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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27
ORDERED FROM TOWN
FOR ATTEMPTING TO
KILL HIS GIRL Wife

SANTA BARBARA. Cal, July n.
John E. Hinckley was ordered out
OF town today by Judge oyerman
because his isyear-old wife fled to
the police last night and complained
that Hinkley had pressed loaded
revolver against her breast and
threatened to END Il all"
Hlnekley told the police that
when he married Mrs. Hlnckley
year ago they entered into pact
to die together should their marital
path be rough.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27
RING TEARS FINGER
FROM WDMAh's HAND

STOCKTON. Cal. July H.
Mrs. G. 4. Nelson o. Tracey Ia
minus . finger teesy 80 the re-
suit o. a peculiar accident
a steel rheumatism ring on
hsr Index finger caught In the
handrsii Of . car ~ she wac
silahtins from a train ard tore
the finger nearly on. u wee
necessary 10 amputsts the
nauilIstsd finger when she was
taken 10 a hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27
GIRL WORE BRONZE
PAINT AND G|nDlEs

CHICAGO, July 27.-Bertha
Fsls. the bars bronze beauty"
whose poses In an amusement
park shew led TO her arrest
recently. was acquitted BY a
Jury In Judge Eberhsrdt's court
today. I, was admitted that all
she wore In the show was a
coating Of bronze paint and two
plrdics. "You can't get a Jury
Of men 10 convict . pretty
woman" said Acting Chief Of
Police sehuttler later. In com.
mentine on the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27

SOUTH BEND. July u Clinton
Drake. who shot and killed Alfred
strlnRer. was dismissed last night
BY Justice Of the Peace Eghcri, who
held the killing iastiflahle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27
FAMOUS ANATORS
OFFERED PURSE TO
RACE AT A.-Y.-P. Z.
Director General Nadeau
Gables an Offer Of Prize
to the Wrights, Bleriot
and Other Aeronauts.

Offering $1,000 cash Tor a contest
between two or more aeTOplanes,
TO be held al the A@Y.P exposition
this summer. the management Of
the expedition this morning sent
cablegrama to Louis Blerot. the
first aefuplane builder to cross the
Engilsh channel. and three other
avlaiofs. asking them II they will
consider coming 10 Seattle 10 par
tleipais IN the first contest between
aefaplanes ever held in the world
The other messages went to Hugo
Latham at Paris. the man who near
" crossed the channel two days be-
fore Bierlot accomplished the feat:
10 T. G. Curtis. the New York In
yentor whose machine accomplish
ed q flight Of 50 miles. and 10
George 4 Flint manager Tor Orville
and Wilbur Virgin, who are now
working with their machine At Fort
Meyer The messages we're signed
By President chllberg. Director Gen
urai Nadeau. Josiah Collins and
Louis " Buckley
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27

rlnehoi's theories Of the conser.
walton Of national resources, some.
what similar to those OF President
Roosevelt. arc Of wide scope. aud
contemplate the expenditure OF
large sums Ne deals with the sub.
jet 10 big way. and his idcaa OF
the necessity Of more big appro-
prisiions and the use Of appropria.
tons already made are said in some
instances not To agree with those
OF Secretary baliinger and Score.
iary Of Agriculture Wilson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27
ealiInssr objects.

Secretary DailinEer has very pro.
nouneed ideas Of his own about the
management Of public lands. az was
made apparent by his throwing
open large tracts which had been
reserved by Secretary Garfield .un.
der Roosevelt. Garfield and Pin.
chot are close friends. and Of late
Plnehot has been helping Garfield
IN the compilation OF history Of
the Roosevelt; administration.
PInchot Ia wealthy, and IL Ia no
vlae dependent upon hin salary
ifls friends assert that be has given
his time and labor TO the forestry
department through a patriotic
liking for the work. This fact Is
considered by some persons to lend
color 10 the rumor that he may 10.
slEn u his policies are oyerruled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27

To bring together the four great
est Inventors Of modern times in the
field Of aerDnautlca will be an
achievement which will give the Sc
attic exposition International prom
lneHce
The offer Of s. 900 was the largest
which the officials are IN a position
10 make without special authority
from the executive cnmmittee Of the
exposition. fl viii probably he In
creased II arraug ementz for the con-
test eau be made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27
CANADIAN MADE KNOTS
MAY Be FOUND To Be
VOID IN WASHINGTON
|,xyers Question the
Validity of Marriage
Performed in Canada to
Dodge State Law.

Ar carriage sse'fse's made
|. c.usss to sv0id the rss'ri''
~. q he marriage laws Of
v..Asesssn vsidi
a. oaesiicn Is likely 10 be-
"A. into The eearta tof settle
~ d shof, time
\. ,as iasl session q the lssisias
4, = marriage laws Werc passed de-
.,s,,l pfiaArlly Ia secure revenue
! - eaunilss and incidentally 10
..s,r, he hasls marriage q IT,
r.,,r.lhls young people
"A. kAsty young COUPLES heNevcfi
n, f,and h cheaper 20 travel over
/. f.nsdA uhsre thsfr are no arti-
4 Il IusrsdImsnis ia matrimopial
- ana ihe caanlies are mslns
-. 81 the marriage business
\. h aw falls IN both Of Is In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27

a. 4 ne most prominent aN p
~. q ~ stats today told The Star
a. ,hsse -made 10 Canada mar
~, ssre undoubtedly void IRON a
~ ,.anapelni. ne matter how sa-
- ,l<s NAY BE- IN ne eyes q par
nIpan,s and no matter hns epoti
s,r lnisnslua rhis attorney cites
~ lseisscns Of a number Of south
=. eoeaa 10 rrote his assertion
n saashen states have CLOSE
urass renflgtlou4 % preesat the
urIsEe q backs and whites To
- afoana this ms several couples
|nssisd 70 nerthera slate where
6r vas no question a. to tbs IT,
nu,y u such ularriage.
D ,ssif fsinfn thsiF marriage va.
uIs,susd and unllnriuly dasiarcd
~ re- sFineipls u iaw ialss down
u n sssfss vas lhAi marriage Of
~ II one state to smother
~. b aspid the restriction q his
~ b spia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27

"our plan Is to start the aeroplane
contest 10 the exposition Stadium.
which viii be entirely remodeied
for the event declared Director OF
Special Events Buckley today
4 believe that a contest over a
triangular course would prove the
most satisfactory, II not all Of tho
inventors can be Induced 10 bring
their machines to Seattle. we hope
to arrange for a contest between at
least two"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-27

\ .<1i,ien % this phase II the
~ h . eissd illai the supreme
I'M 4 washington has declared
in aafraxs. performed IN Canada
r|9s 81 monihs after either one
Z IN parties has secured a divorce
IN ~ ~ valid
I ~ 1ass;ion is taken into The
~ 4 I'll b. watched with M
n " Interest here. a.
ntsE aay passes but what
- 3aH<n eonBiss leave Seattle
\ \ carried Ia Victoria
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
SPEAKING OF CLAIMS ALLOWED.

When the mechanic sits down after
supper, with a sense of relief that the
labor of another day is over, he picks
up his county paper, and his eyes fall
upon an article headed claims al
lowed' by the board of supervisors. He
reads of bills paid for poor of city and
country, for medical attendance, etc.,
and he raises no objection, but as he
comes to the items for boarding prison
ers" the thought will come up as to the
difference there is in the way mankind
manages to get a living. He realizes
that in order for himself and family to
have comfortable living, he and they
must work about three hundred days
in the year, and their bill of fare is but
little, if any, better than that supplied
to the inmates of county jails. The pris-
oner lives in idleness, reads, plays cards
or sleeps as he chooses, and three times
day he is called up to eat bread
earned by the sweat of other mems
faces. The man incarcerated in Jail
has food and nothing to do. In fact,
many of them have more to eat and
better times than they had before their
arrest. All the punishment it is to
them, is being deprived of personal
liberty. The work house was a grand
good invention to get rid of a lot of
country boarders, and although the
plan was opposed bitterly when first
adopted, it has now become popular
with all except those liable to go there.
There ought to be some plan de-
vised whereby persons confined in jail
might be made to labor, to part pay
the cost of their keeping They might
be put at some labor that would make
Imprisonment in jail punishment at
rather than free boarding house. Al
though their labor might come in COM
petition with that of honest men, the
probability is the, number of working
force would grow beautifully less about
the jail and likewise the bills for board
ing prisoners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
OUT UPON THE HousEflY.

The Kansas state board of health
has joined the procession and is wag-
ing war on the unspeakable housefy.
Here are suggestions issued by the
board:
The presence of flies is a direct
evidence of careless housekeeping and
the existence of filth in some form
about the premises.
Remember that when and where abb
solute cleanliness prevails there will
be no flies.
Look daily after garbage cans. See
that they are carefully sprinkled with
lime or kerosene oil and effectively
covered.
Flies carry on their mouths (pro-
bosces) and on their legs, disease germs
on which they have recently fed, and
then crawl over food, injecting it, UNI
less shut out by screens.
Keep flies from the sick, especially
those ill with communicable or conta.
gious diseases. If the room is not
screened the patient should be treated
under a net, both for safety to Others
as well as for individual comfort.
Flies crawl over fruits when ex.
posed for sale unguarded by screens
and the generality of people do not
wash fruit before eating it.. This is
a fruitful source of human infec
ton, particularly if case of typhoid
fever near by is being careessly
treated.
Screen all food.
The great secret of how to get rid Of
flies is cleanliness, first and by screen
ing all openings of the home, especially
the kitchen and diningroom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
SHORT STORY OF DANTE.

There is some doubt as to the exact
date of the birth of Alghieri Dante,
out it is certain that he was borI
some time after the first part of the
month of May, and according to many
authorities he was born on the six
teenth of that month. There is no
doubt, however, that he was one of the
greatest poets of all time, and incom-
parably the greatest among the ltal-
ians. The elements of knowledge
Dante probably acquired in Florence,
the city of his birth, and in ripper years
he studied philosophy at Padua and at
Bologna.
After his Punishment for political
intrigue, he pursued theology for a
time at Paris, and if BoccacciO were
to be believed, even visited England.
His studies however did not prevent
him from discharging the private duties
of citizen. He fought in the sue
cessful battle of Aretines at Campal-
dino in 1899, and was present at the
taking of the fortress of Caprona,
we do not know, but it is certain
that he was sent on several embassies,
and at last in 1900, rose to the highest
dignity of the city, being chosen one
of the priors for two months, an office
which was the source of his subse-
quent unhappy fortune.
A tumult in the city, occasioned by
the heads of the ultra Guelphic or black
party, caused their temporary expulsion
from Florence. They hurried to Rome
to lay their complaints before the
Pope. Dante, who belonged to the
Bianchi, was sent by his party to Rome
to counteract their Vaccinations; but
Boniface the VIII, in concert with
Neri, got Charles of Valois, brother of
Phillip the ~ of France to come to
Florence and restore the peace under
the title of the peacemaker. This ex-
plains the deadly enmity of Dante to
Boniface.
The peace established by Charles of
Valois consisted in recalling the ban
ished leaders of the Neri, in giving up
the houses of the Bianchi to be plumb
cred, and in banishing many of them,
including Dante. Dante never entered
his native city again, and his whole
subsequent life was spent wandering
from place to place in Italy. The un-
successful siege of Florence after the
death of the Emperor, which followed
in 1913, annihilated the last hopes of
Dante, and he spent the closing years
of his life at Ravena, under the pros
lection of a friend.
He went on mission for this prince
to Venice, returned sick and died in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
DEATH OF MRS. LUCY A. OSDOBA
Victim of Pleurisy and Pneumonia; An
Excellent Woman

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Lucy Agnes OsdOba, wife OF
Jacob Osdoba, died at 4:45 o'clock this
morning at st. Joseph's hospital of
pleurisy and pneumonia. She was OPP
Grated upon three weeks ago for rup
ture and gall stones, and recovered
from this, and was doing nicely until
four o'clock this morning, after which
she grew worse rapidly.
The deceased was born in Germany,
and was forty six years, five months
and five days old She was married
to Mr. Osdoba twenty-five years ago
last Feb. 5, and they came to America
twenty one years ago this month, and
located in Mankato, and resided here
ever since. Mrs. OsdOba is survived
by her husband and eight of the eleven
children that were born to her. The
surviving children are Stephen, who is
studying for the priesthood at st.
Louis, Gregory of Seattle, Wash, John,
who works in the Beehive store, and
Alois, who has a position in the Re
view office, and Mary, Annie, Agnes and
Rose, who are all at home. Rose, the
youngest, is two and half years old.
Mrs. Osdoba was a good and kind
mother, a loving wife and a good neigh
Dor and friend. She was an active
member of ST. Peter and Paul's Catho-
lie church, and was member of the
Holy Family society and of the Wom-
ans sodality. A son died of diphtheria
in February, and her health had not
been as good since then, but her death
came unexpectedly, and the family have
the sympathy of their many friends.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Peter and Paul's church at nine o'clock
Friday morning, and the interment will
be made at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21

"To turn the tide of New York's con-
gested millions back to the land and
to show them how to earn a iveli-
hood and rear their children amid sun
shine, wholesome work and decent NOR
ais" is the purpose of the Suburban
Farms association recently organized
in that city, with Bolton Hall at its
head. An option has been secured upon
"a large tract of land near the city
which is suitable for division into
small farms. 1t is proposed to aid the
colonists in preparing the land for resi-
dence and cultivation. Only men with
growing families and incomes of from
81 800 to $1,000 and who have saved
a few hundred dollars will be considered
at first. Loans on permanent improve
ment will be placed in the same con-
tract as the sale of the land and a pay
ment asked equal to city rent, which
will buy the land in twenty years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21

the making of criminals and Others
whom the public is always at an
expense to care for and safeguard
against. While it seems desperate
remedy, sterilization is certainly an
effective way of stopping trouble at its
source.
Two years ago Indiana legalized this
method, and since that time eight
hundred confirmed criminals have been
sterilized. Oregon has recently en-
acted a similar law, though it has
barely begun its experiments under it,.
Like bills have been introduced in
several legislatures, and there seems
to be prospect that the practice will
widen rapidly.
What it means to let physical, moral
and mental degenerates propagate their
kind is wildly shown by the famous
case of the Jukes family. Two wild
sons of an early Dutch settler in
New York married two sisters, and of
their 1900 descendants the careers of
700 have been traced. OF those traced
$50 were public paupers, l4O were Grim
inals, and very large number were
depraved, diseased and insane. In
seventy five years, it is estimated, that
family has cost the people of this
country $l,30S,0OQ. Had this stream of
crime and pauperism been checked at
its source, had those two Jukes boys
died childless, the saving to the ma
ton would have been incalcuable.
Every confirmed criminal is a center
of possible evil influence which does
not stop with his hereditary line. No
man can say how much pauperism
crime and misery this single family
has cost the nation.
A New York Judge, discussed this
case, recently said: "The Jukes fam
lily is by no means an exception. The
down and outs are VIGOROUSLY prolific
partly from their very irresponsibility
Marriage and the raising of a family
is responsibility the gravity of which
is not sufficiently realized, and any
thing that will cause people to look
before they leap is to be encouraged
While / am not prepared to say that
we in New York State should follow
the law which apparently is working
well in Indiana and Oregon, we ought
to study and ponder it,
So should the people of all the
states 1t is a delicate subject, and
the execution of it shouldn't be trusted
to any but the wisest and most care
full experts obtainable. But it is
hard to think of the Jukes family, to
remember that it is but one out OF
many, to reflect that many in the
criminal class were sinned against by
their ancestors and by society for per-
hitting them to be born, without reali'
zing that there is much in this plan
that commends it to careful study.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEET.
The District Gathering at Window on
May 18 and Io.

The second annual meeting of the
Women's Home Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, Man
kato district, is to be held at Window
on Tuesday and Wednesday May Is
and 10. Mrs. F. B. Cowgirl is to give
the response to the greetings" Mrs.
j. S. Young will read paper on
Reading Circle Work" and Mrs. j. A.
Hartman, district secretary, is to give
the reports from auxiliaries and circles.
Following is the complete program:
Tuesday, May lS.-Afternoon ses-
sion; devotional service, Mrs. B. c.
ellis; greetings, president local Auxil-
larry; response, Mrs. F. B. Cowgirl
reports of district officers, correspond
ing secretary, treasurer, mite box sec
rotary of young peoples work; music;
paper Reading Circle Work." Mrs. J.
S. Young; young peoples hour; music.
Evening Session.-Song service; open
ing exercises, Rev. B. c. ellis; Address,
Miss Perry; offering, music.
dnesday.-Morning session, 8: de-
votionals, Mrs. j. A. Hartman; re-
ports from auxiliaries and circles; talk
on "Tithing," Mrs. Hartman; model
auXialiary meeting; question box, Miss
Perry; election of officers; reports of
committees; minutes; closing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
MILLIONS OF ONIONS.

Fourteen million bushels of onions
were raised in the United States last
year and so great was the demand that
fourteen hundred thousand bushels
more were imported from Spain, Egypt,
Bermuda and the South Sea Islands,
writes one who is interested. The value
of Americas crol was $l0,0OO,O0O, and
the department. of agriculture believes
that of 1909 should be worth twice as
much. 1t has just issued bulletin
on the subject as gentle reminder
to the average farmer and truck grower
that they are overlooking the onion
as if any one could do such thing.
For many centuries this vegetable
thrived only in the valleys and low
lands, but improved agricultural meth
DDS have made it possible to raise
it with profits on the hilltops. The
Bermuda variety is being grown with
tremendous success in all of the south
ern states, especially along the Gulf
Coast Each succeeding year brings
new ideas as to marketing, and the
danger of having the fruit rot in trans
it is fast becoming thing of the past
Onion raising is the most important
industry around Laredo and Cotulla
Texas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21

This from The Iroquois Chief shows
that the newspaper men of South Da-
kota have the same complaint to
make as those in Minnesota frequently
indulge in: ''The state appropriates
money for everything except advertising.
Liberal appropriations are made for the
running of farmers Institutes in every de-
partment. excepting one. When it comes
to advertising the meetings-the success
of which depends upon getting out a
crowd-the newspapers are asked to do
it free. There is plenty of money to
pay salaries and all other expenses, but
the advertising must be contributed by
the newspaper men although no one
else is expected to contribute anything.
The state has established a Irvine plant
and sufficient money was appropriated
to set it in motion 1t is now ready
for business and the newspapers are
asked to advertise the Irvine free in
competition with dealers who are pay
ing good money for space. Boys, cut
out the free stuff Let the state
pay for its advertising or go without
it," The state should not be a
"mucher."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21

With the closing of the National
Tube Works at McKeesport, Pa, last
Sunday, the United States Steel cox
poration took the first step toward
what is understood to be the discon-
tinuance of all Sunday work in its
mills in the Pittsburg district and later
throughout the country. Blast fur
naces and other departments requiring
to be kept running when once started
will be the only exception to the rule.
Even the repair work will not be done
on Sunday as hitherto. The managers
have reached the conclusion that the
men will do better work and about as
much, with less strain and less danger
of accident, if they have the Sunday
rest day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21
ONE OF THE LlBERATORS OF HAITI.

Toussaint rOuverture, Dominique
Francois, one of the liberators of Haiti,
was born a slave on "a plantation in
Buda, San Domingo The biographers
of this unique character in modern his
tory place the date of his birth in May.
At the outbreak of a rebellion of the
slaves in 1871, after securing the escape
of his master from the massacre that
took place he joined the negro army.
The English, having in 1893 invaded the
island, took Port An Prince, while the
French, Spanish, mulattoes and blacks
were all contending with each other.
Toussaint. who was already the virtual
commander-in chief, declared fealty to
France, which had made Haiti an in
tegral part of the republic and eman-
cipated the slaves. He advocated this
policy so effectively that Laveanx, the
French commander, exclaimed, "Mais
Get homme fait overture partout; 4"
whence Toussaints name of 'L'over-
ture." He drove the English from
nearly all of their strong positions
took twenty eight Spanish batteries in
four days, maintained long line OF
defenses against the allied enemy, and
in 1896 General Maitland, the British
commander, surrendered to him all the
strong places which he had hitherto
held in the island. This was followed
in 1901 by the submission of the forts
The whole of San Domingo was then
under the rule of Toussaint. He dis
played great abilities and nobility of
character But he was not to enjoy his
power for long. The great Bonaparte
after the peace of Amiens, proclaimed
the establishment of slavery in SantC
Domingo, Toussaint declined to obey
whereupon General lie Clerc was sent
with a strong fleet to compel him. The
liberator soon submitted, but was
treacherously arrested. sent to France
and flung into dark dungeon at Fort
lie Roux, near Besancon, where he dice
after ten months, April 81, 1903.