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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
No Chance for Competition,

There are only two days more i,
/ which expert accountants may esti
mate the cost Of installing a new sys
tenn Of bookkeeping in this city. TIL
ournal has already called atten
t1on to the remarkably short time pro.
Vlded for in the advertisement for bids
for this complicated and importan,
business. The first publication was
made Oct. 20, and presumably expert
accountants IN different parts of the
country We're expected to tell within
nine days what it would cost to install
the new system. But, of course, no
expert accountant can \ tell anything
about that until he has had a, chance
toEexamine the character and the spe
clal laws establishing the different
boards and make himself familiar with
the requirements of the situation.
The advertisement could not reach
New York or Boston, or any eastern
city, from which expert accountants
might be9 expected to come in less
than@tWo days. Assuming that they
could drop everything and take the
next train to Minneapolis, it would
take them two days more before thew
could begin their, investigation here,
and only five days would be left in
which to familiarize themselves with
the situation. :
or course, 1t cannot be reasonably
expected that there will be any COM
petition where the conditions are so
difficult to comply with, if not actu-
ally impossible. E:
IT, as has been intimated, the off,
GERS who are responsible for this pc
culiar haste in requiring bids simnlv
desired to shut out some local COM
petitors whose participation in the
competition they wished to avoid, thew
have probably taken a very ineffect-
ual method of doing so, inasmuch as
the local experts who are said to be
undesirable as. bidders, are on the
ground and familiar with the laws. the
ordinances and the charter, could, i'll
they desired, submit bids on shorter
notice and more intelligently than
strangers who have never had an ,op-
portunity to inform themselves con-
the peculiar conditions here. |
me conditions imposed certainly do
not offer any opportunity for fair COM
petition, and the results so obtained
,an hardly be expected to prove salts
factory in the long run. - *t.'%
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
] NEWS. OF BOOK WORLD
Jewish Scholars Oppose Higher Critical
81 Views of the Pentateuch-The Deacon
and Elder Defended Some American
oratIons of To-day

Jewish scholarship in it's handling OF
the books OF Genesis and Exodus in the
! fifth volume of the Jewish Encyclopedia
/ just cut takes issue with the higher crit
lcal reconstructionists Of the Pentateuch.
The higher biblical criticism has sought
| to eliminate the supernatural element and
make it appear that the Jewish people,
by natural process, developed from gross
poly to monotheism, slowly CRAWL
tating to higher ideals, and that the
priests code and Deuteronomy were for
geries of later date than Noses in the
time of Josiah, perpetrated by willy priests
10 reform the people. In the articles,
| IN the last volume Of the Jewish ency-
Sclopedias on: Genesis and Exodus, these
highly critical reconstructionists Of the
Pentateuch will find some arguments
which they will have difficulty in answer
ing Jewish scholarship finds Genesis a
historical book, the work of a single writ
er, who has recounted the traditions Of
MS people, combining them into a uniform
work, preserving the textual and formal
peculiarities incident to their difference
IN origin and mode of transmission, the
conception of God found in the book being
a practical and religious one. The re-
sconstructionists have to depend solely. on
internal evidence, and they admit that
their work of trying to trace the origin
of each verse to detect the Yahvist and
Zionist authorship: is a most complicated
combination process. AS a matter of fact,
the alleged contradictions of the text
have not as. yet been. shown to exist
Neither has it been proved that Genesis
is a hook Of fables and legends dis
many reconstructonists. assert The ar
tlcles on Genesis gives an interesting alb
stract OF the postulates of the ,reconstruc-
zionist critics with a statement of the
points. where Jewish scholarship differs
from them. In the article on Exodus the
TWO views are also interestingly stated.
On pages 304 and 305 will be found some
remarks of value on the Yahvist and Flo
INST authorship differentiation theory.
All that has been said in these columns
III COMMUNICATION of the Encyclopedia IS
more than verified as each successive VOL
uine is issued, and the fifth volume, like
the Others. has among the contributors
a strong array Of the most erudite of |
Jewish scholars and expert exegetes the |
subjects treated being from :; Dreyfus~ |
B1lsac to Gnosticism, the many illustra-
tons being Of a high order of excellence. |
Inc thoroness of the text on Jewish arch |
eology, history customs, litera ture, art.
senslon, geography, traditions, is notice
able' and this volume of 1926 signed ar
tlcies is especially interesting from the !
standpoint - )
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
Cooling Off.

The Canadians are allowing their
anger over the Alaskan decision tc
cool off, Referring to an editorial in
T h urnal the Winnipeg Trib-
une says: E -
We have only to say that there is not
Canadian of any sense whatever who
entertains the slightest feeling of resent
ment against the United States because
Of the decision. The American commits
sioners as representatives of their coun-
try commended for everything in sight. and
quite properly SO. It would be peevish
and stupid in the extreme for Canadians
to entertain any feeling against the
states because of the result of the award
The Toronto Mail and Empire, in
marked contrast to the peevish and
reckless utterances Of some of the
Canadian papers Immediately after the
decision was announced, declares that
Lord Alverstone is above suspicion Of
being diplomatic tool. It unquali-
f1edly affirms that he rendered his de-
cision according to his Interpretation
of the treaty Of 1925 and then adds:
That another form of determination
might have produced a different result is
probable. But while we maintain that
our position was rightly taken, we have
to accept the judgment just as we would
receive the decision in any other suit
at law, namely, in manly fashion. @
It is proper enough to hold to our own
view, but it is not dignifed to grumble.
or to attribute motives to Lord Aver
stone, when. owing to the Independence
OF his position, such could not have in.
f1uenced him. The attrihuting, of such
motives merely provokes a sentiment
which it is not judiciol1s 70 c,,ltivo+a
Those are fair and manly words.
After all, our Canadians friends must
remember that the American case
must have been pretty strong one to
win the judgment Of an Englishnan
who would naturally have a bias in
favor Of the premier colony Of the
empire.
u We think there is no ground for the
assertion made by some Of the hot
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
Congress and the Treaty,

It has been given out semiofficiall,
that extraordinary efforts will be made
to secure the uninterrupted considera-
ton Of the Cuban treaty at the extra
session OF congress, beginning Nov. 8
prox. That, indeed, was understood to
De the exclusive objective Of the SEES
sion and. of course, the Introduction
OF a Nicaragua canal discussion by
senator Morgan would be. an attempt
to divert the consideration of the yerv
| important Cuban treaty and delay ac-
tloh' When prompt and favorable con
fslderat1on is urgently demanded by the
|sCubanss and by the business commu
nifty In this country, even If the sugar
ana a few other manufacturing inter-
ests have some idea Of keeping UP or
revlvlng the fight they made against
any tariff concessions whatever to
Cuba.
Inc Cubans naturally expect congress
TO act favorably upon the treaty and
without much delay. The+wh subject
has been thoroly discussed and oppo-
sition to- the terms of the treaty would
nave the appearance of opposition to
the increase of our trade with Cuba,
when we are, as a nation, deeply in
terested In securing all the trade which
the island, in its increasingly progress
sive tendency, may have to offer us,
while we purchase largely of it's prod
ucts. .....-. .@
United States Consul General Stein
hart of Cuba, who is in Washington
this week, says that the Cuban gov
eminent proposes to double the duty
of SO cents per hundred pounds on
rice and to increase some other duties,
which, under. the proposed discrimi-
nation Of 20 per cent off our imports
into Cuba, would be an advantage. to
this country, and suggests the impor-
lance of ratifying the Cuban treaty.
He says 80 per cent Of the Cuban ex-
ports go to the United States while
European purchases, chiefly tobacco,
make UP the remaining 20 per cent OF |
The United States contrib
utes only 40 per cent of the Cuban
imports, Europe contributing so per
cent. The proximity of Cuba and |
lower freight rates make, it perfectly
evident that business common sense
and self-interest ought to reach out |
FOR all the advantages which even a !
small degree of reciprocity can give
Us toward supplying all the Cuban
wants. - r. =. ss*E3 % - +. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27


heads that the effect OF the boundary
decision will be to make Canadian
goods entering the Klondike pay
American Am tariff duties. The bonding
privilege will continue to exist at
skagWay as much as at Detroit. We
should like to see the Canadians re-
celve the privilege ssof absolute free
trade thru that port. IF ossibly that
can can be made the subject Of a provis-
Ion OF a reciprocity treaty if the joint
high commission shall get together
and draft one, now that the Canadian
parliamen has ad journed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
A Great Undertaking.

The officers and the directors of the
Philharmon ic club have for years Ia
bored hard to perfect in Minneapolis
a choral society which could present
the masterpieces in oratorio and other
great@compositions in an effective and
creditable manner, and our citizens
have not failed to give this organiza-
ton the financial support necessary,
Ihls year, however, the society, in ad-
dition to it's choral work, has organ
lied the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra of fifty professional musicians
which is to give six symphony con-
certs in addition to their work with
the club in four choral: concerts.
In connection with these concerts
will appear remarkable array Of solo
artists Of such caliber as Sembrich,
Thibaud and Fremstad. -.
The organization Of a symphony Or
chestra Is no small undertaking. It is
not like the organization of choral
society made up Of amateurs. In an
orchestra every performer must be an
artist and master Of his instrument.
and must be paid in proportion to his
| knowledge and skill.
The estimated expense involved in
giving this series of concerts is about
$4,000. It would not have been pos
s1ble to organize the Minneapolis SYM
phony orchestra without a guarantee
fund to defray the expenses in case
Of a deficit, and this the Philharmonic
club has succeeded in obtaining from
fifty Of our public-spirited men, who,
as the prospectus says became parties
to such a guarantee fund, Sin the con-
;viction that the love of good music
FOR its own sake, together with a noble
CIVIC PRIDE would prompt the people
OF Minneapolis to heartily support this
much-to-be-desired institution"
A permanent orchestra will mean
much to the city. It is estimated that |
$4,000 students Of music areEattracted
to9Chicago annually because in that
city there. is the opportunity to hear
the famous orchestra conducted bv
Theodore Thomas and the Apollo club
chorus, etc. If this is true of Chi
cage, tits also true that with our great
university, where a chair OF music
was installed last year, and with ex-
ceptional advantages in the way of
good teachers and music conserya-
tories, choral clubs and symphony
orchestra, Minneapolis will attract q
large number. of musical students from
all parts Of the west.
1t is worthy Of note that not only
the well-to-do but the wage Garner
and his family will be afforded an op-
portunity to hear these concerts be-
cause of the exceptionally favorable
scale of prices fixed by the club. When
such artists as Sembrich can be heard /,
for so cents, the privilege is brought +
within the reach of a great many peo-
pie. >ht :z1@%5z ST +
The club is mainly supported by an !
associate membership and it is safe to
say that no course of concerts of high
sr character at more reasonable I
charge is given anywhere in the United
states. 1t is up to the people of Min
leapolis to prove their appreciation
# what has been done for the city in 4
he organization Of this splendid Or I
'hestra by giving the enterprise a de- I
,ent support. Guarantee funds cannot y
,e relied upon indefinitely. y
e q + ~ Z & 1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

The tax ferret scheme is likely to meet
with unexpected opposition at an early
date. It is understood that in order to
test the legality Of the contract an action
Will be Instituted to enjoin the county
commissioners from carrying out their
agreement with Mr.. wooley. It is held
by good lawyers to be void .5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK

People who have things to say to the pub
lie that ought to be said, are invited to
use this column. But the space Is lin
tied, and all communications must be
"boiIed down. as much as possible.
Three hundred words is safe limit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

in the presence OF their former president,
but but. after they left he made a plea for
the strikers which left strong doubt ii,
the m minds DIS Of those who heard him as to
whether the men who had gone out could
have spoken as effectively.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

e Journ | would be glad to re-
seive BY mall, or otherwise, the names OF
all persons who were readers and SUBJ
scrtbers to this paper when It started,
twenty-five years ago this fall, or who
became subscribers during the first year
OF Its existence, and their present ad-
dresses.
= e ) u r n would also be pleased
TO have the names Of men living who
were newsboys In Minneapolis twenty. five
years ago, and their present addresses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
A Deep-Seated Evil.

The idea is getting a firm hold or
the thinking portion Of the American
people that there is room in this
country for moral regeneration al
along the line. People are beginning
to understand that graft flourishes be.
T. cause men do not do their duties as
{. citizens or as members of the human
family. In the November McClure's
Ray Stannard Baker, discussing 1.-THE
Trusts New Tool-The Labor Boss, ~
shows how corrupt government, rot
ten corporations and grating labor
leaders grow out of the individuals
II neglect Of his duties. The citizen is
to blame for corrupt government, the
stakeholder is to blame for vicious
corporation methods and the labor
: unionist who stays away from meet
ings is to blame for grafters Of the
Sam Parks stripe.
Mr.. Baker tells of the corrupt
handling of labor leaders by the
" Fuller Construction company, of
which Cornelius Vanderbilt, Charles
M. schwab, John w. Gates and James
III. Hyde are directors. Speaking of
their knowledge Of the affairs of the
company Mr.. Baker says: r..
They don't know and they don't care;
Z all they demand is results in dividends
! A practical manager is placed in control
saof the active operations of the company.
Ihe tremendous weapon Of capital and
e.. capitalisttc influence is placed in mis-
hands. and he is told to get results If
he does not earn dividends, they hire a
. manager who will-by one means or an
other. If there is need of dirty worl,
their SNUG consciences are never troubled
with it. "- (
What an Indictment Of pillars of So
ciety! - r. +.
~. Another phase of our shortcomings
is brought out in an editorial an
,nouncement in the same magazine Of
the resumption in the. December
number of Ida Tarbelps history of
the Standard Oil company. With
fearlessness which has become E a
familiar characteristic of McClure,s
the editor says "
. There is no right thinking person
Who does not feel that the most I'm
portant thing in the world is that men
play fair, whatever the game If thew
Will not do it from innate decency and
Sell-feSpeCt ana sense of the rights
OF their fellows, then they must be com
PEELED by laws,@by social ostracisn, by all
the outside influences which society has
devised to constrain Them 1t is evident
from Miss Tarbell's story that MIR. Rookie
feller has used methods from the begin
ming which, if applied on the football field, |
would cause him to be kicked off in dis
gust. Why young men should be taught
TO admire in business what they desnfse |
IN athletics Is not clear. ~
2. Think of it! The uncrowned king
OF American business, the greatest
millionaire of them all, the sancti- !
monious church member and SUNDAY
school teacher, deliberately accused I
by the editor Of magazine of the |
hrs- rank Of being guilty Of conduct
that would cause him to be kicked t
OF the football field in disgust!
There is certainly something to be
said i'll favor Of the times when they
produce publisher who has the
courage to tell the truth as McClure's
tells it, .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
The MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Phiio 9. Bennett. There was more fame.
IN the former but more dough in the lat
ter. Mr.. Bryan seems to be quite prac S.
teal man notwithstanding his inpractic-
able nbney theory. t.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

Montana has a judiciary: that has not
entirely forgotten its duties. Judge
Clancy has given UP hunting trip in
order to expedite the appeal from the
decision which threw $4,000 men out of
work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
HAZE WAY MEASURES NOT Ap.
PROVED 5#,. {.
Montreal Gazette

~, Mayor Jones of Toledo. who is known a
principle that street cars should he free
as they are after all only moving streets
It is too bad the mayor stops when he
does. II the street cars should be free
why not the railways also? They are. only
moving highways. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

Senator Stewart of Nevada seems to
nave found his wife thru an. advertise
ment in Hand and Heart" or: something
OF the sort Anyway, itsshows the benefits
of judicious advertising. s%6
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

That ST. Paul alderman who owned one
vote IN hescouncils and also a bit Of land
needed for a street opening was in a
position post to do a real estate business on
profitable basis. and it is claimed that
he did it, y Is 59f.As ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

Z
Mary Mapes Dodge is well known to
hosts of youthful readers and many older
readers as well thru her connection with
ST Nicholas Magazine and as the author
OF The Irving Stories,'' Hans Brinker, -
"A Few Friends" and other stories.
| Her first Baby Days." out Of print
for some years, was one of the most
popular and best loved juvenile books ever
issued The new Dab Days" has near
~ two hundred pages. OF solid delight for
I the wee ones-pictures and jingles, stories
ana Verse;, las attractive and winning as
! ines babies for whom they are intended
r = LII Campbell, in his Typical Elders and
4 Deacons, a. work OF sketches Of human
types, discusses the church officers bear
ing "1hese names in both critical and
commendatory, vein, with no little humor
IN some OF his remarks. He seems to
nave been moved to write the book to
remove some of the black pigment which
me average novel writer smears them
oeacons and elders, presenting them
either as hypocrites of a very bad type.
or"ln some way making them the subjects
OF r1dicule He presents character
sketches of the ideal deacon and elder:
ana In such sketches as "a Loruacious
Manly Elder "A Critical Elder An
cider OF, Good Report "A Minister'S
Standby "A Strict Deacon "A ,Tron-
bier in Israeli "A Hobby Rider" he renre-
sents types OF human ha1ldicaps to the
work OF the, church. and also Of those
who are active and faithful in promoting
that work ''tfe
MIS- Harriet Elackstone's The Res+
american Orations Of To-day, which con |
talns seventy-five speeches by men :. Of
more recent times. shows the difficulty
OF undertaking such a work We have
many men in; this country, statesmen
lawyers, litterateurs. and 50 on. who can
Write a most brilliant essay read if or
commit 1t to memory and speak If h1t i
they lack the great gift of oratory, of eloi
quence winch moves and stirs the souls of |
men. About 70 per cent of. the orators
whose speeches. are quoted, in this com
pllatlon. are not, strictly speaking, ora
tors. > Bourke Cochran, Chauncey Depew.
Or. Hills, Carl Schurz, Ambassad
Choate, Archbishop Ireland and a few
others have revealed the oratorical Gift, j.
Dr.. Schenck's book, Modern TheoIoov
IS a very valuable hand book for il1nior
class students in theological seminaries /,
because OF its suggestive. and infor1nine. .
way OF pointing out the pra ctical worlS
Of the Christian ministry.
Lovers Of the theater will find very
handy scrapbooS issued by Dobb. Mead & i
20, under the title Plays | Have seen
= IS bound In green ribbed silk, has . :,
pace Iof the owners name and address,
olank pages for an index and follow. +
ng That pages for comprehensive infor
nation about plays the owner has saan
ncludlng pictures Of actors or scenes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
The 1894 Dollar Hoax,
70 the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal.
I saw an article in a newspaper last
week which said that the possessor Of
an 1894 silver dollar would be given a
ticket to st. Louis and return. If there
is anything in it, to whom should appli
cation be made for passage and at what
time does the offer expire?
H. v H.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

John Alexander Dowie appears to have
found his Moscow in New York. He isn't
the hrst man to- make mistake in
branching OUT - II 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

The person who gets the most enjoy
ment out Of next Saturdays football game
will be one who goes expecting to see
Michigan win but hoping she won't.