The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24

the country AND even Though be
says IL Is for business reasons"
Uncle Sam win bear watching
An order received by local civil
service examining boards stntes that
from now on every applicant for a
government position, either in the
United States or the possessions,
must leave his or her photograph
With the examiner on the date OF the
examination. No tin-types will be ac-
cepted the order states.
This action has been taken by the
civil service department to keep
all government employees ider-.
tilted especially in the. Philip
pines, Alaska and far away pos
sessions. Another reason Is to pre-.
vent fraud, which has been apparent
now for some time. Many applicants.
have passed examinations and then.
have given their positions over to
friends, who assumed the names
signed with the applications. Several
such instances have been discovered.
by the yofficiais OF the department..
The new order affects men, as we'll
as women, but the public win be es-.
pecially interested In the latter. This
collection Of photographs viii result
in making the government the pos
SCISSOR Of the largest number of -wom-
ems photographs in existence. No
wonder auntie should watch Uncle.
Sam.
Each applicant on the date OF tax.
ing an examination, no matter what
position It Is for, win have to- give
the examiner his or her photograph
taken within two years Of the date, OF
examination. Tin types WA not be-
accepted and. the photograph must
bear real likeness to the applicant
and viii have to pass the judgment
.os the examiner before n VIII. be &C.
eepted and sent to Washington. .s
From Saturdays Daily.
Deputy United States Marshall
Kettleson,, arrived i'm the city this.
morning from, Wells with two feder-
al prisoners, from that city, Bert
RentE. and his wife, Mrs. Christina
Rentz. Both had been placed under
arrest on the Information furnished
by J. NJ Dickey. assistant United
States district attorney. ON the
charge of being parties TO a conspif-
acy to work fraud By means OF the
United States bankruptcy Law. II
viii be remembered that George
Rentz and his son, Frank Rentz, OF
Wells, were arrested last spring on
the charge OF attempting to swindle
creditors by means OF retail jewel
ry store an Wells and the federal
bankruptcy law. Both were Jailed
for a time, but both are now out on
bond. and are awaiting The action
of the federal grand jury, which
viii meet in Mankato on the fourth
Tuesday In October.
Bert Rentzs Is a son Of George
Rentz and a brother OF Frank. Mr..
and Mrs Bert Rentz were arraigned
before United States Commissioner
benjamin. Taylor this morning on
the charge OF being in the same con-
spiracy. Both declared their fnno.'
cence and demanded a hearing. The
commissioner set this hearing to take
place on Friday, the twentyfourtfr
OF this month, at 1890 in the morn;
ing. Mrs. Rents was released on
her own recognizance, but Mr.. Rentz
was held to furnish bond in the sum.
Of s2.0e0, IN defanlt OF which he
was committed to the Blue Earth
county Jail -. ri.
st. Paul. July 1s.-Attorney Gem
erai Smith was notified yesterday
by Judge Lewis Of the Ramsey
county district court that he has sus.
tanned the state In the action
brought to compel the St Paul road.
to enforce the Bendixen twocert
fare law enacted by the last legisla-
ture. - -
. This law provides that railroads
shall charge two cents a mile for
all distances over Ave miles and for
distances Of FIVE miles or under
may charge three cents a mile. The
ST Paul Interpreted this to mean
that In making q rate for twenty
miles II could charge is cents for
the first five miles and 80 cents for
the succeeding fifteen.
The state contended that the law
means that after five miles have been
passed the two-cent rate shall apply.
for the entire distance, or 40 cents
for twenty miles.
: Judge Lewis gave the company
twenty days In which to answer. The
only recourse the company has Is, an
appeal to the supreme court.
The Bendixen law was enacted by
the Legislature when It was thought
the old two.cent fare Law would be
knocked out by the United States.
supreme court. 1t is likely Chat 1t.
viii be repealed at The next session.
From sat6rday's Daily.
William Aldo. the young Syrian,
whose ARTIST by Traffic Officer Wat
ters near the carnival groursds on
the. night OF Thursday Ju1y o.,
aroused much publfe interest aud
widespread comment, was on trial
today. both this morning and this
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