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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29

Minnesota women want their full
share of the $4,000 that Is 10 be
distributed among the states this
year by the federal government 10
advance the education of women.
Upon the activity Ut the women
themselves, ~ is said, depends the
size Of the Minnesota allotment and
TO insure fair proportion Club
women at meeting YESTERDAY at
the bennington Minneapolis. dis
cusscd a plan of campaign. before
tho Legislative committee of the
Housewives league and the home
economics committee OF the fifth
district Of the Minnesota Federation
of Women,s clubs. Mrs. G.. T.. Nealc
led the discussion and proposed that
women OF the cites and of the rurpl
districts make common cause. "A
coDgrcsS of women to convene tn
Minneapolis was proposed.
The money Is, to be distributed by
the government under the terms of
the Smith-I.evcr law, which provides
that si.S0O.0e0 shall be. given the
states I'm ten yearly installments.
Minnesoia's share has been fixed ut
$4,000, according 10 Washington re-
ports. Minnesota women think the
size and Importance of minnesota
entities the state to more. The
congress, IL 1t is called, will not
only take mp this point but will
try to decide just how the money
shall be used. s.
Mrs. Neale proposed the calling
of the congress Of farm women.
Plans were not developed I'm detail
bu; her proposal was TO send out
letters that would sound sentiment
I'm the rural districts aud il enough
women. favored tile congress. 1t
would be called I'm a month or two.
Pending this meeting. chain of
letters may be started bearing copies
OF the Smith-Leyer law with the
request that the recipient read over
the measure and send copies to their
friends. Farm women will be asked
.t0N write Secretary Of Agriculture
David 4. Houston aud "a. ID. Wilson.
director OF the agriculture cstcnsion
work OF the University 0f Minbeso.
Ia Agricultural college. urging their
rights To fair amount of money
Tor educational PURPOSES.
I'm bringing together city and farSl
women, the market basket plan OF
having farm products. sent direct
from producer to consumer will be
developed.
Tho women OF tho cities are
Interested In obtaining tho purest
and freshest products OF the farm.
said Mrs. Neale. I'VE want to see
q closer BUSINESS Relationship be
tween women, who raise the prod
llcts aud those who use them. We
may attempt TO organize farm won.
ems clubs In various districts as
q means OF spreading information. :
The ladies will ask for passage
|of a law compelling Tho dating OF
storage goods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29
Statistics Show a Decrease in Number
OF Cattle in State and the
United States

An interesting live stock report,
for Minnesota and the United States,
has just been issued by the United
States Department OF Agriculture. Il
shows how the number and values
OF various animals have changed dur.
ipg the past Eve years IN this state
aud in the country at large. One Very
striking feature 10 the decrease In
the number of cattle ami sheep, both
in Minnesota and the United States
and their increase I'm value. The sub.
stance of the report may be seen IN
the following table:
Minnsenk.
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Tivoh

Mr.. G.. Macbeth and l.. Burgess
ar Eagle Lake were around Tivoli
last week on their cattle buying
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. u. l.. Miller and
daughter visited at 4. l,igscrstafr
last Tuesday evening Of last week
Mrs. BiggerstaG served refreshments
during the evening.
Miss Ethel Mnsser visited Mrs.
Charles Peterson Thursday.
Miss Minnie Miller visited at the
w. Macbeth home last Thursday.
Mr.. Biggcrstaf and son and cou-
sin were AIankatO callers last Sat
urday.
Mr. Elmer Tanner was an Eagle
Lake caller Thursday.
Mrs. George OFT visited with her
parents Il couple of days last week
Mrs. l.. MoshGr called OH Mrg.
John Moshcr Wednesday and spout
the afternoon there.
Miss Marie Musser enjoyed vaca-
tion last week
We are glad To hear of the gain.
ing OF Captain Ira Reynolds of Eagle
Lake last week. lie has many
friends around Tivuli.
Mr.. Henry Wilkinson gave n
Smuggling bee last Thursday ON his
home which lic has built up higher
, and wider making more rooms.
Miss Marie Musscr visited Mt Dis
trict three Tiyoll last Thursday.
Su,ne are recovering FROM their
cold while, others are still laid ",
with II.
Our old ueighbor and friend Fred
Rose and son Edward. who recently
moved away from here passed
through here Tuesday. They report
cd that they like their new home
very much but the colds are up
there too.
Mr.. Biggerstaff is enjoying n visit
from his brother from Kansas CITY
whom he has not seen for several
years. e.,
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From Fridays oariy.

A special TO the st. Louis Globe
from New York says: Wheat, which
on January 8, sold ut SLIM a
buslicl, the highest in years, may
eayily 20 10 IS q buglel In the neat
few year,, In. the opinion OF many
grain experts, Flour Is now not far
from s7.5o q barrel II 10 expected
to go to SO barrel. probably In
March or April Wheat will pretty
certainly so to 81 bushel In the
next twelve months.
In the face OF u world war without
precedent these prices are not ire
mendous, by any means. Wheat has
beaten SO bushel I'm this country.
In 1861 II sold at S2.S5. Nor do these
prices mean general starvation. \
barrel of Hour makes 800 leaves OF
bread Ir you make pound leaves
and figure them worth i've cents
each, you would have SIS worth of
bread from your $3.50 barrel OF
flour.
The pinch which will certainly be
felt in some homes may be much
mitigated by making bread at home.
by using corn meal as our fore.
fathers used ii. by buying buckwlleat
Hour In large Quantities aud feeding
the family on buckweat cakes In
cold weather.
What causes the high prices of
wheat this time? When wheat sold
at S1S5 In 1898 the price was not
due to the Spanisli-Amcrlcan war,
but TO Joe Letters corner I'm wheat.
Many similar episodes or very high
wheat have been due To corners in
the market The present price has
no such false foundation.
II Is being paid because Of war
shortage and the certainty that the
shortage viii grow worse. This
country has this fall sent abroad six
barrels OF -four and six bushels OF
wheat for every one barrel and
bushel exported in average times.
That does not leave any too much
wheat and flour at home.
Russia feeds herself She Is not
able now to export grain i'm large
Quantities as she usually does. Aus
trla's wheat crop was short this
year almost for the first time. She
has had 10 import grain.
"If labor Is SO short abroad that
ships cant be unloaded at Lonqon
is IL likely that an invaded France
win be able 10 SOW grain for this
years crop" II. l.. Sweet OF the
produce. exchange asked Globe.
Democrat correspondent
"lt's fact that the port of Lon.
don Is. congested with ships that
can't be unloaded promptly. Exper-
fence has shown that In prolonged
wars-and the present was seems
likely to be matter of years, not
|inonths--the hlshcsst price Of wheat
has been reached Ia the few years
following the close OF the war when
all ports are open again. conlmeIfrce
Is free. /and every country Is crying
for : focd-stuffs. This is why say
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from fridays r-iii..
DEATH, CT YRS. 5AsYE.

With the passing & Mrs. Rcbecca
Basye into the great beyond, the his.
tory OF Mr.. and Mrs. ,.asye is again
,lyilI. brought before &c people. Mr..
F'mclrsl Basye was bort IN Jefferson
vile, Ind, October IA. 1872 and died
September Ind, 1896. WIN small
boy he moved with his parents 10
the Wabash valley. previous 10. tho
staio being surveyed ont Into coulI-
ties. the only guide being pocket
compass. He grew to manhood IN
the Hoosier state and in the year
1885 : came, In company : with his
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29

wheat may easily go to So pushed, a
price without precedent so far as I
know. The present time is without
precedent too
In the American revolution wheat
brought 80 cents on average at sea.
board markets in 17SS. II rose yearly
to 1876. The average price was s2.iS.
but Il touched 50. II continued high
owing to the French revolution, Ma
poleonic wars and the war OF 1872.
Waterloo was the end of the Nap0l.
comic wars, but wheat rose from
.$1.7G in 1916 to S2.S5 In 1917. That
was the aftermath of a long deyast.
ating war. From thirty-eight cents
wheat went to S1.S5 I'm 1856, in the
Crimean war. II was S2.2S In 1864
but did not reach s2.S5 until 1867,
two years after the Civil war was
ended. I'm the RUsso-Turlsish war OF
lS76-TS wheat started at SO cents,
rose TO s1.T6 in 1877, broke to u
cents mt the end OF the war. but
then rose to S1.ii i'm 1882.
These facts show that the real
high price often comes after hOstili
ties are all over. So IL may well be
this time. particularly with Germany
and Austria, their ports open nj
last: bowling for foodstuifs.
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Pope Delivers An AlIocution.

Especial To The free Press
Rome, January 22.-The pope held
a private and public consistory today
in the course of which he Nbreconized
several bishops and delivered an
allocution dealing chiefly with the
war.
lie emphasized the neutrality of
the Holy See and referred 10 his
efforts TO mitigate the disastrous
consequence Of the conflict. He
urged his hearers not To heed those
conditions which separated the faith
Tul. but rather consider those which
made them brothers I'm faith and
called upon invaders Of territory OF
the enemy not TO commit exeesses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29
UNDERGRADUATES
FOURANDlhjUREsN|NE
From Fridays Daily.
Especial to The FREQ Press.l
Four Are Killed.
) ISpeclfI Dol The Free Pros.

Especial TO The Free Press
On board l.. s. s. San Diego, La
Paz. SMexico January 21.-twire.
less TO San Diego. Cal)-Four men
were killed and nine were serious
ly injured Thursday afternoon on
board the Armored Cruiser San
Diego when the boiler tube blew
out after a steaming trail of four
hours had been completed.
Official reports that there had been
nii explosion on the Cruiser san
Diego WAS made early today TO the
navy department. II said List Of
dead and injured" was ON the way
10 Washington
Boiler Tube Ruptured.
Washington, January 22-Rear Ad
miral Howard's report said: San
Diego completed her tour hour full
power trials. Just at completion OF
trials, the tube I'm the number -four
boiler was ruptured. due to the
low water and no endurance runs
were attempted. Am proceeding
Nestigaiion ordered. Am proceeding
10 GVaymas."
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Forty Tons Provisions Abroad.
Three Billion Dollar Loan.

Paris, January ga conference
was held here today by the British
chancellor OF the excheQuer 'Dayid
Lloyd-George; Alexander Ribot and
p. Bark the French and Russian min.
listers OF finance. II Is said the meet
ing arranged TO consider joint
loan of three billion dollars To bear
interest at three ana half per
cent.
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From Fridays Daily. q.
Miss 6risbors Showered,

The Mankato Citizens Telephone
girls laid aside Tor short time
their eur NUTS last evening and
gave linen shower To Miss Mar.
celia BrisbUrs. one OF their former
associates. The party was held at
the home Of Miss Brisbors sister,
Mrs. McLaycn, North Mankato. and
was most enjoyable affair. Tables
were set and covers laid for twenty
four. The game ''wQpdor" was
played and furnish amusement.
Mlss Brisbors Is to become bride
the 26th OF this month.
Those In attendance were: Miss
Teresa Saenger, Miss Francis Lund-
berg. Miss Lillian Otto. Miss Mary
I.undberg. Miss Josephine Eckle,
Miss Hazel Murtaugh, Miss Billie
Aldrich. Miss Pearl Oleson, Miss
Agnes Prybila. Miss Rosina Thomas.
Miss Laura Pingel. Miss Elizabeth
Oberle and Miss Susan Ford.
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United States.

Editor NJ II. Galer, editor of The
News. has been appointed postmas.
ter at Vernon Center. He assumes
his duties IN the spring, and i'm the
meantime will put up q. building.
The offices pay about $500 a year.
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Ford win Take conyle,s.
Ispeclal Dol The Free Press.l

New York. January 22.-Henry
Ford of Detroit. the millionaire man
-ufacturer OF automobiles. win guar
aiitee to take every convict from
Sing Sing prison and make man
OF him. He so stated when he lap-
Deared to testify before the federal
commission of industrial relations,
which Is Investigating the great
philanthropic foundations of the
country. b
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29
Hard Battle in BeIaium.


London, January 22.-News dis.
patches referring TO the situation in
Poland. set forth that north of Wis
tula, in the vicinity OF Lipno the
Russian advance guards are within
twenty miles of the German front
Ter. while to the northwest the Ger
mans evacuated Skempe, which Is
about twenty-five miles from the
Prussian border and due southeast
OF Thorn, " the Russians follow MP
the success at. Skempe aud continue
their forward movement. II will give
them an unbroksn front, is the uldn.
ION Of British observers who are
dangerously near the German terri
tory.
Heavy fighting Is progressing
again along the western front.
Unofficial Iadyices from Amsterdam
report a hard battle I'm Belgium. be-
tween Ostend and Newport. which
has. been raging without Interrupt
tion for three days, Notwithstanding
rains. flooded trenches and almost
jupdssable roads. At the other end
of the line near Cerney. TlIanD. In
Alsace, the artillery firing is of un-
usual violence. Another encounter,
along the Lorraine frontier and in
creasing In severity on account of
the Importance of the issue, may
develop into battle Of the proper.
lions at Scissors last week.
Turks claimed TO have arrested a
Russian advance In Causcasus, but
gives no details.
From Palestine, the Jewish colon.
lists continue to flee TO Egypt and are
being conveyed as rapidly as possible
by the American cruiser Tennessee.
The destitution In Poland Is said 10
be terrible, and Il is reported that
the situation Ii much worse than In
Belgium. . Fleeing people from Bulk
owina Tin Carpathians) are. living
like animals In caves and flglit the
wolves for such 1sustenance as the
snow covered country affords.
From fridays Daily.
Mankato merchants are responding
generously 10 the requests sent out
by the Commercial club for prem.
iums to be offered for the best ex-
hibits at the seed fair daring the
convention of the Blue Earth County
Pure Seed association and Southern
Minnesota Better Development league,
which will be held In this city ON
February "a, rs and 60. II is ex.
pected that the returns will all be
in within "a couple of days, after
which a meeting Of the officers OF
the Blue Earth County Seed associa-
tion will be held to make out the
premium lists.
Secretary Deets OF the Southern
Minnesota Better Development league
has received over a thousand hand
some convention badges to be dis
tributed during the meeting. The
badges are In the form Of a medal.
lion and crossbar, with dates of the
convention upon them.
]. w. Heritage Of Amboy while In
the city yesterday said that he had
some corn which he intended to ex-
hibit at the seed fair. and was very
glad the convention was to be held
in this city. Other farmers are ex-
pressing similar opinions, and state
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Party In Spring Island.

Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Larson and
son Roy. gave one OF the most
enjoyable Of the series OF the parties
being held this winter In Spring
Island last evening. Il was young
peoples night and they made the
most of their privilege A nice
supper closed the happy evening
festivities.
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From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
At the Minnesota Dairyman's
meeting I'm Owatonna yesterday
Governor w. S. Hammond and Presi-
ident George Z. Vincent of the uni.
versity were the guests OF honor
and were greeted with the strains
of the Governors March by the
Owatonna Military band.
An impromptu reception was held
and the governor made a brief but
interesting address. He declared
that il Is the aim OF the state so
to protect the sale of butter that
when a pound of the Minnesota prod.
uct is purchased the consumer
will know he Is getting the very
best butter made In the world aud
not an oleumargarinc product. He
decried dishonest y methods which
tend to lead public opinion away
from real Issues.
Heen .Re-ciectcd President.
Officers were elected at yeSter-
days session of the association as
follows: President, Chris Heen of
Osakis: vice president, Edward Vi
rich of Biscay; second vice presi-
dent, r. ". Wolfe of Montevideo;
secretary. r. ID. Currier Of Mankato;
treasurer. J. Al. Jack Of Northiield:
official judge. George y. Grout OF
Duluth: official stenographcr. Laura
Daubcnburg of Fargo.
The place OF holding The lie1t state
convention was left to the executive
committee TO be decided al the next
meeting of the state fair board.
tl,s. ff,t-
lowing program was carried out.
alfalfa" +. w. Merrill. Fargo:
"Contagion." DIR. +. E. Palmer, 0wa-
tonna: Home Efficiency" Miss
Mary L. Bull OF state university.
AZ the afternoon session the pro-
gram was. Cooperation Among
Farmers" Victor s. Knutson of Long
Prairie; building Dairy Barns"
Professor G.. Larson. Drookings, S.
d.; "Corn." w. v. Gouscff OF Owa-
tonna.
Prize Winners Announced.
Prize winners I'm the dairy exhib-
its we're announced today as follows:
Whole milk class first prize. w. u.
Cleveland OF Darwin. score y5is;
second prize. Edward Ulring Of Web
ster. 95A. third, George Deeg OF
Owatonna, 80.
Cream class. first prize. Fred Ham
son. Lake Crystal. So; SECOND prize.
Arthur Gustafson, Moeiler, 94h;
Chris Hansen of Hanska and Max
Siesel of Bertha tied for third
place with score OF "a each
Dairy class. first prize, Mrs. w. j..
Mclaughlin OF .Owatonpa. s2h;
cheese. Chris Mertig Of West Con.
cord. 94ik. Prizes In the corn show
open TO all ,Ilnnesota farmers will
be annoIncci tgmorow.
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that they will enter exhibits I'm com
petition for the valuable premiums.
All Indications point to one OF the
best conventions In the history of
Southern Minnesota.
From fridays. Daily.
Second district editors held their
mid-winter meeting today in the
Masonic hall at Mapleton. In the
absence OF the regular president,
james Ruane of The. Slayton Ga.
zette, the chair was occupied by
Hon. Frank ID. Day of The Fairmont
Sentinel. A paper was read by
Herman Rose of The Mortified
News on what Constitutes Re,
munerative Advertising Rate" A
large part of the ,inorning was spent
I'm the discussion of this paper.
During the noon hour the editors
were the guests of the Mapleton
business men nj banquet held In
the parlors of the Congregational
church. Rev. Walter Aitkin Of
Bloomington, III. pronounced the
invocation. Mayer Henry Pagel OF
MuulttOu tdNt an uuuttso VI Nti
come and Hon. Frank A. Day re
sponded.
This afternoon the editors re
sumed their business meeting In the
Masonic hall. A paper was read by
A. NJ. welles of The Worthington
Globe. on the Topic. Keeping the
Advertising Rate Where II Brings
Remuneration" AT late hour today
the convention had still to elect OF
ficers and to choose the next place
of meeting. Three cities we're can
didates. Worthington, Redwood Falls
and Luverne.
Arrangements had been made by
Editor ii. G. Hotaling' of Blue Earth
County Enterprise for a special Nil
yankee train, to leave Mapleton nj
one o'clock Saturday morning FOL
Mankato, making a stop at Good
Thunder This train was not only
for the editors but also for curriers'
and others who came to Mapletor
to attend the Burns birthday cele
bration.
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auditing committee. Ole Peterson
and Herman Knob.
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Church elect officers.

At the annual meeting OF the
congregation OF Our Saviours. Nor
wegian Lutheran church. officers
we're elected as follows: Secretary,
Chris Peterson: .treasilrcr. John Mel.
sun: trusiccs. Sven Docrc and Sigvart
Olson; Sunday school superhiten-
dent. Herman Knoff: school commit-
tee. Otto Olson and Amund Olson;
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South Side Farmers.

The South Side farmers enter.
TENED the North Side farmers and
city people ut very pleasant card
and dancing party at the Loyola
clubhouse last evening, the affair be-
ing very largely attended. and greatly
enjoyed by all. The Lpyola, orches-
ira furnished good music for the
event.
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From Fridays Daily.

Washington, January 22.-Fiye times
as much wheat and six times as
MUCH corn were exported from the
United States I'm December as I'm tue
same month In 1913; flour exports In
creased more. than 6S per cent for
the same period: fresh beef exports
increased more than twelve fold aud
generally the exports OF "breadstufIs"
staple grains. increased five times.
Answers Many Inquiries.
These figures were disclosed today
in a preliminary statement from the
Department of Commerce issued In
response to many inquiries as To
what extent foodstulIs are going
abroad with resulting abnormal prices
ct home. The departments summary
says:
Wheat Exports as.s75,2t7 Bushels.
Wheat exports in December az.
grcgatcd 2S,S75.3lS bushels, or five
times the guantit. exported in DE.
ccmber Of 1918. namely. 5.I:I,O21.
The average export price last Deccm-
Der was S1.25. per bushcl. against 10
cents i'm December one year earlier.
or -four the months export move.
ment was 6Sis per cent more than
in December. 1913. being. l.SIS.3l7
barrels, compared with 1,079.2i0 in
tho same month year ago and
the value thereof was s9.i13.66O, com.
pared with $4,9o3,223 in December,
1913.
More Than All 1918.
Oats showed a larger total In DE,
cember than In the entire calendar
year 1913. The outward movement 10.
. tailed 5,203.i3i bushels In DecembeF
last. against 30.I9S bushels in Dc.
cember, 1913, anu 5.2ea,7iI in the
year ending with that month.
Corn exports In December, 1914
amounted TO i.5S2.O00 bushels. valued
] at $%.55i.0o2, against 1924 bushels
/ valued 1T s5G0,1G5 In December. 1915
Meats Show Increase.
Fresh bcef In December showed Il
total export of G.53i,3tS pounds
, against 52i,l30 pounds i'm December
1919 and i.C1S,S3l pounds In tho
: twelve months ending with DcceBI
. Der 1915. Pickled and sailed bee
! doubled quantity OF exports. the Dc
, cembcr total being 2.i5i.O pounds
against 1,iGT.Ii:i pounds In the same
month of the nrpca,liup vcar
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Entertained BowIers.

After the bowling was over AT the
Y. NJ. G.. A last evening, DIR. y. l..
stephan took the members OF the
Iverson team over to his home on
Center street and they we're delight
fully entertained by himself and
Mrs. Stephan.
Ladies' Aid Society.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Trinity Norwegian church was en-
.tertained in the church. parlors- yes.