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The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
BLAME THE YANKEES
GAM NC IN GERMANY
'Tis Claimed That Americans
Learned TeutOnICs How to
Play Poker, Etc.
Especial to The Free Press. ]

Berlin, November 26,-The Ger
mans arc putting the blame for the
large number of suicides consequent
upon the results Of gambling upon
Americans. 1t is claimed that Ger
mans knew practically nothing about
gambling aud club life before an
American named James Henderson
opened club here about fifteen
years ago and fitted it with gam
bling room. The sequel was that
other clubs were speedily established
and now it is admitted that Berlin
possesses the finest gambling re-
sorts in Europe. They range from
palaces, where princes and high
armory and navy officials stake for
tunes belonging to their wives as
Il rule) down to primitive and often
squalid resorts in cheap cafes, where
workingmen congregatc on Saturday
evening, after having cashed their
weeks pay slip.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
REPORTS ARE NOT READY
Gas Rate Commission Adjourned Its
Meeting This Afternoon Until
Week From Today

The gas rate commission held a
meeting this afternoon, but as the
reports we're not ready the meeting
was adjourned until week from
today Engineer Earl ID. Jackson.
who is in the cities at present, has
sent word 20 City Attorney Arthur
Schaub to the effect that he will
soon be finished with the report and
will bring it to this city. He did
not name a date for the completion
of the report. 1t was expected at
the meeting this afternoon that the
reports will be ready for the coming
meeting.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
JOHN RUD is PRESIDENT
/ He Is Placed at the Head OF the SWed.
ish Lutheran Cemetery
Society

A meeting of the Swedish Luther
an Cemetery society was held last
night in the church, when election
of officers was held. John Rud was
made president, John Nyquist was
elected a trustee for term of
three years to succeed himself and
c. E. Bredeson was made secretary.
AT the next meeting of trustees the
treasurer and superintendent will
be elected The complete board of
trustees is John Rud, John Nyquist
and Olaf Larson.
1t was reported that eighteen
graves had been dug during the
year and that 100 markers had been
bought to mark the single graves.
There is $662.90 OH hand at the pres
ent time.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
WANTS TO BE SHOWN
Winona Man Asks About Advantages to
Be Gained From Development
League Membership

) E. J. Helm of Winona county has
written letter to g. f. Soaring,
secretary Of the isankato CONNER
cial club, asking him to enumorate
the benefits that WlnoDa county
could derive from belonging to the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league. AS it will cost that
county the sum of 5000 to en-
ter tho | ague they want to sec
where the benefits are coming in
before they part with the money.
Mr.. Soaring has written Mr.. Helm
letter in which he, calls attention
tos the many advantages that are
to be had where the counties work
together and has urged Winona
county to como into the league.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
DOG SHOW IN new YORK
Toy Spaniel Club Opened Its Exhibition
Today; Judges; What Prizes
Are Offered

Especial to The Free Press
New York, November 26-The
eleventh annual toy dog show held
by the Toy Spaniel club of America
opened today at the Waldorf-As-
toria. There is a large classification
and special prizes are offered for
dogs of various breeds not generally
considered toys. The judges are
George o. Kolb, English toy spaniels;
Mrs. Alfred Goodson. Pekinese; Nine
Vernona Jarbeau, French bulldogs
Mrs. Carl Baumann, Maltese and toy
poodles: Mrs. G. E. Peabody. York
shire terriers; DR.. c. Y Ford, Pom
eranians; DR.. E. H. Berendsohn
japanese spaniels; Joseph NJ Dale
Boston terriers, and Harry W. Lacy
all other breeds and unclassified
specials and varieties. A large entry
Is expected.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Church Federation Decides On
Plan of Action
INFLUENCE OF the MINISTERS
It Is to Be Felt In the Country Districts
Hereafter: Assignments Have
Been Made


At a meeting Of the executive
committee of the church federation
of Mankato yesterday afternoon, 1t
was decided that the outlying
churches should be put under the
supervision of some particular church
in the city, upon which they should
rely for pastoral aid. During the
past several years the Church Fed
Grafton has made an attempt to send
speakers and singers to the churches
Iand school houses throughout the
Nountry surrounding Mankato, i'll or
der that religious services might be
held. This plan has worked success
fully to certain extent, but it has
been decided by the church people
that these rural congregations need
the personal work of pastor, and
need a personal acquaintance with
some minister in order to have the
proper development. The action
taken at yesterdays meeting was
toward that end Each church was
asked to take the responsibility OF
supplying speakers for the congrega-
tions which would naturally fall to
these particular churches.
The Church Assignment.
Bradlcy's Crossing was assigned to
the Presbyterian church, it being
largely of Presbyterian people; Ken
nedy's Bridge fell to the lot of the
Baptist church for the same reason.
The Christian church will have
charge of the work at Indian Lake
and the Congregational church will
continue its work in Decoria, where
they have already built a church.
The Methodists have been asked to
take charge of the work at Spring
Island, where it is thought necessary
to furnish superintendent, for the
Sunday school also.
The Anderson school district con-
gregation will be united with the
Decoria center The work at South
Bend will be left as it has been in
the past, in charge of the Congre-
gational people, it being Congrega,
tional church.
Plan Effective December l..
This plan will be effective after
December 1, when the fiscal year
of the federation closes. On the mo,
tion of Rev. r. w. Hobbs it was
decided that the pastor in charge
OF each point should notify other
pastors when new families who have
other church preferences move into
the communities. 1t was also de-
cided that in the spring the fedora,
tion shall call for reports from the
churches as to the rural work done
and that other outlying congrega
tions be re-organized in the spring.
The idea of the new plan is, not
to make these outlying congrega
tiOns sectarian in any measure, but
to put the minister to whose church
most of the people would naturally
go, in charge of the work. The fed
GRAFTON will have general supervision
of the work still.
The men who attended the meeting
yesterday were President G. II
Cooper, Rev. Edward Constant oil
the Congregational church, Rev
Clarke w. Comstock of the Christian
church, Rev. r. W. Hobbs. RevT
r. Paden, J. S. Findley, Judge Lorir
Cray, w. w. Davis, George w. Sug
den. Fl. l.. Bloomquist, and F. l.
Soaring.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
TRI.STATE OPERATIONS
Vice President Robinson OF Company
Testifies In the Government
Suit at Chicago
Associated Press 17ispatch.l ]

Chicago, November 26.-George
w. Robinson, vice president of the
Paul, testified in the governments
antitrust suit that the Tri-State
company had lines in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and North aDkota, and
year ago established connections
with South Dakota. The extension
was made by the purchase of about
twenty local companies.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
-Four Persons Were
Killed In a Head>On
Collision of Autos
IAssociated Press Dispatch.1

=
New York, November 20 In terrific headon collision
two big touring the POlham Parkway
LarChmon early this
injured. The dead f. Denny,
the legislature Leonard Cohen
and prominent Tammany Hall;
both unidentified All from which
other machine Bert T. Rich,
fered concussion Of Norton
has internal injuries.
The two have been identified Mamie Ioos
and Miss Helen Schaeffer
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Subject Was Discuss last
Night; Papers 3 :
SANITATION OF SCH ZONE
Or. J. w. Andrews and Or. M. R. CouI-
ter Lead In Addresses; Members
Take Up Discourse

Interesting and instructive in a
large measure was the discussion of
the Panama canal which occupied
the attention of the Social Science
club last evening. DR.. ]. w. An
drews speaking on the subject of
the canal as a sanitary feat and
Dr. NJ. r. Coulter on the. sig
nificance of the canal commercially
and politically.
DR.. Andrews, who opened the
meeting, illustrated his preliminary
remarks with charts and maps of
the canal and the surrounding zone
of this great waterway. This talk
was very instructive and showed
the position of the locks and the
different diggings, that have brought
this canal to. its completed state.
One Of the most interesting things
in these remarks was the fact that
the bottom of the canal in Culebra
cut is the lowest place i'll the range
OF mountains, that extends from
Alaska to the Strait of Magellan.
Methods of the French.
Taking up the main part of his
subject, DR.. Andrews referred to
the methods that the French had
used in the. construction of the
canal and said that in certain years
their lack of good sanitary methods
had cost them sixty percent of
their Iaborers. In the haste of the
Americans to get start they over
| looked the sanitation problem but
| the inroads of the yellow fever and
malaria brought them face to face
with the health problem. Some of
! the first work that had been done,
was to pave the streets in Colon
and Panama and to install a sys-
tenn of water works and sewers that
had been lacking before.
The Carriers of Disease.
In the days when the French had
been building the canal the dread
diseases of the tropics were sup
posed to have originated from the
heavy tropical growth along the
| sloughs and marches. Recent scien-
| tific Investigations had proved the
fallacy of the idea and had placed
the blame on the mosquitoes that
are the carriers of the disease. The
sanitary measures that were adopt
cd by the canal board waged re.
lentless war against these carriers
of germs, the full grown mosqui-
toes were attacked and killed and
their breeding places along the
edges of the marshes were oiled
| thoroughly, SO that in surprising.
ly short time, the fever in the
camp decreased and was soon clean
ed out.
In closing his remarks, DR.. An
drews referred to the work that the
other nations had put into the ca
nal and the ambitions that other
powers had had to build the canal
but the realization of the plans had
been given to the Americans to
perform.
American Central Advocated.
DR.. Coulter, in dealing with the
commercial and political side Of
the canal, advocated an American
control for the canal and thought
that the adequate protection of the
canal was of as vast Importance
as the protection of any of the
harbors of this ciuntry. "The cam
al" said DR.. Coulter, "is a COM
merCial conveniences and mill
Continued on Page TWO.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Believes Non Should
Gel Our QDd Hustle

. Minneapolis, November 26.
? "A mother-in-law of the old
. school, one that believes in
, a man getting out and hus-
. Ting for the home while the y
? wife stays there and takes
care of it, appeared/in mu-
; nicipal court today in the
, person of Mrs. Mary Ander-
; son, 1859 East Twentyfourth
. street. She was arrested on
: a warrant charging disorder
= Iy conduct and sworn to by
? her son.in-laW, with whom
: she lives. The alleged too
domesticated husband testi-
= fled that his mother-in-laW
: broke his favorite pipe and
: ordered him from the house.
: Mrs. Anderson replied that
+ he was about the house too
+ much, and that the house
+ was the place for the wife
: in the day time, and she
|. should share it with her
+ husband when he returned
r frcm his office at night.
Z Judge E. A. Montgomery
: continued the case until to-
+ morrow.
I.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Saskatchewan Legislature.

Especial to The Free fTeSs.1 80
Regina, Sask., November 26.-The
second Session of the third legisla-
ture of the province of Saskatchewan
which opened recently will take up
the referendum or direct legislation
problem tomorrow.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
whereabouts of Couple Unknown.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.J
Washington, November 26.-The
whereabouts of Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Sayre, who are on their honey
moon remained secret except to
few members of the Wilson-Sayre
families. Large quantities of flow
ers have been sent from the White
House to the hospitals.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28

New York, November 26.-
James Edward Foye, ! one-time
clerk of John w. Gates un-
der arrest, charged with stealing
securities valued at quarter of a
million dollars from his last en-
ployers, the Farmers Loan and
Trust company, when caught by
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Readings $5oo,ooo Bridge.

Especial to The Free Press.l
h Reading, Pa, November 26.-To-
morrow is expected to see the
opening of the new half million
dollar Penn Street bridge, one of
the finest structures of it's kind in
the country.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Federal Army Routed,
Villa and His Troops
7earInto Huerta Forces
Uncle Som Sends More
Soldiers 10 The Border

=. Associated Press DiSpatch.l
4. Salt Lake, November &c.
:, The Twentieth infantry at
:. Fort Douglas has been order
!. ed to EI Paso to patral the
:. city and permit a cavalry pa
!. troll of the international bord-
:, er this order is the
: result of dispatch to
:. the war department at
+ Washington from General
+ Bliss, commanding the border
= forces.
:.
]. 1. + + f. !. + 1. i, + = r + +
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Emma Carries Away $50, coo.

IAssociated Press Dispatch.l
New York, November 26.-Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst today sailed
with $4,000, the receipts of her
American tour.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Foye Had Big. Check and
Cash; Was About to Sail
tAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

Detective Foye had in his posses
sion certified check for 1000
and currency amounting to $4,000.
which it is believed he had secured
from Charles r. Brown of Phila.
delphia by the sale of the stolen
securities. The detectives said that
Foye had prepared to sail for Eu-
rope
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
BLOOD SOAKS EARTH
BELOW RIO GRANDE
Was Heaviest Battle Since The
Days of Civil War
REGULARS WERE Defeated
Artillery and Trains Captured: Many
Wounded Brought TO 81 Paso;
Victory Is Achieved
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I

El Paso. November 26.-More
than thousand wounded and sew
en- hundred federal prisoners were
brought into JuareZ, and ElPaso
aboard special trains from Sierra
Blancba. All hospitals aud hotels
are crowded with wounded The
fight was the biggest and most
stubbornly fought battle recorded
on the North American continent
since the close of the Civil war.
It was a victory for Maderistasts.
rs General Villa is the only origi,
of chihuahua. He has consistently
fought for the principles of Fran,
sjsCo J. Madero since the Madero
uprising in 1901. Nearly all the
federal generals whom Villa has
defeated in the last two days fight
ing have at various times fought
under the Constitutionalist flag but
deserted the cause and cast
their lot with lIucrta. II is gener-
ally believed the fedcrals will
make no dJICDpL 10 TcOI BduiLc
their disabled forces.
Deserted by Their Officers.
III PasO, Tex, November 26.-Ap.
proximately seven hundred federal
prisoners arrived at Juaez early
This morning on special train from
Sirra Blanca Most of them are
privates said to have been deserted
on the field by their officers. All
the hospitals in JuareZ are crowded
and reports of hospital trains COM
ing in from the front indicate that
a thousand wounded men will have
arrived by night.
Were in Shameless Retreat
El PaSo, November 26.-After thir-
~ hours of fighting the dead num-
bers hundreds on both sides The
rebel captors of Juarez flung back
the federal assault and will hold the
border city. In the words of Gen
eral Villa the "federals are in full
and shameless retreat over the
hills"
Federal trains, field pieces and
hundreds of prisoners are in Vii,
las possession. Villa declared that
there is sufficient rebel force now
beseiging Chihuahua to prevent the
retreating federals from making
their way back into the state capi
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28
Celebrated His Birthday,

H. Z. Jensen was celebrating in
quiet manner his birthday today. He
is siy-y-nine years old and has Iv-
ed in Mankato forty-seven years.
He came from New York state to
live wires in this city. Many of his
friends remembered Mr. Jensen to-
day with shower of postal cards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
CIVIC FEDERATION TO MEET
National Industrial Problems To Be
Discussed at 18th Convention.

\ number Of national industrial prob
lens will be considered at the thirteenth
annual meeting Of the National Civic Fed
era ton. Ia be held at the Hotel Astor on
January Is and %. The questions for dis
cussior will largely arise through reports
from the department. on Mediation in
Industrial Disputes" Regulation of Pub
lie Utilities" "Workmens Compensation
and Accident Prevention" Department
on Pen sions FOR Public and Private En-
ploves" and Reform in Legal Proceed
ure.'
Among those who will participate IN
these discussions are Seth Low, August
Belmont. John HAYS Hammond. Samuel
ComperS. Alton 3. Parker, Emerson Nc
Millin. Andrew Carnegie. James NJ. Lyncl.
Marcus NJ Marks Francis Lynde Stet-
son. Y ENerit Macy, Louis b. Schram,
William r. Wilcox, Warren : Stone,
a g. GaIretson. ". g. Lee. Timothy
Healy. W. 5. Carter j. W. jerks. Tai
colt Williams Albert Shaw. William u.
Baldwin. George 3. Cortelyou. Otto ".
Eidl,z. Herman Riddcr. Frank Trumbull.
William &. Brown. James Duncan, John
II. Gray and Arthur Williams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20

proper enforcement of the Sunday cioe''S
law was Impossible, Mr.. Within declare"
that from his experience he believed the
law could be enforced to the limit withih
three weeks II a sincere effort were ndue
10 that end. The speaker said the socla'
evil was growing in New York at an as
tonishing rate. and that though IL Wa
not concentrated in any one vice trust
there were several well defined wee
groups controlling the vice SITUATION III
differen; sections OF the city.
Mr.. Within believed the best "eapo"
for lighting the spread of the EVIL lay III
the Nebraska system That system he
said. was TO enioin property owners iioH'
maintaining nuisances in the houses
disordorly house falling under me cate
CORY OF a nuisance. according to the IAN
Then If the same or another p"a'''
maintained disorderly house there' NV
owner became liable for contempt Vi
court.
The former secretary Of the Commune
Of Fourteen referred briefly TO the s'oIH
that an estate for which high city OH"
ci2l IS an executor owned several dWeiii"s
houses I'm Brooklyn which were coh'ih"'
o,isIv occupied as dsorderly houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
ASK $4,000 OF DRUGGIST
Black Handlers Terrify a Vene.
zuelan Brooklynite.

John Spinetti, Venezuelan Of italian
larentage and 4 member Of the drug firm
OF Spnetti d Co, Of 40 $50 Liberty ave
nue.. Brooklyn, was recently made richer
by the sale Of an iron mine IN Venezuela.
left TO him and his brothers. Atilie and
Mischencko. by their father. He was ter
rifted last night over the receipt Of a let
ter. signed The New Society Of the
Black Hand and demanding that $4,000
eXtortioners. The letter read
Unless sou meet our demand promptly
death will be visited upon YOU and your
brothers the whole family will be pu;
out OF existence. We want a. least a
part Of the sim We name at once"
The writer went on 10 direct that
Splneti make an appointment with the
extortioners. the time ard place To be
indicated by him in the personal column
Of New York morning newspaper.
Spinetti telephoned 10 the Liberty ave-
nue. police station and begged the desk
Lieutenant to send detectives 20 see him
and his brothers.
II fear 10 go 10 vour police station.
fear ! am being watched at the present
minute / notice strange looking men
hanging around" said he.
Detectives Fasullo and McKeen went 10
see Spinetti and told him and his broth
crs to ann themselves. They said they
would do their best to protect the fright
ened men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
TRAIN HITS AUTO: 5 ESCAPE
Car Wrecked at Crossing Where
Seven Were Killed.

Charles l.. Woody OF 10 los Fast 18Th
street Brooklyn. aud a family party Of
four I'm his automobile. narrowly escaped
death Yesterday 1T the Trotting Course
Lane crossing OF tho Long Island Rail-
road. The crossing Is the same at which
al accident occurred year and half
ago. which caused the death Of seven per
sons
Mr Woody SAYS that the accident to
his car resulted from the fact that the
gates were mp and that tho eateman beck
oued TO him 10 come ahead" Mr. Woody
Is assistant general counsel OF the Brook
iyu Rapid Transit Company. Yesterday
he had with him his wife his daughter.
Roma. seventeen wears old, his son.
Charles h.. ir.. eIgnt years old. and his
brother. Robert II. Woody a lawyer. OF
No - John street. Manhattan. who lives
at the Montsuk club. Brooklyn. His
brother was seated with him on the front
seat They had just passed through
Forest Park and turned into Trotting
Course Lane
Mr. Woody said: II had no idea that a
steam train was approaching until the
express had rounded the curve and was
almost upon us. shut of power. APP
phcd the nraXe and was about 20 use the
reverse when the engine struck the front
Of the car. My brother, Robert. was
thrown from the car. but fortunately
landed upon his knees clear Of the train.
The front Of the automObil' was cut clean
of. and the main part. In which we were
tossed about like chips in a heavy sea.
was completely turned around. II was
almost miraculous that none Of us was
killed II we had gon" ono foot further
the accident must almost inevitably have
resulted fatally for ali Of US
Even Robert Woody was injured only
slightly. and the entire party returned
home In q trolley car Vt the same spot
on sunday July ., 1911. wagon load Of
psople was hit. causing the instant death
Of five and later the death Of two more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
10000 DRUGGISTS CONVENE
American Syndicate Has Entire
Hippodrome for To night.

about ten thousand retail druggists
from every section Of the United states
will gather to-day iu Long Island Guy
L. attend the seventh annual convention
Of the American Druggists Syndicate NJ
its plant iu that place. This will he IN"
Iare,st gathering Of mon of this profess
sion ever held T. the United states. am"
unusual preparations have been MADE Tor
their Entertainment
I'm addition 20 thc druggists th"r" WI.
b. physicians WHO have also Teen al
mittcd To membership within tn" las,
two years The arrangements ar" uhh'i
th, direction OF Charles ~. Goddard. the
secretary and general MANAGE and iA'
Sixteen hundred members Of the syndicate
ia TINS city.
The convention viii last for three da\-.
and the address of welcome to-day VIII
he delivered by Dr William g. Anderson
ocau Of the Brooklyn College OF fh"'-
macy. and the response 10y i"niN y.
Merritt OF Pennsylvania. president "I the
National Association - Retail Druggists.
This evening the entire llippudl ON" H'-
been engaged Ter the entertainment II
IN. members. their families and friend
Tomorrow there arc 80 Joe au election ~
directors and scientific demonstrations
Tn. Murray lin Lyocum mas been en-
gagged for a smoker fpr III" men t"-m'I
row evening. ON "Wednesday i'i" Us ="
b. a discussion Of Advertising m"th""s.
TN. convention will close with Sr"N''
Al the convention hall Oh N'dnrSd'
evening