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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

r OST--A suit case was lost on Wednesday
4 Nov. %, somewhere between the Kellogg
farm and Leonards the Wi1mot road. Finder
will be rewarded by leaving the same. at the
store of 81. A. King in the town OF Pleasant
Prairie. ~. aWi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

William Roberts, of Racine, spent
Monday afternoon ii Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

nor SALE OR EXCHANGEE--Aus7 -room
house with lots and large barn, chicken
house and yards. Has city water and sewer.
Will sell for cash or exchange for farm, small
farm near city preferred. Address ii. Larsen,
sos Collins street. Citizens Telephone 67-m Edo
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

NOR RENT-Farm to rent, cash or shares, on
Mound Prairie, Town of Randall, Wis,
40 acers, mostly prairie land under good Guilt
walton. Extra buildings, plenty water, good ten
room house. Eor particulars call gona John s.
REYNOLDS. on said farm. wifi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
,:s ,sts& DORSEY BILL ADVANCED =
Senate Favors Measure to Stop Corpo-
ration Contri buttons.

The J. H. Dorsey house bill, prohib-
ting corporations from contributing
funds to candidates for office or to COM
mittees organized for political purposes,
was recommended for passage by. the
senate committee of the whole yester-
day afternoon: Senator J. F. Calhoun
Of Minneapolis moved the bill be re-
ported for Indefinite postponement. Sen
ator Lord opposed the motion, assert
ing the bill to be one of unquestion-
able merit. Senator Calhoun then with
drew his motion and the bill was ad-
vanced. The committee also voted to
recommend for passage the J. G. Len
non fire-escape bill, requiring all three
story hotels to be equipped with fire
escapes. The W: B. Anderson bill pro-
vidin.g for additional help in the office
of the, attorney general, was recon.
mended for passage. Another impor.
tant bill acted upon favorably by the
committee was the Barker primary.
delegates to County Conventions I'VE ns4' at "a a
primary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
WOULD REVOKE ACTION
SENATORS MORGAN AND WILSON
OFFER RESOLUTION TO REsCIND
DECLARATION ON FOREST RE-
SERVES.

Senator Morgan has given the sem
ate an opportunity to right itself on
the question Of the Cass Lake forest
reserve. A resolution was offered to-
day by Senators Morgan and Wilson,
revoking the action taken when the
for the opening of this reserve to set
Element. The resolution went over I'M
der notice Of debate from Senator Haw-
kins of Biwab blk. 1t is substantially
as follows:
Whereas, on April 4. 1905. the house
passed a joint resolution, the effect of
which would be. If acted upon, to annul
the provisions of the Morris bill, crea ting
a national forest reserve of 225, 900 acres
at the headwaters Of the Mississippi and,
whereas. said resolution was concurred
in by the senate, but without discussion
and without knowledge upon the part of
many Of the senators Of its contents, and
Whereas, Two previous sessions of the
legislature passed memorials to congress
urgently asking the creation Of this forest
reserve, backed by the overwhelming SEN
timent of the people and Endorsed by all
important public bodies, and
Whereas, The creation Of this reserve
is of vast Importance to the forestry ques'
ton in this country: Is Of great value as
q protection to the water supply; vii
afford continuing supply Of pine lumber
and will save a region of unsurpassed ma.
tural beauty as health and pleasure re.
sort for the enjoyment Of the people Of
the whole middle west. and which an
nually brings many millions of dollars
into this state from visiting tourists. ant
will be administered entirely at the ex'
pense Of the national government: and
Whereas. Said concurrent resolution doe!
not express the sentiment Of a majorit.
| Of this senate, therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate, That it do re
woke it's action.
| A similar resolution was offered il
the house by J. H. Morley, but wen
over under notice of debate by B. s
Bennett. Both houses will act Monday
| Many members voted for the forme
resolution without understanding it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
SCRUBW0MAN T0LEYY
ON RAILROAD FOR 81

Stroudsburg, Pa. April 15.-Upon a
judgment for 81, obtained by Mrs. An
gelina Williams, scrubwoman, for an
unpaid bill for washing the windows of
railroad coaches, execution was issued
today against the Delaware Valley Rail
way company at the instance Of A.
Mitchell Palmer, attorney for Mrs. Will
liams. ~ -t5 =:
The execution has been placed in the
hands of Sheriff Evans, and he will levy
upon property of the railroad. The
judgment was obtained more than a
month ago.
Mrs Williams alleges she was hired
to clean the car windows by Milton Yet
ter, president Of the railway company
and also Of the board of trustees of the
East Stroudsburg State Normal School,
which institution is now being investi-
gated. @s
While she was at work, the train was
taken to Bushkill and back.
She went to Yetter, according to her
story, and asked for the dollar.
"Didn't you 20 to Bushkiu on the
train?'' the president asked.
"Yes.' ~
"Well, the round trip fare to Bush.
kill is ST. was the rejoinder. GIVE re
event. ( 5i slsE.a t,l
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
PARROT RANCH
NETS FORTUNE
American ,Reaps Riches in Mexico
by Sale of Gay-Hued
Birds.

Victoria, Mexico, April l5.-Martin
Hollis, an American, who established
parrot ranch near Victoria few years
ago, has met with wonderful sue
cess, and has, accumulated a fortune
in the business. It is probably the only
parrot ranch in the world; it is GER
tainly the only one in Mexico. .,
years as a passenger conductor on the
old Monterey & Mexican Gulf rail
road, now part of the Mexican Cen.
trail system. His division was between
Victoria and the port of Tampico, on
the gulf coast, thru the heart of
the parrot country. He was always
interested in the bright-colored birds,
and while running as9aeonductor ne
collected many Of them, -, and taught
many tourists tfavesling up and down
his line and he did a good side bust
ness by selling the birds to Americans
and others.
The thought then occurred to Hollis
that he might make more money by
retiring from railroad work and de-
voting his time to raising parrots. He
followed this plan and purchased a
large tract of forest land near Vic.
toria which was teeming with wild
parrots. He fitted up the ranch in a
unique way. WIZ ucGC1lAS was Ptcooo
around and over the trees and the birds
were confined therein. He has had
the, greatest success in raising the
birds. -. -" ~
It is in teaching the parrots to talk
that Hollis has had his most unique
success. He is inguist, speaking
English, Spanish, French and German
huently. He divided his flock Of sew
eral thousand birds into four classes
one for each language. He the1
took few birds from each class an(
set to work to teach them to talk. Al
the end of a few months Hollis ha(
taught a number of birds English
Spanish, German and French and the
educated birds were placed in theil
respective sections. It was Hollis
theory that by doing this the educated
birds would teach their companions tt
talk. His hopes were realized to the
fullest extent. He says that at the
end of the first year he had severa
hundred educated parrots.
Hollis believes that the standard Of
intelligence of parrots can be greatly
increased by proper attention tt
breeding them. In his collection o:
parrots, which now numbers severa
thousand, he has several which ar
seemingly possessed Of reasoning pow
ers. These educated birds have beer
taught to carry on conversation
with each other. This conversation, il
which each bird knows its par
thoroly, covers nearly thirty minutes O.
time. H.. -. a.. RS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
CANT AMEND CHARTER
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDS
AGAINST BARDWELL BILL, BUT
IT rs ADVANCED TO CALENDAR.

w. w. Barwell's bill making certain
Minneapolis city officers elective by
the people was recommended for pass
age by the house in committee Of
the whole today. Carl Il. Wallace tried
to have it indefinitely postponed and
produced an opinion from Attorney
constitutional. The charter of Minneapo-
lis provided how the officials should be
selected and the attempt to. change the
method by special legislation was of
doubtful legality. I'LL :
Mr.. Bardwen declared that all Min
neapolis was in favor of the bill except
the Getty hall gang and the Henne;
pin delegation with one exception, had
| feared, for the supreme court had
already passed on the question in the
suits over the increase of salaries of
| the mayor and aldermen authorized two
years ago by legislative enactment. Mr.
Wallace was alone in his opposition
and the bill was recommended for
passage. ... ."'Ea... u.
AS the question is one of great i'm;
portance to Minneapolis, the opinion OF
Attorney General Young on the legal
phases of the measure is hereby given
Carl Wallace: You asked my opinion
as to the constitutionality Of house file
No. $50, relating to the election OF GER
| tain officers in cities Of over $4,000. The
bill as it now stands does not apply to any
city Of that class which has framed its
own charter AS there are but three
cities in this state with over 10000 popu
lation, and inasmuch as the cities OF st
Paul and Duluth have framed their owr
charters, the bill applies only to the cit!
| of Minneapolis. 1 am advised that the
| Minneapolis charter is a special law, anc
| therefore. under section SO Of article
of the constitution. is not subject tt
amendment or modification.
This bill is general in it's terms, ant
therefore. on its face, is not Objectionable
If it is intended in operation to modify
the special charter referred to, I am O.
the opinion that such a result cannot bt
accomplished by legislation.
| Edward T. Young,
| Attorney General
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
|D0WLING SCORES JOHNSON.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
cRITIoIsEs ACTS OF FORMER
PUBLIC EXAMINER AND sUBoR-
DINATES.

The subcommittee of the house com
mittee on public accounts and expendi-
lures which examined the Office Of the
public examiner has made its report.
which as threatened, is severe criti-
cism of s. T.. johnson, the former pub
lie examiner. The report states that
Mr.. johnson was too i'll to appear be-
fore the committee to explain, and APP
ponds certificate of his physician
showing him to be dangerously i'll. It
also says that the sergeant at-arms was
unable to get into his house. to sub
pena the sick man.
The report states that the department
failed to make annual examination Of
al PUBLIC officers and state banks. In
1902 eight banks We're not examined,
and in 1903 sixteen banks were not Wis.
tied. The Offices Of the states treas
urer, secretary of state, superintendent
of public instruction, insurance commits
sioner, dairy and food department,
game and fish commission and state
agricultural society have not been ex-
amined, and the board of control has
not been examined since 1902. Six
counties did not have examinations Of
their offices in 1902, fourteen in 1908
and two in 1904. Illegal charges were
found in Beltraml county in 1902, but
were HOJ IepoICeul 10 Gne governor. III
The report then states that in 1902
Mr.. johnson made number Of trips on
the railroads and charged the fare to
the state, tho he carried annual passes.
An opinion is appended from the attor-
ney general that such practice is lille
gal. The committee also charges that
| expense accounts of Mr.. johnson him
self were eXtravagant in some cases,
| and that he approved extravagant bills
Of his subordinates. The charge is
made that some vouchers for expenses
| have apparently been raised. One dep
uty made a night trip to Chicago and
| collected So for three meals in addition
to sleeping car fare. Another included
laundry bill in his expense account,
and another put in his bill $3.50 for
tipping walters at the hotels. .@..
| The committee recommends that the
department be placed on the civil-serv,
ice basis. It commends the management
Of P. NJ. Kerst, the present examiner.
and especially praises him for requir:
ing daily expense statements from his
| subordinates. :.,, "r -" - r. ,'- - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
TODAY
SENATE.

@ SENATE.
Appropriation bill; considered this
afternoon.
Resolution offered to resclnd action
asking for vacation Of forest reserve.
ChtropractIc bill viii! be allowed to
die. #
Omnibus road and bridge bill
passed. @
Ware 2La-cent fare bill killed.
Barker primary bill advanced to
calendar. #E #.s a.
Constitutional convention killed. i
Adjourned to Monday, 10 am.
...-. HOUSE. 1
University loses 100000 Of allow
ance for main building. ~. @,..
Approximation bill with amendments
Is passed. = $751; -.- .r. 5.... -
Attempt to change order Of bust
ness falls. 49,. 4.ys-
Employees eratuity resolution ap-
pears.
Rattlesnake bounty and numerous
other bills killed. ,.
Adjourned to Monday morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
SOUL EXPIRES WITH
BRAIN, SAYS CHEMIST

Richmond, Va, April 15.-state chem.
ist William H. Taylor, professor of
medical jurisprudence at the medical
college of Virginia, has raised a storm
among the orthodox here by a denial
of the Immortality Of the soul, es-
"Science and the Soul,' which he de-
livered to deeply interested body Of
students. ' The portion which attracted
the greatest attention was this utter
ance:
"The soul, estimating from a purely
scientific examination, is a generation
Of the brain and dies with that physi-
cal organ.'
DR.. Taylor says he is prepared for
censure by many of the orthodox
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
STOCKYARDS O. X.
Committee Reports on Examination Of
South St. Paul Plant.

A complete exoneration of the charges
of excessive charges and illegal prac-
tees at the South St. Paul stockyards is
made in a report of the house investi.
eating committee, consisting of John
Iandeen, J. T. Mannix and H. w. Put
nam. A schedule of the yardage
charges and the price of fees is given
in full. The feed is reported to be of
good quality, the yards, pens and barns
in a sanitary condition. The prices paid
are based on the Chicago charges with
the freight deducted. The charges are
reported to be reasonable in view Of
the services rendered.. Altho the yards
have gross income of $3.50, ALB, there
has not in seventeen years been a sur
plus for the stockholders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
Game Bag Bill Is Law,

An effort was made by Carl Wallace
to to induce the house to withdraw the
enrolling clerk so that the senate could
amend it. The house is we'll satisfied
with the bill and decided to allow it to
take its course to the governor. In
this measure the hunters are limited to
vo deer, twenty five field birds and
fly aquatic fowl. Not more than tif-
cen birds may be killed in one day, nor
more than twenty-five aquatic fowl A
gun license Of 81 is provided for hunt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
WONT REDUCE
RAILROAD FARES
SENATE REFUSES TO CALL WARE
BILL FROM COMMITTEE.
Members Once More Vote to Make No
Reduction in Maximum Rate for Pas
senger Observation-Disclosures Conven-
tion Bill Killed-Bouquet for Capitol
Commission.

The senate today killed the Ware
21a-cent-fare railroad bill by refusing to
call it out of committee. Senator Wood
made the motion. Senator Hawkins OBJ
jected. A like bill had been considered
by the senate and killed. and to take up
the question again would be waste Of
time.
"This is an important measure It
deserves consideration by the senate, as
] insist on roll call,' said Senator
Wood. cit has been in the hands of
the senate railroad committee since
April 7.''
The motion was then voted down, %
nays and IS ayes.
Those voting nay were Senators Cal
houn, Campbell. Cowan, Dunn, Du Toit,
Durantt, Everett, Frater, Hardy, Haw-
Nance, Pugh, schutz, Shell, f. +.
Smith, w. <. Smith, Stephens, Stone
and Torson.
Those voting aye were Senators Alley,
Barker, Batz, Buck, Collier, Cooke, Dale,
Jepson, johnson, Lord, Naeseth. Mich.
OILS, Rieke, Schaller, Thorpe, Wilson and
Wood.
Advanced Barker Bill.
The Barker primary election bill was
advanced a point. Senator Barker
moved his bill be advanced to the cal
endar Senator Calhoun made the point
that a suspension of the rules by a
two-thlrds' vote was necessary. On roll
call there were 4S ayes and nays.
Killed Constitutional Convention.
The senate judiciary committee re-
ported several bills for indefinite post
ponement Among them were H. F.
25, to provide for a convention to re-
wise the state constitution, II. F. 756,
taking away the appointive power of
state librarian from the governor in
proposal constitutional amendment,
and giving it to the justices of the SUI
preme court, and H. F. 211, providing
bounty for horsestealing.
Agree on Commissioner Salary.
The senate conference committee on
S. F. ISL, the state insurance depart
ment bill, reported in favor Of adopting
the insurance commissioner 81, 800 a
year. The bill was passed, forty-four
ayes, no nays. It takes effect at once
Compliments Capitol Commission.
On motion of Senator Schain, the
senate this morning adopted a resolu.
ton commencing the capitol commits
sion for the manner in which it s work
was accomplished.
Pension Sioux Outbreak Vets.
The Mackenzie house bill to give
pensions not exceeding $l2 month tc
soldiers who fought in the Sioux out
break Of '62 was passed amid applause
More Gratuity Resolutions. o.
Two more gratuities made their ap
pearance and were referred to the legis
1ative expense committee. One appro
priated $50 to a senate stenographel
and the other increased the salary OF
judiciary clerk $3.50 a day turnout
session. s.5s::.3-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
Pension Sioux War Veterans.

Pensions for the citizen soldiers who
fought the bloody Sioux in 1862 are
provided in a bill by George Mac.
kenzie, which passed the house yester-
day. No appropriation is made this
year and there will be none until appli.
cations are made, so that the amount
needed can be ascertained. Efforts
have been made on several occasions to
secure government pensions for these
brave men, but as they were never en-,
rolled as government troops, no aid car
be supplied by the pension department.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
Killed Tax Commission.

The senate yesterday afternoon killed
the Peterson bill creating the office Of
tax commissioner, to have supervision
Of all state tax matters and to whom
all corporations shall report for taxa
ton. It also imposed a franchise tax.
airy of $4,000. The test vote was on
a motion by Senator Rieke to recall
the bill from the tax committee. The
motion failed to carry, 20 to IS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
ALL GET INCREASES
Growth Of State institutions Requires
| More Money for Running.

. The appropriations bill as drafted
and sent to the legislature increases the
amounts allowed to nearly all state in
situations, the current expense allow
ances being necessarily larger because
Of the growth in population. The
state university allowance is increased
from $45, 900 to 100000, but $4,000
are all raised $1,000 to. $4,000 year,
except the Moorhead school, which is
raised $1,000 for 1906 and $4,000 for
1907. The Soldiers Home is raised
from $4,000 a year, to $4,000 in 1906
and 100000 in 1907. The Fergus Falls
hospital is raised $4,000 a year, and
Hastings is raised 81 900 and $4,000 a
year. Anoka and st. Peter are left the
same, and Rochester is reduced $4,000
at Faribault is raised from 100000 to
$4,000 a year, the deaf school from
$40 900 to $25 900, and the blind school
from $4,000 to $1,000: The St., Cloud
reformatory is raised from 100000 to
$4,000 in1l906 and SIC, 900 in 1907;
The Red Wing training school is raised
from $780, 900 to $4,000 a year, and the
to $4,000 and $4,000.
In the state departments there are
some increases. The governor is al
| lowed ST. 1000 year. for an extra, ste.
nographer. The auditor 8 allowance
for care of state timber is raised from
$4,000 to $4,000 year, $4,000 year
! is allowed him for care Of state mineral
properties, the amount for examination
of swamp lands is raised from $4,000
to $4,000 a year, and larger allowances
are made for clerks.
| The railroad and warehouse appropri
alton for expenses is raised from 81 SOC
to $4,000. The board of health allow
ance for examination of water supple:
is increased to $1,000 year.
The bill carries an extra appropria
tion for the dairy and food departm ent
which will raise the commissioner Is sal
airy from $4,000 to $1,000 year. TIL,
other state departments are left will
about the same funds. ~'
BILLS PASSED BY SENATE. 49,.
s. F. 1856, Road and Bridge Committee-Omni
bus road and bridge appropriation bill for stat
i aid to the various counties. -,s.-
| S. F. 400, w. A. Smith-Legalzing news
/ papers in certain cases. =
1 IL. F. e66, .Morse-,Appropriating- $500 70
monument t fe5 Minnesotans killed in Sioux Mas
H. F. 245 MISUNDERSTANDING pensions no
to exceed $12 month for soldiers who par
ticipated in the Indian massacre of 1862.
| II. r. $751;. Rider-Legalizing a copy of tn
original plat of Little Falls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
MAY INCREASE LEVY
Another Amendment Is Submitted to
Popular Vote.

Another constitutional amendment is
put thru the mill for submission to the
people at the general election next year:
The senate has passed the house bill
submitting an amendment to increase
the amount that may be levied for the
state road and bridge fund. from one
mill. As already pointed out, this
amen dment strikes out Of the consti.
tuition the provision for state high
way commission, which has just been
created by the present legislature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
WON'T DISTRIBUTE CODE
Appropriation Bill Makes No Provision
for It's Printing.

The revised code will not be printed
in the session law supplements dis
trlbuted to the newspapers after adj
Journment Of the present session.
The appropriations committee re-
fused to allow the funds necessary for
this publication, and provided in the
omnibus bill that the $4,000 set aside
tor, printing the supplement should not
include the revised statutes.
The code will not be given ont for
popular distribution at ali, but will first
see the light several months from now
in the published volumes, which are to
be sold for So each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
Passed inheritance Tax Bill.

The senate yesterday passed the
Ward Stone inheritance tax bill,
amended to conform with the Somer-
vile bill in the senate. The senate also
passed the Frater bill to establish 4
third state fish hatchery to be located
at Deerwood. The bill was amended to
cut the appropriation for a site from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
St HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES.

Chicago Tribune.
One of the puppies the man at the edge
of the sidewalk was exhibiting caught
the fancy of Mr.. Ferguson, and he
stopped to look at the animal!
whats he worth?' he asked.
Give dollars" said the man.
"I'll take him. =.
Mrs. Ferguson, meanwhile, had been
inspecting the roses and carnations for
sale by the man ten feet away. -
George" she said, II want a dollar"
''What for?'i ,. ..: ,as.-
II want to get bunch of these beauti-
full flowers" -s..-.
'"That's just like a woman" he grum-
bled. doing out the money with a scowl,
"You can't pass place where there's a
chance to spend money"