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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
FINDS PHYSICAL DEFECTS.

OF the 100000 school children
in this country, not less than seven.
ty-five per cent need attention to-
day for physical defects which are
prejudicial to health and which are
partially or completely remediable. u
This is the finding of DR.. Thomas
D. Wood, professor of physical edu.
cation in the Teachers College, Co.
lumbia university, New York. care
full study of statistics and estima.
ton of all conditions leads to the fol.
lowing personal conclusions" writes
DR.. Wood:
per cent, or 100000, of these have
organic heart disease.
Probably five percent, 1000, zoe
at least, have now or have had tn.
berculous disease of the lungs.
about five per cent, or 100000
have spinal curvature, fiat foot, or
some other moderate deformity seri.
Gus enough to interfere to some de.
gree with health.
"Over five per cent, or 100000,
have defective hearing.
about twenty-five per cent or
100000 have defective vision.
about twenty-five per cent, or
100000, are suffering from NAL
nutrition, in may cases due in part
at least to one or more of the other
defects enumerated
"Over thirty per cent, or 100000,
have enlarger tonsils, adenoids, or
enlarged cervical glands which need
attention.
"Over fifty per cent, or 100000,
in some schools as high as ninety,
eight per cent have defective teeth
which are interfering with health.
Several millions of the children
possess, each, two or more of the
handicapping defects.
about 100 cities in the United
States have as many different kinds
of organizations for the care of
health in the schools.
"The most important of all our
national resources is the health of
the people. The most valuable as
set i'm our capital of national vitali-
ty is the health of the children.
Public education is the logical, the
strategic, and the responsible agency
of the nation, of each state, and of
each community for the conserva-
ton and enhancement of child health.
"To become an effective instru-
ment for the protection and pro-
motion of child health, it is essen
tial that the school should not only
be sanitary, healthful place for
children, but that the various agen-
cies in public education should be
so organized that each pupil may
be given the best possible opportu-
nifty to escape weakness and dis
ease and far more to realize the
attainable best in growth, in devel-
opment of biologic, intellectual, NOR
al, social, and economic power"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
PLAN TO MAKE FIGHT
FOR WILLIAM /. TAFT

Chicago, August 4.-The western
republican committee met here to,
day and formally opened the Chica.
go headquarters of the national re-
publican committee. Chairman Hilles
of the national committee, with sew.
eral members of the New York head.
quarters, attended the Chicago open
ing and from now on things are ex,
pected to hum in the west in the in.
terest of President Taft's reelection
Tons of Literature.
The Chicago headquarters have
been provided with tons of literature,
photographs of President Taft and
Wce-President Sherman, buttons and
pins to be distributed throughout the
western states. 1t is also the plan
of the committee to send out big
speakers to the western states where
Colonel Roosevelt has planned a
stumping campaign.
Questions For Wilson.
The committee here is planning to
print number OF questions, which
they consider leaders and have them
distributed on cards for the benefit
of the voters of this section. Some
of the questions are as follows:
'Is Mr. Wilson still antagonistic
to Chinese exclusion?
Does he still regard the Chinese
immigrant as more to be desired
than the immigrant from Europe?
The western committee hopes by
these cards or pamphlets to arouse
the opposition of the people of the
Pacific coast states against Govern
or Wilson, as we'll as the foreign.
born citizens of the United States,
it is stated
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
PLANS FOR HARD FIGHT

st. Paul, August APPROPRIATIONS
for firing the first gun in Governor
A. o. berhart's campaign were being
made today. A statement is being
prepared by the aid of State Treas
urer Walter J. Smith to refute
charges of extravaganza in state ex-
penditures being made by some of
the other candidates for governor
The statement will show that figures
being given out, as to annual state
expenditures include payments into
the revolving funds and others which
cannot be charged up as disburse.
ments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

and part of the original wall, it is
said, is still in the present Dakota
house at New Ulm.
Photographer John r. Snow took
a picture of the painting last spring
and sent it to Europe, where 100000
colored postal cards were printed
These will be sold at the celebration.
The painting is ext feet in dimen-
sions, and hence it was no difficult
task to get good clear picture, al
though the painting is inside.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
WILL HAVE TO HURRY

Prospective candidates have only
two more weeks, or fifteen days to
be exact, in which to file. This
should serve as reminder that it
behooves them to hand in their
$40 filing fees and get in the race
at once if they desire to become
candidates at all. The primaries will
be held September II, and the last
date for filing is twenty days previ-
Gus, or on Thursday, August 20, this
year. ssh
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
ELEVATED DR.. PHELPS

DR.. r. NJ. Phelps, assistant super
intendent of the Rochester state hos
pital for the insane, has been named
by the state board of control to be
head of the st. Peter hospital when
DR.. H. A. Tomlinson takes charge
of the inebriate farm at Willmar,
about October /.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

The st. Cloud Journal Press says
If Theodore Roosevelt should recite
the ten commandments a great many
OF his followers would insist that
they were original with Theodore
and that the Lord and Moses were
mere plagerists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
Heavy Yield of Oats.
4 Wednesdays DajIv,

A. H. Hanson, living on the old
George Fletcher farm in Belgrade
has just finished threshing his oats
and on one eighteen acre tract the
yield is eighty-four bushels to the
acre. The average yield of oats for
all acreage will be over seventy-five
bushels per acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
Petition in Probate Court.
ON Wednesdav's Daitv.

Mary E. Baker petitioned in pro-
bate court today for the probate of
will of her mother, Mary Pohl. de-
ceased. The value of the personal
property is $4,000 and there is also
dwelling house and lot on Second
street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
DEATH OF MRS. koR1H
From Wednesdays Daily.

News has been received here OF
the death of Mrs. Katherine Korth
last Thursday at Hoodoo, Sask., Can
ada. The funeral was held Saturday
and the remains buried at Loefeld,
Sask. The deceased was sixty-nine
years of age and the mother of four
living sons These are, Nicholas and
Simon of this city and Jacob and
Lawrence Korth of Canada. Mrs.
Korth was we'll known here, having
lived in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

Will Vote on Village Charter. .s
The people of Lake Crystal will
vote on Tuesday. August ~. on the,
adoption of a charter. The charter
is prepared along the lines of the
commission form of government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
Returned to St. Paul,

Fred Harding, who was taken from
st. Joseph's hospital to the county
Jail yesterday, returned last night to
st. Paul. Sheriff Osten saw him off
on the train. "a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
Reports of illegal Shooting.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Reports of illegal shooting in this
section have reached The Free Press.
The season does not open until next
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

noon today at the home of the
brides parents in Spirit Lake. They
will make their home in the Fletcher
flats on South Front street upon
their arrival here.
Attorney H. NJ. Berry of Mapleton
transacted business here today
Scott Hunt of Lake Crystal spent
the day in the city calling on friends
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bush of Wells
are spending several days in the
city.
Mrs. M. H. Fitzpatrick of Shake
pee is visiting friends in the city
today.
l.. C. Rev and Robert Champlin
of Vernon Center are in the city
today.
Mrs. D. C. Davies is spending a
weeks vacation at Cambria with
friends and relatives.
Erwin Swanson of Vernon Center
called on friends and transacted bust
ness in Mankato today.
J. F. Medberry of Winona was in
Mankato today renewing acquaint,
ances and calling on friends. He is
an engineer on the Northwestern
road.
Rev. and Mrs. Simonds and fam.
lily, who have spent a month at Mrs.
Larkins' cottage at Point Pleasant,
left this morning for their home in
jamestown, N. D. Rev. Simonds oc-
cupied the Presbyterian pulpit last
Sunday morning. Both Rev. and
Mrs. Simonds are delighted with
Mankato's summer resort and enjoy
ed their month at the lake i'm
mensely.
w. W. Davis and wife just re-
turned from trip to Pipestone after
visiting relatives for few days.
They made the trip there in their
auto in a day, making "a distance of
1853 miles and returned via another
route in a day, covering a distance
of 14S miles. They also made further
drives from Pipestone into South Da-
kota making a distance of 555 miles
total trip. The view of the country
with the beautiful crop was magnifi-
cent.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Ham,
who are on the sick list, are improv-
ing nicely.
E. l.. Buck, well-known in this city,
is president of the Cohasset State
bank that was robbed yesterday
the story of which appears in the
telegraph. columns of The Free Press.
Harvesting between Mankato and
Waseca is in full swing at the pres
ent time, and the crops are bumper
ones the entire distance Most of
the grain is already in the shock and
many farmers are busy stacking.
Blue Earth Post: The Hon. James
T. McCleary of New York is at
Mankato this week looking after
property interests. His return to
the old home has no political signifi-
canoe, as he is not even looking
over the old political fences erected
some years ago in this district. He
possesses a lot of warm friendships
in this district and his political enc
mics have a high regard for him
personally.
st. Peter Tribune: Mrs. Louisa
Davis of Mankato on Monday be.
came the owner of the Rosenquist
property on North Minnesota avenue,
paying $4,000 for the same. Mrs.
Davis has resided in Mankato for
the past few years but will make this
city her home in the future. Mrs.
Alice Thompson and daughters will
occupy the home with Mrs Davis.
They will take possession some time
in September.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Congratulations
to Grandpa Ryan. The colonel wears
a broader smile and carries a more
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
From Wednesdays Daily.
StiIWeII-Witte Wedding.

Mr. William o. White of this city
and Miss Effie Stilwell of Spirit
Lake, Iowa, were married at high
noon today at the home of the
brides parents in Spirit Lake. They
will make their home in the Fletcher
fats on South Front street upon
their arrival here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
studio will become thing

Photographic studio will become thing
of the past. In place of it, there will be
workshops located on side streets. from
which orders will be taken for photo
graphs to be made at the homes of the
patrons. The skilled operators will be
sent in automobiles carrying a full equip
ment Of apparatus, and the pictures will
be posed in the home of the sitter Often
they will have an added value because Of
the introduction Of some familiar piece Of
furniture or for having a favorite corner
as a background This is especially de-
sirable for women who desire to be pho
tographed in number of different
gowns. 1t also is the best arrangement
for securing natural photographs of chill
dren since they are always more at their
ease among familiar surroundings. Spe-
cial outfits now are being furnished for
home photography. which include series
of screens and ref1ectors, as we'll as the
latest achievements in fiashlight and
other additional light supplies.
Press photography is a br; nch of the
art calling into play all of the newest
developments for speed and accuracy.
One of the record feats Of press photog-
the Long Run wreck. which took place
in Kentucky one evening in January. Two
passenger trains were crushed into each
other and the wreckage piled high. The
photographer was called frOm party In
his own home about o'clock and by 10
o'clock a special electric car had conveyed
him to the Scene. 1t was bitter cold and
he had the greatest difficulty In setting up
his instruments in view of the strong
winds. He managed to secure an SX1O
negative. however. and by 1890 that
, night he reached his shop and proceeded
| to develop 1t with such success that his
paper the next morning was able to print
| a clear. page-wide picture of the wreck
ed trains.
Aerial photography is perhaps the lat
est thing. 1t consists in bird 's-eye views
of whole towns. With the increase of the
| use of the flying craft these will no doubt
become numerous within the next few
years. Another means Of obtaining a
| bird s-eye view is by means of the tower
camera. This is placed upon the top Of a
| coHapsible metal tower. which is raised
| by means of windlasses. A bird s-eye
view of a large manufacturing plant re-
/ Gently was taken from a camera elevat-
ed upon a tripod $50 feet high. This Ii
said to be the highest ever used. The
| camera was set in place by means OF
pulleys and the exposure was made by
an operator standing upon the ground.
| who closed the shutter by means of an
electric button.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
REWARD FOR NEGRO.
Man is Wanted in Fairfax County
for Alleged Wife Murder.

The Washington police department has
received circular from ]. r. Allison,
sheriff of Fairfax county, Va. containing
description of Howard Ghaskins.
negro, who is wanted on the charge Of
numbering his wife. jamie GhaSkInS, near
Vienna, about two weeks ago. A reward
of $50 is offered for the negro's arrest.
Ghaskins. it is charged. killed his wife
and buried the body in a shallow grave
in the woods near Vienna. the body after
ward being found by a party of boys
playing in the woods.
In the circular received today by Maj.
Sylvester the Information is given that
Fairfax county offers a reward of 500
for the arrest of Ghaskins. this being
supplemented by rewards of 50 each Of
fered by the town of Vienna and by Silas
Borgas, father of the dead woman.
Cha skins is said to have been in Wash
inston a few hours before the circular
was received. but is thought to have
made few purchases and departed. He
is described as very light in color. with
light hair and one gold upper tooth. lie
stammcrs in talking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Jury Exonerates Chauffeur-Per.
rome Thought Body That Of Son.

That the death of William Cardoza, jr.,
who was killed by being run over by an
automobile truck yesterday morning near
9th and f streets northwest. was the re-
suit of an unavoidable accident was the
verdict of coroners jury at an inquest
held at the District morgue today Lewis
A. Miller. chauffeur of the automobile
truck, being exonerated.
A situation considerably complicated
vas presented at the morgue Yesterday
afternoon when a man identified the body
OF the boy as that of his son, Paul Per-
rome of 6lI ] street northwest A woman
with him also said il was Perrone. Ar
engagements had been made by Mr.. Per-
rome, the father. for an undertaken TO
take charge of the body when word was
received at the morgue that Perrone was
alive. \ short time later William Car
doza called at the morgue and declared
the boy was his son.
The funeral of CardoZa will be held at
> O'Clock Saturday afternoon from his
residence, 2O3l. Elm street northwest. In
terment will be in Mount Zion cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
LABOR DAY REGATTA o. KID.
Chamber of Commerce Convention.
Committee Endorses Event.

Tne conventions committee of the
Chamber of Commerce at a meeting this
afternoon gave its unanimous indorse-
ment 10 the Middle States regatta, which
is to. be held here Labor day.
The committee received a report from
Mai Richard Sylvester. superintendent
of police. TO the effect that he had been
successful in obtaining for Washin gton
the next convention Of the Association of
Police Chiefs The association will meet
here next spring. Maj Sylvester was
authorized to extend the invitation to
meet here by the conventions committee
and board of directors of the chamber.
1t was decided to give a luncheon for
the American Association OF Commercial
Executives. which is to meet in conven-
ton here September 23, "a and %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
Mr.. Bester was found He lived about

Mr.. Bester was found. He lived about
two hours after physicians arrived While
owning considerable real estate and hav-
ing built up a nice business. Mr.. Bester
felt that good portion of his estate
was about to be swept away in his old
age. Endorsements he had made threaten
ing to fall back on Him amounting it is
said. to at least $4,000.
Mr.. Bester had been active the bust
ness affairs of Hagerstown for many
years. He is survived by his widow and
four children, as follows: Harry +
Bester. Miss Rena Bester. Miss Mary
Bester and Mrs. kneisley. wife of DR.
Herbert L. Kneisley, all of Hagerstown
He was a brother of County Commits
siOner Henry A. Bester and an uncle OF
City Councilman Edward Bester.
Police Justice Daniel w. Doub, act
ing in the capacity of coroner. was
summoned and investigated. He de-
cided an inquest was unnecessary.
This afternoon DIR. Kneisley made a
statement in which he said his father
in-law had died from natural causes.
heart disease. He was emphatic that
Mr. Bester did not commit suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
DEATH TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Mother Tells Police She Thinks Her
Daughter Was Choked

Inc police OF the fourth and fifth pre-
cincts are investigating the death OF
Margaret HanaDie. colored. who died
suddenly AT her home. 643 Brown court
Monday, and whose funeral was held yes
terday. Her death was thought to have
resulted from heart disease and there
was no mention Of suspicion of foul pla
until after her body had been buried
Mrs Mary Mason. mother OF the dead
woman, complained TO the police today
that she had reason TO believe her dauyh-
ter had been foully dealt with having
been told she said. that she was choked.
because Of the womans complaint
James Taylor. cOlored. said TO have been
a friend of the dead woman, was arrest
ed this afternoon and held until the police
can make a further investigation of the
young woman $ death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
WORTH QUARTER MILLION.
Probate of Will Disposing of 0rme
Estate Is Asked.

The estate left by Mrs. Ella Orme.
widow of James W. Orme. is valued at
nearly a quarter of million dollars. Mrs.
Orme left her estate in trust to the
American Security and Trust Company TO
pay the net income to her six sons during
the lie Of each. On the death of any,
with the exception Of the son Harry A.
Orme. his share is to be distributed among
his children. The wife and children Of the
son Harry are expressly excluded from
sharing in the estate in any manner.
Mrs. Orme's investments were princi-
pally in personal property. She owned
stocks valued at $17s.3J6 bonds, saS,G6O;
household effects and jewelry, $1,000; an
automobile worth 5000 and a bank de-
post Of S3,0i..55.
The real estate of the deceas ed COM
prises three lots assessed at s., 49, The
total valuation of the estate Is $40. So. ~.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany asked for the probate of the will
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
STILL WITHOUT A CLUE.
Vain Efforts to Capture Assailant of
Mrs. Maude Hoffman.

There is still no clue to the Identity of
the assailant of Mrs. Maude Hoffman,
near her home at Addison, Va. Monday
morning, according to a statement made
today by Capt Crandal Mackey. common
wealth's attorney for Alexandria coun-
ty. He said he hoped to obtain some
valuable information this evening.
Two colored men arrested in this city
yesterday as suspects were released Mrs
Hoffman cleared them. She is confident
she can identify her assaiIant
HE might be taken for a sixteen-year-
old boy Mrs Hoffman says, land it was
because Of his boyish appearance that
was not afraid Of him and paid little at
tention to him until he sprang at me as
If he were tiger a mad dog
Mrs. Hoffman explained that she threw
her bucket of berries at him after he
seized her and the stubborn resistance
she offered seemed to incense him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULT.
Tells Court Victim Helped Cheat
Him in Hose Deal.

Walter HIick. an ice dealer. when ar
rsigned in the United States branch Of
The Police Court today. pleaded guilty 10
sssa;ilting man whom he believed had
helped cheat him in = horse deal Blick
Viii bc sentenced tomorrow. Both Flick
and lbs father Edward Blick were
charged with ASSEMBLING Moses Sins
heimer, but Biick. senior. pleaded not
guilty Witnesses testified to seeing the
Younger man strike Blick and testified as
10 the fathers innocence.
The Younger man declared that he had
been unable 10 control himself when he
saw Sinsheimcr, as he said sinsheirler
had assisted in a horse deal in which
Rlck paid Slt5 for a horse the condition
~ which was such that il was unable to
work under the District laws. after Blick
had owned il FIVE weeks
Judge Aukam ruled that this was not
sufficient grounds for Blck striking Sins
heimer. who is an older man. BIick said
ne would never repeat his offense. though
he had committed an assault about six
years ago. he said. under similar condi-
tons Blick was released on collateral to
appear tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
FACES KIDNAPPING CHARGE.
Anna HOBART, Manicure, Is Placed
Under Arrest in Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 25.-Anna Hobart, a
manicure. thirty-one years old, was ar
rested early today on a charge Of having
kidnapped the sixteen-year-old daughter
of Joseph Daniels. barber. The motive
for the offense is alleged to be warrant
which Daniels wife recently swore out
against her husband and the manicure.
Misconduct that the wife complained of
was not proven. and Miss Hobart is said
to have demanded $500 recompense,
the non-payment of which would result in
the Daniels child being kidnapped.
The child disappeared yesterday after
Mrs Daniels had left Chicago to visit
relatives in New York. Detectives found
the child later in the apartments OF Miss
Hoffart. who was said to be preparing to
start for Pittsburgh.