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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
"CH|R0" STUDENT
ATTENDED DANCES
TO L|MDER LEGS
Attorneys Visit DreamIaOd
Last Night Didn't Dance,

Six acts were on the program today
in the vaudeville ,hoc a, the ln
junction proceedings against ! \
Hoover. proprietor ot the Greenland
dance N { Robinson student ~
local school Of chIropractic was
the headllner Of the bill His cNplaua-
,tonS OF the art OF ohlropratuc were
both enigh'eulnV and amusing
When asked what his occupation was
he replied that he was 81 student of
the famous Willard Carycr,
Never Saw Drinking
Robinson declared he never saw any
,-'1'ps'ss IN ne riace Ur heard vul-
garity.
"Nha, dances did you see thar we're
improper" he was asked on cross ey-
animation.
81 never saw any called improper
"Wha, kind OF dancing is walking
the dog ,"
II, Is ono where YOU keep step with
the music and instead oi taking two
through a rocking motion"
why did YOU go to the dance hall"
Dancing exercise, the muscles ui
the legs which are necessary IN my
profession and occasionally went to
the place for exercise"
What muscles do YOU use IN ohlto-
practice"
The leg muscles"
Then a one legged manwouldn make
good chlropraCtof
Objection Made.
a, this point defense attorneys raised
the objection that the county attorney
was trying to learn chlropractic with
out paying Tor it
On redirect examination the wit.
ness stated that he did not sec any
one dancing the new dance called
walking the plank
First on the bill" was W. II Flow
srs who described the Jelly roll" by
saying tha, It was a "wiggly wobble
where person moves all parts oi their
body except their feet" He never saw
anything yulgcr or immoral at Dream
land.
Children With Mothers.
Mrs Mary Sweet, ,iolul,, at Dream
land, who testified Yesterday responded
10 an encore and IN a monologuc said
that she never saw any people IN the
place tha, she knew To be oi question
able character and that she never saw
anyone intoxicated there She saw cluS,
dren there hut always with their "
ers. She saw people attempt To WH'e
the dog" and rub boards" On cross
examination the witness said that rub
bing boards" was that of man and
woman putting their faces together The
county attorney asked What II it was
. tall man aud a short woman'" Re
fore the witness could answer Attorney
Snyder said thai he wruld Submit u
the cour, th,t In that case the man
would have To 's,oop ,u coupuct "
Fox Ttot Noisy
Dudley K Tucker. manager OF the
Dfeamland ,heater. stated tina, he ire
quently heard loud bumps on the floor
OF the dance hall which csused ammo,
enee TO the patrons OF the ,heatcr under
meath. In yestisa,ion showed. he said
that the noise was made hy the "ioN
troi' and no, by anyone falling on the
floor.
p r. NJ Hines. a barber never saw
anyone drinking In the place and never
heard any vulgatitl lie knew drunk
people when he saw them because he
often shaved people in that condition
he said.
Mrs 7 N llmc, testified that she
went to the place frequently with her
husband hut never saw any drinking
or heard any vulgatity She saw pco.
pie walk the dog" On cross cSami
nation she admitted ,ha, she had beer
divorced from her first husband
a-aaaaa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
Stars and Stripes Floating
From Parliament Hall; First
Foreign Flag Honored There


IONDON. \prl % The-Rrti'h
people and Americans, IN this country
celebrated America, partnership III The
world war hy d religious service TODAY
IN ~ Paul cathedral. attended by IN"
official head ot the nation and . great
congregation which included hundred,
~ american, and many prominent Bui
l,h citizen, There was great di'
play Il American flag, and a popular
demonstration by the crowds which
surrounded the cathedral The Stars
ard Stripe, iloated irgm the highest
tower ot the parlamchl building At
Westminster the first time a foreign
flag was ever displayed ON that ou'n
ence- and iloated above all government
building, in the British capital
Unprecedented Service.
The service IN the historic cathedral
was unprecedented in commorating an
act and a decision OF another nation.
Overhead in the dim arches hung the
/ dust weighted and battle torn flags OF
famous British regiments. some OF
which had been carried in the American
war OF the revolution, while among the
tombs and mcmorials Of famous sol
dierS ranged abut the walls were the
names OF those who fought against the
colonies IN that war
The cathedral seat, nearly 1000 pco
pie and was filled to i,s iurthcrmo,t
receSse,. All seats were occupied when
| King George and Queen Mary entered.
followed hy the mayors and aldermen
oi the twenty sixth borrougS oi Lon
don. weaI,ng their scarlet rbeS Of OF
/ fee.
Americans In Front Seats.
The American emhasSv and consular
NaiiS occupied from, seats with repre-
sentative, OF the Pilgrims. the American
Continued on rage -woJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
''STOP BOARDING
FOOD" is PLEA
TO HOUSEWIVES
Chicago Women and Officials
Join in ty
STORE SHELVES CLEARED


CHICAGO Aor-l nj "~,o boarding
o.. no.
was ''' '''.
chicago today a. 'No rc.'''H'' 'n'
governmental and the other voluntary
were thrown ,y,ins, the ,tcad,'. rros.
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attempt 10 CotneT Markets Reported.
.N' 'U''''lbd'l"' '' report, lna' 'p''"-
a,,,. -. '.'','',,' ,L -, ", .,-,,,,'
iocd,,ui,. va, begun h, Health com.
missioner Robertson
Through if, prcsiier, N-s T Yer
rcue Morse. ,hc Home Maker, guild
instituted nationwide moycncn, 20
check boarding of foods b, consumer,
through an appcaI 10 the patriotism OF
women
u..sv prv,no co.,o,
Despite the fe'ua'h'N 'hto"n '., apou,
ioou 1000 noatp,ng' py 'ne quAhu,l n,n''a a
,''',N '''a",'N"'" - 49,, p"' N'''',
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
Light Frost for
Tonight, Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Generally fair
weather tonight ana Saturday, continued
sold TONIGHT with probably lloht ros,
Saturday warmer.
sIert foRtcesr-roniph, rlr and
colder In saet portlonl ,ros,i s.,u,s,S
'slri warmer In west portion.
KANSAS Fair aud continued cold,
frost tonight
ARKANSAS AND WlHT TENNs Pair
aud colder. nust tonight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
Lines Drawn About Laon.

Lines Drawn About Laon.
This was notably true northeast ot
NolsSonS where the lines OF cnyclnp
mcnI are gradually being drawn nearer
o. the important railway center oi I.aon.
the strategic objective IN TIN, division
Of The front
The French here gained ground near
laitauN The German, reacted strong
lN Qu lhi, front hat were unable to make
any impression ou the new French line.
The advance toward Iaun also wa, con
unurd ou the \surlcro plateau almost
directly south OF this city where the
French are pushing nur,hVlrd. west ii
the Rhclm, Iauu road
On the plains north of Rheims where
the Germans arc cluging ,,uhh,rnN
10 their strongly cnttcuchcd positions.
several 0l their ,rcuchc, near Cuur,,
were carried in grenade attack, Head
way also wa, made east 90. lnitr
Counter Attacks Fail.
m lnr Champagne notably near
NuronNIllcr, the German, launched
the expected violent counter atarts
which the French troops. their arul
lcry brought up. were impl, prepared
90 meet The ARTILLERY aud machine
gun, yut loose ou the advancing col
un, reinforced b, the fresh con
uugeui, from other front, and from
the reserves The result wa, that the
Germans, although their attack, had
been prepared b, heavy homhatdmenl,.
Wc'chadly cut up aud failed 10 attain
thc,r object London today reports
British progress near Nillcr, Ouislain
midway between 81 Quentin and Cam
htai
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
ACCIE SECRETARY
ASKS POWER FOR
DEFENSE COUNCIL
MORE AUTHORITY NEEDED
Survey Of National Food Sup
ply Is Proposed,

WASHINGTON. April }0--Secre-
taw Houston TODAY recommended n
the senate tha, the Counsel OF National
Defense be empowered 4, ilx minimum
and maximum food prices
Extensive Power Needed.
To meet the food situation Secre.
iav Houston told the senate the depart.
mrnr OF agriculture need, the follow
ing authority and power
To take a survey Of the food sup
plF Yi the nation with view to Sc
cure 'ull Information as 20 rs loca-
ton. ownership and wNrr. 70 +. re-'-i.
and complete kuovlci,, rs, o. the
',-umentahtie' and agencies that own,
control manufacture and dis,rbuit
food products y
To Establish Grades.
"Afier investigation and inco-opera-
ton with the trade Interests involved.
TO establish minimum grades and
classes Of farm products. including
seeds and standards for recepNtles for
such products together with authority
to affect a suitable degree Of super
vision oi their application through such
irrrcCtl0u service as NAV he necessary.
TO license and supervise the opera
ton OF all plants, mills, packing houses,
canncrle', slaughter houses, breweries,
diStlerleS, storage house, or other eS-
adjustments or factories in which fcod
or feeds, agricultural implentS and ma
chlnery and materials there Tor. iertii-
tctS, insecticides, iunglcides. serum,.
'toNneS, virus and any other articles re-
PH'tea iot agricultural purposes pre-
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''e' ana "pe' atloh '' ''e" whenever
,u'N course mdlhe necessary IN inc puo-
nee interest
Preference Movement.
"To requ,re the preference moyemen.
h, the common carriers of the limited
S,a,c, n, ,eed. fertilizer, ;ns,c,;c;d,s
inn,,,,Jc, and i,,rt ,rnI.,,e,,s or mo-
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IN Eases oi Emergency
I'm cases oi extreme emergency the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20
ADVANCE
AROUND LAFFAUX
AND ON PLATEAU
Violent German Counter At
taCkS Broken Up,
Associated Press war Summary.

While the French advance last night
was Not ,o spectacular a, ON the pc.
ccimg DAYS OF tho prca, battle along
the AiSnc and IN the Champagne. prog
rcSS was nevertheless, continued in i'm
nnrllnl NcrlnrS-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-20

Continued en rsse rvol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
BOOM HOME TRADE
AFTER WAR CLOSES
Policy Countries Will Pursue,
According to Prominent
Japanese Official

Toxic, March 1O.-[Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press].-
Prediction that all the nations of the
world will adopt a protective tariff
policy after the war, in order to
check the importation of foreign
goods and encourage home manufac-
turers, was made by ViscOunt Ichiro
Motono, the foreign minister, in an
address before the Japan Foreign
Trade association. The best way to
meet the situation which would re-
suit, he said would be to carry on
manufacturing industries in the
country where the goods manufac-
tured are to be sold in such a coun-
try as Russia where industry still is
in an infantile state" he said, such
enterprises can be carried on with
the best possible result and to the
best imaginable advantage. I strongly
recommend this theory to our en-
lightened merchants" Viscount Mot
ono urged the Japanese manufacturers
to stop the expectation of inferior
goods which, he said, was damag-
ing the commercial reputation of the
Japanese empire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
PATRON OF SPORTS
PASSES TO BEYOND
Sir George Chetwynd Died at
Monte Carlo; Was in Jockey
Club Suit

London, March Correspond
ence of The Associated Press Sir
George Chetwynd, Il well-knOwn
figure in the English sporting world,
is dead at Monte Carlo. Sir George
was Il great patron Of boxing, racing,
and polo. He visited Monte Carlo
every winter and was a familiar
figure at the Casino and at the
pigeon shooting ground. In England
he frequently officiated as referee at
important boxing matches. The heir
to the baronetcy, who bears the same
name, married an American girl,
Rosamund Secor, who divorced him
in 1909.
Sir George was the plaintiff in a
famous Jockey club lawsuit, regard
ing the running of his horse, Fuller
ton, during the racing season of 1887,
claiming $4,000 damages. The case
was dealt with by arbitration, the
arbitrators including the stewards
of the Jockey club who awarded him
one farthing damages, equal to half
a cent. Sir George was so incensed
at this decision that he sent in his
resignation as a member of the Jock
ey club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06

One of the most unusual elections
in the history of MankatO was finally
closed at a regular meeting OF the
council this morning, and apparently
with the best of feeling among the
winners and the losers in the cam
paign. The most important business
coming up was the matter of decid-
ing who should serve as councilman
the ensuing year, a. G. Lack, who
has served in that capacity very sat
isfactorily, or E. a. Quimby, the new
candidate, the vote between these two
men being a tie for fourth place both
receiving 1884 votes. Ways and means
of settling this perplexing questioS
were discussed, Mr.. Quimby express
ing himself as ready to be perfectly
satisfied with whatever the council
saw fit to do, and Mr. Lack being
of the same mind. There was some
talk of recounting the votes, but this
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
ADVANCE FOR GRAIN
INTERESTS IN STATE
Report That O. P. B. Jacobson of
Minnesota Brings Back From
Washington
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Paul, Mimi, April Anime
sofas grain interests were given a
gratifying advance through the re-
vision of the federal grain standards
as announced from Washington. This
is the opinion of O. P. B. Jacobson.
member of the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
"The retention of the term north
ern" in two classes of spring wheat is
in itself Of immense benefit to the
grain growers of Minnesota" said
Jacobson today.
Jacobson also said farmers of
neighboring states will be similarly
benefited as a result of the decision
of the department of agriculture.
Jacobson spent several weeks in
Washington attending the hearing
before the department of agriculture
in Washington regarding the revision
of the grain standards and protested
on behalf of the states against the
revision
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
DULUTH THE SAHARA
0USTED GIN PARLORS
DRYs Carried the CITY BY
ABOUT THOUSAND VOTES
Fairmont and Pipestone Continue to Be
SaIoonIess; Winthrop Has Joined the
List of Towns That Will Be Without
Booze Resorts; Sleepy Eye Remains
On the Wet List; Sank Center Also
Is An Oasis
UNITED Press Disp&tch.l

st. Paul, Mimi, April 4-Drys are
claiming to have gained ground in
the wet and dry elections that took
place in various Minnesota cities
yesterday. The most substantial
dry victory was that of Duluth,
which voted to remain dry by a ma
jority of more than 1000 votes. 1t
was last April that this city switched
into the dry column.
The one net gain made by the
drys was the city of Winthrop, which
was carried against the wet forces
by the narrow majority of eight
votes.
Fairmont, Pipestown and Brainerd
voted to remain in the dry column.
Sank Center and Sleepy Eye voted
to continue license
Madison, Wis, April To-day the
Continued on page two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06

The following deserved tribute to
Mayor Lamm was adopted by the
councilmen today:
"An appreciation of the untiring
services of Robert Lamm rendered to
the city during his administration as
mayor.
I'VE, the undersigned, members of
the common council of the city Of
Mankato, in view of the retirement
of the present mayor, desire to ex-
press our appreciation of the valuable
services rendered by him in behalf
of the city
"He has always been on the job,
carefully watching every step in the
administration of the city's affairs.
He has ever been vigilent, sacrificing
in behalf of the public, his own time
required by his private business. His
integrity is unquestioned. His ad-
ministration has been absolutely clean
and effective. He has given far more
time to the office than ever given
to it by any one heretofore, and has
given all the time which the more
than ordinary business of the city
required, regardless of his own af-
fairs. Some of us worked with him
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
CONGRESS IS HANDLING
SUBJECT OF CONFLICT
STONE IS STILL OPPOSED TO
DECLARATION OF WAR
Hitchcock Stated That Drafted ResoIu-
ton Places Responsibility For Trouble
SquareIy Upon the Shoulders of
Germany; vardaman, Mississippi,
Frowns On Doing Anything WarIike;
Other Upper House Members Talk
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch


Washington, April 4.-Congress got
down to work on the war resolution
today with the prospects of remain
ing in session continuously until it
is disposed Of. In the senate it was
taken up at ten o'clock by .nani-
nous consent, with the administra-
ton leaders determined to permit no
other business to interfere with it.
The house foreign affairs commit
tee accepted the senates war resolu-
ton in the place of it's own and ia
vorably reported the resolution fol
passage. If it is not taken up in the
house late today it will be considered
as first business tomorrow.
La Toilette Not Present.
Senator La Toilette, who yesterday
forced the resolution over until to-
day, was not in the chamber when
Senator Hitchcock got unanimous
consent to take it up. In his open
ing statement Hitchcock, who is in
charge of the resolution, said 1t
places the responsibility for war
squarely upon the shoulders of the
German government, and is unques-
tionably a declaration of war. He
pointed out that America was going
to war solely toy indicate the honor
and independence of great nation
and in defence of humaity.
Remarks BY Lodge.
Senator Lodge, the ranking repub-
lican member of the foreign relations
committee, declared that the United
States should seize the German
ships now in American ports and
Continued on page two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
GETTING READY FOR FIGHT
In NEW YORK CITY
Giant Tabernacle Is All Prepared For Him
To Start the War On Sin and Vice:
Broadway Is Not PAIRING Any Particu-
lar Attention to the Famous Evan.
geIist; What May Be Result of Evan
gelistiC Meetings No One Knows
limited Press Dispatch.l

New York, April 4.-Biily Sundays
giant tabernacle is all ready for him
to start his fight on the devil in New
York at Broadway and 16Sth street
Sunday morning.
The big choir is organized. Every
citizen, large and small: every work
ing girl, every boy, every laborer
every scrubwoman, has been told ant
told of Sundays coming Thousands
of them have been organized into
bible classes, personal workers
singers and other assistants to the
redoubtable Billy
This New York campaign is ex.
pected to be Sundays greatest tri.
Continued on page two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
ELLIS HEAD Of FARM
EXPERTS IN THE STATE
An Interesting Session Was Held
AT the State University
Recently

Teachers of|agriculture in Mime
sofas high schools, at their seventh
annual meeting at University Farm
st. Paul, March 29-31, emphasized
the Importance of spreading the
knowledge of larger agricultural
production. especially in these times
of war when the world is crying for
food.
This idea, growing out of the pres
ent war emergency, was supplemented
by another of more permanent i'm
portance-the urgent need of teach
ing the younger generation better
agriculture because of it's value to
the individual and to society, rather
than because it furnishes a means of
winning prizes of temporary value. In
other words, high school agriculture
lists in Minnesota are beginning to see
that prizewinning contests should be
subordinated to more practical eff
forts. They do not condemn contests
and prizes, but believe that these
should contribute to the main idea of
disseminating practical knowledge
of farming and farm home making,
rather than be made an end in them
selves.
The Importance of classroom work
as distinguished from extension work
and of club work was also strongly
emphasized. The meeting was largely
attended and the object of the as
sociation-the improvement of agrl-
cultural conditions throughout the
state-was manifestly furthered.
Officers were elected as follows: G
s. Ellis, Rochester, president; ]. F.
Hedgcock, Albert Lea, vice president;
Verne Steward, Caledonia secretary;
S. A. ColliVer Sandstone, treasurer
These men will assume office Decem-
Der 1, the officers of last year holding
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
TRYING TO BLAME THIS C0UK-
TRY FOR The WAR
High Officials In That Empire Could See
No Reason For United States Adopt
ing Ar Attitude of Hostility Toward
Teutonic Nation; Berlin Papers Are
Divided On the Question of Extend
ing the Franchise
UNITED Press Dispatch

Amsterdam, Holland, April 4.-The
EerIiner Tageblatt says: Germany
should not underestimate the import
ance of the United States entering the
great war. America is the richest
country in the world. President Viii
son should know that a declaration of
war is matter of the gravest conse
quence to his country. Our people are
going to fight right on"
Berlin, Germany, April 4.--High
German officials declared here today
that they could not see any reason
for America adopting a hostile at
titude towards Germany. RESPONSE
Continued on Page TwoD
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06

Lee l.. Champlin's decisive victory
in the race for mayor was the great
feature of the city election of yester-
day. Mr.: Champlin won out over
Mayor Lamm by the decisive majority
of 1877 votes.
A very peculiar thing about the
situation was the fact that two OF
the candidates were exactly tied for
the fourth place in the vote for city
councilmen. A. G. Laach and a. +
Quimby each received 1854 votes and
it will require a choice by lot to de-
termine which of these two is to holt
a seat in the council, unless there is
Continued on page TWoD
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
CO. WORKERS ON CITY COUNCIL
PAYTRLBUTE TO MA YOR LAMlW

when he was councilman under the
first commission form of government
in the city, and the same diligence on
his part was well known to every one
at that time.
"The city has progressed substan-
TALLY under his administration. In
every respect, and in every act, he
has shown himself to be true and
high-minded American citizen Of the
most substantial type.
1--WE honor him for his courage,
honesty and public spirit.-A. G.
Lack, Mic. Peterson, G. w. Eich-
staedt, J. d. Humiston, councilmen."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
LOTS WE'RE DRAWN; LAACK
WINS; DUMMY GOOD LOSER
Tie Vote On Councilman Was Decided At the
Special Session Of the Mankato Commits
sioners This Morning

was declared not legal by City At
torney c. E. Phillips, who stated that
the city charter had provided for
such a contingency as a tie, by out
lining a plan by which the names OF
the two candidates could be drawn by
lot, and the one whose name was
drawn according to the method ar
Continued on Page Two.