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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Ills a New Vocation For the Big
Town DWeIIer.
FAD TAKES IN ALL CLASSES
Information. Sought From Short
Course; knowledge Brings.
in the Money.

Chicago, March 1.-That fruit
growing now is city mans new
vocation was shown by the number
OF Chicago men who have been en-
rolled in the short course in horti.
culture at the Michigan agricultural
college this year, former superin.
tendent of the big steel plant of the
trust, at South Chicago being one
in the class. Other members included
nearly as many from city business
life as from farming and fruit grow
ing. One was a chemist, and con-
crete inspector, another a mechanic,
third a clerk, fourth a saleman
and "a fifth teacher. There also
were enrolled a civil engineer, O.
merchant and student of the gener.
al agricultural course who was spe-
cialiZing on fruit
First Hand Information.
The fruit growers who took the
course were particularly seeking in.
formation at first hand ON how to
make more money out of the crops
they grow for in recent years the
bonanza profits have resulted from
varieties that brought higher prices
on the markets than the old favorites
Baldwins, Northern Spys and Split
zenbergs. Apples that retail for
fifteen, twenty and even seventy-five
cents apiece have as far eclipsed the
kind that are sold by the bushel and
barrel as the sprayed outclassed the
unsprayed fruit. The city men have
had no small part in the fruit grow
ing that has netted hundreds of
dollars per acre. Growers of deli.
cious and of King David apples have
the high profit records, many or
chards of these varieties having come
into bearing in recent years and upset
previous record by the phenomenal
returns in money which the growers
received.
Conventions Are Enlivened.
Consequently horticultural society
conventions are now enlivened by
eager questioning as to the points
which have put them into class
by themselves like the Hale and
Elberta peaches. However, the plant
ing of the old varieties is still enor-
NOUS. The discovery of fruit as the
solution Of the problem of worn.
out farms of New England has made
that region the center, of the or
chard planting boom. this being at
tributed to low freight rates and the
necessity of using the land more
profitably. Everywhere the ordinary
varieties are planted but without
the possibility" authorities say, that
they will or can compete with those
which are of exceptional quality and
sell at the tiptop prices"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Clause in Appropriation Bill Re-
pealing Creative Act.
MEASURE is LIABLE TO PASS
Democratic Leaders Say House
Will Approve Measure; Veto
May Follow.

Washington, March An uneXpect.
ed and drastic. move to abolish the
commerce court was made in the
house of representatives.
A subcommittee OF the appropria-
lions committee which is framing the
executive, judicial and legislative sup
ply bill not only cut off the apprOpria-
tion for the commerce court but in
serted a clause repeating the act Gre
ating the tribunal.
The Democratic leaders say the full
committee will approve the action OF
the subcommittee and that the house
will pass the bill with the court elimi-
mated.
In the senate the enemies Of the
court claim a majority in favor Of re.
peal.
President Taft has said he would
veto any bill abolishins the court, bit
the Democrats believe he would hest
tate to cut off the appropriations for
these departments OF the government
in order. to reach the Objectionable
provision. ....
The antsgonistic movement against
the commerce court is really demon
stration OF the recall of judges. There
was much opposition to it's creation by
statesmen who commended that 1t was
designed tc intrench the power OF the
railroads and some Of its members,
when appointed by the president, we're
opposed On the ground that they were
too friendly to the railroad interests.
But It was the decisions Of the tri-
bunal which aroused a storm of disap-
prevail The court enjoined the inter
state commerce commissions solution
Of the long and short haul problem
growing out of the intermountain, rate
cases. 1t held that the commission ex-
ceeded its legal powers. This decision
was favorable to the railroads. Then
followed a long series of injunctions,
which held up orders in favor of ship
pers entered by the commission.
In its annual report the commission
attacked the court openly. charged it
with exceeding it's jurisdiction, and
showed by statistics that the vast ma
iority OF the commissions decisions
had been enjoined by the tribunal.
Then the supreme court gave the
commerce court what was supposed to
be a setback in decision that the
commission is the sole Judge of the
facts in any rate case and that the
courts function is confined to passing
on the law involved.
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Judgment, However, No RefIec.
ton On Mr.. Hanson.
NEW TRIAL TO BE REQUESTED
Dairy Commissioners Winkjer Is
Pleased With Outcome of
Recent Trial.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
After being out six hours, the jury
III the case of the State against
Ole Hanson, charged with selling
oleomargarine of the faint and
color of butter, found a verdict sof
guilty. This case has been fought
in district court for the past week,
with number of expert attorneys
and witnesses on the case. Attorney
S. b. Wilson stated today that a
motion for a new trial would be
made, and in the event the court
denies it. an appeal to the supreme
court will be made.
Case Attracted Interest.
!. This case has been of extended
interest, especially among the farm
ers, as the oleomargarine is sold
cheaper than butter. A number OF
experts from the packing houses
other than the Swift company, who
have been backing Mr.. Hanson,
have been present during the trial.
The states side has been handled
by Assistant Attorney General Alex
ander James and County Attorney
y. w. Schmitt, while the defense
was made by Attorney s. B. Wilson
and Attorney Robert E. Olds of st.
Paul. Attorney Henry Veeder Of
Chicago also had a small part in
the handling of the defense.
No Reflection on Mr.. Hanson.
Ole Hanson, who has been picked
out as defendant by the state in
this case, is merely one among the
many who sold oleomargarine and
he was one Of two who sold the
best grade of oleomargarine in Man
kato. He was simply picked out to
act on the defense as a type case,
and In no wise was more to blame
than any of the other grocers who
are selling oleomargarine.
Pleased Mr.. Winkjer.
j. G. Winkjer, state dairy and food
commissioner, when told last night
of the verdict of the jury, declared
that the conviction was a grand
victory for the pure food cause, and
would be the means Of causing man.
ufacturers to be more careful in pre-
pairing foods in future.
"Since the passage Of the law on
cleomargarine there has been ten
dency by some to disregard the stat
ute by cffecting the color OF the
product in the selection of material
used" he said. This will settle
for all times that point Of the law,
and cannot help but make it clear
to everybody that a tendency to
make oleomargarine look like butter
is violation Of the law.
''As to the appeal Of the case, we
will fight for a conviction in the
higher court the same as we did
in the lower. and ] believe that the
decision of the lower court will
stand. l am certainly pleased with
the outcome"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
DEATH OF LITTLE BETTY Erwin
St. Cloud Newspaper Refers Feeling.
LIZ oacsina Aanau

St. Cloud Newspaper Refers Feeling.
Iy to Her Passing Away.
st. Cloud Journal-Press: Betty, the
eight months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hal Erwin, died last even
ing at seven o'clock, following a
sudden attack of commissions that
started the night before. Mrs. Erwin.
who was at Mankato, was notified
of the illness and arrived last even
ing. The little baby, whose bright
sunny ways had made it general
fayorite, was beloved by the many
friends Of the family and the sim
cere sympathy of the community
is extended to the bereaved parents.
The funeral will be held from the
residence of the baby's parents, 4O1
First avenue south. tomorrow after
noon at two o'clock, Rev. Campbell
officiating.
st. Cloud Times: Just few
minutes before her mother reached
the city from MankatO where she
went to visit relatives, little Betty
Erwin died last evening after a brief
illness. Mrs Erwin went to Man.
kato "a few days ago leaving her
eight months daughter in this
city In charge of trained nurse.
fearing an illness might follow the
making of the trip by the little one.
wednesday afternoon the babe was
seized with commissions and again
Thursday morning became subject
to them. Mrs. Erwin was advised
and Immediately started for home.
Late in the afternoon the little. pa
tient entered into another series OF
commissions from which she did not
revive. Death occurred about seven
o'clock.
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ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Mankato Has to Bow to the lnevi-
table-Scores of Citizens
prove IL

/ FI0NC ".
After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Man
kato given below, you must come to
this conclusion: A remedy which
cured years ago, which has kept the
kidneys in good health since, can be
relied upon to perform the same
work in other cases. Read this:
George +. Schneider, 609 North Sec
ond street, Mankato, Mimi, says: "My
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills as
publicly expressed in October. 1908.
remains unchanged. There was
dull, tired ache through the small
of my back and had reason to
know that it was caused by weak
kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills entire
ly rid me of this trouble and not
until recently did notice the least
recurrence. A few weeks ago my
back began to bother me again and
/ lost no time in taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They quickly drove
away the pain and proved as bene-
fetal in every way as before. ! pro-
cured this preparation at John C.
Thro's drug store and in view of my
experience, do not think / could
praise it too highly"
| For. sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
+ Remember the name--Doans-a
take no other,
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ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN
Captains of Two Teams During
the Contest Have Worked
Like Trojans.
From Saturdays Daily.
Who are Who are Who are We?
We are We are We are the
Y. NJ. C. A. b. B. c.
Reds-Reds Reds.
ZizZ-Boom-Ah-

And other yells, together with q
banner, drums, horns and Il group of
men on the street last evening. an-
nounced to the city that the Men S
Big Bible class was still alive and
busy. Following the parade, some
twenty-five sat down to luncheon,
and at seven O'Clock sharp, the
Mems Big Bible Glass twenty.second
session began and seventy-five men
attended
This class has been going on each
Friday evening during the winter
Notwithstanding the fact that the
first two or three meetings had q
small attendance of thirty-five to
fifty, the average for the twenty-five
sessions has been seventy-four men.
The total for the winter has passed
the 1900 mark.
Blues and the Reds.
Some time ago the class was
divided into two teams, the Reds
and the Blues. Last nights DEM
onstration was worked up by the
Reds, in order to have the larger
attendance at the session and to
help them have the larger attend
ance at the close of the season, at
which time the losers will serve the
winners with dinner and will fur
nish the program as we'll.
Men like Rev. G.. B. Osgood, the
teacher, and the captains of the two
teams, Messrs. Ira Montgomery and
w. A. Sanborn, surely deserve men
ton. They have stood right by the
class throughout the season and
have put their best into it. A mum.
Der of other men, have likewise
stood by, whose names are too nu-
merous to mention. There will be
four more sessions of the class and
the men of the city are invited to
attend the remaining sessions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
SAID ON THE SIDE.

Colonel George w. Neff Of The
Lake Crystal Union is by right the
Oldest editor and printer in the.
state of Minnesota today. Entering
a newspaper office in EvansburS,
Pennsylvania, at the age of ten.
years, he has for over sixty years
followed that profession. He moved
from Pennsylvania to Indiana, and
at Valparaiso, Indiana, married Miss
Sarah L. Fancher In 1865 he mOv-
ed with his family to Minnesota,
coming overland with all the neces-
sary paraphernalia for a complete,
first class printing office in the
back of his wagon. The colonel
has seen Blue Earth county trudg-
ing along from its early infancy up
to the present time. He was well
known to all the old settlers in
the county and in fact all over the
state of Minnesota. In 1881 Mr..
Neff and his family came to Lake
Crystal and began the publication
of The Lake Crystal Union. A great
deal of the prosperity and sue
cess of Lake Crystal and the west
ern part of the country is the re-
suit of tho efforts of this news
paper man, and it is especially true
in the village Of Lake Crystal that
it's scandal has been suppressed and
it's good name upheld largely through
the efforts Of Colonel Neff, who
overlooked personal injuries and
criticisms which are a part OF every
newspaper mans life.
The most singular thing in the col
-, p %tab DC <sf otn1
| terest is that he was born on the
29th day Of February, and al.
though he is seventy-four years old,
he has had just nineteen birthdays.
| The life of newspaper man Is one
of more value to q community than
the life of any individual. His trials
are greatest. Colonel Neff has
done much toward building up
Lake Crystal.
During the month of February
the MankatO rest room provided a
pleasant stopping place for over
600 people. Those 600 people were
| from more than forty different
towns, from Spokane, wash, to
Milwaukee, Wis. During the early
part of the month many of the
women and children who came in
from the country found the rest
room the best place possible to gel
warm. While the train service was
SO bad the people who would other
wise have spent a number OIL
hours at the depots, were told oil
the rest room and many Of then
went there and passed pleasantly
what otherwise would have been
tedious and tiresome waits in Man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
MEET TO DENOUNCE WILSON
Italians Appear to Have at I'M for
the Governor.
Especial to The Free Press.J


Chicago, March "A mass meet
ing of Italians to protest against
what they call the defamation OF
Italian citizens" by Governor Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey has been
called for tomorrow.
At Sundays meeting extracts from
Governor Wilson's history which
are construed as insulting to ltal-
ians, Poles and Hungarians, will
be read and translated. The pur-
pose of the gathering according to
the call printed in the local Italian
press, is 'to place clearly before
the Italian voters the character OF
Governor Wilson and the calumnies
he has heaped upon citizens OF
foreign origin
Friends of Wilson in Chicago say
the meeting and other agitation
against Wilson is due to the ami
mostly of Hearst, who has carried
on an anti-Wilson campaign in his
Chicago papers.
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kato. The mothers. particularly APP
preciate the privileges of the room.
There is child's bed, a baby car
rage, and everything for the CON-
fort of the small children. There
are great many good magazines
now on hand, many Of them the
late numbers. The room is kept III
the cleanest possible. condition and
can not help but attract visitors.
There surely is money in the coun-
try this year, if improvements tell
anything about it. Sincethe beginning
of winter and particularly since the
holidays a number OF stores I'D
Mankato have been making extern
siye permanent improvements, and
several stores have been enlarged
so as to accommodate large stocks.
There have been more improvements
of this kind this year than in ord1-
nary years, which is a good sign
| for the prosperity of the city.
Mrs. William Wilson of 72O
Mound avenue recently received
letter from woman signing her
self Mrs. w. M. Smith OF Horneli,
N. Y, in which Mrs. Smith is try
| ing to locate a sister VINO came
| west many years ago and married
a. man named Wilson. From the
letter that seems to be the only
reason Mrs. Smith had for writing
| to this Mrs. Wilson, and as might
| be expected, Mrs. Wilson is not
Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs. Smiths
| letter is as follows: I am writing
YOU for information to find out IL
YOU are any relative to George
| Robinson. My maiden name was
Minerva Robinson and ! had a SIS
| ter who went west q great many
years ago. I haven't heard from her
for a long time. wrote your posi-
master and found out there were
two families by the name OF VIII
son In MankAto. Now II you are the
/ lost one please write right away.
as would like to find my sister,"
A strange coincidence in the mat
ter is that Mrs. Wilson's next door
| neighbor's name is George Robin
son. but he said that he was not
relative Of Mrs. Smith.
! Several pitiable cases of families in
need have come to the attention OF
the lodges and other organizations OF
| the church lately One family was
found to be absolutely destitute, hav-
ing almost no food, and very little
clothing. The bedding was used to
keep the smaller children warm and
the older ones have simply had to
i suffer from the cold. One child in
the family became Ill as "a result OF
the lack, of nourishment and the cold,
and the condition of the family was
thus learned. Kind friends have gone
to their assistance and they are now
being comfortably cared for. This is
; but one of several cases OF the same
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
RlNGLlNG TO BUILD THEATRE.

Snowman Will Erect Modern Opera
House at Baraboo. &
Baraboo, Wis, March AL Ring.
ling, Circus King" has purchased
the old Wisconsin hotel property in
this city, which will be RACED and
a modern opera house erected on its
site. Baraboo has been without an
house for several years,
and the new theatre will be gift
to- the city. sf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
NOTES FOR THE SPORTS.

Reports from Berlin say that the
in baseball and that a number OF
teams have been organized. 1t is said
that a German syndicate has offered
$4,000 if two big league teams from
America will visit that country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
"Fan" Defines Judiciai Recall.

Washington, March 2.-Representa.
tive Campbell Of the Third Kansas
district, q baseball fan, visited Taft
headquarters and commented on the
Roosevelt recall proposition TO this e..
feet: cts q case OF appealing from
the umpire 70 the bl<acherS"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Boston Auto Show Opens.

Boston, March 2.-Mechanics
Building is filed today with all
varieties of the latest models OF
pleasure car. The exhibition will
continue through all of next week
and will be followed March 13 to 90.
by commercial vehicle show,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
GOVERNOR is MADE MEMBER

Name Placed on Honorary Roll of
Rocky Mountain Organization.
Notification reached Governor
Eberhart that he had been elected
an honorary member of the Rocky
Mountain club in New. York. The
club was formed to enable Western
men of prominence and large af-
fairs" to meet while in New York.
The club rooms are in the Waldorf
Astoria hotel. John Hays Hammond
is president.
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kind and the long stretch of extreme
cold weather has caused much sui
fering. The breaking up of the win.
ter will be more welcome than ever
before by those in need.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
New York millionaire Dies.

New York, March 2.--Wiiiiarn Bay.
ard Cutting, lawyer. director Of many
corporations and leader IN society and
civic movements In this city, died on
a special train while being brought
home from the West, according to a
uriyats telerralta received here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

Pacific coast fans will be the
first, as usual, to feast on real PEN
nant ball, as the Coast league will
go into action month from to-.
morrow. The circuit will be the
same as last year, when one of the
greatest races in baseball history
was pulled of.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
4seond Mayer q Duluth Dead.

Duluth, Mimi, March Clinton
MArkAil, eighty years old and the sec
ond mayor Of Duluth, died at Pass
dsAA, Cal Mr.. Markell had lived In
Duluth since 1859. Previous to that
time he lived in Superior, Wis, going
there In 1853. Death was due to old
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
ATTACK ON INSURANCE TAX
Northwestern Mutual Life Protests
."& Payment to Test. Law.

rayH'ehe 10 ies,? Ie"
Madison, Wis, March THAT it
may test the validity Of thu Wiacon-
sin law affecting life insurance COM
psnies the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company Of Milwaukee
turned over to State Treasurer An.
drew Fl. Dahl, under protect, a check
for S4s2,1sS in payment of it's taxes
FOR 1912.
The protest is addressed to Herman
L. Ekern, commissioner of insurance,
and State Treasurer Dahl and states
among other reasons that. the laws Of
Wisconsin governing insurance com.
panies taxes are unconstitutional and
void by denying the equal protection
Of the laws to the company named
and all other persons similarly situat.
ed and by infringing the rule that tax.
alton shall be uniform.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

Ty Cobb is dead set agin" the
proposition to abolish the use of
spikes. Ty sarcastically suggests that
pitchers be made to toss the ball,
that catchers get it on the bounce"
and that the players be provided with
tatting to work on and tea to drink
during innings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08


Sunday leagues are becoming popu.
lar in the west, a number having
been organized recently. in southern
California, Missouri and other states.
The latest are the Northern Indiana
league, to include Hammond, Gary
and other cities in that section, and
the Kansas Missouri, which numbers
several towns in the zinc region. .
Northwestern league magnates are
asking that their organization be
given class A rating, instead of B,
as now Portland, Seattle, Spokane,
Tacoma, Victoria and Vancouver,
the six cities represented have a
total population of 100000, and it is
pointed out that the eight Western
league cities have less than 10000
and that league is rated Glass A.
"Jim" Hart, for over fifteen years
president and chief owner of the
Chicago Cubs, is now dealer in
road building materials in Chicago
and is said to have amassed big
fortune. Hart has evidently returned
lTOm d LOuT Ol TIC WOIIu. I1olL 10 a
chronic globe trotter and spends
about half of his time travelling in
foreign lands, where he combines
business with pleasure.
New Orleans will have Cotton
States league club this season, the
Yazoo City franchise having been
transferred to the Crescent City. The
cotton states circuit now includes
Eqnedidian, Vicksburg, Greenwood,
Hattiesburg and jackson, Miss, In
addition to the Louisiana metropolis.
The tendency toward placing small
league clubs In big cities to fill the
time when the big league club is away
from home is growing all over the
country and next year it is likely
that the experiment will be tried out
by number OF cities. Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Detroit may have
American association teams next
year according to rumor. while the
Eastern league may possibly get
permission to place clubs in Pitts
Burgh, Washington and Brooklyn.
L.