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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
PILES THE TAXES
ON TRUST CONCERNS
WHILE SOME OTHERS GET ASSESS
MENTs REDUCED.
Sugar Stocks Listed for Large Sums,
and One Packer Caught for Soap
Stock-Harvester People Get Assess
ment Reduced, and Independents Oil
People Get an Abatement.

Assessments were passed out with
lavish hand by the city board Of equai-
zation today. To the Cudahy Packing
company an additional assessment Of
$4,000 was given for 1000 cases Of
soap In the Security warehouse and to
the Griffith Warehouse company an as
sessment OF $4,000 for three carloads
Of broom corn and about carload Of
handles stored in it's warehouse. These
items were reported by J. W. Shade
valid, the special deputy assessor and
the raises were made in accordance with
his suggestion.
About 100000 was added to the rep
resentatives of the sugar trust doing
business in this city for stocks Of sugar
Howe & Son, Earl & Bend, Emerson 8
Hall, and S. c.. Tooker, agent of the
Federal Sugar concern, were assessed
$4,000 each. Mineath Brokerage COM
pany was let off with $4,000, and the
Boyd Transfer company with $1,000 on
sugar.
had it's assessment cut from $4,000 to
$35 900, after showing that, since the
formation Of the implement trust, more
distributing centers had been estab-
lished and there was in consequence less
business done from Minneapolis and
smaller stocks carried.
The assessment of the Penn Oil COM
pany was reduced from So, 900 to 81 900.
It developed from the statement made
by the company's representative that
the competition with the trust was SO
fierce that the company was actually
losing one-half cent on every gallon
of oil sold, and that without taking
into consideration the expense Of hand
ling the oil in this city. It was fight
ing the trust and came to Minneapolis
for that purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
ADDRESS WAS A BLIND
BIG PARTY OF HARVEST HANDS
SHIPPED FROM CHICAGO TO 3D.
GUS CONSIGNEE.

Z Sixteen irate harvest hands, who ar
rived in Minneapolis today, supposing
they were en- route for the Dakota
fields, waited on County Attorney Al J.
Smith today at his office in the court
house, and held an indignation meeting
around his desk.
The party left Chicago yesterday, be-
ing shipped by M. w. Murphy, an en-
ployment agent at Madison and Canal
streets. He collected So from each one
to pay their fare and get them jobs in
the Dakotas, and directed them J. d.
johnson, I'll Nicollet avenue, Mime
apolis, who was to forward them from
here. They found no johnson at the
place indicated, or anywhere else, and
came to the conclusion that they had
been beaten out of their money.
Most of them are tttstrapped,' but
win secure passage to places where men
are wanted: Two are going back to
Chicago tonight, however, to make com
plant against Murphy. County Attor.
ney Smith will send letter by them to
the chief of police, and expects to have
the offender prosecuted. cit IS an out.
rage,' he said to T h J ourn a this
afternoon, "and man who will foo
men in such fashion ought to get the
limit of the law
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
.CARELESSNESS IS
FOUND EXPENSIVE.
WHOLESALERS PAY MANY FINES
UNDER FOOD LAW.
Ship. Goods Into Minnesota That Don't
Conform with the Label Law, and
Fines Are Assessed--Big Lot of Ille-
II gal Samples Analysed, Containing
Colors and Adulterants.

Twenty-four illegal samples Of food
were discovered by the. chemist of the
state dairy and food department. dur
seven samples submitted.
]ssBee Hive' brand Of syrup, sub
mitted by John Sexton & Co., Chicago,
was found to be common molasses. "1The
ua1ne Bee Hive, > = says the report
with mild sarcasm, is misleading -
The same company submitted sample
of cocoa, which the chemist found to be
adulterated with starch. A Sexton sam
pie Of Jamaica ginger labeled 'Purit tan
Mills brand, net weight one pound, =
was found to weigh but fifteen ounces.
Blackberry brandy samples found to be
ored with coal tar dye, were submitted
by George Benz & Sons, St. Paul, and
A. Bauer & Co., Chicago. Some attrac-
tive candy of the National Biscuit com
pany proved to be colored with coal tar
dye. $50.
sioner, says in his Bulletin: 49,
The majority of the Illegal samples OF
food products collected in. the past two
weeks by inspectors of this department
have been classed as such because of the
improper labelling of the packages The
manufacturer Is not always responsible
for hiss violation of the law. ~
Different sta tes require different labels
and the wholesale jobber is. supplied with
goods labeled for the different states. He
in turn should be careful to send out into
each state only those goods labeled tt
comply with the pure food laws Of thai
state.
Some of the jobbers continually add tt
the list of illegal goods in his state by
shipping in those improperly labeled
goods. The situation is improving, how.
ever, as these offenders. have been com.
PEELED to pay thousands of dollars II
fines for their carelessness. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
UNDER ARREST .'' FOR r. 60.
OWNING LIVE QUAIL

John Mcnamara, saloonkeeper at 1919
Second street 8, and George Hartsock,
bartender in Tom Carroll's saloon on
First avenue s, were. both arraigned in
police court today charged with violat-
ing the game laws.
Mcnamara was charged with having
three live quail in his possession, and
Hartsock was charged with selling them
to him. Some time ago Hartsock s sa-
loon license was revoked by Mayor
Jones and some of his stock he sold to
Mcnamara. Among these things were
pets. Having no place to keep them
after giving up his saloon he sold them
to his friend. A state game warden
now has the three quail in his posses
sion and is waiting for the court to
decide what shall be done with them.
Hartsock and Mcnamara pleaded not
guilty to the charges, and their cases
were continued
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
COURT HOLDS THAT
BLOW WAS JUSTIFIED

sMrs.psS.f &C. Ross, who conducts q
boarding house at Western avenue and
Seventh street, was arraigned in police
court this morning charged with as
sault and battery on Harry Cohen, a
Hebrew junk peddler. -
Cohen testified that when T.. NJ ap'
reared at the home Of Mrs. Ross to buy
some secondhand goods she assaulted
him and beat him numerically without
cause. - ....- ... 4.-.-
Mrs. Ross, however, had different
story to tell and her story was believed
by the court. She said that the peddle1
had been caught providing about he1
woodshed and that when she ordered
him away he refused and retaliated by
calling her names. Eat that, she struck
him a blow on the face and he went
Faway. ra Jt1dge7 aitet held that she had
bused only the ferees peeessarY to protect
her own rights and found her not guilty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
WILLIAMS WRATHY
State Printer Decides Labor Commits
sioner Can Make but One Report.

w. II. Williams, state labor commits
sioner, is having troubles Of Ibis own
III trying to carry out his plan Of abol-
ishing child labor thruout Minnesota q
He recently completed an exhaustive
report Of existing child labor, in which
every case found was cited. Mr.. Will
liams intended to have this printed and
placed in the hands Of school authori-
ties generally, so that by Sept. l, when
schools will open, the authorities could
follow UP each Of the child-labor cases
reported and see that the children en-
tered school.
Now comes the state printer and tells
Mr.. Williams his department is only
allowed the publication Of one report,
and that every two years. Mr.. Will
liams is wroth. He cannot spare the
money from his contingent fund, as he
needs that to keep up the free labor
bureau in Minneapolis. He will appeal
from the ruling of the state printer
and take his case before the state print
ing commission.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
ANC0N, IN CANAL ZONE,
TO BE HEADQUARTERS

Panama, Aug. 3.-The healthiest spot
between Panama and Colon being An
con, the isthmian commission has de-
cided to construct the administration
buildings and the residences of the gov
ernor and the employees there.
A 700-foot zone around Ancon will be
cleared of all brush and mosquito breed
ing places, and the non-immune resi-
dents Of the projected American town
should be safe from yellow fever.
It has been decided practically to sus-
pend engineering operations at Culebra
temporarily and to employ the laborers
now engaged there in building the new
quarters and carrying on the sanitary
measures.
Word has been received here from
Washington that the proposals for fur
nishing a certain amount of contract
labor from the different nationalities
will be held up until proper sanitation
has been carried out in Panama.
No new cases Of yellow fever on the
isthmus have been reported. The last
case was reported on July 20. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
NO COACH WRECK IN
YELLOWSTONE PARK

Yellowstone park officials say today
manufacturer President e1t H. W ". V Childs
of the park association telegraphs from
the Mammoth Hot Springs that the re-
port from Cody, Wy, Of an accident
to a park wagon is absolutely false.
Word was sent out from that city that
a drunken driver with six-horse coach
loaded with tourists drove over a preci-
pice, killing three passengers and injur-
ing seven others. Mr.. Childs is in com
and has been unable to get informa-
ton Of any accident of any kind.
Only lately a telegram was sent out
relating the circumstances of terrific
snowstorm in the park regions. Mime
apolis tourists returning deny the
story. Work of a canardist seems to
be responsible for the messages. j.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
GOING BACK TO
FIRST PRINCIPLES
SCHOOL BOARD ABANDoNS THE
VERTICAL SYSTEM.
Old-F Fashioned Oblique Method Of Writ
ing to Be Taught in City Schools
Hereafter Business Houses Objected
to Vertical Writing and Led School
Board to Agree to Change.

This is the day set for abolishing
the vertical system Of writing in the
public schools of Minneapolis. Ehe
board of education met this afternoon
to consider the matter, and the indi-
cations pointed to rejection of the So
called vertical system and the restora-
ton of the Spencerian or oblique sys-
TEN. Director G. W. Thompson said
today that a change would certainly be
on textbooks and course of study have
considered the matter for some time
and, according to Mr.. Thompson, have
come to the conclusion that it is for
the best interests Of all that the YER
teal system be turned adrift and that
the writing be taught according to the
same system which prevailed in grand
fathers day: He says that other mem
bers have also become impressed with
the necessity for change.
There has been much objection to
the vertical system, particularly from
banking and business houses. The
teachers have averred that the objec-
tion is mere prejudice against some
thing new and argue that the children
learn it much faster than the old Spen-
cerian hand and that it is more leglble.
The opponents argue that the YER
o obouey that it is not adapted for bus
ness purposes, and is hence Impractical.
They contend that it is not as rapid,
because. the position assumed by the
hand in writing is unnatural, while the
natural position favors the old-style
writing. It is unsatisfactory TO- office
men for various reasons, and it fire.
quently occurs that boys and girls who
have been taught the vertical, hand in
the public schools have been obliged to
learn the old method in order to retain
positions in Offices. It has even been
maintained that high-school graduates
have been refused positions because
they used the vertical system, which
was Objectionable to the head of the
department. .-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
ORNATE CERTIFICATE
ATHEISTS SUPERIORITY

Dairy and Food Commissioner E. K.
Slater today received the parchment
certificate from officials Of the St.
Louis exposition showing that Mime
sofa received the highest average but.
ter score of any state entering the but
ter contest. Mr.. Slater will have the
certificate handsomely framed. It
reads: .,n.-
"United States of America Univer:
s awards aspG has Conferred grand prize
upon State of Minnesota for Butter. y
The certificate is Signed by F. J.
Skiff, director of exhibits; Frederick
W. Taylor, chief Of the department. Of
agriculture; David R. Francis, presi
dent of the exposition, and Walter B.
Stevens, secretary. r. H.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
CITY NEWS
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota, North and South Dakota
Fair tonight and Friday; variable winds.
Upper Michigan-Fair tonight and Fri-
day; warmer in east portion tonight;
light to fresh variable winds. Wisconsin
fair in north, showers in south por-
ton tonight and Friday; light variable
winds. Iowa-Fair in west, local rains
in east portion tonight and Friday;
variable winds. Montana-Showers to-
night and Friday; fresh southerly winds.
The barometer continued low off the
gulf coast where a disturbance Is ap-
parently centered. Showers have oc-
CURED in the middle and upper Missis|-
sippi and lower Missouri valleys and at
Kansas City, Mo-, a twenty-four hour
rainfall Of 204 inches is reported. Rain
has fallen along the gulf coast Tempera-
lures have risen in the northwest, and
have remained nearly stationary else
where. 81 ...s -, !!
Local rains are indicated for the mid
die and upper Mississippi and lower Ohio
valleys and the southern portion of the
upper lake region. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
WONT SPEND ANY
MORE FOR LAKES
PARK BOARD WILL LET THEM
SEVERELY ALONE.
President Of Board Discusses the S1tua-
tion-Action Of Council in Fixing
Levels Is Resented Board Will Ask
for Maximum Tax Levy to Make
Other Needed improvements.

President Fred L. Smith Of the board
Of park commissioners said today that
the board would ask the board Of tax
levy for l-mill levy for tax purposes
Wh1chsis the maximum allowed by law.
This will give the board an income
of $l35,OOO;' he explained, and while
we would like more, that sum will go
pretty far when we do not spend any
money at Lake Calhoun and Lake OF
the Isles, which have cost large sums
of money in the past. 1t is extremely
unlikely that the board will spend an
other cent on the Improvement OF these
the ordinances establishing the level OF
the water i'm the lakes under the control
of the park board. This, at least, IS my
position, and l know that many OF the
commissioners hold the same view.
''Our position is that the council has
no right to establish the levels in the
lake, that this authority is vested sole
ly in the park board, and we naturally
resent the action Of the council IN the
same manner as the aldermen would re-
sent any interference should the park
board attempt to NEEDLE with their
affairs. &t =. .-...
eve had planned to expend a con-
siderable sum Of money at Lake OF the
Isles this year, but when the water was
raised to what we considered was an
excessive height and our plans for reg,
ulating the stage Of water were blocked
we spent the money elsewhere. This
we will do next year, for there are many
sections Of the city which are entitled
to park improvements and have been
deprived Of them for years because such
large sums Of money have been devoted
to the lake district. ~ -,
fr 'sAltho the council interfered solely
at the request Of certain Improvement
associations, I learn to my surprise that
the members Of these same associations
are holding the park board responsible
for the damage being done by higt
water. That Is the most astonishing
feature of this unfortunate contro
versy.'' .,= s.}. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
", S,HARRIS PAID
FINE AT FERGUS
Automobile Tourists Went Too
Quick to Suit Fergus Falls
Authorities,
~ go :. n0% = ~ EV.FtN
Special to The Journal. /.

Special to The Journal r - ~ "'' s53
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Aug. 3-Mayor
Town1y swore out warrant today and
caused the arrest Of w. s. Harris, T. s..
Harris and @. E.. Smith, three promi-
charge Of running an automobile at a
greater speed than permitted by the
City ordinance. 1t is claimed that they
caused the runaway in which Andrew
Christopherson had a leg broken, and
other teams were badly frightened: W.
S. Harris pleaded guilty and paid the
fine. The others were allowed to go.
Mr.. Harris left Minneapolis about two
weeks ago on a periodic tour Of country
correspondents in southern :. Minnesota
and parts Of the 7Dakotas: He took with
him his brother as chauffeur. 55}% alcE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
GOTHAM SOCIETY BELLE
DEEMED INCOMPETENT
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. VT /,
New York, Aug. ga sheriff's jury
today decided that Mrs. Nellie Bost-
wick Carey, the beautiful wife Of Ham:
ilton Wilkes Carey, society leader and
noted horsewoman,. is incompetent to
manage herself or her property.
The petition upon which the proceed
ings were based were filed by Mrs
Carey'sE husband, her, mother, Mrs
Helen G. Bostwick, and her brother
Albert G. Bostwick. They averred that
Mrs. Carey had long been addicted tc
the excessive use Of Jintoxicants and was
unable properly to care for her estate
which gives her an income of $4,000
a year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
"PENNSY" OPENS UP
Big Eastern Road Now Has Regular
Ticket Office Here,

The new Pennsylvania lines office at
4l2 First avenue S is in full operation.
Hitherto, altho the Pennsylvania had
an office representation in Minneapolis,
it was on an upper floor Of the Metro
politan Lift building and somewhat in
accessible to the general public. The
fine new, office on First avenue is in
easy reach. ss3,@s III -
s@Ehe purpose Of the company was to
have for, the convenience Of the. public
a passenger office and "a. general infor-
nation bureau. Questions may be asked
concerning any trip one may wish to
take, whether on the Pennsylvania or
not y. II
A. W. Arnold, city passenger agent,
still has charge of the Minneapolis Of
fee, as well as the st. Paul Office at
1874 East Sixth street. A. E. Hoadley
is assistant passenger agent at Mime
apolis, and A. NJ. Smith is assistant at
St. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
Weather Conditions.

Clear weather is general this morning
over most Of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Ne
braska, Kansas, New England, the lower
Mississippi valley, Texas and Manitoba.
Rains have fallen during the past twenty
four hours in the lower Missouri valley,
western Texas, New Mexico, central
North Dakota and at scattered points on
the New England and middle Atlantic
coast. The rainfall at Kansas City was
2O4 inches. There have been no marked
changes in tempera ture since yesterday
morning. The morning temperatures are
above 60 degrees in the central valley
region as far north as Lake Superior and
Manitoba. Il. S. Outram,
Section Director
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
BEGINS HAULING DIRT
Great Northern Will Make a Big Eli
for New Trackage.

: The Great Northern road will stick
the first shovel in its new Cedar Lake
gravel pit tomorrow. About 225,0O0
yards Of filling has to be done, which
will keep the shovel crew very busy
old pit back of the icehouses and in
cludes forty acres of land in Cedar
Lake park. This will be used in
traightening the line leading to the
Breckenridge division and will enable
a straighter and shorter connection to
be made with the Osseo branch, west
of Clearwater Junction, near the Lyn-
dale avenue bridge. About twenty
tracks will be put in on the fill exclu-
sive of the mainline tracks, which will
be moved to the north.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
NEW JUDGE IN LAND CASES.

Portland Ore, Aug. 3.-Judge w. G..
Hunt Of the federal court Of the dis
trict Of Montana will reach Portland, Aug.
% to take up the land fraud trials
where they will be relinquished by Judge
j. J. De Haven who will leave Portland
on Saturday for San Francisco and re-
main there engaged with the business
that has arisen in his district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
WILL HATCH BASS
Michigan Expert to Superintend Min.
nesota Plant at Glenwood.

.i Wright Wydell Of Mill Creek, Mich,
has been engaged by the Minnesota
Game and Fish commission to superin-
tend the establishment; of bass fry
hatcheries at GlenWood. The game and
fish commission will meet with Mr..
3WYdell at the capitol Aug. Il. At that
time plans will be submitted for the
of the bass hatchery idea, and will re-
main in Minnesota to see the Glenwood
plant built and put in successful opera
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
THE GREEN BAY PRIZE FIGHT.
Special to The Journal, EST

Madison, Wis, Aug 3-Arguments viii be
made before acting Governor Davidson Friday
on motion that the complainant in the prize
fight affair at Green Bay be requested to give
a bond. The ctate contends that the complaint
made by the Green Bay minister was made in
$500 bond.-The Gisholt Machine company
of Madison has completed negotiations whereby
it acquires the plant Of the American Turret
Lathe company Of Warren. Pa. The capital
stock Is Increased from s75o,ooo to 81 $50, OOo
The company employs 400 men at present.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
EAGLES FLOCK IN PROVIDENCE,

Providence RI, Aug. 3--One of the biggest
streets of Providence was the feature of the
field day Of the New England league of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, held at Crescent
park, today. Every state In New England was
represented among the Z 800 men in the pa
rade. New York city. also sent a large zdele-
cation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
CHANGE ON MILWAUKEE.

]. r: Brice, appointed freight auditor Of the
Milwaukee road. succeeding F. D.. Warner. re-
signed, is a brother Of A. L. Brice of Mime
twenty-five years, and at the time Of his ele
walton was assistant in the auditors office. The
appointment was effective July N31. =. :. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
WAS FOURBOUL KILLED?
His Son Held at Chippewa Falls Under
Suspicion.
snecial to The Journal,

Spec1aI TO Inc Joufnal, : -----|---- D go 8
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Aug. 3.-The
missing since May, was found: yesterday
by river crew. The body was weighted
with railroad iron. His son is suspected
Of murder and is now under arrest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03

Carey Cement Roofing better than
metal or tar and gravel See W.. g.
Mott Co., Tel. 376.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
ECHO OF THE B1GELow DEAL.
Snan{al To Tha Iournal

Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 3.-President J. I.
Beggs Of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company, today purchased 100 shares of
stock of the Kenosha Gas and Electric COM
pany, sold at auction as result of the Bige-
low failure. 1t was held as security by Mrs.
Bigelow Of $4,000. Mr.. Beggs paid $50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03

See Stockweli Soon-That life insur.
nnce-The Penn Mutual Andrus bldg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03

Weather Now and Then.
Today, maximum 80, minimum 81 de-
grees; year ago, maximum 80, mini
mum SO degrees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-03
500 MEN ADVANCED
Directors Vote Promotions for Penning
Z ton and Martin. s.

500 line directors, at meeting Mon.
day, appointed f. Pennington, second
vice president and general manager, as
first vice president and general man
ager. w. L. Martin, freight traffic
manager, was elected a member of the
board and was made second vice presi
dent. The changes were incident to the
death Of John Martin, late first vice
president of the road.