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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
NEW PRIMARY LAW 81 I
FOR GOPHER STATE

While most of the people who
have taken any interest at all have
wondered just what statewide
primary meant, and while the big
bulk of men who vote have been
too interested in the national po-
litical situation to pay any atten-
ton to state problems, the legisla-
ture has passed a law which abso-
lutely upsets the entire nomination
and election system in the state.
The law eliminates party politics in
Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Duluth;
it makes choice of all judges, state,
district and municipal, non-partisan;
it substitutes q majority system in
nominations for the plurality system;
it completely revolutioniZes state,
congressional, county and city poll
tics.
The primary law affects all elect
i've offices except officers of towns,
villages and cities of the third and
fourth class and members of school,
park and library boards of cities
having less than 100000 inhabitants
and except presidential electors. The
law does away with party conven-
tons. 1t sounds the death knen of
oldstyle politics.
In order to understand the pri-
mary system it is necessary to un-
derstand the second choice feature
This second choice feature does not
apply to city elections in Mime
apolis, but it will apply to all coun-
ty and state officers. On all these
ballots will be places for designating
second choice.
The law provides that unless any
candidate received majority of first
choice votes the election shall be
made by process of elimination and
counting second choice votes cast
by voters whose first choice candi-
date has been eliminated. The low
man on the first choice votes will be
first eliminated, and the second
choice votes of the men who favored
him for first choice will be distribu-
ted and counted as first choice votes
for the remaining candidates. This
will give the voters whose candi-
date is eliminated u voice in final
selection.
If, after the first elimination. there
is still no candidate with MAORI
ty the low man will be eliminated.
This process will be kept up until
either one of the candidates has
or there are two candidates
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Taxation in
81. i. Minnesota
Cost of Govern
ment in This State

tial to separate special assessments
from taxes, special assessment loans
from general loans, and interest
payable on special assessment loans
from interest on general loans.
The same line Of reasoning applies
Grated public service enterprises,
such as waterworks, electric, gas,
heating and power plants, tele-
phones, scales, markets, auditoriums,
skating Kinks, cemeteries, ware
houses, ferries and other enterprises
which furnish to the public specific
commodity or service in return for
a specific price. In all these cases,
the public enterprise is merely
substitute for some private enter
prise which would otherwise be pat
ronized. What the individual pays
for it's service is therefore as little
a part of the cost Of government
as what he would pay to similar pri-
vate concerns. Such public enter
prises consequently figure in the cost
of government only in the event,
and to the extent, that they fail to
be self supporting and consequently
become a charge on the general rev.
enues. For this reason, as in the
case of special assessments, it is
essential that the receipts and pay
ments for all public service enter
prises, the debt incurred on their &C
count, and the payment of interest
and principal, on such debts, be kept
entirely distinct from all similar
n RI
in general. Unless such separation
is rigidly carried through, it is hope
less to attempt to learn the real
cost of government.
The next article in this series will
consider certain fundamental dis
tinctions between classes of expendi-
lures, in relation to the cost of gov
eminent.
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$277,S4O 1864, 400 $1,142,240

Total .$277, $40 1864 400 81, 142, 240
Smaller hotels i'm the business dis
trict, outlying hotels and large down
town restaurants outside the hotels
are estimated to have reaped profits
aggregating at least $l,000,000.
Several convention delegates who
remained in the city yesterday were
shown the figures and declared the
estimated aggregate far too small.
you've forgotten the pie sales
man in the basement of the Colise-
pm," said Ben Ness, sheriff of Polk
county, Iowa. ut was a mighty
strenuous contest trying to get to his
counter, there were so many pie eat
ers. He must have raked in a car
load of Dimes"
"Cheap Crowd" Says Doorman.
Probably the most disgruntled man
in the city yesterday was the door
man at the Congress hotel.
Say, that was a cheap bunch" he
complained. 'iMany's the man | di-
rected to the 'one-minute lunch
ROOM. And say, you would have
laughed to see those old dodgers 60
ing out with half-pints in their hip
pockets and sneaking up the alley to
take drink instead of lining up to
the bar. Tips? Why, all got you
could put in your ear"
The receipts of the larger hotels
were so great that it will be fully
two weeks before auditing depart
ments succeed in sorting out the
maze of statements and giving a def
mite idea of the profits from the con-
vention crowds.
From a profit standpoint, it was
the greatest convention ever held"
said Edward Burke, assistant mana.
ger of the Congress Hotel. THE
fact that it was the longest and that
it's sessions closed at just the right
time for the restaurants had much to
do with this success"
If the profits of the railroads could
be counted in the lump sum dropped
in Chicago by visitors the total would
go much higher. Special trains and
large delegations from all parts of
the nation added huge amounts to
the earnings OF the transportation
companies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
,KA TO TRUCK HAS
~ STOOD ARMY TEST

A "Kato" truck which has been in
the United States army service since
a week ago Saturday is making a
fine record and up to the present
time has stood every test required
Of il and has performed feats that
none of the rear wheel drive cars
have been able to accomplish. In
some cases the Kato car has carried
loads of two tons where the rear
wheel drives have been stalled emp
ty.
In this try out there are twelve or
thirteen other cars, including Whites,
Sampson, Velie, REQ and other well
known makes Ernst Rosenberger,
president of the Four Traction Auto
company, was with the car until Sat
urday night and at that time left it
in charge Of d. B. Cummins. While
Mr. Rosenberger was driving the
car they were between Dubuque
Iowa, and Madison, Wis. The work
of the trucks is to carry army sup
plies.
Mr. Rosenberger stated to The
Free Press today that he had never
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
JAMES D. WOOD IS DEAD

st. Paul, June 25.-Catain James
d. Wood, one of st. Pauls pioneer
residents and a member OF the IA
nous Iron Brigade of Wisconsin
through the Civil war, died at the
state soldiers home last night. His
death was due to tuberculosis OF the
throat, and although he had been
failing for some time his death was
The body was removed
to the undertaking parlors of William
J. Sloppy, 495 Selby avenue, from
which place the funeral will be held
probably Thursday.
Captain Woods has lived in st.
Paul for over forty years. coming
here shortly after the close OF the
war. He engaged for number OF
years in the newspaper business and
was later a member of the board OF
the Soldiers Home. During the war
he served on the staff of General
Bragg and as member of the Iron
Brigade he achieved a splendid rec
ord both as a soldier and as an Off
Ger. He was, a member of the Gar
field Post, G. A. r., and of the
Loyal Legion, Garfield post will have
charge of the funeral arrangements.
Mrs John A. Swenson, wife of the
cashier of the Scandinavian Ameri-
can bank, is his only daughter. She
is visiting at Los Angeles at the
present time, and will probably be
unable to attend the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
HOLD QUARTERLY MEET
From Tuesdays Daily.

BEGINNING tonight and continuing
through tomorrow and Thursday a
special quarterly meeting of the
Welsh churches of this county will
be held in the Jerusalem church at
Judson. Three prominent ministers
from abroad will attend the meet
ings. They are Rev. C. Cynddylan
Jones of Cardiff, Wales, Rev. Peter
Hughes Griffith of Charing Cross,
London, and Rev. G. c. Roberts OF
Carnarbonshire, Wales.
Rev. Hughes Griffith will address
the meeting tonight. AT 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning business meet
ing will be held and a general class
meeting will be called at two o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow even
ing at seven o'clock there will be
preaching service. The meetings will
continue through Thursday, and as
many of the meetings as possible will
be held in the grove. William j..
Jones of Lake Crystal will preside
over the meetings.
Rev. J. Cynddylan Jones, d. D., a
noted author and speaker, will preach
i'm the WEIGH Calvinistic church in
this city this evening at 7:30 p. m.
These three visiting ministers, Rev.
William Evans of this city, and the
other Welsh minister's of the county
have just returned from a synodical
meeting which was held in Mime
apolis.
Rev. Hughes Griffith is relative
of l. n Griffith, assistant postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28

Taxes are compulsory contribu-
ton toward the expenses of govern
ment, and all citizens are supposed
to contribute according to their sew
eral tax-paying abilities. In like
manner fees and fines are compul-
sorry contributions, not indeed ac-
cording to tax-paying abilities, nor
from all citizens, but from all Of
certain classes or in certain circum-
stances. All of these receipts are
consequently classed as general rev.
enues," and the sum total of general
revenues taken from the people in
the long run measures the true cost
of government
In contrast to general revenues,
commercial revenues are received by
the government in return for some
special service. In paying such
sums to the government, the citizen
merely pays for value received,
much as he does at a grocery or a
dry goods store. 1t is on this ac-
count that the name commercial
revenues" is employed for this class
of receipts. For example, when a
man pays special assessment for
ditch, or sewer, or sidewalk, he is
helping to pay for a public improve
ment which is supposed to increase
the selling value of his property
by at least the amount of his as
sessment In case it does this, he
gets back, in another form, all that
he pays. Only in case he is assess
ed more than the benefit to his
property is he taxed at all, while
in all cases where he is assessed
less than the benefit to his property,
he actually profits by the transac-
ton. 1t is clear, therefore, that
special assessments, unless in eX-
cess of benefits to the property, are
not part of the cost of govern
ment. On this account it is essen
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
LtACUERs AT ST. PETER


Every effort is being made to get
a large delegation from Mankato
to attend the Southern Minnesota
Better Development meeting in st.
Peter tomorrow, and several auto
mobile owners have offered to take
other business men with them. All
who have no way of going should
let Mr.. Soaring know of their going
before $3.50 tomorrow morning, and
he will see that they have convey
ances. Mr.. Soaring also urges all
automobile owners who can to go
and take others with them.
The first session commences at
ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and
that session will be the routine work
of the association. The main session
Of the day will commence at 1870
p. m. and all who cannot attend all
day are urged to be present at this
meeting anyway
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
STEWART IN ACCIDENT

Owatonna, Mimi, June 25.-Oliver
p Stewart, prohibition candidate for
president, figured in an automobile
accident here yesterday afternoon.
Stewart had spoken here and was
on his way to Faribault, when, three
miles north of Owatonna, the ma
chine turned turtle, pinning Stewart
and the other members of the party
beneath the automobile. A party of
autoists from Far.bault and G. F..
Carliff witnessed the accident and
rescued the prohibitionists from
their plight. Stewart was bruised
and injured, but tile other members
Of the party escaped without injury.
A peculiar coincidence was the
fact that Anna Long, whose brother
was injured today in another auto-
mobile accident, was a member OF
the party The machine lights were
broken and the front damaged. Al!
were brought to this city, where
medical attention was given them.
They will continue the speaking
tour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
LOST ON A STREET CAR

st. Paul, June 25.-The police are
searching today for a black seal
leather bag containing jewelry val
ued at $500, which was left on an
interurban street car by Mrs. A. K.
Moe, Heron Lake, MIMI, last even
ing. Mrs. Moe was returning from
Minneapolis about p. m. She did
not miss her bag until she had
reached her room at the Hotel Ryan
The police were notified.
Mrs. Moe gave the following list
of contents of the purse: One ring
set with eighteen small diamonds
a crescent stick pin set with mug.
gets, a gold watch chain set with a
diamond, pearl brooch with dia
mond in center, pancy brooch with
diamond center, class pin of Merdes
college, class pin of Rush Medical
college, and card case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
DISTRICT COURT CASES
From Tuesdays Daily.


Judge A. R. Pfau returned last
night from st. James where he had
been called to attend a special ses-
sion OF the district court. Today
several cases were dismissed in the
Blue Earth county district court.
That of Charles T. Cole, VS.. Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad was
one. S. B. Wilson was attorney for
the plaintiff and Nelson J. Wilcox
for the defendant, while H. L. and
j. w. Schmitt were attorneys for the
Chicago Great Western railroad. The
other case vas that of Agnes j.
Meagher vs. Albert f. Henning, c. +.
Phillips and S. b. Wilson were at
torneys for the plaintiff and H.. l.:
and J. w. Schjnitt and c. l.. Bene-
dict were attorneys for the defend
ant.
The case being tried today is that
OF II. o. Skoog, Elmer Johnson and
Peter Johnson, co-partners as SkoCg
& Johnson, VS.. Mayer Brothers com.
pany. This case invOlevs a breach OF
warranty on "a ditching' machine. S.
B. Wilson and G. G. Goodwin are at
torneys for the plaintiff and C.. O.
Daley is appearing for the defend
Iants.
The next case to be. tried is that
of Wilhelmine Frank VS.. Gustave
Frank. Only three more cases will
be tried in this term of district court,
after which the court will adjourn to
hold an adjourned session in Septem-
Der. There are about five jury cases
that will be carried over to the Sep
TENDER term. The main reason for
adjournment is that several Of the
parties in these cases are not ready
for trial. 49,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
THEY HEAL THE SICK
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The Blue Earth County Medical
association held it's quarterly meet
ing last night in the association
rooms in the National Citizens bank
building. At $50 o'clock the men,
bers enjoyed banquet at the Elks'
cafe. The physicians present from
out of town were DR.. John Williams
of Lake Crystal, DR.. J. 7. Schlessel-
man of Good Thunder, DR.. F. J..
Bomberger of Mapleton, DR.. L. w.
Kruger of Mapleton, DR.. Ira Bishop
of Mapleton, DR.. Lloyd of Lake Crys-
tai. All of the local physicians
were present. "H
At the evening meeting the follow
ing progam was given:
"Bacteriology Of Diphtheria," DR..
C. C. Pratt, Mankato; "Bacteriology
of Summer Diarrhoea in Children"
Fl. d. Vain, Mankato," 'Eclemspia,"
Dr. Ida Osborn, Mankato. "Puerpal
Fever" Dr. Jane Hughes, Mankato;
"Placenta Praeva." DR.. Schlesselman,
Good Thunder; Nov and Then" DR..
Bishop, Mapleton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28

seen such hills as they went through
on the trip, and that the sand was
terrific Owing to the fact that the
Kato truck has a sixteen inch clear
ance and AZ inch wheel, they are
able to go through sand that will
stall any of the other cars, with less
clearance.
The cars are being tested to find
whether it will be wise to use them
in the army permanently instead Of
the mule trucks. 1t is not known
just how long the contest will last,
but Mr.. Rosenberger said today that
he thought that they would be re.
quired to be there until August Is
probably.
This is great chance for the Ka-
to car and Mr.. Rosenberger thinks
that there is no possible doubt but
that it will meet every recruitment
made of it. The trip this week is
from Madison to Sparta, Wis. OF
course the trucks have to make
many side trips in carrying supplies
so cover great deal of ground in
a week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
DEFENDERS OF new ULM

New Ulm will celebrate in August
the fiftieth anniversary of the In
dian massacre. The committee on
invitation desires to ascertain the
names and addresses of all those
who came to the assistance of New
Ulm in those trying days. All those
in possession of such information
will confer favor on the citizens
Of New Ulm to communicate with
William Pfaender, Jr, secretary, in
vitation committee. The addresses
of any of the survivors of Captain
William Bierbauer's company, Man
kato volunteers, are particularly de-
sired
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
CHICAGO REAPED RICH
. HARVEST FROM MEET

Chicago, June 25.-Chicago CLEANED
$3.000,000 from the crowds attending
the republican national convention.
Hotel managers and bellboys, wait
ers and cab drivers got together yes
terday and figured it out. The day
of rest gave them their first chance
to count the dollars they had been
piling away during the last seven
days.
None was satisfied. The hotel
manager said: 1T was the greatest
convention ever, but look at the dam
age DONE"
The bell boy said: "Chee, i only
cleaned up $50. That sure was a
cheap bunch"
But all agreed that the quadrennial
assemblage had made many improve.
ments possible-new hotel furnish
ings, new uniforms new harnesses,
new coat of automobile paint and a
new political party.
All agreed further that the esti-
mate of $3,00O,OO0 is conservative
one. In the eight hotels that were
chiefly patronized by the convention
visitors the estimated receipts for
rooms, food and wine were SLAP,
240. And this figure does not include
the thousands CLEANED by the sales.
men of convention tickets-the scalp
ers-the profits of the Michigan ave
nue. millinery shops that lured the
wives of the political battlers, nor
the receipts of automobile companies,
the machines of which worked over
time throughout the session.
Hotels Give Out Figures.
Managers of the hotels gave the
figures for the following table of re-
ceipts: ID
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Had Motorcycle Trip.

Ed Meyer and George Foelschow
have returned from motorcycle trip
that extended through Fairmont,
Spirit Lake, Iowa, and back by way
of Worthington. Foelschow made the
trip on a seven horsepower Thor
and there was no limit to
the speed at times. The roads were
fine, they say and the trip thus prov
ed very enjoyable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Ideal Strawberry Weather.
rom TUESDAYS DajIy.

This is ideal strawberry weather,
and the crop is exceptionally good
this season. One of the choice berry
farms near Mankato is that of Bar
ney Sorensen, who lives near the
Jones Ford. Already Mr.. Sorensen
has picked nearly 1000 quarts of
strawberries and LOO were picked in
one day recently. Mr.. Sorenson has
fifteen berry pickers at present. 1t
is a rare treat to see this splendid
patch which is Welding heavily. -.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Harvester Company Suit.

ST. Paul, June 25.-Judge Walter
Fl. Sanborn of the United States
circuit court of appeals probably will
begin hearing testimony in the gov
eminent proceedings for the dissolu-
ton of the International Harvester
company September 16. The suit was
filed here some months ago. The
answer of the defendants must be
filed by August l. The case already
has been assigned to Judge Sanborn
for hearing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
CAR DISTURBED STOCK

The young son of Walter j. Meredith
of Judson township, figured in quite
a serious automobile accident Saturday
night. He drove the machine up an
incline, to run it into the barn where
some turn of a lever, he drove straight
through the end of the barn and the
car and its occupant fell into the base
ment below on the outside, where the
get the machine out of the basement
The damages are said to amount to
800
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Busy DAYS for Council.

The city council viii be in session
every morning and evening this
week Last night they held their
first meeting as a board of equaliza-
ton, finishing their first days la
bors at fen o'clock. Those having
grievances in regard to their real
and personal property taxes or as
sessments should see the council or
board this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Weather Good For Crops.

Especial to The Free Press.
st. Paul, June 25.--Warm weather
the past few days has greatly Ell
couraged the grain men of the twin
cities. Railways have begun to gath
er their rolling stock on their own
lines foi' Use this fall when they eX-
pect big crop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Petition in Bankruptcy Court.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

Charlie II. Shaner, merchant OF
Storden. Cottonwood county, today filed
n petition for voluntary bankruptcy
through his attorney, Wilson Borst
His total liabilities are given as
81 1928 95, of which he has secured
claims of 5000 and unsecured Gains OF
S1.12S95. His total assets amount to
81, 430, of which the real estate is
valued at $4,000 and other personal
nrODertY at S23O. -
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Charged With Petit Larceny.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

John Durns was arrested and brought
into the municipal court today on
charge of petit larceny. 1t is claimed
that DurnS was connected with the
endorsing of the check and receiving
payment on same with Mr.. Miller of
Lake Crystal who was recently ar
rested on the same charge. DurnS
pleaded not guilty and his hearing was
set for tomorrow morning at ten
O'Clock .-..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Ninety-tWo in Shade.
From IuesdaN's Daily

Today proved one of the hottest
days this summer. The weather man
brought the mercury up to ninety
two in the shade this afternoon. This
temperature was taken at the A. G..
Lack drug store
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28

left in the field In the latter case
the nomination will go to the high
man.
For example-There are five can
didates in the field, A, B, C, d, and
e. On the first count these candi-
dates show the following frst choice
vOtaS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Autoists Go to Amboy.
ON Tuesdav's DaiIv

A large party of Automobiles left
this afternoon at five o'clock for Am
boy, where they will attend the good
roads and automobile club meeting Of
that place. The party that left Man.
kato were members of the local au-
tOmObile club