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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Letter From Henry Robel, Sr.,
Is Received BY Mayer
CAN BOND THEIR VILLAGE
Law Gives Municipality the Right 10
Do This to Extent Of Ten Thous.
and Dollars

That North Mankato is not I'm such
"a financial position as to prevent II
from helping in the raising of the
fund necessary for the construction
of the new bridge at Main street Is
now the stand taken by Henry Robel
Sr., chairman of the special commit.
tee of the North Mankato CONNER.
cial club, recently appointed to see
what could be done in the way OF
getting a movement started for a
new bridge at that place.
Mr.. RObel has addressed the fol.
lowing letter TO Mayor A. G.. Meyer:
AT last Mondays meeting of the
city council ! stated, in reply to a
question what North Mankato would
do for a new bridge, that North
MankatO was not In a position to
do anything on account of its bonded
Indebtedness being practically up 10
the limit. When ! made this state.
ment | had the following figures in
mind: ] considered the assessed
valuation Of North Mankato at $685..
1900, and the total liabilities $26,.
10000.
What Law Permits.
AS the law under which the viii
lage Is incorporated only permits an
Indebtedness of ten per cent of the
assessed valuation, felt that the
limit had practically been reached.
and that North Mankato was help,
less In this matter. ! did not take
iuto consideration or remember at
the time that of the s2G,09O. 81
1913 had been paid into the city
treasury in frontage tax, although
tie bonds for this purpose had not
beor paid. When this amount is
paid IN the bonds. the Indebtedness
IF the village will be reduced to
$1S,964.S2.
Village Can Bond.
IL this morning consulted City At.
torney Schaub in regard to this sit.
uation, and II Is his opinion that un,
der these circumstances the village
could incur further Indebtedness In
We amount of about $4,000. II
this Is correct the people of the city
OF Mankato can rest assured that
the village of North Mankato will
do what Is right and proper towards
paying for the construction of a
sw bridge. The only reason that
the statement was made that North
Mankato could not help was because
| though Il was legally unable to do
so, but Il seems now that we are i'm
position to assist materially, and
We certainly shall do So"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
CEDAR RAPIDS OIL PLANT
WILL SOON BE FIXTURE

for the whole Of Southern Minnesota
| will be shipped to this station
directly from the wells from which
the company gets its supply al Ven
ita, Okla, The wells and refinerie1
at that place are not owned by the
company, but the men controlling
the company are interested In the
we'll and refineries.
Will Have Large Warehouse.
The warehouse will extend forty
by eighty feet and will consist OF
one story and a basement. II will
be equipped with an elevator. The
office building will be a one-sto-y
~tructure that will cover a spa e,
twenty by twenty-five feet, and the
barn will cover an equal space,
twenty by twenty-five feet.
Mr.. Seitsinger expects that the
new station will be ready and doing
business by the middle of next
March.
The main office Of the Cedar Rap
ids Oil company is located at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Thus far the com.
pany had not sold much oil outside
of the state of Iowa. In Iowa the
company has four main distributing
stations, such as will be located in
Mankato. There are also In that
state thirty-six tank stations and 425
barrel stations. A tank station con
sists of pump and wagon house and
20, 900 gallon tanks A barrel station
consists of a corrugated iron ware
house large enough for sixty barrels
The company will hav0 about hun
dred barrel stations in various parts
OF Southern Minnesota and also some
tank stations. r....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
ATTACK ON ENGLISH TOWNS
WAS FOR THE MORAL EFFECT

the Balkan nations. Indications
are that those not already en-
broiled In the war may join II.
Hartepool, December 16.-lt Is
reported here that a fiotiIla Of
British torpedo boat destroyers
early this morning encountered
three German cruisers eight
miles off the English coast. The
cruisers Immediately opened fire.
London. December t6.-The
Star prints a dispatch from
Hartlepool saying that some OF
the German shells exploded In
the principal streets OF HartIe-
pool, made great eraters, and
hurled the debris great distances.
6asei, switzerland, December,
1.-THE French armies appear
TO have the offensive along the
entire front from Belfort to
sainte Marie Aux.mines. Heavy
artillery caused the windows TO
shake In the houses here by
night and by day. The French
converted the town OF Thanh
into a great stronghold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
SCHOOL BOYS ARE TO CUT
OUT THE "cOFFIK KA/LS'

nitrate OF silver treatment. which Is
being used widely In the Duluth
high schools The boys throat was
treated with the solution, and the
physician who gave the treatment
DIR. r. C.. Kelly. stated the he thought
for a time at least II lessened the
boys resire for cigarets. He stated
that he believed that II the boy were
really anxious to stop the habit, and
had will power, the treatment would
aid him.
In the St. Cloud high school nc
silver nitrate treatment is being civ.
en-. bat well organized movement
is on foot to stop the habit In the
school. Prizes win be given the boys
who make better grades as a result
of giving up the coffin nails" and
also to the boys who actually stop
smoking.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18


Cigaret smoking among high school
boys has been the cause OF a rather
general movement, on the part OF
high school teachers to attempt to
stop the practice OF smoking. es-
pecislly among school boys. Principal
w. q. Bate OF the Mankato high school
recently had a conference with the
boys of the school on the matter.
and many pledged themselves to stop
the habit. Superintendent Sperry
stated today that he knew fewer
high school boys smoked now than
smoked two years ago II is very
generally understood also that the
boys have greater difficulty In Sc
curing cigarets. the dealers being
more careful about selling them TO
minors.
One of the grade teachers persuad-
cd one OF her students to try the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Scores of Democrats Who Would
Not Refuse "Pie"
MANY ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS
Deputy Game Warden, Oil Inspector
And Other Positions That Will Be
Given Out Soon

With the approach OF the new
year, political gossip is getting quite
lively. Quite a number Of local Of.
fees must soon be filled by appoint.
ment, and there Is no scarcity OF
candidates.
Hunters are especially interested
in the question who is 10 be the
next state game warden for the
county of Blue Earth. Con John.
ston. the present incumbent, is UNI
derstood to be a willing barkis for
'reappointment but he Is far from
being without opposition. w. f.
Continued OIL Page Two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18

The Iong-expeeted attack by
the Germans on England was
made today. For the first time
in the history Of the United
Kingdom hostile warships bonn
barded English towns. Scarbor-
ough, Hartlepooi, Redear and
Whitby on the shore of the
North sea were shelled by Ger
man warships. The extent Of
the damage inflicted was not re-
veaIed In the early reports. II
seemed probable, however, that
Germany had sent few swift
cruisers on a raid on the coast
of England, largely for it's moral
effect, and cid not attempt any
action with It's main fleet or an
invasion Of England. #.
The announcements from the
British offieia! Information bu-
reau came through with unusual
celebrity.
Some Of these dispatches were
passed by censor and transmit
ted 10 sNew York in about one
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
YOUNG man Is GIVEN
over To HIS SISTER
William st. John, Watch Thief,
Got Off With Suspended
Sentence

William st. John, the young man
who pleaded guilty TO a charge OF
grand larceny in the second degree,
was given a suspended sentence this
morning by Judge Pau, and was
placed in charge of his sister, Maude
Ct. John of lie Mars, Iowa. Miss
st. John sent money to cover all the
expense connected with the matter.
ct. John was sent to lie Mars this
morning. The young man pleaded
guilty to the charge yesterday. He
is the one who stole a watch from
q local saloonman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18

hour, as compared with the de-
lays Of two to four hours which
Is not unusual In forwarding war
news from London. Although
the raid en- England overshad-
owed all other developments for
time being, there were important
occurrences in other quarters.
The French official statement
says there has been further
progress by the allies In Bel
GUM and that the German at
tacks in Alsaee In the Woevre
district were repulsed. Also that
the British warships again bonn
barded the German positions on
the coast Of Belgium.
II Is reported that at Con-
stantlnople that the tribes OF
Northern Albania have declared
war on servia. Albania adjolns
servia on the West add the
tribes OF the north give alles-
lance 20 the king. Their report
ed entrance into the war Is
particularly significant because Of
the uncertain conditions among
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18

Mayor A. G. Meyer today received
a proposition for the establishment
of a toll bridge at Main street. Who
made this proposition the mayor
declined to say, but he stated that
several local men of means were in
terested. It was proposed to form
a new company that would build
the bridge, such as had been con-
templated, at its own expense, and
in compensation therefore would
charge tolls for a period OF twenty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
PRtUS C0NSULTS THE
ROCHESTER SURGEONS
But II Is Not Believed He Will
Have Operation AT
| Present SO

Rochester, Mimi. December 16.-J.
A. o. Preus. state insurance COM
missioner. is In Rochester consult
ing local surgeons concerning his
physical condition. II is not thought
that Mr.. Preus viii submit to an
operation at this time. Mrs. Preus Is
with him at the home of Mrs.
Preus' brother, Rev. Clarence Haul
gen.
Mr. Preus suffered an attack OF
appendicitis while on political
campaign tour In the fall
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
OPERATE TOLL
BRIDGE, SAYS MAYOh

years, FIVE cents for each person
crossing the bridge in either direc
ton and ten cents for each vehicle
At the end OF twenty years, accord
ing to the proposition submitted
the company would sell the bridge
to the public at whatever 1t was at
that time worth.
Mayor Meyer said he did not
think the people would stand for
any such arrangement. He did not
believe the people would care to
have a toll bridge on any terms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Wreck Victim in Dad shape.

Albert Lea, Mimi, December IT,
DR.. s. Gramenz of this city. who was
hurt in the Rock Island railroad
wreck near Northfield on Sunday. is
In a.. serious condition at his home
here. He was squeezed between seats
of the coach in which he was riding.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Model Police Officer
Worth About 100000

Chicago, December TO-
After thirty-two years Of serv-
ice, William s. Mcclure, who
Is called chicago's model po-
, Iiceman, resigned today. He
ls declared to be the wealth.
, est man on the force and Is
: reputed TO own property val
2 ued at more than 100000.
? Mcclure does not drink,
? has never been reprimanded
and never has been before
the trial board. In addition,
he has made good record In
, the capture Of criminals.
, He started his financial
? success when he sold a piece
, OF property for mere than ten
3 times what he paid for u.
Other realty transactions by
which he always profited, fol-
. followed.
2 Mcclure Is planning to
3 spend the winter on his coun-.
, try place at Palm Beach, Fla.
4. 4. n n n
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
MEeTlNe is POSTPONED.
Good Road Meeting VIII Be Held
Some Time Later.

Because OF the absence OF George
NJ. Palmer from the city 1t was
decide to postpone the meeting
with George NJ. Davis. director of
the state good roads federation until
some later date. Mr. Davis wrote
asking that arrangements be made
so that he could meet with some oil
the road enthusiasts this evening,
but the time seemed inopportune,
and Mr.. Davis will come some time
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
DISCUSS THE WAR.
Representatives Of Churches In Mich
igan Have Matter Up.
Especial to The Free Press.1 :

iceland, Mich, December 16.-Rep-
resentatives OF twenty-five churches
attended a meeting today at the Sec
ond reformed church In this city for
the purpose OF analysing the Euro
pean war, particularly with refer
ence to what 1t means to the mis-
sion field and what 1t Ought to
Mean to Us at Home"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
PROTEST HAS eEEN FILED.
spcrtsmen in Indiana Want the
Game Laws Repealed.
ESPECIAL to The Free Press. !

Evansville. Ind, December 16.-A
protest has been forwarded from
this city against the federal game
laws and favoring an open duck and
goose season into January and Feb
urary by the hunt RS and fshers
protected associations OF this state
urged that the law be repealed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Who'll Pay the Bills.

The campaign conducted by the
forestry committee for amendment
No. Q cost 1884. The committee only
has $643 to pay these bills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
LEE SPENT ss,4ss.41.
wba. !. cos. william e. Lee to Run

What II Cost William e. Lee 10 Run
y For Governor.
w. r. Lee. defeated candidate for
governor spent s6.4364l during the
campaign which closed November 3
with the election of w. E. Hammond.
democrat. Lee filed his final expense
statement yesterday with Julius A..
Schmahl, secretary OF state.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10
CALLED HIS WIFE'S
'CUSS' 'WORDS'CUTE'
At Least That's What She Says,
Now Asking Divorce for
Cruelty.

Sitting in chambers in this city as
an advisory master in chancery.
C. V. d Joline, of Camden, today
took testimony in a proceeding for
alimony instituted by Mary Elizabeth
Thompson against Allyn Haywood
Thompson, of Morristown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson were mar
ried in Gloucester, June %, 1907, and
lived at various places, including
Newark and the Oranges, until Feb
ruary, 1911, when they parted. Ask
ing for a divorce, Mrs. Thompson
charges cruelty and desertion.
The defendant declares that he was
not guilty of cruelty or of desertion.
but that Mrs. Thompson manifested
such a cirulent temper that it be-
came necessary to separate from her.
He adds that since the separation
he has contributed to his wife's sup
port to the best of his bility.
In his answer Thompson declares
that his wife, when in fits of temper,
used profanity. Under examination
by Patrick II. Harding. of Scovell &
Harding, Mrs. Thompson's solicitors,
today, he was asked
did you ever, while you were on
good terms with Mrs. Thompson, tell
her that you thought 1t was real
cute for her to use 'cuss' words?"
81 did not" answered Thompson.
Thompson is represented by Vree-
& Wilson, of Morristown. The case
Is still on
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10

States must work together. Rivalries
and jealousies must be eliminated, for
that which can be accomplished by a
general terminal system will be vast
ly beneficial to the interests in both
States. New Jersey is now ready and
willing to cooperate.
"In addition to creating a State
Harbor Commission, New Jersey has
enacted laws whereby municipalities
can develop their waterfront New
ark is at work, as is Trenton. Cam
den and Jersey City have municipal
piers, and the whole State seems to be
awakening to Its commercial possi-
bilities.
Jersey City, through Its local gov
ernment, is planning a model indus
trial city on it's Hackensack river
frontage, in a locality where that
river can lead shipping to and from
the New York harbor proper, where
a joint terminal railroad can imme-
diately be built, tying into three of
the great railroad systems. with
ample room on what Is now unde-
veloped property to lay out industries
and to provide for the population
which will come by reason of indus
tries. This Is within easy riding and
trucking distance of all the activities
in the great metropolitan district.
Elizabeth, Bayonne and Perth Am
boy, as we'll as the communities on
the Hudson river. are all alive to the
advantages which their location
brings them.
When the New Jersey ship canal,
making an inland waterway between
the Delaware and Hudson rivers.
shall be constructed, great oppor-
tunities will be created at Perth Am
boy, at Camden and Trenton, and all
along its route. In the opinion of
many there is no more important
feature in the entire intracoastal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10
BLOOMFIELD AND
GLEN RIDGE

The third of series of free public
lectures in the assem- bly, hall of the
Central School, Glen Ridge, under the
auspices of the Glen Ridge Board of
Education, will be held tomorrow eve
ming. DIR. William j. Peck will give
an illustrated lecture on "The F'a-
nous Cathedrals of Europe"
The Glen Ridge Board of Health
will meet this evening.
Rev. H. Herbert Parry. of Brook
Iyn, will lecture on wales and Her
People" in the auditorium of the
Bloomfield High School tomorrow
evening. This will be the fourth of a
series of free public lectures under
the auspices of the Bloomfield Board
Of Education. The lecture will be IL
lustrated with lantern slides.
The woman's missionary meeting of
Church, Glen Ridge, will be held this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. S.
Fairchild, on Ridgewood avenue.
The department of art of the
Woman's Club of Glen Ridge met this
afternoon. The department of civics
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Il. H. Waring, of Wash
ington street, Glen Ridge. There will
be a lecture by Mrs. Louise +.
Gignoux.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Bloomfield Board of Health will be
held next Monday evening.
The new automobile hook and lad
der truck being built for Essex Hook
and Ladder Company, of Bloomfield,
is expected to arrive in town the lat
ter part of this month The company
will give a celebration on its arrival,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10
Paris TEMPS Says Words of
Mikad0 Show Japan Ready
to Send Troops to Europe

PARIS. Dec. 10.-The Temps says
sditorially:
THE mikado's words have a sig
nificance of which the trend cannot
be mistaken. He reminds his sub
jects that he counts on their bravery
and LOYALTY to reach the final end of
a definite victory as soon as possible
He announces at the same time pub
licly that the allies may depend upon
The decisive cooperation of Japan.
The imperial words show that the
japanese army Is ready to cross the
seas IL necessary to put an end to the
war which must save the peoples Of
two hemispheres from German eco
nomic and nolitical domination
Jean Richepin. the academic'an,
treats the same subject in L'IntransI-
geant He says there are only three
objections to making an appeal to
the Japanese: The cost the question
whether 1t would he deemed unworthy
OF Europe, and the risk that the
Japarese might become a danger in
the future.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10

waterway project than the New Jer-
sey ship canal. This will require
Federal appropriations for construc-
tion of the canal itself, for dredging
in the Raritan bay and in the Dela-
ware bay, and in connection with
this project the government should
make an appropriation to examine
into the feasibility OF rendering the
Delaware river navigable at least as
far north as the cities of Easton and
Phillipsburg.
Dredging New Jersey Water Fronts.
Dredging is needed, however,
along the New Jersey water fronts
and in its rivers. Camden needs o.
greater depth of water, Perth AM
boy needs 1t, Newark bay needs II,
and particularly is 1t needed on the
New Jersey frontage of the Hudson
river. There is probably no river in
the world which carries so great a,
tonnage as this river, the lighterage
adding greatly to it, and on its
shores docks the finest and largest
ocean liners built. Liverpool and
London and Hayre and Antwerp and
Glasgow and Rotterdam and Bremen
and Hamburg and Genoa are some
of the ports in Europe which have
been sending their best and largest
ships to New York and docking them
in the Hudson river.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10
CAPTAIN ALLEN
GUEST OF HONOR
Testimonial Banquet Given Him
by Tenement House Com
mission Associates.

Captain Charles J. Allen secretary
of the New Jersey State Board of
Tenement House Supervision, was
gwen a testimonial dinner by his
associates of the department, repre-
senting all parts of the State, at the
Washington restaurant last night.
He was the recipient of handsome
arm chair and an ornamental desk
set as souvenirs of the event.
Peter ]. O'Toole, city editor of the
Newark Evening News, was toast
master, and among the speakers
vas Mayor-elect Thomas L. Ray
mond. Mr.. Raymond was given an
enthusiastic reception by the diners
He was an old friend of Captain
Allen in the days when the latter
was a member of the staff of the
Newark Daily Advertiser previous to
his organizing the tenement house
department ten years ago.
Mr.. Raymond paid a tribute to
Mr.. Allen and his work, both in the
newspaper field and in the Develop
ment of the tenement-h depart
ment, He asserted that the depart
ment was one of the best economic
propositions that the State possesses,
and that its high efficiency was
made possible only through the con-
sistent endeavor of Mr.. Allen. Incl
dental to the tribute, Mr.. Raymond
spoke in lighter vein of his acquaint-
ance with the guest of honor when
the latter was an enthusiastic night
reporter.
The addresses at the dinner were
all featured by the introductions
made by the POSTMASTER. Mr..
O'Toole insisted on giving some vivid
recollections of Mr.. Aliens expert
ences as a legislative correspondent
at Trenton when he and Mr.. O'Toole
were comrades in newspaper work.
The stories were much appreciated.
The presentation of the arm char
was made by Freeholder Richard F.
Malta, who for a number of years
has been employed as the
Photographic expert of the tenement
house department. Mr.. Malta ex-
pressed the affection of the members
of the department staff for their
chief and his aims The desk set
presented to Captain Allen was the
gift of the members of the commits
sion.
other tributes to Mr.. Allen were
paid by DR.. James M, Stewart. of
Paterson, and Miles w. Beemer, of
srsey City, members of the tene-
ment house commission. Former
Commissioner John J. Berry also
spoke. Other speakers were Frank
7. Allen, brother of the guest of
|, ,onor and publicity manager of the
Trust Company. John l..
O'Toole publicity manager of the
Public Service Corporation. and Will
am N. Runyon. of Plainfield. The
last speaker stirred the enthusiasm
Of the diners by his praise of the
economic worth of Mr.. Aliens de-
partment and the high quality of it's
chief. Halsey R. Brant, chairman
of the committee of arrangements
'or the dinner. also spoke. The other
members of the committee were Eu-
gene J. sullivan, secretary; Michael
J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Brady. Sam
uel A. Scull, George Lutts, William
Van Assem- and William L. Cloak.