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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
An Instance of Imitation.

/ The Chicago Tribune reports that the
Estate railway commission Of Illinois
swill probe the capitalization of the
EChicago & Alton Railway company. If
sthe facts are as set forth in that paper.
ithe probe is needed.
The Chicago & Alton has two organi-
szations, a railway company owning
ssffty-three miles of the road and rail-
sroad company owning S44 miles. They
Shave been merged by the railway COM
spany acquiring SO per cent Of the
kstock of the railroad company and guar
santeeing it's bonds. This institution,
with it's less than one thousand miles
sof road, has capitalization Of $780,
100000 in round figures. or at the rate
Sof $4,000 a mile. This is in startling
contrast with the capitalization of the
sChicago, Burlington & Quincy Of $4,000
Ia mile, the Milwaukee system, $4,000
ia mile, and even the Illinois Central of
1871, 900 a mile. It is pointed out that
Sthe Central has expensive terminals
while the Alton does not enter any
Flarge city over it's own tracks nor have
ga depot in any Of them.
I The Atoms gross earnings for the
syear ending June 30, 1904, were ST..
100000 and it's operating expenses
ISL $4,000. After paying the fixed
scharges on $67,O00,00O Of bonds there
twas left only 100000 Available fol
dividends upon the outstanding SAL,
100000 Of stock This amounts te
sonly about two and quarter per cent
ssBut if the road were capitalized upor
fits actual cost Of somewhere between
100000 and $4,000 mile, the divi
dends would be nearly Is per cent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
TO IMPROVE ART SCHOOL
Minneapolis Society Will Add an In
structor-More Room Needed.

Concentration Of its energies upon
the development of the art school com
n.ensurate with the needs Of the north
west is the policy decided upon by the
board Of directors Of the Minneapolis
Society Of Fine Arts at its quarterly
meeting yesterday. A new Instructor
will be employed to give his whole time
to the school work, teaching and re-
leasing the director from routine to give
him more time for criticism. This will
permit a readjustment that will greatly
increase the teaching efficiency of the
school. Along with this, the tuition,
which has been very low, will be in
creased.
The need of increased space for the
school and the desirability of build
ing to house it and the various art in
terests of the city in the near future,
was discussed but no action was taken.
The annual exhibition Of the society
will be loan exhibition to be held
in September. This will bring together
the principal art treasures Of the city
and will be managed ON an elaborate
scale that will make it a very important
artistic event.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

IT claim that in the average
community the clean daily has the
largest home circulation, prints the
most local news, commands the
most responsive class of readers,
most satisfactorily makes business
for the advertiser-that, indeed,
from every ew-point, the home
daily is the king Of all advertising
mediums. When advertising fails
on a newspaper campaign in the
papers that are closest to the
hearts of the people,, there is
Something wrong. The advertiser
should look well to his goods and
to his copy. Something is dead
and it may not be the circulation.
Extract from address delivered
before the National Convention of
Newspaper Circulation Mana gers at
! Toronto, June 7, by M. Lee Starke.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Willmar high school has an orchestra
OF which the school and town are very
proud. Until recently they had sup
posed it the only high school orchestra
in the state, and few days ago T h e
J ournal published cut Of the young
musicians, giving them credit for the
unique distinction. Since then the high
schools of Crookston and Lake Crystal
have Indignantly disputed the claim.
Both those cities have" permanent and
well-trained school orchestras. Who will
say that Minnesota is not cradle of
musicians?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
Eouer Chat.

In presenting Shakspere's comedy,
"Much Ado About Nothing" at the Met
ropolitan Thursday evening of this week,
e. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, in the
roles Of Benedick and Beatrice, Charles
Frohman confers upon local theater-
goers dramatic treat which will be long
remembered. Tho this is Mr.. Sothern's
first season as Benedick, his interpreta-
ton has been highly extolled by the crit
les and public wherever he has been seen.
Miss Marlowe has played Beatrice in
times past, but never before did she have
such a Benedick, such general support
and advantageous surroundings as in the
present production, and a newly con-
ceived representation Of My Lady Disdain
may be expected far surprising any OF
her previous efforts, satisfying as they
have been.
s.Homeo and Juliet" will be presented
Friday evening and Saturday matinee
and Hamlet Saturday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
THE UNEASY CHAIR

II LOVE, DuELs AND CARDS IN NEW
France was rightly
named, If one may accept the pictures of
Canada in the days of the French pos
session, that he finds in modern historical
romances. Such pictures show (some-
times) the brilliant life of old France set
down in a country where lack Of civiliza-
ton added its adventures to those OF
over-civilization--if extreme devotion to
love-making, gaming and sword fighting
may be termed over civilization. A pic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
THE MAGAZINES

What Is "GentIeman"?-A letter
which seems likely to provoke discussion
is published in thesss$current Harper's
Weekly. In it one Of the readers of the
Weekly, considering the question, What
Is a Gentleman - takes the position that
the English Interpretation of the term
which implies distinction of birth and
.antecedents Is no. less absurd than, the
American idea that it relates to character
and conduct. A gentleman, he says, may
be Of aristocratic birth or he may not;
he may be a scoundrel or a paragon, a
deacon or a highwayman; "but he must
have good manners, wear clean linen, and
know the parts Of speech Why, he
says should we try Ito make a world that
is SO expressive within it's own sphere
convey meanings; thatEit was never in
tended to suggest?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
NEED SOME. "REED RULES
Aldermen Are Blocking Auto Ordi'
nance by "Horseplay."

~ = - .. -
Predictions are made about the city
hall that the council will never. pass
an automobile ordinance. Attention is
called to the fact that the question
has been before the council several
times in the past three OF four years
and has either been sidetracked OK
killed outright. The automobilists and
their friends think that a local ordi-
nance, in addition to the state law, is
an imposition. as it will necessitate
two licenses, two fees and other fea..
lures which will prove a nuisance and
serve no public good.
The horseplayO in which the alder
men INDUCED in Friday evening occu-
pied about an hour and, a half and was
passage Of the ordinance. The same
tactics will be pursued next time, II
the automobile committee has the tie.
merity to report it again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
NOT ALL REPORTED
Labor Bureau Claims Much Child Labor
Is Covered Up.

The state labor bureau has discov-
cred that the manufacturers and mer-
chants of the twin cities have not re-
ported large per cent of the child
labor that is indicated by the permits
issued by school authorities. A rigid
investigation is being conducted, ard
it is believed that twice as much child
labor will be disclosed, as the reports
now on hand indicate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
tuesday Evening,

If the road could double its present
stock dividend, 1t would still seem
small and quite reasonable, but as a
matter of fact it would be doubling not
2.25 per cent but Is per cent, which is
quite another story.
The issue has been made against this
tremendous overcapitalization by the
Shippers association, which will attack
the validity Of three quarters of the
capitalization of the Alton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

The United States is well supplied
with gold. According to the report of
the director of the mint, this country
holds to day % per cent Of the world s
stock Of gold. The yellow metal has
been pouring in upon us during the
past five years at the rate Of $63,00O,0OO
year. Not only is the amount of our
gold supply increasing, but our per
centage of the total gold in evidence
has risen from 1863 per cent in 1890
to % per cent in 1903.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

The speed war now being waged by
the Pennsylvania and the New York
Central roads reminds one of automo-
billing. In the passenger service be-
tween New York and Chicago, the for
mer road announces new eighteen
hour train and the latter promises to
see it's rival and go it an hour or two
better. Before long one of these
scorchers is likely to get twenty OF
forty victims. w.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
G. P. PARKER DEAD
Lawyer Does Not Survive Operation
Had Lived Here Twenty Years.

Charles P. Parker, an attorney, died
at the Northwestern hospital last night.
after undergoing an operation. He had
been ill for several months and hoped
to be cured by the operation. He had
been a resident of Minneapolis for
twenty years and was prominent in Ma
sonic circles. A widow and four chill
dren survive him. The funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
BANK MAY RESUME
Brainerd Institution to Reopen Under
Certain Conditions

Under certain conditions Public Elk
aminer Kerst will permit the Northern
Pacific bank Of Brainerd, closed by
him May l6, to resume business. The
stockholders must agree to a SO per
cent assessment to be paid in cash, and
for their claims in three installments.
With these conditions fulfilled, Mr..
Kerst believes the bank can be restored
to firm basis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Kansas City has just signed con-
tract to pay $2.05 ton for coal which
is sold to business men at $3.50 a ton.
And yet there may be some Cuisines -
men connected with the government of
Kansas City.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Mayor Weaver is still doping out re-
form to the city of Philadelphia Father,
Penn comes downtown every morning
feeling of his biceps and longing for
somebody to say something nasty to
him ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
WAITED THIRTEEN YEARS
Charles Wass Wanted Only Miss Eta
Grant, and at Last Got Her.

Thirteen years from the date Of TAX
inc out his marriage license, Charles
Wass was married Saturday to Miss
Eta Grant. The bride-to-be was taken
i'll just before the wedding in. 1892, and
Mr., Wass has waited for her ever since.
The newly welded live at Ais Eleventh
avenue IN. IN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Mr.. Blythe Of the New York World
seems to have gone against the rotunda
club of the West hotel, composed Of T..
Stafford, J. M. Rees, George E. Bell and
Others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
AGED WOMAN STARVING
Found in the Street Near Her Home in
st. Paul.

Florence Gleason, so years old, was
found unconscious and suffering from
the last stages of starvation on the
street in St. Paul last evening. She
was lying BY the curb only a short dis
lance from her home, 1913 Tenth street.
For several days she had been i'll and
unable to work and, too proud to ask
for aid. she was slowly starving. Last
evening she was driven by desperation
to 90 in search Of. food. She fell be-
fore she could ask for aid. The wom-
an is now at the city hospital and will
recover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

A dispatch says that if John D..
Rockefeller should lose his money he
could make a living at. stenography. IF
John will just mislay his money for a
time and try, we all shall watch the
experiment with considerable interest.
Many a firm would be glad to employ
him if it was only for the ad in it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

You cannot persuade any New York
literary man who writes up the west
that there is anything interesting il
Minneapolis outside of L. M. Stew
art and the flour mills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Mr.. Hyde spoke of the sacred obi
cation to carry on the work Of his
father Of course a sum like So ,OO0,-
900 takes away something Of the sa-
credness Of the obligation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
Voting Machine Standards.

The last legislature created a voting
machine commission, whose duty it is
to examine all machines offered for use
in Minnesota, and approve or reject
them according to the standard agreed
on, which must substantially conform
with the state election law.
The wisdom of the commission, idea
is already apparent. Before last win
ter the state had a general law author
izing the use of voting machines, and
the widest kind Of latitude was given
in the selection, which was left to
city councils. Except for an expert
ment in Duluth last fall, no council has
exercised the power, mainly because Of
feeling that there was danger of max
ing an expensive mistake. Another rea-
son lay in the fact that no type Of vot-
ing machine has been presented which
can be adapted to the primary election
as well as the general election. One Of
the principal arguments in favor of
the voting machine is that it can take
| care of a greater number Of voters, so
cities can be redistricted into precincts
of 800 voters, instead of 400, as the law
now provides. This will do away, not
only with all the clerks, but with one
half the judges. However, if the pri-
mary election has to be conducted with
the ballot, it will not be possible to
change precinct lines, and this point in
favor of the voting machine is lost.
The new voting machine commission
has this fact in mind, and has decided
that it will not approve any machine
that does not admit of use at both pri
mary and general elections. This is not
an impossibility, as experts declare, and
if such machine is presented and
stands the test, municipalities ought tc
be quick to adopt it. They will fee
we'll assured, after favorable verdict
from the state commi ssion, that the
| type Of machine approved is practical
and in conformity with the election
law.
The commission includes not only the
attorney general, who is the state :
legal authority, but two men Of high
attachments and long experience in me
chanics. 1t would be hard to find three
i disinterested men more competent tt
pass on the question. In the interests
of competition, it is to be hoped thai
they will find more than one make Of
machine adapted for use, but if only
one stands the test, it has yet to con
vince the cities of the state that thu
purchase of machines is a bushes:
proposition. A high price would b.
prohibitive.
The advent of voting machines il
city elections will be welcome. It vii
mean an end Of recounts and contests
Of uncertainties, and it will mean tina
every vote cast will be counted. It will
end the weary vigil Of clerks an
Judges, and the long waits for returns
8 In the long run, moreover. voting ma
) chimes have proved an economy wher
used.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Benjamin Joy, a Harvard senior,
was caught stealing the Phillips
Brooks memorial tablet, but the grand
jury could not find it in its heart to
bring true bill o, JOY!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Norwegian churches are emitting
the prayer for King Oscar. Yet the
king in this crisis is likely to be more
in need Of guidance than ever. fs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Perhaps if Mr.. Shea were approached
properly he would agree to peace, pro-
vided all talk of indemnity and non
sense about indictments were dropped.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
Eorecastina Storms. -Professor Willis

Forecasting Storms.-Professor Willis
L. Moore, chief of the United States
weather bureau and president. of the Ma
tional Geogra phic society, in the June is
sue of The National Geographic Magazine
tells, in long illustrated article, how
storms and weather are foretold. The
same magazine contains large map of
the seat of war in Manchuria.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Pittsburg admirers have sent Adj
miral Togo a box of stogies. Togo
doubtless has friends who will smoke
anything! IL -, -.s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Henry James says the newspapers are
a menace to good English. Henry,
you should not read the sport page ex-
clusively. It will spoil your style.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

'sNettie, the Newsgirl," brand new
and up-to date melodrama full Of hui
man interest, is holding the boards at the
Bijou this week. The story of the play
deals with facts true. to nature, the scene
of action being laid in New York city.
The company is above the average usu-
ally seen in plays Of this character and
the scenic equipment the best that
money can buy.
Thursday will he newsboys night at the
Bijou. when the Minneapolis Journal
newsies will be the guests Of Manager
Hays OF the Bijou and Messrs. Gould and
Freed, managers Of "Nettie, the News.
girl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

: 1.-THE EvoLUTIoN,oF MAN" by vii
helm Boelsche, translated by Ernest I'm
termann, is work T.. by one Of the leading
scientists Of Germany, and was originally
published in Stuttgart.,in 1904. 1t is no,
in any sense mere summary of the work
of Darwin, but gives a birdseye view OF
the work accomplished by a generation OF
scientists Investigating along the lines
which Darwin laid down: 49,. =. g. ....-.~-
Charles II. Kerr & Co., Chicago, so cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

Prince Leopold Of Hohenzollern,
who died in Berlin Thursday, precipi-
tated the Franco-German war in 1870
by consenting to become candidate
for the vacant throne Of Spain. The
day after the withdrawal Of his candi-
dature, in consequence Of French pro-
tests, the French ambassador insisted
that King William Of Prussia should
declare that no Hohenzollern prince
should ever be permitted to accept the
Spanish crown. The king refused, and
on July 10, 1870, France declared war
on Germany. The little sporting event
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
The Woman's Auxiliary.
The Nurses Alumni.

The Nurses Alumni of ST. Barnabas
held their annual meeting also vester-
day afternoon, electi'Hg the following
officers: President, Miss Carrie Ran
kiellour; vice presidents, Misses Ma
rion Young and Amelia Stenson; sec
rotary, Miss Anna Christianson: treas
>urer, Miss Blanche Wheeler. The as
sociation will have their annual out.
ing Thursday afternoon and evening at
Lake Harriet. The nurses will 90 out
in the afternoon and basket luncheon
will be served at O'Clock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13
Little, Brown & Co., Boston, $3.50.

DARING SPORT. WITH THE CAM
ERA.-Evidences of adventure of a thrill
ing sort In quest Of bird pictures are to
be found on almost every page Of Her.
bert K. Jobs book, Wild Wings. The
book is Mr.. Jobs story, in narrative and
picture. OF his study of the larger wild
birds of North America in their native
haunts. His: narrative is. interesting, but
the chief thing that attracts the person
;whe takes up the book is Mr.. Jobs won
derful execution withf the camera. He
has caught his Photographic prey on the
wing IN mid-air, on the ground, on the
water, on the sides of, sprecipitous sea
crags; he has caught it in infancy, youth
middle age and old age; he has caught it
in all sorts and conditions of. mental
states. One would think Mr.. Job haC
solved the problem Of Darius Green, put
wings on himself and a camera (some.
thing wonderful in that line, too) under
his wing, and gone off to hobnob with the
| birds as an itinerant bird photograph
cleverly inducing them to "smile and look
| pleasant, . while he took their pictures. ;"
The nature student will find in the book
a very valuable addition to his collection
I Of, nature books. IN 80 "a
| HOughtOn Miffiin & To-. BOSTON not -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

The sultan s brother is dead and
buried. No complaint.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-13

y At the King Alfonso performance at
the Covent garden opera, Mrs. Potter
Palmer wore a diamond as large as a
Rockaway bivalve..