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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
MAY RETIRE FROM CONGRESS
Speaker Cannon's Popularity Said to
Have Passed.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Joseph G.
Cannon will not again be a candidate
for reelection as speaker, and that he
may suddenly resign as representative
in congress at any time is an impress
sion that has found Judgment in the
highest official circles, in spite of the
speakers al rent denials, most OF
which are jocular in tone. There is
basis for this statement that his re-
tlrement from public life at an early
day is accepted as certainty in the
administration circles.
Undoubtedly such step as this on
the part of the speaker would not give
infinite pleasure to his best friends in
congress, but it is believed that his
popularity has passed, and that hi
presence longer at the head of his
party in congress may be a menace to
legislation and to the continuance OF
the Republicans in power.
1t is learned on the highest author.
ity that President Taft will welcome
the exit of Speaker Cannon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
SEEK TO have YOUR UNCLE SAM
CONDUCT THE COOKING SCHOOLS

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2l.-Tne
teaching of domestic science on a
broad scale may be undertaken by
the federal government as the result
of representations that have been
made to congress By the National
Pure Food association. This organiza
ton wishes the government to conduct
Investigations of the best methods of
food preparations and dispense iafor-
nation and instruction upon the sub
lect as is done on matters pertaining
TO crop cultivation and stock rails
ing.
the association, appeared before the
the association, appeared before the
house committee on agriculture today
and asked that an appropriation be
made to provide for such investiga-
tons and the dissemination of the in
formation obtained. The senate com
mittee already has voted unanimously
or such an appropriation.
Miss Sickels pointed out that the
government is doing much or the
farmers through the department OF
agriculture. but practically nothing
Tor the farmers wives. The latter
need instruction in the selection and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Bill Requires Congressional Candi.
dates to File Expense Accounts.

Bill Requires Congressional candi
dates to File Expense Accounts.
Washington, Dec 22.-Senator Craw
ford. Of South Dakota introduced in
the senate bill requiring presidential
electors and candidates for the senate
and house of Representatives to file a
statement OF contributions and eXpen.
ditures in political campaigns. The
secretary Of the senate is made the re.
pository for such political secrets I'm,
der the provisions of the bill, which
limits the purposes for which contribu.
tons, gifts or loans may be made.
The nomination Of Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Howard G. Shober OF South Da.
kota to be auditor of the treasury for
the interior department was promptly
confirmed by the senate. For some
weeks it has been reported here that
this nomination would encounter the
opposition of Senator Aldrich OF
Rhode Island, who has been bitterly
attacked on occasions during the past
year by the Highmore Is. d. Bulle.
tin, of which Mr. Shober is owner.
The nomination of Lauritz Swenson
of Minneapolis to be United States
minister to Switzerland was also con.
firmed by the senate.
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preparation of foods quite as much
as their husbands do in the handling
of soils and crops. The government
has done some work along this line
but the association believes that a
systematic educational plan should be
adopted, having the prime purpose OF
instructing housewives in the economi-
cal utilization of foods.
The congressman were urged par
ticuarIy to give federal assistance to
such agricultural colleges as maintain
departments of domestic science. With
such assistance, it is argued, it would
be possible to bring these depart
ments to the highest state of eff
cheney The plan contemplates the
systemization of the work in these
schools through the department of ag-
riculture, the bulletins issued to be
used as a standard of instruction.
This campaign was launched ten
years ago when Mrs. Charles w. Fair
banks, Mrs James NJ. Kyle and Miss
Sickels presented tie same arguments
Ito the senate committee. The mat
ter was allowed to drop, however, and
only recently the association has re-
,sumed its endeavors to interest con.
gress in the work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
Eagle Lake

j. n. Compton returned to the jury
at Mankato Monday
William Compton was Madison
Lake caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Buckley were
Mankato visitors Wednesday.
Miss Esther Nelson of Vernon Cen
ter is visiting at the Compton house
Z a. Hill of Duluth stopped over
to visit relatives while on his way
to the west.
Edward Dearborn purchased the W
a. Harem property, and intends to
move to town sool.
Miss Jennie Nelson of Vernon Center
who has been visiting her aunt. re-
turned to her home on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Buckley
and son William of Bancroft, Neb
arrived last week to make their future
home near this village.
W. E. Hills team took fright al
the creamery Wednesday morning scat
tering the milk cans and upsettins
the sled. No serious damage was done
however
Irwin Wells, and old settler of this
place, died on Thursday evening OF
apoplexy. The deceased was born il
New York in 1852 The funeral serv-
ices were held on Sunday in the Chris
tan church, and the remains were
laid to rest in the Burgess cemetery.
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INSURGENTS
VICTORIOUS
Defeat zeldyan Forces in Bat
tie Near Rama.

Bluehelds, Nicaragua, Dec. 22.-The
revolutionists under command OF Gen
eral Estrada have completely routed
the Zelayan forces near Rama. Els
trada has captured Recreo, Vasquez'
strongest position, and he has been
victorious all along the line, which
stretches for a distance of eight miles.
When the forward movement began
attachments were sent out under Gen
erals Luis Mena, Fornos DiaZ, Alfredo
DiaZ, Chamorro and Matuty. 1t was
General Mena's task to outflank Con
Zales, who directed the defense of the
great body of the government troops.
These in large numbers were well in
trenched, but Estrada's followers were
armed with the latest equipment and
machine guns were brought into play
to clear the trenches. The casualties
on the government side were high, the
greatest execution being done at
Recreo, which the revolutionists
finally took by assault.
Among those in the revolutionary
ranks was Captain Godfrey Fowler,
formerly Of the Thirty-third infantry,
U. S. A, who was in command of the
artillery on the firing line.
Tatumbia, a short distance from
Recreo, was captured by General Mena
after a bloody fight. Tatumbia also
was one of the strong positions of the
government forces, but the revolution
lists were in greater number and had
with them effective artillery.
The fighting still continues at the
upper end of the Zelayan trenches,
but it is only a matter of time before
the revolutionists will take the re-
naming strongholds. A large number
of prisoners have been captured by
General Estrada.
Word has reached here that Zelaya
has determined to retain the position
of communicating chief of the army.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR A SETTLEMENT
Strikers and Railroad Officials
Reopen Negotiations.

st, Paul, Dec. 22.-Negotiations
have been repoened between officials
and switchmen and the prospects are
bright for a peaceful settlement OF the
strike Neither side would make any
statement, but it is believed that steps
have been taken which probably will
result in the submission OF the cues
lions at issue to board of arbitration.
Both factions at different stages OF the
controversy favored arbitration, with
opposite views as to details, but the
chances now are that they will agree,
if they have not already done so, upon
the methods to be employed.
Members of the railway department
of the American Federation of Labor
and Vice President George t. Slade OF
the Northern Pacific and General
Manager j. M. Gruber of the Great
Northern were brought together in the
Office of Mr. Slade, through the media
ton of Governor A. o. Eberhart, rep
resented by Ralph w. Wheelock, his
private secretary Another session was
held later and while neither the Off
Gals nor the labor leaders would give
anythir., out for publication, it was
evident that the conference was sue
cessful.
The fact that the conferees had
agreed to maintain the strictest Sc
crecy was evidence in itself that ne
gotiations had been reopened.
The only definite information OBJ
tainable was that the conference will
be resumed and that until then every
thing connected with the strike will
remain as it is. This was indicated
by the fact that the threatened SYM
pathetic strike of freight handlers and
railway clerks did not take place Tues
day evening.
1t is presumed that the stay of a
day was agreed on so that the local
officials could get in communication
with the rest of the general managers
committee, some of whom are located
in Chicago and some in st. Louis and
elsewhere.
The opinion is that the switchmen
and the officials are now willing to ar
bitrate under the Erdman act, with
the stipulation that there shall be no
appeal from the award.
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Pleasant Mounds

J. w. Huffman shipped carload
of fine sheep to st. Paul Saturday.
Burton Tyler went to Vernon last
week to visit his mother and daugh-
ter
A common question these days,
How cold was it last night!'' Answer,
Below zero"
Bert Huffman and Hue Jenkins
drove thirty-six mead of sheep to
Winnebago Saturday.
Miss Genevieye Swan left Friday for
her home at Garden City, where she
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Swan.
VIII Fox fell from load of hay
last week and hurt his shoulder, but
we are glad to say not seriously.
a. NJ. Stratton took business trip
to Cumberland, Wis, last week to
look after his real estate holdings.
Earl Otterstein of Minneapolis is
home to spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Otter
stein.
Owing to the blizzard last Thurs
udy tneFc were nOC many that at
tended the Ladies' Aid society at
Mrs. Knoss'.
Don't forget the silver medal con-
test to be held at the Christian church
Wednesday, Dec. 20. There will be
twelve contestants.
Robert Matthews of the state uni
vcrsity is spending his holiday vaca-
ton with his sisters, Mrs. Knoss and
Mrs. Hall of this vicinity.
j. Z. Salisbury of Des Moines, Ia,
and Merritt Salisbury of Renville,
Mimi, arrived here the latter part of
the week to visit their father, who is
quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. john Crook are both
much improved from their recent sick
ness. Their many friends hope their
recovery may be complete. The
Shanks brothers are husking Mr..
Crooks corn.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week ending
Dec. IL, 1909:
A. Asgood Golden Girl Coz
Mrs. Mable Babe.
Nels Christensen.
Lucille Hersh, Miss Huettl.
E. S. Johnson, Amy d. johnson, Tom
Jones.
Febee King.
Glare Larsen (Care of Ole Larsen)
John Luikens.
Mr.. 0. I. Mae, John Myers.
Raymond Meyer.
A. c. Peterson, Ida Peterson.
T. NJ Richards, Miss Nellie Read.
Edward Smith, Mrs. Carl Swenson.
Mr.. Tinpane.
Mrs. Ada Vuim.
George Wormer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
PRIEST LONG YEARS
ARCHBISHOP GLENNON IS GIVEN
SPIRITUAL BOUQUET"
Noted Prelate Celebrated the Twenty
Fifth Anniversary of His Minis
terial Connection With the Catholic
Church; Prayers and Masses Are
Said for the Sanity Man; He Was
Ordained Dec. 20, 1884.

st. Louis, Dee. Archbishop John
quet' of prayers and masses today, III
commemoration of the silver anniver
sary of his ordination. He was or
dained to the priesthood just twenty
five years ago today, and in quarter
of century has become one of the
United States while his fame extends
throughout the world The clergy Of
Missouri had planned for an elaborate
celebration of the occasion, but the
Archbishop declared that he desired 10
public demonstration in his honor
Bowed to His Wishes.
DESTROYS of following the archbishop's
wishes and yet not wishing to let the
anniversary pass entirely unheeded, the
committee has asked the clergy and
laity of the diocese to present a spir-
ituaI bouquet of prayer and masses in
honor of the archbishops silver jubilee.
This will be similar to the spiritual
bouquet" which St. Louis made up at
the time of the Pope's jubilee. Schools
and convent communities, individuals
and priests, all can take part in the
exercises, all doing their part to make
up the whole.
An Illuminated Address.
Besides this, the committee will pre-
sent to the archbishop an Illuminated
address commemorative of the occasion,
and also q attn ode yyrittpD bv Father
Holweck and an English poem by Rev.
John Rothensteiner. Then will fol-
low a gift of an elaborate silver SER
vice. This gift is in full keeping with
the dignity of the occasion. These re-
membranes will be presented to the
archbishop at his house during the
afternoon. This mor::irg, following the
ordinations at Kenrick seminary, the
seminary presented small entertain
ment in the archbishop's honor, pre-
senting him also with an address.
Long Cars1r IS Priest.
Archbishop Glennon w&s c. %
the priesthood Dec 20, 1884, in Kan
sas City by Bishop Hogan. As
young priest he served at the cathedral
in Kansas City and afterward became
vicar general and then coadjutor bishop
to Bishop Hogan in Kansas City. He
was transferred to st. Louis April
27. 1908, as coadjutor to Archbishop
Kahn and became Archbishop of st.
Louis Oct. l3, 1903, that being
the date of Archbishop Kain's death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
Taft to Visit New York.

Washington, Dec. Pit was al
nouunced today that President Taft
will pay another visit to New York
next Monday, when he will speak at a
Joint session of the American His
torical association and the American
Economical association. He will be
q guest of Andrew Carnegie at din
ner Monday evening, and return to the
capital that night.
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Garden City

Mrs. Eliza Leatherman is visiting
relatives III town.
Burt Howard spent Sunday with his
parents in Mankato
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes was a Good
Thunder caller Wednesday,
Mrs. Peterson is entertaining niece,
Miss Peterson, from Washington.
Fannie Duffield and Della Wakefield
were Lake Crystal callers Wednesday.
NJ NJ Clough, who has been APP
pointed postmaster, took possession
last week
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church gave dinner
and sale Friday.
Lyle Norton, who has been working
in Cogswell. S. d., for the past seven
months, is home on a visit.
Tusten Fairchild left last week for
Oshkosh, Wis, where he will spend the
winter with his sister, Mrs. viii Bush.
Professor Everett will give his pu-
pills an oyster supper in the basement
of the Christian church Friday even
ing.
Eunice and Lois Clough, who attend
high school in Lake Crystal have been
absent from school on account of
their sick brother, Maynard.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
John Eaton Tuesday, Dec. %. Equal
suffrage paper by Eta Wolverton.
Reading, Mrs. Jessie John; roll call,
Current Temperance Events"
Mrs. W. A. Wagner and Mrs. VIII
Roberts, Mrs. Jonn Bixby, Mrs. Ted
Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Norton,
Ed Rev. Louis Tyson, Irve BiXby,
Henry Bixby were Mankato callers
Wednesday.
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Kerns and Hebron

I. Hodson is spending this week will
his daughters family, Mrs. B. d. Cane
near Hendricks, Mimi.
Mrs. Archie Burrill and daughte
spent last week in Mankato with rela
tives, returning home last Saturday.
Miss Kron, teacher at Hebron, close
her school last Friday for two week
vacation and went to her home in S.
Peter.
The Kerns Sunday school will hol.
their Christmas exercises next Frida.
evening commencing promptly at 7:3'
o'clock
Miss Blanche Door, Herbert Hodsor
and Lester Door arrived home from tn
university last Friday evening TO spen
their vacation.
Mrs. L. j. Belts has sold her farm
near Nerns TO Ed. Nordgren and vii
give possession next March. She vii
move to North Mankato.
Miss Hazel, daughter of William II
Sharp, who underwent all operation TO
acute appendicitis at Mankato las
Thursday, is doing nicely. She was ;
high school student.
The necktie social at the home O
G. S. 1hurston last Friday was a sue
cess. Between six and seven dollar
we're realized besides all the fun. Tn
funds 60 toward the Hebron Sunda,
school Christmas tree, which even
takes place next Friiay evening, whcl
good program will be given.
The marriage OF Miss Eunice It'd
land, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Iidland to Fred Woller of Mankato
took place last Thursday at the BRIDE
home in Hebron, Rev. A. I. White
officiating. The wedding was a quie
affair, only few relatives being pres
ent. Both young people are very popu
':tr, the bride having been born an,
brought up in this vicinity, where sh;
has hosts of friends. The groom is con
nected with the Mankato creamery ant
is favorite with all who know hin,
Your correspondent wishes the youns
people all the JOY and happiness tina
belongs to welded life. They are worth,
young pepole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-24
PLEA IN MORSE CASE
MADE TODAY BEFORE UNITED
STATES COURT.
New York Financier Stands in the
Shadow of the Bastile; He Has
Been Sentenced to Serve Fifteen
Years; Defendant Recently Broke
the Long Silence; Does Not In
tend to Do the Baby Act.

New York, Dec. 20.-Charles W
Morse, once one of New York's great.
est and most successful financiers
stands today in the shadow of prison
Upon an argument that Martin w
I.ittleton is to make to Judge Hough
in the United States circuit court to-
day for a new trial for Morse, the con-
victed banker, sentenced to. fifteen
years in prison for the misapplicatiou
of POUNDS of bank OF which he was
the mead during the days preceding
the panic, will depend whether he shall
soon serve his term or be granted an
Other opportunity to struggle for his
freedom.
Juror Had Jag.
In his argument Mr.. Littleton will
declare that the jury or that some OF
the Jurors that convicted Mr.. MORSE
were incompetent in the eyes of the
law 20 sit in such body, that they
were addicted to Intoxicating liquors
TO such an extent as TO interfere with
their powers of reason and render it
impossible for them to accord Mr..
Morse an unbiased and fair trial.
He intends to show that at the time
of the trial of Morse, certain par
ties called for victim for the panic
and that in the rage and turmoil
Mr.. Morse was selected.
Broke the Long Silence.
Mr.. Morse recently broke the long
silence the has maintained since his
troubles and issued a statement that
his friends interpret to mean that he
has practically abandoned hope of
breaking the legal letters that doom
him to a prison cell. In part he said:
Il am coming close to the end of a
bitter, nerve racking struggle for JUS
tice. What that end will be l am not
able to foretell-whether servitude I'M
der sentence which is rarely imposed
even upon a murderer, or new trial.
with chance to submit my case to
another jury after the passions of the
panic have cooled and the cry for a
victim has ceased.
Will Not Do Baby Act.
eff it be servitude in a distant state
and climate, away from my family
and friends, l shall meet it with the
firm consciousness that l have not
violated the law or done wrong to a
single individual If it be a new trial
l shall be willing to have jury en-
pannelled at once, placed in the Gus
tody of impartial officers, kept free
OF hostile influences and abide by the
result. A new trial could not hurt
the governments case, because all of
the evidence is matter of. record, and
if any witness is absent or dead his
testimony could be read"
Mr.. Morse then reviews grounds on
which the motion for a new trial is
based. His statement continues:
II shall await the result and abide
by it,
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Standing of the Universities.

New York, Dec. 22.-Figures have
just been compiled showing the stand
lngs of the ten leading educational in
stitutions of the country, in order of
the number of students enrolled this
year. Including the special students
at the summer sessions, the list is as
follows: Columbia, 6,l32; Harvard,
5,55S; Chicago, 5,4s7; Michigan, $3.50;
Cornell, 5.02S; Pennsylvania, 1887
Illinois, 1902; Minnesota, 4.35l; Wis
consin, 4,245; California, 1854.
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Death CT a Rapidan Lady.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lee died yesterday
at her home in Rapidan of a compli-
cation of diseases. She was the wife
of A. o. Lee, well known resident
of that place. She was born in Nor
way forty-one years ago and had been
resident Of Rapidan twenty-five years
She leaves a husband and four child
rem. The funeral will be held from the
Norwegian church at Rapidan Friday
at l:30 p. IN.
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INQUIRY into
FOREST SERVICE
Senator Nelson viii Take a
Prominent Part in Il.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Knute Nelson of Minnesota will I'M
doubtedly have q prominent part In
the congressional inquiry into the for
est service, the land Office and other
branches of the interior department
that is expected to be authorized when
congress meets after the holidays. II
is now generally conceded that the
BallingerPinchot controversy is to be
aired in the house and senate, and this
means searching inquiry into the
activities of the land office and the
forest service. The administration
favors an inquiry, and sentiment fol
it is strong in both branches of con
gress.
A motive much deeper than willing
ness to do justice to Secretary Bal
linger is ascribed to President Taft
Men who are in a position to know
the sentiments of Mr.. Taft declared
that he has at last become convinced
of the truth of what his friends have
been telling him for many weeks-ot
what he has hitherto laughed at-that
there lies behind the attack on Mr..
Ballinger movement to discredit the
Taft administration, especially by
spreading the impression that the so.
called Roosevelt policies" are i'll un.
friendly hands; that Mr.. Ballinger was
made the target only on the theory
that he offered for the present the
most vulnerable point in the admins.
tration.
President Finally Convinced.
Though slow to come to a decision,
it is known that Mr.. Taft is now in.
clined to believe the criticisms that
have cropped out in many widely
separated localities are part Of a
deliberate determination to make trou.
BILE which amounts practically to a
conspiracy.
The first step in paving the way for
congressional investigation was
taken when Senator Flint introduced
a resolution in the senate directing the
attorney general to send to the senate
all of the papers in his possession
that relate to the case. These papers
include the report of l.. R. CLAWS, the
dismissed special agent of the general
land office, who sought to connect Mr..
Ballinger with the Cunningham coal
land cases in manner rejecting upon
his integrity.
The Flint resolution was adopted,
and some time later it was learned
that it had been drafted by Attorney
General Wickersham, and that it was
one of the matters considered at the
White House conference Monday
when the attorney general, Mr.. Bal
linger and Postmaster General Hitch.
cock met.
Adoption of the Flint resolution was
followed by the presentation by Sena.
tor Jones Of Washington of a letter
from Mr. Ballinger urging an inquiry
of the broadcast scope and expressing
the opinion that it would disclose that
certain officers of the forest service
had been guilty of pernicious activity
in inspiring charges against him.