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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
- Frank Duluth.

We have heard of magazine editors who
would publish and pay for any kind Of stuff
that had a great name attached to it, But
the people of Duluth are not Of that kind.
The famous Bishop H. G. Potter of New
York travelled all the way to Duluth in a
special car to deliver a lecture on ""Civic
Responsibility of Individuals.' His fee
for the same was $3.50. The Duluth people
came, saw, heard, were uninstructed,
without profit from the address and dis
gusted.
They didn't car two jerks of a lambs
tail about Bishop Potter per e; what they
wanted was an able, interesting and in
structtve address,. The bishop delivered
a short speech that was full of truisms and
trlteness, and they didn't fail to express
their opinions. The result was that the
bishop handed back the $3.50 and hied him
self thence with a diminished reputation
Duluth ought to be able to furnish some
promising candidates for American diplo-
macy which is the new diplomacy of
frankness and bluntness, which states
what it wants before all men and then pro-
ceeds to get it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
The Truth Comes Out.

Mr.. John S. Kennedy, a director in the
Northern Securities Company, made an
admission In court in New York yesterday
that brushes away all the lame ATTEMPTS
OF his associates to maintain that the
Northern Securities Company is not in
effect merger of the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern.
Wasn't it understood" asked Mr..
Mum, counsel for the state. that the
company was to get enough of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific stock to be
sure there would never be a combination
against the Great Northern?",
"Oh. there never was any combination
against the Great Northern Mr.. Ken
nedy said, Il understood that the stock
holders Of the Securities company would
own enough stock to elect officers and
directors in each railroad"
Mr.. Kennedy may be able to make a
nice distinction between actual consolida-
tim Of railway properties and having the
officers and directors of both systems APP
pointed by the Same authority, but the
stupid and hair splitting public will
not be able to make such distinction.
OF course nobody has denied that the
effect Of common ownership of a majority
az stock Of both systems would be the
election Of directors and officials agree
able to that common ownership, but Mr..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
Gibbs Is a Socialist.
DAILY DIVERSION

Why He Was an Authorlty.-The return
of Pere Eyacinthe to Rome and his
preaching to great Protestant congrega-
tions recall an unpublished episode of his
visit to San Francisco years ago. He
then spoke only French. and local jour
nal sent to interview him Piercy Wilson.
an eccentric Englishman, who had been
bred for the church, but who had made
speciality of the theater and the turf.
After the general talk on his visit and
his impressions of California, the con-
versation shifted to religious topics. The
intimate familiarity of the reporter with
theological questions seemed to amaze
Pere Hyacinthe, and when the interviewer
rose to go, he said, with the puzzled look
still on his face:
Pardon me. but you have shown such
astonishing familiarity with questions
that only theologian usually under
stands that I should like to know with
what special department of your news
paper you are connected?
oh" said old Wilson. with dry humor,
I'm the horse reporter!''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

There must be some model employers
among the large retailers of Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Duluth, judging from their
views of the question Of the length of a
stores workday. The consensus of opin-
ion is that the shorter day is, on the whole;
better for the clerk and better for the
employer. One firm. which changed it's
day from ten to nine hours: reports that
results are satisfactory, though wages
were not reduced. Another employer says
that though his business has not financial
~ gained by early closing, it has gained in
that the clerks are better satisfied, and
that he prefers it, as he is just as anx-
lous to get away from business as the
clerks are. The most pleasant thing about
the reports is the general agreement that
what is good for the employees is good for
the employers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

worked In the Philippines During the three of the
spring Of this the government fixed the official of
exchange at 1927. Soon, however, the commercial
to $40 at last $3.50 consequence
eminent officials and contractors receive
from the government 1927 payments
at $685. $40 whatever the rate Practically all the
leading business houses Of Manila from
silver basis, making exchange took
advantage Of the Wage greatly
has suggested that the change
frequently but there very great practical
difficulties In the way ~ IT -.
remedy the adoption currency system
commended by the Philippines commission afterwards
fully worked out by Special Commissioner Conant.
The gold standard would be used but the unit of coinage
would be coin having about the the de-
silver dollar has That is say would be
unit. If full gold dollar unit the
change deprecated dollar would
discomfort hardship Had system been
adopted the last fall in silver dol
SO there would have disturb
silver continues at its low price
will be disturbance in changing to So
unit will be margin Of 10 difference.
50-cent unit Is established will be
currency fluctuations in the Philippines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

grateful. The subtlety with which Mr.
Wilson indicates the strange mixture OF
shreWdness and superstition, of craft and
cruelty that made up the character Of
this monarch. is a triumph of acting
scarcely less notable than that of the star
third portrait worthy to rank with
these two is that Of Katherine de Vau-
celles by the beautiful Margaret Ellington.
<Th1s character, too, is historic, though lit
tie Is known of Katherine save that she
involved Villon in brawl that led to his
Punishment. But the playwright has
waved his magic wand over her, too, and
she becomes the means of the poets re-
generation through love. Miss Ellington
plays the proud noblewoman, fierce in her
hate and in her love, with fine spirit
which far from abating In the clilnaxes
rises to effective heights. Her love scene
with Sothern was tenderly touching and
In fine contrast with the strong scene
following when Villon confessed his
identity and her pride swept impetuously
out In flood that for the nonce sub
merged her love. OF course, the final
triumph Of that love, after this great
climax, is foreseen but Mr.. Mccarthy
proves the mastery of his craft by the
unexpected manner in which he brings
about the denouement.
Where all the numerous minor charac-
tiers are so we'll impersonated, it Is i'm
possible to bestow Individual commenda-
tlon. But Chrystal Eerne plays Huguette
the wanton gloriied by her leal love for
Vlllon' strikingly well. Perhaps a little
more repression In the earlier scenes
would be effective, but nothing more
touching than her, death to save the man
she adored could be asked. -
The stage pictures presented are rich
IN detail and strong in general effect. The
difficult scenes in which the tavern brawl-
ers ana the Partisan populace figure, are
handled with consumn1ate AIT, each person
concerned therein: contributing his share
to the effect desired with truly wonder
full results. -
1t will be long before we shall see a
better play better done than eff I Were
King"
w. B. Chamberlain.
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IN A NUTSHFLL... 49,
o CreyS infhep

The fact that silver in Manila is at premium Of
$3.50 in gold that the depreciation government
100000 and Of the inconvenience per-
receiving fixed incomes In silver makes timely
to jeremiah W.
ect Professor jerks by the department
make study Of Certain Economic Questions English
and Dutch Colonies in the Orient"
From the experience of the sverusing east WHOLE
Professor jerks concludes that country
standard it might be well maintain that
wished to stimulate the internal development country
in the matter of export goods and also willing
those who consumed import that the aborer
far they had the opportunity of getting either import
goods of securing gold credits Of kind
the burdens. unless the evils that likely to
tuctuation of currency
said the superstition will depre-
ciate. Should it appreciate it would be drag upon
The depreciatng in the Philippines u.s. however,
unquestionaby detrimental the natives who
plantations and receive their pay
The exporting houses profit by depreciang standard
In the Of the large plantations, the
would chiefly to the exporting merchant.
Owing to fuctua lions great evils have already
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

have had-fried chicken, fresh milk and
eggs, the finest scenery and the dearest
aunt In the world
20, but do know" he interrupted, "for
I have been enjoying the same, minus
the aunt, a few miles down the bay! I
didn't feel like going the regular rounds
this summer, SO I took my vacation late
and in my own way"
your vacation!" And Bessie Stuart
laughed soft and low. From what,
please? Confess you have never done
days work in your life:"
And you," he answered softly, have
done too many of them
mo-" she said quickly. She was afraid
when this mans voice and eyes took on
more than anything else. "Since I have
taken up illustrating I have to use the
minutes as well as the hours, SO as to
keep up my reporting"
Are you going to do reporting this win
ter? 1t Is such hard, grinding work for,
woman, Bessie; hate to see you do it,
and with all my heart wish had the
power to say you shall not" ~
She looked at him steadily. DO you
know that sometimes you are almost i'm
pudent? Yes, I must do reporting this
winter 1t will be a year at least before
I can give it up for more congenial en-
ployment Illustrating does not pay QUITE
wen enough yet 10 TAKE care OIL the otu-
arts financially. I suppose your work will
be the same" and her lips curled a little
scornfully, -"cigars, club dinners, the thea
ter AMI the usual round of social func-
tions?" 49,
He glanced through the windows at the
falling leaves, q strange look on his hand
some face. yes, Bessie ;. my work will
be the same, will always be the same
until life Is put away
20, Jack" she exclaimed, you were
made for something betters than an idle,
useless life!'' }H@
He laughed and the spell was broken:
But Jack Hammond knew by the way his
heart thumped that = it; was dangerously
sweet to. hear Bessie Stuart say, Jack"
in that soft appealing way
The friends Of Handsome Jack Ham
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
ADJUSTMENTS
E. II. Sothern in '"lf | Were kina' at
- the Metropolitan.

z. n. sothern in "lf Were King" at
- the Metropolitan.
At last, thank fortune. we theater-soers
have escaped for time from the tiresome
and disappointing plays made out of books
AT last, the drama has shown anew that
it Is not bond to fiction, but has within
itself provocative power to bring forth it's
own children, instead of taking them by
adoption from literature. And happily,
this new proof of the vitality of the drama
Is romance, a pure romance drawn from
that 1nexhaustible and unfailing we'll of
romance, French, history. It is played by
a great actor, whose sire before him shed
lustre on the actors profession, and by
great company carefully schooled It is
produced with all the wealth of resource
or the modern theater brought to bear on
the one purpose of giving it the atmos-
phere Of reality which romance must have
Justin Huntley Mccarthy has produced
In If Were King a play remarkable
alike for Its sustained interest and its
noble literary quality. Emulating Ros-
tand, who summoned Cyrano de Bergerac
from the misty past and set him aglow
with the tender light Of a poetic melan-
choly, Mccarthy has dragged one of the
earliest of the French poets, Francois Viii
Ion, from his limbo of vice and squalor,
and made him luminous with noble cour-
age, rare tenderness and chivalrous honor.
History gives no warrant for this, but the
playwright finds his justification in the
verse of this Vagabond poet which
breathes a deep sympathy for the down
trodden people and shows withal a great
ness Of soul that would mayhap, have
accomplished much under happier au-
spices. To furnish this struggling, aspiring
poet, whom the hard facts of life ground
down in the mire Of vice, with this oppor-
tunity to do-that is the ingenious con-
ception of Mr.. Mccarthy so splendidly
worked out in If I were King y
Mr.. Sothern on his part gives vital and
striking portrait of this idealized Villon-
a picture that entirely justifies and even
glorifes the Mccarthy conception. The
heart Of gold of this roistering rhyme
maker shines forth with increasing clear
ness, as he energies from the murk of his
tavern and with the talisman of his love
to ward off evil treads the paths of glory.
To make all this seem real and true Is the
actors task and wonderfully well does
Mr.. SOthern discharge it. His clear and
facile voice, his speaking eye, his ex-
pressively mobile face. his graceful man
ner guiltless of any mannerisrns, but above
all his sympathetic and intuitive intellf
gence are leading elements in his artistry.
Subtlety Is not one Of Mr.. Sotfern's
qualities, for now as in "Hamlet" it is
his way to make things clear and lucid.
This makes the contrast of his Villon.
with George w. Wilson'S striking inl-
personatlonesOfe Louis NJ all the more
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
MINNESOTA POLITICS

The stock argument of the Babcock peo-
pie in the speakership fight, who may now
with propriety be called the anti-Johnson
people. is that Hennepin should not have
both the lieutenant governor and the
speaker of the house. That argument
has been pretty we'll discounted by the
country members supporting johnson.
They say that 1t is not a question of local.
ity they are considering, but it is the best
man they are after, and they are satisfied
that Johnson will give the country as fair
treatments in all things as any man they
can select.> In fact, his business as a
bridge contractor has brought Johnson in
closer touch with the country than with
the city.
However, when it comes to the argu-
ment Of location, DR.. Babcock has nothing
to say. He comes from district which
has a United States senator secretary of
state, justice of the supreme court and
member of the board of control The
fifth district has no elective officer but
the lieutenant governor. Two years ago
the precedent was established, when Lyn-
don A. Smith presided over the senate and
M. j. Bowling over the house. They now
live in the same district, though at that
time one lived in the second and the other
in the third Their homes were about
forty miles apart on the same line of rail-
way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
Copyright, 1902, by T. c. Mcclure.

P-r-O-v-i-d-e-n-c-e!" --<s..
When the train stopped a girl came
up the steps, tall, bright-f faced young
woman, with an alert air that stamped
her instantly as one of the world s
workers..
A man at one of the smoker windows
threw out freshly lighted cigar and made
his way into the back coach. II WONDER"
he unused, why it is she always knows
just what to wear and how to wear it
black skirt, not too long, blue shirt waist,
sailor hat?"
ALLOW me-" Before she was aware Of
his presence he had raised the window she
was Juggling at
''1ou?" she Intercepted.
None other" he laughed. "And what
do you mean by stepping into my car so
unceremoniously I thought you were in
Boston, working as none but you can
work" IT,. e..
Mother and I have been taking much
needed vacation two miles out Of Provi-
dence with Aunt Ruth Armsly mothers
sister. You don't know what time we
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
South Dakota Chances and Changes.


The usually Argus-eyed Argus Leader
of Sioux Falls fell into slight .doze the
other day and allowed a little error to
creep into dts columns through an. in
press on theEDoiard nsnes-Record. ! Doty
is quoted by the ArguE Leader as saying:
You may say to the boys that the
editors of Sphinx county are rejoicing over
the acquisition of our former citizen, o. s..
Clifford as editor of thesRedf1eld Press We
know what kind of a paper he will pub
lish.''
OF course it is not o: S. Clifford at all,
but O. S. Basford who is meant, and Doty
doubtless said "Basford," but as the
initials 20. s" are the same, the Argus
writer's foot slipped sand The proofreader
neglected to make good.
o. s: Clifford, former congressman from
South Dakota has now muck TOO good a
place to .waste%.his .tins fooling around
tryingftos mould d the STURDY public opinion
Of Sphinx county. 50. IS" is presiding
over the fortunes of insa ne Indians in a
dinky little government asylum with
steam heat in it at Canton, s. D. There
are many interesting stories of ex-Con-
gresham Clifford. floating around in South
Dakota. During one Of the sessions Of
the national house, Mr.. Clifford, wearied
by the useless debate, stretched himself
out on a lounge at the side of the rooom
So~~0 oPf>SA
Some mean South Dakota scribe saw the
congressman in the arms aof Murphy us,
while the nations interests were perish
ing, and wrote, htna up for a South Dakota
paper. His, enemies eagerly seized On
this story, and in the rather unconven-
tional politics OF the South Dakota of
that time, the initials 20. S." were
played upon and the congressman: was
known to his foes as Old Sleepy Clifford
After MIR. Gifford's retirement from
congress, Mr.. Pettigrew got bill through
with nice bunch I of money for an
asylum for crazy and indignant Indians,
and Mr. Clifford was made superintendent
It is the only institution of the kind in
the United States and unless the walls
are deadened 1t Is feared that Mr. Gif-
ford's sleep Is likely to be broken now
and then by the warwhoops of his un-
pleasant charges, whose wild yells and
fierce encounters will wildly recall to the
ex-representative his former days In the
national bear garden.
A. J. RUSSELL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

There is one thing about the supreme
courts decision as to the excluding Welt
merism from the use of the mails that the
common man has difficulty in seeing. No
matter what may be opinions as to the ef-
ficacy of 'absent treatment" the evidence
tended to show that the treatment was not
given, that the doctor did not try to give
it and did not fulfill his promise to give
a certain amount of time to each case
The question seems to be not whether the
pretense to cure was fraudulent-and on
that point the courts decision is eminent
ly correct-but whether the agreement to
treat was carried out in good faith.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

Kennedy is to be thanked, for directly
stating that such control of management
was the purpose Of the merger. Every
body has known that. too, but heretofore
merger witnesses, from Mr.. Hill down,
have talked about preventing a raid on
Northern Pacific stock and the prime
necessity of protecting a number of old
men against the chances Of adversely.
It seems to lis that Mr.. Mum does not
exaggerate when he says that MT. Ken
needy has practically proved the states
case and that the purpose of the North
ern Securities Company is a combination
of the Great Northern and Northern Pa
ci1ic to prevent competition.
The merger got one Waterloo >on cleo
ton day, and now seems to be In a fair
way to get another in the courts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

BUSINESS men are apt to be very eau
tlous IN talking for publication about new
departures In their methods. In the case
OF the gradual realization by the Wash
burn Crosby company Of this city Of it's
purpose to grind Canadian wheat in bond,
successive steps in working out the pur-
pose have preceded announcements of in
tentions. But at last the company seems
to have made every preparation for the
steady operation of it's Humboldt mill on
Canadian wheat exclusively. We are of
the opinion that developments will prove
that the company has been far-sighted in
this undertaking and that ere long other
big Minneapolis milling companies will
follow it's example. .~c -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

The difficulties of preventing .specula-
ton in football tickets are Illustrated bv
the fact that, although the names OF pur-
chasers are written on tickets for the
Harvard-Yale game, spectators were able
to get hold of them. Yale students last
night took summary vengeance on the
spectators. In this case, however, it
seems as if the real offenders were the
students who sold their tickets to the
Spectators. In the case of the Minnesota
Wisconsin game the spectators obtained
their tickets directly from the places
where they were sold. g. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

Armour & Co. are said to be organizing
a corner in potatoes. This corner
will he yariously viewed in Minnesota,
which is fast becoming the great potato
state of the country. The farmer who
now sells at II cents a bushel will, when
the corner raises the price to- go cents,
hold that the corner ought to be forbidden
bv law. But the farmer who sells at go
cents, If this corner succeeds, will be
inclined to look upon corners as important
adiuncts to modern business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
The Minnesota Speakership.

The situation in the speakership contest
has changed radically within the past
forty eight hours. A few days ago DR..
Babcock of Wadena expressed great con-
iidence in his election to the speakership
of the Minnesota house and it seemed at
that time as if his confidence was justi-
fled by his prospects. To-day, however,
the outlook is quite different. Whether
DR.. Babcock Is entitled personally to the
ly has suffered severly from the nature of
some Of his backing. His own record In
the last egisature is criticized, particularly
in the matter of railroad and taxation leg
islation, but his candidacy has been urged
and promoted too actively by the enemies
of taxation reform and by opponents of
increased railroad taxation, for his good.
They must want him in the speaker 8
chair very much The republicans OF
Minnesota have just won a victory over
the opponents Of taxation reform, as the
makeup Of the house and the majority
for governor would indicate, and have ad-
Ininistered stern rebuke to we'll organ
der railroad control. They are therefore,
not disposed to look now with any degree
of favor upon the election of any man
whose candidacy is favored as much as
DR.. Babcock's has been by the railroad
and anti-tax reform people and opponents
Of the state administration generally.
It happens that the opposition of DR..
Babcock is conferred upon a Eennepin man.
, Fhe fifth district has no particular desire
to have the speakership, but it happens to
possess in Mr.. johnson one who is fitted
to fill the place. He Is man of good
character and is otherwise qualified for
the office. His election would be an ex-
preston on the part Of the members Of
the house of sympathy with those things
IN Minnesota politics which were so
Handsomely Endorsed by the people at the
last election.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21

St. Paul has a brave lot of assembly
men. They were SO much ashamed of
their position with respect to public baths
measures that they didn't dare to face a
delegation Of their constituents, but raced
through business, including votes on the
bath projects, and then fed from the as
sembly room before the clock struck 8.