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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
Standard Oil Capitalization.

The rumor Of an increase in the cap
ital stock Of the Standard Oil company,
from $1OOOOO,OOO to $50O,000OOO will
not down, altho no authoritative state
nlent is forthcoming. Many have won
dered why, in accordance with modern
methods of finance, the capitalization
was not increased long ago, nor is there
any public explanation of this. The
Standard has paid it's stockholders all
the way from 40 to 60 per cent for years
past, and besides has spent millions
upon new development and improve
ment. It is monopoly and makes
money fast. s1' 49, ~. =. .'.7' -s.s:'5
The Russian war and the internal
troubles in Russia paralyzed the Pc
troleum industry in that country, and
the Standard has recently done the
business Of it's life. Many foreign mar
kets formerly dependent upon the Rus
sian fields have been obliged to turn
to the American company for supplies.
This meant not only a largely increased
business, but prices that left wider
margins of profit.
A year ago. in the first quarter of
1905, the Standard paid dividend of
Is per cent, or at the rate Of 60 per
cent for the year. Now the financial
gossips are beginning to wonder what
the dividend will be in the Forthcoming
quarterly payment. That the Standard
can readily pay Is per cent, or at the
rate of 100 per cent a year on capital
ization without in the least straining
itself, is common opinion, but whether,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
FOUNDERS TALK SHOP
Twin City Men Of Iron Celebrate at
KaiSerhof.

The seventh annual banquet of the
Twin City Foundrymen S association
was held at the Kaiserhof last night
with about forty-fve members in at
tendance, representing every foundry In
the twin cities.
Toasts. music and specialties followed
the banquet. The toasts4 dealt chiefly
with the foundry business, and union
ism came in for considerable comment
by speakers who explained how it was
possible to run a foundry without
union labor or moulders. Among the
speakers, listed and extempore, were
James Record, G. G. Jones, O. B.. Kin
nard, G. NJ. Powers, George DeLaittre,
and Oliver Crosby. -.s. -
On the lighter side Of the program sna a =
given by Frank Reberg and a recitation
by Bass Harris were particularly well
received. After the program and
toasts the foundrymen elected officers,
and the following were elected:
President-Oliver Crosby of st. Paul
Vice President-John Bryant Of Min
neapolis. - :,
Minneapolis.
Among those present were:
Messrs. John Allenson, E. L. Anderson. Aleck
Adams. Frank c: Bestor. John w Bryant, c; A
Bingenheimer,s W. Brawley, ]. Cullen, Oliver
Crosby, II. G. Dittbinner. George N. Gillette
Joseph Garbett,7 John Grant, r. r. Howell,
David Howell A. Names. J; A. 9effery, o. o
Jones, H. Jurgensen, o. B. Kinnard. c. E. Lang
don. Herbert n. Lee. E. ". Langdon, Ed Lock
wood A. Malmsten, P. Monson, Charles Mcneil,
T. Nelson, o. Olson. James orms. Henry orme,
Frank Orme,- C. NJ. Powers, Charles Peteler
James Record. e. Rubbert, 81. A. Rogers. j.
Smith, P. Swenson, E. Tetzlof, o. A. Wyman,
Robert WeIlisch, E. S. Coffin. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
The Railroad Bill in the Senate.

Rate legislation evidently is not en-.
tirely to Senator Lodges liking, and
the more this legislation is proposed the
less he likes it. He says he admired
the ch-Townsend bill and doubtless
also admired still more the discretion
with which the senate prevented it from
coming to vote. The senator from
Massachusetts allows it to be inferred
that he would like to support that
Esch- Townsend bill now. The house ap-
parently has taken mean advantage
of those senators who were enthusiastic
cally for the Esch-Townsend bill as
soon as it was buried. It has not re-
vived that bill, but has sent over new
and strange creature.
The Lodge speech may be construed
as expressing the amazement and grief
Of some senators that the rate agitation
did not die out after the Esch-Town-
send bill was sidetracked. The fact
that it has come back stronger than
before and that the house has passed a
bill more comprehensive than the first
attempt of year ago is wearing on
the nerves of those members of the
upper house who have no stomach for
this kind of legislation and yet no nerve
to turn their constituents down en-
tirely. .,-- =
The railroad issue is in such shape
now that the republican party cannot
dodge the responsibility for failure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
BOOSTS MINNEAPOLIS
Commercial Club Uses Trade Paper
Space to Exploit City.

The greatness Of Minneapolis as the
jobbing center of the northwest is be-
ing exploited thru the efforts of the
public affairs committee of the Com
mercial club by means of a large dis
play advertisement in one Of the lead
ing trade journals of the northwest,
published in Minneapolis.
Some time ago the St. Paul Jobbers'
association began running a eo-opera
tive display advertisement in st. Paul
paper, giving the names of some fifty
st. Paul iobbing firms and playing up
the city as the iobbing center of the
northwest. The idea has been adopted
as a good one for Minneapolis, mas
much as the Minneapolis tad'' will
carry the names of eighty large jobbers
and form a striking exhibit showing the
superiority of Minneapolis as the job
bling center.
During the retail grocers' convention
in st. Paul last week the same adver-
tisement was placed with the st. Paul
publication, which was running special
convention numbers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
TREAT NEGRO AS MAN
Eugene J. Marshall, Colored Student.
Pleads for His Race.

elf American people will but recog-
nize the negro as a man. there will be
no race problem, - said Eugene J:
Marshall, a student of the University OF
Wisconsin, at the Lincoln celebration
held by the colored citizens of st. Paul,
at Central hall, ST. Paul, last evening.
Mr.. Marshall is the colored student who
recently won the prize in an intereolleT
giate oratorical contest at Chicago. He
made an appeal for a square deal for
the negro. "The negro does not care
to enter. society where he is not
wanted,' he said "He only demands
the opportunity to build up refined
society of his own. :
Frederick L. MCGEE, st. Paul colored
attorney, said it was up to the negro to
work out his own salvation, which he
would do if given a fair chance.
Judge Grier NJ. Orr gave an interest,"
ing address on Lincoln, the Man. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
sparing the Rod and Spelling the
School.

The rod has been ruled out Of public
schools quite generally In the United
States. and American school men who.
are running the schools in the Philip
pine Islands are following the same pol
cy over there, with what, according to
the Manila American, promises to prove
very damaging results. A private let
ter from Tobigon, Bohal, P: l., accom-
panied by two copies Of the American,
recites facts Of experience which go to
show that the effect Of eliminating the
birch from the schoolroom has been to
make the young Filipinos impertinent
and ungovernable and in some cases to
invite assault. AS it is, according to
the Manila American, the bad boy of
the school-who exists among the
brown men apparently as well as among
the white-assumes that being big
enough to coerce the teacher, it is his
duty to run tho school.
In the islands the sentiment seems to
be very strong in favor Of corporal
punishment in the public schools as the
only remedy for existing Generalization
and confusion resulting from failure to
control incorrigibles in any other way.
The educational work in. the Philippines
is entirely under the control Of federal
authorities and the Manila American
makes very strong appeal on this sub
ject, manifesting sincere apprehension
that unless arr uments with which the
native Filipino is acquainted are re-
stored to their onc-time Importance the
educational work Of the government in
the islands will be pretty nearly wasted
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
Confusion of L.awmaking

The growing tendency Of legislatures
to pass laws has become a source OF
alarm to many who view with candor
the results attained by the various ses-
sions. What can be done to check the
flow of useless and mischievous lawmak-
ing lis question that affects our democ-
racy. If we elect representatives to
leg1slate for us we are bound by their
acts. If they are wise and legislate.
little we do not know whether to COM
mend them or not, for there is always a
real or simulated demand for new laws.
Some states have attempted to take
back into their own hands the enact
ment Of laws by the referendum, but
this method is of doubtful efficacy.
The people have already too much to
vote upon and in political campaign
the amount of consideration that can
or will be given to laws is slight. There
is no room on the ballot to state more
than the bare outline Of the law pro-
posed and the people are forced to rely
upon the statements Of those who have
informed themselves, perhaps from self
interest, for the value Of the legisla'
ton ~: Rs s % >sg5:5s. ~ r.
The referendum does not seem to fit
the case except in restricted areas such
as a city or a county. In a state it
cannot be relied upon,
The pressure upon members Of legis
latures for laws is twofold. It comes
from those who make a special demand
upon those they have assisted to elect
On the other hand there is a strong mo-
tive working upon the legislator him
self-a desire to make a record. II
make record and secure his reelection
the member feels that he must connect
his name with some bill which will make
a stir. Such men are often reelected
upon their s'record" and other mel
who did nothing but vote mo- are lef
at home because they did not do any
thing
The remark Of former Presiden
Cleveland that he ought to have mon
ument when he died, not for anything
he had ever done, but for the humble
Of crazy things he had put stop to, i
| pat, but unfortunately not all Of ou
lawmakers are Clevelands and MI
Cleveland was not always consistent
He often took the legislature by tn
scruff Of the neck and demanded that i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
APPROVES OF BILL
Local Charity Workers Favor Federal
Child Labor Legislation.

Child study has become of enough
Importance to demand federal supervi-
sions in the collection of statistics and
information, in the opinion of SEN
ator Crane, the successor to Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts,, who has intro
duced bill creating childrens' bu-
reau. This bill meets with the hearty
approval Of local people who are inter
ested in the care of children.
Speaking of this bill manager Edwin
D. Solenberger Of the Associated Char
tiles says: with 92.sS7 children in or
phan asylums in 1904, which number
does not include those in institutions
for defective children, the magnitude
Of the child question is apparent.
ga bureau, such as that proposed in
the Crane bill. would be Of great value
to the public as the data it could gather
would enable those engaged in charita-
BILE work to do much for the immediate
relief OF children and to prevent
their becoming permanent charges upon
the community.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

with the public mind in it's present
state, this would be advisable, is an
other consideration.
After all, however. it is not the earn
ings Of the company or the big returns
to stockholders that make the basic
reason for the general feeling Of an
tagonism towards the oil trust. Rather
it is the activity Of the men who man
age it's affairs in the numerous other
companies and corporations that their
Standard Oil gains have enabled them
to create or buy up. It is the activity
Of Standard Oil in finance, and politics,
and the low standard Of business morals
that characterizes its actions. that make
the company so dangerous to public
welfare.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
Miss Dolly Dollars" is by Victor Her
! /. | !. !. :.

The Marriage Of William Ashe," in
which Grace George will be seen at the
Metropolitan the last half of this week.
Is play Of intense human interest, and
the story 1t unfolds is a powerful one. 1t
treats OF q rising young politician whose
success is forever being blocked by the
fightiness and imprudence of his young
and beautiful wife. The purpose of the
story was, perhaps, to show that mar
riage cannot bring happiness to two peo-
pie whose heredity and social training are
at variance.
One hundred and thirty-hve paroxysme
Of mirth In twenty minutes is the ac-
complishment at each performance Of
John I. Thorne and Grace Carleton at
the Orpheum theater this week. A care
full tabulation of the waves of distinctly
audible hilarity which swept over the au-
dience at the Orpheum yesterday after
noon places the laughs" at that mum
Der. Thorne and Carleton modestly
style themselves THE American Jest
ers," and altho they do not dignity their
skit with a name, Mr.. oThorne does some
character comedy work Of the kind best
illustrated by the results attained in the
auditorium.
The sale Of seats for the engagement
Of the Orpheum road show at the Or
pheum theater the. week of Feb. rs opened
yesterday. and in spite of the big crowds
hurrying into the theater for the Lincoln
Day performances. many big blocks OF
seats were sold for the biggest bill Of the
season. -,
| I'm New York Town." Hurtig and
| Seamon's so-called musical Oddly
| which is holding the boards at the Bijor
| this week, is certain to meet with big
| favor, as it is one of the best laugh-pro
ducers seen at the Bijou in long time
It deals with characteristics and .typica
pictures Of the metropolis, is uproarious
| ly funny from start to finish, cleverl!
constructed, original in many ways IL
theme and treatment, and is most lavish
ly staged. A popular-priced matinee will
be given tomorrow at 2:30.
| Buster Brown" undoubtedly the mos
successful cartoon comedy before TIL
| public, will be the attraction at the Bijol
next week, commencing with a matine
Sunday. Owing to the immense popu
larity Of Buster with the children
matinees will be given every day during
this engagement. The part Of Buster
is assumed with great success by Maste
Rice, and a well-known animal imperson
ator will be seen as the faithful do
''Tige." The company numbers fifty PEG
pie, and an elaborate production is prom
/ Used. r.. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

R. w. Wilson of Westfeld, Ind, has
solved the problem of wind-made cleo
tricity. Wilson calls upon the windmill
to perform its customary functions Of
pumping. He leads the water into u
hydraulic regulator built on the principle
Of a waterlift. in which the pressure is
controlled by weights, and from which
it is released by means Of automatic
valves. This regulator is the means OF
maintaining an even pressure. whether
the windmill is revolving fast or slow.
Under the uniform pressure, the water
Is passed from the hydraulic chamber
thru. a. water motor to which q dynamo
is attached. The inventors own shop
is always brilliantly lighted by the wind,
and Wilson's gas bills look like 3oc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
st. Valentine s Day .

The comic valentine is said to have
disappeared. This statement is not
borne out by the shop windows, but per-
haps it has disappeared from the mails.
If SO it's occasional obtrusion In win
dow does not signify. The difference
between person who will see comic
valentine In shop window and long
to send 1t to some one he does not like
and the person who goes into a store
and selects, pays for and actually mails
the said insult is the difference between
the man who dreams a murder and the
man who commits one.
The mock valentine is in the category
Of anonymous letters. 1t belongs to the
period of civilization when it first be-
came bad form to assassinate an enemy
in broad daylight but when it had not
become unusual to kill him in other and
more cunning ways.
St. Valentine is the saint Of love, not
of hate. 1t is perversion Of his day
to use it to wreak grudges.
The custom Of choosing champions on
st. Valentines day is associated with a
still older belief that birds began to
mate on that day. On the evening be.
fore the young people Of the villages
assembled and drew names from a com.
mon receptacle in such way that each
lady become the valentine Of some
young man thru the coming year, and
he became bound in honor to defend her
until his year expired. The children
under the Roman republic had the same
custom at the feast Of the Lhpercalia
which is supposed to have been con
nected with the adventure Of Romulus
and Remus with the wolf, but which is
older even than that tradition. The
feast Of the lupercal cave in it's Oldest
form involved the sacrifice of human
victims, but later the sacrifices were
dogs and goats the skins of which were
cut in strips with which the celebrants
ran about striking one another. The
blows were supposed to preserve mel
from misfortune and women from ster
iity. $3.50. lib IT,
The modern celebration Of st. Valen
tines day is only pretty shadow q
it's original meaning, shadow. which
4 should not be crossed by the cloud Q!
! the unutterable mock valentine. ..g
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
.Lyceum-"A Rough Riders Romance"

sIyceun1-'A Rough RIDERS Romance"
: By writing "A Rough Riders Romance
Edgar Selwyn has proved his right to
class with Lincoln J. Carter and other
producers Of the thrill a minute vari-
ETY. Of entertainment politely spoken of
as melodrana. This weeks Offering of
the Ralph Stuart company is well named.
for the dramatist has ridden rough-shod
over the canons Of art as we'll as over
the laws Of consistency and possibility
in his attempt to reach startling effects.
He succeeds and the audience rejoices.
Cuba during the Spanish American war
is the scene. Santiago, Ell Caney and San
Juan are the familiar names that are
made the excuse for patriotic demonstra-
lions. The love of an American trough
RIDER from a little Arizona home and a
Spanish woman with whom all the other
men are also in love is the theme and the
motive for rare deeds Of daring. The at
mosphere is toned by khaki trousers, blue
shirts, campaign hats, Spanish uniforms,
spurs, sabers, long barreled revolvers,
dust, cannonading in the distance, pris-
ons, wounds and "old glory" -a
The soldiers and the senoritas pass be-
tween the camps Of the opposing armies
with refreshing ease and the display of
bravery is only matched by the cunning
cruelty Of the Spaniards and the predica-
ments Of beauty in distress that are re-
lieved by the fourishing of weapons. OF
course, it all ends happily, and the hero
and the heroine are saved by the brave
rough riders, who storm San Juan at the
psychological moment.
Ralph Stuart's artistic stage manage
ment and his marked ability as an actor
in part relieve the play of its inconsist-
encies. The other members Of the com
pany entirely live up to the possibilities
| Of the play, and. in fact. some of the
scenes are made really enjoyable. There
are several good curtains" and the
| mounting of the piece is up to the high
standard set by Mr.. Stuart. p -
| M. q. n.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
Through Tourist Cars 20 California

Through Tourist Cars 60 California
On four days of the week, via Chicago
Great Western Railway. Mondays-
Leave Minneapolis 7:40 am, st. Paul
$40 am, via Omaha, Missouri Pacific,
Kansas City and Santa Fe. arriving Los
Tuesday-Leave Minneapolis S pm,
st. Paul $50 am, via Omaha and
Rock Island Scenic Route. arriving San
Wednesday-Leave Minneapolis 1o:4a
pm, st. Paul 11:20 pm, via Kansas
City & Rock Island-El Paso Route. arr
irving Los Angeles 1926 noon, Sunday.
Thursday-Leaye MINNEAPOLIS 1920
am. st. Paul 1850 am, via Kansas
Civ & Santa Fe Route arriving Los
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For further information apply to =.
FL. Herald, General Agent. corner Nico!-
let avenue and 9Th street. Minneapolis,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
EIectric-Lighted Sleepers.

The Minneapolis & st. Louis Railroad
has Just received from the Pullman
shops complete equipment for the
"North Star Limited" to Chicago, con-
sisting of archaeological compartment
and standard sleeping cars. These
cars embody many improvements and
advantages over the older cars and pas
sengers desiring superior service should
make a trip to Chicago on this fine
train. Call on j. G. Riekel, City Ticket
Agent, 424 Nicollet Ave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

I'm general" said Voltaire, the art OF
government consists in taking as much
money as possible from one part OF the
citizens to give it to another" Voltaire
should have been ashamed to plagiarize
Link Steffens in this manner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
UnIuue-PoIIte Vaudeville.

The bill at the Unique theater is not
quite up to the standard this week, but
there are several numbers worth going
to see, and none Of them Is Impossible.
The Four Comedy Hills, troupe of
clever acrobats, probably have the best
number on the program. Their work is
finished and they have many original
stunts. Harry Hill, the juvenile clown,
and his trick dog form whole show
by themselves, and their work makes the
act go with a snap.
McCanley and Donovan have a COM
edy sketch that is written along new
lines and several Of the new song hits
are introduced. Both have good voices
and make the best of their act.
Frank Dunn has puzzle act that
causes the audience some anxiety. He
is billed as comedian, and the puzzle
is to find the comedy. He is a good
dancer, however, and this. In part, makes
up for his attempts to be funny
Rentfrow and Jansen are well re-
ceived in a bright sketch called 1.-THE
Second Mr.. Fiddle The piece is full
of hunnor and is well acted Miss jan
sen has a pleasing soprano voice and
sings several up-to-date, numbers. The
Three Armstrong; have q trick bicycle
act that is the equal Of any on the road.
Miss Eva Lompkin. the Juvenile solo
list, sings the illustrated song, and a
series Of motion pictures showing the
operations of a green goods" gang
completes the show.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
"sEErN, THINGS" IN KANSAS CIT,

The drowsy day was dreaming into dusk
Alone wandered in a sylvan glade.
The fower-fed zephyrs seemed to dream Of
H musk,
And was dreaming OF you, fairest maid.
Building poetic fancies, on strayed,
Straining my eyes, my darkling way to scan.
shade? 9a
I thought that I had caught a glimpse OF Pan.
Treading the rushy lnarge he snapped twig-
But later it turned out to be pig
1T Kansas City Times.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

It has been announced that Thomas
Nelson Page Is to be the best man"
at the White House wedding, and the
Detroit Journal demands to know what
he is going to wear. THE conventional
black of course. .,->
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

Rumor comes from Paris that the
countess offered Boni $4,000 a year for,
her freedom, but that Boni respectfully
refused. He knows that his absence is
worth much more than that to any
woman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

Some Of the w. O.. T. u. ladies' are
to protest to Miss Alice on the matter
of wine at the wedding breakfast. Now
if someone will only protest to the presi-
dent against cigarets after the preak-
asti
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

If that man Wirth keeps on all parties
will compromise on him for governor be-
fore he has voted In Minnesota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13

Governor Johnson states that Mr.. Law
son has a card up his sleeve It will not
do much good If his opponents have
selection of aces from two packs. -,