The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-22

you have served In the American army
during the war with Spain.
pray, if possible, place the embassy
in a position to reply to these differ
ent questions, and add to your reply
your birth record, which is equally re-
quested. Accept, monsieur, my dis
! tinguished salutations. The first secre-
tary, A Bailly Blanchard"
! Professor Frelin said Saturday that
he will begin Immediately to comply
with the demands of the French secre-
tary, but despairs of settling the ques-
ton as to whether he will have to re-
{, turn to France and serve his term as
a common soldier.
Should the French government decide
that he must return, the professor
will do so, as he has given his word
of honor to the French authorities that
he will abide by their decision.
Spokane, Wash, Oct. lS.-Tired of
the chickering's among members OF the
city council and the board of public
works, which controls the street,
bridge, park, water, sewerage, police,
, fire and other departments, Nelson S.
Pratt mayor of Spokane, will issue
a statement to the electors in a few
days, declaring himself in favor of the
commission form of municipal govern
ment, also offering to shorten his term,
which expires in May, 1911, by step
ping out OF office following a special
election.
st will be squarely up to the peo-
ple," Mayor Pratt said in an inter
view, ''ts they have it in their power
to bring the matter to an issue at a
special election, which could be called
for next May. l am heartily in favor
of such plan and believe that gov
eminent by 81 commission will be to
the best interest of the city of Spo-
kane, which is practically doubling it's
population every seven years. 1 be-
lieve that the people of this city have
too much at stake to continue the an
tiquated, cumbersome and unwieldy
form of government that now holds us
back
Mayor Pratt. democrat, was elected
last May to succeed c.. Herbert Moore,
republican, who is now touring the
United States with the honorary COM
mercial commissioners of Japan, and
has been active in carrying out re-
form platform.
However, the mayor has been handi-
capped by the opposition encountered
in the council, which ousted several of
his appointees to responsible positions
and also seriously hampered the vari-
Gus departments, thus delaying several
million dollars worth of street, bridge
and other public work
Duluth, Oct. lS.-Upon the return
from Chicago, Saturday where he had
spent several days making investiga-
tions, Rev. Bruce V. Black, pastor
of the Independent church, said he is
more than ever convinced that mental
suggestion is the only sure cure for
the liquor habit.
He visited among others in the
Windy City, Bishop Samuel Fallows
of the Protestant Episcopal church,
who has done considerable mental sug-
gestion work along the lines which
Rev. Mr.. Black proposes to follow
Others interviewed by Rev. Mr.. Black
were Christian d. Laresen, editor of
the Progress magazine and John L.
IWhteman, head of the Chicago city
prison and also of the school for the
| how hot
the clergyman says, have practiced
mental suggestion with great success
Everyone with whom I came in
contact was very enthusiastically of
the belief that mental suggestion must
be the eventual and only solution of
the drink problem" said Rev. Mr..
Black 81 was told that it has been
carried to greater lengths in the east
ern cities and at present is just be-
ginning to be seriously considered in
Chicago. Nevertheless l was able to
gain much valuable knowledge the sew
eral gentlemen whom 1 interviewed
giving me the benefit of their exper-
fence.
Rev. Mr.. Black preached both
morning and evening in the Knights
of Pythias hall Sunday and he gave
in detail the results of his visit to the
Illinois city.
London, Oct. lS.-Suits at law
against one or more prominent English
women of title and position are threat
ened by visiting American women who
allege that they have been the victims
of campaign of calumny, intended to
drive them from English society.
For some time battle royal has
been in progress between certain erst-
while leaders of English society and
the enterprising American women
whose wealth and attractive PERSONAL
ties have obtained them the entree to
quite the smartest set and it promises
to become iercer than ever, to judge
by the latest developments. So jeal-
Gus are the Englishwomen of the fair
Americans social success that they
are resorting to tactics which are
hardly creditable in their attempts to
bring their rivals into disfavor. Sew
eral ladies of title have not hesitated
to circulate statements of highly