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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
RYAN ADMITS THE JOKE
DEMOCRATIC ALDERMAN AND
MAYOR JONES PLAY EVEN IN
BARBER SHOP JOSH

AS a result of the active, alert cam
paign of Mayor Jones, Alderman John
Ryan Of the first ward and chairman of
the democratic county committee, had
close shave few days ago, and is
obliged to admit that the game is on
him. He is being generously joshed by
his associates and to get even and
prove his democracy is contemplating
letting his whiskers grow. p 4 Il
The mayor is regularly shaved ii
Charlie Ehlers' shop in the Bank of
also by Alderman Ryan. There exists
q, sort of community of interest among
the three. Mayor Jones and Ehlers are
republicans. Ehlers comes from the
first ward and is constituent therefore
Of Ryan, tho hardly supporter, and
the mayor and Alderman Ryan served
in the council.
Mayor Jones and Alderman RYAN met
in the shop one morning soon after Mr..
Jones became mayor two years ago and
Ryan, who was finished first. ,bethought
himself Of joke and paid for the may
or's shave without his knowledge. One
morning this week the ease was re-
versed and the mayor was first to leave.
His attention was called to Ryan en-
joying massage and chin shampoo,
and he returned the compliment of two
years ago by paying for the shave of
the democratic committee chairman.
Ryan tried to pay his bill and was
Informed that there was nothing do
ing. He tried to blame it to "Eddie'
Murphy, fellow democrat, who was
enjoying shave, but was told that the
reform mayor was the right man. Ryan
has not mentioned the incident eyten-
sively, but there are those who wonder
whether the mayors campaign expenses
will show an item of Is cents for one
shave for John Ryan or whether Ryan
will insist on getting even.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
|MINNEA MAN
in FLORIDA STORM
CLARENCE s. coE LIVED ON
HoUsEBoAT THETA.
Former Assistant Engineer Of Milwau-
kee Road. Well Known in Church
and Lodge Circles, Is in Thick of
Hurricane Which Devastates South
ern Coast-Wires IAN Safe.'' .s

Charles S. Coe, formerly Of Mime
apolis, escaped alive from the wreck
OF the houseboat Theta. which went
down in the tempest which struck Mia
mi, Fla, last Thursday. A telegram to
that effect has been received by his
brother, w. T. Coe, 700 Globe building
NO details were given in this mes
sage, which simply said, "Am Safe. :"
It was originally addressed to Mr..
Goes wife, who lives in Riverside,
Iowa, but was forwarded to his brother
Coe made his headquarters on the The
to, the presumption is that he was one
or the survivors picked up at. sea by
passing steamer. ~ .as .,,.&
" Well Known Here. >.-7
Clarence s. Coe is well known in
Minneapolis, as he lived here for about
twenty years. For the last five years
re has made his home in Riverside,
Iowa. He is a graduate of the college
OF engineering Of the state university
class OF '89. He was a member of the
Western Avenue Methodist church and
Of the Minneapolis chapter of the ROYAL
Arcanum. For ten years he was assist
ant engineer for the Milwaukee road,
and later was assistant engineer for
the Great Northern in the construction
Of do. ats Grays Harbor branch in Wash
:...'>... Building Pier = y
At present Mr.. Coe is employed as
q division engineer on the Florida East
Coast railway, now, under construction.
He has charge Of the construction of
a concrete pier, 600 feet long and IS
feet wide, at Miami. He has corps
OF thlrty-two engineers, instrument
men and rodmen under him. The party
made It's headquarters on the ill~fated
Theta.
From the time he received the news
of the Florida disaster, Thursday after
noon, till late Saturday night, W. T.
Coe was uncertain as to his brothers
tate. BY q" strange coincidence, which
some would call thought transformed,
ne was writing his Brother for the
first time in six months on Thursday
morning, at the very hour of. the dis
aster. ~ .f2:.''''.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
JONES IS READY
FOR COMPARISONS
HE PLAY SOME STRONG CARDS
49,. THIS WEEK.. ..~
His Administration Will Be Carefully
Reviewed and Some Eloquent Com
parsons with Haynes Record May
Be Made-The Makers of Artificial
( Thunder Are Getting Busy. }.

Mayor Jones is ready with COM
plete review of his administration COW
ering other lines than those used in the
primaries, which will be delivered at
a large meeting to be held in day or
two. Comparisons with some records of
the Haynes regime may be made.
The Ryan, Rand and Kiichli COM
bination which is backing Mr. Haynes
has also mapped out busy program
for the week. In fact, the entire at
tentlon and all the energies of the dem"
ocratic organization are centered on the
mayoralty candidate.
-:. More Artificial Thunder.
There are indications that the demo
cratic batteries are about to be opened
IN new attempt to discredit the ad-:
ministration. They have already been
quietly trained. In an attempt to sow
seed, a saloonkeeper and former gam
bling house proprietor whose gambling
business has been stopped by the may
or, took a reporter from an opposition
paper out last week to show that gam
bling is going on. The simple and guile
several framed' games in old haunts.
Word had been sent to the gambling
gang that the visit was on and they
were ready. Places that. have been
closed to the public were visited by the
guide and guided and fake game was
on in EACH The guide neglected to
state to the guided, however, that the
players were all the old professionals
who hope to be able to get back to bust
ness. -.t !
| ! The fake holdup report is being
worked overtime. Saturday night a
story was reported in many down town
sol tx. hof hn1l ,ry,J q
pulled off early in the. evening at Ste'
VEINS avenue and Twenty. eighth street
and q citizen robbed and Shot. three
times. This story was entirely fake.
There was mo trouble Of any sort, but
the story made Of whole CLOTH. was
circulated! for effect: down town
That the Minneapolis fight is being
| watched all over the country is shown
by the reports brought home by bust
! ness men who have been outside the
city. A business man who returned
morning says that in both cities every
BODY is: talking about the. Minneapolis
municipal contest. Saloon and sport
ing elements are especially solicitous
! as they fear the example of Minneapo-
| lis standing for reform principles will
help the reform wave elsewhere. =. y
| Four democratic rallies will be held
tonight. At .Normanna hall, in the
sixth ward; 3OO5 Washington avenue
n, in the tenth ward; Plymouth and
Washington avenues, in the third ward
and 1907 Fourteenth avenue s, in the
eleventh ward. y:
The latter part Of the week Mr.
Haynes will invade the avowedly re-
publican strongholds and meetings will
be held in the eighth, fourth and fifth
wards. e.. 49, b..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
PENCE SITE S TILL
IS The FAVORITE
NEW PosToFF1cE TALK BE-
COMES GENERAL.
Commercial Club and Other Public
Bodies Fail to See Why Their selec-
ton Of a Block for New Building Is
Not the Best that Can Be Bought.

Discussion of the proper site for the
proposed new postoffice for Minneapo-
lis continues to attract attention in
business circles and business interests
are gradually beginning to line up in
favor OF the sites suggested. At the
present time the Pence site at Hennepin
and Second street has the greatest
backing. Other sites have friends, but
in several instances they are inter
ested in a business way and for that
reason do not care for an open clash
Just yet. :..a5
The Commercial club s. public af-
fairs committee and the hackers Of the
Pence site who include the Commercial
clubs of the East and North Sides, are
standing firm and organizing to further
their cause. The committee secured op
tions for the government, cutting out
all opportunity for commissions and
other cleanups, that the site might be
secured inside the appropriation, and
/ is working to close on several pieces not
! yet covered. It is maintained that this
| site can be bought with the moneYlnow
available, that it is better location
| than any proposed and that the much
needed new building can be secured in
| two to three years less time thanif an
other site is chosen.
Question Of the Best.
EsLeaving: everything else, out of the
question, cost and all, the thing resolves
itself into the selection of the best site
for the new postofice." said BE. Mel
son, chairman of the public affairs com
mittee today. "The Pence site is the
best in many ways. It is convenient
for more people than any other site
selected. 1t is in the natural center
and in addition fits in with the general
; plan now on for civic center. The
city already has property in the district
and with the start it will be easier to
go ahead than to try to take up some
thing entirely new and more expensive,
especially in view of the fact that we
need many things requiring money"
| AS to the Bridge.
! The opponents of the Pence site are
! dragging supporters of their schemes
in to do the talking. Attention is
called to the fact that there is plan
on foot for bridge at Third avenue
I S, and that it would make the lower
town sites more convenient. to the East
Side. The bridge plan is indefinitely
postponed and may not be carried into
! effect for years. In addition, the work
of the bridge was undertake en- with an
agreement by all concerned that it is
never to be used for car lines, and with
out them the East Side would be en-
tirely without streetcar facilities for
reaching the postoffice except by a
| roundabout course.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
FINDS HER MONEY
Mrs. John Carlson Is Convinced that
She Was Not Robbed,

Mrs. John Carlson, 10 Hennepin
avenue, reported to the police today
that she had been robbed Of $50 while
sleeping in her room.
AS her door was locked all night, the
police suspected that she had mislaid
the money and she was taken to Central
station, where Matron Schaefcr
searched her clothing. The money was
found in a cloth sack pinned to her
Undertaking. " H.
Mrs. Carlson is visiting the city, and
hearing the wild stories of robbcrics.
thought she had been robbed the min
ute she missed her money. She had
hidden it 50 carefully that she had for
gotten the hiding place. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
HORSE STEALING CHARGED

John Reakman, an 1S-year-old boy,
is on trial before Judge Andrew Holt,
charged with stealing horse and buggy
from John Bonk. Reakman and John
Howe were indicted for grand larceny,
and the two men will have separate
trials
1t is claimed that Reakman and Howe
took possession Of horse and buggy
on Nicollet avenue and attempted to
i sell the animal in St. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
GRATING is SUCCESSFUL
Young Woman in Time Will Have a
New Scalp. = III

-. 4. O. H. e.. o.
Miss Annie Shema, the young wom-
an who was scalped in an accident at
the Bemis Bag CO: some time ago, and
who has undergone several operations
since. in an endeavor to: graft a new
scalp, was today operated on again.
Frank Burns, 252S Seventeenth ave
nue. s, family friend, volunteered.
About three inches of skin was taken
from Mr.. Burns leg and the physi-
clans are confident that the grating
will be, successful.
When it first became known that
the torn scalp could not be success
fully grated back on the head many
girl friends Of Miss Shema offered
themselves for the operation, but Mr..
Shema, father Of the girl, refused to
allow any of them to sacrifice them
selves, and all the skin needed at the
time was taken from him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
ALASKAN DELEGATE HERE
Frank H. Waskey Stops on His Way
to National Capital.

accredited G Min OF A to Was 1aG
from the territory, spent yesterday in
Minneapolis with friends, leaving last
night to continue his journey
Mr.. Waskey, who was for fifteen
years a resident, Of Minneapolis and
who is a graduate from the Central
high school, was regularly elected con-
gressional delegate on the miners tick
ct, an opposition ticket to the Alaskan
federal machine, at the last election.
Altho he does not take his seat at
once he will spend his time in Wash.
ington to get into touch with methods
and affairs. He will work for better
and stricter mining laws for the dis,
trict. ...@s-~ ~ ....n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
DEARTH CASE CONTINUED
Former Insurance Commissioner Will
Be Tried November Term.

Elmer H. Dearth, former state insur-
ance commissioner, indicted by the
grand jury, charged with accepting a
bride, will not be tried during the
present term of district court. His
case was set for trial today, but John
Lind, his attorney, asked for contin-
trial at the November term.
The cases against the former officials
Of the Northwestern National Life In
surance company will probably be
tried the present term.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
DEALS ON THE MARQUETTE
One-Third Interest in the Empire Mine
Sold-The Barasa Optioned.
oecial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. Il
Marquette, Mich, Oct. 22-Two i'm
portant Marquette range mining deals
are announced. Oglebay Norton !. Co.
of Cleveland have purchased a third
interest in the Empire mine which con
tains several million tons of ore. and
next year will ship $1,000 tons. The
remaining two-thirds interest is held
by the Northern Iron company of Chi
cago.
William A. Paine Of Boston and
Louis Neuberger have taken an option
on the Barasa mine and will at once
explore it with diamond drills. The
property lies close to the Big Negau
nee mine, but has never been fully de-
veloped. It has been idle several years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Alleged Holdup Artists Waive Exam.
ination in Police Court.

Emil Steen and John O'Donnell ar
rested Saturday on charge Of holding
up Max Smith and stealing key Of
beer, were arraigned in police court to-
day They waived examination and
were held to the grand jury in $1,000
bonds.
Ed Gambler and John Smith, accused
Of beating and robbing Edward Smith
in an alley near Hennepin avenue and
First street, were also arraigned on a
charge of grand larceny. They waived
examination and were held to The grand
jury in $4,000 bail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
STUDIED LAW HERE

New Minister to Panama a Minneapolis
.@ Student Thirty Years Ago.
Thirty years ago Herbert G.. Squires,
the new minister to Panama was a Min :
neapolis law student in the office of w.
E. Hale. At the same time he was pre-
pairing himself for West Point Or a. direct
appointment to the army, which latter
he finally secured. $50 .t.@ d
HE was a close, hard student, 'said
Mr.. Hale today, land I then predicted for
him successful life. The president
could not have made better selection
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
Register TOMORROW

Tomorrow will be registration
day. All qualified voters who have
not registered may register tomor-4
row or on Saturday, Oct. 27, the last
day. Voters not registered cannot
vote In the general erection, Nov. s..
i The polling places will be open from
50 am. to Pm, and are the same as
AT the primary election.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
BRAKEMAN rs KILLED
Porter L.. Adams Meets Death at Star
.~.'' <.vs'~ buck. .~ Il .."

Porter L. Adams, Northern Pacific
brakeman, living in North Minneapolis,
was killed by the cars at Starbuck,
near Morris. Saturday night. The train
had stopped to tFkiek'' some freight
cars over g. siding. The cars did not
enter the siding far enough to- allow
the. train on the main track to clear,
and the young man was killed between
the standing cars and his train. He
ents,. two. sisters and a brother who
live here. The funeral will take place
at the home of Charles Fletcher, 1922
Twenty-sixth avenue N, Wednesday af-
ternoon. The body will be taken to
Alton, Mimi, for interment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
SEEKS RELIEF IN DEATH .
John Ahlin, Sick and Discouraged,
Hangs Himself.

The body Of John Ahlin, l041 Jessie
street, st. Paul, was found yesterday
hanging from the branch of a tree two
miles from the st. Paul city limits and
some three hundred feet from the White
Bear road. The remains were discov-
cred by Clarence and Arthur Bolander.
two boys, who were hunting. The body
days. Coroner Miller ordered the body
sent to the morgue 5,
In the dead ma ns'' fpockets was found
"a note reading as follows:
s To Louis Ferguson, 1O41 Jessie
street Dear Sir-All / have In your
house isa ours. ! am sick and adiscouf-
aged. Goodby. Yours, j. A. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
DUEL IN THE DARKNESS
Farmland and Horsethief Exchange
Shots-No One Hurt. "

Special to TIE Journal.
Webster City, Iowa, Oct. 22.-An
other shooting ARRAY occurred north
west of this city last night and the
community there is worked up to high
Van Wrinkle farm reused the family,
and the hired man, going to the barn,
was fred upon by man attempting to
steal horse. The farmland returned
the shot, but both missed, and the thief
escaped. It is supposed the fellow
is the same man who fred upon Chief
of Police Ash on Friday night. A posse
is now securing the neighborhood.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
City News ]
THE WEATHER
The Predictions,

The Predictions.
ann esdaa: Vest Ia n1rton
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy and pos
sibly threatening tonight and Tuesday.
Upper Michigan Generally fair to.
night and Tuesday.
fowa-Probably rain tonight or Tues
day.
North and South Dakota and Mon
tana-Fair tonight and Tuesday; rising
temperature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
y ABRAHAMOVITCH ENLIsTs
Rumanlan<s VIII Renounce His King and
Fight for Uncle Sam.

HumahlanaE VIII Hehounce HIS King and
Fight for Uncle Sam. >...
Abraham Abrahamevitch, once of Ru-
mania and now Of Minneapolis, will wear
the blue OF the regular army and fight
for his adopted country if he gets a
When Abrahamovitch had appeared be-
fore Sergeant Deavy and given his name,
to the last detail, it developed that he
was not citizen of the United States.
The sergeant promptly marched the
recruit across the street to the federal
building and presented him to George R.
Hitchcock, Jr,, clerk of the United States
district court. -. There the prospective
soldier swore that his name was Abraham
Abrahamovitch and that he would re-
nounce all faith and allegiance to Charles
of Rumania and all other foreign princes.
potentates and powers. ii. SIR
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22

Iowa Teachers Here.-Superintendent
Boyington of the public schools of
Spirit Lake, Iowa, is in the city with
a company of teachers who will take
lessons in practical pedagogy by OBJ
serving the Minneapolis teachers at
work.
Teamster scalped on Hennepin.-
Frank Lindquist, a teamster,, was
thrown from his wagon in a collision
with q streetcar at Third street and
Hennepin avenue today. His scalp was
torn from his head and he areceived
other injuries. He was taken to the
city hospital.
Excursionists Go Home.-Two train
loads of excursionists from points be-
tween Storm Lake, Iowa, and Young
America, Mimi, on the St. Louis road,
returned today aft er spending Sunday
looking over the twin cities. The trains
arrived late Saturday and 800 passen-
gers were aboard.
Evangelists Will Preach.-Evangel-
lists Joseph H. Smith and L. H. Baker,
Ell route from Winnipeg to the east,
will be in the city tomorrow. They will
Methodist church. DR.. Smith will
preach in the morning and afternoon
and DR.. Baker in the evening.
Neuman Officially Missing.-Isidore
Neuman. the bankrupt mail order gro
Ger of First avenue N, has been Off
cially reported as absent from Mime
apolis. United States Marshal w. H.
Grimshaw reported to the court today
that he could not be found in the city.
The marshal and his deputies have been
trying to serve a summons on Neuman
since Oct. IL. When last heard from,
Neuman was in Chicago.
Laborers Charge Fraud.-R. H. JEFF
ferson, representative in the house from
Cottonwood county, made a complaint
today to the state labor bureau that
some twin city labor agency had recent
ly sent 100 laborers into his county
under Misrepresentation. He said the
men were employed at 50 a day to do
there, they were put to work in water
filed bitches instead. Of the 100 men
only one now remains at work.
Legislators Go North.-A special
train on the Northern Pacific will leave
the twin cities this evening with thirty
five or forty guests of the road for a
three days. trip in northern Minnesota
over the Minnesota & international line
going as far as Big Falls on the Big
Fork river. The party will consist OF
prominent members of the last legisla
ture and q few others especially inter
ested in the development Of northern
Minnesota, including s G. Iverson
gineer Of the state drainage commission
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22

Rev. Donald Mckenzie, the prohibit
ton candidate for the legislature from
the forty-second district, will speak
tonight at Vine Congregational church,
Lake street and Twenty-frst avenue
S, before voters mass meeting. To-
morrow night he will speak in the
Richfeld town hall. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
sHURBA is SENTENCED
Slayer of John Harmonek Goes to Still
water on Reformatory Plan.

Stephen Shurba, the 17-year-old boy
convicted Of the killing Of John Har-
monek, must serve an indefinite SEN
fenced at 1920 this morning by
Judge Fred V. Brown. He displayed
no signs Of emotion as the judge passed
sentence.
Shurba was given sentence similar
to that of Nc Evan, who was convicted
of manslaughter before Judge Holt
last week. He was sentenced to Still
water on the reformatory plan, and the
length of his Imprisonment will de-
pend largely on his behavior in prison
Five years is the minimum sentence
for his crime, and if his behavior war.
rants it he may be released in 1911.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
MODEL BOOTH COMPLETED
Sample Polling Place Will Be Used
Tomorrow.

The model polling booth, authorized
by the city council to be erected by
the United States Standard Voting
Machine company at Third avenue S
and Fourth street, will be used to-
morrow in registering voters in the
third district Of the fifth ward. It is
built in sections, bolted together, and
can be taken apart without injury. It
is expected to solve the difficulty Of
obtaining properly arranged and cen
trally located polling places. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
LAYNE TRIAL TOMORROW
Contractor Will, Face Manslaughter
Charge Before Judge Holt.

John Layne, accused Of manslaughter;
will face trial before Judge Holt to-
morrow. His case was set for today.
but postponed owing to the necessary
absence of his attorney. Layne is ac-
cused Of the death Of Henry Stevens,
who died during an alteration with
Layne over a business matter. The case
will be hard fought and Layne 3 attor
neys will attempt to prove that Layne s
actions had nothing to do with Stevens ,
death -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
CASH WORTHLESS CHECKS
University District Merchants Are VIC
Tins: of Clever SwindIers. .s.

University DistrIct Merchants Are VIC
tins of Clever swndIers.
Bogus checks circulating in southeast
Minneapolis are causing, trouble for mer-
chants. .... " ..% ...
The Northwestern Bookstore last week
cashed a $50 check on the Colorado Ma
tional bank of Denver, payable to J. H.
Meyers and signed by B. H. Stalks. The
Endorsement on the back is in the hand
writing of the signer and the check Is
clearly a forgery. -. ~
J. H. Finn, drygoods merchant, last
week cashed a $40 check drawn on the
First National bank. The check was
forged by a 17-year-old boy whose iden-
tity is known to Mr. Finn. - =