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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
Railroad Despotism.

The nastiest part of the revelations
regarding the Pennsylvania is that
chapter relating to the treatment of
citizens who attempted to open coal
mines without the advice or consent
Of the railroad The testimony of one
Of the vicepresidents Of the road is
that he discouraged new openings,'
and that he refused applicants side
tracks. If they got past him and Sc
cured them from higher officials, the
testimony of other Pennsylvania min
ions is that they were harassed and
worried by the lack of cars until they
either quit or bribed the understrappers
Of the road with shares of stock to
send them adequate supplies.
Despotism could surely go farther
than this, The railroad which held it
self out to be a common carrier bound
by its charter to treat all alike. under
took either in the pursuance of policy
Or merely from eaprice-it matters not
vhich-to regulate private business,
10 control the supply of an important
product and to declare who should be
miners and who should not. The more
his unblushing testimony is examined,
he more irritating does it appear, the
more does it raise in the minds of the
people a doubt Of the efficacy or char
,cter Of any private management of
railroads. The whole coal situation in
his country needs the sitting of an in
7estigation. The whole relation of the
,ailroads to it, so far as it has been
shown, has been one Of criminal des-
potism. If there is anything back of
his attitude which justifes it, the rail
roads are entitled to have it shown. If
here is nothing to excuse such conduct
except graft, then the facts should be
Known SO that the law may deal with
L as it deserves. The policy of cover
,p cannot be played again. The lid has
,een partially lifted. It must be taken
tH entirely, tho the smell should drive
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
Jockeying the Pure Food Bill.

Everything seems to progress at
Washington but the pure food bill, and
there are signs that this much-needed
measure is being deliberately held up
till the last hours of the session, when
it will 90 over for lack of time. The
senate has done it's duty, but the house,
according to one correspondent, seems
to have built a cofferdam about the
bill, around which the stream of legis-
lation flows. = .... @@>. ,..
Ilmdlty among congressman is the
explanation. There is such strong
demand for pure food legislation that
they dare not defeat it. 1t comes from
honest manufacturers, from retailers.
and from consumers who have awak-
ened to the danger that turks in poison
Gus colors and noxious drugs innocently
taken. On the other hand there is a
strong lobby maintained by the cree
tifiers' of bad whisky and the makers
Of fraudulent goods of all kinds. This
influence has frightened lot of back
homeless congressman, and they want to
put the whole subject over until after
election. They have toyed with the
bill for months. 1t was introduced in
both houses Dec. 6. and passed the SEN
ate Feb. 81. The house committee kept
it Gin SOAK for few weeks, and
substituted the house bill for the senate
bill, which is a broader and more pro-
gressive measure. The house bill, how.
ever, is long step in advance, and
would be welcomed by the friends of
pure food. 1t was made special order
for April 10, and on the calendar as a
special order it remains. Appropriation
bills and dozen other measures get
preference, and the pure food bill goes
over from day to day.
The house has dallied with the Hey.
burn bill long enough. 1t is about time
! for action, and the public will not be
satisfied with any lame excuses. A
failure to act on the measure at this
session will be equivalent to a defeat
and those who are responsible will have
to answer for their disregard of public
health and safety.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
Advertising Doctors.

The prejudice IF the medical profess
sion against advertising doctors is so
strong that in California they secured
the passage of a law in 1901 which is
intended absolutely to prohibit doctors
from advertising, and declares, among
other things, that "the accused party
at the time he presents his answer for
filing, shall deposit with the secretary
his certificate, and unless he does SO
the secretary must not file his answer,
and default shall be thereupon entered
against him and his certificate revoked,
if the charges, on their face, be deemed
sufficient by the board"
This matter has been passed upon
judicially.- Some doctor who advertised
refused to file his certificate with the
secretary of the state medical board,
and the court says that he cannot be
compelled to surrender his certificate
on the order Of an irresponsible party,
especially when no testimony has been
taken in the case. The license is prop
erty and cannot be taken away except
in such manner as is prescribed under
the constitution; that is, by due process
of law. -.
The California Medical Journal, in
commenting on this decision, declared
it to be a righteous one and one that
commends itself to the intelligence Of
the laity as well as to the profession.
Furthermore, it disapproves Of the
whole theory of opposition to the an
nouncement Of new remedies. "The
wisdom Of today it says, "may be
the folly of tomorrow. Shall nine men
sit in Judgment and decide that moth
ing new shall be advanced by the pro.
fession? Then progress would cease
and the board of medical examiners
become the owls of the age. They could
say thus far you can go, and no far
Their Five imbeciles can control the
wheels of progress and say, we are the
people and wisdom will die with us. - I
There is natural prejudice against
the advertising doctor. Sometimes he
is fake. and, Furthermore, we have
been taught by physicians who despise
advertising to look with suspicion upon
any man who vaunts his professional
skill as merchant would boast of q
stock Of goods. We recognize the diff
ference, and yet undoubtedly a proper
amount and a reasonable kind of adj
lvertising may be approved on the part
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
ADAM OF THE unsALTED SEA
washington Cor. New York Post.

Washington Cor. New York Post
& J. Adam Bede of Minnesota has found
it impossible to act upon the wise injunc-
ton Tom Corwin laid upon young mem
Der who came to him and asked for a
recipe for success in the national legisla-
ture: "Be solemn ass Because of an
unfortunate sense of humor and the abil-
ity to tell story in way to command
popular approval and make large crowd
laugh, Bede finds himself under stern
moral obligation to be funny" every
time he gets on his feet.
The Minnesota man is something more
than a mere buffoon. He is as valuable
to his state and district as the average
member of congress, and his home people,
far from objecting to the niche in which
he has been placed in popular estimation
are rather proud Of the fame he has won
as a laugh-producer.
His career has shown that he is man
Of some substance and convictions. He
was born on a farm in Ohio, and after
receiving his education in the public
schools, became a printer, and later,
schoolteacher. Then he took up news
paper work. and lived in most Of the
western and southern states. He was a
reporter in the press gallery in Washing
ton in the early eighties. Then he mar
ried and moved to Minnesota.
Bede had an idea that he would be Sc
rious in congress, and his first speech be-
gan as platitudinously as any one could
wish. All the members who knew him
had swung about in their chairs to face
him, their faces cleft with anticipatory
grins. The new Minnesota member
showed no more traces of humor than a
hard-boiled egg. Men began to whisper
to one another, Whats the matter with
Bede?" Bede had been a public speaker
long enough to realize that nobody was
paying attention to him, and he essayed
comic story. The house Immediately
showed signs Of waking up and then the
Minnesota man saw the role that ha6
been assigned to him. Since that day he
has never attempted to dodge his duty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
The Country and Congress,

There are many reasons why the
members of the lower house of con-
gress should wish to adjourn and hurry
home. The pressing reason is that all,
or nearly all, are candidates for re-
election, and the reports from their
constituencies are far from reassuring,
The state of feeling in the country
against the abuses Of big public cor
porations is such that it cannot be &C
curately gagged. Members of congress
do not know today whether the passage
Of rate bill will quiet the agitation
or merely accentuate it. They fear the
worst from their personal standpoint.
There is feeling at Washington that
what has been accomplished in the way
of legislation has merely whetted the
appetite Of the country for more. The
members are expecting contests for
nominations in many districts from
men who represent still more radical
attitude toward trusts and combines.
Under these circumstances MANY
members want to get away from Wash
ington and home to inform their con-
stituents upon the actual accomplish
ments of the session, with the expecta-
ton that the facts, as outlined by
those who took part in the work, will
have a tendency to satisfy voters who
have been excited by undertaking pro-
pensities Of many publications.
The statement issued few weeks
ago, showing how hard congress has
worked and how many more bills it
had passed than any other congress
that ever tried it's hand at the bust
ness, did not do any good. At that
time congress had not passed two very
Important measures that the people
wanted, and they had no patience to
examine the record of routine work
while the fate of those bills hung
in the balance. Since that report con.
gress has passed the rate bill and al
j cohol bill and sent them to conference
The eye of the country is on these
bills. If they are perfected, there will
be more of disposition to give the
congressman credit for. their work on
5ther lines; but if these bills are not
perfected, it will be no answer in the
campaign that congress passed more
laws by lineal measurement than any
Of it's predecessors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
The Auditorium Work.

Rev. G.. L. Morrill, gave his final
service before the summer vacation at
the Auditorium last night, when the
Memorial day service was held before
an audience of 5000 persons The Au-
ditorium has been used by Mr.. Morrill,
for the evening service since the Sd
of last December. In that time he has
preached to audiences aggregating co.
900 people. The character of the serv-
ice has been that of an undenomina-
tional church, free to everybody and in
Guiding three things. educational fea-
lures in art, appropriate music, a
square-toed sermon.
The work has been financed by con-
tributions entirely. At the first the
collection was taken in the church.
There were two things the matter with
this plan: it did not produce enough
money to take care of the rent and
incidentals, and it took too much time.
After long consideration of the prob
lem, Mr.. Morrill, substituted a sub
scription at the door,
This had two highly gratifying re-
suits: It raised the average giving
from cents to about 7, and it relieved
the tiresome wait of taking a collec-
ton in the service. The Auditorium
has not been dead thing in giving to
others. Contributions have been made
by the audiences of something more
than $1,000 to various public move
ments To the Berwin fund the Audi
forum gave $500, to San Francisco
$500, to the encampment 800, besides
answering many minor calls.
In getting possession Of the Audi
forum, Mr.. Morrill, struck the keynote
Of his work in the city. Its success
has been gratifying; it's results have
been attested both by individuals and
by observers who have occasion to note
the effect of civic movements. of al
kinds. The meetings will be resumed
in September, when Mr.. Morrill,, will
be able to announce additions to the
program of services.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
Minnesota Politics
Hennepin May Find Conditions Right
at Duluth to Present Boutelle- DEM
ocrats Will Probably Meet During
Fair Week.

One OF the reasons why local repub-
licans want to send an unpledged dele
cation to Duluth is because there is
possibility OF the convention hitting
on a Hennepin man to head the ticket.
After arriving on the scene, the dele
gates from Hennepin may find the oc-
casion propitious for presenting the
name of Mortimer HI. Boutelle.
Boutelle has been in the minds Of a
good many republicans, both in Min.
neapolis and outside, as good material
for governor At the Garfield club ban
quet in Duluth, where Boutelle took the
company by storm, a Boutelle boom was
started that would have swept Duluth
and spread over the state generally, If
Mr.. Boutelle himself had not called a
halt. He, does not want to leave his
has taken every occasion to discourage
the gubernatorial talk. It has not
stopped, however, and is frequently
heard in Minneapolis. The friends Of
the big attorney feel that no man in
the state could put up a better cam
paign, and that his nomination would
be the wisest thing in the present crisis.
At the same time, they respect his
wishes, and have not forced the issue
county convention will take any action,
but if the delegation is free to act at
Duluth it may find sentiment in other
delegations that calls for Boutelle. No
matter how strong his feelings are on
the subject, he would have to accept
the nomination if rendered to him in
such a way: That is the outcome his
friends are hoping for.
The democratic campaign bureau is at
work already preparing literary mate
rial for use later on. There will be
plenty Of time for that after the repub-
lican convention, but one story goes
that the democratic bureau is expect
ing to see jacobson turned down at Du-
luth, and has prepared an article for
use in the democratic press, telling of
the great things jacobson has done and
the reasons why he was defeated at the
behest of the corporations.
The democratic convention will be
late, and more than likely it will be
held during state fair week. There will
not be much of a contest in sight to
attract delegates from outside, and a
larger attendance will be secured if
held during the fair. It will enable
outsiders to combine the two trips, and
will be appreciated by those living at
a distance. The state campaign can
the primaries Sept. IS. and a conven-
ton about Sept. 5 would give two weeks
for the candidates and committee to
get ready for active business. AS far
as organization goes, that is well in
hand right now.
The Princeton Union says it is good
guess that the nominee at Duluth will
be Jacobson, Cole, or "some man who
is not at present entered as a candi-
| date. - Referring to Hanson, or to
Boutelle? Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
SELECTION OF DELEGATES
st, Cloud Journal-Press

st. Cloud Journal-Press.
The Minneapolis Journal makes an ex-
cellent suggestion to the republicans of
Hennepfn county. It is that Hennepin
send an uninstructed delegation to Du-
luth, and to have one that is truly repre-
sentative of the people. they should be
elected by wards and towns by the
delegates to the county convention. The
old-time plan was to have a committee
appointed by the chairman select the
whole delegation. which could thus easily
be packed In the interest of certain cam
didates. Hennepfn county having the
largest delegation and no candidate for
the head of the ticket, by adopting the
Journal plan. will gain the confidence
of the whole state, and will have a potent
influence in nominating the right man in
the right way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
On Making Mistakes.
editor of The journal.

To the Editor of The Journal,
Big men make mistakes; we love them
the more for it. President Roosevelt
may have made a mistake in the recent
republican, democratic mix-up, but we be-
lieve time will prove him in the right. He
has right to make mistakes, but his
errors are insignificant compared with
his correctness of judgment as whole.
I felt personal affront in reading the
words of the Duluth gentleman from New
York The citizens of the country love
their president I am one of those citi-
zens, and I feel that an attack such as
that of last Wednesday will be resented
to such an extent that Mr.. Towne will
find that he has created boomerang for
himself, and that he has made an error
of Judgment, thus making ammunition
for the republican guns of the coming
campaign. and a sodden charge for the
democratic. It. H. c. ID
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
COME TO MINNEAPOLIS
The Zoos Gas Engine Co. of Spring
field, Ohio, Locate Branch Office in

held, On1o. Locate bfducH 0iHCe IL
Minneapolis.
One of the most reliable and strong
est gas and gasolene engine companies
in the United States, the Zoos com.
pany of Springfield, has recently opened
a branch in Minneapolis. with sales
office at 80 Sd ave S. W. II. Swart-
zenburg, an exDert gas engineer. who
has been closely associated with the
gas and gasolene engine business OF
the northwest for the past twelve years,
is manager. The Zoos Gas Engine COM
pany has devoted nineteen years to the
exclusive manufacture of gas and gaso-
lene engines. and have one of the larg-
est and fnest-euuipped factories in the
world. More than $4,000 of their en-
gines are in daily use in factories, ma
chine shops, printing Offices, black
smith shops, grain elevators. etc.
The new branch will carry a COM
plete stock of the famous Zoos engines
and is in position to fill orders prompt
lv. Special attention will be paid to
the farm trade of the northwest, and
engines for threshing. feed grinding,
pumping. irrigatine. ETC.. will be fur
nished on short notice. The advertise
ment of this concern on page 4 of to-
days Journal should be read by
everybody interested in gas and gaso-
lene engines. Mr.. Swartzenburg will
be pleased to furnish estimates on cost
of plants for every purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
Bijou-"When knighthood Was In
49,. Flower"

Few plays have within themselves the
inherent strength possessed by the dram
atization of Charles Majors novel, "When
Knighthood Was in Flower" So vivid
and realistic are its lines and situations
that of itself and independent almost OF
it's Interpretation it has power to attract
and hold. When properly interpreted
tho, that power to attract becomes llv-
ing thing that fascinates. One lives and
moves and feels with the characters OF
the play There is nothing involved,
nothing of the problem in the plot. Its
characters and their emotions are easily
Understood. For these reasons the play
must ever be popular. 1-a. =. d.
There are few characters that otfer the
opportunity for the display Of brilliant
woman genius that is offered by the
central character, Mary Tudor. The de-
mands of the part are as great rs It's
opportunities, for it demands everything.
The part of the proud, wilful, impulslve,
couuettish and loving Mary, sister to
King Henry VIII. demands the best or
everything if it is to be interpreted IN
its full strength and beauty.
Virginia Drew Prescott and large
company appear at the Bijou TINS week
with an able. presentation OF sWhen
Knighthood Was in Flower and were
greeted yesterday by two large ana en-
thusiastic audiences. Miss Trescott as
Mary Tudor, has the full demands of the
piece upon her shoulders, and for the
most part is capable. Unfortunately,
however, a Lady Macbeth temperament
cannot be fitted to the beautiful, lighter
and more girlish and subtle part OF Mary
Tudor. In the heavier scenes MISS
Prescott is at her best, but she cannot
portray with full effect the changing
moods Of youth and grace.
Her leading support, John J. Farrell as
Charles Brandon is good as captain OF
the kings guards. but not so good as the
lover of Mary Tudor. sister Of the kins
Mr.. Farrel is an able man and pleases
on the whole, as does Miss Trescott. In
| the heavier, strenuous scenes he is at his
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
MAY 20

1576-First Issue of Liverpool
Times, EngIand's first regular news
paper. -
1eeo-George |. Of England. born.
1765-PatrIck Henry's resolutions
against stamp act passed Virginia
assembly.
1s1o-croWn prince Of Sweden
killed by fall from his horse.
1s1s-FIrst steamboat on Lake
Erie launched.
1s43-Noah Webster. author Of
dictionary, died.
1s45-Quebec's first great fire.
1s75-Erle Railroad company adj
Judged bankrupt.
1ss1-Great Britain paid United
States $4,000 In settlement Of For-
tune bay fisheries dic2ute.
18sa-Miehael Faeln, Phoenix park
murderer, hanged In Dublin.
1ss2-Earthquake shock felt In
southern California.
1s93-Body Of Jefferson Davis
taken from tomb In New Orleans for
removal to Richmond.
1saa-WilIlam e. Gladstone buried
In Westminster Abbey.
1905-Japanese defeated Russian
fleet In battle OF the Sea OF Japan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28

best. Martha Mayo as Jane, is pleas
ing and capable. She has a yivacious
manner, an enhancing smile and a we'll
controlled voice. Joseph SIator as Henry
Is appropria tely bluff and choleric
Tho some lack Of experience is notice
able, the performances is pleasing and
moves along with swing and dash The
costumes and properties are selected with
care, and the piece is well staged. Miss
Trescott is an actress Of ability and
worth, having formerly been seen as lead
ing support for Frederick Warde in heav-
Ter parts. The piece will run the week,
with matinees
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
TRADE SELFISHNESS

Adam Smith in wealth of Nations"
The legislator who supports every
proposition for Strengthening monopoly
is sure to acquire a great reputation for
understanding trade. If he opposes them,
on the contrary and still more if he
have authority enough to thwart them,
neither the most conspicuous probity nor
the highest rank, nor the greatest public
service. can protect him from the most
infamous abuse and detraction, from per-
sonal insults. nor sometimes from real
danger, arising from the influence of
furious and disappointed monopolists.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
Took His Word for It.

Senator Nelson furnished another in
stance in the senate the other day of
the confidence which the members Of
that body have in any statement which
he may make on the floor. The ques-
tion of government inspection of grain
was up in the way of an amendment
to pending bill. Some serious charges
had been made against state inspection
and directed particularly at the Min
nesota system, whereupon Senator Mel
son took the floor and instructed the
senate for twenty minutes in the sys-
tenn of Minnesota inspection and the
reasons why some charges made against
it seem to have a basis of fact, altho,
under the senator's Illuminating expla-
nation, it must have been apparent to
the senate (and in view of their ac-
ton seems to. have been elear) that
one great source of dissatisfaction is
the condition in which grain is shipped
by the producer. Senator Nelson called
attention to the necessity for dockage
at the elevator for dirt, foul seed, ETC.,
to the reduction in the price of maca-
roni or durum wheat; the necessity for
cleaning and SECURING wheat, and the
other processes necessary to produce a
marketable article. When Senator Mel
son had finished, the proposed amend
ment was properly laid on the table.
Mr. Baer has divine right to run the
coal fields, but he is willing to take hu-
man commission to run the Pennsyl-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28

of the medical profession; and undoubt-
edly many of the advertised remedies
and advertising practitioners are
worthy of patronage. At any rate, it
is significant that medical journal
should so pointedly condemn the drastic
measures taken by state medical
board to punish members of the profess
sion who were guilty of no greater Of
Tense than that of advertising their
special knowledge.