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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
COUPON RAISES RATES
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GEN.
ERAL MADDEN DELIVERS AN
OTHER FAMOUS HAIR-sPLIT-
TING POSTAL DECISION.

Corner coupons attached to maya
zine advertisements for the benefit of
persons wishing to order from them by
mail are writing material and, as such,
are merchandise, making the entire
magazine liable to a postal rate of i
cent an ounce instead of the regular
second class rate of l cent pound.
This is the ruling of E. G. Madden,
third assistant postmaster general, and
hairsplitter n-chief for the depart
ment, received at the Minneapolis post
office today.
By a gradually increasing usage it
vertisers to turn one corner of their
advertisement into an order blank in
something like the following form:
Enclosed find thirteen cents in two.
cent stamps for which send me your
unexpurgated edition de luxe of Theo-
dore Roosevelt,s works in sixty-seven
volumes and illustrated in color by
the author, as advertised in Sorensen IS
Saturday Story-Teller,' with blanks
s'' tho bsr tns r 5na s saaesd
ing to Mr.. Madden, is writing
material furnished its prospective
customers by the advertiser and cannot
be carried in the mails as second class
matter.
Were this ruling to be enforced at
once. practically every periodical pub
LEGATION in the country would be forced
to pay sixteen times its present post
age. or be excluded from the mails. For
tunately for the publishers and readers
of magazines, the department will not
take advantage of Mr.. Madden s rul-
ing at once, but will wait until March
&, 1907, to give congress a chance so
to modify the postal laws as to relieve
the corner coupon from the burden now
resting unon it ~. -. = ; ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
CROWD WANTS TO
HANG ASSAULTER
MORGUE KEEPER ARRESTS AND
PROTECTS MIsCREANT.
James Keenan, Criminally Attacks
Woman in Her Own Home, and Is
Captured and Turned Over to Police
by Peter Morton-Prisoner Refuses
to Talk.

Mob violence was narrowly averted
yesterday afternoon when James Kee-
nan assaulted and seriously injured
Ninth avenue s.
Keenan, was caught red.handed and
arrested by. Peter Morton, morgue keep
en-, who locked him up until the police
arrived to take him.
Keenan, called at the rear door of
the Carlson home yesterday and asked
to look at a room that was for rent,
When shown the room he suddenly
turned and struck Mrs. Carlson full
in the face and began choking her.
She fought him the best she could, and
while the struggle was going on a
neighbor called. Hearing the scuffe,
she knew there was trouble and called
several men. Among them was Nor
ton, who went into the house alone and
captured Keenan,.
BY the time Morton brought his pris-
oner out Of the house a large crowd
had gathered and he had some trouble
in persuading the men to allow him to
take his prisoner to place of safety.
Mrs. Carlson was unconscious, but a
physician was called to attend her and
she will recover. 49,
. When Keenan, was locked UP he stub
bornly refused to answer all questions
except to tell his name. He is about
40 years old and it is thought he has
bad police record. ~-..|
The prisoner was arraigned in police
court today, waived examination, and
was held to the grand jury in $4,000
bail. He is now in the county jail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
EXPRESS HEARING
WILL BE GENERAL
DULUTH RATE PROBE BRoADENs
TO INCLUDE STATE.
Railway Commission Finds that Other
.s Parts Of State Suffer from Tariffs
\ Which Are Far from Equal-Hea
ings Will Be Held to Ascertain Basis
for Adjustment

r. AS a result of the request for the
filing of a new milk and cream tariff
by the Northern Pacific Express com.
pany,#a case before the state railroad
commissiOnt which it was at frs
thought only interested the territory
tributary to Duluth, is to broaden into
a general hearing for all express com.
panies operating in the state and re.
lating to all stations to or from which
milk and cream are shipped.
The hearing yesterday developed that
the new rate which the Northern Pa
cihc, Express company desires to put
into effect, altho it increases the old
rate into Duluth so per cent, is con-
rates on other lines turnout the state
1t is also an innovation in that it makes
fiat rate on fve-gallon cans for a
distance of eighty miles.
The old rate is a step rate, less for
distance up to eighty miles than the
proposed new rate and more for dis
tances exceeding eighty miles than the
new. The old rate on the Duluth line
OF the Northern Pacific was peculiar in
that it made but one break TAT forty
mile distance) in its entire length.
Investigation to Be General.
AC ldllloLtu CHluhS tudG
the request Of the Northern Pacific Ex-
press company to file it's new tariff
should be open for general hearings,
in view Of the fact that the Northern
Pacific wants to adopt the new tariff
not only into Duluth but into the twin
cities and to all points, on like dis
tances, to which wilk and cream is
shipped. The commission desires that
these milk and cream rates be equal
lied for the benefit of both farmers
and creameries IN all parts of the state,
and at the hearings to come on the
subject, will bring out comparisons of
like distance hauls on all the express
company lines in Minnesota and to all
points of Importance. The commission
is anxious to bring these hearings on
In a few days, just as soon as the tes-
tlmony taken yesterday can be tran
scribed and distributed to interested
parties.
+ A comparison of the old rates which
prevailed on milk and cream shipments
along the Northern Pacific line in Min
nesota, outside of the Duluth branch,
which had psecial schedule, with the
proposed new rates, is herewith given,
the comparisons being made on the
fye-gallon-can classification, in which
the proposed change is most marked:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
RAILROADS AND SWITCTIMEN ARE
STILL CoNFERRING ON coND1-
TIoNs OF AGREEMENT.

+: The terms of the wage settlement
proposal made by the, railroads to the
switchmen are as follows:
Tristan increase Of 8 cents per
hour 90 per cent? on the present rate
Of pay. This would make the rate of
pay 1910 per day for day switchmen
$40 per day for day foremen; $3.50
per day for night switchmen, and $500
per day for night foremen, for ten
hours work. p.
"Second-In lieu of this, or failure
to agree, refer the question to the in:
terstate commerce commission and
agree to accept the decision of the
commission as to any greater increase,
Messrs. Morrisey ard Hawley each to
select one arbitrator, the railroads to
select two arbitrators and the four thus
selected to agree upon fifth, and both
parties to be bound by their decision
as to any greater increase of pay.
"Fourth-If this is declined, the
president. of the United States be re-
quested to select commission of five
members, and both parties to submit
their case and abide by the decision
thus reached.' .s.z.
The plan outlined in the suggestion
from the railroads is favored by Grand
Master Hawley and is sanctioned by
the general managers of the Western
railroad lines.
| Fifteen thousand switchmen will
profit by the increase in wages which
for the members Of this union alone
will cost the lines into St. Paul and
Minneapolis and other western railroads
$4,000 per day.
The conference in Chicago NAV con.
tinue over Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
"RALPH Common" HERE
DR.. Charles w. Gordon Will Take Part
in Church Dedication.

DR.. Charles w. Gordon, better known
as "Ralph Connor,' author of several
popular novels dealing with Canadian
life, arrived in Minneapolis today and
will be the guest of Dean F. F. Yves
brook or the University Of Minnesota
medical school. Coincident with his
arrival in the city is the publication Of
his latest book, "The Doctor.''
y DR.. Gordon said today that his new
book deal with Canadian life in To-
ronto university and on the Canadian
frontier. The first edition will be large,
as he has been informed by the pub
fishers that a first edition Of $4,000
copies has been completed. The book
will be published simultaneously in the
United States, Canada and England.
In the course of his stay in Mime
apolis DR.. Gordon will participate in
tomorrow OBLIGATORY exercises at
Grace Presbyterian church. On Mon
day evening he will be the guest Of
honor at banquet given at Dayton g
tearooms by, the Ralph Conner club
Of that church
Dr. Gordon is one Of the most popu-
lar of present-day Canadian authors,
and his books, which include "The
Sky Pilot and "Black Rock have
attained tremendous circulation in the
United States, Canada and England.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
WHAT is CHARITY? .s.
Railroad and City ohacials Disagree
and Dependent Is Held Tn.

Chris Hansen, a legal resident of
Pipestone. Mimi, was thrown upon the
care of the Minneapolis poor depart
ment yesterday, and the disposition of
his case is bringing out some peculiar
points in the railroad-rate law. r..
Hansen became permanently disabled
and went from Pipestone to Oshkosh,
Wis, to stay with brother. The broth
er has nine children, and being unable
to care for him, asked the authorities
there to send hi m to Minneapolis. He
arrived here yesterday and appealed to
the poor department for aid.
The department., of course, will send
him to Pipestone, where he is a resi-
dent, but the railroad companies have
not agreed to grant half fare rate.
The Great. Northern held that if the
city is paying for the transportation it
must pay full fare. Superintendent
Barton then made arrangements with
the s friends to purchase ticket
The rate law allows half-rate for
charity eases, but the officials of the
road differ in their Interpretation of the
law and definition of the word 'fchar-
ity'' 49,. .- = f. s.:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

innesota-Generally fair tonight
and Sunday; cooler in east portion to-
night.
Wisconsin, Probably showers, turn
partly cloudy with cooler In south por-
ton.
Upper Michigan-Rain or snow to-
night and Sunday. .#ssr& s+
Iowa--Showers, turning to snow
hurries tonight with cooler in north
portion; Sunday fair with cooler In
east portion. F# =
North Dakota-Fair tonight and Sun
day. - .r.-.,.. ....
South Dakota Fair tonight and Sun
day; cooler tonight. .....r.5.-
Montana-Partly cloudy with prob
ably rain in west portion tonight or
Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
ALPHABET BUYS EQUIPMENT
Engine, Caboose and Cars Ready fo!
First Stretch of Track.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Albert Lea, Mimi, Nov. 1O.-The
first rolling stock for the Alphabet
road has arrived. There is one locomo-
tive, one caboose, several fiat cars and
other equipment, so that as soon as a
section Of the track is laid out of this
city, the work of crawling and ballast
ing can begin, but it will be a fort
night before work at this end of the
line is ready for the tracklayers.
Contractor Huebner has 200 men at
work and wants more SO that he can
push the job to completion before freez-
ing weather. The indications are that
the road will be ready to operate as
far as Cream about Jan. 1, and the
bonuses voted by the township in aid
of the project will be saved to the com.
pany.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
LABOR LEADERS
COME TOMORROW
GoMPERs, JOHN MITCHELL AND
OTHERS TO ARRIVE EARLY.
Great Convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Will Open Monday
Morning in Normanna Hall and Will
Continue for About Two Weeks.

More complete plans for the conven-
ton of the American Federation Of La
Dor in Minneapolis next week are made
public by the local convention arrange
ment committee. It has been definitely
learned that President Samuel Com
pers, John Mitchell and the other prom
inent labor men comprising the execu-
tive committee will arrive in Mime
apolis tomorrow morning over the Burl-
ington. This will give them all day to-
morrow in tn Getty and the day will be
a busy one with conferences between
local leaders and the national officers.
It will be the informal opening of the
convention.
The opening session Of the convention
Monday morning in Normanna hall will
be an interesting affair. The Mime
apolis Musicians union, organized in
march at the head of the delegate par
ade from the headquarters hotel, the
National, to the hall, and will give a
concert in the convention hall while
the delegates are taking their places.
The convention will be welcomed to
Minneapolis by Mayor Jones, and Gov
ernor johnson will deliver an address
of welcome in behalf of the state and
the northwest. Others who will extend
a welcome to the visitors are J. II. Nc
Nally, president Of the Trades and La
Dor assembly, and President F. R. Sal
isbury Of the Commercial club.
In addition to the features Of the
convention activities announced yes.
terday, several others are planned. Sat
urday evening, Nov. II, there will be
9 theater party in the Bijou .theater
SS e 6aEG N0T be 49, a;y msetn Rg WI
Charles Stelzle of New York city as
the principal speaker. Mr.. stelzle is
a prominent Presbyterian minister
well known in national labor circles
He will also speak tomorrow morning
at Bethlehem Presbyterian church, and
in the evening at Oliver Presbyterian
church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
HOWARD OUT FOR sPE AKER.
sAUK CENTER MAN b ENTERS
FREE-FoR-ALL 40 HUGO a OPENS
HEADQUARTERS. "a AF$ 81

IS John R. Howard of Sank Center is
announced as candidate for speaker
Of the Minnesota house, in the Sank
Center Herald. Mr.. Howard is new
member Of the house. but served as
chief clerk for three sessions, and SO is
we'll informed as to the duties of the
position: He was elected in demo
cratic district after hard fight.
The speakership contest is on, and
will grow livelier now every day. N
F. Hugo of Duluth has opened head.
quarters in st. Paul hotel, and is
busy writing and interviewing mem
berseleet. He was the leading rival
of Frank Ciague for the office two years
ago., and has been a candidate for
speaker Of the next house ever since.
He has quite following among the
old members. ~s,grt. - ..s. ~.
The Hennepin delegation will prob,
ably caucus early next week and de-
eide whether to present Lawrence HI.
johnson of Minneapolis as candidate
for speakership honors. The county
has three candidates for chief clerk
AA;dolph Johnson, John T. Jones and
Sherman s. Smith ~=.rf. I'D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
FARMERS CROPS
ENRICH THE ROADS
New York Central Traffic Mana
ger Estimates Farm Produce
Earnings at $524,764,025. !
Journal Special Service,

Chicago, Nov. 1o.-Revenues of the
railroads Of the country for carrying
the agricultural products for the year
1906 are estimated at 1924, 764,025 by
Captain G.. J. Grammer, vicepresident
Of the New York Central lines in
charge Of traffic, who has compiled the
detailed figures On the subject. Trans
portation men consider the estimate
accurate.
In figuring out the earnings which
are to come to the transportation COM
panies from the products of the SOIL
Captain Grammer takes into considera-
ton the total crop production, its value
at current market rates, the amount Of
carriage which each crop will entail,
the average railroad rate, and the earn
igs per car for the service.
The crops of 1906 are practically har-
vested, and considerable progress in
the moving of many commodities to
mills and the seaboard already has been
made. There is enough in the records
of the trunk line roads already to give
the basis for the calculations and the
results in former years aided in making
the estimates.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
Weather Conditions.

Cloudy weather is reported this morn
ing from New England to the Dakotas,
in the Canadian northwest and in
Washington and Oregon, with rain dur
ing the last twenty -four hours from
the New England coast to Manitoba
and in Oregon and Washington, and
from central South Dakota to north
central Iowa. The low pressure north
OF the lakes yesterday is moving slug
westward into eastern Nebraska. The
temperatures were mild In all parts or
the country this morning; the lowest
being % degrees in northern Minnesota,
North Dakota and parts of the Cana
dian northwest. Fair weather is ex-
peeted in this vicinity tonight and
Sunday, and it will be somewhat coor-
Ell Sunday morning.
IT. S. Outram, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
SERVICE FOR THE DEAD
Commercial Club Will Remember Mem
bers Who Have Passed AWAY.

"A prominent feature of the annual
meeting Of the Commercial club Mon
day evening will be the time devoted
to short memorial addresses in honor of
members who have passed away since
the last annual meeting. This memo
rial custom was inaugurated at the last
annual meeting. Fourteen members
will be honored Monday night.
The short memorial program will be
as follows: w. E. aHale will speak for
Colonel G. w. Johnson; w. A. Kerr for
h w. G. Nichols, who lost his life in the
West hotel fire; Fl. W. Benton for W.
f. Edgerton; Charles R. Fowler for
Fred E. milford; John A. Parker for
G. Porter Eastman; E. J. Westlake for
an. "A. Sprong; Henry Deutsch for Max
A. Sturm; Fl. V. Mercer for W. H.
Murphy; L. u. !Longbrake for j. A.
Brush; B. F. Nelson for H. NJ. Carpen-
ter; G. S. Fellows for Middleton S.
Grover; DR.. CA McCollom for Dr.. R.
j. Fitzgerald; 3. M. Rees for J. A..
Sheppard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
OUTRUNs TWO ROBBERS
II. e. Soule Saves Head and Money by
Using His Good Legs.

H. f. Soule, 1921 Emerson avenue s,
narrowly escaped being robbed by two
highwaymen last night while he was on
his way home. 49,. :ts.-r 10.
He was walking along Fourteenth
avenue s, near Lake street, when he
saw two men waiting in the shadow for
direction and was followed for nearly a
block by the men who ordered him to
stop.
After leaving the men far behind
Soule reported the matter to the police
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
TOURS THE NORTHWEST
Minneapolis Man Makes Fine Record
in Auto Runabout, ~

Al G. Peterson, who left Minneapo.
lis Sept. l in 22-horsepower runabout
for a tour to the north and west, has
returned without his car, but we'll sat.
isfed. Far from falling by the way.
side the car. Buick, covered the en-.
tire trip without repairs Of any sort
and was finally sold at Portal N. D..
for sum only 5000 less than it's orig:
inal cost. The run made from Mime.
apolis to Valley City, N. D., 400 miles
in eighteen and one-half hours, was the
most spectacular performance Of the
tOur {
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE DEAD
Veteran Secret Service Chief Passes
Away in st. Paul.

Captain J. W. Lawrence, for many
service in the northwest, with head
quarters in st. Paul, died suddenly to-
day at the residence of Mrs. Viola de
Nation, 1914 North Exchange street, St.
Paul, where he had been boarding.
Death was due to heart failure brought
on by paralysis.
Captain Lawrence was So years old
and was one of the oldest employees
in point of service in the secret service
department. His wife and family live
at Union, Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
SAWMILL VICTIM DEAD
Anton Soil, Caught in Machinery, Dies
from Injuries. g

Anton Soil, the young man injured
by being caught in the machinery at
the Carpenter-Lamb sawmill yesterday,
died earlylast evening at St. Barnabas
hospital i
Soils parents, who live at 1922 How
ard street NE, will arrange for the
funeral. .a4t4sf5 t;S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
NEcRoLoGIc

WILLIAM A.. MILLER. aged 80
years, formerly of Minneapolis. died in
Spokane, WASH, Monday and his body
arrived in Minneapolis today. Mr.
Miller was member of the Spokane
aerie. No. 2, F. o. E., and the body
was met at the station by delega-
ton from the local lodge of that order
and conveyed to the home of his father,
w. A. Miller, $40 Girard avenue N.
Mr.. Miller is survived by wife, his
parents, four brothers and three Sis
tiers, all living in Minneapolis. The
funeral will take place at his father s
home at 2 pm. Monday. The members
OF the +. 0. e. are requested to attend.
THEODOR KOCH, an old resident Of
Y estphalia, Oct 30, aged 10 years In
mis- younger days he was a lieutenant in
Che Prussian army, but later became an
architect and as such was in the employ
of the imperial government. Mr.. Koch
is survived by his wife and his two
children, Mrs. Waldemar Schulz and
Fritz Koch, all we'll known in Mime
apolis, who were with him during the
last weeks of his life. ! - r.
MRS. ERIN G. BROWN, widow Of
q, M. Brown, died at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Orlando King, in
Denver, COL, on Nov. 5. The remains
will be brought to Minneapolis and ser
vices will be held at the chapel at
Lakewood on Monday, Nov. IL, at
pm. Mrs. Brown was among the first
settlers on the west side Of the river,
her homestead being located on the site
OF the new pro-cathedral.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
RAILROAD NOTES,

Thanksgiving rates will be made by the Soc
line. Tickets will sell Nov. q aud %, good
to return until Dec. 3, at one fare and one
third .. ..... ~
The st. Louis road will attempt to break its
record Of fourteen hours end fifty minutes from,
Bell company, leaving st. Paul at midnight TO-
day. The company must reach st. Louis at J
pm. Sunday
The state railroad commission will take III
its hearing into the reasonableness Of commodity
rates again about Nov. 20.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
AFTER INDIAN LANDS -..
South Dakota Will Try to Have Rose.
bud Lands Thrown Omen.

SIOUX FALLS. s.. Done Of the important
matters which the South Dakota delegation in
congress will look after during the coming
session will be the securing of legislation for
the. purchase from the Indians and the opening
to homestead settlement OF about SOC. 600 acres
Of the Rosebud Indian reservation In the ex-
IRENE south-central portion of the state.
Congressman Charles FL. Burke Of Pierre
passed thru Sioux Falls on his way to Rosebud
Indians belonging on the Rosebud reservation
with reference to the proposed sale Congress.
man Burke expects that congress. before ii
closes Its coming session, will enact the neces
sary legislation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
Winter Tourist Bates.

Chicago to Florida and Cuba via the
Big Four route through Cincinnati and
Chattanooga; leave Chicago 80 pm,
arrive Jacksonville, $50 am Fastest
service to the south. Inquire of p.
Spinning, General Northern Agent, 238
Clark street. Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10

Four Through Tourist cars 20 California
A The Chicago Great Western Railway
offers choice Of four through tourist
via different routes. one car goes via
Kansas City and Santa Fe route; one
via Kansas City and Rock Island III
Paso route; one via Omaha and Rock
Island Scenic route and one via st. To-
seph and Santa Fe. No other line Of
fery such choice Of routes For full
information apply to r. H. Heard, gem
eral agent. corner Nicollet avenue and
Fifth street. Minneapolis. |s7l
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
STATE NORMAL BOARD TO MEET

The state normal board will meet in
quarterly session Nov. 10 in the Of
fees of the superintendent of public IN
struction at the capitol. Recommends
lions to be submitted to the new legis-
lature will be drafted, including re-
quests for needed appropriations for
the various normal schools.