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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
Trustees of Chicago Canal Argue
in Favor of Their Bill Before
Legislative Committee.
GaVEL'S POWER IS DISPLAYED.
Chairman Kleeman Calls Up the
Measure Regardless of Others
Wishes Than Santa
ton Behind Movement.
BY 4 STAGE CORRESPONDENT.

BY 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Springfield ILL.,, March 4-Board of Trust
ees Of the Chicago Drainage Canal was here
to-day vigorously urging the passage of the
bill doubling the area of the Chicago drain
age district. and which, accordingly. pro-
poses to double the output of filth tIItt is
Jumped 10000 gallons a minute down the
illinois River to st. Louis.
the district now drained comprises 1St
square miles. 1t is proposed to add 173
square miles, in which live close upon
leo 600 persons.
The bill was first considered in the House
and Senate Committees on Drainage and
W Waterways. sitting separately.
GAVELS POWER
Chairman Kleenan of the House Com
mittee gave an able demonstration of the
power of the gavel. He said that he in
tended taking up the consideration of the
measure at once Democ. attic members sug-
sested that it were better to first obtain the
sense of the committee on the point.
n nSnVer tnniI anEtning but aioIs trans
moved that consideration OF the bill be
postponed two weeks. Kleeman put the
him on the proposition. Nevertheless. he
declared the motion lost and proceeded
with the consideration of the bill.
An invitation was then received to sit with
the Senate committee in Joint session to
hear arguments in favor of the proposed
LEGISLATION. This was. accepted. Ali tho
lHe SodTu Oh trustees lbS
canal offered arguments. They are T. NJ.
Smyth, president, and Frank y. Clerdt
Wills H. Baker, Frank Wenter and T. J.
Webb.
The territory which 1t is proposed to add
includes what are known the Calumet
and Evanston districts. As to the former.
1t Is freely said that more than the wish
of its citizens Is behind the move to tack
1t on to the area now drained by the canal.
EXTENSIVE SWAMPS.
In it are extensive swamp lands, owned
by the Illinois Steel Company the Ham
mond Packing Company and other large in
terests To drain them would greatly in
crease values. and ii would be accomplished
at the public expense.
With regard TO the Evanston district an
nexation would mean a waterway connect
ing it with the canal Such a waterway
would necessarily bisect the Illinois and
Michigan Canal. Provision for going over,
or under or through this latter canal has
been made. Consequently. the Illinois Ca
nal people are up in arms. Should the IL
linois Canal be abandoned, this difficulty
would. of course. be slurred over, but judg-
ing by the Senate action this morning. it
Will not be abandoned.
The trustees are being bombarded with
questions of another nature. and which may
defeat the bill. When they first brought the
measure down here, referendum clause
was attached.
The citizens within the territory were all
The referendum clause is now conspicu-
Gus by Its absence hence the questions.
Messrs. C1erdt, Baker and Wenter departed
tonight for st. Louis. where the deposi-
tons in the St Louis suit against the canal
are being taken.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

thri ling duel and racing scene. is the Of
ferinS at Havlin's John Farrell appears In
the title part. The Ragged Hero" a drama
of love and adventure, will be revived here
next week. The featured scene is that of a
race between . bob-sled, upon which the
heroine is seen dashing down hill, and a
railroad train, which crosses at the foot
of the slope. The leading character is Will
lie Wildfower, tramp, who proves to be
a gentleman's son.
Phil Sheridan's burlesquers will give the
next show at tho Standard. They will ap-
pear in "A Aiista.e in Society and Fun
at Brighton Beach, The vaudeville pro-
sramme viii consist of acts by the Everett
Trio, Short and Edwards, Renzetta and La
Rue, Hazel Burt, Beeson, Ferguson and
Beeson, Josie Lie Coy, Addie Jaques and
Crissie Sheridan.
The Heinemann and Webb stock company
will revive Alt Heidelberg" at the Ger
mania Theater Sunday night.
Interest is daily manifested at the zoo
in the feeding Of the animals. When this
is to be done there is always sure to be a
crowd in attendance. The air resoundS with
the animals roars as the time approaches.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
DOCTOR WAGNER AND MoNRoE1sM.

Professor Adolph Wagner of the Berlin University
asserts that the Monroe Doctrine is an empty preten
sion behind which is neither energetic will nor actual
power and that insight to the practical community
and solidarity of the interests of Middle Western and
Southern Europe would prevent recognition of
the doctrine by those countries. These assertions
typical of line Of criticism frequently uttered of
late. which is manifesy narrow ignoring great basic
principles of civilization.
The prime laws Of emigration and considerations Of
the geographical division Of the worlds peoples un-
dere the Monroe Doctrine which guards, as it were
the rear of westward progress Were the great nat
ural motive Of the human toward the East, were
the tide Of civilization reversed. the eject would be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
STAGE BILLS HERE
AND IN PROSPECT.

The Rogers brothers will come to the
Olympic after sally In Our Alley" in the
| latest McNally farce. THE Rogers Brothers
In Harvard" The lyrics are by j. Cheever
Goodwin and Ed GARDENER, and the score
by Maurice Levi. widely known for his
famous composition, When Reuben Comes
to Town" The latest song of this series
| is THE Troubles of Reuben and the Maid. -
Among the principals in their company this
year are Hattie Williams. Edith st. Clair,
Emma Francis, Neva Aymar George
Honey, Lee Harrison and Will West.
Marguerite Sylvia, in THE Strollers." will
succeed James O'Neill at the Century.
While Miss Sylvia has been identified with
romantic operas it is said that she has
found in the role of Bertha. the itinerant
stroller. 4 part congenial to her. George
c. Boniface. who last appeared at the
Grand in 1.-The Gay MIR. Goldstein,' has a
leading part. The sale OF seats will begin
this morning.
York State Folks" with the original
company, returns to the Grand next week.
The play is a pleasing picture of life in the
country. The central characters are old
Simon Peter Martin. a wagonmaker, and a
supplemented village orSanist, who has
been Martins lifelong friend. They quar-
rel over the organists refusal to prevent
his neice from becoming the wife OF Mar
tins son. The last scene shows the organ
iSt asleep in chair by the open fire, dream
ing of the pleasant news he has just heard.
The organ he has been ten years in build
ing has just been sold and he is no longer
dependent upon the patronage Of Simon
Peter Martin. James Lackaye, a brother
of Wilton Lackaye, will be seen as Martin.
Ray l.. Royce is to again impersonate the
organist.
1.-THE Little Mother new play by Law
rencs Marston, will be presented at the
Imperial Sunday. 1t will outline a story of
the struggles of a poor widow in Greater
New York The play is said to differ from
the usual comedy of city life, inasmuch as
many of the characters seen in such pre-
sentations are not to be found in THE Lit
tie Mother" In the cast are Edwin Phil
lips and Mabel Brownell. Barney Gilmore
Is singing his way into favor with I'M
perial patrons this week in Kidnapped in
New York.
The Gilmore sisters. in their sketch. Mrs
Delaney" offer the best sketch of the Co
lumbias current bill. Those to appear here
next week are Cressy and Blanch. Dayne
Wood and Bates, Z. II. Unthan Terry and
Elmer and company, Duryea and herneS,
Tim Cronin, the Three Livingstons, Murphy
and Slater, Raimund and Vack, Pascatei'
Devaney and Allen and Nesson and Nesson.
A musical event quite out of the ordina-
~ is announced for next Thursday evening
at the Odeon. when the Misses Ottyle and
Juliette Sondheim make their first appear
ance as duo pianists in this, their home
city, after a long stay abroad
Bandmaster We'll closes his regular sea-
son of concert matinees at the odeon next
Sunday.
The soloists at the coming Choral-Sym-
phony subscription concert are: Miss Ada
Crossley, the famous Australian contraito.
and Signor Emilio de Gogorza. the eminent
Italian barytone.
Wallick's The Bandit King" with its
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
High Type of Heroism.

The Worlds Work for March.
Doctor Bristow tells in this magazine the heroic story
of the work done in Cuba by members
States Commission which discovered the method
hitting yellow fever. The disease be carried
patient to well person only by mosquitoes Personal
contact and clothing do transmit it. This is
the most important discoveries of recent times
was made by men who freely gave their own lives to
the investigation They permitted themselves to be bitten
by infected mosquitoes and they died that the truth might
be discovered
The head of this commission Major Walter Reed.
who recently died. leaving his family ill provided for
is due TO him as much any that shall
never have another scourge yellow fever. When
paragraph is written bill is pending Congress
pension to his famiiya poor debt of gratitude at most;
for here a man of heroic temper
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
Idcns On Dfxorce.
Edith Sessions

Edith Sessions Upper in Chicago Chronicle
Really you have to look marriage in much the
fashion going to jail If one-half safeguards
put round young people before they enter
of crime after they behind the penen-
tiares and reform schools would well filled And
parents to safeguard their children the
matter of romantic idotc calf would be
many miserable marriages.
do not believe that woman should be forced to live
with libertine, drunkard cruel criminal
sacrament sacrament The same rule applies to
1 do not, however, countenance divorces for ncom-
patblity cold feet and kindred grounds Incompatbty
can be borne 1t disagreeabe. but not SUI
fcient ground for divorce people should make it
their business to nd before marriage whether they
congenial not.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
RATIONAL OPINIONS.

Mr.. Judson brought out four particularly strong
points in his address on Our Municipal Problems
before the Washington University Association His
dcta indicate practical conception of pubic affairs
resulting from long intimacy with legal theories rea-
tive to municipal government and careful investigation
of actual conditions Though lawyer his conclusions
derived from experienced observation, from the
municipal and failures Of various prlncpies
and theories.
He believes in the separation of municipal from
tonal and State elections far possible SO MS to
exclude party politics from local issues He believes
that discrimination should be exercised in laudng
blaming public officials, in order to avoid undeserved
commentator or unjust criticism. He thinks that the
powers of the Board of Public Improvements should
be enlarged and that the organization of the board
should continue as at present constituted. Some
Charter provision should be formulated he thinks
prevent Illicit dealings franchises.
If municipal elections separated to the extent
that they should be and corrupt political influences
thereby obterated local issues will be fought out
with regard for merit in the pending causes The
potency OF practical ucreseekng politicians will be
reduced because these men will be held in check by
public opinion They will take less active interest in
local campaigns there will be less opportunity for
official financial gain. Offices will not be bartered
and traded opposing tickets; voters will be more
independent and they will not be so hesitantin decid-
ing to scratch.
Independent movements cannot be the rule, as Mr..
Judson says and they should not be. Nevertheless,
the separation of municipal from other elections will
establish conditions that will be favorable to strictly
Independent movements, whenever they may become
necessary. Citizens will view municipal affairs from
entirely different position They will recognize
that good government is the prime desideratum and
that party is OF less importance This change
in sentiment would be a healthy advance
Mr. Judson's opinions on Independent movements
are especially significant at the present time when
nominations filed both party tickets for the House
pf Delegates are. generally down at the old level
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
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|, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

q From The Republic. March g. 1878
The streets at night were filled
= with masquers celebrating Mardi
. Gras (Shrove Tuesday,. Several
. bands furnished music. and gangs of
. boys carried bags of flour with which
. they struck and besmeared persons
q coming too close to them. There
. were - organized festivities, and
. the result was considerable confu-
q sion.
q The East st. Louis Saengerbund
Q elected as officers E. J. Eggmann, H.
Q Volkmann, C. C. Schuetz and z. W.
. Abt.
q The Sharpshooters' Association
. elected as officers H. Hennel, L. B.
. Mitchell, Charles Schuetz and John
. Niemes.
q The annual meeting of the stock
. holders of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
o road took place. the Board of Dr.
q rectors chosen being composed of C.
. X. Garrison, W. r Garrison, Rus
q sell Sage. F. R. Baby. ]. P. Ken
q nedy, A V. Stout, George J. Forrest,
. Oliver Garrison. D. R. Garrison, D.
o X. Ferguson. w. r. Samuel, A III.
. Billings and Joseph L. Stephens.
q Among the St. Louis men elected
q members OF the Board of Directors
. of the st. Louis and San Francisco
q Railway were Samuel Hays and
= James Baker.
q The annual meeting of the st.
O l., X. C. & N. r. r. resulted in the
q selection Of b. W. Lewis, John Jack
q son, John A. Scudder, John H.
. Beach, William Spear. L B. Parsons,
o James +. How and C. p. Burnham
o as directors from st. Louis. Wells
. Blodgett was appointed general at
. torney for the road.
. Wayman Crow OF this city died
. while on a visit to his brother-in-
q law at bennington. England.
. The Municipal Assembly met and
. passed resolutions regarding the
o death of Otto Kulage, a Delegate
. from the Sixteenth Ward.
q The thirty-seventh annual COM
. mencement exercises Of the Missouri
q Medical College took place at the
\ Mercantile Library Hall. There were
. eighty graduates. The faculty was
. composed of Doctors J. s. Moore. w.
. McPheeters, g. NJ. B. Maughs. p. G.
= Robinson. A. P. Landlord, c. E.
= Michel. T. L. Papin. H. TuhoIske. O.
= A Wall. c. A. Todd, J. p. Kingsley
= and J. p. Bauduy. The Papin prizes
. were won by NJ. A. Taylor, S. r.
= Rogers and ]. N. Matthews.
q A dance was given by the Carr ,
. Place Guards at Mahler's Hall. The
a Floor Committee was composed of ,
= c. H. Stone, D. ]. Keller, E. A. War
= rem, w. E Corney. C. F. LudIum, C.
. a. Thornburg. ]. s. Beck and p. A.
q, Garriott. ,
. Charles Humes g. Co. and L. NJ. 4,
. Runisey & Co. were awarded con- 4
. tracts for new furnishings for the I
. Female Hospital.
= The School Directors Committee 4
. on Teyt-Books dismissed the oues-
o ton Of introducing the Irish language
. rs course of study. Mr.. Hogan adj 4
= vocated this innovation.
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Reserve Agent. Approved.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, March 4.-The Comptroller
Of the Currency to-day approved the desig-
nation Of the following banks as reserve
agents:
National Bank Of Commerce. st. Louis. for the
Fairfield National Bank, Fairfield Ill.
First National Bank Kansas City. for tire
Moline National Bank. Moline. Ill.
City National Bank. Kansas City for the Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce. Paul's Valley. |. T.
National Park Bank. New York and CONNER
cial National Bank Chicago, for the Hannibal
National Bank Hannibal. No.
The First National Bank Of Pond Creek. Ok.
was authorized to commence business. with
capital OF SIS 600 Conrad Strecker. president: j.
e. McClelland cashier.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

President Roosevelts determination to appoint j.
Perpont Morgans man. Robert Bacon to the position
of Assistant Treasurer of the United States indicates
that the President is of forgvng spirit 1t is
long since Mr.. Morgan was treating the National Chief
Executive with scant courtesy in belfng and oppos
ing his efforts to settle the anthracite coal srke
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

That the Fifty-seventh Congress should reach its
close in condition Of chaos and confuson is
prisng in view of the miserable record made by that
body. Public servants who fail in the performance
of their duty to the people can't put up good front
when the day of Judgment arrives and they stand
demned by their own acts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

Missouri has no bonded Indebtedness but that
fact does not justify extravaganza employment of
her revenues which would deprive the State insttu-
tons OF proper support. There is barely enough
money in sight to insure this support for the coming
year and Governor Dockerys duty, therefore is pecu
liarly plain He must use his vetopower weapon
against Treasury raiders.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

Yesterday the Fifty-seventh Congress passed into
history, and mighty unsatisfactory history at that
To-day extra session of the Senate of the Fifty
eighth Congress- made necessary by its predecessors
failure in the performance of duty. will be convened
1t is costly thing when the representatives of the
people refuse to render service the people, serving
instead the enemies of the people.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
FASHION IDEA FROM FRANCE.

This Model Shows the Tunic Skirt-The
Grecian, or tunic. effect skirt is the most
striking feature OF this serviceable and nat
ty spring suit of rough zibeline. This tunic
idea consists of double or over portion in
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

The world will know all about the Worlds Fair
after President Francis finishes his European tour.
He is the man, too to give comprehensive impress
sion of the Exposition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

St Louis cannot stand any more misgovernment in
the House of Delegates. Twenty eight capable hon
est needed in that body.
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CIRCULATION DURING FEBRUARY:

W. b. Carr, Business Manager OF The st. Louis Re
public being duly sworn that the actual number Of
full and complete copies of the Daily and Sunday Re-
public printed during February, 1903. all in
regular editions, per schedule below:
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Loyalty I'm the suburbs.

Haruer's Bazaar.
Mrs outtown: At understand you have old re-
tainer?'
Mrs subbub: YES indeed. Bridget has with u
ff,reA eks.n
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
TURF CONCERNS.

On the assumption that the State Senate Commit
tees report Embarrassment governed
throughout by sincere desire to present the facts and
not by the politicians willingness to destroy the in
fiuence of newspapers the fair comment that part
of the report affecting the metropolitan newspapers is
that the members Of the committee fell into several
account of the limited time avilable for in
vestigation.
At least two members Of the committee knew
months ago much about the Embarrassment enter
prises the newspapers knew. The committee might
thus have been expected to understand the chief fea
lures Of the operations extending three four
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

1t is matter of the commonest information in St
Louis that the concerns did not depend the metro
politan papers at all during the period their sue
The back Of the business was broken before
they began to put conspicuous advertisements in the
daily papers
Almost wholly, during the time Of their growth,
they used corps Of solicitors and carefully prepared
circulars appealing to the customers love of "a good
thing the inside" They obtained and used this
inside way the names of more or less welLknown
men, of them in politics. in connection with
tmonals reciting their great profits and reliability.
Advertisements did not appear prominently in daily
papers until the concerns the verge of
collapse. Probably very few customers were in
f1uenced by them when they did appear.
Now, as to the duties Of newspapers in accepting or
refusing advertisements from such concerns. OF
course If paper has actual knowledge of fraud in
business its plain duty is to refuse the use of its
columns at any price. But newspaper is not an in
stitution for the protection of against the con-
sequences Of their avarice Moreover an advertising
has moral right-eaving aside the ordinary bust
ness rules followed in all occupations-to tell man
that his business is fraudulent, and decline enter
upon common routine contract relations unless there
is convincing evidence.
1t is a weak part Of the report this attack upon
newspapers. II the United States Government had
not given the concerns official clean bill of health
and If men Of some prominence had not given their
Endorsement and If Legislatures had not piled up libel
laws the newspapers might have been able to expose
these concerns before they had done great deal of
harm.
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And said ". B Carr further says that the number
copies reported unsod during the month
Of February SIS per
W. B.. CARR
and subscribed before this 2sth day OF
February 1905
J. F. PARISH.
Notary Public City of st. Louis. Mo.
My term expires April Is. 1905.
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In the report the committee says:


Your committee fully realizing the edu-
caticnal value of the press regarding it
potent factor in the land for good
evil. and approaching what It has accom-
plished along progressive lnes we desire
at this time to inform the public that the
great metropolitan daies should bear their
Just proportion of censure for the confused
condition of affairs existing at this time.
owing to the fact of the recent failure of
the turf Investment and of other specula-
tive companies. Every of these insti-
tutions investigated b. your committee de-
pended upon the metropolitan newspapers
their greatest fundamentally for the
furtherance Of their schemes. as the most
potent agency through which they could
confuse the public mind misleading the
unsuspecting, and rob the people of their
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POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
LOVE AT SEA.
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BY ALeERNoN CHARLES sw1NBURNE

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wallick's The Bandit King" with its
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

The soloists at the coming Choral-Sym-
phony subscription concert are: Miss Ada
Crossley, the famous Australian contralto,
and Signor Emilio de GogorZa. the eminent
Italian barytone.