The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
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Providence. r. T., January TO-
Mrs. C.. Franklin Mohr and three al
legged negro accomplices were to be
placed on trial in Superior court here
odov en- the charge of numbering DR..
@. Franklin MoEr as he rode with a
young woman il his automobile, past
q lonely spot near Nyatt, R. L., on
the night Of August Is, 1915. The
Mohr family is wealthy and socially
prominent III the summer colonies
hereabout.
Dr.. Mohr, CT Providence, we'll
known in Newport and New York, was
murdered about nine o'clock. He was
shot in the head and right shoulder
and died at the Rhode Island hospital
a few hours later.
Two negroes are indicted also on
the charge of having had a hand in
the murder.
Providence, r. l., January 10
jury panel was completed today for
the trial of Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr,
| Charles F.. Druger, a mill hand, was
the last juror chosen. George w.
Healot, negro, has filed notice of nolle
contendere, and turned state evidence
1t is reported that he has been prom
Used comparatively light sentence.
In the crowd in the court room
there were about 100 negroes, who
| jostled the many white women in
order to get good places for them
| selves
Attorney Cushman las cndeavored
to get the court to allow q separate
trial for Mrs. Mohr, contending that
| it is only thus that she can have fair
trial, instead Of being tried with
negroes, but this has been refused.
st. Paul, Mimi, January 10.-A
conference between Governor Burn
quist, Attorney General Smith and
federal agents was held here today, to
| discuss probable action in the COM
! plicated BeltrGmi county liquor situa-
ton
Village authorities at Kelliher, in
Beltrami COUNT, attempted to issue
liquor licenses to a hotel man named
Harris When Harris opened to sell
boose, federal agents promptly closed
the place, alleging it was within their
rights, under the laws providing that
! by treaty, this section was dry, as
/ Indian territory.
G. N. Torrance, county attorney
Of Beltrami county, advised the at
torney general he is unable to cope
with the situation. Village authorities
he said, are preparing to issue more
licenses. At the conference today it
was hoped some plan of action would
be decided
Bemidji, Mimi, January 10-While
the saloon license in Kelliher, a vii
lage in Indian lid territory was be-.
ing discussed at ST. Paul today
sentiment favcring an election under
the county option law in Beltrami
county appears to be getting stronger.
! The question will probably be sub
mitted during 1916 The main "wet"
spots in the county are Baudette and
I Spooner. The entire southern part of
the county including Bemidji is dry"
under the Indian treaty of 1855.
! foungston, Ohio, January 10.-AII
/ of the state troops with the exeep-,
/ ton Of two companies ~,'tei have
/ been left to guard tho ~ -e- of the
companies whose employees have gone
on a strike, have ! - withdrawn
from the scenes of Tie recent riot
| ing
1t is estimated that the loss in
property, which was destroyed by the
rioters, will aggregate q million dol
lars. Owing to the seriousness of
| this loss and also to the fact that
some lives were lost in the disorder,
a searching investigation is being
| made by the authorities with a view
! to ascertaining who is responsible
! for the lawleSs acts that took place
| 1t is reported that after three DAYS
| the mills will be running as usual ac-
cordlng to statements given out by Of
| ticlalS Of the companies. 1t is eX-
pected that 5000 negro strike break
| ers will be brought here today from
| Chicago.
Youngstown, Ohio. January 10
There appeared to be some hope to-
day that the companies and the men
would come to an agreement and end
| the great strike. 1t is stated that
| leaders of the American Federation
of Labor are in favor of having the
men offer to settle on the basis of
| IdISe III pay from IL 10 20 cents an
hour The men have demanded 25
and the mills have offered o.
The directors and chiefs of sections
who comprise the committee in charge
of the state convention for the Min
nesota Educational association met in
CT. Paul. to fix the date and outline
the program for the next meeting of
tho association which it is expected
will be held the first week in Novem-
| Der. ~.
; Whether there shall he a school
F.! exhibit at the next meeting was de-
! Nated and many opposed a display as
| If little benefit
Those present at the meeting today
we're: Misses Isobe1 Williams. Mabel
| Carney and Mabel Pierce of st. Paul;
'. e. Malmin of Blue Earth, G.. M.
brace of MINNEAPOLIS. E. S. Samp-
son of Worthington. e. A. Pennell.
| A. Challman and H. NJ. Brook of
Minneapolis: c.. Whit Pfeifferi of
virginia. Misses Dora Smith and Min
IL NJ. Swanstrom of ST. Paul.
Barahoo Wis, January 10.-The will
# AL Rinsling, who died here on
7"tnrdav has boon opened. 1t leaves