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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
DYNAMITE DOCK MACHINERY
Unknown Persons Blow Up That at
Superior, Wis.

Duluth, Aug 3.-No trace has been
found of the men who attempted to
destroy the new machinery on the
Philadelphia and Reading coal dock
in Superior by blowing it up with dy-
Mantle.
Two explosions occurred, one just
before midnight and the second at
1895. They were distinctly heard
even in Duluth. The total damage TO
the machinery is about $4,000.
The motive for the act is not known.
The Heyl-Patterson company is erect
ing the machinery. The company is
run on the open shop plan and some
time ago had trouble with the labor
unions on another job. but it blew
over and Superintendent Goshorn
says he can offer no explanation for
the act. No strangers were seen
about the dock by the Waterman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
STRIKE ON The GRAND
TRUNK ROAD SETTLED
Both Sides Seem Satisfied With
Agreement

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 3.-Canada's
minister of labor, Mackenzie King,
sent this telegram to Weyburn. Sas-
katchewan, to Sir Wilfrid Laurier:
"Am delighted to be able to inform
you that the strike of conductors and
trainmen on the Grand Trunk railway
system has been brought to an end
through government Intervention"
The Grand Trunk strike is settled.
King made the announcement and
produced an agreement signed by
both parties.
All the strikers, save those guilty
of disorderly conduct, will be rein
stated as soon as possible. The in
creases as offered from July IS be-
come effective and date back to May
l.
On Jan. l, 1912, the standard rates
of pay, as on the Canadian Pacific,
will go into effect.
This is year sooner than was pre-
viously proposed. The agreement will
affect the Central Vermont part of
the system also. 1t has been signed
by President Hays for the Grand
Trunk road and by several interna-
tional officers for the men.
President Garretson of the conduc-
tors and President Lee of the train
men both declare they are satisfied
with the terms of the settlement.
Both left for ST. Louis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
FARMER GAINS HIS POINT
Need Not Pay Freight on Calves Born
on Train.

Washington, Aug "a farmer in
Illinois, changing his habitat, engaged
a freight car and packed his furniture
and other household effects in one
end and his herd of COWS, ten in num-
Der, in the other end. The Chicago
Great Western railroad, TO accommo-
date migratory farmers, makes spe-
cial rate, furnishing a combination car
for furniture and cattle, but restricts
the number of the latter to ten.
The farmer referred to above made
the proper arrangements with the sta
ton agent and bid goodbye to the
scene of his unsuccessful endeavors.
When the car arrived at the destina-
tion the station agent there checked
up the cattle and found there were
twelve head, two calves having been
born en- route. He promptly assessed
excess freight rate on them and the
farmer complained to the officials of
the road. They decided his complaint
was good, but informed him that un-
der the law they could not make re-
fund, as in their opinion it would be
in violation of the anti-rebate section
of the interstate commerce act.
However. they informed him that
they would take the matter up with
the interstate commerce commission
and secure permission to make the
refund The communication from the
railroad company relating the circum-
stances has reached the commission
and formal permission to refund the
freight assessed on the two calves
will be granted
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
BAN PUT ON MALT TRAFFIC
Vendors at Cass Lake, Mimi, Ordered
to Cease Selling.

Cass Lake, Mimi, Aug. 3.-N. A.
Way, special Indian agent, and j. }.
Matulys, agent with headquarters
here. went to Farris where dance
was in progress and made a search
for contraband liquor. They met sew.
eral rigs on the way and each was
stopped and the occupants searched,
but no liquor was found.
Local poolrooms were notifed not
to sell any more malt and were given
until Monday noon to ship whatever
stock of this kind they on hand.
The grade of malt handled by deal
ers here was of the 20 per cent va
riety' and guaranteed non-intoxicat-
ing" The contents were also guar.
apteed to meet with the pure food
laws and the companies furnishing
the malt gave dealers to understand
that the goods were free from state,
government and city tax"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Fooled the kinu.

In one of Sir Richard Francis Bur
tons rare collections of ancient Ara
bian stories is a story of how the king
went into tile dark among his sleep
ing slaves and detected the man he
was after by putting his head upon all
their breasts and listening to the tumult
OF the heart. The king cut off lock
of the culprit's hair. so he could tell
him next day. But what did the sly
rascal do but sneak up and cut every
other slaves hair. When all the slaves
were mustered next day before the
throne the king saw he was beaten
by master mind and said. Don't dare
do 1t again." The king ought to have
tried the Chinese test by giving them
dry>rice grains to chew. In fright the
saliva will not flow. and the culprit
has to spit his rice out dry.-New York
Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Abandonment of the Balloon.

For century or more the aeronautS
confined their attentions to the balloon.
finally perfecting the dirigible. which
reached it's highest standard under
Santos Dumont in France and Count
Zeppelin in Germany. The aeroplane
is an American invention. Since it's
advent the balloon. dirigible or other
wise. has become back number. The
gas bag. which rises on the same prin-
ciple as does a bubble in water. may
be all right for county fairs. but for
real air travel it is out of it, passe and
q has-been.
The mechanical arrangement of the
aeroplane is simplicity itself. For ex-
ample. take the machine used by Glenn
II. Curtiss in his fight from Albany to
New York, a distance of 100 miles.
The same principles are involved in
this as in the Wright biplane. as evil
denced by the suit of the Wright
brothers against Curtiss for infringe
ment of patent. The two sustaining
planes of the Curtiss machine are
thirty feet from tip to tip and four
feet apart. The seat of the operator
and the engine are situated between
these planes. the screw propeller being
just behind the engine. The steering
wheel is Immediately in front of the
operator and controls both the eleva-
ton planes which are ahead. and the
steering rudder in the rear. The eleva-
ton planes are controlled by back
ward and forward motion of the
wheel. the steering rudder by turn
of the wheel. as on ship or an auto
mobile. The equilibrium planes are at
the ends of the main sustaining planes
and are controlled by movement of
the operators body. which also moves
the back of his seat. which in tiIrn Ia
connected with the planes by means OF
wires. The same motion that tits one
Of these planes downward tips the
other upward. Thus if the operator
feels the left end of his machine drop
ping be leans to the right which is
the natural movement for him to
make. This motion carries with it the
back of his seat. which tips the left
hand equilibrium plane upward and
the right hand one downward. thus re-
storing balance. For shutting off the
engine he presses foot pedal, which
short circuits it; otherwise the engine
is controlled by levers at his hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
ROOSEVELT IN THE
MINING DISTRICT
Former President Visits Homes
Of TOi|ers.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 3.-Theodore
Roosevelt spent the day among the
workers in the heart of the Pennsyl
vania anthracite regions. He met and
talked with the men as they came
from the mines black with CRIME lie
talked with them about their homes,
their children and their manner of
living He talked with their wives
and their children and learned from
their own lips how they look at life.
He climbed to the top of a coal
breaker and spent half an hour there
in the sitting coal dust so that ne
might see what the boys who work
there have to do He spent another
half hour in silk mill talking with
the girl workers. He visited the peo-
pie in their homes and saw how they
lived He plodded two miles through
the dust, up hills and in all manner of
places and returned in the evening
black with CRIME, but smiling at his
experiences. The best part of it all,
he said repeatedly, was that he was
able to meet the people as private
citizen and talk to them as man to
man.
Many of the toilers had no idea of
the ex-president's identity, which he
took care to conceal, when possible,
until after he had finished his talk.
Others who knew who he was treated
him, he said. not as former president
but as plain man who had come to
see them, to talk and learn their con-
dition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05

War on BaIIinger Stirs Up the
Presidents Advisers.

Beverly, Mass, Aug 5.-Ther5 is
increasing evidence here that the re-
cent bombardment of the president
with letters from Republican leaders
in all parts of the country protesting
that Secretary of the Interior Balm
ger was proving an embarrassment in
the laying of plans for the coming con-
gressional campaign is beginning to
have effect, if not upon the president
himself, at least upon the advisers
who are closest to him.
No attempt was made to deny the
reports that Senator Crane at the
very outset of his political pilgrimage
in the West had probably suggested to
Secretary Ballinger that his duty to
the party might require that he sacri
fee his place in the cabinet. All that
Secretary Norton would say after hav-
ing considered the matter was that it
would be necessary to ask Senator
Crane
The statement was reiterated, how
ever, that President Taft would not
so much as lift his little finger if by so
doing he could secure the retirement
of Secretary Ballinger as head of the
interior department"
In addition to the letters he has re-
ceived, the president has heard verbal
ly from party leaders regarding the
sentiment toward Secretary Ballinger.
Talked Frankly on the Subject.
They have talked frankly with Mr.
Taft on the subject, it is said, and
while they agreed with the president
apparently in his position that moth
ing has been proved against Secretary
Ballinger, they have put the matter
purely on a party basis and have said
the campaign would be much easier
with the Ballinger issue eliminated.
The leaders have declared that the
fight is going to be hard one at
best, and, while they fell sorry for
Mr. Ballinger, they regard his pres
ence in the cabinet as handicap.
President Taft was frankly told
few days ago the movement behind
James r. Garfield in Ohio and the
votes cast for him in the state con-
vention were a protest against Sec
rotary Ballinger The Ohio leaders
recognized the strength of this move
ment by making many platform con-
cessions to the Garfield wing.
There was no disposition in Beverly
to treat the meeting of Senator Crane
and Secretary Ballinger in Minneap-
oils as accidental" 1t was intimated,
however, that whatever move was be-
ing made against Secretary Ballinger
had it's inception with the active
leaders and not with President Taft.
The president, it can be positively
stated, will never ask Mr.. Ballinger
to resign.
If the secretary should feel called
upon to resign, however, there is said
to be little doubt that his resignation
would be accepted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Achieved
BY Air Route
Operation of the Heavier
Than Air Machine De-
scribed In Detail = Some
of the Startling Stunts of
Hamilton and Other Avi-
ators Who Dare.

takes the place OF the head. and the
planes are widespread like the wings.
the flexible tips answering to the slant
of the wings. the guiding rudder be-
hind acting as the tail. There is one
fundamental difference, however. The
bird gets its motor power by tapping
its wings. Now. man has never dis
covered how to Zap his mechanical
wings The only times he ever tried
It ended in disaster. But he has learn
ed to run six cylinder gasoline engines
and screw propellers. Thus it is that
the aeroplane blows peoples hats of.
smells like an automobile and buZZes
like swarm of bees. There is one
advantage in the propeller. however. II
gets speed. 1t would take rather
husky bird to fly from Albany to New
York in one forenoon or TO go from
New York to Philadelphia and back in
one day. yet the aeroplane manages
both with seeming ease
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05

We can do little upping and have an
aerial lark ourselveS-or at least we
can If the Wright brothers do not en-
join us
The Wright brothers are the ones
who did the trick We can abuse
them all we want to now. call them
dogs in the manger and get peevish
on account of their lawsuits and in
functions. but we are bound to admit
that they are the original aeroplane
boys. Langley and Chanute worked
out the theory. but did not make it
practical. The Wright brothers by
the use of flexible tips to assure equili-
brium and Of elevation and direction
rudders. as we'll as sustaining planes.
motor and propeller. solved the prob
lem of the ages and actually awaited n
heavier than air machine At Kitty
Hawk. n. c., in the Daredevli-or is it
the Killdevil?-hills they experimental
with gliders until they could slide
down a breeze. Then at their home in
Dayton. o.. they installed motor and
began to fly at night so that nobody
would catch them at it.
The Original Fly-by-nights.
Strange stories came out of Dayton
those days. People were sure the
Wrights were flying. but had never
seen them do it. The inventive broth
ers were not yet ready to take the pub
lie into their confidence and until they
were the dear public might as well go
out and lose itself 1t is altogether
possible that they were then planning
TO take out these very patents which
are now causing so many grouches
among other aviators. Until they had
perfected their machine and had the
patents safe in their inside pockets
they were not going to let anybody
else steal their ideas. The chief item
of their pateut was the flexible tips
which are used to keep their craft on
an even keel. Any one who has watch
ed the buzzard soar has seen him shift
and tip his wings to maintain his equi-
librium. That is just what the Wrigh.
brothers did with the aeroplane. Why
should they not patent it? If any in
yention should be protected from petty
larceny. why should not this. which
may prove the greatest invention Of
the ages?
AS the aeroplane is now perfected
it's resemblance to the bird is quite
startling. The elevation rudder in front
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
PROCRESSWES e.
WIN IN KANSAS
Nomination Of Governor Stubs
Practically Assured

Topeka, Kc-., Aug. 3.-Indications
point to decided progressive gain in
Kansas. The nomination of Governor
w. R. Stubs, who linked his for
tunes with those of the progressive
candidates for congress, is practically
assured. Running close to him is r.
J. Hopkins, progressive candidate for
lieutenant governor.
The outcome in the First district
congressional fight is still in doubt,
with the friends of both D. r. An.
thony, standpatter and present incum
bent, and of T. A. McNeal, progress.
sive, claiming a majority.
Practically no returns have come in
from the Second district, though mea.
ger reports place A. c. Mitchell, pro.
gressive, in the lead.
In the Third district P. p Campbell,
incumbent, is running ahead of Ar
thur Cranston, progressive, and the
indications are he will be nominated
In the Fourth district the progress
sives have scored decided victory by
electing Fred Jackson and defeating
J. Nj. Miller, standpatter.
In the Fifth district claims are made
on very meager returns that r. r.
Rees, progressive, has defeated w. A.
Calderhead, standpatter, present in
cumbent. The outcome in this district
and in the Sixth is still in doubt
In the Seventh district e. H. Madi.
son is nominated without opposition,
and in the Eighth Victor Murdoch is
nominated without opposition. Both
are progressives. Charles Session
was nominated for secretary of state
without opposition, as was J. H. Daw-
son for attorney general.
Incomplete returns indicate that for
representative First district, T. A. Nc
Neal, progressive, has defeated D. R.
Anthony, standpatter, incumbent, by
1000 votes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
TO MEET At INDIANAPOLIS
President Lewis Calls Convention OF
Miners.

indianapolis, Aug. "a call for a
special convention of the United
Mine Workers of America, to be held
in this city, beginning Aug. IL, has
been issued by President Thomas L.
Lewis from the headquarters of the
organization here.
The text of the call states that the
purpose of the convention is to con.
slider the strike situation in districts
where wage contracts have not been
signed.
The convention will be composed Of
about 1000 delegates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
FISH DYING BY THOUSANDS
Esch Will Demand That the Curlew
Be DISPATCHED on Rescue Work.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 3.-Congress-
man Esch will petition the superin-
tendent of the United States fish
hatchery at Manchester, Ia, to detail
the government steamer Curlew and
crew to rescue work in the vicinity of
La Crosse. Reports received by Mr..
Esch show that thousands of fish are
dying in this locality as a result OF
the low water. Local fishermen are
wrought up over what they claim to
be inactivity on the part of the United
States fisheries, many saying the
boats have done but little on the up
per river this season. Should Mr..
Esch's request fail to bring results
petitions will be forwarded to Wash
ington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Strike Called Off.

St Adams, VT, Aug. "a message
received from Montreal by General
Manager c. T. Jones of the Central
Vermont railroad said that the strike
of trainmen had been called off, Ac-
expected to report for work in the
near future
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
PYthians on PARADE.

Milwaukee, Aug. 3-Twenty bri
gades Of knights of Pythias, resplend.
ent in the natty uniforms of their
rank, paraded the principal streets
flankcd on either side by dense
crowds OF cheering people that extend
ed for blocks. This was the feature
of the second day of the grand en-
canlpnent, uniform rar's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Ends Life in a Saloon.

Hardin, Mont, Aug. 3.-Telling five
men who looked on, We'll, boys,
here's ho!" Samuel Ross shot himself
through the heart in a saloon here.
A bartender who OWNED Ross inten.
ton, entreated him not to shoot, but
Ross only laughed, and, before the
spectators could restrain him, he fired.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
VOTE ON COUNTY DIVISION
Alexander Hopes to Be Seat of Pro.
posed New County.

Schafer, N. D., Aug. 3-McKenze
county has been added to the roll of
those in this state having county divi-
sion contests, the county commission
ers having granted the petition asking
for vote Yellowstone is the name
proposed for the new county
The new county will take in all the
western part of Mckenzie county, the
line being drawn directly north and
south at almost the center Alexan-
der would be the county seat of Vel
lowstone, while Schafer would remain
as the county seat Of Mckenzie
county
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND
American Association.

Kansas City, 3; Toledo, 1.
Columbus, 3; Milwaukee, 2.
st. Paul, 5; Indianapolis, 1.
Minneapolis, IL; Louisville, 1.
National League.
Cincinnati. 6; Boston, 1.
Chicago, 5; New York, 4.
Brooklyn, 8, 5; st. Louis, 1, 4.
Philadelphia, 6; Pittsburg, 1.
American League.
Boston, 4; Detroit, 8.
Philadelphia, 8; Chicago, 2.
New York, 5; Cleveland, 2.
st. Louis, 5; Washington, 3.
Western League.
Omaha, 6; Denver, II.
Lincoln, 9, 0; Wichita, 6, 1.
Des Moines, 3; st. Joseph, 6.
Three | League.
Peoria, 2; Danville, O..
Waterloo, 4; Dubuque, 6.
Davenport, 0; Rock Island, 8.
Bloomington, /; Springfield, 2.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
How Man Has
Voyaging
Story of the Conquest of
the Sky by Application
of the Bird Principle of
Aerial Locomotion The
Wriehts the Original
Aeroplane Boys.
BY j. A. EDCECTON.

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
c'ation.I
n EN- have wanted to fly for sew
"B eral thousand years. and now
i they are doing it. So strong
has been the desire to emu
late the househy and the crow that we
have pictured heaven as place where
we should all have wings. If. as Omar
says. heaven is the image of full
filled desire then the wish TO fly has
been the chief want of man He has
dreamed of it in paradise and lived TO
see il come true on earth. When
Charles X. Hamilton over the Mineola
field chased bluebird hither and yon
until be bad the poor thing scared out
of its wits the feat marked a new de-
parture in human history. In these
days when we say. up. up. thou
lark" we can have the proud con-
seriousness that Brother Lark is not
the only one who can do the up" act.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
Rallinaer Will Not Resign.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Secretary Balm
ger denied that his conference with
senator Crane in Minneapolis related
to or would be followed by his reslg-
nation. He said the matter discussed
was not even of direct interest to him.
He denounced his foes in strong Ian
guage and said he intended to ignore
them entirely
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05

the air hours, 6 minutes and % Sec
onds. Glenn FL. CurtiSs' two most
notable flights were his winning of the
speed prize at Rheims and his recent
trip from Albany to New York.
All these aviators and others who as
yet bave not succeeded in flying into
the universal limelight are willing and
waiting for opportunities to break 9th.
er world records in aviation.
What they may be able to accom-
plish in the days to come is not for US
to forecast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-05
BALLINGER is TO DECIDE
Anti-Liquor Order Regarding Mime.
sofa Counties Up to Secretary.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Secretary Bal.
linger is to be asked to decide wheth.
err liquor is to be sold in Moorhead
sistant Secretary Pierce, who is in
charge of the interior department in
the absence of the secretary, said that
the matter would be referred to Bal
linger for decision. The latter is now
on his way to Seattle and all the pa
pers relating to the matter will be
sent to him there. A decision is not
likely to be made for ten days or
more.