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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
START MOVE TO
TAX FRANCHISES
! Continued From First Page.

stock was $4,000, 900, and this sum
still appears on the records of the sec.
retary of state. The later increase OF
s10,OOO,OOO has never been entered. -
IF the state can establish the prin-
ciple involved in this move, it will go
after a number Of the trusts, including
the Standard Oil company, the. Inter
national Harvester company. the Amer
lean Tobacco company, and the other
big packing companies. There IS no
means now provided by law for listing
the franchise value Of such corpora
tons in more than one county, but #
the right to tax franchises is upheld
in the case of Swift & Co., new legis-
1ations will be asked for to provide for
making such assessments by the. state
board Of equalization, and apportioning
the taxes to all the counties in which
s the. corporations do business. For in
stance, in the case Of Swift & Co., the
! listing is all done at South St. Paul,
but Minneapolis and. ST. Paul, where
distributing plants are maintained, are
entitled to a. share of the franchise
value for assessment. . .-.. 3.
Returns have been secured showing
the assessment of some other foreign
corporations in the several counties of
the state. From these returns it is ap'
parent that the taxes now paid are q
mere bagatelle compared with the vol
ume Of business they are doing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
MOODY SEEKS TO
UNEARTH REBATES,
Government Puts It's District At
torneys on Trail Of Rail
roads.
Journal Special Service.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Attorney Gen
eral Moody has directed most search
ing investigation by all the United
States district attorneys in the United
States for the purpose Of securing cyl.
dence on which to base prosecutions Q, Of
rebate law and for discriminating
against certain shippers. The district
attorneys have been instructed to CON
duct grand jury Investigations for the
purpose Of demonstrating whether or
not the present laws forbidding the
granting Of rebates are far-reachlng
enough to put stop to this practice.
It has been claimed by the railroads
and their representatives that laws now
in force are strong enough to, stop the
granting OF rebates, and that there IS
no good need for further legislation il
the present laws were enforced.
) All the machinery of the federal gov
eminent will be utilized to secure evil
dence, in answer to the charge that the
of Justice has been neg
lectful. Mr.. Moody takes the ground
that it will be impossible TO secure the
necessary evidence because OF the re-
fusalS of persons involved to furnish
information. The law makes it a mis-
demeanor for the shipper to accept, or
for the railroad to grant rebates, and
both the railroads and the shippers de-
cline to furnish evidence, on the plea
that by doing SO they may incriminate
themselves -s<
United States District Attorney
Thompson, at Philadelphia, acting I'M
der the general instructions Of the at
torney general, is now engaged in CON
Quoting an investigation and his in
structions are to ascertain If possible
whether or not the Pennsylvania and
other lines with terminals at Philadel-
phia have violated the law. The dis
trict attorneys in Chicago. St. Louis
and Boston and other large cities will
begin Investigations at once.
While the department. does not be-
lieve sufficient evidence will be. OBJ
it is believed that when it becomes
known that the department. is making
an investigation 1t will have the effect
Of stopping the granting Of rebates. RI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
OPEN ka]R||| Hight !|l'
WRECKS Il BUILDINGS I'D .
One Man Murderous1y Assaulted
and Blocks Raced in Labor
Combat.

Lorain, Ohio, Dec. 12.-Because the
master plumbers declared for an open
shop here three buildings were wrecked
at midnight last night and q carpenter
who Endorsed the action Of the amploy-
ing plumbers was murderously as
saulted.
The journeymen plumbers made de-;
1nands, which the employers insisted q,
they could not meet, and they retail
ated by declaring FOR an open shop.
The action was followed by the raz-
ing Of the Steve Majessee block, which
was nearly completed. The building is
three stories high and the braces on all
three floors were loosened, a rope was
attached to the building and it was
pulled down. In the John Rosenfeld
block, the plumbing was pulled out or
destroyed, as was the case also with
the Dobos block. ''s.S
J. w. Seller, a non-union carpenter,
was assaulted, beaten, into insensibility
and thrown on an electric railway track,
where he was fortunately found shortly
before the passage Of car, Union men
declare their members had no hand in
the outrages. 81 ~
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PROYIDENI SAYINGS
LIFE ] HAS SCANDALS.
Hughes, the 1nquisitor Goes Right
Ahead Finding More
Crook ed York.
journal Special seryices

oVuAA~1 SPooAe1 SS1yAcot E&4 4ss. sts
Hughes has taken hold Of the Provident
Savings Life Assurance company be-
fore the Armstrong committee and with
its president, Edward w. Scott, on the
stand exposed a nest Of scandals that
sastounded even those who have been
listening to rehearsal of insurance
evils during the last three months It
was shown:
McCurdys in the matter Of despotism.
He has four sons and one nephew enjoy
ing lucrative positions in the company.
That, in 1896, Frank r. Hadley, a
manufactures Of New Bedford, Mass,
purchased the stock control of the
.Provident Life with the money of the
Institution and made Mr.. Scott presi-
dent the same day the company was
turned over Ito him. Hadley bought
inglfor them $362,500. He borrowed
$500, 900 on the shares themselves and
the remainder of the purchase price
$162, 800, he borrowed from the Provi-
dent Life. He did not put up a dollar
of his own money. The collateral he
gave the Provident Life to secure the
loan Of 1852, 500 consisted of q lot of
: cats and dogs which when subse-
quently solo, realized only 100000. The
UctlduCC, P1oGJOUVS IVA q oCdu iOoo W
the company. Hadley committed suicide
after becoming a financial wreck. :.
Mccall in the Deal.
That when the shares Of the Provident
Life, on which the 100000 had been
lent, were sold they brought $205, 900,
the buyer being President Scott. To
raise this money Mr.. Scott borrowed
$1S0,000 from the New York Security
and Trust company, which at that time
was owned by the New York Life In
Mccall, Of the latter company, stood
sponsor for Mr.. Scott in his dealings
with the Security and Trust company.
That after President Mccall enabled
Mr.. Scott to borrow the $180,o00 Mr.:
Koran, brother-in- law Of Mr.. Mccall,
was made controller, Of the Provident
Life. The sProvident Life also became
tenant Of the New York Life build
How Mccalls Gained.
That the Provident Life retained
President McCall's brother, p. E.. Nc
Call, until he became Justice Of the
supreme court, and, later, Andy Hamll-
ton, the legislative agent Of the New
CaH ST, 900 ana Hamilton 1000, FOL
their work in having q law taxing pre-
miums set aside. The company fought
this matter to the highest courts and
won. For getting this decision for the
Provident Life President Mccall has
| admitted the New York Life paid Andy
Hamilton $4,000. All the work was
| done for the Provident Life. and the
total expense to- that company was but
$4,000. President Mccall said thai
Hamilton was retained by the New YorA
| T;fa an ,contiupanfz fee arrang gem ent
No suit was ever brought in the name q
Ethe New. York Life, but on the strength
Iof the favorable, decision rendered il
the Provident Life's suit Mccall gave
Hamilton $146,O0O Of the money Of the
/ New York. Iifa's policyholders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
WANT INSURANCE
LAWS ALL ALIKE
State Commissioners, with Presi-
dents Approval, Will Hold
Convention to Start Move.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Dec. 1T. D. 0 'Brien,
Insurance commissioner OF Minnesota,
and insurance commissioners from half
dozen other states, have gone away
from Washington with the president g
Endorsement Of their plan to hold con-
yention in Chicago this winter to work
out plan for harmonious state legls-
lation for the control of insurance.
While the president has approved this
plan. there is no attempt here to dis
puise the belief that it will be utterly
impossible for the several states to pass
identical legislation on this or any other
question. The attempt has been re-
peatedly made in the history OF thls
success. At times, too, the need seemed
to be as great as 1t is at present. No
one here thinks that the Chicago con-
vention will be productive Of Important
results. - =..-.-7
Insurance Laws Certain.
It is no doubt true that the various
state legislatures a year hence will take
up the question of insurance and pass
laws, but that these laws as whole
will provide satisfactory remedy for
the existing evils is not believed here.
Federal regulation seems the best
method Of reaching insurance, and yet
there is a possibility of constitutional
dlH1CuIC1eS LndL may pieveut ecIAoA'
Another argument against federal regu-
lation is the feeling that the federal
government is too rapidly extending it's
powers. In this extension, which seems
the order Of the day at present, many
people profess to see the possibility OF
grave dangers to free institutions.
Dangers in Capitalization.
One of the presidents friends was
discussing this matter with him the
other day, and said: 49,.
~ should not object to this extern
sion of the federal powers. Mr.. Presi.
dent, if could be sure that some such
man as yourself would always be IN
the White House. This Of course is out
Of the question, and so such increase OF
federal authority as the present day
trend suggests must be viewed in its
power for harm from the standpoint OF
the weakest and most corrupt mon that
can reach the presidency and not from
the standpoint of such presidents az
YOURSELF 5gs% !
This statement reflects a very genera
feeling among public men in Washing
ton. III
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
TRIAL OF WILDA
JOHNSON BEGINS
Young Woman Charged with At
tempted Poisoning at Havana,
Pleads Not Guilty.
Special to Tho Journal.

Owatonna, Mimi, Dec. 12.-Wilda
Johnson, indicted on charge of at
tempting to poison Mrs. Gertrude Lund-
strom, an alleged rival in love affair,
was arraigned in court and pleaded not
guilty. The defendant is a dressmaker
and the complainant is school teacher.
Both the complainant and the defendant
were reared in the same community in
the town of Havana, Steele county. Mrs,
Lundstrom lives with her father.
The only motive, it seems, that posi-
bly, could be ascribed to Miss johnson,
as an incentive for the alleged attempt
to poison Mrs. Johnson, is a desire to
make away with a rival in a love affair.
A young man who had been attentive to
the defendant, her friends say, became
attracted to Mrs. Lllndstrom, who is a
widow, and it is said, frequently sought
her company. The climax came when
he appeared at the theater with the
widow and evidently confirmed the right
of Miss johnson q friends to feel .in-
dignant toward him for his seeming
fckleness.
Poison Found in Well.
Mrs. Lundstrom, it is alleged, short
time after this incident, while drawing
water from the well on her father g
farm, noticed that sediment settled in
the bottom Of the pail. Her suspicion
was aroused and she told her father of
her discovery. He warned the family
not to use the water. A sample Of the
water was taken to chemist in Owa-
tonna, who reported that an analysis
showed the presence Of enough paris
green to kill the whole johnson family.
Investigation Of the case led to the ar
rest Of Miss johnson. The grand jury
last Tuesday returned an Indictment
against her
It is also alleged that shortly after
the theater episode, Mrs. Lundstrom
found poisoned orange in her desk in
the schoolhouse. Il .s z. 81 Il
After the selection Of the jury. the
evidence was introduced in behalf Of
the states contention. The defense
claims to have evidence to prove that a
man was seen on the night Of the poison
ing Of the well stealing in tail grass in
the direction of the home Of Mrs. :Lund-
strom. s.
The whole county Is divided in senti-
ment toward the defendant and the feel.
ing runs high. I.a HUI,
Miss johnson has borne an excellent
reputation, and she comes OF highly
respected family.
County Attorney Whittleton and
Harlon e. Leach, who were connected
with the Nelson murder case four years
ago, are the opposing attorneys.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
THE TEA PENALTY.
A Strong Mans Experience.

Writing from busy railroad town
the wife Of an employee Of one Of the
great roads says:
NV husband is a railroad man who
has been so much benefited by the use
Of Postum Food Coffee that he wishes
me to express his thanks to you for the
GOOD YOU have done him. His waking
hours are taken up with his work, and
he has no time to write himself.
aHe has been a great tea drlnker
all his life and has always liked it
stsTea has, of late years, acted on him
like morphine does upon most people.
AT first it soothed him, but only for ar
hour or so, then it began to affect his
nerves to such an extent that he could
not sleep at night, and he would go to
his work in the morning Wretched and
miserable from the loss Of rest. This
condition grew constantly worse, until
his friends persuaded him, some four
months ago, to quit tea and use Post
UNI.
it. and it somehow seemed to do him
good, he added it to his evening meal.
Then, as he grew better, he began to
Y drink it for his noon meal, and now, he
will drink nothing else at table.
His condition is so wonderfully
improved during these four months
that he could not be hired to give UP
Postum and go back to tea. His nerves
4 have become steady and reliable once
more, and his sleep is easy, natural
and refreshing. He owes all this to
Postum, for he has taken no medicine
and made no other change in his diet
His brother, who was very nervous
from coffee-d drinking, was persuaded BY
us to give up the coffee and use Postum
and he also, has recovered his health
and strength - Name given by Post
nm Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the LITTLE
book The Road to w ellYille, e il
Ipkgs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
SULTAN ASKS POWERS
TO RECONSIDER TERMS

Constantinople, Dec. 1.-THE porte 8
reply to the note Of the six powers on
the subject Of Macedonia, presented to
Baron Won Calico, the Austro Hungarian
ambassador, yesterday evening, asks for
reconsideration Of some OF the modi-
fcations proposed by Turkey, which
were rejected by the ambassadors in!
their collective note presented Dec. 9.
been appointed to arrange the frontier
dispute If possible, with the view Of
averting 9 conflict.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
SENATOR FORAKER
!. OPENLY DEFIANT
Continued From First Page.

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afford the people Immediate relief. A
multiplicity of words in framing law,
he said, means litigation for. the next
ten years: He proposes to supply the
power which the supreme court held the
Interstate commerce commission did not
possess. He said something in the way
Of relief should be granted at once,
leaving other details Of legislation to be
enacted later. ...ss.
Senator Foraker pronounced the Till
man bill the best measure introduced
In congress since the rate question be-
came acute, because it will do more
good and less harm than any Of the
others. ID -. ..u,. .
If the government is going into the
ratemaking business, said Mr.. Foraker,
the Tillman bill should be accepted. It
does not propose to go.beyond fixing a
maximum rate, where, after hearing,
tortionate. It does not. provide FOR
minimum rates or decisions on prefer
entails. -. && arsz s..
Mr.. Foraker's View. ,ss i !,
Mr.. Foraker said there was little 81
no complaint of excessive rates. People
complain Of rebates and discriminations
against localities The El]xins law is
ample protection against rebates. There
is nothing left to be considered but dis
criminatory rates. The Tillman bill
does not take up that feature Of the
subject. ..,s..., -. ..,.- .-..zs..,.
In response to questions from sena-
tors Daniels and oulberson, Mr.. Foraker
insisted that rebates had been abolished
by the Elkins bill
%HSince the miserable fasco Of, ap.
pointing Harmon and Judson to prose.
cute the Santa Fe: railroad for giving
rebates, - said Mr.. illman, 1T do not
believe the Elkins law will prove eff.
fective. Until the executive quits pro.
tecting cabinet officers, who are accused
Of violating that law, and whitewashina
them, the law will not be enforced -
HBecause the president or some other
official does not perform his duty does
not prove the inefficiency Of the stat
ute," said Mr.. Foraker.
Foraker on Discrimination.
Mr.. Foraker then spoke at length OF
the question Of determinations against
localities. "The fixing of maximum
rate,'' he said, twill do nothing to cor
rect that evil. The Interstate commerce
commission recognizes this by incorpor
ating in it's own bill the right to Fl,
maximum and minimum rates. The PEG
pie would not long tolerate a law for
bidding the railroads to. go beyond a Ger
Senator Foraker declared the govern
ment has no constitutional right t
make rates thru5a commission. A legis
lative function cannot be delegated t.
a commission. He believes the Tillma1
bill or any similar measure will be pro
nounced unconstitutional.
/ In reply to Senator Clay, Mr.. For
aker said that many good lawyers be
1ieve that even congress has no power t.
fix specific rate, but he would not nov
express an opinion on that point. III
is sure congress cannot delegate tina
\ power Congress cannot 90 further tina,
. state commerce commission.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
GIRL s CONFESSION Is
SAD BLOW TO PARENTS
Special to The Journal.

5pec1a1 20 ING JournaI ~ q -
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 12.-Tho
was brought home to Sioux City today
when 8. -Stockman, former treasurer
Of the local trades assembly and now
employed at department store, dis
covered that Grace Stockman, who ex-
posed the dual life of George Griswold
a De a, Moi II and confessed her par
The young woman was music teach
er and her sister Josephine was a
dressmakera and milliner. The father
and mothersare heartbroken at the dis
covery. They supposed Grace was
keeping house for her sister. The
mother is devout Christian. Grace
and Josephine attended the wedding Of
a sister here last August and gave no
hint Of trouble. Grace said she had a
sweetheart and would soon be married
herself. Sas
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
BUNDLES FOR POOR
Elks Are Now Receiving Material for
Christmas Cheer. sag4a733EEssssssaa: .{&.i

The Elks' annual bundle social, at
which donations for the poor, to be dis.
tributed Christmas thru the charity or.
ganizations, occurs Thursday night, and;
bundles are now being received. It has
been arranged to send express wagons
or telephone to the Elks' club. Every
thing in the way of wearing apparel
clothing. underwear, boots, shoes, hats
or caps for men, women or children, is
acceptable. Thursday night g social at
the Elks lodgeroom will include an en-
tertainment, and at l 'clock, by invi-
tation Of Manager Spears, all present
deville program will be presented.
Checks for the Elks' poor fund
should be made to Emil Ferrant, chair
man. t,t.". r r. .s+E -" .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
ICE GORGE THREATENS
DESTRUCTION TO BRIDGE
Special to The Journal. /

Special to The Journal.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 12.An ice
gorge has formed in the Mississippi
river at Bellevue, and the water has
risen seven feet and is going higher.
Fears are felt for the safet yof the
new bridge under construction by the
Milwaukee road between Savannah, Ill,
has formed against the false work and
moved it fifteen inches. If the gorge
at Bellevue breaks, it is practically GER
tain the Sabnla bridge will 60. Trains
ares being taken over with the greatest
caution
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12

ont the third floor windows into the
streets. The other children and the
grown-ups were killed before being
thrown out.
WThe men who told me this story also
said that band Of several hundred
students and a few police arrived in
and, that after they had been placed in
Jail some Of the prisoners were recog,,
nized by their keepers as members of
the police force ~ -. + .s55.''.,,
Chanoch said that the faces Of the
dead in the streets were too mutilated
for recognition. He said also that in
suburb Of Odessa, a Christian priest
saved sixty Jewish children by placing
them in his own church. Each day the
peasants focked to the towns, predict
ing athe revolution is coming, and if it
does not arrive today, it will come to-
morrow
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TURN
AGAINST GAR
II Continued From First Page.
funds lavishlys ona champagne and ex
pensive cigars and liquors.
SITUATION OMNIBUS
Death Struggle Of Revolt and Reaction
Is Imminent.

L. lMm1nent.
st. Petersburg, Dec. lo.-(via Eydt-
kuhhen, Dec. IL. )-The situation is ex-
ceedingly ominous. Public opinion
practically is unanimous that the gov
ernment has entered upon the fatal
path of reaction, and that Whites min
istry must fall.
Reaction and revolution confront each
other in q death struggle.
Both General Trepof and General
Count Ignatieff, according to the popu-
to execute the program Of repression.
B. It is again said that the entire Cos
sack strength Of 400, 900 will be mobil-
lied in a supreme effort to crush the
revolutionary forces.
Rivers Of Blood
General Parsenoff said:
think we are coming to rivers of
blood in which the Revolutionary party
will lose it's game and Russia her lib
erty.' 2,
Certainly the appearance Of st. Pc
tersbuTg and the events here today
seemed to justify this black picture Of
The capital resembles a great mill
tary camp. The patrols Everywhere
were doubled, and grim-looking cannon
rumbled thru the streets.
What happened smacked strangely Of
the old regime. 81.
A large workmen 8 meeting was dis
persed by. Cossacks.
Encircled by Troops.
The building in which the executive
committee Of the League Of Leagues
meets was surrounded by troops and no
one was permitted to enter it, the colo
mel in command replying to all In
quiries, ~ have my orders.
At the same time vast meeting Of
'ioyallsts' was freely permitted, at
which speeches were made extolling the
emperor and the government.
To cap the climax, the funeral Of
Lieutenant General Sakharoff (former
minister Of war, who was assassinated
at saratof. Dec: s., with an imposing
array Of military representing alt arms
Of the service artillery, horse guards
and footsoldiers- passed up the aNevsky
Prospect between sullen crowds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
TALKED TN HER SLEEP;
REVEALED BIGAMY
Journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
San Bernardino, CAL, Dec. 12.-Mrs.
Jennie Vinson, while talking in her
sleep, revealed to her husband, William
Vinson, the fact that she was big
amist. He awoke her and she confessed
that she had another husband living.
Today Vinson sued for divorce. Mr..
and Mrs. Vinson were married five
years ago and have been prominent in
church work and society here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
CITY AFTER BUSINESS MEN
La Crosse Issues Warrants Charging
Violation Of Smoke Ordinance.
Special to Tho journal.

Violation Of Smoke Ordinance.
Special to Tho Journal.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 12.-Warrants
were issued today for the arrest Of
eight prominent business men, owners
Of large factories, charged with vio-
lating the smoke ordinance. They are:
"A. Hirschheimer, president of the La
Crosse Plow company; B. E. Edwards,
president Of the La Crosse City Rail
way company; Fred B. Smith, proprle-
president Of the Smith Manufacturing
company; p. M. Gilett and George Mac
MILAN, officers of the La Crosse Gas &
Electric company; D. s. Fairbairn and
George Tinker.