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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
'sHosiery and Linen Hdkfs, ESQ.,
Sale-Hoff s Toggery Shops.
INTEREST ON SAVINGS
RAISED A NOTCH

A little better rate of interest on
ones savings not only helps to offset
the extra tax imposed by the meat
trust, but it also encourages the saving
habit and results in much better show
ing at the end of the year:
The announcement of The. State In
stitution for Savings, that it will al
low per cent interest on savings after
Jan. LIST, will therefore meet a hearty
welcome by the vast army of SAYINGS av1L; e s
to accumulate competency, as well as
those depending upon the income from
their savings, for a support.
The State Institution for Savings is
one of the strongest savings institu
lions in the state, having, paid up
capital of half million dollars.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
SHIFT IN THE JUDICIARY
NEW JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL
COURT TAKE HOLD-DISTRICT
JUDGES MOVE.

Judges E. F. Waite and c. L. Smith,
appointed to succeed Judges Andrew
Holt and II. D. Dickinson, assumed
their places on the municipal bench this
morning.
There were no cases for trial in the
civil branch and probably will not be
until the beginning Of the year, but
there was the usual grist in police court
which kept Judge Waite busy most OF
the forenoon.
Both judges decline to. make any
statement of policy. but the bent of
Judge Waite was indicated by the
care with which he investigated the
circumstances surrounding all the
cases. Those who pleaded guilty had
opportunity to plead any palliating. cir
cumstances and these were carefully
considered before Judgment was passed.
'..., District Judges Move.
Today is moving day in the court.
house. Judges Harrison. Cray and
Pond are moving out of their chambers
and Judge Brooks is preparing to move
upstairs into the chambers now occu-
pied by Judge Harrison. Judge Dickin-
son will occupy Judge Brooks present
quarters, Judge John Day Smith will
have Judge Ponds chambers, and
Judge Holt will move into the cham
bers now being vacated by Judge Cray:
Judge A. M. Harrison has arranged
to open law offices at 314 and 315 New
York Life building. Judge Willard K.
Cray will also have Offices in the New
York Life. = : ''-a' e..
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OFFERS TO BUY THE
AUDITORIUM REJECTED

Substantial Endorsement of the origin
al auditorium project and of the fore
sight displayed in placing the building
at Eleventh and Nicollet has been. re-
ceived by the management fthe North
western National Life Insurance COM
.pany. Several fattering offers to buy
the property at handsome advance on
the cost have confirmed the valuation
set on the property when it was bought
by the company. -,
Interested capitalists, local and for
eign, have had representatives looking
over the new structure lately with a
view to getting possession by purchase.
81 In the absence Of President w. r..
Betchel, an officer of the company said
today that it was not the intention to
sell, because the auditorium plant was
considered good investment and be-
cause the company felt that it was
under obligation not to sell on account
of the contract with the public for the
maintenance Of the auditorium. He
said, however, that if there were ever
any changes in the management it
would be only under an ironclad agree
ment for the fulfllment of this con.
tract The company proposes to man.
age the auditorium for ten years at
least. ::
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The DEATH.TRAPS
WILL HAVE TO GO
VIGOROUS ACTION PROMISED
AGAINST GRADE CROSSINGS.
Recent Fatalities Have Raised the Is
= sue Sharply and Alderman =. q. Chat
field Promises to Push Remedial
Ordinance-similar Measures Drawn
Last Summer Referred and Forgotten.

Grade crossings must go in Minneap-
oils il the council can be moved to or
der it. s,--
today definitely announced that he pur-
posed to revive the grade crossing or
dinance which has been slumbering for
months and to push it vigorously.
Within eight months four street cars
have been caught on grade crossings
In three Of these instances there was
loss of life. The two latest accidents
of this sort occurred within week s
time.
Immediately after the accident at
Washington avenue southeast and the
Milwaukee railway tracks, when To-
comotive hit loaded interurban car
juring several others, two ordinances to
abolish grade crossings were intro
duce One was by Peter Mccoy of the
ninth ward and the other by Sam T.
Adams of the fourth ward.
On June 10 the Adams ordinance was
referred to. special committee OF one ne
alderman from each ward with 2. G.
Chatfeld as chairman. The Mccoy
measure went to the same committee
The intention then was to weld the two
measures into one. No meeting was
ever called and the matter had been
entirely forgotten till the fatalities OF
last week called it to mind.
The measures required the separation
of several grade crossings, particularly
in Southeast Minneapolis, in the dis
trict in which SO many disastrous acct
dents, attended by loss of life, have
occurred. The Mccoy measure was
more comprehensive than the one pre-
pared by Mr.. Adams, as it included
practically every grade crossing on thu
East Side.
Alderman Chatfeld this morning ex
planned that the measures had beer
referred to a committee just at the be
inning of the period of summer mac
tivity and had never been called ou
either by an alderman or citizen. Re-
cent occurrences having emphasized
the danger Of grade crossings, he prom
Used to devote his best energies to push
ing some remedial measure thru.
The work involved will cost million
of dollars and will take years to com
plete.
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GROUND C0BS INTO BRAN
ONE FORM OF ADULTERATION OF
MILLSTUFFS UNEARTHED BY
MIR. JAMME, NOW IN MINNEAP-
OTIS

l.. T. Jamme, secretary Of the Millers'
National federation, is in the city TO-
day. Mr.. Jane is at present actively
engaged on behalf Of the federation,
in Following up cases Of adulteration Of
millers' by-products. The federation
has line on number Of cases in the
south and lacks only a few fine points
of evidence to begin prosecution. The
business Of millfeed adulteration is a
nefarious one and Mr.. Jamme says, 1t
will 90 hard with anyone amenable
under existing state laws. -,
It strikes the Minneapolis millers es-
pecially hard. Minneapolis turns out
in good year close to 100000 tons OF
milstuffs, which runs to an enormous
$1,000 5000. The Minneapolis mills, and
in fact the mills of the entire country
are concerned with the maintenance OF
quality.
The south is just now the center Of
adulteration. Cases are under 1nVestl-
cation in which rice hulls have been
Used to increase the weight of bran
shorts or middlings, and in several cases
corn cobs have been ground up and
mixed with bran SO slkillfully as to
make detection impossible, except by
chemical analysis.
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NORMAL BOARD MEETS
Improvements Recommended for S
Cloud School-Other Business.

The committee appointed by the state
normal board last night to ascertain the
status Of the normal schools land grant,
consists of Ell Torrance of Minneapo-
lis, J. L. Washburn of Duluth and S. G.
Comstock Of Mankato. ,.,..-S
President Shoemaker of the ST. Cloud
normal reported that institution in a
very crowded condition, and COM
mittee was appointed to- investigate
the needs Of the institution. Maude
H. Chamberlain resigned as music
teacher at st. Cloud, and Mary H.
salary Of $1,000. A resolution was
passed favoring the investment Of
$4,000 in a new water plant for the st.
Cloud school.
i It was decided to ask for an appro.
priation of $1,000 to finish off apart.
ments in the attic of the Moorhead
school to relieve present crowded con-
ditions.
/ A resolution was adopted naming the
Winona dormitory Morey hall, in mem
DRY of the late G.. A. Morey of Winona
former member of the board and one OF
the. early, presidents. Of the normal in
that city.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
J. L. Washburn, resident director al
Duluth, for the generous donations hi
had made toward improving thu
school at Duluth. He has expended
more than $4,000, and contemplate
spending more in the improvement o,
the institution.
A letter was received from Georg'
H. Clarke of Mankato, who has beer
a member Of the board twenty years
stating that he is no longer able t.
meet with the board. His term expire
the first of the year, and he has an
nounced that he will not accept re
appointment. The terms Of four mem
bers of the board expire after the frs
. of the year, those of Alvah Eastman
s. G.. Comstock, George H. Clarke an
j. L. Washburn. None Of the member
has as yet any intimation that he vii
be reappointed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
FELL DOWN STAIRS
TO INSTANT DEATH

Word was received this morning by
the Washburn- Crosby company, and by
his cousin, Denman Johnson. manager
for Finley Darrell & Co., of the sudden
death in Chicago of w. H. Jones, better
known in Minneapolis as Harry Jones.
Mr.. Jones fell down stairs at his
residence in North Chicago. His neck
was broken and he died instantly.
The victim of the accident was son
of the late Jesse G. Jones, at one time
a prominent lumber merchant of Mime
apolis. The son was we'll known in
Minneapolis as the possessor Of tenor
voice Of rare sweetness His voice had
also made him known in Chicago
where he was the manager of the Chi
cago office Of the Washburn-Crosby Co.
Previously to that he had been mana
ger of the st. Louis office. of the same
company. Mr.. Jones was about 80, ant
Aeaves a sister, now living in Milwau
kee.
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IF MAMA WASLIVING::
BOYS PATHETIC PLANT

off mama was living,' said 49,
year-old Arthur Olson at the Humane
society rooms this morning, with a
culver Of the lip, eff mama had lived,
we wouldn't have to go away, but we
promised her we would be manly boys
and do what was best. If you think
We ought to go to the industrial school,
we will &C" and the manly little fell
low tried hard to choke back the sobs.
With his brother, Wilhelm, Arthur
was sent to the industrial school this
morning. Their father and mother are
both dead, and the boys have been
making their homes with their aunt at
1901 Third avenue S. The aunt was no
longer able to support them, and the
children have become the wards Of the
state.
"Can we learn anything there9N the
boys asked Agent s. L. Van Etten.
A" Because mama wanted us to go to
school and be educated. Mama said if
we studied we would be rich men some
day, and Willie and I want to make
money! ......- -,- ok .-.-. ,-- go
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
" ALKING PA PERS
IN The MAKING.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS WILL
HAVE SOME NEW FACES.
Quiet Tips Out to the Unfortunates
That They Had Best Begin to Seek
New Fields of Industrial Activity
Gossip as to Possible Changes in the
Department.

Several members Of the police force
received tips this morning that their
term Of service would end on Dec. 81,
and it might be we'll to look for other
employment. The tip came from Mayor
d. p Jones and among the recipients
were Ed Common, police secretary, and
M s. Winthrop court IT, ot II Gat ~; II;
some time ago, and others about head
quarters are waiting in fear and
trembling.
The army Of I" boosters and 'knock-
ers' has in nowise been diminished by
the appointment of police superin-
tendent and license inspector, for which
places there were swarms Of candidates.
gressive with the big fish landed and
out Of the way, and the clamor is great
er than ever.
A position eagerly sought is that Of
police secretary.SsI 1t is understood that
the position will be consolidated with
that of Bertillon inspector now held
by Michael Neary,anda Il the os salary OF OF
increased. City hall gossip has it that
Frank H. Forbes, private secretary to
Mayor Robert Pratt is as good as ap-
pointed, but Mr.. Forbes says he has no
intimation to that effect. Thomas Lees,
Of the Trades and Labor assembly, has
stronk backing and 50 have Harry e.
Davis and Ernest Wheelock, who do
not think they are out of the running
yet. II"
changes particularly in the headquar
Doyle has his waysthere will be a, com
plete reorganization Of the plain clothes
detail. Rumor has it that Hugh Jen
nings will be recalled as sidewalk in
, snector. relieving H. A. Finlayson. Mr.
Jennings was an active Jones campaign
er. Others reported in line for recall
are former Inspectors George Brundagt
| and Otto Wirtensohn.
Some have it that all the captains il
charge Of stations will be relieved ant
Others believe all will be retained. A
least there will not be such sensa
tional revolution as that of the Anne
regime. George Sinclair, George Ri
vier, John Stavlo and John Norman ar
mentioned as among those likely to ge
promotions.
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CITY NE US
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Internationally fair tonight and
Friday, except probably snow furries
near Lake Superior; rising temperature;
increasing southwest winds. -,
wisconsin and Iowa-Generally fair TO-
night and Friday; rising temperature; in
creasing southerly winds.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday, with snow flurries; warmer
Friday and in west portion tonight; in
creasine southwest winds
North and South DakOta-Falr tonight
and Friday; warmer tonight and In east
portions Friday; brisk southerly winds
Montana-Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday, with rain or snow in northwest
portion; warmer in south portion TO-
night; southerly winds. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
MORE LEVEL" TALK

Alderman F. M. Powers has called a
meeting Of the special committee on
lake levels for, tomorrow at 2 pm. to
act on his ordinance fixing the stage OF
water in the Lake of the Isles at l45
feet above city datum, the same as
Lake Calhoun. =
Laws have been discovered giving
city councils control over all waters
within the city limits and making pub
lie a lake or any body Of water more
than eighty acres in area. An effort
viii be made to secure favorable actor
so as to pass the ordinance at the last
meeting of the council. ...-.,....,.
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Weather Conditions.

Telegraphic communication with the
east and south was so seriously inter-
rupted by the recent very severe storm
that no reports are received this morn
ing except from northwestern stations.
In Minnesota and thence westward there
has been a very rapid rise in tempera-
ture since yesterday morning, due to the
presence of large low pressure area
north of North Dakota and Montana. No
sero temperatures appear on this morn
ing's chart, and in northern Montana
and the western parts Of Assiniboia and
Saskatchewan temperatures above thirty
two degrees are reported. There has
been no precipitation in the region COW
cred by our reports, except at Escanaba.
y -. 8. Outram, Local Forecaster.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
PUT UP THE BOND
Jesse Beardmore Released Upon Fur
nishing the Proper Security.

Jesse Beardmore, arrested last Fri
day for threatened breach of the peace
on complaint Of Nina Kelley, with
whom he had been keeping company
has been released on bonds.
After his hearing he was placed un.
der 5000 bonds. He had already de.
posted 800 as cash bail, and this was
allowed to stand until Monday, when he
was to appear with bonds for the other
misund erstanding, the holiday dates
and was ordered committed to the coun
ty jail. He came to court Tuesday an6
was taken to the jail by Sheriff Drege1
until his bond was secured and filed
This done, he was released.
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footing and all enjoy equal advantages.
It was declared impossible to lengthen
the high school course to five years.
The committee recommends such an ar
rangement of study as will answer the
PURPOSE of fitting course, but modified
course. It holds that the requirements
of the university, the colleges of the
state and normal schools should be met
by the completion Of the course.
The university authorities have
granted the requests of the committee
In regard to certain changes in entrance
requirements, the correspondence OF
President Northrop being embraced IN
the report.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks to the
MANY friends for their sympathy in our
bereavement in the loss Of a daughter
and sister, and also for the many floral
tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Sederberg.
Miss Nancy&-V. 'Sederberg.
sg Mr. Ernest L. Sederberg.
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WON'T LET HIM WORK
Delegations Pour into st. Peter to SCI
-, f.-. Governor Elect.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal. e ~
st. Peter, Mimi, Dec. Ex-Governor
elect Johnson started in for good days
work on his message this morning, but
had to drop the subject and put in the day
with delegations that poured into st.
Peter from every direction.
The Hennepin problems must be set
tied before the new governor can have
any rest One Minneapolis delegation, in
GLIDING J. R. Corrigan, Frank L. LARA
bee, Harry S. Mead, Peter Weingart and
Professor j. G. Moore, came in behalf OF
w. H. Williams for labor commissioner.
Tt is understood that the remainder OF
the appointive slate will be announced
this week The failure of John Lind and
F. G. Winston to get together has delayed
things. Mr.. Lind spent only two days In
Minneapolis. returning to Washington
without having had a. chance to consult
with Mr.. Winston as to the surveyor gen.
eralship.
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FOR POOR CHILDREN
EIks Complete Arrangements for Enter
tainment Tomorrow.

n taIhmeht ] onoFFOW. - :"
At the meeting Of Minneapolis lodge
No. A. B. P. o. E., a report was made
on the progress of the preparations for the
performance to be given to the poor chill
dren of the city at the Bijou on tomorrow
afternoon. Never in the history Of
the lodge has there been more interest
shown in connection with an affair of this
kind Thru the courtesy Of Managers
Raymond of the Orpheun1, Ferris of the
Lyceum, Singer Of the Dewey, and Rog-
ers of the Unique, many additional feat
ures were secured yesterday, and the per-
Torrance promises to be one Of the most
varied and highly entertaining vaudeville
programs that has ever been given in
Minneapolis.
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AN ODIOUs COMPARISON

One ACcldent INSURANCE COMPANY Suos
Another for Making It. q. !.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought in the United States court at
Minneapolis by he-Bankers' Mutual
Casualty company of Des Moines, Iowa,
AGAINST the Ocean Accidental Guarantee
Corporation of London; Of which Nc,
Donald, Holt & Rene are the local
representatives.
The petition alleges that the London
company printed a comparative list OF
assets, in which the assets of the Des
MONIES company were misrepresented.
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CHARLES M. KENYON, killed in the
Crocker hotel catastrophe Dec. 10, was
buried at Hutchinson yesterday beside his
wife, who died three months ago.
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Go to the international Cafe, 1921
Fifth street s, for American and Chi
nese cooking. Excellent food, good SER
vice, pleasant surroundings.
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J. w. TURNER died yesterday. Flu
neral Friday at 1 pm from 1904 Emerson
avenue N. Mr.. Turner is survived by
widow and three children.
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More cases of sick headache, bill
iousness, constipation. can be cured in
less money by using Carriers Little
Liver Pills, than by any other means.
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Big bargains in an odd lot Of very
fine horse blankets at the North Star
Wooden Mill Co, Third avenue S and
Second street.
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YANKTON, S. D.-Herman Schwartz, farm
or. was fatally injured His team suddenly
started, throwing him from the wagon, fractur-
5 ing his skull and breaking his lower jaw
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
MUCH LAND FOR
NORMAL SCHOOLS
1oO,9sO ACRES YET TO BE RE-
Allied ON.
Official Records Supply Answer to
Normal Boards Inquiry as to What
Has Been Done With the Land Grants
Made Years Ago - What the situa-
ton Is. l5. ~

The state normal board at it's meeting
last evening in ST.. Paul, appointed a
committee to learn what had become of
the normal schools land grant, made
about eighteen years ago. @
B, Investigation by h e j BURMA l.
demonstrates that large sum accumu-
lated from the early grant in question,
lies in the hands of the state auditor
and treasurer ready for distribution at
the will of the legislature.
The land grant which the. normal
board desires to know about, was made
Feb. 13, 1865, to state institutions as
follows: Winona, Mankato and ST..
Cloud normals, each $4,000 acres; the
insane asylum, institution for detectives,
and prison, each 100000 acres; making
a total grant of $4,000 acres. Of this
grant, 24,069.67 acres have been deed
ed, leaving lOO,930.33 yet to be filled.
The coming report Of the state auditor
to the legislature will show the fol-
lowing accumulations since 1865 from
these state institution lands:
Sales of lands. .....................$ 1926 O72 sc
Paid on forfeiture, rights of way, etc. $50. Is
Sales of pine ...................... 1S1, Git, 90
Mineral leases and contracts. ........ 1884 AZ
Royalty on iron Observation-Disclosures. 1,527.49
Total accumulations ........... .S514, 465. 81
The Investments and distribution OF
this amount are as follows: s
Cash in treasury. ................... $7,52e. SO
In lands ........................ 221 ,956. q
Bonds NJ.
Louisispa, 4 per cent. 5000. oc
Minnesota capitol certificates, per
cent $50, 900. oC
Virginia ($1OO,O0O), per cent?. 96,9SO.O (
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .$514 465 s.
None of this money has ever beer
distributed and cannot be until def
mite plan of equitable distribution
among the various state institutions il
decided upon and ordered by the legis
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NEUROLOGICAL

AGNES JAcQUlNET, aged SIS, died
yesterday of heart failure, at her home,
24OO Fourth street N Funeral Sunday,
.2:3o pm, from st. Peters German Luth-
eran church, Eighteenth and Dupont ave-
nues N.
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PREPARED FOR HIS DEATH
MINNEAPOLIS MAN TRIES SUI
eide TO AVOID ARREST, so HE
TELLS SWEETHEART.
81
Special to The Journal.

Red Lodge, Mont, Dec. 29.-After
writing a letter Of farewell to his
sweetheart, asking that he be given a
decent burial, John Monson last even
ing attempted to take his own life by
drinking carbolic acid to avoid the
disgrace of false accusation which
was hanging over him and on account
of which he feared he would suffer
arrest.
By the hardest. kind of work for
three hours the doctors succeeded in
pulling. him thrig :.
Monson wrote two notes, one being
addressed simply TO Dear Eveline,''
who is said ito be a young woman at
Cokedale, Mont, now visiting in Hi
nois.s In it he said: "We can never be
married now; this is my last. -. Then
he stated he was falsely accused of
theft and could not stand the dis
grace. 40 '..- E-k.
Another letter asked that he be
buried from the Catholic church by
Irish friends. ~.
Monson came here from Minneapolis
his home, five months ago. ~
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