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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
LUMBER PRICES
WILL NOT RISE
MATERIAL ADVANCES NOT Elk
PECTED BY TRADE.
Secretary J. E. Rhodes of the Missis-
sippi Valley Lumbermen' s Association
Addresses the Fourteenth Annual
Convention of the Organization Upon
. Trade Topics-Chicago Protests.

Prices of lumber will not advance ma
terially this year, according to
the statement made by Secretary
J. F. Rhodes Of the Mississip-
pi Valley Lumb ermen S association,
which met at the West Hotel at
2 pm. today for it's fourteenth annual
convention. Mr.. Rhodes based his pre-
diction upon a close study of trade
conditions and in the face of a slight
shortage in the amount Of lumber held
by manufacturers as compared with the
stocks of year ago: Secretary
Rhodes said everything points to an ex-
Of northern pine in 1904 amounted to
1850, 100000 feet. -
The convention began with an ex-
ecutive session this morning at which
matters Of trade interest were discussed.
About fifty lumbermen were present at
the afternoon meeting.
A committee representing the lumber
buyers of Chicago protested against tho
specifications required in certain grades
of lumber, established by the travelling
committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
The Palace Clothing House
Will launder your cuffs and collars. |
CHORUS REHEARSING
Singers Preparing for Festival Of Music
at the Auditorium

The immense chorus Of the Philhar-
monte club is now holding two rehear-
sails a week in preparation for the Fes-
tival Of Music which will take place un-
der the auspices of that organization,
when the Auditorium is formally opened
on March 1 to 4. Two hundred and fif-
ty trained voices have been at work
since Christmas in preparation for these
events.
"Aida' will be given it's first setting
in concert form on the third night of the
festival. This will be the first hearing
of any operate score in concert form in
this city with the exception of "Sam-
son and Delilah.'
The operate work while not so diff
cult from point of harmonies as the
oratorio work, still is extremely catchy
as it intersperses the solo parts. In
addition to "Aida' the club has in prep
aration selections by Wagner, Gounod
and others for the opening night s pro,
gram.
The chorus of the Philharmonic club
will augment the children's chorus of
1000 voices in the Saturday night s per.
Torrance, which performance will ex.
eel anything of the kind ever attempted
in the west.
The public is given an opportunity to
make reservation for the whole season
before the single seat sale begins Feb
20.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
COL. JOHN TAYLOR DEAD
Milwaukee Road Will Honor It's Lat'
Master Mechanic.

On every station and office of thf
Milwaukee railway system flags viii
be at half mast tomorrow in respecf
to Colonel John Taylor, master mechanI
ic, who died early Monday morning al
the Holland flats, Second avenue S and
Ninth street. In the afternoon tn
shops will be closed and many of Mr.
Taylor's associates will attend the flu
neral at pm. from the Hennepin Ave
nue. M. E. church.
Mr.. Taylor was one Of the best-knowI
mechanics in the United States. ID,
was born in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1888
and came to America in 1850. Whel
the civil war broke out he was genera
foreman of the shops of the Lake Shor'
railway. He was placed in charge o
the government railway operations II
the war, with headquarters at New
burn, N. c., with the rank of colonel.
In 1857 he became master mechanic
of the Milwaukee at Racine. He cam
to Minneapolis in charge of the loca
shops in 1887, which place he held unit
June, 1904, when he resigned beeaus
of i'll health.
He is survived by his wife, fou
grown children and two sisters, who az
and l0,years his senior.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
MERCURY DEFIES
THE WEATHER MAN
BACKBONE OF WINTER WILL NOT
EVEN BEND.
Break Went Wrong and Temperatures
Took a Drop During the Morning
Hours-Cold Adds to the Calls for
Help at the Charitable institutions,

The mercury, since midnight, has
been vibrating about the zero point, and
the official temperature chart looks like
chromatic scale. The weather has
spanned an octave above and below the
neutral spot In spite of the fact that
there are rising temperatures all thru
che northwest and the predictions are
Tor warmer, the mercury started to
take a tumble at 10 am. and from
noon there was steady decline.
The backbone refuses to break.
me cold wave is moving eastward
steadily. Observer Outram is confident
that tomorrow will bring relief. The
icy blasts renewed their attack this
morning and at o'clock were blowing
fourteen miles an hour. At noon the
pace was over twenty miles.
st. Valentines Day, together with
the disorganized mail service, has rem
dered the delivery of mail almost i'm,
possible. Never in the history Of the
postoffice has there been such crowding
at one minute and nothing to do the
next: The morning mail trains were
too late to catch the early delivery
of the carriers, whose task was hamp.
cred by the cold, was doubled. Valen.
tines large and easily broken, have to
be handled with care.
The Salvation Army reported several
needy cases. One destitute family with
nine children was discovered. One
family made a call from the country
saying that they had no clothes, the
weekly washing having been dragged
into the fire by dog. In another
case a woman was discovered who had
taken fifteen washings in one week to
get food to keep herself and her con
sumptive husband from starvation. Or
account Of the neatness of her house
she had been refused aid by various re
ligious organizations.
The coal and rent fund of the Associ
ated Charities is quite depleted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
LAW AKENING OF JIMMIE"
INSPIRED BY THE BARDS

A local author, Harry Hoffman,
nephew of Mrs. 8. D. Cargill, 100 Du-
pont avenue S, has been inspired by the
perfection in physique displayed by a
group Of acrobats playing at local the
alter, to the writing Of book having
to do with the mental and moral devel-
opment Of a boy brought up in the cir
Gus and theater.
Mr.. Hoffman has called his book
"The Awakening of Jimmie,' and the
young lady in one Of the Orpheum boxes
intently watching the performance of
the Bard brothers, acrobats. Having be-
come interested in the Bard boys aero
battle act to the extent Of attending the
theater several times, he discovered one
afternoon that a young lad y was doing
seat each time. Mr.. Hoffman s imagin-
alton has done the rest and the first part
of the book has been completed.
Mr.. Hoffman conceives 81 immie' to
have been founding given the advan-
tages of preparatory school education,
which he abandons to become one of a
"family' Of acrobats, "playing the cir
cult While playing in Minneapolis
he has bad fall and young lady, hav;-
ing taken more than a passing interest
in him, enlists her parents assistance,
and the boy is taken to a hospital.
Then begins the inevitable romance,
the awakening of the boys mind to
higher ambitions and, finally, his deter:
mination to become business man and
zone of the Chamber of Commerce
crowd.' Mr.. Hoffman makes his story
decidedly lical, in that the theater comes
in for honorable mention and his "Jim'
mie' is put to work in the -four mills
where he begins life over again:
At Mr.. Hoffman g request the Bard
brothers have been photographed In sew
tions will be made. Mr.. Hoffman is
the author of several short stories, sew
eral Of which have been published, al
tho he makes literature his pastime ano
takes more pleasure in creation than in
publication. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
DE PACHMANN COMING
Eccentric Russian Pianist Will Play
Here March 2.

Vladimir de Pachmann, the remark
able and eccentric Russian pianist who
has aroused even conservative Boston
to enthusiasm this winter, will make his
initial appearance In Minneapolis
March 2, with the Symphony orchestra.
It is not likely that this opportunity
will be repeated soon, for de Pachmann,
Of the sea voyage, To keep his concert
engag cement, he was obliged to cross IN
August during the calmest season, and
even then he suffered severely from sea-
sickness. He claims that his return trip
in June will be his last and no none
tary considerations will tempt him to
cross again.
De Pachmann has gained great repu-
tation as an Interpreter of Chopin,
ton of his fame. Even with a pro-
found love for this great master he
sometimes becomes disgusted when his
managers and his public demand a large
proportion of Chopin numbers on his
program. Because he is so famous an
exponent Of Chopin, the local manag-
ers will arrange to have him play a
Chopin concerto with the Symphony
orchestra. Harold Bauer is the only
other world famous pianist who has Civ
en- such number in the city. Previous
to last year Lnere was uO oiCnestid an
recitals were numberless, but now with
such an organization as the Symphony
orchestra and such a pianist as de
Pachmann, for whom many claim first
rank and pre-eminence, it is possible t.
give these great compositions and with
adequate treatment.
| De Pachmann is peculiarly eccentric
and moody One Of his mannerisms is
giving aloud the frankest criticisms OF
his work during the performance. Thes.
are spoken in an undertone to himself
and sometimes even such words as
"Fine, de Pachmann,0 or 'That wa,
bad,'' are audible to those nearest him
When playing concerto with the Bos
ton Symphony orchestra this winter hi
turned several time to Gericke, the con
ductor, when a passage particularly
pleased him and said, Fine work, &c
rricke, = or s That Is good, Gericke. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
8;

Two hundred grocers and general
store men Of the state listened to the
disclosure of one Of his inmost secrets
by Mayor David P. Jones this morn
ing, as he welcomed the delegates to
the ninth annual state convention in
Kimball hall. The great desire Of his
boyhood, he said, was to be a grocer
and he was only mayor. Mr.. Jones
averred also that he had a trading
stamp system Of his own in his back
yard store.
The three-day convention of the Re-
tail Grocers' and General Store Mer-
chants association of Minnesota was
called to order by H. NJ. Pryts, vice
president of the Minneapolis associa-
ton. Rev. w. B. Riley offered prayer.
Following the address Of welcome by
the mayor came the response of H. w.
Kingsbury Of Winona, who discussed
the relations of merchants organiza-
tions to the people. The result was
better grocery stores and more pros
porous communities.
President Simon Clark of Duluth in
his annual address said that fortunately
for the grocery interests there were
more merchants in the present legisla
ture than ever before. The bill al
lowing market gardeners to peddle il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
PADEREWSKI AT BERLIN
When He Played There, Won Bulo'
Presented an Encore.

In Paderewski' s early career he en-
tertained emphatic opinions concern
ing Berlin IS claims to being the musica
hub of Europe: In later years, how
ever, these opinions were modified upo,
personal contact with Berlin.
At one time Paderewski played hi
own concerto for piano and orchestr:
with the Philharmonic orchestra, then
as now, the greatest orchestra in Eu-
rope, Of which the noted DR.. Won Blu
low was director. After he had fnishe'
playing the concerto, Paderewski wa
recalled many times, and finally yield
ed to the demands and again sat at til
piano to play an encore, Chopin mum
Der. DR.. Won Bulow resented the en-
core, which was against rule. and, more
over, he did not fancy two Poles, Pade
rewski and Chopin, receiving all tn
honors. At any rate, he remained o.
the platform thruout the Performance
and kept up an incessant round o
sneezes, which many put down to vol
untary effort. On leaving the .concer
hall the distinguished pianist, feelin;
little sore after this experience
waived cab and jumped in, the drive
rather noisily calling out. "Where to?'
Before the goldenmaned Paderewsk-
had time to reply, one Of the crowd
bystanders shouted, ''to the barber 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14

Wife Beaten Convlcted.-Kaiser ScOttes,
118 Seventeenth avenue N, was in police
court this morning charged with beating
his wife. Judge Smith found him guilty,
but deferred sentence until tomorrow.
Brings Prisoner Back.-Chief Deputy
Sheriff Arthur l.. Jones this morning re-
turned from Portland, Ore. He brought
with him Henry Hoke. under Indictment
for embezzling funds from the local iron
workers union. The prisoner won't talk.
Fraud Orders Issued.-Fraud orders
were today issued by the postoffice
gainst the following concerns, said to be
operating largely in the northwest: F. E.
Karn & Co., Buffalo, N. Y; Friar Medi-
cine company, Buffalo. N. Y; R. Ernst,
Detroit, Mich; G. E. Wake, Boston.
1.-THE Human VioIin."-Rev. Arthur B.
Dunno. priest, scholar and orator, will de-
liver his lecture or 1.-The Human Violin''
ton tomorrow evening. He is held to be
one Of the most convincing and earnest
preachers of the Catholic church in the
United States.
Bubble Baked on ThIeves.-Burgars
stole an automobile valued at $1,1o0
from the premises Of the Great Western
SyCle CollpdAy' IodLuiu dy 1llSHI. IHe Hld
chine was found stalled at Eleventh ave-
nue. S and Washington, the thieves evil
IDENTIFY being unable to manipulate it.. .
Woman "Vag" Tried to Die.-Because
she did not want to go to the workhouse
for ninety days for vagrancy, Rose Evans
whose true name: she said, is Jeanette
Varney, attempted to commit suicide in
the detention room at police court this
morning by taking an ounce of lauda.
mum. She was sent to the city hospital
where her life was saved She will go tt
the workhouse tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
WILL NOT MOVE
Biltrite Manufacturing Go. Declines
Proposals of St. Paul Capitalists.

The inventions of the Biltrite Manu-
featuring company, produced in Min
neapolis, have been developed in the
past two years by Charles J.
Miller, for twelve years agent of
one of the eastern store SER
vice companies. Some Of the most
prominent stores in the twin cities are
already using various styles Of these
inventions. The principal points OF
advantage are their great simplicity
ease of erection and lack Of repair
necessary to keep them in order, as well
as the quietness in operation.
The company had a proposition from
st. Paul fnanciers to capitalize the
concern and move it to tha at city, but
local capitalists think so we'll of il
that it will be retained in this city
This concern already employs about
twenty persons, and this number will
be largely increased in the future.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
NEUROLOGICAL
LONG LIFE ENDS
Mrs. Celia coffman Dies at Her Daugh-
ter's Home.

Mrs. Celia coffman Dies at Her Daueh-
ter's Home.
Mrs. Celia Coffman, mother of Mrs.
Sarah B. Schaeffer, police matron, died
at her daughters home, ~ Eleventh ave-
nue. Sc. this morning, after a lingering
illness. aged 80.
Mrs Coffman was born Edwards in New
York. N. Y, April 10, 1925. Her grand
father was a soldier in the revolutionary
war and held a patent on land now part
of that city. She married Daniel Coffman,
who died March I, 1903, and in 1870 re.
moved to Sterling. Kan, where she lived
until four years ago.
Mrs. Coffman had two children, but
Mrs. Schaeffer Is the only living child.
The funeral will be held from the late
residence. 712 Eleventh avenue Sc, to-
morrow at pm. Interment at Lakewood
cemetery.
T. D. STULTZ of Minneapolis, a we'll
known painter, died this morning at the
home of his brother. at 664 Otsego street
ST. Paul. He had been i'll a week. Flu
neral notice later.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
CONTROLLERS REPORT
READY FOR COUNCIL

The exact financial condition of tn,
city will be made public in the repor
of the city controller at the next meet
ing of, the city council. The report ha
been compiled by the Jones, Caesa
company Of Chicago.
When this company was awarded tn
contract for installing the new system
Of bookkeeping it was stipulated that i
should supervise the first report of thu
controller.
It will show to a cent how mucl
property the city owns, how much /
owes and what sums are due. With tn
completion of the report the Chicag
company will have finished its contrac
and the controller will then superinten'
| the system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
NASH APPARENTLY IS
NOT READY FOR TRIAL

There is little likelihood that former
County Commissioner. M. w. Nash IS
suit against the Voters league for
$4,000 damages for libel will come up
at the present term of the district court.
Mr.. Nash did not ask to have the trial
set and as it rests with him to take
the initiative the case will probably
90 over to the April term.
A member of the Voters league said
this morning that the league is ready
for trial at any time, but that Mr.
Nash would have to. set the date. :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
WANTS RABBITS EYES
AND A DOVES LIVER

"The two eyes Of a rabbit and the
liver of dove.'' This is the peculiar
order received this morning by a Mime
apolis commission firm. The pickup
for the dove. The rabbits were on
hand and the substitution Of kitten
was not necessary.
''This is the unique order of our his
tory,' remarked the commission man.
"I haven't the slightest idea what the
reason for the order can be, but sup
pose it has something to do with Val
entine' 8 dav.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
BOY WAS LED ASTRAY
Emil Stems Previous Good Record
Prevented Severe Punishment.

Emil Steen, indicted for grand lar
ceny in the first degree, was allowed to
plead guilty to petty larceny before
Judge H. D. Dickinson this morning.
The defendant is a boy with a previous
good record and evidently had been led
into trouble thru bad associations. He
was sentenced to the training school,
but sentence was suspended and he was
turned over to his father and the
county probation officer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
HISTORIC CHURCH BURNED.

Marietta, Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE Firs
Congregational church of this city, tn
first church in the Northwest territory
was destroyed by fire early today. TIL
church was built in 1888 and has bee
several times remodeled. the last tim
three years ago, altho the general struc
ture was always maintained. Loss $50,
900; insurance $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL
Photographer Thought It Was the Othe,
Kind-Death Nav Result.

Mark D. Matthews, photographer,
residing at 1900 East Franklin avenue,
and EN- ployed in the gallery of Joseph
T. Sussman, 300 Nicollet avenue, drank
wood alcohol last night, installing it
for grain alcohol; He became uncon-
scious and was taken to the city hospi-
tai where he hovers between life and
death. He has a wife and 4-year-old
child
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
CONTRACTS NOT MADE
Roosevelt Club Route to Washington Is
Not Selected.

The report that the Roosevelt club
will make the Washington trip via the
Great Western and Baltimore & Ohio
lines is denied by the arrangements
committee. No contract has yet been
entered into and negotiations are under
on the return trip is favored by many
of the pilgrims. $3.50, 7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
Weather Conditions.

There has been precipitation during the
past twentyfour hours in North Dakota,
eastern South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota,
the lake region and along the whole At
lantic coast, and snow was still falling this
morning in parts Of Iowa and thence
northeastward to Lake Superior. The cold
weather has moved rapidly eastward and
southeastward, with zero temperatures
everything Michigan, northern Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, the western parts Of New
York and Pennsylvania, and extending
southwark In the Allegheny mountains as
far as eastern Tennessee. The tempera-
ture is still from II degrees below to 20
degrees below in Manitoba and northeast
ern North Dakota. There has been a
great rise in temperature since yester-
day morning in the upper lake region ana
upper and middle Mississippi valley and
thence westward to the Rocky mountains.
II. S. Outram, Local Forecaster.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
will Talk to the Colds.

Ruth Paxson, national secretary of
the Y. w. C. A., will arrive in Mime
'apolis tomorrow, and will be the guest
Of the university Y. w. G. A. Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday she will give
noon talks to university girls in the
parlors of the Y. NJ. G. A. building. The
meetings will be open.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
A David Harun Case.

A David Harum case was brought in
the district court this morning. M. g..
Wallace asks damages of Charles H.
Cole on the ground that the latter sold
him PAGER under ia lse representa-
lions. The horse is said to have spavins,
rheumatism and other equine ailments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
A JANITOR ARRESTED
On Complaint that His Chimney Smoked
Too Much

Alexander T. Allen, janitor of the
Wisconsin flats, Portland avenue and
Seventeenth streets, smokes "too
loud,' according to the allegations Of
John H. Lyle. Allen pleaded not gull
is in line With the effort to abate the
smoking chimney nuisance in the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
SHOPLIFTER CAUGHT
Was Trying to Get Away with Tw,
Bolts of Cloth.

A middle-aged man, describing him
self as Sam G.. Cole, and said by the
police to be a professional shoplifter,
was arrested this morning by Patrol
man Hartung as he was leaving tai
lor shop at 1927 Washington avenue S.
$S5, in a large2pocket inside his over
coat. He refused to tell where he lives.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14

A pretty little girl, 8 years old, plays
violin solos at the Unique theater this
week with an execution and sweep of
bow that is remarkable for one Of her
pecially good. Her name is Rose Dobie,
and her home is at Winnipeg She has
been playing in concerts for the past
three years and accompanied by her
father is now to make tour of vaude-
vile theaters, including the Keith and
Proctor circuits.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
Were the sophomores Afraid?

The sophomores have decided to
make the class party, March Z, an open
affair. This action is severely criti-
cized by upper classmen, who argue that
terruption by the freshmen, and so in
vited them to attend.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-14
Notice to Subscribers
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to you is in any soay ansatis-
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THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; colder in east portion tonight; warm
er Wednesday,: fresh northwest winds, be-
coming variable.
Wsconsn-Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; not much change in tempera-
ture; brisk northwest winds.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy, with
snow tonight and near Lake Superior
Wednesday,; brisk northwest winds.
Iowa-Far tonight and Wednesday;
colder in west and central portions to-
night, with cold wave in southwest por-
ton; fresh northwest winds.
North and South Dakota-Fair tonight
and Wednesday,; variable winds.
Montana-Far tonight and Wednesday:
warmer in northwest portion; southwest
winds.