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When a man begins to abuse his
own town it is time for him to move.
Great Loss.
"Did that speculator lose anything
in the financial flurry?"
“He lost his head.”
Something Like.
"Did you ever feel the influence of
a starlight night?”
"Humph! All moonshine.”
Room.
"How do you like my new skirt?”
asked the sweet young thing. “Isn’t
it perfect?”
"Well, there isn't much room for
Improvement,” replied the grouch.
The Use of Words.
"Talking about stupid ones, that
Smith girl is dumb!”
“Yes, you can tell that as soon a»
you hear her talk.”
Alcoholic Fiction.
"That's a corking good story Scrib
ble is contributing to Fllmmer’s mag
azine."
“I should say it's an un-corking
good story. The ieuding character Is
a dipsomaniac."
Easy Winner.
Senator Key Pittman was talking
in Tonopah about two lobbyists who
had quarreled.
"But there's no fear," he said, “of
their maiming or mutilating each oth
er. They are like Bluff and Stuff.
“ ‘Who came out ahead,’ a man
asked, ‘in that street row between
Bluff and Stuff?'
“ 'Stuff did,’ was the answer, ‘but
he had half a street’s start.’ ”
Doesn’t Speak Well of Him.
"Why did the last man who roomed
hero leave?” asked the would-be
lodger.
"I told him to go," answered the
lundlady. "And 1 don’t want any more
roomers like him. He should be liv
ing in a pig pen."
“Rather careless, eh?”
“Careless Is altogether too mild a
word, sir. I’m not Ilnicky, because 1
can't afford to be, but I give you my
word that 1 never put but one thing
in his room that stayed clean.”
“What was that?"
“His tow'd,*’
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•me MINISTER
y POLICE
By HENRY MONTJOY
_Ogrrigkt. 1»12. Th. Comymy.
Synopsis.
# "THE MINISTER OF POLICE," by
Henry Mountjoy, Is a romance of Paris
during the Louis XV reign, a period when
Europe was In a condition of foment and
unrest; when Voltaire was breakinBf^Id
pieces the shackles of religion; when
Rousseau at the Cafe de Regenance was
preaching the right to think; and when a
thousand men, some In the gutter, some
near the throne, were prep ing the great
explosion of the revolution. ,
Madame Linden, an Austrian *
after completing a simple mission co the
French county, lingers on In Paris, enjoy
ing the gay life there. De Sartlnes, the
minister of police, thinks she has some
other motive than pleasure In delaying
her departure and surrounds her witn
spies to discover, if possible, whether she
Is dabbling In state plots. .. „ai
Lussac Is a noble of exceptional
character of that period. Handsome, witn
all the elegance of a man of the court,
there Is still about him something tnat
stamps him as a man apart, something o
the visionary, the enthusiast and the poet,
rare In that age of animal lust, cnllung
wit and embroidered brutality. He is. in
fact, steeped in the philosophy of Rous
seau and is trying to put this pmloaopny
Into practice through his connection witn
a secret society that 1» plotting the down
fall of the state. Before he has gone fa
enough to incriminate himself he falls in
love with the beautiful Austrian, wno
persuades him his method of rl*htlng tne
wrongs of humanity is impracticable, ana
ends by promising to go to Vienna witn
her to live.
As he leaves her house a fellow con
spirator, his chief, joins him, says several
of their members are arrested, ana en
trusts the secret articles of the association
to him. II© then explains *° Hussac
that their only hope Is to Intimidate the
minister of police. This can be accom
plished only by obtaining an Incriminat
ing contract signed by the minister of po
lice and In the possession and safe keep
ing of De Richelieu, De Lussac s cousin.
With this contract In their possession they
can dictate terms to the minister of po
lice, obtain the release of the members
already Imprisoned and be safe them
selves.
Do Lussac goes home, buries the papers
he has just received, writes Madame lin
den that he Is attempting one last mission
for the society, and also writes an asso
ciate telling him where the papers may
be found In case of his death. Then he
enters Richelieu’s home and almost suc
ceeds in getting tne document, but is sur
prised and leaves it In a drawer which he
has unlocked. Before he can make an
other attempt he Is arrested and taken to
the Bastlle but not before he has told
Madame Linden how nearly he succeeded
in getting the document. She, realizing
how desperate her lover's position Is, vis
its Richelieu's home and succeeeds where
uua laiicu.
Meantime the police have secured strong
evidence against her, since De Lussac ad
dressed the letter he Intended for his fel
low conspirator to her by mistake. This
letter the police Intercepted and at once
Identified her with the society. However,
with a document In her possession, which,
If made public, will disgrace the minister
of police, she prevents her own arrest by
Intimidating the minister of police. De
Lussac escapes from the bastlle and goes
with her to Vienna where the story leaves
them.
CHAPTER V—(Continued).
Around her neck, beneath her dre^b
she was wearing the diamond necklace
for which she had paid Boehmer that
afternoon. Sho had also paid Behrens
for the hats and gowns which were due
now to arrive; everything had been
paid for, and all her plans were com
plete for Immediate departure, and as
she sat glancing round her at the room
which she was so soon to leave, and
which sho would never see again, she
reviewed Paris and Its people. Their
falsity, and trickery, and coldness, and
absolute want of heart; the polished
vileness of the court, the brutal misery
of the common people, the gliding of
the salons and the tilth of the streets
all rose up before her, visualized them-1
selves, voiced themselves.
She felt as though she were escaping
from Gehenna, and a momentary im
pulse came on her to send at once for
her traveling-carriage and, leaving De
Sartines unscathed and her dresses to
look after themselves, start at once and
put the protecting frontier between
herself and these people whom she
hated. She had scarcely dismissed this
impulse when Rosine appeared at the
door.
"Madame, Monsieur Behrens has ar
rived.”
"Show him up,” replied Madame la
Baronne, "and have my hats brought
here.”
Rosine vanished.
Madame Linden looked at the clock.
It pointed to fifteen minutes past
eight. The guests were late, but late
ness was a fashionable vice, and she
felt no fear of their non-arrival, though
slightly disturbed by this want of
punctuality In De Sartines.
A moment later Behrens, following
Rosine through the boudoir, entered,
bowing.
Rosine carried three hat-boxes one on
top of the other, and after Behrens
came his assistant carrying three more.
The boxes were chocolate-colored and
powdered with golden bees.
"Madame.” said Behrens, bmvtnv
again, as Roslne and the assistant,
having deposited their burdens on the
floor, left the room, “my compliments.”
"And my hats, it seems," replied she
with a faint tinge of mockery in the
how which she returned him. "Mu foi.
Monsieur Behrens, your boxes are so
beautiful that one might wear them
for hats.”
"They are of my own design, Mad
ame,” replied the delighted Behrens.
"Your own design? Why Monsieur
Behrens, it seems to me that had you
but devoted yourself to canvas instead
of chiffon you might have been Mon
sieur Boucher or Monsieur Fragonard.”
“Oh, Madame!” cried Behrens, on
whom flattery acted as a powerful
light, making him blind to ridicule.
“Monsieur Fragonard! Where would ho
bo without my creations? And Mon
sieur Boucher, who dresses the shep
herdesses he copies? I, I alone. And
do I copy? No, Madame, l create.”
At this moment Hostile appeared at
the door. *
“Madame de Stenlis."
Madame de Stenlis, wonderful in a
robe of lavender and all her diamonds,
entered, bowed to Madame Linden and
then to Behrens.
"I thought I was early.” said Mad
ame de Stenlis, “but I ilnd Monsieur
Behrens is before me.”
"On the contrary, Madame," replied
the baroness, "you are late, and Mon
sieur Behrens, l am sure, stands be
hind you as a very faithful tradesman,
not as a guest. Come, Madame, you are
the first critic in Paris. 1 leave for Vi
enna in two hours' time, anu 1 am tak
ing with me some creations of Monsieur
Behren’s which you may like to give
your opinion upon. Monsieur Beh
rens!"
| "Madame?"
"Let us seo what those boxes con
| tain."
I
Behrens, pressing his forefinger or
his lips, stood for a moment contem
plating the boxes, then making up hii
mind which of them he should oper
first, he produced a hat of lavendei
with white ostrich feather plumes.
He stood for a moment looking at b
and shaking his head.
"In this light, Madame, this hat if
almost impossible; however, to get the
effect of contour—” He "handed it tc
her, and she put it on.
"Tilted slightly more to the left, Mad
ame.”
"So?” asked the baroness.
"Perfectly,” replied the hat-artist
“and with the mouth closed, please
It is not a hat of conversation, but de
signed for occasions of formality wher
the wearer is isolated, as when driv
ing alone. Madame de Stenlis will per
haps give her opinion?”
But before Madame de Stenlis could
speak, Iiosine appeared at the door
way.
“Monsieur de Sartines.”
De Sartines had been delayed by ar
agent who had stopped his carriage al
the gates of Paris and given him the
news of De Lussac's escape from the
bastile, the loss of the papers of the
Society of the Midi, and the fact that
Beauregard had been all but slain in a
duel with De Lussac.
The news was a terrible blow to De
Sartines. With the loss of the papers
of the Society of the Midi he had now
no hold on Madame Linden, and
scarcely any on De Lussac. He came
to tile house in the Rue Coq Heron
without arms, knowing liis antagonist
was triply armed, but without the least
knowledge of how she was going tc
use her power.
He entered the arena and found her
engaged in trying on a hat!
"Ah!" cried Madame de Stenlis as
De Sartines bowed to his hostess, "here
is a better criticism than mine. De
Sartines. your opinion on the confec
tion of Monsieur Behrens."
Before De Sartines could reply, a sil
very laugh sounded from the doorway.
They turned: it was Madame d'Har
lancourt, who had just entered the
room, and who had broken into a laugh
before Rosine could announce her.
a.xc* tvi, iuuuaieui ut? ociriines, cried
the comtesse, almost ignoring her
hostess, "you have changed your trade
then?"
"How so, madame?”
"From buying consciences to selling
bonnets.” She glanced around at three
hats which Behrens had taken from
their boxes and deposited, one on the
table, one on a settee, and one on a
chair, ail waiting to be tried on. "Or
are they for exhibition?"
“Exhibition," cut in Madame de Sten
hs. “Here is one. and it asks your
criticism." She indicated the baroness,
who, beautiful and statuesque, the
highest compliment to Behrens’ art,
stood almost heedless of what they
were saying, her whole mind engaged
in watching Do Sartines and the deep
anxiety evident in his face and man
ner.
“Madame," said Madame d’Harlan
court, turning to the baroness and
bowing, “my compliments."
"And your criticism,” madame,” re
plied the other.
“Monsieur de Sartines,” said Mad
ame d'Harlancourt, “your criticism
first.”
“It leaves me dumb,” said De Sar
tines, looking at the hat.
"It has that effect, monsieur; it has
that effect,” put in the delighted
Behrens, walking round the baroness
so as to view her from all sides.
“Dumb! yes, it has that effect."
"Then I shall always wear it in the
presence of fools." laughed she. “Well,
Madame d'Harlancourt, now that Mon
sieur de Sartines has given his opinion,
what have you to say?”
"Nothing, madame."
"Monsieur Behrens."
"Madame?”
"You were right.”
"In what way, madame?"
“It renders them dumb.”
De Sartines, sure that ail this was
a prelude to tragedy and feeling as a
man might feel who is being murdered
amid millinery, drew close to the beau
tiful and poisonous^tongued creature
who was now gazing at herself in the
glass, and murmured, "A truce."
She turned from him without a word
to Behrens, who was offering another
hat for inspection; before she could
take it, however, Rosine’s voice came
from the doorway: "Monsieur de
Joyeuse.”
"Roslne," said the baroness as she
bowed to the newcomer, "has Placide
arrived yet from that business on
which I sent him?"
"Not yet, madame."
"Well, inform me when he does. Mon
sieur de Joyeuse, 1 am trying on a hat.
Your criticism on it, please?"
"Madame,’ 'said De Joyeuse gravely
“it could not rest there."
“And why, monsieur?"
“It would be so anxious to get at
your face."
“Behrens,' 'said madame. removing
"Madame?”
“My hat has lost Its magic; It nc
longer makes them dumb.”
Sne glanced at the clock as she spoke;
it pointed to a quarter to nine. Th*
others, who felt sure that something
was going forward behind the scenes
that some mystery lay behind this
foolery, stood by watching De Sartines
and tlie woman who was playing this
curious game.
She was standing opposite to Behrens
who was holding- now in his right hanc
a plumed and funeral structure. £
nocturne, to use his own expression
in his left hand a delicate creation ii
pearl-gray.
She seemed undecided as to which
she should try on. nor had she mad*
up her mind when, like a thunderclai
to Do Sartines. came the announce
ment Iron) the doorway: ' Monsieui
de Maupeou."
CHAPTER VI.
COMEDY OR TRAGEDY?
The vice chancellor, seated in th;
guard room of the toll gate beside th*
sleeping Galllard. ha.l been released b;
a miracle. Monsieur de Beuutrellis
the captain of the guards, making *
tour of the toll gates of Paris that eve
! ning and going into the guard room tc
i sign his report, had instantly recog
I nized and released him. Furious, lik*
| a hawk held from his prey and sud
jdenly set free; sure, now, from ;h
trick that had been played him that th
game was desperate and that to seiz
the man he hated and break him h
had only to close his hand, De Mean
peou commandeered not only the car
riage of Captain Beautrellis, but th
services of the captain himself.
Grim, yellow, commanding himself t
appear calm tke vice chancellor bowe
to Madame la Garonne and to the
guests.
Then he turned slightly, disclosing a
form behind him.
"Madame, I have taken the liberty of
bringing a friend with me,” said De
Maupeou. "Monsieur de Beautrellis, of
the guards, Madame la Baronne Lin
den.”
Beautrellis. a magnificent man of the
type of Monsieur Beauregard, looked
round him, saw De Sartines and
bowed.
He did not know in the least what
was going to happen. De Maupeou
had told him something about a con
spiracy. If so, where were the con
spirators?—for all these people were
of the court. He saw Madame de
Stenlls, and bowed; he had danced
with her only two nights ago. What in
the name of wonder was she doing
here? He bowed to Madame d’Har
lancourt, nodded to De Joyeus.e, and
then turned his eyes to his hostess.
“Rosine,” said the baroness to the
maide, who had not yet left the room,
“has Placide returned yet?"
"No, madame.”
The baroness glanced at the clock;
it was after 9. De Maupeou noticed
her anxiety and guessed that Placide
—whoever he might be—was am ain
spring in her design. He forced him
self to be patient, and drawing up to
Madame de Stenlis began to talk on
indifferent topis, while Madame Lin
den turned her attention again to Beh
rens. speaking also to Monsieur de
Beautrellis and Monsieur de Sartines,
who were standing near by.
"Gentlemen, you must excuse the
presence of so many hats, but a com
edy ill-dressed is a comedy ill-acted.
Monsieur de Maupeou," raising her
voice, "are you a judge of hats?”
"No, madame,” replied De Maupeou,
breaking off his conversation with Ma
dame de Stenlis. "My business in life
is to judge men.”
"Your business is a tragedy, not a
comedy, then. Well, at all events, you
can give an opinion of an actress’ qual
ification for the tragic role. I told you
this morning I was about to stage a
little play of mine, and upon my heart,
Monsieur de Maupeou, I have not yet
fixed in my mind whether it will have
a comic of a tragic ending. That
sounds as though I were an indefferent
playwright. I am, and it seems to me
tjiat nowadays it is the indifferent
playwrights who please. They study
their public, not their art. So do I.
Monsieur de Beautrellis, what would
you advise as an ending for my little
play, comedy or tragedy?”
“Oh, ma foil" craied the simple
minded Beautrellis, “I prefer to laugh.
Comecly, madame, by all means. One
leaves the theater with a better taste
in the mouth and able to eat one's
supper.”
“Monsieur de Sartines, what do you
say?"
"Madame,” said De Sartines, who
began to see a gleam of light, “in my
mind Monsieur de Beautrellis is right.”
He bowed profoundly.
"Madame de Stenlis? Madame d'Har
laneourt?"
"Tragedy!” cried the two women,
laughing.
The baroness, ignoring De Maupe
ou and De Joyeuse, turned to Behrens.
“Monsieur Behrens, you who dres£
the actresses of the Comedie Fran
caise, give me your opinion. Could I act
tragedy under that hat of pearl gray
which you are holding for me to try
on?”
"If madame is desirous of ruining
the effect of the hat and the play, why,
yes,” replied Behrens. Then, bursting
out: “Heavens, madame! no, 1,000
times no! But if madame requires for
her play a hat of tragedy—why, here
is tragedy itself.” He held up the black
hat on the point of his finger, and as
he did so a knock came to the door. It
opened, disclosing Placide.
"Ah, Placide,” said the baroness. “So
you have returned. Have you got wiiat
I sent you for?”
“Yes, madame," replied Placide, pro
ducing a paper.
“Good,” said the baroness, putting
on the gray hat. "Monsieur Behrens,
put tragedy away, pack it with the
others. I will travel in this. Mon
sieur de Sartines, the play of which
I spoke to you this morning shall have
a happy ending. I retain the manu
script, however. Placide, bring me
that parcel.”
But before Placide could move. De
Maupeou, who had been whispering to
Monsieur de Beautrellis, took a paper
from his pocket and presented it to the
baroness. Monsieur de Beautrellis
took up his position by the door, and
the vice chancellor, calmly walking up
to Piacide, took the paper from his
hand.
Madame Linden glanced at the paper
that had been handed to her. De Sar
tines. who was by her side, glanced at
it too.
It was the order of the king.
CHAPTER VII.
THE GENIUS OF PLACIDE.
The whole thing had been done with
such beautiful simplicity and absence
of fuss that the guests perceived noth
ing of the tragedy at the bottom of i/.
The woman on whom the tables had
been so completely turned stood by the
man on whom she had brought de
struction, yet neither of them allowed
their emotions to be seen.
(Continued next week.)
Suffrage Reduces Crime.
From the San Francisco Call.
The extension of suffrage to women has
resulted in a reduction of crime. That
epitomizes a speech made by Chief of
Police Sebastian, of T-os Angeles, before
the National Association of Police Chiefs
in Washington.
Chief Sebastian is an excellent authority
upon the practical relfrtiim of women's
suffrage to the crime problems of the
American city. His is a (irst hand knowl
edge based on actual experience.
Among the interesting things said by
Chief Sebastian was that the enfranchise
ment of women had helped to break down
a wall of false reticence that had prevent
ed public discussion and public under
standing of one of the most vital crime
problems—the vice question.
It has worked and Is working other
great good. Every principal city in Cali
fornia. if not every city in every suffrage
state, has felt the beneficent effects of
the enfranchised woman's influence.
Her influence is making for new stand
ards of governmental efficiency. She has
stopped waste. Her votes have given San
Francisco and other western cities the
right and the opportunity I i enjoy the
practical application of modern govern
mental ideas.
Most of her influence, as suggested by
Chief Sebastian. has been exercised
through educational channels. And in her
home, apart from every civic or political
organization, enfranchised woman Is car
rying on her greatest educational work.
Rv her direct participation and her home
discussion of the human interest problems
of government, she is unconsciously equip
ping her sons and daughters with a prac
tical knowledge and an interest In govern
mental affairs which are the foundations
of good citizenship.
Had government and had public officers
] are the penalties of a community's politt
I ral ignorance. The enfranchised mother
has proved herself to be the nation's best
' ! political educator t«y the work she is do
: Ing to train her boys ar.d girls up to a
' majorit> which shall find them something
! 1 more than adults ignorant of. and averse
■ to. the performance of the duties Involved
, ! in their citizenship,
i She is breaking down the wall of polltl
[ cal Ignorance, behind w hich had govern
; inent Is entrenched.
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, The Wisconsin senate has passed, the
1 eugenics marriage bill.
GERMAN HAS UNIQUE
SCHEME TO PROTECT
WESTERN REPUBLICS
Europe Should Have Free Rein Ir
South America, He Think*—Would
t*l the United Statee Bos*
North of Canal.
Berlin. Special: A novel Interpret*
Hon of how the Monroe doctrlm
ihould be applied after the comple
tion of the Panama Canal has jusf
peen voiced by a German diplomat ot
authority and high position. In sub
stance it Is to give the United State*
full control as far south as the Isth.
rnlan waterway, but to let the coun
tries of Europe, Including Gffermany,
have a free field from Panama to
Tierra del Fuego.
The high standing of this diplomat
may reasonably be expected to influ
ence the standpoint of Germany in
any future controversy Involving the
famous doctrine of American foreign
relations; consequently his views are
not without a certain Interest. He
tvould cut the American continent in
iwo at the Panama Canal and allow
[o the United States full and free
hand as far south as that waterway,
out exclude from the sphere of any
Washington supervision or control
the relations of Germany, and the
»ther European powers, with the
Itates of South America. He believes
Germany should refrain from any ln
lereference whatsoever in Mexico, and
that the same rule should apply to all
the Central American states. This
would involve a virtual extension of
the southern boundary of the United
States to the Canal, so far as the re
lations of these states to the Euro
pean powers is concerned. This, it
will be seen, is the Monroe doctrine for
Central America in an even stronger
from than is at present enforced.
But the European states must and
ihould, this diplomat believes, be al
lowed to settle their controversies
with the countries south of this line in
their own way and without reference
to Washington. The role of the Unit
'd States as guardian and protector to
(he whole continent is, he believes, a
thing of the past; the South Ameri
can states have reached years of dls
pretion; they are out of the legitimate
sphere of control of the American
department of state; the countries of
Europe are entitled to insist on a free
hand in their relations with them.
CURVE PITCHING.
From the Indianapolis News.
The papers a few days ago Informed
us that the first curved ball was pitched
by Arthur Cummings in 1876. Cum
mings was a great pitcher, but it would
be difficult to prove that he was the
author of the curve. The truth is that
many men had pitched this style of
ball prior to 1876. It is probable that
numerous pitchers had put “stuff’’ on
the ball without realizing that they
were doing so. Indeed, it is not easy
to pitch or throw a ball without curv
ing it. Certain it is that the curve
became general as soon as the pitcher
was relieved from the necessity of de
livering the ball with his arm below
the waist line.
The Important thing about the curve,
however, was the conscious control of
It. When men knew that they were
throwing it the development of its pos
sibilities began. Possibly Cummings
may have been the first to realize that
he was throwing curves. Yet who can
say? The first man to demonstrate
the curve to the Skeptical scientists
Was, we believe, Charlie Mitchell, of
the Cincinnati Red Stockings. After
he had pitched a ball round a fence
erected between him and his catcher
the scientists were forced to surrender.
After the fact was proved then they
set out to explain it—to explain what
they had previously said was impossi
ble. Possibly Mitchell’s claim is at
least as good as that of Cummings.
Times Hard in Canada.
From the Odebolt, la., Chronicle.
After a visit to Winnipeg and other
points in Canada Willard H. Bowker
writes the Chronicle regarding conditions
there. His letter was prompted by a short
item appearing in this paper some weeks
ago relative to a money stringency there
Writing from Minneapolis, where he is
now employed, under date of September
12. Mr. Bowker says:
“I was Interested in, but skeptical about
an Item appearing several weeks ago In
the Chronicle telling a little about the
financial stringency existing in Canada. A
few weeks spent there convinced me that
you had barely hinted at the facts. Money
is hard to secure, even on first mortgages
on real estate at 12 per cent. There seems
to be plenty of money in Canada, but it is
being held tight for the present, while tho
people “cuss" the Balkan wars and Amer
ican tariff. The direct result is the tying
up of building operations and the conse
quent throwing out of work of many men.
Idle buildings under construction and
large crowds before the various labor
agencies bear emphatic testimony of this.
"Naturally there is wide speculation as.
fn milmlnotlnn rtf ike mono.r
market. Real estate men, always opti
mistic from necessity, are ready to as
sure all that the moving of the good
crop of wheat will remedy all troubles.
But most others (there are only slightly
more than 600 real estate firms in Winni
peg alone) say that It will be spring before
business returns to normal, and thi*
seems very probable.
“One of the interesting impressions I
received while in Winnipeg was that of
the attitude of Britishers towards th*>
United States. Two ‘old countrymen’ es
pecially, a Londoner, the other a
Scotch artist from the University of Glas
gow, showed what seems to be Indicative
of the feeling of many of their country
men. They could not or would not con
cede a single redeeming feature to either
the United States or Canada. The Scotch
man in particular knew of all the politi
cal corruption, petty graft and trust mo
nopolies existing in America, but could
see not one Inch beyond Ihe evils. He
really made me wonder if our politics do
not need a little renovating. But all that
I conceded to him was that they had It
‘all over us’ in Great Britain In one thing,
conceit, and then proceeded to fight a few
battles of the revolution all over again.
As to Sunday Baseball.
From the St. Louis Republic.
The pastors of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, representing the St. Louis
churches of that faith, passed a resolution
ob Monday condemning Sunday baseball.
The Republic begs to suggest to these
gentlemen that they are attacking this
problem at the wrong end. We are not
discussing theories for the moment, only
tactic^ and l-esults. These paBtors want
to pift an end to Sunday baseball. Why
don’t they agitate for a Saturday half
holiday in the industrial world? This solu
tion of tho difficulty has worked well in
other countries. If there Is anywhere a
nation that can afford to give its workers
a respite from the grind of toil at the
end of the week, it is this, the richest
country in the world.
People’s bodies have rights In this world
as well as their souls. Is society properly
respecting the physical rights of the young
workingman who labors 60 hours a week
in the shop If it denies him all oppor
tunity for games that fill the lungs with
fresh air and the soul with the Joy of
healthy play? And if society has Ignored
this fundamental right, ought not th*
church to assert It In no uncertain voice!
Ought not it to stand for Saturday base*
hall lust as vigorously v* It stands agaliug
Banc ay baseball?
If not, why nott