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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-24
Sketches the Sessions Of the Employers and Employees Convention
CONFERENCE AT WORK
Organized at Rochester To-day
3 First Reports Made.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Rochester, Mimi, Sept 24-The forty
eighth annual session of the Minnesota con-
ference of the Methodist church opened
this morning, Bishop Andrews presiding.
The conference sermon was preached by
Rev. c.. B. Gillis Of Chatfield. Bishop
Andrews read the lesson from Hebrews
and administered the sacrament Of the
Lords Supper. -
At 1915 the roll was called and showed
161 members and eighteen probationers,
most of whom were present.
Louis H. Holland was received by trans
fer from the Wisconsin conference. Rev.
Mr.. Larson was transferred from the
Northern Minnesota conference to this
conference. Rev. William Burns was also
transferred from the Northern Minnesota
conference to the Minnesota conference.
Rev. w. I. Jamison of Owatonna and
Rev. I. B. Cargill,. Mankato were nomi-
mated for secretary. The ballot resulted
In the election Of S. B. Cargill.
Rev. E. c. Teachout of Lakefeld and
Rev. C. w. Morse of Eedgerton were NOM
mated for statistical secretary. The for
mer was elected.
D. D. Thompson Of Chicago, editor of
the Northwestern Christian Advocate, adj
dressed the conference In the interest Of
his paper and spoke Of the religious de-
velopment of the Philippines. He referred
to the Taft commission and the vatican,
explaining some 1dctS on the TelaIlOn OIL
| the government to the Catholic church.
He said he must insist on the complete
separation of the church and state here
and in the Philippines.
Rev. w. D. Carr, district secretary of
| the Church Extension society, spoke and
showed that the churches In Minnesota
had given $4,000 to the work Of his So
ciety. They have received for the So
ciety $4,000. The society has helped tc
build 276 churches in the state.
! The question, HAS the character OF
each preacher been passed on in open
conference?'' was then taken up. F. E
White, presiding Elder Of the Fairmont
district, was called, his character was
passed and he read his annual report
The improvements on new churches and
parsonages and the. payment of debts
amounted to over $43, 900 in his district
The report showed a year Of great &C
tivity and prosperity in every line Of
spiritual work.
! A report of the book committee on the
Book Concern was made and the bishop
announced that the share of the Mime.
sofa conference Of the dividends Of the
Concern. was S473.
| Notices were given Of the conference
standing committees Benediction was
pronounced by Bishop Andrews.
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JANE ADDAMS vs..
A. B. SIICKNEY
Continued from First Page.

pointed out the recognized fact that
money is worth only what it will buy; that
it's value depends upon local conditions
and Is, in fact a question of industrial
geography. ia. --. rs...- .--....--
To the university students particularly.
Mr.. -Stickney said that the enormous in
crease in production during the last CEN
fury had been due to a better understand
ing Of natures secrets. resulting In the
construction of improved, labor saving
machinery. From this he argued that the
best equipment a man could have for his
life work was a good brain. 49,
Pro-Iabor Legislation.
Referring to pro-labor legislation the
railroad man said laws designed to help
the laborer had often resulted In benefit
ing capital instead and he instanced the
immense fortune accumulated by Andrew
Carnegie as a case in point, saying that
the laws which made the amassing OF that
fortune possible were to-day enr1ch1ng the
wealthiest corporation the world had ever
known, the steel trust.
In the anthracite coal region he said
$50, 900 men were on hand to do the work
that should have been done by $1,000
Regarding trusts formed to raise prices,
he argued that if the system should be
continued logically until all products We're
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-24
HAVING A GOOD TIME.
The President Lying In Bed with an Inter-
setting Book.

setting Book.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 24.-President
Roosevelt passed the last day Of his west
ern trip lying in bed, with his leg propped
up on a pillow and an interesting book in
his hand. His physical condition is all
that the doctor could ask, barring the
wound on his leg. He has suffered but
little pain from this to-day, and DR.. Lung
has not found it necessary to apply new
dressing. 1t has been decided to issue
no bulletins as to the presidents condi-
ton for fear that too much Importance
would be attached to his disa bility, which
the doctors say is in no sense DANGER
ous though temporarily disabling. The
president enjoyed the most refreshing
sleep last night that he has had since
starting on the trip, and felt so we'll this
morning that he wanted to get out of
bed and sit in the parlor of his car. He
however, followed the advice of his doc
tors and did not arise.
Arrangements have been completed for
removing the president from his car when
Washington is reached, to % Jackson
place. the temporary executive offices. A
carriage will be in waiting at $50 o'clock
and the president will be placed in a
chair and carried to it. A telegram was
received to-day from Mrs. Roosevelt an
nouncing that she and two of the chill
dren are on their way to Washington
from Oyster Bay. The president will have
to remain quiet for about ten days, and
it has been decided that he shall stay in
Washington during that period. ~
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EMPLOYERS DISCUSSED
Uncle Sam and the National Cash Register
~ t.- COMPANY, -,

Uncle Sam and the National Cash Register
~ Company. !
Two employers of labor were discussed
at this afternoons session of the conven-
ton. 'Uncle Sam was the first and re-
ceived many compliments and consider
able criticism by his critic, E. J. Cal
nor of Muncie, Ind, secretary of the ex-
ecutive board, National Association of
Letter Carriers, who read a paper on "The
Government as an Employer" Opening
with a statement of the obvious fact that
the tendency in this country as well as
elsewhere, is toward what opposing poll
ticians have termed "pa ternalism,' in
other words, the public ownership of pub
lie utilities, Mr.. Gainor argued that such
a policy would prove inimical to the best
interests of American manhood, unless
the government should radically change
it's methods. In effect, his paper was a
plea for the further extension of civil
service reform. NJ
Taking his own branch of the govern.
ment service as an example the speaker
referred to the many advantages of en-
ployment under the government, such as
retention in service during good behavior:
an eight-hour day; the avoidance Of
strikes; AN annual vacation with pay;
proper sanitary conditions in the buildings
occupied and the absence of favoritism.
Then he turned the page and discussed
the disadvantages of government employ,
ment. He pointed out the fact that heads
of all government departments are taken
from civil life; that the postmaster in a.
city does not rise from the ranks. but is
appointed from outside the department.
while the same thing, he said. was true Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-24
DAVIS MEETS HIS WORKERS
A Conference Held In St. Paul for the
Purpose of Naming Com

Charles R. Davis, republican nominee
for congress in the third district, met
about forty of his supporters this after
noon at the Merchants hotel, st. Paul.
Congressman Heatwole was conspicuous
in the gathering. They lunched together
and then went into a conference to select
a campaign committee, to be announced
by Mr.. Davis in a few days.
Among those at the conference were:
NJ. W. Grimes, Jacob Gish and M. J. Cur
It's, LIE Sueur; Job w. Lloyd, of Lloyd; G.
A. Pierce, Northtield; c. M. Buck and Ed
Haggerty, Faribault; c. A. Rasmussen,
Red Wing; DR.. J. A. Gates, Kenyon; w C.
King, E. E. Tuttle and J. A. Jelly, Hast
ings: T. M. Payne, Glencoe; P. S. Aslake-
son, Cannon Falls; J. R. Wakefield,
Hutchinson; G. A. Mlumberg, H. G. Mil
Ter, Sheriff Mcmillan, and A. Amundson,
St. Peter.
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Lecture by w. n. ToIman.

The lecture of DR.. w. H. Tolman Of
New York city, secretary Of the American
Institute for Social Service, at the expo
sition tonight. will be illustrated by slides
made from 1870 views taken by himself
in original work. in social and industrial
betterment Most of the large store pro-
prietors of the city will be present. Mr..
Tolman, on Friday, will look over the
large Touring mills and grain elevators
in company with Henry L. Little of the
Pillsbury- Washburn company. The re-
suits of Mr.. Tolmans inspection will be-
to the city.
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A UNION FORMED
n IHIerHdItOHaI OnTOH OF TOUT "
Workers Launched by Con-
ferences Here.

ferences Here. H.. s.o
A constitution for the international I'm
ion of Flour Mill employees was adopted
this afternoon by the delegates in attend
ance on the convention Of flour mill work
ers. The constitution provides for the
presidents, secretary treasurer and an ex-
ecutive board of five members. These Of
fees will be filled late this afternoon or
tomorrow morning.
The business of the convention has
practically been transacted.
The Local Demand.
Quiet marks the local flour mill situa-
tion. The delegation appointed by the
employees to wait on the managers made
its rounds yesterday afternoon and pre-
scented the demands of the men for an
eight-hour day with no reduction in pay.
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GENERAL BOOTHS ARRIVAL,

New York Sept. 24-Arrangcments are being
made for the reception of William Booth, gen.
eral and founder Of the Salvation Army who
is expected to arrive from England on Oct. 4.
General Booth Will visit on his tour twenty-five
cities in the United States and nine in Canada.
He will be met at quarantine iIy. twelve steam
3ers carrying some 2,090 Followers, headed y,his
daughter Consul Emma Booth Tucker and Com
mander Booth Tucker A big parade, composed
of OFFICERS, men and women, soldiers and CADETS
will take place the same day.
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THE THROWING
DOWN WI OF PLA1T
Continued from First Page.

party to the support of such legislation as
will suppress and prevnt the organizat ton
of such illegal, combinations.
The declaration concludes:
1--WE believe that the devotion Of those
who took part in the great struggles Of
our country should be fully recognized and
we promise our support to such amend
ment to existing laws, according them
recognition as may be deemed necessary
in the furtherance of this declaration -
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THE FRAUDULENT "ooPY1sT" SCHEME.

Washington Sept A.-The Warren Chemical
siderable period has been engaged in conducting
complicated fraudulent correspondence scheme
was to-day denied the of the mails by an
order of the acting postmaster general The
company published advertisements after the usual
form Of such concerns, reading: "Wanted-A
few. ladies to do copying at home. No canvass
ing: Good salary One dollar was solicited to
pay for the inevitable outfit and $12 a thousand
was offered to patrons for copying letters at
home advertising dyspepsia remedy. OBJ
stacles were placed in the way of patrons to pre-
vent their melting the companys conditions.
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TWO MuRpERERs HANGED.

Oxford, Miss, Sept. A.-Win Mathis, white,
and Orlando Lester colored hanged herd
to-day for the murder of the Montgomery broth
ers. The murder Of Deputy United States Mar
shals John A. and Hugh H. Montgomery
committed Nov. 10 last, fifteen miles from Ok.
ford, at Mathis home, whittier the officers had
gone to arrest him for Illicit disctilling.
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PLACES FOR TEACHERS.

Fourteen first grade teachers may secure
schools near Fergus Falls, this number of vacan-s
cies having been announced by Superintendent:
Christine Goetzinger of Fergus Falls in letter
received Yesterday by Thomas Montgomery
Ramsay county SUPERINTENDENT Of schools.
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lican votes cast by the whole county.
Their total vote, all parties, was 53t
of the 1852 cast by the entire coun
ty.
The Orange county towns voting
for the Battell bill were intree,
Brooktield, Chelsea, Fairlee, New
bury, Orange, Thetford, Topsham,
Tunbridge, and Vershire. These
towns cast 1913 of the /, 914 straight
Republican votes cast by the whole
county, Their total vote, all par
ties, was 1911 of the 1880 cast by
the entire county.
The Orleans county towns voting
for the Battell bill were Albany,
Barton, Bloomington, Charleston,
Coventry, Derby, Glover, Greensbo-
no, Holland, Irasburg, Lowell, Nor
gan, Newport, and Westfie1d. These
towns cast 2,153 of the 1912 straight
Republican votes cast by the whole
county. Their total vote, all par
ties, was 3,074 of the 3, 912 cast by
the entire party.
The Rutland county towns voting
for the Battell bill were Dandy, Mid
ldetown Springs, and Mount Tabor.
These towns cast 235 of the 2,SO2
straight Republican votes cast by
the whole county. Their total vote,
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all parties, was AL of the 9,262 cast
by the entire county.
The Washington county towns
voting for the Battell bill were Ber-
lin, Cabot, Calais, Waitsfeld, Wood :
bury, and Worcester. These towns
cast 633 of the 1926 straight Repub-
iIcan votes cast by the whole county.
Their total vote, all parties, was
1914 of the 1854 cast by the entire
county.
The Windham county towns vot-
ing for the Battel1 bill were Brook
line, Somerset, Stratton, Vernon,
Wardsboro, and Windham. These
towns cast 2S8 of the 1904 straight
Republican votes cast by the whole
county. Their total vote, all par
ties, was 486 of the 5,642 cast by
the entire county.
The Windsor county towns vot-
ing for the Battel1 bill were Andov-
er, Baltimore, Barnard, Norwich,
Pomfret, Rochester, Royalton,
Springfield, Weathersfeld,-- Weston,
and West Windsor. These towns
cast 1883 of the 3, 317 straight Re-
publican votes cast by the whole
county Their total vote, all par
ties, was 2, 428 of the 6,852 cast by
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Taylor's Drug Store,
BRADFORD. VT.
Additional Bradford Locals.

Mrs. Hattie Rowell has returned
to her home in Hanover.
The Drs. Smith and families will
spend Thanksgiving at C. E. Harri-
mans in East Corinth.
W. B. D. Avery and wife are in
West Topsham to pass few days at
Freeman Cunningham S. ..,---
The Bradford post office will be
closed on Thanksgiving day from Ii
a. m. to 2 p. M, and from 4 to 8 p.
m.
Workmen from a Barre firm are
setting stones in the upper plain
cemetery for E. H. Allen and the
Woods family.
1t is expected that there will be
an excursion of Bradford school
children to visit the Legislature at
Montpelier Wednesday or Thursday
next, for which reduced railroad
rates have been secured. Owing
to the early date of going to press
this week, we are unable to give
any details, as arrangements are
not fully completed.
A happy party consisting of Rev.
H. J. Kilbourn. Mines. John M.
Sawyer, A. w. Peters. o. H. Ste
ems, B. S. Hooker, F. K. Clement,
Misses Louise Hubbard, Pauline
BlakelY, Edith Bruce Jones, Eva
Hunt, Messrs. A. T. Clarke, Chas.
P. Dimick, and George Jenkins rep
resented Bradford at the Choir I'm
ion Convention at Newbury on Fri
day evening, contributing their full
share towards making the affair a
most enjoyable success. The pro-
gram was made up of readings by
c. r. Taggart, violin solos by Miss
Pauline Blakely, vocal selections by
Mrs. c. o. Holton, contralto, and a
chorus of some forty voices from
Newbury, Bradford, Fairlee and
North Thetford under the direction
of Rev. H. J. Kilbourn. Among the
choruses rendered were Gounod's
Sanctus, The Crusaders, and MOI
arts Gloria. A very lifelike flash
light photograph of the chorus was
taken ssby Mr.. Dimick.
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THE ARMY CHAPLAlN'S RANK
A Measure That VIII Probably be
Before Congress.

A Measure That VIII Probably be
before Congress.
There is a very laudable project in
contemplation-it has hardly developed
beyond that stage-whereby the chap
lains of the army are destined to be
benefited. Legislation is in view for
their relief, and during the next ses-
sion of congress, short as it is, an eff
fort will be made to reorganize the
corps, giving the senior officers, say
the first ten or twelve on the list, the
increased rank of major. 1t may be
that the promotion from captain will
be dependent upon service-that is to
say, a chaplain who shall have served
for a stipulated period in his corps
shall be advanced to a majority, and it
may also happen that the new law will
although that appears hardly necessary
under the circumstances.
II a chaplain gets into the army now,
after the examinations already held to
which designated candidates are sub
jected, it must be assumed they are
good enough to continue in their work.
II they make worthy chaplains as cap
tains, they will make worthy chaplains
as majors. There are instances of in
feriority, but that distinction is not
confined to the chaplains, who by
vast majority are good men, true to
their calling, arduous and Jealous in
their efforts. Some of them easily de-
serve promotion, and 1t won't be any
great sacrifice of the public funds If
one or two incompetents profit by the
integrity of their more conscientious
associates.
1t would be hard matter to estab-
lis'h a system of supervision by which
the chaplains are selected for advance
ment. The method of choosing accord
ing to longevity is the easiest and most
just, probably, If for no other reason
than that the chaplain who is found
unworthy of advancement to a major
ity is equally unqualified to serve as a
captain and ought to be wholly re-
tired. The chaplains do not seem to
be concerned in the movement for leg
islation. At all events, none of them is
conspicuous in the preliminaries. The
project is likely to be a feature Of the
army appropriation bill of the short
and Navy Register.
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The sultan of Turkey has ordered
the extirpation, by as severe methods
as can be devised, SO as to teach les
son, it is reported, Of a new religious
sect that has made great Roadway in
Damascus. The new religion is not
Jewish or MohaWmedan or Christian,
but a sort of medley Of all three. 1t
teaches that neither Mohammed nor
Christ was a divine person, though
their existence is admitted. They were
simply great philosophers who were
endowed with powers to perform GER
tain miracles. More interesting, how
ever, is that the members, having ad-
mitted some belief in Islam, are al
lowed a plurality of wives, while as
recognition of Christianity they are not
forbidden to be total abstainers from
strong drink. 1t is an enticing religion
to those who have no desire to place
too great curb on their passions, and
such are common in the land of the
Turk; hence probably so great a num-
Der of recruits that the attention of
the sultan and the sublime porte was
attracted to it.
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l(North field News. J

The passage of the high license
local option liquor measure with a
referendum by the Legislature last
week meets the promise of the Re-
publican platform of last June.
Many Republican members voted
for the measure who are opposed to
license law because they recog-
nized that they were bound to do so
IN order that their party might keep
its pledges to the people. 1t is diff
cult to understand how any Republi-
can member could have taken any
other view of the situation. The
platform called for a ''high license
and local option law" with refer
endum. The Battell bill, with its
many excellent points, could not
possibly cover the promise of the
Republican party. The Democrats
have taken a position in this matter
worthy of commentator in accept
ing the referendum clause. While
it is true that they could not have
passed a straight license measure as
they would have been glad to have
done. they could have made a
mighty lot of trouble in the matter.
The Democratic leaders proved to be
men of too large calibre to play pol
tics on this question. After some
minor adjustments of amendments
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Executed by Proxy.

In China it is nothing out Of the way
for a criminal under sentence Of death
to secure at a price a substitute to die
for him at the hands of the execution
er. Money of course comes mainly into
play, the price going to the substitutes
relations. A remarkable case of such
substitution is reported from Fuchau.
The particulars to hand show that
when certain childless criminal there
was adjudged to death his family met
to see what should be done. The SUPER
stition of the land ran counter to a
man dying without leaving son at
least to worship him after death. The
criminal had a brother who had SO
many sons that he had no fear of be-
ing left without worshipers. The fam
lily decided to put him in as substitute
for the childless one. so that the latter
could live on to get son. The military
mandarin concerned was bought over.
the criminal was set free. and his
guiltless brothers head was cut of.
The family. the mandarin and the pub
lie were satisfied. But the mandarin's
superiocs did not see 1t In that light
and Informed the project at the city.
BE ordered the mandarin to be
Bcourged like common cody.
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In pursuance of this plank the
majority bill No. AZ, in sections
1OO-1O1 and 1O2, contained a referen-
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A Missing Word.

A writer in the Spectator is hunting
for a word and asks the readers of the
Spectator to assist him. The word
desired is one that will express the
ever increasing class of words that
are named after some individual-e. e.,
boycott" "macadamize." dolly"
'mackintosh," "gamp," 'peeler," Rob
ert, 4" Bobby" whitehead flor tor
pedo), etc. Such words should be
classified under a name by themselves.
What should this word be? Cog
nominals" has been suggested. A cog
nomen, however, is a surname, and
such words are not always taken from
the persons surname-"Bobby," for
example, to indicate a policeman.
"Onomataneric" and "aneronomatic"
have also been suggested, but that
would not include ''gamp" or Mrs.
No exception can be taken
to the term "anthroponomatic," so far
as accuracy of description is con-
cerned, but it is a terribly long word,
and an apt short word is a desider-
alum.
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A Bible Centenary.

Lord Bowen amused the house Of
lords a few years ago by a witty con-
demnation Of "uncritical and unneces-
sary centenaries." A centenary is near
at hand which is not unnecessary, at
all events In December, 1902, one
Mary Jones walked barefooted twen-
ty-five miles to the home of Welsh
pastor, carrying her savings Of six
years to exchange for a Bible. The
pastor had but one copy left, and that
had been promised to another person,
but he procured copy for her The
thought of that long tramp haunted
the good Mr.. Charles. He rallied Will
berforce, Zachary Macaulay and 9th
ers to organize the British and Foreign
Bible society, which has since then is
sued over 175,OO0OO0 Bibles and parts
of the book in almost 300 different Ian
guages.
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ate and House it will go to the gov
ernor for his signature. After this
the voters will have an opportunity
to pass or reject the measure and it
is here that the supporters of the
present law must and will make
their fight. The News hopes that
the Ross amendments to the prohib-
itory law will not prevail; it had
rather support the law as it now
stands than after the power of en-
forcement has been largely taken
from it.