The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-17
ST0REs WILL CLOSE.
State street establishments wiz. Pay
Tribute to Memory OF Eleid

Chicago Jan. i7.-Out Of respect to
the memory OF Marshall Field, who
died yesterday i'm New York, the Field
wholesale and retail esta blishments ~
Chicago we're closed today ana VIII
remain closed until Saturday
AN the stores on State street, chi
Cages greatest retail street ana prop
ably the larger establishments else
where iu the business district, VIII oe
closed for two hours Friday e aay
of his funeral
Directors of zeieldsg7suseum of
natural history have ordered tnat M
Stiiutfon closed all day Friday At
taches of the museum viii wear
badges of mourning for thirty days
Announcement is made that Ar.
Fields successor viii be ms Dr0tners
j. ~ Field OF Manchester. Eng who
win take charge of all the Fleld
houses. j. n, Field for years mas
been at the head of the Manchester
nranch of the Field business and mas
had general charge of all the foreign
business done by the Field firm. he
has not been in Chicago for many
years.
Funeral Train Starts.
New York. Jan 1.-THE special train
bearing the body Of Marshall Field 10
Chicago left New York at II O'Clock
this morning. Its route is over the
New York Central and Lake Shore Hall-
roads. Tt is expected that the party
viii arrive in Chicago, about noon to-
morrow. The special train CONSISTS OF
I'VE cars, baggage car, two sIeepels'
3 dining car and observation car
Dr. Frank Billings. Mr.. Fields family
physician. who is one OF the party re-
turning to Chicago on the special tram
said today that all the members OF Mr..
Fields family were In good health that
they had borne vel the STRAIN OF
watching at his bedside during MS Ill
ness. Those who went on the tram 70
Mrs Marshall Field. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Jr. MT and Mrs. Stanley Field
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. King, Mrs Henry
Dibblee Mrs. Preston Gibson, augustus
N Eddy. Mr. Fields brothef-in-laNV,
Miss Catherine Eddy, Arthur Jones. aAr.
Fields private secretary Rooert T.
Lincoln Miss Gillette. Mr. Field's niece,
an OF Chicago. and Robert n. Ea1rs M
Ffeld's former partner Norman B.
Rearn Mrs. J.. ID. James. Mr.. Field IS
sister. and Philip James. his nephew
II was announced today that MI.
Field would be buried in Graceland
cemetery. Tt is still undecided wheth-
or the funeral viii be held from his
residence at 1900 Prairie avenue or from
the First PresbyteriaE church.
The Field party left the Holland
House about 1880 o'clock. To escape
as much as possible, the observations OF
= crowd which collected on Fifth ave
nue. in front of this hotel the party was
divided into small detac hi1ie1f leaving
bv fv-os and threes in carriages, with
short intervals Of time separating each
departure Mr.. Fields coffin was Ia
ken 4out OF the hotel by a side entrance
on Thirteenth street and placed IN
hearse, being taken to the train before
the members of the funeral party leIl
the hotel
Last Act in World Of Finance.
CHICAGO Jan. 1.-THE last acr Of
Marshall Field IN the world of local
finance, i'm which he had become q
dominant figure in regent wears. was IN
connection with the y pending failure
of the Walsh banks. il 7fas through
hia influence and at his suggestion that
The clearing house COMMITTEES accepted
the plan of liquidation which was put
into effect when the Institutions closed
NTr Niaid prevented financial crash
Enat might have dragged down score
81 local banking houses.
The committee had been i'm session
with the Comptroller of the Currency
Rideeley for hours Vainly striving 10
agree on a solution Of the impending
disaster. 1t was late at night before
Mr Field was appealed to- He went
from his residence to where the Cntca-
60 hnanciers were in session ,
The situation was briefly Outlined
and he Immediately proposed the SO u
ton. Several Of the committee demur-
red to accepting the responsibility Tor
the deposits of the Walsh banks Mr.
Field pointed out that the sn0ek 10
Chicago's financial credit if the banks
should be permitted to fail. and IN
sisted that his plan be adopted 1t has
been stated that he even declared he
would 90 ahead hifnsell II the ID ~
would not.
The committee and the comptroller
adopted the plan and the financial
credit of the city and thousands OF dol
lars Of depcsitors were saved.
I'VE had divided up into groups and
gone into separate rooms to discuss
possible solutions" said James IL. Fe~
keIs every hour we seemed to be
Getting further from an agreement
FINALLY Mr.. Field arrived, prOposot the
only possible solution ana he affair
Of millions was settled in a few min
utes."