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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
LIVING CHARTER
MEMBERS OF A. 0. M. P.
Personal History of the Oldest
Assemblies in the Order Now
Firmly Established

Tho Artisans order of Mutual Protection
was born through the organization OF phil
adclphia Assembly, No. /, in November,
1873, Of which the only living charter mem
her is George ". Shirley. who is now Il
member Of Prospect Park Assembly. Phila-
dciphia Assembly was dissolved in 1874,
when Capital city Assembly was instituted,
taking the first number
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

The thirteenth annual Artisan Day" under
order, is 4!rnnouupggd 70 t.Ye place at FRANKLIN
SATURDAY, juno 30, at 2a30 o'clock, This is
the largest open track and field meet in the
,iry and i' Is predicted that with tho charge of
admission eliminated aud good weather tn"
seating capacity Tor 20, 900 persons may be
taxed. There viii be running races relay races,
high iump. broad JUMP Shot,put, tug Of war
Bula vault, ItN"lln and discus throws. There
VIII also De "a special military drili,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

PHILADELPHIA - Call, per cent
Time, 4lam per cent. Commercial paper.
three to six months. Az 44A per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
DRY IN YEAR 1918
Prediction Made That United States
Will Be Sahara.
Hunted Press DiSpatch.1

UNITED Press DiSpatch.1
From Saturdays Es~S.
Washington February 3.AThat the
entire United States will be voted
dry by the end of 1917 was the pre-
diction here today of the Anti Saloon
League Of America. The claim is
based on the following.
Pending dry legislation, viii be
passed at the present session of con-
gress, as a result Of the "undisputed''
growth of public sentiment in favor
of it and the 139 new house Of e b
resentatives members will swell the
ranks Of the 1877 members of the
house who favored the Hobson ma
tional prohibition billr
Many of them, it is pointed out.
have been elected from states which
have recently gone dry" or have de-
.clared their intention Of so doing.
Virginia, Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska,
and Michigan have adopted prohibit
ton laws since the vote was taken in
congress on the Hobson constitutional
amendment bill. $50
ut is reasonable to, assume tbe
movement will have all Of the con-
gressional votes of these statesAa
gain of fifteen"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09

either got to abandon the effort at
regulation or have to take over the
physical control of the property, so
that the people, or what we call gov
eminent, can do where the corpora
ton fails or refuses to do.
"Of course, a penalty a be i'm
posed for not doing, but that does
not effectuatc the doing. Now the
present situation is accumulated by
the fact that owing to the scantiness
of ocean transportation, the eastern
seaboard is simply clogged with
cars that are used for storage. The
companies tried to get permission to
impose an extra charge that would
compel the shippers to release the
cars, but failed.
"Now l realize the seriousness of
the situation, but l believe it is one
of those instances that is going to
hasten the day when the public will
take over these facilities. I know
that situation is not free from its
problems and embarrassments, but !
believe it is inevitable. In the
meantime, L will see what we can
do, although we are confronted with
the situation outlined. With kind
regards, l am, cordially yours, Moses
E. Clapp."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
Kasota

From Tuesdays JaIIy.
Curtis Beecher returned to his
home in Rochester, Wednesday aft
tives, his wife remaining for an
other weeks visit
Mrs. George Pulver and three
children of Waseca, visited Kasota
relatives last Tuesday.
Mrs. e. l.. Vernon was quite sick
with the grippe the fore part Of the
week.
Mrs. G.. r. Parker of Minneapolis
was a guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jardine between trains
last Saturday.
Mrs. H. D. Valin of st. Peter
spent "a few days with Kasota
friends the first of the week.
Mrs. w. c. Babcock was a Mime
apolis visitor the fore part of the
week.
81 is the number of the telephone
placed in the Charles R. Swenson
home recently.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. M. Reed, who have both been
critically ill, will be pleased to learn
that they are improving.
Elgin Boutwell, made a business
trip to Mankato last Friday.
Loren Rapp and Harold Adams
visited relatives near Mankato the
first of the week.
lone Johnson, who was quite seri-
ously ill the first part of the week,
is improving.
w. H. Moulton was a Mankato
business caller between trains Thurs
day.
Edwin Johnson of Mankato, spent
the fore part Of the week at home.
Mrs. j. r. Thomas of Mankato
spent last week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Komers.
Mrs. Silas Benjamin, who has
been very ill with the grippe for
several days, was taken to the sam
atorium in st. Peter Thursday for
treatment.
Mrs. Clarissa Edwards and Mrs.
J.. w. Mention were Mankato visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs. Roy Grant and little daughter
of Terry, Montana, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Grant.
Albert Gripp submitted to an OPP
GRAFTON on his eye, at the Emmanuel
Wednesday evening between the Ka-
hospital in Mankato Wednesday.
The basketball game played here
sofa girls and the st. Peter hospital
girls was won by the latter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
WANT TEACHER TO N
South Bend District People Sign
Petition For Mrs. Serrurier.

Petition For Mrs. Serrurier.
From SATURDAYS Dsuv.
The following is self Explanatory:
"The undersigned, patrons of school
district No. 4 of South Bend town.
ship and having children attending
said school of which Mrs. Lydia Ser
rurier is the teacher, and knowing
that Mrs. Serrurier is in nc way at
fault, for the recent difficulties with
which she has been confronted. and
knowing that Mrs. Serrurier wishes
to tender her resignation to take eff
feet Immediately, do earnestly re-
quest her to continue as teacher OF
our school, and as a reason for this
petition do represent both to her and
to the public who may have been
misled by reason Of the recent diff
ficulties that she has taught and is
teaching a most satisfactory term of
school,. Charlie Jacobson, Mrs. Lii
liam Jacobson, Mrs. Della Warner,
J. w. Warmer, Mrs. Hattie Hennager,
Charles Hennager, Levin Anderson,
Gertie Anderson, David Herbert,
Ella Herbert, Mrs. Lydia Franklin,
Mrs. Minnie Olson, Mrs. ]. W. Oh
son, Carl Kalin, Alice Kalin, Mr.. J.
H. Reaves, Mrs. ]. H. Reaves, Mr.. II.
G. Stydel, Mrs. H. G. Stydel, John
Rhodes, J.. w. Olson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
DISCUSSES THE SHORTAGE OF
COAL; MIKES SPICE
Mankato Merchant Wants to Know How
Long the People Must Submit to the
Present System; Hints What Is Going
To Be the Big Issue in Blue Earth
County at the Next Election; Commu-
nication From M. E. Ciapp
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays DaHv.
The following letter is self-explana-
tory:
"Mankato, Mimi, January "a
Moses E.. Clapp, Washington, D. c.
Dear Senator: I am using the only
means left us to communicate our
grievance. 1t is this time a shortage
of fuel. Is it possible that we are in
the midst of prosperity and a great
coal famine at our doors?
"Is it possible that the railroads
and mine owners are in combination
to boost the price of fuel; to create
a shortage by refusing car aid to
move fuel where your constituents
are facing a cold winter.
"Are we to sit down and talk some
idle politics and leave a big question
of life and death in the hands of
gamblers and spectators? The next
political issue in Blue Earth county
will be to find a method whereby
railroads and mine owners a be
compelled to wait on and be subserv-
lent to the wants of the people of
this county. Yours respectfully, Da-
vid Richards"
The following is Senator Clapp's
reply:
washington, January 20, 1917
Mr.. David Richards. Mankato, Min
nesota. Dear Mr.. Richards: Yours
of the Gath inst. is at hand. l dc
not wonder that you feel as you dc
aboIt the situation, but here is the
difficulty, it is one thing to prohibit
an agency from doing a thing and
it is quite a different thing to re-
quire such agency to do a thing
without the physical control of the
property of the agent or a process
of law by which, on the failure OF
the agency to do as demanded, the
physical possession of its property
can be taken by the government anC
used. Thus we may say to a rail-
road, you shall not charge more
than so much and if the court sus-
tains the charge as within the pro-
hibition against the confiscation, they
can be enjoined from making the
charge. But to say to a railroad
company, you must do this and dc
that, the government has got to have
either the physical possession o.
the means, or the process of ac-
curing the physical possession. thai
the government may do it If the
railroad does not. This line of de-
! marcation is often overlooked il
contemplating the possibilities o.
what the government can do.
"The impossibility of compelling {
person to do a thing unless you have
the physical possession of the prop.
Serty and do it yourself has convinced
me long ago that however we ma!
regard it al desirable or undesir'
able, sooner or later the people have
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
FORD'S PLANT AT THE
DISPOSAL OF WILSON
Has Appealed to Congress To Clear
Decks For Action In Case of Any
Eventualities
rAssociated Press Dispatch.1

Washington, February g.
President Wilson today appealed
to congress to dispose quickly of
all routine business, the apprO-
priation bills and all pending
legislation and clear it's deck for
action to meet any eventuality.
Henry Ford, the manufacturer
and pacificist, announced here in
the event of war he would place
his factory at the disposal of the
government and operate it with
out profit.
While officials refuse to admit
that Austria's formal announce
ment of her adhesion to Ger
many's declaration has been Of
ficially, there is reason for be-
lieving it is now before the gov
eminent. President Wilson is
ready to break with the daul
monarchy as soon as it sub
scribes officially to the German
declaration.
Resolution of Endorsement.
A resolution endorsing Presi-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
SAINT DAVID DAY
WILL BE

Lake Crystal and vicinity are go
March 1, with their annual Union
literary meetings or what is usually
called by the Welsh name "Eistedd-
fod." The event will open with a
grand concert Wednesday evening,
February %, when the girls chorus
under the leadership of the we'll
known Robert F. Jones, will take a
prominent part. There will be a num-
Der of quartets, a solo by Miss Mable
Jentin and Mr.. Hugh C. Owens, read
ings by Prof. McMullon of the high
school and Miss Tryphena Lewis. DR..
and Mrs. Hiram j. Lloyd of Mankato
will be there and everybody enjoys
their sweet melody.
Above all the most interesting part
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09

dent Wilson's action in breaking
with Germany was introduced in
the Nsenate by Senator Stone,
chairman of the foreign rela-
tions committee. 1t emphasizes
particularly the presidents ex-
pressed desire to maintain peace.
Stone requested the resolution to
go over for the day under the
rules for action tomorrow. 1t was
agreed to without debate.
Arrangements r being made
for all German consuls, and IN
sular officials in the United
States to accompany Count Won
Bernstorff and the German en-
bassy out of the country. The
whole party-more than 300
probably will go via Cuba : to
Spain.
Customs Collector Malone Of
New York reported to the treas
ury department that he found a
bomb under the steps of his
home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09

of the program will be the COMPETE
ton challenge solo, open to all with
a SIS prize. Quite a number Of out
Of town people will compete on this
number and it will be most interest
ing part of the meeting. Prof.
Peter Edwards of Hamill S. D., will
be adjudicator of music throughout
the meetings.
All those who intend to take in
this convention must send in their
names to the secretary, w. o.
Hughes, by February 26, and are re-
quested to bring at least two copies
of music of their own selection. Ad-
mission is only % cents and 35
cents. Keep this concert IN your
mind and do not forget the day
after.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
RECEPTION FOR SOLDIERS
People in Cambria Give the Boys
Hearty Welcome Home.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

Cambria, February 3.-Monday
evening the people of this community
gave a community reception to the
two returned soldier boys, Owen
Evans and Frank Smith. The recep-
ton was held at the residence of
David e. Thomas. A large number of
their friends and relatives were pres
ent to enjoy the festivities.
Emery Price and Miss Mabel Smith
were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony at the latter's home, in
Elk Point, S. D., on Saturday, Janu-
airy 20, 1917. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Presbyterian parson-
age in the presence Of a few rela-
tives and friends of the bride. The
groom is the son of Evan d. Price. Of
this place and was raised in this
locality. At present they reside on a
farm in Cambria. Both are highly re-
spected and their many friends wish
them a long, prosperous life.
Benjamin D.. Hughes has been all
ing for some time, and decided to go
to st. Mary's hospital at Rochester,
MILL, .lOI di CAdiitlidIlOh. II AClI
here for Rochester Saturday, Janu-
airy 80, and has not returned yet. He
was accompanied by DR.. John Will
liams of Lake Crystal.
+, Mrs. Hugh Hughes, who has been
visiting her daughter at Tracy, Mimi.
has returned. She reports that her
daughter, Hannah. is the proud moth
er of a little baby girl and is doing
nicely.
Mrs. Port of Mankato is house,
keeping for Harry Mathews.
Miss Hannah j. Jones of Judson is
assisting Mrs. George Hewitt with
her homework.
James D. Price was summoned to
Mankato on account of his fathers
illness. His father, David Price, from
this place went to Mankato, early in
the winter, to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Peter G. Roberts, and was taken sick
with pneumonia. He recovered but
was left in a weakened condition with
his heart somewhat afflicted. He Is
|eighty-seven years old and his age
hinders a rapid recovery.
Miss Lillian HelIekson, who teaches
school at District No. 10, visited with
Miss Deborah Davis ver Sunday.
D. C. Price and family drove to
Lake CRYSTAL last Tuesday.
The Literary society held an cleo
ton of officers last Friday evening.
d. l.. Williams was elected president
and Miriam Bowen secretary.
Miss Lizzie Jones Is visiting with
her brother at Slayton, MINI.
Relatives of, Hugh Williams of
Tracy were notified Of his death by
telephone. Mr.. Williams was form
lerly a resident Of this locality hut
moved to Tracy about forty years
ago.
The snow is very deep on the roads
land it is almost impossible to travel
from place to place. The mail AR
lriers are unable to deliver mail on
account of the drifts. Unfortunately
the groundhos saw his shadow on
groundhog day and we are destiped
Ito endure six weeks more of this
hard winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
BLAMES THE UNITED STATES
Argentina Paper Says Uncle Respon-
sibIe For Present Trouble.

UNITED Press Dfspatch.1
From MONDAYS DaNv.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Febru-
airy Sit appears that President
Wilson will by no means have the
united support of the South Ameri-
can republics in his controversy with
Germany in regard to the submarine
warfare and his break of diplomatic
relations with Germany. Here in Ar
gentina, white the lower classes are
strongly for the United States and
strongly pro-ally, the upper classes
are decidedly cold towards the United
States, and the same is generally true
of the other South American repub-
lies. The general feeling of the up
per classes is expressed in an edi-
torial in La Nation, giving utterance
to the hope that the United States
will avoid war with Germany, but at
the anne time stating that the United
| States is responsible for the present
strained relations between itself and
Germany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
TRAIN is STALLED
Great Western Passenger In Snow
Drift; Passengers Walked.

Rochester, Mimi, February 5.-A
Great Western train that was run
ming over the Northwestern line, has
been stalled at Passon, thirteen miles
west of Rochester since Saturday.
This train, caught in a snow-drift,
has blocked off the traffic on the
Northwestern. The passengers today
started out to walk to Rochester.
Among these is Rev. E. R. Arnds,
who was scheduled to deliver an adj
dress at Rochester in the Church OF
Peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
WILLIAM JORDAN VERY ILL
Conductor on the Great Western
Suffering With Pneumonia.
E.~,a RI nSfJv

William Dordan of Redwing, con-
ductor of the Great Western, is at
the Emmanuel hospital in Mankato,
receiving treatment for pneumonia,
with which he was discovered to be
suffering last Friday. Mrs. Dordan is
also in the city. 1t appears that Mr..
Dordan is i'll as a result of great ex-
posture that he suffered, his train,
passenger train No. 143, due at Man.
kato last Tuesday night at 9:45
o'clock, was stuck in a snow bank at
Waters. Early Wednesday morning,
just after midnight, he walked from
Waters to Benning a distance of five
miles, to get help for his train. This
train arrived in Mankato Wednesday
morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
WOMEN WOULD SERVE
Suffragists Anxious to Do Something
For Their County.
fIInjted Press DISPATCH

For Their County.
limited Press Dispatch.1
From Mondays Cany.
Washington, February 5.-Mrs.
Mary Chapman Gait. president of
the National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation, today sent out a call to he
100 members of the national execu-
tive committee to meet at Washing
ton on February Is and outline a
plan whereby the women OF the
country may serve their nation in
the event of war.
New York, February 5.-Mrs. Will
liam Cushing Story, national presi-
dent of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, has issued a proc
lamation calling On the $4,000 MEM
bers of that order to prepare them
selves to be called upon at any time
to act as army nurses, in the event
Of war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
CAN'T SPELL OWN NAMES
Many Young Men Who Call For
Marriage Licenses.

ttt Will Wv WV val "
Marriage Licenses.
fsrop Merdav's DaIIv
Clerk of Court William Mallgren
said to The st. Peter Free Press:
MANY a young mar m to me
during the year to take out a mar
rage license, and when I ask him to
spell his name he does not know
how. Sometimes it is necessary for
me to call up relatives or friends
and see if they know how. If I can
not obtain the correct way then
have to spell the name the way ]
think it should be spelled. Then in
other cases the young man is edd-
Gated enough BIT does not know how
to spell the name of the girl he is go
ing to marry"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
new YORK LEFT LIVERPOOL
American Liner Sailed From Liver
pool on Saturday.
rAssocfated Press DIsnatch.1

pool on Saturday.
Associated Press Drsnatch.1
From MONDAYS p5hN.
New York, February 9TH
American line received cablegram
today saying that the steamship
New York, carrying passengers, left
Liverpool Saturday afternoon. She
is. the first American passenger ship
to sail since Germany promulgated
her new submarine warfare. The
American liner Philadelphia arrived
at Liverpool Sunday night.
New York, February 5.-The arriv-
al of the liners Philadelphia and
Finland at New York was ANNOUNCE
ed today. 1t was also announced
that the New York sailed from Liv-
erpool at IL p. m. yesterday for New
York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
AUTOS C0LLlDED IN STORM
Mrs. S. e. Enthrup of Bismarck Is
Reported to BE Dying.
TUnited Press Dispatch.1
IUnlteu Press DISpd
From Mondays DaTl%.

from MoNdays DaEIF. I
Bismarck, N D., February 5.-Mrs.
S. E. Enthrup is reported to be dying
as the result of a collision that took
place between her~automebile and an
other during the storm on Sunday.
This is the only fatality thus far re-
ported, resulting from the ffty-two
mile gale that swept North Dakota
Sunday morning, with the tempera-
ture standing at thirty-two below zero.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09

Miss Lucille Malzahn has returned
home from Minneapolis to spend the
week end with her mother, Mrs.
Robert Malzahn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09

Louie Lewis and Kenneth Wurdel-
man have gone to st. Paul to attend
the carnival.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09

John Deets has arrived home from
Aberdeen, S. d.
Architect H. C. Gerlach has returned
from a business trip to st. Paul.
A. H. Olson of Lake Crystal was
snowboupd in Mankato during the
storm.
Dewey Gerlach has resumed his
work at the office of his father Archi-
tect H. C. Gerlach, after a short AGA
ton.
F. l.. DAILY ard J.. J.. Dobie both of
Mapleton are spending a short time
in the city because of the tie-up in
the train service.
Henry Gerlach, Jr., is home from
the university, where he is taking a
course in architecture, to spend the
vacation between semesters with his
parents.
ton Of its citizens snowbouhd in
Mankato during the recent severe
storm. Among the number were
'Messrs. J. H. and George Hagemann,
E. Lamphire and Charles E. Reid.
Ralph Hammett, who is taking a
course in architecture at the state
university, is home to spend the short
vacation between semesters. Howard
Davidson, also a student at the uni
versity, is in the city as the guest of
Mr.. Hammett.
G. w. Morris of Tracy, n of the
Oldest engineers in the service OF the
Northwestern railway, and his wife
were among the people blockaded in
Mankato the first Of the week. They
were on their way to Corpus Christi,
Texas. They have decided to take
a vacation until the latter part OF
April.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
PERsHlNG CROSSED BORDER
Arrived From the Trip On Which He
Didn't Get Villa, :.9

IUn1ted Press DlSpatch.J
Columbus, N. Mex, February g.
General Pershing's expedition. which
out some months ago to "get VIII
Ia returned across the border todav
without the attainment of its purpose.
General Pershing himself and his
staff crossed the border into America
at $3.50 a. m.