The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-02

of the city officers. II the licenses
should not be forfeited. When It
was announced that the Klases sa-
loon had been closed. they flung
in the face of the city officials the
question. why was II not done be
fore?" He believed that Captain
Buyer OF the Salvation Army was
at the bottom Of the whole agita-
ton. II want to compliment him."
said the attorney, ION having been
very orderly today" s
An Orderly Administration.
Mr.. Wilson declared that there
never had been q more orderly adj
ministration than the city had had
under Mayor Meyer. The ministers.
however. were determined TO de-
mand their last pound OF flesh. He
wanted TO know whether the city
officials were weak In the backbone
and were going to yield to
threat of that kind. The ministers
had made statements casting bad
repute on the fair name OF the city.
Let me tell you. Mr.. Mayor" he
said. that there Is q recall that
will be applied to these ministers
by some of their own congregations
some day"
Attorney Walter Plymat. appear
ing for Frank l.orenz. said that he
believed that every one or the
officers. since the trouble was start.
| Cd haA tvin 10 do rinht
He said certain statements had been
made that would not have been
made II those who uttered them
had been in calmer mood. lie
did not believe that Attorney A. r.
Pfau would ever give any other
opinion than an open. honest and
fair one to the council. after he
was employed TO do so. whatever
his connection might be with other
cases.
Mr.. Plymat said his client. I.or.
enZ, was only technically. guilty Of
disobeying the law. having pleaded
guilty. He had Intended to do no
harm and nothing wrong when he
sold liquor to that young man after
the latter's mother had requested
that the poster be taken down. The
chief of police knew, II anybody. did
whether Lorenz was fit to have q
license. and the chief had said
Lorenz was a III person.
Lack Took Exceptions.
Councilman aatk here took
occasion to score an editorial that
appeared In last Mondays Review,
accusing the council members of
being lacking in backbone and de.
nouncing the policy of delay that
the council had followed. Mr.. Lack
declared that his course had been
oren and above board and there was
no reason of accusing him of being
wanting in bat kbone.
Mayor Meyer likewise resented the
imputation that he was without the
vertebral stability that Is one of the
main requisites OF q good mayor
He declared that at the close OF
his previous administration he went
cut with good record. Afterwards
the people made him mayor In spite
OF the opposition OF some of the
ablest business men in the city. He
did not like to see statements made
that caused the, city to be looked
upon as lawless place. He wanted
to see the fair name of the city
preserved. AS to being mayor. he
did not depend on that He could
live without being mayor.
Put Out THE "live Ones"
Immediately after the city council
had voted to revoke the license oil
John c. Hagen, the latter walked
over TO his saloon at 225 South
Front street. turned out the live
ones. locked the doors, put away
the glasses and bottles. put out the
lights and left the place In darkness
Before the beginning of the agita
ton, theH city had twenty-sever
J saloons. Now IL has only twenty
!. five. II n license Ia refused q
George Klages, twenty-five will prob
ably remain the number for som,
time. II seems that the city's popula
ton entities II to but twenty unde,
the Present law limiting the number
of saloons according to population
and II Is not deemed likely that the
number will be increased ovel
J twenty-five. In view of this situation
Some Sharp Passages.
J "1ll slap your face II you dom
shut up"
, This Is remark attributed I,
, Attorney s. B. Wilson as havin,
been mate TO Rev. W. r. Reese,
, during the tempestuous session o.
the city council yesterday after
. noon. .
, Mr.. Wilson was asked by a Ere,
, Press representative today whether
: he made that remark and he said
"Oh, you don't want 10 publish
that"
} A SPECTATOR said he heard the re
mark. and that Mr.. Keesey said
"You sail in" .r-4S7.
3 Attorney A. r. Plan. who was sit
D ting on the other side ~ the room
; said that. he did not hear the re
? mark attributed 10 Mr.. Wilson, blu
!. others told him of IT. b.
5 Attorney. Walter Plymat, who VIZ
r seated near Mr.. Wilson,; said he di,