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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30

A "PARsoN" INA NEVADA mi MING
CAMP-The preacher Of the gospel who
would choose a Nevada mining camp for
his field in preference to- city church
with salary of $4,000 and perquisites,
would have to be fired with a tremendous
amount Of, enthusiasm for his work.
There was one of that kind, however, If
one may take a work Of fiction for evil
dence; tho, of course, one cannot bear
down too hard on the "fact" under the
circumstances. Nevertheless one gets so
used to finding that characters in flc-
tton have originals these days that he Is
disposed to accept strilkingly vital char
acters as real. Hence, we say, there was
one of the above kind Of preachers, for
we have the evidence of A. B. Ward
The Sage Brush Parson, with its strik-
.ingly life-like central figure, Clement
Vaughan, a young Englishnlan educated
in medicine, but bent On the Regeneration
Of Eureka, New. The book Is full Of the
brutality strenuous life Of a wild camp.
The "hero'' is bent first upon winning the
confidence of the community for himself
as a man. and the experiences he goes
thru in the winning process are Of kind
to try the young man out as by fire. The
story is not merely made up Of the Incl
dents in the work OF a mining camp par
son, however, for thru it runs a thread
of romance as fine and as characteristic
}of the west as the work Of the parson
himself, and the grim humor therein. It
has it's unpleasant features, but these,
too, are str1ct1y%ew estern. The story is
well told > 1t is altogether a story that
both entertains and does one good. ~
I"%IE Little, Brown; g. Co., Boston,, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
City News
ADJOURN RATE HEARING
RAILROADS CLOSE TESTIMONY
AND cRoss-EXAMINATIoNI WILL
COME LATER,


The hearing on state merchant
rates before the railroad commission
yesterday afternoon. The commission
put one witness On the stand, Thomas
Yapp, the statistician, who identified
series of rate tables prepared by him,
comparing the existing rates in Mime
sofa and the proposed rate schedule,
with local rates in other states These
tables will be compared with those pre-
scented by railroad officials.
Eric Olson, the Martin county farmer
who attended the hearing from: first to
last. then came to the front. He pre-
sented his own original system of rate
making, and declared that he was
ready to prove it's efficiency and benefit
to the farmers interests. The COM
mission received his memoranda and
placed them in the records of the case,
promising to give Mr.. Olson hearing
at some later time.
The hearing is not finished, but adj
iourned until the commissioners have
had time 90 digest the mass of testi-
mony presented. 1t will be completely
Transcribed into record, and in the
course of several weeks the commission
will recall some OF the railroad officials
for INSTRUMENTATION. ~
All three commissioners leave today
for Washington, where they will attend
| the convention of the national associ-
alton Of state commissioners, beginning
| Monday
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
BY w. p. Kirkwood.

A BOOK TO HELP ONE SOLVE THE
COUNTRY HOUSE - The
other day we passed a house which was
being made over for at least the fourth
time-a house belonging to reputed mil
lionaire. We remember to have felt the
hope that the man Cor the woman, per-
Wanted them this tf te The The case tho
goes to support the statement remade IN
the preface of The Country House, q
practical manual of the planning and
construction of the American country
home, by Charles EdW. Hooper, that a
man must needs build three houses be-
fore he will have one to suit him. Mr..
Hooper's book is, written with a view to
obviating this necessity. Mr.. Hooper
would forewarn the prospective builder
of some of the actual difficulties in house
building Certainly it Is easier to read
a book than to build two houses before
being able to get at the one that Is to
count, especially when the book IS as at
tractive as the: one in hand. It is a, large
volume and Is copiously illustrated with
beautiful halftones, that are in them
selves, enough to tempt one to set about
building a. home. The following chapter
headings will show the range of subjects
covered: Selection of a, Site, Planning
the House, Construction Of the Shell, De:
tails Of Finish, Doors and Doorways
Windows and Window Motives, Fire
places, Chimneys and Fireproofng, Halls
and Stairways, Living and Other Rooms
The Dining Room, Kitchen and Their Re.
lations, Heating, Ventilation and Light.
ing, Plumbing, Water Supply and Drain
age, Outbuildings,s Gateways, Etc, Gar
dens and Their Accessories, Contract ane
| Specifications, Hints. .:.r,.. . &C.,. .,
- Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. a..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
A HERO OF ToDAY.-1n the groun,

A HERO OF: TODAY.-In the grounds
of the parliament buildings at Ottawa,
Canada, stands a statue erected to the
memory Of Henry A, Harper, and his
heroic sacrifice Of his own life in an at
tempt to save the life Of a young woman.
No doubt the romantic had something to
do with the movement which resulted in
the memorial, but no one can read The
Secret of oHeroisn1, Ia memoir OF Mr..
Harper! by w: L Mackenzie King, with
out the feeling that the character of the
man, regardless Of his heroic self-Sacri
fce, deserved to be commemorated That
character was, In its very essence, hero
ism. Mr.. Harper was man of the finest
ideals of life, and he was striving man
fully to realize his ideals in practice. He
had already rendered the Canadian de-
partment of labor valuable services, and
there is no doubt but that his fine abil-
tiles and clear mind would have carried
him far up the ladder Of distinction in
his country's service had his life been
spared. s:'.*.,.-.-~ - ~'
His biographer has done his work mod
estly but effectively. : His praise is con-
vincing, but not so. convincing as the eS-
tracts from the letters of the man about
whom the book is written. He has made
book that offers the young men Of these
times much needed inspiration. ST.. 2.
| ( Fleming H. Reyell Co., New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30

kotas. The proposed rates are actually
lower than present Interstate rates on
the northern lines.
Fourth-The reduction would force
long lines out Of business at competi-
tive points, by making the. rate lower
than the actual cost of handling the
business over the longer mileage. 1t
would thus remove competition in serv-
ice
sNfthThe reduction is SO small com
pared to the cost Of merchandise that
consumers would not get any benefit.
All these points were well supported
with testimony, and must be met by
the commission. There are indications
that careful study and analysis Of the
figures will make them tell a different
story in many cases. The first point
was damaged by President Stickney
who declared that the ratio for the diff
ferent classes proposed by the commits
sion was proper and fair. The second
is the strongest made for the railroad
side Of the case. The other three points
are largely argumentative. rE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
Friday Evening,

where mental pabulum is handed out
in the form of lectures, busted from
time to time for each new set Of stu
dents.
There are. also on the faculties men
Of w arm red blood, who enjoy out-of-
door exercises themselves, and who look
upon them as an integral part of a lib7
eral education. Where the "mental
and moral, professors are in the ma
jority, football has been treated to sum-
mary eiectment. Where the other class
has the upper.zhand, the evils of the
game. have been recognized and efforts
are being made to minimize them.
The faculty of the University Of
Minnesota appears to be in this latter
class. But it is not altogether free
from: criticism. The students resent
every interference with personal liber-
ty. This is Americanism. But 50 far
as football is concerned, Americanism
must give way to regulation and con-
troll. 1t is a good sign that the stu
dents of the state university are show
ing disposition to meet their regula-
tors in spirit Of reason. There is
more to be gained this way than by
hanging the faculty in effigy or in the
composition of ribald songs. .:y7s T.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
ROYAL INN CLOSED
Employees Ran It One Day and Then
Creditors INTERVIEWED.

The Royal Inn cafe, on Third street
between First avenues and Nieollet, has
a heavy paddock on the door, and those
who would like to patronize it. have to
take what little satisfaction they can
out Of looking thru the windows at the
tables within.
Last Monday morning 81. T. Simmons,
the proprietor. failed to put in an APP
Pearances and Noen up that his help
might gain entrance. The help forced
the door. They found good supply
of provisions in the iarder and to Sc
cure money that was due them, operated
the cafe during theday and took the
earnings to apply on the money due
them. = - .. p
T. The help would probably have oper-
ated the restaurant longer, but creditors
interfered. These creditors have claims
aggregating between $4,000 and 5000.
Boutell brothers have a sale mortgage,
which covers practically all the furnish
ings. j. S. Kearney, owner of the build
ing, has a chattel mortgage lease which
will permit him to appropriate what
Boutel brothers do not take. The cash
registers are covered by claim of the
company from which they were pur.
chased. The linen used was secured
from a linen supply house and was not
the property of the cafe. -
This morning the Minneapolis Gen
eral Electric company removed the elee+
trio light meters SO that the light can.
not any longer be used.
| Mr.. Simmons, the Royal Inn proprie.
tor Is still in the citv >
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
The Students and Football.

Because Of the students of the state
university adopted a moderate tone in
their criticisms Of the recent faculty
invasion of the realm of sports is no
reason for satirically congratulating
them on allowing the faculty to live.
The students were confronted with
serious problem, that Of their individ-
ual rights. They have seen the game
of football, made the center of a storm
which appears to contain some Of the
elements of good comic-opera situa-
ton. The game had developed abuses
without a doubt. 1t had become COM
mercialized and had assumed too large
place in the college world. This was
not the fault of the students entirely,
but arose in measure from coddling
the game originally received from the
authorities. Its popularity was such
to another. The great universities pat
ronized it. Yale and Harvard made
much of it, and the minor colleges, from
Maine to California, followed suit.
Suddenly the faculties awaked to
the fact that they had nursed a Fran
kenstein. Football threatened to be-
] come the master. The college authori
ties have grappled with the problem
vigorously. 1t is not to be supposed
!. that everything they have done has
{ been wise or well considered, because
!. college faculties are ripped into two
parties by the football question. There
are on all college faculties men who
never took any part in sports, VIII,
never had any capacity in that direc
ton, and who have carried thru lif
Jealous feeling Of hatred for bodil.
exercises. These men are the extrem
lists, who would reduce colleges to place
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30

Gus as to say "Boo!" to child in. the dark
Yet even we Americans are awakening
to the problem play. The problem Of sin
Is here set forth as unswervingly as in
Ibsen. The solution, tho bitter pill for
the spectator, is sane and wholesome;
not suicides, but marriage, and resolve
on righteous living.
Fires Of st. John Is German to the
core. The Weszka1nene speaks the
Lithuanian dialect Of the rustics from
Sudermann's home district, and the
whole drama is a palpitating picture OF
German middle-cla life. Last even
ing's presentation preserved the German
flavor, with one exception, the nomen-
clature. We may forgive the. substitu-
ton of Brauer for Vogelreuten, but
Marie is an unlicensed tampering with
the lheroine's name, She should. be
Marikke, lovingly known as sHeinchen
| t"LittIe Stay home"). The play. OBJ
| serves the unities Of time and place, and
i Is marked by flnesse of technic. With
out the brilliant variety OF "Magda,"
glmmerings Of bourgeois humor tighten
the tragic situation, which is sustained
with cumulative power until the electr1-
| tying climax at therclose Of act III. There
Miss O'Neil and Mr.. Robson are superb.
Miss O'Neils Marie stands out a tragic
delineation, quiet, forceful earnest, i'm
FASHIONED, consistent turnout. That was
the flaw in her splendid acting-its pain
| full consistency. When the pastor picks
up the napkin. the stage direction says
that Marie smiles. Miss O'Neil does not
smile. If only once her face would
brighten with human Kindness If we
felt that she could snnile-then her art
would be genius. AS 1t Is, observe her
gain in restraint and poise, even since
last winter In Boston, her supple handling
of herself, her modulated intOnation, her
elemental passion. Miss ONei1 is nc
mediocre actress, and her impersonatior
of the strong, young creature hedged in
by birth and environment is tug at the
heartstrings.
The character Of George, a mixture o.
the lofty and mean, as Sudernann draws
him, is not quite convincing, yet Mr.
Robson brings out the mans dualism-
his subservience to false sense Of duty
his love of nature athrill with things un
seen. Mr.. Robson as Brauer is capita
thruout. His conception is definitive. HI
knows the value Of the pause for coined.
and for pathos. Mr.. sGlendenning is al
interesting Pastor Haffner. The daugh
ter, Gertrude. that simple child, wilful
| obedient, intuitive, loving, Is very sym
pathetically portrayed by Miss Chamber
: LAIN Indeed, all of the. parts are admir-
ably taken, with single exception, tn
minor role of Katie. She is bunglingl
1nade-up and -hope1essIy aInateurtsf
Katie should furnish a clever characte
/ bit. M LIE R. Arnold.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
ADJUSTMENTS
MetropoIltan-"FIres Of St. John"

"Once in the year there is marriage
night. Then the witches ride out on their
reconsideration the wild throng strides
over the forest ways-then there aWakenS
in our hearts the wild wishes that life
has not fulfilled, and mark you well, can
not fulfill The ghost of our
dead wishes, it is the red plumage of the
birds Of paradise-it is the old chaos
the pagan in us. And be we ever so
happy in daylight and restraint, tonight
is st. Johns night"
{. Such is the atmospheric background of
Sudermanns master drama, given it's
initial presentation at the Metropolitan
last evening" background of pagan
tGermanic folklore amounting to a creed
Even nowadays, on the evening of the
summer solstice, the country people of
Germany build immense bonfires and in
;dulge in various love charms and merry
[nnakings-it is the Teutonic midsummer
nights dream. Folklore, however, is not
THE theme of Sudermann's drama, but
rather the keynote of its tense realism.
To mention the phrase problem play
to the average theatergoer is as danger
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
CAPTAINS ARE ANXIOUS
Street Railway Conlpany's Fleet Playa
Hob at Tonka,

The future status of the Lake Min.
netonka boats which do not belong to
the street railway company is Prob-
lem. The street railway company viii
operate line Of boats around the lakes
as well as ferries to Big Island park.
If the boat service already provided
for is not, sufficient to take care Of
the pickup trade, more boats will bs
built. ~ ,E
The question then arises in the minds
Of the oldstime steamboat captains.
Where do we come inf Heretofore the
different steamers have made regulaf
ports of call OF the larger towns and
hotel landings, and have made other
RG 9s sxoeetS 20 cu The Into @ business
and do it ION regular schedule, the sanla
as streetear.
What, then, will the Acte do, the
Puritan, Pilgrim and some Of the great
fleet of the smaller fry7 The Mr.. But
tinski will be replaced by the big fer
ries and the usefulness of the other
steamers is a problem to some Of the
oldtimers. .'.<I =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

with the cities of It's farther shore-the
splendid panorama Of man, of nature
and Of human life unrolled for us by this
large intelligence and noble imagination,
this manly and patriotic American rep
resentatiye in the literary parliament OF
the world
New Serial by David Graham, Phillips
"A generous installment OLA new serial
by David Graham Phillips occupies the
opening pages of The Readers April
number. The title is esThe Fortune
Hunter" and In it the author Of f"The
Plum Tree and 'The Deluge" tells the
love- story of a beautiful young girl of
New; York's East Side. The pictures are
by p. M. Ashe. Mayor Dunno Of Chi
cago,. the best-known American expo
nent Of the theory Of municipal owner
ship, has written for the April Reader
an article which makes strong case for
those who think the public should own
and control the things the public uses,
such as streetcars, telephones, telegraph
lines and the like. In "The Deathless
Heathen' Emerson Hough talks of the
spring fret Of the unsubdued savage that
is in each...one of us-the~ love of the
wide sky and the QUITO doors, that fights
within US when the grass begins to grow
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
Tho eame of tine DIPLOMATS.

"'The Diplomatic Game. by F.. Gun.
life Owen, the leading article in The
Journal IS Sunday Magazine, has time.
" interest while the nations of the
world are watching the Morocco game
still in progress at Algeeiras. No dip,
lomatist Whites this article; he. would
not be diplomat if he did. But the
author is the beSt-qualified man IN
America to write entertainingly on such
told countless interesting stories sof
diplomats, statesmen and royalties.
s.The Diplomatic Came is in his very
best vein, and even the players whose
game he exposes will be amused bylt.
For diplomacy. as Mr.. Cunliffe. Owen
clearly shows, even when processing to
be, most communicative, always holds
something in. reserve. In addition to
the many secret international agree
ments of the existence of which the peo-
pie have no suspicion, there are conf
Dental clauses to nearly every treaty,
clanses not included in the official pub
LEGATION.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
The Merchandise Rate Hearing,

Testimony opposed to reduction of
merchandise rates in Minnesota has
been rolling in upon the railroad COM
mission for the last four days, and it
is little wonder that the commission
stops for breath before exercising it's
right to cross examine the expert wit
nesses for the companies. The rail
roads must be credited with a DISPOSE
ton to tell things. They gave some in
formation along entirely new lines. Of
great Importance is the evidence show.
ing actual cost Of moving freight, and
the relation between the costsaf hand
ling thru freight and local freight.
Most of this information has only
relative value, however. It does not
get down to the ground principle Of
what is a reasonable rate This must
be determined by giving the company
reasonable revenue on the money ex-
pended for trackage and equipment.
Only two companies gave informa tion
as to the cost of their lines, and only
one ventured to show what income is
The railroad argument against the
| reduction, when boiled down, coverssthe
following points:
/ First-Local freight business, which
embraces the classes reduced by the
commission S schedule, costs. seyera.
times as much to handle as thrt
freight, and is carried on rates that
are relatively low. "
Second-Rates on local business &C
tually handled are lower in Minnesota
than in Iowa, and other surrounding
states, while the density Of traffic il
lower, and operating expenses are high
er, due to the greater cost Of coal.
+ Third-The effect of the reduction
proposed would not end in Minnesota
!. but. would force down rates from Chi
cage into Iowa and South Dakota, AM
i from Minnesota points into the Da
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30
Minnesota Politics
State Committee Rule Limits the Use of
Proxies-St. Louis County Republicans
VIII send an UnpIedsed Delegation.

If Joel P. Heatwole appears at the
state committee meeting next Tuesday
the bearer OF W. E. Verity's proxy, he
may run against a rule of the commit
tee that will bar him from its delibera-
lions. The rule has been that an absent
member could only turn his proxy over
to other republican from his dis
trict. Verify is a member of the COM
mittee accredited to the sixth congress
sional district, and under the rule Heat
wole could not vote his proxy.
The story that R. G. Dunn intends to
urge the use of the governorship vote as
a basis for apportioning delegates IS pro-
nounced incorrect by friend Of the
Princeton man.. who says Dunn Is salts
fed with the scheme of taking the aver
age vote for candidates the state tick
ct, or atleast, If not satisfied, he knows
better than to attempt to urge the adop-
ton of the Dunn vote. This same au-
thority says that Dunn will use his in
fuence in the com 1nittee behalf OF
Duluth as the convention city. :!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-30

Arkansas has started to elect senators
by direct vote. In the primaries this
week the decision Of a majority Of the
voters is to determine the senatorial
election. This has been agreed to in
writing by the candidates themselves,
and under the direction of the democratic
state committee most Of the legislative
candidates have pledged themselves to
abide by the decision of the people. So
far as Arkansas is concerned, therefore,
the legislature will merely be called on
formally to ratify the choice of the voters
for United States senator. This is easier
than amending the United States con-
SfitlltfOn.