The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-24


to permit two ten-story hotels TO So
licit for stock at the same time. Sena
tor Capper Subscribed for the North
American and refused to sign the Pc
tition for another hotel stock PROPOSE
ton.
The North American hotel only
needs $35 900 to make good Topeka's
pledge. The Omaha people are rails
ing three times that amount. They
have already taken over the site, re-
moved the old buildings and made the
excavations. When frost is gone the
work will be resumed. The hotel will
be built whether the Chamber of Com
merce continues its present non-help
attitude or not; it is just simply a
question whether the Chamber of
Commerce wants to get out and help
raise this other S35,000-and take
pride in the new hotel or not. That is
all that stands between Topeka
agreement and the Omaha people; but
the Omaha people are going ahead
with the hotel anyway. If the Cham
Der of Commerce does not see fit to
| help raise the $4,000. the State Jour
nal will raise it SO Topeka's promise
may be made good.
The largest Topeka stockholders in
the North American hotel are direc-
tors in the Bank of Topeka.
One of the proprietors of ne of the
hotels in Topeka threatened the State
Journal with lawsuit because it said
| that there was no fireproof hotel in
Topeka, were inadequate accommoda-
| tons here unworthy of the city and
| other truths. AS the State Journal has
| only two libel suits set for this week,
perhaps the people who are opposed
| to the North American hotel might as
| well precipitate a third-the more the
merrier.
| A large number of city people are
this afternoon engaged in trying to
convince the county commissioners a
county home should be built in the
city. OF course, the county commits
sioners will listen to their pleas, but
| will hardly act on them. If the same
| Topeka people would eXpend their
energies in building a hard-surfaced
permanent road out to the county
| farm, which is a short distance north
of the city, their work may not be I'M
availing. The county farm is on a
and with a good road all the way the
county farm would be exceedingly
handy for city people.
| The State Journal has a libel suit
on it's hands this week for $4,000
because it CONDEMNED the Crane
Opera House three years ago for pro
viding wood instead of iron booth
around the moving picture machine
for letting its wiring remain in bat
shape and for permitting the danger
Gus defects in exits. If Crawford win:
is the press to be muzzled? Mean
while, Topeka people who want to 60
to good musical comedies and othel
good shows which should be rat the
Grand must go to Emporia or kansas
City.
4 Crawford has made his fortune a
Topeka. He is getting along in years
Here's suggestion: build a memoria
theater and moving picture house
fircproof, modern, big and comfort
able. 1t would be a monument. to hi
theatrical career here and would pa,
fbetter than lawsuits and leave a bette
kaste in his mouth and the public's.
Another one of the State Journal
libel suits for $4,000 damages i
prosecuted by Chamber of Com
merce Lawyer-member because w
undertook to expose some unknown
Stacker at the request of the fourtl
liberty loan workers. This suit i
pushed by a lawyer named Addington
1t is known as "snitch" case. Man,
reputable lawyers will not take case
, of this sort but the Chamber of Com
|, merce has several lawyers who TAX
them. They use the name of a rePu
. table barber. one of the highest pal,
BARRIERS in Topeka, telling him tn
, case will cost him nothing, but if h
wins he will get $4,000 and the law
yers will get the other $4,000.
My, how we hate to spend time owe
these trifles. when there is SO mucl
to be done in this reconstruction pc
! Rod to put Topeka on the map in tn
prominent place she belongs.