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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
Mr.. HOYT FINDS IA ULT
WITH THE RIVER PLAN

The building of storage reservoirs
on the Minnesota river to avert the
floods which in many years do seri.
GUS damage to crops and buildings
along the river, is declared impract-
ical in the May report of w. G. Hoyt
district engineer, Of the United States
geological survey, copy of which
was filed yesterday with George
Ralph, state drainage engineer, says
The st. Paul Pioneer Press.
I'm the southern part of the state
at least" says the report, sit is
doubtful if storage reservoirs could
be so operated that they would be
of value both as a means of food
prevention and to increase the low
water flow. The streams of this Sec
ton of the state are extremely flashy
and floods are caused to greater
extent from long rains than from
melting snow. 1t would therefore
be necessary to empty the reservoir
as soon as the peak of the food was
passed in order to control the next
one. The above is on the assump-
tion that there would not be suffic-
lent storage capacity to take care
of more than one flood at a time"
Mr. Hoyt also says all that saved
the territory adjoining the Mississ-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
PROPST IN ROCHESTER:
SIZING UP SITUA TON

Rochester Post and Record: Lack
of sufficient power in the city may
deprive Rochester of street car
line in the future. While it is not
probable that street car line would
be in operation at once, it is a fact
that the feasibility Of such a prop
osition is being considered, and the
great obstacle that stands in the
way is want of power.
&c. F. PropSt of Chicago has been
in Rochester for the past ten days,
representing Chicago capitalists, who
are ready to invest in street car
lines in small cities where they can
be made to pay. Mr.. Propst has
not made his presence or his bust
ness known to many, as he has no
proposition of any kind to submit
but has been here merely for the
purpose of investigation, studying
conditions, such source of power
as we'll as the promise of local traf-
fic. What the company he represents
will do is a matter of conjecture,
and whether Rochester will be even
given consideration is unknown to
Mr. Propst and will be until he re-
ports to them the result of his visit
here. He has interviewed a few
business men, but when seen by a
Post and Record representative had
little information to give, other than
to state the nature of his call.
1.-The greatest barrier in the way
of a street car line in Rochester is
the lack of power said Mr.. Propst,
when pressed for an interview. AT
the present time Rochester has ia
cilities only for producing the actual
amount of power used and it's price
is prohibitive. The cost of produc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07

ippi river in Minnesota from ST. Paul
south from experiencing one of the
most disastrous floods known in its
history, was the unusual circum-
stances that, while rivers in the
northern part of the state were at a
very high state, the Minnesota river
was way below normal stage. The Min
nesota was flowing 1000 second.feet
maximum, while it often flows over
$4,000 second.feet. Is
In order to make these floods i'm
possible in future, Mr.. Hoyt recon-
mends the building of reservoirs on
the Elk, Rum, Crow Wing and Sank
rivers in Northern Minnesota. These
reservoirs, while controlling the
floods, would also produce abundant
water-power. This would also help
reduce the danger or floods on the
lower Mississippi, which Mr.. Hoyt
declares can be controlled salts
factorily only by the erection of
reservoirs on the streams running
into the Mississippi from the north,
augmented by the erection of dikes
on the Mississippi. The erection of
bikes along would not be as salts
factory and the nation would lose
the returns from the water power
which would be developed by the
reservoirs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
MCDOWELL BROKE HIS
NEW JERSEY PAROLE
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
William Mcdowell, the young man
who stole cornet from a CONNER
cial college student in this city, a
Knights Templar sword from a gen.
tleman at st. Peter and rified rooms
of five boarders in a home at New
Ulm, is an escaped inmate of the
New Jersey state reformatory This
fact was developed at New Ulm to-
day when County Attorney August
G.. Erickson confronted Mcdowell
with a letter from the superintend,
ent of the reformatory.
Last week Mcdowell wrote a let.
ter to DR.. Frank Moore, Railway,
N. j., and asked that gentleman if
he wanted the writer to return to
him. The letter was written on
Brown county official stationery. 1t
turns out that Dr. Moore is the SUI,
perintendent of the reformatory in
New Jersey He wrote a letter to
Mr. Erickson, in which he explain
ed that Mcdowell had been an in
mate of that institution (McDowell
claimed that Moore was at the head
of sanatorium) and that he had
broken his parole.
Mcdowell WiIted Quickly.
This afternoon County Attorney
Erickson asked Mcdowell who Moore
was and what he did for a living
"Oh, he doesn't do anything" re-
piled Mcdowell
is it not a fact that he is at the
head of the New Jersey reforma.
tOry?" asked Mr.. Erickson.
At that Mcdowell wilted and he
readily admitted he had broken his
parole. He stated that he was sent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
FINE PICNIC AT RAPIDAN
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Cashiers grove, one-half mile eae.
OF Rapidan, was the scene of much
merriment today. The management
of the Rapidan creamery, gave a pic
mic. About 1000 people were con-
gregated in the grove and the auto
| mobiles were as thick as June
bugs, according to a Rapidan cor
respondent. The picnic was given to
the patrons of the creamery Large
delegations attended from Good
Thunder, Garden City, Vernon Cen
ter, Mankato, Beauford and other
towns. Dinner was served at noon.
The Rapidan band was out in full
glory and the Norwegian Lutheran
choir rendered several selections
this morning. F. B. Currier of Mic
ollet spoke this morning on "The
Dairy Cow" and there were several
other speakers scheduled to address
the large crowds. Miss Nellie Bull
Of the university extension of Min
neapolis, and Mr.. French were to
speak this afternoon.
The management of the Rapidan
creamery is composed of Paul Kun
KEEL, manager; Arthur Mitchell, presi-
dent and A. o. Lee, George Bart
lett and John Taylor board of direc-
tors.
A bountiful dinner was served this
noon, which was followed by song
by the choir and a solo by little
Miss Cordia Weller. Forest Henry of
Dover, the well known institute man,
gave an address on dairy topics,
which was followed nv an address
by DR.. l.. E. Wiley of the state
university, who spoke on hog chol-
era. Two pigs were brought to the
place and an operation and demon
stration performed on them by DR..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07

to the reformatory on account of
trouble with girl.
DR.. Moore wrote the Brown coun-
ty attorney that he would not inter
fere with the proceedings instituted
by the Brown county authorities
but would wait. until after Mcdowell
served his sentence in the Mime
sofa penitentiary. Both Blue Earth
and Nicollet counties can proceed
against Mcdowell
Mcdowell was arraigned in the pc.
lice court at New Ulm this after
noon on charge of grand larceny
in the second degree. He waived
examination and was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury.
His bail was fixed in the sum of
$1,000. Meanwhile he is in the Gus
tody of Sheriff Julius.
1t is quite likely that Mcdowell
will plead guilty to the charge and
not await the sitting of court.
1t is now believed that Suit and
Mcdonald are one and the same.
o. e. Leske, the student at the
Commercial college, who went to
New Ulm recently to claim his
cornet, which he said that William
Mcdowell had stolen, returned last
night and said that he identified the
cornet. When he arrived at New
Ulm, Mcdowell claimed he had
broken the cornet case and thrown
it away, and that he bought the cor
net in his possession at Chicago.
Later, however, he admitted that he
stole the instrument. LeSke did not
bring the instrument back with him,
as it was used in the hearing at
New Ulm this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07

tion of power in your present plant
is high, but no higher than the av-
erage steam plant. What is needed
to promote a street car line is first
the power and then the rate that
will make possible the operation of
the line. Rochester lacks in both
now
"Mr. Propst in company with Roch-
ester parties, visited the site of the
proposed Zumbro Power company's
plant on Sunday, but commented lit.
tie. He recognized the report of the
engineers was favorable to the prof.
ect, and if it could be developed,
could see no reason why it should
not be a good thing for the city. In
such close proximity to the city, an
ideal summer resort could be real
lied with the beautiful lake that
would come from the overflow, and
with a street car connection the ad-
vantages of such a summer resort
would be enjoyed by all classes Mr.
Propst believed there was a field
here under such conditions, and
with the transient travel in the city
back and forth from the hospital, for
street car line, but as said before,
the vital factor for such PROPOSE
ton at the present time is missing,
and that is adequate power supply.
whether or not the company rep
resented by Mr. Propst will give
Rochester further consideration is
unknown, but the fact that this
city has possibilities which are ham
pered by lack of a power supply
should be food for thought by every
citizen"
Mr.. Propst is the representative of
Cummings Bros, owners OF the
Mankato electric railway.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07

house of representatives one member
for every 1000 inhabitants. The rep.
resentation in both houses shall be ap.
portioned equally throughout the diff.
ferent sections of the statepin proper.
ton to the population thereof, exclu-
sive of Indians not taxable under the
provisions of law"
The last legislative apportionment
was made in 1897, over fifteen years
ago, and it is matter of common
knowledge that representation in our
legislature today is grossly unequal
under the constitutional provisions
Just quoted.
In the last campaign all political
parties in their platforms distinctly
pledged the people legislative reap
portionment as required by the consti-
tuition. You were unable to pass a
legislative reappOrtionment at the last
session, but in this special session,
with but few subjects pressing for
your consideration, failure to pass a
legislative reapportiOnment in accord
ance with the constitution would be a
deliberate defiance of the right of the
people to govern themselves. To deny
the people equal representation in the
lawmaking branch of their govern
ment is to strike down the fundamen.
tai principle of popular government by
subjecting the majority to the rule of
the minority.
l earnestly recommend the early
passage of a legislative reapportion.
ment according to the constitution.
Direct Election of United States
Senators.
The legislature of Minnesota has re.
peatedly memorialized the congress to
provide for the direct election of
has at last proposed such an amend.
ment. 1 herewith transmit this
amendment for your consideration and
recommend it's immediate ratification.
Federal Income Tax.
The last legislature failed to ratify
. the proposed amendment to the
United States constitution providing
for a federal income tax, and here
with again transmit this proposed
amendment for your consideration and
recommend its ratification.
Congressional ReapportIonment.
Since your adjournment congress
has assigned ten members of the ma
tional house of representatives to the
state of Minnesota instead Of nine, as
at present. This necessitates the re-
districting of the state into ten con
gressional districts, and there is nc
valid reason why this session should
not provide for such congressional re-
superintendent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07

nary session of the legislature was
opened this morning with the pros
pect of a deadlock between the two
bodies over legislative program.
The preliminary formalities OF
opening were no sooner over than
resolutions were adopted in both
houses limiting consideration to d
certain legislation.
The house decided to act on the
primary law, corrupt practices act
legislative reapportiOnment, congress
sional redistricting, gross earnings
bill, ratification of the income tax
and the direct election of United
States senators.
The senate would confine it's &C
ton to the primary law and an eff.
fective corrupt practices act.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
PUSH LOTUS To FRONT
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
George S. Lotus, president of the
Minnesota Progressive Republican
league, probably will become a can
didate for railroad and warehouse
commissioner. 1t is said that the
progressives have picked ]. Fl. Grass
of Fergus Falls as his running mate.
]. A. Manahan, st. Paul, will be the
progressives' candidate for attorney
general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07

serum.
of the afternoon was spent in watch
ing ball game between Rapidan
and God Thunder. The entire picnic
was considered a success in every
way, and the management received
many congratulations for the excel
lent way in which the program was
carried out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
Congressional ReapportIonment.
FAv0RS ONLY TWO LAWS
Caucus Held by Members of Mime.
sofa Senate.

ST. Paul, June 4.-Memhers of the
senate in caucus at the Merchants
hotel adopted recommendation that
the legislation to be considered at the
special session of the legislature be
limited to two subjects statewide
primary bill and corrupt practices
act. A committee was appointed to
draft joint resolution to be intro.
duced in both houses limiting legis.
lation to these two measures.
Reapportionment, recommended in
the governors message. was turned
down by the senators
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
A Severe Test.

He-Yes. darling. when | am with
you | feel inspired-as If could do
some perfect thing. She-Maybe you
could order a luncheon that | would
like without consulting me-Puck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
PROSpECTSOF DEADLOCK

Especial to The Free Press.l
st. Paul, June 4-The extraordi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
Addressed Grand jury.

Judge Pau this afternoon address
ed the grand jury. No particular in
structions We're given them. Mic Pc
terson was appointed foreman.
Sheriff Osten has appointed Ber
Davis and Olof Lundberg bailiffs
for this term of court.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01
MEMORANDUM BOOK SAVED MIR JOHNSON
Wife Of Steward of Phoenix Club
 Drons Bullet in His Hip Pocket.

Shots. at least one, rang out' at the Phoenix club yesterday afternoon. Th,. shooter was Mrs. Johnson colored ana the "shot-at'' was her husband who is the steward of the club.
 The cause of the fusilade was not disclosed but Mrs. Johnson accOmpan- jed bv another colored woman drove in front of the club. She alighted and ent- cred the resort. Just what took place on her entrance is not known but sub seduent events indicate that Johnson did not face his wife like man
 There was a shot and we'll from Johnson The woman ran out of the nlace climbed into a buggy and drove away. Then ensued an investigation of the wound of Johnson. It was found that he rad been shot in the right hip pocket which led to the belief that the woman vas not merely shooting to scare him but intended to send bullet through lis brain. A saving memoran- dunn book turned the bullet aside.
 The affair was reported to the pohco hut not hy Johnson who later said that he did not intend to prosecute. But the police will follow the matter up with charge of carrying concealed weapons. Late last night the woman had not been located.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01
POSTMASTERS WILL
 MEET IN YOSEMITE
Col. McCintock Left Last Night to Join the California Officials in
 Los Anoeles.

Postmaster J. IL McClintOck left last night for a weeks stay in the Yosemite valley. accepting an invitation to at tend the annual >encampment" of the California convention of pOstmaSterS of presidential post offices. It is his pur pose to extend his trip to at least a month. making it include his summer vacation The past winters work in the pos; office has been the hardest ever and col. McClintock feels the need of a rest being tired and salf sick be side. thought he knows of nothing "constitutiOnally" wrong with himself, his "bv-iaws' are not working. or in other words he feels run down.
 The postmasters convention, or camp. will be held at Curry's Camp in the Yosemite He will join q party of Southern California pOstmasters In Los Angeles and from there journey to the camp ground in special car At the conclusion of the convention he expects to go to San Francisco for a further outing in the cool breezes Be fore leaving the colonel said the Ari- zOna postmasters who have state organization plan to hold their annual meeting hereafter in a similar way, as semhIing titeir convention at some point of scenic interest like the Grand Canyon. where they can mix business and pleasure.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01
WORSLEY'S COURSE
 ON BRENNAN BILL
On Investigation He Found Fears
 Concerning 1t Groundless.

Presumably because of vicious at tack on him which recently appeared in a socialistic paper. Senator A. A. Worsley yesterday issued state ment regarding his stand on the brennan irrigation bill which is one of the last to be signed by Governor Hunt
 It is a we'll known fact that the brennan bill. which applies the prin- ciples of the Carey act to irrigable lands now under state control In Arl- Zona. was regarded with some sus- picion by a good many people who feared it would open the door to land spectators and work to the injury of actual settlers This opinion was combatted throughout by Mr. Dren- nan and other supporters of the bill. who maintained the settlers would be given ample protection and that there was no chance for the special interests" afforded by the measure. After considerable of fight the bill passed both houses.
 The fear expressed by the oppon- ents of the measure was that some outside wealthy men would exercise an influence in the disposition of the lands in the Parker project; and there was some talk that one company did have a vested interest in the pro posed dam there.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01
BACK TO THE SOIL.

Members Of the American Bankers association, who are holding their sessions at Briacliff, appalled, by the fact that 90 per cent of the rising gen eration are being educated to be con- sumers while only ten per cent are learning to become producers, are starting an energetic campaign to pro- vide for the farm. The bankers be- lieve school children should have put before them more forcibly the neces- sity of agriculture out in the west. where the farmers have children of the formative age. the young men are being sent to the agricultural col leges, the youths going in their auto mobiles. and it is no uncommon thing to see more than a machines lined up before some of the institutions.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01

dox in the chair Routine business was as follows:
 The insurance code was referred to the attorney general.
 The bill providing for the care and education of blind infants was amend ed and recommended for passage.
 The senate bill providing an inheri- tance tax was recommended for pass age.
 The senate purchasing agent bin was laid on the table
 The blu relating to tax assessments was recommended for indefinite post pOnement
 The bin relating to the removal of the industrial school was put on the calendar of the committee of the whole for today.
 The committee rose and it's report was adopted.
 The house bill providing for d state eXaminec was reported with amend ments and placed on the calendar.
 The anti-lobbying bill was sent to the enrolling and expressing commit tee The judiciary committee recommend ed that the bill relating to eminent do- main do not pass.
 The same committee recommended that the bill relating to the jurisdiction 1 of justice of the peace do pass. The senate bill relating to the pow 1 CTS of state treasurers was recOm- mended for passage | The blli providing for superior court 1 judges ~xpenses was recommended for 1 passage.
 The house bill providing for the pub Iication of supreme court judges de- l cisiOns was recommended for passage
 The senate antilobbyinG bill was 1 recommended for indefinite postpone l ment.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01
HOUSE PASSES JACOB'S s BILL
Continued from Page Il.

received. The bill was ordered to take its regular course
 Then the foreign insurance bill was taken up. In its original form it pro- vidcd for four per cent tax on the premium receipts of ali foreign lif" insurance companies.
 Some of the members manifested considerable animositN toward these companies Others were inclined to take a more reasonable view. Some instructive information was given by Senator sims who read from list of the sta-e, the amount of taxes levied by each He showed that the highest tax levied by any is three per cent. the lowest ,ne per cent and the average la4 per cent An amendment was of fered to the bill lowering the rate from four to three per cent.
 Senator Hubbell contributed speech on the subject that was far and away the most sensible and the most insTuc- tive of any heard on the subject in thz course oi the long debate. He said we are not ali angels and if some of the insurance companies and other cor porations hal once in while side stepped some of their taxes it was nothing more than many of the sena- tors. he had no doubt, had done. ' guess I would have to plead guilty my self" sad the senator. Now lets h honest and candid about this thing.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-01

Tn fact. he went so far as to assert that the retail shop was best organ i2ed in which the clerks were en- cOuraged to specialize in their read ings and become posted upon certain subdivisions of the vast field of book larin' = If they wanted to- and time permitted. he would certainly enCOur- age them to browse" through the books in the store during such nom ents of leisure as fell to them. The clerks should learn, above all, to cherish and respect the cranky customer. There is too much of a tendency in a modern cOmmercialiZed bookstore to regard anybody as a crank" whose search for a book extends further than the 50-cents fiction counter.
 The modern bookstore has to meet the brisk, spanking but strictly linn ited competition of the department store. The New York dealer has assuredly sketched. even if in slight ly idealistic fashion, the soundest ba- sis upon which to meet that com petition.