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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
RINCDAL IN FLAT DENIAL
SAYS He Did Not Make Promises to
Senator Works During the Late
Campaign

p NJ RingdaI, democratic guberna-
of the state board of control, today
denied ne ever made any promise to
Senator Works or any one else not
to attack the administration, says
the ST Paul Dispatch.
Senator Works said he persuaded
Mr.. Ringdal from attacking the ad-
ministration because of the expense
attached to the fee system of pay
ment for ST. Architect Clarence H.
Johnston. Mr.. Ringdal said:
81 am unable to believe that the
senator has been correctly quoted.
Neither he nor any one else per-
suaded me not to make an attack on
the administration. 1t never entered
by thought to do SCI.
81 made my campaign as 1 intend
ed to make it from the start on q
meritorious issue, the initiative and
referendum. Many of my supporters
urged me to attack the administra-
ton on various matters, but | re-
fused to abandon real issue for
buncOmbe.
with reference to this particular
matter of architects compensation,
why should a member of the board of
control ask the Legislature for relief
in matter already within the
boards power and discretion? The
members of the board were unani-
NOUS in the belief that the contract
they made with the architect was an
advantageous one for the state, and
that a return to the salary system
would be a mistake. | am still of
that opinion"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
PEACE DOVE AT KIESTER
Warning Factions Have Come to An
Understanding; Saloonman
to Sell Out Soon

The promised sanguinary conflict
among few citizens of Kiester over
matters growing directly from the
liquor traffic, is as calm as q July
corn day at this time, and the vets
and the drys are mingling together
under flag of truce, says The Blue
Earth Post. Wednesday quite dele.
cation from that village was in town
on legal business. Herman Ewald
was threatened with a charge of hav.
ing sold liquor on the Sabbath day
The matter was taken up before
Judge Sprout and after a little par.
leying on the part of attorneys, was
held in allegiance until May 2.
The Post is informed that friends
OF the temperance cause in that vii.
lage have asserted that they could
Keep an expeditions Justice mill
grinding for several weeks with cases
against Mr.. Ewald, but these same
people love peace better than war
and we are told would be unwilling
to appear against him if a promise
to BE good" was made. This has
been given-hence the flag of truce.
Mr.. Ewald has been engaged in the
saloon business there for some years
and made pile of money higher than
some of the hills in that vicinity.
More than a year ago he expressed
desire to get out of the business,
so it is said, and rather than keep
the pot boiling and the engendering
of bad feelings between neighbors
and friends. he has decided to dis
pose of his business. This will be
done within the next thirty days He
will also resign as member of the
village council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
CONTEST ON IN EARNEST
Opposition Develops TO the Free Wool
And Sugar Rate; Western Men
Are Active

Washington, April 9-The fight for
Democratic tariff revision has begun
N congress. Criticism of many fea-
lures of the proposed law developed
In Democratic circles in the senate.
In short caucus of senate Demo
Gratis, held to consider other matters,
criticism was voiced by one or two
Western senators against the free
wool provision and the sugar schedule
proposing free sugar in 1916.
Senate leaders are still insistent
that the Underwood bill be subdiyid-
ed so that separate votes may be had,
If desired, upon the sugar and wool
schedules. One plan that has been
proposed to President Wilson is that
schedules be grouped in such a way
that the tariff will be comprised in
four separate measures. These pro-
posals are based on a growing belief
that opponents of the sugar and wool
enough to threaten the defeat of the
bill.
Many progressive Republican sena-
tors expressed their opposition to the
Democratic bill because of the sweep
ing character of its proposed reduc-
tions. The Democrats are counting
on little If any Republican support In
the senate should the tariff revision
go before that body as single bill.
Republicans of the ways and means
committee Of the house, in their
minority report, will declare that the
and appears to be unanimously ap,
proved abroad: tirat some of the rates
in the bill provide incidental protec,
ton, instead of being solely for reve-
nue. purposes, and will attack the
change of the present rates to an ad
with the experience of all the great
countries the world except one.
They will insist that the new bill
would reverse the governments whole
policy; that the Payne~Aldrich law
now in operation can raise all the
revenue needed to meet the govern
ment demands, that the Democratic
plan would involve a deficit of $780,
900, 900 that would have to be met by
wartime taxation methods and that
without the present maximum and
minimum clause it would not be pos
sible for President Wilson to get tar
fff concessions from foreign countries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
POPE HAS A BAD SPELL
Complications Arise and His Condition
Is Serious; Relapse Creates
Much Anxiety

Rome, April S.-Pope Plus X. hal
suffered relapse and as is usual il
relapses his condition is considered
srayer than that occasioned by hi.
illness OF last month. The present at
tack began with fainting fit and Pro
lessor Marchiafava, the papal physi
clan, was summoned.
The Official statement given out al
the Vatican simply says:
THE pope is suffering from a re
lapse Of the Influenza
The Osservatore Romano, the Vati
can organ, published the following of
fetal statement:
Since Monday evening the holy
father has been indisposed with re
lapse Of influenza. His condition il
causing no anxiety. but he requires
much rest
The truth is that the pope's relapse
Is causing great anxiety, because il
was not expected, and for the further
reason that at his advanced age there
Is the ever present danger of his be-
Ing unable to withstand the drain on
his strength. During his recent illness
the pope was much depressed. but az
he regained his health this distressing
symptom disappeared. With the re.
turn of the influenza depression is one
OF the symptoms that has again been
manifested.
Heart and kidneys Affected.
His temperature reached little
over 100 Fahrenheit, which in itself
is not at all alarming, but the heart
showed weakness and there were evil
dences OF kidney trouble. The condi-
ton known as albuminuria, which fire.
quently accompanies influenza. is
present, indicating nephritis. or in.
fammation of the kidneys.
For years the pope has suffered
from govt, with uraemic symptoms
and fainting spells, the latter gradual
ly increasing in intensity and fire.
quency. 1t is recalled that only few
days after his election to the pontifi-
cate Pope Plus tainted in the Pauline
chapel while at mass.
II the pope RECEIVERS from the pres
ent attack, it is announced, he must
definitely abandon all fatigring cere-
monies, even audiences, which, the
doctors declare. in his condition would
result in grave consequences.
The pOntiff's present illness really
dates from early in March, when he
suffered from an attack of influenza
of the catarrhal type. with bronchial
congestion. From this he had prac-
tically recovered a week ago and had
resumed his audiences.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
LOWER INSURANCE RATE
Object of An Inspection That Is Beinu
Made BY Experts; Look
Over City


Edwin r. Townsend of Chicago.
hydraulic and electrical engineer. en-
plOyed by stock insurance com
panies, and II. /. Howe, of Winona,
former Mankato resident, who is
general inspector for all the fire in
surance companies in the state are
in the city this week to collect data
necessary for making report to the
mayor of the city, which will show
what improvements are necessary in
the way Of fire fighting apparatus,
watermains. etc, which may secure
for MankatO a lower fire insurance
rate.
Yesterday afternoon and today they
have been going about Mankato get
ting this data, such as the sizes of
water mains on different streets and
finding out the number of pounds
pressure at the hydrants and making
an inspection of the fire fighting ap-
paratus. After collecting all. this da-
ia. they will put it in written form,
and obtain from it a schedule of the
necessary changes and additions to
lower the fire insurance rate.
They will then make written re-
port of their calculations and investi-
cations, and send it to the mayor
1t may take ten days for them to get
the report in, and perhaps longer
They expect to finish the work here
i'll the city this week.
Walter l.. Fisher of Minneapolis,
manager of the general inspection
bureau conducted by the Insurance
companies of the state and of North
and South Dakota was in the city
with the other two gentlemen yes
terday but has now returned. The
party has been making the tour of
the town in company with the chief
of the fire department and part OF
The time With the ctsv engineer.
The insurance officials yesterday
looked over the central fire station,
inspected the equipment, teams, etc,
and spoke very favorably of every
thing they saw Mr. Townsend said
that he had seen great many sta
tons in many cities, but he had seen
few that were as well built or as
well arranged in the interior as or
that were kept looking as neat as the
MankatO central station. About ten
o'clock last might the firemen hooked
up the teams to let the insurance
men see how expert they were. The
gentlemen were much gratified by the
way the work was done and by the
eypediency with which the hooking
up process was accomplished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
D. K. Brown Relates Tale About
0hio's Stricken City
TRUTHsTRANGER THAN FICTION
Newspaper Accounts Were Not Hail
Strong Enough; Thrilling Incidents
That Are Recorded

d. X Brown. route agent for the
American Express company, returned
yesterday from Ohio after spending
nearly a week in Dayton. Mr.. Brown
has many interesting things to tell
of the condition of that city since
the flood and of the work that is
being done to relieve the food and
clothing shortage and 10 re-establish
business.
81 went into Dayton on the first
train that arrived there after the
flood This was on Tuesday, April l.
The only road that was running
trains into the city was the Penn
sylvania, and the trains stopped about
two miles from the station. 1t was
only last Saturday that the trains
began running into the Union depot
No Light, No Water.
During the entire time | was
there, there was no water, no light
and no gas. / stayed at the Algon-
tuin hotel, which is one of the largest
in the city and | slept on the floor
while | was there. We were served
two meals a day and each meal con.
sisted of bread, eggs, potatoes and
coffee. There was no other food
available. The food supply of the city
is in charge of the militia and is
distributed from the school houses.
Each day the people who were with
out food lined up there and COM
mittee in charge made the food and
clothing distribution. Each person
who came for food was required
to tell how many people he was
providing for and I noticed a sign
saying that if any enc was found to
be misrepresenting the number of
people IN his family or securing
more than his share OF food, he
would be prosecuted.
Section Of City Flooded.
The part of the city which was in
the midst of the food was the Sec
ton containing the better stores and
shops and the better residences. The
heart OF the city was the center OF
the food The American Express
company's office is on a prominent
corner down town and the water was
just nine feet deep in that building.
A strange thing was that the water
came up On the walls there so that
line was made straight across
from the nine to the three on the
office clock.
THE flood struck the city at about
1880 in the morning and the early
hour accounts for the few lives lost.
Most of the people employed in the
stores and offices had not yet gone
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
DENTAL SOCIETY BORN
AGAIN; HAS W. xE
-
Southern y . District Or.
~ ;" Formed
F. E. HEIDEL IS PRESIDENT
Several Nearby Counties Are Included
In the Association; Adoption
Of Constitution

Dying peacefully and without a
struggle the Southern Minnesota Den
ttal society ceased it's existence last
night, when it was re-organiZed into
the Southern Minnesota District Dem
tai society. This change was made
so that the society could work more
easily with the state organization.
With the passing of the Southern
Minnesota Dental society the Oldest
organization of dentists in the state
comes to an end for it was organized
even before the state society was in
existence.
The counties included in the new
society are Freeborn, Waseca, LIE
Sueur, Sibley, Brown, Redwood, Vel
low Medicine, Lac qui Parle and all
counties in Minnesota south and west
of them Any dentist i'll this territory
Of the state, who is member of the
state organization is eligible to mem
bership in the district society. All
holdings of the old society go to the
new one
The Officers Elected.
The officers elected are as follows:
President, F. E. Heidel, Mankato;
vice president, C. A. Hintz, New Ulm;
secretary, G. w. Norris, Tracy; trea-
surer, C. P. Peterson, Mankato. DR..
c. L. Burrill of Heron Lake, the re-
firing president, was elected delegate
to the state committee meeting.
The constitution which is approved
by the state society was adopted
and DR.. Heidel has appointed COM
mittees to act in making what
changes are necessary to the bylaws.
This mornings session of the dem
fists closed the convention, which has
proved an interesting one as well as
an instructive one Last night sew
eral short addresses were given and
the business meeting was held later.
Several clinics were held at the clos
ing session this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY
Cereal Chapter Is Entertaining Delega-
tons From Number of Neighbor-
ing Towns

Delegations from Lake Crystal,
Window, Madelia, ST. James and Ma
pleton arrived in Mankato today to
attend the district convention of the
Eastern Star.
The reception committee met the
grand officers at the train and en-
tertained them at lunch at the Elks'
Cafe. About one hundred delegates
are here.
At the close of the business ses-
sion this afternoon Cereal chapter
and the delegates enjoyed banquet
at the Masonic hall and this even
ing the degree work will be done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Death Cheats Penitentiary.

Mora, Mimi, April 9.-Dr. Francis
Illstrup, convicted of manslaughter
last week and sentenced to the state
penitentiary for five years, died in the
county jail of apoplexy. DR.. 1llstrup
was found guilty of performing crim-
inal operation on Johanna Anderson,
causing her death. He was graduate
ed by The University of Mime TIA
medical College in 1894 and has pl g
ticed in Mora ever since.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Labor Is As 0nerous As Ever
And Worries Are Many
WHAT RESEARCH DEVELOPED
Investigation In Southern Minnesota
BY Experts From State University;
Their Findings

Life on the farm is not one round
OF pleasure. That farm labor is as
onerous as ever despite the decrease
| III actual manual work, brought about
by machinery, is the contention of
the bureau of research in agricultural
| economies of the University of Min
| nesota after survey of one of the
more prosperous townships in south
ern Minnesota.
This conclusion, along with others,
will be set forth in seventy-five
page monograph ia be issued in the
near future
A change of type in farming is held
responsible for the increased amount
Of labor regarded as necessary on the
farm today. as compared with that
of few years ago.
"A painstaking dependable class of
labor is required to carry on sue
cessful farming as advocated by
agricultural experts, says the sum-
mary at the conclusion of the mono
graph. Other points summarized fol-
low:
Summary of the Findings.
THE right kind of farm labor is
getting scarce and increasingly diff
cult to get.
"The cause of this scarcity is that
foreign labor is no longer coming
in to replace the native sons who
get some schooling and then try
their luck in the city or go where
land is cheaper
MANY farmers regard it unfair
where they are charged prices high
enough to maintain Il city delivery
service from which they derive no
benefit.
"A large number of farmers say
they are especially interested in the
daily papers because of what they
learn from the marketing page.
Occasional failures or mistakes
among farmers have tended to ere
ate feeling of dstrust regarding
the efficacy of cooperation. This
diffidence has not been sufficient,
however.~to prevent a steady growth
in farmers organizations.
Politically, farmers are less active
than they We're generation ago.
Generally they feel that politics are
outside of their domain and that it
is futile for farmers to concern them
selves about affairs Of state.
Dissatisfied With Schools.
"The farmers do not feel satisfied
with what the country schools have
accomplished.
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Lectures Are Discontinued.

The series of lectures which has
been given during the winter months
by Professor W. w. Frost of the
normal school, has been discontinued
for a few months at least Mr..
Frost's school work this spring oc-
cupies so much of his time that he
feels unable to continue the lectures.
These talks on American authors
have been very interesting and have
been largely attended. 1t is hoped
that they will be continued in the
fall
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Assistant General AGENT.

George J. Moulder of Aurora, ILL.,,
has been appointed assistant general
agent for the International Harvester
company, with headquarters at Man
kato Mr.. Moulder has been for
several years representative of
this company at Aurora, and has rem
dered his employers very efficient
service. He succeeds f. w. Shackle.
ton who recently resigned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
AMBOY ON WATER CART
Village Voted to Remain Dry; Thirty.
nine Majority; the Officers
Elected

Amboy retains its seat on the
water wagon. The majority against
license was thirty-nine. The cleo
ton was held yesterday. The result
was as follows: Mayor F. M. Swarz;
councilmen, Ed. REEVE, Charles Cole,
f. j. Lower; recorder, Howard
Dredge; assessor, Norman Fuller;
treasurer, Charles OFT; justice of the
peace, l.. w. Reed; constable, Charles
Cola
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
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; BEER SUPPLY SHUT OFF;
: THERE'S REASON.

Boston, April 9.-Levi, a ma
tive of the Azores, whose last
name is mystery, escaped
; death from freezing when
; locked in the ice chest of a
; downtown hotel yesterday by
; turning off the entire beer and
ale supply of the establish
> ment.
. Levi went into the chest on
; an errand when some one
. accidentally locked the door
) behind him. He shouted and
pounded in vain for help,
. when he thought of turning
. off the beer ard ale supply as
means of attracting atten-
; ton. The results were imme-
; date and excited Investigators
found Levi nearly frozen.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
IL Paws to Advertise.

J. A. Lewis e. Son inserted an
"ad'' in Monday evenings paper for
a young man for repair work in the
garage. Up to the present time at
least forty young men have been
there to apply for the position. Last
night w. r. Hammett inserted an
ed for brown dog which had
strayed away and by eight o'clock
last night four calls had come to
him from people who had strange
brown dogs on their premises.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Want American Musicians.
Especial to The Free Press. ]

IoHtCIdI 10 TIC TTto ItoS.J
London, April 9.-The appearance
of Cecil Tanning here tonight at
Queens Hall in vocal recital calls
attention to the fact that there is
a greater demand for American mu
sicians in London this year almost
than can be supplied. Artists are
flocking here from the continent to
fulfill engagements for teas, dinners
and receptions. some of them having
succeeded in making contracts for
very large fees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Paid a Heavy Fine.

Foster Wolcott of ST. Clair was ar.
raigned before Judge Comstock yes
terday afternoon charged with in
decent exposure by Roy McComb of
ST. Clair. Wolcott plead. not guilty.
but the court found him guilty and
fined him $50 and costs. He paid
the fine and was released.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
DAVIES REFUSES WAR POST
Salary of $4,000 Insufficient, Wiscon-
sin Mans Reason.

Washington, April s.-Joseph e. Da-
vies of Wisconsin has declined the ap-
pointment to be assistant secretary of
war on the ground of the insuficiency
bfN the salary, which is $4,000 year.
AIR. Davies name has been mentioned
inn connection with a diplomatic post
anil also with the governorship Of the
phAAlinnine islands
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Westersaard To Wrestle.

Des Moines, Ia, April 9.-Jess
Westergaard the Iowa giant has
been matched to meet Henry Orde-
man in a wrestling bout here to-
night He has been filling several
important engagements in the West
lately and Westergaard says he is
in condition to beat any man in
America or Europe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Money For the Flood Victims.

The people of Mankato have, up
to this afternoon, raised 5000 for the
flood sufferers of Ohio and Indiana.
The $500 which was guaranteed inn
mediately after the flood has been
raised and today $3S7.1S more was
turned over to the city clerk. The
Patterson Mercantile company then
donated enough to make that amount
even $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Mrs. and Miss Wilson Receive.

Especial 10 TIC FTee FTeSS.1
Washington, April 9.-Mrs. Wilson
and Miss Agnes Wilson will act as
hostesses to the women of the Cab
met this afternoon, this being the
first day. set apart for a reception
since Mrs. Wilson became mistress
of the White House.
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UNCLE SANS CROP RE
. PORT; CONDITIONS.

I. Washington, April 9.-The
+ average condition of winter
!. wheat on April I was GIG per
Z. cent Of a normal, compared
j with 80.6 por cent last year,
i 1873 per cent in 1911, and
+ 1868 per cent, the ten-year
+ average.
+ There was decline of 1.6
! points from December I to
/ April 1, compared with an av-
J. erage decline of SO points in
+ the past ten years.
!. The average condition of rye
+ was 1913 per cent of a normal,
+ compared with 87.9 per cent
+ last year, 1913 per cent in 1911
l. and e0.1 per cent, the ten-year
J. average.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
Thefts BY Small BOYS.

Two boys, the Matthias brothers
at Blue Earth, have confessed to hav-
ing robbed the hardware store of H.
A. Bretzke of that city. Yesterday
afternoon the lads tapped the till for
about $50. A short time ago these
youngsters stole $25 from the same
cash drawer