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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
GOVERNMENT IS A
THRIFTLESS BUYER.
Heavy Loss Thru Fluctuating
Prices Paid for Supplies in
Departments.
New york Sun speeial Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Sept. 16.-Heavy loss to
the government thru fuctuating prices
paid for supplies by the various ex-
ecutive departments was disclosed yes
terday when the Keep commission had
meeting with all of its members pres
ent. The commissioners examined some
figures that have been prepared at their
order, showing the prices paid in differ
ent government departments for sup
plies.
Comparisons of prices paid fors sup
plies in different departments show that
il NJ some cases there is difference Of
100 per cent. All buy under the same
method, letting the contract to the low
est and best bidder. Yet despite this
the difference Of 10 to 100 per cent is
not infrequent.
1t is the plan of the commission to
recommend that supplies be standard
lied, so far as possible, and that a
central purchasing office buy them for
all departments. This will assure the
best possible prices for ,all Che depart
ments.
It is found by the figures furnished
the commission that the government
printing office pays 1892 per dozen fol
| a specified kind Of ink, while the post
office department. pays $1.34 for .
dozen bottles of the same ink. The 9th
er departments pay prices ranging be
| tween these extremes.
There are 230 kinds of pens pur
| chased. Th& prices range from 20 tx
70 cents per gross for exactly the same
Den
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
ITALIANS PERISH
IN EARTHQUAKE.
Violent Shocks Destroy One Town
Of 5000 and Greatly Damage
Others.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Rome, Sept. 16.-Two violent shocks
of earthquake in Calabria Thursday did
enormous damage to the towns of Pal
mi and Pizzo and destroyed the town
of Monte Rossos 1T is believed that
a large number Of persons have been
killed.
Senator Cefaly, who has returned to-
Rome from a visit to Monteleone, says
that 100,000,000 lire would not cover
the losses caused by the catastrophe.
Commenting on the shocks which did
such damage in Calabria on Sept. s, i
Professor Allan, the director of the
observatory at Rome, who predicted the
great earthquakes in northern India,
| said there probably would be an early
recurrence of the shocks in CalabriaE
His gloomy prophecy seems to have
been verified.
Pizzo, one of the towns mentioned
above, was heavy sufferer by the
shocks last week, the kilograms placing
it among those which were almost to-
! tally destroyed. Palmi, which hitherto
! has not been mentioned, is a town of
about 1900 inhabitants, surrounded,
/ by orange and olive plantations and
noted for the beautiful views it affords
/. of the coast and of the island of Sicily,
opposite Monte Rosso is town of
about 5000 inhabitants in the province
lAof Catanzaro, ten miles northeast of
! Monteleone, and in the heart of the
earthquake district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
HOW STORMS ARE MADE.
PhiIada1nhia LEDGER.

DR.. W. j. MCGEE, who was head Of
the anthropological. department Of the
way back to Washington, and told a
reporter, after g, remarkable e 4hd lou, tour
American desert in Arizona, in which
he says he discovered how storms are
t Rsaa u 1ne nsaS belt
g A reservoir of aqueous vapor is
formed over the pacific coast and the
Gulf Of California he said, and
this swings over the tstorm.breeding
belt; The ground here is perfectly
earth s surface is consequently regular
and even. The heat radiation from the
desert is, Of course, very great. This
keeps the aqueous vapor high above
the earth in d stable condition.
y When the vapor moves eastward
over the mountains and meets the il
regular radiation that comes from the
uneven surface of the earth. a precipi-
tation Of the vap0r results, causing
rain and storms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
Is BATTLESHIPS
WILL JOIN NAVY
America s Sea Force to Be. In.
creased by Thirty-two New
Vessels.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Sept. l6.-Thirteen first.
class battleships will soon be added to
the United States navy, several of
which are nearly ready to be placed in
commission, and nineteen other vessels
including armored cruisers, protected
cruisers, torpedo boats and torpedo
boat destroyers, are under construction
The frst-class battleships will be
placed in commission within the next
six months.
The bureau Of construction and re
pair today prepared a statement show
ing. the progress made, on the vessels
during the month of August and how
near completion these ships are:
The most progress, 4 pei, cent, was
made on the Mississippi, which is 1, be e
ing constructed by the Cramps at Phil
adelphia. The percentage Of compile
tion of the battleships is. Rhode Is
land, 90; Virginia, $3.50; New jersey
1913; Georgia. 1914; Connecticut, 1918
Louisiana, 1874; Nebraska, 1885; Min
nesota, 71.16; Vermont, Ola; Kansas
6o.I; Mississippi, 1871. Idaho, 1866
and New Hampshire, 1872.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
ANARCHY REIGNS
IN The CAUCASUS
Open Murders Occur Daily Gear
Must Reconquer Whole Of
Territory.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Batum, Sept. H. Delayed in trans
mission. By Luigi Vilari )-The whole
Caucasus is in a state Of absolute an
archy. There is no semblance of gov
eminent. The Russian officials having
failed by measures of savage repres-
sion to curb the turbulent spirit Of the
$50 warning tribes peopling this re-
gion, is now engaged in the policy Of
has resulted already in the wholesale
massacre Of Armenians by Tartars at
Baku and elsewhere.
Batum, despite the presence of a
huge garrison, is entirely dominated
by the revolutionary terrorists commit
tee. The ultimate aim of this commit.
tee is not clear, but it's methods close.
~ resemble those Of the Malta. The
employers Of laborers paid advance af
could afford it no longer, and gen,
eraI strike followed and all factories
closed
Jas Unpopular factory officials have beer
assassinated by the score Every day
murders are committed in the street
in broad daylight. All the works and
factories have Cossack platoons en-.
camped in their Enclosures. All bust
ness is at standstill Banks are
closed, disorder and lawlessness arr
becoming chronic and the Russian GO
eminent dares not do anything.
The re-establishment Of the car I
authority now means nothing less, thar
the reconquest Of the Caucasus.
A prominent journalist Of Baku wa.
killed by Tartars who were conducting
a crusade against newspaper men. The
oil men here have received information
that the insurgents threaten to kill thu
operatives when they resume work ant
reconstruction. z.es II :!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

Special to The Journal.
Eldora, Iowa, Sept. 15.-Henry Sha-
fer, "non-conductor, y are the name and
title of an interesting Eldora man, who
has probably figured in more thrilling
accidents, more hair-breadth escapes
from death, while endeavoring to earn
an honest dollar, for his family, than
any other man in America. @
The following list, revised and up
to-date, gives an idea Of the trouble
which has given Mr.. Shafer this no.
toriety. The list is correct and the
story of his career which follows a
true one: . q s!sy-. 81 .r-J
Rescued from drowning in the Iowa
river at age Of 6.
Struck by lightning three times.
Wounded, manned and left for dead
in a cavein of coal mine.
Fell thru a trestle bridge, breaking
seven ribs.
Shot and blown twenty-five feet by
the premature discharge of cannon
losing an eye, arm and two fingers
Crushed under 5,4O0 pounds Of clay
both legs broken.
Falling TWENTY-FIVE feet down per
pendicular cliff. ,a.5 III tas
Thrown off horse in a runaway an6
dragged along barbwire fence
Shafer was born in Michigan in 1855
and came to Hardin county with hi:
parents fifty years ago, and has livec
| in the county since. He is a poor mar
and no man in the community works
longer hours, steadier or harder. Learn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
MRS. oELRICHs WINS FIGHT
After Long Struggle She Reduces Her
Weight to Ideal Figure.
Philadelphia Ledger.


Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, one of the,
leaders OF the Newport set, has finally
conquered in the fve-years' war she
has waged against increasing avoirdu-
pols. She now tips the beam at 1870
pounds, a figure her friends regard as
ideal, and her form is as graceful and
almost as slender as when she was
Miss Theresa Fair. She is envied by
all women who have made the same
light with less success, for when Mrs.
Oelrichs began the endeavor to reduce
her weight she had reached the IT'S
mark, and was afraid that she would
become even stouter.
Exercise and diet were the means
employed to attain the triumph finally
recorded, and walks of several miles
are now not uncommon in the daily
life of Mrs. Oelrichs. At first a walk
of half mile was wearisome, but now
her pedestrian feats include strolls.
along Fifth avenue that last two hours
and equally prolonged journeys afoot
sists chiefly Of fish, simply prepared,
and plums. She drinks very little
water or champagne, both of which are
flesh producers. When she finds her
weight raining, even by fraction Of
a pound, she eliminates some of her.
meals, scant tho they are.
Before ~hndlng the solution OF her
problem Mrs, Oelrichs tried many other
experiments which failed. The first
was the all-meat cure, diet consist
ing solely Of meats, but this, while it
has helped others, did not prove eff
fcient in her case. A visit to Bad
Nauheim, with its steaming baths, was
of temporary aid, but the few pounf : i,
she lost there were soon regaineSvt
Thyroid and pokeberries were equalf5
unproductive Of realized hopes. Nothing
ercise and diet plan. and it was under
taken with pluck and persistence, which
Mrs. Oelrichs and scores of her ad !.
mirers believe have been amply re,
| Warded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
PAT GROVE "A POLITICAL
:=.& IT,. ISSUE IN CITY OF OMAHA
Police Fear to Attempt His Arrest and Citizens
Submit to His : Touch Rather
{ Than Fight Him.

turned his attention to the conductor
for a moment. In that moment the
drunken man suddenly became sober
and with a leap, disappeared thru a
window. The car was stopped, but the
prisoner had disappeared. Grove re-
lated the experience to some OF his
Omaha friends that same night.
Why don It the Omaha police catch
Crowe9 For several reasons. One Of
these is that the whole crowd are afraid
as death of him. It is well known that
Grove will shoot at the least provoca-
ton. He has demonstrated that often.
The Omaha police know that when
: Grove is arrested, somebody will get
hurt. And they steer clear Of him.
And again, he is scarcely known, ex.
cept to his friends. Grove was smart
made after he began his career as a
"badn man. Practically, he is un
known, despite the fact that more col
umns Of newspaper space have been de-
voted to him than to any other crook
Eef the times.
Doesn't Look the Part.
Grove doesn It look like crook. HI
is an ordinary looking man-iust like
q solid business man. He dresses well
but not fashy. His nerve is, or was
something superb, and to be admired
4 Wanted, as he is, and hunted all ove1
the country, Grove will walk down the
! principal streets Of Omaha, go into any
bank or store or hotel in the city, stol
and chat with policeman, take al
automobile ride and otherwise follow
out his own desires. He was asked b.
"a friend some time ago:
Are you not afraid Of being recog
nized9o
/ don't care. I'd just as soon shoe
way S clear as not go he he re acKeta pull
/ But the five years Of hunting and be
Ting hunted is showing on the kiidnape11
1sCrowe is on the verge Of col
lapse and is the most dangerous maj
1 in the country" remarked man VIII
is known as his friend. when sober
4 he is now an arrant coward an
/ wouldn It fight anyone. But get fey
drinks in him and he is as dangerou
as tiger. 1t takes whisky to brini
back his nerve. Any policeman VIII
q attempts to capture Grove, sober, vii
! have no trouble. But the one who ap
3 proaches him when he has few drink
I ahead, holds his life in his hands. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16


The first white child born in the old
Dakota territory, out of which the
states Of North and South Dakota were
carved in 1889, was Ole Olson Jetley.
This statement has often been disputed
but the seal Of history was recently
stamped upon it by Doane Robinson,
the well-known secretary of the South
Dakota Historical society, who, after a
careful investigation, made q decision
Claimants for the honor Of being the
aoriginal Dakotan'' to withdraw.
Mr.. Jetley's father, who was a ma
tive Of Voss, Norway, selected home
stead in the fertile Missouri valley,
nine miles west Of Vermillion, in 1859.
He was one of the first, if. not the very
first, to take land in that portion Of the
valley. On that homestead Ole Olson
Jetley was born March 1860, and
there he has lived continuously, except
from 1858 To 1885,, when be MAS d resi-
dent Of Sioux Falls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
FIRST WHITE
BORN IN THE DAKOTAS

Mr.. Jetley's childhood was strenu-
Gus one. In his infancy the Sioux In
dians were almost constantly on theT
>warpath, by reason of the civil war,
and massacres were frequent in Dakota,
western Iowa and Minnesota. Once
settlers around, were compelled to fee
for safety to Council Bluffs, Iowa, near
ly 200 miles away. Federal soldier
rode thru the settlement and Itera'rd.
drove the people from their hos one of
Mr.. Jetley was denied a libershymIns.
cation in his boyhood, but has suluther-
the deficiency by diligent reading. !.
is well informed on public: questis 70 -
and the science of farming, in which HE
takes deep interest, He is a fre
quent contributor on such topics to the
English and Norwegian press, and his
articles betray much thought and orig
inality.
Mr. Jetley has always taken keen
interest in public affairs. Scarcely had
he reached maturity when ne began to
fill town offices. At the age of 25 he
was elected representative to the state
hood legislature, which met at Hurona
in 1886.
When he moved to Sioux Falls in
1888, Mr.. Jetley was soon drawn into
politics by the leaders at the. Queen
",
lature, but met defeat at the polls, al-s
tho he led all other candidates on hiss
ticket. For two years he served on
the Sioux Falls police force with
marked ability and fidelity.
Elected to the Senate.
Yielding to the entreaties Of his
aged parents he returned to Clay coun-
Ity and assumed the management of the
old Jetley homestead Two years. later
he was nominated by the Independent
party for the state senate, and after g.
memorable campaign was elected. He
proved himself an able senator, taking
q prominent part in the Legislature Of
1895. His genial personality won him
friends among the legislators, regard
| less OF party affiliations. 4:
Mr.. Jetley is republican in poll
tics, and an ardent admirer of President
Roosevelt. He is popular among his
political associates. and is being urged
by leaders in all parts of the state to-.
stand as candidate fol. commissioners
Of school and public lands
In 1884 Mr.. Jetley was married to
Miss Carrie Dahl, sister Of the Rev.
p. IL. Dahl of Gayville, s. D, and their
union has been blessed by several child7
rem. His father died two years ago at
1.-the age of so, but his mother still sur /
lYivesM w Odland
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
CZAR REMOVES TARIFF
Retaliatory Duties on American I'm.
ports Are Out Of.

St, Petersburg, Sept 1e.-The i'm
perial ukase abo1ishing the retaliatory
duties on American imports was ga
zetted, and was placed in immediate eff
feet at all the customs houses by tele
graphic orders from the ministry Of
finance. .--:s .-.-,-. :,
The imports affected include resins
tars, finished and unfinished cast iron
wrought iron and steel manufacture
IL re- such as boilers, toels, sewins
traction engines and gas and waite
meters. These are now imported under
the general European tariff, and aftel
Jan. l under the schedule Of the new
Russo German treaty.. .-Ea# .-1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
MUTUAL LIFE SAFEGUARDS
What Insurance Investigators Brought
Out at Inquiry.

New York, Sept. l6.-In the testi-z
mony Of the treasurer of the Mutual
islative Investigating committee the
fact was developed that the company
has not only made $16,0Oo,000 for the
policyholders in its investments in trust
company stocks, but that not cent had
ever been lost by default in interest
upon the bonds held by the company
The Mutual Life has preferred absolute
security to taking chances of possible
loss on lower grade of bonds. The
investments and deposits in trust com
panles have realized 4.3o per cent upon
the total amount involved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
What Treasurer Cromwell Showed in
Insurance Inquiry.

New York, Sept. 16. Frederick
Cromwell, the treasurer of the Mutual
Life Insurance company Of New York,
in the course of his testimony before
the state committee of investigation,
announced that the profits derived by
the policy holders of the Mutual Life
and obtained thru transactions managed
by the subsidiary trust companies
amounted up to date to over sixteen
millions of dollars. The entire profits
realized from all sources from organ
ization of the company to date, and
now held for the benefit of policy.
holders, exceed ninety-four million dol.
lars,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS

PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS
U. S. Indian Service, Fort Peck Agency, Mon.
tana, Aug. %, 1905 Sealed proposals, Endorsed
Proposals for building materials and addressed
to the undersigned at Poplar, Montana, will be
received at the Indian Agency until 1 o'clock
pm, Sept. q, 1905, for furnishing and del1v-
ering as required during the fiscal year 1905,
about $1,000 feet common boards, 27, 900 feet
dimension lumber, $500 feet ceiling, &c, 900
shingles, 5000 feet flooring, 400 balusters, 6
doors, II windows, $3.50 feet of va crimp
steel roofing, besides quantity Of drop siding,
shiplap, finishing lumber, building paper, mould
Ing steel pressed brick siding, etc.. as per list
and specifications which may be obtained at
the agency. required to repair agency and school
buildings at said agency. Bidders are requested
to state specifically In their bids the pricu
of each article to be offered under contract. All
articles so offered will be subject to rigid in
spection. The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids or any part of any bid, If deemed
for the best interests of the service. Each bid
must be accompanied by a certified check or
draft upon some United States depository or SOL
vent national bank. made payable to the order
Of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, for at
least per cent of the amount of the pro.
posal, which check or draft shall be forfeited
! to the United States in case bidder receiving
an award shall fail to execute promptly a sat
| isfactory contract in accordance with his bid;
| otherwise to be returned to bidder. Bids &C
! companied by cash in lieu of check or draft
will not be- considered. For further information
apply to Z. B. Lot miller, Superintendent. Poplar
| Montana
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

15, he worked for nineteen years under
ground. An accident at the mines forced
him to forsake them, and he commenced
upon his series Of accidents. above
ground
First Encounter with lightning.
Shafer says his experience with light
ming commenced when he quit mining
and while he was at work in a harvest
field. He was SO badly shocked and
stunned that the harvesters had much
difficulty in bringing him back to life.
He remembers nothing OF the expert
ence.
Shock No. 9 came about two years
ago as he was returning home one night.
In front of St. Mary's church a tele-
phone pole was struck by lightning and
and thigh. He lay stunned upon the
pavement until seen by o son who
CHANGED to pass and who carried what
he supposed was his fathers lifeless
body home. Shafer soon revived, but
lost his voice temporarily.
Shot by Cannon. .
In celebration Of the Fourth Of
July on the public square in Eldora, a
sham battle was one Of the features and
Shafer was acting as gun swabber Of
an old-fashioned cannon BY a prema-
ture discharge of the old gun he was
blown fully twenty-five feet.
The ramrod in its fight carried away
Schafer's arm, powder blew out one
eye and frightfully injured the sight Of
the other, and by flying splinters three
fingers Of his other hand were badly
hurt. He was supposed to be, dead,
but within six months went to work.
Last October Shafer decided to visit
the st. Louis exposition. The day be.
fore he started he worked in a rock
quarry and slipped and fell headfore.
most down twenty-five feet Of cliff
striking on his side. Workmen hur.
ried to his rescue and his first words
came in the declaration, "This need
not hinder my going to the fair
He did go as he said he would, but
with the aid of a quart Of liniment, a
crutch and a. cane.
His Last Accident.
Shafer's last accident occurred last
! month. After a hard days work he
sat upon the grass to rest when light
ming singled him out a third time and
Telling him face downward, nearly tool
his life. When found by Mrs. Shafe1
has face was black, his body stiff ant
cold, and clinched in his fingers was {
| flower. He revived in four hours, lay
in. bed two days, got up; used a cane
and a crutch for a week, worked al
last week at the Hardin county fai
and this week has been hauling tele
phone poles.
Shafer is made the butt of man,
jokes and is known as "the nine-live(
man. and "the human conduct
or. - He takes all Of this chaf goot
naturally, and expects to survive hi
next accident g. s. -.9@=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
Dame5saaaff Es Easily Cured

By using the SWISS Hair and Scalp Rem
edy. Sometimes a single treatment will
do 1t If thoroughly applied to the scalp aft
or cleansing 1t with Swiss Scalp Cleanser
which accompanies each bottle of the
remedy. All scalp diseases yield to this
treatment and 1T quickly restores gray or
faded hair to it's natural color. A 50-cent
trial bottle will convince you. For sale In
Minneapolis by Voegeli Bros, corner Hen
nepin and Washington avenues. n ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
Five. Are Assassinated.

London, Sept. l6.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Mail at Baku, under
date of Sept. Is, says: "a = =. II
Within the short space of two hours
this morning five assassinations were
committed in broad daylight in the
busiest thorofares. The murderers es-
capped owing to the Indifference of the
police, who are mostly Tartars. SIMS
on the Armenians is contemplated has
caused a panic among the inhabi-
tants,'' -. .g.-..E -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
Change in Lake Train Service.

On apd after Monday, September
18th, the Northern Pacific Railway
company will resume it's regular fall
schedule of trains between suburban
points and ST.. Paul and Minneapolis.
Timecards showing the new schedule
agent, No. 10 Nicollet House block.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

~ - :%.t|soo'' Line Tidbtts. - a., +.
Summer tours to the east. Portland,
Ore, and return, $45. j Homeseekers
rates to Canadian Northwest. Special
rates for fishermen. Ticket office, ll9
Sd st s. y E5a2ss} *. -