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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
KNUTE NELSON HERE START LABEL LEAGUE
Women Unionists Organize
With Membership of Forty

The women unionists Of ST. Paul have
organized a label league with forty mem
bers. and as soon as officers have been
chosen a crusade will begin to impress
upon merchants the popularity of goods
bearing the union label.
The idea is to secure from 800 to 400
members. meetings being held for the pur-
pose of planning upon the best method
of having union label goods more gener-
ally carried by large stores.
One idea that is at least novel has been
proposed. All members of the organiza
ton will choose certain day on which
to do their shopping and two or three
of the large storesv-will be selected at
which the purchases are to be made. The
women will enter singly and something
like this, it is planned, will occur:
The customer will ask to see certain
goods, knowing that there is nothing in
the store of this particular article bear
ing the label. After selecting a quantity
of the goods the customer will suddenly
remember and begin search for the label.
Il cannot take these articles unless
they bear the union label,' she will say.
This store does not carry articles of
this kind bearing the label, may be the
answer of the clerk.
The customer will appeal to the floor
walker, the floor walker will consult with
some one higher in authority, and the
loss of the sale will come to the attention
of the members of the firm. 1t is figured
that half dozen such instances in a
day will make an impression and cause
the firm to secure union labeled goods of
this particular kind for which there was
such demand.
Miss May O'Hatta. state organizer of
the Women's State Label league, will
continue the agitation until the local or
ganiZation is firmly established She is
being assisted by Mrs Harry Holborn,
who writes and delivers addresses on the
best method of making union label goods
popular.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
NEED MORE. MONEY
TO HELP SUFFERERS
CIty's Relief Fund Exhausted
and Council Meets Tonight
to Consider Question

At the meeting of both council bodies
this evening consideration will be given
to possible relief for storm sufferers, but
1t is considered likely that. SO far as the
city departments are concerned, 1T VIII De
impossible to do anything for them until
the budget is considered.
1t win require about $4,000 to repair
the school buildings, something like $50,-
900 to make the repairs on the high bridge
and the fire department needs about $40. !
300 to repair damages to fire stations. This
means that the city lost 500 eco because
of the cyclone, and although the work
must be done at this time there is, 1t is
asserted, no method by which the money
can be raised. A plan under considera-
etion is to pledge the credit of the city.
the contractors being given to understand
that they will not receive their money be-
fore Jan. 1.
Work on the school buildings has been
pushed, and G. n. Gerlach, in charge of
the work, says that he expects to be able
to open all the buildings Tuesday morn
ing, Sept. 6. AS these repairs have been
made by day labor the city must find
some method of prompt payment for the
work One plan suggested Is to confess
judgment on the claims and then sell the
judgments to the banks. Another is to
form a plan whereby the money can be
borrowed from the sinking fund. 1t is
considered doubtful if the latter plan can
be legally carried out.
The members OF the relleI committee
are expected to file report showing the
cases investigated and suggesting the
amount that is needed to give further, as
sistance. 1t is expected that at least $10,-
900 in addition to the $4,000 that has been
spent will be asked for. Where the money
is to come from is serious question, the
solution of which has been under consid-
Grafton by the corporation attorney and
the city comptroller.
If it is found impossible to secure the
money from the city an appeal will be
made to the citizens, it being expected
that the detailed report showing the exact
needs of the sufferers will bring forth a
response that will make it possible at
least to relieve distress.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE MONDAY, AUGUST %. 1894

less mysterious than the pike procession
covered the ground yesterday with poles
and planks and wires and ropes. Mainlys
sTe We're re %nnt a with The tn
ton OF the city of St Pierre" a sad
event that Is prophesied for tonight and
for every other night this week. But
with .sthe worlds best bounding bed and
chasn;" "the human snuttlecocks:' WITH
siens and parachute drops. and with
"the hazardous. death -defying, death
trap loop" All such occasions for ex-
citement will be encountered before the
grand stand this afternoon. and twice
day until next Saturday
Nearby at the racing stables. boys
We're being dragged about the turf by
haiters at the end Of horses so blanketed
as to body, SO bandaged as to leg. that
only their high steps made clear that
they were not victims of pneumonia and
boys said, indeed, that their horses were
quite well. The track was 'out of sight,
they added. SO fast, presumably. that it
had ID aisappeared Most t,d Of the the good sod
Very few of them would probably be
Scratched
On the programme today--7ene of the
very best for the week and not g. pre-
li1ninary makeshift-the first happening
viii be the address TO be: delivered IN the
big tent at IL O'Clock a. M, by United
States Senator Knnte Nelson
Hiahianders Band concet
t From 10 e. M until noon band con-
cert will be given in the band stand near
the main building by the Ninety first
Highlanderss Regimental band of Canada
This organization wears the genuine
Highland costume. with brilliant military
additions. =
At 4 o'clock this afternoon another
band will begin playing before the grand
stand. The first race of the day will be
an earnest OF the promise, First day one
Of the best. . This will be khe 2:S6 trot-
more fof entries will include horses we'll
known IN the Northwest. >
Farsfaster will be the second race. the
2:09 pacing contest, purse 81, 900. AT
least seventeen starters are expected,
among which several are likely to take
notable advantage of the fast track Two
running races will follow. (.
Between the races nine turns" of g.
superior vaudeville entertainment VIII .pe
presented before the grand stand. the
climax will be the wholly novel act OF
''The Great Babcock, who loops the
loop on bicycle through the hazardous
death trap"
Another concert in the grand stand near
the main building will last from to D.
O'Clock p. m.
Tonight, at s o'clock. a half mile run
ming race Will take place beneath electric
lights. This will be followed by one
mile running race, band concert. the
full programme of vaudeville. ana, finally,
by the pyrotechnicai spectacle IN which
$50 performers and several tons OF eX,
DIosives will set forth The Eruption OF
Mont Pelee." After which, fireworks.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
Minnesota's Senior Senator Ar.
rives to Open State Fair

Senator Knute Nelson. who will today
deliver the opening address at the state
fair. was at the Merchants hotel last
night, having arrived early in the even
ing.
The senator who has spent most of the
looks the picture of health, and says that
he has not felt better in years. He ex-
poets to enjoy his stay of a few days in
St. Paul after the months on the farm.
''In my section of the state the people
are taking great interest in the fair and
there is every reason to believe that the
attendance will be greater than in ..Ig pre-. =
yious years" said Senator Nelson. 1T is
generally felt that the people are given a
good show by the State Agricultural So
ciety. and, barring bad weather. ex.
pect to see st. Paul crowded by Tuesday
The senator was not willing to discuss
politics or political issues, saying that his
present visit to st. Paul was largely So
cial and that he did not care to consider
politics at this time He & said however; +;
the Democratic state convention with
great interest.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
VExES THE COPPER
Pedestrians Tantalize HlmWith
invitations to Drink

ga copper's life just now is far from
pleasant, as the best of us do not know
at what moment we may be on the car
pet said a police officer. while We
have all been aware that there was a
rule against drinking while on duty some
how we grew into the belief that it would
not be enforced. We learned differently
a few days ago, when several of the men
were suspended.
'"The most irritating feature of the en-
forcement of the rule is the manner in
which the public takes it. Hardly a man
passed my corner without stopping, and
with broad smile. saying:
Let's have a drink
Another will come alohg.- look the
policeman over carefully, smile sorrow
fully and say:
"-.Too bad you had to quit drinking.
1.-THE only complaint that we have to
make is that a great many people are
under the impression that Chief O'Connor
took the action because a large number
of the policemen were drinking too much.
Such was not the case. Some of the boys
were going too far, with the result that
all members of the department are now
afraid to look in the direction of a sa-
loon. One man, laid off duty for two
days, says that although he was caught
in a saloon, he did not take a drink.
Some of the men persist in smoking while
on duty and we are expecting an order
stopping the use of the weed during
working hours"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
NEWS OF THE CITY


Nearly all the leading hotels were yes
terday turning away applicants for single
rooms the early arrivals having been so
numerous that two beds were put in many
Of the rooms Those coming In parties to-
day will be. assigned to rooms In fours.
Shortly after noon yesterday 1t was
made evident tosthe hotel managers that
their facilities will be taxed to the ut
most. and in many Instances arrivals
coming after that time. who insisted that
they must have room to themselves.
were asked-to patrenize some of the
smaller hotels.
But I have stopped at this hotel ey-.
cry time l have been in the city for the
past five years, and do not like to make
a change, argued one Of the customers.
who was turned away. But he was in
formed that single arrivals could not be
accommodated
But have always ordered my. mail
sent here, insisted another man who
wanted a room by himself.
stFhat' san right, answered the clerk.
You can come here and get your mail
if you like, but we cannot furnish you
with single room. -
This condition of affairs was to some
extent due to the great number of rooms
heretofore had trouble in securing ac-
commodations when they came to the fair,
this year reserved a room as long as a
month ago. being determined that the
pleasure of the sightseeing should not
again be spoiled by the annoyance due to
q search for quarters.
Although a majority of the delegates to
the Democratic state convention will go
direct to Minneapolis, practically the en-
tire number will later visit the fair, and
many of them viii stop in ST. Paul while
doing so. The hotel men figure that this
will result in an increase of the number
Of persons in the city on Wednesday and
during the remainder of the week.
The railroad companies report a heavy
sale Of tickets from all points of the state
and also say that the travel from the
Dakotas is SURPRISINGLY large in volume
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
THUNDER STORM
ScAMs aEEPERs
Lightning, Hall and Wind Spoil
Many a Sunday Mornings
Rest

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Hlgn vino, accompanied by ram, haiL
thunder and lightning, swept over the city
yesterday morning between 4 and 6
o'clock. The storm attained fits greatest
severity shortly before s O'Clock. The
precipitation was 81 of an inch.
The gale, which forcibly reminded
everyone of the performances OF, a week
zoo Sr;s,,,t.,,a.5 a-,a ;,,z,,oa,z 49,,
aso. ilie,l.sneu 81 many ana ahuucea ihS.h
TO seek shelleF In cellars. me WIND petit
ed rain and haD against windows in the
same manner as did the cyclone and
made large houses yibrate.
lffia 90 ,,sed b,,
=, 80
the storm. perhaps because nsetnlng loose
enough TO be carried away renamed.
- .,:.@sse1ss:. -: 4 sjsl,tr,ipa strls<es fs.e,iI.n
- - 80 s.' 80
Lightning, which flashed necessarily for
nearly. two hours to the accompaniment
>ef terrific Sthunderboits struck the home
Of a AndeTsssnn y55 Gins greet shortly
80 -
eelore o.eioch, ana sLsfeee hfe which
damaged the house. e,flle family was Sc
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29

81 j.
ever could be inss<s% something alive. ne
doubt, and very Wild yellow wagons,
with .absurdly fat Wheels clanked and
rumbled like field artillery beneath the
weight of ropes and nets; of canvas plain
and canvas painted. of wooden sections
cut out like pieces of a cardboard, puzzle
These revelations were accidental of
course, and were to; be gained by peer
ing like a detective at every load that
passed. If you ran up close. and tried
to get a glimpse within the doors of the
big red and gold boxes built on some OF
the wagons you would annoy the gentle
man in charge.
So you would "quit your rubberin''' - ac
cording to the young mans incisive re-
quest. and climb the fence or the rail
road PLATFORM From a distance you
would now observe occasional signs upon
the yellow or red wagons. You would
try to picture in full operation such de-
iectable uncertainties as Grained Wild
Beasts, THE sIsoop the Loop, 1.-The
Foolish House, and The Girl From Up
Ssh Before thed GRAND stand preparations
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29

- Is :.
s'The fastest race track Ia the
West will be waiting Monday here
at HaTniine for the great 200 pac-ss
ing race. Only one horse has been
scratched. Well have no less than
seventeen starters, including sew
erai animals that have made their
nile recently In 2:06, 2:e5 and lower,
and there will be more than twenty
starters In the 2:35 trottIng race for
a purse of $500 the same after
noon.
''The big rain storm this morn
ing was exactly what we needed.
We've been sprinkline the track ev-
cry night, but that storm pounded
it down hard. The track couldn't
promise better than 1t does today.
"The storm did no damage ex-
cept to whip out a few flags. All
the buildings, including the grand
stand, are in perfect condition. They
have beer inspected by Chief jack
son, of the ST. Paul fire department.,
and by Chief Canterbury, of the
Minneapolis department. -ss
each department has arranged
to have an engine here tomorrow
and full company of firemen. We
shall have policemen from each city,
and, in addition this year, we shall
have a number of national guards
men in uniform to act as special
guards and guides. They will as
sist both the exhibitors and the
sightseers. ,.-.s,se..zSs.s.s
"The new system Of gasiights in
stalled this summer was testeda4asts
night and the night before. 1t in
$ cludes big -gas-arcs- at various
points and gas incandescents along
the streets. The grounds and build
ings are spIendidly Illuminated.
Visitors will find it as easy this year
to see the entertainments and the
exhibits at night as In the daytime.
sour street car facilities ton1or-
: row will be, the best we ever had
The new tracks come directIyto the
center of the grounds and tnere'iI
be room at any time for 100 cars in
front of the main entrance.
= Secretary E. w. Randall,
"Of the Agricultural Society,""
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
CLASSES JAPANESE
WITH CHAMPAGNE
Port Arthur Merchant Thinks.
They Can'tWln. but Is Glad :
He's Not at Home

Rudolph Behme. a Port Arthur mer-.
chant, is stopping at the Ryan on his way
TO the worlds fair at st. Louis, and al
though he Is a German citizen. he does
not believe that the Japanese will be able
to capture Port Arthur
The Russians are prepared for the
siege and will be able to hold out in
definitely" he argued. 1.-THE Japanese
class with champagne. When the bot
tie is opened there is a great fizzing and
much noise, but in a few minutes the
noise, Is all over and the liquor has very
ordinary appearance. The japanese. like
unto the wine. have sprung at the throat
of Russia and have made great noise
do not believe that they will be able to
keep up the showing.
My last adviees from Port Arthur
were dated Aug. 5, at which time my
correspondent informed me that the eivil-
tans in the fort were compelled to sub
sist on the simplest fare 1t must not be
inferred from this that there are not suf-
fcient rations for the soldiers. The Rus
sian government has made provision for
them. I am informed that there is now
no reason to keep open my store, as
there Is nothing to sell. The building.
with my consent. has been turned over to
hospital. So
II do not believe the reports in the
press that the Japanese are within a mile
and half of the main fortificationS. If
they We're that close the great siege guns
on both sides would crush out thousands
of lives every hour. Even il the report
that Japan is willing to sacrifice 10000
lives to take Port Arthur is correct 1 do
not believe that they can be successful, as
the entire city is a fortress, and every
inch OF ground muSt.be contested before
1t is fairly captured. The Japanese may
think that they will be successful, but If
they We're aware of the numerous mines
pitfalls and other ingenious war traps
that they must encounter before they are
fairly within the city, l believe that the
brayest of their soldiers would hesitate
before they make the last charge. When
the final effort is made l believe that
there will be carnage the like of which
has not been known in war heretofore.
| would not be surprised to learn that
the entire Japanese force was wiped out
in the space of a few hours.
Port Arthur is prepared for the siege.
but you may rest assured that l am
pleased that / am not there Before 1 left
the driver of one of my delivery wagons,
standing in front of my place of business,
was blown high into the air and badly in
jured by the explosion of a bomb thrown
from one of the naval vessels of the Jap
anese. The horse was killed and the
wagon wrecked. l do not believe that
Japan can win in this war
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29

animation to- sthe fair grounds yesterday
Afternoon. The chief points of difference
from previous scenes of like date were
afforded by nla location ef<the main en- s
trance and tfi4 pike.
AS told hefE tofore, 1.-The main <entrances
is now far Vithins the grounds and : g.
couple Of blocks south Of the grand
stand. The space between the various
side tracks before the entrance has been
paved with cipderss and crushed stone so.
that no matter how wet the weather may
be, visitors Wiil be able to leave or enter
the fair grounds without encountering
..the muds Of yesterday The entrance,
too, is directly beneath a spacious pas
senger station. recently erected, which
will shelter the public in transit to or
from the grounds.
All of the former midway is occupied
this year by restaurants and fruit stands.
pike is at Left Of Entrance
Turning to the left, after leaving the
main entrance, one will find the pike
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
SALVAGE CORPS SAVES
BUILDING FROM FIRE
Blaze on Robert Street Extinguished
Without Aid of Fire Department

The salvage corps yesterday afternoon
extinguished fire in the vacant building
at Si6 Robert street without calling for
aid from the regular department. The
fire was discovered when smoke was seen
through the second story windows. With
out turning in an alarm members of the
corps made an investigation.
The fire was extinguished before much
damage had been caused AS WINDOW
was found open in the rear of the build
T ing. it is supposed that boys got in and
: Started the fire. No one had been seen to
enter the building.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
ENTRIES FOR HORSE
SHOW CLOSE THURSDAY
Eastern Exhibitors Are Expected to Make
Fine Displays


Entries close for the Twin City horse
show to be given at the, state fair
grounds, Sept IA toll Thursday at mid
night, and can be made either with. W.
G. CARING, secretary, at 615 Manhattan
building: st. Paul, or 7. A. Laramee, 4S
South Fourth street, Minneapolis -,
1t is anticipated that there will be
more entries locally than have ever been
made at the ST. Paul and Minneapolis
horse shows heretofore combined.
1t is certain that the Eastern exhibitors
will be here with fine displays. AS the
Twin City horse show closely follows the
National horse show at the worlds fair,
st Louis, a number of exhibitors there
will come here to show, then going to
Omaha, Louisville, Kansas City and Chi
cago, concluding the circuit with the Ma
tional horse show at Madison Square
Garden New York, in November. i.
Nine of the fifty. events are to be con-
fined to the Twin City competition ex-
clusively, so there will be opportunities
of winning prizes without going into the
open classes. =
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
OBNOXIOUS TO WIFE,
HUSBAND is ARRESTED
G. w. Sinks Dlsobeys Court Order and
the Police Interfere

G. w. Sinks, who figured conspicuously
in the divorce court recently and who
was ordered last week to keep away from
rested last night charged with following
her and using abusive language to her
and woman friend on West Sixth street
Mrs. Sinks, so Park place, appealed to
ter Streets, saying that her husband per-
sisted in dogging her and in speaking
disrespectfully of her and her friend
Sergeant Murnane followed Sinks to Fifth
and Wabasha street where he turned
him over to Patrolman Neuman.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
FIRES A FUSILLADE
IN FRENZY OF FEAR

Imagining that burglars were breaking
into his residence, Henry Jantz, proprietor
of the saloon at University avenue and
Grotto street, which was twice held up
and fired volley of shots
through the door.
He became so excited that when the
away from him, fearing he would do
someone injury. No sign of burglars
could be found about the place.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29

The state fair will open at o. o'clock
this morning. Preparations will be COM
plete at Hamline despite the severe
storm yesterday morning. None of the
buildings, exhibits, race tracks, railway
tracks or pavements were damages by
wind or rain.
On the contrary more than usual prog
ress had been made yesterday in receiy-
ing both exhibits and shows" The
race tracks, especially the mile track,
were even improved as the result of the
rain. as5. s.tls ?.
The customary crowd of exhibitors, en-
tertainers and assistants gave preliminary
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
L. A. ROSING CONSULTS
LOCAL DEMOCRATS

L. A. Rosing was a guest at the Mer-
chants hotel yesterday, but to escape Wis
its and in order to spend his time in con-
sultation with local Democrats, he did
not register.
Mr.. Rosing came in advance of the
holding of the state convention to consult
with other leaders as to the possible
makeup of the Democratic state ticket.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29

the former midway - at the west end Of
the grounds, .within an inciosure reached
through gate brilliant with red paint
and, electric flights. -
Little could be seen yesterday of the
delights to be exploited within. A merry
go-round was visible, part of a roller
coaster A procession was entering
made up Of wagons just landed from the
neircus trainSi1 Ladders and, platforms,
tubs and hogsheads and poles, all painted
blue, were heaped high upon certain Of
these wagons From others came most
interesting scratchings and snarlings and
mooings. One could only wonder what
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
SEARCH TO BE MADE
FOR BOGUS LABELS
cigarmakers' Union Takes Steps to Sup
press Counterfeit Stamps

The local cfgarrlakers union has ap-
pointed a committee to search for an al
legged counterfeit label that is being cir
culated. The label has much the general
appearance of the regular union stamp,
but purports to have been issued by au-
thority of the Knights of Labor.
The unionists assert that the sO-called
counterfeits really represent nothing, as
the rate of 10 cents per 100. 1t is claimed
by the union men that an injunction has
been secured in Chicago against the use
of the alleged counterfeit.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29
FIRE PARTLY DESTROYS
A FRAME DWELLING
Department Called to Extinguish Blaze
Supposedly Caused by Sparks

A two-story frame house at s77 East
wood, of West ST. Paul, was partially de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday morning
The blaze was, discovered by Patrolman
Imhoff, who sawSthe light from a distance
and called the department. The fire was
quickly checked. -
As the fire had evidently started on the
roof it is thought it was caused by sparks
from locomotive.