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Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-29
DO YOU WANT TO
SEE THE PLAY
ON FRIDAY? II.
If so, Write and Tell Us How
Two People Can Make Ends
Meet on Eighteen Dollars
Per Week.

The discussion as to whether two
people can live on SIS per week;
whether love can find a way in the
face of growing grocers' bills. is
growing warm. The unique contest
inaugurated by the Morning Journal
has attracted considerable interest
and the answers to this query are
coming in every day. If you have
any ideas on this all important topic
better send them in. 1t means set
OF box seats at the performance OF
paid in Full" Friday night for the
best answer; two of the best reserv-
ed seats for the second best answer
and two good seats for the third best.
All communications must be in by to-
night, for the play comes tomorrow
and the results must be announced in
Friday mornings paper, when we
shall print the answers of the prize
winners and announce who gets the
seats
The Great American Play.
paid in Full" is almost here. Who
will not look forward with pleasure
able expectancy to seeing the greatest
drama of the generation, the most
popular ever brought out in TINS
country? May be you are one OF the
two and a half millions of persons
who have seen 1t. Possibly you were
of those who flocked to it in such
number in New York that it was kept
running for two solid years on Broad
way; or perhaps you saw one ol the
five companies that presented IT all
over the country last season? If so
YOU will be the more eager to see II
now. for such is its appealing power
that the oftener one sees it the Oft
ener one wishes to. That is way II
has been playd by five companies. the
largest number that ever appeared IN
one play and that is why it has been
seen by more persons than any other
play.
paid in Fuli' is the most powerful
story ever told on the stage IL IS
lived all about us. Most of us know
a Joe Brooks, a weakling who bel'ev-
ed the world owed him its GOOD
things, and failing to get them hon
estly. tried to take them from the
pocket of his employer. The Joe
Brooks of paid in Full, begins 10
steal in the hour his young wife Ut
ters her first word in bitterness
against the poverty that until then
she had endured without complaint.
Defeat meets him in theft as IN an
else. There is speedy discovery
whereupon he shows the craven and
seeks to barter his wife 20 save HIM
self from prison. There is not
moment of the play that is not ab-
sorbingly interesting, no, an instant
that does net vibrate with power.
As all the five companies in paid
in Full'' appeared in New York IN
the many engagements Of the play
there. il is 2 New York cast that viii
be seen in this city Under any con-
ditions the coming OF paid in Fun
would excite degree OF interest pos
sible to no other play. while the
promise Of seein~ it acted by bril-
liant New York cast gives gfcRter At
traetiveness TO the occasion.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-29

of the team, and does his part in
keeping the atmosphere laden with
smiles that won't wear off Miss
Mildred Cecil and BODY Harrington
sing very catchy duet, Those
Eyes Miss Elizabeth Pursell adds
very graceful dancing to a very sweet
voice. and Tom Fay as the gentleman
tramp makes hit" Altogether
''Finnigan's Bali will chase away the
blues, dig you out of the rut you are
in and send you home feeling better
fer your evening at the theater. Muir
ray and Mack will be at the Elks'
theater early in January
Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-29
Early Oranges in Northern
California.


the fact that the citrus crops of
northern California ripcn weeks so"si-
er than those of southern California
Is not appreciated by the average cit
izen of the state, much less by the
man who buys the fruit in the east,
or even by the jobber who purchases
the ear in some Of the principal east
ern cities. As a matter OF fact, the
management of the northern Califor-
Ia fair Is experiencing extreme difii-
Guilty In finding a sufficient numer
of fIrst-class fruit still hanging on
the trees Of the northern California
orange groves with which TO make
creditabie exhibit. The hot weather
of the summer in the interior valleys
brings the fruit along faster than il
comes in the more moderate temper1i-
lures south OF the mountains.-Santa
Barbara independent s
Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-29

Il must say, complained the wom-
an tourist, that ! don't understand
why people come to this hotel-no
scenery, no amuscments, no good
cuisine, no
'Pardong madame" interrupted the
host, but we have ze gr-grun' label
TO stick on ze luggage. Every
body's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
INSURGENTS CALL ON Mr.. TAFT:
INFORM HIM AS TO INTENTIONS
Declare Themselves Friends of the Administrations Assure the
President That They Will Support Measures He Advocate;
the Days News From Washington.

Washington, Feb. 2.-TEe fight be-
bers of the house is now on. Both
sides are trying to induce President
Taft to line up on their particular side
of the fence which separates the Can,
non from the Hayes Murdock-Davis.
Gardiner flock. Each side is jockeying
for position. The leaders of the in.
surgent faction have informed the
president that they are the only real
friends that the administration pos.
sesses in the lower house. They have
told him, too, that the opposite faction
was conceived of the devil, and that
he cannot possibly do any business
Harvesting himself and the admins.
tration with that wing of the party in
congress. The regulars have told Mr..
Taft that if it were not for the insur.
gents the administration programme
would have smooth sailing through
the house.
The insurgents passed the buck to
Tic IpSuIdIS WuCA
Hayes of California, one of the lead
ers of the anti-Cannonites, and Repre-
sentative Gardiner of Massachusetts,
who also leads at times, saw the pres
ident and told him that the time had
arrived for all true insurgents to come
to the aid of the administration. The
two insurgent leaders and thetpresi-
dent 5cre pleased with the confer
ence and after it was over the White
House issued the following state
ment:
'The president received a visit from
Messrs. Gardiner and Hayes, who had
been appointed to call upon him as
committee at meeting Of the so
called insurgents of the house. MessrS.
Gardiner and Hayes said they called
on behalf of their associates to assure
the president of their good will to-
ward him and their earnest desire to
sid him in the passage of the postal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
PLAN WON ATHUR0N death OFs.M OWEN
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERN.
MENT MAY IST.
Change Brought About BY a Large
Majority; Officers to Be Elected
Third Tuesday in April; People
Arc Given the Right Of Refercn-
dunn; Salaries of Mayor and Com
missioners Fixed at Low Figure

Huron, S. D., Feb. 1.-The special
election yesterday OH the proposition
to issue $4,000 i'll bonds for the i'm.
provcment of the water system, and
changing the municipal government to
Il commission plan prevailed by II
large majority.
The new system will go into effect
about May |. Officers will be elected
the third Tuesday i'll April The law
governing eliminates politics, officers
being chosen on their merits.
Responsibility and accountability for
administration of city affairs is di-
rcctly in the hands of the officers, each
under bond and with a definite line
of work to maintain, class supervision
over all departments, and accounts
audited by a commissioner in charge
of the department.
People have the right of referendum
and may petition the commissioners at
any time and have control over all
franchises. The people also have power
to dismiss officers at any time by re-
call. Increased efficiency and speed in
city affairs are secryed.
Continued On Page Eight
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
TALKED ON "CHILD LABOR"
Interesting Discussion By the Mems
Club of Baptist Church.

The Mems club of the Baptist church
held a very interesting meeting last
evening at the chapel. The attend
ance was large. A sumptuous dinner
was served at G:3O o'clock by Mrs.
Pages division.
The annual election of officers took
place, as follows: President, I. w.
Hart; vice president, a. c. HedberG;
secretary. loren Swenson; treasurer,
Charles a. Pepper. The two latter are
reflections.
Professor !. NJ. Mcconnell gave an
instructive discourse on "Child Labor
and dealt with the law ON child labor
and compulsory education, and favored
the present tendency to restrict child
labor and require the children to com
plcte the common school course. He
showed how the law has worked out
in Mankato, and said that the num-
Der of labor permits issued i'll the city
is decreasing year by year.
The subject was thrown open TO dis
cussion. and DIR. IIolbrOok, Superin-
tendent Spcrry, Rev. Willisford and
others spoke, all upholding the plan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
PRESIDENT SCHURMAN HAS HIS
SAY ON HIGH COST OF LIVING
Declares That Consumption OF
Farm Products Is 0utruning
Their Production.

Watertown, n. Y, Feb. 2.-As an
explanation of the increasing cost of
living President j. G. Schurman of
Cornell university declared in an ad-
dress before the New York State
Grange here that the consumption of
farm products is outrunning their
production. President Schurman said:
Every one is concerned today about
>the advance in the cost Of living.
Some aSCribe it to the increase in the
worlds production of gold with the
resulting tendency to a universal in
crease in prices. The trusts are
blamed for it by others In our coun-
try there seems to be a set determine
ton on the part OF the government to
destroy trusts which are monopolizing
articles of universal consumption and
raising the price on the consumer.
And, of course, this is the only proper
method to pursue. But it may well
be that the causes of this increase in
the cost of living lie deeper than are
generally supposed. The population
of the countr::- is increasing. The con-
sumption OF farm products is outrun-
ming their production and, as our un,
occupied lands are now exhausted, it
Is costing more to produce articles Of
food than formerly.
Look, for example, at the subject
of beef. Cattle were formerly pro-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
Superstition Of Candlemas Day Is Rife
in Burns Land
TSpecisl to The Free Press1
pecial to The Free Press.l

London, Feb. Although the ground
hog has no connection with this day
i'll Edwards realm, there are many old
snperstitions connected with Candle
mas day. This is especially true of
Scotland, whose inha bitants firmly be-
lieve in the old legend:
II Candlemas Day is fair and cleal
There'll be twa winters in the year"
In Scotland, if tenant fails to pay
his quarterly rent on CandIemas Day.
it is Il sure sign that he will be in
disfavor with the landlord; for it is
one of the four term days in the
Scottish law for his transaction.
In the Roman Catholic church Cam
delmas day is, as its name signifies
the occasion for the solemn annual
conservation of the candles to be used
in the church services for the ensuing
year, and the procession with lighted
candles constitutes one of the notable
ceremonial events of the church cal.
endar. Its solcmnity is added to by
its Specification of the publication of
the Virgin Mary
Anciently the Anglican church
marked the day by candle bearing
ceremonies, which were done in mem
DRY of Christ as spiritual light to
Tighten the GentiIes." Before the
Christian era the Romans on this day
burned candles in honor of the god
dess Februa, mother of Mars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
UMPIRE KLEIN is TO MARRY
He Will Make One of His Most I'm
portant Decisions Today.
Especial to The Free PreSS.1

New York, Feb. 2.-According to IN
vitations received here, Umpire Viii
liam j. Klein, who referees games in
the National league, will make one of
the most important decisions of his
life today Mr. Klein has been occupy
ing the winter vacation in playing
u game of lone, with Cupid rs the
umpire, and he will be married today
to Miss Marie Krantz, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Krantz of Mt. Glenn
ems, Mich. The ceremony according
to the schedule, is to take place to-
day at Lakewood, n. j. Mr. Klein will
receive numerous congratulations from
his friends in Observation-Disclosures, al
though IN umpire, he has many friends
upon his promotion from the brush
league of bachelors to the big league Of
married men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
WILL Be BEST EVER
MEET OF THE NATIONAL EDUCA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Scheduled to Convene in Boston During
July; Program to Include Strong
Men in the Field of Learning; the
Hub is Now Preparing for the
Great Event Which Is to Be Held
There.

Boston. Feb. 2.-EXtensiye prepare
jtions are going forward to make the
forty eight annual convention of the
National Educational association. to be
beld in this city in July the greatest
in the history of the organization. At
the same time the executive commit
tee of the association, through General
Secretary Irwin Shepard of Wmona,
Mimi, is just now concentrating its
efforts upon the approaching meeting
of the department of superintendent
and the eight educational societies
which will meet with that depart
ment i'll indianapolis.
The Indianapolis convention will be
held on March |, 2, 3 and 4, with
two and three sessions each day, and
Joint sessions scheduled for the even
ings. The preliminary program, which
has just been issued, in elaborate,
and shows that all sections of the
superintendent department will be de-
voted TO the various phases of one i'm
portant topic, "Thc Recognition of DIFF
ference i'll Children pd the Resulting
Modification in Education.' Three or
the affiliated societies will conlinc their
programs to -sSehool Hygiene and Ply
steal Education
Eight Affiliated Societies.
The eight organizations which will
meet i'll separate sessions as well as
jointly with the general convention
are the Society for the Scientific Study
of Education, the Society OF College
Continued On Page Eight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04

savings bank BILL the conservation
measures, the injunction bill, the in
terstate commerce bill, recommended
by him in conformity with the pledges
of the Republican party platform. The
president was very much pleased with
their assurances"
Reached by Unanimous Vote.
The insurgent meeting was so un-
heralded and so mysterious that it
was not until hours afterWard that it
leaked out at the Capitol that there
had been a gathering Of the antiCan-
non clan. The decision of the con-
ference, it was said, was reached by
unanimous vote and it was the sense
of the meeting that Representatives
Hayes and Gardiner hurry to the
White House to swear fealty to most
of the administration programme, so
that the president and the country
might know that they were not at
tempting to hold up legislation.
Insurgent leaders rather felt that
they had forced the hand of their reg
seemed evident to them that the reg,
ulars must come out with equally re-
assuring advances to the president
and then the next step will be a set
Ting down to work on the promises
But the insurgents scored first in the
effort to snow allegiance to the adj
ministration.
One thing seemed to have been ac-
complished by the insurgent gather
ing was the hushing up of talk of a
caucus of Republicans on the pro-
posed change in the method of select
ing the committee on rules. The in
surgents, it was said, will not seek to
have such caucus called and the
regulars, however pro-Cannon they
may be and however much they may
love the present manner of choosing
the members of his principal aid, the
rules committee, are not likely to ask
for caucus where they would be
compelled to go on record
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
HOAX IS IN ST. PAUL
LAPORTE MAN DECLARES MRS.
GUINNESS LIVES THERE.
Bicycle Repair Man From Indiana Town
Swears That He Saw the Muir
dcTess in the Unicn Depot; Re-
quested Policeman to Arrest Her;
Blue Coat Scoffed at the Suggcs-
ton; the Finish.

st. Paul. Feb. ,. The Pioneer Press
publishes this story: The latest phase
of the kandiyohi hoax is now taking
place in st. Paul.
The Kandiyohi hoax represents the
wild goose chase which was lately
made after the person of Mrs. Belle
Guinness, late of Laporte, Ind. 1t orig
mated in the brain of Samuel Kirby, a
twin brother of Gustavus Kirby, who
employs Mrs. Vallie Casey as house
Keeper
The real facts are just coming TO
light. \ few weeks ago Samuel Kirby
had dream that this housellecpcr, for
whom lie has a strong antipathy, was
none other than Mrs. Guinness This
dream set him TO thinking. lie got a
description and u picture of Mrs. Gun
ness, and soon he had convinced him
self That this was the real woman
He wrote to the Laportc officials and
finally telegraphed enough money for
them to send man TO Identify The
woman From that place the story
leaked out that Mrs. Guinness had
been located, and newspaper men
rushed to Wilmar, the county seat of
kandiyohi county; i'm (which the farm
is located.
Finally the man from Laportc ar
rived at Willmar. He was not the
chief of police. lie was not detcc-
tive to even constable. His name
is Samuel Ball, and be runs II bicycle
repair shop in Laporie, but was per-
Continued On Page Eight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
JAN UARY NOT A COLD MONTH
Several Degrees Warmer Than the Az
erage, Weather Man Says.

Temperatures last month averaged
nearly three degrees higher than the
Januarys of the past twenty eight
years, according to the weather man
i'll st. Paul.
The lowest temperature for the past
month was II below zero, and the
highest was So above, while the aver
age for the entire month was IA
above. In January, 1909, the average
was l4,2, or one-fifth of degree lower
The thirty eight year average is ll.6
degrees.
The snowfall amounted to pa inches,
which is not unusual. Today started
out to give February boost for warm
weather, but the weather man insists
that it will grow colder this evening
and that there probably will be more
SNOW tonight or tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04

Report of Miss Van Buren, Is Made
to the Directors.

The. monthly meeting of the public
library board last night did not de-
velop any business outside of rou-
tine. \ few bills were allowed, and
the librarian submitted her report,
which was as follows:
To the Board of Directors. Gentle
men: | submit herewith the report
of the Mankato public library for
January, 1910:
For the twenty-five days the circu-
lating department was open, ALA
books were issued of which over forty
three per cent were non-fction; 100
German and siXty-One Scandinavian
books were issued. The Juvenile cir
culation numbered 1912.
The reading and reference room was
open twenty-nine days with an at
tendance of 1910. The average Sun
day attendance was fortyone.
The new stack has required a shift
ing of all the books and furnishes am
pie room for growth.
F. Hopkinson Smiths sketches of
Venice gave pleasure to many visitors
and furnished material for the normal
art class.
Books are presented by Mr.. J. A.
Flittie and Mr. c. F. Mailman. Re
spectfully submitted, Maud van Buren,,
librarian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
CURLING IN POOR CONDITION
That on Second Street Will Need Re-
pairing Before Paving Is Done

City Engineer Wilson has beeii' Took
ing over the curbing on Second street,
where the paving is to go i'll, and finds
some of it in bad condition and the
alignment poor, some setting i'll too
far and some out too far. At street
intersections he finds round and square
corners opposite each other. lie feels
that the curbing and corners ought to
be made uniform, and defective curb
ing replaced and all aligned up cor
rectly.
Mr.. Wilson favors narrowing the
driveway from tifty-siX to forty
feet, and boulevarding or extending the
walks. By doing this, there would be
u net saving of dollar foot. An
other suggestion is that the driveway
be reduced to fifty feet and the curb
ing all set out three feet, thus giving
wide walks in front of stores, and
boulevards i'll front of residences. The
saving in paving would just pay the
cost of new curbing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
WILL START THINGS MAY 10 POWDER TRUST ON THE GRILL
Comets Tail Will Envelope the Earth
on That Date

New York, Feb. 2.-Camille Flam-
marion, the French astronomer, in a
letter published here, says that the
vaporous tail of Halleys comet will
envelope the earth on May 10.
''For several hours he says, "we
will be immersed in the gaseous caudal
appendage, whose chemical constitution
is still little known. The comet will
pass directly between the sun and the
world at two o'clock in the morning
of May 10.
''At that hour the Pacific ocean will
be in full daylight, while in France it
will be night Little danger may be
expected, however, for the tail will
probably be so rarified as to be inof
fensiye."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
Uncle Sam Brings Up the Case for a
Hearing Today.
Especial to The Free Press.J

New York, Feb 2.-Uncle Sans
suit against the E. |. du Pont de Ne
mours Powder company, commonly
called the 'gunpowder trust" charged
with violating the Sherman antitrust
law was scheduled to be resumed to-
day.
AT the last hearing Irenee du Pont,
assistant treasurer, testified that the
cash profits in 1908 were S4,54S,64O
a percentage of profit of little more
than l3 per cent. The good will of
the company, he said, was worth
$25,OOO,O00. Excluding this he gave
the earnings of the company in 1907
as 500 per cent, and in 1908 as 1914
per eeat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04

Frank Smith was called before the
grand jury this forenoon as Il witness
and remained there until the noon re-
cess was taken. The grand jury did
not take any testimony yesterday aft
cnoon, but adjourned until this morn
ing. Smith was sent for at about ten
o'clock and remained in the jury room
after that. While no one is permitted
to divulgc the testimony of witnesses
given in the grand jury room, there Is
reason to believe that he told the same
story that he did at the coroners in
quest and the preliminary hearing last
July. IL clltold a Free Press reporter
i day or so ago that this was what he
would do if called upon.
The jury is likely TO follow the adj
vice OF Judge Quinn and not rush
through with its work. 1t is prob
able that everything will be gone into
thoroughly, and no stone left UNI
turned to get at facts. The public
feels confidence in Foreman w. j.
Merchant, and under his direction and
with the advice and assistance of the
states attorneys it is felt that if
there has been wrong doing anywhere,
and the responsibility can be placed
with reliable evidence. indictments will
be forthcoming at the proper time.
No Whitewash Wanted.
The concluding portion OF Judge
Qunn's address to the grand jury yes
terday afternoon was as follows: Il
hope | have made it clear what your
duty is as grand juror. | have
said what [ have. solely to impress on
Your minds the Importance of your
duties. The criminal laws are put into
motion by the grand jury.
ANY charges OF statements that re-
fleet upon any of your citizens | ask
YOU to look into, not because | think
that crime has been committed, but
charges have been made in such a
way and by so many people that the
court has seen fit to take judicial no.
tice of it.
You do not want to use any white
wash in this business. You are sworn
to do your duty, and you should so