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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
DEATH BENEFITS WERE .
PAID IN THE YEAR 1911

New York, June 25.-Life insur-
ance organizations of the United
States and Canada distributed $780,
$4,000 in 1911, according to compu-
tations by The Insurance Press.
The payments in the two countries
to beneficiaries for death claims,
matured endowments and other bene-
fits under the policies of levelpre-
MUM companies and the certificates
of various life insurance organiza-
tions-assess and the like-a
mounted to $4O1, 100000. The esti-
mated total of the amounts paid by
regular companies in dividends to
policyholders, for surrender values.
to annuitants, and on claims in for
eign countries was $191, 100000. .''.
Summation of life insurance pay
ments Of all kinds in 1911: Claims
paid in the United States and Cana
da, $401, 100000; payments for divi-
dends and for surrender values to
annuitants and foreign policyholders
(estimated), $191, 10000; grand total,
S592,640,OO0. s....-.-.s
All Benefits Increased.
All the benefits under policies
death claims, endowments dividends
in the transactions of regular life
insurance companies, increased in
1911. The amount of insurance writ
ten and revived, by the regular COM
panies alone, was nearly 100000
900, or about $400,O00,000 more than
in 1910.
Something of an index to the gen.
eral business conditions of the coun-
try is the amount of life insurance
that is surrendered or allowed to lapse.
The disbursements in 1911 of the
companies that report to the New York
insurance department for lapsed,
surrendered and purchased policies
reached $75,7l0,000, an increase of
$2,859,000 over 1910. This compares
with a decrease of $4,000 in 1910,
an increase of $3,059 900 in 1909 and
an increase of $14,543, 900 in 1908.
More persons found it necessary to
let go of their life insurance policies
in 1911 than in 1910, although finan-
cial pressure or other causes that
compel the surrender of life insur-
snce were not so intense nor so gen
orally operative in 1911 as in 1910.
Heavy Increase in Dividends.
Last year was remarkable for
large distributions to policyholders
in the form of dividends. The New
York reports show that the sum of
$80,095,000 was distributed in divi-
dends against $72,S75,0OO in 1910. an
increase of $7,220,0O0. Millions of
dollars of dividends were applied for
the purchase of annuities and paid
UP additions to insurance carried.
In two years more than $152,0OO,OOO
has been disbursed in dividends to
policyholders by the life insurance
companies whose annual statements
are filed with the New York insur-
ance department
That the dividend payments to
policyholders exceeded by several
millions the amount of the disburse-
ments for lapsed, surrendered and
purchased policies is a notable and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
SCORES PREMIER ASQUITH
Socialist Member Criticises Treatment
of Suffragettes.

London, June 26.-Intense bitter
ness has been engendered in England
by the forcible feeding of the impris-
oned suffragettes who declared a
hunger strike while in jail This was
reflected in an extraordinary scene in
the house of commons when George
Lansbury, Socialist member, de-
nounced Premier Asquith and the gov
eminent in such vitriolic terms that
the speaker ordered him to leave the
house and threatened to have him
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
URGING BRYAN T0JACCEPT
Nebraskans Want Commoner to Run
If Nomination Is Offered.

Lincoln, Neb., June 26.-Nebraska
supporters of William j. Bryan sent
him telegram at Baltimore in which
they urged him not to refuse the pres
idential nomination at Baltimore in
the event it is rendered him.. The
telegram says in part:
at is important that the Baltimore
convention nominate candidate upon
whom all progressives can. unite.
Knowing the implicit confidence and
esteem in which you are held by the
great body of the common people of
the country we, the undersigned citi-
zens of Nebraska, take this means OF
urging that you do not discourage or
refuse to accept the nomination at
the hands of the Democrats at the
convention"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
DECLARES TIES ARE SEVERED
Mccormick Says Bryan Is Free to
Join New Party.

Chicago, June 26.-News of the de-
feat of William Jennings Bryan in the
Baltimore convention by the conserva-
cealmept of joy by the adherents of
Theodore Roosevelt, who are busy
with the preliminaries of organizing
q new political party in Illinois.
1T means that Bryan can now open
ly declare his despair of injecting pro-
gressive principles into the Demo
cratic party and there is no reason
why he should not ally himself with
Colonel Roosevelt and the fight for
political freedom" said Medill McCor-
mick,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
OSBORN is WITH ROOSEVELT
Governor Of Michigan congratuIates
Colonel on His Stand.

Lansing, Mich, June 26.-Governor
Chase 8. Osborn has sent telegram
to Colonel Roosevelt congratulating
the latter for the stand that he has
taken with reference to third party.
81 am sure that II the Baltimore
convention dominates a reactionary
you should be candidate, and, il pos
sible. with somebody like Wilson or
Bryan; but if the Baltimore conven-
ton dominates progressive am
not so sure that you should be can
didate."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
FIVE BUCKS" FOR CITY
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
w. l.. Hixon was fined SIS and
costs in the municipal court this
morning for speeding his automo-
bile on the night of June s. Officer
Romack had the warrant sworn out
charging that two autos owned by
Mr.. Hixon were speeding on Pleas
ant street between Byron and the
slough, between twelve and one
o'clock on the night mentioned. On
investigation it was learned that
there was no other traffic on the
street at that hour and that the
automobiles were being used to car
ry people home from the Elks' fair,
and that they were not "joy riding"
or speeding merely for pleasure.
Taking all these circumstances in
to consideration Judge Comstock
made the fine SIS or five days in the
county Jail. Mr.. Hixon produced the
five, and the incident is closed.
The case in municipal court of
Leroy Bowen was continued until
nine o'clock tomorrow morning. He
is charged with cruel treatment of
a horse.
John H. Raymond was brought in
to the municipal court this morn
ing to answer to the charge of grand
larceny in the first degree. The
warrant for his arrest was sworn
out by d. w. Chamberlain. Ray
mond waived examination and was
put in the custody of the officer to
await the action of the district court
at it's next session. A. r. Pau, Jr.
and C. J. Laurisch are attorneys for
Raymond.
John Durns and Frank Miller plead
guilty to charge of petty larceny
in municipal court this morning and
will be sentenced this afternoon at
I4:30 o'clock. The two young men
found an endorsed check for $14.47
and cashed it.
Emil Kranfeld and Reuben Roll,
boys about twelve years old, were
brought into municipal court on a
charge of petty larceny. The boys
picked up a bicycle on the tracks
near the knitting mills and took it
home with them. Several days la
ter Henry Studt came to them and
said that the bicycle belonged 10
him, and they returned it. They
will appear for their sentences to-
morrow at 2 p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
NINETY NEW YORK VOTES
MAY GO TO MlcsoURIAN.

There was a report abroad that the
ninety votes of New York, a CONTROL
ing factor in the situation, would go
to Clark. The report was based large
ly upon the action of New York in
voting against Bryan.
The fact that the Missouri delega-
ton also gave Parker a majority Of
its votes-22 to 14-quickly called out
reports of a coalition of interests be-
tween New York and Missouri.
This naturally led to talk of Clark
for president and New York man for
vice president. The man mentioned
most prominently in this connection
was Senator O'Gorman.
There was talk also that the Under
wood forces might come into this COM
bination, the plan being that Mr. IN
derwood should have the speakership
of the house in the event of Mr..
Clark's elevation to the presidency.
Most of the Underwood states are
said to be against Mr.. Bryan on al
most any proposition whatever. Ger
tain it was that most of these states
located in the solid South-voted
agaiRst Mr. Bryan.
Thu Clark people declared that with
New York and the Underwood forces
united under the speakers banner the
latter would have more than the
necessary number of votes to nomi-
nate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
SUFFRAGETTES SMASH TRAIN
English MiIitants Ruin Property to
Attract Attention to Cause.

London, June 26.-The militant tao
tics of the suffragettes has assumed
new form. On the arrival of a train
from Tunbridge Wells at Victoria sta
ton in London it was discovered that
many windows had been smashed, car
rage fittings and cushions cut and
destroyed and the walls plastered with
written demands for votes for wo-
men and the abolition of forcible feed
ing. Che culprits we're not discovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
SAYS MACHINE DIDN'T SKID
Bryan Refers to Operation OF the
Steam Roller.

Baltimore, June 26.-While talking
with some friends over the temporary
craftsmanship fight Mr.. Bryan re-
marked:
"Well, the machine did not skid"
"But that is not saying that it will
not" was suggested.
II have not the gift Of prophesy,"
said Mr.. Bryan, but | have a knowl-
edge of history"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Veteran Magazine Editor Dead.

New Haven, Conn, June 26.-David
w. Bartlett, who was assistant editor
of the New Era when that. magazine
published at Washington the first In.
stallments of Uncle Toms Cabin"
died at his home in West Haven, aged
eighty-four. From 1872 to 1887 he
was secretary of the Chinese legation
ut Washington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
SOME LEADERS RESENT
ATTITUDE OF BRYAN.

It seemed certain from the public
action of the delegates and their pri-
yately expressed views that the Demo
cratic convention will nominate pro.
gressive candidate and adopt a pro-
gressiye platform. Some of the leaders
frankly said they resented Mr.,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Fire Fatal to One.

Hibbing, Mimi, June 26.-One man
was burned to DEATH two probably ia
tally injured and six buildings were
destroyed by fire in the French loca.
tion. north of Hibbing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
CLARK'S FOLLOWERS s.Gj
OPENLY CLAIM VICTORY
Recent Political Developments
Appear to Favor Missouri
Candidate.

Baltimore, June 26.-In the opinion
of many of the party leaders here Mr..
Bryan's defeat eliminated him from
the race for the presidential nomina-
ton. ..
The vote by which former Judge AL
ton B. Parker of New York was elect
ed temporary chairman over Mr.
Bryan-579 to 510-was interpreted In
many ways. The Champ Clark adj
herents are openly claiming the nomi-
nation and there were many at the
convention who were inclined to
agree that it would either be Speaker
Clark or dark horse"
Talk of Mr.. Bryan has not ceased
by any means. Some of his friends
assert the vote was not test; that
many of his most ardent supporters
were compelled by circumstances to
vote against him as temporary chair
man.
They said. on the other hand, that
the vote of $40 given to Mr.. Bryan in
dicated he held veto" power in the
convention which put him in a posi-
ton of dominance as to who should
be the nominee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28

Rev. r. w. Hobbs will deliver the
address in Window July A. F. F..
Ellsworth will do likewise at Jas
per.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
MANY CLARK DELEGATES a-...
JOIN ANTI-BRYAN FORCES.

Many of Speaker Clark's delegates
openly threw their support to the anti
Bryan forces This was regarded as
opening a breach between the speaker
and Mr.. Bryan which may cause the
Bryan supporters to make bitter
fight on Clark. Taken from another
angle the vote of so many Clark ad-
herents for Judge Parker was inter-
preted as a distinct bid for the support
of the conservative element in the con-
vention.
This conservative element is prac-
tically prepared to accept radical or
progressive candidate.
They frankly admit that to name a
conservative or reactionary would re-
suit in strengthening the hand of Colo
mel Roosevelt in his organization of a
third party This the leaders are anx-
ious to avoid.
The turn of political affairs in the
last few days is regarded as having
been decidedly favorable to Speaker
Clark's candidacy. The straight out
Wilson delegates threw their support
solidly to Mr.. Bryan in his fight
against Judge Parker. This. the lead
ers figured, would make the conserva-
tive element choose Clark in prefer
ence to the New Jersey governor as
the progressive candidate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28

The sum of $4,000 was paid
to the beneficiaries of Ole Grue, who
died in North Mankato. ~. ~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

themselves to be caught in the Demo.
crat this time, so there won't be 50
many disappointed victims as there
were before.
Why Bill Stryker himself became
So disguised with contests, after his
ridiculous attempts at staging them,
that he published a long editorial In
his paper, saying that circulation
contests were the worst things a
newspaper could have anything to
do with, that they were all crooked
ard that as far as he was concerned
the Democrat would never be "stung
on such a proposition again. That
editorial is on file at the World office
and part of IT was recently publish
ed in these columns.
The present contest conducted by
the Democrat will end pretty soon
Put the European tours" are not TO
be given out until the middle of next
summer. by that time the out OF
town people who are staging the ron-
test on a percentage plan will be far,
far away. the Democrat Will have Ie-
ccived the money turned In by the
contestants and nobody will suffer,
but the unfortunate girls and women
who allowed themselves to fall vie
Tins to the almost worn-out scheme.
For the sake of their daughters
Tulsa parents should save them
selves much trouble by Immediately
taking their children's names off the
Democrat contest list. Such action
will also prevent much future hu
initiation. 1t is presumed that the
older folks have too much sense to
even think of becoming contestants
under such hot-alr and time worn
graft as the European Tour" con
test scheme as staged by the Demo
crat that ever made good on anything
and Is only a knoCker.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
A FORTUNE MADE
IN HANBERCERS'
COMING To TULSA 10 YEARS AGO
ONE MAN GOT RICH SELL
NC HANiBERGERs.
dad" Hill IS Leaving
pad" one of Tulsa's Best hnown
Characters Is Going 20 Live ON
an Arkansas Farm,
dad" I'm 4. going to leave Tulsl,

dad" lin is going to leave Tulsl,
Most every one knows Dad" He's
one of the follows who got in on the
ground floor htrc. stayed through
the "oil boom" days ana accumulated
enough money 10 insure his beng
comfortably taken care Of during tho
rest Of his days.
Dad is going TO Arkansas. Ha ~
TO the farm, where he spent his earlier
days, he will GO. lie has purchaser
"A modern farm in Pike county Ar
kansas, and with his family he will
soon depart from Tulsa Not that
Tulsa IL getting too dead for MN,
but because he's made enough money
here to satisfy any one man and DO
cause he's tired Of the hurly-burly
life of the city.
About ten years ago 1t was that
"Dad" Hill came TO Tulsa. There
wasn't much OF anything here then
and for few years Dad" barely
managed to get along" But later
the oil was found and people began
to flock to Tulsa from all directions.
Dad" established "hamberger'
stand on Main streets and he enjoyed
a profitable business. Dads" ham
bergers became quite noted in the oil
fields, aud Dad" began piling away
the nickles in the bank,
About five years ago pad" opened
more pretentIous place. It was
located on the Archer property On
Main street, between First and the
Frisco tracks It was small place,
but "Dad" called il restaurant
and he did a capacity business. Al
ways the "TIambergers" were sold At
Il nickle. right along with the 60 cent
porterhouse steaks.
Later fire destroyed his restaurant
and he moved farther up MAJ street,
locating in a little room just off Sc'
ond on Main. This, too, was res
taurant, but the sign in front said
Dads Hamburger Restaurant" Aud
hambergers were still sold for
nickle. The place kept open day AMI
night and finally pad" himself got
so tired that he hired someone else
to officiate at the cash register in tho
day time. Then Dad" began figur-
ing up.
i've got enough money TO buy u
good farm with and then have some
to go on" he said to himself $50
guess I'll just quit the restaurant
business"
SO Dad began scouting and finally
he found the place he was looking for
He bought fine fruit farm in the
fertile Pike county, Ark. He is sel'.
ing out most of his city property IN
Tulsa and he has already disposed OF
his "hamberger restaurant" In few
days Dad" and his family will haVo
taken up their permanent residence
on the farm.
And that IL the story Of how fNe-
cent hamburgers made one man rich
in Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
FOREIGN TOURS
MAY Be A MYTH
YOUNG WOMEN NIC1iMS or
EVENING PAPERS CONTEST
FINDING OBSTACLES.
The DEMOCRATS SWINDLE
The Democrat Has Staged Fake Con-
tests Bcforc-No Doubt Pres
cni One j. 'PhOny."

Fanciful dreams OF Journeys
through foreign lands, dreamed by
young women of Tulsa, may be sud
denly ended and the dreamers will
no doubt wake up with start when
it is discovered that their trip cannot
be taken.
The Tulsa Democrats European
Tour" circulation contest is dying tho
death of every circulation contest
the Democrat has ever staged.
Several of the young women who
have been trying to secure enough
subscriptions to the Democrat to
enable them to win one OF tho
tours are finding hard rowing.
There isn't hardly anybody SAID
one of the young ladies yesterday
who will pay money for a subscrip-
ton to the Democrat. Lots OF them
say they will pay us for the World,
but the Democrat is too unpopular.
Bin Stryker has well evidenced his
inability to live UP to circulation
contest promises in the past. 1t has
rot been so very long since he be-
gulled a number of girls into belieV'
ing that the ones who would get the
most subscriptions to the Democrat
would receive costly presents He
even went so far as TO buy plano
from a local music store, and he ad-
vertised that he would give this as
the main prize But when the con-
test was over it was found that the
Democrat TAD not received enough
money out of the contest TO pay for
the piano. Did the Democrat give the
Contestants anything? Ask any Of
them about 1t. The piano was return
ed by Stryker to the music store
for its face value. No presents were
given the young lady contestants al
though the Democrat kept what little
money they had turned in as re-
suit of their untiring efforts to find
people who would stand for
touch"
It is matter Of record that the
Democrat has never fulfilled its elr-
culation contest promises Luckily
only few women and girls allowed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

Reserve stocks in California in
year.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-03
GROW GRAIN-soRGHuM CROPS
Great Plains Admirably Adapted to
Growing Both Stock and Neees-
sary Feeding Material.

In a farmers bulletin-No. 448-
with the title Better Grain-Sorghum
Crops" issued by the Department OF
Agriculture. Carleton r. Ball ex-
presses the opinion that the Great
Plains region. where the sorghums are
grown extensively. gives promise OF
becoming a second great feeding belt.
similar to the corn belt. The area. he
says. Is admirably adapted to growing
both stock and the necessary feeding
crops. These crops will be corn In
the regions Of lower altitude and
greater rainfall. and grain sorghums
In the higher and drier parts.
The grain sorghums. says the writer
Of the new bulletin. may be greatly
improved through the selection OF bet
ter varieties and the use Of better
methods. The improvements will be
chiefly In the direction of drouth re-
sistance: earliness: dwarf stature;
productiveness. including heads and
freedom from suckers and branches.
and increased machine harvesting.
The improvement OF the nature OF
the crop may be accomplished by seed
selection. This. argues Mr.. Ball.
should be the work of the boys on the
farm. Complaint Is commonly made"
he says. that the children are not in
terested In the farm. and that many OF
them leave 1t as soon as possible. In
terest can be awakened by giving the
boys and girls something definite to
do in the way Of improving the farm
and its products. Once started. they
should be encouraged to feel RESPONSE
BILE for results. They should also re-
ceive a money return. however small.
for the improvement resulting from
their efforts.
ut Is not necessary to await the
formation Of neighborhood corn
club in order to interest the boy in
selecting better seed. Help him to
make selections from the years crop.
Let him prepare 1t for storing over
winter. Set aside a field on which he
can plant II the following spring.
Plant alongside It some unsolicited
seed. Assist him in comparing the
two fields Encourage him II striking
results are not obtained the first year.
Give him a fair share OF the profit
when profit results from his labors.
The best result will be the increase of
interest and knowledge In the boy"
Mr.. Balls advice in this direction
Is not intended only for those who
wish to improve their grain sorghum
crops. but to every farmer in the en-
tire country. whether he grows cotton.
corn. wheat. rice. oats. potatoes or any
other staple farm crop.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-03
PLANT MUST HAVE MOISTURE
Underground Stems Rest During Dry
Period and Awake and Send Up
Leaves When Soil 10 Moist.
CBy II. H. sHEPARD.)

A part Of the food which a plant
needs for life and growth is in the
soil. 1t is the office. or function. Of
the plants roots to get this food But
before the roots can take up plant
food from the soil. that food must be
dissolved in water.
We all know that the soil in which
plants grow must be wet or moist for
the plants to thrive or do we'll in 1t.
II the soil becomes very dry the
plants stop growing. some OF them die
entirely. and others die down to the
ground.
Those plants which die only to the
ground when the soil becomes very
dry are provided with underground
stems.
These underground stems simply
rest. or sleep. during the dry period.
and awake again and send up new
leaves and branches when the soil
becomes moist.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-03
Dry Farm Methoda.

Some complaints have been made
that the so-called dry farming meth.
DDS do not succeed in very dry years
and that hence these methods are
wrong. Plants will not grow without
some moisture and the season of 1911
was unusually severe in Its heat and
drought because It followed two other
similar seasons Immediately. The
preceding seasons were not SO bad,
but the rain came at such time OF the
year that there was comparatively
little moisture in the soil during the
growing periods. This. however,
should not argue against the dry farm.
ing methods. as they are simply good
farming methods which are applica.
BILE In a greater or less degree 10
every section OF the United States.
Dry farming methods do produce good
results in three seasons out of five
and are more likely to produce re-
suits every year than any other meth.
cd which has been devised.