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The Washington times., 1905-12-30
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
LEFT TO HOSPITAL

STANFORD, Conn. Dec. 20.-By the
will of John Weed, a New York mer-
chant. who died in Noroton on Decem-
ber IS. $4,000 Is left 10 the Stamford
Hospital. TO be used in erecting a hos
pital for patients afflicted with couta-
gious diseases.
The remainder of the estate. amount
ing TO about 100000 goes TO Mr..
Weeds family.
The Washington times., 1905-12-30

The board of directors of the Metropoli-
tan Securities Company has made a call
of S25 per share upon Metropolitan Sc
curities stock in order that SO may be
paid on the stock in accordance with
the requirements of the plan for the
union of the Metropolitan Interborough
interests. The cali is payable al the
Morton Trust Company on or before
January 80.
The Washington times., 1905-12-30

1t was reported yesterday that direc-
tors of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany had decided TO place the common
stock on a per cent dividend basis. In
well-informed banking quarters it was
denied that any such action would be
taken at the meeting in February, and
doubt was expressed that any member
of the roads directorate was response
bic for the statement
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT.

An advertisement in "A German news
paper contains this tempting offer:
Anybody who can prove that my tap
ioca is damaging to health will at once
receive three packets gratis. Detroit
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
TWO CAUSES OF TROUBLE.

a little nonsense now an then"
shifted John Wise this morning
causes trouble fer tn best NV men.
but not half so much IS tn we'll
meanin' lies Nv fool friends s!--Detroit
News.
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
May Sign Agreement.

Il is expected an agreement will soon
be signed. On the part of Germany.
there will be an agreement not to i'm
pose the threatened increases in duties
on American goods after the expiration
March 1 Of the present convention In
return, the Administration will make
concessions in the manner of administer
ing the customs laws. Under the pres
ent practice. consular valuations of
goods are not of great value. as they
are pretty apt 10 be entirely upset on
appraisement in this country.
Secretary Shaw will yield TO the de-
sires OF importers and have consuls in
quire of boards of trade to ascertain
the market value of goods shipped to
America. Under the nav new under
valuation of any degree is subject to a
America. Under the law new under
valuation Secretary Shaw will recon-
mend 10 Congress an amendment 20 the
law providing that differentiation to
the extent of not to exceed probably .
per cent, possibly 10, shall not subject
the importer TO a penalty.
With some minor concessions as 10
administration of laws. Germany will be
content, and the threatened disturbance
of trade relations that were of enor-
nous value for both countries will be
aVerted
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
The Safest Investments

Are those that do not depend upon the
financial responsibility or the stability OF
any Individual OF corporation First deeds
Of trust (mOrtgagel notes literally Sc
cured en- good real estate In the District
OF Columbia constitute 'gilt-edge'' invest
nents. These are the only kind we make
and supply to investors They bear in
terest. payable semi-anlually. at the rate
OF > per cent per annum. and may be
had OF US in amounts from $500 and up
ward at par and accrued interest Send
for booklet. Concerning Loans and In
NeStments
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
~ you CAN GET
III A GOOD START
Union Trust Co.,
l4l4 F Street N. w.

EDWARD J. STELLWAGEN. President
GEORGE z. FLEMING.....Se .Secret tary
EDISON =. OI.DS. Treasurer
The Washington times., 1905-12-30

Zimmerman & Forshay. bankers. have
obtained from Judge TrUax, of the Su-
preme Court of New York State iudg-
ments in their favor against Thinner
mann. Dahlgren & Co. and other brokers
as damages for failure TO deliver bonds
of the United Railways Company of
San Francisco at prices which had been
agreed upon, the bonds TO be payable
and deliverable when, as and If issued -
These actions arose out Of an issue of
SS5 Zl9,0oO of bonds Of this company
which was under the management of
Brown Brothers & Co, and the htiga-
ton has been watched with deep inter
est on me part of bankers and brokers
generally, the various suits being de-
pendent upon the result in one which
was tried
AS the question is of Importance to
orokers. an appeal will be taken Mr.
acDermott stated that the ruling of
Judge Truax Is contrary to the ruling OF
the board OF governors of the Stock Ex-
change. which disciplined Zimmermanr
Forshay for their connection with
these transactions.
The Washington times., 1905-12-30

Several changes have been announced
as a result of the resignation of John A.
Topping from the presidency of the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
to become the active head of the Re
public-Tennessee coal combination.
AT the Offices of the company IL was
stated yesterday that Charles Bray, for
merly first vice president OF the Ameri-
can Sheet and Tin Plate Company has
been elected president, the appointment
taking place on January !. Eugene
Pargny Is now the first vice president,
succeeding Mr. Bray. He was formerly
second vice president Archibald Davis
succeeds to the vacancy created by Mr..
Pargny's election. The latter is in charge
of the operating department All three
men have risen from the ranks
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
GERMANY WEAKENS
IN TARIFF FIGHT
Will Not Wage War on
United States.
NO NEW TRADE TREATY
Senate in Present Frame of Mind Not
Prepared 10 Negotiate With
the Kaiser.
NO NEW TRADE TREATY

Germany has backed down and will
not wage a tariff war on the United
states. This, at least is the view taken
in high official circles in Washington.
There will be no new trade treaty ne
g1tiated with Germany while the Sem
ate is in its present frame of mind for
that body Will not ratify It and Secre-
Sary Root is not willing to engage in
so arduous a task and then have his
handiwork suffer the indignity of an un-
ceremonious rejection at the hands of
The elder statesmen at the Capital
Advocates of the maximum and mini
mum tariff idea hope for the enactment
of the McCleary bill. but there are
strong indications now that even If
this does become law il will not have
10 be used as club on Germany.
Not DESTROYS of War.
It appears that despite all the dire
threats Of war of tariffs which Ger
many promised to enter upon. the gov
eminent there has no real desire to wage
such a war except in the paper stages
of it. Il Is known there is a we'll
defined expression in Administration
circles that the German Empire is will
ing to settle amicably the complications
that have seemed to impend in view OF
the termination, March ], of the present
trade arrangements and the putting in
TO effect OF new tariff regulations
whereby certain favored European ma,
tions would get into Germany over q
low tariff wall. while the United States
and other nations not favored would
have to surmount a much higher wall
than now.
That intimation of a desire for a
peaceful adjustment came from the Ger
man embassy here is understood Late
~, conferences have been held to decide
on a program that would be satisfactory
all around. Secretary Root has talked
with Secretary Shaw, with Baron Stern
burg and others and the basis on which
there will be an adjustment has been
tentatively arranged.
The Washington times., 1905-12-30
Could Only Squeak.

Il commenced 10 walk along IN the
dark as best i could. but l had TO go
very slow. l tried TO call, but i didn I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

emit refinement and their little room
furnished with mahogany and Wallu
furniture which they brought to Min,
neapolis with them when they can't
here from the south after the war. Ul.
to little while ago they had a few
pieces Of silver plate, but these had t.
90 to secure the necessaries of life. M
one knows their life history or wha
their people are, as old age and prlva5
tion have broken them down till their
minds have lost the, power Of remem
bering the past.
In another house one Of our visit
ing nurses found family of eleven
The father and mother were both chron.
ic invalids and the two children old
enough to work were sick. The house
was not fit to live in. Owing to de.
fective drainage, pools Of water stood
on the first floor and the roof did not
pretend to keep out the rain.
"a girl suffering with tuberculosis
home. She had no relatives and tho
people for whom she had worked fol
many years turned her out when they
found that she was suffering with con.
sumption. The hospitals had no place
for her and she finally came to us,sso
weak that she could hardly walk. She
cannot live many months, but we have
secured home for her where she can
have all the care and assistance pos
sible.
ssPlenty Of employment and dearth
Of men does not solve the problem Of
caring for the poor. It relieves us OF
great deal of work, but there is still
enough to do to tax our resources to
the utmost.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

more than nonsenstcal pictures: ct h e
Journal will purposely refrain from
great farlng page illustrations with moth
Ing Of interest or value accompanying
them ands will edit every page with a
view. to filling. 1t as full as possible with
readable and entertaining and profitable
matter
Owatonna (Minn) Chronicle-A con-
temporary Of the Chronicle thinks The
Minneapolis Journal a good paper, but
deplores what 1t terms its sometimes
changeable politics. It is hard to con-
ceive what is meant by this unless 1t Is
that The Minneapolis Journal does not
make it an infiexible rule to support and
laud to the skies every fellow whom It's
party may make the mistake Of nom
mating for office no matter what his de-
f1ciencies or objectionable characteristics
as candidate for official position. The
Minneapolis 6ournaPs course, while
doubtless annoying to those who desire
party success FIRST and the public vel
fare second, is just the thing which has
made that paper influential and trusted
among the masses of the people. There
are too few papers, great or small, which
dare to manifest a civic conscience OF
their own these days
Devils Lake On. ID Press-T h {
Journal never does things In half
way manner, and the patrons Of thai
paper can depend on The Sunday Journa.
being the best there is made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
BRINGING AID TO
THOSE IN WANT
MANY DIFFICULT PROBLEMS CON
FRONT CHARITY WORKERS.
Philanthropic Agencies Cannot Find
Work for Certain Glass Of Men, or
Men for Certain Glass Of Work Pa
thetic Gases in Which Associated
Charities Have Brought Help.

Captain William H Gooding, mana
ger Of the industrial department. Of the
Salvation Army, has twenty-five more
positions to fill than he has men. The
same story is told at the Associated
Charities. There the greatest demand
is for women to help out in house,
cleaning, and the supply is far below
the demand.
Both agencies are hard pressed in
two directions. They cannot find men
for a certain class Of work, and they
cannot find work for a certain class Of
men. Able-bodied men are scarce and
there are no places open to the aged or
infrm. Manager Edwin d. Solenber-
ger Of the Associated Charities said to-
day that the destitution among the in
firm poor was in sharp contrast with
the prosperity Of those who are able
to work.
GIVE have several cases now under
said Mr.. Solenberger. Two old WON
en-, over 80, both Of them, are living
together in one room, cared for by one
Of our nurses and fed by their neigh
bors, who are only little less poor
than they. They are women Of appar-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
RETURNS THE ARROW
a Correspondent Answers a Shot from
s'The Long Bow

=
1.-THE Long Bow
70 the Editor of The Journal.
T beg leave to dissent from the pre-
diction Of A. J. R. that Everybody
works but Father will be the success
sor of "Annie Rooney" I don't see
anything in the new song but piece
of coarse satire, and satire never be-
came the mode Of expression Of a whole
people. Burns satires are forgotten or
seldom quoted, while his "Mary at the
Window Be" and "Flow Gently, Sweet
Afton,' are living yet. "Annie Roo
ney' attempted to respond to the SEN
timent Of the people in favor Of home
and freside, and this was, Z believe, one
cause of its popularity She was his
Annie and he was her Joe, and they
were soon to marry; no long engage
ments for them. Besides, they were
never to part, thus showing they did
not belong to the divorce-seeking crowd
of mismated couples.
By the way, who was Joes I have
always wished to know more about this
young fellow who was faithful thru sc
many verses. Was he Joe Wilson, Joe
Brown, or perhaps, Joe Ainsworth
Gan tn jour n al throw any light
on this question: Also, does anyone
know whether he ever married Annie
and what became of them afterwards
] had an uneasy feeling last night thai
Joe might have turned out bad anc
that Annie might be the woman in TIT
other song, who is now taking in wash
ing. -Hamish
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

question up so that 1t VIII be an issue
In every legislative district In the state.
Roseau (Minn.) Times-The first Sum
day edition Of The Minneapolis Journal
is well-edited paper full OF bright,
newsy publications. containing extensive
and reliable up-to-date Geographic news,
complete magazine supplement and sport.
Ing news section. Taken all In all The
Sunday Journals first appearance was
conspicuous and marks an event Of no
little Importance In journalistic annals
of the northwest.
Morgan (Minn.) Messenger-If the first
edition Is a criterion, The Sunday Jour
nal, like the regular evening publication,
will rank with the best.
Paynesville (Minn.) Press-The new
Sunday Journal is carefully edited and a
beauty typograp hically
| Dassel (Minn.) Anchor-we country
people can register a big kick against
the farcical Sunday paper that Is printed
at 8 O'Clock Saturday afternoon and sent
us Saturday night, by taking The Mime.
apolis Journals Sunday morning edition
1t will get to us Sunday evening brimfu
of news gathered up to q late hour Sun.
day morning. It is a tremendous i'm.
| by the other dailies and called Sun.
day" paper. For a long time we have
been without daily paper from Satur,
day night until Monday noon. The Sun.
day morning Journa will fill long
felt want.
Lidgerwood IN. d. Broadaxe- Th,
Minneapolis Tribune bought the Times
and announced that it would contain tn,
only Associated Press news d1spatche
for Sunday morning, but the new sunda!
morning ] Journal neatly scooped thu
Trfb and had all kinds Of news.
l. Vol .
copy OF Sundays Minneapolis Journa
and read the editorial, 1.-THE Mother ant
the School" There is food for though
and well worth while to read. Be sur
to read 1t.
Osakis (Nfinn.) Review-The Sunda!
morning Journal put in It's appear
ance Monday morning and appears to fl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
READERS WRITE
ON MANY TOPICS
HIGHER GRADE LAWMAKERS
BADLY NEEDED.
THE Legislature Too Often Filled With
Men Unfit to Legislate for the Peo-
ple-How They Assist Drafting -
Satire and sPopular' Songs-How
Taxes Work.

10 the Editor Of The Journal.
One of the matters brought out in the
testimony of President Mcall, that has
been commented on to some extent, is
that of "graft' bills introduced into
different state Legislatures. This is q
much more important matter than Is
generally supposed.
It is probably entirely within the linn
its of the truth to say that there IS
no session of any state legislature, with
out the introduction of some bills for
the purpose of bleeding some corpora
ton or class Of business.
There are many methods adopted by
stingenious' legislators to accomplish
their purposes. In many cases the rel
low who Introduces the grating bill is
entirely innocent of it's purposes and In
tention.
The strongest graft in legislative
bodies is, perhaps, the introduction
thru some well meaning "innocents
abroad,' of preposterous and dan
gerous bill, relating to legitimate sub
ject of legislation. This apparently
puts "public sentiment behind it, and
gives the CRATER or grafters who were
directly or Indirectly responsible for the
introduction Of the bill, an opportunity
be affected, by being g. "hired' to see
Work of this character is quite com
mon in legislative bodies, and many 6
man who poses as ga friend of the
people, in the many law-making as
semblies, is nothing more nor less thar
"polished CRATER under cover. The
people should be more careful about
whom they send as representative tt
both branches of legislative bodies. Ere
quently men who have been 'itching'
for office for many years, and who arr
toally unfit to represent the people il
electing them to the legislature. Thi
gives them recognition" for which
The people very often have to pay dear
" in both bad and vicious legislation
or lack Of good legislation. We wan
better average in the selection o
legislative timber. The people shout
both insist on and secure it.
- "A. T. Cole.
:. Fargo, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

a 1onE-fe1t want Unlike most SUNDAY
papers. The Journalis a newspaper,
and the usual trash found In Sunday
papers is not In evidence. A full page
is devoted to news Of the northwest, and
the paper starts out with every appear
ance Of being a decided winner.
jamestown IN. d. Capital-T h e
Journal is the leading paper Of the
northwest for news
verndale (Minn.) sun-That Sunday
edition Of The Minneapolis Journal is q
peach. to use q slang expression.
Albert Lea (Minn.) Tribune-The Sum
day edition Of The Minneapolis journal
was all that had been promised by Its
publishers. The initial number was a
fifty six-page paper, and 1t was crowded
with news and miscellany Of an inter-
esting character. One thing was to its
credit, and that was it was printed sun
day and not early Saturday, as are most
Of the Sunday papers Success Is sure
and 1T may mean q regular morning daily
for the biggest Of the two twins, even II
the Associated Press franchise is want
ing, as there are other valuable agencies
for gathering news that are fully as reli-
able and far more enterr,risine.
Browns Valley (Mlnn.) Tribune-The
Minneapolis Journal got out a real, sure.
enough morning edition last Sunday.
New Ulm (Minn.) Review-The Sunday
morning o r n a Is representative o.
the most advanced ideas in a morning
paper and will meet with popular favor
T III journal is and always has beer
at the front in the line Of newspapers
and demonstrates by the new venture
that it is awake to the interests Of thu
people and its own welfare
Brue IS. d. Herald-The Minneap.
oils Journal commenced Oct i the issu.
Of Sunday morning paper, and witt
the enterprise and push of the proprietor.
Of The Journ a sthe people of tn,
northwest may look for publication
that will equal any, anywhere in tn,
United States. In the first issue the fol
lowing statement is made, which will b,
appreciated by all who desire something
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
THE SECOND CROP OF v1oLETs
They Recall Poem to One CORE
s=~ e+ spondent.
70 the Editor of The Journal.

10 the Editor of The Journal.
The Journal in speaking of the
violets found by the Rosedale school
eh5 1fost Hag hdg boid bafe 9
in the ken Of man to appear twice in
the same season" Some were found
last week growing and -blossoming in
the middle Of the street in Northeast
Minneapolis, and the writer recalls
finding large clump of them budding
and ready to blossom late in the fall
years ago on the prairies Of South Da.
kota, and also recalls the verses in.
-. vAeRANTs vioLETs.
sit alone, and the steady light
Of my lamp shines out on the snowy
And thru the window, with wandering
eyes,
MY yiolets watch eacR flake as it flies.
Do they think that the snowfiakes are
blossoms fair,
Dancing away thru the murmuring air
Or white winged butterflies sailing by
In cleaning focks meath the dull, gra,
sky?
wonder if they remember yet
The playmates they lost in the cold ant
wet?
Were they waiting for them, all ready t.
bloom,
When L found them and brought then
home to my roomT
They answer me not single word,
But listen and hearken, as if they hear,
Voices that call from the strange, whit
night
Borne by the snowhakes their flight
Llsl'4AEs54 g..
And my thoughts drift back to the day
that are fled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Iowa Falls, Iowa, Oct. 14.-The g.
months-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Limberg Of Ackley, died while en- route
with its parents from that place to
this city. The child was to all appear
ances well when the party. left home to
drive here, but when nearing their des-
tination, the parents were shocked to
find the child was dead. It had died
while snugly wrapped and resting in
the arms Of the mother.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
TAXES ON HOMES
They Act as a Penalty Rather Than ar
Encouragem

70 the Editor of The journal.
I read with interest and pleasure the
description in last Sundays Journal Of
the H. 0. Thompson farm residence. I
was much pleased to see farmers en- Joy
ing the home environments equaling
many city homes. I was forcibly re-
minded Of the grave injustice Of our
tax system. Society Furnishes Mr.. Thomp-
son and others doing, as he does. by i'm:
posing a penalty on him in the form Of
q tax on his improvements, whils it
pays premium to the thriftless, non
artistic homebui1der by net taxing him
so heavily on his home. If all the build
ings and improvements on each home.
stead were exempt from taxation, So
ciety would thus offer a premium for
expanding money and labor in building
and identifying homes, and would thus
encourage home building rather than
discourage it, as now.
William W. Olmsted.
Deer Creek, Mimi, Oct. 9.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

st. Cloud, Mimi, Oct. 1.-THE poles
o fthis city are looking for a forges
who passed a worthless check to the
amount of $26.50 on Andrew Alstrom
of the Bodega restaurant. The check
was made payable to Peter Bake and
ostensibly drawn by the Hardness Miner
Lumber company, which firm has been
out Of business for several months.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Springfield, Mimi, Oct. 14.-Carl s.
Bartrum, grand chancellor Of the
knights Of Pythias, is here for the pur-
pose Of instituting a lodge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

The celebration in Minneapolis Of the
completion of the Northern Pacific rail-
way took place on Sept. 8, 1888, not 1852.
President Chester A. Arthur and General
U. S. Grant, former president. were
guests of the city, as were General
Phillip Sheridan. William M. Bvarts and
number Of British and German noble
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
What Other People Think
To the mound Of earth that lies over my
Dead
And I know that our love viii bloom
anew,
Transplanted where skies are forever
blue.
Ida r. Plumb,
2755 Pierce Street NE, Minneapolis.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
Please answer the following ques-
tions:
What president, vice president or ex-
president was present in Minneapolis
on the occasion of the Willard party on
it's way to drive the golden spike in
September, 1899
Was General Grant here on that or
any other daYF
Was General Arthur present on that
occasion7 Inquirer.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
sUniisted,
BONDS.

Closing prices yesterday of active bonds dealt
in, with net changes. follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
nkers' rosted rates were as follows:

DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-New-Orle -Orleans-Com-
rnerciaI 5c675c; bank, 81 premium San Francisco
Sight &c: telegraph. nc. Boston-loc discount
Cbtca eo-soc premium CharIeston-Buying, par;
uir9 11Oc nremium ST. Louis-35c premium
hid 45c premium asked. Mnneapolis-76c premium.
Cfncinnati-25o premium. Savannah-Buying' o"c
discount; selling, 75c premium
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, $780, MEXICAN
st1ver dollars SIC Bar silver In London closed
at 2S 15-16d. an
COLD PREMIUM-In Madrid 3235; Lisbon, 500.
MEXICAN ExCHANGE-Mexican exchange on
New-York is quoted at 2o2.