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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
STATE CARE FOR DEGENERATEs
Necessary for the Prevention of such
Criminality as knapp's.

Special to the India ma polls Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 2.-Alexan-
der Johnson. superintendent of the State
School for Predetermined Youth, says the
fourteen-year-old daughter of Knapp, now
one of the inmates of the institution. is of
middle grade in intelligence as the inmates
go. She is blind and has not enough intel
ligence to learn to read by the raised-letter
method. In a discussion to-day concerning
the class of denoted degenerates by
the student OF sociology Mr.. johnson said:
''While IL is trIe that to completely stamp
out degeneracy is impossible. II is also true
that much of this can be and should be
eliminated. Just suppose the feeble-minded
or epileptic parents OF the inmates of this
state institution had been controlled for
thirty years; we should have now, If the
theory holds good. only one-third OF the
present number to provide for. 1t has been
suggested that the only and certain way to
prevent the propagation Of the degenerates
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03

Miers attributes his success in getting four
teen bills through TO being member of the
committee and to eternal vigilance" >"
There are perhaps dozen service pension
cannot be acted on this session. Among
them is the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Hemenway at the request of the Old
Soldiers Republican Club OF Evansville
This bill provides pensions for all veterans
who served ninety days in the of the
rebellion, the only certificate required be-
ing an honorable discharge. The bill seems
to be popular with the veterans of the coun-
try, as Mr.. Hemenway has received many
letters of approval. Mr.. Hemenway re-
Gently stated that he would make an ac-
tive campaign in the interests of this bill at
the next session.
The Landises will make Washington their
home for time after Congress adjourns.
Their children, Mary and John, are in
school here, and Mrs. Lands will remain
with them until the summer vacation. Mr..
Lands will spend part of the time in the
city.
Speaker Henderson is quite ready for
Congress to adjourn. He remarked to some
one the other evening that he expected to
take a good rest after the adjournment. "I
said to my wife," he remarked that l
expected to lie i'm bed for week and read
novels after the adjournment"
Among the Indiana visitors here tonight
are Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Pulse, of Green's
burg. and George c. Pyle, of Indianapolis.
William s. Huffman has been appointed
rural mail carrier at Sparksville, Ind,
service to begin March 16. David Green,
substitute. c. A. e.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03

Investigation of the character of Albert
Knapp and his actions while in this city
has uncovered the fact that he was a mem
Der of the Fourth Christian Church on
North West street and was recently ad-
mitted to membership in the Christian En-
deavor Society of that church. In conver-
sations with the members of the church
Knapp, it is said, impressed them being
man of unassuming manners. and was
never dreamed of as person guilty of sew
eral murders. Knapp confided in one men,
Der of the church the Sunday night preced-
ing his arrest that he did not think he
would stay in Indianapolis long, but hoped
to find Christian Endeavor associates in the
place where he intended to locate.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
FOR WOMEN
Much That Every Woman
Desires to Know
About Sanative Antisep-
tic Cleansing
And About Curing U|csrative
Pains and Weaknesses.

Too much stress cannot be placed on
the great value of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ment and Pills in the antiseptic cleans
ing of the mucous surfaces and Of
the blood and circulating fluids, thus
affording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment fore
weakening discharges, alterations, in
Examinations, :tchings, irritations, relax
atiols, displaceElents, pains and irregu-
larities peculiar to females. Hence the
Cuticura remedies have a wonderful
influence in restoring health, strength
and beauty to weary women, who
have been prematurely aged and in
valided by these distressing ailments,
as well as such sympathetic Affections as
an@mia, chlorosis, hysteria, nervous
ness and debility.
Women from the very first have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness,
the power to afford Immediate relief,
the certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills the standard
skin cures and humour remedies Of the
civilized world.
Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, for preserving, purifying
and beautifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp Of crusts, scales and dandruff,
and the stopping Of falling hair, for
softening, whitening and soothing red,
rough and sore hands, In the form Of
baths for annoying irritations, inllam-
nations and ulcerative weaknesses, and
for many sanative. antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves, as
well as for all the purposes Of the
toilet, bath and nursery.x
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
Nine Men Iniured.

ST. LOUIS, March 1.-Two men were
probably fatally injured, seven were less
seriously hurt, and fifty others had a mar
row escape from death at Spring Park. ten
miles from st. Louis, shortly after noon to-
day. The seriously injured are: John Hoff-
man. Springfield, o., spine injured and body
bruised; William b. Kaufman, Little Rock,
Ark, skull fractured. A construction
train having on board fifty men, and
local freight collided as the result of an
open switch. The injured were brought to
ST I.OuiS
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
FAST AND AGGRESSIVE.
indianapolis Team Played All Around
Muncfe Brownies.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 2.-Indianapolis
played all around the Brownies and won
to-night's game by score of to 8. TIE
visitors were fast. aggressive and played
a clever game. BY excellent team work
they kept possession of the ball most of
the time. The biggest crowd of the sea-
son packed the rink to see Dan DAILY,
who made only fair showing. Hipson
played a star game for indianapolis, and
Higgins did most of the work for Muncie.
Score: Indianapolis q: Muncie, 3. Fouls:
Tobin, Way. Stops: Cusick. So: Berry, q.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 2-Racine was
easily defeated tonight by Anderson, al.
though the visitors put up strong fight
with ]. Mooney on the rush line. The floor
work and passing the ball by Murphy and
McGilvray, together with the fine defense
of Hayes and OHara, were features. Suth-
erland's goal tending was of the sensation
al order
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
DE PAUW BADLY BEATEN.
Cravfordsvflle Business College Team
Too Much for Visitors.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, March g.
The local business college basketball team
decsively defeated the De Pauw team
here this evening. The game was slow and
almost featureless. Davis and williams
did the best playing. Few fouls were
called, but most of the opportunities for
free throws were made good. The visitors
were outclassed at every point of the
game. The score at the end of the first
half was IA to i'm favor of the locals
the final score being 25 to 10. Line up:
Business College. Position. De Pauw
Davis, Wheat Forwards. Mclean, Burnette
Fink ..Center.......... Robbins
Williams, Frazer. Guards. I-ightbody
RrenSpn
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03

Indianapolis is again in second place and
making game fight to reach the top In
dianapolis plays at the Cyclorama Rink to-
night with the Racine team and should
win. Anderson will play Elwood, and the
leaders may be defeated.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
winner. of Running Races.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-The Caxton
was the only winning favorite. Miss Hume
was claimed out of the third race for i.4l5.
Frank Rice has been sold to j. J. McCaffer-
ty for $500. Weather clear and track good
Results In order Prince Webb 13 to l.:
McGonigle, IL 10 5: The Caxton, to 1: Tela-
mon. TO i; Annie Lauetta. Is to 5: False,
to l.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2.-weather
clear and track fast at Oakland to-day.
Results In order: Lone Fisherman 4 to 1.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
ST. Loui. BowIerx Won.

CINCINNATI. o., March 2.-The st.
Louis bowlers easily defeated a crack local
team here tonight. Elwert, of st. Louis,
defeated Metz. of this city, i'm hot series
of games. Scores: St. Louis, 944, 907; Gin
cinnati, 924, $50.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
BONDS
E. M. Campbell g Co.
MARCH INVESTMENTS

$500 Vincennes, Ind. rs
1900 RushviIIe, Ind. IS
1000 COL, Del. & Marion IS
5000 South Bend, Ind. 34s
5000 Newton County, Ind. rs
5000 United STATES, 1907 IS 2
10000 Springfield, Ohio IS
10000 Dayton, Ohio 34s
10000 Citizens StRy., lnd'plis IS
1900 United States IS
1900 Richmond, Ind. rs
$4,000 Lawrence Co., Ind. 44s
$1,000 United States Is
20, 900 Warsaw, Ind. rs
10000 Union Traction, Ind. IS
$4,000 indianapolis, Ind. >. 3ts
$4,000 Greene Co., Ind. 44s
100000 Louisville. Ky. 34s
E. M. CAMPBELL & co.
BONDS
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Terry McGovern, the pugilist. who is to
fight Young Corbett in San Francisco on
March 81, is seriously i'll at his home i'm
Brooklyn. He is suffering from a severe at
tack OF the grip, and is under the care of
two physicians.
Mike Jacobs, who played last year as
short stop with the Davenport team of the
Unree-I League. has been sold to the
Evansville team of the Central League
Milwaukee claims he was farmed out 10
that team and will contest the sale, claim
Ing that Jacobs signed there.
AT the monthly meeting of the board of
stewards of the Western Jockey Club a
new rule was adopted requiring agents to
be registered I'm writing as such with the
Western Jockey Club. This rule goes into
effect April /. Rule i53 was amended so
as to permit recognized agents to file claims
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03

Jockey Club, to 10; Sweet Tone, to 1;
Peaceful, to 5; Glendenning, to 5; ORR
ana 10 TO i.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03


swfthi he
headach
MICHEL
DYPOS 1927 Marais St. Secretary The MarioWe Club
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-03

what Confucius Said.
New York Press
Use men as you use wood: IL one inch Is
rotten you do not throw away the whole
piece.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

will be lovely, I will anxiously await your
reply
The most businesslike letter read as
follows
Unknown Friend: 1 noticed your adj
vertisement in the newspaper, and take
the liberty of writing to you. My age
Is thirty. weight 125 pounds, light blue
eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, with
tiers answered and photos exchanged by
writing to me. Will assist in any kind Of
business
Squire Hammers, who is proud of the
record he has made of having refused
more offers of marriage than any man liv-
ing, is fifty years of age. He began his
sensational career some time ago by plac-
ing an "ad'' for a wife in matrimonial
journal, and one or two of his news
paper friends subsequently revived the
offer he made, in leading newspapers with
which they were affiliated, resulting in
the flood of letters being received from
the fair ones at the comfortable home
of the Squire"
The Squire was born in Maryland, his
father, John Hammers, being wooden
manufacturer, well known throughout
Maryland and Pennsylvania. The SON is
a self made man; he had but little edu-
cation, acquired at the village school,
He learned the art of wooden manufac-
turing with his father when about TWEEN
tytwe years of age. He was elected a
Justice of the peace, from which time he
manning in office tWenty-Seven. years.
Asked If he ever intended to marry, the
Squire" replied: 81 certainly will enter
the matrimonial arena when I find a suit
able woman of some means and the right
disposition. She must not be tall, but
rather small of stature. always had a
desire to- marry small sized woman,
and when I succeed in finding the one de-
sired I will make her my wife and be-
stow upon-her all the affection and wealth
possess, and certainly cannot do more.
s'To sum up the requisites required by
me for my future wife, she must be small
of size. neat. and good looking. and pos
sessing some means. No others need ap
ply.
IF live to be eighty or ninety years Of
age" pleasantly remarked the Squire
II suppose l will continue to receive these
proposals of marriage, even if should
take to myself a wife in the meantime,
because will be unable to make it known
to the misunderstanding contingent that
have separated from single hlessedness
will have one satisfaction. however,
when die. and that is will have been
the only man up to the time of my death
who has received a record breaking mum
Der of proposals of marriage from an
army Of girls and women In the world
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

"The South isn't the only place
where they run slow trains" said a
drummer, just back from his New Eng
land route.
81 was travelling on road in North
ern Vermont. In the seat ahead of me
was a farmer, so jubilant over buying
a new buggy he was taking home with
him that he had to turn around and
tell me all about it. Gosh he was
saying for the. twentieth time, got it
dirt cheap-only $24,' when fhe con-
ductor came through and tapped him
on the shoulder.
!" Say, Darius he shouted, he's
slowing up for your jumping off place,
.s'What town are we coming to-? l
asked Darius.
ooh, no town in particular he an
swered. Jest my farm. I know the
conductor and engineer pretty we'll
grew up alongside of them-and they
always let me off here. Saves walking
six miles from town.
Just then the train stopped, and
Darius made leisurely for the door and
scrambled off the platform. A minute
or two passed and we didn't move on.
Guess they're helping Darius off with
his buggy l said to myself, and went
on reading the paper.
Maybe / had read for five minutes,
when I looked up. Hello l said, still
standing here. Wonder If Darius got
his buggy OFF, With that stuck my
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
Faust From the Gallery.

is very difficult animal to enter, much
less to make a win by without discovery.
To begin with, however unimportant the
stake, the rule of every conservative track
in the country is that every entry must
be recognized and veuched for by some
reputable owner before he is allowed to
go to the, starting post. Horses with speed
live almost as much in the 1imelight as
do actors, and it is very difficult for them
to lead a double life even for mo-
ment.
Ringing while it has happened, is
one of the romances of the turf that is
most infrequently realized, but when an
obscure horse, an 80-to-1 shot, wins
race where the beaten horses have carried
the public's money, the cry, Hes
ringer" is popular one. AS a matter OF
fact, an S0-to-1 chance has not infrequent-
Iy carried off the greatest sporting events
in the Old as well as in the New World.
The danger to the turf really is not IN
ringing in a horse under, an assumed
name, but in the dishonest running of
we'll known horse. This is the most often
successful get-rich- quick scheme of the
dishonest bookmaker. 1t requires the col
fusion of a trainer, an owner and a
Jockey Be it said to the honor of the
turf it is a scheme set around about with
dangers and pitfalls, and generally ends
in the ruin of all concerned.
The public wants to know how the
bookmaker amasses his fortune and what
are the secrets of his trade, but the pub
lie never will. Baby Benson, the Jul
bilee pIunger," and Sir Robert Peel. the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
Trains Don't Have to.
Hurry i'm State of Vermont

head out Of the window to see, and
bless me, if there wasn't the engineer
and the fireman and the conductor
helping Darius to put his buggy to-
gether. And the brakeman was I'M
Grating the shafts
did anybody object to the delay?
Not a. soul. Acted as if it were an
everyday occurrence. They went de-
liberately at it, not even giving railroad
schedules thought, apparently, until
the buggy was all put together and the
son of Darius came across fields lead
ing a horse. Then Darius thanked them
and guessed he and his boy could hitch
up the horse all right, and the con-
ductor and the engineer and the fire.
man and the brakeman all crawled
back on the train and we got under
way again.
'"That happened in the up trip. On
the down trip we made stop in the
open country and, as I'd seen no one
get off, got out to investigate. When
/ walked up to the engine I saw the
engineer down on his knees on the
track. pounding away like all pos
sessed.
What's up?' I asked.
'''Oh, nothing much he said. On
the up trip I noticed this rail was
little loose, so when I was in town
threw a spike and an ak into the en-
CINE, and now I'm respiking it. That's
ALL"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

reading room of a Newcastle hotel. A
big racing event was to come off that
afternoon and the town was filed with
sporting men. Before the fire in the read
ing room sat four or five very quietly
dressed men, who turned out to be book
makers in plain clothes. They had not
as yet put on their race track toys.
Into this quiet place stumbled the long
S1anked, pale-faced Baby" Benson. He
smoked a cigarette and then a sudden
thought struck him. He pushed to the
writing desk, scratched off a telegram,
blotted it and was gone out of the room
in a moment. A second later by a COM
mon impulse each of the bookmakers
rushed for the blotting paper he had
used Good sturdy blows were exchanged
and the blotting paper became some
what damager before they realized the
folly of their conduct.
When left the room they had formed
combine and were all standing On the
writing table holding up the blotter to the
mirror and trying to learn the contents
of the pIunger's telegram from the i'm
preston it had left upon the receptive
paper
Popular attention has been recently at
tracted by one method of getting rich
quick which the bookmaker sometimes
adopts when he goes wrong. He puts the
.gaff,' as the expression goes, upon the
public by ringing in good horse under
the name and the guiSe of a broken down
platter But with all due respect to the
professional scribes Of the turf, ringer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

want if you'll tell me what you think
of the stage today said l. III let
you do the ordering"
The lads eyes grew big with aston
ishment.
whats yer lay?" he demanded
Gust irwin to gimme de gaff?"
NO. 1 replied. This offer is honest:
You can have everything on the bill OF
fare, from broiled lobster to quail on
toast"
AN all I gotter dos t. talk about de
stoige?" he persisted, a grin beginning
to spread over his features.
THAT'S the proposition, Mike" said
I. ITS like picking up terrapin in the
street"
"Well, I'm your huckleberry. if OATS
all dere is to it-only me name amt
Mike, it's Chances" he said.
Whereupon we proceeded to Stan
ley's, where "Chames'' ordered prefuse-
Iy of lobster salad, corned beef and
mashed potatoes, ice cream and re-
gret to Say-beer.
The Interview.
de stoige amt what it used to
been," he observed, shaking a great
deal of powdered sugar upon a small
bit of bread and slowing it safely away
in the cavernous recesses of his mouth.
"Dey's bin monkeyin' too much wit der
drammer fer de past five years. an as
fer me, Use gettin' kinder down on de
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

whole outfit. Ye can't b'lieve de bill
boards never no more. Deres no stunts
dat makes yer trow yer hat up in de
air nowadays Fer muffin dom give
me de teayter."
'Is it not strenuous enough for you,
7 inquired. THAT it?"
ooh, de whole ting's on de Willie
boy" said Chames. "Dere's nuttln 10
make yer want ter git up an pull down
de house, an honest l amt had a
chance to whistle wit me two pink1es
for six monts De villains dey has now
amt much moren bunco steerers-
dom DER stunts on de quiet. SOS yer
can't tell 'em from de heroes. Dey
woyks on poiper, instead 'er goin' out
into de woild an swattin' DER way tru'
to DER wicked poipose. An when dey
comes to die in de last act, or kind O
get put out O. de game, it's all done
like dey fought dey was Twin In
Sunday school. I amt seen villain
go over de Niagara falls or tumble in
to de sewer, or have a sawniH cut him
in two for years. One Teller UP in the
Harlem opera house took a dose O.
medicine on the stoige last winter an
died of it while de coyten was ,goin'
down, but, hrlly chez, dere's no fun in
dat. It's regular on de blink fer quiet.
Dey goes off like as if dey fought if dey
died louder dey'd wake up de baby.
I'm de good old days when a Teller
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
THTRf WtNADOzEN OF IDN TIE GDSIB THAT /
BY John Kendrick Bangs.

THERE were a dozen of us at the
4 Gabsters that night and the talk
turned on dramatic criticism. The
Gabsters is we'll known club in
certain circle and constitutes itself a
sort of court of last resort in the set
Element of momentous questions 1t
doesn't make much difference what the
subject under discussion is, the ac-
tive group at the Gabsters usually set
tie it with a finality which is the
equivalent of the grave. OUTSIDERS
may not always agree to our conclu-
sions, but we do, and that is enough
for us, and no Gabster in good stand
ing, once a subject is definitely set
tied, will ever again allow it to be re-
opened, save in the sacred precincts
of the club itself.
Dramatic criticism nowadays" said
Jim Hicks, the humorist, the most gen
ial of Gabsters and good fellows gen
orally, lis perfectly rotten. Fact IS,
nobody knows anything about the
stage nowadays but myself"
"Oh, nonsense, JIM" put in Billie
Scribble. 1.-THE dramatic criticism mar
ket is the best in the world. All man
needs is a pen, a pad and an orchestra
chair and he can give you dramatic
criticism that will make your hair curl,
and he can sell it in minute II it's
only clever
Don't doubt that" retorted Hicks.
But is it any good? Does it help any
body, public, star, manager, anybody
at all? 1 say no.
"Jim's right" said exCathedra Tom
linson, as we called him, because OF
certain little manner of authority that
he always affects. "The only dramatic
critic that's worth a cuss these days
is the gallery god. He knows what's
good and what isn't. You can't fool
him with your fads and your follies,
and the thing that he don't like doesn't
60"
And so the discussion ran until about
II o'clock, when the consensus OF opln-
ion was that, while modern dramatic
criticism is in the main pretty falr
reading, either full of scholarly quail
ties or brilliantly touched with cpl
gram, it was not especially uplifting,
and that the only individual insight
who could really be said to know his
business in the matter of the theater
was the whistling, peanut eating orig
inal who graces the family circle di-
rectly under the roof. He at least is
not afraid of his opinions and INDUCES
In no diplomatic indirection of speech
when the opportunity comes to express
them.
At II o'clock, this question having
been settled, 1 started for home, and
as 1 passed a certain theater it's audi
ence was just coming out. Among the
surging crowd was a small shock
headed gamin, clad chiefly in freckles
and half a pair of suspenders, who was
expatiating vigorously upon what he
had seen, and my mind at once revert
ed to the councils of the evening.
Here's a chance to see how much
there is in that theory of eX-Cathedra
Tomlinsons," thought 1. I'll tackle
this young god and see what he has to
say"
So I addressed him.
Hello, Mike" said 1. Hungry"
Sure said he. "Always-before,
between an durin' meals
''Well, you come up to Stanley's with
me and I'll blow you to anything you