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BANK CASHIER CONfESsEs
TO Theft Of $4,000.
Euoch l.. Cowart Of the Navesink
National of Red Bank, Confronted
by Examiner Mason with Erasures
in the Books, Admits that He
Robbed the Concern.

reached his Red Bank buane-s asso-
ciates
Accumulated = suFpias
The bank is twelve years old and did
a nice conservative business for years.
aooumulatinG q handsome surplus But
the heads Of the concern became anxious
for larger profits and extended their
opsr atlons on broader basis. A year
ago savings department was added.
which enlarged the deposits and made
necessary a new system of extending
credit. President James 3. Throckmor-
ton insisted on progressive methods. the
directory doubted the wisdom OF plans
proposed and held back.
On July ~ Bank Examiner Mnson
made an examination and discovered
bookkeeping Irregularities which added
fuel to the fire OF disoord which was
burning in the oficial board. Mason
found false entries, erasures. and IN
correction OF the books shortages were
uncovered On his report the Comp
troller Of the Currency ordered . re-
examination. which was . device to
enable the stockholders to change ON
cials, put in new capital and restore the
bank to solvency.
REORGANIZATION Undertaken.
Capt. Charles B. Parsons was elected
President and tho reorganization was
undertaken. Friction prevented this
from being thoroughly accomplished.
and three weeks ago Capt. Parsons ro-
signed and Edward e. Roberts. Presi-
dent OF the Roberts Boiler Works. was
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YOUNG GIRLS ON
ENDURANCE SWIM.
Six Make the Start from Cap
tain's Pier at Bath Beach Be-
fore a Crowd of a Thousand
Other Exhibitions.

BAT HBEACH. N. Y. Aug. l5.-six
young girls all unde. twenty years and
each recognize d as long distance
swimmer. started this afternoon from
the Captains Pier, Bath Beach. in an
endurance swim. The contestants were
Elans and Ethel Goid.ns, Emily Glaser
MAY Fink. Vivian and Cherry Osborne,
More than a thousand persons w.t.
messed the start Harry Terhune and
George Vancleef OF the n. Y. A. c.,
acted az judges, with Arthur Sarony
as timer and Thomas Goldlng holding
the flag IL was orig .nally intended that
Florence West. prisuilla Higgins. and
the Monyhan twins. OF South Brooklyn,
would swim long-diStanoe race from
the captains pier to Coney Island
point. but this was declared OF until
the nrst Saturday In September.
Ethel Golding gave an exhibition swim
Of 100 yards. A special race for boys,
100 yards. iS also scheduled. Thomas
Golding George Van Cleef and several
well-known swimmers entertained the
assembled crowd with teaS OF high
diving during the intervals in races. 4
handsome silver cup. sugar bowl and
milk pitcher. which was on exhibition
on the pier. Is to be awarded the WIN
ner Of the endurance swim:
Suitable will be awarded TO the win.
ners OF second and third place at
o'clock tonight
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Cashier Enoch I. Cowart. ~ the sus-
pended Naveslnk National hank at Red
Bank. ~. j.. has confessed to Bank Ex-
aminer W. A. Mason. who IL acting ~
receiver. that he ombeEElci $4,000 Of the
hanks funds.
Accompanied by his wife. ne went
from his home at Asbury Park late this
afternoon to surrender TO the United
States authorities and turn over to the
bank authorities what property he pos
sesses.
Cowar1 surrendered himself 70 tho
United States Marshall and was ar
raiRned BY the United States Commts-
sioner at Freehold. He was held in Sio,-
eoo bail.
Cowart was prevailed upon to make
oonfession and restitution by Receiver
Mason, who told him that to do so
would 70 a long way in mitigating his
punishment,
Cashier was Frustrated.
When Mr.. Mason. acting as a Federal
Bank Examiner, discovered discrepan-
nies, erasures and false entries In the
bark's books, Cashier Cowart was pros
trated and was not able to leave his
home at Asbury Park. The receiver
went to him there and he made clean
breast of everything.
Cowart said he had diverted the banks
funds, first to pay dividends on ule
banks stocks in order TO keep up its
price, and later he began taking money
TO keep up the extravagant style OF Nv
ing he indulged IN at Asbury Park.
In Red Bank Cowart was known as a
5taid and practical business man. He
had been with the bank for twelve
years and was responsible for what
prominence 1t had attained. He had
been the moving factor in its reorgani-
zation.
In Asbury Park he mingled with
fast set and lived at an extravaSant
race which mis- salary did not justify.
No inkling of his double life ever
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STEAMER PONCE IN
TRIO BILE Off HOOK

The steamer Ponce. which sailed to-
day for San Juan. Porto Rico, anchored
OF Sandy Hook this afternoon. steam
was seen escaping around the engine
room.
Two black balls were hoisted, mean
Ing, MOT under CONTROL. In reply u
signals from the marine observer at
SANDY Hook the Ponce signailed that
tho trouble was not serious
tug went alongs!de and left her
soon after she anchored, 1t In believed
that q steam pipe gave way and that
rspAasO were made - she agAia rot un-
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WEATHER FoRECAS1

Forecast or the thirtyAix
hours endinA at 8 Il. VI. sund.y
for New Iorl City and viciniA,
Generally FIR Tonight any
sunday, prohbIy showers bS
s6nday night light, variable
winds becon,li easteriy.
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SIXTH RAcE-stonewali (2o to y
1, Carroll D. go to y 2, Mosketo 8.

csp.o,,l 10 rhs Er,n,nr worIa,

RACE TRACK. SARATOGA. N. z,
Aug. 15.-The $4,000 Hopeful and the
$4,000 Champion were the features of
the card this afternoon, and a big
crowd was IN attendance. Special trains
from Albany, Troy and other nearby
towns brought crowds of racegoers to
Saratoga and they added very materi-
ally to the attendance. 1t was the larg-
est OF the week, probably 1900 people
watching the contests decided.
The weather was charming and the
track faster than at any time during
the meeting. The two stakes had a fine
class OF entries, the Champion being
particularly interesting. In addition to
the stakes there was the Beverwyck
Steeplechase and mile dash on the
nat In which gentlemen riders piloted
the horses.
Altogether the card was quite the
most interesting OF the meeting and n
fine days sport was anticipated. CASH
iers in the ring were very busy accept
ing money before the first race.
Plunger after plunger left thousands in
each book and some of the cashiers said
they had never seen SO many bills OF
large denomination.
Yesterday was q most disastrous
day for players and a remarkable one
for the ring.
Odom yesterday accepted the mount
on Irish Lad, although HeTNmls. owned
partly by Alex Shields. was In the race.
Odom said he did not propose 20 ride
for two men, Snields and Thomas, for
the same salary Shields paid Tho
stewards however decided that odom
must ride Hermis Redeem was then
suostltuted on Irish Lad.
Before tho Hopeful race was run John
Madden refused s56 900 for Adbell. Fred
Gebhard made bhe offer.
FIRST RACE.
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BEHEADED BY A TRAIN.

John J. Bsarns, siHty-three yeAss o,d.
who lived On nndSn avcnns. Jersey
today by . Lshigh Valley Raiiroa d
freight train. He attempted 70 board q
moving car aud. slipping. fen under the
wheels.
p:ss sss ssss sss ..:.s ..; s':G :ss : : n: sS:
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BICYCLE RACING

Start poor. WIN driving. Tims-l.l3l-6.
The horses were at the post only q
few minutes and then the barrier went
up to good start, with Gay Lo,hsrlo
bearer. Adbel! suddenly went to the
front and set the pace to the turn, 70
lowed by Delhi. Palmoearer and High
ball. On the turn Delhi closed on Ad-
bell and the Madden vouna ster .aui' IKE
OF rush by Highball In the last fur
tong won by length. HiEhoall was
twenty lengths in front OF Palmbearer.
FOURTH RACE.
One niis aad a quarter.
Starter. ~siEh. toeksy. O.. HsFin; g Plss:
H.In:. IE,sh ..d 70 1n::ss''ra.l !, .i$'i? II
s's:S' s;.,, liz i,S %s:iiI %s. sii;,,, n.s~" ''
Redfern sent irish Lad right to the
front, end going by the stand he was n
length and a half front Sf Iieno. no, who VII,
e the turn lsno en-, drSpDsda poSa 6;ss. oHes sna anS
laid a length back. Irish Lad get ter.
clung to him IN better fasaton than he
has run this yea. On The far turn
Isssss lssEsS. o %0YSG fT.h Rad came m" ON weut
lerFth. Odom whipped and spurred
Hs'rnlS cruelty IN tne 'ast quu ~. ~
Irish Lad went on and won oeautihi
ace by a length and half in sos. beat
ing waterboy's record by th-ee-fifths o'
n second. Hernia was firing at the
antSN. benting Heno length ard . half
for the place.
FIFTH RACE.
oos mils.
s.aztsr. weight, jooisy. d. Hi E1n. q. Place.
T,ss'ss,: T9s: sis:. IL IL 49, \ el..: = i >
spmsrset. 40. Ar, Baker. 8 q AZ 20 {
9t.s sss. .ss;D. Ss's IL is NJ n Ss:.s S.s:.s 4
Arrshsowsn, ,ils M. Taylor . 8. lis. IS
starr sosd Won easily, rims-l "a SIS
True Blue made the running 10 the
strstcsn f9iioTSd by Sy q. Sssuncis ,Sx s.,s and
ened Mr.. Clark sent CarHncle to the
front and ne drew away. winning easily
by six Lengths from True Blue, who
beat somsrset throe-auartcrs OF q lcngth
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pOOLROOM RAIDED.
Police Invade Place said to BE
Backe by McGovern's Manager.

The po<oom alleged to be backed by
tam Aarh. manager of berry McGov-
Stn. at y. l2S second Avenue was
saided this afternoon.
1t was II charge OF Herman Rosen-
thai and e. with few principals,
were held. Nbout ten playerswho were
In the roomwere let go.
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Heir for Herbert Parsons.

NEWPORT. r. L.. Aug, ia son was
born to-day at THE Rocks" to Mr.. and
Airs Heroerl Parsono. OF NeY York.
and was namej III once John C. Par
sons ed: Mrs, = ons Is the ony daugh-
ter of Henry e sHs
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FIGHTERS AFTER NIGHTS SLEEP
APPEAR IN VERY GOOD SHAPE
Nearly 1000 Men Paid Big Prices to See
One of the Greatest Struggles in Ring
History-Had to Land Twice to Put the
ex-Champon Out

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug t5-Depte the furious fighting IN
the nond battle last night for the worlds heavyweight champion
ship in which Jes defeated Corb by pexus blow both
esants appeared in splendid form to-day
After good nights sleep and hearty breakfasts they met their
friends, neither looking bit the for
James Jefres forty minutes last night rade s32727
Corbe $4,000 ave the solar pexs blow that knocked
him out.
Nearly paid from So to $50 to the fight The
took $40 Seventy per cent went to the fighters
Jefes the forty minute he in the ring earned his money
of
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REDS SCORE
FIRST RUNS
25'000 Fans See the Cincin.
natis Drop on Iron Man Nc.
Ginnlty ana Tally Three Runs
In the First Two Innings
UMPIRE SENDS M'GRAW
FROM FIELD DURING GAME.

Noodles" Hahn. In the Box for
the Visitors, Starts OF Like
a Stake Horse. and the Gi-
ants Cannot Solve Him
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THIRD RAcE-DeIhI u to y l.
HIghbaiI $50 to y 2, Palm Bearer 8
TIme-f.13 is.
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EVOu' I-U'
this race and some one made q killing.
He led all the fast sprinterS from end
to end and won by three-quarters OF q
length from Hurstbourne, VINO closed
lengths for the place. The talent lost
heavily to the race, having played Sir
VOORHEES, strongly. He was last away
and had little chance.
SECOND RACE.
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him out.
Nearly paid from So to $50 to the fight The
bOxOe took in s624o Seventy per cent went to the fighters
Jehhe forty the ring earned his money
at the rate of $500 minute
A SOLAR PLEXUS BLOW.
put Corbet practically the that lost him
the championship Carson Cya solar pexls blow, caedb
this time repeater because the first did not do the business
landing the blow eies had evidently followed the advice Of
Fitzmmons who used the blow Corbet at Carson City,
When (orbt bit tired shot Jefriess powerful left It
caught fair the pit of the stomach Coe gave gasp; he
forward the breath half out of his body Everything
before him. He dropped the floor and stayed there while the
clocks licked nine, when he staggered TO his feet
Jeffr having his anything mortal is swung
o, his terrible right landed where should. The
finishing the pex invented by the long, redeadd
in the champions coner-Bob Fizsin,mons
Jees played with Cobet for nine rounds and half and then
Corbets seconds moond Referee Gney to stop the fight III order
o their from needless punishment
WHEN THE END CAME
The shortly after the beginning of the tenth round when
Jeres planted terrific swing Cobes stomach The man who
quere Sullivan dropped the floor and the memora-
Bile Carson City when Bob Ftzsmmons landed his solar pexs
blow almost duplicated
This time however Corbett struggled his again faced
his gigantic adversary With hardly moments Hesitation Jefes
swung right again landed Cobes stomach Jim dropped
the floor ant then that Tommy Ryan, claiming that was all over
notoned to Referee Craney to stop the punishment
The fight night demonstrated beyond all doubt that Jefes
stands alone in his class
After the fight quickly recovered walked to
Jeff ant shook him warmly by the hand He Said
"im you be fairly You stand alone M can touch you
The victory That Jenres in
all his
but that he had foe in degree worthy OF
h . equally certain
CORBETT'S FINE MUSCLES.
that Professor Dares system OF culture wrought
Cobetts
or these muscles Corbett has been very
little supply
1ding for bolermakes massive fists
That aided Corbets hitting not
landed hard no
his giant punching bag
considerably slower and
himself almost
IS numbering opponent. wonderful TO
have gone speed hardly during tho en'seenS
that famous action
avaed him tt the over
him occasions' Y swtEs
and possibly postponed lacked the suppo c r
youthful woeuy equae substitute VITA nHs
openisoenngs that the CorOeu at
CCrbett OF
found in hem only incentive for
something his nimbe hsts and nla
lkeG Ccrbct beat occasional aoo
hghtlng ana
there for boxing purposes sE
the world of sport was evidenced
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DELHI CAPTURES
$4,000 HOPEFUL.
Killing Made on Monte Carlo al
IS to I by the Wise One Who
Backed Him Against Hurst
bourne.
THE WINNERS.

FIRST RAcE-Monte Carlo rs to
y I, Hurstbourne (t3 TO 81 2, Sir
vorhIes 3. TIme-1 .26 is.
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FOURTH RAcE-Irish Lad 70 TO
to) I, Hernris u to y 2, Heno 8.
TIme-2.o5.
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FIFTH RAcE-carbuneIe "a to y
1, True Blue go to y 2, Somerset 8.
rlms-f .4s 3-5.
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SECOND RAcE-Lavator ~ to 81
I, illuminate (ts to 81 2, Valdez ..
Tlme-6.o6.
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starer. wssht. tacksy. "a, Hi, Fin, ST. PIass.
aisSS.ll. iRsa ~ ia c'Is;s'. Ss's.:... . I3
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'csatAaUstLOa of Game IN colannA 4 and -
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Start good Won driving. Ttme-606.
Eophone. an added starter, made the
running followed by Valdez, illuminate
and Lavator In q close bunch. Six fur
longs from home Mara rushed Lavator
TO the front, but In the last quarter
illuminate closeds and In q red hot
drive Layator beat Fulmina4e q head,
with Valdez third, q length and half
away.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-05

fortune out of his enterprise, and so did another almost unknown inventor. Robert Scrope.
 To MT. Scrope we owe the invention of the brown boot, or, at any rate. it's first practical adoption. Within twelve months of commencing the manufac- ture MT. Scrope had tweny branches at work, employing some thousands of men.
 In all the worlds history there is no more startling instance of ingratitude and forgetfulness than the history of Henry Cort. He expended the whole of his private fortune of f20,000 in perfect ing his inventions for pudding iron and rolling it into bars and plates. Then he was robbed of the fruits of his toll by the villainy of certain English gov ernment officials, and in the end left to starve. This was in 1784. Since that date Cort's inventions have conferred upon England an amount of wealth equivalent to f700, 900, 900, and given constant employment to about 600,000 workmen for the past four generations.
 When the first British railway was built from Stockton to Darlington, the trains were signaled at night by a can dle burning In the station window. Without the modern system of sema- phore signaling the express service Of railway communication which we en- ioy today would be an impossi bility. Yet the very name of the inventor Of the method of working semaphores from a distance has been forgotten. It is said that this idea originated in the contrivance of a porter on the London and Northwestern Railway.
 cfe ferra 1G af distance apart under his charge. he conceived the happy notion of counter weighing the handle of one and attaching to it a clothes line so that he could work 1t from the other. An inspector saw the ingenious device and elaborated it. with the result that signal cabins were es- tablished all over the country.
 The name of Mcintosh is commemog ated forever in the waterproof gar ments which have. in the country at least. almost superseded the umbrella. Yet an article in the Annals of philos- ophy." dated 1918, proves that it is an other man we ought to thank, instead of Macintosh, for the blessing of the waterproof In the article referred to Prof. Syme announces his discovery of the powers of benZine to dissolve India rubber. and tells how he rendered silk cloak and other garments perfectly waterproof by brushing them over with a thin solution.
 In 177G Captain Planta, a Swiss officer of engineers, after years of patient ex- perimenting. produced a steam car riaee which ran on the ordinary road. Twelve months later French engineer, whose name has been forgotten, inn proved upon Captain Planta's machine, and produced an automotor, which he exhibited before Louis KY and his court at Versailles It is this machine which still stands in the Paris Conser- YatOire.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-05

safe limit can be positively laid down.
 As a general rule, writes Archibald Wilson in Cassier's Magazine, the re- sistance of the human body is normally so high that with pressures not exceed ing 800 volts accidental contacts are rarely fatal shocks although occasion ally the portions of the body on which contact is made are severely burnt The few fatal accidents which have oc- cured at low pressures appear to have been attended by a body resistence far below that usually met with. The eff feet of a shock may also be to cause such muscular contractions that the victim is unable to let go of the conduc- tor which he has grasped. and, if helo is not at hand. death may result from the prolonged application of a current which if it had been only momentary might have been comparatively harm less. On the other hand, there are on record cases of shock at pressures Of several thousands of volts in which death has not resulted.
 The ultimate cause of death, when due primarily to electric shock. is gen orally considered to be stoppage of the action of the heart or of the respiratory organs. That the latter may be afrecT- el is shown by the fact that victims of electric shock are sometimes brought to by practice of some of the we'll known methods of artificial respira tion
 The cessation of the hearts action may be due to stimulation of the nerves which control the beating of the heart: these, when stimulated to excess, may cause the heart to stop altogether.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-05
A GIRLS INVESTMENT.
Bonnie Burnham's Beaming Smile and
 Its 25,000 Reward.

Bonnie Burnham of Whiting, Ind, Is school girl. She attended the con-
 vent of mercy at Pensacola, Fla, and one day while walking with her mother she noticed an old man sitting on q
 bench in the sun. Bonnie didn't know the man, but she had a sunny disposi
 ton and as she passes she smiled pleasantly at him and asked him if he were enjoying the sunshine. Of course she meant nothing particular by 1t. It was her nature to be pleasant and so- ciable. But the old man enjoyed that good natured smile and pleasant word. He was wealthy man. so far as ma
 terial wealth goes, but he was poor in- deed in another way-he had no rela- tives or particular friends. He sought out Bonnie's parents and asked the privilege of meeting her. As a result of that days greeting he became friend of the family. When he died he left Bonnie a fortune of $25.000 Tn fact, it is something money can't buy a sunny disposition. It cost her noth- ing to be pleasant. Good nature is something that gives happiness to the happy possessor. and to everybody else. It feeds upon itself: and the more it is used for others the better it grows. Probably the old man was enjoying sunshine, but the friendly smile and greeting that Bonnie gave him was something rarer than sunshine. It was the sunshine of beautiful human soul not yet obscured by selfishness and and foolish conventionality. Some girls would have thought it very bad form to smile at a stranger and to speak pleasantly to him without the Icrmality of an introduction.
 But Bonnie Burnham didn't. She wasn't that kind of girl. Her good ness was not tied down by the bonds of etiquette. It was free and frank. It spoke right out. She had no thought of reward. A smile and pleasant reply WeIe ss much returned as she expected from the old man. The real reward was in her own friendly act. She en- joyed being pleasant to others.
 Now if the old man hadn't left her a fortune of 5000 we probably woulL never have heard of Bonnie's smile. That's what gave the story news value to the newspapers So the old man did his share in his own peculiar way. He started that Bonnie smile on its spire pleasant thoughts wherever the story is read. It doesn't make so much difference what becomes of the money. SO long as it brings no harm to Connie. We hope 1t woa't do that, although we are a bit suspicious of money. Tco much of it Is often a bad thing. But the smile won't die out.-Toledo News Bee,
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UNIVERSALLY OF CULTURE.

The comparative universality of cul- ture seems to become more and more emphasized with each recurring con- mencement season. The classification of fresh graduates indicates that more and more 1t is being sought for its own sake or as a broad foundation for the exercise of any or all of the higher ac- tivities of life. There was a time, even within the memory of those now living. when a college or university education meant a preparation for one of the learned professions or the teachers vo- cation. They were to be lawyers or doctors or ministers. A century, or per hapS even less, ago the ministry claim ed the lions share of college graduates. The colleges were the feeders of the divinity schools; to a smaller extent the law schools. and to a still less de- gree the schools of medicine. But of this years graduates of Yale univer- sity, 297 will go into business, S5 will follow the law, "A will teach and 26 will follow special lines, while the ministry candidates are hardly an appreciable percentage of the whole. This is q pretty good indication of where the prizes of life are supposed to lie. It is perhaps not to be deplored that busi- ness is acquiring a richer leaven of culture, provided we can believe that culture will inspire business instead of being deadened by it. Yet with college education represented much more gen. erously by men of affairs than was once the case. we find its influence en- tering proportionally much less into public service than formerly, a fact to which MT. Andrew D. White has just directed attention. The fact that the great mass of this years Yale gradu- ates are to engage in business seems to us less ominous than that they se- lected Napoleon Bonaparte as their ideal historical character-Boston Ev- ening Transcript.