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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
From Tuesdays Daily.

The Kenyon-Webb liquor law pass
ed by the last congress over the
veto of President Taft, who held it
to be unconstitutional, received a
setback yesterday when Judge Will
lard, in federal court in ST. Paul,
granted the petition of the Hamm
Brewing company for an order en-
joining the enforcement of the act
as far as the Rock Island Railway
company is concerned. The order of
/ the court is of interest to every
wholesale liquor dealer and brewer
| in Minnesota and elsewhere. 1t
means the Rock Island must accept
the shipment of liquor in question.
The appeal for the injunction was
presented by F. w. Zollman, chief
counsel for the Minnesota Brewers
association, and makes Minnesota the
first state where a federal dry law
has been attacked. The act in ques-
ton hits every dry section in the
state.
/ Effect of Law.
/ The Kenyon-Webb law in effect
made the states the judge of the
wishes or the appetites of those bibu
lousy inclined within their midst
When legislatures in such states
elected to make a district dry that
settled it under the federal act. Nc
liquor could be shipped into that
particular district and this prohibi
ton even extended to the individual
He was restricted to the extent that
he could not make purchase Of
liquor and bring it into his home
nor could he, after bringing it into
his home drink it. This was only
when the liquor came from outside
the state.
Iowa, which is the home.of drastic
laws for the suppression of the sale
and consumption of liquor was really
, the first state where the Kenyon
act was attacked, but it remained
for Minnesota to get decision.
J Enforcement Held Up.
}, The enforcement of the law /!
!; rnow held up for an indefinite period
In the case argued yesterday tht
question of the shipment of cas-
of beer to private consumer il
Iowa was involved. The Rock Is
land refused to accept it because tn,
federal law forbade the shipment o
liquor into any territory in an.
state which had been made dry, b,
legislative enactment.
The attack on the federal act wa
made on the ground that it was il
violation of the fourteenth amend
ment of the constitution. Thi
amendment relates to personal lii
erty So sweeping was the Kenyon
Webb act that state might pas
any kind of a dry act and thos
within it's confines could not secur
liquor or near-liquor for their pr
Vate use
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
From Tuesdays Daily.

from ueSOayS OdiIy.
The Chicago Great Western rail-
way has agreed to put reduced rates
on freight into effect for four months,
October, November, December and
January.
The offer was submitted to Judge
G.. A. Willard, United States district
court in ST. Paul, who issued an or
der giving the courts approval of it.
The agreement was signed by Off
Gals of the Chicago Great. Western
members of the railroad and ware
house commission, and A. L. Inger-
ton, assistant attorney general
This is the so-called test period to
which the Great Western objected
when the matter was brought before
the court in July.
| The railroad has also decided to
permanently restore the two cent
passenger rate, beginning today.
During the four months included in
the freight test period a detailed rec
ord of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the railroad company in
Minnesota must be kept to assist in
the final determination of the issues
of the suit brought by stockholders
to restrain the company from putting
reduced rates in effect
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
Outing At Madison Lake.

OUlTIIy M wi duISOH Lake,
Mrs. Evan Hughes, who teaches the
young ladies' Sunday school class in
the Congregational church, took the
class to Madison lake today, where
of the week at the Lewis cottage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
He Is Tried Of Being Treated rs Boy3 ~
Will Now Seek Solace In the Dr.
yorce Courts g = .
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Dear Adolph: Don't be brOk-
en- hearted because / have left.
You are young and can get an
other wife. | knew so much
more than you did that we could
never be happy together. 1
married you SO that | could stop
teaching school, but found that
/ had a continual class OF one.
l am going to resign now and so
on a vacation. Maybe when |
come back you will have found
another teacher. Bessie
Minneapolis, August 12.-This was
the letter received by Adolph Rams
we'll, twenty-five, travelling salesman,
when he arrived in Minneapolis from
the road last week.
1t was from his wife, Mrs. Bessie
Ranswell, forty
He proved that he was not broken
hearted today by commencing suit
for divorce. Attorney A. M. Cary
has begun search for Mrs. Ranswell
to serve the summons and complaint
on her. He believes she is with rel
atives at Hancock, Mich.
He Married college Widow"
In the complaint Ranswell says
his wife married him three years ago,
before he had arrived at years of
discretion. He was a student at the
University of Chicago while Mrs.
Ranswell, then Mrs. Ellinson, was
the college widow" for whose favers
score of students were competing.
She taught in Chicago grade
school.
Ranswell says he was a freshman
and that the widow took advantage
of his inexperience to ensnare him,
believing that his people were veal
thy. He says she used to help him
with his lessons and was SO SYM
pathetic that he believed she would
always understand him.
No More Cash From Dad.
After they were married his father
refused to send him any more money.
He went to work as a travelling sales
man and then declares his wife's
sympathy cooled. She insisted on
coming to Minneapolis to live, ac-
cording to Ranswell, saying friends
| in Chicago continually twitted her
| about being tied up with boy.
Ranswell complained that his wife
always boosted of her superior knowl-
edge of the world and in cafes and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
From Tuesdays Daily.

iOCS0oy Dohys
In order to impress upon shippers
asking for refunds under the recent
decision of the Minnesota rate case
the fact that all claims must be for
charges on freight carried entirely
within the state the railroad and
warehouse commission, through Com
missioner Charles E. Elmquist, is
sending out the following letter:
1.-THE public does not seem to know
the meaning of state and interstate
commerce, nor what public agency
has jurisdiction. The courts have in
dicated that domestic or state COM
merce must not only begin and end
within the state, but the entire
transportation must be within the
state Such commerce is under the
jurisdiction of the state.
ANY excess freight or passenger
charges upon business moving
wholly within the state will be paid
by the railroad companies that are
affected by this decision, and the
Minnesota commission is willing to
use its influence in seeing that pay
ments are promptly made. This
commission has no control over re-
funds due to overcharges on inter-
state shipments of any kind. Wheth-
er the interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington, d. c., will per-
nit railroad companies to make a
refund upon overcharges that may
be caused by the Minnesota rates, is
question which our commission
cannot determine"
The commission has been having
a difficult time in telling claimants
on interstate shipments that they
cannot recover any refunds, as it is
the general impression that the SUI
preme court order covered anything
originating or terminating in the
state. AS result there has been
much delay and confusion in Sc
curing prompt adjudication of le-
climate claims
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
q. S. LEADS WORLD
IN MOTOR TRUCK USE
Many in London Operated by Steam
and Puff Through the Streets
Like Locomotives

Just as the United States has proved
itself a world beater in the production
Of automobiles OF all classes, so has it
demonstrated its aIertness and pro
gressiveness IN the use Of the motor
truck. There are more trucks in use
in this country today than in all the
other countries of the world conf incd,
and judging from the bright outlook
for this branch Of the industry, the rec
ord viii never be in danger from com
petitOrs abroad. The most striking eN-
ample of American progress in this line
is given in comparison Of the motor
truck situation here and in Europe.
Despite the fact that their roads,
streets and paTements are vastly su-
periOr to those in America. Europeans
have been slow in adopting the logical
successor Of the horse. The first i'm
preston on visiting London, Paris,
Berlin. or any of the important cities
of the old world is the scarcity Of
motor trucks. In London, which has
more motor propelled vehicles Tor the
transportation Of merchandise than any
other one city abroad, the trucks are
crude and unsatisfactory affairs. a
majority Of them utilize steam Tor
power, and with big smokestackS, 10
Gated forward on the chassis and
belching clouds Of steam and smoke,
they present a picture to amuSe the
American who is accustomed to big,
powerful vehicles. hauling immense
loads and operating through the con
gestion of traffic Of the large cities as
easily and quietly as q pleasure car
It is only in the utilization Of the
motor truck as a bus that europe
leads the United States, and with the
remarkable development Of this brnch
of the business in this country within
the very recent past, it is beginning to
look as though America would take
the laurels away from Europe on this
score. too.
The importance Of the motor car in
the nations business is well illustrated
by the statistics recently published by
the state of Kansas. The report stated
that 10000 motor propelled vehicles
were in use in the state during the
past year. in farm work alone MANY
other trucks are used in city CONNER
ri al ~fOr7
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
Spark Plug Donts

Don't fail to wash the plugs with
gasoline. using a stiff brush and scOur
the electrodes lightly with fine emery
cloth.
Don't forget to remove all particles
Of emery before replacing plugs.
Don't forget to carry extra plugs
and whenever one is used be sure and
replace those used.
Don't throw your old plugs or your
extra ones I'm the tool box or locker
with a lot of old junk; keep them in
q wooden box, first having creased
the threads to prevent rust and then
securely wrap each one in cloth. POr-
celains are easily cracked and cleo
trodes easily bent by rough handling.
Don't let a bunch Of loose wires
drag and pull on your plugs, support
them or encase in fiber tubing.
Don't treat them like a nut; treat
them like a watch.
Don't fail to examine daily for dirt
and breaks.
Don't forget to use kerosene on the.
threads if the plug sticks
Don't buy unreliable plugs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
AMERICAN AUTO
DESIGNERS LEAD
One Moderate Priced American Car Is
Now in Use in 40 Automobile
Using Countries Of the Globe.
Just how strongly the medi'

sing countries OF the NH1ODG.
Just how strongly the medium priced.
light weight American automobile ap-
peaIs TO purchasers of motor cars
abroad is indicated by the remarkable
trade that has been built up in this
time.
Last week. the selling contracts Gov
ering Siam and the Canary Islands
were closed by the export department
OF one popular priced American car.
the last open territory which the com
pany had abroad This means that in
a little over a year the company has
penetrated 10 every country and dis
trict in the world using automobiles.
cars being in operation now in more
than % automobile-using countries
outside the United states. During this
period over 1900 cars have been
shipped abroad.
American cars. as rule, are far bet
ter adapted mechanically to the for
eIgn trade outside of Europe than the
European productions because road
conditions in the United States are
very similar to those fOu1J through
out most of the world
The foreign purchaser. however. has
certain ideas on the motor car for
which he sticks strongly. In the first
place, he wants a car that viii stand
up. and he picks one that he knows
will be dependable in his own coun-
y
he is told about cars working well in
the United States or Kamchatka. but
to convince him Of performance in his
own land under the various conditions
which he Will have TO meet when driv-
ing the car himself, is another thing
AS the foreign purchasers were
quick to grasp the adaptability Of the
American car TO their needs so were
the American manufacturers quick to
estimate the value of the foreign trade.
1t acts as an excellent balance wheel
to American business. maintaining an
average standard even through the
winter months when business in
America is at low ebb-
But the trade did not come easily
for the Americans. They had to battle
for it. The first obstacle which they
encountered was a prejudice against
Yankee goods. This had to be bat
tered down. The demands of the people
in foreign lands were high They eN-
pected American low priced cars to
be as good, if not better. than ,hign
price European products 1t took time
to show that our cars did not suffer
from the comparison and with this
point established the American export
business grew and grew fast. Today
the man selling automobiles IN Eu-
rope Australia South America or in
the orient is eager to secure the sell
ing rights for an American car.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
SMALL BOYDOM
HAS NEW HERO
DeadvvOOd Dick Fades Before Auto
Tester who Works Day or Night
in All Weathers.

Tester EhO Works Day or Night
in All Weathers.
The small boy Of Detroit no longer
hopes TO grow up a bandit bold or a
bUccaneer- His aims are centered on
a calling which offers every thrill there
ever was in the old time ideas, with a
glorious lot Of added attractions of
the most up to date sort
In juvenile esteem, the auto tester,
lives a life compared TO which the ca
reers OF DeadwoOd Dick and the Red
Rover of the Spanish Main seem dull,
dreary and antiqUated indeed.
Before the broad gates Of the various
auto plants, Detroits small bOydom
gathers daily and fingers Ions, watch
ing its heroes as they dash in and out
in almost continuous procession, dis
mounting from one car, pausing only
70 attach an initiated O. X and taklnS
the wheel Of another TO Whlrl out
again on the course. Nor is the small
boy alone in his admiration; almost
always the gathering about the gate
men, each of whom would gladly give
a large share Of his possessions to re-
place one of the testing crew.
Out on the 20-m1le triangle Of rough
sandy Michigan road and hill are hum
dreds of other pairs of anxious eyes
that watch the speeders as they Wh1s-
lie past Even in the still watches OF
the night, when the rest Of the world
is sound asleep many a little Detroit
boy wakes to creep to his window and
watch for the coming OF a pair Of mead
lights which float noiselessly by And
the little boy signs in envy, climbs back
into bed and resigns himself 10 the
land Of dreams, where he, too, be-
comes a tester and, riding alone, pilots
his car around the quiet course into
the blazing trail which has electric
lights carve out Of the gloom
The automobile industry knows no
more romantic figure than that OF the
tester. In many ways this novel de-
VeIGpfnent of modern manufacturing
recalls the golden days Of the cowboy,
monarch of the unfenced range his
work carries him abroad in all wealth
er. His mount and himself make up
q world OF their own and their work
must be done in daylight and dark;
through summer night and winter biz
"a I'd NOung, happy, care free, efficient,
he bears an independent mien and
toots his electric warning TO peasant
and plutOcrat with fine impariality-
The drudgery of manufacturing de-
tail lies behind the tester; he has quail
ments- His present duty is that of an
artist who gives 10 each completed car
the master touch of adjustment which
puts the various units into perfect
rhythmicaI accord, ready for the future
owner who may be waiting in Bangor
or BankOk. In Los Angeles or London.
He draws good pay and doesn't worry
for are not all manner Of places. IN
manufacturing and sales already filled
in the Studebake- organization by men
who have come from the test barn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

so high. touched upon the point which
I is now bOtherinE auto owners
The price Of this necessary fluid has
almost doubled in a year. and with fur
Their increase coming with painful fire.
quency. the gasoline bill is assuming
! very threatening proportions, so grave
as to have given added stimulus to the
! search for a process by which the
cheaper kerosene can be substituted
for it
The tire question. TOO. looms up un-
pleasantly, since word comes from
Akron, Ohio, a great tire manufactur-
are out Ons a strike, which in certain
quarters is said to be due to the
! speeding up of production necessary
If dividends are to be paid on heavily
watered stock
New YOrk's New Postoffiee.
New Workers and visitors to this
town viii soon have another fine build
ing OF monumental order to feast their
eyes on, which. when finished. VIII be
the greatest of its kind in the world.
/. The new pOstOffice. which has been
building for the last year on Eighth
avenue. facing the rear end of the
Pennsylvania station. and which has
cost upward Of S6,000,000 win be fin
IShed within a few months, according
to the expectations Of the men who
nave been shaping the structure ac-
cording to the ideas of the architects.
l The exterior Of the great building
has practically been completed and
now an army Of mechanics is giving its
attention to the interior of the struc-
ture- So vast is the space between the
four granite walls that the hundreds
OF men who are at work are lost So
rev are seen at any time that doubt is
cast on the word of the man who says
that an army not much smaller than
IhaI which has been upsettiug things
down in Mexico is in the building.
II IS five stories high and measures
Two blocks. or sos feet along Eighth
avenue and 33Z feet on 31st and SD
streets From the curb to the tOpmost
building is the most lightsome IN the
city To make IL so the architects hat
10 use 100000 square feet of glass.
which IS equal TO five acres or more. IL
IS said than is TO be found in many OF
our leading skyscrapers. In the BALD
ing there are 100000 square feet Of
working space
Ferry boat Gets Lost.
What is probably the strangest vOy-
age IN local waters since Hudson sailed
up the river which now bears his name
occurred this week when a ferry boat.
IN attempting to cross the Hudson.
nearly circumnavigate the island of
Manhattan, lost herself entirely for
some hours and finally landed her pas
sengers miles away from their destina-
ton
The chief cause for this remarkable
voyage was one of the heaviest fogs
which the city has experienced in some
time. and as a result the log of the
wandering ferry boat is unique in the
story Of local river navigation. The
boat in question left the Jersey City
slip with the intention Of crossing the
river TO the island of Manhattan. a
voyage of perhaps six or eight minutes
From that time all trace Of her was lost
until she was reported as being off
Hunters Point which is part of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
KIND 10 DUMB ANIMALS.

4 young first grade teacher OF inc
children of foreign parents gave them
a little talk on kindness to animals
The next day when she was busy at
her desk. she felt a little hand tugging
at her sleeve
'Why. Pietro." she exclaimed, what
is the matter"
Nothing. teacher. I Just wanted 70
tell YOU how I was good TO dumb AMI
mails yesterday" he replied
Why isn't that nice. Petrol Just
what did you do2
Puerto drew himself up TO his fun
three feet. and proudly declared Il
kissed the cati-San Francisco
Chronicle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
scout,s Moral Bravery.

a scout is brave writes Byron y
Clark. scout commissioner Of the Boy
Scouts OF America in Burlington, YER
mont. HE has the courage to face
danger in spite Of fear, stands up for
the right against the cOaNing Of friends
or the Jeers or the threats of enemies;
defeat does not down him am glad
that true scout is NOT defeated by
mistakes or. misfortune. but is always
ready to face things with new courage
no matter what the past may have
been and with that spirit there is al
most nothing which it is Impossible
for a boy TO accomplish"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

Brooklyn on Long Island To reach
this location she had by some weird
chance steamed clear around the Bat
terry and up into the East river. waters
apparently unknown to her navigator
She was next sighted some two hours
later just off a pier. stiu in the East
river. and as the fog was not quite
so thick as il had been the zoo pas
seugers were landed as soon as posi-
BILE, and the ferry boat again put out
to discover her proper destination.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
NEW WORKERS PLAN
UNIQUE LUNCH CLUB
viii Be Located Farther
from the Earth Than
Any Other Club.

- TEW YORK, \. Y, March Is
N What viii undoubtedly be the
- most remarkable eating club in
the country. if not in the world. 5 ncw
being organized here by bankers, law
yers and business men OF the downtown
district. who hope to nave Il IN "pSra-
ton BY next September Ehe cIuo,
which will be primarily rlld1ly or
luncheon organization, viii De unique
in that il viii be farther from the eaFtn
than any other institution o. Be ae ~ t-.'a
since it viii occupy the zfth' zoth aiiu
18th floors Of the WOOlWorth Dullu-
ing, which is the taHest commercial
structure in the world
Plans for this remarkable CLUB are
not vet completed, but such as are de-
cided upOn Indicate a scale Of lavish
ness which will make it one OF the
most notable clubs ever incorporated
The mem ership viii probably be lin
tied to 1000, although this point IS not
definitely settled. The total floor
SPACE will amount to almost an acre,
and it is estimated that the cost OF the
furnishings and equipment alone viii
exceed 500, 900. In addition to the
usual comforts and luGuries as orolna-
riIy found the new club VIII nave a
CITY block and and a half above the
street level gymnasium, squash
courts. handban courts, private dining
rooms. writing and Longing rooms. as
well as a wonderful grin room Inc
latter viii be especially decorated win
scenes descriptive OF the early history
Charity List 100000.
As the result OF a novel card index
system which is now being put into use
here, the startling statement is made
that there are in this city no less than
400. 600 individuals and families depend
ent on charity. Already 200, 600 names
have been tabulaLed and before the pro-
cess is complete it is estimated that this
number viii be doubled, thus giving
this city a dependent population great
er than the total population Of any eX-
cept the y largest cities IN the coun-
try
The tabulation of the dependent poor
is being carried on by new bureau
Its central feature is the catalog OF
under care Of those agencies which
make use Of II. There is a card bearing
the name and address OF each family
on which is written also the names Of
all the organizations which are or have
been I'm touch with the family and
which have available knowledge con-
corning it, No other Information is re-
corded, II Is said. save that which is
necessary to assure Identification, as.
FOR instance, the names and ages Of
children and the ages and occupations
Of other members of the family.
Trouble for the Auto Owners.
The increased cost Of autOmObiling
bids fair to become as vexing, If not as
general a problem, for New Workers. as
the increased cost OF living. John D.
Rockefeller, who is reported TO have
said recently that il would be a pleas
da waters, were not the cost of gasoline
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
Why They Lead

= Goodyear tires outsell all
others because of twenty reasons.
Fourteen years have been
spent in their b etterm en- t.
Scores of able experts have
worked on them.
Hundreds of the tires have
been worn out in our factory,
under actual road conditions
Thus 240 fabrics and formu-
las have been compared in ser
vice. Methods and processes
have been compared-rival tires
compared with our own.