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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
A SOCIAL AND NOT AN EcoNoM-
Ic PHENOMENON

A clergyman of this city took for
his text on Sunday the rapid decrease
among the number of persons in our.
large cities who own their own
homes and the corresponding increase
of those who rent. He discussed this
as an economic phenomenon; declar-
ing it to be principally a consequence
of our tax laws, and urging legisla-
ton that would drive the land spec
ulator out of existence. His theory
seems to be that land has grown too
dear to permit the poor man to own
his home.
Now as to legislation that will sup
press the land speculator and favor
the creation of modest homes wher-
ever possible, we are entirely in SYM
pathy with the speaker. We do not
think, however, that he has diagnosed
the case correctly. 1t seems to US
that what he regards as an economic
phenomenon is, instead, an exhibit of
social tendencies particularly marked
In our day. The truth is that, while
land suitable for homes is enormously
expensive in cities like New York,
where the room is limited and popula-
ton dense, it is not so in st. Paul.
Sites for homes can be purchased
here today in all directions for far
less than they would have brought in
the years when, according to statis-
tics, the home was more numerous
and rented premises more infrequent.
In other words, it is not question
of finance, but a question of inclina-
ton.
The large increase in the number of
renters is attributable chiefly to the
multiplication of flats and the grow
ing tendency of the family to prefer
life in apartment houses, with it's
freedom from certain cares and wor-
ries, to life in the independent home.
We agree that this tendency is in al
most every respect unfortunate It
cannot be combatted, however, or
changed by any form of legislation.
Its correction must lie in larger and
truer idea of life; in an understand
ing that certain inferior creature
comforts can never compensate for
| the sacrifice of that independence and
that feeling of having taken root in
| the world that comes with the owner
| ship and maintenance of home.
1t is good thing to preach as
widely and as earnestly as possible
! the doctrine that a country of tenants
can never be as strong, as great, as
| noble and as stable as a country of
home owners. The ideal is one to be
made firm and fixed in every mind
| This, like nine -tenths of all the other
really desirable reforms, is utterly be-
yond the reach of statutes or public
regulations. 1t must be. accomplished
| by appeal to and influence upon the
| individual character. It's relation is
social and not economic.
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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
TALK OF JUDGES
BEING CRATER
Live at Boarding Houses for
$f.25 a Day and Charge
Government $40

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 16.-
Depate on the Swayne impeachment
case In the house today was ex-
naustlve. dealing with many of the
legal phases of the charges against
Judge SWayne. The senate resolution
nxing Wednesday, Feb. 8, as the time
for counting the electoral vote for
president and vice president, the pro-
ceedings to take place in the hall of
the house, was adopted
Mr.. Clayton (Ala), speaking in ad-
vocacy of the impeachment charges.
discussed the expense account of
Judge Swayne. He argued that a
strange evolution had taken place by
which it was sought to excuse the
judge from a plain violation of the
law He produced circular which
had been addressed to members and
which bore the caption, "Swayne Not
Alone" and insisted that il sho,,ld
not be considered in reaching a con-
cfusion in the case, because it was not
part of the evidence.
L repeat" he vehementIy declared
the charges are that the Judges of
this country are guilty of putting 11n
at boarding house at $125 a day.
charging up $40, and pocketing the
$S.75."
Mr.. Clayton said there had not been
the slightest intimation by Judge
SWayne or his counsel that other
judges charged UP the full $40 day.
although they might have expended
less. He protested against what he
characterized as this wholesale in
dictment against the Judiciary of the
country He said that the United
States would have right to institute
civil suit against Judge Swayne to
recover the difference between the
money collected and the actual
amount expended, and expressed the
opinion that an Indictment properly
could be brought against him.
Mr. Lacey Qowa) spoke on the SO
day proposition, saying he did not
favor Impeachment on this ground.
If this man goes out for this reason"
he concluded, "the other judges pur-
SUING the same practice must go, too"
Secretary Shaw had said that half of
our Judges took the full amount of
their expense allowance. But YOU
can't indict a nation Mr. Lacy con-
cluded. In many of the cases judges
mad certified for $40 a day in locaIi-
Ties where 1t was known the hotel
rates were not more than So or 81 a
day. Mr.. Gaines CTenn) said he was
willing that judges should write down
so many eggs, SO many miles, so
many cigars, so many cocktails. or
anything else necessary to hold court.
TO be paid by the government"
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
SALTWATER

John Hullar is dead at the home of his
brother, Peter Huliar. on West Churchill
street. He was unmarried and was fifty
six years of age. His death was due to
pneumonia and other ailments. The fu-
neral will be held from the German
Catholic church at 10 O'Clock this forenoon
and the remains will be taken to South
Saltwater for burial
A regular meeting of the city council is
to be held this evening, at which time
it is expected the committee of the whole
will report In the matter of granting a
new contract for street lighting to the
Saltwater Gas and Electric Light COM
pany.
Eugene Reilly, a Son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Reilly, of this city, died Sunday Of
consumption. He was twenty-one years
of age and had been i'll for some time.
The funeral is to be held from ST.
Michaels church this morning.
While unloading logs from cars yester-
day Herman Holm had his head injured.
He fell and was unconscious when picked
up. His injuries are not serious.
Local ice dealers have begun the ice
harvest and are cutting ice from Lake ST
Croix that is seventeen inches thick.
A. G.. Hospes, guardian for Mrs. Caro-
line Swain, was granted license to sell
lands by the probate court yesterday
The first race meeting ON the Lake ST.
Crofx track will be held tomorrow after
moon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
CARTER, OF MONTANA,
FINALLY GETS THERE
Elected to His Old Seat in the Senate,
With Five Votes to Spare

HELENA, Mont, JAN 16.-Thomas
H Carter, former United States sena-
tor, was today on the sixth joint ballot
of the session elected senator for the
term beginning March 4, to succeed
Paris Gibson, Democrat. All but one
of the Republicans voted for Carter
and one fusionist voted for him. The
Democrats, with two exceptions, voted
for w. G. Conrad. Carter received So
votes, 5 more than the number re-
quired to elect. Conrad received %;
M. Dee, fusionist, 6, and there were 6
scattering votes.
Z CARSON CITY, New, Jan. 16-At a
caucus today of the Republicans of the,
general assembly George S. Nixon was
the unanimous choice for senator to
succeed William M. Stewart.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
TUESDAY, JAN. II, 1905
Furnishing BLOCKADE RUNNERS

The London Standard says that ia
pan intends to propose an alteration Of
the rules of war affecting blockade
runners. She demands that hereafter
captains and crews of blockade run
ners be treated as belligerents and
subjected to at least equally severe
punishment. 1t seems to us that this
demand is fully justified by the facts.
The statistics relating to the defense
and capture of Port Arthur reveal the
incredible cost in money and life by
which the fortress was taken. Gen.
Stoessel's army, it is said, originally
numbered $4,000 men. OF these 1000
have been killed and $4,000 are sick and
wounded. Of the remaining 5000 who
were in the trenches, 1000 were so
weakened that they were unable to
fight. What the money cost to Russia
was we cannot tell. The estimate that
1T cost Japan $100,000,000 to take the
place is undoubtedly exaggerated
Whatever be the exact figures, an enor-
nous amount of money was spent and
an enormous number of lives lost. In
as far as these circumstances are due
to straight lighting, they are incidents
of war. No one has a right to com
plain of them. But belligerents who
are exerting themselves to their ut
most have right to insist that surrep-
8 titious assistance be given to either of
them by outside parties only under the
same penalties that participation in
the actual conflict brings.
1t is a settled principle Of interna-
tional law that a port cannot be de-
clared in state of blockade unless the
blockading power makes its edict eff
fective. That is to say, it must have
sufficient armed vessels always on
guard to prevent the ingress or exit of
other ships. No blockade, however
can be made so effective that it can
not be evaded by daring captains and
crews that choose to take the risk
The motive in these cases is always
profit The running in of food supplies
and ammunition Is an opportunity for
immense profits. and men will always
be found to take the chance of losing
their whole investment for the chance
of more than doubling it. 1t seems to
us, and it ought to be clear to the civ
ilized world, that the penalty of money
loss in case of failure is not sufficient.
1t is shown in the case of Port Ar
thur at what enormous cost a fortified
place is subdued. Every day that the
actual event of success or of failure is
postponed means more suffering and
more loss. The supplying of a boat
load of food or ammunition to the be-
sieged means much more than appears
on the surface. 1t is equivalent to
sending in another body of armed men.
It enables resistance to be prolonged,
and is in itself, or ought to be con-
structively, an act of war. The country
from which the blockade runner comes
cannot be held responsible. but the
blockade runner himself can be-
The horrors of war would be rniti-
gated, and the short and sharp issue
of conflict be decisively advanced by
eliminating the blockade running prac-
tice. This can be done only. by sub
jecting such persons to penalties in
addition to those that they now disre-
gard. We believe it would be whole
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
What the Editors Say

Edwin Taylor, of the Kansas legis-
lature, proposes to make it unlawful
Tor man to own more than one farm
without paying special tax. This
VIII have tendency to prevent land
monopoly. Mr.. Taylor also incidentally
mentions that one wife is enough for
one man. Mr.. Taylor surely gives evi-
dom.-Cannon Falls Beacon.
The legislature has now been in ses-
sion some days and our own Ole Rams
land, he with the honeyed, oleaginous
flow of words, has not tried to make a
speech. If Ole refrains from speech
making during his maiden term, we
learn to love him. Let Mr.. Rieke do
the luscious language act.-Franklin
Tribune.
While in st. Paul recently on a
business visit Editor Dunn, of the
Princeton Union, learned that they are
opposing free text books in that city
because they fear the dreadful microbe
in secondhand books. STILL they will
take all the old mfcrobe-covered
greenbacks in the country and hold a
roll in their months if necessary to the
preservation of the legal tender.-Fari-
bault Journal.
Frank Clague, in accepting the NOM
ination for speaker of the house, de-
clared the time is at hand when graft
and all other dishonorable matters in
politics should be swept from the land.
He has rich soil in which to expert
ment and his reward will be in pro-
| portion to the measure of his success
Alexandria Post-News.
Representative Frank Haskell, of ST
Paul, came out with a juicy story of
the offer of a bribe of $1,000 if he
would vote against Senator Clapp. 1t
! is UP to cheerful frankie to tell all he
knows. or to stand before the public
as peddler of fish yarns. We have
not much faith in Frankie.-Martin
County Sentinel
1t appears that the only time Henne-
pin county can get together Is when 1t
wants to defeat a Republican candi-
date for governor. This being the case,
Hennepin county should look to Dem
mocracy for whatever it wants in the
way of political favors.-Bemidji Pio
neer.
| If Robert M. La Toilette. governor
for two terms, and governor -eleet of
| wisconsin, should break into the. Unit
| ed States senate, there would be some
thing doing both in Wisconsin and in
Washington.-Lake City Graphic-Sen-
| tinel.
Hundreds of people in Minnesota
| who have been the victims of Pacific
| coast land frauds will be glad to learn
that some men have been indicted out
| there, even if they prove to be the
wrong ones.-Duluth Herald.
! If Robert c. Dunn or Joel P. Heat
wole does not write history of the
late Republican gubernatorial cam
pa1gn in Minnesota, much interesting
and valuable history will be lost to
| posterity.-Faribault Pilot.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Agree on Philippine Bill

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan 16.-The
conference committee of the senate and
house on the Philippine bill today
agreed on report. The house con-
ferees accepted the amendments made
by the senate to the provisions of the
bill relating to railroad construction,
and the senate conferees accepted the
amendments which the house commit
tee on insular affairs agreed should be
made. These provide for the manner
in which earnings shall be applied and
give original jurisdiction to the Phil
ippine supreme court in cases involv-
ing contracts between the Philippine
government and the railroad compa-
MES
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

We beseech those earnest ones who
are engaged in controversial dispute
concerning the nature of the fruit that
Mother Eve ate to consider whether.
the original man was black or white
before coming to conclusion. If Eve
was not colored but born that way it
is an even bet that it was neither an
apple nor ounce but a watermelon
that she bit into.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Reorsanizins Salmon Trust

NEW YORK, Jan. IA last effort
Is to be made by important interests
that were identified with the Pacific
Packing and Navigation company,
known as the salmon trust" to re-
vive that enterprise for the benefit of
the creditors and debenture holders.
To protect themselves the holders OF
debenture bonds and notes of the COM
pany have accordingly organized
committee. and it is proposed to have
the holders Of 100000 deposit
their securities with a trust company
in this city with cash contribution of
10 per cent of their holdings. The
sum thus raised will be used toward
paying for the properties, provided
they do not realize over 500, ,90e. After
purchase, it is proposed to organize
new company OF $50o.000 of preferred
stock and S3,090,000 of common stock.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

some and just to treat these people as
parties to the war and subject them to
the same treatment when captured.
The whole subject should be taken up.
and discussed by the powers in the
light of recent events.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

reconcile the giver of tips to his fate.
For man would feel that he was not
being done out of his money if he was
assured that the waiter he tips is the
mayor of a city or that he runs rri-
yate bank between meals.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Deals With Civilized Tribes

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 16.-
Senator Stewart today introduced
bill for the final disposition of the af-
fairs of the five civilized tribes in the
Indian territory. Provision is made
for establishing public highways in the
Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole Ma
tfons; discontinuance of town site COM
mission; payment of all just indebted
ness of the tribes; abolishing tribal
courts in the Choctaw, Chickasaw and
Seminole Nations; and for the DISPOSE
ton of land remaining after allotment.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Coal Miners Meet

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1e.-The
sixteenth annual national convention Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
was opened today by President Mitch
ell. The annual report OF President
Mitchell was given. 1t discusses the
strikes of the past year and devotes
much attention 10 the Colorado situa-
tion.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Contemporary Comment
The Glamour of public Life

one OF the late candidates for presi-
dent of the United States landed job
as Janltor in Illinois. Some men will
serve the puDllc, even if it be cleaning
uspidors.-Detroit Trib,1ne.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
CUT ARIZONA OUT
Thus Urge Senators Hepburn
and Simmons

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-By vote
of 80 to "a the senate today decided to
consider the cross town street railway
bill for Washington, but the measure
soon gave place to the statehood bill.
This was discussed three hours by
Messrs. Simmons and Hepburn, both of
whom favored the elimination of Ari-
zona from the bill.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

The governor of Indiana has refused
railroad pass and with such osten-
tation that 1t might be worth while to
inquire whether he doesn't own the
railroad.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Among the Merrymakers
Wanted the Worth of Her Money

Il have called. doctor, to settle that
dental bill. but 1 think it's good deal
higher than it ought to be-
But you will remember. madame, that
the tooth required a good deal of treat
ment, and took the greatest care to
make every operation painless
1 remember it didn't hurt me particle
Thats why the bill seems so outrageous"
--Chicagn Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Somebody must have made a mis-
take with the time fuse on Tom Law
son. He is certainly past due to blow
UP again.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Foo!ins With the Buzz Saw

Gov. Pennypacker will keep on in
Venting muzzies for the Pennsylvania
press and some day he will lose an
olher nnger In the machinery. - st.
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Gets Lots of sympathv Out Of II

CoL Bill Greene continues to lament
Ihe loss of millions" as the result of
rom LaWson's literary efforts. That's.
a iong smoke the colonel has in his
pipe.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
New States Not Needed

Why this feverish desire of congress
TO create new states? Haven't we had,
enough experience with advancing ter
ritorles before they are prepared for
statehood ?-Philadelphia INQUIRER.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Should Meet Hin, Half WAY

No manly Southerner should expect
President Roosevelt's friendly adj
vances toward the South to take the
FORM OF a surrender of principle.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
That Makes the case HopeIess

w. J. Bryan agrees with Judge Har-
mon, OF Ohio, that there is hope for the.
democrats. But he insists that they
VIII nave to take great deal of ad-
washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Always Delivers the Goods

One of the disagreeable things about
weather bureau is that it never
misses its guess when it predicts a cold
wave.-Chfcago Record Herald
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Next

sI hear Miss Passee has such beauti-
full complexion. Were you not next to her
at the theater last night?
II certainly was it's homemade
Houston Post
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
The Man From Missouri

And now there abide Deneen, Folk
and La Follette-these three; but the
greatest of these is-.-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Some Information

Visitor-Boys will be boys.
Boston Youth-Pardon madame the
Darwinian theory teaches that proto-
plastic cell may evolve into boy, but a
boy must, of necessity, evolve into some
thing eIse-Puck.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
On the EIrinu Line

Eyes, the professor asked me what man.
in my opinion, had contributed most to
the dramas popularity
And you told him
It told him, in my opinion, the inventor
of the opera glass.'-Puck.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
just So

Lady-Give you an old newspaper as a
bed Why, what kind OF q bed would
you call a newspaper
Tramp folding bed, num- Chicago
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
Almost Criminal careIessness

New York city has lost twenty-five
mlillonalres In one year.-New York
Herald
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17
TALKING Shop

First Telephone Girl-What did Bella
say when you told her your engagement
was broken?
Second Telephone Girl-Oh she said il
only meant another ring off.-Royal Mag
azine.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Passafc, N. Lew Rouss has celebrat-
ed what he claims as his 115th birthday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Detroit, Mfch.-The Licensed Tug Mems
Protective association is in session here.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Washington, d. C.-Martial law has
been prolonged in Brazil until Feb. 16.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Pueblo, COl--Many election indictments
were returned here and arrests followed.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Washington, D. C.-Robert Watchorn.
commissioner of immigration at Montreal
has been appointed commissioner of i'm
migration at Ellis Island, N Y, to sue
ceed William Williams, resigned
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

StockholHf-The riksdag has opened
occupying the new parliament house for
the first time.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

New York-By the expenditure of $685.
160 during 1904 the Congregational Church
Building society built 30 churches and
45 parsonages, according to the annual
report of that society.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Washington. D. C.-Postmaster General
ment of facts relative to the dismissal
of James c. Keller. president of the City
Letter Carriers association, and Frank
Cunningham Warren Tumber and H. W.
Aldrich, officers of the Rural Carriers as
sociation. The facts contain nothing new
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Washington, D. C.-Robert B. Arm
strong, assistant secretary of the treas
ury in charge of customs. will resign to
take an important business position in
New York
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Colon-The strike of the ST. Christobal
men has ended. The canal officials
brought in 120 laborers. chiefly Colom-
blans These are receiving 81 SO silver
per day and also free quarters and food.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

San Juan. P. R-In the legislature a
bill declaring for independence under an
American protectorate WIS killed.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Pittsburg-Forty arrests of men and
women resulted from 1S2 informations
against gamblers, unlicensed liquor deal
ers and keepers of unlawful houses in
Allegheny City.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Washington, b. C.lThe printers of
Washington have appointed a committee
to solicit subscriptions for the relief of
members of the Western Federation of
Miners in Colorado.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Rome-Unusuaily cold weather is pre-
vailing throughout the peninsula. Snow
Is falling even in Rome.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

The Imperial Burlesauers offer a
good show for this week at the Star.
Fine costumes, melodious songs and
clever comedy abound throughout the
performance. The Musical Bells give
the best vaudeville turn ever seen at
the house.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Washington. D. C.-James A. Watson,
clerk in the auditors Office of the district
government who was convicted of en-
bezzling funds intrusted to him by Auditor
Petty, has been sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Albany-Chauncey NJ Depew, of New
York, and Smith Weed. of Clinton. were
nominated for United States senator, re-
spectively. by the Republican and Demo-
cratic legislators.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

ST. Petersburg-Twelve thousand men
at the Putiloff Iron works have struck,
and socialists are taking advantage of the
fact to further agitation.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Isondon-A fierce gale caused much
havoc along the coasts of the United
Kingdom, with wrecks of small craft, re-
sulting in loss of life
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

If Robert C. Dunn or Joel P. Heat
wole does not write history of the
late Republican gubernatorial cam
paign in Minnesota, much interesting
and valuable history will be lost to
posterity.-Faribault Pilot.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Naples. Italy-Lewis Nixon has arrived
here en- route for Paris where it is re-
ported he will confer with Russian agent
regarding torpedo boats.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

Hundreds of people in Minnesota
who have been the victims of Pacific
coast land frauds will be glad to learn
that some men have been indicted out
there, even if they prove to be the
wrong ones.-Duluth Herald.