The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

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Another view of the wooden balcony
in ono os the jackson street exits
| of the Grand opera house.
said that winter the shows confined
themselves to the cities where they
thought they could make the most
money.
McKeever asked if it waes not a fact
| that within the last three weeks an
attraction produced only SEA in re-
ceipts. The witness said he could not
carry receipts in his head.
McKeever then asked if it was not
a fact that Maxine Elliott played to
capacity house only a few weeks ago.
despite this article published in 1916.
The witness said Maxine Elliott
drew a very good crowd.
MeKeeVer asked if it was not a fact
that it had always been hard to get
good crowds to attend mediocre shows
at the Grand
Crawford sad some of them drew
good crowds and some of them did
not.
| The court then took a recess of fif-
| teen minutes, conveninS again at
1910 O'Clock
| McKeever asked the witness as soon
as court reconvened if it was not
| fact that repairs are now being made
| on the Grand.
| Crawford stated that workmen were
| working on a stairway this morning
| repairing a railing. He said the re-
| pairs were being made because they
were needed and that whenever his
attention was called to the fact that
| repairs were needed he considered it
| to his interest to make them if they
were needed The witness said he
never knew the railing he was having
fixed today needed fixing until his at
| tention was called to it by McKeever.
At 1915 this morning Mr.. MacLen-
nan was called to the witness stand.
Mr.. MacLen,an on Stand.
| Mr.. Crawford left the stand at five
minutes after eleven and Frank p.
| MacLennan was called as the next
| witness. Joseph Waters conducted the
direct examination of Mr.. MacLennan
asking what the approximate circula-
tion of the Topeka State Journal was
April II, II and IS, 1916. Mr.. Mac
Lehman said it was 24.500.
In reply to a question, he said the
circulation in Topeka at that time
was about $500. Circulation now &C.
600; city circulation between 5000
and 10000.
Waters then asked as to the circula-
tiCn of the paper in Colorado, Texas,
Missouri and other points outside of
! Kansas.
l. Mr.. MacLennan said the paper was
| a Topeka and Kansas newspaper and
that its circulation outside of this
state was nominal.
Asked if he did not send out news
to other papers, Mr.. MacLennan eX-
planned that the Associated Press, of
which The Topeka State Journal is a
member, employs a man in Topeka
who collects and gets Tews to send
to other Associated Press papers. The
attorneys for the plaintiff insisted that
the cross examination be confined to
the matter brought out in the direct
examination and Mr.. MacLennan was
excused from the stand before II: rs.
Roy Crawford Testifies.
Roy Crawford son f L. NJ. Craw-
ford, and manager of the Topeka
houses of the Amusement Syndicate
Co, was the next witness called.
Roy Crawford told of his connec-
tions with the Topeka houses of the
Amusement Syndicate Co, and told OF
the first time state officials called his
attention to the condition of the NOV
ing picture booth at the Grand.
Crawford stated that Mcbride, state
official called upon him at his office
and that the booth was changed on
April 10. He said the report of the
state officials in which he was or
| dered to make improvements at the
Grand was delivered to him in per-
son between IL and IL O'Clock on the
{ day of April II, 1916.
Roy Crawford. in discussing adver-
, tislng business relations with the To
peka State Journal said that when he
and Arthur Kane were partners, Kane
would 60 up to the newspaper office
: Gld write notices about shows: thai
these were so interesting the paper
, published them and that Mr. Mac
! Lehman told them he would cease Civ
ing them free readers-that they
would have to pay for their readers
and Mr.. MacLennan would pay fol
the passes he received.
: Saw Paper On Street.
The witness said that the first time
l he heard of the article published
S April /, 1916, was about noon that
day when the papers were on the
street
2 Roy Crawford said he was acquaint-
! ed with the conditions of the GranC
1 on April IL, 1916. and that it was il
l as safe a condition then as it lis now
: He sad it is in a safe condition now
The witness said that he mailed q
copy of the Topeka State journal con
: tanning the article to his father. who
| was then in Texas.
Waters became vexed when Nc.
keever objected to questions asked the
l witness and when McKeever made one
, objection Waters complained that he
was not thru asking the question
Il beg your pardon" McKeever said
Il do not want your apology Wa
ters said. Il had just begun when yoI
I, started this colloquy."
= The court took recess for noon a
: 1885.
Afternoon Session.
t room was occupied this afternoon b,
| persons who aDDareutlV were inter