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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
OPPOSED TO TARIFF CUT
Mankato Business Men Urge Congress
Not to interfere With Duty
On Article.
From THURSDAYS Daily.

EToiH tHuTSudyS Sd'iys
G.. A. Jones, local agent for the
Minnesota Sugar company, was busy
this morning circulating petition
among the business men and farm
ers, to use their influence in pre-
venting the reduction or elimination
of the tariff on raw sugar, from
becoming law. The petition stat
ed that it was the honest belief
of the signers that should this law
be passed it would work hardships
to the people of the United States
and especially to those in Minnesota
a sthey were growing sugar beets
at a very good profit and are rails
ing larger yields of other crops plant
ed after beets, which thereby in
crease the production of the farms.
It puts more money into circula-
ton and every business man and
farmer i'm this county is deriving
benefits from this industry and
would suffer great loss if there
should be legislation passed to in.
jure the industry in any way.
Mr.. Jones had secured several
signers to this petition, most of them
business men of Mankato, but this
afternoon he was also present at the
farmers convention and secured the
names OF many farmers. This petit
ton will be sent to Washington to
the representative Of this district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
TOOK CARE OF the BOY
Captain Charles &. EhIers Had Rather
Novel Experience Last Night;
Spent Day Here. q
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays Ddily.
Captain Charles a. Ehlcrs, state
military storekeeper, was in Man,
kato today. .s
The captain had rather a novel ex.
perience. Just after he had board.
ed the train at st. Paul last even.
ing a strange man, accompanied by
a small boy, approached him. The
stranger said: you are going to
Mankato. amt your"
yes" replied the captain.
At that the stranger placed the
boy In the seat beside the captain
thrust a ticket into his hand; also
a slip Of paper with the name of
a woman written on it,
The captain attempted to find out
from the boy his name, but the
youth was close-mouthed.
Arriving at the depot in this city,
no one appeared to claim the boy.
Captain Ehlers paid for the boys
lodging and breakfast at the Saul.
paugh and treated him as kindly as
a father could possibly do.
Today the boy found a relative,
and the captain was relieved Of his
charge.
Captain Ehlers spent the day here
making an inventory of property be-
longing to Company II.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29

cease, as sugar can be produced in
| Java and other oriental countries
at | 1-2 cents a pound, and can
be sold to refiners in this country
below the cost Of production here,
thus effectually killing the growth
of sugar inc the United States with
out cheapening the refined product
to the consumer or giving this
country any increased foreign trade
in return.
At one time this country imported
some $3O,000,009 worth of sugar from
Java, but did not sell that country
| $2,000,000 worth of merchandise, and
| if the imports from there were
doubled the exports would not il.
crease. The same would be true of
other sugar producing countries.
Russia has an enormous supply of
sugar now on hand which she has
been unable to dispose of in Europe
because of the Brussels sugar con-
vention. She pays a bounty on
sugar and were the United States
to admit it free Russia would large
| ly increase her surplus and send it
to the United States, but her high
tariff would continue to exclude
United States products. Germany
and other sugar producing countries
would rejoice greatly over free
sugar in the United States, but they
would not necessarily buy a dollar
more of American products.
| California, which produces $14,-
! 100000 worth of beet sugar; Col.
orado, with $15,000,O00 worth. Michi.
gan, with $13,OOO,OOO: Wisconsin with
: s., 100000 and other states, with a
total of $13,O0O,00O, would suffer not
only that loss, but q great decrease
in the productiveness of the soil, 10
say nothing of the gain now from
the growth of the sugar industry.
Louisiana produced $29.O00,OO0 in
sugar in 1909 and Texas $S51,O00
This would be a total loss. Porto
Rico and Hawaii produced last year
$7S,000,000 worth of sugar. They
could not compete with Java and
the export bounty sugar of Russia,
Germany and other countries.
The total loss from the adoption
of free sugar would be staggering
blow to the nation, without any
gain. The revenue now derived
from sugar would all be paid by the
people of the United States and the
history of the coffee monopoly would
be repeated in sugar. The insincer.
ity OF the house project is proved
by the fact that for months the
house free, traders have been unable
to agree on what should be done
about sugar. So long as they con.
sidered plans that were intended to
have a chance of becoming law, and
giving the people some real advan.
tage, they were hopelessly unable to
agree. 1t was only OH a fantastic
propostal that could not possibly
have a ghost. of. assshow of enact.
ment that they could get together.
1t cannot possibly become a law
at this session.
Probably the certainty that it can
not become law explains how the
caucus was able to adopt it.
But it demonstrates what free trad
ers would do if they had the power,
and the danger that will come from
placing them in full power at the
next election. at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
ACCORD LADIES PRAISE
FOR THEIR GOOD WORK
Cemetary Organization in the
Town Of Sterling.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
One OF the most interesting or
CARNATIONS in Blue Earth county is
the Ladies' Cemetery society OF
Sterling. Its influence is far.reach
ing and it has done much to beau
tify the last resting place of those
buried in the Sterling cemetery. Re
Gently the annual meeting of the so
ciety was held at the town hall
There was a large attendance. Fol
lowing splendid dinner, business
session was held. The president oil
the society, Mrs. C. c. Troy, pre-
sided. The annual report of the
years business, was read by the sec
rotary which showed the society to
be in a prosperous condition. Cash
on hand at beginning of the year
$1S4.63; received from all sources
during the past year, $685.; a to
tai of $377.5S. The disbursements
were as follows: For work perform
ed in cemetery, $1O2.60; for inciden
tai expenses, $3.50; total OF
$3.50. Leaving a balance on hand
of $259.4S.
The Officers Elected.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. Byron Troy; vice
president, Mrs. F. E. Rob
erts; secretary, Miss Ida Hicks
treasurer, Mrs. Olive Drews. The
committees appointed are as fol
lows: Work committee, Mrs. Byron
Troy, Mrs. Rebecca Ellis, Mrs. Jonas
Johnson, Mrs. II. M. Fisk, Mrs. Gaar
Moses. Finance committee, Mrs
Peter Walling, Mrs. C. C. Troy, Mrs
Gaar Moses. Entertainment commit
tee, Miss Margaret Dobie, Miss Ines
Lamp, Miss Eliza Drews.
The receipts of the meeting were
$9.05 taken in from the dinner, $11.7s
for dues and donation of 81 from
Mrs. E. It. Phelps and so cents from
Mr.. Fred Zimmerman, total OF
$3.50. t"'-+ %#"
! Organized Ten Years.
This society was organized ter
years ago during which time the
amount of $l,534.32 has been paid
into the treasury in fees, dues, do
nations, ETC., and the amount OF
$1,274.84 has been paid out in i'm
proving and beautifying the Sterling
burying ground, which consists OF
two acres. The above report shows
the ladies have made success Of
the undertaking and are deserving
of much praise by the manner IL
which the cemetery is so handsome
ly attended to and the sound finan
cial basis upon which the society
stands today. Forty-five members
we're reported in good standing and
from ten to twelve persons who con
tribute occasionally.
The next meeting will be held or
May 8. Mrs. Gus Fischer will have
charge of the supper. The table
committee is made up of the follow
ing ladies': Mrs. H. M. Hicks, Mrs
Grant Hazel and Mrs. H. NJ. Fisk
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
MAY REFUSE ALL LICENSES
Village Board at Lewisviiie Is Made
Up of Drys.

Madelia, Mimi, March 21.--The
town of Lewisville, which has al.
ways been wet" town, elected a
dry, board at the last election that
threatens to do things. Renewal OF
license has been refused to the two
saloons now there. This reduces the
chance for saloons. according to pop
ulation, to one only, with the posi-
BILE chance that all application for
license may be refused.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
START OLE PETERSON BOOM
From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
The Aitkin Age says: The Dame
of Hon. Ole Peterson of Nicollet
county. has been suggested as a
candidate for secretary of state on
the republican ticket. Mr.. Peterson
is we'll qualified for the position, is
q square, true manly man, was
personally one of the most popular
members of the late legislature ana
has host of friends all over the
state who will be glad to give him
a boost in case he decides to be
come a candidate for that office"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
RECALL AUTHOR VERY BRIEF
Claims That He Will Resort te
Mandamus Proceedings.
From THURSDAYS Daily,

Today being the time limit given
for E. V. Waters to amend his
recall petitions, he was called on the
telephone and asked If he had secur
ed enough names to amend the peti.
ton. He said:
Il don't have to add any more
names to that petition. | have filed
1t long ago when fled the names of
456 qualified voters, and no one can
take those names off the original
list But am going to file man.
damus proceedings to compel the
city council to call another election.
These papers will eb filed as soon
as they are made out"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Fridays Daily.

Olive G. Drews and husband to
Gustave w. Fischer, nwA of the
SEA. the neA of the swA and the
swA of the neA of section IA, Ster
ling township. Consideration, $4,000
Charles w. Jessup has petitionec
for the probation of the estate of his
father, ohm Jessup, deceased, which
amounts to $1,000. He asks that w
d. willard he appointed administra
tor,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
TEAMS IN HEAD.0R COLLISION
One Lady Injured; intoxicated mer
Are Held Responsible.

Redwood Falls, MIMI, March 21.-
II. w. SHOEMAKER Of North Red
wood. while driving home with his
wife last night was struck by run
away team driven by two intoxicat
ed men. Both teams met head-on al
a curve in tho road. Mrs. Shoemaker
was thrown violently from the buggy
and dragged some distance. Her. in
juries are reported serious. A. Eckle
and G. Duesher. farm hands, were
charged with causing the accident
Eckle was arrested and fined $25
and costs or forty days in Jail
Dueshera is still at large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
SHOWS FOR STATE FAIR
Better Class OF Attractions; Fat Lady,
However, Is Not Barred; Say
She Is No Freak.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
George AtchisOn Of this city, one
of the state fair managers, returned
from Chicago yesterday, where he
spent few days in the interest OF
the fair securing several amusement
features.
In speaking of the matter Mr.
Atchison said: This year we are
getting better class of attractions
and amusements than ever for the
state fair. There is a greater variety
to select from and the prices in
some instances are only one-hali
of last year. Chicago, this year, il
the amusement market of the coun
try and representatives OF almost
every known attraction were at the
Auditorium hotel, where the fail
managers from several states met
this week. The various western
states combine to use the same at
fractions wherever the fair dates
come at different times. This ar
rangement tends to lessen the ex
pense of each one."
Mr.. Atchison said that on We'd
nesday Chicago had blizzard which
has seldom, If ever been equalled. in
severity. A foot of snow covered
the ground and the wind tossed the
snow in all directions. This together
with the lake breeze, made 1t almost
n a ~ IN IN the
street.
Fat Lady Admitted.
st. Paul, March 22.-Although the
state fair managers who gathered
in Chicago this week decided that
freaks" will be barred from exhibit
tions at the fairs the coming sum
mer, the fat lady and her fat broth.
er will be permitted as before.
1.-THE fat lady does not come un
der the ban," said Secretary J. G
Simpson of the Minnesota fair
board, who returned from Chicago
yesterday morning. "Such persons
are not freaks and they will be al
lowed"
The freaks that will be barred
include all kinds of monstrosities
and abnormal persons, even the
snake eaters" and others. Of that
class. Snake shows will not appear
at any of the state fairs In the
Middle West this year. The senti
ment against such freak exhibitions
has been growing for years, Mr.
Simpson said, and the lines have
been drawn tighter every year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
BALLADS FOR THE HORSES
How One Blacksmith Subdues Four.
legged Animals.

Redwood Falls, Mimi, March 22.--
Frank Selfung, local blacksmith,
Is rapidly gaining prestige as the
champion sheer OF fractions horses
in Redwood county. He does not
use straps and ropes to hold the
ill-tempered animals while be per
forms his work; instead he merely
begins to sing wierd strange Ger
man songs which have hypnotic
influence. Unruly horses from all
parts. of the county are brought to
this artisan to be shod. 1t is said
that Selfung has potent influence
to produce artificial sleep Of all an.
inals but cannot hypnotize human
being.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
SPRING CAME on COLD WAVE
THERMOMETERS Touched Close to Zero
Mark Last Night.
From THURSDAYS Daily,

Officially this is the first day oil
spring, but the weather man does
not appear to have recognized this
fact. With snow on the ground and
the thermometer registering close to
the zero mark last night and within
six degrees of that point this morn
ing people we're not in the mood to
sing that beautiful ballad, Gentle
Spring" However. there is reason
to believe that the weather will
moderate in a few days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29

Golden, Mimi, March 22.--Bliss
Marie L. Kunze has been appointed
postmistress of Golden, succeeding
D. NJ. Jenkins, who resigned some
time ago. She had been deputy
postmaster. She is the first post
mistress Brown county has ever
had. A brother is Representative
Kunze of Minneapolis,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
+ + + + I. + + r + I. + I.
HIGH GRADE CORN.

: Mason City, iowa, March
+ ga little bag of corn
!. sheiled from two ears and
+ which cost $1,000, was turned
+ over to L. p. Bennett, we'll
= known farmer of this county
= to plant in the coming sea-
: son by the international
: Harvester company. The corn
= is a part of the prize lot
= which ranks highest in the
+ United States and was pur-
+ chased by the Harvester
+ company at the national corn
7 show. Mr.. Bennett was Sc
Z Ieeted to raise the corn be-
= cause Of his skill in corn.
+ breeding.
2 + + E + + + + 1. + + + E =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
viii Meet. at MapIeton.

From fridays Daily.
Mapleton has been designated as
the place for holding the next meet
ing of the Mankato conference Of
Congregational churches which in
cludes all the Congregational
churches in Nicollet Waseca, Cot
tonwood, Martin, Pipestone, Fari-
bault. Freeborn and LeSneur coun-
ties,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29

Attorney A. r.. Pau. Jr., is back
from Chicago. He will leave in a
few days for Moorhead and then
make another trip to Chicago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
INSPECTORS SCHOOL
STATE OFFICIALS GIVEN SHOP
INSTRUCTION.
Best Methods for Getting Informal
ton Set Forth by the Heads of
Various Departments.

Madison.-A school of instruction
Tor inspectors in the service of the
wisconsin Industrial commission is
IN session here under the direction
OF the commission The purpose of
the school is to instruct tae inspec-
tors IN the scope and Importance of
thelr work in it's various ramifica-
lions; TO teach the best methods of
getting information; how best to
meet people; how to approach a par
ticular task.
-Four set addresses are scheduled
Ior the week. Commissioner ]. d.
Beck Will speak on the scope of the
work; Assistant Commissioner C. w.
rrlce Will discuss safety devices and
their Importance in the industrial
world Assemblyman Taylor FRYE.
who has charge particularly of the
administration of the laws relating
to labor of women and children. will
talk upon those questions. and Miss
Marie d. Obenhauer of the bureau
OF labor at Washington will point
out the advantages that may result
from cooperation with the national
authorities.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
DEMOCRATS URGE
INCOME TAX PLAN
House Caucus Also Asks for
Free Sugar.
BILL WILL NET BIG REVENUE
Measure Providing One Per Cent Levy
on Salaries Exceeding 5000 Ap-
proved by Ways and Means
Majority.

Washington. D. C.-The Demo
cratic members Of the house in caucus
ratified the bin extending the present
corporation tax to include individuals
and co-partnerships earning yearly
income of $4,000 or over. The caucus
also puts it's o. K. on the bill to put
sugar on the free list, which will
eliminate $50, O0O, 900 from the custom
duties.
The excise tax, SO called by the
ways and means committee, Is in eff
feet an income tax The bill is so
drawn that 1t is expected to comply
with the Supreme courts decision
against the constitutionality Of an in
come tax. Its effect would be to tax
every person who earns more than
$4,000 year, on the excess of $4,000
at the rate Of one per cent
The estimate Of Chairman Under
wood and members of the ways and
means committee Is that the proposed
excise tax would bring in revenue
Of between $50,0OO,0O0 and $60,000,00o
a year.
Placing sugar on the free list, the
Democratic leaders estimate, will re-
duce the price of sugar to the con-
sumer about a cent and half a
pound
The secret that members of the
ways and means committee had been
SO closely guarding for several days
was the provision to extend the cor
poration tax.
In the caucus that bill was not seri-
ously opposed.
The free sugar bill, however, was
bitterly assailed by representatives
from Louisiana, the cane sugar state,
and representatives from sugar beet
growing states, who were absolved
from the bond Of the caucus. No
roll call on the ratification Of the bill
was demanded.
Majority Leader Underwood an
nounced that the bills would be report
ed to the house in a few days.
1--WE simply took the corporation
tax law and rewrote it to include indi
viduals and co-partnerships," said Mr..
Underwood. "The bill, to illustrate,
simply means that /, whose business
is that of member of congress, will
pay to the government one per cent.
of my salary income over $4,000. The
salary of a congressman is $500.
would therefore pay an excise tax of
$25 a year."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
OROZCO TO MARCH
ON MEXICO CITY
Will Unite His Force With Vasquista
Arny-Report Texas is
Invaded.

Chihuahua, Mexico.-With an army
of 5000 men Gen Pascual Orozco an
nounces that he will march on the
City of Mexico at once.
He said he had arrived at an I'M
derstanding with General Salazar and
that the entire Vacquista army, as
well as his own men, would be under
his command. His intention, he said,
Is to upset President Madero and he
never will stop lighting until he has
done IT.
Ell Paso, Tex.-CoI. E. Z. Steever
has dispatched Lieutenant Hill OF
the Twenty-second infantry and a
squad of soldiers to Columbus,
n. M, to investigate a report that
American cowboys and Mexican reb-
els clashed Saturday at Rancho La
Palmas, 80 miles from Columbus, on
the Mexican side.
Mexico City. - call to arms
for the defense Of the constitut-
ed government bv the patriotic people
Of Mexico is the gist of lengthy open
letter addressed by President Madero
to my fellow citizens" through the
press of the capital
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
POLICE END BIG MEETING.
Fifty Suffragettes Arrested In Par
lament Square.

LondOn.-The much advertised
meeting of suffragettes in parlia-
ment square to protest against the re-
fusal Of Premier Asquith to receive
deputation proved fiasco, SO far as
concerned any sensational display of
militant proWess and cunning, which
was predicted by the organizers.
About fifty women were arrested, and
the damage done was inconsiderable.
Another band attacked the Interna-
tional Suffrage shop in Adam street,
the Strand, smashing a big plate glass
building.
Earlier In the day the women had
been disorderly in other parts of the
city.
A small band of them, armed with
hammers and stones, went through
the Knightsbridge and Brompton road
district in the West end of London,
breaking the plate glass windows or
the big dry goods stores situated in
that neighborhood.
AS usual, owing to the disturbance
being unexpected, the police on duty
in the district were unable to cope
with the suffragettes, who were dis
tributed over wide area.
The windows of the Marquis OF
Crewe's and the lord chapceIIors resi-
dences were smashed with hammers
during the suffragettes raid
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
SEEK TO RECALL OFFICIALS
Petition Put in Circulation at Green
Bay Wit Object of Ousting
Two Assessors.

Green Bay.-A petition has been
put in circulation to recall City AS
ant, l.. R. Vandenberk 1t is alleged
that the assessors have been respon-
sible for discrimination in fixing
property values in Green Bay. The
social democrats are declared to be
back of the movement to GUST the
officials who were reelected by the
common council last September and
whose term extends until May, 1913.
The power of electing assessors here
after is vested in the voters as deter
mined at special election last Mo-
yember.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
Lions Are Cheap to Keep.

There are eleven lions in the lion
house in the Central Park menagerie
at New York, and the stork is hover
Ing near, SO bill" Snyder, acting di-
rector, is anxious to swap two of the
members of the lion colony for other
valuable exhibits. City lions have
never been knocked down" on the
block before, but if the swap cannot
soon be arranged the crowded condi-
ton of the lion-house will force the
park department to auction off the two
lions which must go.
For the information of any person
interested ia acquiring a house-broken
ilon' Snyder says it is possible to keep
lion for IS cents a day.