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The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Scientific.

Tuning up flights were the order OF last
week with the Wright brothers and their
aeroplane at Fort Myer. Monday is was
decided that the wind. which was blow
ing at the rate OF fourteen miles an
chine, and in spite Of the fact that a
large portion Of the members Of Con-
gress were on the field. the brothers re-
fused 10 attempt a flight
Trouble with the engine spoiled the at
tempts OF Tuesday and Wednesday
Three flights of hardly 100 yards each
were the result Of Tuesdays work, and
Wednesday half lap soar Of thirty sec
onds ending with a jolt IN landing, which
fractured one Of the skids. or runners.
The tinkering with the motor showed
results on Thursday, however, when in
three flights twenty-four circuits Of the
parade grounds were made IN all. and
the machine remained in the air a little
more than twenty-five minutes The
flights were six laps, taking five minutes:
nine laps, taking seven minutes and
hfty-three seconds, and nine and a half
laps, taking nine minutes and twenty
seconds.
Friday the machine was behaving
better than ever. In the first fight
minutes. On the second flight eight
and half circuits were covered in nine
minutes, when the machine motor went
wrong and stopped In gliding 10 the
ground Orville mistOk a small tree about
eight feet high for an insignificant bush.
HIS wing tip struck it. Slowing the ma
chine around. In striking the ground
the skids were broken. and the canvas
IN the wing tip was torn on the tree.
Repairs Will be made. and flights will
PROBABLY be resumed Tuesday
OrVihe IS making all the flights, al
though Wilbur is IN charge Of the work.
The machine bids fair 70 surpass IT'S
records Of last fall
Walter Wellman. the would-be discoy-
erer OF the north pole by means Of an
airship. had another setback in finding
that his airship shed had been DESTROYED
oy violent storm which prevailed over
Spitzbergen last Christmas. WeIluan
wires that he will rebuild the shed al
once, but il is doubtful II II can he
done in time for flight this year.
Prof. David P. Todd. Of Amherst CoI-
lege' has denied the published report
that he contemplated a five-mne balloon
ascension Tor the purpose Of trying 10
intercept messages from Mars. He ex-
plains that his purpose Is TO demonstrate
whether at a height OF 1900 feet air
pumped from the surrounding atnos-
phere and compressed viii support human
life. He believes II will, and II he IS
proved right he will then have estab-
lished the feasibility for the construction
Of the highest astronomical observatory
ever dreamed OF. II will be on the sum
NIT Of Mount Chimborazo, in Ecuador.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Political.

In the course OF an address 70 SEQ Yale
graduates after dinner at New Haven.
Wednesday. President Taft broke away
from the humorous vein in which he was
talking about the difficulties OF the. Demo-
Gratis He asserted that If the Repub-
lican party does not live up 10 It's prom
ises and what the people expect Of II. Il
will be relegated TO a position like that
OF his majestys opposition
Not in years has the political current OF
New York City been so deeply stirred as
1t is Just now over the outcome Of what is
known as the Duffy case" Upon the
determined appeal OF Justice William J.
Gaynor, Mayor Mcclellan has given
personal hearing as 70 the alleged Illegal
arrest and phOtographing OF a Brooklyn
boy named George DUFFY after Police
Commissioner Bingham had refused 10 al
ter the record. On Wednesday the mayor
virtually took personal charge Of the no
lice department by disposing OF high on
GERS over Bingham's head. and thus vir-
tually demanding his resignation, at the
same time ordering the return OF the pho
tographs 70 the boys father. Justice Cay
nor is made extremely popular by this
vindication, and is more talked Of as a
coming national figure in the Democratic
halls the Mcclellan decision as "the be-
ginning Of the restoration Of free govern
ment TO the great and intelligent city Of
New York" and says that IN the person
Of this weak and uninhuentiaI milk boy
that there Is no place IN our system OF
government for an autocrat" Later
Bingham was dismissed.
In the current issue OF la FoIIette's
Magazine, Senator La Toilette asserts
that the Presidents message IN favor Of
the corporation tax was hurried TO Con-
gress TO serve the fixed determination OF
Senator Aldrich TO defeat the income tax
and 70 aid him IN passing the tariff bill
with its excessively high duties He init
mates that the corporation tax viii not
be found valid, but says that the elproposal
Of It served 70 stife thought OF an income
tax
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
"GOOD NIGHT, SWEET DREAMs.v

This IS The title q one o. tho most popular must
cal Compositions q the lansnted Or. J. W. BIS
chofl
Good night! Sweet dresnsl The pay IS o'e-.
And al 20 sooo the curtain falls
The masters magic touch 10 more
With musc's charm the soul euthraus
Sweet d-samsl Good night
Good night! Sweet dreams' The sol is here
Though master hand lies nerTeless uow.
His wCndrous strains are floating near
Deaths royal seal lies on his brow
Sweet dreausl Good night
Good night Sweet dTVamsi A long good uirhtl
flushed be the breathing orran's strain.
Perhaps once more In Heavens light
The Chord that's lost well c7tch arafn
Sweet dreamsi Good night!
WILLIAM EDGAR RODGERS.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Miscellaneous.

The annual rowing races between Yale
and Harvard on the Thames Thursday
were won by the crews OF Harvard.
In the intercollegiate regatta on the
Hudson Friday. Cornell won al three
big events. In the varsity race the finish
was as follows: Cornell. Columbia, Syra-
cuse. Wisconsin. and Pennsylvania
At Harvard. Tuesday. II was announced
that former President Eliot had been
made president emeritus. and the alumni
fund IN his honor reached $50o.000
Israel ". Durham. former leader % the
Philadelphia Republican organization.
died at his home in Atlantic City. June
& Thousands OF people took part in the
public funeral which occurred IN Phfla-
deIphia Thursday
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
ANALYSIS OF THE WORLDS LATEST NEWS:

He will get the largest balloon ne can
ind and put into its basket two aluminium
tanks. three feet in diameter and six
feet high. one for himself, and the other
Tor his aeronaut. In these TANKS the oc-
cupants will have air compressing pumps
to operate by foot power
Surgeon Wright. of the navy reports
in the New York Medical Journal that
all OF the ten men who have been under
the mercury treatment for tuberculosis
have been either cured or greatly i'm
proved, while Of the two who did not take
the treatment, one is failing, and one is
improving but slowly
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
80 ID Hornets, -.

Philadelphia, Pa, July S-Whsn q
party Of young folk, which was chape-
roned by Mrs. Margaret 7. Warren. OF
2s1s North Seventeenth street. 20 again
on a picnic they win exercise care IN
starting a FIRE. There were seven in the
party. and they went 10 GOrgas Woods
near the WissahickOn.
Late IN the afternoon they started
FIRE. and too late discovered that the
blazing wood was almost directly over
yellow-jacket nest. Six Of the party
were stung. They were Grace Arnold.
Agnes Miller. Josephine Warren. Albert
Robertson, Alexander NJ Montgomery,
and Arthur Lyle.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

ley, and also q Parsee doctor 10 whom
Wyllie was talking. The murderer was
seized and disarmed. He is supposed 70
be connected with the revolutionary
movement IN India.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
All That Happened of General Interest Last Week Rapidly
Sketched in Precise and Illuminating Fashion.

Senate, Monday. and went 10 the Presi-
dent. The bin providing Sl0.OO0.000 to pay
for part Of the work had already passed
both branches. The salary Of the director
is reduced from $500 to 5000 and that OF
his assistant was fixed at 5000 The pay
OF clerks was finally fixed at $500. No
provision Is made for new building.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
BIRDS ATTACK LINEMAN.
EmpIOye Has Fierce IN
counter with SparrOVvs.

counter with SparrOVvs.
Chester Pa. July 3-WHIiam DuIee,
a Ineman IN the employ OF the Bell Tele-
phone Company, who had an encounter
with swarm OF spNrrOWs. which had
taken up their nests IN a sWltchbOx To-
Gated az Lincoln avenue and Chester
Pike. a couple Of weeks ago. had a SINH
lar experience when he went 70 the same
70 make repairs.
The birds had returned 20 their tavorite
haunt and were re-enforced. When DuFee
climbed the pole and opened the box
there was a rush or sparrOws that nearly
knocked him 10 the ground. Remember
ing HIS former battle with the winged
pets. DUffee beat a retreat
Later he returned with several other
workmen and beat the birds or. made the
repairs and left. but the line
men were followed for nearly half a mile
BY at least a hundred OF the birds.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
AGED INDIAN PASSES ON.
sold Dave" Dies In WIEyyam He Had
Occupied sixty Years.


Vassar. Mich. July 2-OId indian
Dave died IN his wigwam in Clifford
Township. where he had made his home
for sixty years. He was sure he had
passed his 106 the birthday. He was
known 20 the Oldest settlers IN 1896, and
was then considered quite old
Dave claimed 20 be the son OF Chief
Nitmup. OF the Chippewa tribe. but was
never recognized as such by his tribes
men He was known as Indian Dave, %
but was recorded as David Stecker as
citizen.
He spent the winters in his bark and
hide hut manufacturing baskets and bows
and arrows and during the summer trav-
eled about the resorts selling his wares
He is survived by cne son. James.
Old Dave was liked by everybody and
the citizens OF Clifford Township ar
ranged TO give him q citizens burial
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

Of
pon he subj
helped her.
months later
was d in bed
be VINO trouble
indigestion or heart trouble is
friends
o
My eyes have been boherng
"oh dear" said the must let
DIR
m a
IF you'll once said the first
trouble suffering was prob
ably absolutely different
when she finally
it win probably be I t was first.
1t hard to give doctor prescribe medicine
for some small ilnent
it is harder him ailent
grown large RUTH
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
MORNING CHTT-CHAT.
FEW FEMININE FALLACLES.

That once a remedy is always a remedy
That a remedy for one wOman's headache Is
remedy for all her friends headaches
These two feminine fallacies that cause as
much trouble all the patent medicines in the world
The medicine that cured your stomach trouble two
years ago may be the very worst thing for you to-
day; but few women seem 70 this.
II they have the prescription the house that
the doctor gave them the time they were i'll they
are almost certain to straight the druggist with
II the next time they attacked with a similar
trouble.
Occasionally a doctor gives a medicine with the
Instructions to begin taking again If the trouble re-
ours.
But unless he does. that isn't an especially safe
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Family weighs 2.O75 Pound..

GallopoAs. Ohic, July 2--ClarIes S.
Smith, residing al Friendly, W Va, re-
ports the ages and weights OF the diIer-
ent members o1 his family as follows:
A. T. Smith. forty-elght. 2i5 pounds.
Ars- 4. T. Smith, f0rty-six, 240 pounds;
Charles s. Smith. twenty-five SO pounds:
Kiss II r Smith. tWenUy-three. Z94
pounds; 3iiss G. J. Smith, twenty-one. Iss
pounds; A c. smith. eighteen. ~
pounds: J. " smith, sixteen. % pounds:
Mss NJ u Smith. fourteen. IsS pounds;
Kiss A. G. Smith. eleven. So pounds. To-
tai weight OF the nine. 2075 pounds; av-
erage weight Of each one 250A pounds.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Heavy Sentence for Chicken Thief.

Syracuse. n. y, July 3-Charles Chat
zee. convicted OF stealing chickens, was
sentenced 10 Auburn State Prison FOR
iife The judge had no discretion as Chaf-
fee had been convicted Eve times fer
burglary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Minneapolis Girl WANTS some
OF G0TCH'S coin as HEART BALM

Chicago, Nov. lO-Just before
Frank Gotch, champion heavy
weight wrestler of the world, en-
tered the ring with Giovanni Raice-
vich, Italian champion, last night,
he received an unexpected chal-
lenge, delivered by deputy sheriff,
requiring the Iowan to defend him
self in a $4,000 breach of prom
Use suit. The suit was brought III
the circuit court by Miss Sadie
Currie, who states she met Gotch
in Minneapolis. She says further
that the champion grappler won
her heart and promised to marry
her but has failed woefully in
keeping mis- promise.
Miss Currie, who, according to
her attorney, William X. Patti
son, is pretty and unsophisticated,
believes that a $4,000 salve will
be sufficient balm for her ach-
ing heart. Few details of the case
were revealed by Attorney Patti
son, who filed the suit for Miss
Currie. He said last night that
he was not entirely familiar with
the matter as it was filed some
what hurriedly in order to obtain
service on the Iowa grappler.
Scotch met Miss Currie in Min
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

neapolis more than two years
ago." said Mr.. Pattison. 'How
they met or under what circum-
stances is not known to me at this
time. Gotch promised to wed my
client but failed to do so. The
suit is the result"
Miss Currie has been living in
Chicago for over year Accord
ing to her attorney, she met Gotch
in Minneapolis, where she and her
parents formerly lived She has
been deeply Inundated and injured
by the failure of Gotch to marry
her. Her attorney says she has
a number of letters from the
wrestler which will corroborate her
allegations and support her claim.
Last winter Gotch was said to be
engaged to Miss Minnie Warner,
a Chicago telephone operator. He
confirmed the report while in Min
neapOlis. A few weeks ago, Miss
Warner removed to New York. Be-
fore her departure, she declared
that the engagement had been
broken.
Gotch, in commenting on the
suit, said he had never known Miss
Currie and that the whole thing
was a frame-up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
BACK RENT FOR CITY.
CHICAGO PICKS UP NEAT ROLL
FROM THE SUBwAYS.
Decision of Judge Julian Mack Hands
to the Town Something Like
$l5O,OO0; Several of the Most
Exclusive Cafes Are in the Base
ment of Skyscrapers; Amount of
Used Space Underground.
Especial to The Free Press,

Chicago, Nov. l0.-City revenues
from rent for the street space under
sidewalks used in Chicago for hun
bred purposes, by downtown cafes, de-
partment stores, hotels and wholesale
houses, boot black stands and barber
shops will annually add to the city
treasury funds $25000O. An immedi-
ate collection of $l50,0OO back rent
due the city was authorized by an
appellate court decision just handed
down by Judge Julian Mack. If this
Judgment in the "cellar controversy"
between the city and tenants of down
town buildings, that has been waged
for years, is upheld by the supreme
court, outlying districts will also be
affected.
No Longer a Gratuity.
The space underground that the small
fruit dealer, the news vendor or the
peddler above ground is compelled to
pay for, both by license and by rental,
will no longer be below ground be-
come gratuity to be grabbed by his
more moneyed competitor Several of
the most exclusive cafes are in the
basement of skyscrapers in district
where every foot of space is as valu-
able as fresh aid, being worth humid
reds of dollars per square foot, and
others have burrowed and extended
their floor space from fourteen to six
teen feet under the street to the very
edge of the sidewalk, and as far out
as it has been possible to 90 without
conflicting with the sewer and gas
mains of the city. On alley frontages
the same is done, and this gain is
commonly used for barber shops, bath
houses, and in the case of the mercan-
tile houses as store or sales room.
Rent From Under Sidewalk.
On State street where the sidewalk
is twenty-five feet wide, every large
shop in the "loop" district boasting a
basement salesroom has run both base
ments and endorsements out the
width of the walk. Yet last years
rental received by the city for Sub
sidewalk space" amounted to only $3.50
as against $9,497.53 received from the
same sources for bay windows and
store fronts, and the merchandise
stands of fruit and newspaper vendors
and the like. The total area of the
loop district where the commercial and
financial business of the city centers,
is but three and one-half square miles
with some sixteen square miles of side
walks. of which at least eight square
miles of the underground space has
been appropriated for the commercial
benefit of the occupants of adjoining
buildings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
GIVEN A GLAD HAND
MAYOR MEYER WELCOMES THE
BUTTERMEN TO THE CITY.
Executive Addresses the Convention
Which Opened in the Knights of
Columbus Hall This Afternoon;
Knows Something About the Bust
ness Himself; Invocation By Rev.
Jameson; Meeting Is Started.

The sixteenth annual convention of
the Minnesota State Buttermakers and
Cheesemakers' association opened this
afternoon at three o'clock in the Cough
Ian Hickey building, good atten-
dance being present.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, M. P. Mortenson of
Hutchinson, and the invocation was ask
ed by Rec. w. N. Jameson of the
Centenary Methodist church of this
city. Mayor A. G. Meyer was next
called upon to deliver the address of
welcome. Mayor Meyer said in part:
::It gives me great pleasure to greet
the members of this convention and
welcome them to Mankato. This city
will do all in it's power for your COM
fort and entertainment. Mankato is an
educational city. We have normal
school, high school, two commercial
schools, and the city has just raised
thirty-three thousands dollars for
Lutheran Ladies' seminary, so you can
see that Mankato especially appreciates
the ladies. A convention of this kind
is an education, for it is a great help
to get together and discuss matters
pertaining to the business, which is fast
becoming a science. We would like to
make Mankato convention city and
we are glad to have you here. | know
something of buttermaking myself, for
I am a Steele county man, and [
know something of the history of the
buttermaking business, and of what
blessing to the farmers are the in
corporated creameries. When the farm
ers raised only grain, they made little
Roadway and many of their farms were
mortgaged, but now that they have
added the butter and creamery to their
business it is paying proposition for
them 1 hand you over the key of
the city, and with it the freedom of
our city.
Of course I know that butter makers
will drink only butter milk, while in
this city, but in case the butter milk
should get little strong, l will in
struct the authorities to overlook the
fact" -s,f.e,s
Mayor Meyer was given burst of
hearty applause for his kindly welcome.
Following his address of welcome, James
Sorenson of Maple Plain made re-
spouse after which the president, NJ
P. Mortenson of Hutchinson, gave the
annual address, in which he reviewed
the work of the past year, giving some
timely suggestions for the coming year.
The address of the afternoon was
made by S. B. Shilling of Chicago.
The buttermakers have been arriving
since last night and there are over 240
entries of butter at the head quarters
on Front street. President Hixon, of
the Mankato Traction Company, has
extended to every member of the con-
vention wearing a members badge, to
ride on the street cars, free of charge
during the entire time of the conven-
ton. The program continues tomorrow
morning, afternoon and evening, also
on Friday morning and afternoon,
when some very interesting addresses
will be made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
WAR is AN AWFUL EXPENSE.
Cost of Modern Battleship Is Ten
Million Dollars.

McClure's Magazine: The Anglo-G
man crisis is only one phase of the
question in which every nation, Ameri-
ca included, is vitality concerned. The
impoverishment of the world by war
even by war which is never fought
is the most imminent evil now threat
ening the race.
1t costs $lO,0OO,000 to build a war
ship of the latest type. Each broad
side fired by such vessel in prac-
tice or at an enemy costs $4,000, and
her guns are capable of discharging
six rounds a minute.
The construction of these marine
monsters is proceeding at the utmost
capacity of the dockyards and gun
foundries of the entire world The
peace taxes of the present are already
heavier in the aggregate than the bur-
den imposed to carry on any of the
great wars in history.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
ACT OF A BRUTAL HUSBAND
Knocked His Wife Out of Wagon; Left
Her BY Roadside.

Window, Nov. lot is seldom that
there is sufficient provocation to JUS
tify man in knocking his wife from
the wagon and leaving her lame and
crying in the road. Yet that is what
Ole Magnuson of Dale was charged
with doing on Saturday night when
he drove up the river road on his way
home. Mrs. Magnuson was picked up
and brought to Window, limping and
showing every evidence of rough, brutal
usage. A warrant was sworn out at
once and Sheriff Severson went out by
auto and got the man. On Monday
morning the county attorney had him
arraigned in justice court, where he
plead guilty, after trying to justify
his conduct by saying that the wife
and boys had it in for him. He was
given thirty days in Jail. There are
twelve children in this family, which
makes the trouble all the more re-
grettable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
UNFORTUNATE JOSEPH FELCH
Spine Ruptured; No Hope of Cure;
Out of Money; Eagles Assist.

Spine Kuptured; NO nope VI lure,
Out of Money; Eagles Assist.
Joseph Fech of Nebraska arrived in
the city yesterday from Rochester, on
his way home, and ran out of money,
and called upon the Eagles and Mod
ern Woodmen for assistance. The
Eagles got busy and took the matter
up with his home aerie. Felch is in
bad shape. He was thrown from a
horse three years ago, and sustained a
rupture of his spine. A large blood
clot formed and he has been almost
bed ridden since, scarcely able to walk,
and great sufferer. His wife is
dead, but he has four children, the
oldest fourteen years. He got a pea
nut rooster and made a scant living,
but hearing of the reputation of the
Drs. Mayo, he sold his rooster and
came to Rochester three weeks ago, to
see whether an operation could not
be performed that would benefit him.
He was examined carefully and four
Xray photographs taken of his back
bone from different positions land the
enlargement of the spine was clearly
shown.
Felch was advised that an operation
could not be performed, but he was
given medicine in the hope that the
clot might be absorbed. The doctors
held out some hope to him. When the
little store of money that he mad was
exhausted he started for home. He
will be assisted to the home of his
sister in Nebraska, and last evening
the policemen and others at the city
hall contributed 50 to furnish him a
little ready money unil the Eagles
aerie could be heard from.