The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-21
FUNERAL is HELD
Body of Retired General At
torney Laid to Rest Today.
Many OEt-Of-TOwn Officials Pay
Honor to Dead Man.

The funeral Of NJ. A. Low. aged 79
years, retired general attorney for the
Rock Island, was held at 1iS0so'clock
this afternoon at the Low home. 1271
Fillmore street, with DR.. S. S. Estey,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, presiding. $3.50
Railroad officials from many. Sec
tions of the country were present at
the funeral, as well as Topeka friends
and relatives of the builder of rail-
roads.
]. E. German, president of the
Rock Island, was unable to attend the
funeral but since early this morning
high officials of the system have been
arriving in Topeka to pay their last
tribute to the Rock Island builder.
Many Officials Here.
Among the officials who arrived
during the forenoon were: w. S.
Dickinson, general solicitor, Chicago;
w. f. Evans, general solicitor for the
Frisco, st. Louis; Daniel Taylor and
Thomas r. Beeman, general attorneys
for the Rock Island, Chicago; Hal S.
| Ray, assistant to the president, Chi
cago; H. L. Reed, general superin-
tendent, Ell Reno, Okla; r. r. YER
million. attorney for the road at
| Wichita; c. B. Pratt, superintendent
of the Kansas division, Herington: j.
J. Breheney, trainmaSter for the Kan
sas division, Herington; H. F. Frank
lin, passenger agent. Kansas City; G.
c. Cunningham, division engineer,
Herington; C. o. Blake, attorney for
the Rock Island at Ell Reno. Okla.
! Other officials arrived this after
noon and the Rock Island men em-
ployed at Topeka have closed their
offices and are attending the funeral.
The honorary pail bearers were: ].
E. German, president of the Rock
Island system, w. S. Dickinson, gen.
eral attorney of the system; w. F.
| Evans of st. Louis, general solicitor
. for the Frisco system; w. r. Smith,
general attorney for the Santa Fe; ].
| r. Burrow, F. C. Kaths, John F. Nor
ton, w. A. L. Thompson, w. H. Davis,
| Samuel T. Howe, F. w. Freeman and
A. A Goddard, all of Topeka, and the
active pail bearers: Luther Burns,
! general attorney for the Rock Island:
i Pacific; Speed Hughes; William Mac
! Ferran, Sr.: E. L. Copeland, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Santa Fe,
and Frank Bonebrake, of the passen-
ger department of the Santa Fe.
The ceremony was impressive in its
simplicity. DR.. Estey made a short
address, and Darwin Bradley sang two
songs.
The body was laid in a vault al
Mount Hope cemetery.
Bar Assn Passes Resolutions.
The Shawnee County Bar associa-
ton, with Otis E. Hungate presiding
held a special session in the rooms OF
the first division of the district court
this afternoon, and ordered that q
committee be appointed to prepare
resolutions of coincidence and SYM
pathy in connection with the death
Of Mr.. Low.
Mr.. Low was one OF the first mem.
bers of the county association, wa.
active and prominent in the lega
profession in Kansas for many years
} and was held in high esteem by hi.
bar associates.
The committee appointed to draf
the resolutions consists of Robert w
Blair. chairman; Luther Burns, Judge
W. r. Smith, and Judge Charles
Blood Smith.
The association named another
committee to pass similar resolutions
/ for Dennis Payne. who died in Kan.
sas City a few days ago. after being &
member of the association for abou
six months. This committee consist.
of George McDermott. chairman; ]
) J. Schenck, Clayton Kline. j. N. vii
'liams and Herbert Armstrong.