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The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
Y. w. c. A.. Gave Nice Program.

At four o'clock yesterday after
noon the Y w. G. A. Of the normal
school held meeting in the music
room, the following program being
rendered:
Piano solo, Miss Gertrude Nerbo-
Wig.
Vocal solo, Miss Verna Eigenbroat.
Talk, "The Great Experience by
Miss Lynch, student secretary.
An informal reception followed the
meeting.
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
from Saturdays panx.

From SATURDAYS Dany.
Lynn Jones has returned from sev :
|eral days vacation trip.
e. w. Goldenstar spent yesterday
On business at Garden City.
Edward Wood OF Owatonna spent
the day in the city with friends.
Miss Birdie Kimball has returned
from vacation visit at Lake Crystal
Carl Granse will spend Sunday with
relatives and friends in the twin
cities.
Attorney Ivan Bowen went to ST
Paul this afternoon on legal busi-
ness.
David Terwilliger of Albert Lea
was a business caller in the city to-
day
Mrs. w. l.. Comstock was expected
home this afternoon from visit to
the twin cities.
Mrs. Mamie Pearson will spend
Sunday visiting at the home of her
mother in Ivanhoe.
c.. M. Reynolds of Hanover street
returned yesterday from Los Angeles,
where he spent the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter .sJayen and
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
,Youno PecpIe'e Social.


The Young Peoples League OF
Trinity Lutheran church gave a
social at the church parlors last
night. There was a very large at
tendance, games were played, and re-
freshments were served by Misses Oh
sen and Lindsoe The league decided
to pay for the painting Of the parson
age. The following program was
rendered.
Piano duet-Mabel and Agnes Rud-
berg.
Reading-Leandor Johnson.
Vocal solo-Thelma George.
Reading-Miss Stomne.
Piano solo-Gerda Mortenson.
Reading-Marie Nelson.
Vocal solo-Rev. Fl. Moss.
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
Mrs. Bibb in shakespearean Lyrics.

Mrs. Bibb in Shakespearean Lyrics.
The Thursday Musical fantasy gave
a Shakespearean musical in honor Of
the tercentenary of the poets death
at the Shubert in Minneapolis. The
first part was made up of Shakes
pearean lyrics in well known musical
settings, some illuminated with pan
tomime tableauX on state in Eliz
abethian style. The second part con-
sisted of the overture of GOunOd's
Romeo and Juliet" The part OF
Juliet was taken by Kathleen Hart
Bibb, who formerly lived at Mankato.
Mrs. Bibb was lovely Juliet and
sang the role with fine appreciation,
Interpreting it charmingly, both in
action and vocally. She was sweetly
girlish, yet passionate and showed
genuine talent for the lyric state both
in action and song.
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
Presented "Macbctl1."

Macbeth" in five acts, was pre-
sented at the Academy of Our Lady
of Good Counsel yesterday afternoon
at two O'Clock by students OF the
third and fourth years high school,
under the auspices of the Newman
Literary club OF the academy. The
play was given in celebration of the
centenary of Shakespeare. and
was very we'll acted by the young
people, their presentation of the
character being given in costume,
and with spirit and effect that
greatly pleased the large audience,
and brought forth much applause.
The principal parts were taken as
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05
will Sino at cantata

Will Sing at Cantata.
Sunday evening Bartlett's beauti-
full Easter cantata, From Death to
Life" will be presented at Emmanuel
Lutheran church, Second and Spring
The Mankato free press., 1916-05-05

]. p. Christensen returned from
Chicago yesterday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-09

new york.-some peepel are going
nuts over this style stuff & it amt
the wimmen by amy meens, mostly
it's few old foggish men who has
got about as much branes in there
bOnnets as rabbet has got
- the other day old fussy man who
has got a lot Of gurls working for
him that handles the letters for his
mail order bizzness got peeYish, & he
says to his pardner, see here, the rec
son we cant get no more work done
in this shop is because the guTls are
spending so much time doIling them
sells up & with there paint and pow
der & short skirts they keep the men
clerks from there work
well, the pardner said, he being a
younger man, i don't see what we can
do about it, but the old fusscat says,
well tell them that i will fire the
first CURL that comes down tomorrer
dressed Ikea chorus dame, & he told
them
lay off the paint and powder & for
goodness sake stop waring your littel
sisters skirts, ware your own.
next A. M. evry last CURL showed up
with her hair plastered back over her
head, & they all had on long black
dresses & not 1 cracked a smile all
day long
about 8 P. NJ. that after noon, the
big boss act the pardner to come
in the offs, whats the matter with
this phase, he asts him, it looks like a
graveyard filed with mouTners, all
reddy hat a duzzen good customers
worked out without giving there
orders
its the gurls, the pardner said,
when they was dolled up they was
jolly & evry thing was cheerful but
now, CESS its differunt
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-09

sure it's different, amt been telling
you that, the old crouch replyd, but
its up to you to put stop to this
funeral stuff, will go away week
& you slip it to them danes that they
can hide thereseIfs behind as much
paint & powder as they want to &
cut off as much of there skirts as
they want to, for after this kwit
being a dress reformer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-09
AMT NATURE WONDERFUL

BY Gene Ahern
Speaking of the Giants altitude
record, we didn't hear any noise
about Connie Mack's record break
ing submarine dive.
What is so rare as day in June?"
A Red SOx player eating with the
fork in the proper mitt or wearing
a color that fits him, or without a
brakeman" haircut.
If Duffy Lewis could wear one of
his screeching sky pieces during a
game it would make the believing of
the bleacherites sound like a dumb
man giving a lecture.
Manager CarTigan and Coach
Wagner are the strategy officers of
the Red Sox. One of their master
pieces of strategy is "Weu shoot
Submarine Mays out before the
enemy gets a chance to land on
Shore" Some joke, heb! heb!
A short while ago the howl was
Nothing can fill Speakers shoes but
snow" How dye account for Title
Walkers corns?
Scott, sensational shortstop, sure
scoops sizzling, singing shots. Try
to break the speed limit saying this
while buttoning your shoes and eat
ing lettuce salad.
A PREVENTIVE THAT WORKED
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-09
A PREvENTVE THAT WORKED

why on earth do you keep .bor-'
rowing Tooter's trombone?' asked
Mr.. Miggs' neighbor. you can't
play it."
NO." responded Mr.. Miggs, for
tunately for you cannot. And while
I've got it he can't play it either. Get
e?"-Ladies' Home Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
JUDGE GRUBB TO HEAR MOTION TO
 SET VERDICT ASIDE
Claim Made That Verdict of S2O,00O Against Packing Company Is Excessive in Claim of AL
 legged Damages

Judge W. l. Grubb in the federal dis trict court, will hear today the motion for a new trial in the case of Mrs. Augusta Tripp as adminstratrix, againse Libby. McNeiu & Libby. The case is appealed by the defendant company from the fed- eral court at Gadsden, where the jury returned verdict of s2C.ce0 in favor of the plaintiff.
 The case grew out of the death Of the plaintiffs husband, M. D. Tripp, who is alleged to have been killed by eating salmon canned by the defendant com pany at it's plants in Alaska. A similar case, growing out of the death of Inez Tripp alleged to have been due to the same cause. has not yet been tried. 1t is understood that Dr. ]. T. Wiley, for mer government pure food expert, had been engaged to testify in the original case, but was prevented from doing so by other engagements In case of new trial it is stated that he will be called into the case.
 Among the attorneys for Mrs Tripp who will argue the case today are Amos Goodhue, o. R. Hood and A. R. Brin1ley of Gadsden. Dorsch & Allen of Gadsden and the representatives of Libby, Me Neill & Libby of Chicago will appear in favor of setting aside the verdict and granting new trial. The claim of -he packing company is that the verdict ren- dered by the jury was excessive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
WIFE AND CHILDREN STARVE
 HESITATE PROFITS BY EARNINGS OF THE HUSBAND AND FATHER
By WINNIE FIREMAN

Yesterday afternoon woman walked 16 miles into Birmingham in search of food She was accompanied by two small boys, her sons, who trudged every step of the way in the hope that at the end of the search there would be something to satisfy the gnawing hunger of youth The faith of childhood, you know, has led children to walk great lengths, fol- lowing the prims lights of a rainbow, firm in the conviction that at the end there would be a bag of gold. It was this same faith that led those children
 to walk Is miles, without food over the hills of Jefferson county.
 There isn't any bag of gold at the end of the raiuDow. Everybody, except trust ing children, KnCws that. But there Is food in Birningnani, and a plenty. The faith of these small children need not be shattered. It isn't necessary and there must be in Birmingham some big hearted person, who To wiling to assist in their time of need this V oman and her chil- dren, who through nc fault of their own are left penniless, homeless and Wi+hou. food
 These boys are not fatherless. Away in another part of the county a strong and healthy man is working daily, and earn
  least to t!hs woman and her children. But the money isn't coming to them. It's going into tne coffers of the state. And this woman whose chief offense perna ps lies in the tact that she is poor, is pear ing the brunt of being the wife Of con- victed train robber.
 The woman is Mrs. Archie Lee. The chi:1ren are the heirs and assigns of Archie Lee, now serving a term m the state penitentiary on charg5 of robbing a train.
 The woman Is willing to work. She cant find work.
 There isn't much opportunity for a woman who can neither read nor write, and whose sole education has been along 1 lines of allegiance to husband and home. This woman Is entitled to livelihood She doesn't get it from her husband. She doesn't get 1t from the state-but there must be some other source The woman isn't guilty. And the two little boys aren't guilty.
 Temporary aid has been given to Mrs Lee and her children. Just enough to tide them over a day or two. maybe She will be back at the office of The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
PROSPERITY NEXT YEAR ASSURED In Address Before Rotary Club l.. Sevier Points Out
 Industrial Future

Birmingham's prosperity for 1917 is as- sured.
 L. Sevier, general agent for the South ern railroad, and an authority on indus trial matters, declared yesterday before the Rotary club at the Tutwiler that the principal industries had contracts that would enable them to operate fully throughout the year of 1917 and 1918.
 As regards the prosperity of the future Mr. Sevier declared that it would Hast just so long as the war between the European nations continues; the life of the war depends largely upon the length of time the financial interests of the United States continue their aid in financ- ing the allies. and thereafter, the length of time it requires to restore the man. ufacturing and commercial interests of the warning nations, and in this the Birmingham district will participate
 After asking the question. Have we prepared for existing prosperity and has preparedness been given that considera- ton that is necessary to increased prcs- perity that may follow?' Mr. Sevier re- lated a few pertinent facts about rail- road facilities.
 During the year l9lo, he said, there was less than 1000 miles of new road constructed in the United States, less than any year since 1S4S, except during the years of the Civil War The rail- roads find themselves in the emb barrassng position of having state and interstate commerce commissions saying what they shall charge. with commissions and Con- gress saying what they shall pay, the one deducted from the other leaving no income to the stockholders, with practi- cally no income for developments or i'm provements. The supplies can only be increased by the development on the part of the carriers of sections now undevel- oped.
 ''The solution for all the problems lies with our boys"
 Following this remark the speaker told of the growth of the Boys Industrial school at East Lake and how that insti- tuition was trying to help the youth of Alabama to become efficient and prepared for the future. After reviewing the fact that the number of students enrolled since the opening of school consists of 1725 boys, 360 of whom are now in at tendance, he asked, in view of the past record, whether it ought to be continued
 He declared that the school had paid thousandfold dividends upon the invest ment However MT. Sever felt that the SIP 50 per capital per month given ths institution was insufficient.
 Appealing to the members of the Com munity club, who were at the banquet qs the guests of the Rotary club, he urged them to interest themselves in the affairs of the East Lake school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
COUNTY BOND CASE
 UNDER ADV|SEMENT
Judge Grubb Withholds De- cision in Suit Involving
 Shelby County Bonds

Judge W. I. Grubb of the federal dis trict court yesterday afternoon took un- der advisement the cases regarding the enforced payment of Shelby county bonds. Arguments lasting several hours were made by G. w. l.. Smith of Brewton, rep rescnting the Wayne County Home and Savings bank of Detroit; Attorney White, representing another of the creditors. and Attorneys Acuff and Henderson for the Shelby county board of revenue.
 The total amount involved in the suit is S259 0O0 of which the bank in Detroit represented by MT. Smith holds $23, ,00j. Cincinnati banks hold about $106000 of the bonds and the balance of $130,0O0 is held by George Refs and others. The bonds held by the Detroit bank are for the construction of the Shelby county courthouse and the other issues are all legged to be for various public works in the county. No intimation has been given as to when Judge Grubb will hand down his decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
BIRMINGHAM AMONG
 THOSE WHO ALSO RAN
Committee Will Take Advantages of the Farm Loan Bank
 System

''We just lost the farm loan bank. That's about all there is to the matter now" said Oscar Wells, chairman of the committee which had in charge the cam paign in favor of locating one of these banks for Birmingham. We made the best fight we could. Something like 50 other cities among the leading in the United States, did the same. It would not be worth while for me to surmise as to how the board reached it's decisions. Most or the cities applying lost. We were among the number.
 Of course we shall do all in our power to secure for Birmingham and Alabama the advantages to be derived for the agricultural sections from the farm loan bank system. Then there are plenty of other problems coming before this district and the state from time to time, so the best thing we can do now is to forget that we lost this fight and get ready to go out and get something else which is now possible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
BILL ID PROHIBIT LIQUOR ADS FROM
 MAILS MAY PASS
Fred NJ. Jackson Says Com mittee Will Make Favor able Report on Aber-
 crOnlhie-BankheadBi Bill

That Congress will adopt the Bank head-Abercrombie bill carly in the com
 ing year is the opinion of prohibition leaders in Alabama.
 The -Abercromhie bill pro- hibits the use of the mails to liquor ad- vertising of any nature. It's passage will materially strengthen the present state prohibition laws. it is claimed.
 Fred M. Jackson, a member cf the commission from Alabama appearing be- fore the Senate committee on postoftices and post roads in advocacy of the meas ure. gave out the following statement yesterday regarding ths> present status of the bill.
 Word comes from Washington" said Mir. Jackson, that the Senate commit tee on postoffces and post roads has unanimously given a favorable report to what is known as the Abercrombie-B Bank head bill, which was introduced in the Senate and House at the instance of the Alabama commission named by the last legislature to appeal to Congress to eX- clude from the mails liquor advertise ments and liquor circulars addressed into states where advertising of liquor or the solicitation of orders for liquor is made unlawful The report of the committee was unanimous and it is said by those in a position to know, that there is no doubt that the bill will be enacted by Congress after it reassembles in Janu- ary.
 'The principle underlying this bill is that the federal government ought not to lend it's aid to lawbreakers outside of the state in their efforts to violate the laws of a state, and out-of-state ciScu- lars and papers containing liquor ad- vertisements should not be allowed, through the federal mails, to reach the citizens of a state when state papers are prohibited by state law from carrying that character of advertising. In other words, the postoffice department of the federal government should be used to sustain state laws rather than to break them down and to thwart the state S policy. This is states rights in it's purest aspect. There has been a demand from Il states having anti-advertising laws for the enactment of this legislation. The movement was started by joint resolu- tion of the legislature of Alabama, which resolution was approved by the present governor, and the commissioners named therein made two visits to Washington and appeared before the committee of both houses and urged the passage of the bill. They are now seeing the fruits of their labors."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
ANOTHER COMPANY
 ID CORDOVA FIELD
Incorporation Papers Ex- pected to Be Filed by
 Group of Local Men

The Cordova oil field is to be developed by another company.
 Incorporation papers are expected to be filed today by group of Birmng- ham men, headed by H. F. Mccormack, vice president and general manager of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, that will permit this company to start operations in that district.
 Though a number of the Pratt Con solidated Coal company officials are in terested Tn the new company, it will be a private venture. The new company has acquired options on an extensive area of land in Walker county and is ex- pected to. begin the hunt for oil within the next few weeks.
 It is reported that the new oil compan y will not attempt to drill a well within a short distance of the Cordova well, but will sink hole in the Flat Creek section The Pratt Consolidated Coal company, in drilling hole near there to test for red ore recently struck all oil well that is considered as being on par with the Cordova strike. It is the general belief among it's interpretations that there is a prolific oil field some where near Flat Creek.
 As soon as the company is organized there will be no delay in beginning work, it is understood. The interested parties have received offers from several drill ing crews and a number are ready to begin work should they be given the contracts. It is reported that the drilling crew that has been working in that inn mediate section will be given the job.
 Among those who have been mentioned as interested in the venture are H. F. Mccormack, F. W. Pennington, Reuben Watts and others. It is said that the company has options on several thou sand acres of land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
Dr. c. Ross Baker to
 Speak at the Y. M. c. A.

Rev. c. Ross Baker, DID,, pastor of the Fifty-seventh Street Baptist church, will be the speaker at the New Years meet ing for men at the Young Mems Chris tian association next Sunday afternoon at 3:3O D. m.
 Next Sunday will be New Years eve and this will be genuine New Years service. Dr. Baker will speak on the subject, New Years Maxims." Since coming to Birmingham about two years ago, Dr. Baker has won place as one of the leaders among the pulpit orators of the city. His address Sunday should be a strong one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
 MEETS IN ANSWER TO CALL

The state highway commission will meet in Birmingham today, in answer to call from the president, R. E. SpraSins of Huntsville. Contrary to re- ports, the meeting of the board will have no connection with the Jackson highway executive committee nor with any proposed meeting of that organi- zation. President Spragins, Dr. G. N. Mitcham of Auburn, Dr. E. A. Smith of the University of Alabama. J. B. By lance of Dadeville and w. s. Keller, state highway engineer, are expected to be present. John Craft of Mobile, the other member of the board can not attend because of injuries which he received some days ago in fall downstairs.
 The meeting of the executive com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
WHO WILL ADOPT A
 BEAUTIFUL BABY?

Five cents, a milk bottle, a bum dIe of clothing and a week-old i'm fant.
 That's what was discovered in a market basket at the Louisville and Nashville station last night by the officer of that beat.
 Just the faiDtest waii coming from n corner of the main waiting room of the station attracted the attention of the officer and he be- gan search, not sure whether the cry came from a baby or from n mouse. Hut when he finally found the market basket and lift ed the towel from the top there of, he displayed to view about as lusty lunged yOungster as ever numbered its age at seven days.
 1t isn't just an ordinary baby.
 The officer who found it says so and Mrs. Kate Lindley of the welfare department corrobOrates his statement. It's an unusually pretty baby, they say, and if you don't want to take their word for it you can go down to the well fRre department and see for your- self.
 Mrs Lindiey doesn't know eX- actIy what to do with the baby, but she says that any person who adopts it should consider himself quite lucky. 1t isn't often that such an extraordinarily pretty in- fant is scheduled for adoption, so she ayers.
 The baby when found by the of ficer was wearing very elegant clothes and had the appearance of being well nurtured. Mrs. LindIey is anxious to find home for the nttle one, but she hesitates te ran such n delicate ad in the "classi- tied'' column.
 Acuax. 4I,is s4az
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

O CLOCK thlS evening. All friends or the pastor, the Rev. J A. Bryan, and con- gregation, are invited to attend.
 an indemnity bond, which we did. I was standing by the track when the first ladle was brought down, coupled between two flat cars and l expected to see the train crew hanging on to the tail end of the caboose ready to jump off. But MT Williams, Louisville and Nashville trainmaster, and MT. Dewitt, chief car inspector, were standing on the flat car next to the ladle warming themselves and as unconcerned as if they had been ac- customed to hauling hot iron all their lives. These men, with Mir. Brownlee, assistant trainnaster of the Louisville and Nashville, are giving the movement their special attention this week. and that means the Louisville and Nashville will do her part well, as she always does.
 MT. Fairbairn resident manager. and MT. Motion, superintendent of the blast furnaces of the Republic Iron and Steel company, are on the job and are giving while Eddie Barnes, Southern sales man ager, is looking on seeing the whole thing well done The first day they gave us just what we wanted, but we have asked them to do something to their furnaces to make them act badly, as furnaces sometimes have way of doing, so we can try it out under all conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
PENITENTIARY FOR
 FORMER POSTMASTER
Judge Grubb Imposes a Thirteen Month Sentence on Confessed
 Em5ezzler

Vincent office In Shelby unty was sen- fenced to serve 1s month in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta yesterday by Judge w. l. Grubb in the federal district court for confessed embezzlement of pos tai funds
 Klein entered plea of guilty to the charge at the last term of federal court, but had been out bail in the mean time, this privilege having been granted that he might have time to make good the deficit before his sentence began. Deputy marshals again placed him un- der arrest several days ago, stating that he had failed to make good the shortage.