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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
w. Gu. Meetings.

The Eighth Ward w. c.. T. U. met Fri
day afternoon and studied Christian citi-
zenship under the leadership Of Mrs: Tay-
lor. Local option, the dispensary system.
and progress of prohibition in the south
were among the phases emphasized. Lit
erature for the lumbermen was pledged
and will be sent to Mrs. Drew, 2714 Stew
ems. avenue. It was decided to make a
donation Of money to the state superin-
tenderts as their departments appear on
the program and in the future the union
will be entertained by groups of women at
its meetings. Friday, Dec. 81, Mines. Nc
.Curdy, Patten and o. M. Russell will be
hostesses at the home Of Mrs. Russell
Three new members were received. The
hostess, Mrs. Wright, served refreshments
assisted by Mrs. j. Q. Pratt and Mrs
Wright's daughter. 1.:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

New York Sweet Cider
A Carload just Received.
Guaranteed Pure Apple Cider, zoe
Gal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
AMERICAN
EXPRESS
:. COMPANY.
~ So. 9Th Street.
(New location)
Accept Goods for Transportation,
Issue Money Orders,
Travellers Cheques and Drafts
to all Parts Of the World.
Packages received till
10 p. m, Christmas week.

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. Apples, Apples

Fancy New York, Apples. SO "a
All kinds of table and cooking apples
by peck or bushel.
Snow Apples, peck. ........ 300
Cooking Apples. peck. ....... Csc
Spanish Onions, lib. $50. sc
Sweet Potatoes. 10 lbs. ....... CSC
Cape Cod Cranberries, quart. -. Sc
Bay of Fundy Dulce, lib. ....... 15t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

MICHAEL SWANSoN-Funeral at D.
M, tomorrow from M. j. Gill's under
taking rooms. Interment at Layman's
cemetery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

Miss Maud Higgins will give a report Of
the national W. C. T. u. convention at a
meeting Of Lucy Hayes union Tomorrow
afternoon. at the home Of Mrs. A. T. And
erson, 1919 Fifth avenue s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
oRAToRIo INSTEAD OF TREE
First Church of Christ Will Give
Tickets to It's Sunday School
ru,SlSi,,<,> $50

The First Church of Christ, SCENT
list, will have no Christmas tree this
year. but will give each member of the
Sunday school a ticket to the pro-.
duction of The Messiah which; the
philharmonic club will give on Christ
mas night at the International audi
forum. {. 60: 49,; 55 sass
The directors of the Philharmonic
club have made special offer to
churches and Sunday schools of tick
of fifteen or more. Seats are for sale
at the Metropolitan Music company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

800 igl1t away is the time to start.
Bring, send, mail or phone your want
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
yERXA BROS. eco
EVERYTHING TO EAT.
35s- Either Phone 1853

Store open evenings until
Christmas.
Bright, Fresh, Clean, Right Priced
Good things for the Holidays. MistIe-
toe, SnlilaX, Pine, Holly Wreaths.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
THE HOLIDAY TIDENDE

ttCIeVer- Selection Brings Us Trade.
! (xmas) Hofman's Toggery Shop. $.
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New Mixed Nuts, No. 2, b..
New Mixed Nuts, No. 1, lb.
New, Shelled Valencia Almonds,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
THE LAW is AMPLE.

a 1t cost the five packing companies
$27 1856 to say nothing of the fees they
paid the lawyers, for going into COM
bine in Missouri to crowd up the
price of meat to the consumer and
crowd out OF business their small COM
petitors. 1t will be remembered that
on March 20, the supreme court of Mis-
souri, fined the five large concerns $5,-
600 each and gave them only 80 days
to pay it or they would be compelled
to quit doing business in that state.
There was no alternative but to pay
the fines and costs, because the pack
ers could not afford to abandon their
plants and the profitable business they
are doing in that state.
OF late, things have been going
against combinations, trusts and mer-
gers in the courts. 1t took some time
to get the cases into the courts,but ev-
cry decision lately shows that our laws
are ample to deal with this
unlawful concentration of capital.
The packers who undertook to
violate the law in Missouri,
paid dearly for what they did.
Now comes j. Pierpont Morgan the
head of the Northern Securities COM
pany and admits that it will have to
go out of business and that other ar
rangements will have to be made to
control large railroad interests.
The decisions of the courts show
that our laws are able to control and
wipe out of existence combinations
that are contrary to public good and
will solve the great trust problem. The
law will not only reach the large com.
binations, but the smaller where they
are Injurious. This will tend to elm.
mate all discussion as to the tariff
sheltering combinations and monopo
lies and that its solution rests in the
repeal of the tariff. Hencefortb, the
courts will take care of trusts without
any reference to our present protec
tive system.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
CAUSES OF DEFALcATloNs.

Philadelphia Press: Nothing is more
ominous than the steady increase in
the number of defalcations and breach
es of trust. These always come with
changes and alterations. in the condi-
tons of business. When expenses in
crease faster than gross receipts and
the margin of profits shrinks owners
and managers inevitably begin to in
vestigate leaks, to look into the cor
ners, to examine books and accounts
and to find out just how things are.
When this is done irregularities are
sure to be uncovered, dubious prac.
tices are laid bare and defaulters find
themselves suddenly uncovered and SC
near discovery that they flee. A fall
ing market plays its part also at such
time. Speculation ceases to be prof
Iitahle. Losses replace past profits.
Men who have risked their employers
money lose it or are tempted to pilfer
| on large scale or small to save some
venture near collapse. These various
causes are all now operative.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
THE ELklNs LAW.

The enactment of what is known as
the Elkins law during the last session
of congress is worrying a great many
people who had formerly received
favors from railroads in the shape
of passes and certain rebates on
freights. The interstate commerce
commission has received no complaint
of the violation of the law, from which
it may be assumed that the law. on
the part of the railroads, is being strict
! ly obeyed.
The law provided that it shall be un-
lawful for railroads to favor manufac-
turers and others with free passes as
a bid for business. The law also pro
yides that no one shall ask for free
i passes who is a large patron of rail-
roads in the way of freight The law
is very explicit on the giving and re
ceiying of passes; and the railroads
propose to be on the safe side.
81 OF course this does not please many
of the heavy shippers who have beer
carrying annual passes over the line!
they have used for freight purposes
The object OF the Elkins law is t
place all shippers on an equal basis
Large and small must fare alike
Men do not ship goods they do not eS
pect to realize profit on, and they ar,
entitled to no more favors from trans
portation companies than the farme
who ships load of stock or two t.
market a year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16

ment. The purpose of the combina-
ton of transcontinental lines through
the, securities company was to de-
crease expenses, increase revenues,
and make common rates on: all traffic
and absolutely control the trade and
commerce in the states through which
their lines operated.
The case to nullify the merger was
brought under the Sherman antitrust
law, and the decision of the court es-
tablishes the ability of the government
to regulate combinations and mergers.
1t is now a settled fact that the Sher.
man antitrust law is effective to reg
ulate evils OF this kind. In the light
of the decision in that case there is
no foundation left for men to stand on
who claim that the only way to reach
and control trusts is to do away will
our protective tariff. Even tariff re
visionists have received a severe jolt
Legal experts hold that death blow
has been dealt the contemplated con
solidation OF the packing interests oil
the country. The federal courts sweep
ing ruling that the restraint of compe
tition and trade, which consolidation
is sure to bring about, is in contraven
ton Of the law. will check many trusts
and combinations from perfectine
plans for monopolies in contempla
ton. The persistence with which the
government fought the merger, ant
the result which followed is a victory
of Importance to the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16

be larger than it is now, but as it is
it is distinctly a republican victory. In
1890, the anti-trust law was enacted by
republican congress, and it is now
being enforced by republican admin
istration. The credit is due to the
dominant party and the people will
give it full credit. Discussing the de-
cision, the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
says:
Ii the supreme gets chance to de-
eide the merger case before the first
Tuesday in the approaching November
the republican majority in Ohio, Iowa
and the rest of the states which vote
this year will be little larger than it
would otherwise be.
The country has another illustra-
ton of the fact that the republican
party keeps it's promises. The republi-
can party put this antitrust act on the
statute book. 1t has enforced the act
at every opportunity which has pre-
sented itself. In the case just before
the circuit court in ST. Louis, the case
was enforced in a way which will ap-
peal powerfully to the American peo-
pie. Several statutes were passed in
the recent republican congress and
signed by the republican President
which will deal hard blows to the
trusts. But the original antitrust act
is here proven to be effective in very
important line of cases which the aver,
age layman feared would be out of
its reach. These are grand days for
the American people. incidentally
but very emphatically, these are fine
times for the republican party.
Everything indicates that monopo-.
lies are doomed where they run coun.
ter to public good. The people are op'
posed to gigantic combinations of cap,
ital which rob them. Now that the law
enacted by republicans and enforced
by republicans gives the required re
lief credit will be placed where it be
longs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
GENTLE SPRING.

Alton Democrat: The vernal equinox
has come and gone and the gentle
spring has dumped old winter from her
lap. No more the oyster bucket sits
with vacant stare before the chop
house door, and underneath the toddy
urn the fire is out. The grounding
has crawled forth again and pussy cats
which quarreled all winter long be-
meath the house now argue on The roof.
Already ducks and geese have mean
dered north and the meadow lark and
robin and the frog are singing to us
again. Spring flowers and Easter eggs
and April fools and rhubarb pie and
greens will soon appear upon the
scene, and snakes will crawl and boys
will fly their kites. Golf fiends al
ready stalk the fields with delirium
| tremens socks and candidates set up
book beer and booze. At night two
legged lovers stroll the streets and
garden seeds and mud and millinery
goods are much in vogue. Creations
great work already bears upon her
brow a penny's worth of trimmings
and the worst is yet to come. Spring
fever and sassafras and sarsaparilla
and microbes will soon break loose
lagain and flies and house cleaning will
come on apace, while the potato
sprouter's voice will be heard In the
]depths of the cellar. Jupiter Pluvius
or some other Pluvius now pours liba
tons ON the earth until the rivers rise
and the village liars sit all day endea
voring to drown q can of bait. Soon
barefoot boys will dig their warty
toes in oozy mud and poetasters viii
sing rhymes-the while society feels
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
TOM REED AT POKER.

The late Thomas B. Reed was with
out the fear of man, but he never did
have much nerve at poker, says the
New York Times. A few may still re-
call a little game in back room in
Portland, when the limit was a dollar
and a certain sharp faced little man
sorely vexed the great speaker of the
house.
The little man seemed to be getting
all the bad cards, which he threw down
with EXPLANATIONS of disgust. At last
he made a bet, and all the players
dropped out except Mr.. Reed, who eyed
his own three aces complacently and
raised him heavily. The little man
snickered and came back with an
equally heavy raise. Mr. Reed opened
his round, little mouth blinked his
little, black eyes, and gurgled with
uneasiness: but he showed his chips
onto the pile and put an extra red on
top. The little man covered the red,
then deity swept the whole OF his
stack onto the board and eyed the
great man with superior smile. Mr..
Reed lurched back in his chair, looked
at his opponent serenely for moment,
and-quit. Then the little man spread
out a pair of trays and gathered in his
winnings.
| why, confound you, sir" roared
the speaker of the house you ought
| to Join the senate lobby"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
MIGHTY TIRED AND HUNGRY.

Louisville Courier-Journal: The edi-
tor of the Courier-Journal was fighting
trust and trustism when Mr.. Bryan
was creeping like snail unwillingly
to school; nor was he using bows and
arrows against Mauser rifles, either.
On the lines of the Chicago platform
of 1896 and of the Kansas City plat
form of 1900. Mr.. Bryan led the party
to disastrous depeat, meeting dwin-
ding, not a rising vote. On those
of a victory each succeeding four
years to the end of time. Yet, because
the Courier-Journal urges the party to
turn it's back upon the dissensions
which brought defeat, to plant its feet
upon high and solid ground, to set its
face resolutely to the future and the
foe, this obstinate, ill-judging, self
important youth-grown rich as a can
didate for office, full of the bravery of
his conceit and inexperience-has the
effrontery to question our fidelity and
our sincerity.
Mr.. Bryan speaks disdainfully of
money. Money is as needful to politi-
cal battles as powder and ball to real
battles. Does Mr.. Bryan think that
Mr.. Tilden was less democrat be.
cause he was rich man? That is the
meaning Of what he says: If man be
not pauper he is a republican. In
Mr.. Bryans vocabulary democracy and
defeat are synonymous terms. The
moment a democrat looks like win
ner Mr.. Bryan begins to hate and
abuse him.
The boys are mighty tired of it
They are hungry and thirsty, They
can see nothing in what Mr.. Bryan is
driving at but continued dissension
hopeless division and certain defeat
If Mr.. Bryan has his way, it is another
drubbing in 1904. If he does not get it
he means to bolt. After he has done
this both wings of the party will stan6
even. and then they may get together
Before that, however, some of us viii
/ be dead
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
There is municipal scandal in Sioux

There is municipal scandal in Sioux
City that is a little out of the usual.
Members of the police force are ac-
cused of kissing pretty female prison
ers after they had them safely lodged
in cells. According to one prisoner,
several policemen kissed her through
the bars of the cell, and the kissing
assumed such proportions that she
complained to Chief Davenport. OF
course there is suspicion that she did
not object to a certain amount OF os-
culatory exercise or she would have
kept away from the door, but this does
not excuse the policemen or lessen
their crime. The mayor promises to
look into the trouble
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
THE SCHOOLS NOW AND THEN.

Mt. Ayr Record: We are firm be-
LEVERS in educational evolution.
There may be Incidental periods when
such is not the case, but that is all.
Some say that spelling is not Taught
as well and successfully as formerly.
We cannot agree with such a states
ment. Such persons are too much
welded to the past. The writer taught
in the schools of Indiana and Ken
lucky in the ante-bellum days, and he
has this to say. on comparison, that
the teaching and the schools of to-
day are most infinitely better than
in those days. He has not taught in
recent years, but he has visited
schools and witnessed their exercises,
and SO far as he has been able to OBJ
serve he has this to say that the
former days were nothing like as good
as those in which we now live. The
spelling today is better everywhere
and better taught. Once the scholars
stood up in a row and spelled each oth-
err down, and they could spell the
spelling book and most of the little
school dictionary correctly, but set
them down to write and compose AMI
one-tenth of the words would be mis-
spelled and the language badly ex-
pressed. But nowadays they spell all
the different ways, and as rule, the
most of the young people are pretty
good spoilers, while little experience
will make them very good. Any editor
/ of large experience with the people
can test the matter by referring to
his own correspondents. He must
know that the young men and women
today are far better in spelling and far
more correct in style and expression
than were those of generation ago.
In fact, if you want some crude sam
pies of bad penmanship and poor
spelling, call up some of the good old
times" You will be astonished at the
mistakes. They are not to bel blamed,
for they came up to their opportuni--
ties, and so did we'll. But now we
have better opportunities. and so we
are doing better. The same that we
have said in regard to spelling may
also be said relative to mathematics
and all the other school studies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
LEGENDS THAT WILL LIVE.

Kansas City Journal: 1t makes no
difference what proof to the contrary
is offered, the American people will
always believe and maintain that RAJ
leigh once lived in Virginia, that Put
nam crawled into den of wild wolves,
that Paul Revere saved his country by
a ride, and that Barbara Freitchie
dared the rebels just as the poets have
written; that Funston did actually
swim the calumpit, and that Roosevelt
charged up the hill in the battle at San
Juan in the very way that Verestcha-
gin puts it. These things can no long
er be considered as matters in dispute
or points of controversy in our history.
The benef in them is as deeply imbed-
ded in the hearts of all Americans as
is the belief that Washington never
lied Or swore and that Mrs. Leary's
COW kicked over the lamp which caused
the big fire in Chicago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
HIS VIEWS ARE CORRECT.

The speech of President Roosevelt
at Minneapolis on the tariff is calm
statement of facts in the light of pres
ent conditions. His speeches differ in
a measure from those delivered last
year. Then he sought to organize pub
lie sentiment for legislation, while this
year he points to what has been ac-
complished Or, as said by the Phila-
delphia Press:
Then he was an advocate pressing
cause, now he is a successful exec
utiye presenting what has been done.
On the trusts he has advanced as a
proposer OF measures to the possessor
of authority. On the tariff he has the
added experience OF year, and the
wider observation and consultation OF
another session OF congress"
In his Minneapolis speech he advo-
| Gated the wisdom OF conservative and
careful action in dealing with the tariff.
He called attention to the fact that our
unparalleled prosperity has come un-
der our existing tariff The advice the
President gives is that nothing should
be done to bring on business disturb
ance by shaking the foundation of our
present structure. Our protective sys
TEN is one of the strongest elements
1 in our prosperity. 1t is dangerous
he points out, to change any schedules
4 if by doing so, the whole system would
be rebuilt
To do this would be disastrous tc
existing industry and business.
j The policy outlined by the President
4 is one the party can unite on. 1t is one
i that commends itself to men wht
4 have the success of the party at hear
4 and offers no encouragement to eX
Il tremists within the party, and is evel
direct warning to free traders in tn
democratic party that few, II an,
: changes will be made in our presen
i tariff. The protective policy is accept
) ed as the basis of our national sys
: tenn and must be maintained. Pres
3 dent Rooselevt's views are in accor
: with the republican party and will b
Y incorporated in the next national pla1
). form.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
A GREAT VICTORY.

The recent decision in the great
railroad merger case cannot be accept
ed in any other light than signal vic
tory for President Roosevelt and his
administration. When the Northern
Securities company was organized the
President looked on it with suspicion
and in February 1902, at his suggestion
Attorney General Knox gave an opln
ion that the company was an unlaw
full corporation in restraint of com
merce between the states, and mo
nopoly. The attorney general contend
ed that no disguise of monopoly ,wheth
er acting behind the mask of a state
charter or through the operation of
freight association could nullify the de
clared policy of the federal govern
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES.

T. s.. Triggs is noted writer on
farm topics, and is a close student Of
economics where they affect agricul-
ture and labor. In late issue Of the
Rockford Register OF which he is ed
gitor, he says:
The protective tariff has made Amer
Increased the wages paid labor, and in
eight years has given her a commercial
supremacy which is the wonder OF all
the world and still there are some men
who would ruthlessly destroy the
whole magnificent ediGce, some by
blowing it to pieces at once and some
by an insiduous undermining of its
foundations, foolish, forgetful men, to
whom the wreck and misery of '92 to
'96 is a vague intangible dream.
This is clear and concise statement
of what the tariff has done for this
country and what would occur were il
8 to be repealed. 1t is remarkably
strange that men will so quickly for
get what occurred to the commercial
world when the Wilson-Gorman law
was in operation, how factories and la
Dor were idle and the farmers had {
poor home market for their products
because people could not earn money
to buy. With all the tariff has done
for the country and the people, there
are men who would destroy the protec
ton it throws around individuals ant
the country, and bring back the wrecl
and misery of only a few years ago..
To change our tariff laws at thi
s time or even make the attempt woult
q be followed by unsettled business con
ditions, would be simply inviting ca
lamity as was done in 1892 and 1898
The people as rule do not wan
changes that will paralyze industr.
and progress. When the time come
for the republican party to build ma
tional platform, there will be no PLAN
fayoring the repeal of our present la,
or any material changes in it.