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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
GOOD FAITH ON TRIAL.

Seven men thus far have been arrested on charges
of bribery; and the great postal scandal is rs yet
only in its infancy Many months have elapsed since
the date Of the official determination to investigate
That determination, grudgngiy reached. being a
forced recognition of longaccumulating evidence Of
such proportions that could not be safely ignored,
has only borne Its first fruits The carefully al
ranged official plan lengthy and devious course
before it led Grand Jury investigations. With
vigorous prosecutor and Minneapolis or ST. Louis
Grand Jury there would have been large crop of
indictments months ago.
Now that the work has really commenced the coun-
try fixes its attention upon Washington awaiting the
outcome of what there Is evident reason to believe
the largest. most comprehensive and systematic
scheme of swndling operations in the record Of Amer
lean government. A prominent department official
who has knowledge of every step in the de-
veopment. and whose name is withheld for of
expedency, that the situation grows more and
appalling, and that almost every bureau in the
general department discloses particular scandal of
its
The scandal has been the subject Of Cabinet dis
cusson Attorney General Knox Joined President
Roosevelt Pittsburg, and is understood that the
affair considered route. Upon the President
arrival Washington Mr.. Payne consumed the larger
part the day informing him of the ground covered
by the proceedings up the present time Mr. RoOse-
welt is probably in full possession of the details.
Except for ordering thorough investigation
prior TO his Western journey, Mr. Roosevets infiu-
upon the exploring process has not been per
ceiyed. The inference has been that having ordered
the work to proceed he relied during his absence
wholly upon Mr. Paynes supervision to carry out the
administrations prearranged course. Whether MI
Payne. in his great unequal battle against publicity
and public interest and in his dismal attempts to be
little the scandals proportions, acting with the
Executives sanction guided by his own polit-
cal instinct and experience WILL perhaps be indicated
by Mr. Roosevelt's subsequent attitude toward that
official.
To some extent the people are anxious concerning
Mr. Roosevets responsibility for tie tactics ct sup
preston employed during his absence-indecd. during
consdera BILE prior period of his administration Nj.
Rocsevelt's proves reformer has been called III
question. \ tacit Endorsement of Paynes conduct
would leave no doubt in the public mind that Mr..
Roosevelt too was swayed rather by fear for the ad
ministrations tenancy than by profound concern for
the national morality
Mr. Roosevelt as well as the Cabinet and all those
composing the under-adminstration, is now facing
serious trial confronted by supreme test of coed
faith Unuuestonably crisis within the twenty
months of Rooseyets magistracy has approached the
present in point of magnitude of political signi-
canoe and no other situation has widely involved
the public welfare and the morals of our Federal Gov
eminent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08

into the United Kingdom from any country
that d!scr,miuates against any OF the col.
onies and does not admit their products az
the same terms that are now ACCORDED the
" PIN ~ ,he Colonies can feed the United
Kingdom this would be Z tax on the BRITISH
would be to the grain growers and STOCK
ra!sers OF the colonies has been LOST sisnt
OF by members Q. C9ngFess VINO n Fave
crushed crushed Mcx,nIsys speech. Mckinley being
dead.
men who represent the great grain and
cattIs growing States Of the West by the
news which has been coming out OF Canada
about the great increase OF wheat acreage
OF western Canada, where. in a few years.
the rl.sh OF settlers promises 10 completely
change the wheat map OF the CONTINENT, and
b. the declaration made in London that a
great move has set IN IN New Zealand TO
take away from the Beef Trust OF the
United States tie practical monopoly winch
It nos: enjoys OF supplying England. Ireland
and Scotland with is beef. mutton and
pork.
EFFECT OF CHAMBERLAIN'S THREAT.
That few years might gee the loss to the
United States OF It's enormous trade in aSri-
cultural products unless something Is done
to meet the contingency is regarded by
many representatives In Congress as not an
Win the Chamberlain threat hanging
over the farmers OF the West II Is tho9sht
necessary 10 create in the next Congress
powerful sentiment in favor OF reciprocity
with Canada.
question is shown by the figures Of the ex-
potts OF food and agricultural products 20
tbs linked Kingdom for the ten months c.
tbs fiscal year. ending Apr! 30
The items given include only those clase5
Of imports which can be duplicated in tas
British colonies, and no item L. given where
the exports from this country for that Pc
r!od did not exceed a milton.
Here are the figures Of American imports
70 the United Kingdom for ten months:
Cattle. ssl.342, IL; corn: a4:s26 sss: barley.
81 a., ~; wheat, $e a Is; four sei1sNs:
products, 81 22e $50: fresh beef. 80 es5 Isl: salt
81, As; pork. sS.7:i4s2: lard. 81 AS: tobse-
i fE i si.13.s7z Total. szf7S s2 ID.
FARMERS INTEREST ENORMOUS.
II tais rate Is carried out until July i
TIE total for the year Will be at least SS5.-
QE,91, and represents the stake which the
American farmer has In the tariff agitation
now IN progress in Great Britain.
Cham bsrlaia's SUCCESS and q slavish fol-
pat policy. IL Is thought by Western MEM
bers of Congress. might cause the wtp!ng out
ot this trade. through the increase in the
wheat and cattle supply Of Canada and the
Britain.
II was probably this feeling pervading the
councils OF the Republican party in OHIO
which constrained the Platform Committee
10 abandon the "stand-pat" programme ard
adopt resolution which declared for pro-
lection but threw the Ding.ey schedules to
ihe winds by saying that changing condi-
pEocity may cali ior timely resdiustnent Of
schedules.
What Chamberlain is trying TO do in Eng
prislng change o: front by the Republicans
II the State Of Hanna and Foraker.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
COAL-YARD ETHICS

Some of Machen's operations resemble the transac-
tons of that ingenious peddler who. for want of
diversion, sold himself collar buttons. and then
bought them back at a discount; which invention
of highly honorable, seeing that his loss
his gain. Machens coal yard supplied coal the
PostOfice Department, in which Machen 4
Superintendent Attorney General Knox has held that
the contract of purchase is lawful and binding.
1t suggests the colar-button DEAL inasmuch as
Machens bid s2.55 per ton cheaper than that of
anybody else, the department thus being great
gamer. Is the suggestion pursued further-can it be
possible that the departments gain the Superin-
tendents loss but that the Superintendent felt fully
compensated in the departments gain?
In truth, it queer that he could afford sell
coal to the department at price much under the
price of other contractors; but there is accounting
for the unsesh devotion of officials Government.
and no doubt the Government was great gamer by
dealing at the Superintendents coal yard.
While the administration has been buying Of
Machen the country has been patronzing President
Baers coal yard 1t is to be feared that the people
haven't made such advantageous bargains and rumor
has that in few months when the rebate law shall
have expired Baer's prices will like Gilderoy
kite.
Attorney General Knox Is looking into this, too;
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GREATNESS.

There only two really distinguished men in the
United States. One is Thomas \. Edison. the in
ventor and the other is j. Pierpont Morgan. money
owner and general manager of the world. This YER
dict is conclusive. having been rendered in a popular
voting contest that conducted by the Taseblatt
German daily.
One thousand answers received to the ques-
ton, Who the most distinguished ten men alive
today" Edison received 1868 votes and Morgan less
than 100 Emperor William received only 202 votes.
while Ibsen got 42o. Apparently, therefore. Emperor
William is greater man than Morgan but he is not
SO distinguished Ibsen.
Certain university presidents who have laid claim
to distinction and certain Emperors Kings. politicians
and dramatiss all of whom have believed they had
an option the hearts of their countrymen, should
institute new contest and endeavor to wrest the
horors from Ibsen. Emperor William, Edison and
Morgan.
What will the country do for presidential candi-
dates if Edison and Morgan the only distinguished
men in the United States?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
PUBLIC LIFE.

In these piping times of Doodle eruptons, when
loot sensation is the expectation of each succeed
ing day week, the public is strongly impressed with
the demand for good men in public office. Not even
the Federal organization is free of suspicon not even
State legislatures not municipal corporations; not
even county boards; not even committees. Tomorrow
apt to have Doodle exposures from Hog Run
and Honolulu from Philadelphia
Formerly, if severely moral. his friends
and doting parents urged him into the ministry; he
had the cloth and shine as an example Of prac
teal virtue II his goodness were qualified by the
genial weakness of human nature he elected accord
ing to the degree of his mpeectons, to become capt.
talist, lawyer, a doctor or JOURNALIST II his fra-
ties of character more prominent than his good
ness his friends knew positively that he was unit to
stand model; politics presented opportunities, and
Honest john came into being.
The man who strives to raise moral standards in
these days has larger field and greater opportunities
in public life than he would have in any other sphere
The public is looking for good. practical men, and men
this kind should enter the fight and realize some of
their ideals 1t is serious public opinion and Sc
rious opportunity.
By their good example such men can do more good
in elevating public morals. than can most cergymen
They can render good government and thereby per-
form service that will be Of real, worldly benefit.
There are men of character and ability in public
office They the who are exposing crime
holding principle sacred and living up to their oaths
of office But there over-many public officials who
are capable but INSCRIPTIONS and others who are
scrupulous but incapable.
Young men Of ability, who aspire to be useful, and
older of ability and integrity and competence who
could be useful should take interest in public affairs
and do something beneficial for themselves and their
fellow-men. II they will go into the open and be-
come leaders, their work will have enduring results.
The administration Of government is not too diff
cult; nor is the system unknown to the average ct
zen There good practical men, who could If they
would administer public business better than the pro-
fessional politician. Yet the impractical good man is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
FELTON, of the Alton.

Saturday Evening Post.
Probably Mr FELTON, is good example of what is
sometimes called railroad precocy be found in
the country. At 20 he chief engineer 81
general superintendent, % general 80
vice president. and 81 president. This effectively
the question: Has the young chance get
to the top in rairoad:ng?
But President FELTON, had distinct advantage. He
Of sound railroad stock his father being
presidents of the Atlantic Seaboard. Before
10 old FELTON, knew every piece in To-
connective could give points in construction
section boss He his fathers constant companion
in inspection trips the line, and the officials piled
with questions in volume possible only to the alert and
acquisitive boy of 10 dozen years
Although at 80, Mr. FELTON, is accorded reputation
president" scarcely ecipsed by that
in America he fees-accoriing the testimony OF
his intmatesalmost personal pride in the fact
graduate of Tech Uhe Massachusetts, Insti
of Technology in any of his achievements
builder railroads His loyalty to this famous engineer
ing and scientific school is and he will
caller who has honors in this institution Vaca
intervals during his school employed in
hard sin the field with surveying gang.
man. leveler transit and field engineer. He began
draw railroad money" at the Of Is.
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RECENT COMMENT.
Terrapfn.

Chicago Record-Herad.
The terI9pin question is becoming quite important
that toohsone turtle expensive that
more market terrapin long cost
$50 a dozen. six inches long $50 Dozen
from five TO six inches long s. a dozen. The small
ones, however, not in great demand except for
the terrapin down the Chesapeake where they
cultivated like chickens The scarcity OF the diamond
carelessness and Indifference.
body heard the story that years before the
law passed by the Maryland Legislature forbidding
planters feeding their slaves terrapin than
week. 1t actually that half century what is
deemed the greatest luxury among foods pen
ful fed slaves with bread while
placed upon the masters table.
Chesapeake Bay is the of of the marketable
terrapn, although diamond-back turtle is found in
rivers and bays along the Atlantic Coast and
the lakes wherever there is certain kind
wild celery upon which 1t feeds.
There practically longer wild terrapn the
Chesapeake Bay The shores which they found
been shut off by wire fences and divided into pounds,
where they raised for market and is slow
requires eight for Of those
ties grow big enough take market but they
little trouble and be cultivated without the slight
difficulty 1t is only to have swampy piece
ground with wild celery food and wire netting
around the place keep them from running The
terrapn farms, however, not successful from bust
of view The drawback is the slow growth and
the small profit at the large prices they bring
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
Ire Re7usl!c Bureau.

IAN 81. and Pennsylvania Ave-
Washington, June In spite OF !tselt-!n
spite Of the President OF the most esteemed
orators of his administration, OF Senator
Hanna. Senator Aidrch ard Senator Platt
of Connecticut, the Republican party Is hav-
ing the questions Of reciprocity and revision
O. the tariff forced en- It in such a way that
the issue will be, willingly o. unwi!iinsly,
met by Congress.
Joseph ChamberIs!n's policy may be re-
sponsioie Tor forcing the ;ssue earlier than
ybody wants TO have it come. While
maEeuver.ng for time the policy Of the lead
e-s seems 10 be epi;omiZed accurately as
fellows:
To hold out for the comfort OF lower tariff
Republicans of the West an indefinite prom
Use OF revision. which may mean tremen-
deus reductions.
TO hold out for the benefit Of the high
tariff interests of the East an indefinite
premise, which may mean no reductions at
all.
To wait till the last minute and then, il
the plunge must be taken, TO steal the Dem
ocratic thunder in the presidential campaign
next summer by adopting as tariff plat
form the last speech OF William Mckinley
at Buffalo
The signs Of the times, to which all the
LEADERS with influence ut Washington have
been blind. are becoming too plain to be
much longer ignored. Mckinley saw them
With great ciearness Had he lived there
would have been tariff revision and reci-
pretty ere this. In the opinion OF many
observers the conditions which Mckinley
discerned with almost prophetic clearness
OF vision are coming with steady march.
How can the present prosperity be con-
tinued?" is a question some OF the most
prominent students Of the protective policy
here are nov asking.
The consideration OF this question has no
doubt been FASTENED by the campaign Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
VEINS OF TIN DEPOSITS
ARE DISCOVERED IN TEXAS.
United States Geological Survey Pre-
pares Reports of Minerals
In Southwest.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, June THE United States
Geological Survey has prepared several re-
ports which Will be OF interest TO certain
industries and investors in the Southwest
and which can be had by application to
the Survey.
Among the contributions IL notice by
". II. Weed OF The Tin Deposits at Ell
Faso. Tex which lie on the east flank
Of the Franklin Mountains about ten miles
north OF Il Paso. Three veins have been
discovered, all OF which have been exposed
by open cut work and by pits for a dis
lance OF several hundred feet.
Doctor c. ": HAYES. parts Of Texas. Arkan-
ses and Indian Territory are included In
;he southwestern held. which has an area Of
Zinc and Lead Deposits Of Northern
A-ksnsas; by Seorge l. Adams. describes
briefly. the development. present and pro
the field which lies in Marion County and
includes adjacent portions OF Boone, Bax-
ter, Newton and Sea-cy counties.
The mining development is north of the
Boston Mountains IN what Is known as the
Ozark Plateau A part Of the paper treats
o: the scr &c, Classification and processes
Asphalt Deposits Of Pike County. Arkan-
sas, oy Doctor HAYES. deals particularly
Pike City. which has recently been devei-
opei by the Arkansas Asphalt Company.
The deposit occurs in depression between
TWO hills containing the fossiliferous lime
stones OF the lower cretaceous.
Lead and Zinc Deposits Of the Joplin
District, Missouri, Kansas" by Doctor
Smith is an abstract OF more extended
fourths of the Joplin district IS in Missouri
Joplin. Webb City. Carterville and Car
image being the larger towns; the remainder
OF the district is IN Kansas. The IIS-
square miles OF the district produce more
zinc than all the other districts of the Mis-
sissppi Valley combined: II is. in fact, the
most important Zirc-producing district OF
the United States. The geology of the dis
trict, the distribution OF ores and the forms
or ore deposits are discussed
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
WORLD'S-19O4-FAIR.
INDICTMENTS FOR FRAUD.

John p. Dolan, chairman of the Democratic City
Central Committee; Thomas L. Barrett, Marshal of
the Court of Appeals Frank Garrett patrolman, and
John Barbagla, Democratic Precinct Committeeman
in the Twenty-fourth Ward, have been indicted by
Federal Grand Jury. and charged with conspiring
TO commit a crime against the laws Of the United
States and causing Ito be issued fraudulent naturai
cation papers to certain Italians named who were
mot entitled TO said papers,
AS far the Grand Jury has gone, its work has
been creditable and in keeping with the dominant
spirit of the community toward further and COM
pete reforms The guilt innocence of the indicted
men becomes question close TO the interests of the
people. So long the laws wise presumption of
innocence is INDUCED. comment upon the individual
oenses is out of place. the community may only hope
that the question may be speedily determined and the
guilty, if any, punished with due regard the
nifty of offense which infringes upon citizenship
and suffrage and furnishes criminal means for the
baser elements in politics.
Political organizations 10 which may belong any
convicted of such ofenses should. and doubtless
would at the proper time the connection: and
this applies well to city and State Democratic
CARNATIONS. Neither the Democratic the Repub-
lican party in the of party stands behind
criminals or criminal operations. There can be no
politics in crime, and the deeply this truth is
impressed upon the people and the parties the
will there be crime in politics.
The criminals themselves know politics" and
parties Levin. the recently convicted of nat
uralization frauds. is the who, previous the
defeat of Zegenhein. served the Republican heeiers
in their naturalization work in Court of Criminal
Correction. where punches of hundreds natural
lied at night. He willing TO do business with
any element which stopped to him. and he changed
his politics whenever it suited his purpose.
But without reference party no reputable pOlit-
ica1 can fol he OSed To-
glance" of guilty men. Their names on the member
ship roll their participation in political work
stitutes reproach and for this the organiza
lions committees TO which the indicted men be-
long become concerned should the evidence establish
either legal moral guilt
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War wased by Mean. of Bacilli.


to of sufficient credbilty to Justify cabling,
that the revolutionary leaders in Bull
gara obtained quantity Of plague baci and
infect the people OF Consantnope Saonca
Berlin. unless the Powers interfere in their be-
half Gunpowder, dynamite other explosives have
thought of the oapitalstic
mental and classes and civilization itself
the inability of the secure these
maevolent destruction In parts of Europe the
pollution of the wells etc. with disease germs will
haps make the control Of revolutionary and inferior
Piles by the engines and explosives of no longer posi-
BILE, only SO with increasing difficulty We have long
wondered If bacterology would be seized upon
implement Of by private public vengeance Once
in old Europe history tells disease was
sciously used destructive agent for enemies and its
Spain and Europe brought by the returned
Cournbians full repayment, however uintended,
the done them by the renegades of the dscov-
OF America Perhaps the foregoing dispatch is
only canard only preliminary hint of new agency
be thrown into the hates and of mankind One
confess that the method could easily be used In some
such way that suggested. The thought is worth more
than passing smile Of increduuty. -,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08

but he and tho rest of the administration brethren
hold that the pinsey tariff law has nothing do with
the peoples case IN spike OF the fact that the divine
grantee takes his exclusive title directly through the
Dinghy bill; and the Attorney General looks 10 the
Sherman maybe-anttandnayh e.not-antitrust law for
the peoples relief.
All Of which proves that any old quihble will do
for the people; their fuel problems are of impor-
lance compared to the protection of trust interests
And the administration has nothing TO lose, since II
reserves for itself all the pickup bargains in coal
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!, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic. June 8. 1873.
. The steamboat Exchange burned 1T
. the foot OF Locust street. One of
. the negro cooks was seriously hurt.
. The boat was owned by Captain
= Housed. G. W. Keys and Chip John
. son and was commanded by Captain
. J. VI. wikoff
= The new store OF D. Crawford a
. Co. was opened at the corner of
= Fifth street and Franklin avenue.
= The commencement exercises Of
= kirkwood Seminary were held.
. Among those who took part were
Misses Anna a. Beach. Garrison,
= Dunlop. Hoege. Letingwell. Mary
. Roberts. Nettie Michigan, Celeste
Papin. Reida Garrison. Huning, and
the Misses Jennie and Mary Kicker.
n bail game was played at the
Compton Avenue Park by the Reds
. and the Browns for the beneft of
= D!ckey Pearce. one OF the first pitch
y ers In the original st. Louis Browns.
. Mrs. Annie Rhinhardt and Mr.. 9.
. Clark were injured In a runaway nj
. Fourth and Olive streets.
y 1-sonidas II. Boyle, cider brother
= Of Judge William r Boyle. died.
= a fishing party was given by the
= l. \. d. Club. composed Of Misses
= Emma Dreher, Josephine o. Nowot-
= ny. Annie Schaeffer. Lille c. Mann.
. Bartary Novy. Mary Chott, Mary
. Morstine, Maggie Paulus and Louise
q Schumacher
. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Curtis of Pine
. and Beaumont streets celebrated
. their fifth wedding anniversary.
. a lawn party was given at the
. home of Charles Hellmers. Grand and
. Lafayette avenues, for the Mount
o Calvary Episcopal Church. The ladies
. in charge were Mines. Thomas
. Fletcher. William Bliss. Joseph Holli-
. day. +. Howe. Joseph Franklin and
= Charles Filley.