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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
AVEAUE Has ]
~
OLDEST ASSOCIATION.
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE Is %
YEARS OLD.
Many Men Who Helped Form organi-
zatton Are Still Active In It's Affairs
and Are Making Money and Influ-
ence Count in Beautifying Avenue
All Ambitious to Work.

The annual meeting of the Portland
Avenue Improvement association will
be held Wednesday evening, April IL,
at Malcolm s hall, 504 East Twenty
fourth street. This association is prob
ably the oldest local Improvement as
ISOLATION in the city, having been legal
" Incorporated May IL, 1884, and be-
ing thus % years old. Its purpose is
to improve and ornament Portland ave-
nue. from Grant street to Lake; to slim
.ulate the owners of property on that
thorofare to keep the street In good
condition; to cultivate trees and lawns;
to keep the street sprinkled in dry
weather, and otherwise to make it at
tractive.
With this in view, the association
was incorporated under the laws Of
Minnesota, its first officers being:
President, Judge r. Won schlegell; vice,
president, C. G. Rollins; secretary, j.
A. RidgWay; treasurer, Thomas Saeger,
and j. III. Mcintyre, b. F. Dodson and
j. G.. Stanchfeld, directors. Others
equally interested at that time were
Frank II. Carleton, Captain j. G. Whit
ney, a. D. Eads, Rev. G. A. Van Anda
and Captain Judson N. Cross. Many
iA1NOt pGOoOu W InCAls+uuul lCVCiuS pub
the foundations so firmly laid have
withstood the years and the work has
continued from year to year along the
lines proposed in it's inception with
continued enthusiasm and interest of
all the residents Of the avenue, for all
have acknowledged the foresight of its
originators.
It has grown to- power in other re-
spects and has always enabled the prop
erty owners to act in concert on any
important subject During all the
years they have been accorded cour
teous treatment and proper recognition
1t has continually striven, thru cooper
alton with aldermen and street commits
sioners, to preserve the avenue as s
dirt street.
By reason Of the general popular in
terest in the coming season, and the
expectation of the greatest number 81
! visitors the city has ever entertained
within stated period, the residents OF
Portland avenue do not intend to TAX
place this year at the rear Of the pro
cession, but intend to put forth ever,
effort towards identifying and keepin;
up their street.
League Will Meet.
The st. Anthony Park North I'm
proYement league will hold its annua
spring meeting In the Congregations
church, Raymond avenue, Tuesday eve
ming. An int resting program has bee
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
mo- WAR SCHOOL
/ on The WHIT PLAGUE
DIR. JORDAN AND DIR. HALL oP-
POSE STATE PLAN.
Head Of City Schools Doubts the Neces-
sity Of Excluding Tuberculosis Vic
Tins, and Health Commissioner Says
Such Children's Lot Is Hard Enough
Without Such Action

Neither the school nor the health au-
=thorities Of, Minneapolis will lend their
dren afflicted with tuberculosis from
the public schools, and should the rule
be adopted by the state board Of
health it will be an exceedingly diff
cult one to enforce in this city.
the public schools, is fatty opposed to-
II cannot believe that it is neces-
sary to exclude such children from the
schools he said last night. "Of
course [ am not an expert on
sanitary matters, but / have under
stood that the danger from the spread
provided the patients observe some
simple rules, which are no hardship to
them, but are said to be sufficiently
effective to prevent the spread Of the
disease.
Hard to Enforce.
IT do not know to what extent the
compel the enforcement of such rule
in this city but | would imagine that
it would be exceedingly difficult. The
parents of the children would undoubt-
eddy make a most vigorous resistance.
presumably such an order would mean
"a Jn0T0f examination OF every child IN
1.-The city, and all those in anywise af-
Efected with the disease would be pros
hibited from attending school. / do
not believe that this is feasible or nee
essary.
Dr. M. Hall, commissioner Of
health, Is as strongly opposed to the
suggestion as DR.. Jordan. eve have
no statistics as to the prevalence of
| tuberculosis among children in Mime
apolis,'' said he, "but the per-
centage is undoubtedly very low.
There is not the same need
for isolation Of this disease as
there is for others, such as smallpox
and diphtheria. BY taking ordinary
care about the home and in public, the
patient is not likely, to communicate the
disease. . 3
Lot Is Hard Enough Now.
"The lot Of the child afflicted with
tuberculosis is sad enough as it is with
out seeking to deprive such unfortu
mates OF the companionship Of theil
friends and participation in thei1
4 games. If there is any necessity fol
e excluding such children from the
schools it is probably equally neces
sary to quarantine them entirely.
1 The crusade against the white
plague, is to be commended, and Tho
work is being conducted in rationa
4 manner and as the movement becomes
more general gratifying results will al
4 pear. -
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CARLISLE ANXIOUS
After a Football Game with Minnesota
Chicago or Michigan.

Special to The Journal
Philadelphia, April 7.-Theh Carlisle
Indians are making an effort to bring
one of The big western colleges to
either this city of New York next fall
for a football contest. The managers
of the Carlisle school have been in COM
munication with Michigan, Minnesota
and Chicago for some time, and are
trying to close a deal with one Of the
three.
p If the game is played in this city the
Philadelphia ball park will be the
scene Of battle. The American league
ball park, where Columbia university
played its games during the past two
years will be selected if the game goes
to New Y ork. Which one of the west
ern teams is likely to come here is hard
to say: The Michigan men have replied
to Carlisle that they are afraidthey will
be unable to make the trip owing to the
faculty rules on the short schedule.
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Motor Boats on Show.

Chicago. April THE first motor
boat exhibit ever held in the west,
opened this afternoon at the First Reg
iment armory. Everything in the motor
boat line from ten-foot dingheY to a
cabin co1iser is upon the list of exhibits.
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PRESIDENT WILL MAKE
OLD FRIEND MARSHAL
A. w. Merrifeld, Ranch Foreman, Who
sRoughed IT, With Roosevelt to
Succeed Lloyd in Montana.
ay w. w. Jermane.

Washington, April 7.-President
Roosevelt today indicated that he would
like to appoint A.. w. Merrifeld, ranch
Farmer Of Flathead county, United
States marshall Of Montana, next De
cember, when the term of Charles r.
Merrifeld was Roosevelt's ranch fore
man in the old days when Roosevelt
was Hroughing it, at Medora. Sena,
tor Carter acquisced, of course, and the
appointment will be made in due
season.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
URIC ACID GRAVEL
Is CAUSED BY THE KIDNEYS BEING
UNABLE TO CARRY THE POL
SONOUS WASTE MATTERS
F. 0J-T- or THE RJL

The urine Of persons suffering from uric
acid gor gravel is generally scanty, and
after it has stood awhile, reddish sedi-
ment like brick dust forms in it. In add
vanced stages the uric acid sometimes
appears as fine sand, or large crystals.
Those who pass gravel in any consfd-
cradle quantity are usually troubled with
inflammation Of the kidneys. bladder and
urinary organs, sour stomach, Indigestion.
heartburn, govt and rheumatism.
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Z 81 have used Safe Cure for chilIs caused
by uric acid poison IN my system and I
have been perfectly cured It has done
for me what I have never known any
other medicine to- do. 1t cures people In
the South who suffer much from malaria,
which always affects. the kidneys. If all
the doctors would prescribe Safe Cure in
would be less bad after effects, as quinins
does not remove the disease germs from
the system like Safe Cure. / take Safe
Pills when l needed gentle laxative."-
Mrs. NJ. p. DEAN, Treasurer Lotus Club,
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THIS TEST WILL TELL:

Put some urine In glass or bottle.
After it has stood "a hours. if it is cloudy
or contains reddish brown sediment, or
If particles float about in it your kidneys
are diseased and unable to do their work.
and il not attended to at once Bright's
Disease, diabetes rheuma tism. govt. uric
acid, Inflammation of the bladder. gall
stones or urinary troubles will develop
and prove fatal in a short time
Safe Cure is the only, absolutely safe
and certain cure for all these forms Of
kidney. liver and bladder diseases. It Is
purely vegetable, free from harmful drugs
found in many so-calied kidney cures,
contains no sediment, and is pleasant to
take.
For sale at all drug stores, or direct.
SOC and $1.O0 a bottle
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ANALYSIS FREE.

If after making this test you have any
doubt as to the development of the disease
urine to the Medical Department, Warner
Safe Cure Co., Rochester. N. Y, and our
doctors will analyze 1T and send you re-
port, with advice and medical booklet,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08

Refsse Substitutes and limitations.
They are worthless and very often ex-
ceedingiy dangerous. Ask for Warmers
Safe Cure. 1t will cure you.
WARMERS SAFE PILLS move the
bowels gently and aid speedy cure :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
Rogers Insolent Boast.

In the inner circles Of New York
finance the story runs that H. II. Rog-
ers, the Standard Oil man who turned
SO fippant on the witness stand, in the
recent inquiry, was actuated not alone
by desire to conceal information of i'm
portance, but in part by determination
to make good boast made to some as
sociates, When the life insurance in
vestigations were on, and Ryan and Har-
rison were on the stand, Mr.. Rogers Is
said to have expressed his indignation
to number Of intimates, and to have
demanded if there was in the country
no man--with accent on the man-with
courage enough to tell the inquisitors
that his business affairs were none Of
their concern. Were he upon the stand,
declared Rogers, he would show the poll
ticians where the line was drawn.
It came about sooner perhaps than
he expected that Rogers was on the
stand, and SO far as inparting any in
formation that the state of Missouri
or the people Of the United States had
right to know, was concerned, Rog-
ers made good. He told practically
nothing.
The story is interesting as illustra
tive Of the effrontery Of many Of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09

men Of greatest prominence in the
money world. The main contention Of
the class Is that their business is pri-
vate. They fail to see, or pretend not
to see, that a business which in its in
ception was private, may become In
time, under our laws of corporation,
incorporation and consolidation, men
ace to the public and fair subject Of
inquiry. No man of reason would con-
tend that the business Of Nicollet
avenue merchant is to be considered in
the same light as the business Of the
Standard Oil company, or Of great
railroad combination. Yet there are
railroad and industrial trust presidents
who still maintain this old idea.
The time will come when judge sit
ting on the bench will calmly direct an
officer to conduct some recalcitran1
witness Of high financial standing to a
cell, for contempt Of court. When one
or two Of the big men Of Wall street
are so treated this matter Of vii
lingness or unwillingness to re
spond to questions concerning oper
atoms of trusts or corporations be
lieved to be illegal or guilty of illega
operations will take on different
aspect, and the country will no Longer
witness the spectacle Of Rogers max
ing comedy out Of an inquiry and bring
| ing ridicule upon our courts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
ROMANCE OF The DAYS OF MON

ROMANCE OF THE DAYS OF MON
MOUTH.-The feeble attempt Of the
Duke Of Monmouth to secure the throne
Of England was followed by conditions
and events which make good material for
the historical novelist of today, and Eliz-
abeth Ellis in Barbara, WlnsoW, Rebel,
has made excellent use Of the material.
Barbara Of the story is a girl Of high
courage, high spirits, and, of course, of
much beauty. She took no part in the
rebellion prior TO the. battle Of Sedgmoor,
in which Monmouth's2 hopes were blasted,
but she had brother with the duke. and
her heart was with the enterprise. Con-
sequently she offered aid to any of the
dukes fleeing men, whose only aim after
the battle was to escape sentence of
death for treason. This + assistance
brought her to prison, under sentence by
the perfidious and bloody Jeffreys to be
publicly whipped. "a Captain Protheroe, a
British officer, who, on account of his
interest in Barbara, had wtnked at the
escape Of her hrother, was sent to. the
same prison: to MATT trial for treason.
BY a prapk.ofs s.foi tune thes5two escaped
together. ana nssthen ';began II alright which
ended-well, leta THE reader guess where
or find out from the book. /,
The story Is. told in spright1y manner
the incidents arefexciting, the characters
are altogether likable and the action is
natural and works out to a logical cof-
clusion. The hero, it should be said, how
ever, is a bit rash and not over quick Of
mind in emergencies, but for Just that
reason Is the more natural. The hair
trigger hero who meets all emergencies
and meets them right on the snap, is toe
obviously fictitious.
Barbara Wins1ow, Rebel is a thoroly
enjoyable and entertaining tale 49,
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. ID,
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WHY THE ALMIGHTY INTRODUCED
EVIL UPON THE EARTH.-In a book
bearing the title, Mans Responsibility,
Thomas G. Carson gives an answer which
he regards as sufficient to that old, old
question, whence and why is evil?''
Mr.. Carson holds the Almighty indirectly
responsible for the introduction of evil
on the earth, arguing in part thus:
Everything that is constructed upon earth is
formed of Materials and the materials of which
the human mind is formed are principles. But
all materials are alike capable Of being used
for good purposes and for bad. A man who is
constructing a house may seize batten and
with it slay his brother. Are battens. therefore,
to be eschewed and houses reprobated?
The principles Of wit and ideality necessary
to gladden. the heart Of man and fit him for JOY
and pleasure but these principles often lead to
frivolity and even worse.
This is to make evil merely mans mis-
use Of Gods good gifts. The antidote,
according to Mr.. Carson, is found in ''the
glorious faculties Of reason The re-
sponsibility, then, rests on man.
Mr. Carson makes far-reac ching. If not
convincing, applications of his philosophy.
G.. p. Putnam's Sons, New York.
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more abundant. These obstacles, how.
ever, are not insurmountable, in his
opinion. The inferiority Of the harbors
may be remedied; the supply Of raw
material he thinks is not insuperable,
because French builders now compete
successfully in the manufacture Of large
constructions in steel and iron as well
as in shipping machinery. These two.
causes, however, have been Of some eff
feet in spite Of the subsidies and the
subsidies have not been satisfactory, he
believes, because they have not been
well applied. Proper account has not
been taken Of the services rendered by
vessels receiving the premium.
The subsidy appears to have been com
ferred upon the mileage basis regard
less of whether the ships carried French
or foreign freights or carried none, and
while some regard is paid to the matter
Of tonnage, no proper account is taken
Of that consideration and the bonus is
paid sometimes in accordance with the
number Of miles sailed in ballast.
What he suggests is the bonus on the
transport Of merchandise in proper
tion to the value Of the cargo and the
distance sailed, with an extra allow
ance when the vessel carries goods
from or to French port.
The unfortunate experience Of
France is often cited by the opponents
of ship subsidies, but in view Of these
facts as to the unwise manner in which
the subsidies have been applied the
experience of France can hardly be re.
garded as a very forcible argument
against subsidies intelligently con.
ferred. While we have no great desire
to see our country enter upon a shiI
substituting policy, believing thai
American capital will enter the carry
ing trade on the ocean whenever il
cannot be moro proftably employed
otherwise, yet if for reasons connected
with our foreign relations it may b
desirable to build up an American mer
chant marine by subsidy, the adoption
of such policy should certainly b.
based upon more intelligent employ
nent of the subsidy principle than ha
characterized efforts Of this kind o.
the part Of the French government.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
French Ship Subsidies Unproft-
able.

The discussion in the French cham
Der Of deputies of the decadence Of the
French shipping trade ought to be Of
some value to members Of congress
when they come to the consideration
Of ship subsidies. Since 1881 the French
government has been paving subsidies
to builders and ship-owners and has ex.
pended some $76,Ooo,ooO in that way.
The result, however, has been far from
satisfactory.
A writer in the French Economist
translated by the Literary Digest, sug.
gests some Of the reasons why the
French marine, from being second in
Europe in point Of tonnage twenty.
FIVE years ago has gradually dropped
back until it is now about sixth He
finds two principal reasons. One is
that French harbors are not adapted to
large ships required in modern com
merce; and second, that shipbuildina
| is more expensive in France than il
lother countries. where coal and iron are
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
Up to the Senate Now.

The passage Of the Hepburn bill by
practically the unanimous vote OF the
house Of representatives puts the ques-
ton straight up to the senate in way
which does not admit of any paltering
with the issue. The senate may as
we'll come out of the woods and face
the question. At the last session the
house passed railway rate bill and
the senate postponed action entirely,
leaving it to be inferred that it did not
believe the demand for this legislation
was real, and that the agitation would
die out. During the recess Of con-
gress the senate committee had hearings
and obtained plentiful testimony that
the country wanted bill. During the
same period the president visited the
south and everywhere he spoke fol-
railroad rate reform the people rose to
the occasion. Nothing the president
said on his southern tour went home
like his demand for square deal from
the railroad corporations. The presi
dent renewed his recommendations. in
his annual message and house Of rep
resentatives fresh from the people has
by a unanimous vote passed much
more comprehensive measure than the
Esch-T Townsend bill. The senate has
notice that the wave was not the spent
strength Of political campaign, but
the full tide Of non-partizan demand
for public rights. It can hesitate nc
longer to pass a railway rate bill unless
it is sold to the corporations or cannot
rouse itself from lethargy in which
years of doing business without rules
and by unanimous consent have en-
meshed it. $40. ."-,
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WOMEN OF MAINE
NOTED KNITTERS
Make Thousands Of Nippers for
the Winter Fishermen on
the Coast "a


Penobscott, Me-, Feb. 9-More than
1000 women in eastern Hancock coun-
ty earn money for Christmas presents
and winter clothing by knitting wooden
nippers, which are used by the winter
fishermen who sail out from Gloucester,
Mass.
A fisherman nipper is heavy wool
mitt. with a short wrist and FORE
finger and padded palm. It was de-
signed for protecting the hands of fish
ermen who haul wet lines in cold
weather.
Fully $4,000 pairs of nippers are
worn out every year, of which more
than 70 per cent are knitted by women
who live in the shore towns east of
with active fingers can knit four pairs
OF nippers a day in addition to doing
her homework.
The pay for making a set Of nippers
is cents, which is taken up in store
trade from the agents. In actual cash
value no more than cents pair is
given for the work.
The knitters begin their labors late
in November and continue until Febru-
airy or later. The rushing season Is
from Dec. Is until the New Year. 1t
is not uncommon to see aged women
walking along the streets knitting nip
pers in quick-step time, and holding
balls or yarn In their apron pockets.
A smart knitter can use up a greater
length of yarn than she can cover in
walking along good road, her fingers
outstripping her feet in a ratio Of 7
to 5. She is counted a poor knitter
who cannot knit up mile of yarn while
she is walking mile, tho when per-
son keeps her. eyes upon the flying nee
dies all the time, walking is more feel
ing than from sight, and consequently
slow.
The women carry their knitting work
about them, no matter what they are
doing. At evening prayer meetings it
is not unusual for woman to knit
across nipper before she can rise to
give her testimony when called upon
by the class leader. Cases are known
in which women have taken their knit
ting to funerals, tho near relatives of
the deceased are barred from this priv
ilege. As the communities are strictly
orthodox, no knitting is done on Sun
| days.
The nipper business furnishes good
revenues to railroads, steamboats, and
stages. and involves an expenditure OF
about $4,000 year.
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Judge Cant on Grade CROSSINGS.

Judge Cant on Grade Crossings.
Judge W. A. Cant Of the district
court in Duluth has recently rendered
decision in a case where the city Of
Duluth was suing to compel the North
ern Pacific railway to repair viaduct
over a highway which was opened sub
sequent to the building Of the railroad.
In his decision Judge Cant takes the
ground that the matter Of priority is
immaterial. The real question is
whether the railroad company, in pur-
suing it's enterprise by it's own act,
created the conditions which subse-
quently called for such an exercise of
the police power as the institution of
safety devices. The fact that a rail-
road first traversed the country, he
declares, is not such a presumption Of
opportunity as will serve to forestall
the exercise Of the police power. Roads
and streets may still be laid out as be-
fore, and if in so doing line Of rail
way is crossed which, in the course of
time, becomes dangerous to the public
safety, it may become the duty Of the
railway company to remove the danger
by bridge or tunnel; for that duty is
founded upon the equitable principle
that it was their act done in the pur.
suit Of their own advantage which rem
dered this work necessary and there
fore they, and not the public, should
| be burdened with the expense.
The principle enunciated by Judge
Cant Is the one commended for by the
city attorney in suit now before the
supreme court. The question has beer
before the supreme court several times
but direct decision upon the right:
conferred by priority has never beer
given. IF the lines Of the decision Of
Judge Cant should be adopted In thu
supreme court, the grade crossing dis
cussion would be greatly simplifed
The rights Of the public and the rights
Of the corporations would be clarified
and the work Of laying plans for The
elimination Of dangerous crossings
would proceed under a better under
standing Of what would be the ex
pense to the parties.
| Under the decision Of Judge Cam
the matter is taken out of the realm Of
contract and placed where it appar
emily belongs, in the exercise Of the
| proper police power Of the state.