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Evening journal., 1904-05-17
HOTEL RATES
TO Be THE SAME
St. Louis Proprietors Will
Not Increase Them Be
cause of Fair
GUESTS MAY DOUBLE UP" THOUGH

Many Wilmington people are prepar-
ing to go to the st. Louis Louisiana
Purchase Exposition and nearly all of
these are interested in the hotel and
boarding-h house question. In view of
this state of affairs the views expressed
by st. Louis hotel managers on the
question are pertinent.
At present there are about 173 per-
manent and temporary hotels in st.
Louis. and IL is expected that before the
opening of the exposition the list will be
increased to ESQ. II is estimated that
these hotels will be able to accommo-
date $4,000 persons daily without undue
crowding, and perhaps many more with
crowdjng.
Besides the hotels, there are thous-
ands of rooming and boarding houses
In the city, and It is estimated, accord
ing to figures compiled by the Free In
formation Service of the Worlds Fair,
that at least 100000 persons can be
comfortably cared for daily in the
rooming and boarding houses and i'm
private homes Many more persons
can be accommodated by doubling up"
Rates the Same.
T. S. Higgins Of the Madison Hotel
says: I'VE are doing what almost all
other hotelkeepers in st. Louis are do
ing. We are increasing the capacity
of our rooms and letting prices per
guest remain at the old figure"
A representative OF the Lindell Hotel
management says: "The LindelTs
guests are mostly commercial men, who
win want sample-rooms in which TO
show their goods Increasing the cana
city of a room would not help matters
much with us. Consequently we will
have to increase our rates when the
exposition opens
Manager Fred KloOs of the New st.
James says: 1T is our intention TO care
for as many people as we can as long
as we are able to do IL satisfactorily.
OF course, two or three guests will
sleep I'm one room, but the price per
guest will not be increased"
Manager Lyman 7. Hay of the Hotel
jefferson, which opened recently says.
Until the opening OF the exposition our
prices will be similar to those of other
hotels OF our class. We have not yet
decided what will be done after the Fair
"opens, but our prices viii be reasonable,
all things considered"
"Our rates will be So and up. as they
have always been" says Manager r.
G. Beatty Of the st. Nicholas. 1--WE viii
not make an advance in price except
that guests will have TO 'double-up' in
the rooms. This year viii be an ex-
traordinary time for hotels and two
or three guests must occupy the same
room in order that all Worlds Fair
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
rHE suPREME couRT.

The Presidential election viii not
only determine who shall sit FOR the
ensuing four years in the White House,
but indirectly the complexion Of the
Supreme Court will be determined.
-Four OF the justices viii be eligible Tor
retirement before March 8, 1903 when
the next presidential administration
will have come to am end
Chief Justice Fader is now eligible
for retirement but because Of his ex-
cellent health Is likely to continue in
office for a time. Justice Harlan has
also reached the age limit for retire
ment. Justice Brown viii retire in
1906, and Justice Brewer win be elig-
lble for retirement in 1907.
Thus in electng president we shall
be indirectly determining the character
of the Supreme Court. OF course poli-
ties is supposed to be foreign TO that
distinguished body, yet the character OF
judges depends upon their nature and
opinions as men, and any president is
most likely TO select men In harmony
with his own sentiments Should a
man like Hearst. for instance, come to
the presidency by any possible chance,
the danger in,hi selections is fearful to
contemplate.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
TUESDAY, MAY IL 1904.
HOW TO DO IT.

II anyone lmaglnes that the press Of
this city is writing up the assessment
Inequalities to iii space. or for political
effect, he Is making a grlevous mis-
take. No paper can possibly give suf-
iicient space TO do it justice. There is
scarcely a block In the city wherein
the assessments as they stand after
leaving the hands of the Board of Re-
vision and Appeals there are not evil
dences Of favortism or Of stupidity.
Indeed. under all the circumstances
the press has been slngularly temper
ate.
There are two reasons for the high
tax rate. and for the deficit which
seems to be confronting us; Our whole
system is bad, and II is poorly admin
istered. Remedies have been suggest
ed from time to time. but unless the
people make a demand which must be
needed, our present system OF raising
revenues viii continue and the admin
istration viii grow worse. Here are
certain suggestions for Improvement
Cthe nrst Of which we borrow from a
recent editorial IN the Morning News)
The assessment should be made by a
competent board and should stand for
four or fve years. For any new build
ings or improvements during that per-
iod a special assessment could be made
There should be some basis Of val
uatlon followed in all instances--two-
thirds. three-fourths OF fun value.
The assessment lists should be pub
lished by wards, containing every
piece OF property, the name Of owner
and the valuation.
In publishing the delinquent lists the
name Of every delinquent, with the full
amount should be inserted.
In every instance where taxes are
delinquent the money should be imme-
diately made out Of the property, and
no excuses whatever to cause delay
should be taken.
Now that is the business way OF do
ing IT, And were such a plan followed
honestly and rigidly there is no doubt
that we might lower the tax rate and
stin have sufficient revenue for all
right purposes.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
BEAUTIFUL SUSSEX.

Delaware was never more beautiful
than it is-at this moments we are al
most inclined to say that no country
is more beautiful The old Sussex and
the backwoods Of Kent which our faith
ers knew are gone forever The pine
forests and abandoned fields have been
turned into gardens and these are pro-
claiming from every foot of space that
fruitage Is near.
The crops are diversified. Yonder is
a ten-acre squage Of crimson clover
flaming against a background of green
which is a wheat field And back Of all
is the wood with its oak and gum and
hickory, each Haunting different
shade, and a few splotches Of white
where the dogwood blossoms show be-
tween the green.
The farmer is aheld. and those fields
which once were dreary with old sedge
are now filled with Strawberries, peas,
blackberries; orchards OF pears, plums
and peaches.
Sussex looks prosperous and is pros
porous. There are thousands Of COM
Portable farmhouses with neat lawns
and copious shade and there are pianos
and organs in the homes as we'll as
handsome gowns and books Even the
smaller towns have prosperous banks
with large deposits. And Sussex is
getting most of 1t out OF the soil. In
the old days farmers used TO SOW a field
with pines and wait twenty-five years
for cord-wood. Many man on the
same land now makes as much in a
single year as it once took a quarter
Of a century to produce.
Brains have been mixed with the
soil; science has been brought to bear
in the problem Of agriculture; the ex-
perlence Of other sections has been
drawn upon. and the result is that the
golden sands Of Sussex are yielding
their harvest Of gold.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
CAUGHT ATRANDOM

From all representations the outlook
Is that even if Senator Quay does not
succeed himself it will be some one
equally as good"
When We read that the poor, be-
nighted heather of India are becoming
slaves of the cocaine habit, what
contempt we feel for them; and then
we happen TO think that we Americans
have the cocaine, the morphine, the
whiskey and many other bad habits.
Louis de Rougemont. who astonish-
ed the world few years ago with his
tale of adventure which rivaled that of
Robinson Cruso, has promised to prove
to the incredulous that he can ride on
the back Of sea turtle as he described
In his memoirs. The test is to be made
in the London Hippodrome.
Round Sergeant-Whatl Asleep
again? Can 1t be that this is from
force Of habit?
Waking Patrolman-N-n-o sir. Jest
a habit o. tn force.
The Teaeher-Can any OF you tell me
for what purpose the Panama Canal is
to be used?
Little George Grafton-sure, Cam
paign purposes
Mr.. Crltique-Yes indeed, my house
Is simply fun of Titians.
Mrs. Nouveauriche-Good gracious
amt there no way of killing them?
Ambassador Porter has returned to
Paris after a soiourn in Greece. and has
resumed his duties at the Embassy.
II is pretty hard to pick out the
flower Of the flock when all the daugh-
ters are peaches.
II everything was put I'm its right
place, there would be the biggest kind
Of boom in burial lots.
First Lawyer--"Didn't you soak that
for an unusually large feeY'
Second Lawyer-"Oh. / don't know;
what's worth doing is worth doing
well, isn't it?"
After hearing a minister tell OF the
many beautiful things beyond the grave
you cannot help wondering that he
doesn't commit suicide.
Grayson-"They say that man Smith
has a beautiful tenor"
Jayson-"Then I'll bet you the price
Of yellow kioodle that he borrowed
IL"
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

sumption" which came under his care
ia the third week Of the disease Forty
seven injections of the serum were
given and In FIVE months the patient
was. TO all appearances, cured. lie
showed charts and diagrams illustrut-
ing the great Improvements and appar-
ent cure OF several other cases. The
patient lost their shortness OF breath
and gained in weight and strength. all
though sanatorium treatment had prev
iously failed TO do them any good. Yet
40 other medicine was used during the
time the injections were employed. Ma
turally, the most successful eases We're
those where the destruction of the
lung tissue was least advanced-that is
to say. the acute rather than the
chronic cases.
The general feeling at the lecture
was that prima facie case had been
made on. for the new serum. but that
it would be q misfortune which all the
medical profession would deplore if any
exaggerated hopes were based upon it.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
NEW BOOKS
FOR LIBRARY

New books have been received as fol-
lows, at the library:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Blalr-The Grave.
Combe-Dance of Life.
Combe-The English Dance OF Death.
Combe-The History of Johnny Quae Gem
us, the Little Founding Of the Late Doc
tor Syntax.
Combe-The Tour Of Doctor syntax in
Search Of the Picturesque.
Combe-Second Tour Of Doctor Syntax
in Search Of Consolation
Combe-rhlrd Tour of Doctor Syntax in
Search Of a Wife.
Ehlot-Comp,ete Works. 12v.
Garnett and Gosse-English Literature;
an Illustrated Record. 4v.
Joe Miller's complete Jest Book.
Milton, John Nova soyma, the Ideal
City; or Jerusalem Regained, 2v.
Tennyson-rennyson's Suppressed Poems.
FOREIGN LITERATURE.
Balxac-contes dc Balxac.
Comparett-The Traditional Poetry Of
the Firms, tr. by Isabella NJ. Anderton.
Dumas-complete Works 32v.
Tolstoi-EsSays and Letters.
Tolstci-Complete Works, 12v.
FICTION.
Answorth-The Tower OF London.
Apperley-The Life Of Sportsman.
Apperley-Memoirs of the Life Of the
Late John Mytton.
Benson-The Book of Months.
Brady-A Little Traitor to the south.
Carey-A Passage Perllous.
Casile-lncomparable Bellaars.
Egan-Iife in London.
Gale-The Vanguard.
Hobbes-rhe Vineyard
- son-1he Admirable Tinker.
Johnston-sir Mortimer.
keays-He than Eateth Bread With Me.
McCants-In the Red Hills.
Martn-T'llie, a Mennonite Maid.
ParrLsh-When Wilderness was King.
Pickthall-Sald The Fisherman.
Post, Smith Brunt-A Story of the Old
Navy.
Rowland-To Windward.
Soawell-Francezka
Shafer-The Day Before Yesterday.
Surtees-Handly Cross
Surtees-Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities.
Surtees-Mr. sponges Sporting Tour.
Wells-The Gordon Elopment.
Whitson-The Rainbow Chasers.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Women and oFinaers.,

From tho Louisville Herald.
The Board of Lady Managers OF the ST.
Louis Exposition has decided that woman
has no head for "nggcrs." The Treasurer
of the Board. feeling the necd Of am as-
siatdnt 10 audit her accounts proposed
young woman for the office The propo-
sation mot at once with aiaiavor. one
member declared; Fl believe when Sc comes
10 the auditing OF accounts the matter
should be IN tho hands Of a competent
man" Is no woman competent 20 audit
accounts? L. woman, as a nnlncier to be
restricted absolutely ITO the addition Of
The ocrclici change found in a husband s.
pockets? Is sine TO bo denied ,hc recog-
nAion due q hundred victories at memoir
able bargain counter slaughter sales?
The decision OF tho st. Louis Board Of
Lady Managers comes as veritable shock
to tho new woman and her worshlppers
That &c was deliberate there il unfortun-
ately no room for doubt when one mem
ber proposed to let the sex down easily
by moving that the accounts be audited
by "a competent person" Mrs. Manning
the accomplished wife, by the way, Of a
former Secretary OF the Treasury. was
ineXorablc, insisting that man only has
q head for "igeers." And a man only
the Worlds Fair Board Of Lady Mana
gers would have.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
OPINION
81. LouIs Exposition PrIees.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Hotel and lodgng-house keepers and
some others in St. Louis who hope to find
their opportunity in the extremity of the
public are quite likely no make the mis-
take. which proved 80 costly IN Chicago,
OF killing the goose that lays the golden
eggs. They are now reported TO be feel
ing the public pulse to md. as nearly as
may be just the point at which visitors
10 the Fair refuse ITO be robbed Rates
for accommodations are reported TO be
high, as is quite natural at this stage OF
the Exposition, but that they WILL be lower
and before Ions. Is 10 be looked TOR with
perfect confidence. Chicago found out that
there vas a limit 20 extoruon. and ST
Louis people will learn BY uhe SAME costly
experience that # they arc to enjoy proflt-
able patronage from visitors they must
come down in their prices.
Eventually prices during The Exposition
win be just about what the visiting public
chooses 20 make them. II people submit
TO paying extravagant prices, cNtortion
viii continue. II they protest 10 the point
Of staying away from the show. prices
win take q sudden tumble. IN the mean
time no ono Is obliged to 50 Go 81. Louis
at an. ana few Will 20 anyway -,,,i-il thc
Exposition IS complose I'M every ,,dall.
which Is a matter OF some time: so long
q time, ia fact. thai prices which havo
been Started high as a feeler. are quite
likely TO descend 80 a more nearly normal
figure without resort on the public.
pari to anything like a boycott OF tn,
show.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
DID NOT REPORT ON RULES
Republican First District Committee
Held Meeting Last Night.

The Republican First District Com
mittee met last night, but the sub-com-
mittee ON rules was not prepared to
report
committees were empowered 10 arrange
wards.
1t also was decided to prepare a list
Of names of persons recommended for
Republican registration ana election
officers 10 be submitted TO the Depart
ment of Elections at an early date.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Parker. THE SILENT.

Don't tank; say nothing and look
wise. Speech is silver" you know.
"and silence is golden" and the man
who IS dumb from infancy should be
melted up into bars ready for the
mint.
Don't talk II you have nothing to
say" wisely declares the pedagogue.
and he Is good teacher. His favorite
pupil docs him proud" David 4. Hill
was once Governor Of the state
Of New York and for six years
occupied seat IN the United
States serate. yet who ever
quotes one OF the sayings Of this
statesman Yes, there is one--"I am
a Democrat" But in view Of the
changing policies Of the party that is
rather enigmatical remark.
And Parker. Alton p. Parker. the Il
:ustrlous pupil has carried the theories
Of his teacher even further. lie has
no record, and doesn't propose 10 make
one. lie has said nothing and written
nothing outside o. his legal opinions
1t Is true that he discusses the weather
With his friends; ne talks OF his dog
and his horses, and it Is possible that fol
lack OF better Indication Of the MIND
OF the man we may come to ponde
these phrases and in time detect SOM
hidden meaning. For instance, the re
mark ct IS very fine day" may b
construed into "a fine prospect for m.
nomination Somebody went into hi
hArnyard the other day and discovers
thai the relation Of hens TO rooster
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

The holder may avail himself Of the
81 rate as long as he pleases, but must
notify the management thirty days in
advance Of his coming. On the re-
ceipt Of this notice and one-half the
total bill the management will set aside
room and the certificate holder will
be notified OF the number and location
Of his ROOM which will be held for his
use during the time designated. Tran
scient guests. or those who are not
certificate holders, cannot expect to Sc
cure the 81 rate, and must pay 81 day
for lodging, meals extra. The manage
ment reserves the right to advance the
rate, but win I'LL all outstanding con-
tracts.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
OPEN HOUSE ON MEMORIAL DAY
Athletic Contests Being Arranged for
Y. M. c. A. Field Grounds.

II was decided at a meeting of the
athletic committee OF the Young Mems
Christian Association last night to
have open house and open grounds
at the new quarters IN Elsmere on
Memorial Day. In the afternoon there
viii be athletic contests. Including =
tennis game between team from the
association ana visiting team.
In the evening the association will
give an entertainment with musical
and literary numbers and other inter-
esting features.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

The New Grand Jury from reading the
list Of names strikes one as composed
Of just the sort OF material that ought
10 compose a grand jury. 1t contains
throughout the names Of solid. re-
spectacle citizens. and this is as II
should be.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
WIN Give a Ieotnrs.

The Rev y. J.. Hubbard ID. D., we'll
known m this city. VIII deliver one OF his
popular lectures Ia Brandywine NJ. p.
Church next Friday evening. In order
rhat Dr. liubbard's many friends may
hear him. the admission has been place.
az Is cents.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

Willard Parker Salisbury is preparing
TO call his State convention at last.
Richard Hearst Kenney will be
there and so viii Levin Bryan
Handy.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Nsw TubereuIosIs serum.

From the Londan Daily Mail.
His new treatment for the cure OF
tuberculosis VAS described by DR.. Mar-
morek at ST. Georges Hospital last
night. One Of his most striking cases
vas one Of so-cslled "gailoping con-
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

August Belmont win give s5,OoOOOO to
the Democratic campaign fund ifI
Parker is the nominee. Willie Hearst
win give more than that II the owner
of the New York Journal is noml-
mated.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
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at the Leading News stands In Whining
ton and al Broad street Station. Phia-
deiphia, every afternoon.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

Bries communications on all subjects
Of interest, temperate in their nature
and accompanied by the name Of the
writer mot to be published unless de-
sired) are always welcome.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
The Worlds News
WASHINGTON.

The United States supreme Court eus-
ta.ncd tho action of the New York inn
migration authorities in ordering the de-
portatlon OF the Engllshman, Turner, al-
lcgeI TO be an Anarchist. The opinion up
holds The Federal law excluding Anar-
chists
The United States Supreme Court held
thnt a dc.egiaph operator for railroad
company and fireman on a railroad en-
rine are ellow-scrvants. There was a dis
seuting opinion.
The threads upon Tie treasury owing
principally TO Panama Canal disburse-
ments caused decrease i'm the avail
able cash balance since May from S2l9-
O9l 6jl TO Si7l,36i.3IS.
POLITICAL.
The deadlock over the nomination for
Governor ir the Illinois Republican Con-
vcnticn is still unbroken Roosevelt lead
ors oppose the denomination OF Yates.
Hearst lost in the preliminary orgWni-
cation Of the California State Conven-
tlon
Republican leaders have urged the Sc
lection Of Secretary Cortelyou as Chair
man of the National Committee.
Colonel James NJ. Uuney is not a can
dldato for Democratic National Chair
man.
The Hanna faction will control the
Ohio Republican Convention to be held to-
day.
FOREIGN.
Rebels I'm Northern Nigeria we're COM
pletely crushed by British force, which
however. had thirteen officers killed.
Austria gave permission for nine Amer
lean warships to enter the ports of Trieste
and Fiume.
Lord Curzon. Viceroy Of India had a
great reception on his arrival in Lon
don.
Owing to the bitterness OF the parts
ans Of rival candidates for President, and
the demand for the resignation of army
chiefs, Colombia is threatened with an
outbreak.
The Tibetans at Gyantse received heavy
ordnance from Lassa and reinforcements
Of troops for a renewed attack on the
British camp.
SPORTING.
Athletics beat ST. Louis in the first
game of tho series 5 TO 4. Phillies-St.
Louis game prevented By rain.
Lansdowne Country Club women de-
feated Belhed County Club payers in an
interclub tennis match three games TO
two.
Hurst Park, a Kingston colt, captured
another handicap event at Norris Park.
The Guardsman won an exciting race at
Louisville ran away and threw his Jockey
breaking the latter's leg.
Naval Board OF the Schuylkin Navy an
nounced the programs for the Peoples
and Navy Day regatta. adopted "a new
rule and decided to petition the Park
Commissioners TO better police the Schuyl-
kill river.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In his inaugural address. Governor
Blanchard pledged Louisiana to protect
the negro.
The body OF Leonidas Hubbard. who
perished in THE interior Of Labrador last
october while on an exploring expedition,
is expected TO arrive at st. Johns, n. f.,
today.
The First National Bank. Of Macon, Ga,
closed. following the suspension Of /. G.
Pants Sons private bank. Robert IL.
Pant was President Of both institutions.
DR.. William E. woodend. the New York
bankrupt broker may escape arrest upon
any civil process.
By an omission on the part Of Congress
no appropriation was made for forty
clerks in The Steam Engineering Depart
ment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. They
will be laid Off July I.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

Takes the burn out; heals the
wound; cures the pain. Or. Thomas
Eclectric OIL, the household remedy.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

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Evening journal., 1904-05-17

An Ohio offioeholder proposes TO re-
sign because he does not think he is
sufficiently educated Pshawl Didn't
Dogberry say that reading ana writ
ing comes by naturc?' And doesn't
majority rule finally decide mans
educational fitness?
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
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was is 10 /. He took that to mean that
certain Bryanesque ideas are not altof
gethcr repugnant TO the candidate.
Tie old theory may be right, but how
much more comfortable it is to find "A
man who reasons that human speech
is for the purpose of conveying ideas
We must not forget. either, that there
are gentlemen who smile and look
wise who yet express no convictions
because they have none.