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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
The One Unbroken Rule.

At a certain fashionable club in New
York feeling the walters is prohibited.
So is playing cards for money, but on
one occasio focr friends who wished
to have a quiet game decided that there
would be no hsrnn in a slight Depart
ure from the regulations.
Having found a retired corner they
had commenced to play when one of
them noticed that a waiter who was near
by was observing them. Wishing to
avoid further disclosure he called the
waiter to him and said:
John I know you will not consider
it your duty to inform against US. I
presume you have seen the rules broken
before?'
sir replied the waiter gravely, II
have been in the service of this club
over ten years. but have never yet
given any such information, although !
have seen all the rules broken but one
And what is that one rule?" inquired
another memberof the party.
That of feeling the walters, sir!'' was
the calm reply.
1t is reported that he got his tip
New York Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
BIG MEN ON TRIAL.
Railroad Officials Under Indict-
ment for Manslaughter.

Newark n. J., Aug. 31.-The seven
members of the executive committee of
the board of directors of the North Jer-
sey Street Railway company appeared
today in the Essex county court for
trial on Indictment charging them with
manslaughter.
On February 10 last, nine Newark
high school students were killed in a
collision between a trolley avenue and
a Lackawanna express train. Ind1ct-
ments were returned against Alexander
]. Cassatt, president of the Pennsyl-
vania Railway company John D. Grim
minis of New York, Edward F. Young,
president of the North Jersey Street
Railway company and of the First Ma
tional bank of Jersey City; DR.. Leslie
d. Ward, vice president of the Pruden-
tial Insurance company; Elisha B.
Gaddis, wholesale merchant and direc-
tor of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany; David Young, vice president and
general manager of the North Jersey,
and J. Roosevelt Stanley. members OF
the executive committee of the Street
Railway company.
In addition to these men there also
appeared as defendants Charles NJ.
Shipman. formerly general superintend-
ent Of the North Jersey James smith,
Arthur w Pratt and Richard Eick, di-
vision officials of the company.
The indictment Of these officials fol-
lowed a verdict by the coroner's jury
fixing responsibility on the North Jer-
sey Street Railway company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

About all the good that can be said
of the company which presented THE
Volunteer" at the Crawford theater
Sunday night is that they knew that
they were bad. Some actors are bad
and don't know it. In the latter case
the audience usually suffers intense
agony. But when an actor knows that
his acting is poor the audience is will
ing to forgive and the consequence is
that everyone has a good time.
This was exactly the case with 1.-The
Volunteer" 1t was so bad that it was
amusing. The play is an alleged mill
tary drama and the plot calls for an
amount of gun powder that would tax
the capacity of any one powder mill in
this country. But what can one expect
this early in the season?
Mr. ]. G.. Watkinson who played
Zoe" was the only redeeming feature
of last nights performance. Miss Cora
Van Tassel who was scheduled to play
the star part was not running on time.
She played "Pansy." "Pansy' was a
minor character.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
WOMEN HELD FOR MURDER
Mrs. Bower and Sister, Mrs. Sutton
Arrentod hv PolicA

San Francisco. Cal. Aug. 3l.-Mrs. Mar
tin Bower and her sister, Mrs. C. c. SUIT
ton, are being held by the police of this
city in connection with the death of Mrs
Bowers husband, who died on Tuesday
last, apparently from arsenical poisoning
1t is alleged that after the death of her
husband Mrs. Bowers withdrew several
thousand dollars from bank and deposit
ed it in another concern in her own name
and that Mrs Bowers and her husband
had quarreled because of the attention
paid by laborer to the woman.
At the coroner's inquest a drug clerk
testified that six days prior to the death
of Bowers Mrs. Sutton presented a pre-
scription calling for arsenic. DR.. Nc
Laughlin. whose name was attached to
the prescription, denied having given such
a prescription, and a writing expert gave
his opinion that the prescription was writ
ten by Mrs. Bowers. She admitted hav-
ing purchased medicine from Mr.. Peter
son. but denied It was arsenic. Mrs.
Bowers in a statement admitted drawing
the money from the bank, but added:
Il am innocent 1 know nothing of any
arsenic. 1 did not write that prescrip-
ton"
Bowers was Mrs. Bowers third husband.
He was bridge builder and carpenter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
HIGH DIVING DANGEROUS.
Few Have Special Aptitude to In
dulge With Impunity.

Except for those who have an especial
aptitude for it-and there are few-high
diving is a dangerous pastime to indulge
in said a New York diving expert to a
reporter the other day. "A good diver
may occasionally lose his balance, but,
being generally cool-headed, he can re-
gain il, or at any rate sufficiently so 10
prevent injury TO himself. Many of our
young men and women who go to the
seaside in the summer for the bathing to
be had come away permanently injured
for life by having recklessly INDUCED in
high diving. and few of them, as a rule
are able to explain how they received
their injuries.
In the majority of cases deafness is
the most frequent injury inflicted by div
ing. The. cause of this is that few find it
easy to drop the head sufficiently to get
1t well between the arms The result is
they receive some tremendous blows on
the head, and if the water is struck a bit
sideways the ear gets most of the con-
cussion, and the result will frequently be
a rupture of the membrane of the tympa-
cident is to place in the ears little med
icated wool or cotton dipped in oil.
AnEther injury injury, to health t caused fire.
large quantities of water into the lungs.
The extent of the harm done in cases of
this sort depends on the condition of the
water as to its cleanliness. 1 have often
seen boys at Coney Island for instance,
dive into the water at places where it
was absolutely filthy from the excavations
of drainage into it. The danger to the
health, especially to those with not over
strong constitutions, can readily De seen.
But lam depressing. The higher the dive
the longer. of course, will be the duration
under water Now, an inexperienced diver
is rarely able to hold his breath under wa
ter for more than a second or two at 4
time, and if the dive is an unusually high
ono he viii. in nine cases out of ten, give
up the struggle in trying to retain his
breath, and invariably, too just before
the head reaches the surface. The result
not infrequently is that the water that
has escaped into the lungs and stomach
is far more than is good for him, and to
many it is positively injurious.
1.-THE best thing l know of to bring one
quickly to the surface in high diving is to
have a piece of corn fastened under each
armpit Corks weighing four ounces each
are sufficiently strong in puoyancy for a
man of $50 pounds in weight. There are
many devices by which the corks can be
kept secured under the armpits. Perhaps
the simplest is to sew each cork into a
tight canvas or cotton bag and then
again sew each bag on to the bathing suit
by couple of strands. allowing the
strands to run over the shoulders.
Those with weak hearts," the expert
added ''can not be too strongly advised
against high diving. The spring, the rush
through space, the break and the en-
trance and cleaving of the water are al
together too exciting for weak hearts and
especially so in cold weather."-New York
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
Opening Sale of Lots

in three new townsites on the Omaha
extension of the Chicago Great West
ern railway. will take place as follows:
Tenant, Shelby county, Iowa, Tues
day, September 8; Bentley, Pottawat-
omie county, Iowa, Tuesday. September
Is. and McClelland, Pottawatomie
county, Iowa, Tuesday, September p.
One fare to Fort Dodge from all points
on Chicago Great Western railway
Special trains from Fort Dodge to town
sites on day of sales. with fare of 81
for round trip. Special trains from
Council Bluffs to townsites. fare fifty
cents for round trip. For full partic-
ulars see bills or address Edwin B. Ma
gill. Manager Townsite Department,
Fort Dodge. Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

J. Hayes and wife to R. A. Slaugh-
ter, 800. lots 7S6S8-90 and 90 Madison
street, Pierce's add.
The New Hampshire Blk. Co. to H. S.
Rinear, $3.50, lots 1920 and Il, blk z,
Auburndale add.
]. A. Nicholas and wife to VIM
Baker. 81, 100, lot so and n. II 80 Harri-
son street.
Patrick Devenney to Conrad Meyer,
81 900, lot 116 Jackson street, North To-
peka.
c. w. Campbell and wife to P. J.
BuclSner, SIS, pit lot 366 Western ave.
F. B. Stevens and wife to C. H. Har-
ris. 81. 100. lot 1888 and u 3S1 Monroe
street, Ritchies add
NJ. A. Hull and husband to G. E.
Baker, $500. lots 615-17 and 10 Atwood
avenue, Waverly Place.
H. c. Bowman and wife to A. A.
Faus, 81 900, lot $50 Van Buren, street,
Curtis add.
N ]. Shaffer to VIM. Peterson, $3.50.
lots 211-213 and Is Smith street,
Tweedales add.
w. H. Ridenbaugh and wife to r. w.
Stockwell. 81 OBS. lot 70 and S. II II Lake
street, S. Klein's I'd add.
c. White and husband to w. r. Bar
nett, $500, pit. n. W. Il 5-12-16.
L. Hills and wife to /. M. Merrell,
81, 500 lot 20 East Tenth street, and lots
on Lafayette street, Mulvane & Chase's
1st and I'd add.
b. Holzle to c. White. 81, pit. n. W.
Il 5-12-16.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

Earl & Martelps American stock COM
pany will be at the New Crawford three
nights. commencing tomorrow night
The company will appear in three sue
cessful plays. Work and Wages" Will
be the opening bill 1t is a comedy
drama. dealing with troubles between
capital and labor. AS is customary with
attractions of this kind on opening
NIGHTS. a woman will be admitted free
IL accompanied by a person with paid
3O-cent ticket If reserved prior to s
o'clock Tuesday evening. The advance
sale is now in progress.
Rudolph the Cripple" will be the
opening bill Friday night, which will be
women's free night, of the Don c. Hall
company. Mrs. Don c. Hall, who is
seen in the character of 'Lesa," the
adopted daughter of Rudolph, has won
her way by her beauty, her modest
bearing and natural dramatic ability.
In her portrayal of "Lesa" is found
reproduction of her own personality,
and an opportunity Is given for a
strong display OF emotional acting. in
which Mrs. Hall is seen at her best.
On plane with such plays as 1.-The
Old Homestead" Shore Acres" and
East Lynn" THE Village Parson. .
containing all the elements which have
made these plays such popular favor
ties. differs entirely from them all. It
Is original in plot theme and idea. and
the play bids fair to live forever The
Village Parson" viii be seen at the New
Crawford Sunday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
JOHN CARLISLE DEAD.
Old Railroad Man Dies at Home in
Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. S1.-John Car
formerly one of the wealthiest men in
Cincinnati, died today aged 81 years.
He constructed part of the Ohio and
Mississippi railway. was formerly vice
president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton railway and trustee of the
Southern railway. He built the Chat
teroi railway from Ashland to Richard
son, KY, to develop his coal lands and
was largely interested in buildings and
business in Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31

The Nickel Plate road. with its eastern
connections-the Delaware, Iackawan-
ma & Western and West Shore and
Boston & Maine railroads-is considered
by those who have patronized 1t as
most desirable line between Chicago and
New York, Boston and other eastern
points, and takes its place among the
first-class lines leading eastbound from
Chicago. 1t is operating three through
first-class trains. ell daily, and equipped
with modern improvements, for the con-
venience and comforts of the travelling
public, and has succeeded. to a remark
able degree, in pleasing it's patrons,
growing in popularity every day. One
of its attractive features and thoroughly
appreciated by the travelling public, is
it's dining car service. meals being serv-
ed on American Club plan, ranging in
price from 35c to 81 90; also service IN
carte. Colored porters are in charge to
look sfter the comfort of passengers in
coaches, and especially to assist ladies
travelling with children No excess fare
on any train on Nickel Plate road All
passenger trains arrive at and depart
from the La Sale street station, Chi
cago. the only passenger station in Chi
cago on the Elevated loop. When going
east. try the Nickel Plate road. City
Ticket office. III Adams street. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
DYING OF GRIEF.
Father Who Shot Son Won't 1--we to
Face Jury.

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. S1-John Cations, the
aged and wealthy farmer who shot and
killed his favorite son in July during a
quarrel, is dying of grief. He has been
taken from the Jail to the hospital and
the doctors say he will not live to face
the grand jury indictment for murder
pending against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
BROOKLYN TO BEIRUT.
Destination of American Ships Is
Announced.

Genoa, Aug. 31-The United States
cruisers, Brooklyn and San Francisco,
which sailed from Genoa yesterday
evening are bound for Beirut, and not
for Port Said, as previously cabled.
The Machias previously sailed for Port
Said. where she will coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Offers very low round trip rates from
Chicago to Baltimore, Nd. September
is. 10 and 20, account sovereign grand
lodge. l. o. o. F. Tickets will be good
for return until October 8. ]. c. Burch,
IT p A, Omaha, Neb.; B. N. Austin,
IG. p A, Chicago. Ticket office pa
Clark st. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
TOO MUCH FOR TOPEKA.
Kansas City Bradburys Won Satur-
day and Sunday.

On Saturday afternoon the Kansas
City Bradburys defeated the picked
team from the Topeka Unions and Nine
Bees with score of u to s. The Brad
burys batted the Union-Bees all over
the diamond, making twenty hits off the
Topeka combination. There was dissat-
isfaction with the umpires and two
were discharged. The three tried were
Ethley. Miller and Ewing.
Saturdays score was:
Bradbury ...........O1 30300 0 5--12
Unions ........-....--O U 3 = b
In Association park at Kansas City
Sunday afternoon the Bradburys again
showed the Topeka players they were
not in the same class by defeating the
Topeka Unions, who went down for
return game. to 6. The score was
considerably better than the Topeka
team made in either Friday or Satur-
days game. The Bradbuhys hold the
championship among the Kansas anna
teur colored teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31

Town Talk tells all about the new
towns on the Omaha extension of the
Chicago Great Western railway. For
free copy write Edwin B. Magill, man
ager townsite department, Fort Dodge.
Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
Old Newspapers.

Old exchanges for sale at SC a bundle
for few days at the State Journal
office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31

Terrible plaques. those itching. pes
tering diseases of the skin. Put an end
to misery. Doan's Ointment cures At
any drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
Society

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ Mcfarland will
give dinner Wednesday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G Lar
inner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31

Mrs. Norman Plass will give an in
formal morning party Tuesday for Miss
Jane Rodgers whose marriage to Mr..
Ward Silver will take place September
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31

Cont Forget
your ''vinewood Essays"
New-York tribune., 1903-06-22

worthngton rockingham Chapman oi ->e''
City. ..,bor of
tIavsut Navesawa of Toxic. Japan. mernper u
the Scientific School freshman Glass; receives "
honorable mention for excellence in chemistry II
the recipient of the prize for mechanical dra"lns
and takes first prize for excellence in mathematics
CHOICES OF LIFE.
A., .,,,..as of the class of '0S at Yale will go
int various lines of business than r any previous
year the tendency. Judged by the returns u,
choices OF life work of the present senior ciaSS
Vale showing that the professions are gradu8nS
losing in popularity as compared Wlth ouSii'e
careers This year $50 will go into business o'
Of tho total of 300 men In the graduating class.
Eghty-fve men will enter law. twenty-five men WIN
go into medicine and into teaching and nine VIII oe
come eiergymen. This is decided loss III the pio
norton of men entering law and teaching proIeS-
sions and IS corresponding gain TO business p''-
suits.
-rhc statistics of the graduating class show that
ninety men worked their way wholly or In part
through their college course. Nineteen men pdlu
their own way altogether while eleven paid half
Ter The majority of the men who assisted them
selves did through tutoring In so,iege ~Eile l e
and worked at odd hours for New<Hnaven n IN IN ner, I
chants and Il .1p M Is ne fo asSs q tbev at
Yale which is litle higher than has 3een pald
by most recent r., 4ss eases VcsT six hf nan which is
somewhat younger than the average OF receh~ Aale
The annual election of officers of the Yale Unl-
versty Missionary society WAS heid Oman g,bt L
of this city was elected president: the Rey: Dr
Edwin s 1iqss ycsprssident Pierce Weif9 ef9
Tecording secretary; E1I W1itnev Of this city y
andi.cr PTGessCP Wss pT6fessor EdWa?d
Reed. secretary of that committee r,.-.o,,
Cage "@ Of the class of ss viii 60 TO Peng as the
second Yale missionary; and that IN l9g4 warren
B. seabury, of the class of 90, will also go to
New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PRAISED.
Called the Jean Valjeans of To-day by the
President of the University of Vermont

Burlington. VT. June 21.-President NJ. H Buck
ham of the University of Vermont in his bacca-
laureate before the graduating class to-
day warmly defended the great leaders in the
financial and mercantile world. He compared them
to Jean Vatican, the hero of Hugo's Les Misera-
bles' who comes into community in Which
idleness and wretchedness and discomfort abound.
and, by a process which socialism calls exploiting,
and OF which fairer name is management, organi-
zaton. creates industry, thrift comforts, luxuries,
in which the whole community shares" He sad
The captains of industry are the Jean Va!jeans Of
to-day. Our own country has them, and knows
products Of our Christian civilization The press
and the pulpit of country do grievous wrong
social thinking when they imply. as they SO
often do, putting the exception for the rule. that
our great merchants. captains of industry our
great manufacturers and financters are, rule,
controlled by n lust for gain. No sensible man
wants to go back to earlier civilization or
dreams that dispense with our capable men
Only, must them TO fidelity to their high
tees of certain qualities which they hold for
the common good. and not let them forget what
manner Of men they thereby called to be.
President Buckham had taken for his text Luke
fiji, % And Jesus himself when he began to
teach us was about thirty years of age The ap-
parent aim of the speaker was to impress upon his
hearers the necessity of thorough preparation for
the battle of life. He asked them TO reflect upon
the fact that the Saviour thirty years preparing
for three years of public service.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
DRIGGS'S FATE TO-DAY.
Witnesses Erpected to Contradict
eT-Congressman.
A DENIAL FROM VAN COTT.

At to-day's session Of the Federal Grand jury. in
Rrooklyn II is expected that the briggs case VIII
be finished. Indictments. followed by arrests, are
expected to-day or tomorrow. There are several
new witnesses who will testify to-day. and who
have already told their stories the Washington
officials. Despite Mr.. Drggss emphatic statement
that he never split" with any the sl25Oo PAID
to him by the Brandt-Dent company for selling
two hundred and fifty of fits automatic cashiers to
the Postofice Department, there persistent re-
ports that the testimony of these new witnesses
will show not only split but where the money
went.
The prevailing opinion seems to ne that
there has been organization for wholesaie pun
der in the postal system, branches OF winch were
promotion syndicate with its local rarnlnca
tions and those who handled the malpo& cases
The playing of favorites' in the giving out Oh
lucrative Jobs sometimes without reference TO
Civil Service requirements, has been thoFoush'S
shown up here and at Washington
Another charge that has been MADE is that theie :
has been a connection between local politics ana
the local postoffice. Men could get places anu
holi them only by belonging to the right ciups
and supporting them 1t is alleged The coilectloh
Of district leaders which haunted the pcstoffce
when the local investigation began was remark
able Postmaster Van Colt is the power IN 'iie
Lincoln Republican Club, and 1t is asserted liA' III
this club was collected a campaign fund from pos
tai clerks. Yesterday Mr.. Van Cott characterized
this statement as ridiculous. Many postcfnce
clerks he knew were members of this CLUB ana as
such. paid dues but to say that they were forced
To toin the club because they employees OF the
Postoffre or 10 contribute to campaign fund
was utter nonsense Nearly all the clerks and car.
rfers sn1ployed in the Postoffice belonged TO some
political or social association. he supposed, ape
that they contributed TO keep it up was also pT0p
able, but that the members OF the Lincoln stp
compelled to contribute any more OF ot'eno ot
true The dues of the club no more now tfian
they were when he not postmaster, ana no no
.pecial Inducements made to get poStoIIce
6npioyes to join the club. The Postmaster ma - -
intinated that he would be just as well PLEASED II
the clerks Joined some other organization
New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
WORTH OF EDUCATED WOMEN.
Smith College Seniors Told They May Have
Political Influence Without Vote.

Northampton, Mass. June 2--For his address to
the young women graduates Of Smith College to-
day President l.. Clark Seelye took as his text
Revelations, xxi. q And the Holy City, a
Jerusalem. coming down out of heaven from
God, made ready bride adorned for her hus-
band He said in part:
II the state be of divine origin, If its aim is the
perfection of man. the church and state have a
common interest. Smith College is the child of
the state. TO civil government you are indebted.
first of ALL for these advantages of liberal edu-
cation To it you owe, also. your social position.
with it's unparalleled liberty of thought and action.
Let 1t not seem strange, therefore. that present
to you to-day. at the close OF your academic
career, the claims of public service, deem these
claims irrelevant because you cannot vote. A vote
is not the of your political obligation, nor
is it indispensable TO your political influence.
Suffrage is not atural right but political ex-
pedient. Whatever be the final solution of. this
perplexing problem, you need not wait till then to
make your influence deeply felt in public affairs,
From educated women the country has the right
to demand the best service they render in
stemming the evils which threaten in perfecting
civil institutions You your country more
than you can repay. Through its benefcence you
have already obtained political privileges such as
YOU never before enjoyed. and from the same
source you may expect much greater blessings
than you have yet received