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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
OF LABOR !.
WILL OUTLINE POLICY

J. A. McElroy, president Of the State
Federation Of Labor, has issued call.
for state labor convention to map out
the policy Of organized labor in the
coming political campaign: The con-
yention will be held, Aug. ID, IN A O..
u. w. hall, IL Seventh street 8:
A plan for the pledging and lndorse-
ment of candidates is to be worked out
and working Organization effected;
Later, another convention will be called
to prepare measures to be submitted to
the legislature. The initiative and ref
serendum are two things that Will be
asked
In calling the cenyention the State
Federation lis 4 Following the example
and suggestions of President Samuel
who urges organized labor TO get into
politics. Only the state and legislative
tickets are to bes1watched In Mime
sofa this fall. Yst
Some time ago there was an attempt
on the part of rikings printers to
bring The unions into the local political
field. It was unsuccessful, and thu
leaders in the city and state announce
that they will in norway interfere with
local affairs. The Federation has al
ready secured two members on the re
publican state central committee ano
/, is planning to land two on the demo
cratic committee after the democratic
state convention. .
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COUNTRY BANKS TO-
i FINANCE The / / l ! CROP R
WALL STREET IS LEFT OUT OF
TIE REoKofSIfJc.
Western Farmers Have so Much Money
on Deposit that. They Practically
Supply Cash to Buy and Transport
Il Their surplus Grain linneap polls Is
Great Financial Center.

Strange as it may sound In Wall
street, It is true that the country bank
will finance the 1906 crop in the north,
west. And when the truth rpt i is safted
farmer Of today furnishes both the
grain and the money to move it. For.
merlv the east furnished the annual
crop money. That day is practically
past. It is true, also, that currency
shipments are less each year and that
today not 81 Of actual money IS used
to $lO of drafts, in financing the crops.
Owing to the shortage ofHcaTs the
country elevators will soon be filed 20
the brim and the wheat will be shipped
as fast as cars can be secured.
How Money Circulates.
Meanwhile, the elevator companies
borrow money in the city to pay thss
farmer for the wheat. This borrowed
money they put on deposit and notify
the country elevator agents to draw on
them to paw for the wheat. The drafts
are collected thru the country banks;
The proceeds Of the draft are charged
f ff1s and a are credited to the reserve oc-
tcount of the country bank on deposit
+ The country bank pays the farmer ~
cash, which he deposits to his personal
{ account. The country, bank then mas
l. SurDluS- money. W LII Oov - = : :.
calls for commercial short-term paper
issued BY eevat f% &C aRam Sv I tbs
| city banks, and charged against ~, the
bank 3 reserve account in the city. Thus
| the country bank furnishes the money
for the crop, and the prosperous farm;
er. hy leaving his money on deposit a9c
paving his debts, which cash is immed1
ately returned to the bank :. by the
tradespeople, actually makes! it posss1
bic for the country bank to finance tne
crop. .sJ.., -. = -,
The >short-term commercial paper
furnished by the, Minneapolis elevator
companies is considered" choicest II
America, because it covers purchase Q!
a necessity, is short term and IS pal3s
when the Wheat is ground and exported
1IThe best commercial. paper MADE,
neal neapolis, and one thing that make
Minneapolis financial center is tn
fact that her banks can get this clas
Of paper on short term.
sfThe farmer himself is playing e q
Important part in moving the crop. In
5proportion Of the crop that the farme
finances is; getting larger each year ear - =
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THIRD MAN AGAIN,
CALDE |: o. ] 5 PLEA
SLAYER OF BATTAIIA SEEKS Re-
LEASE FROM sTATEePRIsON.
wife. Mother and sisters Of Prelow.
Goodhue County Murderer, Beg the
Pardon Board to save Him from the
Gallows Dr.. Van Danaine Asks for
Pardon. Z. ,i.s WI "a

The mysterious tftthird man. go
much quoted III the arguments Of Fred
MCGEE, counsel for Antonio Calderone.
the Italian who is serving twenty years
for killing Battalia in November. 1913,
was again brought into q plea today
before the state pardon board.
MCGEE went over the whole case TO-
day, from the time that Battalla
asked Calderone to- accompany him to
that he was sentenced. It looks as tho
his plea will be Of little avail. The case
was taken under advisement at noon.
Chief Justice Start, one Of the men,
bers Of the pardon board questlonedd
MoGhee closely as. to the identity OF
the Hthird man, = who was said to &C.
company the two men on the night OF
the killing, but McGhee asserted that
he could not divulge his name. "4f T. l
venaean cousins on the ~G man, he said
MeGhee asserted, that Battalia had
deliberately rubbed the weapon with
garlic in order to make. the wounds
more severe if not altogether fatal;
acted d IN f.defense did not appear to
appeal to tho mind Of Judge Start.
After hearing ten Of the thirty.tw,G1
cases. the pardon. boatd took them all
under adyisement until late this after
noon. Xxi .,.lr j. ~, =. 81. t#E.,
The most important Of the cases con;
sidered was that of Henry PreloW OF
Goodhue county, convicted, Of first de-
gree murder. His wife, mother and two
sisters were present to plead TOT ciem
ency. The letter Of Judge Elliott o.
was vns also also pre- presented. Former aoverno,
| 81 r Van SAINT a former employer OF
Prelow, also urged clemen3eey. ~
The appeal Of Dr.. William u. var
April 20, 1905, to prison for four years
for abortion, was argued. The con
tention Of the petitioner was that the
principal \ witness against DR.. Va1
Damme, DR.. Demaris,n had disappeared
This argument was presented to show
that the operation was performed BY
DR.. Van Damme to aid another physl
clan. ~.
The case Of Henry Day of Minneap
oils, charged with grand larceny, ,wh'
is serving one year in state prison, wa
also taken under advisement. ....:
.. The other cases heard today were o
Arthur; L. Gibson, st. Paul, grand la1
ceny, two years; John Kirtz Of wa
basha county, one year and six months
assault in second degree; Henry Bob
land, Lac qui Parle county, state .Pris
son reformatory plan, rape; W1lliar
Mclean, St. Paul, larceny second ds
gree, one year in county jail; John 7
Martin, Minneapolis, Undetermined
sentence at reformatory, grand Larceny y
second degree. = H.. ~ !
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visable, the result of which was that

visable, the result Of which was that
the band of twenty-five pieces which
headed the parade on Memorial day. was
the exclusive donation of the Mime
apolis Musicians association.
Now, in regard to the Markee band
Of Quincy, III We have been officially
notified by the Quincy local that the
members Of the Markee band are ex-
PEELED members Of the Quincy Musi-
clans association.
~ The members Of the Minneapolis Mu-
sicians' association do not object to
playing inS the G.. A.. r. parades with
amateur or non-union organizations, nor
do we wish to regulate or interfere In
any way with the wages Of anybody ex-
Ecepting members of our own organiza-
tion.N r |, i ( : . - $3.50 -
We; however, draw the line at play
ing or taking part in any function with
expelled or discredited members OF our
own organization.
the constitution and bylaws of the
Federation Of Musicians of the United
States and Canada, the assertion that
the Markee band was expelled for play
ing above the union price and refus-
ing, to turn the surplus into. the treas
ury Of the society is misleading.
49,. 80 Felix Mc1ver,
President Local rs, A. F. Of NJ.
Minneapolis, July 30, 1905.
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MAYOR
4 FUGITIVE HERE
Man Who Fled with 100000 Wa
In Dire Want in Min
neapolis- Ma
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, July 31.-very glad was
former Mayor Belcher of Paterson, n.
J., embezzler to the extent of 100000,
absconder and twelve months fugi-
tive from justice, to creep back into a
little stone cell in the Jail of the city
whose people he had despoiled.
The climax of his utter misery when
fugitive was reached after he had
spent all his stolen hoard and was a
derelict in Minnesota, wandering with
out friend or sponsor in and about st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
''I am sick of it all, and want Justice
done,' he said, YEARLY, as he was led
to cell. ~ have travelled all over
the country he continued, addressing
himself to Sheriff Bergen; ~ am sorry
for what I have done, and have come
back to take the consequences.
CT had about a thousand dollars
when I arrived in Chicago, and in a
short time I made up my mind to 60
to Minnesota. I went to Minneapolis
and st. Paul, and this took great
deal of the money I had left.
"At last my money was all gone and
then suddenly seemed to become ut
terly friendless. 1 could have borne
up under that, however, but the knowl-
edge that I was fugitive crushed me
down.
"I applied for work on the railroads,
but they had nothing for me in the line
of clerical duties.
"sThey gave me job digging bitches
along railroad. I was mighty glad
to get it. 1 worked with a pick and
shovel for weeks for $1.25 day.
Eventually I was raised to the position
of assistant foreman, at $3.50 day.
~ bought some new clothes and my
health began to improve. But when
the winter came I seemed to go TO
pieces. I got rheumatism and went
lame. The snow and sleet seemed to
get into my bones and l had to quit
"I sold newspapers and on one. oc,
casion tried to establish bootblacE
stand, but my knee would not let me
Sometimes I had medicine; ofteneri
| did not.
Gradually I lost all hope of eve.
getting away from everybody and
everything I formerly knew, and tn,
far better to come back to Paterson
and face it out
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DESTROY
L; GARBAGE PLANT
MUNICIPAL CREMAToRY NEAR
woRKzousE BURNED.
Second Loss Within Year, but as Was
the Case Last Fall, There Will Be No
Interruption Of Garbage Collection
Service and New Plant Will Be Be-
gun Soon.

The city garbage crematory, located
near the workhouse at Camden Place,
was destroyed by fire at an early hour
today: The structure was tie Temporary 1eny.
destroyed the old crematory, and the
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The origin Of the fire is mystery,
but it is supposed to have been q
spark thrown from one Of the 1ncln-
orators. j
The alarm was turned in by one of
tho workhouse guards before the nre
was fairly started, but the nearest
hydrant is 1000 feet from the plant
meet hose and pump water from pool
near the river. Watermains leading to
the vicinity Of the plant have been
authorized by the council, but work
on them has not been completed.
This Is the second time within
year that the city's garbage crematory
has been destroyed by fire. The new
building is to be freproof.
There will be no interruption OF gar.
Garbage re reduction plant was burned
last fall, garbage was collected as usq'
al, lust as If the plant had been at work
every minute. It took sixty days to
build the temporary structure, which
was destroyed today.
| Contracts have already been let for 9
new crematory plant and it is believed
that If special effort is made, it cat
be completed within sixty days; It hac
been planned to use the old incinera,
tors and furnaces in the new plant
They passed thru one fire unscathed ant
it Is likely that they are still undam
aged. :,
the aid Of the health department. II
solving the problem Of disposing Of thu
garbage for the next sixty days: They
will take at least seven loads day ant
NAV arrange to take more. The re
mainder Of the garbage will be houlet
out Of the city and either burned o
buried. IT, az -
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McIvER EXPLAINS POSITION
President of Musicians Union Gives
His Side Of Controversy.

TO the Editor Of The Journal.
With reference to an article in last
a'gB the mpr esaana sees TO- y be
conveyed that the Minneapolis must
clans are unfriendly to the g.. A. r.
encampment in comparison to the other.
trades unions of Minneapolis. Now, I
wish to state in regard to this matter
that our attitude toward the 6. A. r.
is now, and always has been, Of the
most friendly nature.
Z. For instance, previous to last Me-
mortal daysM Mr. Roberts appeared be-
FORE our society and stated that the
Commercial club and the @. A. r. COM
mittee had refused to make any provi-
sion for music for the veterans on Me-
mortal day, and, further, refused to
allow them to solicit q fund FOR music
on account Of the approaching GA. R.
encampm Thereupon, the Must.
Clans association Of Minneapolis do.
mated SIS in cash to be used as Mr.
Rnharta and his committee deemed ad.
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BAPTIST ASSEMBLY OPENS
WORK AT MOUND IS ORGANIZED
AND EVERYTHING PROMISES
1 PROFITABLE SESSIONS rfeT }

. The. BSalptist .gaaH anne T. assembly ct
r 1e sessions yesterday 1horning
with an enthusiastic attendance. Most
Of: the regular visitors have arrived
and are either Occupying their own w
cottages or have pitched their tents son
the assembly grounds. Seven new cot,
q movement IS on foot for charging
the present grounds by purchasing the
adjoining tract lying along the, north
short Of Priest 8 bay.
>, The program for yesterday was a
forecast Of the week as each OF the
addresses opened q series by the same
speaker.
Mankato organized. his physical culture e.
at $3.50. Mr.. Grau has charge OF the
sports and games which form an at:
tractive feature Of the two weeks !
asg Miss Elizabeth Boston Smith, kim
dergartner Of this city and daughter
Of NUncle Boston, Smith, familiar as
the originator and general manager OF
the chapel cars, will tell stories to the
children for an hour every morning;
Yesterday the older people were g "a
to listen as she charmingly told the
stories Of Joseph, and King Midas and
the VGingerbread Boy -"
E. Fagenstrom, state Baptist Sunday
school missionary, will take up a sys'
tematic study Of Sunday school man
agement and opened yesterday with
history Of such work.
Rev Magnus Larson Of the First
| Swedish Baptist church, st. Paul, has
charge Of the devotional hour thruou'
II Rev. A. 7. Fowler Of Calvary, Bap
list church opened his series Of talks
on asMen Of Yesterday and Their Mes
sage for Today with. study q
tt Gladstone, the Untitled Nobleman'
! The morning closed with a., study
Of the Psalm xiii, by Rev. J. L. Cheney
Ph.D., OF Cleveland, The afternoons vii
be given over to recreation and from
s to yesterday the beach was dotte'
The feature Of the evening was al
address by Ivan Panin, the Russia1
lecturer, who told the story ct =, hi
own life under the title From Nihilisn
to Faith By unanimous vote OF tn
assembly he was invited to contlnu
2 this evening with his lecture, .giyina
u the results Of an independent sclentl1
1 study of the New Testament.
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JAS. A. MARTIN RESIGNS
ST. CLOUD P0sIOFFICE

~ #,5lF +
Special TO Ths journal. y ~ Is.
st, Cloud, s. d1nn., July $55 I,T71jJfsmes a.
Martin, postmaster OF st. Cloud has re-
signed. 4 II ss'.s a s
Mr.. Martin has sent his formal resig-
Martin. postmaster Of st. Cloud. has re-
washington and has addressed a letter
tosthe st, Cloud public, In whicn+he says:
''T will accept no appointme emit at the
hands OF a congressman"
L While he does not say so In. SO many
words, it IL believed here that Mr.. Mar
tin resigned principally to detach himself
from any obligations to Congressman
buchanan, and that he will use his infiu-
ence to defeat the latter at the coming
primaries.
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Weather Conditions.

everything the Missouri valley has
moved eastward, its greatest pressure
covering the lake region. Under the IN.
dnence of this high pressure area, fair
weather is generally reported from the
Atlantic coast states to the Rocky
mountains, except along the Atlantic
coast, where it is cloudy this! morning,
and where rain has occurred during the
past twenty-four hours. It is slightly
uooler in the lake region. The pressure
has fallen during the past twenty -four
hours over the southwest and over Al
berta, and rain has occurred between
The high pressure area in the lake re-.
gion and these two depressions, IN
western Minnesota, North Dakota,
southeastern Montana, western. South
Dakota and Nebraska, and rain was
falling at = am at Omaha, Moorhead
and other points along the western Dor
der Of Minnesota AS the low pressure
area moves eastward. the weather, IN
Minnesota; will become CLOUDY and
threatening tonight and Wednesday
with showers In The western portion, OF
The state, and possibly in this vicinity
and It viii be warmer Wednesday; ",
Charles A. Kyle, Temporarily IN
Charge. a.
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City News \ s;
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minneso taa Fair in east, thunder,
storms ia west portion tonight. and
Waanesday, light <tos fresh northeast to
east Winds, :.
Upper, Michigan II =E,air and e slightly 1,
warmer tonight and Wednesday, light
to fresh northeast 10 east winds.
Wisconsin, air tonight and Wednes-
Iowa--Fair in east, showers invest
portion tonight and Wednesday.
North Dakot Scattered showers TO-
night and "Wednesday, warmer.
8 South Dakbt a. Dec asional sthunder-
storms tonight and Wednesday,;
Montana Fair tonight, and Wednes-
aay. warmer tonight in east portion; ,
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oKn IS CHIEF OF STAFF.

nointed chief of the general staff of the Jap.
anese army in succession to General Baron 10.
DANA who died July o. General 0ku corr
manded the left army during the Russian-Japaxe
csc war and achieved q series of brilliant VIC
tories, including "Nanshau" and Telling The
army under his command isolated Port Arthur
at critical stage of the siege.
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No, Thank. You, Says Company.

Today Mr.. Oustad received in reply
a communication from the superintend-
ent Of the company announcing that
the company had nothing to do With the
referred Mr. Oustad to a recent court
decision, but without naming the case.
The matter was Immediately reported
to City Engineer Andrew Rinker, who
took the matter up with Alderman E.
G. Chatfeld and O. B. Holmes, who are
members of the committee on railroads
and who are at the city hall daily in
attendance on the board Of equalization.
Superintendent Is Mixed.
Both were convinced that the rail
way official had gotten the Smith &
Wyman decision Of last week mixed
with the Great Northern railway case,
which was decided about month ago.
versy between: the railway company
and the city as to which should rebuild
and repair bridges, which needed such
attention. It was held that the rail-
way company must bear all the .ex,
pense Of separating grade crossings, not
only the cost Of bridges and approaches,
but the damages to adjoining property
and must keep the bridges in repair.
... Where City Loses.
| In the Smith and Wyman case there
was dispute over the matter Of as
sessing the cost Of paving against
Smith & Wyman because their property
was far below grade on account of the
approach to the bridge over the rail,
way tracks. 1t was held that the city
was compelled to maintain the ar'
] proaches the. same as it would on an.
other street on which there was nc
railway.
It is suspected that the railway. Of
fcials have construed the latter deci
sion too freely in their own favor. Al
the same time, it is admitted that the
language is not as clear as it might be b,
|iand more litigation will undoubtedly
follow.
- The city. thru Frank Healy, city at
torney, will make formal demand on tn
Northern Pacific Railway company t,
replank the bridge, and il the even
81 the company 8 refusal suit will b.
brought without delay. Il,
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NECROLoGIC

law. He was born at Belleville, ILL.,.
Nav II, 1928, and lived there until
Sept. s, 1880, when he came to Min
neapolis to engage in the wholesale gro
eery business: He leaves a. daugh ter,
Mrs. O. N. Stevens Of Evanston, ILL.,,
and two sons, Hileary l. and Walton
A., who were with him at the time of
lis death. The funeral; which will be
private, will take place tomorrow after
ROOn at the. residence OF his som H1A.
leary j.. Murray; burial will be at
Belleville, III. ~.,.- Is
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PADDEN NOT HURT BY LEAP.

5pecial to The Journal. - -
Winona, Mnn July 31.-Jerome Padden, who
Jumped from Milwaukee train while being
brought to Winona from Minneapolis last even
ing to answer, to charge of stealing gold
watch from Mrs. Ann Simpson, was arrested at
ais home here this noon, none the worse for
his experience -. Ia.
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ALL DEPENDS.

Chicago News.
/" sWilful waste makes woefnl
wants. quoted the lady moralizer.
s'Oh, I don't know" rejoined tho
gentleman demoralizer. Most women
waste words in their conversation, but
they never seem to want for more.
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CARL CLAUsON. son Of Claus
Clauson, 1914 Tenth avenue s, died Sun
day, aged ,21 years. The funeral will
take place at the residence Wednesday
1t q pm, interment at Lakewood Gem
etery - - - ~:
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JUST A PORTION.
Columbus DISPATCH.

Mrs. Ryetop-Where yeou writing,
Hiramq
Mr.. Ryetop-To Washington, be
gum. I see where the government hes
sell it for so cents a foot.
Mrs. Ryetop-Land' sake! Yeou
amt got no $4,000, Hiramf
Mr.. Ryetop-No, but I we got SO
cents and I IN going to send for one
foot.
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= CARD OF THANKS

) We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to those who 50 kindly gave
their sympathy and assistance in our
recent bereavement.
H. 3. Stowe, Son and Relatives.
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MRS. B. B. WHITAKER died Sun
day at Asbury hospital. The funeral
services were held at the home Of Mrs.
T.. King, 2S18 tBlaisdell avenue, at l
pm. today Interment at Richfeld. +
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Weather Now and Then.
Today, maximum II, minimum 81 de-
frees; a year ago, maximum 70, mini
hum Sc degrees. - -. -
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: ::"sHoff', Is in New York Shopping.
rHSaml Budd" neckwear: daily.
Hoffman's ,Toggery Shops, Agent.
Hatters- Outftters-Tai1ors.
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II ANDREW VOID died Monday at his
home, 1919 Thirteenth avenue s, aged
Is years The funeral will take place
Wednesday at 2 pm. at the residence
ind at $3.50 at Bethlehem church,
Eighteenth street and Fourteenth av-
pnre s. Interment will be at Lake
wood. Mr.. Void was cooper by trade.
he leaves a wife and. four children.
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AROUND THE TOWN

Must Serve Prison Term.-Judge F. 9.
Brooks today heard and denied defend
ant 8 motion for a new trial in the case
Of the state against John Killoia, con
yicted Of improper treatment Of T.
year-old. girl. The prisoner was sen"
enced to two years in the penitentiary.
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We wish to thank our many kind
friends and neighbors for the kindness
shown us during our sad bereavement,
and for the many beautiful floral Of
ferings. ,ssS.,
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,"samdy'' Lyon SANDY" Lyon,
3 veteran conductor in the service Of
Ehe Milwaukee road, and long on pas
biyision. is i'll with paralysis. His con-
dition is serious. Mr.. Lyon Is at his
home, 360S- Tenth avenue 8. IN .s.z,.