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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO RESUME
WORK..

The first meeting of the Commercial
Club, after their summer vacation, is
scheduled for Monday evening, septem-
Der s. There have been several execu-
tive sessions during the summer months,
but no general meeting since last June.
The central heating proposition and
several other matters Of general interest
will be taken up. It is expected that a
good number Of new members will Join
the Club at its first session. H
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
CLAM FISHERS FIND vALUABLE
PEARLS.

Few OF the many pleasure seekers who
have padded canoe over the smooth
waters Of the Minnesota ever stop to
think that its bottom is veritable
treasure trove, floor strewn, with pearls,
if one could only find them. A few days
ago, r. P. Smith, whose clam digging
crew is q familiar sight on the Minnesota
was showing his friends "a case Of pearls
which comprise the seasons find. Two
of them were priced at from 500 to
$3.50 q piece, and besides these there
were Others of all sizes which altogether
amounted to quite tidy little sum for
summers work. Z.
Anew years ago when it was discovered
that the finest pearls on the market could
be found in the fresh-water clans Of
Minnesota streams, a general exodus Of
pearl fishers took place to the streams
and rivers. Pearl fishing, however,
while it combines all the pleasurable
elements Of hunting, fishing and swim
ming, is an industry which requires steady
application to bring results. Not all
CLAIMS are loaded with pearls. In fact
these high-toned jewel wearers are as
hard to meet as their human prototypes
at Atlantic City.
The Nature Study books Of q
generation ago, wisely told their breath
less readers that pearls were made by
CLAIMS as a cushion Or an absorber against
particles Of sharp sand that had lodged
within the shell. Alas for the boys who
attempted to aid and initiate nature BY
filling captive CLAIMS with sand and
pieces Of shell! The clans seemed
somehow strangely reluctant to produce
the expected fortune. What was the
reason? Now comes another scientist
who tells US again that these tiny en-
crusted particles are not sand nor bits
Of shell, but tiny parasites which mean
death deaf to the clam il not taken care Of in
this way. ss ..s3
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25

There were 5,817 books taken out from
school libraries BY high school pupils and
12,441 BY country school pupils.
Interesting also are the wages received
by school teachers. These average, fol
men, $3.50 in the high schools and $54 in
the country. For women, the average
is $61 in the high and $54 in the rural
schools. No great difficulty is found
among teachers in meeting the demands
of the income tax collector.
The qualifications of teachers also
form an interesting feature for those who
are DESTROYS of getting the best education
for their children. There were this last
year, among the teachers, rs college
graduates, SO normal school graduates
81 graduates of a high school training
department, 80 high school graduates
IA who have attended college for some
time, Al with some normal school train.
ing, and 40 non-graduates Of high schools
with some high school training.
Supt. Kennedy, who has the interests
of the country boys and girls at heart
feels the insufciency Of the present
methods. He has steadily bettered the
grade of teachers furnished to the country
schools, but with the small salaries which
most boards are willing to pay that is ar
uphill job. The consolidated school, in
his opinion, would solve the problem
provided the public could be made tc
back it up properly; but unless this were
done, it would soon be even more made.
quate than. the present system. The
present great need is to get the work Sc
systematized and divided that the super.
intendent may get time to visit the
schools GA more frequently and give the
work some personal supervision.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
.SUPT.;R: B. KENNEDY
COMPLETES REPORT III
ENROLMENT OF 4oss THIS YEAR.
AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY
is $73.
GRADE OF WORK IN RURAL DIS
TRICTS RAPIDLY IMPRov-
ING.

County Superintendent of Schools,
R. B. Kennedy, has completed his annual
school report for Brown County schools
for the last year ending July 81, 1915.
From this report it is seen that school
matters are being rapidly improved and
systematized under the able direction OF
Supt. Kennedy. While the scope of the
work is so extensive that it is impossible
for a county sperintendent to do as
much direct supervision as he would like
to be able to do, yet the grade of work
is steadily increasing, better teachers are
being employed, higher salaries are paid,
and more pupils are attending for a
longer time each school year.
4O89 Pupils Enrolled. 81
Brown County has eighty-four school
districts, including three high schools
and two graded schools. These schools
have an entire enrolment of 4089 pupils
out Of which 2072 are boys and 2017 are
girls. A comparison of the figures shows
that more boys attend school in the
country schools and fewer in the high
schools. h
The figures for enrolment of pupils II
high and rural schools are given here:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
PIPEsTONE GOES DRY.

,Pipestone woke up last Friday morn
ing to find itself quite .parched, in spite
Of its session ofsjoy since the June Z re-
turns which declared titswet byfour votes.
Judge Flynn rejected seventeen votes for
various reasons, and sidetracked poor
=, Pl'ipestone into the arid territory.
Brown County next! IL 3.5i ~
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
APPROACH OF OPEN SEASON
BRINGS UP RECENT CHANGES
IN LAWS. 5
LICENSE Y-ANOTHER
CHECK PLACED ON ONE
DAYS BAG.

provisions in the game laws of the state.
In the first place license will be required
of every hunter, whether resident or not,
except those hunting on their own
property. Co. Auditor Louis Vogel says
that a host of would-be hunters have
already put in their applications for
licenses, which cannot be issued until
within ten days Of the opening of the
season.
The license fee this year will be $1.OO
for all residents Of the state. This
license will entitle resident to hunt
anywhere in the state. It may be pro-
cured upon application to County Audi
tor Vogel. The license fee is deposited
to the account Of the State Game and
Fish commission and used for the proper
enforcement Of the game laws. The
license is good for only one year.
The nonresident license fee for big
game is $25; for small birds is $40.
Failure to take out license subjects the
hunter to fine of not less than $40 and
not more than $25, or thirty to ninety
days in jail. The licenses are not trans
ferable, and violation Of this rule is
punishable by fine Of not less than $50.
License must be shown to any person
upon request.
Season Opens Sept. Z.
The open season for snipe, prairie
chicken or pinnated grouse, white
breasted 81 sharp tailed grouse, wild
duck, goose. and all other aquatic fowl
except wood duck begins September z;
Federal game laws prohibit shooting
game birds before sunrise and after sun
set. Quail, partridge and ruffled grouse
may be hunted during the two months
of October and November; moose and
deer from Nov. 10 to Dec. 1; snipe and
prairie chicken until Nov. 7th.
Smaller Game Limits.
The number Of birds allowed to be
killed in one day has been reduced this
year SO. that sportsmen will have less
difficulty in reaching the maximum
number. It is ten for one days bag of
all varieties except ducks; thirty allowed
in possession; fifteen ducks may be
slaughtered in one day and forty-fve are
allowed in possession.
Game can be retained after the close
Of the shooting season by any person
lawfully in possession Of same by Sc
curing retaining tags to be attached to
the game until consumed. Heretofore
there has been no limit to the length of
time that game might be had in posses
sion under such restraining permits. A
new law limits the time that game birds
may be held under permit to Decem-
Der 81.
For those who have difficulty in re-
membering what to do and what not to
do, besides the sage advice to be sure
the bird is not man before shooting,
the following little list of "don'ts'' is
here given.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25

1t IL Unlawful
To kill harmless birds.
To hunt deer with dogs.
To fish with more than one line.
To break or destroy bird's nests or eggs.
To place or receive game in cold
storage.
To hunt on land Of another without per
mission. ~
To wantonly waste or destroy game
birds, animals or fish.
To ship Except as baggage brook
trout, black, gray or Oswego bass.
To sell fish caught in lakes Of Hennepin,
Ramsey or st. Louis Counties.
To obstruct the Commissioner OF his
Agents while gathering fish spawn.
To carry guns in training dogs during
close season on lands frequented by game
birds. "a
To serve bass, wild trout Except lake
trout Of any kind Of game in hotels or
restaurants.
To hunt or carry firearms in state
parks OF forest reserves or to hunt in
game refugees.
70 use traps, snares, artificial lights,
nets. bird lime, yet guns to kill game
animals OF birds. !.I
To deposit sawdust o. refuse in waters
planted BY Communist 4 =. q where fish
abound. 81 s.s "
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
L. S. Dobbs, Police Sergeant, Tells What
Transpired When He Was Called
to Scene of Crime.

Lee had just testified the girl was lying
on her back) Well, We couldn't tell BY
looking at her whether she was white
or black. only by the hair. She had
golden color hair. told some ono to
turn her over, and they turned her over,
and her face was full OF dirt. covered
with dirt and dust. They turned her
over and took piece OF paper or solas-
thing and rubbed the dirt off her faco.
and We could tell then that 1t was .
white girl. pulled down her stoclin3.
and We could tell by the skin Of her
knee that she was a white girl. Hor faos
was punctured--seemed to b. punctaired
with O little penknife-and It Was
swollen and black. She had . cut on
the left side Of the head. II remember
correctly. &C II she had been struck.
There was a confusion on the left side
of the head. right back there Cndicat-
inel. and a little blood there. A cord
was around her neck and sunk into her
fesh. We loosened the cord from
around her neck and also she had q
piece of her underclothing around her
n. ck. That wasn't tight The cord was
was choked out just the least bit-the
tongue was protruding Just the least bit.
Then called the negro. Newt Lee. and
asked him "Son, sss !, "99 sS,Ssr bnn. nm
this, or you know who done It." and he
said No. white folks don't know
snything about it." and ] said: How
did YOU come to find her here In this
dark place."
@. Don't tell what anybody said. Mr.
Dobbs: Just tell what you saw and
found A. An right, then; ! began to
look AROUND To see what ! could hnd
! went To scraping, and ! found a cou-
pic of notes. One OF the notes was a
little bloody. 1t read about this way
ii sJid "Mama----"
Q. Never mind what any note read
| will get YOU to look at this Look At
that tcNh'hiting cord TO witnessJ. That
CONTINUED on Ninth PaSaS
The Washington times., 1915-01-17

never stood there no ten minutes:
tell you that now; no sir.
=. Five minutes? A. No. sir.
didn't stay there five minutes.
.. Didn't you tell the coroners in
quest that You loked at 1t once and
saw what 1t was and then went right
or. A. No, sir. l told them | looked
at 1t and seed what 1t was-seed ex-
actly what II was-and then l lit a
rag iran or hurried) and went to the
telephone.
q. You thought 1t was a white WON.
an at the time. didn't you? A. No
sir. ! didn't say 1t was a white woman
When l first got there I didn't think
1t was a white woman. because hel
face was 50 dirty and her hair SC
crimpled. and there were white spots
about on her face.
Q. Was she lying on her back? A
Yes, sir.
Q. She was not lying on her face
this way dllustrating)? A. No. sir
She kind OF 'creened" over this way
and that threw this side toward me
and this side down. the right side dowr
and the left side up.
@. You are certain Of that. are
you? A. Just rs sure rs I am sittipl
here. You know am sitting here
don't you?. ~
sure as I am sitting here.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
DIRECT EXAMINATION BH
SOLICITOR DORSEY.

@. What is your business. A. Police
sergeant OF police.
@. Sergeant. where were Won on Me
mortal Day. Saturday. April ". 1879
A. On the morning Of the 9th | was
at the station house.
O. About o'clock, what. II any
thing, unusual happened? \, We'll
about 3:25, there came call from the
mcneil factory, that there was MUIR
der up there.
Q. Now, lust tell the jury what hap
nencd. what you discovered. y. Me
and Sergeant Brown and Mr.. Anderson.
the call Officer. and Mr.. Rogers--Rog-
ers was at the station with his machine.
an automobile. and we got the call and
he said: Il will take you up there" /"
and we all got in the machine and went
UP there, and when We got there we
knocked at the door. The door Was
lockcd-the outside door--and In about
two minutes. ! reckon, the negro came
down the steps and opened the door,
and he said there was q woman ,hUr-
dered in the basement. / told him TO
lead the way down there. an6 We went
down through - scuttle hole, a smal
trap door down there. ! don't rcmcm-
Der about the light being in the base
ment. Possibly there was a little III ht
of a gas jet. dim light burning right at
the elevator shaft or window.
lie led the way back IN the basement
to a partition on the left. Leading from
the elevator back there is partition
running through the basement. a Moot
"a partition, plank up ana down. The
negro led tho WAY back about l5n feet,
and We found the body, and the G.rI
VAS lying on her face, with the ieft
side on the ground, not directly Ning ON
the stomach-the right side up just a
httls' VI Will be recalled that Nswl
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
George Epps, Boy Acquaintance of Mary
Phagan, Describes Last Ride on
Car With Her.
DIRECT EXAMINATION by So
LICITOR DORSEY.

DIRECT EXAMINATION by So
LICITOR DORSEY.
@. How far did you live from Mary
Phagan? A. Right around the corner.
@. How long had you known her?
A. About a year
Epps Arranged To
Meet Girl Downtown.
Q. When was the last time you saw
her? A. Saturday morning coming to
town on the English avenue car. 1t
was about 10 minutes to IL when I
first saw her and seven minutes after
II when I left her at the corner Of
Forsyth and Marietta streets. She went
on down to the pencil factory to get
her pay AMI I went to get my papers
She was going to see the parade Ut
was Confederate Memorial Day. and
she said she would meet me at Elkins' s
drug store at o'clock.
@. Did you keep that engagement? ?
A. No. sir. She never showed up
@. When did you next see her? A.
seen her down here at Bloomfield's un-
dertakinR rooms.
c. Whom did you sit with that Satur-
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
FIRST DAY, JULY ~. 1918.

The testimony Of Mrs. J. W. Cole
man. mother Of the murdered girl
and the first witness:
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY sOLICI-
tor DORSEY.
@. You are Mrs. J. W. Coleman ?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. How were you related to Mary
Phagan? A. ! am her mother.
Q. When did you last see Mary Pha-
gan alive? A. The 26th day of April
SiSlS), about quarter to IL, at home.
She was getting ready to go up to the
National Pencil Factory to get her pay
envelope.
g. DID she, eat anything before she
left home? A. Yes. sir, she ate some
cabbage and bread about II 80 o'clock.
.. What was Mary's age, Mrs. Cole
man? A. Well. she would have been
fourteen the first day Of June
q. What was her appearance? Was
she large for her age? A. Extra large
for her age.
Q. Was she pretty or ugly? A. She
was very pretty. l thought.
her cheeks2 A. Yes, sir, she had
dimples in her checks. When she left
hat trimmed in a lighter shade.
IAN affecting scene took place in
court at this point. whom Mrs. Coleman
was asked to Identify the shoes, hat,
and clothing Mary had worn away
from home on the day she was muir
dered. The witness broke down COM
pletely and sobbed. 1t was some min
utes before Luther z. Rosser, chief Of
counsel for Frank, could begin his
cross-examination.)
CROsS.EXAMINATTON BY MR.,
NOSSER.
Q. Mrs. Coleman, tho blue hat that
Ne see there. was that the hat the little
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY
SOLICITOR DORSEY.

Q. What was your business on or
about the 26th of April, 1913? A. l was
night watchman at the National PEN
cil factory. / had been there about
three weeks.
Q. What instructions did Mr. Frank
give you? What time did you have to
get there? Tell us all about 1t. A.
Well, through the week I would have to
get there at 6 o'clock. and on Satur-
day evenings l had to come at o'clock.
That was, so he said, to let him off. you
know.
c. What did Frank tell you Friday.
the 2oth of April? A. He says: TO
morrow Is a holiday" and he says: Il
want you to come back at o'clock. y
1t was an hour earlier than usual.
@. What time. then. did YOU get there?
A. I got there three or four minutes
before
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Mrs. j. w. Coleman, Mother of Dead
Girl, Tells of Last Time She
SAN Daughter.

I girl had on that day? A. Yes, sir.
u. Now. what trimming was on that
| hat when she left home? A. It was n
| pale blue ribbon and there was a small
bunch OF pink flowers near the center
! OF the hat.
Girl Caught Car
Seven Minutes Later.
q. You only estimate that she left
for town at a quarter OF 10: you had
| no accurate means to determine Just
| when she left. had you? You don't
know when she caught the car. do yov ?
a. know she caught tho car just
about five or seven minutes after she
left. Mrs. Smith says she did.
O. Do you know q little boy by the
name Of Epps? A. Yes. sir; he is a
neighbor Of ours.
q. Well. he was not friendly with
Mary specially. was he? A. Well, Just
sociably. that's all. He wasn't a spe-
| cial friend of hers.
.. ] viii ask you. II along about May
2. lHS at your residence. you didn't
say to l.. p. Whitfield "a Pinkerton de-
| tective) that your little daughter. Mary.
detested Epps? A. Well, will tell you
she didn't say she liked the boy
Nr. Dorsey-l submit that that is ab-
solutely immaterial here. Whitfield has
not been on the witness stand.
MIR. Rosser--One of the witnesses that
my brother has called and one Of the
witnesses he means to introduce, take
it, Is to show that a certain little boy
(Epps) was her companion, and came
to town with her on the day OF this
tragedy. and that she made an engage
ment with him. Now. we want to show
the improbability OF his doing that. to
show 1t by this witness We want to
show that she did not have this little
boy for a chum. but that she disliked
him.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
SIIt OND DAY. JlLN 20,

g. Nov. L:e, when you saw the body
how close did YOU get to the body, the
closest yOu ever GOT TO ii? \. About
six icei, | guess, as near AS ! "an
come to I.
.. You had no hsNt bat a dirty Ian.
tern" \. | had lantern.
-. How long did YOU stay looking
at it? \. | CoulGn't tell you how long
y. Ten m!autes? A.. No, sir.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17

day morning coming into town on the
car? A. sat with Mary.
CROSS EXAMINATION BY Mr..
NOSeER.
Q. Son. how do you know what time
1t was when you met Mary7 A. Well.
looked at the clock on the corner of
Oliver and Bellwood. where l caught
the car. She caught the car one block
before ! did
.: You didn't state anything about
seeing clock when you sworo before
the Coroner's jury. did you? A. No,
sir, but l seen one
was when you got of at Marietta
street? A. Well. II was after II O'clock.
1t was about minutes. or q little
after l2
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Found Front Door
OF Factory Unlocked.

Q. What condition was the front door
when you got there? A. 1t was un-
locked. pushed it open and went in to
the double door there, about middle
ways of the steps to the second floor.
=. Now. Saturday. April 26, was the
inside double door locked or unlocked
A. 1t was locked.
Q. Had you ever found it that way
before? A. No. sir.
q. What did you do when you went
up? A. When | went up | had sack
Of bananas. unlocked the double door
aud went mp to the front office. ! put
the bananas down on the desk and
says: "Ali right, AR. Frank Well, ho
come busting out OF his office.
@. Had he ever busted out" of his
Office bsforsf A. No, sir. he always
The Washington times., 1915-01-17

ment that where there were any dif-
ferences the stenographer at tho in
quest got 1t wrong"
Q. Newt. when you were in the bass.
ment that morning. when the police ana
yourself went down there. read s>note
10 you, or pretended to read frasn .
paper to you, which said about this;
The tall. black slim negro did this; he
VIII try TO lay 1t on the night wateh-'
and when he stopped at the vors
night didn't you say. Boss, that's
me?' A. No, I didn't say That's me -
] said They must be trying to put il
off on me-"
q. Now. Newt. they kept you at the
station about ten days, didn't they? 4.
| don't know; I didn't keep up with it..
=. Didn't they talk to you BY the
hour and abuse you, and curse YOU and
praise you! A. They never did praise
me none.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Lawyer Points Out
DISCREPANCIES.

Mr.. Rosser here consumed several
hours picking out discrepancies be-
tween Lees testimony at the coro-
ner's inquest, and at the trial. par
ticularly as 1t bore on Franks con-
duct when he encountered CAN'T
Saturday night. and on the length of
time it required Frank to adjust the
tape in the time clock Sunday morn
ing. Lee stood up we'll under the
grilling, taking refuge In the state
The Washington times., 1915-01-17

got a pair Of old shoes up stairs, and
have you any objection to mo getting
them?", Mr.. Frank says: We'll, I don't
know" he says; II don't think they are
up there. he says. II think seed the
boys sweep some up In the trash the
other day" Then Mr.. Frank dropped
his head down. just SO Uliustrating) ,
and then he raised his head up snd
says: We'll. yes Newt, go with him
and stay with him." Just that way,
and help him find them" Well, me
and Mr.. CAN'T went up there and found
them.
q. Did yOy see Mr.. Farnk any more
seed him no more.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Questions Kept
Him From Sleeping.

Q. Didn't they talk to you BY the
hour? A. They talked to me the whole
time: didn't get TO sleep none hardly.
day nor night. Just the time would
get ready to go to sleep here they was
after me. l would go back to my cell
and stay little while. and then after
while another OF the detectives would
come and get me. They carried mo
where l could sleep, but they would not
let n'e stay there long enough to sleep.
I didn't get no sleep in the police sta.
ton. | didn't get no sleep till went
over to the Jail. and then ot for about
two weeks.
Q. But after the inquest .yes held,
you went back to Jail and you we're
treated nicely: nobody kept you awake
at all? 4. That is right; treated all
right.
Q. You saw whomever You wanted to
then? A. Yes. sir.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Boy Told Time BY
Position OF Sun.

.. what makes you say 1t was I
minutes? A. Well. It was about that,
for can tell by the sun. I have lived
In the country.
.. Did Mary get of tho car with you
A. She got of the street car with me.
y. She didn't ride on beyond Hunter
street? A. No. sir
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Didn't Tell Negro To
Stay Out OF Basement.

@. He didn't tell you not to go in that
basement? A. No. sir.
@. Didn't tell you not to go back in
the metal department? a. No. sir.
Q. Now. II you had gone back there to
find out whether that door In the bs Sc
ment was closed or not, you would G-vc
gone back the FIRST thing that night to
where you later found the body at 3
o'clock In the morning? A. Yes, sir.
When | found the body that night the
rear door wac shut.
.. And when the policemen got there
in eight minutes they found 1t open
\. They said they did