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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
FIGHT FIERCE FLAMES.
FIREMEN BUSY SEVERAL HOURS
AT POWERS BLOCK. LYNDALE
AND LAKE STREET.

A fierce fire, starting in a storeroon
on the third floor, swept thru the Pow
ers block at Lyndale avenue and Lake
street yesterday afternoon, driving
seven families to the street and damag-
ing the building and contents to the
extent of $4,000.
The storeroom in which the flames
started is on the third floor adjoining
the fiat occupied by G. w. Peck. Mrs.
Peck had been to the storeroom for
coal and thinks she stepped on match,
for a few minutes later the place was
in flames. The department responded
to the alarm promptly and in few
minutes the fremen had led the women
and children thru the smoke-filled halls
to the street. On the third floor were
the families of George Tinker, 81. B.
Smith, G. w. Peck and Arthur Rit-
ledge. The apartments on the second
floor were occupied by A. M. Smith,
G. S. Powers, one of the owners Of the
building, and James Heller.
The building is three-story frame
structure and originally cost about
SIS 900. The ground floor was occupied
by Mrs. C. Gleason, who conducts a
millinery store; William Dawson, gro
Ger, and M. E. Lane, dealer in drygoods,
Mrs. Gleason's loss will be about $500
and is fully covered by insurance, while
the damage on Dawson's stock will be
about 800. Mr.. Lane g loss will prob
ably amount to more than $500.
The building is owned by Frank
Powers. The loss on the building is
about $4,000, fully covered by insur-
ance. The loss to the tenants and mer-
chants will be about $1,000 in all
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
Mrs. Craigie's Philosophy.

If science be the coordination
and systematizing of knowledge on anv
given subject, Mrs. Craigie' s lecture ut
the Auditorium fell somewhat short Of
it's title, "The Science of L;fe.' Had
she realized her subject, the lecture
would have lost UNNECESSARILY in Pic
nancy and suggestiveness, while it might
have gained in the department. of CO.
ordination. All who heard Mrs. Graf
gle cannot but be grateful that she
said things to make them think for
themselves, rather than to accept or
reject her conclusions.
The meat Of Mrs. Craigie's lecture is
her sketch of the life and work of the
three men she has taken as leaders in
the search for the true basis Of life;
the sauce is her own ininlitable wit
Mrs. Craigie is not without a philoso-
ply of life. Her thought is that SYM
pathy is the handspring Of the men
who have achieved results for their
fellowmen, and that sympathy was the
lodestone which brought the masses to
their feet. Loyola s system was pre-.
coded by service. Wesley's religion
was the product Of experience. Tol
stoi's preaching of a simplifed life
is sanctioned by his practice. Whether
any one of these men Or all three have
solved the problem Of life, Mrs. Graf
gle did not inform her audience.
1t might have been the part Of g
man or preacher to dogmatize on the
subject, but Mrs. Craigie was far toe
clever to fall into such mired position
She irresistibly attracted her hearer!
to think of life and especially of live
in their relations to other lives. ant
she left them where she must artistical
ly and truly leave them, in a state O.
quickened interest and awakened self
searching.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
rreater bv millions Of bushels than any.

greater by millions of bushels than any
thing in previous years.
The big yields have not reduced prices
materially. The average is lower than
last year, in some cereals, but all prices
are high enough to be remunerative to
the producer.
It will readily be seen that the pres,
ent business activity which finds expires:
sion in all lines, and has worked also
for advances in stocks and other securi.
ties, is based upon something zeal. It
may be that there has been little over.
doing of it in some instances, but there
can be no doubt Of the legitimacy OF
the general rise. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

Rev. Charles H. Braden, a Baptist min
lister at Spokane, put up neat argument
with a saloon man. Mr.. Braden COM
mented bitterly in his pulpit on pic
torial display made in the window Of a
prominent saloon, The saloonkeeper OF
fered to let Mr.. Braden put anything he
liked in the window for Christmas week.
Mr.. Braden now proposes to show off the
saloon mans goods by filling the win
dow with drunken tramps. These latter
have agreed to be the display in return
for the free liquor furnished them. Spo>
kane is waiting to see if the saloon man
backs out ..-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
: The strongest athlete on earth has
trouble in holding his tongue.
Congress Off Again.

Congress having voted an emergency
appropriation for the Panama canal
and INDUCED in q "clay-pigeon de-
bate over the president message, is
ready to adjourn for the holidays. The
house and senate have been in session
twenty days, at a GREAT expense to the
country, and are now about to adjourn
for two weeks, without having accom-
plished anything tangible for the coun-
try. ,. z
But this is not by any means the
most dilatory session of congress the
country has seen. There have been
times when the committees were not
announced by the speaker Of the house
until after the holiday recess. In those
years the before-holiday period was en-
tirely wasted, as nothing could be done
without committees.
But the situation is awkward enough
and adds sufficiently to the expense OF
the government to make it worth while
to seriously consider the question Of
changing the dates when our govern
ment officials come and go. The glar
ing incongruities noticeable now ar.
these: First, the president is inaugur
ated March 4, in a storm, when thi.
spectacular function might as well b
brought off in pleasant weather.
Second, congress begins its session OF
the first Monday in December, tn;
house being made up Of men who were
elected thirteen months before theil
presence in Washington was required
It would be more businesslike to skin
the holiday period and begin the ses
sion Of congress in the January follow
ing, This. would bring the new con
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
Wonderful Crop Figures.

All the good things that were prom
ised in the earlier reports of the condi-
tion Of the country's crops have been
more than realized. The final report of
the department. Of agriculture issued
late yesterday shows yields of principal
crops even greater. than expected, in
notable instances. The country began
to feel the stimulating effect of good
harvests some months ago, when the
winter wheat was cut. The good news
kept coming after the harvesters turned
northward to the spring wheat, and fin.
ally, when the corn crop came along to
maturity, there were the best reports
Of all.
Now that there is sufficient data in
hand to enable the government statisti-
clans to make up final figures, the out
come is found not to have been over.
estimated at all, but on the contrary tc
have been viewed conservatively. Sc
much of our prosperity therefore, as is
based upon the crops Of 1905, is not only
wholly legitimate, but even more. II
represents expectation more than realiz
alton.
The wheat crop at 692.979, 467 bush
els looks big beside the 552, 100000 bush
els Of 1904. The crop Of that year was
cut by bad weather in the winter wheat
fields and rust in spring wheat. Hence
part Of the gain is only return to nor
NAL conditions Of production. If one
goes back to 1902 for comparison {
crop close to the present big total ap
pears, or $4,000, 900 bushels, while 1901
year of all-around bumper yields, OF
a big acreage, gave the country 74S,000,
900 bushels The wheat crop therefor,
is not the greatest, but it is yer,
good one.
In corn, nothing like the present tota
was ever before produced. The great
est corn year known in the Unite,
States was that of 1902, when 1923, 900,
900 bushels was the total. The presen
yield is estimated at 2,707, 903,540 bush
els.
Corn, wheat, oats and rye, make up
total of 1881, 717,231 bushels, figure
never before equaled, and when the bar
ley figures are included, and the fla.
total determined, there will be ineu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
ACTOR FOLK ARE
ON HALF SALARY
WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS BAD
ONE FOR THEM. a..=
Poor Business Is Cause Of Rule Which
Has Been in Force for .Years-Thes-
plans Feel 1t Keenly, Both Pecun-
larry and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Companies Laying Over Here.

Instead Of partaking of the bounties,
usually so abundant at this season Of
the year, and enjoying, as do many en-
ployees, gifts from generous employ
ers in the form of an extra week s pay.
theatrical people get only half their
regular pay as q Christmas token. Poor
attendance at the theaters during the
week preceding Christmas resulted
years ago In a decision OF managers to
ing the period. Later similar ruling
was me.de affecting Holy week.
Only the vaudeville actors have es-
capped this ruling 1.-THE Sultan Of
Sulu,' "Marching Thru Georgia. and
Watson's Orientals companies are
working on half pay and the May IT.
win and Andrew Mack companies have
laid off and are spending the week in
Minneapolis and st. Paul, without any
pay. The lay-off is the alternative and
the majority of members of the com.
panles that are working on half pay
declare they would rather lay off.
Feel Christmas Spirit.
"'lBecause we fake sentiment with
such abandon on the stage, people have
the idea that actors are devoid Of genu
inc sentiment said a member of the
Sultan of Sulu company today. "But
we are not. We have homes and
loved ones and feel the Christmas spirit
as strongly as any one. | venture tt
say that it is more striking with us
for we are all far from our homes, il
a strange: city, with no one to cheer
us up. Now, when everyone about u:
is enjoying this glad Yuletide and re
ceiving tokens Of cheer, we are cut tt
half pay It certainly is hard and We
players feel it more than any outsider
can imagine. -.
s"Then there s another consideration
far and away from the sentimental
That is that this short pay works {
hardship with many, especially tn.
chorus girls, whose pay is never suff
above expenses. It takes them weeks
sometimes, to repay the money the,
are compelled to borrow to pay ex
penses during this week.
Protests Avail Naught.
! "Of course, it is the same Hol'
| week, but it doesn It matter so muc]
| then, for It's not the greatest seaso!
Of the year, like Christmas. We hav
| protested, but to no avail, for we ca.
see that the week preceding Christina
is not the best paying one Of the yea1
tho it is not always the poorest seaso
either. We have no organization suffi
GENTLY strong to carry a protest to
successful end, SO I suppose wen hav
| to be content. We are bound, in tn
first place, by our contracts, which cor
tain clauses providing for short pa
| during these two weeks -
Despite the fact that they have e.
perienced the short:pay weeks for se1
eral years, the older players in, the cit
this week are condemring the practic
as strongly fas II it had Just been put
force. The members. q, the three con
paniest working othiitsas week are r
Enforced blythe May Irwin people, WI
arrived today, to lay over I until the the
is not with her company, having" ru
in to New York, She will retur
Sunday :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
PAVEMENT NOT GIVEN
DESERVED ATTENTION

John W. Alvord, civil engineer for
the paving committee of the Chicago
Commercial club, recently presented an
interesting report On the care of public.
streets. Up to the beginning Of the
twentieth century the larger cities of
the United States had spent fully $780,
100000 on street improvements and
were expanding about $70,000,O00 an
nually for further improvements and
maintenance.
"But one other class cf engineering
works exceeds this in magnitude, that
of the steam railway system of the
United States,' he says.
Zone would suppose that this vast
output of human energy would be the
occasion of the most critical investiga
ton and scientific research, but it is
safe to say that in no other branch OF
civil engineering is there expended sc
large an amount of money in so I'M
systematic manner and generally with
such unsatisfactory results.
"Pavements are primarily designed
to accommodate travel, but scarcely
any one in this country thinks of inves7
tigating the travel of city systemati7
cally and thoroly before proceeding &c
lay down pavements. !
NPavements are financial invest
ments, vet few officials undertake tc
compile data from which to compute
| their operating expense, length of life
or depreciation before proceeding t.
raise the necessary capital.
'Street pavements are by far the
most expensive single improvement
that the municipality undertakes, yet
| in hardly any of the cities in this coun
try are there suitable laws, proper or
ganization or sufficient public spirit
adequately to care for the investment
after it is once made
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
ANOTHER ALLDAY RALLY
Holiness Flock Encouraged by Results
Of Yesterdays Services.


Encouraged bv the excellent success
H Holiness inc S' band expects great results
from the all-day rally to be held in the a
Nazarene mission, 245 First avenue =,
tomorrow. Mrs. Liebhardt will lead
the 10 am. meeting; Rev. G. G. Valen :,
tine will preach at IL am, and at
pm. will come the prayer testimony ser
vice, which will be followed by tne
The object of these all-day services
is the promotion Of the Holiness ideas,
and they were given strong impetus
Yesterday at the Purity mission. Wal
ter Dickinson led the testimony ses,
sion, which was productive Of great
good. At IL am: Rev. E. E. Rogers
preached a powerful sermon, and at
p.m. Mrs. Shepherd Of St. Paul con
Quoted a prayer testimony service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
ADJUSTMENTS
Eoyer Chat,

Peggy from Paris,'' George AIDES
greatest musical comedy success, will
have Its first hearing in this city at the
metropolitan tonight. The quality of Mr..
AIDES humor has been tested on numerous
occasions in this city in the past few
years and has always found favor with
the public, and it is safe to say that
Peggy will be found no exception to the
general rule. An excellent company, in
Guiding Arthur DEACON, Julia West, Clara
Martin, Olivette Haynes, Eva Bennett,
Perdy Bronson, E. H. O'Connor, Thomas
H. Burton, Minnie Olton and Thomas L,
Drew will be engaged in the presentation,
here.
The sale of seats for the May Irwin en-
gagement at the Metropolitan next week
opened with a rush at the box office of
that theater today, and the indicati tons
are that this jolly coincidence will meet
with rousing reception on her reappear-
ance here after an absence Of four years.
Mrs. Black Is Back the George v. Ho-
bart comedy, in which she Is now appear
ing, is said to be the best vehicle Miss
Irwin has ever had for the display Of her
peculiar comedy methods. .>
Fred V. RUSSELL, the musical China
man. is scoring a big hit at the Unique
this week along with the Three Ameri-
can Ms and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Young; the comedy iddlers. Other cap
able performers are Joseph Golden, the
eccentric character comedian and Jennie
Bentley, the young miss who juggles with
her .'tootsies.'' -
| The Orpheum theater solo orchestra is
coming in for a large share Of the ap-
plause this week because Of it's perform
| ance of the coronation march from Mey-
erbeers "The Prophet and the brilliant
! harp solo, Thomas "Reverie,' by Joseph
Dellaquia. harpist Of the orchestra. Fred
! Lennox and company In George AIDES
ION His 'Uppers' and Baron's Burlesuue
| Menagerie are carrying off the honors of
| the bill.
A bit of grand opera will be put on the
boards at the Orpheum theater next week
by Henry Leona and Anne Dale, vocal
lists Of the best schooling.
Lottie Williams. the talented little SOU
brette, opens weeks engagement at the
Bijou Sunday afternoon, appearing in he1
new play by Charles E. Blaney, entitled
/ my Tomboy Girl The story Of the
play is beautifully woven, and the scenic
! effects are novel and attractive. There
are over fifty in the cast. including a
| chorus Of pretty girls. making the pro-
| duction musical as we'll as dramatic. Sew
eral hfgh-class vaudeville acts are intro.
duced during the action Of the play. anc
In its entirety My Tomboy Girl will un.
doubleday prove a most enjoyable enter.
4 tainmenJ. u
marching Thru Georgia. the new
| military romance by Daniel Z. Hart, il
pleasing Bijou audiences immensely, ant
| is being accorded liberal patronage Each
/ of the four acts contains scenes of start
! ling originality. quaint characters and
irresistible comedy. The climaxes are
logical and stirring. and the production is
a meritorious one in every respect A
J matinee peri will be given or
Saturday at 2:30.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
OFF TO CALIFORNIA
Sunshine Route Popular-Tourist Cars
from the Twin Cities to Los Angeles,
California

Sunshine Route Popular-Tour1st Cars
from the Twin Cities to Los Angeles,
California.
To accommodate the large and in
through tourist sleepingcar line has
been Established between St. Paul and
Minneapolis and Los Angeles via the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railways,
the Sunshine Route. >. ...
Leaving Minneapolis at $3.50 am.
every Tuesday, st. Paul $3.50 am, the
tourist has daylight ride through one
Of the most populouss and richest agri-
cultural sections Of Minnesota and Iowa.
Kansas City is reached at $3.50 am.
the next day. The car attached to the
Santa Fe train leaves Kansas City at
IL am. Wednesday:
During the afternoon the train passes
through some of the most thriving
towns in Kansas-Lawrence, Topeka
(where a stop Of twenty-five minutes is
made for dinner), Usage City, Empo-
ria, Florence, Newton, Hutchinson, sec
night.
The Panorama Of the Rockies. :
The next morning at an early hour
La Junta, in southeastern Colorado, is
reached, and at this point the first view
! is~had of the Rocky Mountains, the
train skirting the eastern foothills and
entering New Mexico near Ration. Will
| Jams is reached at noon on Friday.
This is the junction with the line to
| stopover may be had here if visit
! to the Grand Canyon is provided for
| in the itinerary of the tourist.
From San Bernardino until arrival at
Los Angeles, at 1925 am. Saturday, the
train runs through the garden spot of
southern California.
Reasons Why"
Briefly stated, the advantages offered
by The Sunshine Route from, the north
southern California;; a direct route to
San Francisco and vicinity; great scenic
attractions, including the Grand Can
yon Of the Colorado river in Arizona
a route less affected by snow than those
through the more Tortherly Rocky
Mountain passes; an easy grade, consid-
ering that the continental ranges must
be surmounted; equipment complete in
all appointments, and a delightful eli
mate.
For each double berth Gone berth
will comfortably accommodate two per.
sons) the price is $6.75 from st. Paul OF
Minneapolis to either Los Angeles OF
San Francisco. -.. H. ...-
Tickets and Berth Reservations.
For the Sunshine Route your tickets
should read via the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & St. Paul Railway to Kansas City
thence via the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe Railway and connections to Ari
IONA, New Mexico ard California des
tinations.
For ticket, berth reservations ir
first class or tourist sleeping cars, ad
dress w. B. Dixon, Northwestern Pas
senger Agent, 365 Robert street, st
Paul. or G. R. Lewis, G. P. & T. A., 32s
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
TO BUILD COFFERDAM
Island Will Be Employed to Strengthen
,'.s. Railway Bridge.

In order to supply rock material for
a cofferdam to protect the west end of
the Pillsbury dam and the western pier
of the Minnesota Western railway
bridge, the rocky islet Just above the
Tenth avenue bridge will be removed.
The pier was partially undermined by
the high water last summer and the
bridge was closed for several weeks
while repairs were being made. The
proposed cofferdam is intended to pre-
vent further damage in the future to
both the. power dam and the bridge.
About 1000 yards Of rock will be re-
quired, and it is estimated that the
island will just about furnish this
amount. The rock will be foated down
to the scene Of operations on barges.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

Mr.. Harriman's testimony in the insur-
ance Investigation that he doubted the
purity of Ryan's motives in buying the
Equitable stock" must have made that
grand old preserver Of our financial integ-
rity chuckle to himself when he retired
for the night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

Bourke Cochran says that it is abso-
utely impossible to put the possessor of
$10,000000 in JAIL That is the way it
looked in France before the revolution.
But after things got under way, kings
went to Jail just like common folks. In
America revolutions are peaceful
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
RAILROAD GIVEN GROUND
Great Northern Pays for Bridge Prop
erty with Pavement.

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the city and the Northern Pa
cific railway over the vacation of a
triangular plot Of land at Plymouth
avenue and First street, under the rail
way bridge over Plymouth avenue. The
vacation of this portion Of the street
viii permit the Northern 1t pacfc to re-
across the avenue: This will cost about
$4,000. In. return for this benefit the
company will bear the expense Of LOO
square yards Of paving on First street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

The point seems to pe we'll taken that
the "harnessing of Niagara" about
which we hear so much, is of no particu.
lar benefit to the people. The power COM
panies are monopolizng the advantages
and are selling their power to the public
at a rate no lower than that Of coal-made
electricity. Trolley fare in Buffalo, for
instance, where the cars are driven by
electricity from the falls, Is still cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

gress into action within three months,
instead of thirteen months, of it's cleo
ton. In the five spring months con-
gress could transact it's business and
adjourn
The vastness of the government ma
chine is such that economy of time has
become an object.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

When Senator Clark settled ST 1000, 900
on his new grandchild yesterday, he
merely gave one months output of his
famous United We're mine. No matter
how many grandchildren, the senator is
loaded for them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

Contributions in the way OF wearing
apparel for the poor at the Elks' bun
die social Thursday evening aggregate
3.2s7 articles. They have been assert
ed and today were delivered 70 the.
following charitable organizations for
distribution among the worthy poor at
Christmas: Deutscher Ffanen society,
Catholic Orphans association, Little
Sisters Of the Poor, Bethel settlement ,n,
Sheltering Arms, Hebrew Ladies Be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

nevolent society, Mission Cottage, Home
nifty hospital and the Volunteers of
America.
Tuesday afternoon the Elks give an
entertainment for poor children ut the
Bijou operahouse at which 1000 chill
dren are expected to be present. Each
child is to receive bag of candy as a
souvenir. The rapid transit company
furnishes the children round trip trans
,portation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

The Russians could not get Oyama, but
the Japanese are now after MIN WIN
banquets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
Low Rates

Low Rates
To al points on the 500 Line for the
Holidays. Tickets on sale Dec. 22d to
Jan. 1st. 1906, good to return until Jan.
I'd. 1906 .s.a -,-f f.. sss s. s.,
For further particulars call at ticket
office, 119 Third street s.