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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

many breasts. Il touched d live wire. !"
The Tribune sympathizes with Mr..
johnson s view that our political situa-
tion has been too much dominated by
the cast, and declares that the people Of
the west will not have a candidate for
the presidency who represents the New
England idea Of the tariff - free hides
for me; taxed paper for YOU that
they will not have a candidate who
stands for the New York and New Jer-
sey idea Of corporate rapacity and ag-
erosion (which seeks to make an east
ern state robber's cave into which all
the riches of the west may be
dragged And further, to the extent
of two-thirds of a column, the TriENne
is even more incorporating in its re.
volt against eastern domination Of ma.
tional affairs than was the governor Of
Minnesota. Our own Judgment Of the
governor g speech is that it shows him to
have been in a state Of considerable ex
citement for which there may be some
explanation, but doubtless his remarks
admirable in large part, would have
been quite as effective with less evi
dence of the tension under which they
were uttered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
REVOLUTIONARY scIoNs.
Minnesota Society Has Impressive Ex-
ercises in st. Paul.

The Minnesota Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution celebrated
Washington s birthday by fitting exerr
cises yesterday afternoon in Central
Presbyterian church, st. Paul James G.
Haynes Of Minneapolis, president or the
society, was in the chair, and Wallace
G. Nye of Minneapolis was the orator.
A chorus of 500 young voices fur
nished music under the direction of
Elsie M. Shaw, supervisor of music OF
the st. Paul schools.
Mr.. Haynes called attention to a.
small silk flag hanging from the pulpit.
It was different from others in that the
stars were arranged in a circle upon
the field of blue. Mr.. Haynes said it
was made few years ago by the grand
daughter of Betsy Ross, who sewed to-
She is still alive in Iowa, and formerly
resided in Minnesota. 1t has been the
custom Of the society every year to send
her greetings, and Mr.. Haynes read her
telegraphic reply:
tsSons of American Revolution, glori-
Gus compatriots, God bless you. Have
been very i'll, but am fast recovering.
Remember me to all our friends. Rachel
Albright. -
The sender is now over ninty-fve.
External faith in that which is good
and that which is right formed the
foundation of the greatness of both
Washington and Lincoln declared Mr..
| Nye. "Neither the father of his coun-
! try nor the savior Of it, was endowed
with a rare and peculiar quality that
makes them undyingly great. In them
was simply the summation of few
common virtues such as can be posses
l.sed by. any boy or girl here today It il
for each one of you to nurture these
qualities, purity Of heart, honesty of
purpose; sincerity Of thought and with:
al a lofty ideal to which you should
strive to attain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
WHAT. / OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Cutting Lumber by Law,

4
The ournal in Its editorial yes
terday on the proposed. law regulating the
sale Of lumber, which I have introduced
and am trying to pass, missed the main
point. The object Of this law Is to have
the consumer get the number OF feet
which he pays for, and can not under
stand the code Of ethics and morals IN
Hennepin county which compels its entire
delegation in the legislature, and its pub
lie press, to oppose this measure. Grant
ing, for the moment, the contention Of
the lunbermen, that the smaller stick will
answer as well as the larger, that the
thinner plank will wear as long as the
thicker, that the narrow board will cover
as much surface as the wider-if this is
the case, why shouldn't he render his bill
for the actual number of feet which he
delivers? If stick 2x4 will do just as
well as a stick 2x6, why should the lun-
herman render his bill for a 2x6 when. he
delivers a 2x4? Now, this is exactly what
he does, except that he does it in frac-
lions, and 1t is conceded that he gains
about IL per cent. In other words, ne de-
livers $50 feet Of lumber and renders a
bill for 1000 feet. The same principle is
involved that was involved when the
wheat producers Of the northwest rebelled
against the excessive dockage and under
weights and secured state weights and
state grades. It is a clear case Of theft.
II the flour mills Of Minneapolis should
put forty-seven pounds of flour in sack
branded forty-nine pounds, would the
Hennepin delegation have to defend such
action and oppose legislation to stop it?
trust shot. Conditions have made the
lumber business very profitable Of late.
They are not only able to sell for lumber
what used to go into slabwood, but the
organization Is so strong that everything
is manufactured at a profit. There is no
reason why this profit should be still
further increased by tolerating a prac-
tice which allows them to deliver less
than they are paid for
100: Elmer e Adams
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Railroad Employees and Railroad
Regulation.

There have been limitations for some
time that the railroads would undertake
to enlist their employees on their side
in the controversy between the govern
ment and themselves in the matter Of
state regulation. It has been expected
that railroads would undertake to per-
suade their employees that government
regulation would mean reduction in
wages and, therefore, it was to the in
terest Of the employees to join the rail
road companies in resisting government
interference. This movement, accord
ing to d Chicago dispatch, is believed
to have commenced on the Chicago &
Alton road. The action of division
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers on that road is believed to have
been inspired by the officers Of the com
pany. The organized employees of the
railroads have been expected to have an
influence Of no little value with mem
bers of congress, if they could be per
suaded that their interests were threat
ened by the government IS program.
The railroads may be successful to
some extent in this direction, but neither
the railroads nor their employees will
be able to resist the inevitable. Failure
on the part of the railroad management
to conduct public service with a fair
regard for the public interest is sure to
result in government interference in
some way, either thru government regu:
lation of railroads privately owned, OF
government management of railroads
publicly owned. The strange thing is
that railroad men, themselves, do not
see more clearly the inevitableness OF
one or the other of these two things
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
EXODUS OF "VAGS"
Beggars Trying to Beat Their Way Out
of the City Now,

Owing. to the recent warm weather
the unemployed men who for several
months have been begging and picking
up a living in various ways in Mime
apolis have made grand rush for the
railroads and are constantly attempting
to board outgoing trains.
Most of these men haven't the money
to deposit with an employment agency
to obtain a position. They have been
hanging about these places continually,
however. and have learned where men
are wanted, and are now ready to beat
their way there and get the work.
In spite of the carefulness of the
special railroad officers, many of them
have succeeded in, boarding the trains
and getting clear of the city. To pre-
vent these free rides and the possibil-
ity of future damage suits, the railroads
are doubling their forces to keep the
men out of the yards.
The Milwaukee road this morning
sent seven new men to the mayors Of
fee, where they were given permits to
act as special watehmen. These men
will all have police powers and will ar
rest all persons caught boarding NOV
ing trains.
The passenger stations and freight
depots are crowded daily by men anx-
ious to work or beat their way out Of
the city, and they have to be watched
closely
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
A Dogmatic Premier.

Premier Laurier 8 speech introducing
his school bill for the new provinces
seems to have been conceived in g. mean
spirit toward this country. It's state
ments are largely nonsequiturs and so it
has no value as contribution to socio-
logical literature, while its tone is Of
fensive in the extreme.
The premier of Canada says in so
many words that the. United States is
overrun with lynchings, murders and
divorces because "Christian dogmas'
are excluded from the schools and that
Canada is free from these evils because
Christian dogmas are taught in her
schools. Then with a smirk the premier
introduces bill providing for schools
which will teach the particular Christian
dogma that he believes in himself. We
have nothing to say in criticism Of the
Roman Catholic dogma, but there are
people in Canada who hold it in abhor-
renee and presumably if they had elect
cd a majority Of the Dominion parlia-
men and selected the prime minister
that functionary would today be intro
ducing very different bill. It is a
matter Of politics with the prime min
lister Of Canada. He knows where his
votes come from. But for. his offensive
and unnecessary references to this coun-
try the incident might be treated as one
entirely domestic. ..,.
The United States excluded sectarian
teaching from her public schools and
has always been satisfied. With all
our apparent tagging behind "the
mighty Dominion Of Canada in Christian
progress and morals, you couldn It
SAchange the school system Of this coun'
try today without revolution. 1T is
true we have our race problem and our
lynching problem, but nobody pretend
ing to the grade Of craftsmanship
would for moment think that this
problem arose as the result Of failure
to teach some particular dogmas in the
public schools. If the prime minister
of Canada thinks that he is either E
hopeless demagog (for home consump
tion) or else he never read much in hi
youth except dogma. He must have
omitted history entirely. 49,. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
NEWS or THE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR

STANDARD OIL MORALS, AS SEEN
THRU THE HISTORY OF THE CON-
PANY's RISE TO PoWER.-With the
legislatures Of several western states NOV
ing against the Standard Oil Octopus
the secretary Of commerce about to begin
a trust investigation, the president Of the
United States Identified with the agita-
ton for greater publicity Of trust affairs
and the people following the antitrust de-
velopments with interest never before
equaled, no book could be more timely
than Ida Tarbells History Of the STANDARD
OIL Company. ss.f..ss7 Il.
Born in the Pennsylvania oil regions OF
a family whose interests wero in oil, Miss
Tarbell knows her subject from the In
side and the outside. from observation and
from study. She has been honest thruou,
and has produced a work Of great value
to economic as well as to. political his
tory. It is the story Of the rise of 8
mighty American financial power. repre-
sentative at once Of the greatest in bust.
ness acun1en and Of the worst In bust
ness morals. 40
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
The Adams Lumber Bill.

The Journal has a communica-
ton today from Mr.. Elmer E. Adams,
representative of the ffty-ninth dis
trict in the state legislature. He writes
in support Of his bill regulating the
cutting of lumber, on which T h e
Journal made some comment yes
terday. Now, The Journal may
be wrong in it's judgment Of the effect
of that bill. but we have been unable
to see where the public is to profit by
it., especially at this late day, when
there remains comparatively little lum-
Der to be cut in the state Of Minnesota,
and when so much must be brought
from the outside, the dimensions of
which our state cannot regulate. We
know Mr.. Adams for an honest man.
He may, if it seems to him necessary,
question the "code Of ethics and NOR
ais in Hennepin county," but we do
not question his Hethics and morals in
! the introduction Of his bill. The only
point to be considered is whether such
bill as he proposes will operate. to
the advantage Of the general public
If. it will, it ought to be passed. If
twill not, there is nothing to be
gained by it's introduction. .,yez.
Comparatively little of our native
timber remains to be cut This bill
mig ht regulate the cutting of that re-
mainder, but it cannot control the cut
ting of lumber in other states, which
is already finding large market in ou1
own owing to the decline in our produc
ton. Mr.. Adams does not say in hi:
letter, but he advises us in a persona
interview, that the fact that Minnesota
cannot regulate the dimension of lum
| Der cut in other states will be met b,
the passage Of similar laws in othe
states. Of course, Of that we can hav'
no assurance. Nor is there any assur
ance that, in these days Of the declin
Of the lumber industry in Minnesota
if this rule were enforced against lum
Der brought in from other states, an
the local market were by that mean
placed more completely under the con
troll Of the local producer-there is n
assurance that he would not add to hi
bill every cent that the added amour
of, wood required by this bill cost him
It seems as if he would. ~,
| Mr.. Adams says nothing about tn
increased cost to the consumer on az
: count of the added weight. and the COL
sequent heavier freight bill he woul
no doubt have to pay. However, if til
, consumer wants it, let him have i
: If he does, this is the first we hav
{ heard of it. e" r.. d.. .. ..4
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The Pioneer Press says

j Until two or sthree weeks ago the
(capitol) commission was able to pay
some of the employees about the building
out Of its appropriation, but now, that
the building is completed, the legality
Of. warrants drawn upon the appropriation
have been questioned. 49, 81 81 xS
In this artless fashion the P. P. gives
away the case for the Horton bill. The
excerpt is quoted to show from a friendly
witness that 1.-The building is completed"
and not for the sake Of the grammar, in:
teresting as that feature may be- Z: The
st. Paul papers have been telling the Leg
islature that the capitol would not be
finished for at least a year, andf that
it would be a serious embarrassment to
the concluding stages Of the work to put
the janitor service in the hands of any
| but the commission. Internationally, the
truth has slipped out. OF course, there
are some finishing touches in odd corners
yet, and there will be for years to come
In that sense, the building never will be
finished For all practical purposes it is
finished now, as the esteemed Pioneer sc
truthfully says. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
IN DARK PLACES
Salvation Army Plans Campaign to Re-
form st. Paul.

Brigadier General Jenkins, of the Sal
walton Army, returned Yesterday from
an extended trip thru Wisconsin and
Michigan, where he inspected all the
principal posts.
ssI expect to continue the trip to
northern Minnesota and the Dakotas
about the first week in March, !" said
the general. Before that time I ex7
pect that there will be some rapid de-
velopments in st. Paul. We plan to
establish rescue home for girls which
will have room for at least sixty, with
hospital in connection. 1t was at first
proposed that the home should be placed
midway between the twin cities, but it
was feared that between the two it
might be neglected. The present home
holds only about twenty girls and is en-
tirely inadequate for the work. Captain
Gooding is making efforts to secure
suitable quarters for the industrial
home and the shelter. When the corps
| is suitably housed, the new work-wiii
probably require more officers. st.
Paul will be one of the strong centeZl Of
the Salvation Army
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instances OF commercial baseness That
the commercial morals OF the country
have been lowered by the Standard is the
conclusion reached after reading the
book.
+ In fairness to Rockefeller. 1t must be
said that he had always a personal con-
tempt for the dishonest ones it was found
necessary to use, and where a man sold
out information about his employer to
the Standard, or In any other way con-
niyed at Standard schemes against his
own company, he never rose high in the
Standard employ, altho the company took
over many such men. Rockefeller, Miss
Tarbell says, knew too well the value
of honesty to retain in the Standard enl-
ploy in responsible position any man
whom his own company had corrupted.
| II. e. N.
Mcclure Phillips & Co., New York.
SIS net. q
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Wants Auditorium. Renamed.

To the Editor of The Journal 20 . -.
It has been suggested, and very prop
erly, too, that some other name than Au.
ditorium be given to the building now
nearing completion, and which is to be
dedicated next week. Auditorium is real
ly only half a name, and would suffice for
blind people; but for those who can see,
the name is wholly incorporates Just as
q starter, let me suggest this, The Temple
Of Music. It is not too lofty or high
sounding-from a Roman or Greciar
1t has more noble and
dignifed sound than Auditorium, which is
only one remove beyond exposition, where
we have had Melba. and, perhaps a
stormy political gathering, and possibly a
dog or cat show, the same week. Let us
hear from others. #, H. 3.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
ELKS SEE STUNTS
Dual Celebration Given in Honor Of An
niversary and Holiday.

Minneapolis Elks held a special So
cial session last night in commemora-
tion Of the birthday of Washington.
The celebration also marked the fifth
anniversary of the dedication of Elk g
hall. Theodore L. Hays was master
of ceremony and about 500 Elks and
their friends placed themselves under
his authority. G. F. Mcneil of the
Northern Pacific railway, gave a little
talk, illustrated by stereopticon views,
about the beauties of Yellowstone Park.
its mountains, geysers, and animal pre-
serves.
Members from the casts of the
Dewey. Unique, Bijou and Orpheum the
aters united to entertain the guests
with curious stunts. Gene Cole and
Frank Myers had fifteen minute
wrestling bout, which resulted in q
draw. After an elaborate luncheon W.
H. Levings- closed the entertainment
with history of the lodge since it left,
it's old home on lower Nicollet, five
wears ago. --.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
IN MILITARY SETTING
Y. w. G. A. and Y. M. 9. A. Joined in Q
Washin ptnn Enterta inment

The Y. W. C. A. joined the Y. NJ. G.
NJ. C.. A. hall. About 500 men and
women listened to the entertaining pro-
gram. The hall was fitted up with mil
itary trappings, a tent, a cannon and
hundreds of flags. Beside the tent
stood cherry tree and an ak. Every
one was invited to take a chop. Nor
gan Post hall drum corps played sew
W. W. frowbridge s gave We personal remin.
iscences of army life which was brought
home to the guests by supper of hard
tack and coffee.
The reception committee was COM
posed of s: s. Staring, H. l.. Murray,
Allen Ford, c. l.. Cooley, Arthur Stew.
ems and Mr.. Holsinger. ..-.:ss----..f - :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
One Law for All.

To the Editor of The Journal .E.
Is it not evident that there is one law
for the rich and another for the poor in
this country? If I am not mistaken it is
this same Judge Grosscup of Chicago
that Jailed Debs about ten years ago for
violating his injunction. He did not wait
for the supreme court to pass on the
validity of his Injunction, nor want any
special laws or a constitutional amend
ment passed. He jailed at once.
Over year has passed since he en-
joined the beef trust from robbing and
they aren't IN jail yet. How readily pris-
on doors swing open for the petty thief
and how large the opening seems to be.
Do these methods fool any one, or Gre
ate any respect for law or government, O,
make mans patriotism greater?
rt1l -, = .N O., -.-- John Burns.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
CELEBRATION AT DAYTON'S.
Big Store Furnished Entertainment for
Its Holiday Customers.

Washington birthday was pic
turesquely observed at Dayton's depart
ment store yesterday. a continuous
concert performance, in which colored
quartet amused the patrons, was given
Martha as WASHINGTON in I demur noV Coona
attire, and the father of his country,
with wig and the regulation costume Of
Washington, added a touch Of color and
interest to the crowds on the floor.
The decorations were elaborate.
American flags and bunting hung from
every available projection and were
gracefully festooned about. the gallery
from which the colored quartet sang
patriotic songs. The store presented
a gala appearance, while the program
gave it constant and ever-changing in
terest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
Standard Oil.

From the fact that the stock Of the
Standard Oil company has suffered de-
cline since the Kansas fight began and
the move for a governmental investiga-
ton started, one need not suppose that
the stockholders are worrying them
selves to death. The open quotation
for Standard Oil fell from 646 to 500 in
a week This represents a loss in>val-
uation, as represented by figures heard
on the street, of anywhere from $780,
100000 to $4O,O00,000. It. looks big
enough to scare anyone, but it is prob
able the Standard Oil men are not
scared.
This company has capital stock of
500, 100000 authorized, and stock to
the amount Of $97 900 has actually
been issued. A few shares float around
here and there, but. practically all the
stock is owned by the Standard Oil
directors, their relatives or friends,
wealthy individuals, banks or, corpora
tions or employees Of the Standasd.
Many little odd lots are so owned. The
big holders are the Rockefellers, Rogers,
Archbolds, Paynes, Flaglers, Hark-
nesses, Pratts, Tilfords and .Bedfords.
The Rockefeller holdings predominant.
E On Wednesday of last week the di-
rectors met and declared a. quarterly
dividend Of Is per cent. This means
h $14 ,625, 900 to divide up for three
4 month of business. Last year the Stand
ard paid So per cent for the twelve.
D month; in 1903, a. per cent; in 1902, As
per cent; in 1901, 48 per cent; in 1900
4S per cent; in 1899, 33 per cent; in
1898, 80 per cent; in 1897, 33 per cent;
in 1896, 81 per cent; and as far back as
A 1891 to 1895, it paid II per cent every
year.
When it is remembered that up to
1852, the Standard was corporation
with $3,500,000 capital, and that as the
result Of good business and enormous
earnings, the capital was raised in one
Jump to $4,000, 900 it will be seen thai
there has been money in the oil trade al
controlled by Rockefeller. Since the1
1t has been expanded still more.
Standard Oil is not an active stock
When a large stakeholder dies or 10,
any reason liquidation of large hold
ing is necessary the public learns very
III closely what the insiders are willing tt
give for the stock. Otherwise, in {
stock market in which Reading, Unio1
Pacific, Copper, Steel or other active is
sues may easily show q business Of ovel
~ II L 9 ~ Y
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When this young Mr.. Hyde, who has
been giving the life insurance people ner-
vous spasms, was g. student Of Harvard
he was so much Of a hayseed that tho
boys called him Caleb Their surprise
over his recent exploit in giving a $780,
900 dinner, with gold plate and actresses,
was great. When a boy has his fling in
college and settles down to business after
wards there is hope. But when he is
quiet In college and begins to dissipate
later on in life, his case is in a bad way.