The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

| t-ought out to lure the people within
the tents is interesting in itself
The government wireless telegraph
station is in full operation and this is
something that is a big. crowd drawer.
Interesting Government Exhibit
The government display in the arts
and mercantile building was interest
! ing a. large number of people this
J. Dowld of New York city. f. A. Win
| termute of Washington, D. c.. is
in charge of the exhibit by the sea
mans gunners' class.
In this display are all kinds of min
lsture guns made by the seamen i'll
class. One interesting feature of the
DISPLAY is the name plate of the hat
| tleship Texas which was sunk last Oc-
tcber in target practice. The men in
the training class are taught to be ex-
rerts ir diving, and eight of the men
ciVed down and took off the name plate
in question.
There is Colts automatic rapid fir
ing gun that discharges 500 shots a
minute in the display, and a thousand
and one other things of interest.
There are now about $500 birds in
the superintendent of the department
A. c. Raser. it is the greatest show
of fowls ever got together in Kansas.
One carload of birds from the Kanka-
kee, ILL.,. fair was held up by floods
at DeSoto, Mo, and was late in ar
irving. Other birds have also been de-
layed in transit. and by tomorrow it is
estimated that there will be nearly $500
entries IN the department.
Among the clas ses that are particu-
larly well represented are Buff Or
psngtOns, White OrpingtOns, White Wy
ardottes, Rose Conlbed, Rhode Islands,
Buff Coehns, Single COmbed White
LeghOrnS. and Barred Plymouth Rocks.
There is one thousand dollar fowl
the show-that is it would be a thou
sand dollar bird f it were on sale but
itsis not 1t is White Orpington hen
which won grand champion prizes at
the Iowa and Nebraska fairs. It is
owned by c. w. Reeder.
F. A. Rerkoph, Of Topeka, has enter
Cd his Red Peggy which won sill
yer CUP ct the Topeka show last win
ter as being the best pullet in the show.
Another Topeka man who is repre-
sented in the show is 9. H. Binger'
who mas on display 100 Buff Crpingtons-
These birds occupy a whole row in the
lig poultry building to the right OF the
broad aisle as one enters.
There are mere than $50 birds en-
tered from the lowe. and Nebraska talrs
alone In the show birds are entered
from eight different states
A T. Molin Of Dallas, Tex has
wonderful display of White Wyandottes
and White Orpingtons.
In the center of the large tent is a
big tank containing dlsplay OF manu-
some water fowls. Then there is
tsnk in a small poultry tent where are
swimming around a mother duck-a
White Pekin-and Is broilers.
Not many rods away from the en-
trance are a number of tents which
will serve as rest rooms. etc. One of
these canvas shelters is the emergency
hospital under Miss Kate M King. In
fact everything possible is being done
for the comfort of the thousands of
persons who visit the grounds. They |
will find a check stand, telephone ser
vice. information booth maintained by |
the Commercial club and other con-
The latter is further down |
towards the grandstand and not far |
from the office of the secretary.
Work is apportioned among the
members of the state fair board OF |
managers as follows according to the |
uncement of President T. A. Bor-
man today:
of managers in charge of police and |
concessions.
stock departm ments.
George w. Crane. in charge of agri- |
cultural hall. art and mercantile build 1
Secretary H. L. Cook. in charge of
admissions and fences.
President t. A. Borman, in charge
of bands, races and fireworks.