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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
FOUND FIRE IN HIS HOME
Otto Wettschrech Then Attacked TIL,
Very Unwelcome Visitor.

Otto Wettschrech Then Attacked The
Very Unwelcome Visitor.
Otto Wettschreck, motorman for
the Mankato Electric Traction COM
pany, discovered fire in large built
in CUPBOARD at his home 1921 North
Fourth street about $50 last even
ing. He was in the basement cut
ting wood and noticed smoke appar-
emily coming from the furnace, in
which there was no fire at the time.
Upon investigation he found that the
smoke came down from the built in
cupboard, several shelves having al
ready been burned and the wood
work scorched. He extinguished
the fire himself without calling the
department. Mr. Wettschrich is at
a loss to account for the fire, and
thinks it was caused by mice gnaw-
ing at matches in one of the drawers
which ignited and caused the blaze.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
STRUCK BY AN AUTOMOBILE
Car Came Down Chute and r. n.
Finley Was Painfully Injured.

Finley Was Painfully Injured.
F. H. Finley of 513 Pleasant street,
an employee of the Powell Automobile
company, sustained severely
sprained wrist while at work this
morning. He was attempting to open
the door of the runway to the base
ment of the garage. The doors were
locked, and car was sliding down
the chute. Mr. Finley endeavored to
get out of the way but the car struck
him heavily on the arm jamming his
hand against the door. BY good for
tune the mans arm was not broken,
although his wrist was badly sprained
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26

A. A. Avery, representing the Keas-
by and Mattison company of Mime
apolis, was a business caller in the
city yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26

Attorney Frank E. Putnam of Blue
Earth was in attendance at federal
court today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
AIRMEN OF STATES

Continued From Page One.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
RAISE MILLION IN STATE

Continued From Page One.)
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
JERSEY TEACHER A HEROINE.
Prevents Panic Among $50 Children;
Fights Fire In School.

Paterson, n. J.-Miss Bertha Ruth, a
teacher in public school annex No. 4.
in the basement Of st. Stanislaus' Pol
ish Catholic church, Garfield, by cool
action prevented a panic among the
$50 children and also saved the church
from destruction by fire when Stephen
Westcombe mischievously dropped a
match into a hole in one of the parti-
lions.
When smoke issued from the open.
ing there was a stir and the pupils in
Miss Ruth's class moved uneasily.
BE calm, children" said Miss Ruth
without the slightest touch of emotion.
and file quietly into the yard"
Her command was obeyed, and the
children quickly left the room. Then
Miss Ruth notified the teachers in the
other classes to dismiss the pupils
The children thought 1t was fire drill
and moved out in order, the whole an
mex being emptied in half a minute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03

ers In Europe, If stories that are circa-
lated about him are anything like true.
1t is said that the jewellers in Munich.
going home past the royal residence.
always could tell whether it was yet 4
o'clock In the morning. If it was that
hour light was sure to be burning in
the princes study. Four hours Is the
maximum amount Of sleep he permits
himself, and in that respect he is like
his old regent, Luitpold, his grand
father, who lived to be past eighty
years old.
Life has brought much Of sorrow and
little of pleasure to the Bavarian prince
His wife, who was a sister Of the
queen of the Belgians, died In 1912 aft
er several years Of invalidism. Their
marriage in 1900 was the elimination
Of a genuine love affair. Four of their
while Rupprecht was at the battle
front. When he was notified of
his sons death he sent this laconic
message to his father: DUTY COM
mands action, not tears. at this mo-
ment."
Rupprecht has one of the finest art
galleries of Germany and has wide
knowledge Of antiques Of all sorts. In
his spare moments he is almost GER
tain to be found in the museums OF
Munich, of which he is perhaps the
most liberal patron.
Military observers differ as to Rup-
precht's work in the present war. At
the start Of 1t he achieved some sue
cess on the Lorraine 'front.' but he was
blamed for the German failure at
Neuve Chapelle. There is no doubt.
however, that he displayed great mill
tary ability In handling the defense On
the Somme. He is unsparing of his
men, as he is of himself, and it is safe
to wager that the Germans will lose
no battle because Of tenderness on the
part Of Rupprecht Of Bavaria.
He is in direct line of succession to
the throne of Bavaria, outside of Prus-
sia probably the most important Ger
man state.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
COUPLE WED SEVENTY
YEARS WITHOUT STRIFE
Married Pair csIsbrats Their Annivsr-
sary Of Life In HapPinsss

Glasgow, Mo-. p. Bentley, ninety
years old, and his wife, Mrs. Susan
Fristoe Bentley, eighty-eight years Of
age, were married seventy years ago
and never had q fuss. They recently
celebrated their anniversary. Thsy
live near Forest Green.
Mr.. Bentley, who has lived al his
life on his farm and stin runs The 600
acre tract himself, Is rated one Of the
wealthiest men in Charlton county.
having amassed q fortune Of between
$4,000 and 100000.
Both he and his wife were born on
adjoining farms. When they were wed
they agreed that II either became an
CRY the other should take cogniZance
of it and preserve an unrufled de-
meanor. This, they say, Is the secret
Of their smooth relations.
Nine children, five Of whom are Hv-
ing, were born to the union. The five
are T. NJ. Bentley, Salisbury, Mo-; s. j.
Bentley, Forest Green; William Bent
ley and Mrs. William La Motto, Roa-
noke, Mo-, and Mrs. Lloyd Herring.
Forest Green.
The Bentley farm descended to its
present owner from his father, who OBJ
tanned it from the government by grant
In 1915.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
OUTDOOR SHOWMEN GO
ON RECORD FOR UPLIFT
Will Endeavor to Check Unjust
Attacks on Their Business.
Sunday Sends Message.

New York.-In these days Of uplift
movements the statement Of the newly
organized Association of the Outdoor
Showmen of the World that its chief
purpose In life is to uplift and purify
the outdoor show business has attract
ed attention. The association Is q
unique aggregation Of outdoor show
interests, embracing every variety of
outdoor amusement enterprises, from
the big exposition and circus to the
fair, carnival and concession men, and
its officers are carrying on a wide cam
paign to secure membership in all
parts of the world.
One of the outdoor showmen's an.
nouncements, made at the organization
meeting and banquet at the Hotel As
tor, was that Of President Frank P.
Spellman, who in explaining the scope
Of the organization said that Billy Sun
day had been invited to become men,
Der and to attend the banquet, as it
was recognized that "he is the greatest
Snowman of us all" Billy Sunday In
acknowledging the letter Of introduc-
ton said In characteristic fashion,
you fellows could go some for God If
you would"
1--WE have more practical objects, Of
course, than the ethical uplift of the
outdoor show business" said President
Spellman. I'VE propose to exert our
influence to make certain that we get
a square deal In the various state leg
islatures. We will have legal repre-
sentatives in every city, and we will
correct other abuses that we believe
exist We will endeavor to check un-
just attacks made on the outdoor show
business and to secure fair and equita-
BILE treatment. We believe the public
will be with US in this campaign"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
TRACING FAKE BILL
Exciting Chase of United States
Secret Service Man.
MANY HANDLE COUNTERFEIT.

After Bank Clerk Discovers Spurious
| Currency, Hurt Leads to Many Cities.
Grocer, Original Owner Of Bill, Proves
20 Be Agent For Organized Band Of
Counterfeitsrs.
Cleveland, O.-The tracing Of counter
felt bills back to the persons response
BILE for their issue is a curious and ex-
citing employment The experts as
signed by the government to this work
are among the most skillfuI members
Of the secret service. The protection
Of the currency depends in large meas
ure upon their efficiency, and the pains
they take are almost infinite. The fol-
lowing case Is one illustrating the diff
iculties which the secret service people
meet and overcome:
A bank clerk in Cleveland had de-
tected a counterfeit twenty dollar bill
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
EiHel's Tower.

The most famous tower since that
Of Babel is the Effel tower In Paris,
a monument to the engineering genius
Of Gustave Eiffel. The tower Of Babel
was reared In the hope that it might
afford a passage to heaven, but the
builders, we are told In Genesis, were
/. fooled by their language being con-
founded.
Gustave Eiffel had no such ambition
In rearing the highest edifice the world
has ever seen. 1t is a tower dedicated
to science. Its rearing was one Of the
greatest engineering feats Of modern
times and was a result Of experiments
undertaken to prove the greatest limit
to which metallic piers In viaducts
could be safely pushed. 1t is now the
worlds must celebrated wireless tele-
graph station.
Eiffel tower is 1000 feet In height
and Is constructed Of iron lattice work,
1900 tons of iron being used In its con-
struction. A system Of elevators car
ries visitors to the top.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
SMILE CURES MIND.
Fiancee Helps to Lift Veil When
Science Fails.
REASON SLOWLY RETURNS.

Detroit Man Proves Puzzle to Physi-
clans After Partial Asphyxiation In
Auto-swesthsart, In Same Hospital,
10 Wheeled Into His Ward, and Eyes
Brighten For First Time.
Detroit, Mich.-A sweetheart's smile
won where science failed. The smile
lured back a wandering mind that all
the little bottles, all the cleaning in
struments and all the solemn books
had failed to cure.
The case Of Arthur Conner, twenty
eight years old, puzzled physicians for
days after he was taken to Grace hos
pital suffering from a form Of gas as
phyxiation induced by inhaling gaso-
line fumes from his automobile. He
slept for hours. a calm. deep sleep,
with normal pulse and respiration, but
a sleep that could not be driven out.
When it did lift its veil for few min
utes at a time it was found his mind
had somehow slipped in its delicate
mechanism, and Conner muttered and
nected with reason.
They dug in his spine and brewed
serums. and they tapped with inquisi-
tive fingers and touched the nerves
with the wizard flow of electricity and
the veins with the cleaning hypo-
dermic. In vain all these things-and
then came the cure, greeting smile
and a CHEEKY Good morning from the
girl he is to marry.
Nellie Winters. dark haired and
brown eyed, sought her fiance, know
ing something had happened to prevent
the filling of an engagement. She
found him after a long search lying I'm
his car in the garage, asleep. He had
sat down to rest, and the fumes had
overcome him and started the long
slumber. But the hunt through the cold
day had wrought another misfortune.
and Miss Winters found herself
threatened by pneumonia in the same
hospital with Connor.
She grew better, and, once able to sit
in a wheel chair. she demanded to be
They wheeled her in just as one of the
moments of his consciousness came.
And the eyes that had been filed with
vague dreamings suddenly cleared, and
the girls smile and glad greeting
found an answer.
Hello, Nellie! Gee, it's too bad we
are both sick in the same place"
1t was almost the first rational words
he had uttered. The veil fell again,
but the doctors had found key to the
mystic door and hope for a complete
recovery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
BECOMES A MOTHER AT 62.
Woman Welded to Young Man Has .
Baby In Her Old Age.

Milwaukee, Wis.-"Fifty-eight years
years old? My dear boy, they said that
about me four years ago when went
to Kenosha with Albert to be married
where our friends could not make too
much Of hubbub about disparity in
our ages. They said then that he was
twenty-five and was fifty-eight. What
Of It? Love knows no years."
Thus spoke Mrs. Balone Manzke, a
mother at sixty-two or Whereabouts, as
she fondled the baby girl which some
time ago came to their home in Mil
waukee to gladden. the declining years
Of the mother and to rejoice the heart
Of the youthful husband. And it was
a real motherhood that Mrs. Manzke
portrayed as she played with her own
baby, a mother with her hair showing
the advance Of years in its suggestion
of gray.
Four years ago the couple went from
Zion City to Kenosha to be married.
The husband is an expert chemist in a
Milwaukee laboratory which special
ICES on perfumery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
Suffrage In Norway.


Among the most important laws en-
acted by Norway since women have had
the vote are the two maternity insur-
ance laws of 1909 and 1915 and the di-
vorce law of 1910.
"Since the women in Norway have got
the vote" says Ella Anker in Jus Suf-
fragii, ''they have turned their chief
attention to their rights and duties as
wives and mothers. Education and eco
nomic independence are the basis of wo-
mans freedom, but her greatest work
and happiness will be as wife and moth
er. 1t is an astonishing fact that in all
these centuries, while men have taught
us that woman's place is in the home,
they have neglected to prepare us for
the chief duties Of our home life"
Norwegian women have also given
particular strength to the work for ira
tional housekeeping" by the establish
ment Of state high school for the ed
ucation Of teachers for the elementary
housekeeping schools, to a campaign
against consumption and to the support
Of the peace movement.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
Uncle Sans Uniforms.

An act Of congress, approved March
I, 1911, entitled "An act to protect the
dignity and honor Of the uniform of
the United States" provides that
hereafter no proprietor, manager or
employee Of theater or other public
place of entertainment or amusement
In the District Of Columbia or In any
territory, the district of Alaska or in
sular possessions Of the United States
shall make or cause to be made any
discrimination against any person law
fully wearing the uniform Of the army,
navy, revenue cutter service or marine
corps Of the United States because of
that uniform, and any person making
or causing to be made such discrimina-
ton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine not exceeding
$780,"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
A Curiosity of Sound.

If when riding in a balloon at a
height, say, Of 1000 feet a charge Of
guncotton be fired electrically 100 feet
below the car, the report, though really
as loud rs n cannon, sounds no more
than pistol shot, possibly partly owing
to the greater rarity Of the air, but
chiefly because the sound, having no
background to reflect it, simply spends
itself in the air. Then, always and un-
der all conditions of atmosphere, there
ensues absolute silence until the time
for the echo back from earth has fully
elapsed, when a deafening Outburst of
thunder rises from below, rolling on
often for more than half a minute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
A TIRELESS PRINCE
Bavarian Chief Sleeps but Four
Hours a Day.
IS STERN DRIVER OF MEN,

Rupprseht Man on Whom Fell Task Of
Directing German Defense Against
Allies Great somms Attaek-ons Of
Best Known Arehsselosists and Fa-
NOUS Art Collector.
Berlin.-Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria,
the man on whom fell the task Of di-
recting the German defense against the
allies great Somme attack, Is one Of
the few many sided men in Europe's
royal circles. Rupprecht is one Of the
ablest Of the German generals. school
ed in military tactics, a hard, driving
sort of man. He Is one OF the best
known European archaeologists and is
a famous art collector.
But Rupprecht differs mostly from
the rest of his royal kinsmen by his
Unsuitable love Of work. 1t is his boast
that he works longer hours than any
other man in the kingdom of Bavaria.
over which he Is destined to rule.
This grim faced, cold eyed Teuton is
one Of the most inveterate time steal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
RATTLE THREE BACHELORS.
Men Willing to Wed Won by Girls With
Lucky Numbers.

Glen Carbon, Hl.-Three eligible
bachelors guaranteed good providers
and willing to marry were won by
three women at matrimonial rattle re-
Gently as the climax OF a dance given
by the Glen Carbon Bachelors club.
The names of the prizes and the hold
ers Of the lucky numbers. as given out
by Carl Huffman. n member of the
club. are:
Joe Clemson. thirty-three. coal miner
Of Glen Carbon, won by Miss Maude
Fletcher Of Glen Carbon.
Charles Hendricks, thirty eight, mar
BILE worker. of Edwardsville. Won by
Miss Sarah Brown OF Denver.
Joe Jiggers. thirty-four. bartender, OF
Glen Carbon. won by Miss Rose Brown
OF Denver.
The Misses Brown are sisters. They
were not present at the drawing. hav-
Ing sent their numbers and names to
two young women Of Glen Carbon,
who drew for them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
"GLAzE," new WEATHER WORD
Old Fashioned "SIeet" Will Be Out of
Style This Winter.

Washington. The old fashioned
"sleet" is going out of style this win
ter before the newer lice storm" and
glaze" weather bureau officials re-
ported in their campaign for more &C
curate Technology for various kinds
of frozen rain. Sleet is officially de-
scribed as small globules of rain frozen
;,efore striking the earth. When rain
freezes after falling and forms CLASSY
coating on the ground, trees and wires
the condition is called a glaze, and
when this is severe and accompanied
by wind, it is reported as an ice storm.
The weather bureau hopes to elimi-
nate what it considers improper use of
the word "sleet," as it has caused sub
stitution of the term tornado" for
Cyclone" when a violent storm Of
small diameter is meant.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
LACE GROWS ON TREES.
Panama Product May Take Place of
MOSQUITO NETTING,

New Orleans, La.-Lace grows on
trees on the isthmus Of Panama, and
the trees grow wild In the swamps.
Captain L. ". Richards of the steam
ship Norwalk brought a fine sample
not merely as curiosity. but to induce
tests as to the probable utility Of the
plant or the tree in this section.
When the bark of the limbs is strip
ped there are rolls of filmy substance
Of texture very much like mosquito
netting. The size of these layers in
creases with the size of the tree, the
largest being about a foot in diameter.
The fabric is strong and can be sewn
without tearing.
The natives use the stuff in making
garments. Captain Richards believes
that by cultivation the trees may be-
come very valuable. and if the lace
layers cannot be enlarged some process
may be perfected by which they can be
Joined into a fabric which will make
the finest mosquito bar and may even
serve for summer raiment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03

In the deposit of. a small retail grocer.
An expert was sent for and undertook
the case.
! He found that the grocer had re-
ceived the bill from shoe dealer, who
had 1t from dentist, who had it from
somebody else, and so on until the Sc
cret service man finally traced the note
to an invalid woman, who had used it
to pay her physician. When questioned
this woman said that the money had
been sent her by her brother, who lived
In New Orleans.
The sleuth looked up the brothers
antecedents and soon became con-
WINGED that he was the man wanted.
The brother, however, soon proved to
the satisfaction of the secret service
man that his suspicious were un-
founded. Indeed, it appeared that the
money had been received by the New
Orleans man in part payment of rent
Of house he owned in Pittsburgh.
While the sleuth was a bit discour-
aged, he couldn't give over the case
when he had gone so far, so he took
the next train for Pittsburgh.
The tenant of the house in Pitts
burgh proved to be travelling oculist,
who spent most of his time in the mid
die west. The secret service man had
the good fortune, however, to catch
him just as he had returned from a
trip, and the man at once recognized
the bad bill as one that had been given
him by patient in Cleveland. the very
point where the sleutb had started.
The patient was a boss carpenter.
The carpenter, an honest old fellow,
said that he had received the bill from
a certain Perkins. The said Perkins
was the small grocer in whose bank
deposit the counterfeit had turned up.
The expert few to the grocer's as
quickly as the taxi would take him
and found 1t closed. The grocer had
left town.
Afterward it was shown beyond
question that the grocer was the agent
of an organized band of counterfeiters.
His shop was a mere blind That the
bill which he gave the carpenter should
get back into his own funds after trav-
cling all over the country was one of
those miracles of chance for which
there is no explanation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
TIED DUCK WITH cRAVAT.
Left Diamond Stud on u, and That May
Account For Turkey Find.

Left Diamond Stuo OF u, aho max Way
Account For Turkey Find.
Cuero. Tex.-What Thomas Lovett Of
this county believes to be the previous
history Of the recent story from Chi
cago telling Of a diamond stud valued
at $50 found In the craw Of Thanks
giving turkey had Its inception In
duck hunt here.
According to Lovett's story, while
hunting two years ago he slightly
wounded a duck and decided to carry
the bird home. He used his necktie to
bind the birds feet. neglecting to re-
move a diamond stud fastened therein.
Placing the supposedly helpless bird In
the rear OF his conveyance. he started
home. when a futter a few minutes
later attracted his attention. He turn
ed In time to see the duck flying of
with his necktie dangling from its feet.
Cuero Is In the center Of large tur-
key raising. portion Of Texas, and
many of the birds, which roam over
large range, find their way to the Chi
cago market.
Mr.. Lovett so far has entered no
claim to the stud.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
POTATO PROFIT 1903 PER CENT
That's What South Jersey Farmers
Earned on Their Stock.

Woodstown, n. J.-Farmers are pros
porous. at least down in southern New
Jersey. where a large percentage of
New York city's potatoes are grown.
The South Jersey Farmers exchange
declared 100 per cent stock dividend
and an s per cent cash dividend.
The exchange is n cooperative sell.
ing organization. with 100 farmers as
members. At its sixteen stations last
year NI carloads of white potatoes
were handled mt an average price of 90
cents n bushel 1t did total business
In 1916 of Sl,OS7.347.7O. with a net
pront or S3i.23I.I9. This was the big
Sest year since its organization In 1900
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-03
She Meant Wall.

The late Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the
rigid apostle of temperance, while on
a week end visit made the acquaint-
ance OF a sharp young lady Of seven.
to whom on leaving he said: 'Now.
my dear, we have been talking some
time. l am sure you have no idea who
am"
oh, yes, I have" the little missy
replied. "You are the celebrated
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