The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-30
FAVOR WOMAN JUDGE
PRINCIPLE IS CORRECT
From Saturdays Daily.

Judge w. L. Comstock stated in
municipal court one day this week,
when giving sentence in case where
both plaintiff and defendant were
women, that he believed il would De
wise plan for women's courts to
settle such cases The women of
Mankato have thought about the mat
ter since Judge Comstock made the
statement and many of them agree
with him.
Mrs. ]. W. Andrews said she be-
hcVei the principal of such plan
was right. and that litigation where
all of the people concerned were
women should be settled by women.
Women Hard On Women.
But most women are apt to be
rather hard on omen "Wom-
en- would be mere. lenient in
their judgment of men, and
men would be more. lenient in
their Judgment of women than
women would be i'm their judgment
of other women. A woman Judge
have to be a very broad-minded per-
son and very fair minded one.
think the principle of such court
is right, but whether 1t would be
practical or not don't know
Agree With Judge Comstock.
Mrs. c. ]. Holman declared her
self this way: 81 certainly agree
with Judge Comstock in the mat
ter and hope that the time will
come when we shall see women's
courts Judge Comstock is in posi-
ton to see the needs in that direc-
ton more clearly than anyone else,
but believe it would be good
thing"
Mrs. B. D, Smith, also believes
that the theory is correct. She
said: Theoretically the idea is
good, but the woman in charge of
such court would necessarily be
trained in the law, and beside her
training in law would have to, be
woman of very sound Judgment
Mrs. w. l.. Comstock, wife of
Judge Comstock, declined to express
her sentiments relative to having a
woman judge.
The action of the city in buying
the site on the corner of Plum and
Second streets for the new armory
and the reports that are being cir
culated that efforts will be made, to
induce the city to purchase the
City Hotel corner for site for the
proposed city hail. has caused
good deal of comment, and some
heated disputes. The residents of
Mankato who live north of Main
street are very anxious to have a
city hall built on Plum street, and
those who live south of Main street
are not. A rather ludicrous argu-
ment resulted from, this question at
the Northwestern freight depot this
morning, when Harvey Pass, freight
inspector, who owns property south
of Main street, and George Kelly,
chief bill clerk at the Northwestern
freight depot, and supporter for
the north side of the city, debated
the question hotly. Both had their
supporters among tie railroad en-
ployes, and the argument ragged hot
and heavy for few minutes, all
talking at once, and neither side
gaining ground.
Finally Mr.. Kelly said that the
part of Mankato which lies north
of Main street was "the best end of
town. and challenged Mr. Pass to
name a good building or institu-
ton south of Main street, for every
ne that he. Mr.. Kelly, could name
north of Main street. The loser in
the battle was to buy the cigars.
Mr. Pass grabbed up the. challenge
instantly, and the war of words
commenced. "The Mother house."
said Mr.. Kelly, and ''the normal
school, came promptly from, Mr..
Pass. "The ]. l. Case company
building" shouted Kelly, and Pass
met him with 1.-THE First National
Bank" Bethany college, follow
ed from Kelly, and Pass countered
with the high school. '"The North
western freight depot" triumphant,
ly called the bill clerk, and he was
given the laugh when Pass yelled
THE Elks club" This was countec
one point for Pass, and Kelly play
ed high trump by mentioning the
Hubbard mill. Pass stumbled, but
could not name an institution which
was considered by Mr.. Pass as equal
to the Hubbard mill. A point was
given to Kelly on this Kelly Just
then remembered the Loyola club.
and the Catholic church, but Pass
met with the Y. NJ C. Al. and
the Presbyterian church Kelly
suffered, and clutched at the last
straw, and shouted at the top of
his voice, mic Peterson's bottJingJ
works" but when Pass intantly threw
back, The Salvation army, Kelly
threw up his hands, and the argu-
ment broke up in a riot of laughter.
The cigars are still in the showcase.
George Wilcox was severely, burn
ed about the face last night when
gas from the lights of his automobile
ignited; suddenly. One side of his
face. his nose, one ear, and his scalp
was badly burned and it was feared