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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09

Clyde Fitch. but discarded the WIlIIsn
early In life Al too suggestive Of his earliest
existence. Born for the FIRST time At StTat-
ford-on-Avon. England. April =. 16e4. in q
house which il still preserved, and largely
maintained by American tourists. Spent
early youth in avoiding the ~secoodhand
knowledge OF the schools. pfsferrinG to
gather his own Information In the forests
and fields Of warwickshire. went to London
while yet a youth. and became literary
agent for Sir Walter Raleigh. Queen Elisa
beth. Lord Bacon and other au-
thors.
Met with considerable success ana estab-
lished the Globe Theater at the British can
ital was known to the court Of Elizabeth
as The Charley Frohman. Of the Golden
Age" Worked hard until Apffl = 1876
wnen he went into retiremant for q pro-
lonSed rest. not emerging again until Nay
:. 1855. when under the alias Of William
Clyde Fitch, he made his ArR appearance
as an American citizen In New York City.
Inc effect Of his ~ years Of absolute rest
has shown in the work Of his second ex-
tstenee. The later work is more strictly his
own than the former. Characterised by q
greater modernity and q keensr sense Of
The complications Of American social life
than thai to be found in the plays which
he put forth a. William Shakespeare. He
Is likewise more prolific. having become
ambidextrous during the period Of retire.
ment.
His method Of work is little short Of mar
ve.ous. II being his habit to produce three
plays each day. usually a farce with his
right hand, a historical comedy with his
left. and In adaptation dictated 20 a
stenographer. all done simultaneously. To
keep pace with this productivity his agents,
the Messrs Frohman. have had to purchase
or build some 1880 theaters In the United
States alone. and plans for . chain Of thea
tiers that shall encircle the globe have al
ready been prepared. Mr.. F1tch's best
known plays are Hamlet" The Way Of
the World" Two Gentlemen OF Verona"
The Marked Ball" Nathan Hale and
Macbeth His present ambition Is sad
TO be the production Of a comedie humane
for the stage similar TO that Of BaIzac for
the shelf.
In pursuit Of this idea he has already
dramatised the funeral. marriage and han
tiSTsl services Of the Church Of Eneland
and Ii is understood that he 10 now epxaeed
upon a tragedy of the boudoir. 2 diana -
the bathtub and q comedy for M. Pstrtcis
Campbell. in which a satiric treatment Of
the clinic and operating table IL the main
feature.
IL has been said OF Mr.. Fitch thar he
could dramatize q brick into four acts and
a prelude In such n fashion that the public
would mock to see II: but this Is OF the flu
ture. not the past, and may not properly he
treated OF here. His royalties are larger
tran those OF Italy. and his income n
Piaceo AT a million q minute. This II prob
ABLY an exa&geratioD. but It accountS for
MS latest sobriQuet, the Carnegie Of Com,
coy. Residence. Box A, FfohmAn CHAIN
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Born BROOKLYN. January IS. 1850. Original
Cf Little Lord Fauntleroy and Rollo. Was
a perfect baby and child Required no
attention from anybody. Never told a lie
CT threw stones al birds. Attended church
four times and Sunday school five times
every Sunday. Was always kind to little
girls and other animals. Young manhood
spent n STAYING home nights and going to
bed early. Was graduated at Columbus in
1870. taking degree Of b. A~-Admirabl BILE
BrCoklynite.
Studied law for a year. but retired from
this 20 the tea business. The consumption
OF large quantities of tea gave him a
wakeful nature. This. allied to his virtue.
which even in early years he possessed in
chunks. led To- his election as Mayor OF
Greater Brooklyn, at that time consisting
Of the bcroughs of Gowanus. Greenwood.
Corey Island and Brooklyn proper. His
civic record IN Brooklyn added TO his rep
ui2tiCn for righteousness. In which COM
modify he row held a controlling interest
IN 1880. having been elected president OF
Columbia University. he moved to New
York and became the leading exponent OF
The value of being good.
As time passed he became known as the
]. P:erpont Morgan OF purity, the signin-
canoe OF the appellation lying in the fact
that his virtues equaIed in number the
Quantity of dollars controlled by the hn-
anc.sr. The effect of his example upon
the students Of Columbia soon became
marked. ard the university grew stronger
in theology than in football In 1887 he
~ AIDED the confusion ticket, placed In the
field by the Union Theological Seminary, in
the New York municipal election, and was
defeated for Mayor of Greater New York
by Robert \. Van Wyck. better known as
Robbie the Beef Eater" who headed the
tIcke; put up by the Tammany School of
Political Science. in Fourteenth street.
TndisElayed by defeat. he still stuck to
his principles. and devoted the following
four years TO cornerins the morality mar
ket. SO that in 1891. when the political is
Sues of the day hinged wholly upon morris.
ne was found to be the only citizen In
Greater New York who had any. Was con-
sequsntly elected Mayor by an overwheIm-
il: majority. defeating Edward u. Shepard
of Brooklyn. a former shareholder in the
Purity Trust. but who Is believed to have
been frozen out in the reorganization.
At present Mr.. Low is devoting his time
TO keeping fusion fusing. and with tolerabie
Success He believes in open saloons so that
the incorporate may more speedily drink
themselves TO death. after which teahouses
will be substituted for them. Resides at
City Hall: is doing excellent missionary
work. and is said to be preparing a book on
How 70 BE a Gentleman Though Mayor"
on which subject he Is an authority.
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INEQUALITY AS CHRIST EACHE 1T DOES o
IL EXIST A Y COUNT LEO TOLSTOL = II

a certain part of Russia. you say. Granted.
my Pen-pictures photograph a corner or
the Government of Tula. but the same
thing exists every where: in Russia from
from Paris to Auvergne. in Italy from
Rome to Palermo. in Germany. in Spain.
in the United States of America. In Aus
tralia-yes. even in India and China.
In all these countries two or three out
or a thousand persons spend In one day
what would suffice to keep hundreds OF
their brothers and sisters for the space OF
a year. 80
The price of their modish garments would
clothe a tenement house full of men and
women: the palaces they inhabit are big
enough to accommodate an army of home
less. The days work of millions of busy
hands pays for the whims of n few select.
And the Ss or 99I. pro mile? They over
work themselves without sufficient sleep
ana food. running their bodily and mental
health for the benefit OF d handful of
strangers.
A lew young girls fall in love. have a TO-
nance or two. and marry: $50 out of I.en,
are forced into matrimonial captivity for
economical reasons.
A Few people change their linen every
oay ana never soil Ii. while the ~oyerwhelm-
ING majority oil men and women wear their
clothes two weeks, or longer. or unit, ,hsv
NiAss I a ar
people is working day in and day on, for
others. '
Inc select few are forever speculsting
row to Kill time. the rest don't get leisure
shegsn < clean themselves properly. to
pas ons az thelr constitution demand;
and 10 visit a friend or relative. once in a
IN Russia live a thousand persons who
iesIheo TO read and write in four languages
huIared millions who can't read and
write and know no other amusement b,,.
10 ger drunk They first know eyervthing
anu believe in nothing; the Others know
hotnins and believe in every rot they ar.
told OF. my "e
While a hundred persons ,-aya, ~
place TO place 20 find the climate mo-t
asreeaDie to their health. or their yhims
zen Iniiilons OF sick people lie in snok,,
san.Es. the air of which is made rank by !,
most or other human beings and ca,,Ia
sieeplng there: their wounds are ,,,5rsesaa
their aches are unalleviated.
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III.

why do people stand IL?
for the weli-to-do it's natural eno,cb N
Try ana maintain their position. bu, Nh,
Snouid the majority. cognizant Of the han
mat wealth. confers. remain in volun-
'arS' helpless subsection of the minority
htst IL composed Of strong. alert
clever and laborious people vet n h,aatn,
u weak. decrepit and not parricrJarIy
bright men and women rule il with an ,ron
rod. va" an IRON
foilow me to the dry goods emnoriuus
u am great city. There are millions worth
u Sihs ana Veivets. dresses. laces. precious
stones, shoes, furs, article ~ 5aoo.ntH
'NihsS manufactured by brothers and sie.
ters OF ours. who jeopardized heaItb AMI
happihess In making them. Watch ,ba cur
.omers-this woman. for instance. who has
jos arrived behind a pair of stylish tro,-
teis. she walks through the store az thopgb
i was her entaiied estate. ard orders & oo
worth Of silks to Recover b.r n,,Ior 60
lure that, I o all appearances. is pau,
WITHOUT oiemish and In excellent taste
4 assure you. brother. this woman is evil
MINDED, stupid. and not even perttv. Sb.
mas no children and never did anything TO
please anybody in all her life. Yet every
body. from porter to salesman and man
aging partner, bows and scrapes before her
these men fasten her shoestrings N she lei
them.
The porducts of many thousands of busy
HeHNs ociouS 10 ner- because she's got
money Why is she rich? Because her hy,s-
band employs so many hundred people a;
weaving. or pig-sticking or coal mining.
these peop.e-or their fathers. or grand
f~athers-havIng been lured from the soil
they TILED and made homeless and depend-
ent upon the will of a brother man.
Another lady-who buys stuff she doesn't
want and need. Where did she get her
money? All. this is a mistress Of a rich
land owner. whose grandfather inherited
ca.gc0 acres form an elderly Princess who
fell in love with him. The land owner
farms out his land at the rate of so and
so many dollars per year. and the peasants
pay him because. without the use of his
land they would die of starvation. The
land owners mistress thus uses their rent
money 10 buy articles of luxury manufac-
tul ed by the children OF the peasants who
were driven from their soil by a coronetted
scarlet woman.
Woman No 3-young. pretty. intelligent.
She is buying her trousseau. Her marriage
portion amounts to $1,000. which her father,
Il high official. stole from the public treas
ury. The treasury acquires money by taxa
ton. and inability 10 pay taxes makes nu-
merous peasants desert OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the most natural Of smployments-lo hire
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Yet. We are Christians-the factory own
er. the Princess. the thieving collector.
the mill hands. the starving peasants. tbs
stonebreakers. the salespeople and their
noble customers. you and !. are all Chris
tians. protesting to believe in the evange-
lium of love THAT proclaimed the bother
hood of men. and taught Us to love even
our enemies-the sevangelium fundamental
ly opposed to arbitrary power. to violence
and bioodshed.
II is grand. divine. thi. evangelium-the
trouble lies In its Interpretation. or rather
misinterpretation because the powers that
he use Christianity as the ARCHAEOLOGICAL
use bacc!i- After creating n culture Of
"~nondanserous" religion. they inoculate the
people with it and it's this faisihed Chris
tianity that is at the bottom Of all evil.
Its worst fault Is that Il permits murder
murder rot only for the protection Of life,
but for the protection Of property Indeed.
this monstrous Christianity teaches people
to kill their own kind. 1t sends vast armies
to the front.
Abolish this nonchristlike Christianity and
YOU wipe out the professional soldier. And
when the minority has no soldiers back of
IL. it will cease TO be awe-inspiring to the
majority, which means nothing less than
the end of oppression and generalization.
for. as things are now. the people must be
demoralized before they can be robbed with
lEnpufuly-
Reforms? Yes. there are many sorts Of
reformers. Some enter the Government
service and try their level best to better
the peoples lot in the capacity of parlia-
mentarians. officials. military men or
priests. But there they stop. They don't
attempt to reform or unchristlike Chris
tianity.
Next cora the revolutionists, who en-
deavor 10 set up another. better govern
nam, h,- fh. ~, tho, lge@roaSe tha
existing ~ones-fraud and violence. Final
ly. We have socialism. good for creating
strikes and discomfort. but powerless to
spread education and abolish false ideals.
What. then. ought to be done?
All good men and all good women should
lend their best efforts~t0 purify religion
and to make Christianity conform to the
teachings Of its founder. Jesus Christ.
Yalta. February. 1907.
LEO g
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In presenting this nsanmen of Who's what in America and Why: or Jenkinss
Hall of Fame" the editor begs to say to his numerous correspondent tina he cannot
answer personally all the letters of whc he is the hcnored roioent nor
he Held to repeated requests tg go into such minor details of slight historical i'm
portance as Who Struck Billy Parerson?'o or Who Wrote the Bread Winners
1t Is not m " intention to tell all know in these present papers desire TO save some
material for fume volumes and m readers must not bect If decline TO respond IA
vMabEy to therre requests As to the accuracy of tme nutshell btouaphias or as enc
correspondent cali HEM. premature obituaries. can only repeat hat they are as
@a that a At To- print. ." "e ""' a' as % 70 fhI Ess SSPe they contain all the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09

WRITTEN FOB THE SUNDAY EFFrEGaT
Circuit Attsru.v Joseph ". FoTk. the man
who Is at present attracting such "a large
share of pugI!a attention Iy reason of III"
conspicuous part h- is playing in o." Grand
Jury investigation into municipal c"rrnp-
lion. j. one e :1e mos; retiring members
Of he legal profession ever called upon Il"
fulfil the important duties 81 thar Office
1t has been said OF him IL lIwy'rs and
Others who have large 'Nperi.ny" uf the
opportunities afforded hy the circuit Aii1f-
ney's office for emphasizing the ego ~ 'he
composition Of every individual. that Nil.
Folk * an anomaly - a pubic official. ="
pronounced l. his eifpr; II ~slf--uIrvinrnt
and 80 inTcuSa his ~repuEliauc- iu ANYTHING
savOrinc 81 >"it-iaUdaliuu- Although hr
has held this important ,itrr more than q
year. the general public hl~ little ~ no
knowledge 70; his personality. mainly 10y
reason of his Siuiiaus aN"iIauc. % those
methods celebrated "a bring hi'l newspaper
notori-iy. EN-n t. iuIHy members Of the
bar who nra-t:ce- ia th- criminal courts ana
whose a.quaiTIance w'tu th- methods he Is
appiyiG. to the conduct of his ufhcr Is
EecssarilY limited. Mr. Folk Is cumpara-
lively an unknown .Jci"-, whose potential
ity in determining the problems d,iiy sub
miited for solution q. Ihe courts uI justice
is yet to he Established. although >hrewd
observers and close students have not failed
II Aftr lff tLHs commence anu =-lA-ir4A6ifs
with which he approaches the task The
way In which h. has grappi-d with The
problem Of eSt-:IEatirG thr Canker VI mu-
nicipal corruption which has been eating
into the yi,alS Of the community for wears
has aroused = healthy interest IN him a. an
official and as a private citizen. The mea-
ger notices Of MIN which appear nfrequent-
ly in the newspapers have wh.jt-i the
public appetite for "A more intimate knowl-
edge Of his personality.
CANE TO ST. LOUIS FROM
HOME IN TENNESSEE.
Mr.. Folk became part and parcel Of this
community without any flourish or fanfare
10 herald his advent. He came from a COM
paratively obscure town in Eastern Ten
nessee, whore his ability as 2 lawyer had
outgrown the modest necessities OF the
community.
Here he discovered Il wider and more
fertile field for the display OF those attain
ments which he had developed 10y studious
application. and ii was not long before he
had formed a law partnership with one of
the leading members Of the bar. and was
rapidly building up a lucrative practice.
He has a personal magnetism which won
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09
PREFERS TO LET HIS RECORD
sPEAk FOR HIM.

Mr.. Folk abandoned his lucrative practice
and accepted the tender Of the nomination
only after persistent urging 10y men oi the
highest moral reCtitudr. Who we:e con-
nuenI he would administer the affairs If
the office IN a proper manner. When he
entered upon his duties il WA with the De
determination To- sink his individuality int"
the background. and To lei the records ui
The Office. - shown 10y results attained.
attest the wisdom uf his selection.
Mr.. Folk i al young man uf most pleasing
personality. ami marked Individuality ot
character He has d handsome face. almost
boyish in it, open 1ranknrss. with few lines
indicative of his mental characteristics. 1t
Is pre-eninently the face OF the student.
His mouth is the most prominent feature.
In repose there is just the suggestion OF
lines In the corners II the mouth. indicative
of firmness and determination. but which.
in action" become SO intensified that no
student of physiognomy could mistake their
significance. He Ias a clear. steady ia-k-
brown eye and a low, pleasant voice. Hs
talks very quietly and evenly. He rarely Le-
comes excited and never loses his temper.
Even when examining a recalci'rant or M
urly witness he maintains an CNaSpera:ing-
~ calm. unrufied demeanor. and rarely
raises his voice above the conversational
pitch. but there il that in his manner at
such times that suggests the sharp claw
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NSWERyING FInEIITYO IF PURPOSE NJ AGGRESSIVE PPIlCATIO X THE DOM
MATING CHARACTERISTICS IF THIS CAPTAIN oF DIPLOMACY. w h Is o u
nTrTTN TIL SENSATIONAL HRIrERl lNW EITIoN- HsR EsER j. GENrl VA
TTR AND TAITFIL MiNNERO f CONDUCTING y CROSS NINA
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out as servants or factory hands. Now We
know why the porter. the salesman. the
managing partner and millions OF workmen
slave for these three women. They hum
bic themselves and work for them because
they can't do otherwise and-live. wsaned
from their natural destination. robbed OF
the soil that was their own by the law ot
nature. or cheated out Of their property
by a rascally official. nothing was left for
them but TO knuckle down and slave for
strangers.
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Fitch. Clyde.
SUDDEN, and re:ncaration of william
Shakespeare, originally known as william
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Lowe. Seth.
Monopolist. MAYER. former President
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him many friends In the profession. al
though his circle Of acquaintancns in the
profession ana Dut Of ii was comparatively
limited. bat cT:iarginS gradually.
Mr. Folk always had a taste for clean
politics. and he becarn" a member OF the
Jefferson club. Hts cNeoutiv" ability and
Judgment in weighiy matters soon maize
him one Of th. most influential members.
and lac WAS hunored with the presidency
He Was Instrumental In placing the organ
izati.u upon its present substantial i-iSlS-
II was largely through his efforts that BY
an waS brought here In 1881 by the CLUB
Ia the graf street railway -irlk- Two
Years .iS" liz achieved prominence and AZ
enyi.bIr reputation through hls SUCCESSFUL
services a. orbitrato. ana adviser between
he parties To- tn. controversy Following
ihls came the municipal campaign. ana
yhen leading citizens cast about foE non
-, .,u1 caIa,nl, men to direct the auaifs
u tn city. MI. Folk Was crntrTrd on as
the logical candidate for Circuit Attorney
the duties VI whose office demanded a niAi
al is head OF undouoted legal ability. moral
courage and determination.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
SECOND STROKE
OF Paralysis Causes Death Of Mrs,
J. M. Stevens.

Lafayette, Ky, Sept. 3D. Mrs.
.Sallie Gee Stevens, wife of Mr.. j.
NJ. Stevens, of May6eld, died at the
home of her brother, Mr.. John Gee,
yesterday evening at 3 o'clock Of
paralysis. She had been in poor
health since last April. About two
months ago she suffered stroke of
paralysis and a second stroke yes
terday morning, from which she
died as stated above. She was 49
years old and had been a member
of the Christian church since girl
hood and was an excellant woman.
She leaves a husband and several
children, most of whom are grown,
besides many relatives and friends
to mourn their loss. c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
GOOD SAMARlTANS
Engage In a Fight In the Lodge
Room.

A fight occurred in the lodge
room of the eolored Order of Good
Samaritans Tuesday night between
Morris Frazier, the presiding Off
GER. and William Ford. A blow
passed and Frazier pulled a pis-
tol and shot Ford. The ball passed
through Ford's arm and spent it.
self against the leg of Jas. L. Aliens
worth, the colored coroner, who was
acting as peace officer, making a
flesh wound. Frazier has disap-
peared and it is thought he has
left the city. The grand jury
promptly began an investigation Of
the affair Wednesday.
Coroner Allensworth had hold OF
Frazier's pistol when the shooting
occurred.
Up to yesterday afternoon Fra
zier had not been found.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
WELDON-LEAR.
Former CrOftOnian WEEDS Young
Woman of TOIu, KY.

Mr.. Jesse Weldon, recently of
Crofton, and Miss Maud Lear,
daughter of Mr.. TT. Lear, prom
inent farmer of near Tolu, KY,
were married one day last week.
They will make their future home
in Madisonville.
The groom is a son of Mr.. J. w.
Weldon, of Madisonville, formerly
proprietor of the Crofton hotel, and
for some time was a salesman for
B. D. Williams & Co., at Crofton.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
rIore Teachers Needed.

Supt. McChesney has ordered an
examination of teachers at Frank:
fort Oct. 10 and IL for state certi6-
Gates. Many schools are without
teachers and no county examina-
tions can be held before next June.
Teachers with state certificates
can teach in any county in the
state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
AUTO IN TOWN.
Good Thing For Editors and Other
Rich People.

Hopkinsvilie has had it's first ex-
perience with an automobile this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Ayers,
relatives of Mr.. w. D. Ennis, ar
rived IN the city from Louisville
in an auto and Mr.. Ayers has been
riding about the streets in his We
hicle. Yesterday he made trip
with carrier E. B. Bradshaw over
Rural Route No. 1. The machine
sells for 500 and there is already
talk of their introduction into the
city and county by those who can
afford them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
BASTARDY CHARGE
Preferred Against Well Known
South Christian Farmer.

Miss Annie Chester had a war.
rant issued for the arrest of w. o.
Dickinson, charging him with
bastardy. The paper was served
on Mr.. Dickinson here Monday and
he Immediately furnished bond in
the sum of 500 for his appearance
October 3.
The parties live in the Southern
part of the county. Miss Chester
is a sister-in-law of the defendant.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-26
TOBACCO NEWS
Sales This Week Made Up of Com.
mon Leaf.

The sales Of the weed this week
amounted to about 100 hogsheads
and were made up chiefly of com
mon leaf. There were no sales on
the breaks. Prices for the tobacco
disposed of ranged from So to $3.50.
Receipts were only ten hogsheads.
All of the old crop has been de.
livered and the barns are all ready
for the new crop, considerable Of
which has been cut and cured.