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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
For Missouri immigration.

Special to the Herald.
Jefferson City, Mo, Dec. 14.-"Five
Million for Missouri" is the motto of
the prosperous looking men of the
American business type who were
gathered in the hall of the house of
representatives today at the opening
of the second annual convention of the
immigration Association of Missouri.
Cities, large and small, are represent
ed at the conference, which is to con-
tinue two days. Governor Folk, Frank
P. Sargent, national immigration com
missioner; F. d. Coburn, secretary of
agriculture of Kansas, and others are
to address the meeting. Efforts are
to be made to set on foot a movene7t
looking to securing from the 1egisla-
ture an appropriation to put into OPP
Grafton the state immigration law,
which has been a dead letter for many
years. Plans will be discussed also
for advertising the wonderful natural
resources Of the state with a view to
a desirable class of immi-
grants.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
WANT TO MAKE
DENATURED ALCOHOL
MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING
QUESTIONS OF REVENUE DE-
PARTMENT AT WASHINGTON.
Special to the Herald.

! Special to the Herald.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE internal
revenue department is being Swamped
with letters of inquiry from all parts
of the country in regard to the manu-
facture of denatured alcohol, the new
law relating to which is to become
effective the first of the year. From
the letters it is evident that many
farmers and others are of the mis-
taken opinion That the manufacture of
the alcohol will be simple matter and
that great profits are to be derived
from the business.
The internal revenue commissioner
desires to have it understood that this
is a mistaken idea In the opinion of
the department it will be impossible
for the farmer, or even an association
of small farmers, to engage profitably
in the manufacture of denatured alco-
hol. In the first place, it is absolutely
for the makers of the pro-
ducJ 10 own not alone d1Stillery ma
which is costly if the product
is to be made on a large scale, but it
IS necessary, under the law, for the
of denatured alcohol to
have one bonded warehouse upon the |
premises for the storage of natural |
spirits as they are first distilled, and |
mother bonded warehouse adjoining
he first for the denaturing or poison
ng of the tax-free alcohol. The chang
ng of natural spirits into denatured
spirits is to be watched by the gov
.rnment just as jealousy as the pro-
luction Of the original alcohol or the
manufacture of whiskey by the recd-
iers.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
AMPUTATED OWN ARM.
Farmer Used Poceetknife to
Free Himself.

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 12.-With his
left hand and forearm crushed and
held firmly in the mouth of a fodder
shredder, DR.. Charles Mccullough, a
well known young farmer and physi-
clan who lives in Buckingham county,
forty miles from Lynchburg, cut his
arm off below che elbow with his
pocketknife.
After freeing himself he directed
the farm hands with him in taking up
the severed arteries in the arm, thus
saving his life. Afterward he walked
some distance to the house. Later he
was brought here and the arm was
again above the elbow.
The farm superintendent caught his
arm in the same machine two weeks
ago and died of blood poisoning.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
Meeting of Fat Mems Club.

Special to the Herald.
Wells River, Vt, Dec. 14.-Extreme-
ly weighty questions were discussed
about the board at Hales Tavern to-
day. The matters discussed concerned
neither the dispute with Japan nor the
proposed inheritance tax, but were
simply questions of avoirdupois. The
occasion of the gathering was the an
nual meeting of the New England Fat
Mems club. The club now numbers
over five hundred, and Arthur H.
Moulton of Portland, Ne, is still the
weightiest member, tipping the beam
at 412. The meeting concludes with
an elaborate game banquet this even
ing, at which Representative E. E.
Finn of Springfield is to act as toast
master.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
A NEGRO ASSAILANT
WILL HANG TODAY
FIRST LEGAL EXECUTION IN AL
ExANDRIA COUNTY IN MORE
THAN THIRTY YEARS.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE first legal
execution TO take place in Alexandria
coutny, Va, in more than thirty years,
is set for today. The condemned man
is Joseph Thomas, alias Wright, ne
gro convicted for a criminal assault
on Miss Mabel Risley, a crime which
attracted widespread attention here
at the time.
The crime was committed on the
night of September last near Luna
Park, pleasure resort in Alexandria
county About twilight Mr. Forrest
Gooding and Miss Riley, now Mrs.
Gooding, left the grounds at Luna Park
for a quiet stroll along the roadway,
and finally went to the vicinity of the
spring, several hundred yards from
the park, and upon reaching that spot
they saw an object crouching in the
underbrush. In an instant afterward
Wright rushed upon them and felled
Mr.. Gooding to the ground, striking
him with a large club. AS soon as Mr..
Gooding recovered he arose to his feet
and ran to Luna Park for assistance.
Upon securing help he returned and
was Mortified to learn that Miss Riley
had not only been robbed, but also as
saulted. A posse was formed and
vigorous search begun, but Wright |
was not located until one week after
ward, when he was found in this city
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
PROTEST OF JAPANESE.
President Roosevelt Receives Letter
Through Secretary MetcaIf.

Chicago, Dec. ia dispatch to the
Tribune from San Francisco says:
Secretary Oyama of the Japanese
consulate in San Francisco gave out
for the first time letter in regard to
the school question which the Japan
csc Association of America sent to
President Roosevelt by Secretary Met
calf. 1t deals at length with all the
details of the controversy and speci-
fies briefly the japanese grievances,
as follows:
1.-THE Japanese, believing they have
been unjustly Disseminated against
solely on account of race, protesting
against segregation, and refusing to
submit their children to dangers, Incl
dent upon their attending said ORR
entail schools, have declined 70 obey
the order of the board of education,
and unless the order be rescinded or
other relief had, then the Japanese
children at San Francisco, without
fault on their part, will be deprived
of the opportunity to obtain an edu-
cation"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
BIG KANSAS SUGAR
FACTORY BRINGS WORK
1T is A MILLION DOLLAR BEET
SUGAR MILL - HAS IMMENSE
CAPACITY.
Special to the Herald.

/ Special to the Herald
Garden City, Kan, Dec. IA mil.
lion dollar beet sugar factory, pro.
nounced the most complete plant of its
kind in the world, has just been sue
cessfully opened here, and within a
short time Kansas sugar in large
quantities viii be placed on the mar
ket.
The plant has a capacity of 500 tons
of beets a day, and will turn out about
ninety tons of pure white granulated
sugar every twenty-four hours. The
working force consists of between 500
and 600 persons.
The beets are raised by irrigation in
the Kansas end of the Arkansas River
Valley. Up to this year they have
been marketed in the beet sugar fac.
tories of Colorado The tonnage of
beets grown around Garden City this
year is nearly four times greater than
the aggregate for the entire State in
all previous years. These lands will
produce from twelve to thirty-five tons
Of sugar beets per acre This is
enough to keep ten or twelve factories
busy. Each factory means to the com.
munity in which it is situated the dis
bursement of from s25O,OOO to 100000
a year for beets and about the same
sum for labor.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

WilliamspOrt. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE
members Of the Prohibition State ex-
ecutive committee Of Pennsylvania
gathered in this city today pursuant
to the recent call Of State Chairman
McCalmont. The only business to be
transacted at the meeting. according
to the official announcement, is to de-
termine the representation at the next
state convention.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
In Memory of Prince Albert.

Special to the Herald.
London, Dec. 1.-THE forty-ffth an
niversary Of the death of the Prince
Consort was observed today with i'm
pressive services held in the Mauso-
leum at Frogmore. The services were
attended by the King and Queen and
other members Of the royal family.
The exercises consisted of a brief me-
mortal sermon and appropriate music.
At their conclusion many handsome
wreaths and other floral offerings
were heaped about the tombs Of Queen
Victoria and the Prince Consort.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
Southern LEAGUE Meeting.

Special to the Herald.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the Southern Associa-
ton Of Baseball Clubs, which was to
have been held here today, has been
postponed for one week to suit the
convenience of some of the members.
The board of directors will meet here
next Friday and the regular annual
meeting will be held the following
day. The meeting will elect officers
for the coming season and will tran
sact considerable other business Of i'm
portance.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
TO THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS:
Suit Cases and Travelling Bags

In this line we are right up to
the minute-from plain leather
to the genuine horn back ALI
gator, So TO $3.50
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
Springfield Mob Case.
,ecial to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Springfield, Mo, Dec. 1.-THE case
Of Daniel d. Galbraith, one Of the men
indicted for leading the mob that
hanged and burned three negroes on
the public square here on the night OF
April II last, was called for trial in
the criminal court today. Galbraith
was among those whom a jury failed
TO convict at the July term of court.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
Smoking Jackets and Bath Robes.

Iris is one article that all men like,
but very few have them. All we ask
is for you to tax one look and let us
sh w you Smoking Jackets. So to SIS
Bah Robes
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
ACTOR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Protege of Edwin Booth and Member
of 6eIasco Company Tires Of Life.

New York, Dec. 13.-Rankin Duvall,
.PEctege- ef Edwin B99th and a mem
Der Of the Belasco company, attempted
suicide today by stabbing himself
with penknife in a saloon. It is re
ported he can not live.
Duvall was Respondent and tried to
take his life earlier in the day by
throwing himself in front of a motor
car.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

We are showing the largest line of
Mems Shirts in town, aud we are
Agents for E & w aud Eagle Shirts
Pure all-wo TO the vary finest linens
a. from...-....SI, SO, 2, 2 SO, 8, $50
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
Fiahts seheduIed for TonIaht.

Fights Scheduled for Tonight.
Dave Dcshler VS.. Tommy Quill, at
Thornton, r. ].
Rudolph Unholz VS.. Clarence Eng
fish, at Milwaukee.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
To Launch the Montana.

Special to the Herald
Newport News, Va, Dec. 14.-Ar-
engagements have been completed at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
ROADWAY is MENACED.
Minnesota River Threatens Damage
to Highway North Of St. Peter.

Swollen by the recent heavy rains the
Minnesota river is wearing away its
banks Just north of st. Peter and
threatens to destroy the wagon road
leading to Ottawa and LIE Sueur. The
condition is considered so serious that
the Omaha railway will 90 to heavy
expense to strengthen the bank at it's
weak points and check the advance of
the water.
A stretch of turnpike nearly half a
mile in length was affected by the en-
croachments of the river, and as it lies
within few rods of the new st. Peter
Ottawa short line of the Omaha it was
feared that the embankment of the lat
ter might be damaged. When an engi-
neer was sent here to investigate he rec
commended the use of rip-rap along the
river, and Charles w. johnson, chief en-
gineer, has notified City Clerk HI. n.
Benson of st. Peter that his company
will build IA dixie without expense to the
city or to Kasota township. Several
hundred carloads of rock will be re-
quired to fill the breach.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
MEMORIAL FOR FlREMEN.
Owatonna Department Urges That
Day Be Set Apart for Ceremonies.

At the monthly meeting of the Owa-
tonna Fire department held Tuesday
evening an interesting discussion took
place in regard to the holding of me-
mortal day in honor of the firemen that
have passed away. The local department
is in favor of observing this day and the
matter was taken up last year by the
state association with the result that in
fiuence was brought to bear on represen-
tatives to introduce a bill in the legisla-
ture setting aside the second Tuesday In
the month of June of each year as a
memorial day for the firemen of the
state. This bill has not been passed
but will be taken up at the next meet
ing of that body. The matter will prob
ably be threshed over at the next meet
ING of the state association held in Le-
Sueur, Mimi, the IL and Ii of this
month and which will be attended by
Chief Twiford and Firemen Lippert and
Clausen of she local department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
EXILE THE ANARCHISTS.
Proposition Advanced BY Dr.. Walter
Kempster Of Milwaukee.

Anarchists are to be eXiled on an is
land, if the plan which DIR. Walter
Kempster of Milwaukee has in mind Is
carried out DR.. Kempster proposes to
have conference of the powers of the
world called at which plan for stamp
ING out anarchy can be considered. He
says that, while resolutions are being
planned denouncing the wholesale muir
ders of the anarchists, the movement is
growing, and nothing is being accom-
plished in the way of checking the evil.
He proposes that an island be bought
by the powers and that each country
appoint commissions with the power to
exile persons of anarchistic habits af-
ter they have been tried for their utter
ances and deeds. The island is to be
maintained by the powers and turned
over to the exiles to run as they please.
A guard is to be stationed about the
island so that pone can escape and car
nv out any scheme that may be Matched
among themselves. The plan has been
submitted to the Loyal Legions of the
country and to several members of con-
oreSS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
Mr.. BROOKS REPLIES.
He Has Not Taken Farmera' Dogs
knowingly.

Dog Catcher Brooks states that he has
not been following farmers teams to get
their dogs, and has not taken any farm
ers' dogs knowingly He states that
where he has taken their dogs and they
have called for them before they have
been impounded he has turned them
over, but when dog is placed i'll the
pound it is out of his hands, for the
city ordinance provides that no dog shall
the payment of certain sum to the
city. He says the case referred to yes
terday was not that of farmer
Mr. Brooks states that he has stood "a
good deal of abuse from certain people
when he has sought to take their dogs
that were running at large, and he has
prepared the following communication
for publication:
To the Tax Payers Inquiry: | want
to say that | am not abusing or overdo-
ing my authority, but to the contrary
have been very lenient to the public.
There is no dog taken where it is known
it belongs to farmer although having
"a legal right to do so). | have been
compelled to bear much abuse, even
from parties not interested, but let this
be warning that hereafter shall use
my authority to the letter and anyone
interfering will be prosecuted. c. F.
Brooks, city dog catcher.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
WILL DESTROY GRAY HAIR.
Paris Bacterialogist Has Discovered
the Microbe, Burn Him.

Professor Metchnikoff, a noted Rus
sian bacterialogist, in Paris, has discOv-
cred the microbe of gray hair. The pro-
lessor says it is an inoffensive, guileless
little animal which, when magnified
about 10000 centimeters, looks like a
shrimp in distress. When several mil
lion of these get busy on nair root,
they gradually eat all the pigment and
the result is hair dye on the silvery
locks.
Professor Metchnikof says he has
found way to annihilate the pestifer-
Gus insect and a very simple one at
that. 1t cannot stand heat, so, all a
man who finds his hair turning needs to
do is to borrow his wife's curling iron,
heat it to l4O degrees Fahrenheit and
pass it over his head As soon as the
gray hair microbe gets too garm, he curls
up and passes away. That is why the
professor says people who 60 barehead-
ed in warm climates, notably savages,
seldom have gray hair.
DIR. Metchnikoff combats the theory
that worry or fright often turns the
hair gray by stating that these mo-
lions stimulate his microbes to greater
activity and, that a hot iron applied af-
ter fright or worry will offset its eff
fects, insofar as the hair is concerned,
at least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
IRRIGATION SPOlLS THE SOIL.
Land in Washington and Idaho Has
Been Ruined.

Fergus Falls, June CIV. H. Parsons
returned today from trip through the
west, having spent considerable time il
Idaho and eastern Washington. He
states that there is serious disappOint
ment in some of the country that ha:
been opened up by means of irrigation
in cases where the water is obtained
from rivers.
Nearly all of this water is strongly
impregnated with alkali, and its use
ruins the soil. When the water is first
turned on abundant crops are raised, but
as the alkali permeates the soil wage
tation gradually fails.
He saw one ranch, in particular, a
tract of 1000 acres of land, which had
blossomed like the rose four years ago
which is today utterly worthless, and
as white as snow from the alkali water
that has been brought in by the irrigat'
ing bitches.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
MAY NOT COME HERE.
Forepaugh-SeIIs Show Cancels lie
Date at Fairmont.

just as we 60 to press the advance
agent of this company was here and
cancelled all their contracts. He gave
no reason for the same, only that he
had received orders direct from the home
office in Chicago, and that the nearest
point the circus would reach this place
would be Mason City, that it would not
even make Mankato at the present, says
The Fairmont Independent.
We are of the impression that the
reason the present date was cancelled
was on account of Gollmar Bros, being
here and that they did not care to fol-
low so close. The agent says that he is
simply under the instructions of the
home office in Chicago, but he thought
they would make this town and this
part of the state later in the season. 1t
would be an outrage if FairmOnt should
miss this great institution on account of
previous show here of Gollmar Bros.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
PLUvIUs WORKS OVERTIME.
Minnesota Has Had Al the Rain She
Can Stand.

If there is no more rain In the terri
tory along the Northwestern road in
Minnesota and South Dakota for several
weeks the season 1906 will break all
records for banner crop, of course pro-
viding there is not great damage by
storms later. But if there is more rain,
crops will be damaged, and the extent
of the damage will depend upon the
amount of excess moisture. The report
for this territory for the last week has
lust been issued and reads as follows:
"Have had general rains and cool
weather first half of week just closed;
last three days clear and moderately
warm. Crops are making good healthy
growth and on the whole the week has
been favorable.
minnesota has had all the precipita-
ton she can stand without injury to
crops, and all crops are planted and seed
ed, all ground under cultivation being in
crop in this territory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
TALKS FROM WORK GIRLS.
They Address the Aristocratic Ladies
of the Federated Clubs.

Two bright looking and intelligent
working girls" told the women of the
Federation of Women's clubs in session
in st. Paul all about the conditions sur
rounding their life in Chicago.
The girls were Josephine Casey, an
employee of the Elevated railroad, and
Agnes Nestor, glovemaker.
Both were self possessed and then
talks were easily the features of the
mornings session.
They told how many of the girls were
compelled to work for small salaries
to live in dingy rooms in the poorer
quarters, and to suffer all sorts of in
dignities.
They laid stress on the moral tone OF
the life of the average Chicago work
ing girl, and said that while vice and
immortality is prevalent among that
class that conditions are continually i'm
proving.
An enlightened public sentiment and
the duty which employers are in many
cases beginning to take upon themselves
of looking after the girls working fol-
them were the causes assigned for this
change.
Both girls were literally applauded
for their efforts and an animated dis
cussion ensued. ..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
TWO SITES AVAILABLE.
Committee on Tub Factory Location
Gets Figures.

The Commercial club committee that
was appointed to see about securing a
new site for the tub factory has sue
ceeded in getting prices on two desirable
sites. Sufficient ground for the purposes
of the factory can be secured of George
w. Monks, in lakewood addition, for
$1,000, and an acre of ground can be
secured near Fowler & Pays office for
$500. Both sites are next to the rail-
road tracks and in the limit where fire
protection can be had. The committee
will present report at the next meet
ing of the club, and no doubt negotia-
lions will be continued with Manager
Higgs of the Creamery Package Manu-
featuring company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
SPLENDID TREATMENT.
A. Q. U. ~ Had Good Time at kasots
Last Night.

Thirty members of the A. o. U. w.
lodge went. to Kasota last evening, in
Guiding the degree team, and assisted
in the initiation of class of seventeen.
The degree team did part of the floor
work in the third degree. The Degree
of Honor lodge furnished splendid ban
quet, to which $50 people sat down. A
smoke social followed, with speeches by
John r. Thomas and James j. Spell
man of this city and Mr. Ostrander of
Kasota. Fifteen members of the Madi-
son Lake lodge were present. All are
loud in their praise of the treatment ac-
corded the visitors by the Kasota peo-
pie.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
Lost Four Horses,

Tidland Brothers of Belgrade, who are
working on the Omaha grading contract
at Minneopa, had the misfortune to lose
four of their horses yesterday morning
The veterinary who was called thought
that the trouble was caused by eating
oats that had gotten wet and become
mouldy. Several other horses in the
camp are sick, but it is thought that
they will recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK.
Will Address the Graduates Of the
Norma al This Evening.

The thirty seventh commencement OF
the Mankato state normal will be held
at the normal this evening at eight
o'clock
Governor John A. johnson will de-
liver an address and Hon Ell Torrance
of the normal board will present the di-
plomas.
The balance of the program will con-
sist of music and song.
The public is invited to these ex-
ercises.
The ladies' chorus will render selec-
tions and Mrs. Hubbard will play the
violin and Miss Schoyen the cello.