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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-09
NEW YORK SUN TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO
MEDILL MCCORMICK AT SYRACUSE


At last Chicago will be able to get
the real story of the arrest of Joseph
Medill Mccormick, who was rudely
yanked into court in his pajamas at
Syracuse, N. Y. The following story
of the troubles of our rising young
society man and Bull MoOser is taken
from the New York Sun:
Syracuse, Aug. 6.-Medill McCor-
mick of Chicago was taken from the
Twentieth Century Limited train here
at 1921 O'Clock yesterday morning
and arrested on a charge of public
intoXication.
1t was charged that Mccormick
assaulted the Pullman conductor
after an argument over the full crew
bill. When the train, eastbOund from
Chicago, reached Syracuse the Bull
Moose leader was elected from his
berth by members of the crew. Clad
only in his night clothing he was
taken to police headquarters in
charge of two policemen.
Mccormick was arraigned this
morning before Judge Ryan in the
police court. He pleaded guilty to
the charge and was paroled. He i'm
mediately left the police station and
registered at the Yates Hotel, where
he passed the day.
After arriving at the hotel McCOr-
mick went to bed, but left call for
1870 o'clock in the evening. He was
awakened at 6 o'clock by newspaper
men. He was interviewed while sit
ting on the edge of the bed.
Denies the Charge.
Drunk; who dares charge that I
was drunk" he demanded. Il was
as sober as a man can be. Ihave just
returned from Montana, where 1 out
rode and outwaIked two cowboys,
and I'm in the pink of condition ex-
cept for, an attack of the grip. Drunk?
It's lie.
"The truth of the affair is this.
Z i IL E IL
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timid reflection Of the incarnate sun
shine Of his.
81 am sorry Jes is not at home" she
said, holding out her hand with a nat
ural grace Of hospitality that rose
above her ervou shyness. II am
Jessica Floyd, Mr.. Stanton, his sis.
ter"
She was afraid Of him. The too OBJ.
vious fact struck deep into Stanton,
as he felt her fingers flutter in his
clasp. So this was the reputation he
had earned for himself?
Perhaps l should not have come"
he apologized quite humbly. r
Floyd gave me no warrant for It. But
he was very good to me. when was
sick In Lowell. and I wanted to thank
him."
She looked at him fully, then, and
again he could have cried out at the
wonder Of 80 meeting Floyd's straight
candor Of regard.
"Why should you not come? Jes
has not so many friends that they are
not welcome In his home. Only, II he
had known of your coming, he would
have been here"
She moved to a chair, inviting him
by q gesture to do likewise, and took
up a half.embroidered silk scarf.
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cTo BE c%oNTINuEp.)
lmaulnatlon-

The faculty of imagination is the
great spring Of human activity. and
the principal ource OF human i'm
provement. AS 1t delights in present.
ing to the mind e and characters
more perfect than those which we are
acquainted with. It prevents US from
eve being completely satisfied with
present condition. or with our past
attainments. and engages us continual.
ly In the pursuit OF some untried en-
joyment. or OF some ideal excellence.
Hence the ardor OF the selfish to bet
ter their fortunes. and to add to their
personal accomplishments, and hence
the zeal of the patriot and the philos-
opher to advance the virtue and the
happiness Of the human race. Destroy
this faculty, and the condition OF man
win become as stationary as that OF
brutes.-Dugaid Stewart
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1t is to her interest for me to win;
the Mercury uses her fathers tires
"Yes," agreed Jessica impersonally.
When he left her, in the family light
ed hall before the door of her apart
ment, she drew off her glove with q
swift movement.
MY father used to say that one
only offered a covered hand to an en-,
emy," she said half playful, half seri.
Gus. Good night"
There was a tinkling crash, before
he could reply. Stanton bent and ne.
covered her wide silver bracelet, shak.
en- loose by her rapid gesture of the
previous moment.
MAY l put ii on" he asked.
But she held out her hand for the
trinket; in the dim light he could
have imagined that she had become
suddenly agitated and hurried.
mo, II Is too heavy" she declined.
Good night. I have enjoyed this eve
ming very much"
In his own hotel apartment, when
he drew OF his gloves, Stanton was
puzzled to find his right fingers slight.
ly stained with crimson. Slowly mem.
DRY brought back the fact. unnoticed
ut the time. that Jessica's bracelet
had been warm and damp to the touch
when he picked 1t up. 1t had cut her
arm, then, in falling. he deduced. And
she had not spoken Of the hurt or
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SYNOPSIS.

At The beginning Of great automobile
raos the mcchanician Of the Mercury.
Stanton's machine, drops les Strange
youth, Jesse Floyd, volunteers. and is ac-
copied. In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets a stranger.
Miss Carlisle. who introduces herself. The
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
flowers from Miss Carlisle, which he ig-
nores, Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on a
train.a They alight to take walk. and
train leaves. Stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow in auto. Accident by which Stan
with Stanton, tells Of his boyhood. Stan.
ton again meets Miss Carlisle and they
din together. Stanton comes "a track
sick. but makes race. They have acci-
dent. Floyd hurt. but not seriously. At
dinner Floyd tells Stanton of his twin
sister. Jessica. Stanton becomes very Ill
and loses consciousness.
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HE was called out Of town." she
added, after waiting for her silent
guest to speak. HE will be sorry To
have missed you. From Mr.. Green he
learned that you had quite recovered,
after he left you"
"And he! hurt his arm"
She glanced up astonished.
you hurt his ARM"
II vas driving the car" Stanton
assumed grim responsibility.
This time she laughed, two adorable
dimples starting into view in her
cheeks Of glowing rose-and-amber
velvet; not the complexion Of a blonde
beauty, nor Of q brunette, but some
happy intermediate tint that presup-
posed flawless health and much sun.
light. Stanton had never observed
any dimples about his mechanician.
II am certain Jes never thought Of
that standpoint. He said a turn and
a tire were to blame. But his arm
Is almost we'll"
She spoke SO lightly, with so much
Of Noyd's " nonchalant accept
hnce Of incidental mishaps. that Stan.
ton was surprised into indiscretion.
You do not worry about him?" he
questioned. "You are not nervous
about his racing, and racing with met"
Her lashes fell, her face grew seri-
GUS.
III anything happens to Jes, I will
die too" she slowly answered. I'VE
are-twins. No, l do not worry. Be-
sides, l grew up used to seeing Jes
in danger; he told you Of his life with
father?"
YES"
We'll, he never had time to be
afraid, or I to be afraid for him. You
can not be afraid Of things you have
been doing or seeing done ever since
you could understand at all. As or
binary babies are taken out in car
riages, Jes was taken out in fast
motor-cars. My father could not bear
him out Of his sight; when Jes was
in kits, he was taken to the factory
each day to amuse himself among the
workmen and machines" 8
Profoundly interested, he studied
her.
And you, Miss Floyd? What did
you dot"
"I?" she turned aside her head, her
full, firm young mouth slightly COM
pressed. when I was fourteen, I
said to my father, one morning. Dad.
dy. what is to become Of Jessica?
Jes is learning all he needs to be a
man; how is Jess sister to learn to
be a woman And he answered me
frankly, ~'Jessica, I do not know. You
have no kinswomen. and l could not
endure a stranger In your mothers
house. You will have to let Jes be
wise for both, except for your nurses
woman-teaching.' So did. Jes is
Jes and Jessica for. both. You are
the first visitor who ever followed
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subdued medical man had departed,
the jug Of yellow roses caught Stan.
toms eye. A card val dangling from
the stems, q card, blank this time, ex.
cept for a penciled legend:
80 glad you were able to race, but
80 sorry you lost to the ATLANTA"
There was no need Of signature.
Stanton very carefully tore the card
into illegible fragments, dragged out
the flowers to fling them into the arid
fireplace, and rang the bell.
Bring fresh ice-water," he babe
the bell-boy who appeared. And q
timetable for New York"
However, he did not leave Lowell
that day, detained by Mr.. Green with
a score Of appointments and arrange
ments. Nor was it until two days later
that he found himself free to seek the
address in upper New York which he
had wrested from the reluctant assist.
ant manager.
Floyd asked me not to give It to
people," Mr.. Green had protested.
Did he ask you not to give 1t to
mel"
mo, but"
Very good; I am not people"
Don't you e him enough at race
times, Stanton? I'm sure he Is the
best man we have had" fretted his
manager.
Stanton was recalling that Interview
as he went up the stairs Of the quiet
apartment house indicated. After all,
1t was true that Floyd might have
volunteered his address, himself, II
he had wished it known. Perhaps ne
did not want to see his driver unofi.
cially. A sense Of unwelcomeness op-
pressed Stanton, but he kept on his
way. He had never swerved from a
course because Of. the opinions Of
others; he did not think Of turning
back now.
Some n was singing, as he reached
the fourth floor; singing in a smooth,
honey.rich, h~oney.golden contralto.
Warned of his approach by the bell
pushed below, the door of the apart.
ment was opened, so that the melody
came flooding his hearing with its
haunting familiarity. A little old
Irishwoman in black silk was peering
up at the tall visitor on the threshold.
MT. Floyd?" he inquired. my
name is Stanton"
The old servant drew back, smiling
invitation, and pushed aside a cur.
tain. And Stanton saw Jessica Floyd
rise from her seat at the piano, TAX
ing a step to meet him.
She vas so like Floyd that he could.
have cried out in wonder, yet was
most purely and softly feminine. She
seemed taller, in her clinging pale.
blue gown, and even mor slender, but
Floyd's silver-gray eyes looked out
from her long lashes, F1oyd's bronze
curls clustered around her wide
brows, under the braids wound about
her head, and her smile was a more
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SYNOPSIS.

race the mechanician OF the Mercury.
Stanton's machine. drops dead. Strange
youth. Jesse Floyd. volunteers. and is ac-
cepted. In the rest during the twenty
Miss Carlisle. who introduces herself. The
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
lowers from Miss Carlisle, which he ig-
nores. Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on a
train. They alight to take walk. and
train leaves. Stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow in auto. Accident by which STAN
ton Is hurt Is mysterious. Floyd. at lunch
with stanton, tens OF MS b1yhood, stan,
dine together. Stanton comes to track
sick. but makes race. They have acci-
dent. Floyd hurt. but not seriously. At
dinner Floyd tells Stanton OF his twin
sister. Jessica. Stanton becomes very Ill
and loses consciousness. On recovery, at
his hotel Stanton receives invitation and
visits Jessica.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-30
Only Problem Of Happlne...

Real happiness is SO simple that
most people do not recognize It. They
think it comes from doing something
on a big scale, from a big fortune. or
from some great achievement. when.
In fact. 1t Is derived from the simplest.
the Q~uietest. the most un~preteutious
things in the world. Our great prob
lem Is to all each day SO fun Of sun.
shine. Of plain living and high think.
ing. that there can be no commonnesa
or unhappiness In u lves,"-ortsoa
Sweet Mardsn.
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him here, and the arst / ever received
In New York. We are like no one
else in the world, I believe"
"You are never lonely?" he won
dered.
Her answer he never quite forgot;
long afterward its quiet pathos would
come back to him.
"Often,", she said, and picked up
the embroidery.
Stanton was not always gentle, but
he had tact enough when he chose to
exert 1t. With a natural change of
tone he moved away from ~personali-
ties, speaking Of the a and the race
pictures in the pile Of newspapers
near her. And she responded with
charming readiness and understand
ing.
"Wiil your brother be home to-
nightY Stanton inquired, when he
rose to go, at the end Of a half hour.
NO." she regretted, a trife hur-
| riedly.
He hesitated, In the grasp of an i'm
pulse strange to himself.
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
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l VI NhS ~
liberately retained Jessica's hand
| upon his arm and, since he must go
| led her with him.
you called me. Miss Carlisle?' he
questioned. miss Floyd, let me In
| troduce Miss Carlisle"
!, The two women bowed without eff
fusion, Valerie Carlisle scrutinizins
Jessica with an acute attention thai
seized every detail Of her appearance
Miss Floyd, have we not metz" she
puzzled. Pardon, Y seems so to me-
Probably you have met my twir
brother" Jessica suggested, gravel!
self.possessed. HE 10 much will
Mr.. Stanton"
There was a shock Of antAgonisn
in their meeting gaze. as there hat
been between Floyd and this cir
uh.ssn he had seen her in the railroad
depot on the way to Lowell. Mis-
Carlisle turned to Stanton, enlight
ened.
"Oh, your mechanician; / remem
ber."
my friend and mechanician, yes
he amended.
"Ah? But I am OBTAINING you-l
merely wished to ask IL you had quite
recovered from your illness. When
you left us that night, l never imag.
ined you would try to race next morn
ing. And you should not have done
so; 1t resulted in an accident"
He opened his lips to deny that his
Illness had caused the Mercury's mis-
hap, then paused. II he had not felt
the average irritability Of a strong man
sick, would he have quarreled with
Floyd and taken his car around the
turn at such ruinous speed? He did
not know.
II am perfectly well, thank you,"
he answered, instead.
Indeed, I am glad. VIII you not
come to see us soon-you owe us a
dinner call, you know"
He did not echo her d~elicately ex-
pectant smile, his dark face hard.
you must believe my appreciation
Of the dinner without that formalfty,
Miss Carlisle. l start for Indiana in
a few days." he regretted.
Her amber eyes also hardened, sud-
denly and strangely; she moved a step
to retire, catching up her trailing
lengths Of satin and lace.
"As you will, of course. All; we
found out what car wins when you
are taken from q race, Mr.. Stanton,
as at Lowell. And you judged wrong
it was not the Duplex, but the Alta
lanta. Good night
Stanton looked after her, amazed,
then abruptly turned his eyes to the
frank, steadfast face Of Jessica Floyd.
Come out in the fresh air." he re-
quested. THAT perfume she wears
smothers one"
"Sandalwood." interpreted Jessica,
turning; she had her brothers habit
Of instantly obeying a suggestion.
And as they emerged: May l say
something interfering and imperti-
nent?"
What right have / to object to any
thing said to me? show small grace
to Others"
Then, pray do not go neal Miss
Carlisle just before a race"
He stopped short on the sidewalk.
You know-you think"
II know only what Jes knows" she
declared. But l think that Miss Car
Isle is not good for your racing. Some
people + naturally unlucky infu-
ences, perhaps"
Stanton shook his head, u~nbeguiled
by the pleasantly.
81 understand what Floyd believes,
but 1t is impossible, absurd. Besides,
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cried out! Stanton laughed IN ap-
proving admiration. she had her broth.
er's pluck. He hated whining people.
Only he wished that her eyes were
not so exactly like Floyd's; it con-
fused him.
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Never build a spite fence. It doesn't
deaden the sound of your neishboss
plano In the slightest degree.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-13
REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PLEASE.

Sleeping China" and The Mighty
Chinese Empire" are expressions ol
the past. China has awakened ant
is to be recognized by the worlds
greatest nation-the United States
as a republic. President Wilson i:
now preparing a note to be addressed
to China through the Chinese minis
ter at Washington.
Great Britain and Japan will moi
recognize the new republic yet. Indi
cations are that Russia, France ant
Germany also will withhold recogni
ton for the present. The United States
has forged ahead of them all. Can Il
be that the United States is sympa
thetic because a little more than 13(
years ago it was in about the same
position?
1t is the right step. Perhaps soor
We may hear of "The wideawake Chi.
nese Republic"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-13
MAKE IT Personal.

High School Day is held to adver'
tise the University. Students from
high schools throughout the entire
state are given a chance to come to
Columbia and get acquainted with the
University and the college life here
The boys and girls who will be here
May are the ones who will come to
the University as students in the fu-
ture
The best way to increase the num-
ber coming here is through personal
advertising by the students here.
Everyone feels pride in his old high
school. A letter written home asking
students to come and visit when the
University is 'at home" to the high
school boys and girls of the state will
give a personal tone to the invitations
which the athletic departments have
sent.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-13
NEW SORORITY AT CHRISTIAN
Phi Mu Gamma Installs Chapter at
College Here.

Phi Mu Gamma Installs Chapter II
College Here.
The Omicron chapter of Phi Mu
Gamma has just been installed at
Christian College. Miss lone Moody
Of Chicago representing the grand
council of Phi Mu Gamma was the
installation officer. This sorority is
largely represented in eastern and
southern institutions. The chapter at
Christian is the only one west of the
Mississippi River. Chapters are at the
New England Conservatory and EN-
erson College of OratOry, Boston |;
Shorter College, Rome, Ca; Woman's
College, Montgomery, Ala; Sophie
Newcomb College, New Orleans. La.
The chapter roll at Christian is as
follows:
Lorena Accola, Annette Allen, Lillian
Board. Julia Brewer, Iva Irwin, Grace
Garrett, Marie Kinsinger, Gertrude
Joyner, Edna Riley. Irene Cook, Miz-
pah Ping, Portia Penwell, Myrtle
Hartmeister, Ruth Howard, Aldythe
Kirk, Edwina Somers, Elizabeth Reid,
HELEN Toevs. Frances Urban (pledge).
Honorary members are: Mrs. Ca
milla Switzler Branham, Columbia; (;
Miss Edna Vosseller, White Hall, Ill.
Mrs. Marion Hertig is the faculty ad-
wiser. The next convention of Phi
Mu Gamma will be in New York City
and Omicron chapter expects to send
representative.
Miss Moody will be the guest Of
honor at a dinner given by the local
chapter at the Virginia Grill on Mon
day evening.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-13
VIEWPOINTS
The Honor System.

Editor the Missourian: Many i'm
portant phases of University life and
suggestions for betterments are daily
offered through your viewpoints COL
umn and would like to make the fol-
lowing suggestions: The development
Of spirit at the University of Missouri
favoring the adoption of the so-called
honor system.
1 prefer here to limit my suggestion
Of the honor system to honesty at writ
ten examinations and texts, that is a
pledge from the one examined preclud-
ing the giving as we'll as the receiv-
ing Of assistance.
In most of the examinations given
at Missouri more or less cribbing oc-
ours and further both faculty and stu
dents admit that the system of strict
surveillan is very Intellectual. AL
ready we find in the different depart
ments of the University that the exer-
else of this strict surveillance is grow
ing much less and students are more
trusted in their examination-this is
noticeably true in the Law School, and
1t seems to me the attitude our Uni
versity life grows towards the honor
system
This system is no experiment, for
We find it has been in continuous oper-
alton at the University of Virginia
since 1912; and further, many Ameri-
can schools have similar systems,
notably Princeton University. In both
Of these schools its wisdom and its
beneficial results have been abund-
antly demonstrated.
From the thorough tests Of the
honor system it has been proved that
its administration imposes no burden
on the faculty, that the students are
its strictest guardians and executors,
and that violations Of pledges are of
rare occurrence; but when such viola
tion does occur the guilty party is qui-
etly eliminated. Under this honor sys-
TEN the candidate taking the examina-
ton is not placed in the attitude of
one suspected and as a result will
SO conduct himself as to avoid any
conduct which might give rise to sus-
picion.
would like to see the spirit of this
University so favorable toward the
honor system that it would throw of
the system of examination espionage
and adOpt the pledge system. X.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-13
WITHOUT MORGAN.

The biographies of Morgan that have
been published all lay stress on the
number of times when he alone saved
the nation from disastrous panics. II
was fortunate that, possessing such
great powers, he also had the inclina-
ton to use 1t as he did. But is it not
a sad commentary on our financial sys-
TEN that in times Of crisis it should
be dependent upon a single individual!
J. p. Morgan is dead now. If anoth-
er shall rise up with equal power, is
it not possible that he may not be
willing to use it in the same way?
Any system is faulty in which one
man whose selection is the result of
business chance, is allowed to hold
such enormous powers.
Our currency system has long been
faulty. The death of Mr.. Morgan
makes it imperative that remedial
measures be taken. Our Democratic
Congress was elected on the platform
of currency reform. Let us hope for
action at this session.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-13

lightning persistent In its efforts to
outdo the MONDAY sun in its dazslins
brilliancy, with the wind and driving
rain gathering force each instant and
vying with each other in their efforts
to answer back the refrain in thar
awful chorus of the angry elements
It seemed that my fear had been we'll
founded.
How could a common tent with no
more restraint than guy ropes and
anchored wooden walls, with four
pigmy prisoners clinging thereto.
stand against the force Of such a
storm. Yet one of the prisoners could
not be restrained from a IRA. la. Ia.
This is the life for me-" He expected
to sit sedately by and watch the broth
ers and sisters of the storm waltz
away in couples to that laundering
chorus.
Indeed, it would have been a we'll
balanced tent to have stood up under
it, and ours, being something like its
occupants, was not such a tent. So,
during one of the most irresistible
swells the sides tore themselves loose
from their anchorings, poised a mo-
ment in the air as if waiting to
catch the beat, and then started ma
ioctically across III. noor
All would have ended here. perhaps,
and this tale never would have been
told, if the tent. like all whole-souled
persons, had not tried to share its
pleasure with everything within its
reach. AS it was, furniture and oc-
cupants were waltzed into pile in q
corner to the tune of topsy-turvy. very
much to the discontinue of the oc-
cupants. At this juncture. our tent
seemed to have lost the beat and be-
fore it could catch the measure and
join the maddening, whirling crowd
again there came the welcoming re-
frain, Dying. dying. dying" And so
the storm on March 20 passed by.
Knowlton, Ark. C. E. H.