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The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
PLANT WORTH HAVING.

The. Minneapolis Journal says that
the John A Salzer Seed company OF
La Crosse, which has 500 employees,
is considering the removal of it's
business to Minneapolis, according
to La Crosse advices, which indicate
that the company is handicapped
i'm the conduct of its business by the
recent law passed by the Wisconsin
legislature limiting the hours OF
employment of women to fifty-ive
week. There is no fifty-five hour
law in Minnesota. The legal time
limit for employment of women In
this state is fifty-eight hours week.
What inducements can Mankato
offer the company to locate its plant
in this city? Here is a concern that
the Commercial club should get after
good and strong. Let us be up and
doing. A plant that employs 500
people certainly is worth having.
Now is the time to move in the
matter.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
THE APOSTOLIC DELEGATE.

Archbishop BOnzano, the new
Catholic apostolic delegate TO the
United States, has arrived in this
country and within week will take
up his residence in Washington.
Churches have a way OF using
proper names that indicate political
relation, perhaps authority. There is
bishop of Chicago, and he so
styles himself, but he has no po-
litical relation to Chicago as city,
nor authority over any persons who
do not voluntarily award him such
power. In the same sense Arch
bishop Bonzano is apostolic delegate
to the Catholic church in the United
States. His position has no gov
ernmental connection. . .
The church in question has nine
such apostolic delegates. The other
eight are Canada, COnstantinople,
Arabia, Greece. India, Armenia,
Persia, and Syria. In still smaller
countries there are two delegations
of even lower grade. These are the
Wears and the prefectures, French
Guiana in South America being one
of the numerous delegations of the
last named rank. In all cases these
are administrative officers, without
political character, save in rare in
stances. The Catholic political nun
ciatures, with the breaking off OF
France and Portugal, and nearly
breaking of Spain, are now few and
with the exception of Vienna, un-
important.
The delegation at Washington was
founded in 1898. The work is ad-
ministrative and ecclesiastical. 1t is
the former in relation to such mat
ters, just now being adjusted. of
money collections at church doors
and masses at earlier hours than
others, with different charges, thus
making class distinctions. This prac-
tice, never large in this country,
the pope has recently discounte-
nanced and forbidden. And the
delegate is ecclesiastical in that on
many great occasions he represents
the pope and the combined power OF
the Catholic church in America, as
no other prelate, not even one oil the
three cardinals can do.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
LAW is AT FAULT.

The Window Citizen is moved tc
say that when the state took out
of the hands of municipalities the
power to enact regulations concern
ing the speed of automobiles it made
a bad move. .
The result of such action is that
today motorists drive their machines
at any old speed they wish and
the town authorities take no step
to prevent it. as they cannot do SO
under city or village ordinances.
In Window it is very noticeable
that pedestrians have powerful little
right on the street when an automo,
bile is in evidence. And though they
are little, the motorcyclist is not
the least of the troubles.
1t has been noticed within the
past week of numerous instances
where motorcyclists race up and
down the streets. with mufflers
opened sufficient to scare the life
out of the most docile horse driven
1t would seem that riders and
drivers would have enough regard
for the law and the rights of others
to live within the law, and not be
deliberately overstepping 1t, as is
now done.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
WEALTH FROM THE SOIL.

| Tne SUNDAY minneapolis JOurna
devotes a page to Southern Mime
sofa and the productiveness of its
soil; also appropriate Illustrations
Every phase of crop production il
touched upon, and the figures pre-
sented speak eloquently of the great
amount Of wealth that has been
taken out of the ground, and the
story told of fortunes yet to be OBJ
tanned from the same source is a
fascinating one. The prediction is
made that the Southern Minnesota
Better Development league will prove
an important factor in the upbuild
ing of this section of the state.
When $429,591.360 was shown to
be the value OF the product of the
| farms of Minnesota four years ago
this including the value of livestock
at an estimate Of $125.000,000, there
was much surprise the country over
at the important part that the
minor crops played that are every,
where raised i'm Southern Minnesota
While wheat, corn and oats at $685.
100000 $30,0O0,G00 and $33 3,O0G, 900 re-
spectively made big individual fig.
ures. barley, which is a heavy yield.
er in Southern Minnesota, came in
for s16,500,000, there was $1,50O,000
in rye, fax ran to a value of nearly
$S,00O.00O; the hay crop. which is a
big asset in the dairying country
south of the twin cities and north
of the Iowa line, had value of $10,,
SOC, 1000, and $S,5OO,OO0 was repre-
sented by potatoes. IS
Dairy products were estimated to
have value of $5O,OOCOO9 for the
state as a whole, by far the greater
portion being produced in Southern
Minnesota, poultry and eggs ran up
to the astonishing total of $4,000
600, and the fruit crop, and the gar
den vegetable crop and truck gar
dening represented $25GO0,0 900. Speltz
and Canada peas were important.
and even the little buckwheat crop
added its $4,000 to the value of
what the state produced
Southern Minnesota is the. home of
the dairy COW. 1t is there that
dairying has been brought to such
productivity that it has made farm
ers rich and it holds open today
greater opportunities than ever Back
in 1860 the milch COWS of the state
were worth $4,000 and are now
worth $42,000,00O. Southern Mime
sofa represents by far the greater
part of this wealth. In 1870 there
were 121,000 milch cows in the en-
tire state; in 1850, 275,OO0; in 1890,
$4,000: in 1900, $4,000, and in 1905,
100000. The number in the state
Jan. /, 1912, was 100000. ~.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE.

The Albert Lea Tribune has MADE
the discovery that up at Escanapa
Mich. the county board has taken a
very practical turn and has engaged
farm expert to take charge OF the
county poor farm and go out through
the county to give practical instruc'
ton to the farmers.
We do not know whether this
can be done in Minnesota under the
present laws or not, but it would De
most sensible move If it could
In such case the county poor farm
would be of double benefit to the
county.
1t would continue to furnish q
home for the county poor, ana ~
would also prove a valuable feature
to the farmers of the county as
demonstration farm, and in a lew
wears, would doubtless give good re-
turns to the county.
But this last would be OF com
paratively unimportant nature II as
a demonstration farm, 1t could De
made Of great value to the farmers
of the county, it would prove the
most valuable investment the county
could make.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10

INVEST IN A HOME.

Whenever you see a home well
kept, q. yard and surroundings neat
and tidy, it is safe proposition
to bank that the owner is a good
citizen, says The saltwater Gazette.
There may be exceptions but they
are rare. And it is ten to one
bet that the head of the house is a
thrifty fellow, always at work and
always just little ahead of the
game. ii
The people who own homes are
the ones who keep their houses and
lots in good repair. If you are not
of this class, why not? If you do
not own a cottage it is time you
commenced making arrangements to
be the owner of one.
Every man who owns his home is
worth a little more to his town than
the other fellow. You look around
your town and see if this isn't true
There are many men in our midst
who do not own a place because
they feared the undertaking was
more than they could master.
That is fear that should be
overcome. You are receiving just as
much in wages as your neighbor;
you are just as liable to continue
receiving these wages. Why not
invest a portion of the same In a
home? Talk it over with your wife
and see if you cannot see your way
clear to buy the house you know
you should have.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
UNITY OF PURPOSE,

George M. Palmer was one of the
speakers at the banquet given un
der the auspices of the Mankato
Automobile club at the Loyola club
house, Monday night, and he incor
porated into his forceful and peril
nent remarks something about the
lack of cooperation that has been a
stumbling block to material prog.
ress in Mankato; and he stated in
effect that unless the business men
of this city stood loyalty by the
Commercial club and the committee
on good roads. there is fear that
highway betterment will no longer
be the slogan that has made Man
kato famous throughout the state.
The good roads committee needs
the substantial aid and unstinted
encouragement of every loyal citizen
of Mankato in it's self-sacrificing eff
forts to raise the $2,5OO which is tc
be expended on the highways lead
ing into this city Every dollar
will be used to improve these i'm
portant commercial arteries. The
money thus sensibly devoted will be
returned to the channels of trade ir
Mankato three-fold. 1t will be
money well spent. Good roads are
trade winners.
Cooperation spells success. There
must be unity of purpose in every
community If certain welldefinet
objects that mean for their upbuild
ing are to be obtained. There are
men who give up their time, money
and energies in the hope of better
ing their town, building it up, max
ing it more prosperous, adding tt
its influence in finance and trade
but regrettable as it is, these mer
do not. always receive the hearty
and loyal assistance they should
from their fellow business men,
Whenever anything is proposed
that will add to the city's wealth
its payroll, increase of trade and ex
pansion of business relations, it i:
the bounden duty of every citizer
to give that project his undivided
assistance. Thus will worthy pur
poses be accomplished. 1t is harder
to build up than to tear down
therefore. it is incumbent on all tt
become builders and thus make the
task all the more pleasant and sc
much the lighter for each one en-
gagged in the labor that means sc
much and will result SO beffeficially
to any community.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10

must go before the people. Each
candidate must go on the stump and
present his case. Not only this but
he must be prepared to answer at.
tacks made upon him. He may pos,
sibly dislike this sort of campaign.
ing but perhaps he is forced into
it on account of unjust attacks as
has been the case with President
Taft.
In self-respect the president was
literally forced to take the stump and
defend his administration as well as
versaries. That he has done SO
most vigorously is to his credit But
at the same time 1t is not a pleasing
spectacle. 1t is not an edifying con-
dition i'm harmony with the true spir.
1t of lofty conception and ideal
of what American politics should
be. 1t has dragged the best men OF
our land down into the mire of a
personal mud singing campaign. In
fact, it has resolved itself into a
great national scandal.
For this we have to lay the re-
sponsibility upon the primary laws
and upon those responsible for their
enactment, laws that are the result,
not OF sincere desire to serve the
best interests of the people, but to
conserve the aims and purposes of
selfish men who are actuated by
selfish motives, in fact, they are the
fruitful eXponents of the pure and
unadulterated demagog, Rampant
demagogism that would do credit to
the veriest sand lot walking agitator
in which appeals to the baser pas
sions and prejudices Of the people
predominant are their only founda-
ton
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
CUTTING THE LIVING COST

Housewives can gain good idea
of how to economize by reading
of the experience of Kansas City
teacher of domestic science in the
public schools recently served a
meal to 14S persons at cost of
twelve cents each. The menu COM
prised bouillon with waters, veal
loaf, creamed potatoes, cranberry
jelly, pickles, biscuits, cabbage
salad, sponge cake and coffee.
eventuated in comfortable, sense
of safety on the part of the visit
ors, the teacher expounded the gos-
pei of inexpensive living by wise
buying. She said that buying in
quantity was of the first impor-
tance. The twelve cent meal, she
said, would have cost twenty cents
if purchased in quantities sufficient
for only four people. Cooperative
buying associations among the
housewives would reduce the cost
of living Why not organize these
associations?
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
STAND sY HOME STONE.

The st. Cloud Journal-Press has
frequently called attention to the
disloyalty of the state architect in
making specifications for state build
ings in that he ignores Minnesota
material and specifies outside stone
The latest outrage of this nature
was the specifications prepared by
the state architect for the ladies
dormitory at the Mankato normal
school. Mankato has an excellent
building stone, and yet the archi'
tect asked for bids only on Bedford
The commercial club of Mankato
called the attention of the board OF
control to the bids. and the archi'
tect was directed to amend his
specifications to include the Mankato
stone.
The board of control stated that
the throwing down of home material
was an error ON the part of the
architect. 1t seems to be habit
with the architect. The same Gus
tom has been followed in making
specifications for the university build.
ings.
The next legislature should pass
a law making it mandatory on the
board of control to remove an archi'
tect who in making specifications
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
WHAT GOOD ROADS DO.

Says The Alden Advance: Good
country roads are more of an asset
to a community than at first thought
they are given credit for being.
They are a source of comfort and
convenience to every traveller. They
attract and are equally as important
as good schools or churches. They
improve the value Of farm property
and improve the popularity of a
trading center which they surround.
A farm four or five miles from a
market center and connected with
the same by bad road is not nearly
as valuable piece of property nor
as easily disposed of in the open
market as one a further distance
away from the market center and
of equal value for farming purposes
but connected by good road
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
HINT FROM ABE REUF.

Abe Reuf, political boss at one
time, now behind prison bars for
his political misdeeds, said recently:
"When a young man of twenty-one,
II, together with +. X. Lane, J. H.
Wigmore, and others, organized
club for civic reform, corresponding
with similar bodies endeavoring to
awaken American public conscience,
one of which was represented by
Theodore Roosevelt. Today. Frank
lin X. Lane holds -, the position OF
interstate commerce commissioner;
John H. Wigmore is dean of the
Northwestern university, professor
of law and authority of note.
81 am in prison cell. They live
in honor; ] in disgrace. Their words
are listened to with respect; l
speak only with the. consent OF the
guards and under their censorship.
They are high in the councils oil
men; | in the lowest degradation.
They live the lives of men; l the
life of felon."
Upon the words of Reuf The
Farm, Stock and Home bases this
timely comment "At what point in
his career he chose to break with
the ideals that have lifted these as
sociates to prominence he does not
saw, nor does it much matter. The
point is that early association and
high ideals themselves are not
enough to- give to men the respect
and honor that can be rightly held
only by consistency of life and mo-
tiyes. The narrow path of private
and public morality leads to the
broad fields of success. and he VINO
swerves aside pays the price Tor his
betrayal"
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
PRAISE FOR w. w. SMITH

The Marshall News-Messenger
says: I'VE note with much pleas
ure and satisfaction a strong senti-
ment throughout the second con-
gressional district in favor of select
ing Major w. w. Smith of Sleepy
Eye as a delegate to the republican
national convention to be held at Chi
cago. At the moment we can think of
no man in the entire second district
more worthy of recognition by the
republican party, and although the
demands of congressional reappor-
tionment a few years ago cut Lyon
county out of the second district.
the old time republicans hereabouts
retain ,clinging interest in the
welfare and doings of the second,
and to a large degree have per-
sonal regard for the staunch old
wheelhorses who for nearly gen
Grafton have maintained the integ-
rity of the party, and fought It's
battles regardless of political vagar-
les or temporary defeat. Such a
man lis w. w. Smith Of Sleepy Eye,
who has not only cheerfully, but
energetically responded to every re-
publican demand for period OF
more than thirty years, as the
writer knows fromupersonal acquain-
tance and political association. Few
men in the state are better known
among the leaders Of the party,
and none has won higher esteem on
account Of services rendered. What
ever of honor it may be to Major
Smith to represent his district at
Chicago, and of which he will be
keenly appreeiative, it will be no
less an honopt to the second dis
trict to have such a representative.
There should be no, opposition TO
his candidacy" .....
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10

!. u ~
are working, was declared to be
no nearer in point of date. Far
more preliminary work has been
found necessary than it was expect
ed. Reports of unity plans tried
out in Australia and South Africa
were presented and discussed, and
were held to have some bearing upon
the situation here and in England.
1t was the prevailing judgment that
the world conference. when held,
should sit in an American and not
in a European city. 1t is an Ameri-
can project America contributes
largest to the world work. and has
the largest single churches and So
cieties.
The striking feature of the unity
Of the Christ sentiment. That is,
the argument that he serves his
church best who serves Christ best
was found to be growing, and that
as. it does SO the relative Importance
of denominational fences diminishes.
A result of the conferences was the
conclusion that as long as this
change is taking place it is well to
avoid any possible interruption of it.
A waiting policy will, 1T was felt,
make more sure any practical re-
suits of world unity conference.
Meeting of representatives of the
bodies named. and Of others are to
be continued,
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
SMOTHER TIME-SEE YOU LATER

One of the prime efforts of the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league, at it's organization
was to secure from the railroad com
panies the same homeseekers' rates
for Southern Minnesota as are given
to the northern part of the state
and elsewhere i'm the northwest
We recently reported the inter
view of a committee from the league
with the railroad officials. in St
Paul, of which Mr.. Daniel of Mar
shall was member says The Mar
shall News Messenger. OF course
the officials recited the familiar
song and dance of comforting with
headquarters through the proper
channels and this was done.
Chairman E. E. Macleod of the
western passenger association OF
Chicago declines to grant the re-
quest and in doing so explains that
it is because arrangements fol
homeseekers' excursions for 1912
have been completed, and that il
would not be practicable to take
any action on the matter this year.
He adds that the matter will be
brought up when arrangements are
made for next year. The committee
is disappointed, but will continue its
efforts, feeling that the southern
part of the state is entitled to the
rates asked for this year.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
TIE UP WITH THE LEAGUE.

=
While Winona has SO far not be
come actively affiliated with the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league it is recognized here
that the organization is a good one
and that through united action much
can be accomplished that would fai
through individual effort, says TIL.
Winona Republican and Herald
When Winona's new commercial
body is launched it would not be
surprising if steps were taken to
secure affiliation with the Southern
Minnesota Better Development lea
que.
Recently this league presented tG
the Western Passenger association a
request for homeseekers' rates te
Southern Minnesota with stopovel
privileges. This request has been
turned down and Southern Minnesota
has been Disseminated against by
the railways in compelling homeseek
ers to go to the twin cities to have
their return ticket validated.
1t is urged by r. G. Bonnallie OF
Tracy, the president of the league
that if all of the thirty-one counties
in the territory of the league organ
ize and cooperate much could be
done along various lines for the mu
tual good. The refusal of the rail
ways, he says, proves that Southern
Minnesota interests must organize
and cooperation in matters of, this
kind.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10
ENFORCE TRAFFIC LAWS.

The Free Press is in entire sym
pathy with the desire of Mayor Tay
lor and the council to strictly en-
force the laws and ordinances relat
ing to traffic on the streets, includ
ing the speed of automobiles and
other vehicles: and the hope of this
paper is that the mayor will sue
oeed in the appointment of man
as traffic policeman who will en-
force these provisions without fear
or favor.
Every violator of the law should
look alike to him. With the large
number and varied kinds of vehicles
using the streets daily and in the
early part of the evening, there
needs be some one who will make
it his especial duty to force drivers
to obey the ordinances.
Autoists are not the only offend.
ers. Those who operate motorcycles
should be given a taste of the law.
\ number of these riders have made
it practice to operate their ma.
chimes at a speed that cannot be OBJ
tanned by an automobile and they
do so i'm a wanton and reckless dis,
regard of the law.
When the legislature framed the
law regulating the speed and op-
Grafton of motor vehicles, it neglect
ed to insert clause requiring the
owners of these machines to file
with the proper officers an indemni.
flying bond i'm sufficient amount so
that any person injured through the
carelessness of the driver could re-
cover damages.
Many of those who operate ma
chimes are irresponsible financially.
Even the autos in which they ride
are mortgaged. to their full value,
and there is no hope that any per-
son injured by one of these ma
chimes could recover damages, even
should jury so award him.
The public is entitled to this
measure of protection against those
who "burn up the thoroughfares" with
a dangerous instrumentality, but who
have no financial standing and would
be in no position to meet judg.
ment should the court SO order in
favor of an innocent victim of the
auto owners recklessness.
The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10

months. The fragments were pre-
served in glass Jars in suitable
media. He found also that a frag-
Ement of tissue preserved in the
same manner retained it's normal
function for a long time.
These experiments are described
in the current issue of the Journal
of Experimental Medicine. DIR. Car
rell expresses this opinion: ut is
even conceivable that the length Of
the life of tissue outside the organ
ism could exceed greatly it's normal
duration in the body because ele-
mental death might be postponed in
definitely. by a proper artificial nutri-
Ition.'