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Relief.
Remember There Is No Expense Or 0bliga-
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Treatment II Afflicted Write
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Valley Park Accommodation.
Valley Park Accommodation.
Pacific Accommodation ........
Texas ard Kansas Mail-For
Springfield. Fort Smith. Tar
IS. Dallas Ennis. Hot on.
Galveston. Carthage, joplin
and Wichita
PACING Accommodation ........
Valley Park Accommodation.
Meteor = For Springfield, Car
thage. Joplin. Wichita. VIM
tia. Oklahoma, Denison, Sher-
man. Dallas. Fort Worth.
Waco and Brentwood .......
Valley Park Accommodation.
Valley Park Accommodation.
Pacific Accommodation ........
Pacific Accommodation ....--.
Texas, and Kansas Limited for
Springfield. Eureka Springs.
Fort Smith, Paris, Dallas,
Greenville, Ennis. Corficana.
Houston. Galveston. Austin,
San Antonio. Carthage. Jop-
lin. Wichita. Burton and
the West
Western Express-For SPRING
field. vinita. Denison. Sher-
mn. Oklahoma. Carthage
and Joplin
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Supreme Council, l.. of H.

The Supreme Chancellor and stan will visit
ard Compton Hill Council on Saturday evening.
the 9Th Inst. and all members of the Legion
sions.
St Louis Council held an open meeting last
the auspices Of the civic Improvement League,
which were quite interesting as well as Instruct
i've.
4ae event Of the week in Legion circles was
the reception rendered the supreme Snanse..or
ette. Council on Monday evening. Remarks were
made by Supreme Chancellor Hammer. Supreme
sellor Teasdale and Brothers Moss of Unity and
Empire Council on last Tuesday evening ceie-
brated the birthday Of its honored treasurer.
Brother G. 81. Hickman. with q euGnre and hop;
were awarded: Ladies' prizes; silk umbrella.
Miss Hartwell; mother-of-pear fan. Miss NC.
sterling silver hand mirror. Mrs. W. n. Hawk
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NJ, X. 4 1.-THE
Train.
Jefferson City. Columbia. Boom
VILE. Sedalia, Fort Scott, In
diam Territory and Texas
Express
The Katy Flyer" for Dallas,
Fort Worth. Houston. CAL
weston, San Antonio. Mexico
City and intermediate points.
Jefferson City. Columbia. Boon
Vile. Ssdalta, Kansas, indian
Territory and Texas Express
Missouri. Kansas. Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma Flyer.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC

Fast
Local
Day Express = Kansas City.
Pueblo. Denver. Salt Lake
City and San Francisco...:...
Washington Accommodation. -.
st Joseph. Joplin. Wichita and
Kansas Limited. and South
west Missouri.
Kansas and Colorado Express.
Creve Occur Lake trains leav
'S:i5 a. m. 's:f5 a. m. a.50 p.
Oak Hin trains leave Union
m. ti0:1o a. M. 1880 p. m. aat
Kirkwood trains leave Union
m. TBS a.. m. 1850 n m. u
m, f4:l0 D. m. t5:25 p. m. 70
IN. flI:l5 o. m. fS:25 D. m an
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/, n.
Depart Arrive.
s2:os am r:s5 pm
S:os pm TBS am
t7:A am ts:52 pm
90 90 am SIS pm
$40 pm S.32 am
IS: % am 1850 pm
900 am S:25 pm
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Union Static
sDaily.
fpaiiy except Sunday.
$Sunday only.
Except Monday.
ssDaily except Sunday.
ftSaturday only.
Saturday and Sunday only.
b. d o. saw. r..
Train.
Cincinnati. Louisville. WASH
ington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York Express.
Cincinnati. Louisville. Pitts
burg. Washington. Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York
Fast Mail
Cincinnati Accommodation.....
cincinnati. Louisville, Pitts
burg. Washington. Baltimore.
philadelphia and New YORK
Royal Blue Limited.
Sincennes Accommodations.
Ei0ra Accommodation........-..
west. Baden and French Lick
Springs. via Mouon Route.
BIG FOUR.
LAKE SHORE. NEW YORK
HUDSON RIVER, BOSTON
MD CHESAPEAKE AND OF
Indianapolis Express............
New York and Boston Limited.
knickerbOcker Special = New
York, Boston, Washington,
baltimore and PHILADELPHIA.
Hattoon and Alton Accommo-
cation
Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Express...............
Alton-Leaves 'I0:S0 a. m. IS:
500 a. m. 'l:45 D. m.
BURLINGTON
Train.
Fer Hannibal. H. & st. j.
points. Quincy. Keokuk and
Local to Hannibal.
For Quincy and Eeokuk........
For St. Paul, Minneapolis, via
East Side line. Illinois and
Wisconsin
The Bu~rlinston-Northern Pa
cisc Express. for Kansas
City. St. Joseph. Northwest
4. Nebraska. Black Hills, Wyo-
ming. Montana. Washington,
Puget Sound. Portland and
oregon
Twin City Express. for st.
Pau. Minneapolis and Iowa.
The Nebraska-Colorado Ex-
press. for Denver, Colorado.
Utah and Pacific Coast, via
st. Joseph
Might Northern Express for.
st. Paul, Minneapolis and
lOWa
For Illinois. via East Side line.
TO Rock Island. Clinton. Iowa
For Kansas cry. Council
Bluffs. Omaha. st. Joseph,
Denver, Nebraska, Colorado,
Utah and Pacific Coast.
Local for Hannibal
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ILLINOIS
Northern Lines.

Train.
North Illinois Express-Spring-
field, FIerport and Dubuque
Chicago Daylight Special-Peo-
ria and Springfeld........-..--
Springfield Accommodation. ..
Chicago Diamond Special.....-.
Springfield Accommodation:
Southern Liz
Train.
Fast Mail - Paducah. Cairo,
Memphis. Jackson. Tenn;
New Orleans and Texas II.
press. Nashville. Atlanta and
Jacksonville .-.....--..-..--....
New Orleans Special Cairo.
Memphis and New Orleans.
Accommodation - Murphysboro,
Marion and Cairo.-....-......-
Accommodation - Murphysboro.
Marion and Crsal Springs,
Sparta ard Chester............
New Orleans Limited-Cairo.
Memphis: Dixie Flyer-Nash-
VILE. Atlanta and Jackson
Nllle . . = .
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have the Haymakers at the next meeting.
.n Rs,%s5 s ssssss ga 3 A. e9 sxs ssR'.ss;! sss;; ~ '1 i
.uPe by the se Reverend ., 'f z. Pai..'t Tyrreii. I b. 5. The
%sei PTate sss e Green. reei Eias ins bT e A. s Mes.e
land: 6: v. J. Knight and v; 8 Blair !1;s a5d s AID
v. ii. s6o.t. Regent Joseph Huber OF Elk was
so aan Irritation, eG R ! neg cha ss a H' s"ii pse sRc
ins. and was entertained with in',ruWen.al ma.
s and z Sha ais.Hf i. j Ea,essrasen n0f Tssainss IL !: =
b bsn,isy s fGss b By E.rl r. Ball and an address by
i impo4,sn; business Rssss: H xss ,f nasss ssfs' a q s MSes
Deputy b. r. Bonner made an eloquent address.
J. H Hi.ss ,%. ssSRs1! n and G qs:oI I1.t'' 10 hold Hs az :Sp: En-
meeting. in memory o; its deeeasea memSef &:
! ssSFs Of Sa Il to ! team and won Would ii l 1ss' t. %H rsss, ss
sha 1,11 ei,x from on c s,hs5 =Sepp Snis , nG.' m sasspsed'
Ka.ci.Go,Ra Council had two sppiIi.ca.ions and
s sISink 'ni, as.sG xh Rsse Doc ss0F Fsan Il: q Mo zen E Rss,
an instructive lecture on Modern surgery" the
p sfsSsa success q 9 series Ths a,. sas!sss 1 Va. ,, Tss and sG the
ssIssasisns5y Sa%ssI;. sssTsshhent' We're served
q. 6,aS s. S GU I % an ,n,.r ssss3s,n meeting Tns c Rs.
s snssrss,ns ~ vita 1a'i iasssams sSs @u;!s 3 ~. y:
man Sf North End. upshaw. Hartman. versen'
/ Tressler and Nohl.
| Laclede Council had an enthusiastic meeting
and a large attendance. Three applications were
| presVnted, and two candidates initiated. Regent
| Peter Devine presiding. Orator 4. Huber had
an excellent. literary and musical programme
1 which was highly enjoyed.
| Marquette Council will give. the lawmakers
on Monday evening and already has q class OF
gree.
Supreme Vice Regent A. 8. Robinson attend
| York at Albany. n. Y. April q. to which he
had been commissioned as deputy supreme re-
| gent.
Council meetings this week; Mondags,,comp
| ton Hill, Laclede, Carr Lane, Olivette. Elk. Mag
hetic, Banner. Marquette, Violet. Tuesday.Mis-
ssT1i, Mound City: Mentor, FoTss Pa Park d h1on-
| deau. Thursday-south End. Cote Brilliante; JEFF
ferson City. Carl Moller, Westp9rt: Friaayr
Saturday-spanish Like. West Plains.
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The Commercial TrayeleT'L o..
Toledo. Buffalo anh New 19ak
Eastern Express-Illlnoiss In e.,
diana and Ohio points-..-."." ~ ~, g.
Ramsey Accommodation.
(, am = NV Henderson no,
L., Depart. n
Fast = ns sna ,be East. SIS an ii
Eastern Express OwensooIo,
Cloverport, Louisville ana .e.1s = a..
the
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
ST. IOIJIS-LOCIGyIILE LINEA

l. W
ST. LOUIS-JOUISvIILE LINEA
Train. Depart AA1sA
Princeton, Louisville, Lexing-
ton and way stations. Chat
tanoosa. Rome, Atlanta, Mat .
toon and points in the South -
Mount Vernon Accommodation. fS:o4 pm 80 Q
Mount Vernon Accommodation f6.01 pm 1850 An
Princeton, Louisville. LeIfng-
ton and way stations. Knox
vile. Asheville. Chattanooga.
Rome. Atlanta Augusta
Charleston. Macon and all
points in Florida and the $1,000
Southeast pm -fsO
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$50 pm i1A~
1910 pm T:1o an
. Union Station at
m. and Al p N
Station at N@ q
! t6:D .. m
Station ~ f@ q
20 q m. Nv =
90 .. m. ft:3 3.
! 6:3 .. m
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CENTRAL AND
AND ALBANY
HIO RAILWAY.
Depart. Arrive.
tT:32 am $50 pm
$50 am S:f5 pm
1::oo noon s:is pm
5:s5 pm s:8 am
1880 pm $50 am
S:25 pm 500 am
:45 p. m Arrives
STATION.
Depart Arrive
s2:55 am S:3j pm
sT:4l am SD pm
n:h am fs:3 pm
T:55 am s;:8 pm
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TIMETABLE.
ST. LOUIS TIME. .x

Arrivals and Departures Of Trains ut
Union Station.
sDaily.
tpaily except Sunday.
$Sunday only.
lIExcept Monday.
sDaily except Sunday.
ffSaturday only.
GSafurdav and Sunday only
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T:56 am s;:8 pm

$500 am 7:is am
',:l5 pm $50 pm
.z:Is pm 's:5 pm
'1:p pm 's:ss am
$50 pm S:4s am
s:0 pm T:g am
800. HE'D am
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Depart Arrive.
t6:50 am f1e:25 am
T:D pm T:55 am
S:l5 am this pm
900 am V:S pm
1:1Q Pm 3f0S am
ft1:3 pm tf4:@ pm
$50 pm su:N am
fs:@ pm fs:O an
.H:N pm 1880 pm
f5:G pm f7:45 am
........- f:B pm
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II.
RAILWAY.
Depart Arrive.
500 am 7:I5 pm
$40 pm 700 am
ROUTE.
Depart Arrive.
500 pm pm, i:ss an
$500 am T:1s pm
. Il pm s2:io pm
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IRON MOUNTAIN

Texas Fast Mail to Little
Rock. Texarkana. Dallas.
PORT Worth and Abilene.
Hot Springs Special.-.:.........
Delta, Columbus and cairo
Express
Fast Day Express Dallas.
Fort Worth. Austin San An
tonic. Houston and Galveston
Texas. Mexico and California
Special-Dallas. Fort Worth
Fl Paso. Los Angeles, Gal
weston. san Antonio and La
redo
Memphis Express -......-......
FOURTH STREET AND CHIC
STATION.
Dc Soto and Bismarck Accom-
mediation
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COTTON BEL
ST. LOUIS soUTHWESTE!
Train.
Arkansas and Texas Express
(yia Bismarck and Deltal..:,;
Arkansas and Texas Fast Mail
fyia bismarck and Delta).---
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S:1 pm IN am
s1o:W pm T:f6 am
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NJ, X. q 1.-THE kAr1s

KATr1
Depart AnivS
..:1s am sS1
pm TN sm
n1 pm S:OaA
a:1 pm TN An
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~" PAh t-Io III
n.
Depart. Arivs.
AIS pm $50 pm
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
HOW TO DO WITHOUT coRoNBRs

wear ago Erie County took advantage OF
the fact that the constitution of 1894 e1ml-
mated the coroner a constitutional omcer, ana
so enabled the legislature to abolish his anti
duated office. Erie County has just been DEAL
ing with murder case of national interest
which for battling mystery has seldom been sur
passed. The mystery has not been solved, but
that is the business of the police Let us note
here the procedure regarding it by the officers
who have supplsnted the obsolete coroner.
The body was viewed by a medical examiner. a
physician of repute and upright official, who
declined to shield the family by accepting a
theory of suicide which all the evidence con-
troyerted. Then the case was ready for the
District Attorney and the police magistrate
An inouest-not of the "crowner's'' variety-has
been held the District Attorney appearing for
the people, and the interests of all parties con-
cerned being looked after by their chosen coun-
sci. The police justice. a trained lawyer. pre-
sided, and, though some regret has been ex-
pressed that publicity was not avoided, as the
law permits, the inquiry proceeded in decorous
and orderly manner. The object was TO find out
the truth and not 10 saddle the crime on any
narticular person. The rules of evidence were
observed there was no wrangliDg among the
lawyers. everything was done in way to in
spire public confidence in the machinery Of the
criminal law in Erie County. The fruit Of it all
appeared on Tuesday in Justice Murphy's calm,
well poised and thoroughly judicial finding on
the
Contrast all this with the general experience
of New@York County in its coroners inquests.
Compare it, in particular, with the handling Of
the Katharine Adams case: and instances as
fragrant could be multiplied to a great length,
though that single one is enough TO show how
New York County may suffer from these costly
and useless functionaries.
Erie County's experience ought to be sum
cient object lesson for the wavering legislators
who are delaying the Elsberg bill for the RELIEF
of New-York County.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.

Those troublesome geographical express
sions." Macedonia and Albania, continue TO
make trouble in the Balkan Peninsula. The
trouble is steadily increasing. and has now
apparently got close TO the danger point
The vilayet of kossovo, which includes the
northern part of the region vaguely designated
as Albania, is the scene of what looks much
like war. with several thousand armed Alba
mans laying siege to an important town. raging
equally against the Turkish authorities and the
Russian Consul. and being defeated by consid-
erable Turkish army after pitched battle Not
to be outdone by the Albanans, the Bulgarians
are busy at the Istib and elsewhere in the south
ern mart of the same vilayet region common
Iv included in Macedonia Qt is understood Of
course that Albania and Macedonia have no
poIiticaI existence and no definite boundaries.
They are not provinces, but i'll defined regions,
Including parts of various provinces.) The
Turkish Government is acting with vigor and
is hurrying troops to the scene of revolt and
ought TO be able to restore and maintain order
If 1t is not nterfered with by outside powers.
That there will be intervention. however is
doubtless the hope of the insurgents. 1t is
their intention to provoke such action by the
powers too at no matter what cost. Some
months ago the leader of the Macedonian Com
mittee cynicaIIy proclaimed that he and his fol-
lowers meant TO establish a state Of crime ana
violence that would compel interference. That
seems to be what they now trying to do
The Russian Consul at Uskub who Is presum-
ably not biassed in favor of Turks, reports
that the revolutionary movement is artificial
and is not supported by the people, and that the
Macedonian Committee is evidently doing all 1t
can TO provoke the Turks to commit outrage
and massacre upon the Christians, shrewdly
calculating that if anything like a general
massacre of Christians be brought about
the powers will simply have to intervene.
The deliberate deViltry of such a course is
we'll worthy of the woman thieves and brigands
of Albania and Bulgaria, and is perfectly con-
sonant with the former course of the criminal
Macedonian Committee. That Committee, by
the way, appears to have undergone, for rea-
sons of policy. another of its Transformations.
IT is now not the Macedonian Committee Of IN
fragrant memory. but the eninently respectable
"Club of Prominent Men for the Enlightenment
"of Public Opinion to the Sufferings and
wishes OF the Macedonian Brothers" All the
same II is the identical old gang of cutthroats
which murdered Bucharest professor and kid
public which is being well informed through
our special correspondence from the Balkans
will not be surprised II the long threatened
crisis is now precpitated But it must be held
a abominable thing that gang of criminals,
working for loot and for base political ends,
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

washington, April 1 (SpeciaD.-The Chevy Cnase
hounds met this afternoon at Tacoma Park A
large field part in the chase as interest IN tn
sport is at fever pitch. occasioned by the recent
running of the second Chevy Chase handlcaP
steeplechase which was the blue ribbon anair OF
the Washington Jockey Club. Miss Newlands' one
of the most fearless riders in Washington. was on
Red Gauntlet and the Danish Minister rode MS
special favorite, Billy.
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page has invitations out IoE
a cotilon shortly after Easter. Her daughter Mrs'
Preston Gibson. Of Chicago. will arrive mere on
Saturday to remain until after the dance
Senator Dietrich. accompanied by his daughUer'
Miss Dietrich who will be graduated early IN
June at Bryn Mawr. will sail from Seattie lor
Alaska on June Is. After visiting the southern
coast of Alaska they will go 10 Dawson CIIy ana ana
POINTS along the Yukon Iheir prosI IdLiIi0 1os+
also include a trip to Point Barrow tLLe .-Ii@b
northern settlement in the IerrlIOEy- AiOiAA "--
mace thev will return to San Francisco. -,,...x
Miss Alice Howard daughter OF tne zIt a.
Minister to The Hague, who has been spenuInS tIo
1Tinter in washington with her aunts tne MISSES
Riggs will sail April IS 70 ION neI a.
The Hague. She is now at Atlanuc Ni'S WI" 49,
Miss Rebekah Knox. daughter Of the AttoInes a
General with her friend. Miss Mohier mas gone
to New-York for a week . ,. -, .rri,,ad
Mr. and Mrs. George WesCngnouse, wiz viz a. az In
ar their washington home last SATURDAY; VIII IL
lea va the city Tomorrow for a few days NlslI ~
tx Sondav Evening Dancing Glass will give us
fourth and last cotillon OF the season on Ea9t =
Monday night at Rauschers me 4ieId
Cowies Miss Kean. Mrs. PostletnWaIte anu 4"i9
Thomas Nelson Page.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
SLOWLY COMING DOWN,

Senator Goodsell is now willing 10 modl1y
little further the obnoxious street railway piil
which bears his name He still refuses to eA-
empt the whole city of New-fork from lts eA-
fects, but consents that 1t shall not operate III
the Borough of Manhattan. That is TO say, the
peoDle of this city through his klnd conslueId-
tion need not fear the construction of troiiey
line across Central Park, a four track road III
Amstertiam-ave and the revival of some MINOR
privileges which have Iapsed. but he Is deter
mined TO let the Metropolitan company please
itself so far as The Bronx is concerned
Nevertheless. there is some satisfaction 10 De
derived from Mr. Goodsellss, latest concession
Inadequate as it is, for without offence TO the
honorable gentleman we may say that IL looks
as If the coon were coming down. He no longer
contentedly surveys the landscape yer from the
ron of the tree. He is not descending gracefully,
to be sure and he is still considerable distance
from the ground; but we are disposed to believe
that sooner or later he will drop all the way,
possibly with a sickening thud.
Tbere are three or four other mea sures before
the legislature which are built on the GoodseIl
model Don't their authors or rather their
legislative SPONSORS, think it is about time TO
heed the denunciations and warnings, which are
growing louder every day? This community is
well aware that far too many favors have been
conferred already on the transportation COM
panies and is in no mood to contemplate WIN
natience measures to extend and multiply such
privileges indefinitely by clandestine devices.
These bills were Justly suspected and opposed
at the outset because they were mysterious anu
seemed capable ny means OF their hlind phrase
oIogy. of accomplishing an outrageous INVASION
of private rights and public interests. 1hey
have now been carefully examined In behair CT
this civ. and II is officially announced that such
is their purpose and such would be their effect
II is not likely that slow process of mutilat1on
will render them fit to survive. so why not save
trouble by killing them outright?
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
EMPLOYER AND EnPLOYB.

Mr. John Foster, after his mission of inquiry
concerning industrial conditions in the United
States. declares that the British artisan is su-
perior TO the American workman. This verdict
appears to have been based on insufficient ev1-
dence, and may call out loud chorus Of dis
sent in this country. But when Mr.. Foster adds
that the American manufacturer. the director
of labor is infinitely superior to his British
prototype the Yankee captains of industry may
perhaps smile complacently.
Whatever disputes may arise over these two
conclusions of this observer from abroad, his
tribute to the manner in which Brother Jona-
than is bounding ahead OF John Bull in the de-
velopment of industries. and to the ability of
Americans in administration. in control, in be-
ing adaptable to the necessities of the day, will
find no hostile critics among the manufacturers
on this side of the ocean.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
1T MIGHT BE BETTER.
dren play

From mass of carefully collected and col
lated statistics relating to college football Pro-
fessor Dexter, of the University Of Illinois, has
drawn some interesting and gratifying conclu-
sions It would be mistake however to as
sume IN consequence Of his announcement that
'the number of college football players who are
permanently injured or die from the effects of
1.-The game is so small TO be practically
negligible quantity" that there is no need OF
modifying the game. The injuries which, while
not permanent, are painful and cause more or
less serious loss of time from college duties are
worthy of consideration. Nor, in our opinion Is
it wise to ignore the feelings of spectators who
do not enjoy seeing surgeons at work and hos
pital appliances in % the field. If it were
a question Of playing the game under existing
, rules or abandoning it altogether as not worth
playing the case would be very different. So
far as we are able to judge, no progress has
been made in the effort to prove that the close
formations exhibit the most skill and science,
and that the mere open game is less interesting
We believe that if vote Of all who habitually
attend football games, including past and pres
ent players, could be taken large majority
would support the contrary view
Professor Dexter's investigation should have
the effect of diminishing the output OF ignorant
exaggerations and relieving parental anxiety
but it does not strengthen the argument that the
game of football is just what it ought to be.