The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
FARMERS BIG DAY
Continued rom P.-ge One,

The Thursday attendance was not
limited to daylight. For the first time
since the beginning of the fair peo-
pie discovered that there is something
worth while south of the grandstand
each evening. All of them appeared
to discover it at the same time, and
the grandstand, the bleachers and
standing room failed to hold the peo-
pie who focked through the grand
stand gates for the patriotic program
and fireworks.
Long before the fireworks began
officers were forced to move people
from the space in front of the grand
stand seats. They interfered with the
vision of those who had seats. And
altho they had paid their money, be-
cause they were late, they were 1e-
quired to go out into the race track
and into the quarter stretch. Fully
one thousand paid admissions saw the
fireworks from seats on the ground
Nothing like such crowd has ever
before been in the grandstand at
night. Preparations are being made
for similar crowd tonight.
Pride of Topeka.
The night program, which will be
duplicated In interest tonight, was ex-
ceptiona1. The drill of Uncle Sans
soldiers was interesting and inspiring.
The million dollar live stock parade
brought comment of a favorable ma
ture from hundreds of spectators.
Pride stirred in the breasts of thou
sands of Topekans when Marshall's
band, fifty strong, with natty uni
forms, swept into the race track keep
ing step to martial music and marched
to the band stand. Marshalls is a real
musical organization. But it takes
view of it in a strange city or at home
with a large number of strangers pres
ent to make a Topekan appreciate it
properly.
The Modoc feature of the evening
entertainment is no insignificant part
of it The thirty members sing well.
look well and have proved popular all
week The chorus with band accom-
paniment made hit. The solo num-
bers were good.
The fireworks which followed all
this and Captain Hardys exhibition of
craftsmanship was the same program
that has been given nightly since
given tonight. The remark that it
was the best fireworks display ever
seen in Topeka was common all over
the grandstand. There was beauty
comic pieces and the awe-inspiring
sets initiating the storming of forts,
aerial battles and sea fights.
At Peoples Pavilion.
Today is another interesting day at
the Peoples pavilion. 1t is Farmers
day and farmers and men interested
in farming are furnishing the pro-
farm agent, is presiding.
B. Needham of Lane, master of the
Kansas State grange, opened the pro-
gram With a discussion of grange
work. He discussed farm problems
and the relation of the grange to the
problems. The discussion was open to
others and farmers and farmers wives
took part in it. Mrs. Frank Pomeroy
of Holton, wife of Senator Pomeroy of
the Jackson-Atchison county district,
identified with the grange and talked
to the women of the grange Maurice
McAuliffe, president Of the Farmers
union, was unable to be present and
his place was filed by John Tromble
of Beloit, lecturer for the union. w.
J. Miller of Topeka closed the pro-
gram with a discussion of the sub
ject: 'How to Protect Losses From
Livestock
Pavilion Has Been Popular.
Today is the final day for the Peo-
pies Pavilion. 1t was a new feature
for the Kansas Free Fair. Altho it
had been successful in a few other
states, many doubted its popularity in
Kansas. But it has been a success,
and It has been popular. Thousands
of visitors have attended the meetings
held in the big tent
No two days has the program been
the same. A different class of people,
people with varied interests, have at
day it was the stockmen who held the
platform, the next day it was the good
roads boosters. Then it was those in
terested in national defense and today
it the farmers. Next year the
Peoples Pavilion will probably be a
greater center of interest than it has
been this year.
The machinery exhibitors made the
most of this forenoon's opportunity.
They learned Thursday that with
brings they haven't the room to dem
onstrate their tractors and those
pieces of farm machinery that must
move. They had to stop Thursday
afternoon because there was always
from one to one hundred people in the
road. They'll probably have to cease
operations again this afternoon.
Naval Exhibit Here.
The United States naval exhibit ar
rived Thursday and was placed in a
tent in the patriotic circle. Since then
there has scarcely been minute when
it has not held its crowd of interested
spectators. 1t consists of several Of
fensive and defensive pieces of fight
ing machinery used by the navy. One
is a great torpedo such as are shot
from the submarines. 1t is possible
to study It slightly and understand just
how it operates under water. Then
there is a machine gun, the speed of
which depends entirely upon the speed
OF the man turning the crank Other
guns. shells and batteries complete the
display
The Con T Kennedy shows must
have reaped a harvest Thursday and
Thursday night and they are doing it
again today. There is no more popu-
lar spot in the fair grounds this week
than the big enclosure around which
the shows are grouped. 1t is especial
1y attractive at night when Il e vari-
colored lights are flashing. The bril-
1 liant lights the snowy fronts" the
towering Ferris wheel. the Whip,
the weird music. the cry of the spieler
and the crowd, form an attractive
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