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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
KATIE MAY Be QUEEN
IF DUKE OF ABRUZZl BECOMES
KING OF GREECE.
Could Choose His Own Bride; Italian
Nobleman Would Be at Liberty to
Marry Woman of Choice in Which
Event Katherine Elkins of West
Virginia Probably Would Become
First Lady of Hellenes.

Washington, Oct 20.-If the Duke
of the Abruzzi becomes king of Greece,
Miss Katherine Flkins will become
queen of the Hellenes.
At least that is what 'they say"
now-those who believe vat the duke
will ascend the throne { treece.
The only trouble with the marriage
of Miss Elkins, some people believe,
is that the duke has been pestcred by
the royal family not to make d mis-
alliance. But when the duke becomes
a king it will be nobody's business
but that of the king and future queen
of Greece who shall wear the crown.
The regal crown is a more dazzling
prize than q bauble of ducal coronet,
but it is not supposed that the coronet
has entered into the romance so far
as Miss Elkins is concerned.
II this dream of social circles here
Should come true the romance of
Helen of Troy would not be in it with
that of Katherine of Athens.
King George Of Greece, who is mu,fl
beloved by most of his people and well
liked by his fellow monarcts, has been
ready to abdiCate for some time. He
has made it plain that it will be i'm
possible for Greece to rehabilitata her
self so long rs her policies are as at
present. In other words, the Informal
ton received in Washington makes it
plain that outside help is near.
The popular choice seems to be the
Duke Of the Abruzzi, whose royal rela-
tives abound in nearly every European
court, and, moreover, his succession to
tie throne will mean the support of
England and France and Austria.
1t is not supposed that snch an offer
would be made ID the Italian duke
with conditions as to his wife, AS
the runOr of Miss Eikins' engagement
to him antedates the decision of a
change in the Crecian throne, it Is
understood that he is at liberty to
marry as he pleases. 1t is likely, too,
that either King George before his
abdication, or King Victor Emmanuel,
would ennoble her, if that were posi-
BILE. with full heraldic honorS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
WILL SPEND A MILLION
CLAFLIN SURE THAT
SUM WOULD WIN.
she Proposes Ito "Blow" Her Entire
Fortune in Order to Bring About
Female Suffrage

New York, Oct. 20.-Lady Francis
Cook, better known in this country as
Tennessee Clafiin, who arrived here by
the liner Celtic, says she is ready if
need be to spend $l,00O,OOO, all her
fortune, to win votes for women. She
will place the money, she says, with
New York bankers.
Il am going right to President Taft, y
Lady Cook continued, "to see if L can
not get him to do what Lincoln did
but by peaceable measures. l shall
call the presidents attention to the
fourteenth amendment to the constitl-
ton. The constitution says only idiots
the insane and conviets may not vote
and L want to know if that bars
women.
king Edward at heart sympathizes
with us, and so did his mother, Queen
Victoria, before him."
A big delegation of New York suf
fragists went down the bay in a tug
to meet Lady Cook. Her organization
opposes the militant ways of the Brit
ish suffragettes, of which Mrs. Pank-
hurst is representative, but the New
York Suffrage league is preparing to
show equal attention to both leaders
during their stay here
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
ST. PAUL ROAD EARNINGS
RECEIPTS IN MINNESOTA STATE
SHOW UP QUITE BIG.
The Operating Revenue for 1908 Was
$lO,2l8,522.S2; Systems Income
Totalled $59997 ,463.

The earnings of the Milwaukee rail-
road in Minnesota during 1908, per
mile of track, averaged more than the
total earnings of the entire system per
mile. This fact is shown in the annual
report of the company filed today with
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission.
In Minnesota the total mileage is l.
225 and in 1908 the operating revenue
was $lO,2lS,522.S2. This gives on aver
age of $4,000 per mile. The total mile
age of the system is 1896 with an in
come of $59,997 ,469.49 OF an average of
$500 mile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
MAY ASK FOR FREE BEEF
PACKERS ARE ALARMED OVER
THE CATTLE SHORTAGE.
People of This Country Are the Great
est Lot of Meat Eaters; Supply
Is Running Shy.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-That the American
packers will probably urge the aboli,
ton of the tariff on meats, unless the
cattle raisers of the west do some
thing to relieve the present comparative
shortage OF cattle, was predicted by
General Michael Ryan of Cincinnati
president of the American Packers as
ISOLATION, now in session here. Gener-
al Ryan's statement was made in an
interview:
Americans are the greatest meat
eaters in the world, but in short
time, if the present shrinkage contin-
ues, there will not be enough meat for
them.
unless the western cattlemen can
be induced to raise more cattle, a sure
remedy for this condition would be
taking the tariff off all meats. At
present, meat raised in Argentine is
shipped to England and sold at reason
able prices. With the tariff, this meat
could not come to the United States
but with the tariff, off most of it would
be diverted to this country.
eff the packers of the United States
would join in a petition to congress to
take the tariff off meat and I feel sure
they would do tit would not be diff
ficut to remove it.
Tonight the annual banquet of the
association will be held when l25
sucking pigs will be roasted to tickle
the delegates palates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
CHARGED WITH ARSON
PROMINENT WELLS MAN BEFORE
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Thomas o. Oren Is Accused of Serious
Offense; Hearing on Monday Next;
In Sheriff's Charge.

Blue Earth, Oct. 2O-Thomas O..
Oren, well known citizen of Wells,
was brought before Judge Sprout in
this city to answer to the charge of
arson preferred by the fire warden OF
that village. The alleged crime is said
to have been committed on the 18th
inst. Mr.. Oren was brought here yes
terday and appearing before Justice
Sprout an adjournment was taken
until next Monday. lu such cases bail
is denied and Mr.. Oren was turned
over to Sheriff Freer.
Mr. Oren has been prominent in
affairs political and otherwise in that
part of the county for some years and
his friends believe he would never be
guilty of such an ofense, especially
whe.. the property attempted was his
OWN home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
BAN ON JELLY TABLETS
Upton BRAND DOES NOT MEET
ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
Local Grocerymen Fined; But the
Amount Assessed Will Be Re-
funded By Manufacturer.

Seven local grocerymen were placed
under arrest yesterday afternoon on
complaint of Gotfried Robel, a pure
food Inspector, on the charge of sell
ing Thomas Lipton's jelly tablets, col
ored with coal tar dye, poisonous
coloring matter. The seven men APP
peared in the municipal court this
morning and each paid fine of $25
and costs. The fines are to be re-
imbursed by the wholesale grocery
house that sold the dealers the jelly
tablets, and it will be reimbursed by
Mr.. Upton.
Mr.. Upton is the Irish sportsman
who has contested for the American
cup in yacht races several times. He
has sent word that he will pay all
fines imposed for the selling of his
product. AS eighty dealers have paid
fines in southern Minnesota this fall,
he will have quite a bill to pay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
ELECT STATE OFFICERS
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION GETS RE-
PORT OF COMMITTEE.
Presented to the Meeting BY Professor
E. H. Willisford; Rev. R. T.
Wiltbank, President.

At the meeting of the Baptist State
association yesterday, Rev. E. H. Will
isford of Mankato, presented the fol-
lowing report for the nominating COM
mittee: President, Rev. r. T. Wilt
bank, st. Paul; vice president, Rev. G.
IL. Gamble of Rochester; secretary,
Rev. j. G. Briggs of Owatonna; treas
urer, Walter Carlson of Albert Lea; ;
members executive committee, Revs.
Harold Pattison, st. Paul, f. r. Leech,
Park Rapids, o. Bodien, Minneapolis,
f. Nj. Van Duzee, st. Paul; to fill va
cancies, Rev. j. H. Carstens, Austin,
Professor G. ID. Shepardson, and Rev.
w. S. Richardson st. Paul; honorary
member, Professor Milo b. Price, prin-
cipal Pillsbury academy, Owatonna.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
.OENs OF VICE PROFIT
SMITHS DEMONSTRATION PROVED
BENEFIT TO RESORTS.
That Is the Claim Made By the Pc.
lice, But the Clergymen Declare
Otherwise; Young Boys Were At
tracted to the Tenderloin District,
Strange Crowd Watched the Pa
rade; Wild Night in District.

Chicago, Oct. 2O.-There is a wide
conflict of opinion over the "red light
parade" when Gypsy Smith, the Ro-
many evangelist, let $4,000 Christians
though the levee district in an effort
to lead the habitues of that district
back to the gospel. Smith said that
he regarded the demonstration as
marvellous"
"What except the power of God
could have filled those big houses?"
he asked. f.
What the Critics Say, Is
Critics of the movement, however,
on the other hand, quoted the police
and keepers of resorts in the district
as declaring that the parade for the
resorts had bee n"the best business
proposition ever invented" One wom-
an said:
II have been in this neighborhood
more than five years, and never saw
anything like the crowds that came to
the houses last night. From business
standpoint l suppose I could be pleased
but I am story for the young boys
that were attracted to the district
many of them for the first time in
their lives.
The police report that the Tenderloin
had done "the biggest business in its
history"
Parade Witnessed By Strange Crowd.
The parade was witnessed by the
strangest crowd that ever assembled in
Chicago. AS the 1900 singing Chris
tians-men, women and children
marched through the district at 10 p.
m. the resorts were silent, the doors
closed and the blinds pulled down. But
the sidewalks were packed. Men and
women, young and old, young men and
girls and even children jostled each
other to get glimpse of the marchers
and to follow them to the two big
meetings which the evangelist address
sed
When the Singing Began.
When the marchers, singing Nearer
My God" had passed the silent houses,
the district awakened into. activity as
if by magic. Blinds flew up, pianos
resumed their jangling and dancing
and gayety again reigned. 8
"The lids off agin," rang through
the district.
Police in charge of the district de-
clare. that scarcely had the last march
er disappeared when there was
such rush for the doors of the re-
sorts as they had never witnessed be-
fore.
Despite the police reports, a number
of ministers expressed their belief
that the parade had had a fine eff
feet on the levee and that it would
lead many erring men and women
back to religion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
SOON Be FOR TRIAL
TWO MORE NEEDED TO COM
PLETE ARBOGAST JURY.
Undergoes Another Ordeal; Widow of
Murdered st. Paul Butcher Forced
to Again Hear Herself Accused of
Killing Her Husband When Clerk
Reads Indictment to New Jurors;
Prisoner Weeps Bitterly.

st. Paul, Oct. 20.---Ten of the twelve
men who will decide the guilt or in
nocence of Mrs. Nina Arbogast, on
trial before Judge Orr for the murder
of her husband have been selected.
Eleven men had been sworn ON the
jury, but the second man, selected late
Monday afternoon. was excused by
agreement Of counsel for both sides.
He is Clement n Nelson, who was re-
leased from jury service for personal
reasons.
Early in the afternoon that part of
the regular panel at the disposal Of
County Attorney Richard d. O'Brien
for criminal court service had been ex-
hausted after the seventh juror had
been ordered into the box. There were
& number of other talesmen on duty
in the civil branches of the district
court and Judge Orr sent for all those
who could be spared. Three-quarters
of an hour later another dozen jury.
men filed into the room.
All during the recess Mrs. Arbogast
was surrounded by her daughters Ida,
Babe" and Mrs. Timer, her attend.
ant and another woman friend. She
occasionally shook her head at some
remark but never lifted the heavy veil
which keeps her features completely
obscured from view.
When court was called to- order Mrs
,Arbogast passed through the ordeal Of
hearing herself accused in legal forrlu-
la, for the second time in two days,
of having murdered her husband The
newly arrived jurymen had not been
present when the indictment WIGS read,
so it was necessary to read it. crowd
ed with awful details. second time.
The suspense was deep while the
clerk was unfolding the document, and
as his words resounded through the
court, detailing the particulars of the
crime, Mrs. Arbogast shuddered pitt
fully and seemed to shrink in her
chair 10 escape observation. Her
tearS We're noticeable
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
EDDY AND THE BELLHOp
BOY THOUGHT FORMER CONGRESS.
MAN NO JUDGE OF CIGARS.
Purveyor of Sunshine Was "Stung"
BY Lad Who Cleared Twenty
Cents in Few Minutes.

Hon. Frank Eddy, former congress.
man, and now distributor of sunshine
as he makes his way along life's path.
way, has every reason to believe That
he was stung by bell-hop who per-
forms a variety of duties at the hotel
where Mr.. Eddy was guest during
his stay in this city recently. 1t hap.
pened in this way: During Sunday
afternoon. while the former represen-
tative was reading his testament in
desire to smoke. 1t was but the work
of moment to press the button and
in the course of time an urchin APP
peared on the threshold of the room
where the "homliest man in Mime
sofa" was seated with his feet resting
on the table.
"Sav, Young man, you get me
good cigar and keep the change" ex.
claimed Mr.. Eddy as he handed the
bellhop a quarter.
The bellhop gazed full minute at
the congressman that was, and then his
nimble feet took him down the stair
way in hurry "'Pears to me that
that old dufferf is not habit of smok-
ing anything but fvers'," muttered
the youth to himself. and as that kind
of cigars are not handled by the hotel,
the young America fastened across the
street to a cigar store where he pur-
chased the finest looking "flora de cab
bage" that could be found. This he
handed to Mr.. Eddy, who recognized
the kind of article it was by the
band.
Mr.. Eddy laughed softly, took an
other look in the glass, satisfied him
self that if he should happen to ven.
ture into pasture the cows would
not eat him up, then lighted the weed,
settled himself for smoke and gave
himself up to thoughts of what the
future would bring forth for the boy
who cleared 20 cents in less than
three minutes, while laboring under
the delusion that the ex-congressman
had just arrived from the stubble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
MERE man GIVEN SCARE
SISTERS AND SUFFRAGETTES IN
WADE TROY, N. Y.
Literature Booming the Cause Is Now
on Sale at All Millinery Stores
in That City.
Especial to The Free Press.I

Troy, N. Y, Oct. 2O.-Trojans gave
hearty greeting today to the sister
hood of suffragists, who invaded the
city for the annual convention of the
state organization. There will be
three days of speechmaking.
Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Clarence
Mackay will talk on the best methods
of suffrage propaganda. DR.. Anna
Mercy and Mrs. Sofia Loebinger. who
stand for the suffragettes, will also
be heard, and Miss Maud Malone, the
sandwich woman of the Equal Rights
League, who has figured conspicuously
in the news of the day from time to
time, will have her place in the pro-
cession.
1t is reported that the literature of
the suffrage cause is now on sale at
nearly all of the millinery stores in
New York City.
The idea of mingling equal rights
arguments with hats at soaring prices
was one that the milliner eagerly well
coined. A milliner said:
"As fast as woman becomes con-
WINGED she is whole citizen she will
see her way clear to the complete con-
troll of pocketbook. What will be
the result? More plumes, more rib
bons, more millinery. The thing is
perfectly clear. Prices will soar!"
Suffrage modes may be looked for
among the new creations for the win
ter, but whether the persuasive poke
or the militant mushroom will be the
more in favor remains to be seen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
OFFERS A COLLEGE CUP
GOVERNOR TO PRESENT TROPHY
TO BASKETBALL TEAMS.
Players at the Gustavus Adolphus Col
lege Are to Compete for the
Prize This Year.

st. Peter, Oct. 2O.-Governor A. O.
Eberhart has stimulated interest in
lege by offering silver cup which
will be competed for by the basket
ball teams. Intercollegiate athletic
cintests were suspended three years
ago as the result of action taken
by the Augustana synod, but football
baseball and basketball games between
interclass teams are permitted Gov
ernor Eberhart himself an alumnus
of Gustavus Adolphus, counsels, observ-
ance of the synodical order, but offers
the cup for competition between the
various class quints.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
FEDERAL COURT CASES
CALENDAR FOR THE OCTOBER
TERM OF FEDERAL TRIBUNAL.
In All Probability There Will Be No
Grand jury Called For This
Session; Actions.

The October term of the federal
court will convene in this city Tues
day next at 10 a. M, with Judge
Willard presiding in all probability.
Miss Mamie Carlson, the deputy clerk,
has not been informed whether there
will be grand jury, but in all pro-
liability there will not, as it has not
been the practice lately to hold par
ties charged with crimes to the Man
kato term.
The following is the calendar:
Law Cases.
John L. Lennon VS.. Richard L.
Houk and others. This case is to be
dismissed.
Jack Lepper VS.. The Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway company
For trial
Bert F. Dawson VS.. The Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway COM
pany. For trial.
Beecher II. Ward VS.. John ID. Young
Lumber company. Probably for re-
trial. This case was tried at the last
term, but a new trial was granted.
Chancery Cases.
c. w. Hart VS.. Glenn III. Kohorst
Probably not for trial.
Bernice i. Pulver VS.. Edmund p.
Leonard and others. Demurrer to
be argued.
Some of the cases marked for trial
may not be tried, and the term is
apt to be shor one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
WAS NOT IN CONTEMPT
ALBERT H. JORDAN ESCAPES PEN.
Atty BY COURTS ORDER.
He Claimed That He Had Never
Been Notified to Pay Alimony to
His Divorced Wife.

Judge Pau has made an order dis
missing the contempt of court pro-
ceedings brought against Albert H.
Jordan, for failure to pay alimony
to his divorced wife, as ordered by
the court. The action was tried in
this city recently, occupying several
days. Jordan claimed, on the stand,
that he had never been notified of
the order of the court that he was to
pay alimony He said that his attor-
ney, b. G.. Reynolds, had never told
him of the order of the court, and
that the only intimation that he had
had of it was an item in a newspaper,
but this did not state how much he
was to pay.
The attorneys for Mrs. Bertha c.
Jordan, ii. l.. & j. w. Schmitt, said
that they had served notice of the
judgment upon Mr.. Reynolds. The
latter did not take the stand. The
contempt proceedings were dismissed
because it did not appear that Mr..
Jordan had had notice of the fact that
he was required to pay alimony. II.
l.. Schmitt served him with written
notice, subsequently, in the court
room, so if he does not pay now the
proceedings may be renewed later.
Mrs. Jordan recently brought an
action against Albert II. Jordan's
father, for the amount of the ali
mony, on the ground that the younger
man had turned his property over to
his father, and secured judgment by
default. Mr.. Jordan, ST., took an APP
peol to the supreme court, and this
is now pending and it has stayed the
execution.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan have proved
to be hard fighters all through their
extended litigation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
TABLET TOCApT.
TODAY AT NAVAL
ACADAMY AT ANNAPOLIS.
Tribute Is Paid the Officer Who Per
formed Heroic Service at Battle
of Manila Bay.
Especial 70 The Free Press

Washington, Oct. 20.-A memorial
tablet of Captain Charles Vernon Grid
ley, L. S. N, was dedicated today in
Bancroft, Hall at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. The movement to raise
the fund for the tablet was instituted
by Mrs. Allyn X. Capron, of this city,
widow of Captain Capron of the first
United States Volunteers the first
army officer to be killed in the Span
ish-American war.
Captain Gridley was in command of
admiral Dewey's flagship at the battle
of Manila, and it was to him that the
Admiral said at the beginning of the
battle, "You may fire when you are
ready, Gridley." The tablet will be
unveiled by Spanish war veterans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22
JOEY DEFENDS BILL.
CANNON ALSO APPROVES TAFTS
WINONA SPEECH.
Cummins An Ally of Bryan; Iowa
Senator Alleged to Favor Views of
Nebraska Leader, Who Is Accused
of Advocating Tariff Revision to
Force Issue in the Presidential
Campaign of 1912.

Elgir, H., Oct 20-Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon appeared IN the role OF the
defender of the Payne tart" bill and
of President Taft's Winona speech in
an address at the opening of the an,
nual convention of the Mayors Assoc
citation OF Illinois. He depicted Sen1-
tor C:.n.mirs of Iowa as the ally of
WI tam Jennings Bryan, while he de-
cland that the Nebraska leader was
advocating tariff revision to force an
issue in the presidential campaign Of
1872. rif
lie insisted that the Payne tariff
bin is the best tariff bill that has ever
been enacted in the history OF the re-
public. pointing out Inc turning wheels
of industry as his proof. 1t repre-
scented, he averred, the will of the ma
jority III congress VINO supported the
rules under which it was passed.
He questioned the truth of the news.
paper correspondents reporting an al
lance of six Republican representa-.
tives of Illinois to defeat him and de.
nounccd the press of the country. He
declared that Representative Mann Of
Illinois was the best legislator in con.
gress.
Protects Existing industries.
"We passed the Payne tariff bill :"
he said, speaking of the tariff. 1T
didn't suit Inc in every respect. lt
protects all existing industries. but
did not found any new industries.
majority of the members of the house
were in favor of that bill and bowed
to the consensus of opinion ard voted
for it, and / am ready to say with
Taft in his Winona speech that II is
tie best tariff bill for protection ana
in every other particular that has over
been enacted in the history OF the re-
public"
The press of the country is per-
forming a great mission said Mir.
Cannon, "but have no patience with
The editors of metropolitan publica-
tions who denounce any one and every
one who does not believe as they do
politically. We are learning to not
believe that everything is true just
because it is in print. If the editors
of these papers could meet all the
readers of their. papers 1 believe that
they would come to realize that they
are no greater than you or l.
al have been represented as car"
ne hurled as parting shot. "Here
nv, No lnnlr lilo nnno'
He vigorously denied that his cleo
ION as speaker was brought about
through n deal with Tammany Hall.
The speaker also asserted that Rep
resentative Fowler of New Jersey was
dropped as chairman of the house cur
rency and banking committee because
of his refusal to report to the house
the emergency currency measure.