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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
HOW ABOUT THE RELATIVES?
epotism altogether Objectionable?

Is nepotsm altogether Objectionable?
Representative Weed of North Dakota, has intro
duced bill in the legislature of his prohibiting the
employment of relatives in government offices by admin
sratve officers and is urging the passage OF the
with all the power of his Logan county lungs.
We have fault find with Mr.. Logan or his bill,
but the aim OF the measure is worth considering. gov
may be poor burdened with the Of rel
atives may be that the relatives are exactly de-
pendent but to those of us to whom it given be
governor it is known specifically that relatives hitherto
healthy and capable of taking of themselves imme
diately become dependent when the great of the
family attains place. It just the tendency Of hui
nature They to bask in the sunshine that
shines the gubernatoria and avncular relative There
may be governors who have relatives living farms
producing $4,000 a year who would not take $1,000
job but they have not taken place in history. The
disposition Of the relative is get busy with the
full one and compel him to give up job.
AS a general thing the successful is stOny-heart
ed He has not attained to place because of the excel
lency of his talents but because he knows how
the primary. Natural election is good only i'll the matter
OF BIZ and Jean jacques Rousseau never handed
commission that paid him very much.
In the natural order. of things the successful
has take of his belongings of the human kind. In
the political order of things he take of his
political friends they will put his light out
The Offices at the disposal Of the in power
be filled and the question arises why should they be
filled in the discretion of the appoinve power without
regard relationship? There nephews great men
who verabe Holsters politically, but the most con-
scentous and capable clerks. And on the other hand
there many who just carry their precincts about
III their inside pockets who do know the difference
between a ledger and astroabe.
.,.. Isn't nepotism justified at times? ''.@..'"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
THE POSITION OF THE MINORITY

When the leader of the majority in the national
house of representatives moved of thanks to the
retiring speaker for the "able, impartial and dignifed
i'll which he had presided over that body a con
siderable number of the minority members refused to
vote in the affirmative
Mr.. Payne moved the resolution as a perfunctory
matter OF courtesy. Other leaders from time mmemo,
rial have done the thing the close of congress
sona session In the elder day. before the advent of
the conduct of the affairs of the house. the members
III the habit OF subscribing unanimously But those
times have In those days the speaker was in the
habit OF treating all the members with that courtesy
which commands a return in kind
1t cannot be said that Speaker Henderson extended
sided any cOurteses that they entitled to under
even the most partisan Interpretation of the rules They
received from him their absolute rights under rules franz
ed by the most disncvey oei5ve partisan that ever
sat in the speakers chair They justified in refl1s-
ing to lend themselves the expression of the thanks
OF body i'll which they had as spectators-largely
by reason of the partisansp of the presiding officer
Henderson not Tom Reed in the speakers
chair He merely the interpreter of the rules that
were placed before him and he exercised his office with
total disregard for the feelings of the minority There
IS a limit to courtesy when it is strained and Mr.
Cochrane and the other Democrats who voted with
HIM quite justified in declining to thank the speak
er Tor what he had done for them Had they voted in the
affirmative they must have sultifeJ themselves
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
WESTERN LUMBER
DEALERS SECEDE
Retailers Withdraw From
Atfliation With Whole
salerS'a Association.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March s.
The Western Retail Lumber Dealers
association. today withdrew from at
flliation with the National Associa
ton of Wholesale Lumber Dealers.
The action was taken at a meeting of
the latter organization, at which rep
resentativeS of the other association
We're present. The Western retailers
announced that their relations with the
wholesalers would continue to be
friendly, but the retailers were unable
to live up to the agreement signed at
Boston in 1899, which provided for a
reciprocal arrangement under which
the wholesalers We're not to infringe on
certain rights of the retailers regard
ing sales and the retailers were to buy
their supplies from the wholesalers al
together and not from outside parties.
1t was pointed out that courts in the
West have decided that such an aGNee-
ment is in restraint of trade and is
therefore unlawful.
The differences between the whole
salers and the retailers association of
the East, and West were also aired
during the days meeting, with the. re-
suit that the latter have withdrawn
from the Boston agreement. The etc-
ton of the retailers, however, was not
entirely unanimous and several of the
constituent associations have declared
their intention to- live up TO that agree
ment, of which an. essential feature is
the arbitration of differences arising on
the Observation-Disclosures
The Eastern Tetailers submitted
resolution to the, wholesalers giving to
the retailers thelright to decide when
purchaser was proper customer
for the Wholesaler to sell to, but the
wholesalers declined to agree to the
proposition, saying that this was an
exclusive prerogative of the retail as
sociations and insisted that such ques-
lions should be aTbitrated. The retail
ers thereupon ann0unced their with
drawal from their previous utilization
with the larger, association on the
question of classification, although con-
tinuing their amicable and reciprocal
relations on other matters. The five
Eastern associations which announced
their withdrawal from the Boston
agreement are those from New York,
Philadelphia, Connecticut, Rhode ISL
and and Massachusetts,
A committee Of five will be appointed
to carry on negotiations with the Sc
ceders, with instructions to receive
amicably any oYertures that may be
made by them. The following officers
were elected
President, Penedennis White, North
Tonawanda, N. Y; first vice president,
Lewis c. Slade, Saginaw, Mich; sec
ond vice president, Guy Gray, CleVe-
land, Ohio; treasurer, Fred w. Cole,
New York; secretary, Eugene E. Perry,
New York
The association adjourned to hold its
next annual meeting at a place 20 be
determined hereafter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
WILL THE TRUSTS BE coRREcTEDs

There Is no manner of doubt that the markets for
such commodities and necessaries of life beef -four
lumber. coal and iron and steel now controlled bv
commercial combinations, which. for of better
term, called trusts
In the mind of the average there is no doubt
that the domination Of the market and the controlo of
prices for these various commodities by these socaed
trusts makes for the increased Of living Whether
that is true or not-and it may be assumed for the
sake OF argument. that it ruethe man who pays the
bills has ii firmly fixed i'll his mind that the trusts should
be curbed by potential influence than state
legislation.
The Republican party, through its SPONSOR Presi-
dent Roosevelt has against the trusts The
Republican party, through the national congress has
offered something in the way of remedial legislation in
the form OF an administrative department. that shall deal
with commerce interstate and national Is that sufi-
Gent! Does it meet the public demand?
On ms assumption of the office of chief executive
Mr. Roosevelt stated that he unquaiiedly opposed
to trusts His uerance followed close on the heels of
the pronouncement of that other eminent Republican
Senator Hanna, that trusts good things TO have
1t appears that the views of President Roosevelt
been modified. Senator Hanna has said nottng--and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.

There is than passing interest in the maneu
verngs of the Democracy of New York This is due to
the fact that there several available candidates for
the presidency among the party membership There IS
David B. Hill, sometime governor and SENATOR Alton B.
Parker judge of the of appeals who always carries
the when candidate Denis Bren also Judge OF
the court OF appeals who is strong stronger than
Parker before the people; Bird S. Coler who with
few thousand of carrying the state las fall IN
the gubernatoria contest; E NJ Shepard, who is likely
to be the mayor of Greater New York.
With such wealth of candidates there comes en-
barrassment of selection Each has his strong points
and his Jealous following The great danger confront
ing the Democracy of the Empire state is this excess OF
available timber The of the country will be quite
willing accept any candidate who can be shown to be
certain carry New York Hence there is apt to be
much strife among the friends of the several leaders men
toned above, and the strife may become bitter.
But the encouraging feature of it is that the Democ-
acy will go into battle knowing defeat is inevitable
There is than fighting chance that the next pres
ident will be Democrat. 1t largely depends upon the
wisdom and harmony exhibited during the months pre-
ceding the nomination.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
TODAY'S WEATHER.

Minnesota-Fair and warmer Friday;
Saturday rain; colder in west portion;
fresh south winds.
Upper Michigan-Fair Friday, warmer
in west portion; Saturday fair, warmer
fresh south.
= Wisconsin--Fai and warmer Friday;
Saturday rain; fresh south winds
Iowa-Rain Friday and Saturday, colder
in west portion Saturday
North Dakotd-Rain Friday. colder in
northwest portion Saturday fair
south pakato-SnoY Friday and in east
Montana-Fair Friday and Saturday;
colder Friday in southwest portion
st. Paul = Yesterdays te~' peratures
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau. st. Paul. w e. Oliver observer, for
the twentyfour hours ended at o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation. Highest tempera-
ture 50; lowest temperature, 10; average
eter, 1927; humidity, II; precipitation, o.;
Z p M, temperature, 80; p. m, wind
southeast; weather, cloudy
Yesterdays TemDePa tureS-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
RETIRE JUDGE CROSBY.
Full Pay for Jurists After Twenty -four
Years sof Continuous Service.

Full Pay for Jurists After Twenty four
Years iof Continuous Service.
A bill which contemplates the re-
tirement of Judge F.. M. Crosby. Of
Hastings, on full pay was yesterday
introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Soule.
Mr.. Soule's bill provides for the
retirement of district judges on full
pay after a continuous service of
twenty-five years in case the judge
has reached the age of seventy wears.
The retirement is left optional with
the judge.
AS drawn the bill, if enacted. will
only affect Judge Crosby, at least for
several years. Judge Crosby has
passed his SEVENTEEN birthday and is
now serving his thirty-first year on
the First district bench, to which he
assembled in 1872 Judge Hascal p.
Brill, of St. Paul. is serving his TWEEN
ty-seventh year, but he is a long way
from seventy years of age Judge
THOMAS Buckham, of the Fifth dis
trlct, WI complete his tWenty-fifth
year in 1905, when his present term
ends, and both Judge Searle and Judge
Baxter, Of the Seventh district, Will
have twenty years to their credit at
the end of the present terms.
Judge William Louis Kelly, st. Paul.
Will reach the age limit before the end
of his present term in 1907, but he will
then have only twenty years continu-
Gus service to his credit
There are persons sufficiently I'M
charitable to say that the bill is part
of plan to get a Saltwater judge,
which seems impossible so long as
Judge Crosby lives and desires to
stay on the bench. Saltwater tried to
elect judge last fall over the vet
cram Jurist. But he won out handily
and starts upon another six year term
with Vigor which promises we'll for
his completing it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
THE ADAM OF 1T.

Mutmurderer Knapp enters plea in extenuatiOn of
at least of his murders by claiming that his wife
committed murder before he killed her.
The circumstance may be taken evidence of
Knapp's sanity. Up to the present time no historical
novelist has attempted to show that Adam insane
for that he confessed he of the forbidden fruit be-
the given him urged it. The excuse stamps
Old Adam of the first class, but it may be said
in his that he didn't the diotic plea of
porary insanity
Knapps illustrates rather wildly the growing
tendency of blame his troubles unoffend-
ing woman bless her dear soul. Whether not Mrs.
Knapp No. better than she should have been
her character is for Mr.. Knapp go forth to
Guido Bluebeard; and having gone forth such unknd
expedition it is unmanly for him to take refuge behind
the skirts of one of his victims.
Knapps bloodtIrsty career is at end and all his
whining about being the of his misdeeds
will avail to keep his neck of the hangman's
moose.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
PERJURED HIMSELF TO GET
DIVORCE AND GOES TO PRISON
Chicago Man Made His Wife Believe
Their Marriage Was IlleqsI.

CHICAGO, March 5.-For perjuring
himself in order that he might obtain
a divorce from his wife, Henry " Frey,
church member and Y. NJ. c. A. work
er, was found guilty by a jury in
Judge Brentano's court today and SEN
fenced to an indeterminate term in the
penitentiary. In additi IN a fine of ST.
600 was levied against him. Carl Lar
son and James +. Johnson, who as
sisted Frey in his divorce suit by their
testimony, also were found guilty and
fined $50 each.
Frey was charged with conspiracy
in securing a. divorce in July, 1901, fron
Myra Frey through fraud and per-
Jured testimony. Frey testified that
Myra Frey had deserted him two years
before, while it was showa in he pres
ent trial that she mad lived with MIN
up to month of the time he filed the
bill. In order TO induce Mrs Frey to
leave him, it is claimed that Frey
invented a fictitious parsonage whom
he claimed to have married in his
teens. He told Myra Frey that she
(Myra) was therefore not his legal
wife. BY this means Mrs. Frey was
thus induced to go to Ohio and while
there Frey instituted divorce proceed
ingS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06

pels the state prison authorities to hold
binding twine for the farmers until
May L of each year Senator Rieke
claims that the time limit is too early
for the farmers and introduced a bill
to extend the time to June l. He also
provided a penalty
The bill was referred to the senate
prison committee and came back with
the time limit changed back to May
l. An attempt was made while the
senate was sitting as a committee of
the whole yesterday to secure the June
l limit, but the attempt failed and now
Senator Rieke wants to see the bill
killed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
BID FOR THEIR SHARES.
Four Road and Bridge Bills Added to
House Collection.

Four road and bridge bills aggregat-
ing appropriations of $4,000 were intro
duced in the house yesterday and sent
to join the budget which now far eX-
ceeds the amount of money available
for state aid in the construction of
roads and bridges, . --t.
Representative Erickson wants ST.
500 for a wagon road running east
from Candy, in Yellow Medicine coun-
ty. Representative Dalen put in a bid
for $500 for a bridge at Hayfeld, in
Dodge county. Mr.. Lemke asked for
5000 for a bridge across Cannon river
in the town of Warsaw, Rice county.
and Mr. SOule's bill calls for $500
for a bridge connecting Gray Cloud
island, in Washington county, with
the mainland
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
County Division Bill Passed.

The house yesterday morning passed
the county division bill championed by
Representative Cole, Walker. The bill
provides that the certificate of the
state canvassing board shall be proof
of ratification of division proposition
by a majority vote, and shall deter
mine all questions of boundary. The
opposition utilized Mr.. Coles good ma
ture to delay the bill from day to day,
and yesterday opened on him with it's
heavy guns believing it had the
measure beaten. The roll call was
taken up with a light house and the
opposition was congratulating itself
on a dead easy" victory, when Cole,
protected by a call for absentees,
rushed the cloak rooms. When the
vote was announced he had two to
spare the bill being passed by a vote
of 81 to 40.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
RAISE LAKE LEVELS.
Marks Navigation Board Bill Affects
Ramsey County.

Representative Mark would have the
counties abutting on Mile Laos lake
appoint a commission to maintain the
height of the lake to a navigable level.
The members of the proposed navi-
cation board are to be appointed by
the several boards of county commits
sioners. They are required to furnish
bonds and empowered to secure title
to dams and necessary overflow prop
erty by purchase or condemnation.
The bill is so drawn that it's provi.
sions cover White Bear lake and auth
orize a Ramsey Washington county
board of navigation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

The house yesterday passed the
LOhren bill, extending the TOrrens land
registration law to the entire state.
The Gandrud bill to prevent the cap
ltal stock, lines, property, franchises or
power of control of parallel and COM
peting lines of railway, passed the
house yesterday.
The house yesterday passed the
Clague bill codifying the state fair laws
and giving the board of managers .po-
lice jurisdiction over all territory with
in radius of one-half mile of the
Hamline grounds.
Representative Jacobson is the au-
thor Of a house bill authorizing the
state pharmacy board to grant regis
tered pharmacist licenses to physicians
who are graduates Of recognized
schools and have four years expert
ence, without the formality of an ex-
animation.
Representative Tighe, by request, has
introduced a bill increasing the stand
ing appropriation for the state his
torical society from $4,000 to $4,000
annually
Representative Randall yesterday in
troduced bill apprOpTiating an addi-
tional $4,000 for the use of the ad-
jutant generals office in preservation
of the Minnesota Civil war records.
The house committee on railroads
yesterday amended the Perley grain
pilfering bill to conform with the prin-
cipleS of criminal law, and then decid-
ed upon a favorable report. The Dem
ing bill for thirty eight-foot cabOOses
was killed.
Senator Naeseth has introduced bill
to provide a method for detaching ter
ritOry from any village or city of TO-
600 population or less. The bill would
permit any property holder to, under
certain conditions, have his property
detached from the village or city it is
now part Of
bill providing postage stamp
money for boards of county commits
siOners was introduced in the senate
by Senator Neaseth. The bill allows
the county commissioners to set aside
$500 for stamps and ether necessary
expenses.
A pure food bill was introduced in
the senate by Senator Eberhart. The
bill provides that all adulterated meal
or ground food must be plainly labeled
with letters one inch in height. A PEN
atty cause IS Attached.
Senator Brewer, BY request. introduce
ed a bill to increase the appropriation
of the state historical society $4,000.
A bill authorizing county treasUrers
to return nomination fees to candidates
who withdraw was introduced in the
senate by Senator Morgan. The bill
was a 'by request" measure.
A bill to repeal the Morris stipulated
insurance law was introduced by Sen
atOr Morgan by request.
The house committee on printing
yesterday agreed upon reports of in
definite postponement for two bills de,
signed to decrease the legal rate per
folio for legal advertisements
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
RIEKE WANTS HIS BILL KILLED.
Committee Amendments Spoil the
Value of Proposed Measure,

amend the act regulating the sale Of
binding Irvine manufactured at the
state prison at Saltwater, is called
up on the calendar in the senate, it's
author, Senator Rieke, will be found
with the members opposing the pas
sage of the measure.
Senator Rieke has lost all interest
in seeing the bill become a law, for
the measure has been amended in COM
mittee and the amendment has spoiled
the object of the proposed bill.
AT the present time the law COM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
Pensions for JUDGES.

A bill to pension judges of the dis
trict and supreme courts of the state
was introduced in the senate yesterday
morning by Senator Durant. The bill
provides that any judge who is seventy
years of age and has served continu-
ously on the bench for twenty five
years may retire and receive his full
salary for the rest of his natural life.
The bill, it is said, is intended to al
low Judge Crosby, of the First judicial
district tn retire.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
---AT ST.
THE AT RES


There are few names which in them
selves are more synonymous with the
dignity and achievement of the classic
stage in America than those of Louis
James and Frederick Warde, whose
joint appearance is announced for Sun
day night at the Metropolitan.
Each of the famous artists has a
very large personal following and,
therefore, the inducements offered by
their managers, Messrs Wagenhals and
hemper, must have been of a sub
stantial nature to bring them together
in one organization
similar spirit of enterprise was
manifested when they selected The
Tempest as the vehicle for their cele-
brated stars. The last manager who
had the temerity to attempt the diff
cult and costly task of presenting THE
Tempest was the late Augustin Daily,
the greatest stage manager and pro-
Queer of his day. 1t is only in recent
years that it has been at all possible
to reproduce the scenes of The Tenn
pest so they shall in any way equal
their description. Those who have seen
the Louis James and Frederick Warde
production are eXtraVagant in the1l
praises of the great storm and ship
wreck scene, in which it would seem
the limits of modern stage craft are
illustrated. Other and hardly less elab-
crate scenes are those of the enchanted
island, the coral cave and Prospero's
cell. A beautifully costumed ballet is
carried by the combination and pref
ty chorus of the best trained voices,
something very essential as the musi
cal feature of the production is given
almost as much attention as are the
magical illusions of its scenes.
Mr.. Warde will appear as the exiled
philosopher Prospero, and Mr.. James
as the enSlaVed monster Caliban. Other
players are Norman Hackett, who will
be seen as Prince Ferdinand; Miss
Edith Fassett, as Ariel; Wadsworth
Harris as Antonio, and Teresa Max
we'll as the beautiful and innocent MI
randa. The performance therefore
promises to be a notable one. This
engagement is for four nights and
Wednesday matinee.
lyon Yonson" continues to attract
large audiences to the Grand and
seems to please in as great a measure
as ever before. The final matinee per-
Torrance of the engagement will occur
Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
There will be given at the Star today
the usual ladies' matinee. Manager
Singer cOntemplates setting apart two
days in the week for ladies' matineeS as
the business has so very largely in
creased that the entire house practical
ly is taken up by the women patrons
and their escorts. The bill presented
fill the house today.