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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
Lyceum-"BIuejeans.U

Inere IS no wear out to ''Bluejeans."
Grounded upon the elemental. human pas
slohs ana worked outsin a. true perspective
OF class relations, and with a dramatic
setting OF quaint and humorous effective
ness, Joseph Arthur's rustic comedy
drama has come down thru the years with
never-failing popularity 1T is pro-
duced by the; Ferris Stock company at
the Lyceum this week in manner that
lives up to its traditions
The story of blue jeans is known to
minneapolis theater-goers. It needs no
elucidatton. There are the same quaint
rural characters. actuated by the same
World-old motives, the same local color, =
including the live heifer and the barbecue.
the same struggles Of the true hearted
June undergoing social metamor-
phosls, the same ludicrous contrasts be-
tween cultivated hypocrisy and unlettered
honesty and the same thrilling d lemmas
and escapes of prosecutedSvirtue
Y The melodramatic saWmill scene. witt,
the hero saved from agonizing death by
the miraculous feat Of the heroine, seems
out of place in rural drama, but 1t an
sWers purpose and produces enthusiastic
applause. The piece is; not. exceedingly
Well staged, but it will do 5 I
Lewis Stone essays the star role and.
altho his work is less convincing in this
than in some other parts he has played
here, he is a dignified. good-looking and
altogether pleasing lover, husband and
wronged man.
Florence Stones representation Of lime.
the poorhouse wait who, with torn stock
sings and rumpled hair, dashes into the
story AZ sa,ebeggar and remains to vii,
every ones love and to dominate the ac-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
FOR HOMELESS co-EDs
The Plan for a Woman's Building Il
Cordially Endorsed,

The move to secure an appropriation
from the legislature for the erection
Of a woman 8 building at:the state uni
yersity is heartily approved by E. s..
WoodWOrth, president of the Mime
apolis Chamber of Commerce.
No one who knows anything about
conditions at the university said Mr..
Woodworth today, u.could fail to in
dorse the proposed measure. There are
about 800 girls in the university, many
Of them from the country, and they
have absolutely no place which they can
call their own. They have to eat their
lunches on the doorsteps and live as
best they can. The boys have their
*. M. Q. A., their gymnasium and other
places where they can congregate, but
the girls are sighted. The legislature
should appropriate; 100000 for this
purpose and put up a building which
should contain gymnasium, restroom,
society rooms, and, above all, an emer-
gency room, where the girls can be
taken in case of illness. This building
should have a matron, some woman Of
large mind and larger heart, who, will
take the girls aside and give them a
kindly talk when they do things that
are wrong.
So certain am of the imperative
need of such building that I would
argue for it, no matter what else is done
for the university ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
AT THE THEATERS
Metrop olitan-"GirIs VIII Be Girls.

'Just nonsense, that's ALL" is the sue
cinct description given Of ''Girls Will Be
Girls in the bill of the play Yet it
required the combined efforts Of R. Mel
vile Baker and Joseph Hart to evoke the
nonsense from that limbo whence most
musical comedies emerge 1t is doubtful
whether either has any clear idea of what
it is all about Certainly no audience has,
There is a tumble of game chickens, sher-
lifts. schoolgirls, professors and manuue-
rading tramps. that reminds you Of the
dream you had last highland can't quite
remember. The rpnly system is to ignore
the Messrs. Baker and Hart resolutely
and song and high jinks, that go on inter
mittently. N ~
AL Leech is the chief jokesmith and
jongleur. He enjoys, his witticisns just
as much as the audience does and oblig-
ingly repeats them when the audience
fails to catch the point at first. He has 4
way, too, of reinforcing the point with a
gesture indicative Of fear that things
may be thrown at him. This is a great
convenience to the audience which is thus
insured from missing anything good. Mr..
Leech masquerades as an altogether inn
possible professor and confounds his enc
mics with unctuous complacence. He
sings a topical song remarkably we'll and
oDl1ges with as many verses Of it as the
most inordinate encoreB fend could pos
sibly ask Moreover, he executes an &C.
centric dance that would be hard to beat
for rhythmic oddity In short, Mr.. Leech
Is most amusing.
He brings with him from vaudeville the
trio Of maidens yclept "The Three Rose
buds, who disport themselves in a va
r1ety OF costumes and stunts. One slut
! tiers, one llsps and, one rants. Thus is
the gamut of comedy run. They are will
ing workers and exc attractive ones Then
| there is sheriff John Keefe), who is
rurally funny; a deacon (Art Brock), who
is quite unimportant; a music teache,
| (Wlntred 4oung) who can sing some; q
| teacher GILLIAN Bayern, who cannot but
who tries dutifully and is palliatingly at
tractiYe; governess (Mary. Karr), wht
IS palpably an old maid and "easy'': z
tramp edward O'Connor) who pretends
to be: scientist and is raucous of voice
and low Of comedy Probably the bes
actors are the game chickens, which
at each other bellicosely, until their due
IS interrupted. A w. A. Brady show
without livestock of. some kind is un
thlnkable and the cockfght,. In question
able taste as it is, marks the present at
traction as genuine. - s#st
Inc best thing about "Girls Will r,
Girls is the choral singing This is unu
sually we'll done and the effect is inspiring
i There are some full-throated young feI
lows to help out the girls who insist O,
being girls in making music, and they d,
1t with will. The girls are caparisonet
In a variety of charming habiliments
which they change frequently and cheer
1ully. Ihey skip the rope, swing, rim,
around the rosy, throw ,rubber-stringe,
balls at the audience and do other juvenfl
Things with great zest. And thus tn
4 evening passes. -W.aB, sChamberlaf in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
COMMITTEE MUST WAIT
CANNOT EXAMINE
REPORT ON INVERSION TILL THE
GOVERNOR PRESENTS IT,

The legislature cannot investigate
the public examiners report as to
State Auditor Iverson until it has the
report.
This fact was brought to the atten-
ton of the house committee on public
accounts and expenditures this morn
ing. The committee called at the gov
ernor's Office and asked for copy of
the 4" charges against Mr.. Iverson.
The governor had not returned from
Red Wing. His executive clerk, Cleve
W. Van Dyke, reminded the committee
that no charges had been made and
that the subject was not before the leg
islature. Mr.. Iverson, who asked for
the investigation, has no official knowl-
edge as yet Of the. johnson reports.
The committee concluded that the
matter was not up to them until the re-
ernor Johnson. This will probably be
done tomorrow, with a message. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
! TO FRAME&PRINTs
Atheneum Board Makes a Purchase
-. for Library Use. =

At the February meeting of the pub
lie library board a communication was
read from T. B. Walker, president Of
the board, expressing his thanks for
his reelection and approving the list
Of standing committees submitted. to
him by Mr.. Gale, who is acting as presi-
dent in his absence. The payroll and
bills amounting to $4,004.1s were or
dered paid.
The Atheneum board has recently
purchased fine set Of Arundel prints,
reproducing in colors. = AS this was an
expensive acquisition" for public use,
the board requested shat the public
library board share the expense by pay
ing the cost Of installation and framing,
as the pictures are too valuable and
perishable to be shown except under
glass. This the library board felt as
ust, but, funds are not available for
the work. -.
It was arranged that the Atheneum
meet this expense with the understand
ing that it will be reimbursed by the
library board when the funds can be
spared. Arrangementssfo for the framing
will be made at once
It was decided to redecorate the ref.
erence reading room and to- put. in
twenty-five extension lights in the
stack room to light the lower shelves.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
The Root of the Evil.

Senator Stones bill requiring rail-
roads to issue transferable mileage
books is step toward reduction in
the root Of the real evil, which is dis
elimination against the occasional tray
eler, and people Of small means.
(. Just as in freight business, the big
shippers get rebates and special conces-
sions, SO the men best able to pay pas
senger fares pay the least. Most men
of wealth have their passes and ride
free everywhere. The steady travel
ers, whose expenses are usually paid by
their employers, the large business
houses, travel on mileage for 2 cents
q mile. The man who cannot use 500
or 1000 miles, or who hash It the money
to pay $25 or $50 for book, pays the
full tariff rates, 3 cents mile.
The whole system is upside down.
The man who ships one car ought to
have as close rate as the man who
ships a hundred. On the face Of the
published tariffs he has the same rate,
and the rebate which is given for the
big shipper is declared unlawful. The
pass and the mileage book are other
forms of the rebate evil. They are dis
ordinations, by which the burden is
thrown on the shoulders Of those least
able to bear it. This is the inevitable
tendency in commerce left to run itself
and the state is not doing its full duty
to the common, everyday citizen unless
it gives him relief. The charge for one
mile Of transportation ought to- be the
same, whether the man who rides is
rich or poor. --5
This is not an argument designed tc
raise class distinctions. The class dis
tinctions are made by those who give
special favors to men who do not need
them. The only way to wipe out class
distinction is to treat all alike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
NEW HOUSE BILLS.

leave Of mo- not more than thirty days for en- m
ployees Of hospitals for insane Hospitals for
H. F. 1e1. -Appropristi1g $500 ,d for
bridge across Chippewa river SWIFT county
nG y. F. any 1872 MISUNDERSTANDING 5000 for a
bridge across Mud creek, Swift county. ROADS
ana +. 0i F. 1sa, DISCRIMINATING chapter 242,
laws 1908 relating to public roads; so as 20
permit roads three rods wide. Roads ana
pt H 1914 Deegan-Providing that town au.
tborities may expend appropriations from county
road fund. Roads and Bridges. 100
laws f 1888 ass Pssng eo
provide fees for mailing returns. Elections.
H. F. 1885, Ekman-ApproPriatinMg a; Suu town top
r F. ie7. Palmer-Appropriating $500 for a
road In town of Lake Belt, Martin county Hoaus
an e. F. 49, Hogue- Requiring railway compsnies,
to maintain toilet rooms in connection WIN al
Il. +. 1s9 Lund-Amending section GAL. stat at
utes of 1894 SO as to abolish capital PUNISH
ment Crimes and Punishments. -.
ing to tax levy rate per cent. limiting the max
imum for poor purposes to Iniiis. taxes ano
Aa q ao1. Misunderstanding for the better
enforcement Of laws regulating the sale o.
adulterated food products Public Health DAIRY
AN n. F. 2o2, Hickey-Prohibiting production Of
unpublished dramatic or musical composition o.
the sale Of copyrighted copy without eonsen'
of author or proprietor. General Legislation.
n. r. 2oa, Hogue-Legalizing Incorporation a o
certain villages attempted under enap'ef i4'
2o4 oLaushl! n;1p sRer agresnaeli
township. Wabasha county. Roads and Bridges
register lister G real es
tate securities. Towns and Counties. 80, ooo os
II. +. 2OB Morley--Agpropriating sS $500 ~
compensation for domestic animals conce"neo
by IiyestocI sanitary board. Claims .,.
H. F. 2O7. Thayer-Prohibinng sac q, Zen.
eral Legislation. .,,o,onco for
clerk hire TO iudges of probate In counties OF
than sale
nranarations Containing 20 per cent alcohol, ex-
cept on prescription Public Health tsna .,oo for
highway in Mile Laos county. ROADS anu
H r. oil. ChamberIain-Authorizing payment
Of horse thief bounty where application was not
made within twenty days after conslctio,' 'u
afntar u +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
WOULD CONDEMN
POOR BUILDINGS
BILL INTRODUCED FOR STATE IN
sPEcTIoN OF sCHooLHoUsEs.
High School Board to Employ Inspec-
tors to Do the Work-Bil for Crea-
ton Of Hospital for Crippled and De-
formed Children Money Asked for
Ramsey Statue.

Several important bills were intro
duced at a brief session of the senate
this morning. One by Senator Schain
provides for inspection of school build
ings by the state high school board,
which is to have $4,000 annually for
the purpose. It may condemn any
school building if found unsanitary, un-
ventilated, heated or lighted. Notice il
to be given the school board, which
must correct the defects within a year.
Plans must be submitted on all build
ings or improvements costing $4,000 in
the case of high schools, or $3.50 for
common school. The board must also
approve the sites of new buildings. Any
of state aid. All common school build
ings or repairs costing 500 to $3.50
must be submitted to the county super
intendent.
A bill by Senator W. W. Dunn has
for it's object state hospital for poor
deformed children. It creates a COM
mission consisting of DR.. Arthur j. Gill
lette, Stephen Mahoney and Robert 0.
Earl, to select a site, which must be
donated, and recommends it to the 1907
Legislature, with all gifts of money or
property offered. The commission ID
to serve without pay.
Senator Wilson presented two bills,
echo Of the merger litigation. One
prohibits Minnesota corporations from
holding stockholders meetings outside
the state, on penalty Of a fine of 5000
or $40, 900 and forfeiture of charter. The
| other requires all corporations owning
stock in Minnesota corporations to ap-
point an agent in the state upon whom
service can be made. In default of
such action the state may enjoin the
| voting Of stock so held. Such laws
| would have enabled the state to get
service on the Northern Securities COM
| pany.
Senator Wilson, bill putting the set
Element Of timber tressPass cases in the
hands of the state auditor was passed.
Senator Calhoun presented his bill
to enable Minneapolis to divert Bas-
sett g creek into Cedar lake. 1t gives
cities of $4,000 authority to divert un-
navigable streams in the interests of
the public health or welfare, to increase
the water supply of lakes or parks and
to dam lakes. Provision is made for con-
| demning necessary property and assess
ing the improvements.
A bill by Senator McGill appropri.
ates $4,000 for statue Of Alexander
Ramsey for the national capitol, and
I creates a commission consisting of
Congressman J. T. McCleary, James j.
Hill and T. B. Walker to superintend
the work. The State Historical society
presented a memorial in favor Of the
McGill bill.
Senator McNamee withdrew his OPP
j position to the confirmation of l.. A.
Edmunds, boiler inspector for Ramsey
county, and the appointment was con-
frmed. - -
i The communication from State Au-
ditor Iverson was read, and on motion
of Senator Thompson the committee. on
Y public accounts and expenditures was
instructed to investigate and report
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
Indignant Officials Called Down.


To the Editor Of The Journal.
In last Fridays Journal appeared an
article from your Washington correspon-
dent which suggests the inquiry, what Is
a national. bank examiner for, and Of what
use Is he to the community? The article
states that thigh officials of tho bureau
of the controller. Of the CURRENCY are in
dignant at the charges made against the
national bank examiner by Judge Buck
ham, as telegraphed to last Tuesdays
J. o u r n a from that city" Inasmuch as
the report Of the receiver shows doubtful
assets, including those worthless ($203,-
SS2.S7, of 1882. 1890. and liabilities only
a few thousand dollars in excess of that
amount one would think that bank ex.
aminer supposed to- be an expert in
finance, would have known something of
the condition of affairs quite as soon as
the vice president, who is not an expert
and is popularity supposed to- have no
duties, except in the absence or disability
Of the president. Judge Buckhams
friends, of whom am proud to be one,
are justifably Indignant" at the injustice
and hostility displayed by the high Of
f1cials," who have ignored the fact that
the Judge has had so much confidence in
the bank and it's management that he will
lose more than any other depositor by the
banks failure, and that confidence was
based largely, If not entirely, on the
examiners reports, which have never
called attention to any irregularities prior
to last November. F. w. Frink,
Faribault, Feb, s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
SHORT SESSION
House Heard List of Interesting New
.:... Bills Yesterday. ~.

The house yesterday afternoon heard
the reading Of thirteen new bills and
one committee report, after which it
adjourned with the consciousness of
having done days work in about
twenty minutes. ~ -.
The communication from State Audi
tor .Iverson, told of yesterday, was read
and referred to the committee on pub
lie accounts and expenditures, which
has in charge the investigation of state
officers. - :,aI .s,: - .-..sa
"A long expected but not "a welcome
measure appeared when J. G. Lund in
troduced his bill abolishing capital pun
ishment. It is simple affair Of two.
lines, and only says that the penalty
for murder in the first degree shall be
Imprisonment for life, but it will create
many lively debates. go: a::a - =
Marcus Iauritsen Of Tyler offered a
bill placing all peddlers and mail order
houses outside of the state dealing in
articles of food under the control Of
the, state dairy and food department.
The purpose is to reach the !"boxcar'
merchants and concerns without the
state who ship goods directly to con-
sumerS. <...-.F hills. IL, IT,.
The dairy and food commissioner is
analysis any commodity intended for
human consumption, whether they have
been sold or given away outside of the
state or not. He is given the same
power to enter railway cars and sta
tions and open any package containing
such commodities. In case deleterious
Ingredients are found the commissioner
shall proceed to prosecute as in other
cases arising from goods sold in this
from delivery all packages designated
by the dairy and food inspectors and
are required to furnish the department
with the names of consignor and con
signee. s.5.
and wares into a town for purpose of
trade. but does not become permanent
merchant. All peddlers are to be
licensed by the county authorities &C.
cording to the following rates:A On
two horses, $50; transient merchants
SIS, and village license not to exceed
! $50 per day. County auditors are re
| CURED to report peddlers' licenses tt
the dairy and food commissioner with
1 a list of commodities allowed to be sold
under the license. Itinerant merchants
must produce their licenses on demand
Of any one, and those working without
a license are liable to prosecution fol
misdemeanor.
( A measure to give authors of dramas
operas or similar works the fullest pro
lection in their rights was presented
4 by James R. Hickeyssof st. Paul. Com
4 panies and managers are restrained
from producing any unpublished or un
1 dedicated works without the consent OF
4 the author, and, to make the measure
as strong as possible, the bill make.
it misdemeanor for any one to take
part in the performance of an unpub
lished play-which brings the issue
fright down to the stsupers' and The
sceneshifters 1t is also made mis-
demeanor to dispose of copyrighted
i play without the sanction Of the au
4 thor or proprietor.
The house, in committee Of the
whole, recommended the passage Of the
Roberts bill appropriating 100000 fol
i the completion of the south wing OF
the state reformatory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
THE SENATE IS EXACTING
EMPLOYEES COMPELLED TO RE-
PORT REGULARLY AND WORK
HARD THIS SESSION. ! !

Employees of the senate are s'work-
ing for a living' this session.
The senate a few days after eonven-
ing, displayed sentiment against en-
ployees for ornament only. sResolu-
lions were passed to this effect and per-
hitting clerks to be assigned from their
regular duties to special work when
needed, and a rule provided whereby an
absent employee could be fined or dis
charged. - ~,
Lieutenant Governor Ray W. Jones is
strictly enforcing these regulations,
more stringent than have ever been be-
fore, relative to legislative employees.
every senate employee has to report to
his Office at 9 o'clock each morning,
whether or not the senate is in session.
There every day they are required to
register on time, the book kept for this
purpose being in charge of James Nash,
the lieutenant governors private clerk
and secretary. This does away with
the. old custom of senate employees &C.
casionally disappearing for week at a
The senate employees are required
also to remain on duty until clock
every day. It matters not whether
their work is finished long before this
Cloak room keepers report every
morning an hOur Garner Indn Lne olSIh No
and stenographers, and remain on duty
an hour longer; in other words, they
serve from 8 am. till pm.
The sergeants Of the two senate ga ga i
nothing to do, but draw their salaries,
and the galleries were kept in order by
the ianitors Of the capitol. But now
the the gallery sergeants take off their coats
Immediately after reporting each morn.
ing, and armed with brooms and Dust
cloths lEget busy" They have been
notified that neglect. OF Their Woak e VII