The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
Their Activities and Success in
Washington.
Miss Lulu McCabe Wins Honor
Prizes.
PROF. SVINGLE OF MANHATTAN
He Has Been Ordered to AL.
giers on Date Culture.
Mrs. Isabel Ball and Her
w. r.. C.. Work.

Washington, June 11.-Miss Lulu M.
McCabe of Topeka. Kansas, was the
honor graduate of the famous old
Georgetown University this year. She
graduated today with the degree of
bachelor of arts in the college of arts
and sciences, and because of her ex-
traordinary high rate of percentage,
based upon a four-year course, was
awarded a diploma which bears the
words with distinction after the
name of the degree.
Miss McCabe also won the z. K. CUT
ter prize of $50 in gold for showing
excellence and most marked aptitude
in English studies
The presentation of the diploma and
prize was made a special feature of
the graduating week by the dean and
faculty of the university This is the
most important recognition shown any
student in the Georgetown University
for number of years.
Miss McCabe was a freshman in the
Washburn college before coming to
Washington. She is the daughter OF
Judge Arthur j. MccCabe, an assistant
attorney general in the department of
justice.
Frank p. Edinburg of Lindsborg,
Kansas, also graduated today from the
National University Law School of this
city Three degrees were conferred
upon him-master of law, master OF
patent laws, and bachelor of laws.
Prof. Walter SwingIe of Manhattan.
Kan, for many years one of the globe
trotter experts of the department or
agriculture, has been ordered to AL
giers, for which country he Will start
in about six weeks. in connection with
the importation of dates to the United
States. Much interest has been
aroused recently in date culture in the
arid sections of the southwest. EX-
cellent dates have been raised there
and private individuals and CONNER
ciaI concerns have wished to INTRODUCES
other varieties from North Africa.
There has been considerable doubt as
to plant disease and possible insect
pests injecting the date offshoots. 1t is
TO straighten out these questions bear
ing on plant quarantine regulations
that Prof Swingle has been ordered
to make the date investigation.
Prof. Swingle and Prof. David Fair
child, also of Manhattan, have intro
duced more new plants, trees and vege-
ables from foreign countries than any
experts in the employ of Uncle SAM
They are now recognized as the high
est authority on these subjects.
During his first race for congress-
Victor Murdock was besieged to join
about every secret order that had
lodge out his way. But he refused to
Join as it might look as if he were
doing SO just to get their votes-wh1ch
Is. of course, the last thing in the
world a man ever joins a lodge for.
After election was over, the lodges
all desired to have their congressman
On the roll, and Victor Joined about
eleven different orders all within
month. One of the solemn oaths he
.ook was to stand by a lodge brother
even to the point of getting an erring
brother out of Jail. Vic agreed to this
without thinking.
When he got to Washington to take
,ffice the first telegram he found on
his desk was from the secretary Of
,ne of his lodges. 1t read:
Brother Soandso in Jail at Alexan-
lria. near Washington, held for $4,000
,ond Kindly furnish bond and get
lim out at once"
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball of Larneds
Kan, national vice president of the
Woman's Relief corps, will start this
week for an annual tour of inspection
It the request of the national president.
She will visit the department encamp-
nent at Syracuse, n. Y, next week:
viii go TO Augusta, Me-. to the en-
of that department, June IL
ind 19; then to Pennsylvania for an
June 25 and 26. Mrs. Ball
will be at Gettysburg on July for the
iftieth anniversary of that famous
,attle. Mrs. Ball is employed in Wash
ngton as associate editor of the Ma
ional Tribune, the G. A. r. organ.
The production of Portland cement in
912 in the United States was S2,43S,096
'arrels This production was reported
" "a states. The state of Kansas pro-
uced 3,225O4O barrels, which is about
per cent Of the total
Senator Bristow has introduced a
ill in the senate to require the Sec
etary of the treasury to inform the
enate what value the public health SER
ice has discovered in the so-called
remedies it has investiga-
ed.
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