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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
ROYCE is ARRAIGNED
Government Charges Man With
Entering Bonded Car

John Royce. arrested at Willmar last
Saturday, charged with breaking the
seal on bonded car. was arraigned for
preliminary examination before United
States Court Commissioner Spencer
yesterday.
Royce pleaded not guilty and asked
for a continuance until next Thursday
TO give him time TO employ counsel and
secure witnesses.
The circumstances surrounding the
case as detailed by the federal authori-
ties indicate that as a car loaded with
tea in transit from Newport News, Va.
to Blaine. Wash, was sidetracked at
Willmar one of the trainmen noticed
the seal was broken. He opened the
door of the car and it is alleged that
Royce was found therein. He was i'm
mediately placed under arrest and as
the car was travelling in bond the gov
eminent authorities were at once mott
fed United States Marshal Grimshaw
Immediately sent one of his deputies
to conduct the prisoner to st. Paul.
As the federal grand jury for the dis
trict in which Royce was arrested
meets in Minneapolis Monday. the evil
dence in the case will be presented at
that time, and obviate the necessity of
a preliminary examination.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
NOT A BLIND PICCER
Midway Crusaders Unable to
Convict John Guernera

John Guernera. accused of running a
blind pig at 1857 University avenue on
Oct. 10. 1904, was discharged by Judge
Finehout last night.
After being out five hours the Jury
returned a verdict of not guilty. The
case went to the jury at 4:10 p. m.
and the verdict was returned at 8
o'clock in the evening.
Judge Ffnehout in his address to the
jury yesterday afternoon, said it was
not necessary for the jurors to find the
defendant guilty of selling intoxicating
liquors at his place of business, but
merely TO find him guilty of keeping in
tOxicants in stock.
The defense aimed TO prove that the
bottles seized the night of the raid Oct
10, 1904. contained a malt extract which
was not intoxicating. and not beer as
was alleged in the complaint. Several
coffee pots secured at the time of the
raid and said to have contained whisky
were declared by the defense to have
contained a special brew manufactured
by Guernera out of Italian tea, herbs
and Jamaica ginger.
1t is doubtful now if the remaining
alleged blind pig cases will be brought
to trial as Guernera's case was recog-
nized to be a test case. The failure of
the state to convict Guernera has con-
WINGED the city prosecutor that it would
be useless to try the other cases.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
RUN DOWN BY CAR
Meat Wagon Is Wrecked but
Driver Escapes

E. Hegyi, proprietor of a meat mar
ket at 1888 Rice street, and Tony
Tschida. a delivery man living at 256
West Rose street, were run down by a
Rondo and Maria street car at Tenth
and st. Peter streets yesterday after
noon, but luckily escaped serious in
jury. Hegyi was badly cut about the
race and. complained OF a sprained
ankle. Tschida escaped with a few
bruises.
The accident happened shortly before
2. o'clock when Hegyi and Tschida,
driving up st. Peter street in a light
delivery wagon. arrived at the Tenth
street crossing slightly ahead of a Ron
do car, No. S39. Tschida, who was
driving. attempted TO stop the horse,
but the animal reared and taking the
bit in Its mouth dashed directly in front
or the car. The motorman, w. Hill,
blew his whistle frantically, immediate
ly put on the brakes and reversed the
current. but it was too late. The front
OF the car struck the light wagon fairly,
throwing it into the air. Tschida Jump
ed just before the collision and escaped
serious injury. Hegyi who was sitting
on the side of the wagon next to the
car, was unable to get out of the
way. He was thrown high into the air,
fell just in front of the fender and was
almost under the front trucks of the
car when rescued. He was carried into
nearby drug store and the police am
bulance called.
After being attended by Police Sur
geon Doran. Hegyi was taken to the
city hospital. He is in no danger. The
wagon was slightly damaged and the
windows in the front of the car were
broken. The horse escaped injury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
PARK BOARD HOLDS
SECOND ELECTION
Commissioners Ratify Former
Elections on Advice of Cor
poration Attorney

Some doubt having been cast upon
the legality of the election of officers of
the board of park commissioners which
was held last month, the commissioners
at the regular monthly meeting yester-
day held second election, which was
practically ratification of the election
proceedings of the previous meeting.
The former meeting, at which Joseph
A. Wheelock was elected president,
Herbert w. Topping vice president and
Fred Nussbaumer superintendent, was
found TO have been premature, and in
order to obviate any trouble II was
thought best to hold another election.
The Rev. Ten Brock. one of the
members of the advisory committee or
the play grounds, appeared before the
commissioners and recommended the
purchase of the southwest corner lot OF
the present Como play grounds, and
that a site be secured in the Fifth ward
for play grounds adjacent to the Davis
and Adams schools. He also recon-
mended the purchase of a site near the
Washington and Franklin schools. and
one adjoining the Van Buren, school.
as well as a playground in the vicinity
of Burr and jerks streets.
DR.. Dunning, member of the same
committee, talked about the employ
ment of superintendent of the play
grounds. He stated that he had an ap-
plication from Arthur Leland, who SUI
pervised that portion of the park sys-
tenn last year, and also applications
from men living in Columbus, o.. and
Newark, n. j.
The commissioners decided that the
Fairgrounds committee ought TO make
definite recommendations to the park
board in writing regarding these mat
tiers.
The following park policemen were
appointed: Jordan Ullman. c. l.. Peter
son, Hector Mcneil, John Burke, NJ.
Birnstock, ]. L. Mensheck, Joseph
Eckel. r. H. Witt, Charles Tribill and
John O'DOnnell
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
HAVE WARM DEBATE
City Engineer and Contractor
Entertain Committee

Considerable acrimony was mani
tested by City Engineer Rundlett and
j. NJ. Thornton in the matter of the
petition of the latter to be relieved
from $3.50 inspection charges, when it
mittee on streets of the assembly.
Mr.. Thornton based his petition on
the fact that the plans furnished by
the city engineer for a sewer which he
had contracted to construct were faulty
and that he had been at increased ex-
pense in building such sewer.
Mr.. Rundlett emphaticaIly stated
that the plans as modified had ocea-
stoned no extra work or time and that
the contractor did not finish the work
upon the date specified in the con-
tract but ran over thirty-one days. He
stated that the contract provided a
penalty of $40 for each one of these
days but that it had not been imposed
and all that the $3.50 represented was
the cost of Inspection charges The
city engineer told the committee that
these charges had been collected from
many contractors and that if they re-
lieved Mr.. Thornton it would establish
bad precedent.
After heated discussion between
Mr.. Thornton and Mr.. Rundlett, as
semblymen moved that the matter be
reported back to the assembly without
any recommendation. This was car
ried, Assemblyman Powers being the
only one voting in the negative. He
stated that the matter had been drag
ging along for a long while and he
thought it ought to be disposed Of
"A favorable report was made on the
ordinance extending the impounding
limits to cover the territory bounded
by Earl street, Maryland avenue,
Greenbrier avenue and Phelan park.
The resolution vacating the stub
ends of Gaultier, Blair and Van Buren,
streets as requested by the John Mar
tin Lumber company was favorably
reported back to the assembly. The
company agree to give up the streets
at any time the city demands their pos
session, and also inclosed a check for
$26.27 to pay the cost of advertising
the vacation proceedings.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
ASSESSORS START
First Work VIII Be on the New
Buildings

County Assessor w. c. Smith yester-
day started the preliminary work for
the spring campaign for assessments
by sending out two special deputies,
w. r. Johnson and Fred Lund, to as
sess valuations on buildings which have
been completed or the construction of
which has been begun since April l.
1904 The building permits issued dur
ing the past year indicate a total valu-
alton of something over $4,000 and
1T is expected that the return from
these will amount to valuations of
something like one third of that
amount, or $1,000, 900.
The real work of assessing personal
property, the only kind assessed this
year, does not begin until Monday, May
1, when a force of twenty-five deputies
will be put to work getting returns
from all over the county. An equal
force will be required at that time in
the office to enter up and check off the
returns Of the deputies working out
side.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
PAINTING is HUNG
New Picture Is Added to Col
lection I'm Governors Room

In the governors room at the capitol
building hangs canvas feet inches
by 10 feet inches, depicting the scene
of Father Hennepin discovering st. An
thony falls. 1t was hung yesterday
morning by Douglas Volk, the New
York artist who painted it. The price
of the canvas was $4,000.
The scene shows the priest, sur
rounded by Indians, blessing the waters
and christening the falls. Father Hen
nepin stands with uplifted cross in
benediction. Around him are five In
dams and one white man. One figure
seated in a canoe is that of a young
Indian. On his face is an expression of
devotion. The older Indians show an
expression more of wonder and amaze
ment One stalwart figure in the CEN
ter is that of a shaver head Indian.
This was posed for by a Carlisle stu
dent.
The white man besides Father Hen
nepin is Ricard du Gay. An Indian
maiden is approaching the group, bear
ing burden on her head. The canoe
and the pack of the maiden Is SYM
bolical of a trip down the river.
Father Hennepin did not discover the
falls on his way up the river, says the
artist. The party came to where ST
Paul now is in 1850 and made a detour.
They were captured by Indians. 1t was
about July that Father Hennepin was
allowed to come down the river to meet
La Sale. They left the party at the
mouth of Rum river. Michael Aku, an
other companion of Father Hennepin,
is said to have deserted the party and
gone back to the Indian camp. The In
dams are of the Sioux tribe. Father
Hennepin is supposed to have found
favor with them from the fact that his
head was shaver, after the manner of
priests.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
MORE SCHOOL ROOM
Board to Plan Extensions at
Next Meeting

The monthly meeting of the school
board. scheduled for Wednesday night,
will doubtless be productive of some
results regarding the extension of GER
tain schools.
Supt. Smith stated yesterday that
while the matter of building additions
to certain school buildings had only
been tentatively discussed by the
BOARD, 1t was probable that the SUBJ
Ject would be gone into in its entirety
at the next meeting. The overcrowded
condition of the Central high school is
demanding relief. and the school board
will doubtless attempt to incorporate
In the annual budget large item for
this purpose.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04

said. 1t is rumored he has his eye on
the governorship.
The ruling of the attorney general
was made necessary on a question
raised by other members of the board
The term which Jacobson filed out
has needed three men to hold it down.
First w. E. Lee was appointed, to be
succeeded by ]. A Martin later. Then
came Jacobson.
Lee was appointed on April 3, 1901.
for a term of four years, but did not
take office until April 8. AS chairman
of the board, he signed the contracts.
The board wished to be sure that ia
cobSon's term had expired in order that
Judge o. B. Gould could legally sue
coed as chairman, and sign contracts.
Atty. Gen. Young was inclined to
think at first that the term of jacob
son would not expire until April 9,
but later changed mis- opinion and de-
clared that the term begins with the
date of appointment. Rosing filed his
bond with the secretary of state and
qualified yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
SECOND WARD WANTS
PHONE WIRES BURIED
improvement Association to
Ask Council to Act
at Once

When the board of aldermen meets
this evening ii will be waited upon by
a committee of the members of the Sec
ond Ward Improvement association
who will urge the immediate passage
OF an order that when the avenue is
paved all of the telephone wires on
both Maria and Bates be put under that
pavement.
A meeting of that association was
held last evening in the office of DIR.
Frederick j. Plondke, 500 East Seventh
street, and the members declared them
selves as unqualifiedly in favor of both
of these movements. When Bates was
paved last year the wires remained
above ground because the company
said that the sides of the street were
so thickly grown up with trees that
conduit would be impracticable. The
members decided last evening that
there were not enough trees on Maria
avenue to offer serious interference to
conduit and that the conduit should
be built for the wires of both Bates and
Maria.
They went further than mere dis
cussion and decided that they should
personally inspect the operations of the
telephone companies in building the
conduits and to this end President J.
A Seeger appointed DR.. Plondke as a
committee of one to oversee the work
A4hO hhCAuOClS themselves III
1aVor or emulating the example set by
the residents OF Hague avenue, that of
taking down the wires, in case their
request Is not complied with.
Good roads also came up for a con-
siderable discussion in the meeting
City Comptroller Louis Betz. who is
an enthusiastic advocate of the move
ment for better roads in Ramsey coun-
", spoke at some length. The Second
ward is sadly lacking in passable
streets connecting with the country
roads at the city limits and the asso-
citation decided to petition both the city
council and the board of county COM
missioners 10 give this matter their
immediate attention.
Roads in Bad Shape
There are three roads in especially
bad shape, the river road. Alton road
and Hudson street. The opinion of the
majority of the members present was
that Alton road was deserving of first
attention. In speaking of the system
or keeping the river road in shape
Comptroller BetZ declared that the pro-
ceedingS were facical
They start a team and a couple of
men out about 8 o'clock in the morn
ing" he said. Ito shovel little dirt into
the worst pie ;es and then they go
away. The first rain that comes along
washes the dirt off and then they do it
over again. They might as well try to
bail the Mississippi out by pouring the
water on the West side flats
A decided effort will be made by the
committee to secure for the Second
ward one of the Fairgrounds being es-
tablished throughout the city. Rev. AL
bert A. Koeneke was appointed as a
representative of the association to call
upon the mayor and the members of the
playground. 0mmittee and lay the re-
quest befo em. The location meet
ing with Il nest favor was at Sixth
and Hope streets, or some place in that
immediate neighborhood.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
SINGER PAYS BILL
"Gurnemanz" Finally Settles
Old Debt With Iandiady

TO descend from the heights of op-
cratic fervor with the plaudits of a
vast audience ringing I'm his ears, and
be ANONYMOUSLY brought into a lowly
justice court to be dunned for a vul-
gar board bill by a landlady whose ap-
probation Of art is secondary to her
financial acumen was the woe that be-
Eel Putnam Griswoid, basso profundo
and a "Gurnemanz" of Wagner's mas
terpiece. 'Parsifal."
The sad story leaked out in Justice
Johnsons court yesterday when the
final papers were filed.
Back In 1893 Mrs. NJ. G. Thomas ran
a boarding house on Iglehart street and
Griswold was her star boarder. His
engaging ways and thrilling voice won
the landlady's confidence to the extent
or $40 and for a month he INDUCED her
generosity.
Then came a gloomy day when the
skies were overcast with great dark
clouds. The sun worked hard and the
clouds disappeared. So did the star
boarder. A confidence inspiring trunk
that occupied the room Jointly with
Griswold also migrated.
The months passed and Mrs. Thomas
waited in vain. Then years rolled by
and no news Of the missing one reached
her. A year ago she sold her claim
against Griswold to an attorney, r. G..
O'Malley. Eagerly he scanned the the
atrical papers and one day noticed the
name OF Putnam Griswold in a theatre
cal note. He kept his garnishee eye on
Putnam and when the basso was sign
ed for Sayage,s 'Parsifal" he bided his
time until the company arrived in st.
Paul. he began an action to garnishee
Constable Lehman served the papers
on Griswold and Savage on the close
of the first performance. Caught in the
meshes of the law Griswold had no re-
course but to pay. He settled the bill
and paid the costs. amounting to a total
of s33.15. Yesterday the final papers
of settlement were fled in Justice
Johnson's court and the incident was
closed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
DISTRICT COURT APRIL
TERM BEGINS TODAY
Criminal Trials VIII Await the Action
of Grand Jury

The regular April term of the district
court will begin this morning at 10
o'clock, when the jury will report and
the first cases Will be called for trial.
The assignment of judges for this term
is as follows: Judge Brill in chambers,
Judge Kelly on court call, Judge Lewis
in the criminal division. Judge Bum
with juries. Judge Orr court and Jury,
Judge Hallam. jury call.
No criminal cases will be brought to
trial this week nor will any probably
be tried until after the grand jury has
completed its Investigations The most
important cases to. come before that
body, which convenes Tuesday, April
IL, will. Of course, be that of Edward
Gottschalk, charged with the murder of
Christian H Schindeldecker and Jo-
seph Hartmann
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
CITY TO PAY FOR
MANS BROKENeIEG
Assembly Committee on Streets VIII Set
tie With James Mesgher

In the matter OF the claim of James
Meagher against the city for damages al
legged to have been sustained by the peti-
toner on April 8. 1904, when he fell on a
defective sidewalk and fractured his leg.
the committee on streets recommended
that the corporation attorney draw M ar,
ordinance providing for the settlement OF
the claim for 500.
The committee reported unfavorabIy on
the claim OF George Benton for $500 for in
Juries alleged TO have been sustained by
him when in the employ OF the city. This
claim was not made in the nature OF n
threat to sue. as the petitioner admitted
that he had no legal redress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

The Nicollet Mining and Develop
ing company OF Duluth was incorpo-
rated yesterday as a successor to the
Nicollet Mining company, by filing
amended articles. The stock is 81
00o.e00 =. =
The Swift County Telephone com
pany Of Benson, filed articles with
S25.OO0 capital. The Jacob Barnet
Amusement company of St. Paul
amended articles increasing the .capitaI
stock from $4,000 to $4,000. The
Cargill-Robb Elevator company of
Minneapolis was incorporated for $780,
600.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
CITY NEWS

Discharged From Bankruptcy
Stephen E. Sullivan of ST. Paul was
yesterday discharged from bankruptcy
by the federal court.
Supreme Court Term-The April
term of the supreme court will convene
today in the capitol building. The court
will meet and call the calendar.
Sheltered Reappointed-Benja T.
Shefferd has been reappointed on the
board of trustees of the school for de-
fectives at Faribault by Gov. John
son.
Fire Engine Arrives-One of the new
fire engines ordered by the fire depart
ment arrived in the city yesterday
morning and will be tested in few
days by the fire commissioners. Two
more engines are now on the way.
Aid for Old SoIders-Aid just before
defeat came for the old soldiers last
Saturday. The government sent in the
allowance of $2,034.50 and the state
auditor had only S. left in the fund
for the old soldiers home.
Turns Over Fees-State Insurance
Commissioner T. D. O'Brien yesterday
turned in to the secretary of state the
fees from the Office for March, which
amounted to $50,552.0S. This makes the
full amount since Jan. l at 1919, 237. 16.
Sent to Detention HospitaI-Five
persons were taken to the detention
hospital suffering with mild form of
smallpox Saturday night and Sunday.
They were Henry Farmer, George Lyon,
No.
mis- O'Neill.
Milk Flood on Street-Fifth street,
between Cedar and Minnesota, was
flooded with milk yesterday morning
when team attached to one of III.
KfeferS dairy wagons ran away and
upset the wagon. The driver escaped
with a few bruises.
Thirty Days for OIson-Henry Olson
was sentenced to the workhouse for
thirty days yesterday on the charge of
larceny. Olson was convicted of break
ing into the saloon of William Lenz
685 East Third street, Friday night and
taking $3.50 from the cash register.
Health Men Confcr-A. H. Jones Of
Chicago, dairy and food commissioner
of Illinois, was a visitor-at the capitol
building yesterday. He called on E. K.
Slater, state commissioner for Mime
sofa. Mr.. Jones said he was here to
organize party to attend the Portland
exposition.
City Officials Paid-The city officials
and other city employees were yesterday
paid $116,015.19 as their salaries for
the month of March. Eight thousand
eight hundred dollars on the same ac-
count was paid out Saturday, which
brings the monthly pay roll of all city
departments up to $124,815.19.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
NAMES OF STREETS
WILL NOT BE CHANGED
Assembly Committee on Streets Rejects
the Keller Ordinance

Keller's ordinance providing for chang
ing the names of Nash and Olmstead
streets to Fourteenth street was cOnsid-
cred in an unfavorable light by the COM
mittee on streets.
Assembly Whitcomb stated that he did
not think it proper to remove q monument
which had been erected to an old and re-
spected citizen by changing the name of a
street bearing his name. after he was
dead. Assemblyman Regain pointed out
the fact that Nash and OlmStead streets
were not a continuation of Fourteenth
street, and that he did not favor the pro-
posed change. An unfayorable report
was returned to the assembly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
Roscoe to Be Arraigned Today

John Roscoe. colored. charged with
robbing st. Jeseph's hospital Friday
night. will be arraigned in police court
this morning Roscoe is also wanted
by the Chicago police for breaking into
James Tatoole's store, 1000 State street.
and taking $3.50 from the cash register.
Roscoe Will be charged with grand lar
ceny.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
ROsIAG ON BOARD
Attorney General Rules That
Term Begins at Once

L. A. Rosing took position on the
board of control yesterday, after Atty.
Gen. Young had given a legal opinion
tnat his term was ready to begin He
succeeded j. F. Jacobson, who will re-
tire to build up political fences. it is