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The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
WORK N THE SUBWAY
CLOTHED With DANGER
Trains In Rush Hours Are WhirI-
ing Along With But Little Over
Minute Apart -
Especial to The Free Press.I

New York. May 13.-The public
service commission today opened the
new bids for the contract for the
construction OF the short piece. OF
subway which will connect the old
line with the new at Times Square.
This section stretches only from
little above Forty.second street IN
Seventh avenue to little below
Forty-fifth street.
II Involves, however the complete
reconstruction Of the present sub
way and the removal Of ali the
pillars between the tracks underneath
the Times building.
II also requires the cutting Of .
new line for temporary use through
the south bound station Of the az
isting Times Square station. and the
making of all these notifications
while the regular train service u
In operation; and during rush hours
an express is passing on each. OF
the two tracks at only one minute
and forty-eight seconds headway,
making the work very hazardous,
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
OBJECTS TO BUILDING
BRIDGE; IS TOO POOR
That Is the One Claim Made BY
New Haven Railroad
Company
Especial to The Free press.I

Hartford, Conn, May 13.-The pub
lie utilities commission today heard
the continuance Of the argument on
the construction of bridge TO carry
a highway over the tracks of the
New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. Mr.. Spock. counsel
for the road, declares that 1t has
quit eliminating grade crossings be-
cause OF the lack of funds, and
that such an expense should not be
imposed upon II. Mr.. Avery, coun-
sel for the town, says that the
road is a necessity. and that the
bridge is the best method for cross
ing the tracks. The proposed bridge
would cost about $500. OF which
the railroad is required to furnish
half besides experimenting the con-
struction work.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
HAVE NEED Of UNITED
ACTION IS THE CLAIM
All Branches OF Furniture Man.
ufacture Are In Closer
Communion
Especial to The Free rreSs.1

Chicago, ILL.,. May ia meeting
of all branches Of the furniture man
ufacturing industry was opened here
today, for the purpose of discussing
the need Of close cooperation among
the various branches so as TO Sc
cure united action upon questions OF
common interest to the craft.
Nearly every branch of the trade
has its separate organization, and
many problems are presented at the
meetings of each that are Of equal
interest to every other branch and
could be handled with a larger meas
ure of success by marshalling forces
In a way to secure united and uni
form action in handling them.
While the organization Of a gen.
eral association has long been ad-
vocated, this Is the first general
meeting which has been held with
that idea in view.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
ANNA LOWRY UNDER
ARREST AT WINONA

but was unable to get in touch with
either Of the judges, who had the
power to fix bail. However. this
afternoon Mr.. French and A. A. Gal
lien of this city secured Judge Som
sen on the phone at Mankato and
he told them that bail OF SIS would
be accepted. Chief Kammerer sub
sequently verified this statement on
the phone, after which the offered
bail was accepted and Anna Lowry
released. She reported In court this
morning.
In discussing the charge made
against her. Anna Lowry denied hay-
Ing uttered the language in the exact
form attributed to her by Miss
OBrien. She said that what she had
said was a literal quotation from
Saint Alphonsus Liguori's Roman
Catholic Theology.
How the Arrest Was Made.
The arrest Of Anna Lowry at
Rushford last evening was made by
Sergeant George Huck Of the WI
mona police force. Court Officer Ju-
iius Bronx and Mrs. Marie Boynton.
who accompanied the officers on their
trip TO Rushford so that the defend
ant should have the attendance of
some person Of her own sex on the
way back.
Mr.. Huck says they left winona on
the 7:12 east bound train on the
milwaukee road Monday night to La
Crosse and then over the Southern
Minnesota road to Rushford. arriv-
Ing there at nine o'clock. They then
went to the largest hall In the place.
where Anna Lowry was speaking,
and waited until the lecture was
through at $50. Officer Huck made
the actual arrest In front OF the hall,
Continued on Page Three.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
WILL QUIZ MELlEN
SAYsJOSfPH v. FOLK
Former New Haven Railroad
Head to Be Put On Witness
Stand

Washington, May 13.-"It is my
present intention to put Charles S.
Mellen on the witness stand and ex-
anime him." said Joseph w. Folk,
chief counsel of the interstate COM
merce commission who is conducting
the inquiry into the financial opera
tions of the New Haven railroad
and the Billiard company. This state
ment was made by Folk In the face
of objections raised by Attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds that the testimony
OF Former President Mellen and the
directors Of the New Haven might
render them immune from prosecu-
tion In the event OF criminal pro-
ceedinss which are considered nec-
essary.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
Those Doomed to Death Could
Aid Science Greatly
SCHEME or JOHN s. DuRAHD
Operation On Dog Has Set His Views
In Working Order; Baron to Teach
Farming
Especial to The Free rress.1

New York, Mag. l3.-With prison
reformers talking against prisons,
jails and reformatories, the handling
Of the criminal element OF a large
city has become even more of
problem. The death penalty has been
inveighed against for years, but no
adequate substitute for such punish
ment has been offered, until recently.
II was proposed at the recent meet
ing OF the American association of
Medical Jurisprudence that criminals
who had been convicted of capital
crimes expiate them by being sub
jected to experimentation. The
speaker. Attorney John s. Durand, said
that the object o. modern criminal
statutes was deterrent rather han
punitive, and proposed that the vari.
Gus experiments which are being per-
formed on animals in institutions of
research be made on human beings.
He referred 10 the experiments of
DR.. Alexis Carrel, who has stopped
the beating of the heart of a dog
for two and a half minutes with
out trouble following. "As yet" he
said, there has been no opportunity
to test the method on man" DIR.
E. A. Spitzka, brain specialist OF
Philadelphia, commented upon this
remarkable paper as follows: "An
excellent idea, but quite Utopian and
out of joint with the times. and one
that would stumble over public opin-
ion and constitutional law before IL
could be put into practice"
Baron to Teach Model FARMING.
If America profits by an opportun-
ity about to befalI il. we shall soon
learn to live outside OF cans. The
Baron de Beville, his family and rel
atives, have adopted our country as
their future home and will personally
conduct farm OF many acres breed.
ing livestock and raising fruits. veg
etables and -gtsfn- after the French
idea OF scientific efficiency. we
shall have a real home" said the
baroness, mot merely a house and
grounds. 1t shall be personally con-
Quoted: every detail shall be looked
after by ourselves. not left to over
seers. That Is the chief require
ment OF a successful farm home.
personal. minutely careful supervi-
sion. This results in banishing
waste" The baron said they have
chosen the United States for their
home because opportunities for
farming are beyond compare, there
is land to work and facilities for
working IT," You have wonderful
Continued on Page Three
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
DOCTOR BADLY INJURED
Buggy Occupied By W. E. Flannery Was
Struck BY Engine; Horses Killed
instantly

Winona. Mimi. May 13.-Crossing
the railway tracks at Dover village
late yesterday. buggy containing
DIR. w. F. Flannery OF ST. Charles
was struck by a switch engine. Both
horses were killed, the buggy was
dragged several rods and demolished
and the driver was hurled into the
top Of the carriage. He was seri-
ously injured. A string of box cars
obstructed his view Of the tracks at
the crossing.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
CALLED HOME BY DEATH
Claus lundquist, Omaha Roadmaster
Went to Eau Claire; His Son
Died There

Claus Lundquist, roadmaster of the
Minnesota and Iowa division of the
Omaha railroad, with headquarters
at Mankato, has been called to his
home at Eau Claire by the serious
illness of his fifteen-year-old son,
William Lundquist. Word was re.
ceived by Mankato friends today that
the boy died yesterday. Death was
due to heart weakness. Mr.. Lund.
quist has two younger children, q
girl and a 10y. He made arrange
ments a short tine ago to move his
family to Mankato. having rented the
Grannis house at Fourth and War
Ter streets.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
Suit Against Traction Company
Off Court Calendar
PLAINTIFF IS GIVEN A SUM
Judge Page Morris Spent About All Day
Listening 10 Testimony In
Injury Case

Settlement of the suit OF Miss
Rose CousaRdier Of Mankato against
the Mankato Electric Traction COM
pany for 5000 on account Of per-
sOnal injuries was reached today,
and the case was dismissed on stipuN
lation by Judge Page Morris at the
session Of the federal district court.
Miss Cousandier alleged that on
September II, 1918, while she was
taking a Car-ride from Front and
Cherry streets TO Front and Elm,
she requested by signal that the
car stop but il did not do so, she
alleged, and as she attempted to
alight it's motion was suddenly
quickened with the result that she
was thrown to the ground and in
jursd. her right knee being sprained
and several muscles injured. She
sued for $4,000 on account 70 her
injuries and $50 for the damage to
her clothing. John Z. Regan was
attorney for the plaintiff and s. B.
Wilson for the street car company.
Suit AssinSt the Milwaukee.
Practically the entire day was
taken up with the trial of the per-
sonal injury suit of w. II. Jacobsen
of Mapleton against the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
company before a jury of twelve.
Mr.. Jacobsen sued for $4,000, al
leging that on July 5, 1913, while he
was on. one of the company's trains
en- route from Mapleton to Man.
kato. the train left the track near
Good Thunder; that he suffered a
fracture of the hip. that his left
leg was broken and that he was
otherwise injured: that he was "a
years old and prior to the time of
the accident was strong and healthy
and able to earn good living as a
labOrer, and that since the accident.
his strength and health had been
greatly Impaired. 90 ..at--- r.-
1t Is understood that the plaintiff
received sometting like -s10D.
Claim He had Settled.
The company answered alleging
that settlement had been made by
Jacobsen for the accident. and that
he had accepted $3.50 and signed
release freeing the company from
all liability on account of his injur.
ics. The plaintiff in his reply stated
that he had signed the release and
made the settlement while suffer.
ing greatly from the results of the
accident, being confined to the hospi-
tai and under the influence OF
opiates, and that he was at that
time not competent TO Judge such
matters for himself He. also said
the cOmpany's agents represented to
him that he had been only slightly
hurt and he did not realize the full
extent OF his injuries.
$. b. Wilson appeared as attor-
ncy for the plaintiff and NJ r. Web
Cc7tss-ed on Page Three
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15

One hundred million dollars is the
increase in Chicago's wealth of real
and personal property according to
an estimate made in the office of
the board of assessors. OF this total
the new fat buildings are no small
factor. although building has been
hampered by labor troubles. Dur
ing the previous year the increase
of total values was put at $116.OO0.-
600, the proportion being s59.O00,OOO
for personal and $4,000, 900 for real
property. The grand total of all
property for assessment In Chicago
now is close to the three billion dollar
mark, the figures being as follows:
Continued on Page Three.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
SOLDIERS OF MEXICAN
BATTLES VERY SCARCE
Only Two Names Have Been
Added to the Roster
SEARCH MADE FOR VETERANS
Millions Of Dollars Are Tied to Chicaqo's
Wealth In the Personal
Properly
SEARCH MADE FOR VETERANS
Especial to The Free Press.I

Chicago, May .13.-Only two names
have as yet been added to the roster
Of surviving veterans of the Mex.
ican war of 1S46-4S by a nation,
wide canvass, viz, J. NJ. London
of Fachay, La, and Peter B. Madara
of Reading. Pa. More names are
sought. The present crisis will make
the roster OF veterans of the pre-.
vious war of particular interest and
value. John w. Powell who wrote
a poem THE Vets Of &C." famous
at the time, now lives in Washing,
ton, ID. c.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
Holdina Session at Cambria.

Mankato Association of Congrega-
tional Churches is In session at
Cambria today. and the Mankato
church is represented there by its
pastor, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes
and Thomas Harris. The first meet
ing of the convention was held yes
terday.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
Band win Play At Dedication.

The Mankato band voted unani-
mously at its meeting last night to
offer it's service to Captain A. o.
Scott of Company II to play at the
reception to be held at the dedication
of the armory on June II when Gov
ernor Eberhart and his stan win be
present,
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
WOULD GUST HUtRTA
FROM HIS PEDESTAL
Mediators Seek 10 Bring About
Peace In Mexico
MAY Be COMMISSION FORM
Inquiry Is Being Made Into Whereabouts
or Private Parks; the Militia
Mobilization
MAY Be COMMISSION FORM
EAssoeIated Press pIspatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dlspatch.l
Washington, May 13.-Seere-
tary Garrison has directed Gen.
eraI Funston at Vera Cruz to
ask General Mas, the Mexican
federal commander, what has be-
come Of Samuel Parks, the Uni
ted States private, who, while
supposedly crared by a heat
stroke, rode through the Mexi-
can lines, and has not been
heard from since. A like In
qulry has been transmitted by
Secretary Bryan to Huerta
through the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City. II Is reported that
Parks met death in the Mexican
lines.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15

Washington. May f3.--Eiimtnatfcn
OF General Huerta and the establish
ment Of a provisional government in
Mexico, in which both the Huerta
and the Constitutionalist factions
would be represented. is contemplat-
ed in a plan which the three South
American mediators now are working
out to be proposed for the solution of
the entire Mexican problem.
This, the first intimation as to the
details of the mediation plans. be-
came known, though neither the me-
diators nor state department officials
Continued on Page Three.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15

Boston, May 13.-lt Is the
unanimous opinion Of war depart
ment officials that orders will be
issued to assemble troops In each
of the states In mobilization
camps, according to a report sub
mitted to Governor Walsh by
Major J. w. Heavey Of the reau.
lar army. Major Heavey, who
just returned from a conference
with Washington officials at the
request Of the governor, said
that volunteers will not be draft
ed into the regular service until
the militia proved inadequate.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
CHARGE O,SlHA AJJGHNESSY INFORMED
PRESIDENT WILSON THAT HLlERTA
MAKING READY TO FLEE HIS TOWN
Kind d Ne0IleT ThOI
Experts Predicted

Fair tonight and Thursday; Z
not much change in tempera- Z
ture; light frost tonight in
lowland3. mankato maximum
temperature in last twenty.
four hours, f.fty-seVen above;
minimum, thirty-four above. 4
Local barometer hard still in.
elined towards fair weather
this morning, though moved
slightly towards rain.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
MASSING HIS TROOPS
PLANNING LAST STp J
This viii Take Place - "a
Capital and Vera CT :
TEnsEnEss At WHITE HOUSE
n. PercivaI Dodge viii Be the Secre.
tary Of Peace Dove Delegates to
Niagara Falls

TAssociated Press pispatch.1

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I
Washington, May t3.-That
Huerta is preparing for the
crisis in his dictatorship and has
long been planning to leave mexi-
CO City with his troops, and
make his last stand at Pueblo,
midway between Mexico City
and Vera Cruz, 10 understood
to have been told President WI.
son by Nelson o'Shaughnessy.
former charge at the Ameri.
can embassy at the Mexican cap
itaI. -"
Washington. May 13.-Secretary
Bryan announced today that II. Per
ciyal Dodge, former minister 10 Pana.
ma, has been appointed secretary 10
the delegation which will represen,
the United States before the Argen
tina, Brazilian and Chilean mediators
In the Mexican crisis who will take
up their duties at Niagara Falls next
Monday. .u.
The entire Mexican situation dur
Continued on Page Three. a.,
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
Mice and Men" to Be Pre-
scented al Mankaio The
aire Soon
English Comedy In Which Mr..
Robertson Once Was the
HeadIiner

Mark Embury, a scholar, scientist
and philosopher. ........Ed Grupe
Roger GoodIake, his friend and
neighbor ..... William Murphy
Captain George Lowell, his nephew
................H Howard Johnson
Sir Harry TrimbIestone. .........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. WIN. EberIein
Kit Barniser, fiddler and a pro-
fessor of department. .lvyi BedweIi
Peter, Embury's servant. Reed Rose
Joanna eoodIake, wife Of eoodIske
.................. Helen Craig
Mrs. Deborah, Embury's house
keeper. er........... Alice Tuberg
Peggy, "LittIe Britain. Hazel Roos
matron Of the Founding Hospital
.................. .lnez Widell
6eadle, Of the Founding Hospital
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Irwin Bruss
Molly, kitchen maid. Esther Snyder
This is the cast which will pre-
sent Mice and Men" at the Man.
kato Theatre Friday night, May 22.
This is the Mankato high school SEN
ior class play II Is a comedy with
English setting and written by Mrs.
The Mankato free press., 1914-05-15
nfi-Caihslie Lecturer Charged
With Using Some Naughty
Language
Taken Into Custody Following
(. Her Address al Rushferd;
Known Here

Miss Anna Lowry was brought
into the Municipal court at winona
this morning and her hearing set
fer Saturday morning at nine O'Clock.
Meanwhile she is out on bail Of SIS.
She will employ an attorney from
out Of the city, 90 u was reported
in Winona.
Anna Lowry. anti-Catholic lecturer.
was arrested at Rushford Monday
evening after an address there on a
complaint sworn out by Miss Mary
O'Brien OF Winona, who charged the
use OF improper language by Miss
Lowry in an address given TO women
only on March Is last In winona.
On account of the absence of both
municipal court judges from winona
yesterday. Miss Lowry was still lock-
ed in a cell yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lowry recently delivered an
address In this city.
Judges Were Out Of City.
Referring to the arrest OF Miss
Lowry, The winona Republican and
Herald said: Anna Lowry's mana
ger. r. p. French. endeavored during
the morning to get her out on bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
ITALIAN DEPUTIES
CHEER THE BELGIANS
Ouibur>t in Parliament When
Member Proposes
Greetings.

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100000 GERMANS IN
DRIVE FOR THE COAST
British Expect Continuance ~
Efforts to Capture
Calais.
NEED HELP TO STOP THEN
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pess' saws:
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
DR.. VAN DYKE THINKS WARS
HORRORS WILL FORCE PEACE
All Peoples, He Says, Will No Longer Endure War
When Fully Awake to Its Terrible Toll OF
Agony High Praise for the Dutch

issued orders limiting the maximum prices
for the necessities OF life such as bread,
potatoes. meat, FISH, fuel, &c, and her or
dcrs have been obeyed. There will be, Of
course. great deal of distress among
the working people owing to lack OF en-
ployment consequent upon the suspension
Of certain industries crippled by the war
For example. shipping at the port of
Rotterdam has been cut down at leds.
so per cent. since the war began factor
les have decreased their OUTPUT and con-
sequently their STATS OF workers, and IL
must he remembered that $50. 900 men
have been called to the colors. not to make
war. but to preserve the peace and neu-
trarty of Holland. These are the bur-
dens neutral nations lind imposed upon
them when their ucghbors insist upon
ti-htlng
"The general state OF mind Of the people
Is quiet and tranquil Every effort will be
made 10y the Government to relieve the
distress Of the lab0ring classes and the
,. )ple who are comparatively well to do
have voluntarily cut down their expenses.
Tho shadow Of the sreat war falls over
Holland but she faces 1t with brave and
quiet heart and hopes 70 be able TO pre-
serve her neutral attitude Her position
I'm regard To the war is precisely that Of
the United states The only difference is
that Holland has between six and seven
100000. 900
1T h. a very good little country and !
am proud TO be 90 Holland stock when 7
see tho fair way, the careful way and the
COURAGEOUS way in which they have car
ried their burden. OF course there are
some men there. just as IN the United
states. VIII" think only of their selfish in
te'c~ts and whose first desire t. that their
business should prosper. no matter what
happens to their country These are the
men who. as Pooh bah says. would not
be missed, and tho business ~ the Gov
eminent IS to eliminate their influence "a
far as possible from the public policy.
81 am heartily glad 90 have been OF
any service tn my country In these tryin;
times and douhly glad because the ship
II state Is steered by sue firm hand
as that of President Wilson through
waters IN which a rash pilot might easily
have run her into the midst OF the temp
est"
Or van Dyke said he would have more
20 say later Of the splendid work Holland
htS done In caring for her unfprtunat.
n"'g.h"rs. Sh' has behaved" ~ said.
like q great big. wholos me. sood hearted
LADY,