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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
CLAIM HIS HANDS ARE
STAINED WITH BLOOD
Ohio Authorities Are Making De.
mand For Helfinstine, An
Alleged Murderer
Especial to The free Press. j

Columbus, Ohio, July 16.-The au,
thorities of this state are preparing
to make a demand on California tt
surrender Simon P. Helfinstine, who
has been arrested in Los Angeles
charged with forgery, and who is
wanted for murder in this state. Hell
finstine is said to have confessed tt
eight murders in Ohio, including the
Staying of Pearl Bryan, for whose
death the medical students Jackson
and Walling were executed Some
of the circumstances of the crimes
as related by Helfnstine do not coin
eide with facts on record in thi;
state, however.
Helfinstine said he started his ca
reer of murder in 1896 with the kill
ing of farmer named Dedricks an(
his wife and the stealing of $4,000
which they had hidden away. In 1908
the prisoner said, he killed two farm
ers named Fletcher and Butler a
Kenton Pike, Ohio Pearl Bryan was
supposed to have been killed in Gin
cinnatti, but Helfinstine asserts tina
he murdered the girl in Toledo, ant
then shipped the body to Jackson ant
Walling, in Cincinnati
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
Officers, Reporters and Dog Fol-
low Would Be Burglar
GROUNDWORK FOR THRILLER
Sensational AII.Night Search For Bold
Fellow Who Attempted to Invade
Hardware Store

Deputy Sheriff Ed Ario and a
couple of newspaper reporters are
thinking seriously of collaborating
on producing a thrilling melodrama
entitled, almost a Burglary and
Hitting the Trail With Blood
hound" Their experience of last
night and until the early hours of
this morning furnishes the setting
for one of those hair-raisers that
always appeal strongly to the gal
lery goods" <a&l
Some person or persons very near
ly succeeded in breaking into Zim-
norman & Bangerter's hardware store,
410 South Front street, last evening,
and it is safe to say that who ever
it may have been, he was chased
out of the city by Deputy Sheriff Ed
Ario, two newspaper men and Man
kato Queen, one of the county blood
hounds. George Zimmerman, return
ing from the chautauqua shortly be-
fore ten o'clock last evening, enter
ed the store, and upon going to the
rear entrance, found a quantity of
chips and shavings on the floor and
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
DAVIS SHOT WHEN THE
FELLOWS jEER At HIM
One Winona Man Would Not
Stand TO Be Called
Unpatriotic

Winona, Mimi, July 16.-John
Davis was jeered by his co-workers
when he declined to share with
them in financing their Fourth of
July celebration, it is said, and left
the crew engaged in gravel pit
near Wabasha.
Yesterday he returned, waylaid a
party of the workmen and, it is
charged, shot and mortally wounded
Frank Finn, thirty years old, who
is reported to be dying in hospital.
Davis was captured and is locked
up in the Wabasha county Jail.
According to M. Marx, county at
torney, Davis stationed himself in
front of saloon near the depot yes
terday, and when Finn and two
companions passed he opened fire,
shooting Finn through the back. The
latter fell and Davis disappeared.
An armed posse trailed Davis to
the hills west of, the village, where
they found him asleep.
The county attorney says Davis
confessed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
MOST WHITE PLAGUE
CAUSED BY INFECTION
Paris Physician Has Made Some
Four Thousand Tests; His
Conclusions
Especial 70 The Free rress.l

Eafis, July 16. Df Calmette, direct
or of the Lille Pasteur Institute de-
5lares that phithsis is not hereditary
The doctor has submitted statistics
% the Paris Faculty of Sciences, com
piled from the examination of four
thousand subjects, which he believes
prove conclusively that the real
;ause of tuberculosis is infection, and
continued reinfection, coming after
birth.
All of the children less than one
year of age which DR.. Calmette ex-
lmined, only 9 per cent were found
to be contaminated with tuberculosis
After that age the percentage in
creased rapidly. Between one and
md two years of age twenty-five per
cent of the subjects proved contami-
mated; between two and five, SO per
cent; between five and fifteen, 80
per cent; and from 81 to 81 per cent
over fifteen years of age.
The reason tuberculosis is more
prevalent in cities, says DR.. Calmette
is because the danger of repeated re
infection is greater.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
Full Program Is Prepared; Dates
Are August | and z
REAL FINE TIME IN PROSPECT
Two OF Mankato's Scribes Are Booked
To Talk; Boat Ride and Elegant
Banquet

Plans for the meeting of the Sec
ond District Editorial association at
Fairmont August l and 2 are now
completed.
The headquarters of the associa'
ton during the meeting will be at
the Commercial club rooms, at
which place the visitors will report
on their arrival in the city, and
where they will find a reception
committee to welcome them.
The regular meeting of the asso-
citation will be held at 1870 Friday
afternoon in the district court room
of the court house,
City Mayor H. M. Serle will turn
over the keys of the city to the Wis
iting editors, and there will be
brief words of welcome from Frank
A. Day and A. L. Ward which will
be responded to by H. G. Hotaling
Of Mapleton, the president of the
association.
Will Embark on Concord.
AT 4:45 in the afternoon the Wis
iting editors and the Fairmont peo-
pie who will assist in providing
the banquet will embark on The
Concord, and trip will be made
Continued on rage Two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
DEATH ENSU[D WHILE
COMING TO MANKATO
Alexander Thompson, Pioneer
Railroad Man, Is Dead
ONCE RESIDED IN THIS CITY
Employed BY the Northwestern Com
pany For twenty-five Years;
Father Of Bank Teller
ONCE RESIDED IN THIS CITY

Alexander Thompson, who unit
about two years ago, had lived IL
Mankato for nearly forty years, die
on Northwestern train No. IA abou'
six o'clock last evening as he was
being brought to Mankato for med
cal treatment His death was due tC
complication of diseases. His son
Frank j. Thompson, of this city was
notified yesterday that his father
was in critical condition, and
went to his fathers home in Lam
berton for the purpose of bringing
him to Mankato. His father was as
sisted to the train and seemed tc
be resting easy. AS the train was
leaving Sanborn, about six o'clock
Mr.. Thompson passed away quietly
and peacefully.
Well-knoWn Man.
Mr. Thompson was a very wei
known man here, especially among
railroad men, on account of his long
association with the Northwestern
road. He made many friends on &C
count of his pleasing personality
and there are many in this city
who were shocked and grieved tC
learn of his sudden taking off. He
Continuen on Page Two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
ROADS PUT IN DEMURS
Attorneys Take Exceptions to lndict
ments Returned Against Them BY
Redwing Grand Jury

Redwing, Mimi, July 16--Attor-
neys for the Chicago Great Western,
the st. Paul road and the Chicago
and Northwestern, which were in
dicted by the Goodhue county grand
jury for failure to obey the railroad
rate laws, yesterday demurred to the
indictments brought against them
when the case came up for trial be-
fore Judge Albert Johnson.
The railroads counsel asserted that
the court had no jurisdiction, that
the facts stated did not constitute
public offense, and that there were
Irregularities in the procedure.
The attorneys criticized the court
because special attorneys had been
named to advise the grand jury, In
stead of leaving the matter to the
county attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
TESS UP TO THE THEFT
TRIO WILL ENTER PLEA
Connolly, Lovejoy and King Are
All Ready to Take Their
Medicine

Anthony ]. Connolly, William A
Lovejoy and John B. King, who Were
being held to await the action of the
grand jury on the charge of gran,
larceny in the second degree 70
stealing a suitcase from the unioI
depot platform, have finally given u,
and decided to plead guilty to tn
charge. They will do so before Judge
Pau tomorrow morning. Lovejoy ant
King have admitted before to rifiins
the suitcase after someone removed
it from the depot platform, but Cor
molly has maintained that he was
entirely innocent.
They tried to put the blame TO-
really taking the suit case upo
Printer jim" Weatherford, but the.
admitted to County Attorney ]. w
Schmitt yesterday that they were re
sponsible for it. Lovejoy and Kim
stoutly denied that Connolly had any
thing to do with the theft, and have
refused over and over again tt
peach" on him. Connolly admitted
his guilt to the county attorney vol
unfairly He said that he took thu
silver-mounted comb and brush from
the grip, and threw them into a DO
car, but he denies all knowledge o
the cameo stickpin, which is still
missing.
Lovejoy and King even agreed tt
plead guilty before on condition tina
Connolly was allowed to go free
but this was refused them. Perhaps
they do not recognize the eighth
commandment, but they certainly
have high sense of honor in shield
ing each other.
Lovejoy and King made the state
ment in municipal court that the,
had not seen Connolly until the da.
of the theft, but they admitted yes
terday, as did Connolly, that he hai
been with them for several days, anf
had been cooking up" with them il
he "jungles."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
WILL WEAR MOURNING
INSTEAD OF A WREATH
Miss Eva 0tterson Goes From
Winnebago TO St. Paul On
Sad Mission

st. Paul, July 16.-On the day his
fiancee arrives in ST. Paul to make
her home with his bereaved mother,
the body of Charles Luddington may
be taken from the Mississippi river.
There is body in log jam at
the river boom. An arm projects
clothed in a short white sleeve.
Luddington wore shirt, the sleeve
of which were cut short when he
disappeared June 26.
Darkness prevented breaking the
jam last night to remove the body
but it was to be taken to the morgue
today. 1t could not be told whether
| it was badly decomposed, but Lud
dington's family has such a minute
description of his clothing that the
body will be identified readily if il
is his.
The fiancee, Miss Eva Otterson, is
due here today from her home al
Winnebago, Mimi Mrs. Francis Lud
dington is the mother She lives al
1479 Iglehart avenue. She never
had given up hope of finding him
although her long watches had sadly
weakened her. She is seventy-one
years old. Since her son disappear
ed she has kept light burning anG
a key hanging outside the door fol
him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
SLEUTH WAS ASSA|LED
GAVE RYDELL BEATING
Detective Who Figured in the
Koch Case Attacked BY
Strikers

A. E. RydeH, a detective employed
at the Hennepin Paper company mil
at Little Falls, was assaulted anC
badly beaten up Monday Afternoon
on Broadway in front of Herron's
millinery store by Joe Lauerman, {
striking papermaker from the Sartel
mill. Alec Smith and William Grim
stead, another guard at the mill
fought at the same time but neither
was hurt. Lauerman and Smiti
were arrested soon after the assaul
by Chief of Police Ernest Gatchel OF
a charge of assault and battery anC
taken before Justice Randall where
they plead guilty and paid fines o
So and costs, amounting to S. each
Grimstead had been before Justice
Gaudet on charge of pointing re
Volver at a striker. Rydell was alst
in the court room, although not un
der arrest. After leaving justice
court the two guards were searched
by the police for concealed weapons
and none found short time after
ward while walking down Broadwa.
Rydell was knocked to the walk ant
his face badly pounded. His nose wa
smashed and possibly broken, one ey
hurt and one side of his face bruised
He bled profusely.
Rydell was taken to a physician
office and from there to the hospital
Tuesday morning a physician who at
tended him stated that he was TN
able to say positively whether Ry
dell's nose was broken but he wa
of the opinion that his eye was no
seriously hurt, although it is still
closed
Rydell will be remembered as tn
detective who figured prominently il
the Koch case. He was employee,
by the Pinkerton agency and mad
frequent trips to Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
EVANS WAS LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING EASY
Told Doubtful Tale In Court;
Then Admitted to Sheriff
That He Lied

4 Frank Murray, who was given a
hearing in municipal court last week
On the charge of stealing coat and
gold watch from South Front
street saloon, plead guilty to the
charge of grand larceny in the sec
ond degree yesterday afternoon and
will be given his sentence tomorrow
afternoon at two o'clock. Hughes &c
Ellsworth are his attorneys.
Lewis Evans, who was arrested in
Madison Lake some time ago, plead
guilty to the charge of sodomy yes
terday afternoon and will also be
given his sentence tomorrow. When
County Attorney j. W. Schmitt ques-
Toned him, Evans said that he had
a wife and children. He said that
ais wife was twenty-three years old
and that he had son who was
nineteen After saying this he real
zed that he was slightly "balled up"
Ind changed the statement He said
that he had been married twenty
-hree years, and his wife was thirty
years old Sheriff Anton Osten ask
ed him where his wife was, in
order that she might be telephoned
% and then Evans said, "Oh, that's
all bunk, l guess the jugs up. !
just said that to see if the judge
wouldn't be little easier with me-"
Lewis will not be given hearing
before the Judge of probate. There
was suspicion at one time that he
might be insane.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
OFFICIALS TO INSPECT
MACHINE AT RfDW|kG
Handsome Fire Motor Truck Has
Been Bought There
APPARATUS GIVEN TEST TODAY
This Was Witnessed BY Mayor A. G.
Meyer and Several Councilman
From This City
APPARATUS GIVEN TEST TODAY

Mayor Meyer, Councilmen Lack,
Bradley and Gerlach, also Chief Leas
of Fire Department left this morning
for Redwing to see the demonstrate
ng of a new motor fire apparatus,
Just installed by that city.
The new piece of machinery reach
ed Redwing yesterday. 1t is de-
scribed as a beauty, glistening in its
coat of pearl white enamel and trim
med with gold and red.
The machine unloaded, weighs 81
922 pounds, and is substantially put
up, with hard rubber tires and dou-
BILE wheels under the rear. 1t is
equipped with six cylinder engine,
which is started by storage batteries,
having to be recharged every so
often.
Three large ten-inch electric
searchlights and two smaller ones
are located on the head of the ma
chine together with an electric rear
ligh. The machine is also equipped
with siren whistle of the steam
boat variety which makes a weird
noise that ought to warn pedestrians
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
WORE A NICE BIG STAR
ALSO LUGGtD WEAPON
foung Man From Kansas City
Must Have Thought He
Struck Tough Burg

Clarence E. Young of Kansas City,
Mo-, was taken in charge last night
by Officer A. B. Johnson on the
charge of carrying a concealed Wea-
pom, but he was released after a
hearing before Judge Comstock this
morning, because evidence showed
that he had been perfectly innocent
of any malicious intent. 1t seems
hat Officer Johnson noticed that
Mr.. Young wore star as the young
man was passing down the street.
and he at once asked him what au-
thority he had for wearing it. This
occurred near the National Citizens
bank, and Mr.. Young claimed that
he was special officer from Kan.
sas City. During the questioning.
the young man became little
fustered and tried to slip revolver
which he was carrying from his
trouser pocket to the window sill
of the bank His act was observed
by newspaper man who happened
to be with the officer. The scheme
did not work, and he was taken to
the police station. He claimed to be
employed in this section of the coun-
try as solicitor for the. Roach Fow
Ter Publishing company of Kansas
City, and the vouchers expense
checks and freight bills showed quite
conclusively that this was so. He
was allowed to go to his room in the
Y. NJ. C. A. building over night and
appeared at the station this morning
to answer the charge put agains
him. 1t seems that he had been (
collector in Kansas City and was Civ
en- authority to wear a star and carry
a gun, and he says that he thought
| that the star would be means Of
| identifying himself when away from
home. He did not know that il
was against the law to carry the star
out of his home city, and Judge Com
stock gave him a severe lectuhe tt
impress this upon his mind.
He took the judges reprimant
without a word, and thanked hin
for the advice which would serve t.
keep him from further trouble O.
this kind
The officer thought that perhap:
the young man was using the sta
and gun as means of extracting
money from unsuspecting hoboes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
.GUARDCOOKS IN HOUSE
WHERE ROYALTY LIVES
New Phase of Suffrage Difficulty
Has Been Met In Old
England

Especial to The Free Press. ]

London, July 16-With the social
season on the wane, it has developed
that a great deal of trouble has been
experienced at Windsor palace among
the cooks who cater to King George
and the thousand or more persons
who have been there daily since the
first court of the season was held
King George and Queen Mary have
eighty cooks and it has been neces.
sary to put a special guard over
them, to circumvent various plans o.
the suffragettes to bring their cause
to the attention of their majesties
via the kitchen. Although it is de.
MED, there is story current in Lon.
don today that at a recent banquet
when the guests finished eating their
soup, they found at the bottom of
each plate a neat little circle of pa
per on which were printed the words
"votes for women" Since everyone
in the kitchen disclaimed any knowl-
edge of the matter, it was impossible
to discharge any employe without
turning off the entire force.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
AWARDED THE CONTRACT
Mankato Plumbing and Heating Com
pany Will Furnish Heating Plant
For MorristoWn School

The Mankato Heating and Plumb
ing company has been, awarded the
contract for the Morristown high
school heating plant. The contract
includes steam heating and fan ven
tillation system. The bid made by
this company was $4,775. Others
who put in bids for the work were
C. M. Masters of Mankato whose
bid was 1921, P. ]. Gallagher of
Faribault whose bid was $3.50,
Lynch Bros. of Faribault, whose bid
was $5,215 and J. p. Thon of DIVA,
tonna had bid of 5000. F. H
Wilkowski entered bid of $4,8S5.
Albert Schippel of this city is the
architect who drew the plans for the
building and he was in Morristown
yesterday when the bids were opened
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
FIX HOURS OF LABOR
Assistant Attorney General Hands Down
An Opinion As to How Long
To Work

st. Paul, July 16.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Nethaway has prepared
an opinion constituting the hours OF
labor laws in force in Minnesota. On
state work eight hours, and on other
work ten hours is the maximum.
The question at issue was pre-
sented by two employees of the St.
Paul union depot company They
asked if they could recover for over
time if they worked thirteen hours a
day voluntarily.
Mr.. Nethaway held that they could
not, but said that If there had been
an agreement as to overtime they
could have recovered, or if they had
worked the extra period under pro-
test, or because of threat to dis
charge them if they did not comply
with the demand made on them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18

The Mankato Commercial club
sent out a large number of invita-
tons to business men and farmers
to attend the chautauqua tomorrow
afternoon, enclosing complimentary
tickets, on the mail this morning. 1t
is hoped that all receiving the tickets
will make it a point to attend. Harry
Atwood, of Chicago, the speaker
will talk on team work, community
of interest between city and country
and other topics looking to co-opera
ton between fhe business men and
between the city and country. The
Commercial club feels that the sub
ject is so important that it has TAX
en- steps to hE,ee It's friends from
both the city and country present.
1t is likely that those holding sea
son tickets received the tickets fol
tomorrow afternoon, and in such
cases it is requested that the re
cipients hand their extra tickets tC
those who do not have them. Mer
chants receiving a surplus are espe
cially requested to hand them tc
farmers who have not received any
Business men and farmers who
did not receive the tickets are re
quested to call at the office of the
secretary of the Commercial club and
secure tickets, as there are plenty
in the possession of the club for all
The secretary's office is on the third
floor of the National Citizens bank
building. Take the elevator. II
was not intended to slight anyone
but the mailing list was not very
complete. If any who received
tickets need more for members Of
their families or friends, they should
ask for them, and the secretary o.
the club will gladly accommodate
them.
Let everybody who can attend The
entertainment, which, besides the
instructive address, will include some
very pleasing musical features.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
WILL CLOSE IN A WEEK
Normal Summer School to Be Brought
To An End On Wednesday,
July 80

The summer term at the Winona
normal school will be brought to a
close on Wednesday, July 80. This
will be the day before the state
teachers examinations will be held
and will permit of those attending
the summer term to remain and take
the, teachers examinations on the
day following.
With the close of the summer
term the normal school will enjoy
a vacation all through the month OF
August, opening for the fall term
on Tuesday, September 2.
No special exercises will mark
the closing of the school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
PETERSON is REELECTED
Mankat0 Man Vice President OF the
Minnesota P0stoffice Clerks
Association

Redwing, Mimi, July 16.-Minne-
sofa postal clerks in annual conven-
ton here elected officers as follows:
E. H. Nelson, Minneapolis, presi-
dent; H. S. Peterson, Mankato, first
vice president; G. r. Sutherland,
Redwing, second vice president; Hen.
ry Giese, st. Paul, secretary; c. c.
Mathieson, Duluth, treasurer.
Brainerd was selected for the next
meeting place.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
against back stamping of mail
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
SHE WAS POPULAR GIRL
Miss Veronica Miller, Young Lady Who,
With FianCee, Met Death In
Western Wreck

st. James, Mimi, July 16.-Miss
Veronica Miller, who v-'4' 49, fiancee,
Merle Evans, met death Sunday after
noon at Vineyard station, near Los
Angeles, in a collision of Pacific cleo
trio cars, was the daughter of John
N Miller, retired merchant of this
city. She was employed in Los An
geles and there met Mr.. Evans, to
whom she became betrothed. The
girl was twenty years old, and was
popular among young people of this
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
BIRTHS IN THE STATE
Record For Year 1912 Shows That
Stork Paid 48,159 Visits In
Minnesota

Figures prepared by the state
board of health show an increase of
1000 births in the state for 1912, as
compared with the previous year.
The official figures of the office show
that 48,15S children were born in
Minnesota in 1912 The births for
1911 numbered 45,122, and for the
previous year 43,S40. Minneapolis re-
ported 6,605 births in 1912 and st.
Paul 4,571. Minneapolis shows an
increase for the year of 752 and st.
Paul 210.