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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Minneapolis, November IL Ac-
ton of ministers establishing spoon
ing parlors in churches; the counte-
nancing of "spooning" by parents be-
tween their boys and girls, allowing
kissing games at children's parties,
and the habit of American women
dressing to appeal to sensuality were
scored by Professor T. w. Shannon
of Fredericktown, Mo-, at the Purity
congress in Minneapolis.
"Spooning" parlors are usually
maintained with the idea of Fastening
marriages. They do hasten marriages,
but usually open the way to the
divorce court. Mothers advise their
daughters on methods of capturing
husbands, and usually cOndOne
"spooning" as part of the process.
Taught BY Post Cards.
Ministers preach about it in their
sermons and moving picture Shows
and postcards teach it. The young
people of today get their social train
| ing from picture postcards and from
! serial stories and novels, all OF which
! condone social indiscretion.
at is crime to tease little girls
and boys about sweethearts. Mothers
who do this are not only violating
the sacredness of childhood, but they
are encroaching on the rights of baby
hood" 4
| B. F.. Steadwell of La Crosse wa
reelected president of the congress
Harry Olson of Chicago was electe,
second vice president; T. Alder
Moore of Ontario, first vice presi
dent, and DR.. Emma Dirke of Den
yer, third vice president.
Ng Poon Chew Spoke.
/ Ng Poon Chew, Chinese scholar
i editor and reformer, addressing tn
Purity congress compared moral cor
ditions of America and China. TIL
building was packed, more than 80
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Samuel G. Iverson, the only open
candidate for governor, today filed
his second statement of political ex-
penditures under the corrupt prac.
tees act showing that in the last two
weeks he spent $3.50 of which $26.45
went to clipping bureau.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
Donahue Conspiracy Case.

Chicago, November lit is ex-
pected that the Donahue conspiracy
case will go to the jury before night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
Marquette Brown.

Mr. Verne X. Brown and Miss
Laura L. Marquette of Minneapolis
were united in marriage Saturday
evening at eight o'clock by Rev. w.
e. Loucks, 1922 Dupont avenue North
Miss Marquette formerly lived in
this city, being born and reared here
and is a graduate of the Mankato
Commercial college. Mr.. Brown is
a Litchfield young man, but now a
resident of Minneapolis and connect
ed with the firm of Anderson & Heir,
printers. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, after
short wedding trip to Milwaukee
Wis. will be at home at 2643 Lyn
dale avenue South, Minneapolis after
November 10.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
From tuesdays Daily.

When it became rumored that
County Superintendent of Schools
Oscar Olson Ulvin and his bride had
arrived at the court house this morn
ing plot seemed to have originated
in all of the offices at once came
to a head when the clerks and coun-
ty officials called on the janitor and
borrowed his household utensils and
then the crowd went to the county
superintendent office and rendered
him a chirivari. The participants in
the discord say that they produced
a great quantity of noise After it
had continued for some time Mr.
Ulvin made peace with them and
told the serenaders that there would
be a treat on hand in the morning.
In all parts of the court house to-
day there lis the big expectant smile,
that is Worn in that building the
day before a big feed" is to take
place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Calumet, November ia large
boarding house was wrecked by an
explosion Of dynamite in a supposed
attempt to slaughter ten mine guards.
No one was hurt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Martin ]. Flanagan has been re-
moved from the position of chief OF
police in st. Paul. The police board
took action yesterday afternoon. Mi
chael Gebhart has been made acting
chief. He held the position of as
sistant. John Rowan becomes as
SiStant chief
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Chicago, November 11.-An estate
of $20,000,000 is left by the late
packer, Edward Morris, according to
the will filed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Minneapolis, Novemben H.
Dr.. T. D. Crothers of Hartford,
Conn.,, speaking before the Puri-
ty congress today, declared that
the vice evil can be stamped out
as positively and as easily as
typhoid or yellow fever. The
work must proceed along scien-
tific lines with the fullest 'recog-
milton of the causes and condi-
tons. He urged segregation Of
the social evil placing the victims
in seIf.supporting hospitals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Precautions against hog cholera
have been sent out through this
congressional district by Congress-
man w. S. Hammond, and include
some important facts for farmers.
The precautions were prepared by
the national assistant secretary Of
agriculture and are given here:
Do not locate hog lots near a pub
lie highway, a railroad, or stream.
The germ of hog cholera may be
carried along any one of these ave-
nues.
Do not allow strangers or neigh
bors to enter your hog lots, and do
not go into your neighbors' lots. If
it is absolutely necessary to. pass
from one hog lot into another, FIRST
clean your shoes carefully and then
wash them with 3 per cent solu-
ton of the compound solution of
cresol
Do not put new stock, either hogs
ready on the farm.
or cattle, in lots with a herd al.
Hogs sent to fairs should be quar-
antined for at least three weeks
after they return to the farm.
1T hog cholera breaks out on a
farm, separate the sick from the
apparently healthy animals, and burn
all carcasses of dead animals on
| the day of death.
II after the observance of all pos
slDle precautions hog cholera ap-
pears OH your farm, notify the state
veterinarian, or state agricultural
4 college, and secure serum for the
treatment of those not affected. The
early application of this serum IS
essential.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
District court will convene in Man
kato tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock. The grand jury will be given
it's instructions and the calendar
called. The grand jury has number
of cases to consider. 1t is reported
that the mysterious murder COM
mitted in this city during August
will be prObed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Viroqua, Wis, November 11.-Ber-
ent Anderson, aged seventy-five, was
stamped and gored to death by a
vicious bull in a field this morning,
while the old gentleman's aged wife
looked on, helpless to aid him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
From Tuesdays Daily.

TroH, tuesdays Daiiy.
Durand w. Springer of Ann Arbor,
Mich, secretary of the National Edu.
cational association, has officially no.
titled Superintendent Potter that the
association has formally approved the
contract submitted by st. Paul to
entertain the convention here next
June, and that officers of the asso
citation will cooperate with local and
state committees to make the big
educational meeting q success.
The campaign for membership ir
Minnesota will begin as soon as the
association sends the local committee
convention literature and member
ship tickets. The campaign in Canada
and contiguous states began severa
days ago, and responses indicate there
will be more than three Thousand
members obtained from these sources
Under the contract Minnesota mus
furnish 1000 members, and contigu
GUS states, including Canada, 800
members.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
Social Evening.

Social Evening.
The e. F. U. of this city had a
social time at their hall last even
ing. The amusement of the evening
consisted of dancing. Refreshments
were served
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
Social BY Socialists.

Social BY Socialists.
Ralph Korngold, a socialist speak
er, will give an address in Williams
hall next Wednesday evening and
his talk will be followed by a box
social. Mr.. Korngold is a favorite
among the socialist speakers and the
socialists of the city promise an in
teresting discourse. At the close of
his lecture the boxes will be auc-
toned off and the socialists will furn-
ish coffee. The public is invited and
the people in charge hope for as
large crowd as the hall will hold
Attorney j. E Regain is in Redwood
Falls on business today.
Miss Esther Larson of Granite
Falls. who is studying music in Min
neapolis, is visiting her sister, Miss
Hazel Larson in this city.
Mrs. A. c. Dolliff of Redwood Falls
who has been visiting in st. James
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
Spring Island
From Tuesdays Daily.

IuSoudJ . S0bvs
Mrs. Barbara Bowen is visiting
with friends in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Marcus Larson has recently
erected windmill on his fine farm.
Mrs. VIM. Liebrecht Of Mankato
Sundayed with her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Waddell
Mrs. Sarah Conrad is spending a
few days with her nephew, W. l..
Councilman.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Croker are
making an extended visit with their
daughter, Mrs. j. III. HynSOn.
Mr.. Will Councilman and party of
relatives motored from Amboy to
Mankato Sunday visiting relatives at
Mankato and Spring Island.
School is getting along very nicely
under the efficient teaching of Miss
Ragna Thorson, who is very popular
with her pupils, A Christmas pro
gram is already in preparation.
Mrs. Richard Jones passed another
mile stone on LIES journey yesterday
presumed the lady was seventeen
seventeen years ago. The pleasant
event was remembered by a party Of
friends from Mankato and the neigh
borhood, who came laden with
baskets of dainties which later fur
nished delicious supper. Mrs. Jones
was presented with a handsome topaz
breastpin, the topaz popularity sup
posed to bring good luck to all wear
ing it, who were born in November.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
indictments at Redwood Falls.

indictments at Redwood Fails,
Redwood Falls, Mimi, November
1.-The grand jury has brought in
three indictments-Mrs. Mary Rich
ards for selling cigarets to minors !;
E. B. Donehue, grand larceny in the
second degree, and Charles Dietz, OF
Lamberton, Mimi, for burglary in the
second degree. The case against
Henry Hahsenelbuck, who was in
dicted for grand larceny in the sec.
ond degree at the spring term OF
court, was dismissed.
New York City, November IL
The united booking officers of the
American and Central vaudeville pro
motion company, the Keiths, Proctor
Albee, Murderock, Meyerfield, Jr., and
Martin Beck are named as defendants
in $3,O00,O00 damage suit under the
Sherman law, filed by H. b. Marinel
Ii limited, New York, London, and
Paris.
The complaint alleges a vaudeville
trust and in control of the vaude
vile business in this country, black
listing performers in the theatres
in the Keith and Orpheum circuits.
From TUESDAYS Daily.
st. Louis November 11.-Festus J
Wade, in an address to the bankers
declared further opposition by bank
ers to the Glss-Owen currency bill
will not benefit them, but only della!
currency reform.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Toxic, November 11.-The Harv-
ard club of Japan voted to invite
Colonel Roosevelt and President Lo-
well of Harvard college. to deliver
series of lectures here to promote
an understanding of friendship be-
tween the United States and Japan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
From TUESDAYS Daily

From TUESDAYS Daily
jim Ryan ii finished his ten days
sentence in the county Jail yester-
day and with determination to be
good in the future he headed for
Seven Mile Creek in Nicollet county
where he intended to do trapping and
wood chopping during the winter.
When he had reached the far side
OF the bridge he met a farmer,
who offered him position on his
farm. In order to accept .he job
Jim had to come to Mankato first
before going to work and while in
the city he fell from the water wag
on and had pugiliStic encounter
So Jim was back in the city hal
this morning and looked very ma
tural in cage No. 2. Jim said that
he is going to take the pledge and
I be good the rest OF his life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
From tuesdays Daily,

The officers of the MankatO Auto
mobile club met today in the office
of the secretary and investigated
the proposition of the. National High
way association and agreed to sup
port and endorse it's plans and pur-
poses and is willing to assist and
encourage this work and do all pos
sible to help secure a strong local
organization in this city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
AND THIS IN WILD
AND WOODY NEW MEXICO

Santa Fe, \. NJ. March 18th
laws enacted in the nal hours of the
Legislature. which adjourned yes
trday, included an anti-white slav-
cry act almost identical with the
Mann act, which is expected to put
ar end to the traffic within thc
state, and an anti-gambling law, re-
placing an anti-gambling law passed
in 1907 when New Mexico was a ter
ritory The new law is SO drawn as
10 make gambling of all kinds a mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment. or both. 1t prohibits
private games of bridge in homes
here prizes are given, puts the ban
ON shaking dice for drinks, slot ma
chimes. betting on ball games, horse
races, prize fights, forbids raffles and
the like at church fairs or lodge So
Gals.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
tADOO DlSGUSTED WITH
THE JOB HUNTERS

Washington. March is The first
sequence to President Wilson's de-
termination to refer Office seekers
to members of his cabinet came yes
tcrday when Secretary McAdoO an
nounced that he was compelled to
decline to receive personal applica-
tions for office.
II have tried ii for ten days" the
secretary said, and find that it
takes my entire time and leaves me
no chance to attend to important
public business. besides, il is absO-
ltcly futile. because none hut Il su-
=, rman could remember at the end
OF day every one who has poured
a story into his ears. While fully
appreciate and slmpathizc with the
very natural and proper desire OF
those who are seeking places, never
thclcss il should be made clear to
them that nothing is to he gained
by haste They should be made in
writing. They will be filed and re-
c.ivc much more careful cOnsidera-
ton than if pressed in person"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
ROOSEVELT AGED FAST In
PAST FEW MONTHS

Philadelphia, Pa, March 10
Col. Theodore Roosevelt today left
the home of DR. j. William White,
1910 Rittenhouse Square, where he
has been guest during his stay
here, The Colonel was peeyed at
Eroad street station where he was
rudely jostled by the crowds OF men
no failed TO recognize him. He
S. emed greatly pleased when group
OF newspaper men hove in sight and
he greeted them cordially. When a
him the Colonel said: Il submit TO
battery of cameras was leveled at
this only because | am unknown TO
the public" One photographer had
trouble acquiring the focus in the
roor light and the Colonel became
impatient.
Come. come, hurry up" he
snapped at the photographer. An
attendant recognized the Colonel and
opened a gate so that he might
board his train before the regular
passengers. Railroad men who saw
Colonel Roosevelt were unanimous in
declaring that he has aged rapidly
during the last few months
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
CONVINCED OF MERITS OF
FRIEDMAN CURE.

New York, March Is. Five tu-
bcrcular patients inOculated with
the turtle serum discovered by DR.
Friedman have shown phenomenal
Improvement in eight days, with the
rsult that DR.. Maurice Sturm. who
has been studying the cases, Is con-
vinced that the cure" has all the
properties claimed by its discOverer.
Dr. S,,lrm was among the skeptical
physicians who scOffed at the Ber-
lin Doctors treatment. lie was in
clincd to put the serum in the same
category with quack cures.
"Th" five cases which came under
my observation said Dr, Strum this
afternoon. Were all in advanced
stages Two of the patients had tu-
,crciar knees, two others had tu-
hcrcilar elbows and in the case of
the fifth the lungs were affected.
an willing to discount such subjec-
Nr symptoms as increased appetite,
rhrcrf,lness improved appearance,
"tc., but when | noted an improve
mcnt from the dangerous tacycardia
condition a rapid beating of the
ncart, which accompanies pulmonary
tuberculosis | began to realize that
rirdmann's cure had merit
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
THIS LOOKS GOOD FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Washington, March lS.-A consti-
tutiOnal amendment giving women
the right to vote for president and
vice president probably will be
brought formally before Congress
with the endorsement of Senate
committee before the end Of the
present year In the re-0rganiza-
ton OF it's committees recently. the
Senate took its woman suffrage CON-
mit,ec out of the list of inactive
r6mmittees. where it has remained
for many years; increased its mem-
bership from five to nine, the ma
jority Of whom are advocates of suf-
irasc for women; and gave it's chair
manship to senator Thomas of Colo
r;tdo, suffrage State. Senator
as says he accepted the chair
nanship with the understanding
that there would be active steps TAX
~ in this Congress to submit 4 suf-
ilage amendment to the people. Sen
atOr Thomas will confer with ma
ticnal leaders in the suffrage move
ment to determine what steps they
desire to take. 1t is expected the COM
mittep will begin consideration of
the question soon after the extra ses-
sion cOnvencs In April.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
MEXICO IS DEAD BROKE.

St Louis. March IS. The MeNi-
can government is bankrupt, and ala
the purport"d wealth Of Madero has
lsied. according to official In
formation which Count Raoul de
Boigne of Versailles says he has re-
c.ived. Count de Boigne, who left
I, day for Mexico City, said he was
on his way To the Mexican capital
u confer with Provisional President
i.uerta and General Felix Diaz in
regard to $500. .000.00o loan the
Mexican government has been nego-
tiating with France. He said as 4
r, preventative of France he expected
to supply Mexico with machine guns.
rifles and ammunition The
count declared the Mexican govern
ment would be given the money,
guns and ammunitio1 as soon as Sc
curity offered was proved To ne all
right.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
CLEVELAND s
IH0ME DEDICATED
|AS NE NO RIAL
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES LARK
THE OCCASION. y
His Son and Daughter Participated,
While Their Mother Was
Interested Spectator.
(By Associated Press. }

Caldwell, n. j., March 49, Tho
wooden house where Grover Cleve-
land was born was dedicated today
as a permanent memorial. The days
program began with the transfer OF
more than $1,000 in payment for
the house, which was purchased from
the trustees of the First Presbyterian
church. Richard +. Cleveland. his
son, was selected to receive the key
and open the door. while Esther, his
sister. was chosen as first of the Of
fiCial visitors to enter the room
where her father was born seventy
six years ago Her mother. now Mrs.
j. T. Preston. was among the spec
tatOrs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
HARDWARE DEALERS CONVEN.
TION NOW IN SESSION.

The ST Augustine Record of yes
I, rday has the following about the
National Hardware Dealers conven-
ton In that city. whose hundreds Of
delegates will be in Lakeland next
Saturday:
Opening at the Casino today
shortly before noon with an address
Of welcome by Mayor De Witt Webb
the convention Of the State Hard
ware Dealers Ia now on. The mem
bers are here in full strength from
all over Florida and their numbers
are augmented by hundreds of mem
bcrs of the National Hardware Deal
crs' association from various States
of the Union.
Mayor Webb gave most cordial
welcome and President G. S. Meserve.
Of the Board of Trade, also a mem
l,er of the State association, Joined
in the welcome. The addresses were
interesting and were most cordial.
This afternoon is being devoted to
addresses from national association
officials and others and the discussion
Of trade matters. President Mob
lit of TarpOn Springs responded
tittingly to the welcome given
Addresses will be delivered to-
morrow morning and reports re-
! ccivcd In the afternoon the visitors
and their ladies will be guests Of
the Board of Trade at an outing at
the two beaches where roasted oys-
ters will be served in abundance.
Over fifteen hundred people are
expected to be brought to st. Au-
gIstine by the convention The Wis
itOrs are highly enjoying their stay
even though they did chance to
strike one of the rare cloudy days
today"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
F Asst TRAIN
O|TCHED; SIX
ARE INJURED
BROKEN RAIL CAUSES TRAIN TO
LEAVE TRACK.
Accident Occurred % Miles South OF
Macon, When Train Was
Moving Slowly.
tBy Associated Press.

Macon. Ga. March Is. Six per-
sons were slightly injured this morn
ing when three sleepers and one day
coach of the Dixie Flyer, Chicago to
jacksonville. were ditched twenty
three miles south of here on the
Georgia Southern and Florida road.
In the wreck among the in
jured was Mrs. Fannie Pocock, Of
Athens. Ga, whose back was hurt.
The wreck was caused by broken
rail it is stated One Of the sleepers
was hurled into the creek The train
was travelling slowly at the time OF
the accident.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-18
WILL GO TO PEN
WITHOUT APPEAL

New York, March IS. Julian
Hawthorne told friends today tina.
he will ask the United States author
tiles to take him to the federal prison
at Atlanta at once to serve his SEN
ttnce of year and day He de-
cared that he will not appeal from
the conviction or the sentence, hut
will take his medicine The chances
are that Hawthorne. convicted with
two Of his partners Friday night, will
not pass more than few weeks in
prison Judge Mayer made his SEN
tcnce of a year aud day To run
from Nov -. the day the trial start
cd. and that will give him the priv!
iege Uf applying for a release on na-
role within few weeks.