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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
AUTO RAGING AT
HAMLINE TRACK
Program Of Two Days Meeting
Amateur Drivers Have
M Place on Card.

Classiications and arrangements have
been announced by Manager r.. F. Jones,
who proposes to give the sport-loving pub
lie two afternoons of lively, up-to date
II and Is, Each afternoon the races will
be called promptly at 2 o'clock, and, bar
ring accidents, will be oyer not later than
$50 pm. The Hamline track will be in
first-class condition for horses and auto
mobiles. All preparations for the fair will
be made, and, with unpopular priced gate
and numerous attractions, a liberal attend
,ance is surely promised. Following Is the
order and classification for the automobile
events:
Wednesday, Aug. 17-N1inneapolis automobile
derby, fve-mile dash, flying start: oren to al!
ssss s open ;..s I'll ,s'1s
Two-miie, dash, flying start; open to all ma
rss 81 plate
Two-m,ie dash flying start; open to all ma
trophy cup: second prize, loving cup.
,,,la dash flying start open to all
for first and second machines.
Thursday, Aug. 1s-Challenge race. ST. Paul
horsepower Or under; first prize. special trophy
cup: second prize, trophy cup. Three-mle dash.
flying start. open to all machines. twenty horse
power or under; first prize. trophy cup, second
prize. trophy cup. Tour car race, ten-mile dash,
machines must carry three passengers or more,
pounds with full touring car equipment. open
to all machines. thirty horsepower or under;
first prize trophy cup; second prize silver plate.
Two-mle heat race, open to all machines. ninety
horsepower or under; special prizes for first and
second machines. Three mile dash, flying start.
open to all machines, twenty-four horsepower or
loving cup. Sweepstakes, one-mile dash. flying
start open to all machines; trial for track rec
chimes
Customary conditions will control in all
events, with the exception that machines
must appear in their ordinary road form
for all races, except in the professional
events for ninety horsepower Or under ma
chimes. For the ninety horsepower ma
chimes several large eastern racing cars
have already entered and two or more
contests by these cars will be on each
afternoon. For these events special prizes
will be awarded. In the touring car race
machines must carry, passengers, as stip-
ulated, and all cars appear in ordinary
touring car equipment. This event is open
to machines Of thirty horsepower or .un-
der only.
Harness Horse Events. ~
half mile heats; amateur drivers First Pile
trophy by cup; second prize silver plate.
prize. trophy cup; second prize, trophy cup
Trottipg Patrs-Open to all horses Of the twin
cities. First prize, trophy cup; second prize
plate
Thursday. Aug. 1918 pace; half-mile heats.
First z trophy 10 prize ele
trophy cup; second prize, plate
Free-for-all trotting pairs; half.mile heats
First prize, trophy cup; second prize, plate.
Ali contests are to be to wagon, half
mile heats, best two in three Amateur driv.
ers only allowed; rules of American asso-
citation to govern. Entry blanks on ap.
piication to R. F. Jones, manager,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
WENT TO CHICAGO
TO CONFESS CRIME
GILBERTsON WAS "A PENITENT,
NOT A FUGITIVE.
Local Cashier for the Booth Company
Is Brought Back a Prisoner and Is
Arraigned on Charge of Embez-
cling so,o0O-Held Under Heavy
Bail.

Bearing the guilty knowledge of his
enlightenment till it almost .maddened
him, G. S. Gilbertson, cashier for the
Minneapolis agency of the Booth Pack
ing company, left the city week ago
to confess to the head of the company
in Chicago. E
This is the story Gilbertson told this
morning when he appeared for. ar
raigned in the police court. Tho
he was missing when his shortape was
discovered early in the week, he in
sisted that he hau not left Minneapolis
as a fugitive from justice. He is
deeply penitent and disposed to do all
he can to make up for his shortcoming.
His boyhood friends have decided to
stand by him, and V. B. Seward, an
attorney of Marshall, and B. B. Gisla-
son of Mlnneota, are here to look after
his interests. The prisoner was brought
back from Chicago last evening in GUS
tody of Detective Oscar Hicks.
Altho the original complaint against
Gilbertson charged the embezzlement Of
but $500, he was arraigned this morn
ing on a charge of embezzling $4,000.
Chicago dispatches have said that the
shortage was 81, 900 and that he adj
mitted taking $4,000. However, the
$4,000 shortage was taken as the
amount which coulk be clearly estab-
ished. Gilbertson waived examination
and was held to the grand jury in
$4,000 bonds, which his friends hope
to furnish.
Those who were employed with Gil
bertson will not discuss the case other
than to express deep sympathy for him.
He still sticks to his story that he was
led into losing speculation by mis-
guided friends and this is generally be-
ieved by those who know him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
BoGARDUs CAN'T COME
VIII Not Take Place on Minneapolis
School STAR

VIII Not Take a Place on Minneapolis
School Staff
{ Frank S. Bogardus of Urbana ILL.,, who
was elected supervisor of intermediate
and grammar grades in the public schools
at the last meeting OF. the board of edu-
cation, cannot accept the appointment
He has been offered a faculty position in
a well-known college and will accept that
position in preference to coming to Min
neapolis.
Much expected of Mr.. Bogard,s He
would have been virtually assistant SUI
perintendent, and as such could have re-
lieved DR.. Jordan Of much of the routine
work of his office, besides stimulating the
work In the grades sfrom the fourth to
the eighth.
The board of education does not know
where to turn for a capable man to fill the
place Of Mr.. Bogardus, as naturally most
of the desirable men have doubtless To-
Gated themselves for the coming school
year,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
LONG AUTO TOUR
Cincinnati Chauffeur Relates Expert
ences En- Route to Minneapolis.


Covered with dust and weary with
the trials of a long journey Horace T..
Eddy of Cincinnati rolled into Mime
apolis this morning. Thirteen days
ago he left the OHIO city in a light
automobile. and reached Minneapolis
without ..puncturing a tire. He was
accompanied by his wife. Shortly
before noon. Mr.. Eddy resumed his
journey, starting for Brainerd to visit
his father, H. T. Eddy.
= II had some funny experiences, F."
said Mr.. Eddy. II caused two run
Always, but nothing serious happened.
One of the teams waited until I was
we'll by and then bolted. I had to
burn gasolene along a country road to
get out Of their way. r finally
whirled into a side lane as they
dashed by. 1t was a little closer call
than 1 cared for.
IT found the roads good from Gin
cinnati to Chicago. From Chicago to
Minneapolis I found some fair roads
and some bad ones. The fastest time
made was from Fort Wayne to Chi
cago. The distance is 1872 miles and
the run. was made in thirteen hours
including stops. I met many tour
ing automobiles on the road. Most
of them were on their way to ST.
Louis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
TEACHERS CONDEMN IT
SPIRAL ARITHMETIC AREN'T
POPULAR AND A CHANGE is
DEEMED INEVITABLE.


It is not likely that the Werner
arithmetics will be long retained by
the board of education, altho no sub
stitutes for this system of text books
were adopted when the matter of re-
vising the list of text books was un-
der consideration by the board. At a,
meeting of the school directors last
spring, when there was considerable
discussion over the progress made by
the pupils of the public schools in
arithmetic, no action was taken except
to start an inquiry among the teach
ers as to their opinions on the Wer-
ner. or so-called spiral method. All
the teachers who have personal ex-
perience with the Werner books have
been heard from and it is understood
that upwards of 80 per cent of the
teachers, while admitting many strong
features in the books, find the ar
rangement Of subjects decidedly con-
fusing, and desire a simpler system
While no change is contemplated at
once, the whole matter is still on the
table for consideration and when the
board has the means, a change is ex-
pected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
HUNTED, FOR COVER
Bill Collector Used Shotgun to Get
Trial Balance.

Joseph Bannock ran amuck on
Marshall street with a shotgun last
night and for nearly an hour the
residents Of that section of the city
kept we'll under cover.
He was Intoxicated or demented,
and arning himself with the gun
started out to collect a number of
small bills. He said he had loaned
small amounts to several men and had
never been paid back. He walked
into nearly every saloon in the dis
trict but was able to find but one
creditor. He also escaped thru a
back door. Patrolman Plant hap
pened around just as Bannock was
terrorizing a crowd Of Syoung men and
disarmed him.
When arraigned IN court today
Bannock told his whole story in
Polish. Judge Dickinson nodded. in
approval. When Bannock thought
he was free the judge continued the
case until an interpreter can be OBJ
tanned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
REBUKED THE JUDGE
Mrs. Cough Thought Dickinson Far
Too InGuisitiye.

Mrs. Jessie Cough thought Judge
Dickinson was asking too many peril
nent questions in the police court this
morning and bolted. AS "a result she
was locked up in the ladies' deten-
ton room until she promised to be
good.
Mrs. Cough was charged with sell
ing milk without license. She de-
clared that she sold it to a creamery
to be made into butter and not for
sale to consumers. On these grounds
she claimed that the court had no
jurisdiction over her She became in
dignant, told the court that he could
not fine her when others were doing
the same thing and refused to answer
any more questions
A bailiff took her into the detention
room, where she was ordered to stay
until she quoted down. An hour later
she walked into the courtroom, ad-
mitted her guilt and paid fine of SIS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
CITY NEWS.
THE WEATHER

Z
Observation-Disclosures and thunderstorms
tonight and probably Sunday; cooler Sum
day; brisk to high southwest to west
winds.
Observation-Disclosures and thunderstorms
tonight and probably in east portion sun
day; warmer in northeast portion tonight;
cooler Sunday; brisk to high southwest
winds.
Upper Observation-Disclosures to-
night and probably in east portion Sun
day; warmer in northeast portion tonight;
cooler Sunday; brisk to high southwest
winds
Iowa Threatening with showers and
thunderstorms in central and east por-
lions tonight; cooler Sunday and in west
portion tonight; brisk south to northwest
winds.
North Dakota-Showers and cooler to-
night; generally fair Sunday; brisk north
west winds.
South Dakota-Generally fair tonight
and Sunday cooler, in east portion to-
night; brisk northwest winds.
Montana-Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; cooler tonight; brisk northwest
winds
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
SALTWATER MAN DIES in WEST

Saltwater, Mimi, July so.-Alfred Ro-
ney, who went ten days ago to Colorado
Springs, died there yesterday of tuber-
culosis, aged AZ. The body will be brought
here and buried by the Foresters-
Charles Gustafson. whose parents reside
att Cedar Springs, Mich, had his leg brok-
en- by a fall from a gravel train at ST.
Paul Park.-Henry Nelson. the boy train
wrecker. was adjudged guilty in municipal
ingschool He said his act was for re-
venge, his father having been injured on
the railroad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
"COL." WILLIAMS FUNERAL
Craftsmen Attend Services of Veteran
Newspaper Man Burial Today.

Funeral services for the late
Watson w. Williams, the veteran
newspaper man, who died at his
residence, LOT West Twenty ninth
street, WEDNESDAY night, were held at
the residence yesterday, at 3 p. m.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Andrew D. Stowe, rector Of Christ,s
church, the music being furnished by
a mixed quartet.
Delegations from the Press club of
Minneapolis and the Typographical
union were present. Floral tributes
were sent by both organizations, while
a wreath of lilies of the valley, sent
by r. G. Dunn, republican candidate
for governor, was among the flowers.
The remains were taken to Blue
Earth City this morning and were ac-
companied by the members of the
FAMILY and by J. Z. Mannix, represen-
tative of the Press club. Services will
be held at the grave by the Blue
Earth City Masonic lodge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
HOW ToRPEDoEs ARE MADE
The Whitehead an Intricate Machine Of
Nearly 1000 Parts.


Nearly 1000 Parts.
Review Of Reviews.
The Whitehead torpedo, built for the
United States government, is made chief
ly Of steel, and nearly in the shape of a
porpoise. Tits greatest diameter is nearly
eighteen inches. It is made in two sizes
or lengths Of about twelve feet and seven
teen feet, respectively. The weight Of the
shorter one. ready for discharge. Is nearly
half a ton AS constructed by the b. w.
Bliss company of Brooklyn these torpe-
does are made in five sections, containing,
in all, nearly 1000 separate pieces Begin
ming at the head Of the machine. which is
find Ito pounds Of wet gun cotton packed
above bronze partition. This cotton Is
inserted in the form of disks, which are
pierced thru their centers to make room
for a little brass case of dry gun cotton
printing. The front end Of the dry gun
cotton is pierced to receive the detonating
primer, containing illuminate Of mercury,
and capped with a percussion cap In
front Of the primer case is screwed q
Warnose, which operates automatically
when the Torpedo strikes the target by
driving the fringpin against the cap and
! so effecting series Of explosions ending
with the wet gun cotton.
Back Of the head is the flask, which oc-
cupies more than half the length of the
machine. It is filled with air compressed
to pressure of 1850 pounds to the square
inch, or to one-ninetteth of its ordinary
volume. The escape Of this air thru q
small valve leading to the engines and mo-
tors, placed in a compartment back Of the
flask, furnishes all the power for the loco
motion of the machine.
Between the flask and the engine there
is very important compartment contain
ing the mechanism for automatically reg.
ulating the depth of nmersion-keeping
it constant according to q setting of the
machine. This device was never patented,
but was kept a secret, the details Of it
being sold to the various maritime ma
tons The principle of it is this: There
are several apertures thru the walls of the
machine which are covered by diaphra GINS
on thin rubber. The pressure Of the wa
fter outside, which increases with the
depth, pushes these inward accordingly,
and at the same time pushes pistons that
rest behind the rubber diaphragms. The
motion of the pistors is communicated to
horizontal rudders, SO that slight de-
Walton from the assigned depth will i'm
mediately incline them, and thus the ma
chine is raised or depressed as required.
A pendulum suspended In the same COM
partment operates similarly to keep the
machine In horizontal position.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
ESTIMATES ADOPTED
Board of County Commissioners Hold
a Short Session,

The county commissioners this morn
ing adopted estimates for next year as
summarized in The Journal yes.
terday- Two estimates are made, one
to be used in the event of the NUM-
cipal building commission assuming
charge of the county and city building
and one if this change is not made.
The cost of running the county under
the present system is figured at $751;
S665, while. if the change is made the
cost will be $444, $50. The difference
is in the cost of maintaining the city
side of the building, which, under the
present system, is paid by the county
and refunded by the city, while under
the new law the cost would be paid di-
rectly by the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
AROUND THE TOWN

Can't Find Victims Relatlves.-Robefs
Tierney, a Minneapolis man, was killed
by train at Gracevlle, Mimi, last night.
The police have not yet been able to find
his relatives
News Agent Attempts Sulcide.-Fred
Ralston news agent at the Milwaukee
station, attempted suicide today at the
Lyndale hotel. He took a dose Of NOR
phine, but was discovered before death
ensued. He was removed to the city hob
pital. He may recover.
July Building Opera 3S7
permits for new buildings were issued
from the office Of the inspector of build
ings in July. This is about the same as
In July, 1908. The aggregate cost is some
what less, however, the total being about
$4,000 as against $4,000 for July, 1903.
To Give Wigwams MISUNDERSTANDING
out of the ordinary will be presented by
the Seventh Ward Republican club at its
meeting next Monday evening at the
clubs wigwann, 1903 e Lake street. Presi-
dent N. I. Colburn OF the Wigwam asso-
citation, will preside, and Judge H. D
= Dickinson will review the history of the
hall. On the program will be numbers by
the Masonic quartet Miss Adeline Pay
cite, soprano; Miss Alice Fisher, pianist
and vocalist; ]. Winters, the whistler w
]. Nolan, and an orchestra
Lomack to Open Home.-Recent let
tiers from Des Moines stating that Rev. F.
G. Lomack represented nobody but him
self in soliciting funds for home for aged
and infirm colored people in that city
based the charge on the fact that no such
institution was operatin gthere. Mr.. Lo-
mack today supplied proof that he is
heading an organiza ton which had al
ready made a partial payment on com
modious building and that he. Is now rails
Ing funds to clear, equip and pay run
ming expenses for the home, which Will
open soon funds are in hand A
$3.50 mortgage note due, May 80 last still
remains to be paid Of the principal, Of
which he has raised $3.50 here. He has
concentrations from J. B. Callahan, Gov.
ernor A. B. Cummins, former Mayor
Brentan and other well known Des
Moines citizens
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
NEUROLOGICAL

YVES VELIE, well known among the
sportsmen Of Minneapolis, died yesterday
at Asbury hospital Of Brights disease He
had been in poor health for some time,
but his friends thought he was improving
was taken to the hospital. Mr. Velie was
proprietor of the Pickwick on Washing
ton avenue N, and had been in business
In Minneapolis for nine years.
ST. Barnabas hospital after prolonged
illness. Mr.. Wheeler has been identified
with real estate interests in Minneapolis
for twenty years. He Is survived by wife
and four children. The funeral services
will DE at the residence, 1907 Park ave-
nue., Sunday at pm The interment will
be at Lakewood cemetery.
MRS. EMMA c. JOHNSON, wife of
Frank 0. Johnson, died at her home, 1916
Seventeenth avenue S. Thursday morning,
OF heart failure. Funeral tomorrow at 80
pm. from the residence and st. PauFs
Lutheran church. Interment in Lakewood
CEN etery. is
MRS. GERTRUDE LAYMAN, 11o4
Fourth street N. fell dead in her home
Thursday evening, just as she was retir-
ing for the night. She had not been in
good health for several months Six sons
and one daughter survive her. All reside
in Minneapolis.
ALICE c. JOHNSON.-Funeral from
residence of her father, Andrew Johnson,
500 Nineteenth avenue S, Sunday at 4
pm. Interment at Layman's cemetery
ALEXANDER SWANBERG, aged 80
years, died this morning at 522 Plymouth
avenue. He had resided in Minneapolis
twenty-five years. Funeral notice later.
JOHN DUGAN, aged "a years, died yes
terday at the residence Of his father, 1923
Fifth street NE. Funeral from Church of
st. Anthony at 8 am Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
a CHANCE FOR THE MILLIONAIRE.

Henry Arthur Jones in the Nineteenth Century.
am of opinion that If any millionaire wished
to build himself lasting monument in the af
lection and homage of the English people he
ambition than by putting down G2OO, 900 to build
and endow national theater. And 1 think that
some American millionaire with the cuteuess of
his rnce, will SO establish and endow an Ameri-
can tfeater and will thereby earn the lasting
gratitude Of the American nation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
HORSE TOO SLOW
John Willis Nag Outsprinted by the
Grocery Clerks.

John Willis was fined $40 in police
court this morning for, knocking the
profits off the grocery business. After
buying a load of old iron, Willis went
into Warneke's grocery, on Marshall
street NE, to buy some barrels to
load it in. The price did not suit him.
He started wrangle which resulted
He picked up "a rock, climbed into
his wagon ready for a quick getaway,
and threw the rock thru the plate
glass window. He then whipped up
the horse, but was unable to get but
a few. feet away before the clerks
overlook him..
Willis made an attempt in court to
lay the blame on some boys, but the
evidence against him was overwhelm-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
CLUB GATHERINGS,

The Writer'S league will meet Tuesday even
ing at 419 Medical block.
The Union of Circles will go to White Rear
lake Monday morning and the members will meet
at the union station in time to take the SIS
train.
Harwood hive, l.. o. T. NJ, has discontinued
the afternoon meeting ard will meet the first
and third Monday evening of each month in r.
union missionary meeting will be held to-
morrow afternoon atn3 O'Clock in the Central
Baptist church. when Misses Vio1ctta Peterson
and Thora Thompson, missionaries to Burmal
and Miss Wright of Africa will speak. All
three missionaries about to return to their
work In the foreign field ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
Weather Conditions.

The rains Of yesterday and last night
extended over the lake region. Minnesota
except in the southwest and the north,
eastern North Dakota and Iowa. and there
have been rains also in northern Mon
tana and thence northward, in Colorado,
northern New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
The rains were moderate or light, except
for 242 inches at ST. Paul, 152 at Min
neapolis, 1.26 at Escanaba. 1.20 at Green
Bay, Wis, and 1.16 at Phoenix, Ariz. The
morning temperatures are from degrees
to 8 degrees above normal in northern
Michigan, eastern and southern Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebra ska Kansas Missouri and
Oklahoma, and below normal both east
and west of this region.
IT S Outram Section Director
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
DIED GOING TO JAIL
Sufferer With Delirium Tremens Ex-
pires Suddenly on Train.

James Brooks, Is years old, died
while being taken to the Hastings Jail
on a charge of drunkenness last night.
!. Brooks was arrested in South St.
Paul Thursday and at that time was
suffering from violent attack OF de-
5lirium tremens. He was sentenced to
thirty days in the Hastings Jail and
was on his way there in charge Of
Sheriff Grisim Of Dakota county.
Brooks cola psed on the steps Of tn e
train and died almost instantly.
Many men who saw the affair say
that the sheriff insisted on taking
Brooks to Jail against the protests Of
citizens who asked that physician
be called
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
MAIL FOR IsTHMUs
Postoffice Stations Opened Along the
Canal Route.

The Minneapolis postoffice was
notified today that postoffce sta
tons have been established along the
proposed route of the Panama canal
and mail from the United States will
be sent at the domestic rates of
postage. The stations are Cristobal,
Gorgona, Culeba Gatun, Matachin,
La POGO, zBohio, Emperador, and
Ancon. Mail sent to the isthmus
should be addressed as follows:
:Cristobal, Canal Zone, Isthmus of
Panama.