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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
|COMST0CK'S BLOW
RESENTED BY ART
Art Students League States that
It VIII Fight the
..., Case. .
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Aug. "A statement re-
garding a raid made. by Anthony Com
stock, head Of the Society for the Sup
preston of Vice, upon the Art Stu
dents league Thursday, and his arrest
of the young woman bookkeeper on
the charge Of dealing in obscene itera.
catalog containing pictures in the nude
has been given out by the league. 1t
says in parts -
'That a school Of this character
should be subjected to the sensational
attacks Of Mr.. Comstock is outrageous.
The league had not the slightest inti-
nation that Its publication could be
considered Objectionable until Mr.. Com
stock s sudden arrest Of an entirely
Concerning the pamphlets, copies
Of them were transmitted thru the
mails with the full knowledge and con-
sent Of the postal authorities. This at
tack is not on the league alone, but
on all artists, and it is needless to say
that that the h league will push 1t the fight Wig.
Concern was expressed by. some of
the officers for the effect the raid
might have on the future Of the league
and Of art in America. Some thought
they saw in Comstock's raid the be.
| ginning Of concerted attack against
| art schools, resulting in the arrest OF
living models who pose Sin the alto
gether."
Mr.. Oomstock was asked why he dit
not suppress certain nude hgures >anc
pictures in the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art. ...'.
"Can't do it," he said, regretfully
"But If the directors should send ou
Photographic copies Of those things
ia make an arrest. r can't arrest I
picture in his place, but If he expose
it in his window can.p :.
''If the art league hadn It dtstrtb
uted these pamphlets it would hav
been all right wouldn It have touche
them. Wild animals are safe enoug
when Gagged. But turn them loose an
they must be suppressed The sam
with these nude pictures. They mus
: be kept where they belong
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
KILLED BY LEAK
IN GAS FIXTURES
David Burns Found Dead in His
Room in First Avenue .
Lodging House.

Detecting the odor Of gas in the hall.
way, roomers at 818 First avenue 8.
broke in the door of room occupied
by David Burns late yesterday and
found the dead body Of it's occupant
stretched out upon the bed. Suspect
ing foul play, Coroner Kistler was not1-
fed but after an investigation the
death was pronounced accidental.
Burns, who has a brother, Stewart
Burns, living in the city, came to Min
neapo1is two days ago and has been in
the search of employment. He rented
room and declared his intention of
remaining in Minneapolis. Thursday
night he retired early and altho the
other roomers in the house did not see
him Friday morning, nothing unusual
was seen in the occurrence, and not
until the smell of gas was detected near
his roof was anything wrong suspected
An investigation Of the gas jet in
the room occupied by Burns showed
that the gas leaked badly, and this, to-
gether with the fact that the gas had
been turned off and the body was founj
in a natural position, led the coroner tc
give verdict Of accidental death.
Burns was % years old and his par
ents live in Chicago. The body was
turned over to his brother, and will be
buried in st. Mary's cemetery Monday
morning. +" ... = ~" s*- -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
SAYS G. n. HASPAID
WAY ABOVE SEVEN
Former Attorney General Douglas
Disputes Testimony of Rail-
way Official.
He Argues that supplementary
Stock Issues Have Virtually
" Been Dividends.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Billings, Mont, Aug. 4.-W. B. Doug
las, formerly attorney general Of Min
Eesota, says that the Great Northern
railway company instead of paying div
idends Of Z per cent, as Vicepresident
Harrington stated in his recent testi-
mony, is paying 40 per cent. Mr.. Doug
las was here today on his way to Wash
he will spend a month s vacation. His
attention was called to the testimony
Of Mr.. Harrington, and he replied with
substantially the above statement.
Asked to explain how he arrived at that
conclusion, he said:
fThe claim is made that the
Great Northern hs;a Ralway company my
fore it's freight charges in Min
nesota are low enough, if not too low.
The fact is that the company has dur
ing the past ten or twelve years paid
dividends of a much higher rate in an
indirect way. Since the time when the
capital stock sold In the market much
above par it has been Increased by new
issues from $25,000, 900 to $150,000, 900
or multiplied six times: Each new is;
to the then existing stockholders not
at the market value of Great Northern
stock, but at its par value. In this man.
ner the original stockholder has re:
ceived enormous gifts, and IL he did
| not desire to increase his stock holdings
he could sell the new stock the same
| day, pocket the difference between the
maket value and the face value and
thus Indirectly receive from the com
pany a tremendously large dividend. E
sTThe first issue Of $25, 100000 was
sold on the basis Of one share for every
share held, while the last issue, owing
to the increased amount Of capita
stock, was sold one for every five. The
! next will probably be one for six. The
last issue was sold when the stock was
worth over $500 per share on the stock
market. Thus $50,000,000 was pre-
sented jgratuitously to stockholders
$4,000, ,000 face amount Of the stock
/ If 50, at the, last issue he was assigned
So, ,oo0, 900 of the new stock quoted OF
/ the stock exchange at $6,000,O00, fo
which he paid $2,00o,0oo. IF he hat
sold his stock that day his wealth woult
have been increased $4,0O0,O00 by tn
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
REAL LIVE WILD BEAR
ATBAY IN MINNEAPOLIS

Duluth must share its bear fame with
Minneapolis, for a real live specimen Of
the bruin family is at bay in a cave
near the east end Of the Franklin av-
enue bridge, and the old "barn hunt
ers Of Southeast Minneapolis are pol.
ishing up their rifles and getting ready
for an old-fashioned bear hunt. At
noon today the animal was still holding
the fort against the rapidly increasing
party Of huntsmen. -. - g
To George Weaver, 16 years old, s33
Lenox street, belongs the honor Of de-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
CITIZENS ACCEPT
LABOR CHALLENGE
Association Headed by Charles
Post Will Support Cannon
Against Gompers.
Journal Special Service.


New York, Aug. 4.-Charles W. Post
of Battle Creek. Mich, president of the
Citizens Industrial association, reused
by the appeal Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor for $2,000,000 campaign
fund to defeat Speaker Cannon and
other congressman for reelection, is
announced that his organization would
take up the challenge of Samuel Com
pers and ally itself on the side of men
who have earned the animosity Of the
labor union vote. In his statement he
says;
7sft is menace to the people at
large to ALLOW y any ofganizasaio'n .as', OF labor
either political or otherwise. When q
combined movement is made by the
labor trust to secure such control it
must be met by citizens Of all classes
for self-protection."
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04

tecting the only wild specimen Of the
bear family to be roaming the city
limits Of Minneapolis. Young Weaver
went further, he treed his bear-in q
!cave-and he announces that he has a
prior claim on it, dead or alive. -
i The bear was discovered drinking In
the brook which runs, from Bridal Veil
falls into the Mississippi. Weaver, who
Taav Tang bagya 0Pg % the 5ve Mbe bank 'eu
the animal, but he has been to circuses
and he knows a real bear when he sees
one., The bear was not q large speci-
men and Weaver followed him when
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
GOVERNMENT HAS S..
REBATE LETTERS
District Attorney Gets Documents
Saved from Burling gton Bon
fire in Nebraska. l.
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
States District Attorney Lane, who
went from Omaha to Greeley Center in
response, It is said to instructions from
Washington, is now in possession Of the
saved from the burning Of the two car
loads Of records on the Burlington side
track at Belfast, eight miles from Gree
ley Center, week ago. There are in all
about sixty documents, and altho Mr..
Lane is carefully guarding them, it is
known that many Of them contain ref
erences to rebates, -
oo1ntg nt9re Atto1ney sa1 sftH Howard Of H areeley
made the statement that he had evil
dence sufficient to convict the Burling-
ton railroad of violation of the inter
state commerce act. The papers surren-
dered to Mr.. Lane, however, so far as
has been learned, apply to shipments
within the state, of Kansas. These
shipments were Of butter and eggs from
the towns Of Haddam. Cuba, Washing
ton, Wayne and other points within the
state to Goncordia. -
safety-Appliance Cases.
Attorney General Moody has directed
further prosecutions Of several railroads
for alleged violations Of the federal
safety-appliances acts. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway company
will be sued FOR seventeen penalties,
and the st. Louis, Iron Mountain &,
Southern Railway company for thirty
penalties. Among the roads TO be made
defendants and the districts wherein
suits will be brought are:
Belt railway Of Chicago, northern dis
trict Of Illinois; Chicago & North West
ern Railway company. district Of Ne
braska; Chicago, Burlington 3 Quincy
Railway company, district Of Nebraska;
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Rail.
Tay company %1 southern err I'd district o1
pany, northern district Of Illinois; Min
Grand Trunk Western Railway com.
| pany, norther ndistrict Of Illinois; Min.
neapolis & st. Louis Railroad company
i district Of Minnesota; Union Pacific
Railroad company, district Of Nebraska;
Union Stockyards company Of Omaha
district Of Nebraska.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
Severe Drought Reported.

in it's history Chicago is today, while
the primary elections are being held,
an absolutely "dry" town.
Severe Drought Reported.
The law forbids the selling of liquor
during elections under ironclad provi-
sions, which make it mandatory upon
the authorities to cancel the license Of
any saloonkeeper violating the law.
Today's election furnished the first test
Of its efficiency. Should license be
taken away, the saloonkeeper could not
In anyway secure another one for at
least twenty years. Hitherto on cleo
ton days 1t has always been possible
for the thirsty to secure relief by back
the saloonkeepers themselves who are
responsible for today's unprecedented
drought.
First Test Of the New Primary Law.
Registered voters to the number Of
375,O 900 in Chicago and twice this num-
Der in the state at large put the new
primary law to the test today.
Two republican candidates for the
United States senate who have been
campaigning and laboring for two years
submitting their candidacy to the peo.
ple-the first time such a candidacy has
come to a popular vote in Illinois. Con.
gressional Legislative contests are also
being fought out.
Fully as interesting as the verdict
son the balloting on candidates will be
the verdict on the primary law itself
This measure, ever since it was passed
by the special session Of the legisla
ture, has found more enemies thar
friends. - E- -. p
Big Vote Coming Out.
Altho the weather was still hot
clouds and cool breeze brought re
lief from the high temperature of tn!
past few days. The early poll indi
/ Gated lively interest on the part O.
voters. It is predicted that the re
publican vote in Cook county will OK
coed that cast by the democrats 70
the reason that there have been a mum
| ber Of factiona1 contests in the rank
| Of the former party, and efforts hav
been made in such cases to get out
l full VOTE y - - *. ..i--.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
France MenaCed
With Holy War
Violent Ani-French Agitation Is
Spreading in Morocco.

centrating their military contingents
ital, and there is no doubt that for
midable coalition of semi-independent
vassals has been formed. They are
clamoring for holy war and urging
the viceroy, Prince "~Abdul-Hafod. to
proclaim himself sultan. The situation
Is more critical than it has been for
thirty wears.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04

q he shook the last drops from his black
muzzle and began an ascent Of the hill.
Halfway up, bruin =, disappeared and
Weaver, warily approaching, found a
regulation bear cave behind the river
bank shrubbery. ID. ..~,,@ e..a H..
:, The youthful trapper gave the alarm
and within an hour the cave was sur
rounded by a legion Of boy hunters.
Armed with everything from broom
stick to muzzle-loader, the youths OF
Southeast Minneapolis are camped in
front Of the mouth Of the cave, waiting
to give the bear warm reception when
he starts on his evening forage.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04

London. Aug. A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Tangier, pub
hshed this afternoon, says:
"Highly sensational reports are be-
ing received here, causing the utraost
excitement. Daily, almost hourly,
comes information from the interior Of
the rapid spread of violent anti
French agitation. The rebels are con-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
TWO FIREMEN KILLED
In TRAIN COLLISION

FL st. Thomas, Ont, Aug. Ain a head
on collision between passenger trains
Of the Michigan Central and Pere
Marquette near here today, Fireman
Gcodhue of the Pere Marquette train
and Fireman Hemphill of the Michigan
Central railroad were killed. The en-
Qineers saved themselves by jumping.
a baggageman was badly hurt.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
CHURCH TO FIGHT
:. THE SOCIALISTS
Catholic Societies Prepare for 8
Vigorous Campaign Against
E,s,.- the Party. /. -
Journal Special Service.

Milwaukee, Aug. 4. - Archbishop
Messmer, who has just returned from
Buffalo, N. Y, where he attended the
sessions Of the American Federation of
Catholics societies, says that the church
organization will at once begin Wig
orous campaign against socialism
Literary efforts tending to dispute
the claims Of socialists and denouncing
them as false and worse, will be dis.
tributed regularly if the plan is car.
ried to completion. Archbishop Mess.
mer declines to discuss the plan in de.
tail, but admits that the campaign will
be one Of great extent. fts faszsss
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
a. Pretty Complicated Affair.

a. Pretty Complicated Affair.
The machinery to;f the Commission
ers office will actually handle three
sepublica Se9i 1.0e n, democratic s or or socialist
ranks will vote directly for fifteen par
ty nominees, "a United States senator
and state and county officials, as well
as for the delegates to the party's six
different conventions. The republicans
will elect 5,793 delegates, the demo
Gratis 5:11 and the socialists 1869. 2.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
H0TELKEEPER SHOOTS
DOWN 4 DOCTOR

81. Joseph, No., Aug. Abr. Both.
man Jackson was shot and killed at
Altamont, Mo-, last night by J. M.
Woodwork, hote1keeper, In q dis
.pute over the management Of the hotel,
which was owned BY jackson.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
Outbreak Expected Today Proves
to Be Mld-Rising Lacks
Snap.
BUT ANXIETY Is FELT
ABOUT THE PROVINCES
Workmen and Political Radicals
Are Ready with a Provi-
sional Government.
BOMBS KILL THIRTY.

London, Aug. "A dispatch to
the Evening Standard from Moscow
says that several workmen there
today had prepared to receive with
bombs a detachment of troops sent
against them, when one Of the
bombs was prematurely exploded
by accident and exploded other
bombs, blowing thirty workmen to
The soldiers were uninjured.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
BIG FLOUR HOUSE BURNED.

Albany, N. Y. Aug. Fire practically de-
stroyed the mammoth dour house owned by
Henry Russell Of this city, the eastern distribut-
Ing agent for one Of the largest -four mills In the
United States. About 600 barrels Of hour weps
destroyed The loss wNl approximats S0Q6foo0
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
BODICE GOES To TOXIC.

Berlin Aug. At is understood that a. Per-
ctyaI Dodge secretary OF the American embassy
here has been transferred to the position OF first
secretary Of the American embassy at Toxic.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04

GOVERNOR NAMES EQUALIZER.
Governor J. A. Johnson today appointed Theo-
dore Weiland Of Shakopee, SCOTT county, to
membership on the state board Of equalization.
to take the place Of the late NJ Nachbar Of
Jordan, same county. - q :
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
II. O. ouEYNEY PROMOTED,

Milwaukeey Aug. Al. O. Cheyney OF this
city has been appointed general eastern agent
OF the Chicago NJ North Western Railway come
:paIy, with headquarters in New York city.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
PARLIAMENT TAXES aEsr.

London. Aug. &.-Parliament today adjourned
until Oct. -. The session Of the house Of lords
was very brief, the peers simply meeting to
pass the appropriation bill and receive tho
royal assent to bills passed before the adjourn
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
DUKE OF RUTLAND DEAD

London, Aug. 4.--The Duke OF Rutland (John
1919
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
WARSAW IN A PANIC

Jews Are Called Upon to Take Up
Arms.
Warsaw, Aug. 4. The Jewish social
lists in a proclamation today urge the
Jews to be ready to fight and, should
Continued on Cd Page. 9th Column.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04
People to Decide
Future of Tariff
CHICAGO TESTS
DRY PRIMARIES
Machinery Of New Law Works
Easily-Party Nominees and
Delegates Chosen.

Chicago, Aug. 4.--For the first time
In it's history Chicago is today, while
the primary elections are being held,
an absolutely "dryN town. 4
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-04

Continued on "a Page, 6th Column.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
GRAPE BORDER CROCHET.
Now Crochet Is So the Rage an A.
tracdve Design Will Doubtless
Find Welcome.

Materials.-Coats' cotton. No 8, Pene-
lope crockett hook, 4 or 3GI.-1st grape,
10 CHI. miss 8. 4 single cross the CHI left,
and work II tr in the ring. join to last of
the single.-2nd round. is single. AL
ways throughout the pattern work in the
back thread only.-3rd round. Single
End grape. Work exactly the same, and
join when finished by single to LIST
grape.-3rd to 9TH grape. Work the
same, but in last round work single.
join to last grape. finish the round, and
work 3 single on End grape, and work
as before.-Sth grape. Work 3 single
on End grape, join to 3rd stitch of last
grape, 3 single on 2nd grape, and work
as before Work % oh for stalk, l
single into 3rd stitch of top left hand
grape. miss l. work back singles, 6 CHI.
join to top right hand grape, miss /,
work back single. and 9 single along
the stalk.
The Leaf.-1st round Is ch. single
into 18th stitch turn the work over and
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
TO SOFTEN FINGER NAILS.
There Is Nothing Better for Brittle
Nails Than Frequent Soaking
in Warm Olive Oil.

There is nothing quite so good for
the nails as the nightly soaking in
pure olive oil, warmed. A table,
spoonful should be used in small
bowl, which can be set in hot water
to keep it just at the right tempera-
ture; soak the nails of first one hand.
then the other, ten minutes each, in
this, and wipe with soft cloths; If this
is done at bedtime. and the oil not
washed off there will soon be a decided
improvement in the appearance of the
most disconsolate set of nails.
Once week soak the fingers in warm
suds made by dissolving a half cake
of pure white CASTLE soap in hot wa
ter: this makes a jelly which can be
kept in a wide mouthed jar and "A tea
spoonful in a finger bowl half full
of warm water forms a fine suds. Each
hand should soak at least ten min
utes and then the fingers filled with
cold cream which is worked into the
nails, especially the base, and permits
the skin to be gently pushed back.
Use an orangewood stick that has a
flat. smooth tip, and run this under
the softened cuticle, but be careful to
not press hard on either the nail or
the flesh.
When this is finished the nails may
be trimmed with a nail scissors, not
filed while so soft. A good bath with
n moderately stiff brush and almond
meal. no soap. and the proper rinsing
and drying leaves them ready for the
polishing.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW
Not Essential to the Drawing Of an
Understandable
Will,

Every man who has ever tried to guess
one of those conundrums known as in
surance policies, or who has ever at
tempted to translate into intelligent
English any legal document, with all its
whereases and It's herebys and its afore-
saids, will appreciate the sentiments Of
Deacon Elphonzo Youngs. of Washing
ton, who when making his viii, bark
ened to the lawyers opening paragraph.
and then exclaimed:
Rats. all there is about this is that
at my death want by ever-faithful and
devoted wife, Amelia. to have and con-
troll everything | possess"
If that will would not hold in law,
says the Four-Track News-there be-
ing no possible room for doubt as to the
intent thereof-the fault is with the law.
not the will.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

He therefore confined himself to
questioning of fellowtownsman of
the cashier, Mr.. Seavey, who had been
heard to say that he did not believe
Mr.. Hamilton was right in his mind
yet, for he did not appear to know him
when they first met on the street.
Relate the circumstances of your
meeting"
Il see him a-comin an l krowed
him the moment | sot eyes on him.
Thinks |. I'll Jest step up an surprise
him. and so | did an hill out my han.
| never let on, | never said one single
word, but jes' hil' out my han an
kinder smiled. Wall, if YOU believe it,
sir he never knowed me-
Are you sure?"
Yes, sir; he looked beat. an seem
ed to be tryin' to think who was
me, Bill Seavey-that knowed him
like a book for years
What did he say?"
why, he said sorter polite an dis
tant like, You have the advantage
Names an faces are strange to me
sometimes But jest as soon as l said
Bill Seavey. your old foreman he
remembered like book. First off.
though. as | say, he didn't know me
from Adam. So [ say he amt jest
right"
If Mr. Hamilton did not recognize
his old foreman, a man of most pecu-
liar physiognomy, then. indeed. his
memory was not thoroughly rehabili-
tated, and this agreed with his own
statement that some portions of his
past life We're still quite vague to his
mind.
Justice Baleys examination was
| lengthy and searching to certain ex-
tent His course became obvious
after awhile. 1t was to ascertain Mr..
Hamilton's standing as cashier be-
| fore his disappearance. his acts while
away whether questionable or other
| wise. and then to learn whether he
had been accountable for his acts at
the time.
Strange and unusual circumstances
| seemed to surround the affair, an air
of mystery chung to it from the man
ner of the brain specialist and Tony
| Osborn; also the hypnotic theory
seemed to carry the matter farther
| beyond the depth of the worthy JUS
! tice. So, after examining the Seattle
4 witnesses. who brought no new facts
! to light differing from those presented
by Hamilton himself. Justice Bailey
caused each witness TO afiix his name
/ to his testimony and ordered him to
| appear at the next trial term of the
| Supreme court Whether an indict-
inert would be found against Hamil-
ton for forgery and embezzlement re-
NAMED to be seen. To make the bust
ness safe and sure, the worthy JUS
| tice ordered him to recognize with the
same sureties and attendance as hith-
erto at the next trial term of court,
to take place in April, the fourth Tues
day in the month.
| (To be continued)