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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
Life Sentences in Demand.

The conviction of brute guilty of a
criminal assault upon girl should be
followed by life sentence from which
there should be no escape. These re-
Elections are based upon the statement
Of his captors that the negro who was
arrested yesterday for such an unspeak-
able crime committed the offense once
before and served long term of i'm
prisonment for it. The term was not
long enough. It could be made long
enough only by having it include all
the remaining years of his life.
The protection Of society against such
diabolism is something which should
arouse the public. In the south it does
arouse to the pitch of lawless hangings
and burnings. We want none Of the
assistance of lynch law in the north.
We hate lynch law and condemn the
spirit Of wild lawlessness which it
breeds. The people Of the north have
confidence in the legal machinery for
! the protection Of the defenseless, but
it wants to see the laws we'll and relent.
lessly enforced where the guilt is
clearly established.
There is no sense in trying to reform
such malformed creatures in prison
Prisons are useful for them to rot in
Life Imprisonment and the hopelessnes!
of pardon ARE demanded for such Of
lenses. Some legislator can make {
reputation by securing a provision fo
life sentence for every brute guilty O.
with no possibility of pardon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
KIDNAPPED BY
LOVING. FRIENDS
Des Moines Doctor and His
Bride, Nee Conger, Held Pris-
oners for 80 Hours.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 9.-Dr. Will
liam A. Sharp and his bride, Miss Emma
Conger, niece of Ambassador Edwin H.
Conger, were kidnapped from their
home the night Of their wedding and
held prisoners in a strange fiat for
thirty hours.
This was the sequel of joke played
by DR.. Sharp, Miss Conger and others
on friends who were married several
months ago. It was decided that when
DR.. Sharp and Miss Conger were wed
the score would be evened up.
After the wedding the couple were
driven to their. handsome new home.
minutes when rollicking crowd en-;
tered, blew out the lights and forced
bride and groom into a closed carriage.
The carriage was driven about the
city for an hour and finally stopped in
front of an old style fat four miles
away from East Des Moines. Into this
unpretentious building the couple were
ushered in the darkness and told to pre-
pare to remain for the night. Pickets
were established outside and the couple
were held prisoners.
DIR. Sharp and his bride were very
angry at first. When they learned that
! it was their best friends who were, per-
petrating the joke and remembered the
VOW to even up an old score they took
| the kidnapping good-naturedly and
| when released went to their new home
without making complaints,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
Justified by Faith.

In the Bibliotheca Sacra, dignifed
religious quarterly, Professor Frederick
G. Wright, professor Of the harmony of
science and religion in Oberlin college,
contributes a. defense Of Mr.. Rookie
Teller. He argues that Mr.. Rockefeller
was entitled to freight rebates and
other forms of discrimination because
by furnishing a large amount of
freight regularly the cost Of transporta-
ton was greatly reduced,' and the
monopoly is defended on the ground
that it has resulted in better oil and
a very narrow margin of profit to be
paid by the consumer. Professor Wright
also "justifes" the cases in which the
Standard not only received lower rate
on it's product from the railroad, but
received in addition the lions share Of
the freight money paid by competing
companies. As the Bibliotheca sacra i.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Supports the Park Board.


To the Editor of The Journal.
Permit me to say word in commenda-
ton Of the editorial in T h e o ur n l
of Friday last, relative to the park board
1t was most timely and apropos and in
line with the usual good sense of your
paper.
Recent attacks upon the park board by
certain individuals in the city appear to
me to have been entirely unwarranted
and uncalled for.
l wonder how many of the worthy gen
tlemen who are SO strenuously agitating
the question of the abolition of the park
board have stopped to consider that it
has been thru the agency of the Mime
apolis park board that this city has come
to possess what is generally conceded to
be the most complete and beautiful park
system of any city in the country. Look
over the personnel of the park boards for
the last ten or a dozen yards and you
will find the names of men who have de-
voted large measure of their time and
resources to the building up of the park
system and who have made it what it is
today. Does anyone suppose for mo-
ment that this great system could have
reached its present efficiency thru the
agency of the city council or thru the
agency of any of our so-called improve
,ment clubs?
II Is very easy TO CT1tlClSe and condemn,
especially when ones pocketbook is
| touched, but fortunately in the present
| instance the discontents are confined to
| a scattering few. We all make mistakes
| the park board has been no exception
in the past few years they have made
several; at least many have considered
| them such. But are we to judge them by
their mistakes alone? How much better il
would be to praise them for giving us
the most glorious and beautiful park sys-
tenn in the country.
| The board wished to try an experiment
| they raised the level of certain lakes
Some thought that this would be an ad
vantage. 1t soon proved otherwise anc
| taking cognizance of their mistake tbs
board set about to rectify it by having
the level of the lakes reduced to thei
old standard. A few property owner
whose values were appreciated by thu
raising of the level are now stormin,
about and doing their utmost to raise
4 tempest in a teapot
1t might be pertinent to ask the ques
ton here, What have any of these en-
thusiasts done to promote the Welfar
of our city or Of it's park SYSTEM" Som
| uniformed and misguided persons ma,
i be beguiled into believing that a calamit,
is at hand unless something is done t.
"discipline" the park board, but Ventur
Il the assertion that the great majority o
i Independent and patriotic citizens recog
; nize what the park board has done. TO
our beautiful city and they will show thei
appreciation of the latter's efforts when
). ever occasion offers. John Graham,
II MINNEAPOLIS Aug f.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
BIG COUNCIL FOR
PROTESTANT UNION
Eighteen Million Communicates
to Be Represented in Impor- J
tant Meeting.

New York, Aug. 9.-Twenty- four" re-
ligious denominations containing 49,
100000 communicates have each APP
pointed from five to fifty delegates to
meet in this city on Nov. Is, to take
part in an interchurch conference on
federation. The meeting will be held
in Carnegie hall for a week, the OBJ
Protestant forces in America. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has expressed his sym
pathy with the movement, and it is
expected that one or more members of
his cabinet will be able to take part in
the discussions of the conference.
Leaders in Churches.
The sixty speakers on the program
and the presiding officers include FIVE
church, six bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church, bishop of the Re-
formed Episcopal church, bishop of
the Moravian body, representatives Of
the Presbyterian, Congregational, Bap-
fist and other denominations, two
United States supreme court justices,
two Judges of state courts, United
ernor, a mayor and several college presi-
dents and professors, editors and min
listers.
Issues of Conference.
Among the issues to be brought be-
fore the church and nation by the con-
ference are religious education, the So
cial order, evangelization, home and for
eign missions, the fellowship of faith,
the national life, and Christian progress.
Besides declaring faith in the essen
| tial unity of the Protestant churches,
several speakers will rehearse the prac-
teal workings of present federation
movements in cities, rural districts,
states, foreign lands and interdenomin-
ational work. UNCONVENTIONAL rallies,
platform meeting devoted to young
people s movements, and a reception to
the delegates at the Waldorf Astoria,
given bv the half dozen denominational
social unions in this city, will be among
the more popular features of the con-
| ference.
The Men in the Work.
The chairman of the executive com,
mittee is DR.. William Henry Roberts of
Philadelphia; the secretary, DR.. E. B.
Sanford of New York. The chairman
Of other committees, all New York men,
are: Program, DR.. William Hayes
Ward; finance, Stephen Baker; hospital
ity, Professor E. S. Triple; reception
Dr.. X. B. Upper; meetings, Rev. M
E. Dwight; publication, W. T. Demarsts
pulpit supply, DR.. Wallace cMullenl
press, DR.. John Bancroft Devins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09


WHAT TO READ THIS COMING
FALL AND WINTER.-This department
is preparing to tell it's readers a little
later what the various publishing houses
east and west are planning to publish
this fall both in fiction and more serious
work. There are some good things in
store; Of that The, Uneasy Chair is as
sured by the material it has already
gathered. But it seems desirabl to with
hold fuller announcement until nearer the
time when readers begin to make up
their winters program. We make this
statement now, however, in order that
book-readers will know where to look for
guidance as to the good things the COM
ing season in the world Of books holds
for them. -.-.. = T.
NOVEL PoRTRAYING. A BATTLE
BETWEEN GRAFT AND HONESTY IN
THE RANKS OF LABOR.-We sought to
sample Leroy SCOTS The Walking Dele
gate last evening. We succeeded; the
sample comprised 1.-The whole book, for 1t
was not laid aside until "The End,
looking up at us from the middle of page
372, told us we were done. Mr.. Scott has
put into the story of the battle between
Buck Foley, the grating walking dele
gate" and Tom Heating, an apostle OF
honesty, force that sweeps the reader
along unsatisfied until he has learned the
outcome of the struggle, and to do that
requires more than common skill. The
man who likes a story OF a trial OF
strength and alertness will find 1t mere
story of rough hands and rough necks
and rough speech, but a story of men in
the freshness Of their manhood-lean ano
keen and full of spirit-vividly fit" and
bent in deadly earnest upon purposes
lowly to others but everything to them.
Heating and several others in the lror
| Workers union to which Heating be
longs, according to the story. have be
come convinced that Foley, their walk
ing delegate, is a CRATER. Heating de
| cides to stand for the office. Then Fole.
begins villainous campaign against him
| He survives, but fails in his purpose t.
GUST Foley. Then Heating sets abou
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
Newspaper Detectives.

Apropos of the Adolf Beck case, a
Scotland Yard detective has been telling
how and why mistakes are made by po-
lice officers. sFThose who would con-
denim hastily,' he says, "should re-
member how eagerly expectant the pub
lie always is for revelations Of dramatic
arrests To be sure, and also how
"eagerly expectant' the detective is
for the dramatic announcement Of his
coup in the sensational newspapers. :" A
brilliant capture; Inspector Smith lands
his man; gang Of desperate anarchists
run to earth,' and so forth al nauseam,
Sometimes it turns out, as it did in
the Beck case, that the police arrest a
perfectly innocent man, completely
identify him as criminal, convict and
send him to limbo.
English justice is so immaculate that
some American newspapers advocate
the cutting off of appeals, SO as to mod u
our criminal practice on that Of the old
country. The Beck case would have
been appealed in America and the sup.
posed criminal would have been admit
! ted to bail. Free, he would soon have
been able to establish his own. identity
but in England he had to lie in prison
until his case, by a tortuous process, al
length reached the home office and was
remanded.
The Beck case primarily illustrated
the terrors of living under regime OF
detectivism. Secondarily, it showed
that courts are quite capable of beins
totally fooled by manufactured evi
dence.
i Happily, Beck eases are few and ia;
s between. Most prosecuting officers con
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
Pennsylvania Passenger Office.

The attention Of citizens of Mime
apolis is called to the fact that the
Pennsylvania lines have opened and
will maintain an information bureau
and passenger office at 412 First avenue
south, Minneapolis. where general and
particular information regarding the
railroad system may be obtained.
At the new office which represents
the well known "Standard Railroad of
America it will always be "a pleas
ure to answer questions,' and people
desiring information are cordially in
vited to call in person or by letter or
by telephone. Fine service, Chicago to
cinnati and all points south. Phones,
q Northwestern, Main $50; ssTwin
City, 500. A. w. Arnold, City Pas
senger Agent, 412 First avenue S, Min.
neapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
No Trouble Here.

A great deal Of concern seems to pre-
vail in certain quarters as to the effect
of the dissolution of the political union
between Norway and Sweden upon the
political relations Of the Swedes and
Norwegians in the northwest. Attention
was called not long ago to the discov-,
cry by New York paper that the dlf-
ferences between the Swedes and Nor
wegians at home was producing a rup-
ture of social and commercial relations
between their kin in this part Of the
country. The Boston Transcript, usual
ly we'll informed, has somehow or other
been led to believe that here in Mime
sofa the Swedes and Norwegians are at
outs and that the unfriendly feelings
which have exhibited themselves to
greater or less extent between the
Swedes and Norwegians in Europe have
been intensified in America. We are
told. that no Norwegian may hereafter
expect the favor Of any Swede at the
polls and that no Swede may rely upon
any, better treatment at the hands OF
the Norwegians in Minnesota, while
other than political relations are severe
ly. strained.
Boston is about far enough away to
get twisted notion Of this kind. While
undoubtedly the Swedes in America
sympathize with their home people and
the Norwegians with Norway, here at
home we have no evidences that this
feeling of sympathy has created any
personal or neighborhood antagonism
The people of Scandinavian origin III
the northwest, SO far as we have been
able to observe, look upon the political
developments in Scandinavia. with deel
interest, but without allowing ourselves
to be influenced thereby in their politi
cal or other obligations. They are
American citizens, interested only, so fa1
as politics is concerned, in the affairs
Of this country. To project the contro
versies and animosities Of the Scan
dinavian separation into social or bust
ness or political relations in this coun
try would do no good so far as settling
the Scandinavian dispute is concerned
but might work serious harm here a
home. Nor is there any evidence tina
this is done to noticeable extent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
ADJUSTMENTS
FanciuIli's Band at Harriet.

Fanciulli scored another hit at Lake
Harriet last evening. Encores were in
great demand and were promptly given.
Fanciulli has a happy faculty Of varying
his programs in such a way as to please
everyone. A heavy piece is invariably
followed by one of lighter nature, max
ing a contrast which is thoroly pleasing.
From the way in which the crowds at
tend the afternoon concerts, it seems that
they may rival the evening performances
in point of popularity.
This evening, as usual, there will be
offered a program made UP of compost:
lions written by composers of half a
dozen or more different countries. Wag-
ner's "Rienzi," Morenco's Excelsior"
ballet music, Meyerbeer's Lies Hugue-
nots," a Spanish dance by Espinosa. two
compositions by Fanciulli and the "Remf-
niscences of Scotland'' by Godfrey are
the principal numbers on the program
There will also be solo.
Tomorrow afternoon Fanciulli will give
special program for the children. He
will play among other appropriate num-
bers, one Of his own compositions, "a
Trip to Manhattan Beach," which ne
composed for Gilmore and which that
bandmaster made famous thruout the
country. The piece is a descriptive num-
Der and at one point brings in boat ride,
at another a railroad trip and also imi-
tation fireworks. A comical number by
Godfrey will also be played 1t is called
"a Comical Contest and brings in quite
a number Of funny effects. If the weather
is nice there should be a large crowd OF
| children at the Lake Harriet pavilion.
The new canopy protects the afternoon
patrons from the sun and makes it real
enjoyable on the roof of the pavilion.
Fanciuli has announced special Wag-
ner program for Friday night. Among
other compositions of the great German
master which will be given will be the
selection from "Parsifal.'' 1t is stated by
those who have heard Fanciulli that his
rendition Of "Lohengrin'' is better thar
has ever been heard from a military ban6
and as he will give this number on Fri.
day night there will be more than usua
interest in the performance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
Mayor Dunno of Chicago.

Mayor Dunno of Chicago is not living
happy life. He is one who has under
taken a contract whose immensely ap-
pears to have paralyzed his faculties.
The nunicipalization of the street rail-
ways of Chicago, the circumstances sur
Rounding the various grants, the total
inability of the city to finance the deal,
could one be made, and the deep-seated
distrust Of the council as a bust
ness organization have created an i'm
passe which appals the mayor from
whatever angle he looks at it.
Yet it is not Mayor DUNES fault
that the problem is large. He did not
create the situations. His chief fault is
that, as a candidate for mayor, he
underestimate it's gravity and made
light hearted promises which he is now
compelled to admit were deceitful. His
defense probably is that he deceived
himself also, for it is believable that
Mayor Dunno saw himself riding proud
ly in a municipal streetcar six months
after his Inauguration.
Still the public should not be too hard
on Mayor Dunne He has started a
campaign, and it is the rule that cam
paigns once started in America get
themselves finished at some time. 1t
will probably take a more resourcefu
general than Dunno to win Chicago &
campaign for better streetcar service
He will stand as the man who did some
scouting in a fur cap and leggins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
PORTAGE HIT BY STORM
CROPS HEAVILY DAMAGED, AND
THE WISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGE
COMPLETELY WRECKED.

Portage, Wis, Aug. 9.-One Of the
most terrific wind and electrical storms
of the season struck this section last
night, doing much damage to growing
crops and property. Trees were blown
down, and lightning struck many places.
mile west of the business center Of the
city, was blown off it's piers and carried
down straam about 800 yards, being
completely wrecked. This bridge was
considered the largest wagon bridge. in
the state, being over $50 feet in length.
Waupaca, Wis, reports similar
storm which completely fiattened out
standing crops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
While George J. Gould and Mrs. Gould

While George J. Gould and Mrs. Gould
were returning from ST. Valery en- Caux
the motorcar skidded, the honk blew up
and the nigh sprocket went out on a
sympathetic strike. Mrs. Gould's shin
was bruised while Mr.. Gould was
dragged to the neighborhood of a partic-
ularly moist pool into which he jumped to
escape from the Infatuated machine. The
walk from st. Valery en- Caux is said to
be particularly enhancing. 1t is full OF
scenery which has recently felt the blight
of American language
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09

working up strike From the unions
viewpoint 1t Is justified Foley opposes
the scheme, for he Is in the pay of the
bosses. But when he sees he cannot stay
the movement he switches over and
poses as the leader of the movement.
Keating's leadership goes to naught, for
Foley usurps his place. Then comes a
climax of unusual tension for the reader.
There, are many blemishes in the book,
but the center Of it is big and moving.
Tom Heating is not masterful enough,
not so masterfuf as the author meant he
should be, he leaves too many openings
for his enemy to make show of good
fighting. The affair between Heating and
the stenographer is unnecessary and
could have been dispensed with. It GER.
tainly adds little to the interest of the
story if, indeed, it does not detract from
it. Foley's ''youses'' are too frequent and
jar on the reader. Yet the story is strong,
a vivid picture of life among high class
of workingmen battling royalty for their
rights against bosses and for honesty and
manhood within their own ranks.
Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, $3.50.
USES LIBRARY WALLS FOR SCRAP
BOok.-It is customary for authors when
writing a novel, particularly if it hap
pens to be one in which is introduced a
good deal of history, or "local color
that has necessitated some special study
to acquire, to keep a scrapbook contain
ing whatever may be useful in the con-
struction of the book. Mrs. Atherton's
scrapbook is perhaps the most unique.
Il am having my workroom done over"
she writes to friend in America. Il
had scrapbook on the wall for Rulers
of Kings besides numberless photo
graphs of Hungarians in costume, of the
! Hapsburgs, ETC., and about ten Of the
Emperor William. I have to obliterate all
| associations Of the last book or I cant
| write another. AS soon as this is done
and am alone, I shall go to work again. y
Tho Mrs. Athertons method has much tc
commend it, it would seem likely to prove
expensive. Mrs. Atherton Is still II
Munich, where most of her writing is
| done.
The first book of fiction which the Macmillan
company will publish this fall is a volume OF
short stories by Eden Philpotts, entitled 'Knocl
at a Venture" The author of The Secret
| Woman and 1.-THE American Prisoner has come
to occupy so important place in current lit
erature that the appearance of a new boof
| from his pen is an event looked forward t.
| with the greatest interest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
The announcement of the coming res

The announcement of the coming res
ignation of Secretary Shaw Of the treas
ury department, while not Officially is
probably true. Governor Shaw has had
the presidential fever for some time and
it is more than likely he feels the neces-
sity of giving his boom his personal at
tention. The treasury. is not a spectac-
ular vantage ground at the present time.
In fact it seems to be a rather hundrum
office goaded into semblance of activ
ity by the appearance of a slight deficit
Governor Shaw will have more freedom
Of movement. He may open bridges
harangue state conventions or dedicate
hospitals. There are many avenues o1
usefulness for presidential candidate.