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Esociation, which event will mark the
actual getting down to business in the

ssociation, which event will mark. tbs.
actual getting down to business in the
matter.
IL Minneapolis wants new union depot
needs it badly. thing would help
the town more. Kansas City needs one
just as much. Everything here is in
definite The Kansas. City; plans Of
Hunt, the architect, were recently ex-
amined and approved by the committee
Of that city and at meeting to be
held shortly in the Office Of President
Winchell of the Rock Island road in
Chicago the final arrangements for the
building Of the structure will probably
be made. Hence in this respect Kan
sas City Is likely to beat Minneapolis
badly and to have new passenger
depot up and doing business before Min
neapolis, at the present rate Of prog
ress, gets around to it.
This is not scold or reprimand.
Minneapolis has done wonders in the
past few years and its public-spirited
men who have handled the larger deals
representing the coming in of new cap
ital are deserving Of great credit.
Everything cannot be done at once, ana
in time Minneapolis will get its union
depot. But it is well to know that
other towns are awake and in; the
march Of progress. .....-.
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THE LION AND THE MoUsEu AS
NoVEL.-Charles .Klein's The Lion
and the Mouse, which has made such a
NIT as play in New York, has been
put into the form Of a novel by Arthur
HornoloW' but with only Indifferent sue
cess. The chief fault is that it is prosy.
IL taxes the novelizer something like 230
pages 70 get doWnsto action such as inter-
esls one at all deeply. And that is a rather
long stretch thru which to hold one by
a very slender thread. Furthermore T.
Is little more than the rehab ilita tion. ~ =.
hackneyed situation o&5make it At the
age OF millionaries, or billionaires, and
Is st1ffy and unnatura1ly told. =
t. w. Dillingham; company, New York.
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Don't Discourage Voting.

One thing to guard against in any
amendment to the primary law is the
imposition of restrictions that will re-
duce the vote. With all it's faults, the
primary has one great advantage over
the caucus system, in that the great
mass of the voters turn out to the
primary and register their wishes,
knowing that their votes will count.
Voting at the primary has been made
popular by the provision allowing reg
istration at the same time, 80 the voter
makes no extra trip to the polling
place. He must register anyway if he
expects to vote in November, and by
going on the first registration day he
also has the chance Of taking part In
the nomination. So we see from 80 to
90 per cent Of a city's total vote cast
in the primaries.
1t has been proposed that voters be
required to register some weeks before
the primary, and state their party affil-
iation at that time The only difficult
tv with this scheme is that it will dis
courage voting and will tend backward
toward the caucus system, when, the
politicians and the "workers' made
the nominations, and the great major,
ity Of the citizens seldom took part.
Any restriction that requires extra time
and trouble will keep out the business
man and the working man, who has nc
personal stake in the result, and be-
grudges the time taken in voting. II
will not keep out the men who used to
go always to the caucuses and help run
the machine.
If we are going to make it hard tc
cast a vote in the primaries, we might
as we'll 90 back: to caucuses. :.
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The Board of Tax Levy.

The board of tax levy is said to be
discouraged over the outlook for a low
rate. This is the customary expert
ence of tax boards and must be borne
with such cheerfulness as may be mus
tered, and the board must face the
problem that the people expect some
thing in exchange for the general boost
ing Of values. A high rate on top of
high valuation tends to extravaganza
and extravaganza means that the tax
paying part Of the public will make
more Of an effort to conceal property
next year than it has in the past.
The real estate board is said to be
interested in project to advertise the
city. This is a good idea. Whether
it can be worked out thru diversion
of public funds in an advertising cam
paign is something which one cannot
say unless he sees the plans for doing
the work. But one thing is certain
that a low tax rate is as good an adver-
tisement, as d. city 'can have. ltsays
to outside investors that the city is
economically administered and that the
chances for an adequate return On capt.
tai invested are good" With this, as
surance in advance, Minneapolis is
more likely to obtain the assistance of
outside capital than if she faunts to
the country large tax rate on the top of
an increased valuation. av. @ess..:.:
The board Of tax levy is seldom trou-
bled by the preliminary estimates Of
the departments. 1t: is the after
thoughts, the new projects which are
brought in and submitted which embar.
rass it's labors. This being true, the
board Of tax levy should take the
ground that it has nothing to do with
new projects and is not concerned with
6 inventing new expenditures. It should
say to. the boards and departments
We shall confne our attention to
your original estimates. The new mat.
tiers you have just thought Of may 3be
excellent, but we have no time to exam;
Il inc and digest them. We are not 4
/ legislative body anyway. Our duty il
to fix maximum rate and we ought
I to fix it, not upon the after thoughts
Of administrative boards, but upor
their estimates returned to the city
controller
This attitude would tend to- make The
different boards more careful about
their estimates. They would include
everything within reason and not de,
pend upon the board Of tax levy to help
them out. go ri a...,S .st:
There is Justice in this, too, since the
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Metropolitan Opera House

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''The Lion and the Mouse, - one Of
the best-liked plays seen on the local
stage for many years, returns to the
Metropolitan tomorrow night for an en-
gagement Of four nights, with matinee
Wednesday. 1t will be presented with
company which Henry B. Harris Sc
lected with a, view to upholding the
splendid Impression which the drama
made last season.
Paul Everton, an actor of wide ex-
aha v2Io WI be
Of finance and Josephine Lovett will
play the role Of Shirley Rossmore, the
frail little '1mouse' who matches her
wit against that of a man whom every
body fears. For the other characters,
all OF which are true types Of every.
day Americans, Mr.. Harris has chosen
Macy Harlan, Alfred Moore, Ada Lee
yick, Frederic Malcolm, Elsa Payne,
John s. Robertson, nellie Robinson and
others Of ripened talent.
The subject selected by Charles Klein
for the groundwork Of 1sThe Lion and
the Mouse" is one of particular inter
est to people of the present day, and
Mr.. Klein has treated the story with
matchless skill.
There is nothing on the stage now,
nor has there been heretofore, that has
| received the universal. praise which has
fallen to "The Lion and the Mouse.'
| Beginning Thursday night at the
Metropolitan for an engagement of
Harry Askin will present 1.-THE I'm,
pre- the musical comedy that kept
| Chicago laughing an entire year. ''The
Umpire'~ musical comedy Of the
new school, which is to say, instead of
mythical a;ythic island, played by the usual
dlalect comedian, it's principal person
is highly human baseball umpire and
It's story is a recital Of the humorous
adventures that might befall him.
The authors have succeeded in blend
ing dramatic plot with a rich mixture
OF him and music and girls, so that one
may be interested in the outcome of the
tale, while being diverted with pretty
tunes, pretty women and comedy.
In the second act there is a football
game, played by twenty-five girls ar
rayed in full football armor. There
are rushes, runs around end, scrimmagas
and many times the play becomes so
fierce that time has to be called in or.
der to allow the bruised half-backs to
nurse their injuries. Minnesota colors
and yells will be used thruout this en-.
gagement.
In the cast will be found names OF
artists of recognized ability headed by
Fred Mace, the comedian pleasantly
remembered for his Sandman in "Piff
PaH, ;Pouf' Of last season.
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Taft in Possession of Cuba,

The American dream of republic
in Cuba appears to be over. Secretary
Taft has taken possession of the cap
ital, put a guard over the treasury ana
is to all intents and purposes the lord
Of the island today. While the Cuban
flag of the lone star still floats over
the government buildings it seems but
Ia question, Of timeI,when it must come
down to be replaced by the stars and
stripes. .>--.--.
Much as the president may regret
the necessity Of hauling down a flag
which he was proud see 20 up, it is
better that Cuba should be part Of
the greater republic than that anarchy
should mar the prospects Of one Of the
fairest regions on earth.
The position of Secretary Taft even
today, however, does not necessitate
annexation. Only the signs point in
that direction. It is possible the presi-
dents representative may attempt to
patch up an administration of Cubans
and leave the flag of the republic where
| it is. The small number Of marines
landed and the general caution Of the
steps taken by Judge Taft would war
rant the conclusion that he is using
every endeavor to avoid, if possible,
the permanent possession of Cuba.
But it will be more difficult to let go
than 1t was to take hold. There is a
large element among the Cubans them
| al yho
another republic. The American ele-
ment is almost unanimously for annexa'
ton. Foreign powers whose interest
is in the buying and consuming power
tof the island are largely favorable to
the annexation: The only opposition
abroad is from Spain which still has a
sentimental interest in Cuba and a
natural jealousy Of the United States
But Spain would not count In Euro
pean discussion of the subject.
| If annexation shall come the WORLD
cannot say that the United States did
not give the Cuban republic fail
chance to work out it's own destiny
In May, 1909, the American troops
were formally withdrawn from thu
island. They left it with an admins
trative machinery in good working or
der, a treasury, set Of laws which
had already resulted in the stamping
out. Of the most dreadful foe Of thu
]island, yellow fever, and the good will
Of all the world. In less than four ant
a half years the Cubans have wrecked
that fair prospect by internal strife ani
incapacity to meet the conditions Of
self-government. Undoubtedly judge
Taft went to Cuba prepossessed il
favor Of the. government and agains
the rebels. His experiences in thu
island apparently have modified hi
views. He has. found evidences o!
fraud in the last elections which made
a new appeal to the people imperative
Palma, who should have met the Amer
lean commissioners half way, ha!
| blocked their peaceful attempts at ev
cry turn and finally forced interven
ton by abandoning his post at tim
when abandonment meant anarchy O.
Intervention. Rather than compromis
with his own people or sacrifice on,
iota Of his " dignity'' he ruined tn
Cuban republic. Perhaps he has dom
the island a service. .-~.. j.. ..-.,~.
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IN CAPTIVE CHAINS.

Like Patrick Henry, I've always said
I'd never be slave;
Ia sooner die for liberty
And fill patriots grave.
My wife, she, too. has always been :.
,,.!s- For liberty stickler; tr
The very latest brand at that. -.
On this point she's particular.
we'll recall when we were wed:
Would she obey? Not shell Z
NO such vows she would ever make
In this age of Liberty:
I1mes change! For now, alas, l lind
E No longer are we free; E..T i -,~..
we're we're both ruled by a tyrant bold
His age is Coming three!'' x
VIII s. Gidley tn=$the Bohemian for octobe.
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Dewey Theater-
At the Dewey for the week starting
tomorrow, there will be welcome at:
traction in the "Cherry Blossoms -
company presenting for the first time in
this city a novelty in "The Serpentine
Shower.' The management has spared
neither pains nor expense, with the re-
suit that this production is among the
best that will visit the city this sea-
son.
In addition to the HSerpentine
Shower' there are also two elaborate
ly mounted musical connections by John
Perry entitled 1.-THE Wrong Count
Tohasco,' and "Look Out Below
The musical numbers and dances are
rendered by twenty pretty girls.
Among the principal vaudeville mum.
bers may be mentioned: Loro and
Payne, comedy acrobats; Manhasset
comedy four in singing and comedy
act; LYDIA Carlisle and Lille Perry,
the kodak girls; Nolan and White In
an amusing comedy satire; Frank Ross,
the singing Jew, in original stories and
parodies; John II. Perry, the comedian
and travesty actor, and others. A wo-
men s day will be given Friday.
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psychological processes defy " accurate
analysis some 1of his teachings are clear.


Would Have Long and Short Haul
Clause Observation-Disclosures n. Ripley OF
Harvard. writing for the Political Science
Quarterly for September on Economic
Wastes in Transportation" declares for
the re-ena ctment of a long and short
haul clause in railroad legislation, but he
would have exemption from the provi-
sions Of the clause granted only by the
interstate commerce commission. His
plan is ably argued, and is one that in
this day Of railroad rate legislation will
be read with interest.
Other subjects discussed in the same
magazine are the eight-hour movement
IN New York, municipal codes in the
middle west, Alsace-Lorraine, procedure
In the chamber Of deputies and the Ro-
man Populus.
Country Life In America for October is
house-building manual Of exceptional
interest. It treats specially Of GOOD
Taste in Country Houses "Glass Rooms
and Sun Parlors;" Georgian Furniture, y
Bungalows" 1.-THE Unburnable Country
House and similar subjects. ~ -
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THIS DATE TN HISTORY
SEPT. %.
1513-FalI Of Tourney, Belgium.
1758-Lord Nelson, hero Of TrafaI.

1513-FalI OF Tourney, Belgium.
1758-Lord Nelson, hero of Trafal-
gar, born. Died Oct. Fl, 1905.
177s-British captured American
frigate Raleigh.
1791-French assembly dissolved.
1so3-FIrst Catholic church in Bos-
ton dedicated.
1813-Detrolt evacuated by Brit.
Ish and taken possession Of by
Americans. ,sss.1e
1862-oeneraI Nelson shot by Gen.
eraI jeff c. Davis at Louisville, Ky.
1s9s-Death of Queen Louise of
Denim ark. &
1eo2-EmIIe lola, French novelist,
died. Born April q, 1s4o.
1so4-The battleshIp Connecticut
launched at New York navy yard.
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What Other People Think
No Intentional Offense.
3 Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal.
| It is strange that Of all the criminals
whose records have lately occupied so
| much space in our newspapers, ali the
| robbers and emurderers, all the bank
wreckers and embezzlers, all the incen-
diaries and adulterers, only one, sus-
pected of murder, should at once be SO
| labeled by the reporters as. to indicate
who his ancestors are and what their re-
! ligion Is. We are told in the press that
Sussman, suspected Of murder, is a Jew.
] No reporter, to my knowledge, has yet
taken the trouble of enlightening us as
to whether Conductor Riggs, whose case
bore such similarity to the present one,
was Irish Catholic or Scoteh-Presbyter-
IAN. No one has yet Informed us whether
Banker Stensland of Chicago is Norwe-
| gian-Lutheran or Danish-Unitarian. The
fact that these people lived in this coun-
try, were American citizens and spoke
English, was sufficient to consider them
Americans and to ignore their ancestry
and their religious affiliations, If they had
any. But SusSman is at once heralded
as a Jew. Why?
| The truth of the matter is that while
his parents may be Jews, the young man
himself has no claim to that distinction.
for to my knowledge, he never affiliated
himself with any synagog or with any
Jewish society, fraternal or benevolent;
never mingled with or was known among
Jews, and In his childhood probably never
attended a Jewish religious school, so
that his education and his associations
were anything but jewish and we GER
tatnly have right to disclaim him. Were
he really Jew, and had he been brought
up in Jewish environment, his career
| would probably have turned out differ
emily, and the awful charge of murder
would not be hanging over him, for true
Jews are not known as murderers. At
any rate, you see the press writer's in
! justice, probably committed thoughtless-
~, in holding up the name Jew to OPP
probrium and disgrace, and thus causing
pain to every true Jew.
Rabbi S. N. Deinard
| The fact that Sussman is of Jewish
origin was mentioned simply to indicate
his race or nationality, just as he might
under other circumstances have been de-
scribed as an Englishman, or as Stems
land has been repeatedly spoken of as
Norwegian, and without thought OF
throwing discredit upon the Jews On
| the contrary, it has been the subject Of
remark in police circles that Sussman's
Jewish origin is peculiarly interesting be-
cause it so rarely happens that one Of his
race is accused Of a serious crime.
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Speeches Today.-senator Albert J..
Beveridge Of Indiana, with A.. L. Cole,
Frank M. :Nye. Moses E. Clapp and May
or D. P. Jones at the Minneapolis Audi
forum; A.. L. Cole and John A. john
son in the afternoon from same platform
at Northaeld. - - sss.ss
The. formal opening of the republican
campaign IN Minneapolis VIII take place
tonight, Senator Beveridgesas officiating.
He Will make the speech 6fSthe evening,
and the others on the program will make
only brief talks. It will be the first bow
OF A. L. Cole to a big Minneapolis au-
dience, but he will not attempt to cover
much ground tonight He will reserve
his exposition Of state issues for his
meetings here toward the close of the
campaign.
Gilbert Guttersen has come out with a
signed statement in REPUTATION Of some
campaign yarns circulated In the second
district. He includes a. sworn; statement
from his mother, giving an emphatic de-
NAL to story secretly circulated like
the Johnson canard of. two years ago,
that Mr.. Guttersen had defrauded his
father and mother out of some property.
He says that such tactics caused his de-
feat, but that he bows to the will Of the
majority.
The strained situation In the forty
| fifth district seems likely EEto be relieved.
R. G. Dunn has given his promise that
he will not run for the senate or oppose
c. j. Swanson, the nominee, and while
there Is some talk Of his running for the
! house to defeat Frank White, the Prince
ton Union comes out this week saying
that ''the three candidates were fairly
nominated, and large majority Of the
republicans of Mile Laos county ac-
| quiesce in the result"
L Frank M. Eddy confesses this week
| that he considers the primary law fail
ure in its practical workings, tho he
lobbied hard for it when first passed, and
has always believed in its principles. He
| says the fatal defect Is that it makes
lawbreakers and criminals out of respect
able citizens, who call for and vote tick
cts to which they have no right He has
a plan for obviating this, which he prom
ises to spring later on. 'rs.s r..
| Leading Hennepin republicans have
agreed to recommend Thomas H. Salmon
for secretary Of the state committee, te
succeed G. H. Warner. Mr.. Salmon was
manager Of the U. G. Williams cam
paign, but is now heartily supporting
Mayor Jones, and it Is generally agreed
| that he would make a valuable man fo1
the state organization. j. 1saG @.s .'',21
Just one correction may be necessary
in T he .Journ ais list of legisla-
tive nominees, as printed, Sept, 20. Itas-
ca county's total vote was only reported
today, and apparently T.. M. Ferguson
of Barker is nominated for the house in
the fifty-second district, instead of Wal
ter l.. Case Of Cloquet. The other hom-
1nee is George w. Knox Of Aitkin, who
leads the field easily. AS between Case
and Ferguson the official returns show
just one plurality for Ferguson, and q
contest or recount may be made. Fer
i guson came out 1855 ahead in Carlton
county and AZ in Aitkin. Case beat Fer.
guson by lat in Cass, and by SO II
Itasca. Ferguson has majorities of 20,
and Case Of 206. 9
Charles B. Cheney.
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"-Ak~-

E: HOLIDAY BOOKS FOR YOUNG
FOLk.-The fall is bringing out it's usual
number of books for the young folk. A
list Of those that: have already been re-
ceived by T h e J:ou3r:n a l.. Is given be-
low. The title: theSs author and the
word OF comm e11t''ss in each case isSsuf
IfcientS fp indicatethe character OF Ike
book Similar listssswill be#publisheds as
additional books are received. q, e.
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I It Is said that the abolition of football
has. caused a great decrease in the en-
rollment of students at the University Of
wisconsin, which leads the Chicago Rec
ord -Herald to remark that If the cane
rushes were tabooed the campus would
perhaps be tenantless.
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From st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Butte, Helena, Great Falls and many
other Montana points for $4,000 via
the Great Northern Railway until Oct.
31st. City ticket office, Third street
and Nicollet avenue.
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man. We could better spare a better
man than Castro. He is a copy maker.
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Education IS said to be the solution OF
the negro problem in the south. It
should be distributed, giving the white
man a share.
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Palma acted just as you would expect
Of a man who was over Cuba and under
Taft. -,, b.,
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S34 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on

The Rock Island'' will sell coIonist
tickets to Los Angeles, San Diego and
San Francisco daily until Oct. 81. for
$34.90. Through tourist sleeping cars
will leave Minneapolis every. Tuesday
for Los Angeles and San Francisco.
For tickets and tourist car folder apply
to A. L. Steece, city passenger agent.
or. II. G. Cobb, excursion agent, 322
Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis, MINI. q
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The Boston police are looking for a
man who introduced himself as the son
Of the president and made himself con-
spicuously unpleasant. The son of the
president ought to know that it hurts the
feelings Of policeman to be kicked in
I the knee. s.. 49, ., ,:*s::s.:.:' .--
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Pike was not. the first man to see or
climb the peak, Neither did .Americus
see America first, but he was the first
cuss to write a letter home about 1t.
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If a trust made Hunts Perfect Bak.
ing Powder. its price would probably
be about twice what you pay for It =
day.
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Only $25.00 to Seattle via the Great
Northern Railway until Oct. 3lst. City
ticket office, Third street and Nicollet
avenue.
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All that Palma can assure himself L
that Taft did not bluff him. -:
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WHIPPEp w1FE Ar A1.rAp

Carmel, ILL, Sept. 29.-Charles F. SchmittIer
exercised his prerogatiye as husband at the
altar here yesterday and whipped his wife as
soon as the Justice had pronounced The words
which made them one !. II - ~" J" - 40