The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-27

!. 1912
years old, were arrested this after
noon by John NJ. Bowen of st. Paul
special agent for the department
justice, with the cooperation Of the
local police department
The federal official and police say
todays developments grew out OF a
lrecent raid in which nineteen year
old girl, giving her name as DOna
Williams, was arrested and later
sentenced. The girl, it is said, told
the police her home had been in
Beloit, Wis, where she had lived
with her grandparents until last Oc-
tober, when after persuasion, it is al
legged, she accepted transportation and
came to Winona to enter disord-
erly house. The police investigated,
and, according to Chief Kammerer,
learned that she had borne a good
reputation there prior to the time
she left mysteriously October last
The matter was placed before the
federal authorities at ST. Paul and
| the visit of Mr.. Bowen followed a
letter written by the Williams girl
to friend in Beloit, in which she
retained she had been persuaded to
come to Winona for immoral pur
poses, Is said to be in the hands Of
officials. The Vonesh woman, it. is
alleged, admitted the money with
which the ticket was sent to Miss
Williams was provided by Miss New
| ell Mr.. Bowen says the government
has strong case. The Williams
girl is being held as a witness.
The two women under arrest
were locked up and were to have been
given a hearing before the cou'
commissioners today, or as soon
Assistant United States Attorney ].
NJ. Dickey Of st. Paul can arrive
here.
| Chicago, December 23.-The I'M
usual activity Of the lawyers who
represent the interests of the but
ter trust is taken as an indication
Of the alarm felt by the trust over
the steps contemplated by the gov
eminent to dissolve the combine.
! Immediately after the holidays gov
ernment agents will put into re-
ports data that they have been gath
ering and this will be used by the
department of justice in its fight
against the trust.
Special Targets of Attack.
Packers, commission merchants
and produce dealers are to be the
special targets Of attack by the gov
eminent. The charges will be that
butter, eggs, poultry and meats are
diverted from the markets where
they would naturally be sold at low
! prices, and that the food trust
arranges prices SO that vegetables
and fruits cannot be gathered and
shipped at a profit, causing a short
! age i'll supply and maintaining a
/ high selling price.
! What the Probe Is Doing.
The buying of butter, eggs, fruits
and vegetables by agents Of the al
| duced" is said to be the present
cation. 1t is said that as soon as
the purchasers have acquired large
! supply of foodstuffs, which were
contracted for before they were
available, the storage houses are
I filled
Storage Stuff Sold at Discount.
If the independent producers at
tempt to sell in the markets. it is
said, the storage products are i'm
mediateIy sent out and sold at a
discount. discouraging the market
ers of fresh articles. The losses of
food trust" members, it is declar-
ed, are overcome by the boosting
of prices after the Independent ship
pers and producers are forced from
the market.
The total resources Of the 767
banks under state supervision in
creased $14331, 426.11 between De-
cember 5, 1911, and November 26,
1912, according to a statistical re-
port compiled by the state bank
superintendent, Kelsey S. Chase.
Savings deposits show an eXcep-
tionally large proportionate gain.
This year, according to the report,
they total s7,527,3S3.66. Last year
the deposits total was $4,67O, 19S.O3.
The gain is about $3,000,000.
The total resources November 26,
1912, the report shows was $780,
7,9S466 as compared with the to-
tai resources December 5, 1911, of
$13G 1926, $3.50.
Loans and discounts form the
largest item of the resources. The
total for the 1912 date is $116,720,-
0GS.07. The 1911 item is SOB ,107,-
S71.36, or an increase of $13.612.-
1861. The amount due from banks
! forms the next largest item. The
! 1912 figure is $17,403, 441.30, as COM
pared to $17511,173.69 The de-
crease over last year is shown as
$1O8.OO
The banks this year have $5,162,-
52O.G9 on hand. This is a decrease
! of about $4,000 over 1911. The cap
| ital stock this year is shown as s14,-
| $4,000. Last year the capital stock
of the banks was $14,0S4.000
! After being out thirty-six hours
/ without reaching verdict, the jury
! in the case of DR.. A. J. Cox, Tyler,
Mimi, against Marcus Lauritsen and
/ Theil Detective agency, tried in ST.
/ Paul, was discharged at 11:45 Sat
urday night by Judge Oscar Hal
lam. The jurors reported this
morning at ten o'clock.
| The case came to trial about ten
days ago, and was presented to
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