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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
SONG OPENED "A CAREER
Great Teacher Caught Few Notes of
!" Mile. Arta' Voice and Sought Her.
Jew York American.


Mile. Regina Arta, the last: of the trio OF
brilliant. American women to return from Flu
rope to sing in the seasons opera, brings with
her a history of her artistic beginning and sue
cess that is far different from that of either
Miss Farrar Or Nine, Donaldo.
when seen Saturday that she went to Europe
from her home in Pittsburg entirely innocent
Of the knowledge that she possessed beauti-
full voice. 1T was only thru an accident that her
teacher, Emile Artaud of Paris. discovered her
talent. She did not go to him to have her
humning a song near him that he proclaimed
her to be one of the worlds greatest coming
singers, - .....-
That was three years ago and it is said that
Mile. Arta has more than justified his prophecy.
She has returned to her native land loaded
capitals and with reputation of being one OF
the greatest Of dramatic soprahos.
at is grand to come back to this country to
sing OPERA she said. II would have laughed il
one had suggested that L would ever do such a
thing when 1 left five years ago. I did not be
y it'll the frail little voice that l thought had
S"I went away merely to travel and l spent
much of my. time in Paris. One day the ia
NOUS teacher; .Artaud, was at a friends house
where l was visiting ana I began, singing some
simple air, not knowing that he could hear me
said he wished to hear me sing. Il was rather
ashamed to do. SO, but he insisted and made me
repeat the few songs that knew again and
again. Finally he said; You have a great
voice I4lt you need is work and study and the
grand opera stage and an immense success are
! hardly believe that he was IN earnest. but !
made up my mind to try.a EsA 49,
RI Aria will probably make her debut il
The Huguenots'' early in theI-season. )
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
SPEAK SIX LANGUAGES
But Daughters Of Japanese Ambassador
Know Little of Native Tongue.
New York Press

New \ ork Press.
Children in certain Washington
seminary look with amazement and
envy tthe lazier ones with yeproach) on
ambassador. Think Of it! These girls
speak six languages. Their mother is a
German, versed in the tongues of the
continent. Tho the girls imbibed their
fathers mother tongue in their infan-
cies, it is alleged their knowledge of
Japanese is not extensive. They learned
English with their first governess, and
French, italian and Russian as their
studies advanced. The eldest of this
interesting trio is about. .16, and will
be seen occasionally at receptions held
embassy is housed in the John Sherman
Hitherto the homes of the
oriental diplomats have been eclipsed
by the establishments Of Europeans in
Washington, but the Baroness Aoki in
tends to change that rating.
When the Baroness Aoki attended
the state dinner given by the British
ambassador to mark the anniversary of
King Edwards birth she wore one Of
seen in an American city. It was Of
white broadcloth, embroidered from col
lar to hem in raised, gold and green,
with tiny gems sparkling at frequent
intervals. A deep collar of ermine fin
ished the neck. and the Towering folds
were caught in three places by massive
gem-incrusted gold buckles. The gar
ment was the work of the students Of
an industrial school which the baroness
was largely Instruments al in establish
ing. On ordinary occasions she dresses
in the simplest fashion, but on great
days she can produce gems and gowns
which put the Requirements of fash
ion s leaders many degrees in the
shade
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
STARTS GRAFT SCANDAL
Chicago's Building Commissioner Ac-
cuseS Body of Aldermen,

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Testimony con.
corning scandals involving city pur-
chases and Leases Of real estate have
been turned over by the council inves.
tigating committee to State s ATTORNEY
follow. -.
The evidence was ( unearthed, .bv
Bullding Commissioner.EBart WHO:
lncensed by an attempt to curtail his
official powers, declared that there are
'grafters among the aldermen. ,, 'S'"I
The council defed him to prove It,
and the evidence was SO STARTLING that
the investigators deemed the work it,
ter for criminal tribunal than for an
unofficial body. ,,@@- .,.s., IE.3sI
The most serious charge is that the
council bound the city to. pay $SS.00O
annual rental to Jacob Kesner for the
municipal court building, that the &C.
commodations are only one-third what
was specified, and that 5000 annually
was pay for building and site in Six
years. .,. " - 81
ANOTHER ace c, uussationsby Samuel Greg
stem, is that his offer Of site for tie
Harrison: street. police station was re-
jected because he refused to pay 800
900 Six the.proper personss'25s;
49,. It is not clear who received the al.
legged 9graft, but tits expected that
their identity will be 5diyulged by the
grand jury Investigation. ssfE'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
FRENCH CHURCHES
I 70 Be. BE- ABANDONED
Pepe ere; il1: Forbid Parish Priest
to Hold lservice,sin
,.5... Churches. #

:, Paris, Dec. 2f.1rhee Assoc iiatee,d Press
learns from high ecclesiastical source
here that it is certain that the pope
Will REJECT the new religious law and
at.aM opportune,5 time forbi dathe, parish
priests to continue SERVICES *2,in# tie
churches, after which they will organ
lie private worship. The informant of
the Associated Press added:
1.-The Vatican can pursue no other
policy. Having declined tos4retain the
church property Under the,Gcbnditions
laid down by the TgovernmefltE ST can
only logically indicate it's act ionasbY
P%5eXhg ad t. The faithfui that They sara
'1hg en aIobJects representation. ,s, 1aSs4s w
Inc repub1lcan organs regard the or
der OF the bishops suppressing Christ
mas masses tonight as being the for
NAL lnaugur9 ton of the policy outlined
aboye. The Aurore says It is a scheme
dlctated by the Jesuits and that the
cry will be re-echoed by every beadle
and verger in France. "Yet,' says
the 3Aurore,, there is not q single
thinking Catholic who does not. know
that the suppression Of the midnight
masses is the work Of the. head Of the
church and not Of the government. ri
- Pope Might Visit France, 49,; ;,
:. A dispatch from Rome states that
the pope daily is, becoming more dis.
tressed over the, situation in France.
Speaking, to Cardinal Merry del, Val
yesterday, he said if he thought his
presence in france would do good he
would not hesitate moment, but would
start, for Paris Immediately. - *.':..*ts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
BLAMES FREIGHT CREW
o; M. Young. Says Fog and Negligence
-. Caused Accident.

y O.: M. Young of Kensal, N. D., .one
OF the survivors Of the Enderlin wreck,
believes that the awful accident was
the result of criminal negligence on the
part of the freight crew, combined with
a dense fog which made it impossible
Tor either of the engineers to see fifty
yards ahead on the track. MI. Young
is at the Vendome hotel.
:, The accident occurred at 2:3O in
the morning,' said Mr.. Young. ~
was sleeping i'll day coach when there
was an awful jolt and when T awoke
the lights IN the car were burning with
out shades or chimneys, and broken
glass was scattered all over the floor
Nobody was hurt in our car, but on
going to tho door I met a brakeman
who said that people were hurt ahead,
and help was needed. Going up in
front [ found the baggage Car tele-
scoped with the smoker, and the dead
and injured were in the midst of the
debris. Both engineers escaped with a
few scratches.
On account of the fog it is easy
to understand why the passenger en-
glneer did not see the approaching
danger, but the crew of the freight
must have known that the PASSENGER
train was due, altho the train was an
hour late'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
SHOULD BE A LOCK CANAL
Advantageous Both in Matter of Tina
and Freedom of Lake Nayigation

Advantageous Both in Matter of Tina
and Freedom Of Lake Navigation.
Secretary. Taft's 1.-THE Panama Canals
in the December Century.
The great advantage of the lock-
canal over the sea-level project is the
freedom Of lake navigation in the lock
canal. The difference between the two
plans was we'll shown by Senator Knox
during his able argument on the SUBJ
Ject at the last session Of the senate
by the exhibition of a map drawn to a
scale In which the sea-level canal was
superlmposed on the lock canal and the
difference in width were shown.
The objection to the lock canal as
projected are, first, that the Gatun dam,
which makes the Gatun lake, and the
dams which form the Sosa lake, being
constructed of earth, are to be placed
on foundations that will render them
unstable; second, that the locks to be
erected exceed anything known in size
and weight of machinery, and that
most serious accidents might occur
which would certainly stop the traffic
Of the canal for days and months, and
might go to the extent of putting the
canal out of commission for years;
third, that the locks are an obstruction
to navigation and would much delay
the steamers; fourth, that both the
LOCKS and dams OF the lock canals are
peculiarly subject to disturbances and
destruction by earthquakes; fifth, that
the lock canal is much more easily put
out of commission by an enemy in time
OF war, or. by a malicious person, thru
the use of dynamite or high explosives.
The time required. for the -construc-
ton of the lock canal is about eight
years, or virtually one-half the time
that the sea-leVel would consume in
its construction. The expense in round
numbers, including the interest on the
Investment during the additional eight
years that the sea-level canal. would
take for building, and the loss of profit
during those, eight years from the tolls
M sana1 wou1d be ear nee S Mffh lock
cost between 100000. and $780,
100000. In other. words, the time and
cost of the sea-leve1 canal are Just
about double that Of the lock canal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
SUITCASE SAVES OWNER
N. $. Runyan Had Feet on Baggage,
Above Crashing Floor.

n; S: Runyan Of the German State
bank of Harvey, n. D., one of the pas.
sengers on the Inflated 500 train. ar
rived IN st. Paul last evening and was
one OF the few occupants of the smoE.
ing car who escaped without serious in
Jury, He owes his escape to the fact
that his feet were on his suitcase when
the crash came
"The smokingcar was crowded and a
aisles,'' said Mr.: Runyan. II L was Tas
seated IN the second seat from the rear
and had my feet on nv suitcase. Sud
denly there was a crash and 7 was
thrown over the back of the seat and
thru the front Of the coach. The floor
OF the baggage-car swept thr:l the
smoker and carried passengers with it..
-, 1.-The presence of mind of one of
the victims of the wreck probably pre-
vented a fire horror. One Of the We
tins who was held down by the wreck:
age reached up and blew out the light
Of kerosene lamp which was burning.
Ihe deaths came when the floor. Of the
baggage-car swept thru the smoker.
catching the passengers in their seats. );
Mr.. Runyan was slightly injured,
put assisted in the work of rescuing
the passengers. >s1,9.-r& - =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24

wreck was almost an identical repro
ductlon of the recent New Prague
wreck, in which the light and unvesti-
buled smoking car was telescoped when
the crash came, and other cars were not
injured tosany, extent.%%Mr. Olsens,rswas
asleep, but was awakened by the force
OF the impact. He says that the pas
senger train was going only about ten
miles an hour and that the tank trucks
OF the switching engine which the pas
senger engine collided with were not
even raised from the rails. %> mn
injured, getting out the dead and in
clearing the track. Mr.. Olsen says that
Shaw, the passenger train conductor,
put out the kerosene lights in the bag
gage and smoking car Immediately as
boys from Velva were thrown from one
end OF the damaged car to the other,
but escaped with slight injuries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
seize RICH LOOT !, !
/. q. 04..U. S W, WAR B ?
81 SHysNeH I,l1 n. F5st' 49,
Treasury Officials Said sto Have
ls s Rai 'll:' 3 attleship Ohio for s 81
n 3, Struggled Goods. ?.s,ss 5;s5sI
aS 40. 80 - IKE ];aas ;sssS$tt5Ss,3
SJcarndl Special Service.

Journdl Special Service.
New York, Dec. ga raid by treas
ury officers on the United States bat
tleship Ohio in the Brooklyn navy ward
resulted last weeksin the biggest seiz-
tlre of struggled goodsr,ever made on q
government, vessel. The big warships,
IN from the far east, was found
crammed full Of costly ornaments from
China and japan, ~ together with the
hnest silks, cigars and wines of rare
:, y. The raid was kept a, close secret.
ssaught with the 1goods: on,'' accord
F1hg to the report. switch is supported
by evidence that is hard to disbelieve,
The Ohio brought in enough rare
works Of art and valuable cur1os from
the east to start several stores. From
stem to: stern, and from upper decks
away. down to the copper plates that
sheathe her bottom, it seemed that
there was no place that did not hide
some: article OF value. IL, -. , 49,.
1t, is. runoredl that several arrests
We're. made. as a result of the seizure,
but this was denied. Anyway, certain
officers were placed in a very uncom.
Portable position by the discoveries.
Officers and men, it is said, were
given chance to-. pay duty ON, the
goods. and reclaim them, except in GER
tain instances. 1T, is. understood that
most; of the officers paid the duty and
regalned possession Of their goods
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24

this immoral device can have. tiresome results,
/. followed an ostensihly lame turkey over
a considerable part of the United States one
morning, because l believed IN her and could
not think she would deceive a mere boy, and
one who was trusting her and considering her
honest. l had the singe-barreled shotgun,
but my idea was to catch her alive. l often
got within rushing distance Of her. and then
made my rush. but always, just as l made
my final plunge and put my hand down where
her back had been, it wasn't there: it was only
two Or three inches from there and l brushed
the tailfeathers l landed my stomach
a very close call, but still not quite close
enough; that is, not close enough for success,
but just close enough to convince me that
could do it next time. She always waited for
me, little piece away, and LET to be rest
ing and greatly fatigued: which lie. but
I believed it, for l still thought her honest
long after I ought to have begun to doubt her,
suspectng that this was way for high
minded bird to be acting. 1 followed, and fol-
lowed. and followed making my periodical
PUSHES. and getting up and brushing the dust
off and resuming the voyage with patient con-
fdence
l did not get her at all. When she got tired
of the game at last she from almost under
my hand, flew aloft with the rush and whr Of
shell and lit on the highest limb Of
great tree. and sat down and crossed her legs
and smiled down at me and seemed gratifed
to see aStOniShed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Has surpassed all other medicines,in merit,
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Its success, great as it has been, has APP
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It has received by actual count more than
10000 testimonials in two years. X.
It purifes the blood. cures all blood dis.
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It strengthens the stomach, creates an
appetite and builds up the whole system.
It cures that tired feeling and makes. the
weak strong. 81 s.. w fs!3
In usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets
known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
REJECTED ENGLISHMAN. ~: ~:
GETS $150,0OO PRESENT
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. Sc ~ ~ -, =
New York, Dec. 24.-It is a cumu-
lative reward that Mrs. James L.. Ker-
nochen is reaping because she pleased
her late husband s mother, Mrs. James P.
Kernochen, last summer in not marrying
Jack W. Forster, the monocled ENGLISH
man, who trained hounds for the Mead
OVERLOOK Hunt club for 1925 month";
At the. time, as a first reward, the
younger Mrs. Kernochen was told that
she might continue to enjoy an income
OF $4,000 a year, instead Of the $4,000
to which She was legally entitled. : Now
Santa Claus has put $l5O,000 into her
stocking. The :mother7in-l law, of
course. is the Santa. She drew checks
for $3O0,OO0 last week and divided the
good. gold dollars equally between her
obedlent daughter-in-law and her
daughter. Mrs. Herbert G. Pen. Mrs.
Pell received, too, a house at No. POS
Lexington avenue to fill the stocking
to overlooking. - . ?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
MIR. Pei11lington's Explanation II

r. Pennington, general manager Of
the 500 line, said today: "This is a
new branch completed late in the fall
and Of course The conditions are such as
1t cannot be kept in the same shape
as the main line. -, 49,, q; - ~
=: '"tStorms in North Dakota have been
very severe and it has taxed US to KEGS
the main line open. We are doing our
utmost to keep this branch open.
So far as the statement in refer
ence to giving booze shipments is
concerned, this is preposterous, and if
there is any shipment of liquor it is
for consi gnees, and is not given pref
erence at all. We should not ACCEPT
liquor if we knew it. 49,. i :
There has not been so much snow
on the level in"that country since we
have had any route. -out there, and. it
came early-Nov: 16. We have two
rotaries in operation, s,jull'. ploW and
eight plows on engines " II"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
Merry Christmas'',s for Pope.,

y, Rome, Dec: "a THE members of the
sacred college went inr a'@hodv" today
to the pope to present their Christmas
greetings. The :pontiff received them
cordially with all the distinguished 'prel-
ates, especially with Cardinal Oreglia,
dean of the college. !: - 80:
The topic of conversation was the
situation in France. The pope said that
the church would not finch from the
attitude it. had taken, no. more: con-
SESSIONS being possible, but he hoped
that the violence and persecution would
soon result in better times. ~
i The pope said he wished he and the
whole sacred college were in France to
share the persecution of the clergy.
He was consoleds however, by the sol
also by the Appreciation Of. the, bishops
thruout the world, and. trusted ip the
ultimate triumph Of the cftirch:si' q. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-24
Treasures Found in &.
.4s, Our American Forests.

Haton forests abound plants which possess The mos,
vau4 virtues abundan by scores Of the most
writer's and teachers countries Eve,
Indians Had discovered usefulness many native
plants the advent of the white This information impaired
freely e whites led the latter investigations to-day
we ha rich assortment of valuable roots
pr Pierce Of Buffalo Y believes forests
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eases we would properly investigate them and continuation Of
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torpid liver functional and 2alX1
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