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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
Granted Money!

The question of "tainted money!
occupied considerable time and brought
out six speakers in the meeting Of the
American Social Science association at
Boston last Saturday. John Graham
Brooks read a paper on tainted
money!" stating that four years ago
Bishop Potter had engaged him and
three other men Of the Episcopal church
to conduct systematic inquiry as to
the propriety of accepting money from
any source for educational and religious
purposes. This systematic inquiry de-
veloped a disposition on the part of
heads of educational and religious work
to accept money without regard to it's
source; but when the direct issue of
the use of money from brothels or lot
teries was raised, the heads Of these
departments invariably disclaimed will
ingness to receive money from such
source for their enterprises. The rea-
sons given were that acceptance would
create a moral scandal and that the
effect would be to condone the offenses
committed by the donor.
This conclusion having been reached
the point was broadly made by Profess
sor Baldwin Of Boston university, that
the acceptance Of a gift by public
institution is generally regarded by
the public as implying at least moral
Endorsement of the donor and as pla
cling man fagrantly corrupt, or one
who stands as a typical incarnation OF
business immortality, on the same leve
of responsibility with other donors. A
sharp distinction was made between
the acceptance Of money from sucl
sources and the acceptance Of what il
known as conscience money! Thu
offer of "tainted money! involves NJ
confession on the part Of the dono
Of any immoral act on his part TO
which he would make amends. Their
is no acknowledgment Of guilt, no evi
dence Of repentance. On the contrary
it is often offered as the price Of publ
favor and intended to blind the eye
of the public to the moral quality O
means by which it has been accumu
lated.
The American Board will not return
Mr.. Rockefeller's money, but it vii
be long time before it will hear tn
last Of the discussion which the accept
ance of that money has excited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Senator Bacon tells story on the
weather bureau that seems to twist off a,
knob from that piece of government fur
niture. The weather man walked into his
inner office one day and said to his Junior
clerk: o..
''Well, how are the indications for to-
morrow?
Mighty uncertain, SIR" the Junior an
swered. Il hardly know what kind of a
representation to make OUT
"Oh," said the chief, "just make it fine
weather with local rain. Then, if it is
fine, we are all right and if it storms,
that will be one of the local rains of our
prophecy"
Of course this is a libel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
The Emancipation of Washington.

The people Of the state Of Washington
have had novel experience. In all
the previous history of that common
wealth, the railroad interest has been
the one power in politics and legislation.
The business interests have been afraid
to call their souls their own, and legis-
lation to regulate railroad traffic has
been smothered.
The legislature of 1905, however, was
elected to do business, and with true
western push it carried thru program
that puts Washington in advance Of
Minnesota in railroad legislation. I'm
til this year the state has not had a
railroad commission. One has now been
created with full power to hear COM
plants and order reasonable rates. The
legislature also passed reciprocal de-
murrage law, and half dozen minor
measures for the protection Of shippers,
especially the lumbermen.
The success Of the campaign is at
tributed to the organized efforts of the
Washington lumbermen. Dependent as
they are, to large extent, on the rail-
roads, the lumber manufacturers have
never before dared do more than plead
for better service and lower rates. They
found that pleading did no good, and
last summer they took hand in politics
themselves. Their avowed purpose was
to secure a lower east-bound rate, which
would give them a wider market for
their production. They could not
get this by state legislation, but with
state legislation as a club it might be
secured. They mapped out a program
and pledged candidates for the legisla
ture. The republican candidate for gov
ernor, nominated by railroad influence
and in danger Of defeat on that account
was pledged to their program just a few
days before election, and that one act
it is claimed, secured his election.
Of course, some of the big lumberme1
weakened when the fight grew warm
and suggested that it was not wise tx
antagonize the railroads SO much. The
little fellows, however, declared thai
they had nothing to lose and everything
to gain. Those in charge Of the lumber
hASIi . uctu IuC UdChIuS VI UQt
vast majority, and stuck to their text
As a result, they secured a friendly gov
ernor and legislature, and put thei
legislative program thru almost intact
The agricultural interests of the east
ern portion of the state Joined hand
with them gladly.
The lumbermen haven It secured thei
reduced east-bound rates yet, and ar
not thru fighting. They can still rails
the railroad taxes to the basis tina
rules in other states, and if the fight i
still on when the next legislature meets
there will be more things doing. TIL
lumbermen have no desire to build u,
political machine, or to keep up tn
fight after it is won. They are in i
only as a business proposition, and 70
the welfare Of their industry. Whe,
they get what they want they will qui
fighting.
Meanwhile, the people of Washingto
have received an education. They hav
discovered that a railroad lobby ca;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
NEW DROP CURTAIN DONE
Great Painting First Displayed at Audito-
rum Tomorrow Night.

Great Painting First Displayed at Auoito-
rum Tomorrow Night.
The handsome new drop curtain for the
Auditorium is finished and it will be used
for the first time tomorrow evening when
Mrs. Fiske will open her engagement in
Leah KIeschna-" The curtain is the
work of Walter w. Burridge, the we'll
known scenic artist of New York. and rep
resents the ruined temple of Minerva at
Athens. The broken columns of the tenn
pie are shown on a slight elevation above
the sea with view Of the Acropolis in
the distance. The subject is exceedingly
interesting and appropriate, and has been
exceptionally well handled.
It was the intention to have the curtain
finished for the opening of the Audito-
rum, but Mr.. Burridge begged for more
time that the work might not be hurried.
and the result amply compensates for the
delay.
Mr.. Burridge is one Of the best-known
scenic artists in the country, and has been
connected with theatrical work ever since
he was boy. His ingenuity and skill
| have enabled him to achieve an enviable
place among the masters Of stage seem
cry. Nearly all the great theatrical pro-
| auctions Of the past few years are in
debted to him for scenery or suggestions
and Minneapolis people are fortunate to
have such a permanent and artistic piece
Of his work as the new drop curtain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
Of course, this is a libel.

The father Of all skyscrapers is to be
torn down. 1t seems strange that a build
ing only seventeen years old should be
considered a landmark, yet that distinc-
ton attaches to the building on lower
Broadway, New York, which is soon to be
removed. It is the first steel skeleton
building erected, the one which marked
the beginning of a revolution in building
methods. 1t Is torn down, not because it
is unserviceable, but because it is out of
date, the land being needed for a twenty
story building. Sure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

A NEW STORY By HOWELLS.-A
new novel by William Dean Howells is
promised by the IIarpers for some time
early in June. The feminine protagonist,
they say, is young woman with some
what advanced-not to say serious-views
of her function in the world.> She is "edu-
Gated" Of course, and Is a lecturer in a
western college; besides, there's an Eng
lishman in love with her. Her problem is
to reconcile her aspirations with the
Englishman, and for the better solution
of that problem she visits a fundamentally
ingenious aunt Of hers Gin New England)
and meets people and encounters ideas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
Wednesday Evening,

be beaten, and when they begin to reap
the benefits of the new legislation, they
will have taken another degree of en-
The campaign started by
the lumbermen is bound to have far
reaching results. Washington will yet
be as independent of corporate domina-
tion in state affairs as Wisconsin is, and
as Minnesota is going to be. The steps
taken will not be retraced.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
A JAPANESE IDEAL

The Japanese Imperial Educational Re-
script says: advance learning and reg
ulate your pursuits, developing the intel
lectual faculties and perfecting the yirtu-
GUS and useful elements. In any emer-
gency, exert yourselves in the public SER
vice, and exhibit voluntarily your brav-
cry This exhortation hangs on the
walls of every Japanese schoolhouse, and
is read In unison aloud daily.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
PHOENIX CLUB PLANS

New Club Rooms VIII Not Be Secured
Until the Fall.
The Phoenix club will wait until fall to
secure new quarters. The scope of the
organization will be enlarged and the
membership list will be extended At a
meeting last night in the synagogue on
Tenth street the committees appointed to
consider the future movements of the club
favored a wait until fall, as clubrooms are
not greatly needed during the summer
months. The club is on a good financial
basis and it will be able to maintain very
pretentious quarters when activity is re-
newed at the end Of the summer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
AT THE THEATERs
Foyer Chat.

Foyer Chat.
George Arliss Of the Manhattan COM
pany, that will assist Mrs. Fiske in the.
presentation OF Leah Kleschna" at the
Auditorium tomorrow night, is said to be
an interpreter of Character" parts with
out equal In Leah Kleschna" he pic
lures IN graphic style dissipated young
Partisan wrecked by absinthe. The seat
sale Is most encouraging and already
furnishes assurance that the talented wo-
man and her associates will be greeted by
large and fashionable audiences.
The engagement Of Max Figman and
company in Cosmo Gordon Lennoxs de-
lightful comedy 1.-THE Marriage of Kitty
VIII end with tonights performance at
the Metropolitan.
'"The Burgomaster" will be the attrac-
ton at the Metropolitan for half a week
opening tomorrow night, and including an
extra performance on Sunday evening.
May 81.
Aitho still suffering from an affection
or the throat which prevented her ap-
pearance at the Orpheum yesterday and
today. Marguerite sylvia was so greatly
improved today that her physician prom
lsed she would be able to appear tomor-
row. - 49,
This is laughing week at the Lyceum
theater, where the Ferris Stock company
Is giving capital performance of the IA
nous farce, "Charleys Aunt
"A Fight for Love- with the celebrated
tighter, Bob Fttzsimmons, In the stellar
role has received much complimentary
| comment at the Bijou.
The James Boys in Missouri" will he
seen at the Bijou next week. There is 9
pretty love story running thru the PLAY
and the adventures of the James bows are
depicted in thrilling manner
| Atho this weeks bill at the UNIQUE
theater differs somewhat from the ad.
vance announcements, owing to the unex.
pected cancellation of two features tn.
management has been able to procure
substitutes on short notice that are civ
ing good satisfaction. Whitehead AM
diamond, song and dance comedians ant
Ihomas and Fuller, rapid-fire converse
tlonallsts, coax many laughs out of thei
audiences. Little Ethel Barr. a dainty liz
Tie child actress is not merely cute hn
SHOWS real dramatic talent in a. nlav,e
that could be easily spoiled in cluns,
hands. 0AAA''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
GOMPERS MEETING
Program Announced for Labor Rally at
Auditorium. .

Program Announced for Labor Rally at
Auditorium. --.
Tuesday. evening, May %, Will be red
letter date in local labor circles. Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers Of the American
Federation Of Labor will be in the city
as the guest Of the local unions and will
speak in the Auditorium. An Interesting
program has been arranged by the COM
mittee in charge. Professor Shuey will
give an organ recital while the audience is
assembling. and J. J. Sampson and Miss
Frances Vincent will sing. Rev. w. o.
Wallace, fraterna1 delegate to the Trades
and Labor council, will make a brief adj
dress. and will be followed by S. j. Spen-
Ger, who will introduce A. E. Wellington,
the president Of the meeting
No admission will be charged as was
first arranged, but all admissions will be
by ticket only. Tickets may be secured
at headquarters in Alexanders' hall or
from A. E. Kellington. The Cigarmakers'
union will escort President Gompers from
Union Temple to the Auditorium.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Premier Laurier Of Canada announces
that that country claims jurisdiction over
all lands towards the North Pole. This
announcement is made because Of Lieu
tenant Peary's projected trip. 1t might
be fightable question whether Canada
can lay claim to real estate north of Alas
ka. But who would want to fight for an
iceberg? w..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Governor Pennypacker Of Pennsylvania
has signed a bill appropriating $4,000 to
erect monument to Matthew s. Quay on
the grounds of the state capitol at Har-
risburg. Well, this seems to be necessary.
Quay will never be remembered for any
thing good that he ever did in public life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The German press is crtt1cisfng the
Duchess Cecilia for buying thirty toilets
in Paris for her daughter, who is to marry
the German crown prince on June 6. The
science and art of gowning knows neither
patriotism, politics nor religion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
IT'S HARD SCRATCHING THERE

Port Byron IN W Chronicle.
The physicians report several cases Of
sarcoptesscabiel in this vicinity of late.
In the good old days it was plain itch.
Get your sulphur and molasses ready.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
IN NEW UNIFORMS
Y. M. c. A. Baseball Team to Appear In
Glad Garb Saturday.

The Y. M. G. A. Baseball association
gave a belIefit roller skating party last
night at the Casino rink. About seventy
five couples were on the floor. The pro-
ceeds Of the party will be used in uni
forming the team. When they meet the
Central High team Saturday they will
appear in full Y. M. c. A. regalia. Gray
and maroon are the colors.
c. T. Booth, manager of the team, says
he has lot of good material at the gym
and has reason to believe the team will
make good showing against Central, al
tho they have one of the best teams in the
city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
TO CHECK STRAY VOLTAGE
st. Paul Would Have Trolley cut-outs
for Emergency Use.

st. Pauls fire commissioners have APP
pointed a committee to confer with the
street railway officials relative to the in
stallation of switches or other safety de-
vices which will permit the cutting off of
electric currents on the trolley wires.
These switches are considered necessary,
as in case of fire or storm, when the
heavily charged wires become exceedingly
dangerous to life and property
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The Law Register claims that the ques-
ton in the Chicago strike is whether a
man can quit his job and hold it, too.
Mr. Shea thinks he can if 1.-The people,
are not "outraged'' by the troops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Backache is almost immediately re-
lieved by wearing, one of Carter's
Plasters. Try one and be free from
pain. Price % cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The Simple Life is the life for me
The life from bears and wolves set free
Each morn I box, and ride and row; -
7 shoot, I fence, the lawn I NOV;
I gallop, wrestle and jiu jitsu. .'- =
Take it for truth because it fits you,
AS well as me and Taft and Hay. r..
The whiles between our jobs we play
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Well, every retiring member Of the
Roosevelt cabinet has left some record to
be remembered by. There was Knox and
the merger, Root and the army, Moody
and the beef trust, and Morton and the
rebates. ... ....s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The daughter Of a wealthy Englishman
has married her fathers chauffeur. This
fast life is getting too common in our
wealthy families
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
HELPED STRANDED FAMILY
Chicago Tool sharpener Could Not Find
Work In City.

Work In City.
August Cunin, his wife and six children
who were stranded in Minneapolis Sun
day after a vain search thru the north
west for employment were sent back to
Chicago yesterday by the city poor depart
ment.
Cunin and his family were found by the
police a 1.-THE union station. They were
without money and had nothing to eat for
twenty-four hours. The father thought
he could find work at his trade, that Of
tool-sharpener, but there was no work
here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

THE ART DIED WITH THE ARTIST.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Ohio democrats are quarreling with as
much intensity as il the 100000 majority
was on their side. The rule of "the more
fighting, the more democrats, does not
work as In Ben Buffers time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
MEAN OF GROVER

Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Mr.. Cleveland's description of the ideal
wife as "a woman who loves her hus-
band and her country, with no desire to
run either" Is not original
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The federal grand jury is investigating
the tobacco trust. Hope is expressed that
the trial will not lead to Mrs. Wigs res
idence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The Missouri has just proved herself
the fastest battleship in the navy. Gov
ernor Folk and the worlds fair have
braced that state up wonderfully.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
THE MAGAZINES

Drawbacks Of Housekeeping IN the Phil
professionalism housekeepers in the
Philippines have many obstacles to con-
tend with, according to Arthur Stanley
Riggs, writing in Public Opinion, May 10.
The worst Of these are the creeping,
crawling and flying pests which infest the
home Mr.. Riggs says:
In the Nozaleda house there was the regula-
ton snake, a thriving colony Of lizards, rats,
mice, winged cockroaches, striped cockroaches,
striped, musical, silent, winged, noxious ants,
beetles, moths, gnats, flies and other insects
unrecognizaple. Beside these there were the
usual outside visitants NANCY and ferocfous
starYeling cats Of remarkable facial expression,
dogs whose lean and angular ribs threatened at
any moment to burst thru the dingy hide, and
the inevitable fowls belonging to the neigh
bors, tough old sinners all of them, and fit for
nothing. OF them all, the ants and reaches
were the worst.
Minnesota is good enough for the I'm
easy Chair.
Wives Traded and Children Sold by
Alaskan Eskimos-Dr. Sheldon Jackson
in the Metropolitan Magazine for May tells
Of peculiar customs among the Alaskan
Eskimos. He says in part:
There is no special ceremony connected with
marriage among the Alaskan Eskimos. If the
parties are young, it is largely arranged by
the parents. Among some of the tribes the
husband joins his wifes family and ia expected
to hunt and fish for them. If he refuses to
give his father-in-law the furs he takes he is
| driven out Of the house and someone else more
active or obedient is installed husband Of the
girl. Sometimes a young woman has In turn
ten or twelve husbands before she fairly settles
| down to permanent married state Under this
condition Of things it is not strange that the
| women become Indifferent and often untrue to
| their husbands. Love and mutual affection has
so little to do with the marital relation that
| occa siona1ly husbands and wives are inter
changed.
Children are also sold by their parents, the
| usual market price of a child being sealskin
bag Of oil or an old suit of clothes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The Boston Herald suggests that the
monkey arrested in Indiana for smoking
cigaret IS entitled to trial by a jury
Of his peers. -.. ..-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Lillian Russell claims that Marcus
Aurelius is her constant companion.
You're dreaming, Lillian it's you for Mar
Gus Antonius.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIM
Milwaukee Sentinel

1t may be some consolation for Susan
B. Anthony to feel that at all events she
is spared the recollection of having voted
for Grover Cleveland
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

And the railroads allowed Mr.. Slater to
bring that range whisky into ST. Paul
without a pilot engine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

And to think there are portions of this
country that need irrigation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The name of Connecticut's new senator.
Brandegee, seems to demand a little
grated nutmeg.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
TO BE DE..TARRED
Kansas City Journal

Trust-busting has found its way into
the south. The people of North Carolina
propose to pitch in and knock the tar out
of the turpentine octopus.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

The New York municipal ownership
league Is planning large reception to
James Dalrymple when he arrives May
rs. Mr.. Dalrymple is the gentleman who
comes to this country to advise Mayor
aDunne of Chicago on traction matters.
He is the general manager of the Glas-
gov streetcar system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

: Under the McGoonty bill Chicago may
have a charter convention. The bill pro-
yides for a convention to be composed Of
five delegates from each senatorial dis
tr1ct IN Cook county, in addition to fifteen
appointed by the governor and fifteen ap-
pointed by the mayor. The appointed
ones are to form themselves into a char
ter commission and have draft ready to
submit to the convention when it assem-
bles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Mayor Rose of Milwaukee is candi-
date for reelection on a municipal own
ersh1p platform. The Milwaukee News
says Rose has always run on municipal
ownership platform and has always
stepped ntmbly off it as soon as elected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Birmingham, England, owns its trolley
system and charges the graduated fare
which is popular abroad. When the pas
senger boards the car, If his destination
is within the two-mile limit, he pays i;
cents, If it is a block over, he pays 4
cents or walks the rest. For six miles
he pays cents, for eight miles, 8 cents,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Lawn Mowers and Garden Tools.
Full line, lowest prices. Gardner
Hardware Co.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

If the strike spreads Mayor Dunno is
for the immediate municipalization" Of
the Illinois militia.