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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

from his seat and urged the Ramsey
county Lawler men to bolt. too.
we won't submit to gag rule any
longer" he shouted.
Quinn and the other Ramsey county
Lawler men filed from their seats.
Several minutes were required for the
boiling delegates to get out.
In the main convention the roll Of
counties was called on the motion to
endorse Hammond and he was de.
clared to have 1867 votes, there being
LAS entitled to vote.
The resolutions praised the achieve
ments of the national administration,
declared opposition to Intervention in
Mexico, praised Hammond's work In
congress, urged support Of the initia-
tive and referendum amendment to be
submitted to the voters next fall, de.
nounced Governor Eberhart's veto OF
the Nolan and Minnette bills and his
attempt to create public utilities
commission, approved the constitu'
tionai amendment for a revolving fund
for improvement of state lands, urged
legislation for the employment OF
state convicts on public roads and
opposed the use OF the Injunction In
labor disputes.
s. ID. Works, formerly of Mankato
now a resident of st. Paul, was in
strumental in defeating the Woman's
suffrage resolution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
FIREMEN CALLED OUT
Department Summoned to the Home
OF Peter Karp, 324 North Broad
Street

Fire at the dwelling at 324 North
Board street, owned by John Gerlich
and occupied by Peter Karp, gave
the department a run this morning,
The damage was slight, consisting
of the burning of some joists in the
floor between the first and second
story, A woman living in the place
tried for some time to get the cen.
trail Of the Cirizens' telephone at the
house in order to give the alarm
but did not succeed In doing so
The she rushed out the back way
and into a neighbor's house. where
she managed to get the central over
another Citizens telephone. The or
igin Of the fire is unknown. The
firemen are inclined to attribute II
TO mice and matches.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Miners OUT OF JOBS
MAY Be FOR LONG TIME
Failure Of Operatives and the
Union Officials 10 Reach An
Agreement
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Chicago, April NEARLY $4,000
Ohio Bituminous coal miners are
forced into indefinite :dleness and
$4,000 Pennsylvania miners may be
thrown out Of employment Friday
because Of the failure of the recent
Chicago conference between the op'
orators and officials Of the United
Mine Workers of America to reach
an agreement to take the place OF
the one which expired last midnight.
Pending negotiations for a new
agreement, thousands of union coal
miners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
continue to work. Most OF the
mines in the Ohio district suspend.
ed operations in accordance with
orders issued Monday by the oper'
ators. The operators lin the Cen
trail Pennsylvania district announced
that unless the old agreement was
renewed before Friday all OF the
mines in that district will be closed
and wark suspended indefinitely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
HAMMOND ACCEPTS CALL
SENT BY STATE DEMOCRATS
DAN LAWLER CROWD BOLTS

st. Paul, April. wv. 8. Hammond
OF 81. James, congressman from the
Second district, was endorsed for the
Democratic nomination for governor
by the Democratic state conference at
the Auditorium. The action was TAX
en- after one Hennepin county delega,
ton and a part of the Ramsey county
delegation had quit the meeting in a
hun.
The convention also endorsed c. NJ.
Andrist Of Minneapolis for lieutenant
governor. II went on record favor.
ing the presidents no tolls position
and against an equal suffrage amend.
ment.
Representative Hammond will make
the race for the Democratic nomina.
ton. The news that he had been en-.
dorsed was communicated to Mr..
Hammond. He made this statement:
II did not seek the endorsement Of
the state conference and when the
delegates to IL were selected ! could
not have been considered a candidate
for the nomination for governor.
Hammond Agrees to File.
THE large vote | received In the
conference is exceedingly gratifying.
! feel that ! ought to respond with
the statement that I shall accept the
judgment of the state conference and
file for the Democratic nomination
for governor"
The big break at the conference
came when the credentials commit.
tee reported In favor Of seating both
Hennepin county delegations with
half a vote each. IL was a signal for
the +. b, Lynch-Dan w. Lawler forces
to lock horns. And one OF the storm.
lest political meetings held In st. Paul
in years followed.
A half dozen speakers were trying
to get the floor at the same time to
take q hand In the Hennepin county
fight. The Lawler men were defended
by NJ ]. Brady and z. II. Austin. ID.
ID. DAILY and NJ. c. Bowler, Lynch rep
resentatives, called James Dryer, the
Lawler delegation head, a usurper.
The discussion on the floor was end.
ed when 4. A. Stevens of Minneapolis
asked the Dryer delegation to retire
from. the conference for consultation.
Decide to Leave Convention.
"We're through with this kind OF
business" he declared on his return a
few minutes later. We'll take NO
further part In the convention.
Then II was that w. ]. Quinn leaped
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
AGREE TO RURAL CREDIT
Measure Has Been Framed So As to
Be Satisfactory to President
Woodrow Wilson
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, April SENATOR Hol'
lis of New Hampshire and Repre-
sentative Buckley, also the chair.
men of the two subcommittee In
charge OF the rural credits legisla.
ton, told President Wilson today
that republicans and democrats alike
OF their committees were unanimous.
ly agreed upon the fundamentals
and that a bill embodying their
views will be ready shortly. VIII
son impressed his callers with what
seemed to him to be a necessity
for prompt action. Buckley believed
the hural credit bill would follow
the appropriation bill In the house
and In the senate, Hollis said that
the tolls controversy and appropria.
ton bills will occupy many weeks.
but that the rural credits win be
disposed of ahead of the trust ques'
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
HAD A BURGLAR SCARE


Occupants Of the home Of z. n.
Olson, 216 South Broad street, had
a burglar scare shortly before mid.
night last Sunday. About 1880 the
dooor-bell rang and q member Of
the family went down to see who
was there but found no one and
could get no answer after calling
out the query who was there.
Some time q little later, the CLEAN
OF a fiash-light came through an up
per-story window. Mr.. Olson hur-
ried downstairs and made his way
out on the porch with a revolver.
The fiashlight was turned on him,
striking him full In the face, but he
could see nothing at the moment. A
second later a man was seen TO
walk over in the direction Of Presby-
terrain church NEXT door, and later
he broke into run. The police
were notified and patrolman Wis
tied the place. There was no trace
Of the intruder ana there were no
signs Of any harm having been
done. II is though that the man
was on a ladder. that had been
left against the house on Saturday
by a carpenter. who was doing
some Singing work on the roof.
Otherwise there was no way 10 &C.
count for the flash coming SO bright.
ly into the upstairs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
SCENIC HIGHWAY MONEY
Governor Eberhart May Go to Washing.
ton to Interview PostoIftce Depart
.ment Again
= go +++ +$+4+ .

st. Paul Dispatch: Governor Eb'
erhart Is fearful that the postofflce
department at Washington intends
to surround the granting of an ap-
preparation for the proposed Min
nesota Valley Scenic Highway with
so much red tape that IL will be
impossible to begin work on the road
this year.
Many delays already have been
caused by the failure of the Federal
government to approve plans made
by the Minnesota municipalities and
counties interested and early last
month Governor Eberhart went TO
Washington to confer with officials
there.
II was agreed at that time that
II the counties through which the
road Is to run would contribute $751;
900, the government would give $685..
900, and II was thought that the
matter was settled.
Advlces, however. recently were
received by the governor to the ef-
feet that the money set aside for
Minnesota's road has been diverted
TO a similar project In another
state. This was done once before and
the governor succeeded in getting
the money back. =, -rr-zg- 4-,,-.. -
AS n result OF the last withdrawal
Governor Eberhart may DO compel.
led to visit Washington again in the
near future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
WEARY WILLIES FLOCK INTO
WAITING ROOM ESCAPE RAIN

kept coming back until the police
were notified, and Patrolman AL.
brecht came over and got him. The
man gave the name OF Barney GIL
bert and said his home was at Sleepy
Eye. He claimed to be nothing else
than a laborer out OF work. He was
recognized as one who had been
lodging at the police station for sew
eral nights and had repeatedly prom
ised to leave town. ..
The other day a group of "hoboes''
took possession of an old caboose
that was sidetracked not far from
the depot, and, finding stove in
side, made fire and proceeded to
look upon the place as their own
little home. Railroad employees soon
drove them out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
PETITIONS IN PROBATE
Several Matters Brought to the Aiten.
lion OF That Court; Estates to
Be Divided

A petition was fled today In the
Office of Probate Judge Evan Hughes
for the division of the estate of Mrs
Elizabeth Magin, who died in Man
kato. March 26, 1914; value OF estate
$4,000; heirs, Albert Magin of Man
kato and Martin Magin of wabasso
Redwood county, both sons.
A petition was file today also fol
the division OF the estate of Mrs
Henrietta Bachertz, who died al
South Bend, March 6, 1914; value
Of estate, $3.50; heirs, Carl w. and
Rudolph Bachertz, both of Mankato
sons. and Emma Reeves, Amelia
Hack and Clara Johnson OF Man
kato. Hattie Griese and Ida wachs
OF winona. Amelia Wolf of Rosen
dale. Mass. eBrtha Blumenskine oil
Dodge Center and Alma Stydl OF
Brainerd. all daughters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
DEATH TO Be pROBED
Grand Jury Asked to Investigate In Case
OF Mrs. Laura Wilder Simpson,
Lexington, Ky.
IAssociated Press Dispatch. 4

Lexington, Ky, April 1.-The death
of Mrs. Laura Wilder Simpson, who
expired February 20 from the effects
of a bullet wound, will me investi
gated by the, regular grand jury
which conyenes here next Monday
Coroner Gordon gave out state
ment saying he personally will &c
before the grand jury and ask thai
a full investigation be made. Mrs
Simpson was the wife of Laurence
Simpson, a wealthy stock breeder
farmer. here, and the daughter Of
DR.. w. H. Wilder. of Chicago
She was prominent in Chicago so
ciety.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
SEEKING MISSING GIRL
Young Lady Started For the Home oil
Neighbors But Did Not Reach
There
tAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

Ridgefield Park, N. j., April l.
Examinations at the high school
were postponed, the school dismiss.
ed and all boys and girls were ask.
ed to join in a search for Jessie
Wood. a sixteen year old pupil
whose disappearance last night
aroused the whole town. The miss
ing girl is the daughter of Percy
L. Wood, head bookkeeper for the
Corn Exchange Bank of New York
The. girl left home last night to at,
tend a meeting of the Campfire
girls at the house of a neighbor
She did not reach the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

Predictions that were made not
long ago by weary Willies" who
CHANGED to sojourn in Mankato, to
the effect that many a member Of
that brotherhood would be visiting
this town in the near future, bid
fair to be verified. When 1t began
TO rain yesterday afternoon. men of
that class simply swarmed into the
waiting station at the Northwestern
passenger depot reminding one OF
the swarming of flies on a screen,
when the weather turns suddenly cold
or rainy. Most Of them seemed to
come from the Jungle" -.
One OF the unbidden guests was
decidedly under the influence OF H.
quor. He was told by the station
agent several time to leave, but he
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
LUTHER LEAGUE WORK
DISCUSSED BY THE CLERGY

Opening with two sermons. by
Rev. Mr.. Fremling OF Norseland and
Rev. J. z. Hedberg of st. Peter,
last night the st. Peter district Of
the Minnesota conference of the
Swedish Lutheran church is in ses-
sion here today. The two sermons
occupied last evenings meeting and
this morning was given over to a
discussion OF the Luther league
work and the ministers pension
fund. but no action was taken in
either matter.
This afternoon was devoted to
Biblical discussion, the temptation,
fall and 1re-conversion- of Peter be-
ing taken up. At 1880 p. m Rev.
l. Malmherg OF st. Peter vii de-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

liver sermon in the English Ian
guage and DIR. c. p. Freeberg, a
medical missionary will talk. DR..
Freeberg was the first missionary
sent by the Swedish Lutheran
church. to China, and he Is now
home on years furlough.
The ministers in attendance at
the conference are: DIR. J. Frem-
ling. Norseland: Rev. ID. ]. Nystrom
and Rev. L. Malmberg, st Peter:
DR.. G. Rast. Carver; Rev s. A. Lind.
holm, Lafayette; Rev. o. J.. Arthur.
Mankato: Rev A. F. Lindquist. Win
throp; Rev. C. A. Lindahl, Gibson:
Rev. J. e. Hedberg. Clear Lake:
Rev. N. w. Swanson, Kasson; and
DR.. G. J. Freeberg Of China.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
He Hands Down An Order In the
Cases at Triumph
HITS THE LIQUOR BUSINESS
Fairmont Iurist Sustains Contention OF
Temperance Advocates Who Were .
Behind important Action

Judge J. NJ Quinn Of Fairmont
today handed down an order in the
cases OF the two saloon keepers,
Christ f. Sim and Joseph Miller
who we're charged with violating
the laws relating to the sale OF
liquor in Triumph. The Judge holds
against the liquor dealers, wipes
out the writ of habeas corpus and
remands the defendants to the Gust
ody Of the sheriff Of Martin County
Judge Quinn holds that the law
prohibiting the sale OF liquor within
n half mile OF corporate limits OF
q municipality that Is In the dry
zone, Is valid.
Attorney. General l.. A. Smith had
previously rendered an opinion TO
the same effect.
Judge Quinn in his opinion holds
that Monterey had voted no license
at the recent election, and, there.
fore, Is dry territory.
Discussion Most important.
From a legal point of view the
decision is one Of the most inn
portant that has been given by a
court in Minnesota. No doubt the
defendants will appeal to the SUI
preme court. Should the opinion
of Judge Quinn prevail. namely that
no saloons can be maintained with
i'm one half mile of "dry" muni-
cipality. Il would mean that many
towns that are now supposed to
be wet" would practically become
dry.
The Fairmont Independent, refer
ring to the decision says: ut
would mean for instance that prac-
tically all OF the saloons in Man
kato would have to move. Man
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

Juarez, April Everybody wait.
ed today for definite news of Villas
position in his attack on Torreon.
Reports received by General Car
rama indicated that the fighting is
still In progress, but no idea was
obtained as to- when the relative
positions of the rebels and federals
would change. Heavy reinforce
ments for the federals are said to
be approaching Torreon, and may
reach there late this afternoon, in
which case Il may result seriously
for Villa as both armies are so worn,
and exhausted by the long and hard
fighting, that fresh achievements
on either side might turn the tide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
ONE DEAD FROM GAS
TRAGEDY IN ST. PAUL
Old Lady, Mrs. Anne Joyce,
Killed; Several Others Are
Critically III

st. Paul, April 1.-one woman
was found dead and three other
persons unconscious and In a criti
cal condition from gas poisoning al
house on Glencoe street, today
Mrs. Anne Joyce, seventy-five years
old, who lived in the house, is dead
Holman Burke, thirty-five years old;
John Joyce, thirty years old, and
Sadie Connolly, six years old, the
dead woman's grandchild, are in q
critical condition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
JUDGE Pfau Filed Order,

Judge Pau today filed an order
for the division of 206 acres OF
farm property in section 20 of Cam
bria. giving onethird to Mrs. Mary
l.. Davis; eight-fifteenths to her son,
Daniel w. Davis, and two-fifteenths
to her daughter, Anna Davis. II. r.
Jones. Ira Chapman and John e
Thomas were appointed referees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
New Lodge Hall at Window,

Albert Schippel was called to Win
dom yesterday by the building com
mitee Of l. o. o. F. Lodge No. 1Os
to prepare plans or a new lodge
building. It viii be an up-to-date
structure, consisting OF two stories
and a basement, and extending "a
by 102 feet. The cost viii be
about $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Canada curtaiIins Expenses.

Especial TO The Free Press.l
Victoria, b. c., April 1.-The gov
eminent has cut It's estimate or
provincial expenditures for the year
beginning today, by over four mil
lion dollars, as compared with the
year Just ended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

IAssociated press pispatch.l

Los Angebs. April 1.-Physicians
said II his heart remains strong.
Frederick Weyerheauser. the Minnea-
polls iumberman, would recover from
his Illness. During last night the
aged man overcame the symptoms
which seemed yesterday to render
his condition hopeless
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Irled to PuiI on aJoke..

An April fool joke came very near
bringing the IRE department to the
residence at 20e Jackson street this
morning. The IRE station received
call to that place. but the talking
was interrupted, and on inquiring. the
firemen were told not to come.
Some one In the house had raised
the cry OF IRE ana some one else
rushed to the telephone. The one
at the telephone was stopped In the
midst Of his conversation. the Joker
seeing that the prank was likely TO
cause some trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Miss cudahy 70 Be Nurse.

Boston, April Miss Helen Cud-
ahy, daughter Of Patrick Cudahy, the
wealthy Milwaukee packer, today
entered a training school at the
Massachusetts, General Hospital to
become a nurse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Sold His MIX Business.

Charles Z. Thayer, who for many
years has conducted a milk route,
has disposed OF his business to the
Sontag Dairy company. z. II. Son.
tag as manager. Mr.. Sontag has
one of the finest dairies and dairy
equipment In this section. The Son.
tag Dairy company has had a milk
route for some time past.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
AWAITING NEWS FROM
CONTEST At TORREOh
Fight Is Still in Progress; Fresh
Supply of Federal
Troops
Especial to The Free Press

Especial 10 The Free Press.1
Eagle Pass, April 1-oispateh-
es from the American CONSUL
at Durango announce that the
federal commander at Torreon
offered to surrender to Villa,
that a truce has been granted
and that the federal and consti-
nationalist commanders met and
are now. arranging terms Of
capituiation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
co-To-cburch In Sd. Peter.

ST. Peter. Mimi. April Next
Sunday. April 5. has been designated
"Go-to-church" Sunday. and the local
pastors have begun an energetic cam
paign to get out a large attendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Promise Made BY President
SchuIze Of Company
MEETING WITH COMMIT
Within Three Months ~ 4sired
Extension Is to Be Ma It's
Happy Outcome

After about three months, and
perhaps considerably sooner, street
cars will be running from Broad
and May streets In Dukes addition
eastward to the Omaha tracks In
front OF the gates OF the fair
grounds. The extension will be about
three blocks, running westward ON
May street from Broad to Front,
and southwark on Front to the
Omaha tracks. II Is uncertain Just
how soon the street car company will
be able to get the rails and other
materials on the ground to make the
extension. It is possible that this
can be done within thirty days but
II may take all OF sixty days. II
will take about thirty days more to
get the tracks In shape to run the
cars over them.
This was the promise made by J.
o. Schulze Of Iowa City, president
OF the Mankato Electric Traction
company, at meeting with repre-
sentative citizens OF Mankato ut
the street car Office on North Broad
street late yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was attended by J. H. Rob.
ret OF Iowa City, vice president OF
the company; Adolph Mueller, the
superintendent; o. F. Morrow. John
Nyquist, Pred Kron. Frank CrandaIl,
Frank Pay, F. w. Force, F. NJ. Otto
and John II. Macbeth. .--,
II has been intended to hold
much larger meeting In the evening
at the city hall, but this plan was
not carried out, as Mr.. Schulze yes
terday received a message from Iowa
City that his wife was very iii, and
he therefore left on the afternoon
train, after meeting as many of the
interested citizens as could be
gathered on short notice at the
company's Office.
Morrow Addressed. Meeting
o. F. Morrow briefly addressed
the gathering. telling how desirable
It was to have the street car system
extended to the fair grounds. thus
cutting of the three blocks that
must now be walked each way In
getting from the nearest stopping
point on the street car line to the
fair grounds and back. He said II
would not only be q vast benefit to
the Mankato fair to have such an
extension built but Il would greatly
increase the uses to which the fair
grounds were put In other ways.
There would be a great many
more baseball games out there and
Continued on Page two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Seeks Runaway Daughter.

Rose Chapek has disappeared from
her home near Albert Lea. She Is
believed to have gone TO Minneapo
lis. Her father. Joseph Chapek, was
in that city yesterday seeking her
He sought the aid Of the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Just Filed For LEGISLATURE.

w. A. Just Of Rapidan fled today
for reelection to the legislature
from the second district OF the
eighth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
Filed For Register OF Deeds.

Charles Wagon, Jr., who conducts
q meat market on North Front
street, filed late yesterday for regis
ter of deeds. Mr.. Wagon is a fine
young man and has many friends
who viii be glad to tender him
their support.