The Saint Paul globe., October 14, 1903, Page 2, Image 2

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NEWS OF THE CITY
Sent to Asylum—Lizzie M. Mundt, a pa
tient from the city hospital, was yesterday
committed to the insane hospital at Roch
ester.
Will Address Mothers' Club—Mrs. Mar
garet Blair of the State Agricultural col
lege, will address the Arlington Hills
Mothers' club this afternoon in the John
Ericsson school.
Is Put on Good Behavior —Ralph Bur
dick, charged with non-support by his
Wife, in police court yesterday was put on
probation by Judge Hine until Jan. 9. he
having promised to support his wife in
the future.
Russell Resigns—Stevens G. Russell,
general .sales agent for the Youghiogheny
A I.'-hiuli Coal company, has been obliged
to resign on account of ill health. Mr.
Russell has gone to Denver, Col., where he
will engage in business as soon as his
health will permit.
Capt. W. A. Campbell Retires—Having
been found incapacitated by the army re
tiiinK board, the president yesterday is-
BUed orders retiring Capt. William A.
Campbell, Twenty-first infantry, from ac
tiw service. Capt. Campbell will prob
ably take up his residence in St. Paul.
Gen. R. F. Bernard lll—Lieut. Thomas
P. Bernard. Third cavalry, was in St. Paul
a short time yesterday. He is en route
tn Washington. D. C. to visit his father.
Brig. (Jon. R. F. Bernard, who is se
riously ill. Gen. Bernard was in com
mand at Fort Caster, Mont., for many
years and is known in St. Paul.
Cretin Hall Classes Debate—The Rus
sians and the Japs will battle at Cretin
hall at lo:i5 this morning. The weapons
will be axioms, postulates and theorems.
Patrick ODea will lead the Russians and
Ray Uornane will conduct the Japs. Prof.
Logan will represent the "powers." The
contest is the result of rivalry between
two geometry classes.
Capt. T. B. Hacker Goes to Washington,
D. C. —<~"apt. Theodore B. Hacker, chief of
the department of Dakota, was yesterday
relieved from duty in St. Paul and di
rected to proceed to Washington, D. C,
for duty in the commissary general's de
partment. According to the orders re
celved from Washington, Lieut. Col.
James N. Allison, now en route from the
Philippines, will be his successor. Capt.
Hacker came to St. Paul from Fort Sheri
dan Aug. -1.
ALLEGED INSULT LEADS
TO ARREST OF FOUR
Police Court Will Hear the Story of It
Thursday.
J. C. Willard, his wife, mother-in
law, Mrs. O'Toole, and J. C. Clarey
were in the police court yesterday as
a result of a disturbance at the Wil
lard home, on Mississippi street, near
Pennsylvania avenue, Monday evening.
Clarey is alleged to have insulted Mrs.
Willard and Mrs. O'Toole before the ar
rival of Willard at home from work
Monday evening, and it is said that
Willard proceeded to administer pun
ishment to the offender when he reach
ed home. A general fight, it appears,
resulted, in which Clarey, Willard and
both women took part. The four were
arrested by Patrolmen Nightingale and
Troy, who had been notified of the
disturbance as they were on their way
to report to the station for duty. Clarey
made an attempt to elude the officers
and Patrolman Nightingale pursued
him through an alley.
The cases against the four yesterday
were continued in the police court till
Oct. 15. Clarey, it is said, will be held
to answer a charge of assaulting Pa
trolman Malmquist a year ago. A war
rant was isued for him but the police
say they had been unable to locate
him.
SENDS A VICIOUS BOY
TO TRAINING SCHOOL
He Defied His Teacher and Created a
Disturbance.
Armstrong Howard, a youth who cre
ated a disturbance at the McKinley
school last week, was sentenced to the
■ state training school yesterday by
Judge Hine.
Young Armstrong defied the teacher
and created a scene in school and his
teacher failing to bring him to order,
the principal and janitor were called in
to quell him. Judge Hine was informed
that the boy had also attempted to
stab his mother.
WOMAN ASKS $5,000
FOR PERSONAL INJURY
She Claims Defective Sidewalk Was
Responsible.
Judge Kelly and a jury yesterday
heard evidence "in the personal injury
damage suit of Mary Cleary against
the city. The plaintiff asks, the city
to pay her $5,000 for personal injuries
alleged to have been received while
walking along Mississippi street on the
evening of June 25 last.
It is contended that the sidewalk was
in a bad condition and that the plaint
iff was injured as a result of the con
dition of the walk. The city is there
fore asked to pay damages.
TWO OFFENDERS
ADMIT THEIR GUILT
One Goes to Jail and the Other to the
Reformatory.
Two prisoners, indicted by the recent
grand jury, pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court yesterday.
George W. Parker, charged with
grand larceny in the second degree,
was sentenced to ninety days in the
workhouse, and Harry A. Clark,
charged with robbing a hotel in North
St. Paul, was sentenced to the state
reformatory. Judge Orr imposed the
sentences.
Governor Names Delegates.
Gov. Van Sant has named the fol
lowing delegates from this state to the
Interstate Mississippi River Improve
ment and Levee association, which will
convene at New Oilcans, Oct. 27: J.
B. Mitchell, vVinor.a; S. Strauss. Albert
Lea; S. W. Vance, Crookston: C. W.
Buck, Faribauit; George N. Andrews,
Mankato; J. Marshall and A. C. Paul,
Minnenpolls; S. B. Mlllard, Litchfield;
J. Klossner, New Ulm; C. A. Betcher
and C. H. Bpxrud, Red Wing; Luther
S. Cunning and T. P. Smith, St. Paul;
J. G. Aroiwon, Stlllwater.
HAS LIVELY SESSION
ON STREET LIGHTS
Board of Public Works Advo
cates Purchase of Street
Posts by City.
On the advice of Corporation Attor
ney Michael, the board of public works
will not prepare any specifications for
next year's street lighting until the
semi-annual inspection of street lamps
has been made. This inspection begins
today and lasts two weeks.
As an incentive to continued compe
tition the board will ask of the assem
bly, at its regular meeting Thursday
evening, authority to invest $20,000 of
the lighting fund In iron lamp posts.
This purchase, the board believes, is
the only solution of the street lighting
problem in St. Paul.
Further, the board may refuse to as
sist in the invitation of bids for next
year's street lighting until after the
budget has been approved by the coun
cil, which cannot be until December.
The law does not permit the placing
of any contract until the money is
available, and Mr. Michael informed
the board yesterday that any anticipa
tion might result in expensive litiga
tion for the contractor and the city.
In answer to a council resolution
calling for the immediate preparation
of specifications for next year's street
lighting in order that an early call for
bids might be made, the board held an
informal conference yesterday after
noon with the various lighting inter
ests, but only one conclusion was
reached—to have the city own its lamp
posts.
Three Companies Represented.
The lighting representatives present
were President A. P. Lathrop, of the St.
Paul Gas Light company; Charles Pat
terson, the local agent of the Cleveland
Vapor Light company, the present
lighting contractors, and Robert See
ger, agent for the American Develop
ment company. Corporation Attorney
Michael and City Engineer Rundlett
were In attendance.
Robert Seeger, with his' attorney,
Harris Richardson, pressed the council
claim for early specifications, but to
this the board demurred, as it had not
made its annual specification, and
therefore was not in a position to de
termine the actual number of street
lamps that would be needed.
"The first thing I think this board
should do is to take steps to have the
city own the iron lamp posts used in its
street lighting," said President Grode,
of the board.
"I agree with you there," answered
Corporation Attorney Michael. "That
is the only solution of the street light
ing problem in St. Paul. I wouldn't
advise the preparations of specifica
tions until after the semi-annual lamp
inspection. As far as calling for bids
at this early date is concerned, you
cannot place a contract until after the
budget is approved by the council."
"Don't you want competition?" asked
Mr. Seeger, of the American Develop
ment company.
"We certainly do," answered Com
missioner Murphy, of the board of
public works. "That's why we want
the city to own the lamp posts. We
have had competition for the past two
years and we want to have it contin
ued. Competition this year saved the
city nearly $18,000 over what you did
the work for."
"If we get the contract this year we
will give you lamp posts for nothing.
We will agree not to charge you a cent
for them. It seems to me it is poor
economy to buy lamp posts when you
can get them for nothing," commented
Mr. Seeger.
"I do not favor you or any other
company," answered Commissioner
Murphy. "I want competition and pub
lic ownership of the posts will bring it.
You were not always so considerate of
the city's welfare."
Says Trust Is After Him.
"I want it understood right here that
[ believe in the city owning its own
posts," said Charles Patterson, of the
Cleveland Vapor Light company. "I
tell you, gentlemen, it is one of the
things that will keep my company in
the field. We have saved this city
$16,000, and you know it," continued
Mr. Patterson, pointing his finger at
Mr. Seeger. "When we entered the
field you asked the city $29 a lamp.
Our bid was $23.96, and that is what
is being paid today. Now, gentlemen,
we are in the field to stay as long as
everything is fair and the specifica
tions are based on a standard boule
vard incandescent lamp like ours. But
I want to-tell you frankly that if any
other kind of lamp is specified or the
bids are opened before the charter is
approved we will not bid. We have
been through to much costly litigation
to stay here and invite more. That is
what the trust wants and that is why
I advise city ownership of the posts.
We expect to be underbid this time.
The trust is going to move heaven and
earth to get us out of the way, and the
offer of free posts is one of the meth
ods. We have lost money on this con
tract. I have no hesitation In saying
it, and if forced out this time we shall
be unable to return again and compete
for your business. If the city owns
the posts, then the investment as far
as the contractor is concerned is great
ly reduced and naturally we 1 will be in
the field when bids for lighting again
come up."
Stirs Up Lively Repartee. .
For the next few minutes there was
some lively repartee between the two
contractors, which was only silenced
by President Grode interfering- and sug
gesting that it was posts the board
needed, not the airing of their differ
ences.
Mr. Seeger's attorney insisted that if
the board were agreeabie specifica
tions could now be prepared and much
valuable time saved by calling for bids,
awarding the contract and then sign
ing it when the budget was approved.
"You cannot let the contract until
December, when the budget is ap
proved," answered Corporation At
torney Michael. "The charter positive
ly prohibits the awarding of a con
tract until after the money is avail
able."
Air. Richardson thought there was
nothing wrong in the council anticipat
ing the budget and getting everything
ready.
"I remember that you took the op
posite view in some litigation with the
present contractors," commented Cor
poration Attorney Michaek "I think
there is every disposition on the part
of the board and the council to hurry
things, and I am positive that all will
come cut right if the charter is ob
served. I cannot agree to any other
course."
The board finally decided on recom
mending to the council an investment
of §20,000 in iron lamp posts, and this
brought from Mr. Seeger the sugges
tion that if posts were to be bought
the specifications should call for a
standard article.
"Probabiy mine are not good posts,"
remarked Mr. Patterson, the present
contractor.
"Well, some I hay* seen are not the
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14. 1903.
best in the world," answered Mr.
Seeger. "The board should be able ta
see what it buys."
Will Take No Action at Present.
The fact that the board in its de
cision to buy posts was forgetting next
year's street lighting specifications,
brought .'lorn Mr. Seeger a pointed^
question as to what they intended to
do in the matter, which brought as
pointed an answer from President
Grode that nothing would be done until
the semi-annual inspection was com
pleted.
"Well," answered Mr. Seeger, some
what excitedly, "if this matter is hung
up I think it is a deliberate attempt
to throttle competition, and I intend to
see that the public is made aware of
the fact. You are not acting fair."
President Grode, somewhat nettled at
this accusation, answered that the
board knew what it was doing, and it
intended to treat all sides fairly.
'I guess we are as able to attend to
the city's iterests as you are," retorted
President Grode.
Because of the known antagonism
between the two contractors, the board
decided to hold a meeting Thursday for
the purpose of preparing specifications
for the supplying of lamp posts, at
which the contractors will be barred.
These specifications will be presented
to the assembly Thursday evening,
and their approval of call for bids
asked.
The competition for next year's bids
is unusually keen, and the lowest
prices in the history of the city are
expected. Because of charter compli
cations Corporation Attorney Michaels
holds that bids cannot be opened or a
call for contract placed until December,
when the budget is approved. This is
one of the reasons why he advocates
municipal ownership of the lamp posts.
About 2,500 posts will be required.
WILL GIVE FAREWELL
RECEPTION TO DR. RULE
He Will Leave Next Week for His New
District.
A farewell reception will be given in
the parlors of the .Central Park M. E.
church tomorrow evening in honor of
Dr. F. M. Rule, the former presiding
elder for the St. Paul district. Dr. Rule
has been transferred to the Winona
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PRESIDING ELDER F. M. RULE.
district and next weelt will leave for his
new field of labor.
Rev. Benjamin Longley, pastor of the
Central Park church, and Dr. J. S.
Stout, the newly appointed presiding
elder for this district, will be guests at
the reception. . Rev. Longley has been
pastor of the Central Park church for
six years and at the Methodist confer
ence a few days ago was reappointed
for another year.
WILL OFFER A SITE
Glenwood Citizens Want That
Fish Hatchery.
Representatives of the town of Glen
wood will appear before the state game
and fish commission at 10 o'clock this
morning, by appointment, to offer the
state a site for a fish hatchery to be
located at that place, as provided for in
a law of last winter. The delegation
consists of former Congressman Frank
M. Eddy, former State Senator C. P.
Reeves, Representative T. T. Ofsthun
and Mayor Callahan, of the town of
Glenwood.
Former negotiations between the
state game and fish commission and
residents of Glenwood looking toward
the acquisition of a site for the pro
posed second fish hatchery proved un
satisfactory to the board for the reason
that property owners demanded prices
for their land that the members of the
commission considered extortionate. It
was found that under the law the com
mission was merely empowered and not
commanded to construct the new fish
hatchery, and therefore the plan was
abandoned.
Members of the delegation which go
before the commission today say they
are convinced that their proposition
will be highly satisfactory.
The commission assembled yesterday
morning for its regular quarterly meet
ing with all members present, and after
an executive session which continued
until evening, declined to make any of
the business of the day public. At the
close Chairman Lamprey stated that
no formal action of any kind had been
taken and no money appropriated.
It is understood that the time was
spent in consideration of reports of
deputy wardens as to recent arrests
and violations of the game laws in va
rious parts of the state, and that pro
posed improvements at the fish hatch
ery were also discussed at some length.
SELLING GROCERIES
IS SERVILE LABOR
Sunday Closing Violators Make This
Claim as Their Defense.
Is selling groceries servile labor?
The latest argument advanced by the
storekeepers, charged with violating
the Sunday closing law, was yesterday
presented before Judge Hine in the
municipal court by their attorneys, who
contended that there is an exception in
the law allowing the performance of
servile labor on Sundays. It was main
tained that selling groceries is servile
labor. Judge Hine will ponder the
question for a few days.
Rodney Barnum, proprietor of a gro
cery store on Mississippi street, paid a
fine of $5 for keeping open on Sunday.
Junior Pioneers Incorporate.
Articles of incorporation of the Ju
nior Pioneers' association, of Ramsey
county, were filed yesterday with the
secretary of state. The incorporators
are the officers of the organization.
DISAGREEMENT
St. Paul Man's Demand for Seat
in Convention Causes a
■; Little Scene.
Trouble, iw.toirjh threatened for, a few
minutes to disrupt the opening session
of the Master Horsesoers' National
Protective association, arose yesterday
morning in the senate chamber of the
capitol when Abe Eschelman, a local
horseshoer, attempted to take a seat in
the convention. As he is no longer a
member of the City Association of
Master Horseshoers, the local dele
gates immediately raised a protest
against his presence. Eschelman main
tained that he was still a member of
the national organization.
Hot words passed for several minutes
arid it was with difficulty that Presi
dent Fagin finally brought the meeting
to order. Eschelman was formerly a
delegate to the national convention and
some of the visitors, who recognized
him, took his side. The local dele
gates were unanimous in declaring that
he should not be seated. The matter
was finally placed in the hands of a
committee and on their report Eschel
man was excluded from the convention.
During the excitement, a motion to
reconsider the matter was passed, and
Eschelman was escorted back into the
hall by a committee. Although the
matter was allowed to stand in order
to permit taking up other business, the
local delegates did not give up their
contest and several of them spent the
afternoon y^.-iejday in campaigning for
a reconsideration, and they say the
password will probably be changed to
day and Eschelman refused his seat
in the convention.
Use 'ot the Union Label.
President Lmyrence C. Fagin, of New
York city, made his annual report to
the convention. He stated that the
controversy between master horse
shoers and journeymen over the use
of the labels of the two associations had
not yet been satisfactorily settled. Each
association,'ihas a label of its own. The
journeymen are now demanding that
the masters give up their label and
stamp all h&rSeshoes with the Journey
men's union, mark. This, the masters
claim, would be an injustice to those of
their member W ho have not shops
large enough to employ journeymen.
They would be excluded from the pro
tection now accorded them by the use
by all members of the association of
the masters' label. The president stat
ed that the masters had offered to ar
bitrate the matter, but the journeymen
had not yet acceded to their offer.
President Fagin urged caution in
founding the proposed college for
horseshoers.. He argued that until a
sufficient endowment was obtained for
the school it might be impracticable to
take it up, as it might become a heavy
burden on the association to main
tain.
Four chartered, street cars conveyed
the delegates, visitors, their wives and
members of the local association on a
trolley ride yesterday afternoon. They
left the Merchants' hotel shortly after
2:30 o'clock and -were taken to the va
rious parks and other points of inter
est in the Twin Cities.
Last evening a large delegation of
the visitors went to Minneapolis in a
special car to attend an open meeting
of the Minneapolis Association No. 26.
Both morning and afternoon will be
devoted today to business and the ses
sions will be busy ones. The dele
gates will be entertained this evening
at a smoker at the Eagles' hall. Their
wives and those of the local associa
tion will be entertained at a theater
party at the Metropolitan. The rep
resentatives of a Chicago horse nail
manufactory, of Chicago, will entertain
the visiting ladies this morning with a
tallyho ride through the residence sec
tion of the city.
The race meet planned for Thursday
afternoon will be free to all residents
of the Twin Cities, as well as the horse
shoers. The meet promises to be an
entertaining one. Four races are sched
uled. They ,are-:
Special raoe for Dryden purse of $100.
The entries are Allen F, H. W. Fagley,
St. Paul; Lottie C, Fred Schroeder, St
Paul; Romeo, A. Manning. St. Paul; All
Aboard, C. Tuft. St. Paul; Sedalia. W.
G. Sherwood. St. Paul.
One-half mile road race, carts or wag
ons, for purse .Of $50. Entries are JLC,
George D. Taylor] St. Paul; Comet J,
James McDonald. St. Paul; Fanny Glenn,
G. W. Brown. Minneapolis; Elias Painp,
J. Martin, Minneapolis; Ruby Moak C
A. Carr. St. Paul.
2:30 trot, purse $150—Pepper, P. Bent
lift*. Minneapolis; B T, J. Jacobson, St.
Paul; Mack, George W. Brown, Minneap
olis; Edna Boggs. F. Bundy, St. Paul:
Goldie G. J. F. Paisley, St. Paul; Averne,
John Blackman, St. Paul.
2:11 pace, purse $200—Axtella Wilkes,
H. W. Fagley, St. Paul; Dell S. H. M.
Stocking, St. Paul; Tags, R. Salter, Min
neapolis; Charles Dewey, Anton Melsen.
St. Paul; Prince Stevens, C. Johnson, St.
Paul.
DISCUSS PRACTICABILITY
OF AMBIDEXTERITY
St. Paul Educator Puts Questions to
Well Known Writer.
In the current number of "School and
Home Education" appears a discussion
between Prof. H. W. Slack, principal
of the Edmund ~Rfce school, of this
city, and William Hawley Smith, the
writer on pedagogy, as to the prac
ticability or the possibility of cultivat
ing children to ambidexterity.
Prof. Smith is opposed to the idea
of trying to teach the young to use
both hands with equal facility, and has
written extensively for the magazines
in support of his position.
Mr. Slack, while not advocating th«
theory that afmbidexterity is prac
ticable, has submitted to Prof. Smith
a number of questions on the subject
which are answered in the magazine.
SA¥S THE COUNTRY
IS JN GOOD SHAPE
Caldwell Hardy, President of National
Bankers' Association, Visits St. Paul.
Local bankers yesterday had a dis
tinguished guesfc in the person of Cald
weU Hardy, . president of the National
Bankers' ass&ciatibn. Hardy is en route
to the California State Bankers' associa
tion at San Francisco, and he was in
the city long enough to have his car
transferred from the Burlington train
to the Northern Pacific coast train, which
left last night for Seattle.
"There is little to say about the financial
condition of the United States," said Mr.
Hardy yesterday. "We are in good shape.
True, some of 1 the big stocks are being
pushed rather hard, but that does not
count for anything. It is only the result of
natural conditions.
"From what I have seen I think the
United States is about in as good a con
dition financially as one could desire.
Overproduction may cause disturbance,
but the conservative, interests will cer
tainly maintain satisfactory conditions.
There is always a speculative element,
but its'effect is only temporary. The out
look is very encouraging."
TO LEARN ENGLISH
Many Over School Age Attend
for This Purpose.
More persons past the customary
school age are taking advantage of the
night schools this year than at any pre
vious time.
That was the most striking feature
of the opening of the schools on Mon
day evening, as reported yesterday to
Supt. Smith. Those who presented
themselves for enrollment consisted
very largely of persons more than
twenty years of age, most of them of
foreign birth. Their chief purpose is
to improve their knowledge of the Eng
lish language, and in some cases they
have been well educated in their na
tive tongues. Otherwise the attend
ance is made up of children who are
employed, and under the law governing
child labor, are required to attend
school for at least twelve weeks out of
each school year. By attending night
school they obviate the necessity of in
terrupting their day work to fulfill the
requirements of the law.
The Madison school opened with 100
pupils, and thus far four rooms are in
operation. Arrangements have been
made for a class in bookkeeping which
will require another room. On Monday
night there were fifteen or more pupils
at the Madison building who desired in
struction in stenography and typewrit
ing, and if the number is sufficient to
night to justify the appointment of an
instructor, provision will be made for
those branches, which will entail the
opening of a sixth room.
At the Cleveland school there were
sixty-four pupils and three rooms were
opened. The enrollment at the Hum
bojdt was but seventeen. Mrs. Jeanette
Seanlan, who had been appointed as
teacher at the Monroe school, declined
to accept the position, and no session
was held there Monday evening. Miss
Mary Quilligan has accepted the posi
tion and the school will be opened to
night.
Formerly it has been customary to
hold the night schools four nights a
week for an hour and a half. This year
the sessions will be two hours in length
and the schools will meet but three
times a week —Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
HOLDS ITS ELECTION
Gustave Scholle Chosen President and
Mrs. J. H. Bullard Seceretary.
Officers and directors were elected
yesterday afternoon at the first annual
meeting of the Neighborhood House
associ^on, held in the parlors of the
Commercial club.
The officers chosen were: President,
Gustave Scholle: first vice president.
Rev. Theodore Sedgwick; second vice
president, Dr. I. L. Rypins; third vice
president, Rev. R. W. Boynton; secre
tary, Mrs. J. H. Bullard; treasurer, Jo
seph Elsinger. The board of directors
is composed of Rev. R. W. Boynton,
Rev. Theodore Sedgwick, Rev. Am
brose MeNulty, Dr. I. L. Rypins, Walter
Chapin, Luther S. Cushing, L. P. Ord
way, Oscar L. Taylor, Joseph Elsinger,
W. B. Geery, A. Slimmer, Frank Schlick
Jr., Gustave Scholle, Mrs. John Wharry,
Mrs. William Goodkind, Mrs. J. H. Bul
lard, Mrs. McMurray, A. L. S. John
stone and C. W. Ames.
The night school for men has already
been established and the girls' sewing
classes will soon be resumed at the
Neighborhood house on the West side.
Mrs. Margaret Tentland was re-elected
resident supervisor of the work.
MINNEAPOLIS CRANK
WILL BE SENT HOME
Washington Authorities Will Not Take
Care of Him.
Notice has come to the state board of
control of this state from the board of
corrections and charities for the Dis
trict of Columbia that Peter Elliott,
now in custody at Washington, will be
sent back to Minnesota to be cared for.
Elliott is the man whose recent per
sistent efforts to reach President
Roosevelt convinced the president's at
tendants that he was a crank with
murderous intent. It is now believed
that the man is insane and it is prob
able that he will be sent to Minne
apolis and examined before the pro
bate court.
BOY COLLIDES WITH
FARMER'S WAGON
Was Run Over, but Apparently Not
Seriously Injured.
John Vickey, fourteen years old, re
siding- at 493 West Central avenue, was
run over by a wagon driven by John
Sauerwine, of Turtle Lake, yesterday
shortly before.noon, on Rice street near
Iglehart. The boy was riding hia wheel
and in passing- from behind a street
car which he had been following ran
into the farmer's team, was thrown to
the ground and the wheels passed over
his body.
He was carried into Aberwald's drug
store, corner Rice and Iglehart streets,
where he was revived and later taken
to his home. Though his injury was
painful it is not thought that it will
prove serious.
YOUNG MAN DIES
OF DISSIPATION
Came to the City Two Weeks Ago on
His Way to Moorhead.
George Forsythe, son of William F.
Forsythe, a wealthy citizen of Horn
ellsville, N. V., died yesterday at the
city hospital of pneumonia complicated
with alcoholism.
Forsythe came to St. Paul two weeks
ago on his way to visit relatives at
Moorhead. He began drinking on last
Friday and soon reached such a con
dition that he was taken to the cen
tral police station, from where he was
sent to the city hospital. He was
thirty-two years old.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Broma Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on
each box. 25c.
!' Try the . .... . Served Dali> from
jj Merchants' Lunch 11:30t» 2«° »J!
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Oct. 17 to 21 i Return Limit, Oct. 26.
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Oct. 14 to 17. Return Limit, Oct. 26.
VIA THE
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway
Tickets, 365 Robert Street
PLAN TO HAVE BIG
FLORAL PAGEANT
Woman's Auxiliary Arranges
Programme for the Annual
Flower Exhibit.
Detail plans for the annual flower
show to be given by the woman's aux
iliary to the Northwestern Manufac
turers' association at Mozart hall Nov.
10 to 13 were adopted yesterday at a
meeting of the auxiliary held at the
Commercial club.
The programme was arranged and
the chairmen in charge of the various
committees and exhibits were appoint
ed. It was decided to have a large
floral parade the Monday evening pre
ceding the opening of the show. The
fire department will be asked to par
ticipate and the commercial bodies
and the industrial institutions will also
be invited to take part in the pageant.
It is the plan of the auxiliary to have
the fire apparatus decorated with flow
ers and to give prizes to the company
having the most artistic turn-out.
Prizes will also be awarded to the conj
mercial house having the best exhibit.
Special Day Committees.
The general programme for the flow
er show will bo divided into four sub
divisions. The first day will be known
as colonial day, and Mrs. H. S. Judson
and Mrs. Trevor McClurg will have
charge of the display. German ami
Scandinavian day will be combined,
Mrs. Godfried Slamm und Miss Caro
line Broeckman being in charge of the
programme. Mrs. E. W. Bazille and
U. L. Lamprey will supervise the dis
play for French day, which will be th*
third day of the show. The chairman
for the closing, or Japanese day, has
not yet been selected.
Mrs. James Morrow was appointed
chairman of the commissary depart
ment and will be assisted by Mrs. P.
Koch. The management of the floral
parade was placed in the hands of a
committee consisting of Mrs. S. P.
Crosby and Mrs. Dennis Follett. The
following committee was appointed to
select designs for window advertising:
Chairman, Mrs. G. F. Benidict. Mrs.
Naumann. Mrs. V. J. Hawkins and
Mrs. Dwight Watson and Mrs. J. C.
McCall.
Programme Cover Design Selected.
Bids on official badges were received
from a Newark, N. J., concern, but the
auxiliary decided to place the order
with a home manufacturer. Designs
for the cover of the official programme
have been received from the high
school pupils and a selection has been
made. The design for the cover will
be kept a secret until the programmes
are issued. Three other designs will
be used for the window display adver
tising cards. The judges who selected
the designs for the programme were
Misses Wheelock, Constans and Loomis.
A list of 125 prizes to be awarded to
exhibitors has been prepared and
mailed to the Northwestern florists and
to several of the leading; floral maga
zines. Returns thus far received show
that the exhibits will be large and
varied.
Mrs. C. R. Groff presided at yester
day's meeting, which was one of the
largest that the auxiliary has held.
The session lasted from 2 o'clock until
shortly after 5. Just before adjourn
ment Mrs. Arnold Kalman was elected
chairman, of the receotion committee.
RIVER HAS REACHED
THE TURNING POINT
Had Receded an Inch at the Evening Ob
servation.
"The river has about reached its high
est stage," said Observer Oliver yester
day. "As the high water has been caused
by the heavy rains in the central and
northern part of the state it will recede
as soon as the surplus has been drained
off. I expect that the river will not rise
any more and that it will return gradu
ally to its channel within the coming
weelc. The rains in the northern part of
the state on the east side of the water
shed have been extremely heavy, high
precipitation records being made at all
points.
"This flood is remarkable, and the rise
of three points today breaks all records.
The gauge at the foot of Jackson street
when the last observation was made to
day Indicated that the water stood at
13:03 feet above the normal line. But
I think that thi-s is about the limit."
The water stood at 13.04 at noon, and
it is therefore apparent that the tide is
turning.
Upon the fiats the people are suffering
from the high* water, which has invaded
their dwellings and has compelled them
to move. The streets are inundated and
the water id so high that In order to get
to some of the houses the use of boats is
necesary. On thfl lower flats on the West
side conditions are the same. Crowds of
spectators throng the bridges to witness
the scenes in the inundated districts.
Pays $5 for Carrying a Gun.
Isaac Parks, a fisherman occupying
a houseboat on the Mississippi river,
paid a fine of $5 yesterday for display
ing v revolver on an interurban car
Monday. Parks entered the car at
Seventh and Robert streets and laid
the revolver on the seat beside him,
and a young man who saw the gun
complained to the conductor, who
caused the arrest of Parks.
REQUESTS A CHOICE
Business Men Are Asked to
Decide on Celebration.
Three plans for the celebration of St.
Paul's semi-centennial will be submitted
to the business men o f the city and the
one receiving the most general support
will be adopted by the committee In
charge of the arrangements.
The plans to be voted upon are as fol
lows :
A .small celebration, including a ban
quet for the national, state, county and
city ofticilas, preceded by a mass meet
ing and parade, th e cost not to exceed
$-'.500.
A general city celebration, the cost nol
to exceed $5,000.
A large celebration, including the fea
tures Of the first plan and many addi
tional ones to .-ost not more than $10,000.
Congressman Fred <•. Stevens favored
the large celebration and said that while
v would be Impossible to secure the at
tendant of President Roosevelt, many of
the cabinet officers and the members <>t
the general staff would attend the cele
bration.
It was decided to send out circulars
asking the business men of the city what
kind of a celebration they preferred, and
to request them to vote on one of th«
three plans submitted. The letters will
be mailed within the next few days.
CHAMBER SELECTS
ITS DIRECTORATE
Secretary Will Be Chosen at Meeting
Oct. 27.
The recently reorganized Chamber of
Commerce held a mooting yesterday aft
ernoon at which a board of directors and
officers were elected. The board com
prises the following members: George
A. Archer, S. O. Brooks, H. 1,. ('..Ulna,
11. E. Hutching.*, A. 11. Llndeke. C. M.
Power, Gustave Scholle. B. Sommere,
John Townsend, J. 11. Weed, C. D. Bent
ley. H. D. Brown, M. i>. Flower. J F.
Kelly, W. P. Myers, A. K. Pru'den,
Theophilus F. Smith, C. A Stickney F
J. Waterous and \V. G. Whitehead.
Following the general .session v meeting
of the board of directors was held at
which the organization's officers were se
lected. The officers ar»-: President, Lu
tber 8. Cashing; tirsi vice president, Jason
w. Copper; second vice president, Ken
neth Clark; treasurer, Walter M. Myers
A secretary will be chosen at th<- next
g< neral meeting to be hold Oct. 27.
MaJ. John Bspy, John CaulfielS and W.
A. Somers were appointed del< gates to tha
convention of the Upper Mississippi Im
provement association. The president waa
empowered to appoint delegates to the
levee convention, which will meet at X<-w
Oilcans Oct. J7.
WILL INSTALL SEPTIC
TANK AT ANOKA ASYLUM
Problem of Caring for the Sewage Is Prac
tically Solved.
"I was afraid I was invited here to at
tend some sort of a banquet or other,"
said Gov. Van Sant yesterday at th«
meeting of the state board of health, "but
I find it is a sewer conference and I am
accordingly pleased. 1 like sewer confer
ences better than banquets."
The governor and the members of the
state board of control had been invited
to the quarterly meeting of the board
for a conference as to the proposed new
sewage system at Anoka hospital for the
insane.
The method of disposing of sewage by
the use of septic tank was described very
much in detail by Prof. Flatter of the
state university, and Dr. F. F. wesbrootc,
bacteriologist for the board of health.
Prof. Flather said, In response to ques
tions, that he believed the entire system
as planned could be installed at Anoka
fur less than (2,300, and it was pointed
out that in the adoption of the new system
twenty-five acres of land, now v
.swamp, will be reclaimed to agricultural
ds«s.
The members of the board of control,
the governor and the members of the
1 oard of health all appeared favorable to
the idea of installing a septic tank at the
Anoka asylum as on experiment which
may prove valuable to the boards and to
many of the cities of the state.
Jury Fail 6to Agree.
The jury in the case of Carrie John
son and Sadie Murphy, accused of
stealing $19 from John I.indqulst, a
farmer, did not agree yesterday and
was discharged. The women were re
leased on bonds. The case will be
tried again.
Ask Government for Plans.
KANSAS CITY. Ho., Oct. 13--At 1
meeting of the commission appointed b>
the river improvement congress to secure
the aid of the congress of the United States
in preventing future overflows of the
Kansas and Missouri rivers. It waa de
cided today to apply to the secretary of
v/ar for the appointment of a board of
engineers to examine into t!i.» eidstlnc
conditions hers and to prei>are a pluri
to prevent floods in the future.
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