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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-27
OLYMPIC GAMES COMMITTEE
MAY OUTLINE PROGRAMME.
Meeting Will Likely BE Held August
10. ut Which Some Definite Ar
engagements May BE Discussed.

With the meeting of the Olympian Games
Committee Of the Worlds Fair which will
likely be held here August 10, some definite
information concerning the programme for
the contests of next year will be made
known. 1t is possible that a rough outline
Of the programme for next season will be
announced.
James L. Sullivan of the A. A L., who
is now attached TO a local sporting goods
house, states that at least two days will
be given to the National A. A. u. games
alone. Special days will be given over to
school athletics, relay races for all ages
of boys being one of the features of the
meet.
As teams of swimmers from England and
Australia are expected here, attention will
be paid to these sports. Quoits will also be
ball and hurdling will be given a couple of
days each. Basket ball. archery. eques-
TRAN, polo and La Crosse will also be feat
ured. In this latter event Inspector Venn
Of the Granitoid Department at the Fair
hopes to have 4 chance.
Although bicycling has been dropped at
vived at these games. 1t is likely that the
customary two days will be given to this
form of sport. The national regatta will
be held here and will be featured as part
OF the Oympian games. The German Turn
ere will also be given n chance.
Field and track games, of course, will be
pulled off in profusion. One feature which
promises to be of interest however. is the
decision to hold football contests for col
lese teams In the fall. Mr.. Sullivan believes
that this VIII prove strong attraction.
OF the games that this essentially American
variety of the game will be played as a
national sport, the Gaelic football being an
games used in the Olympic contests Of long
ago also will be carded at this meeting
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| duplicated several times, as the journals Of
the two houses will show.
NOT A nIE,I,IlI-I Z, TASK

duplicated several times, as the journals oi
the two houses will show.
NOT A DIFFICULT TASK.
1T is personally to the editor Of this paper
n matter OF superlatiye Indifference whether
the boodlers steal the gold dome off the
Capitol. Any determined lawyer can take
the record OF the two houses. talk with hail
a dozen honest legislators. find who Of the
legislators Were suspected of being crooked.
and get from the honest men list of thr
crooked bills, see how they were hung Up
at the end of the calendar and then sud
denly jumped down and were passed. Hc
can then quickly subpoena the bcncficiaries
Of these bills put them in the sweat box.
then put the suspected crooks through the
mangling machine and in six weeks there
will be a hegira from Kansas that will be
surprising.
THE Attorney General may do that o.
not. just as he pleases. The statement may
be verified before Grand Jury. For near
" ten years the editor Of the Gazette has
kept out of libel suits by being careful. He
mas printed nothing that he could not prove.
He has been called wild and wooliy. bu.
you bet your hairpins that the fellows who
have claimed they We're wronged have never
reverted to the courts to get the truth
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BAT1LESHIP KEARSARGE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Crosses Ocean I'm Nine Days and Could
Have Made Journey in Much
BETTER Time.

Bar Harbor, Me-. July 2e.-The United
| Harbor at 5:42 p. m. and dropped anchor In
| the upper harbor at 6:l3.
In crossing the ocean in nine days she
! broke all records for her class Of vessel.
All day the short path had been thronged
with people, anxiously watching the eastern
horizon for the first glimpse of the famous
ship, but it was not until o'clock that her
immense hull appeared out of the mist in
the east.
Coming full speed the ship entered the
harbor and passed the other ships Of the
squadron at anchor. then proceeded to the
upper harbor where the battlesh!p Illinois
with Admiral Barker on board. was
anchored After the usual formality the
representative of the Associated Press was
received on board and was the first to greet
Captain Hemphill. who expressed surprise
that their trip should be of interest to 9TH
| ers outside of the Navy Department. He
said:
1--WE left the Needles at lbs p. m, on Fri
| day. July II. and Mount Desert Rock at 1890
to-day. covering the distance of 29C0 miles
| in nine days and four and one-quarter hours
| an average speed of 1916 miles an hour"
The highest speed attained was a little
over fifteen knots an hour and the slowest
was ten. Three times during the trip the
| ship slowed down. once on account of
| being in the vicinity Of an iceberg and twice
| on account of very thick fog. Head winds
| and thick weather retarded the speed of the
ship.
Under favorable conditions she would have
| covered the distance in less than nine days.
| Captain Hemph;ll says that he could start
| on return trip at once and beat the rec
| ord made on this voyage.
Since the Kearsarge left New York fifty
| three days ago she has visited Germany,
Denmark and England. has steamed $500
| miles, has been at sea twenty-four days
| and in port twenty-nine days. and during
| all this time there has not been a single
! accident to the machinery, not break or
/ n stop of any kind. She is ready for action.
| The trip Of the Kearsarge has demon
strated that a ship Of her class can MAIN
tain an average speed of over thirteen knots
on a long voyage without injury to her ma
| chinery: that her coal-carrying capacity is
adequate for a trip of 1900 miles under full
speed; that in time OF war ships Of her class
| can cross the ocean and engage an enemy
! at once; that the Kearsarge Is one of tie
| most perfect ships in the world and fully
equal to any emergency.
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SUNDAY CLOSING OF SHOPS
URGED AT MASS MEETING
Butchers and Grocers Assembled a.
Fountain Park Church tn Arouse
Public Sympathy.

In place OF the usual Sunday evening
services at the Fountain Park Cougrega-
tiOnal Church, last night. a meeting for
those persons interested i'll the Sunday
closing movement was held. a large mum
Der Of butchers and grocers attended, be
sides the regular congregation.
For some time the butchers and Erocers
have sought to close their shops on Sunday.
They realize that they must have the sup
port Of the public in general to do this
Many butchers and grocers DO not de
sire to close. and for this reason those VIM
do have been waiting until public support
is received. If half should close on Sunday
and the other half keep open. it is said.
those who close would lose their trade.
Among those who spoke in favor of the
Sunday closing movement were: Walter y.
Pfeiffer, president OF the Butchers Union;
John II. Schoheld. secretary OF the Butch
ers' Union: Charles Pfeifier, president Of the
Retail Grocers Association; Robert E. Lee,
editor of the Interstate Grocer and seer
tary of the Retail Grocers' Association; c.
G. Deibel. grocer. at No. 799 Bayard avenue;
Marion A. Murphy. State Representative.
and the Reverend J. c. CroTner, pastor u
the Fountain Park Congregational Church.
r. E. Lee. in his address, said: Il con-
slider it the duty of every pastor in the
city to begin at once the education of his
congregation in the way Of supporting the
grocers and butchers in their Sunday clos-
ing movement. II is his duty TO show TO
them that while they see the beam in the
eye Of the poor. hard working butchers
and grOcers, they fail to see the mote. IN
their own Let the people stop buyiEs
goods on Sunday and I will guarantee you
that every. grocer and butcher in the city
will close his store on that day
Walter Pfeiffer. president of the Grocers
Union, spoke on the subject of the Butch
ers' Union" telling customers what the OBJ
ject of its formation is and how much good
1t has done for the public in the way Of
providing the best Of meats and other edi-
bles.
He said that after the first of September
every union butcher shop in the city would
be closed on the Sabbath and asked the
congregation to support them in the way
Of getting every shop in the city, to clos
He said they could help them do this if they
would buy their goods on Saturday.
Marion A. Murphy referred to the legal
side Of the question. There is 9 law in
this State permitting all stores who sell
articles necessary to sustain life TO keep
open on Sunday. He said that no one could
be made to close as long as this law is in
effect.
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the n-ish line by a wide margin. The St.
Louis crew was disqualified and barred.
The event was stared again. however, and
here the Centurys and Westerns had the
lace alone. The former crew won in rather
handy fashion in 20.
The South Side boat crew of Quincy Inada
its appearance with q barge in the senior
event. This crew Won the Junior event
handiiy Saturday and came back with a
putting up hard struggle throughout. they
could not quite catch the St. Louis bunch,
who won rather handiiy. The Westerns
Charles and Henry Gale of the Century
crew had things to themselves in the senior
pair. All went well for the first part Of the
race, with the Westerns and 81. Louis IS
competitors. Both these latter crews
dropped out, however. The time for the
distance was 1906.
President Schaab was well pleased with
the interest evidenced in the sport yester-
day. In spite OF the weather being so hot
rs to be unpleasant. a tremendous crowd
turned out to witness the races. The banks
OF the lake were thronged from early in the
afternoon. and the interest manifested
tional regatta will be pulled of.
SNITE DISAPFOfNTs CROWD.
Considerable disappointment was mani
t snite of Chicago. He had defeated Joachim
last year at the city by the lake, when the
| ST. Louisan was laborins under great dis
expected give him trimming yesterday.
The Chicago oarsman failed to show up,
| although entered in the single events
,i st SSa Louis sssw so ss,s Of
cSrP5rtd Of Doctor stoekhot. K 6 Fker I'D B.
.. Evans and a. F. Nasse, second: Western
George Distz and Frank DuInnaerth third Time.
g'45.
senior s5ngles-Jehn Joachim. Westerns. frst;
t mTtsci INK, Gantary S,s second T. j. Hess
H e Jphn Ipe shtav W vsaeg am ss
HIS.
aalf-r,..e dash for fours-Century crew, com
posed Of Doctor stco1'oT. A. c. Erker, D. u.
Evans and 4. F. Nasse, first. Western crew,
C,lrnpcset Of +. c. Mueller, George DistL John
Frietug and Frank DuTnrnerth. second. Time.
$40.
Senior barge event-St. Louis crew. composed
Of Louis Joachim. H schInidt. P. Dig. J.. z.
Dig. Il. Langaoning and l. Geosjean. first,
South SIDE crew OF Quincy composed Of p 1ep-
per, G Eixser, G. DueSdierker g. Zimmerman,
9 Gnuse. c: Leppsr. second Western crew. com,
l)iet5, ". Fischer, Louis Helm and Frank DUN
north, third. Time, 4:o3
| .sentor douh'es-walkover for John Joachim and
| Gus EcerE
ianter. pair-Ceqtury crew. composed Of C and
! II. Gale. finished alone. Western and St Louis
crews cropped out. Time. 1905.
Gregg medal rnce-H. kirtm2nn- FIRST: G quen-
Their. second: o Theme, third Time 1890
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Best Horses in Training East and
West VIII Meet at Spa in
Spirited Rivalry.
TWO STAKES OPENING DAY.
In Handicap MrChesney May Meet
Eastern Cracks, and Flash
VIII Decide Two Year
Old Championship.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. July 2S.-Every indication
points to wonderfully successful race
meeting at Saratoga this year. The cream
of the Western stables are now on the
ground and by the time the races begin at
the Spa the very best horses in training.
from both the East and the West will be
seen In spirited rivalry.
Not even the Suburban Handicap was
more interesting than the $1,000 Saratoga
Handicap which is set for the first day,
Monday. August 3. New estimates by the
official Handicapped az TO the present form
of horses entered in that race will sur
round tina; valuable prize with far more
grounds for discussion than usually invests
a midsummer event
The presence of NcChesney and Savable
in the Saratoga event and the likelihood OF
both being starters for it, together with
Waterboy. Hermis. Irish Lad, Asricander,
water. Caughndwaga and Goldsmith or Gun
Iire. viii titly characterize this as the most
important midsummer race Of the year. aid
perhaps the most interesting of the whole
season, by reason Of the sectional flavor
now attaching TO it.
Additional attractions for the opening gay
Will he the Flash Stakes for 2-year-oids and
the Ba!lston Cup. hunters steeplecnase.
to which there are thirty-seven .ntrl.s. In
the Flash some new performers Will be in
PRODUCED to the public, notably soma OF John
Sanfords, one of William c. Whitney'S
Mercury, and one or more of j. Z. Mad
denis.
There will no doubt be the usual amount
OF speculative interest in the races to be
run this week al Jamaica. but it is idle 10
expect to see much in the matter of class
when nearly all the great stables are now
at SARATOGA. awaiting the opening of the
season there. That there are still plenty
OF horses of medium caliber in and about
the metropolis is apparent from the num-
Der Interested in seven races to be run to-
morrow. The experiment of short summer
meeting cutting in before Saratoga will be
watched with interest.
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John Joachim, the premier oarsman of
the Southwestern Rowing Association. car
ried off honors in the senior events at
Creve Occur Lake yesterday by winning
both the single and gig races. Before the
largest crowd attending local regattas Of
late years. he proved that he is the fastest
man hereabouts in rowing events.
Not only did he capture the singles in
handy fashion, hut he came to the fore in
the senior doubtless where he and Gus Voerg
had a walkover Evidently deferred b.
Joachim's prowess in this line, the COM
petiny crew decided that it wanted mona
of the Westerns game, and withdrew from
the event. 1t was the solitary walk0ver of
the meeting.
In the senior single event, the question OF
supremacy between Joachim and Mirt-
settings was conciusively settled. The Cen
tnry oeryman had finished riaht eehinC John
in the sprint Saturday. when both started
in the quarter-n,ile dash. Airtschinss was
close enough behind TO make his friends
believe that he might have ou,stayed the
westerner in the longer race.
The hope proved vain. however. Joachim
won and won hRndily. The result was
mover in doubt From the start he had
the edge over his competitor and Was row.
. ing we'll within himself at the end. In the
csme back strong and unaffected By the
preceding contest, and won IN HANDY fashion
from Mirtsrh;ngs, his sole opponent.
This race was even more of = rumo for
him than the preceding event and there IL
no question now as to who Is the leading
performer In the Southwestern Association.
E ]. Hess of the Century crew, who
rowed SO well in the Junior single and gig
events last season. wss a close third IN
the senior single. He finished right behind
his team mate, and in another year will be
n dangerous opponent for Joachim. This
case-hardened veteran has the fields about
here beaten TO standstill this season, how
ever.
ONE DISQUALIFICATION.
In the haH-Iniie dash for fours the sole
disqualification o: the meeting arose. On
account Of a. collision between the St Louis
and Western crews, the umpire ordered the
event rowed over. The Century proved its
mettle by winning this race twice
The foul occurred midway Tue COURSE
home, and tho ST Louis and Western fours
appeared In hopeless tsngie. TIE St Louis
crew appeared to invade the water OF the
Westerns. crossing close to the latter
crew az to lock cars with them. Vne Cen
fury crew had a good lead and pulled across
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To-day is ladies' day.

In the third inning of yesterdays game TN
pire Tommy Connolly sprung surprise on the
local fans and ball players. In this inning Jesse
Burkett scored on Audsrson's long rap to Ne
Carthy While Rurkett was scoring Friel loefed
OF second base and Mccarthy returned the bah
to Gochnausr. who touched trie but not until
Burkett had crossed the plate.
Connolly dsallowed Burketts running. Unlike
''how things happened Connolly turned to the
stand and in a clear voice gave his reason 70.
game at Detroit in which o. Loughl.n officia led
a play exactly the, same as the one in question
posing team protested. and Ban Johnson. presi-
dent OF the league. allowed their protest. at the
same time notifying all of his umpres of his
Interpretation OF the rules.
The fans were SO we'll pleased with Mr.. Con
nolly's gentlemanly manners in enl!ghtenns
them that they cheered him. Connolly Is one of
the best unpires in the country and a favorite
locally.
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| WAS KICKED BY HIS HORSE.
William Armbruster Suffers Infer.
nal Injuries.

William Armbruster, formerly superin-
tendent of the morgue, was seriously in
jured by kick from his horse, which he
tried to drive from the front lawn of his
home. No. 1858 Norfolk avenue, Saturday
evening. The animals hoof struck Arm
bruster in the left side, crushing a rib and
inflicting internal injuries.
Doctor w. A. Hall of No. 1900 Tower
Grove avenue and Doctor H. Robards of
No. 1919 Norfolk avenue, who attended
Armbruster, say that his condition is very
serious.
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JOCKEY o'NEILL COMING HOME.
81. Louis BOY Called to st. Louis by
the Illness of His Mother.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Juy 26.-Just after Jockey
ONeilI had won the Neptune Stakes with
ormonde's Right at Brighton Beach yester-
day, Charles White, the referee came to
him in the paddock to congratulate him. it
being his second victory of the day.
II have some bad news for you." said
Mr. White. MIR. Bennington has Just re-
ceived a telegram from St Louis. 1t is to
the effect that your mother is very i'll.
O'Neill Immediately hunted UP Mr.. Ben
nington to ascertain whether he had any
further information, but he could give no
additional details to the boy
This means that / must take a train for
home as soon as possible" remarked
ONeill. My mother has not been at all
well for several weeks
ONefll was in anything but a cheerful
frame Of mind when he was hoisted onto
Charles Elwood. who was destined to win
tie $1,000 Derby.
The boy put up clever ride winning all
the way with his mount. He was off in
front and remained there. It was his third
winning mount tn succession and he re-
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and Schenectady of the New York State
! League. Last year he pitched for Whlstier's
, team, and out of thirty-eight games pitched
Bob" drew brackets twenty-five times.
Six feet high and weighing nearly 900
pounds. Talbot is built along ideal lines for
SALESMAN. At the beginning Of this sea-
son Talbot turned down many fattering Of
fers from various minor league teams
He stated early in the present campaign
, that unless he could catch on with one of
the major league teams he would not play
as professional. He has kept himself in
good condition by pitching for local anna
teur team, az he was anticipating call
from major league team at any time.
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WellknOwn Author Declares Any
Determined Lawyer Can Get
All Evidence He Wants.
HE HAS PROOF OF ONE CASE.
Says That in Every County Where
a Newspaper Has Attacked
Him There Is Shady
Record Legislator.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Emporia, Kas.. July 2s.-Since John A. Lee
made the statement in St. Louis that D. ].
Kelley, the baking powder trust man.
bought the Kansas Legislature. among 9TH
ers, William Allen White has been stirring
things up in Kansas. He is particularly IN
censed against the newspapers which de-
fend the men of their own party. They
have told him to put up his evidence Or
shut up. White replied. in the Gazette:
The tone of certain editorials In Kansas
is such that one is forced to the conviction
that the first defenders of the crooked are
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the writer's of these same editorials. Here
is a curious fact, showing the influence Of
dishonest politicians over honest editors-in
every instance where a Kansas newspa-
per has attacked the Gazette for requesting
Doodle investigation, either the Senator or
one Of the Representatives from that county
has a reputation for shady deals. This IS
more than passing strange.
LAS to the bribery charge made by the
Gazette: The Gazette has knowledge of one
crooked transaction in the Legislature. Its
informant, the man whose client paid the
actual spot cash, is one of the best, cleanest
men in Kensas. For the Gazette to print
the story would do no good. In suit fer
libel the clients attorney would back out,
but they could not escape an Attorney Cen
eral who means business. The way these
people were held up by the Legislature was
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HUGHES STILL LEADS OWNERS.
Texas Horseman II Still at Top OF
Money-Getters ut Delmnr.

II Hughes still leads the winning own
ers al DelInar. but ]. F Daniel & Co. are
giving th. long Texas horseman close rub
for the honor Helen Print has been the
is th. fiIly Mr.. Daniel took away from Chris
Schawacker at the Fair Grounds last spring.
P. j. Nolan really leads the winning own
ers at Delmar. however. taking into consid-
own and G.; e BENEFITS horses Mr. Nolan
is training small string for Bennett. who
Jared badly with his cracks at the recent
ing TO get even here. y complete list of the
prominent winning owners at Delmar Will
pe found below:
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The Cleveland Blues and the Browns will play
| the second game OF their series at Sportsman
| Park this afternoon. AGdie Joss the human Stat,
| Will twirl for the visitors. while either Powell or
| ~ ans will do slab duty for the locals. II the
Browns can do as well with the willow to-day
as they did yesterday they prub badly will take to-
| days game from the heavy hitting tribe of La
I toie.
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MERCURY REACHED 81 DEGREES
Humidity Made Sunday an OPP
pressively Warm Day.

A more than average humidity yesterday
made the day oppressively warm.
The thermometer registered 90 degrees the
highest point being reached at 3 o'clock.
At s o'clock the mercury had fallen only to
80 degrees and at o'clock to IS.
The indications are that there will be
continuation of the warm weather of YES
terday and Saturday. Following are the
readings of the thermometer from a. m.
to p. M:
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ceived storm Of applause when he drew
up before the judges stand and dsulounted.
o'Neill left for ST. Louis last night He
sponse to a telegram from A. J. Joiner to
ride Charles Elwood IN the Derby.
Before leaving for St Louis O'Neill said
he expected to ride McChesney in the Sara
toga Handicap, providing Mr.. smathers's
horse started In that event.
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The local American League management
announced yesterday that they mad s'shtd
big Bob" Talbot, local minos !easder'
to twirl for the Browns.
1t has been known that AtcAiesr mas
been watching Talbots pitching carei uiiy
for some time, and his recent good work
,1ains, the Trolley League teams has so
f.vor.blv Impressed the local management
that they have decided to give Talbot
good try-out.
Talbot has been pitching for various minor
league teams fer the last seVera! years
His first engagement was with the Peoria
team of the western League.
Since then Talbot has pitched for Albany