Show Closed Topeka Kas Has Feb 11 As a result of the meeting of the citizens of Topeka yesterday afternoon all the joints of the city are closed cl ed tonight t TIm The citi citizens citIzens zens zeus made the peremptory order that the saloons be closed by noon today and as far tar as a is known the order was regarded Early this morning Chief of Police Pollee Stahl Sta l with some of his of officers officers ficere made the rounds rods of the joints And notified BOWled the th k epi as far as fUr they hey t could be found that they would be ex cx expected to close at once They were in each case presented pre with a printed copy of the citizens ultimatum and commanded in the interest of law and good order to close at once Chief Stahl told the that there was an army of 1000 men waiting to march marchon on a minutes minute s notice to close the joints of the city and that th thy y were of a aclas class clas that would not be frightened out ou t of performing their duty as ag they inter interpreted Interpreted it in un uner under ler der er the doors of the closed clo places In only one place did the officers find And any liquor sold and this place agreed to close at once Tonight Topeka is practically a dry drytown drytown town so far as the joints are con concerned concerned Some of the drug dru stores are said to be doing a thriving business Professor F W Ellis of Wash Washburn burn college addressed a a large JarKe meeting of the students of the college this even ven evening evenIng ing and advised them to ally aUy them themselves themselves themselves selves with ith the joint smashing move movement movement ment started in Topeka He said saH he had bad great reverence for law but this to be betaken betaken betaken was a time for drastic measures taken |