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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-04
From Tuesdays Daily

From Tuesdays Daily
The first annual tour of the
Mankato Automobile club will
be made on Tuesday, July IS,
when the club members will
make the trip over the new !.
scenic highway to the automo-
bile club headquarters beyond
Bloomington bridge. This spot
is. surrounded by beautiful seem :
cry, and is an ideal place for
tourists accommodations. John
H. Hohmann, who is chairman
of the tourist committee of the
automobile club, will call a
meeting. of the committee on
Thursday morning of this week,
when all the details of the trip
will be arranged.
An invitation is extended to
the automobile clubs of kasota,
st. Peter, LesSueur, Bell PLANE,
Jordan and Shakopee, cities along
the scenic highway, to join with,
the tMankato association in this
trip over the new route. !,
From Tuesdays Daily,
Minneapolis, July Claude Gle
ment, North McGregor, Iowa, and San
Gillesby, an assistant to DR.. John Q
Taft, former police surgeon, wer
instantly killed at two O'Clock thi
morning when an automobile in VIII ic
they were riding from Medicine LAX
to Minneapolis, turned turtle at III
ton and Sixth avenue north.
Morris Nelson of Mason. City, low
the third occupant of the car wa
thrown out. of the machine and es
capped with minor bruises,
, Auto in Mass of Flames.
When the accident happened Olso
ran to the home of c.. A. Sutton
2616 Sixth avenue north, to secur
assistance for the imprisoned, con
panions, who were pinned beneath tn
overturned automobile. When Olso
and Sutton! were within a few fet
of the machine there was a terrif
explosion, which threw them on tn
opposite side of the road. When the
regained their senses they found th
automobile a mass of flames.
The fire department was called an
and the flames were extinguishe,
Both men were dead. Their bodie
were charred and unrecognizable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-04
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Board of County Commission
ers, Blue, Earth County, MINI.

ers, Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session
Mankato, Mimi, Tues. June "a, 1918.
Board met at 8 a. M, pursuant to
adjournment, all members present.
On motion board appropriated
5000 90 for repairs of Bartlett hill
in Rapidan, the town to expend an
equal amount. -e,
Petition of Fred C. Wendt to be
set off from district rs to district
lat was read and date of hearing
fixed for July IA, 1913.
Resolution was introduced desig-
mating 21a miles of road in Butternut
Valley as an extension of state road
No. 6, to connect with the state road
to Hanska at the county line On
motion, same was adopted.
Motion made and carried that the
bid of the Hennepin Bridge company
of $500. 90 for repairs of two bridges
in Medo over Cobb. river be accepted
Town of Medo pays one-half.
Application of N. L. Hurst for cor
rection of assessment was approved.
Communication from Ferdinand
Walser was read concerning the
funeral expenses of Bernhard Phil
lips. The board consulted the coun-
ty attorney and find they have no
jurisdiction in the case.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed: ~
American Tent & Awning Co.
+ wall tent ...l.... $27. 95
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
repairs on machine 49,. It's
Carey Thos, posting ditch
notlces 49,. l6.2
Cousandier, Ed, goods to poor 400
FCummins & Co., goods to poor So. 70
Draper & Petersen, goods to
poor .............. 400
Ford, Paul, work on ditch No.
70 ..... -. ..............i 4.OU
Free Press Printing Co., goods $50
Griffin, F. H., county printing 6S. As
thinker, j. p, saving wood at
poor farm Is. 90
Jones, Edward N, viewer ditch
No. 20 ..... $3.50
Jones, Conner H., goods to
court house ............. 600
Keith, G. c., viewer ditch No.
20; $50
Kennedy, C. L., fees, ditch
No.. 81 16. &C
Krost,, Geo. G., livery, ditch
No. 26 400
Lake Crystal Union, blanks, etc. 81. Is
Lampert Lumber Co., coal to
poor and poor farm $500. Sc. 81
Neal, A, livery for poor -. Zoo
Mutt, Ed, meals to engrs.
ditch No. 81 .......... 2.6S
Peterson, Mrs. Chas., goods to
poor :.... DO
Rooney, Thos., viewer, ditch
No.. 29 9.8'
Splinter, c. W., livery ditch.
| No. % ........ 80,
Standard Lumber Co., coal to
| poor DO "
Standard Lumber Co., coal to
] jail ................. SO Il
The Pioneer Co., books. ...... 60
| Wilson, c. r., meals to jurors 81
On motion the following bills wer'
| laid over: Ed. L, Lamm, Sigri,
Rudberg, F. Dietmann, John Koenen
Board adjourned at II M, to- NEE
| at 2 p. M s.
Board met at 2 p. M, pursuant t
adjournment.
No bids were received for gradini
work on state road Nos. and Is.
+ Commissioner Hohmann move,
that on state road No. 8, the bid @
Keogh. Construction, company be az
/ .Cepted. for the work. from static
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-04

Fred w. Force went to st. Paul
on business. today.
Miss Jane Thomas of Lake Crystal
visited here yesterday.
H. B. Hill of Faribault spent yes
terday with friends here.
T.. B. Mckenzie of Winona is in
the. city today on business.
o.. w. Hubbin of West brook spent
yesterday with friends here.
John P. Pitcher of Madison Lake is
calling on friends here today.
z W.. ]. Armstrong of Owatonna is
in the city today on business.
DR.. Ira Bishop of Mapleton was in
Mankatp on business yesterday.
Miss Louise Eeath of Cleveland is
visiting with friends here today.
l.. Glassare of New Ulm spent yes
,terday with friends in Mankato.
John Albrecht of Faribault is com
merciaily engaged in Mankato to
day.
+ j., w. Hruska of LIE Sueur Center
was in Mankato yesterday on bust
ness.
c. S. Gibbons of Sleepy Eye was
in Mankato yesterday transactine
business.
. Louis Wettlaufer went to Blue
Earth today to attend the funera
- 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-04
Will Be-. Married Thursday.

A marriage license was issued in
Minneapolis yesterday afternoon to
Herman Hayward and Marlys Smith.
The wedding will take place at the
home of the bride in Minneapolis on
Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-04

I
/ was received,
Bids are now to be received on
three different specifications one for
grading the road alone. one for pro-
Ividing $50 cubic yards of gravel to
the mile, and one for providing 800
CUBIC yards Of gravel to the mile
and grading.
A check found on the street to-
day was turned over to Chief of Po-
lice Eli Klugherz. The check is
drawn on the Citizens National bank,
and in favor of one Gilbert Denver.
1t is signed by J. M. Webster, and
endorsed by Gilbert Denver. The
check has the name of G.. M. Phil
Ilipps in. the corner, but this is can
celled. with pen marks. 1t calls for
$3.50. There is no money on de-
post. at the National Citizens bank
/ in the name of j. NJ Webster The
check was found on the street,
turned over to the bank and the at
tention of Chief Klugherz was called
to it. 7
Ldiis Cuplut ulul uoC uuSy HlinSeli HI
this county during the month OF
June this year to the extent he did
during the same month year ago
According to the clerk of courts
record, there were only thirty.three
marriage licenses issued in June
1913, and for June, 1912, the record
shows up the issuance of forty-one
However, Cupid was doing lively
business in other counties in the
state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
SENATOR FALLS FALL.

Senator Fall of New Mexico took q
severe fall out Of himself. when he
introduced a plank in the Democratic
platform as a resolution in the Senate.
That plank in the platform, as Sena-
tor Fall put it, reads as follows:
Resolved. That the constitutional rights
OF American citizens should protect them
on our borders and go with them through
out the world and every American csu-
zen residing or having property In any
foreign country Is entitled TO and must
be given the full protection Of the United
States government. both for himself and
his property
The Democratic Senators fought shy
of passing that resolution. In the de-
bate upon it, the Democratic Senators
admitted that the plank was but i'm
practicable hot air; that it amounted
to nothing but the intent to mako a
gallery play. Senator Jones of Wash.
ington, Republican, put the case very
fairly when he pointed out that if
an American decided to 60 to a for
eign country and engage in business
and got into trouble there, under the
terms of this resolution, "he could EN-.
broil in war all tho people of the Unit.
ed States in the duty thus expressed
of protecting him and his property in
that foreign country
Senator Bacon, Democratic Chairman
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
COMPARATIVE WHEAT YIELDS

The great crops of the United States
harvested last year and partially har-
vested this year are reaped not by
reason of our superior skill in agri.
culture, but by reason of the immense
area that is seeded, Our yield Of win
ter wheat last year was 15.1 bushels
per acre; our yield this year is est-
mated at 15.e bushels to the acre. Our
yield of spring wheat last year was
17.2 bushels per acre; the estimate OF
this years yield IS 1875 bushels per
acre. Our yield OF corr last year
averaged 27 bushels per acre, but the
boys corn clubs throughout the
various States showed yields OF well
above 100 bushels per acre up TO more
than 200 bushels per acre II is a clear
case that if 200 bushels of corn per
acre can be harvested by boy, the
average OF corn per acre in this coun.
try should be considerably more than
one-eighth OF that amount.
AS to the yield of wheat per acre,
the Oregonian reports that the Una
tilla wheat fields in Oregon are show.
ing II bushels 10 the acre this year.
which is of course an enormously
inflated yield compared with the wheat
yield average of the world. Still. IN
the old wheat fields OF Hungary, Ger.
many, France, Great Britain and Ire
land, and OF Denmark, the average
yield OF wheat per acre runs from % 10
36 bushels per acre. In our newer soil
we should at least get a wheat yield
that would compare with the yield on
the centuries.old wheat fields Of
Europe.
The total product Of wheat in this
country last year is given by the L. S.
Department OF Agriculture at 100000.
600 bushels The Department s esti.
mate of all wheat this year is 744.00O..
600 bushels, and this at an average
for all OF less than Is bushels per acre:
but If we could double this yield. as il
would seem entirely possible 10 do
from the history OF the wheat fields
OF Europe, We would have n yield of
100, 100000 bushels OF wheat in this
country per annum. When one thinks
how far that would 60 10 -educing the
cost OF living 20 the average citizen,
one Is apt to be impatient at the farm
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
vEToES VOTING MACHINE

Governor Tener OF Pennsylvania has
vetoed bill permitting the use Of
voting machines in that State. His
reasons are that such machines throw
doubt upon election methods. in that
they may be used frsudulertly. and
that as their manipulation is beyond
the astuteness OF the average voter.
their use may be in effect constraiut
70 vote some party ticket. and q vast
hindFance TO free and independent vot.
ing.
At the same time, the Governor 10
doubt took into account the reports
OF an investigation in Chicago. where.
IL IS charged, such machines have been
and can be manipulated by election
officers. The same charge precisely has
been made in Salt Lake City. and there
Is constant complaint here that the
use Of the machines const-airs voters
10 vote straight party tickets, aud is
a hindranee TO scratching" and free
voting.
On the whole, therefore. we feel
inclined 10 commend Governor Tener
for his veto. We are aware that il is
customary TO say that the use of vot-
ing machines is great improvement
and that il expedites the count and
facilitates the work OF the election
officers These latter claims are un.
doubtedly true, but the great thing In
an election is to allow the voter 20
vote precisely as he or she wishes TO
do, without the least eonstraint and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
THE ORGANS DUPLICITY.

1t is impossible to see what the
Smoot organ expects to gain by at
tributing to The Tribune "malicious
envy in connection with telegraph
dispatches which we print from Wash.
ington. II is impossible TO see what
it expects to gain by falsely stating
that The Tribune announced -
that eleven Progressive Sena.
tors had "bolted the leadership of
Senator Reed smoot on the tariff and
decided TO support genuine progress
sivc tariff BILL
The Tribune made no such announce
ment, it displayed no possible "ma.
liciors envy" or any other feeling
whatever with respect to the matter
indicated. 1t said nothing about it;
1T expressed no opinion whatever on
the case. 1t merely printed tele-
gram from Washington, which stated
these things as matter OF fact known
in the National Capitol.
To attribute "malicious envy to
say that The Tribune announce" "
certain things, would necessarily be
taken to mean that The Tribune was
expressing some opinion of some an
nouncement on its own account. But
nothing Of the kind is true, since The
Tribune made no announcement and
no statement of any kind. 1t merely
printed news dispatch which it re-
ceived from Washington.
But to attribute to a newspaper ami
mus in connection with the publication
OF news dispatch, and to say that
because of the notification of that dis.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
THE CANAL PRocpss

Secretary Daniels mad
announcement at San Dice. 49,
his present tour Of the Wa~s
out IN a public speech wha, :.
10 do in the matter ~ :, As ~
opening of the Panama cs,., ~
programme as at present ~
to have the whole of the AtI,a~
pass through the canal On ~
opening. He himself will - %
bridge of the first vessel IN :. -
and that vessel will be tbs
Oregon-the same old o,s,s ss
made the remarkable voyas.
Cape Horn, so as to bo ~,
take the prominent part thai d J.
the destruction of the Sua,;.,
when that fleet undertook r.
from Santiago harbor. =
There is general dispo,;tio.
prove this programme, so an,oa.'
Secretary Daniels; and if bs -.
TO it, we have no doubt thai -
try will applaud him TO n.
the patriotic and spectacula, ;,
that Will be thus presented
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

without any complication that will rem
der him or her doubtful as TO how to
vote.
There is no question in the world
but that the freedom of voting is tre-
mendously hampe-ed by the use of the
voting machine. If every one wanted
TO vote a straight party ticket, and
there were no tricky manipulators OF
the machine, then the machines would
be admirable; but II one wants to
scratch his or her ticket the machine
has constraining effect, especially
when the time limit is enforced and
the judges stand calling on the voter,
Times up!'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
Of the Senate Committee on foreieh
Relations. made this comment

Mr.. President. 81 stopped 10 analyLe
this resolution ana 70 oIscusS ,a,no;,, ~
prlcty OF It's approval from the stanepo'pt
Of IT'S correctness-I care not Wnether II
is founded on the Democratic PLATFORM OF
upon something clse-thore might oe soIhe
very lust criticisms made upon IT, fos
Instance what constitutional right mas
citizen OF the United States In Mexico
What constitutional right has citiZen
OF the United States In the Balkan states
In thus going TO the root OF the qneS'
ton. and asking what right under the
constitution of the United States an
American citizen has in Mexico or any
foreign country, he swept away at
breath the whole bombastic nonsense
embodied in the Fall resolution taken
from the Democratic platform; while
that platform s claim that Its deciara-
tions constituted sacred pledge was
secuted as not worth notice.
The constitution OF the United States
gives no American any rights whatever
in a foreign country. That is the fact
in the case, plainly stated by Senator
Bacon, the leading Democrat Mt the
head Of the Senate Committee on For
eicn Relations; and so the resolution
and plank in the Democratic platform
are kicked into the cellar as soon AS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

1t is amazing TO see the viruIence OF
the church organ in its references 10
The Tribune, and also ;he inability Of
that or9an 70 disguise is own pitiful
weakness. Last night it referred 70
the recent discussion on Pioneer Day
subjects as an effort on our part "to
diseredit the achievements of the Utah
pioneers That is almost as bad a
break as the Smoot organ could make;
while It's rant about The Tribune s
lying" is only a case Of the hoodlum
boy making faces.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
A TAINTED MONEY SUIT.

\ curious controversy has arisen in
connection with the gift Of million
dollars to the Vanderbilt University
at Nashville, Tennessee. The college
OF Bishops OF the Methodist Church,
South, voted to refuse the gift be
cause it was given by Mr.. Rockefeller,
and n the Rockefeller money was held
TO be tainted the Bishops consid
cred themselves morally bound 90 re-
fuse tile proffered money, and they
accordingly voted TO refuse it. But
the board of trustees Of that uni
versity voted to accept the offer, and
have already accepted 100000 On ac.
count. The Bishops considered this to
be clear defiance of their authority,
and an unwarrantcd acceptance on the
part of the board of trustees, and so
they propose to enforce their refusal
By an appeal to the courts.
The question Of "tainted" money
is one that has arisen in connection
with charitable and benevolent propo-
sitions in different ages of the world
The general sentiment of humanity at
It's average and at its best has been
that "the money is not TO blame. 4"
This we believe to be the correct DO.
sition to take. 1t is very likely that
there Is but little money in the world,
especially in such huge accumulations
as that Of Vanderbilt and others, that
some sort of "taint' might not be
alleged with respect to it. Money may
have passed through the hands of mur.
derers, pirates, swlndlers, and nefarious
characters of various kinds Eveutu-
ally it comes into the possession of
large accumulators and they dispose of
1T Ill philanthropic efforts OF various
kinds, The refusal of such money is
rare indeed, and when refusal is had,
it seems hardly to be justifed since
the money itself is valuable, and, as
money, is of course not subject to
faint" as long as it is good and
lawful money.
Again, suppose that the accumulation
of the money is a reprehensible person
altogether, must he be condemned to
use his money altogether for reprehen-
sible purposesi Shall not some of that
money be available to aid humanity, if
the person alleged to be reprehensible
shall be disposed so to use itH Shall
condemned money be further condemned
to be always used for vicious and rep
rehensible purposesi May not, indeed,
even a black soul redeem itself by re.
pentance and good works (not that we
wish to imply that any one s soul is
black, but use the term only for the
points sake)7
We think that in this case the trus-
tees Of the University have the better
of the argument, and that the bishops
should allow the money to be used for
the benefits of the university; since
it is not possible to attach any stigmA
to the money itself, and since in
very few years, comparatively, what
ever "taint" may now be urged
against that money will have disap-
peared, and in the meantime the mon
ey will have been vastly useful TO the
cause of education and to the advance
ment Of the moral and religious forces
which the use of this money by the
will in the meantime enor-
mously expand
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

The special audit Of the accounts Of
the public improvements in this city
clears all from suspicion Of graft or
corruption Of any kind Which is no
more than was expected. But what
city Of the pretensions of this can show
as good \ record' Nay. how many
cities Of the United States could be
plunged :nto the dcpths of disgrace by
such An audit rs thisl The city has
come out Of this examination with q
triumph as rare as il Is great.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 3d. 1913

patch The Tribune Announced one
thing or another. is either display of
the grossest ignorance or the meanest
sort of malignant Misrepresentation
AS well say that we had to do with.
or erulted In. the Binghamton FIRE be-
cause we printed the account OF il.
But the act of the Smoot organ in
doing this shows that its course has
been run, and that it recognizes the
depth Of degradation to which it has
fallen in the minds of the Utah public,
and evinces determination on its part
to live down to the evil record that
il has made for itself.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

There will be no pretenso heneefor.
ward on the part OF Bulgaria 10 the alb
sorptiou of Saloniki; Greece has that
city beyond the possibility Of detaeh.
ment: and while Turkey is oyerrunning
territory conquered from her by Bul.
garia (Which she will not De allowed 10
keep. Turkey makes no move 10 in.
vadc territory lost by her 70 Servia or
Greece. II is ease on the part Of Bull
earia Of "vauntinG ambition overleap-
ing Itself -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

Felix Diaz gives account Of himself
AL proper and diplomatic in his talks
In California, en- route TO japan. But
that there is something unusual in the
wind is evident; for man who e1-
poets in few months TO be President
OF Mexico does not 20 as an errand
boy on a mission like this without some
grave purpose underneath; mere visit
OF thanks for the recognition Of an
other mans present and temporary
Presidency would be paid by an officer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

Secretary McAdoo promises TO issue
. new fiye-cent piece, the Indian-buf.
falo coin being under the ban of public
disapproval. But il didn t circulate; !;
most Of the issue having been secluded
by collectors and Tor curiosities The
old nickel coin is all right, and the
Secretary could not do better than 70
continue its issue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

II indeed Castro is loose again IN
Venezuela, there is reason to say that
the country is disturbed. He is
"pesky little critter," who shuns the
shadow and Graves the limclight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

Is the Boston Globe sarcastic or only
slanderous when it says: GA Boston
woman who brought a bathing suit
from Paris and thought that she had
lost it, found it in a napkin ring that
she had purchased while abroad, It had
been placed there by n green maid"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

4 London scientist is quoted as pre-
dieting that man must eventually
perish because his head will develop
until be becomes a human cabbage
as il were. - No doubt he was in
flucnced to that opinion by the number
of cabbage heads - he sees from time
10 time in the human race as il is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

The property owners in this city, in
their interest in the over-assessments
made on account of special improve
ments, will he apt to ask the same
old question, ''What is there in it for
met" and "When do 1 get itf''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-31

Boston Globe; 1.-The need OF uni
form marriage and divorce law
throughout the United States has long
been evident, and the proposed Consti-
tutional amendment authorizing Con-
r'css to make one ought to go through
without opposition, excepting from the
very rich -