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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
The Gross Earnings Tax.

Mf. harrington, second vice president
OF the Great Northern railroad, made
good argument yesterday in support
OF the gross earnings tax. He had stat
ed in his testimony before the state rail-
road commission that the capitalization
OF the road In stocks and bonds amount
ed to $39,335.75 mile of main track.
lie also stated that undoubtedly rail
roads are worth more than their capi
tallzation. This he offered in connec.
ton with some discussion as to whether
1t can be justly said that the stock Of
railroads has been watered, Mr.. Far
r1ngton contending that there is no
water in railroad stocks because the
roads as rule are worth all that has
been issued against them in the wav of
stocks and bonds.
Assuming, therefore, that $39.335 is
not an generalization of the railroads
and that 100000 a mile, or practically
81 per cent valuation, would be a fair
oasis OF ,ad valorem taxation, Commits.
sloner Staples asked for computation
as to the amount Of money the 2,O27
miles of Great Northern road in
this state would be worth. Upon
Mr.. harrington computation Of
$40, 543, 400, he asked for a. calcu-
lation as to the amount of taxes
the road would pay on that valuation
at the average rate paid by everybody
IN the state Of 2.6 per cent. The result
was $l,O6l,S31, whereas, as the COM
missioner added, the Great Northern
railroad paid to the state of Mime
sofa in 1905 on the per cent basis as
gross earnings tax $527,65S. =,
In view Of this little calculation car
rled on by the commission and the Sec
ond vice president of the Great North
ern, it is apparent that that company
is not imposed upon by a 4 per cent
gross earnings tax, which would still
leave it several hundred thousand dol
lars less than it would be paying with
an ad valorem tax on a SO per cent
valuation and at the same rate at
which other property is taxed.
The point is interesting not as ground
for complaint that the railroad does not
pay more taxes. It pays all that the
state asks forTand the state has not yet
seen fit to ask for more than what is
certainly a.. reasonable amount IT
would doubtless be willing to take
somewhat less than might be secured
by direct sad valorem lax because of
the comparative ease with which the
gross earnings tax may be determined
and collected.
The gross earnings tax is an income
tax. It rises or falls according to the
amount Of the income and is an illus
tration of what would be gained by the
application Of the income tax to every
body. 1t would always be easier for
the taxpayer to pay taxes on the basis
of income than on the basis of.valua-
ton. When incomes are large the pay
ment imposes no hardship. When
incomes are small the amount of tax is
Ipropo lately reduced. In the case
of the advalorem tax, however, the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01


That Kellar,, the greatest magician
well engagement in this city prior to
his retirement from active life at the
Bijou tomorrow afternoon, has large
following of admirers Of an entertain
ment that is a distinct novelty is evil
denced by the call for seats to witness
his performances next week. Those
who visit the Bijou to witness
the entertainment, in the belief that
they are to see the same old line of
illusions and other tricks of small
magic, are bound to be disappointed,
year series Of weird spectacular illu-
@sions with many other novelties in mod
ern magic which go to make it the
strongest and best exhibition of it's
kind. -r,
~ One of the chief features of this
years bill is disappearance act STYLED
>" The Golden Butterfly which is said
to rank with the best achievements of
the, clever conjurer. Rewritten, re-
modelled and further mystifed, the
principal novelty of last season s pro-
g5a%R he Witch Witch the s Sailor and the
prominent place in the Entertainment. q
:. In addition, several other large tricks
in magic will be introduced, with a
host of new surprises in small magic
and pure sleight- of-hand, of which MI.
Kellar is recognized master.
Paul Valadon, the famous English
conjurer, who has beer Mr.. Kellar IS
associate for several years, is, it is
said,. recognized as the great magi-
clans legitimate successor. Mr.. Vala-
don s remarkable work with small OBJ:
jects, met with well-merited approval
in Minneapolis last year, and many
novelties are promised for this engage.
ment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Jerome's --latest Blunder.

District Attorney Jerome is having
another of his periods of .wakefulness.
1t has resulted in raid on New York
gambling dens and the. unearthing of
evidence the most important brought
to light since AL Adams policy bust
ness was broken up and the policy
king sent to Sing Sing. In raid upon
"The'' Allen IS place the police
brought away not only much gambling
.paraphernalia, but an immense pile Of
letters which, the district attorney be-
gan casually to peruse, but which al
most Immediately riveted his attention
and caused him to call in several Of
his assistants to help him classify and
arrange them in chronological order.
The letters were Of two general classes.
First, letters from police officials
giving tips to the gamblers when to
open up and when to keep dark, and
letters from the proprietors~ of other
dens telling which police captains were
!" trustworthy' and which were not.
Second, letters from victims Of the
gambling mania imploring the return
Of some of the money lost in the place
and telling strong stories Of the i'm
pending fate of the victims should
they not be able to put the money
back before their employers found
them out. 10.
With these two sets of letters in his
possession District Attorney Jerome
expects to be able to summon some
witnesses who will lay bare the
gambling iniquity in the city as it has
not been exposed in years.
The other letters, he thinks, presage
shakeup in the police force compar-
able only to the Lexow earthquake.
But it seems to us that Jerome has
not learned much. He has not been out
west. He has not been in st. Paul. He
has not visited Minneapolis. He is evil
IDENTIFY unaware of the fact that there
is no call for the police to supervise
the morals of the people and that
there is necessary connection be-
tween the police and gambling which
tends toward better order in the COM
munity. Doesn It he know that the
gamblers "tip off, important Grim
mails to the police and keep them
Swise'9 Hash It he heard of the St.
Paul system, which has worked such
marvels for that city and excited the
admiration Of our morning contempor-
ary9 The New York district attorney
should come west and grow up with the
new ideas. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Metropolitan-Last Half Week.

The browning artistic event of the
season will probably be the appearance
OF Richard Mansfield, at the Metropoli-
tan next week in three of his most
celebrated characterizations.
Mr.. Mansfield annually produces a
wholly new play, or, with infinite plans
adds some Shakespeare or other ia
m1llar role to his list. And this means
an immense amount Of work for him,
for ne not only gives months of thought
and study to a part that he is to play,
but he considers and analyses with al
most equal care every character in the
production and personally rehearses
every member Of his company.
Mr.. Mansfield brings an enormous
company and productions typical of his
reputation. His tour is made by a spe-
cial train of eleven cars. He will live
on his car while here. They are max
ing numerous alterations on the STAGE
for Mansfield nights, including new
be increased by .seventys6ve extra
scene handlers.
The order. of plays for the three
Mansfield nights in Minneapolis is:
Thursday, inaugural night, Henrik
lbsen's comedy of human life, "Peer
Gynt'; Friday night, "Beau Brum-
MEL beloved Of all who have seen it;
Saturday matinee, a repetition of
Peer Gynt''; and Saturday night his
weird and mysterious performance Of
Robert Louis Stevenson cdr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde. - - The curtain will rise
Sat 7:45 Thursday night, and at S:15
Friday and Saturday nights. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Miss Edna Layman has returned from Chicago,
where she has been visiting Misses; Helen
Thomas. Marie Richardson and Mable Van VAL
kenburg. III ..-...s. 2
follows: Hotel Aston, H. E. Pence: Navarro,
A. ]. Dillnan; Belmont, E. H. Corey; Fifth
Avenue, W. d. Washburn: Belvidere. R. NJ.
Davis; Waldorf. W. H. Dunwoody; Holland, J.
+. Brouwer Ancher; Grand Union. C.. C. Evans.
p Mrs. W. B. McSorley and son. Willie of
Denver. are the guests of Mrs. McSorley's sister,
Mrs Louis Solem Of Elliot avenue. Mrs. eMc-
Sorley is returning home after two months
spent travelling in the east, visiting relatives
in Boston and the parents of Mr.. McSorley in
Philadelphia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
MILK TRUST PLANS
-. COUP IN PRICES
Ten Cents for Bottled Milk and
Eight Gents for the 0rdi-
X nary Stuff. --. ~>
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 1.--Ten cents a
quart for bottled milk and 8 cents a
quart for the almost creamless milk
sold by the measure-these are the
prices to. be demanded from people in
this city on and after Jan. l.
This increase, on daily sales of
l,964,960 quarts, will mean additional
receipts aggregating 39,299.20 a day,
the bulk Of the extra profits going into
the hands Of the milk trust
The American Farm Products COM
pany and the New York Dairy company,
whose authorized capitalization is $751;
100000, are working together on the
plan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

a.. DEC. 1.
1a1s-commodore Joshua Barney,
American naval officer, died. Born
July s., 1859.
1s25-NIchoIs ! succeeded to the
throne Of Russia.
1a41-coiossal statue of Washing
ton placed In the national capitol.
1s44-oueen Alexandra Of England
born.
1a5s-Jolnt French and Spanish
expedition to Cochin, China, an.
nounced.
1s65-Habeas corpus act restored
: in the northern states.
1s91-Edmund De Leon, ex.United
States consul general In Egynt- died.
1e--Henry M. Hoyt, ex.aovernoS
Of Pennsylvania, died.
4694-Henry NJ. Storrs, famous
Presbyterian divine, died.
19oo-German government init
mated to Mr.. Kruger that visit to
Berlin would be Inopportune.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
PHILOSOPHY OF THE HOME
Atchison Globe.

II you think a mans children are in
telligent, you ought to get him to tell you
about his bird dog.
II any Of the children get UP in time:
to start the fire, or even before the house
is thoroly warm, it means that mother
does not rule the home.
The only way q woman can get her
husband to read the letters she receives
from her kin is to hide them carefully
away after she has read them, giving him
the impression that she is keeping some
thing from him. s.5.. =4 e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Unique
A program Of great artistic merit has
been arranged for the Unique next
week. Starting with Rouble Sims, who
does a combined cartoonist and come
dian tramp act, the program runs thru
a variety of vaudeville acts, all brill
liant and spicy.
Among the strong numbers will be
Mitchell and Love, who tell all they
know and then some, 'Efrom the side
walk.'' Their act is 81. exceptionally
clever.
Maude Gillette is an animated laugh
in blackface: Nudge and Morton put
on musical speciality program, while
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deaves, comedy
manikins,. have an act which is ex-
tremely funny.
Irene Little has a new illustrated
song, with a fine set Of pictures, and
the motion pictures, showing ''The Alps
Thru a Telescope and ga Visit Ito
the Country are new and up, to date.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Metropolitan-First Half Week

Metropolitan-First Half Week
Charles Frohman will present in con
JUNCTION with Lie bier & Go. the revival
Of tShe Stops to Conquer,'' with it's
cast OF celebrities, at the Metropolitan
during the half week commencing next
Monday evening.
Several years ago the old comedy
was revived at the Haymarket theater,
London, with a great cast and made an
enormous hit. In the London revival
two great hits had been made, one of
Miss Ellis Jeffreys as the high.spirited
and saucy Kate Hardcastle, and the
other by George Giddens, who was
ance Of Tony Lumpkin see seen pe on the
English stage in years. When it was
settled that William H.: Crane would
assume the part of that fine old coun-
try squire, Mr.. Hardcastle, arrange
ments were made by which Miss JEFF
freys agreed to join him as co-star,
and Mr.. Giddens was engaged to be-
come member of the company. There
were still many important parts to be
filled, and the theatrical field of Eng
land as we'll as that of the United
States was scanned in the desire to
was engaged for Hiss his son, the '' bas sinful
Barlow; Fred Thorne, the English
actor, for the part of Diggory, and
Herbert Slealh for that of Hastings.
That clever actress of the old school,
Fanny Addison Pitt, was selected for
Mrs. Hardcastle, and Margaret Dale
for that of Miss Neville. -
This cast. is an ideal one and the
people ut the characters they portray
as =, It they were drawn for them
The five acts of the play boast of
handsome settings. The production is
perfect one and harmonious in all its
details.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
CLUB NOTES,

+hi MS Frances Squire Potter will give tho
elub % S1 series Of lectures the roebe
classroom af At 4lS in the kindergarten
subject will be Dante" 1eeeinei. icy
patrie eMiese chapter Of the D. gave
evening Songs and patriotic addresses m ,ase
up 4 the entertaining program. Anaue
roregn EXECUTIVE Mfsstnu committee of the womens
p pres Will meet in Westminster church nar
lofs Monday at 3 p.n1 e'i par
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Dewey

Dewey -.t3f
To the Dewey theater comes one; Of
the best burlesque organizations on
the road. It's title; is Sam Devere's
Own company, and it is thoroly
equipped with new scenery and brill
liant costumes. There is a big bunch
of showgirls who have been drilled
for their physical attributes and abil-
ity to act. But the brilGancy of the
ensembles has small effect in the gen.
eral excellence of the entertainment.
have a distinctive idea as to the value
Of action and situation in laughter in
ducement. The opening play is called
8 Fun at the Seashore. - Then comes
the vaudeville. Andy Lewis and COM
pany show a new sketch; Winefred
Stewart has phenomenal barytone
voice; Mcfarland and Murray, Irish
comedians; the Shrodes,: comedy aero
bats, and Granville and Mack, travesty
stars. "The Hebrew King concludes
the entertainment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

-Four Through Tourist cars TO Caiifornia
The Chicago Great Western Railway
offers choice of four through tourist
sleeping cars to California every week
Kansas City and Santa Fe route: one
via Kansas City and Rock ISLANDS ii
Paso route; one via Omaha and Rock
Island Scenic route and one via St. 70.
!seph and Santa Fe. No other line Of.
feru such choice Of routes. For full
information apply to r. II. Heard, gen.
eral. agent, corner Nicollet avenue and
Fifth street. Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

A Bayonne, N. j., man tells Of an ami
NAL with the head Of rat, the body Of
a cat and the tail of squirrel. His wife
is looking up liquor cures in the maya
zines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
OLE MONEY FOR LAWRENCE
Rockefeller, thru General Educational
.-. Board, Offers $4,000.
Special to The journal

Appleton, Wis, Dec. 1.-Lawrence
university has been presented with
$4,000 by the General Education
board Of New York, but must raise
$l5O,OOO to secure the amount named.
The donation is not from Rockefeller
direct: However, he gave the money
outright to the board and it's say is alb
solute. =;
A bequest of $500 to Lawrence was
made two years ago by Mrs. Ives, now
deceased, to forward, the study Of the
used to fit up the old library quarters
for a model classroom for Bible study.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Low Rates to Havana c,,ho

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell tickets to Havana for one fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
Dec 18th. 10Th and Goth, good to re-.
turn until Jan. 9th. For further in
formation apply to G. D. Fisher, city
ticket agent, corner Nicollet avenue
and Fifth street, Minneapolis,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

rent is not the basis Of taxation but
an assessed value which may have no
relation to the actual productive value
of property. The vacancy or the oc-
cupancy of the property make little
difference. The railroads are not likely
to ask for a change. in: the system of
taxation. .at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

The Hon. Boies Penrose says he has
heard no talk Of revision or anything else
affecting the tariff. The Hon. Boies
wouldn't listen to any such unpatriotic
talk, anyway, so what's the use? 49, 80 4. =,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Only seventy-two combine aldermen
are under suspicion in Pittsburg. It is
wonder that the local corporations do not
petition the legislature for relief in the
form of a. smaller council s5.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Note Change in Departing Tima: d

Note Change In Departing Time: ,Trairl
No. 2. Wisconsin Central.
Effective Sunday, December I'd, train
No. 2 win leave Minneapolis for Chi
and leave st. Paul at 8:l5 am, instead
of 8:35, arriving Chicago at 10 pm.
making good connections with all east.
ern roads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Mrs. Yerkes- Miner is seeking divorce
on the ground that she was doped. Ac-
cording to the reports of the event the
champagne was drunk after the marriage,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Change Of Time to North Wisconsin.
6 Commencing Monday, December Sd,
train now leaving Minneapolis via the
Omaha road at :35 am. will leave at
u :25 am. for N ew Richmond, Spooner,
Duluth and Ashland. ss.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
MORE DUST TO be LAID
Westminster Poaf

ashington Post. 81, 3
Colonel J. Ham Lewis and his whiskers
are being tioneds9 for mayor OF Chi
cage. This appears to be quite apyear for
animated feather busters. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

. A. vaudeville performer in New York
allows an automobile to run over him.
He differs from the rest Of us in having
some option in the matter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
Orpheuu1-

Orpneum-@ .
An embarrassment Of riches will dis
tIngulsh the program Of modern vaude-
vile beginning with tomorrow after
noon at the Orpheum. Among several:
acts of the acknowledged headline class
the foremost will be the dancing of
Papinta, she. of the myriad dances. Pa
pinta 8, myriad dance signifies her ex-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
COURT SPRINGS SURPRISE
Orders Prosecutions of Principals in
Breach of Promise Case. T. IT, -,

Special to The Journal. .-s..t.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Dec. IAN I'M
expected end came to the breach Of
promise case Of Mary Salchert against
w. e i.5 Reinig tola ri when after The the
For breach Of promise and $4,000 for
seduction, Judge Fowler ordered the
prosecuting attorney to draw up COM
plants at once charging each with I'M
lawful intimacy, which, they had adj
mitted at the trial. ~ f.".5T : :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

A Chicago man who had smoked and
chewed for eighty-seven years has just
died a horrible death from old age.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

To Shim that hath it shah be given.
Mark Twain did not need the advertis-
ing Of the rejection. of Eve from the
Worcester library. ...,alEI -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
FIND BODIES OF BROTHERS
Two Sons Of Nels Parson Drowned on
Thanksgiving Day.
Special, to The journal.

Mortified, Mimi, Dec. 1.-The
bodies Of the two sons Of Nels Par.
son, who were drowned on Thanksgiv-
ing day, have been recovered. The boys,
aged IL and Il, went skating on Union
lake, about eight miles from Northfeld.
They are supposed to have broken thru
the thin ice.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
GOALS FROM THE FIELD

Some of the people who read Kipling
cannot appreciate him, as witness the
glow Of indignation from Michigan over
Kipling's recent verses on the American,
Kipling says
Enslaved, illogical, e1ate
He greets the embarrassed gods; nor fears
To shake the iron hand of fate
Or match with destiny for beers.
The Detroit critic with the distinctively
American name of Obenauer, bowls thru
five counter verses that this is a SANDER
On the other hand it is Kiplingesque
humor. AS Polonius would say, greet
ing the embarrassed GODS is good. How
Jove and all his company would wilt in
the presence Of John W. Gates waving a
roll of bills and offering to bet 81, 1000, 900
in stage money on the Olympian games
Obenauer should come down and let the
American people and Kipling have a
lovely time together.
Harry Thaw, according to- c. Clark
Walling, "a prominent lumberman from
the state of Washington is doomed to
the electric chair, because the late Stan
ford White has a brother living in Seat
tie who is going to bend his every energy
to see that justice is melted out to the
young society profigate. It is easy to
see Thaw's finish now, for when lead
ing citizen Of Seattle bends his every
energy something is likely to give way.
In contest between the Thaw millions
and the Seattle energy in a bent position
there can be no question of the conclu-
sion. There is an end to the millions
there is none to the energy. Seattle will
prevail. ~.'SS III ..s,
Perhaps the congestion of traffic is
partially due to the fact that high rail-
road officials are SO busy filing demur-
rers. -F. s.t. -. James Gray
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Thanksgiving dinners in 365 days. He
declined reelection.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Chicago and Return $3.50 Via North
Western Line. = =
:. Tickets on sale Dec. l to 5. Return
limit Dec. II. For tickets and infor.
ma nation call at 900 Nicollet avenue.
minneapolis a,15 or s96 Robert street, ST..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

4 Get Nrubbers with rubber in 'em.
9 Foot .Schulze stamped on the sole.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EVENING"

Metropo litan-Sunday Evening
Jefferson de Angels, "the merry
monarch OF. melodious mirth,O who has
been pleasing large audiences at the
Metropolitan, will conclude his pres
entations with "The Girl and the Gov
ernor,, in this city with a perform
ance Sunday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-01

Perhaps the congestion of traffic is
partially due to the fact that high rail-
road officials are SO busy filing demur-
rers. ,.Il--. a.. James Gray