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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

st. Paul, April 12-The house in
committee of the whole has recon-
mended for passage the Saugstad bill,
extending the primary election
system to the nomination of al state
officers. On an informal ballot on the
main question without considering
details on which there are differences,
the project secured Sc favorable votes,
to but 10 against. The most difference
of opinion developed was as to the
date for the state primary, the second
Tuesday in June. The city delega-
tons objected to this as too early.
They were appeased by a promise
that they could insert an amendment
making the date later in the three
large counties or cities of the state.
The senate today was not so kindly
disposed to the proposition of the
primary election for nomination and
practical election of United States
senators by the people. Henry McColl
of ST. Paul endeavored to have his
bill on this subject reconsidered. The
reconsideration failed to carry, 80
against, % for it, The bill had been
indefinitely postponed last Wednes-
day.
The house commodity rate bill, a
revamping of the Schaller senate bill,
passed the senate today with 40 votes
in its favor and but against-Sena-
tors Calhoun, Smith and Dunn. This
bill cuts existing commodity freight
rates throughout the state about 10
per cent.
The senate also passed the univer-
sity appropriation bill of Senator j.
I. Elwell of Minneapolis, after adopt
ing an amendment by Senator Clague,
cutting down the proposed appropria-
ton for each four years from $500, 600
to $25O,OOO. The bill authorizes ex-
penditure of $50, 900 for ladies' dor
mitory, $25O,UOO for an emergency
building, $1,000 for pharmacy and
dental building, and the balance for
additional campus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19

st. Paul, April 15-This was a day
of small things with the Minnesota
legislature. There was considerable
business accomplished of a routine
nature, advancement and passage of
bills. In the senate, the Paully nom
partisan judiciary bill passed by a
vote of SO yeas, q nays. An effort
was made to exempt probate judges
but failed. The bill to establish a
commission of ten members to have
charge of the extension of the capitol
grounds passed with but ten votes in
the negative. The bill had the ORR
ginal 100000 appropriation cut out,
and it is left to the discretion of the
finance committee in drawing the
general appropriation bill as to how
much will be allowed for this purpose.
The bill to provide for reorganization
of the state guard on lines like the
regular army and following the terms
of the Dick federal bill, passed on
motion of Senator Hardy, chairman
Of the committee on military affairs.
One of the important changes made
by the bill is to extend the term of
office of the adjutant general from 2
to 6 years. The bill to create state
board Of immigration to advertise and
bring settlers to the state, was passed
by a vote of SO to 20. Senator Thorpe
of Willmar was anxious to have the
original appropriation of $500 re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19

Ine existence of life IN otner worlds
has been more generally admitted by
scientific men than by the average in
diyidual. 1t is, however, interesting
to note that DR.. A. Kirschmann, pro-
fessor of philosophy in the University
of Toronto, has expressed himself
very strongly regarding his belief
that life exists in other planets. He
even contends that on other bodies
where conditions Of temperature, OF
carbon, nitrogen, weather, etc., arc
different from our own we have NO
good reason to conclude that condi-
lions may not exist to permit t-.sIli.
rent ne comparable soess eva. :.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19
Trees in Suburban Roads.

The planting of rows of trees In
suburban roads began in 1875. In
France the custom came into vogue
during the Revolutionary eras-1770
and 1S4S-and were known as "TreeS
OF Liberty" They were cut down in
1850, when riots ~ved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19

ST. Paul, April 13-The house spent
the greater part of today consider
ing the Putnam and Spooner bills
for the creation of a girls industrial
training school. The fight ended
with defeat of the Putnam bill and
passage of the Spooner bill. The
former represented the interests of
Red Wing and required the new in
stitution to be located at that city.
The Spooner bill originally provided
the institution be located in some
county not already having state
institution, and was finally amended
to permit the board of control of state
institutions to locate the school where
it sees fit. The Spooner bill has been
aided since its introduction some
weeks ago, by persistent lobby of
woman representing the Minnesota
Federation of Women's clubs. In
fact the bill was drawn by that or
ganization and Mr.. Spooner selected
to introduce it.
The house came to vote late today
On the Putnam bill first. The bill
drew but AZ votes in its favor to SO
against. The Spooner bill then was
put to vote, when the roll call was
tWo-thirds over it became evident it
was going to pass, and band wagon
move started, a number who had
voted against the bill changing and
voting for it, and "a votes were fin
ally announced for it, only 60 being
necessary.
The passage of the Spooner bill was
practically the only mark of the house
today. In the senate it was day of
little Importance outside of the fact
that tremendous amount of routine
work was disposed Of, close to a hun
dred bills being advanced from gen.
eral orders to the calendar.
An important bill killed by the sem
ate was the Wright bill to require all
cows whose milk product is sold to be
required to pass the tuberculine test.
Altho this bill would guarantee pure
milk, cream and butter, it was con-
sidered too drastic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19

Boards as Sisd or mourning.
In ancient Rome men only grew
boards as a sign of mourning. In
Egypt all went clean shaver, but in
Assyria only the slaves and peasants
shaved,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19

taine ! in he bill but this was striken
out and the matter left for the finance
committee to include in the general
appropriation bill.
Senator Ole o. Sageng of Otter
Tail, attempted to have three mea-
sures passed, but only landed home
run with one. The one the senate
consented to pass for him is to ex-
empt successful primary election can
dldates from having to pay any addi-
uonal election fees to get on the gen.
eral election ballot. The bills that
fell by the wayside called for nom
partisan county superintendent OF
schools, and the last one for publlca-
ton Of the session laws in pamphlet
form instead of as newspaper supple
ments.
The senate also passed the Wright
bill providing pensions of $15 month
for citizen-soldiers of the Indian
troubles of 1862. Two members of
senate, George P. Wilson of Minnea-
polls and George Pugh of Duluth,
come under the provisions of the bill
and were excused from voting. An
other bill passed by the upper house
was the Alderman measure establish
ing a new state fish hatchery at
Deerwood in Crow Wing county.
In the house, the entire day was
occupied with consideration of bills
in committee of the whole and
advancing of certain of these mea-
sures to the calendar.
The governor today exercises his
veto power for the first time, in re-
fusing to approve of a bill to permit
insurance journals under certain
conditions to publish legal statements
of insurance companies. 1t is under
stood the governor has consented to
give his approval to the introduction
of bill which will legalize the pub
location of annual statements of
insurance companies in all the papers
throughout the state, and that such
bill will be introduced in day or
two with the hope that country
paper influence will aid in its passage
under suspension of the rules.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-19

st. Paul, April 16-After siren
uous day, the house passed the anti
pass bill. The bill bears the name of
II. G.. Hicks of Minneapolis, but after
the enacting clause, the bill is in en-
tirety an amendment by the COM
mittee on railroads, and is to go into
effect Dec. 81, 1908. An amendment
offered by A. j. Rockne was talked
on which prohibits use of passes by
any one who is connected with any
political organization, or candidate
for office, or who holds an office I'M
der the constitution or statute. This
is to prevent such persons securing
passes under the allegation that they
are employees in any way of ID rail-
road. There were 103 votes in favor
of the bill, and but against it. The
three were representatives Saugstad,
Opsahl and Void. The bill was de-
bated at length. John G. Lennon of
Minneapolis opposed the measure.
Judge Hicks Endorsed it, but admitted
he believed the bill had faults. The
bill is remarkable for it's long list of
exemptions. 1t permits passes to be
given to physicians, attorneys and
bona fide employees of any road, and
dependent members of their families;
representatives of railroad labor Or
CARNATIONS, children under seven,
ministers of the gospel, secretaries of
the Y. NJ. G. A. and persons engaged
in charitable work, INDECENT, destitute
and homeless persons, inmates of
soldiers homes, custom inspectors,
immigration inspectors, witnesses,
and caretakers of shipments. 1t fur
Their provides a one trip pass may be
issued for discharged employees good
for thirty days following such dis
charge.
A number of important bills in adj
dition to the anti-pass measures in
the house were passed today. In the
senate these included the V. B. Sew
ard bill to establish an additional SUBJ
experiment station and agricultural
school in Lyon, Lincoln or Yellow
Medicine county, to be definitely To-
Gated by the state university regents.
The house bill for the establishment
of state farm for inebriates under
control of the state board of control.
The Frank Clague bill, restricting
the maximum number of senate men,
bers to 63, and house members 121.
The Pauly bills establishing state
printing plant in the basement of the
old capitol and appropriating $4,000
therefore; and an appropriation of
$150,O0O for printing expenses the
next two years.
In the house, bills passed included
the Saugstad bill providing primary
election for nomination of state
officers. The Senator Thorpe bill
creating state immigration bureau.
The H. w. Libbey bill transforming
the state labor bureau into a depart
ment of labor, industries, and COM
merce. A number of ''joke" bills
were also acted on amid much humor
and bantering. The first of these was
the Alvin Rowe bill giving a reward
of $50 for arrest and conviction of
chicken thieves. A. j. Rockne called
attention to the bill affording fine
means for man to get big price
for his chickens, but the house laugh
ingly passed the measure. Another
was j. r. Randall's bill to compel
muzzling of dogs from May 1 to Sept.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
SAN FRANCISCO UNDER THE KNIFE

GAN FRANCISCO is undergoing severe surgical operation
The process painful but necessary The patient will come
through will be and suffering Names that
have stood high social political and commercial lite
OF the CITY will beyond the possibility OF rehabilitation
these men escape prison stripes they will be lucky They have
themselves blame and under the neNorae conuo o us0e
they reap they have There is no brbker
brbegper did first The temper is worse
the and has less excuse because ne IS not ouo
among the par cheap rasca nouhed atmosphere
that makes graft god The bribegver holds his head high
among the people called He cannot plead necessity or
lacl of knowledge Of the iniouv of dongs His motive
vulgar greed and his soul for price with the fullest
I5 that he IS committing crime against humanity debaucf
ing whole commonwealth by an example OF successu ouawr
rewarded by rank, position influence
Whether or not will possble-the prosecution says it
io nail the used by the United Railroads to bnbe
Supervisors for moment since the grant otthe overhead
trolley any doubt existed the public mind that
bbes passed la is what MI fatk Oanoun srnds lo
eye He is successful captain on industry
and an example for youth to imltatel
sale Of privileges and protection matter OF common
knowledge resting on moral certainty prosperous mpunty
OF the bbe-gives anything else debauch
public example OF profitable 1t not
surprising that in the popular idea gtedged rascal has
n he nfonded with the captain of industry and
Nor will the cleansing process be complete until vena newspapers
given moral support eminenty respectable bbe-
The business graft San Francisco
American city greater less degree has always existed
here but never OF organized greed that Ruef
established The long suffering tolerance OF an eagong and liberal
community capitalized by this sordd rascal until everything
there exeption-as for sale There line OF business
that made yield its tax to Ruet and his crew OF
parasites.
The business Of killing agreeable but time
uen Datence ceases to be virtue The industry OF graft
successful only as long regard worth their
time seek and punish the rascals These
rarely ability They do rise above the plane OF petit
logging artness They mostly police shyster
type Il only effort by determined backed
by an community bring them to the bar OF justice
That happened Francisco The impuden roguks
years have deed honesty and decency running for
and their leader is in jail
The knife will cut deep 1t will be
rennore the San Francisco redeemed regen-
Grated and dsenthralled
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
PUBLICITY FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORAL

-HEY prosecuting booders New York State but
the irepressble conflict the graer and the honest
men raging another field and with than
severity. Hughes this instance the proagonist
government and arayed against him the combined
Democratic and Republican machines, fighting Tor life
The doubtful for the battle-ground is in the Legisla
because the Assembly has shown
majority of the reforms backed by Hughes
favored by Hughes the most important and
the greatest general the public utilities bill Its
provisions sweeping searching They may
New York immediately but their general scope will
sooner be followed by every State in the Union
The bill having full jurisdiction of every
variety of complaint that be brought against public service
corporations business OF such enterprises
must be open If brbes paid they must be made
appear supplied the commission They may
be ved the disguise Of payments for legal but the
commission viii have follow all such transactions and
require explanation OF the OF the service
The intended the practice of watering stocks
Not dollars of securities be issued by public service
copoaon of the commission. Nor will
oon be permitted stock OF another without demon
ng to the commission that the transaction accords with good
public policy Under law Of this kind would have been mpos
be TO carry long series of fictitious stock by which
street system OF San Francisco that have
s7o0O0O0O to construct been capitalized for $80000000
The weak place all such legislation Ies of in the
personal EQUATION corrupt board like the State Railroad Com
mission of California may do much nuy the policy of the
law The California commission is dead thing partly because
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
Thought More of
Art Than Profits

potan Company Heinrich Coned who has just resigned ~
aduous post authority did farthing whether the com
pany money the financial part was OF @
Importance He would give the pubic
hghprd production merely that the opera
the other hand would give ou
great prma male singer and MI Out ms
do know how was IN New Ior our
that how he would Eae Seo
available and be sathed because
he knew that giving Conried would perhaps
the rest OF the cas woud
nggard1y salaries which was
the to sing lot
10 the
prma donnas gave tn
the for this country ne PAID
had received Europe lie dld not
would
with his donn even when ne
spelling because OF It. he used TO
good business their nus
bands usually told remember OF star to whom
paid performance and whose contract certain
named Fhe listed Tor
performance road When the time to
refused abide by her
she had signed for not she SIMPLY
and fatty held against singing the role
"Wel hen you it. But cannot sub
performances
may drop will $4,000 less than contract
proved cards Of the
pan three performances IN
grahed But when the three performances
were she paid FOR
the hodup because the prna donna
would been financial suicide
for the management withstand her demand
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21

Mrs. W. G. Bramwell of Los ANGELES
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
THE RIVERS AND THE SWAMP LANDS

THE national enterprise that will the attention
the improvement of navigation the
the past waterways have been sadly neglected
present they rather of danger than
profit spring and low
the fall
Recognizing the President has appointed
ca field report Congress- We
hope will be handled broad and logical spirit
recognizing of lands bordering the
incidental but should likewise be object
undertaking. equal Importance keeping the
of these lands merely
principle already recognized by the national Govern
irrigation and the redemption Of the arid lands
The swamp territory although of smaller than the dry regions
of greatly superior fertility The OF reclamation
confnng the their channels
time The be left to complete the work
California large and important interest the work pro-
posed interested keeping open and developing the
great waterways and San Joaquin valleys
of the fertile delta of the
whose productivity have in the past been greatly
impaired by floods.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
Personal Mention

L. H. Long of Santa Barbara,is at
the Imperial
Mr. and Mrs Norris Osgood Of New
York are at the Hamlin-
Frederick straus. an oil broker OF
New York. is at the Majestic
F. w, eeorgeson. a banker OF Eureka.
registered at the St Francis yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Dupin of Los
Angeles registered at the Hamlin yes
terday.
B.F Ankerny Of Alliance. Nebr.. and
W F. Frey of Toledo. Ohio. are at the
Hamlin.
Mrs NJ G. Heintz. editor of the Rural
Californian Of Los Angeles. is at the
Dorchester.
state Printer W. W. shannon and
Mrs. shannon Of Sacramento are at
the. Jefferson.
N, n Brockway. prominent hotel
man of New York. accompanied by hls
wife. is at the St Francis.
F. J. Semple. a hardware manufac-
turer of St. Louis, accompanied by his
wife. registered at the st. Francis yes
terday.
Frank A. Somers Of the firm of SOM
ers & Co. has returned from Washing
ton. d. c., whittier he went with his
mother a few weeks ago. Mrs. SOM
ers remains in the East
AIr. and Mrs. H l. Mason have re-
turned from Humboldt. where he has
been on account of poor health He
is well-known hotel man of this city.
They are staying at the Hamlin.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21

private property of the Southern Pacific Com
pany partly the gift of under the law IS
Detective railroad commission that desired to
the but found to be
Federal constitution construed byusce
Since that time the politics of the State has been con-
by the Southern Pacific Company but there
signs of awakening.
greatest the New York lies in the publicity
When the transactions public
the corrupt commission will hesitate to
Suppose for instance that the accounts OF the
Railroads urng bureau put under the microscope
of such bureau presumption, from the
corporation rarely damages but the
provides exposing the This is but single
good that would be compassed by insisting
fullest publicity for the transactions Of all public service
corporations
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
Rise and Fall of
a Matinee Idol

NNoC anu az "a would shed
a Matinee IDOL tears for him he frsca among
of the Vienna Prater Imperial Austrian Orchestra Scheel
mpreible
and by his leadership and his
Sunday Metropolitan Temple
righteous
church and listen interpretations Wagner and
when the Cavaer Rustcana
and
that in time became with its oyng
famiia TO US IS a
symphony established by Adoph Bauer the Tvoh.
the the director of that and of the Phil
harmonic Orchestra John Mquard had
prosperity for Scheel and his
Of
period He regarded
mbod OF "The
motions these made him
he leave host of regretful
He led
as before poetry had
stout
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21

The Southern Pacific and also other
transcontinentaI lines are to be con-
graduated on their intention not to
gard to the valuation of tickets. This
system has been the source of much
trouble and also prolific of much an
noyance to the travelling public. The
Interstate Commerce Commission made
a ruling that no ticket could be vail
dated short-ef destination. This meant
that if person bought a ticket for
Los Angeles via San Francisco. he
would have to go to Los Angeles,
whether he liked 1t or not, so as to
have his ticket validated and made
good for the return trip. II he re-
fused to make the journey to Los
Angeles he forfeited his ticket, be-
cause he did not comply with the law
nor could he mail the ticket to los
Angeles for valuation. He had to pre-
sent the ticket in person. 1t can be
readily understood that this system
provoked anger and futile remon-
strances. The Southern Pacific had to
bear the brunt of the complaints, and
now the Southern Pacific and other
transcontinental lines expect to publish
a provision in their new tariffs which
tickets at the principal points in Cali
fornia without holders having to go to
Los Angeles or come to this city
The contracting freight agents of the
different lines in the city are giving
the big shippers a dose Of the medi-
cine they have been taking for years
and are wondering how the merchants
like 10 stand at the doors of railroad
men begging that their freight be
hauled. In other years the merchant
kept the freight solicitor cooling his
heels by the hour, till he deigned to
give him an interview. Now the tables
are turned.
aIt's entirely different now said a
freight man as he lounged in his chair
and told the Office boy to tell shipper
10 wait. 81 remember the day very
well when / waited at that mans office
when he was laughing and joking and
/ standing like a mummy. Now ] am
going to laugh" and he laughed long
and loud That's the way TO get even,"
he continued. This year will teach many
a shipper q lesson in courtesy. 1t will
teach them that waiting isn't a funny
thing at ALL" and he laughed more
boisterously than ever. "The only COR
peration that is making money out Of
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-21
In the Joke World

'sNow, Willie" said the teacher, can
you tell me why we have interoceanic
canals?"
$50 people that get appointed com
missioners can find good jobs in New
York.--Chicago Record-Herald-
ayes. this is my ancestral home: 1t
was here first saw the light Of day
twenty years ago.
why, you poor thing! You must
have been blind for ten years after your
birthr"-Houston Post
.sIf the Senator will pardon me for
interrupting him. blandly spoke one
of the other Senators, '-he is not stick
ing to his text.
INV text!" thundered the fiery states
man; this is not sermon, sirl This is
roar
whereat he continued his roaring
Chicago Tribune.
no" said the candid kleptomaniac.
sswhen I'm arrested for pilfering I
never give my real name. 1t would
compromise too many people"
Indeed; and what Is your name?" in
uufred the magistrate.
John smith "~-Tit-Bits-