The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19
something to guard them nom such

something 10 6uhra them ffom SUCH
temptations.
L. c. Hodgson of st. Paul. known
lin newspaperdom as Larry Ho." now
private secretary OF the mayor OF
ST. Paul. was the humorist of the
evening. The hour was late. yet he
held the close attention OF the audi
enee, as story after story ran on in
pleasing sequence, and laugh follow
ed laugh, until he gradually worked
into more serious thought, his prin-
cipai point being the wisdom of opti.
mlsm. "If fellow hands you a
Iiemon," he said, take II, thank him
| for II and make lemon pie"
Reception For Ladies'.
| The visiting ladies of the u. c. T.
attended the reception given by the
Mankato auxiliary at the Elks club
this afternoon. Following the recep-
ton bridge was played in the room
and AT Ave o'clock a program was
given by the Mankato ladies'. In
the receiving line were the following
ladies Mesdames r. w. Foster
George w. Bunce, f. A.. Bode, Bud
Cain. Crandan, Coyington, Drucken-
brod, Bert English, Farrell. Gary,
]. p. Johnson, II. HOLMAN, Mcclure.
o. F. Morrow, Frank Mitchell. A. F..
| Morrow, Alvin Ness, Anton Osten,
Stevens. John Stewart, George Vie
denmhnn. -s ..
The ball room was very handsome
~ decorated and during the after
noon Sandon Brothers orchestra
played Following the bridge a
luncheon was served, and the pro-
gram which was given was as fol-
lows: - ..E..
Piano Solo ................S Selected
ssI.s Miss Mamie Skuse
ISolo-Rubenstein' Spring Song"
Bonita Johnson
Duet Live and Love Thee.
I o.. :. ...!.. ...I.s....a. 5. Campana
Mrs. Evan Hughes and Miss Mildred
Parmelee go.
Reading-"Three Bars in the Key
of @" ................
Mrs. NJ. r. Coulter
SOLO .-.......... SeieCteu
/, ..v Miss Lulsdorff
Violin Solo, "Hullanazo Balaton"..f
............... $3.50. ..... huOdy
-. Mrs. Minnie Hubbard
Reading-"What William Henry
Did" ..................
Mrs. Charles Pepper
Vocal Solo .......s..........S selected
Mrs. George c. Nerbovig
A. p. Fleekenstein of Ionia. Mich,
special representative of the United
Commercial Travellers of America on
the subject of excess baggage, adj
dressed the grand council Of Mime
sofa and North Dakota In the Knights
of Columbus hall yesterday afternoon
on that topic. Mr.. Fleckenstein
quoted testimony taken before the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sions of Minnesota and North Dakota
to show that the railroads considered
the travelling salesman an unneces-
safy evil. the jobbers and retailers
also unnecessary evils, and the mail
order houses desirable factors In the
promotion of commerce.
Mr.. Fleckenstein accounted for the
eagerness of the railroads TO dis
courage jobbers and travelling men
and to encourage mail order houses,
by showing that the railroads could
charge much higher rates on what
|ft transported in fuifillment OF mail
orders, the small buyer not bother
ing about the rates, as the big job
Der did. %.
The speaker quoted from testimony
that he himself gave before the Min
nesota railroad and warehouse CON-
mission of March 26 about three
travelling men who were on the road
for about thirty days In Minnesota
for Twin City jobbing house, show.
ing what they paid out in excess
baggage. He showed their itineraries
complete. and gave figures to prove
that they paid out far more for ex-
cess baggage than they would have
paid out for the same amount of
travelling in the state of missouri.
The first paid 100 per cent more
than Il would have cost him in trav.
cling the same distance in Missouri.
the second paid 13S per cent more
and the third 3S3 per cent more.
The speaker declared that four lines
OF railroad, doing business In the
state of Missouri and also In the
state Of Minnesota, were charging
that much more for excess. baggage
I'm the state OF Minnesota.
The order of the u. c. T.. he
said. was trying to get an equaliza-
ton of excess baggage rates all over
the United States for the promotion
OF commerce, and that IL the order
could not settle the question by
arbitration with the railroads. II was
Intended to effect the passage OF laws
on this subject IN each and every
state I'm the Union. -
A telegram was received during
the meeting from Chairman w. II.
Stutsman Of the North Dakota rail-
road and warehouse commission say
ing that an order had been issued
by that commission. reinstating the
excess baggage coupon books, thus
complying with the demands made
by the u. c. T. ON April l.. Those
books gave a twenty per cent re-
duction In the excess baggage rates.
In March. after a decision by the
state railroad and warehouse COM
mission had forced general reduc-
ton of passenger rates IN North Da-
kota, the railrods ceased to is
sue those coupon books. Their re-
storation Is q decided victory for
the u. c. T.
kilograms Of Greeting.
kilograms Of greeting were receiv-
ed by the grand council from each
of the twenty-eight other grand coun-
Icils. which have had annual meetings
within fha mast thirty DAYS