The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
In New York City Are Especial.
" Thankful Today.
FUND S4,OO0,OOO COMPLETED
Money Was Raised in Is Days
Ending Last Night.
Anonymous Gifts Amounted to
More Than 100000.


Mems and Young Women's Christian
associations of this city. jubilant as
they were over having established a
worlds record in fund raising by OBJ
tanning more than $4.0O0.OO0 within
Is days. The announcement as re-
ported last night that the total Of
81, 4,062,501 had been raised was fol-
lowed today by some interesting de-
tails Of the unique campaign. The
gift Of the odd dollar of the over-sub-
scribed amount came at the last mo-
ment from the janitor of q downtown
building. who sent it with the follow
ing simple and earnest. ii ingram
matical note:
II see by the papers this morning
that you have not got your four mil
lion dollars and so there is nothing
else for me to do than to help you.
This morning a lady gave me one dol
lar for a turkey; then I thought that
I have to be without turkey and send
that one dollar for your fund. am a
janitor that loves the lost God bless
YOU"
contributions were made to the fund
and that five of these contributors
gave SO generously that their gifts
alone totaled $1,175,000. John D.
Rockefeller was the chief contributor.
having given a half million dollars.
Cleveland H. Dodge was a close Sec
ond with gifts of $375,00O. A num-
Der Of rich persons closed their phil
anthropy with modesty and the to-
tai of anonymous gifts was more than
100000.
Convicts Disappointed.
Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 27.-Eighty pris-
oners in the western penitentiary here
who have been waiting since Monday
for the cheering news from the execu-
tive offices in Harrisburg, that they
were to be released on parole in time
prison. were disappointed this morn
ing when the postman failed to leave
the coveted papers. Should they ar
rive during the day the men will be
released tomorrow.
The applications were passed upon by
the state board Of pardons. but 1t was
understood at the penitentiary the
clerical work required before they could
be submitted to Governor Tener for
his approval was SO great that it could
not be completed yesterday.
Big Day in Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 27.-Regardless Of the
gloomy weather conditions Chicagoans
observed the Thanksgiving holiday
more extensively than ever. Turkey
dinners were the rule in most Of the
homes of the city and the hotels rest
aurants and cafes were prepared to
serve thousands Of guests At many
Of the cafes, tables had been reserved
in advance.
Charitable organizations made this a
day OF real thanksgiving for hundreds
Of poor families by giving them large
dinner baskets. The 1000 prisoners at
Thanksgiving vaudeville performance
the Bridewell attended the annual
in the prison chapel, this morning and
1qtov. traotod IN f,,p az
Patients and inmates at the Cook
county hospital. the county Jail. the
juvenile home. the Chicago state os-
pital and other homes and hospitals
enjoyed turkey dinners.
In sporting events the principal at
traction was a soccer football game be-
tween teams from Cleveland and Chi
chago.
Prisoners Get q Holiday.
Jefferson City. Nov. 27.-The prison
ers In the Missouri prison had a
Thanksgiving dinner Of roast pork to-
pickles. gravy. mince pie. coffee and
butter. The men did no work today
and were allowed to attend q moving
picture show in the prison chapel.
Thanksgiving feasting began as early as
the Bowery Missions bread line with food
enough on hand to satisfy the needs of
various Charitable organizations continued
throughout the day very close to the pro-
gram carried out in previous years, not
withstanding that high prices for food
stuffs made the work more expensive than
ever. At least half dozen dinners at
each Of which 1000 to 5000 persons were
to be served were provided and in addi-
ton to this work Of the regular phdlan-
thropic organizations it appeared that an
unusually large number of private bene-
factors had arranged to help the un-
fortunate in some way or another: In
MANY ordinary households the dread
spectre of the high cost of living de.
throned the traditional turkey. the retail
price of which had risen on the eve of
Thanksgiving to IS cents pound for the
best grades and Is to 30 cents pound for
cold storage fowl
Although it had been predicted that the
arrivals Of poultry. which were larger
than for several years, would show that
the turkey was holding its own the total total
less in turkey arrivals than in other years.
According to retailers the shortaEe ~ Is due due
holding the birds already killed, for the
Christmas and New Years trade and the