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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
IMPOSING ROSTER.


In suggestive fashion the Worlds Work sets
forth the record of scandal indicating the extent to
which dishonesty permeated the Post-Ofice Depart
ment The department comprises seven bureaus:
The Postmaster Generals, the four Assistants the
Assistant Attorney Generals and the Auditors.
From 1899, when Perry Heath became First AS
sistant Postmaster General until Robert ]. wynne,
the present First Assistant succeeded him and dis
covered the trail of crime, there were in the First
Assistant Attorney Generals bureau, occupying the
highest posts, three men who have since been in
dicted, James n Tyner, Assistant Attorney Cen
eral and the two Assistant Attorneys Harrison j.
Barrett and d. ". Miller; and G. A. Chrstfancy, who
has since resigned
In the office of the First Assistant Postmaster
General, Heath himself has resigned; SO has W. NJ
Johnson, who held the same post. Five heads of
departments have been Indicted: Beavers, Chief of
Salary and Allowance Division; II. w. Louis, SUI
perintendent of Supplies; A. w. Machen, Supern-
tendent of Free Delivery Division; Charles Hedges,
Superintendent Of City Delivery, and J. T. Metcalf,
Superintendent OF Money Order Division
To James n. Tyner the responsibility for the
crime in the Attorney Generals office is by this
record conclusively brought home. He declares
that he was not involved actively in the frauds be
this as 1t may. he cannot eyade the responsibility
for the condition of his office.
lshed by the record In the First Assistants Office,
where Perry Heath and W. II. johnson were the
responsible officials. During the greater part OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28

resented in all legislative assemblies. Breweries
and railroads usually are represented. but how in
frequently there representatives for the under
takers, the casketmakers, the hypnotsts, the bar
bers, the medical fraternity the packinghouses and
SO on. And how infrequenty are the people rep
resented.
Probably none of the utilized or proposed systems
would serve benefcialy without the aid Of the vot-
ers and possibly any of them would do If the voters
would always display their best judgment at the
polls. The best of the known systems have de-
fects, but these defects may be improved. There
is necessity for changes in organic laws, even for
radical alterations but even with the laws perfect
the desired results will not be achieved The ques-
ton always implies that the greater responsibility
for the success failure of municipal government
lies with the voters Therefore, the suggested sys-
tenn is not acceptable in St. Louis, although it might
be suitable for Philadelphia.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
RECENT COMMENT.
No Endearins Young Charm,


Outlook for January.
The dreary desoation OF the Korean landscape the
absence Of all color in the fe and the fatho-
less concet Of the Korean bped affect the stranger
pleasantly. and this sentiment Is driven permanently
home at sight of the Korean female A mop-headed
Papuan canniba with finger Of ivory thrust through
the cartilage OF her nose. and necklace of sharks
teeth to complete her attire. is symphony of grace
compared to the uaovely women Of the Hermit King
dom.
As near one can judge from study in the street
the garment cngfng closest to the form
of the Korean belle is pair of owdy trousers
which reach in yominous and wrinkled folds from mid
waist to the ankle Over these is worn TRANSPARENT
sheet of ivoryyeow grasscloh round and round
the body. until the resembles bulgng bag of
laundry quite ready for the Over the shoulders
daphanous, dght-ftting cambria waist drawn, so abb
breviaed to leave band of good inches OF flesh
exposed to the air. Straw sandals complete the attire
and thus clad the Korean walk soutly along the
streets graceless and unovely exposing what Occidental
women are most careful to conceal This amazing con-
lection enables the Korean successfully COM
pete with Chinese for downright unattractiye-
The women Of the commonaty voluble and vixen
ish and ever ready to slap handful of stars into the
eyes of husbandor into those of tmid shrinking
cyclis-should the occasion arise. The women of the
class vigorously excluded masculine eyes
and hearty vote of thanks is committee who
fathered this unwritten law.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
MoRLD'S-loo4-FAIR
EXISTING.

The young man who lives for dollar day at
The Waldorf is no phenomenon. The very least that
is capable of sustaining life is considerably less than
a dollar day. A great many persons have no
other object in life than see how little they can
live upon. Some Of our alien brethren of the Celes-
tial persuasion who live in the West manage to
keep body and soul together on about so cents a
week.
1t is not recorded that our proverbial Uncle
Russ. who ordinarily figures in these and kindred
calculations manages to preserve close associa-
absence Of data concerning him we may reasonably
accept the 80 cents n week figure as somewhere
near the limit. Speaking of Uncle Russ, however,
it is not on record that his expenses do run far
above the SGcent limit, and he may reasonably be
taken as an extreme type of the persons who exist
scientifically
Keeping body and soul together of course i'm
plies soul But for our souls doubtless a great
many Of Us would fare less extensively; very little
VIII keep mere body going. Soulfulness plunges
Us into all sorts of extrayagances prevents the use
OF celluloid collars and generally ooeens things up.
Without soulfulness there would be no such things
as florist bills: and the majority of us could dispense
with the higher priced grape Installations In fact
soulfulness has powerfully laxative influence up
on the putsestrings.
Scientific ,e1istence, on the other hand, is sur
salvage. II saving up suggests whitening up, 1t
must be borne in mind, too that the prune and
dried apple are among the most durable of fruits.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
oPEN-AIR sAN1TARIUM.

No more impressive suggestion looking to the
benefit of this community has been made than that
concerning the establishment Of an open-air sani-
tarium In the near Ozark hills for the treatment of
st. Louis consumptiyes. The people of St Louis
should give it all serious and intelligent consdera-
ton
Beyond all doubt the wellauthenticated cures of
cases Of perfectly defined consumption demonstrate
the durability Of this the most prevalent insidious
and destructive Of ills to which the flesh is heir.
Science has clearly defined the three conditions
Of the cure. The problem Is hygienic. The pri-
mary condition is continuous and abundant oxygen.
The second condition relates to nutrition; the first
having been complied with, digestible, wholesome
and abundant food is demanded In order to build
up resistant vitality and strength in the patient.
The third condition relates to the proper general
care of the patient. Given these three conditions
eradicated and the diseased tract reduced harm
lessness.
An open-air sanitarium alone ful6lls these condi-
tons. With respect to such provision Missouri,
like other States, has been slothful, and under
present circumstances 1t Is not reasonable to wait
for State appropriation. Nor is 1t reasonable to
look to this ctys limited and specifically distributed
revenues for the establishment of an institution
wide usefulness.
To citizens as individuals and to the medical pro-
fession the project should have forcbe appeal and
The Republic recommends that individuals i'm
pressed by the vast benefits and the feasibility Of
the work contemplate it present undertaking
and address their energies thereto.
The work need not be begun upon a large scale
but in a small way, to be enlarged as occasion re-
quires and funds permit. Suitable locations are
plentiful in the higher Ozark grounds in the vicinity
of the city and small sanitarum favorably located
might be operated without great expense. Once
established its practicability and benefits demon
strated to the eye of the St Louis public, and the
institution would have assured life support and
growth. For a practical, scientific charity none
could be more beneficial If within its scope as
society, the st Louis Medical Society should under
take the responsibility Of leadership.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
SAYS FAREWELL
To ST. JOHNS,
Father Coffey Thanks Parishion-
ers for Assistance They Have
Given to Him.
GOES TO ST. LEo's FRIDAY.
Jdstifes His Crusades, and Says
That He Tried Only to Bring
Religion Into Pol
itics.

Father James T. Coffey, who viii take
up active work as the pastor of St. Leo's
Catholic Church Friday, in saying fare
well to the parishioners of ST. Johns
yesterday morning thanked them for the
aid they have given him in his religious
and secular labors.
To them was accorded the homer for
any results that have followed his cru
public corruption and his efforts to reduce
the debt Of the church.
Father Cofey made addresses both at
the o'clock and Il o'clock masses. say
ing In part:
IT must say my farewell to you to-day,
my dear people of ST Johns, and I say
it with deep and heartfelt regret My
years of service amcng you have been
years full of work and full Of sweetest
JOY.
II had some worry with the debt; but
your generosity and kindness counteract-
ed and took the sting out Of any sorrow
or trouble that came to me during the
early days Of my charge as pastor.
In 1898 l was appointed to direct the
destinies of st. Johns. People were NOV
transition period. and everything looked
discouraging. / was told had undertake
en- a hopeless task. / never believed 1t for
one moment. Our little army of workers
was decreasing every day, but those who
remained never faltered.
IF anything has been done to reduce st.
Johns debt. lay the tribute at the feet
Of my devoted people. All my labors
seconded them. 1t Is foolishness to say
any man could do the work OF an army.
The General may lead and direct; the SOL
diers back Of him must be made of he
roic stuff II he would gain the battle. You
have paid the debt OF this church; at least
you have reduced 1t to $1,000. For this
thank you as we part.
GAVE MORE THAN MONEY.
but you did more than give me the
money to meet the great expenses Of this
congregation; you gave me magnificent
support in the stand I WAS compelled to
take in regard to public morality in this
part of town. a clergyman Is placed in
a trying position when he attempts TO
deal with certain public matters Of vital
Importance to the welfare of a communi-
publicly criticised and condemned.
when l spoke against immoral polit-
ical conditions In this city, / was med
ding in politics: was dragging religion
into forbidden places; was mixing re-
llgion and politics-so said my critics. I
do not think this assertion needs an an
swer in your presence. You know what
did and said. / certainly did not at
litical or purely personal grounds.
81 did try, will acknowledge, to drag
a little religion into politics-to apply a
little moral law to the, very bad condi-
eminent at that time Farther than this
never attempted to go.
"As priest / was bound to do thfs-I
was bound to say that the seventh COM
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
NOT THAT DESPERATE.

The Washington Post is laughing over an article,
written by Missouri reformer, which lately ap-
peared in standard municipal magazine and Won
ders whether the city is SO Disguised with its form
OF government that become desperate, it would
gladly experiment with any new system which
might be contrived, devised or dreamed.
st Louis might have departed in despair far
from the main avenue of common sense few years
ago. but It is pretty well satisfied with conditions
which now exist through the ability and efforts of
reliable administration.
1T Is proposed by the Missouri reformer," says
the Post ito allow the different interests in each
community to select representatives in the councils.
he would have the doctors select representative
the lawyers another the railroad and manufacturing
interests another, for the colleges and educa-
donai institutions for the labor organizations
one for the insurance men, one for the preachers
and so on through the list"
The city which adopted this suggestion would be
Babel, and by such title should be Incorporated
And yet 1t might, perchance be as successful as
other systems which are much commended. The
concentration of authority in the chief executive Of
hcer is submitted, in seriousness, as solution of
the problem of municipal government and is in
dorsed by many wise municipalities Up in zion
City. near virtuous Chicago. this system is operated
for the great good of Dowie; but sensible men who
live outside OF Zion City not willing to accept
the results as conclusive demonstration of success
Representative government has not been per-
feet satisfaction. Viva voce government does not
cure the Ills. The combination of representative
government and pure democracy is not wholly eff
hcient. Maybe, therefore, the Post has miscon-
sfrued the purpose OF the suggestion. Since every
form OF government has been less of fall
ure It might be advantageous to try another sys-
tenn novel and unique.
Studying the suggestion by contrast this much
truth y reyealed-that many interests are not rep
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
CABANNE's PLIGHT.

Cabanne complains that the Street Department
is Negligent and that the city government in general
pays insufficient attention to Cabanne's welfare.
Cabannes claims may not go unheeded. Cabanne
is no inconsiderable part OF St Louis 1t contains
too, an active type of citizenship which buses upon
its way merrily and does good Cabanne is such an
important section of the city that It is time
Cabanne poet We're evolved whose duty it would
become TO pen lyric TO be entitled "Cabanne Ny
Cabanne" Or how would this do rCabanne My
Own, My Native Cabanne.' Or this Cab, Cab.
How Love Anne"
When our friend from Cabanne steps him to the
corner drug store and calls up the newspaper OF
fees declaring that he has lost his overshoes in the
mud while crossing the street, we realize that we
have been derelict in our duty toward Cabanne and
that Cabanne is quite right when Cabanne declares
that its streets should be of better quality. But
when We look little into the thing we find that we
have begun the work and that If Cabanne will but
inspect its inner consciousness and query itself
honestly, it must confess to Impotence Still, we
should make haste TO help matters along in
Cabanne.
You see, Cabanne has grown so quickly that the
city has not been quite able to keep the pace 1t
will be remembered that it was some twenty-five
years ago that the attractions of Cahanne first be-
gan to assert n noticeable influence. Then Cabanne
began to be known a delightful place to which
to HE and raise children. Newly married couples
went thither, got their lots cheap proceeded to
establish homes. Meantime they have raised the
said children SO well-and SO many of them-that
Cabanne has sprawled itself over large area; for
still the babies grew and still the babies grew until
they covered the ground for miles around; that is
they grew to manhood and womanhood, married
and proceeded to maintain the Cabanne traditions.
The statement of these facts-any Cabanneite
will vouch for their truth-should remind the resi-
dent of that outlying district that Cabanne has quite
outsrpped the rest Of the city and that the task OF
meeting the wants of such Iusty young STRIPPING
is herculean for municipality limited by charter
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
VISITORS AT ST. LOUIS HOTELS

-Ar. and Mrx T. w. Cook OF shawnes. Ok,
nave ro0Ins AZ The P1AnterA
M and Mrs W. q. Stickney Of Kansas
CITY are guests al the Fiangers-
w R. L&ztners Of washington, D. @. n
registered a. I1e st- NtcnolAS
Judge Thomas Z Lowing q Kansas City.
KaS-, on guest LIST a. tho LAcleoe-
Leslie savage and Harry a Hyoe Of Ham
N. a. Kennedy OF Kansas City Is gaesS
at the Planters
CONGRESSMAN ". D. vandfver is guest
at the Soutnern-
e. Dwight Sanderson OF College Station.
Tex, is at the Southern
Mr. and Mrs q = Scheer OF Dallas. Tex,
have rooms q, the Planters
Don B. Sebastian OF Chicago is al the
Planters
w. & PIunkett Of Little Rock. Ark. Is reg
iste-ed at the Southern
Doctor and Mrs. T. Il. Fly OF Little Rock.
AK. have rooms AZ the Southern
Mr.. and Mrs ". A Wiikenson Of okiahons
City. Ok. have rooms Al the Laeiede-
ID. ". Wright Of Celeste. Tex. Is registered
at the Laclede.
j. y. Brown Of Gainesville. Tex. Is a
guest al the Lindell-
r. L. Alexander OF Bonhann. Tex. is on the
guest list at the LindelL
u. B. Edwards Of Pine Blun ARK. is reg
tstered at the Laciede-
Charles J. ArnoIds. editor OF the Star-Press
Of Greencastie- Ind. has rooms AZ the Iindeii.
p. L. Arnold OF Te1a-kana. ARK. II 4
guest at the Laclede.
IT, S. Fitzsimmons Of Hope. ARK. Is reg
istered at the IindelL
W. a. DoEel of Walnut Ridge. Ark. is
guest At tie Planters
Ben Falion of Dallas. Tex. Is on the guest
list at the LindelL
Fred s. Pratt OF Minneapolis. Min1 Is q
guest at the New St James
II: NJ Holden of Chicago Il registered ut
the New St James
Il W, Burlington OF yinita. I. T.. is CUES,
at the Lindeu.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
JERSEY LILY" WILL GIVE
RECEPTION TO TEXAS TOWN.
Actress Has Invited Celebrities OF
LanEtry Village, Named for Her,
to Meet Her on Train.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Langtry. Tex. Dec. N.-afrz. I>angtry's
manager. P. s klvard, who was here to-
day. has made arrangement for i receD-
ton which the Jersey Lily" win give 10
the principal citizens Of Lanztry wnen she
passes through here on her way to Cali
fornia next week
II has been nearly twenty years. since
the actress visited Langtry wnicn town
was named Tor her in the early eighties
The new Sunset Limited on rhe S9gJEefn
Pacific will be held half hDgr. z.n
among those invited 10 meet Nh. Lang
try are Justice OF the Peace Torres. POST
master Fielder. w. h Docd. q prominent
merchant. aId Sam" Bean. owner ii Ike
Jersey Liy'' saIoon. Inc lsLSsr IL the
son Of the late Judge Roy Ee4n. Tina
Law West Of the Peco2.' a. lie vas
called.
II was Judge Bean vino wrote % ths
actress so.ns years ago. Then Hhe Yoiu-
teered 70 gre drinking fo1ntaln 70 the
town. that ''Lne only taa-s me people Of
i-4Aslry dld not oflnk WAC ~aies."
AS mere are no Es~sy@I=fs i-sfs, cow
Bog couEleTs nave D@zESea ~ Eoua1 ~ tGs
leading men OI tie coSaEIy, and the Gay
VIII De made a genera D0llozy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
,H%<%%><<%#%>>%>
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic, Dec. .. 1878
William G.. Waite fled suit
= against dry goods house for slo.-
q 000 damages for selling poisonous
= Stockings
. The Druids' Hall Association gaye
o a ball. the committee In charge be-
. ing composed Of Henry Ziegenhein.
. G. Burbach. Charles Rupert, ].
. Hausman and ]. ". RoeppIer.
q The annual ball of the English
. American Society took place at
o Mahler's Hall under the direction
= of ]. Glover, William Brandon,
y John Butterworth, Thomas Haynes,
. j. Butterworth and Robert Terry.
D 4 surprise party was given for
= Mrs R. Mas OF No. Is27 Frank
y lin avenue
y 4 fair and festival was held at
y st. Kevin's School Hail. Presiding .
= at the booths were Misses Annie IT,
. jou. Hannah Love. Mary Chamber I
. lain and Mrs. Edward Matthews. {,
. In the Christmastide service ar I
= the House of Refuge those who I
. contributed their services were
. Misses Annie Noxon- Fannie Sher- I
. rick. Anna L. Matthews and Kath- 4
. crime n. Greene. 4
. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P Williams I
. gave O reception 4
. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Deming OF 4
= North St. Louis entertained at
q surprise party.
. A reception was given for Mr.. and 4
. Mrs. F1uchel ut No. eol7 Menard
. street. 4
. The V. P. Club enjoyed a mas q
. querade ball at the home OF Miss Z
. Ella Hay. No. 1919 North Tenth
. street. 4
D The Catholic Colonization Society q
. gave q ball at st. Patrick's Hall.
. Doctor and Mrs. Robert T. SAM
D ders celebrated the tenth anniver- .
D sary OF their marriage with re- q
D ception at their Washington ave- .
D nue. home. Z
. The wedding OF Joseph E. Jen- .
o kins and Miss Maggie Sadier. .
D daughter OF Colonel d. ". Sadles .
, OF Spring and st. Louis avenues, .
, was announced. the ceremony hay .
3 ing taken place on December "a .
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JUSTICE AND MRS. A. Y. HART.

On Nay ., 1861. Mr. Hart enlisted with
the Twenty-frst Illinois Volunteers, going
into camp in this city with Grants old
regiment. He went through many thrill
ing experiences. being engaged IN several
battles.
Mrs Hart was born in North Carolina
August Is, 1886. her maiden name being
Long Point, Ill, by the Reverend Clenmie
Goar Four children were born of the
union All survive: Mrs. Mary c. Lee,
Champaign, Ill; Mrs. Louise James, Peso
turn. Ill: Aaron Hart. Springfield, No.,
and Miss Nellie Hart. who lives at home
About fifty relatives. mostly all OF them
from out the city. were present.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
BRUISED IN CAR COLLISION.
Twenty Passengers Shaken Up at
Jefferson and Olive.

Mrs T. H. Thorwegen of No. roo wyo-
ming street was slightly bruised, and
twenty other passengers were shaken up
when a northbound Jefferson avenue car
and a westbound Olive street car collided
at the intersection Of Jefferson avenue and
Olive street at $40 o'clock yesterday after
noon The cars were damaged To the
extent of $50. Mrs Thorwegen was con-
yeyed home IN a carriage.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
REPURLrc SPECIAL

Nation, H.. Dec. 27.-Justice and Mrs.
a y. Hart celebrated the flctieth ami
Versary OF their marriage Christmas day
by entertaining several of their friends
and relatives at a 6 o'clock dinner.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hart are pioneer
residents Of this community, the former
being born in Dry Grove Township. four
miles south of this city. August 81. 1893.
He has spent his entire life in and near
Mattoon. with the exception OF the four
years from 1851 to 1866, that he spent
fighting for his country during the Civil
War.
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Hou.eman Found Dead I'm Bed.

John Haguewood, 30 years old, was found
dead yesterday morning IN a cot In the
basement of the home of Mrs Mamie
he had been employed as houSemar. Doc
tor n. j. Hopkins, who was called. said
that Haguewood had been dead several
Haguewood had been complaining of pains
in his chest, and it Is believed that death
was due to heart failure. His sister, Mrs.
Maggie Donovan, of No. Sl2I School street,
claimed the body.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
HARMONY and Reason.

George Dutton in Suggestion.
The cause of temperance is Gods, its foes cannot
prevail;
Love may yet nger for time and yet It cannot fail
To come at last like fame OF fire. in tidal of food
And burn and how and purify and introduce good;
The age Of peace and reason, of harmony and love-
May yet be distant for while and tarry yet above;
But Of light and love are and heard
to-day
That give hearts labor and zeal to watch and pray
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28

Johnson's term he was absent from Washington on
account of Illness To Perry S. Heath the pitiless
logic of facts brings the main burden of blame for
the swndling system that fourished among his sub
ordnates. The plea of ignorance cannot lessen the
burden In the public eye the record thus forth
and explained establishes conclusivey the status OF
the Secretary of the Republican National Commit
tee with respect to the momentous scandal and the
connection of the great Federal machine Herewith