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The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
REPORT SHOWS MISSOURI
SOIL LEADS OTHER STATES.
Average YleDA ef CSsn Per Acre
1a Last fOuP Years,
RErUEf.lC SPECIAL.

@80 bbeUO % OO6o b9R acre
u Last FsuF Years.
RErEEY.C sPECIAI.
Columbia. Mo. Dec. :s.-An calciai re-
r:re issued BY George X. Ellis secretary
or the State Board Of Agriculture. states
that the soil Of Missouri is moro prOdnctiye
Than that OF most OF the other crop-gfOw-
Ine etSteA n demonstrated by official n.
p3rts fr0m oil sections Of the country.
ington show that the average psoducf:on
ot corn n Missouri during the last four
yc2re mas been greater than that Of any
or s, the great cosn-srowins States. except
The Governmen, report give. Missouri,
credit for producing dur:n. the Ias; four
SeorS l:Ol bushels per acre, an average
S zee os 2! bushels. For the same four
Yield Of corn. in lows. one of the srcaiest
corn states IN the Union. IL only n 8. or
oEe bushel less than the average yield fOr
In Nebraska. anoth.. s-.a, com State.
vas Only :9.9 bushels per acre. or nearly
two bushels less than Missouri. In Kan
sas; enoehe. border State. rho average
bushels less than our FARMERS rroJucnd.
secretary His further rays: "Whilo
tnn cMcial statement shows that Mis-
So0tJ e0u ana Missouri farmers are equal.
also shows that the limit Of nrot,,ctinn af
corn and other crops has NOT ret Heen
reached IN Missouri
Manv faffners have maze an avefaRa
from forty to eishty biShe.s Der acre. ana nd
Snefe ~ no reason Why III. average Yield
for the sntir" S;ate Of Missouri should
not De Increased io AZ least forty bushe Ia
established sc!en;lac methods OF :slectins
seed and IN cultivation and the use az
proper Fertilizers" "
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
FORGOT MARRIAGE LICENSES.
As Result. Three Couples Sought
Documents at CLAYTON.

Clayton Yesterday % couples who desired
90 get married on Christmas Day. but
had neglected 10 procure liceneeo Ia time
In ihc.r home co.nt.ss
Tho licenses were is-u.i 10 Arthur J.
Kaufman and i-nie J. Eh.s u - Gene.
Ii"'e; Louis " Pia.s O: silica. Mo and
Lola ~ emAi of ;i.Ilsf~ and 20 s;.orae
lowry ard NOME Molly o. 81. !>py,s. The
csee couple .sT. married by the Fever
end ". b. Scr;h. pastor o! :bs Cs.yton
turuet 10 she homes o. e.. brides elect
70 have the ceremonies oerfc:Ened.
4 license was issued In Clayton !asO
soa County and Bette wince,d 81 U.s.
Alton They were also married by Doctoe
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
HARRINGTON FALLS
BEFORE BIG FEED"
After Refusing Jail Food for
Thirty Eight Days, "Lord'' Bar.
rington Applied Himself to the
Christmas Turkey.

r. Seymour Darlington. the Clayton
prisoner. who has been In custody two ard
ne-hAif years on . charge Of numbering
James r. McCann. got his Much-sOuSht-
for turkey for dinner yesterday. and broke
his long fast.
HARRINGTON expected turkey for dinner
last Thanksgiving Day. and when the jail
bird he refused to eat. and prompsly went
on . strike. Since then ho had refused
the jailer's pr0flee Of food. He baked ON
hlo provisions for about ten days previous,
HIS fast vas the longest on record In the
st. Louis County prison. lasting thirty
eight days
Yesterday Jailef Roth served his TWEEN
OF turkey. with the usual ''trimmines."
and Darlington fell to with alacrity. The
other prisoners also thoroughly enjoyed
were not as much Whested - that Of
their famous 1ailmAte.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
STABBING AFFAIR ALMOST
TURNED TO 4 uYNcHlMe.



Christmas good cheer vas rudely dis
turbed y.stefd1v about ) O'Clock in the
vicinity Of No. 3Ili South Second street. at
wha, f. locally known a. Castle Garden"
yard. the home Of about Afteen Aunga-
rian families. A dispute over alleged Dor.
rowcd money resulted IN . stah6sng and
an attempt by q large number of an1ered
Hunsa,isRs 70 lynch the one WhO did the
statbing
John Jorsoxan. % years. who resides 1t
No. ls33 south second street. paid . visit
to castle Garden yard and Was assailed
ty Tr;f BAreosu. 8 years old; who claimed
been expended: he claimed. IN purchasine
the coat worn by JorSovan. He demanded
the money or the coat.
JorEovan denied owing the money and.
q Is said. drew q knife. with which he In.
f!c,ed q cut cn BarboeU's left arm sew
.yal inches in length. Dropping the knife.
ie ran ara WAS ho;ly pursued BY q hun.
drei or more men OF the neiEhborhOOd to
a factory. where he tried TO conceal him.
self The arrival Of Fatrolnsen Miller and
E.ssl.r. with the patrol wagon. Quieted
il.c turmoil. ard the two disputantS were
locked up on charges Of disturbing the
peace.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
NEsToR OF CHICAGO BAR
IS DEAD Iu lDllI lI0AUkEE.

Jo1ge N0ssov VS0v0 T0so1 eOee00es
- Sooesos1o0 - Ioo9 oeao6.
1a9 01oeos.
Milwaukee. VIA. Dec S.-JudGe Murray
=. TuIey Of Chicaeo 6ied at the Pennoy0 =
G4pitasiuin In Kenooha this afternoon,
0o went tO the oanitartum On OoeooeS
u suffering fY0m nervous o1houD3I00s
caused by ovsIvogk.
no OeC1DoON0 0roOO 9e0Y.
Chicago. lee. x-yudo0 Murray 1Iox0
1uley. the Nestor o. the Ch3caeS 6e0cA
Wh0Ss death occurred to-day. WAo one q
the Gese Wiasiy hnSwa iSsbes - IL
He was elected . the esscvis benoA u
Cook C0untv In M. and had served con.
tinually since that time. Judge Tu!ey
had the SecusA Of Sewss sevefsale Of his
decisions by the supreme Court than any
other Circuit Ju900.
jung. Ttasey vas born IN Louisville. Ky.
IN .E:. He Wao . veteran Of eAo Aexi.
can War. serving - F:rst l4svtenaut 1f
the t1S;h Jl;;noIe Infantry. and Ia 1ees
s.sved 40 Attorney General ee New AAx-
ico.
~ buS10l
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

Fowderly "f Fourth District ID
Charged With R.ltin: lsOv.

Policeman John PoAdcr OF the Fourth
District. who. IL is said. while in uniform.
although not on duty. assaulted Frank Ru-
loH OF No. i06 North Eleventh street. IN
charges
Mrs Mary RuIofY. mother os Frank. and
her little daughter reported TO Captain
Johnson OF :he Fourth District that her
-"n had been attacked nv the policeman
in saloon and asked that the matter T..
INVESTIGATED Sergeant Hayes was sent to
ind Policeman Powaeriy and came aoros,
him IA . saloon a; sixth and Wash
streets
Captain Johr son suspended him on the
thlrge. and. II Is said. charges will lie
preferred AGAINST him. The off!cer insist
ID that he - - not under the influence OF
i9lrf-,
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
lEMP'S CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED
Taken Before Justice on Charge
Of Speeding.

". ~ Meysrson. chauffeur Noe william
J. And Csassea l/emp. rss arrested On
shs Ctayioa Road In e. Louie Co1asy
YESTERDAY afternoon by Deputy 0heS14 p
A. Banker. On . chAsee of eIcsedsnl the
sp>ed .!rnis IN the Lemp automobile 0oth
OF A2o employers Ner0 In the 00eotn0
U1sh him % The tine.
Baaksf took his cftsnesS befose JuGe3eo
3tcese of Wsils;os, Who issUei . warrant.
Nsyer~cA Osa ye;sas-d on boad. 0Gned
b. Charles Lamp. to appear fov trSaj Sn
January Z
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
SEEK IN VAIN FOR LICENSE.
Elderly Couple In Chicago Forced
to Delay Marriage.
REPCAIIC SPECIAL

Chicago, Ill.,. Deo &-John Defes. q
years old. and MrA Sophia Wilcox, 6
streets Tor hours to-day seeking inf0rma-
ton about the marriage-license clerk.
They came from G!enwo0d. Colo. to b
daybreak. II Was Christmas Day. and
the streets were deserted. nefee said he
knew where the license clofk used to be.
Gno the couple went there. The 0flico wa0
closed. . was every othes once In the
City Hall
They waited until AFTER . O'Clock, then
started out looking for Information. They
viii b married Tomorrow. they say.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

, ;s 80 .,,c Ne, ~ .s,,. ~. ~.
good In coaches and chair cars: $50. good
IN sleeping or rarlor cars. Tickets to b
eli trains Safur6ay. December .: Nm!scd
for return to Tueeday. January Z 1904
Tickets sixth and Olive 0tfooto and Union
Station.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

SyeGlaooeo aa1 SpectacleS
Properly fitted ard adjusted 9y expert
opticians Prices 81 and Up.
lERNOD. JACCARD Z KING,
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
S1gDet u

S1g1et Do1th0O01h Rl09a, %.
Solid gold with b!rthmonth flower de-
sign on both sides OF signet. Price -.
Uniiial engraved free).
MERMOD. JACcARD 4 KING.
Mail orders fiied.) Broadway. cor. Locust
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
SECRETLY Welded IN APRIL.
Mr.. Gland Walter Of st. Louis
Claims Bride at Versailles.
EEPCEI!C SPECIAL.

Versailles No. Dec. S-Mf. Claud
Walter. clerk In the auditing department
~! che Missouri Pac.nc. Q; 81. Louis. ar
,;.cd here to-day TO claim his bride. Miss
tfrrie ". Joachiml. daughter OF u. J0a-
vhiTni Sr. Of this city.
Tn. announcement that the young
.ouy!. We're secretly married at Hermann.
No April is. last. was a great surprise
80 their friends. who were expecting tho
rGpi i.l even; IN occur her. This Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Went 20 81. Louis to-
.sE
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

Low ore-~ay and round trip tickets on
sale nrst and third Tuesdays OF each
'i.c Houston. East and West Texas Rail
~sy from Shreveport. La
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
ms. JoHNSok D. 4 4, DIES.
Daughter Of War Hero Lives 70
he l0l - Yeafe Old.

AguforA NaSA. De- $-1sra Aimiss
berS ef tke woman's Rsiie: Corrs n the
country. anl o. the Daughters - The
American E.veivtions Assa esre ie-A.c; q
soa.s sssSer. Esvs fsssrs. q Eesesss1e.
seSVo1 d the Wo9 q tAO 00volus1o0.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

MISSOURI PACIFIC ERILwAY-ee.
Iou;s to Kansas city ard return un.
good IN coaches and cna'r care: - y. 0ood
IN e!e>o.ne or psriof cars Tickets 70 ~
all trains Saturday. DecernbcY -: n0ised
for return 20 Tr.esdsy. January L -
Tickets Ss1th ana Olive streets ana Onion
Station
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
C0ul lDN'T TRADE WITH DOWlE.
Zionist Leader Fails to Make
Terms for Mexican Plantation.

"A Paso. Tex, Dec S.-Nanusl Gonzalez,
With whom Alexander DoWie was nego-
tiaslnx for tire purchase Of plantations IN
Tasnailipas for the Zion cnlcrv. has given
out q lengthy statement. IN which he says
Downe wanted long time Payments and
other cCoditionS which Weg0 rejected.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

Mobstiy Mo. Dec .5.-'rhe Reverend NJ
u EroAa3u- Of the Methodist church
south, - years o.f. de-! u, This gi:y to-
DAY Tie funeral AID burial will take
I!ac- tomorrow. The Reverend NJ
Hrrs,!Iu~ ~.. w-l; known a., th!, section
- .ha state
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
MORALES GOES lYsTERl0UslY
Dominicans Agitated About Dis-
appearance Of President.

Gan Domingo. Oeo A-PrOa0dent Moralao
has left The city and hi0 destination q un-
known
The city and OufToundlnG country q
quiet but considerable unrest and excite
ment h shown et The unexpected DEPART
urO Of the PTeo6enG
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
rev N the FNAa

To buy home IN East TexaA Finest land
on earth. Low rate one way. and round trip
tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays ol
each month. He sure 20 have then res1
via H.. E Z ". T. Ry. from Shreveport
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
BlOOOY FIGHT IS EXPECTED
M MOUNTAINS OF KENTUCKY.


REPCBIIc sPDC1Al>
Owinggvi,le. Ky. Dec A-Reports from
wayne County etate that . policeman ar.
way camp on ths charge Of larceny
F1fty Wsrkmen rushed ON the policeman
and forced him TO surrender the captive.
Tho policeman telephOned for reinforce
mentS, and when these arrived the work
men Ned into the mountains, taking the
foreman With them.
vin N not sive y uD their % comrsde. nd E xn uss eI.
tra ootaN Of police has gone to the scene
and q sanguinary fight is expected
Fh1eitive1 have been hf1nG scattering
shots from the woods ali day. but nons
has taken effect
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

Paskes's yle0aaeAs Powders
Quickly cure headache. neuralgia and
fever.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

osc.s:y S@es.y g 4 Ss.ssssS =
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
Special
Representatives
Wanted

Wehsve absolutely de bss
proposidoa for subseslpdea
agents ever offered By aay
high hgTade magazine. We
would like to ten you aboue L
This i IN unusual opportunity
10 make cooi1defab1o aDo0ay
By devoting your whole a.
your spare time to Evs1~
1opY's MAGAZINE.
Write today SEATING your
references. and experience 4
any.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26

EOosa - 0eob 0oaA0O - CSUoo-
A00s3o00 080soVe0.
Rome, Dec. &-ThS P0pS To-Day -
pressed hlo deep concern over tho oete0Qo
made lase night at barcelona to sab C1ee
Of Cfgel. a. he was leavtn4 the cathseoI.
His Holmes discuesed the snetoeoe -
length vitA Car6snel Aecw Del va IsS4
Vive0 Tue. Bishe0 - nascssonA ~ -
here
Later he sPns . 0ssaass - the Cos0nAs
eoogratula ting him Oh his eseap3
The Pore To-Day received IN pssvoee -
lsenCe Hs1y a. GsosGs Tucker esss1osoS
of the Jamestown. cifRinia, EHpoSooo
Company. Who - In Rome WIN ~ 49,
~ O10oGDeeo0.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22
COur ND de LOurdes

No 23I, ". G. o. F. Reunions les Ter ct
Be mercredis de chaque mois, Sale Odd
Fellows, coin Avenue Centrale ct De rue
N. E. Sec.-F Fin. Nine Lea L"liberte, 217
2e rue N. E. Sec.-Arch. Mile q. Caouette
BIZ, 4e rue N. E.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22
Est-ce Vrai?

D'aples le correspondent ROMAN
du "World" de New York, qui SO
dit excitement inform6, lie Saint
Pere aurait profile du passage a
Rome de l'eveque de Nashville,
(Tennes see), pour indiquer GER
taines r6formes urgentes quill de-
sire voir op6rer dams l'eglise am6-
rica1ne, entire autres l'aboJition des
droits d'entree pour la messe uu
dimanche, ainsl que les imp6ts
qui SO font sur les membres dune
congregation ct qui prennent I'm
caractere obligatojre.
LIE Pape Sc serait plant du fait
que; bien que lie nombre DIES ca
tholiques ait augment6 aux Etats-
Unis, q cause de Immigration
provenant des pays catalogues, le
nombre des professionals qui Sc n
vertissent au catholicisme CONT.
d'6tre achievement peu considera.
bic, tandis que des millie1s de ca.
tholiques abandonment leur reli.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22

Les Pilu1es Rouges de la Gle Chimique Fran
co-Americaine CONVENIENT aux %fllettes au mo-
ment de leur formation.
Files pr@viennent ct guerissent les diverses
maladies qui %affectent les enfants a cette epo-
que de transformation LES PALES COU-
LEURS, LA DANSE DE SAINT-GUY, LAR
RET DE C~ROISSANCE, ETC. Files donnent
de I%app@tit, facilitent la digestion ct provoquent
aussi TN sommeil reparateur.
En- combattant Ia faiblesse du sang, elles
amenent Replacement DIES notifications heu-
reuses chez les constitutions DELEGATES.
PLUS tard, a lepoque Oh la fil1ette cesse d'etre
enfant pour devenir femme "a la puberty, on
trouvera dams lusage DIES PILULES ROUGES,
TN puissant moyen pour combattre les troubles
que 1'on constate 81 frequemment chez les
retardees Oh trop abondantes, MAUX DE TEIE
EFT DE REINS, TROUBLES NERVEUX,
HYSTERIE, FAIBLESSE, COMPLEMENT
DU VENTRE,s REIMBURSEMENT FIRE.
QUENTS, parfois PERTE DE SOMME1L, en-
un mot tous les maux occasionnes par lie fonc-
tionnement defectueux de 1eurs organes essen
tiels.
L'arret, Texces, lirr@gu1arite DIES periodes
~affectent les forces morales ct physlques tune
jeune file, ct dams &c cas-, CONNIE d a1lleurs dams
tous ceux OH la femme est touchee dams ses or
games 1IC11ueS, lSS l1C NOuSSo AuNh uNo
services inestimables, font disparaftre toutes ces
miseres ct ces troubles ct ne tardent pas a faire,
de jeunes files fables ct amenities, DIES personnes
fortes ct REQUISITES; les joues deviennent roses,
les yeux clairs, ct Get air de vigueur ct de gazette,
qui est toujours papanage dune sante partalte,
revient bien vite.
&c que les Pilu1es Rouges font pour les fem
mes 1orsqu'el1es sont %fi11ettes Oh jeunes files,
Giles lie feront aussi pour elles plus tard dams
la vie.
Les femnes~ employees dams les magasins GU
dams les manufactures, les ouvrieres, les mena-
ceres, en- raison de leurs occupations, soumlses
q un travail penible e~xigeant une Tongue station
debout dams des endroits nnalsains, obligees de
lever de pesants fardeaux, sont %toutes, par Ia
meme, exposes all beau NAL" I'm surcro1t
de travail OH une fatigue prolongee ont pour
efet Ia congestion OH lie arrangement des orga-
mes ct amenent cette ma1adie.
'C'est TN fait acquis que, de la sant@ plus on
moins horissante de la mere dependra la const1-
tuition du bebe a venir.
Une femme qui dot devenir mere ne saurait
done orendre trop de precautions pour conserver
sa sante.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22
Soldat ct Pretre.

Soldat ct pretre! Nul ne con6r-
me mieux retroite alliance de e
deux mots que Mgr. Curry, l'arche-
veqre d'A!ger, don't nous avons
annonc6 la d6mission. Avant d'etre
pretre, Mgr. Curry a etc soldat, ct,
coincidence vraiment c%urieuse,
'c'est pr6cis6ment q Alger, Ia Oh il
termine sa calrlere episcopalequ'il
a d6but6 dams la carri6re mllitai-
re.
Tout jeune, le futur archev6qne,
s'6tait engage au Ter regiment de
zouaves. Null doute quill n'ent at
tent les plus hauts grades sill fut
rest6 dams l'arm6e; mails une IT.
res stible vocation l'appolait all.
leu1s; il voulait 6tre pl6tre, ct il lie
fut.
Toutefoie, il n'oablia pas quill
await servi sous lie drapeau tricolo-
re, ct presque toute Ia premiere
partie de- 50 carriere eccl6siastique
jusqu'au moment CD il fut .nomm6
6veque, s'est passee dals paum0.
merle navale.
On a WI nombre de soldats-.
CONNIE Mgr. Ouly, don't nous We
rons de rappeler les debats au Ter
regiment de zouaves-quitter Par
NEE pour lEglise ct continuer
sous Ia soutane l'oeuvre patriotique
qu'ils avaient commenc6e sous l'u-
uiforme.
II " ]opgtemps d6ja-c'6tait
sous le second empire-ll y await,
q la tete du petit 6vech6 d'Agen.
IN pr6lat qui await un beau nom;le
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22
A TRAVERS
LA VIE DE LA FEMME.

Dams Get ordre didees, aucun medicament ne
peut re1mplacer les Pilules Rouges, qui sont faci-
les a digerer ct rapidement assimilables.
Avec Giles les VOMISSEMENTS disparaissent,
les rerfs sont apaises, rAPPETIT AUGMENTE,
les Questions DEVIENNENT FAC1LES,
lie sang s'enrichit ct la femme retrouve cette vi
gueur indispensable a une MALADIE HEU-
REUSE ct a une convalescence parfalte.
Apres la maladie, les Pilules Rouges consti-
tueront une alimentation precieuse, car elles
feront appara1tre, chez la jeune mere, I'm lait
richie ct nourrissant.
Les Pilules Rouges vous ont permits d'eviter
les troubles periodiques ct de t1averser sans
danger ces @poques toujours diffici1es. Kles
vous rendront encore des services plus -, a
Page v@ritablement critique de la 'em1s. AU
RETOUR DE LACE.
De quarante a cinquante ans, la femme est
dams I'm danger continuel: les embellishments,
les douleurs de tete, les ACCOMPLISHMENTS des
e%xtr@nites, les pa1pitations de cGur, les syrco-
pes, les douleurs generates sont autant de slgnes
Quill fault surveil1er avec soin; c'est Page OH
beaucoup de femmes ont c%ontracte des nalad1es
incurables, quavec TN peu q attent1on eAes au-
raient facilement evitees.
Bien DIES femmes sont privees de leurs faculties
ct de lusage de leur membres, ct sera1ent encore
auiourd'hui en- bonnie sante, 81 elles avaient su
D1OuOANy Z" w
precautions necessaires.
Les ilules Rouges maintiennent all sang toute
sa richesse ct sd vigueur; elles raniment ct acti-
vent la circulation dams les e~xtremites, RE
CHAUFFANT LES MAINS EFT LES PIEDS,
aident la digestion, guerissent les douleurs ct
pesanteurs au creux de Pestomac don't les fem
mes, sur lie retour de Page, s%oufrent 81 solvent.
Les Pi1ules Rouges empechent LES CHA
LEURS A LA FIGURE ct les rougeurs de la
face, qui font lie d%@sespoir de tant de malades
du sexe fable.
Nous avons dit qu'el1es sont TN preservatif
contre les ma1aises ct les maladies de PAGE
CRITIQUE; Giles sont e%galement IN TONGUE
incompatible pour les personnes tres agees. Les
vieilles fe1nmes peuvent les prendre sans danger.
car Giles soutiendront 1e1rs forces ct leur ASST
reront une ~vieillesse heureuse ct prolongee.
Les Pilules Rouges Sc vendent chez tous les
marchands de remedies. Nous les envoyons
aussi par la MALE, soft all Canada Oh aux Etats-
Unis, sur reception du prix, so centlns pour une
boite, s.. 50 pour six bottles. Adressez:
Gle CHIMIQUE FRANCO AMER1CA1NE.
274, rue St-Denis, Montreal.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22
Devx Justices

II arrive tres solvent, h6las, que
l'inegalit6 DIES fortunes ct des po-
sitions eociales est la raison des
preferences de la justice. Or rien
nest plus propre a engendrer la
revolution politique, a saper la so.
ci6t6 a ga base que le sentiment
d une loi pour lie richie ct dune loi
pour lie pauvre.
Ls "Wall Street Journal" fat
sur ce su]et de profondes ct judi
cieuses reflections, que nous trans
motions a nos ]ecteurs:
Al ny a rien de plus certain que
Ia dest1n6e du commits q So PAR So
maine volant son patron de quel-
.ques dollars. La loi lie poursuit Sc
v4rement. II est arrete ct envoy6
en- prison. Lorsque son terme est
expire toutes les portes d'emploi
respectable lui sont ferm6es. II
est impregn6 de l'atmosphere de la
prison. Pas d'esp6rance, III d'occa-
sion.
MATS qu'est-ce a dire du richie
,qui use de son pouvoir pour faire
~des profits au "opens des autres,
qui vole dune facon royale en- op
primant des mu]titudes ct en- les
forcant q lui payer tribut, qui adj
ministre NAL les fonds commits a
SEES SONS, qul sp6cule avec l'argent
des autres, qui SO vote lui-meme
I'm s%alaire de %voleur, qui viole la
loi, qui jongle ayec les chiffres qui
drogue les llvres ct fat de faux
rapports aux departments ayant
pouvoir de contr0le? Ces hommes-
Ia sont ills punis? Sont lis arret6s
ct traduits devant les tribunaux
pour violation de la loi? Sont-ils
expuls6s do la Chambre de Com
merce ct d'autres associations re-
nominees d'hommes d'affaires?
Sont:ils ostracis6s de la soci6t6?
LIE cri est que les directeu1s
d'assurances qui ont etc trouv6s
coupables lie malversations de
vralent ''s'en aller'. En- r6ponse a
la preston de l'opinion publique
quelques-uns "s'en .vont". Majs Ia
d6mission forcee on autrement,
uncomfortable les exigences? LIE
commits q So par semalne ma pas
la permission de d6missionner. Ii
ne lui est pas permits de plaider
maladie GU l'urgence d'autres affai-
res CONNIE motifs de retraite. II
est p6remptoirement jet6 en- pri-
son.
N'est-il pas temps de montrer
au peuple quill y a 6gale applica
ton de la loi dams CO pays?I Ii y a
certainement preuve su&sante de
la violation de la loi DIES assuran-
ces pour permettre q i'attorney g6-
neral de lEtat ct l'attorney de
district de New York d~'intenter
DIES procedures crimlnelles q un
homme GU plusieurs hommes qui
sc sont rendus coupables de trahi-
son grossi6re, outrageante ct cri-
minelle envers la fol sacr6e. Sire
ment, quelques-unes de nos gran
DIES ct honorables associations
d'hommes d'affaires ct queIqves-
n de nos clubs sociaux d1rigeant
p%ourraient saisir l'occasioa d'ex-
pulser ces hommes de leurs Ca
dres.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-12-22

LIE Pape auralt aussl acute que
d'apres les renseignements quill a
obtenu, les apus signal6s plus haut
constituaient les raisons principa-
les qul faisaient que tant d'Ita-
liens, apres leur arriv6e en- Am6ri-
que, ne remettaient ;amals les
pieds GU n'allaient que tres rare
ment dams les 6glisee, ct que me-
me IN grand nombre d'entre eux
6levaient leurs enfants dams une
ignorance q peu pres complete de
leurs devoirs religieux.
L'intentitn du Pape serait der
voyer aux Etats- Unis quelques
membres de certains ordres reli-
gieux qui feraient une 6tude ap-
profondie de la situation de lEgli-
SO en- Ameriqae, puts retourne-
ralent q Rome, faire rapport au
Saint Siege qui, ensulte, ordonne-
raft les r6formes a op6rer,
Naturellement nous prions nos
lecteurs qui vieDnent de lire les
lignes gu; precedent. d'accepter
ces renseigl ements sous toutes re-
serves Ii faut toujours agir ainsi
quand lie t6legraphe nous transmet
DIES nouvejles de Rome qui sont
tres souvert fabriqu6es de
toutes pieces pour nuire a pEgli-
Sc.
Nous ne pouvons 70 IS proncn
Ger eur lie bien-fond6 DIES informa-
tons donnees par le correspondent
du "World' ct nous devons, avant
de conclure qu'elles sont authen-
tiques, qu'elles soient confrmees
par le Saint-Siege. "L'Etoi]e."