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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
BEING "DEvILED TO DEATH
Minority Leader Creates Amusement
in House.

Washington, July 2s.-After ses-
sion of forty-nine minutes the house
adjourned until Thursday, at which
time it is expected that the much
talked of resolution authorizing the
tariff conferees 70 reduce the rates on
leather and leather goods below those
of the Payne bill will be brought in
and acted upon.
When the proposition to adjourn
over was submitted by Mr.. Payne
some laughter was created by Mr..
Clark, the minority leader, remarking
that he was being "deviled to death"
for information as to when the Demo.
cratic conferees were to be called in.
IF you can tell me, I'll tell you," was
the only consolation he could get from
Mr.. Payne
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota aroused
the house to high pitch OF excite.
ment when he denounced DR.. Charles
Richard Van Hise, president of the
University Of Wisconsin, for having.
as Mr.. Tawney said, made false
charges against him regarding his at.
titude on the conservation of the ma
ttOnal resources.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
TRAGEDY AT LITTLE ROCK
Sensational Shooting In Courtroom
DURING HEARING.

Little Rock, Ark, July 2S.-Shootins
over the head Of United States Sena-
tor JEFF Davis, Y. Ellis, resident of
Pine Bluff. fred bullet into the heart
of Nathaniel Parker Willis, owner of
u liquor cure at Indianapolis, in the
circuit courtroom here.
The shooting was the tragic ending
Of a law suit brought by Willis against
his divorced wife, who had subse-
quently married Ellis, for the posses
zion of his child. Willis died almost
Instantly after he was shot in his
mothers arms, who was waiting
across the room and rushed towards
him as he fell in the hallway outside
of the courtroom.
While Judge Fulk was seated at q
table i'll the courtroom, discussing
with Senator Davis the conditions OF
the transfer of the child, Ellis pulled
revolver from his pocket and fired
ed across the table. A court attache
knocked up his arm just as the
weapon was discharged and the bullet
was embedded in the wall.
Willis ran around the table, with
Ellis close at his heels. The latter
rested his pistol against the door jam
just as Willis ran out and fired Sec
end time. Willis fell to the floor dy-
ing, clasped in his mothers arms.
Sheriff Roberts seized Ellis, pulling
him into an ante-roOm to prevent any
further shooting. He surrendered his
pistol to Judge Fulk and was at once
taken to jail
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
GROCERY IS ROBBED
BOLD THIEVES TURN A TRICK IN
NORTH MANKATO.
E. Rohde's Store Is Visited and Goods
of the Value of So Taken; F. c.
Wegner Is Out a Suit of Clothes,
All Because Someone Wanted Gar
ments and Took Them When He
Was Not Looking.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
E. Rohde's grocery store in North
Mankato was burglarized night before
last, evidently by home talent. The
parties entered the front door by un-
locking it, and took some canned milk,
fruit, cigars and postage stamps, and
a few other things, and a basket to
carry them in, the total value of the
goods stolen being about So. Yester-
day the basket, cans and some other
remnants were found in a grove near
the corner of South avenue and Center
street. This fact confirms the be-
lief that the burglary was the act
of local talent, and Mr.. Ronde offers
reward of $50 for the arrest and
conviction of the parties.
F. G. Wegner's room over his ice
cream factory, 3l3 North Front street,
were burglarized yesterday, and new
suit of clothes, costing $50, stolen.
1t was a dark brown suit, with a
little black in it. The front door
was unlocked, and the thief walked
up the stairway and into the rooms,
and seemingly tried on the suit before
taking it, for the belt was removed
and left. There is no clue to the
thief, and no one was heard to enter.
Mr. Wegner left the rooms at 6 a.
M and did not 60 to them again until
4:30 p. M, at which time he discov
cred his loss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30

In an advertisement elsewhere in
this paper the Columbus Buggy com
pany, Minneapolis. offers something
new in gas cars-a light delivery wag-
on. This is not only practical but
an economic necessity and it is only
a matter of a very short time when
every up date merchant who wishes
to improve his delivery services will
employ a motor delivery wagon. 1t
will do the work of three horse drawn
delivery outfits at less cost and much
more satisfaction. 1t appeals strongly
to the busy merchant who is anxious
TO increase his traffic, expand his bust
ness and economize in time and ex-
pense.
Anoka Herald: Last week F. j.
Sperry, superintendent of public schools
of the city of Anoha, was elected to
a similar position in the schools OF
Mankato. The field is larger in Man.
kato and the salary greater. two
things which have doubtless effected
Mr.. Sperry's decision regarding a
change, Mr.. Sperry is at Sandstone
conducting summer school. A tele
gram announcing his election was for.
warded to him there Saturday and yes
terday word was received from him
He stated that he had mailed his res
ignation to the school board here, and
had accepted the position offered al
Mankato. AS yet nothing has been
done by the board toward selecting a
man to take his place. He came te
Anoka in 1900 and acted as princi
pie of the high school for few
months, later in the same year taking
the place of j. III. Torrens as superin
tendent. During his stay in Anoka Mr.
Sperry has given general satisfaction
both to school board and parents and
the best wishes of all follow him to his
new home in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Defeated the P. o. Clerks.

The business mems ball team sue.
eeeded in defeating the postoffice team
last evening at Sibley park, in a six
inning game, by a score of twelve 10
four. The battery for tAe bushes.
men was Ed. Nelson and John just
and that for the postoffice bows was
the sehwelgherts, although Roos pitch
ed one or two innings. Don Thaver
.officiated as umpire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
TALKED THE. TARIFF
GOVERNOR JOHNSON GIVES EX-
PRESTON IN ILLINOIS.
Manufacturers and Laboringmen Will
Get Together on a Basis of Duties
Equal to Difference in Wages Here
and Abroad; That Is the Republi-
can Doctrine, So Expressed in the
National Platform.

Galesburg, ILL.,, July Ex-Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota, follow
ing his Chautauqua address here, in
an interview gave some novel views
on the tariff
''In my opinion" he said, 'the time
is not far off when the people, regard
less of party ties, will be in unison
on the tariff question.
Cut Tariff From Politics.
"There will be. an agreement on the
principle that manufacturers and la
boring men are entitled to the pro-
lection of duties equal to the differ
ence in wages here and abroad. They
should have this much and nothing
more.
"A commission of experts will be ap.
pointed, skilled in computing this wage
difference and fixing the corresponding
duties. This will put the system on
a basis of equity and remove it from
politics.
Il do not think Illinois senator's are
representing the Illinois on this ques.
tion. With one exception, 1 believe
| the congressional delegation from my
state is right.
Likes Income Tax.
Il am strongly for an income tax
and believe the Minnesota legislature
will be for the constitutional amend
ment. | am opposed to a corporation
tax, both because of the source from
which it cmanates and because it is,
in my judgment, unjust"
In his Chautauqua address Governor
johnson urged listeners to ignore party
lines and support for office men they
believed would enforce the laws. He
was pleased at the number of Scandi
navians present and won applause when
ne referred cleverly to the White
House and advocated woman suffrage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
.FAV0Rs THE RECALL
ANDREW LAYTON DISAPPOINTED
WITH SENTENCE.
Thought He Would Get Off With Eigh.
teen Months; He Was Handed a
Term of More Than Two Years:
Requested That His Case Be Re-
opened; Will Be Taken to Still
water "Pen" Tomorrow.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Andrew Layton went before Judge
Pfau this forenoon and entered plea
of guilty to the charge of grand lar
ceny in the second degree, preferred by
Fred Schritt, who accused him of
snatching pocketbook. containing $33
from his hand and running away
Judge Pau sentenced MIN to serve
two years and two months in Still
water prison at hard labor.
In making plea extenuating his of
Tense, before sentence was pronounced
Layton claimed that he was dope
fiend, and that he did not have any
recollection as to what was done by
him on the day in question.
Later in the day, Layton desired to
recall what had been done. He had
thought that he would not receive a
sentence of more than eighteen months
in prison, and when he got eight
months more, he wanted to enter a
plea of not guilty and fight the charge
at the next term of court.
Judge Pau stated this afternoon
that he did not know of any way in
which Layton's case could be reopened
and the action reversed at this time.
Deputy Sheriffs Klughertz and Robb
expect to take Layton to Saltwater
tomorrow morning.
Yesterday, Layton had his prelimi-
nary nearing in the municipal court,
and after Schritt, John Duane, pro.
prietor of the Ryan House, and Mr.
Bulow had testified for the state, he
waived further examination and was
held to the grand jury in the sum
of $500 Evan Hughes appeared for
him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
HOME NOW ST. PAUL
GOVERNOR JOHNSON BUYS PROP.
ERTY IN THAT CITY.
Cuts the Tie That Bound Him to st.
Peter; His Vote Will Be Cast in
the Aristocratic Seventh Ward of
the Sanity Town; New Dwelling
House Is at $50 Lincoln Avenue;
Trot With the Swell Boys.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Governor John A. johnson has dis
posed of his interests in ST. Peter
and will become a resident of st. Paul
He has purchased dwelling house in
st. Paul and his address hereafter
or as soon as the negotiations are
closed-will be $50 Lincoln Avenue
1t is frame building, and, as he
says, is of modest proportions. One
of his near neighbors is T. d. O'Brien
who will shortly become member
of the state supreme court.
Though st. Peter, the home of gov
ernors, is Governor Johnson's birth.
place it will no longer have him as a
resident, for in addition to selling his
interest in The ST. Peter Herald, for
years his property, he has also sold
his homestead there.
The governor has no other property
interests in ST. Peter, except the mem
cries of his youth, and he says he ex-
poets to always retain them.
Was Born In st. Peter.
st. Peter undoubtedly views with
regret the removal of Governor johnson
to st. Paul and the severance of rela
tiOns that have existed for years. Born
and raised there his townsmen have
watched his meteoric rise. with pride
His frequent viists to his home town
after becoming governor were always
of interest and when he came home to
vote the occasion was a gala one.
Governor johnson was born in ST
Peter in 1861 and received his educa
ton in the common schools of that
town. For ten years he was employed
in one of it's drug stores and later
left that to become the owner and
publisher of the st. Peter Herald, which
he sold to his partner shortly after
becoming governor. ST.. Peter, too
will be made by Rev. Frank Doran and
Rev. DR.. Charles Littleton, the theme
being why Decrease in the Number
of Candidates for the Ministry" Rev
Rockwell Clancy, d. d., of India, will
deliver the foreign missionary address
On Thursday addresses on "The Flu
ture of the Country Churches" will be
made by Rev. T. A. Jones and Rev. C
M. Stuart. Bishop Mcintyre will make
the addresses on Conference Claim
ants"
On Friday the cause of the Metho
dist Brotherhood will be presented by
General Secretary W. B. Patterson
and the causes of Freedmen's Aid and
Southern Education and Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension will be
considered.
On Saturday Modern Evangelism
will be considered in addresses by Rev
R. N. McKaig and Rev. R. N. Avison
Dr. George H. Bridgman, president Of
Hamline university, will make the edu
cational address.
Rev. DIR. William Mckinley will lead
the opening love feast on Sunday
Bishop Robert Mcintyre will preach in
the morning and deacons and elder:
will be ordained The evening address
will be by Rev. David G. Downey, DID.
general secretary of the board of Sun
day schools.
The closing business session of the
conference will be held on Monday
forenoon, when the appointments viii
be announced.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
PROFIT SHARING SCHEME
Five Thousand Men Will Benefit by
Its Adoption.

Youngstown, O., July 27.--One of
the most elaborate profit sharing
schemes ever known In the iron and
steel business will be put into effect
by the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
company as the result of meeting of
the stockholders. There will be dis.
tributed to the 5000 employees between
100000 and 100000 each year. The
yearly payroll of the company Is
about $4,00O,O00. The plan has not
been fully developed but in general
way it is stated that it Is based on
the earnings of the company and will
reach as high as 10 per cent of the
wages of the men. Every man in the
works from the heads of departments
down to the laborers will participate
except where a scale is signed with a
union for a year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Bridge Was on Fire.

Saturday afternoon lady reported
at the police station that board on
the Minnesota river bridge was on
fire. Investigation by Officer Call show
ed that there was quite little blaze
in the railing that divides the drive
way from the south walk for pedes-
TRANS. 1t had evidently been started
by someone leaving cigar stub there
or burning match. A pail of water
was sufficient to put the fire out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Father Comes to Sons Rescue.

= Clyde Preede, the night operator for
the Milwaukee road at Redwing, has
been relieved from a great deal of EN-
barrassment by the kindly act of his
father who sent him 1886 which he
paid over to the railroad company
Preede claimed that he had been held
up, but afterward admitted that the
story was a frame-up. He then stated
that the ticket office was robbed while
he was. up town getting lunch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
PLOT TO OVERTHROW GOMEZ
Castro Revolutionary Scheme Dis
closed in Venezuela.

Caracas, July 28.-The imprison-
ment of a German subject named
Theodore Hauer, who recently ar
rived there from Europe, and Ray
mond Porpacen, his Caracas lawyer,
disclosed a Castro revolutionary plot
to overthrow President Gomez. Herr
Hauer ostensibly represented General
Castro in an attempt to sell the for
mer presidents stock In various
Venezuelan companies, but in reality
he was organizing q Castro revolu-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
MARTIAL LAW AT BARCELONA
General Strike to Protest Against War
in Morocco.

Barcelona, July 2S.-Barcelona Is
new under martial law. Serious riot
ing has occurred following the declara-
tion of general strike in protest
against the military operations In
Morocco and the dispatch to that
country of large bodies Of troops.
Several persons have been killed and
large number wounded.
There has been much fighting in the
streets and practically all commune
cations have been destroyed. The
food supplies have been cut off, result
ing in great hardships and suffering.
especially among the poor. The prices
of the necessaries of life are almost
prohibitive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
SETTLEMENT AGREED UPON
Panama Government VIII Honor
American Claims.

Panama. July 2S.-President Obal-
dia and his ministers held q long con-
ference on the subject of the settle
ment demanded by the United States
government for the alleged maltreat-
ment of American citizens in Panama.
While neither the foreign Office nor
the American legation would make
any statement regarding the claims
It Is understood that a satisfactory
settlement was agreed upon by the
cabinet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
SEEKS FREER OZONE
FRANK SMITH WOULD LIKE TO
GET OUT ON BAIL ALSO.
Declares That If Ms. Grace Ledbeter
Is Granted Leave of Absence
From Jail, He Will Apply for the
Same Privilege; Claims to Have
Signers to the Amount OF Seven
Thousand Dollars.
From Wedne sday's Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
When the hearing came up In the
district court this forenoon, on the
annlication of Mrs. Grace Ledbeter for
release on bail, Judge Pau called the
attorneys on both sides into his OF
fee and stated that he wished to ad'
iourn the hearing until Friday at y
n IN. He said that he had reason
for this, but did not wish to state II
although it might come out later. The
attorneys agreed to the continuance
and the arguments will be made FRI
day. They will probably occupy most
of the day.
1t is understood that if Mrs. Led
better is released on bail, she intends
TO 90 to the home of her sister at
st. Paul to remain until the November
term of the district court.
Smith Has Number of Sureties.
If Mrs. Ledbeter is released on bail,
Frank Smith intends to make a sim
liar request He states that he has
secured the promise of signers to the
amount of $1,000 so far Smith Is
feeling better and can eat solid food.
He has no company, and does not want
hoboes locked in his corridor. He had
two of these last week, but they dis
gusted him by whooping and hollering
and calling to people on the street.
c. W. Harmon of Shell Lake, Wis,
Mrs. Ledbeter's father, is still in the
city.
Sheriff Donahue has gone to Hay
ward, Wis, on business connected with
the case. P. A. Ledbeter is there.
Chickens Were Stolen.
Seventy blooded Plymouth Rock
chickens arrived by express from the
east for Mrs. Ledbeter shortly after
her arrest, and o. H. Schroeder had
them sent to his house to take care
of them for her. Several of them
died, but fifty seven survived and were
doing nicely. Last evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Schroeder put them into the
woodshed as usual. after returning
from walk down town, and as it was
dark used a lantern for the purpose.
This morning they found that some
one had entered the wOodshed during
the night and stolen ffty-fve of them
Only two lonesome little fellows, who
had escaped by crawling into the wood
were left. There is no clue to the
thief The chickens were full bloods
and worth their weight in gold, almost
Tney were too small to eat, yet.
But Two Approached Him.
Judge Pau states that only two men
approached him yesterday in regard to
the request for hail for Mrs. Ledbeter
and he is of the opinion that they
were sent to MIN. He states that he
refused to discuss the subject with
them, considering this improper. He in
formed them that the matter had not
yet been presented to him, and did not
give them to understand whether he
intended to grant the petition or refuse
it.
Mrs. Ledbeter was not at all conf
dent yesterday that she would be ad
mitted to bail today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Will Pitch for Rochester.

Rochester Post and Record: Row
Hoover, formerly of the Minneapolis
Toozies baseball team, has been en-
gagged by the Rochester baseball club
to pitch for the locals. Mr. Hoover
comes we'll recommended. He is pitch
ing his first game against the Har-
mony bunch. Ray Walker, the third
-baseman, is recovering from his re-
cent injuries and he will strengthen
the team both in the field and at the
bat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Watonwan County Prisoners.

Two Watonwan county prisoners
were brought to the city and lodged in
the county Jail last night to serve SEN
fences. Charles Kelly, charged with
being drunk and disorderly, was SEN
fenced to twelve days, and Sam Tillot-
son, charged with the same offense,
was sentenced to eighteen days. Sam
has seen the inside of lockups before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Dog Attemped Suicide

Wrnona Republican and Herald. A
valuable hunting dog belonging to Nels
Weibe attempted suicide by hanging
as the result of remorse over the loss
OF ms lifelong companion. Attached to a
chain he squeezed through hole in
the barn and hung in the air. Fortu-
nately he was rescued by some neigh
bors in time TO save his life
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
White Men Will Be EMPLOYED.

It is reported that the Chicago, Nil
waukee and st. Paul Railway company
will replace colored porters and walters
on sleepers and dining cars with white
men, and the tipping system is to be
abolished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
KEPT ON HIS TRAIL
HOW SHERIFF TER HAAR RUN
DOWN DIR. HANSEN.
Located the Fugitive ON the Cover.
nor'S Ranch in Wyoming; Com.
PEELED to Use the Butt End of His
Revolver in Order to Subdue the
Prisoner; Lands Him Safely Be-
hind the Bars at JasksOn.

Jackson, July 2l.-Dr. Charles Han
sen, at one time having the confidence
dnd esteem of the people of Lakefield, ana
running around the country in new
automobile every year, is now in Jail
at jackson and fretting for the want
of morphine, drug that he has evil
IDENTIFY been taking in quantities
since his flight from Lakefield
When Hansen got away from Sheriff
TerHaar in Kansas City it worried
the officer; he was chagrinned there
at, and people murmured that cit
was probably a DEAL" A reward of
$3.50 was offered for the capture of
Hansen, and TerHaar himself offered
the amount. Then he got busy and
started to trace the doctor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Severe storm in Montana.

Helena. Mont, July 2S--In every
direction from Helena damage re-
suited from hail storms and cloud,
bursts with the result, that Great
Northern and Northern Pacific tracks
were washed out In several places.
Chickens and pigeons were killed in
large numbers in Jefferson county.
where hail stones bored through the
roofs.
A tile manufacturer from Monmouth,
ILL.,, was in the city today, seeking to
sell tile for use in bitches.