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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
Y.M.C.A. GROWTH INsTATE
It Is Shown to Be Large According
to Reports to Executive
Committee.

The Minnesota state executive COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian
association held it's quarterly meeting
last night at the home of q. w. Peck,
state secretary, 1913 Sheridan avenue.
The quarterly reports submitted to
crease in building prosperity for the
present season. The new railroad
building at Proctor Knott. the gift Of
the D., M. & N. railway, costing Sill
900, will be dedicated Nov. 10, at
which time special trains will be run
from Duluth and D. & I. r.. points.
The Two Harbors railroads assoefa-
ton is just building a $4,000 addition
to it's $4,000 plant. This will be
opened about Dec, 1. Mankato has
completed it's canvass and is putting
in a foundation for a building to cost
SIS. 900. 81 4
The college work of the state has
opened more favorably than in, any
previous season. Minneapolis and Du-
luth are doing the largest. and
strongest work in their history, while
st. Paul is turning it's attention espe-
cially to its building canvass.
R. II. Chute, who has beengtreas-
has given such splendid service for
ten years, has asked to be relieved Of
this special duty, and "a committee
composed of A. c.. Anderson, st. Paul:
and j.. M. Anderson and E..W. Peck of
Minneapolis, reported that they had
waited upon D. G. Bell, county treas
urer of Hennepin county, and that he
had expressed his Willingness to ac-
cept this important position in con-
nection with the state work. He was
unanimously elected and his term Of
service will begin with the new year.
There were present from st. Paul A.
G. Anderson, George p. Lyman, C. y.
U n n
neauolis "A. 2. Haynes. Walter N. Car
roll, j. NJ. Anderson, Eugene M stew
ems, H. j. Goddard and b. w. Peck;
also DC. Hill of Red Wing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
AN ODD ELOPEMENT
August Miller Believed to Have
Gone With Sumner RusselIs
Entire Family.
Mrs. Russell and Her Three Daugh-
tiers Are Missing-Poliee on
Lookout.

The police are trying to find August
Miller, aged So, of 200 Central ave
nue., who is believed to have eloped
October rs, with Mrs. Sumner Rus
sell, aged 33, of COL Central avenue.
The Russell woman is gone with her
three daughters aged Z, 8 and II
years respectively. The police of sur
rounding cities have been asked to
keep a watch for the missing pair.
When Russell returned home on
the night of Oct. 26,. he found his
home deserted. He was worried but
thought they would return later.
When they failed to return by the fol-
lowing morning he went to MiIler's
home and was surprised to learn that
Miller also was missing. He suspected
an eiopement and communicated with
the police.
Miller deserted his wife at criti-
cal time and on account of her poor
health and extreme poverty she was
compelled to appeal to the poor de-
partment for aid. Transportation
was furnished her to her home at
Menominee, Wis. and she left last
night
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
TO DRIVE THE DEVIL
The Ambition Of Bishop A. Mack,
Who Solicited Funds in Min
neapolis.
He's Accused Of Being a Fakir by
Those Who Have Looked
Him Up.

Z j. = - = :. {. :
Question has been raised in Mime
apolis and st. Paul as to the real char
acter of a colored preacher who styles
himself as Bishop "A. Mack, D. d.,
and who solicits funds for charitable
enterprises. His headquarters are In
Kansas City, and he says he is the
national general evangelical worker OF
the u. S. A" and "a regular ordained
Baptist minister in good standing of
the Mt. Aver Baptist church, Edge
wood, Mo-
DR." Mack has recently been in
Minneapolis, according to, a letter to
7 h e. o u r q l, and while he was
here he secured $55.75, which he says
he. will use in printing his Complete
National Devil Driver Book, which,
he adds, is for the unfortunate, and
will start. them thinking" He says
further that he realizes much. money
annually from camp meetings. The
tor" in robes resembling lin some re-
spects those of an Episcopal bishop,
but bearing adornments such as We're
never seen on priestly garb before.
So much for. Information concerning
"Dr. Mack" from himself and head
quarters. IS.
From st. Paul the information is of
to. the doctors credit. Thru the
Associated Charities Of ST. Paul the
attention of the police there was
called to the man and he was given
two hours in which to settle up his
business and get away. It is said
that he workedsan envelope plan there
calling upon charitably inclined per-
sons and leaving with them envelopes
in which to remit later. "A i strong
talk was also left and usually had a
profitable result.
Mack has been, arrested number
Of times for passing himself off as a
bishop, but always claims, in court
that Bishop is a surname and that his
society really exists even tho there are
but one or two members. Those who
know him say that he is a good talk
er. and will not hesitate to pray any
time there lis a little money in sight.
Mack's claim that his surname is
Bishop is not supported by the sigma
ture to his letter to TIL e j urn a l..
That he signs simply "a. Mack
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
A POOR POOL PLAYER, HE
Fred May Attributes His Downfall
to His Mania. for the
Game.

e, (
7 played pool and lost; I went and
took my friend s. money and lost
again; then 1. went and took the watch
and; clothes. pawned them and lost the
money + thus secured. After that I
left for Chicag - This. tale with a
moral was told to. Judge Simpson this
morning by Fred May the 19-year-
old Chicago boy, who. was arraigned
on two Indictments charging grand
larceny in the first degree committed
at S29 Second avenue S. The defend
ant pleaded guilty wi thout. hesitation,
but the court, owing to the boys pre-
vious good record, sentenced him to
the reformatory..
Eugene H. Baker was arraigned on
the charge of grand larceny in the
second degree. His alleged crime con-
sisted in embezzling SIS from his en-
ployer, Melvine p. Dawson. The de-
fendant pleaded not guilty. His trial
was set for. Nov. Is and his bail fixed
at $500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
DEFENDS SONS CHARACTER
Thomas Prenevost's Statement of DIFF.
49, ficIIlfu Near

Thomas Prenevost's Statement of Diff
fculty Near "u."
Thomas Prenevost gives new version
of the difficulty which resulted in the
stabbing of his son near the university
last Thursday evening, for which stabbing
a student named Peterson is under ar
rest His statement is called forth by
the report that a. secret organization has
been formed at the university to rid the
campus of rowdies and the possible infer
ence that Octave Prenevost could be re-
garded by some as among that class
Mr.. Preneyost says that his sons went
to the campus Thursday evening, being
attracted by the football talk which was
then rife. He puts it in this way:
Trying to play a prank, the leader
of Peterson's crowd jumped on my son
Clifford threw him down and was about
to take him to one Of the university
buildings where Peterson's COMPANION
said they would put the boy on a slab.
Octave then stepped in to protect his
little brother. The attacking party re-
fused to give up the boy and then a fight
erasued During the affair some coward
Grew knife and seriously stabbed my
son Octave
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

This sentiment of DR.. Kilbourn's was
enunciated yesterday at the conference of
state institution superintendent at st.
Paul.
None Of the other superintendent pres
ent asSented to this sensational doctrine
DR.. j. II. Dewart of Minneapolis, who
delivered an address, declared in favor of
an 1ndeterminate sentence for all Grim
inals, holding. that the only aim of i'm
prisonment was to reform them. He said
that the criminal was never deferred by
the severity of a sentence. Forgers and
burglars committed crimes because they
believed they were smart enough to escape
detection
Warden Wolfer Of the penitentiary said
the indeterminate sentence was the ideal
plan, but the public was not ready to
receive 1t without the maximum and min
| imum limit. He agreed that the criminal
when planning a crime is only thinking
of escaping detection, and not of the
| possible consequences
DR.. KilbouIn Explains.
When seen at the capitol this NOR
| ming, DR.. Kilbourn said his position
had not been correctly stated in the
morning papers. He explained him
self as follows:
| With the seeming increase of crime. es-
pecially that of a l1einous nature. with the
| S'Pf'E'A SAAI iiiOAAiClCLCy u Tie present meth
DDS OF punishment, and in view of the fact
that crime is fostered and vilainous plots
formed, even in our prisons, it is time
some very drastic steps were taken. Nc
man should ever be paroled from prison
while he is still a criminal. Sentences
should be indeterninate. With the fac1
established that a man is habitual Grim
1nal. incurable, drastic measures should
4 be taken to put him where he will do nc
more harm. A reform is needed over tho
present method of allowing confirmed
criminals to run at large, dynamiting rail-.
road trains, and perpetrating other helm.
Gus crimes, Matched often in prison. Wher
| all methods fail, and criminals cannot
by any means be reformed, electrocute
them IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
not DEAD.
"Norsky' Nelson, Former Wisconsin
Halfback, Says Gophers Have
No walkaway.
He Watched the Game with Chi
cage and Says staggites Were
0utplayed.

THAT Wisconsin, Chicago game was
the greatest .if game, ever saw, and
if you can get the short end of any
bets Of two to one on Minnesota
against Wisconsin, you take them,"
said "Norsky'' Nelson, the old half
turned this morning from a trip to his
alma mater.
,"Of course Wisconsin was beaten,
as the score shows, and no one is try
ing to deny that. But Curtis is not a
fizzle as a coach, alho many people are
trying to say SO. Wisconsin played
the ball Curtis taught and outplayed
Der of the wisconsin team, any more,
and do know several of the Chicago
boys; so T. can hardly be biased in
favor of Wisconsin.
1.-TWO punts and two fumbles-and
Observation-Disclosures Wisconsin. Chi
cago could not gain when she had to,
and Wisconsin could stop Chicago
in getting the ball, largely on flukes,
to Wisconsin's 20-yard line, and lucky
in having Eckersall put it between the
posts.
Before the game, Eckersall tried for
goal from field seven times and he
couldn't come any nearer it than
could with a pumpkin: That ma
was Wnell lie. was COOl. ne UlO lie
trick three times out of five during the
game. There is something in luck and
1T isn't right to say that Eckersall is
a greater kicker than Pat O'Dea ever
thought of being, altho he is a great
little player and one of the fastest men
ever saw.
But if Wisconsin and Chicago were
to meet again this season I would
put everything I had on Wisconsin
and would be confident of Winning.
Eckersall or no Eckersall.
II am of the opinion that If Curtis
determines that he can not win both
the Michigan and Minnesota games
he will keep Abbott, Balm and some OF
those other good men now on the in
jured list out of the Michigan game
and use some of the good subs, OF
give him a team in frst-class shape tc
meet Minnesota with and I think he
can beat Minnesota on Randall field
1t certainly will be no easy thing fol
the gopher team, which, in my opinion
tied Michigan because the latter team
was suffering from over-confidence.'
wisconsin is particularly anxious
that its team should not lose six games
in two years and it is probable that
Nelson, who was a member of the sta1
quartet of backs in 1894 which in
Guided Quarterback "Tule' Lyman
Fullback Jack Richards, Halfback
.Ikey' Karel and himself, speaks by
the card. Wisconsin lost three games
last year and it would not be re-
markable if Curtis would be willing tc
sacrifice the Michigan game in the
hope of winning from Minnesota and
thus limit to five the total of. games
lost in the past two years. The old
time rivalry between Minnesota and
Wisconsin might also have something
TO do with IT,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
THE FOG
Early Morning Mists, Recently So.
Prevalent, Battle the Rail
road Men.
Senses Are at Fault and Trains
Run Slowly Thru the
Yards.

"Ann's agev puzzles and the old
pigs In the clover are an an open
book compared with the Dense almost
suffocating mystery Of the fog with
which the railroads and the street rail-
way company are struggling every
morning.
A man who could invent some means
of battling with this absolutely Opaque
mist which cloaks the surface of the
earth fall mornings would have Already
made fortune. Formerly it was the
boast that Minneapolis never had a
fog. With the increase in the use of
fuels and the growth of the city, this
plague of the railway men has become
a real thing.
To know what it is to be absolutely
at sea, one has only to visit a rail
way yard about 6 a. m. All the old
Landmarks, absolutely everything,
have melted into nothingness. A hand
thrust forward is lost to sight: Some
idea of the troubles of an operating
department employe on "a foggy morn
ing can be gained at once. Every one
OF the senses is at foult, save hear
ing, and that is of no use because the
faculty Of determining direction is an
absolute deserter along with the senses
Operating officials say to-day that
no solution of the fog question has
been offered. The only thing ito do is
to run slowly. Between stations the
trainmen can depend on providence
and the dispatcher and make schedule
time, but approaching yards every
thing must slow up. The officials do
not care to have the right of way
disputed. +
Extreme caution used by the rail
roads reduces the danger to the pas
senger to aim ost nothing. Trains have
been known to wait outside the union
station in st. Paul an hour for safetys
sake. The switchmen being entirely
at a loss as to switches. and the stu
alton of different trains have to work
slowly until the railroad mans friend
the sun, lifts the mist.
A few accidents have happened in
the twin city yards, chiefly because
some man had become a little reck-
less, but the damage is generally to
equipment or employees only.
The street railway company's diff
Guilty lies usually in the. danger of tail
end collisions with belated car or In
striking vehicles on crossings. Driv-
ers on some Of the lines kept their air
whistles screeching all the way up
the street, beginning about o'clock
this morning. Notwithstanding the
care used, wagons have been run into
on street crossings, but no passengers
| have been injured or badly frightened
The whistles, which are new to the
local lines, have proved a valuable aid
in warning against accident in the
| morning fogs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
STABBED IN ALLEY ROW
William Lemka Suffers for Trying to Par
Fighters

William Lemka. a stage hand at the
Metropolitan theater is at the city hospital
suffering from a knife wound in his
shoulder. The police are looking for J.
>. Ward. a supe" and his mpanion,
who is accused of stabbing Len1ka Lem
ka's injuries are serious. but it is not
thought that they will result fatally, altho
the knife blade was rusty.
Trouble is said to have arisen between
two "supes" in the alley at the rear of
the theater Lemka took hand when it
Is alleged that Wards companion stabbed
him and ran away
Lemka made mis- way to cigar store
at First avenue S and Fourth street.
where he told of the assault. The police
hurried him to the city hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
FINE R. r. SOUVENIR
Rand e. Mentally Publication for Delegates
to G.. T. and 4. A. Convention

Rand G. McNaly Publication for Delegates
to q. P. and T. A. Convention.
General Passenger Agents w. r. Gala
way of the 500 road and A. B. Cults of
the ST. Louis road have just received from
the Rand & McNally company beautiful
souvenir of the forty eighth annual con-
vention of the American Association of
General Passenger and Ticket Agents.
just closed at New Orleans. a book de
luxe compiled by w. F. Bailey of The
Compendium. The books are presented
with the compliments of the publishing
company, and are perhaps the finest rail-
road souvenirs issued for such general
distribution. The pages are devoted en-
tirely to halftone cuts of the past presi-
dents, including one of Charles S. Fee of
the Northern Pacific, elected in 1897 The
book is a work of art
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
WHEAT IN DOUBT
Early Market To-day Showed Little
Misunderstanding Bullish.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bullish.
Wheat was hesitant and apparently
tending lower at the start this morn
ing, but little early decline was made,
and the price range was so narrow
as to leave the course of the market
very indeterminate. December sold at
79c and at 7sBc and May at TIN
@77Ac.
The weather was more unsettled
over the west, and is likely to be less
favorable on the whole for a day or
two, altho the forecast for Minnesota
is for fair and cooler weather tonight
and Thursday.
Only 376 cars were received in Min
neapolis, against 1.211' on the CORE
spending day last year. The receipts
of last year were for a forty-eight
hour period following election-day hol-
iday, while to-day's receipts were for
twenty-four hours only; but even at
that the comparison is bullish. Duluth
received 272 cars, against 295, and
Chicago 1854 against 800.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
MANY GOING TO CALIFORNIA
Travel Heavier This Year Than In Past
Years.

I Years.
Travel to California this year began
earlier and is heavier than in previous
years. Los Angeles seems, to be the
favorite point. Passenger officials say
that California has grown steadily in
favor year by year and that this season
will be a record breaker
The st. Louis road took out a tourist
carload this morning for San Francisco
by the way of st. Louis and the Santa
Fe. Tonight another car will leave for
Los Angeles by way Of the st. Louis the
Rock Island and the Denver & Rio
Grande Another will leave tomorrow
night over the same route. The three
cars Will carry about seventy persons
Last week the same line took out six
cars for the west.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
WOMAN HELD UP
Robbed of Gold Watch on Tenth Ave
n,Ie Rridra

Alice Hallenbrack, IT'S Cedar ave-
nue., was held up and robbed of a gold
watch on the; Tenth avenue bridge last
night. She was walking across the
bridge and when near the railroad
bridge at the west end of the river
bridge. two young men jumped out Of
the darkness and commanded her to
give up her valuables. Too fright
ened to offer resistance, she handed
over her watch, and when they found
she had no money, they permitted her
to go. She gave teh police a agood
description Of the men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
GAVE HIM AN OFFICE

Governor Rewards the Importantly Of a
Place Hunter. q
Governor Van SAINT got letter to-day
from man who wanted an Office, and
he could not resist the plea 81 S.
Il want to be an office holder, z was the
burden of his plea. I am not very par
ticular as to the office. Anything within
your power to confer will dc; ; any old
thing left over. = 81 -. ~ 49,
The governor at once made out a. COM
mission appoint ting the applicant notary
public and charged him s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

Died OF Pneumonla.-Ole Johnson. who
was sent to the city hospital supposed to
be suffering from alcoholism, but was
returned to the central police station and
later sent back to the hospital. died at the
hospital yesterday Of pneumonia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
NEUROLOGICAL

n. JUDD HARDING.-Funeral from
residence, 3205 Nicollet avenue, to-mor-
row at 2:3O p. m. Services will be in
charge of North Star Lodge No. 6, 1. O.
.. F. Interment at Lakewood cemetery
KATHERINE KELLY, aged 81, wife of
James Kelly, died at her home 2O17 Clin-
ton avenue, this forenoon. Funeral Fri
day at 10 a. m. from st. Stephens church.
Interment at st. Mary's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

Likely to Build on Lowry Hlll.-The
building committee Of the Trinity Baptist
churcl still clings to the Lowry Hill
neighborhood for the new church site.
Three offers are being considered
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
DOESN'T LIKE WlFE's VIEWS
Therefore and for Other Reasons oscar.
Cutler Seeks a Divorce.

Oscar L. Cutler objects to having a
Dowie; as a wife and has therefore sued
fora divorce from Jennie Cutler. The
plaintiff also alleges cruelty and asks the
custody Of their child.
Amelia Bovees has brought suit for di-
yorce from Burr Bovee on the ground of
desertion as, has also Carrie Woodmas
from Charles Woodmas.s Max Unmuth
wants divorce from Nettie unmuth ca
the ground Of inf1delity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

PostoffIce Receipts Still Growlng-Min-
neapolis postoffice receipts for October
were s97.712.09 as against $4,000 for Octo-
Der, 1902-an increase of AIT per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

The maximum endurance of a Inch
gun is 900 frings while the 6-inch gun
may be fired upward off 600 times without
Injury ~ ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

Samuel Budd'' Gets $50 Per Dozen.
Gle pays Broadway Rents.) "Hoff's'
shirts to order $42 doz. (Fourth st.
rents.) Hoffman's Toggery Shop.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
REFORM OR KILL
DR.. Kilbourn Advocates Electrocu-
ton Of Criminals Who Are
Hardened.
Confirmed Criminals Should Never
Be Turned Loose on the
Public.

believe we have been going
backward since the time when
criminals were hanged for $50
offenses. We should hang them
or. kill them by electricity for at
least sixty offenses. What else
can we do with them? They are
incurable, and only a menace to.
society.-Dr. A. F. Kilbourn, SUI
perintendent Rochester Hospital
for the Insane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

Benefit Cnch Party-Mrs. J. b. La
France of SCI Second avenue Sc. has very
Hospitality opened her home for Friday
at p m for cinch party for the benefit
of destitute widow and family of small
children. 1t is hoped a good attendance
will be present. Prizes will be given.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
DAIRYMEN 0RGtz7-zE
.Hennepin County sAssociat,on sscrned :;
Long Lake Last Night.

Long Lake Last Night.
The Hennepin County Dairy association
was organized at a meeting held last eve-,
ming at Long Lake. which was addressed
by Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell Off
GERS were elected, and it was voted to
meet every month during the winter The
next meeting will be held the first Tues
day In December, ut Ioretto.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04
DREGER WANTS HELP
He Thinks the Jail Needs More Nigh
dc

Sheriff j. w. Dreger has sent a COM
asking the county commits
sioners to furnish him with an extra night
guard for the jail. At present there is
but one man on duty during the night.
Owing to the fact that here are now
fifty prisoners and fifteen of them are
members Of one of the toughest gangs
which ever operated in the state, this
guard is not considered sufficient
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

Vine Rebekah lodge will give a card party
tomorrow evening at 2307 Sixteenth avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-04

An Educational Editor.-Dr. A. E..
Winship editor Of the New England Jour-
nal of Education, will lecture in this city
on Friday Nov. IS, on Twentieth Gem
tury Standards The lecture will be de-
livered at the East high school.