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2 NEWS OF THE CITY —— . The temperature at 2:30 a. m. was 30 above zero, a drop of 11 degrees since S p. m. SHOULD VOTE FOR THEIR INTERESTS Capt. Mahan Tells G. A. R. Vet erans to Make Candidates Pledge Themselves. "There is no politics in the G. A. R.," said Capt. I. L. Mahan in an ad dress before the German-American Veterans' association yesterday after noon, "and I would not counsel this body to take up political matters in a general way.' But every veteran and every organization of veterans of the Civil war should take a hand in poli tics so far as is necessary to promote the interests of the veterans—their own interests and those of their com rades who may be more In need of it than theyr "Don't vote-for-'a man because he is a Republican or because he is a Dem ocrat; but find- ont if he is in-favor of standing by the veterans of the Civil, war. If he is vote for- him; if he is not, don't vote~?6r him, no matter what his politics may be. "After the coming encampment we ■will have a bill to be presented to our legislature at its next session, the pur pose of which will be to provide some sort of care-for the wives of veterans in this state; that is, to provide care for the veterans without separation from their wives." Here Capt. Mahan read from a news paper clipping an account of the re cent death of Moses Wheeler in a Min nesota town, and the finding of his wife's insensible form stretched across the dead body in their humble home. It was stated in the article that Mr. Wheeler was a veteran of the Civil war and had been offerd shelter in the soldiers' home, but when he found that his wife could not accompany him he decided that he would remain with her and they would brave the priva tions of poverty together. His death, It was stated, was due to want and exposure in the recent severe weather. "The wives of the old soldiers should be cared for under the flag and at the state expense; for did not they bear their share of the trials of war, and were they not loyal to their country? The veterans who have wives and remain loyal to them should be cared for, and are even more deserving of it than those who deserted their wives to go to the soldiers' home. There are some who have done that, I am asham ed to say. Why should the Grand Army bear the entire burden of keep ing these poor fellows and their wives out of the poorhouse? There are at least 200 veterans in- this state who would gladly take advantage of the privilege of going to a home if their wives could go with them." Pension for Every Veteran. Capt. Mahan also urged the members - of the German- American Veterans' asso ciation to use their utmost influence, both as an organization and as individuals, to induce the members of congress to vote for the service pension bill now pending In committee. This bill would make $12 the minimum pension for a veteran of the Civil war.' and would entitle any honorably discharged soldier who served In that war to a pension without regard to disability. "I am sorry to find." said Capt Mahan, "that some of the members of congTess and some of the government officers, and even some of the newspapers, are inclined to question the cost of the • passage of this measure.' They are opposed to it be cause they say it will increase the pension rolls $40,000,000 or $50,000,000 a year. I don't care if it would increase them $100,000,000, the bill should be passed. "Did you count the cost, my comrades, when you enlisted at $13 per month, which was paid in depreciated currency? Did you count the cost when you marched day and night and suffered all sorts of dangers and privations? Most of the men who fought in that war are now too old ' to earn a living or give anybody com petent service; and it is their right that they should be cared for. "When we enlisted and marched away to save Old Glory we were promised everything; and when we came home we were treated as heroes and made much of; and we "were promised that for the future we would be tenderly cared for. But do they talk that way now? No, they don't; and if we want to get this bill passed we will have to exert all our energies to bring it about; because there is strong opposition. I am glad to say that the senators from Minnesota are faithful to us and have promised to do their utmost for the passage of the bill. But there are senators from other states who are opposed to the measure and who must be converted before it can be passed. If any of you have any influence Either direct or indirect, that you can bring to bear on one of the members of lhe: United States senate, use it." Capt. J. D. Wood, of Garfleld post, was called upon and spoke briefly on some ■«f the point covered by Capt. Mahan. Capt. Wood said: "It is argued that the passage, of this service pension bill would increase the pension rolls from $40,000,000 to $60,000,000 a year; but those who oppose the measure on that ground do not mention that the pension rolls are at the same time be ing decreased from $25,000,000 to $40,000, --000 each year by deaths. The G. A. R. and the other organizations of veterans must be active to secure the passage of this bill. "I also heartily indorse what Capt. Ma han rms said about 6ur candidates for the legislature. Every one of them should !»e made to promise on the Bible that he will stand by the. old soldiers, before receiving the votes of the old soldiers. We wtr have to take care of ourselves if we want to be taken care of." J. li. Blackweli spoke briefly on these same questions. Capt. Burger, president of the German- American 'Veterans' association, satd he had received letters from Senators Nelr son aiad Clapp. of Minnesota, promising that they would do everything in their pO*rer to forward the passage of the serv ice pension bill; and that Senator Cockrell, of 'Missouri, who was a "Confederate sol dier, had also written him, promising to work f(jr the bill. *i[ £ "Land in the Lockup. Charles Vilehive and-Charles Maletzke, Rfter,^ wasting their substance -in riotous living, - emerged i from a Seven 8 Corners saloon last evening minus cash, but ; hay . ing- an abundance of - liquor about their persons. . They proceeded %to ; denounce j each other ; In. unspeakable terms, but final ly locked '■ arms * and strolled "down. the " street singing songs : without ; words. They brought up with a jerk against the [officer.• .on duty, who ' promptly i gave them . a free . ride in the patrol-: wagon tOr the Central static. \ /^ ■ --.. '■■.■:~Zj.'- '-. • •'."''.- v ■;? WOULV ORGANIZE k COLORED TAMMANY But the Suggestion Is Not Fa vorably Receivedby St. Paul Colored Men. Ora Hall, a colored barber, is said to be the prime mover in an effort to organize a "colored. Tammany" in St. Paul. Thus far he has not met with very flattering success, but he is convinced that" if the colored voters would get together and carry out his idea they would be in a position to dictate to the political bosses of the city. Mr. Hall's idea of a "Tammany" in St. Paul is a non-partisan organiza tion composed of colored voters pledg ed-to support any candidate agreed up on by the ocgan.i&ation. His inspiration comes"* from the suc cess of a similar organization at El gin, 111., wJiere Mr. Hall was 1 quite a mixer in local politics..*' ."He—was sec retary of* the"'Elgin,.organization and his father.was the "Dick CToker" of the crowd, and Mr. Hall is explaining to the colored-voters of St. Paul how they worked things to get about what they wanted in the way of favors from the Elgin candidates whom they sup ported. ... Mr. Hall is of the opinion that a similar organization could be success fully maintained here in St. Paul, and he launched his idea in an informal way at the meeting of the Young Men's Sunday club, held at the Pilgrim Baptist church yesterday afternoon. This-club" is made up of young col ored men, both Democrats and Repub licans, "but they did not take kindly to the alluring propositions set forth by the Illinois 5 politician. Hair explained that a club could be organized by the colored voters, regardless of party af filiation, which could be made strong enough to command promises from candidates. All propositions, such as the support of a candidate, were to be voted upon by the members, and the members were to be pledged to stand by any action the club might take. "Out organization in Elgin was a regular Tammany," said Hall enthu siastically, "and there is no reason why we could not have one here. We could then command and--get a great many more tilings for colored men from the administration. There" are nearly 1,000 colored voterg in St. Paul, and by a close alHance we could control things." Mr. Hall's word pictures were not allwrirtg enough to enthuse his colored brothers, and' the yotm'g man from Il linois was somewhat disappointed when informed that his" plan would not prove practicable in St. Paul. "In the first place there would be a fight to see who was placed at the head of such an organization," said one colored man, who has had considerable experience in local politics, "and if a Democrat were to be selected the Re publicans would not stick, and if a Re publican were selected the . Democrats would bolt." Mr. Hall endeavored in vain to show what a good thing his colored Tam many would be, but he received no en couragement from tHe members of the Young Men's Sunday club. He has not as yet given up hope of organizing such a club, and will confine his efforts to other fields. Fred L. McGhee did" not believe in an organization such as outlined by Mr. Hall, but he did believe that the colored men should show their loyalty to citizenship by exercising their rights at" the polls. He said he hoped to see every colored voter in the city register —something they had largely neglected in past years. He did not expect all of them to vote the same ticket he voted, but no matter what their poli tics might be, he wanted to see them register and vote. Mr. McGhee's suggestions were well received, arid a committee of five was named to see that as many colored voters as possible registered and voted at the coming election. PYTHIANS WILL PLAY Minstrel Show Will Be Pre sented Tonight. Yesterday afternoon's dress rehersal for the Pythian minstrel show and burletta proved very satisfactory, and the management is gratified in. being able to promise patrons a performance much above the average of amateur work. The participants are not without experience, and many have real talent as entertainers. The first performance will be given at the Metropolitan this evening, and the play will be repeated tomorrow and Wednesday evenings with Wednesday matinee. The sale of seats already as sures generous patronage. Following are the players: ""Japanese Girls—: Nina Bieber, Celia Bie ber, Bessie Emanuels. Fannie Al^schuler, Anna Elfenbein, Effle Elfenbem, Bessie Paper. Lillian Aronson, Anna Cohen. Soubrettes —Fannie Gallihan. Idelle Schumaker. May Storm, Eleanor Grozov ski, Tryxaie Callihan, Genevie Oliver, Evelyn Cavanaugh, Carolyn Trump. Shepherdessess—Nellie Whitestone, Em ma Kumrow. Blanche Rodman. Tillie Henning. Martha Whitestone. Stella Chap telaine, Anita Trump, Vivian Alien, Rose Bartell, Queenie Ardern. Brigands—J. J. Woolf, A. M. Curryer, F. A. Meek, George Campbell, J. A. Malonev, R. E. Milham, P. K. PuHe. A- J. Getty. Bum Army—A. li. Pattison, F. J. Ge han, R. E. Gehan. C. O'Connell. J. A. Rohelder, M. E. Green, W. H. GVady,. John Sharkey. W. C. Schmitt. • Cowboys—Howard Young. Peter Erma tinger, John L. Seudner, William "Conlin, Frank E. Marshall, E. H. McCarthy. James Jeffries. Ralph Siegrist. Dutch Band—H. B. Doolittle, P. F. Souer, W. E-* Chidester. Fr F. Lftnegan, C. Gorsboth. J. P. Skorcjusid, R. C. Hen ninger, William Zimmermann, R. F. Moz- netto. Ladies' Drill Team—Capt. Margaret J. Nelson, Lieut, Gussie Dohrman. Anna Hennings, Elma. Sisidenkranz. Anna Hal etrf.Alice Zarno. "Anna^Eaar, Minnie Dohr man Gussie Drevys*-~Helen Ha-rte, Mac Carter, Minnie Miller, Belle . Ainans, Katie White, Vira Merritt, AgSa Jones, Regina Kostohraz. Drill Team, St. Paul Co. No. 2, IT. R. K. of P.—Capt. E. C. Schroeder, Right Guide R. Meile, Left Guide A. H. Geiiien heyner, W. A. Hall, F. J. Carpenter, W. H. Kiimrow, M. Shapiro, George H. Fley, C. M. Hogsboom, 8.. C. Golling, "L. G. Shaekford, C. J. .Tacftson. A. Woodhouse- J. Copley, P. J. G. Mcßride, Jos Fleiss ner, Martin Igo, J. A. T.oomls,o. F. Lind strom. Kaffirs — Jamca MuTcrorie. 11. B. Churchill, Thomas MiiJerone, James Foles 1. Heralds—John White, Thomas Downey, Pages—William Brown, WHliarr: Green. '■^Oar FSfcty Deposit Vaults arc l!ie 1 best.- Security Trust Company, N. *Y. Life: bld«. ! $he£ot^ RUNDLETT PUTS A LARGE TORPEDO UNDER A REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN LIE Shows the Absurdity of the Story Thai the Street Cleaning Force of 200 Has Been Put at Work to Clinch That Many Votes for the Democratic Party—Minneapolis Has 700 Employed at This Work and Is Accomplishing No More Than St. haul's Small Force Is Now Doing. City Engineer Rundlett gave a flat denial yesterday to the story being cir culated by Republicans that the force of workmen which has for the past few days been cleaning the streets was merely given employment for the pur pose of obtaining the 200 votes which the force represents for the Democratic cause. Mr. Rundlett was surprised when he heard yesterday that such an interpretation had been placed on his efforts to clean up the streets of the city.. He said toTheGlohe: "It has long been a matter of public knowledge that the sewers of the city would be overtaxed if all" the slush and mud of the streets were allowed to flood them when the general breakup comes, and to guard against the clog ging of these sewers I set a force of 200 men at work cleanfilg out the slush and snow gradually so that when a prolonged thaw should set in the city would not be burdened with a huge expenditure for repairs of drains and sewers. "Aside from this fact I am prepared to show written requests from most of the prominent business men of St. Paul asking that the streets fronting their places of business be placed in a con- COLORED MEN TALK OF ME PROBLEM Refute Statements Made by Southern Writers in Recent Magazine Articles. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. Eleanor Taylor and Gov. Vardaman, of Mis sissippi, authors of articles on the negro problem which have been pub lished in recent numbers of different magazines, were denounced by colored speakers at a meeting of the Young: Men's Sunday club, held at the Pilgrim Baptist church yesterday afternoon. Among the speakers at the meeting were Attorney Frederick L. McGhee, Mrs. B. D. Turner and Miss Grace Howard, each of whom handled the subjects of their talks in a very vigor ous manner. Mr. McGhee took for his discussion the article recently written by Thomas Nelson Page, in which the writer told in detail of assaults upon white women by negroes* "We have been told," said Mr. Mc- Ghee, "that it would be better for the negroes if the colored people them selves would decline to discuss these matters. It might be true that it wou_ld be to the advantage of our race if there was less discussion of the sub ject, but so long as it is discussed by our white brothers, who show but little regard for the truth, we are placed in a position where we are compelled to discuss it. "Mr. Page gives statistics to show the number of assaults by negroes, but he does not compare them with as saults by white men. If he did this his article would take on an entirely dif ferent aspect. "I firmly believe that the negro has a greater appreciation of woman's vir tue than has the white man, and the records of the country will bear me out in the statement." Submits Statistics. In proof of his statement Mr. Mc- Ghee read figures and statistics to show that out of a total number of persons arrested for this crime a very small percentage of them were negroes. "We hear more of the negro in con nection with such crimes," said the speaker, "because such a crime by a colored person is often followed by a lynching and great publicity. But the cold statistics, gathered throughout the country from official records, will show that a large percentage of such offenses are committed by white men. "The trouble with most white peo ple is that they are ready to believe anything they hear about the negro, while if it were a case wherein a white man was concerned they would stop to inquire whether or not it was true. "In some of the statements made by Mr. Page in the article I refer to he has, wantonly lied about the colored man. His own statements contradict them selves. He cites cases where negroes are charged by him with committing grave offenses, where it is well known that the negroes were tried and ac quitted, and when a colored man is=ac quitted by the courts of the South' it is a pretty sure indication that he is not guilty." Mr. McGhee thought that such arti cles as that written by Thomas" Nelson Page were a great detriment to the race and he denounced the spirit which "inspired them. Mrs. B. D. Turner, wife of Dr. Turner and president of the Delfi clut> —the^ colored woman's club which was re fused admission to the state federation of woman's clubs of Minnesota two years ago—was asked to give her views on an article recently written by Mrs. Eleanor Taylor on "Negro Women." "When this task was assigned me," said Mrs. Turner, "I agreed to prepare an article regarding it, but at that time I had not read the article written by Mrs. Taylor. Since reading it I con sider it too trashy to be considered to any great extent. It is an insult to the colored woman, and was written by a woman who was either ignorant or too predjudiced to treat fairly the subject chosen by her. "The greater part of thfs article Is too trashy and vulgar to quote in a place of this kind," said Mrs. Turner, "so t will discuss only a few of her statements. 'This woman says that the colored -■■ ;i:y .- ... CITY ENGINEER RUNDLETT. Promptly. Nails a. Republican Cam paign Lie. dition fit for traffic and suggesting the employment of m. much larger force than we have at work. , Minneapolis Has 700 at Work. "The city of .Minneapolis has a force of 700 men /doing the same work and the resipts, as any one can see, are about the jßajjip. "There would be;no object in padding the city pay £011 ,£or the benefit of the Democratic party in this way, as the men would be of little value at the primaries, and the elections are so far distant that it would be ridiculous to expect these* men-to be influenced at that time by • the: fact that they are given a few tlaya' work at present. Common sense .should tell those who have circulated this story that it will fall very flat and 4n the end do them more harm than geod. "We have saved th,e city a great deal of money and are doing the work with as small a force as possible under the circumstances^ The whole story is a malicious misrepresentation of facts." woman of today is worse off than she was in the days of slavery, when she was assured of a comfortable home and enough to eat. She also declares that the colored women of- today are for the most part ignorant and are leading aimless lives of drudgery. She admits that a few colored women in the North and fewer in the South are educated, but even the educated women, she says, are content to" mimic the white women, and in following the white women she gives credit only for copying afljer the victs. "Now I want to say that this woman does not know what she is talking about. The idea of any person saying that the colored woman of today is worse off than when she was a slave! In the slave days a colored woman could not protect her. own virtue, and if her husband attempted to do so he was either punished or sold. Try to Elevate Themselves. - "Again,. • she charges" the colored women of today with copying the vices of the white women. Maybe some of them do, but why does she not men tion the fact that the colored women of today are also copying the good things of the white women? There are club» for colored women and they are doing much good-. Our own club here in Minnesota: is a power, even if we were refused admittance to the state federation. "There is one thing I will say about the c'olove'd' club women," said Mrs. Taylor with emphasis. "We have our receptions and our parties, but never yet has anyone seen carriages draw uy at the door of a home where one of these receptions was held and haul away girls and young women who are under the influence of liquor. "About the...only thing a colored woman was co*y»idered good for in the days of slavertfr'was to nurse the chil dren of her master and the abolition of these 'black mammies* is what makes so many white women mad today. "Mrs. Taylor says that very few colored people marry be,<fause of love, but I want to say that an examination of the court records right here Hn St. Paul will show that not 1 per cent of the divorces are sought by colored people. "As a matter'of'fact, the colored women are a hundred' times better off today than they were in times, and Mrs. Taylor or any rperkm who talks to the contrary is either ignorant or prejudiced." Gov. Vardamd.il, of Mississippi, who re cently wrote an article in which he stated that education" was a handicap to the negro, was thd'-'ifeixt person to come in for a scoring at the hands of the colored people. Miss Clara Howard, a graduate of the St. Paul high school, read a paper, to which she contended that an education was not a bad thing for the negro. Misleading Statistics. "Gov. Vardaman, of Mississippi, says that education among negroes makes them criminals," said Miss Howard. "He bases his assertion on the fact that a greater percentage of .negroes are arrested in, Nsw^ England, where the colored people are supposed to- better educated,, than there are in the black belt o£:-.the. South. "His figures may be true, but it is sim ply because negroes ■ are arrested in New . England for offenses which are considered trivial in the blaclt belt or the South, and of which no records ace^ kept. 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'"They ra CBPsSSl^^>^v^^^fik: T: ;: »*.- /• '-':"' ■■■■' build up run down systems, give appetite, energy, rosy cheeks, Vigor., I 'Wff/jqfM'^^m^^k^^^^ oJ|t :■'■■■'■: vitality, interest in life, ambition, where before where weakness, lasst g i^^^'^j^^PifeaF^fc^rV': ' ':: »i. i- /? . ".de« nervousness and a general run down feeling/** Reeves'lron Pills' ■ wMMJI ". -:"sSj™^S^k "^lftLl^^^fe^' C^^'v ■(^^ji- i for men women and children who need a tonic. They are gu&ratue«4 by B ■fUra W^^^V^HKnH^Q^: t)COt^W ;*" mt^ (wh<Me uar&lhteß U as: good M gold) to -do .the work or moaiey \ I m VNiN^^^^^^*^---""*^!l^l^^^^^** noake_such a guarantee, and Mr. Reeves bas GjittfxQOnOJ'l " GERMAN-AMERICAN VETERANS SPLIT ON MOVE TO JOIN CENTRAL BUND Proposition Is Carried by Vote of 19 to 6, but the Minority Does Not Gracefully Yield- President Nienstedt, of the Central Bund, Sends Forma! Invitation and Explains That the Organization Is (Not Mix- ing in Political Affairs. By a,vote of nineteen to six the Ger man-American Veterans' association yesterday afternoon decided to affiliate with the German-American Central bund. The negative portion of the body, al though numerically small, was very emphatic, at least so far as one of its constituents was concerned. When the motion to join the Central bund was put, C. H. Iltner spoke up from his seat near the door and said: "Well, I for one don't join; and if necessary I will quit this organization before I will become a member of the Central bund." It was explained by the presiding officer, Capt. Joseph Burger, that the Central bund is a representative body, and the two or three regularly ap pointed delegates would be the only members of this organization who would find it necessary to participate in the affairs of the Central bund. "That is all very well," responded Mr. Iltner, "but I cannot see trow we can derive any benefit from membership in the Central bund, and therefore don't see why we should join it." Accept Formal Invitation. The question came up In the form of a letter from H. J. Nienstedt, presi dent of the Central bund, formally ex tending an invitation which was verb ally given some time ago to the Ger man-American Veterans' association to stance, not 1 per cent of the raids on hen l'oosts are, recorded Jn the South, while in the NoYth such offenses become court records. Gov. Vardaman's figures are botjj incomplete and misleading. "Education should and does give us a broader and more unselfish view of life and enables us to appreciate and sympathize with those who are ambitious. Morally and intellectually the educated negro is above the average in citizenship. "This Mississippi governor talks of ne gro education, yet it ig true that the South has never tried it. Massachusetts spends $22.50 per capita for educating her whites, while the South spends $2.21 per capita on a people who, until forty years ago, were In bondage." Gov. Vardaman was scored for being prejudiced and unfair in his statements, and Miss Taylor had no trouble in con vincing her auditors that an. education was just as essential for the colored man as it was for his white brother. FUNERAL OF LATE FATHER DANEHY i Archbishop Ireland Will Give the Funeral Discourse. The body of the late Father Danehy, which is now lying in the presbytery of St. Stephen's church, Minneapolis, will be laid in state in the church at 5 o'clock this afternoon. This evening at 8 o'clock there will be public prayers in the church for the repose of his soul. The funeral will take place in the church on Tuesday morning at 9:50, and the fol lowing clergymen will take part in the funeral mass: Rt. Rev. James McGolrick. D. D., of Duluth, celebrant; Rev. Patrick O'Neill, assistant priest; Rev. J. F. Dol phin, deacon: Rev. J. Harrington, sub deacon; Revs. G. A. Arctander, H. Pren dergast, H. McCall, J. Fahey assistants; Rev. F. Schaeffer, D. D., master of cere monies; Rev. John Deere, assistant mas ter of ceremonies; Revs. P. Boland, T. F. Gleeson, A. McNulty, C. Corcoran, P. Kenney, T. J. Gibbons, J. M. Solnce, J. M. Cleary, honorary pall-bearers. Most Rev. Archbishop Ireland will give the last abso lution and pronounce the funeral dis course. The office for. the dead will be conducted by Rev. John Seliskar; and the choir, composed exclusively of priests, will be under the leadership of Rev. F. X. Bajec. Rev. James O'Reilly and Rev. James C. Byrne have charge of the general ar rangements for the funeral. The clergy will assemble in the parish hall at 9:15. The active pall-bearers will be Messrs. J. F. McGee, Hubert Kelly, L. S. Donaldson, Matthew McDonald, A. A. Kane, Denis Quinn, Daniel Woolsey and Jeremiah Moynihan. Railroad Offices Burn at Oswego. OSWEGO, N. V., March 6.—The gen eral office building of the New York Central railway was destroyed by fire today, involving a loss of more than $100,000. Tf*e building contained, in addition to the general offices, the American Express company's office, four stores and the Lake Shore hotel, ,which was recently erected. The origin of the fire is unknown. :.r_________£ji_^_^__j_i_iii^i: --^'-:;*«-:.--.*; «.^v> H. J. NIENSTEDT. President of the Central Bund. come into the bund. Mr. Nienstedt said in.his letter that the bund was not a political organization, and in his be lief its principles are in every way compatible with those of the Veterans' association. Adam Bohland, secretary of the Vet erans' association, said the purpose of the German-American Central bund is to make its members better Americans. Capt. Burger said he had had a talk recentfy with Col. Kiefer, and the col onel earnestly expressed the hope that this body would join the Central bund. It was' explained that the expense of membership in the Central bund would be an annual tax of 5 cents per capita of the membership of the association, and the representation would be on the basis of one delegate for every thirty members. This would entitle the Vet erans' association to three delegates, as its present membership is ninety. After it had been voted to affiliate with the Ceritral bund the president was instructed to appoint two delegates to that body, and he named Col. A. R. Kiefer and Adam Bohland. BOY GETS BUMPED BY A FREIGHT CAR Is Knocked From the Track and Pain fully Bruised. While picking up coal on the tracks of the Milwaukee railroad near Lexing ton avenue yesterday afternoon, John Jones, a thirteen-year-old boy who lives at 1081 Randolph street, wag thrown from the track by a freight car which the boy did not see ap proaching him and badly bruised and cut about the face. - - At the city hospital, where he was taken to have hia injuries attended to, it was stated that he was not seriously injured. FORESTERS WILL TAKE IN A CLASS OF 125 St. Paul Courts Will Tonight Break . ' the Record in Initiations. Courts Alpha and Minnesota, U. O. F., will tonight jointly initiate a class of 125 at Cenfral hall, 75 West Seventh street. This is the largest class ever initiated in this jurisdiction, and it is expected that there will be a big attendance of Twin City Foresters. I^ft^^Ldj lli*T~' • td2B2F"*^k'*-* "'*'■'* • * '*~ ~••' '^tm~'^^M .^^^^^^^^ an end to all X good things even to GORDON GLOVES. But they never get shabby; keep their smartness to the very last. And the seams are there when all the leather's gone. $1.50. FIFTH WARDERS PUT UP SINEWS OF WAI Contribute Cold Cash With Which to Fight Paving As- sessment in Courts. Many subscriptions were received yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Fifth Ward Citizens' association, in C. S. P. S. hall, Seventh and Michi gan streets, to pay the cost of legal proceedings by which the asociation hopes to readjust the assessment for the paving of West Seventh street. Each of the members present paid his money and accepted his receipt. No other business w-as transacted. "But this pile of currency." said Secretary D. F. Erskine, of the asso ciation," is worth a hundred speeches —greenbacks have a long tongue. We're in for a long fight and a strong fight, like our friends the Japs, and we expect Judge J. W. Willis, our attorney, to knock that assessment clean off the records. "Somebody, of course, must pay for the sandstone pavement that was laid last year on Seventh street; we don't expect to get pavements for nothing. "But we do believe that the costs should be assessed against the people directly benefited, that is, the owners of abutting property, and we believe that this assessment should be uni form and equitable. Inequity of Assessment. "Many of our members are property owners on the cross-streets only, not on Seventh street. They shouldn't pay any of the assessment. In the first place these owners were never noti fied that the improvement was going to be made. That was a clear violation of the law. And such of our members as do own abutting property can't understand why, for example, three lots side by side and pretty much the same size, should be. assessed $50, $25 and $200 respectively. I could give many instances of similar inequality, but the public understands the situa tion well enough already. "I do want to make it clear, how ever, that this is no political move. We're not 'fighting the gang;' we're not out to knock the city administration. We've organized simply and solely to protect our rights and pocketbooks: when the matter of the Seventh street assessment is settled the Fifth Ward Citizens' association will disband." WARM WEATHER, WITH RAIN, IS PREDICTED Continued warm weather is promised by Weather Observer Oliver for St. Paul and vicinity today. The temperature yes terday hovered around 42 degrees above 'zero., and it is not expected ther^e will be much change today, as the elements In this section are pretty well settled. Slight precipitation is looked for. and it will be in - the form of rain, as the weather will be too warm for snow. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative 8r0.r.0 Qulnlns Tablets. All drug gists refund the money if it fail 3 to cura. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 250.