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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

TOIsTOI ENTIRELY WELL-The health
of Count Leo Tolstoi Is completely restored
NEW PARTY LAUNCHED-In conven-
tion of its organizers at Chattanooga, Iehn
yesterday the birth OF the new Lipelat pa. y, ~
was formally proclaimed and Its platform OF
principles announced.
CUT THE MELON-The board Of directors
of the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad' a,
a special meeting at Parsons, KAN oeciareu
the regular semi-annual dividend OK pei
cent on preferred stock.
DECLARE DIvIDEND-The directors Of
the Northern Pacific railroad yesterday de-
clared the regural quarterly dividend OF u
per cent. All retiring oficers wero re-
elected.
ENDORSES POSTAL sAvINGS--Posta
savings banks and parcels post were both
warmly indorsed by First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Charles p. Granheid In his adj
dress to the hfth annual convention OF
fourth-class postmasters at pes Moinea la
yesterday .t
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
DIPLOMATIC AGENT SAYS
BULGARIA WILL INSIST ON
PLACE IN WORLD CONCERT

PARIS, Oct S.-M. Stancioff, the
Bulgarian diplomatic agent here, de-
clared in an Interview this afternoon
that Bulgaria would insist upon ad-
mission to any international confer
ence called to consider the Balkan sit
uation.
"At Berlin we were one of the actors
we are today" declared M. Stanciofr.
"This time all the actors. even the
modest, must be represented"
The agent declared further that Bull
garia was willing to make compensa-
ton to Turkey. He had no hostility
toward Turkey and hoped to be the
best friend of that power.
In conclusion M. Stancioff said: "The
powers must reach a rapid decision
with regard to the Balkans, as the
situation at the present hour is like
a volcano"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
GREEK MINISTER DECLARES
CRETE WILL BE ANNEXED

LONDON. oct. s.-M. Romanos, the
csreek minister to Great Britain, was
officially informed this morning that
the people of Crete had requested
union with Greece.
Commenting on this news he said
that his government would accept the
proclamation and give effect TO tne
supposed. he said, If the powers rec
ognized the independence of Bulgaria
and the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, that they would deny
their support to the aspirations OF the
people of Crete.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
GERMAN GoVERNM EMIT DENIES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUTBREAK

BERLIN, Oct. S.--The German for
eign Office, taking cognizance of the
efforts of London and Paris to make II
appear that the German government
was in some way responsible for the
Bulgarian declaration of independence
and the annexation of Bosnia and Her.
zegovina by Austria Hungary, today
repudiated these suggestions in their
entirety.
The Associated Press was informed
in q direct manner that the German
government was as completely sur
prised as anybody at the developments
of the past few days, and the resulting
situation is highly unsatisfactory to
Germany
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
EMPEROR sEIzEs OPPORTUNITY
TO STRENGTHEN COLONY TIES

VIENNA, oct. S.-No time Is peing
lost before the assembling of the pro-
posed international conference 10
strengthen by every means possible
the new ties between Austro- hungary
and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In an army order issued this morn
ing Emperor Francis joseph uuets
that the recruits from the new domHh-
IONS shall in the future take the same
oath as the Austro-Hungarian SOL
diers.
Furthermore, the existing Bosnian
and Herzegovinian regiments are TO
hear the title of Imperial and Royai.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
JUSTICE REFUSES TO
DROP JURY FOREMAN
Supreme Court Judge Declines to Act
on Suggestion of Counsel for
Captain Peter c.
Hans Jr.

NEW YORK. Oct S.--Justice Garrett
son, in the supreme court at Flushing,
L. l., today refused to act on the sug-
gestion of counsel for Capt. Peter c..
Hains, jr, and I. jenkins Hams, that
Foreman William II. Williams be
dropped from the grand jury which is
hearing evidence in the matter of the
killing of William E. Annis by Capt.
Hams.
Counsel for the Hams brothers was
not present, but a representative ap-
peared and on his request the justice
consented to hear further argument
tomorrow.
The objection to Juror Williams is
based on the allegation that he was a
friend of Annis.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
SUICIDE AFTER QUARREL
is THEORY OF OFFICERS
Mystery of Woman Whose Body Was
Recovered from Bay Explained
by Finding Husband, Who
Gives Clew

OAKLAND, Oct. S.-The mystery of
the dead woman the Oakland police re-
covered from the bay last night has
been solved.
She was Mrs. A. Best, wife of George
Best, a retired restaurant keeper living
at las Woodward street, San Francisco.
The couple visited Melrose, and when
the berryboat reached San Francisco
she refused to accompany her husband.
They quarreled and the theory is that
she committed suicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
STATE GRANGE DELEGATES
VISIT FARM AT UNIVERSITY

SACRAMENTO, Oct. S.-The dele
gates to the state grange now in con-
yention in this city today PAID visit
to the university farm at Davis.
The excursion was largely attended
by the members who went In a special
train to attend the state farmers in
stitute.
The evening session was given over
largely to memorial services. AT
short business meeting before the SER
vices 1t was decided to hold the next
Convention at PetalumA.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09

These, 1t is believed. will assuredly be
finally overcome by the British govern
ment, but they are delaying the nego-
tiations.
Great britain has no objection to the
annexation of Crete to Greece at the
proper time If the Cretans so desire.
but she considers that the moment
chosen to bring about this change Is
inopportune, and she will oppose II;
British officials do not take a serious
view of the reported threats OF Preclp-
,tate war between Servia and Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
PUBLIC MEETINGS PROTEST
AGAINST ANNExiNo STATES

CETTINJE, Montenegro, Oct. D.
Several public meetings were held here
today to protest against the annexa-
tion of Bosnia and Herzegovina py
Austria. The people called on the GOV
Sarvia to act in brotherly harmony
with Montenegro for the protection OF
the interests OF all Servians
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
GREAT BRITAIN OPPOSED
TO GREECE ANNExING CRETE,
CALLING TIME iNoPPoRTUNE

LONDON, Oct. s.--More pessimistic
feeling prevails here today with regard
to the possible early settlement of the
near eastern question.
The demands of the Cretans for an
nexation to Greece and the protest of
the Servian government against the
annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
have introduced further difficulties.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
EARL OF RoSsLYN ENTERS
MATRIMoNY THIRD TIME

LONDON, Oct. S.-The Earl of Ross
lyn, who last year was divorced by his
second wife, who was Miss Anna
Robinson of New York, today entered
upon a third matrimonial venture. He
was married in a registry office this
afternoon to Vera Bailey. daughter Of
an ex-officer of lancers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09

to the gulf deep waterway, and for
estry and for the whole great policy of
conservation.
But Single Problem
"These are not separate questions.
They form in reality but a single prob
lem They must succeed or fail to-
gether. Success will not follow the
segregation of any one movement from
the others. We have tried that, and it
has not given us the results we antici-
pated. 1t was the habit of a certain
great general to segregate the enemy's
forces and beat him in detail. We have
allowed the same tactics to be used
against us. But where all the organiza-
tions interested in any phase of con-
servation have gotten together, when
each is for all and all for each, when
they stand every one of them for the
great waterway through the greatest
of all valleys, and you for all the good
they are trying to do, then the great
natural foresight policy will come into
it's own. And the first fruits of it will
be yours"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
Collier Is Repaired

MELBOURNE. Oct. S.-The United
states collier Ajax, which is accom-
panying the battleship fleet around tne
Manila today. The Ajax was damaged
in a collision September 4 in this
harbor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
KING PETER OF
SERvIA SITS ON
SI1AKY THRONE
PEOPLE CLAM0R FOR WAR
WITH AUSTRIA
CONFLICT MAY BE AvERTED IS
BELIEF
Newspapers Warn Little Country That
Clash of Arms VIII Mean Bank
ruptcy and May Lose
\ Independence

tContInr-d from PaRe onsl
report that Bulgaria has made a tele-
graphic demand upon the porte for the
recognition of her Independence
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09

less than one-half as much coal and
iron as to transport it by rail. Unnec-
essary use is waste. When our coal
and iron are gone they will be gone
forever. Water power Will last as long
as the sun gives us ram
Conservation Is Development
LET us fix firmly in our minds that
conservation means development as
much as it means prevention of waste.
Conservation is the common sense use
of all the resources of this great coun-
try of ours for the best use of our peo-
pie for all time, and it means develop
ment just as insistently as 1t demands
the preservation of our resources and
their efficient and economical use.
development of our inland water
ways is an Indispensable part of the
conservation program. The first great
piece of constructive work under the
program is waterway development.
Conservation is coming because for
simple, obvious business reasons it is
the right thing. The same causes are
bringing waterways development. 1t is
as natural and inevitable that our
waterways should be developed as that
we should build railroads or telegraph
lines or good roads, or should provide
ourselves with any of the Indispensable
equipments of modern nations.
Development Coming Soon
mot only is waterway development
coming inevitably, but it is coming
soon. / hope and believe that the great
waterway from the lakes to the gulf
is coming first of all. so far as that
term can be applied to an engineering
work which must extend over a num-
ber of years.
This association has done one of the
most remarkable pieces of work in the
public agitation of a great cause with
which 1 have ever come in contact.
But the great role in a great campaign
was when it brought about the presi-
dents trip to the Mississippi a year
ago From that time the real awak-
enlng of the whole country to water
way development may be fairly dated.
How much the administrations sup
port of this movement means for II,
and for the whole Mississippi valley,
to which that movement is vital, you
know better than I. The president has
been the one best asset for the cause
of waterway development; for the lakes
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
But Single Problem

to the gulf deep waterway, and for
estry and for the whole great policy of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09

less than one-half as much coal and
iron as to transport it by rail. Unnec-
essary use is waste. When our coal
and iron are gone they win be gone
forever. Water power will last as long
as the sun gives us ram.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
GROVE WRITES SERMON
FORMER KiDNAPPER TO BE-
COME AN EVANGELIST.
Has Cut Out All the Bad Habits and
Proposes to Live Right Kind of
Lite Hereafter.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Pat Grove, who
was charged with kidnapping Eddie
Cudahy and one of the most pictures
que characters with whom the police
of the country have had to deal in
the last ten years, has forsaken the
old life and accepted Christianity. As
soon as he can complete his plans he
will 90 forth as an evangelist, preach
ing the gospel and the philosophy of
life in an effort to lead young men
from the primrose paths that he has
Travelled.
There was. no happier man in all
Chicago yesterday than Grove, who ii
few years ago was sought by the po-
mapping that shocked the country.
He was found at work on the manu-
script of a sermon.
I'm all through with the old game
cut out the drinking and have become
a Christian Now | am going out regu-
larly to put the young folks on the
right track and warn them from the
paths and temptations that no one
knows better than | do. / am not
going to pc a temperance lecturer. |
am going into broader field
Grove is married and has son,
Ir of IN
boy is bright child, the pride of his
father and the beacon that is expected
always to keep The convert in the
straight path.
The family lives in little fiat at
1923 Dearborn street, where every
thing is neat and clean and happiness
holds full sway.
Mrs. Grove. holding her baby to her
breast, responded to knock on the
door
"Mr. Grove has gone to Evanston"
she explained.
Tears glistencd in her eyes when
asked concerning the report that her
husband had reformed
E'Yes, it is true, and | am 50 glad
for my sake and the baby's" she eX-
claimed Il don't know just how it
! know it is true. Some
kind people talked to him and now 1
have no further fear. We are so
happy in our little home. You see, it
costs some, money to live in flats, so
we thought we could do little saving
We moved here recently and l have
not yet arranged everything.
'Mr. Grove is intending to give a
series of lectures in Evanston and at
various missions throughout the state.
| am sure he will do much good"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
DORMITORY FOR MANKATO
Recommended BY the Minnesota
State Normal Board.

The annual report of the state nor
NAL school board to Governor John A.
Johnson has been filed by its presi
dent, Judge Ell Torrance. 1t says
that 5000 trained teachers have been
turned out of the five state normal
schools, 1925 of them in the last
two years. This was an increase of
295 over the graduates during the
previous two years. The appropria-
tions disbursed in the two years
came to 1921 900, and the enrolment
was 1914.
The report asks better provision for
salaries in order to raise the standard
of the teaching staff. 1t asks for
dormitories at Mankato and Winona.
and for enlargement of those at
Moorehead and Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
SHE IMpARTS new PLAN
WOMAN WOULD HAVE SCHOOLS
RUN DIFFERENTLY.
Suggests Specialists, Each to Be Re.
sponsibIe Head Of Department,
OboIish the Pull"

Winona, Dec. AN entirely new
plan in educational work is suggested
by Mrs. E. Taylor Cherdron of Des
Moines, Iowa. The Suggested plan is
arousing considerable discussion in
Iowa at the present time, and may be
brought to the attention of Minnesota
educators at the state convention of
the Minnesota Educational association
to be held this month. Mrs. Cherdron
resided in Winona for some years.
and was a grade teacher in the
schools here.
The plan provides for school COM
mission to be composed of five able,
trained, salaried specialists, each mem
Der to be the responsible head of a
specific department. The departments
are classified as follows:
First-A department of equipments,
to have charge of all school buildings,
play grounds and general equipments.
Second-A department of workers,
which shall procure tale%ed specialists
anywhere in the United States avail
able for service as teachers in the va
rious educational departments of the
new system.
Third--A department of arts and
ethics, including music, drawing, phys
iology and hygiene.
Fourth-A department of history,
geography, mathematics and literature.
Fifth-A department of reading,
writing, spelling and grammar.
The teachers are required to quail
ify as specialists in work in any one
of the three departments of instruc.
ton.
1t is claimed by the friends of the
plan that school boards as at present
constituted are unpaid, unframed in
educational matters, and too thor
oughly absorbed in their private bust
ness and social life.
These facts tend to wasteful man
agement and are fruitful of the poor
results obtained in the educational
department of the system.
Inc. ALSO dSSeII thdI inc SupeiIi'
tendent of the ordinary school system,
frequently obtains his position more
by reason of political pull than
through real abilities as an educator
There are multitude of technical
details in a school system, in both
the business and educational depart
ments. that require careful supervision
to obtain the most satisfactory re-
suits Because the task to him is
too much for one man to perform
/ effectively they advocate abolishing
his position and dividing the work
among the various departments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
MAY ATTACK CHARTERS
Mr.. YOUNG WILL NOT STAND
FOR ROBUSTNESS.
Attorney General Does Not Propose
to Submit to Scheme Of tho Big
Brewing Companies.

Attorney General Young may yet be
forced into bringing his contemplated
action to forfeit the charters of GER
tain brewing companies. He held off
the filing of such complaint on re-
presentation of attorneys for the com
panies, who said that they were ready
to abandon the practices complained
of and cease control of retail licences.
One conference was held at which an
extension of time was asked, and a
second conference will probably be
held this week.
It is now given out that Mnnea-
polls companies intend to form a
reality company to finance the saloon
properties, after the plan of a prom
inent st. Paul brewing concern. The
intention is to keep control of the
retail business under the cover of
uch a holding company, and so evade
tie law
Mr.. Young declares emphatically
TIT no such arrangement could be
male
It is absurd to talk of such an
| evason," he said. The courts would
not permit the brewing companies Co
DO By indirection what the law prohi-
bits hem from doing directly. A
holding company would not be COM
pliance with law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
GREAT WESTERNS REPORT
Net Income for the Year Was ST, 49,
253, tho Expenses.

With the filing of the annua re
ports of the Great Western allied
lines yesterday, the state railroad
commission is in receipt of the last
of the thirty seven railroad reports
TO be filed this year. The figures
give the income and revenue accounts
of the roads ending June 80. OF the
ais miles of Great Western trackage,
l2s miles are in Minnesota.
The net income was Sl,ll9,2o3 ana
the expenses $l,OO494O. The ratio OF
expense to income in Minnesota was
-, and "a per cent on the whoie
line. The Wisconsin, Minnesota q
Pacific line earned $576,S4S on 24S
miles in the state. The Mason City
line earned $l2G,l97 on its twenty
seven miles in the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
TOOK CASE FROM JURY
JUDGE QUINN TO DECIDE ACTION
AGAINST THE'MILL.
Several Fine Points in Law Have Been
Brought to the Surface, District
Court Doings.

Judge Quinn yesterday afternoon de-
cided to take the cast of James Ii.
Knowles VS.. the Lake Crystal Milling
company and Joseph j. Mcclure as
trustee in bankruptcy away from the
jury, thus granting the motion of the
plaintiff. He will decide the case him
self after both sides have presented
briefs, the last brief to be filed Dec.
81.
Several fine points have arisen in
this case, and it is likely that the
case will eventually get into the SUI
preme court, whichever way it is de-
cided The action has been hard
fought all the way through.
A jury was secured yesterday after
noon in the case of the state of Min
nesota vs. Willie Schultz, the boy
who was convicted at Mapleton of as
sault in the third degree, and who
took an appeal. The trial took up to-
days session.
Yesterday afternoon County Attor-
ney Plymat moved for separate trials
in the cases of. Alfred G.. Miller and
Nora LaFavor, but Judge Quinn de-
cided to leave this to Judge Pau
to pass upon. Mr.. Plymat stated
that the trial would be on the sec
ond indictment, and as the defendants
have decided to take the four days
allowed by law to prepare for trial
after arraignment the trial cannot
be begun before Friday.
The jury this afternoon in the case
of Willie Schultz returned a verdict
in favor of the defendant, after being
out short time.
Judge Pau this afternoon granted
the motion of the state that Miller
and Miss LaFavor be tried separately.
County Attorney Plymat then gave
notice that he would move the trial
of Miller next Monday at 2 p. m.
under the first Indictment, and fol-
low with the trial of Miss LaFavor un
der the second indictment.
The case of Nicholas Juliar vs..
Martin c. Johnson and Edward M.
Zuel went to trial this afternoon,
and will be followed by the case of
w. M. Lang VS.. the Northern Land
and Investment company and A. E..
Pfiffner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
Baptist Pastor Scores Modern
Ideas of Evangelism.
REV. W. H. GEIsTWEIT SEVERE
Give Me Twelve Good Pillars Of the
Church Rather Than Five Thous-
and Of the Riffraff."

Chicago, Dec. 9.-"Modern methods
of vangelism-what are they2 A
three-ringed circus, vaudeville show,
a bazaar and, lastly, pulpit. These
so called social systems of reaching
the people and making converts may,
bring people to church, but they do
not make them Christians"
! With this TRADE against his fellow
ministers Rev. William H. Geistwelt,
a former Chicago pastor, now head of
a church in Peoria, opened his address
before conference of sixty Baptist
minister Rev. William H. Geistwet,
Baptist church, SpauIding and Warren
avenues. His speech was extempor-
aneous, following the addresses of sew
eral other pastors on the general sub
ject of evangelism.
"The entire statistical idea of get
ting more and more baptisms is work
ing the ruin of real conversion" con-
tinued Rev. Mr.. Geistweit, "and is
making the church mere ecclesias-
teal refrigerator. Pastors advertise
so many baptisms every Sunday. Per-
haps they do what they advertise, but
do they take care of the religious
health of the baptized? In but very
few instances.
Criticises Bazaar Features.
Chat is what has lead many to
adopt this vaudeville system of in
sitting religion. How they expect to
find the gospel in the gypsy tent of
the bazaar, in the pillow rattle or the
lemonade booth is more than 1 can
comprehend. But they do expect it.
'rhey bring people to the baptis-
NAL font and after that neglect thenr
or foist them OH other ministers. I
for one am heartily sick of caring for
the people neglected by other minis
ters Tired of it all. That is why,
although | wished to go where the
Lord called, l prayed, % Lord, send me
anywhere but Chicago
Rev. Mr. Geistweit's words were
greeted with sympathetic applause and
1aTens by a great part of his au-
ultHCe. dIlu III cOutlUudJlOll, lie Teldt-
ed a parable, saying, "Those who have
ears to hear this let them hear. The
others can mind their own business
while it is being delivered.
Church With an Ideal.
"Once upon a time there was d
church with an IDEAL" ran the para
bic. "Now it came to pass that the
pastor of this church went far away
and the church saw vision. In this
vision it saw another church, the pas
tor of which brought unto his flock
600 new members in eighteen months.
In great glee the lonesome church said,
Go to and bring this man hither.'
And then brought it the pastor who
had the record. In short time did
this church, to use polite language,
get it's stomach full. The new pas
tor soon left, and finally the church
recovered, which was in itself mir
acle."
"There's the situation" exclaimed
the earnest speaker. "For me, give me
twelve good pillars of the church rather
than 5000 of the rffraff."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
TWO VIEW TARGET RIFLES
Company n Comes Into Possession
Of the Guns.

Captain Rodman has just received
notice from the adjutant general that
two new SPRINGFIELD rifles, of twenty
two calibre, for indoor target practice,
have been slipped to him for the use
of company ! and that 10000 rounds
of ammunitid and the latest style
targets have zen shipped. This will
put the company in fine shape for its
indoor target factice during the win
ter, and this practice will soon
be inaugurated. The cartridges have
small loads, but shoot accurately, and
the targets IRE backed with steel
plates, SO thee is no danger of bullets
flying about he city.