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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
CHAMBER SEAT AT $4,000
SALE TODAY AT THAT FIGURE
WHAT THE ACTION OF THE DU-
LUTH BOARD MEANS. #.

Chamber Of Commerce memberships
are again, on the, rise. To Saturday
last $1,000 asked and $3.50 bid were
current quotations. Today R. s.
Stephens bought one, but was unable to
draw an offer on successive bids OF
$4,000 and $3.50, finally paying $4,000
for an extra certificate held by T. G..
Mccarthy. 1t is predicted that an
other year will see memberships close
to the $4,000 mark.
The strength is due to the large num-
Der Of out-of-town mem who have re-
Gently been admitted, and who had to
purchase membership. Other applica.
tions Of the kind now posted are that of
George G. Howe, the Duluth mining
man and capitalist, and H. r. Lyon
grain merchant Of Mandan, N. D. Lo.
cal applicants are Thomas II. Chambers
e.. r. Mitchell, A. H. Mcintyre and
George Il. Hicks.
The turning down yesterday by the
Duluth Board of Trade, of the appli.
cations Of three Minneapolis Chamber
Of Comhlerce men, who sought to join
been due to misunderstanding on the
part Of Duluth. III. D. McCord, j. R.
Stewart and II. P. Watson, all mem
bers in high standing Of the Minneapo.
lis Chamber, wer voted against by sew.
eral members of the Duluth body, which
action occasioned much comment. The
Duluth men who opposed it are said to
feel that the Minneapolis chamber is
too strict in some of its rulings, and
the action was taken in the spirit Of re-
sentiment. Later the matter was recon.
sidered and the three Minneapolis ap.
plicants admitted to membership.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
JAP ARMY GREATLY ENLARGED
BY Fall Force in Manchuria Will Num-
Der 100000. 4

Toxic, April 11.---Japan is meeting
the Russian plan Of reorganization and
reinforcement in Ma1rchuria with an ex-
tensive expedition from her own mill
tary organization. The details and
figures are carefully concealed, but the
plan seems to, be to double the present
army units us %35sta .27 T..
It is reliably estimated that by next
fall the total Japanese military organi-
zation will exceed a. million men actual
ly employedlin the field. The fighting
force is roughly estimated at 100000
men, with increases largely in the in
fantry and artillery. altho an enlarge.
ment in the cavalry branch is also con.
templated.
AS a result of the making of new
guns at the arsenals in Japan, together
with captures and purchases, it is pre-
dicted that this year will see the Jap
anese artillery superior to that of the
Russian, in quality as we'll as in quaint
ty, and it is confidently believed that
the Russians will be incapable Of over
coming these numerical disadvantages.
Wherever railway improvements are
possible they will be carried out, and
when Japan is sufficiently strong she
will take and hold Hardin, and stimuli
taneously continue operations against
| the Russian forces to the eastward OF
| that city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
EUROPE TO HELP
MAKE RATE LAWS
Railroad Experts from Old World
to Tell Senators What They
Think and Know.
New York Sun special Service,

Washington, April II. European
railway experts win be invited to visit
the United States in solving the railway
rate question, and the best lawyers in
this country will be requested to give
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee the benefit Of their views, SO
as to help the committee to frame a law
which will stand the legal test as to it's
constitutionality: ~;
Notwithstanding the opposition Of
Senator Elkins, chairman Of the commit
tee, to any legislation granting the
interstate commerce commission power
to fix rates, an earnest effort will be
made to solve the great problem. Next
Monday the committee will begin hear
ing American railway presidents on this
subject and the hearings will continue
for some time, at least until the in
ternational railway congress cOnvenes In
this city, May 4.
There has been an informal confer
ence of the members of the committee
and it has been decided to invite rail
road experts from Great Britain, France
and Germany to appear before the com
mittee and give it's members the bene-
fit of their experience in railroading in
Europe, especially as to how rates are
made. and what, if anything, their re.
spective government have to do with
fixing rates. 9
In addition to this, Attorney General
Moody, Senator Knox, who is recog-
nized as one of the greatest lawyers in
the United States; Senator SpoOner, and
number of prominent lawyers not con
nected with railroads, have been invited
to submit briefs to the committee, out
lining what powers congress has to
legislate on this question, which is gen
orally regarded as a delegation Of the
powers of congress to the interstate
commerce commissions. \ y. 4@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
4 FOOD STORY
Makes a Woman of 20 zone in 10.
OOO.' =

The widow of one Of Ohio s most dis
tinguished newspaper editors and q
famous leader in politics in his day.
says she is 20 years old and a
stronger woman than you will find in
ten thousand, I" and she credits her fine
physical condition to the use Of Grape
Nuts: 1p.Sg
#.ss Many years ago had terrible fall
which permanently injured my stomach.
For fourteen years lived on prepara-
ton of corn starch and milk, but it
grew so repngnant to me that I had to
give it up. Then tried, one after an
other, a dozen different kinds of cereals,
but the process of digestion gave me
great pain.
It was not until I,began to use
Grape-Nuts food three years ago that /
found relief. It has proved, with the
dear Lords blessing, great boon to
me. 1t brought me health and vigor,
such as / never expected to again en-.
! Joy, and in gratitude I never fail to
sound its praises. = Name given by
Postum CO., Battle Creek, Mich.
5s& There IS a reason. s3.
Look for it in. the little book, ~ The
Road to Wellyille. Y to be found in
avery pkg. .s8
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MAY CONVINCE MR.. Y0GT
ENDEAVORERS WILL SEEK TO
PROVE TO HIM THIS IS BEST
CITY FOR CONVENTION. :: 81

Minneapolis is trying to get the
Christian Endeavor convention Of 1907.
This would bring to the city from 10000
to 10000 delegates, and is one Of the
great prizes in the way Of conventions.
There is much competition for the honor
Of entertaining the convention, Seattle,
Los Angeles, Kansas City and perhaps
others being DESTROYS Of securing it.
secretary aeooo of the World TN 6nited &c. O.
ciety Of Christian Endeavor, will arrive
in the twin cities to spend two days,
and during that time he will be shown
the sights Of the city with "a view to
convincing him that Minneapolis is the
city, which should have the convention.
At noon Mr.. Vogt will be. entertained
at luncheon by the public affairs com
mittee Of the Commercial club. The
presidents of the state Christian En-
Paul city unions and the chairman Of
the Minneapolis convention committee
will also be guests.
Mr.. Vogt will 60 to st. Paul in the
afternoon to meet the city pastors, as
the purpose of his trip is to hold con
ferences on Endeavor work with the
ministers Of all the cities on his SEIZED
ule. This meeting will be followed by
q reception at O'Clock at the st. An
tnOny FarK, congregational cnurcn anC
banquet at GAS. This is by invita-
tion and $50 delegates from the Chris
tion Endeavor unions Of the cities vii
be present. An open meeting for al
Endeavorers will be held at 8 O'Clock
This will be conference on genera
methods, and will close with a consecra
tion service.
The conference with the Minneapolis
ministers will be held Thursday morn
ing at 1890 in Westminster church
At 1915 luncheon will be served By
the young people Of Plymouth, Contra
Baptist, Portland Avenue Church; o.
Christ, and Westminster societies rep
resentative Of the interde
features of Endeavor work. At 2:3O
| Mr.. Vogt will leave for La Crosse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
DOMlNGANS LOOK
TO AMERICAN AID
Morales Told Congressman His
Republic Would Have Been
Ruined but for Roosevelt.
New York Sun Special Service.


Norfolk, Va, April l1.-The United
States transport Sumner, which sailed
from New York March II with the con-
gressional committee, arrived here to-
day and left tonight for New York.
Congressman Adam Bede, referring to
the condition Of Santo Domingo, said:
President, Morales appealed to
America thru the members of the COM
mittee for assistance in maintaining law
and order in Santo Domingo, and the
only way Morales said he would ever be
able to prevent a revolution, which
meant the ruin of the island, would be
for America to take general charge of
the customs and other revenues of the
country until stable form Of govern
ment could be formed and some of the
old debt for which foreign countries
are now pressing is paid off
President Morales made most ia
gorable impression on the American
congressman, according to Mr.. Bede,
and they listened with close attention
20 his appeals. He said it remained
for America to save the republic or for
internal revolution to cause it's ruin by
the failure Of the United States to help
her out OF the present troubles. Morales
said that failure Of the last American
congress to take the matter up would
gave proved disastrous and brought on
nn immediate revolution but for the
temporary arrangement which Presi
Ient Roosevelt has made for the collec
sion of the republic s customs pending
action by the next congress- =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
ASSERIS $; men !.
RULE THEATERS
Belasco Names Hayman, Frohman,
Klaw & Erlanger, Nixon &
IL, '.-
Zimmerman as Trust.

New York, April 1.-THE charge
that half a dozen men in this city and
Philadelphia control every frst-class
theater in the United States, dictate to
managers as to where their stars shall
appear, or whether they shall appear at
all, and arbitrarily demand and nearly
always receive large percentage Of
the profits from every play produced in
those theaters, has been made by wit
nesses during the trial of the suit Of
David Belasco, the playwright, against
Klaw & Erlanger, theatrical agents,
still in progress. -~. -.
Mr.. Belasco's purpose is to re-estab-
lish his contention that Klaw & Err
LANCER entered into secret partnership
with him in regard, to the, starring Of
David Warfeld in "The Auctioneer.' .
Mr.. Belasco testified that in carrying
out what Abraham Erlanger termed q
good joke ON his associates in the al.
legged theatrical combination, Klaw &
Erlanger had Joseph Brooks sign a CO.
partnership agreement after exactine
from Mr.. Belasco secret agreement tc
pay to them one-half Of the profits from
lsThe Auctioneer. - The secret agree
ment was made in consideration OF
Klaw & Erlanger consenting to "book'
the play at first-class theaters.
Belasco also told of similar expert
ences which he claimed to have hao
with Charles Frohman. He paid Fro
man, he said, more than 100000 from
the profits Of s'Zaza, - in which Mrs
Leslie Carter appeared under Mr.. Be
lasco's management. Belasco said that
these cases were only two Of many
that every manager had the same ex
perience as himself and was obliged tt
make similar agreements with the book
ing agents. The names of the members
Of the combination which is alleged tC
control the theaters of the United
States, as given by. Samuel f.. Nixor
of Nixon & Zimmerman, Theatrical
agents, when he was on the stand to
day, are AL Hayman, Charles Frohman
Klaw & Erlanger Of this city, anG
Nixon & Zimmerman of Philadelphia
Baltimore and Pittsburg.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE
GOES TO MISS SCHALLER

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
- Washington. ,s..f g.. H.. .,&-... .,.-.s z
Washington, April 11.-Before she
left Washington last night, Miss Rose
Marie Schaller,i sponsor Of the Battle
the officers of the ship building COM
pan that the fragments of the cham
payne bottle, with which the ship was
christened, will be sent to her in Min
nesota. H. ~ H. .
The bottle was bound in a small
mesh silk net and gaily decorated with
ribbons. Most of the fragments of the
bottle remained in the net, so Miss
Schaller will have plenty of pieces to
distribute as souvenirs among her
friends. c.., 49," H. G.. Stevens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
LEGISL AZURE
s3&%6 issi.s d ifit1f
tother legislative news on page III
-
COY. SARLES WELCOMED
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNOR RECEIVE NORTH DA-
KoTA GOVERNOR AND PARTY.

North Dakota brought fraternaI
greetings to the legislature Of Mime!
sofa today. Governor E. Y. Sarles and
the members Of the new state capitol
commission had come down to inspect
the Minnesota capitol. They called on
Governor Johnson, and were then in
ylted to visit both houses. Governor
Sarles spoke briefly in each house.
lie was accompanied by the three
OF Grand Forks, Andrew Sandager Of
Lisbon, and ID. J. Laxdall Of Cavalier;
L. J. Shaw Of Pembina, secretary of the
commission, State Auditor H. T..
Holmes, Senator Jud La Moure of Penn
bina, and E. b.. Cole of Fargo. They
were escorted to the senate chambers
by Senators Laybourn, Peterson and
Benson, and Governor Sarles was intro
duced by Lieutenant Governor Jones.
In 1859 most Of the NDakotas were
marked "bad lands" Today it is all
marked good, better and best" We
are infants still, tho, in agriculture, poll
tics and everything else.
Our state now has capitol commits
sion The federal government donated us
10000 acres, which will give US $25ooOO
| for this capitol-about enough to build
| your front steps. We have 10000 more
acres of land to sell and expect to get
! about $1,000, 900 for our capitol. We are
| here to learn how to spend 1t best.
The house committee, Representatives
Cole Smith and Zelch, escorted the
| North Dakotans to the other chamber,
where they were greeted by Speaker
Clague, and Governor Sarles spoke
briefly along the same line. Speaker
Clague then called on Governor John
son, who was applauded just as enthu-
siastically by the house as tho he had
not just had tilt with him. The
governor smiled and said: @.-
johnson Rises to Occasion.
| 1T would not have accepted your in
vitation to come up with Governor
| Sarles, if 1 had known you would call
on me for speech. thank you
have heard altogether too much of me
lately, both directly and Indirectly +
There was general laugh and. APP
plause, after which the governor spoke
of the great responsibilities resting on
the legislature and on himself, and de-
clared that he had faith in the honesty
and courage of the members. He
wound up by inviting them to come IN
and see him after adjournment, and
tell him what the country wanted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
TOWNS HELD In
TERROR BY MOB
Partner of the Murdered Cannon
Ordered to Leave-Forty Ar
rests to Be Made.


daunted by their act in killing
"Mayor' Matt Cannon, the Spooner
mob today gave his partner, William
Duffield, orders to get out of town.
Duffield promptly took to hiding.
Nearly every man in Beaudette and
Spooner is armed. Gannon's friends
threaten vengeance, while the Spooner
mob still holds the towns in terror.
T.. Gannon's wife and children barely
escaped death at the hands of the
roughs. Sheriff Bailey of Beltrami
county is here and swearing in depu.
ties and collecting secret information
pending the arrival of marshals.
About forty arrests willFebe made
practically all the business men Of
Spooner. Most of the women have fled
from the town, to Rainy River on the
Canadian side .i>s< = i&,E
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DEATH ENDS MYSTERY
OF FIFTEEN YEARS

New York, April IL. Charles II.
Smith, who was a partner with the late
Governor Hazen s.. Pingree Of Michi-
gan in the boot and shoe manufacture
ing firm of@Pingree & Smith, and who
disappeared: from Detroit fifteen years
ago, is dead at st. Vincent's hospital
Of nephritis.
/ In Detroit his disappearance re.
NAMED a mystery save to few per-
sonal friends who have known that for
several years he has been living at the
Mills hotel here under the name of
Scott.
Business reverses are understood to
have preyed heavily on the mind Of
Mr.. Smith, and on May IA, 1890, he dis.
appeared.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
REBATES. LEGALLY
PAID GO qE / RNlMENI
Despite Controllers Opinion, Rate
Concessions viii Be Made in
Reclamation Service.
From o., The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building


Washington. @ s II j 81 4, TX. 4
Washington, April IL The opinion
OF the, controller of the currency,
holding that the interior department.
Violated the law when 1T took rebates
from railroads on Transportation sup
plies for irrigation projects, does not
disturb. the officials Of that department.
They believe the government will
doubtless continue to- get the benefit Of
the good intentions of western rail
roads regarding freight rates on ma
The dams and regulating works
come in most remote places, at non
competitive points almost without ex-
ception, where rates have been adjust
ed to small business Of a kind that
should make up for more moderate
charges where water and other COM
petition intervene. The sudden in
crease in the volume of business at
these high rate points makes it only
fair that charges should be much less
than those applicable to ordinary
traffic, and especially SO when the rail
roads have an interest in promoting the
reclamation service, because Of the re-
turn business that will come from set
Element. Accordingly they offered
half rates, as the Interstate commerce
law permits reductions to the govern
ment. .hf
The only question involved, the in
terror department felt, was how to
make this concession directly available.
Formerly, actors, knowing that
they could have this concession, made
their bids accordingly, but last March
a refund act was passed by which any
moneys received on payments out Of
irrigation funds We're returned to it
instead of GOING, into tho treasury
general Golfers. Since then it has been
intended to have railroads return di,
rectly. to the government the amount
Of this concession, and all the depart
ment wanted of the controller was
his opinion as to how the benefits of the
law could best be utilized.
S.sa III. G, Stevens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
SUPERIOR HITS,
ANOTHER SNAG
Michigan Power Company Mort
gage Bondholders Threaten
to Sell $500 Properties.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Philadelphia, April IA new dam
ger confronts the Lake Superior CON-
first-mortgage bonds of the Michigan
Power company have finally decided to
foreclose and sell the property at auc-
tion unless the Lake Superior company
shall accede to an equitable plan of
financing the Power concern. 1t seems
probable that the May interest on the
1rst.mortgage bonds will be detaultea,
90 the Power company has not earned
enough to pay the required amount.
The Michigan Power. company built
the big power canal at the 500. The
old Consolidated Lake Superior com
pany took over the Michigan company,
giving frst-mortgage bond to the
amount of $3,500,OOO. There is q Sec
900 of stock. The new Lake Superior
company owns most of the second-mort-
gage bonds and all Of the stock.
It has been discovered that the great
power plant and the canal were not
properly built in all respects. 1t has
also been found that fully to equip SD 1od the n
the outside, and 100000 at the least,
10 necessary.
The question arose: Who shall pay
Tor these needed repairs9 President
Warren Of the Lake Superior company
proposed plan, which was that a new
arst-mortgage bond of SIS 100000 be
placed on the Michigan Power com
pany and that the owners of the $780,
600 of the present mortgage bonds ex-
change them for a like amount Of the
new ones. The balance of $1,500,000
could be used to finish the job.
But the old mortgage bondholders
appointed committee consisting of
John Pitcairn, Thomas M. King and
Charles H. Graham to investigate the
. whole matter. They reported, after
making such an investigation, strongly
against President Warren IS plan.
Moreover, the committee of bond
holders has notified President Warren
not to attempt to carry out any other
plan Of financing the company at this
time.
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Crawford Gives UP.

Ward pounded on Crawford door
and told him to open or he would shoot
the door in. Seeing it was all up with
him, Crawford opened the door and
found Wards revolver and Tiff s gun
staring him in the face. .
Tiff and Caldar kept Crawford COW
cred while Ward unlocked Palmer s
door and made him throw up his hands.
Caldar, Tiff and Ward were also on
the stand and told their stories of the
arrest. Ward was shown the gun and
the fashlight used by Crawford and
Palmer on the night of the murder, and
the watch, money and other valuables
taken by them from the boys.
He told in whose possession each ar
ticle was found, and all were offered in
evidence. The trial is costing Sher.
burne county about $3.50 day.
Judge Gliding has ordered a special
venire Of 100 men to report Wednesday
morning for the Palmer trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
SECRECY in CHANGE
OF MERGER DIRECTORS

[. New York, April 1.-THE annual
Northern Securities company in Ho-
boken today elected five directors, Of
which Amos T.. French is a new mem
Der. Mr.. French is a director Of the
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Rail-
way company. Robert Bacon, D. Will
lis James, John s. Kennedy and Edward
Z. Nichols were reelected directors.
Officials who announced the result Of
the election declined to say who re-
tired from the board of directors to
give place tor Mr.. French. * s
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N what way does catarrh produce sci
atica or rheumatism? H., "

I what way does catarrh produce sci
l. atica or rheumatism? a,'
Catarrh deranges the mucous surfaces
of the whole digestive system. It dis
turbs digestion.
1t pollutes the very source of the blood
making energies of the body.
, Sciatica is nearly always an exhibition
Of nervous weakness. It is neuralgia Of
the large sciatic nerve and denotes an
anemic or bloodless condition of the ner-
vous system. r.
TO enrich the blood currents and tone
up the nervous vitality is the only per-
manent cure of sciatica and rheuma-
tism. -s~.. $50. y.
Anodynes and counter-irritants often
serve as palliatives, but they never cure.
Peruna cures sciatica by Increasing the
powers Of digestion and thus restoring red
blood corpuscles to the impoverished
blood.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of the
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
TITLE MORE SWEEPING
Qualifying Clause in Buck Bill Might
- Not Be Enforceable. -

i, Some of the opponents Of the Buck
bill, S. F. sol, partially. to remove the
Faribaulta. schools for deaf and blind
from charge of the state board of con
troll, believe they have discovered a
woodchuck.'
The title provides for dwelling "the
state board Of control Of jurisdiction
schools for deaf and blind.' The body
Of the bill provides for an exception,
that the board Of control shall still
have charge of erecting new buildings,
placing insurance and buying fuel. But
if tested in the courts, it is claimed
the proviso would be declared invalid.
not being included in the title. ?" -
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New High Price. Record.

New York, April 11.~Northern Sc;
record today when it crossed ITO on q
tremenG zous volume Of trading. The
chief reason for he.sadvance was the
remarkably good report made by
Northern Pacific for, March. This
showed an increase OIL 16. per cent over
the net earnings Of March last year.
It is believed that when the Great
Northern and NGrth{ar Pacific stocks
are distributed; some thing like $50, 000,-
900 surplus will be found in the treas.
uries Of the two companies. Buying Of
Northern Securities is chiefly by in
ssiders.