The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
HAS BIG MARGIN.
Miss Hazel JOlIey Increases Lead
for KarniyaI Queen.
She Has Over Six Thousand
Votes.
HOLDING THEM BACK.
Supporters OF Other Candidates
Reserve Strength.
Nominations Will Close Tonight
at 8 O'clock.

In the last twenty-four hours Miss
Hazel Jolley has taken a lengthy lead
IN the karnival Queen contest her
nearest rival in the race, Miss Emily
Ryan OF the Mills company, being
2,5S5 votes behind.
1t is known however that the sup
porters of other candidates have been
working assiduously and have jack
pots OF money in readiness to put into
the contest All contestants will be in
the running tonight by O'Clock as
at that time the nominations will
close.
Mayor J. B. Billiard and City Clerk
I. r. Burge are confident that their J
candidate, Miss Blanche Bates, who
now holds third place in the contest.
Will be crowned on Karnival night It
mas been rumored, in fact, that the
mayor personally is ready to "dig
deep" in order to see his private Sec
retary win out in the contest There
is danger of a loss of interest unless
the supporters of the candidates do
some voting to keep their choice we'll
up in front
Having failed to find suitable
crown and glad" attire for the Kar-
niVal Queen in Kansas City, the cos
tune furnishers and jewelers. of Mil
waukee will be consulted. The COM
mittee whose business it is to provide
the SWEETEST garb that has ever been
seen in Topeka will leave no stone un-
turned in the effort to accomplish
their end.
Two hundred costumes have been
ordered from karnival outfitting
flrm and they will be exhibited some |
time next week in the Karnival head
quarters in the old Mills building. It
is a matter of first come, first served |
and those who are not slow in hand |
ing in their orders for attires at the |
Rlgby store will have first choice of |
the costumes when they arrive
Another grand rally of all Karnival |
Knights will be held next Tuesday |
evening at the Commercial club and at /
that time it is expected to make fur |
ther arrangements for the big fun |
producing parade.
The standing in the contest for Kar- |
nival Queen stood as follows at 1 |
o'clock this afternoon:
Miss Hazel JoIley, 235 Chandler st. $3.50 |
Miss Emily Ryan. Mills Coz. 2715 |
Miss Blanche Bates, city building 3450 |
Miss Georgia Lambert, 712 Lib
erty ST. Observation-Disclosures. $40 |
Miss Mildred Phillips. s27 Topeka
Miss Clara Matthews, 1850 Van '00
Buren ST. Observation-Disclosures. $50 |
Miss Ruth Pennick. 4o7 CLAY ST.. ia
Miss Ray Hall. 1O11 w sth st zoo |
Miss Helen Lindsay. 1856 West
ern ave. ...:....-......... 600
Miss Hulda Poole, 313 Woodlawn
ave- Observation-Disclosures. GOO |
Miss Sarah Ellen Curtis. Mills CO. sac !
Miss Marcia I. Brown, 62O Lin
Miss Gladys Clark, 9i2 w 7th st.. SIS |
Miss Marie Palmer. 414 West
Seventh ST. .-.......... 515 |
Miss Sylvia Hughey, Warren NJ. 80
Crosby & co. ................ 515 I
Miss Maude E. White, s12 N.
quincy ST. Observation-Disclosures. 5nT
Miss Dorothy Porter, s27 Western
ave. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500 /
Miss Gladys Scott. 1929 W. Tenth
Miss Bertha Hull 1901 Buchanan 'O0
ST. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500 |
Miss Gladys Neil. 1852 Fillmore st. go !
MSS MSS Etnel paws, 9SS Fillmore st. 800
Miss Grace johnson, Crosby Bros
Co Observation-Disclosures. 500
Miss Ethel Berger, Crosby Bros
Miss Caroline Roser. Edison Co. 500
Miss Grace Ruthaven, s19 w.
Eighth ave . ... 5oo
Mrs. L. V. Sans, 11O1 Arch St.. 600
Miss Venice Whitney. Palace
Clothing Co. =. .......... 500
Miss Edna NJ Lawrence, 422 Tay-
lof ST. 500
Miss Clyde Bonebrale. 7O9 Har-
Miss N Marie Lagerstroni. 1854 ~. 800
Kiss Hazel Nelson, ios8 Harrison '0O
ST --..-.-,......-...-.. 500
Miss Majorie Whitney, AIS e
Eighth ave; .-.............. 500
Miss Louise McGoff. 1926 Fillmore
ST. 500
Miss Cornelia Gleed, 104 Green
wood ave. :. ................... 500
Miss Helen Sharitt. s19 King st. 100
Miss Marguerite Mills, 1902 To-
peKa ave- Observation-Disclosures 500
Miss Jean Rodgers, sol Monroe st. 500 |
Miss Nellie Kouns, 1919 Harrison
st. ,;...-....-............. 500
Miss Dorothy Gleed, 1885 College
ave 500
Miss F'reda Belts. s25 Buchanan
ST. 500
Miss Lenora Stubbs, SO1 Bu-
chanan st. ................... 500
Miss Rachel Coston. 1909 Bu-
chanan St Observation-Disclosures. 200
Miss Mildred Carter. 434 Wood
lawn ave; ..................... 500
Miss Kathleen A1iddaugh, SIS
Quincy st. ........... 500
Miss Julia Ames, 4S3 Woodlawn
ave. 500
Miss Helen Mitchell, 1904 Bu-
KARNIVAL KNIGHTS