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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Says The Movement Tends To
War Lust; The Reason
MUST CURB mIuTaRyIsM
Three Qualifications Necessary II
Become Member Of New Organ.
ization In This City

Encouragement of the boy scout
movement was deemed a proper
course by those present at the third
meeting of the newly organized Lib
sral Science club, held last evening
It the home of Mr.. and Mrs. p. c.
Morrell The subject under dis
russion was The Boy Scout Move
ment." At the previous meetings the
facts on the topic were given due
consideration, each member producing
whatever information he had or Sc
cured which dealt directly with the
boy scout movement. Last night the
discussion was opened and each
member expressed a definite position
In the matter
The consensus of opinion was that
the Liberal Science club henceforth
discourage the boy scout movement
Tor the reason that IL would make
for militarism. II would lead boys
TO decentralization because Of en-
couraging fighting spirit instead of
suppressing primitive war lust. II
would be used as a weapon TO fight
striking workers. II would produce
the habit OF obeying instead of
TedsOnlnk. IL WOulu prepare any
youngster to go TO war in his youth
as is i'm the case In the war now
waged. and il would force unem.
nloyed young men to recruit as the
nnly possible chance of employment,
since the war spirit had been in
culcated in youth.
The next meeting of the Liberal
Science club will be held next
Tuesday evening at the same place.
What Makes Unemployment and
How Can II Be Remedied," will be
the topic. Adolph Miller will lead
he discussion.
The object of the club is to Sc
cure from as many viewpoints as
possible on any current social prob
lem and for the club TO find a solu-
lion. There is no dues-paying sys-
TEN. Members must qualify by four
tests, namely, tolerance of every
hody's opinion, willingness to study
and present views. frankness and
observation-disclosures. The meetings are
entirely informal. There are no Of
fcials and no regular orders Of bus.
mess. Entire evenings are devoted
10 exchange of information and opin-
ions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
viii Sell Light and Power To
Villages In This
Section
Already Mas Contracted Al
Ambsy and Vernon Center;
Seeks Others

Five Mankato residents have or
gained a new company for the
manufacture and sale Of electricity
and gas for light, heat and power
The new concern is TO be known as
the Commonwealth Power company
The incorporators are: Halbert Mer
rifield. president and manager; 10
siah A. Baker, vice president and
secretary; Wilhelmina Merrifield
treasurer; Louise Rainerson and
Grace Rainerson. The authorized
capital stock is 800. 600 but the COM
pany will start in business as soon
as stock to the amount Of $4,000
is sold. The first stockholders meet.
ing OF the company will be held De.
cember :, 1914, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. For the present the in.
corporators will constitute the first
board OF directors. The duration
period OF the corporation Is TO be
thirty years.
The new company for the present
wifi buy its current and gas from
the Consumers Power company. and
sell them TO others. Contracts have
already been secured TO furnish the
current to light Amboy and Vernon
Center. and negotiations for a like
contract are now being carried on
with Winnebago. Mankato will be
the headquarters of the new com.
pany. Halbert Merrifield. one of the
incorporators, Is a former employee
OF the Consumers Power company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
MARSH SUDEITH INJURED
Delivery Clerk Suffered Hurt In Run.
away Accident on South Broad
Street This Morning

Marsh Sudeith, driver in the en-
ploy of A. Gender, grocer, III North
Front street, suffered an injury to
his arm in a runaway accident on
South Broad street this morning
He was driving with a horse and
delivery wagon southwark on that
street. about eight o'clock, when the
animal, which is young and rather
unruly creature, became unmanage'
able, and started on a quick trot
Mr.. Sudeit was unable to hold the
horse and before they had gone
far the wagon tipped. and he fell
and was dragged, still holding on
to the lines for some distance along
the street. Then the wagon caught
on a post. and the horse broke loose
smashing both fills and leaving the
wagon behind him. The animal
rushed on and had reached South
Bend, before being stopped. The
horse was at length caught by a
farmer and the owner was soon 10
Gated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

w. wenker, 914 North Fifth street,
received the following letter from
his sister In Germany:
"Billerbeck, Germany. October 20.
Dear Brother: Your dear letter is
at hand and we are pleased with
the sympathy you express. You even
seem to pity Us I'm your letter. We
do not want to be pitied, but We pity
you for not being able 10 take part
In these great times. Do not take
things for granted as they are re-
ported In your papers. We are not
discouraged. though we are being
attacked on all sides. IL the English.
our most bitter enemies, have no
better weapons than the English and
American Press, II will be to their
sorrow, because the German Michel
has more effective weapons.
II suppose by this time 1t is quite
clear to the American public who
violated the neutrality of Belgium.
The false statements. which Eng.
land heralded all over the world.
will be discredited In time. England,
the land Of civilization, hurls the
wild tribes Of Asia and Africa at us,
md our brave boys have to grapple
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARTY
viii Visit Mankato Sunday; Some Fine
Addresses AT Their Sessions in
Presbyterian Church

The workers Of the international
Sunday School association who are
holding meetings A various cities OF
Illinois and Iowa. report a great
series of services in Davenport
There were s.~teer sessions and
more than FIVE thousand people pres.
ent There were fifteen hundred
present at the children's meeting
and two hundred and twenty-five
present at the business mems lunch.
con.
These facts remind our Mankato
people that a rare opportunity is
to be theirs on Friday. November
q, when these same workers visit
our city. There will be three ses.
sions all held at the First Presby.
terrain church. 4 luncheon at 1915
for men; a stereoptican lecture at
$3.50 D. m. for the children of the
Sunday schools: and a massmeeting
at 1880 p. m.
The men who will be here and
take part in the programs OF the
day are DIR. II. NJ. Hawill of Tenn,
present of the International Sun
day School association; Marion Law
rance, of Chicago. secretary;
Charles Z. Scott of Tsington. China /;
George w. Bond. Chicago; Bert
eastman, Chicago. private secre-
tary of Marion Lawrance; Z. II.
Nichols OF Chicago, treasurer; f. f.
Excl Of Chicago and Professor A.
w. Roper.
Such an array Of talent ought TO
be appreciated and we are sure
Mankato citizens will greet the as.
ISOLATION workers with a large at.
tendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
AGAINST THE DEFENSE
Jury in Opposition to PolIei; Case Of
Mabel W. Adams VS.. Nielsen and
Gust Frank

The jury in the case OF the State
of Minnesota against Louis Pollei
which was a criminal case, returned
a verdict against the defendant this
morning.
The case of George Voss and
Grace Rethwill Voss, his wife
against Glenn Fl. Allyn. which was
commenced late yesterday afternoon
went to the jury at ten minutes to
twelve this morning.
The only work done by the court
this afternoon was to choose a jury
for the case Of Mabel w. Adams
against the City of Mankato, the j
b. Nielsen Construction company
and Gust Frank. Miss Adams Is
the young lady who was run over by
an automobile driven by Gust Frank
about a year ago. She walked out
into the street because of the build
ing materials and tools which were
in front OF the Grand Theatre, which
was then under construction by the
Nielsen company.
The court. took a recess after the
drawing Of the jury. until Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
SCORE women FASHIONS
ST. Paul Pastor Denounces Present
Styles As 'FlaorantIy
lmmodest."

The hobble skirt and the low
necked dress were denounced as
"fiagrantly immodest" by Rev. II. @
Beeman OF the First Baptist church
81. Paul, in a prelude to his Sunda'
night sermon. The only term fc
slit and transparent skirts. he said
was indecent" These fashions, he
said should also be indicted from the
standpoint OF beauty.
There is no more beautiful ex
preston of young womanhood," he
said. than the natural gait, the I'm
impeded step of a girl. The broker
step OF a girl in a tight skirt Is Q
violation of this beauty as we'll al
OF modesty and decency."
DIR. Beeman scored the nude In
art as an evidence of DECEASED
sensuality." and also condemned ex
travagance in dress by women o.
all classes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
CROP ASSOCIATION MEET.
Session Of Organization VIII BE HEX
at Brainerd.

The Minnesota Crop Improve
ment association and the Northern
Minnesota Development association
will hold their annual mid-winter
meetings and seed exposition al
Brainerd December /, 2, and 4
The Crop Improvement association
which held its two past annual
meetings in Mankato has arranged
i'm conjunction with the Development
association, a very splendid pro
gram. and also is offering some
splendid premiums for all sorts oi
grains and seeds.
c. w. Glotfelter Of Waterville Is
president of the Crop. Improvement
association and will preside at the
meetings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
WAS PUT OFF THE TRAIN
Tony Schmidt Not Robbed, So Omaha
Railway Men Inform Chief klugherz
OF Mankato

Chief OF Police Klugherz today re-
ceiyed an official report from the
Omaha railroad, confirming him in
his suspicion that Tony Schmidt, the
young shoemaker OF Worthington.
who claimed TO have been assaulted
and robbed near the Northwestern
passenger station Monday night. was
not molested by any robber at all.
but was put of the train, when he
tried TO steal a ride. This was the
train that leaves Mankato for Worth
ington at 1890 p. m. He tried to run
ahead and climb on the engine or
the baggage car. but was struck in
some way by the train, as 1t gained
speed. and he was knocked sense
less.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
STRANGER WAS INJURED
One Fred Clark Suffered the Amputa.
ton Of One Toe and Part OF
Another

A stranger, giving the name of
Fred Clark and claiming to nail from
Amsterdam. N. Y, was injured last
evening in the Northwestern yards
by a freight car, which ran over his
foot. He managed to make his way
to the freight office, from which the
city police were notified and the
services of DR.. ]. p. Rosenwald, the
county physician, were obtained.
The man was taken to the Emmanuel
hospital, where an entire toe and
part OF another were taken of. The
man is a tramp. II is thought that
as soon as his foot heals. he will
be able to pursue his profession as
before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
THREAT TO SHOOT GIRL
Rejected Lover Put Revolver TO the
Breast Of His Former Lady
Love

What was thought at first to have
been an attempt at highway rob-
berry, but was probably nothing but
the spiteful act OF a Tilted lover, oc-
CURED last evening on State street
about eight o'clock. Two women
were walking on the street, when a
young man suddenly appeared. thrust
revolver at the breast of the
younger enc and cried. II will shoot
YOU" They screamed and he fed. Il
appears that the man was n rejected
sutton OF the younger woBan. An
;ered at bis failure. Il seems that
ne was. bent on getting even by Civ
'ng the girl q scare.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Postoffiee Hours Thanksgiving

The Mankato pOstoffice will OBJ
serve Thanksgiving Day. Thursday
November 20, 1914, as follows: The
general delivery window win be open
from nine to ten o'clock i'm the
morning. for the sale of stamps and
the delivery of general delivery mail
only. The city and rural carriers
will not make their delivery or col
lection trips, but will have a com.
plete holiday. There will be no
money order or registry business
transacted. The outgoing and In
coming mails will be distributed as
usual. Those having Sunday lock
boxes can get their mail from them
on Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

Missionary Says Conditions on Reser.
Nations Are Serious.

Bismarck. N. D., Nov. 25.-Indians
Of the Standing Rock reservation.
south of here, are facing serious con-
ditions again this winter, owing to
shortage of foodstuffs, according to
DR.. Adam MEG. Beede, Episopalian
missionary, who made a strenuous
fight. for the redskins year ago.
'Many of the Indians do not have
enough to eat" said DIR. MEG. Beede.
Their horses are stolen and their cat
tie run OF by rustlers. Some OF the
families have potatoes and a few
have been able to raise some maize,
but very few of them have meat
Fuel is very scarce"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
ENDS OFFICIAL COUNT
State canvassine Board Has conclud
ed Work; W. E. Lee Carried the
Second District

The report of the state canvassing
board on the results OF the recent
state and congressional election in
Minnesota. has just been compiled
and issued by Julius A. Schmahl
secretary Of state The report shows
that Congressman Winfield Scott
Hammond of st. Paul won the gov
ernorship over William Z. Lee OF
Long Prairie by a plurality of IL,
5T4.
The following is the official vote
on governor in the second district: T
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
win Be erouoht TO mankato.

The five year old child OF Mr. and
Mrs. Wager Nutting OF Faribault,
who died yesterday. will be brought
to Mankato for burial tomorrow. The
funeral services will be held from
the home of Mrs. Nutting's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Esberg, 112s
North Seventh street at 2:30 p. m.
and the interment viii be made in
Glenwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Earle w. Bartlett and wife 10 Owen
r. Jones. the N. Y of the n. w. u
and the s. y of the y. W. Il
OF section Is, Butternut township
Consideration $4,000.
Mary J. Evans to Earle W. Bart
lett, the n Il OF the N. Z. u and the
S. n of the y. w. 4 of section Is,
Butternut township. Consideration
IS 900
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
RAISED ABOUT $1,000
Belgian Relief Fund in This City !:
Enriched; viii Buy Carload Of
Flour

With a few districts about the city
and North Mankato yet to be heard
from. the treasury OF the Belgian
relief fund had about $1,000 this
afternoon. A carload of -four costs
about 5000. so that there is more
than enough money TO send a car.
load OF -four. In addition to the car
load which the Hubbard Milling
company will send.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL
Candidates For Naturalization Papers
In Los Angeles Can Learn Require.
ments Of the Teachers

Los Angeles, Cal, November %
Instead of familiarizing themselves
with the constitution and memoriz
ing the names of the presidents
cabinet, candidates for citizenship
In this district hereafter will GO
through a regular course at Los
Angeles high school, and certificates
issued to them from that institu
ton will be accepted in lieu of the
usual examination In court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Russian Could Not Get
Glass Of Beer, He Says

3 "a am a Russian and that
. seems to be why those Co..
, man saioonkeepers will not
= sell me glass of beer" said
= a young man at the police
, station yesterday afternoon.
3 81 am twenty-four years old
and ! am entitled to my glass
3 Of beer " ! pay for u. laid
? down my nickel for the beer
, and they told me to get right
!. out"
. The young man was inform
= ed that the police had no
. power TO compel a saloon
: keeper 20 sell him liquor,
3 even " he was old enough TO
be allowed by the law to 90
into saloons.
? II was evident from his ap-
, pearance that he had been
:. ordered out because u was
3 thought that he was not twen-
, ty-one.
, 1. q p = 3 2 = = = q 4. = 4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Banks win BE Closed.

Banks and public offices will be
closed tomorrow in observance of the
old Puritan holiday of Thanksgiving
Many OF the retail stores will also
be closed. Barber shops win re.
main open tonight as late as. nine
O'clock and tomorrow until eleven
o'clock In the morning. They will
remained closed from that hour un-
IN the usual opening time on Fri
day morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

The Lapps are very fond Of stimu-
lating drinks. They think nothing Of
drinking fifteen or twenty cups of cof-
fee day. while their consumption Of
punch Is on a vast scale. II Il no IN
common thing to see numbers OF help
lessly drunk natives In the streets OF
Tromso. especially when the sale OF
reindeer flesh has been profitable. Yet
robbery and. indeed. crime In general
are practically unknown among them.
The innate honesty Of the people Is
quite extraordinary. - Wide World
Magazine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Union Ihanksaivina Service.

Union Thanksgiving services will
be held at the Congregational church
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
The sermon will be preached by
Rev. T. r. Paden. There will be
special music. and the offering viii
be for the Mankato Relief society.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Rev. o. J. Arthur viii Preach.

At Trinity Norwegian Lutheran
church. ten o'clock Thursday morn.
ing. the three Scandinavian Lutheran
congregations of the city will hold
a union Thanksgiving service. with
Rev. o. j. Arthur Of the Swedish
Augustana church as the speaker
Remember time and place
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Celebrated His Birthday

Judge w. L. Comstock, who has
been confined to the Emmanuel hos
pital for some days. yesterday cele
brated his birthday by sitting up q
little for the first time since he had
his operation. He was reported today
TO be showing signs of improvement
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

Lees majority, l44l.
The following is the official vote
on congressman I'm the second dis
trict. The columns are in the fol.
lowing order: Ellsworth, Flittie,
Hollister, Dehnel:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
POWER CONCERN IS ORGANIZED
WITH CAPITAL OF 100000
|. Kind Of Weather That
|. Experts Have Predicted

Fair tonight and Thurs
day: continued mild temper
ature; fresh southerly winds.
Mankato maximum tempera-
ture In twenty-four hours
closing at eight O'Clock this
morning, fifty-three; mini
mum, twenty-seven. Local
barometer hand today leaned
slightly in the direction Of
precipitation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

Arthur Wits. a son OF w. o.
Wits had his right arm badly
sprained this morning while cranking
an automobile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
FRENCH CLAIM TO HAVE GAINED
TERRITORY; GERMANS SAY THEY HAVE
REFUSED THE ENEMY'S ATTACKS
Indian Troops Reported 70
Have Reeapiursd 1suien
Trenches
Empsror's Soldiers Held Back
The Russians In East
Prussia

Reports '-om Russian sources
during tn two days Of an
importan' ~ in the war
with A. and Germany are
a tdir' a lance with the Of
fetal inications from Ber-
lin. IS the German military
auth = stated previously that
the zee toward Warsaw had
BIZ :, eeked by the arrival Of
- reinforeements, there
10 indications in the latest
nents that any decisive re-
= had been obtained by either
o; the opposing forces. The Ber-
lin statement was in a confident
and assured tone, and claiming
a general advancement in that
quarter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

Service at Episcopal Church.
Thanksgiving service will be held
at the st. Johns Episcopal church
at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

Totals ....1S.ssS 10.76O 1926 3.2OG
Ellsworth's plurality SIPS.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
NAPOI FON'S FAREWELL TO THE OLD
GUARD
Soldiers of the Old Guard:

Soldiers of the Old Guard:
I bid you farewell. During twenty years you
have been my constant companions in the paths of
honor and glory. In late disasters we'll in
the days of our prosperity, you proved yourselves
models of courage and fidelity. With such men as
you our cause could not have been lost but pro-
tracted civil war would have ensued and the mis-
cries of France would have been augmented. l
have therefore, sacrificed my interests to those of
the country.
I depart; you, my friends will continue to
serve France, whose happiness has ever been the
only object of my thoughts, and still will be the sole
object of my wishes. Do not deplore my faith. If
l consent leave, it is that may still contribute
to your glory. will record the great achievements
we have performed together
Farewell, my comrades! l should wish to press
you all to my BOSOM let at least embrace your
Standard.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

luents had arrived bringing their
strength UP to l4O,UJ0 men, exalted by
victory and ready to fight at moment
notice. All day and all night Napoleon
worked and planned and studied, until
by the morning of April everything
was arranged. and the several army
CORPS We're ordered to their stations.
When Napoleon appeared for guard
mount ut nbor OF that day, as was his
custom, he found the troops drawn up
and they gave him their. accustomed
welcome But he also saw that off, to one
side his marshals had gathered. to-
gether with mis- higher generals Ihey
did not look at him They were talking
earnestly. among themselves. Suddenly
Evening star., 1914-04-19

decision not to treat with Napoleon IN
der any circumstances whatever and now
the white cockade of the Bourbons was
to be seen on every side.
Napoleon listened without word of com
ment, then mounted his horse and rode
back to Fontainebleau. During that night
his depression vanished and the next
morning when he appeared at guard
mount he was on FIRE. with enthus,a S;n
his step was quick. his eyes piercing as
ever.
Yet a few hours later. i'll midafternoon,
his sky of destiny grew dark again. Caul-
incourt came with word from the czar
that Napoleon mlfat abdieate as a eondi
ton preceding any measure for, perma-
Evening star., 1914-04-19

Then. indeed. commenced period OF
;ncessant work. making ready for the
expected attack. Many of his great
comma nders no longer could be counted
upon he feared. although generals Of
less importance were devoted as ever to
MS cause. OF the army itself he felt
sire. and IL available troops it num-
eered j'.pG'.
IN the attack before Paris the allies
lad :ost about ",r15 men, but reinforce
Evening star., 1914-04-19
NAPOLEON AT FoNTAINEBLEAU.

accompanied by suite never more bril-
liant and imposing in appearance. Napo-
leon reviewed the troops. Then he called
his officers together, i'll a few striking
sentences explained the existing situa-
tion and concluded thus.
In few days 1 am going to attack
Paris; can I count on you?"
There was moment. of tense silence;
taen rang out the mo1ing call of d
great actor.
Am right he repeated. Can
count on you:''
A hoarse, determined shout burst
forth from those assembled. The
dramatic artist had not lost his power