The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-04
SAFE AND SANE.
independence Day Celebration
Without Old Time Noise.
Many Large Cities Have Joined
i'm the Reform.
THE FIRST TIME TX. G.
Not a Firecracker or Horn Il
Heard in Boston.
New York Children Hear a Let
ter From GaynOr.

Kansas City. July 4-For the first
time in its history Kansas City began
a sane Fourth today. In sharp contrast
to conditions in Kansas City, Kan, the
day came in without noisy demonstra-
/ ton. Fireworks and destructive noise
makers are forbidden. Water sports
and athletics were resorted to as a
means of observance of the day. Morn
ing, afternoon and evening concerts by
| IS bands in parks and squares in all
quarters of the city were arranged by
the city, In Kansas City, Kan, the
| old style Fourth was observed. Before
noon several accidents were reported
and one baby frightened into spasns
| by a cannon cracker was dying.
! A sane Fourth was observed in st.
joe Mo, and in most cities and towns
of Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Streets All But Deserted.
Boston, July 4.=Beyond a few scat
tering bonfires on the hilltops about
July was e@4irely devoid of any special
| significance in Boston. The streets
were all but deserted and not a fire
cracker or horn was to be heard the
4 length and breadth of the city streets
/ in the downtown sections. There was
every evidence that the crusade Of the
/ past two or three years for a quiet
might before had achieved its pur-
pose.
The number of fires also showed a
/ decided falling off for a night before
the Fourth, few alarms being sounded
I between dark and daylight.
Historical Pageant.
Baltimore, Nd, July A historical
| pageant was the feature of Baltimore s
safe and sane Fourth today. A
marine parade which ended when the
/ keys of the city were presented to
Lord Baltimore" and Mistress Mar
garet Brent" represented by Sheriff
John J. Hanson and Miss Catherine
Self. was followed by land parade.
In Charge of Civic Organizations.
st. Louis, July 4-Celcbrations, in
tended to be safe and sane, were
scheduled to be held here today and
tonight. Civic organizations were in
charge of school gatherings in the
public parks Under the auspices Of
the central trades and labor unions
and the building trades council, a, Nc
Namara protest meeting was held.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
| American Federation of Labor, and
Frank NJ Ryan, president of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
addressed the meeting
Not a Shot was Fired.
New York. July New York's first
safe and sane Fourth started out most
encouragingly. Up to an early houl
this morning. no reports has been re-
ceived of any guuShOt or fireworks
wounds. Only one hospital has sent 9
request to the health department for
! tetanus anti-toxin, and this request il
was said, was merely a preeaution ary
measure.
A feature of todays celebration was
the reading in all the citys public
schools of a letter by Mayor Gaynor
in which he tells why we celebrate the
day. It is. he says, 'lest We forget
| this is a free country; that we threw
| off despotism and became a free coun-
try; that no official in this country
/ however high, can exercise any lrbi-
1 trary power whatever; that our puoliC
/ officials can only do what the laws en-
/ novver them to do that the people OF