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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
INSPECTOR SPOILED ali
LEASED "INDELIBLE. MARRYING
ON BAGS FOR EXPORT AND NOV
ORDER Is SUSPENDED.

/ AS result Of the utter impossibilit,
of manufacturing label ink that woulg
stand absolutely indelible on -four bags
the treasury department, according te
dispatch received from WashingtoI
today, has suspended the order allowing
drawback only on bags marked with in,
delible ink, pending an investigation O.
the claims of the ink and bag manufac.
turers. Minneapolis bag companiet
played an important part in the event.
that prompted the issuance of the ON
der and this, together with the import
ance Of Minneapolis as an exporting
est here, altho only bag and ink COM
parties are affected by it.
The material used in the manufactur,
of bags in which -four is exported, i.
imported under q heavy duty. TIL:
drawback order allowed a refund Of 81
per cent of the importation duty o.
bags again exported. To insure pei
feet accounting the order contained TIL.
provision that all bags so exported b,
labelled, in ilndellble ink, for draw
back. -
A prominent bagmaker stated that TIL
plant was working excellentlY, unit
securing soap, well known for its abil
ity to erase anything not part Of TIL
object to which it is attached, to tn
drawback label on an export bag an
the color Gram He reported the mat
ter to the authorities, who in turn mott
I fed the manufacturers that they mus
| live up to the, letter of the ,drawbacl
| provision. q: s.sssa
The bag manufacturers appealed t
the ink men and, tho every effort wa
made by the latter to get an ink tina
would insure it's indelibility on tn
i quality of hempen bags used for ex
ports, the latter We're; forced to ADM
| the impossibility of furnishing an abso
lutely indelible marker The ink me,
then presented the matter to the gov
eminent, today's order being the re
| suit of their plea.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
SHEEP MEN PROSPER
Boston Wool Buyers Contracting tn
|. Gin at Good Prices.

George E. Sudlow, owner of largS
sheep ranch near Miles City, Mont, il;
at the West Hotel today.
"Sheepmen and .stockmen canno
complain of the past season. said he
speaking Of the condition of stock or
the ranges and the prices that are pre-
5vailing. Boston men are already III
the field buying up the wool crop O.
next season on contracts. Prices arc
higher than they have been for some
years and the feeces will be thick anG
heavy. 49, ...%-ss-..-s " 4
; "!The stock is in excellent condition.
and much Of it will be jwintered in the
west and given considerable attention.
in fact, more than usual. The corr
crop of the middle west is very heavy
and stock will be kept there for feed
ganp ees t tbis fall tbaa ever beor
since the stock business assumed iti
present proportions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
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TAKING, A CHANCE
General Electric Official Explains the
/ New Public Bid.

In connection with the promised re-.
duction in the price of electric street
lighting, an official Of the General Elec-
trio company today explained that the
company was. giving the benefit Of a
chance. It is known that the Taylors
F hp plant VIII be pasrtt1haly IN operation
additional appliances to adapt the cur
rent for lighting will take much time
and money to- install. If this can be
done by June l, the new bid will mean
no loss, but if the work is. delayed the
company must furnish light to the city
with the present equipment for the new
rate. d.. :. s.r1z...s Is: = gSs..
Until the. new source Of current has
been thoroly tested and the supple
mentary distributing system perfected,
it is not expected that the Taylors
Falls "juice - will have any. .appre-
|~ciable effect in the electrical situation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
POLICE WILL WATCH
HALLOWEEN H00DLUMS

In view Of the near approach Of
Halloween and it's attendant disturb
ance and destruction Of property, Police
Superintendent Doyle has determined
to use all possible effort to insure a
quiet and harmless celebration this
year., The entire police force. will be
on duty on Tuesday night, and the cur
few ordinance will be invoked to the
limit of it's powers. Older offenders
will be promptly arrested if they create
and disturbance or destroy any prop
erty, and it. is proposed to set new
standard of Halloween observance. -,
parents to aid in keeping their children
within the bounds Of innocent sport, if
not within doors, on Tuesday night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
BAD 0DOR IS ARISING
FROM ST. PAUL ASPHALT

St. Paul may uncover a nasty httl.
scandal as a result OF the discovery O.
an attempt to pay the Barber Asphal..
company 1923 without the authority o.
the board Of public works. 1t is know:
who inserted the item in the Original
resolution, and the young woman whf
did it has no particular ]. hesitaney II
telling how she came to do it. The en-;
tire history of the affair from the pas:
sage of the resolution to the prepare
ton of the warrant is attended with !
series Of Irregularities, any of which
if taken alone might be excused as
mistake, but which have too mucl
method in them to be accepted as
series of coincident blunders. =.
Worst Of al, however, is. has beef
discovered that the records of the cit.
clerk have been mutilated, false MIN
utes entered and other Irregularities at
tempted to conceal unlawful payment
aggregating upwards of $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
LOOKS BACK A YEAR
G. L. Morrill, VIII Give Resume at To
morrow's Service.

G.. L. Morrill, will preach on ga Year
Ago Today at the Peoples church
am, it being Just year since the PEG.
ple's church was held in that place
Mr.. Morrill, will give resume Of the
work done, and outline his course fol-
the coming year, dwelling strongly upon
his hope to secure the Auditorium fol-
his evening services. ..-.-r..
The Unique Comedy company, com
posed of Messrs. Latourelle, Harvey and
Beckrow, will sing "Slumber Land
and Rock of Ages. ," The orchestra
will render "Idilio, and "True Blue,
end J. Goodyear will play a cornet solo
'I Love to Hear Ny Savior's Voice. .
Those who have composed Mr.. Morrill, Z
audience the past year, as well as
transients, are cordially invited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
LAUDs CORNHUsKERs. 4
Sheriff Dreger Says Gophers Will Have
-. to Hurry. e. 2 Il:

~, W 11u44Js - -. =
Sheriff J. W. Dreger returned today
from Lincoln, Neb., where he repre-
sented Minnesota in the meetings Of the
National Prison association. AS a re-
suit of the meeting, Mr.. Dreger has be-
come convinced Of the great need of
segregating young and inexperienced
wrongdoers from the hardened GRIM
inals. L. ~s. : " &ss,~%
He. is heartily in favor Of making
such changes in. the, HennepinE county
Jail as to permit of such separation.
He has already spoken to some Of the
county commissioners and will make q
plea for an. appropriation to Install
these changes. y 80
While in Lincoln the sheriff tookSoc-
casion to see the Nebraska football
team in practice. "Those fellows are
beauts,'' said the sheriff. !" I think
they will show Minnesota some things
when they come up here. At least our
boys will have to go some to beat that
bunch.'' --zss.ssz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
ASA F. SMITH DEPARTS
Pioneer Costumer Establishes Big Bust
ness in Milwaukee.

Asa F.. Smith, the pioneer Minneap-
oils costumer, will remove to Milwau-
kee, where he has bought two estab-
lished costuming companies and COM
bined them in a new business on West
Water street. He will have branches
at Sioux Falls, S. D., and at Fargo,
N. D. He will be assisted by his son,
Lee Smith.
For twenty-one years Mr.. Smith was
engaged in the costuming business here.
Oyer year ago he retired. He = has g. sold
street 8 to the s. 7. Mcknight COM
pany. and has disposed Of his Modern
Mart store at the same place. The
remainder of his stock, consisting Of
several baby cribs, baby carriages, and
odd pieces Of croekery, and chamber
sets, Mr.. Smith will give to any hos
pital that may call for them. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
SHOWS SOURCES
OF IMMIGRATION.
NATIVITY TABLES FOR STATE
GIVEN OUT By CENSUS BUREAU.
Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria and.
Russia Have Contributed the Most
Foreign Immigration During Last
Five Years-Few German and Irish
Immigrants in Recent Years. .
Of Minnesota s 1905 population. s;

Of Minnesota s 1905 population, 537,
04l, or 27.1 per cent, are foreign born.
Nativity statistics for the entire state
were announced today by the state cen
sus bureau. They show that the for-
eign-born population has increased only
about $4,000 since 1900, when it was
5Q5,318. The nativeborn population OF
the state has increased in the same
time from l,246,076 to 1,424 1888.
migration from S Germany, ' Ireland Eng
have, in fact, reduced the number OF
Irish born, and also those born in Po-
land and Bohemia. The number born
in Sweden has increased nearly II 900,
Norway 1000, Finland 5000, Austria
$500 and Russia 5000. !.
The nationality table, as announced
by the census bureau, is as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
MISS COLES NEW WORK
Becomes National Superintendent o
I. O. G.. r. Juvenile Work.

Miss Lizzie P. Cole of Minneapolis
has been honored with a seat in the
newly organized lodge Of the Order of
tional grand superintendent Of Juvenile
work. Heretofore the Good Templars
have had no supreme national body, but
at recent meeting in Chicago, which
was attended by delegates from all over
the United States, the much-needed new
adjunct was organized. George F. Cat
Grill of Seattle was elected grand chief
templar and W. H. Clark of Ripon
grand secretary. >
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
AFTER SOUTHERN TRADE
Washburn- Crosby Co. Forms subsldiar.
Corporation at Louisville.

Washburn- Crosby Co. Forms subsldfar,
Corporation at Louisville.
The Washburn- Crosby Milling compan?
has been formed at Louisville, KY, witt
s350.000 capital, to increase facilities fot
handling the southern business Of tn,
Washburn-C Crosby company Of Minneap.
oils. The directors are the same as i'll
the main company. William M. AtkinsoV
will be resident manager.
James S. Bell, president Of the Wash
burn-Crosby company, said last night:
I'VE have been operating a mill III
Louisville for the last two years. This
elevator interests have been developed ii.
connection with our southern business
connection with our southern business
and we have thought it advisable to take
out charter under the laws of Ken
lucky to facilitate the handling Of ,ou;
largely increased business in the south. I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
ST. PAUL SAYS mo"

Fire Board Declines to Buy Cars to
Transport Apparatus.
st. Pauls fire board will not appropri
ate any money for cars to transport fire
apparatus between Minneapolis and ST.
Paul. The board takes the position that
such cars will be of benefit only to the
insurance companies, and if they do not
find it worth while to bear the expense
no one else need have any concern on the
subject. Chief James R. Canterbury OF
the Minneapolis fire department Is very
anxious to have the cars. s.. -. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
PAWNBROKERS CONVICTED
They Failed to Return overcoat Le
with Than hy Plaintiff

with Them by Plaintiff.
Max Rinner and John Goodman, pawn
brokers at ~ Washingto navenue s,
were convicted in police court today of
selling a pawned overcoat before the time
had expired on the loan.
The coat was pawned by G. B. Humph-
rey for two weeks, and when he returned
at the end of the time the proprietors
told him that certain repairs had been
made and he would have to pay double
to get it out. A police investigated
showed that the coat had been stolen
from the pawnbrokers and that the
pawnbrokers intended to substitute an
other at a higher price. The court con-
tinued the case to allow the defendants
time to settle with Humphrey.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
CHARTER MEMBERS THERE
Original Members Of Hennepin M. e.
Church Attend Anniversary Social.

Four of the original members Of the
Hennepin Avenue Methodist church
which marked the thirtieth anniversary,
Of the organization. They were Levi
Longfellow, Mrs. Samuel Thorpe, Mrs.
II. M. Farnam, f. A. Chamberlain. The
original group met in the Friends meet
ing house, which stood at Eighth street
and Hennepin avenue. Among the
speakers were, Professor j. F. Downey,
j. r. Chapman, Rev. John Douglass and
Mrs. Sarah III. Knight.. ). T. Wyman pre-
day will be devoted entirely to the cele-
hration.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
STOCK TRAIN. SMASHED.

Seven stock cars of 500 train wera
wrecked in the st. Paul switch yards
last evening on the scene of the recent
wreck few weeks ago. A stock train
Of twenty cars broke and backed down
grade into a dead train. Seven Of the
stock cars, loaded with cattle and hogs,
were wrecked and many Of the animals
were killed. No one was injured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
THE FIRST WORD.
phi1o1o1nbia BRASS

49, But vt, sal said !, the judge, "you pro-
mo, I didn't" replied the pris-
oner.
But you struck the first blow.
Why did you do that7'' s
sBekase he sed to me: IF Oi I'M wan,
fye re another, and so I soaked him. g 6
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
. INDIGNATION.

w dSulHSIOu kotdr.
These insurance manipulators have
robbed us Of Millions said tie man
who gets excited.
- That's nothing said tho baseball
enthusiast. g Look at what the umpires
have done to us in those baseball
games. Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
For Municipal ART,

On motion: Of Alderman Wilhelm Pet
terson the president Of the council was
authorized to-. name committee Of
three to. cooperate with the municipal
art commission in an effort to secure the
styles Of sEehitsef1re . for municipal
ou x settlement Nit With tie heirs Of Paul
IPodany, who was killed in a sewer, was
effected by the payment Of 5000 in re-
Rrn for OIL T u the damage suit for
] "A number Of printers were present at
the meetings on the strength Of a false
report in an evening paper to the ef-
feet that certain alderman would seek
to repeal the resolution which provides
that all city printing must bear the
union LABEL; No such resolution was
presented, and the alderman alleged to
be the author, disclaimed ever having
had any such intention. .- :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
SLIGHTLY CONFUSED.
WASHINGTON Star

washington SJaT.
6 Poverty, said the cynical philoso-
pher, is no disgrace. On the contrary,
it may be an honor.
go Yes,' answered Mr.. Dustin Stax;
90 feel that way about it. But my
tastes are, SO expensive I can't afford to
be poor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
FOUL PLAY is FEARED.

( Coroner A.. w. Miller of Ramsey coun-
ty will holdsan inquest over the body OF
Martin Kugawa. Relatives Of the dead
man fear that there has been foul play
in connection with his death. The in
quest will be held next Tuesday. Kug-
ava lived at ISL Whitehall street
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
NECROLOGIC

GEORGE DERSON.-Funera Of
George Henderson, whose death by as,
phyxiation occurred at the home OF
day morning, will be held from Immac;
ulate Conception church, Third street
and Third avenue N, at 10 am. Mon,
day. IT..
MAY A. GRINDALL, wife of Angus
J. Grindall, who died Thursday at 10:3C
am, will be buried at $3.50 pm. Sunday
P. A. Davis, 2316 Girard avenue N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
THINK GAS LAMPS
STILL TOO COSTLY
ALDERMEN NOT SATISFIED WITH
RATES ON sINCANDEsCENTs.
Unless Better Figures Are Quoted, the
City May Return to the Old Flat
Flame Burners for Street Lights
Electric Street Lights to Be Cheaper
/ After Juns /. H

Bids for municipal street lighting
were received by the council last eve
ming, some Of which were entirely salts
In the latter category were the bids
forsincandescent lighting service. Chair
man Wendell Hertig Of the committee
on gas says that there will be some
not nearly as low as the aldermen an
ticipated. go ii -.
/ If better terms are not offered, it is
not improbable that an effort will be
made to return to the old-style, fiat
tame burners for the street lights. 1t
is either that or to discriminate between
certain sections of the city, because the
amount available in the street lighting
fund will not he sufficient to maintain
$500 incandescent lamps. II
The Minneapolis General Electric
on electric arc lights after June 1, by
which time the new power station is ex-
pected to be- in operation. Until that
time the present rate of 1914 a year will
prevail, and after that time the rate
will be $84 year. The city has 1,056
arc. lights. -. 4ss.5. ys.j = p. A.
The Minneapolis Gas Light company
makes the same rate as prevailed this
year, 95 cents thousand feet. r. {.
Bids on Incandescents.
-Four co companies $. presented various
bids on incandescent lighting, but the
results were a surprise. The Patterson
Street Lighting company, which has
had the contract for two years, did not
quote materially better figure. thar
the three other companies. AS the at
tachments are ;worrh from $7.85 te
1915 according to the bid Of the Amer
lean Street Lamp and Supply company
there is much suspicion that the Pat
terson company could do better ant
still make handsome profit. ~
The bids For lighting and maintaining
$500 lamps more or less, for the yea:
| 1906 are are follows: - -. %5--
| Patterson Street Lighting company
with governors, $12S4.
t Sun Vapor Street Lighting company
| without governors. s13.2S y 49,
| American Street Lighting company
New York, without governors, $12.75
with governors, $13.35.
American Development company: Chi
cago, without governors, 1880; with gov
ernors, $13.e5:
/ The present contract price is 1884
Last year the city paid $12.40 lamp
All these figures it should be borne il
mind arc in addition to the cost of gas
which will run from $40 to $12 a yea
| for each lamp. :, In other words the in
candescent lights cost the city abou
$24 as compared with about $ll TO
the old fat flame lights. ALI bids wer
sent to the committee on gas, which wi
meet on Monday; Nov. 6, at 3 pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
Weather Conditions,

A large high pressure area, with UNI
usually high barometer readings, overlies
the Dakotas and Manitoba, accompanied
by falling temperatures in nearly all parts
of the country, except in the states bor-
dering on the gulf and Atlantic coasts.
The temperature falls have been moder-
ate, the greatest falls being from IA de-
grees to IS degrees at points in Missouri
and the northern parts of Wisconsin and
Michigan. This mornings temperatures
are below 80 degrees as far south as
northern Missouri and northern Nebras-
ka, and below 10 degrees in Manitoba and
northeastern North Dakota. Cloudy
weather is general from North Dakota
southwark to Oklahoma, and along the
Atlantic and gulf states. Northerly
winds are general along the gulf and south
Atlantic coasts this morning, with the We
locities ranging from ten to twenty miles
per hour Fair and continued cool weath>
er is expected in this vicinity tonight and
Sunday. Il. 5. Outram, -
Section Director
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
CITY NEWS
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota and South Dakota-Fair to-
night and Sunday.
Upper Michigan-Fair tonight and
Sunday, except snow near Lake Superior;
colder in east portion tonight; fresh north~
erly winds. fF sIeisf Y 81
Iowa and Wisconsin-Fair and COM
tinued cold tonight and Sunday.
North Dakota-Fair tonight and Sun
day; slowly rising temperature.
Montana-Fair tonight and Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28

There is always one by whom the
is Piekwick Rye. It's good for you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
"SCALPERS" AT "U."
Spectators Reported to Be Working Cor
ner on Wisconsin Tickets.

Spectators Reported to Be Working Cor
ner on Wisconsin Tickets.
Rumors that students are "scalping'
on tickets to the Wisconsin game have
aroused the ire of the undergraduates
and summary punishment may be dealt
out to the student spectators.
Altho sentiment in the past has been
against the practice Of speculation in
football tickets, there have been several
successful corners. The matter has come
to a climax this year and number OF
students have constituted themselves spe-
cial detectives in an effort to run down
the offenders. - $3.50,
Expulsion from class organizations is
the punishment proposed if student spec
ulators are detected. Such action by any
university class would, it is believed, put
an end to the student scalping.
At a meeting of the girls rooter club
yesterday 10 Sublette. was chosen cap
tain. The football management will make
special rate to the girls who attend tho
wisconsin game, and a section in the
north stand has been reserved for the
fair rooters. No insignia was adopted,
but the girls decided to attend the game
armed with megaphones and ;colors. a.
The girls glee club has chosen the fol
lowing officers: Maud Johnston, presi-
dent; Leila Albrecht, secretary; Grace
Grygla, treasurer and business manager
The organization purposes to give pub
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28
STILL A BANDIT.

J = Philadelphia Press.
Cole Younger, the ex-bandit, was supposed
to have reformed but he has now secured a
street railway franchise, and no one can tell
what will happen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-28

Weather Now and Then.
Today, maximum. 20, minimum, II de-
grees; year ago, maximum, So, mini
u SO degrees.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-09-29
New Anesthetic.

DR.. 0rville Horwitz, the leading sur
geon connected with the st. Agne )
hospital, is making a series Of tests anu
experiments with scopOlamine, a new
anaesthetic, which promises to displace
ether, chloroform and all other anaes-
thetics in general use by surgeons all
over the world. Scopolamine is COM
paratively new drug, altough it has
been used in Germany for some time in
internal medicines. It is an alkaloid
and possess qualities which make it an
ideal medium for producing general OF
local anaesthesia. Only one-thirty-sec-
ond of grain is required to produce
complete anaesthesia in the whole body,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-09-29
Race Suicide.

A rare bird is the stork, so the smart
set in the New York apartment houses
say; and the statistics bear out their
statements.
One baby to more than fifty families
is the average of the favors conferred
by the stork in the apartment houses
each year.
In six big apartment houses twenty
one babies were found. They were dis
tributed among 465 families in four
years.
1t is different in that part Of the city
where the President dined few weeks
ago when in New York. In Rivington
street the stork has provided a ten
ement house containing twent-nine fam
lilies with 1O2 children.