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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
FAVOR MORE BEAUTY
Calhoun Improvement Association Piar
to Plant Flowers.

Calhoun Improvement Association Plans
to Plant Flowers.
Seventy five residents of the Calhoun
district and members of the Calhoun Inn
provement association met last night at
Hennepin avenue and Lake street to dis
cuss the new high school proposition and
plans for general improvement of the
district The sentiment Of the meeting
Was unanimously in favor Of the Russell
site, at Hennepin avenue and Twenty
eighth street, nobody appearing to favor
the Emerson site. Representatives of the
Linden Hills association were present.
and also favored the Russell site.
The association proposes to take an in
terest in park board politics. and adopted
resolutions strongly indorsing Dr.. J. w.
Pemberthy for nomination to the park
board. His candidacy will be pushed by
the members of the association. General
plans for the Improvement and beauti-
flying of the district and for uniform
plans of flower planting were, discussed.
The meeting was full of interest and en-
thuSia SIN. s- f-.,,-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28

= H. E: Murdoch, president of the Cam
era club, and Robert Koehler, president
Of the Society of Fine Arts, with the
committee: will meet tomorrow to make
plans for reception to be given during
the week Of the exhibition. The salon
opened yesterday evening with large
attendance. and will be open until next
Friday. The gallery is open all day
until 5 O'Clock, and next Friday eve
ming and Tuesday evening it will be
open from 8 to 10 CLOCK pm. No ad-
mission is charged. and those interested
in the progress Of the camera should
not miss so delightful an opportunity to
view the exhibit. Nearly. every country
in the world is represented, the strong
est representatives being America, Eng
land and Italy. P. S. JOSH has sent
photograph from Bombay, India
Buenos Aires is represented by Eugene
A. Cardini, and representatives of Hol:
land, Cape Town, Germany, Spain and
Cuba are among the exhibitors.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
NECROLOGIC
BRAVE STRUGGLE ENDS
Spirit of Plucky Roland Vagnes Is
Free from Crippled Body
NECROLOGIC

( 4OC 11Oi1A " 1ApPASo ooAJ'
A brave, plodding life was ended
yesterday when Roland Vagnes, the
plucky cripple who had for nearly a
year sold flowers at his stand on Nicol-
let avenue in front Of the Syndicate
building, breathed his last.
The lad, who was not quite Is years
of age, fought against great odds all his
life and by his economy and industry
saved more than enough money to pay
for a good funeral. His illness came
from an injury sustained when he was
thrown from a buggy short time ago.
He had not sufficient strength to com
bat the pain and dropsy set in. =.
Many contributions Of flowers from
his individual friends and from the
Minneapolis Humane society graced the
last resting place of the little soldier
who died as bravely as he had lived
His home was at 25l3 Fifteenth ave
nue. S.
ARTHUR II. sCHIFFBAUER, fo,
thirty years resident of RichfelCl
died yesterday at 1880 am. at his resi-
dence in Richtield Mr.. Schiffbauer was
born in st: Paul fortyeight years ago
receiving his education there. II
moved to Richfeld thirty years ago
and has since been prominent there
For many years he was in the genera
store business and at the time of his
death was postmaster of Station F. lr
1887 he married Miss Emma Pratt
who, with their two children, a sol
and daughter, survive him. The
funeral will take place tomorrow at
pm. from the Richfield M. E. church
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
Would Cut Below Interstate Rates.

The proposed schedule would make
rates in Minnesota actually lower than
interstate rates; that is, the Minnesota
proportion of a rate. from Minneapolis
to Montana would be greater than the
rate from Minneapolis to East Grand
Forks, on the borders Of the state.
The Great Northern figured reduc-
tion of its revenue under the proposed
rate, based on waybills for last August,
at $331, 1,651.sC on Minnesota business,
and 175,517:8S on business from Min
nesota into the Dakotas, a total of
$507 ,169.6S, without counting the reduc-
tions that would be necessary on bust
ness within the Dakotas. The total re-
ceipts for last year on state business
were $1,667 ,545.6S. Under the commits
sion's schedule they would have been
$1.335, ,S93.88. ) --..g.,...
Mr.. Harrington testified at length to
show the greater cost of handling local
business The wages are so per cent
greater on way-freights for day IS run.
without counting overtime, which
amounts to One-sixth Of the payroll on
those trains. The average carload is
twenty tons, on the system. The aver
age load on local freight received at st.
Paul last year was 1854 pounds, or 26.6
: at Minneapolis. 12,50O mounds. or 31.2
! per cent; on cars shipped from St. Paul,
S,197 pounds, or 20.5 per cent. and on
cars shipped from Minneapolis, 1888
, pounds, or 1913 per cent Of capacity.
Merchandise cars will not average over
5000 pounds This freight has to be
handled thru the freight houses, by rail
! road employees, and insured. Testi-
mony to show the greater cost of han
, ding freight on the branch lines was
! given and the cost averaged three times
as much as main line freight. Coal,
which covers one-third the cost of opera
| ton, averaged them 1915 a, ton last
year, or more than double the cost in
| Illinois or Iowa. @
More Money from Wheat Car. Il.
| Sample way bills were submitted,
! showing the extra clerical labor re-
5quired for q car of merchandise, on
which $74.51 was paid in freight. as
compared with a single carload Of
! wheat, which paid $86.07. Average
| train loads for the first twelve days Of
] last October were 972 tons for way
/ freights, and ,423 tons for thru
! freights In the same time the aver
age thru train carried 80 loaded cars
/ and IA empties. and the average local
| freight carried 81 loaded and is emp
ties.
III conclusion, Mr.. harrington said
/ that at present rates with the volume of
business they handled ten years ago.
! and the grades they had to climb then,
their system would not be able5St to
I've
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28

Among the photographs hung by the
salon in the art gallery of the public
library, which. opened yesterday under
the auspices Of the Minneapolis Camera
club and the Society of Fine Arts, are
a. large number of beautiful views taken
by Italian photographers. These have
attracted considerable attention, and
especially the photographs. of Guido
Rey of Turin, Italy, are remarkable for
their really exquisite atmospheric eff
fects. Italy could not have. found a
more talented representative, and Rey s
q Scene Antique. +" which was one of
the photographs to receive an honorable
mention, as we'll as his "L La Lecture dc
la Bible are little gems Of art. One
notices in the photographs Of Rey an
extremely delicate blending of lights
and shadows down to- the very finest
point. La Lecture de la Bible - is d
charming study in soft gray, distin-
guished by clear and distinct outlines
without harsh contrasts of light and
shadow. a4
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
SHUBERT THEATER
STILL FAR AW AY
NOT YET ON THE
TRUsT-BUsTER's LIST.
Tho independent Circuit Has Eighty
five Houses, It Has Made No Effort
to Gain Foothold in This City Real
Estate Men, However, Have Not
Given Up Hope. {. 53 9

Altho in their trust breaking process
of establishing a chain Of independent
theatrical houses thru the United
States, the Shuberts now have thirty
five houses and fifteen theaters pledged,
Minneapolis is still in an anomalous po-
sltion 50 far as the lndePen0ents cAreNlt
is concerned.
Neither has there been new indie
pendent 'theater constructed for the
Shuberts, as reported under contempla-
leased to them. The 6hubertS booked
some of their. attractions atEthe Audi
torium this winter, and some dates are
still to be filed, but no permanent lease
has been signed. Inasmuch as there was
no option given them, neither side to
the negotiations set any date for their
consummation, it is questionable just
what the outcome will be-
Real estate men who have Interested
themselves in the new theater deal and
the Auditorium, lease, haven't dropped
the matter yet, and something may de-
velop. e
Warm Spot Here. :.
1t is we'll understood that the Shu-
berts cannot afford to leave Minneapo-
lis out of their chain, as it would be
one Of the strong links. The citizens
are We'll dlSpOSed towards the ShuDertS
on account of their willingness to main
tain uniform scale Of prices, and to
open their theaters to any play or play
ers. -
Much interest has been aroused local.
ly in the statement just issued by the
Shuberts as to their capture of stars
for next season. The conquests include
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Miss Virginia
Harmed and Miss Mary Shaw:
Some Of the we'll ll-known actors, stars
who will book in the Shubert circuit
are; E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
Nine. Bernhardt, Mrs. Leslie Carter
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Mrs. Fiske. Mar
garet Anglin, Mary Shaw, Guy Stand
ing. Ada Rehan, Virginia Harmed, Car.
lotta Nillson, Drina de Wolf and Charles
Cartwright, Blanche Bates, Cyril Maude
and Winnifred Emery Cher first time
in America), Bertha Galland, Arnold
DAILY. Henry Miller, Louis Mann, clara
| Lipman, David Warfeld and Paula Ed
| wardes, DeWolf Hopper, Eddie Foy
jefferson de Angels, Cyril Scott, julia
Sanderson. Margarite Clark, Henry f
| Dixev. William H. Thompson, Peter F
| Daley and Harry Woodruff.
| o,,.,<5r,, XE1o,-1r
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
JUMPS TO AVOID ARREST
Colored Woman Makes Vain Effort to
80 Elude Police.

Pauline Hall, colored, jumped from
the second story window Of her room
w when en- De- petective lSH a Rhodes and Patronan M
John Bowe called to arrest her on a
charge of grand larceny. ~5
She is accused Of stealing 500 from
Harvey McGee, a railroad engineer.
When the officers went to the building
someone warned the woman and she
leaped thru the window and escaped
for the time. a'- -s-
Later she was found in the alley and
locked up at Central station.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
FIGURE ON VALUES
Appraisers Put Price on Land Needed
for the Parade.

Commissioners appointed by the park
board to fix the values of two blocks Of
land between The Parade and I4oring
park met today at the park board office
to hear evidence on the value of the land
and the improvements thereon. Vari-
Gus builders and real estate dealers were
heard.
The tracts in question include the:
block bounded by Hennepin, Huron Lyn-
dale and Erie avenues, which includes
a brick apartment block, and the eastern
half of the block on which the new Ma
tional Guard armory is located and which
includes livery stable and several franc
dwelling houses. 1t has been estimated
that the total value will not exceed $50,
600, but the witnesses called today place
the figures somewhat higher:
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28

When the pupils of the Central high
fore the summer vacation, Nine. Leo
ME Hatschek, instructor in French, will
not murmur in her musical French
tongue eau revoir, '.'Fbut will bid her
scholars "adieu for all times.' Mme
Hatschek will never teach French
sion and will retire from public work.
In May Nine. Hatschek will celebrate
her seventieth birthday; the same
month will also close nineteen and one
half years of faithful and untiring
work as a teacher in the Minneapolis
public schools. Nine. Hatschek has been
in Minneapolis since 1872, and every
day of her life, with the exception Of
vacation time. has been devoted to the
teaching of the French language. The
first ten years she taught at the Ben
nett seminary; after that she was in
structor of French at Miss Judson s
school; and this was followed by her
appointment as head of the French
department. in the Central high school.
Born in Burgundy and educated in
Paris, Nine. Hatschek is one of the
best educated scholars which the Min
teacher. She has lived in America since
1870, and the teaching of her mother
tongue has been her lifework. Were
any provisions made for pensioning the
teachers in the Minneapo schools
Nine Hatschek would probably have
remained another year to make full the
| twentieth year of service.
! After the close of schools Nine. Hat
schek will leave. for Dallas, Tex, tc
join her daughter, Mrs. A. Kinsel. for
merly Of Minneapolis. Mrs. Kinsel and
/ Nine. Hatschek purchased last year ar
equal interest in a large cotton. farm
schek will spend much of her time, free
from the cares and worries of schoo
work. ~ +
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
USUAL EXPERIENCE

"Tooze" Rogers Gives Surgeons One
More Chance at Him.
j. E. "rooze" Rogers, who has been
on the operating table oftener than the
average man, yesterday was on the slab
again for the removal of some silk
stitches which were troubling him, about
an inch and ne-half below the surface.
He is carving the evide. sses of his ex-
perienco around in glass vial. The
operation was performed In Minneapolis
without an anesthetic. Former opera
tions have been performed for the re
moval of the appendix and because. of
subsequent complications.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
RUSH OF IMMIGRANTS "
....,... -, ON OCEAN LINERS

Liverpool, March 2s.-The steamer
Carmania, which sailed for New York
yesterday, carried upward of $500 pas
sengers, large proportion Of whom
were emigrants.
The Lake Champlain, of the Canadian
Pacific line, leaving at about the same
time, took $500 emigrants. 4,.>..,
The steamship companies expect an
enormous rush of continental emigrants
for America during the coming season.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to Myrtle and Silver Leaf
lodges, Degree of Honor, Minnehaha
lodge, United Workmen, Minnesota
Camp Sons of Veterans, S. of V. Aux
iliary No. 6, Minnesota division Ladies
Auxiliary, Chase w. R. c., and all our
friends for their kindness and sym
pathy and the many beautiful floral
tributes received during our bereave-
ment.-Henry Stodieck, ST., and Family.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
RECONCILED IN COURT

Father and Mother End Bitter Fight
Over Their Child.
A family reconciliation between Archie
N. and Mary B. Case resulted yesterday In
the dismissal of the order to show cause
and the discharge of a writ of habeas
corpus secured by the husband in his
effort to gain possession of his little
daughter. The. matter was up for hear
ing before Judge D. F. Simpson, but
everything had been satisfactorily ar
ranged and the little family is reunited to
'1ive happily ever afterward.'' ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
LITER ASKS PARDON
Olaf OLSEN, After Seventeen Years, Ap
peals for Release.

Olaf P. OLSEN, who was sent to the
penitentiary for life in 1889 for the mur-
der of his common law wife in st. Paul,
has made an application to the state
board of pardons. He is getting old and
asks to be allowed to leave prison before
he dies. ..,....-,.$ s.-,-., - -. +.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
PRINCETON ALUMNI MEET

Twin City Men Refresh Memories Of Col
.-- ~. Iege Days. ~
Princeton alumni of the twin cities held
an enthusiastic banquet last night. re-
newing old acquaintance and recalling
memories of undergraduate days. Rev
A. B. Marshall: of Minneapolis. president
of the association. acted as POSTMASTER
w. NJ. Carson of ST. Paul was elected
president of the association for the com
ing year. and D. D. Dayton of -Minneap-
oils, secretary and treasurer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

MONEY TO LoAN-s2, 200 OR LESS, ON I'M
proved security. at 6 per cent, without COM
mission. Give description of property. Ad.
dress 5000, Journal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
ELECT RANK1N,s SUCCESSION.

ELECT HANhIN' SUCCtSS1UN.
The state high school board met o'clocl
this afternoon to elect a successor to A. "
Rankin state inspector of graded schools
There were about twenty candidates who's,
claims were presented to the board for consid
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
Weather Now and Then.

Today, maximum So, minimum 80 de-
grees; year ago, maximum 50, plnl-
mum Al degrees
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
AROUND THE TOWN

Flag Still Waves.-The flag on the
courthouse tower, which was shattered
by the big wind last week, has been
replaced with smaller new flag.
Volunteers Meeting.-Special meet
ings will begin tonight in the hall of
the Volunteers of America, 246 Henne-
pin avenue. Tom Mackey Of Chicago
will speak.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
Thru and Local Revenue Compared.

Mr.. harrington gave the mileage Of
the system at -7,096.96 miles, of which
1,312.46 miles is sidetrack, second
tracks, ETC., and 5,784 is in main line
and branch line tracks. In 1905 it took
SEAS per cent Of their earnings to cover
operating expenses and taxes and 1858
per cent was spent in conducting trans
portation alone. Local freight revenue
on the Great Northern in Minnesota
averages 1894 cents per ton mile. The
average local revenue in other states
is 1854 cents, and the average inter
state receipts are 700 Of a cent. The
grand average of all freight revenue
in 1905 was .785 of a cent. On the
Willmar & Sioux Falls the average for
Minnesota local business was 1913 cents;
in other states, 3.404 cents; on inter
state business, l.1O1 cents, and the gen.
eral average, 1.34 cents. Lower rates
on Interstate business are shown be-
cause it is largely commodity business
in car lots. The average hauI~on inter
state business is 300 miles, ana on Min
nesota business ITO miles.
A table was offered showing that the
proposed commission rates would be
higher than the present Great Northern
distance tariff on distances Of five, ten
and fifteen miles, about the same on
twenty miles, and lower on twenty-five
miles and all greater distances by 20
to 80 per cent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wheeler of Crookstoli
are in Washington for a few days on their way
home from visit to Boston and other eastern
cities
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
Weather Conditions.

The. pressure is relatively low over
the, Lake Winnipeg region, off the New
England coast and over the central and
western gulf region. The movement of
the eastern and southern "lows' has
been attended by precipitation during
the. past twenty -four hours in New
England the lower lake region, the
middle Atlantic states eastern Ten
nessee, northern Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, west
ern Kansas, northern New Mexico,
Colorado and Wyoming, and rain was
falling this morning at Norfolk. Little
Dodge City and Buffalo. The high pres:
sure area over the middle Mississippi
valley and upper lake region has caused
lower temperatures in the Ohio val
ley and thence eastward and northward.
No precipitation is expected in this
vicinity tonight or Thursday because
of the northern "low,' and the tenn
perature will remain nearly stationary.
II. S. Outram, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
RAISES SALARIES

Ramsey County commissioners Get $1,zo0
Under Code. =-se u. n s>
Ramsey county's commissioners have
their salaries increased to $1,000 a year by
the revised statutes, the same now as
Hennepin. The code gives that salary to
counties with an assessed valuation of
over 100000, 900. The attorney general
has given an opinion that in computing
this exemptions must be included. Ram
sey's total assessment. without deduct
ing the assessments, is $10O520,6
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28

Cincinnati, March 2S.-A box containing $500
In cash and $500 In gold bonds was wrested
from Mrs C.. Schmidt in her bakery in LocklaId
at daybreak today, and the thief escaped with
his booty Mrs Schmidt would not trust In
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
AMERICA FIRM TO TURK.

Constantinople, March 2s.--In reply to further
made by the Porte on the sub
duties the American legation has reiterated that
the government at Washington can make nc
settlement OF the schools and other questions
are granted.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
City News
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Enthusiastically cloudy tonight
and Thursday, with showers or snow
f1urries near Lake Superior; variable
Winds
and Thursday; warmer in northeast
portion tonight; fresh southerly winds.
Upper Mich gan-Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday, with snow flurries
near Lake Superior, warmer tonight;
fresh southerly winds.
Iowa, North and South Dakota-Gen-
orally fair tonight and Thursday.
Montana-Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; generally cooler in north
and west portions tonight. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28

PERI -Hoffman's Laundry Work.
81 4th st ST. -235 Henn., n.,-722 lst av S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-28
LOCAL BUSINESS
SHOWS A DECLINE
SURPRISING STATEMENT BY
GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIAL.
Lighter Tonnage Hauled in 1905 Be-
tween Minnesota Points Than in 1904
Great Northern Would Lose Over
Half Million Year by Reduction
500 Takes a Hand.

"a full digest OF the proceedings at
the merchandise rate hearing yesterday
afternoon will be found on page seven.)
R. |. harrington, second vice presi-
dent Of the rGeat Northern, testified to-
day before She state railroad commits
sion that their local freight business in
Minnesota is decreasing in volume,
rather than increasing. He was unable
to account for the fact, which chaI-
lenged the attention of the commission
ers. His figures showed that for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1905, the To-
cal freight handled in Minnesota
9S7 ,G61 ton miles. For the previous fs-
cal year the business was 2,435 ,3O5 TONS
and it was hauled 257,1l0,146 ton miles.
The decrease amounted to 212,3 tons,
and l1,l23,685 ton miles. The light
wheat crop in Minnesota for 1904 may
account for the decrease for large ex-
tent. Cars of wheat picked up at To-
cal points count in the local train car
mileage, until they reach division points
and are made up into, thru freight
trains. =:
Testimony from three railroads was
presented today, the witnesses all being
handled by G. A. Severance, attorney
for all Minnesota roads. Mr.. Severance
o"Jo ChO lCpOIC Gudt tHc hoOO Has WlGH-
drawn and will accept the commission s
rate is false. g represent the 500, as
| do all the, other roads, said Mr..
Severance today. "Their case in. op-
position to the proposed tariff is made
up, and representative of the COM
pasny will probably take the stand this
afternOon.' .
Freight Small Item.
Theo H. Stoeffel, contracting freight
agent of the Milwaukee at st. Paul,
was the first witness today. His testi-
mony was to show the small ratio which
freight charges bear to the value. of
merchandise. Examples he cited showed
| ratio of freight charges to total value
| as low as seven-tenths of one per cent
and none running higher than 8 per
| cent. The consumer would get no bene.
| fit, he maintained, from the proposed
reduction.
/ S. G. Strickland, general superintend
ent OF the Omaha, was the next to take
the stand. His evidence was on the
higher cost of handling local business
He found from their investigation that
local business costs ten to twelve times
as much per ton to handle as thru bust
ness. The work caused in the general
office is greater, 20, per cent of the bill
ing clerks work being done on less than
carload business.
r. l. harrington, second vice presi
dent of the Great Northern, was on the
stand for an hour and half this morn
ing, and was followed this afternoon by
W. w. Broughton, general freight agent
! of the Great Northern.
!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

taking six pieces. each five inches in
length, of ordinary skirt-braid. three
pieces of a light color, and three of
a darker. harmonizing shade. Over
seam them together with neat small
stitches along the selvidge, and then
fringe an inch at each end.
Now. overseam the dark edge to the
light, of the side pieces, feather-stitch
each seam with bright colored silk,
on the right side. and you will have
little round case open at each end
Stuff this with bits Of yarn, or flannel
or OF any kind of small wooden pieces:
never use cotton or cotton goods for
this purpose. as needles and pins will
not go through it.
Run a drawing string around Just
inside each fringe, draw the strings
up and fasten them, and the pieces OF
very narrow ribbon in little bows on
each end.
Pink and white, blue and white. VIC
let and white, crimson and gold, or