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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
MAY Be CITED FOR
CONTEMPT OF COURT
J. Bruce |smay and Surviving
Officers Of Titanic.

Washing ton. May Contempt OF
court proceedings against J. Bruce
Ismay, president of the International
Mercantile Marine, and Joseph G. Box
hall and Charles Lightoller, surviving
officers of the lost Titanic, may be one
of the first developments in civil ac-
ton begun here to recover for the life
OF a victim of the disaster.
The three men left the city and went
to New York. ignoring summonses is
sued by the District supreme court d.
recting them to appear before ref
cree and testify in an action brought
ty Mrs. Louise Robins Of New York,
the widow of Colonel John Jacob AS
tors valet, who was lost with the ship.
The action is an unusual one in equity
to preserve the testimony of the of.
ficers for a suit which may be filed
later, when they may be without the
jurisdiction of United States su-
preme court.
Ismay, Boxhall and Lightoller &C.
cepted service from United States
marshal and after conference with
attorneys boarded train for New
York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
DAY VS.. HAMMOND,

Charles B. Cheney, political writer
for the Minneapolis Journal, sees
trouble in store for Representative
Hammond. Mr.. Cheney writes: Now
that Frank A. Day has become once
more resident of the old second
district, there is prospect that he
will be found clashing with Congress
man w. S. Hammond, who is out for
Champ Clark for president, while
Day is strong for Woodrow Wilson.
The two men have been close friends
politically, and Hammond was the
administration candidate for COVER
nor in 1908, when the convention
brushed him aside and stampeded
for Johnson. In that same year,
Hammond made the speech nomi,
mating Johnson for president. at the
Denver convention. He also made
the speech nominating Johnson the
first time he ran for governor, in
1904. But Day is much displeased
now with Hammond, and is criticizing
the congressman for some of his re.
cent votes in congress" A clash be.
tween Day and Hammond certainly
would create no end of interest
among the politicians.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03

not only themselves. but to those
pedestrians who are forced to use
the thoroughfares. People are not
In the habit of walking in the street
just for pleasure.
The war on this class of offenders
not only against the law, but against
common sense and decency, should
not be spasmodic in Mankato. The
police have started in well; now let
them keep up the good work. The
authorities should play no favorites
in their war on speeding.
Meanwhile pedestrians should use
every precaution to avoid accidents.
lu every instance care should be
used to the end that the autoist
be given every right to which he
is entitled. Both the autoist and
the pedestrian should govern them
selves so that the number of ac.
cidents can be reduced to mini
mum. .....a .-... .s...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
SAFE AND SANE DRIVING.

The Mankato correspondent OF
The Mapleton Enterprise, himself an
autoist, wrote the following to his
paper:
"The automobile and motorcycle
scorchers are in the land, and they
infest the city streets as well as the
country roads. The strong hand OF
the law ought to be invoked to re-
strain the small fraction of lawless
drivers, who bring disrepute upon all
who own cars or motorcycles. The
man who starts a prosecution will re
doing a public service. Another I'M
lawful nuisance is the use of cut
outs on mufflers. 1t has been dem
onstrated that no extra power is Sc
cured by means of this, and the ex-
ira noise is surely hard on the
nerves of both people and horses.
A horse cannot be blamed for acting
up when driver comes along with
muffler cut out, causing series of
explosions as he travels. Especially
is such thing unwarranted on city
and village streets, where traffic is
more cOngested."
The writer of the above is safe
and sane driver and were all auto
lists as considerate of the rights of
others as he is, no complaint could
ever be made against them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
WAxETH SARCASTIC.

The st. Peter Free Press is rather
sarcastic in its reference. to Mr.
Spooner, who is a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination. That pa
per says: "Mr. SpOOner of Morris
is not only a candidate for governor,
but also for congress and for the
state legislature. At any rate, it
is currently reported that in the
event of his failure to get the guber-
Material nomination he intends to
make a try for congress, and if he
also fails here to become candi-
date again for his old position in the
legislature. In the meantime he may
come to the conclusion that the
position he really ought to have is
a seat in the United States senate.
There is no telling what the near
future may reveal"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
CASE OF WATERS VS.. CITY
Action For Wages Alleged to Be Due
BY Plaintiff.


from ueSQdy lazy. .-.r...... .-...
The case of E. V. Waters vs.. City
of Mankato, was heard in municipal
court this morning before Judge Com
stock, Attorney Arthur Schaub act,
ing for Mr.. Waters, and City Attor'
ney C. o. Daley putting in the de-
Tense. Waters claimed on the stand
that when he was employed in May
1909. the office of street commission
err was created and he was to be CIV
en- thirty days written notice in case
he was discharged. He claimed that
he was discharged without written
notice. The city claims that they
had a right to remove him at any
time without notice. Commissioners
J. D. Humiston was placed and the
stand and he testified for the city.
Judge Comstock took the case under
advisement.
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HAVE MADE SOME BIG GAINS
Disciples of Christ Take Eighth
Place Among Denominations.


Place Among Denominations.
The current issue of the official
Year Book of the Disciples of Christ
contains some very interesting in.
formation relative to the growth and
activities of this particular religious
denomination.
Official figures from all sources
show that on December IL, 1911,
this body had 1920 active churches,
with an aggregate membership of
1875, 900. making it rank fourth
among the Protestant bodies Of the
Anglo-Saxon race in America and
sixth among all the Christian bodies
In comparing the growth of the
Disciples with that of the ten other
leading religious bodies, the com
pliers of the Year Book have grad
ed the list according to the numerl-
cal strength and gain OF each de-
nomination: Roman Catholic, Metho-
dist Episcopal, Regular Baptist
South, Regular Baptist Colored.
Methodist Episcopal South, Disciples
of Christ, Presbyterian North, Regn-
lar Baptist North, Protestant Epls-
copal. Lutheran Synodical Confer
ence. Congregationalist.
It also shows that in moving up
from the eighth to the sixth place
they passed the Presbyterians ana
Regular Baptists, the largest gain
for the year being 10000, made by
the Catholic bodies, the Methodists
coming next.
But, IL taken in single rehglous
bodies, they would stand in gains III
the following order: Roman Catho-
lie, 10000; Disciples of Christ, S9'-
759; Regular Baptist South, 49,149'
African Methodist Episcopal, ~,
s74: Cumberland Presbyterian. 40
900; Lutheran Synodical Conference
1875; Regular Baptist Coiored. 81
$50; Methodist Episcopal South, o.
900: Greek Orthodox Church, 10000;
Methodist Episcopal church, 26,949.
Within the official year. closing
September 30, 1911, the Christian
Missionary society alone assisted In
the support of 491 missionaries, or
yanized 10 new churches and add
ed 1921 to the membership OF the
denomination.
With the increased forces placed
in the field since that time, the Dis
ciples hope to show in all depart
ments at their international conyen-
ton in Louisville. October 1922, the
greatest gain made by them or any
other denomination in single year.
The Louisville ArmOry, with seat
ing capacity of 10000, has been en-
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PERTAINING TO PEOPLE,.

Rochester Post and Record: In
order to further the interests of fur
nishing power to the city for its
lighting plant. the I'll. NJ, Byllesby
company of Chicago, has offered tC
furnish the city with an engineer
to test the plant, without cost. The
council on Monday accepted the of
fer, and the Chicago concern viii
send one of their staff here in the
near future.
William Spornitz, local agent, has
received circular letter from the
management of the Hamburg meri
can line of steamships in which il
is stated that all the company's
boats have been equipped with life
boats and RATS in sufficient mum
bers to care for all the passengers
and crew. Also that captains have
been instructed to pilot their boats
via the southern route and thus
stear clear of icebergs.
A Fairmont young man, seventeen
years of age, was arraigned In
Judge CANDLES court in that city
Tuesday morning on the charge OF
smoking a cigar. He pleaded guilty
and paid a fine of S. and costs. He
refused positively to give the of
ficials any information as to where
he obtained the tobacco, but if the
party who procured it for him could
have been ascertained, he also
would have been arrested.
Secretary knott of the Madison
Lake Commercial club is in receipt
of letter from C. j.. Carson, di-
vision superintendent OF the Chicago
Great Western, in which he states
that he will soon visit Madison Lake
and look over the depot grounds,
with view to making some i'm
provements, and he would be ac-
companied by Assistant Superintend-
ent Harrison, Division Freight Agent
DeGradt and Division Passenger
Agent Wright.
Blue Earth Post: Mrs. Jane B.
Ogle of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, repre-
sentative of the Redpath Lyceum
bureau, was in Blue Earth last Sat
urday and made a second contract
with the Mems club of the Presby-
terrain church for winters enter
tainment course. The Dunbar Sing
ing orchestra which pleased every
body with their entertainment dur
ing their first appearance here in
the winter, is OH the coming course;
Mendelsshon's Male quartet, Reitzel,
the lecturer. ManloOv, the Man of
Many Faces. constitute the four
numbers. The first number, we be-
lieve, is planned for a, date in Oc-
tober. ..,,,,,as. ......,,.
Gilbert Olson Grouf, AN old man.
who has the features of Morse
man, was hailed into the city Jail
yesterday afternoon and this morn
ing found guilty of drunkenness be-
fore Judge Comstock. GrOuf was
fined SIS and costs or the alterna-
tive of seven day Jail sentence.
Being unable to pay the fine he was
remanded to the county Jail. An
thony Thompson. ianitor at the po-
lice station, acted as interpreter.
John Kerrigen was also arrested
yesterday and fined SIS and costs up
on his plea of guilty. However,
sentence was suspended. on the
promise that Kerrigen secure work
on farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
Complaint Is Against Price For
Weight Inspection.
MONEY TO STATE TREASURY
Five Dollars an Hour Some Instances:
This Is Scale That Has Been
Fixed Upon.
From Wednesdays Daily.


1t is probably not the fault of
the Eberhart government that the
game and fish laws are in the in
terests of the few, and it is probably
not their fault that there has been
a law passed regulating weights and
measures, says The Fairmont indie
pendent. The general purpose of the
weight and measure regulations is
good, but its operations are wrong
in that it requires business firms to
pay exorbitant fees for the inspec-
ton of the weights and measures
used by them. I'm .... --,
S. p. Jepson of Mankato, an in
spector for the state bureau of
weights and measures, has been
spending part OF his time in Fair
mont during the past ten days, and
practically every firm in the city
that is engaged in buying or sell
ing articles sold by weight or meas
ure have had to pay from 35 cents
to as high as $13 so to have their
weights and measures inspected
Scales Were Approved.
A large number Of the scales
were approved, while some have
been condemned and others have
been ordered fixed The law was
passed by the, last Legislature. and
it's enforcement placed in the hands
of the state bureau of weights and
measures, and the fees charged for
the inspection were fixed by this
commission.
Not alone, scales, but every de-
vice or continuance used for meas
uring quantity, such as yard sticks,
or in dry goods stores where the
edge of the counter is sometimes
marked off into yards, as well as
quart measures, etc, are inspected,
and the fees vary from 10 cents for
a yard stick, or So cents for a small
scale such as is used in the drug
stores, to So for wagon scale, or
$40 for railroad track scales.
inspection Is Proper.
D No one will deny but that state
inspection of weights and measures
is proper and should be done, but
there is no excuse for the eXorbi-
tant fees charged. In some instances
in this city, where the firm had to
pay IS to the inspector for the work
done, and where the scales were
found all correct, less than an
hour of time was required for the
inspection.
The fact that the fees collected
are forwarded to the state bureau.
and that the inspector is paid
stated salary and expenses instead
of keeping the fees himself is no
reason why business firms should
pay sometimes as high as S. an
hour for the time that it requires
the official to ascertain whether
they are using correct weights and
measures. The Independent states
that total of more than 5000 in
fees was collected at Fairmont
An explanation from the state Of
ficials responsible for the high fees
charged, would no doubt be appre-
ciated by those who have been
forced to pay them, and revision
of the law by the next Legislature
would certainly seem desirable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
ASHAMED OF ITS NAME.

A dispatch from Aberdeen, ;. d.,
says: According to reports reach
ing here, residents of lsmay, Mont,
town on the Puget Sound exten.
sion Of the Milwaukee railroad, are
contemplating taking steps to have
the name Of the town changed.
since the Titanic disaster and the
criticism that has been heaped upon
j. Bruce Ismay, managing director
of the White Star line. A difficulty
in the way appears to be diversi-
~ of opinion regarding u new des,
iguation. Most Of the residents
favor adopting the name of some
man who acted a hcro's part on the
doomed vessel, but they do not
favor the name of Astor. They also
consider Butt and Smith too in
significant as designation for a
fine, growing town like Ismay."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
DEATH RESULTS FROM BURNS
Lucille Reich Saved Lives OF 9th
,.r ers; Lost Her Own.
Especial to The Free Pres

Especial to The Free Press
Redwood Falls, Mimi, April go
Lucille Reich, twenty-four years old,
who was frightfully burned as the
result of an attempt to extinguish a
fire and save the lives of the chill
dren of w. C.. Starr, died at the
home of a sister in this city.
Lucille, the servant girl, was left
in charge of the infant children.
She had put them to bed and was
retiring when she heard the crack
ling of burning wood. Access to the
bedrooms where the children were
sleeping was cut off by the flames.
but she plunged through the fire.
wrapped the little ones in blankets
and carried them to safety.
Her burns were not necessarily IA
tai, but there were other compiled
tons, and she was not in good
health when the accident occurred.
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BLOW TO PROHIBITION.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press quotes
w. G. Calderwood, state secretary
OF the prohibition party, as admit.
ting that the cause of the party was
dealt the severest blow in it's his.
tory in Minnesota by decision rem
dered by Justice Start of the state
supreme court. While the retail sale
of liquor is held illegal in certain
districts, the decision yesterday
clearly stated that the different m,l.
inequalities of the state have no au.
thority to regulate the wholesale
liquor traffic in their jurisdiction
and have no power to grant licenses
to wholesalers. This practically
wipes out the dry" territories of
Minnesota. ...... ......
decision theer is nothing to prevent
any one from establishing ware
houses in dry" districts and ped
ding the liquor i'm quantities of five
gallons or more. Mr. Calderwood
stated that the prohibition party
would abide by the ruling of the su-
preme court but work to have the
law changed at the next Legislature.
Statewide prohibition is the only
remedy to counterfeit the decision of
the supreme court, according to j..
ID. Engle, member of the national
prohibition central committee, the
state prohibition central committee
and chairman of the Hennepin cotn-
ty prohibition committee. ...--
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gagged for the event and urgent re-
quests sent to every church and
mission point to prepare at once
for sending delegates. which, with
the homecoming sentiment direct
ed to former Kentuckians Of the
faith, will probably swell the attend
ance to something like $4,000 to
10000
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03

dog will not bite him. 1--WE must
have railway rates placed OH such
a basis that any man can sit down
and fix the rates from any point to
another" he said.
Finance Methods.
Mr.. Lee was thoroughly disgust
ed with the state finance methods,
and gave some rather startling fig
ures about the state taxes. He gave
as a few examples of the expense
of the state and the things for
which the officials spent the twelve
or fifteen million dollars taxes, the
purchase Of fountain pens. Accord
ing to the state auditors report,
499 fountain pens were purchased
by the 200 members of the last leg
islature, although the members had
clerks and stenographers at their
elbows at all times.
Legislative Expenses Increased.
The legislative expenses had in
creased from $145,929 in 1901 to
$319,971.91 in 1911. while the execu-
tive expenses had increased from
$124,212 in 1901 to $317,S09.16 in
1911. The speaker thought that
there were altogether too many
boards in the administration, which
created an unnecessary expense. The
expense for the boards in 1911 alone
were $556,S61.44, he said, while the
taxes collected and disbursed in
1911 amounted to $12,795,SS9.27.
The Contingent Fund.
Mr.. Lee laid special emphasis of
the incorrect method of Governor
Eberhart in figuring the cost per
capita for expenses when the latter
had stated that the cost was "a
cents, and then showed that he did
not include all the expenses, and
that if all were included, the cost
would be 92 cents per capita. The
governor alone used in travelling ex-
penses, $1,345.15 from January II,
1911, to January "a, 1912, while
Senator Nelson used about $153.5O
for a longer period of time. His
expense account for taxi cabs and
newspaper clippings.
Mr.. Lees Remedy.
"My remedy is majority rule" he
began, after he had given the ills.
He wanted primary election laws
that extended to the state officers
and also a corrupt practice act. The
political machine he said, was diyid-
ed into two kinds. officeholders and
the large interests who want leg
islation Mr.. Lee was also in FAVOR
of the civil service law instead OF
the appointment method.
viii Work Ten Hours Per Day.
'H | am elected to the state gov
ernorship, | will keep my feet under
the mahogany ten hours of the day
and not spend my time travelling
about the state and going out On
pleasure trips l will drive out the
political machine from the state
capitol if | have to use a company
of militia to do it with. The law
should be enforced and | will not
refer all these matters to the at
torney general to shift the respon-
sibility."
In his closing remarks Mr. Lee
advocated the initiative and refer
endum. At preesnt, he said, the,
people were helpless to nominate
any ticket, for the interests did the
nominating. Mr.. Lee made no ref
erence to county option and his
stand in this regard, except In SO
far as he advocated majority rule.
against minority rule, was not made
public. although it is understood
that he is a county optionist.
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people of the pro-cathedral parish
in SO generous gift, but he thought
it his duty to recommend that the
amount collected be turned over to
the building fund to hasten the
completion Of the new pro-cathedral.
He said that he hoped that this
Willingness to make a personal sac
rifice in the interests of the pro-
cathedral would prompt every we'll
wisher OF the project to make a
proportionate sacrifice and thus as
sist in bringing the odilice to an
early completion. .N ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
ENGINEER IS DEAD
w. e. Secherson, Railroad Man, Died
Sunday in Winona.

Winona, April 30.-W. q. Secher-
son, sixty -four years old. died at his
home in this city on Sunday at a.
m. He was one of the best known
railroad men on the Minnesota divi-
sion of the Northwestern road hav-
ing for twenty-five years up to the
the time of his retirement as a pen
sioner two years ago been an engi-
neer on the Zumbrota and Chatfield
branches. For forty.two years he
was connected with the Northwest
ern road, most of which time in the
immediate vicinity of Winona.
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PRIEST DECLINED AUTO.

This is an interesting story from
Minneapolis: Rev. T. e. Cullen,
pastor of the pro-cathedral, yester-
day declined with thanks the gift
of a $4,000 automobile which COM
mittee rendered him on behalf of
the congregation. Father Cullen ex-
pressed himself as deeply apprecia.
tive OF the good will shown by the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
limited Christians Meet.

Especial to The Free Press,J
Rockland, ILL.,, May advocates
of the golden rule in government
met here today in the national con-
vention of the United Christian par
ty, which proposes to reform the
nation by the application Of the
Lords standard" to political affairs.
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Authorities Would Not Consent.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Henry Scheffert, who is accused
of shooting his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Charles Cent?, was brought into
court at LIE Sueur Center today.
He wanted to plead guilty to assault
in the second degree, but the au-
thorities would not consent to It,
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Cannot BE Highway Bosses.

A decision has been rendered by
the attorney generals department to
the effect that county commissioners
cannot be highway superintendent,
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The Owatonna Journal suggests
this as Il problem for young men
debaters to argue: (Which would
you rather be-Major Archibald
Butt. dead or J. Bruce 1smay, alive?'
would rather be a live coward than
dead hero.
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The st. Peter Free Press would
rather julie Haycraft remain in the
senate than try his hand at the con.
gressional game. The Free Press de-
Clares that Mr.. Haycraft is needed
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inventor OF Mason Jar Dies.

st. Louis, May John Samuel,
said to be the inventor of the Mason
Jar, is dead. He was ninety-fye years
old. Samuel was the founder and
first president of the Glass Blowers
union and was born in Swansea,
Wales,
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If the accused should be held for
trial or released, and commit ac-
cused persons to Jail in default of
bond f't