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Arizona republican., 1915-01-08

Murcheson which occurred IN Pasa
dena, Monday.
As Miss Bess Alexander, Mrs. MGr-
cheson was well known here where she
member of the Musicians club and was
for a season. soloist at the Presbyterian
church. She had a contralto voice of
rare sweetness which coupled with her
charming personality, made her a gen
cral favorite. Her marriage to Mr.
Murcheson took place December s3
1913. and for Il time the Young folk
made their home here, Mr.. Murcheson
having been connected with the Valley
bank The word from the coast came
as a decided shock and caused much
sorrow among their legion of friends.
The funeral was held in Pasadena
Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-08
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED
DIRECTORIES Al ONCE
Board Of Trade Collection of City
en5 County Directories to Be
Placed at Service Of All.

DO You want to know where any
body lives in ISIS Of the important
cities of the United States? DO you
want information about any firm or
person in nearly two hundred Of
the communities Of this nation2"
Harry Weleh secretary Of tn
f"ard of Trade. asked The questions
ana Uhen led the way To a brace 81
'arse siN-decked bo"kshelNes in his
'flIce-
fhefe are lSS city ana county di-
fectorles. hanging IN size from the
thickness OF an inch, to bigger
Arizona republican., 1915-01-08
INVITE PRESIDENT TO
VISIT PHOENIX ON HIS
WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO
Board Of Trade Will be Asked to
Make Formal Bid for Chief Ex-
ecutive's Presence Here Ourinq
His Trip to Open Exposition

Why not invite President Wilson
10 visit Phoenix on his trip from
Washington to San Francisco? The
question will be addressed TO the
board of trade this morning at the
special meeting of its directors.
When it was learned that the
president would make Il special jour
ney to San Francisco to open the
Panama Pacific exposition in March
it was proposed that Phoenix invite
him to make a short stop here to see
the result of reclamation in the Salt
River Valley
Mr.. Wilson has planned to make
one way by rail and the other by
water going through the Panama
Canal 1t is not known yet, which
will he his overland journey-the
going or the returning.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-08
THE WINNERS LOSS

Brown-That's the girl Jones and
Smythe fought about.
Robinso REALLY, Who was the
llcky man?
Brown-Jones: she married Smythc.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-08
PEORIA PEOPLE TO GIVE
OSTRICH BARBECUE

An ostrich barbecue will be given
by the people of Peoria saturday
January 9. from l. to p. m. This
via probably be one of the last bar
becues given. as the price of birds
is going up and the feathers are be-
coming more valuable.
y sport program will be the fea-
ture after the barbecue, and good
game Of baseball is booked. These
entertainments have been largely al
tended in the past. and this one bcins
the last, will undoubtedly exceed the
others. The general public is in
Vited
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
FAMILYP PHOTO RESTORED
MEMORY OF REV. BURTON

in Sands street. During all this time
his mind has been a blank.
He collapsed on the street Sunday
afternoon and WAS taken l0 hos
pital.
Rev. Mr.. Burton is in the public
ward at the hospital here suffering
with severe pains in his head. lie
will not be able to leave until Thurs
day when he will be taken to the
navy yard to await the action of
the Navy department I'm Washington.
After his story has been investigated
il is thought his enlistment will be
cancelled.
"On December Is we were getting
ready for Christmas church services
and I was preparing an address !
was to have delivered on the night
OF December % at the state conven-
ton of the Christian EndeayUr In
st. Paul" said the minister.
THE first thing | knew after dress
ing my little boy yesterday-that Is,
December 15-was when | woke up
here i'm the hospital The doctor said
after my collapse | pulled a picture
of my wife and baby and myself out
of my pocket and handed II TO him
They showed IL TO me and my mem.
DRY came back like a flash"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Adjuiant From Calumet. Mich,
Will Take Up Work
Present Head OF Branch, Mrs. Eliza
Symmonds, Scheduled For Mime.
apolis; Duties Assigned

Adjutant Eliza Symmonds of the
local corps OF the Salvation army,
together with her son-in-law and
daughter, Captain and Mrs. Leonard
wilkins. who are directly associated
with her In the army work, will
leave Mankato next Wednesday, jan
will have the management OF the
English speaking corps OF the army
in that city.
II Is planned to hold farewell serv.
ices In their honor next Saturday
and Sunday. A farewell concert Is
also TO be held next Monday night,
January rs. Tho program will in
clude no small amount of outside
talent. especially In the way of sing.
ing. Several OF the ministers Of
the city will he present The fare
we'll program has not yet been com.
pleted.
II Is expected that the Mankato
corps will next be in charge OF Ad-
infant and Mrs Talbot. now i'm charge
of the corps at Calumet. Mich. They
have been associated with that corps
for the last year and a half. That
Is fOuSiutTtu Out VI the StTOnBtSl
corps In the army. Adjutant Sym
monds herself spent year and
half with that corps.
Has Had Strenuous Experience.
Adiuiant Talbot has gone through
all Of the strenuous experience Of
the great copper strike. the time Of
the shutting down of the mines. lie
has been quite leading figure in
connection with the relief work. lie
had much TO do with taking care of
those who we're destitute.
Il is expected that Adiutant Tai"
bot, In his work in Mankato. will be
assisted by n young lieutenant from
the training college of the army Mt
Chicago.
AdJutant Talbot and his party will
probably arrive in MankatO on
Thursday. January 81. II Is planned
To hold n welcome meeting Of the
local corps on that same evening.
Adjutant Talbot must have been
with the. army nj least fourteen
years. for II takes that long to be.
come am adjutant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
PRESIDENT VINCENT AND j. A. O..
PREUS ACCEPT SPEAKING DATES

PRECEDENT Vincent of the state uni
vershy has accepted an invitation to
lie present at the opening night of
the convention OF the Southern Min.
ncsota Better Development league
AID Blue Earth County Seed associa.
ton In this city on February II. and
he viii deliver an able and interest.
ing address OF that occasion.
State Auditor J. o. Preus has nc.
cepted tho Invitation extended to
him and will deliver an address at
one of the programs on either Febru-
airy is or 10.
The league has secured a number
OF very valuable premiums. which
will be offered for the best displays
Of corn. The largest prizes to be
secured up 10 ihis time are cement
stave si'o. valued at $500 and Hin
man Milking Machine.
a committee Of the Commercial
club will Immediately commence n
canvass of the business places for
the premiums which they will give
for tho best exhibits at the seed
show oi the Blue sarth County Pure
seed association. which will be held
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
NORMALS COST FOLKS
$399,322 HARD CASH
Board Promises 10 Be Economical; No
New Buildings Are to Be
Asked For

The state normal school board
through it's president, ELL Torrance
of Minneapolis. announced yesterday
that II will not ask the legislature
for any appropriations fer new build.
ings during the coming biennium.
The board Is attempting to elm.
mate the elementary course, which
formerly attracted two-thirds of the
students at the five normal schools.
While this process has resulted in a
slight diminution in enrolment, the
board believes the schools are be-
coming true normal schools instead
cfs remaining high schools I'm part.
The normal schools at Winona,
Mankato, ST Cloud. Moorehead and
Duluth for the school year ended
July 81, 1914, cost $500. 322.Sl, and
the beard promises 10 ask less than
this for maintenance in 1915 and
1916.
The total value of the normal
school property is approximately
s2,000,000 including the grounds,
some OF which are extensive. The
five librariea contain 5G.05i vol.
tunes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Matrimonial Affairs Of Uniia-
rian Preacher Will Be
Investigated
Father and Son Have Interview;
Uncomfortable For The
Young Man
Last Wife Lovingly Declares
That She Will Stand By
Her Husband

Chicago January 3.--Weeping ans
striving vainly to ropress her emo
ton. Mrs. Doris Vaughn Darnell TO-
day declared her faith I'm her minis.
ter husband. Rev James Morrison
narnell. who has been accused OF
leading double life at KrnOsha.
Wis.
Il won't give my husband up
she said. Il love him now and moth.
ing they tell me will shake my conf
dence in him. ! know he IL innocent
Of the horrible charges they have
made and | want TO tell him so and
give him faith and courage"
Mrs. Vaughn, the Young wOman's
mother. announced that she and Mr.
Vaughn would take steps 10 deter
mine tho truth Of the allegations
against the minister. and. if they
were satisfied that his conduct was
wrong. would take action to annul
the marriage with their daughter
No Record 10 Refute Denial.
Darnell denied he was married to
Miss Ruth Soper OF Owatonna. MINI.
Lake county. Indiana. records al
Hammond have no record OF the So.
per.Darnell wedding, nor has any
Justice Of the peace or minister in
Hammond any recollection of marry
ing the couple.
Kenosha dispatches today say that
Darnell Is a Mohammednn secretly.
while posing as Unitarian clergy.
Coptinued IN PAGE T~c
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

Washington. Jan. l3.--The house or
representatives. by a vote of 2O4 to
la. refused 10 submit to the states an
amendment 10 the federal constitution
20 anfranchise women.
A two-thirds Affirmative vote was
necessary TO pass the Mondell resolu.
ton; Il was defeated by q majority of
thirty.
The vote, the second in the history
of congress On the woman suffrage
issue, came ut the close of a day of
Oratory. during which the many speak
ers were listened 20 with frequent evil
dences of apprevs or disapproval by
packed galleries.
Two members OF the Minnesota
delegation took part in the debate.
Representative Lindbergh made L
spirited speech In support OF this pro-
posed constitutional reform, while
Representative Miller raised his voice
against Il.
Party lines were not strictly drawn
in the fight. though Democratic Lead
er Underwood. voicing the attitude OF
his party that suffrage Is q state issue,
strongly opposed the resolution, while
Republican Leader Mann was one OF
the chief speakers OF the suffragists.
Enthusiasm and Detection.
Enthusiasm mingled with detection
when Speaker Clark announced the re.
suit and into the corridors from OPP
posite galleries fled the hundreds Of
suffragists. with their purple and vel.
low sashes, and the red rose bedeck.
ed anti.siffragists.
This was the second defeat for tho
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

suffrage cause In the national legisla.
ture within "A year. March 10 last an
equal suffrage constitutional amend.
ment. proposed by Senator Chamber.
lain of Oregon, received a vote OF 80
TO - in the senate, obtaining bare
majority. but failing OF the necessary
twO-thirds.
Suflragist leaders were not dismay,
ed. As they left the galleries, led by
DR. Anna Howard Shaw. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait and other champions
Of the cause. they declared the fight
was by no means over and that the
suffrage propaganda would be pressed
forward and onward until every wom-
an in America should have the right
% cast a ballot.
The result was what we expected"
said Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, president
OF the National Association Opposed
to Woman Suffrage. 1t means that
the suffrage movement fostered by
hysteriCal women is on the wane."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
ANDREWS To PROTECT
STATE HEALTH BOARD
Senator From Mankato Is Against Put.
ting II Under Denomination OF
Department

ST. Paul. January 12.-The first
note OF opposition to the efficiency
and economy plan 10 emanate from
the legislative halls was sounded
yesterday hy Senator J. ". Andrews
Of Mankato. who appeared nj the
annual meeting Cf the state hoard Of
health.
Senator Andrews. who is chairman
of the senate committee OF public
health. told the board that lie will
oppose the plan to make the board
Of health bureau in the depart
ment of pablo welfare.
DR.. W. a. Jones or Minneapolis
was reelected president of the board
and DIR, y. =. Merrill Of saltwater
vice president
Governor Hammond said Il is diff.
iicult for him u understand why
. body uf nCn working as bureau
can bs any leSs efficient than a
department. .......N ...... ..'
''IIni D. would DE Ihe last enc 10
put anything IN the way OF the kind
uf work You are doing" he added.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
GERMANS Will H0l D
THEIR MASS MEETING
Tomorrow Night Is the Time; Mankato
Theatre The Place and Fine
Program Arranged

Large delegations of Germans are
expected in the city tomorrow night
to attend the German-American rally
at the Mankato Theatre from Good
Thunder, Wells, Mapleton and other
points, judging by what has been
heard from people of those towns.
The following is the program:
Selection ........ Mankato Band
National Hymn, America. .....
...............A Audience and Band
Rede, 'Ursachen des Krieges".
........ Professor A. Ackermann
al erchor. Was list des
Deutschen Vaterland?" ........
Vereinigte Saenger
Rede, Observation-Disclosures und die
alte Heimat" 900. George Sickle
Yolkslied, Cot erhalte Franz den
Kaiser" Deutschland ueDer Al
les" ......... Audience and Band
Sammlung Fuer das Rote Kreuz.
Speech, Neutrality" ............
........ Professor Henry ID. Funk
Volkslied. Die Wacht am Rhein''
..............A Audience and Band
Schlusz, Star Spangled Banner.
...............A Audience and BanI
Miss Clara Radichel will sing a
solo.
The address of Mr.. Funk will be
in English.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
WATCH WAS STOLEN
LOCATED BY POLICE
YOUNG Student Made Complaint About
The Robbery: Now Evidence
Being Secured

E. c. Muir, a young student, aged
about twenty years, complained last
night to the police that q watch that
he owned had been stolen from him
while he was exercising in the gym
nasium ut the Y. NJ. c. A. Some
body learned the combination of his
T. cker, II appears. and took the watch
out.
today the police and the Y. VI. C..
A. officials set to work on the case
and late I'm the day Il was announced
that they had recovered the watch
and had a suspicion who II was that
had stolen IL. Further than this they
would say nothing, as they we're get.
ting evidence pointing to the guilty
person.
The witch was a gold one,
Hampden, seventeen jeweled. II was
worth about $35 The watch was
found hidden behind one of the Pill.
lars In front of the Y. NJ. G.. A.
building this morning. The initial3
OF the owner as well as the nameI
Of those who gave him the watch
were engraved on IL. So easy Il
would have been to prove to whom
the watch belonged. il Il should be
found In anybody's possession, that
Il appears that the thief got cold
feet and concluded he had better
get rid of ID.
However, the money to the amount
of $500 was taken from the locker
also. This belonged also to the
owner of the watch. The money
was not returned. Money is hard
to identify.
The young men who have lockers
at the "Y" have long been sus-
pecting certain young fellows of
watching the unlocking of certain
lockers and thus getting knowledge
of the combinations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
ROME is SHAKEN BY QUAKE
POPULACE GIVEN BAD SCARE
PANIC SEIZED THE PEOPLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

Rome Janu1'y ia terrific earthquake the strongest
felt Rome occurred early today lasted several seconds and
ased serious panic people everywhere rushing from their houses
in Many buildings damaged by the shock So far
could be learned hour after the quake lives
possible to reach definite idea of the degree of damage
suffered by the city.
There confusion throughout The whole OF Rome In some
bordered panic The telephone resorted by
numbers OF people virtually the time
ascertain the safety OF relatives and friends then learn the of
the damage the city The telephone girls did their best
the emergency OF gathering and giving inform ion
hurriedy nauguraed learned early The day that
the old buildings damaged the Pazzo Che we'll the
famous column OF Marcus Aurelius.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

Bricklayers' Union No. IL held the
annual installation with social SEES.
sion and banquet last evening in
Sons OF Herman hall. The following
were Installed: President. III. G.
Bishman; first vice president. George
lIarke; second vice president, George
AIartinson; secretary and treasurer,
N. =. Korth. trustees. Being Bohn.
ert and Charles Enke; deputy. Frank
A. Lamm; alternate deputy, John
Mnriinson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

Courtship is a delightful In
dustry that should not be broken
by marriage.
Married men have immense ad.
vantage over bachelors. Solomon
could not help being wise-he had
700 wives. Beyond his own family
circle. Solomon had no more wisdom
than rabbit and no more moral
sense than a tomcat. need only
refer TO the episode Of the queen OF
Sheba. 81 49,.
Another speaker criticised Adam
for blaming Eve for his downfall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
LOVE CAN BE CURED BY
USE OF SURGEONS KNIFE
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Chicago, January 13.-Here, girls,
Is what love really is. DIR. Richard
Tivnen of Chicago expounded his dis
covery of the germ of love at a cash
elor dinner 10 DIR. John i. Golden
who is to marry next week. Some
of DR.. Tivnen's epigrams on love
follow:
Love, properly diagnosed is
anapylaxis and may be cured
with the surgeons knife.
A bachelor loves one girl part
of the time. some girls most of
the time and all the girls all of
the time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Escaned and cantured.

Four boys. Roy White, Walter Van
derford. Willie Brandt and Lester Me.
Cord. escaped from the School for
Feeble Minded at Faribault by crawl
ing through a window. They started
out To see the world. but were cap
tured at Walters and returned TO
the school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Too Much to Pay for Husband.

n HITCH TTCSN DIsTllItH.I
Pittsburgh, January 13.-Mrs. John
Prosiak OF Tarentum. paid $40 to
keep her husband out of the work
housc and was rewarded with a
beating ut was too much 10 blow
In" John explained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Powerful eIast On Coast.

United Press Dispatch.l
New York. January l3.-A sixty
mile gale coming up from the Florida
coast dashed the North Atlantic coast
all night and this morning. In this
city there occurred deaths of two
persons, injuries TO dozen more and
much property damage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
MEXICO CITY EVACUATED
BY THE ZAPA7A FORCES
IAssocIated Press Dispatch.l

consequence of the victory by Gen.
eral Obregon yesterday at San Mar
tin: also as a result Of the cohstl.
tutional forces under General San.
chez, now advancing into the State
OF Morelcs."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Shock Of the Quake Was
Recorded Isle Of Wight
[rniied Press plsnntch.l

ltnited Press pispatch.l
Newport, isle Of Wright,
January 13.-The earthquake
which is reported to have
shaken Rome early today
was recorded on the great
photoseismograph here and Its
extreme violence was probably
encountered in America.
Among the buildings dam
aged was the railway station
and the Royal Tobacco fac
tory. The Aurelien column
In the heart of the city was
slightly damaged. The vati
can seismographs recorded
two distinct shocks, the first
at three o'clock.
4 n 4. n 4, 4 q n n 4 4 4 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Some Whale STORY.

TIHIIeU IfNfH IIISIlIIth.I
81. John, y. b., January ia
whale ran away with 5000 pound
buoy. toted Il many miles and died
OF exhaustion. according to officers
of the government steamer Ions
dale.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

Washington, January 13.--The
Carranza agency here stated. "A
report from Vera Cruz TODAY says
q dispatch Their from Puebia an.
nounced that Mexico City is being
evacuated by the Zapata troops in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Clerk of the Court Krost today &c.
sued marriage licenses to Clif w.
LothroD aud Margaret NJ. PuRh. both
of Judson. and to James Stevenson
and Rose NJ DEM. both of Mapleton.
The latter couple was united in mar.
riage by Judge William F. Hughes
of the municipal court.