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necessarily more concerned about the con-
ditlon Of the WORLDS peace. In NV travels
through Europe and my inspection of the
armies of the world l have freauentlv won.
dered whether miiitarism is approaching
the millennium. In certain countries tho
burden OF great army has become mos.
irksome upon the people and year after
year millions OF dollars are collected in
taxes In several European countries To
maintain the nation ON an elaborate. and sr.
tensiVe war footing.
"A great step in the interes. OF tn.
worlds peace was taken by the Car OF
Russia in calling the Peace Conference al
duction of the armies Of the world Powers
when emanatilg from a European Power I.
inevitably m!sinterpretsd or misunderstood,
The political reasons OF the countries .f
Europe are 50 interviewer that II IL difficult
Tor one of them tn take the lead in /. n.ac-
movement like this.
believe that TO the United States Is
gwen great opportunity in these early
days OF the country. Having found ss,,s.
factory this principle " regulating ME
strength Of our army by the sig. or GU,
population. We are now in position 4,
recommend It to the outside world
should ike TO see great International
e'nsfess called AT the instance OF this Re
public 10 meet in Its national capital ana
!" !es"ate the strength OF The
armies OF the world. The relative bower n,
the countries would remain practically III,
same and the people of many European ua
lions would be relieved of the. enormous
military burden they now carry
i believe this plan Is entirely feasible
In my travels around the world | have fire.
auently found sentiment ravoriny al leAs,
partial disarmament policy for the ma
lions. and | am convinced that such q
proposition coming from the United States
would command universal respect and the
most serious consideration
In adopting such a policy. the nations OF
the world would be following the wise In.
functions of the first American Commander.
in-Chief Washington. in maintaining a suit
bile military force To support the civil
government and protect the nation"
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TEXAS BOARD APPOINTS
WOMEN COMMISSIONERS,
They VIII Have Charge. Of All the So
cfai Functions Arranged by Lone
Star State ut the Fair.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


'Sr onAiC SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex. Aug. A-The Executive Com
mittee of the Texas Worlds Fair Co.umis-
a a.'n ue.'ueu - "s i.se meeting IN THIS city
TO create Board OF Lady Commissioners.
to be composed of seventeen members, ono
TOR each congressional district. and two At
large Tho board has not been completed
yet. but several have been appointed ana
1 Hevep'a"ees received. Inc names OF
these Follow:
Mrs. William Cameron. waeo. NJ, w p
Robertson NjHanson co,,n,,. M. 49,:
So4a'y, Aiss AAue
Danan. Ennis: Mrs. A. ". Houston. Fan
Antonio; Mrs. L. 9. Thorne DaJI... NJ.
C. l.. po,,ar c.,r..,,,,,..
''ees. uaihes'aiie' MS. w. II.
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y
GEQRop w LUKE. JR,
on g.; Louis. who 49, elected prsSsdsnt Of
Piass chautauaua, at their. annual msetins
on Tuesday. ard Pr. vanderLippe. Of st
Louis vas elected secretary.
After the call for, the meeting f.the d.
rectors had hean- iaaued 1t was given out
e. y aun .ns ns
Chautauqu4 next year from June TO Sep
tember. 1. At present the length Of the Of
ficial life at Cnautauqua IL only four weeks;
Most Of the, Chautauouas In the United
States run from ten days to two weeks.
The. notable exception IL the parent CHAT
tauQua in New York. which runs on an
average little longer than the Pfasa
ALREADY the Ptasa. Chsutausua d, the old
est in the West and but ive years younger
which ..s founded "a bishop John q. vtn-
cent Of the II. z. CAurch- Should the d.
rectors vote to make the omchi season
enjoy the distinction Of having within tts
world.
Improvements IN addition to those which
have just been completed. The new Hotel
Chautauqua has not len completed. work
venting the shipment Of material. but the
contractor IS pushing the work to compile
ton. and expects to have It completed be-
fore, the, end Of autumn.
A rumor was started few days ago to
the effect thatsa st Louis brewing COM
pany had cornered the stock Of the new
hotel and would open It up themselves. Sec
rotary Wander Lipps yesterday denied the
rrmor and stated that such q thing would
be Impossible. for, under the articles Of
Incorporation. which were Issued by the
State Of Illinois. the sale Of into1icants Of
all kinds vls prohibited.
Secretary Wander 1ppe also stated that
were completed he expected to secure .
suburban service between u. Louis and
Chautauqus that would enable st. Lsuisans
to get to the resort At almost any hour Of
the day or night.
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They were In buggy. They took the won-
to the home OF Cantrel's pal. IN West
field. The appearance OF the woman created
q sensation, and the ghouls became
alarmed.
''One dark night. says Cantrei in hA
confession. she was sneaked to my house
and then afterward he (Cantrers paD
chloroformed her until she died. We took
her body to the Union Chapel Cemetery.
There ii was placed in a grave we had
Just opened and put on top Of the casket-
Before doing that l cut of her long hair
and sold it TO milliner near the corner Of
Washington and Pennsylvania streets in
Indianapolis. We got the body all right
afterward. but 1 don't know where it went.
After this. one of our crowd. named Jim
Il don't know his last name-began to
threaten to tell. We talked 1t over among
ourselves and one night he was killed. We
solo that BODY to u man who now lives in
Westpert. Conn. but who formerly lived
here After that We killed a man named
couple 81 s dsSs ,o %s s9ld ise ms q,
ter johnson. a negro, who came to Indian
apolis from Newark. n. ]. He had -
city. It was arranged that Cantrei With
three other negroes was to start quarrel.
which was done. and. according to pro
BIdmue, al u Signal tuey CluscQ IN IuO
victim and stabbed him to death
The body was taken to one Of the medical
colleges. where the skeleton now II. &C.
cording to Cantrel. and Ii can be identified
by fractured skull.
Tho next victim was a man from Penn
sylvania. whose first name was Claude. He
was decoyed 10 house In the rear OF No.
76 Missouri street. and there entertained
by a woman who passed as the wife Of
one of CantrePs band. Later he WAS en-
ticed to Beech Grove. where quarrel was
picked and he was beaten to death with q
club the killing being done by q Hnentlton
County man and a negro. whose name -
given. The body was buried in q grave
which had been robbed in a little cemetery
of $50 In cash and check for 800 on the
Englewood Bank Of Chicago.
That arrests or rearrestS Of men already
in prison will follow the latest disclosures
Is generally believed tonight, although the
police will not say what stage the invesd-
ration has reached.
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him he was an ertertair'r" conversational
list. relating incidents which had come
der his obServa ion du. Az ms travels in
this and foreign lands Throughout life he
was q great reader. and was familiar with
the masterpieces Of Spanish literature.
CONSISTENT CHURCH MEMBER,
Doctor West was a member of the Grand
Avenue Presbyterian Church on Grand
avenue. near Washington boulevard, and
though he held no office In that church. he
was invariably in his pew every Sunday
morning.
Doctor West leaves valuable realty hold
inss in St Louis. Among the properties in
the estate Is the home at No Is Kings
highway. and twenty-five feet on Olive
street. between Broadway and Sixth street.
which Is occupied by the Judge & Dolph
Drug Company.
Two sistersMrs. Virginia west-Rufrner
Of Birmingham. Ala. and Mrs. Martha
Sells Of San Francisco, Cal. and his aunt.
Mrs. Eliza Dill. 81 years old. of No. Ao0i
Dslmar avenue. who came to st Louis in
80. survive him. Doctor Washington West,
Sr., Of Belleyille. Ill. Is cousin Of Doctor
West. Mrs. David Booth of No. SLOT Nor
gan street was distant relative
The funeral arrangements will not be
made until word Is received from Mrs.
Rufner Of Birmingham, Ala.
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DOCTOR WASHINGTON WEST,
VINO was born IN 81. Louis q years ago.
and died yesterday.
nearly midnight, when he sank into COM
atose state. from which he never recovered.
AZ long as he was conscious he was ra-
tional, although he did not have clear
idea Of the accident he had sustained.
At first it was believed that the accident
had afectedsthe brain. but after an exam
nation Doctor Booth concluded that death
was not due to the fall. but to the apoplec-
dc stroke. The apopie1y was brought on
by Briehts disease. from whicI Doctor
West had suffered two years.
Though Doctor West had been feeble
several years; every morning he went to the
stayed until 2 In the afternoon It was
while returning to his home from this Of
nee Saturday afternoon that the fatal at
tack came.
DOCTOR VESTS BIRTHPLACE.
Doctor West was the son of Thomas H.
West, who came to st. Louis in 1915 and
at the time Of his death was the owner of
valuable real estate in this city. Washing
site on Pine street between Third and
Fourth streets. where the Ben De Bar
Theater was afterwards built, and practical
After being educated at the old Edward
wyman School. he travelled In the West
and IN Mexico. returning to st. Louis about
the close Of the Civil War to study medi-
cine at Mcdowell College. from which he
graduated In 1866
He then became surgeon In the United
States Navy, anu while In the Government
service made several voyages to Japan and
China. In those countries he secured valu-
able curios many of which no treasured
until the close of his lise He retired from
tho United States Navy In 1883 and returned
to St. Louis.
Marion County. Missouri, May q, 1888. but
she died within o year OF two after the
marriage BY her he had one son. Thomas.
After returning 10 st. Louis. Doctor
West devoted part os his time to his real
estate interests. taking no part IN public
HE. and lepdtnH somewhat the life OF .
refired capltAlsf He sc,3cm called ON his
f<iDnds b the city, but; 70 thoss who visited
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REFrsILC SPECIAL

REFrEIJC SPECIAL
IndisnaDs Aug. S.-Declsrine that his
conscience would not allow him To longer
remain silent Rufus Cantrel. the king
Of the Ghouls.' now serving a sentence In
the Indiana RefornAtOry. has revealed Il
wholesale system Of mercantile murder and
grave rObbing In which he and confeder-
atss took part and by which the medical
colleges were supplied
Now with this member Of ths band and
now with that he confesses that within the
last two years he participated in or was
directly cogriz2nt Of the taking of six hu-
man lives in pursuance of the plan. Two OF
the cases he names are the killing OF q
policeman named Watterson and Carrie
Sewage, both OF which were great mys-
tehes
Cantrers confession Is full and the de-
tails So well coincide with facts in pos
session Of the police that the authorities a..
not only inclined to believe him. in spite of
the astounding character of the revela-
tions. but think that there may be much
yet TO tell. His confession. carefully kept
secret % far as-other names are concerned.
has been sent to the Attorney General. and
viii undoubtedly come through the proper
channels for investigation.
From the little that has been made public.
1t l. known that Cantrel said that while
the robbinG Of the cemeteries In and around
Indianapolis was at Its height. and
the men were receiving 80 for each body.
they began to object to the work required
In elimination. 1t was then that the plan
to kill in order to supply bodies was adopt
ed. He clears UP the mysterious murCer Of
Policeman Watterron by confessinR that
two men. whom he knew. were robblng q
store. when they were surprised by the DO
liceman. They fell on him and stabbed him
to death.
The mysterious disappearance of Carrie
selvaSe was also cleared W when Cantrel
declared that the woman. who became de-
was walking along the read be-
tween aallfh Junction and Indianapolis
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The Republic Bureau.
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.

WI 81 etl0 Az
Washington. Aug. a.-International peace
was the dominant thought of Lieutenant
General Nielsen A. Miles, commanding the
army OF the United States. as he sat a. his
desk in army headquarters to-day before
the hour for his formal retirement ard
talked to The Republic correspondent.
II was a trying and at the same time great
day In the life of the veteran os -,.any
wars. Warfare had been his profession
from his early youth. and now, at the
hour of his retirement from active service. it
was the peace Of the earth which occupied
his mind.
Partial disarmament Of the nations of
the world. in the opinion of Lieutenant
General Miles. is to-day possible. practicable
and most desirable.
In speaking Of this policy and the general
mission OF the worlds armies General Niles
said:
TO keep the worlds peace and to re-
store peace with the least possible delay
| and sacrifice OF life and property when war
occurs IS or should be the true mission Of
the worlds armies. An army should. there
fore be adequate to the growth. Develop
ment and necessities of nation.
In one OF the first of my annual reports.
that Of 1897, and in my subsequent reports
from year TO year, have earnestly advo-
Gated principle. which seems TO me TO be
safe and logical. by which 20 determine
the strength of our regular military estab-
ltshment. 1t is based on the population of
the United States.
IN my opinion. one skilled, trained sol.
dior to every 1000 OF population cannot be
a menace to the established liberties ami
free institutions of this great republic.
This principle. I am gratitied TO say the
Government has adopted in Its present
policy. and I hope it will be maintained In
the future.
But I would go further With our in
creased responsibilities as a nation We are
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Amcng st. Iouis's autograph collectors
probably no one has q more roluminous
collection of signatures and missives from
notable Americans than Mrs. n. E. Fish of
No. <2sa Castlemap avenue. widow Of Bowen
G. Fish, formerly q Texas railroad man.
Mre. Fish. Who has been an invalid for
eighteen years, has spent much Of that
period fn writing to celebrities whom she
Admired Most OF them are theatrical per-
sens, politicians. musicians. and. IN fact.
any person Who came In daily touch With
the public eye.
Tho experience Of. getting the autographs
has proven one Of infinite pleasure for Mrs.
Fish, who Is now in her sixties. and she de-
caares she would not part with her treasure
She does not really know how many auto
graphs she has. although. she says with
Often receives along With requests for chi
rography, ahe has enough TO keep her busy
rummagrg for q couple Of days should she
Mrs. F1sh's penchanx for Obtaining. the
signatures q notable personsEss was born n,
all day at her window n practically the
fame position.
Il had to have some way Of passing the
the ones Ne are continually fsadins about.
serss so e q 81 sTca FasuR SAID
ITS really more pleasure than ! can ten
you." she continued. -on account q the uIl-
s mostly ooS S When you sriss, The an:
ticipation Of receiving m an1Wer ts In ITSELF
sr .sns, ,So but e: rsssiDt Of TIE T sse
! he hAa well perfoernD6 = fA9k- md has re.
tsoss e. not noe a 1s c..n. e 4 "a h sn
ewera inspire one win admiration, but 9TH
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Mr.. Herbert wrote back = very apologize
letter. saying that he was glad to have
been addressed by her. and explained that
all 1rish-Americans Of the present era call
themselves plain Americans.
LLTALE TROUBLE TO GET READY.
Mrs. Fish declares she has received all
her communications with comparatively lit
tie trouble. One of her most priced letters
IS from the Reverend c. II. Parkhurst OF
New York. whom Mrs. Fish congratulated
on an article comparing the mothers and
daughters OF years ago with those Of tho
present day. In her letter Mrs Fish ex>
pressed her views, which the Reverend Mr..
Parkhurst said were the ideas of his dear
Old mother.
When Sullivan went on the stage Mrs.
Fish wrote to him that she was glad he was
making a change for the better, and wish
ing him all the success in the world. II
hope you viii be the equal of Booth some
day." che said in the letter. Sullivan did not
Mrs. Fish then sat down and pennsd q
note to suiivan.s manager: saying that she
only way she could get It vas to accept his
typewritten name. az Sullivan could not
Ivan immedistely denied the inpsitStion BY
photosr.ph. Mrs. Fish prizes the picture
sfrs. Fish started her collection With tho
autograph Of Wilson Barrett. Then came
Patrick 6arsieh Gilmore. whom she had
wished she had q pair hre Of No. 10 brosan
shoes on her feet At the concert 30 a to
have applauded him a. hs deserved.
picture or her counffyMan.
,, Ancthsr aafeEzpa ta., IS. FIN prI.es
diticn to Mr.. Crouch's AUTOGRAPH, Mn Fish
has Q COPY OF Crouch song. Twenty Years
Age" which the auther wrote On a psece Of
Max oRell. the famous French writer.
Who died recently, in letter to Mr.. Fish
over met we're at Buda-Pesth, HmgaFy.and
Dublin, Ireland. Mrs. Fish thinks . great
deal Of this letter. since Dublin u in Wick
low the county where she was born.
ADVISE CHAUNCEY DEPEw.
Mrs. F1sh On one occasion took the liberty
to advise chaunoey NJ Depew. Nav Yorlk's
celebrated after-dinnR talker. She wanted
his autog1aph, but e It was about election
tine she oould not resist the temptation Of
advisng him To vote for william Jennings
S. Vote, but s csne SIS a e S LOU
collection. according to her estimation, IL
being ths most psized. l. also tie most IL
legible, which Mr.. Fish believes 10 char.
acteriitic Of his greatness. since II Is her
hardar i 4! to deeipher his chirogfaphy.
Tim MURPHY, the actor, has the reputation
e h.sn he ssst s IN the S cS,lse
decllres tbs famous delineator Of American
life 10 greater even than the general public
Nh, Fisas could Ill and entertain one for
days 1t tine talking OF her hobby and tell
s e tsos q mssE e She only
knows through the medium Of letters. Some
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Wcll-Known Surgeon Is Stricken
Down While on Way to
His Home.
BORN IN ST. LOUIS IN 1880.
Served as Surgeon in United
States Navy for Two Years
Funeral Arrangements
s Not Made.

Doctor Washington West who was born
IN st. Louis q years ago. died from the
effects Of an apoplectic stroke at his home.
at No. % North Kings highway. at Sis
Sunday morning.
Doctor West was stricken at the corner
Of Market and Eighth streets Saturday at
ternoon while on his way to take car 70.
his home. He fell to the pavement, the
back Of his head striking the curb. He
was taken to the City Dispensary. where
his injuries were temporarily dressed. and
then at his own request he was taken to his
home, where he was attended By Doctor
David 8. Booth of No. 5l07 Morgan street.
Doctor West remained conscious until
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lied that
a~>A-
SOUTH AMERICANS INVITED.
Congress- ON Tuberculosis to Meet
in at. Louis Next Year.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
washington. Aug. s-The Acting Secre-
tary Of State. Mr.. Loomis. has decided to
take favorable ectfcn' on the request Of the
Executive Committee Of the American Con-
gress on fubsrculos.s to extend an invita-
ton to the Governments Of South and Cen
tral America. Mexico. Canada and New
foundland. to send three or more repressn-
tative men q deiegateS to the annual CON-
venticn Of the congress at St. Louis in In.
The action of the department Will be the
sending OF proper obstruction to our diplo-
matte Representatives to extend in person
the invitation on behaf of the United
States. This procedure Is contrary to the
the Great impOrtaRce attached by this Gov
eminent: to the meeting in fso4 Presumably
through; m omisaon. the countries Of Cuba.
the rSqr49t made Ito the Secretary, who
has expfe!sd MS desire to include them
in the sfnyit4noh. II agreeable to the con-
30 - sc
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ELIZABETH READEY's FUNERAL.
Daughter of Bart Readey Dies
From Stomach Trouble.

Mizabsth Readey. the 7-year-old daughter
Of Bart Readey. was buried from the fam
fly residence. No. S&7s Page boulevard. yes
tefdAy morning at 10 o'clock
The child's death was sudden. She was
stricken late Wednesday afternoon with
IN acute stomach trouble. which is sup
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posed to have been supsrinduce6 by q siegs
Of typhoid fever. which the child went
through esevral years ago. and which Il -
believed affected the intestine9.
Several hours after the aiment asserted
itself the child entered . state Of coma, In
which she remained until she died Friday
morning.
The funeral took place at Rock Church.
the Reverend Father Mahoney omcaathg.
ATTENDED the service and marched before the
child's comm as tribute to the little one.
who was well known to most OF them.
tevy.
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NOTICE OF BOND TRANSFER.
Mezican Central Railway pe.a. Nay
BE Exchanged.

On behalf Of the Mexican Central Railway
Company. Ladenburg. Thalmann 4 Co. offer
holders Of nrst consolidated. second CONSOLE
dated and registered income bonds in the
company the privilege Of exchange for the
new five-year gold collateral trust debenture
certificates Of 1905. These certificates bear
interest from October l. 1903, at the rate OF
per cent for three years. and per cent
thereafter. and are redeemable at the option
of the railway company upon thirty days
notice.
For each first consolidated bond Of 81 200.
par value Of $3.50 in the debenture certif-
Gates will be given. FoT each $1,000 Of the
second consolidated bonds, $40 in certificates
the order Of Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co.
with the Equitable Trust Company Of New
York. No IS Nassau street, orIwith the Old
Colony Trust Company of Boston, or the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company Of st.
Louis, or with J. Henry Schroeder 4 Co. Of
No. 145 Leadenhall street. London, E. c.,
England.
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RAN AMUCK IN HIS OWN HOME.
Memphis Man Stabbed His Father,
Mother and Wife.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Memphis. Tenn. Aug. s.-wallace Eddie
man. 30 years old. son Of ]. h. Eddleman, q
wealthy real estate dealer. ran amuck 1t tbs
family home in the suburbs this evening.
He went to his homo at 20 o'clock. while
cutting q watermelon for his three children
on the rear porch he announced his inten-
ton Of returning to the city. His father.
mother and wife demonstrated ana attempt
ed to make him 90 to hiD room
Young EddIensn, frenzied. slashed wildly
with his knife. The elder Eddlenaan re-
ceiyed deem ana probably facal thrust in
the throat HIS mother WaB painfully cut
in the hand, and young Eddleunns wife re-
cefved deep fncdss00 In the flgAt aSm. The
condition Of EddlemAn senior p critical
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EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
PLANNED FOR CHAUTAUQUA.
tSCoaAider Adsisatfltty Of Hold
ing Three Months Sessisn.

EBFIsELIci SPECIAL
chantauaaa III. Aug. SC W Luke.
Jr.. Ut St Louis the newly elected presi
dent OF The Piasa Chautauqva Assembly.
has called .m-e,ins Of The Board u Di-
rector. 10 be held at Ghaurh.aua on August
g. at wt,.fifsit5is sa!c iInportsnt steps will
be taken in regard to the future policy OF
the sGhsutxuq,ya..
Attorney Iaibke WAS elected president Of
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ST. LOUIS WOMAN HAS LARGE
COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS.

Fsks Hobby Is to Get Signatures and Photographs Of
Americas Ceebritesst Includes Those of Authors Compos
Minister'S Politicians, Actors and Prize Fghters-An Inva
Eighteen Years She Spends Most of Time
ing Collections, Which Is Great Pleasure.