The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20

ROMANCE Of THE MUnDockS

Washington, D. C.. Dec. 2o.-Con-
duced q bin In relation to the fees II
United States marshals. It provides
that each marshal shall send writs ana
process delivered to him. by mail to
the deputy in whose county the de-
fendant or defendants reside, or may
be found. with instructions to serve
tho same. and no mileage shall bo
charged for tho service except for the
number Of miles actually and necee-
sarily travelled by the deputy in maxi
ing the service. The deputy shall
make the return az required by law
and send the same with the writ or
process to the marshal by mail. In
cases where such = service is made BY
mail the marshal shall be entitled to .
fee of SO cents for each person served
In addition to the fees now allowed By
law, which sum, together with the
mileage, shall be paid to the deputy
making the service Recently Con-
gresham Phil p. Campbell introduced
a similar bill. which would facilitate
which only allows such IN ORcial tho
fee of SO cents for the service ren-
dered through the mails.
Mr.. Medley has another bill autsor-
iztng the issuance Of q patent to the
northwest quarter Of section 81, town
ship II south, range 40 west, Dodge
City land district. to George II. Lowry.
Congressman Dan r. Anthony intro
duced a bill in the house authorizing
and directing the secretary Of the
treasury to pay to Mrs. James w.
Morgan the sum Of $4,000. in full sat
isfaction for personal injuries sus-
tanned by her husband. James w. Nor
gan. while guarding a federal prison.
er confined In the prison 1t Leaven-
worth.
Mr.. Anthony also presented q petit
ton of Topeka citizens favoring legis-
lation to prohibit misbranding of ar.f-
cles made OF fabric, leather or rubber.
Senator Joe Bristow introduced .
bill in the senate directing the post
master general to cause the accounts
of c. e. Moore, late postmaster at
Cherryvale. KAN, to be credited with
the sum Of $40 on account Of the
loss OF that sum in postal funds by
failure OF the Cherryvale National
bank.
The senator also has a bill authoriz-
ing the secretary Of war to donate two
to the John A. Logan Post, q. A. r.,
Salina, Kan. sss
Congressman Dudley Doolittle pre-
sented petition in the house Of cisi-
zens OF the Fourth district urging the
passage Of the LinQuist pure fabric
ana leather bill.
Under the caption Of "women
Worth While" tho Washington Star
has the following to soy of the wife
OF Progressive Leader Vic Murdock:
About Mrs. Victor Murdoch there IL
q glamour of romance which the pass
ing years can never dull. She married
at sixteen. ana with her young hus-
band. then 10, began life on q salary
OF - per week. Nor IL this the most
romantic fact connected with Mrs.
Murdock's married life. The most ro-
mantle fact IL that she u glad she
did it.
Life is more complex now than 1t
was In Kansas twenty years ago." Mrs.
Murdock always says when she comes
to explain how easy It was for a girl
Of 16 to defy fate, fly in the face of
Frovioehce, and marry youth Of -.
with - week and prospects. Then,
when you congratulate her ON how
beautifully 1t has all turned out and
remind her that Victor Murdoch,
leader of the Progressive party in the
mouse OF representatives. 10 one of tho
Il always knew It would be that
way. you know"
Impossible as It may seem. the ro-
nance of the Murdocks began q long
time before their marriage. They were
eweethearts as children. When Mrs.
Murdock. then Pearl Allen. the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Allen
Of Wichita, arrived at the dignity of
dresses to her shoetops, she was stern
~ admonished by her parents to for
get the red-headed, impetuous boy
who carried her books to and from
school for her. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen ex-
plaihed to her that they liked young
Victor well enough. but az for boy and
girl affairs. no girl ever married her
first sweetheart, and 50 on. They
sent their daughter to Indiana to
boarding school. and young Murdoch
went to work on his fathers paper.
the Wichita Eagle.
Il made brave attempt to content
myself with acquiring WISDOM" Mrs.
Murdoch has told her friends, but
1t was no use. My efforts In this d.
rection Were short lived. My parents,
with good sense and q real desire for
my happines brought me home, and in
q short time Mr.. Murdoch and myself
were married"
One OF the first decisions at which
the young people arrived after their
marriage was that Victor Murdock
was worth more than - q week. He
left his fathers paper. went to Chicago
ana began work on one Of the 1ailies
there. After letting his salary accu-
/ Every Man to His Callinr