The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-01-21

New York, Jan. l5.--New York suf-
fragists will don their war paint and
go up to Albany next week, where
they will engage in an aggressive war
fare on the legislators, demanding their
rights. Mrs Q. II. p. Belmont has en-
gagged headquarters at a leading hotel
of the capital city and, with Mrs. Clar-
Ience Mackay, will be in the thick OF
the fray from now on. The anti-suf-
fragists have also appointed lobby
who will bcseech the Albany voters not
to permit them to vote, or allow other
women to exercise the right of SUI
frage.
A constitutional amendment must be
passed by the voters of the state be-
fore the ballot can be extended to wom-
len. and before this can be done the
Question must be discussed in the leg
islativc halls. The committee in charge
wants to tell why this question should
be submitted to the voters.
Meantime Mrs. Nelson Ii. Henry, wife
of the adjutaut general, and head OF
the New York State association opposed
to woman suffrage, is seeking to block
legislation.
New York railroad men are much
pleased with the selection of Daniel
Willard as the new president of tho
Baltimore & Ohio, to succeed Oscar G.
Murray, who retired yesterday. The
/ new head Of the great transportation
system got OH the job" today, and
he may be expected to stay there.
Mr.. Willard is no stranger to either
the Baltimore & Ohio or men identi
fed with it. Previous connection with
| it from 1900 to 1908, as assistant gen
eral manager, gave him thorough
knowledge concerning the road, its
affairs and men long connected Will
! it. He left the Baltimore / Ohio tt
go to the Erie. He had been found
iby +. D. Underwood in subordinate
position OH the 500 Line in the north
west, where he had risen by sheer
ability from the position of a store
keepers clerk to an operating officer
Mr.. Willard was given credit for many
| of the reforms that were established
in the operating department of the Bal
timore & Ohio system, while he was
with the road. His good work Their,
who had just secured control of til,
Burlington, and he induced him TO <,
with that line as second vice presiden
and general manager.
| James w. Gerald, Tammany jus
tice of the supreme court of New York
proposes a tax upon foreign marriages
The American heircsses who MARI,
abroad and whose dowry from Ameri
Jean investments goes abroad i'll an un
Ibroken stream should, the justice be
lieves, pay heavily into the stat
treasury for the privilege of transfer
ring the earnings of American men t
the pockets of foreign noblemen. IL
instances the recent marriage of Mis-
lGoclet to the Duke of RoXburghe, b,
(which 100000 year, earned from
New York real estate, will so to Eng
land. This case is one of many.
Plans are we'll under way for til
erection of great bronze column o,
IStaten Island which will probably
known as the Peace Memorial. 1t Wi
be surmounted by the colossal figur
of an Indian, and the combined heigh
Iof column and figure will be $50 feet
Add to this the altitude of the posi-
ton on which it will rest and til
top of the figure will be in the neigh
borhood of 900 feet above the sea leve
This will be tho highest point on Il,
Atlantic Coast between Maine an