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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
The Illinois Primary.

The new Illinois primary law is an
effort to unite direct nominations with
delegate conventions, the controlling
idea of the law being to prevent. if
possible, minority nominations. Where
any candidate secures majority in
the direct primary. his name goes upon
the ticket of his party for the election.
But where no candidate secures a ma
jority for any office, recourse is had to
the decision of convention Of dele
gates selected on the same day and
under the same restrictions surround
ing the. primary.
Such a law has obvious advantages
over the Hunrestrained direct primary,
which may, and often does, result in a
candidate having only a small plurality
of the vote walking off with the NOM
ination. Tt ought to be helpful in the
selectione5of members of boards where
q great many unknown candidates en-
ter and whose capacities are never can
vassed because the larger Offices eat
up all the attention of the voters. With
such law the parties might be. in
duced to run enough candidates for all
the minor positions so that the contest
would certainly be thrown into the con-
vention. AS to judicial places there
might be an agreement to put up no
candidates at all and leave the selec-
tion to the delegates, who should be
left perfectly free to nominate whom
they please, or to enter into agree
ments with other parties for a non
partizan judicial ticket This would
certainly be more inspiring than the
spectacle Of half the lawyers in dis
trict careering about after iudgeship
and the other half Logging for favorite
candidates.
The selection of delegates to the con.
vention would become Of great i'm.
portanee: Presumably any member OF
a party might propose himself and he
might be chosen by slight plurality
Of the. total vote, but still in the con
vention itself it would take majority
to nominate.
The more the primary system il
tested The more clear does it become
that HE principle is right and neces
sary, but also, the more apparent is il
that the direct primary cannot accom-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Wnlf OTHER PEOPLE THINK
IN Esperanto.
To, the. Editor Of The Journal.

Ea Esperanto.
To the Editor Of The Journal. Z
! v"Esperanto" aims to be the universal
language. It is being studied by socie-
ties in the east, and in European cities,
and is growing rapidly in popularity. It
is exceedingly simple and easily acquired
by anyone with a fair education, who is
a lover Of language study. An hour or
two each day for a few weeks given to
the lessons will not only afford pleasure,
but will enable one to become quite pro-
ficient.
N Space will admit of but the briefest
outline Of the work. These are some Of
the advantages found in Esperanto: )
All nouns end in ''o'' (nominatiNe case). 4
All adjectives end in "a adverbs in,
'.e,,' verbs in 81" The final letter of the.
objective case is 'n'' always. All letters
have one sound and no silent, letters. No
irregular verbs. The grammar is brief
and so simple that the author says it is
possible to learn it within one hour Chat
is, the synthetical fcatures). Students and
older people who expect to- travel espe-
cially in foreign countries, will find a.
knowledge of this a most interesting and
helpful accomplis ishment.
OF course, a knowledge of any Of the
live languages of Europe as German,
French or Spanish, would be helpful, 4but
a little Latin, such as is acquired in a
high school Of this city, will be found to
be of immense value in the study Of
Esperanto. -E. M. Barnes.
Minneapolis. July 16.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Russia's Parliamentary Crisis.

The reactionaries Of Russia have been
watching for chance to do the douma,
and they appear to believe they have
found it in the address to the country
issued by. the majority. The address is
claimed to stamp the douma as revo-
lutionary center, tho it's purpose was
the very reverse Of countenancing syio-
lence. Iurged the peasants to remain
passive and wait for results in the agra
rian discussion. But the douma never
theless sees it made tactical mistake
in issuing any address at all. It was
not compelled to do so and it could not
frame any document which the reac-
tionaries would not denounce as sa-
voring of encouragement to revolution.
The situation now. is that the car
has prepared ukase dissolying the
parliament, which is being held back
because the court party thinks the con-
stitutional democrats are now in hole.
If they can be compelled to rend them
selyessit will relieve the czar Of some
esponsibility. He would rather have
the douma dissolve itself by internal
combustion than to be- obliged to dis
perse it with troops. s..~l.z.&
If the douma is dissolved what be-
comes Of the constitution and the fund
amental laws and the car 8 speech
promising that Russia should always
have parliament9 Unquestionably
the cabinet will call another parliament,
but it will take care Of rthee:e elections
next time. This is what Wfftte IS Is chiefly
blamed for at the Peterhof today. He
let the elections get away from him.
Instead Of seeing to it that Snug serv-
ants of the bureaucracy came up to St.
Petersburg he let the elections alone
with the results that laboring men, edu-
Gators and "theorists" became mem
bers of parliament. If Goremykin
gets. rid Of the present douma this
!" mistake" will not be repeated.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Dissolving Swollen Fortunes.

The will of Alfred Belt, the dead
diamond king, is an example of the dis
tribution of vast estate which carries
with it none of the fears of the per.
petuation Of swollen fortunes Af-
ter bequeathing great sums to char
liable, educational and industrial OBJ
jects, he gives the remainder absolutely
to his brother. Who this brother may
be, the world has no information, but
he is probablya person who will enjoy
the fortune while he lives and pass it
on in portions to numerous relatives
and friends and possibly for the con-
tinuation of some Of the projects IA
yored in the will Of the creator of the
estate. -. :r
Thus the fortune gradually will find
its way back into the common stock
of wealth. A part of it will have been
permanently arrested for educational
institutions, but here, too, it will have
returned to the common stock, since
these institutions are prac ctically free.
Their activities benefit all the world
in raising the standard of thought and
action5of a few. =
This sort of distribution by testa-
ment is less alarming than the perpetual
tion Of estates in longtime trusts.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Local Politics.

The remark attributed to the mayor
in the morning Tribune, that Alderman
Gerber is one of the council who has
made good and who should be continued
in office regardless of politics., appears
to have shocked that venerable organ
as coming from a republican mayor
with regard to a democratic alderman.
It will scarcely be received that way
by the people. If the mayor made this
statement and is correct about the rec
ord of Alderman Gerber, there is every
reason why he should have. made the
remark attributed to him, and no valid
reason why he should not have said it.
1t is still a little bit unusual for an
official of one party to publicly COM
mend an official of another party, but
it is becoming more common, and right
ly so.
The city is corporation engaged in
the transaction Of business. Its corr
porate interests are distinct from those
interests which it's stockholders have
as members Of the larger community
of the state and the still larger COM
munity of the nation. One notifying
defect of our local campaigns hereto
fore has been too much national poll
tics in our local affairs. ..5..
We are gradually learning that. this
is not good business. 1t has been an
expensive school, the tuition has been
high and the teacher stern. But the
lesson that it is unsafe to allow a gas
or street railway company. to choose its
own representative under the cloak Of
a party has been learned. For the city,
democrat who. is straight upon the
local issues, tho wild on silver, is better
than republican who is essentially
sane upon the money and tariff but dis
5eased with regard to the public
problem. And vice versa.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
sHOsHONE LANDS
Entries to Be Received at shosbonI, Not
Lander.

Washington. July 21.-In accordance
with a supplemental proclamationi issued
by the president the register and re-
ceiver of the land office for the lander,
Wyo., district shall receive entries for
lands in the ceded portion of the Shos-
hone reservation at Shoshoni, Wyo., from
Aug. 15' to Oct. 8, 1906. instead of at
Lander, as provided in the proclamation
of June g. This action was based upon
the fact that the railroad now building
into said reservation will not be con-
structed from Shoshoni to Lander until
after Aug. Is. All persons who draw
numbers at the drawing which begins at
Lander, Wyo., on Aug. 4, 1906, which
numbers entitle them to make entry be-
tween the dates Of Aug Is and Oct. 8,
inclusive. must proceed to Shoshoni, Wyo.,
and make their entries, instead of going
to Lander, as provided in the first proc
lamation. After Oct. 3 entries will be
made at Lander, Wyo. NgE9
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
STORY WITH A MORAL FROM PEo.

= STORY WITH A MORAL FROM PEO-
PIE WITHOUT MORALS.-A sad, sor-
did. shameless tale is that told in the
latest novel by, Marie van Worst. The
predominant feeling with the reader
when he has got to the end of it, if he
persist to that point, is one of revulsion.
Briefly, the story is that Of "a fool
woman" who thru vanity and extrava-
gance drives her husband to embezZle-
ment, and who, tho guilty of the grossest
infdelity herself, is so lacking in every
sense of decency, so adamantine in her
selfishness, as to reproach him for his
crime and the stigma it entails. It ought
not to have been called The Sin of George
tWarrener, but "The Sins of George War
rener'sg Wife,, Warrener's sin was in
marrying the woman. Such people as
Mrs Warrener are not normal-not as
drawn by the author-and in any partic-
ular case should not be depicted as typi-
cal, as the writer evidently intended in
this: Even more despicable, and typical
enough, Is the character Of Paul McAllis-
ter, the millionaire Mephistopheles, who
took advantage of Mrs. ,Warrener'S folly.
Unfortunately the very class who might
with profit draw a moral from the
gloomy story the author has told will be
those least likely to read the book, and
there is no entertainment in it for any
one else. Not a single ray of light
pierces the darkness in which Mrs. War
rener, {outwardly beautiful but inwardly
a troglodyte, moves. ..,.' .@. @..s-
The Macmillan company, New York. ss+
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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

gr at bands,
n o t b n fy o +
America, but Of.
the world. j.
s. Duss, the
conductor, is a
man Of wealth,
who devotes his
life to music.
thru love of it..
He is credited.
with being sew.
eral times a
millionaire, but
he deyotes not
not only his
leisure but all
his time to, the
affairs of the
band. He has
gotten together
those whom he
considers to be
the best mu-
sicians obtain
able. He has
his ideas of mu-
sic and his in
ter.pretations Of
c o m. p o sitions,
which he has
carried out. He
is a creator, a
COMPOSER and; IA
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Lake Harriet. Pavilion

- The engagement of the Oberhoffer
Orchestral band, which has been the
most successful ever experienced by a
locafT summer season. musical organiza-
tlon. comes to "a close at Lake Harriet
one week FROM tonight, and Conductor
Emil Oberhoffer has prepared for the
final week series of programs which
should serve to make the last impress
8 Vocal solos. which have always been
popular in connection. with the Lake
Harriet, band concerts, will be largely
featured. Francis -IRosenthal, "a New
York basso who was engaged for the
nheiE of the Church of the Redeemer
following the death of Hal Stevens,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

shrink down in his chair, she said in
voice that was thrillingly intense:
''That deposition was false, outrage
ously false. - -. - ~.
Her face was tense with the utmost
scorn for the man WHO had spread upon
the court records such story.
Alderman King was called and tes-
titled that Hooe was not drunk when he
made his confession, but made it free
ly and of his own will.
;, Lawyer Attacks Mrs. Hartje.
Attorney Ferguson lead the argument
fol-, Hartie and bitterly arraigned Mrs.
Mary Scott Hartje. Attornev John
NJ. Freeman, chief of counsel for Mrs.
Hartie, replied sharply and was REIN
forced with typewritten and carefully
prepared papers to establish his con
tention that the evidence was proper.
counsel for Hartje no encouragement
and finally ordered that the evidence
be considered and made a part of the
case.
Negroes Story Too Vile to Read.
AT the close of the day Judge Frazer
said that the four statements made by
the negro coachman would not be read
in open court. The Judge said it would
not be well to have them made public,
in, the interests of public morals.
Hooe has made four statements, the
first accusing Mrs. Hartic. and the
other three, made later, declaring the
first to be false.
With the unexpected throwing open
of all the doors in the celebrated case,
sensations even bigger than those. here
tofore promised are expected.
Thief After Judges Notes.
Early yesterday morning, Catherine
Trapp, a janitress, saw ycung man
at the door of Judge Frazer s office in
the courthouse. The Young man said
that he was Judge Frazer's SON and had
been sent to get some notes from the
judge s desk. He had door key which
did not fit the door, also KEY which
he said was the key to Judge Frazer p
desk. The woman summoned Superin-
tendent Mercer of the building and the
man disappeared. The incident WIS re.
ported ITO the nudge and he ordered the
woman to remain in court, in the hope
Of apprehending the man. Judge Fra
Zer said he had sent no one to his Of
fice,: and that he had notes in his desk
on. the Hartje case.
Hartje Children Guarded.
The police are on guard at the resi-
dence of John F. Scott, father of Mrs.
Hartje. Superintendent McQuaide Of
the Pittsburg police ordered special
guard and posse to look for three
men who are believed to have left Phil
adelphia for the purpose of kidnapping
the Hartje children.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Uniaue Theater-sE.s...s.E -

SIAauo e1HSa9OAr = ! 49, : y
The Bell trio have been secured for
a return engagement. and will appear
at every performance next week. No
act ever offered at this theater met
with heartier Endorsement than the
singing of these musicianE" young
men. r -, : se e f@ -
Other headline attractions will be
featured, chief among them being the
musical comedy sketch by Margaret
Newton and her company.
Harry L. Webb, well-known black
face comedian, and Devine and Kelley,
rapid-fre song and dance comedians,
are also in the bill. .. 49,
The circus act of KELSEY Moore Is
European novelty. Herman La Fleur
will sing new illustrated songs, and
motion pictures ,swill be presented at
every performance.t ais
E All of the big acts which ran thru
this week viii he presented for the
Sunday performance.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
SUMMER AMUSEMENT
AT PARK AND TI1EATER

Allitson's "The Lord Is MY Light. .
There will also be a xylophone solo
by A. M. Hoskins, whose chime solos
were featured this week
Tommaso di Giorgio, whose euphon-
ium solos have been among the features
which have most popularized the Ober-
with variations Monday night and on
the same program will be duet for
cornet and fugelhorn by w. c. Mar
low and Christian Erek.
" oberon,n Rossini's q William Tell''
and Wagner's Is "Tannhauser. - will lead
the Tuesday. night program, but the
most attractive number will undoubt-
edly be the vocal solo by Miss Frances
Vincent, soprano whose local follow
ing is exceeded by none. w. C. Mar
low will also play on Tuesday evening
"Solveig's Song' from "Pere GyntD
as cornet solo,
Wednesday evening will have as an
especial feature the premier appearance
of Miss Laurentine Palmer, cornetist
whose abilities make many cornetists
OF the masculine persuasion look to
their laurels. Mr. Hoskins will also play
xylophone solo Wednesday evening.
A French-Ru program, including
and Tchaikowsky, will be on for Thurs
day evening. and Miss Vincent will
again sing The last Wagner program
Of the season will be given Friday eve
ming and on Saturday evening the
Oberhoffer engagement will close with
one of the most eventfuI weeks in its
history. Saturday night will also be the
last night upon which the subscription
tickets issued will be good
Signor A. Liberati and his band will
appear at Lake Harriet for four weeks
Immediately after the Oberhoffer Or
chestral band, the band concert season
being thus prolonged to Aug. 10. In its
its desire to bring the best band now
en- tour to Lake Harriet. the board of
into the merits of the Liberati band
before engaging it and is satisfied that
nothing approaching the popularity if
this organiza ton is existent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
PITISBURG ANGRY
i. AIHARIJELAWYER
Famous Trial: Takes Turn that
May Lead to Public Opinion
!. Outbreak. So,

: -Pittsburg, July. 21.-The Hartie di-
yorce case has taken turn that bids
fair to- end in an outbreak Of public
opinion against some of the counsel. j.
Scott Ferguson cast reflections upon the
women of Pittsburg yesterday, during
an argument against the admission of
the dispositions of the negro Hooe as
evidence. Mr.. Ferguson shouted in the
"Let them put Hooe on the stand, if
they dare. Let them call Hooe. 1t
doesn It do to say that this man Hooe Is
a negro-God know IS there's many an
intelligent woman who has sinned as we
say this woman has sinned. History is
full of it. :. repeat, many woman
high in life socially and in this com
munity, has sinned as this woman has
SIT twas not many hours before this
in clubs, hotel corridors and on the
streets. On all sides expressions of
Indignation are heard.
~, Hooe Confessed He Lied.
A series of legal victories for Mrs
Hartie, the respondent. in. the suit
marked yesterdays IS session and culmi
mated in the admission of the confes
sion of Clifford Hooe, the colored coach.
man, in which he is said to have de.
clared that he lied when he swore that
he had improper relations with the re.
spondent. This point was gained only
after a bitter struggle, during which
Attorney: Ferguson made his sensational
threats. 7, s5.....&..
, With the offering of this confession
and of several other documents the case
for the respondent was practically
closed. altho Attorney John Freeman
Of Mrs. Hartie's counsel, told the court
that he might have some new matter tc
present later. An adjournment was
then taken until Monday morning.
Detective Ray, Of the Perkins agen
cy, told of the arrest of Hooe in Ohio
and of his being brought back to Pitts
burg where he made his confession. At
torney John Marion. ,ofs MIR. Hartje !.
counsel, put, Ray thru a rigid rcross-ex
animation in which he tried, to show
that Hooe was made drunk, and co
creed by the detectives. sf.ig3 .ysl4 4 5t
! MRS. Hartje Denies Hooe's Stories.
Mrs. Mary Scott Hartie, the respond
emit. testified that she was present wher
the first deposition of the negro coach
man was. taken Looking her husband
squarely in the eye. while he seemed t
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

Altho published nearly year ago, ''The Mis-
sourian," by Eugene P. Lyle, continues as the
best selling book in Mexico. ..a
Upton Sinclair Is making dramatization Of
stThe Julgle." 1t will be produced in Chicago.
It is also being translated into German, French,
Italian, Yiddish, Bohemian, Russian, Lthuan-
ian, Polish and Dutch, Danish and Swedish.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
BROUGHT THE GOLD NEWS

Nathan Hawk, veteran Of the Mexi-
can war and the man who in 1S4S first
brought east news Of. the California gold
discoveries, is a hale and hearty citizen
of Folsomt Cal. Mr.. Hawk, who is now
80 years old. left his Iowa home for Cal
ifornia in 1877 He lives a few miles
from thssspot here James. Marshall dug
up thas first gpads found In the state.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Saturday Evening,

plish everything Just as the people
want it The combination Of the dele
gate and direct nomination systems is
worthy Of q trial. The Illinois expert
ments thus becomes of more than local
importance Sts Il.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
Texas and I,ouisiana. S27 .5o.

Tickets on sale via the Minneapolis
& st. Louis railroad from Minneapolis
to Galveston, Houston, San Antonio,
Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, New
Of sale first and third Tuesdays Of
each month, limited to 80 days. Lib
eral stop-over privileges. Rates equally
low to points in the west and southwest.
For full particulars call on J. G. Rickel,
city ticket agent, 424 Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

A Philadelphia couple have lived to-
tgether sixty years without a spat, which
shows that the husband recognized from
the start that the obey clause was a fic-
tion of the law. g
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

Alfred Henry Lewis decision that the
president has, no appeal from the demand
that he run again Is not any more con-
elusive than some other; decisions fof, the
same romancer on facts. i i XII - 81 (
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
zero FISHERMEN. >

Please note that's 500 Line,9 train
No. 100, t.The Winnipeg Express,'
urday I nights, and train No. 10, HThe The
Winnipeg Express, from Winnipeg,
will stop to pick up passengers at An.
nandale and Buffalo on Mondays.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

The United ted States, supreme. s.oeurt s;has
just decided that dried lizards are to be
taxed as drugs. If you are bringing in
any dried lizards look up the Dingley law,
page 2e75. section g. and you will know
what to pay.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

The amusing spectacle has recently
been witnessed Of congressman prowl-
ing thru Wall street for campaign con-
tributions. The brokers threatened to
sell him to museum. rsz-,Ess
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21
$13.25 to Winnipeg and Return via the
sI 500 I,ine-S13 Or SFb

i On July 2lst to Goth inclusive, the
500 Line will sell round-trip4 tickets
to Winnipeg on account Of the Winni-
peg Industrial Exhibition to be held
July 1928. Tickets will be limited for
thegreturni passage. until July 30th.
For further particulars inquire at
ticket office, 119fThird street 8.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-21

The Pioneer Press gives Judge Mar
shall's biography in the form of an
obituary. He may be. politically dead,
but the Union Central Life hasn't been
asked for anything more than a! rebate
thus. far, u&.. .---~se A ( ~