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The fool-killer., 1915-05-01
LETTERS FROM THE FOLKS.

William Darnell, I'LL S. Bismark
Ave-, Indianapolis, Ind.-You will find
enclosed one dollar to pay for ten
subs to your great little paper. It is
easy to get subs for The Fool-Killer
if just had time to look around; but
I am one of those slaves that your
paper is trying to free, so you know
I don't have very much spare time.
Send me few samples andI will hand
them around and think I can get you
another club soon.
James M. Bell, Franklin, Ky.-En-
closed find 25 cents for which send
me The Foo1-Killer for one year. By
chance happened to see a copy of
The Fool-Killer A drummer came
into a barber shop with one and I
read it. I never was so thankful to
a drummer for anything. 1t stuck to
me right. 1t was brim full of bright
merriment, such as makes one forget
the tolls of daily life. I am a fool all
right, but I don't think The Fool
Killer will kill good friends like me.
unless it tickles me to death. Three
cheers for The Fool-Killer! May it
ever grow and prosper! Expect me
to be an enthusiastic supporter. I
wish you and your dandy little paper
continued success.
Henry D. Nell, Ecru, Miss.-I have
had a chance to read a copy of your
wonderful little paper, The Fool
Killer, and am sending club Of ten
names to whom please send your
paper. The Foo1-Killer is real live
wire and is creating quite good deal
of enthusiasm in this section of the
country. The Letters From the
Devil" are interesting and also con-
tain valuable truths. I wish you
much success. and am glad that such
a paper can find ardent supporters
and readers in this Southland of ours
J. o. Davis, Shelby Cotton Mill,
Shelby, N. c. Here come again with
a list of ten and money order to
pay for same. like Morgan's ar
ticles fine, but don't know whether
they beat your common stuff or not.
Really I don't believe they do. Many
of your former articles, to my mind,
would be worth reprinting, and am
sure they would be appreciated.
Many say that one issue is worth ten
cents. Long live The Fool-Killer, and
may the fools die to foolishness speed
lily.
SD. Lee, Smiley, Tex| have
| just succeeded in getting up a club
of six for your most valuable little
paper. think it is the biggest thing
I have ever seen on that much paper.
It goes to the bottom of plutocracy-
the system that makes slaves out of
the workers and kings out of the
shirkers. Give it to them red-hot, and
be sure to have the Devil make his
report each month. I imagine that
since the war started up in Europe
the Devil must be doing fairly good
business. If he looks after all his
war subjects he must work "a hours
per. day and seven full days to the
week. But he may not work. He
may have hired thugs, the same as
King John, of No. 26 Broadway. N.
Y. However, I think he will have to
enlarge his Pit when the rulers get
there who declared that miserable
butchery that has forced common
brothers and fellow laborers to meet
on the battlefield and slay each other
The fool-killer., 1915-05-01

Max Eastman, writing in The
Masses, says the worst nightmare
that crosses his mind is the thought
of those innumerable millions Of
books that arc going to be written
about this war after it is over.
Couldn t we contrive to insert in
to those celebrated terms of peace
a provision that only one book
should be written on the war by
each nation, and that only ten
feet thick?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05
RECEIVER FOR WHITE CITY

White City is broke. A receiver for
the amusement park at 63d and
South Park av., which has entertain
ed crowds of merrymakers since
1905, will be asked today.
The South Side park is the last to
stand. Riverview has operated in
the hands of the receiver for several
years and less than a week ago For
est Park hit financial rock. Bad
weather is the cause.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05
their families were better off when
fathers and husbands we're killed, as
charity organizations give them more
than wage income equals.
LA TOILETTE SUPPORTS NEW
SEAMEN'S LAW


Madison, Wis.,, Nov. 5-The peo-
pie of this country will soon see that
the new seamen's law is zone of the
greatest pieces of public welfare leg
islation ever written upon the ma
tons statute books" according to
Senator LaFollette, it's author.
Despite the calumnous attacks on
the measure by allied shipping inter-
ests," said LaFollette, ''it will soon
show its value in setting seamen free
from legalized slavery and improve
conditions under which they have
long been compelled to work"
The bill was defended against pur-
ported attack by Vim. F. McCombs,
chairman of democratic national
committee, by Sec'y of Commerce
Redfeld. McCombs declared he had
not heard of any new vessels being
built since Aug. 1, 1914.
whatever the effect of the sea-
mems law may or may not be-" Red
field said, cit is fact that cannot be
denied that during the six months
prior to its going into operation an
increasing and, in the total, an UMPIRE
cedented number of new ships both
for foreign and domestic trade have
been ordered from American ship
builders, and at the time the law took
effect there were more ships being
in American ship yards than ever
before in the history of the country"
-O-O-
RECEIVER FOR WHITE CITY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05
KID" HERC14N

KID Herman. OIL new OTlSdlS VIII
be the next to get, a chance at the
bantam weight title, claimed jointly
by Kid Williams and Johnny Ertle,
but to which Williams has the best
claim.
Herman and Williams have been
matched for a 20-round bout in New
Orleans, Nov. 20. Herman has come
up rapidly since he gave up a job
as a bootblack to become profess
sional in the ring.
1870
LEAGUE TO HELP PHONE GIRLS
Cleveland, Nov. 5.-The National
Consumers league, in convention
here, will start nationwide fight for
shorter hours and more pay for tele-
phone girls and for other corpora
ton employees, according to Florence
Kelley, secretary. She said that con-
ditions under which New York SUBJ
way employees worked were so bad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
FINANCES OF EUROPE.
Money Troubles Predicted in Near
Future by American Bankers.

New York, July 3.-The New York
American says:
Several of the Americas most not
able fnanciers have this week be-
come so impressed by the demoraliza-
ton in European economy that they
predict general collapse is not far
off.
They question whether American
bankers will be justified inffulancing
unlimited additional shipments OF
American merchandise to belligerents
unless some means can be devised for
securing payments.
There is not enough gold ! in all
Europe's central banks to pay for
the supplies already contracted for
here.
The currency of every belligerent
has fallen to an unparalleled level Of
depreciation.
huSSldll uIOilCs, So'iPoiSH WIN WV
American dollar, has lost % per cent
in value. German money is down
more than Is per cent Austria and
Italy are much worse off. French cur
rency is down fully 5 per cent, and
now England's is on the tohoggan.
1t has declined 2 per cent, and pay
ment for her gigantic orders placed
here has not yet begun in earnest
European governments cannot in
duce holders of American securities
there to sell them and subscribe tc
the colossal war loans being floated.
England's stock Of gold in Ottawa
it is stated, has been depleted to al
most nothing, so that no further as
sistance can be looked for from that
quarter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

Holy Communion will be celebrated
and a number of new members re-
ce;ved at the II a. m. service OF the
Second Presbyterian Church tomor-
row. The pastor, Rev. John Lee AL
lison. will preach at both services.
At 8 D. m. evangelistic services will
be held. Sunday School will be held
at $50 a. m. in the Westminster
Building and the Payne Street
Chapel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
st. Mary's Church.

First mass at a. m., children's
mass: 8, Sunday School 9.36, late
mass and sermon 1000 baptisms
$3.50, evening services and benedic,
ton 4 o'clock p. m. Mass every
Sunday morning St. Rita's Chapel
8 o'clock at Mount Ida. Mass
week mornings $50 and T o'clock.
Christ Church. 20
Rev. William j. Morton, rector
Sunday School $3.50 a. m. Services at
II a. m. and 800 p. m.
St. Paul's Church.
Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector. Sunday
School $3.50 a. m. Services at
II a. m. and 500 p. m.
Grace Church.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector.
Holy Communion 1880 a. m. Sunday
School, $3.50. Morning prayer and
sermon HOO. Evening prayer and
sermon 500 p. m.
Second Presbyterian Church.
Rev. J. L. Allison, d. D., pastor.
Sunday School $3.50 a. m. Services
at / a. m. and 500 p. m.
First Baptist Church.
Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor. Sun
day School at $50 a. m. Services at
IL a. m. and 500 p. m.
Second Baptist Church.
Rev. o. W. Triplett, pastor. Ser
vices at II a. m and 7:45 D. m.
Sunday School $3.50 a. m. Prayer
services Wednesday evenings at 7:45
o'clock
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Rev. j. W. Duffey, pastor. Sun
day School $50 a. m. Epworth Lea
que services at 7:15 p. m. Services
and sermon IL a. M and 500 p.
Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. Edward Kirkley, pastor.
Services at II a. M and 8 D. m.
Sunday School and Hustler's Bible
Glass $3.50 a. m. Christian Endeavor
TOO p. m.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. L. M. Ferguson, pastor. Sab
bath School $3.50 a. m. Services at III
a. m. and 500 p. m.
Lutheran Church.
Rev. c. E. Brandt, pastor. Services
1O:45 a. m. Sunday School at $780,
a. M
Free Methodist Church-Rev. Geo
EakinS, pastor. Sunday School at
l a. m. Preaching at II a. m. and 3
p. M. Prayer service at 8 .. III. On
Thursday.
Salvation Army.
Services in First Presbyterian
Church, south Fairfax street, every
Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Sun !
day at 8. O'Clock Sunday School ev-
cry Sunday at 2:30
Jail meeting every Sunday morning
at 1880 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

Con account OF my confinement IN
the printing office ! have for years
been chronic sufferer from indi-
gestior and liver trouble A few
weeks ago | had an attack that was
so severe that | was not able to go
to the case for two days. Failing TO
get any relief from any other treat
ment / took three Of Chamberlain's
Tablets and the next day / felt like
a new man" writes II. C. Bailey,
Editor Carolina News. Chaplin, S.
c. Obtaina0le everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
OFFICIAL
fnn,n,na fn,,,.

AT called meeting Of the Com.
mon Council of the City of Alex
andria, Va, held July ., 1915, there
were present:
| Howard W. Smith, esq. Presiden!
and Messrs. Marbury, II. r. Burke
| Brumback, Wattlcs, Desmond, Bales,
Pohl, Brockctt, Bryan and Lear
Nbeater.
An ordinance to provide for the
borrowing of fifty thousand dollars
and the issuing of the notes of the
city council Of Alexandria was recon-
mended by the Finance Committee
, as directed by the resolution Of the
! city Council passed June Is, 1911,
and the ordinance was read the first
second and third times and passed
Ayes, Messrs Marbury, H. r. Burke,
Leadbeater, Brumback, Wattles. Des-
mond. Bales, Pohl, Brockett, Bryan
and Mr.. Presidential. Noes none
A resolution directing the COM
missioner Of Revenue of the city Of
Alexandria to assess for taxation for
city purposes all subjects Of taxa
ton situated in the recently an
nexed territory. which was refer
red to the joint committee on Finance
and General Laws on June %, 1915.
was reported favorable and passed
Ayes, Messrs Marbury, II. r. Burke,
Leadbeater, Brumback, Wattles Des
mond Bales, Pohl, Brockett Bryan
and Mr.. Presidential Noes, none.
The board then adjourned.
HOWARD w. SMITH. President.
Teste: Daniel R. Stansbury G.. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
AT THE CHURCHES.

Tomorrow evenings service oil
Trinity Church will be given over 10
a .patriotic and religious celeora.plll
of the anniversary of the Declaration
~ Indenendence. Independence
Day" exercises are to be held anu
the whole program has been arranged
to commemorate the anniversary OF
freedom in our land. Readings will
be given appropriate to the oDserv'
ance of the holiday and the cho'i
will render special music. The pas
tor, the Rev. G. A. Luttrell, will de,
liver an address on National Great
ness" The Sacrament Of the LORDS
Supper will be administered at tns
morning service at II a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

The administering of Holy Com
munion will take place at the Metho-
dist Protestant Church tomorrow at
II a. m. Sunday School ad the Hust-
ler's Bible Class will be held at 9'3C
a. m. and the Y. P. S. c. E. will be
conducted at tbs p m by Augustus
Robey, leader. Rev. Edward T. Kirk
ley, pastor, will preach at 8 p. m. on
'Gospel Invitation"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
MATTHEW Fl SHAY DEAD
Was one Of Best-known Railroad Men
in Country

Cleveland, O., July 3-Matthcu
H. Shay, seventy-one, one Of the bes
known railroad men in the country
died here yesterday. He was vete-
ran engineer of the Erie, and foy
twelve years was grand secretary,
treasurer of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers.
The biggest engine in the world
owned by the Erie, is named the
"Mat Shay" in his honor. Shay start
ed his railroad career fifty years ago
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

j. Marshall Caughey, treasurer Of
the Annapolis, Nd, Banking ant
Trust Company, committed suicide b!
shooting in his room ut his clul
Thursday night, while the company
directors were in session at the banl
waiting for him to appear and eX.
plain certain matters regarding hi.
accounts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
WANTED HORSES

WANTED-100 head Of Horses for
cash, 1000 to 1900 lbs, 5 to ID
years old. Will be at DuncM'5
Stables, 1875 North Pitt Street, on
June goth. II. F. SCHELECEL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

Tomorrow being the first Sunday
of the month Holy Communion will
be held in the three Episcopal
Churches of the city. The sacrament
will also be celebrated in number Of
the churches of other denominations
which administers it only at certain
months of the year
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

The Sunday School revival services
will be continued at the Free Metho-
dist Church tomorrow. The pastor
whip reach a special sermon to the
children of the Sunday School at the
morning service and again at 8
p. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

At the First Baptist Church to-
morrow the Rev. w. F. Watson, pas.
tor, will preach at II a. m. on THE
Lords Supper" and at s p m. on
"The Call Of Jesus"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01

~ 49, e@oIftrffsHt ~ as 49, &c f'i
HI NJ. = Green. Of Lake Crystal.
president of the Blue Earth County
Pure Seed association was In the
city yesterday. and held n meeting
with Secretary E. F. Soaring of the
Commercial club, Secretary J. ID.
Deets of the Southern Minnesota
Better Development league, and c.
X. Shumway. secretary Of the Seed
association, for. the discussion of
plans for the next seed fair. ID was
decided to hold the annual meeting
and seed show during the last week
of next February. The Southern
Minnesota Better Development league
will probably hold q corn show at
the same time and il Is planned to
have the meeting continue for three
days. The gentlement also talked
OF holding stock show in connec-
ton with the pure seed and corn
show, and IL this Is done some high
bred stock will be on exhibition and
sale. Mr.. Shumway will make ar
rangements for the premium list,
and Il Is planned to have the prizes
awarded In cash. instead Of having
merchants give premiums as former
ly. The matter of given prizes in
money will be considered ut the next
meeting of the Commercial club.
which will he held within week
or so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01
Spring Island
From Thursdays Daily.

From InufSudye OdfiS.
Joseph Reed Is substituting for
Clarence Watts on r. d. No. l this
week. The pleasure that Mr.. Watts
might derive from his vacation is
msrred by the illness with grippe of
his four children.
Misses Anna Holden and Nina
Michel are home for the holidays.
Mrs. John holden and father. ole
Hole, spent last week with a rela.
tive In blooming Prairie.
Thomas Maine Is making an eX-
tended visit with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holden.
Richard Jones is putting in a
lighting plant. The family are
greatly enjoying the new heating
plant.
Mrs. r. l.. Dornberg and Mrs. W.
l.. Councilman entertained thirty
friends Thursday evening at an lin
door picnic" The supper was served
In boxes, and the rooms were decor.
nted with Chinese lanterns. Old
fashioned games we're played.
Mrs. Marcus Larson very pleas.
antly entertained forty guests last
Saturday night. The rooms were
frightened with poinsettias, and n
delicious luncheon was served, after
which novel games were enjoyed.
Mr.. Larson entertained a small party
OF friends Sunday night, which was
u very pleasant occasion, despite the
bad weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Crandall are
enjoying q visit from their brother,
Thomas ]. Evans of Mankato.
W. r. Randolph is the guest OF his
niece, Mrs. C. Crandall Mr.. Ran.
dolph expects to start for the Sol
dier's Home in Milwaukee shortly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01

OF, the ofYice.
We had noticed Of late that the
usual placid brow OF the city editor,
etc.. has been furrowed In evident
attempts at thought and that he has
absent mindedly marked inserts in
copy which had no business there
and has now and then forgot the
most important matters of the day
to ferret out wedding item
which he would elaborate on and
pursue with much vim and evident
satisfaction. We laid It all to the
increase In business. however, and
that he was to tread the path of
the benedict in such order never
entered our head.
And that he should proceed about
II in secret manner-he, who has al.
ways taken pride In the fact that al.
most every marriage Is known in
the Office before It Is even thought
of by the principals-and get away
with Il, is a blow to the pride of
the bunch which only time will eff.
face.
We forgive him. however, after
learning the name of the bride. Miss
Lydia Clausius. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Clausius Of Mankato. and a
sister of Mrs. DIR. A. r. Johnson OF
this city. We always knew the head
OF the sons of Eagle Olson" had
good taste and judgement and he
proved II in this case without a
doubt. AS to her taste, we hesitate
once or twice and remain forever
silent. u is not ours to Judge hastily,
having worked with the groom for
so many years and lived with him SO
many more. Suffice il to say, we
wish the couple nothing but joy and
happiness throughout the trials and
tribulations which beset every union
between man and wife, and then
we wish them Just n little more
than we possibly could any other
couple.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01
Vernon Center
from Thursdays Daily

from Thursdays Daily
Merle Mack, q farm school student
ut the university, is home for the
holidays.
Miss Ida Bowen, a teacher in the
Vernon schools, will spend part of
her vacation with her brother Harold
in Minneapolis. Mr.. Bowen. who at
tends the state university. has work
nj the state farm school during
the holidays, which necessitates his
presence there.
Miss I.ibbie Francis, who has
been living on her claim in Wyom.
ing. is home for the holidays.
Charley West. after travelling the
past four months. through the west,
has decided that there Is no place
like Blue Earth county, especially
the village of Vernon Center. and
lie will return here Wednesday TO
resume work as operator for the
Omaha. Mr.. West Is one OF the most
obliging, best liked. and upto-date
operators that we have ever had,
and he viii receive the glad hand.
and most hearty welcome from
the entire community upon his re.
turn here.
Mrs. S. NJ. Keith attended the
funeral Of Mrs. Rinehart in Sterling
Monday. Mrs Keith will probably
visit until after the holidays with
relatives in Sterling and Mapleton.
Mrs. r. ID. Howard and daughter.
Mrs. Frank Sasee, and Miss Lucille
Sasee Of Austin, will arrive to re-
main over Christmas with Mrs.
Towards daughter. Mrs. D.>A. Sla.-
ter.
Mrs. Edward Lee and children
will leave the last OF the week for
Plowyille, H., TO spend the rest OF
the winter with her parents. Vernon
friends wish them q happy time.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starbuck
left on the early train last Thursday
for a Christmas visit with the lat.
ter's sister.
Alr. and Mrs. John Bowen and
sister. Miss Ida, motored to Man
kato last Saturday to do their
Christmas shopping.
Miss Ruth Ashmead OF Mime.
apolis is spending the holidays with
her friend, Mrs. Mabel Bowen. Mr..
and Mrs. Bowen are about settled
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01
From THURSDAYS Daily.
An Editor is Written up.

An Editor Is Written Up.
Rochester Post and Record: What
show has a newspaper man got any
way? In the first place It's hard
thing for him TO get married. and
when he does, he can't even get a
decent "write-up." Up in Redwing
the city editor OF The Eagle got wed
and here Is what was handed him:
There were sounds of mourning in
The Eagle sanctuary this morning
when the news leaked out that
August II. Olson. erstwhile city edi
tor, advertising manager and general
all around printer, had taken the bit
in his teeth and took" unto him
self a bride, the same event hap
pening Saturday night siI6rsy after
the passing out of the weekly sti-
ponds and Mt that time when all the
rest of ''the bunch" were busy do.
ling out shekeis which is part Of
every week ends squaring up.
That any member Of the stan OF
daily newspaper could find time to
mingle with the calico" now and
then has been known and admitted.
but that any OF these should dare to
presume, to go so far as to get mar.
ried. has never occurred In the way
OF even an innocent thought. There.
fore the blow was tioubly shockipE
and npsetting to the peace and qh1es
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01
Kasota

from thursdays OaIiv.
Miss Pearl Mann. of the Mankato
Normal school. Is visiting her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. N. War
rant this week.
Mrs. C. w. Babcock has been on
the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Presnall leave
tomorrow for Eagle Lake TO spend
Christmas with relatives.
DR.. ard Mrs. II. 4. Maves and son
George OF Minneapolis. are spend
ing the holidays ut the Ostrander
home. S.ia'.. nHt
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Christ and
daughter, Cleo. of st. Paul, are ex'
pected to spend Christmas at the
Mason home s'''.
The Elite Dancing club will give
q Christmas dance Friday night
Everyone cordially invited.
Miss Jessie Aiien spent Wednes'
day with her sister Mildred In Mic
oIlet.
At recent meeting OF the X. r
lodge the following officers were
elected for the coming year: s. T
Ecklund. c. c.; II. Il. Presnall. "
c.: Harry Kirby, prelate: Peter Hor'
man. Jr.. VI. A.: Dir. w. II. Powell
VI. E.; William Jardine. X. II. S.;
George Bennett, !. c.; Paul thinner
man, o. G.
Arthur Hammer. who has been ser
iously III with pneumonia. is slowly
recovering.
Mrs. +. J. Kennedy and children
Of Montana. are visiting at the Os.
trander home.
Mrs. Charles Aim entertained a
few ladies Monday evening. whose
husbands attended lodge. The even
ing was devoted To needlework, and
nice lunch was served