The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14
KANSAS COl4AENT
NEWPORT JEWEL SHOW.

NEWPORT JEWEL SHOW.
The annual Newport jewel EXPOSE
ton has been held, according TO llo
dispatches. 1t is given out that 1t was
an unqualified success IN every paI
ticular. BY the rules or the NeWpot,II
game, the attendance was not at an
large, and consisted of a few or the
first families, numerous newly rlch
and squads of deputy sherlfts' con,
stables, detectives, policemen, speclal
officers, etc. Surrounding the snow
was a Gordon of officers, keeping the
common herd on the outside. HOW
ever, the brilliance of the jewel dls-
play was so large, it is stated, that
the view from the outer rim, by peek
ing through the military guard, was
nearly as good as the showing from
the ranks making the display The
value of the jewels was declared, by
competent judges, to be about twelve
million dollars. The women who wore
them made the men who bought them,
(the jewels), very proud, indeed. 1t
was gratifying to a man that ne coulu
be able to put forth his wife in more
dazzling brilliance than some other
man could. None were eligible for the
parade of brilliants unless she wore
great punches of diamonds, pendants
of pearls or other gaudy metals and
hardware. And there was a whole
row of these. The showing made at
Newport is said by people who make
a study of such things, to far over
shadow the exhibitions recently made
i'll Narragansett Pier. There is great
rivalry between the two places on
their annual shows and the jewel bust
ness is picking up as the result 1t is
announced that the exposition will be
held, as usual, next year and already
plans are being laid to make the next
event far surpass any previous show
1ng.-HutchinSOn News.
A COSTLY LESSON.
Little more than a week has passed
since the country was shocked by the
Two h(r
yet that week has been sufficient for
various state and company officials to
file disclaimers to any responsibility
for the conditions that led to the hor-
ror in which a large number of girl
workers lost their lives and the Incl
dent will be forgotten in q short time
by all except a few persons to whom
the victims of the fire were particular
ly dear. The fact that such disaster
could occur should awaken people to
the Importance of providing against
such accidents. 1t should result in
laws that would remove the common
causes for similar catastrophes and it
should impress upon officials the i'm
portance of naming inspectors who
would see the intent of the law carried
out Kansas might surfer a catas-
trophe of this kind in which the loss
of life would be great but the chances
are strongly against it for the reason
that in this state every effort is made
to make buildings as safe as possible.
The trifling gain to be made by failure
to install fire escapes, by failure to
have the rubbish removed from build
ings and to maintain conditions that
would guard against such fires is not
considered by owners of buildings here
because the inspectors have insisted on
safety and the owners have seen it's
wisdom. And the New York example
of this week shows that it pays. No
saving is great enough to pay for the
sorrow and heartache caused by that
Observation-Disclosures Journal.