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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26
LONGER THAN PLANNED.

had been forbidden to play the hay, but
day the temptation too great and couple of girls
and myself went in the hayloft to slide the hay.
We had been having great fun and thought would be
brave and slide in the steepest place. where the other
girls had not dared to Co. forgot the open trap door
where they pushed down hay to the cattle and down
started, headfrst. The first thing knew flying
thru the air and then my head something soft
heard hoarse below and opened my eyes to old
Short Horn glarng at with his big red eyes and look
and the girls to the hole and laughed at me. was
afraid to climb out but papa quickly to the
and helped me out Then he asked how it happened
What made that fall bad was fright and what papa
gave me for dsobeying him. Clara Smith,
Eighth Grade Big Stone, MINI.
Pleasant Valley School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26
A SUDDEN VISIT TO THE CELLAR.
IT smell potatoes, I smell pork

49, l guess Isabels doing the work.
sang walked into my chum IS house afternoon
about half past FIVE she getting supper Going
into the kitchen did not notice passed that the
trap door leading to the cellar OPEN
Oh, you have new waist exclaimed, pointing to
the one she had one. cts beauty Oh, know it's
your Bro thump, crash, splash! Where was I?
was sitting in water and pieces of glass
scattered in different directions about me- but where
could bes was brought to my senses by hearing my
chum scream, Oh, mama, mama! Mary has fallen down
cellar and broken her neck slowly and started
up the steps, but there rather sharp pain in my
back. heard my chum mother coming from the other
and she said afterWard that she she would
find dead The rest of that day spent in bed with
severe headache. My back hurt for number Of days
after, but thankful that bones were broken.
Tenth Grade Mary Phillips
South Side School, st. James, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26

Just how small small thing may be in a
Small very large whole and yet be Of supreme
Things Importance shown in the sinking Of
Count. the submarine boat, AS, of the British navy
recently. At the court martial held to
tabsh responsibility for the accident it was shown that
rivet gone from of the pates-a very small
detail apparenty-but nevertheless that small hole al
lowed ton of water to enter in ten minutes and the
boat was doomed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26
The JOURNAL JUNIOR

published Minneapolis journal for
public children Northwest in above tho Afth
e1ade principally their writings There
attached welcome competitor The
correspondence and suggestions from
addressed Editor
Junior,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26

When the papers announced year OF more
The ago, that the universal language t<Esper-
New anto' had been formulated, in the hope of
Tongue undoing the mischief caused by the tower
Of Babel, people smiled and then forgot all
about it. That is most of them smiled and forgot The
rest of them began to study Esperanto. The result
that congress Of Esperantsts has just been held in
France with delegates attending from France, swtzer
land, Belgium, Italy spain Austria, Hungary, Bohemia
Poland Russia, Germany, Sweden and Canada Speeches
made in Esperanto everybody talked in Esperanto
and much to the pleasure Of all concerned everybody
could talk with his neighbor matter what his nation
atty and native tongue Esperanto evidently, must be
taken seriously
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26
Afraid Of Cowbens.

Swiss cowbeIls have been introduced into the Hina-
layas protection for cattle against tigers The tigers
are said to run as sooa they hear the bells
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26
BROTHER DRIVES AWAY BLUES.

ooh, dear! said to myself lonesome afternoon.
had been expecting friends over but they not
Just then my brother in and asked me to run
footrace with him. was angry with myself and every
body else, it took awhile to decide. eyes, will
that III be BEATEN 'fWe'n see,'' said Willie. 'sIu
give you rod the start Of me,' and away we went.
me- ''oh I'm beaten!'' thought I, and before could
think Willie had stumbled and fallen. "Now!' said I,
He will not win ran past him and won the He
not disappointed, however, and willing try
another thought it fun and said Certainly but
this time he little careful about his feet.
Yes, he have not tried since and do not think
Fifth Grade. = Clara Schwamm
q" Battle Lake, MINI.
WHEN THE FLOOR OPENED.
It was a rainy day in September when maid had
a very hard fall She was placing the milk pans tho
pantry shelves Our pantry is rather dark and especially
rainy day and she did that the cellar
open She walked slowly along with the milkpan in
her hands, while her scanning the shelves for
place. when suddenly the floor seemed to give under
her and she fell down, down, down. heavy fall was
heard rafting of the tin basins and spashing Of
milk and the unfortunate Carrie lay on the cellar floor
Papa who down cellar at the time said he thought
cyclone coming. When she up again could
not help being nwardy amused at her looks as she was
covered with milk. Luckily harm to her, tho
she had had very hard fall. Minnie Thompson,
Ninth Grade. Appleton, MINI.
FORTUNATE AVOIDANCE.
One summer afternoon my friend and I out
playing and my friends father building new
house we thought would go and see it, We first
went into cellar which they had just finished digging
There big pile Of dirt side of the house and
went over to play it. We noticed crowbar lying
near the pile took and stuck it up in the dirt
and upstairs into the house and climbed
out Of the window upon the scafod. From there lifted
my friend to the roof Of the house and he just pull
ing up when suddenly he let go of and fell back
ward the ground and the pile of dirt about foot
from the crowbar frightened than hurt but
erowbar -Deane L. Weaver,
Seventh Grade. jackson, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
SALARY Emit IS
BINDING NO MORE.
REGENTS INCREASE THREE MEN
OVER TRADITIONAL $2,4oo.
Hereafter Good Men Can Hope to Ad-
vance in Value Without Going to
Some Other Institution Total In
crease in Salary List Not Larger Than
in Ordinary Years.

There is no salary limit at, the Uni
versity Of Minnesota.
The regents realize that in order to
retain good men in the faculty suf-
ficient salary inducements must be of.
fered and at the meeting of the board
yesterday, altho no great increase was
made in the salary Of any professor, the
traditional $2,4OO limit for full profess
sors was overstepped and the salaries
of three professors, j. J. Flather, Willis
NJ. West and Henry T. Eddy. We're in
creased to $4,000 a year. This action,
together with the fact that the regents
raised the salaries of Dean Downey OF
the academic college and Dean Appleby
of the mining school to $4,000 q year,
is taken by the members of the faculty
to mean that the regents do not be-
lieve in salary limit and will raise
the salaries of men they wish to retain
when it seems best.
In the past the university. has been
handicapped by the suppos1tlon that MAJ
when professor reached the So, 4OC
mark he could get no further increase
unless he became dean of a depart
ment. The attitude Of the regents
therefore, is hailed by delight by in
structors and professors.
| Altho the regents made other ma
terial increases in the salaries OF IN
structors, the sum total increase is not
places and the percentage Of increase
is not greater than in previous years.
1t was feared that the university
would lose this year some of its ables
men to whom positions elsewhere hav'
been offered, but it looks now as tn
the faculty will remain practically in
tact during the coming year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
1.-THE PLAYERS" SUCCEED
Melodrama Presented Last Evening L
Well Received.

The production of the drama, "Young
Mrs. Winthrope,' which was given by
the Players club at the Church of the
Redeemer last evening, was decided
success and showed considerable talent,
well worthy of the compliment paid it
by the management of the Metropolitan
operahouse, whose solicitation of pro-
fessional engagement for next week has
been accepted. 1t was witnessed by
over two hundred friends of the com
pany. . -s..,
Miss Nina Veeder in the role of Mrs.
Ruth Winthrope, and Miss Olga John
son as her daughter-in-law, Constance,
were strongly supported by John o.
good in the part of Herbert Winthrope,
the son and husband. Miss Marion
Nickel as Edith. the blind sister of
Constance, was very charming. Miss
Stoft was applauded repeatedly in the
first and second acts, in the well-as.
sumed part Of Mrs. Dick Chetwyn
Other members Of the company, includ
ing Stanwood Osgood, Charles Brewster
and Louis Conoughy, carried their roles
we'll and received the appreciation OF
the audience. Much credit is due the
director, Addison Madeira, whose I'M
ceasing energies have brought the clut
to the position it now holds among anna
teur organizations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
TO INSPECT T0NKA BOATS
Gyllstrom Will See That New Rules
Are Enforced

Alaf Gyllstrom, state boiler-inspector
for this district, made public today the.
new rules for the government Of steam
vessels. They have been adopted by.
the board of inspectors Of steam vessels
and steam boilers, and violation is pun
ishable by law.
An inspection Of all the steam ves-
sells on Lake Minnetonka will be made
by Mr.. Gyllstrom and a copy of the
regulations given to the captains and
the owners of all launches While there
is some question whether the law COW
ers gasolene launches, the owners are
asked to cooperate to see that the
rules are enforced
Vessels must carry life preservers,
equal in number to the number of pas
sengers and crew; fire buckets, axes,
life lines, and other safety appliances
suggested by the inspector. Between
sunset and sunrise in no case may the
number of the crew be less than two.
The light regulations are those common
lily accepte,, except that the screens must
project at least two feet beyond the
lights inboard to prevent them from
being seen across the bows. A white
light is to be displayed astern.
| The signals for the passing of vessels
I are the same as those advised by the
board Of inspectors in 1900. Copies of
the regulations may be obtained from
| the inspector.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
NEW PLANS FOR MAIN
TO FIT FORMER SITE

Believing that the new main building
should be placed on the site Of the old
building if suitable plans can be drawn,
the regents yesterday afternoon arrived
at no definite conclusion as to the loca-
ton OF the new building, and action
was postponed to give the architects
time to submit new plans for the cree
tion Of the building on the old site.
The regents spent most of yesterday
afternoon discussing the question of the
location Of the new building Arrange
ments, however, were completed for the
new pedagogical department., which will
be a separate and distinct school with
Professor James at it's head The re.
gents also voted that Wilet NJ. Hays, as
sistant secretary of agriculture, retain
his position in the faculty Of the agri
| cultural school for one year without sal
airy. The natural history survey of the
state completed by Professor Schlimar
was ordered printed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
PREMIUMS $4,000
New List for Coming State Fair Shows
Liberal Increases.

The new premium list for the Min
nesota state fair of 1905 is off the
press and is being distributed by. the
officers of the State Agricultural So
ciety. It is the neatest and most com
plete premium list yet published for
the Minnesota state fair, which also
means that it is the best issued in the
whole country.
Secretary E. w. Randall outlines the
events and features of the fair Of 1905
which will include the national exhibi
tions of pure-bred stock which have
been so successful in the past few
years. The livestock division has beer
strengthened by the addition of pre-
miums for carloads of fat stock, anG
these are supplemented by special pre-
miums offered by the business men o,
South st. Paul. In the dairy depart
ment the sweepstakes premium TO
creamery butter has been advance,
from $500 to. $1,000, and similar in
creases have been made all along thu
line. In all, the premiums and purse
amount to $50,0O0
| Half-fare railroad rates have bee1
secured for the fair, Sept. 40. Pre-
MUM lists may be obtained by send
ing to Secretary E. W. Randall, stat
fair grounds, st. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
CHILLY SPRING FOOLS 4
MAYOR JONES MUM

Mayor David P. Jones probably has
the rarest flower in America, not reyep
excluding Tom Lawson's pinks and j.
Pierpont Morgan g orchids. It is only
a simple chrysanthemum, most attrac-
tive with: its four or FIVE big white and
pink blossoms, but still nothing remark
able to look at after all. .-. -
The plant was sent few days ago
from the workhouse conservatory. by
Frank Mcdonald, the, superintendent.
It was beautiful plant, and, being
fond Of flowers, the mayor had the pot
placed on top Of the desk in the private
office: The mayor was dimly aware
that May was not the chrysanthemum
season, but thought nothing more Of the
fact until yesterday, when j ohn S.
Bradstreet happened into the office. AS
soon as he caught sight Of the imperial
emblem Of Japan, MI. Bradstreet ut
tered an exclamation of surprise, and
astounded the mayor by asserting that
there probably was not another
- in bloom anywhere else in
America b.. = .'--...' Il :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
LIVED EIGHT WEEKS
WITH A BROKEN BACK

b.
After eight weeks of terrible suffering
with a broken back, Michael Conway, SO
years old, died at st. Mary s hospital
today.
Conway's vitality is considered mar
velous by the attending physicians. He
was injured in Anoka while loading
scrapiron onto a box car for the West
ern Scrapiron company. A huge piece
of falling metal pinned him to the earth
end he was brought to Minneapolis to
die.
! After the examination at the hospital
the physicians said he could not live
more than a day, but inspired by re.
sponsibility for a family that would be
left without support, he defed death
Without complaining he kept up the
fight until yesterday, when he became
unconscious. He sank rapidly until this
morning.
A widow and several young children
are left at the little home, GIG Twenty
fifth avenue NE, without support.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
CUT TELEPHONE RATES
Proposed Ordinance Reducing Charges
Up to st. Paul Assembly.

The proposed ordinance regulating
telephone rates in St. Paul was sub
mitted last evening to the assembly by
Corporation Attorney Michel. It will
be considered next Wednesday evening,
when representatives Of the telephone
companies will be present. The maxi
mum rates proposed are as follows:
Business telephones, on separate
wire, located within two miles Of the
old postoffce building, Fifth and Wa
basha streets, $48; with two instru-
ments on same line, $50; three, $24;
four or more, $18.
Residence telephone on separate wire,
within same limit, $50; two on same
wire, 1924; three, $1S; four or more,
$15.
Additional charges for districts be-
yond the two-mile limit may be made
as follows For each half mile in air
line, rs cents per month additional may
be charged for each telephone on a
separate wire, but where two or more
telephones are on one wire, the whole
additional charge shall not exceed 25
cents per month for each half mile
| the additional charge to be pro-rated
between the whole number of tele
phones on the same wire in proportion
| to their respective distance beyond the
two-mile limit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
"Un PRESS BUREAU
Academic Faculty Favors It, Also an
Auditing Committee.

! A faculty auditing committee and a
university press bureau, both under the
control Of the faculty, will be innova-
tions in university life next year if
the proposal made at meeting of the
academic faculty today is adopted
The recent Gopher trouble, together
with persistent rumors of "graft'
among the undergraduates in charge of
college enterprises, has resulted in agi-
tation for faculty supervision of the
financial end of all student enterprises
The faculty committee on student pub.
locations recommended today that 4
permanent auditing committee, with
the faculty in the majority, be in
stalled. The academic faculty approved
the plan and authorized the committee
to work out the details for presentation
before the general faculty Of the uni
versity. --.... &c..
A second announcement, that the
academic faculty had also expressed
itself as favorable to the establishment
Of a press bureau for the furnishing OF
university news to the city papers, came
as surprise and was the general topic
around the campus today. 1t is pro
posed to establish press bureau mod
elled on small scale on the Associated
Press If possible, it is to be- run, il
connection with the English department
and students in English may be .fal
lowed to write the articles which mus
pass under the eye Of a faculty censo
before being sent to the city papers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
CHUFFER JUST MISSED
BREAKING HIS NECK

To take a flying leap over the dash
board Of an automobile and be buried,
like a Japanese shell, in a bank Of
solid earth, was the experience Of
Charles Murphy, driving a gasolene
runabout along Western avenue today
noon. IL.
Murphy was coming down the in
cline from James avenue at brisk pace.
As he reached Dupont avenue the ma
chine shot to one side and crashed into
a telephone pole, throwing the driver
high into the air and across the eight
foot sidewalk against the bank. Strik-
ing on his head and shoulders, he was
partially embedded in the earth. Two
firemen who were standing near ran
to his assistance, and finding, that he
was unconscious, summoned the patrol
wagon: Murphy recovered before ii
arrived and boarded car. =:
One of, the fremen saw the machine
coming, and, turning to his friend
proposed timing it. They did So anc
founding that it went nine blocks. il
thirty seconds. When the machine
struck the pole it was badly smashed
up, but can be repaired. ..- -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
A TRUSTEE NAMED FOR
COE COMMISSION co,


E. P. Allen has been elected trustee
in bankruptcy Of the defunct Coe Com
mission company. -. .-~. -.
Owing to the fact that trustee for
the Coe Commission company cannot be
elected by the creditors until all the
claims have been approved and allowed,
and that it would take at least ten days
additional to prove and allow such
claims, Judge A. NJ Harrison and Re
ceiver T. II. Salmon mutually agreed
that it would be better for all creditors
to terminate the contest for the trustee
ship. =
A mutual arrangement was therefore
entered into between the parties repre-
senting substantially all the claims that
have been filed. 1t was agreed that
E. R. Allen Of the, American Adjust.
ment company should be appointed trus
tee and Charles r. Fowler Of the Com
mercial Law and Adjustment company
should act as attorney. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
WOULD REGULATE
THE CANVASSERS
PIATT B. WALKER rs PREPARING
NEW ORDINANCE. =. -.
Women frequently Scared and Insulted
by Impudent Solicitors-New Scheme
Would Compel the Itinerant Statesmen
to Garry Numbers and Work Under
City License System; *,

Alderman Plat B. Walker, Jr., is pre-
pairing an ordinance to give the police
better control over canvassers and solic-
itors. His plan is to prohibit canvass
ing or soliciting from house to house,
except by licensed agents, who will
be compelled to display license tags.
Such law, he says, would prove effect
i've IN Improving present conditions. A
solicitor who practices fraud or is
guilty OF improper conduct, can be iden-
titled by his number and punished.
Those who do not take out licenses. are
to be prosecuted, After such meas
ure had been in5force for some time and
one or two prosecutions had been made,
the nuisance, he thinks, would be large
ly suppressed. sc 49, ~ -
There are legitimate solicitors, agents
and eanvassers, who represent reputable
houses and conduct themselves as gen
tlemen, but there are others Who
sneak around back doors and make
themselves objectionable in various
ways. and lore atesf1tot a7little alarm
among women. sMana f. are insufferably
impudent2andf oftem anaulting. It is be
ieved that sneak thieves land Other
crooks work thes soliciting game to- get
information as to the premises Often
this objectionable class enter without
knocl king, frightening the occupants Of
| the house. > .., ..es1 e,
a One fellow created CONSERVATION il
the eighth ward, west Of Hennepin av
/ enue yesterday, by his brazen impu
dence and insulting manner. When the
heads Of the. houses arrived he had Of
course, left that part Of the city. H
pretended to be soliciting orders 70,
photographs, but did not mention thu
firm be represented
! Mayor David P. Jones, thinks such al
ordinance would be great help to tn,
1 police. City Attorney Frank Heal,
!! says there is no question that the coun
Gil has the power to pass such an ordi
l nance. ..... -: :-..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
FLAW FOUND IN
DRAINAGE LAWS
ENROLLED BILL NOT SAME AS
LEGISLATURE PASSED.
Former Senator McGovern Discovers
that Clause Struck Out by Confer
ence Committee Found It's Way Back
Into the Bill-Makes Difference in
Drainage of Meandered Lakes.

A mistake which was made in en-
rolling the new general drainage law,
chapter 230, may lead to extended It'll
cation.
Former State Senator P. McGovern
of Waseca discovered the error and
came to st. Paul yesterday afternoon
to investigate the matter.
drainage of shallow lakes is that ''no
meandered lake shall be drained or
lowered if objection is made thereto
by remonstrance signed by at least
seventy-five legal voters residing with
in four miles Of such lake, Added to
this proviso in the original form Of the
bill was the additional clause 'swhose
lands are affected as shown S by hs re-
committee which had the bill in hand
reported in favor Of striking out this
aforementioned clause, and the bill was
passed as reported by the conference
committee. In enrolling the act, the
clause, "whose lands are affected as
shown by the reviewers report was
reinstated. In this form the bill has
been signed by the officers of the legis-
| lature and by the governor. The ques-
ton which arises is, does the bill as
passed by the legislature hold good, or
does the enrolled bill, which was later
approved by. the legislature and which
| is signed by the required officers, be-
| come the legal measured -
| In the form the bill was reported by
the conference committee and passed,
petition of but seventy-fve voters
and freeholders within four miles of
the lake in question is necessary to
prohibit it's drainage. In the form the
bill was enrolled, every petitioner must
be the owner Of land affected by the
reviewers report. There are num-
Der of lakes about Waseca which some
parties desire to have drained and
which others want preserved. Thus the
question is at once brought into prom
! inence and becomes important.