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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
Cause Of Much Trouble in the
National Game
From Tuesdays Daily.
HAMILTON.

New York, October 24.-The chase
after the round dollar and the ulti-
mate end of this chase-the death OF
the goose that lays the golden egg
never had a more forceful bunch OF
evidence against it's practice than in
the worlds series between Boston
and Brooklyn.
Charles H. Ebbets isn't to blame,
nor is Joseph Lannin. The fault is
with the august national commission,
the supposed protector of organized
baseball.
When the races in the American
and National leagues reached a crit
ical point early in October, the COM
mission made it's plans for the big
event, instructing all clubs which had
chance to have tickets printed and
prepare them for sale. They fixed a
scale of prices which skidded from
fifty cents for bleacher seat in Bos
ton and one dollar in Brooklyn, to five
dollars for the best box seats.
There was gnashing OF teeth and
bitter wailing by the fans, but they
having become baseball fans, were
determined to see the thing through
and they turned out well. There were
vacancies in the Brooklyn park, but
they did a big business in Boston.
Just the same the wall of the fans
is certainly going to be heard If the
national commission attempts to
stage another worlds series with
such prices in vogue, critics every
where are confidently predicting the
rulers of the game will get the shock
of their dignified lives when they
count the resultant kale.
1t was the mad, dashing blood
struggle for money that put the curse
on horse racing and the same thing
almost has done it to boxing. The
national commission is flirting with
obscurity when it casts everything
but the commercial side of the game
to the Nogs.
The success of football, the great
college sport, run exclusively from
a sporting standpoint, is hint Garry
Hermann. ct al, should not over
look.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
FROM FREE PRESS THIRTY-F|VE YEARS AGO

Duck shooting is an exciting vo-
cation at present with our hunters,
as every lake and pond teens with
myriads of teal, canvas back and
mallards.
Last week DR.. Keller of this city
attempted suicide by swallowing hall
bottle of morphine. 1t is said the
doctor tired of life because a lady at
New Ulm refused to reciprocate
with him in travelling this vale of
tears together.
E. G. Collins & Co., the new drug
gists, evince their confidence in
printers ink, as shown by their elab-
crate advertisement in this weeks
issue.
The opera house was well filed
last Wednesday evening by the citi-
zens of MankatO to listen to the
exercises of home talent under the
supervision of Miss Kate Murphy.
Johnny, the fifteen year old boy of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
William Fox. Producer, Dis
eusses Picture Theatre
GEORGE MARTIN.
From Tuesdays Daily.

New York, October 24.-Whether
you have ten cents or ten million,
you're only dime to the movie the
atre. The movies are democratic,
the spoken play houses aristocratic.
So Mr.. Common People goes to the
movies.
At least such is the belief of Will
liam Fox, the latest movie producer
to take his place among the makers
of million dollar films"
1t isn't, Fox said, that the movies
offer better entertainment but every
one is on social par at the movies.
All we know is that the movie fan
wants us to play upon his hearts
strings, but the general result SO far
has been horrible discord. With all
the millions and millions that have
been poured into the industry, we
have only scratched the surface Of
the films possibilities.
Would Attend Move For Heart inter-
est.
eff we ever strike the keynote of
genuine heart interest the world will
go movie mad and stay So" said Fox.
hC ohiy Viz loFoihi5 tuC
promoter of big plays is that he had
the public predisposed IN mis- favor.
The appreciation of the majority of
movie. i patrons 4 so far has been,
thanks to its democracy not it's ar
tistic effects. The result of most of
the films so far has been sickening.
This is partly due to the production
and partly to the fact that the movie
fan has been looking for something
to make his heart boil rather than
the beautiful acting and the beauty of
the artistic.
The Gallery Crowd.
''The theatres say we have taken
their gallery crowds from them, but
there are more theatres in New York
than ever before because the movies
have educated people who went to
the point of seeing pictures and spok-
en- drama too. The spoken drama
theatre is an artistic institution, the
movie house a democratic one. The
spoken drama theatre says to the
man with a. quarter to spend Tor en-
tertainment: Go down this dark al
ley and climb a. long stair to the gal
lery, you cheap skate" The movie
says, Come right in the main en-
trance and sit anywhere you want to,
maybe next to the man worth mil
lion."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
BIDS FOR THE BATTLE
CRUISERS TO BE OPENED
Four New Fighting Craft are to be
Constructed by the United States
Navy Soon.
UNITED Press Dispatch.]
From Tuesdays Daily.

Washington, October 24.-Each o.
the four new battle cruisers, bids fol
which will be opened at the navy de-
partment December 6, will be $50
feet in length, or 100 feet longer than
the worlds tallest building-the
Woolworth-is high, it was learned
today
The cruisers will displace $4,000
tons each, and will be capable speed
of from thirty-two to thirty five
knots an hour.
Each will cost not more than &c.
100000, under the terms of the new
naval appropriation. Armor and arm
ament will add another $4,000,000
apiece.
They will be equipped with five
and fourteen inch guns.
Every effort is being made to hast
en- the construction of these vessels.
Bids already are in for a portion of
the armament.
The new battleships, bids for four
of which will be opened tomorrow,
will each displace $4,000 tons, and
will be 624 feet long. They will
mount sixteen-inch guns.
The new cruisers, therefore, will be
more than 200 feet longer than the
newest battleships of the American
navy. Their extreme length, it is
said, is necessary to provide room
for the very powerful machinery nee
essary to propel the vessel at a high
speed.
According to the best information
of American naval department de-
signers, the new American cruisers
will be the most powerful afloat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
Hughes Strong in North Dakota.

IUnlCeu FTeSS IJISpdlCH1
st. Paul, Mimi, October 24.-North
Dakota is strong for Hughes and Nc
Comber, according to former Con-
gresham Eddy, who has just made a
four weeks tour of the state. Mr..
Eddys says the North Dakota republi-
cans are just as much interested in
the election of Frank B. Kellogg as
they are in any of their home politics.
Was Husband of Louise Kellogg.
Hartford, Conn.,, October 24.-Karl
Strakosch, husband of the late Cara
Louise Kellogg, opera singer, died
suddenly in hotel here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
APPEAL TO THE TRAiNMEN
Borden Asks Employees in Canada
Not to Go On Strike.
limited Press Dispatch. I

UNITED Press Dispatch1
Winnipeg, Man., October 24.-Pre-
mier Borden today issued an appeal
in the name of patriotism to the
trainmen of the Canadian Pacific
railroad not to strike during the
present critical period. The strike
threatens to tie I'D traffic on the
Canadian Pacific from coast to coast.
The strike is to go into effect at nve
o'clock tomorrow. The premier re-
ceived his answer from the union
heads that delay is impossible. C. B.
Robertson of Welland, Ont, the gov
eminent intermediary, admitted to-
day that he was powerless to 90 any
thing in the present situation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mrs. j. R. Brandrup went to
Minneapolis yesterday.
F. A. Charlin, the alfalfa king of
South Dakota, is visiting in the city.
Mrs. C. J. Laurisch, who has been
visiting friends at Winona, arrived
home last evening.
C. D. OFT left yesterday for Pipe
stone, where he will spend a week
on business for the Northwestern
National Insurance company.
| NJ. C. Shields of Minneapolis, gen.
eral demurrage auditor of the Chi
;cago and Northwestern, was in the
city on business today.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mosser Of
Madelia arrived Monday, and are
spending a few days as guests of the
formers mother, Mrs. A. Mosser.
William Futh of Westbrook was in
the city yesterday to take his little
daughter, Malta, home. The little girl
recently underwent an operation at
one of the local hospitals, and has
made a good recovery.
August Ruge, general foreman of
bridges and buildings of the Omaha
road at Mankato was expected home
today from the national convention
of bridgemen, which has just closed
lat New Orleans. The next convention
will be held in the fall of 1917 in ST..
Paul.
Mrs. Owen R. Owens of Lake Crys-
tai is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Richard Jones of Spring Valley.
Herman LEM and Jacob Ruffing of
n xx,hn icif in
attended the Knights of Columbus
injecting in New Ulm Sunday, re-
turned to their homes yesterday.
Tiny Dove Was Injured.
A tiny dove, carrying strip Of
metal, bearing a series of figures, on
one of it's legs, was injured by a
Northwestern locomotive near Owa-
tonna. The dove was found by En-
gineer Weller and was taken to
Winona where it is being cared for.
1t is thought that the bird is a carrier
pigeon and that the inscription on
the metal is a message.
William Herzberg of Valley City,
N. D., is in the city on business con-
mothers estate.
Attorney George Champlin of Lake
Crystal was in the city attending to
business matters today.
G. L. Fitch of Lake Crystal was a
business caller in the city yesterday.
Lou Kraus, F. H. Barnes, w. w.
Griffith, and Robert Sewers or Yer
non Center were business callers In
the city yesterday.
Mrs. D. G.. Davies left yesterday for
the twin cities where she will spend
some time with relatives and friends.
D. H. Evans of Minneapolis was in
the city yesterday the guest of his
brother in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. Davies.
A. Halle of Chicago, of the German
Fire Insurance company, was in the
city yesterday attending to business
matters.
E. w. Goldenstar spent yesterday
on business at Oshawa.
Attorney H. l.. Schmitt of Mime
apolis is in the city attending to le-
gal business.
D. c. Davies spent the afternoon on
business in Cambria
D. E. Cleveland and family have
moved from 1909 East Main street,
where they lived during the past
summer, to a farm near Pemberton.
Mr.. Cleveland has rented large
farm there which he will work with
modern farm machinery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27

Will Have More to Do With Wilson
Defeat Than Anything Else.
[Uuited Press Dispatcn.l

IUn1ted PTeSS D1Spalcn.1
Washington, October ,24,-Chair-
man Wilcox of the national republic
can committee today made the dec
laration that the Wilson Adamson
railroad wage law will have more to
do than any other one thing with
preventing the accomplishment of
President Wilson's ambition to be his
own successor. He said President
Wilson may have won favor with a
few brotherhood leaders, but he had
done something that caused just the
opposite effect in the minds of the
laborers of the country at large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
HOG CHOLERA is RAGING
From Tuesdays Danny.

Number of Cases Have Developed in
Freeborn County Town.
Albert Lea, October 24.-Hog chol-
era, the dread swine plague is raging
in Manchester township, according
to veterinarian. Seven farms in one
neighborhood in that township have
herds that are infected and one farm
er in particular has lost practically
his entire herd while others have
suffered heavy losses.
The heaviest loser has lost hogs
valued to nearly $780, The other six
farmers have suffered losses ranging
from 5000 to $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
Vigorous Attacks BY Villa.

lALOIIIlVu IItSSt irlIISPettCIi'I
Ell Paso, Texas, October 24.-Hun-
dreds of refugees from Chihuahua,
the capital of Northern Mexico, tell
of the vigorous attacks made by the
Villa forces on that stronghold. They
say that Villa is entering the city on
the western side.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
HANSON BACK ON JOB
Special Delivery Clerk at postoffict
Recovered From His Injuries.

Andrew Hanson, who was bruised
by being thrown out of his buggy IN
Belgrade township last Tuesday
night, when an automobile collided
with his vehicle, returned yesterday
to resume the duties of his position as
special delivery clerk at the Man
kato postoffice.
Clarence Waite, rural mail carrier
of the Mankato postoffice, who on
that same evening was hurt in run
away accident near the Minneopa
dairy farm, two of his ribs being
broken, is still confined to his home
in LIE Hitler, though he is able to
be up, and about the house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
Residence Is Purchased.

S. P. Miller of Mankato has pur-
chased the two-story frame resi-
dence at 241 Shaubut street, form
erly belonging to w. B. Harwood OF
Walnut Grove. Mr.. Miller will make
this place his residence. The deal
was made through the Waddell &
Baker agency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
John Copeland to Be Tried.


Galveston, Texas, October 24.-John
Copeland, charged with the murder
|of the Catholic lecturer, James
Black, at Marshall, Texas, will be
tried by jury composed of Profess
tants and Jews. One of the jurors,
however, has a Catholic wife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
Technical High School.

UNITED Press DfSpatch.J
st. Cloud, Mimi, October IA
new technical high school here will
be ready for occupancy during the
first ten days of November, Superin-
tendent Maxon or the school an
nounced today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
CAUSE OF WHEAT PRICE RISE
D. w. Snow Claims It Is Due to Short
Crop; Not Speculation.
limited Press Dispatt

IUnlted Press D1Spatch.1
Chicago, ILL.,, October 24.-It is the
crop shortage and not speculation
that has caused the rise in the price
of wheat, according to D. w. Snow,
crop expert of the Bartlett Frazer
Grain company. He said that with an
average crop next year, the price of
wheat would again drop to the normal
The high price was due to the short
age and not to any extraordinary de-
mand on the American crop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
To Oppose Villa.
United Press Dispatch.]

IUnlted PreSS D1Spatcn.I
Ell Paso, Texas, October 24.-Gen-
eral Jose Roblez is understood to be
advancing with a strong Carranza
force to Chihuahua City for the pur-
pose of expelling the Villa forces.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
MAPLETON COUPLE WERE
MARRIED HERE TODAY

Miss Mary McQuiggan and Mr..
Arthur Borchert of Mapleton were
married by Rev. Robert Hughes in
this city this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
SUSPICIOUS OF JURYMEN
Many of Them Are Anxious to Serve
on McDanieIs Case.

st. Joseph, Mo-, October 24.-Too
much eagerness on the part of jurors
to serve in the McDaniels trial has
led to the suspicion of an attempt to
pack the jury for the defendant.
While thirteen veniremen have been
tentatively accepted, there is story
afloat to the effect that the state may
insist on a complete new venire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
Sold Residence Property.

H. P. Jensen today sold the resi-
dence property on 401 Clark street
belonging to e. G.. Willard to A. c..
Edwards. Consideration $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-27
LONG LOST SON FOUND
Turns Out to Be James Walton, Who
Stole $4,000.
UNITED Press Dispatch

UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Dallas, Texas, October pam
aged. white haired Kentucky mount
aineer appeared at the Jail today and
asked to see Jimmie" He referred
to James Walton, the now notorious
bandit, who has confessed to par
ticipation in the famous Burroughs
adding machine robbery, when loot
to the amount of $4,000 was secured.
The old man was ushered into the
young prisoners presence. "Ah, that
is my boy" cried the mountaineer,
full of grief and excitement 81 did
not know where he was. That is my
boy"
No Funds; No Lights.
On account of lack Of funds
Crookston has been without street
lights since last June.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04

! III NO"FNlN ~ DFNFNNiF
vey, with the magnificent disregard
of youth.
You can get most of it at the
store. I'll tell dad Pm simply bored
to death with mothers society pro-
gram, and am going to set up bache-
lOr quarters.
Dad will be so happy to put a
spoke in the wheels of mothers plans
for making me a society man that he
will give carte blanche. I'll tell him
I'm going to send a household deco
ratOr to the store to buy the things,
and there you are
But, Harvey, suppose some one
recognizes me as your nUrse?"
There will be no one in the store
to recognize you except dad, and he
is hardly ever in the purchasing de-
partment. The risk will not be great
81 wish, Mrs. Waverly, could de-
scribe to you the joy of the next two
weeks.
First we found a little apartment,
way out on the east side, where no
one knew either of us. It was the
dearest place of six rooms and two
baths, beautiful porch, which l
dressed up in chintz and wicker.
Don't ask prices, Alice, dear, said
Harvey. L want for once in your life
you should have what you want
81 simply turned myself loose, and
that little place was to my eye-and
also to Harvey's- perfect when got
through with it.
ct took me over a month to get
everything ready, and was confident
ly expecting to take a ride into an
other town some day and come back
to it HaTVey's wife, when he came to
me and said: L am afraid that the
master suspects that something is in
the wind. She has planned a trip for
me and the rest of them to Hot
Springs. I'll have to go, dear, but I'll
try and get away from them in a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04

CONFESSIONS
THE STAGE IS SET FOR
How tired you look, dearestH
were HaTVey's first words to me. 4
am not going to let you go back to
that awful grind again -
What are you going to do with me,
dear?" 1 asked, perfectly happy that
some one loved me well enough to
take the ordering of my life in this
high-handed way.
We'll, first, l want you and l to
spend the rest of this week apart
ment hunting you must fur
nish it just as you want to-and
then
my head sank on his shoulder and
one arm stole around me as he nearly
ran the auto into the ditch.
4 see a motor car is really no
good place to make love- he said, as
he drew up beside the road and kiss
ed me.
Then we rode on and on and final
ly found the lOVeliest little old farm
house, where the woman gave us
some strawberries and thick cream
and some homemade bread and
glass of spring water.
Strawberries and home made
bread will always be associated in my
mind with my great love and great
happiness" she said, almost to her
self.
I smiled family, for, little book, you
remember that wild, rainy night
which brought me the declaration of
Dicks love. Ever since have loved
rainy nights.
I'VE sat on the porch and ate our
lovely luncheon" continued my little
nurse, land there to the accOmpani-
ment of singing birds and drOning
bees in an atmosphere of rose frag-
rance We planned our home.
We'll have the living room with all
dull blue and the soft, terra Gotta
b77oo DObIyoro MOS TononoCo yoTyi7+c
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-11
COLONIAL "BoBBIE OF THE
RALLET.

Robbie of the Ballet" the feature az
traction al the Colonial theatre yester-
tny and today holds interest Throughout
with a tenacity. making the spectator
believe he is witnessing an unuSua!!H
we'll constructed photoplay. STAGE H!''
with it's unfailinG appeal 10 the Pupl!C'
is intimately disclosed. Louise Lover
tho girl whose appearance llNeS up ~
her name impcrSonatlnC q pa4lel gu
who rasiSts the temptations under Stroils
pressure and triumphS over those WIZ
would wreck her life. There IS "a
tho;ic appeal to the hearts OF humahl-
iarians in the girls struggle hSalnss
heavy odds. An example of upr'gh'nsss
for girls who may be weakening u''"7'
tho stress of their surroundings.
Bobbie Brent made Il promise TO ner
diving mother that she would keep Int
INn little BrentS with her alwaFS-tha
the littl. girl and the baby boy woul'
never II" separated to grow mp as Stran-
rcrs Eobbie was q chorus girl ana hSr
face and figure were her man "epenH,
,nre. Those who see "Rohhs at inc
,.ojnn;,, will agree that Louise Lovely
;yrscally represents just the kinn o.
.bnrIs :,rl She i'm personates-plus MISS
I.ovely's superior talents as an actress
Great were the trials of Robbie hrent
~ fulfilling her promise to her mothrr
and her obligations 10 the niue nreiit ~
perhaus she might never have Succceueu
as we'll AS she did If Hook Hoover. 4
Notwithstanding crook. VINO IEeu III
neighhorss 10 Robbie and her iittie tauiiS
of iestitutcs, had not dropped INTO M IN, i
..aoartment' one daE IN 4 SuccSSStiu
effort TO slude the police. VINO ctose'5
followed him over the roofs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-11
THE THEATRES.
pav1owa STILL INcomPAEAB1E

Yesterday at the Court thsater the
highest pinnacle OF MOVING picture
: 0rowess was reached. when Anna ray
& iowa and her Ballet Russo presented an
exceptional motion picture interpretation
Of Aubers famous opera. Masanieilo 10.
nnder the title Of "-rha Dumb Girl OF
Portici" and establishes without douot
the quality of Nine. Pavlowas DEBUT
as a screen artist heroine of the highest
quality, Nothing approaching its law
ishness of detail has ever oeen IN
Wheeling. Although pictures nave neen
filmed al almost fabulous cost pelore
this it can be said without FEAR OF con.
: tradtction that none can compare win
this magnificent film spectacle. An
+ ardent lover of the opera would know
without-further explanation what money
and Nervousness 1t would take to pic
turtle "NIasaniello." with It's foreign
elaboratenesS and its mulutudinouS
scenes. and all the direction. Pavlowa
manifested her power as an actress as
it has never been possible. for her TO 90
/ before. Her representation OF FencliA'
.'iThe Dumb Girl OF Fortici. was MOTH
ing short OF marvellous IN All or its care
fully arranged detail. and. her danclhS
and lirhtness added the delicate touch
necessary 20 the rather Sofdld toplC 81
deliberately staged.
. Fresh from tremendous trtumphs IN the
! metropolitan theat"rS of New YORK ana
! Chicago. where press and ruht!c ailhe
proclaim il the most WONDERFUL pro
duction in the entire history Of moving
pictures. In pictures. she is still III
Comparable. No cineraa production or
7 the year has called forth more express,
sions of approval than The Dumb Gi:!
Of Portici.