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adults were TO be found IN the prin-
cipal thoroughfares Of Washington, ap-
pealing IN various ways for aims. No
provision had been made TO give these
persons any chance to become self-sup-
porting. and the public was 10 be ex-
cused for its erroneous opinion that
blindness entailed hopeless dependence
and was usually cause for mendicancy.
endeavored to change conditions.
ana was fortunate I'm obtaining hearty
sympathy and the cooperation OF the
District Commissioners. 1 established
at my own expense. an exhibition work.
shop, and brought blind people here
from Hartford temporarily, TO show
what could be accomplished. II was not
my endeavor TO establish a home for
INDECENT blind. but to provide employ
ment for them and thus make theEl
self-supporting. Senator Hawley, JUS
tce Brewer, Bishop Satterlee, and
other well-known Washingtonians or
gained a corporation and at the next
session OF Congress. a bin was passed
appropriating 5000 directly TO the cor
20 alton. We purchased the property
at 1903 II Street northwest, where the
Institute has since struggled on, devel-
oning an entirely new industry for the
bind. which has attracted the atten-
ton OF The authorities OF New York
Massachusetts, and Michigan, who have
sent commissioners here to investigate
the work
"Our blind people are now engaged
in typesetting by machinery they feed
power presses. fold and bind pamphlets
and newspapers. We publish a month
~ magazine in the interests Of our
work. we do various kinds Of job print
ing and are turning out with consider
able pride a twenty-four-page weekly
paper. printed, folded, and bound by the
blind.
Miss Citizens interest in her work has
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WASF1INO1ON'S TALENTED BLIND
THEIR REMARKABLE ATTAINMENTS

been productive Of large results. and it
may be regarded as certain that as the
years pass, still larger usefulness Will
be obtained. In the interests of her
work. AMI as the representative of the
Congressional Library. she attended the
last session of the international Society
Tor the AIEeloration of the Conditicn
Of the Blind, which was held in Brus-
sells. in 1902. The next session will be
held in Cairo, Egypt, either in 1895 Or
1906. and this Miss Giffen Will also at
tend.
She is the adored one of the frequent
ers OF the pavilion, and she returns
their affections.
My dear blind people" she calls
them.
We all love her So" is what they
say Of Miss Giffen.
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Could Not Reach Cornell.

The ambitions of the future chief
judge Of the courts of appeals pointed
toward Cornell University, but they
We're not to be realized. When they gave
fondest hope of fruition his father died
and he started I'm to teach school. He
vas sixteen years old when he began,
and he taught for three years. During
all Of this time he was studying law,
and at last it was possible for him to
enter the Albany law school. He grad
uated and began practice at Kingston
a few miles from where he was born.
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lowers. and has really, 1t Is said,
strengthened him.
In the field against Folk for the
Democratic nomination there are three
candidates any one of whom the ma
chine would accept II. with him, it
could defeat Folk They are Mayor
Reed Of Kansas City. Judge CAN'T OF
the State supreme court, and Harry B.
Halves. eS-police commissioner OF ST.
Louis. None Of these men have been SO
identified with either the State or the
st. Louis machine as to be open to the
charge Of corruption. Mayor Reed IS
popular in Kansas City. and has made
q creditable record as its chief execu-
tive: Judge CAN'T is regarded as a man
Of integrity. but II was his decision.
based upon a technicality in the law.
which released the boodlers convicted
by Folk. Halves is a wealthy man. whose
record is clear, but he is the candidate
OF the Butler machine in st. Louis, and
as such viii receive the votes of 10 of
the 121 delegates from ST. Louis 10 the
State convention, which meets on July
IS at jefferson City.
Folk in Convention.
There will be nearly 500 delegates in
predicted by the Folk managers that
he viii have at least two-thirds Of this
number, IT, indeed, the three other can
didates. when they realize the hope
! Iessness Of their opposition. do not
withdraw and permit Folk TO be named
1 by reclamation. Folks campaign Il
under the management or Representa-,
/ tive Vandiver, who Tor several week.
has been in Missouri looking after the
/ interests Of the circuit attorney.
He is confident that nothing can nov
/ happen 10 stem the tide now sweepins
I over the State IN favor of Folk.
| About one-third of the delegates have
| thus far been chosen. and of these one
/ half are for Folk. counting aeains
/ him the 10 st. Louis delegates who ar,
/ directed by the Butler machine to vote
/ for Hawes OF the remaining coun
I ties yet % vote. Manager Vandiver as
| serts that nearly, if rot quite. so pei
/ cent viii be for his candidate The
| Folk sentiment is strongest in The
| rock-ribbed Democratic counties. thos,
/ beyond the influence of the party ma
/ chine There the farmers have will
| great enthusiasm rallied TO the sup
port OF Folk.
4 Crafty Game.
The opposition to Folk has played Z
/ crafty game, but il has been in almos
/ every instance unsuccessful. Wherever
there was to be in any county a pri
! mary contest for the election of dele
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His Personal Tastes.

Personally Judge Parker is one OF tn
best informed and most practical farm
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gates. the supporters of Reed. Gannt
and Halves have gotten together and
decided which of these three was the
strongest to run against Folk. In
some eases il was Reed, in others
Halves. and still others CAN'T. but
whichever one t was they combined
upon him. and all the opposition to
Folk voted that ticket Still Folk has
almost Invariably won three TO two and
often two to one. In every county there
has been Folk ticket fighting the
combined opposition. AS the campaign
progresses the Folk sentiment grows
stronger.
The attitude of Governor Dockery in
the contest has been one OF much sur
prise 10 his friends. Under the consti-
tuition of Missouri a governor is not
eligible TO re-eleetion. but instead of
keeping out of the fight or throwing
his moral influence TO the reform ele
-nent of the party. he has permitted
the use of his administration TO fight
Folk. Personally Governor Dockery' J
record is clean. neither is there any Sc
rious charge of corruption IN any act
OF his administration, but because, at
this time, he has not taken the side
of reform his entire administration is
subjected TO reproaeh. TIE boodling in
the State Legislature has been COM
mitted by a ring IN which members of
10th parties were equally guilty. Be
cause Governor Dockery's administra-
ton did not take steps to break up and
prosecute this ring. ne y now con-
demned, and will leave the statehouse
with the loss of much of his former
popularity. whereas II he had lined up
with the reform forces he would have
received the applause rather than the
criticism of the great mass OF his
party and the people of the State gen
orally.
Political House Cleaning.
For a generation the Democrats have
| been in power in Missouri. having re-
deemed it from a condition Of political
rottenness to which the present is ir
comparison pure and wholesome. It Is
the fear that these former conditions
may again obtain by the continued dom
nation Of the machine which has SC
long rulei 1t, that is responsible for the
demand for a change. q cleaning out
and the election OF Joseph w. Folk. Or
dinarlly where corruption exists in g
/
out Of power the party which has pro
duced that corruption. and install tbs
opposition party in Office. but not so fl
Missouri. Democracy is too strong fol
that there. Instead. the Democrats pur.
pose to do their own house cleaning
they intend to smash the machine. bu
! to smash 1t with their own weapons
and set up a new sort Of Democrat!
at Jefferson City. Representative Van
| diver and the Folk followers confidently
predict Anat with Folk at the head o
/ the ticks., Missouri will be carried b,
the Democrats this year. certainly By
5000. anc perhaps by 100000 or more
They contend that where Folk lose
one Democratic machine vote. he viii
gain at least three Republican votes. II
fact, the Republicans. If Folk is nomi-
mated, as seems most probable. do no
hope for success. Many OF them ar.
Joining with the reform Democrats fol
Folk. II by any unforeseen chance Fon
! should not be nominated Missouri
/ might this year elect a Republican, gov
ernor. Democrats realize this as wei
| as the Republicans. and this helps OF
] the Felix movement
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ers of which the Empire State cal
boast. He knows everything about the
barns. the cattle sheds. the chicken
houses. and even the pig styes. Said one
of Judge Parker's friends recently:
II was up at the judges place recent
ly. He had just returned from hear
ing one of the most important cases
OF the term. He walked out TO one
OF the styes. showed me one of his
full-blooded Poland-China pigs and salt:
I do not think there is any rea-
son why that case should not be put
over
: little later the judge took his visi-
tor to the stables. He IS e modest
man He does not maintain an array
of trotters, roadsters, and cobss but
whatever horses he has are thorough
w workmanlike. Each occupant OF Il
stall has his particular use. One -
the Judges saddle horse, another is used
by his daughter. Mrs Hale. and two
ponies are the pets OF the grandson
and granddaughter OF the man who
may be the next President OF the United
States.
Not an Experiment.
Judge Parker is no experimental farm
er, serving a prolonged novitiate at
the sacrifice OF money and time Tbs
occupation was that in which his fore
fathers have been engaged for genera
lions ana IN which he spent his earlier
wears. He both loves and understands
II and his three farms ara not only his
most cherished possessions, but a regu-
lar source OF income. They are made
to nav. ana il is the judges patient
and continued attention. through every
season of the year. that makes this re-
suit possible.
He IS a man OF simple tastes, rising
early each morning and beginning the
two-hour ride that is the invariable
precursor of the business day. Win
ter or summer. rain or shine, city or
country, nothing Is permitted to inter-
fere with this exercise. which tncilna-
ton and habit have combined TO give
the dignity OF a function Judge Par
ker takes his ride just as he battles
and shaves. and would no more think OF
overlooking IT.
Home at Esopus.
His home at Esopus is much like that
of any other American. The library.
the fireplace, the long table in the din
ing room. the books and music that
are everywhere about. all show evi-
dences OF tastes that were not develop
ed in a single generation. At his home
Judge Parker reveals himself the gen
tie, transformations man he really Is;
the mask OF reserve falls IN the pres
ence of the wife and mother about whom
the home is builded. Scott. Dickens.
| Thackeray, and the other old masters
have for him a fascination he does not
try TO conceal; they are for him con-
F~fo Dc ND ha
not for a single moment surrender
their companionship.
Down at the Capitol. where. regard
less of lawmaking, politics rules. one
finds the true sentiment about Parker
and his opponents. Parker has never
suffered a defeat; ne has been yictori-
Gus when DemOcracy's banners have
been trailed in the dust: he is being
looked up to as the leader Of the party
in the next election.
eve want ---tNer Mr. Cleveland nor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09
DEFERRED ACTION
ON FRANCHISES
COUNCIL COMMITTEE LISTEN TO
ELECTRIC REPRESENTATIVES.
Judge Andreas Veland Appeared for
the Minnesota Power and Trolley
Company and William H. Bennett
Was Present for the Minneapolis
General Electric-Action Postponed
Until Thusrday.

After spending portion of two days
nesota Power and Trolley company,
the council committee decided at noon
today to postpone action until next
Thursday.
At that time the matter will be dis
cussed together with the, proposed
franchise for the Minneapolis Electric
company.
The debate this morning was lively
and feeling ran somewhat higher than
usual at committee meetings. The mo-
tion to postpone action and to merge the
consideration of the two questions was
Aldermen E. w. Clark and James H.
Duryea voting the negative.
the Minnesota Power & Trolley com
pany. He stated that the company had
secured certain water power, right from
power. It desired permission to enter
the city by pole lines and condqits IN
order to obtain a market for ELECTRIC
power and light, and in consideration or
such permission would give the city its
choice of two options. It would deliv-
er to the city 1000 horsepower at $25
horsepower year. o Wlth wi ahfs the ne
1000 candlepower. Or the company
would install lamps and wires and main
tain l,4OO lights on the all-night sched-
ule at $3.50 a lamp year.
Mr.. Iceland called attention to the
fact that F. w. Cappelen, in his expert
report on the cost Of maintaining q
municipal electric lighting plant, had
estimated the cost per lamp at $87:3S'
On the present basis Of 1000 lights
the company offered the city q saving
of $29,303.50 year on the Cappelen,
estimate. On the present contract
price of 1914 per light per year with
the Minneapolis General Electric com
pany, the saving for one year would
be $36,565. The company, - e
Iceland said, was making straight
business proposition. It expected tc
give substantial returns for it's fran
chise, which was more than any Other
public service corporation was willing
to do.
William H. Bennett, appearing fol
the Minneapolis General Electric com
pany, opposed the ordinance in it,
present form. He called attention tt
the fact that the ordinance proposed
contained provisions for gross earn
| ings tax. The reply was that if the
Minneapolis General would indicate
what rate Of gross earnings tax it wa
willing to pay, the Minnesota company
would promptly agree to pay slmlla
tax.
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CITY NEWS
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-'The sambo
Girl
Bijou Theater-'Wedded but No
Wife,
Orpheum Thea ter-Jessie Bartlett
Davis and modern vaudeville. 4 stsS
. Lyceum Theater-"Fighting Bob"
= Unique Observation-Disclosures vaude-
vile.
Dewey Theater-Fay Foster Bur-
lesque company. |'~
Vanderburg Memorial Presbyterian
church--Evangelist meeting.
Hennepin Avenue M. E. church.
Reception for Rev. F. l.. Thompson.
Y. w. c. A. building-Carnival of
months and hobby exhibition of the
boys department.
Unity House, 1916 Washington ave-
nue. N.-Concert for the Mothers
club.
First M. E. church-Reception for
Miss M. Lottie Whitaker.
Andrew Presbyterian church-Con-
cert, Andrew orchestra. ." :. Z p. &
First Unitarian church--Lecture,
1.-The Gospel of JOY" Mrs. Bertha
Kunz Baker.
Central Baptist church-Reception
for Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Heysham.
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TO EXTEND USEFULNESS
OF THE SOLDIERS HOME

The board Of trustees of the Mime
sofa Soldiers home yesterday ap-
proved the recommendation Of the G.
A. R. committee appointed to investi-
gate the advisability Of caring at the
home for the needy wives and widows
Of old soldiers. The. committee, D. R.
Noyes Of st. Paul, C. F. Mcdonald of
St. Cloud, Judge John Day Smith of
Minneapolis, L.: W. Longfellow Of Min
neapolis, and Judge Wheelock Of Owa-
tonna, strongly recommended that the
privileges Of the home be extended to
the wives, widows and children of vet
Grams, and the Endorsement by the
board leaves the question in the hands
Of the legislature. The recommends
tions will be forwarded to the legisla-
ture immediately, .-.-
The Investigations were started about
president of the board Of trustees, sent
circular letters TO the county agents
asking how many needy benefciaries
Of the opportunity Of living at the
home. Thirtynine out of eighty-seven
counties have reported, showing that
124 persons wish the privilege.
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PHONE TRUST IMPROBABLE
e. H. Moulton Shows How the Plan Is
Not Practical.

cit is the perennial story, "said E. H.
MMoulton, president of the Twin City
speaking of the reported 500, 900, 900
combine Of telephone supply manufac-
tories.
Mr.. Moulton says that combines of
even bigger interests have taken place
and such one as this is possible, but ii
would be the tendency Of the smaller
concerns to stay out in the belief that
the independent Telephone companies
would want to establish Independent
manufacturing plants instead of paying
high trust prices. Therefore affiliatior
with such independent operating com
panies would be a better financial move
than to join in a general combine. ="
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WORKED A SCHEME TO
DEFRAUD MERCHANTS

A Mrs. Agnes Mitchell and a woman
char ged with having defrauded local
merchants. The women s husbands are
now settling the cases and all prosecu-
ton will probably be dropped.
The scheme the women are said to
have practiced is designated by the .po'
lice as "the telephone system.' One
Of the women is said to have gone to q
hotel and engaged room and ting other
by telephone and asked to have them
sent to the hotel. A bellboy received
the goods as ordered to by the roomer
The woman would then disappear anc
the merchants would be out.
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DIAMONDS ARE MISSING
Cannot Be Found Since Sudden Deatt
of Their Owner.

Mrs. Tis $50 East East Fehh
bed Yesterday morning. A coroner Is
examination showed that the woman
died of heart disease, but A. H. Lund-
gren, boarder, was arrested and held
pending a search for the dead woman s
valuables.
It is known that Mrs. Donahue had
several valuable diamonds, but these
were found by the police. Lundgrer
persisted in searching the house against
the orders Of the police and he was
promptly locked up.
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THE BIG SALE AT THOMAS.

The thirty sixth semiannual rem
nant salefwhich started yesterday at the
John W. Thomas & Co. has attracted
more attention than ever from the wom-
en- of Minneapolis. Yesterday, the open
ing day, broke all records in the store s
history. The first sale Of this kind was
instituted by John w. Thomas in Deem
Der, 1886. Since then sale has been
held every year in December and June.
The sale this week has fully met the
expectations Of shoppers and has been
the last day. $3.50 --
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IDENTIFIED HIS SON 49,.
AS MURDER SUSPECT

A pathetic scene was witnessed by
attendants in the county jail yesterday
afternoon when J. J. Losee, 9, gray
haired Iowa farmer, threw his arms
around George Palmer,'' accused. Of
the murder Of Heine Lundeen in box
car in Sherburne county, and ex-
claimed: my God, it is my sonl' .
The father had been brought to jail
by Sheriff Ward with the belief that he
could identify the prisoner. Both
father and son wept, and the older man
said that he could not, would not believe
in his son s guilt, and would spend his
cused mans name is Arthur Losee, and
his parental home is near Lake City,
Iowa.
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There is m royal household in Europe

There is no royal household in Europe
where tradesmen.'s accounts are SO regu,
larly paid as in that of King Edward.
Once every month every single item in
connection with the ordinary expenses
most farthing.
university recently degrees were for
the first time in thesihistory of the uni
versity conferred upon women. The Earl
of Glasgow and Sir James Dewar re-
ceived honorary degrees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09
THE FIELD FOR CHIEF
Numerous Police Department Member:
Aspire to the Place.

Aspire to the Place.
Mayor-elect D. P. Jones will not make
known his selection as superintendent OF
police for a week or, ten days. The
public seems to think that men on the
force will have the preference, for Of
the eight or ten mentioned as probable
appointees, five are on the force. These
are Captain Henry Getchell, and In
spectors G. E. Brown, Thomas Gallagher
George Sinclair and James G.. Doyle
Probation Officer George Copeland i
spoken Of as a very likely man, as i
also Deputy Sheriff George A.. 10th
A. M. Geeseman is not understood to b,
be candidate, but has been "men
tioned.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09
IF YOU NEED HELP

Use the Help Wanted columns of The
Journal. They are wonderfully product
i've, and can supply you with any kind OF
help you may need. If you need cook
a. clerk, hostler, a. salesman, in short,
any one, make it known thru The Jour-
nal, and get just the employee you desire.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09
.EuENrs AT The DEWEY.

EVENTS AT THE DEWEY.
The Fay Foster company drew well at
the ladies' matinee at the Dewey today
Next week Phil Sheridan and his big
singing show will play weeks engage
ment. Phil Sheridan has always brought
good show to Minneapolis, but he claims
this one to be one Of the best on the cir
cult. -.''
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Finest work. Shirts hand-ironed. Col
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STUDENTS FIGHTING RUM
TREASURER ZOE NATIONAL INTER-
COLLEGIATE PROHIBITION AS
ISOLATION VISITS MINNESOTA
COLLEGES.

B. G.. Henshaw, national treasurer
Of the National Intercollegiate Prohi-
bition association, was in Minneapolis
today, having completed tour Of the
Minnesota colleges in the interests of
the association work, He leaves this
81 find there are fully 400 students
in Minnesota colleges belonging to
branches Of our association said Mr..
Henshaw to II he jour- a |. "The
movement is growing, especially among
the second generation students of Ger
man and Scandinavian parentage. This
class OF students ! found much more
to take it up than the students of dis
tinctly American-born parentage. -
"We: are already laying plans for
our spring oratorial contest in Mime
sofa. Oratorical contests on the sub
jects Of prohi bition and temperance
will be held in every college where
there is branch of our association.
this year at Manchester, where the state
contest will take place. The winner Of
the state contest will be sent to the
interstate contest at a point yet to be
decided upon
Mr.. Henshaw says that branches of
the National Intercollegiate, Prohibit
ton association are now established ia
says Investigations by the association
have proved that 20 per cent of all
the college students in the country are
prohibitionists. Mr.. Henshaw and four
travelling secretaries of the association
expect 70 address 10000 college stu
dents during the fall term in the course
of their travels. This year forty state
oratorical contests are being arranged
in which 1000 students will participate.
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No underwear, hosiery or other general
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"PALACE" THEATER PARTY.
Last night g audience for "Fighting
Bob' at the Lyceum was composed, to
a great extent, Of the Palace Clothing
House employees, this house furnishing
free admission to it's entire force.