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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
eANDeR TURNS; KILLS BOY
Son Of Goose Farmer Des From At
tack Of Fowl.

Racine,S wlsA March 1s.--Frank
Chumieck. ten years old. son OF a
goose farmer at Wind Point north of
this city, while trying to drive the
geese from the Lake Michigan shore
to the yard just before feeding time.
hit khe boss gander OF the flock with
a stick and the bird turned upon the
child. Five minutes after Frank was
rescued by his. father he died. The
doctors say he died OF commissions
due to the attack. but his eyes had
been picked out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
MISTAKEN FOR FOE; KILLED
Los Angeles Bank Empioye Meets
Death In Mining Camp.

San Bernardino, Cal, March 1s.-
George Mattern, assistant cashier OF a
Los Angeles bank, was shot and kill
ed at Amboy, a mining settlement in
the desert 155 miles from here. Will
lam Heath. formerly mine owner,
has been arrested. @
According to friends of Heath he
was being sought by another miner
who had threatened to kin him on
sight, Mattern, who was visiting
friends at Amboy, was mistaken By
Heath for his foe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
Rear Admiral Dead.

Moorestown; MI, March 1S.-Rear
Admiral JAMES William Thompson.
United States 2navy, retiredl died at
his home here.JzHe was sseventy-eight
years old. He entered the NAVY as an
engineer and had the distinction of
being the youngest chief engineer In
the navy during the Civil war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
ARMY OFFICIAL ARRESTED
Alleged Shortage in. ouartermaster's
Depot at Seattle Charged.

Seattle. March 1S.-Captain J, II.
Griifiths. y. s. A.. connected with the
qudrtermaster's depot In Seattle. was
suspended summarily from duty and
ordered confined to his quarters by
Major Hugh G. Gallagher. in charge
OF the Office. An alleged shortage of
$1,000 in Grifiiths' accounts as dis.
bursting officer was the reason as
signed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
SHIP ON ROCKS TOTAL LOSS
Passengers and Crew Of stssms,
saved.

Halifax. March 1s.-with her eleven
passengers. four OF them women and
one a four-year-old girl. and crew OF
thirty-six saved. the steamer City OF
sydney. which ran on the sambro
rocks during a fog. was abandoned
and Is likely to become a total loss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
HOPES tSsADa WILL AID
Winston S. churehir Refers to British
Naval Program.


London, March 1s.-Winston spen-
Ger Churchill. first lord OF the admiral
Il. referring IN the house OF commons
to the absence Of the three Canadian
ships from the British naval program.
said:
I'VE GRE not without hope however.
that Canada will meet her share OF
the naval defenses. Canada IL a great
and wealthy community with interests
ever spreading more widely over the
face OF the globe. She has to make
provision for her own naval defense.
IF she were annexed 10 the United
States she no doubt would contribute
through taxation to the upkeep OF the
United States navy. II she were in
dependent she would have to make
provision equd to that OF the United
States. t
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
Chimney Fire.

A chimney FIRE in the two-story
brick residence at 2o1 Byron street.
owned by Mrs. w. n. Plymat. and
occupied By ]. N. Tompkins, occurred
early last evening. The nremen had
The blaze out before any damage
s,as done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
n Monday and Tuesfiay of N,

On Monday and Tuesday OF next
week the Christian church Bible
school win conduct an institute.
Able speakers will present subjects
OF interest 10 all up-to-date Bible
school workers. Sessions will be
held afternoon and evening 1t is
hoped that schools In an around
Mankato WIN be represented in at
tendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
TWO THOUSAND ON STRIKE
New York Dressmakers Leave unor
- aanized Shops. .f.

New York Dressmakers Leave unor-
80 esnizsd Shops. .f.
New YORK. March 1S.-of about five
thousand members of the Misses and
Children's Dfessmakers' association,
mostly women. who were reported at
the point of striking. nearly 1000 left
their employment. About one hun.
bred of the smaller manufacturers are
affected. After the waIkout the strik-
ers held several meetings at their
headquarters. where the situation was
discussed.
The strike order so far affects only
those establishments in which no
agreements between EMPLOYERS and
employees have been, made and which
are known as Independents" and "un
organized" shops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
WELSH ouTpolArs RIVERS
Has Best Of Twenty.Round Bout al
.g Los Angeles. So 1's'

Los Angeles. March 1s,LFreddie
Welsh, lightweight champion OF Eng.
land, won an easy victory IN twenty
rounds from Jose Rivers OF Los An.
geles at the Vernon arena, ontpointine
him in every round. This puts Welsh
In line for a fight with Willie Richie,
the champion. possibly JulyS4.
Welsh kept Rivers In the glare o,
the sun and worried him with his
quick punch and lively footwork. In
the fifth round the referee cautioned
Rivers about using his elbows on
Welsh's body In a clinch.
Welsh forced the fighting all the
way and kept Rivers guessing. but the
Britisher's blows had little effect on
the Mexican. In the fourteenth round
Rivers forced Welsh through the
ropes. but failed to land any damaging
blows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
From Wednesdays Daily.
Circle Entertained.

Miss Grace ZrIel entertained the
Queen Esther Circle Of the Cen
tenary Methodist church ut her
home on South Fifth street last
evening. After the lesson Misses
Mildred Parmelee and Mildred Saw
yer sang and the hostess served
nice refreshments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
From wednes days DaIly.

Mrs. Lorin Cray went to Faribaut
yesterday for short visit.
Mrs. T. b. Taylor of Mapleton
is the guest OF her niece. Mrs. NJ.
F. McLaurin today. %. -
w. b. Wilson of Minneapolis IL
the guest or his aunts, Misses Bes-
sic and Ella Wilson.
Mrs. c. Reikke OF Window Is Wis
iting MRS. f. B. Edwards and family
Of COZ Baker avenue.
John Arend. county commissioner
Of Redwood county, was In Man.
Ratio today on business. A..
DR.. C. Fl. Nerbovig went to *.
Paul yesterday to attend a meeting
OF osman Temple Shrine. -.
II. ID. Grant OF St. Paul. travelling
passenger agent of the Norfolk and
Western, was in Mankato today on
business.
| Mrs. John Compton Of Eagle LAKE
has come to Mankato to take care
OF her mother, Mrs. David A. Reed,
who is III. ~
X. p. Johnson OF Minneapolis. for.
merry employed in Mankato at the
knitting mills, was visitor In the
/ city today. ..r
c. F. Spencer of waseca has come
to Mankato to take charge Of the
yard engine of the Northwestern rsfi.
road yards.
Mrs. Ed Mutt of Lake Crystal n
/ In Mankato today attending the
Royal Neighbor convection ana
visiting friends. ...
l.. p. Poor OF Mandison. Wis.
travelling passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania line. was In the city
to-day on business.
Mrs. NJ. Sellen Of 324 Mulberry
street is entertaining Mrs. Clareice
Guifen Of Minneapolis. who Is dele
gate to the meeting OF the Royal
/, Neighbors.
Mrs. Charles Herren OF Eagle Lake
came to Mankato this afternoon to
! have an operation on her ear. She
has been badly troubled for the past
week with gathering on the ear
(, drum.
Christ Hanson OF Chicago. repre-
senting American Glove company,
was in the city yesterday calling on
friends and the trade. He was the
guest OF Andrew Rudberg and family
while in the city. -
Miss Anna Bradley. whose dress.
making establishment is located on
the second floor of Brett's store.
returned last night from Chicago
and other eastern ceEters, where
she studied the spring styles. She
attended large fashion show Id
Chicago.
Mrs. Henry Churchill and family
arrived this morning from Fort
Pierre. s. d., and Mr. Churchill Il
expected this afternoon or evening
with q carload Of goods. He hAs
recently purchased the Hiseph smrs
farm on the Mapleton road and will
move onto II immediately.
Roger Hasselt OF currie, Mimi
who has been employed for some
time there as the buyer for, the
Hubbard Milling company. was In
the city yesterday. settling up &C
counts with the company. He VIII
next locate at Ladysmith. Wis-
where he will engage in the land
business. -, =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
New postmaster at Duluth.

Washington. March 1S.-The presi-
dent has nominated W. E. McEwen to
be postmaster at Duluth McEwen
was a former state labor commits
sioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
TlLLmAN THREATENS
TO BURY COLLEAGUES.

Washington. March IS
Senator Tiilman had read to
the senate a magazine article
he had written on the restora-
ton OF his health.
Il see some OF the senators
laughed while the clerk was
reading" said the South Caro-
lima senator. "ril bury -
fellows vet ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20

Fayette. Mo-. March 1s.-
Two hours after Dallas Shields.
a negro barber. had shot to
death Constable Joseph Gaines
here and terrorized Fayette,
he was lynched BY ESQ citizens
in the courthouse yard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
Judson

J. Floyd Jones has fairly recovered
from an attack OF the measles. Fl. e
Tom Jones OF Mankato was a
guest OF J. r. Rice few days
last week.
william J. Roberts. Iowa. DELIVERED
hogs to Thurston at Judson last
Saturday, for which he received q
check for s1222.57. t,-,.- {.
John williams has returned from
an extended visit to friends In Iowa
and has hired out for the summer
to William ]. Roberts. -.
Morgan Jones OF Kansas has hired
out to X. p. Williams for the season,
and Tom. Hughes has decided 70
work for Edwin Jones.
Quite a few people from Judson
attended the "Gwent Male Singers .
concert In Mankato hast week. and
II was pronounced a great success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Jones
have returned from an extended
visit to Mrs. James people In Chi.
cago. Arthur has also bought q new
car which he WIN operate this sum.
mer. rs.
Thomas z. Jones' and family hare
moved onto their farm, which. Mr.
Jones recently purchased Mr.. Jones
and his family are gladly welcomed
into the neighborhood. He sold his
farm in Lincoln to Lem Jones and
gave possession last week.
Several people from this neiehbor
hood attended the Eisteddfod held
in the Salem Congregational church
last Friday evening. although tn,
roads were In bad condition. Their,
was a large attendance and standin,
room was at premium. A quartz
from Jerusalem consisting OF Mis-
Cary Johnson, Miss Jane Ellen Jones
John r. Price and Z. N. Jones, en-
tered int the competition and car
ried OF the prize given for the bes
singing OF the tune, "Sandan.' Tn
meeting was greatly enjoyed. 49,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
Entertalned sunday school class.

Robert Macgregor OF Bradle,
street entertained the boys Sunda,
school class of the Presbyterian
church last evening at his home
After their business meeting the
boys had o social evening with re
freshments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20

Attorney Miles Porter returned
this morning from Minneapolis
While way he attended the Ramsey
county Bar association. banquet and
also was present at the Organization
of the Minnesota Commercial Law
yers association, an account OF
which appeared In last evenings
Free Press. The association hopes
to make possible better conditions
of practice in country towns. and
closer cooperation between the
wholesalers. and city lawyers and
the country lawyers ard to raise
the Standards Of practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
WIRELESS CLUB ID BE FORMED TODAY Two Youngsters Will Have Stations at the Fair
 grounds


 Boys in Birmingham over F years of 0ge and under 1s interested in wireless telegraphy will meet today in the rooms of the Boys club and form junior wire less association which will be affiliated with the Birmingham Wireless associa- ton.
 H. l.. Ansley. president of the senior association, will instruct the boys who will be admitted to the former organiza- ton as soon as they have & station In working order. MT Ansey will save the boys lots of time and needless expense in the construction of the wireless sta tions.
 Burr Blackburn of the Boys club will be present at the meeting and will rem der whatever aid possible. He empha- sizes the fact that the association will not only be for the members of the Boys club but for anybody in Birmingham who is interested in wireless.
 Two Birmingham boys will have a send ing and receiving station at the State Fair and will go to the grounds tomor- row morning to erect the aerials and in- stall the sets. The receiving station will be little to the east of the main en- trance, while location for the other sta tion has not yet been determined.
 Claude Upchurch and Lee Powers. who are wireless experts, considering their age, will have charge of the stations at the fair They will erect aerials about 40 feet high, having a sending range of p or 90 miles and a receiving range of 100 miles. One of them will be on duty from p. m. to 10 D. m. each day and will be glad to explain the working of the wireless to any one interested. Messages will be exchanged between the stations on the grounds and amateur operators in Birmingham and pick up any mes sages in the air
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
TAX COMMISSION
 HEARS PROTEST ON
 SOLVENT CREDITS

Montgomery September 24-(Speelal.) The state tax commission today heard the protests of leading public service cor porations of the state against paying as- sessments on solvent credits. The chief contention of the protesting concerns was that solvent credits and intangible prop erty are practically identical, hence tax on both would be a double taxation
 A A,number of leading lawyers of Bir- mingham and Montgomery represented the public service corporations at the hearing before the commission. includ- ing the following well known attorneys: Hugh Morrow and Thomas w. Martin of Birmingham. Ray Rushton, William Williams and the firm of Steiner, ,Crum X Well, of Montgomery. The commits sion postponed it's decision. pending the submission of briefs by the corporations.
 The corporations protesting against the tax did not deny that they own solvent credits, nor did they attack the solvent credits law They did contend however, that the additional assessment would mean a double taxation, inasmuch as a tax on intangible property was tax or solvent credits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
ROBERT E. NOLAN

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 You very truly say that MT. Nolan's ter rible act of self=destruction in a great and distant city has shocked Birmingham For myself I -am impelled to acknowledge more than shock and to confess deep Humiliation and regret that l. for one, did nothing to help this one of the hun dI eds of lonely young men in Birming- ham. He was one whom l. perhaps, had an unusual opportunity and obligation to keep in constant touch with and to cheer at least with word of encouragement at frequent intervals. To my bitter re- gret I allowed myself to become 'too busyn to do this.
 l knew him as an idealst and rebel against conventionals wrong. In his last utterance he calls himself dreamer, and bear witness that he sought to honor his chosen profession by striving to make 1t the defender and champion of the op- pressed and the unprotected. Again and again he has told me of instances in which shysters have wronged ignorant negroes, and where the decisive testi- mony In various proceedings has been purchased by the connivance of powerful men. To think of the law as high and holy and pure, in fact, and administra- tion. as well as in idea. is indeed to dream I wonder how far these dreams interfered with the young mans income I wonder whether the insane depression that drove him to his grave was brought on by anything worse than the discovery that success, even in the law, would cost him too much. Doubtless the feeling was present, and doubtless 1t had some basis in experience; while on the other hand nc profession can boast nobler, truer Of law. the practice of medicine, the con duct of business. or even the practice of the Christian ministry, each has It's tempt atons, amid which pure idealsm may easily become a torture.
 It is not good for men to be alone and the lesson we may well lay to hear is that the thousands of homeless mer and women, nearly all young and nearly all living their lonely lives in boarding places. sometimes crowded. have grea need of friends. They need the assur ance that ttey are never unwelcome al some friends If this fine, nobly gifted young man could have opened his hear to some sagacious friend he might have regained his boise and so have won out.
 An. but it was a selfish and a coward act, to thus crush those who loved him No words can assuage their grief Anc nothing can excuse our dear friends surrender to madness and despair. Blu, he was dear to us, and we are grIeved that he went away alone, with none to counsel him. and that he weakened be- cause he found life difficult.
 Surely no heart in Birmingham but will breathe a reverently sympathetic prayer for those bereaved and uncon- soled ladies to whom Robert Nolan was immeasureably dear. And surely some youth or maiden worker in this city will find a friend and helper the more readily because this young man has gone out from us alone, uncontrolled. into the darkness. So even this disaster will not be altogether in vain. And may God be n,ercfu1 to our preoccupation. With shame and sorrow. yours,
 GEORGE EAVES.
 Birmingham, September "A. 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Not Neglecting Children

To the Editor of The Age Herald;
 In your interesting column, 'In Ho- tel Hobbies" September 23, you have a Lesson for Prohibitionists." The school children are examined by com potent physicians so that if any are diseased it may be known and the child properly cared for. Your writer sees in this an example for prohibitionists. Tn the child they should inculcate ideas Of temperance and not try to reform the cid with habits confirmed"
 The friends of temperance and pro- hibirion are not negrecting the chill
 dren In the home multiplied thousands of parents are teaching their children to hate the saloon and to fear alcohol as terrible poison. The school chil- dren have not been neglected The law Of the state sets aside one day as Temperance Day. On that day the mighty forces of our public schools are used to show our children the danger of the use of alcohol. They are also taught it's evil in the study of phys iology in our schools. The Sunday schools have a temperance lesson once in every three months. We are do- ing our best to take the advice your paper gives and 'inculcate ideas of temperance in the child" When your great paper and others like it refuse to place before our children the at tractive advertisements of the seduct- i've beverages containing alcohol, our efforts to "inculcate ideas of temper ancc'' will be more successful. But even with the big dailies of our country for the most part on the other side, pro-
 gross is being made and the children with temperance ideas inculated are becoming voters and the south is go- ing dry. We cannot assent to your doc Urine of not trying to reform the old with habits confirmed" Because school children are examined with a view to treat thelo if they are diseased. shall we. therefore. leave the old who may be sick to suffer and die without an effort to save them? Most assuredly not Physicians and trained nurses and hospitals will tic their best for them at the same time doing all they can to remove the cause of disease. We must not give up as hopeless those whose habits are confirmed They are worth saving. As prohibition so far | is the best remedy the world has yet found for the removal of the cause of the trouble, the true prohibitionists will continue to "inculcate temperance ideas" In their own children and for the sake of those children whose par eris fail tc give them the right doc trinc and for the sake of those whose habits are confirmed" we will fight ltiii victory comes to put beyond the reach of the innocent and the helpless a poison that has cursed our race through all generations Most respect fully. L. c. BRANSCOMB.
 Pirmingham September 23 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Each Person Has Star
From Mechanics Magazine.


 For years the approximate number of stars visible to the eye, a matter of 5000 or 40o0, according to the deflni- tion of average vision. has been known By most persons. however, and by many scientists. the total number of stars in the heavens has been considered count less. if not limitless The universe is now declared to be finite, yet of a mag niflcence of dimensions and of a popu- ousness far beyond all earlier concep- tions. This assumption Is a result or very recent investigations into the mo- tions and distances of the stars.
 The latest students the subject of the number well as the light of tho stars have been made at the Royal observatory at Greenwich England. Tho late Franklin Adams succeeded In mak- Ing a set of 206 photographs covering the entire sky. After counts were made on these pictures. from which the bright- ness of the self-luminous bodies between practically the twelfth and seventeenth magnitudes could be inferred. it was con- cluded that they recorded about 55.000. 0O0 stars. From this formula was deter- mined showing the change of number In passing from one magnitude to another. With these figures 1t was reasoned that the aggregate number of stars is not less than 1000 .000,00o, probably not more than 2,0co, ,0000o0, and probably approximately 1,coo,oo0,o00, the estimated present popula- tion of the earth In making comput&- tions it was inferred that there would ba as many stars fainter than magnitude 9 or 2i as there are brighter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
WAKE OF THE WAR

London. September 24.-6s:25 D. m.) X Berlin official dispatch by Marconi wireless says:
 '.Not single shot was fired by any Of shc three British cruisers sunk by the German submarine Most of the British sailors we're in their hunks when the attack was made The iron cross has been bestowed on each mem her Of the crew of the submarine.
 Main headquarters reports that it has asoertained that one mortar shot was fired against the Cathedral of Rheims, as otherwise it would have been impossible to drive away with field artillery the emeny's observation posts there.
 "A message from main headquarters describing operations in France says there has been no fighting in the last few days except unimportant artillery engagements and that in spite of un- favorable weather the German troops are in excellent condition"