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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
.SCHOOLBOY STOPS
NAVY'S WIRELESS
With a Crude Homemade Plant
He Interrupts Operation Of
Big Station.

Washington, Feb 21.--With home
made apparatus Lloyd Manuel, New
port schoolboy, is able to interfere with
the operation Of the naval wireless sta
ton at that point. Commander Albert
Gleaves thinks the matter so important
that he has sent to the bureau of equip
ment of the navy>a detailed account Of
the plant which the boy, has built. The
meagerness of it may be gathered from
the young operator receives messages
thru the medium Of an ordinary mean
descent electric lamp, the glass Of
which he had broken and which he uses
for a receiver. @
His induction coil is one taken from
an old automobile and throws a half
inch spark, while his key is the ordi-
nary Morse instrument. The coil with
which he controls the wave length is
made Of No. ID copper wire, bare,
wound around a wooden cylinder in
grooves. His spark gap is made with
two common steel nails driven into a
and his ground current is accomplished
thru a connection with water pipes in
the house in which he lives.
Two common wooden poles, fifteen
feet high, attached to the ridge pole
Of the house, support the antennae
These are three bare copper wires
| stretched between the poles, kept apart
by spreadcrs and joined by a single
wire running down to the instrument.
According to the reports made to the
navy department, the youth, who is not
cided shock to the wireless operator.
and 1t is believed that in his crude ap
paratus they may find several valuable
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YOUNG BARD WAS
s. SLAIN IN \. EUROPE
Nephew Of Former California
Senator Probably Murdered,
. ~'.5 iii Says Detective.

New York, Feb. 21.-That Alfred M.
Bard, nephew Of former Senator Bard
of California, was probably murdered
IN Europe, was the statement made by
Detective Sergeant John J. Fogarty.
who returned to New York today on the
steamer iceland, from Brussels, Bel
GUM. .-5 -. &. ~ ~
Fogarty went to Europe six weeks
ago to look for the young man, who
had been missing for nearly two
months. He brought back part Of
Bard s effects including two valuable
violins, one said to be worth 500.
Young. Bard went to, Brussels in
August last year to study the violin.
He intended to return to New York on
q steamer leaving Antwerp on Oct. 20
last. His uncle, Senator Bard, was at
the pier to meet him when the ship
arrived, but he did not appear among
the passengers and the search for the
young man has been steadily pressed
since that time.
Fogarty said that when he reached
Brussels he learned that Young Bard
had made all arrangements to leave the
Belgian city in October, according to
his original plans. Ho withdrew $1,000
which he had on deposit in a bank
there, but at the last moment decided
to postpone his departure for one week.
French girl, with whom the young
man had become acquainted in Brussels
was responsible for the postponement
the detective said. Il
At this point Fogarty declined to
talk further about the case, except to
say. that Young Bard was dead and
probably was murdered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
PR0UTY'S JOB is AT
STAKE In CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. 21.-Charles A..
Prouty Of Vermont, a member Of the
interstate commerce commission, will be
legislated out of office: if the amend
ment proposed by Senator Car1nack, in
creasing the membership Of the commits
sion to nine, is adopted. There is q
provision in this amendment which pro-
hibits the appointment Of two commits
sioners from the same judicial district.
Martin A.. Knapp Of New York, chair
man of the Interstate commerce COM
mission, and Mr.. Prouty both live in
the second judicial circuit. It comprises
Vermont, Connecticut and New York.
1t is suggested as possible that Mr.:
Prouty may remove to Boston and thus
become a resident Of another Judicial
circuit, which would not affect his eigi-
bility to retention as member of the
commission. Mr.. Prouty has been the
most active member of the interstate
commerce commission in securing evil
dence on which to prosecute the rail
roads for violations of the antitrust
and antirebate laws;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
REFORM VICTORIES
IN PENNSYLVANIA
City Party Wins in Philadelphia,
Women Work Hard in
Pittsburg.

Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-As result of
yesterdays election in this city, the
republican party is again in the minor
ity. The contest hinged on the cleo
ton Of two police magistrates, and Borie,,
the reform or city party candidate,
with democratic Endorsement, led Room,
ey, his republican opponent, by 1O,145
votes. Last fall the reform element
carried the city by $4,000 votes. Yes
terdaY's voting was comparatively
light, as there was not much interest
in the contest aside from councilmen's
fights in few wards.
In Greater Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb: 21.-George W..
Guthrie. democrat, was yesterday elect
ed mayor of Pittsburg, over Alexander
M. Jenkinson, republican, and Prick
candidate. SO
He will be the first mayor of greater
PIitttsaburg, when y11 this city is consoli-
hence. In Allegheny, Charles. T. Kirsch-
ter, republican, defeated George w. Lo-
gan, the good government party candi-
date, by big majority. He will be
first deputy mayor of Greater Pittsburg
Guthrie's majority will be about 5000
and Kirschter s about the same.
About 200 of the best women of the
town worked hard all day for Logan
the good government candidate. They
kept open church, praying and running
autos In turn. =, ....-. 80
They carried hundreds of lazy voters
to the polls and handed out coffee and
sandwiches to hundreds of other cleo
tion workers and they did not give VI
until the doors of the polling places
closed last night, and it had been writ
ten thta they were beaten, that Kirsch
ter was too strong. - '-a.
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GARFIELD GIVES
LIE TO ! 0 PACKERS !: J.
Denies Flatly sthat He Pledged
Immunity to the Beef
Trust.

Chicago, Feb 21-Commissioner Of
Corporations Garfield took the stand
yesterday in the packers case and
denied many of the statements made
by the witnesses for the packers. Ed
ward Morris, Edward Swift and Arthur
Meeker, representatives respectively,
of the packing firms of Nelson Morris
Il Co. Swift & Co. and Armour & Co.,
all testified that Commissioner Garfield
had told them that his department had
the power to compel information il they
refused to give it willingly. Mr.. Gar
field on the stand asserted that he had
made no such statement. He also
denied that he had promised immunity
to the packers, saying that the only
protection that had been promised was
protection for the individual figures Of
their confidential accounts. This, he
said, had been given them, and altho
the average of these confidential figures
had been given in the report of the
commissioner on the beef industry. indi-
viduals had been respected and their
names had not been given.
tie also denied positively that he had
promised that all information would
be regarded as confidential. He also
denied that he had at any time said
anything regarding an oath in connec-
ton with the investigation.
MY. Gafheld resumed the stand to-
day. The opening of the examination
was on the books examined by Mr. Gar
field when he visited Chicago Feb %,
1905. The books showed the assem-
bling of profits and loss accounts of
the different packers. He said that he
examined the totals only and that no
figures We're taken from the books.
District Attorney Morrison then took
up the subject of the conversations be-
tween representatives Of Swift & Co.
and Commissioner Garfield. He asked
the commissioners:
Ibid Edward Swift say in the pres
ence of Charles H. Swift that you had
said in previous conversations that all
the information taken would be regard,
ed as confdentiala'
s'He did NOT
"Did he say that you had said that
none of the information would be used
to harm Swift & Co.9'
''He did not
The witness then described the inter
view between Jesse P. Lyman, presi
dent of the National Packing company
and himself.
''Did" you say anything to Mr.. Ly
man about your power to compel The
production of books and papers?'
'EI did not
''Did you say to Mr.. Lyman tina
all information would be confidential
and would not be used to ln]ure thu
packers9'
II did not?''
During the introduction of evidence
by, the packers, affirmation was made
by different witnesses to nearly all o:
the. questions to which it was reported
Garfield entered a direct denial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
NORTHWEST NECROLOGIC

ANOKA. MINN.--Josiah F. Clark died here
today. He was the first probate Judge In the
county and one Of the Oldest pioneers Il this
section. He was born in Maine March 8, 1928.
and came to Anoka April is. 1851. He served
thru the and was chief musician oe the
Eighth Minnesota infantry. He leaves one
daughter. Mrs ". Norris. of this town,
daughter of DR.. and Ms w. H. HufnaA OF
Luck died at her home last night.
SPRING VALLEY M1NN.--1he funeral OF
Miss Mildred Battey was held from the Baptist
church today.-The death of Mrs. T. Il. Mason
occurred today. She was 81 years of age and the
wife of an old soldier. The funeral services
will be held at the NJ. f. church TOMORROW.
4 DULUTH. MINN.--George Probeck, heavy
real estate owner and contractor, died sud
denly last night after an Illness of but one
day He came to this city from Buffalo twenty
five years ago and has been prominently identf
fed with NAM business enterprises.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
MARRIED MAN BARRED;
TOO GOOD A DEBATER

z 70 4 .. . i. 81. ~
Chicago, Feb. 21.-A married man can
talk rings around the pick of unwed-
ded forensic artists, according to the
opinion of University Of Chicago stu
dents.
Accordingly, on this conviction, aspir-
ing young orators Of the Midway school
have drawn up petition to the student
paterfamilias from, Utah, be excluded
from competition in the annual univer-
sity oratorical contest at Mandel hall
Fridaay. night, on the grounds that he
The students declared that Bene-
dict was sure to convince the Judges
and that his married life was worth
more than all the course in argumenta
ton given in the university curriculum.
briggs wife and 5-Year-old daughter
recently visited him at the university.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
McCURDYS TO LET
LIGHT ON MUTUAL
Discredited Heads Of Insurance
! Company Will Fight Former
] Associates.

Journal Special Service
New York, Feb. 21.-The McCurdys,
father, son and son-in-la law, have decided
to fight their former associates among
the officers and hustlers Of the Mutual
Life Insurance company. The whole
truth about the management Of the Mu-
:tual may now come out. u 70
being "the goats in the Mutual Life
scandal. They have SO far had to bear
the blame of everything and up to to-
day they kept silent, tho all along they
have seen Others, who shared in the
profits OF every questionable scheme,
posing as earnest and diligent reformers
of the evils, within the company. Al !
| The thing which brought the situa-
ton to head was the decision of the
management Of the Mutual Life to
bring suits for restitution against
Richard A. McCurdy, Robert H. Nc
Curdy, Louis A. Thebaud and Charles
q. Raymond. ga. H..
| It is admitted that G. H. Raymond &
CO. Co.; made stupendious sums by getting a
collection fee on large proportion of
the premiums paid into The company
The collection fee was 2 per cent. This
commission was paid on millions upon
millions of premiums, which in the ordi-
nary course of things would have come
into the company's treasury in any
event. =, ..
- Lie Given Trustees. .....
The contention made by large mum:
Der Of the Mutual trustees, since the
Armstrong :. committee Is investigation
that they were in complete; ignorance OF
The arrangements which existed be
tween Raymond & Co. and the Mutua
Life, is pronounced as absolutely false
1t is declared emphatically that they
not only knew of the arrangements, bu1
used the knowledge to personally prof,
by them. 3|
+ A close friend of. the McCurdys as
serted that several trustees received re
bates on the premiums paid to the com
Pany on policies on their own lives ant
that they got these rebates thru Charlie
III. Raymond & Co. ! -
/. John, s. Wise, counsel for son-in-lay
Thebaud and the latter's partner
I.Charles H. Raymond, was very indig
nant today over the suits brough
against the members of Raymond & Ca
by the Mutual Life and the promptnes
with which the fact was Communicate,
TO the newspaper by the management
He practically accused the present DOW
ters in the company of bad faith an,
made the extraordinary declaration tina
unless the company pressed it's sui
against his clients they would bring sui
against the Mutual Life to recove
moneys now due them and to set then,
|Iselves right before the public. -
/ *... Held Up Commissions.
T.. The statement made by Mr.. Wise dis
closed the fact that the Mutual Life ha
held up commissions due Thebaud an
Raymond on their former contract. g
my firm represents Charles II. Ray
mond & Co. in any suit that NAV 5
life, said e4s aoHs4Hor WIFI 1hes N ana
Racomplaint We win Sue IT, N NJ Raymon
and Mr.. Thebaud have been subjecte
they follow MY advice they, will stan
them no. longer They have lperfee
Legitimate, honorable Z and reasonabl
lcontrract with the Mutual Life.n !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

Sarsaparilla enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. 1G, Is an elZ-rou1nd
medicine, producing its sln-
equaIled effects by purify
ing, vitolizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de.
pend. Accept no substi-
1,uE,e FOR Hoods, but, i'm
sise,' ON having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
CHAINED TO COOK STOVE
st. Cloud Woman Makes Uncommon
Charge in Divorce Petition.

by has begun proceedings against her husband
for divorce. She alleges her husband chained
her in that notifying condition. The husband
says his wife has not cooked a meal for many
months. and that she is always going out and
neglecting him f- - 49, q,
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pap
penfus of Alberta Benton county. met with a
terrible death Yesterday morning by falling into
a tub Of boiling water. 81 I w
AS the result of an explosion caused by tam
pering with can of carbide used in connec-
.tion with a lighting plant. three St. Joseph
boys. Clarence Loso. Joseph Meyer and Joseph
Pallansch. We're severely injured. The accident
occurred at the residence of Michael Loso The
boys found can With .quantity~of carbide in
it and throwing some snow on it, touched it
off with match. IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
BERNARD AGAINST
FOREST RESERVE
Head of Drainage League Says,
Tho, That He Has Not Been
= an Agitator.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 21.-A. G.. Bernard,
president Of the Minnesota state drain
age league, referring to an editorial in
T g J ur n al Of last Friday, said
today that he had not taken any part
i'll the agitation for the abolition Of the
Minnesota forest reserve.
IT have given such information as I
have on the subject to those who have
questioned me about it, said Mr..
Bernardo but have not taken part in
any. conference on the subject. The
only official with whom T have dis
cussed the reserve is Indian Com mis-
sioner Leupp. and then only. when he
opened the subject. =
IT will say, showever, that I would
feel at perfect liberty to 90 before
a congressional committee or any Of
fetal Of the government and advocate
the abolition Of the reserve, because
I do not feel under obligation to- the
cities, as no money was contributed
in them, except by the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce, for the support
Of the league. The railroads have
promised contributions and they are
opposed to the reserve. Their support
Of the league would justify metin advo.
eating the abolition of the reserve
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
GET TOGETHER ON
THE HEPBURN BILL
Senators and President Near
Agreement as to Court
Review.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, Feb. 21.-" Lawful is
the word to be employed in amending
the Hepburn bill SO as to permit re-
views by the courts of rates fixed by
will be used in preference to treason
able, fair or "just.' 1t is re-
garded as virtually limiting an appeal
to the courts to the one proposition Of
constitutionality. The amendment in
this shape does not suit the Aldrich-
Foraker Elkins faction, who desire that
"a broader expression and meaning be
given. It is said they will be ontyoted
both in committee and in the senate
and must eventually yield to the in
evitable. ~
Getting Together.
GIVE are getting together on court
review amendment is the good news
handed out by all parties to the pend
ing controversy. The confident predic-
ton is made that rate bill will be re-
ported from the senate interstate COM
merce committee on Friday. Every
long struggle is in sight, but nobody
appears to be particularly happy. Each
senator who discusses the subject has
| the symptoms of man who has been
| taking bitter medicine.
The amendment drawn by Senator
Knox still is in the hands of Attorney
! General Moody, to whom it was given
| by the president for an opinion. Mr.
| Moody thinks the Hepburn bill is AIDE
quate as it stands and does not want
any provision for judicial review. The
Knox amendment permits appeals tc
1 the courts, but without suspension OF
the Objectionable rate during the liti
| cation. It is prepared to avoid the
United States supreme court decision
| in the case of Minnesota railroad com
mission, which was delegated absolute
authority to fix minimum rate from
which there could be no appeal. Tht
law was pronounced unconstitutional.
Knox's Amendment.
| It is announced that the Knox amend
ment will be offered to the interstat,
commerce commission on Friday. TIL
presidents approval of it will depen'
upon the opinion rendered on it of At
ttorney General Moody, whose views ar
regarded with more favor than those o
any other adviser on rate legislatio,
matters.
| Senator Spooner has not complete.
his amendment to the Hepburn bill. l
may not be offered until the bill come
before the senate for consideration.
It is not believed the president vii
object to the word "lawful,' as ar
piled to permitted appeals to the court:
In several inspired utterances he ha
indicated that he believes that review
= by the courts are necessary only whe
a given rate is confscatory and whe
the question of constitutionality is ir
volved. The Interpretation Of the wor
"Iawful,'' as given by a majority Q
interested senators, would come with
the president s idea Of appeal to de
} termine constitutional questions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
OHIO LAW MAY OPEN
The FLATS TO BABIES

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. GA bill in:
troduced by Representative Nye of
Pike county in the house Of representa-
tives makec it crime for any tenement
house owner to place a ban on babies.
The bill provides. that it shall be I'M
lawful for a landlord or owner of any
fat, apartment house or residence
property to refuse to rent it on the
ground of the possession of children by
the applicant for a lease, provided that
the number pf children shall not exceed
four under l6 years of age.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

BLUE EARTH. MINN.--The marriage of W.
E. G. Ross. president of sthe First National
bank of Blue Earth and Miss Stella Reid took
place yesterday. Miss Reid has been a teacher
in the city schools here for several years.
ST. CLOUD. MINN.--AIss Louise TIeinzel of
Sank RAPIDS and Edward Vanderslins of st.
Cloud will be married next Saturday evening in
Sank Rapids Lutheran church.
Miss Elizabeth Kinder and Robert Peschl.
both Of st. Cloud. were married at the Cathedral
today.
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Feb. 16, 1906.
Reply from Loeb.
The White House, Washington, Feb.

10, 1906.
Sir-1n reply to your letter of the
10th inst, the president directs me to
state to you that he had the superin-
tendent of police of the District of Col
umbia, Major Sylvester, make careful
investigation of the circumstances con-
nected with the errest of Mrs. Morris
for disorderly conduct at the executive
>cffice and the superintendent submitted
to the president all the affivadits of the
persons whom he had examined. The
president carefully went over Major
Sylvester report and the affidavits,
and also personally saw Major Sylvest-
er and some of the persons making the
affidavits. He came to the conclusion
that the arrest was justified and that
the force used in making the arrest was
caused by the resistance offered by
Mrs. Morris to the officers in the dis
charge of their duty. and was no great
err than was necessary to make the ar
rest effective.
"Under these circumstances the
president does not. consider that the of
fcers are properly subject to blame. He
was also satisfied that the kindest thing
that could be done to Mrs. Morris and
her kinsfolk was to refrain from giving
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

HEADACHES AND NEURALGIA FROM COLDS.
Laxative Bromo Quinine the worldwide Cold and
Grip remedy, removes the cause. Call for the full
name and look for signature of Z. W. Grove 25c
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BoTTINEAu, N. D.-The jury in the murder
case OF Frank Guthrie was ordered By Judge
Gosh TO bring in a verdict of not guilty last
evening, because of lack of evidence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21

Headaehes and Neuralgia frorr Colds
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the worldwide cold ard
grip remedy, removes the cause. Cali for the full
name and look for signature Of E. w. Grove. Csc.
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any additional publicity to the circum-
stances surrounding the case.
Yours truly,
William Loeb. Jr.,
Secretary to the president.
cdr. Minor Morris, Washington, D.C.n
Allentown. Pa, Feb. 81 = Samuel
Thomas. the largest manufacturer of pig
iron in the United States. died today at
his home in Catasaqua, Pa. aged 70
years. Mr. Thomas was a son of David
Thomas. who first successfully Introduced
the anthracite blast for the manufacture
of pig iron.
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IS LITCHFTELD. MINN.-James McNulty and
Hiss Catherine Fursman. were married at tile
Catholic church.