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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24
MRS. LANGTRY CHATS OF
HER PLAY AND HER GOWNS.

REPUBLIC SPEClAt-
New York, Aug. 23.-It was evitent that
the journey across the Atlantic had done
no serious harm to Mrs. Lily Langtry.
When she came into her reception-room at
the Hotel Netherland yesterday afternoon.
after landing from the New York in the
morning, she looked as beautiful as ever
and was vivacious as is her wont. But
she limped over the polished floor. A
bronze slipper that peeped beneath tea
gown Of pale blue trimmed with cream lace
showed a long slit down the side.
II hurt my foot aboard ship. and I don't
know how she explained. It's very an
noying, for now will have to stick to the
hotel and let It mend and give UP my trip
to Saratoga. However. it's the fag-end Of
the season. and will not miss much.
LAS to the new play? Well, it is called
Mrs behring's Divorce and is by Percy
Fendall. We open at the Savoy on Sep
TENDER l. I played it in Providence last
winter to avoid a lawsuit. 1t has a rather
peculiar history.
1T has the same style of bright dialogue
as has AS in Looking Glass liked the
play. It's a pure comedy, and / paid
thousand dollars down to keep 1t. My
brother did not agree with me, and adj
vised me to pay the forfeit and not risk it.
However. to save lawsuit and the $500
forfeit, l produced the play in Providence,
r. l.. last season and 1t would not sur
prise me II 1t turned out to be another AS
In Looking Glass Wouldn't that be
odd?
YES, the gowns next. OF course. they
want to know about them: they always
want to know about the gowns.
II think they are handsome and hecom-
ing. but can never tell which one the pub
lie will fancy. Certainly the dressmaker had
an excellent opportunity, as the part calls
for such variety.
I'm the first act the costume Is an after
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24
MR.. ADKINs's PLANS.

The recommendation of Water Commissioner Ad
kns for the construction of secondary watersupply
conduit from the intake at the Chain of Rocks is de-
cdedly a commOn-sense suggestion. Should the pres
ent conduit. the only one in use become ncapacited
there would be possibility that the supply would he
cut off for period or at least that the supply would
be temporarily diminished.
Precautions against accident should be taken
What method is best may be determined by an ex-
pert who is familiar with large engineering problems
Whether by secondary conduit, by some other re-
liable means the citizens should be assured of con
tlnuous supply of water. This is not GER
tanty If all the dependence rests upon the one con-
duit. Accidents are among the possibilities.
Mr.. Adkins properly assumes that the popula
ton will increase steadily and that ST Louis will he
a much larger city in comparatively short time
Conditions indicate that the city will grow rapidly
throughout the next ten years. and particularly III
the next four or five years. The capacity of the
waterwOrks should be equal to the requirements of
the next few years. and plans should be made that
whatever improvements may be necessary he
made at any time.
The Water Commissioner and the Board of Public
Improvements to have reached final concu-
sion that from every standpoint public interests de-
mand retention of the present Of supply Mr..
Adkins will demonstrate that the water taken from
the Mississippi River can not only be clarified but
purified and the citizens are well aware that, save
for discoloration, the water is as wholesome any
that might he obtained in this vicinity, and that it
is comparatively as satisfactory in quality as that
of other cities.
Mr.. Adkins should be encouraged in his determine
ton to provide clear water from the existing plant
before the lapse of another year He will succeed in
this project The basins. reservoirs and apparatus
necessary for the completion of this work ought to be
constructed and installed without delay the sys-
TEN be put into commission within several months
after the improvements started although all of
the improvements may not then have been finished.
The citizens accept with confidence the Commits
soners declaration that clear water will be furnished
before the opening of the Worlds Fair. He has dis
played grasp of the problems confronting him, in
meeting them with reasonable and not visionary
plans The problem of providing clear water will be
solved along the general ideas held by the Commits
sOner
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WoRLD's-lso4-FAlR.
uNRuLY nRV1L WAGoNs.

UNRULY DEVIL WAGONS.
There has been little cause of complaint up to this
time, against the running of automobiles. Operators
have, as q rule obeyed the law by maintaining rea-
sopable speed Occasionally however, high speed on
congested avenues and park roads has resulted In
grave accidents and frequently serious results
Of high speed and intense excitement have only been
avefted by the merest chance
Lately scorching has been INDUCED on the grand
drive and main roads in Forest Park. Horses have
been frightened, vehicles have been destroyed. and
men, women and children have been thrown out on
the roads and lawns. That lives were not lost is
due to good fortune only.
Park Commissioner Aull blames the trouble on a
few automobilists, who regard their own pleasure
more than they do human life and the law. and he
has decided that the scorching at least in the parks
shall be discontinued. He has requested the Police
Department to detail additional mounted officers to
Forest Park, with instructions to arrest every auto
mobilist Who violates the high-speed ordinance.
1t b not Mr.. Aulrs intention to antagonize auto
mobile riding for he is that automobiles have as
much right in the parks as have vehicles But, on
the other hand he is sure that automobiles have
greater rights and he is sure that life and property
must be protected and the law enforced So long as
automobiles abide by the law they will not be dis
turbed In their enjoyment; but should they violate
the law aud endanger life they will be arrested and
taken into the police court.
The enforcement of the high-speed law will do
more good for the automobile business than violations
Of the law, resulting in serious accidents. The auto
mobile cannot be popularized at the cost of human
life or at the sacrifice of the rights of the majority
Owners of horses and vehicles have equal rights;
pedestrians have equal rights If the automobile is
to win favor 1t must be handled with respect for the
rights of all.
Wa Ion limits f,o nf fO
miles an hour in parks and eight miles hour on
thoroughfares 1t provides also that for purposes OF
Identification in case Of violations accident, the
machines shall display their legal numbers in egbie
type. These provisions fair to automobilists
40 they to the public generally The protest is
not against automobile riding, but against reckless
riding.
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VISITORS At ST. LOUIS HOTELS.

Mo. are at the ST. ~Nicholas
a. L. Jones Of Buffalo, ~ T.. Is registered
at the Planters.
w l.. Thaver of Encampment. Wy. ia stop
Frank Smith of shelbysille. Ill. has roans
at the New ST. James,
at the Laclede
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. p. Huntsman Of South Bend.
Ind. are at the Noser.
THOMAS $. Davidson of Galveston, Tex. was
George J. Peterson of Cleveland. o.. il stop
H H cosgloye of Belfast. ireland. is a guest
George z. Meredith of Kansas City. No.. u
at the Lindel with Mrs. Meredith
Charles A. Men,er Of Rochester. n T.. 70
w. w Wilson of Kansas City. NO.. - saoDr
ping at the Southern
William Montfort of Chicago. Ill. has rooas
at the New st. James
w. a. May Of GAINESVILLE. Ark. spent yestss.
day at the Laclede-
MIR, and Mrs. L. X Na'ter'on Of Dsavsrt
&c. L. Hardy OF Paterson. N j.. IL guest
at the Madison.
A. ]. Park Of Salem. Mo-. has rooms al the
New ST. James.
Charles p. Cast of Milwaukee. Wis. was a.
Horns yesterday.
Mrs. Willard Foster of Blackwell. Ok. is
guest at the ct. Nicholas.
James C. Cheschew Of Louisville. KY. Is reg
istered at the Lindell.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Cunningham Of Little
Rock. Ark, are at the PianteRa
F. l. Power Of Springfield. Ill. h stopping
at the Southern.
| j. d. Hanover of Louisville. KY. spent yes
terday at the Laclede.
| Martyr s. Cole of New York 10 on the guest
i list at the st. Nicholas.
| Harry o. Hayes Of. San Francisco. Cal. 10
registered at the Iindell
Raymond B. Turner Of New York spent yes
terday at the Planters
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Byrns Of Jacksonville.
Ill. are at the Southern.
A Parker of Lawrence. Kas.. has rooms as
the New ST. James.
| s.. F. Bruce of Omaha. Nsb.. is guest a
| the Laclede
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24
RECENT COMMENT.
Systems of Reading.

Ieslie's Weekly
which give sodity to flock sheep. They go
crowd Tell play is successful and wishes
to it, Tell him novel has reached huge circulation
situation with him becomes what is sometimes
called "a of must" He read It, the sheep
of intellect must keep with the flock The readers
who select books because they know what topics and what
authors they like minority. One publisher has
gathered statistics which attribute of
the class which accepts what hears from
booksellers acquaintances; but imagine that II the
Of talk floating in the air Is added definite
the percentage thus Influenced is larger
this without including those who weigh the charae
and tastes Of those friends who like the books spoken
Of less for Judgment expressed than
for what they add to the general noise.
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justice. 1t will be remembered that when the West
in its formative period, the mob was the law, or
rather, the means by which the common law of fair
dealing between man and man was enforced. Some
remote districts yet IN that period But let it be
noted that the mob was the beginning and always has
been the beginning of law in community The
mob the first tribunal, and is as yet among I'M
regulated persons the only tribunal feared and from
which there is appeal The remedy for the mob is,
first thorough, inclusive, practical law second. its
enforcement II the law is insufficient mob outbreaks
follow of necessity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24
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: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
: TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS,

. From The Republic, August .. ls1
. John J. oNeii. whose name was
. dropped by the 1nird District Cop
. gressionh Committed, announced
. that he would not permit ma name
. to be used at the convention OF dele
. gates. but that he was not out OF the
. race
= A benefit performance was s'ven
y at the Olympic Tor the Actors Ut
= der OF Friendship. Among those VINO
= appeared was Joseph Jenerson'
Inc steamer Chouteau was
. launched at the Carondelet JOCKS.
Ihomas byers OF NO. "A Iine
street was piostra'ea oy tue neat a.
= NO. w Nortn Nam street.
= Thomas Whalen was seriously IN
= 1ured by being thrown from nuGsy
= on OFallon street.
. The 3-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
. Curtis OF No. 1874 Morgan street
= drank the cortents OF q cup OF con-
: 9. ". shsrree. sustained ,eriou.
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At New York Hotels,

FEPCBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug. 2.-Amona the aFrivala
at the hotels here to-day were the follow
ing MissOurians:
81. Louls.w. J. Stern. r. y; Miller z v.
Mincke Miss A. sehssRsr, Narliagfon: Ms =.
4. Klein: Mrs. sshlam. Meii5nstea; L
square; w. d. Ni.op. lanhsstsl; Z. aehuidF
smith, Everett: r.. Rosenhsim. 0rsnoSIs, {, nog.
ri,on. Victoria: Mr,. J. Keys Murray Hin; G
w T. CARTWRIGHT Navarro: J: J. Hayes Gilssy.
Kansas City-E. p. NeoiR Crttsrtea: II. Eys-
sell Manhattan
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The Facts.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Z
OF course Roosevelt and Senator Hanna
the amiable terms personally and politically OF
Mr. Roosevelt Is anxious the return Of Mr.
Hanna to the Senate. and Mr. Hanna is lying awake
nights for fear Mr. Roosevelt will be nominated for
President. Yes indeed; Still If Mr.. Hanna should be
lastngy licked in Ohio this year. Roosevelt could not
avoid finding consolation in the disappearance of formal
the presidency The President and the Senator
doubt thoroughly understand each other but neither Of
them is giving expression to all he thinks knows
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wealtA.
Exchange.

: : :
It Is recorded Cornelius Vanderbilt that before he
died said friend: 81 don't what good 1t me
all this money that you say is NINE can't it.
can't spend itin fact 1t, and had
my hands for moment dress better than my pri-
secretary and cannot eat much coachman.
in big servants boarding house. bothered to
by besgars have dyspepsia. cannot drink cham
pagne and most Of Is In the hands Of Others
who use 1t mainly for their benefit"
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At Chicago Hotels.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. Est. Louis persons
registered at Chicago hotels to-day are:
l. ssefn IN 3 SMITH ~ %; Y wal se.na'd
Windsor C1fton-R: T, Fasscn. J. eteidel. Nrs.
7. steidel Doctor o. L. sussett, Ms. o. l.
Great Northern-,E- Steiner. Mrs.. y. Steiner.
singer. L Methudy. ]. Lsrcher Mfa J. Ler-
scher.
Hayes.
Morrison b. 8. Weir. D. Thomas. Mrs.. B.
Sherman House-B. H. Sanders. H. q. Bernais.
Palmer House~G' 8. wsldboat. "A 9. schray.
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Sir Thomas Upton ia game Irishman. II he
played tennis golf cricket he could take lots Of
cups back. Yachting, baseball poker, rife and trap
shooting, catching foxes and mixing drnks-these
national pastimes and Sir Thomas should let them
alone.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

November He
February
entirely the antislavery
Its its
hement
In
his radical utteranc especially by his
his first Music
ter was rousing appeal which
shot against
ton her lips
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24

Police possibilities Of improvement are thing
and police Generalization is another. The Worlds
Fair city is policed by strong and trained lot of
men. But improvements can be made; and they will
not be made by denouncng the entire department.
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Oar. Next Tine,

Chicago Record-Herald.
Sir Thomas. when you come again
To race around our shores,
Why not be foxy and equip
Shamrock the Fourth with oars?
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swipe the whole pie, as it were, by running away
with the Federal situation.
Upon the whole, it's difficult to say just what was
the matter with the great big boom.
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MEND THE LAW.

Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the Supreme
Court has contributed strikingy utterance to
the literature of lynching and race riots Justice
Brewer, an eminent legal authority member of the
highest tribunal in the land, intimaes that lack in
the law is directly responsible for the existing sit
uation the misguided anarchists who in pas
sion supersede the law.
Justice Brewer states truth when he says: "The
tendency of lynching is to undermine respect for the
law" He states truth when he declares that the ma
chinery of the courts intrudes long delays and often
escape for the guilty through technicalities. He
states truth when he asserts 1T is well to look the
matter squarey in the face" BY looking 1t in the
face he means considering both viewpoints
lynching, ben; crime, begets more crime and more
lynchng but that the neectiveness of the law fire.
Guently begets lynchng. The situation is such that
fiery denunciaon of mobs in holy-horror terms does
more harm than good, and that passionate Southern
defense Of mob vengeance is senseess and incendary
Evidently, when intelligent citizens of Southern or
Western communities, where lynching has been most
frequent are sure that the law will be their protector
and what is more important, the protector of their
women then it follows that their motive to lynch
will have been removed and the intelligent class can
60 far control those who moved by blind anger
alone Accordingly, those who are studying the
means to strengthen the law and assure the certain
and speedy operation of the courts are aiding in So
luton of this problem. Justice Brewers suggestion
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24

Attorney General Grow has made good start In
catching boodlers. Some of the worst and biggest
yet awaiting trial, however, and he must put in
his best ticks every time until he convicts them.
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Der Of copies returned and unsold during the
month Of July as per cent
GEO. L BLOOMFIELD.
Sworn to and subscribed before this first day OF
August
J. F. PARISH,
Notary Public, City Of st, Louis. Mo.
Ny term expires April Is 1906,
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The Jolly Grass Widows Burlesquers. in
the extravaganza. Zone Night and Gone"
are at the Standard. The olio is given by
Joe Howard, song writer who sings his
own pieces; Nat Fields, German comedian:
liard, soubrette; Butler and Monroe. dam
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Cireulation During J,,lv

Geo. L Bloomfield. Audit or Of The St Louis Republic.
beng duly that the full and
complete copies Of the Daily Sunday Republic printed
during the month Of July 1903 regular editions
a. per schedule below:
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sadvo
OF
7 7 the worlds broad wide
II The din o.
God
atsankfn seeming
Manyth werew
the cunning
Hescorn their gift
Andu erneathth e
hecolde he went
dhumhy
Fanatcn andf
SO he couIdbe the neare I
And feel its soem
all the good.
AlhQaz M>zz<'
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What can be done to stay this epidemic
Of lynching? One thing is the establish
ment Of a greater confidence in the sum
mary and certain punishment Of the GRIM
inal. Men are afraid of the laws delays
and the uncertainty Of its results. Not that
they doubt the integrity OF the Judges. but
that they know the law abounds with tech
nical rules and that appellate courts will
often reverse judgment Of conviction for
disregard of such rules. Notwithstanding
full belief in the guilt of the accused.
If all we're certain that the guilty ones
would be promptly tried and punished the
inducement to lynch would be largely taken
away. In an address which delivered be-
fore the American Bar Association at De-
troit some years since advocated doing
away with appeals In criminal cases. 1t
did not meet the favor of the association.
hut I .4in t,.lie,.a 4. ~. .uiadorn
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follows:

The popular belief here in St. Louis with regard
to the doodle cases, and nationally in matters which
command wide attention like the recurrent ynchngs,
is that too many delays and too many technical
bitches possible in trials. That may be only pop
impatience In any the layman defers to the
jurist before venturing Judgment in the matter.
When Justice Brewer who stands high as an expon-
ent of the law takes the view the layman feels
justified In voicing his opinion with more assurance
and demands that legislators proceed to execute
their obvious duty Of remedyng the criminal law,
especially that governing the crime Of rape. i
Not that changes in the law will end the evil COM
pieteiy Communities exist not alone in the South-
we have heard recently Of several lynchfngs in Wy
ouins Ii which TIE hd1ti6ns are such that shozt
ahrift win conttnuh Tor some years to b constdered
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-24

GERS; Ruth Everett. in mechanical doll
speciality, and Alexander Carr. Hebrew i'm
personatOr.
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ION the Bridge at Midnight" drama of
Chicago, had It's initial st. Louis presenta-
ton at the Imperial. Scsnically. it is the
best thing of the season at this theater.
One setting shows a .jackknife" structure
which Is marvelously like a real bridge.
George Klimt and Alma Hearn have the
leading roles.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-02-26

Maltsberger, who survives him. In
Janusry 1893. DIR. Ward returned to
Canon City aad opened hospital at
ia North SIKH street. which soon
had an established popularity with
the sick and where many patients suf-
fering from typhoid fever and other
ailments have been successfully
treated "nder his supervision
Some five or six weeks ago DIR.
Ward was called upon to make = cou-
pie OF professional visits to Freshwa-
ter, Colorado. a drive of some thirty
five miles aud one of the homeward
trips being made after nightfall he
contracted a cold which rapidly de-
veloped into pneumonia. Alarming
symptoms were soon manifest and in
spite Of the utmost skill and attention
nothing could be done to arrest the
progress Of the disease which had
fastened itself upon him.
He exhibited remarkable vitality
and several times when the watchers
by his bedside thought the end was
but few hours away he rallied suf-
ficiently to awaken the hope that his
recovery was still . possibility. All
day last Saturday his condition was
REGARDED as extremely critical but on
Sunday an Improvement was noted
and he conversed iutelligently with
those around him, but he wasj worse
1T nix ht and the hope that had been
aroused on Sunday took flight the fol-
lowing day and it became. apparent to
his physicians that he was rapidly
passing beyond all human ministra-
tion.
TIVE brothers, John Ward of Grip
pie Greek. and Newton Ward of Ken
nonsherg. Ohio. as we'll as Mrs
Wards sister, Mrs Dora Congden,
nee Maltsberger, of Higgins. Texas,
were NJ his bedside when he breathed
his las other. members of the fam
lily wbe were unable to be present
were his brother, Reed, Of Kennons-
breg. and two sisters, Margaret and
Kate Of the same place.
The funeral service will be held at
his late home at 80 this afternoon,
Chancellor Craig of Drake University,
conducting the obsequies. The inter
ment will be at lakeside cemetery.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-02-26

this m.0imum flow will continue. vet
the natural and continuous supply
from the rains and such sources will
keep the fiow to large amount in
definitely. But more than all this,
the supply will b. augmented by the
plan which is already under way to
pumpfrom the lower levels Of the
mines, where the richest ore is 10
Gated, to the level of the tunnel. q
distance Of perhaps two or three hum
dred feet. The expense of pn apinR
to the surfAce was very great. bszt this
small lift to the great bore will be aa
immense help 10 the owners of the
u,sry mines that are touched.
Before Messrs- Cone. Mcclure and
Atwater agreedseo pay such a sum for
the water, they secured the opinions
Of se-eral Of the best irrigation law
yers and the unanimous decision WAS
that their rights where not only good.
bat syell nigh impregnable We con-
grntnlats them upon having made so
good an invessnent for the company
in which they Are so largely inter
t.afnG
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-02-26
New Real Estate Firm

Three years ago one of the most
beautifully situated, but most neg
lect-d properties on Lincoln Park was
taken in hand by John Dalziel and
son.. The place wss an eyesore and
discredit to the neighborhood, but at
great expense, both of money and la
Dor. by leveling and planting to the
best varieties of winter apples the
property has been brought to its pres
ent excellent condition. Mr.. Dalziel
says he can now conveniently offer
for sale small tracts or building lots
on the property, knowing by exper-
inece the advantages of the position,
as beautiful locality and as produc-
tive land.
Mr.. Dalziel was president of the
Fremont County Horticultural society
for one year and during that time he
ex.rted every effort to secure and es-
tahlish fruit growers association.