St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 30, 1908

Page 1

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 2

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 3

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 4

ae A ‘one Tear ceeeeeeoesercoors — one YOR? .coccseseeeces : : : ‘ 'e — de pomnbtant a ¢ fet dele

4 the ‘history’ books, st Seco b> Sat eae Reet Si es eee RR aS oe, BS . * ot z : go? Pie ey — — * * 3f * ae ge i b = — Ss A ae we “ - = J sense and good taste; and finally, if it is produced on a big enough scale, will advertise the city as it never has been advertised, save by the World’s Fair of 1904. An historical pageant—that is the thing. It will ea ae et oe ee @ monster foreign holding company. Yet the

| ‘all of the cases recently’ published } an evening newspaper” the old rates have | raised by the new schedule, nevertheless the i nr aps rates below what the com- could afford to offer, and that it was neces- * That is the gjst of it, dolled down. Cpe meee anomie aru co ont ————— in ** n bills that actual charges have been leveled in any instance, much less in general, as the contends. ‘that the minimum charge has been raised f @very case under the new schedules. It is plain hat the minimum charge alone in a given case nh re no current at all is used may make the " } bills higher than the old bills were when current was used. s company’s charts, with their two slanting , are perhaps more illuminating than they re intended to be. By reference to such charts ig seen that consumers may be newly classified i shifted up a reduced scale and made to pay ' fore actual money than they paid when they " @eeubied a lower position on a scale that was : eo in its extremes, or higher on the chart. in a year. If the company would con- ‘the public that the new schedules are

| Municipal Assembly has not taken the first step towards regulating the public utility cor- porations; it has not provided for a commis- sion to ascertain the facts wpon which to base just regulations. The two branches of the Municipal A bly are wrangling over dif- ferences while people of St. Lowis are without protection from the oppression-at will power of monopoly. How long will the Municipal Assembly neglect its manifest duty to the people? How long will the people sub- mit with patience to -this neglect? a i THAT PRINTING COMBINE GRAB. The bids for city printing are now in the hands of the Ways and Means Committee of the Coun- ceil. That body cannot ignore the manifold evi- dences of a combine of German newspapers to profit by a printing grab. An investigation of

the kind pursued by. the Council with salutary. effect in 1901 is imperative. The Post-Dispatch has pointed out the great disparity between the lowest bid for the English printing and the lowest bid for German printing: it has exhibited the great excess for years of the price and cost of German printing over Eng- lish printing and invariable uniformity of high bidding by the German papers; it has shown the enormous growth of the cost of German printing since the organization of the German-American Press Association. The price asked by the An- zeiger for cheap machine printing of the city’s records is twice the price asked merchants by German papers for costly hand-printed advertise- ments. : Why should the English printing, with better circulation, be.done for one-third the cost of German printing? What is the circulation of the high-bidding German papers? What is the cost of the work? What is the agreement between the one independent German paper and the two consolidated papers, by which competition in city printing is eliminated? The Council should compel answers to these questions and bring out all the ‘facts of the com- bine. It should protect the city from a printing combine grab. . _- -* —_

Jerome defends himself by attacking his ac- cusers. This is the logical method. Show that that is black and you prove that this is white. = = — So 7 DROUTH IN KANSAS. Kansas was always odd and now she appears positively queer. One of thé main bullish factors in the wheat market of late has been the com- plaint of drouth in Kansas. To us of this neighborhood the complaint sounds like affectation. It fails to convince. Our imagination cannot comprehend such a condition of things. We find it impossible to sympathize with the afflicted sister, though we should be only too glad to share our own wetness, in a neighborly way. We have enough and to spare, and the rain crows are making a noise like more. The Kansas complaint, withal, is something to be thankful for, from our point of view, serving, as it does, to stimulate the wholesome philosophy within us and remind us that too much wet weath-

|er is by no means worse than not enough. At the same time it is comfortable to be reassured that there is too much sunshine somewhere. i, i a ll dae Elinor Glyn went slumming in Rawhide, Ney. Readers of “Three Weeks” don’t have to go to Rawhide for that purpose. "= rT - + A ST. LOUIS HISTORICAL PAGEANT. Every St. Louisan will want to see a fitting celebration of the centenary of our incorporation as a town in 1809. | A suggestion for the main feature of the celebra- tion may be found in the great historical pageants which have recently delighted all. the towns and shires of England. The great events of English history have been represented, painters, profess- ors, landscape artists and antiquarians co-operat- ——

is to make it a living rehearsal of the long pro-

:7 ot of the Wright flying machine is out, — iy acer Seney of

cession of English greatness. There have been seen on an open plain, the field of Runnymede with the King and knights in armor, the barons, bishops and great clerks of the thirteenth century. The Wars of the Roses have been illustrated and Naseby and Marston Moor passed in review. The Edwards and Henrys of the early and middle peri- ods, followed by Elfzabeth, the Stuarts, Cromwell, William, Anne and the Georges—all have been represented in costume on a stage which repro- duced as nearly as possible the actual stage on “hed Wein whaennl we cum wake the tid St. | Louis live again. We can withess the coming of bei of the United Stato Senate and resigned, & Me-Too to Roscoe Conkling. Th the midst of ior anal tb rece Boaerey | Laclede, the Indians, the traders, the building | Of the first house and the departure of Lewis and Clark on their journey to the Northwest. If the 'e moving heaven and earth to obtain 'e “vin- |ferent expressmen tf the subways St. Louis. . = & —_— - Fearsome souls who think the power of the executive is growing far beyond the bounds of its constitutional measure should take a look at the Speaker of the House. T. B. Reed, the first “Czar,” was a feeble force compared with Joe Cannon and his black cigar. — — 6 RESTORING CONFIDENCE WITH FACTS. The National Prosperity Association displays high intelligence in its efforts at promoting pros- perity by common consent, | Having established a common consent as to employment day and having obtained assurances that many concerns are about to resume or in- crease activity, the association now turns its at- tention to gathering proofs of what its plan has already accomplished. The plentiful statistics of business improvement since May 1, directly accelerated by the common consent idea, will beget a wider common consent. If nothing destroys confidence like rumor, noth- ing restores it like facts. Once a strong trend of improvement is proved, however, and recovery becomes general—confidence bocomes irresistible. Business is like a political band wagon. When it is really started, everybody scrambles to get on. The National Prosperity Association is a big wheel horse on the business band wagon. The latter has already begun to moye, and soon should be traveling at a convincing rate. The really smart business man, however, will get on now and assure himself of a seat. Besides, there is some distinction in getting on early. — = - Fr Congress refused to give Mr. Roosevelt the four battleships he yearned for with a mighty yearn- ing. But at the next session he may get an appro- priation for a couple of airships which will put all battleships out of business. ‘ey = * rr Nobody takes the man seriously who takes him- self too seriously. If Senator Beveridge lives long enough he will learfi this profound and funda- mental truth and perhaps profit by it. i a — ——: = LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Missed “Oliver’s” Irony. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. “Oliver” says that running over people is very in- jurious to the tires of automobiles, and also that the park is no place for the poor people of St. Louis. If this is the case, what is the public park for? Is it for the rich only? Who pays the taxes that improve the park? The rich only? No. Is this the way to get a million population? He must have no regard for the common class of people who do not live be-

— — — — ——

of every large city. -They are human beings and en- der to make such a place possible. If you wish to have it for the rich only, let the rich pay for it. A TAXPAYER, NOT A CRANK. Is Poverty a Disease? To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch, As so many questions of importance to the people heve been discussed in your columns, I would like to present the subject of poverty. Is it a disease, and if so, is it a curable one? I have been working 0 years, early and late, to make in any honorable way a living and at the same time lay aside a little with which to start a business of my own, but alas, just as I am about to realize my fondest hope, the proverbial “‘rainy day’’ sets in and my little savings melt away like a snowball in August. It seems I can just get so far and no farther, that I can just have so much and no more. Is it environment? I Jam almost certain that I did nbdt inherit it, for all my people for two or three generations back were thrifty, well-to-do people. It must be a disease I have contracted. If so, and if there be a cure for it. without sacrifice of principle, will some kind read- er suggest it to one who is weary of sowing and nev- er to reap? MRS. LONG NICKELSWORTH. Climate and Work. Ts the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. I have made two trips out West, looking for better ¢limate and a chance to make a living. I found the climate out there, and also found that it is no place for a poor man. The railroads are the chief boosters of the City of Sunshine and Flowers. They sell you a cheap ticket out there and it costs twice as much to come back. When you land in Los Angeles’ the boosters and real estate sharks will take care of you. Those fellows that went out there and got in on the ground floor or have some other graft, have their pic- tures in the papers at different times and tell why they came to Los Angeles, etc. There are some rich people there, but most of the people exist by running boarding or rooming houses and there’s thousands of such places. There are lots of poor devils out there right now that cannot get away. They haven’t the price. The railroads. tell of wages paid out there for laborers and mechanics, from two to six dollars per day, and you can't get a job washing dishes. I found these conditions out there before the panic struck the place. WILLIAM ROBSON, 3431 Morgan street. — — 3rwz A St. Louis Show Flace To the Bdltor of the Post-Dispatch. I am from Detroit and arrived at St. Louis on Mon- day on a visit to my brother. We were speaking of the beauty and cleanliness of Detroit as compared with St. Louis. He took me to the Union Station, which he said was the largest and finest in the world, To show me more of the wonders of this city, he took me down on an elevator so that I could see the fine subway built by the Terminal Railroad Association. . but all I could see in that subway was a number of men pulling heavily taden trucks of freight through water away above their shoes and this is one of the wonders of St. Louis! It had certainly rained heavily on Wednesday afternoon, but what was the matter with the sewers? I visited this place on Thursday and Friday and found that the stench from the sub- way, from the stagnant Water, spilled —* and er refuse was certainly totolerabie. had paid no attention to the health who had to work through be surprised if some these men be op ver that may be their ending. I inquired leading Clark avenue to the different express ‘depots had cleaned regulariy. but they each and all. oF — ee ee when expenses —

yond their means and who increase the population | joy their portion of the results which ‘have. been got-; ten by the’taxes which they have forwarded in or-] "wall be 00

OULD BARNEY

RRAH! Barney ma bouchal,, ’tis A courtin’ ye are. ' An’ you but just out o’ your dresses! "Tis the light in your eye, like a new- | Tisen star, That this news to your father con- fesses, Now ye’re off to the town, For the sun has gone down, An’ the spell o’ the gloamin’ is o’er ye. Faith, ye’re started like me But it’s lucky ye'll be If ye end like yer father before ya Oh, the glamour o’ night Breeds a passion too light For a dacint long life-time’s adornin,’ But the blessin’ that cheers All the slow-wheelin’ years Is the love that blooms warm in the But the sorte | bit comfort from anny I had Till I came on the heart o’ your mother. Oh, her charms they were rare In the dusk, at the fair, At the dance in the house she was born in, But her heart, it was found When I happened around Where she sang at her work in the mornin’. Oh, the glamour o’ night Breeds a passion too light For a dacint long life-time’s adornin’, But the blessin® that cheers All the slow-wheelin’ years Is the love that blooms warm in the mornin’. T. A. DALY, —Catholic Standard. Birds That Fight Windows. “The mating season of the birds ap- proaches,” said a nature student, “and, if you live in a good bird country, your windows will kill off many a male. “Male birds in the mating season be- come extraordinarily bold and fierce. Houses have no terrors for them. Ap- proaching, they gee their own refiec- tions in the glass of the windows and mistaking these images for rival males, they dart indomitably upon the glass,

to fall back stunned or bleeding, or broken-winged. “IT have a south window that I can rely on in the spring to kill me two birds a week. I grill them on toast.” —Philadelphia Bulletin. Definition. “Pa,” asked little Willie, looking up from his book, “what's a ‘mis-an-throp- ist?’ “A misanthropist,” replied his pa, “is the sort of fellow who, after catching himself cheating at decides that all men 4re Mars and —— Philadelphia Press.

Written for the Post-Dispatch By Clark McAdams, HIS is the season when rich golf players work down tlie field followed by most of the comforts of life. Plumbers begin to perspire, and decide that what they really ought to have is $8 a day. and screened, and young men in duck pants and their racquets and kill June bugs for points. The train comes in from Bowling Green, poda-pop, . And.the wets out on the smoker steps Which went for Can’t wait for it to stop. People who sifted their coal all winter rent their flats furnished and start for Europe. Soda fountains put on a half dozen more bartenders. June brides read the divorce news with many misgivings, but are reassured by the outlook for wedding presents. Show boats ply the river playing “Why Nellie Never Came Back,” “Only ‘'wo Weeks,” and “Lost in St. Joe.”

acant lots are peeled arms come out with a -- = " * : — Pres 7 P ty * al 7 ¥ » — Sn oes he - ¥ wre’ “ P * — * x anes Ye a0 i I a SP aa OR rey ke " a " . 7 4 ; * ~~ tex ae BAe ¥ . . ; * — par 2 * — * — pin La J ** J * J aaa . — bie Tne zs w * A * J > 7 5 e > ‘ 4 A. 7 2 hg rt ag x . . . . ⸗ a ° kK av e ~ i ’ : : - j ; a oe : . aS Bac aa + —— ic a — —* > A ⸗ - a 7 “i J : z * F * * ae —— ee Ta OS ~ * —J 4 = g 4 i — — a —F PO —* me 1 “ ; i * Soe % - $ 3 r y 4 . F * cca AN Sie * Pe ® i . ® *7 M * * F —1 t F F “ * * “soggy * A, ee —2 6* 7 pe a ee 4. * af ie x i. . 3 q ‘3 — 4 : * ——— —* 7 f ig ; js . * Pass J — 4 t 4 q “ 5 " ars J 27 .* “e Py : — af « * 3 * 2 — — . _ ; : hy 3 — J —* ee —J — 3 % * — . ‘ 4 be . © wit - > t % 2 * wrote on ; 4 " , nie “taal a hay 5 S v as i x ca te 28 . . . ~~ — as — WV ~~ a! » — * we at ee k ott — eK a ee — 2 *— = P ; : Ba Te > ool 5 * Peet. a J — oO © / . PY ; —2 ¥ ele E : 4 — * * ae wie . a 2 * 7 4 we A - 4 oi . ; p. j & - F J 1 i : ~~ Fr. S a —* 3 —* 8 —* * —* — * — ot: : , x ¢ 3 ~~ 4 : M —_— =. iS ) . : * 3 . — A Pe i — 2 . és —_ : et i — — Se te — * ef * s * we f —X J * * * f ad 3. j 4 4 * 7 5 % é * * F ye . * > : 1 * * —— — a nal ‘ ‘ a * 5. we aa 3 Se - 8 SB ey eee ak ¥., ae i — bor, * * es 8 ; a J a 3 . m = — Pear - =3 ; . fi" ; - : ce Bae J * oe fl | — ee —-;? ae: : —— — cl Lt ' 7 nae ie ie ay - - > Bae rs J — i naling RS a aye OE aa ; i. rays FM — * a : Rie, wad — AS * * 7 * — + > 4 . t 4 i 2 ‘ ty —— 5 ⸗ 4J J 9— x £ ry * J be . x * 2* | z 4 “ 4 sé ve ” be, * — 9 *— i" “4 ‘ 3. 7 — F 2 * —* uv » if ee to Rigel o = ‘ >. 5 7 ee , Sa 837* £ So J V i ed: ~~ A # t a; «e & > ES 8. — — 2 ang a 4 ee ian ® Wika Ni ; * “4 ‘ V “ vi Poe 1 2 — * oe. 4 M J he ‘ Oi ™ ‘ * e 4 — len Me * — wt {Nas * +. >. ; * F * y f op + i= ( » * whe . * ge agi — > ; — Ratt . 4 : ¢ : a Fig pes ? bal , A 4 J cov ite ome * oe 4 * nick : * * . 3 ‘ ~d —— ~~ TN J . — oa p ’ a4 ry —2 = d . Ss 7 — * _ = * by Re « %, J af - } vee te peu ' ’ eu * teh ee 3 ) h Ae + a : . Tie ig Ps We — iy. —_ a a: 45 Y » : A * —53 — * aa : ety ~ * ® , sty ve : i

s «ff — i a

) suit. I found a blonde hair on the coat.”’ blonde last summer."’—Louisville Conrier-Jour- nai. adherents. try?’ one of the opposition made all possible tee 8 — The farmer wanting boarders.on His poor, unfertile mahse, | Sends out his picture postal cards Imported here from France. Family groups living in flats agree to alternate every other night on the’ front and baek porch. The ice-man comes around before anybody is up, and leaves the ice where the shade can’t get at it. St. Louis county begins to pes- ter Governor Folk, and the State Militia begins to practice a couple of dummies representing Boss Essen and the Hon. Mark Gumperts. The husband sends his wife and bairns To some Atlantic bight, And has his friends come in and play Draw poker every night. Fashionable ministers follow their congregations to the fas : “In unpacking my husband's lest summer's “Well?” **Well 7?’ ‘“‘Now I’m trying to remember if I was a

“His eoutour,’’ began one of the poli tician’s “Do you mean his whirl around a)

— Courtship 1m n Darktown The hokey-pokey wagon jingles up the street under the sewer food and while Albert Bond Lambert or some other’ aeronaut starts | Abraham’s breast. The ky tiltes on the anat cf teams GAM the out- door girl’s s face begins to rust, and men who knock off early to see the ball game wander around downtown looking for the Spring avenue Thee. . at the refuge of | t

4 fae ae a ete ye — _ > a A * Sey: ~ F see x * = — a. — * : an ae Sage 2 q = : * wt, — * * ⸗ ds were,

Page 5

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 6

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 7

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 8

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 9

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 10

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 11

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.