friday night and will
be the decidedly informal winding up
of fair week-the Karnival Knight pa
rade and tall will be one Dig mdsquer-
Rde.
some have taken exception to the
Expression in the Saturday pager shat
the KarnivaI knight ball would be
rough ard tumble, SAID Charles
Mitchell of the ball committee today.
Il know that the reporter had no idea
that 1t would be interpreted that way
but meant that in contrast to the Tor
NAL bali of Monday evening, the ka1nl-
val Knight ball would be masquer-
ade and n ressarilv informal a. pee
pie could dress rough and tumble
The committee is doing everything
that can be done ard is guaranteed
that anything of a rough and tumble
Cr improper conduct of any kind will
not be tolerated and every citizen Will
be protected from experiencing any
thing of that nature.
Not only will Chief of Police Jen-
kiI.s and Sheriff Norton have every
man they can spare, on Kansas ave
nue. that night. but over 100 karrtval
knights will be sworn in as deputies.
of their life and we are going to do
I'VE want every one to have the time
our best to give them that kind of a
met person in Topeka is supposed
to be over Is years old and 10 years
IS really the mere appropriate age.
Any one who does not feel that he
cr she car smile, CT give or take a
good clean joke and be a perfect gen
tleman or lady, or is afraid OF small
pox, had letter accept the invitation
of the True SPORTS CD managing a So
called state fair and go to Hutchinson
that night. We don't need them ana
Many do not understand that
Karnival Knight is a masquerade
night and everyone is supposed to be
masked and costumed. Even hobble
skirts will be tolerated.
The ball will be a mask ball and
no one. allowed on the floor who is
not masked up to IL o'clock, at
which time the masks can be taken
off if the wearer chooses or keep
them on If they want to-
Prizes will be given for the best
costumed lady and gentleman and
prizes for the most grotesquely cos
TUNED lady and gentleman.
The judges will be protected by
aCClOenu insurance IuTnlSneQ Dy the
K. K. committee.
The gallery seats as we'll as 276
box seats will be sold 20 those who
want TO see the fun and those seats
will go on sale Thursday morning.
We want every single. or married.
person in Topeka to join with us. We
are going to have a good time wheth-
er they come or not-but we'd like
to see them there looking just as
rough and tumble as they can
The Voting Today
The following was the standing in tn,
Karnival Queen contest at noon today
Miss Hazel Jolley. 225 Chandler st. $3.50
Miss Blanche Bates, city building $3.50
Miss Emily Ryan, Mills CO... 3.7I5
Miss Marie Palmer. 414 West
Seventh St Observation-Disclosures. 1865
Miss Georgia Lambert, 712 Lib
erCy ST -............. 910
Miss Mildred Phillips. 627 Topeka
ave. =. =. .-...................... $50
Miss Ruth Pennick, 407 Clay St. SIS
Mrs Ray Hall. 1011 W. Sth ST. 500
Miss Helen Lindsay. 1856 West
ern ave OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600
Miss Hulda Poole. S13 WoodIawn