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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
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Decision Of New York Courts as t.
Theater Tickets.
HOW THE RULE APPLIES HERE
Speculation Too Lisht-HOw Local
Managers View the
Matter.

New York theatrical managers have
won the test case recently brought in
that city against spectators in theater
tickets. In a decision handed down yes
terday the court rules that theater tick
ct is BILE, and that it can be
revoked at the pleasure Of the manage
ment on evidence showing that it was
purchased from speculator. Judge Scott
held that theater ticket was a personal
license to the individual to whom it was
sold, Nand not transferable or assignable
without the consent Of the licenser-the
theatrical management.
Minneapolis managers are not pArticu-
larly interested in the decision, because
there is very little speculation in theater
tickets here. While there used to be
speculation occasionally at the old Grand
lions We're billed for limited engage
ments, Lac Stafford says that it has never
reached such alarming proportions as to
attract attention since the metropolitan
theater was opened. 's
: II regard the decision as very I'M
just one." said Mr.. Stafford, land If 1t
were possible to insist on its strict en-
forcement, the theaters would have all
kinds Of trouble making nice distinctions
between actual and technical violations OF
the ruling. It is too sweeping The
absurdity of this law Is shown by the
fact that II strictly interpreted it pre-
vents man from buying tickets for him
self and party, unless he first secures con-
sent from the management of the theater.
Now, you don't suppose, do you, that any
one is going to ask the consent Of the
management to purchase tickets for
others? It would be nice state of at
fairs il you had to beg a theater manager
for the privilege OF purchasing seat
checks for yourself and wife OF other
members Of your family The law is
plainly designed to head off the profess
sional SPECTATORS who carry on constant
speculation in tickets at the very doors
OF the theaters. 1t is a part of the po-
l1t1cal graft system in New York. Tick
cts for which the theaters are bled by
oHlceholders are placed in the hands OF
fellows with pull and thousands of dol.
lars are thus made independently OF
theaters in the sale of free list paper.
If Judge Scott's ruling will scare these
sharks out of the business or dissuade
people from buying tickets of doubtful
value from spectators. thus protecting
the theaters in legitimate prices then II
will be good thing
Arthur Lambe, assistant manager of the
B15ou theater, says that the only specu-
lat1on In tickets to that house is con
fined to the gallery on Sunday night
Tickets to the gallery on Sunday night
are % cents, the seats being reserved
small boys have taken advantage OF the
great demand for seats on Sunday night
and it is a regular occurrence for then
to retail tickets at a snug profit in the
! street by boosting the price to So or a
| cents. Any one who really wants to gt
will not hesitate to pay 10 or Is cents
extra when standing room is otherwise
at premium.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
WATCHED The FENCE
His Prosperity an Evidence of Grain
Thieves Activity.
ALDERMEN WILL TAKE A HAND
The Holmes Ordinance to Stop Car
Sweeping May Pass To-
Night.

At the council meeting tonight Alder
man Holmes ordinance making it a mis-.
demeanor for any person to enter box
car with the intention Of sweeping it.
which was recommended by the commit
tee on ordinances yesterday, will receive
it's first reading. 1t is reasonably certain
that the ordinance will be passed, and
there is probability that the measure
will be rushed through and made effective
tonight.
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission attended the committee meeting
yesterday and showed by detailed reports
the magnitude of the task Of coping with
grain thieves under the present lack Of
legislation. Colonel G. d. Rogers of the
chamber of commerce said rhat in Feb
ruary the railroad and warehouse COM
mission received thirteen complaints Of
grain stolen, each complaint involving
from one to eight cars. The average
shortage Of each car was 300 pounds. This
record showed merely the amount of grain
taken in transit between the elevators
and mills; there was no way of knowing
the amount taken between the time of the
arrival of the cars in the railroad yards
and the time when the cars are weighed at
the elevators. 1t was probable, Colonel
Rogers said, that the pilfering in the lat
ter period was much greater. In ten
days alone in December, when a record
was kept, IOrty seals were broken by
grain thieves.
State Inspector Watson OF the railroad
| and warehouse commission said that car
| sweeping was great school of crime
! the worst within his knowledge. Thieves
| and criminals were graduated from it into
| a bigger sphere. He said there was a
'fence'' here in Minneapolis where the
| thieves sold their stolen grain. On Feb
Is this fence was located. At that time
there was on hand 256 bushels of flax All
of this was disposed of, and ten days
| later, when another visit was made to the
| ''fence," there was an accumulation of
| fifty bushels of fax. Thieves who pose
| as sweepers, Mr. Watson said, have way
| Of throwing dirt in their plumber in or
der to make 1t look like sweepings.
| Mike O'Ne1ll, car sweeper In the mill
| ing district, who has the permission Of
| the millers to ply his vocation, told the
| committee of the proceeds obtainable by
| legitimate car sweeping. He said that $50
cars Of wheat are unloaded each day at
| the mills, and that the average amount of
grain left in each car is ten pounds. This
makes the total amount of legitimate
| sweepings about sixty bushels every day.
1t has been very difficult to secure the
conviction of sweepers in Minneapolis
mission issued it's prohibitory order in
December The ordinance proposed by
Alderman Holmes makes the offense a
misdemeanor, punishable by 800 fine or
ninety days imprisonment. The millers
| believe it will put an immediate stop to
| the thieving.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
THE: CITY
TOWN TALK

Sweet Volets by the thousand at Menden-
halls.
Flowers for funerals and all other pur~
poses shipped to all parts of the northW est
Mendenhall. florist. 81 Sixth street s.
subscribe for all magazines, papers, ETC.,
a an get your binding done at Century News
store; Third street S, near Hennepin av.
The Union Veterans and Sons league will
hold regular meeting at AleXander's hall
Tomorrow evening. D. +. Reese will address
the club.
Diggles command, Spanish War Veterans.
will meet next Tuesday evening at the Pills
bury building. A drilr corps will be organ
lied and uniforms ordered.
The third open championship race of the
Minnetonka Ice Yacht club will be sailed at
p. m. to- morrow. Accommodations at the
clubhouse should be arranged for in advance
Committees from the Independent Order Of
ming and decided to hold a memorial service
in the near future. The exact date has not
been decided.
Joseph Kennedy and William Dougherty,
the, two boys accused OF stealing an over
coat from e. A. Schultz, We're in the munich
pal court this morning. their being con-
tinued until tomorrow.
John Rogers, in the police court this morn
ing, pleaded guilty to stealing horse brush
from the livery stable Of Thomas Bloom. He
said that he was drunk at the time. He got
OFF with SIS or fifteen days.
The Nicollet avenue pavement was treated
10 WINTER bath last night Taking advan-
tage or the warm weather, Street Commits
sioner NcMullen got out his pavement flush
ing force and swept all the remaining sur
race filth into the sewers. 5--F
John Kelley, charged with vagrancy, and
With an assault upon Amanda Olson, owing
to the absence of all witnesses, was not tried
to-day. his case going over until tomorrow.
Kelley was out on a $50 bond, but to-day
his bondsman refused to go on his bond
longer, and Kelley is now locked I'D in the
central station. o. ' ~ y
DR.. Benjamin r. Trueblood OF Boston, for
m1erly college president now secretary of
the American Peace Society (nondenomina-
tionaD and editor of the Advocate of Peace,
Will lecture on THE Historical Development
OF International Peace on the evening OF
March at Friends church, First avenue S
and Fourteenth street.
Electric lighting and power plant for sale.
Description-Two American Ball engines.
d4xl2, each 0-horse- power. direct belted to
four-pole 50-kilowatt Howell lighting genera
tors. Possession given March 1. 1902. These
equipments are in full operation and may be
inspected at The Minneapolis Journal plant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE MEN
They Will Meet in St. Paul Next


Three hundred delegates are expected
to attend the annual convention Of the
National Association Of Mutual Fire In
surance companies which will be in ses
sion at st. Paul next Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday. President J. J. Fur
long Of the state association has the ar
1rangements in charge. Addresses will be
made by Governor Van SAINT and others.
Papers will be read by prominent mu.
tual insurance men: James Hill Of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; W. 3. Gasche, Menda, Kan
r. ]. Margin, Seattle, Wash; j. L. Mabie
Omaha; M G. L. Roberts, Chattanooga
Tenn; n. W. Wadsworth, Madelia; W
3. Rumble, Clinton, ILL.,; c. w. Coffin
Spencer, Iowa; G. H. Stanton, Plymouth
N. Y; c. F. Mingenback, Mcpherson,
Kan; Dr.. Joseph Saunders, Anderson,
Ind; and A. D. Barnes, Waupaca. Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
SCHEME WILL FALL
Prediction Of Prominent Hardware
Men as to Combine.
OPTIONS HAD TO BE EXTENDED
bers Are No Longer
Anxious.

Promoters of the hardware jobbers'
combine which promised so we'll previous
to Jan. l are meeting with much trouble
in bringing their plans to successful
issue. Men prominent in the hardware
trade freely predict that the scheme will
fall through. Twin city hardware job
bers have been much interested In the
scheme from the start, principally on &C
count OF the broad and confident asser-
lions made by the promoters. The fact
that it has been necessary to extend the
options secured on various concerns is
regarded by them as very significant and
not consistent with the sanguine hopes
OF the men who are engineering the
scheme. The recent report that three
large hardware concerns in the southern
states had gone into the combination
served to revive interest in the combine,
but nothing has developed to substan-
tlate the first report.
The largest western concern, on which
the promoters are understood to have Sc
cured an option was that, of Simmons
Brothers OF st. Louis. The understand
ing was that if three fourths Of the FIRMS
selected to be approached were favor
able the options would be exercised. The
Simmons option along with others in
eastern cities expired JAM l. These were
extended to April /, and the work of per-
suasion is still going on. The promoters
must score big in the next thirty days
| or secure another extension Of options.
The hardware trade generally regards
the success of, the hardware combine as
Impossible. The promoters make the ar
gument that combine including the larg-
est concerns in the various big market
centers can control the output of the
principal factories serving the hardware
trade 1t is urged that the manufacture
ers of certain lines OF hardware, for which
there is a great demand, can be forced
into an agreement not to sell outside job
bers. Building hardware was the .prin-
cipal line to be controlled, but the combine
met with opposition from the manufac-
turers of that line from the start, and
the scheme lost prestige. '...
The combine has reached that point
where many Of the smaller jobbers have
recovered from their scare and are giving
the big scheme the laugh, The foundation
of~the entire scheme has been the con-
troll Of the manufacturers and the hard
ware trade generally believes this is inn
possible. ..@ - 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
Weather Conditions.

The low barometer area, central yes
terday over northern Louisiana, has
moved northward and was central this
morning over Davenport, Iowa, with a
reading Of 2S.6S inches; this area extends
over the section from New Mexico to
Winnipeg and thence to the Atlantic and
the Gulf of Mexico; the pressure is rela-
lively high on the Pacific coast and in
the British Northwest Territory east Of
Edmonton and Calgary and is lower to
the westward. The temperatures are mild
to the eastward from Lake Superior to
western Texas, and are colder to the
northwest. Light to heavy rains have oc-
CURED from Minnesota to the gulf and
Atlantic coasts and on the Pacific slope,
and SHOWS from Montana to minnesota
Winnipeg reports 2.lS inches melted snow,
equivalent to about 25 inches snowfall;
Jacksonville, Fla, reports 1.60 inches
rainfall.
j. N. Ryker, Acting Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
COOPERATIVE BUYING
To Be Investigated by HardWar
Men-Their Election.

Men-Ihelr Election.
Officers were elected at St. Paul yes
terday by the Retail Hardware Dealers
association as follows:
w. H. Tomlinson, president, LIE Sueur;
H. S. Cleveland, vice president, Mime
apolis;, G.. NJ. Evenson, treasurer, st.
Peter: Thomas McCracken, secretary,
Minneapolis.
Executive Committee-W. H. Tomlin-
son, LIE Sueur; H. S. Cleveland, Mime
apols; F. E. Hunt, Red Lake Falls; c.
F. Stremel Minneapolis; Benjamin r.
Kernkamp, st. Paul; A. G. Hatch, Bat
tie Lake; Joseph Mason, St. Peter; Chas.
F. Ladner, st. Cloud; S. R. Nelson, Owa-
tonna; julius Schmidt, Wabasha: 3. H
Loyhed, Faribault.
H. O. Roberts, C. S. Cosgrove and Peter
Nelson were appointed to Investigate
President Tomlinson's plan of co-opera-
tive buying for the country merchants.
BY unanimous vote the members Joined
the National Retail Hardware Dealers
association. A resolution was passed in
dorsing Governor Van SAINTS attitude
toward the merger. Papers were read by
P. W. Lyon Of Minneapolis and A. G.
Hatch of the insurance section.
In executive session the association
discussed the s'red list which contains
the names of manufacturers and jobbers
who sell to other than the regular trade
It was advised that the publication be
issued four times instead of once {
year, and the number Of lists be in
creased.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
DIDN'T ROAST THE COMPANY
Missed His Car, but Hadn't Word

Passengers on AFOREMENTIONED First
avenue car We're treated to a spectacle
this morning that must have ranked as a
nine days wonder had it not been ex-
planned AS the car neared Nineteenth
street a well-built, decidedly distin-
guished-looking gentleman, arrayed in a
black coat, derby hat, glasses, i'm
maculate gloves and shoes whose polish
rivaled that of either CASTOR or Francois.
raced madly through the kle-deep mud
in futile endeavor to reach the cross
ing first. The motorman saw him, but
grinned sardonically and pushed the lever
over another notch.
Mud flew in all directions. The dis
tinguished- looking gentleman raised his
voice in raucous anxiety. But the car
sped on. Passengers on the rear plat
form smiled delightedly, and turned to
catch the usual TRADE against the street
railway company. Then their lower jaws
fell in blank amazement, for the distin-
guished looking gentleman, his shine gone
and his coat despatched with mud, gazed
sadly at the departing car and said-not a
word
.'Well, what do you think of that? p
queried mail carrier, gazing in open
eyed establishment.
Huh replied the conductor in dis
gust. IT 'spose I'll hear from that. He's
G. G. Goodrich, vice president and gen
eral manager OF the company
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
THE WEATHER
The Predictions,

Minnesota-Rain, turning to snow to-
night and probably Saturday; colder in
southwest portions tonight; high north
west winds. Wisconsin-Rain or snow
tonight and Saturday; winds shifting to
high westerly. notwithstanding with
rain or snow tonight and probably in
east portion Saturday; colder in northeast
half tonight; high westerly winds. North
notwithstanding tonight with snow
furries in south and east portions; Satur-
day partly cloudy; northerIy winds.
South Dakota-Snow flurries tonight with
colder in east PORTIONS Saturday partly
cloudy; brisk northwest winds. Montana
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday;
variable winds.
For Minneapolis and vicinity-Snow to-
night and probably Saturday; colder to-
nil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
MODERN ENGLISH POETRY
4 Lecture, Rectal by DR.. Rtchart
Burton Tonight.

"A treat is in store for those who at
tend the lecture recital at Stanley Hall
tonight. DR.. Richard Burton gives the
third in a series of six lecture recitals.
His subject tonight is Modern English
poetry illustrated by readings from Ten
nyson's Tdyls Of the King =
The melody Of Tennyson's verse will
lose nothing given by Dr.. Burton's beau
tifully trained voice, and his estimate of
an author is Of great value to Minneapo-
lis students Of literature. st. Paul pa
pers in reporting this lecture say that
DR.. Burton takes exception to the esti-
mate of Tennyson made by many critics.
In response to many inquiries, Stanley
Hall repeats the announcement made once
before. The tickets held for the lecture
omitted ON account of DIR. Burton's i'll
ness may be used for any lecture in this
course and the omitted lecture will prob
ably begiyen April 4.
The fourth lecture in the course on
psychology given at Stanley Hall will be
delivered next week Friday night. The
subject is The Self.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
PFENDLER PLEADS
Says He Is Not Guilty of Un1awfully
Entering Building.

Ben Pfendler in the police court this
morning pleaded not guilty to charge of
uulswfully entering "a building. He was
held for trial March I, in $50 bail
Pfendler is the boy charged with robbing
telephone booths and nickel in 1.-The slot
machine in different parts of the city.
He admitted stealing so cents in this
way. He is only Is year old.
He was indicted last summer by the
grand jury in Carver county for grand
larceny but was acquitted. A few weeks
later, it is said, he sent in false alarm
of fire from one of the downtown boxes
in this city to have the fun of seeing the
fire department make a run. He was ar
rested but the charge was not proved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
CHAMBER NlEMBERSHlP,S2,60O
Grain Dealers Think They Will Yet
Bring $4,000.


Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
memberships have taken another jump
and are now quotable at $4,000 bid This
is a new record, $4,000 being the top
notch price until to-day. The recent &C
ton of the chamber in adopting amend
ments to the rules aimed at the bucket
shops, and the pronounced policy Of
bucket shop antagonism on the part of
the present officers of the chamber has
been a help to membership values The
talk now is of $4,000 memberships, and
since the number is limited and new
firms In outside markets are from time
to time seeking representation here, it is
expected this figure will be reached before
great while. The vital need of more
room is illustrated by the congested state
of the exchange room floor, even on dull
days like to-day, and the members will
be glad when the new building is ready,
which, however, will not be before July
al the earliest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
Clear Bargains

1t will pay you to watch our Cigar Specials
Of interest to all smokers.
Conchas Especial. size of the Pinzcn, s for
$50; 1926 per box.
The Porto n co cigar, Exporto, 8 for 25c;
500 per hundred.
Powell 4 Smiths Parfseto in the 10c Man
haitian size, while the lot lasts, 4 for 25o
So so per box.
Osceola a regular 10c hey West, & for 900;
$500 per box.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
U.0F M.EXPENDITURE
They Credit Regents With Having
So Administered Affairs With
Honesty and Economy.

The alumni association Of the state uni
versity has prepared statement regard
ing the financial management Of the in
stitution. 1t is interesting in view OF
the many charges of extravaganza, made
by enemies of the university over the
state. The tabular comparison with other
universities is as f0lOlWs:~ ,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
MOORE WILL REBUILD

Material for His New Boat Factory
on Hand.
r. c. Moore, the Wayzata boat builder,
reports material on the ground to replace
the Building recently destroyed by fire.
The plant will be as large again as the
old one and will be a thoroughly modern
boat builders establishment Fifty
hands will be employed as soon as the
edifce is completed Mr.. Moore is sup
to eyes, in orders as he expresses it,
and the new plant will be an even buster
place than the old one.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
FOR THE SPRING DRIVE
Preparations Already in Progress by
the Boom Company.


The Mississippi & Rum River Boom
company is making preparations for
handling logs as soon as the ice is out
of the river. A large crew of men has
been at work driving piling to hold the
booms, as every spring the pilings are
forced out of place by the ice. The ice
is getting pretty soft for this work, and
the boats will shortly be utilized to facili-
tate the driving Of piling.
The different storage booms along the
river have nov $4,000, O0C feet of logs
a quantity sufficient to insure the mills
a good supply when they open. In add-
ton there are 125 900, 900 feet of logs scat
tered along the river between Minneapolis
and Brainerd. Should the stage of TIE
water permit, these logs will be first used
and the logs in the booms reserved for
awhile. .-- 70.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
DR.. McCOllum Appointed.

Dr. G. 4. McCollum has been appointed
medical director of the Northwestern
National Life Insurance company of Min
neapolis in the place Of DR.. c. w. Higgins,
who resigned in order to accept respon-
sible position in the agency force of the
same company
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28

Smart Weed and Bella onna, combined
with the other ingredients used in the
best porous plasters, make Carriers S. w.
& B. Backache Plasters the best in the
market. Price 25 cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere and heart
felt thanks to our friends and neighbors for
the kindness and sympathy extended to Us
during our recent sad bereavement.
Mrs. c. A. Bewernick and Children.
1918 Lyndale avenue N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
observations,

United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Weather Bureau Observations
Taken at a. NJ, seventy-fifth meridian
time at all Staiinns.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28

The Grip Follows the Snow.
1t can be prevented and the worst cases curet
in two days by taking Laxative Bromo- Out
nine Tablets E. w. Groves signature on box
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
Files Decision and Record.

Preparatory to the hearing by Judge Loeb
rem in the Mayer habeas corpus case. United
States Commissioner II. S. Abbott has FLEE
his decision and the record in the extradi
ton case 1t contains 200 typewriter pages
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
California Prunes P Per p ssHRi So

Fresh Wax Beans, Michigan Celery,
Ripe Tomatoes, Head Lettuce, new Pine
apples, Fresh Strawberries, Cucumbers,
Radishes, new Caulifower, Young Onions,
Mint. Water Cress. Spanish Onions, Oys-
ter Plant, new Carrots, Parsley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28

Best for you because best made Satin
Skin Cream and Satin Skin Powder. Use
is proof. 25c. At leading stores.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28

Prices always a little low
err than the lowest-=that
is why our trade is the
largest.