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The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
DETAILS Of WHITE
WAY To BE PLANNED
Mayor and counciImen WIll Hold Their
Special Meeting Tomorrow Morn.
ing For Discussion

Mayor Meyer and Councilmen
Lack and Lamm returned to Man
kato this afternoon from trip 10 ST.
Paul and Minneapolis In which they
looked over different makes Of COM
pensator. little apparatus that Is to
te placed In each of the posts of the
new way-o light. They also looked
over different styles OF globes and
t,rri fxtures that are 10 be usel In
the improvement. The mayor has
called a special meeting OF the city
council. to open tomorrow morning ut
9:30 o'clock. At this meeting various
details Of the way-of-lIsht job will be
discussed.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
BROTHER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
WHILE FIGHTING FOR GERMANY

army fighting the French. was SER
iously wounded. and had been in a
hospital at Harburg On the Elba for
six weeks. He is also afflicted with
rheumatism. contracted from the long
hard winter in the trenches. but as
soon as he Is sufficiently recovered
he win be returned to the army for
active duty.
live of the Levin brothers belong
cd to the German army. one OF them
clready having been killed In battle,
one still In the hospital. and the 9TH
er three fighting at tho front. two
against the Russians, and one against
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
GUILTY OF FRAUD
YOUNG man FINED
Ernest ". Rsffner Mas Before
Judge Baoih Today
MUST PAY COURT $500
Was Charged With Working Get.
Rich.Quick Scheme On
innocent Public

Ernest w. HoTner. a young man
from Blue Earth city. pleaded guilty
late yesterday afternoon before Judge
Wilbur r. Booth to the charge OF us
ing the mails for fraudulent purposes
lie advertised that he could give In
structions by mail. whereby any per-
son could earn SIS TO 800 per week.
lie gave this instruction by circular.
which. Assistant District Attorney J.
NJ Dickey informed the court. had no
merit. By this method. Hoifner man
aged TO Iet In fees for the circular
something like S25.
Iloffner Il thirty five years old and
unmarried. His attorney. Senator +.
l.. Putnam OF Blue Earth city. state
that the young man had father un-
able TO work and dependent on tho
son for support. IIoffner Is by trade
a carpenter and builder and general
mechanic.
Sentence Is Imposed.
Judge Booth imposed a sentence OF
n fine OF $l0O. and ordered that the
young man he kept I'm jail until the
fine was paid. On inquiry as to wheth-
er he was able 10 pay the fine. the
young man told the court he thought
he would be able to borrow the money
from n friend.
This morning Frank MOrgenthaler.
the young man from Seattle. who was
arrested in February on the charge Of
stealing So worth OF stamps from the
postal substation at the Thro drug
store. pleaded guilty. The matter OF
sentence was deferred, the intention
hejnR 10 Pt'end TO that some time to-
morrow. His attorney. Is Ivan Bowen.
These two defendants were the only
persons indicted by the grand jury at
this session. The grand jury was dis
charged this morning.
Twenty-four applications for nat
uralization came up al this session of
the court. Fourteen OF the applicants
were admitted to citizenship. six OF
the cases were continued. two were
dismissed because the applicants were
rot present and Two for other rea-
IONS Az of the applicants live either
In Mankhto or the vicinity. The pc
tltloners with their respective rulers,
TO whom they renounced allegiance,
were as follows:
Admitted to Citizenship.
Admitted 10 citizenship: Tom RAINY
former subject OF Mohammed ". sui
tan of Turkey; Michael Clifford and
'i-'rk C"FTey, formely under George
". king of Great Britain and ireland:
Conrad Haffner. William r. Mattert.
Wilhelm +. wenker. Sylvester Hut
terer, John Hafner and Frank Brand
formerly under Wilhelm H. emperor
OF Germany; Oscar A. Young. Hahn
or +. Ekerholm and Edward Johnson
formerly under Gnstayus ". king OF
CONTINUED on Page Three
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

he French. In Germany affairs seem
% ccntinue about the same. except
lng that there are no men left I'm the
towns, and all the work is done by
women.
The German soldiers are glad that
the winter Is past, as the terrible
months In the trenches were worse
TO them than active fighting. The
Geld winter. with It's privations. has
been considered the worst time OF
all the war by the soldiers. II has
been two and n half years since Mr..
Levin saw his parents and brothers
In the cid home. Two brothers a,
living In America.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

first warning of the blaze. which later
got so far beyond control that Gil
alarm was sent in. the first such alarm
In six years.
Smoke belched continually from the
windows and doorways. from base
ment and elevator shafts and flremer
pesehed upon the first story battle
ment were In constant danger OF fatal
injury as they directed the deluge OF
water.
The building which housed the
library's volumes figures among St
pauls oldest land marks.
IL formerly was used as public
market Ind trading station. Dec. 81.
1914. the property was leased by the
city to George Lennon for a period of
thirty years. effective Jan. I. 1914.
The rental stipulated at the time
was $4,000 annually for the first five
years. s50.0OO annually for the next
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
PETITION FOR DiTcHEs.

Canal in Medo and Another With
Outlet in Minneopa Greek.
A petition Is being circulated I'm
Medo for a judicial ditch. which Is
TO be. simply the old open county
ditch 90. but reconstructed and tiled.
The ditch lies seven miles east of
MapietOn and extends ten miles. An
ether petition that is i'm cirthlatiOn Is
fer a judicial ditch with an outlet in
Minneopa creek and running about
three miles north from Cray.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

Eeriin, Wireless TO SsyvilIe,
April 2s.-The French armored
cruiser Leon esmbetta was tor
pedoed by an Austrian submarine
according to a report to the
Overseas News agency. Part Of
the crew was saved.
Paris, April 2S.-The ministry
OF marine announces that all the
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Franz oilda. Young Man, Arrested on
Accusation OF Stealing.
Franz Gilda. aged nineteen. is in
jail at st. Peter. charged with steal
ing ,s3t and gold watch from his
employer. Arnold Reirhart. at Court
land. His case will be investigated
by the Nicollet county grand jury. 1t
Is saIo that the young man was In
need of money with which to pur-
chase passage TO Germany.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
Reckless Auto Ridinn.

Complaints have been received at
the police station about the reckless
operation of automobiles on the
streets ut night. Chief CT Police
Klugierz stated today that a spe-
cial effort would be made at once to
find the guilty persons and bring
them into court.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

FLAMES BURST OUT ANEW AND SWEPT
STORES FOR NEARLY QUARTER OF BL OCK
,As~ocratea irers Dispatch }

St Paul. April 28 8F which last night destroyed the public library b and mddaed
throughout the night burst eaherhg pread buildings but finally
controlled and taken
by smoke nearby theatre where hospital established
library, hall o block nd
almost totally with total loss Of 100000
library and the valuable books had
from the old building .s
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
TEDDY and PLATT
QUITE like CAOMS
They Conferred About Public
Jobs and Disposal
PASSING OF THE NOTES
Cross Examination of Colonel
Was Concluded in Court
This Morning
PASSING OF THE NOTES
tAssocIated Press Dispatch.l !

ASSOCIATED Press Dlspatch.l
Syracuse, April 2e.-Crcss ex-
animation Of Theodore Roosevelt
was concluded today after he was
atked questions about his
speeches, salary and the travel
ling expenses he received while
president Of the United States.
What was your salary while
president Of the United States"
Roosevelt was asked.
''$50.cco year."
Ibid congress appropriate s25.-
eco for travelling espenses7" OBJ
jectlon 70 question Was sustained.
The questioner then argued
that he wanted 20 test the good
faith Of witness and to show that
although s50,ooc was the presi
dents salary, he approved OF the
bill which gave him S25,0o0 for
travelling expenses.
The speech at Hudson Falls by
the colonel was read. Roosevelt
was reported as saying that Bar
nes was a menace to the state,
md that u he was menace be-
fore election he was menace
yet"
Another speech quoted him as
e1yina: "'Mr. 3. and Mr. NJ.
should be in the same party"
He added that one controls New
Ycrk and one Albany.
~ said Mr.. Barnes and Mr..
Murphy" said Roosevelt. In an
other speech Roosevelt was quot
ed as saying that he did not be-
lieve Murphy's and Barnes prin-
eiples were the same as he was
not sure they had any principles.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
French Boat Leon Gambetta
7orpedoed;; Officers Perish
rspec,a, to rne Free Press,

officers aboard the Leon Gam
beta which was torpedoed. per-
ished at their posts. OF the crew,
between 700 and 500, II Is said
that t36 were saved by italian
vessels in the otranto canal.
Brindisi, Italy, April 25.-The
Leon Gambetta has been run
ashore. u is feared she may float
away on the next high tide.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

London. April Military opera
tions Of i. critical importance are now
under way simultaneously in three
distinct fields OF action In Flanders
the Germans are once moro engaged
with the Belgians and French in a
struggle for the mastery or the ter
ritory near the User canal. where
severla months ago there occurred
what perhaps was the most terrible
struggle Of the war thus far. In the
Carpathians the Russians are assum-
ming the offensive TO push over the
mountain barrier to Hungary. At the
Dardanelles the allies have succeed
cd in landing troops on both sides of
the straits and inaugurating a COM
bined land and sea attempt at the
conquest of Constantinople. r
A British correspondent In North
ern France telegraphs that the Ger
man effort to turn the left British
flank near the Ypres failed and that
the Germans have been checked def
nitely, although the hattie stili con-
tinues with violence. -s
Statement From Heieians. ~
London. April 2S.--An official an
nouncement has been given from The
Belgian army Headquarters on the
continent reading: "rhe situation on
April q at G p. m, showed the Ger
man artillery evidencinR a little ac-
tivity on the front held by the Bel
gian army.
"The French. aided by the Belgian
artillery and infantry. have taken LIZ
zerne and several German trenches
I'm the direction of Het Sas. Over
100 dead were counted on the bat
tlefield. The booty comprises six
quickhrlng guns. 200 prisoners. The
attack continues"
Bulletin From Paris.
Paris. April 2s.-An official war
bulletin today says progress con-
tinues north of Ypres. "This IL par
ticularly on our left. where we took
six machine guns. two bomb throw
ors and much war material. at the
same time making several hundred
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
kAro GIRL SHOT HUBBY.
She Did Not Like His Style And S
peppered Him.

Ruth Nimocks Rohare. charged
with shooting her husband at Aber-
deem. s. r.. after she had pawned her
wedding ring. was married in Wi
mona. She was married June "a. 1914.
She Cnce was a resident OF Mankato.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30
Appoln ntments Were Discussed.

The colonel. when vice president.
asked that his friends be taken care
Of" by the senator. In other letters
appointments were discussed. while
In one, written by the senator after
Colonel Roosevelt was in the White
House, the cabinet to be selected by
the mayor elect of New York. Seth
Low. was written Of.
The name of william Barnes. the
colonel admitted, die not appear once
In all this correspondence.
The letters between Mr.. Barnes ana
the colonel covered q period between
1904 and 1910. Their tenor was en-.
tirely friendly ard ut times they al,
most bordered upon the formal. The
appointment OF men TO Office and a
variety of political affairs were dis.
cussed
Hostilities broke out between the
opposing lawyers several times. On
each occasion Justice William An.
drews, presiding. smoothed them
down. The Roosevelt counsel fought
against the admission of the news
paper articles. Then when the colo
mel was asked about campaign con.
tribrtions from men affiliated with
the American Power company. the
New Haven railroad. Harvester com.
rany. the Steel corporation and the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company
and whether he. as president of the
United States. had ordered the at.
torney general to investigate or brins
action against the concerns. the at.
torneys clashed again.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

syracuse, y. T., April ZS.-More
hitherto unknown chapters OF polit-
lcal history were revealed in the su-
preme court here when confidential
correspondence that passed between
Theodore Roosevelt on one hand and
William Barnes and former United
States Senator Thomas c. Platt-'the
boss"--on the other. was read TO the
jury. -
II was the former presidents sixth
day upon the witness stand in the
$4,000 suit for alleged libel brought
against him by Mr.. Barnes. Colonel
Roosevelt identified the letters and
answered questions about them and
some more about campaign contribu-
tions and big business.
lie wound up by claiming as his
own the speeches and interviews pub
lished in New York newspapers, I'm
which he said some things about the
men he called "the BOSSES" The
names of Barnes. Murphy, Guggen.
helm. Cox. Lorimer. Penrose and
others were scattered through these
articles
The letters that passed between
Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Platt
showed that the two continued to
consult on friendly terms while the
former was governor, vice president
and then president.
The Mankato free press., 1915-04-30

Continued or Page Three
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18
Mon MnMnnns Aan AssAssINs
Former GOvernor sIasoR Says All of
Them should he Hanged.

Former Governor sIason Says All of
Then should Ne Hanged.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Aug i7.--For-
mer Governor John w slaton OF oeor-
gia, who as chief executive Of that state
committed Ia life imprisonment the sem
tence OF death passed upon Leo NJ Frank.
and who Is here visiting the Panama-Pa.
eifie exposition, was informed early this
morning that Frank had probably been
lynched. He expressed himself as deeply
shocked and indignant
The act was conaumnate outrage,"
said Mr.. slaton. and every man en-
gagged In the ynehing should be hanged
for he IL an assassin. such an act is
contrary 20 the civilization OF Georgia
and one whiclf every good citizen will
condemn.
Il could use no language too Goa
demnstory. I believe the governor OF
Georgia win use al the power OF tho
state 10 punish tho nnaicfactors, who dis
regarded the civilization OF Georgia
Their act was one Of eowerdice, which
belongs alone 10 the assassin.
Il am shocked and Mortified beyond
expression. ANY man who approves, Of
this action OF the mob Of murderara Is
unworthy 70 be Georgian.
Any man or newspaper which con-
dones this offense ought to be driven
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18

Continued from Page one)
on natural trade route, is 10 derive
any benefit from the Panama canal, the
Improvement of the Missouri river is in
stantly apparent The Mississippi river
presents a natural outlet into the Gulf
Of Mexico for South American trade. II
this Is to be taken advantage Of, espe-
cially by our grain shippers, additional
profit can be secured through the cutting
out Of the middleman in the form Of the
English jobber. As the situation now
stands. we ship raw wheat TO England,
chiefly 20 Liverpool where II Is turned
into the finished product and sent in
English bags TO the South American
trade English labor benefits thereby
and the by-products are lost 20 US in
the transaction. with the establishment
OF hydro-eiectric plants In the Missouri
valley, and there are many fine points
where they are available. the middle
man is cut out and additional profit Is
put into the pocket Of the grower.
THE same situation holds good for
much of our canned goods and commodi-
ties. With direct trade routes long hauis
are obviated and additional profits en-
joyed by the producers Railroad freight
rates have been brought down by the
recent activity in the river. showing the
result of healthy competition
The following congressman were ex-
pected TO attend the conference here
today, according TO George II. Forsee,
industrial commissioner of the local COM
mercial club:
Missouri: :. w. Alexander, ID. w.
Shackleford. o. w. Hamlin, G. r. Booher,
William l., Igoe. w. p. Borland, Jacob &C.
Meeker. Kansas: ID. II. Anthony, jr.
Arkansas: S. NJ. Taylor Iowa: g. N.
Haugen, i. J. Steele. Nebraska: c. o.
Lobeck. Minnesota: George r. Smith
The following directors OF the National
Rivers and Harbors congress also are
expected TO attend; S. N. Thompson,
Washington, ID. c.; ]. w. Cooper. st.
Louis; Harry L. George. st. Joseph; Irv-
ing c. Norwood, Davenport. la George
v. h. Hill. Minneapolis, and w. K.
Kavanaugh. ST. Louis.
Representatives OF commercial bodies
In Omaha. st. Joseph, jefferson City.
Sioux City, Ia; ST. Louis. Atchison and
Leavenworth, Kan, promised to partici-
pate in the conference. Mr.. FOrsee said.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18

ing in special editions OF the Lincoln
papers.
II IL the general Opinion that the act
win reflect little credit on the state %
Georgia and stiil less n the authorities
make no effort 10 apprehend the muir
derers for such most of the people look
upon tho men who perpetrated the deed.
They appear TO feel that there was a
question as TO the guilt Of Frank. and
In that case the death Of the convicted
man is TO be deplored. for some day II
might be shown, az has been the case
before. that the man was innocent.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18
LONDON VIEW OF THE OUTLOOK


BERLIN. Aug. 17.-(via Lon
dor. )-one of the outlying forts OF
Kovno, between the Niemen river and
Cesia, to the south Of the main forti-
fication, has been captured by the
Germans. II was announced by the
German headquarters staff today.
More than gao cannon and $500
prisoners we're captured at Kovno,
the statement adds.
Three forts at Novogeogrievsk also
have been captured, army headquar-
ters report
London View OF situation.
LONDON. Aug. FIN the land fighting
a crisis has not been reached In the pres
emit stage of the eastern campaign.
Grand Duke Nicholas. the Russian com
mander-in-chief, will not be able to as
sure the safety of his armies until the
menace presented by the operations OF
Field Marshal Pom Hindenburg In cour-
land is removed. In the Bausx district
of courland the German army has been
driven back toward the capital and to-
WoNu tnb nv HNfu8BiCs nONoNeft
centers in the region north of the ME-
men, notwithstanding the recent success
of Russian resistance.
Between the Narew and the Bug, the
German drive evidently Is making some
Roadway. although Petrograd claims that
attacks of the invaders in this region
have been repulsed after heavy fighting.
Along the middle Bug the Austrians and
Germans have forced several crossings.
II the Russian plan 20 hold the valuable
transverse railroad running through Pima.
0rodnow, Biallistok, Brest-Iitouvsk and
Kovel succeeds. they must soon check
the Austrians and Germans definitely.
From the standpoint of the entente al
, lies. the near eastern situation is clear
ing with the assertion. officially inspired
from Nish that Serbia's attitude ir not
irreconciliable, but that the settlement
must be more general than a mere recti-
fication of frontiers in one locality For
mer Premier Venizelos. having been sum-
moned by King Constantine. Is expected
to be once more In the saddle tomorrow.
Roumania is becoming more determined
in its refusal to permit passage Of NUM-
lions to Turkey, which country is re-
ported to be showing concern over the
attitude OF Bulgaria.
French OfficiaI Report.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE French war Of
flee this afternoon gave out a statement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18
TWO-YEAR TERM
GIVEN TO SLAYER
Chicago Man Who Lived with Fair
mont, Neb., Girl Sent to Fort
Leavenworth.
COURT ADMINISTERS SCORING


CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-(SpecialD -
Robert Larson, an engraver' who
lived with Miss Pearl Gallagher OF
Fairmont. Neb., for several months
without the formally OF marriage and
who visited at the girls home repre-
senting that the two had been mar
ried was sentenced TO a term OF two
lyears in Fort Leavenworth prison
yesterday by Judge X. NJ. lands
after the court had severely scored
the man and told him the Mann
white slave act was made for Just
such persons as he.
Larson hsd parted with his wife when
he met Miss Gallagher. a cashier ut
moving picture theater.
visit 20 FsirEout.
An acquaintanceship resulted In apart
rncnt life In different parts Of the city
ana finally q journey 20 a farm near
Tairn,ont, Neb.. where the girls parents
lived. There the two represented them
selves as man and wife. and Larson was
arrested upon his return on April Of
this year.
80 you went with this woman TO Fair
mont and passed yourself off TO her
parents as her husbandg' commented
Judge lands. you stuck your guilty
legs under this honest farmers table and
partook Of his food. having lied TO him
about your relations with his daughter
Not only that; you we're unprincipled
enough to take his money 70 pay the
fares Of the woman and yourself back ia
Chicago. where you acted as a procurer
for the woman"
Tired of Woman plea.
At this juncture counsel for Larson In
terposcd.
Don't you think that this woman wa
ss much 70 blame as Larson WASP"
Whenever there Is a dirty. nasty case
opened up IN this court" responded the
Judge. they come into court here and
tell mo that the woman 10 TO blame I'm
getting tired OF Il. Where did you get
tho money on which you lived with this
woman after you came back TO Chicago -
Girl Paia the Rent.
NY father sent some OF II 10 me and
the woman paid some OF the rom rent
don't think am any more to blame than
the woman h"
The woman-it's always the woman"
said the Judge II suppose that you hold
her blameworthy because she ceased to
support you. This IL one Of the worst
proposltions of It's kind that ever came
before me. The case combines all the
elenents which the Mann act was de-
signed 20 cover"
But the woman" the defendant began
again.
20. SIT down and keep stili." the judge
said firmly. Two years in the federal
penitentiary az Leavenworth."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18
nIsTonY or TnE PRANK CASE
Girl Murdered I'm Pencil Factory
Nearly Two Years Ago.

0hFA murGfFgU IN PENCIL FAcNorN
Nearly Two Years Ago.
Leo NJ. Frank was found guilty OF the
murder Of Mary Phagan on August %,
1918. and sentenced TO be hanged. He
was the superintendent OF the National
Pencil company. In Atlanta. In the base
ment OF which the girls body was
found by a night Waterman on the night
Of April "a.
Repeated attempts were made in the
state courts 10 obtain a new trial for
Frank. but without success. Efforts to
obtain a writ of habeas corpus in the
federal court at Atlanta, ana finally in
the Supreme Court OF the United States
were futile also.
On the nignt Of June n. this year. two
days before the date set for the prison
ers execution. he was removed from the
county Jail In Atlanta and rushed 70 the
state prison farm upon orders from Gov
ernor slaton. now retired. The next day
the governor announced that he had
granted petition made In Franks be-
half, asking that his death sentence be
commuted 10 life Imprisonment
A few weeks ago. an attempt was made
by ]. william Green. another life term
convict. to kill Frank by cutting his
throat Franks condition was serious
for some days. but IL was announced re-
Gently that no practically had recovered.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18

on the progress Of hosulities. which
reads.
Last night saw fairly spirited can
nonading at Boeslnehe and az ouenne-
vieres ana IN Lorraine In the vicinity Of
Arracourt and Leintrey.
There was fighting with hand grep-
AIDES In the Argonne. AZ Haute Chevau
Chee tho Germans came ou from their
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-18
NEBRAsKANs CONDEMN THE ACT
People Declare Georgia Has
Put big Blot ON Record.
(F'rom D etaff OorespondentO

LINCOLN, Aug. 17.-(speclal.) ICON
domination Of the action Of the Georgia
mob. which took Leo Frank from the
Georgia penltentiary last night and hung
him. Is generally expressed by Lincoln
people who read the account OF the lynch