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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
ARE TOO CARELESS
Matrons and Domestics Should Scru-
tinize Gas ttInspectors''
AND DEMAND IDENTIFICATION
Light Company Gives u
Few Pointers.

Unwary housewives and domestics make
the tapping Of prepayment gas meters
lucrative practice for bogus collectors in
spite of the fact that the gas company
has taken every precaution against such
| robberies. The managers and meter In
signable other than carelessness OF
housewives and domestics. The v1si-
tations of the men claiming to
represent the gas company, are
periodical The thieves usually es-
cape, but there have been instances where
less careful COLLECTORS have gotten into
the tolls. Two of them are now serving
three-year sentences in Saltwater, and
less than three months ago another was
sent to the reformatory for a year.
The bogus collector wears suit as
nearly as possible like that of the regular
collector, carries book in which ne
makes entries before and after tapping
the meters, and walks about the house
with an air Of authority and Importance.
II am the gas collector" says he to
the person who opens the door. ION,
exclaims the woman at the door. The
young man starts to pass in, as though IN
a hurry. The woman glances at his suit,
sees in his hand kit Of tools, and says:
"All right" But when the man has gone
she finds that he has pried open the small
| lock on the meter and dumped the quarters
| into his pocket. Then she calls up the
Gas Light company and tells them about
| it. There is nothing the gas office can
| do, says W. H. Levings, the secretary OF
the company, who adds:
| We take every precaution against the
| work of these bogus collectors. Every new
patron gets glazing red card, warming her
against bogus representatives of our COM
pany. Every collector we have is dressed
| in blune uniform with red trimmings, on
] which the letters IN. G. c." appear. He IS
also given an Identification card, and II
the housewives would demand this they would
| never be robbed. It not only bears the
name of the representative, but also the sigma
| ture Of the manager and the seal OF the
company, which cannot be counterfeited. Fur
thermore the collector signs the card IN
our office, and patrons are asked to secure
duplicate of his signature before they per-
NIT him to enter the house as our employe,
| either on pretcnse of making collections re-
| pairing meters or fixtures, or anything else.
| OF course the loss falls on the patron. we
cannot place a guard over their house and
meter, and If they are so careless as to per-
init anybody to enter and carry away II Is
| their own affair. We are always ready, now
ever, to assist in the prosecution OF Of
tenders, and offer standing reward OF $25
| for the arr3st and conviction OF bogus col
lectorS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
S. S. WORK GROWING
New Century School Preparing for
the New Year.

Large things are being planned, with
the help Of the business men OF the down
town district, for the "NeW Century Sun
day school The enrolment exceeds 800,
and it is realized that to go pm with the
work means the use of aggressive methods
and the securing of financial aid. Finan-
cial assistance has graciously been given
by the larger down town business firms.
There is scarcely any city in this country
which has not a down-to school for
newsboys and central district children.
The adult feature has so far been sur
prise also. The average attendance OF
adults is over fifty. Their class is taught
by George A. Burner. 1t is expected to
build this branch of the work up into the
hundreds Century Music hall is good
place for the beginning of the movement
and will seat about 800. New scholars are
being brought in every Sunday by the
children themselves. There is much en-
thusiasm over the work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
K. P. BAND BENEFIT
Local Lodges Unite to Make 1t a
Success.

All of the Knights of Pythias lodges in
the city have united to tender to the
Minneapolis X. P. band a benefit concert,
which will take place at the Lyceum the
alter on Tuesday evening, Jan. IA. The
minneapolis K. P. band is composed en-
tirely of local talent and under the lead
ership Of Byron H. Ayres it has reached
a high degree Of proficiency. Among the
performers who are we'll known and need
no comment. are Ayers. Loveridge, Parks
and Nelson. comets: Balloon, Underwood
and Cole, trombones: Alrogan. Proper,
Unie rwood and Balconl, bass; ,Eklund, Ell
dom, Robertson and Olson, mcllophones;
Dezoddel, Baker, Rogers, Rooney, Crit
fin and Paulson, clarinets; Marvin, pic
colo, and Swartz and Covell, drums.
The organization has been heard on the
streets at the head of the K. P. bodies
from time OF time. but its main appear
an,ces have been in concert and in lodge
work, the latter, Of necessity, not being
public.
The program has been selected with a
view to allow comparisons with the best
bands who have visited the city during
the past few months and the opinion of
local musicians Is much desired.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
An Advance m Science

In five years Of successful practice as
a soap and hair specialist, in this city,
Oliver X. Chance, $50 Syndicate Arcade,
has demonstrated the fact beyond ques-
ton that he has solved the great problem
of the cause and cure Of dandruff, falling
hair, badness, and all scalp diseases.
His methods Of treatment, and his rene
dies are recognized by the liberal and
broad minded physicians and citizens
generally, as reasonable and emlnently
effective.
The remedies are put up in packages,
with full instructions, SO that anybody can
use them, and with one or two appl1ca-
tions per week the utmost satisfaction Is
obtained. They are now offered for sale
through the regular drug trade, or at the
office, where the doctor still continues to
give scientific massage scalp treat ments
The demands for these remedies have al
ready become so general that during the
past few months ten people have been
constantly employed in their manufac-
ture.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
Weather Conditions.

The moderately cold weather has moved
eastward and southwark, the whole east
and south being below the freezing point,
except Immediately on the gulf coast.
From Minnesota and Iowa westward 1t is
much warmer than it was yesterday morn
ing, and this mornings temperatures are
from AZ degrees to so degrees in western
Montana and thence westward. The low
est temperature at 7 a. m. to-day was
4 degrees at Boston. Many of the low
minimum temperatures in the accompany
ing table occurred shortly after the OBJ
servation was made yesterday morning.
The pressure is low In the extreme north
west, and high in the Ohio valley.
II. S. Outram, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
diease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall $
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh, being a
constitutional disease, requires a constltu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly. upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the dis
ease and giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors have SO
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address .',..--. r. J. CHENEY & CO.,
. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. go.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Fair tonight and Sunday;
rising temperature tonight and IN east
Sunday; increasing southwest winds. Wis
consin and Iowa-Fair tonight and sun
day; rising temperature, increasing
southerly winds. North Dakota-Fa1r to-
night and Sunday; warmer tonight; cool
err In west Sunday; increasing southwest
winds. South Dakota-Fair tonight and
Sunday; warmer tonight; southwest
winds increasing. Enthusiastically
fair tonight and Sunday; colder Sunday
and in west tonight; brisk westerly
winds.
For Minneapolis and vicinity-Fair and
warmer tonight and Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
POLITICAL WEATHER MAN

The Detroit Observer Wishes Local
Bureau Happy New Year.
The voluntary weather observer at De-
troit drops into poesy upon making the
first report of the new year to Section
Director Outram of Minneapolis. The
New Years greeting is extended in rhyme
as follows:
We've reckoned the sunshine,
We've noted the storm, ...
We've counted the Sundays together,
Here's health and good cheer,
And happy new year, -
To the house Of the clerk of the weather.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
DISEASE IN LUMBER CAMPS
Board of Health Milking Efforts t,

Stamp Out Smallpox.
Medical inspectors appointed by the
state board Of health to look after small
pox in the lumber camps are finding plenty
to do. Most OF the companies are CO.
operating and having their men vac
cinated. Others, which make light of the
disease, are having trouble with it..
At Nary, Hubbard county, there are two
cases in camp containing fourteen men
and all have been exposed to the disease,
Smallpox exists in a camp at Finlayson,
Pine county.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
FAVOR COOPERATION
The Minnetonka Fruit Growers TT!
to Get Together.

to Get Together.
Another movement is under way for CO.
operation between the Fruit Growers as
sociations of Minnetonka. The PROPOSE
ton is to amalgamate the three associa-
tions Of Long Lake, Maple Plain and Elk
celsior and to get the growers of Hop
kins, st. Louis Park and Wayzata to form
another association. Thousands of dol-
lars have been lost annually to the fruit
growers OF the Minnetonka district
through lack Of operation. The aver
age value of the crop is about 100000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04

the morning free from the disease.
HYOMEI Is the only remedy which
can be Inhaled into the air passages.
and thus by direct application destroy
the germs causing the disease.
Hyomei is sold by all druggists or sent by
mail. Price $1.OO. Send to The R. T. Booth
Co., Ithaca N. Y, for Ave days treatment
free and you will never take another tea
spoonful of stomach medicines for such treat
nent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
AFAASE FACE.

When dyspepsia fastens on a man it
changes his feelings and it changes his
looks. He frowns now instead of smll-
ing. His expression is harsh instead of
kindly. He is wearing false face-a
face which does injustice to the real
nobility of his nature.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures dyspepsia and other diseases of
the stomach and allied organs of diges-
ton and nutrition, and the record of the
cure is written both in the face and the
feelings of the person cured.
uGo1den Medical Discovery" is not a
stinulant or temporary tonic. It cures
the diseases that are the cause of ILL
health and builds up the body with
sound flesh
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" The sole motive for
substitution is to enable the dealer to
make the little more profit paid on the
sale of less meritorious medicines.
vLast spring, early, wrote you my feelings
and condition" says Mr.. A. ]. vandcrwater, Of
s73 West Division Street Chicago, III, oand you
| Discovery, and then write how I felt. I am
| happy to say am getting to feel fine. In all
have taken SIX bottles of the Discovery, and
/ have done me worlds of good. Ali my friends
| say: 'vanderwater, how we'll you are looking.
| The medicines have made the great change in
| me from the slow NOPE Of man that could
hardly crawl tired and sick all the time, could
! do no work, to man who can work, sleep, eat
and feel fine, and that tired feeling all gone
| away am very thankful that wrote to Dr.;
| Pierce. His Golden Medical Discovery and
| his little liver Pellets have almost made 6
new man of me. feel young as did at thirty
! years"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged bowels.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
NO GERMS FOR oHAGE

Commission Won't Give Him Carpet
for Them to Breed In.
Health Commissioner Ohage of st. Paul
was turned down hard by the city hall
and courthouse commission OF that city
Yesterday in his application for a carpet
for his Office The members insisted that
carpets were great breeding places for
germs and menace to health.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
The Reynodele

The Remodeled "NIilvvaukee Omce."
The c., NJ. & st. F. has removed from
Ito temporary quarters on Nicollet ave-
nue. into its remode1ed city ticket and
freight Office at 1913 Nicollet avenue. cor
ner Fourth street. Is e M 81 skE8* aSs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
WILL MAKE MORE TWINE
Order for the saltwater Priso1
Prisoners ParOIed.

PrisOners ParOIed.
More prisoners will hereafter be en-
ployed in the Saltwater prison Irvine
plant, and the output will be Increased,
without addition to the machinery.
At the monthly visit of the board of
control yesterday, four prisoners were
paroled and one released. The prison pop
ulation is now $40, the largest in the
history OF the institution.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04

WhallOn, Case & Co.'s Uptown Office
Is in the Globe building. GRAIN. stocks,
bonds, etc, bought and sold.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
CURES COUGHS
In A FEW HOURS

which keep you
awake all night
are relieved in
10 minutes and
cured b 9 f 0 r 9
m OR ing by
placing twenty
drops of HYO-
MEL on a piece
of flannel and
pinning to the
night robe on
retiring. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
Group
Coughs

are stopped
in thirtymin-
utes after the
first inhala-
tt n o f
HY o NJ E I.
The il d
drops in t 0
a peaceful
S | 9 ep an d
VI, a ban q In
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
Minimum Temperatures.

Minimum temperature for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 a. m. to-day:
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
CONFERENCE POSTPONED.
Building Committee Report Of First
Baptist Church Not Ready.

The church conference which was to
have taken place at the First Baptist
church at the close Of the morning SER
vice yesterday was postponed until next
Sunday, as the report on church work,
which was to have been submitted to the
congregation, had not been prepared
The Rev. j. A. Dickinson, pastor OF the
church, in his sermon yesterday morning
took occasion to give advice to young
men, He said in substance that young
men should devote themselves to re-
search and study until % or 30 years of
age, when their sphere Of usefulness
would be much wider. The minister re-
ferred to the fact that many young men
seemed to be under the impression that
the world was waiting for him, and they
wanted to rush into it before they were
properly prepared educationaily. He adj
vised young men to lay a firm founda-
ton for their life work and then the
world would be made better by the SER
vice they would be able TO render.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
TRUST COMPANY
APPROVES PLANS
PROGRAMME OF THE ALABAMA
CONSOLIDATED COAL AND IRON
CO. INVOLVES LARGE ISSUES
OF STOCKS AND BONDS.

The International Trust company of
Birmingham the largest single interest
in the Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron company, has approved the proposed
financial plan of the latter company and
it is believed that the approval of the re-
quired rs per cent of stockholders is as
sured
This plan calls for an issue of $3,5OO,OOO
of per cent bonds, and an increase in
the common stock of the company from
$500, 900 to SO, 100000. OF the bond issue
there would be used S2,5000O0 in exchange
for a like amount of Z per cent preferred
stock. Holders of this stock are to be
rendered a bonus of % per cent in COM
mon stock to make this exchange The
holders of 100000 of bonds now outstand-
ing will have an opportunity to exchange
for the new bonds.
The Baltimore News says that after the
Alabama Consolidateds financial scheme
becomes effective the company will build
a new 30O-ton blast furnace. 1t is now
completing important furnace work at
Gadsden. Its old furnace there has been
rebuilt and enlarged and will be ready
for the torch thin the next four or five
weeks The company operates two other
furnaces-both located at Ironaton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
Little Hold Up in the Pre-
VaiIing Epidemic
SEVERAL MEN ARE ROBBED
.. D. Mclaughlin Held Up and Rob-
bed by Negroes at the Corner of
Twenty-ffth Street and
Eighth Avenue.

There seems to be little let up in the
amount of crime which is prevalent de-
spite the best 1abors of the police force.
Highway robberies and burglaries con-
tinue to be reported every day, and yes
terday was no exception to the rule.
Saturday night was quieter than was
expected, and there were fewer hold-ups
and robberies than on other nights. There
were, however, sufficient to let it be
known that all the burglars and highway
men have not been caught.
d. d. Mclaughlin, a tailor who lives
at 26l1 Eighth avenue was held UP and
robbed by two negroes at the corner of
Twenty-ffth street and Eighth avenue
Saturday night about IL o'clock as ne
alighted from the street car en- route
home. The highwayman got s17 from him.
A description has been furnished the po-
lice of the two negroes.
]. A. James of 1922 Avenue C reported
last night that a light overcoat was
stolen from the hall of his house yester-
day about noon. 1t is not known whether
the thief was white or black
Two negroes were reported to be stop
ping people at the mouth of Third alley
and Twenty-second street last night, and
Policemen Bodeker and Thomson were
sent to investigate. They found traces of
the negroes and several people described
their mode of operation, but the negroes
were gone.
Two cars on the Alabama Great South
ern side track between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets were broken open and
robbed Saturday night. A quantity of
bananas and apples were stolen from the
cars and no trace of the burglars was
left behind.
John Graves, night Waterman for the
Birmingham Pipe and Casting company,
whose plant is at 2930 Second avenue, was
assaulted last night by a yellow negro
while making his rounds in the plant The
negro was on the watchman's left hand,
where he ca~ies his lantern, and struck
the lantern with an iron bar instead of
hitting the watchman's head. The negro
ran and the Waterman threw his lantern
at him.
Last night Policemen Baker and Ell
ledge found three negroes who were act
ing suspiciousy, hanging around the
Twenty-fourth Street park The negroes
ran when they were approached.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22

With impressive ceremonies, and while
a large number of the policemen stood
bareheaded forming a square around the
grave of Policeman W. p. Walton, the
monument in J honor was unveiled yes
terday afternoon at o'clock in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Several hundred people were gathered
around the grave, including the widow
and several children of the dead officer.
More than thirty-five of the policemen
forming the force of Birmingham were
present in full uniform. The speakers
were A. o. Lane. formerly chairman of
the police commissions; Judge N. B..
Feagin of the Police court; Mayor w M.
Drennen and Chairman of the Police
Commission Rudolph. Others on the plat
form erected were Police Commissioners
Parker, McCary, Captain A1ede and the
Rev. j. A. Bryan, who made the opening
and closing prayers.
On one side of the monument is en-
graved the words:
Erected in Memory of Wr. P. Walton;
Born February q, 1877;
Was Killed March IS, 1902.
Erected by the Police Department"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
RAILROAD WORLD.

The Wall Street Journal says:
Bulls on Southern Railway common
Justify their position on the ground that
operating expenses, which are at present
So per cent of gross, are susceptible Of
considerable reduction.
The physical condition of the road Is
said to be such that the necessity for bet
terment work which, it is claimed, has
peen included in operating expense to a
considerable extent every year since or
ganization is now by no means so great
as it was formerly. According TO the
last annual report about 46 per cent of
the entire mileage, including branch
lines, had been laid with 70 or S0-pound
steel rails, about 200 miles of such rails
having actually been laid in the year
ended June 3d. 1902
The betterment of the property has
been steady and it is claimed the physical
condition has now been brought to
fairly high standard. Under such circum-
stances, it is argued 60 per cent, the pro-
portion borne by operating expense to
gross earnings, suggests very consider
able expenditure on the property since
conducting transportation absorb only
about one-third of gross This year 1t is
estimated the company will show earnings
of about ~ per cent on the common
stock, but it is claimed in some quarters
that, without making allowance for bet
terments, earnings for Southern common
on the present years volume of gross
could be shown to be at the rate of 8
per cent.
Business conditions in southern terri
tory are said to be entirely satisfactory
and the outlook is regarded as bright.
People with good sources of information
have taken a bullish attitude on the stock
and think that considerably higher prices
are likely to be seen in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
BUCK VESSEL HURT.
Car Strikes Hose Wagon and Knocks
Him Off.

The hose wagon from the southside
engine house was struck Saturday night
by Highland loop car and the iron
frame which supports the small ladders
on top was broken. Buck Wessel1 one
OF the street guards, was thrown from
the wagon and knocked unconscious for
an instant, but recovered. The wagon
was not seriously injured
The accident happened on Avenue f.
near Fourteenth street. The hose wagon
was returning from small fire at the
rolling mill and the horses were walk
ing, Captain Summers was driving and
crossed the street car tracks just behind
one car and in front of another. The
second car struck the rear of the wagon
and nearly turned 1t over but it had got
ten nearly off the track and more seri-
Gus accident was thus averted An iron
frame work holds several small extern
sion ladders about five feet above the
body of the wagon and the ladders pro-
trude about two feet beyond the end OF
the wagon. The car struck these and
broke the frame work