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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19

The lesson of the Slocum steamboat
disaster, IN which a thousand people lost
their lives, seems to have been for
gotten. That the excursion steamers out
OF New York are in no better condition
than last year and that they are manned
now by less capable men than last year
formed the substance of startling charges
made by Delegate August Gildermeister
representing the Atlantic Coast Seamen's
union, at a meeting Of the Central FEEDER
ated union. The report, he said, followed
careful investigation by members of his
| organization. Possibly the juries may be
trusted to bring in verdicts that these
accidents are "acts of Cod"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19

comprehend. Women have always
preferred to have age judged by looks
and not by twelve-month periods. Men
are not exempt from similar weak
ness. A man likes to have his age
guessed from the jollity with which he
assists at midnight function or the
celebrity with which he gets over FIVE
bar gate. In the one sex it is looks, in
the other feelings. Neither will sub
NIT cheerfully to the prosaic test Of
years. So the Commentators will fail as
usual.
And the whole state census scheme
will fail because nobody will have any
confidence in the figures. If the sale of
bonds depended upon the census of Min.
neapolis taken by state enumerators we
could not sell thirty cents worth, and
Incidentally we may say that st. Paul
could not get a bid at any price. What
is the use Of the state spending $4,000
for lot Of figures that might as well
not have been gathered.
If the state Of Minnesota would take
real census, including industrial stats
ties, farm facts and figures Of manufac
turing, it would do some good. These
facts. are what weigh with people who
are changing location, and not padded
account of the number of people al
ready here, their age, the color of thei
hair and the state Of their teeth ant
kidneys. The census as taken now i
only a political graft giving some goo,
and dutiful henchmen some congenia
employment between campaigns. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
MetropoIItan-"The Ruraon.s+er

Put musical comedies on baseball per-
centage basis and it may easily be proved
why ''The Burgomaster," now almost as
old as its principal character always
scores. Its musical average remains in
the first division, with few rivals for the
good old ''Tale Of the Kangaroo" not to
mention college Days. and II Love
You, Dear Clinging thus to baseball
method of comparison, the batting aver
age Of .The Burgomaster' has fallen off
sadly since first we met, for there are few
hits when the gagsters are at bat. Also
the company's entire familiarity with the
piece seems almost to have bred con-
tempt, for the action lags, the thing lacks
verve. But what boots it? Ruth White
is there to give sweet voice to the two
chief songs and to afford a surprisingly
masculine impersonation of Willie Won
Astorbilt; Oscar Figman stalks conscien-
tiously thru the streets Of Manhattan as
the Burgomaster; Charles Sharp anus
ingly pipes the remark Of Doodle Won
Kull, including a Knox Wilsonesque mu-
steal specially; and Louise Bracket
romps gracefully about as Ruth, the girl
from Chicago. Last nights chorus work
gave evidence Of enthusiastic attendance
upon a theatrical baseball game in the
afternoon, but this need disturb the
many lovers, of the tuneful .'Burgo-
master" not one whit.
Harry B. Wakefield.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
ST. PAUL TYPOS ELECT
T. E. Thomas Is President-Contests
Close and Exciting.

st. Paul Typographical union, No.
80, elected officers Wednesday, and the
contest was very exciting one. There
were 3O2 votes cast and the, candi-
dates for the leading Offices had no
opposition. Four candidates were on
the ticket for delegate to the inter
national convention at Toronto next
August and the race was close. Klaus
and John J. Cahill were successful.
Other officers are:
President T. F. Thomas; vice president, G. S.
Tousley; secretary and treasurer. John H. VII
son; recording secretary, Richard G. Mccarthy;
sergeant-at-arms. NJ. J. O'Keefe; doorkeeper,
James Maxwell; executive board, ]. n. Render,
A. j. Williams, Clarence Palmer, Robert T.
Corridor and J. c. Devereeux. Jr.
Trades and Labor Assembly-Frank Mcker-
nan NJ. A. Cummings, E. c. Ives, George G.
Collins, John J. Kelly, Ray Ginskey, Cornelius
Quincy, William TemDleman, J. T. F. Sanders
and Frank l., Callan.
: Allied Trades Couneil--C. g. Tousley. Frank
T. JeIinek and J. H. Wilson.
Auditing Committee-H. w. Goetzinger, VIM.
E. Maiden and ]. J. Devereaux, Sr.
Delegates to the State Federation OF Labor
T. F. Thomas, J. c.. Devereaux, Jr.. II. w.
Goetzinger, J. h. Wilson and Cornelius Quincy
and r. C. Mccarthy are tied for the fifth dele
gate.
lins Bert, Barnes w. S. Mccormick.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
PRESIDENT GoMPERs COMING
Auditorium Will Be overfull Tuesday
Evening.

All is in readiness for the reception
and entertainment of Samuel Gsmpers
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The committee has done its work we'll
and it is expected the big Auditorium
will not be large enough to accommo-
date those who will want. to attend
the meeting Tuesday evening. Nothing
in labor circles for years has occasioned
such general attention from the labor
organizations as the coming of Mr..
Gompers, and the demand for tickets
is SO great that it is predicted several
overflow meetings will be necessary
to give all an opportunity to. hear the
noted leader.
Prominent members of labor organiza-
tions, civic bodies, church societies, etc.,
will occupy seats upon the stage, for
which. tickets. are being issued by the
committee preliminary musical pro,
I be given from 7:30 to 8, after which the
meeting will be called to order by 8: J.
Spencer, who will introduce A.. E. Kel-
| lington, the chairman Of the evening.
VI. j. Sampson will give q barytone solo,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
MILLERS CHOSE DELEGATES
Kellington and Doyle to Attend Ma
tional Convention,

Millers' local, No. 2, elected dele
gates this week to the State Fedora
ton as follows: W. H. Norris, W. P.
Doyle and W. J. Martin. The Packers
and Nailers' union will elect delegates
next Sunday.
Delegates to the annual convention,
to be held this year at Quincy, H.,
were chosen by No. 2. A. E. Keeling.
ton and w. P. Doyle were successful.
They will leave Minneapolis about
June II and the convention will begin
on the 10Th. Mr.. Kellington will soon
begin work on his annual report, which
will be presented to the convention.
A letter received at headquarters of
the union from Los Angeles, Cal, con.
tains the information that the local has
secured settlement with four of the
five mills in that place..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
The State Census.

The decennial contest between the
women and the state is about to be-
gin. The state is going to take a CEN
sus of the inhabitants, and the women
are going to tell the enumerators their
exact ages, perhaps.
The state census seems to be under
taken from time to time in an endeavol
to settle the mighty controversy be
tween public veal and private rights
The state has ever yearned to know how
old we are, and women have forever
maintained that that is their business
The women generally win.
There is a psychological reason for 9
woman's reticence about her age which
men and states have never been able te
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
THE UNEASY CHAIR

GAME OF INTRIGUE WITH THE
THRONE OF FRANCE AS THE STAKE.
Mr.. sabin, In reality Cor fction) the
Duke de Souspennier, a Frenchman of
fabulous wealth and lover Of intrigue,
according to e. Phillips Oppenheim's The
mysterious Mr.. SabIn, was or is (for de-
spite his villainy he is yet alive, for all
we know, "a modern Richelieu." His
great ambition was to secure the throne
OF France for Prince Henri of Ortrens,
whoever he was or is. To him, in order
to help on the plot, Mr.. Sabin purposed to
wed the beautiful Princess Helene OF
Bourbon. In order to gain his point he
developed plan to give Germany the
mastery over England, in return fol
which Germany was to put Henri on the
throne Of France. A. big game the mys-
terious Mr.: Sabin was playing, and his
trump card was the papers Of retired
British admiral, upon possession of which
the plot and interest of the story turns
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
The Senate Committee Hearings.

An interesting Interpretation Of the
policy Of the senate committee on inter-
state commerce is furnished today by
The Journals Washington bureau.
It is that it is the purpose Of that
committee to- report in favor of cloth
ing the courts with authority by act
Of congress to make rates-not only to
pass upon the reasonableness Of rate
complained Of, but to name new rate
instead Of the old one.
It is amusing to follow the meander-
ings of this committee and the tortuous
course of those in the senate deter
| mined to resist at all hazards the be-
stowal of the rate-making power upon
! the interstate commerce commission: 1t
is not very long since the opponents
of ratemaking by the government were
contending that the power to make
rates was a legislative function which
could not be conferred by congress
upon anybody else. The attorney gem
eral has advised that the power can
be conferred upon the Interstate COM
| SSoA'
contended seriously by anybody that, it
belonged to the courts. Now, however,
it appears that the senate committee
proposes to report in favor of confer
ring this power upon the courts. This
report, if it is made, will be made IN
the face of the fact that the attorney
general has declared that this power
cannot be exercised by the courts and
in the face of the fact that the courts
have heretofore refused to recognize
ratemaking as judicial function.
The purpose Of such report is clear
ly pointed out in our Washington cor
respondence The senate committee
only hopes to make the public believe
that the power Of making rates may
be exercised by the courts and thereby
satisfy the public demand that the gov
eminent will in that way exercise it's au
thority to make rates. The courts, O.
course, would not make rates, but il
the meantime the railroads will hav,
an opportunity to make such change
as, it is hoped, will silence publ
clamor. =
At every turn the domination of rail
road influence over the senate, and par
ticularly the senate committee on rail
= roads, is uncovered, and it is folly t
expect anything from that committe
that is not approved by the railroa
a managers. - L. ~
q But if this consideration of the raj
i road question by the senate shall hav
o no other result, it will certainly haste
f the day sure to come when Unite
= States senators will be elected by diree
It vote of the people and for shorte
q term of office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
FREEING LABOR
FROM POLITICS
OFFICE HOLDERS CANNOT BE
DELEGATES.
Trades Assembly Amends Its Consti-
Authorization Will Remove Several
Men from Prominence Several Pro-
posed Amendments to State Fedora
ton Constitution Are Approved by
Local Branch.

The. Trades Assembly has amended
its constitution in such way that per-
sons who hold a political position, eth
err appointive or elective, cannot quail
ify as delegates. The amendment was
passed Wednesday evening without
comment, and reads as follows:
Persons holding political offices, wheth-,
err elective or appointive, shall not be
eligible as representatives in this assem-
bly,. And delegates, to this assembly who
shall, after election, accept any elective
or appointive political office, shall have
his seat as such delegate declared vacant
and the body to which he. is accredited
may proceed to elect successor. 8 r
This action will exclude from active
participation in the work of the assem-
bly, number of men who have been
prominent in labor circles for many
years. One union, the plumbers, will
lose two of it's delegates. One of these
men has been bright star in the labor
armament for long time, and was
| president of the state federation for
six years. He has always been an
active and consistent man In the labor
movement and has a host Of friends
who will regret to hear that he must
withdraw from it. Ex-Labor Commls
sioner John O'Donnell, who is at werk
| LII oLHeI I1ueS b!ldH piuAllpih pAo W.
holds his membership in the. union
| will probably not come under. the pro
visions Of the amendment and will con
tinue to retain his seat in the assembly
st. Paul assembly sent in number
1 Of amendments which it proposes t.
have made to the constitution of thu
State Federation. They provide thai
SO per cent of the revenue received
by the federation shall be used in thu
work Of organization, under the direc
tion of the Federation Council; that 2;
per cent be placed in a general funt
to cover the contingent work of tn
federation and to be expended as TIL
Federation Council may direct; % pc
cent to be used to pay the salary o
the secretary and for offlc
supplies and stationery. Anothe
amendment provides that should eithe
7. the president, secretary-treasurer o
secretary of the federation council b
: not elected as delegates to the CONVEX
ton following their election, their ez
} Shall be paid by the federation. Blu
: in the event of their attending tn
! convention at the expense Of the fec
GRAFTON they shall not be eligible for T,
election.
In the first series of amendments
: clause providing that the funds {
: the federation shall be deposited
4 bank to be designated by the council
: and that all checks upon the same sha
I bear the signatures Of the preside1
Q and secretary treasurer.
d The assembly concurred in all, an
: the delegates to the convention wei
Il instructed to support and work fl
r their adoption by the federation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
PAINTERS TO DECKER AGAIN
st. Paul Masters and the Local Union
Not at Peace.

Altho announcement was made some
time ago that the controversy over the
question of wages between the st. Paul
master painters and the local union had
been settled, this does not seem to be
SO. A committee of three, made up Of
Messrs. 8. J. Spencer and c. T. Frye of
the Minneapolis local, and Charles
Faulkner Of st. Paul, representing the
Painters District council, will meet
with the ST. Paul employers next Mon
day, evening, when "a. an effort will be
The only question of any moment is
the raise from 35 cents to 3715 certs
asked for the painters. The increase,
if granted, would make the scale in
both cities alike. The paperhangers of
both cities are receiving 3719 cents an
hour, and no raise is sought in this
branch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
LABOR NOTES,

: Recent. action by the local Steam Filters
union which meant withdrawal from the Build
ing Trades Council. has been reconsidered and
the union will continue it's affiliation.
Important business will come up for considera-
ton at the next meeting of Machinists' union
No 81. Delegates to the American Federation
OF Labor and the State Federation of Labor will
be elected, the question of appointing a bust
ness agent will be taken up. and nominations for
grand lodge officers will be made.
The Furriers' union is arranging for social
function to be held at Alexander's hall, Monday
evening, June 5, to which all workers of the
craft are invited. N. Kohler has resigned as
corresponding secretary and F. Holzapfel was
elected in his place. Mr.. kohler has gone to
Toronto. Ont
Robert Knox will represent the local Of the
Retail Clerks association at the Brainerd con-
yention of the State Federation Of Labor.
Custom Tailors' union elected 2. 81. Wingreen
and Rolph jacobson as delegates to Brainerd.
Monday June II, at AleXander's hall, the MEN,
bers Will vote for general officers.
Attempts by representatives of the American
Labor Union to organize local union of boot
and shoe repairers have failed.
Louis Levy of the state labor department has
been in Chicago getting pointers on the methods
Of conducting a free employment bureau.
AT meeting to be held 1T A. o. U. w.
hall. 1917 Seventh street s. Wednesday evening.
May "a, the Womans Union Label League will
consider the question of afiliaton with the State
Federation of Labor.
Over fifty milling concerns thruout the United
States are using the union label on -four.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
> r--THKEE WILL Go Z UNI fa6hb
Call Is Issued for Blue Label League
-,..z,-...-..ss.. -: Convention.

A call has been issued for the third
annual convention of the Minnesota
State Blue Label League, which will
meet in Brainerd, Mimi, Sunday, June
IL. The past year has been a good one
for the league and much has been ac-
complished thru it's efforts for the cigar
makers in the state. at large. Dele
gates have been elected by all cigarmak
ers' unions in the state, and these will
serve their organizations as delegates
to the federation the three days follow
ing.
Kirby will represent the local union.
Mr.. Conrad was one of the organizers
Of the state league and was its first
president. He has always taken deep
Il oSo %
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
Coming State Land Sales.

The new law governing the sale Of
state lands will be given a preliminary
test this fall. State Auditor Iverson
has announced his intention to hold
a. number of sales at the northern
county seats, and to offer nearly lOO,-
900 acres, which is the maximum
amount that may be sold in any one
year.
Lands sold this fall will be offered on
a new basis entirely Heretofore the
only conditions have been the payment
of Is per cent of the purchase price at
the date of sale, and per cent inter
est each year thereafter, forty years
being allowed to complete the pay
ment. Under these terms state lands
when fit for farming have sold readily
and at good prices. The complaint
was made, however, by farmers in new
sections Of the state, that spectators
bought much of the land and held it
for rise, retarding the development
of the locality. In answer to this
complaint the legislature passed the
Cole bill, chapter 200 Of the session
tracts for land hereafter sold to con-
tain new conditions. The purchaser
his heirs or assigns, must within five
years either fence rs per cent Of the
tract and convert it into pasture land
cultivate 5 per cent of it, or build a
for period of twelve months. Proof
must be filed at the end of five years
showing that one of these condition:
has been complied with, or else the
land will revert to the state: ~The ac1
also provides that not more than 32(
acres may be sold to any one pur
chaser.
This new law practically puts stat,
land sales on homestead basis, ex
cept that the land cannot be secured
for less than S. an acre. Each piece i
appraised before the sale, and may no
be sold for less than the appraise,
price. Now that government home
steads are nearly a thing of the past
state land offers about the best oppo1
tunity for securing a farm with
small initial outlay.
It is true that much Of the Ian
heretofore sold has been taken b
land dealers. However, as a rule, thes
dealers have been men who wanted t
make quick sales and turn their none
over every year or two, so they hay
hustled for buyers, and in many case
brought settlers to the land. Til
class of competition will be remove
from the coming sales, and the bidder
will be confined to neighboring farm
ers and homeseekers.
The sales next fall will determir
whether the new law will result in E
Favorable prices as the state has T.
ceived in the past. The auditor hs
fortunately been allowed money wit
which to advertise state lands, an
with the appropriation given h;
started campaign of publicity whie
it is hoped will bring many homesee,
ers from other states to bid on sta
lands at the sales hereafter held.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
Changes in the Cabinet.

Cabinet reorganization plans are rife
In Washington and tho none Of them
have the sanction of the president, who
does the appointing, they amuse the
public during the interval between SEES
sions Of congress. According to the
most reliable reports, Secretary Morton
of the navy department will retire about
Sept. l. Other reports which are
not so reliable indicate that Mr.. Met
calf will quit to go into business and
that Hitchcock will 20 as soon as he has
the Oregon land cases out of the way.
To fill these vacancies, one report has it
that Metcalf will go to the navy de-
partment instead of retiring, and that
Garfield will become a cabinet member.
Another has it that Moody is the man
who will step out and be succeeded by
Taft. But Taft is unlikely to leave the
war department so long as he has gotten
so deeply interested in the canal-d1gyaglng
operations. He seems to be the very
man to make the dirt fly there. OF the
cabinet of Mckinley, there are now but
three members left, Hay, Hitchcock and
Wilson. Of those Mr.. Roosevelt him
self has appointed one, Payne, has died
and two others have been shifted about
from one position to another. Cortelyou
has been secretary Of commerce and la
Dor and postmaster general within rev
months. Mr.. Moody has been secretary
of the navy and attorney general within
a few months. There has. been LITTLE
or no new blood in the cabinet recently
= but there is evidence of changes nea
at hand.
The cabinet contains today two un
derstood and several possible candidate
for the presidency. Taft and Shaw ar
on opposite sides of the tariff contro
versy, and both are inclined to see]
the chair Of their chief. Whether thes
men can work together in the cablne
is doubtful. If either should retire tn
act would be extremely significant, Il
view of the row that is sure to com
over the Panama decision as to the pull
chase Of supplies. Z;
The president is going to have har
time to satisfy all factions that he:
J not attempting to dictate the name o
; his successor. Whoever fills up tn
; cabinet vacancies will be credited eithe
) TO one faction or the other, and tn
, president will be accused Of favorln
this candidacy or that.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19

A Glasgow citizen who is visiting our
benighted village is impressed with a
sense Of horror at getting no receipt for
his money when he paid his carfare. In
this country people seldom pay twice. It
takes particularly vigilant set Of con-
ductors to insure payment the first time.
People in Scotland are so careless with
their bawbees that they would pay over
and over again if the conductor did not
force a receipt upon them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19

President Roosevelt appears to have
played a joke upon the majority of the
canal commission. Four of them are
pigeon-holed in a large airy office build
ing in Washington, while three have
sailed for Panama to dig the canal. The
four will be supplied with ink, paper for
plans and fountain pens with which to re-
ceipt for their salaries. Twice a year
they will be allowed to go to Panama and
see what the boys are doing down there.
This is the presidents rather effective
way Of reducing a commission OF seven
members to one of three
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
TOLEDO GOT CONVENTION
Bartenders Wanted to Have 1906 Meet
ing Here.

Frank Hoffman and William Krantz,
delegates Of the Bartenders' local to the
convention at Kansas City, No, re-
turned this week. They report the
gathering as large one, and the inter
The Minneapolis men fully expected to
land the next year session, but were de-
feated again by a narrow margin.
|, T. J. Sullivan of Hartford, Conn.
was reelected general president and
Jere Sullivan of Cincinnati as secre-
tary-treasurer. Seven vice presidents
were elected, as follows: F. J. Seames,
Buffalo; W. E. Horne, st. Louis; T. J.
Kinnally, Chicago: R. Hesketh; Seattle;
Des *Moines; A. Bamberger, Birming-
ham, Ala,