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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
PERSONAL MENTION

State Senator Thomas d. Healy of Fort
Dodge. Iowa, is at the Ryan and will ar
que a case before the United States circuit
court of appeals He is counsel for one
of the Iowa railway corporations.
State Senator Hitler H. Horton, who
went to California for the benefit of his
health two months ago, has returned to
st. Paul.
E. 3. Hawkins of Duluth one of the
members of the state senate from ST
Louis county, is at the Ryan on his re-
turn home from an extended stay in
Florida.
Ryan-Joseph Caldwell, ST. Louis; N. B.
Trist, Pittsburg; Charles Power. Seattle;
j. H. Griffith. Spokane; j. G. Blake, Sc
attic; c. H. Hyde. Tacoma: Mrs L. A
Defresne, Cape Nome; E. c. Richards. Ia
coma; j. E. Hansford, Toronto; j. c.
Finney, Milwaukee.
MERCHANTS. D. Pierce. Larinore. n
p; ". d. Jones, Tracy: William -Cotter
Austin; Joseph Till, Caledonia; Frank
Stone. Benson; Robert McQuaid, Butte;
Wash; w. w. Sivright, Hutchinson; w
R. Ross, Winnipeg.
Windsor-John Burnham, Jackson; NJ
0. Bray and wife. Beloit; A E. Clark
Mankato; George w. Somerville, Sleepy
Eye; A. j, Knight and wife Anaconda
Mont; A. 3. Allen, Morton; w r. Han
son and wife, st. Louis; II. F. Keemer
Faribault; L. r. Fulton, Superior.
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events We're Still undecided, the OPP
orators describing the progress of the
horses and the receiving operator in
the pool room reading aloud for the
benefit of the bettors the details of
the race. This instant transmission of
the news was made necessary by the
attitude of thieves to forestaH the
bookmakers and take advantage of
their earlier knowledge of what had
happened to rob them. The wire
Taper had to be reckoned with, and
the consequence of his activity has
been an enormous revenue to the tele-
graph company. The action of the
Western Union in taking out it's in
struments and declining to accept race
track business practically puts stop
to the game.
What inspired the telegraph COM
pany to the action is not yet known
Some sentimental writer pretends 10
have discovered that Miss Helen
Gould, a large holder OF Western
Union stock, was the inspiring cause
of the order issued by President
Clowry. Persons familiar with the
conduct of corporations like the West
ern Union are prone to scout the cor
rectness of this pretty theory. 1t is
more likely that the prospect of losing
large amount of business at the dis
posal of men earnestly opposed to
gambling was the moving influence in
the case
Corporations may be soulIess, but it
has been made clear that such an or
ganization as the Western Union is
capable of doing more for the better.
ment of public morals in single hour
than all the machinery of the law.
backed by public sentiment and the
cooperation Of the usual moral forces
of civic and religious life, have been
able to accomplish by years of effort
Let us give some heed to the possibili-
ties for missionary work among the
corporations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
NOT CIVILIZED FINANctER,Ne.

1t is perfectly true that Japan is still
far from being entitled to the name of
civilized nation; and perhaps her
lack in this respect is nowhere exhib-
tied more. conelusively than in her
financial arrangements. She has Just
f1oated large loan with great sue
cess in spite of the fact that her re-
sources are being taxed to the utmost.
One reason for this is the fact that in
the past she has followed the curious
policy of paying her debts. Instead of
refunding one loan after another. in
stead of issuing bonds that were to be
met with maturity by others, she has
! actually paid off in cash great part
of her prior obligations. This is poll
cy that is not common among the ma
lions, and that wins consideration in
the exchanges.
The accumulation Of national debts
is a sign of national weakness. There
is not a government in the world that
exhibits true moral accountability in
the matter of its Indebtedness Every
where we hear the plea that posterity
ought to bear a share of the burdens
assumed by this generation, for the
benefit of posterity as well as for it's
own. When posterity comes along you
find that it has views of its own. 1t
has other fish to fry, wants to expend
more than it contributes, and not only
pushes along upon second posterity
the duties consigned to it but adds tc
them other charges or its own. Thus
the SNOWFALL of debt rolls up and is
never lessened under the genial heat of
a sudden excess of public honesty.
For long time the United States
was a splendid exception to this rule.
While we were comparatively poor we
were jealousy honest. While we were
struggling to bear the interest charge
of a mammoth debt imposed by our
great war, we were industrious enough
to wipe out a large share of the princi-
pal The rapidity with which the
United States reduced it's national
debt was one of the marvels Of the
world, and one of the highest tributes
to national character. Since we have
become ''world power" we do as
other world powers do. We stop pro-
viding for the sinking fund. We quit
reducing the principal of our debt. We
can spend a billion dollars a year.
| where one-third Of that sum was con-
sidered lavish a few years ago, on cur
rent expenses; but we can barely keep
the total of the national obligation
from rising.
We borrowed to maintain our finan-
cial credit, We borrowed to carry
through the Spanish war, and we are
going to borrow to build the Panama
canal. All these burdens are thrown
| upon the future; while with the expan-
sion of territory, of commercial area
and of ambition we throw behind us
the sacred obligation of narrower but
sterner life-to look after our creditors.
If Japan shall teach the modern world
something about the value of paving
ones debts, she will have made a real
contribution to civilization.
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SENTIMENT AND BUSINESS.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has declined to carry the business
of the bookmakers, and the greatest
gambling machine in the world is dis
abled temporarily. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that the bookmakers will retire
from business permanently because of
the action of the. telegraph company.
ahd@it is already announced that at
least one big concern has adopted a
private code and is receiving the usual
returns from the tracks But when
the great telegraph company refused
to transmit the routine Of track reports
it struck the most telling blow at this
form of gambling that could be in.
flicted upon it.
Gambling on the results Of horse
races is the national vice today. Tho
Northwest is by no means free from if.
but in the great cities of the East it is
a most potent agency for evil. 1t has
been the custom of the Western Union
to furnish instruments. wires and on
orators at the tracks. The bookmakers
have received at their Headquarters
the seiaaEHs an the races while the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
DEATHS OF THE DAY.

Special to The Globe.
STOCKHOLM. Wis, May 19.-The fu-
neral Of EIwyn F. Larson who died May
IL, and whose remains were brought here
for burial yesterday. took place this aft
eTnoon from the home Of his mother. in
torment being at Mission cemetery Rev.
Warren, OF Lake City, Mimi. and Rev.
Bryngelsen, Of this place, officiated. De-
ceased was thirty-One years Of age and
a member Of a prominent family OF this
section. He leaves a wife. mother. sis
ter, Amy u, all OF this place, and two
and E. ]. D.. of St Paul His father,
John Larson, died two years ago.
GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass. May 10.
John Langdon Dodge, millionaire and
former president of the National Mahawe
bank, is dead at his home here from
apoplexy. The foundation Of his fortune
was laid in Duluth. Mimi. where he en-
tered the banking business many years
ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
OPEN SESSIONS DESIRABLE

We think the members Of the board
of school inspectors are in the right in
suggesting that the sessions Of school
committees should be open. There is
absolutely no business to come before
the board Which is not the business of
the public. The people are entitled to
know all about it, no attempt is made
TO impose secrecy upon the boards and
publicity might as well be had at first
hand as at second. All the proceedings
of every public body and of all its
committees ought to be open to the
attendance of the people and to the
light.
We confess that experience does not
show that this would make any ma
terial difference. Our people certainly
care too little about the conduct of
their own affairs. They would not. we
think, take the trouble to attend where
those affairs were being determined.
even if attendance were permitted.
They certainly have refused to attend
when invited Their utter disregard
of recent discussion of school matters
shows that the question is not how to
get information before them, but how
to get them to care what the facts are
about their most important interests.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
LYNCH REMAINS HEAD
OF PRINTERS UNION

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 19.-The
present administration Of the Internal
tional Typographical union was in
dorsed by the membership of the craft
in Wednesdays election, and James M.
Lynch was reelected by a majority of
between 5000 and 5000. ]. w. Bram-
wood was reelected secretary by a
majority Of between 1900 and $4,000.
Charles E. Hawks, of Chicago, once
vice president of the organization, OPP
posed Lynch, and in the larger cities he
either defeated Lynch or was outvoted
by a small majority. In the small
locals, however, Lynch was supported
heavily. The union numbers $4,000
men.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
LAPAN,s MOVEMENTS.

The stereotyped opinion to be found
in almost every newspaper of the
country on any date for the last two or
three months, that an important en-
gagement and decisive results may
soon be expected, is at last apropos.
Notwithstanding the mystery in which
all military. movements in Asia are
shrouded, the general situation is clear.
Russia is true to her fixed, but totally
unintelligible policy of retreat. The
Japanese commander, however, is not
satisfied with driving the foe before
him and occupying evacuated territory,
but has planned and is executing a
movement of far greater moment.
The Japanese have enveloped the re-
treating Russian body and are en-
deavoring either to surround it entirely
and force surrender, or else to drive
it into precipitate and disastrous
flight. 1t is evident that the japanese
forces in the field are larger, better
placed and more advantageously stu
ated than we have had news of. 1t is
evident that the Russian army is
scantier in numbers and more poorly
provided for and more broken in spirit
than the world had anticipated. Were
the. relation between the contending
forces not this, the movement under
wav would he iponoSsihIa
This movement presages an appar-
emily early conclusion of the war; If
Japan should be successful it would
mean the practical humiliation of
Russian military power in the far
East. Port Arthur and Vladivostok
and the other remaining points where
duced at leisure. The line of rail COM
municatiop in Russia could not trans
port troops into Eastern Siberia faster
than the japanese could dispose Of
them. If this great bold stroke should
be a brilliant success, Russia might
as well and probably would come to
terms. She can at any time make a
peace not ignoble because the demands
of Japan are moderate. She insists
only upon a protectorate in Korea,
which would mean now practically that
Korea be Joined to Japan, and the
emancipation of Manchuria from Rus
sian control. On that basis it would
now appear certain that the war must
finally be settled. If the browning
movement of Japan as now developed
should make her victory on land as
signal as her triumphs upon the sea,
the actual end of the war is in sight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
METHODISTS GET
MORE BISHOPS
Continued From First Page.

Of Albany, N. Y; Dr. George Trevor,
of Wisconsin, and DR.. Stephen J. Her
bern are aspirants for the editorial
position. DR.. w. H Jordan, of South
Dakota; DR.. Robertson, of Dakota uni
versity; DR.. Ward Plat. Of Buffalo, and
several others are candidates for the
secretaryship.
The report Of the committee on in
ternational and industrial peace which
was read at this mornings session, will
doubtless provoke an animated debate
when it comes up for consideration
next Tuesday as the special order Of
the day. In asking the privilege to
read the report, which was out Of the
regular order, George LOhr, chairman
of the committee said a request had
been received from the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, now in ses-
sion in this city, for an expression from
the conference on the subject of arbi-
tration.
The report recommends three agen-
cies as the means to accomplish uni
versal arbitration and the settlement of
industrial disputes, namely, The Hague
peace court, a United States perma-
nent national industrial peace court
and a permanent periodical in the in
I6rldllOIldl peace COuSEeSS.
The paragraph on corporations which
is likely to arouse a heated controVer-
sy, is as follows
TN the industrial world, gigantic
corporations, with impersOnaI relations
to their employees, have largely monOp-
olized industrial pursuits. They have
superseded the old personal and often
tender relations in home contact and
life Of the master and the apprentice
Most of these corporations are founded
upon the expectation Of large divi-
dends. Under the impulse of greed and
competition they demand Of their en-
ployes maximum labor at minimum
wages. The stricken toiler turns upon
the oppressOr. He organizes, strikes,
boycotts and calls off his banded union
brothers from their respective employ
ments. He shuts the doors of the fac
tories in the stress Of want and despair
and often resorts to acts of violence in
the destruction of life and property
while the employer sits encased in in
difference. The graspiQg monopoly
and the walking delegate are repre-
sentatiyes Of these forces. In the main
the sympathies of the public are right
fully with the toiler."
John Young, lay delegate from New
Hampshire, offered vigorous protest to
the language Of the report. He de-
nounced the portion referring to the
Indifference of corporate employers to
the welfare of their employees as being
unjust and unfair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
TODAY'S WEATHER

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 1a-Fore-
cast:
Minnesota-Fair Friday except showers
in southwest portion; Saturday showers
cooler; light east to southeast winds, in
creasing.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy and
fresh northwest winds.
Wisconsin--Fair Friday and Saturday;
light variable winds. mostly north
North and South Dakota-Showers, cool
er Friday; Saturday fair
Montana-Fair Friday except showers
and cool in southeast portion; Saturday
fair, warmer.
Iowa-Fafr in east, showers in west
portion Friday; Saturday showers and
cooler
St. Paul Yesterdays observa lions
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, ST. Paul w. E. Oliver. observer, for
the tWenty-four hours ended at Z O'Clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
peratuTe and elevation Highest tempera
ture, 10; lowest temperature, A; average
temperature, So; daily range, 29; barorn-
eter, 30 OF; humidity IS; precipitation.
%; I p. m. temperature, u; p. m. wind,
northwest.
Vactorl.av-t- rHov,xo,,.n. +,,ro~
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Contemporary Comment
Deeds Wanted. Not Words.

If the City club forces are right in
their charge that the telegraph COM
pany organized this gambling news
service, and gathers the information
and sells it 10 the pool rooms-not that
It simply ACTS as the guileless, inno-
cent transmitting agent for news gath
cred by the pool room interests-then
the anti-pool room war certainly has
reached most interesting. stage, and
the further action of the Western
Union officials will be awaited with
deep interest Chicago Evening Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Strike Riot in Peru.

CALLAO, Peru, May 19.-When the
striking dock employees were going to-
ward the dock today the police inter
fered and attempted to dispense them.
The police arrested one of the strikers
and his comrades made an effort to
rescue him. A fight ensued in which
the police fired over forty shots, which
were answered by a shower of stones.
One of the strikers was killed and
seven We're wounded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
TAMPEDEFORHENRY
Presbyterian Assembly Elects
Him Moderator.

BUFFALO. n. Y. May 19.-The gen.
eral assembly Of the Presbyterian church
in the United States was this afternoon
stampeded for the Rev J. Addison Henry.
Of Philadelphia, for moderator. Dr..
minutes before DR.. Henry was chosen it
was generally believed that the Rev.
James D. Moffat, of Washington and
Jefferson college, Washington Pa. would
be elected on the second ballot at least
One of the main questions to be con-
sldered is an overture from committee
Of the Cumberland church. which seced-
ed from the parent body in 1910 and was
organized as a separate church. Reunion
Of the two bodies is sought
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
What the Editors Say


The Fairmont Sentinel remarks that
should the Democratic national conven-
ton become deadlocked the public had
better keep its eye on Folk, of Missouri.
WE'LL the Democrats could go farther
and fare much worse. Folk has Ger
taInly made a good record for himself
IN the prosecution of the boodlers at
st. Louis. But at that he couldn't win
against Roosevelt. - Mankato Free
Press.
Nonsense! The only hope of the Re
publleans is that the Democrats will
not get together. New York IS ad-
mltted to be against Roosevelt, even by
Republicans, and that state with the
Solid South leaves but a handful Of
dozen doubtful states Even bets are
already being posted in New York that
the Democrats will Win.-Martin Coun-
ty Sentinel.
A Wisconsin man reports that a vast
meteor exploded near his home one
night last week, making terrible
noise and emitting flames and an awful
mephitic smell that came near suffo-
eating his entire family. Scientists
have been unable to locate the meteor.
-Chatf1eld ws-Democrat.
Similar phenomena have been OBJ
served in Minnesota during the past
few weeks. but they We're generally
supposed to have been caused by lift
ing the lids off some records during
the ante-campaign demonstrations
Winona Morning Independent.
The Pioneer Press and other Repub-
Hcan Twin City dailies, and dozens of
Republican weekly papers all over the
state, are crying loudly about the
state capitol ring of off1cehoIder s .
Wa ALWAYS tho -
house at St. Paul was the nest of a
gang of scheming grafters, the exist
ence of which was denied or ignored
by the Republican press of the state.
Now, in the heat of the Dunn Collins
row, they admit the truth.-Litchfield
Independent.
Since Sam Johnson's fiasco as a po-
litical demolisher the talk of another
term for Gov. Van SAINT is again being
revived and ruTnor has it that he is not
adverse to considering the matter; in
fact some of his friends say that the
governor never explicitly stated that
he would not be a candidate, and an
announcement to that effect was pro-
mulgated in his absence from the state
and against his Wishes.-St. Peter
Free Press.
1t is a safe guess that the next leg
islature will investigate Public Exam
iner Johnson's office and safe bet that
if Dunn is governor it will be a post
moFtem affair as far as Johnson is
officially oncerned.-Aitkin Age.
Uncle Joe Cannon emphatically de-
clares that he doesn't want to be made
vice president, and he will not allow
his name to be used as candidate.
Van SAINT isn't talking-Brainerd Trib-
une.
The Republican papers have con-
Vlnced the public that Collins and
Dunn are utterly unfit to be governor.
Maybe that is why one of them will
be chosen.-St. Peter Herald.
1t begins to look as if Joe Folk could
be imported from Missouri with profit
to Minnesota. There's work for a man
like Folk in this state.-Little Falls
Herald.
Dunn and Collins should study up
the old fable of the two dogs who
fought over the bone.-Pelican Rapids
Press.
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The attention of the Republicans OF
Minnesota is invited to a study Of Wis
consin politics to the end that when
the bolt comes it may be Of a sort to
command attention and admiration
from the spectators
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
No Excuse-

'Is that your mule?" asked the man
who was going fishing.
Yassir," said the colored man, who
was sitting on a log by the road
Does he kick?''
g Deed. mistuh. he ain got no cause to
kick. He's gittin' his own way right along,
I'm de one OATS haYin' de worry an diff
iculty. Washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20

Some. Iowa ideas are fatal to indi-
viduals other than politicians. An
Iowa man-3nad an idea he could eat a
quart of sailed peanuts. He did it, but
his surviving relatives are not pointing
with pride to the brilliancy of his ac-
complishment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Funny In London.

A line in one OF AIoore's songs runs thus:
"Our couch shall be roses bespangled with
dew" To which a sensible girl is said to
have replied: 'Twould give me the rheu-
MATES and so it would youl"-London
Tit-Bits. (Also Ayers Almanac, 1914, and
Several Others.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20

Henry Watterson announces that he
will support Cleveland if he is nomi-
mated. Mr.. Cleveland has not indicated
his intentions with regard to Mr.. Wat
terson. but they are believed to be per-
fectly honorable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20

The fate of the Iowa idea should
teach politicians with ideas to bury the
offspring of their brains until they
have felt out the attitude of the I'M
couth persons who pay the political
bills
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Among the Merrymakers
For the Picnic.

And when 1 return says the home
going missionary to the converted canni-
bal chief, I'VE shall get our little flock
together and have church picnic, as is
the custom in my native land Now, is
there anything l can bring back with me
that would please your
WELL" said the cannibal chief. Sup
pose you bring a few sandwich men, just
for that picnic Judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Experience.

PorlIpacker Ito applicant for work.
What experience have you had in the
packing business?
Applicant was street car conductor
for two years.
Porkpacker-I will appoint you manager
of our packing department at once
Cleveland Leader.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
The Same Old Excuse.

Gen. Kuropatkin says that the rea-
son his team stands at the bottom of
the percentage list is because his
pitchers have not rounded into form
and the cold weather has prevented
general team Work.-Memphis Com
mercial-Appea
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Not to His Likino.

You gifts mighty skeered Wen you thinks
bout leavin' dis WORT - said the old
colored brother. Don't you want ter go
ter glory, en- live on milk en- honey?"
We'll, Suh,'' was the answer, ter tell
de truth, / never wuz much fer sweet
things, en- milk is mos inginrully got so
much water in it. l draws de line dar
too!'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20

The -unfailing accuracy Of the coal
barons when they predict rise in the
price of their wares suggests the de-
STABILITY of retaining some of them for
the prophecy staff of the weather bu-
reau.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Knows When He's We'll Off.

Joe Cannon is an excellent gentle
man. And that he is so particular
about running mates is to his credit
Augusta Chronicle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
Woman peharred.

81 wonder if Wen ever have a woman
president of the United States"
mo fear OF that. You know thirty
five is the constitutional age and no
woman would admit she was that until
she was too old to take any interest in
politics. Philadelphia Ledger.