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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16
DRAMATIST BOwsER.
He Returns to the Old Subject With
New Hopes and Ambitions

After one glance at Mr.. Bowser's
face. Mrs BoWser had no doubt that
he had something on his mind to
bother him, bat whether he was try
ing to figure out a new flying ma
chine OF seeking to find out how long
it would take a bear running at TWEEN
~ miles an hour to catch a boy run
ming at eighteen, she couldn't say. As
he was quiet and good natured over
it she let him figure away. and it was
half an hour after dinner before he
finally said:
Look here. now, but I'd like to
have talk with you-a real sensibl
talk. III agree not to get mad, and
you must agree to say nothing sar-
castle
I'll talk. of course. and be glad to-
she replied What is it that's both
ering you -
We'll, you know I belong to the
Primrose Dramatic club 7 haven
attended but two or three meetings,
and they are pushing me to show up.
In fact, they want me to write a play
to be produced two weeks hence"
s'We12''
Il want to oblige them. of course.
and want the honor and prestige of
the play, but can write one2 That's
what I want to talk to you about.
Don't jump on me with both feet, as
you generally do, and cry fadi' but
Lgive me a candid opinion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

play, however. The father and hia
fifty men follow on. of course ?"
of course What are they there
but you should have the villain
guide them You have a villain, haven't
your
yes That IS. I'm going to have.
There's no particular hurry about the
villain butting in He viii naturally
lead the crowd when he does come
in"
well. the villain. the father and the
fifty. armed men set off UP the noun
tain. and then what happens2"
They are overwhelmed" replied Mr..
Bowser.
BY a snowslide p ,-
Yes. by a snowslide started by
Adolphus. He sees them coming. He
sees a snowslide just readyto slide He
would spare the father in order 10
have a father-in-law. but he cannot.
He swings his hat He calls out. He
warns them to return before 1t IS too
late. He stands thus and-and--
And Mr.. Bowser looked around for
the cat The feline had his head out
from under the lounge, and the two
stood glaring at each otner till MIS-
Bowser had to laugh in their faces
Thanks for the insult stifly re-
piled Mr.. BOWser-
But it is no insult Please go on
with the plot"
Not another word. madam. was
an ass to have told you as much as I
did It is evident to me that you are
far more interested in an Internal Oh
cat than in my play and you ana the
cat can go TO Ballyhack."
He thereupon walked down the hail
and put on his hat and overcoat and
walked over to the drug store He
knew the druggist to be an old thea
ter-goer, and after bit he queried OK
him:
What would you say II told you
I was writing a four-act comedy
Il should say that you were the big
gest jackass in town." was the
prompt reply
Mr.. Bowser looked at him for a mo-
ment with sudden death in each eye,
and then passed out into the night
And the gas lamps flared, the shadows
danced. and the cold March winds
gamboled around his ears and ran
down the back OF his neck as he wanr
dered to and fro and felt that Of all
the living. breathing human beings on
earth he was the only onewho couldn't
write a play and get a snowsilde start
/ ed at the proper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1904. by c. B. Lewis-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

ter she has put dose of choral in her
fathers gin and water
That's very fair, but how much does
she weight"
what odds does that make Whoever
heard of weighing the characters of a
Dlay2"
Bowser- If your heroine weighs $50
pounds and your hero only 40, the
audience won't be prepared to see
him throw her over his shoulder and
trou across a grapevine bridge and up
the side of steep mountain How
ever YOU can have her take anti-fat
and feed him u on cOrneG beef at
the same time. and thus get the right
proportions. He bears her off at mid
night but where to2"
Il said there was to be no sar-
casm," protested Mr.. BOwser-
And there is none am just
making friendly comm ents- Does he
bear her TO a depot, a ferryboat, or
ne bears her to the mountains. of
course. I want mountains in for
scenic effect. He bears her to a cave
in the mountains. Her father discov-
erS her flight next morning, and he
raises a force Of fifty men and starts
in pursuit. He swears that he viii
have her back dead or alive, and that
he Will kill Adolphus or put him to
the torture Right there, again. IS a
chance for a Booth or Barrett. I'M
agine the scene. The fifty men are
drawn up on a bridge over a gulf.
The old man stands confronting them.
Suddenly he raises his right hand,
and
The cat had come out. thinking the
performance had closed, but when
Mr.. Bowser's right hand went up she
realized the peril of the situation and
made q second scramble for life
Never mind" consolingly observed
Mrs Rowser as the hand fell
But 7 Will mind" he savagely re-
torted. do you think I'm going to
have one Of the best plays of the cen
fury knocked out by a cross-eyed
doubIe-jointed old spotted tomcat."
He spent five minutes freezing the
cats soul with terror by words and
glares and then gave it up, and Mrs
/ BoWser said:
s'WeII, AdOlphus gets the heroine &c
a cave, and they have a picked-uT
1 brea kfast of JOhnnycake and bologna
sausage. and then what happens2''
who said they had any such
/ breakfast
Then they couldn't have had an,
at all. That isn't so material to thu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16
For thQ Momcn.

ish to the shirt waist toilet and are
worn for separate stocks and belts
Tan shoes and white shoes viii be
the proper adjuncts of the shirt
waist suit Of 1904, and no girl can
dispense with a pair of each if she
has the ambition to keep her ward
robe I'D 10 date
one sure way to get cotton froelcs
clean and at the same time save Their
color is to wash them in borax water
When the dress goes TO the laundry
have il first put for a few minutes in
a pail of cold borax. Wiring out and
put in hot borax suds, made in the
proportion of a gallon of water, tea
spoonful Of borax and half cake Of
CASTLE soap. shaved Take the WAFER
boiling from the stove Just as it is 10
be used, but never let these coiored
things boil on the stove. Rub lightly
with the hands. rinse in warm bor:.x
water without soap. and last in clear
cola water, with or without biuiDg,
according TO the color of the material.
When the dress is nearly dry, take
from the lines, clap in the hands for 4
few minutes and press on the wrong
side II these instructions are care
IulIy followed the gown viii look as if
just out of the shop. And il is really
not very much work, for the borax
takes the dirt out without any board
rubbing and with but little hand work
As soon as one begins to put brains
into laundry work and to do it sor
artistic effects, it ceases to be mere
oru6gery and gets to be interesting.
like embroidery or pretty millinery. it
becomes more and more the fashion
every year for women to do uD their
nice frocks, their stocks and pretty en-
broideries. It is really the only way TO
save colored silk embroideries from The
devastation of the laundry.
Indications are that the rose win
be the favored flower OF the summer
girl OF 904. The new figured O7-e-a n
dies show the rose pattern in greater
popularity than any other and they
are liked in all the possible rose
shades and some impossible ones like
green and lavender and blue Hats.
too. are poisoning out in roses in
preference TO any other flower and
garlands of roses trim the bodices and
skirts of the evening toilets Wreaths
and clusters of roses are a favorite
style of garniture for the hair and rib
bon sashes show quaint old fashioned
patterns in moss and blush roses and
buds.
The little button roses are among
the fisf-t favorites not only for deco
rating evening gowns but also for
trimming hats. Wreaths of them en-
circling clusters of forget-me-not /
orchids and other blossoms are fire.
quent devices.
The conventional, almost prim ar
engagements of the roses on the new
spring millinery is what first catches
bands are made up of big and little
flowers two, three or more deep.
But if the roses and rose buds are
arranged in studied and conventional
designs some of the other millinery
garniture goes to the other extreme /
and is picturesque to the point Of
carelessness- Many of the new hats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

CAS- many as FIVE or SIX
And did you pay the least atten-
ton to what is called the action Of
the play-to the construcuon-to the
situations-to the stage cratic
II don't know that L did, but
what has that do with it? Some Of
the plays written by people who were
rever inside a theater have been the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

Mr.. Bowser, how many times in
your life have you been to the thea
ter" she asked as she laid aside her
book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

This
OF M his case bands Of shir-
n a a e i of linenI
is o ANDY full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

are almost buried beneath a conglom-
crate mass OF field flowers, poppies,
wheat, tiny yellow buttercups and
long fine grasses which drOOp over the
rim and around the face of the wear
er. If the face is pretty and young
the effect is charming and really flow
ers on spring and summer hats ought
to be compulsory they are so charm
ing and so welcome a change from
winter modes. Could anything be
prettier and more suitable than a
hoWer-laden hat and a fresh shirt
waist suit with russell shoes for fair
young maiden when the bright warm
spring days are finally here?
Lots of the girls are wearing raffia
hats which they make themselves of
thu basket braid and which are very
pretty and effective as well as ridicu-
lousy inexpensive.
The newest thing in hat pins is fashion
ed to meet the requirements of the fair
descriptive title should debar them from
other applications They consist of
length-some of them are even longer
and on the top bar IS posed a peacOck's
eye rr metal butterfly or whatever 9th
er fancy may meet the taste Of the tray
fastan the headgear, which is planned
O'Shanter cap. or else fashioned with
soft crown, for the results OF their adj
even probably be disastrous.
All shades of green will be worn the
coming season. Emerald green hats made
OF straw. tulle and leaves will be very
fashionable. Bright green parasols VIII
be worn with summer frocks Various
shades of pale green viii be employed 10
build afternoon costumes
An eccentric but effective frock of leaf
green liberty satin IS shirred with large
cords. These corded shirrings outline n
yoke and extend across the back AMI
around the tops of the fun sleeves, which
have big puffS at the elbows There is a
wide girdIe of green and below this The
skirt falls in full folds Just above the
knees a set of four or five corded shir-
rings head a wide fiounce that ends above
similar group that head the bottom
fiOEnce.
Last season the rule was that the puff
of a sleeve might be anywhere save at
the elbow. Now it must be at the elbow
and nowhere else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

But if the roses and rose buds are
arranged in studied and conventional
designs some of the other millinery
garniture goes to the other extreme
and is picturesque to the point Of
carelessness. Many of the new hats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

The conventional, almost prim ar
engagements of the roses on the new
spring millinery is what first catches
the obserVant eye. Wreaths and
bands are made up of big and little
flowers two, three or more deep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

Lots of the girls are wearing raffia
hats which they make themselves of
the basket braid and which are very
pretty and effective as we'll as ridicu-
lousy inexpensive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

The little button roses are among
the fisft favorites not only for deco
"a ting evening gowns but also for
trimming hats. Wreaths of them en-
circling clusters of forget-me-nots,
orchids and other blossoms are fire.
quent devices.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
Alton B.. Parker as Counsel.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 6.--The unprece-
dented spectacle of former chief JUS
tiee of the court of appears arguing a
ease before the court from which he re-
signed to become n candidate for the
Presidency of the United States was
presented here today, when former
Judge Alton h. Parker argued the first
case in which he has made public ap-
pearance as counsel in many years.
The case is that of Elizabeth Reich
against the executors of the will of
Alice V. lie Bau. Mrs, La Bau was
an aunt of William X. Vanderbilt, and
the litigation grew out of transaction
concerning real estate known as the
Brentwood farm, adjoining the estate
Of Mr.. Vanderbilt in Suffolk county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
Dispute Lou pillon,s Record.

New York, Dec. 6.--The board Of re-
view of the National Trotting associa-
tion assembled at the Murray Hill ho-
tel today with abundant indications of
a lively session ahead. L. Il. Smath-
ors, owner of Major Delmar, was on
hand armed with evidence to support
his demand that the mile record of
2;0l, recently made at Memphis by
Lou Dillon, be set aside. Mr.. Smath-
ers is said to have the certified affida-
Wits Of DIR. Hollenbach and M, J. Shan
non, who caught the mile at 2;O9 l-5,
aud other testimony, which he claims
will completely refute the official
timers The decision of the board of
review win probably be made within
a day or two.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
LAND FRAUD CASE
IN HANDS or JURY

ished for doing as others had done be
fore themf
In his closing, the speaker dwelt up
on what he asserted to have been the
unnecessary unearthing of the Puter
scandal, to the shame and disgrace of
the family and children, who were in
inocent.
"John Hal" continued Judge
,O'Day, Choking out through his beau
tiful eyes, tells you that the govern
ment is the trustee of the public lands.
There are no public lands. They are
gone. What have we to offer the home
steader from the East other than bar
rem stretch of rocks on the tops of our
mountain rangesS There are no public
lands since the great railroads have se-
cured the passage of the lieu selections
of 1891. They are gone.
Against J. A. Heidecke, the witness
who confessed his part in the conspira-
cy, Judge o Day was most bitter.
"And Heideeke,' he said, "if that
man had lived in Great Britain, when
they sent convicts to Australia he would
never have been sent there, for he is so
corrupt that he would have impregnated
the ground, and they would have been
raising liars there yet. If l was to
sleep in the same hotel with that man,
and he was on the top floor, and 1 was
in the basement, would be afraid that
would contract moral leprosy through
the night.
"There is one thing" said the judge
in closing, "that do not wish to speak
about; one thing above all others that
l am sorry for, l regret having been
brought into this case, for it is so un.
There is one thing that is
treated with lenieney in press and pub
lie and private life, and not dragged
forth to the shame Of innocent and help
less families and children, but which in |
this case has been exploited to the
prejudice of the defendants, and for |
that purpose alone"
The speaker then picked up a Bible
from the table and read the story of the
Pharisees and the woman who had
sinned. "Let," he said, "the one
among us who has not sinned east the
first stone"
1t is expected that verdict will have
oeen rendered by this evening, and the
Jury discharged.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
Smoot Cases Again.

Salt Lake, Dec. 6.-Subpoenaes for
witnesses wanted by the senate sub.
committee investigating the Reed smoot
case, which is about to resume its ses.
sions at Washington, have been received
by United States Marshal Haywood
and his deputies have started out 10
serve them. Marshal Haywood refused
today to give out the number received
by him, or the names of those on whom
the papers will be served.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
Roosevelts Marry.

New York, Dec. 6.-The engagement
has been announced of Miss Eleanor
Roosevelt daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, and niece of
the President, to become the bride of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, son of Mrs.
James Roosevelt, of Hyde Park. The
couple are cousins, several times re-
moved. The brida,s father was Presi-
dent Roosevelt's only brother.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
INTERSTATE COMMISSION
AFTER THE RAILROADS

Chicago, Dee. 6.-The interstate COM
merce commission today listened to the
arguments of the attorneys for the man
ufaeturers seeking a reduction in the
proposed 20 per cent increase of the
railroad rates to cover the "insurance
excess Chairman Firth, of the. uni
form bill of lading committee of the
railroads, admitted the correctness of
the statistics, which showed the average
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06

Jim Skipton made a hard, square fight
that every one is obliged to respect
much fairer than some of the Republi
can faction who supported him.
Three of the best men on the ticket
were defeated when John Knight, II. A.
johnson and G. A. Fisher were left at
home.
Now for fine high school building,
paved streets and a progressive city dur
ing the worlds fair year.
John Knight stayed at his black
smith shop all day and pounded iron,
and he is just as happy to stay there,
even though an hours work at the
polls would have sent him to the coun-
ell.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
-Four Jurors Accepted.

New York, Dee. 6.-In the trial of
Nan Patterson today several taillis-
men were rejected, owing to conseien.
tious scruples againsmt convicting
woman for murder in the first degree.
The goth talisman, John p. Anger, a
baker, was accepted as the fourth juror.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
To Settle Cresceus Record

Chicago, Dec. 6.--The board of an.
peals of the American Trotting asso.
citation is holding its annual session at
the auditorium today. Considerable in.
terest is manifested in the meeting, as
it is expected that final decision will
be handed down in regard to the dis.
puted Cresceus record made at the
Wichita track last year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06

loss on freight amounted to only one
per cent Of the charges. A representa-
tive of the shippers organization in
formed the commissioners that they
would take the matter before congress
in the form of a protest, and also ask
the enlargement of the powers of the
commission. Firth was ordered to pro-
duce the minutes of the bill of lading
committee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06

Portland, Dec. 6.-Assistant United
States Attorney Heney closed the ar
gument for the government this morn
ing, in the prosecution of the lan6
fraud cases in an exceptionally sar
castle arraingment Of all the defend
ants individually, and a strong sum
ming of the case. He replied in de-
tain to Counsel O'Day's arguments,
and the jury was charged at 'clok
this afternoon.
Yesterday Afternoon.
IF there has been one dramatic mo-
met in the whole course of the trial, it
was yesterday when, in his peroration,
Judge O'Day read the eighth chapter
of John, as supporting his charge that
the prosecution had exceeded the de-
mands of justice in dragging forth be-
fore the world the private life of s. A.
d. Puter and Emma l.. Watson. His ar
gument was long and apparently Of lit
tie effect, but the close was eloquent
and telling, and led the jury from the
room more thoughtful than might have
been desired by the government.
It will take them another day to
finish the noted trial. Francis j. Heney
will occupy the forenoon with his argu-
ment, and possibly will continue in the
afternoon. Following this win come
the charge to the jury by Judge Bel
linger, after which the case will be left
in the hands Of the IL chosen men. It
thought that a verdict will not be
long in coming, after once the case is
placed in the jury's hands.
Yesterday morning the argument was
opened by Lawrence +. Puter, the
brother of the defendant Puter, who
spoke earnestly for over an hour for the
defense. Mr.. Puter went back into the
ages with his discussion, and told of
he evolution of the jury system, and of
what it meant. He told with what EN-.
he approached the discus
lion of the question under the circum-
tances. He related that in the theory /
# the law the prosecution was supposed
o represent the rights Of the defend.
nts as well as the government was to
trive to see that justice was done, not
imply that conviction had. 1t had,
owever, come, so he said, that the am
ition of men perverted their aim, until
was almost impossible for prosecuting
ttorneys to carry out his magnani-
nous theory. The ambition to succeed
eads them never to see other than guilt
Il the case OF those arraigncd. Ninety
ine percent of the homesteads ON the
oast had been taken up as had those
n the cases under discussion, contend
d the attorney, and in it there was no
'rong. A pile of logs and a thatch
f shingles, few beans stuck here and
slip of a tree there was all that went t
D make up the average homestead, so /
,hy should these defendants be pun $
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
Historical Society.

The sixth annual meeting of the Or
egon Historical Society will meet in
Portland ON Saturday, December 18th,
Judge r, ?, Boise, of this city, win de-
liver an address, "The Bench and Bar
OF Oregon from the Earliest Date 10
is6o.n Hon. G. r. Bellinger is presi-
dent and r, G. Young secretary OF the
society.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
At the New Edison.

The balelt dancing with tight rope
by Miss Smith at the New Edison is a
premier act, as also the operatic sing
ing by her and Miss Chester. The
Renne family continue to be the talk
of the city. An entire change of pro.
gram tomorrow night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06

For Marshal J. L. Skipton ...... 81
For Treasurer, +. Meredith -. 1877
For Alderman, Paul Wallace. ... So
For Alderman, Webster Holmes 40
Fourth Ward
For Mayor, r. w Waters 49,. .241
For Recorder, w. A. Moores -. .247
For Marshal, T. Il. Cornelius ~ .1O3
For Marshal, J. L. Skipton .... LAG
For Treasurer, r. Meredith ..... 243
For Alderman, J. G. Goodale, Jr. .2Ss
Fifth Ward
For Mayor, L. w. Waters ..... .1s1
For Recorder, w. A, Moores -. 1874
For Marshal, T. T.. Cornelius go. 73
For Marshal, J. l.. Skipton. ..... 80
For Alderman, A. II. Fisher '(R). so
For Alderman, p. L. Frazier (D). S3
Sixth Ward
For Mayor, +. w. Waters ..... .1S1
For Recorder, W. A. Moores -. ..1S1
For Marshal, T. f. Cornelius .101
For Marshal, J. L. Skipton go. 80
For Treasurer, f. Meredith .1S1
For Alderman, J. Knight (R) 49,. so
For Alderman, J. N. Skaife (D).. 80
Seventh Ward
For Mayor, f. w. Waters. .,..., .122
For Recorder, w. A. Moores -. .122
For Marshal, T. Il. Cornelius -. 70
For Marshal, J. L. Skipton. ..... So
For Treasurer, f. Meredith ..... .124
For Alderman, Lee Acheson lib
Summaries Of the Vote.
For Mayor, +. w. Waters ....... 1856
For Recorder, w. A. Moores ..... 1858
For Marshal, T. f. Cornelius ..... 644
For Marshal, j. L. Skipton .... 636
Majority for Cornelius .... s
'or Treasurer, f. Meredith ..... 1858
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06
DEMOCRATIC JUDGES
GUILTY OF FRAUD

lows; 5. 5. Barker, VIM. Reid, John f.
Dixon and John sullivan, each nine
months in Jail and 5000 fine. Charles
w. Bunch and w. +. Spencer three and
four months in jail, respectively.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-06

Donve5 Colo, Dee. 6.-Five more
Democratic election judges and work
ers in precinct No, 5, were found guilty
of contempt in participating in the elee.
tion frauds, and we're punished, as fol-