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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-12

brought to the door, when, the chill
dren saluted him by waving their
flags and the Ladies' quartet sang
"Just Before the Battle" The band
played America" and the march was
resumed. Mr.. Thew served all
through the war as member of
the Tenth Wisconsin Light Artillery.
A fine boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Caven last
Thursday morning. The father is
greatly delighted over the possession
Of two boys.
Mrs. John Mobiles OF Ontario. Cal,
and Mrs. Thurston of Ceresco are
visiting Mrs. Mary Cornish and
daughter.
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Partridge took
the early train for Comfrey yester.
day, where they will visit their
children. Their granddaughter, Dor.
othy Dewey, who has been attending
school here. returned with them.
Ross Annis visited a former school
mate, Earl Robinson at Minneopa
Sunday. ,......
Mrs. Anna Lehman has returned
from a very pleasant visit with her
son Hilbert and wife OF Albert. Lea
Howard Hazel OF Garden City put
up windmill for Bert Stratton
Monday.
Messrs. r. s. Hemingway, Ed.
Annis. George Mertersdorf, and Giles
Gray, accompanied by their wives.
attened the graduating exercises In
Amboy Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Endfield and
Grandma Annis OF Mapleton spent
sunday at the Ed Annis home.
Frank Cooper attended the grad
aatlng exercises at St Claire SEM
mary In Winona June 1. His daugh-
ter. Miss Gladys was one Of the
graduates. -
Mrs. Hattie washburn returned
to Rochester Tuesday to receive
treatments preparatory to having an
operation. ~ a
aLasf Thursday In SEiysiah took
place the marriage Of Mr.. Marion
selby OF Vernon and Miss Hazel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-12
TivoH
from Thursdays DaIly.

from Thursdays DaIiy.
Mr., and Mrs. J. Paulsen and
family from Mexico are staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner.
B. l.. Miller is having a well dug
on his farm.
Miss Leilah Harvey and Nelson
and Miss Lottie Bennett attended the
st. Clair graduating exercises Satur-
day evening when their neice, Grace
Buchholtz, graduated.
Leslie Morse has completed his
first years teaching at Saltwater
and returned Saturday for his vaca.
ton.
NJ. Huebl has a new automobile.
Mrs. Gertie Laird and son have
gone to Mankato where they will
keep house.
Ed Van Buren, assisted J. w. Morse
last week.
Mr. Wolfe of Eagle Lake visited
A. Muellerleile Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Buren, and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. A
Jesse sunday evening. a
Miss Minnie Miller assisted Mrs.
G. w. Beschnett with house cleaning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George OFT are NOV
ing to Eagle Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Tanner and
family Of Good Thunder are ,ex.
pected to visit the Il. Tanner family
this week.
Mrs. Biggerstafr visited Mrs. B. L.
Miller Tuesday.
Miss Esther OFT assisted Miss
Belle Thayer last week.
Misses Catherine and Gertie Muel-
lerleile visited at the G. w. Beschnett
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Beschnett
visited Mr.. aud Mrs. II. Muellerleile
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Jensen and daugh-
ter called at the e. Tanner home
Saturday evening.
Miss Marie Musser is home from
school. DO.
A Tivolian built a nice scare crow
last week and left II out one even
ing. In the morning II had disap-
peared and no trace has been seen OF
II since.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jesse and Miss
Lottie Bennett and William Musser
attended the jesse Clarke wedding
Monday.
Miss Eda Van Buren, visited Mrs.
Beschnett last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-12
Spring Island
From Thursdays Daily.
= Rye Is heading

From Thursdays Daily.
. Rye Is heading
- Miss Anna Brude goes to Rossea
today to accompany a young niece.
Myrtle Bottem to her home. Miss
Bottem has been a guest In the
Brude home for q year. q
The Norwegian parochial school is
in session at the school house. Miss
Anna Shelum OF st. James is the ef-
ficient young lady In charge.
L. L. Dornberg Is nursing very
swollen and painful knee. The In
jury was caused by a kick from a
vicious COW he was loading for mar.
ket.
Mrs. Ed Erlandson will entertain
the next meeting OF the laid" in
three weeks. .....
Mrs. Marcus Larson entertained
fifty OF the ladies' aid OF the Norwe.
CLAN Lutheran church of Rapidan yes
terday afternoon. Delicious coffee.
sandwiches. and olives were served.
also cake and ice cream. The ladies
spent a very pleasant afternoon.
The Rev. Nordsssrd and daughters
we're present at the social held at
the Larson home. Also Miss Marsten
Of Hanska. Among Rapian visitors
were Mrs. Carl Flo, Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Schendcl. Miss Just. Mrs. Thor
SON and daughters. and Miss skove.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-12
petition in Probate.

A petition to probate the win OF
the late John Albrecht OF Mapleton
was filed I'm the Office Of Judge Evan
Hughes Of the probate court today.
The estate Is valued at 800. The
heirs are Herman and John G. Al
brechtr OF Mapleton. sons and Mrs.
Bertha wafneke OF Good Thunder,
daughter. .tF ~. Fstbd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
CAMPS ON HIS STEPS
General DrummOnd Claims Protection
of Sir Edward Carson.

London. May 14.-"Generar' Mrs.
Flora Drummond. leader of the mill
tant suffragettes, this morning pitched
her camp on the doorsteps of Sir Ed
ward Carson's residence, in Eaton
Place, and informed the Ulster Union
ist leader that she, as a militant. had
come to him as2 another militant to
seek his protection from arrest. Mrs.
Drummond had been summoned to an
pear ut the police court this afternoon
In connection with her campaign of
militancy. AS she had made up her
mind not to appear before the magis-
trate she expected to be arrested and
declared that she would remain on Sir
Edward Carsons doorstep and appeal
to him for protection when the police
arrived to take her into custody.
Mrs. Dacre-Fox, another prominent
militant who also had been summoned
to appear at the police court on a
charge of melting women to commit
crime. appealed to the Marquis of
Landsdowne, Unionist leader in the
house of lords. at his residence in
Berkeley Square. She hammered al
the door for a long time, attracting the
attention of a big crowd before she was
arrested by the police.
When Mrs. Dacre-Fox was released
she returned to Lord Lansdowne',
house and renewed her demand fo,
sanctuary. She was arrested again
General Drummond also was ar.
rested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
PITTSBURG PAUSES.
While Its Citizens Honor Man Who
Fell at Vera Cruz.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 14.-Francis
Patrick de Lowry, seaman of the
United States steamer New Hamp-
shire, killed during the fighting at
Vera Cruz. was today given all the
honors that Pittsburg had to give.
Business was suspended by proclama-
ton of Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong
until IL o'clock, church bells tolled
and thousands lined the streets az the
funeral cortege, escorted by the Sec
Ond brigade N. G. p, passed from the
st. Paul's Roman Catholic cathedral,
where requiem high mass had been
celebrated, to st. Marys cemetery,
where the body was buried. Schools
were closed, the stock exchange
ceased business and even the courts
paused during the funeral services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
SAYS MAPS ARE WRONG
Colonel Roosevelt Replies to His Brit
ish Critics.

Bridgetown. Barbados, May IL
Col. Theodore Roosevelt today replied
to Sir Clements Markham's criticism
OF his discovery of an unknown river
in Brazil by saying that the British
geographer had unconsciously paid
the greatest possible tribute to what
he had done.
He declared that the best existing
maps are utterly wrong in regard to
all this part of South America. and
said that they made mistakes as to the
courses of the Gyperna and Juruena
affluents. The mountains given on
the maps are, according to the col
onel. mostly imaginary. Where his
party embarked on a mountain. the
maps indicated a valley.
The lower part of the river he had
explored. said the colonel. had long
been known to rubber gatherers un-
der the name of the Arponan, and the
upper part as the Castanao, but it
had not been mapped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
TURN IN THEIR ARMS.
Coloradoans Are Surrendering Guns
by the Hundreds.

Trinidad, May 1.-THE proclamation
Of disarmament, issued by Colonel
James Lockett, by authority OF the war
department, which went into effect at
5 O'Clock yesterday. today dominated
the strike districts Of Las AnimAs and
Huerfano counties. The effect Of the
proclamation was evidenced late yes
terday when hundreds Of weapons of
all descriptions were added to nearly
three thousand pieces previously SUR
rendered.
Importation Of miners unauthorized
under the war departments pFoclama-
tion to enter the mines Is the subject
today OF consideration by the military
authorities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14

Gianini's trial today by the prosecu-
ton, through John Nellis, a deputy
sheriff. The witness first told how
the boy had described the murder to
him orally. His story was then re-
duced to writing and, as offered today
was as follows:
II went to school to Ida Beecher
and had trouble with her and wanted
to get revenge. 1 met her above the
hotel and walked up the street with
her, up beyond the stone quarry. She
had been coming to see my folks
about school and was coming up to
see them last night and I told her
up there on the left side of the road
hit her with a monkey wrench that
got out of my fathers barn. 1 had
the wrench in my pocket when went
up.
After 1 had hit her about three
times with the wrench, I hit her with
a knife several times to be sure to
finish her, ana then I took her over
in the lot. dragged her by the foot.
Then 1 went home and got there about
1880.
1.-The knife 1 stabbed her with was
one that belonged to my father and
took it home and put it in the pantry
drawer. I left the wrench somewhere
near where hit her. When hit her
first she did not scream but moaned.
She said she thought it was quite a
ways and she did not see any house.
Il was not afraid when got home.
was just as happy as I ever was and
did not think anything about it as
| thought I had revenge" -.-.--
! Gianini said further, according to
the deputy sheriff, that he was away
| from his home less than an hour in
committing the crime.
| He added that he had slept soundly
| after returning to the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
CANAL IS Open. FOR HONEST News
Steady Stream of Freight
Barges Going Through.
Service Has Been in Operation
Since Last Saturday.

Washington, May 14.-For the first
time water-borne traffic IL now pass
ing through the Panama canal. accord
ing to the reports that have been re-
anna railway in New York, forwarded
here today.
Though confirmation of the report
has not yet reached the Washington
office Of the Isthmian canal. it is known
that ample provision had been made by
Colonel Goethals for the institution OF
water service, limited at first. strictly
to barges, beginning not later than
May 10. AS a matter OF fact, accord
ing to the Panama railway reports. the
service actually began last Saturday
and a steady stream Of barges in tow
is now passing through the canals.
Tremendous congestion in inter-
oceHnics sconnmerce, caused by sQsnen-
sion Of service on the Tehuantepec
railroad, in southern Mexico, as an in
this rather premature opening of the
canal to trade. Several of the great
freight liners, which in conjunction
with the similar service on the Pacific
maintained lines between Europe and
the Far East via Tehuantepec, have
recently appeared at Colon and Pan
anna offering cargoes for trans-ship-
ment overland far beyond the capac-
ity of the Panama railroad.
Finding that Colonel Goethals was
| w llllU6 ~ o<SA6I lACHA w C1CeAAA6 Oil
adequate channel for barges, at least
through the Cucharacha slide, the
company secured a lot of the barges
that have been used for harbor pur-
poses at Colon and Panama and estab-
lished this service as an overflow tC
| assist the railway in meeting the trade
demands. Colonel Goethals has not
yet reported to Washington just wher
| the canal will be opened to merchant
shipping, but the understanding here
| is that the waterway is practically
| finished and that even now there is 9
sufficient channel through the Guile
| bra cut for almost any warship OIL
| liner and that it is only from a desire
| to avoid a possible serious accident
through an unexpected renewal of the
earth movements in the cut. that
Colonel Goethals has determined tc
allow a period for observation before
actually opening the canal. 1t is un-
derstood that this barge service is te
be operated on about twelve hours
schedule from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, which allows about an hours
delay in each of the locks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
BASEBALL WEATHER.


Western League.
Denver at Sioux City. clear.
Lincoln at Omaha, clear.
st. Joseph at Topeka, clear
Des Mofnes at Wichita, clear.
National League.
brooklyn at Chicago, clear.
New York at Pittsburg, clear.
Boston at Cincinnati. clear.
Philadelphia Mt st. Louis, clear.
American League.
Chicago at Warrington. clear.
Detroit at New York, cloudy.
st. Louis at Boston, cloudy.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, cloudy.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Louisville, clear.
Kansas City at Columbus, clear.
Minneapolis at Cleveland, clear.
st. Paul at Indianapolis. clear.
Federal League.
Chicago at Buffalo, clear.
Kansas City at Pittsburg, clear.
st. Louis ut Brooklyn, cloudy.
Indianapolis At Baltimore, clear.
Where They Play Friday.
st Joseph at Topeka.
Des Moines At Wichita.
Denver At Sioux City.
Lincoln 1t Omaha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
ARMY Of $4,000
villa Leaves Torroon for IN
Attack On Saltillo.
Wants to Import Ammunition
Under q. 8. Supervision.

Torreon. May 1.-THE mobilization of
rebel troops for the campaign against
Saltfllo closed last night when the last
units left Torreon accompanied by
General Villa and STAFF. This has
brought together an army Of 25O00 men
to test the strength OF the federal
stronghold.
Villa has given instructions that the
for the present. Instead Of enforcing a
rigid censorship as formerly he had ex-
acted a promise from the press corre-
spondents that nothing concerning the
disposition Of his troops be sent out.
ITO establish constitutionalist gov
ernment throughout Mexico, we need
ammunition-more ammunition than we
government Of the United States shall
supervise the importation of it," said
Villa, in commenting on newspaper re-
ports, purporting to indicate that Presi-
dent Wilson and others would be glad
to see the rebels take Mexico City and
end the present unrest in Mexico.
"How can we take Mexico City IL we
I'VE must get ammunition after the
fighting at Saltillo. as our supply then
will be depleted.
'Of course the United States govern
ment must keep In mind the possibility
that some one might provoke war be-
tween the two countries. It would be
injudicious to permit the unlimited i'm
portation OF ammunition into a coun-
try with which battles might have to be
fought.
For that reason am willing to have
commission to ascertain the amount
of ammunition we need until Mexico
City Is taken, with a view to having the
embargo lifted on quantity we require
for that purpose.
"A commission such as propose
easily could ascertain the amount of
ammunition required by us to carry out
our plans Needless to say, the ammu-
milton admitted by such q commission
into Mexico. would not be large enough
to leave much, if any. after our opera
tions. for war the United States, which
by the way, is the very last thing ]
think possible. Meanwhile we would
do what we set out to 6D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
WAS HEAVY FROST.
And 1t Did Severe Damage to the
Gardens.

There was q heavy frost this morn
ing in and around Topeka that did
severe damage to tender vegetation in
the lowlands and exposed places.
port that potatoes were badly dam
aged, but may at least partially re-
cover. from the effects Of the frost.
For the most part beans, tomatoes
and other vegetables that were frost
bitten will soon take on a new lease
of life, but some replanting will prob
ably be necessary.
The frost slipped in like a thiof in
the night. In fact, Jack" put one
over on the weather bureau, for the
local weather man made the state
ment Wednesday that the people IN
and around Topeka need have no fear
Of frost for at least three or four days.
The wind failed to switch to the south
as was expected, and there was a
twenty-five degree drop in tempera-
ture between seven o'clock Wednesday
night and $3.50 o'clock this morning
when the minimum temperature of
thirty-eight degrees was recorded.
The wind was still from the north
west this morning, but the pace was
sluggish and the mercury rose rap
idly.
The reports from the Kansas sta
tions received at the local govern
ment weather Office this morning in
dicated that there was a moderation
in temperature in the western portion
of the state, but that the needle was
down to the freezing point at both
Manhattan and Hanover, and that
frost was general in the northeastern
part Of the state.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy
weather tonight and Friday with the
probability Of showers here and there
over the state and a moderation In
temperature.
No record for cold weather was
broken today. The quicksilver went
down to the thirty-three degree point
on this date in 1888.
1t Is Still Cold.
The mercury rose twenty-seven de-
grees between $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing and two o'clock this afternoon
| but the temperature for the entire day
averaged seventeen degrees below
normal for this date. March weather
still prevails. At two o'clock this
afternoon the wind was six miles an
hour from the northeast. No frost is
| expected tonight as the sky will prob
ably be overcast. The sky has been
clear today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
OIL WORKS SAFE.
Resumption of Operations Is Expected
to Follow Rebel Victory.

Resumption OF Operations IS EXpoC0c0
to Follow Rebel Victory.
Washington, May 14.-With the
transfer Of Tampico from Mexican
federalists to the constitutionalists.
President Wilson now feels it will be
Tampico district to be protected.
General Villa and General Carranza
had given assurances that they would
permit the conservation Of oil in the
Tampico district, and have notified the
American government ofs their will
ingness to have expert civilians return
to the oil fields and take charge of the
flowing wells. Practically all of the
men who were operating the Ameri-
can oil properties as well as the Ger
man and English properties were
driven out by the fighting between the
is now believed that all the oil opera
tors will be able to return and protect
their properties against fire and other
losses.
Thomas A. O'Donnell of Los Ange-
les, director Of the Mexican Petroleum
company, who was among the repre-
sentative oil men who called upon the
president yesterday, said today that
the leading oil companies have expert
enced men on the boats lying of Tam
pico, who are in readiness to return
to the fields Immediately. He said
that as soon as it is known positively
that the firing has ceased, these men
will be ordered back to the fields. The
oil operators feel that the constitu-
tionalists will protect their interests
and are especially anxious to get their
experienced men back in the field.
Secretary Daniels explained that
while Admiral Mayo had full discre-
tionary powers to take his ships back
into the Panuco river that he would
not land any forces at Tampico except
In the case of the gravest emergency,
without specific orders from the de-
partment. It was explained that he
probably would place his hospital
ships at the disposal Of the authori-
ties at Tampico for the care of the
wounded, regardless OF their ALE
glance.
Mr. Daniels said he had felt all
along that American interests, includ-
ing the oil properties, would be amply
protected as soon as the fighting
ceased and one side or the other was
He said he had not yet received suf-
ficient information concerning the
constitutionalist victory to determine
what effect 1t would have ON COM
merce in Tampico. but he expressed
the hope that the port would he open
to the commerce Of the world.
One reason for sending the Ameri-
can ships back into the PanucO river,
it was explained at the department,
was because Of the hurricane season
which is setting in along the Mexican
coast. This makes 1t hazardous, par
ticularly for the small boats in the
torpedo flotilla, and shelter will be
afforded In the river. Omcials here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
Editor N. Y. World Says Paper,
Are Threatened.
Sees Danger i'm Reckless Edi-
torsNLegal Restraint.

Lawrence, Kan, May 1A@The honest
newspaper men Of the country are in
danger from the reckless editors and
reporters who habitually distort the
truth, Isaac d. White Of the New York
World told the editors at the National
Newspaper conference at the University
Of Kansas today.
Mr.. White discussed the legal re-
straint that is being proposed for the
freedom Of the press in several states.
when the well seasoned Journalist
hears of some new law desig-
mated to. affect. the newspapers.' .
declared Mr. White. The is quits
certain to resentt tho idea with
out stopping to consider. WAether it
il Food bad on Indifferent .yvesseldscz
consider the, ottI S3de OF the .proposi-
tion-that q lAwless and licentious press
might prx2o worse for Tall cnACoe[Bed
and particularly for M as Journalists
than no press at all. When we dfs6ect
and analyxe freedom of the press and
look up its pedigree and see it tried out
in the courts. we discover that after all
| it has very well defined limitations, like
all liberties must have under a popular
government.
Freedom Of the press il freedom tc
do what the law permits. The -four
words, Accuracy, and fair play sum
up the law Of Journalism just as the
golden rule embodies the Ten Com.
mandments.
"A few years ago the New York po-
lice commissioners threatened to take
away the patrolmen's night sticks be.
cause abuse of the weapon had grown
up among a few of the men. They were
the 'clubbers'-the ugly. Leartless. cow
ardly, bullies who were wont to prod
reputable citizens.
The American press is out of tune
| with public opinion because of too much
freedom with the night stick We have
not always resisted temptation to pub
lish truths that hurt innocent persons
without accomplishing any justifiabl<
| end. We have not always been fair in
our criticisms or taken pains to make
good our errors by admitting and cor
recting them.
What can we do to save the situa.
ton? We should let our readers know
| We want to be accurate. Invite then
| to point out errors, correct them
Notify all news sources to make specfa
effort in the direction of accuracy and
fair play. Hit the 'clubber' with YOU
ditorial hammer"
Frank Leroy Blanchard, Of New
York city. editor Of the Editor and Pub.
Usher, discussing Community Service,
| urged the editors to make good in theil
opportunity OF serving their community
The editors" said he, because o.
the very nature of the business in which
they are engaged, must keep an eye OF
| what ts going on. They are expected t.
point out the towns needs and show
the way to their fulffllment."