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The oasis., 1905-06-24

and irytheeut tho bfcai and butter out from the months of Tne OAus man and his family, but when Buttipski found his own bread and butter imperilled why TAr. OASIS man was in his sight a com- mon criminal, and should feel the powerful arm of the law. In the same way when a lawyer, with a show for a goodly practice, estab- lished newspaper in which are published all the legal notices he can control, that was also "a bus mess proposition" But when THE OASIS. in order to save to itself publication of Articles of Incorpor- ation, organized an incorporating bureau, straightway the lawyer idiotor gave vent to dolorous lam- entation, because THE OASIS was cutting into the business of the lawyers It was all right for him to "cut into the business of the newspapers" but it was all wrong for newspaper to cut into his own law business.
 Now, in dismissing this freak who has run afoul of THE OASIS, this newspaper which has outlived in Nogales many such as he and will outlive many more, has to offer few words of advise: When he leaves Nogales and goes some where else to try to establish him. self, he should carefully con6ne himself to bis regular profession-I the law-and as carefully avoid mixing in the newspaper business. The legal business, carefully at tended to, will take all the time and energy of one man. To suc- .cessfullN conduct a good newspaper will do the same. Tn attempting to do both this French person has made miserable failure in both. His newspaper is a jest and a bye word everywhere. His professional standing as lawyer k ruined. Just the Adolf Bail matter alone, which is widely known, would ruin the professional standing of any lawyer, anywhere.
 Now this French person has himself greatly to blame in this matter. But little over a year ago he came to Nogales with fair pro- spects. He was recommended as a good lawyer, and there was here an opening for one, Upon mak- ing his acquaintance THE OASIS editor rendered his own friendship and the good will of the newspaper. Both the editor and the newspaper could and would have helped him materially in his profession. With his wide acquaintance along the border there is not a month passes but that the editor is asked by men who have litigation in pro- spective to recommend a good law yer and in the ten years of bis re- sidence on the line he has turned many fat fee to lawyers who were
The oasis., 1905-06-24
COFFEE

Pity to waste good coffee by a poor cook; or waste a good cook by poor coffee!
 Your grover returns your money if you don't like chiling's Best,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
Private Ownership of Railways.

Query: Is private ownership Of, rail
roads failure? Has the plan of dele
eating to corporations the power of
eminent domain for the purpose of lay
ing out highways and the privilege of
laying thereon iron roads and operat
ing steam transportation as a species
Of private enterprise proven a failures
n That is the question suggested by a
statement of the railroad problem en-
anating from Secretary Morton, who is
practical railroad man and one of the
president IS advisers, and, whether
rightly or not, is taken in some quar-
tiers to be the spokesman for the ad-
ministration on the railroad question.
Naturally Mr., Morton 3 views attract
attention. He states as his belief that
"one Of three things is sure to take
place in the conduct: of our railroad
systems, either the Equalization Of pools,
the further unifcation of ownership or
government ownership The first is
favored by the railroads and also by
a good many business men, but is not
popular in congress. The further uni
fication Of ownership means concentra-
tion of power in still fewer hands; this
is not popular with the people. The
third PROPOSE ion, government owner
ship, is something at which every one
SHES except the socialistics element in
the, democratic party, but it is an alter
native which every one recognizes and
which the president himself clearly
stated in his Philadelphia speech Mon
day night. Unifcation Of ownership
and control has not produced satisfac-
tory results UP to the present time.
What is hoped for is that government
control with private owner ship may be
made effectual and satisfactory. The
government is attempting to do its part.
1t is up to the railroad men to do theirs.
If private ownership fails, it will not
be because an honest effort has not
been made by the government to main
tain it. The president sought to i'm
press this fact upon his hearers at the
Philadelphia Union league. d.: -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
RAILROADS
Is FOLLOWING DE SOTO
John A. O'Brien Takes Up Work Where
f the Explorer Left Off.

John A. O'Brien, city passenger
and ticket agent of the Omaha road, will
leave Saturday for an exploration of
Florida and other tourist points. Mr..
Q 'Brien is not to ape Ferdinand de
Soto. De Soto went down to find Flor
ida. Mr.. O 'Brien is going down to see
why other people. are going to Florida.
Of twenty years or more as ticket
trader Mr.. 0 'Brien has observed a gen.
eral uprising in the northwest for an
onslaught on Florida, Bahama, Cuba and
the Isle of Pines. ''I don It know Just
why the people are going down there
he said today, "and I am going to find
out Mr.. O'Brien is cognizant Of the
fine hotel system, of the automobile
races on the beach and of what the few
tourists have had to say about the Isle
of Pines, as a paradise, but the cause
for the unanimity with which tourists
have selected the east coast for their
trips this year is the enigma. When
he returns Mr.. O 'Brien expects to have
the subject as thoroly in hand as he has
now the advantages Of Hudson and
Camp Douglas. e
b.! Last season there were a. few in
quires from the northwest for tickets
to the territory which Mr.. o 'Brien will
visit; This year the calls come by the
twin cities have followed. Bankers and
prosperous business men of the small
towns in the Dakotas and Minnesota are
taking their families for pleasure trip
among the flowers and under the sunny
skies of the south. The city people i'm.
mediatelly caught on and are following
suit zealously.
The party which Mr.. and Mrs
O'Brien will Join leaves Saturday night
On the North Western limited. The first
stop will be at Jacksonville, then ST.
Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Isle of
pines. The members of the party of
twenty-five or more will return at
leisure.
Those who have already signed fol
the trip are Messrs. and Mines. Rollin
p. Smith, L. N. Loomis, ]. L. Tracy, J.
A. o. Brien, C.. E. Wenzel, G. G. Ben.
nett, F. L. Williams, G. G. Wyman and
H. Bach. Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Carpenter
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Kim
ball and daughter, Mrs. E. Bach, A. NJ.
Woodward.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
thursday Evening,

flour in Europe, taking away trade.
from Minneapolis mills that has been
built up by years Of work and expense.
The Canadian wheat cannot be said
to have replaced a corresponding guam
tity of American wheat, for the millers,
restricted to the American product,
could not have landed the foreign bust
nesss, and would not have ground the
-four.
Observe that not barrel of this
Canadian wheat -four was sold in Amer
lea; in competition with American
wheat and -four, for if miller should
offer any Of it, the government would
Immediately compel him to pay duty
upon it, if milled in bond, or to forfeit
the duty already paid, if milled under
the drawback plan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
Use Of Canadian Wheat Illus.
trated. -

Practical illustration Of the effect Of
Z grinding Canadian wheat in Minneapo-
lis mills is found in today's weekly sum-
nary Of milling trade conditions, by the
Northwestern Miller. During the week
from Wednesday to Wednesday,, the
Minneapolis mills sold $4,000 barrels Of
flour for export. This is the best
showing for a long time, and, while
/ nothing more than the mills, under fav-
orable conditions, should do right along,
4 1t looks large, and is highly encouraging
i by comparison with the business for
q long period past, during which foreign
trade has been practically dead. D..
& The Miller says these recent export
sales were made possible by the use of
4 Canadian wheat in Minneapolis mills,
either by grinding the wheat in bond,
or under the recent ruling, by which
duty is paid upon importation and q
drawback allowed upon expectation Of
the -four. ,-~ T.. T
Of the $4,000 barrels, $4,000 were
sold to go to the United Kingdom, and
$4,000 to Japan.
This is highly interesting in view Of
6Ao widespread discussion or the sub
ject, and the impression entertained by
+ the many farmers, to judge from letters
received from time to time, that the re-
= cnt treasury department. rulings have
been against their interests: $.
Everyone familiar with conditions in
the northwest this year, and with COM
parative prices here and abroad knows
that the Minneapolis mills could not
have done this export business by using
American wheat alone, for our cash
wheat prices are so much higher, by
comparison with prices Of foreign wheat
from which -four may be made in COM
petition, that Minneapolis-made -four
could not be figured low enough to Sc
cure business abroad. Suppose the
Canadian wheat did not come to Min
/ neapolis, it would find an outlet lust
the same. Either it would work it's
way to Liverpool or some continental
! market as wheat, or some Canadian
dourmill would grind ii and sell the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
CITY NE US
BATTLING FOR
GLASS SUPREMACY
FACTIONS IN A FIERCE STRUGGLE
4 AT SOUTH HIGH.
Ballot Box stuffing Feature of the
Election Held NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Threatens Graduating Class-Tutors
at a Loss as to How to End the
Strife. -r- %.--

Disruption threatens the graduatino
class Of the South High school. Two
FACTIONS are seeking to control the class
organization and grim visaged war has
become master of ceremonies
POLITICAL trickery of all sorts is said
20 nave been used. Mutual accusations
are lying back and forth, until the most
pittes teellng is said to exist and the
W I school is taking sides. Professor
Ozlas and his teachers are trying. in
Va1n,> to secure peace.
Down with the ring!" is the slogan
OF the faction represented at the meet
31ngs by Gerald Young, the well Unknown
nlgh school debater. The party in power
4 Is compared By the opposition to the
!ammany ring, and is headed by Irv-
ing Condlt, president of the class for the
past six months. 49,. -
:, AT the lnsisrent demand of members a
At that time the Gerald Young fac
ton supported Miss Georgia York for
president. Her. nomination raised a
storm OF protest from the party in pow
er,. and despite the most eloquent
right to the presidency was carried, the
president ruling arbitrarily upon the
This settled, Miss York's place was
taken BY. Arthur Swan, president of the
CLASS literary society, Donald Nc
Oregon was nominated by the other fac
tion and after all sorts of debates and
alleged manipulation, the matter was
brought to vote. at the third meet
1ngs, which was held yesterday. -. -.
=. Before the ballots were counted, Pro
lessor Ozias announced that the stud
ents. would have to go to their recita-
tions. BY a vote of the class the ballots
were turned over to the principal for
safekeeping. Counted later in the day,
it was found that McGregor had re-
ceived plurality of the votes, but that
the ballot box had been "stuffed.'
new election has been ordered and
the battle goes merrily on. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
GOPHERS ON PROGRAM
Features Of Hardware and Implement
Dealers Conventions at Fargo.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Fargo, N. D., Feb. 2.-The feature Of
today's sessions of the hardware and
implement dealers will be the joint
banquet this evening, at which the Wis
itors will be entertained by the local
committee.
The implement men put in a busy
day, with addresses by S: B: Clary,
Albert Berg, w. L. Doe, w. J. Dean
of Minneapolis and Mayor Duis of
Grand Forks. w. w. Collier of De-
troit, Mich, president Of the National
Implement and Vehicle association, will
speak tomorrow forenoon.
The day with the hardware men was
devoted to jobbers and manufacturers.
There were papers by o. M. Roberts.
F. j. Hopkins and Platt w. Lyon of
Minneapolis, G. l.. Nye of Shakopee,
T. G.. Walther and R. A. Kirk of st.
Paul, F. D. Final and W. B. How of
Duluth and R. R. Williams of New
York
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
RESORTS QUIT
HENNEPIN AVE.
MAYORS ORDERS ARE ENFoRcED
TO THE LETTER.
Objectionable Places Close or Move to
the Allotted District - Gambling Is
Stopped and Will Not Be Resumed in
the Jones Administration Prouin-
ent Business Men Approve Move.

For the first time in many years, Hem
nepin avenue has been entirely cleared
or objectionable resorts of every de-
scrlptlon. Since Jan. 2, the day Of
Mayor Jones' Inauguration, the retail
business district has been cleaned up
ana the inmates of resorts have been
forced to seek quarters in the allotted
district or close their doors.
Moving vans were busy YESTERDAY
taxing the last loads Of furniture from
the apartments in the forbidden dis
trlct, and by last night the mayor' IS
order had, on the whole, been obeyed.
The cleanup has been effective and this
condition of affairs is to remain during
the administration of Mayor Jones.
Members of the police force were in
structed to report any cases of disregard
of the order on their beats but no re-
ports came in last night and the as
sumption is that there were no viola,
tions.
Altho Hennepin has always been the
worst infested of the retail business
avenues, the mayors order applied to
Nicollet and First avenue s, and from
Tenth street to the river.
tlonable places have in many instances
left the city. Some have moved into
the recognized district and few will
remain and conduct European hotels.
These places, however, will be closely
watched by the police and will be raided
at the first sign of a violation of the
order. Some of these apartments have
been rented for $500 month.
Since the beginning of the year open
gambling has been stopped and nothing
can be found in that line now but few
poker games of private order and it
is probable that no attempt will be
made to stop these.
In spite of protestations on the part
of politicians and business men affected
by the mayors reforms, he has an
nounced that the policy will be adhered
to turnout his entire administration. 1t
has been the opinion among a certain
class that the city would be cleaned up
as starter but things would gradually
work back into the old rut. With this
in view interested persons have APP
preached the mayor on their own behalf
and for persons with police court rec
ords, asking for favors. To all such he
has replied that the order means bust
ness and will be enforced to the letter.
He says he believes he is acting on a
correct principle and it will be useless
for any one to attempt to change him
from his course. His actions, on the
other hand, have met with the approval
Of the majority of the prominent citi-
zens and business men who have ex-
pressed their approval Of his attitude.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
Minneapolis and the Code.

Citizens and taxpayers of Minneap-
fphs nave a, peculiar interest in the
revised statutes now being digested by
che legislature. The city, in common
with the rest Of the state, is interested
IN many new provisions that have crept
anto the work. Separate lines of bust
mess, such as banks, insurance COM
panies and private corporations, are
taking hand in making suggestions.
Would it not be good idea to have
Minneapolis and Hennepin county rep
Presented in some official way? The
hennepin delegation is competent and
iwatchful, but, as ,T h urnal un-
herstands it, the members are willing
end anxious to be helped in this ire
mendous work. All of the attorneys
are busy with the general provisions
Eof the code. Why not create an adj
;vlsory committee from Hennepin coun-
,ty to assist in framing the sections that
ESPECIALLY touch on local interests9
| For instance, the code as it stands
prevents any further bond issues by
the city. This must be revised to ad-
INIT bond issues with the existing safe
guards, which are certainly sufficient.
The code also confers on street rail-
ways the right Of eminent domain over
private property in cities. This Is q
dangerous provision, and should be
eliminated. The municipal court, now
such an important branch Of the i'll
dlcial system, is set back to the rank
OF q justice court :. by. the changes in
the code. Another oversight has in
/: creased the number of county commits
I sloners to seven by applying to Hennepin
and Ramsey an act that was originally
limited to St. Louis county. The act
of 1908 relating to the sheriff's office
IS set aside. In many minor details
the present laws are changed, seldom
Tor the better. Other points may be
discovered on closer examination.
The Importance of this revision to
Minneapolis cannot be exaggerated, and
the Hennepin delegation will doubtless
/ welcome all the help it is offered. 1t
would be an additional safeguard to
| the interests Of the city and county if
an advisory committee Of competent at
torneys would consent to serve in this
emergency Such committee should
include the county attorney, the city
attorney, the attorney for the park
board and at least one attorney to rep
resent the interests of the taxpayers.
The suggestion is commended to the
city council the Commercial club anil
other public bodies Of. the city. There
cannot be too many on guard to see
that the needed changes are made be-
fore the code becomes law.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
JOHNNY NILSSON WON
Minneapolis Skater Retained His Claim
~ to Professional Championship,

10 nny Nilsson of Minneapolis, cham
plon professional speed skater of the
world, defeated Peter Sinnirud in one
and three-mile races at Vernon lake,
Montcleair, N. j., Saturday. In the
one-mile event both got away together,
but after going 100 yards Nilsson took
the lead, and finally won by a yard.
The three-mile race resulted in an
other victory for Nilsson by about five
yards, At the finish Of the first mile
both skaters were on even terms, but
at the end of the second mile Sinnirud
was in front by foot. Sinnirud made
great. efforts to retain the lead, but
failed, the staying power of Nilsson be-
ing too much for him. The first mile
was covered in $40; and the second in
8;O8. - - =,
!. Morris Wood of the Vernon Lake
Skating club, the amateur champion
BeNefeuiAe of Winnipeg. in, match
races of one and three miles: 80 -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
Street Railway Fares.

Edward Dana Durand discusses in
tho current issue of the Review Of Re
views, the question of street railway
fares in the United States. His con-
illusions as to the cost Of street rail-
ways are that fares are in large meas
ure kept up by the payment Of the divi-
dends on stock that has been literally
watered. The electric street railways
have outstanding stocks and bonds
amounting to $l,719,O64, 400, which is
an average Of 500, ia for every mile of
track. The. steam railways of the,
country are capitalized at an average Of;
$4,000 per mile of track. emo one, =
he says, Hcan believe that the street
railways Of the United States have cost
more than two and half times as much
per mile. Of track as the, steam rail-
roads, =, #>. 49,
The wide differences between the cap
italization of street railways, in other
respects essentially similar, are signi6-
cant. A common comparison is that
drawn between the street railways Of
Massachusetts, where the issue of secur-
tiles is guarded by law, and other states
where the companies have a free hand.
The average capitalization of all the
street railways in Massachusetts, is $780,
O67 per mile as compared with $92. ia,
the average Of surface electric rail
ways of the country. The Boston sys-
tenn, which includes sixteen miles Of ele.
waited road, is capitalized for but $97,.
353 per mile, contrasting favorably with
Baltimore $ls2,oO0, Pittsburg $1s5,oO0
and St. Louis $198,000. Washington
has a system of about the same charac-
ter as the New York city railway. The
former is capitalized at $4,000 per
mile, the latter at $494,O00. Local con-
ditions,. Mr.. Durand admits, may modify
the value Of some Of these comparisons,
but there is no doubt that many of the
differences in capitalization bear no re-
latlon to cost. They have been brought
ABOUT IN most, cases by consultations
and reconsolidations, at each of which
| occasion was taken to initiate the values.
Taking up the estimates of engineers,
Mr.. Durand arrives at the conclusion
that the present surface trolley lines of
the cities of the first class could be
reproduced for 100000 mile of track.
The average capitalization in the same
class Of cities is more than three times
that amount. " - -
A curious thing about street railways
is that the fares are no lower in the
largest than in the smallest cities, while
net; earnings per mile in the largest
cities. are six times those. of the smaller
places. DISQUALIFICATION is the only
thing that can account for this anomaly.
After going over all The figures and
max ing allowance for profit and depre-
citation of property, Mr.. Durand arrives
at the, general conclusion that in the
larger cities where no, gross earnings
tax is sc, eexacted, fares could be at once re-
duced to four cents and that in some
cities favorably situated, a still greater
reduction could be made. -, !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
NO FISHING FOR TWO YEARS
Authorities Would Save Salmon Fish
~ cries from Extinction.
ecial to Tho Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 2.-An order
in council was passed this afternoon by
the dominion government closing the
Fraser river to fishing in the years 1905
and 1908. provided the Puget sound can,
ners close their traps for a like period
BY this means millions of salmon will
reach the spawning beds unmolestod,
and the industry will be saved from
threatened extinction. On the Canadian
side, the canneries will lie idle for two
wears and the circulation of $14,000,000
in cash will be prevented.