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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05
Birthday Anniversary.

S"t'Hoy S'"hNCioa'y'
A very pleasant surprise was given
at the home of William Ballard OF
Decoria on Friday night. February &c.
in honor Of the birthday anniversary
OF their son, Charles. About twenty
friends were present, and the time
was spent I'm playing games and with
music. At midnight delicious refresh
ments were served. and the handsome
birthday cake, which was decorated
with twenty-four lighted candles. was
cut and served with ice cream. Mrs.
f. Hoppe, sister of the guest of
honor. assisted by Misses Nellie Cor.
Gran and Annie Schulz, served the
lunch. The guests departed at late
hour, wishing Mr.. Ballard many
happy returns OF the day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05

Milwaukee. March 1.-The testi.
mony OF Louise Jensen. a Chicago
stenographer and notary, hitherto
practically unknown In the case. Is
believed to have been the deciding
factor in the indictment of Rev.
James Morrison Darnell. the marry.
ing pastor" OF Kenosha, late Saturday
on a charge Of violating the Mann
white slave act. The principal charge
against Darnell was transportation
OF Ruth Soper. mother OF his in
FAINT son. from Owatonna, Mimi, TO
Kenosha for immoral purposes. Miss
Jensen Is said to have told the
grand jury that clergyman giving
the name OF Davis came TO her Office
In Chicago q few weeks ago and
asked to make an affidavit that he
had married Miss Soper TO a minis.
ter named Darnell. Miss Jensen
visited Darnell in his cell In the
Chicago jail and Is said to have
identified him as the clergyman
Davis"
Thought She Was Woman's Com.
panion.
When Miss Jensen came TO Mil.
waukee with Doris Vaughn. Darnelrs
divorced wife. Il was believed she
was acting solely az the girls com.
panlon. II was thought that sue was
another Of the minister's numerous
wives" and she was Immediately
dubbed "the mysterious woman IN
blue" u was only when she caslIed
a voucher as witness I'm the grand
jury. session here that her interest
In the case became known.
In an interview In Jail at Chicago,
Darnell condoned his heart generos.
ity" and declared that in years TO
come he will be classed among the
"emanclpators of convention shack.
ed souls, who seek freedom for vir.
tues sake"
His Bail Fixed at $4,000.
United States Attorney Gorf said
eight counts were affirmed against
Darnell. but refused TO disclose their
exact nature. A copy of the indict.
ment was forwarded to Chicago Sat.
urday afternoon and proceedings will
be instituted for trial here. Oar.
nell's Milwaukee attorneys insisted on
bail. Judge Geiger may fix his bond
al $4,000.
According to Mr.. Gofr, the testi.
mony Of Miss Vaughn had nothing
to do with Darnell's indictment. She
testified only that she had married
Darnell and then divorced him when
she learned from church officials in
kenosha that he was living with
Ruth Soper.
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From MONDAYS Daily.

Louis Wallace, who resided In this
city about twenty years ago. died the
night OF February 20, at his home I'm
Minneapolis after few days illness
with pneumonia. aged seventy-cight
years. Burial took place at GAINESVILLE
today. Deceased was the father of
Miss Katherine Wallace OF Mime
apolis.
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school. district As, on Saturday. even
ing. March 6. Miss Laura Moeri is
teacher of the school. and extends a
cordial invitation to everyone who
would like to attend.
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Box social.

Box Social.
A box social and entertainment
win be given at the Sugar Grove
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House-warming.

A party of friends gave Walter
Olson a house.warming in his fine
new country dwelling on the Good
Thunder road about a mile from the
city last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05

st. Paul, March i.-Governor
Hammond this afternoon signed
the county option bill. . D.
The bill was signed by the
governor at 2:45 p. m, and filed
at 2:45. II Is now law OF the
state. t.oa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05

st. Paul. March Speaker II. IL.
Flowers today signed the county
option bill and Immediately sent 1t
to Governor Hambmond, who Is ex.
pected TO act on II before tomorrow.
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From Mondays DalIv

From Mondays DslIs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Madigan to-
day relinquished their care OF the
county poor farm, and were sue.
ceeded by Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey C.
Young of Decoria. Mr.. and Mrs.
Madigan will make their home I'm
this city ut EOS Pleasant street.
Their term at the county poor farm
was marked by great kindness and
consideration Of the old people and
others i'm their charge. and the
neatness with which the building
was maintained. They deserve much
credit for the capable manner I'm
which they discharged their duties
and will be missed by the inhabi.
tants of the farm.
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Epworth Social Enjoyed.

SS~'ss s"lSySs.
The Epworth league social given
at the Methodist Episcopal church
last Saturday night proved a very
enjoyable affair About ninety young
people were present. The evening
was spent in various games and
contests, Miss Eleanor Quimby re.
ceiving the prize given for the best
one-minute impromptu speech on
Woman Suffrage" The games OF
kilograms also afforded much amuse-
ment, regular telegram blanks having
been donated for the purpose by the
Western Union Telegraph company.
The league was unable to secure
the taffy to pull as was first an.
nounced, but every one seemed to
enjoy the already pulled" tafry, and
popcorn, which was served.
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trade and was well and favorably
known In this section. The surviving
relatives are the four children. G.
Lowell, and Gordon NJ. Wilson Of
Mankato; Glenn Wilson OF Winnie
bagc and Mrs. Opal Clarno of st.
Paul; three sisters, Misses Ella and
Bessie Wilson Of this city and Miss
Alma Wilson of Spokane, Wash. Five
grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Opal
Clarno OF st. Paul. Glen Wilson of
winnebago. and Mrs. d. L. Tyson of
Minneapolis are In the city to attend
the funeral.
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from Mondays Daily.

George W. Wilson, resident of
this city for the past fifty years. died
ut 1mmanuels hospital last night
at nine o'clock, death resulting from
stomach trouble from which
he had been suffering for the past
year. He was born June 10. 1853. at
Springfield. Mass, and came to Min
nesota with his parents in 1869, the
family settling In Mankato In 1860.
He was married I'm 1876, and seven
children were born to them. three OF
whom died In infancy.
Mr.. Wilson was carpenter by
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Relative to House in Street.
Judge Lorin Cray appeared before
the council to urge that that body
take action TO compel John Macbeth
to remove from the street back Of
the packing house, property not far
from the old Great Western depot
site I'm the north end of the city.
Judge Cray said he was interested In
the Matters estate, and that prop
erty would be benefited by getting
the house away. The Judge said the
National Citizens bank, of which he
is president, was heavy creditor OF
the estate, and that was why he
was so insistent on getting the house
away. He said Mr.. Macbeth, when
he bought the house. had agreed
to remorve 1t, but now claimed TO
own the land with the house by
adverse possession. The house. ac-
cording TO Mr.. Macbeth's claim,
the Judge said had stood there thirty
Ave to forty years. The Judge con-
tended, however, that the council had
the right 10 order the house taken
out of the street, even IL the house
had stood there all that time.
The matter was referred TO City
Attorney schaub to make an investi-
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WHO H. LEFT?

If you have kept tabs On the vari-
Gus official bulletins issued from time
to time by the various war offices,
you will have noticed that:
The entire Russian army has been
captured at least once and is now
harmlessly informed in Austrian and
German camps
All the adult male population Of
France has gone the same way.
Every German male between the
ages of fifteen and fifty has been for
some time safely disposed of in the
French quarters for prisoners.
Heaven only knows where the Aus
TRANS came from who are fighting the
Italian advance, for according to the
bulletins they have all been captured
two or three times. The Belgians
have all been killed and several hun
dred million Englishmen quietly re-
posing in German detention camps.
yet the fighting goes wickedly on
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WHY is BAD AIR
Experts Prove That Overheated Rooms
Without Proper Ventilation Pro
duee Serious Physiological
Defects.

Air is bad, when it is overheated,
when it contains an excess of mois-
ture, and when it is chemically con-
taminated. This is the conclusion Of
the New York State Commission On
Ventilation, a. summarized by Pro
fessor q. T.. "A. Winslow, Chairman, in
the official organ of The National As
sociation for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis, the Journal of
the Outdoor Life.
Professor Winslow shows that while
it has been matter of common be-
lief for a long time that stagnant air
was bad for the body, until recently
no one knew why this was 30. The
New York State Commission on Ven
tilation has definitely proven two
counts against bad air, one of them
for the first time in history, and will
probably prove others later on.
The first indictment against bad air
shows that an increase in tempera-
ture beyond the normal seventy de-
grees produces serious arrangement
Of the vaso-motor mechanism of the
body, resulting in a rise Of temper
ature, increased pulse, and a lowered
blood pressure, with a corresponding
decrease in efficiency, both physical
and mental. In addition to this, over
heating conduces to an undesirable
congestion OF the mucous membranes
of the nose, thus, possibly paving The
way for colds, sore threats, and at
tacks OF various germ diseases.
The work of the Commission also
proves that chemical accumulations in
the air as a result of air stagnation,
bring about a decreased appetite for
food, which in turn must have an un-
favorable effect On the entire body.
In the Commissions experiments, the
people living in fresh air ate Az to
13 per cent more than those living in
stagnant air.
These experiments" says Profess
sor Winslow, indicate that fresh air
is needed at all times and in all
places. While we have changed our
ideas a. to what causes bad air, ven
tilation IL just a. essential to remove
the heat produced by human bodies
as it was once thought to be to re
move the carbon dioxide produced by
human lungs, and it is now proved
also to be essential for carrying away
chemical products which exert a
measurable effect upon the appetite
for food. People who live and work
i'm overheated and unventilated rooms
are reducing their vitality and render
ing themselves an easy prey to all
sorts Of diseases, such as tuberculo-
sis, pneumonia, grippe, ETC.
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CURFEW IN PHILADELPHIA
Children Must BE on the Streets by
The Time Bell Rings.

Whenever the law intervenes in
questions of morals all sorts of diff
culties arise. In the case of the cur
few order which went into effect
in Philadelphia recently, il would b.
easy To say that the police are usurp-
ing the functions of the parents OF the
be restricted. But there is such a
thing as being too logical. The
indifference or worse of their natural
guardians has left the police the only
protectors Of these young people from
The dangers which assail them late at
night on the streets. The objections
to submitting them to the humiliation
OF arrest are less weighty, on the
whole, than those to permitting them
the license they now enjoy.
Doubtless after a time the fear of
the consequences will avail to keep
them at home. 1t Is none the less a
disgrace that the duties OF parents
should. 20 often b. indifferently dis
charged. The children who roam
about the streets are by no means all
waits and strays. Many Of them, per-
haps most of them, come from re-
spectacle homes. Why should there
be in such homes this dreadful slack
ening Of moral responsibility? Why
should il be left to the law to do what
parents ought to do? No punishment
does much to restrain the hardened
criminal. But those who are hesitat-
ing at the first step in crime may be
reclaimed.-From the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
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TRENCHES RELIEF BY NIGHT
When Approach Is In The Open Day.
light Shifts Are Sure Death.

Say the British trenches are only
200 yards from the Germans. The
modern rife has an effective range Of
$500 Yards. Thus, space OF more
than 1000 yards can be swept by the
enemy's fire, whether back of the
German or Of the British front line.
One who walks directly up to a
trench on the level by day has only
little more chance of not being killed
than if he tried to walk across Niagara
Falls.
Some Of the bravest work of the
war has been done in bringing back
men who have been wounded when
shift
The reliefs go in at night; and the
more difficult of approach the longer
ton remain, and, conversely, the long
er number they have in holiday
III The enemy knew the precise time
that the relief was coming, they
would have only to sweep the zone
guns to gain a red harvest The only
certain way of moving into the relief
would be to keep the machine guns
pldylHR 49, nlSAl- GGTnldn LdILOIlcS
cannot make anything like ammuni-
ton enough for such extravaganza
The machine guns blaze out at I'M
tervals on the long chance, and us
ually their bullets are as waste for
want of a target as if they are fired
in the Arctic seas. Again, when there
is a target, their guessing aim in the
darkness j. wrong, and the stream Of
lead sweeps harmlessly to one side Of
the relief, or passes over their heads,
or IL buried In the trench wall For
months this has been the situation
From Callers Weakly
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OUR NATIONAL WEALTH.

Three years ago statisticians esti-
mated the wealth of the United States
at the enormous total of one hundred
and eighty-seven billions of dollars
($1ST 900, 00O,000), and recent esti-
mates have ascertained II il increas-
ing at the rate of five billions Of dol
lars year. The estimated total at
this time, therefore, must be about
two hundred and two billions, or, to
set it down in dollar mark, numerals
and ciphers-ciphers on the side that
makes them count, too-$202 900 ,U00,-
0O0
1t is very comforting to reflect upon
this enormous extent of our national
wealth, and the encouraging rate at
which we are growing richer. For
while We are thus increasing in pros
perity and getting richer all the time,
the great nations OF Europe are maxi
ing tremendous extravagant expendi
lures for war purposes, and thus
growing poorer. Also they are COM
PEELED to curtail production and trade,
by reason Of having diverted SO much
of their human energies into The DE-
structiFe and costly war business, 20
that this country is working overtime
to supply the deficiency and growing
more and more wealthy thereby.
Such an assuring position should be
of the greatest benefit to our people.
In the first place it should BE-. accept
ed by them a. most potent object
lesson in the folly OF war ana the
substantial benefits Of peace. Also,
it should convince them, at a glance,
how wrong it would be for them to
waste billions of their wealth in cost
1y preparations for war, even with
the purpose of guaranteeing peace"
They have seen how The unrivalled
preparations for war made by Ger
many proved an Indictment to war
and all its horrible results, and
should realize the equally potent fact
that Win our great wealth and re-
sources W. could easily resist at
tacks by amy Of the warning nations
at Europe, all Of which will be both
physically and financially exhausted
by the titanic struggle. This aDso-
lutely insures our immunity, and
even if forced to the issue, we could
readily prepare for adequate defense.
~ N n, MI are safe, and should be
serene Ak X much better to be
wealthy and peaceful, than to Be i'm
poverished by terrible war.-Wilming-
ton Every Evening.
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GERMANY'S SUBMARINE LOSSES.

M report in London that thirty
four German submarines have been
sunk since the beginning Of the war
is not incredible. The submarine is
subject to vicissitudes which cannot
be foreseen. The American submarine
F-4 was recently lost off Honolulu,
and thu Navy Department il trying to
recover thu hull in order To ascertain
the cause OF the accident In the
maneuvres of the North Atlantic feet
during the last week, two submarines
We're put out of commission and an
other went aground.
The nets % extensively used by the
British must have brought in a heavy
toll Of German undersea ships. U-29,
commanded by Weddigen, the most
famous Of all submarine captains, was
trapped in British net in the Fifth
usually makes no report on the sue
cess OF it, netting operations. In
many cases III cannot know what the
result was.
Many submarines have undoubtedly
been lost through the stalling of their
engines, for the engine of a subma-
rine is as likely to 60 wrong as the
engine or an automobile. Tn view Of
the extraordinary operations OF the
German undersea boats, los "a
thirty-four would not b. excessive
and II the number Is only seventeen,
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INFORMATION FOR
Il CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals, addressed TO the
County Commissioners of Carroll Coun-
ty, and endorsed Proposals for building
a section Of State Aid Highway i'm Car
roll County, upon or along the Houcks-
vile road between Hampstead and Hou-
cksvllle for distance of about 46-100
miles, will be received by the County
Commissioners of Carroll County, at
their office, Westminster, Maryland,
until u o'clock noon, of the fifteenth
day Of June, 1915, and at that time and
place will BE- publicly opened and read.
All bids must be made upon blank
forms to be obtained of the State Roads
Commission at its office, COL Garrett
Building, Baltimore, Md, must give
the price proposed both in writing and
in figures, and must be signed by the
bidder, with his address.
Each bid is to be accompanied by a
certified check for Two Hundred Dol
lars ($200.O0) payable to the County
Commissioners Of Carroll County, said
check to be returned to the bidder I'M
less he fails to execute the Contract
should be awarded to him.
Plans can be seen and forms of speci-.
fication and contract may be obtained
on cash payment Of S1.00 at the office
Of the State Roads Commission, Balti-
more, Md
The County Commissioners Of Carroll
County reserve the right to reject any
and all. proposals.
= BY order of the Board.
JACOB N. DEHOFF, President,
O. E. DODRER, Clerk.
june At
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GERMANS FOUGHT ON UNDER
HAIL OF LEAD
Became DemOralized And Couldn't
Tell North From South, Says
French Eyewitness

Fighting under a hail of lead, the
Germans in the recent battling around
Notre Dame de Lorette became 50 de-
moralized and confused that they
couldn't distinguish north from south,
the official eyewitness" attached to
the French Army reported:
Among 5000 German dead found
after the battle was, the body of a Cap
tain Sievert," said the eyewitness. -
In his pocket was found written
to p in that region
The Germans" he wrote, lacked
ammunition. Their orders were %
badly given that there was great con
fusion in every sector, the soldiers
being unable to sense their directions.
The morale was very bad.
Hundreds of wounded lay in the
German trenches waiting for the am
bulance men, who for some reason
failed to arrive The men fought for
hours without food. Their officers
telephoned for reinforcements, but
they did not come. Then after each
severe Smelling they sent runners
back tc ask about the achievements,
but none came.
The account of Captain Sievert, a
five-page recital, closed with the line,
III wonder how long the thing will
last The German captains own
story shows that the French attack
made the enemy's position a hail OF
bullets, grenades and shells, behind
which the French came charging with
their bayonets. 1t proves what super
human efforts Germany needed to
demand Of her men even before Italy's
entry into the war"
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WANTED.


WANTED-Will pay the highest
market price for Wax Cherries, picked
without stems and delivered at my fac
tory, Bethel Heights, during tn cherry
season. Call Oh address K R. Taylor,
Patapsco. Md. Phone 822-13- ju st
WANTED-High class man to sell
trees, shrubs, roses, vines, berry bush
es, bulbs, etc. Good wages. Perma-
nent. Exclusive Territory. Brown
Brothers Nurseries, Rochester, New
York. jun Alt
MANUFACTURING Cured Meat
Joshua NJ Corbin. Westminster. Md.
jun 4-3t
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Englar & Spoaseller.
June 4. 1915.
SYKESVlLLE MARKET.
Sykesville Lumber, Coal & Grain Co.
Sykesville, Md, June 4. 1915.

JUNE is THE MONTH OF ROSES
AND COAL ORDERS AND BRIDES.
Especially il il the month when the
most Coal orders are placed. Lowest
spring price in June-COal will adj
vance zoe July 1st Give Smith a.
Reifsnider the order to-day.
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Getting Serious.

Mr.. Newpop q a. m at the phone)
doctor, Can YOU come down
and $50 the baby right away2
Doctor-What seems tO he the trou-
BILE?
MIR. Newpop-I-I'm not quite sure,
but j think he has insomnia.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE a, 1915
MEETING or DIRECTORS.

The Board of Directors of The Demo-
cratic Advocate Company will meet in
the Advocate Office on
.%MONDAY, JUNE IA, 1915,
at D. ia, for tn purpose Of declaring
the semi-annual dividend payable July
30 and to transact such business as may
come before them.
]. H. BILLINGSLEA,
President.