The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Second News Section.
ENGLAND. LETTER
should be conducted attracted to him
wide attention.

should be conducted attracted to him
wide attention.
Not only the police but the hotel
and saloonkeepers are ap-
prehensive, and an effort is already be-
ing made to effect
Hotels Now Fear an organization Of
- til ese interests
Moran which will he
strong enough to
Will Close Lid have placed on the
liquor laws more liberal than those now
in force. j. Reed Whipple owns the
three leading downtown hotels,
Young's, Parker's and the Fouraine.
Moran in his campaign speeches as
serted that all three Of these were be-
ing conducted in, violation Of the law.
The Touraine, which is the most tex-
pensive hotel in Boston, could not get
a liquor license because it is. within
managed, to do business by having a
license to sell liquor in an adjoining
building, and walters in the hotel are
supposed to act as agents for guests
ordering liquors. Moran declares that
this scheme will not hold in court, and
Mr.. Whipple asserts that if the new
district attorney s Interpretation Of the
law is correct and he succeeds in
stopping the sale of liquor that he will
already anticipated the district attor-
ney,> by. having removed from the win
dows of the main dining-room Of
Young's stained glass screens which
have been part of the ornamentation of
that famous hostelry for the past
twenty-five years. The law provides
that all places where liquors are. sold
hon lo -
the street, and Mr.. Whipple maintains
that if this law is enforced to the let
ter, guests ordering liquors in their
rooms may be obliged to raise the win
dow shades before they drink it.
A wide difference of opinion has
arisen here over the advisahility Of es-
tablishing a technical school where the
different branches of the shoe making
ago Governor Douglas appointed Judge
Warren A. Reed of Brockton, John P.
Murphy Of Lynn and George E. Keith
of Brockton, commissioners to consider
the project, and at hearings they have
given recently the trades unions have
been pronounced in opposition, their
principal objection being that. such
schools would create a surplus of skilled
labor.
The: contest for the speakership Of
the Massachusetts, house of representa-
tives which came about thru the with
drawal of Louis
speakership at A. rockingham
| -, to accept the re-
Stake and publican nomina-
tion for mayor of
Two Are in Race Boston has mar
rowed down to
Representative Joseph Walker Of Brook
line and John N. Cole of Andover. Dur,
| ing the week w. Rodman.: Peabody; of
Cambridge, Charles E. Ward of Buck,
land and Robert Luce Of Somerville, all
:. of whom had been entered in the race
withdrew, all three throwing their sup
port to Mr.. Walker. .Altho this would
appear that Mr.. Walker was having
Cole still claims that his following is
the stronger, and neither side has giver
out a list Of rames Of their supporters
The corporations which are always in
tensely interested in a contest for the
speakership are said to be a little afraii
Of both men, and the prospects, are gooc
for some spirited canvassing before
either is nominated.
Massachusetts, has at last established
a leper colony on Penikese island, abou
sixteen miles off in the ocean from
Woods Hole. The
Bay State Has problem Of taking
- care of lepers ha
Colony for been under discus
..~~s-. .,.,.,.-... sion forr a. numbe
Leprosy 'ssvictims Of years, and tn
%!.s>E% ~ %.> @peppie1 <ofI Cap,
Cod have from time to, time beenssome
what alarmed over the, ,,presence O.
lepers =, at: Harwich. When. GoVerno
II Douglas DrODOSed eStabliShingra colon,
on Penikese island there was consid
erable. objection, but he finally carried
his point, and all the lepers in the stat
r will: be taken there, They will b
j, under the care Of DR.. Louis Edmund
> Of Harwich, who has been interested il
, and has lost q large practice becaus
Of this interest. He has made $50 5muc]
:. progress, however, that he feels conf
} dent of eventually. being able to effec
! a cure. ." =. =.
Brookline, said to be the richest tow
in the world, celebrated its two. hun
dredth anniversary this week unde
=, =. most sensationa
Joy Unconhned In circumstances. Th
, co m t e e i
Brookline . charge was mad
up of some of tn
+ Despite Old-Timers older residents, Q
: -. ,..... d. what is known a
. F'the blue stocking CLEMENT and the
\ made provision for celebration of tn
i most ,staid and formal kind This di
f nots meet with the approval of til
q younger men who were anxious It
5 ''t!Whoop" things up, and in this the
e chants. The latter contributed 1iberall
0 to a fund for a mock procession, an
n while the committee composed of R.
l. F. Candage. James M. Goldman, Jr., an
}. others, were entertaining at banqut
n in the town hall Senator Lodge, Go,
y ernor Guild, Mayor Whelton of Bostc
f and other dignitaries, the burlesque
8 made merry in the streets. They had
o band, were dressed in grotesque co
: tunes, rode worn out horses, and carrie
q all sorts of transparencies refectir
IS upon the age and unprogressiveness
s the members Of the committee. TT
d band played funeral march, II
e church bells were tolled, and II
j. younger element as whole made II
d celebration more likely to. be remel
;. bered than would have been the ca
-. had program been arranged such {
,s they wanted in the first instance. 4: 1
IS Financial circles in New Hampshi
n have been very much concerned over !
N offer made by Streeter and Hollis
hi Concord, acting as attorney for Ne
n York parties who wish to purchase t
,s stock of the Capital Fire Insuran
r. company. They wish to purchase 10
at shares. of the stock at it's full val