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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25

If plans under consideration are car
ried out, the cooperative garment fac
tory started by. the garment. workers
Emer will shortly be enlarged and put
upon frmer financial basis. Starting
with a capital Of $1,000, the concern
has been successful beyond the expec-
tations Of all the stockholders, the sec
ond quarterly report showing hand
some balance on the right side. The
product of the factory has met ready
sale, and in addition to the manufac-
ture of shirts, jackets and overalls, it
is proposed to make corduroy garments
as soon as practicable.
T At recent meeting of the stock
holders it was decided to elect a SUI
perintendent and manager to look af-
ter the business, and especially the out
side work, which has not been handled
satisfactorily up to this time. E. E.
Stevens was the unanimous choice Of
the stockholders for the position and
will take up the duties Immediately.
Mr.. Stevens is we'll known in labor
circles all over the northwest, and for
the. past sixteen. years has been active
in the affairs Of organized labor. He
is editor Of The Union, the official Or
gan Of organized labor in Minneapolis,
and under his management the pa
per has enjoyed a greater share of pros
perity than ever before. Mr.. Stevens
has been an active member of Mime
apolis Typographical union, No. AZ, for
about sixteen years and filed many
important offices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
Work for Board of Control.

There is a movement on foot to take
the management Of the new capitol
building out of the hands Of the gov
ernor and give it to permanent CAPT
toll commission. Of course there is, poll
itics at the bottom of it. The object
is to take the patronage of the build
ing away from the newly elected demo-
cratic governor. .s g.. = ].
The legislature would name the new
commission and give it charge Of the
building and the appropriation for its
maintenance. Such an act would mere
ly multiply offices and responsibility.
A much better suggestion is that made
by Judge o. B. Gould Of the board
of control, whose idea is that their
board might take the management of
the building. %& @@ 81 ~ !
That is a simple and sensible solu--
ton, if the building is to be taken out
of the governor g hands. The board of
control is right in that line Of business.
The main business Of the board is to
buy supplies, fuel, etc., and run state
buildings with economy and efficiency.
There is no good reason why the board
should not be given permanently the
running Of the capitol. So far it has
kept remarkably free from political in,
huence and has made good record
for economy. A custodian appointed
by the board could look after the EN-.
ployees and all details, while the board
being housed in the capitol, could give
it personal, supervision and buy the
necessary supplies cheaper than they
are likely to be purchased by anybody
else. ...
The board Of control is designed fol
such work rather than for running edu
| cational institutions. 5...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
Curtailing an Abused Power.

The st. Paul Globe is frightened to
the extent Of a column and a quarter
today for fear that the power to make
rates will be given to five men---the
Interstate commerce commission Well,
ism It that practically the way it is now
the heads of four or five big systems,
are they not making the rates for the
country7 The Globe says this is "like
the fixing Of prices for other commodi-
ties in other forms of activity When
will that mistaken idea be discarded
The railroads are not private enter
prises like factories or stores, but pub
lie institutions, discharging public func-
tions, under special authority and power
conferred by the state on the theory that
that power is to be used primarily for
the public benefit. It is because the
railroad managers sometimes forget all
about that that there is talk Of giving
the interstate commerce commission
rate making power. It is simply a
recalling by the state Of some of the
power which it finds has not been fairly
and properly exercised by those on
whom it was conferred. Under the pro.
posed bill the proper exercise Of the
rate-making power will not be inter
fered with; it is only when it is neces-
sary to protect the public from injustice
that the five men whom the Globe fears
SO much are to take a hand. And even
then their act is subject to review by
the courts, where, if it is wrong, the
railroads can show it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
LABOR NOTES.

crocerv Clerks, Union, No. 2e. will dance at
Kimball's hail. Thursday evening, Dec. !.
There will be a special meeting of the Carpen-
tiers and Joiners' Union next Friday evening
The date for the next meeting OF the Fedora
tion Council Is Sunday, Dec IL, at Alexander
hall.
& Headquarters OF the Federated Metal Trades
Association have beel removed from Washington
to Ptttsburg,
A card party and dance will be given by the
Garment Workers Union next Monday evening az
Alexanders hall,
TO serve until the end OF the year
Owing to the fact that delegates do not attend
there has not been meeting Of the Allied
Printing Trades Council for some time.
Painters and Decorators Union, No. 1856, at its
q special International convention BY an almost
unanimous vote. ~,
Business Agent McGraw of the Bartenders'
Union rendered his resignation at the meeting
Monday night and shs same was .h accepted The
Monday night.
An open meeting will be held under the
auspices Of the Metal Trades Council at Alex
aLder's hall, Tuesday evening. Nov: 20, to which
Ct al III s e
Machinists' Union. No. 81, win give dance
for the beneft Of a member Of the organization.
The Sons of Herman will Join with the machinists
and the affair will be held at East Side Turner
half Saturday evening, Dec. 10.
Members Of the local Lathers' union have voted
| In favor Of proposition to elect international
officers by referendum vote. Besides this. all
matters passed upon by the international con-
ventiohs Will be referred to the general mem
bership for approval "a
Retail Clerks Association. No. $50, gave an
other enjoyable stag party Monday evening after
the regular busineas session. = delegation from
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
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five Walks shoot FOXY as Il Enes
Something too much Of this turkey.

Somethlng too much OF this turkey.
E@# n ~
m II. The e Port I'd As bird % " bit E with
very grateful the place didn't blow UNDER Them But think
Of the glory they are getting
If We can only lick the other fellows with this agreeable regularity
feel tendency to believe in football especially since it else
Dr. Sir recently performed
to be cured by it. L only supplied with remedies they
be trusted to provide diseases to fit them.
Doc Bizby
that She agreed to marry papa but when young
along she threw his hskers the winds and took with
Charlie
The lady widow ge of gn when father first
formed acquaintance
and joined hin holy wedoek after a short She d
frosty face accounting that sufficient bunch to father Of changed a
5 s q2a ss % Ana hs and
mighty serious The case coming for trial soon and v"
Speaking
salary paid
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ask SIX, ~ 81 The man took s sn h s
expressed - "@f
On. Of tn. thing, about pep Who give their freely
subjects which they well informed the with which
oocIsure person there can be doubt
has study the which the
interesting Bunyan Pig
norance "a very brisk lad': T.
"And slept and Dreamed again. and saw two 4
Pilgrims going down the Mountains along the Highway TO-
hand eh the coutry of cnce from which countrey there
comes into the in which the Pilgrims walked, little
crooked Lane Here therefore they met with brisk Lad
that Countrey and his Ignorance
Don't know that livery brisk lad9 Haven't met him this
very week9 Has he not told you exactly how it isl
Dearly beloved let keep little watch out ourselves lest we get
brisk be masters of subjects which have
we'll studied logical editorial
on "The Sin Of overeatng" = ~ I II "A. j. R.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
Municipal Policy and Police Eff
cheney.

The remarks Of the mayor elect with
regard to the police department. are
liable to encourage some members of
that organization to spend little time
between now and the first Of the year
looking for, a new job with which they
can connect within a month or six
weeks. Mr.. Jones intimates that there
will be something doing in the police
department. He thinks he knows a
good police officer when he sees one,
and while. he recognizes good many
of that description on the force now he
is also able to distinguish the presence
of some who would be more useful as
private citizens. This does not mean
wholesale decapitation by any means, if
we understand Mr.. Jones, but it does
Indicate very decided bracing up all
along the line. - e..
No doubt ability to play chess and
checkers is no disqualification for a
good detective. A man who pretends
to be good detective ought to have a
good many accomplishments. But if he
is going to be very useful to the public
he cannot devote too much of his time
to the cultivation Of those qualifca-
lions. There must be good deal left
for other things. 49,.
The policy, however, makes the po-
lice officer to very large extent. The
police officer who cannot possibly dis
cover violations of the law on his beat
under one administrative policy may be
very quick to discern occasions for &C.
tivity on his part under a different
policy emanating from a different mu-
nicipal head. So that we apprehend
that while some changes can be made
for the good Of the service, the need
ed Improvement will begin to show
itself very rapidly after the Inaugural
ton Of new policies. The mayor-elect
pledges himself to the observance Of due
regard for merit and disregard for po
litical considerations. In this any one
who knows the mayor-elect will not be
at all surprised. He has always stoo6
for efficiency and honesty in the mu
nicipal service regardless Of politics
and his administration is expected
to be at least two-year exemplifica
ton of that idea.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
Good Radiance.

One good result Of the state election
has been thus far overlooked. The
scheme for an educational board Of con-
strol was scotched by the same vote that
g,defeated the republican candidate for
governor.
This plan, which called for the aboh-
ttion Of the university regents, the nor
Lmal school board and the high school
Hoard, Jumping all their work in the
charge Of a salaried board Of three, was
| to have been put thru the legislature
this coming winter. The republican
nominee, tho he never discussed it pub
l1icly, was committed to the idea, and
would have exerted his influence for it.
iGovernor-elect Johnson, on the other
hand, announced on the stump his oppo-
,sition to such a change in the present
order. If the scheme had sufficient vi
tally left to get thru the legislature,
a veto would be forthcoming, but the
election result has probably given it
a final quietus.
The plan was opposed to the interests
of higher education, and few will mourn
ATS timely demise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
AT THE THEATERS
MetropoIltan-"The Millionaire"

And now, in the long procession Of mu-
steal comedies, comes 1.-THE Billionatre,
which somehow has contrived to outlast
It's original promise Of success. It is mis-
named musical comedy, or even musical
farce, for there Is no true comedy in it
and little that Is even worthy of being
called farcical There isn't enough story
to generate an occasional situation provo
cative of laughter, and the whole at the
last ,degenerates into frank vaudeville.
The last scene, it Is true, illustrates o
rather novel idea by showing the interior
Of theater, including both stage and
audience. Some fun is extracted from the
travesty on the vagaries of audiences, in
Guiding the high-hatted lady, the man who
goes out frequently from an interior scat,
and other recognized nuisances Harry
B. Smith in the book demonstrates how
mediocre genius can be on occasion. Gus
tave Kerker's score is not SO bad, and the
interpolated numbers are above his aver
age "-.@ - - r
Thomas @. seabrooke is starred in the
title role-created by the late Jerome
Sykes-and he evinces WEAKNESS at his
task of making something Of nothing. He
has smoothly unctuousy way that passes
for humor, and sings topical songs with
neat effectiveness. But nowhere does he
approach his comic achievements in ''The
Isle of Champagne and other successes
with which he has been connected. He
still lacks the touch Of refinement that
is expected nowadays of operate come
dams. Audiences may laugh politely at a
joke or a bit Of business" that is vulgar
tainted, but they do not enjoy it. Harry
McDonough is cleverly Gallo in q walter
role and in the last act does the best thing
Of the evening with his burlesque Of a
tenor solo in foreign style. Diamond Don
ner makes a pleasing impression in the
souhrette role, her dancing being espe-
cially graceful. Josie Intropidi contrives
to extract a fair share Of fun from the
Ehackneyed character of the parYenu and
| impressionable natron. She is a come
dienne of original and effective methods
| Walter Percival exhibits a good barytone
voice and some facility in comedy in his
Hungarian Characterization. Tony. Hart
and A. Seymour Brown are a fairly gooc
song and dance team, injected into the
performance without much excuse. There
Iare some other good character bits, bu
the banality Of the piece is heavy han,
dicap. ! -
No expense has been spared in: the
mounting and If the story cand music +o
':The Billionaire"2 were half as good al
the costuming, the scenery and the com
Epany, it would be a success. Indeed, /
! is easy to see that managerial acunens ha:
carried it along, In spite of its slender
I worth. w. B.. Chamberlain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
CIGARMAKERS 0. K.
HEALTH FARM PLAN.
LOCAL UNIONS INDoRsE IDEA
ORIGINATING IN DENVER.
A Small Per Capita Assessment Will
Speedily Produce Enough Money to
Make the Institution Reality
Typos Will Celebrate Their Anniver-
sary Jan. IS at the Unique.

Y Twenty-Five locals Of the Cigarmak;;
ers' International union have indorsed
plan submitted by the Denver union
for the establishment Of health
farm after the pattern Of the one now
being operated by the Y. NJ. G. A., near
with the project to establish sanator-
ium where sick and disabled members
Of the organization may be cared for.
The plan provides that funds for the
purchase and maintenance of the in
stitution shall be raised by assessment,
the first levy bringing in about $ll 900
at IS cents per member, this amount to
The question will shortly be sub
mitted to a referendum vote. Friends
Of the plan brought the matter before
the last two conventions, where it was
defeated, but since then sentiment has
changed and now it seems almost GER
vote* It is provided that the inter
national president and executive board
shall appoint a committee to select a
location, procure plans, formulate rules
and submit the same to the executive
board for approval.
Members Of the Denver union are
the originators of the idea, and one Of
tion Of the membership is to purchase a
farm in q suitable climate and put up
tents for the accommodation of patients.
These can be supplied as needed at a
low cost. Denver is considering the
establishment Of a similar institution,
Fand several are in operation thruout the
state. While the adoption of the plan
would lift heavy burden from the
shoulders Of the organization in general
it would be particularly welcome to the
western and southwestern country
where so many 20 in search of health
and eventually become dependent upon
unions in those localities. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
The Wisconsin Victory.

The La Toilette victory over the
interests lin Wisconsin seems
to have attracted widespread attention.
Some republicans in Newark, N. j.
got together the other night and
ratified the Wisconsin affair by mass
meeting. And it is said that they rep
resented the majority Of republicans in
the city, too. The Newark News, the
leading republican paper Of that state,
says that many citizen of New Jer-
sey, without reference to party, believes
that the battle fought and won in Wis
consin was tswaged for liberty, good
government honest elections, and the
utter overthrow Of machine power
Governor La Toilette says that the cleo
ton strengthens the cause of the peo-
pie in their fight for the preservation of
their government against the encroach-
ment and usurpation Of power by special
interests" This same fight will have
to: be made in other states, too. S4 Wis
consin was first on the firing line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
4 VOICE FROM THE vANoUIsHED.

Missourrs gone republican. There amt much
. . more to say
I'm waitin' now to see the world turn round the
other way.
Considering what has happened, 'twon't sur
ss prise me in the least
To see the sun rise in the west instead Of In the
east.
I half expect to see the sky come down and
rain ascend
There really amt no tellin' where the thing is
goin' to end e
can't find proper language for e1pressin' my
dismay;
Missouri's gone republican. There amt much
to say.
1t isn't any wonder that my courage kind o.
s. fails;
Twas hard when West Virginia went a-waverin'
in the scales; 13@
Twas even worse to realize the music of the
band s85
Took on special meanin' when it played ''My
'Maryland.' IS Es83r ~ l@
But when you start a-tumblin', why, there amt
no way to tell g5 ST i95
Just when You finally have reached, the bottom q
T. the we'll. 4 Al 81. 4 70 ~ 3. #s
Give Fem Tennessee an Texas to Increase the
strange array, St5l5 ~ jsA3
Missouri's gone republican. There amt much
moreat0 say. -
49, .3.zl. /. ~. q s. -. ~ as01uSeon AtaDs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
PREssMEN TO VOTE
Several Important Questions to Come
Up on Monday Evening.

Next Monday evening the Pressmen's
union will vote upon a number of ques-
tions of interest to the craft. A propo-
sition to establish permanent headquar-
ters will be acted upon, and if carried
by the, general membership either Chi
cago, st. Louis or Boston will be Sc
1ected. An assessment of 81 is pro-
posed to raise funds for organization
work, and this is looked upon with
favor locally. The. subscription price
c cial 'I publication Of the International nat na
union, lis to be reduced to go cents a
year and each union will pay for its
entire membership at the time the
per capita tax is paid. In addition
to the regular official reports pub
lished in the Pressman, the reports of
secretaries Of Allied Printing Trades
Council will appear.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25

1 The "merit system is strengthened by
the appointment Of Francis e. Leupp to
succeed Mr.. JOINS as Indian commissioner.
Mr. Leupp has been the Washington COR
respondent Of the New York Evening Post
Ian essentially anti Rooseveltian news
paper-and has paid special attention to
Indian affairs, assisting in the exposure
OF many crooked schemes and bringing
some OF them to naught. AS the pet
schemes of some Of the senators have been
,tnterfered with, it remains to be seen
how the senate will treat the appointment.
Our prediction is, however, that Mr.. Leupp
will be confirmed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
stonecutters Nominate.

Nomination of officers for the ensu-
ing term was the principal business
at the last meeting Of the Stonecutters ;
union. The following are the candi-
dates. For president, John Colquhoun
and Martin Dunn; vice president,
David McFarlane, A. M. Labelle and
John Nelson; treasurer, John Olson;
fespoan ss's sseasgar Ray James
sergeant at arms, John Frazer and Will
liam Wiley; finance committee, p.
Shappi, James Robinson, Fred Burdof
and Joseph, Blair. The election will
be held on Saturday evening, Dec. 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
TYPosSTo CELEBRATE
Their Anniversary Will Be Observed
Jan. 10 at Unique Theater.

"A circular issued by. the committee
having in charge the anniversary cele;,
bration Of Minneapolis Typographical
union, No. AZ, announces that the en-
evening, Jan. Is, at the Unique theater:
The main features of the program will
be vaudeville entertainment, singing,
sleight-of- hand performances, sketches,
Shaksperian recitations, playlet, in
strumental music, ETC., the WHOLE p + to
fa1ent W come from the members of
the union and auxiliary. After the
program at the theater, adjournment
will be taken to A. 0. U. w. hall (No.
y, Is Seventh street s, where lunch
will be served by the ladies Of the
auxiliary. to be followed by dancing,
the Unique theater orchestra. The oc-
casion is the thirty-second anniversary
Of the local union.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
Iron Workers Talk Scale.

A committee has been appointed by
the local Structural Iron Workers
union to formulate new wage scale
for presentation to the employers.
There will be no changes Of i'm
portance in the present scale, altho
some minor alterations will be made,
The union voted unanimously to con-
tinue its affiliation with the National
Structural Building Trades Alliance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
.Trowel Wielders to Frisco.

The next big convention will be that
Of the Bricklayers and Masons' lnterna-
tional union, in San francisco, begin
ming Jan. 8. It is estimated 600 dele
gates from all parts of the United
States and Canada will attend the SEES
sions. Because of difficulties expert
enced by labor organizations in secur-.
ing satisfactory rates to western coast
points, this viii likely be the last large
convention to be held in that territory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
LESSONS LEARNED IN THE SUBWAY
Worlds Work.

In digging the New York subway the
men uncovered many sewers which had
to be rebuilt. At first they built the new
sewers of brick. Presently the bricklay-
ers, who were receiving $500 a day,
struck for higher wages. The work
stopped. The indispensable brickIayers
left the subway. But the old adage came
to Mr.. Parsons mind: There are more
ways to kill q cat than by choking him
with cream Concrete work was cheap:
why not build the sewers of concrete?
Experiments were. unexpectedly success
full Thereafter, concrete was used al
most exclusively-a new kind of sewer
had been evolved, cheaper than the brick
sewer and better. This is one of the
many contributions the building OF the
subway has made to engineering.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
TEMPERED WITH REGRET
Boston Transcript.

7
Apparently, Governor Dockery Of Mis-
souri, sees little to be thankful for, as his
Thanksgiving proclamation is just eight
lines long. He, in effect, says he issues
the proclamation simply because the pres
ident of the United States has designated
Nov. "a, 1904, as day of praise and
Thanksgiving Governor Docke1y's graft
tude for the election Of Folk is to all APP
pearances Offset by the choice of repub-
lican lieutenant governor, secretary OF
state and legislature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
Tailors Name Delegates.

P. NJ, Wingreen and P. Samson have
been elected to represent the local
Tailors' union at the coming conyen-
ton Of the international organization,
to be held in Peoria, Ill, in January.
At the meeting to be held on Monday
evening, Dec. S, the semi-annual cleo
ton Of officers will take place. The
local union is in prosperous condl-
tinn So.