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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-08-22

HaVs you everything fsr TIE auto-
nohnef'' ssked ths stranger, entering
the stare. ~. 4
Tes. yes. replied the clerk.
well. give ne four yards q court
plaster. SIX gallons 0f arniea. q bundl6
nf ectton bEttiaE ana half q dozon cor
les q Flrst AID 70 the Injured '-Ecss
kes Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-08-22
AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS
WANTED.

The Broad Ak desires to engage
AGENTS and regular eorresponasnts IN
All the leading cities ana towns IN n
linOiS and throughout the Other sec
lions Of the c0uaty. The hlShsss
commissions psid to I've hustsrs
sample copies furnished For further
infornaaoa sddrssS J1li6s ,. Taylor
500 Armour avenue. ohieaEo. m
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-08-22
Rooms for Rent.

Elegantly furnished rooms for rent
with bath and gas at s2s2 Wabash
avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-08-22
MRS. A. WILSON.

Nicely furnished rooms 70 rent for
gentlemen Reasonable rates, 1852
Indiana avenue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
PREFERENCES AND EMBARGoEs.


Great Britains noted economist. Sir Robert Giffen
has formed especially interesting conclusions
upon the subject Of preferential Tariffs which have
definite bearing upon the tariff question not only
from England's viewpoint but universally
He observes that England cannot afford to tax
materials, and that the only preferences which
she grant her colonies must be on food imported
from them. England imported last year about 1oo
100000 hundredweghts of wheat and flour, one-tifh
of which from British colonies and POSSESSIONS
From these figures Sir Robert Gifren draws an illus
tration.
Suppose" says he I'VE impose 3 shiings and
quarter upon imports wheat and -four from foreign
countries-and it would take such duty at least to
produce sensible efects-we should burden the con-
sumers in this country to the extent of the charge
on foreign wheat sum of 5094O0O pounds ster-
ling plus further sum of 1,2l90O0 by which the
price of colonial wheat would be raised in our mar
kets, and further sum of probably about 2ooO,Ooo
as the enhanced price of wheat produced at home
total S.313,0O0 pounds This seems rather large
price for consumers home to pay in order to give
the colonies bonus of more than 1.2l9000.
In a word. the people of the mother country would
have pay something six for one for their kind
Nothing furnishes better concrete Illustration
of sort of tariff oppression than this
England has already discovered that preferential
treatment of its colonies means damage in another
way, Germany's retaliation account of Canada $
privileged treatment afording the proof; and ii will
be strange surely if England be induced to ADAM
don the timetested policy through which she has at
tanned and held commercial greatness.
Sir Robert Citizens frank premise that England
cannot afford to tax materials is mere variation
of the principle that protective tariffs are suicidal
The economists statement, however. only goes half
way. If England cannot afford to tax raw materials
which is true. seeing that England produces virtual
ly nothing and that its commercial life depends upon
purchasing materials. cIeaply, from other countries
and sending them out again transformed into manu-
factures-then England cannot afford to tax other
imports. II England would obtain the best markets
abroad for its overpus which is the bulk of its pro-
duction then England must not antagonze those mar
kets, whether the antagonism be by way of taxing
materials anything else. in the present
scheme of things retaliation is inevitable by the tar
If nations.
What applies to country producing no raw ma
terals applies universally No country produces raw
materials in exact proportion to its manufacturing
materials and buy sell manufactures. Until a
Utopan era arrives when natural products, manu-
facturers and population developed and disrib-
ued in perfect proportions-until each nation is alb
soutely self-suficent and independently short I'M
til buying and selling to be an International
necessity. protective discriminatye tariffs must
provoke retaliation and disaster.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
THREE HUNDRED DAYS HENCE.

In something less than three hundred days the
gates of the Worlds Fair will swing wide to the
multitudes. famous finger will send magic life
into the great system of machinery, thousand brass
trumpets will welcome, and the turnstes will
commence to tell their merry little story
1t is the merry little tale of the turnstes which
the people of ST Louis must anticipated the story of
the millions must be acted upon beforehand.
If the average man will put his ear to the ground
he cannot fail the footsteps of the approach
ing millions The people coming to St LOUIS
in 1904. The facts present which make it prob
ability amounting to as near certainty as anything
can be. The invitation has been sent. Worlds Fair
advertisement las surpassed all previous conceptions
of advertisement. In the four corners of earth the
people have been interested in other exposition
animated with not only the desire but the intention to
come In the United States. upon which the question
of great small attendance depends, the people n
whole have greater knowledge of the Fair and keener
interest at the present time, ten months ahead of the
opening date, than they exhibited in advance of any
other exposition at any time.
VIII they come? Interest and desire may be taken
for granted. The question now Is one of ability
| mainly If prosperity means anything it must mean
attendance at st. Louis year. The crops which
the underpinning of prosperity here. Wheat
has already told its story, and corn is singing its
triumphant paean. 1t is the greatest agricultural year
IL
depends the peoples ability next spring to buy visit
TO the Exposition. In the spring after bad crOyear
retrenchment is the order but with the proceeds of
banner seasons products in pocket there is money
for the seedtme outlay and to spare 1t is fair
to assume that under continuance of present
ditions ana with the added prosperity" derived from
the agricultural riumphs Of 1903 there will be within
easy distance of st. Louis many millions of people
able to
The question Of accommodations is not yet wholly
solved. Anticipating the turnsti!es story must mean
accelerating and charging the preparations st.
Louis, in the short space since Dedication Day.
has accomplished wonders New hotel projects have
| sprung up every hand. But there are greater
| wonders which must be accomplished in the ten
months remaining OF the three hundred days not all
building days Construction work, in order to be
available, must be commenced within sixty days. After
| winter has broken, May swiftly.
In addition 70 having the capacity. St Louis must
| make known its capacity to care for the crowds.
Accommodations pust be ready on time or adverse
! publicity Will be the result. On the other hand
promptness in demonstrating the extent OF accommo-
dations will greatly influence attendance. Enterprise,
expansion and prodigous energy must be the watch
words in preparing for the assembled thousands of
| 1904.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
E1-Governor Gnrcelon at Ninety.


Gladstone lamented because the youth that he
old Himself So he legslating
corsrucvey editing Greek letter manuscript and lead
ing Liberal Parament-Pemier intellectually poti-
caly-whie other men of 10 jaded and worn out.
distinguished citizen of Lewiston would have delighted
Gladstone, for he is of his fiber. Ninety DID,
attended the last session of the American Society
at New Orleans ard spoke before that body
mile journey, more or less, is nothing to him. year
ago packed his hand grip trotted down
America. Twice and thrice year he seeks the Pacific
Coast; out to Denver him down the Gulf
State cities At home he practices medicine
thirty miles, defes trolley automobile in "a
shay behind Morgan blood stepping coltishy
occasionally boiling into CUTTERS attends all public
meetings. and still votes the Democratic ticket joyously
and hopefully.
1.-The old DOCTOR call him-ex Governor Alonzo Gar
celon, the formal ttlea gentleman, scholar
oldest living alumni of Bowdoin College. the
pioneer native-born resident Lewiston Ex-Governor
OF Maine. ex-Mayor of lewiston man of heart and
sentiment blood and fiber of the soldier soldier
in the rebellion himself In him Gladstone would
been most glad for mis- old is still Into
IL he carried his enthusasms-even his ambitions Treess
fearless consistent ulselfsh ebodes the wisdom Of
years with the COURAGE and hope of a boy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
RECENT COMMENT
General Wood and Favoritisrn.

Philadelphia Record.
Leonard Wood appointed assistant surgeon in
the in 1885, and became surgeon five years later
assisted Mr. Roosevelt in recruiting a volunteer reg
1858. and commissioned its Colonel in May
of that year. He participated in three months
paign. being in action tTiceat Las Guasmas
led his command into ambush. and San Hill
where his part probably praiseworthy, but by no
conspicuous. He was. however. made Brgadier
Major General OF Volunteers having from
captaincy in precisely eight months. General Lawton
hero of many wars removed that Wood might be
made Governor of Santiago and later General Brooke
soldier whose gallant services back to 1861
that he might become Governor of Cuba.
1901 he entered a Brigader General In the
regular establishment. On August 1t Is announced
he will be made Major General In the regular
events. If no further exceptional favors are
pressed upon him. he will in 1909 succeed the grade
Lieutenant General and the OF the army; the
Presidents continues may reach this supreme
honor earlier
Promotion at this rate has before been heard of
in the military service of the United States If it
the result of the most brilliant military achievements. of
great conquess marvellous strategy. mastery handling
OF armies it would still be astonishing But it is the
suit according TO the only justification advanced for it. of
command the army of United States at least fifteen
He is without military education; he has never
displayed any special military ability
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
WORLD'S-19O4-FAIR.
S.LooN REGULATIONS.


Excise Commissioner Seibert is adherng to duty in
imposing restrictions those saloons in which the
law preprety is violated He should have the sup
port of all respectable citizens and all reputable
lQuor dealers for the dealer who conducts his estab
lislIept in accordance with law and public opinion
necessarily incurs injury through infractions permit
ted by less prudent and less conscientious dealers
is complaint But there legal and moral reasons
why ban should be interposed against winerooms
and disordery places regardless of their location. In
fact, the questionable which lies within Dor
ders residence district is all the reprehensbe
and detrimental than located in quarters where
the moral standard is high, although there is
justification for the existence of such resort in any
locality.
The wineroom is an institution which should be
suppressed altogether 1t is than the disorder
ly place which is usually frequented by disorderly
men, 1t is meeting place where innocent young per-
sons of both initiated into evil ways. Many
OF these young persons although perhaps predsposed
to do wrong. would probably be useful members of
society if the temptation not at hand. The
wneroom is of the worst if not the very worst
metropolitan inquities.
Mr.. Seibert should pursue the course that he has
begun. 1t is his duty to do so. Winerooms and dis
orderly saloons should be wiped out Of existence in
will not be disturbed But the man who violates the
law should be punished and his place closed. Above
aIl residence districts should be protected.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23

would to be sufficiently large to insure the entry
of the best engineers in this country The contract for
the building of the dixie will be of magnitude war
ranting spirited rivalry for the award. The people
of the East Side have every reason to expect that
the ultimate achievement shall represent the best
thought and constructive effort of modern engineer
ing
The selection of Il competent board of award to
pass upon the plans submitted in competition has
been well begun by the choice of Major Thomas Casey
of st. Louis rs chairman. The remaining members of
the board must be OF corresponding fitness. This
is necessary in order TO profit nelligently from the
competitive contest now inauguraed. The first
requisite of the situation is reasonable guarantee
that the award Of the capital prize shall be made
without fail to the engineer or firm of engineers Of
fcring the NEST practical solution of the East Side
dixie problem.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
TWO TRIPS FOR LICENSE.
Marriage Plans of Young Couple
DELAYED by Skeptical Clerk.

After trying for three days. John Conroy
of No. 3704 La Sale street and Huida WED
ner of No 242 South Vandeventer avenue
succeeded yesterday in getting married,
The ceremony was performed at Clayton by
County Judge Fred L. Kerth.
Conroy and Miss Wiedner went to tho
county seat Monday evening about o'clock
and applied for a license. but Clerk Schaed-
Ter refused the certificate because both ap-
Deared to him too young. Conroy said he
was u and his bride-elect IS years old.
Schaedler asked for proof. Yesterday after
noon they returned with their mothers. who
corroborated their statements and the IL
cense was issued.
Other licenses were issued in Clayton yes
terday to Fred H. Hart of No. 1881 Chou
teau avenue and Rosalind Beck of No. 1l6A
Russell avenue, Zach A. Hendrick Of
Mapewood and Anna ]. Fahrner OF No.
352iA st. Louis avenue. William NJ. Johns
OF No. $50 North Twenty-third street and
Pearl E. Orr of No. 127A South Compton
avenue. Harry Davis Of No. 1910 Blair ave-
nue. and Sarah Bensinger Of No. 1856 Walton
avenue and John Droege and Laura Woehr-
mann of No. 40s1 North Twenty-second
street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
WHAT Is THE REASON?

About thirty streetimprovement bills and many
alley-improvement bills seem to have met with OBJ
structon in the Municipal Assembly. Most of them
are pending in the House of Delegates, where they
have been for than a month.
Charter amendment prescribes that public-im-
provement bills emanating from the Board of Public
Improvements shall be reported within forty days
by committees to the respective branches of the AS
sembIy and be acted upon. This provision intends
that every public-improvement measure shall be
finally disposed of in forty days Recommitta would
be circumvention of the organic law of the city
Why action is delayed is not known The appar-
ent between the asphalt people and the patentees
OF the bituiithic pavement may have something to do
with 1t. or may not. The committee may have been
busy consider the bills may have overlooked
Them Or there may be some other cause or no
plausible cause. However, regardless of the cause
or reason for delay it seems positive that the bills
have neither been passed nor defeated.
This Municipal Assembly is pledged to progress.
Every legislator in both branches was elected on the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
Mayor Wells Signs Appropriation
Bill and City Buildings Will
Be Completed.
TO RESUME WORK OIL HOSPITAL
Jury Commissioners and Park La
borers Will BE Paid at Once
President Phillips Out
lines Proposed Work.

Mayor Wells signed the annual appropri-
ntion bill Yesterday at noon making IT pos
sible to start municipal improvements
without further delay. as the bill had the
signatures of President Hornsby Of the
Council and Speaker Hughes OF the House
attached to it.
The first work to be started will be the
completion of City Hail. the new City
Hospital, and the erection Of the insane
ward of the Poorhouse. according to Pres
ident Philips of the Board of Public I'M
provements.
In speaking Of the work yesterday. Pres
ident Phillips said: Now that the bill has
passed the Municipal Assembly and receiver
the signature of Mayor Wells, we can e.
ahead at once. =
ut seems to me that both the House and
Council are deserving of the highest praise
in not delaying the appropriation hill, as,
until 1t became Law. the work was held
up indefinitely.
THE City Hall Commission composed Of
Mayor Wells, Comptroller Player, President
Hornsby of the Council. Speaker Hughes of
the House. Building Commissioner Helm
burger and myself, will take up the COM
pletion of the City Hall at once.
weber and Groves, the architects. who
are making the plans will have them COM
pleted in q few days. The cost OF ths
work will he s155,oOo. OF this amount 500
is for installing the air filtration plant
This plant will be similar to the one now
in use in the Bank of Commerce building.
There will be no delay in starting the
work on the new City Hospital. as the
plans have been drawn up by former Build
ing Commissioner Longfellow The cost Of
this work will be about $4,000.
THE insane ward at the Poorhouse will
cost in the neighborhood Of 100000. Arch
itect a. T. North drew up the plans under
contract with Mayor Wells and myself.
Signing the appropriation bill is all We have
been waiting for to start this work.
Treasurer Franciscus is ready to-day to
pay off the laborers in the Street Depart
ment. The Jury Commissioners and a
part of the park laborers will be paid of
tomorrow and Saturday.
President Phillips asked for leave Of
absence for to-day and he has gone to
Boonville on private business. He will re-
turn in time for the meeting Of the Board
of Public improvements tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
PIE AS A TOCSIN

Leaving for day or two their terrific struggle
over the Democratic nomination. the Republican Or
gans begin battle the gubernatorial ticket on
their own side. The Atkins side offers to nominate
Bert Norton The gentleman is described as just the
stuff for "a gallant young leader
But the Star, speaking for the Kerens pie brigade,
loses time In hurting forth denial of the Atkins the
DRY that Nortoni is the child of destiny. Mr. Atkins
lives at Humansville and the Star says that little
village can't speak for the invincble Republican
hosts of Missouri
This is unfair to Chairman Atkins. Big men often
from little viIages-and it isn't usually cassed
good politics to the ire of the small towns
The Star viii create Nortoni boom If it doesn't be-
gin to apologize to the towns out in the country.
Pie excites the Republican bosses and organs of
Missouri nothing else does. There's no peace
where there's pie.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
EAST SIDE Dixie PROBLEM

Excellent results should be attained through the
action of the Executive Committee of the East Side
dixie project in offering prizes of $1,000 $500 re-
spectivey for the best set Of dixie plans the COM
petition to be open to all American engineers
The task confronted by East Side residents is that
of providing permanent protection from Mississippi
high water to the recently overfowed territory in
which their homes and places of business are stu
ated. 1t is task of the utmost importance and its
performance will necesstate the expenditure of more
than 81 100000.
In such an undertaking the best ability should be
employed The prizes offered for competitive plans
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
J ~ "
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS,

. From The Republic. July "a 1878.
q Pigeon Rives, II years old. made
g heroic but vain attempt to save
Z, his companion, Lorenzo J. Holmes.
g from drowning in the river near St.
e Charles.
. The force of dog catchers was in I
= creased in Carondelet on account Of
o the large number of stray CANNES.
. The residence Of William H. Block 4.
. No. GIG Beaumont street, was dam
. aged by fire.
. The funeral of Deputy Sheriff ,
= Michael Lacey took place from the
= Church of the Assumption
. Another riot occurred in East st.
. Louis, several men being wounded
. in the conflict between the State po- 4
= lice or deputies, and the force en- \
. ployed by Mayor Bowman under
. dual government. Under orders OF
. the Governor of Illinois the Belleville
e Guards went to East st. Louis to
4 preserve order.
. The body of Miss Ella Switzler.
= daughter of Colonel r. y. Switzler'
= was sent to Sedalia, Mo-, for burial. =
= General Powell Clayton arrived
e. from Little Rock to visit relatives. =
. r. Wade's residence at No 30"
Q Morgan street was damaged by IRE.
A party of young ladies returnso
. from an excursion to st. Paul IheS
= were Misses Cherie Bent. Massie
= Van Studdiford, Lucy Russell, Lile
. Gibson. Maggie Clarkson. Mass.e
= Lionberger, Estelle Dickson, Juha
. Won Schroeder. Ella Fletcher. NeaH
. Hopkins. Nellie Schuyler and Saih'
q Thornburgh.
. The Democratic Congressional CON- =
. mittee of the Second District elec'sN
= the following delegates: n. G. La
. more. Joseph H. Herman. Jonn =
. Stanton, John Tumalty. Ed VIM 4
= son, Pat McGrath, John 8. Manu-
= Barney Donnelly. John o'Maiiey,
4 ]. Geraghty. G. Pitman Smith. :. 80. =
. Mathews, NJ. F. Taylor, F. NJ. sa =
. ton, Joseph A. Brown and AiiieN
. Carr
q Teams driven by Gustav Cocker
q No. 1860 Lucas avenue and ~ -,at q
. Manning of No 1880 North MILE -, 4
{. street coliided, the bugstes peA -
q wrecked. while the drivers nau - =
. row escapes from serious INJURY. .
q Captain Gorsuch of the steA, =
{. Alex. Kendall carried pais .,. =
= friends to the Cuivre River - 8
. the fishing and squirrel shooting w 3
. said to be excellent. r
- q q q \ a q = = AV8Xl3S2j
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
sT.LoUlS COUNTY PARAGRAPHS.

The annual picnic of the Hazel Hill I'M
provement Association will be held SatuE-
day at Roths Grove on the Olive Street
road. A large number Of prizes for athletic
events and dancing have been offered.
Souvenirs will he given to the children
County Treasurer Phil Deuser made his
quarterly settlement with the County Court
yesterday. During the last three months.
according to his report. he has paid out
$50 1913 22SS divided as follows: School war
rants. $3S $3.50: roads and bridges SOS. SIS IL:
paupers and insane, s6.42S.52: salaries. So
69I.25; Jail and criminal. s3,2li2l: contingent.
S1.giS73
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23

Judge Can't is in full possession of the American
citizens right offer himself as candidate for
office. 1t is not fair to crtcise him if he were
doing something beneath the dignity Of his present
position. The Judge has too much respect for the
law and much political sense to bcltle the Doodle
prosecutions or make personal structures Mr.. Folk
AS long as he doesn't make that blunder Missouri
Democrats Will accord him friendly and pleasant at
tcntion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23

assurance that he would support plans and bills for
improvement. Therefore the bills for street paving
should be acted upon. If the committees have not
considered the bills, they should nevertheless give
the Assembly an opportunity to vote. This is no
time to delay Improvements, or to prevent them
Street work must proceed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23

Doctor Moore. dean emeritus of the Missouri Bible
College ut Columbia advances the theory that the
other worlds in the system of universe be-
ing held for happy occupancy by the people of this
earth when Resurrection Day shall summon them.
This to emphasize and explain Emcrson's in
junction to Hitch your wagon to a STAR