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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02

A wedding which will interest Min
neapolis people took place in Brooklyn,
N. Y, today, when Miss Lillian Martin,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Martin,
and DR.. Ray Edward Gilman were mar
ried. DR.. Gilman and his bride will
make their home in Brooklyn. The
Martins formerly resided in Minneap-
oils and were active in the work of the
Hennepin Avenue M. E. church.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

playground. A hook at one side pre-
vents it from falling down, and if
children are to open and shut it the
outer edge can be provided with a
counterbalance weight, which will
make it very easy to open and shut
the same as a window sash. A pro-
tected roof house is always much bet
ter than Il hatchWay and ladder This
can be provided with a tin sheathed
door to open out, which is much easier
to operate than a hatch. In Fig. the
of a small roof house with
iron steps leading from a closet is
shown.
The outside of the structure must be
sheathed with tin to make it fireproof,
and the doorway should be cut so that
the sill is at least three inches above
the floor of the playground, so that
water will not drive in and beat down
into the closet or room through which
entrance is had to the ladder.
If the hatchway is at the top of a
small closet where the space is
cramped it would be best to run the
ladder up sidewise, as shown at Fig.
Then if a child should make mis-
step he has the wall back of him to
rest against or break the fall
In the illustration of a private house
the floor space is the full
width of the house and from twenty to
thirty feet long, as the space and cost
will permit. The flooring, Of three and
inch pine, is laid on two by
ten inch beams that butt against the
brick dividing wall at either side of
the housetop. The beams should rest
on two by three inch timbers, so as
to raise them above the tin roof to
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

/ entire cost of beams, flooring, frame
work and wire should be about sos.
| Two men can easily put it up in a
week. and for carpenter and helper
the weeks work would not exceed $35,
making Il total of $3.50. This price is eX-
| elusive of any alteration to the hatch
way or the building of a superstruc-
ture. No estimate can be given
for this work, as the hatchWays
and approaches to roofs in diff
| ferent localities are made under
varying conditions. The larger play
ground would average about $3.50 for
each additional foot twenty feet wide.
so a twenty by thirty floor space would
cost about $780, an economical outlay
| in comparison to the doctors bills,
medicines, extra keep and the conse-
quent trouble of caring for several sick
children. This is first cost, and if a
roof playground is useG for five or ten
years the investment is the very best
one a father could make for his chill
drens health.
1t would be we'll to give all the wood
work, including the floor. two or three
good coats of paint after the first year,
thus improving the wood and the ap
pearance of the structure.
At one corner of the illustration a
wind break is shown. This is a wide
sup VI awning IluIlSo VII SetlN
rings and held at the bottom also by
the rings, which are sewed along top
and bottom edge. Two lines of gal
vanized wire are drawn taut inside the
break to prevent the wind tearing it
away from the supporting wires
Several of these wind breaks can be
hung along the sides of the enclosure,
where on very windy days they can be
drawn to protect the children.
Many mothers have found the advan-
tage of putting the younger children
out of doors to sleep in all sorts of
weather, provided they are properly
protected from severe winds. This roof
playground affords a splendid place for
the small child to sleep when the older
children are at school.
The swing shown in another drawing
can be provided with a mattress board
to fit across the seats and with two
additional side boards to fit inside the
ends of the seats snug swinging bed
can be improvised for the sleeping child.
The size and shape for an apartment
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

drain it from water. Otherwise holes
would have to be cut at the lower
edges of the beams, which is not a sat
isfactOry way to arrange the drain.
Along the sides and ends uprights
twelve feet high, two by four inches
thick and planed on the four sides are
erected to support the rafters and ridge
pole and also to form a substantial
support for the galvanized wire netting
that completely covers the four sides. /
Where the uprights rest against the
brickWork at the sides of the house a
notch is cut out of each one, as shown
at figure 5, so the timber can be snug
to the brickwork and be nailed fast.
The four corner uprghts should be four
inches square and cut at the top so the
edge rail along the top of side and end
timbers will fit on it as shown in figure
6. The upright timbers should be
twenty-four inches apart and braced
with two lines of cross rails between
the floor and top edge rail. AT one end
of the playground enclosure a doorway
is made for emergency use only, with
the key hanging above the reach of
children. This is used only by those re- .
pairing the roof, or in case of fire, when
it is necessary to have access to the
open roof.
The ridge pole is three feet above the
top rail This is of two by eight-inch
and from it to the sides the rafters of
two by four-inch, planed, are arranged
the same distance apart as the side up
rights. These rafters support the top
awning, which is rolled on a four-nch
pine pole and can be let down on stormy
days so as to keep the floor dry. The
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

ners adorn saloons and dives every
where. A trip down the "Barbary
coast" and through the red light region
reveals them by the hundred. The
Partridge banners are absent there.
Schmitz Lost in 1t
But the Queerest part of the whole
canvass is that it is not Schmitz-
Partridge fight so much as it is a Ruef-
Partridge row. Schmitz is lost in the
shuttle; everyone realizes that Ruef is
the real mayor, and the batteries are
turned on him exclusively. 1t is all
what Ruef did; Schmitz is ignored.
Frisco now knows, as it never did
before. that Schmitz is-possibly for his
own ends, but is nevertheless-mer
the jumping jack, to which Ruef works
the string. 1t is certain now that
Schmitz builded better than they knew
when he put a Ruef over San Fran
cisco,' and the fight is between the
roof and the man who proposes to open
Frisco up to the fair sunlight of
heaven, raise it out of the slough of
despond and the fogs of viciousness
and give it a chance to breathe pure air
and live.
Labor's Portion
Neither is it now battle of union
labor, either for life or license. Make
no mistake on that. Time was, four
years ago, when the unions were en-
listed against the two old parties; when
they had-in their own minds, at least
cause for contest They were dhfor-
tunate in their candidate; their profess
sional leaders sold them and "bilked'
them, and Schmitz and the unspeak-
able Ruef were foisted on them.
Like old men of the sea, these ingrates
have ridden real labors shoulders ever
since. The agitator, the laborite-for-
money, the sell-out delegates-they are
for Schmitz and Ruef now, and they
are the basis for the howl of unionism
Your steady, sober, industrious and
God-fearing union man hates this as he
does an adder-and all the yelp Of
"Citizens' alliance has no more effect
on him than water on a ducks back.
1t is Frisco's battle for civic honesty
and the right-not for Folkized town.
not for battened down and tightly
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
THE roof playground, high above
| the hnmsatnns is hnaNan,s lindest

THE roof playground, high above
the housetops, is heavens kindest
blessing to the family of children
who are fortunate enough to play in
one, and if little more thought were
given to this feature of city life there
is no doubt that every well-meaning
father and mother would have one con-
structed on the housetoD. It would
prove a great benefit, doctors bill
saver and a builder of health for chill
dren Of all ages, from the infant to the
young girl or boy of 10 years.
The roof playground of moderate size
is not an extensive affair to build on a
private house, for it consists of only q
flooring laid ON crossbeams and the
necessary uprights against which the
wire netting is fastened. and which also
support the rafters and ridge pole,
over which a canvas awning or rain
shed may be drawn. The average pri-
vate house has a hatch or scuttleway
through which access is had to the
roof, and if this is large enough an
iron ladder may be run up, so that
the hatchway is small it can be cut
large and rugged with a hatch on
hinges that will open, instead of hav-
ing to lift it off, as is usually the case
In Fig. l the old style of hatch is
shown, which is usually a cap affair
covered with tin and provided with
hooks at the under side to secure it.
In Fig. the modern hatch is shown,
hinged at one side and arranged to rest
against a wooden horse or prop, which
is made fast to the roof or floor of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
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playground cannot be definitely stated,
as the roofs are sometimes cut up by
superst1uctures over elevators, doubled
bukheads, steam and vent pipes and
other Instructions that would Interfere
with wide open spaces.
1t is possible, however, to erect play
ground twenty by thirty feet in area on
almost any apartment house and en-
close it on all sides and top with the
wire netting, which should be placed at
the inside of the framework, so children
will not climb on the structure by hold
ing on with their fingers. Wire with
two-inch mesh is too fine for them to
get their toes in, so it would be impos-
sible for them to climb the wire with
out the aid of the timbers on which to
get a footing.
The apartment house playground can
be provided with drop awnings and
wind breaks, and a swing or two would
lend an additional attraction to the
children who are too often inclined TO
stay in the house after school or all
day if they are not urged to go in the
open air.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

The professional unionists are stick
ing pretty well to Schnitz; they de.
clare the other crowd is a "silkstock-
ing" outfit, the class influence. and that
it is a movement to disrupt the union
"cinch' on San Fraheisco.
A very unfortunate side to this is
that a Citizens alliance, active against
strikers, has assumed to take all the
credit of the amalgamated movement,
and its secretary has made some as
sertions which have hurt the combined
party considerably. But he has been
pretty well repudiated.
Has the Decent Press
The press is mainly supporting Part
ridge. The decent papers all are. One
afternoon paper deliberately sold itself
to the Ruef-Schmitz outfit till the cleo.
ton, for cash in hand, and is cloud in
its behalf. The Hearst yellow sheet is
for Schmitz, though not as openly as
the other. The rest, Democratic and
Republican alike, are for Partridge
with all their powerful influence.
The chances are that it will be a fair
election. Voting machines will be
used, and sample ones are shown all
over the city, that voters may learn
them. The machine can be beat-so
can the best safe be unlocked-but it
will take too expert a man to put it
in the power of the gangsters. The
machine counts automatically, and the
results are shown under glass. The
prospects are for a square vote, though
it is claimed that the great register is
somewhat overpadded.
Banners Everywhere
Interest in the outcome is intense
The city of San Francisco is eloquent
with banners. Everywhere the red ones
of Schmitz stand cheek by jowl with
the blue ones of Partridge To an ex-
tent never before known have the bill
boards and dead walls been used. In
the heart of Market street whole sides
of buildings are decorated with enor-
nous pictures of Partridge. with the
sentence Partridge says" and quota
tion from his last speech. These are
changed daily,
Banners are on wagons and horses,
sandwich men bear them, and windows
are filled with them. The Schmitz ban
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

classes" and another Phelan would
have added fuel to their flame. Part
ridge is self-made, worker, and his
prosperity is all his own.
He has come out marvelously since
he began to run and his speeches are
greatly praised. He has avoided all
partisan issues, has confined himself
to facts, devotes each speech to the
arraignment of the Ruefites on a new
point, and is winning right and left
in acclaim and interest. He has put
the Schmitz outfit on the defensive and
its talk is no longer boastful but is
devoted to explanations largely
Fine Fellow
He is sober, earnest and deliberate;
there is nothing of the happy glad
hand in his address; he goes to the
point, and he impresses one with his
sincerity. Young he admits he is, but
this is the day of the young man, and
to be mayor of a city at thirty-five
isn't so extraordinary as to be presi-
dent at forty.
He is the lawyer always. When the
Schmitz crowd started story about
gas scandal, and tried to fix it on
him, he did not fly into a passion; he
used no bad language nor did he vo-
ciferate. He simply examined the point
as would judge, and he dispassion-
ately overruled it; and his argument
has never brought forth an answer He
is making many friends by his steadi-
ness, his truthfulness and his calm pro-
cedure, and it looks as if he We're in
good winning spirit.
Schmitz has always been a minority
candidate. Every time he has run he
has won, but he has had far fewer
votes than have the other two candi-
dates combined.
Conditions Uncertain
Yet every politician knows that a
coalition never brings out as many
votes as do candidates of the coalesced
parties, running separately. Hence it
is folly to suppose that Partridge will
poll the strength Of both Republicans
and Democrats. Some of the latter
win not vote for him because he is a
Republican; some of the Republicans
will vote for Schmitz because the lat
ter is a Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Sold Out

One of Nantucket's summer visitors
strolled into the little shop kept by an
old man, a native of the place.
In looking about she found a kind of
linen cloth which she bought for fancy
work. Some friends who saw and liked
it went to the shop and purchased all
that remained
In a few days the proprietor went to
the mainland to replensh his stock,
and bought more of the same goods,
which, ALSO was soon sold.
Well" exclaimed Uncle Hi as the last
yard went, "if any more of you folks
want that stuff you can go up ter main
land an git it. ! can't keep nothing
in this shere shop!'--Francis B. Phipps,
in October Lippincott's.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
SONG OF THE BALD-HEADED MAN

Great Caesars classic head was bare,
And likewise Socrates's:
Peter and Paul were forced to wear
Thin capillary heeces;
Shakespeare, earths literary king,
And Johnson, Pope and Gibbon,
Being short of hirsute covering,
Wore wigs tied deft with ribbon.
But Achan, j. lscariot,
Ananias (Of truth chary),
Herod, the Pharisees / wot,
All sported caputs hairy;
Later came Danton, Robespierre,
And Marat, bloody trio;
Guy Fawkes and Jeffries, Glencoe, Stair,
Thick-thatched like fiddling Nero.
Nor will the eye, in sooth, oft see
Bald HottentOt or Arab,
Kamchatkan, aborigine,
Kurd, or man-eating Carib;
Nay, nay, but of the human breed
The greater in earth's story,
Are those who lead in thought and deed,
Crowned not with hair. but glory!
Monroe Guy Carlton in New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

riVeted lid-'Frisco wants a dash of
absinthe in its cocktail of life-but for
a strong grip on the handle and 81 keen
blade to sever the cord when the time
does come that the lid should drop.
It's a great battle-a most vicious and
lively one. 1t is stirring Frisco up
from the bay to the Golden Gate and
from the Point to the far southwestern
hills. The giant is aroused, and his
captors, Lilliputians that they are,
watch him straining at the threads.
Will he be strong enough to break his
thralls?
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
DURING THE WEEK

q" 'Tis Mon. that makes the world sc
round"
He said land so | think I'll choose
The daughter of a millionaire
So loving hearts can live in Tues"
He found lass, a moneyed lass
Alas! a lass who would not Wed.
MY heart belongs to someone else,
But still | thank you, Thur" she said.
Some other fish | needs must Fri"
He said, because | want the Mon"
And then he went way back and Sat,
This tired, luckless, beaten Sun.
-Perrine Lambert in Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

tional park, California, and was exhib-
tied at the worlds fair, Chicago. AT the
close of the fair it was brought to Wash
ington. 1t is twenty feet in diameter
and is called the General Noble in
honor of former secretary of the in
terror The cost of the transportation
of this tree from California TO Chicago
was $4,000 The interior is hollow and
spiral stairway leads to the lookout.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

TIME BIGGEST tree in Washington
is one of the sights of the
national capital. 1t has strong
attraction for strangers, especially
from the east and south. This dead
forest giant stands in the grounds of
the department of agriculture, east of
the administration building.
The tree came from the Seuuoia ma
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

awning at one side is shown in it's
lowered position; the weight of the pole
will keep it in place so it will not re-
quire lashing fast. and when'it is rolled
up near the ridge pole, as shown on the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

opposite of the illustration, it can be
tied fast.
The cost will depend also on the size
of the playground, but for one twenty
feet wide and twenty-five feet long the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
A Poser

Tommy-Say. mamma?
Mamma-Well, what is it, Tommy?
Tommy-How does a deaf and dumb
boy say his prayers when he happens to
have a sore finger?-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Same Trouble

Friend-Honestly, old fellow, | can't
make anything out of your poems.
Poet-Thats my trouble, too.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29

Continued from previous pagep

Continued from previous paEe)
ney. Partridge is a young fellow, 80
years of age, clean cut and modest. He
has been attorney for San Francisco in
its suit against the Spring Valley Water
company and has made tremendous
record as such. He is something of a
Republican politician and has been
chairman of city conventions and ward
leader. He sat in this Wrangling meet
ing and took small part in the debate.
Suddenly one of the war horses
Sprang up. Walking over to Partridge
he laid one hand on his shoulder and
said:
whats the matter with this young
man? Why won't he do?"
The effect was electrical. In a mo-
ment man after man spoke for Part
ridge The latter jumped to his feet
and declared that he could not be
induced to take the place. Nothing.
he said, would make him accept. The
older men declared that he must.
Suited the Democrats
Word was carried to the Democrat
io leaders that Partridge would be the
man. Word came back that he was
thoroughly acceptable. 1t was agreed
that Partridge would be named
unanimously agreed-by all but Part
ridge
The latter declined and defed the
committee to face him.
II will not consent" he said, "and
I will not run if named"
Partridge was sincere. For matter
of an hour or two they wrestled with
him, but without avail. Then friend
took him out and walked him up and
down Market street, threatening, cajol-
ing.
Finally, he telephoned his mother.
She told him to accept and he did.
XI
THE MAN AND THE BATTLE
Partridge was reared in northern
California. He has been a country
and a city newspaper man, a school
teacher and a lawyer. He is young,
of moderate means only and enthus-
iastic. He has a good record.
There was reason in nominating a
man of comparative obscurity The
Schmitz gang was yelling that it was
a fight of "the masses against the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-29
Filming in Ocnanin.

A peculiar method Of fishing Is in.
dulged in by the natives of Tetuila,
one OF the islands Of Oceauia. AT a
given signal the ihhabitants Of the
village assemble on the seashore to
the number Of about 300 persons, each
Of whom carries branch Of cocoa
palm. With these In their hands they
plunge into the water, aud at a. Ger.
tain distance from the shoe turn 20.
ward It, forming compact half cir.
Gle, each one holding his palm branch
perpendicularly in the water, and thus
forming sieve.
The leader Of the party then gives
a signal, and this living net approach
es the shore gradually in perfect or
der, driving before IL multitude Of
fishes. Surrounded by this living
wall and entangled In the cocoa palm
branches many Of the fishes are east
on the sand by waves, while Others
are killed with sticks. After being
cooked over hot Goals the fish are
served with bananas and cocoanut
milk.
The scene as described by a French.
man who visited the island was inter
osting and picturesque in tho OK
treme, the effect being immensely
heightened by the appearance of the
natives, whose costume consists Of a
short tunie OF seaweed or leaves.
Their hair is powdered with chalk,
while the warriors are distinguished
by the hair being powdered red.
wreaths Of gardenias or red hibiscus
are worn on their heads also round
their necks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-29

hind a bius, but Charley stood hi.
ground and was shot, the bullet pass
ing through his mouth, in one cheek
and out another. When the regulars
reached the scene the Indians were
gone, but some Of the teeth that the
old warrior had lost were found, and
Gus Kautz, SON Of General Kautz,
now living in Tacoma, still keeps them
as memento.
For many years the old warrior has
been declining in health and in antic-
ipatiOu Of his death he sold some OF
his land and placed $500 in the bank,
which was to be used to defray his
burial expenses and provide the liquor
and other necessities for true Indian
funeral.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-29
CHINESE
DAILY
KICKS
Points ont Duty Of American
Citizens and Advocates
the Boycott

The first number of the new Chi
nese daily paper has been published
at San Francisco. 1t is said to be the
only Chinese daily published outside
the FlOwery Kingdom, and is styled
the Tai Tung Vat Bo. II has eight
pages, and costs SO a year. While
nearly all Of II is in Chinese eharac-
ters, a strong editorial in English
appears in the issue on the subject OF
the presidents recent order requiring
courteous treatment by immigration
officers Of Chinese entitled TO land in
the United States The article de-
nounees the methods adopted by these
officials as "revoltingly inhuman and
barbarous," and says the merchants
Of China are by no means satisfied
with the presidents recent order; that
he invested customs officers with pow
er to declare any consular certificate
of suspicious character, so that Chi
nese merchants arriving may still be
subjected to oppression and ineonyen'
ienees. The article proceeds as fol
lows:
The grafters of the United States
service are quick to take advantage