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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
Ben Davis, Employed BY the Com
monWealth Power Company.

Ben Davis, employed by the Com
monwealth. Power company was killed
at Lake Mills, Ia, Wednesday morn
ing. Mr. Davis was up on pole. He
threw one leg over a cross arm, and
came into contact with a live wire,
and fell headlong to the cement walk,
being instantly killed. Mr.. Davis was
employed by the Commonwealth in
this city for some time, and has a
number of friends and acquaintance
here who are mighty sorry to learn of
his death. The voltage of Lake Mills
is only 1900, and the fall might have
been the cause of the death of Mr..
Davis, as he fell on his head
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
Request Is Made Of the State
Safety Board
PETITION BY W. C. 7. U.
Mankato Organization Among
Those That Has Handed in
Document
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

From Fridays Daily.
st. Paul, November 24.-The clos
ing of Minnesota saloons during the
war is asked of the State Public
Safety commission in petitions from
five Minnesota towns. The petitions
contain nearly thousand signatures
They were sent by the local presidents
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance association in Mankato, Backus,
Anoka, Benson and Truman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
FOR THE PLAINTIFF
Jury Makes An Award In Case OF
Evans Against Williams.

A jury in the municipal court yes
terday afternoon tried suit brought
by Morgan Evans against D. L. Will
liams, both of Cambria, to recover on
a note in the sum of $129 with interest
from October IL, 1915. The defense
claimed that the note was given in
payment for a team of horses that
the defendant had bought and that the
team was not as warranted and rep
resented. The jury returned verdict
for the plaintiff in the full amount
asked,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
CARING FOR THE SOLDIERS
Many Attendants Looking After The
Arrivals in London.

London, November 3.-[By MALL
There are now $500 persons engaged
in the single job Of looking out for
soldiers who arrive in London late at
night. Of these only 1000 are paid
workers. More than 1000 of the
total are women. They have charge
of eighty-three rest houses for Off
GERS and men. operate seven free
buffets and drive the cars that carry
the men from the train to the rest
houses after the buses, trans and
underground trains have stopped
running.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
Threatened with Blindness.

Dr. F. L. Durgin, the pioneer ply
stefan of Winnebago, is threatened
with blindness and is forced to give
up his medical practice. 1t is feared he
will be totally blind within few
months. Specialists say that the optic
al nerve is becoming atrophied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
BLEW A SAFE; GET $4,000
What the Yesgs Did to National Bank
at Dana, Ind.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Danville, Ills, November 24.-Rob-
bers early today blew the safe in the
First National bank of Dana, Ind,
near here and escaped in an automo-
bile with $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
STOCK WERE SOLD

Successful Sale at the Farm of Gerlach
& Barker Yesterday.
Holstein cows, calves and heifers to
the number of forty-five were sold at
auction yesterday afternoon at the Lime
Siding Stock farm. owned by Gerlach &,
Barker The auction was attended by
about 200 people. mostly from this part
of the state but some coming from
much farther. and a few even from To-
wa. Some chickens were also sold. The
total of the sales came almost to $4,000.
Mr. Teller was again the auctiOneer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
M. Jouvart Has Resigned.
UNITED Press Dispatch.J

Paris, France. November 24.-On
account of ill health, M Jouvart has
resigned his position as minister OF
the blockade, and NJ. Lebrun has
been nominated TO succeed him. j.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
SOUGHT CLOTHES; GOT DRUNK
John Gribben, Worthington Man, Fell
BY the Wayside Here.

by LIE WdyStuc mere.
Having come to Mankato to get some
clothing for his wife and children,
John Gribben of Worthington was
locked up drunk at the police station
last evening Gribben said in the mu-
nicipal cour, hat he was a cement
worker, forty-one years old and mar
ried, with two children, aged five and
seven years. He said that was the first
time he had been drunk since he was
married. Judge Harry Johnson i'm
posed a sentence of twenty days in
jail or fine of SO, saying that the
fine was unusually light. not on &C
count of sympathy for Gribben but for
his wife and children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30

Such are the remarks attributed to
Hugh j. Cook, 1913 Stevens avenue,
Minneapolis, travelling representative
of the wholesale grocery house known
as the Loverin and Brown company.
Cook was arrested by Sheriff Osten
yesterday at GAINESVILLE, Mimi, on a
warrant, issued following an indict-
ment by the Blue Earth county grand
jury Cook was charged with utter
ing language calculated to discour-
age enlistment. He was brought be-
fore Judge Comstock this morning
and his bail was fixed in the sum c.
$500, with the order that the sher
iff continue in charge of the defend
ant until this bail is furnished. He
is to appear before the court for ar
raignment next Monday morning at
ten o'clock.
Denied Making Remark.
While Cook was over at the Jail, he
denied utterly that he made any such
remarks as were attributed to him.
He said he was loyal through and
through and ready to support Uncle
Sam to the last dollar. He account
ed for the charge by saying it was a
piece of petty spite work on the part
of hotel-keeper in Blue Earth coun-
ty. He said he had once been over
charged by this hotel-keeper. He
paid the bill but the next time he
went to the hotel, he himself kept
careful account of all that he used,
and when the hotel keeper tried to
overcharge him again, Cook said he
was ready for him and would not pay
the overcharge. He said that the no.
tel-keeper then managed to get this
charge brought against him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
Program. win Include erondahI Some

program. viii Include Grondahl SONG.
UNITED Press Dispatch1
Redwing, Mimi, November "a
1t has been learned that the program
of the National Community Sing
will include America" as composed
by ]. <. Grondahl of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
Plea Made By Hugh ]. Cook,
Hailed Before Court
HELD UNDER $500 BOND
AIIeqed That He Made Remarks
Calculated to Hamper
EnIiStments

From Fridays Daily.
''If the boys would make a
stand, they would not have to go
across the water and fight; they
could do their shooting here"
Evening star., 1917-09-06
IS HONORED
IN INDEPENDENCE HALL
Patriotic Exercises Held in the
Shrine Of Liberty on Great
Frenchnan's Birthday.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. September 6-La-
fayette day drew thousands of patriotic
honor the memory of the great French
man, who came to the aid of the United
States in the early days of the country $
struggle for existence. While France
was observing the 160th birthday ami
versary of Lafayette patriotic exercises
were being held here in the shrine of
liberty. where Lafayette spent consid-
erable of his time in the first great
struggle for democracy.
Jules JuSserand, the French ambassador
was the center of the exercises here and
was on the program for the principal ad-
dress
A feature of the observance was the
raising at Independence Hall of the new
Washingt ton-Lafayette flag made in the
little Betsy Ross house, where the first
American nag was created. A similar flag
was tc be raised over the CITY hail of
Paris at about the same time The na4.
was sent to i'ari3 some time ago and was
this week turned over by President Pain-
care to Vice President Poiry of the Paris
council
thirteen stars. representing the orig
inal states, were seW"d OH each flag bv
American ana French girls. and each
star has the name of one of the col
onies embroidered on it. on the re-
verse side Of the flag is the inscription
'Washington-Lafa 4, I776
Independence Hall"
NEW YORK. September 6-The dou-
BILE anniversary of the birth of La
fayette and the battle OF the Marine
was celebrated here today. while sim
liar exercises were held in MANY other
cities in the country.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Officers Are Elected.

The following officers were elected:
Walter G. Sn; b, Philadelphia. presi-
dent; George Nhitlock. Baltimore, Md,
secretary; Frederick L. Wadhams, Al
bany. y. Y. treasurer.
These mem bers OF the executive COM
mittee were elected: Charles n Pot
ter. Cheyenne. Wyo., John Lowell, os-
ton. Mass; Charles Bloodsmith To-
peka, Kan; Ashley cockrill Little
Rock, Ark: George r Page Peoria
III f. A. Hammond. Atlanta. Ga: b.
S. q. Cherry, Sioux Falls. s D., and
Charles T. Terry. New York city.
Belgian Lawyer Heard.
Military attaches of the British.
French. Italian and Russian embassies
and the Belgian legation attended this
afternoons session to hear CASTOR de
Level. the Belgian lawyer, who was
counsel for the American legation at
Brussels. deliver an address on Prus-
sian law applied in Belgium.
Mr.. Delavel. who became interna- :
tionaIy famous the defender of
Edith Cavell, the British nurse execut-
ed by the Germans. cited her case as
an example of the inability of an ac-
cused person in Belgium to get justice
from the Germans. Counsel as a rule,
he said. was never allowed to see his
arrested client until the moment he
appears in court. and even is not al
ways allowed to speak to the accused,
! nor is he shown any document or in
| formed of any fact against his client.
| The ASSOCIATION at its session yester-
day denounced the war methods Of Ger
many as illegal. resolved to request the
judges of state and federal courts to
write shorter judicial opinions author
lied further investigation of proposal
to change the date of the presidential
inauguration. opposed legislation de-
signed to repeal the national bank
ruptcy law. and favored the technical
error bill NOW before the United states
Senate, measure empowering appel
late courts to disregard in their decis-
ions technical errors or defects which
do not affect the substantial rights of
the parties.
Charles Z. Hughes of New York and
Robert McNutt McElroy of New Jersey
spoke last night. The subject of the
latter was The Representative Ide
Evening star., 1917-09-06
WESTERN CITIES ARE STRONG
FOR THE CHAMPION RED SOX
Middle West Has But Little Confidence in
White Sox as World Series
Contenders.

Earring Chicago. with its intensely
partisan Comiskey following 'he
American Leagues middle western
clientele is practically unanimous IN
the hope that the Red Sox VIII again
defeat the White SoX in the Wor'o
series pri,naries Wherever loyalty TO
the league is stronger than mere sec
tional pride there is an antl-Chicaso
sentiment which is strangely at Varl-
ance with the personal popularity OF
the South Side mogul and which Is
based entirely upon a practically UNI
yersal belief that there are at least
three other clubs in the Johnson CIR
cult better qualified than the Row
land entry to battle the Giants for the
big October melon
Strange as it may seem to the New
York National League colony. the
Giants are not everywhere regarded
as an absolutely invincible comblna-
tiou. They seem to have impressed
their greatness pretty strongly on the
east but out in the corn belt the eX-
perts are inclined to believe that any
one of three American League clubs
could give the Clan McGraw quite con-
siderable of Il battle.
The middle west would highly esteem
an opportunity to back the Red SoN
against the prospective National League
champions and would also support
either Detroit or Cleveland with very
little coaxing. Giant admirers VIII
probably be asked to offer liberal odds.
however. If Chicago qualities as the
American Leagues representative IN
the fall classic
Evening star., 1917-09-06
McGraw's Three Aces.

1t is a strange coincidence that the
League rivals have been harping all
season is regarded in American League
circles as the most potent argument the
Giants could use in a debate with the
White Sox Practically all the criticism
that has been aimed at the Giants this
year has found its inspiration in the
fact that the effectiveness of their
pitching is limited largely. if not en-
tirely to its left-handed members. The
absence of any real class in the right
handed division has been a source of
continued worry TO the clubs admirers
and of lingering hope to its opponents.
Against such clubs as Detroit and
Cleveland this overwhelming prevalence
of left-handed pitching talent would con-
stitute no part OF a winning asset The
Tigers. as we'll as the Indians. thrive
on left handed pitching; more than that.
they fairly dote on it. Dutch" Leon
ard is almost the only left-hander in
Cleveland or Detroit with any marked
consistency. When Harry Harper was
right he used to tear the Indians off
with notable frequency. but was never
more than moderately effective against
Detroit.
All other southpaws face Cleveland
and Detroit with fear and trembling
Neither club has lost more than an in
considerable number of games to left
handed pitching this season. and most
OF those they have dropped would
probably have been won had their own
slabsters stood up. Barring Jack Barry,
no manager in the American League will
send a left-hander against either the
Tigers or the Indians if he can possibly
help it.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
SAYS HOME WAS RUINED.
Mrs. Ella C. Hoover Who Attempts
Suicide, Puts Blame on Friend.

"One who 7 thought was my friend.
but who broke up my home instead,
was the cause of me trying to take my
life" said Mrs. Ella c. Hoover. 3s
years old, of 312 Indiana avenue. at
Emergency Hospital this afternoon.
where she had been taken after having
been prevented from jumping into the
tidal basin.
Mrs. Hoover was seen to approach the
waters edge by a boatman. who
grabbed her and prevented her from
jumping into the water.
Just prior to her attempt to take her
life Mrs. Hoover wrote a four-page note
and dropped it on the floor of the boat
house at the tidal basin. 1t was found
Evening star., 1917-09-06
L QUITS CAMP SEWER.

CAMP SEWER, Greenyille. s. C.. SEN
tember 6-Company l. of the Sd In
fantry. u. G., y. c., which has been
here helping to organize this camp
during the last three weeks in antici-
patton of the coming Of the entire Sd
Regiment, left today for Camp Greene.
at Charlotte, \. G, to which the Sd IN
fantry has been transferred
An honor escort attended Company
l. to the train. The District men have
made fine reputation as good soldiers
and genial comrades at Camp Sewer.
There was a large gathering of pretty
girls to bid them goodbye
Evening star., 1917-09-06

additional watchmen, s1.0sO: commission
ers of Cancellation, $lo0, 600: contingent
expenses of the department, S,,566: nat
uralization service, $50 900: standa rdiza-
ton OF first-aid methods. $1,000.
House of Representatives, s26, 900
Pan-American Union, printing and bind
ing. $1,000
Judgments-United States courts, sI3.-
3slll; Court of Claims. S53, 1850; Court
OF Claims in Indian depreciation cases,
s13.5l1.
Claims allowed by accounting officers
Of the Treasury. Si90,3Il2S.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
NO ROBBING OF SOLDIERS.
War Department to Look After FL
nances of Enlisted Men.

The efficiency system is to be extend
ed by the War Department to the point
where even the personal expenditures
of the men in the Army may be pro-
tected. BY general order published
today. an officer of the Quartermaster
Department will be assigned to every
division TO supervise the exchanges
that are conducted for the convenience
of soldiers wishing to make small pur-
chases. The profit of the exchanges
will go to the men, and il will be the
duty of the supervising officers to pre-
vent unjust charging and maladminis-
tration.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
For the Alaska Railway.

The chief appropriation under the
Department of the Interior is $4,000 900
for the Alaska railway. Other appro-
priations are:
Interior Department-Rental of build
ings, $500: new building, additional en-
ployes, Si,l25; repairs 10 temporary court
house. Washington. ID. c.. So 900; gen.
eral land office, file cases, SO. 600: patent
office, additional employees, -$34, ,S75: st
Elizabeth Hospital. temporary buildings.
$500 900; Columbia Institution for Deaf
additional for dormitory, $21 900.
Postal service-Manufacture of postage
stamps. So 900; stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers. $220. 900: indemnity
for lost matter. s1760 000 expenses for
shipping supplies, IS, 900.
Department of AgricuIture-E dication
and control of pink boil worm, $250, 600
Department of Commerce-Secretary's $
office, additional stenographer $500: bu-
reau of lighthouses. increased pay of
craftsmen, 1900: Aransas Pass light sta
ton. Tex. rebuilding. $50, ,O00 Alaska fish
cries service, S35. 900; coast and geodetic
survey, fire protection, $12,0 900: surveying
Instruments. $4,000.
Steamboat inspection service, at Tampa,
Fla, IS. 1925.
Bureau Of standards. radio laboratory.
$4,000
Department Of fLabor-secretary's office,
Evening star., 1917-09-06
PERUVIAN CHAMBER O. KS
PAN-AMERICAN UNITY PLAN

LIMA. Peru, September 6.-The chamtl
ber of deputies in secret session yes-
terday unanimously approved a decla..
ration by the foreign minister on Peru'S
international pchcy. This sets forth
that Peru. aims to have her foreign
policy work for Pan-American soiidar-
fty founded upon the principles of fn-
ternational Justice proclaimed by the
President of the United States.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
TWO THOUSAND WALK OUT.
Cudahy Packing Plant in Kansas
City Embarrassed.

KANSAS CITY. September 6-Two
thousand employees of the Cudahy Pack
ing Company plant here have walked
out, causing an almost complete tie-up
of the plants operations today. More
than IS per cent of the labor force of
the plant is involved. office clerks say.
1t is also reported that some of the
employees OF the Wilson & Co. plant
are striking. Demand for higher
wages and shorter hours are given as
the cause of the strike.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
MEXICAN CONSTITUTION
ASSA|LED BY SPEAKER
Bar Association Told It Is More
Worthless Scrap" Than
German Treaty.
BY the Associated Press.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. September e.
The Mexican constitution was assailed
today as "a more wort HESS scrap OF
paper" than can be found even. among
Germauy's most sacred treaty obliga-
tions,' in an address by William II. Bur
CESS of Chicago before the conference
here of the American Bar Association.
ut closes Mexico to the work of
Christion churches. to the civiizing
influence of the Christian religion and
its uplifting agencies" said Mr.. Bur
CESS, who declared the constitution had
been framed by men with no other
thought than its financial value and the
tribute they could levy through it," He
expressed the hope that at the close
of the war the United States may be
able to aid Mexico in the establish
ment of just and practicable govern
mental
Evening star., 1917-09-06
jackson and Collins Slipping.

There is another little feature in con-
nection with the White Sox to which
the middle west has given more intel
ligent consideration than is common in
this section of the country. Hereabouts
there is general inclination to rate
Joe Jackson and Eddie Collins with the
most redoubtable sluggers in the land
despite the fact that both of these once
great hitters are now batting under
.275 There is a marked tendency to
explain their failure to hit up to their
best form of other years on every other
ground than the true one. As a matter
of cold fact. both Jackson and Collins
have gone back. and there is every
reason for believing that Jackson will
never show a return TO his old stand
ards. Collins may, but Jackson has
developed habits which make his
speedy passing as a real star almost
certain.
1t is common gossip in American
League circles that it wouldn't take
much to win Jackson away from Chi
cago, where Happy Felch is now rec
ognized as by all odds the best ball
player in the Rowland ensemble 1t
was rumored a spell ago that Comiskey
offered Jackson in trade to at least one
American League club. asking in return
former third baseman who hadn't
played that position in almost three
years. His advances We're rejected
Evening star., 1917-09-06
To Discuss Pacific SHINING.

To take up the question of ocean
freight rates on the Pacific members of
the japanese mission have arranged to
call on the shipping board one day this
week. The shipping board plans a sub
stantial reduction in the rates now
charged by American vessels in all
trades, and is working out an arrange
ment with the European allies looking
TO control OF all Atlantic ocean rates.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Thompson Sues Chicago Herald.

CHICAGO, September G.-Mayo
Thompson today filed praecipe in a
suit LOT SZoo,Voo damages against the
Chicago Herald Company and James
keeley, the publisher
The Herald. with other s. has Wig
orously criticised the mayors anti-war
attitude.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Establish Remount Stations

For supplying horses to the Army
without disturbing unnecessarily the
supply of animals in any particular
section, orders We're issued today for
the establishment of remount stations
at every divisional camp and canton
ment in the United States.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Potato Men Confer Here.

Representatives Of potato growers and
distributors conferred here today with
the food administration on plans for con-
DsRvtng and distributing the supply.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
New Finance Minister in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO. September 5.-An-
tonic Carlos, government leader in the
chamber Of deputies. has accepted the
Office of finance minister He replaces
Sabine Barroso. who resigned yester-
day.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
White Sox and Southpaws.

Chicago. on the other hand. is re
sarded q mark for good eft-handed
pitching. Mogridge and Cullop have held
the White SoX TO one two or three
runs when other clubs were driving them
to cover in few innings. Almost in
variaby Bill Donovan works both his
experienced southpaws against the Row
lands before uncoVerng his right handlers,
and other managers follow the same gen
eral procedure. Good left-handed pitch
ing will stop the White Sox dead in their
tracks in nine games out of ten.
with three such SouthpawS as Ferdie
Schupp. Slim Sallee and Rube Benton
at his beck and call. McGraw would
have pitching material enough for any
series against the White SoX. though he
hadn't right handed slabster to his
name. This trio might not carry him
very far against Cleveland or Detroit. but
1t would give him a tremendous edge
against Chicago
There is considerable doubt. too. as
to Rowland's ability to muster up a
pitching staff strong enough to stop the
Giant attack. Eddie Cicotte. with his
justly celebrated shine ball. II delivery
that has no counterpart in the National
League. would probably give the soon
to-be champions of the Tener circuit Il
deal of trouble, but it is unlikely that
any of his staff mates can hold Nc
Graw's sluggers in check.
Urban Faber might if he were in tip
top condition He has been troubled on
ana off all season with lumbago, how
ever. and il the weather We're at all cold
during the series would very likely be
OF little real service to his club The
others are uncertain quantities at best,
not of the type that ordinarily wins
world championships 1t is Rowland's
custom to work them III relays. This
system has worked well enough in the
American League this season. but
whether II would work equally well
against the Giants, with their eycep-
tional vigor and resourcefulness on at
tack, is problematiCal TO say the least.