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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
RYDER 4 SUICIDE
Prominent Emporia Man Il
Found in NeoshO River.
Believed r1nd Was Affected, rs
No Cause Known for Act,

Emporia, Kan, Nov z7-Charles
Ryder, q druggist and one of the oldest,
most prominent and wc>.hy citizens
in Emporia, committed suicide last
night by drowning himself in the Neo-
sho river after first tying suicide with
Worry over imaginary financial troub-
les caused temporary insanity and was
responsible for Ryders action, 1t IL be-
Neved. The mans body wos found in
the river this morning.
Ryder's wife went to Kansas City
yesterday to do some shopping. In her
absence Ryder left his drug store and
went to his home, where he made his
first attempt to end his life. He went
to the bath room and cut his wrists
with q razor, then changing his mind
as to this method of suicide. wrote a
note telling his wife that his body
would be found in the river, not the
bath room. Blood stains in the bath
room told the story of Ryder's attempt
to end his own life.
When Mrs. Ryder returned from
Kansas City on a night train. she found
the note and the blood stains. and a
searching party was organized. Ryder
went to the river about 8 o'clock last
night it is believed. His body was
found five hours later.
Town Gave Hi ma Banquet.
ItyQST was one Oh tue most pTOml-
nent business men in Emporia. Only
a few days ago the commercial organ
izations gave a banquet in his honor,
the first banquet ever given an indi-
vidual citizen Of the town. The dinner
wa sa testimonial of Ryder's work as
president of the county fair, which he
had made a success in spite Of the
drouth of last summer.
But Ryder's work for the state fair
was not his only effort as a public
spirited citizen. After the old Whitley
opera house burned, Ryder personally
provided for the building Of a town
hail that would answer the purpose of
an opera house and auditorium.
The man was one 81 the pioneer resi-
dents OF the town, Was quite wealthy
and an Investigation 81 his affairs to-
day showed they were in good condi-
ton. Ryder was 63 years old. He had
no children His financial affairs are
in good shape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
All Of Them Serving Long
Terns for killing Women.
He Killed His Wife 80 Years
Ago.
Rafney Of Miami, Who Killed
His Sweetheart.
And Farnsworth Of Cherokee,
Who Killed His Wife.

Three murder STANDARDIZATION Asboll
OF Labette county. Jasper Rainey Of
Miami county. and Alexander FArns-
worth Of Cherokee county-were eiven
Thanksgiving paroles today by Gov,
erncr Hodges. Asbell and Rainey were
serving life sentences. Farnsworth was
serving 70 years for second degree
murder. All Of the men were dressed
out" Wednesday night and left the
Lansing state prison to eat Thanks
giving dinners with relatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
SCALDS her HUSBAND

Chicago. Nov. G.-Mrs. Grace Owens has
been sentenced to $50 days in the house
of correction for pouring boiling water
staying out late.
Owens encountered his wife's wrath
when he reached home shortly before
their home and went to sleep on the floor,
He was awakened when his wife threw a
bucket of boiling water on him.
Physicians testified that Owens arms
chest and back were severely scalded.
They have been married twenty-five
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

ing for advance reservations. Some Of
the counties win charter special cArs and
bring delegations Of more than 100 to the
banquet None OF the counties whch
have made reservations have asked
for less than ten tickets. Because Of tine
big advance SALE Officers Of tha club have
urged that AL requests for tickets be filed
early.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
<. k.U.AR|ST0CRATS WORK
They Crawl Through Topeka Sewer
System and Save City $4,000.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 27.-Three Of
the so-called "aristocratic'' students
Of the University of Kansas descend
ed into the depths of Topeka's sewer
system last week, craWled through
the miles of Shiny drains, and COM
pleted a survey that experts declared
would have cost the city $4,000 had
1t been performed by any but student
engineers
This is the first time that any uni
versity has cooperated in just this
way to tell a city what is wrong with
its sewer problem. Topeka not only
had the benefit Of the student help,
but it also had the advice Of Prof. q.
r. Jones. head OF the X. U. depart
ment of sanitary engineering. who
led the students through the under
ground tunnels, and directed their
hunt for defects in the system.
Franz Schneider. the expert whom
the Russell Sage foundation has
placed in charge OF the Topeka sur
vey, was delighted with the work Of
the Kansas men.
They have made a tremendous
saving for the city" he declared. "One
rather expected to find student help
halting and time-wasting; yet these
boys took hold with an industry and
capacity which reflects much credit
upon their training
While other university people are
taking a Thanksgiving holiday, the
three students, e. c. Richardson.
Cleveland. Ohio: w. A Davenport, st.
Louis, Mo-, and Harlan d. King. Be-
lott, Kan. are completing the report
from their notes taken at Topeka "A
map will be made showing every sew
er, and a bulletin will include suggee-
lions for improvements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
final winfield GAME
Southwestern Is Favorite Over Pitts
burg NOrma1S.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. IA warm foggy,
spring like day greeted the teams Of the
Pittsburg State Normal and Southwestern
college at Winfield here today. The teams
are to meet on the Normal field at ESQ
O'Clock. A record breaking crowd is ex-
pected to see the game. The Southwestern
Team oeIeateo tne Kansas Aggles cary IN
Is in the poorest condition of the season
Coach Fuherer OF the Normal simply says
he expects the Normals to win in a hard
H,a <t1o The Imam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
Fms Job for Lord FAunfiexox

Cincinnati Nov. z7.-Fairfix Har-
rtson. the original of Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett,s Little Lord EAun-
leroy" il "tipped'' to become preoi-
dent OF the Queen and Crescent, sue
ceedtng W. W. Finley. who died Tues
day. HIS only rival for the Job II said
to be T. C. Powell, vice president of
the Cincinnati Southern HaEr1oon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
They Raised tI,e a. .ooo. .ooo.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE campaign for
q a, 600 600 fund for the Young Mems
Christian Association and the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association, which has
been in progress for the last fortnight,
closed successfully last night when It was
announced that . total Of $Aoe ,6o0 had
been reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Football Results.
At Providence-F1rst period: Brown
0, Carlisle 0.
End second period: Carlisle 6;
Brown o.
At Providence-End third period:
Carlisle s: Brown 0.
AT Providence-FfnAl: Carliale Is:
Brown O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Friday;
cooler in the east portion Of the state
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

for a tie or a victory for one team
through place or drop kicking. 1t looks
as though it was UP to Trobert's or
Haymaker's toe to win the state cham
pionship.
sity by Nebraska by a score Of SIS to
was all that kept the Kansas Aggies
out Of the cellar position in the Mis-
souri, valley this year. Nebraska only
whipped the Aggies "a to 6. Neither
team was able to win a contest. The
Aggies graduate nine regulars this
year, too. Next year will be hard
shedding fof the Farmers.
Topeka high school dope from the
Lincoln Star; Despite the defeat
which they met at the hands of the
Sioux City eleven Saturday, the Lin
coin eleven will start practicing Mon
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31
Miles OF f1oving Pictures

tacuiar effect
The scenario writer arose and bowed
For an author, his aplomb was mag
nificent.
THE lady is right he admitted
Shall ! cut them out? OF course" he
added, 1T will ruin the plot
YES" said the lady in brown, "cut
at least one of them. The others you
might leave, providing that the scenes
which show the actual descent of the
knife are eliminated. You can fix 1t SO
there will be nothing except the two
men struggling; then just flash show
ing one OF them lying on the ground
That will do away with the actual
stabbing.' The scenario-writer nodded
gratefully
Then" said Mr.. MCGUIRE. shall
make note that this picture has been
passed. providing the eliminations
mentioned are nader" Every one
agreed. saThe Stigma" retired from the
boards So did It's author, presumably
to find some nice, dark place where he
could bite holes out OF the floor. An
other picture took the screen, and
Ethelbert came in again through the
side door.
This picture was questioned because
II showed a suicide; third, because il
included a scene in which boy sci
fire to a house. In both the offending
parts of the film were eliminated The
censorship strongly discourages sub
jects like arson, suicide and poisoning
They are crimes too easy of imitation
Total condemnation was visited upor
only one picture. It's fault was that II
cotained bad moral lesson, IN
that weak and emotional youth
who stole meat for an old beg
gar woman was rewarded, at hel
death. by being made the sole heir te
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

other guy" The question was sub
mitted to the scenario-writer. cit be-
ing, after fashion, first-night, the
scenario writer, of course, was present
He admitted that the other guy had
been croaked.
"Fine!" said Ethelbert. Tat guy
was no good, anyway" 1t was sug-
gested to Ethelbert that. he lacked &C.
quaintance with the higher morality 1t
was explained that guys goodness or
deficiency thereof was hardly sufficient
justification for his violent demise.
Sure assented Ethelbert, "I get
you. But, if somebody's got t be
killed, it might as we'll be a bum
huh?' Well, the dictum possessed
some logic, but. on the other hand. was
It essential that somebody be killed
In the name of excitement. Ethelbert
declared that 1t was But. he qualified
1t was beyond doubt that the killing
was purely imaginary. and therefore
not to be deeply considered.
With a rattle of whirling celluloid
the picture ended. The lights were
flashed on. Ethelbert disappeared as
he entered w. D. MCGUIRE jr.. assist
ant secretary to the board passed
around the blank ballots on which the
committee registers its opinion OF each
picture. The ballots hold three printed
possibilities. Passed, Questioned, 7
and Condemned THE Stigma" was
unanimously questioned.
Too much stabbing," said the woman
in brown, speaking again. The fouI
others agreed with her.
But said the woman in brown, =
don't consider that sufficient reason foI
condemning the whole film. On the
whole, 1t teaches valuable moral les
son. The scenario-writer. think
merely threw in the staDbing for spec
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

an hour All speed ordinances are of
at the sessions of the censor;ng COM
mittee. The main point is to dispose of
the greatest possible number of pic
lures in the least possible amount OF
time.
There was an excessively funny man.
chase; a stirring battle with Indians;
a very pastoral romance; fire; and
another man-chase. Then the operator
announced "The Stigma"
It was the story of an ex-convict. He
had large amounts of tribulation. cul-
minating in hand-to-hand battle with
a horse-thief 1t was about the third
hand-to-hand battle of the film, and I:
was evident that the committee was
getting restless. The committee does
not approve of hand-to-hand battles
That's too realistic, . said a mother
lv-loolSing woman in brown when tbs
convict, having received presumably
mortal wound, struggled to his feet and
survived just long enough to drive q
knife into his adyersary's chest.
Some scrapl" voted Ethelbert. He
had yielded his complete confidence ir
return fer cigarette. Horrible thing
to give cigarettes to children. One
should shower them with bon-bons.
THE lady says it Is too realistic Il
was necessary to call the remark te
Ethelbert's attention.
"G'wan! Wha' does a lady know
bout fightin'?" Ethelbert sneered. with
ostentatious risibility Tat guys
game The ex-convict, despite his
mortal wounds, had managed to climt
on board a horse ana was making 9
bee-line for the old homestead, his in.
tention plainly being to die in some
body's arms
Hes beatin it for cover" analyzed
Ethelbert. You s'pose he croaked t'a
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31
Mrs. Gait Found That
in the Less Civilized
Countries Women We're
Forced to Bear lJp
Under Hardshios That
Their Husbands Would
Not Force a Horse to
Undergo-If They Had
a Horse.

priced and is handed down to the wom-
en- of the family from generation to
generation. / saw one gold drapery
of marvellous beauty ard workman
ship, which / learned was more than
seven hundred years old.
AL through the Malayan Archi-
pelago and in the Orient generally
European capital is trying to estab-
lish factories I was told that it is
easier to obtain women workers for
the factories than men. The women
are more industrious and adaptable
and willing to work, which is a rec
ommendation that cannot be given
mists expect this influx of European
industry and thought to do more for
the emancipation of the Eastern wom-
an than any other factor.
"The Filipino women hold SUI
perior position. Most of the farming
is done by them. They raise produce
and live stock and are dexterous in
the weaving fabrics. They reserve the
privilege of doing their own selling,
and are shopkeepers and own stalls
at which they dispose of their own
productions The sign manual of their
independence is the fact that they car
ry their own pocketbooks, but do not
doubt that they dole out of them lib
orally to persuasive husbands.
"In most of the countries the wom-
en- have no property rights to speak
of, and their husbands or fathers are
empowered to collect their wages
Work is apportioned among the MEM
bers of a family, the men turning their
attention to the managing and direct
ing of the meagre finances"
Glass for class, do you believe the
women of the Orient get as much out
Of life as do the women of American"
Mrs. Gait was asked.
THAT is hard to say" she replied.
while they do not have many of the
pleasures that American women have,
they do not have many of their both
ers. Their amusements though few
and simple are greatly enjoyed. They
do not have heavy responsibilities
and their lives are so prescribed for
them that they don't have to waste
much energy in wondering what thew
shall do.
But did come to this conclusion,
which may interest the women Of
America. 1t is the working woman of
the Orient who is happiest, for she Is
the only woman in those lands who
has any measure of personal liberty"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

to have been shown. 1t tells them to
be on the lookout. If the condemned
film appears, the z. M. G. A. man no
titles the local police. Every city has
its own regulations, and pictures which
are Objectionable to the National Board
usually conflict equally with the local
requirements. The private exhibitor
finds himself in hot water. The dis
tributor has supplied him with a pic
ture which he cannot show. He threat
ems to change his supply bureau. The
distributor learns lesson; condemned
pictures are sent out no more; and the
National Board of Censorship takes an
other hitch in the impregnab;lity of its
position.
The censorship board is headed by
Frederic C. Howe. of the Peoples Insti-
tute. It's only other paid officers are
w. D. Mcclure jr.. executive secretary:
John Collier. general secretary, and
Sarah A. Levein, educational secretary.
The whole endeavor of the committee
is to temper, rather than to destroy. II
would much rather change a film than
condemn it. To quote Mr.. Howe:
$50 far as the pictures themselves
are concerned, they are here to stay.
They started in very badly, but their
whole history up-to-date has been one
/ of improvement. A good deal of room
for further Improvement remains, but
| the Board of Censorship does not ex-
Il pect 70 accomplish everything in day.
IA time will come, no doubt, when every
picture shown will have some unique
and separate value. At present, the
moving picture Is primarily medium
OF entertainment. and the chief aim of
any censorship must be to eliminate as
many as possible of the Objectionable
features and still leave the factor of
entertainment intact
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

her savings of $4,000 The censorship
decided that this picture was entirely
without excuse. The probabilities that
1t would induce every boy who saw it
to go and do likewise were too plain.
The censorship gives its order; the
motion picture companies obey. The
remarkable thing about it is that the
censorship is absolutely devoid of legal
power to compel obedience It.works,
one might say, by moral suasion. You
can judge for yourself.
1t was formed three years ago. A
year later it was censoring practically
every picture issued in the United
States. There are only two great dis
trfbuting agencies for motion pictures
the Motion Pictures Patents Co. and
the Motion Picture Distributing and
Sales Co. The former representing the
trust; the latter, the independents.
Both have their headquarters in New
York. The National Board of Censor
ship simply went to these companies
and told them what it proposed to do.
Both companies had been having
rouble for the same reason-the exhib-
itors were receiving pictures which the
local police would not permit to be pre-
sented. A National Board of Censor
ship offered the logical solution. The
two big companies came in.
Since that time there have been many
attempts at secession. Certain COM
panies, despite the boards orders. have
tried to exhibit condemned pictures
They have never succeeded. The board
has local representatives in the Y. M.
G. As of every city which is large
enough to accommodate Y. NJ c. A.
When film Is cut or condemned, a
form letter is written to the boards
local representative in the various cities
where the cut or condemned film was
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31
Quarters of the
Way Around the World
Women Wives and
Mothers-Are Treated
by Their Husbands,
and by the Sons These
Women Bore, No Better
Than the Meanest Beast
of Burden.
Of Burden.
By Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,

Dy MIS- @dA1lC @11dp11AdIl (dLI.
VXYOMEN- wives-in Japan strug-
Wv Cling through the streets with
huge trunks on their backs; tramp
ing down gangplanks bearing heavy
cases and sacks of grain, hurrying, al
ways hurrying under the curses of
the straw boss. man.
Women-wives- Russian sea-
ports with bags Of coal on their heads;
a never-ending line staggering to
the ship decks performing labor that
would tax the strength of derrick.
taking their orders always from a
man
Women-wives- China crooking
their spines over the oars in bumboats,
racing to vessels, fighting for the priv
nege of rowing passengers and freight
to the dock, overturning each others
boats, risking death-all in the effort
to earn enough to support their hus-
bands.
Women-wives- the rice fields Of
the Far East in water up to their
Fxnees. bodies bent double most of the
Ray, cultivating the rice plants to
produce crop for the men to har-
vest and later to turn into profit.
Women - wives India from
dawn till dusk in the hot sun hacking
at the ground with rude hoe. tramp
ing over the rough fields doing the
planting while their husbands sit in
the shade and give orders.
Women = wives in Java farming,
peddling, earning living in any way
they can in order to support their
consorts.
Women-wives-in the Philippines
working in the fields, cultiyating, har-
vesting
Women-wiyes-in the Malayan Ar
chipelago laboring long hours in fac
tories
Three-quarters of the way around
the world women-wives and moth
ers-are treated by their husbands,
and by the sons these women bore, no
better than the meanest beast of bur-
den.
All these inhuman conditions and
others just as distressing were noted
by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait in the
tour of the world which she has just
completed. Mrs. Gait is one of the
leaders in the feminist movement in
the United States. and her trip was
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

The manufacturer smiles grimly, makes
mental note for the future, and pock-
cts his loss.
Last week the committee inspected
eighty new reels, or about $4,000 feet of
sample films. Seventy-six subjects we're
passed; three were passed subject to
certain eliminations; one was con-
demned.
"The Stigma" fell first. 1t was shown
in the executive Offices of the "Inde-
pendents." at No. 1000 Broadway, New
York. The censoring committee con-
sisted of four women, one man and
Ethelbert Aloysius Flynn. Ethelbert
was member ex-oficio. He represent
ed the bowling mob, otherwise known
as the endangered public, or, in yet
more graphic words, the Immense-M Mul-
Moving Picture Show Goers-
Whose-H Health-M -Morals-and Conception
of-Life-Are-T Threatened by-This- Insidi-
ous-F Form-of- Entertainment He had
come in by side door, probably be-
cause the boss would have stopped him
if he had tried to get through the main
gate. It was evident that Ethelbert
leaned toward the consumers rather
than the producers end of the moving
picture business
Any normal American boy would
have given ten years of his life for
Ethelbert's place. The view was per
feet. About twenty feet away hung the
screen, just large enough to bring the
pictures to their clearest focus. The
committee reposed about in soft, deep
| leather chairs. Executive offices al
ways have soft, deep leather chairs. Be-
hind specially constructed partition
an operator reeled away at forty miles