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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
FROM FREE PRESS THIRTYFIVE YEARS AGO

be in Mankato next week with large
assortment of improved spectacles.
Mrs. J. r. Jones and children de-
parted for a visit to Columbus, WIS,
last Wednesday.
Colonel William Thomas left We'd
nesday night for Pennsylvania, where
he will tarry for month, visiting
relatives and old friends.
Dr. William Frisbee accompanied
by his wife left yesterday afternoon
for a trip to Duluth, Fargo, Winnl-
neg and the Yellowstone country.
w. w. Keysor, who for some time
has been attending law school In
st. Louis. is home to spend vacation
M. A. Sherk & Son have finished
an extensiCn to their store.
David Evans has returned from MS
eastern visit, and is again at his
usual place at r. J. Thomas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Ips returned to st.

intendent Phelps returned to St.
Peter last night.
ST. Paul, Mimi, May 27.-One re-
port to the effect that Patrick Glib
bons, the murderer who recently es-
capped from the insane hospital at
st. Peter, las been seen at Madison
Lake, Mimi, was the only informa-
ton received in the past twenty -four
hours by the state board of control
as to his whereabouts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Weed Burner Here.

A weed burner, owned by the Mil
waukee railroad, passed through the
city last evening. This apparatus
ribs the tracks of weeds by burning
them with jets of flame and takes the
place of many laborers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Struck is pretty fair deciever, but
the Katos ran wild in him on the
bases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Carl Nicholson looks like a win
ner at short. He handled four grass
cutters in big league style and just
ate up two line drives. AT boy,
Carl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Party For Miss Eckman.


Mrs. E. K. 1lgenFritz and Miss
Ethel Wilcox were hostesses last
evening at a charmingly appointed
auction bridge party, held at the home
of the former, 131 Clark street, in
honor of Miss Eva Eckman, who will
be June bride. The rooms were dec
grated with masses of lilacs, and
twenty -four guests were in attend
ance. Auction bridge was played at
three tables, honors being won by
Mrs. H. Schallors of Watertown, S.
D. The large porch at the rear of the
home had been transformed into a
bower of flowers, masses of lilacs
being used in profusion, and the table
decorated with a large gray basket
filed with sweet peas and lilies of the
valley. The basket of flowers was the
guest gift to Miss Eckman, and was
presented to her by the hOstesses.
Delicious refreshments were served
on the porch closing the very pleas
ant evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Did Not Refuse Use Of Court
Room to That Body
ADVICE TO COUNTY BOARD
His Opinion Mas Asked; He
Gave 1t As Peoples Legal
Representative
From Saturdays Daily.

-. w. schmitt, county attorney; "a
did not refuse the court room to any
one. ! had no power to do so. My
opinion of the law was asked by the
county board, which has charge of
the court house, which represents the
public. My opinion was given to the
board that the court house is public
property and cannot legally be used
for any, except the public purposes.
The court house was not built by the
general tax payers to be used by
churches or any other societies or any
corporations, whether it is an equity
society, so called, or corporation
operating adverse to the equity So
ciety. Even if H. A. Fuller does fool
ishIy induce the Equity society to
pass a resolution under misrepresen-
tation, will net deter me from my
duty, no matter what may be done
Illegally elsewhere. If the board re-
fused the use of the court room 1t
did the proper thing and was bound
to do so if it wanted to obey the
law"
Late yesterday afternoon, at the
meeting of the Blue Earth County
Union of the American Society Of
Equity, a resolution of protest at hav-
ing been shut out from the privilege
of meeting in the district court room
was passed. af
The meeting was held in Schiller
hall, and a report was presented to
the union that the meeting was not
held at the court house, as had been
planned, because County Attorney
Schmitt had given an opinion that
the Blue Earth county commissioners
had no right to grant the use of the
court room for this meeting.
The resolution reads as follows:
Resolved that we, organized farm
ers of Blue Earth county, condemn
the attitude of ]. w. Schmitt, county
attorney, for refusing to let the farm
ers the use Of the court room, after
they had the consent of the county
board, as well as the district judge"
The following resolution was adopt
ed after a discussion Of points raised
in an address by C. R. Shumway, in
structor in agriculture at the Man
kato high school:
Resolved that it is the sense of
this convention that the farmers OF
Blue Earth county finance their own
seed show, SO they can have some say
who will be the speakers and won't
hear that no Equity speaker need ap-
ply"
The Equity society is an Organiza-
ton that insists on obedience to law
and demands of public officials that
they enforce the lay. However, here
is an instance, where the society
would have a PUBLIC official ignore
the law Inconsistent, to say the
least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Annual Glass Picnic.

Professor Gilbert TraftOn and class
|of the normal school, numbering
about fifty people, held the annual
class picnic at Minneopa today, going
to the park early this morning, and
enjoying a pleasant day, and picnic
dinner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Smith caught heady game, hold
ing Klages up all the time, keeping
up line of chatter and demonstrate
ing that his arm is as good as ever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Vernon Center
From Saturdays palIv

School is drawing rapidly to most
successful close. Pupils in all depart
.ments are busy reviewing the years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
HOT LINE DRIVES.

Hensel showed up well at the hot
corner, handling his chances in good
shape. He also pilfered three bases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Fred Morrow did not have a chance
in right, but showed that he is as
speedy as ever on the bases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Struck is a pretty fair deciever, but
the Katos ran wild in him on the
bases.
Carl Nicholson looks like a win
ner at short He handled four grass
cutters in big league style and just
ate up two line drives. AT boy,
Carl.
Fred Morrow did not have chance
in right, but showed that he is as
speedy as ever on the bases.
Lever played fair game, but wob-
bled badly twice on ground hit balls.
ALT. Peterson made a hard try for
Levers hit in the fifth inning, but
could not hold it.
Klages was lucky about his hits,
three of them being lost in the sun;
however he hit the ball every time UP.
The bleacherites had merry time
Showing up Manager Ward.
GOODBYE had his new club working
in fine shape getting three solid
clOutS.
C. Peterson's three Dagger was
made possible by speedy running and
slow fielding; we sure rave bunch
who can get lot out of hit.
McCleery looks to be the goods ON
first. 1t looks like a big year for
Mac
Davis took Goodge's place and
handled his two chances in faultless
style.
Jay Nicholson was there and we
will wager jitney he was just Itch
ing to be out in that old sun field, or
getting a few of those clouts.
1t to be hoped that the Flood we
have on Sunday will be different from
that which we have had for the last
two Sundays. 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
Auction Bridue.

Mrs. Thomas Clark of 500 South
Broad street entertained yesterday
afternoon at an auction bridge party
in honor of her guest, Mrs. Fl. Schal-
lers of WATERFOWL, S. D. The rooms
were prettily decorated with a pro-
fusion of white lilacs, and presented
very pretty scene, Auction bridge
was played at five tables, honors be-
ing won by Mrs. Paddock. Dainty re-
freshments were served at the close of
the afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Lever played a fair game, but wob-'
bled badly twice on ground hit balls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02
DeI;ohtfuI Dinner Party.

Delightful Dinner Party.
Last evening delightful dinner
party was held at Mitchell's Cafe by
young lady students of Bethany col
lege. The guests were:
Katie Hess, Esther Siefert, Title
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

be in Mankato next week with large
assortment of improved spectacles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Uecker, Rosetta Dorm, Rosa Will,
Martha Kremin, Martha Liskey. Ra-
chel Grasdaun, Esther Schnither,
Kate Jundt, Esther Stuever, Edith
Herrstrom, Dorothy Ditzen, Clara
Ziegler, Elsie Retzlaff, Miss Gatzke,
Laura Wiebers, Elsie Hess, Hilda
Martin, Amanda Zaske, Elsie Ketten-
acher, Amanda Jordahl, Erna Schnei-
der, Josephine Tuchlenbergen, Miss
John, Louise Heine, Amanda Paul,
Eva Neumann, Martha Hasse, Clara
Bekemeier, Esther Wegener, Esther
>Boode, Florence Dorm, Henrietta III
rich, Martha Niemann, Lena Dallman,
Alma Bekemeier, Caroline Sine,
Kathinka Gulbrandson, Meta Neu-
Manu.,
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r. Club Entertained.

J. r. CTUD Entertained. -
Miss Lydia Trenhauser entertained
the young ladies of the J. F. club at
her home on North Front street last
evening. There. was a large attend
ance of members, and pleasant time
was enjoyed with music and card
games, after which nice lunch was
served by the hostess.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

ALI. Peterson made a hard try for
Levers hit in the fifth inning, but
could not hold it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Notice was received that DR.. Mued-
eking, the well known optician, will
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

M. A. Sherk & Son have finished
an extensiCn to their store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-02

Klages was lucky about his hits,
three of them being lost in the sun;
however he hit the ball every time UP.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-26

Ns2493sg kNSN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
II Il further ordered that elsaIdtea
SeTs nrescribedShyslaw g&
il / slfurthe ordered q the SounEy
Court m2noIonel E shan by distraSS tSsNsfS
Jand5foSproyIde agsinking.fund
the said serial bonds nssthey 8TeGpeoIXsss
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"a, Inclusive, OF. Stooo,q0 each!
10000, on June I. 1926;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-26

Dorothy Gish, the star Of, the new
Triangle, play, Jordan 10 a Haro
Road was born in Massilion, Ohio,
March ii, 1888. She went on the
stage at the age of four as Little VIII
lie in East Lynne" Much of her
childhood was devoted To- acting. At
the old Biog-aphi studio in New York,
Mary Pickfordf introduced the Gish: sis
tiers to David w Griffith, the celebra-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-26

ted. director. TheySwent with his COM
,pany to Los Angeles; and have been
prominently featured in displays ever
since. Dorothy Gishs made Sasgreat hit
as. star. In the Triangle. play, "Old
Heidelberg" which she repeats In
Jordan Is a Hard Road, She has
been featured in such productions as:
i"The Mysterious Shot, .t'The Noun.
tain Rat p :.TheSF Floor Above 2 Silent
Sandy" and THE Newest Woman"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-26

nv < H. I0EStg4NEN N as1f le8Amf1aa9= ~ E4gHEMNNN
At PrecinctsNo. I. sH.l. s. Basnett and
Bert Michael. .4ss@
Said! Commissioners ofSElection holding
said special election at the said several
voting places 4niEthe said District OF Paw,
Paw hall{cauSeGt to be takenia and ascertain,
ed hefresult;of{satd election ~ 8safdssev-
ie~rallYotlng placeslfor which they fWereiap-
pointed respectlvely1 apdEstne3 said vote
polled.Ati said svoting places shalt be taken
and itheresuIti ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cording to REPRESENTATIONS ~prescribedE by,
law for ascertainlng and Certifying the
election Of County and District otficers.as
aforesaid, andttheE ballotstusedStn taking
such poll shall besthe same assthose used
for voting for!otticers for Countysand5Dtss7
tricts purposes ardsfsllall have iprlntad
MISUNDERSTANDING words namely:
Special Road Bond Election inlPaw
Paw District held by order.o f \ County
Courtoo of rMarfonfC County RestssVirginta:
tenteredFa and spread on Of said
Court on, the s12thldaSio fF February ISIS IN
compliance neutrality-suspicious. god
or ioresfreehoIderstoE Of said spistrict:Aftled
with$thes CouFtTpraSinH HETEROGENEOUS
G7ssFEs SEIFAL IL ETEgR.TEAkE[L.E
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noLlrIoAlL %ApYERTIsINa
UNcEMI

L am 5candfdateF for The Republican
Communication Congress ingtheS First
ConRressioha1 District. subject tosthel
decisionsoSfth primary elaetionFtoA be
heIdeJuneS6,S1916. III eSsuppnrtkofs the
yotersfin said district Is respectfully
solicited:
THOMAS WaEEEMlMG
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the roads TO be ~ tn1psoxed ~ asaids pro-
ceedu Of bonds being
The FaIfnnont end Wheeling Turns
Pike negdnnitg NJ ne airfnq KS ~
ul1tries tlhe hs9nsgSS 4
q cray,s Flat ana ssa4ss athseSgh tas7
Paw Paw. rretlt 70 nc Raw IaWsa istTast,,
lire At the Mononga1ia County hne ~
distance Of ~ miIeg TINT t1lefeSr nny ps
q ~relocation hhald
" one-hnh naile gnere rag sreaa1 pa =
alonf or tt1tguen ne w ~ a5 LaE, y
Balah Farm and - s,a@
2. The Benetteia soEt nn9a9 gIIotn
from fairgtew W. faoLsa.
tnenee atp 6ne ~ g Y 4 da l. 4 ~. ~
q diatriet ne5n Sounr
" Ing Z elstsnse ~ ~! m tt4 : $500
Tho roed8eegtnntn AatlJ neSs S9EnSEE
on sleLL uainu
road q ne INV 81 Sa
miles.
Nh Pm bsgtpning ~ 9
point N the tmmonEEe aeet.hs = LII
pike ~ OF near gtnSnSS ~
way Of Ggant anns
or Sc niles
Tne 1dsps fEaMs I, 49, SsTdstn S l0e9 na atss
and runntng thence up The 1.-the Paw
Paw creek v 2 Of I % ~ v W.. : : =
mile beyond Ch1nltg run; 9 distance OF
~ tmiIeal
O. me eglnni Y ~ y
8nxter = f1nnlnR InenceS cow tEe -
Ffy cEesls 422Ssg g33,lItHs5 ~ ~ ssMfaTyisnd
Turnpike N South . qaEsse1daIni
Of ~ i, IA 1.,,+n.
z YhG R1gftEFeS& ~ : 80
pike begiant9g " LnS !; 1spa snS rlinnins
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ii The dtsefafFe Of said proposed bond
iss,.S. and Ii j nnrEhet ordered that The
Cert df this n0pff sh4u Eofthwlh prepare
ron BnobSEl hghnnss eks q ms he nescS-
sfyfnRsaId MISUNDERSTANDING thaeqaesttons
~ a1thbrtSlnK sud ni6xfmtlnt speeia pon1
1eN3aa1 NforeFatd toshe deltNefe4sn am
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3 ELECTION &hDlaing said
sEtsnrlaf@eleEtlonF afsSthe t8epef0 NottaAs
plsessdhssa ia x ~ sS5f {SEiss, ~ rshr
EndetheEresultgofs8ald EelactlongnulthN
sff6aEntgaUthorlEtrtg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
frhfefs Observation-Disclosures resPSStfS@Ss
andfEhesnidSot9 andSpollEba takenE9f ft4
EeSfdSSeH6ralk voting plGees gon3.the I'D
ssnns,a,sSstnnaaaanneertsined and sertiaeaEaes6sd
TfosthefreRulatlona lgeneFal
stlona7and elections e ~ 9yIss Sts,SN
eFs3Vesf yireInias Extra Sessions Et90Ss
SwhiahGv6tes shall beSEakenEon4 g pafaS
tballots S6nywhieht 9 g nEilk ma4
mnmlspaclalbond sot5 SentS Nv ssE9n
1S106i0OS ynluAtfonSSo pEopStSAL
tRaw RSM ',n9sFeassas tHpFiasips Ia soasSes.SS6
~ according to8theS order o. rs
scounty9 Court otsMafion {, n Ietasel
on III 2thLday:o ssS ebFef Il iShss hnn be-
lprintedyfnstTo separate line:
FOR THELEyE
eAssF LEVY
Il u 8furthers ordered that 81 tsatdtbatS
lots ayTbeEvoted3an ana &ias ne4ln9
"R,its Il IN Enthusiastically hatgthe County
Court lnfnoFonelyea shall! by DISTRICT ieSS
provideia!greaterss g noaa aII'SS:,alse1sd
ana 10 provid agsInkinglfu kto5p
the said serial bonds as they reGpecSyesS
spe ft oiiaassfaarrtahsrlpprovidedyth that theSyotteEssot
Observation-Disclosures Slistedsand ,regtgtereds
Inv this Court ias provided sfors hH sSectt9l
20 Observation-Disclosures the Legislature, Of
V~Irofnfa.SR Regular Session. 1916 49,
AndSitisjf further orderedsthla t.t M Sts9rt
iSearInF Observation-Disclosures TOT the res
listrationg OF svotersl and % aoins ~. ~
=, AZ II stn ~ Wac hsSes
a N%SSH N Ia fnrther ordered that this Court
jthatInEthese vent3th
andfthes contract fort aidRwork be
dTbyrthetS State Road EnB1nee NJ l, .s.atst
the work. shallinot belpaia toFS M n,d9is ~
said bond Issue shall carry sthatstnes g
.VIeory9 Co mInltte peItitv asaHA4s
ated shall DO appointed.by tnisssGi eHs4,.p
n s,,iT n3affers relating to said roao lInnS
n~rovenent,l Including The sale OF ~
ibonds,ethe employment!ot engtn seTs M
1nat he used letttng OF ntrae
annrovaIEof5 work and 2nnaterialns eatees:
State, OF West Vtrgintats oes3a.
MaTionIC County, Clerks H4cety
Il SAtsSGs Martini Clerk Of theE
scoIrrSofSMarlon County,IS$W est Nlrginia:
hereby certify tina s$nanafhtSEssd y
the CountyiC0urt OF said Marion UNI
thist12thFdayiof$F ebruary:%A R2;,Nn
Clerk OF MarionyC County Court:
82-19=26S3=4s1i. A
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SPECIAL NOTICES

lt,is further ord cred that the. said pallot
maybe voted md marked in the manner
& ills further ordered by this Court that
this order be- publiahed &throuEhout the
said district thirty t30ls days Il; least be-
sTheEClerk5o Of this Courts HScause as
many copies OF this order stQShecnade or
printed a sFmaXsbesneeessa andIslgnB the
same, andHhe observation-disclosures one OF
said copies in asconapiolous EplaceSin his
office. ionetof{ said copies atstheSfrontdoo
'ofthoSC House OF Marion County. an
shall de1iversthe other.copfesSto the}shertn
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spECIAL NOTICES

AT precinctsNo. q. II. s.. Basnett and
Bert Michael. Is
Arizona republican., 1916-08-15

that or credit that, abnormal artificial prosperity produced by the horrible war abroad to the policies of the dem ocratic party"
 Mir Hughes also assailed the admin istration for what he termed it's lack of preparedness to meet the situation on the Mexican border. charged that the administration had changed it's mind overnight on the preparedness issue when great leader went through the country" telling the need of preparedness, and, reiterated that he stood for "an adequate measure of preparedness"
 Mir. Hughes today addressed his first audience composed solely of women voters. They heard him in the first of the two speeches deliver cd here MT. Hughes touched upon suffrage and his views concerning it and reiterated to d large extent. at- tacks on the administration made to- day at Occur d'Alene. Idaho.
 T speak to you womer. as I do men," the nominee said. T did moi come here to make a different kind of speech from the kind I make the men. I know you are solicitous about the welfare of this country There is no doubt that the heart of Nomanhcod is patriotic all through
 Mir Hughes salutation of the women as fellow citizens" was ap- plauded. He told them that he was q ..r
Arizona republican., 1916-08-15
LRepubIIcan A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Associate Justice Louis b. Brandeis of the su- preme court informed President Will son tonight that because of the mass of business before the court he would be unable to accept the presidents de- signation 10 serve on the joint com mission which will attempt to solve tue difficulties between the United States and Mexico.
 Justice Brandeis confered with the president and Attorney General Gregory late in the day and the ques- ton of the justices accepting was gone over thoroughly. Later the fol- lowing letter from Justice Brandeis to the presidenr>was made public:
 My Dear Mir. President: I apprc- ciate the opportunity for high service which membership on the com mission would present. But upon consolidation with the chief justice ! find that the state of the business of the supreme court at the present time to be such that it is my duty not fo undertake this important constructive task"
 The giving out of Justice Brandeis letter was tho first formal announce ment that he had been offered the post, although it has been known de- finitely that he and Secretary Lane were two of the three men selected for membership on the commission The name of the third man has mol been made public.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-15
DANISH WEST
 INDIES SALE
 |S APPROVED
[Repubnean A. p. Leased wireI

COPENHAGEN. Aug. II, (yia Lon don) The Fokthing, or lower house. of the Danish parliament. today voted in favor of selling the Danish West Indies 10 the United States. if plefis- cite favored the sale. The vote was sixty for the proposition to forty four against it, enc member being de- nied a vote and six being absent.
 The discussion !n the Folkehting turned upon the question whether the elections or both the elections and the plebiscite shall take place before reaching a settlement on the sale of the islands. Premier Zahle stated that If the elections should be necessary. the government would have to ask the American government if the matter could ke postponed until the newly elected rigsdag meets in November
 An, influential member of the con- servative party in the landething. the upper house. stated to the Associated Press that it seems to be a settled matter that the landething will reject the treaty. Public meetings on the treaty will begin in the landething to- morrow.
 The fact that the opposition in the folkething was not in the slightest de- erge placated by the governments pro- posed plebiscite. the decision was the same as had been predicted two days ago-appears to justify the prediction that the landething. where the Oppo- sition is in the majority, will reject the treaty. A rejection would mean a de- lay of probably three months in the final disposition of the islands since general elections hardly could be fin ished before the end of October and the new government probably would not get into harness before the mid dle of November.
 As the situation now stands the whole matter has become one of purely internal party politics in which the disposition of the islands is all but lost sight. The government feels that the sale or retention of the islands ! ought not to be made dependent in any degree on internal strife of the various parties, which 1t would be, if the de- cision is thrown in with the varied issues of a general election. The gov ernment Is particularly anxious to ac- celorate decision as to the fate of tht islands, because it feels it is under obligation to the United States 1, avoid needless delay in the matter