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The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

The Older Ladies' society of the
Swedish Lutheran church will have
it's monthly meeting tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. l.. P. Carl
son, 324 North Broad street. This
society has always done splendid
work toward the maintenance OF the
church here It has for a long time
taken in, monthly dues amounting at
times in the neighborhood of $50,
and is surely crediting itself with
interest and success.
The society at Belgrade has also
done it's share of service. The meet.
ings of the Belgrade society have
been we'll attended, giving opportu-
nifty to the city folks. for pleasant
afternoon in. the country. John NY
quist has been very scongenial and
liberal too, on various occasions. tax.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT TALK
Declares He Will Make No More
Speeches This Summer.

Springfield, H., July 26.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt says he
will not make any speeches this sum-
mer In letter to Secretary Dick
inson of the board Of agriculture de-
clining to be the guest Of Illinois at
the state fair Colonel Roosevelt said:
eff were accepting any invitations
this year I would accept yours first,
but it is out of the question for me
to make any speech of any kind this
cupop,orD
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28
CRAzED HINDU SHOOTS FIVE
Fires Rifle Into Crowd on Streets OF
Chicago.

Chicago, July 26.-Five persons
were injured when an insane Hindu
standing at Clark and Washington
streets, the heart of Chicago's down
town district, fired the contents of a
repeating rifle into the crowded
streets
Before the police overpowered the
crazed man he had fired five shots.
When taken to the police station he
said his name was NJ. Husain and in
his pockets were found two letters,
one addressed to President Taft and
the other to the local British consul.
In his letters Husafn asked permis-
sion to carry out his shooting ram.
page
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Millions of grasehoppers were
basking in the warmth of Old Sol to
day. The unwelcome visitors were
floating aloft and lowering in the
rays of the sun, but not thick
enough to obscure that bali of fire.
Many people witnessed the man
euvers of these vicious and unrelent-
ing bugs. The hoppers could be
heard singing "There1l be a Hot
Time" as they danced in the ozone.
Old timers were reminded today
of the visit of the hoppers here
many years ago. At that time the
hoppers were so thick that they OBJ
scured the sun.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

While w. H. Wilcox was driving
his automobile down Jackson street,
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
another car ran into his car and
demolished rear wheel. Mr.. Will
cox was turning into Front and
crossing over the latter street to
get on the right hand side, when the
other car, No. 7134, came down
Front on the right hand side, and
struck his rear wheel before he had
time to clear. Car 7134 is owned
by a Christ Peterson, and it's front
spring and lamps were bent. The
occupants of neither of the cars was
injured.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28
Bacteria in Ice Cream.

Boston, July 26.-Announcement
that 55,0O0,000 bacteria had been
found in a half teaspoonful of ice
cream by the Boston health authori-
ties caused the declaration by Profes-
sor James 0. Jordan OF the board II
health that he would ask the legisla-
ture to pass an emergency measure
providing that the frozen delicacy
must hereafter be sold and served
only in original packages.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28


l.! A. Eldredge, who with Theodore
Lewis, is charged with grand larceny
in the second degree in the theft of
4 tent thatthey used for a refresh
ment stand at the chautauqua and
carnival grounds during those events,
was arraigned before Judge Comstock
late yesterday, and his hearing was
set for Friday at 9 a. m.
Since Eldredge's arrest has be-
come public, Chief Donahue has
learned of several things about the
young men. A. Pagel claims that
they owe him for a case of pop. They
had the loan Of a large glass jar
from Flo, Pugh e Brockmeyer, worth
1925, and they broke this and were
leaving without saying anything about
it. Mr.. Eldredge has agreed to pay
for the jar.
Eldredge had between $14 and SIS
with him when arrested.
Eldredge and Lewis started out to
reddle books, they say, on seventy
day contract with a publishing house,
but they tired of this employment
and dropped it.
Lewis is expected to return to the
city in day or two.
Eldredge and Lewis got their pop
corn of Mr.. Sawyer, who has the
popcorn wagon, and he let them have
it cheaper than others because of
their being college students. They
paid him for what they used during
chautauqua week, but did not pay
him for what they used during carni-
val week. They owe him So. 25.
They also owe two small boys for
their services in assisting them.
Eldredge has telegraphed for his
father, who lives at DeKalb, ILL.,.
and who is Baptist minister. The
father is expected to come as soon
as possible,
Lewis was arrested today at Red
wing and Sheriff Osten will go there
after him.
1t has been learned that Eldredge
gave George F. Wright check for
81, drawn on the National Citizens
bank, but when Wright called at the
bank to get the check cashed no
money was on deposit to the credit
of Eldredge. The latter had had an
account at the bank, but had drawn
all the money out.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

The National Citizens bank yes
terday afternoon got out attachment
papers against David Aldo, and
Sheriff Osten last evening served
them, attaching some goods that
were about to be shipped out at the
Milwaukee depot. When the sheriff
visited the Aldo residence in Tin
comville to serve the summons,
there was much excitement and the
entire Syrian population turned out.
The banks claim is for money
loaned. It's attorneys are Phillips
e Hunt.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

DR.. Whitaker of the state board
of health was in the city today and
in company with DR.. A. E. Sohmer,
the city health officer, he took sam
plies of water from the different
city wells and from the water mains
in different parts of the city. He
returned to the twin cities on the
Afternoon train and will make bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination of the water
and will report his findings. 1t will
be some days, perhaps, before this
comes back, as cultures will have to
be made.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

ing up many responsibilities in be-
half of the church,, and allowing "the
wear and, tear" of his machine with
a lot of passengers to take precedent
before any selfish motive.
G. E. Bredeson, who has been in
charge of the various congregations
in the pastorate for nearly year,
will preach his last sermon here next
Sunday.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28
ICE HAUL RAISE HALTED
Commerce Commission Investigating
Wisconsin.chieaq Rates.

Washington, July 2S - RAILROAD
:ates on ice brought into Chicago
from points in Wisconsin by the ST.
Paul, Northwestern and 500 railroads
,annot be increased until the inter
ttate commerce commission decides
whether proposition to increase
shem 10 cents ton is reasonable.
An order was issued by the com-
mission suspending the proposed in
crease until March. 2, 1912. The COM
mission will hear the complaint
against the proposed Increase Aug.
81 at Chicago. b
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Saint Paul Pioneer Press: A school
of instruction foreithe employees of
the state highway commission, includ-
rg especially the thirty-six assistant
state engineers and the twelve coun-
ty superintendent, will be conduct
ed in Litchfield for three days, begin
ming August Is, by George w. Cooley,
secretary Of the commission, and two
Of his assistants.
The school will be the first of it's
kind ever held in the state and will
concern itself primarily with instruc-
ton in the administration Of the COM
missions business, the construction
and maintenance of roads and other
technical details of roadmaking.
At least two other petitions for
state aid in constructing rural roads,
similar to the one for Winona county
approved by the board yesterday, are
being prepared for the commissions s
consideration Both of these also are
for roads in the same county, asked
under the Elwell law passed by the
last legislature, under which the state
pays one-half of the cost of building
the road, the county One-quarter and
the abutting property owners the 9th
er 25 per cent.
A third, according to information
in the hands of Mr.. Cooley, would
be asked as the result of the good
roads meeting held in Bemidj yester-
day, which he was unable to attend
on account of the meeting of the
commission.
Requests that the commission dis
play exhibits of its roadmaking work
during their state fairs have been
received from state officials of Mon
tana, Idaho, Oregon and other west
ern states, according to Mr.. Cooley
showing the high regard in which the
work of the Minnesota commission is
held by other states.
Lack of time and money, however,
will prevent the commissions taking
advantage of the offers, though the
requests were urgent. 1t was particu-
larly asked to furnish exhibits of
bridge work and the methods EN-
plOyed to maintain roads.
Requests of this nature, together
with those from states all over the
country, inquiring after our methods
and asking for copies of the law un-
der which we operate, are received
all the time," Mr.. Cooley said.
The work of the Minnesota com.
mission is looked upon by road ex.
lperts of other states as among the
most advanced in the country, not
only from the nature of the law un-
der which it is accomplished but the
methods employed in transacting it.
1t is making great strides in the con-
struction of Improvement of the
states roads every year, and conse-
quently is able to furnish valuable
information to commissions Of other
states.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Washington, July 26.-Complaint
that charges made to former Attor-
ney General Bonaparte, accusing the
Steel corporation of paying refunds
of $3 to the harvester combine for
material were not prosecuted were
filed today with the house steel
trust Investigating committee by
Representative Stanley. A summons
was issued for Bonaparte.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Fred Simmonsen and James E..
Swensen, special agents for the Black
Swan company of Waseca, and Ell.
Everett, the well known miller, had
an exciting trip from Lake Crystal
to Mankato via the Rapidan dam
this forenoon w. S. Hunt of Lake
Crystal took these men in his auto
at nine o'clock and ran to the dam
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Winona, Mimi, July 26.-Forme.'
Representative James A. Tawney said
that dragging him into the Lorimer
probe evidence was purely gratuitons.
James Keeley of Chicago testified thar
George o. CLAWS had told him Mr.
Tawney was mixed up in the deaf
of the "Fireproof" magazine of Chicago
to get mail privileges. When shown
the dispatch from Washington MI.
Tawney said:
1.-The matter is all Greek to me. |
do not know Mr.. Kelley of the Chi
cago Tribune, nor George O. CLAWS or
any other CLAWS. ! never before
heard Of the 'Fireproof magazine and
know nothing whatever of any mali
privileges which it ever sought Or OBJ.
tained +" 1"t
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Mrs. Julia Adamson died last
Thursday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. A. Small, in Snohomish,
Wash. Her death was due to the in
firmities caused by old age. She
was born in Norway June IA, 1890.
She came to this country in 1861
and coming to Minnesota settled on
homestead in Traverse. Her hus.
band died a year ago. Two years
ago Mrs. AdamsOn went to Snohom-
ish TO reside with her daughter.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters and five sons: Mrs. Florence
Larna, Mrs. r. A. Small, Snohomish; !;
C. T. Adamson, Ballard; Peter
Adamson, Spokane, Mrs. Christina
Harrier, SnOhomish; William Adam
son, Andrew Adamson, Traverse;
Charles Adamson, Mankato; Mrs.
William Peterson, st. Peter
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

The following is the program for
the postmasters' convention which is
to meet in Mankato tomorrow. AT
$50 President r. S. Pollard will call
the association to order. Mayor
Charles T. Taylor will give an adj
dress of welcome; Postmaster A. J.
VeigeI will do likewise, and Presi-
dent Pollard will respond.
Congressmen Anderson, Davis and
Hammond have been invited to the
meeting, but their congressional du.
ties will not permit them to attend
President Pollard will appoint his
committees just before the noon ad-
journment.
The following papers will be read
in the afternoon:
parcels Post and Rural Routes,
E. H. Olson, Nicollet; "Civil Service
for All Offices of the Fourth Glass,
A. III. Pressnall, Eagle Lake; dis
cussion of the subject, "Construc-
ton, Painting ETC., of Rural Mail
Boxes" open to all present; Attitude
of the Department Toward POstmas-
ters," John #. Boylan. postoffice in
spector: "The District League" W.
S. Bartholomew, Avon; election OF
officers; reports of committees.
Late in the afternoon the visitors
will be given an auto ride about the
city.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28
Iowa Valuations Increased.

Des Moines, July 26.-The state
executive council announced raise
of $48,75O,0OO on the taxable value OF
lands in Iowa and an increase OF the
total assessment value of the steam
railways of the state of more taan
s3.OO0.O00. Interurbans we're boosted
St249l4 -'s----s - - - :
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

United States immigration commits.
sion. and others.
The sessions opened today will ex-
tend through tomorrow, Friday and
Saturday. The proceedings will be
published in book form, in both Eng
lsh and French, and will constitute
u compendium OF information on all
phases of the race question.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Pekin, July 26.-lt is stated upon
very good authority that the govern
ment is considering a plan to send
a corps of agricultural experts to the
United States in the early autumn
to study the apple growing industry,
with a view; to adding it to the in.
dustries of China.
The excellence of the Oregon and
Washington apple is well known III
several Chinese cities, due largely
to the holiday gifts of apples sent
by James ]. Hill, Maurice Thomson
and others who have important cow.
mercial connections. At present the
apple is luxury beyond the reach
of even the we'll to do Cinnamon, but
those who have tasted the fruit are
so delighted with it, that they are
willing to encourage any plan that
will tend to develop apple growing
in China.
1t is said that Messrs. Hill, Thom-
sen and other prominent Americans
have expressed a willingness to do
all in their power to encourage the
project. The expedition will probab-
ly sail the latter part of September
or early in October and confine it's
visits to the states of Washington
and Oregon.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

where they sold to T. L. Rogers a
Black Swan acetylene gas plant for
his residence and store. Then start
ed up the Rapidan hill towards Man
kato. About two-thirds of the way
up the auto went wrong and began
backing down the hill toward the six
ty foot lake. Professor Simmonsen
jumped first and Swenson second.
Hunt stayed by the car and by sew
eral skillful maneuvers known only
to chauffeurs, saved it from bath
in the pond. A team from w. W.
Weller's farm pulled the auto to Mr..
Weller's residence and one of the
Weller boys, being an auto expert, is
working on the car. The two Black
Swan men called Hon. William Just
from the station with his car. They
took dinner at Rapidan and he
brought them into town at lilo p.
m., safe and sane.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28
APPROVE LOWER
COTTON TARIFF
House Democrats Hold Caucus
On Revision Measure.

washington, July 26.-DemOcratS Of
the house of representatives after
prolonged caucus ratified by more
than two-thirds majority the cotton
tariff revision bill drafted by the DEM
ocratic members of the ways and
means committee, reducing by nearly
one-half the schedules of the Payne
Aldrich law on manufactures of cot.
ton. The bill will be introduced IN
the house and its passage expedited.
The bill was not ratified without
protest and a vigorous effort was
made by many Democrats to upset the
party legislative program and to pre-
vent adjournment of the special ses-
sion of congress by blazing away with
tariff revision all down the line, if
such action would throw the session
into the late fall.
Representative Webb of North Caro-
lima offered a resolution urging post
ponement Of action on the cotton
measure until the ways and means
committee should first report bills re-
ducing the tariffs on iron and steel
articles, sugar, meats and -four, brick
and dyes and dye stuffs.
After his resolution was voted down
other members pleaded for extension
of the tariff program, urging especial
ly revision of the iron and steel, rub
ber and sugar schedules.
Though all resolutions were defeat.
ed no decisive action on the time of
adjournment was taken. That ques-
tion will be settled by the house
Democrats at later caucus, after il
is determined just what the senate
will do to the pending house tariff
bills.
| Depends Upon the Senate.
"The situation amounts to this" de-
clared Representative Underwood of
Alabama. majority leader and chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, ''if we can go ahead and legislate
on tariff matters we will. II We can.
not we will adjourn. 1t depends upon
the action of the senate"
! Representative WfDD, VINO repre-
sents a district in which there are
located 10 cotton mills, made plea
| for the manufacturers in speaking on
his resolution.
Representative Sisson of Mississippi
introduced resolution providing that
the house Democrats between now
and Aug. Z, the date set by the senate
for adjournment, prepare tariff reduc-
ton bills on iron, steel, rubber, sugar
and other schedules. After prolonged
discussion this was voted down.
Heated debate followed over aa-
1ournment and the senate amend
ments to the campaign publicity bill.
No vote was taken, however, on these
points.
The committee estimates that under
the new rates the revenue to DE de-
rived in twelve months from the cot
ton tariff will be $10,599,000 8 de-
crease of little more than $4,000 9Gd
from last year under the PayneAld-
rich law.
Cotton clothing duties are reduced
from 40 to so and 25 per cent; GOTTEN
cloth, not mercerized or bleached, cnt
to Is, 20 and % per cent in various
grades, and cloth composed of silk cr
mercerized from 4246 to 25 per cent.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

The bankers won from the Brett
team last night by score of to 2,
at Lewis park. The game was q,
good one aside from the errors Of
one of the boys in the Brett team,
who made two wild throws that gave
the bankers the winning runs. Both
pitchers were in good form. Feir of
the bankers having shade the best
of it on Gentling.
Tonight the South Front street bus
mess men and the Omaha team will
clash. This game will be hummer
and the Omaha bunch will try hard
to put the Front street bunch out Of
first place. The game will start
promptly. at $50. Batteries for
Front street, Nelson and O'Brien; for
Omaha, Anderson and Krost.
Last nights score:
Bankers .............3 % 90 2-5
Bretts ..........0 0 0 0 0 / l g
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

The Boston Clothiers baseball
team will play the Good Thunder
team at the Good Thunder ball
park next Sunday. The Good Thun-
der boys are putting up their usual
article of classy baseball and are
out to win. The Boston Clothiers
have winning streak now which
will be hard TO break so good fast
game of ball can be looked for. The
following is the lineup for the
teams: Good Thunder-Bill Bosin,
C; F. Morrow, 1st; H. Just, End;
Spider, S. S.; J. Ulrich, 3rd; Weigert,
r. f; Sharp, p. and |. f; Nelson, p
and C. f.; o. Kunkle, p. Boston Cloth
ers-H. Mccall, c; KlugherZ, 1st;
Strobel, End; Balkenhol, s.. s.; e.
Mahlke, 3rd; Joe Ziegler, |. f.; Geo
O'Brien, C. f; S. Biedschied, r. f.;
Lee Thompson, p.
The game will be called at 2:30.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

Harry Parker, the man accused OF
stealing dollar from Palmer &c
Meixners safe yesterday forenoon,
was late yesterday afternoon arraign-
ed on a warrant charging him with
petit larceny. He agreed to plead
guilty, after a conference with the
officials, and did so, but when Judge
Comstock inquired as to the stealing
he denied that he had stolen the dol
lar. The court then entered a plea
of not guilty for him, and set his
hearing for Friday morning and he
was remanded back to the lookup.
An hour later he called an officer
and said that he had concluded to
plead guilty, and he was again taken
before the court and pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced to serve ten days
in Jail.
Parker's pal. who was with him
in the Turkish bath parlor at the
time of the stealing, was found by
Officer Simmonds yesterday, and
said that he had handed Parker a
dollar to buy whisky with, thus cor
roborating Parkers story.
The pal was at the KaiserhOf yes
terday and spent ten cents and hand
ed out $5 bill. When the change
was handed him he claimed that he
had handed over a $40 bill, but the
proprietors would not fall to the game,
and showed that they did not even
have a $40 bill in their money drawer.
The Mankato free press., 1911-07-28

world to bear on the problems pre-
sented by racial divisions. Since
man was man, the yellow, black and
white races have clashed in million
ways, the differences of religion, Ian.
guage and custom being added to
the natural animosities between men
of different race and color.
Do Not Look for Equality.
| Few of those in attendance at to.
days meeting believe or hope that
there will ever be social equality be,
tween the masses of the white, yellow
and black races Strict justice however
| is held to be possible. and the fra.
ternity of men of intellect who have
,outgrown the petty prejudices which
it is alleged, are part and parcel OF
the mental processes of the child
; hood of humanity and which the
great majority OF people of all races
have not outgrown. The hatred fol
white devils" in China is of piece
with the detestation of "Chinks" in
/ America and Europe, declared q
speaker today.
One of the most interesting ses
sions will be held tomorrow, wher
papers will be presented by WI
TingFang, late Chinese ambassador
! to the United States; Sumitaka Ha
seba, president of the Japanese house
/! of representatives; Said Bey, presi
dent of the legislature section o
the Turkish council of state; Moh
Sourour Bey of the Cairo court o.
appeals; General Legitime, former
president of Haiti; Sir Sydney Oil
yier, governor of Jamaica; M. H
La Fontaine,. president OF the In
lternational Peace Bureau; Frederick
c. Croxton, chief statistician Of the