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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

the college year ''Moving-up day derives its
name from the date which each of the three
lower classes up year; that Is. the trcsH-
men become sophomores. the sophomores become
juniors. and the juniors seniors At this time or
the year the campus is the scene of varied actlN-
itv. The seniors appear for the first time III the
picturesque garb of cap and gown. Inc newly
fedged sophomoreS in the forenoon Eold a pdraue
about the college grounds and city streets Inc
procession is always headed by the university oahd
and made up of members of the class ure7Seu
in fantastic costumes some OF them representing
various members OF the faculty and other prohil-
nent college personages. In the line or march
the initiates Of the Skull and Bones society of
Theta NJ Epsilon also take prominent place !"
the amusement of the bystanders. The men VINO
are being initiated into the fraternity are dresser
in women's clothes and usually made to roe
style of high bicycle. singing songs ana GO
ing various other kinds of nonsensical things
The place. however, for the manifestation OF
true college spirit Is the athletic field on the o'-
casion of a big football game The grandstand
is then packed with men and women students Wh"
compose cheering mass Of humanity. Those
from the College of Medicine come up from the
downtown building. headed by drum and ME
corps of questionable ability, and on their way
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sorry looking spectacles. covered with lampblack
and flour A meeting of the two classes is then
heio on the Campus green at which the freshmen
challenge the sophomores TO three games of foot
pan: college songs sung, cheers given, and
adjournment the first event Of the embryo college
mans career. the -four rush" is a thing of the
past.
The sailing" occurs the following morning, after
the chancellor's annual address the students
The place where the rush is usually held is top
of a hill at the rear of the John Grouse Memorial
College AS the freshmen come out Of the build
ing they met by the sophomores and whirl-
wind OF salt thrown by the latter in small paper
bags The freshmen then try to roll the sopho-
mores over the hill. and they usually accomplish
the feat. A large crowd of spectators is always on
hand to witness the laughable results of this in
teresting custom
At the reception given to the freshman class la
the sophomores later in the opening week good
deal of college fun and many pranks are INDUCED
in This social function is held the large floor
of the gymnasium building and is attended by
members Of the two lower classes of both
The gallery of the building however. is open to
the juniors and seniors. and the members of the
two latter classes try to make the crowd on the
floor below feel uncomfortable possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

steamer Progress, of the Fulton Iron Works.
this week, wrecked the vessel. caused the loss
of several lives and seriously injured more than
a dozen men. The steamer was being changed
from a coal burning to oil burning vessel.
and this work was practically finished. the new
oil apparatus having been tested and approved
the day before the disaster. The cause of the
explosion probably the expansion of gases
generated from three hundred barrels of oil in
a tank which had capacity of 1,940 barrels
This week a special election was held to de-
termine whether not the city should take
charge of the Geary-st. cable road. The PROPOSE
ton was to issue bonds. convert the road from
cable to an electric line. and it depart
ment Of the municipal government Interesting
as this experiment would be in municipal affairs.
the election brought out only about one-third
of the citys vote. and the proposition was de-
feated as il failed to secure the necessary two
thirds vote. In the districts where the union
labor vote was very heavy in the recent State
election the only trifie larger than
in the fine residence districts Property own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

folly of this transfer OF great business to
Seattle which has no proper facilities for the
work San Francisco has the finest army hos
pital in the country. and at the Preside and at
Monterey only ninety miles away. there are
large and comfortable barracks, with every
modern sanitary appliance. Returning soldiers
from the Philippines. with their blood thinned
by the tropica; heat. often complain of the cold
of San Francisco, but Seattle is far worse be-
cause of the incessant rains This dampness
would work great h lrdship to soldiers suffer
ing from rheuma tism, Those who have studied
the subject here believe that the transport sys-
TEN should be retained. but that it should be
managed by the Navy Department There is
something more TO be considered. they say. than
mere money expense. Soldiers who have fought
we'll for the government should not be handled
like coolies at so much head. They should
have good quarters in government ships ar
ranged for their accommodation. and not be
herded like cheap immigrants in the steerage of
commercial steamers.
The explosion of the fuel oil tank of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

generally pick up an italian organ grinder and
his instrument TO add to the general merrineiil-
The architects over from Fine Arts Coilese
with banners flying, and with special yell or telr
own help cheer the Orange team to victory
The maturity of the students of Syracuse UnlVer-
sity board in private houses Winchell Hall is the
only dormitory operated by the college authorities
This building. named after the first chancellor OF
the university Alexander Wirchell is four story
structure of red brick and Indiana limestone
erected in 1900. contains thirty rooms for the
OF students. large number or colese
live at the various fraternity chapter houses
There are also several women's fraternities which
own valuable property. and most of the members
of the latter societies also live in their chapter
houses. This plan of living has many advantages
over the boa riding house system as the operation
of the houses is conducted so as to give an ade-
quate return for a minimum amount of expense III
accord with the particular tastes of the members
The members of the fraternity elect one of their
number to act as steward. who has charge OF
the buying of all provisions and the hiring OF help
and all other matters pertaining to the manage
ment of house containing thirty or forty per
sons. Through this system the students are
taught early in life strict business principles and
the experience gained is by no means to be over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

happened and the glory of the freshman class
imperilled. A picked committee of the former cap
tured the president, placed him in a carriage and
drove several miles out of the city. where he
imprisoned in a vacant farmhouse. The alarm
was given to the freshmen. and after little
difficulty he taken from his captOrs. The
POSTMASTER kept in hiding all day 20 escape a
similar fate, but several of those the toast list
kidnapped, and only broke of their
fnement in time to reach the hotel in the even
ing. Even then, little tact required to enter
the building. some two hundred sophomores
surrounded il. and Gordon of police was needed
to insure perfect peace to the freshmen within. IN
spite of all. the banquet OF the class of
'05 complete success. and the freshmen scored
in every way their opponents.
The following spring the sophomores held class
banquet which not attended with the same
success. The freshmen. having in mind the at
tempt break up their feast, interfered to no
little degree with the carrying out of the sophie
more programme. and caused the affair to be a
miserable failure.
'Moving-up day is celebrated in the spring Of
the year just prior to the final cxaminat tons
This student festival while observed at other col
Ieges, is entered upon at Syracuse with consider
able more enthusiasm than any ether event OF
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looked as a factor in their lives after leaving
college.
Many of the rooms occupied by university stu
dents are tastefuIy arranged and decorated in the
typical college mans style. Convenient facilitles
for study well for recreative moments nrst
strike the eye of the visitor within the precincts
of the students domain. A large study table IN
the centre of the room with hanging electric
light overhead. a window seat and corner book
case college flags and bunting hanging about the
walls and ceiling pictures. sketches and various
other designs in profusion-all are charaGterlstlc
of student life in American institutions OF
learning. The particularly comfortable way IN
which the college mans room is arranged IS
brought about by the necessity for combining per
sonai ease as much as possible with the hard work
ST a college course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

San Francisco Dec. 1.-The menace of the
transfer from San Francisco to Seattle of the
business of sending troops and munitions to the
PhilippineS has aroused local merchants and
shipping men. No really believes that the
government will shift this business to Seattle
when millions have been spent here. but Her-
camille bodies are doing what they should have
done months ago making an effort to show the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
CAUTION.


From Life
vo,, 10 drive" said the mother of small boy, So
IcitousIy No answer. The question was repeated.
Still answer. - A.
willie, Do you hear me? Did you thank NJ.
Speedway for taking you to driver?
Yes whispered Willie but he told me not 10
it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

itself is a sort of operate review of reviews.
At the New-York sally in Our Alley.
Plays that hold over:
At Wallack's James X. Hackett- in The Crisis.
forced up into the balcony on several occasions
At the Princess, Weldon GrosSmith and his Eng
lish company in The Night of the Party, enter
their last week.
At the Madison Square Miss Robson Is playing
barefooted in Audrey
At the Victoria Miss Allen is presenting The
Eternal City to large audiences. 49,
AT the Empire William Faversham and MISS Fay
Davis play ESmondS delightful comedy 'lmpru-
denCe'' with full comic effect va,
At the Knickerbocker Nat Goodwin and Miss
Maxine Elliott presenting Mrs Ryleys The
Altar of Friendship The art of both actors is
Chauncey Olcott enters his last week at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. Next week joe
WEIGH long known the vaudeville stage. Will
appear star in play called The PeciuIeF;
1t is d play of New-York life. showing Herald
Square and Pel-St-
At the Academy of Music The Ninety and Nine
continues to fill the large auditorium 49,.
At the Savoy Miss Barrymore continues in car
rots' and "A Country Mouse After three "eeh'
Fitch play succeeds her .,.., :,
Miss Mannering is filling the Garrick nightly IN
Clyde Fitchs THE Stubbornness of Geraldlne
AZ Weber and Fieldss '"Twiriy Whfrly and
the burlesques OF John Drew and MISS Barr! more
continue TO furnish the attraction.
e S Willard will present ''The Cardinal al the
Garden for another week. At the special matinee
on Thursday ne will appear in Barrie's THE Pro-
fcssor's Love Story.
A separate paragraph is deserved for the an
nouncement that Miss Ring and Harry Conor snare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

ers. as rule. voted against the schems De-
cause IL would add to the taxes and G-eause
the chances were in favor of corrupt manage
ment of the road by officials appointed by the
present city government. Many also voted
against it as they feared the wages of the en-
ployes would be raised This line. and thus
act as lever TO advance the pay OF the en-
ployes on the other street railroads
The pension system of the Southern Pa
cifc Railway Company is received with much
favor here. as it does not call for any contr.bu-
ton from the men. 1t provides for a fixed per-
centage of the salary of those who have spent
twenty years in the employ of the company.
The Southern Pacific has always been known
for its generous treatment of its men, and 1t
has probably larger number of old employees
than any other road in the country Promotion
also has been strictly merit. and this has
served to encourage the men to remain with the
road.
The Rev. DR.. F. a. Woods resigned this week
the pastorate of the First Baptist Church, after
five years service DIR. Woods has been prom
inently connected with charitable and philan-
thropic work while here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
The musical comedies:

TIE musical comedles:
At Days "A Country Girl the tuneful and
snIsing successor of San Toy" enters on the
last three weeks of its present engagement II
will however, return in the spring . 80
~ the broadway THE silver Slipper with
Edna wallace Hopper and Sam Bernard as the
chief funmakers, continues to draw well. II Is
mounted with a luxury made possible oy Floro-
dora . ,,.o,, .,,os nv,
it's way apparently unhurt by the rival attrac-
tio-s that have come since it first opened. nearly
two hundred and fifty nights ago
A. The Riiou Miss Mabel Gilman. in The Mock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

promptly at o'clock each night, and the audience
is requested to be seated at that hour
Mrs Fiske's magnificent and moving production
of Mary of MagdaIa'' continues to fill the Man
haitian 1t is a performance that no lover OF the
serious drama afford to miss.
At the Herald Square Mr. Mansfeids spendid
production of Julius Cesar" with The Darling
of the Gods and Mary of Masdala makes up Il
triurnvirate of wonderfully mounted dramas rms
actors conception of Brutus nightly holds the at
tention of audiences which tax the capacity OF inc
theatre The waits between acts nave oeeh cut
down since the opening night and the performance
is now at Il 10 clock.
The pleasant little Circle Theatre, at Broadway
and Sixtieth-st, has finished the first week OF its
existence as a stockhouse, with ''Aristoclac! as
the bill. This week Jane will be presented with
Miss Rijou Fernandez Jane. The price OF seats
brings the performance within the reach OF every
hody and the company is quite capable OF return
ing fu value. AS neighbOrhood resort the mousse
should be a success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

ing Bird sings prettily to good houses. The pec
itself is a sort of operate review of reviews.
AT the New-York Sally in Our Alley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

A separate paragraph is deserved for the an
nouncement that Miss Ring and Harry Conor share
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

The explosion of the fuel oil tank of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

-r,,re seems to be little question that Beiasco mas
or.d again and that THE Darling OF the ''oos,
with Miss Blanche Bates IN the ieauiis toie. =.
", -, po,asco Theatre nightly, Mrs Carter In
III. ,i III, Rarry' has been doing. The curtain rises
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

Her. "a = hit of conversation oVerheaio Al ~
lobby OF the Victoria Theatre; 60 mt
First Beautifully Dressed Woman 70 So -,
to-Haxe you seen THE Country ohi "
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09
p. B. Hicks

Pastor NJ. f. Church, South.
No. 12O E Oklahoma avenue. form
erly at Eagle drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09
DIVORCE COURT
RECORDS BROKEN.

The district court oil Denver broke
all precedents for speedy divorces re.
Gently Ten cases in n minutes is the
time This is 4 minutes and Fix sec
onds TO, each case In the language
of aspiring automobile drivers. this
is "scorching
Much has been written on the fire.
quency OF divorces in this country
and of the ease with which they may
be obtained Much condemnation ha
been indulged in and many attempts
to stem he tide have been made
That all records for speed should
have been thus recently broken does
not offer much encouragement for
simple remonstrance o. lamentation.
since its utter futility should be ap-
parent TO anyone
That II Is not a healthy symptom
in the social fabric of the nation, no
one can deny for the purity and per
manence Of the home lie at the very
foundation Of all national greatness.
az wellaas individual happiness.
Loose marriage ties denote low
moral standards and attack the yirili-
ty OF manhood and womanhood II
denotes a clouded intellectual vision,
that does not comprehend the enormi-
ty Of breaking the marriage tie for
slight caure. 1t shows a lack of stead
fastness in the contracting parties
But the Denver case does not stop
here. IT develops a case OF careles
ness. even fippancy, on the part OF the
court and the community that sus-
tains the court
she deserted me eleven times ne
declared
4Gae whlzi" exclaimed the clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09
TEN MILLIONS FOR
ROCK ISLAND
Monster Profits on Stock
Of the Gigantic
System

The Chicago Evening Post gives an
interesting forecast on Rock Island
eainings for the coming fiscal year
The Post says
] THE Rock Island system now
iamounts to about 1900 miles Of road
It extends from Minneapolis TO FL
Paso on the Mexican border Il has
been estimated that the gross for the
coming fiscal year win amount to
/ $14.7S50OO; other income calls for
S1,775.000 interest on funded debt and
rentals may be estimated at So. $40. 600
leaving an estimated balance of over
$4,000 600. To provide for interest
on the new bonds $4,000 GOO would he
deducted. which would leave to divi.
dend on the preferred stock s2,16O.O 900
1T Is estimated that this years crop
of wheat. corn and oats will be ma
terially better than those Of last year
Rock Island felt the loss Of the corn
crop last year very sensibly The
state Of efficiency on the line is indi-
Gated by the fact that for last year
expenditures for maintenance OF way
/ per miles Of road owned amounted 10
81, 1,4440 It also charged $3.50 for
freight renewals. $S45 for passenger
cars and $50 for freight cars
Notwithstanding this large outlay,
Rock Island showed for the year
ended June 80 about 6ih per cent
earned on it's new common stock as
compared with earnings OF about O.31
per cent by Chicago and Alton 1872
per cent earned on Erie common, O5o
per cent earned on Southern railway
common and nothing earned on Wa
bash preferred. although all were sell.
ing about as high as Rock Island
common
The Chicago. Rock Island and Paci
fic is reported TO have acquired the lei
Paso and Northwestern railroad, run
ming from Santa Rosa, n. NJ, to El
Paso. distance Of 20 miles. The
latter is now part OF the Rock
Islands FL Paso route and the Rock
Island Is understood to have furnish
ed the money for the extension OF the
Paso and Northwestern TO Santa
Rosa last year 1t has been under
stood all along that ultimately the
Rock Island would acquire fun con
troll
There is a revival of the story that
the Rock Island interests are again
active in their efforts to gain a con
trolling interest in the Chicago and |
Northwestern despite the result of
last springs attempt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09
AROUND THE TOWN.

Miss Helen Grantly. one of theh
most beautiful of our younger actres-
ses, will appear here shortly in Mar
tha Morton's cleverest comedy Her
Lord and Master"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

WHY NOT RENT A SAFETY Dc
POST BOX in A MODERN STEEL
VAULT AND FEEL THAT YOUR
VALUAsLEs ARE sEcuRE2 FROM
81 TOSS PER YEAR PAYS FOR ONE,
ACCORDING TO SIZE. SEE THE
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK ABOUT
IT.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

D. A. CLANCY, travelling solicitor Of
the Kansas City World, was in the
city oday.
A. J. Powell Of Ft Worth, is a guest
at the Royal today
Mr. Ed overholser, manager Of the
opera house at Oklahoma City, was a
Guthrie visitor yesterday evening
Billy Haas. an old time travelling
man, Is stopping a. the Royal
Harry Weinbsrger Is on the sick
list
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

II you can't buy new clothes get
out your old ones. We make them like
new Yes We renoyate ladies' cloths.
Webb Tailoring Co, under Bank Of
Indian Territory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

1NE Cain and wife OF Cashioa
were in the city last evening
A. T. swiler. Q prominent hardware
man of Saltwater. was in the city.
Fred L. Ray Of Chicago. who travels
in the interest Of Marshall Field and
company, Of that city. was in the city
thie morning
A large crowd Of Perry people at
tended the show here yesterday.
Among those here were Miss Jesse
Ivers. c. d. Davis Mrs H. G. Iarsh,
Miss Mayme Davis. Miss Hattie Raw,
Miss Carrie Davis and L. W. strolean
and wife.
It is estimated that 10000 visitors
were in the city yesterday
Mrs e. X Bryant was guest at
the Okla.
Clarence Douart Of saltwater. was
in the city last evening.
The Rev Cohegan is attending the
annual conference at Perry this week.
l. J Chapman Of Kansas City, is at
the Royal today
AIonzo A. Byers of Oklahoma City.
was a visitor in Guthrie today.
NJ. S. swister Of Emporia, Kas. was
in the city
F. c Reynolds OF Wichita, regis
tered az the Roval TODAY
II N Bowden went to Mulhall this
morning.
s. H. Mallor, went to Perry this
morning
w. NJ. Jenkins of Perry was in the
city this morning
Mr.. August Frost. a prominent Ger
man citizen of Oklahoma City. was
the guest Of Mr. Ferdinand Ritter
busch and other Guthrie friends last
evening
Mrs. ]. c. Roberts Of Kinghsher
is visiting friends in Guthrie
Dr. Snyder Of Perkins. was in the
city today
F. ". Retten arrived in the city
this morning
Miss Agnes Mulhall was visitor
in the city
Mrs R. B. Long Of Glencoe. was
guest at the Astor this morning.
j. B. Davis of Pawnee, transacted
business in the city today.
Nj and Mrs Dorsey Koeitzer of
Anadarko are visiting at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Grimes
The Rev. R. Mansfield left last
evening for Norman, where he will
attend the annual conference Of the
Baptists of the territory.
Winfield Courier: Mr.. Archibald
olms tead is going to Guthrie to pay
in the concert for the Carnegie library
fund to be given Oct 13.
Captain c. B. Hunt returned last
evening from Washington d. c.
bringing with him John schaiber
whose tr I will be held soon
Miss Lizzie Defevers OF Frodonia,
Kas is visiting with her sister, Mr.,
ID. N. Willis.
Burford Phillips has returned from
visit 70 Crescent City.
f. B Lille went to Oklahoma City
thl morning.
| DIR. u p Beemblossom, secretary of
the live stock board. went TO Oklaho
ma City this morning. He will return
tomorrow.
Mrs. T. B. Ferguson has gone TO
Gsary and Watonga.
j. "a Alexander of Norman, is at the
Okla today
Ben F Holcomb and c C. Owens OF
Pawnee, We're Guthrie visitors today
T. II. Conner of Leavanworth, is
stopping at the Royal
c. F. Gustassen, the veteran st.
Joe travelling man. is calling on his
Guthrie trade
Vernon Whiting returned from Enid
last night
+ A. T. McNichols and wife Of Des
Moines. are visiting in the city
VIM. Edwards OF MouIton, Ia, was
/ in the city today
Unired States Attorney Horace
Speed has returned TO the city.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

In Her Lord and Master" the We
hicle which Miss Helen Grantly j.
starring this season, the author has
wrought out with rare skin. situation
which are clever to such a degree that
dainty and pleasing drama is the
outcome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

Her Lord and Master" Martha
Morton's best comedy, which Miss
Helen Grantly will present here
shortly. might be ciassed as a mod
ern Tanning of the Shrew"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

The headquarters Of the Democratic
county central committee have been
moved from the Bonfls building to
the Anderson building on Oklahoma
avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-09

Co A drills on wednesday night.