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contain no provision for reaching. The
result is that property of one sort ID
overtaxed, and property of another sort
escapes. entirely. For these reasons /
am in favor of the proposed tax amend
ment to the state constitution which is
to be. voted upon at the coming cleo
stion.o - .,=ssszs
.a Should Safeguard insurance.
Mr.. Cole summarized the insurance
situation, and urged measures to re-
store public confidence and protect pol
icyholders against mismanagement. It
is the part Of wise craftsmanship, he
said, to SO handle the present situa-
ton: ar T. -.....s
First-That the solvency Of the ex-
listing institutions should not be imper-
illed.
"Second-That the companies which
have not been guilty of abuses should
not be made to suffer along with those
of a different character.
Third-That the popularity of life
insurance as a family protection may be
preserved, and,
in it may not be deceived or disap-
pointed.'
He favored legislation requiring fire.
quent distribution of surplus, also
state supervision and the greatest pub
licity. -
Position on Drainage.
On the subject of drainage, Mr.. Cole
declared himself opposed to state drain
age of any privately-owned land. He
would only have the state drain such
land as will more than repay the money
spent. OF 100000 acres Of state
swamp land, he believes 100000 acres
can be drained for ST. an acre, or
$1,000,O00, and sold at the average
price heretofore obtained, $6.4S, bring
ing $e.430,000 to the school and other
trust funds. This would give an an
nual interest Of 1927, 200, at per cent.
Mr.. Cole reviewed the law against
timber trespass, and declared for every
practical safeguard of state timber and
rigid enforcement Of the law against
violations. He also favored action by
the legislature TO see whether the state
cannot derive larger revenue from it's
mineral lands. On the primary election
question he said:
"After a careful investigation of the
question, am convinced that the large
majority of the voters Of the state are
in favor of extending the primary cleo
ton. to state offices, and, if elected.
shall recommend the passage of such
law
Later in the campaign, Mr.. Cole said,
he would take up other questions, such
as good roads and reforestation of the
cut-over lands.
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Simplified Spelling.

The newspapers which have been
aroused to curious sense Of outrage
because Of the president g. order regard
ing spelling must, to make their point,
marvelously exaggerate the reforms
which, have been proposed by Pro-
fessor Matthews. There are about 300
out Of 100000 words in the dictionary
involved. They are words which PEG.
pie would like to spell just as the re-.
formers suggest, but they have not the
nerve to do it. The president makes
an opening for the use Of the reformed
spelling by introducing it into public
documents. This is about all there is
to it.
The objection to spelling reform, that
it will make the old masters as unread
able as Chaucer, is ridiculous. It is not
Chaucer' g spelling which stands in the
way. It is the presence here and there
in his text of words which have abso-
lutely disappeared from the language as
we know it. This coupled with the
fact that he had his own notions about
whether to put in verb or leave it out
makes Chaucer something Of a chore.
But nevertheless Chaucer can be read
by the few who want to do it. Shaks-
pere would not be injured by simplify
ing the spelling of some words.
The whole body Of the English Ian
guage will remain about as it is, what
ever is done about spelling reform.
Phonetic spelling is not aimed at by
the reformers, but merely uniformity
where it can be attained without sacri-
fcing the dignity Of a word. We may.
all differ about spelling kissed skist, =,
but there is absolutely no reason for
phantasy when sfantasyW is not only.
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cHAMeERLAlN's WORK IN NORWAY

W. B. Chamberlain Of T ] r a
Is still remembered In Norway for his
newspaper work during the crisis Of last
summer, altho the country at that time
was overrun with foreign correspondents
and it is more than a year ago since he
left for home. DR.: Herman Fjelde Of
Abercrombie, N. D., says that the Lead
ing men Of Norway recall his work with
much qualification, and requested DR..
Fjelde to express their thanks to Mr..
Chamberlain for his conscientious eff
forts to obtain an intelligent grasp OF the
complicated situation, and to place the
Norwegian position In an impartial light
before the people of the United States.
(. While in Norway DR.. Fjelde had sew
eral audiences with Foreign Minister
Loevland and Bjornstjerne Bjornson,
with whom he discussed Mr.. Chamber.
lain's correspondence Mr. Loevland de-
clared that of all the army Of foreign
correspondents Mr.. Chamberlain and the
representative of the London Times were
the only ones who seemed to study the
crisis from the standpoint of internal
tional law, and who had clear concep-
ton of its true inwardness. Mr.. Loev-
land sent greetings to the American
journalist. Bjornstjerne Bjornson was
enthusiastic in his praise Of T h o r.
nal articles, and declared that there
were no articles In the foreign press that
he read with greater interest and salts
faction than those written by Mr..
Chamberlain.
Mr.. Chamberlain, who has been In Cal.
ifornia since the first Of the year on ac-
count of impaired health, expects to re-
turn to Minneapolis during SeptembeP
fully restored to his normal condition.
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Unlque-PoIite Vaudeville.

That the patriotic fervor aroused by
the G.. A. r. encampment was more than
the enthusiasm Of passing, moment is
demonstrated by the reception given the
two patriotic offerings on this weeks
Dill at the Unique. The motion pictures.
showing section after section Of the great
parade, are Well-nigh as inspiring as the
real spectacle. Offering a real opportu-
nifty to those who were unable to see the
gray-haired heroes Of the civil war make
their triumphal progress thru the streets
OF Minneapolis, and even more interest
ing to those fortunate persons who were
there, they are a spectacle well worth
seeing.
Irene Little has an illustrated song
entitled 1.-THE Stars and Stripes and
You,' which is an excellent example of
what the sentimental-p patriotic song
should be.
Bert Levy, the New York cartoonist,
presents his interesting and artistic
sketching act for a. second time. BY a
clever stereoptioon arrangement every
line Is thrown on the screen &as it is
drawn. For real fun the stunts of Gus
Leonard, Hermann the second" are in
a class by themselves. His PAROLES on
the usual conjuring tricks are laugh
creating, and his freak musical instru-
ments are novel; Noblette and Marshall
have a comedy sketch which is full of
witty lines. Bessie Taylor, contralto has
good voice and is at once musical and
comedy success. The Gregsons, musi-
cal, comedians. have daintily costumed
act, and sing and dance, we'll. The bill
is, one. one Of y. the best ever offered to the
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MIR. Coles Speech.

Inc republican candidate for rover.
nor made his first address to the voters
last evening at Kenyon. The speech
was Like tho man, direct and straight
forward, with no tricks Of oratory or
eraces Of eloquence, but leaving no
doubt as to where he stands. He
wasted no time In futile pounding away
at national issues, but devoted every
minute to stating his belief on the
questions that will come before him for
action If he Is elected governor.
Enforcement Of law Is the keynote
bounded at Kenyon. On that platform
every good citizen can stand. It is a
good enough platform for any party or
any candidate, national, state or mu-
nicipal. We want better laws on every
subject If better can be had, but above
all we need the existing laws enforced.
We need to get away from the old
habit of drifting along with the tide.
Roosevelt has been seeing to the en-
forcement Of the Sherman antitrust
law and some other dead letter statutes.
AS Mr.. Cole says, he obeyed no direct
mandate Of the law, but used his dis
cretionary power to make these laws a
living force. As President Roosevelt
has done, SO a governor of Minnesota
can do. There is no duty laid upon him
with regard to the enforcement Of the
railroad laws. The railroad and ware
house commission has a specific duty,
but any citizen has right, or dis
cretionary power, to bring a complaint
before the commission. The governor,
+ as representative Of all citizens, may
exercise that right, and Mr.. Cole prom
ises that if elected he will take pains
to keep informed, and will not hesitate
to make suggestions and file complaints
with the commission where it seems ad-
visable. Presumably he will not be
content with speeches denouncing crate
robberies,' and will not wait till some
country editor has put the question up
to him and forced him to act. He will
move without waiting for a prod, and
without regard to whether q campaign
is approaching. He promises to act as
representative Of the people when
ever just cause for complaint arises.
Experience has shown that the railroads
and even the commission need some
such urging to secure action. The lit
tie skirmish for position between the
commission and the present governor
has already resulted in reduction of
grain rates by the railroads, and it is
very apparent that the same concession
could Just as well have been secured
months ago.
On all other issues taken up Mr.. Cole
stands square with the republican plat
form and with the sentiment Of the
people. He goes farther than the plat
form in declaring for the direct pri-
mary for state officers. In making this
declaration he is evidently moved by
what he considers the sentiment of the
people rather than by his individual
opinion. There is no accurate way of
gauging that sentiment. Those express
ing themselves are generally for the
statewide primary. That is not saying
that the people want it.
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suitcase and another gunnysack walk
ing alongside him.

F. Il Z. i
suitcase and another gunnysack walk
ing alongside him."
Some reporters might have jumped
to the conclusion that the gunnysack
full Of something was suspicious.
Possibly 1t did cross the Pioneer Press
reporters mind that these were rob.
bers. If it did, we undoubtedly owe
to this >unfounded. suspicion a much
greater discovery than the unmasking
OF q couple of thieves with their booty
carelessly carried in the open. Listen:
'THE LAD with the sack and guncase
WAS THE SON OF THE PRESI-
DENT; the other was his friend John
Heard.''
Having clearly identified the two, the
Pioneer Press reporter evidently FOL
lowed them, at respectful distance,
for he is able to inform. the gaping
world what was in the gunnysacks.
They contained buffalo horns which
Kermit Roosevelt was taking home to
polish up. Note was taken of his
clothing 50 minute that one doubts
whether THE SON OF THE PRESI-
DENT can ever again hope to travel
incognito in that suit. He wore "a
brown cowboy hat denied on four sides
and the top pointed high above his
head" He had on a gray outing suit
very much the worse for wear and a
broad belt and light vest reaching
to the top Of the belt completed the
outfit. Wonderful as this rig may ap-
pear it is more wonderful that the son
of the president puts it on and off him
self, for the Pioneer Press trailed the
lad and found that he had emo servants
or Wallets with him, but looked after
his own baggage, tickets and accommo-
dations." s,-'@ .4
This is about all, except that the
Pioneer Press reporter could not help
letting out a parting gloat over the
fact. that nobody in the Union depot
but. himself had F'the slightest idea
that the young man with gunnysack
full Of buffalo horns was the son Of the
chief executive.''
They certainly had not There is
nothing about bags Of buffalo horns to
particularly suggest president s sons.
Nor do we believe there is another re-
porter in st. Paul who could have de-
duced president s sons from gunny-
sacks. The total absence of a valet
must have added to the difficulties Of
the situation. Had there been one, this
special kind Of reporter would have
easily fraternized with him and discov-
cred not only what was in the gunny-
sacks, but how many changes of linen
were in the suitcase.
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Not even the primary law, which
gives the individual the right to vote
direct on the choice Of candidates, can
eliminate every mean trick from the
political game. One that it is still
possible to play Is to induce some one
who cares nothing for the office to file
simply because he happens to have a
name SO similar to that Of prominent
candidate that it's appearance on. the
ticket will deceive good many vot-
ers at the expense Of the genuine can
didate Of similar name and to. the ad-
vantage Of his rivals. That sort Of
politics is dishonorable and should be
rebuked at the polls by all honorable
men. - -
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"The laws Of our state not only
give the right to, but impose the
duty upon the chief executive to
remove the commission in the event
OF its failure to perform it's duty,
and, in order to know when to ex-
ercise that function in question
like this, that affects all people, the
governor should at least, from time
to time, keep himself Informed as
to what is being done by that
body, and [ am &C WINGED that sug-
gestions from the governor to the
commission, when Questions of the
disobedienee Of law or the collec-
tion Of excessive freight rates are
known to him, are not only peril
nent but dema nded, and, if elect
, ed governor, I will unhesitatingly
make suggestions to the commits
sion when the public welfare seems
to demand it, and, if necessary,
file formal complaint.
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fattering reception, opening the play
houses regular season.
AS a vehicle for Mr.. Olcott's tclever
comedy work and sweet singing, eileen
ashore" is peculiarly effective. It has q
connected plot Of really absorbing inter-
est. Set In picturesque ireland In the
time of the Robert Emmett disturbances,
the many dramatic incidents form an
artistic whole, the interest and charm OF
which are irresistible. There As much
sparkling comedy and display Of
charming Irish wit. There are also many
beautiful lines and several poetic con-
cept1ons, as when Richard Temple ex-
plains lrelands origin by saying that
satan, banished from above, stole a slice
or heaven, but he was followed so fast
by the angels that he let fall his prize
into the ocean and when the angels saw
how calm and beautiful it lay on the
bosom OF the sea they left It, there to
bless mankind, and called it Ireland.
= The play Is new to the stage and altho
some faults have been eliminated it still
smacks too strongly of the melodramatic
to suit Mr.. Olcott's peculiar abilities and
the quaintness and simplicity his ad-
mirers have learned to, expect. The
curtains IN the first three acts are
somewhat forced, and the posing of the
principals Is trif1e too near the mock
heroic. These faults will undoubtedly be
remedied; the harshness softened and
Eileen Ashore" will become one of the
best of the many popular Irish plays pro-
duced by the singing comedian.
In its songs the play is the equal of
past efforts. EILEEN Ashore made the
hit, and the way in which the gallery
whistlers Joined in the chorus speaks
much for its future popularity.
OF course Chauncey Olcott Is the one
whom everyone goes to- see and hear,
and ~altho he holds the center, of the stage
during most Of the four acts, there are
other people of merit in the company.
George A. Lessey does one Of the sanest
and most effective bits of ''heavy'' work
seen In Minneapolis fors2a long time.
Daniel Jarrett plays Corney Delaney, and
has created good eccentric character
part. Arthur Jarrett Is acceptable as
Rodney ODonnell. Florence Lester,
plays Eileen ashore, looks the part, and
her portrayal is sweetly satisfying.
Little Olive McVine makes a decidedly
good impression in the part of Norah
OToole, and her scene with Richard
Temple In the first act is one Of the most
effective in the play. The piece is
mounted sumptuously and ,artistically.
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Minnesota Politics
List Of Candidates at the Primaries
About closed-Demoerats Scouting for
Candidates-LegIsIatve Entries.

tomorrow Is the last day for filing, and
the lists OF candidates for congress and
the legislature are pretty we'll closed,
Most OF those who file during the closing
days have been. announced candidates
for some time. The democrats at this
writing have candidates for congress only
| In the first, second and fifth districts. It
Is understood that they will fill the places
| in the third district and also in the
fourth, but they will probably make no
filings in the rest Of the districts The
democrats OF the third want to be rep
| resented on the ticket. and in the fourth
the Stevens Rogers fight is so bitter that
! the democrats think they have fight
| ing chance.
Congressman Volstead has no opposi-
! ton Of any kind as yet. Halvor STEINER
son has no one against him except Hal
dor Boon, who has filed as socialist.
The f1fty-fourth district, one of the
strongest democratic bailiwicks in the
state has its full quota Of democratic
candidates, but only one republican SO
far, John R. Howard of Sank Center,
who has filed in the western district for
the house in place Of W. J. Stock. The
latter, who won his election two years
ago in still hunt, has moved from Mel
| rose to Colerain. up on the iron range.
The democratic candidate in this dis
| trict will be w. A. Morse Of Sank Gen.
ter. or Edward w. Nugent of Brooten.
Representative H. c. Block who had
been out for the senate, has withdrawn,
and his place in the house Is contested
for by two democrats, Louis Weber Of
| Marty, and Joseph Friedman OF Eden
Valley. The senatorial nomination to-
succeed Valentine Batz lies between
Frank Minnette OF, Sank Center and ].
J. Amman Of Torah. No republican has
filed for it yet. ., q.
Edward W. Ryan Of Staples. who was
formerly in the house from the fifty
second district. has filed In the fifty
third. and so far he and E.. R. Kinds Of
Hubbard have no opposition for the
house nominations.
A. L. Cole has busy week ahead Of
him in southern Minnesota. He spoke
today in Dodge Center, and went down
this afternoon to Austin, where he will
spend a couple Of hours "mixing'
with local republicans. He goes to
Rushford tonight and speaks there to-
School Sch % III He gill stop in :. Houston
oyer to Caledonia: Thursday he will
visit Caledonia, Spring Grove and
Preston. Friday he will be in Lanes
boro and Spring Valley, and Saturday
at Owatonna. Monday, Sept. 3, he will
20 to Revere and make a Labor day
address there, with J. F. jacobson, re-
turning to: st. Paul Tuesday. The re-
mainder Of that week he will put in at
the Cole headquarters tent on the state
49,. Charles B. Cheney.
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MIR. Bryan's Mental Attachments.

DIR. Albert Shaw, in the Review Of
Reviews, temporarily considers Bryan,
and finds that his fault as public
man is ga love for settling things
by reducing them to the form of die
tum. of eternal and immutable applica-
tion.."' He alludes to Mr.. Bryan g
clinging to the silver fetch when it's
absurdity was privately acknowledged
by those who were, his most loyal sup
porters in 1896; to his theoretical at
stitude: toward what he called imperial
ISM. and to, his argumentative posi-
stion as regards the trusts. It was not
Mr.. Bryan's method to proceed against
the trusts; by learning all about them,
but to- avoid their communicating infu-
ence while he crushed them with a
syllogism. %,.#<.t
!. One Of his conclusions, cabled re-
GENTLY, amounted almost to "silly'-
gism. It was that it was as impossible
to regulate trusts as to regulate bur-
glary. To accept Mr.. Bryan's conclu-
sion, it was necessary to also accept an
analogy which was palpably false. 1t
Is. quite probable that in this instance
MI. Bryan was led away by the chance
of saying something smart. But his
other and more ponderous utterance,
emo question is ever settled until it
is settled right,' while abstractly cor
rect, is practically false. Most things
in this world are settled by compro-
mise, and as compromise consists in
yielding of convictions Of truth to
expediency, it can never be right. If
Mr.. Bryan, as president, should cling
to this saying as the corner stone Of
an administration, he would be one Of
the most mischievous presidents the
country ever had.
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. ADJUSTMENTS

tropoItan-chauncey oIcott In "EIIeen
+ +e>. =: = Asthore.', - y z@*~~:.~..e
Chauncey Olcott has lost none Of his
old-time charm. His sweet lyric tenor
rises to the opportunities afforded !, BY
quaint Irish melodies, his loyemaking, is
ardently compelling, while his portrayal
of other emotions and his handling of
difficult situations shows an increasing
histrionic ability. He is the same Chaun-
cey Olcott who has been popular In. Min
neapolfs thru a series of 1song-plays,
and in his appearance at the Metropoli-
tan operahouse he is meeting most
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The Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany, apparently unaware Of the age
in which it lives and swims in an ocean
of watered stock, is proposing to with
draw the transfer privilege. This sim
pie little device would add $1,197, 900
to it's income and enable it to declare
dividends which would justify another
outburst Of stock. And it would cost
the travelling public so small an
amount, only 2-10 Of cent a ride.
What is that's?
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simpler but much more inviting to the

simpler but much more inviting to the
eye.
The playful scorners of simplifled
spelling should take cognizance Of DR..
Folwell 8 statement in The. Sunday
Journal, that Webster $ dictionary
came out with as extensive program
Of reform as the present. There was
violent scholastic opposition, but nearly
all Of Webster's amendments have been
accepted. -
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THIS. DATE IN HISTORY
AUG. 20

15e5-spanlards, under Governor
Mendez, landed at st. Augustine.
1595-Eng!lsh force under Drake
and Hawkins, sailed on expedition
Against Spanish settlements In the
West Indies. -
:, 16oe-Hudson discovered Delaware
bay 60.
{: Observation-Disclosures. Of Fort Erie
continued by the British. .s@:, -.
/ 1s16-Treaty signed by. AigIers and
England, (which Christian slavery
was to BE- aboIlshed. 9. -. ~.
Observation-Disclosures and capture
Of Forts Hatteras and Clark. North
Carolina. -. I#fa
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A Lexington, KY, mule smashed an
automobile that filled the air in front of
him with noise and smell. One advan-
tage Of being a mule is that you can
express yourself Our envious contem-
poraries will agree to that D.. =
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Upton Sinclair Is said to be -prepar-
ing to EXPOSE Pittsburg millionaires.
They have the start Of him. 81 -.
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Henry James has hurt Newport NOR
tally by referring to the new fashion.
able set there as "The White Ele-
phants.-' The mania for the biggest,
loudest entertainments, the most I'M
tanned checks in: clothing he found
there and sadly contrasts it with old
,demure Newport of his former day.,
which remembered the Sabbath day and
was fairly decent the rest of the week.
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The postal card fad is said to have
passed it's height. and to be declining.
Small office postmasters who have been
sitting up nights to, cancel them will
hear this with a sigh of relief.