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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
=. DESERTS HER BABY

+ A o-months-old boy was left by
his mother yesterday at the lodging
house of Mrs. David Leslie, 204 East
Seventh street, st. Paul.
Last Monday woman about, "a
years of age engaged a room, having
the baby with her: She was we'll
dressed and said she lived in South ST..
Paul. She paid her rental for few
days in advance and her name was not
required by the proprietor. Yesterday
noon she left the house, saying she was
going down town, but failed to return.
Mrs. Leslie called the police, who took
charge of the infant, later turning him
over to the Salvation Army, which has
promised to look after the little fell
low. The baby was well clad, and a
bottle Of milk was left with his clothes.
A note from the mother explained that
she was out of money, with no means
to support the child. The note closed
with the sentence,
1.-THE baby s name is Laurence Com
fort
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
MR.. ROOSEVELT.


My impression Of Mr.. Roosevelt was
the same first and last, whether looked
upon him with my own eyes or felt his
influence abroad in his country -,
The people love their president. There
is3 not royal house. even among the old
est and those most worthy of tho affec-
ton Of their subjects which receives so
deep and general sympathy as do the
young president Of the United States and
his family. He is respected by all ages
and all classes; you might think, that he
was the chief friend of every household.
His word has an unprecedented authority
thruout the country. nor Is this the eff
feet of a snowy and superficial popular
ity, but of a calm and legitimate as
tendency. In the last presidential cam
paign every effort made against him
turned to the hurt Of his enemies, and
since his triumphant election the justice
of his judgment and his freedom from all
political rancor have won even his OPP
ponents. Everybody knows that he
stands for the best Of America, that he
has something better than a political pol=
icy, that he has an IDEAL and that this
ideal conforms to the MODEST traditions
of the republic as well as to its most
weighty future interests The country
destinies are in good hands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
LOTUS ATTACKS NELSON
Head Of Shippers Movement Makes
: Statement Criticising Senator.

George s. LOTUS Of st. Paul, COM
missioned and executive head Of the
Minnesota Shippers and Receivers as
ISOLATION, made a public statement to-
day declaring his opposition to the re-
election Of Senator Knute Nelson.
He says he was astounded at the
revelations made by Senator La Fol
lette in his lectures in this state,
about the record Of Senators Nelson
and Clapp, and says that after an ex-
animation of Senator Nelson g record,
with regard to the rate bill, he is con-
WINGED that the senator owes it TO the
people of the state to set himself right
regarding the vital questions of rail-
road regulation. His record, says Mr..
LOTUS, as shown in the Cosmopolitan
article by David Graham Phillips,
would indicate that the interests of
the people would be much safer in
the hands Of some other man.
No pledges are needed, says the cir
cular, from men like J. F. jacobson.
His record is pledge in itself, and he
only. wishes the state were full Of
Jacobsons, but all he wants is to see
a man sent to the senate who is "not
even remotely allied with the railroads
and trusts" ~ understand it fur
ther says, "that Mr.. Nelson is not
being opposed by the railroads of Min
Mr.. LOTUS closes with the exsplana-
tion that his assocnation is not in poll
tics in the ordinary sense, "but if
necessary it would not hesitate to aid
in defeating bad men and assist in
electing good men, .... .. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
STATES VALUATIONS Z
WILL REACH S900,0O0,0W

Samuel G.. Iverson, state auditor, es1
Inmates that the total taxable valua-S
tion of real and personal property thru
out the state, excluding exemptions, az
left by the state board Of equalization,
will be slightly in excess Of 5000, 0oo,a
900. Last year it was 1854, 000, 900.
OF the $780, 100000 assessment, prob
ably $145, 100000 is personal property,
and $708,0OO,000 real property.
For some years the assessed valua-
ton Of property in Minnesota has an
nually shown tremendous increase.
The states taxable valuation up to
date, beginning with 1900, is shown as
follows: 1900, $5SS,0OO, 900; 1901, 5000,
900; 1902, $761 100000; 1903, $780,
100000; 1904, $s45, 900; 1905, $685.
033,O0O; 1906, 5000, 100000. -,
It will probably be two weeks be-
fore the various changes in each coun-
ty can be figured out, and the county
totals prepared, from which to get ex-
act figures on the entire states taxed
valuation. ..s.-.. g,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
'POSTOFFICE OFFICIAL ~
|. HAS EXTRA $40 BILL

w. E. Brown, superintendent of the
Riverside postoffice substation at 260
Cedar. avenue, enjoys the distinction
of having a $40 bill that he doesn It
want to keep, can't spend, and has so
far been unable to give away. Six
weeks endeavor to find the rightful
owner has proved unavailing and, altho
discouraged, the superintendent has not
entirely given up hope.
About six weeks ago three Bohe-
mians visited the Riverside station
and made preparations to send away a
money order. While preparing the pa
pers a dispute arose among the trio.
nearly an hour the foreigners wrangled
and used language that sounded like
accusations, and all but came to blows.
They finally left, without sending the
The next day Mr.. Brown found the
$40 bill underneath the bfotter of the
writing desk. It evidently had been
the cause Of the trouble, but no one
at the station has any idea as to the
identity Of the Bohemians. They can
have the money upon application.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
HARRIET MATTER RESTS
Park Board Undecided just What
Work to Undertake,

! Nothing will be done by the park
board at Lake Harriet right away. The
various projects Of moving the pa
vilion. dredging out the lake in order
to put the pavilion on dry land, filling
the low meadow between the lake and
Lakewood cemetery, and the making
Of a bathing beach-all require large
OUTLAWS. sss@,4--...-.
.. Some Of the commissioners are in IA
vor of going ahead with some. definite
ments at various points in turn so as
to have something complete. Others
are Of the opinion that sufficient money
has been expended at Lake Harriet for
some time to come. Both parties have
consented to let the subject rest.
The owner of the icehouse at Harriet
near the car Hnewas ordered to remove
, the building off park property.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
SAYS
SHE'S 'SUPERMAN'
LITCHFIELD MAN PUTS UP Der
NARD SHAW DEFENSE.


oman and Superman his being acted
before Judge William Lochren Of the
United States circuit court today, with
Miss Cora E. Kasson of Oswego
Springs, N. Y, in the role Of the "su-
perman," and Henry Klauser Of Litch-
field, Mimi, posing as the hunted vic
tim. Tho the stories told by the prin-
cipals. ito this $4,000 breach Of prom
Use suit upon the witness stand lack the
artful construction and sparkling die
tion Of Bernard Shaw's brilliant, tho
somewhat salacious, play, it covers the
central theme with startling accuracy.
Upon the stand. in his own defense,
Mr.. Klauser admitted that there was
foundation Of fact for the story of
wrong doing told by Miss Kasson yes
terday afternoon, but maintained stout
lY that she, not he, was the aggressor'
While not denying that there had been
much that was ultra affectionate in their
relations, he ascribed it to the tempta'
tons set In his path by the woman
who is now suing him for $4,000 dam:
ages for the in Jury she has sustained
thru the non-performance of his alleged
promise to marry her. s II
Opposed to this statement by Mr..
Klauser is the testimony Of Miss Kas-
son, who alleged that he took advan-
tage of her confidence lin him and i'm
posed upon her in her friendlessness
and inexperience. At times the testi-
mony Of both principals was such that
the Judge looked over the crowd in the
courtroom with care to see that no
minors were present. ,s
Miss Kasson and Mr.. Klauser began
their romance by mail. Miss Kasson
wrote to Mr.. Klauser some time early
in 1905 applying for a position as book.
keeper in his wooden mill at Litch-
field. He replied and, by June, sent her
$40 to cover her expenses coming west
She said he promised to greet her in
st. Paul "with a kiss.' This latter
part Of the contract was not fulfilled,
but she was soon installed as his book.
keeper and became the recipient of
marked attentions from him. She re.
manned in Litchfeld till December
when she returned to her home in Os.
wego Springs. According to her story
Klauser promised to come on in the
spring of 1906 and marry her. Instead
he married another woman last June
The present suit is theEresult.
Miss Kasson is a fragile woman OF
the meek, but determined type, and ad.
mitted on the stand that she was %
years old when she met Klauser in the
summer Of 1905 Klauser is a man of
As years and reputed to be one of the
wealthy men Of Litchfeld. At the time
he met Miss Kasson he was widowe1
with four children, two grown daugh'
tiers and two Young sons. &sA --..-''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
.SAD.EYED WIDOW
AT MURDER TRIAL
YOUNG sHURBA SHIFTS GAZE AS
WOMAN TEsT1FIEs.
Mrs. Hanornik, Whose Husband Was
Shot Dead in the shurba Saloon,
: Tells Of Her Farewell on the Day Of
the Tragedy for Which Shurba Is on
Trial.

A quiet, slender little woman dressed
in deep mourning was the first witness
called by the state yesterday afternoon
in the Stephen Shurba murder trial.
She spoke in low tones and announced,
almost with a sob, that she was Mrs.
Anna Hamornik, widow Of the man
Shurba is accused Of numbering in
cold blood. The interest of the crowd
that filed the courtroom was riveted
upon the witness as she shrinkingly
told Of the last time she had seen her
husband alive when he left her and
their baby on the morning of July 4.
When shown the clothes worn by the
murdered man she could not restrain
ers caught their breaths as she bravely
mastered her grief and identified the
clothing. Young Shurba for the first
time showed real feeling and during
the telling Of the widows story he
hung his head and would not meet the
sad-eyed chances she turned, upon him
from time to time.
keeper, was The 1 next Witness. He
swore to the Identification of the body
Of John Hamornik by the relatives.
w: r. Stoopes, county surveyor, was
called and produced a chart Of the
SnurDa saloon premises at 1914 Wash
lngton avenue s, where the crime is
alleged to have been committed. This
was introduced in evidence and will be
used to show the jury how and where
the killing was done.
Michael Ruchka was the next wit
ness. He was in the saloon at the time
of, the tragedy and he told, thru an in
terpreter, the details. He said that the
defendant and his father, Andrew
Shurba, engaged in a fight because of
the elder Shurba 8 refusal to give his
son any more money. He asserted that
Hamornik interfered, separated the
combatants, and set Stephen down
in chair with slap and
some advice. According to the
witness the boy then got up
went into the toilet room, Returned
and coming up behind Hamornik de-
iberately shot him in the back. He
said the boy fred two more shots and
Hamornik fell to the floor. Ruchka
will be cross-examined Monday by
Charles Daily, counsel for young Shur.
ba, who believes he will show some in.
ceonsistencies in his story of the shoot.
ing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
ALDERMEN ON A TOUR
Official Inspection Of the Police Sta
lions of Minneapolis.

10 An official inspection of the police
stations Of the city was made this af-
ternoon by the council committee on
police consisting Of Aldermen A. J. An
quist, j. H. Van Nest, Wendell Her
tig, John Ryan and Wilhelm Petersen.
Secretary Ralph W. Wheelock accom-
panied the party as the representative
Of the administration.
The itinerary included visit to the
site for the new police station for the
East Side, which is to be erected on
Fifth streets In the levy for 1907
is small item for this building, which
with the $4,000 available from this
years appropriation, will be sufficient
to complete the station according to
the prepared plans. ,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06

Union, Clay, Yankton, Hutchinson,
Douglas, Dawson, Aurora, Brule, Buffa-
10, Hyde and Hughes counties to
Pierre, then thru Hughes, Hyde, Hand,
Beadle, Kingsbury and Brookings coun
ty to the east side Of the state and on
to Minneapolis.
The Mile Laos & Minneapolis Elec-
trio railway is authorized to build from
a lake port on Mile Laos lake to Min
neapolis and to Aitkin. The capital
is $150,000. The hackers are G. s.
Falls, +. T. McQuillan Of Aitkin, g. Il.
Foss Of Milaca, G. II. Warner Of st.
Paul.
Late Traction Enterprise.
The Minneapolis, Rochester & Du-
buque Traction company will build
from Minneapolis to Dubuque. It is
supposed to be fathered by the cleye;
thru lines from Chicago to- Dubuque,
Plano and Joliet, by combination Of
the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago road, the
Elgin, Aurora 6 Southern Traction, and
the Cook County Southern. The same
capital is behind the Chicago-New
York electric line.
Colonel Hord s electric line is ex.
pected to connect Mankato and Mime
apolis, passing thru Chaska and along
the shore Of Lake Minnetonka. The
Hutchinson & Western Railway com.
pauy is another organization which
plans to build from Hutchinson thru
Mcleod, Meeker, Kandiyohi counties
etc, with line to Minneapolis. The
A. B. Robbins line will give a much
needed frequent service to Osseo and
! Anoka. -.
The other lines which have been
mentioned, such as the San Francisco
! Idaho & Montana, the Des Moines
Iowa Falls & Northern, the Des Moinef
& Northern Iowa, the st. Joseph, Alba
ny & Des Moines, Colorado & Eastern
Omaha Short Line, Grand Trunk Paci.
fc, etc, have been exploited at length
as giving various big trunk lines, such
as the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific
Wabash, Western Pacific, Hartman
and Gould lines, generally and the Can
adam Pacific entrance to Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
FORM LAY CONFERENCE;
Preliminary Meeting of Methodists Re-
suits in Temporary Organization.

Responding to call for meeting
to consider the advisability eof estab-
fishing lay conference for the North
ern Minnesota conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, ten prominent
Methodists met in the Y. M. c. A.
building last evening and selected a
committee to begin the work of prepar-
ing for such an organization. =,
The following committeeman were
chosen, representing the four districts
of the conference: Duluth district, w.
B. Moore; Minneapolis district, j. B.
Bradshaw; Crookston district, ,aG. S.
Ulland; Litchfeld district, 20. Gold.
IF. 0. Gold was elected chairman and
Charles R. Ellis treasurer. The commit
teemen were instructed to place the
matter before the district conference
boards and to urge the appointment of
delegates to represent the boards at a
meeting to be held in the near future.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
OMAHA CUTS LAKE RATES
TARIFF ON COAL AND OTHER
FREIGHT MADE TO MEET THAT
OF GREAT NORTHERN,

The Omaha road today filed new
tariff with the state railroad and ware
house commission on coal rates from
Duluth, Ashland, Washburn, Itasca and
Superior to points In this state, the
changes being cuts to meet those Of
state.
The large decreases are all at competi-
tive points, and the other changes are
such as are necessary to adjust the
rates along the line at neighboring
points. > e. 49, S
Points where material changes in the
rate are made have coal rates altered
by the. new tariff compared with the
old "a follows.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
GUARD TO OCCUPY
ARM0RY: MONDAY.
MILITIA COMPANIES WON'T WAIT
FOR COMPLETION. =.
Homeless for a Year, the auardsmen
Will Have Drill: Floor. and Com
pauy Rooms at Last-Renewed
Activities for Athletics and Social
Features. = s.

Members of the Minneapolis ma
tional guard companies are looking
forward TO- Monday, when the new
armory on The Parade is to be opened.
Tho not completed, the new building
is in such shape that it can be used
for drill and other necessary work.
Not all the company rooms are ready,
and some companies may be obliged
to double up. while finishing Is in
progress. After almost q year of
wandering with no home, the guards
men are eagerly looking Rs;,d forward r, to
honor Of first using the new drill floor
will fall to B company, which will have
it's regular drill Tuesday night. Com
pany property will be moved in Mon
day;
With the occupancy Of the new ar
mory the guardsmen plan wide range
of activities. The officers have organ
lied to promote greater interest in the
work of the guard, and committees to
organize indoor baseball and basketball
city national guard leagues, are at
work. In November a formal military
opening is planned by the local COM
panies. Arrangements for this are in
the hands of a committee consisting. Of
Colonel F.. T.. Corriston, Major F.. B.
Rowley, Captain Jones and Captain
Earl b. Luce. Every; company is re-
cruiting to it's full strength to- make
a strong showing at@the first formal in
spection in the new building.
: Delays at every turn have kept the
guardsmen waiting for their new home,
but now the trouble is nearly over.
Tho the. new BUILDINGS far from COM
pleted and probably sWill not be ready
for several months, enough is ready
to provide for necessary work. The
gymnasium feature will not: be ready
at once, nor will the clubrooms: The
drill floor is temporary. but will an
rushed on the company quarters and as
fast as possible theEguard will take
over each completed portion Of the
building. .--v &a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
Weather Conditions,

The low pressure noted over Lake SUI
perior yesterday morning now overlies
the lower lake region, and in conjunc-
ton with the Texas low pressure area
which has moved to western Virginia,
has caused showers over the greater
portion of the country east Of the Mis-
sissippi river and Texas during the
past twenty-four hours. The western
high pressure area has settled farther
south, carrying much cooler weather
into the western gulf states, while the
increased pressure over the upper Mis-
sissippi valley has caused further cool
ing in that region. and the upper lakes.
sippi valley. Falling pressure in the
Canadian provinces is being accom-
panied by higher temperatures in that
region and the upper Missouri valley,
and it will be fair and warmer in this
vicinity tonight and Sunday.
CHARLES 4: Kyle, Observer, Temper
arily in Charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
TO LOCATE IN SALTWATER
Order Of World Plans to Open Head
r.. quarters There.

Saltwater, Oct. ga delegation Of
grand lodge officers of the Order of
the World, from Minneapolis visited
establish state Headquarters Of the or
der here on condition that local lodge
Of at least 800 members be organized
The COMMITTEE of Thirty-fve' is CON
sidering the proposal
g. N. Jordan. a Duluth prisoner who
finished a sentence of three years and
six months for assault today, has been
adludged insane and was removed to
the Rochester hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06

LII, BOSWELL 10 ETeaCQ.-Dr. CnarleS
az. Boswell, secretary Of the General
will preach Sunday morning In First
Baptist church.
Takes His Med1cine.-Judge Andrew
Holt today sentenced Frank Harrison
to the reformatory. The defendant was
convicted Of grand larceny in the Sec
ond degree and when he appeared in
court today had nothing to say as to
why he should not be sentenced.
Railway Transfer sued-Andrew P.
Heel, deputy state weighmaster, has be-
gun a suit in the district court to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the Railway
Transfer company. He claims to have
been permanently injured while work
ing upon the tracks Of the defendant
company.
Jack Frost Arrives.-Jack Frost,
landed In and on Minneapolis last
night, as was predicted by T. s. Outram,
the official weather seer, but he failed
to make killing. The thermometer
dropped fairly well, but stuck at Sc
degrees. Oct. 8 is the average date Of
the first killing frosts Of the last SIX
teen years.
Oil Company In Court.-Mark B..
Smith has begun an action in district
court against the United Crude Oil COM
pany and @. H. Burdick to restrain the
defendants from selling certain shares
Of stock belonging to him on the ground
that the officers Of the company have
made illegal transfers Of stock and that
they now seek to reimburse themselves
therefor.
Rhodes Scholar Departs-Harrv s.
Mitchell, Minnesota Rhodes scholar at
Oxford university, left Minneapolis last
night, on his way to England. He has
finished one year and will spend two
more at Oxford under the provisions
of the Rhodes will. Mr.. Mitchell has
been spending the summer with his
mother in Minneapolis, and expects to
return to the city for his vacation next
year.
Bardwell Thinks It Over.-W. W
Bardwell is still considering the invita-.
ton to come out as an Independent can.
didate for alderman in the thirteenth
ward. Whenever the persons who are
behind the movement can show Mr.
Bardwell that he is certain of 900 votes
he will give the matter attention, not
before. The first move is to secure 9
petition from $50 legal voters who die
not participate in the primaries. The
petitions are now in circulation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
FAILS AT SUICIDE
Man with Halucinations Attempts to
u Out His Own Throat.

Edward Duvelle attempted to take
his own life by cutting his throat with
a jackknife at Malstead g dairy, St.
Louis Park, today. He succeeded in
in1icting severe wounds. Duvelle was
taken in charge by the constable of st.
Louis Park and conveyed to the county
jail, where he is now under surveillance.
It is believed that he is suffering from
insanity. @z.,,. -. ~,
Duvelle recently came from Hayward,
Wis.,. and has been the victim Of halu.
cinations since his arrival. ST.. r..a .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
WORSE THAN WAR
Some Of the Experiences Of New Gov
ernor Of Philippines. --se>x
- - WASHINGTON Star ..-.--.----

ernor Of Philippines. -
e.,-~, - Washington Star. -.-,s-.
General Smith, the new governor
general Of the Philippines, remarked
an officer Of the war department, thas
had some tough experiences during the
past few months. He was in the Pal
ace hotel in San Francisco during the
earthquake and fire and lost consider
able Of his baggage in addition to being
badly shaken up. He had just arrived
in that city on his way home for a
short vacation. AS tho that was not
enough, he hardly got started on his
way back to the Philippines when he
was shipwrecked on one Of the Hawai-
ian islands. He was passenger on
the Manchuria when she ran on reef
and had to abandon the ship and take
his chances Of getting to Manila on the
next army transport passing that way.
He bears his misfortunes cheerfully
however, and says he will come thru all
right
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
City News
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota and Iowa-Fair and warm
er tonight and Sunday.
Upper Michigan-Fair tonight, cooler
in east portion; Sunday, fair and
warmer.
Wisconsin-Fa tonight and Sunday;
warmer Sunday and in west portion to-
night. @&
North and South Dakota and Mon
tana-Fair tonight and Sunday, warmer
tonight. = @7$s-!.