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Are bocomin.tr wonderfully popular in I St. Paul and vicinity. Nearly 2.000 ( have been sold here and giving the € best of satisfaction. \ Many of our best musicians are us- Ing them. It is one of the most de pendable Pianos made in America. CALL OR WRITE Raudenbush Bldg.. 6th and St. Peter. <, City News. Crushes Finger in Wringer—While play- Ing with a wringer yesterday morning. Gladys Larson, a four-year-old child liv ing with her parents at 1863 Prior avenue. baa the thumb of her right hand caught and crushed. Another State Bank Authorized —A new stale bank at Pari'ur. Watonwan county, uthorized by the state bank exami ner's department yesterday. It is known as the Suite Hank of Darfur, and has a capital of $10,960. Confers With Dearth —Miles M. Dawson, of New York, who is prominently known as an Insurance actuary, is in the city in attendance at the A. O. U. W. convention, and spent a portion of yesterday in con ference with Insurance Commissioner Elmer H. Dearth. —o — Fined for Spearing Bass —S. F. Fuller ton, executive agent of the state game and lish commission, has been notified that Ole Prestagaxd and Earl Horn were fined $10 each at Fergus Falls yesterday for spearing bass, which at this season of the year Is contrary to law. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHIL DREN' WHILE TEETHING, with PER FECT STCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Draggista in every part of the world. 3e sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." and take no" other kind. Twenty-live cents a bottle. DR. OHAGE SPEAKS UP FOR DR. P. M. HALL Says the Indictment of Minneapolis Health Commissioner Is an Outrage. "I see that Dr. Hall, the Minneapolis health commissioner, has been indicted by the grand jury because he did not visit the pest house of that city," com mented Dr. Ohage yesterday afternoon. "Well, from what I know of Dr. Hall and the conditions he has to contend with," added Dr. Ohage, "it is an out rage. He is an aggressive, fearless of ficer, and I know has been trying to give Minneapolis a clean, healthy ad ministration. "The whole trouble is that every de partment in Minneapolis is hampered with politics, and Dr. Hall has had his troubles in this respect. The poli ticians want to run the department, and he would not have it. Dr. Hall is not of my school—he is a homeopath— but I think just as much of him. He is a good official, has been trying to do his duty, and, I think, need not have any fear regarding the outcome of the present trouble." Deposits made on or before July 5 in our savings department, will receive three months interest at 3% per cent on Oct. 1. Security Trust company, N. Y. Life Bldg. SMALLPOX CONDITIONS SHOW IMPROVEMENT Report for Week Shows Decrease in Number of Cases. Smallpox conditions throughout the state, as disclosed in the report of the state board of health for the week ending June 8, are slightly improved. In the period covered in this report there were reported a total of 114 cases and six deaths in the state, and the figures for the preceding week were 130 cases and seven deaths. One of the deaths was in St. Paul, two in Wi nona, two in Staples and one in Hib bing. The larg-est number of cases reported in any one locality was eleven in Pierz township, Morrison county. Lux emburg reported ten cases; St, Cloud and Holding nine each; Wabasha and Duluth eight each, and St. Paul six. Tn Renville county there were six scat tered cases, and in Isanti and Meeker counties five each. If The Judges Decision J^mm^M m a HE SUMS UP THE COFFEE CASE jf ti^v__^^^^^^^^^^^^^S 1 f| A judge of Creeds, Va., announces^ himself as a .___ fl Eas^ 1§ If "reformed coffee toper" and gives authority to make f|||| J||%^^ W^^S ' if "For years the coffee habit had been growing on me until p£(^| *«§ fl^Hlfi >S'":\'?S |J my condition was getting serious. I have considerable writing VSKiIL W-^^^^^-W:3sS?iiv*^^9 jg to do and had become so nervous that I had to depend almost LWlk S^IT Jh :| entirely upon my wife to do the writing. Sometimes when it rßafl| :^^^«fc|a^¥^J M was imperative that I sign my name my hand trembled so I -^'"<:-^if^B could scarce do it. iff^vllgi j|| I "I had severe headaches, stomach trouble, heart trouble, also some o311}?--^^%^M I rheumatism. A friend, Rev. , one day sent me a package of Postum *^^^^^^~^'^'""'-'' :7^'->:3^3 H Coffee, with request that Z give up coffee and make a Bir^^--^;^^^^^gM|i^^^^^ i vjhw MAjf wuw u*yQ oXiiic*cd zo* yc«!trs rii*iiT'^ jr.,. .> jn^, li cofriee and usin S Postum. We now think it a much better iTh^^vxT^^-^^^^ Im drinkthancither "ffee or tea. I have known of a number of J^V.^^C^^^Sli 11 cases that have been entirely cured or greatly benefited by I PH 1 fl^@L having off coffee and using the food beverage, Postum." [ I |N^ ' Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. ; \gr^§ ' FIRST DIRT FLIES FOR NEW THEATER IN ST. PAUL Excavation Is Begun at Cedar and Fifth and Plans for New Play House Are in Hands of Builders—Con tracts Not Yet Closed Definitely. One of the many new theater dreams that St. Paul has been indulging in the past three months is booked for realization within the next two weeks. Klaw & Erlanger, the well known Eastern theatrical syndicate, are the latest promoters, and steps toward the consummation of the new playhouse have progressed so far that plans and specifications for the new building are now being scx-utinized by local con tractors. The plans for the new theater are in the hands of M. J. O'Neil. and. if built, will be located on the two lots owned by him at the northeast corner of Cedar and Fifth streets. Excava tions for the basement of the struc tures were commenced Monday. The theater will have a frontage of 100 feet on Fifth street and the same on Cedar. Plans Are Here. "Eastern parties are negotiating with me for the erection of a theater on my lots at the corner of Fifth and Cedar streets, said Mr. O'Neill last night, but I cannot speak positively regarding the outcome. The plans for the building are here, and while every thing seems assured, there might be some hitch. If built, it will be as fine and handsome a playhouse as there is in the two cities. I have no knowl edge of the character of the plays that will be produced in it. but I know that it will not be given over to vaudeville. Another week I think will determine positively whether the theater will be built or not." This theater is the one spoken of by The Globe some weeks ago, when work on the two lots which Mr. O'Neil was then clearing off for an office building was suddenly stopped. The lots were inclosed with a fence, and nothing done until Monday, when ex cavating began. Mr. O'Neil then gave out that if the theater was built it would involve an expenditure of nearly $100,000. MR. ROSEN'S LAUNCH WILL BE A BEAUTY Assemblyman Is Building Craft That Will Adorn the River. Assemblyman A. T. Rosen, of the Sixth ward; will soon be the owner of one of the handsomest launches on the Mississippi river. The St. Paul Boat company is build ing the craft! and it is a beauty in style and appointments. The boat is nearly fifty feet long, is equipped with a thirty horse-power gasoline marine engine, and is of oak construction throughout. The cabin, which is a roomy affair, is in the natural wood and has attach ed a perfectly appointed kitchen, to gether with bath room and lavatory. The boat, when launched, is to be quartered near Mr. Rosen's establish ment, on the West side; and for its protection a harbor will be built. The harbor will probably be the nucleus of the one that Dr. Ohage has long had in mind, his cherished idea being to have the shallow channel to the south of Harriet island cleaned out and made into a refuge for all the small craft owned in the city. BICYCLIST LOSES TOES UNDER STREET CAR Young Isadore Atlas Has Foot Crush- Ed in a Collision. Isadore Atlas, ten years of age, had the toes of his right foot crushed yes terday afternoon on West Seventh street, at the corner of Walnut street, by falling from a bicycle against a street car and getting his foot under the rear wheels. Isadore and his brother Maurice, aged six years, were riding down West Seventh street on their father's bicy cle, Isadore on the seat propelling the wheel, and Maurice on the handle bars. The two lads had left their home, 287 Sherman street, and were riding to gether down to the shop of their father, Philip Atlas, tailor, 319 Wa basha street. As they came down the incline on Seventh street, approaching Walnut street, Isadore, whose view was slight ly obscured by his brother in front of him, steered near to the car tracks and collided with a west-bound Sev- enth street car. The wheel struck the car on the right side, near the front. At the impact, Maurice, the small boy on the handle bars, struck his head sharply against the car and fell back wards. Isadore fell alongside of the car. his right foot falling upon the track, df rectly under the rear wheels, which passed over it. The boy was stunned by the fall and was picked up by per sons who carried him to the sidewalk. The police ambulance was summoned and after Dr. E. A. Meyerding, police surgeon, had attended the boy's in jury he was taken to the city hospi taL His back was badly strained, and it will be necessary to amputate three of the toes. Maurice, though badly bruised upon the head, was able to walk home. IN OAKLAND HE FINDS REST FROM SUFFERING Remains of Archibald Christie Laid in the Grave. The funeral of Francis E. Christie, son of Rosa D. and the late Archibald Christie, was held from the family residence on Ross street yesterday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of the friends of the young man, who had been an invalid for a number of years, but through all his suffering had maintained a cheer ful disposition that had endeared him to all who had the pleasure of his ac quaintance. Rev. John Copeland, who conducted the services at the house and grave, in the course of his remarks, spoke of the high Christian character of the de parted young man, and trusted that his life would be an inspiration for others. The Masonic quartette san£. some of the hymns the young man loved to hear while in life, and thg body was laid to re3t in Oakland amid banks of flowers, tributes from lov ing friends. Mr. Christie was but twenty-six years of age at the time of his death, and had been confined to his bed for the last twelve years with an incurable disease of the bones and muscles. GANG WITH A GRUDGE PUMMELS MR. JOHNSON He Says They Sought Revenge Be- cause He Protected a Boy. George Johnson, an employe of the street railway company, residing at 241 Harrison avenue, was assaulted yesterday evening on Harrison avenue near Smith avenue, as he was on his way home from work. Johnson says he was walking along the street, when a gang of five young men, who had been playing handball against a barn, rushed about him and struck him sev eral blows in the face. As a result of the nummeling he re ceived he had a swelling on his left cheek and a number of bruises and contusions about the nose. Johnson, according to his story, was completely at the mercy of his assail ants, some of them holding his arms and the others pounding his face arid head. The timely arrival of Patrol man Nicholson saved Johnson. At. sight of the officer the gang took to flight. Two boys were overtaken and 1 placed under arrest. They gave their names as Walter Clark, aged sixteen, and Charles O'Conor, aged seventeen. Johnson says that the gang bore a grudge against him since a week ago' Sunday, when he protected a young boy whom, he says, they *rere abusing. Lunch at the New Restaurant, 401-403 Jackson, between Sixth and Seventh. MADE $415 WORTH OF HER BOARDERS QUIT Jury Fixes Damages of a Boarding House Keeper at That Sum. The jury which heard the case brought by Bridget Noonan against Julius Bjornstad, returned a verdict yesterday morning in favor of the plaintiiff, fixing her damages at $415. Mrs. Noonan leased the old Daly home on Dayton avenue from the de fendant and started a boarding house. While she was occupying the premises, the defendant, in preparing for the erection of a new apartment house, piled up building material on her lot. This, she says, injured her business and caused a number of her boarders to leave her place. She asked for damages in the sum of $13,000 Gives State the Best of It. State Auditor Iverson yesterday re ceived a check for 36 cents, the smallest sum that. has ever been paid into the state treasury. The check is sent by Jo seph. Burns, of Duluth, in payment of the state tax on the steamer Louis of 11 8-10 tons burden. Properly the tax figured at 3 cents per ton, should be hut 35 4-10 cents, so Mr. Burns is giving the state slightly the best of it. Eight to Get the Royal Purple. Minnesota Encampment No. 1, I. O. O F., will have an interesting meeting on Friday evening at Odd Fellows' hall Fifth and Wabasha, when the degree team will confer the royal purple degree in full form upon a class of eight. A large num ber of visitors is expected from patri archs in the city in attendance upon the meeting of the A. O. U. W. SEVENTEEN CO FROM MACALESTER'S Largest C^p in History of the College Is Graduated With Exercises in Which the Co-eds Take Important Part — Trustees Organize Committees for the Com ing Year. The co-eds shone yesterday at the commencement exercises of Macalester college, when it was unanimously deemed by all present that Miss Mary Rankin, who read the salutatory ad dress, and Miss Bessie Doig, who de livered the valedictory, had given the most scholarly, most smoothly deliv ered and the most philosophical and profound addresses of the entire six orations. The subject of Miss Rank in's oration was '"The Advantages of Disadvantages," and that of Miss Doig's, "Browning, the Poet of the Universe." It was conceded that the oration ranking next was that of Henry Mor gan, "The Lion of the North." The other orations were: "The Spirit of Jesuitism," R. L. Kilpatrick; "The Antiquity of Socialism," Miss Julia A. Elmer; "The Personality of Man," Eb enezer T. Ferry. The graduating class of seventeen was the largest* number of young peo ple who everjturned their faces from the doors of ? Macalester. Four of them were yotmg women and thirteen young men. They were: Miss Mary J. Rankin, Breeze, Minn.; Bessie Doig, Claremont, Minn.; Julia A. Elmer, Hamline; Inez God ward, El bow Lake, Minn.; John M. Da vies, Lake Crystal, Minn.; Peter Erickson, Kasson, Minn.; Robert L. Thompson, Port Colborne^ Ontario; Robert M. Hood, P. W. V Jacobson, Lanesboro, Minn.; Donald N. Macßea, Winnipeg, Man.; Henry .Morgan, Little Falls, Minn.; Pitt M. Walker, Macomb, 111.; William M. Weber and Max M. Wiles, Yorktown, lowa. To these the. diplomas were present ed by Dr. James Wallace, president of the college. Following this ceremony it was announced that the degree of doctor of divinity had been bestowed upon Rev. Joseph Wilson Cochran, a graduate of the class of 1890, at pres ent pastor of the North Minster church, Philadelphia. Fully 300 persons partook of the an nual commencement banquet, and aft er-dinner speeches were delivered by Rev. Dr. Clellan, Duluth; Rev.. Dr. A. V. Marshall, First Presbyterian church, Minneapolis; Prof. Shaw, chairman of the boards of trustees, and Dr. James Wallace, president of the college. The rostrum speakers were Rev. Dr. A. V. Marshall; Rev. Dr. Denner, Al bert Lea; Rev*; Dr. J. M r Fulton, Cen tarl . Presbyterian ' church, St. Paul; Rev. E. H. Moore, Red Wing, Minn., and Prof. Thomas Shaw. In his speech Dr. Wallace dilated upon- the Verip pleasing fact that ten of the graduates, inclusive of the four young women, had expressed a deter mination to pursue£^mnisteriai or mis sionary career|. ' , At the conclusion of the* commence- ment programme the graduates, with invited friends, took the customary an nual boat ride up the Mississippi to the Minnesota Fiver and back. Trustees Hold Meeting. .-• . . Immediately after, the exercises *;> the ..board?; o€ trustees reconvened and took up the unfinished business where . it haS: been left off at Tuesday's c ad journment, --J "_ : ■-■■■-; y A number of \ new directors "were added to the existing 1 list, the new members being 'Rev. Dr. "W. H. W. Boyle; pastor House of Hope church; Jason W. Cooper. St. Paul; E. C. Stringer, St. Paul; C. C. Carpenter, Minneapolis, a'h^ Rev. Dr. A. V. Mar shall, First Presbyterian church, Min neapolis, .. ~>tw s'^'s- ;. .:: . The bfficersn for the ensuing fiscal year I were: President, Prof. Thomas ShatV; £vieg president, R. A. Kirk; secretaft?;.:B. F. Wright; treas urer, C. E. Kt^fean!: * . The most iVp&l question considered by the board was the discussion of the financial situation in relation to the matter of curvetrt expenses and endow ments. : ■ ] v" ' ' '" In referring^ the Question of cur rent expenses' the members '" thought the outlook to, be very hopeful; but in the . matter ;«£ T {endowments .I 1 it was found necessary -■-to/v instruct the en dowment coHftnfttee: to meet in the very near future to consider the as pect of affairs'in that direction. The committee is^^pmposed .as follows: Chairman, R. A. „ Kirk; St. Paul; R. C. Jefferson, St. F,,aiik George D. Dayton, Minneapolis, and Dr. James Wallace, of the college. '•"■ "-•' '" RICE STREEf CROSSING IS IN SUPREME COURT Railroad Claims Decision of Lower Court Varies From Facts. One of the cases argued and sub mitted in the supreme court yesterday was the appeal of the Soo road from the order of Judge Kelly, requiring an underground .crossing at Rice street. Judge Kelly, deciding the case in the district court, held the present crossing at that point to be dangerous, and on that point said: "It is no answer to say that no one. was ever hurt there; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." The railroad company is represented In this case by Mr. Bright, of its legal department, and the county of Ramsey by Assistant County Attorney O'Neill. Mr. Bright has- severely criticised Judge Kelly's decision, which he de clares to be-**rffro'ssly at variance with the record." ;f\ , WOODMEN* LEAVE FOR INDIANAPOLIS Will Help Perfect Arrangements f< Nationol Encampment Next Week. Charles Schurjnan, commissary gen eral, and MaJi 4t L. De L.estry, quar termaster oivvtte general staff of the Modern Woo*ftnen of America, left last evening for Irtm&napolis to aid in per fecting arrangements for the national M. W. A. encampment, which will be held in that city next week. It is ex pected fully 6,000 visitors will be in the city during the encampment. The delegates from St. Paul and Minneapolis will leave next Sunday evening by special train, going over the Milwaukee and Pennsylvania roads. Street Railway Must Pay $800. Nils Ginson, an old man, secured a judgment for $800 against the street car company yesterday, the jury which heard the evidence in his suit for $5,000. agree ing upon this amount. Gibson was thrown from a car at Como avenue and Rice street and was badly injured and brought suit for $5,000. TWO OF JURY TO TRY KOHLER ARE NAMED Premeditated Murder Is Charged, but Defense Will Attempt to Prove That Prisoner Was Too Drunk to Be Aware of His Act at the Time of Committing It. The trial of Joseph Kohler, charged with murder in the first degree, was commenced before Judge Lewis in the criminal division of the district court late yesterday afternoon. Kohler is represented by Attorney Daggett, and County Attorney Kane is prosecuting. The greatest care is be- 1' MHB JOSEPH KOHLER. On Trial in District Court for Murder of John Kaar. ing exercised in the selection of a jury, and when court had adjourned yester day but two jurors had been accepted. It is thought, however, that a jury will be selected by noon today. Kohler is looking none the worse for his confinement in the county jail, and declares he will face the charge brave ly. He talks only with his attorney and his wife, refusing to be interview ed in any manner whatever. It is be lieved the trial of the case will nr/ last more than two days at the most, as there are but few witnesses to tes tify, and the testimony of both sides is well in hand. Mrs. Kohler has stood by her hus band from the first, and visits him at the jail whenever opportunity affords. She called on him at the county jail yesterday, shortly before he was taken to the court house for trial, and the parting was an affecting one. She counseled him to bear up under the strain, and spoke encouragingly to him. Both broken down when Mrs. Kohler finally took her departure. The crime with which Kohler is charged is the murder on the night of May 5 of John Kaar, at which time the defendant shot Kaar through the Jhead, killing him instantly. The shoot ing occurred on Front street about 9 o'clock in the evening. The state will attempt to prove that there had been trouble between Kohler and Kaar' previous to the shooting, and that Kohler had borrowed the re volver with which the shooting was done for the express purpose of "get ting Kaar." Kohler, the day following the shoot ing, denied that there had ever been any trouble between himself and Kaar, and denied having any recollec tion whatever of the shooting. His defense will be that at the time the crime was committed he was so drunk that he had no knowledge of what he was doing. He denied any knowledge of the crime the morning following his arrest, saying the first he knew of it was when he made inquiries, after so bering up, as to the cause of his be ing in jaiL The state, however, will conduct the prosecution along the line of willful murder, and will endeavor to show that the shooting was premeditated. It will be shown, according to County Attorney Kane, that Kohler and Kaar had met at a public gathering some nights before the shooting, and that there had been trouble between them at that time. Following this trouble an attempt will be made to show that Kohler borrowed a gun from a saloon keeper, and that he was armed for some time previous to the shooting. GOOD TALENT IS IN CAST FOR MINSTRELS Seats Are Going Fast but Many Choice Ones Yet Remain. The big Woodmen minstrel and vaude ville show that will be presented at the Grand opera house in this city Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday mati nee of this week will be one of the best entertainments of its kind ever given in the city. A grand minstrel first part, with such comedians as Al G. Flournoy, Billy Kent. Art White, Jim Silks, Jack O'Toole, late of Dockstader's minstrels; John Gallagher, Louis Nash, Ed Danz, Wilke Collins, guarantees fun fast and furious. Miss Jane Holland, the best young contralto in the Northwest; the Columbian Quartette, Miss Louise Lurtle. late of Rogers Bros.' "On Wall Street;" the Irish tenor, Joseph MacAnallen; Prof. Rothfuss in illuminated club swinging, and others, will also appear in the first part. In the olio, Al G Flournoy and Billy- Kent will appear in a funny act, Prof. Lewis Smith in magic. Miss Berna Lap ham in a dramatic scene, fancy drill by Woodmen team. Miss Leland in recita tions. The entertainment will be con cluded with a funny farce, including the entire strength of the company. The sale of tickets is progressing nice ly and big houses are assured. The rumor that no good seats are left is wrong, as plenty of choice ones remain. DOUBTFUL RUMORS AND STILL SCORES OF ST. PAUL PEOPLE ACCEPT THEM AS FACTS. The Published Statement of Some Stranger Residing in a Far-Away Place May Be True Enough, but it Is Generally Accepted as a Doubtful Rumor—How Can It Be Verified?— The Testimony Which Follows Is Convincing Proof Because It Comes From a Resident of St. Paul. Mr. S. G. Jewett, letter carrier re siding at 547 Wabasha street, says: "From the results obtained from a course of the treatment by Doan's Kid ney Pills I can advise a trial of them by anyone who suffers from backache or other troubles arising from weak or inactive kidneys. I procured the rem edy at P. M. Parker's drug store, cor ner of Wabasha and Fifth streets, op posite the poßtofnce, and their use in my case proved their valued' Sold by all dealers. Pric%, 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. V., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name —Doan's —and take no other. ST. PAUL'S SILK SELLING STORE. \ Field. Scblick $ Co Entrances—Wabasha, Fourth, Fifth and St. Peter Streets. Clearing suits at half These cool days have doubled the demand for suits, and lucky for us/as it helps to a clearance and gives you a saving of just 50 per cent. In everything you get full value—quality, style, material and five to six " everyimng months of wear—then why not secure one of these highly W^\ i^ fashionable 20.00 suits—an etamine, a serge, a broadcloth 111 111 1 a cheviot, etc., at only .' * \Jrm\J%Jr s\r% for cotton crepe 3^-« worth Isc a yard One of those periodical sensational sales thst brings with it a packed house, and this sale is of more than usual interest. For one thing, the quality of the' goods is far above the average. ■ One hundred pieces of as soft clinging, pretty wash material a3 mam you've seen this season, and made to retail at 15c the yard. jST^ **&*&. Cream grounds with fancy stripss of light blue, royal blue, green, red figv ff "^ and brown, most suitable for waists, kimonos, house gowns, etc. Instead of 15c—only the yard KJ Summer cornet/* There's a large measure of excellence In every corset we sell or it would not be in this best corset department; we have in mind when we say this, even the low or medium priced ones. 75c summer netting girdles, lace „« finished, for .. 3"C 1.00 summer batiste corsets, long -~ hip, low full bust, at S"C New model In linon batiste, long hip, full gored bust, front garters .-~ attached, for 1.5" Batistes " Dimities IOC The most interesting wash fabric bar gain tables you've been asked to visit are these for Thursday. The poorest of it is worth twice ten cents, and you'll find thousands of yards of fine sheer fabrics of unusual beauty. All sorts of styles, colorings and designs; well spread on tables to make choos ing easy. Summer gloves of ./-ilk or li^le thread And in all colors; that is to say, there are white, black, pearl, mode, gray etc. Think of it, a silk glove with the famous Kaiser pat- The pair ent finger tip —or a fine _ _ lisle glove, of which the Ufflif workmanship has been spe- v'Ll cially controlled, so as to give perfect fitting as well as durable gloves. EitKer kind today 50c a pair. Pearl dome clasp and sized and shaped like kid gloves. MAYOR GOMES TOOHAGE'SAIO Forces Matter of Furnishing Room for Smallpox Suspects to a Head. Mayor Smith, tired of waiting for the special committee of the joint court house and city hall commission to take action on the question of securing for Health Commissioner Ohage a room in which smallpox suspects can be han dled safely at the city hall, has taken the matter out of the hands of the committee and called a special meet ing of the joint commission for today, at which time some action will be taken. Some weeks ago Health Commis sioner Ohage petitioned the joint com mission to turn over to his depart ment the room now occupied by Pro bation Officer Graves for the purpose for which it is wanted because of its outside entrance. Patients could be taken into this room direct from Cedar street and examined without coming in contact with other people in the building. At present the suspects are cared for in the laboratory of the health department, a place visited by the public daily. The danger of the disease spreading is so great under the present system of caring for the suspects that the grand jury, in its report this week, called especial at tention to the matter and recommend ed that the room desired be turned over to the health department without delay. After the joint commission had failed to act upon the health department's request for this room at several meet ings, the matter was placed in the hands of a special committee com posed of Aid. Moriarity and Commis sioners Gray and Powers, with power to act as they thought best. This committee has taken no action and the matter has dragged along until Mayor Smith decided it was time to do something. The matter will be brought up at JJI to Chicago i %Jf and Return via North-Western Line June 13th and 14th, on the famous . NORTH-WESTERN LIMITED and six other fine trains daily. Secure tickets and sleeping-car reservations at 382 ROBERT ST., 690 NICOLLET AYE., St, Paul. Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. 7 r 7 Bargains in Stocking./* The first special for today is a stock ing in lisle thread that was originally intended to sell at 35c a pair. They are plain black lisle, with high spliced heels, double soles and toes; special purchase terms enables us to sell them at 3 2?" 68c Women's full fashioned black Maco yarn stockings, heel high spliced, dou ble soles and toes. We consider this one of the greatest 20c stockings on the market; it not only looks good but it wears better than it _ _ looks—Thursday's Hflß^ price IVY Six pairs to one customer. Children's summer socks, in fine lisle, black, white, pink or blue, the pair. 25c. ' A s&Je of menV shirt/* Made of the very same material that our 1.00 negligee shirts are, only we had the maker use up his remnant pieces Good as $1 shirt for for this lot, and as the remnant A pieces did not JBl ITh mim cost us much, &Wk iff* the shirts are less £A I|Q than half to you w^y —namely, each... • Just 25 dozen of the above shirts, and, as many a man will want half-a-dozen for country use, fishing excursions etc., you'd better come early. They are made of fine woven colored Madras and have collar attached. On Thursday we ' will sell _ _ our regular line of 25c lit if* Midget ties (silk) for Sk^%^ the special meeting- today, and there is little doubt that the probation officer will be given quarters on the fourth floor of the building, arid the room now occupied by him turned over to the health department, in accordance with the suggestions of the grand jury and the request of Health Commissioner Ohage. Shoes resoled in fifteen minutes. Sewed, 75c. S. T. Sorensen, 153 East 7th st. _ .^»- Pressmen Will Be Pallbearers. The funeral of John Olson, who was drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Vadnais, will be held this afternoon from the home, 165 Jackson street, West St. Paul, and the interment will take place at Forest cemetery. Mem bers of the Pressmen's union will act as pallbearers. MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN When they feel fagged out and jaded from the cares, responsibilities, anx ieties, worries. etc., find a • ben efactor in Rea Bros.' Cascarin. It is not a stimulant but a taste less laxative tonic and cathartic. At druggists, price 50 cants, or sample sent free. Rea Bros. & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. THIS COMPANY Added to its list of sub scribers In Minneapolis and St. Paul last year 5.314 NEW TELEPHONES Making in the two cities about 19,000. Can you afford to be without this service ? Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company