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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
SHOWING HARMFUL
TO MINNEAPOLIS
TYPHOID STATISTICS DO THE CITY
AN INJUSTICE.
Attic It Is the Healthiest City in the
United States, the Death Rare from
Typhoid Makes Bad Showing-What
Other Cities Are Doing to Improve
Water Supply.

city in the United States, her death rate
from typhoid fever is much higher than
in other cities of greater population. Bad
water has compelled Minneapolis to take
a place among the few cities known in
This is emphasized in a report pub
lished in the journal of the American
Medical association. Minneapolis is the
nineteenth city in the United States as
ITO population, yet there are twenty
cities that have lower typhoid death
rate. Of all the cities greater than
Minneapolis, but five have a higher ty-
phoid mortality. Two other smaller
cities have higher rate, making but
seven in all that 90 over the Minneapo-
lis figure.
considering the installation of filtration,
and it remains to be seen whether Min,
neapolis will be first or last to overcome
this evil. Allan Hazen, expert hired by
the Minneapolis pure water commission,
says that pure water practically abol-
ishes typhoid and a filtering plant is
now the only thing that will take Mime
apolis out of bad company.
DR.. P. NJ. Hall, health commissioner,
neapolis> is in a deplorable condition,
duu GlldG IL Iuo lLCcI uOcS away Will tuc
typhoid, no city will be able to touch
Minneapolis in low mortality.
The rate Of deaths from ty-
phoid per thousand in the cities
better. than Minneapolis is as
follows: Fall River, 1.5; Milwau-
kee, 1.8; Detroit, 10; New York, 10;
st. Louis, 2.3; St. Paul, 2.3.; Providence,
"a Jersey City,. "a; Lawrence. 20;
Buffalo, 2.7; Omaha, 2.S; Chicago, 2.S;
Boston 80; Columbus 81; Kansas City,
81; Cincinnati, 3.5; Baltimore, 50; San
Francisco, 81; Indianapolis, 3.S; Den
yer, 3.8.
Minneapolis stands in twenty-frst
place with a record SO.
The typhoid rate in cities worse than
Minneapolis is as follows:
Cleveland, 40; Los Angeles, 4.3; Al
bany, 81; Philadelphia, "a; Louisville,
60; Washington, S.S; Pittsburg, 10.6:
Physicians say these records speak for
themselVas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Up to, the Commission,
tho Editor of The Journal,

To tho Editor of The Journal.
I believe that the people have right and
might on their side in the trust matter,
and with Roosevelt and Governor Johnson
with them, there is much that may be
done, if the people will but assert them
selves.
1 refer especially to the matter Of the
beef combine and the effect of its opera
tons, as may be seen at South st. Paul.
If the railroad commission will secure a
fair rate on live stock to and from Chi
cago, as compared with packinghouse
products, then the South st. Paul mar
ket will be protected. oil,
The meat trust discriminates against
the shipment of cattle to better market
than Chicago. The business is getting into
the hands of practically one buyer, and it
is very hard for the seller of livestock to
make any money have been many years
in the business and know what am talk
ing about. Frank Fredeen.
Taylors Falls. :'r .'-'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
Foyer Chat.

James X. Hackett began a brief en-
gagement at the Metropolitan last night
in the historical romance, Fortunes Of
the King" At the Lyceum, the bill was
the old melodrama, 1.-THE Black Flag"
Both will be reviewed in this column to-
morrow.
An ambition long cherished by Edna
Wallace Hopper, that charming and fin
ished little comedienne, to return to legiti-
mate comedy work, has been realized.
Her success in the English comedy, "A
Country Mouse" and the pathetic little
curtain-raiser, Captain January has
been notable. Miss Hopper opens at the
Metropolitan operahouse Thursday night.
Fred L. Gay, the handcufr king, who
liberated himself in short order from
handouts and leg-irons is featured at the
Unique this week. William De Doe, "the
upside-down man." performs feats Of Jug
Cling while balancing on his head on a
swinging trapeze. The other entertainers
are the Aliens, BERTHE and Leon, sketch
artists; Holmes and Waldro, musical spe-
cialists; Kennedy and James, singers and
dancers; Charles A. Pheeney, baton and
gun-twirler, and James MacCauley, in
illustrated songs. The bill changes today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
Only a, Bill of Damages.

i. me North sea commission, has, after
all, reduced the case to one of self-de-
Tense under the domestic criminal law.
The Russian admiral was scared and be-
gan to shoot, thinking his life was in
danger. The commission finds that he
was entitled to get scared if he wished,
but that he was not entitled to begin
shooting; Limitations are also placed
about. an individual on land. If he be-
Ilieves his life is in danger, he may
shoot and shoot to kill, but he must not
Eshoot' till he is reasonably certain that
danger threatens him. ~, ..
y !. His personal situation may have a
good deal to do with his right to shoot.
For instance, man would have much
better right to shoot if endangered in
his own house or on his own grounds
THAN he would on the street. Ro.
.jestvensky was on the high sea, which
ds the public road Of the nation. He
had no right to assume quite so soon
that he was in danger and it was his
duty to take into consideration the dan.
ger to innocent persons Of a shooting
fafray. He did neither the one nor the
Iother, but when the first alarm came in
began shooting. ~. j. D.. ...
! 1t is difficult to. see what punishment
1.-THE international commission could have
inflicted upon him personally except
that it might have decided that he was
! unfit to have the command Of a fleet
IF the motion Of the English commits
jsioner rejecting upon the "valor and
humanity of the Russian admiral had
ibeen adopted it would have been in Eff
fleet condemnation of Rojestvensky
which would have justified England in
demanding his recall and disgrace
This demand if made and resisted might
have produced serious complications be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
New York Police.

A New York newspaper publishes u
list of police captains who have retired
wealthy. 1t credits Inspector Byrnes
with the possession of $2,000,0O0, Dew
cry with $1,000, 900, Mclaughlin 81 $780,
900, Williams $1,ooo,ooo, McClusky
$s5o,ooo, Captain Moynihan (dismissed)
100000, and others with fortunes
running from a quarter Of million to
a million and quarter.
This is one side of picture. Here
is another, in the form of a statement
from District Attorn ey Jerome:
There is not a place in the city Of
New York where streetcars run that
the pickpockets are not working under
distinct contract with central office
now whom / asked about the division
Of the spoils, and I want to say right
here that I believe what he told me.
He said that the whackup was made on
a basis of so per cent for each side,
except in some cases where the pick
pocket gets an unusually fine stone, and
then the officer takes it all.
This is not the hysterical statement
of "reformer,' but the testimony
of the sharpest, shrewdest lawyer who
has held the position, of district attor-
ney of New York in years.. There is at
present in session a committee of nine
business men who are attempting to
formulate new rules for the New: York
police force. These. remarks by the
district attorney ought to show them
that rules will not cure the evils; What
New York needs is about four thou
sand new policemen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
NEWS OF THE BOOK WOLRD
Z -. 81 Y s. II
THE UNEASY CHAIR

= b s I =
NEW YORK IN THE<WAR OF 1872
For adventure Of the. kind that sets your
heart to galloping The Belle of Bowling
Green, by Amelia b. Barr, is not remark
able. But that it is an accurate picture
OF life in New York during the war OF
1872 may be accepted as fact. 1t Is not
without adventure, however, for the
.hero" fights a sword duel with low fell
low who has libeled him in public and In
private, and with. one quick thrust wipes
out the mischief the fellow has done;
that is, of course, speaking from the
viewpoint of the code of the duel. H..
The title tells clearly enough that the
story is Of love, but the chief part Of the
interest, for one looking for a picture of
the time, is in the attitude of the Dutch
toward two widely different characters.
residents Of the city-Aaron Burr and
Washington Irving. - Burr was held in
contempt for his duel with Hamilton and
for treason Of which his acquittal by a
court could not clear him, and Irving 8
picture of the Dutch. in ''Knickerbocke err 8
History of New York; could not be for
given One good old Dutch grandmother
who fills considerable place in the tale.
trying to argue her granddaughter out of
the view that Irving was possibility"
said:
Has he not turned the respectable
Dutch Of New, York, into ridicule-made
people to laugh at their homely ways
Such laughter is not good for them, nor
yet for u.s. ''-:-.
Such laughter may not have been good
for any one in the eyes Of the Dutch, but
it will aid digestion today-we are ready
to wager something digestible on that.
The reader will find cause in the tech
nical finish of the story for congratulate
ing the author, a cause found all too in
frequently in the average historical ro-
nance. Another cause for congratulation
is a strict adherence to- the legitimate
uses of historical material and characters.
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. $3.50. ;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
NORSK COMEDIAN HERE
Harold Stormoen, an Actor of RAM
Comes from Christiania.

Harold Stormoen, Norwegian actc
OF high rank, is in Minneapolis for
fortnight s visit. The mere fact tina
he is a member of the permanent con
pany at the National theater at Chri.
tiania, which is under government col
troll, is ample assurance that he stand
high in his profession, for the Nations
theater under the management of Bjor
Bjornson preserves and encourages til
highest ideals in dramatic art. H:
Stormoen has devoted himself largel
to comedy roles and is national favor
tie in Norway.
He is in America on leave of al
sence from the theater and as he ha
six months at his disposal, will cove
likely that he will make one or MOI
public appearances in Minneapolis an
in that event it will be in about te
days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
Forty Millions Of Loot.

Forty million dollars is large sum
Of money for Uncle Sam to lose in two
Years, but that is the amount which
Arthur Ruhl, a writer for Golfers, es-
Inmates has been lost by the government
during that period thru the abuse of
the land laws. Two years ago a strong
effort was made to repeal the timber
and stone act on the ground that it was
being grossly abused and valuable lands
were being taken from the government
under the provisions of that law at
what was. practically a nominal price.
For $3.50 an acre settlers were clear
ing the title to land bearing timber
worth from $l5 to 800 an acre.
Most of it is situated in the Pacific
coast states. Mr.. Ruhl thinks, however,
that $40,00O,00O is, after all, too low
an estimate. He bases that figure on
an average of $15 an acre received for
the her on the Chippewa Indian
reservation lands in Minnesota in 1908,
whereas this western timber is prob
ably worth great deal more an aero
than that in Minnesota much more
that he is inclined to believe that the
total value Of this 100000 acres con-
tanning timber is approximately $780,
100000.
Whether these figures are correct or
pot, they are probably approximately
80, and they emphasize very *strongly
the Importance of repeating the stone
and timber act and closing every door
Of opportunity to defraud the govern
ment thru the disposal Of its land and
timber.
! In discussing the subject, Mr.. Ruhl
states-what is we'll known to most
western people-that most of this land
fs,taken up not to be held permanently
by the settler, as the law contemplates
but at the expense Of and for the bene
fit of some individual or corporation
desiring to gain possession of large
tracts of valuable timber land Much
OF the land taken up in undesirable
Localities is, thru the influence of dis
honest officials, accepted as a substi.
tute for other lands containing valua-
BILE tracts Of timber. This could not
Of course, be accomplished without the
connivance Of public officials, but the
revelations in the case of Oregon indi
cate that, tho they are men of promi
nence in the service of the state, thew
are not impervious to the temptations
that the: opportunity presents.
Forty million dollars lost in two
years simply because no adequate at
tention has been given to the matte,
and no definite plan made for protect
ing the valuable property of the nation
against the depredations of the profess
slonal homesteader and explorer and
the unscrupulous individual or corpora
ton is startling commentary on the
weakness Of our government in this
iconnection.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
SAID ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE

Ada Herald-Considerabl railroad leg
tslatton will come up before the legislature
at the present session. 1t is rumored that
a bill calling for a 2-cent passenger rate
will be introduced If the legislators have
the best interests Of their constituents at
heart, they will make this law, as well
as the antipass measure.
Mortified Independent-The proposition
appears to be made seriously to adopt the
entire. code as presented by the revision
commission, without stopping to see what
is in it. The idea is so monstrous and so
repugnant to every thoughtful considera-
ton of the interests of the state that one
could not at first realize the enormity Of
the proposition. Enough has already been
discovered in the report Of the commits
sion to indicate that it ought to- be ex-
amined with the utmost care.
Taylors Falls Journal-The legislature
Is wasting time that should be devoted to
consideration Of the statute revision CODE
It Is the most important matter of the
session, and no time should be lost in
acting on it. Somebody's WORD must be
taken that certain parts Of it are all right
1t is doubtful if the code is adopted.
Glenwood Herald-There will be b.Q
introduced in this session Of the legisla-
ture making a radical change in our mode
Of assessing. Instead of township and
village assessors elected by the voters Of
their precincts, we shall have, should this
bill become a law, one assessor for the
county, appointed by a board consisting
of the governor, state auditor and attor-
ney general. We think this would be a
move in the right direction, as most any,
thing would be an improvement on the
present system.
Dawson Sentinel-The legislature has
appointed a Joint committee Of the senate
and house to Investigate transportation
rates in Minnesota. and this committee
promises to go to the bottom of the whole
matter and find out where the wrong lies.
The committee will hold nightly sessions
at the new state capitol building and in
vites the people Of the state to cooperate
with it by furnishing any information they
may have in their possession The com
mittee can accomplish much good, as there
is at present q crying need tor reform In
the matter of traffic rates.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
MEDICS AT BANQUET
Alpha Kappa Kappa Make Merry at
the West Ordinary.

Alpha Kappa Kappa, the medical
"fratO Of the university, held it's an
nual banquet Saturday evening in the
ordinary Of the West hotel: Sixty
members were present DR.. j. Clark
Stewart was POSTMASTER and the fol
lowing toasts were given: DR.. Richard
Gliding Burr, "Relation of Frat to Col
lege''; William M. Glowing, ''Our
Alumni; DR.. Walter R. Ramsey, "The
; City Doctor; DR.. Cornelius Williams,
Specializing in Medicine; DR.: Sam
Sweitzer, European Clinics''; George
w. Frazee, "Psi Chapter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
CLOSED LAST NIGHT
Three Big Meetings Mark Ending
the Christian Convention.

Three large meetings yesterda
marked the closing session of the Swel
ish Christian convention, held at tt
Swedish Tabernacle. A union meetin
Of the Swedish congregations in til
morning was addressed by Rev. C. v
Holm of Red Wing, Rev. G. A. Nelso
Of Des Moines and Rev. Albert Joha1
sen of Duluth. English and Swedis
addresses were made in the afternoo
at the young peoples meeting by Re,
w. B. Riley Of the First Baptist churcl
Rev. G. Fryberg of ST. Anthony Par
and Rev. Isaac Skoog Of Paxton, Ill
and solos were sung by Rev f. y
Bjorklund Of St. Cloud and Lawrenc
Lund, the boy singer of Minneapoli
In the evening and closing session az
dresses were made by Rev. Isaac Skoo
and Rev. Albert Johansen. =,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
CHANGING THE PLANTS
Property Owners Working to Do Ava
With Smoke,

Owners of large buildings where tn
smoke nuisance has been noticeable, ar
improving the warm days by recol
structing their heating plants. Tn
demonstration given last week where
plant was changed in several particular
without bothering the occupants, ha
had a good effect. AS the cost of sue
changes is small, the firemen who sa,
work for their employers. The smok
f bN pMonday and tRe rem cd
will be done under his direction
Owners who have. complained to D.
Hall that they could not shut down thei
plants in the winter but would remode
in the summer were told to use bette
coal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
A .Truth.TeIIing THERMOMETERS Wanted.

To the Editor Of The Journal. =.
It occurs to me it might be we'll for the
people Of Minneapolis to take up sub
scription to get a new official therInome-
ter, or to buy new place to hang the
old one. Where is the lie? Is it with the
thermometer itself, or because it hangs
in sheltered location? If all other re-
spectacle thermometers in the city had
not registered SO many degrees lower
those cold days we might perhaps believe
that the vast quantities Of bananas in
our cold storage houses had moderated
the temperature of the city. That Their
mometer never has told the truth, since
the days when we used to shiver riding
to town on the old motor and hear one
and another speak of its being As or SO
degrees below that morning, only to read
in the paper at night a paltry record low
in the 30s. Let's tell the truth.
Minneapolis Feb. 81. Il. l.. Phelps.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
Mond Evening.

tween England and Russia. The com
mission cautiously kept away from any
such course by finding, first, that Ro-
jestvensky was scared; second, that he
ought not to have fred until he found
out what he was scared about, stopping
there. By avoiding any line Of de-
cision that could possibly provoke new
questions between the governments, the
commission has reduced the case to a
bill of damages.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
!. = ,HoKE GOES UP = Z.
Draws Two Years Sentence on Charge
of Grand Larceny.

Henry Hoke, found guilty of grand
larceny in the first degree, was SEN
fenced to two years in the penitentiary
by Judge Dickinson this morning. A
jury brought in a verdict Of guilty late
Saturday afternoon and the alleged big
amist and convicted embezzler Of $632
from the local union Of the structural
iron workers will now expiate his crime
by serving sentence at Saltwater.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

Nogi's warriors defeated the Russians
the other day. Bill Nye once told why the
British were practically defeated at Bun
ker Hill. He said it was fight between
an army that was paid to fight and an
army that fought because it had lost its
temper. This seems to describe the wal
in the orient Also -. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

Peabody admits that Governor Adams
has not disproved his charges. Peabody
is a picturesque person who perhaps has
never heard Of the rule of law that it is
the fellow who makes charges who has
the proving to do. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

The Rochester (Minn.) Post and Record
devotes half column to the robin seen
by William Welt Of that city. Mr.. Weltrs
residence was not given-neither that Of
the bird. But there is an asylum in Roch-
ester.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

King Edward in his confessions admits
that the most Objectionable man is the
one who points an umbrella and shouts,
''There he is His majesty. would do
we'll to keep away from America. This is
the land of umbrellas and the other
thing -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

Roosevelt will be sworn in, as a: sure
enough president on March 4th, and later
in the month will tackle mountain lions
in Colorado and the Standard Oil COM
pany in Texas The president starts Off
like a man who is bound to earn his
salary -, f.f;.+ - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

They don't need an antispitting ordi-
nance in the Indiana legislature. Today
every throat in the place is as dry as a
pine board warped by the sun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

Alexis says. that, bombs or no, bombs,
he is going to have his regular walks. He
is perhaps banking on the fact that the
nihilists will not consider it worth while.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

DR.. Osler admits that he wrote his
books after he was 40, but says he gath
cred the material before. Thought the
doctor would find some way out of it. Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

The only salvage from the disintegra-
ton of the Addicks forces in Delaware
seems to be a gaseous odor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
coNNAUeHT MEN IN DISGUISE

Now, the longer ponder
The struggle out yonder
Where the Jap and the Russian are n1rtin' wild
fame G.
The more I'm decidin'
The Irishmen's hidin'
Behind the square front. of haythenish name.
Is II ye read Of t@Patriski,''
Or "Michaelkomiski' - -asje b /.
Yell know they're not Russians at all, II ye're
wise; BIZ Il.
And the Jap's 'tTomohara"
And ''Teddimagara''
Are simply good Connaught men there in dis
guise
-H. C. Barton in Detroit News.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

>. The University of Pennsylvania has
made the president an LID. The SEN
ate is. the only real doctorer of laws
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

The Minnesota house is said to be ready
to pass an inheritance tax bill that will
stand the test. Pshaw! just wait till the
senate gets it amended.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

Maxine Elliott secured ticket No. 1 to
the inaugural ball. Poor old Nat Goodwin
will have to stay at home and beat the
carpet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
what Would You suaaest2
ths Editor of ThA Journal.

With reference to the quest for new
name for the new auditorium, allow me
to suggest one of the following three:
1.-THE Odeon, THE Oberon' or 1.-The
Euterpean Hall. - "A Mere Man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

| Marconi's bride has $4,000 a year in
her own right. AS none of it is in wire
less stock, Marconi is likely to live very
comfortably for some time. 5 ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
HE.READERs, QUESTION BOX.

z(Readers sending serious questions about books
/ Of a technical purely literary sort, about
matters pertaining to the book world to The
Uneasy Chair in care of The Minneapolis Journal,
will be answered here to the best of The Chair
ability and resources.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27

Whatever may happen to other autoc
racies the board of control remains what
its name implies.