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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
"A Daze Of Contemplation.

The Mortified News cannot under
stand The Journal indorsing any
position it takes, and wonders why the
recent editorial OH state railroad laws
seemed to corroborate some Of the
News statements. The criticism ex-
pressed by The Journal was not
general, but only related to the sweep
ing statement that under our present
laws the railroads have a sefree hand''
in Minnesota. That must be admitted
to be a gross e~xaggeration. There are
improvements which should be made, as
TIL Journal pointed out, and In IA
voring them the News is doing right.
In its lucid intervals the News is an
excellent newspaper.
The News says our state commission
has failed to exercise it's power under
the existing laws. No one disputes that
fact. The proposed reduction in mer-
chandise rates is the first movement Of
consequence taken by the commission
since the order reducing lumber and
coal rates. The commissioners seem
most of the time to have been in a daze
of contemplation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
REVIEWS path TO POWER
DR.. Gunsaulus' Book Is Discussed by
Congregational Preachers.

DR.. F. A. Summer of Pilgrim church
spoke at the meeting of the Congrega-
tional ministers in Plymouth church
this morning. Mr.. Summer gave a we'll
prepared and interesting review of the
recently published book by DR.. Gun
%saulus, "Path to Power" The book
was published last spring and caused
much discussion. Following the review
by Mr.. Summer, the ministers discussed
different sections Of the book.
"Witchcraft in Early New Eng.
land' was the text of an address which
Rev. DR.. L. A. Crandall gave before the
ministers meeting of the Methodist
church in Hennepin Avenue church this
morning. In his talk, Mr.. Crandall
described how superstition was one Of
the strong obstacles against which the
followers of the Lord had to battle. A
discussion Of the subject followed at
the close Of the address.
Harold Croz1er of Prospect Park, who
has been appointed by the central pro-
hibition committee to work among the
young people Of the churches of the
city, gave a short talk and outlined
in a general way his plan Of campaign.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
SEEDING Is NOT BEHIND
Work in North Dakota Will Start
About as Usual.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., April 9.-Pres-
ent indications are that seeding will
open in North Dakota this. year at
about the usual time, the middle Of
April. In the southern counties, on the
rolling lands of the James river val
ley, and west of the Missouri in
but it will be well into the week before
seeding. is genera, and this presumes
there will be good weather in the
meantime.
The owners of low lands are feeling
particularly well pleased, as thousands
Of acres that could not be reached at
all last spring are now dry. and will,
with good weather, in q few DAYS be
fit for seeding. This is the case in the
Argusville country, which was probably
the wettest in the state last year, in
the section at the base of Pembina
mountains, and in the several low
stretches on the Minnesota side where
there. was great loss last year by ex.
cesslve moisture. ~ :
In the aggregate the amount Of
blowing done last fall was immense;
proportionately it was probably up to
the average; Ward county figured more
than any other in the crop estimates Of
the northwest last year, and the same
course will doubtless be followed this
year, as much of the land that was
broken last year will be cropped this
spring and that section will furnish a
constantly-increasing proportion of the
crop of the northwest.
Durum wheat will be an important
feature in the crop of this year. Seed
grain men report immense demand for
1t, and the acreage will be very large.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
X Orpheum-Modern Vaudeville.

Wide variety of entertainment and
merit mark the Orpheum Offering this
week. In point of thrill, Havemann's ex-
hibition Of wild animal training heads the
bill. The animals do not perform any
wonderful stunts, but the familiarity with
which the trainer enters the cage and
boxes, wrestles, dances and generally de-
ports himself with lions, tigers and bears
Is disconcerting. -, -"
Next in point of interest is the work of
Probst, the whistler, in initiating the
songs of birds and their calls. Probst's
Whlstling and powers Of imitation are
wonderfully developed. The act is embel-
lished with a series Of stereoscopic pic
lures of the familiar birds of the meadows
and marshes. -" ~ ;. =
Valerie Bergere & Co, hold over for
another week. presenting His Japanese
Wife," a vehicle better adapted to the
stars talents h the tabloid production
of Carmen" of last week. The wife
was Miss Bergere's Introductory work in
Minneapolis at the Orpheum last year and
has lost none Of its sparkle or interest.
Alice. Lyndon Doll is a very substantial
bit of ware billed as The "bit of Dresden
china" Her beauty IS In excess Of her
ability as an entertainer, altho she gained
a fair amount Of applause by her work.
Frank Rae and Gussie Brosche gave d
very talkative act. Rae tells a bunch of
the stories that will always get a, laugh,
no matter how often they may have been
told and as the woman of a few words
Miss Brosche is a chattering success.
The Argenanti trio, italian singers, did
|not create a favorable impression at first
with bits from, grand opera, but perse-
vered. When they reached the more ia
miliar part Of their programs the audience
grew. enthusiastic and was 10th to let
them go. Bailey, Austin & Co., in a
~knockabout turn, furnish one of the
screams of. the night Treading a hack
neyed path. these chaps have introduced
a new: line Of clever b~urlesque and low
comedy which set the house going for
nearly half an hour. The kinodrome. closes
the, show. with Illusion films of French
origin. j, H. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
Leopold Still at the Helm.

Rev. H. S. Johnson, who visited Min
neapolis. in the interest of the Congo
investigation recently, vigorously ar
raigned Secretary Root at fremont
Temple in*Boston. The s~ecretary's in
action. he declared, was inexcusable in
view of the fact that Mr.. Root had in
timated that if American commerce had
been obstructed there might be cause
for interference. Mr.. Johnson inter
preted this to near that if it had been
a cargo of ,sardines, the United States
might have risen in it's: wrath and sent
Dewey to the scene; but, it being but
men and women who are suffering, our
thoughts are quiescently neutral. g.
Resolutions were adopted begging
that the president and Secretary Root
take such steps as a nation powerful
and resourceful may take in the name
OF humanity to prevent the further op-
preston Of the defenseless and enslaved
people Of the Congo and establish bet
ter conditions in the Free State.
'Such steps as a nation powerful
and resourceful may take' appears to
be the key to the opportunity of the
United States. No European nation is
going to stand on it's dignity Of neu-
trality when a nation like this ibegs it
to do something in the name Of humani-
>ty. And after all, what is it the epeo-
pie of this country are asking their
officials to do? Nothing but to make
representations. Nothing but to ask
the European governments which estab-
lished the Free State to inquire whether
their. purposes are being carried out.
Is there anything so sacred about the
sovereign dignity of a state that it
should be outraged. by the simple re-
quest to examine and report whether
evils are not to be found in it's admin
istration9
1t should be remembered that the
Congro Free State is not a growth of
centuries. 1t was an invention of the
European powers. Its sovereignty is
based expressly upon certain stipula.
tions which, it is unoffcially known,
are being violated every day. The only
.-F $3.50
thing America asks is that official in,
quiry be made. -
The powers Of Europe organized the
Congo Free State for the accomplish.
ment of a purpose. The SOVEREIGNTY of
that state was purely incidental. Thu
accomplishment of the purpose was the
main consideration. The purpose is not
being accomplished; it is being defeated
bv maladministration. Shall the ma
tions which created the Free State lie
down and say they can do nothing, ad.
init that defeat Of their purpose is I'm.
fortunate, but that, having created the
Free State, they cannot go back of the
record and inquire how that sovereignty
is being administeredg ~ =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09

\ TILE
AOrNBWKA
BY w. a. klrkwood.

I'm MEMoRIAM" ANNOTATED BY
The AUTHoR-Tennyson's magnificent
song Of faith I'm Memoriam,'' has been
issued In new form with notes and com
ments made from time to time by the
author. No one who has learned to APP
preclate this poem should be without this
hi notes that have been added
under the editorship Of the poets son
shed a flood of light upon the poem and
give much of it new force and meaning.
Here is n thing that should give the
materialtst scientist pause and the man
assalled by doubts courage. The words
are those Of, Tennyson..
This is a terrible age Of unfaith. / hate utter
unfa1th.; cannot endure that men should sacri-
nee everything at the cold altar Of what with
their imperfect knowledge they choose to call
ruth and reason. One can easily lose all belief
thru giving up the continual thought and care
for spiritual things.
The atheistic scientist Of today seems
to forget too often how imperfect is his
knowledge, and the wavering believer
places too much confidence in the unwar-
rantably positive assertions of the scien-
fist.
The new I'm Memoriam" is inexpen-
lslvely made. 1t is worthy of being is
sued in better form. Z
The Macmillan company, New York.
a !$1.OO. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
The Bill.

Some more grief is said to be in store
for the Hstandpat" element in the SEN
ate when the attempt shall be made to
take the Philippine tariff bill out of the
hands of the committee which has re-
fused to report it.
The. bill passed the house by a great
majority. but that is not of much slgnl-
fcance since majorities in the house are
made great or small by the speaker, but
what is significant is that the majority
in the house corresponds with the ma
iority in the country for this measure
Of justice to the islands.
The secretary Of war, who formerly
was governor general Of the Philippines,
strongly favored this bill. The presi-
dent recommended it in his message.
The "standpat' members of congress
who went to the islands with the Taft
party were converted and voted for it
in the house. But the "standpat'
course of smothering it in committee.
This was an almost unprecedented
course to take on a measure which had
been before congress for several years,
and which had the Endorsement of the
country substantially without regard to
politics. 49,
The present effort is one to teach the
leaders of the senate that they cannot
absolve themselves from responsibility
by ordering the measure killed in COM
mittee as if it. were 2 hill for q hridoe
over Wallow creek. They must take it
up, discuss and vote on it. Nothing
short Of this will satisfy the people.
If the senators can convince the coun-
try in open debate that the bill should
not pass that is their privilege. But
= they can convince no one by pocketing
the measure. .,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
This Is a day Of anxiety at Zion.
Personal Property Taxation

mo system of taxation is ideally en-
forced. The principles: of uniformity
and equityAa are only approximately 10
Piled in the best system. In the worst
system they are not applied at all. This
occurs in the so-called taxation Of ner-
sonal property.
The recently unearthed big robbery
In. this city points a moral. It is no
part of the purpose Of this article TO
comment upon the startling discrepancy
between the returns made to the as-
SCISSOR and the loot carried off by the
thief. Perhaps as startling inconsist-
encies exist in the personal tax state
ments Of nine people out of ten. They
40 not all become known. It would helm
toward a more general observance Of
the spirit of the laws if they were,
People do not like to be made publicly
ridiculous. They will part with a lit.
tie money to the state rather than en-.
dure laughter at their own expense.
The point in this case seems to be. as
1t very likely is in nearly all tax dodg.
Inf, that personal. property is now not
listed. It is not listed because there is
widespread feeling that the law is Ii
just in attempting to tax certain
classes of personal property. It is quite
likely to put a real value upon a lot Of
stuff which has only a sentimental
value. So people conceal their curios
and max a return to the assessor which
ought to be added to the curio depart.
ment of the home.
The tax commission Of 1902 recon.
mended that the listing Of personal
property be insisted upon as the first
requisite toward anything like a com
plete assessment of personal property,
1t proposed that the taxpayer who alb,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
APRIL g..

14s3-Edward w. Of England died.
1682-La Sale took possession of
Louisiana.
16s1-Belslumz surrendered to the
French.
1738-Rufus Putnam, revolutionary
war general and founder Of Ohio, born.
Died at Marietta, Ohio, May q, 1924.
175s-Ffsher Ames, president Of
Harvard college, born. Died July 4,
1903.
17so-charIeston, s.. c.. invaded by
the British. Q
1e16-First African Methodist Epls-
copaI church formed.
1s35-klng Leopold III. Of Belgium
born.
1s43-AdeIIna Patti, famous singer,
born In Madrid.
1s62-Great Britain and Spain with
drew from Mexican expedition.
1365-General Lee surrendered to
General Grant at Appomattox.
1895-United States supreme court
declared Income tax null and void In
so far as It affected state, county and
municipal bonds.
1903-United States court Of appeals
enJoIns Northern Securities company
! from voting stock Of Northern Pacific,
or Great Northern railroads.
19o3-Rear Admiral w. S. Schley
visits Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09

SASAS
IRVING BACHELOR RETURNS TO
THE WOopS.-The author of "Eben
Holden" in his latest book, SiIas Strong,
Emperor Of the Woods, returns to the
field in which he won his spurs Silas
Strong is a. woodsrna1n of the Adiron-
sdacks, and is unlike any other woodsman
we have met in fiction. Certainly he is
no imitation. He is n of the philoso-
phizfng kindi a man of, good, sense, and a
lover of his domain. The story in which
he plays a part reaches its climax in a
forest fire, @viyidg described.2J THE man
as drawn IFS ono Of the kind Esfor which
there is room for more.a The gronlance of
the tale is that spf aiS younlggs B man of
wealth, assffriend sof thessempefor,'s, and a
girl whose9affatfaesSasfearAoEao the decep-
ttions and shaHy 81 Soefetyl took her ito
the woods mi infancy EandSkept away
from even the village life of the country.
The authors style is less forced than in
some of. his other works; indeed. it has a
very pleasing n%aturalness ,.about it that
fits the character Of the story we'll. The
humorous comments of Silas, however,
do not always strike one as worth while.
Harper & Bros, New York. $3.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
PAUL LAURENCE pUNBAR,s BEST

PAUL BEST
BOOk.-The late Paul Laurence Dunbar
made. himself best known by his negro
poems, and it is probably by them that
he will be remembered longest. Never
theless, these are not in reality MI. Dun
bars truest claim to consideration, says
The Bookman. Some years ago he pub
lished a move under the title of '"The
Sport of the Gods 1t received COMPARE
lively little notice and is now, perhaps,
almost forgotten, save by a very few:
y Here, however, Mr.. Dunbar, out
of the abundance Of intimate knowledge,
has told us things of which one can find
no mention elsewhere in. our literature.
He has shown III the life of those negroes
who are not day laborers, who possess
various degrees Of education, and who
may even be comparatively wealthy. Do
we ever think how such people live? They
certainly do not live In the city slums.
They are barred from those places which
even the poorer whites frequent. What
is their mode of life and what are their
a~musements, distractions surroundings
and designations? Mr. Dunbar throws a
whole flood of lightzon this really large
section of ourspophlation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
WHEAT CROPS
THRU SOUTHWEST
Reports from Producing States
Indicate a Bumper Harvest
This Year.
Special to Tho Journal.

Special to Tho journal.
Chicago, April "a bumper wheat.
crop for this year is indicated in a
summary Of conditions compiled from
reports from all the wheat states, pub
lished IN today's Chicago Record-Her-
aid. The outlook in the southwest is
especially bright. according to the ar
ticle, which says in part:
Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Ten.
nessee, Kentucky, Nebraska. Oklahoma
and Pennsylvania are enthusiastic over
the outlook. Of these, Ohio, Kansas.
Oklahoma and Nebraska in particular,
send information of a marked improve
ment in general conditions since the
last government report in December.
Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin see signs
of retrogression during that period, but
they are willing to admit that appear.
ances may be deceptive.
In the great surplus-producing states,
there are fields here and there where
water and ice did irreparable damage,
but compared with the whole area, the
acreage to be abandoned is inconsider-
able. Indiana, Kentucky and Nebraska
make positive report that there will be
practically no giving up of the crop.
In others of the western states, notably
Kansas and Missouri, a few days more
are necessary to determine whether it
will be advisable to pillow up fields
whose appearance is dubious.
Nebraska Prospects Good.
Notwithstanding the reported de-
crease in area in Nebraska, estimates
are made that the crop will be So
100000 bushels, altho the government
allowed only AZ 600 900 in its Deem
Der report. Conditions and prospects
in Oklahoma are reported by G. V. Top
ping, recently Of the Oklahoma Millers
& Grain Dealers association. who
says the acreage is normal and that
the damage is not more than l per cent.
In a small area in Longan and King
fisher counties, cutworms caused a loss
ranging from 5 to 40 per. cent, accord
ing to the experiment station reports,
but Notwithstanding this, wheat grow
ers predict there will be a record yield.
Grain men say there is not more than
5 per cent of the 1905 crop still in
hands of farmers.
The Kansas state board of agricul-
ture is not in possession of facts re-
garding losses of area by winter kill
ing, but most of the reports coming
in are that these losses are not large.
General conditions are said to be mate
rally better than they were in Deem
Der. Indiana wheat energies from the
winter period with better prospects
than for the corresponding period for
many years, the improvement over De-
cember's outlook being one of the in
teresting phenomena of the crop year.
The state bureau of statistics, estimat-
| ing the acreage on incomplete reports,
makes the figures 1,972,9f2 acres. or
nearly 100000 acres smaller than the
government report had it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
The Monetary Situation.

It would appear thai the treasury de-
partnlent might now come to the relief
of the money market without exciting
80 much adverse comment as usually
follows, when call-loan rates rise in
Wall street and government cash is sent
owe to help out. When rates were up
to abnormal figures a few months ago,
there was presented" a typical specula-
tive situation. Whatever changes have
since occurred have been towards the
side Of Legitimacy, and while the 80
per cent call money of last week had
: the smack Of the money lenders man
ipulation about it, it cannot be denied
that more outside influences Of purely
commercial character have recently en-
tered into the question Of the currency
supply.
It would be an error, for instance,
to attribute last week IS high rate solely
to Wall street. There is no great specu-
lation going on at present in the stock
market. Yet the Saturday statement
Of the New York banks showed reserves
pulled down and loans again increased.
These loans did not go to Wall street
speculative houses in any great degree.
Commerce made it's call for greater
accommodation.
San Francisco drew upon New York
for gold. This represents the remit.
tance to Japan of funds of that govern.
ment lying in New. York.
Since the first Of the year there have
been great quantities of investment
securities put upon the market. In
February new bonds and other secur.
tiles offered reached the big total of
$277,000,000 These did not sell like
hot cakes. Their reliability and desir.
ability were not questioned. But the
money in the country is not seeking
Investment at this time. Rather, it is
-seeking employment in active enter
prise. The result is that some of the
February offerings are yet unsold and
in consequence, the offerings in March
were cut down to 500, 100000. Rail
roads that ordinarily would issue bonds
Tor new extensions and improvements
md would find them readily taken al
or AZ per cent, are now borrowing
money on longtime notes, awaiting
iome Improvement in the bond market
,Ur, with so many opportunities fol
arger returns upon capital, and ever
rdinary short-time commercial loans
ringing in much higher rates, bonds
-yyen tho safer by far, do not now
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II
sented himself should not escape, but
that the assessor should keep. after him
until he received list. Neither sick
ness nor absence Of the oWners, IL pro.
posed, should defeat the ultimate list
ing Of the property. M 4
But the commission was not opti-
nistic on the subject and concluded its
discussion by saying that if the pro-
posed law did not work better than its
predecessors the taxation 4of many
classes Of personal property ought to be
abandoned.
This is just what the people think,
Solar as many classes of personal prop
erty are concerned their taxation has
been abandoned by the people by means
of concealment, failure to list and re-
moval from one place to another.