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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-30
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

1t is to be hoped that the United States Supreme
Court will uphold the decision of United States Dis
trict Judge Lacombe Of New York recognizing the
right of the Bureau of immigration to exercise wide
authority in preventing the wholesale admission of
contract labor.
The decision was rendered in a which pro-
voked the declaration from immigration Commits
soner Sargent that he had information going to
prove that the steamship lines conspiring to
food this country with undesirable aliens.
This effort should be promptly checkmated, and,
when Commissioner Sargent presents his facts to
Congress, such remedial action should be taken as
will discourage future attempts along this line.
We having trouble enough with the immigra-
ton question already, and wholesale increase in
the dumping Of Objectionable foreigners our shores
must be prevented ZEE
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-30
FIGHTERS AND SIMPLICITY.

Spartan simplicity has always been considered an
essential to the training Of fighting men, and. for this
reason, the announcement that Secretary Moody
proposes TO limit closely the uyuries permitted
to officers and men aboard the ships of our navy will
be received with popular approval.
Heretofore it has been supposed that the British
army and navy led the world in the creature joys
with which its warriors of the land and water
rounded themselves in service. Indeed it has been
charged that this proneness to take their comfort
at whatever cost responsible for the poor show
ing made by the British forces in South Africa, OPP
posed. as they were, to the hardy and indomtable
Beers. who shrank from deprivation and who lived
contentcdly on ''biltong" or dried beef while their
British antagonists in the field accompanied and
embarrassed by tremendous commlSsary. But it
would that of late Americans disposed to
be fully Sybartc, and that in the navy, especially
this inclination has cost us dearly.
Assuredly there should be no sacrifice of the
formidabeness of warshps in order that officers
and men may live luXuriously yet, according to the
ports submitted to Secretary Moody by the Naval
Board Of Construction. this is exactly what has been
done. To the average American it will come some
thing in the nature of shock to learn that each bat
eshp carries $50 tons Of fittings that may be classed
Injuries, and that the conversion of vessel into
flagship means increase in weight of fifty TONS
This fact does not promise well for the militant eff
cheney of the navy and there will be no popular OBJ
lection to the encouragement of spirit which tends
make warship luxurious abode rather than fight
ing machine since the latter is its reason for being
the French say.
There is not, necessarily rebuke to naval Off
GERS in the reform about to be instituted by Sec
rotary Moody The teaching of the with Spain
was that the American Navy has splendidly main
tanned its old fighting spirit and that officers and
enlisted men may be counted upon to make creditabe
record for themselves in with any nation under
the But, all the it will be wise to do away
with some of these 1850 tons Of fittings which, for lux
urys sake. entail sacrifice Of machinery weights
aboard warships. That's too much of good
thing literally speaking.
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Observation-Disclosures WEDDING.

The marriage of Miss Jessie Rothschil6.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rothschild of
No. AT Washington boulevard. to Mr..
Joseph ]. Marx was soemnized last evening
at o'clock at the Columbian Club
The wedding. while not large, was par
ticularly well-appointed. the decorative fea-
lures being entirely in pink and white.
Many roses of these colors were used. COM
bined with delicate ferns and smilax. The
Reverend Doctor Leon Harrison performed
the ceremony. which was followed by an
elaborate dinner. served at pink and white
trimmed tables.
The bride was attended by her sister. Miss
Hazel Rothschild. as maid Of honor. while
Mr. Walter Marx was his brothers best
man. There were no other attendants. ex-
cepting six ushers. who were Sidney Langs-
dorf. Sidney Rothschild. julius Langsdorf.
Isaac Constam, Gus Sachs and Oscar Marx.
The bridal costume was of white meteor
crepe trimmed deliberately in duchesse and
rose-point lace. A tulle veil fastened with
pearls was worn, and a shower bouquet Of
sweet peas carried. The bridegroom's gift.
a large heart Of diamonds. was also worn
as a pendant Miss Hazel Rothschid was In
pale blue her frock being of wolfe, trimmed
in Irish lace. with bouquet of pink roses.
Mrs Rothschild wore black embroidered
crepe.
Last night Mr.. and Mrs. Marx departed
for New York They will spend six weeks
on the Atlantic Coast. and on their return
take suite at one of the West End hotels
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KNAPP NOW REPUDIATES 7
CONFESSIONS OF MURDER.
Trial Jury Completed and Eight WIT.
nesses Testify Regarding Ac-
cused Mans Actions. -.

Hamilton. O.. June Eight Witnesses
were examined this afternoon in the trial
of Fred Knapp for alleged wife murder.
The jury was completed at II 30 a. m. ana
the statements OF counsel occupied the So.
sion until noon.
1t is evident that the defense will try ia
upset the confessions made to Mayor Booc0
and the Sheriff and police. as Attorney
Darby asserted in his opening speech that
Knapp absolutely denied all knowledge OF
his wife's death and would continue TO DO
so regardless of any possible testimony By
No new facts were brought out. but the
Identification of the body was established
by two witnesses and 1t was proven that
after his wife's disappearance Knapp began
to dispose of her goods and to tell peopie
that she would never return.
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COMPEL YOURSELF TO VOTE.

What system and what methods have not been
tried and what efforts have not been expended by in
divduas Of repute and associations founded prin-
cple toward the establishment of permanent good
government in metropolitan cities? Every important
municipality has struggled with problems of most
threatening kinds: and yet without pausing in mate
rial progress. Over and again, though reform
Iivls followed every carnival of corruption they have
seen defeat upon defeat for the public cause.
Having Charter exceedingly restrictive and rich
with safeguards St Louis has failed realize better
conduct of its business than cities with organic laws
broader and less strict. Philadelphia has expert
mented with the theory that the concentration Of
power in the chief executive office Is surety of faith
full administration Of public affairs, assuming that the
voters would harmonic their full strength the
office. Philadelphia has not achieved success.
Cities have tested the merits of governing boards
but with no better results. Cities have curtaed the
authority of public servants and legislators by utz-
ing the referendum in controlling the bestowal of
franchises and special privileges; they have corrected
many abuses but have only partly solved the perpex-
ing problem. Cities among them St Louis, have tied
their officers legislators and boards with imi-
atons only to have the panest and sternest of stable
laws violated crcumvented and delegalized although
simultaneously demonstrating the necessity and etl-
cacy Of protective Charter provisions.
The mistakes lie not entirely in the law or with
he Voers WIN imperfect organic laws, 1t is posi-
bic to have good government, If citizens will always
vote and vote conscentiousy, but good government
under such conditions is rather accident With per-
| feet organic laws, disagreement would not, pso
facto be avoided because carelessness the part
the voters would pass victory to sposmen by default
Are relief and redress obtainabe, and is enduring
! reform possible Of attainment? This is question
which serious men asking. There Is no cause for
despair. The reply must be In the affirmative The
crimes Of public officers and wealthy private citizens
and corporations. the exposures and prosecutions d.
rected by courageous officials. the fidelity of compe-
tent Mayors and the increasing interest manifested
public business by all citizens will surely produce er
feet for lasting good.
Legislators and officials cannot be Invested of au
thority but the people have recourse against thair
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TODAY In ST. LOUIS.

q From The Republic. July /. 1878. Z
4 Cavalry Troop A Of the National
q Guard was organized: Captain. c. Jen
. Clark; Lieutenants. Benjamin Clark
q and II. Mark Filley; Sergeants, Pete
. E. Blow, Frank Halliday, Theodore 4
. Hunt, E. Abidee, John Holmer. Ed
O Meacham and T. Sullivan.
q The First Ward Democratic Club
= was organized, the officers being 4
a Henry McNichol, John 1. Martin,
. John Cummings. Edward Butler. N.
q NJ Bell, Patrick Kane, Frank D. Tur- 4
a ner, j. A. Beale and Colonel Clai- 4
q borne.
q AT a meeting of the Christian 4
q Brothers College alumni the follow 4
I. ing were elected as officers: H. l. 4
Q Fox, Peter J. Taafe. E. F. Stone, 4
q Robert Metcalfe, John F. Magner, 4
. the Reverend Martin S. Brennan. 4
Q Frederick Priest and George Schuctte. 4
q Addresses were delivered by the Rev. 4
. erend Father Dougherty, Thomas 4
. Hogan, ]. F. Foley, j. s. Hart and 4
q John J. Jennings. 4
q Doctor ]. II. McLean's building at 4
. Fourth and Market streets was DAM 4
. aged by fire, the big dome being de- 4
{. stroyed.
Q Z. C. Simmons and family departed 4
(, for Oconomowoc. 4
. Mrs. F. V. Hubbard went to Eu-
& rope. 4
. Miss Mary Melton was married to 4
q Doctor s. C. Grant at the home of the
. brides father.
. Alfred Fasin, Miss Mamie Fagin,
. Mr.. Metcalf and Miss Scholten re- ,
. turned from Europe. ,
= Miss Helen Budd departed for Long .
{, Branch. .
. Miss Annie Sands went to Green .
. Bay. Wis.
. Miss Jennie Harding departed for .
. Europe.
. Miss Stella cabanne returned to
4 Minneapolis.
Colonel Ferdinand Meyer. W. I.
& Kilborn. Mrs. and Miss BarthoIow.
. A. K. Fassett, Mr.. and Mrs. John
. Louderman and Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
e. Davis went to Wisconsin.
o Miss Annie Robertson Noxon. spe.
. cial writer for The Republic. departed
& for the East.
= Doctor and Mrs. l. n. Love departea
. for the Northern lakes.
. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Ieer want
. to Put-in-Bay. o.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-30
Health Commissioner Simon Pre-
parns Letter TO Public Showing
Districts and DAYS When Col
lectiOns Are Made.

As the weather becomes warmer. an in-
creased number Of complaints as to the
way the garbage is hauled is received By
Assistant Health Commissioner Francis.
On investigation it has been found that IN
many cases the householder is at fault and
not the collector of the garbage.
y review of the ordinance which governs
the company having the contract for haul
ing. and which also directs the public IN
this matter. may bring to light some Of the
reasons for the numerous complaints.
Section No. 5T of the Municipal Code.
relating TO the contractor. says: He shall
not be required to remove garbage mixed
with any foreign substance. such as dirt.
tin cans. sawdust. ashes. glass. straw or the
sweepings from stores
garbage can without a tin can pro-
truding from the top. or covered with
ashes. is rarely seen II one makes tour OF
the alleys through the CITY This Is one
reason why the garbage wagon passes the
door without stopping.
Section No. SIS designates the kind Of re-
placed. 1t must be water-tisht and have q
capacity of not less than five gallons and
not more than fifteen gallons. and it must
be portable. A penalty rot TO exceed a fine
OF $50 is attached to the section for those
who violate it.
The most important of the sections touch
garbage Is section 6S3 which is as follows:
"Householders and others who offer ths
garbage for removal shall place their re-
ceptacies on their property near the alley
not more than five feet from the building
line and SO arranged as to be accessible to
the driver of the garbage wagons or carts
If there are not any alleys, or IL such alleys
are impossible for asons then the gar
bage must be placed in covered water-tight
receptacles on the sidewalk near the street
line. The contractor shall also be required
TO remove all garbage from dwelling houses
boarding-h houses and tenement yards that
Is placed Immediately inside of doors or gates
mot locked or otherwise fastened. Provided,
that wherever residence has no alley and
has a private driveway into which the
wagon can enter and conveniently turn, he
shall drive into the back premises and re.
move all garbage properly placed in re-
ceptacles prescribed by this ordinance for
private dwellings"
Health Commissioner Sifon has prepared
circular letter which he sends out in
answer to complaints. On one side Is printed
the law and upon the other is a diagram de
viding the city into two districts.
A red line Is drawn from the river On
Washington avenue to Kings highway
north to Easton and west to the city limits.
In his letter he calls attention to the fact
that garbage is collected in that part Of the
city south of the red line on Monday
Wednesday and Friday. while north Of the
line collections are made on the alternating
DAVIS
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WORLD'S-19O4-FAIR.
EIGHT MILLIONS A YEAR,

The House Of Delegates is indebted to the Post
Dispatch for an unintentonal exposition Of the alb
surdity of attempting to make abolition of the bridge
arbitrary the price be paid for the levee loop bill
That paper, commenting upon the gross revenues of
the Terminal Railway Association last year, declares
'it would probably be very conservative to ascribe
$SOOoOO0 to the bridge earnings apart from switch
ing charges. Apparently this is wild guess but it
illustrate the neNpressibe idiocy Of the
SADIE against the loop bill
Who can seriously think that the railway COM
panies back of the Terminal Association will pay st.
Louis eight million dollars year for the privilege of
building and operating the evee loop? Yet that is the
proposition which holds the attention of sapient
House of Delegates and obstructs the progress of
great and vitality important public improvement. The
railway companies have been made to understand that
the loop bill will be passed unless they will agree
to give up their bridge earnings-a trivial matter of
eight millions year.
Put this in plain words. the proposition seems too
unreasonable to be credited but it is in exact accord
with the facts, the less. Those who conduct
ing the present shortsighted crusade against the
provement Of the cty's railway terminal facilities dis
tinctly and unequvocally put the removal of the
bridge arbitrary as the price for the levee loop while
openly avowing that this means eight million dollars
a year.
1t would be good thing for st. Louis That every
body admits So it is wholly unnecessary for the
Post-Dispatch to proclaim in blackletter type that
Eight millions of dollars collected from the merchants
of city Of 100000 persons in one year is surely a
tax, the removal Of which calls for the patriotic
efforts of every citizen No disputes that propo-
sition, but great many people do dispute the decarl
ton that there is any probability that the railway
companies want the ievee loop badly they will give
the people of st. Louis eight millions year to get it
If the price is too big, what will St Louis have
gained by this stupid opposition to progress? The
bridge arbitrary will continue to burden the cty's
commerce. the tunnel will go making discomfort
and delay, the congestion of freight will steadily
crease the losses of merchants already needlessly
handicapped by inadequate terminal facilities THESE
may be accomplishments of which those who are re
sponsfhle will pretend TO be proud, but The Republic
is glad it has no share in bringing them about
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The bairnies cuddle doom at NIGHT
WI muckle faucht an din:
40. try and sleep, ye waukrife rogues'
Your fathers comm in
They never heed word speak,
1 try to gle n frown,
But aye l hap them up and cry,
80. bairnies, cuddle doom"
Wee Jamie wi the curly head
He aye sleeps next the wa
Bangs up and cries. Il want piece -
The rascal starts them a.
I rim and fetch them pieces, drink,
They stop awee the SCUM.
Then draw the blankets UP an cry,
MOO. weanie, cuddle doom"
But ere five minutes gang. wee Rab
Cries out fra 'neeth the claes,
"Mither, max Tam gle DER at once,
He's kittlin' wi his taos"
The mischiefs in that Tam for tricks,
He'd bother half the toon;
But aye hap them up an cry,
70. bairnies. cuddls dnn-
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POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
CUDDLE doom.
ANONYMOUS.

At length they hear their fathers ut.
An as he stukes the door
They turn their faces to the wa,
While Tam pretends to snore.
"Ha a the weens been gude?' he asks,
AS he pits aft his shoon.
1.-THE bairnies John. are in their beds,
An lang since cuddled doom"
An lust afore we bed oursels
We look at our wee lambs;
Tam has his arm roun' wee Rab's neck,
An Rab his arm roun' Tam's.
I lift wee Jamie up the bed.
An as 1 straik each Groom
1 whisper till my heart fills up,
20, bairnies, cuddle DOOM
The bairnies cuddle doom al NIGHT
WI mirth that's dear to me:
But soon the big warrs cark an care
VIII quafen doom their giee;
Yet. come what will to ilka ane,
May he who sits aboon
Aye whisper. Though their pows be BAUD,
20, bairnies, cuddle doom" -
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Not content with posing in the character of Great
Apostle Of Arbitration between Capital and Labor,
Senator Hanna is now making speeches to the Saliva
ton Army, telling its members of his convic
ton of the good they doing But doesn't it sound
inconsistent for Mark to say that he would himself
take part in this Salvation Army work "if he had
time? Remembering that the saving of souls is for
all eternity the Ohio Senator should make the time
necessary for their salvation he strongly feels
q cali to be an exhorter
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eating the nsuicency Of the knife, propapiy resist
ance and the finishing work of the pistol. And these
details added to the peculiar career OF the man
Darlington now under arrest.
1t is especially disagreeabe, sickenmg, TO owen
upon crime of this sort and is well that our days DO
permit contemplating it intently for long; put
however depressing it may be- we are, as community
and as individuals. concerned with penetrating the
whole mystery of crime committed at our DOORS
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Right in the Fashion.



"Helo!" shouted Mother Earth Old Sol peered from
behind his curtain of clouds for a moment yesterday
Where have you been long?" =
Summer vacations be the real thing now"
replied SOL land I've been taking mine. Now I'll
to rest awhile before 1 get my regular gait
again"
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OF Chicago, who was Mrs. Hele

Mr.. Benjamin II. Charles, Second Asso-
ciate City Counselor departed Saturday for
Keokuk. where he will be married tc Miss
Mamma NJ. Horne at the home of the brides
father. Mr.. Robert G. Horne. this evening
at 100
The bride is a brunette. with fine meZzo-
soprano voice. highly cultivated. She Is
society belle of Keokuk and well known IN
this city. The ceremony will be performed
by the Reverend Doctor H H. Charles. IA
Their of the bridegroom. They will spend
their honeymoon in the East. and return tc
St. Louis about August l.
Mr. ]. S. Tritle OF this city will officiate
as best man.
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SCHOOLGIRLS ENTERTAINED.

The higher middle class of Bishop Robert
son Hall was entertained by Miss Ellen
Eausemer last Thursday afternoon at No.
isis Lafayette avenue. The members OF the
class are:
Alice Schuhman. Cora Todd.
Ellen Rausemer Georgia Comstock.
Maude Leon, Marion iertHSei'
MilliCent Duckworth EliZapetn BOND
Berenice Nulsen. Anna Whsties.
Mrs. Frank Foley and Miss Foley, NO.
SI2GA Clifton place, will be home to their
friends on the Fourth of July.
Miss Anna Koehler and Mrs. krauSnich
ore guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Zabrls-
kie at their home in Aurora, n. " tor
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On to Her Job.
The New Yorker.


Does that girl know her business"
Know her business? Why starting for the
summer with perpetual smile and silk bathing suit!
Know her business, indeedw
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Doctor and Mrs. Glib W. Carson have Just
returned from New Orleans. where they
attended the wedding of their nephew. Mr..
William Alderman Dixon. to Miss Perrin
Fitzpatrick. one of the bellies of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs Dixon are now visiting with
Doctor and Mrs. Carson Of West Pine
street. Mr.. Dixon has many friends In this,
the city of his birth.
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Circulation During May.

". B. Carr Business Manager OF The st. Louis Re-
public being duly that the actual number OF
full and complete copies Of the Daily and Sunday Re-
public printed during the month OF May 1903. all in reg
uiar editions. per schedule below:
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Cards are out for the wedding Of Mr.. j.
c. Campbell and Miss Tillie Petee on July
s. The best man will be Harry Bradford.
and Miss Grace Stirling of Chicago will be
maid of honor. The bride is a very popular
young lady from Evansville, Ind.
Their place OF residence will be St Louis.
where they will go to housekeeping on
Grand avenue.
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Cotton has long been king but at the present rate
1t is elevated almost to the rank Of magnate.
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RIG Cucumber at merchants Exchange

A cucumber breaking all local records for
size and weight was sent by Professor VIII
liam Trelease of the Missouri Botanical
Garden to the Merchants, Exchange yes.
terdav. The cucumber. which was raised at
Shaw's Garden, Is q: feet long and weighs
four and one-half pounds.
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Reverse the Family Record.

New fork Mall and Express.
Mr. Bonaparte special counsel in the Post-ohce
will kindly to 1t that the other fellows get the
. L.
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PRIVATE PICNIC PARTY.

A private basket picnic will be given by
some North St. Louis young folks next Sum
day at Fern Glen. Mo The following young
persons will participate:
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Miss Mollie Waldron will depart early In
July for Paris and London.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pearson Of Pacific
were in St Louis the first Of the week visit
ing relatives.
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fortnight. They will sail for Europe in Jul,

Miss Aurelia Williams of No. 4479 Berlin
avenue has sailed from Boston for Naples
with a class of ladies in charge.
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Net number distribute ,3,S4S,417
Average daily distribution 114,466
And said W. B. Carr further says that the number
copies reported during the month
of May 662 per W. B. CARR.
Sworn subscribed before day Of June
J. f PARISH,
Notary Public, City of st. Louis Mo.
Ny term expires April q. 1905
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