The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-29
COMMENTS OF The PRESS.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: Three
white men were rushed from a Missis-
sippi town to prevent their lynching.
That state has reached the conclusion
that all the villainy is not along the
color line.
st. Cloud Journal Press: Carrie
Nation is certainly thrifty-and she is
coming money from her nOtOriety. She
is paid handsome sum for each scold,
and then she sells her books and
hatchets as side issue. On Sunday
she announced that she cannot sell
her books and smashers, but she is
willing to give these to all who give
her the required amount of coin. If
Carrie possesses conscience it is
made of elastic material.
Spokane Spokesman-Review: The
SpOkesman-Review a few weeks ago
quoted official testimony that about
50,OOO,OO0 acres of coal lands had been
withdrawn. Since then statistics
bringing figures to date have been pub
lished. On July Ia the withdrawals
mad reached the enormous total of
7l,5lS.580 acres, of which 2,2O7 ,967 are
in Washington. The value set on the
public coal lands now is S449,876, 208,
whereas $l7O,O63,766 would have been
their vaule on the old method of ap-
praisement. This increase of more
than two and One-half times in the
value proves that conservation pays.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: A report
recently issued by the Third Assistant
Postmaster general gives some indca-
ton of what may be expected when the
postal savings banks are in operation.
His investigation indicates that there is a
much larger number than is generally
supposed who are afraid to trust their
savings to ordinary banks. and yet
have implicit confidence in the govern
ment. An examination Of the money
class postoffices shows that in one year
l2S,l46 persons took out money or
ders aggregating $s,lO4,447. The or
ders were made payable to themselves
and were secured for the purpose of
safety in keeping the money. The num-
Der of those who got orders at the
smaller offices was not ascertained, but
it was very large.
Jane Adams in the Survey: A wi
dow with three little children lived in
furnished room on the top floor of a
cheap lodging house in Chicago. Every
morning after she had put out the fire
for fear of accident, and told the chill
dren to get into bed if they We're cold,
she locked the door and went to her
scrubbing OF a large downtown theatre
for which she received SIG month
Because her fellow dodgers complained
that the children cried all day the land
lady said that the mother must move
She tried in vain to find another room
equally cheap, and at last quite crazed
by worry and anxiety, made up her
mind that she must dispose of her chill
dren. Had the overworked woman
taken her own life, the state would
have cared for her children either by
the most approved method of boarding
them ont or in institutions for depend
ent children. Would it, therefore. seem
so unreasonable to board them with
their own mother, requiring a standard
of nutrition and school attendance?
Saltwater Gazette: Mayor Gaynor
Of New York was requested by a
minister TO "ordcr" that the Jeffries-
Johnson prize fight pictures be not ex-
hibted in that old but moral town.
He replied that if it was in his power
he would be GLAD to do so, as he cam
not see how it will do any one any
good to look upon the pictures, but
as mayor he has no authority to issr.
an order prohibiting the exhibition of
just as it is, and that he refuses to
take the law into his own hands. He
does not believe the mayors who have
set themselves up as autocrats have
any authority to ''ordcr" these pictures
not to be exhibited. He closes mis- re-
ply as follows: The growing eXer-
else of arbitrary power in this coun-
try by those put in office would be
far more dangerous and is far more
to be dreaded than certain other vices
that we all wish 10 minimize or be rid
of. People little know what they are
doing when they try to encourage Off
Gals to resor. to arbitrary power.
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