The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
NORTH SIDE NEWS
No Danger of Flood From
Melting Snow.
One Foot of Snow Makes One
Inch of Water.
EXCESSIVE RAINS NOT LIKELY
No Need of Worry About I'm
pending Calamity.
Other Items of Interest ON the
North Side.
EXCESSIVE RAINS NOT LIKEL)

Some of the North side people and
| others are inclined to worry about
| floods on account of the unusual
amount of snowfall this winter. How
ever, it is a we'll known fact that UNI
| less the melting of snow is accom-
panied by excessive rains there is lit
| tie occasion for alarm. In the first
place it takes about a foot of snow to
make one inch of water. And meas
ured by rainfall about three to five
| inches of water falling all over the
Kaw valley are required to make any
appreciable rise in the Kansas river.
Snow melts gradually. Where it has
drifted deep the melting is quite slow.
AS it meltS it is soaked up by the
ground and the moisture is widely
scattered in the earth This kind of
cold weather further retards the melt
ing. Melting usually stops towards
shutdown. Thus during the night
water which may get to the river from
the snow has plenty of time to be car
ceSsive rains while the snow is melt 4
ing is slight. Usually little rain falls
until after the snow is gone.
Locally, with the widening of the
channel and the extra waterway made
by the frightening of Melan and rail-
road bridges across the Kaw, not to
mention the protection afforded by the
bikes, the majority of First warders
as menacing.
people may be assured from our
department that there is no danger
from foods from the amount of snow
fallen" said sunny" Flora of the |
weather department this afternoon.
An item regarding a church enter |
tainment was sent in to this depart |
ment this morning. Admission was to !
be charged for the entertainment, but |
no mention was made as to whom the |
should be charged was
made. Consequently the item does
not appear today. For the benefit of |
many who have asked mention of any
affair, church, lodge, or otherwise, for |
which admission is charged, before the |
event, will be regarded as advertise |
line in this column; fifty cents a line
In the Snap Shots. Where no admis- |
sion is asked the item will be regard
ed as news and printed free.
The Knights of King Arthur club
of the Second Presbyterian church
gave a play entitled Dutch Justice"
1t the church last night and all who
as Charles Snodgrass, who directed
the company" The program also in |
rluded a musical drill with Mrs. Milton
Croll as pianist. Miss Grace Snodgrass
gave piano solo.
Those who took part in Dutch
Justice follow:
Judge, Homer Kennady; police off
Ger, Ernest Wells; first lawyer, James
Stevick; second lawyer. Wiley Cor
don; prisoners, Harry Bach1or, Russell
Hamilton, Grin Head, Forrest Hender-
son, Floyd Rigby and Edward Voeth.
One of the interesting features of
the entertainment was the fancy drill
by the K. o. K. A. boys which in
Guided: Russell Hamilton, Forrest
Henderson, Carl Leep. James Stevick,
Wiley Gordon, Harry Bachelor, Roy
ster Mahon, Grin Head, Edward
Voeth. Ernest Wells, Chauncey Nc
Gee, Homer Kennady, Floyd Rigby.
Harry Cooper. Carl Nussbeck and
Claude Redmond.
The K. o. K. A. quartet consisting
Of Grin Head, Chauncey MCGEE, Ed
ward Voeth and Forrest Henderson
completed the program of the even
ings entertainment.
'fThe play given at the Second Pres
byterian church last night is signif1-
can't of how broad minded people are
becoming said a North slider today.
Suppose such a thing had been pro-
pose1 in Calvin's time-or even about
thirty years ago."
Notes and Personals