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he demanded. I'm going to live to
be 100 years old and don't you mis-
understand me. I've got eight years
more to enjoy this life and no doc
tors are going to talk me out ol
it,"
DR.. Pearsons began life as school
teacher at the age of sixteen years.
That was in 1886, and he taught
school in Vermont. Between that
year and 1890 he made his one object
in life the saving and accommodating
of money. The result was that in
1890 he possessed slightly more
than $6,000,000.
But it was not as miScr that he
boarded this wealth. He had pur-
pose in acquiring the money. He
worked for it, denied himself the
pleasures ordinarily looked upon as
the necessities of normal existence,
in order that he might have great.
er pleasure.
The pleasure for which he was
waiting was that of giving his money
away. In this he was just as sue
cessful as he was in accommodating
money. In twenty-five years he has
given away practically every penny
of his fortune, even including his
home at Hinsdale.
In the giving of money DR.. Pear.
SONS was just as systematic as he
was i'm earning it. He began by Civ.
ing to Beloit college. lie made 1t
a provision of this gift that the col.
lege should raise an equal sum from
other donors.
This plan of giving proved so sue.
cessful that in giving money to all
of the other small colleges that he
later called "his children" he made
this provision. In this way, he said,
he had succeeded in finding" many
hitherto unknown friends of educa-
ton and educational institutions.
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GOVERNOR SANG FOR ELkS
Executive Took Part in blowout
at Minneapolis Last Night.

Minneapolis, April 26.-Elks OF
Minneapolis last night celebrated the
twenty-sixth anniversary of Lodge
No. IA when coo members of the or
der gathered at the West hotel to
dine, sing songs and tell stories.
A feature of the evening was the
arrival of Governor Eberhart at $3.50
D. IN. He was greeted with great
cheer. Whereupon the chief execu-
tive of the state sang, 81 Love You
Only" in a manner surprising to
even his closest friends.
Down the Current was the topic
of the greeting from st. Paul, spoken
by f. H. Moore of st. Paul. At
eleven o'clock Judge w. c. Leary de-
livered the commemoration address
on "Our Absent Brothers" "Our
Wives and Sweethearts" was the
toast of John w. Willis of st. Paul.
There were numerous other speak
ers and it was the wee sma' hours"
when Minneapolis and part of St.
Paul Elkdom rolled under covers.
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BACK TO HER HOME;
WILD GOOSE CHASE
Mrs. vernice Gardee Has a Trip
All For Naught.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Nernice Gardee, accompanied
by her two small children, departed
yesterday afternoon for her home at
Brownton, Wis, after having come
to MankatO Oil a wild-gOose chase.
She had come here in response to
an advertisement for lfousekeeper.
Mrs. Gardee had read the adver-
t1Sement in Il farm paper, and an
swered it. Several letters passed be-
tween her and man who wrote her
that he was a bachelor and signed
his letters "E. Zimmerman" and he
claimed to be the proprietor of the
Hillside farm in Nicollet county.
The letters were written on the
letter-heads of the Hillside farm and
signed "E. Zimmerman" several of
the epistles having been read by
gentleman here from whom Mrs. Gar
dee sought information about Tim
norman on her arrival in Mankato.
Gave Description of Self.
In one of the letters the writer had
given description of himself and
agreed to meet Mrs. Gardee when
she reached this city. He stated
that he was smooth shaven and wore
glasses. When the woman and her
two children stepped off the train no
one was there to greet them, so she
approached a gentleman to whom she
told her story. To him she also ex-
hibited the letter sthat had been
written her by the supposed E. Tim.
norman.
There is a woman named Emma
Zimmerman living on the Hillside
farm;p also it is said that one Am.
brose Rief resides there. On the
day that Mrs. Gardee reached Man
kato Rief was at the depot. The
gentleman to whom Mrs. Gardee had
appealed for information approached
Rief and said: '"There is someone
here looking for YOU" Rief is said
to have replied: 81 am not looking
ing for anyone" and drove away.
The letters written to Mrs. Gar
dee were shown to United States dis.
tritc Attorney Haupt, who was in the
city. but he declared that no pro-
ceedings could be instituted against
the writer as there was nothing in
the epistles that could be construed
as violation of the United States
statutes.
In one of the letters the writer
had cautioned Mrs. Gardee to be
sure to send her replies in the self
addressed envelopes which We're en-
closed with those written by the
supposed "E Zimmerman" The
name Of the Hillside farm was print
ed on these envelopes.
Mrs Gardee wrote to Zimmerman
and asked him what the "E." stood
for, but the so-called Zimmerman
declined TO reply.
Mrs. Gardee, after consulting with
parties here, concluded to return to
her home in Wisconsin.
"E. Zimmerman" wrote to the
woman that he had sold a farm near
Janesville and with the money pur-
chased the Hillside farm.
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OF group with the intention af re.
leasing such as had nothing of i'm
peytanoe 10 tail the committee. The
others Will be placed on the stand.
The names of those to be held were
not made public.
Virtually the entire day was given
over to questioning Guglielmo Mar
conf, inventor of the wireless tele.
graph and head of the company bear
ing his name. Both the Titanic and
the Carpathia were equipped with the
Marconi apparatus.
Harold L. Cottam, the wireless oper-
ator on the Carpathia. also was re-ex-
amined. He was asked:
did you get in touch with the
Mount Temple?"
Yes sir, about 10:30 that night.
She gave me good night, but did not
get her position
The witness said he was in touch
with six or seven ships that night,
among them the Hellig Olav.
Senator Smith sought to learn
whether the wave force furnished a
clew to the proximity or distance of
the vessel from which the message
came. Cottam said it did not unless
the receiving operator knew intimate.
ly the strength of the sending opera.
tors batteries and the style of the an.
paratus.
inquiry Regarding Silence.
II desire to ask whether an officer.
director or employe of the Interna.
tional Mercantile Marine, after the
collision, asked yeu to enjoin silence
on Titanic Operator Bride or Carpathia
Operator Gotham as to the time or the
manner in which the accident &C.
curred?"
mo request was made and no order
was issued to stop any message. No
such instructions of any sort or man.
ner were ever issued"
The witness was excused. Senator
Smith made the following announce.
ment:
81 desire to say that some rumors
have reached the committee that there
is friction and lack of harmony among
the members of the subcommittee and
have the concurrence of my assocj.
ates that the statement is absolutely
untrue.
Personally, have never heard of
the slightest friction We are all pre.
oeeding In our own way to get re.
suits"
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GRAIN MAKING GREAT sPURTS
Crop Conditions Are Most Excellent
in Redwood County.
Especial to The Free Press.

Especial to The Free Press.l
Redwood Falls, Mimi, April 20
The heavy showers which fell in
this section of the state during the
past week are responsible for the
vail In this vicinity at the present
time. Nearly all the wheat sown
this spring is up and farmers arc
well satisfied with the high percent
age of termination.
2 Farmers finished their grain seed
ing early because of the warm
weather. Many began seeding when
the frost was only two inches out of
the soil. and in many instances it
was impossible to seed during the
forenoon on account of the frozen
ground. Flowing is under way
throughout the county, while many
are busy fertilizing their land All
the small grain has been sown and
conditions in general point towards
a bumper crop.
At a meeting of the Commercial
club which was held in this city last
night it was decided to give good
roads banquet on May Is. An ef-
fort is being made by the CONNER
cial club committee to secure II. c.
Dunn, the NestOr of the good roads
project, as the principal speaker
George B. Alton of Minneapolis, the
state inspector of high schools, was
in Redwood Falls yesterday visiting
the high school. which he found in
excellent condition.
Redwood Lodge No. 6S, 1. o. o. F..
will celebrate tho nincty.third ami
versary of that order OH Sunday,
April %, by attending the Presbyte-
rian church. They will meet at the
hall and march to the church in a
body, wearing the regalia.
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promise to The Free Press l will
write few lines by way of giving
an account OF my absence during
the past four months. Some people
have already inquired about it and
others who may wish to know the
track of a somewhat public man
We public men are often considered
public property-may be Interested.
Having married daughter in Chi
cago, after three years. absence and
repeated solicitation, | decided upon
the visit to Chicago, and having gone
around somewhat during the many
weeks l was there, / saw much, too
much to relate in a short report such
as this may be.
Looking at the vastness of Chi
cago, it's outlying reaches, it strikes
one forcibly that Chicago is fast
becoming the very heart Of this
country--its central location admits
the throbbing warmth Of the roman
tic west, as compared with the con.
ventionalities of the east, and to a
greater extent than the latter, par
takes of both and consequently in
being more cosmopolitan.
It's busy streets and avenues of
stores and residences being in full
occupancy for many miles from the
center, or loop, as the hub of the
city. is called. My daughters home
was eight miles out and still in
such busy streets that one is scarce
ly conscious of being out of it's
business thoroughfares, crowded with
teeming thousands of we'll dressed
people who hurry just as intent on
business as in New York or London.
The city has surface and elevated
cars and thousands of autos of every
description, so one has to be ex-
tremely careful. Nevertheless it is
an interesting and fairly well man.
aged city SO far as it's vast traffic
lis concerned, although down town
might benefit with additional White
Wings to cleanse the streets, during
Jne spring especially.
The visit itself during the winter
days was also interesting, although
the severity of the weather was un-
usual, to a ,Minnesotan with fur
the cold was not so much noticed,
although of a different kind. 1t has
not the cellar snap that the cold in
these parts has, but a cold, fiat at
mOsphere more benumbing than in
vigorating. -.. .-".
We paid visits to several places
of social interest, both religious and
secular, and in each line there was
the same animation, and enough en-
thusiasm to place and entertain the
most fastidious. Among other visits,
we went to Orchestra Hall, and the
visit was worth the while as educa-
tional and entertaining. We heard
the Thomas orchestra, for which the
hall was built more especially.
Their performances are revelation
the fine band being composed Of the
best performers the world can pro-
duce. With their choice repertoire,
and the way the solOists are encOred
by the vast audiences Of trained
musicians, as well as the music low
ing public, proves how deeply their
excellence and efforts are appreci-
ated during the social season.
The lectures, also in the same hall.
OH Sunday evenings, are a great
boon, almost overcrowding audiences
attending them. A lecture by learn
"The Making of a Citizen" was most
instructive, even to an American citi-
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REV. T. L. GRIFFITH
TELLS STORY OF HIS
STAY IN CHICA GO

zen, his EeuldThS peluS rdCy, OIlSludl
and helpful.
A visit to various churches and
other religious organizations, boil
preaching in the services and enjoy.
ing the social side of their life, show.
ed push and an eXhiliarated atmos.
phere around them, convincing one
OF the benefit of q deep, real and
happy religious life, compared with
the low buffooning of the gaping
crowds who seem to wander aimless-
ly along, or teeming in and out OF
saloons and picture shows, the latter
more especially demoralizing to the
rising generation. Much complaint ex.
lists among parents and by the au-
thorities on account Of their blasting
influence upon the young. These pic
ture shows together with the low
theatres are largely responsible for
the appalling crime, the reports OF
which darken the pages of the public
daily papers.
Religious life in such a city must
be pronounced and emphatic, or it
could not exist. And were it not
so, such cities doom would be that
of Sodom and Gomorrah. 1t is pleas
ing to see the efforts being made.
1t was a pleasure to listen to Miss
Bevan from Wales holding evangelis-
tic meetings for some ten days in
the church of which DR.. John c.
Jones, former Mankato minister,
is the pastor. The special services
were we'll attended and bore salutory
results.
Many will doubtless be pleased to
know that DR.. Jones has a fine
church of over five hundred mem
bers, and splendid edifice. From
the rostrum the audiences appeared
imposing and interesting.
AS may be supposed, the Titanic
disaster stirred the city from center
to circumference. During the sus-
pense Of the arrival of the rescue
ship Carpathia the general sadness
was agonizing everywhere. And
small wonder, when the awful catas-
trophe affected the old world as well
as the new world in such a way as
is seldom realized, starting out as it
did on it's maiden trip with flying
colors, and ending it's new and pre-
mature career in such horror and
gloom.
Proud Titanic, ocean beauty,
Jewelled Empress of the deep,
Like sportive mermaid diving,
Thou hast made the worlds to weep!
On thy maiden voyage speeding,
Fain thou vast to tempt the sea,
AS though mighty, briny oceans
Might pay compliment to thee.
On thy decks the wealth of nations,
Flower and beauty: of our race,
BY this cruel, sad disaster. 80. ..
Have been torn from our embrace.
Where the responsibility?
Is it fate, or heavens decree,
Or human inability?
Do we ask too much of thee?
Brave old captain, noble seamen,
Hero citizens, we mourn.
TO their loved ones and survivors
Must our sympathies be borne.
Deep and briny is the ocean,
Ger the sadness grief will pore,
Only hoping we may greet them
On the brighter, better shore.
Thomas L. Griffith
(Rev. Griffith is the well-known
pastor at Cambria, fine gentleman,
an accomplished musician and one
of those kind of men whose mission
is to make the world look brighter
Editor Free Press
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Boston, April 26.-President Taf
donned hia fighting clothes, abandoned
his policy of silence under the attacks
that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has
made upon him and upon his admins
tration and, for the first time since
Mr.. Roosevelt announced his candi
dacy, launched into bitter denuncia
tion of the former president.
From the time Mr.. Taft entered Mas
sachusetts and made his first speech
at Springfield he hammered away al
Colonel Roosevelt. The presiden,
made close to dozen speeches, many
of them extended, the rest only few
words in length.
In all he made it clear that he is
unalterably opposed to Mr.. Roosevelt;
that he saw disaster in third term
in the White House for any man and
that he did not believe Colonel Roose
velt had given him square DEAL"
He spoke to good sized crowds in all
the cities where he made set speeches
and at the towns and villages where
his train stopped briefly the people
fiocked around his private car and lis
tened with close attention.
The president spoke at Springfield
and Palmer, twice in Worcester and
at Natick, South Framingham and
several smaller towns.
Seems Reluctant at First. ,..
In the beginning he seemed to utter
his attack on Colonel Roosevelt with
reluctance. .. -.-.. .....
"This wrenches my SOUL" he said
once. g.... ~ f......... ,...
AS the day wore, on, however, and
he made speech after speech in which
he denounced Mr. Roosevelt again and
again Mr., Taft grew more aggressive
in manner, emphasized his words with
gestures and apparently laid aside any
feeling of regret he, may have felt at
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worry about my actions any more.
I'm going to be just as tame"
Mary will probably be sent back
home Immediately. Matron SChaeffer
said that she thought the girls ex-
perience had taken her bravado
away. And the dime novel in the
bottom of the suit case is going to
be consigned to the flames when
the trunk full of fussy things gets
back to Minneapolis.
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Washington, April 26.-To learn why
nearby steamer did not offer to aid
the sinking Titanic and to fix the ex.
act hour at which the lost liner was
warned that she was in the vicinity of
dangerous ice Senator William Alden
Smith, chairman Of the senate COM
mittee investigating the disaster, SUM.
moned three important witnesses.
They are j. H. Moore. captain of
the steamer Mount Temple, which
passed within shert distance of the
Titanic when she was in extremity,
and the captain and the wireless oper.
ator Of the liner Californian, which
sent the warning.
Summonses were issued for the mas
ter and the operator of the Califor-
nian, while announcement that Cap.
tain Moore would appear was con-
tanned in a telegram from Acting
Premier Foster of Canada. Captain
Moore's story probably will be heard
first, for his ship is due to sail from
st. Johns. N. B., late Saturday.
A new method of examining the
members of the crew of the Titanic
has been adopted to insure greater
dispatch. The men are anxious to re.
turn to their homes in England.
Examine Men In Groups.
Accordingly each member of the
committee undertook the examination
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We TEACH

You to drive and repair any auto
mobile-give you driving lessons
in high powered cars. Course is
thorough, practical, complete.
When through you will be fin
ished driver and repair-man ready
to hold a good job at big salary.
WRITE FOR BOOKLET "A"
Cash or weekly payments. North
) western Motor Institute, 22S-232
Wisconsin ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
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ONE SEAMAN SWEARS
CAPTAIN REFUSED TO
FIX GO TO HTANIC,S AID

I. I. + + /. I. + I. + :. I. s. 4. I.
+ Washington, April 26.-A
+ sworn statement that the
+ captain of the liner CaIiforni-
+ an refused to go to the aid
+ of the Titanic, although only
+ few miles away, was today
! filed by Ernest Gill, a donkey
+ engineman on the Californian,
+ with the senate committee
+ investigating the Titanic dis
+ aster. Gill said that distress
+ rockets we're plainly visible
+ from the deck of the Cali
+ fornian and must have been
+ visible to both bridge and
+ lookout. He tried to organize
: a committee of the crew to
+ go to the captain and protest
+ against his course, but he
+ said, they were "afraid they
+ would lose their jobs"
s. 4. j. i. J. j i. J. i. j. !. i. i. 4.
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= I. 1. + + + + i. 1. + + + + I
Z BATTLE SONG FOR TAFT.

Springfield, Miss April 26.
: Everywhere President Taft
; appeared in Massachusetts,. yes.
+ terday, cards bearing the fol-
lowing were distributed and
, sung Justify by the crowds:
: Kick the hat; it's out of style,
Keep the old one yet awhile;
: When a man has had his run,
+ Let no coffee yarn be spun.
Don't be led by bluff Of craft,
!! Save your vote for Billy TAFT.
J. L =, =, Il 4 l. - Il 4. i. 4 i. -
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Marriage License Issued.
From Fridays Daily.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Anton Salfer and Anna Med
eregger Of Mankato.
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Examine Men In Groups.

Accordingly each member of the
committee undertook the examination
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GIRL ASSUMES A ROLE
COULD NOT MAINTAIN
Dressed As a Young Man She
Entered Minneapolis.

"My ma lives on farm-aIways
has, guess. But she isn't a back
number. She knows what's what.
Once ! thought she was out of style
in her ideas. But when get back
to the farm I'm going to sit on the
old carpet stool at her feet, you bet,
and listen to a Iecture-onc of the
good oId.fashioncd kind"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-14
Lexington boasts Of her 1873 saloons.
SAMUEL M. STONE
EX-COnfederate and Good Citizen
Drops Dead Near
Augusta

Samuel NJ Stone, a Confederate veteran
while housing tobacco at his home between
Augusta mud Dover yesterday, dropped dead
from heart failure.
He was born In Virginia and would have
been 70 years old in December. he leaves q
widow and son and daughter.
He was a splendid ~ Gimen Of the honest
and Industrious KentucL) yOemanry and was
an expert tobacco raiser, having grown white
hurley for over 30 years.
He formerly resided at Dover and married
Miss Craig, decendent Of Rev. Elijah Craig,
the noted Baptist divine
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-14
LOVELY MEETING
WOman'S Club Reception to
Mrs. Thomas Jefferson
Smith a Beau.
tlfuI Affair
Occasion a Worthy Tribute TO a
Brilliant Woman

The Public Library last evening was tn,
scene Of a delightful reception and socia
function given by the Mason County Woman
Club in honor Of Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Smith
the handsome and talented President of the
Kentucky Federation Of Women'S Clubs.
Mrs. Smith was the guest Of Mrs. STANLEY
Forman Reed. President Of the local Woman's
Club. while 10 Maysvile.
This distinguished lady Is a niece Of
Governor NcCreary and is now the quasi.
mistress Of the executive mansion at Frank
fort, his excellency being a widower; therefore
Mrs. Smith s tine first woman In Kentucky, /"
and right we'll does she deserve that honor
both in looks and intellect.
Last night before brilliant assembage Of
over hundred members of the Mason County
Woman's Clubs, Mrs. Smith made her initial
appearance here as the ttular head Of the
State organization Of women and she was most
cordially greeted aud welcomed to Mason county
and to Maysville. She was introduced by
Mrs. Reed In few appropriate remarks and
she then addressed her most appreciativs audi
ence, her subject being: "The Purpose and Plan
Of the Kentucky Federation Of Woman's Clubs"
Mrs. Smith Ia pleasing speaker, charmingly
at ease and overlooking with native wit and
simplicity Of style. which captured her hear
ers. She speaks for the entire womauhood Of
Kentucky. and in unfolding the plan and pur.
pose Of the womsn's organization, her prin.
cIpal and leading thought Is the elevation Of
woman, the child and the home. IL is good to
see such intelligent effort made 10 our state
for the emancipation OF women from the hor-
rors Of drudgery. Ignorance and mOnotOny,
which has and ia wearing away the lives Of
hundreds Of millions Of the female ser.
The women Of Kentucky must be taught
the right way to live to bring them all the
higher and easier enjOyments which are theirs
by the grace OF God and assistance Of man and
helping voice and hand of the women who
already know how to live.
Mre. Smith's talk was a gem Of good and
clustering points as those who we're there and
gaVs careful attention to her remarks will
'ully agree.
Miss Jessie o. Yaneey then spoke briefly Of
he grand work being done in Kentucky for
be conservation Of childrsn's syesight.
The event was q most happy one from every
Viewpoint.
Miss Ida Berry, pianist, Miss Amy King.
ioealist, and Mr.. Robert StrAus, vlollnist.
harmed all With their exquisite rsndilions
Following che reception to Mrs. Smith at
he close Of the gathering, very delicloss re-
fsshmsuts wsls served b. Pru1el.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-14
DR.. ]. |. WYLlE
And Son, Frank, Badly Injured in
an Auto Accident Near Ripley

Report comes from Ripley that Dr.. jeff L..
Wylie one Of that city's prominent physicians
and bis son, DR.. Frank Wylie. we're both seri
ously II not fatally injured by their auto going
over an embaDkmeDt near the home Of Judge
Bambach on the Ripley and Georgetown pike.