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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
The Inopportune Edgar.

James Hamilton Lewis, corporation
counsel Of Chicago, has, an, assistant
In tax matters, one MAXWELL Edgar. M +.
Edgar is evidently one Of these perni-
cious shoppers who are always poking
around into other peoples Business,
for he has discovered, at a time most
inopportune, that the Pullman company
since 1898 has rolled up: surplus of
$128,556,6l9 upon which. no taxes or
assessments have been paid: Not con-
tent to inquire into the present assess
ment of the sleeping car monopoly, M.
Edgar must needs 60 back into the
past, and thus another outrage upon
"vested rights is committed. =
That the time for such doings is in
opportune is said advisedly, for the
Pullman company is about ready to
divide up another wad, this time
$29, 100000, either as stock or as extra
dividends to stockholders. These no,
BILE gentlemen, who from their cosy cor
ners in the Chicago and the Union
League clubs have done more to build
up Chicago than all the politicians put
together, thus find themselves ia dan
ger of being soaked'' for taxes be-
fore the sfFmelon ting" takes place
Thus there is another affront put upon
enterprise and industry. Thus IS cap
ital discouraged. They do not do. things
that way in England. I'D. &. -, ~ Isl. Il r.,
Is there no Bellman in Chicago tx
set the people right on this matter ant
fifty censure the arbitrary conduct o,
| the assessors9 -: s t4:''2 sss5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
EMMA NEVADA rs WARMED.
Famous Singer, il Sunday Magazine
Relates Some Startling Adventures. d

Emma Nevada,sthe sweet singer who.
carried the name Of her birth state into
the world of music in both Europe and
America, contributes delightful chap
ter of her "reminiscences. It was Nine.
Nevada g good luck to have had num-
Der OF adventures which, all resulted
happily, altho53 they were pl AIMED as
tragedies. Her first appearance :5ii 81
Spain was toshaye taken place at sienpe,
but a few days prior to. the perfor
ance she received a scrawl, warning her
not to go, for 'tthe night the theater is
opened it will be blown up with dyna-
mite" Perhaps 8 it was her good
TREND who warned the authorities, for
It Is. q fact that immediately before
the opening performance Eve men with
a quantity of dynamite were found UNI
der the stage plotting the theater IS
ruin. But Mime; Nevada had many
pleasant experiences in Spain, where
she was the frequent guest Of Queen
christine both at Madrid and elsewhere.
She came in close contact with royalty
and has many amusing and interesting
/ episodes to relate. Her meetings with
stage professions everywhere ON the
continent. and delightful evenings
spent with great composers, are filed
with memories that every reader will
| delight in having retOld.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
Attacks On the Tax Amendment.

Determined efforts are being made TO
defeat the ewide-open' tax amend
ment. this fall, on the theory that 1t
will result in the exemption of all prop
erty owned by, churches. This view OF
the amendment is being pressed to the
attention Of newspapers all over the
state. and is represented in commu-
nication by Mr.. G. P. Carpenter OF
Mortified, to which The ourn u
gives space today.
Attorney General Young is positive
that the amendment will make no
change in the exemptions, and his for
NAL opinion is given in the news col
umns today. To layman his, state
ment seems conclusive, and as no higher
legal authority can be found than the
attorney general, till test in court
should be made, the weight Of opinion
certainly stands to the advantage OF
the amendment. Mr.. Young shows by
court decisions that it is the use and
not the ownership that determines what
is "church property when it comes
to exemptions, and that the words TO
be omitted from the present constitu-
ton are unnecessary.
It ought to be made very plain that
the amendment is harmless to work the
evil suggested by its opponents, for
their campaign brings grave danger. OF
its defeat. It is hard matter to Sc
cure majority vote in favor Of any
amendment, even if opinion is unani'
nous in it's favor, but when doubt is
raised, the tendency is to refrain from
voting on the proposition, or to vote
against it. Either course counts against
the amendment, for a failure to vote
is vote against it.
The real benefciaries, if the amend
ment is lost, will be large corporate
interests and men Of boarded and con
cealed wealth, who are now escaping
their proper share in the burden O.
taxation. They must view the effort
of the alarmists with extreme satisfac
tion, for defeat of the amendment
would postpone any effective tax legis
u haps longer. The present Illogical an
unequal system, which no one defends
would be given another lease Of life.
If every voter in the state could b
made to understand the object and e1
feet Of the amendment, it would
sure to pass. The attorney general
opinion, at least the gist Of it,, shout
be given the widest possible circuls
ton. Under his construction there
Just one effect the amendment wi
have. It will throw the doors wild
OPEN and make the way clear fe
new tax laws, aimed to reform the pre-
s emit farcical method Of PERSONAL pro-
srty taxation. It strikes lot Of eur
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
Locating the Postoffice.

The location Of the postoffice is not
altogether a question Of getting into
proximity to depots. This is import
ant enough from the standpoint Of con-;
venience to the public and economy to
the government, but it is not all.
y The postoffice is a piece Of architec-
.ture., 1t is a business center. In
these two regards the community has
an interest in its style and in its loca-
ton independent Of the matter Of de-
livery of the mails. In the location Of
the office no doubt the government will
consult it's own convenience first. But
having consulted that convenience, a
democratic government will next give
ear to the sentiment Of the community.
If it can subserve it's own purposes and
at the same time add something to the
beauty, attractiveness and architecture
Of the city in which it is building, the
government will do that also.
The location of postoffice is usually
difficult and delicate matter. It in
wolves not only the sale Of some pieces
of real estate to the government at q
pretty good price, but it affects the
financial aspect Of surrounding rea
estate. Hence it is almost certain thai
a postoffice cannot be located without
attracting the attention and the inter
est of several groups Of citizens wht
ARE interested at least as much in ben
citing themselves as in benefting tn
city.
L There is nothing criminal in this. I
! is merely shortsig htedn It may re
suit in immed date loss to the city an
ultimate loss to the very persons VIII
are pushing for an inadequate site fron
4 personal motives sShortsightedness, j
Y iss admitted, is tile cause Of nearly al
the failures Of western cities to getgth
4 architectural benefit Of their publ
buildings. Talk about identifying
i city is cheap. You can get it by tn
bale when there is nothing doing, bu
when there is something on foot, sent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

ment takes q back seat, personal profit.
bounds to the front like a plowboy be-
fore steaming dinner.
The only reasonable way TO attack q
problem Of civic beauty is to let tn
matter out to a public committee. II. in
which the community has confidence.
and let others keep hands off. OF
course il it is impossible to get such a
committee the job is hopeless, because
the community which cannot raise q
committee in which there is confidence
is also hopeless.
The Journal believes the post
office will be located primarily for the
convenience Of the postoffice depart.
ment, and that for any secondary pur.
pose, such as benefting the city gem
orally, the department. would rather
deal with accredited persons represent
ing the community than with private
individuals. a..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
The Tribune's Plain Duty.

The public has been waiting, says
the Tribune, for a clear statement Of
the differences between the present and
the proposed charter. If the statement
issued by the commissioners, taking up
the two charters chapter by chapter,
is not clear, then the commissioners
will have to ask the Tribune to clarity
the matter for itself. 1t would be good
exercise for the Tribune anyway, and
would not consume half the time that
has been used already in making mac
curate statements about both charters.
For instance, while the bonded debt
Of cities is limited to per cent Of
the valuation, bonds issued to pro-.
vide any public convenience are ex-
cluded from the bond net debt. Who
| can issue bonds9 Is the Tribune try
ing to convey the impression that the.
| council can do it, or the mayor do it,
| or the treasurer do it, or commission
appointed by the Tribune to locate and
embellish a red-ight district do itg
Nobody can issue bonds except the peo-
pie, and this is one of the things they
seem determined not to do. Every
bond issue Of late years has failed be-
fore the people, and few Of them
have been cured by the legislature.
If the Tribune would spend little
time reading the present charter and
the proposed charter and give. the pub
lie it's impressions of the two, doubt
less some people would be enlightened
and others amused. The exercise would
be good for the Tribune and would add
to the gayety Of the campaign. After
4 all, why should the giant intellect of
the Tribune depend upon few poor
worms of commissioners for informa:
ton? Both charters are in print. Let
us have an: original view Of the sub.
ject based on research and literally
packed with thought. The public has
rights. It has the right to informa
ton. The Tribune has duty. It is
to give the information and not to tro1
about wagging it's head at the com
missioners because they stupidity fail tt
give the kind the Tribune is looking for
Somehow the Gibson lady appears to bt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1 OCT, is
Z: y - OOIa TO 80 -
1216-king-sJ ohn,~of England died,

~
K 1216-k Ing, ohm eof England: died.
1663-Eugene OF Savoy born. Died
April Fl. 1885.
1775-contlnentaI congress adopted
the Pine Tree flag.
sfsa -Hnfeffcan congress Voted Is
disband the revolutionary army on
Nov 2. sss q, ss.ss s,
1s12-Frerch. military forces ADAM
donsd Moseo,Ns S.ss
1s13--Bonaparte defeated at Leip-
sic. " g e e IL So % 6
fs26-Last lottery sanctioned, by
I the En- Iistas government held {
1ss1-En1peror Frederick !, III of
|&Gsrn1at1N born. Died Junt as; 1883.
1e52-The confederate general, Nor
/ SAN occuplsd Lexington, Ky.
1a6e---SpgnIsh evacuation ut sPortp
sFsieo officially completed. e. ~ w. 49,
189e--Arthur-s I. i<tiad!ey :assnfned'
| the presidency Of Yale university.
II 1907 yphoon on coast of Japan;
| $4,000 houSes destroyed.
I 9o5-Rresident Roosevelt departed
/ from Washington on tour OF the
southern states.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
NEW ENSIGN WELCOME
Salvation Army Will Greet Gertrude
Barbe This Evening.

/ Ensign Gertrude Barbe, who comes
to Minneapolis from San Francisco to
succeed Captain and Mrs. Charles Nc
Abee in the nglish-spea king spiritual
work Of the Salvation Army, will re-
ceive public welcome in the army
hall, PIG First avenue S, tonight at 8
o'clock. Ensign Barbe was in charge
Of zone Of the San francisco branches
sof the army during the earthquake and
the subsequent relief work. Lienten-
ant Emma Francis who assisted the
McAbees, will assist Ensign Barbe.
Major Merriweather, the general secre-
/ the new officers tosthe corps.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
Home Visitors Excursions
Via wisconsin Central

Louisville, KY, and return -. $4,000
Pittsburg, Pa, and return. 29.35
Cleveland, Ohio, an return. :. .26.70
Detroit, Mich, and return -. 23.70
Buffalo, N. Y, and return 3l.35
Cincinnati. Ohio, and return $500
Toronto, Ont. and return. 35
Also numerous other points ON sale
Oct. 10Th only-with return limit Nov.
18th. Ticket office. $50 Nicollet ave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
ORGANISE Is CHOSEN
Hamlin Hunt Will Play Big Organ for
Symphony Orchestra.

In a line with the elaboration Of
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
this season comes the announcement
that Hamlin Hunt, organist of Plym-
outh church, has been appointed Off
cial organist for the orchestra.
In addition to his auxiliary work
with the organ it is further announced
that Mr.. Hunt will appear as soloist
at one of the Symphony concerts, in
addition to, the visiting soloist already
engaged, and will play, for the8 first
time in Minneapolis, an organ concerto
with full orchestra.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

asked me to join him as partner and
manager of a dairy on his, farm in
North Minneapolis, which business I
carried on for ten years.
tsIn 1879 1 opened real estate. office
in the city and probably have been in
the business longer than any other act
i've dealer here. g,
FEMy first wife died in 1872, leaving
three children. In 1875 1 was mar
ried to Miss Susan A. Robertson, and
the youngest Of our three children has
graduated from the state university
and is now teaching school.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
AT Findlay, Ohio: g,..s5 y..4
Ellis You're trust 81 III
Kline Amt neither. So, III - ST..
Ellis-Are too, and always have been.
Kline-Ain't neither-not never. Be-
sides, you can't prove it!

\ The meek and lowly secretary Of the,
Home Market club has: been writing to
the Boston Herald asking whether it is
proposed tosreYise the tariff up prtdown?
Wouldn't that put. your pipe out?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

It seems a shame that some unguarded
remarks made by Mr.. Rockefeller eight
years ago should be injected into that
Ohio suit Mr.. Rockefeller did not know
half as much about keeping still then as
he does now. "E:F
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
COMPANY MAY ENLARGE
Fire and Marina ASInsurance Company
Proposes Importaut CHANGE,

Stockholders Of the Northwestern
Fire Marine Insurance company will
meet Oct. 26 to consider an increase of
the capital stock and surplus to $780,
The present stock is 5000. 900 and the.
surplus $4,000, with $20,0Q0.Q0O insur-
ance in force, IT is expected to- bring
the surplus to such figure that the
stock can be Increased $I0NOOe, the
shares to sell at $175.
Nest of the San Francisco claims
have been settled andIwhen ss,e othsss
are paid the surplus swillHsramain ST,
$S3,854.25. The company moved to
Minneapolis from Grand Forks in 1904.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

The insurance elections for the! New
York Life and the Mutual begin today
and last two months. This would give
the ordinary politician nervous ,prostra-
ton. -. 80. - ! Il 4. - j:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

d The cabinetmakers are having almost
as busy time fixing things up for the
president as if he had an entirely new
cabinet to make.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
ion--or as the Irishman said, .'Nawthin'
but. silence, and dummed little o that"

The frost which put the cotton crop to
the bad IS the same one which was used
q. little while ago to knock the Delaware:
basket supply. 5ItFziss now travelling thru
the The. northwest ltl whitening the hopes Of q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

The last horsecar in Chicago has pulled
into the stable. Whereat the Tribune Of
that city: expands its chest, congratula
torily. Such. citifed airs! 49,. ....i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

The trouble between Mr.. Hearst; Of the
American and Mr. Bennett of the Her,
aid is not political,s but personal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

IF one can Of baking powder is. Of.
high leavening power and the next is
different, you can do no reliable bak-
always the same. 4. ss4. 81 Us I 81 J.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
flour Through Tourist Cars Fos California
r. The Chicago Great Western Railway

offers choice of four through tourist
sleeping cars tosgali fornias every week:
Kansas City and Santa Fe route; one
Via Kansas City and Rock Island Ell;
Paso route; one via Omaha and Rock,
| Island Scenic route and one via st. Jo-
seph and Santa Fe. No other line of
/ fers such choice Of routes. For full
| information apply to r. n. Heard, gen:
eEa agent e9yH9r avenue ana
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

bersome legislation from the constitu-
ton, which has tied the hands Of every
previous Legislature. The amendment
was drawn with no other purpose. in
view, and it will have no other effect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

The StFoot -Schulze'' mark means
s'Genuine Glove, the standard rub
Der or overshoe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

It is easy for the camel to go thru
the needles eye as for standpats states-
men to discover the time when the re-
vision Of the tariff will do more good than
harm. Joe Cannon tried to find it, but it
eluded him; Vice President Fairbanks
sought it .industriously, but could not find
it anywhere about Mankato; Jesse Over
street, who, it must be confessed, was a
little slow about discovering badness In
the postofice, has been out with a micro
scope and brought back a disappointing
report Perhaps we should do better to
send out somebody who. wants to fndssit
The attorney of the New York Central,
which has just been convicted Of giving
rebates, plaintively remarks: ~ on cam
defend rebate cases in the present state
Of public opinion" What the rebate
giyers prefer is absence. Of public opin-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

After election Willie might work UP
the Independence league in the comic
supplement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

The Thinking Machine might help us
on this Bryan disappearance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

The Isle of Pines doubtless views Taft's
withdrawal from Cuba with alarm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

Somehow the Gibson lady appears to be
eternally smelling something disagreeable.
Is she in politics?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

.sThe Unique 5theater infringement has,
succeeded fnsarranging a program with4l
.oet a weak spot this week; THE acts are
unusual and entertaining. VIII +Vidocq, the
.btlack-faced monologist, has1 brought outs,
q bright bunch of 1dew stories2and clever:
sallies, and the other acts apparently are
| t1Ilaking good:D .z$s'# ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

y ''RAnson's Folly"4 the brilliant brilliant. mill
tary play by Richard Harding Davis
which the Frawleys' are presenting at the
sslycgaara thaabin for tho rest
OF the week. The play is one which bears
repetition well, and seems to please more
with each presentations g54 NJ 49,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

Johnson is going: to, get back some of
the democratic. votes that went to, Dunn
two Years ago: In fact, these. changes
will, account for nearly all the gains the
governor will make. The local demo-
Gratis are playing a clever game to- create
an impression Of Johnson's strength
Men are: ,proclaiming on the street cor
ners that they Were for, Dunn two years
ago, but they are now supporting. John
son. A little Investigation will show that
nearly every one Of these declaimers is a
democrat. . -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-27
REMARKABLE CASE
OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

New York. Dec 27.--One of the
most remarkable and distressing cases
Of mistaken identity ever brought be-
fore the courts In this city reached
Its climax today when the victim,
Mrs. Alexander Trautman, the wife
Of prominent physician was on her
abb discharged after a hearing In
police court on n charge of haceny
from n mau's person. A moment after
Mrs. Trautm0n had been given her
liberty. her accuser. Peter j Hogan,
clerk. was placed under arrest on
charge Of assault preferred by Mrs.
Trautman. In support Of her charge
that Hogan treated her roughly, when
he caused her arrest she barred her
arm and showed the magistrate black
and blue marks whore, she said, Hoo
gan had seized her Tho evidence
against Mrs 1rautman was Of so
flmsy a nature that Magistrate Finn
discharged the complaint without
the fOrmality OF bringing In the most
important witness into tho courtroom.
THIS witness who was an unwilling
one, IL known as Kitty Wilson. aud SHE
~ almost = perfect double" of tho
woman who was accused Kitty VIII
son Is known to the police and tho
fact Of nor remarkable resemblance
10 MIS- Trautman was recalled soon
after the investigation Of the charge
made by Hogan was begun. AZ q re-
suit Of search by the police the
missing double was taken into Gus
tody today and during the arraign-
ment she was IN small room ad-
Joining the courtroom. The necessity
oi taking her before Hogan was re-
moved, however, when Magistrate
Finn, after hearing the testimony OF
the accuser and the accused. said
there was no ground whatever for
holding Mrs Trautmau and directed
that she be honorahly discharged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-27
PRESIDENT AT PINE KNOT.

Washington. Dec. 2'.--President
Roosevelt and family left at 1l:25
O'Clock this forenoon for Pine Knot,
Va. where they will remain until Mon
day afternoon.
They Will return Monday night.
They occupied Pullman car at
on the Southern Railway. which Is
scheduled TO reach North Garden. IL
miles from Pine Knot, at 2:27 Be-
sides the president and Mrs. Roose-
welt and their friends children, the
party included Admiral p. NJ Rixey.
surgeon general OF the navy; M. s.
Latta, assistant secretary TO the presi-
dent. and Mrs. Langdon. friend
Of Miss Ethel. on reaching the train
one OF the presidents boys found he
had forgotten to bring his gun. A
negro messenger from the White
House was dispatched on his bicycle
10 get the fire arm. He got 10 tho
White House all right and was GO
ing at a speed prohibited on his re-
turn when the metropolitan police
overhauled him, and threatened him
with arrest but he did not desist. Elk
planning his mission he was allowed
10 proceed Ia the station. followed
however, by mounted policeman
who came into the station and report
ed the matter to one OF his superior
officers. The president learning what
had occurred called the officer and
explained that the matter would be
settled when he returned TO Wash
ingtOn