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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
WORLD'S-l904-FAlR.
ANOTHER DOWNTOWN HOTEL

y y ANOTHER DOWNTOWN HOTEL.
= Promoting one new downtown hotel should not ex-
haust the capacity Of ST. Louis enterprise to provide
accommodations for the visiting public. 1t has been
but few weeks since the city seemingly awoke to
the need for more hotels In the central district and
movement was speedily begun. The result was the
big Twelfth street enterprise One hotel 10 assured
What Of the other one? Two, at least were in
contemplation That at least two are absolutely re-
quired goes without saying To stop content with one
fulhs but half the plan and leaves still wanting
One additional hotel offers sufficient guarantee
that we shall provide for the hundred and fifty
conventions and the millions Of Worlds Fair visitors
during next year. The cty's probable capacity,
judged by the enterprises in progress has been
measured and found far short Of requirements.
The time remaining admits of no delay The
Worlds Fair is question Of only a few hundred
days, not all of which can be employed In building
If hotels are to be ready for occupancy they must be
begun at once Necessity for haste was well recog-
nized by the Twelfth street movement Ground has
been broken and excavation is progressing RAPIDLY
second commodous structure should follow at
once
1t must be a matter of Individual work of fndl-
vdual responsibility Of personal initiative When the
first enterprise launched assistance was readily
forthcoming Liberal subscriptions will not be lack
ing for the second provided the is pressed
by men who understand the situation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
CLOSING THE RECORD.

When the term Of the Fifty-seventh Congress
comes to end this week record Of singularly I'M
satisfactory public service will have been established
This is because the Republican majority in both
houses has devoted its efforts to lodging the perform
ance of certain important duties.
Much against the wishes of the dominant wing Of
the Republican party the Fifty Congress was
compelled by circumstances to face issues that Will
exert tremendous influence upon next years cam
paign. These the issues of antitrust legislation.
reciprocity and revision Of the tariff There has been
stubborn refusal on the part of the Republican ma
jOry to act upon these issues for the best interests
of the American people
AS regards legislation to restrict the evil powers
Of the trusts the Lttlefeld bill represents Republican
achievement in this direction AS finally passed. not
even the Republicans themselves can contemplate it
seriously 1t has been SO amended under trust die
tation, that is satisfactory the trusts alone The
one truth made evident by discussion and ultimate
action is that effective opposition monopoly may
be expected long the Republican party is in
control Of national legislation.
The President himself. the official head of the Re-
publican organization plainly prOcaims the unwilling
of his party to accept the principle of reciprocity
He does this through his announcement to certain
Republican Senators that unless the Senate ratfes
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. he will call an extra SEES
sion Of the Senate of the Fifyeighth Congress The
for his taking this significant step is that the
sentiment of the Republican majority in the present
body is Overwhelmingly against ratification. 1t is
argued that the Dingey tariff must be held involate
and reciprocity is menace to the tariffs involabli
ty This devotion to the tariff fetish has led to
the smothering of a minority Republican sentiment
for tariff revision which was at time voiced by
Republican Representatives from the Middle West
and Northwestern States.
The Fifty seventh Congress, in spite of failure in
the performance Of duty, has, nevertheless indirectly
served the people Its record proves that change
in the majority control Of Congress is imperative If
the peoples will is to- prevail. Voters have been
taught that the trusts control the Republican party
Antitrust legislation. tariff revision and wise and
profitable reciprocity must come through Democratic
success at the polls. The effect Of this teaching
should exercise compelling influence in next years
elections.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
ABRAM DISPLAYED TYPE
OF TRUE EMIGRANT.
He Was the Pioneer Pilgrim Who
Sought for Eternal
Realities.

The Reverend Doctor Daniel Dorchester,
Jr. preached last night at the Lindell Ave
nue. NJ. E. Church from Genesis xii, and ..
spokea unto bm and dt VENT Ksb b
and Abram was seventy and five years old
when he departed out of Haran. And
brothers son. and all their substance that
they had gathered. and the souls that they
had gotten in Haran; and they went forth
to go into the land of Canaan; and into
the land Of Canaan they came"
He said in part:
"Abram was the most famous emigrant Of
and q
Of Mesopotamia. followed Inc H line Of his
aad the
Large masses OF people seldom move
without definite object: in all changes
men seek larger portion Of some real CT
fancied good.
The outcome of every migration of peo-
Piles is determined by its dominant motive.
The stability and perpetuIty Of the Ameri-
were the horrors Of Cuba and the miseries
of the lncas in the caravels of Columbus
I'm Abram all the nations Of the earth
were to be blessed because Of his' religious
equipment. He enjoyed that intimate fell
lowship with the one invisible and true God;
star taught by Chaidean seers could not
realize.
Jesus Christ said: Abram rotoiced to see
my day Abram was the pioneer of all
those pilgrims and soJourners on this
earth. who reach out their hands in
eager longing for eternal realities and thus
are led out from the seen to the unseen.
from the temporal to the eternal. Abram
.re3oiced to see Christ's day because Christ
Is the great shining example OF these pill
grins of the Invisible and the fhlfiliment
Of their hopes.
From Abram to Christ and from Christ
to the present day there have been many
generations Of noble souls who have had
intimate relations with God. who have had
as their governing principle faith in God.
and have shown the power of this faith in
the most effective way in which II could be
shown. by their daily life and practice.
Looking into the face of great truths and
eternal laws. they have been undaunted by
perils, patient in the midst Of the worlds
persecutions and unspoiled by its batteries.
Every aspiring spirit. every spirit in
love with goodness and truth has TO pass
through essentially the same struggles that
Abram did. We are encamped In the
transitory. but our real home is the city
whose builder and maker is God. Our real
vocation is the pursuit Of the perfect. the
doing the Will Of God 1t frequently calls
us to break our camp Of ease and start on
some fresh march of faithful service.
"A tree may stay where 1t Is and grow
brute develops what Is in its nature-no i'm
pulse from without can change an animal.
but man chooses. and choice involves strug-
gle and change"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
COMPEL MEN TO CHRIST
BY PRAYER AND LOVE-
These Agencies More Than Anything
EIse Have Built the Kingdom
of God, Says Doctor McMurry.

The Reverend Doctor W. F. McMurry.
pastor of Centenary M E. Church. South,
preached yesterday morning from Luke xiv.
dwelling particularly on the twenty-third
verse, in which are found the words. Com
ut is impossible to study honestly this
Scripture without reaching the conclusion
that God made great and ample provision
.nd 81 the and that
most liberal. Many who receive this gospel
invitation refuse to accept 1t. But God
would have ali means used to procure ac-
ceptance Of his gospel. II some win not re-
cetve the truth, others are to be invited
F.Tt is very clear that preachers and
churches are justified in using every pos
sible means to awaken sinners ard turn
per them to come in. This. Of course. does
does not sanction any literal compulsion
or force in pressing the gospel on mems
the least approach to Intolerance or per
secution OF men because OF their religious
opinions.
used nine times in the New Testament, and
in four Of these places 1t Is rendered con-
strain. There is no suggestion Of what
But something more than q mere invita-
ton seems necessary II we would bring
Strange as It may seem those who have
wandered away from God and lost their
way are reluctant to return. Not only
the atheists who do not believe in Gcd.
and skeptics who do not believe in the
Bible end prayer, but Thousands who be-
Heve all these things and know their need
Of Christ are slow to give up their sins
such as their unworthiness to sit down to
The table Of the King. Such excuses must
be met. A simple invitation Is not SUM-
Gent The church must compel them to
Much can be done by prayer. There Is
ment Of earth. because prayer reaches the
inner life. while carnal Weapons only
reach the body. BY prayer . mother has
reached her boy In distant city and
brought MIN home to God. BY prayer
cody wife has reached her. wicked hus-
Lord. and compelled him to bow at the al
tar Of prayer. We do wei when we speak
to these who are near at hand and to those
who are far away. but we should speak
much more to God than to them.
Compel them by love. Love II the chief
force In the universe: God Is love and by
his kingdom. Scarcely anything is inpos-
sible II we have love enough. The hardest
hearts yield to the appeal Of love.
In school In ona Of the Eastern States.
where boys are educated free Of charge. II
is one Of the rules that when a boy becomes
incorrigible he shall be dismissed. and
One boy gave 50 much trouble his sdisulis:
Sc! was, decided upon. and the trustees mo-
tiled Of the fact. One trustee. Who knew
the boys mother, became interested In him
ana pegeeo the superintendent to give him
another trial The boy was retained. Soon
aiter anotner onense called him before the
superintendent. The boy went with \ de-
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termined air. expecting to receive the sen
tence Of expulsion. The superintendent shut
the door. and drew the boy 10 nim and
tion The Interview was long one. and
the superintendent poured out all his flood
OF compassion upon the cold heart or the
and subdued He never broke rule after
wards. He is now a prosperous business
man. -,
songs prayers and sermons should he In
spired by love We fail because We do not
love enough. Let the heart be filled with
the love Of God shed abroad by the Holy
Ghost and few can resist the appeal. Then
it is, and only then. that we can compel
them by preaching, invitation and exhor-
unto salvation"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
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chronicles of his own country and its folk
lore or in the great mass Of history. myth
and legend which was stored away in
universal mind. Would you accuse Shakes
peare of being pia siarist or deny to him
the title of being the words greatest drama
list? Was 1t not his transcendent genius
had come down to him from all the ages
that inmitable setting and polish. that ex-
quisite finish Of his masterful touch which
shall make them live forever? Without the
light of his genius. these materials would
still be dead in their quarries. So 1t was
from Shakespeare, you may deny the re-
llgiOus creative spark to Israel"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
MAKING RIGHT WRONG.

There is a grave discrepancy between the Congress
sional Record and the Globe in regard to the
WagonerButl proceedings in the House of Rep.
resentatives Departure from the truth is not an ex
cepon for the organ of the Republican machine as IL
well known in ST. Louis but there are occasions
when the Globe far surpasses even itself in poiit
zeal mendacity to establish beyond question its
excellence a decever. This IL one Of them-takine
for granted that the Congressional Record Is
In its official presentation of Congressional proceed
ings
Had the House Of Representatives intended to ad-
here to course of strict justice, 1t should have gone
no farther than to unseat Butler 1t had right to
recognize candidate whom the people Of the district
did not elect; who cannot represent the district Had
Congress not been actuated by political animus gen.
erated by the local Republican machine 1t would not
have used force to wrong right by seating a man
without credentials
just and belligerent and it concocted sinister para
graphs pretending that the responsibility the un.
seating Of Butler rested with the Democrats In that
body because no minority report had been submitted
in defense Of Butler. Here is where the Congress.
sional Record dsagrees with the Globe minority
report submitted. 10 what extent the Globe
may be credited is clear.
Representative De Almond drew the line on this
case very graphically in his last speech. He in
ferred mat the DemOcrauc Representatives had re
manned away from the meeting that the seating
Of Wagner could be prevented through lack of q
quorum and Unexplained that the conspiracy was
carried out by the Republican majority anyhow M,
Dalxell the temporary presiding officer refusing 10
consider the claim that quorum was present
Mr.. De Almond charged that the Republican ma
jerity, and particularly Mr. Dalzell had tramped
constitutional requirements in order to carry out the
plot He referred to, the conduct Of Mr.. Dalzei
.pernicous and outrageous method to which the Re
pubcans resorted In order to do unjust oct In an
Unconstitutional way Win tsese charges n MIND,
The Globes discrepancy as eomlaxed with the Con
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02

With the expiration of the term OF the Fifty
seventh Congress this week mighty good friend of
the trusts Will have passed out Of existence. The
mourning Of monopoly should be deep and genuine.
Unless all signs fall it will not be easy in future
to prevent legislation for the public welfare and
Substitute service to the trusts instead. Although
the Fifty Congress is Republican, the high
water mark of subservience to trust dictation was
probably reached by its immediate predecessor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic. March J. BN
. The organization OF the St Louis
q Academy of Fine Arts was complet-
q ed. Officers elected were James E.
O Yeatman, H. C. Ives. Thomas; e.
Q Tut, A j. Conant. H. s. Kretsch-
q mar. J. r. Robertson, 8. N. Dodd and
q Carl Grether. Other life members
Q were William G. Elliot, Thomas Al
o len, James B. Eads. Emil Preetorius,
q Joseph Franklin. Charles Speck Carl
. Daenzer. Gerard B. Allen. Albert
q Todd. Doctor F. G. Porter, John A.
q Scholten, W. A. Mckee, E. VAIN
. wright. Chester H. Krum, Britton A.
. Hill. Martin Collins. W. A. Thorn
. bursh, Erastus Wells. Henry Hitch
. cock and NrA D. Robert Barclay.
q Eight hundred public-school teach
. ers met at the Mercantile Library
q and listened to an address by Pro-
- lessor woodward Of Washington Uni
q versity. Il. N. Butler led the sing
. ing and Francis E Cock submitted
q a report on the subject Of forming a
q teachers aid society
. Charles E. Bradley Of No. 304 North
. Sixth street embarked In the real
. estate business on his own account.
- Charles II. Turner proposed to re-
q organize the St. Louis Kennel Club,
q His neutenants IN the undertaking.
\ were Dwight Collier and e. C. ster-
q ling.
. The Missouri Gymnasium sent a
. track team to Cincinnati. The team
O was composed of the following named
. athletes: Charles ]. Newton, VIII ].
q Britt, Charles Standbrook, John
. cousIand. Pierre LAuck, Charles Lea
. man. Frank LArbers. Edwin Bat
. dorf. c. DinkelmaEn. T. Flax Georxe.
. Edward C. Parcels and John /.
q StockwelL.
q Miss Minnie Newington painted two
q heads Of dogs and the paintings were
q purchased by a New York SPORTS
q man.
. Miss Florence wyman. orsanist of
q the First Presbyterian Church, was
q married February - to James Rich
= ardson.
O Mr.. and Mrs. Patten of No. 345s
= Undell avenue gave q reception.
q Jacob Strauss Of No. 2sz7 Washing
. ton avenue entertained at dinner IN
. honor Of the twenty-flrst birthday of
Q his eldest son. u :,
Q Miss Lollie Ewing. daushter Of
. William L Ewing of California ave-
q nue., gave dinner-dance
y Mrs. Rufus ]. Lakeland Of No. 1873
. Lucas place gave q reception. at
= which charades and private theatre
. Gals were features
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RECENT COMMENT.
smith.on:.n Institution'. Dec.y.

Popular Science Monthly.
The Smithsonian Institution might concevably have
become of the coordinate with the
executive. legislative and judicial branches but
OF this has happened: its functions have
increasingly unmportant and 1t probably drag
the Government agencies that still administers
establishment is mere nane the regents meet annually
for hour two to listen the Of the secretary
there reason why the secretary should
keeper Of the National Musuen than librarian Of
the national library The last Of the secretary
and the Bureau Ethnolozy should
given greater autonomy he proposes admnfter
expense Of the Government national gallery
abolished the ONCE Bureau Of
Bthnoogy The researches done by institution proper
are described in four lines
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
Bored BIZ His ON. plays.

LeseS Monthly.
1t the London first night of his odd plays
that Mr. George Bernard Shaw before the foot
lights to repeated enthusiastic calls
He had just opened his mouth to thank the APP
paudeTs when a voice from the gallery called out, Il
the play rottenr' Mr.. Shaw looked up him
quickly and ssid Il agree with you absolutely. but what
chance do two stand against all hese others?' It
another play OF Mr. Shaws that had been acted
private matinee which he quit rather than
At the end Of the comedy in to calls for the
author the stage manager ard read
the author saying that having the play he
had gone miles into the country rather than
the danger of having to It again.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02

Nd Is youth, Tor It is going
Crumbling away beneath very feet:
Sad is life. for onward It is
In current unperceived. because
Sad are hopes, for they in
But tares self-sown have overtopped he wheat;
Sad arc our Joys. for they In blowing
And still o. still their dying breath sweet:
And sweet is youth, although 1t beref
OF that which made childhood
And sweet Hes decline for hath
A nearer good to a n
And sweet all things VIII we learn to prize them
Not for their grants denies
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
The Reward of Jo.r..lis..


Maudie's papa 10 night editor q newspaper. fact
which Mauds apparently hasn't learned. for when
asked her few days what her father did for
living, she replied
7 fnk he's q burglar, 'tanse he's out all night"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
CIRCULATION DURING FEBRUARY:

w. B. Carr. Business Manager of The ST. Louis Re-
public being duly sworn. that the actual number Of
full and complete copies OF the Daily and Sunday Re-
public printed during the month of February, 1905 all in
regular editions. was per schedule below:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
HUMAN LIFE.
BY AUBREY THOMAS DE WERE.

wa rn IN Jusryo 81 ded
of
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02

And said W. B. Carr further says that the number
of copies returned and reported during the month
OF February SIS per cent.
W. B. CARR
Sworn to and subscribed before this 18th day Of
February 1903
/ F. PARISH.
Notary Public. City of Ct Louis NO.
! My term expires April Is 1906
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02

Now that the Post-Ofnce Committee Of the House
of Representatives has favoraby reported the Post
Check bill and the measure 10 to be taken up
by the Post Office Committee of the Senate its en-
actment into law is confidently expected by the peo-
pie OF this country. There Is almost universal de-
mard for the bills passage, providing it does, for
a safe and convenient form of remittance Of small
amounts without the necessity Of visiting post Of
fee to obtain money order This advantage is Sc
cured by Of the proposed change in the design
the face Of Government bills Of the denominations
Of 81, 81 and S. that, by filing in spaces pro-
vided they can be made payable to order. The plan
is practical and simple and at met with popular
favor. The present session will hardly act on the
BILL but the next Congress should make It an i'm
mediate matter Of duty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
WORLDS FAIR LEGISLATION.

Worlds Fair interests demand that the railroad
run frequent excursions the city at special rates
Such excursions will have large effect on attend
ance and will benefit the people throughout the Stat
equally with the Fair. The railroads, however vel
disposed to develop travel to the Fair cannot unde
present circumstances, provide excursions withou
great injury to themselves.
The reasons are plain. The present law does no
make alteration Of the name date of railroa,
ticket forgery. Thus excursion tickets. though
marked "nOnassignable' and good for only llmitet
time may be procured in great quantities by broker
or other persons and altered and sold to the
travelling public at any time. One excursion. there
fore. results in great damage to the railroads TO
many days. practically killing the business of regula
transportation.
To remedy this state Of facts a bill has been in
troduced in the General Assembly making the altera
ton Of railroad tickets and passes felony. Near!
every other State already has such legislation.
A second bill is before the Assembly, which woult
primarily benefit the public. and operate to proven
fraud upon the roads. "Nonassgnable" tickets ar.
constantly being transferred contrary their
and purpose, and since the business is of clandes
tine nature the holders of tickets receive full
value for them. buys ticket to Kansas City and
return Arriving at Kansas City, not desiring to re
turn he sells his ticket in violation of its terms
ceiving small sum far less than it is worth.
The proposed law compels the railroad companies
to redeem such unused ticket charging the passenger
the regular rate for the distance actually travelled
and rebating the difference.
By every consideration these bills should pass
They for public benefit in the first instance: they
benefit the railroads. and they especially ito the
stence Of state Of facts which jeopardizes the
cess Of the Fair to great extent.
We must have excursions not only to the Fair
proper but to dedicaory and preliminary exercises
Excursions will be readily provided If the railroads
can be protected against wholesale fraud which cuts
off their regular business
Aside from considerations of benefits to accrue.
the bills should pass a matter of common right
and Justice. Altering a ticket, which is a personal
contract, should be made a forgery Purchasing
tickets for other than contract purposes involves
fraud and false pretense Compelling the roads
purchase tickets which have not been wholly used
In pursuit Of the contract Of carriage eliminates the
motive for fraudulent sale r. other persons.
These measures. howe.eE, should be regarded Id
the light of urgent Word'soFair needs. An impera-
tive situation is presented since the roads refuse to
lay themselves open to damage by fraud which ex-
perence has taught them is extensive and severely
burdensome. The condition seriously threatens
Worlds Fair success and works unnecessary injury
to the public. There can be reason for opposing
them, and the measures should be passed at once