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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
Substantial Christmas Gift.

One hundred fifteen to one hundred
twenty-five thousand dollars is a right
handsome Christmas present, but that IS
what the street railway company put
into the stockings of their conductors
and motormen last night. The COM
pany has given to these men volun-
tary advance of q cents an hour, which
means from 20 to Is cents a day each,
assuming that the men work on an aver
age at least ten hours day. Some Of
them work more, especially in rush
times. The employees figure that it
means an advance Of about $40 to $75
apiece during the year to each one of
them, and there are between fifteen and
sixteen hundred men so affected.
One gratifying feature Of this In
crease viewed from the mems stand
point is that the advance, while, of
course, much desired, was not solicited,
but was voluntary on the part Of the
company. AS one motorman expressed
it: "This increase will in very many
cases pay the rent and leave the balance
Of the earnings for other expenses. .
In these days Of high prices the pay OF
a conductor or motorman is not lavish
at best, but an increase of this kind
helps out materially and will undoubt
edly insure for the company a, large,
measure of goodwill and loyalty on thu
part Of its employees. Both are to b,
congratulated-the company on tn
/ ability to pay and the workmen on tn,
10 per cent raise. >#%r"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
Naturalization Abuses.

The special commission on the nat
laws with Mr.. Purdy at Its
head has made a report to the president
which is full of interest to the law
makers. The report goes over the main
facts, familiar to many, that the nat
laws are not well enforced,
that many naturalizations are not sin.
cere, that hundreds of aliens who do
not know the English language and
have only the haziest ideas about our
institutions are yearly made citizens;
that thru political corruption and col
fusion a great many persons who have
not lived here the five years required
are indicted into citizenship. = *
Most of the facts cited in the report
have been familiar and it was with
remedies that the commission busted
itself. It makes two main suggestions
one that bureau Of naturalization be
established in the department of com.
merce and labor, and that means be
taken to keep the courts which issue
certificates of citizenship in touch with
this bureau. Instead Of making, a dec
laration two years before his applica
ton for citizenship the commission rec
ommends that the alien be required tt
file a petition ninety days before hi
final application and that this petition
| be before the court at the time of thu
hearing and that previous to the hear
ing copy of the petition be sent to tn,
bureau of naturalization for compariso,
with the immigration record of the per
son mentioned. In order to prevent pc
litical committees from rushing nat
uralization thru just before election b,
paying for the certificates, it is pro
posed to raise the fee to ST..
The general idea of the commissio:
seems to be to make American either
ship more desirable by making it NOR
difficult to obtain. This idea is Gel
tainly correct in theory, but it is doubt
full whether congress will take up an
regulations Of naturalization which az
? pear to be drastic. There seems no sui
: ject on which politicians are more timi
: than this.
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City News
BLINDED, BEATEN AND
ROBBED BY HOLDUPS

Throwing cloth over his head to
muffle his cries and render him unable
to see them, two holdup men dragged
q. III. Glennu into an alley Saturday
night, slugged him and relieved him Of
his valuables. Glennu, who is in charge
Of the floral department at Dayton IS,
was near his home at 415 E Fifteenth
street when the highwaymen ran up
behind him and had him oyerpowered
and senseless before he realized what
was coming. His gold watch, chain and
gold cuffbuttons were taken, along with
all other articles Of value on his per-
son. The holdups evidently took their
tme and n missed sng fha Tne trobe
Glennu does not know how long he laid
in the alley before he regained con
seriousness, but still suffers the effects
of the blows received. He was SO weak
when he awoke that he was compelled
to crawl to his room on his hands and
knees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS
Orpheum-Modern Vaudeville.

Christmas stockings are we'll filled at
the Orpheum. This is true any way the
holiday reader or seatholder may look
at it and embraces in the statement all
of>the acts and actors-and the actresses.
The bill is the strongest of the season
and wins its way more thru merit and
ability of the performers than for It's
variety or novelty. Mrs Stuart Robson
is the headliner and, with clever assist
ance, makes the biggest kind Of a hit
in the presentation Of the skit, ''The Saw
ing of Mrs. Shaw" Mrs Robson is Just
as funny as ever, just as clever at
laugh producing and has not lost pound
in a year. The act goes thru at high
pressure and develops into a scream as
it proceeds. ........ .. -. h..
The show opens with "a Little Re-
hearsaP by Galbreth and Farrell and
this blackface nonsense Is going well
with the holiday crowd. The Juggling
Normans are repeating their former sue
cess at club swinging and throwing, in
Producing some new stunts. Mirzr Won
Wenzl is laboring under the same draw
back which works against singers who
have not had time Or disposition to sing
lin English" and she is wasting a good
| voice by appealing entirely to the few
critical musicians who make up vaude-
vile audiences. In marked contrast is
the work of Henry Leone and Anne Dale.
| a novelty in which grand opera is bur-
lesqued but so cleverly that while carry
| ing the idea Of imitation the entertainer,
are, in reality, giving meritorious selec-
tons from the operas which they are
lampooning. The act is well dressed and
will be a popular one before the week
ends.
Edwin Latell gives the best blackface
monolog Of the year. He is possessed
of the information that the public is
heartily tired of the .'coon business
and the only African touch to his per-
Torrance is the burnt cork. His running
! fire Of comment is bright and his kid.
ding of other acts was c1everly done
He is a musician of ability and all o!
this goes to make UP a bright twenty
1 minutes Of, this performer.
! Clayton, jenkins and Jasper give the
same "darktown circus of years gone by
The mule is still trying to bite the black
face performers and the audience is stil
/ holding its breath and hoping that some
time-but then it is an act which will
/ please the children and the gallery be
| You'd measure The bill is good one
the best Of the season when consideret
as whole. u. III. r.
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Rogers Brothers, Political Humor
lists.

.
The Rogers Brothers of st. Paul-no
relation to the New York team-are
putting On an act which, like a good
many amateur efforts, is tragedy for
them, but rip-roaring comedy for the
unsympathetic public.
Edward G.. Rogers is the republican
clerk Of courts Of Ramsey county, and
a candidate for the nomination for con-
gress. He has brother, or rather, he
had brother once, for now the brother
is to him, in the words of Artemus
Ward, "wuss than ded.O The brother IS
name is J. N. Rogers, and he is a dem
ocrat. AS long as he was contented
with merely being democrat, Ed
ward G. tolerated him, for Edward G..
has some good friends in the demo-
cratic party, and is a strong advocate
of reciprocity. He has done good turns
for his democratic friends in the past,
and they have reciprocated. A city
election is coming next spring, and if
Edward G.. is ordinarily good on that
occasion, he has reason to expect reci-
procity from his democratic friends
when his turn comes at the congress.
sional primaries.
IF brother j. N. would fall in line
with that program, all would be peace.
full and fraternal in the Rogers family
The mere fact of his being a democrat
has weighed SO little on Edward IS mine
that he has kept j. N. in his Office az
a deputy. But the ungrateful ]. N. go
ambitious, and announced himself Thu
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frances and exits Of the players present a
parade OF human guncarriages. Everybody
in the show, With the single exception of
the heroine's sister, who Is fall guy. for
the others, springs a gatling gun at some
stage OF the game.
Delicate situations and subjects that
were better omitted are presented with a
bluntness and directness that is COM
mendable in the popular treatment Of sci
entific affairs. The situations. however,
are such that the public of today will
grasp them at the slightest suggestion
and need no actual portrayal. The objec-
tionable scene, which is the first of the
third act, Is not without it's comedy, as
1t gives the heroine an opportunity to dis
play her skill at Jill jitsu. Shorn of it's
redeeming musical features, "My Tomboy
Girl would be perfectly at home in the
bush league
or the company and the musical fea-
lures only good can be said, and they pro-
vide pleasant entertainment. Lottie
Williams, In the title role, has million
things to do, but does them well changes
her clothes every twenty minutes and al
ways looks good. She is making bricks
without straw when she does creditable
work In her part. Harriet Longfellow
Davis. Minneapolis girl, has an I'M
pleasant task as Diavolo, but does it we'll.
Strap HILL in a black-face part to which
he was born, makes good. Maud Kellet,
as the heroine's sister is sweet and beau
tiful. William Stevens, Nellie Maskell
Al Lester and E. J. LIE Saint do the best
they can with what they have to do with
Even the members Of the chorus de-
serve better fate. They are fair tc
| look upon, wear fetching costumes and
work well. The musical numbers are
good and are well done, the male quartet
being above. the average. The piece IL
fairly we'll staged and could it be give1
some new lines and the Blaney influence
generally removed, would be clever
production.
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other day as candidate for mayor at.
the coming democratic primaries--a can
didate against 8 Bob Smith.
This was 20 mutch.o Moved to.
tears by his brothers. perfdy, but re-
lentless in performing his stern duty,
Edward G. cast j. N. from his presence
and separated him from the county
payroll. AS a democrat j. N. would
do, but as democratic candidate
against Edward IS friend Bob he was
distinctly impossible.
j. N. refuses to lie quiet, however.
He is still running for mayor, and hav-
ing more time on his hands since re-
lieved of official duty, is telling the
family troubles to the public and the
policeman on the beat. He says he was
discharged because che had the temer-
ity'' to announce himself for mayor
"against Mayor Smith and the wishes
of the democratic gang" He also
says that he is unable to collect bal
ance Of $666.66 due him as back salary.
Edward G.. refuses to pay, and j. N.
is determined to have the money for his
own campaign fund, much as Edward
may need it while running for congress.
The comedy is on, and st. Paul will
have plenty of amusement out OF It.
Rogers, rep, for congress-, and Rogers
dem, for mayor, will furnish plenty OF
fun and excitement for a while. AS
the game grows fast and furious the
whole northwest will wake up and ap
plaud the efforts Of "The Rogers Broth
ers in ST.. Paul. But what will st
Paul dos
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
NORTHWEST NECROLOGIC

HAYWARD, VISA telegram from Carlisle
Pa. announces the death of Johnny Quagon a
pupil of the Carlisle Indian Industrial school
whose home is on the reserva ton short dis
lance south Of here. Young Quagon, who was
about II years Of age, entered the school last
fail with several other Indian youths from this
section. -
+ ELDORA, IOWA.-Mrs. Frank A. Norris, one
of the city's best known women, dropped dead
while waiting upon the Christmas trade in her
husbands store.
BAGLEY, MINN.-Mrs. Ed Anderson who re-
Gently moved to this place and who has been
i'll for some time, died last night. The funeral.
services will be held at the Bronson Lutheran
church on Thursday.
SALTWATER, MINN.-Henry McKusick, for
many years a well known resident of Still
water, died Saturday at Mora. MINI. He was
brother Of Harrison J. McKusick, and nephew
Of the late John McKusick.
MANKATO, MINN.-Mrs. Frank L. McLansen
died Saturday of tuberculosis, after six months
illness. She was q years of age and leaves
four sisters. one of whom. Mrs. Nv. E. Fisher,
lives In Minneapolis. and two, Mrs. Eugene
Ritter and Mrs. B, E. Lollis, reside i'll St. Paul.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning
Miss Theresa Lamm died suddenly Saturday OF
| rheumatism of the heart. She was 3S years
of age, and daughter Of the late Leo Lamm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
American Goods in England.

Mr.. John Morgan Richards, who has
spent the larger part Of his life in Eng
land. acting usually as the agent for
American articles of import, gives 1t
as his Judgment that no American artl-
Vie IAN succeed in Great Britain in any
direct competition with an English ar
ticle Of the same character, quality and
price. American articles which have
succeeded in Great Britain, he says, are
not numerous and these have owed
their success to some point of original
itv or novelty. American furniture
has been imported into England on ac-
count of it's cheapness, but with the ex-
ception of roll-top desks, letter-fle cab
inets and rocking chairs, it has failed.
It is said that the Englishman cannot
make a roll-top desk and cannot sit IN
a rocking chair. But he knows q roll
top desk when he sees one, and always
buys the American article, and his wife
is excessively fond of the low American
rocking-chai These two articles have
a vogue in England, but the rest of
orr furniture boom over there has dis
appeared.
Another line which has been success
full is boots and shoes. The reason OF
this is, in Mr.. Richards opinion, that
American factories turn out much neat
er-shaped and much better-fttlng boots
and shoes than the English could buy
at home. In shoes, it pays to give
some attention to the fit and the looE
Of the article. The Englishman, espe
cially in the provincial town, gets
horrible shoe or boot, as he would cal
1t. It is coarse, heavy, shapeless AM
a torture to the foot. The American
shoe, shaped up in style, containing
Just good leather as the English shoe
and giving evidence of comfort within
has made hit with the British. : .,
But the American monopoly of tn
English shoe market will not last. J.
one or two hundred years the English
man will have learned how to max
shoes himself. '.s-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
PANIC AVERTED
Sick Man at Auditorium Service Causes
Commotion in Audience.

Santa Claus greeted every one Of the
many persons who attended the Peo-
pies church service conducted at the
Auditorium last evening by Rev. G. L..
Morrill,. It has been previously an.
nounced that Santa would be on, hand
to receive offerings to be distributed
among the city's poor, and nearly every
one brought some offering. The gifts
were piled up in one Of the cloakrooms,
and included apples, potatoes, sweet
meats and other acceptable things.
There were eight or ten barrels in all.
A program of music, lasting nearly
three quarters of an hour, preceded the
eloquent sermon on "The Night Be-
fore Christmas. -
During the service a panic in the
large audience was narrowly averted
An unfortunate, harmless man, who
had had nothing to eat all day and had
spent the time tramping the cold
streets, was taken violently i'll. Sew
eral hundred people, seeing the com
motion around the man, feared firs
and rose to their feet to make for ex
It's. The ushers, however, were quick
ly on hand and in a moment satisfied
the audience nothing was wrong anC
gave the man the attention he needed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
ToGo's ADDRESS TO THE DEAD

Japanese papers bring to hand the
address of Admiral Togo to the spirits
Of the dead in che Awoyama cemetery
near Toxic. Flowers were placed on
the shrine ana the brave admiral spoke
as follows: @ >''' .'@
1.-THE clouds Of war have disappeared
from sea and from shore, and the whole
city, with a peaceful, placid heart like
that of a child, goes out Ito meet the men
who shared life and death with you,
and who now return triumphant under the
imperial standard, while their families
wait for them at the gates of their homes.
Looking back, we recall how, bearing
bitter cold and enduring the fierce heat,
you fought again and again with our
strong foe, and while the issue Of the
contest was still uncertain you wen,
before us to. the grave leaving us to
envy the glory you had won by your
loyal deaths, We longed to initiate you
in paying the debt to sovereign an6
country. Your valiant and vehement
fighting always achieved success.
I'm no combat did you fail to con.
quer. Turnout ten months the attack or
! Port Arthur continued and the result
was determined. In the Sea Of japan
a single annihilating effort decided til,
issue. Thenceforth the enemy's shadow
disappeared from the face of the ocean
This success had its origin in the infinit:
virtues Of the emperor, but it could no
have been achieved had not you, forget
| ting yourselves, sacrificed your lives IL
the public service. -.. IS
sNThe war is over. We who return i,
triumph see signs Of joy everywhere. Blu
we remember that we cannot share
with you. and mingled feelings Of sadness
and rejoicing struggle painfully for ex
preston. The triumph of today has bee
purchased by your glorious Deaths an
your loyalty and valor will inspire on
navy, guarding the imperial land for a
! time. =. So T
1--WE here perform this rite Of worshf
to your spirits, and speaking somethin
of our sad thoughts, pray you to con,
and receive the offerings we make
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
HIS "AD" STILL GOOD
Business Card Twenty five Years Old
Still a Business Getter.

"
r.. F. Jones has not resumed the fish
business in which he was leader TWEEN
ty-fve years ago. This explanation is
in order III view Of some recent anus
ing incidents.
One of the features of The Sunday
Journal for the past few weeks has
been miniature page made up of items
Journal of corresponding date TWEEN
ty-fve years ago. Among other bust
ness cards which appeared two weeks
ago in this department was a reproduc-
ton of Mr.. Jones fish advertisement.
In spite of the fact that the miniature
page was plainly labeled as being TWEEN
ty-fve years old, Mr.. Jones has received
orders for goods and requests. for prices
not few friends have called him up
to inquire if he had resumed his old
business,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
Officers Elected.

At the regular meeting of Mistletoe
court, No. l, O. of A, the following
officers were elected: Royal matron,
Nettie Merriam; royal patron, n. A.
Mas; associate matroR Nell Nellie MeCnli;
ANNA Chadwick; conductress, Kate
Huntington; associate conductress,
Bessie Shannon.
Itasca court, No. 4, Royal Ladies,
has elected officers as follows: Royal
princess, Mrs. G. M. Wade; royal peer
ess, Mrs. Hench; chaplain, Mrs. 6. NJ.
Jones; recorder, Mrs. A. G.. McCord; ;
White; lady of ceremonies, Mrs. E. E.
Haw; guardian, Mrs. G. H. Gillian;
sentinel, Mrs. A. Covies. Tuesday even
ing, the ladies of the court and men
of the council will entertain the chill
dren at Christmas party in their hall,
Twenty-third and Central avenues.
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The President VS.. Odell. .

The progress Of the republican reor-
sanitation in New York is distinctly
unfavorable to Odell. He has already
lost the chairman Of the New York
county committee; his candidate Tor
sneaker of the assembly is probably
beaten and he will have to fight for
his own job of state chairman. The
position of the president in all this
state politics is matter of consider
liable comment. It has been held that
the president must not interfere in
state politics, especially not in his own
state. But Roosevelt has thrown down
g. good many traditions. He is taking
a;shand in the New York situation and
Mr.. Odell knows that the president is
mot with him.
The president is said to have been
stirred to activity in New York politics
by the result of the last mayoralty
campaign in the city. The literary and
bookish republicans with whom the
president associates in New York have
convinced him that a great opportunity
was lost. There was a time when the
IGpuUl1CduS duu GuC EOItlAOuS uu1oI
might have agreed upon Jerome fol
mayor and the subsequent events show
that he would have swept the city
Who was responsible for the terrible
fasco in New York when the repub
Icans did not get candidate fol
mayor until the last moment and then
took man totally unknown? Who
was responsible for the terrible blundel
whereby Jerome was refused the repub
ilican endorsement for district attorney
THE reform republicans knew. They
knew it was Odell. They knew tina
Odell hated Jerome. They knew tina
he had not only prevented Jerome from
Having the republican nomination TO
mayor, but had refused him the repub
ilican Endorsement for district attorney
The reformers were exasperated, bu
what could they dos Odell was the bi
chief Of the great machine, the maste
Iof the political throttle, while the
were mere makers of books and express
ers Of ideas. Suddenly an inspiratio
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
OLD FRIENDS WIRE"
sPat'' Bannon's Reverie Interrupted
by Message from "De Gang

Patrick Damon, business manager Of
the Auditorium, sat musing in his Of
fee this morning, watching Dick Hor-
gan take in money from a long line
waiting for seats for H.The Messiah ~
concert tonight by the Philharmonic
club and Minneapolis Symphony Or
ichestra. r.
AS his memories of old Chicago days
icoursed thru his mind, q blue-coated
messenger boy handed him night
wire.'
"De Gang presents seasons compi-
ments to new member Of ianitors' as
ISOLATION. Sol Lift, George Warren,
Considine. Meek. Buckley, Norman Peel,
Fred Peel. How's that Taught
"-J. Murray
Bannan gathered up these friends
when he was with Fisher & Ryley, ad.
vancing and backing the company. Sol
Lit is manager Of McVicker IS. George
Warren does the business for the house.
Dan Considine is manager of In Old
Kentucky, Fred Meek does the man
agement for g Babes in Toyland. Joe
Buckley has managed Otis Skinner for
AZ years. Peel is with sFIn Old Ken.
lucky" and Fred Peel has charge of
"Ham Tree'' at the Colonial in Chica-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
ADVERTISEMENT THAT FAILED

In order to increase his business an
uptown hotelkeeper in New York dis
tributed half hundred Invitations to an
elaborate dinner, sending them to promi-
nent actors, writer's and artists. The
dining-roorn was profusely decorated for
the occasion, fine orchestra was in at
tendance, and the chef outdid himself.
Not one Of the invitations was accepted,
the recipients to man refusing to be-
come a party to any such advertisement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
SLOW ON THE DRAW
Minneapolis Colored Mans Face
Slashed with Razor in st. Paul.

James FL. Disham of Minneapolis, col
ored, is nursing slashed face, because
he was SLOW on the draw About 3
am. yesterday morning he had row
with friend in St. Paul, at the corner
Of Ninth and Wabasha streets. The
argument became heated and Disham
reached for his gun. Before he could
unlimber and turn loose, his pal got
action with a. razor.
and taken to the central station, where
Dishamowas picked up by the police
DR.. G. B. Moore, police surgeon, sewed
up the gashes in his countenance. He
was held on the charge of disorderly
conduct and carrying concealed
weapons. ...