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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
GROWTH OF THE q. G. T.
Charles w. Rice, Supreme Travelling
Representative, Tells of His Work.

Charles W. Rice, supreme travelling
representative Of the U. G. T., IS
spending some weeks in the northwest
with St. Paul as his headquarters, COM
bining summer vacation with visits
to localities that require his attention.
He has just returned from Racine,
Wis, where a council is to be organized
next Saturday. Mr.. Rice may be re-
gardedI in a sense as deputy supreme
counselor by virtue Of the authority
vested in him and the character Of his
work. He is past supreme counselor
and was the first senior counselor Of
Sanity City council, No. SO, and first
grand counselor Of the Minnesota
Dakota Manitoba jurisdiction. He was
also an active member Of the committee
which drafted the constitution and by
activity in affairs of the order and his
personality is particularly well qualified
for advancing the cause of the order.
Mr.. Rice expects that the member
ship of the u. G.. T., which is now
$4,000, will reach 10000 to $4,000 dur
ing the. ensuing year.
During the past year. he says,
twenty subordinate councils have been
organized in the south Atlantic coast
cipal field, and three grand councils,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and the
Carolinas. That the, organization Of
three grand councils in single year
marks an encouraging growth can be
judged from the circumstances that
previously no grand council had been
organized since Pennsylvania, four
wears ago. When the U. G. T. was or
and then. coming east practically
skipped New York. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, spreading first in the
New England states. PENNSYLVANIA
has only a membership Of / 500, and
New jersey but two councils, and with
the great commercial and manufacture
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ing interests in these states that re-
quire the services of so many CONNER
cial travellers the showing is ridicu-
lousy small in comparison with other
sections Of the country. Before the
fiscal year is out look to see, New
Jersey and Delaware organized into a
grand jurisdiction. It is logical that
chief effort Of the year should be made
in pushing the growth of the order in
these. eastern states. I think Arizona,
which. is the only state besides these
two that is not in a grand council, is
likely to be joined with Oklahoma,
which is now attached to the Kansas
jurisdiction. M. w: PEBBLES, the SUI
preme counselor, is a New, Yorker and
his influence and ardor will naturally
be hea rtily enlisted in pushing the
work in that section. From correspond
ence and the preliminary Steps that
have been taken for the organization
Of new councils, make the prediction
that the year 1907 will be banner
one. .... -. I'll e.. s..
~ feel like congratulating Mime
sofa upon George w. Rogers of st.
Paul being elected supreme sentinel
| Following the precedent . of advance.
ment in office this puts him in the line
of promotion that means he will I'll.
timately head the list as supreme
counselOr.' 49, ~"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
U. G. r. MINSTRELs
Splendid Array of Talent, Headed by
the Big Three. -

The U. C. T. big gift minstrel show
to be given during fair week at the
Auditorium, by the two Minneapolis
councils, Minneapolis No. So and Min
nehaha No. al, promises to be one, Of
the greatest amusement weeks Of the
season. All the boys are taking hold
with characteristic push and vim, and
the success of the enterprise is already
assured. The object of the show is to
raise money to build or buy U. c. T.
building to: be devoted to u. G. T. in
terests, lodge room, reception room,
club rooms, etc. If every member of
the order will help just q. little, by a
boost and the sale of tickets, there will
be no question of the splendid results
hoped for.
John Lennon has consented to act
as one of the end men. If AL Paris
will take the other end and Harry Jes-
sup the center, all who know. the aBig
Three realize that this arrangement
Of talent assures the artistic success of
the entertainment Over one hundred
other "coons0 will assist them in their
delineations of plantation characters
the rendition of the songs Of the south.
land and the melodies dear to the
hearts of the darkies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
BY William Jennings Bryan.

BY William Jennings Bryan.
Copyright 1906 by Joseph B. Bowles-Copyright
In Great Britain-An Rights Reserved.
1T is impossible to convey to- the
reader any adequate idea of the
beauties of the Bosphorus at the
point where Constantine located the
capital Of the Byzantine empire.
The best way to approach 1T IS by
the sea, and as the traveller usually
the Dardenelles, known in ancient
times as the Hellespont, passes
thru the Sea of Marmora and en-
ters the Bosphorus between Constan.
tinople, on the one side. and Skutari
on the other. The Bosphorus itself is
between. fifteen and twenty miles long
and very deep. It is the connecting
of Marmora, and the hills that iut into
it OF" either side are nearly all COW
cred with towns and villas. The water
is as clear as the water of lake, and
fish may be seen at a great distance
below the surface.
A ride thru the 2Bosphorus reminds
one Of trip up the Hudson, altho the
of the stream, in the transparency of
the water. in the height Of the banks
and in the irregularity of the course.
In fact, the channel contains so many
curves that one seems to be passing
thru succession of lakes. 49,
i. 1. f. To-. ~
A little more than half way between
the Sea of Marmora and the Black sea-
on the north bank is Therapia, the sum
mer capital, to which the officials repair
when the warm weather begins, and
upon the same bank, about half way
between Constantinople and Therapia
Is Roberts college, an institution fol-
boys established and maintained by
American philanthropy. It occupies q
phorus at its narrowest point, the point
at which Mohammed II. crossed over
from Asia when, in 1853, he succeeded
in capturing Constantinople.
The Golden Horn is the name giver
to an arm of the Bosphorus which, leav
ing that strait few miles from the
Sea Of Marmora, stretches northwart
five or six miles to receive a stream
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

two thrones brought from Persia, one
of which must have rivaled the famous
peacock throne Of Delhi. It is of un-
usual size and literally covered with
rubies, emeralds and pearls, arranged in
graceful patterns The seat is Of Grim
son velvet embroidered with gold and
pearls. The other throne, while small
er, is even more richly ornamented; it
is lncrusted with larger jewels and has
canopy from the center of which is
suspended an emerald Of enormous size.
+ + +
Along the walls of one room were ex-
hibited the costumes of the various sui
tans from Mohammed II to the present.
Nowhere else have we seen such evil
dences of oriental splendor in dress.
The robes Of state are lowered ana
figured and heavy with gold; the tur-
bans are Representatives, fifteen inches
in height and breadth-and adorned
with aigrettes of great value. One Of
these ornaments contains three stones,
a ruby and two emeralds, as large as
pigeons eggs and without a flaw. With
by the sultan and each has a ieweled
handle. While the robes differ in color
and design-as star differeth from star
IN glory-and while the aigrettes and
sword handles vary in pattern, all are
on the same scale and show LAVISH OK
penditure. They are in striking contras:
with, the last of the series, which is
simply a red military uniform covered
with gold braid.
The treasury contains numerous por-
traits and family trees, presenting the
heads OF the present royal line. It seems
that nearly all of the Mohammedan
rulers wore full beard, and some of
them had strong faces. -.
Besides the swords Of the sultans
there are in the treasury innumerable
other swords with ieweled handles, and
with scabbards inlaid with gold, silvre
and gems. There are guns also Of ev
cry description, many Of them engraved
and ornamented with gold Ind silver
One fertilization gun bears upon the
barrel quotations from the Koran writ
ten in gold.
| Then there are jewel boxes, vessel:
| OF gold and vessels of silver, rare
china, some of it set with Jewels, not tt
speak of enameled ware and embroid
cries. Many Of these pieces were gift.
sent or brought by other rulers, for il
the orient the gift is as indispensable
in dealing with the sovereign as "back
| sheesh'' is in dealing with the subor
dinate Turkish officials.
When we had. finished the inspectio,
Of Seraglio point we were conducted
! to one of the reception rooms and re
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

settled at Cape Bosphorus, now the
site of STEAMBOAT, and in the rise and
fall of the dynasties of the east it
has played an important part. Being
on the boundary line between A STA and
Europe, and guarding the water com
munication between the Black sea and
the Mediterranean, it possesses STRAIT
warriors have been quick to recognize.
The Persians always wanted it and
several times captured it: The Greeks
were continually taking it and losing
it; Philip, Of Macedon laid siege to
it and, in SO doing, furnished Demos
themes with theme for some of his
greatest speeches. There is tradition
that Philip would have succeeded in
spite of the aid by the Athenians but
for the barking of the dogs, which
appraised the inhabitants of night as
sault. AS the dogs were set to barking
not by the enemy, but by the new
the city, the Byzantines adopted the
crescent as their emblem, and it has
continued to be the emblem of Turkey
having been retained by the Turks
after their victory. '.s. $780,. ~
Alexander the, Great became master
| of the Bosphorus, and later Byzantiun
fell into the hands of the Romans AT
ter a checkered career of two cen
turtles it was taken by Constantine
who decided to make It the capital Of
the Roman world, and his own nam,
has been given to it, altho he intended
to- call it New Rome. No one can doub'
the political wisdom Of the first Chris
tian emperor in putting the seat o;
government at this place. If Europe
| Asia and Africa are ever brought to
gether under one government, or unde:
one confederation, Constantinople will
be the natural and necessary capital
The shores Of Africa, southern Europ'
and Asia Minor are washed by tn
Mediterranean and by: it's CULTS AM
bays; the Black sea is the outlet O.
southern Russia. and part of Ash;
Minor, and the new railroad which i
being built to connect. Europe will
the Euphrates and India crosses tn
EBosphorus here. When this road i
finished, it will be possible to 90 from
! London to India in about six days. an.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

him when they worked together for
Paris & Murton to 90 to- Cape Nome
and get rich.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

freshed with jam made Of rose, leaves,
and this was followed by Turkish coffee.
Turkish coffee, by the way, is very
different from the coffee Of the occi-
dent. The berry is ground or pounded
until it lis as fine as -four; it Is then
put into water and raised to the boiling
point and cooled three times. It is
usually served hot, and is very black,
and SO thick that at least half Of the
small cup is sediment. 80. 5l.oc 4,
The streets of Constantinople are
narrow, crooked and dirty. There is
no park system. and the cemeteries
scattered through the city, being
shaded with : cypress trees, furnish
about the only picnic grounds for the
people. It is not an unusual sight to
see ssid gay party spreading area sh its Lunch u1sh
graveyard is full of headstones as we'll
as trees, and on the top Of the stone
is often carved fez or a turban.. While
most of thie stony headwear is unadorn-
ed. one sees occasionally painted fez,
red being the popular color. ss.sG !. {.
There is one park called the Sweet
Waters Of Europe and extending. along
the stream which bears the name,
where the Turkish women .congregate-
might be expected, the men have form
ed the habit of driving in the park on
these days in order to catch glimpse
of the women, for Turkish women live
in such seclusion that they are seldom
seen. They wear wells, but as we Wis
tied the park we can testify that the
wells are not always heavy enough to
conceal the features. When the eye
is especially lustrous or the face more
comely than usual, the veil is occa:
sionally lifted. ~ r. i: :. =
The ride to and from the park also
/ gives one an opportunity to see q
great many fine teams perfectly
matched, for the Turk has caught the
Arab g fondness for the horse.
: + +
| The bazars of Constantinople repay
a visit, though quite like the bazart
of Cairo and Damascus The booths
are more substantially built and more
!; commodious, and the labyrinth Of
streets and alleys which form the ole
bazaar are all under one roof. AS thes,
passages wander. about aimlessly on,
can easily become lost in them. Will.
one cannot rely upon the first pric,
given, the vendors have a reputation
for honesty, and lady told us of hav
ing had her attention called to a mis-
take Of five dollars in change and O.
having the money returned to he
when she next visited the bazaar.
I mentioned the oriental dog il
speaking Of Damascus; he forces him
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19


called the Sweet Waters of Europe, It
may have been that the Golden Horn at
one time rivaled the. Bosphorus in
beauty, but it does so no longer. Full
of ships and boats Of every description,
from war vessel to canoe, and polluted
by. the sewage. Of two cities, it. ,disap-
points as. much as the Bosphorus de-
lights. .-~.-s-~--~- sa7.,..,..
+ +. + ..-.,
The city Of Constantinople is divided
by the Golden Horn, Stamboul, the
Turkish city. lying on the west, and
Galata and Pera, the foreign quarters
lying on the east. Skutari stretches
along the Asiatic side Of the Bos
phorus, and the navies and merchant
vessels of all the world could ride; .ir
safety in the waters adjacent to these
three cities. s--, X -. 7..,es.-s.
In the seventh century, B. c., a, col
ony Of Greeks under the lead of Byza.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
GOOD OF THE ORDER

The twin cities should pattern by
Pittsburg, which has for some time
maintained practically twenty four
hours day service Of mail delivery to
mercial travellers and is now going to
keep it's registry department open day
and night. S
Wings cartoon representing the
adaptation Of the flying machine to the
needs Of the commercial traveller may
not be such an exaggeration. "a Min
loon constructed. which is to be sent
to country fairs as an advertisement
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
"Mackinae Island and Return, S26. u
Ir.xnEx, xrl,nrada.x 1a....:.>.

Every Thursday and Sunday during
August the Great Northern Railway
will sell tickets from Minneapolis to
Mackinac Island and return via Duluth
and the Booth line steamers 8 Easton .
and 500 City, for $25, including
meals and berths on steamers. Tickets
sold on Thursday good returning the
following Wednesday. Those sold on
Saturday. City Ticket Office, corner
Third and Niaallsf. MinnaanQlja MINI
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for a certain brand Of livestock condi-
| ton powder. -u..,.

tl0n powder. 8: r. 80 -,,.,,.
Is strong appeal signed by President
Treasurer association has been sent
out from the HEADQUARTERS Of the secre
tary, George H. Kramer, at Winona. urg-
ing secretaries Of councils to Join the
association for an exchange Of thought,
ideas and efforts to promote the interest
and increase the membership, which
can be done thru cooperation.
Because the Ohio railroads have not
made equitable thru rates since the en-
forcement of the 2-cents-a mile rate in
accordance with law, the travelling men
have taken to paying cash fares to
conductors from point to point when
ever they find instances where the local
rates are cheaper.a Some of the rail
roads are trying to add a penalty of
10 cents when cash fare is paid, but
this occasions SO much kicking on the
part, Of the travelling men that most
conductors give itup.
In line with the efforts Of the U. G.
I T. to secure improvements looking to
comfort and safety. in travel railroad
commissioners in some of the western
! states have forbidden the railroads to
lock. doors of rear cars while the trains
are in motion. a;;. .--.-a
-Four years ago.a Holland-Dutch con.
Ecern which sells cocoa in every part
of the globe, thought it could get along
without travelling men, but is now hir.
ing its old men back This accounts
for Charles B.. Clark changing back
from "None Nicer to his first love
the "Best and Goes Furthest.''
The news Of Frank H. Wasky's cleo.
ton as delegate from Alaska to con
gress will be, received with the acclaim
of great Joy by, travelling men in Min
neapolis, and by hone more vociferous
| 1v than E6 rTicSSC1o 1.,bo - q, :
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-06

lot or any resident OF one Of the towns
the right to introduce. keep or sell In
toxicating beverages OF any kidd on
the Usage reservation. Theetownsites
are located within the Usage f8sdfs Va
tion, and this office holds that the res
ervation is still Indian cauDtry within
the meaning Of the law relating to the
sale, barter and giving away OF spir-
itous, slnous and malt liquor to In
dians.
Your are requested to give public
notice Of the ruling OF this Office upon
this question. You are also directed
so far as possible to prevent the selling
or giving away Of intoxicating liquors
or beverages within the townsita OF
upon the Usage reservation, as you
have heretofore done. Should you meet
with any special trobula IN enforcing
these directions the matter ahould be
at once reported to this office"
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as reported by the Seep Purchasing
agency, there being no quotation for
Kansas oil above 32 gravity.
Much Of the oil in the territories,
especially in the Turkey mountain and
Red Fork pools. just south of Tulsa,
tests 40 degrees, not little above 3S.
and but little below S5 degrees.
This particular case. it is stated in
the evidence forwarded to Mir. Car
field, !, believed to Indicate that the
oil trust is preparing to crush the in.
dependent refinery at Muskogee, and
that it has tied up the Muskogee pro.
ducer's supply of high grade oil SO
that when the screws are put to the
refner an appeal to civic pride can
not reached the Muskogee men and
thereby keep the refinery running by
supplying OIL"
There is some talk of promoting a
producers association in the terrific.
ries. not to fight the trust, but tosee
II It is possible to get a rate made
and based on the test of the oil. While
the agents of Standard OIL assert that
the market is controlled by the laws
of supply and demand, there seems to
be no reason why the present produc-
ton should not be bought at prices
governed by the actual worth OF the
crude product.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-06
roa THE INAUGURAL
D.. E. & a.. VIII Run special Train
from Cherokee.

The Denver. Enid & Gulf announce
for Monday. Jan. Is. a special low rate
and extra train service 70 Guthrie for
the Inaugural festivities. The special
train schedule Is as follows
Leave Cherokee 7 A. m, round trip
fare. $500.
Leave Jett 7'io a. m. roundt trip
nare. s1.75.
Leave Nashville s:22 a. m. round trip
fare $3.50
Leave celdwater sac a. m, round trip
fare tL25
Leave TUNA si5s a. M. round trip
leave Enid $3.50 a. m.. round trip
fare. 800.
Leave Falrmount 1915 a. m., round
trip fare 800
Leave Douglas 1875 a M, round trip
fare. si.o0
Leave Marshall 1905 a. m. round
trip fare. sl0O.
Leave Lowell ii.ia a. M, round trip
fare, rs cents.
Leave Crescent ii:sa a. M. round trip
fare. ca cents
Aniye Guthrie. 1910 p. M.
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NO LIQUOR FOR PAwHuskA.
The sale Of Lots Gives No Saloon
Privileges.

Pawhusl<a, Ian. 6.--The Usage In.
dlans are fortunate people In having
money showered upon them. They arc
not only the richest indians in the
United States, but their average per
capita wealth Is greater than that OF
any other people. That the tribal hank
account viii be further increased
probably to the amount OF 100000 from
the sale Of lots In the townsite OF
Pawhuska was indicated In the first
days sale by the townsite commission
The total appraised valuation is $780,
600. The lots offered were without inn
provements of any kind, and were IN
fields and along Bird creek in the south
part of the townsite and were regarded
as the most undesirable property in
the town. In the morning, twenty-five
lots with an appraised valuation OF
about s25 sold for $2.17O-about $50
an acre. Speculators deplored the
high prices. but when they got to-
gether again In the afternoon they
we're less able to restrain their bidding
than in the morning. Thirty-eight lots.
with an average appraised valuation OF
less than $40, brought total OF s3.250,
making the total days sale s6,42O, The
highest price paid wes 1920. The sale
will continue not less than two weeks.
Notwithstanding the passing Of title
from the Usage, Indians to purchasers
Of town lots in Tawhuska and the sub
sequent organization OF the town into
a municipal city with elective officers,
The sale or giving away OF intoxicants
in the town will be punished by the
federal government as has been here
toiore in the Usage reservation. A
number Of persons insisted that title 10
the lots gave them the right to sell
liquor on their property. The question
was referred by the Osage Indian agent
to the commissioner Of Indian affairs.
from whom this ruling has been re-
oeiyed;
AT present this Office VIII not ques.
ton the right Of purchasers OF lots ip
the town Of Pawhuska and the other
towns to be established on the Usage
reservation BY authority OF congress. to
erect houses thereon after the deeds
are delivered and 10 conduct ordinary
commercial business without securing
a license to trade IN tls Inrian conn
try but tho conduct OF commercial
business a. above used must not be
construed TO give the purchaser Of
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LOCALlPoINTS

II. Shelly. a farmer who recently
moved from Illinois to rarm in tae
vicility Of chickasha. was KID yes.
terday by being kicked by ho. Sc. He
leaves a widow and six children.
Report comes from Muskogee that
Nero Booker formerly city jailor here,
is confined in the federal jail there on
the charge Of selling whisky to In.
dians.
Tickets for the inaugural bali will
be on sale Monday.
Landlord Van Duyn sustained his
reputation as caterer in fixing up she
nice spread for tae doctors.
The Eternal City" will be present.
ed at the Brooks on the night Of Gov.
ernor Frantz 'sinaugurai.
Fred L. Wenner, of the school land
office, Is preparing to launch a new
Republican paper in Guthrie, one free
from petty factional interests.
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CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA
Holidays Begin Tomorrow
But Celebration will be
Greatly Curtailed

81. Petersburg, Jan. e.--The author
ities are taking the utmost precautions
70 prevent disorder during the Christ
mas holidays which begin tomorrow.
The congregation Of crowds has been
strictly forbidden. but the Russian Gus.
tom Of entirely suspending work dur
ing the holiday season viii add to the
difficulties Of the enforcement OF or.
out the empire the celebration Of the
day win be confined 10 the religious
obseryanees, With an entire absence
OF the usual festivities yhe imperial
family viii spend the day quietly in
tho seeiusion Of czarskoo-so5oe.