Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29

car They are all drinking in there and furthermore.
they all drinking noisiy and extensively. That's
why came away"
dAh!" said the conductor. an the dining car they
are quite within their rights. The law provides that
any person who shall drink any intoxicating liquor in
any smoking car, paror car day coach nterurban car
caboose shall be fined from twenty-five to hun
dred dollars imprisoned from thirty to hundred
days. But you will observe that there is provision
in the law against drinking any dining car, sleeping
car baggage car locomotive. Therefore, the
pants of the diner however unpleasant their state of in
toxcation may be, entirely within their rights. You
took this drink of beer" concluded the conductor, Sin
parlor car and are, therefore liable under the statute
Look here!' said Hopkins. II wanted drink of
water. The porter wouldn't give me cup or glass to
drink it out Of He sent me into the diner The diner
its present condition. isn't place where gentleman
remain in comfort, for drink bought this
drink in the diner; but I'm going to finish drinking it
here. I've studied the Revised Statutes OF Illinois, and
while they contain a great many idiotc provisions,
there nothing that attalns such mountainous attitudes
Of diocy as this statute that you are talking about
of the beer into the glass and drank it off:
at does exist, said the conductor You will find
that out to your cost You will find the law have
cited on page 1852 of the Illinois Laws of 1911
The conductor reached up and pulled sharply at the
signal cord. long blast from the locomotive whistle
answered. and the next moment the train began slowing
down at a small way station The conductor glanced
out of the window
Were just in time," he said "The station agent
here happens to be the local Justice of the Peace
Il contest his JurSd1Ct1On, SAID HOPKINS " IL Was
a good many miles back that took that drink.
"The law provides for that said the conductor.
ANY magistrate along this route IS given summary
jurisdiction for such offense have committed
The porter took up Hopkins bags, and together they
led him from the train.
The station agent waiting at the platform
I've arrested this for taking drink in the par
lor car, said the conductor "The porter and will APP
pear against him day after tomorrow when we have
completed Our run
A solitary hack driver, wearing Constable's
and StCXy he
tor and the porter got the train again and 1t pulled
slowly out of the station.
As stranger, Hopkins unable to find anyone to
go bail for him. he kept in Jail pending his hear
ing.
When the conductor and the porter did appear against
him, their evidence damaging its appearing that
Hopkins had taken a second drinkthat is to say
mtted a second ofense-when he actually under
arrest, that, instead of filming him. the magistrate
fenced him to thirty days in jail.
When languishlng in the county Jail. Hopkins wrote
4 letter the school authorities in Wisconsin, explain
ing that he had been unavoabv detained by pressing
personal matters and wouldn't be ready to take his
position until month later than he planned But he
known to be good man, having made excellent
reputation in the East, they decided to wait for him.
and wrote him that effect. So, though Chastened in
mind he still when he resumed his interrupted
Journey the train Just month later
HOPKINS found the smoking room of his parlor
- comfortably filled with a converSabe little group
of men, and, as he highly gregarious animal him
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