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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-27

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-27
National Bank of
Commerce
CAPITAL ,1oo.ooo.os
OFFICERS.

c. T.. OLESON. President.
A. L. WHEELER, Vice President.
VIM. j, FLACHSENIIAR, Assistant
Cashier
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
PLAYS AT BURGLAR
IN BOYS CLOTHES
Pretty Girl Found Hidden
Under Pittsburg Minis
ter's Bed.

. PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug. 2s.-Clad in
trousers and a blue flannel shirt. ana
with a red bandana handkerchief OBJ
securing her pretty features, Miss Eva
Browerski, Of Carick, looked like a Dick
Turpin Of old, when Police Lieutenant
McAfee dragged her from s.1der a bed
in the home Of the Rev. JOHN Bloom.
on Sarah street. at II o'clock asst night
When the Rev Mr. Bloom returned
home last nighr. he heard a noise up
stairs. Lieutenant McAfee md Police
man Burns quickly answered his sum
mons ana search for the burglar began.
In the bedroom McAfee saw a pair OF
feet protruding from under the bed.
Grasping the girls feet, the lieutenant
yanked the intruder from under the bed.
Standing in the center Of the room in a
food OF light the prisoner remained
motionless. with the polieenan's re-
Volver leToled at her head When Me-
Aiee pulled of the handkerchief the light
plnded the girl for moment and she
hid her face.
The Rev. NJ. Bloom had seen and
recognized the fair prisoner, however.
He was shocked at the discovery that
the handsome boy was none other than
a young Womal. he has known for wears.
weeping bitterly and protesting that
Il was al q joke, the masduerader con-
Elhced the officers that her mission ia
the mousse was not IN evil one. and
was taken TO her home
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
BANKER DIES
REFUSING DOCTOR

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Aug sc c. Nc
Leod, president OF a bank at McLeans-
boro, III, died last night at his sisters
home. He and his sister have been
prominent Christian Scientists. and Mr..
Mcleod refused to have a physician in
attendance
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
No, No, No; INeUer VIII Wed You-No!
She Told If, Wrote IT, and Phoned #

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-Niss Mary L.
Thompson, and incidentally the town of
Rye. where she has a fashionable r.a-
ing academy, are wondering how she is
going 10 get rid of one of the most per
sisJent suitors that every a pretty girl
had.
Fer months she has been literally bonn
Darded by proposals from one Ernest
Won Gilman. a middle-aged teacher OF
equestrianism, who used to live in Rye,
but now has an academy in Hartford,
Conn.
When he didn't propose directly 20
Miss Thompson, he proposed over the
telephone. And when he couldn't make
his plea that way he wrote it out and
iuJrusted it 10 the mails. When the
r0ails seemed too slow. he used the
telegraph wires.
u wouldn't be surprised if next he
would propose by wireless" the fair
riding mistress laughed yesterday.
She doesn't want TO marry him and
has returned scores of emphatic Noes
until she Is tired of IL. She doesn't want
to have him arrested, and. indeed. does
not know any charge that could be
brought against him If she did
''But / really wish something could
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
FEELING INTENSE
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Governor Fort Determined to
Compel Indictment of He
gal Liquor Sellers.

ATLANTIC CITY, n J., Aug. Is
There is a tense feeling in the atmos-
phere here today I'm anticipation Of ae-
ton 10 be taken 10y Governor Fort, OF
New Jersey, TO compel the indictment Of
iHega liquor sellers
Following the discharge of the grand
jurors yesterday by Justice Trenchard,
when they refused to indict liquor sell
ers on the ground that it would hurt
business interests I'm the resort, IL was
ruInored that Governor Fort would take
drastic measures today When ap-
preached the executive would make no
statement as to the future, but his de-
termined demeanOr made it plain that
he viii continue the struggle against
what he thinks 20 be an infringement of
the excise laws.
Since the meeting of the grand jury II
has definitely been established that the
legal fight against the liquor interests
is merely a preliminary skirmish, and
thai II viii be followed by fierce fight
against gambling in Atlantic City.
However, the public officers Will not at
tempt 10 rout the gamblers unless they
are successful in their first fight.
This morning Atlantic City stood fac
ing an issue which had never before
been presented 10 1t; Namely, either
successful defiance of the laws of the
Commonwealth or closing of saloons on
Sunday under the pressure Of martial
law
Governor Fort declares that il win be
necessary TO call an extraordinary Ses-
sion of the Legislature 10 appropriate
money enough 10 send troops TO At
lautiC city 20 compel respect and that
he stands ready 10 do this II less severe
measures do not prevail
Sheriff =. T. Johnson, of Atlantic
county, is not on the firing line, So TO
speak He believes that the governor
cannot call out the State troops, unless
there is riotiue and is taking little hand
I'm the fight. He declared that he had
not read Governor Forts proclamation,
and even Chief of Police Woodruff is in
cliHed 10 be ironical in discussing the
crusade
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
ELECTRIC WIRE USED
TO-COAGULATE BLOOD
Current Saves Life of Man Suffer
ing With Aneurism
of Aorta.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug 2S.-John CAL
Win, of Detroit. went through a remark
able operation in Grace Hospital yes
terday
Calvin was standing under a scanoid
experimenting work on St Mary's
Academy, Of Monroe, Mich, about four
years ago. when a workman accidentally
dropped a heavy plank, which struck
Calvin on the chest, just over the
heart. Several days later a small lump
appeared, but Calvin paid no attention
10 it. The lump grew until recently IL
became about as large as a tW0-quart
measure He consulted a physician. who
diagnosed the trouble as aOrtic aueur-
ism, OF an arterial dliatlon due TO weak
ness OF the walls Of the aOrta. the
largest artery IN the body.
ITO have lauced the growth would
have meant sudden DEATH said DIT
II. L. ObeJz, who CONCLUDED that the
only safe treatment would be electrf-
cal. A specially prepared insulated hoI-
low needle was run through the skin at
the weakest part OF the lump. A fine
silver wire about fifteen feet long was
then inserted. This was attached TO a
battery and eighty milllampere OF cleo
tricity were turned on.
This current was allowed 10 flow for
about an hour and a ha5f, C0agulating
the blood Ia he aneurisrn Il is said
that Galyin's chances Of recovery are
deemed hopeful.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28

pc done TO make him stop proposing %
she says. Il have turned over his let
ters 10 my lawyer, and have asked the
latter TO take some action, If necessary.
But he hasn't done anything vet"
y. T.. HerVey, the attorney. was puz-
zhng his brain over lac problem when
seen yesterday. He admitted having
q large bundleo of very tender mtssives.
Won Gilman, who is a sturdy. good
natured citizen in his forties smiled
cheerfully when he was asked about
ms c0urtsnlI last night. In Hartford
certainly did propose TO Miss
thompson, and proposed many times.
too he candidly admitted why not 4?
m wooing her, ana that's my style OF
Woolng. on one rare occasion sire said
she would marry me, but changed her
mind Maybe she'll say Yes again
some time"
Won Gilman has a prosperous riding
school IN tn Connecticut capital Form
erly he owed the one at Rye, but after
teaching IN" business to Miss ThomD-
son. who vas his assistant for i've
years, he sold ont few months ago.
The reason don't want to marry
him is that he's az old man, md has
had several OtheI wives" the serturbed
Miss Thompson explained.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
No Premiums!

p 6 G. Naphtha Soap sells because of its nerit-Hot
because give premiums for the wrappers.
We don't give dolls baseball bats or brass iewelry
in exchange for P & G. Naphtha Soap wrappers.
P. & G. NaPhtha Soap is that kind of soap.
1t is prize in itself.
And it sells because of its mert-not because We give
premiums in exchange for the wrappers.
IF you dolls, by tilem
IfyOu want soap, by SOAP Get the best that be
had Pay whatever is necessary That is the sensible
thing to do
Ifyou use P. & G. Naphtha Soap you will three
hours work every time wash day comes round
Isn't that worth considering?
And your clothes will be whittier, brighter sweeter.
cleaner than they ever were before.
P. & c. Naphtha Soap is for sale in
JDO0TI1.epB almost every grocery in this city.
fJAPHFHlsO0 The Price Is 5 Cents a Cake.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
Girls Quarrel OUer Their LoUer
Leads to the Death of One Mother

NEW YORK, Aug. pa tif between
sixteen-year-old Nellie Perzio and her
chUm, Lena. the daughter OF a neigh
bor over Antonio Galluchi. a rather
vacillating lover. resulted in an assault
on her mother yesterday, and in the
death of Mrs. Roma Varrela, one OF
the assailants.
Mrs. Michael Perzio, OF 1104 First ave-
nue.. went 10 see Mrs. Joseph SANTA at
1880 o'clock in the morning 70 collect
s. which she had loaned AS she climb
cd 10 Mrs. Sauza apartment. on the
third floor Of I2 East Forty-fourth
street. three women sprang from the
dark hallway. grabbed her by the hair
and dress and pulled her down the
stairs. When she had fallen unconscious
in "a corner on the Second floor the as
sailants disappeared.
tenants resuscitated Mrs Perzio in
the SANTA fiat At the same time the
tenants in 206. three doors below, were
reused by cries for aid from a woman
The Washington times., 1908-08-28

hurrying down through the skylight
from the roof. Mrs. Rose Sisti, on the
third floor. round her leaning against
her door gasping
Mrs Sisu put her on the bed ana
gave her salt and water Before Dr..
Lane, of the Flower Hospital, arrived
the woman had died OF heart disease,
preCipItated by violent exercise. Mrs.
PerZlO was taken 10 see the dead WOm-
an, and recognized her as an Old ac-
quaintance, Mrs. Narrela, who, she as
serts. was one OF three women that
attacked her
on enc OF the roofs over which Mrs
Narrela had fed was found a satchel
containing a loaded revolver
When Lena went out with Antonio
last Sunday il was learned that An
tOnio's eyes wandered TO Nellie Perzic.
who sat in her doorway. Instantly
Lena Hew into "a rage There was
quarrel anC the girls mother rushed
up to the Perzio fat, broke d glass
panel I'm the door and threatened ven
geance
AIRS. Perzio Will make complaints to
day against Mrs. Manvella MasielIo. Of
ll6 First avenue, and her daughter.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
GIRLS KILL SNAKE
WITH TEN RATTLES
Pennsylvania Bellies Cheered as
Heroines for Staying Vi
CiOus Reptile.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Miss-
es Lorraine Hill and Lillian Bellies. lead
ing members of wide social circle in
the West End. are now being praised as
heroines, they having dispatched a four
loot ratuesnake while on White Deer
mountains berryiug yesterday.
The reptile was coiled, ready for a
spring, not four feet away from Miss
Hill when she spied it, But instead OF
running or screaming. she pelted the
snake with stone and disabled il.
Iheu MISS Bellies tossed another stone
on the wriggling thing. and put ID out Of
business.
The snake had ten rattIes. These the
girls ground of between two sharn
stones and brought home.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
FORTUNE IS FOUND
IN MISER'S TRUNK
Relatives Starr Systematic Search
and Locate 5000.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Aug. Is
Searching systematically through an
old-fashiOned leather trunk in the home
Of Herman Roose. who died a few
weeks ago at his small farm not far
from Great Bend, SusquehaLna county.
a relative today came upon a heavy
bundle wrapped in several thicknesses
of cloth, which proved TO contain
$500.
The dates OF the coins run back
many years, showing that Mr.. Roose
had been accommodating gold for long
time.
The old man had lived alone for a
long time. and, while he was known
TO be rigidly economical and careful
I'm his expenditures, he was not sup
posed to be any better of in worldly
goods than his neighbors Of similar
habits. Least of all was he considered
10 be in any sense a miser.
After his death his relatives took
possession of his effects, and, expect
ing to find little of any value, made no
immediate inspection.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
SAILS TO CANTON
WITH PRISONERS
Admiral Ii Leaves FIongkOng With
Men Who Betrayed Kona-
wha Villagers.

HONGKONG. British China, Aug. ".
Admiral Ii. OF the Chinese navy, with
his flagship and several gunbOats, sailed
from WuchoW today for Canton with
sixty mutinous soldiers from Konghaw,
where "a thousand men rev0Ited August
-, killing their commander and several
others, routing a force of loyal SOL
dieTs from a nearby town, footing
Kunawha village. and finally Withdraw
ing 10 the mountains of Taking, where
they Joined The wild tribes. Admiral
LIS prisoners We're betrayed by vii
layers at konghaW for Sl7 a head.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
STATE OFFICIAL
ABUSES PRIVILEGE

-1ANSAS CITY, No, Aug &C. w.
Tric,yett. special assistant attorney gen
eral Of Kansas, appointed TO enforce the
pr0hibitory liquor law in Vvyandotte
county, was found guilty yesterday in
Kansas City kan, of using his Office
10 obtain $3.50 from Wayne and Frank
Hurlburt. Frank Hurlburt said ne gave
the money 10 obtain his brother
Wayne's release from Jail
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
MISS MARY M'CLAIN
PASSES 100 MARK
Pennsylvania Woman Retains Act
i've Mind After Century
of Life.

Home for INDECENT Widows and Single
Women, at Thirty-sixJh and Chestnut
streets, a great birthday celebration was
held yesterday in honor of Miss Mary
McCIain, whose years have reached the
century mark.
Miss McClain was born August 27,
ls0s, near NOTrist0Wu Pa, and n0twith-
standing her great age is a very active.
clear-minded Old lady. Thirty-five Years
ago she entered the home OF which she
is now an inmate but this is her first
party.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF
TO SHOW HER NERVE
Ten-Year Lass Leans Over MuzZle
of Winchester, Pulls Trig-
ger With Stick

GEDDES. 5. D., Aug. ZS.-TO show her
father that she had the nerve 10
shoot herself, the ten-year-old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. John Stotz leaned over
the muzzIe of a Winchester shotgun
Yesterday and released the trigger with
a stick. at the same time saying: Tell
papa / had the nerve TO-"
Following the report, the wounded
child ran out of the house and feu dead
in the road
Il didn't think he had the nerve TO
do a thing like that was the remark
of John StotZ, when a neighbOr blew of
was impressed with the remark and
frequently since then had declared she
would not be afraid to do the same
thing.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
THINK MISSING MAN
IS IN THE WEST
Bethune S Relatives Get Clue
TO Whereabouts of New
York Lawyer.

CHICAGO. Aug. 28.-Relatives OF
Faneull D. S. Bethune, the New York
lawyer who so mysteriously disappeared
from Buffalo several days ago, said last
night at their apartments in the Audi
forum Annex that they were in pos
session of information that tended TO
show that Bethune had taken train
for the West last Tuesday.
From our information" declared DR..
f. Hanson, brother-in-law OF the miss
ing man. we gather that Bethune was
in Chicago Monday and Tuesday. He
was seen here by several persons who
describe him from his printed pictures.
A man last night described him TO me
to The dot, and said they saw him leave
the La Sale street station on a west
bound train Tuesday.
Employe Tells Story.
1.-THE man is employed at this station
and had read Of the disappearance, and
we are sure he did see our relative take
that train. We have wired everywhere
along the lire. but have had no re-
Spouse"
Mrs. Bethune sat upon the bed and
rested against the prop of pillows while
she told her story
NO one could nave beCu more cdteiu IA
of a wife than Mr. Bethuue," remarked
the woman. "aud good evidence is the
fact that ne called me three times by
long distance just before he left Buff
faIO.
1T was the last of these calls that
I could not understand When Mr.. Be
thune heard my voice az the New York
end Of the wire he said something that
sounded like Florence, / want YOU 10
come TO me at once; / need you
Phones Wife From Buffalo.
In Buffalo il WIS learned shat Bethune
telephoued last to his wife about 8
O'Clock Sunday evening. He then said
he was about 20 take a train. Only
two trains leave Buffalo about that
hour, one TO Chicago and the other TO
New York. He had just left New York.
so il was concluded that he had taken
the Westb0und train. This IS what
brought the whole family 10 Chicago.
1t is now thought possible that in
his queer state, Bethuue boarded the
eastbOund train and returned TO New
York. This viii be investigated closely.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
WANTED TO co SAME WAY

We We're taking a little trip into the
country The only vacant seats i'm rha
train We're turned 50 as to face Zach
other ] told my little girl four vears
Of age, 10 take the seat In FROM Of me
as riding backward would not make
her sick She hesltated, and said.
7 know il won't make me SOL b,,+
If I ride backward will I go to the san,s
place you are going -EXchange.
The Washington times., 1908-08-28
FAMOUS QUARTER
TO MARRY ACTRESS

HAMILTON, Ohio. Aug. 2S.-Dwight
Tad" Jones. Yale's famous quarter, is
10 marry Miss Bette Shear, Of New
York city. soon. The formal announce
ment is to be madi at the Shear summff
residence IN Colorado next week,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
wFoR UNIFORM GRAIN GRADES.
Grain Dealers National Association
Preparing a System.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1.-THE Grain
Dealers National association, in ses-
sion here Friday afternoon, began the
preparation of a uniform system for
the grading of grain, to be recommend
ed for use by state grain inspectors,
warehouse commissions and boards of
trade in all parts of the United States.
The work was entered upon follow
ing an address on uniform grades by
E. H. Culver Of Toledo, o., president
of the Chief Grain Inspectors National
association.
President Culver said that the only
method of preventing the United
States government from taking meas
ures for making grain grading uniform
in all the markets of the country was
for the present agencies to adopt uni
form grading rules.
At the conclusion of his address, he
presented a set of rules for grading
grain, which had been approved by
his association at it's meeting the day
before.
The rules submitted eliminated al
most entirely indefinite words, and
prescribe definite weights per bushel
and definite percentages of impurity
for the various grades. The rules for
all grains except corn and barley were
approved Friday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITlEs.

The Cleveland Memorial association
has definitely decided to erect $780,
900 memorial to the late Grover Cleve-
land in Chicago.
Gen. Vukotics, former minister of
war; left Montenegro Saturday for Bel
grade on special mission to the
Servian government.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending october 10
number 244 against 256 last week.
and 1q4 in the like week of 1907.
1t is estimated that between 5000
and 10000 persons went from Kansas
City and vicinity to register for the
Trip county, S. D., land drawing.
Apprehension is felt at Port Arthur,
Ont, over the non-arrival of the steam
er Sequin which left the 500 Sunday
and has not been heard from since.
Herbert S. Hadley has appointed
Howard Grey as special assistant at
torney general to prosecute gamblers
and other offenders in Jasper county,
Mo.
The department of justice has re-
ceived the resignation of William Stry,
United States marshal for Utah. Mr..
Stry is a candidate for state senator
on the Republican ticket.
The German balloons Plauen and
Hergezell, which left Berlin on an en-
durance flight, are still missing and
hope that the aeronauts are still alive
has about been abandoned.
Kansas City police discovered $4,000
worth of stolen articles in fiat. The
four occupants, two women and two
men, were arrested charged with
wholesale shoplifting.
Fire in South Chicago destroyed the
International Salt company's docks,
the offices of the Elgin, Joliet & East
ern railway and 80 freight cars. The
loss is estimated at nearly 100000.
The fact that the duke of Abruzzi
will shortly leave Italy for the United
States has been confirmed, but the
members of his household are eXer-
cising reserve in connection with his
trip.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
KANSAS SLAYER CONVICTED
HENRY BEHNER'S UNWRlTTEN
LAW PLEA FAILS.
Defendant Tainted After Verdict OF
Jury Was Announced at In
dependence.

independence, Kan, Oct. lT-The
independence, Kan, Oct. 16.-The
iurv took the case of Henry Behner,
for murder of Tobias Sawyer last
spring. at 4:30 O'Clock "Wednesday
evening and wrestled with 1t until
1870 o'clock Thursday morning When
a verdict of murder in the first degree
was returned. Behner, wife and the
daughter, Pearl, whom Sawyer was
accused of assaulting, did not move
a muscle as the verdict was read.
Not a change of expression could De
detected on any of their faces during
the trying ordeal, but that this was a
mask for deep emotions was shown
a few minutes after the adjournment
of court when Behner tainted, ana
physicians had to do some hard WORK
to restore him. A new trial Will De
applied for
On the stand Behners wife was COM
PEELED to admit that letter sent TO
Sawyer's hired hand, in which de-
mand was made that money be sent
for the care of Pearl Behner, was ap'
parently her daughters work. inns
indicated to the jury that Sawyer
might have been the victim OF plot
Behner's defense, ostensibly one OF
insanity, was really based on the "un
written law"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
cheap Campaign in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 17.-Accordng
to figures obtainable at both the Re
publican and Democratic state head
quarters the present campaign Will be
the cheapest waged in Kansas for
many years past. Up to the present
time not over $4,000 has been eXpend-
ed since the primary by both parties
and at the present rate $4,000 Will
cover the entire amount used up 10
election. Before the primary the Re-
publican national committee sent
81 900 to be used in getting out votes
but with the exception of this amount
Kansas has paid all her own expenses.
In previous years large contributions
have come from eastern states.