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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
THE WHIPPING POST.

Now and then when there IL a par.
ucularly hagrant case Of wickedness
called to public attention advocates Of
The whipping post come forward and
urge ~"'urn to this old time form OF
punishment. The growth Of the hu.
manitarian spirit In connection with
crlminology has been marked by the
abolition Of methods which once found
favor, ana the whipping post long since
disappeared, except from few places
Delaware has been the conspicuous In.
stance Of a State which has retained It,
The experience Of one of the officers Of
Il State Institution who has Just given
up his place Is not favorable to the
effectiveness OF the whipping post. lie
reports that since November, 1901, he
has whipped 235 men, giving them from
five to sixty lashes each. according to
the nature of the offense. OF this mum.
Der sixty had been whipped before,
some Of them us many as six times. Ills
Judgment Is that this record does not
sustain the contentious of the advocates
of the whipping post as to Its certain
effectiveness In lessenlng crime. lie
himself has become tired Of his job.
which one can easily imagine to be any.
thing but pleasant one. The tenden-
~ among those who are studying erin.
inals Is strong to do away with harsh
and cruel methods and to appeal to the
better instincts of humanity In every
way possible. They have their faith
sOrely tried on many occasions. Their
efforts often appear to be futile. Those
whom they would help abuse the kind
ness of their friends. Nevertheless there
Is a steady persistence in the belief. in
the superiority Of kindness to brutality
The testimony of the Delaware whip
wlelder goes to show that Delaware
ought to give up the whipping post. II
Is strange that the State should take
pride in clinsins to brutal anachron
Ism.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
MANSFIELD'S SUCCESSOR.

As IL usual after the death OF an
actor who has been. successful In serl.
Gus dramatic roles, there Is speculation
over the possible successor to Richard
Mansfield on the American stage The
same speculation was INDUCED just
after the death Of Edwin Booth. And
yet there are few who will claim that
Mr.. Mansfield was ever really Mr..
Booths successor save that he devel.
oped drawing power fully as potent
as Mr.. Booth In his time. In methods
Booth and Mansfield were fur part us
the poles, nor did the latter, as far as
known. ever seriously consider himself
the man who had stepped into Booths
shoes. both were of a serious bent Of
mind. They had little patience with
the trlhes Of the theater and rs I'm.
mense regard for its artistic side. OF
different schools, each regarded acting
III an art instead Of rs a means Of
money getting--and art that takes long
preparation, much study, and a con.
scientious application to the various
roles to be interpreted. And while
these men were equally successful In
finally commanding such wide and
solid public approval that each In his
time was considered our foremost actor
they Travelled paths that led apart. Mr..
Booth never ventured away from those
roles that are historic with the theater
lie led In no new thought except in
depreciation. He also applied some
thing to familiar Shakespearean parts
that none Of his contemporaries had
real genius. Mr.. Mansfield, on the
contrary, was a pioneer. He sought to
ture Of the stage, and delighted in what
seemed impossible in stage perform
ances-hls ponderous presentations Of
Schiller's "Don Carlos" and lbsen's
Peer Gynt," for example. He had
also greater sense of humor than his
predecessor, ana consequently did not
scorn comedy, particularly II 1t were
satlrlcal. He made the public accept
Noliere for Instance, and he was the
first to exploit that extreme modern,
Bernard Shaw, And it is one of the
grim humors Of the stage that he lived
To see Shaw become common. Possibly
1t was 50 much Of doing the unusual,
and sticking TO II, that gave Mansfield
his place. 1t is not certain that he
ever would have gained II had he at
once challenged attention, after Booths
death, by undertaking such characters
as Hamlet, Iago, Rlchelleu and others
Of the old school. He did not at
tempt one Of Booths finest roles,
Brutus until late In his career-and
those who wildly remembered the
ltlassic beauty Of the Booth perform
ance and contrasted 1t with the modern
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
yAPAN'S SEIZURE or COREA.

In view Of the disorders that have
already taken place In Seoul and the
further troubles that are anticipated
there and elsewhere in Korea. there
IL a disposition in some quarters 10
blame or sneer NJ the Indifferent on
looking powers" that are permitting ag-
gressiye Japan to abolish the independ-
ence Of the Hermit Kingdom and con-
vert II into a mere colony. We are
even told that Japan has dlsregarded,
or proposes to disregard, the Ports
mouth treaty, secure In the knowledge
that no nation would dare offer any
effective opposition. But all comments
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
IN CHICAGO.

Ths Chicago Eagle numbcrs
lnAusatial, most prosperous and
NEST respected men II Chicago.
10 reaches nearly every man
% staaAing u the community
aaA an men who are asOulders Of
Dsblie opinion ~ directors Of
Osblie saaiss.
10 % the GolAe, mentor anu
episna Of every political leader
% every shade Of opiaion.
Il % road b. Oovssnmeat,
stats, Couaty anA City omeiass.
IL % read ~ . big percentage
q the legal fraternity, iacludiag
oeaeh aaa bas.
Il % the fav~site Of Chieago's
eoaAla1 business men.
q reaches al classes n their
hooss.
Il 10 read ~ the Fire Depart.
neat.
IL IL rsaA ~ the Police De-
Dastmeat.
Il 10 n every public once and
every puhlie library.
10 - not controlled b. aay
tisln1 agency.
In the eighteen years OF Its
sxistsacs is has nsasaged 20 bul1d
- . large circulation and gSsat
business without the aid Of pro.
eosst0nal advertising sharks.
That - why Il 10 10 indepsad.
eat, 90 popular aad 30 strong.
The Chicago Eagls % one pa.
Des that has never depended
uDoa advePttsiag agents fOP .
circulation. IL has one OF LES
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

Chicago? The packing interest. OF
course. It pours q perfect ocean Of
filth Into the sewers leading to the
south branch Of the river. Why was
the great 30th street sewer built at q
cost to the people Of millions Of dol.
lars? 1t was built to relieve the South
Branch Of ilth from the packing
houses. And yet the packing interests
have not paid that twenty millions Of
back taxes Into the peoples treasury
and evidently do not intend to pay up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

and the Girl" and "The Umpire The
house has been sold out for almost
every performance thus far. and the
advance sale betokens that this popu.
larlty will continue for several months.
Joseph Towards score IL dripping with
melody, just rs the llough and Adams
dialogue " rich with creative slang.
The songs. "lse Sweet to Ne, Kid"
"Waltx Me Until am Dreamy" and
"Buck AMI Wing" are being sung ana
whlstled all over Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

psychological study Of Manstleld's will
ever have two ideas Of which was the
greater actor. In one other respect.
his idea Of Shylock-dld Mansfield chal.
lenge a Booth memory. lie was more
successful, but he did not win. And 40
with these two men 20 It will be with
Mansfield and the man who follows
Mansfield. That man must gain his
position In his own way. Talents are
not pissed on by merely doing the same
thing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

Lake Forest Assessments have been
made public. Mi0 Helen Culver
leads with $685., 600 worth Of personal
property. Delavan Smith IL second
with 9145,000. Carter H. iFtxhugh 10
third with 100000. Where, oh,
where, IL Louis f. Swift Can II b
possible that he 10 among those who
also ran"7
What interest derives the greatest
benefit from the sewerage system Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
COLLEGE.

''rollgate Inn" thrilling colonial
drama written b. Langdon Mccormick,
will be the Offering of the Patrons
stock company at the new College The
alter for the week starting Monday
evening, Sept. 23. The story deals
with the adventurous life of the RevO-
lutionary period. The character of an
Indian al.-breed is wonderfully
strong one and will give Mr.. Durkln
his first chance mt strong character
leading role. Miss Virginia Heating
will he seen as the heroine, which IL
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
IHA
M'vlCEEll'S.

Blanche Walsh. always a favOrlte
at McVicker's enters upon the third
week Of her engagement Mt that house
Sunday night In Clyde FItch's newest
play. "rhe Straight Road" The theme
In the redemption Of girl Of the slums.
not Inherently evil. but who Il enilnn-
sered by her evil environments. From
the first appearance Of Miss Walsh M
Moll O'IIara-''lIolston street AlOlr'-.
In wild. hurly-burly. until the final
curtain. the stars impersonntion Of the
Stun character In wildly and clearly
drawn ana there Il an Intense dramatic
climax to the third act.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

"The Girl Question" which was pro.
ducei by Mort. II. Singer ut the La
Sale Theater. Chicago. August 18th.
will certainly liz as great success ns
Its predecessors. "rhe Time. the Place
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

Frank y. ClOidt made an honest and
able record as Sanitary Trustee and his
many friends are urging him to he.
come a candidate for that office next
year.
%6A
senator Albert J. Hopkins able rec
ord In the United States Senate en-.
titles him to u reelection.
<G}A
a. V. Lee. the popular former JUS
tice Of the Peace. Is making u splendid
record as Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ncy. lie would make good Municipal
Judge.
%e5M
james 4. Sncklcy. the we'll known
business men anu most highly esteem.
cd citizens.
Albert q. Wheeler II liked and re-.
spcctei by all the leading business men
In Chicago.
%9A
Judge George Kersten's grand rec.
ord on the bench has made him liked
and respected by everybody In Chlca'
go. lie IL IN honest and fearless Judge
Andrew J. Ryan stands In the from,
ranks OF ChlcagO's greatest lawyer,
and best citizens.
~3A
william L. Riley has won the hlgl
place he holds mt the Chicago bar by
his ability, force OF character and
| splendid energy. No lawyer In tn,
city bus Il bigger host Of friends and
admirers.
~6
Elbrldge IInnecy's fine record rs q
lawyer, n jurist and n citizen has gain
ed for him high place In the est
nation of the citizens OF Chicago.
The sale OF impure milk In Chicago
must DO stopped.
| One Of the most capable and mos
popular men In the City Council Is Al
derman Arthur W. Fulton of the rhlr
teenth Ward. y
James :. Hopkins has won the hlg'
respect Of both bench and bar In Cool
County by the splendid record he i
making rs Master-in-C hancery.
~e
Jacob NJ. Horn, the popular and well
known business man, would do honor t.
any office within the gift Of the people
~
The fine record that Robert II. Jam
polls is making az Assistant Corpora
tlon Counsel Is In keeping with his rec
ord as lawyer and citizen.
The fall term of the Illinois C0lleg,
OF Law opened on Tuesday, Septembe
3, 1907. Over 200 students are al
ready enrolled for the ensuing year
This college Is now the largest Law
school in the State. 1t Is also the onl.
evening law school In the country own
Ing It's own building: The students thi
year have come from as far distan
points rs Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana AM
Pennsylvania. Among the students !
James Irving, a full-bloOded Sioux IN
dian.
&SA
No wonder the Goodrich Company |
SO lavish with it's free Steamboat rides
Talk about San Francisco When TIN
lpubllc wake up to what Is going on i
Chicago there will he some fun.
Who stands in with the GOodric
Graft at the City Hall?
~eA
When one thinks Of the fact tina
the packers have raised the pric
Of food on every man, woman and chill
I'm the country. the wonder ia that an
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
EAGLETS.

senator Albert J. Hopkins clean and
brilliant record in the United States
Senate has gained for him the adj
miratlon and confidence of the people
of Illinois, irrespective of party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
WHITNEY OPERA HOUSE.

The remarkable run of ~ Knight
for Day" ut the Whitney Opera
House In Chicago shows absolutely
no sign Of abatement. Although the
250th performance Is In sight there
apparently il no dimlnutiOn Of interest
AMI the theater Is crowded every night
ana matinee with hundreds anxious to
get in to see the fun-making ana hear
the tuneful melodies which Raymond
lIubbell has written. John Slavln and
Mabel lllte continue 'as the chief fun
makers and 1t Is wonderful how many
laughs they do bring forth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
llllSlA

Edward MuelhOefer, the well-knOwn
North Side business man and former al
derman, is being talked of for County
Commissioner next year on the Repub-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

an exceptionally strong part. There
are no Sunday performances ut the Col.
lege Theatcr. Popular priced matInees
will Ike given on wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
THE zrS1roS,,,u.

At the Auditorium Tl,eatcr. the
fourth ana last week Of George w,
I.ederer's sensational musical protl,ic.
tlon. "'rhe Girl Rangers" begins Sun
day night, Sept. 22d.
40 only one more week remains for
those who have not yet embraced the
opportunity OF witnessing this unpre.
cedented combination Of scenic effects
music and song.
The cast Includes John Bunny. Van
Rensselaer, Wheeler. Grace Tyson and
Lillian shaw. The great song hits are
Miss Shaw's "DOwn ut COney Isle.
Miss TysOn's "Want To Send u Post
card Home" and "Cherry blossoms
sung by Miss Davies. Mr.. Wheeler and
Wallace Moody.
The Grand Mogul" opens Sept. 3Otl
to be followed In two weeks by nd
vanced vaudeville.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21
~
STl'DEBAEER,

Only one more week remains In which
To see George AIDES newest comedy,
"Artle," ut the Studebaker. Comedies
are primarily, one would judge, for the
purpose of making people laugh. Grant
this ana "Artle" will rank high In the
list Of any heaters offerings. 1t en-
tertains. amuses from start to finish.
tells cheerful little story about peo-
pie we know, and-what more does
the playgOer desire? The production
could hardly be made more exact and
complete and the carefully selected
east, chosen by Mr.. Dillingham; for Mr..
AIDES newest play IL one Of exceptional
merit and ability.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

No wonder the Goodrich Company Is
SO lavish with it's free Steamboat rides
Talk about san Francisco When the
public wake up to what Is going on in
Chicago there will be some fun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

When one thinks of the fact that
the packers have raised the price
Of food on every man, woman and child
In the country, the wonder Is that any
official would have the temerity to over
look their taxes
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

Who stands in with the GOodric
Graft at the City Hall?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

Frank X. Cloidt made an honest and
able record rs Sanitary Trustee and his
many friends are urging him to he.
come u candidate for that office next
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-21

The people Of the Eighth Dlstrlc
can well be proud Of their honest an
Industrious Congressman, Charles Nc
Gavin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-29
UTILITY OF CONCRETE.
Some of the Practical Uses to Which
It is Put

Almost every day some new manner Of
making use of concrete is to be noted. Re-
Gently concrete has been resorted to with
great success in the floating of vessel
which had been submerged for many
months. The craft the George w.
Elder, which went down in the Columbus
river by striking a rock, which tore a hole
thirty-five feet in diameter. When the
divers made examination of the hull 1t
was discovered that this rock extended into
the boat eleven feet which fact complicated
the work of raising the boat by ordinary
means. The craft she lay in the water
was sold for a trife over $4,000 and the
wreckers undertook to raise her for $50. 000
to be paid only If they were entirely sue
cessful. The scheme followed consisted OF
covering the rock with a great sheet of
canvas and then a quantity Of cement and
stone was dropped into the hole through a
chute and placed by a diver In this man
ner this hole was filled in a short time
and after the concrete had hardened the
boat was pumped out and brought to the
surface. In this condition the vessel was
towed forty miles to a dock. The repairs
amounted to $2oUg0. and after she had been
floated again the owners refused an offer
of 100000 for their property.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-29
Substitute for Copper.

There are but two satisfactory substitutes
for copper for transmission of electricity
and they are iron and aluminium. ALUMNI
mum is in extensive use in the shape of
stranded cables for the transmission of high
voltages 1t is especially serviceable for
long spans. such as over wide rivers or
chasms. for the reason that sleet and snow
do not accumulate on the aluminium wires
to the same extent on copper. The one
disadvantage is that joints of the white
metal are harder to make than with the
yellow. but when once formed they are as
good In every particular those of cop
per- Aluminium will come into more general
use the patents covering the process of
manufacture expire. The first of these
patents has already run out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-29

Reporters were excluded from the
court room during the examination
by the lunacy commission yester-
day, but rumor has it that the slayer
OF Stanford White made an excel
lent impression. 1t was said that he
was cool and self-possessed and an
swered the questions put to him in
diligently. Mrs. White is about to
sell the paintings and art objects OF
the late Stanford White, and the
proceeds will be turned over to his
partners, whom he. owed 100000.
NEW YORK. March 29-This being Good
Friday, there is lull in the Thaw case. His
examination by the commission in unacy
which is to determine his present mental
condition will be resumed tomorrow morn
ing. The proceedings will be in private,
as they were yesterday, at the prisoners
request
1t was learned last night that when the
commission asked Thaw to take the wit
ness chair yesterday preparatory to ques-
tioning him he made short statement.
the purport OF which was that he was
er tirely willing to be Intercepted. but
that he wished the questions put to him IN
a plain way, so that he could understand
them without trouble.
Most of the examining was done by
Chairman David Mcclure. DR.. Leopold
Putzel the alienist member of the COM
mission. asked few questions, but devoted
himself to close scrutiny of the prisoner.
II is said that Thaw, who manifested
nervousness before the court room was
cleared of reporters at the direction of MIR.
Mcclure. became quite cool soon after
the examination began and that this self
possess ion lasted through the whole two
hours that he was in the witness chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-29
FOR TWO HOURS
THAW DID WELL
His Attorneys Elated Over the Show
ing He Made Before the
Commission.

their own judgment, and he had no COM
plant If they disagreed with him.
Days Work Pleases Defense.
One thing was admitted by both sides
after the conclusion of Thaw's examination
Tor the day. His answers to all questions,
taken by themselves. were rational AS to
Thaw's manner-his actions and expression
In making the answers there was differ
ence of -opinion. His lawyers said that they
were perfectly satisfied with the way he
conducted himself. and that he must have
made an excellent impression on the COM
mission He was bright and cheerful, they
said, and showed no petulance
There was no denial from the district at
torneys office that Thaw's answers were
rational enough. 1t was said, however that
his bearing was not that of a man in pos
session of his mental faculties. Beyond
that there was no comment from the dis
trlct attorneys side of the case.
Thaws lawyers declared that they did
not believe that the commission would think
1t necessary after having heard Thaw to
have physical examination made of him.
1t is the intention to call TombS keepers
and others who have had a chance to OBJ
serve Thaw in the last few months. There
is a possibility, too. that Mrs. Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw will be
called by the commission TO tell of CONVEX
sations they have had with Thaw since he
has been in the Tombs. Both Lawyers
Hartridse and Peabody said in the aff1dav-
us tney submitted IN opposition TO the ap-
pointment of the commission that they had
letters from Thaw which they would pro-
duce If the commission wished to see them.
1t Is not unlikely that the commission will
call for these letters.
Thaws examination was not concluded
yesterday. and he will appear again before
the commission when 1t meets Saturday
morning. no session being scheduled for to-
day. Good Friday
Referring last night to the days proceed
ings Mr.. Hartrdge said
Harry came out with flying colors. He
remembered more about the case than l
did. v e are confident of the outcome"
1t is understood that the commission pro-
poses to take Thaw through the trial from
its beginning in order to test his memory
to what has occurred in the court. To
this end it was stated. the prisoner was
questioned yesterday regarding the part
taken by him in the selection of the jury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-29
OVER A BILLION DOLLARS
Value of the Mineral Products of the
Country.

For the seventh time in the history of
the United States the value of the min
eral products of the country has run over
1.OOo.CO0,OCO The exact figures for 1ao5
which Is the point to which the renorts n,
the United States geological survey have
been brought up, are 81 ,623, Ss7 100 This is
just about s3O0,coO.oC0 greater than in the
previous year, or a gain of 1898 per cent.
AS heretofore iron and coal are the most
important mineral products. The value of
iron in 1905 was $3s2, 40 coo, and the value
of the coal s476. 756963 Fuels increased
from 1854, 043.236 in 1904 to S6C2, 4T7,217 in
1905. This was gain of almost SIS, 800 900.
The average price of anthracite coal at the
mine was $2.25 long ton, drop of 10
cents ton since the previous year and %
cents since 1903. But the price prior to that
had been increasing since 1899. when 1t was
only $3.50. Bituminous cAal was 81 .G6 at the
mine and had been steadily decreasing in
cost since 1903, when 1t was $1.24.
The increase in value of metallic and nom
metallic products has about maintained its
relative place, the metallic products in
creasing about $2eO0o0.000 and the nom
metallic about $50, COG. coo. the unclassified
products making up the difference.