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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
New Prex Bars Frats.

!! The agitation was finally effective.
The trustees saw it was necessary to
have as president a man who could
and would meet the situation, so they
elected DR.. Beardshear. His order.
forbidding any student to join a Greek
letter secret fraternity was startling.
The .frats" at first sneered at it. Then
they decided to test the case.
Clarence Van Epps and Horris Rob-
erts, both members of the class of "a,
were initiated into Delta Tau Delta
after the order went into effect. Presi-
dent Beardshear Immediately sum-
moned them to his office. Yes, they
had joined secret society, they con-
fessed.
Then you are expelled from the
college said President Beardshear.
"The formal order will be sent you at
once
Roberts went into the district court
at Des Moines and obtained an order
directing Dr. Beardshear to show
cause why Roberts should not be re-
instated as a student in the Ames COL
Slege. On demurrer the court ruled In
favor of DR.. Beardshear. Mr.. Roberts
+ is now observer of the United States
weather bureau at Yankton, S. D.
It was declared by some outsiders"
that Delta Tau Delta maintained a
sub-rosa chapter at Ames for several
was issued, and that men were in
itiated into it with all the ceremony
that had been observed in the recog-
nized order, tho more secretly Some
even say that they believe the chapter
is still in existence in Ames.
It is generally recognized now that
fraternities are not only unobjection-
able under the present conditions at
the Iowa state college, but that they
are almost necessary. In the old days
all of the students-there were only
| 800 or 400 of then-lived in the DOR
| nitory on the campus. Now the en-
I rollment has increased to more than
| 1900 and, as the dormitory has been
| abolished, they are scattered all over
Ames and over the new village that
| has grown up west and south of the
| college. It is almost impossible for
! all of the students to get homes, and
DR.. Storms told the board of trustees
when the, matter. of fraternities was
being considered that he believed the
ternity houses, would help solve the
housing problem.
: While it is due to DR.. Storms
friendliness to fraternities that the
Greeks got back into Ames college,
the president thought that there
should be restrictions and conditions
/ to hold them in check. So he made
the rule, which was incorporated In
the privilege act of the board, that nc
student should become a member OF
a fraternity until he had completed 9
full year in a regular college course
and obtained a rating of not below
/ 3.5-the marking is on the scale of 8
so this makes the condition mark
/ about IS, when marked on the scale
1 of, 100.
i There are at the college two SUDDEN
organizations that have been very
i strong for several years-the Kn1gh
!. Avarats and the Tri-Serps. They haN<
as members many of the best students
in the college. and 1t is believed tina
within short time they will become
affiliated with Greek letter frater
Il mites
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Fraternities Which Were Ousted
from Iowa State College Years
Ago, After a Notable Fight,
Are Now Firmly Re-estabished
There.
Special to The Journal.

Ames, Iowa, May %. = The
Greeks" who, fourteen years ago,
were driven from the Iowa State col
lege after one of the longest and most
bitter "antifrat" fights ever waged in
an American college, have succeeded
in getting back into the Ames institu-
ton. The first fraternity chapter, a
local of Sigma NJ, was installed a few
nights ago. 1t has for chapter house
one of the largest and finest Residences
in the city, that Of Mrs. Lydia G. TIL
den, on Douglass street, which she va
Gated for the college organization.
Nobody who ever attended the Iowa
State college, and few fraternity men
and women are unfamiliar with the
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BOUNDARY SURVEYORS AT WORK.

Vancouver, B. c., May ga Canadian
surveying party nineteen in number, in
charge of Denny r. Harris, left for the
north to-day to survey in conjunction
with the American surveying party the
Alaskan boundary line between Canada
and the United States 1t will take three
seasons to complete the survey
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once notorious battle of the "outsid-
ers'' or "barbs" against the secret So
cieties in that school. For twenty
years the Greek letter fraternities
flourished at Ames, but the last eight
or ten years their existence was pre-
carious because Of the strong feeling
that had grow he up against them they
were called locally, scored. Virtually
as a result of the agitation President
William I. hamberlain, himself a.
fraternity man, was forced out and
DR.. w M Beardshear elected in his
stead. President Beardshear was not
a fraternity man. He recognized the
seriousness of the situation in the
school and the possibility Of more SER
ious clashes between the wide-apart
factions and took very decided step,
Issuing an order that no student
should accept membership in secret
society.
Case Taken into Court.
The Outsiders" were jubilant and
sternation within the fraternities,
which knew that enforcement Of the
order meant death to their organiza-
tons. They put forth the contention
that the presidents order was illegal,
and one of them-Delta Tau Delta
induced two young men TO JOIN Inelr
order so that a test might be made.
The neophytes We're imme diately ex-
PEELED. One of them carried the mat
ter into the courts, with the result
that the presidents order was upheld
For years there had been a feeling
among the outsiders" that the frat
members of the faculty We're some
what partial in small ways, to the fra
ternity boys, and during the heated
campaign of the "antifraters" imne-
diately preceding the crisis charges tc
| this effect were contained in the liter
| ature which was printed on some hid.
den press belonging to an outsider
and secretly distributed about the
campus between days. After the
court sustained the presidents actor
against the fraternities the frat" pro
/ lessons and instructors dropped out
/ one by one. The outsiders" Of those
days say they were forced out.
There were three Greek letter secre
| societies in the Iowa State College
| Delta Tau Delta, Pf Beta Phi ant
/ Delta Delta Delta, the two latter bein,
sororities. Delta Tau Delta was or
1 ganized at the Ames school in tn
early los. In the early days Their
4 was little opposition to the fraterni
i ties, but along about 1880 there ap
peared in the college a set of youn,
4 men who refused to go into the so
I cietv, believing. as they said. that tn
4. exclusiveness Of fraternity had ten
I dency to make the members narrow
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BUTTER PRICES
DROP Sl.5O A TUB
EGGS ARE BARELY STEADY AT
UNCHANGED FIGURES.

Current Receipts of Eggs Are Showing
Heavier neutrality-suspicious. Is In
clined to Regain Some of it's Lost
Strength-Poultry Is Lower and
Selling Poorly-Dressed Meats in
Oyer-supply and Values Are De-
pressed.
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eerIach a !, Lieutenant Colonel.

Major William Gerlach, U. S. A., re-
tired, who has served this season as gov
eminent inspector of the Minnesota ma
tional guard, has received his commission
as lieutenant colonel. Attic on the re-
tired list, he is now doing active duty
and is entitled to the promotion under
a recent act Of congress-
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they were arrested on the wrong.
charge. There are many turns in laE.
THE boys and girls who were SO
firmly believed that they would expel
those who were engaged In the affair.
But this is a strange world, and we
are sometimes surprised to find that
we exist
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First Age Pension.

The first Minnesota pension granted un-
der the new age pension act has gone to
Michael Doran of st. Paul, who applied
thru the adjutant generals office. Major
Seebach, assistant adjutant general, says
that In all cases where there is a dispute
as to the applicants age the pension
authorities will require a certified copy
of the birth record.
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AttaclSerswere Disguised

It was impossible to recognize the
attackers. for all were disguised in
some way. A few wore real masks,
some had on false faces, others had
painted their countenances with lamp
black, and nearly all wore strange
garments. During the weeks Of agi-
tation they had been wrought up to a
high pitch Of excitement, to. which the
"smoke Of battle which they smelled,
added They were indiscriminate In
their attacks, and unsparing.
While the fraternity band smaller
than the other, fought bravely against
odds, few Of their number detached
themselves from the line and at.
tempted to escort the ladies to places
Of safety They were detected by some
of the '.barbs'' and assaulted. and the
ladies had to gather their spoiled ana
torn skirts about them and run for
their lives.
The fight ragged for more than an
hour, and much blood was spilled.
Some men Of both factions lay uncon--
scious after the fray, and all had bat
tered heads and arms and bodies, and
the claw-hammer coats and stiff shirt
fronts of the fraternity men were in
a sad condition. Some eight or ten
Of the participants were confined In
the college hospital for periods rang
SN~AAN'e
One of the fellows had a broken arm.
Another a lacerated cheek. "A third
an injured eye, which he came near
losing. Some of these badly wounded
| boys had been incapacitated during
the struggle and had dragged them
selves off to the shelter of trees or
! nearby buildings Two of them were
not found until next morning.
1.-THE affair was the most disgraceful
deed ever perpetrated at the college,,
said the Aurora, the college paper, in
| its July, 1883, issue. Rather be-
meath the dignity Of men far lower in
the scale Of humanity than college
| men are supposed to be.
There was no earthly cause for the
outburst, except long nurtured jeal-
ousy. They have allowed their inag-
4 nation to control them until they are
/ convinced that secret man is crav-
ling for their hearts blood.
Zone of their sympathizers, and II
many respects no better than the moi
1 proper, made out list of details
/ (privileges) held by society students
. and ran with great haste to show thu
president that he had favored the fra
i ternity boys and girls. On investiga
. *tion it was found that most OF thest
persons received their appointment
. before Joining aTsociety and the other
S, were appointed, without any knowl
!, edge on the part of the college author
!. tiles that the solicitor belonged to !;
fraternity.
Five Of the perpetrators of the dis
i graceful deed were arrested, but. dis
q charged, not for lack of evidence tina
they were in the mob. but becaus
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cling. In the midst of this .jollity one.
of the party espied a ..'barb'' in the
corridor near the door of the recep-
ton room. He gave chase. The
barb ran for the lower door, the
frat man on his heels. He threw
himself against the door, but it would
not go open.
A Famous Encounter.
The barb realized that his col
leagues outside had barred it accord
ing to plan. He was in a tight hole,
but fearlessly tackled the frat man,
who was much larger than he, bowled
him over and started on down the
corridor, seeking an open window.
The frater got a'up and renewed the
pursuit. Cornered while attempting
to raise window, the "barb'-the
story goes-drew a large. shiny key
from his pocket and, handling it like
revolver, bluffed off the pursuer
until he had dropped onto the cam
pus. The frat man rushed back
to the reception room and, getting
two or, three Of the boys together, said:
"Say, fellows, there's something up.
just had a fight with barb in the
hall. There are more of them outside,
guess. 1 thought 1 heard them TALK
ing. How cam we get the girls out
without soaring them?"
A minute laters there was no doubt
about there being more Of them out
SIDE" for thru the, windows came a
volley. of bricks, udecayed vegetables,
and later several dozen eggs not new
ly laid. The girls screamed. Some
had been hit by the flying bricks and
stones. Many had hadtheir beautiful
party gowns ruined ,EinThey ran about
III panic. bhpsenswhlo fled into the
+, ollie .r,,s1red = ha clx with their hand
kerchiefs to- their noses, coughing vio-
lently, and aim asty blinded.
Then it was Gsurmised-and accu-
rately,. as the next days investigation
showed that sthe}'5s outsider with
whom the fraternity man hadshad an
encounter, hadtb sent inside to dis
tribute the cans n which chemicals
were left toaggenepate noxiousl gases
These gases were filling the building
and making breathing almost impos-
| sibIe, and: the. boys inside could ..no OF
find the cans. Missiles of every sor1
were still flying in thru the broker
windows and :thepboys decided that il
would be necessary to get the girls
! they could not be worse than those in.
] side. So altogether they made {
| break. They butted against the
barred door and battered it down.
1t was such a relief to breathe pure
air again that for a moment the re
leased young men failed to notice the
crowd of outsiders gathered around
A moment later they were on the de
fensive, for the Outsiders hat
charged viciously, some throwing
things, some welding sticks ant
canes, some striking right and lef
with their bare fists.
H. u
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MINES AND MINING
STOVE REPAIRS

-~~N~SN~~~~NIN~~~S~~>~ ~%~~Sc~c.N~SccS~~c~~
REPAIRS FOR ALL STOVES. GREAT WEST.
ern Stove Repair Co.. BIZ Hennepin
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DYEING AND CLEANING

TWIN CITY DYE WORKS, THE LEADING
. French dry cleaners for ladies' and gents
clothing and all household goods. SIG Nicollet.
ANTON DAHLGREN's DYEING AND FRENCH
dry cleaning works. 620 I'd st NE; Office. 219
Central av,, Both phones.
NORTH STAR DYEJNG AND FRENCH DRY
cleaning work. 725 Hennepin av.. Both phones.
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BUSINESS PROPERTY

FOR SALE - TWO VERY CHOICE INCOME
paying retail properties: never before offered.
Edmund G.. Walton. U.s.
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Things came to such a pass that
every student was aligned with one
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28

cling In the midst of this .jollity one
of the party espied a barb in the
corridor near the door of the recep-
tion room. He gave chase. The
barb" ran for the lower door, the
frat man on his heels. He threw
himself against the door, but 1T would
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FENN MAKES FINE CLOTHES FOR Mem
New spring goods Just arrived. S29 Heunepins
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BUSINESS SPECIALS

TRADE SECRETS FOR HOME USE; CLEANING
clothing by French and dry processes; color
renovator and restorer; gloss or shine remover;
mending without sewing; neat and quick. S..
A. Hitchcock & Co., 176 La Sale ay, Chicago.
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CLEANERS ANDRENovAToRs

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cial attention given rush orders; shirtwaists
and commencement suits q speciality. Mrs.
LaPalm, 50 Western avSzez44.
SHIRT WAISTS, TAILORED OR HAND WORKS
shirt waist suits, gowns, matinee, silk slips;
special prices now. 1925 Hawthorn Az.
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CLAIRVOYANTS

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DETECTIVE AGENCIES

McNuLTY DETECTIVE AGENCY. 30 KAsoTA
in all It's branches References. police head.
quarters, Minneapolis n W. phone.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-07
Recommends Foreign Policy of Peace
With Plenty of Guns and Ammu-
milton Behind It---Urges Mear
Sures To Correct Evils of
Gigantic Corporations.
RACE SUICIDE QUESTION OvERsHADOWs
PROBLEMS OF TARIFF AND FINANCE
Mans Prime Duty Is to Work and Woman's to
Be the Mother---It Is of Vital Importance
That Conditions Be Shaped So That These
Duties of Man and Woman MAY Be
Fulfilled.
The Republic Bureau.

18th St am and 'enS pennsrana @ Iv.
message express
sion the White
received in both to-day.
constituting appointed
acting
committee
that the President
Then reading
e phrases direct
toned
Members and Senator'S provided
lowed the vocal reading attenvey
absorbed in propositions
considered important of the
the Congress protesting
Democrats presidential
thread nrst visible
Philippines
Emphatcay
the upbuidng Of the
sotou object Of its
behind America
Pacific
For the Philippines he destiny
attained BY Cuba destiny involving
Philippines
the British
Russians termed
Blunt forcbe knows how
write for readers
questions This will be noted
rebates and railroad the
should
invested With authority fx railroad
The in full follows:
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-07
-
,EPITOME OF CHIEF RECOMMENDATIONS
MADE BY PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS-
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.


alton Hooking the prevention of raIoadac is
Lab is upheld cda
allawsto edtobe
argmet Of the CORPORATIONS urged
rdea n gold
ere ti IS dis
ny
O al atom should o v to brng verner
s nnanhn
up the
ion rights
esa lam hunger
Anthth
. Tres to S e orderly yndp posprou
be the kofup
ic
teage ethe be bedeaoped
in
of
kep
. blame makes NO difference; the rebate
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-07

TO the Senate and HouGs Of Representatives:
Ths nation continues to enjoy noteworthy
prospsfty. Such prosperity IL. of course. pr-
Hsasily cue - tie high individual average Of
cur e3eDsoAip. taken together with our great
uAtnl peUuWess: but an important factor
tbsrsaA - ths working Of our long continued
sovssnnsntA voaidea The people have em-
phaSica1y axJrsDsd thsir approval Of the przn-
cipses undsriy1ng thsss policies. and their de-
siro thAe thao cE1ndples Be kept substantially
0changsd, although. Of course. applied In .
Dsesrsssavs spirit to inset changing conditions.
he sui9Unant q scope Of the functions Of
the Nsftonal 00vWnmsnt required By our de-
vssc1o0e - . natim involves. Of course.
fncrsa0 8 sx1sess: and the period Of pros
psefey thfuugA which tbs country IL passing
3useihss expsudatuT0 Ter permanent improve
msnts far greater
than would BE- wiss
Oo0000 a811n0e In hard tlmea. Battle.
extRavaGnnce. ships and FORTS pub
lie buildtngs and i'm
proved watsrways are
hvssemsats vhieA should b made when vs
Aays u useusy: but abundant revenues and .
krss Surplus always invite extravasanoe, and
epaseaat sEN should b taken to guard against
unSsessay incfeass of the ordinary expenses
q osvsrsDnt Ths cost of doing Government
bus3aAs shouh b regulated with the same
ngld SCRUTINY - ths COST Of doing . priyats
bualnsaa
- ~ vast and compucated mechanism Of our
no6an eivilissd life the dominant note is the
note of indasHiallsm: and the relations Of cap
ital and labor. and
AoE' lied capital and
Organised labor. TO
saeA ethR and % tbs public ut large come SEQ
cd N in1ortanes only to the intimate que-
81 - -
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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE URGES SPEEDY LEGISLATIVE ACTION
UPON VITAL PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONT THE NATION
ANOTHER VIGOROUS WARNING
AGAINST RACE SUICIDE.

No Christian and civilized community afford to show
lack of for the youth of to-day; for
if the community will have terrible penalty Of
financial burden and social degradation in the tomorrow
There should be chdlabor and facOrynspecton
laws
very desirable that married should work
in factories The prime duty of the work. to be the
breadwinner the prime duty of the to be the moth
er, the housewife.
All questions of tariff and finance sink into utter insg
ncance when compared with the tremendous the vital i'm
portance trying shape conditions that these two du
the and Of the be fulfilled under
onaby favorable circumstances does not have pen
ty children the children do not grow up when
they grow they unhealthy in body and stunted vi
cous that is decadent and heapng
wealth. spendor Of momentay material prosperity
avail in any degree as offsets.