The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-15
GOOD ROADS ON
PROGRAM TODAY
Motor Transportation Also Dis.
cussed at Peoples Pavilion. :
Addresses by Prominent Speak.
ers Following Grand Parade.
CHANCELLOR LINDLEY SPEAKS
Address Tonight To Be DC.
casiOn of X. e. Reunion.
Shows and Exhibits Are Now
in Full Swing.
CHANCELLOR LIHDLEY SPEAKS

WIN the lnIluX or visitors at its
greatest. officials of the Kansas Free
Fair estimated that today's attendance
would exceed 10000 This is practi-
cally equal to the third days attend
ance last year. It was estimated that
by tonight the total attendance so far
this week would exceed 10000
Today's big drawing card was the
horse racing, starting at O'Clock this
afternoon. There were four big events.
with the 2:11 pace for the insurance
and professional stake of $1,000 as the
feature. The 2:17 trot for $500
purse was second in Importance.
There was also a mile running race
and a six furlongs consolation for
horses starting but not winning Mon
day and Tuesday.
Largest Race Crowd.
At O'Clock this afternoon the iare-
est crowd that so far has witnessed
the track program this week. had
packed the grandstand and bleachers.
The track was in the best of condition
and the outlook was for some real
thrills for the racing fans There
were more than thirty horses entered
In todays track events
The Free Fair is rapidly reaching
its acme of interest and attendance
Hundreds of families from surround
ing counties. who would not venture to
come the first day on account of the
/ mud, are now driving to Topeka in
their motor cars. In spite of the ad-
dftional parking room provided this
year the thousands of cars cannot all
be accommodated on the grounds For
blocks away they line the curbs on
each side of the streets. The trains
run to the fair grounds by the Topeka
halfway company every two to five
minutes are crowded and the jitney
busses and taxicab companies are do
ing a banner business.
Families Live at Grounds.
Many families are spending their
whole time on the Fair grounds. The
crowd this morning was large and was
steadily increasing as the day aS-
vanced. BY o'clock this afternoon
it was hardly possible to get thru the
buildings and tents where the exhibits
are housed. Every department had its
quota of sightseers. Thousands more
thronged the various streets of the
grounds, patronized the concessions
and took in the big Wortham
Shows, which were operating at full
blast.
Altho the exhibit of the United
States department of agriculture is at
tracing hundreds of farmers, visitors
in the everyday walks of city life can
also learn many interesting things at
the government building. The bureau
of chemistry, 1.-The watch dog of the
public health" has an exhibit of food
colors that are permissible in the COM
mercial preparation of foods and an
interesting exhibit of the manufacture
Of sugar beets. An exhibit as to the
care of leather gives a vivid lesson as
to some of the causes Of high prices in
shoes.
Haf Livestock Passed Upon.
The aim of the government IL to
serve the people. That is why the
extensive exhibits are sent to the Free
Fair. There are lessons of advantage
for everyone who will visit the build
ing.
More than half the livestock had
been passed upon by the judges to-
day. The total value OF cattle, horses.
sheep and swine on the grounds r.
estimated at more than $5.00o.0 900. A
parade of livestock in front of the
grandstand will be held tonight at 1880
O'Clock.
Good Roads Program
The feature this morning was the
Good Roads and Motor transportation
program at the Peoples Pavilion.
Frank Odell presided at the meeting.
which began at 10 O'Clock An ad-
dress was made by Judge w. K. James,
| of the Hillcrest farms. St Joseph.
Judge James Is an advocate Of any
thing that benefits the farmers.
| Dean F. J. Farrell. Of the Kansas
state agricultural college, also gave =
talk and an address was made by
Frank J. Nickel. former highway en-
gineer OF Missouri university. There
was grand parade Of motor trucks
about the grounds preceding the ad-
dresses.
! LindIey Speaks Tonight.
The feature at the Peoples Pavilion
/ tonight will be the address by Chan
celior z. H. LindIey. Of Kansas uni
versity- Rev. Chas. T. Mathews. pas
tor of the First Baptist church. To-
peka, will preside. Lind1ey's talk will
be made the occasion OF a big reunion
by the. Kansas university students and
alumni. The program win begin at
o'clock and will be interspersed with
! music.
! Kansas Mother and Daughter Can
I ming and Baking club demonstrations
were TO be held In Peoples Pavilion
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
| At Fair Tuesday, 10000.
It was estimated by Free Fair Off