The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-11
AUTO MEET WAS A
GORGEOUS BOTCH.
CHUFFERS EMBARRASSED
MISMANAGEMENT.
Early Efforts Were Devoted to Hand
ing Chunks of Ice to Minneapolis
Colleagues While, During the Meet,
Everything Possible Went Wrong
Accidents Were Due to Broken Prom

Minneapolis are holding their SIDES ana
consuming themselves with ill-con-
cealed mirth over the antics Of the
managers of the affair. First, highest,
Voking stunts is the left-handed wal
,lop handed the brewing interests of the
sanity city in the "fshal program -
Of the race meet. The program an
nounced with great solemnity that the
breweries had done nothing for the
carnival. 1t was proclaimed that the
ohg o em Tss h wsaea
as the largest and finest in the north,
west. The appreciative scribe seemed
to know whereof he wrote, as he ex-
planned with deep feeling that the
beer made is fine.'
Right here Gambrinus was jolted in
the point of the jaw by the writer.
July is warm month"; goes the
naive statement, and the tourists and
visitors will probably patronize the
product of these breweries to some ex-
| tent in spite Of the fact that the brew
ers refused to assist the club in max
| ing the carnival a success. -
A Temperance Power.
Shades of Cough, the Murphy move
ment and the halos of John P. ST.. John
and Carrie Nation! Here is preach
ment in the cause of temperance which
puts the white ribbon and the Ratchet
devil with fire and the city baths sub
merged Right on top of this the phil;
anthropists urge the purity OF st. Paul
water, and the chuffers are urged to
quench their thirst at nature s f0un'
tain. The scheme must have failed,
as the financial news has not included
the record of brewery failure in St.
Paul. On the other hand, the bar boys
Of the capital city are wearing new
red neckties and smoking Egyptian
cigarets.
At the start of the affair st. Paul
seemed to be imbued with the idea
that Minneapolis was out to steal all
the thunder and hide the halo beneath
the shade Of Mime 8 new PSI, 500 para
sol. More attention was paid to cir.
cumventing the alleged guile Of the
supposedly wicked St. Anthonyltes
than to entertaining the guests: AS
celebrities went home saying things
about the whole affair. .sa-.
Humor Turnout.
The humor continued all the way
thru the races. The chuffers say the
managers had promised to oil the track
to guard against dust. This was MOI
done, and the crowd quaked to see thu
drivers split up fence with $40, 900
machine and see the body Of driver
go shooting thru the dust to land OF
the sod like parboiled sausage. Wa!
this pure humor7
The reporters who had published col
umns Of free reading notices for the at
fair were not assisted in getting results
Of races, and the gentlemanly police O.
St. Paul told them to Go to hell, ,
when they attempted to perform theil
work or reach the centers Of informa
witty little sally. s ...- -"
| If a man went to the gate and walked
thru he could get in for fifty cents. I
he rode thru in an automobile he had tt
pay $3.50. A compromise on their lit
tie pleasantly was effected when womel
got out Of cars and walked thru deel
dust or mud to the gates and saved ;
it to see an immediately attired. woman
: running her footgear and skirts in walk
|. ing thru the weeds. Fine! - - u. .
; Kiser a Saint! f..
Another great joke on St. Paul cam
when Earl Kiser showed up in the twill
city dual challenge cup race with tn
Winton Bullet. Official Statement hae
been made that the cars would be local
|, | L ulS w 0uuCtl liuulUI dllu aDOuU
funny as anything could well be.
The jokers announced Sunday race
on Seventh street, st. Paul. The mana
. gers did not notify the men who were t
race. Several thousand people waite
in vain for the events. Splendid iok
on the suckers. He! he!
The humorists told Minneapolis jus
where she dismounted., ;. Advertising SC
icitors told Minneapolis people, who's
money was wanted, that the only wa
would be thru paying to have it put a
the end Of their ads. Few bit.
Minneapolis day was another bit o
airy amusement. After the ham ha
} been cut and the sarsaparilla put on ics
!. changed and the local club not officiall
) notified. "It's off, responded the L
cal club by way Of repartee. Fine jok
on the Minneapolis Automobile club.
I In preparing the map, zMinneapoli
= was shown one ahead of st. Paul, PHI
i. prick in a big map. Just how far ahea
the iokers forgot to say. Census hs
ures will soon settle this point. HaN
Minneapolis club members were il
vited to act as officials at the race
It The managers put up a little Joke o
s them and let them pay their way int
e the grounds on the first day. Oh me
d Oh my! H.:
When the visiting drivers brougl
their machines thru to Minneapolis ii
St. Paul giants made them pack thel
back on special train and come owe
in style. That was going some when
comes down to a witticism
\ It is all over and oulv the laugh r.
Z mains. The drivers risked their live
and put up as good races as they cou]
under the circumstances. They appa
emily did not let out the big machine
;, fearing for their lives. 1T was gres
: time It is to laugh"
e MAY DELAY EXECUTION.
It William Williams, sentenced to |
. hanged Aug. 9 for the murder Of JOB