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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
THE CURB TO
Be ABOLISHED
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD
KILLS IT.
Picturesque Feature Of the Minneapolis
Market Wiped Out by Directors Be-
cause It Was Used by Outsiders to
Influence Unduly the Regular Trad

The old. curb market, long a feature
of the Minneapolis grain trade, will
soon be. thing of the past. Septem-
Der 20 is the date set for it's abolition.
On and after that date one Of the pic
tures"ue features Of trade win be gone.
merce governing the pit provide for
trading between the hours Of $3.50 am.
and :l5 pm. every day except Satur-
day, when the market closes at noon.
Despite this strict definition, however,
there has always been lively curb
market up to 3 pm, and at times some
big business has been done after reg
ular trading hours.
Complaints have been made that big
outside interests have operated extern
sively on the Minneapolis curb for the
purpose of influencing other markets,
especially Chicago and Liverpool, and
that what was originally permitted by
the Chamber as an accommodation to
the trade here, has developed into me-
that during the recent great rise in
wheat big operators often traded heav-
lily on the Minneapolis curb and in that
way influenced the opening the follow
ing day. The directors considered the
matter and this morning posted a notice
abolishing the curb.
- : The Informal "Curb.''
The curb always showed "the boys Z
at their ease. AS soon as the 1:15
gong had struck, cigars and pipes
would be- lighted, chairs brought into
the pit and all the restraint Of the reg
ular session laid aside. Usually jokes
went around and general informally
was the rule. Occasionally, however,
some big manipulation would begin to
buy or to hammer the market, and
there have been times when wheat on
the curl was 2 or 3 cents higher or
lower than at the close, Of the regular
market. = u
Millions of bushels of futures
changed hands on the curb, and trades
were always considered as binding az
tho made in the regular session.
The enforcement of the rule will not
in any way affect trading in privileges
or "puts and calls.'
At l o'clock today the pit voted on
the question of privilege trading and
decided that on all ordinary days trad
ing in puts and calls will cease at 2:3C
pm, on Saturdays at Ills and on gov
eminent crop report days at $3.50 pm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
MIR. OUTRAM TURNS A COLD
BLAST ON THE CITY.
Soda Fountains Install Their Hot
Chocolate Apparatus and the Pawn
brokers Brush UP Their Overcoats.

Frigid weather came to Minneapo-
lis today with a temperature of only
few degrees above the freezing point,
and with prediction Of frost for tonight
all thru the state; Last night frosts
were reported all thru the Dakotas and
northern Minnesota The extraordi-
nary thing about the sudden fall was
that it was colder at 10 am. today than
it was at midnight by ten degrees. The
sudden appearance Of wintry weather
may be ascribed to the fact that Min
neapolis is in a small area, extending
down the Mississippi valley, which has
been surrounded by much lower tenn
suit of the closing in of the icy blasts.
The effect of the sudden fall was felt
in all branches Of business. Icecream
is giving away to plum pudding for
dessert at the restaurant and the soda
fountains are putting in their winter
hot-chocolate plants. The pawnshops
report that more business was done
June. The "uncle'' spent most of last
night brushing up the furs and over
coats for the prospective rush.
One of the incidents connected with
the slight fall of sleet this morning
was the lateness Of trains pulling into
the city early in the morning. The
sleet seemed to cling to the rails and
the breaks only served to turn the
wheels into runners. H..
The few straw hats that had sur
vived the beginning of September en-
tirely disappeared today, and nine men
out of ten wore overcoats. The pre-
vailing sentiment is: "Well-here Is
the beginning of another old-fashioned
winter. - Now and then some bore
drops in to ask" the man at the desk
"Well, this sort of weather makes a
F01I hot ho L.
summers wages, doesn t it - just like
his forefathers did before him. - I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
RAG PICKERS BUSY
New Industry in MINNEAPOLIS Is Profit.
able to Some

Rag picking at the various city dumps
is new. industry in Minneapolis, and
is providing a neat income for several
women and children who have taken it
up.
In New York and other large cities
Of the country, rag-picking. is an exten-
eng make goo spe sne Toads Of
garbage, coming from some Of the bet
ter sections of the city, usually contain
large amount Of rags and the pickers
In Minneapolis, however, rag picking
heretofore has not been INDUCED in to
any great extent but the strict enforce.
ment of the health ordinances which
prescribes certain dumping places has
made the occupation possible and profit.
able.
One woman who lives near one of the
large dumps told journal reporter
that while she spends only a, portion of
her time picking rags, she. makes from
So to SIS a week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE
A Saloonkeeper Struggles Desperately
With the Lone Bandit. D.

In spite Of the recent arrests for
highway robbery, the lone bandit still
saloonkeeper at % Eighth avenue NE,
was compelled to fight with him for
his life last night.
Magiera IS saloon, which is at the east
end Of the Plymouth avenue bridge, is
little frequented after 10 o'clock.
Shortly after II o'clock, while he was
sbt T mr. De n1dr the PAR ne was
Magiera Strengthened up to feel the
muzzle of revolver against his breast.
Instead Of complying with the high
wayman's command, the saloonman
grabbed the weapon and began hard
fight for its possession. The noise of
the struggle soon attracted attention
and the bandit escaped thru the rear
door. He secured no money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
IT WHIRLS0UT THE CREAM
FRANK G. McMULLEN PERFECTS
A NEW STYLE OF SEPARATOR
FOR DAIRY USE. $50 >a&@' ~'@'

interest Of farmers turnout the coun-
try, and probably establish an impor-
tant industry in Minneapolis, was ex-
hibited to several manufacturers, deal
ers and experts by the inventor, Frank
G. McMullen, in. his office, Nicollet is
land, this morning. If the machines
ticable as the working model, the in
vention will revolutionize the important
and rapidly growing business of cream
separator manufacturing.
In complete departure from the sys-
tenn followed by the manufacturers of
invention does away with the crank
and upright model altogether and sub
stitutes a horizontal cogwheel connec-
ton, placing the receiving can within
two feet of the floor instead of having
it at an elevation of five feet.
Another departure: to which the in
ventor attaches the greatest Importance
crank, for the development of the
BOWLS speed. This lever is four feet
in length and works back and forth on
two loose pinions and ratcheted
crank, similar to the movement forward
and backward Of the stemwind of a
watch. The position of the lever hand
even with the shoulders, greatly re-
into operation.
Tests made Of the invention showed
that it could develop speed of $500
revolutions a minute, producing so pei
cent cream; a Babcock test of the skin
milk showed barely a trace of butter
fat. Mr.. McMullen also explained the
construction of his separator bowl, 6
split disk, fastened to uprights and di
vided in the center so that it may be
easily cleaned. Like many inventions
the idea appears to be simple ont
once it has been evolved.
AS Mr.. McMullen has abandoned his
plan to have his invention placed or
the market from Providence, R. T., anC
will do his manufacturing in Mime
apolis, the invention will benefit the
city as well as interest the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
COULDN'T LOSE CUP
Batteries A and Unable to Get Others
-. to Enter Shoot. :.

Every inducement has been made by
the officers of the Minnesota National
guard to induce the artillery batteries
Of neighboring states to meet the gum
ners Of Batteries A and B in COM
petitive shooting, but without, success.
Minnesota holds the cup in the inter
state shoot with Wisconsin, Iowa and
Illinois and ordinarily the artillery boys
should not look for trouble, but compe-
tition adds zest to the target practice
and the boys are not afraid to risk the
cup. - " -.
The artillery shoot will be held at
Camp Lakeview, Sept. 1928, right after
the infantry practice. Each Of the two
batteries will send team consisting Of
seven regular. gunners and two al
ternates, and from these two teams will
be selected, one team of seven men and
two alternates to be known as the state
team. The men having the highest in
dividual scores will make up the state
team, but that will be the limit of the
honors they have achieved since there is
to be no Interstate shoot. .zaz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
SPECTATORS ARE
WATCHING CORN.
j. ]. HILL DIsAGREEs WITH THE
GOVERNMENT REPORT.
Says Crop Will Not Exceed 1900, 900, 900
Bushels Damage Reports from Iowa
and Frost Is Predicted Prices Go
Up as q Result Nervousne in New
York.

James }. Hill says that the United
States cannot raise. more than 2,00O,-
600 900 bushels Of corn this season.
In the New York Sun Of this morn
ing Mr.. Hill, taking note of the govern
ment report Of Sept. 10, which; indicated
This cannot possibly be reached.
Early in the summer when the gov
eminent report Indicated a wheat crop
of 637, 100000 bushels, Mr.. Fill said it
would not exceed 540,00Q,0O0 and was
subsequently borne out. Hence his corn
crop estimate has great weight. 1t is
Feneft az e9}adTmatory Of the Jones
May corn jumped. 2 cents this morn
ing, from 49A to 5lAc :@
Frost Is predicted tonight Tor Iowa,
sible in all the corn states. n ~. 7
ohm Inglis wired this morning from
Aig tI Iowa, that for fifty miles west
Of Mason City, there has been serious
frost damage, and north from Marshall
town, the, bottoms have been damaged
by frost to the extent Of about 20 per
cent. =. s..,s.. Z "a s3s
The wheat market was firm and up
about a cent all around but it lacked
snap and fell back again. :: There were
likely no damage resulted. All specu-
lative interest is now turning toward
Is Wheat prices at 1918. Minneapolis,
December g. 10Y; September, $l.llE;
{ In the stock market prices of Mis-
souri, Pacific, Atchison and other corn
is not likely there will be any great
rush to market wheat in case of decline,
as many northwestern farmers believe
they will get above ST. on the farm for
all their wheat, irrespective of quality,
If they hold on: -
t.. Oliver Dalrymple says he expects to
sell all the wheat on his big North Da-
kota farm at an average of SLIP in
Minneapolis or ST. net on the farm.
Chicago; Sept. 20.-A threatened visit
Of frost tonight to, the cornfelds of
Iowa and Nebraska caused considera-
bic excitement in the cornpit on the
Board Of Trade here today. At one
time hundreds Of traders shouted bids
for corn at prices from ! to 2 cents
above yesterdays closing quotations
and prices were we'll maintained, the
December option closing with a. net
gain of l5sc, at 5lA@5l3se.
New York, Sept. 2O.-The cold wave
that swept down from the northwes
last night without warning caught grai1
traders badly short of wheat and corr
in all markets. There had been some
heavy selling yesterday, following bea
| attacks west, under which prices becam,
practically demoralized, and most o:
this grain was bought back today at
| big loss. At one time wheat was III
~ cents and corn 2115 cents above thu
close, but owing to realizing and re
newed bear pressure this upturn wa
not fully sustained during the forenoon
Foreign houses added to the early ex
element by taking large quantities O.
December and May in this market. To
wards noon the market became quiete1
but still had nervous undertone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
AN ABSTRACT ROW
st. Paul Officials Oppose Abstrators'
Plan to Raise Prices.

st. Paul Officials Oppose Abstrators'
Plan to Raise Prices.
An attempt on the part Of the st.
Paul abstract men to raise prices to- the
level maintained in Minneapolis and
Chicago is taken by County Abstract
Clerk Albert Schuetz to indicate a con-
spiracy on the part of the abstract men
to cut the county out of the business
and monopolize it for themselves
The Ramsey county price is Is cents
for every number and the Minneapolis
price is Is cents.
Mr.. Schuetz says that soon after
an abstractor with proposition to
enter into agreement to raise the price
to 25 cents. Following his refusal, he
says, the illustrators attempted to get
his men away and to cripple his office
by offering them higher salaries. Later
they made repeated attacks on his
office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
LYNN SANBORN KILLED
Omaha Freight Trains in Collision at
Superior Junction.

1T was learned this afternoon from
private sources that Linn Sanborn, for
merlv of this city, was killed this morn
ing in a wreck at Superior Junction on
the Omaha road. Sanborn was a fire.
man, and his residence is given as Elroy,
Wis. His parents live at 1922 Columbus
avenue. -'..
Nothing could be learned at the local
offices or the general offices of the
Omaha in st. Paul except that there
had been a collision between two
freight trains. 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
Weather Conditions,

The pressure has risen rapidly over the
upper Missouri valley, with corresponding
falls in temperature. the line of freezing
temperatures extending over northern
Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana.
The temperature has risen slightly in the
Ohio valley. Rain fell during the past
twenty-four hours in the middle Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys and in the upper
lake region.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
CHURCH WOMEN TO MEET
Three Wesley Societies Will Convene
Tcmnrrour

Wesley church women will hold an
alfday meeting, luncheon and election
of officers of their three societies to-
morrow in the church at Grant street
and First avenue S. ~
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
1890 am. to. be addressed by Mrs. I.
Home Missionary society will meet, and
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety at $3.50. Fine programs have
been prepared for both meetings. The
annual election will occur at the close.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
THICK. ICE
p 49, -a*&st4 IL Sr----FA &St>t l.
First Killing Frost of the Season at
Grand Forks.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 20.-The
first killing frost of the season visited
ture was at the freezing point shortly
after midnight, and thick ice was found
on all exposed water. Uncut corn was
killed, also large quantity Of fax.
There is still some green wheat, and
this will be good for nothing but fod-
der Probably 20 per cent of the wheat
is uncut, but this was so late that it
would probably not have ripened even
without FROST
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
LOST WATCH IN MELEE
Street Car Conductor Robbed by Roughs
Two Arrests.

Frank Burmeister and Roy O'Neil
were arrested today noon charged with
stealing gold watch from John Fore
man, conductor on the Robbinsdale
line.
. A general row was started among
some roughs on the last. car out last
it is alleged that the two young men
Preached into the conductor IS pocket and
took the watch. They will be ar
raigned in police court tomorrow morn
ing. iS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
WILL MEET THURSDAY
Church Sunday School Association
Plans Annual Institute.

The seventh annual institute of the
Church Sunday School association Of
the diocese of Minnesota will be held
Thursday at st. Marks procathedral.
Luncheon will be served at j pm.
Bishop T. Fl. Van Buren, of Porto Rico
will make an address in the evening.
Bishop s. G. Edsall is president.
The program includes papers or adj
Il. Slattery, Rev. Edward Borncamp,
Miss Kathrene s. Sloppy, Rev. F.. l..
Palmer, Rev. G.. III. Shut, Rev. S. B.
Purves, Rev. Irving p. Johnson and
Bishop Edsall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
CARD OF THANKS

To our many friends and others, for
their thoughtfulness, kindness and assis-
lance during our recent bereavement, we
wish to express our heartfelt thanks.
Sarah A. Arnott,
Lila M. Storer,
Hermon J. Arnott
e.. Eunice A. Morgan
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
AROUND THE TOWN

Mo Harriet Owls.---The last Harriet car
will leave Washington avenue at l am.
tonight, on account of track repairs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
= MAY BE A RAT,
mnland Dloix no1a

did you hear the rumor that Mis-
Primm's pompadour is not her own p
3 mo. / wonder If there's anything II
it?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
Weather Now and Then.

Today, maximum 4S, minimum IL de-
grees; a year ago, maximum "A, minimum
SO degrees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20

Big cIearIngs Today.-This was another
big day in the local banking business. the
Minneapolis clearinss running to S4,517,-
b51.0S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20

To manufacture tobacco grown In Can
ada factory Is about to be opened IN
Winnipeg.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20

Minneapolis clearinSs running to $45l7,-
551.0S
Served on St. Louis Jurles.-Professor
w R. Hoag and Professor George Shop
herdson of the University of Minnesota
returned today from st. Louis, where they
served on the juries of award on sclen-
tific instruments and on electrical devices
respectively.
A WeI-knoWn Lecturer.-Miss Eliza
beth Harlow, the kell-knOWn and popular
public speaker from Boston, will deliver
a lecture on the topic, 1.-THE Ascent Of
Woman in the Twentieth Century," at the
Unitarian church, Eighth street and Mary
place, Wednesday at pm. Miss Har-
lows popularity in the eastern cities is
SO well established that a rare intellectual
treat is assured.
Auto Scared Horses.-TaSing fright at
an automobile farm team belonging to
l. I. Anderson of Brooklyn Center ran
away at Fourteenth avenue N and Wash
ington this noon and landed fair and
square in the body of a fancy runabout
belonging to N. F. Ford of 1921 Sixth
avenue N, stasnding at Eighteenth ave-
nue. N and Washington. The wagon and
runabout were nearly wrecked, but nc
one was injured.
Say Award Was Too SmaI-Nicholas
Kohn and Peter Huber, who were award
ed $1,641 by the Fort Smelling land COM
missioners for their property condemned
for the new rifle range, entered, thru their
lawyers, today, protest declaring that
the award was insufficient. c. G. Houpt
and AL J. Smith will represent the COM
missioners. The case will come up al
the sitting of the United States district
court, fourth division, Oct. t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20

The smallest horses in the world are
being exhibited in Germany.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20

(Read Vogue) The Well-Dressed Man.
And then shop with Hoffman s Toggery
Shop, 81 and SO Fourth street S..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20

The Welsh Fusiliers always have goa
for their mascot.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-20
AS USUAL.

-. Detroit Free Press. -, s.-.-..-
Old Chum-Are you making any money
these days?
Spendthrift- I should say So
making it fly. q - ~.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

fighters of our army and navy officers.
10 those who object to these battles
the unanswerable reply is that the boys
are there to learn to fight and that the
way to learn to fight is to fght.-San
Francisco ArgOnaut.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

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which he made au excellent record
for strict attention to duty. always per.
formed we'll and honornbly aud ever
with view to the interests and the
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

stamp 1t out Mt West Point and AnnapO-
lis. In both these institutions fist tights
under prize ring rules are of almost
daily occurrence; they are masterful
battle and they have not little to-
do with making stOut-hearted, stalwart
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

Switzerland will be interested in a
communication to the state department
from Consul l.ieberknccht ut Zurich,
who calls attention of students and
others to the necessity of providing
themselves with passports.
Many naturalizcd American citizens
who were formerly Swiss citizens Ia
bor under misnpprehcnsion as to
their old and new citizenship rights and
responsibilities. They return to
Switzerland without naturalization pa
pcrs or passports. only to find them.
selves swiss citizens again.
The consul adds that person never
loses citizenship. no matter how long
he may absent himself, unless he goes
through certain necessary formalitics.
If he returns and Is owing Il military
tax he is compelled to pay the same
in spite of the fact that lie is an
American citizen.
The only way TO he released from
old responsibilities Is by making II
written request TO his home community
for such release. submitting proof at
the same time that he has acquired
American citizenship.