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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A lively interest, as evinced by
large advance sale, is being taken by
the Knights of Pythias and, their
friends in the production at the Audi
forum tomorrow night of the classic
drama of "Damon and Pythias. The
revival of this grand old play, it is
expected, will serve to increase the in
terest of the public in the order, which
is founded upon the story of the two
heroes Of ancient Syracuse:
A tour rs contemplated by the COM
pany Sanford Dodge has organized,
five hundred cities, lasting thru two
theatrical seasons The production, in
fact, is part of a plan by which it is
contemplated that the membership of
the Knights Of Pythias is to be in
creased from 100000 to 100000 by
1910. -..--t &c.,
This is practically the first adequate
production in twenty-five years of the
play that was formerly prominent in
the repertories of the great tragedians,
such as Forrest, Macready and McCul-
Tough. Expense has not been spared
in providing an elaborate scenic equip
ment, costumes and stage settings that
will be historically correct, while
company of recognized ability has been
organized.
Tomorrow evening there will be a
parade by the knights of Pythias band
of forty-two pieces, and one of the
musical features in connection with
the production will be the playing of
a "Damon and Pythias' march espe-
cially composed for the occasion by
Stuart Beebe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
The Grain Inspection War.

Superior is keeping up its fight
against the Minnesota grain inspection
against heavy odds, for it is apparent
that all elevator men at the head of
the lakes want their. grain to go east
under Minnesota grades, and they will
go'rto almost any length to get them.
The bulk of the elevator capacity is on,
the Wisconsin side of st. Louis bay, but
tho elevators on that side seem likely to
outgeneral the new Wisconsin grain de-
partment. - H..
Wisconsin tried to install state in
spection once before, and failed for the
same reason that operates now, the I'M
willingness of the grain trade to accept
a Wisconsin inspection, which necessar-
lily has no standing in the eastern or the
export markets. The main considera-
ton in, Wisconsin appears to. be one. Of
state pride and the desire for patron.
age. 1t gals the Superior man to see
inspectors and weighers from Minnesota
working in his own city, holding jobs
which would be desirable bits of patron
age for home politicians.
This point does not interest the ele-
.vator men, however, and they are re-
fusing to admit the Wisconsin inspect
OTIS. When the inspectors gain an en-
trance, the elevators refuse to pay for
the inspection. At the same time they
are resorting to every possible means to
get their grain out under a Minnesota
inspection. Wisconsin, men claim that
Minnesota inspectors are working in the
elevators under. cover, and this is very
likely the case.
~~ Big business interests do not welcome
innovations in which they see no bene-
fit, but only an access of troubles. The
Superior elevators know they will suffer
by selling in the east on Wisconsin
grades, which the trade does not know
| and will not take at face value. The
establishment of Wisconsin inspection
means a double standard for the north
western grain market, which is, of
course, unwelcome.
Under the conditions it will be sur.
prising if the new inspection bureau at
Superior proves a permanent establish
ment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
PROFESSOR 0FTEDAL HOME
MINNEAPOLITAN SAW MUCH OF
INTEREST DURING HIS YEAR IN
. EUROPE.

Professor Sven Oftedal of Augsburg
seminary has returned to Minneapolis
after an absence of more than year
in Europe. He spent eight months in
Greece, studying modern Greek, and
travelling over the mainland and the ISL
ands. From Greece he Travelled by easy
stages to Norway, spending two weeks
at Sophia, the capital Of Bulgaria, and
making short stays in Servia, Hungary,
Bohemia and elsewhere. ..ss.F
He praises the Bulgarians and Hun
garians highly, the former for their
progress, intelligence and activity, the
latter for their love of liberty. The
Servians impressed him as slow and in
different. The Hungarians admire
America and surprised the traveller by
their knowledge of American affairs.
They are also warm admirers Of Nor
way for its achieving complete indie
pendence and Professor Oftedal was in
consequence shown much attention.
This was particularly the case at ban.
guet at Budapest.
He was in Norway when the plebi
settle on the question Of approving the
storthing's act in withdrawing from
the union with Sweden was held, and
speaks of it as one of the most interest.
ing events which have come under his
personal notice.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05

THE PROBLEM OF JUSTICE AS:
SEEN BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE SIM
PIE Few there are who have not
laced the problem of justice with qualms.
Like Banquo's ghost it will not down..
and It IS good thing it won't, else the
race would come to sorry plight. But
llght on the subject is welcome, and that
Is what one gets in Pastor Charles Wag-
ner's Justice. translated from the French
by Mary Louise Hendee.
The Paris pastor is a safe guide. He
has been over the road he attempts to
take others He sees man in his relations
broadly, and when he brings one up to
race the deep mysteries Of life and shows
him the sane attitude, that is about all
one could ask of a guide on such a way.
Justice" discusses a big problem. It
takes up Its various aspects under the
heads: 1.-THE Birth Of Righteousness, :
"Don1inion and Voluntary Service
Mine and Thine Science and Faith"
THE Love Of Country Humanity" The
Churches-the Church-Religious JUS
tice. Society and the Individual Social
| Justice, = and ''The Religious Conception
Of Work" Justice, as Pastor Wagner
views it, is the eliminator of strife and
thereby the salvation of man. The sum-
ming up Of his chapter on Science and
Faith" In which chapter he shows the
failure OF science to satisfy even man
reason, is enthusiastically sane and
| helpful. Here is part of it: i 4
When contemplate nature in her splendid
and unconscious life, that life which follows its
appointed course without stumbling or hes1ta-
ton, notice everywhere imperturbable secu.
| rlty. 1t Is, the strong calm of things which are
in harmony with their purpose. Only man can
destroy this harmony and become a wanderer
and an exile adrift from the mornings and his
law, alienated from the reason Of his being,
| shipwrecked in 'dohbt sapd{ despair. To be in
harmony with both his reason and his heart and
with the will which is at the bottom of creation
this is what man must attain to, ere he arrive
at peace. So. ~. '-s. - q r
Man is wayfarer, pilgrim Of the ages
covered with the dust of them ALL and torn
and MANNED by the obstacles of the route
| Sometimes he is swallowed up in darkness and
| overcome by fatigue; but he always keeps on
Why has he not succumbed long ago. After 81
many lost battles and so much suffering, whence
comes his courage? Whence arises the song O.
hope on his lfpss There is but one possible an
swer to these questions: He walks by faith 4
Mcclure, Phillips &rCo., New York. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Thurs day Evening

the principal. On the other hand the
companies are better off. too. They do
not have to draw out their investments
and find ready money in such large
sums every year to pay death claims.
The business is more permanent. But
the permanence Of the business has had
its disadvantag too. It has doubt
less led in the three New York com
panies to feeling Of ownership Of the
assets and careless way Of handling
them which is the cause Of most Of
their grief today. The recognition of
the trust character of the funds in
hand has been very slight on the part
Of all three Of these companies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
POLITE BOXING ENJOYED
MEDICS ANNUAL CANE RUSH AND
ATHLETIC CONTESTS WON BY
FRESHMEN.

Freshman medics yesterday defeated
their sophomore rivals in the annual
medical school cane rush and athletic
contests, thus regainirg for the fresh
man class some Of the laurels lost; by
the academic and engineering freshmen
in the recent university rush. ZIhere
was no Interference by the university
authorities, and the regular boxing and
wrestling contests formed part OF the
pr1 %g5;1n the medical rush was ON
smaller scale than the regular univer-
sity affair, the bouts for the possession
of the hickory cane were hotly con-
tested and the wrestling and boxing
contests were fast and exciting. Blood
flowed in some Of the boxing contests,
but the injuries Of the contestants were
confined to bloody noses and swollen
eyes and the bouts were conducted In
a good-natured manner.
Knoche, who was participant IN one
of the fercest bouts of the university
rush, entered the ring against May, a
sophomore, who made his reputation in
the boxing matches of last years
rush, but before the three rounds were
over the match was declared off, owing
to a sprained thumb received by
Knoche in football practice. In the
last boxing bout of the day Bohland,
freshman, won from Hardy, after three
rounds of lively sparring: Both men
were much exhausted by the work and
Bohland was given the decision.
Before the rush President Northrup
requested the faculty of the. medical
college to see that no brutality took
place, and members of the faculty were
in the crowd which gathered to watch
the two underclasses fight for suprem-
acy. ,-t -- =.
The freshmen won the cane rush by
taking two straight rushes, the first by
score of sixteen hands against thir-
teen, and the second with twenty eight
hands on the cane against twenty five
for the sophomores.
The summary of the boxing and
wrestling events follows: -
observation-disclosures, '09, and Varco,
'0S. ten minutes. no fall; Zierold, '0S,
threw. Munns, '09, and also Don, '09;
Cutting, '0S, and Henderson, 700, no
fall. sgs-.
Boxing Robertson, 'os. won from
Bandelin, '0S, in one round; May, Os,
won from Knoebe, '09, in two rounds;
Ryan, '0S. won from Radancher, '09, in
two rounds; Bohland, 'o9. won from
Hardy, 'GS, in three rounds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
TO LIVE IN MEXICO
J.. S. Miller of Minneapolis Will Build
Hotel at Chamela.

j. S. Miller of Minneapolis has just
returned from Chamela. Mexico, where
he is planning to make his home on
the Pacific coast. A branch of the Ma
tional railroad leaving the main line
at San Filepe. is now in course .of.een-
struction to Chamela. The line will 90
by way of Lagos. in southwesterlyE di.
rection, and will cross the. greater. part
of Mexico. On account of the difficult
construction, thru mountains and
swamps. it is estimated this new. line
will cost $5,5O0,000. Mr.. Miller is in
terested in the construction OF 20oi
room hotel at Chamela. which will be
surrounded by a tropical park, one milo
square. The railroad company agrees
to keep the park beautiful for ten
years. Chamela is on high ground,
with beautiful bayous and inlets of the
to keep the park beautifed for ten
ocean along the neighboring coast and
fishing that is unexcelled in Mexico
along either the Atlantic or Pacific.
It is hoped to have the railroad thru
to Chamela and the hotel in operation
inside of year.
\ Mr.. Miller says there are valuable
| pearl fisheries near Chamela, one pearl
having been secured there. which
brought $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
APPROPRIATIONS
FIXED AT LAST
COUNCIL PRUNING COMMITTEE
+ MAKES FEW ALTERATIONS.
Ten Thousand Dollars Set Apart for
Good Roads Will Go Toward New
Crematory, and Alderman Bow Sc
cures $4,000 for Fire Engine at Lake
Street and Minnehaha Avenue.

At last the appropriations for the
two big municipal funds, the current
expense fund and the permanent i'm
provement. fund, are fixed. The coun-
cil's pruning committee wrestled with
the matter for an entire day and had
several stormy periods, but in the end
did not greatly amend the report OF
the board Of tax levy.
Upon motion Of Alderman Hertig,
the $4,000 set apart for good roads
will be devoted toward the erection
of new garbage crematory to replace
the one destroyed by fire. The commit
tee was influenced to this step largely
by an address by John M. Root, gen
eral manager Of the Decarie Manufac-
turing company, in which he reviewed
the excellent work done by Health
Commissioner P. M. Hall in establish
ing the present system of garbage col
lection and destruction, as a result Of
which the garbage question was han
died more economically and satisfac-
torily that anywhere else in the coun-
quoted statistics of other cities of the
United States. Alderman Cashier
wanted the appropriation for the pay.
ment of rebates on excessive special
assessments applied to the crematory,
but this was opposed on the ground
that the council had placed itself on
record as favoring the payment Of such
rebates. Alderman Bow, however, was
able to get $4,000 from the rebate ap-
preparation for fire engine to be
placed in. the station at Lake street
and rMinnehaha avenue. Alderman
Vaughan had another $500 taken from
the same fund to increase the appro.
priation for sidewalk inspection. With
these three changes the permanent i'm.
provement fund was left as apportioneo
by the board Of tax levy.
In the current expense fund Alder
man Gerber had $1,000 taken from the
| councils contingent fund for the sal
ary of an electric-wire inspector fol
the city engineers department. Five
hundred dollars more was taken from
the same fund and given to the build,
ing inspector. To give the city CLERK
his customary appropriation, $50 was
taken from the election appropriation
These three changes completed the ap
portionment Of the current-expens'
| fund.
The council will meet next Tuesda,
to confirm the report of the pruning
committee, and as the committee vii
make unanimous report it is taken
for granted that there will be no fur
Their amendments.
The appropriations from the current
expense fund and the permanent-im
provement funds for the year 1906 vii
stand as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
The Transportation Situation.

The transportation situation in the
northwest grows more acute from day
to day. Complaints Of inability to OBJ
tain cars are increasing. Little trouble
has been experienced locally, the seat
of it lying in the newer settled country,
where farmers have marketed their
grain freely, and where the country
elevators have been filled up. These
elevators, in some instances, are I'M
able to take in more grain, neither can
they ship out for lack of cars.
The northwest has had much more
serious conditions than this to face;
indeed, every year brings it's COM
plants Of car shortage, but never be-
fore has the situation taken on so seri-
Gus an aspect at this early date. Usu-
ally it is we'll into winter; sometimes
the turn is made into the new year,
before the pinch comes.
The number Of cars and locomotives
that have been put into service in the
northwest in the past few years runs
far into the thousands, yet the cry at
crop-moving time is. ever for more. j.
The Canadian northwest is, in the
same position. Only today the news
comes that the Canadian Pacific road
has appropriated $7,500,00O for better
ments, principally for new rolling
stock, and this is fair illustration OF
what is being done on both sides of
the line. ,,~r .. -. r. -~
This annual stringency in the rolling
stock market is not entirely unlike a
money stringency. The trouble is that
if enough cars and locomotives were
provided to handle all business expe.
ditiously at time Of greatest pressure
a considerable portion would lie idle
in ordinary times. Our statesmen may
yet be able to devise an elastic cur
rency, an expanding and contracting
money medium, but it is little, diff
cult to figure out how to provide al
elastic car supply. 4 $ s.sssss:s~ i.
Meanwhile the railroads have thu
problem of the year on their hands
again, and this year, with tonnage al
ready extremely heavy, and the big
gest corn crop ever raised practically
secured, it looks worse than ever be
fore from a glance into the near future
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05

treated by Alexander D. Noyes, in an
article whose subdivisions take up specif-
cally the stock market, the grain and
cotton crops, Equitable Assurance affairs,
Russian and Japanese securities, and the
gold output Of the world. Karl Blind, the
venerable German revolutionist contrib
utes a striking justification Of the war
spirit in men and nations, under the title
of AN Unsatisfactory Apostle Of Peace,
Life Insurance Methods are explained
and compared in timely paper by Louis
lWindmuller. Other articles Of special
timeliness make the current Forum one
of exceptional interest.
Japanese Mobiles as shlpbuIders.
showing the type Of men who now enter
ishipbuilding and other Industrial works
in Japan, 1t is worthy of mention here
that the president of the Kawasaki Dock
yard company, Ltd, which is the largest
establishment Of its kind at Kobe, near
to the largest in all Japan. is Mr.. K. Mat
sukata, a son of ex-Premier Count Mat
sukata, who is the father of Japan's pres
ent financial system and is still one of
the mikado's trusted advisers. says
Charles Albertson in The Engineering
Magazine for October. To find man OF
this type engaged in business enterprise
only goes to show the immense change
that has taken place In Japan within the
last forty years. Previous to that time
the better-class Japanese would have
nothing to do with business and the ner-
chants were not looked upon with favor
At the present time the change Is COM
plete and business is an honorable pro-
fessiOn with men of all rank. The com
ing of the higher class Japanese into
business has brought in the much-needeG
higher ideals as to commercial methods
and honesty. -
The October number of the Engineering
Magazine continues the articles on the
Panama canal by John F. Wallace, an6
has very interesting report by j. Hart.
ley Knight on Recent Progress on the
Cape to- Cairo Railway
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05

The Kaiser's Good Sense.

Report has it that citizen of this
country, wishing to obtain an audience
with the German emperor, wrote to the
court chamberlain expressing his de-
sire and described himself as a "Ger-
man-American. The kaiser was i'm
pressed, but quite differently from the
expected, for, the court chamberlain
wrote in reply:
ellis imperial majesty recognizes and
appreciates highly "a German Or an
American. According to the imperial
view, German-American does not ex-
ist.''
The imperial view in this instance is
the correct one, tho one might doubt if
he visited America during a political
campaign and saw the banners Of our
German-American clubs, our Swedish
American and Irish-American, Norwe-
gian-American and all our other hyphen-
ated clubs marching and counter march
ing and saving their country by bleed
ing the candidates. b
In New York we are told that Mayor
Low was defeated by the detection. of
the Americans, and in Massa-
chusetts we are inf formed Governor
Douglas made himself unpopular be.
cause he did not sufficiently recognize
the 8 Irish-American " element in Bos-
ton. So it goes. ~ SFs
The German emperor did good thing
when he snubbed German American
abroad. We would do well to discour
age hyphenated political clubs based OF
the fact that man came from German,
or ireland or Sweden or Scotland t
this country. tits very we'll to keep III
the traditions OF the fatherlanolaand t
study it's literature. There is no stAmeri
can the less thought of because he re
members that his ancestors came from
the land o. cakes and Burns, nor becaus
] his fathers were educated in the beauti
1 full language and polite traditions O.
France, nor under the old Germani
ideas Of personal liberty. Social club
in which the best things Of SWede,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05

ceeded in making very few changes from
the results attained by the board OF tax
levy. The only matter Of serious differ
ence between the board and council was
in the treatment of the appropriation for
rebuilding the crematory by the former.
The council has striven to correct the
error of the board by taking $4,000 from
the good roads funds and adding it to
the crematory fund. Undoubtedly this
was wise. Good roads are good, but a
good crematory is an absolute necessity
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
TEACHERS DON'T LIKE IT
Object to Giving Two Afternoons Eacf
Week to Laggards.

Some Of the high school teachers
have expressed dissatisfaction with the
rule Of the board of education requir-
ing them to give two afternoons each
week in assisting pupils who are behind
in their school work.
Last year the teachers received extra
compensation for this work and there
school directors have taken the position
that it is part Of the duty Of teach
er to help the backward pupils without
additional pay. Some of the teachers
argue that the additional work inter
feres with their own study. The COM
plants may be considered by the school
directors at their next meeting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
THE MAGAZINES

The Forum for October-D December opens
with Henry Litchfield Vests quarterly
review of American Politics. bearing
specially upon the topics Of proposed leg
sislation affecting railroad rates, tariff re-
vision, and agitation toward the election
of United States senators by direct vote
of the people. A. Maurice Low devotes
the major part of his paper on Foreign
Affairs" to a discussion of the peace
treaty between Russiaifand Japan, and
speculation as to its probable effects upon
the mutual relations Of the various world
powers. Finance is compre hensively
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-05
SOME NEW CREATIONS in SLANG

SOME NEW CREATIONS in SLANG
PATTY APPLIED.-George; ". Hobart
(Hugh Ntzhugh,, better known the
author of John Henry has produced a
fall supply of new slang Those who
have not laid in their. winters supply
will find their opportunity in Get Vlext,
between the covers of which Mr.. Hobarts
offerings are to be found. In Get Next"
Mr. Hobart, with many forcible Ameri-
canisms, discusses race tipsters, bridge
whist, amateur photography, the grip,
counting, summer resorts and great men.
A wide field, yet one admirably suited
to John Henry. ae5 sst1,, g.. 49, -. =.
At the races John Henry and a, friend
meet Jeff d'Angelis. He tells of the meet
ing thus, giving the comic opera man a
gibe and the public, a new name for
automobiles: r.,..sss = ,,p>. r..
Then we ran across JEFF d,Angelis. the com
poser of the new. tune now played on the auto
He explained that he only came to the race
track to show the horses his smoke buggy and
make them SILVER. 81 l;sga = ~, - r. ~
John Henry had the grip, at least one
would think he had it from the following
description which one can hardly take
to be pure fiction: -
I don't know just exactly how they happened
to warm wise to me-, but "a newly-married
couple Of grip germs took notion to build a
plexus, and two hours later they had about 1888
children attending. the public school in my. me-
dusas oblongata; and every time school would
let out for recess would go up in the air
and hit the ceiling with my stopknot. A. J.
The book is full Of like material varied
to suit the taste, and If thatsis the kind
Of l1urnor one likes, why the book is full
Of the kind of hurnor he likes, and he
may: take it ALPHABETICALLY or homeopathic
cally. 1885,. = -, . . n <9a@s