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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
FIXING STANDARDS
Member Of Government Commission
Discusses Progress Of
Work.
Standards They Adopt May Be
Used in All Food
Laws.

Three members of the United States food
standard commission attended the convention
of state dairy and food departments at the
W. Wiley. Chief Of the United States States bureau
of chemistry; DR.. William Frear, vice-di-
rector Of the Pennsylvania experiment sta
ton: and I. Professor M a scovell. director Ct;
other members Of this commission are Dr.
E. H: jenkins. director of the Connecticut
staton ana aro Of So
This commission is engaged in work
which cannot be overestimated 1t is acting
under authority Of the secretary Of agricul-
ture, and is preparing standard or uniform
test for all articles Of food or drink sold for
the use of man or domestic animals. AS soon
as the standards have been agreed on and re-
will be used by him in making regulations
regarding imports. The ultimate intention Is
to incorporate them into the national pure
food law, which will require foods sold under
and to be uniformly labeled. The same reg
ulations are then to be adopted into all state
laws.
Interestingly of the conmission's work to a
Journ a man, said that the commission
was careful not to impose too rigid a stan
dard, but was only seeking to enforce hon
esty in the sale vi foods. subcommittee
| investigate different materials and report on
standard, which is adopted Professionally.
product for their criticism.
If these criticisms are reasonable the COM
| mission will make some cnange accordingly.
The work will take years, and no report
has been made yet but the commission ex-
poets to present one to the secretary of agri-
culture some time in August, covering milk
and milk products, meat and meat products
sugars and candies, syrups and molasses,
| spices, cocoas and chocolate. The pro-
yfsional standard now agreed on for milk
requires 3A per cent of fat. Milk falling be-
! low that is to be sold as skim milk Ice
cream must contain six per cent of fat which
would bar out ice cream made only of milk
and starch. Butter must contain S21h per
| cent of fat Meat sold as fresh must be free
| from any preseryatives.
Syrups containing glucose must 20 under
their true colors. The standard for syrup
must require that it is the product Of q
sugar bearing plant This excludes corn. All
syrup, One large manufacturer has already
agreed to put this label on, without waiting
for the regulations to be made into law
| Molasses will be defined as a syrup from
| Walch some sugar has been taken.
The vexed question of preventative does
not come into these products much When il
| comes to making standard for fruit Jams
| preserves and jellies the commission will
| have to decide whether preservatives are tc
be allowed. This will depend upon the re-
suit OF the experiments now being made by
Dr.. Wiley on the effect Of borax and othe1
preservatives upon the human system Il
seems that his experiments, which are of such
vital interest. are really part of the work
laid out by this food STANDARD commission
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
OARSMEN DISLIKE IT
Reported Plan Of Minikahda Club to
Sell Old Lurine Club
Equipment.
A Revival in Rowing Looked For
Boats Would Then Be
Needed. -.>...

The report that the Minikahda club is con-
stdering a plan to dispose of It's boating
older boating men who were supporters of
the Lurline club until it's equipment was
taken over by the Minikahda club. One of
these puts the case as follows .-...,
''It will be recalled that the Lurline Boat
club maintained it's boathouse on the east
shore OF Lake Calhoun down to the date that
the Minkahda club was organized, and CON
structed its clubhouse with a commodious
boathouse on the opposite side Of the lake.
The boating interests at that time became dor
mant There seemed to be little advantage
in attempting to continue the Lurline club
as an athletic organization. Several of the
more prominent members had Joined the
Minika hda and, with a view to preserving the
property until such time as the interest in
boating should be revived they proposed
turning over their equipment to the Mini
kahda club. The idea was the preservation of
to the governors of the Minikahda club. A
nominal consideration was extended in the
shape of memberships to several of the old
Lurline members; otherwise, no considera-
ton whatsoever was given by the Minikandas
for the transfer. ...z. ...... .- =
1.-The equipment and boats thus transferred
are conceded to be the best in the northwest.
placed for several thousand dollars 80" It was vas
at the time Of the transfer and still is believed
by the old boating men, that the Interest in
proceed by temporary fads, as has been man
ifested in the interest in boating, baseball
tennis and golf; one after the other of which
has for a time held sway.
"By turning the property over to the Mini.
kahda club the old Lurline members thought
that they were safeguarding their organiza'
ton against the day when rowing would be.
come again popular. The proposed action Of
the Minikahdas will place all OF the equip
ment of value in the hands of outside clubs
and leave the boating interests in this com
| munity with nothing as nucleus. While
new equipment can always be obtained, its
| accumulation is expensive, and, further.
more in the development of rowing, new
equipment cannot be used to advantage will
| green men and crews.
Chose of the old Lurline members wht
strongly favored the transfer Of the Mini
kahda are sorely chagr1ned and regard tn
| proposed action as entirely contrary to tn
intent Of both parties at the time the prop
erty was turned over; Moreover, the Lurlin
| Winnipeg can afford to maintain boatin,
equipment, there should be enough inter
| est and loyalty in this community to do tn
| sameand particularly if the valuable outf
acquired by the Minikahda club is to be dis
posed of for nominal consideration of
| few hundred dollars
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

Rev R. R. KEENAN, assisted by a male
quartet, will conduct services at the
Union City Mission tonight.
Barnum makes good trunks. Buy one
at $3.50 in large size and he will prove
it to you. tbs Nicollet avenue
Don't miss going on The Journal ex-
cursion Thursday, July 80. Get your
tickets at The Journal office. See large
ad. for full particulars.
Louis Odegard, 219 Washington avenue
S, was thrown from a motor cycle yester-
day while riding on Fourth street near
the city hall. His head was seriously cut.
After his wounds We're dressed he was able
to go to his room unattended.
The excursion given yesterday down the
river to Hudson, Wis, arranged by a
committee of the old organization. the
Flour City Cycle club for the benefit OF
it's creditors, was successful from a finan-
cial standpoint as we'll as a standpoint
of pleasure. The boats left Minnehaha
landing at $50 and returned at 10 last
evening.
An 1S-inch water main at Central and
Twenty avenues NE broke at 4
o'clock yesterday. Before the water could
be shut off the Central avenue street car
tracks were undermined and traffic was
blocked for several hours. The broken
section has been replaced and all damages
have been repaired.
Gunder Halvorson. Is years Of age,
whose home is in Wisconsin but who Is
visiting Charles Nerva, 419 Thirty second
avenue N, was found wandering about the
minnesota Transfer yards Saturday night
and was taken to the Prior avenue police
station. He disappeared from Nerya's
home Friday afternoon and was unable te
tell where he belonged or where he wished
to go. Nerva found him yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, July N.-Despondent because she
was homeless and friendless, Mrs. Sarah J.
Martin, widow of soldier, entered the
Union passenger station early yesterday
morning and swallowed a quantity of NOR
phine: She was found unconscious and re-
moved to the county hospital, where she died.
letter in her possession read as follows:
ITO the City Officers and to Whom 1t May
Concern: I am homeless and friendless sick,
and none will give home for what money
I have. can't do this hard work. and am
sick so much. All week have tried to find
some place, but cannot. What else is left
for me? I cannot beg. My husband was an
Odd Fellow and belonged to the Grand Army,
but I would not tell them. Please forgive me
for all the bother, and when you hear of
those charity homes, tell them they are for
the rich only. Please don't put the city to
any expense. Tell the old soldiers think
they ought to buy coffin. You will find
all my pension papers in my satchel and the
check for my baggage in my pocketboek.
Sell them b, and ao Put aar1ns soldiers PIC
others; but 7 beg Of you to bury his picture
with me. Send all my pension papers to
Jonathan Merriam United States pension
agent, Chicago, III. And farewell to ALL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
THE BOY CHAUFFEUR
A Veteran Motorist Says Youths in
Teens Souldn't Have
Big Cars.
Says Operation of Big Machines Re
quires Mature Judgment and
Experience.

cts a menace to the public safety" said
prominent automobiles this morning, TO
thru the streets. Yet the most powerful ma
chimes in town are being entrusted lately to
children no more than Is or Is years of age.
A few days ago saw a little boy running a
twenty horsepower auto down one of our
avenues. The car was loaded up with boys
and girls all laughing at the speed with which
they careened around the corners. And next
very biggest machines in Minneapolis, a TWEEN
ty-five or thirty horsepower car, capable OF
going forty or fifty miles an hour.
bright enough boys; they may understand
how to run their machines, just as boy Of
the same age might understand how to man
age a locomotive or drive four-in-hand
But they are mere boys for all that They
lack the judgment, the experience, that most
boys lack. The possibility that some boys Of
is no reason for ignoring the average rule
boy of Is couldn't join the police force or
the army, however big or bright that boy
might be- A railroad company wouldn't dare
to put passenger locomotive in charge of q
mere boy. A coaching party would never
trust the ribbons to the care and Judgment
of child.
pretty well with small, Slow runabouts OF
low power. Such boys may succeed with big
machines, 50 long as nothing unusual hap
to have the GOODNESS, the discretion of man.
And when matters are moving smoothly a
boy Is much more inclined to forget the pos
sibilities of accident and to take dangerous,
unnecessary risks.
1.-THE mistake made by the parents that
trust their young sons with these street loco
motives Is self-evident. When children are
hired as family coachmen, it will be time
enough to put other children in charge of
racing automobiles.
II run a big machine myself. T often take
| my own young son with me. But shouldn't
| think Of letting him drive alone, altho he's
a careful little fellow and he understands the
auto quite as we'll as I do. If should ever
let him play chauffeur, should certainly in
| sist on going along to watch him.
| ''The public, of course, has the best rea-
| sons for objecting to- these infant Fourniers.
Policemen would be justified on general prin-
ciples in arresting such neglected children.
Why should the lives and limbs of sensible
people be put in peril so that somebody S
| smart kid can advertise his parents folly!
| "But the parents themselves will suffer
sooner or later. Their bright boys. raising
the dust with papa's fine new auto, are con-
stantly in danger Of serious or fatal injury.
The children that trust their lives with 9
chaueffeur playfellow are equally in danger
More than all, the general public that may
would have no difficulty in securing large
judgments for damages against the fathers
| legally responsible for their sons mistake.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
HE'S AN UNDERTAKEN
And He Wants to Advertise for
Doctor!
New York Sun.


An agent in this city is in quandary. Part
OF his business Is to place advertisements in
various medical publications. Not long ago
he received a letter from island town,
not very far from New York, asking If he
knew of any doctor who would like to settle
in town such the writer described in
which there was no physician.
The agent perhaps knew of number but
he looked at the matter entirely from the
business end and, replying to the writer, sug
gested that the latter advertise for doc
tor. The suggestion quite agreeable to
the man in search of the physician, and he
prepared his advertisement
Then the agent, being the representative
of publishers who required guarantees, wrote
to his correspondent and suggested very dip
lomatically that the correspondent furnish
him the necessary reference. The correspond
ent answered promptly:
II am an undertaken and have been in bus
mess here many years .....
The agent, to quote him, has been throw
ing fits every since. He doesn't want to Of
fend his correspondent, who has acted upon
every suggestion he has made by refusing
to place his advertisement, yet he feels that
If he offers the advertisement to any of the
publications it will be thrown out, for the
fact that an undertaken Is advertising for a
doctor Is susceptible of several constructions
none of which would be entirely agreeable to
a doctor, save as story at a banquet where
only doctors were present.
At last accounts the agent had taken up
his belt three holes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
WANT AID" HUMOR
It Is Unintentional Usually, but
Funny for All That,
BrOOklvn Ea Ole

Not all the humor Of the daily press is to
be found in its alleged funny columns-not
by long shot! The average reader certainly
one man who believes that he can recognize
fun even without label asserts the want
columns Of the local papers are simply brim-
Ing over with it, and none the less irresisti-
Bile, much of it, for it's bland unconscious
ness In support of his statement he drew
the other day, from one of the pigeonholes
OF his desk loose handful of clippings from
the classified ads of the local papers. Some
of them are really too good to be true. They
remind toe one ne, OF I'll. the stock Of jokes about
legs" The writer had always supposed that
to be the invention Of some frivolous minded
man, moved by desire to make merry at
these-well, there was no mistaking these
they really happened, every one of them, and
IN local papers. There was no doubt as to
one read:
Tall, educated, professional widower past
middle age, no incumbrance. with ample in
marry before Christmas. Address D., So
Ye gods and little fishes! What did the
man expect? In vain does the fowler spread
widower?" There's nice profession for a
man. What shall it profit girl If she gain
tall. educated widower without incum-
brances), an ample income and fine sub
urban home? When she is fairly married
she finds that the path OF matrimony in this
instance leads but to the grave.
the same. Apply s., e.
Fun for the boy, possibly, but rather hard
| on the organist
Then again:
For sale-Thoroughbred bulldog; will eat
anything; particularly fond of children
One cannot but doubt whether bulldog
| the young and tender would prove a welcome
addition to most families or neighborhoods.
Unlike the youth and the bright young
| lady of some Sort" here is one who is rather
| particular as to what sort of situation he
| takes:
respectable gentleman in some respectable
| family; good blood and breeding
not necessary, being already well supplied;
capital essential; no objections to going a
| short distance into the country. Address W.,
l5-."
"wanted-A boy to be partly outside and
partly behind the counter"
scum freak-tho perhaps that was not wholly
| an unreasonable demand on the part of the
advertiser, for II one can take their word for
| it there are always enough freaks advertising
to stock a dozen museums. For instances
"Wanted-Furnished apartments suitable
| There is a tantalizing indeiniteness as to
| Just where the folding doors are attached
and how they unfold the gentleman, but II
would certainly pay live manager to inves-
tigate. Also this:
''Wanted-A room for two gentlemen 80
! feet long and 20 feet broad"
| II there are two such gentlemen in this
! not done their duty to the city in allowing
| them to languish In obscurity while they
palmed off on long suffering public crea-
| lures like Florence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
CLOSED WITH BANQUET
Happy Ending of the Food Convention
at MInnetonka

An aIl-day, ride on Lake Minnetonka, fol-
lowed by banquet at the Hotel St. Louis,
Saturday evening closed a week of business
and pleasure for the dairy and food commits
sioners of the country. Arriving at the hotel
by special Milwaukee train at IL o'clock
the guests boarded the Puritan, and with one
intermission for lunch, spent the day cruising
the lake. =
At the evening banquet the visitors made a
formal expression of gratitude to their CHIEF
entertainers, Mr.. and Mrs w. w. P. McCon-
nell. President J. W. Bailey of Oregon made
presentation speech, giving Mrs. Mcconnell
silver tea service. and Mr.. Mcconnell q
1eweled G.. A. R. emblem. Tho completely
surprised, both responded in a way that made
them more than ever beloved by their col
leagues from other states in the pure food
work. E. K. Slater, one Of Minnesota's in.
spectors, presided as POSTMASTER J. H
Shepard, state chemist of South Dakota
movement for pure food and honest labels
Other speecheswere dispensed with on account
OF the approach of train time.
The visiting delegates were delighted will
their hospitable treatment, and were 81
charmed with Minnetonka that a number
REMAINED over Sunday at the Hotel St. Louis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
WAYLAND HOYT PREACHED
Heard by Many Practitioners Yesterday
Reception In His Honor To-

Rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt, of Philadelphia,
preached to former parishioners Of the First
Baptist church in the Y. M. C.. A. auditorium
vera arranged by the new Trinity Baptist
congregation which has temporary home in
the Y. M. c. A. building. In the morning
and in the evening he drew some Pictures
of Help" Both addresses were character
istic of DR.. Hoyt and were greatly appreci-
ated by the listeners. DR.. Hoyt was cordially
polls friends after each service.
reception in DR.. Hoyt's honor will be held
at the Y. NJ. G. A. building tomorrow even
evening a special prayer meeting will be
held in the Y. M. G. A. building and DR..
Hoyt will lead. Thursday evening the regu-
lar prayer meeting will be held.
Dr. Hoyt Is the guest Of Chester Simmons
on Park avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS

Observation-Disclosures with probably
local thunder showers tonight and Tues
day, warmer In northeast portion; brisk
east to southerly winds Wisconsin,
Threatening tonight and Tuesday with
probably local thunder showers; warmer
Tuesday and in west portion tonight,
east to southeast winds. Iowa-Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday, except prob
ably local thunder showers in north por-
ton; warmer in east portion; easterly to
southery winds. North and South Da-
kota-Partly cloudy to-day and Tuesday,
except possibly local thunder showers In
east portion; variable winds, mostly
south. Montana-Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday; slightly cooler in east and
south portions; variable winds. Upper
Michigan-Threatenin tonight and
Tuesday, with probably thunder storms
Tuesday and in west portion tonight
easterly winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
LABOR AND THE GRAFT
Highly Interesting Developments
Are Expected in the Chicago
Grand Jury Investigation.
New york Sun speoia1 service,

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, July 27.-Startling revelations Of
graft and blackmail carried on by the labor
leaders of Chicago in negotiations with en-
ployers during the last few years, promise
to be unearthed by the grand jury investi-
cation of labor conditions ordered by Judge
Brown a few days ago.
Sensational discoveries that will exceed the
dealings of New York leaders which were I'M
earthed thru prosecutions by District Attor-
ney Jerome and began with the exposure of
Business Agent Parks will be brought out.
accordingto the statements Of men who are
interested in the Investigation.
Frederick w. Job, secretary Of the Chicago
Employers association, left yesterday for
New York on business and while there no
will confer with Mr.. Jerome over the conduct
of the labor investigation in New York city.
Employers in Chicago, who claim to have
evidence of extortion and blackmail against
Chicago labor men are said to be formulating
their evidence to be presented to the grand
Jury. The Employers association is inter-
ested in the matter and many business men
and manufacturers of the association claim
to have knowledge Of wrong doing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
GAG" CURE AT WORKHOUsE
Commissioner Rinehart Has Plan
to Establish One.

Commissioner Orville Rinehart Of the
board of charities and corrections, is seeking
workhouse. His plan is to station one OF
the city hospital internes there, to have
charge Of the .'jag' ward under the direction
CT the city physician. Such cure would
relieve the city hospital of It's delirium
tremens patients and would also save the city
physician the duty of visiting the workhouse
for the purpose of looking after its inmates.
1t is also suggested that the courts could
greatly aid in the work by committing per-
sons suffering from acute alcoholism or other
forms to the workhouse for period which
would permit of a cure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
POSTOFFICE PROSPERITY
Receipts for Past Year Were 81 ,023,
198.19-St. Paul, $7O3 ,988.18.

St. Paul postoffices show the total receipts
at the local office for the year ending June
30 were s1,0z3, 1879, and that the total re-
The receipts here from the sale Of stamps
were $129 1923: the receipts from the same
source down the river were s10O,7s3.
In the money order department of the Min
neapolis office 2,4S1 money orders were is
sued, amounting to s5s2,56s; 4s1 ,17s money
orders were paid, amounting to $2,S7S,695, ana
$4.598,666 was deposited by other postmasters
the corresponding totals were: 6O,S65 and
s55s.774; 4s251e and 1888. $50: 81. se7 577 ana
1916. .~--.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
:

Some girls have such knack Of being pretty
that they can even freckle becomingly
wears but gou e lha
There is nothing in the world 50 refreshing as
to meet successful man who believes in luck
When girl is in doubt as to which man
squeezed her hand in the dark 1t is because she
hopes 1t was the one who didn't.
When man kisses girl she seems to think
she has got to wiggle around and muss up her
hair to prove to Others 1t was done against her
will, when IL she didn't nobody would know.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
A VILE ISLANDER.
O. T1-1~ (,.-@%to

Some of the Scots worthless will sigh no sigh
on hearing of the death Of the witty Frnnchman
Max O'Rell 1t Is reported that a Highland
waiter once refused to serve the Frenchman at
dinner, and when reproved explained: Its no
to be expected that a self-respecting Scotsman
could serve him with ceeveelity. Didn't he
say took to the kilt because our feet were
too large to get thru trousers %
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-27
A p1soRDERLY IS WINGED.

George Hessler, Of st. Paul, was shot in the
knee and seriously injured while trying to
escape arrest at South ST. Paul, Saturday. Hess
disorderly on Great Western train, and as
Chief OF Police ]. n. Mccormack, of South st.
Paul, was taking them to the lookup Hessler at
tempted to run away. Mccormack followed
and fred four times at the fleeing man. The
fourth shot took effect In Hessler's knee