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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
WAGES AND TIPS
Washington Hotel Men Object to Anti
Tipping Bill.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Five hundred
walters in this town receive on an
average of $4,000 month in tips. The
amount paid i'll tips is $1,000 in excess
of the amount received in wages. In
the cafes of the better class, the tips
amount to more than twice the wages.
Negro walters prefer to work for tips
rather than for wages. The gambling
instinct in the negro, which makes him
90 in for craps, is responsible for his
preference for tips. If you don't tip
the walters in Washington you cannot
expect to receive attention. If the anti
tipping bill is passed all the skillful
walters will leave the national capital.
These are only few of the facts
established at the public hearing given
the Murphy anti-tipping bill. Somebody
has said that the hotel proprietors would
like to get rid of the tipping system.
Every Washington hotel manager ap-
peared at the hearing before the district
commissioners to protest against the
proposed legislation. The Hotel associa
tion was represented by an attorney.
The head walters were out in force
and some of the statements made were
most illuminating. The head waiter at
Havey's is big, good natured negro
who answers to the name of Dickerson.
DickersOn alleged that if the wages of
the Washington walters were doubled it
would not improve the service.
''It takes the man who doesn't tip
ten minutes to get piece of butter"
explained Dickerson, "and the customer
who has the reputation for tipping will
have his wishes and his wants antici-
pated. Take two men who come into
the restaurant and place them at adj
joining tables, and the man who tips
will have his dishes served hot and the
other fellow will be growing and grum-
bling for a glass of water or a piece
of butter, and his food will get cold"
Manager Hite of the New Willard
declared tipping is condition and not
a theory. If a general antitipping act
could be enacted it might accomplish
some good, although he doubted it. But
if the lawmakers were going to single
out Washington it would simply result
in driving all the experienced walters
out of the town.
r Perhaps the most novel presentation
on this subject was made by an attor-
ney in behalf of the negro walters who
asserted that the Murphy anti-tipping
bill was Jim Grow" legislation of the
very worst kind The white walters, he
said, could get employment on the street
railroads or as clerks, but the negro
walters could not find employment any
where except at the table.
In the meantime, the Washington
business public has come to the con-
clusion that tipping has become such an
evil in this town that congress ought
to step in and prevent it. Even the
business mems association has taken the
matter up and presented resolution in
the shape of memorial, declaring that
tipping has resolved itself into "mean,
petty form of bribery"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
TO TEACH FAR MING
Senator Putnam:of Blue:Earth Intro.
duceS Bill.

State aid is to be furnished to state
high schools, graded and consolidated
schools for conducting department OF
agriculture, manual training and domes-
tic science under the provisions of bill
introduced yesterday by Senator +. L.
Putnam of Blue Earth.
Having satisfactory room and equip
ment and having shown itself fitted by
location and otherwise to do agricultural
work, such a school, on application to
the state high school board, may be
designated to maintain an agricultural
department.
Each school shall employ trained in
structors in agriculture, manual training
and domestic science Including cooking
and sewing), and have connected there
with tract of land suitable for gar
den of not less than five acres for the
purposes of experiment and demonstra-
ton These schools shall furnish free
instruction in this department to all res
idents of the state desiring it. The bill
specifies the branches that must be
taught, covering the field of agriculture,
live stock and dairying and the manage
ment of orchards and the raising of
fruit and berries.
Each of such schools shall receive
state aid equal to two.thirds of the
amount actually expended upon such de-
partment, but this shall not exceed
$1,000 for any year. Not more than five
schools shall be aided the first year, nor
more than five added to the list every
two years. The bill appropriates $4,000
year for the two years ending June
80, 1909.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Deefs Trial is Completed
This Afternoon.
ARGUED ALL THE FORENOON
Doctors Give Expert Testimony as to
the Effect Of Eyesight
on Courage.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The case of the state against Fred
Deef went to the jury this afternoon.
The taking of testimony was completed
before the evening recess was taken yes.
terday, and the entire forenoon today
was devoted to the arguments. Judge
Cray gave his charge to the jury at
two O'Clock and the jury at once re-
tired
The witnesses for the defense were
f. L. Schmauss, Mrs. Deef. August Pc
terson and Miss Deef. Deef was on the
stand about an hour, and gave the his
tory of the shooting affair as he looked
upon it. His testimony was contradic-
tory to the testimony of all of the
states witnesses who saw the affair. He
claimed that he supposed that there was
conspiracy to do him up, that his
eyesight is not good, that he was filled
with fear for his personal safety, and
that he acted as he supposed in self
defense. He thought two men were at
lacking him.
DR.. Brandenburg testified that he saw
Deef in the county Jail subsequent to
the shooting and that he had several
black and blue marks upon him, which
Deef claimed were received in the strug-
gle. He also testified to Deefs defec-
tive sight and said that this would have
a tendency to make him more afraid
than if he could see well. DR.. Schmauss
gave similar testimony.
e H. - Al
of Deef's leaving for town on the day
of the shooting. August Peterson said
that he had given Deef ride part way
to town. Miss Deef, sister of the de-
PENDANT, said that she had engaged the
physicians to see her brother at the Jail.
The state called Albert Tillman,
Sheriff Donahue and DR.. Andrews in re-
buttal. Tillman, who is POTTS hired
man, told of the shooting as he witness
ed it. DR.. Andrews testified that defec-
tive eyesight would have no effect upon
a mans courage, as different part of
the brain is used for sight than that
which forms the judgment.
1t was the testimony of the states
witnesses that Deef was eight or ten
feet from Potz when he fired the first
shot. He fired the second shot after
the officers had siezed him.
County Attorney Plymat made his
maiden argument in the district court
as prosecuting attorney, and spoke for
an hour and half, making good i'm
preston. He covered the ground wei
and summed up in a fair and conscien-
tious manner. w. r. Geddes spoke for
an hour and fifty minutes for the de-
Tense. Those who heard the argument
say that it was one of the strongest
ever made by an attorney in the Blue
Earth county district court.
The suit of Evan Hughes VS.. Minnie
A. Carpenter went to trial this after
noon. 1t is the last jury case for trial
at the present term of court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
100000 DITCH
Land in Mower end Freeborn Coun-
ties tohe Drained,

Albert Lea, Mimi, Feb 2O.-Judge
Kingsley yesterday afternoon ordered
big ditch laid, over which there has been
much contention and litigation for the
past eight or ten years. 1t will be an
inter-county ditch as it affects land in
Freedom and Mower counties.
Many farmers have been in from the
eastern part of this county and western
part of Mower, and some Of them are
opposed to the ditch.
The cost of the entire ditch is esti-
mated at 100000, and the benefits are
placed at twice that amount.
At the hearing it was demonstrated
that Geneva lake can be drained and
, that project is feasible.
y Individual cases of damage and bene-
fl, are now being heard by Judge Kings
ley, and the case will take all of next
week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
ANNEX CUBA
Social Science CIub-M bers Favor
This Step.

This Step.
The Social Science club held well
attended and interesting meeting last
evening. Rev. Robert Hughes read pa
per on 1.-The Relations of the United
States to Cuba and South America"
He favored territorial form of govern
ment for Cuba, under the sovereignty of
the United States, and said that Amer
lea is handicapped by not knowing more
of the Spanish language. He said that
South American countries are much in
advance of what the people of the Unit
ed States generally give them credit
for.
Prof. Coate led the discussion, and
favored Rev. Hughes suggestion in re-
gard to Cuba being absorbed by the
United States. The discussion became
quite general and related mostly to the
relations of the country with South
America, and diverse views were pre-
sented. Nobody opposed annexing Cuba.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Not So Wise.

James J. Hill has destroyed the fond
illusion of his employees that 'the old
man. as they call him, knows every
bolt and pin in his entire railroad sys-
TEN. says The St. Paul News.
Before a legislative committee he tes-
titled under oath that he personally own
ed railroad in Northern Minnesota
that he could not even tell the farther
terminus Of
81 have never been over it." he said.
The untraveled road runs from Hib-
bling out into the timber.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
WILL FURNISH BOND
New Well Contractor Agrees to put up
$3.50 Security.

+. J. Mccarthy, the Minneapolis well
contractor, was in Mankato last evening
and agreed to the provisions of the con-
tract and specifications prepared by City
Attorney Daley for the construction of
new well. He is required to furnish
an indemnity bond for $l,65O to protect
the city from labor and other claims
and for the faithful performance of his
work. and he took the contract with him
to Minneapolis unsigned, intending to
get "A surety bond this week and sign
the contract and send both back to the
city officials.
Mr.. Mccarthy is required to begin
work not later than March 5, and has
sixty days to complete the well to the
first flow and sixty days more to SOM
plete it to the second flow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Educational Meeting.

General Secretary Irwin Shepard of
the National Educational association
has just issued circular to fifteen
thousand of the members of the associ-
alton concerning the railroads and rates
for the fiftieth anniversary meeting of
the association to be held in Los An
geles in July. A number of side trips
have been arranged for the delegates.
f. {. Story. according to an announce
ment just made by Secretary Shepard.
has been appointed chairman of the local
executive committee at Los Angeles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
ESCAPED PATIENTS
Board of Control Tell of Work at
AsyIums,

The state board of control in cOnpli-
ance with resolution introduced i'll the
house Jan. pa, has printed a report con-
corning the case of August H. Bloom
and other patients who escaped from
state hospitals and asylums for the in
sane.
The report states that there are at
present thirty two patients at large
asyluns, and 270 who have been parol
ed, distributed as follows:
Escapes. Paroles.
AnOka state asylum. 2
Hastings state asylum. 2
Fergus Falls hospital. -. l03
Rochester state hospital. 8 rs
st. Peter state hospital. ID SO
The board says further that no set
of rules has ever been adopted by the
board of control in regard to escapes
because the board is of the opinion that
such matters should be left with the
discretion of the various superintendent
of the hospitals and asylums.
''Modern thought upon the subject OF
the treatment of insanity cOmpels the
elimination of every feature of prison
stitutions for the insane that may be
possible. Gratings are removed and the
utmost liberty allowed under such guard
as may be considered safe. Under these
circumstances escapes are not frequent
and are regarded by many of the super
intendents as the best solution of many
cases.
When the physical ailments from
which such a patient has suffered have
been cured and there is nothing about
the body which should cause derange
ment of the mind, then the superinten-
dents try other means of restoring the
patient to normal condition of men
tality and the parole system is d part
of the treatment. A patient will some
times improve rapidly under new lcondi-
tions and new environments, whefeasaif
kept in the hospital his mentality would
degenerate"
Regarding the case of August III.
Bloom the board states that Bloom, who
shot and killed Chief of Police Daily
of Redwing, in a hotel in that town, was
in Rochester hospital for three years.
He was transferred to the Hastings
asylum Sept. |, 1905. But on Sept, 4,
of the same year he escaped. He was re-
taken in Memphis, Tenn, but the Ten
nessee authorities refused to pay the eX-
penses of sending Bloom to Minnesota.
Later it was said that Bloom was in
Chicago but he could not be found there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
GRAND OFFICERS HERE
Sons Of Herman andiSisters Lodges
Have Important Meetings..

The Sons of Herman lodge will hold
an important meeting tonight, attended
by the grand officers. A class of about
dozen candidates will be initiated with
due formality. After this feature a
banquet will be served by the Sisters of
the Sons of Herman, and speech max
ing will close the affair.
This afternoon meeting of the Sis
tiers lodge was held, attended by the
grand officers. Among the grand officers
present are Grand President Zeigler of
Saltwater. Grand Treasurer Charles
Mother of Minneapolis, the grand presi-
dent and the grand secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Buys Out / H Lnnq

w. w. Smith has bought the collec-
ton and insurance business of j. Henry
Long, and also his law business and H.
brary, and is moving everything to his
office i'll the Odd Fellows block MIR.
Funk, Mr.. Longs clerk, will be employed
by Mr.. Smith, and the latter will have
a sufficient force to handle the business
to the satisfaction of all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
STOLE A WATCH
Sneak Thief Entered Residence
Boldly Yesterday.
From Wednesdays Daily.

I IOIII w VUI6SUdy ; Daily
A sneak thief relieved Anton Kan
pernole of his watch yesterday forenoon
in bold manner. He had left the watch
in his vest pocket and the vest hung in
the kitchen of his house on Mulberry
street, between Fourth and Fifth. The
vest hung there from eight o'clock in
the morning until noon, and sometime
during that time the watch was stolen.
The chain was not taken, but the watch
and key were taken. The watch is a sill
Yer one. 1t is suspected that the theft
was committed by young boys, who slip
ped into the kitchen while no one was
there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Warren Stearns Dies at Pipestone.

Warren Stearns died at an early hour
this morning in st. Paul. This sad news
was received at Pipestone during the
morning with the deepest sorrow by the
many friends of the young man. He
belonged to the Eutrophian club, a CO.
operative organization of students. The
poisoning seemed to come from some
article of food eaten at the club. Death
resulted from poisoning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Gas in House.

Xavier Heider, who lives at 3O7 Bel
grade avenue, North Mankato, is one
of our Brooklyn friends who believes in
having as many of the luxuries of life
as possible, has just placed gas stove
in his home and is also using gas for
lighting. Mr.. Heider is greatly pleased
with this Improvement in his home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Rev. Cowgirl BUSY.

Pipestone Star: DIR. f. B. Cowgirl
after preaching at the NJ. E. church here
morning, drove to Springwa-
ter, in Rock county. preaching there in
the afternoon. and at Jasper in the
evening. He returned to Pipestone this
morning, en- route to Currie, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
District Attorney Will Not
Spare Pretty Women
HER PAST LIFE AIRED
Beautiful Young Woman May be
Witness for Several Days Says
District Attorney.
Especial to The Free Press.l

New York, Feb. 20.-District Attorney
Jerome continued today his cross exam
nation of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and
Judging from the thoroughness of his
questioning it was apparent that he will
keep the young woman on the stand
several days to come. Mr.. Jerome midi
Gated by his questioning that he does
not intend to spare Mrs. Thaw in any
way, however, but will turn over every
leaf in her past life. Mr.. Jerome ques-
toned Mrs. Thaw as to her method of
posing for artists, insisting upon def
mite answers to his questions. She de-
MED in a positive manner that she had
ever posed i'll nude or had cast made of
her nude figure. Witness was put
through the closest sort of questioning
regarding letters Stanford White had
written to her, Mr.. Jerome wanting to
know Just what she had done with all
of them. Mrs. Thaw declared the only
letters she knew to be in existence were
in the hands of Mr.. Hartridge. The dis
trict attorney demanded the production
of the letters, but Mr.. Hartridge sat
silent. M
Referring to the time of her expert
ence with Stanford White, Mr.. Jerome
asked the witness how long she was un-
conscious. Mrs. Thaw could not remem-
Der even approximately but insisted she
returned home before daylight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Seeking Whites Victim.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Adolph Marks, the
Chicago lawyer, who is working for
Harry Thaw, will 90 to Minneapolis
Thursday to secure an important wit
ness who will be used in the sure
buttal.
Mr.. Marks, when interviewed by The
Tribune today, admitted that one of the
girls whom it is alleged by Harry Thaw
Stanford White insulted in his studio, is
now in vaudeville theatre in Mime
apolis.
She is a head liner, and is said to
draw one of the largest salaries ever
known on the vaudeville stage. He re-
fused to give her name, but said that
there was one other Minnesota woman
whom he wanted as a witness, together
with four Illinois women.
Mr.. Marks was named in Thaw's will
as one of the attorneys to prosecute
White, and he has had charge of Thaw's
western interests.
Thaw Story Prompts Friends for Girls.
Cincinnati, Feb. 20.-As a memorial to
his daughter, Charlotte, who was killed
in an automobile accident i'm Southern
l. iohSC 1ooe VI. d
widely known Cincinnati banker and
millionaire, today announced the es-
Enlistment of trust of $25O,000, the
interest of which is to be devoted to the
benefit of young women.
Friends of Mr.. Schmidlapp say that
the trust was decided Oh by him after
a recent visit to New York and after
learning of the testimony in the Thaw
murder trial.
This makes total of 100000 given
by Mr.. Schmidlapp recently in memory
of his wife and two daughters, all of
whom at different times met accidental
deaths.
The new trust is to be administered
by the mayor of Cincinnati, the presi-
dent of Cincinnati university and five
directors of the Union Trust company
of this city, and there is no limit of any
sort on the trustees in selecting benefi-
Charles.
The income is to be used for the ben
eft of young women, i'll earring for
them in disease, in constraint OF, in ed
ucation."
Part of the income is to be reserved
until the total reaches S2000000, and
the trust deed reserves the right to add
to the principal or income at sly time.
Securities of five well-known corpora
tiOnS are set aside for the trust
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
North Mankato w. c., T. u.

The North Mankato W. C. =. Z. will
meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. G..
Root on Belgrade avenue. This is a
mothers meeting and the subject will
be, "Why should children be taught un-
questioning obedience" All ladies are
welcome to come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Editor Caller I'll

Last Monday DIR. Will Jacoby of YER
non Center performed a surgical oper
alton on Rev.-Editor M. H. Caller which
was very successful. The preacher-edi-
tor is laid up temporarily, but doubtless
will soon be again ready to bury the
dead, marry the living and fight the
devil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Files a Petition.

WILDER Robinson has petitioned The
probate court to be appointed admins.
traitor of the estate of his mother, the
late Mary E. Robinson. The estate in.
cludes $4,000 of real estate, and the
heirs are one daughter and two sons
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Supper at Christian Church.

The men of the Christian church will
serve supper Friday evening in the par
lors of the church. Admission % cents.
The cooking viii all be done by the men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
Municipal Court.

In the municipal court today the
civil suit of M. +. Babcock VS.. the Ger
man Land company was tried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
SENATOR IsIDoR RAYNER OF MARYLAND.


has declared
executive by the
lifelong of where
house
MARYLAND before his election to senate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22
LYN NESBIT.

The
Frances Belmont American
celebrated
Charles Hawey abroad The widowed Ashburton
In was France
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-22

The suit of Evan Hughes VS.. Minnie
A. Carpenter went to trial this after
noon. 1t is the last jury case for trial
at the present term of court.
The state herald., 1907-08-16
SAVE FEED BY SHELTER.
Plan Now to Improve the Hog Houses
for Next Winter.

A farmer. writing on the question
OF sheltcring hogs, says: Much of
the loss In hog feeding In extremely
cold weather can be avoided by Sc
curing proper shelter. Corn must be
very cheap, indeed. II It is not dear
er than pine board. II must be clear.
ly understood that the food that IL
used to maintain animal heat is Just
as truly used as fuel In the hog as
coal is used In the stove for main.
taining the temperature OF the home
The warmer the house. providing ven.
tilation and other health requisites
are secured. the less fuel is required
The same rule applies In the hog
pen. Heat may be purchased at too
great an expense In health In the
home as well as In the pen. The
permanency OF prices requires that
marketing OF hogs should be kept up
over the entire year. The market
necessltates feeding. and while II IL
true that the greatest gains can be
made at the seasons above mentioned.
and while II is also true that II Is
usually more convenient to feed n
large number In the fall OF the year.
for obvious reasons. yet the farmer
should be prepared TO feed on hogs
at any time. and Mt the weights which
the market requires.