The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
FIRST AUTO SHOW.
TOpeka's Initial Motor Car Ex-
hibit Will Open Tonight.
Vaudeville Entertainment VIII
Start at Gals O'Clock.
DECORATIONS ARE ATTRACTIVE
Auditorium VIII Be Blaze OF
Light at Night.
Motorcycle Dealers Are Well
DECORATIONS ARE ATTRACTIVE
Motorcycle Dealers Are Well
Represented at the Show.

The Topeka Automobile show will
open at 730 o'clock tonight. The
vaudeville entertainment that will be
one of the attractions of the show,
will start at 9:15 o'clock.
Perhaps the busiest place in Topeka
today was the Auditorium. The con-
cessionaries were installing thtir ex-
hibits.
The big hall presents an attractive
appearance. The general color scheme
is light green with /. tinge of red.
There will be a blaze of light at night.
Scores of electric lights will give
pleasing aspect to things. In the CEN
ter of the hall is a broad 20-foot aisle
with arches overhead decorated in
bunting of the coIors mentioned. Num-
erous pillars with light cross pieces
form the booth divisions.
The five-act vaudeville show will
doubtless prove popular as the Topeka
Motor Dealers association, the organ
ization that is giving the show, is pay
ing $1,000 for the attractions.
Vaudeville Show.
The AII-Star Trio. a male singing
organization. is said to be particularly
good. Then tfieS Curtis sisters who
dance andasngs sfeasunusually pretty ana
attractive accortifnE to their photos
There will be the Russian court must
clans, two young women who viii be
CARRIED in typical Russian attire.
The most sensational feat of the
show will be the Sliding from the bal
cony to the stage of Herr Won Ritter,
of New York Hippodrome fame. He
will stand his head on wire and
make the slide. Then there will be the
Arnessins troupe of hand balancing
equilibrists.
There will be two vaudeville shows
each day, one a 3:15 in the afternoon
and the other at 9:15 at night.
Cars Represented.
There are more than half hundred
motor cars on display, some of them
being skeletons in actual operation.
Motor cars are we'll represented at the
show
Among the firms that have exhibits
are the following:
John r. johnson, Oakland cars; Over
land Automobile company, Overland
and Mitchell cars; Stoves & Sons,
Marion, Little AZ and REQ; Nicholas
Auto company. Cadillac J-A-R Car
company, Jackson. Auburn and Ram
bier: Seery & Morton, Maxwell; In
ternational Harvester company. Inter
national; The West Motor company,
Studebaker and Glide; e. G. Kinley,
Ford; lines Clark Auto company,
Chalmers, Hudson, Paige, Detroit Elec-
trio; The Capital Auto company. Buick;
J. F. Billings Auto company, Stafford
and Stoddard-Dayton; The Central
Cycle company, Indian motorcycle; The
Shawnee Cycle company. Harley-DaVl-
son motorcycle; The Excelsior COM
pany, Excelsior motorcycle; J. C. Hard
ing Yale motorcycle; The Southwick
Auto Supply company; The Auto Tire
and VulcaniZing company; the Fro
gressve Autoist; The Wayne Pump
company: Warren NJ. Crosby Dry
Goods company; Fidelity Oil company;
Dr. A. F. Harrison. gas starting de-
vice; The Ladies Guild of Grace Ca
thedral have the lunch stand conces-
sions.
Some Interesting Displays
One of the interesting displays that
will be in place by tonight or Tues-
the Topeka Auto Tire and Vulcanlzlns
Works, who will show the many
things that he has taken out of tires
the articles that cause punctures-
Another feature of the show IS
section of miniature city. This DIS
play has been assembled by ]. E. Ha-
zen, editor and publisher OF the Pro
gressive Autoist. paper printed III
on either side with buildings are seen
in this display. There are dozen
miniature autos in the exhibit
Society night" will be THURSDAY.
Then it will not be proper to wear
anything but full dress. The price OF
admission will also be doubled.
A good eight-piece orchestra mas
been engaged to furnish the music for
the show.
The Topeka Motor. Car Dealers as
ISOLATION was formed for the express
purpose of putting on the auto show
The president is J. s. Warner. and the
secretary. H. w lines. ]. E. Hazen is
assistant secretary.
Among the men who have had
77-e-,.ar;uo for,
the show are j.. F. Billings. J. A. Mich
oIas, J. r. Cowdrey, F. W. Mills. Guy
Steves Frank Short. A. J. Ekblad, J.
r. Johnson. T.. G. Kinney and A. B.
Kirk patrick.
The show is a Topeka affair. The
displays of autos that are being made
are by Topeka dealers-the reliable
firms of the city 1t is understood
that a few .1curbstones from Kansas