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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Free Alcohol.

The Farm, Stock and Home remarks
that from the tone of some letters it
has been receiving it is evident that
work of the Standard Oil company
against the Marshall denaturized alco-
hol bill is having some effect. The line
Of attack is to brighten the temperance
people into opposing the bill on the
ground that untaxed alcohol cannot be
safely permitted because people would
restore it and drink it and a satur-
MALTA of intemperance result. II
The testimony Of experts is that de-
naturized alcohol can be recovered,
but that the cost would be more than
the original distillation and it could be
done only in a large plant equipped
with elaborate and expensive machin-
cry.
Some of the temperance advocates
have seen the point and have escaped
the snare of the Standard Oil monopoly.
The New Voice, edited by John G..
Woolley,. at one time prohibition candi-
date for president of the United States,
has come out squarely for the Marshall
bill. It says: s sG
"Our war is not against either alco-
hol or the proper use Of alcohol. We
have no quarrel with the man who
wishes alcohol to pickle snakes, to
light his house or to run his automobile.
We have no objection to any useful
thing that can be done with alcohol -
| The feasibility Of denaturizing alec.
hol appears to be established in such a
way as to answer the objection against
putting into the hands Of the people
alcohol for manufacturing purposes
which may be recovered and used fol
drinking purposes. u
! The only other questions remaining
are those of the methods of preventing
fraud upon the revenue and the effect
upon the revenue itself. So far as thu
latter is concerned it is impossible a.
| the present time to say what the los.
! would be. The commissioner of the in
ternal revenue does not care to guess
and the rest of us do not know. So ia
as the administration is concerned, Mr.
Yerkes, the commissioner, has recon-
mended to the committee of the hous
that pretty comprehensive bill b.
! passed. He would limit the manufac
ture Of alcohol which is to be denatur
lied to the. distilleries which have q ca
pacity of 100 barrels day. He woult
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Greater Pittsburg Election.

The legislature of Pennsylvania hav-
ing passed a bill uniting Pittsburg and
Allegheny in one municipality, to take
effect in a few weeks, the spring cleo
ton in those cities assumed an I'M
usually important aspect. This was
still further heightened by the char
acter~ of the campaign waged. The
opposing candidates for mayor were Mr..
Guthrie, democrat, and Mr.. Jenkin-
son, republican. The former had the in
dorsement of the civic reform element
in the city, and the latter was heavily
backed. by several of the Pittsburg
brand Of millionaires and by the Penn
sylvania railroad. After a sharp fight
Mr.. Guthrie won gut by a majority Of
5000. The. republican candidate, who
was elected mayor of Allegheny, will
become the deputy mayor Of the greater
city. $751; W
Party lines were nearly wiped out in
the contest The democratic candidate
appealed for votes on the ground that
he was a good Roosevelt man and a re-
former, The republicans tried to hold
their lines together BY the cry that the
republican party, being in the majority,
should be entrusted with the first adj
ministration Of the greater city. They
were unable to restrain the spirit of in
dependent voting, which was exercised
to degree which would have made the
Minneapolis Tribune very sad and
downhearted over party prospects.
The people, however, do not seem
to feel the same weight of woe. They
seem to have considered that they would
rather give an unattached democrat
their votes than to trust a republican
who was branded with the official
stamp of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
When Two Hearts Beat. as One

To the Editor Of The Journal '<
Now that talk is reviving Of the union
Of Minneapolis and st. Paul, desire to
submit q, name for the new municipality
which is sure to be adopted when the
two cities become one, and for which I
hereby claim sole and exclusive credit
and originality. The new name will be
formed by dropping the word Saint
from st. Paul, to which nobody can OBJ
ject, because anything imputing saintli-
ness to st. Paul is misnomer St.
Paurs position in the alliance will be in
dicated by merely changing the spelling
of one syllable in Minneapolis and broad
ening it's pronunciation. Here you have
Minneapaulis!" Isn't the idea bright
and the name daisy? The small town
absorbed by the big one and the identity
Of the small one preserved for all time,
while the change in the big one is only
orthographical, which is about the only
effect SO small an incident as absorbing
the down river. burg would have on the
great and progressive city of Minneapo-
lis. Please send marked copies of T h. e
Jour n a containing this crackeriac ok
idea to your St. Paul exchanges
- II Burt w. Day.
Hutchinson, Feb. Is. J-... 5sr.. a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
'The State Is Not Crippled.

2 Only two Minnesota railroads, appar-
entity, consider themselves in a position
to contest the 4 per cent gross earnings
tax. The Great Northern is the only
system that has taken decisive action
showing that it will refuse to pay more
than per cent, but the Great Western,
which under territorial charter pays
only 2 per cent on most Of it's Minneso-
ia mileage. is expected to follow suit.
The other railroads are paying the 4
per cent tax without a murmur, and al
ready the new law has swelled the state
revenues by about 100000. .
Opponents of the increase used to say
that the railroads would refuse to pay,
tie up the whole tax in litigation for
years, and cripple the state financially.
With 100000 more received from rail
road taxes than last year, the state can
hardly be said to be crippled. The fact
is that there was never any serious dan
ger Of contest by the majority of the
, roads The only cnes that have any
! legal ground to stand on are those hold
specific tax, which the roads claim as
contracts, not to be altered without
their consent, Those roads have the
same grounds for contest now as they
Z had when the 4 per cent proposition
first came up. By acting eight or ten
: years ago the state might have had sew.
seral millions in its treasury, and mipht
6have had the. issue with the Great
s Northern and Great Western deter
mined. We know now that there was
never any danger of the state being
scrippled by the roads withholding al
takes. That argument was much like
the arguments against railroad rate
bills. The only way to find out wheth
ser the government can regulate railroad
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
SHOCK GERMS TO DEATH
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AUTHOR
lies PROFESSOR SHEPARDSON
TO EXPERIMENT WITH WATER
PURIFIER.

, The council committee on water
works, at its meeting yesterday, voted
500 to assist Professor George D.
Shepardson of the state university in
making experiments for purifying wa
ter by electrolysis, according to the
system invented by Joseph johnson of
this city.
Professor Shepardson is thoroly salts
fed that Mr.. johnson is on the right
track, but thinks that his method may
have to be developed somewhat in or
der to be made of practical use. At
least, further" experiments must be
conducted in order to determine its ef-
fciency. The inventor maintains that
electricity will not only entirely de,
stroy all bacteria, but will remove all
dangerous chemical impurities and
precipitate all foreign matter held IN
suspense, making river water practical
" as pure as distilled water.
The experiments will be conducted
at the Northeast pumping station by
Professor Shepardson and his class In
electrical engineering. -,
The committee announces that 1t WILL
pass on all petitions for water mains
at it's meeting on March g., The re;
quests already on hand call for Al, H22
feet of new mains, which Will cost
$72 693.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
NEW FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

The National Mutual Fire Insurance. I ,nee
oon,nanv of Omaha. Neb.. which Was
recently admitted into, Wisconsin. o Nc
nesota and North Dakota, Is meeiitg
s " ,tH The general agent at 81:
Paul is busily engaged In placing agen-
cies turnout the above named states.
Those who have secured the agency
for this company are enthusiastic WIN
the success they have met as they are
selling the company's policies like e, hot
cakes. The company has been well re-
ceived in all the states into which 1t
has been admitted, and the secret OF
it's success lies in the fact that it is
a purely mutual insurance company,
with cash guaranty fund, and has no
contingent liability; in short, a prot,t-
sharing company organized along the
most approved lines. Those who are
interested in securing cheaper and bet
ter insurance will do well to look this
company up. Those desiring to secure
agencies should be quick in making ap-
plication, as these agencies are rapidly
being taken up. Address all communl-
cations to.
E. A. TYLER, General Agent,
/ 716-717-71S Germania Life Bldg,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
One Year Ago.

Feb. 81, 1so5-Birmingham, Ala
One hundred and sixteen miners en-
tombed
Minneapo!s-Death of j. w. Ray
nond, president of Northwestern Ma
ttonal bank. at Pasadena. Death Of
M. A. Gedney, founder Of the Gedney
Picking company. Excelsior grants
franchise to Twin City Rapid Transit
company for Mnnetonka line.
z Ten Years Ago.
Feb. Fl, 18s6-EI Paso, Texas
Fitzsimmons knocks out Peter Ma
her in first round.
Acknowledgment Ct r. Rus 3
sell, pioneer resident. Sale Of West
minister church site, Seventh and
NicoIIet, to George w. Dayton for
$165, 1000. Verdict for defendant in
suit of A. j. BIethen against Thomas
Lowry to recover 100000 on an al
legged contract for the sale of the
Tribune.
Feb. Fl In Other Years.
1752-Na thanieI Rochester, founder
Of Rochester, N. ", born. s. p.
1so5-DavId Tod, lawyer and gov
ernor Of Ohio, born.
1821-charles Scribner. publisher,
born.
1s52-James Rrander Matthews, au,-
thor, born.
1se5-GeneraI Crook captured at
Cumberland, Md. ~
ashlngton MONUMENT dedl-
| Gated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

rates is to pass such law, and the way
to determine the state s right to in
crease railroad taxes was to pass the
gross earnings bill. = =:
The action Of the railroad companies
will not meet with any popular SYM
pathy. Beyond question they are
paying less than their proper share of
taxes. The best estimates give 5 per
cent as more correct rate than four.
The roads with territorial charters
should pay just as large share of the
tax as their competitors, and in all
probability the courts will take broad
view of the matter and uphold the
states right to levy just tax on cor
porations enjoying the protection of its
laws. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Minnesota Manufactures.

Iowa is known as an agricultural
state, but so is Minnesota and probably
not many people are prepared to find
that according to the census bulletins
Minnesota is manufacturing goods Of
the value of nearly double the output of
Iowa. In 1905 the number Of estab-
lishments is almost identical-4,759 in
the case of Minnesota, 4,785 in case of
Iowa. The capital invested, however,
was Sill, 100000 in Iowa and $1S4, 000,-
900 in Minnesota; the amount of money
paid to salaried officials in Iowa in
round numbers, $6,0OO,0O0, in Minneso-
ia, $9,000,00O; total wages in Iowa, $685.
100000, in Minnesota, $36,O00,OOO; the
cost of materials used in. Iowa, $103,-
100000, in Minnesota, $4,000, 1000. The
value Of the products of the factories
in Iowa in 1905 was $16O,0OO,000 and in
Minnesota, 1907 1000, 900, or nearly double
that of Iowa. :. &<t' = ts$f:-a
The principal industry in Iowa is
Strengthening and meat packing, the
product Of that industry, conferred chief
ly, at Sioux City, amounting to $780,
100000. Next in Importance. is the
dairy industry with a product Of $751;
100000, showing slight decrease, how
ever, during the past five years, while
the same industry in Minnesota has
grown from $S,5O0,Oo0 to nearly $13,
100000 during the past five years. In
fact, lumber is the only important in
dustry in this state which does not show
handsome increase, the slaughtering
and meat packing business showing ar
increase of nearly $50 per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WILL SUGAR OFF"
Vermonters Get Rid of Business Prepar
atory to Banquet.

The Vermont society of Minneapolis
held its annual meeting last night at
the Nicolfet hotel, hearing reports of
officers and committees and electing Of
fcers for the coming year. ~
AS a celebration of the successful
year just passed a banquet will be held
in the near future at which real Yer
mont time is promised.
The officers elected are: President,
Rome G. Brown; first vice president,
DR.. Isaac D. Alger; second vice presi-
dent, Judge Crosby of Hastings; secre-
tary, G. M. Drew; treasurer, A. c.. Dan
enbaum; executive board, F. G.. McMil-
Ian, F. B. Wright, P. c. Deming, H. B.
Smith, Fred Cutler, G.. G. Pritehard and
d. G.. Warden.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

a"d'SASfs N3:xXAxxNxXa
Counties Of Minnesota where the tim
bered and, cut over areas are found have
interests peculiarly their own, and the
special champion of that section in the
legislature at the past two sessions has
been A. L.. Cole of Walker, formerly a
retail nerchant. There is a good-sized
boom in northern Minnesota for Mr. Cole,
and he will be a factor in the governor
ship contest, as other candidates are be-
ginning to realize. He has friends in
other parts Of the state who are working
up sentiment in his favor, and so does
not depend solely on northern Mime
sofa for strength. He stands for state
development by Improvement of OUT
cheap lands and encouragement of set
tiers, and at the last session achieved
something in that direction. He fathered
the bill for an immigration bureau. and
! the new law restricting state land sales
to actual settlers was his pet measure.
He has been prominent in the drainage
movement, and had an important part
in shaping the highway commission law.
Mr. Cole is an aggressive, persistent sort
or man, and was an earnest, effective
speaker on the floor Of the house.
A. l.. Cole Is So years old, and a native
OF st. Lawrence county, New York. He
attended the common schools and ST..
Lawrence university. engaged in business
and served as school commissioner He
removed to Minnesota in 1882 and, has
been successful in business, but did not
come to the front in politics till 1902,
when he was elected to the house. He
| TOOK leading part in the session of 1903
and was reelected in 1904 serving in the
| 1905 session with distinction.
Chief Justice Start has made it known
| in his usual modest way that he is will
| ing to accept denomination That state
ment dlsposes of the possibility of any
other candidates. for the standing Of the
chief justice among the bench, bar and
people of the state is so assured that
| there Will be no thought of opposing him
! for his third term of six years. In 1900
the democrats made no, nomina ton
against him, and in all probability they
|SWlll indorse him this year.
| In letter to the editor of the Winona
Republican and Herald, Judge Start
said: ~. e., - -
! If am nominated again as a candidate fo,
the office of chief justice by the republica,
convention 1t will be gratifying to me- and III,
h1gh honor Will be accepted gratefully. l would
oe g1ad TO nave my position understood by tn,
people and bar of the state. -.s. t.-.o .-~'
T. Senator A. D. Stephens of Crooksto,
was in Minneapolis yesterday and me
several OF his friends. He declined tt
| discuss seriously the proposition of bring
ing MIN out as a candidate for governor
1t is understood, however, that the Poll
county delegation, and possibly other
from the ninth district will come dow,
for Stephens. There is little enthusiasm
In that part of the state over other candi
dates who have been mentioned Jacob
son seems to have the most strength, blu
there is hostile feeling toward him o.
the drainage proposition. The situation
IS open for favorite son candidacy, am
Stephens seems to be the man most ia
vored in the district.
( Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
LAWSON GETS PROXIES
Blanks Sent by Insurance Company
r. Altered to Favor Him.

There is evidence to the, effect that
Thomas w. Lawson is securing proxies
of Minneapolis policy holders of the
New York Life Insurance company. Cir
culars are being received by the Min
neapolis policy holders announcing that
the annual meeting of the company is
to be held in the home office in New
closed to be filled out by the policy
holder, transferring his voting power
to representatives of the company. In
several cases Minneapolis policy hold
ers have filled out the proxy blanks,
but scratched out the line containing
the names of the men who represent
the company as proxy holders, and fill
ing in the name of Lawson, have for
warded the proxies to that gentleman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Protest from the Stonecutters.

To the Editc- Of The Journal. -
We hear much about the prosperity of
our city being due to loyalty and public
spirit of our business men. and other
civic bodies formed for the purpose of
fostering and encouraging the home in
dustries of our fair city.
1t is a pleasant thing for the mechanic.
and Workingman in community to feel
assured that his fellow citizens who move
in higher plane than himself have his
interest at heart, that at all times he will
receive not only kindness and considera :
ton. but true sympathy and support.
which will smooth his path thru life and
will go far towards making him a useful
and self-respecting member in the COM
munity where his home life is centered.
Promises kept to the ear are often
broken to the hope. The experience of
the workingmen of this city has often
proven the truth of this quotation
The letting of the contract of the First
National bank is an example of the. pub
lie spirit and disinterested loyalty of the
business element of our city.
After the local cut stone contractors
had figured the work, it was let to a firm
in Bedford Ind. The Minneapolis branch
of journeymen stonecutters, before the
contract was let, appointed several com
mittees to wait on the bank officials, di-
rectors and others. requesting them to
have the work done in the city by local
stonecutters. Their success may be
measured by the fact that not a dollar OF
the amount paid for the stonecutting OF
the First National bank will reach the
| pockets of working stonecutters or 9TH
ers engaged in that industry in this city
| nor the business men they deal with The
general contractor may swell his bank
| account a thousand or two, but the bust
ness interests and the wage Garner of this
| city will suffer to the extent of $40, 900
more or less.
James s. Mortified, President
Fred Juno, Secretary,
! Stonecutters Union.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
RAILROAD NOTES.

Complaint by members of the Lnlted 1o,i'i tEat
,;1 TraveIers to the railroad commission thaC
the Milwaukee station at Isinours is TOO sman
nnclean and unsanitary will come up onicialiE
before the commission March .. -... -
oe M nneating of the executive committee OF
tho western Passenger association for To-Day
was account Of the to bring
"A. ,,',,oso Numerical commissioners safely thru
tine tine tinted States, arrived at the Great North
ern Offices today. He has had mnch speb and
in China and is familiar VIII 'ne -
customs of the people.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

After twenty eight years before the
American public as a low comedian, Lew
Fields will make his debut in this city
Sunday night, as Hubert Peepfogel, in the
musical play Tt Happened in Nord-
land" character he has been playing in
New York steadily for a year and a half.
He brings to this city his entire original
company Of 100 persons, Including a score
of well known principles, and fourscore
singing and dancing girls;-said to be the
handsomest chorus that ever left New
York. Certain it is that the organization,
in its entirety. is the largest Of it's class
that ever visited the northwest. Victor
Herbert's music is said to be the most
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WARNS BURGLARS
Mrs. S. J. Williams, Robbed, Buys
Bulldog and sEight-shooter.

Bulldog and '.Eight-shooter.'
Robbed of all her jewelry last
Wednesday night and despairing of
adequate police protection in the fu,
ture, Mrs. S. J. Williams, .3OO1 Portland
avenue, has asked T h J u n a ], by
telephone, to warn burglars to remain
away from her home: Mrs. Williams
Jays that she has purchased an "eight-
shooter and bulldog and is ready
for any marauders who chance her way.
She serves further notice that the burg
lars Of Wednesday got all her valu-
ables and it will avail nothing for
others to ransack her place.
Mrs Williams was visiting her son
on the night of the robbery. She re-
turned to find her home topsy-turvy and
all articles of value gone. She esti-
mates her loss at $40. She notified the
police, but for some reason, the matter
was suppressed by the authorities and
the robbery did not become public until
Mrs. Williams Informed T h e ] gu r
nal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
ADOPT Uniform Size Blocks.

frogs was considered yesterday at a
meeting of railroad men with the state
railroad commission. The state law re
ouires the blocking to save switchmen
from getting caught in the angles.
Methods of blocking have been found
to vary much with different roads; IL
was agreed that the size of the, blocks
should be 8 by 5 INCHES and the con,
struction representatives PROMISED u
use that size for all blocks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
DEMAND NEW STATION
ST. Paul Newspapers Begin Agitation
for Improvement.

Newspapers in st. Paul started a
boom yesterday for new union sta
ton it is said that the additions and
improvements lately completed do not
suffice to take care of the capacity tax
alton.
The baggage department. seems to
need expansion most. The business mas
grown steadily yearly and it is expected
to gain in 1906. About 275 trains are
now handled every day, and this the
dull season.
The tracks are operated by hand
system, as the yards are not big enough
to put in a block system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Thirty-Day Tour
Through Old Mexico.

Personally Conducted tour. including
all expenses, will leave Minneapolis
March 9th and return April 9th. Adj
dress or call on Mrs. j. w. Fleu, 1913
End Ave So, Minneapolis, Mimi. Tel,
N. W., South 1947-J
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

A letter which Oliver Wendell Holmes
wrote to a correspondent whom he said
could be trusted not to let out such a
"garrulous piece of personality" has just
graphs .~"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

Another objection to the Jews in Lon
don is that wherever they settle in pre-
dominating numbers the saloons have to
move out, the Jew not being SO ardent in
the search for snakes as his Christian
brother, -.~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Quote New Export Rate.

journal Special servioe.
Chicago, Feb. 21.-Lines from the
twin cities to Chicago In connection
with eastern lines have announcer eoloa
from From Minneapolis to the Atlantic sea
board tH The tariff becomes efectiy,e
lows. Boston, "a; New York, 20:
Philadel phia, 21.5, and Baltimore ls'o
cents.