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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Giuseppe Creatore. and the point about his
fame is that IL Vas built up In St. Louis
and in the auditorium he is soon to revisit.
New York thus heard Of Giuseppe Creatore
in advance of his coming. and last summer
he was heard and ~applauded in Paradise
Garden. He comes to st. Louis fresh from
the scenes of his Eastern successes. He
will play four concerts in the Odeon, begin
ming with Thursday, February Is.
John Drew will appear at the Olympic
tonight in 18th Mummy and the Hum
mi,gbird." Margaret Dale and Lionel Bar
rymore will be seen in prominent parts.
Rachel Acton, a young st. Louis actress.
is 10 create the role of Chiquita. an Italian
girl. in THE Stain of Guilt a new melo-
drama soon to be produced in st. Louis.
The Bon-Ton Burlesquers gave a divert
ing bill of farce comedy and vaudeville at
the Standard. ''Tutti-Frutti" was the open
ing playlet. Grace Leonard's songs were a
feature of the olio. Her voice has some
sympathy in it and Is admirably suited to
the popular selections in her repertoire.
The Simpsons offer n musical speciality
ifoey and Lee, caricature Hebrew types
and BYRON and Nugent present q sketch
called The Dude Detective"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
A UNIQUE POLITICIAN.

For truth-telling In politics Jerome, New Yorks
District Attorney, marks 3 departure. His recent
campaign was unique for Its bare, unshrinking ut
terances; a sad commentary on politics in general.
Through sheer force, not of circumstances but of
deeds, he secured the nomination wholly against the
real wishes OF the politicians, and, when he had
taken the stump. p~aralyzed even his own party lead
ers by the remarkable quality Of his truths, The
people needed to know them, and Jerome was per,
fectly willing to sink the party ten thousand fathoms
deep for the sake of speaking out
Every effort known to politicians was made to
''shut him up" without avail. Talking about cor
ruption. bribery, dishonesty Of politicians, Legislators,
public officials, Judges and 5uries would bring defeat,
they urged. IF 1 can't win by telling the truth this
time. why-Tn win another time" he calmly replied.
His party managers denied him the use Of public
halls which they controlled. He had them to fight
as well as Tammany, which was the chief Of his
enemies.
At last 1t became necessary, to his mind. to tell
the truth abont the commanderinchief Of his own
party. As he expressed 1t, he was going ITO put the
fat In the FIRE" He rode to the han in a carriage
with Mr.. Holder, his private secretary, 10 whom he
remarked as the carriage drew up at the door: TT
makes small difference whether Low and / are elect
ed: 1t Is only important now that some one have the
pluck to tell the people the truth"
What an example to the candidate for public OF.
dee are Jeromes nerve and utter indifference to every
thing but the truth which would serve the people.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
WORLD'S-19O4-FAlR
FOR A CITY.

" n
BY means of education the Civic Improvement
League ttLds to get n cleaner city. The associa'
ton has begun a war against garbage. dirt. refuse
and weeds and, through the Board of Education, has
called upon the school children to lend their assist
ance toward bringing about better and more con-
genial conditions.
The crusade will certainly be productive. Through
the children ii will reach into the homes. From the
homes 1t will make an impression on the public.
Finally, It will have its effect, when necessary. on
municipal officials charged with maintaining clean
illness In public places.
Whenever complaints have been made about in
efficient collection OF garbage. the Health Depart
ment. repeating the defense of the hauling contrac-
tor. has replied that that fault lay entirely with
householders, who would not provide proper garbage
receptacles. Probably there is some truth in this
statement: yet, probably there is also ground for
complaints against the contractor.
The Civic improvement League might with adj
vantage direct its energies toward the garbage affair
and endeavor to fix the responsibility for improper
collection Of garbage. 1t might begin by urging
householders to obtain receptacles and put them
where the collectors can find them. as the law re-
quires. 1t would not take long, then. to ascertain
why all of the ofal is not collected. The League is
going at the matter properly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
TO ENCOURAGE MARRIAGE.

Senator Farris has come out to help Roosevelts
crusade for early marriages and big families.
The Senator's bill providing that marriage licenses
shall not be recorded until the return has been made
showing that the marriage ceremony has been per
formed Is q measure distinctly framed in behalf Of
Gretne Green lovers on elopement bent. One can al
most hear the clatter Of ~galloping horses and the
shouts Of a pursuing father as JEFF Pollard or some
other stentorian reading clerk proclaims it's features
to the listening Solons.
1t is safe to say that II the Farris secret mar
riagelicensc bilr' becomes q law. there will be an
epidemic Of runaway matches In Missouri which will
focus the attention Of the civilized world upon this
imperial Commonwealth. Even as matters now
stand, Missouri SWANS and Missouri maidens take to
matrimony as naturally. and almost as early ms
ducks take to water. They have never needed Ell
enlargement to wed. And now, If. when parental
objections would otherwise prevent marriage. they
can fly from home and take out q marriage license
aud have the whole thing kept mum until they are
united in the holy bonds Of wedlock, therell be a
rush to take advantage Of the facilities while they
last.
Wherefore It is within the bounds of probability
that a parental lobby will shortly invade Jefferson
City. prepared to work tooth and nail against the
measure.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
RECENT
Legal Value of Life.

Los Angeles Herald.
A decision recently rendered Ivy the New York Court
of Appeals should have a salutary effect in reducing rail-
way casualties. as far as is possible, on the part of the
management. The case resulted from the terrible disaster
In the tunnel Of the New York Central Railway. in the
upper part OF the city a year ago. One Of the victims
was assistant manager of a bridge building company. who
had a salary OF $1,000. The widow sued the railway com
pany and obtained a judgment OF ss2.1sS. The company
tousht the award up to the court Of last resort on the
srouho that the sum was excessive. The Court Of Appeals
aHrmed the judgment Of the lower courts, however. and
n money must now be paid. This Is said to be the larg-
= IN ever awarded for loss of q human life. The next
largest awards. made some years ago. were by Penn,vIva-
ma courts. one was for $500. and another for $4,000.
Until a few Years ago it would not have been possible
q WIDOW to obtain more than 5000 in damages .or the
NJ Q her husband In a New York railway accident That
sun was the statutory limit OF such obligation. There was
no limit, however, to damages for injury by such accidents
$4,000 or more for manning a person, but only IS 900 for XIII
ing him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
The Cake-walk Abroad.
Golfers.

me American cake-walk, quite as well as Mr.. sousa and
MS marches. Is making its merry way round the world,
apparently very much as the Oriental couchee-couchee did
some years ago. Not long since 1t was rampant In Paris,
where Us nroads upon the popular affection became so
great that a league was formed to prevent Its further ex-
tension. FROM Paris. as 1t seems by the latest advices, the
SEDUCTIVE Righteousness Of the thing has lifted itself over
h'o the stately circles OF Vienna; and now In the region
waiue OF strauss the ragtime has asserted its sway.
Inc transpiantins. OF course. has been accompanied by
transforming. until it is doubtful IL Americans would recog-
certain NJ. Houdique of France, who was the first dancing
teacher 10 take up the cake-walk, the walk is now taught
'as any other dance is taught. NJ. Houdique Is credited
with having forced 1t within the limitations Of a regular
dance, which may be taught by figures" Society eoe,
through 1t in 1--WE figures. with as much aplomb and dignity
as rule the miauet.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
NEW BILLS ON VIEW At
THE THEATERS LAST NIGHT

Once again has the ingenious Mr.. Darcy
started out to achieve something notable
with a new play. This effort he calls 1.-The
Suburban." seen at Havlin's Theater last
night. 1t is far removed from "In Old Ken
lucky" but following 1.-THE Burglar and
the Waif' 1t Is the ozone after the Black
Hole of Calcutta. The playbuilder seems to
find it hard to get away from the ideas he
deftly exploited in his first hit. The
6uburban's" situations revolve around q
horse race. and the heroine is a country
girl. not such a wild flower as Madge. but
q maid from the mountains of Montana.
The first scene - the most embarrassing
Of them all. 1t shows what is represented
to be a fashionable gambling establishment,
but which lacks even the suggestion of
smartness. This setting serves to introduce
the characters Of the drama, and that is
about all. Its only bearing upon the thread
OF the story Is to show that the william Is
deeply in debt, and must produce q large
sum Of money within a few hours.
This person Is Sir Ralph Gordon. played
by W. 8. Hart. Robert Gordon, wealthy
old representative of a famous Scotch fam
lily, is bent Upon having his son Donald
wed Helen Gordon. Sir Rslph's sister. Dom
aid chooses the fair Alice Gordon Of Mon
tana. and proceeds to marry her without
consulting anybody. His father disowns
him and a robbery committed by Sir Ralph
Is fastened upon the unfortunate youth.
Donald leaves his bride on o fortune-hunt-
ing expedition to the Far North. old Gordon
plunses heavily in Wall street and il on the
verge Of ruin at the time of the Suburban
race. Donald returns to find that he is re-
garded as 4 fugitive. The Gordon family
Is in a very bad way. Their only hope il
that Hurricane may win the Suburban.
There Is the nerve racldng uncertainty of
a great turf event.
Everything Is sacrificed to make the race
scene q thriller. A great number of super
numeraries come on. and the horses are
paraded to effect the coveted realism. Six
animals go to the post, and the crowd be-
gins to cheer. Instead Of q treadmil, the
horses appear at the start and again at the
finish. Hurricane wins. and the audience Is
quite as enthusiastic as the supernumer-
aries.
J. H Gilmour. excellent actor, has the
part Of the senior Gordon. He plays it quite
as we'll as he used to play Barbsxon, the
courteous old gentleman, In Sowing the
Wind" w. 8. Hart, another capable man,
makes an interesting villain. PASSING
strange Is the fortune hi brings these
players together in The Suburban" Gil
mour has been associated with Julia Mar
lowe. Viola Allen and Q lumber of other
celebrated player folk. Hart was Modjeaka's
leading man for several scans. Fanchon
Campbell appears as Helen Gordon; Jessie
Izett Is seen as Alice, Donalds wife. and
Kingsley Benedict puts a good deal OF clever
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
NEW PUBLIC SEWERS.

Half a million dollars for sewer improvements in
1902. That is a new record for st. Louis. Thirty
four miles of sewer were constructed and recon-
structed in 1902, at a cost of 1851 900, as compared to
sixteen miles, at a cost of S137,285 in the preceding
two years. With these facts in evidence 1t is plain
that the plan OF progression is not a mere theory.
but a b~enefcent fact
Too much Indifference has been shown by the pub
lie and the Municipal Assembly in sewer work. Not
withstanding the fact that Sewer Commissioner Her
mann has submitted projects, many times, to higher
officials for large improvements, his suggestions were
ignored up to little more than a year ago. Partisan
officials were not disposed 10 make improvements I'M
derground for the reason that this work would not
be seen; they desired that the Insignificant work that
was done should be Of the visible kind.
Mr.. Hermann is a Republican. appointed by Mayor
Ziegenhein, but this connection does not bar him
from commendaton for his attention to business and
for his efforts to impress upon the public the i'm
portance of sanitary sewer improvements. Since this
administration has encouraged him his work has met
with satisfactory advancement.
Mayor Wells Immediately recognized the demand
for better facilities. He saw that the Sewer Depart
ment had had to submit to the same false economy as
other branches Of the municipal government, and
that the city. by maintaining inadequate sewers, was
losing money through expenditures for maintenance
and damages. He realized the necessity for general
reSousuucuon oi the sewer system auu TOOK steps
to carry out the plans which Mr.. Hermann, on ac-
count OF official indifference, had been obliged to hide
In obscure desks.
The public is not inclined to consider sewer i'm
provements as essential as street improvements. The
average person fails to grasp the sanitary necessity
for adequate and good sewers. Sewers cannot be
seen and therefore are not thought Of until some
what of a nuisance exists. Then the demand for I'm
provement becomes general.
1t is proposed. if bonds are issued for public i'm
provements, to use n liberal amount for sewer work.
The money, It should be said. could not be used to bet
ter purpose. except to put the public streets In suit
able condition. 1t Is also proposed to make large sewer
improvements, in accordance with the Charter
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

For genuine heroism nothing recent approaches him.
In politics he stands alone. He is a lesson to Theo-
dore Roosevelt and to every other man in public
affairs.
For its redemption from the practical politician
and his prevalent methods the United States must
look to the Jerome brand Of manhood. He was called
a fanatic and especially a fool. He proved his ''prac-
teal friends fools and himself a creature Of superior
wisdom. He won, sweeping the city. He saw in
truth not a danger bu: the mIghtiest of weapons.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS,

q From The Republic, Fehruary II, lSs.
. Walter Stuart Negus. q small boy.
. was seriously hurt while playing with
. companions on Montgomery street
. Lizzie ST. Clair. = little girl living
. at Nineteenth and Biddle streets.
. was bitten by . dog.
. F. l. Garesche. City Commissioner
. Of Supplies. awarded q large con-
. tract to p. r. Curby q c (.
At = meeting Of the Pedagogical
. Society at the Mercantile Library,
Peter Herxog read . paper on Pes
. taioxsi's system Of education. I
. James Tetlow sold the steamer Az
. Roehrig.
. William Robertson, one Of tho old I
. est BARRIERS in St Louis, in charge Of I
. the shop at the Lndell Hotel, died.
The Public School Board leased the 4
. barn at Sixth and Locust streets. The
. property was known az the Laelede
stables
. Mrs A. ". Billings died at her
. home, No. f7le Olive street. 4
A masquerade party was given BY 4
. Mrs. ". Q. Lewis, Nc. 2soe Pacific 1
. street. for her daughter, Miss Hattie
. Lewis. 4
. A birthday entertainment was Civ 4
. en- for Alexander Birkmeyer at No. I
. 1914 Clark avenu 4
Mrs. Afford Bradford gave Q recep- 4
. tion at her residence, 1 street and 4
. Ewing avenue, In honor Of her daugh- 4
. ter. Mrs. Howard Blossom.
Irving Place Circle entertained iss 4
friends at the home of Mira McKoW. 4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
Connictinr Statements.

" dcn1rB VOf Z Ost
There was a leak in executive session proceedings the
other day when the towering form Of Senator Plat of Con-
necticut doomed up in one of the Capitol portals. Senator
Mason came putting along the corridor and there was al
most a collision.
Secret session going to last long? % inquired Mr.. Mason
in an effort to speak and recover his breath at one ana the
same time.
mo; itl bust up pretty soon, I think" replied Mr..
Plat.
who's tnlkingr' persisted Mr.. Mason.
Morgan"
well" continued the ninoisan, ~ do not regard your
two statements as consistent"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
simplined spellins.


IIE
The principle of simpnfed spelling grows In its currency
despite all silly Jokes. The State Teachers Association Of
Wisconsin and Illinois has directed that all its ofnciai print
ing shall follow the spelling used by the National Educa-
tional Association In its publications since 1893, including
tho. altho. thoro. thorofare. thru. turnout, catalog, prolog,
decalog. demagog, pedagog. 1t In well that educators and
learned societies should take the lead In this most i'm
portant reform. We regret that our present international
copyright law Is seducing some of our American publishers
to return to the spelling favour. honour. long discarded in
this country.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

amendment which applies to this work. All of the
improvements that are contemplated should be made.
Property owners and householde1s will be more than
pleased after they are finished, and then will ensue
a desire for expansion Of the work. st. Louis really
needs more and better sewers, and the people should
he thankful that they have officials who can look
beneath the surface and appreciate this requirement.
The work should be carried out as planned.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
SEVEN PERSONS WERE INJURED
Passenger Train Pitched Into a
Ditch Near Winnemucca, New.

Reno, New. Feb. 15.-Eastbound Southern
Pacific limited. No. 2, running sixty-fvs
miles an hour to make up lost time. was
partially derailed near Winnemucca at $50
o'clock this morning, tho rails spreading.
ffteen-foot ditch.
Five persons were slightly injured and
tow seriously. Miss Helena Carton Of San
The names Of the other injured are unob-
tainable tonight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

The Republican press universally condemns AID
dicks and glories in the fact that the Senate has re
fused to confirm Addickss man Byrne for the district
attorneyship. These papers scruple not to call Ad.
dicks 'corrupter," %'briber,' Infamous and general
ly to paint him as he deserves In glowing colors be-
fore the world. But the papers are %fearfuly, NV
fully silent as to President Roosevelt. who gave rec,
ognition to Addicks and sent Byrne's name to the
Senate. What of Roosevelts course? Isn't he to be
charged with knowledge of facts which the whole
country knew-that Byrne and Addicks were the
worst team In politics?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

earrestness In the role of Stable Boy Joe.
Bessie Burt. a child artist, pleases as baby
Florence.
The Castle Square Opera Company gave a
sacred concert at the Century. The first
part OF the programme was devoted to ex-
cerpts from "Stabat Mater" 'TStabat Mater
Dolorosa' SEQ the Weeping Mother Lam
guish) was the initial number. sung by
Miss DuFre and Messrs. Sheehan and Golf.
Mr.. Sheehan then sang Through His
Bleeding Side" SO effectively that he was
recalled several times. where's the Cold
Hearth was given by Miss Rennyson and
Miss DuFre. Miss Rennyson sang the num-
bers allotted to Adelaide Norwood. Miss
Norwood has a slight cold and deemed it
unwise to leave her hotel last night. Car
men" will be the bill tonight. with Marion
lven in the title part.
A well-presented revival of Lovers
Lane was on view at the Grand. Walter
Hodges interpre,s the character OF the
minister hero. the Reverend Thomas Sin
gleton. created by Ernest Hastings. Mr..
Hodges is a trihe too serious, even for a
minister. He also lacks the Hastings sense
Of stage humor. One of his best scenes was
that in which he rebuked Herbert Wood
bridge.
Lillian Sinnott frisked charmingly through
the performance as little Simplicity Johnson.
1t would not be fair to compare the youthful
Miss Sinnott with Millie James. the original,
but the young actress possesses the neces-
sary magnetism. The village characters
We're most amusingly outlined. Isabelle
Bowman was Molly Mealey. the xchoolmis-
tress. Edith Browning. a newcomer, ap-
pesred as Mary Larkin.
sS
"Yon Yonson," An old favorite, came to
the Imperial. The character of the honest
Swede, handicapped by his dialect and I'M
couth ways, invOkes no end of laughter.
This Is the secret of the long life of the
play. 1t was presented in a p~raiseworthy
manner. The scenic effects. especially the
log jam, were we'll produced. "Yon'' was
played by Nelse Erickson. His dialect was
free from the burlesque features SO fire.
quently introduced in such roles. Louise
Jeffries, Louise Henry and the Lumber
mems quartet contributed some good spe-
~cialties.
At Sundays concert by William We'll and
his band at the Odeon. Miss Swift. the
young contralto, WAS one of the interesting
solo principals. The duet for French horn
and flute. played by Messrs. Baumgaertel
and Weinelt, also proved to b q feature of
the programme. Among the concerted num-
bers. the Onenbachiades, arranged by
Herr Boettger. were. much enjoyed. Mr.
Charles A. Kaub had his responsive violin
up to concert pitch, and gave two numbers
In good style.
T-antNro tha Ert-tkhf L--
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Ring down the curtain on "Hthe Venezuelan Incl.
dent" and then note how swiftly the stage is set for
the Bulgarian complication" This is u fine old
world more interesting than any play ever written,
and there's a plenty of comedy in Its performances
If ones sense of humor is on the alert. The allied
Powers were unconsciously funny in their Vene-
zuelan stunt. and the Sick Man of Europe will now
proceed to amuse lis with a Bulgarian farce that
scares Old World Christendom out of a years growth.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Congress adjourned for an hour and a presidential
reception at the White House was postponed for two
days In order that official Washington might attend
the wedding of Miss Marion CockrelI. The COM
polling charm of Missouri girls receives a recognition
that gives them the right of way wherever they hap
pen to be.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

The Globe daily condemns the Republican "party.
hucksters' and the Federal patronage leadership"
This leadership. it says, has a tendency to render the
voters lukewarm Election returns for a good many
years have supported the Globes contention. Some
thing has rendered the voters icecold.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Says the Association Of Young Republicans: 1.-THE
Republicans in Missouri do not win battles. Our
tactics are poor. We do not maneuver well. We
seem to be color blind. We shoot too many of our
own soldiers" Nevertheless, we are told, the Re
publican party is rapidly gaining ground. Presum-
ably in n political cemetery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Missouri must have game laws and enforce them
or lose the valuable kinds of property produced by
the fields and waters of the State. Pot hunters and
loafers have been in possession of land and water,
scarcely restrained by the efforts of lawmakers and
taXpaying farmers. The bill before both houses at
Jefferson City is stringent, but not more 50 than the
emergency Of saving the game requires.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

An Alarming Literary s1ssestion.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
MI. Chatheld-Tayior. writing in the Bookman. wants
"atelisrs Of ncticn' started where pupils may Be taught
the art OF novel writing. The suggestion 10 . little alarm
ing, and 1t Is to b hoped Nj. C 7. win 90 further and AJAX
for ateliers Of poetry,