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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS
Metropolitan George Primrose Min
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Metropohtan George Primrose Min
For those who take pleasure In sit
ing thru minstrel show, there is good
entertainment this week at the Metro.
politan operahouse. George Primrose,
the peer Of any Of the stars in min.
strelsy, still knows how to tickle the
public fancy and has gathered. about
him a company Of clever 1black-faee
comedians, singers and dangers. The:
turns and "gags' and songs for
the most part are ancient, almost
archaic in fact, but they are excep-
tionally well done. -
Emile Subers, the Georgia Sunfower,
appears to be the star OF the present
company in his capacity of promoting
laughter. He had the stage to himself
for few, minutes and kept the audi
ence in commissions every moment. His
song, "Down by the Ocean Side,'' is
painfully funny and his work intro
duces. humor that appears to. be, new
and original. Subers is a genuine com
edian and does much to redeem the an
tiquated features of the performance
from dreariness. 49,. <.-<.,...
Eddie Mazier, as conductress of
Nine. Rascally's band, also made hit
"Ieu lis Jul lCSiuo. Ou Viz oAdSS6TdGoQ
mannerisms Of several well-known con-
duetors. Much Of the humor was de-
cidedly broad. r.. '.>>< -....... -
''The Magnolia Hotel,' a burlesque
on everyday hotel life, was played with
snap, but the ancient contrivances,
of revolving doors, collapsing stair
ways and other features, are ideas
which were covered with green mould
many years ago and should be retired.
The drill Of the Southern Cadets and
the silver shower clog by ten. Of. the
company were pretty and Interesting.
AS for George Primrose himself, it is
enough to say that the audience
laughed when. he said II used to be a
singer 1t. is understood that Mr.
Primrose is worth half million dollars
Or more, and as his days as a singer
and dancer were numbered long ago
i there is as much justification for his
appearance on the stage as for Maurice
Grau to appear in grand opera. He was
applauded, but it was for his once great
name,, not for his performance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
THIS COLUMN
FOR jim KEY
MERC Y BANDS
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
AND JIM KEY

The wonderful horse. Jim Key, Is
the central figure In the humanita-
rIan work which his owner. A. r.
Rogers, hopes to accomplish. But
the horses benefit exhibitions, which
are now over, are only small part of
the work.
Jim Key Bands of Mercy are now
forming in the public SCHOOLS. Any
child In the city may Join and the or
ganization Will number thousands.
To maintain the enthusiasm and
give 1t direction. T h e Journ |,
In CO. operation with MIR. Rogers. has
arranged a prize essay contest for pu-
pills In the fourth to eighth grades,
Inclusive In the Minneapolis public
schools. They are asked to write
brief essays, based on their own OBJ
servations, showing how animals re-
spond to Kindness and patience.
Papers should be plainly written on
one side of the paper only, and should
not exceed 800 words.
Each paper should bear the name,
address, school and grade OF the
| writer, and. of course, all must be
| original and neat. Spelling will also
| be factor In the consideration.
| 1T you have done or seen any act
! of kindness to any animal, Just write
| the story simply and send 1t to "UneIe
| Bert" care of The Minneapolis Jour.
nal. This is the name by which Mr..
| Rogers Is known to some zoe, 900 Band
OF Mercy members In the United
States, and he keeps closely In touch
with the writer's. "
Prizes are awarded each week for
the papers from eeaeh grade. each
class receiving three prizes, ST, rs
cents and so cents, respectively. From
now on, for month, the best of these
papers will be published every day,
by which time the Bands of Mercy
will be In running order and the Jim
Key Band of Mercy column will be a
regular feature of The Journ l..
| SEND IN YOUR ESSAYS AT ONCE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
HELM for San Francisco.

Following the shock of overwhelming
disaster at San Francisco, the next
thought is of the distress which the peo-
nile Of that unfortunate city must be
suffering.
Hundreds of thousands Of men,
women and children have been driven
from their wrecked and burning homes
and are without shelter and without
food. suffering, we are told, for even
water itself. With the coming of night
there is no resting place, no warmth, no
light
# is not easv to overstate the serious
ness of the situation, as these unfortu-
nate people, massed together in the open
squares and parks, sit amid the ashes OF
their ruined homes and wait for the re-
lief which must come quick to prevent
general and intense physical SUFFERING
The whole country is responding mag
nifeently to this urgent demand.
Minneapolis will do her part.
She has always done it heretofore.
In times Of famine abroad Minneapo-
lis has sent relief in the form Of her
great food product, -four, nearly half
way round the globe. - -. 49,.
She will be no less prompt and gen
erons in giving aid to the suffering peo-
pie Of San Francisco.
Committees are at work inviting and
receiving the contributions of business
men in different branches Of trade and
the amount contributed is already gen
erous in its proportions.
But surely this is not matter for
men Of large means alone, nor for repre-
sentatives Of important commercial
enterprises only, but for every man,
and every woman and every child in
this city.
= There is here great opportunity for
that display of helpful sympathy by
which we shall do honor to ourselves
and credit to humanity.
Let us prove in this severe emergency
the boundless depth Of human kindness
and deal out with generous hands of
our happy abundance and prosperity.
Certainly Minneapolis was never
more able to give, never had greater
means with which to meet the demands
which misfortune and suffering make
upon her today.
Remember, too, that the pangs of
hunger, the sufferings of the sick and
the dependent, the dangers from ex
posure and the elements call for the
greatest possible haste. The smaller
nearby communities will do their best
to afford instant relief. but their re-
sources will be exhausted in very few
II days. " 1t is for us to help take up the
81 work Of succor where they must soo1
&: leave off. >..- @-..-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

4 The economic effect Of the Panama
canal is. discussed with special reference
to the commercial and industrial inf1u
enee on the vest coast countries Of
South America. Comment is made on the
response of those countries to the action
of the United States in undertaking the
construction of the waterway. This re-
spouse was Immediate, their national
policies being, nodded to meet new con-
ditions.
!. In an analysis of the geographical ra-
dius Of the canal the opinion is main
tanned that the Andes are no limita ton
and that the; grain fields Of northwestern
Argentina, thru the pressure Of popula-
ton. westward and the building Of inter-
continental railway spurs, will contrib
ute to-: the traffic Of the canal, while a
measure OF Amazon commerce will flow
to and from the Pacific. The PROPOSE
ton is advanced that the Pacific coast
traffic. on account Of the facilities at
forded by the waterway, in the future,
will form a larger proportion in the total
of South American commerce. The Gre
alton of a north and south trade cur
rent is declared to be an assured result
Of the canal The diversion of traffic
from Cape Horn and the Straits Of Ma
gellan, while important, is given less Sig
nifcance than the growth of commerce
which will result: from the stimulus to
industrial and commercial enterprise.
This increased commerce Is declared to
betfhe oVershad owing, element in the
waterway egEay as a. an ee9nomic factor l.,
In a series Of descriptive chapters the
resources, topography, political progress,
fiscal, SYSTEMS, native races, and social
and industrial conditions of the west
coast countries are indicated. Special
Preference. is made. to; the distinctive ele-
ments of governmental and economic sta
bility, such as the establishment of the
gold standard in Peru and other repub-
| lies, and the national policies in refer
Ience to railway building and industrial
development. The, waterways of Peru
are described: in their relation to navi-
cation tributary to railway lines which
will serve as feeders to steamship lines
to Panama. Stress is laid on such sub
jects as Bolivian railway routes afford
ing that interior country an outlet to the
ocean: with a view to securing the bene-
fit of the canal traffic.
The United States, while in no. danger
from proposed American leagues
to regain control Of the South American
trade, is sure to encounter the resource
full competition OF the two chief European
rivals, which are. Great Britain and Ger
many. The authors conclusion is that
| while the Panama canal offers great ad-
vantages to the commerce Of the United
States it does not make the west coast
a closed sea. -
1t is seen from the above that the book
is one Of great sinlportance in view of our
future closer relations with South Amer
lea. 1t is worthy of study and ought to
| be studied. a.
| -. A. c.. NcCTurg & Co. Chicago .-
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
20
1e57-Admiral Blake destroyed

. II.
1e57-Admiral Blake destroyed
Spanish fleet OF sixteen, vessels.
1676-BattIe Of Sudbury, Mass. ~.
1H5-General Putnam Joined pats.
riot band at Concord, Mass. II. {.
1sos-Lous Napoleon born. Died.
Jan. 9, 1873. @-;2sf.ss.z& iyr.-,ry ss,ss
1a14--NapoIeon took leave OF the
Old Guard at Fontalnebleaus
1s35-samuel Slater, builder OF first
cotton factory In America, died.
1s3e-MeteorIc shower at Knox
Vile, Tenn.
1s55-suspenslon bridge at ST. An
tnony Falls, MINI, partially de:
stroyed by a gale.
1s61--Mint at Charlotte. NJ, c.,
seized by confederates.
f8s2-WeIland canal opened for
!, navigation. s&i$s
1ss5--Five hundred natives per-
ished In eruption OF Volcano, smeru,
/. Java. ss-s s zls
i 1s94-5etrothaI announced sof Grand
Duke Nicholas. czaroWltz Of RussIa,i
TO Princess Alix Of Hesse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
MiIanesota Politics J
Hennepin caucuses Set for the Day
Recommended by State Committee
Democratic Convention Likely to
Come to Minneapolis Again-W. W.
sivright May Be Chairman Of Duluth
Convention.

Hennepin's county committee needed
the request of the state committee and
called the caucuses for June 2. There is
every reason to believe that the same
date will be generally observed. Under
the attorney generals construction of
the new code the county committees
will have to issue their call thirty-four
days before the caucuses, 80 after April
% it will be too late to call the can
cuses for any date earlier than June 2.
No one wants any snap eaucuses, and
the state committee will not need to
swing any big stick, as the Tribune de-
mands, to prevent such sfskulldug-
gerry Itswould do little good, anyway,
as county committees would pay little
attention to bluffs from the committee
not backed by authority.
Some caucuses may be called for June
&, which is Monday, and even for June
5, the evening before the county con-
ventlons, but such close connection is
bad except in a small county The state
committee had authority by law to call
all county conventions for June 6, and
that date cannot be changed. The only
objection is that this gives too long
time between county and state conven-
tions, and allows opportunities for
reaching delegates and putting up deals
at leisure. The best results should
come when delegates go direct from
their county conventions to the state
gathering, and four days is quite a suf-
icient interval. A week is much longer
than necessary.
Minneapolis stands an excellent
chance of landing the democratic state
| convention. Duluth democrats who
were down yesterday said that the
zenith city was scontented with getting
the republican gathering, and as the
democrats had one of their conventions
IN Duluth two years ago, there will be
no attempt. from that quarter to take
the convention away from Minneapolis,
which has entertained the democracy
regularly for several years. Lind, Ros-
ing, and johnson were all nominated in
Minneapolis, and the conventions were
held in the old barn-like exposition hall.
| Now Minneapolis is in position to offer
the finest convention hall in the state,
where all the delegates can have com:
| Portable seats on the ground floor, with
| plenty of gallery room for spectators,
and ample hotel accommodations within
| a few blocks. The Duluth men expressed
themselves in favor of Minneapolis, and
the committee is likely to vote that
way, tho ST. Paul, having lost the repub.
lican gathering, will probably make a
strong appeal to the democrats. If the
convention is deferred long enough, St
Paul may be able to offer its new Audi.
torlum for meeting place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

= One man who has been persistently
doomed for lieutenant governor is W.
w. Sivright of Hutchinson, former
state senator, who has more friends
among ex-members of the legislature,
probably, than any other man in the
state. He has been solicited to stand
for the: nomination by leading men in
various sections, but has steadily re-
fused. Since it has become known that
he would not be a candidate before the
convention, there has been considerable
talk of him as a good man for chair
man Of the Duluth convention. He
would be satisfactory, it is believed, to
either of the old factions, and has
plenty of energy and parliamentary
experience to handle the convention
When in Minneapolis the other day,
Senator Sivright said: ~ have no
intention Of being a candidate for lieu
tenant governor, but [ would like to
see a good, trustworthy man nominated
for that position. It is post of the
greatest Importance, and especially for
the coming session, which I expect to
see one of the most momentous in the
the taxation amendment will prepare
the way for some up-to-date tax legis-
lation that is badly needed The com
mittees should be named with absolute
fairness. Corporations are entitled to
the same privileges as individuals, but
no more, and they should be diseour.
aged from trying to control politics and
Legislation, The next lieutenant gov
ernor, I hope, will not appoint the at
torney for brewing company chair.
man of the committee on temperance
or railroad contractor or railroad at,
torney at the head Of the railroad com
mittee.''
liver G. Bitterness, the Houston coun
| ty legislator who won distinction by
voting "noo at the last session, is q
candidate for denomination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
GOOD PLANks. FOR PLATFORM
Luverne Herald.


Instead Of rehashing the time -honored
and in some instances time-dishonored
platitudes about party principles, instead
of viewing with alarm the 'fnnocuous
desuetude" of democratic rule, pointing
with pride to the republican achieve
ments, and 4'p1edging renewed devotion
TO the principles which have heretofore
found expression in party declarations If
not in actual practice, the. next republic
can state convention should pledge its
loyalty to the practical work of pro-
Ftecting, improving, developing and util-
izing the vast and invaluable natural re-
sources of the state. as. for instance the
preservation of what remains of our mag
nificent forests, the reforestation of lands
which have been robbed of their wealth
of standing pine, the reclamation of our,
swamp lands by drainage, the preserya-
stion of our mineral wealth, the inaugu-
ration Of more sensible methods of read
making and bridge building. the I'm :
provements of our low lands by filling
etc. to the end that the state may In
crease the common as well as the indi-
vidual wealth of it's people and make
#habitable the vast swildernesses which
are now going to waste. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
RUSSIANS COMING BACK

Six trains are now running daily either
way on the Siberian, railway, four being
military trains carrying troops from the
far, east: When the. damaged engines
have been repaired and others which have
been ordered have arrived fourteen trains
are to run both ways, six of which will
be used for military purposes. A similar
service will be established OH the Trans
baikal line. There were 100000 men to
be brought back. OF these 100000 had
already left on Jan. IA, and there were
thus still 100000. to be repatriated The
evacuat ton Is expected to be completed
by the beginning of June.
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n /.
f1iE Y |
fpFN BQ)KA
BY w. p. kirkwood.

THE EFFECTS OF THE CON-
,PlETED PANAMA CANAL AS FORE
sSEEN-926 Al STUDENT OF THE SIT
CATION X Charles M. Pepper a we'll
known newspaper writer, who Is a mem
Der OF the permanent Pan American rail-
way committee, has undertaken in Pan
anna to Patagonia to disclose to readers
OF today what will be some Of the eff
sfects of the completed Panama canal.
The attempt Is one that should be wei
coined by all, especially as it Is made by
the one perhaps best, fitted for the task.
O.. @. o.. %. o..
Cut PeppnrI; - it'll. .-zs-. IT,
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Friday Evening,

chandise to the coast, but the Balti-
more comparison hardly applies to San
Francisco. The element Of doubt and
uncertainty due to the basic, cause of;
the calamity. theaearthq quake, cannot be
ignored. S
The temporary status of the stock
market was affected, aside from any
long time effect that might have been
discounted. The transfer Of large
amounts of money and of credits from
New York to San Francisco naturally
followed. This itself would have suf-
feed to weaken the stock market at
this time of tight money and recent
high rates for call loans. So.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
Mexico and Rsturn. sso.7o.

The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
win sell round trip tickets from Mime
apolis to Mexico City from April 25 to
May S. inclusive, limited to July 81 at
the, exceptionally low rate of 5000.
You can go via any direct route north
of the Rio Grande river and return via
any other. For full particulars in regard
to stopovers, ETC., call on j: g. Rickel,
City Ticket Agent, 424 Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

A Detroit newspaper commenting upon
the life of James A. Bailey, the lately
deceased Snowman, contends that he eSS-
emplifed in his career the opposite Of the
famous aphorism Of another Snowman,
1.-THE people like to be humbugged.'' It
was Bailey's aim to deliver the goods he
advertised, and alt1o he could not al
ways reproduce actually the effects i'm
piled in the language of the circus poster,
he never assumed a liking on the part
of the public to be deceived nor traded.
on the credulity Of the masses.
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Avoid Adulterstion.

It is almost impossible to get. PURE
whiskey from the average dealer, for
the temptation to wafer and adulterate
it in order to make more money is too
strong for him to resist. We are dis
tillers and sell direct to you. You are
sure Hayner Whiskey is Pure, and be-
sides you save the dealers enormous
profits. Try a full quart of Hayner
Private Stock Rye at so cents. Twin
City phone 9455. The Hayner Distlll'
ing Co., 36 Fourth street So
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

for staying in politics comparable to his
lifelong ambition to sit upon the SUI:
preme bench. He Is under no illusions
as to the presidency, having seen it
from the inside and learned to know
its harassing and wearing duties He
is convinced that the supreme court
will. within a few, years, havetto pass
upon questions of such vital national
interest as it has not had to deal with
in many years. His real ambition is to
have a hand in studying and settling.
these questions, from the bench.
: The supreme court appears to have
decided that two halves do not make
one whole divorce.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
New Methods in Illinois.

Il 6. The whole VESTS concerned in the
new effort to enforce pure food laws in
the state of Illinois Chicago under
the laxity of the old regime has been
the headquarters for all kinds Of cheap
deliberations, and states which have
reallyltried to keep up food standard
have waged endless war on s.boxear' -
merchants and irresponsible i@jobbers
who got their wares from the windy
city. . :5ss stss
81 The politician Jones is. still commits
1 ssitooner, but the scepter of53real authority
has been taken. from him, j and the
ssmasterly inactivity policy is. to be
Succeeded BY close supervision and en-
3forcement of the laws. A new assist
ant commissioner with. some mod ern
ideas and q Backbone has taken hold.
",The reputable wholesalers and manufac-
turers are being askedEto join, .the: de-
partment. in killing out the; shyster ele-
ment; ais they have done in Minnesota,
and # this polic,yysis pursued the retail;
ers and consumers :, Of. 1. every western
state will benefit by it, So will Hi:
nois . sss%>.st 81 ! .3<5 h. 5.. .@=3
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Springfield, Missouri, and Springfield,
Ohio, might apply to the :postoffce de-
partment for a change of name. Spring
field, Massachusetts,, would be glad if
they would II: -. :. ...-.-... ... y, a.
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Don't Forget Your Stories.

The children must not forget to send
in their stories early for the prizes 7
Journal offers. The prize stories
will be published Sunday morning, and
The Journ wishes to hear from
each grade entitled to enter. 49,
Tell some little incident you may have
seen of kindness to animals and it will
Bert wishes to hear from all the chill
dren.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

Governor Cummins is now being
called muck raker, an epithet whose
application to Cummins is cordially en-
dorsed by Steve Elkins and other
Nfriends of the peOple' = -. :. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

What are the t'healthy limits of a
fortune, spoken of by the president in
his recent message? Most Of us will
feel that they are so far in advance
that they may safely be 7disregarded. =,
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ton given to mothers and fathers In Mrs
Theodore w. Birney's Childhood. Mrs.
Birney founded the National Congress Of
Mothers and speaks not only as a thee 4
study of the subject from experience!
Her book cannot fail to be helpful to any.
one reading 1t with an open mind. q
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
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The University of Pennsylvania is
talking of:an LID: for King Edward
VII Callers at the palace will not,
however, ask for DR.. King,
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Ex-senator Foraker took the floor and
consumed all the remaining time Of the
session. Joe is burning words freely
these days. p ....~
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The harbor of San Francisco is so
valuable that a city is certain to spring
up there. either on its present site or
near it.. But it will doubtless be built
under some restrictions, the business
buildings, perhaps, limited to four
stories and sof:ssteel construction, with
concrete wallis reinforced by steel rods.
No. city ;caH$be made earthquake proof,
but reasonable precautions may be
taken tosspreYent absolute destruction
ana following fires. Galveston is now
,beteved=to tidal-wave proof, and the
new San Francisco may be trusted to-
grapple with, even greater problems. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20

People at a distance are beginning
to suspect ;, that Mount II Tacoma did
smoke little, after all. - .'.zgz:.