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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

BILE for the decentralization of rates, for
they promote them to promote business
for their roads. regardless of the disas-
trous effect upon the annual revenues. is
it possible that the government cannot,
through Its own laws, put stop TO the
lawless exploitation of these yiolators or
the law for whose acts the railway com
panies are responsible? AT the present
time the courts have ample power to de-
termine whether rates are just and rea-
sonable, and 1t would seem that, under
the restraints which the courts and the
commission can exercise upon excessive
charges, there should be compliance on
the part of the roads. Possibly the thing
that is lacking is what the distinguished
commerce commission, when the COM
mission was organized, pointed out, viz,
that the prohibition of the pooling con-
tracts in the law might have to be modi-
fled. The commission, indeed, in it's first
annual report, said that, to make the rail-
to the public, contract relations will be
essential, because there would be need
of joint tariffs, joint running arrange
ments and interchange of cars. In the
commissions second annual report it ex-
pressed the opinion that pooling arrange
ments would no doubt become Imperative
in the future. To-day the commission Is
divided on the subject, the president,
Judge Knapp, and one or two members,
standing for traffic contracts under gov
eminent supervision.
The government is now beginning pro-
ceedings which cut at the worst evil In
this connection, the evil most difficult to
get at and bring it to judgment. 1t will
be we'll If the Injunction proceedings show
the necessity Of amending the interstate
commerce law, at least to the extent of
legalizing pooling under control of the
commission as was foreshadowed by
Judge Cooley in 1887. The contracts be-
tween railway companies as to the main
tenance of uniform rates would then be
as binding as contracts between private
parties. $3.50. .... p. ,.s-.r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
CHANCES FOR MCzzLES

. A woman writes to T O u n tc
suggest that something be done looking
to the muzzling of those animals who de-
file the street cars by their nasty habit
Of voluminous expectoration. 1t has been
urged by some that it is cruel to apply
to dogs a muzzle that keeps the jaws
closed. That is the sort Of muzzle how
Notwithstanding the conspicuous anti
splitting signs in the cars the evil is now
about as bad as it ever was. For a time,
after the commendable effort made to en-
force the ordinance. the cars are really
clean, but the splitting animals, having
recovered from their alarm, are now as
freely exercising their disgusting habit as
ever. If the task Of enforcing the ordi-
nance is too big a one for the health de-
partment the street railway company can
perform it by simple instructions to it's
conductors to make a point of calling
down the offenders and reminding them
of the ordinance. They performed this
duty very. efficiently at one time. but
have now ceased to be vigilant.
This is duty the company owes to the
public. So long as it does not keep its
cars clean it discriminates against its
well-behaved patrons. 1t is both exas-
perating and unjust that woman should
be compelled to go from seat to seat in
a car looking for one under which the floor
is clean enough for her skirts to touch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
PASSING OF A GOOD SOUL
An Alabama Paper.


Katy Chambers was born Feb. %, 1922, and
died Jan. 25 1902. After several months i'll
ness atffirst, letting down, as old people
are subject to, and, third, second stroke
Of bilious fever, and, third, second stroke
of paralysis, she passed all over.
Prior to seven years ago she was as active
as any one Of her age, and could say more,
because she was an extraordinary woman in
every respect-well balanced, and never, no,
never, in the extreme in anything, unless it
was to help others and go lacking herself if
necessary. She joined the Presbyterian church
in early life. She loved ALL and especially
Christians, in every denomination, and often
was filled to the utmost with the presents
and of her acceptance with God. She once
shouted and praised God aloud. Some years
ago, at Wilkins Springs camp meeting, while
Brother Wade was doing some of his best
reading on the highway at s O'Clock a M,
she said she had finished the spirit as long
as she could. She was advised by relatives
to hold in, but it only added fuel to the fire
well to say the least. She was one grand
and grateful. and noblest of all women none
better In the past, and doubt there will ever
be better in the future; no one ever knew
her of all classes and callers, but to love
her, and, always the friend Of the meeker
and poorer class, her house runs the home
for many more travellers, never turned one
away, and as for vendors, they we're all right
once they got to her house and made it con-
yenient to be there often
She was twice married, first to w. B. Crews
and second to w. H. Chambers, and had two
children by w B. Crews and none by w. H.
Chambers, last and not least II is strange,
and yet it is SO, Sister Chambers was one
woman. Mary has said first and last never
has one i'll word spoken Of or against her.
She was born in North Carolina and brought
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
The PRESSURE Applied

Inc injunction proceedings begun YES
terday by the interstate commerce COM
mission against eight railway companies
operating between Kansas City, St. Louis
and Chicago to secure strict observance
of the law forbidding the TRANSFORMATION
of freight at less than the published rates.
mark decisive effort Of the government
to etfectuate its own laws. The result Of
these proceedings will determine whether
the Sherman antitrust law and the inter-
state commerce law are constructed with
such legal ingenuity that their interdfc-
lions may reach the extreme by-paths of
lawlessness; whether, indeed, these laws
are but statutory pretenses. Thus far,
the Interstate commerce act has con-
fessedly failed to deal adequately with I'M
just determinations. The government.
indeed, theoretically reserves it's appro-
val to published rates. These published
rates stand for the legal rates, Just as the
rates Of duty in the tariff schedules en-
body legality. The government consistent
ly collects the tariff rates on imports. Is
there any reason why it should not COM
w. "AsiA Cquo1 cAci Sy tuS enforcement
the freight rates of railway tariffs sane
toned by itself, practically?
1t is known that packing house prod
ucts, for instance, are continually carried
from the point of origin to the seaboard at
rates much below the published tariff
rates, so giving to half-a-dozen or more
packers big advantages over their COM
petitors, and yet the intercommerce law
was originally devised to prevent just
such unjust Determinations. 1t is true
the commission has accomplished some
thing in the way of securing greater pub
licity of rates; has lessened the number
Of rate wars and has equalized long and
short-haul rates, but the commission ad-
mits that 1T has failed in doing away with
the browning evil, the paramount injus-
tice of determinations for the benefit of
favored shippers, the dictation of lower
rates by the big combines working har-
moniously with the traffic managers of
the railway systems. The latter officials,
the traffic managers and general freight
agents are the fellows who are RESPONSE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
A SHAME

The "health measure" for the supposed
benefit Of the patrons of immoral houses
which the local administration has adopt
ed should open the eyes Of those persons
who are so largely responsible for what
they euohemistically term a business
administration @-e r-
There is no justification, moral or prac-
tical, for the inauguration in Minneapolis
Of such an execrable policy as that re-
ferred to, a policy so revolving, so shock
ing, SO evil that it is nauseating to talk
about it. even in the most yelled and
guarded manner. a--.
1t is the worn out. cast-off policy .,Sof
Europe, policy which is in every way
repugnant to morals, exDedience and the
dictates Of humanity-a policy that pro-
notes the very physical evils it is os-
tensibly aimed at. +. -.. .,...a...
What authorization in law is there for
such a policy? By what right does the
mayor, or any one else, create revenue
for certain inspectors by forcing these
wretched women Of sin to pay then. a
dollar a week?
We are greatly mistaken in the moral
tone of the city of Minneapolis if this
hollow and cruel mockery: of health
measure does not provoke an outburst
of righteous popular indignation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
ssTHE STRENUOUS LIFE"
Westminster Gazette

westminster Gazette.
If We were prescribing course of reading
for politicians, we should ask them to get
volume Eof essays entitled The Strenuous
Life by the president of the United States,
which was published a few days ago. Mr..
Theodore Roosevelt is a remarkable example
of man who has reached the highest place
without losing any Of his youthful enthusi-
asms. He has seen the worst side Of politics.
he has had to submit to the innumerable
compromises and acceptances Of the second
best by which practical man struggling
among conflicting interests contrives to get
things done; he has seen the ebb and flow
OF public opinion and he still emerges with
high opinion Of his fellow men and with
an immense belief in the power Of zeal and
energy to influence the future. There is
good deal in his teaching which might alarm
quiet people. He is velv- pushful, he has no
belief that wars will Geese: he is an expan-
sionist, an imperialist, with a great belief in
his flag and the destiny of his people. But,
on the other side, he brings the same feryent
feelings TO bear on domestic reform in the
United States, and he manages to combine
with them aAcode of practical wisdom in re-
gard to political organizations and party poll
tics which might have been framed for our
use as well as for the use of Americans.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

Chile has been trying to float loan Of
$12,500,000 in New York. To date nothing
has resulted from the negotiations. 1t is
said the New York financiers who were
approached demanded more than ordinary
consideration by. the possibility of war
the opportunity entirely unless Chile
could meet their views. One important
consideration in the possibility of war
between Chile and Argentina. Chile re-
Gently ordered two warships, but gave the
contracts to the Armstrong; and the
Vickers, both English shipbuilders. This
has made it even more difficult for her to
borrow In New York, as the feeling main
tains in high financial circles that If Chile
wants to secure a loan here, she should
patronize American shipbuilders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
Daily II ew York Letter

The nationality figures of New York show
that there are more Slavonic males under 81
years of age in the New York of to-day than
OF any other people. They outnumber the
Latins by over 1000 the Teutons by. nearly
$4,000, the British by over 90 900, and the
Scandinayians over twelve-fold and the num-
Der of Slavonics men over d years Of age ex-
ceeds every single nationality In New York
except the Germans and Irish. In the decade
1900-1910, New York is bound to have great
growth. as compared with other American
cities of 100000 or over, from the expansion
of it's American-born Hebrew population One
Of the organizations experts, Dr. Ladlaw,
sees New York becoming mastodon in
growth. 'It is safe to prophesy," says he,
that before 1920 there will be about the
mouth of the Hudson river, on the same area
as of London nr the metropolitan police dis
trict. population larger than the present
population Of Greater London So the me-
troDolis of the new world promises to out
step its brothers of the old.
Everybody to Have Walking Coat.
The addressed man who wishes to keep
up with the spring fashions can add a new
style of coat to his wardrobe this year The
new coat is called the walking coat. It will
take the place of the more cumbrous frock
coat. The walking coat is a compromise be-
tween the cutaway and the frock coat. 1t is
cut straight down in front, with pocket flaps,
and is slightly longer than the old cutaway.
1t is made Of blacks or Of fancy materials,
and is the correct thing for any function at
which a frock coat would be proper. To be
well dressed, and at the same time in full
accord with the prevailing Styles the busi-
ness man must wear trousers loose at the
hips and of decided peg-top cut. The peg
tops are having an unusually long run, be-
cause they have nearly solved the problem OF
Dragging at the knees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
ANOTHER PRIMARY LAW Test

Ii the test Of the success of the primary
election system is the choice of nominees
to office whom the people favor, the ST..
Paul election yesterday indorses theflaw.
The candidates supposedly the most pop
ular have been shown by the results to
be SO.
The chief complaint against the opera
ton of the law is that it compels the
disclosure Of party Affiliations. The
part of the qualified electors who stayed
away from the polls is to be accounted
for on that score. It will be recalled that
the Hennepin county local law did not
compel such a disclosure. The general
law, which now applies to Minneapolis,
as well as the rest of the state, does re-
quire a declaration of party attachment.
1t was only natural that with the party
system of politics so we'll intrenched the
practical men who made the law should
have desired the change. ~
! The trouble is that it really leaves no
place for the independent voter-the man
who really does not belong to any party.
He must now vote at the primaries under
party label, and must publicly acknowl-
edge party affiliations determined by his
general partizan support at the preceding
election and his intentions with regard to
political affiliations in the approaching
election. The result is that that secrecy
of ballot which is enjoined in the final
election is, in a measure, denied at the
primaries. But this is a feature of the
law which we cannot expect to see al
tered in the present stage OF political de-
yelopment. It is, certainly no worse than
the old primary system in this respect,
for under it mans presence at party
primary openly proclaimed his political
connection. s.E E-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
PLAIN TALK; VERY PLAIN
Charlotte On. CD Observe

s zs-@ez-Es CQarl0Ile lN. NJ OpSSl VSA'
That talk about the consent of the governed
is, when you get to the bottom Of It. mostly
rubbish. We people of the south. tor in
stance who have for years been cheating mig
gers at elections and kept it up until we
concluded that it was cheaper to disfranchise
them by legal enactment, now shed crocodile
tears on account of the woes of the Filtpinos
and cry aloud that all just government de-
rsyes IFS authority from the consent of the
governed. Rot! r
The south didn't consent To - government
that it got for several years after The civil
war. The southern niggers are not consenting
to the government they are getting now.
We talk about the consent of the governed
and taxation without representation, when
these arguments run our way; but we forget
how often these principles have been violated
in our own country to-day with our approba-
ton and as the result of our own acts. Con-
sent OF the governed! Taxation without rep
resentation! Rot!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
more winter than spring in this air. he
retorted grimly. There is lot of ice still

DOWN. ROLLED THE IDENTIFIED MR..
VOlGHT TO THE POTION OF THE
SLIDE. g.
in these sheltered walks, so do let me help
you
But she refused his proffered hand and
stepped daintily along. She even hummed 4
fragment of gay dance tune. Evidently her
spirits were rising in proportion as his fell.
Overhead the bare branches creaked, and
sighed. Underfoot the walk looked treacher-
GUS enough in the titful gimmer of the gas
lamps. ~.
Now came a bit Of incline. She started
down reclIlessly with challenging look at
her silent escort. Lets see who gets to the
bottom first" ILL.,.
But on the instant her foot caught en- a bit
of gravel. She swayed and would have fallen
if his ready hand had not steadied her. The
effort, however destroyed his own equlib-
rum. Down., :: down rolled the degnfed Mr.
Voight to the bottom of the slide. His high
silk hat rolled even faster in an exploring
expedition toward the little brook that ran
alongside the path . -
TIL egirl clasped her hands tragically "Ok,
it is going into the water! Save it! Save it,!
Then she burst out laughing.
Mr.. Weight raised himself stif1y and went
in chase OF the hat z.
When he brought it back, she was still
laughing. a-. 90 .-t.t r.. Fl. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

really gross misrepresentation when
applied to the American people, and is
far from being accurate when applied to
the British empire, especially the self
are coming to use the word Anglo Cell
tic" instead of anglo Saxon 1t is a
more appropriate term. The English speak
Ing people are essentially a composite
Celtic and Teutonic race, and any racial
designation Of them that takes account Of
only one of these two elements is def
cient.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

In the very midst of our boasts about
the balmiest of late winter and early
spring in the northwest we were hit by
the worst blizzard in sevenryears. Mime
apolis got none of the snow, but the re-
ports from North Dakota about drifts ten
and fifteen feet high, stalled trains, par
alyzed railroads and complete cessation
Of traffic for several days, prove that the
old settler doesn't always exaggerate in
his weather stories. What damage to
life and property has resulted from the
storm seems to have been caused largely
by unwarranted confidence that winter
had withdrawn for good. But the proper
ty loss will be Offset, we suppose, by the
moisture the fields will receive from the
melting snow. e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
THE ETERNAL "CO-ED,"

The two Chicago universities-Evanston
and 'Chicago-have always differed in
many things. The latest difference is as
to their attitude on "co- eds" At Chicago
University the men wish to be separated
from the girls altogether They don't
want to see them, don't want to associate
with them In classrooms, and would
have them keep out of their sight alto
gether. At Evanston the men are very
them for strolls on the lake shore, much
to the disruption of class attendance rec
ords. Wherefore it results that, while a
professor in the University of Chicago
scolds the boys for their lack of interest
in the eternal feminine and assures them
they should study and recite with women,
dean Of Northwestern declares war on
all college courtships and urges the girls
never to walk OF stroll or admire the
scenery in company with the men.
In effect, the young men of the Chicago
gu" view of the question in the same light
as the Northwestern women's dean. They
believe that hard work is incompatible
with "buzzing'' the girls, and the dean
knows that the "buzzing'' results in poorly
learned lessons and many skips by the
girls.
But then, love making goes on and ever
will go on, in college or out, and all who
have taken part in 1t know that it is
very distracting and absorbing. But If it
doesn't run its course in the college years
it will later. If it doesn't disturb studies
it will disturb business. If it doesn't lose
lessons it will lose salaries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
roo PROPER
Harnor,c Waak1y

:
Our distinguished guest has also demon
stratcd that he possesses a sense of humor
which has stood him in good stead during his
American pilgrimage. 1t was undoubtedly
this intuitive sense Aof the ridiculous that
forced smile over his usually placid face
when he was introduced to the mayor of
Rochester, who greeted the distinguished
guest on the rear platform of sleeping car
and extended. on behalf of George Washing
ton Aldrige.s the ;freedomAof the city. It was
not this. however, that caused his hghness
to smile. but the fact that his honor was re-
splendent in evening dress and held a. crushed
opera hat in the hollow of his arm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

Unless the insurgents in the Philippines
crop of prominent leaders, the surrender
Of Gueverra in Samar, following that Of
Malvar in Batangas and the capture of
Lukban in Samar, really seems to bring
to an end every pretence of the resistance
to American authority to be worthy Of
consideration as a rebellion or as an
armed popular opposition. The men who
remain in the field are mere disturbers of
public order.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

Copyright 1902, By the S. S. Mcclure Co.
Mary Manners was at war with herself and
with all the world. VIII Weight found that
this was not case where present company
is excepted
mo- she said and shook her head so de-
cidediy that certain rebellious curls bobbed, in
her eyes. mo, ] don't want to go to the
theater. / want TO be alone and to think
Who could think in a hot, stuffy theater?
We will go to the park.
He ventured to hint that even his pres
ence might be bar to the flow of thought
Il could not go alone, stupid! 1t would
not be proper"
.:Or Interesting "a r
She flashed him look, and he subsidized. !
The park looked cold and rather gloomy,
but her sigh of satisfaction was quite ecstatic
as she cried, "Oh, do love the park" ,
$50 do l. in summer.
'But now, when the breath Of spring is in
the air
more winter than spring in this air. he
retOrtnd prmIy .'Thera siS n lot of ice still
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19

The mark system, whereby it Is gravely
announced that at the end Of a four
years course a student has record of
$3.50 or 1915, or some other utterly i'm
possible percentage of excellence which
is very often mischievously deceptive as
to the students actual attainments. has
at last been abolished at the University of
Minnesota. It is wonder that such an
absurd system hung on as long as it did.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
A Tremendous sIavonic Growth.

punishable by imprisonment not exceeding
three months or fine of not more than 800
Section 6793, statutes of 1894.
also find. however. that the legislature
has, unjustly, as it seems to me, discriminat-
ed against my class by providing that 1.-The
word animal as used in this title does not in
clude the human race. but includes every
other living creature. Section $780,
Is it not possible to arouse a public senti-
ment which shall eventually do away with
this cruel discrimination? If necessary, let
another extra session Of the legislature be
called Betsy Maginnis.
March 49, 1902
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-19
To what extent speculative sentimel

To what extent speculative sentiment
has subsidized may be judged from the fact
that last weeks trades on the New York
Stock Exchange were 1892 shares,
while in the same week a year ago they
were 5,296,6S7. So far this year the
total shows 33,719,0 3e shares exchanged,
while to this date in 1901 it was 63,7S4,-
1853. A year ago at this time the wild bull
market which eliminated in blue Thurs
day, May 9, was just getting into full
swing. s.. .S-@-..--- ~-.-- .-f