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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

Conrad Helms, well known in North.
east Minneapolis and whose parents re-
side at 1923 California street NE, was
drowned at Enterprise, Miss, March
2, while working on a log jam. He
was 26 years old and was born in Min
neapolis. He is survived by his father,
mother, seven brothers and two sisters.
Mr.. Helms went to Mississippi year
ago to work for the Brookpark Lumber
company. In company with his fore
man. he was in a boat when he lost his
balance and fell into the water. He
caught the edge of the boat and was
pulling himself back in when he sud-
denly relinquished his hold and disap-
peared beneath the surface of the wa
ter. Altho his companion watched care
fully, no further trace of him was seen.
All hope Of recovering the body has
been abandoned, as the place where it
disappeared has been filed with sand
to the depth of sixteen feet.
Mr.. Helms had written a letter to
his father an hour before he was
drowned, in which he said he was COM
ing home March Is.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
MARCO, THE ASIAN BEAR,
LOSES A BUM TOOTH

The pulling of a bears tooth occu-
pied the attention of the entire stage
force of the Orpheum Road show and
the Orpheum theater at that house to-
day. 1t also occupied the attention Of
the bear and made deep and lasting
impression on him.
The bear, Margo by name, was born
tions Of Charles Spessardy for several
years. During the past two weeks he
has been on rampage, and 1t was dis
covered last night that an liberated
tooth was the cause of Bruin g unruli-
ness-manifested by biting his beloved
master in the calf of the leg and by
breaking out of his cage at rehearsal
yesterday.
When the cause of the disturbance
was discovered, Spessardy announced
his intention Of pulling Margo's tooth.
st. Paul. .
Margo was taken from his cage and
chained to the stage floor so that no
two paws were in JuXtaposition, after
which Paul Spessardy sat on Bruin q
neck, while the trainers other assist
ant pried open the victims mouth.
Spessardy applied cocaine literally be-
fore attaching a pair. Of huge pincers
to Margo's offending tooth.
he explained, as he inserted the instru-
ments Of torture, whose counterpart has
made many a strong man tremble. "We
must not hurt zee leetle child, and we
must no hurt zee little bear.' Bruin
weighs about ten stone. "And Zis must
be done re first time. After zat-not
again may we try it,
Suiting the action to the word, mon
sieur the bear trainer gave a mighty
tug on the pincers and monsieur the
bear gave mighty roar. Paul Spes-
tain perch, but the chains held, and so
did Paul-and so did the tooth. By
this time the other bears in the party
were contributing their best vocal eff
forts to the din. Tobey, from far-off
Siberia, shook his brown coat and rum:
bled and roared to the depth of his
lungs. Lulu, the long-nosed brown
bear from Norway, exploded in a series
Of Norwegian protests; "Bhl,n the
tots; "Jack' unearthed few roars
learned in the far-off Caucasus; Ougust,
the black Japanese, said a few words,
| while Pierre, the other Russian bear,
and Turk, the big German boar hound,
introduced diversion in the way of a
paw-to-paw fight.
| In response to a call for aid, big
''sJack', Campbell, stage manager of
the road show, and Chip Landon,
stage manager for the house, rushed in
and seized the pincers. There was a
long pull and strong pull and pull
altogether-and out came the tooth.
"Zere; Eat is over. Such relief. Eli.
Margo?' commented Spessardy. L"
shall have Zis tooth into watch charm,
Ell, Margo7''
But Mango has lost his voice pro-
testing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
AFTER BIG CONVENTION
Minneapolis Would Entertain Biennial
Meeting Of Christian Endeavors.

Plans for the capture of the biennial
convention of the Christian Endeav-
orers for Minneapolis in 1907, will be
discussed tonight, at the meeting of the
executive committee Of the Minneapolis
union, in the First Baptist church. A
short address on "The Ruling Force in
the Life of the Christian Endeavor'
will be made by Rev. L. M. Waterman,
assistant pastor Of the church. Matters
connected with the coming Of the gen.
eral secretary, Won Ogden Vogt, will be
discussed.
The Presbyterian and the Congrega-
tional ministers have Endorsed the plan
to secure the 1907 convention for Min
neapolis. The Ministerial Alliance has
also supported the movement.
At the July convention in Baltimore
Seattle will be a worthy competitor
with Minneapolis for the big meeting of
10000 to $4,000 delegates. It is ex-
pected that other cities will also devel-
op a desire for the meeting. r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

"FRENzlED FINANCE" IN NINA
TURE IN NORWAY.-The way business
failures come about thru overconfidence
among business men in themselves and
among people in business men who seem
to turn everything they touch into gold,
is admirably shown In Alexander Kiel-
lands Professor Lovedah, translated
from the Norwegian by Rebecca Blair
Flandrau. AS a picture of such overcon-
fdence the book is true to life likewise
as a picture Of human greed in much Of
its repulsive ugliness. When one has read
it, he unconsciously gives assent to the
old, old truth, 1.-The love OF money is the
root Of all evil"
Professor Lovedahl was a physician in q
small Norwegian city, and, thru invest
ments, in a factory, a director of the COM
pany's board. After a time he was made
president. He was confident of the sue
cess of the venture. So sure was he of
the future that he juggled the figures
slightly at the end of the year to make q
good showing, and stretched a point to
pay dividend. The suppression he sought
to make was made. and people with money
brought. 1t to him, eager to have him
invest 1t for them. The temptation was
his ruin and their loss-the cid, old story.
There is an element sof romance in the
story, but it is not happy and ends no.
where. :: =
Herbert B. Turner & Co., Boston.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
A Possible Solution.

The Kansas City Journal, the other
day, in the pauses Of the oil contro-
versy, took up the well-worn question
of ssWhy men do not go. to church ''t :, !,
This question, has superseded the cues
tion, once settled by " Henry Ward
Beecher, why men sleep in church. A
brother clergyman had asked his ad-
vice on this habit, which had become
prevalent in his congregation. Mr..
Beecher listened very: attentively,. adj
mitted that it was serious, and then
said: .s.-;a +: =
HWhen T first came to plymouth
church I thought about this problem,
and I will tell you the course 1 decided
upon. I gave the sexton strict orders
that if he saw any person asleep in my
congregation he should 60 straight to
the pulpit and wake up the minister
Perhaps as simple solution may yet
be found to the first query. f.. -:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Going It Blind.

! 1t seems probable now that the house
will adopt the 1900 amendments made
tby it's judiciary committee and prob
ably will add few more and send the
new code without much further consid-
5eration to the senate, imposing upon
that body the responsibility of it's final
passage or rejection.
b Members Of the senate, in view of
this situation, feel keenly the respon-
sibility which rests upon them. They
realize the Importance of not making a
mistake. They realize that to put into
effect the new code, without more defn-
ite knowledge of what it contains than
has been gained up to date, is to take
large chances on the adoption of new
Legislation, the effect of which cannot
lbe anticipated.
II the revision commission had been
content to codify and to some extent
trewrite what law we have without in
lcorporating in the body of our law a
great deal Of new matter, the work of
the legislature would have been COM
tparatively simple. There would have,
Ebeen no danger Of legislation which
has never been considered by any
Legislative body. Unfortunately, we
think, and we believe most members
of the legislature and most lawyers
lagree, the commission assumed that thew
had the power to incorporate new prin-
ciples Of law in the new code, and thew
thave done so to such an extent as to call
for hundreds of amendments by the iu-
dietary committees of both branches of
the legislature.
/ Whether the lawyers Of the legislature
have found all the new legislation is by
Eno means certain. We have not vet
Ebeen able to find any member of the
Legislature who is willing to say that
1.-THE work of the legislature, in overhaul
ling the revision, has developed every
Ithing in the way Of new legislation and
lis prepared now to say that the code as
Iamended is not going to put into effect
Iany law that is new and has not vet
fbeen considered by any legislative body.
I'm other words, to adopt this code, the
Legislature is bound, to greater or less
extent (nobody knows to what extent),
!sto 90 it blind and let the business inter
tests of the state take their chances on
fthe Incorporation of new law and the
Fchanges that may result from restate-
tment Of old law. ...
It is hardly necessary to defend the
Iproposition that no law should find a
place on our statute books which has
not run the gauntlet of publicity Incl
dent to introduction in the form of a
& bill in the Legislature, discussion in the
{, committees and on. the floor, publication
lin the newspaper reports and in the
Journals of both houses and such full
consideration as naturally can be Sc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
NOVEL USE FOR
PRESS CLIPPINGS

Half dozen authors, gathered at the
Hotel Aston in New York the other day,
talked of the amount of labor involved
in the writing of a book. One of the
number was Charles Hemstreet, well
known as. the writer of "Nooks and
Corners of Old New York and dozen
other successful historical works.
81 have hit on an idea in the last
few years. said Mr.. Hemstreet, "that
could be used to advantage by every
author in America
"What is it?'' asked two of the
company at once.
"Press clippings, was the reply.
"Oh, dear!' groaned the others.
"Now, you see,' continued the his.
torian, 'syou people don't know much
about press clippings. l didn't either
until / came across Burrelle, who is
head of the largest press clipping con-
building down here in Nineteenth
street. One day Burrelle said to me:
Did it ever strike you that there are
hundreds of newspaper men looking for
just the facts you want2 The result
Of their work, instead of being put in
books, is put in the newspapers in the
form of special stories, paragraphs and
anecdotes,
But, said I, every time I come
across an article in the newspapers on
my subject | cut it out.
Certainly you do said he, 'but
we have corps of trained readers who
will not only read every paper in New
York day by day for you, but every
paper in the country
Then / caught the idea. Since that
time, every suggestion of an old New
York item that appears anywhere in
America | get the next day. The sug
gestions have received have revolu-
tionized my work, and / want to tell
any man who writes that, at the cost
of few cents a day, he can have work
done for him that would take him a
lifetime to do himself. You people had
better ask Burrelle yourselves
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

< Speaking of the kind of loans made hi
national banks in the last ten years the
Bankers Monthly brings out the interest
ing fact that 1.-TWO name paper is grad
ually going out of favor, partially on ac-
count of the growing feeling that it is
neither fair to ask friend to ego Sc
Itcurity," nor just to ones family and bust
ness associates to sign such paper. The
loans are now being made on lone name
+ per- secured by collateral. This is GER
Istainly fairer all around.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
LAUGHS AT STORIES
Norwegian Tourist Says Sensational Ru-
mors Are Without Fact.

Hilmer Aslaksen of Christiania, Nor
way, touring the United States in the
house, is in the city for a brief visit. He
discredits the sensational reports of a
possible separation of Sweden and Nor
way, and the still more sensational re-
port of an aggressive military move on
the part of Sweden, if Norway should
organize an independent consular serv-
ice. He insists that Crown Prince Gus
tat, now regent Of Sweden and Norway
is personally well-liked in the latter
country, and there is no resentment
whatever, because he has been made re-
gent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

profting by experience, the state Of
Minnesota, with seventeen failures Of
private banks since June, 1903, has such
an object lesson before it, it cannot
afford to delay unnecessarily the time
when every institution doing banking
business in this state shall be required to
come under state supervision. OF
course, a reasonable length Of time will
be allowed in which to convert a private
bank into state institution and that
is contemplated by the pending legisla-
ton. But that leniency shown, no fur
Their favor should be extended. Bank
ing institutions which are unwilling to
come squarely under state supervision
should not be allowed to- conduct a
banking business. There is really no
reason why the legislators should be-
come befogged as to their duty in this
matter. 'E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
DoNAHUE's WASTED SPACE
Nebraska state Journal.

Nebraska State Journal.
The third installment of Mr.. Donahues
Truth has now appeared. Like the first
two, there is no word in it to throw light
upon Mr.. Lawson's charges against the
system" but only frenzied effort to
prove that Lawson is, as he himself has
frequently admitted, as bad as the men
whom he is exposing The public is still
left to guess at the truth, with an incli-
nation to accept Lawsons statements so
long as the accused men remain silent
under his charges. AS to Donahue. he
promised US bread, and IS giving US snow
ball pudding.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Notable Peace Propositions.

At meeting of the American group
of the interparliamentary union for the
promotion Of international arbitration
in Washington yesterday, delegates to
the unions Brussels conference in Sep
TENDER were appointed, and it was
agreed to present to the conference. the
proposition to invite the Central and
South American countries to be mem
bers Of the union. It was also agreed
to extend the jurisdiction Of The Hague
tribunal over specific matters Of arbi-
tration thru general arbitration treaty
to be negotiated by an international
congress-. -: -r
It was at the instance of the inter-
parliamentary union that the president
decided to communicate with the sigma
tories of The Hague convention Of 1899
and ascertain if they were disposed to
participate in second session Of the
conference. These powers have nearly
all responded favorably, and it is prob
able that the proposed conference will
be held when the Russo-Japanese war
is terminated, so that the two members
Of the first conference, now engaged in
one Of the bloodiest, most relentless
wars Of modern times, may not be en-
| barrassed. %r So. ..# -.
Meantime the Manchurian slaughter
pen has undoubtedly strengthened the
cause Of international arbitration. The
world has been SO revolted by the
scenes of carnage and the atrocities of
war in the orient that it is more ready
than ever before to adopt peaceful
measures, for the settlement Of inter-
| national disputes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Tuesday Evening,

cured only thru the regular course Of
proceedings. This is the only "safe
and sane" method Of legislating, and
yet, if this code is adopted, the proba-
bilities are that many new principles
will be Incorporated in our body of
law which never have had such con-
sideration and the effect Of which can
not be known until they come to be
applied. Indeed, their very existence
is likely to be developed only by liti-
cation.
On the other hand, the true theory
of revision and codifcation is to so
simplify and arrange existing laws that
litigation may be reduced the
law may be made so plain and clear
that it's violations may be more easily
avoided and the necessity for legal con-
troversy removed. .-..
There is every reason to believe, how
ever, that if the new code, even after
weeks of consideration by the legisla-
ture, is to go into effect, the work of
the courts will be greatly increased in
this state. The lawyers who warn tho
business men and the legislature against
the unwisdom of the adoption of this
code at the present time are not ap-
prehensive that it's adoption will de-
prive them of any business, but they
take the view which they have adopted
because they believe it to be the only
correct and true view and the only one
having due regard for the public in.
| terest.
These are only a few Of the consid.
erations which seem to bar the legisla'
ture from adopting this code in it's pres
ent form at the present time, if the
state is to be protected from unwise
and half baked legislation.
| Tr;e oh, hos
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
State Supervision Of Banks.

It is understood that another effort
is being made in the senate to reach
some kind of a compromise as to legisla-
tion with respect to private banks-a
compromise that will be worse than no
action at all. There are more than $50
of these institutions in the state and
from some of them strong effort is
made to prevent the passage Of any act
requiring state supervision.
We cannot understand why the legis-
lature should hesitate about this matter.
The proposition is a very simple one.
All that is asked is that all banking in
situations shall be under state or ma
tional supervision. A lot of men seem
bound to do business without that su-
pervision. Experience has shown that
it is dangerous. During the past year
and a half seventeen Of these private
banks having deposits Of over $1,50O.OO
have failed. The following is list
given by the public examiner:
Date Of failure, name and location Deposits.
June, 1908, Faribault County Bank,
june ," isoss, Bank Of Deavan. Della $z0000000
van .;.::.:..::. No report
company, Duluth :::;..:..:;;.: 22s. $50. 90
company =, Carlton ..;..::..: 100, ooo. 90
August 1908 Farmers; & Merchants; @o0oo0o
bank: Montgomery ........:...... 80 OOO 90
Sept. 20, 1903 The Old bank, st. . $500,
James ::......... s72 900 90
Oct. a. 1903, Farmers & Merchants ep0A - :
Oct 81, l5S sS Scott County bank, o2ooooo
Deeemssr 1905 Keiths bank, Or 1oo00o00
Jan: 70, 1901, clay County bank, 4''ooo'o0
FELTON, ........: 40, ooo. oo
=, bank, lie sueur: ::.......... $4,000. 90
June 90 1904 Bank Of ciaremont, NO report
Claremont ....... 100, COO 90
bank, Browns Valley. ........... 100. 600. 90
Jan. is, 1905, Bank of C1itherall, -
Cutnerau ..........-.......... No reDort
Deposits approximately ..... 81 800, 900 90
AS no private bank is obliged to
make any report to the public examiner,
this statement may not be complete, but
it is believed to be correct as far as it
goes. * IL. &:
During the same period no state bank
in Minnesota has failed and only one
national bank. The; failure Of that ma
tional bank has spurred up the federal
government to a keen appreciation of
it's responsibilities to the public and the
carelessness exhibited by the examiner
of that bank is not likely to be repeated.
Furthermore, the failure referred to is
likely to and ought to cost the examiner
his position.
While the federal government is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
THE READERS QUESTION BOX.

(Readers sending serious questions about books
of technical or purely literary sort, or about
matters pertaining to the book world, to The
Uneasy Chair in care of The Minneapolis Journal
will be answered here to the best of The Chairs
ability and resources.)
R. A. H.-One of the, sbest brief stories and
analyses OF Wagner's great opera "Parsifal.'
is H. r. Haweis "Parsifal," published by the
Funk & Wagnalls company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

The exhibit Of limbs in q. Sunday
morning paper goes a long way toward
showing that few men know how they
look from the. knees down or they would
try to do differently.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
LETTING OUT a SECRET
Sank Center Herald

People in the smaller cities and towns
complain bitterly because the people on
the free rural routes send so much money
to the supply houses in the cities. We
wonder how the farmers and their wives
found out there were such things as sup
ply houses. It couldn't be because they.
advertise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

Acrobatic dancing, such as is done by
the Four Madcaps at the. Orpheum this
week, appears to be something that the
Orpheum audiences appreciate, as the
number is repeatedly encored.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
TO BUILD SCHOOLS
Favored Districts Borrow from the Per
manent School Fund.

manent School Fund.
The state board of investment allowed
twenty-five applications for loans from
the permanent school fund yesterday,
afternoon, the total loans amounting to
$32,575. Many more applications are
on hand, but there is no more money
available in the fund. The loans made
are as follows:
Isanti. District No. g. $4,000: Itasca, No 1.
$475; Jackson, No. 3, $1,000; kanabec No. 2,
81 500; kandiyohi; No. B. $500; Kittson. No.
$500 Marshall, No. 2, 1,45o; Martin, No. i.
81 900: Morrison. No. !, 500; Nicollet No. 1.
$500; Norman, No. 2. 81 400; Otter Tail. No. 5.
Red Lake. No. /, $500: Rock. No. /, $1,000;
st. Louis. No. 2, $1,100; Swift, No. /, $500;
Watonwan, No. 2, $1,000; Wilkin, No. i, 500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Eoyer Chat.

'"The Crisis is announced for the Met
ropolitan for the latter part Of this week,
when Nannette Comstock will be seen for
the first time here as a star.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

1.-THE Fatal Wedding at the Bijou this
week pleases all classes. The comedy is
well distributed and the thrills are fire.
quent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

There are five big scenes that stand out
conspicuously in "The Factory Girl"
which comes to the Bijou next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

ABook ABOUT THE kIPLING coUN.
TRY.-The Bookman is good authority
for the statement that we are to have
a book about the Kipling country. Fred
eric CORTLAND Penfield, author of "Pres-
ent-Day Egypt" a much travelled man, is
now in India gathering material for such
a book.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

Mr.. Rockefeller might ''get back" by
hiring good paragrapher to poke fun at
Ida Tarbell's spring hat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

If we are going to Jail our billionalres
who do not play fair in the commercial
game, it will be necessary to estaonsh
po,f links at all of our principal prisons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

There are enough delinquent taxes and
penalties against Santo DOMINICAN land
to make it easy for Secretary Hay to as
sure them that We will not take it. . -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

That gloom dispelling mixture, 'The
Isle Of Spice" will be the offering at the
Metropolitan for half week commencing
next Sunday night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07

Cortelyou is back again in the cabinet
AS prestidigitateur George has the hand
cuff man backed to the river.