The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
as compared with the blazing heat of

as compared with the blazing heat of
MONDAY. =,
Early this morning-as early as
o'clock-citizens of the city were try
ing their best to wake the populace
into a mad replica of the excitement
attendant on the Thursday United
Press announcement that ine war
Is Over
A bell quartet from the Santa Fe
shops made the first move OF the day
towards a celebration. 1t was unsuc-
cessful except that it laid the fire
which burst into full flame later1n the
day The students of the Topeka high
school were the first to catch the cele-
bration fever en- masSe.
School was supposed to resume this
morning after a vacation of more than
a month caused by the flu ban. School
did resume-for about five minutes
Just long enough for the boys and
girls to organize a parade and snake
dance and to reach the avenue. The
noise created by the youngsters added
fuel to the slow-burning fire of joy
and the streets began to present the
appearance Of an extra busy Saturday
afternoon.
Shop Men in Line.
Then the head of the Santa Fe shops
workers parade turned into Kansas
avenue and added din and turmoil to
the fire. With the apprentice band
| blaring forth the strains of "A Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight" the
workers filed up the street in columns
| of four-every man armed with bell,
| a tin pan, and a brass bound throat.
At the head of the Santa Fe shops
| parade a veteran of the Spanish wars
was carrying a flag which according
| to its legend was with Dewey at
Manila Bay"
was at 1890 o'clock when Tom Rum
bley an employee of the Beatrice
| Creamery company, climbed the one
hundred and fifty foot smoke stack at
the plant and fastened to the cage at
the smoke vent a five by three foot
American flag.
Official Holiday at Noon.
Governor Capper this morning
called upon all Kansans to join in a
monster peace celebration today. IN
| der the governors decree. the lid
will be off in Kansas from noon until
midnight.
The state house, court house and
| city hall closed for the parade and
demonstration, while the public
schools. which opened this morning,
took the afternoon off and Topeka
lkiddies added to the noise and the
enthusiasm surrounding the Joy of the
peace announcement.
w. L. Porter. city commissioner,
this morning asked all peace demon
| strants to remain south of Fifth street
and Kansas avenue. The city emer-
gency hospital is located at Fourth and
Kansas avenues and the noise of en-
thusiastic paraders caused much trou-
BILE at the hospital early this morning.
The governors holiday declaration
has been sent to all sections of the
Estate. News agencies notified the daily
press of the governors declaration and
before noon the word was dispatched
to practically every town in the state
All Kansas will join in the. peace DEM
onstratioh. Scores of towns in the
state have already arranged for jubi-
lees surrounding the signing of the
armistice. All that is needed is Off
cial announcement that the war is
ended and that an hour has been set
for the celebration.
Acting under Governor Capper's
pronouncement of holiday, every
loyal and patriotic Kansan will con-
tinue his joy making until midnight
Every man, woman and child in the
| state Is urged by the governor to enter
into the spirit of the closing of the
| worlds greatest war. Hundreds of
mothers, fathers. sisters. brothers and
sweethearts of the boys who have been
in the fighting overseas or who are in
training for overseas service, will par
ticipate in the days demonstration. AS
soon as Governor Capper, announced
the holiday order, neAws was sent thru
out the state and every town was
asked to start the celebration promptly
at the noon hour