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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

To the Editor of The jour- -E
How little the general public knows
OF what takes place at the meetings
OF some of our excellent philanthropic
societies, without which our cities
would indeed become places Of infamy,
vice and crime. How little they reali.
lie the loving effort and self-sacrifce
on the part of noble men and women
who promote and further these socie-
ties, that our homes may be protected,
That our young men may be saved !;
that our mothers hearts may not be
BROKEN, and that our streets may be
Come with me to the annual meeting
OF the Union City mission, which was
held in Dayton s tearooms last evening,
and hear the reports and magnificent
addresses there made to one hundred
members. Your emotions will be stirred
and eyes moistened at the recital of
Wickedness and misery with which
tact, but will also be made to rejoice
that the drunken boy or old man, and
the hayward daughter and fallen wom-
an, may be lifted out of their despair
and hopelessness into lives of useful
ness, joy and prosperity. .A.
-Four, young men were brought as
"samples" (using Mr.. Stockings ex-
pression) to give their testimony of
what had been done for them-one Of
them a beautiful boy whose tale, like
that Of the others, would have wrung
a heart Of stone. Early, offering
bling-lowest degradation, augmented
by smoking, which deprived him
Of reason ard ambition; out of all Of
which he was lifted by his conversion
in this Union CITY mission.
! MI. Stocking in his report told, as he
passed around pictures of a fne-looking
man and woman and sweet little baby
and their cozy home, Of how drunkard
reeled into one of their gospel meetings,
how he sobered up during it's progress
and upon being asked if he wanted to
be prayed for said: HWeH, I didn It
come in for that; I came in for Scent
lodging, but you may pray for me. ~
How he was converted, gave up drink
ing, was helped to WORKOUT on his
feet-married the young woman who as
sisted in his redemption at the meeting
in the picture, and owner Of his own
home in Denver.
The fine address by DR.. Fayette
Thompson of why this work was the
best form of church effort to lift up fall
len humanity and should be thoroly sup
ported by their united strength, was al
together convincing.
No less stirring and convincing was
the address by Rev. Mr.. Burton, who
gives much Of his time and service to
the work, and whose theme was the
'aBeneft to the Churches Of the Union
City Mission If it had been heard
by the church members of the CITY. it
would have aroused them to greater eff
fort and resolution, to extend the hand
Of sympathy and encouragement to
these unfortunates
They would have felt as I did, that
not another year must, go by till the in
sdebtedness on the building in which the
work is carried on is paid off in full,
that the work may not be hampered or
curtailed. They would have wondered
how men and women with means could
conscientiously withhold Gas God s
stewards) that which would advance
his kingdom and lift up fallen human
ity. Mrs. c. 3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

taken as reflection upon the character
OF the men indicted has been heard
nor is it to be assumed that any thing
of that sort wills be forthcoming when
the trial is on. The local firms named
are. of high standing in the corporate
and individual sense. Their business
- conducted on a high plane and their
members stand well IN the community.
It would appear to be question Of
competition. The more active and en-
terprising a firm or individual, the
harder it will push for business. The
business man Of large affairs Of our
day is like general directing CAM
paign. He operates along certain lines.
but is subject to numerous checks and
setbacks. Difficulties beset him and
new ones arise. He has to watch to
hold his own, and if he is to increase
the power and prestige Of his firm he
has to get out and fight for new busi-
ness.
Along this line wrongs have been
committed, principally by the great
trusts Of the country. The government
has attempted, with regard to trans,
portation, which is today the controlling
element in nearly all large business,
to stop these abuses and to define fair
ness in competition. It has some new
laws and is out to enforce them. No
matter how iq2nocent Of wrong intent
q tlrm Or individual may be, how
thoroly it may be actuated by what it
considers fair competition and business
enterprise, or how far it may be gov
erned by former practice or custom, it
IS up to It now to see that it keeps,
even in the technical sense, within the
letter and meaning Of the law. There
must be no rebates granted or accepted,
either directly or by indirection.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
The Primary Law.

To the Editor of The journal. #.zi. Z
The chief objection to the primary cleo
ton law, as see it. is this, that the av-
erage candidate under the primary is far
inferior to those who were brought out
thru the caucus and convention system
This is inevitable under the primary sys-
tenn. The best representative men in any
community are, as a rule, retiring men,
who are not self-seekers but need to be
drawn out by popular demand, and very
often the best men are only secured by
forcing nomination upon them. I know
OF number of legislative districts where
there was no lack Of good men, but they
would not get into such a squabble for a
nomination n 81.
Another serious objection is the ex-
pense. Take for instance my own pre-
c1nct; it has cost 81 cents for each vote
polled. This means s40o, 900 or more for
the state. Then all of the individual ex
pense will more than double this amount
The total expense ought to be kept at
one-third Of that amount. ..-. s
AL g. s.=H* &C. H. Norton
f~S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
When Crime Is Epidemic.

Pittsburg is now suffering from an
outbreak of holdups and burglaries
similar to the ante-election outbreak in
Minneapolis, only more virulent. There
have been several violent deaths in con-
sequence and the city is greatly per-
turbed. The chief Of police has shifted
all ,of his men about, in an effort to
attain greater efficiency in preventing
crime, and has issued advice to the peo-
pie about the folly Of resisting thief
or burglar who has a loaded gun in
his hand. The criminal, he points out,
is really maniac, who has no appre-
citation of the value of life. and who
readily takes life to prevent his own
apprehension. ...s-. ..r-..z 49,
Students Of the psychology Of crime
have often noted the epidemic character
Of certain kinds of violence. The sue
cess of one holdup artist begets the
desire in the breasts of numerous other
men of degenerate type to emulate him.
The power Of suggestion seems to be
more potent in the lower social strata,
because Of the lack Of moral principle.
The race riots in Atlanta were the d.
rect result Of this sort of criminal con-
tagion. Doubtless, the prominence Civ
en- for political reasons in Minneapolis
to the occurrence Of holdups served tc
stimulate the epidemic to virulency
far beyond what it would have attained
under less excitative circumstances
Newspapers have heavy responsibility
in conditions such as now prevail in
Pittsburg. On the one hand, their
character as purveyors Of news puts
them under contract, as it were,, to
make public the facts. On the other
hand, higher duty to the public re-
quires that in such publication there
be a intimidation Of the sensational
and crime-engendering aspects Of the
facts. To suppress the news would pro-
duce number Of evil effects; to ttyel-
low'' it is even more reprehensible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
When the baby wakes up in the night
with severe stomach ache you get a
wireless dispatch containing the facts,
Selecting a Speaker.

The republican members of the next
house are facing the problem Of organ.
lzatlon. Only about one-third of the
members-elect have had previous ex-
perlence in this task, and they know
what to expect. The new members NAV
be somewhat surprised at the campaign
methods used, and it is to be honed
that they will not approve of them en-
tirely. - " ~u 3 sS 7
The ideal way to organize is to Sc
lectsa good man for speaker without
binding him to do anything for the in
dividual members in the way Of com
mlttee assignments or patronage, thus
leaving the speaker free to form com
mittees from the best material, and so
insure efficient work during the ses-
sion. The way it is really done is very
different. Candidates for speaker fight
first for the Endorsement of the mem
bers from their own section of the
state,: and then proceed to treat with
other district delegations. Everybody
is looking for the bandwagon, and
when the members-elect see the real
thing coming, they make a wild leap
for seats. Sometimes the candidate
succeeds in winning his election by
merely promising to give his friends
due consideration. That was achieved
two. years ago by Mr.. Clague. Too Of.
ten, however, the prize goes to the
highest bidder, the shrewdest member
gets definite promises from the speaker,
and he goes into office tied hand and
foot by pledges. His committee as
signments are made up, and without re-
gard to: Individual fitness, only to what
the speaker IS friends wanted and were
able to make him promise them. y
A house organized in this fashion
starts9the session with serious handi-
cap.< The members themselves find
later on that their work is hampered
by an Ineffective spoils system Of or
ganization, but it is then too late for
a remedy. The time to prevent such
condition is now, and it, lies in
the hands Of the 1o2 republican mem
bers-elect to rebuke slate-making and
insist on rational course of action. It
may take little courage to refuse a
definite promise Of a good committee
from one candidate and take blind
chances with candidate who makes no
promises, but it will certainly pay in
the long run. ~ a
The speaker Of the next house will
occupy post Of the greatest RESPONSE
bility. He should be the man best
equipped by education, experience and
natural ability, and man free from
any faint Of special interest. It is up
to the members-elect to find this man
and make him speaker, regardless Of
states or patronage. "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
MATRIMONY NOT FOR HER
Miss O'Brien Approved It but Her Art
Intervenes.

edo I believe that getting married
is the highest mission in life? No and
yes. I believe it is for others, but I
am not yet ready to try it for myself. -
These are the sentiments of beauti-
full Nora O'Brien who, as the heroine
"Sunday" in Mr. Raceward's play Of
that name, which comes to the Bijou
next week, has burst across the thea
trical horizon and is developing into a
light Of stellar magnitude.
~ do not care to avail myself of
all the well-known platitudes of
welded to my art etc, but do hon
estly think that every girl should find
a vocation best suited to herself, and
pursue it honestly and diligently" said
Miss O'Brien My aim is to rise and
to accomplish that end it is study,
study, study with me, and nothing else
to divert my mind. Every girl sue
ceeds who is not lazy. There is a de-
cent honorable living for every girl.
All that is necessary is for the girl to
be woman enough to find it. The drone
can never succeed, earnest workers do.
The noblest mission of woman, no
doubt, is to be mother, but my
thoughts and intents are not in that
direction ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
Odell Never Heard of It.

Mr.. B. B. Odell, former boss of the
state Of. New York, has been heard
from. The late Mr.. Odell, as might
have been anticipated, arises from his
recumbent position on the tomb of past
political greatness to utter carping
remark or two upon the conduct of the
recent campaign in New York. 1t was
not run to suit him. This might have
been foreshadowed from the fact that
he was not asked to run it. He was
"not consulted even in the smallest
matters" When the candidate for
governor visited Newbergh, where Mr..
Odell controls a considerable grocery
business, he was not informed Of the
fact. He was not asked to sit on the
platform, to introduce the candidate,
nor to address the people In the way
of few preliminary remarks
Mr.. Odell notices these omissions and
with pain, and from them he drew the
conclusion that no campaign was made
in New York at all. Herein is illus
trated one of those freaks of sound
waves whereby scientists as well as
statesmen are puzzled. The noise that
was heard in London, Spokane and Bis
bee, Ariz., passed over Newbergh and
left no trace upon the tympanum of
Benjamin B. Odell. He slept thru it
all, and now that quiet has resumed
its sway, has arisen to ask whether
there was a campaign. Rip Van Win
kle coming down from the mountains
to drink the health Of King George in
sup of schnapps was not more puzzled
by the phenomenon of G.. Washington
than B. B. Odell by the published re-
ports that New York has recently
chosen governor and that Hearst is
no more. $500 ..@.-,. -
This is the more remarkable from the
fact that Mr.. Odell is in the grocery
business. Can it be that all of his
customers eschewed politics when they
were unrolling their wallets to settle
for the pound of butter which Mr..
Odell had deftly done up in antisep-
tic paper7 Is it believable that not
one OF them all, and they must have
been many, since Mr.. Odell does a.
liberal credit business, happened to re-
mark, "Well, Ben, how's electionsO
This one little hint which would have
made Mr.. Odell wise to the goings on
appears to have been absent, and Mr..
Odell never knew there was a cam
paign. .-s.,... -, g.
Can 1t be that the state committee
purposely kept the news from New.
bergh in order to fool Mr.. Oden?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
JOHNSON SCHOOL CONCERT
Second Program Rendered by Faculty
Pleases Large Audience.

The faculty of the johnson School Of
Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art gave
the second concert last evening IN
Plymouth church to an appreciative
audience. The feature of the evening
was Mrs Charles NJ. Holt g reading Of
1.-THE Lady of Shallot,'' with Incl.
dental music by Arthur 2. Koerner Of
st. Paul, and played by him. Mrs. Holt
interpreted the sentiment of the poem
perfectly and her recital was intensi-
fed by the music which harmonized
charmingly with the poem.
Liszt g arrangement of Saint Saens'
Dance Macabre y was given by Gus
tavus johnson, and quartet composed
of Messrs. Halls, Pau1y, Ransom and
Woodruff, with two violins, cello and
the organ, rendered Dvork' g aBagatel-
LEM
+ Mrs. Norman Nash McFarren sang
Handel,s uWhere Ere You Walk, o
and GODDARD Is g F1orian Song Mrs.
W. N orteous sang Shira Is Sognai. !"
The program closed with Les
Preludes,1 composition for two
pianos, and played by Messrs. johnson
and Bliss,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Minnesota football players, says the
Chicago News, appear to be rude persons
who do not care how deeply they wound
the feelings Of the sensitive Professor
Stage. This is not true. The only thing
which kept Minnesota from running up
a big. score was consideration for DR..
Stage. The boys realized that every time
they booted the ball they made a violent
dent In the Rev. Mr.. Stages anatomy,
and IN time the process became almost
as painful to them as to him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
NEW EDITION OF AN s =, ~. = ,N,,.

NEW EDITION OF AN OLD INDIAN
TALE.-Major Richardson's ..'wacousta -
a favorite Indian tale of the early part Of
the nineteenth century, has been re-
issued in attractive form for lovers Of
tales Of the. early days. It tells the
story Of the siege Of Detroit by thai
splendid Indian villain, Pontiac. At least
that is the basis of the story. The rest.
the author says, is pure fancy Never
theless it is good reading, both the sub
stance and the manner OF telling being
praiseworthy = &: ta2@S - : : .
A. G. McClurg & Co., Chicago. $3.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
NOV, "a,

NOV. ~.
f635-Thon1as Parr, known as "old
Parr" and said to be 1852 years old,
died near Shrewsbury, Eng.
fe02-First meIodrama produced at
covent Garden tteater, called "The
Tale Of Mystery"
1s46-T ampico, Mexico, surrendered
to Commodore Common Of the AmerI-
can navy.
1sss-NeIlle Bly, started on her tour
around the world.
- feoo-Women granted permission to
practice law In France.
1s01-coionei Henry MapIeson, grand
opera manager, died In London.
fso4-Pension Commissioner Ware
resigned.
feo1-cxar remFtted SIS 600 COO taxes
5 due from peasants. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

The governor OF Kentucky is consider.
ing an extra session ito promote tenn:
perance legislation" The problem Of
keeping liquor away. from bad negroes
without depriving the bad white man Of
his bibulous rights is driving many
southern communities to prohibition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Your Uncle Joe Cannon opines that just
the right-sized majority has been re-
turned for him to handle. On the other
hand the majority opines that about the
right-sized speaker has been returned to
be handled by them. Time will develop
which Is right. ,l$i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

A monument is to be erected to the
memory Of Robert Fulton, who invented
the steamboat. Work on It will be hur-
ried SO as to anticipate the grand ban
quet in honor Of the gent who pulled the
airship out Of his mental works.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Roger Sullivan is said to have won
100000 on the defeat Of Hearst. Let's
see, wasn't It Sullivan that Bryan accused
OF being in politics for the money there
Is in It? .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Detroit does not yet see it's way clear
to make the streetcar company present
Of something like 100000 annually. Dull
town, Detroit, and full Of malice toward
capital. 3.#
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Employees Of a. powder magazine
raked UP the leaves In the vicinity ana,
as u was expensive to cart them away,
burned them on the spot. That spot Is
| now a hole. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

The overwhelming defeat Of the repub-
lican ticket in Essex county, New Jer-
lsay. where Senator Dryden lives. nearly
split the rock 81 Gibraltar from fore
head TO chin. 81 ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Almost every one in Colorado agrees
that Simon Guggenheim is a pretty good
fellow. The only trouble with him is
that in the senate he viii vote with his
kind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Mr.. Fish is not consoied by the thought
that the Illinois Central will continue to
run trains and to make stops at the prin-
acipal stations. ss.}.s 3.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

The people of Kansas, it seems, did not
learn the secret Of the campaign until
1t was over Standard OH was trying to
defeat Hoch der busser. j:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

The New York democrats are out to
discipline Pat McCarren. It is said he
stood on the side liner and tipped on
the signals. IS. .s..4;,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Milwaukee has obtained SO-cent gas
without Without turning over Its hand. The COM
pany simply recognized the fact that so
cents was enough. . Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Mark Twain says that no one has ar.
rived at the age Of discretion until he lis
10. And even grandpa sometimes hoIlers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

If the Culebra is not being cut to the
presidents satisfaction he is quite likely
to tell us about it. 5.2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Once when Washington Irving Bishop
was reading minds in the Lyceum thea
Ter 1t was suggested that the late Jim
Worral go upon the stage and tsubmit
hamsen as subject. Jim peeled his
overcoat instantly and stepped nimbly
on the stage He said afterwards that
ne mad hurried forward because he had
q personal interest in the test which
1e" besides himself could appreciate, and
then he felt that the experiment unon
him would have an air Of tlnality which
would stop any further cavil.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

n r. sass5
]. Richmond (va.1 Cor. Times Dispatch. Il
Sell thermometers short They are
going down
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

q Clifton Crawford the English mono
'logist' 1is proving Soneaef the great sur
prises at thes orpheum theater this week.
Mr.. Crawford sailnters on as q London
schappy, does a bit of a song, a bit OF. an
imitation, bitaof dance and a. few
other trif1es, but does them all in such
a finished style and exploits such an I'M
usually fine personality as we'll as meth
cd that before he is thru with his de-
cidedly original -monolog he has made
himself a greater b. favorite than / any
monolog!st who has ever appeared at the
.orpheum, and has dealt in materials
never before appreciated by Orpheum
audiences, G-I"*& = - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

The Tribune having somewhat ex-
hausted the violence of its hatred against
al good citizens who maddened it by
getting licked at the election, has re-
turned TO It's fayorite topic, the home rule
charter, which IT is &uncommonly en-
dowed to illuminate with misinformation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
HELPING OUT CLARK
Detroit News

With rare presence of mind, the Mon
tarla voters hastily ratified Senate
Clark's original intention to retire.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
GOALS FROM THE FIELD

The Injurious report that football play
ers are not up to snuff in their ''Kikero'
ana mathematics receives a severe re-
Duke from Colonel Joyce, who reports
that When Larkin made that much mis-
understood play he could almost see the
workings Of his mind. " u
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

More pure India rubber-more wear
more style. Foot-Schulze Glove rub
bers -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

The presence Of three prohibitionists
IN the lower house Of the legislature
ought to relieve the next speaker from
the embarrassment of having to appoint
the attorney of brewing company chair.
man OF the temperance committee. e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Three more bad railroad boys gathered
in for vicious and unlawful rebating.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

BY the way, what has become Of the
carnival Of crime?