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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
MRS. FERRY DEAD
She Died Suddenly at Tampa,
Florida.
Had Gone There to Spend Win.
ter-Of Prominent Family.

Mrs. l. S. Ferry, wife of Judge Fer
ry of the firm of Ferry, Doran &
Dean, died this morning at Tampa
Florida Her condition was exceed
ingly serious yesterday, and her hus-
band left for the south last night Be-
fore he arrived word of her death was
received. The telegram reached To-
peka today.
Mrs Ferry went south about a
week ago, and expected to spend the
remainder of the winter in Florida
She has been troubled with a bron-
chial disease for several months. and
has been acutely ill for two or three
weeks.
The body will be brought to the
Ferry home, 1419 Topeka avenue, next
Tuesday, and interment will take place
in the Topeka cemetery. The date for
the funeral has not been set
Mrs. Ferry belonged to one of the
Oldest families in the state, and has
been socially prominent for number
Of years. She was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs T. II. Lescher of 92O
Monroe street, and was 43 years old.
Mrs Ferry has no children but be-
sides the parents leaves two sisters
Miss Nellie Lescher of Topeka, and
Mrs. Addie Mills, who arrived from
her home in Chicago today: and two
brothers, Herman Lescher of Montana
and Frank Lescher of CHAMPAIGN. III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
HARVARD SCHEDULE.
Dartmouth and Vanderbilt Missing
From Program for 1918.

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. S1.-The
Harvard football schedule for 1913
has been completed by the Harvard
football committee, it was learned to-
day. While not officially announced.
it was said that the Crimson schedule
differs in several details. from last
years Dartmouth, an ancient rival,
has been dropped and Amherst has
withdrawn Vanderbilt also is miss
ing. Cornell returns to the Harvard
schedule, filling the date formerly oc-
cupied by Brown, the latter team hav-
ing been moved up to the date pre-
viously held by Dartmouth. Norwich
university fills Amherst's place. The
tentative schedule follows:
September 26-University of Maine
at Cambridge.
October bates at Cambridge.
october 11-Williams at Cambridge.
October 1S-Holy Cross at Cam
bridge.
October 25-Norwich university at
Cambridge.
November Cornell at Cambridge.
November S-Princeton at Prince
ton.
November Thrown at Cam
bridge.
November 22-YaIe at Cambridge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
BROWNS BILL
He Would Remove judiciary From
Politics.

Speaker W. L. Brown today intro
duced in the house bill providing for
a non-partisan Judiciary, his measure
being in strict accord with the admin
istration policy in fu1fiIlment of the
Democratic platform pledge to take
the courts out of politics
Under the provisions of the Brown
measure all candidates for district
judgeships, for places on the supreme
bench and for any other judicial cleo
ton at the hands of the people, shall
have his name printed on a separate
ballot to be used in the August pri-
maries. All nominees for judgeships
shall hove their names printed in the
independent column in the general
November election, thus being re-
moved entirely from all party align
ments and elected free from all party
influence and prestige
In the recent campaign, the Demo-
Gratis pledged a provision placing the
judiciary of the state above politics
and. political influence. The Brown
bill offered today comes as a strict ad-
ministration measure and with the en-
dorsement and support of the Demo-
cratic following in both branches of
the state legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
K. OF C. VAUDEVILLE.
Good Show Given at the Hall by
Amateurs.

\ successful entertainment was Civ
en- under the auspices of John A.
Meyer to defray expenses for the re-
cent purchase of a pianoIa for the
knights of Columbus hall There We're
about $50 in the audience, and they
seemed decidedly pleased with the
musical and Evolutionary numbers that
had been arranged
The program opened with ar over
ture by Miss Mabl Griley, Miss Mary
Sands gave a solo. Miss Agnes Ianni
gan rec1ted monologue and Rath-
skeHar Trio performed a vaudeville
skit. There was a one-act cornely on
titled 'Shylock Bones" and the per
formance closed with a drama by Rida
johnson Young called John CLAYTON
Actor" Jack Meyer. Lou DOYLE and
Miss Helen Foley. who impersonated
John clayton, Colonel Warren. and his
daughter, Louise, were exceptionally
good.
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CROSS COSTS $4,000
Memorial to Mrs. William Astor Given
by Daughter.

New York, Jan. 31.-A large me-
mortal cross, something after the style
of those which travellers meet at cross
roads in England and many parts of
the continent, is to be erected prac-
tically at the head of Wall Street, in
Old Trinity Church yard, as q me-
mortal to Mrs. William Astor, the
mother of the late Col. John Jacob As
tor Mrs Aston died in 1908, after
life of prominence in society. Like
earlier members of her family, she was
also a prominent parishioner of Trim
ity.
Mrs Marshall Orme Wilson,
daughter announces the gift of the me-
mortal which will be cross of gran
lite 80 feet high, with carvings of an
allegorical nature, surmounted with a
figure of Christ 1t will cost about
SAC. COO Although of a type common
in Europe it is said that the memorial
will be the first of its kind in an
American city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
TO END COPE CASE
Taking of Evidence Likely to
Be Finished Today.
Mrs. Robinson Says Letter Did
Not Refer to Woman.

Kansas City, Jan. 31.-Mrs. George
Robinson, of Detroit. did not interpret
the letter upon which Mrs. Carrie e.
Cope, of Topeka, Kansas, bases a libel
suit against Mrs. Robinson and Bishop
David III. Moore, of Cincinnati, as hav-
ing any reference to Mrs. Cope. accord
ing to her testimony today in the trial
IN the federal court in Kansas City.
Mrs. Cope asks $4,000 damaSes from
Mrs Robinson, president of the Ma
tional Organization Women's Home
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church and same amount
from Bishop Moore. She charges a
letter written to Mrs. Robinson by the
bishop concerning Mrs. Copes admin
istration of the Fanny Murray mission
bequest in Kansas cast reflections up
on Mrs. Cope's character. Mrs Rob
inson said she considered the letter
had reference to Judge II. NJ. Jackson,
of Atchison county, Kansas, and other
trustees of the Murray estate
She said she sent IL to the trustees
of the National Mission organization In
all. parts of the country merely to get
their vote on what should be done con-
corning removal of the Murray bequest
from the hands of Mrs. Cope. She said
this was the usual procedure concern
ing matters of interest to the whole
organization and that the letter from
Bishop Moore, the appointed arbiter I'm
the affair, was a privileged communi-
cation.
Col. Joseph Waters, attorney for
Mrs. Cope. asked Mrs Robinson if she
would be willing to tender his client
to permit Mrs. Robinson to answer
this question.
1t was expected trial would be com
pleted late today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
Carrie Parrish to Prison.

Pleading guilty to a charge of pick
ing the pocket of Robert Curley, 129
Monroe street, an elderly Englishman
some time ago, Carrie Parrish colored,
was given an 1ndeterminate sentence
this morning to the state prison SEN
tence was passed, by Judge George H.
Whitcomb shortly after the plea was
entered. Carrie Parrish in company
with Laura Wisdom, an old police
character, were arrested following the
robbery of Mr.. Curley charged with
the crime. Subsequently Laura was ia
ken back to Lansing to serve out a
former sentence, imposed in a similar
case. Her alleged confederate closed
the incident today by pleading guilty
as charged. The two women are said
to have held UP Mr.. Curley and to have
taken out of his pocket tin box con.
tanning So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
CLOSE SATURDAY
MidWinter Fun Has One More
Day to Run.
1t Will Be ChiIdren's Day and
Big Day.

The Kansas Midwinter exposition
will close Saturday. AS previously an
nounced that will be the big day of
the exposition-"childre day." and
carnival night There will be hun
dreds-possibly thousands-of young
sters at the afternoon performance,
and at night everybody will be out for
a good time.
It is not expected that there will be
any rowdyism Saturday night. 1t will
be just a big goodnatured crowd
The Greater City Four and Dewey
and his Dolls are the vaudeville at
fractions that are receiving the ap-
plause of the crowds. Billy Van and
the Haas Brothers are also good. For
an encore the Greater City Four gives
an imitation of a German band that
takes the house by storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
This Weeks
Entertainment
NOTES OF SENATE
State Efficiency Committee
Latest Legislative Plan.
Bill by Carey to Reduce All
Operating Expenses.

A state efficiency committee to
promote economy in the operation of
state departments and offices and to
recommend to the governor better
and cheaper methods of operation, is
the contents of a bill introduced in
the senate this morning by Emerson
Carey of Reno county. Senator
Carey would have the committee ap-
pointed Immediately that the state
may become acquainted with a means
of putting the brakes on the steady
drain from the treasury.
The Carey bill provides for the APP
pointment of three men with terms of
two years to push this work. The
appointments to be made by the gov
ernor. The political, business, educa-
tionaL charitable and penal interests
of the state are to come under the
scrutiny of the efficiency committee.
For instance-if this committee
finds that in one state office addi-
tional help is needed, it will investi-
gate other departments and procure,
if possible, employees from this over
stocked department for relief in the
office where more help is needed.
In investigating the charitable, edu-
cational and penal institutions of the
state the committee will see that all
Anticipated and dangerous machinery
is replaced, that methods of operation
are improved and that management
can be maintained with more economy
and with less red tape"
The committee me mbers are to re-
ceive five dollars a day while on ac-
tual duty
That the domestic animals of Kan
sas might be preserved-that is, that
their health may be smaintained-Sen-
ator Logan, of Mitchell county, has
offered a bill in the senate providing
for the appointment of a live stock
board by the governor, This board is
to be composed of two well known
breeders and one veterinarian in addi-
ton to the state veterinarian and the
dean of the State Agricultural College,
The boards duty wilh be to protect the
domestic animals of the state against
contagious diseases.
The bill providing for the salaries OF
county attorneys in Kansas has been
nreDared and introduced by Jouett
Shouse. of Edwards county. The sal
aries according to the population OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
in search of the body. MCGOWAN, 6
u II I.a q in,

in search of the body. MCGOWAN, a
tall, muscular chap, walked in.
81 simply couldn't stand being
without work any longer" he said. Il
went on the ferry boat and waited
until it was in the middle of the river.
Then 1 took off my coat and dived
into the water. / must have been
pretty close to the bottom of the river
when 1 realized what a coward 1 was.
l was almost all in before 1 got back
to the surface.
Then 1 got on my back and took
deep breaths until my strength came
back, and struck out for shore. Men
at an electric light station put me into
their boiler room and gave me hot
drinks and when 1 left them yester-
day they fitted me out in a coat and
hat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
HE DECIDES To LIVE.
Nfourned as suicide John MCGOWAN
Walks Home.

New York, Jan 31.-Mourned as a
suicide John MCGOWAN, who leaped
from an East river ferry boat on We'd
nesday evening, turned up at his
tenement home late last night, while
his young wife, with her baby, was
searching the river front for his body.
a vision of his little family left to
starye or accept charity, had turned
McGowan's intended self destruction
to eagerness to live
and baby was found on the ferry boat
after he had 1eaped overheard in the
dark, leading to his Identification. Re-
porters were waiting at his home last
night to learn further of the suicide
when. during Mrs. McGowan's absenct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
New York Money ,,ar,-a,

New York. Jan 3L-MONEY-Money on
cau steady 2s413 per cent; ruling rate 90
per cent; closing bid 2zz per cent; offered
at per cent Time loans, steady: 60
days, 34Q319 per cent: 80 days, 3s4d4 per
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper o. to
5 per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at S43.I5 for so dav
bills and at s4.7.25 for demand. CONNER
cial bills, s4-3-
SILVER-Bar silver, 613sc; Mexican dol
lars. 4Sl9c-
BONDS+Government bonds steady. rail-
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
INVITES OUR STUDENTS
Kaiser Wants U. S. Cadets to Serve
in German Army.

West Point, n. Y, Jan. Sit is
reported that the German government
at the beginning of October, next, will
invite thirteen students from the mill
tary academy here to Germany to
study for six months at the military
schools at Neisse and Metz and also
to pass six months as lieutenants in
the German cavalry and artillery
regiments.
The scheme is to be tried out for
two years, it is understood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
NORTH SIDE news
White Way Petition Will Be
Presented Soon.
Special ShOrey School Election
February s.

The petition for the white way in
North Topeka will be ready to be
presented to the city commissioners
within u short time after February
1. 1t has been in the care of the
committee of the Commercial club for
several weeks. This committee has
been holding it while waiting the re-
turn of a number of property owners
in the district which is north of First
street, but south OF the river.
These people are due to return
some time this week or during the
early part of next week. 1t is re-
ported that they will sign the petit
ton. Two names is all that is neces-
sary before it is presented to the city
commissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
WELLS-M'CARTYM MATCH
London Cables Say They VIII Box
Late in March.

New York, Jan. 91.-Bombardier
Wells, the English heavyweight cham
pion, and Luther McCarty have been
matched to box ten rounds in Madison
Square Garden the latter part of
March or early in April, according to
cable reports from London today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
MRS. ALTERNATELY DIES
Blood Poisoning Causes Death of For
mer Miss E1tzwilIiam

Leavenworth, jan 31--Romaine Aber-
nathy. wife OF Omar Alternately, a fl1rni-
ture manufact died today of blood
poisoning. Mrs. Alternately formerly was
Miss FItzwillian, daughter of the late
Judge Fitzwlniam, one of the leading
members of the Kansas bar in the early
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
CASTRO IS RELEASED.
Federal Court Grants a Writ of
Habeas Corpus.

New York, Jan. 31--Cipriano Castro
walked the streets of New York this af-
ternoon temporarily a free man under a
Holt in the federal court. Argument on
the question of making the writ per
manent win be heard on Friday next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
Notes and .aer>nnaIs

The young people of the Central Ave-
nue. Christian church have arranged to
observe tie thirty second birthday an
niversary of Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY. by giving a special program Sun
day night, entitled, THE Endeavorer's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

A special election in Shorey, to de-
termine the location of the new
school building, will be held Febru-
airy S. A petition for the election
has been signed by more than 200
persons and this is a majority of the
voters of the district. 1t is claimed
that the number of petitioners is
greater than the number of votes that
will be cast when the election is
held.
on this proposition and it is believed
that the vote will be greater than
during the election when the bonds
were voted
In the State Journal of Wednesday
evening an article appeared in re-
gard to division of sentiment over the
location of the Shorey school house
that might be misleading and there
fore reflect on one of the best known
and most estimable families on the
North side. The article stated there
was a disagreement in the family of
Ralph Skinner over the school house
matter. 1t stated that Ralph Skin
ner opposed change of location and
his father, J. H. Skinner, favored it
The statement was true, but for fear
1t might lead some people to think
there was a serious family division
on the matter, further explanation is
made in justice to the family. The
father and son are perfectly good ma
tured over the division of opinion on
the school house location. No quar-
rel, no words, no hard feelings. Just
a difference of opinion. The article
was written in good humor by a re-
porter who is friendly with both IA
Their and son, and used simply be-
cause of its interest as a news story
to show how far the difference OF
opinion extended in the location of
the new school house. Neither of the
SINNERS care enough about the loca-
ton to more than have an opinion
on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

The ladies of the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church will hold a food
sale at sos North Kansas avenue Sat
urday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

Senator Porter of Crawford county
was appointed as chairman OF the
,ninas and mining committee OF the
senate this morning. He was mace d
member of the labor and cities OF tne
first class also. The Repuphcan from
Crawford takes the seaI 1oIiiis .
cunied by the unseated Socialist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31
THE BIG MIDWINTER EXPOS


Billy Van, Songs and Stories.
Dewey's Dolls, Singing and Dancing.
Haas Brothers, Triple Bar Performers.
Greater City Four, Male Quartette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

Senator KinkeI of Morris county in
+roIuced a bill in the senate today
giving to the first and second class
Cities of Kansas the right to build
"White way special lighting systems.
r,ha old law allows a tax only on cities
Of a Dopulation of more than 40,oO0.
The new bill, if passed, will affect
scores of cities in the state which are
clamoring for business street improve
mentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

for, the combination of the offices of
state commissioner of labor, state
mine inspector and state free employ
ment bureau has been placed on the
calendar for first consideration this
afternoon The Democrats are be-
hind the bill solidly despite the nu-
merous protests that come to the leg
islature every day from laboring men
over the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

To provide a suitable punishment
Senator Denton.o of Elk county has Of
fered a bill allowing an addition to
the age limit at the Beloit industrial
school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

The bill providing for the salaries of
county attorneys in Kansas has been
prepared and introduced by Jouetr
Shouse. of Edwards county. The sal
aries according to the population OF
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-29
IN NORTH CAROLINA

Mrs. J. G. Gibbs of Columbia, S. c.,
was the hostess at a luncheon given
Wednesday at Grove Park Inn. Mrs.
Gibbs guests were Mrs. NJ. S. Mont
gomery of Spartanburg; Mrs. J. L.
Alexander of Asheville; Mrs. Arthur
Cheamham, of Durham; Miss Barkley
of San Antonio, Tex; Ex-Governor AL
bert w. Gilchrist of Florida and Mr..
Hunter Gibbs of Columbia, S. c.
Asheville Citizen.
Mrs. Frank Harris and Master Har-
ris Powers of this city, with a party
of friends, spent the day Wednesday
at Lake Toxaway.
Misses Aylmer and Mabel Pearce of
Columbus, Ga, the former a recent
visitor in Ocala, are spending the
summer at Swanannoa. They spent
Tuesday at Lake Toxaway and Thurs
day Black Mountain and Friday
and Saturday at Asheville, going VI
especially for the closing ball at the
Battery Park Saturday night. Next
week they will spend day at Busbee
Hall with Mrs. Frank Harris.
Mr.. Jack Camps family, Mr.. R.. S
Halls family, Mr.. George Rentz's
family and NJ. Clifton Camps family
and Mr.. George Martin are the Ocala
paOnIo uho bayo hoan or Achoville
for the entire season, which has been
most pleasant one, although the
weather has not been as cool as pre-
vious summers. However, several OF
them write us that it is very delight
| full now.
There are a large number of other
Ocala people at the different North
Carolina resorts.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-29
A ROAD-MANING PANIC

1t is figured in Missouri that $780,
600 men voluntarily working two
days on the highways will add $1,000
900 in betterments. Probably this is
an excessive estimate, for the work
will be poorly done, and in most Dlac-
es it will add nothing of permanent
value to the condition of the roads,
Properly directed, 100000 men,
with teams, employed two days
should be worth several times $1,000
600. The trouble with all such enter
prises is one that was made familiar
to earlier generations which adopted
the expedient of working out poll tax
es in this way. Something besides
scraping earth into mud-holes and
opening up bitches is needed to Gre
ate good roads.
Road-making is as much a science
as railroad-building. 1t is costly. 1t
cannot be done in a hurry. Ten mil
lion men working two days without
intelligent direction would accom-
plish little. What they do the next
storm will undo.
Nevertheless, popular interest in
good roads is highly encouraging.
When the men of Missouri have
wearied of sensational attempts to
solve the problem they will hand it
over to professionals, and we hope
that the professionals will be men of
ability and that the office-holders re-
sponsible for them will be men of
honesty.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-29

Colonel Mic Barco, dean of Crystal
River, and a friend of all sections of
Florida, was numbered among the
prominent visitors to the city Satur-
day. He was registered at the Har-
rington Hall. He says that 1t is a
mistake about his moving to Gaines
Vile. That he has only sent his chill
dren there to be educated in the
State University. His Ocala friends
will be glad to know that he is in ro-
bust health.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-29
OVERALL PARTIES THE LATEST
SOCIETY STUNT

Hon. Harry H. Halves of st. Louis,
nephew of Mrs. Letcher Riker of
this city, and young man who re-
ceived much of his education here at
the old Hogsett Academy, and is well
known to many of our people, is one
OF the instigators in a good roads"
movement that is being copied by
many of the weather. young st. Lou
isians. He issued invitations to an
overall party for August 20 and 21,
at which his guests, the rich young
business men of the city, donned over
alls and worked without pay on the
public roads with pick and shovel
Many of the prominent men who have
country homes will have the same
kind of house parties, and it is ex-
pected that the friendly rivalry will
bring forth and excellent display Of
road-makirg, and prove that the av-
erage city business man can WELD d
pick-axe and shovel successfully. and
Sc an examp'e TO lis brothers Of the
rural communities. Each overall
party" will work under the supervis-
ion of a professional. highway engi'
neer The parties are not a fad, but
a branch of a concerted movement of
the State Good Roads committee
Harrodsburg (Ky.) Herald.