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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Vernon Center

Messrs george Lang of Mapleton,
James Sharpley of Delavan and Ray
Cooper of Truman were transacting
business in the village Wednesday.
Mrs. julius Stencil of Mapleton
who has been at Germania, Iowa,
helping her daughter, Mrs. Orlena
Mussman to get settled in her new
home, came to Vernon Wednesday
and joined her sister Mrs. Laua
Coffman who is visiting her nephew,
A. C. Gray and family. In the even
ing they were taken across country
to the formers home by Mr. and Mrs.
Gray and family by the motor route.
Charles Force and grandson Ro-
bert Gray. Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Hal
version, Mrs. Ed Johnson and Miss
Mary King made up a pleasant auto
party and motored to Mankato spend
ing the day on business, shopping
and pleasure
Claude MeixeH and Fred Gossard
are building a garage on Strawberry
Point which will be completed by
Saturday evening.
DIR. Marshall Cornish of Ames, la.
is spending a short vacation at the
home of his uncle G. G. Cornish in
the village while looking after his
real-estate holdings in this locality
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris and
baby girl accompanied by Mrs. James
Lowell and Stanley motored to Gro
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
FOUR MONTHS IN JAIL
SENTENCE OF RANDALL
Nonpartisan League Lecturer Is
Sent Up For That Period
At RedWing
limited Press rispatch.1

Redwing, Mimi, May TN. S.
Randall, lecturer for the National Nom
partisan league, who was recently con-
victed of talk calculated to discour-
age enlistment in the army and navy
of the United States, was today SEN
fenced to spend four months in the
county Jail, and to pay a fine of $780,
He is also to pay the court costs,
amounting to more than $1,000. A
stay of sixty days is granted, pending
an appeal.
The contempt charges, preferred
against County Treasurer Scherf, can
didate for the state legislature, with
the Endorsement of the Non-Partisan
league, have been dropped. It was
charged that Scherff, during the Ran
dali trial, went to d. Rand, one of the
jurors, and offered him a job as his
campaign manager.
The county attorneys says the con-
tempt charges will be taken up again
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPT
TO BURN THE BUILDING
Discovery Made BY DR.. r. M. Dodds,
When He Went to Feed
His Dogs.

q. When DIR. Dodds went upstairs in
the building that he uses at the foot
OF Cherry street, to feed the dogs
this morning, he discovered evidence
that somebody had attempted to set
the building on fire. Somebody had
placed a newspaper against the wall,
where the plaster was broken off and
the laths were exposed and had set
IRE to the papers. The laths were
made of elm wood, which did not
take fire readily, but went out when
the plaster was reached The fire de-
partment was notified, and Chief
Philip Leas made an investigation.
The building is the property of Sam
Fowler
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Weld, Moorhead E. w. Bohanon,
Duluth; G. T.. Maxwell, Winona; J..
C. Brown, st. Cloud.
Cleveland

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshing of Water
vile visited at the jos Groh home
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Shultis returned Sun
day frcm three weeks visit with
her mother at Reedsburg, Wis.
/ A nine pound boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Dickie Monday, APP
iii 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Wendelscha-
Ier of Traverse spent Friday evening
at the home of Mrs. Charles Block.
Mrs. Bette Everett of Mankato is
assisting in the care of her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Rolla Everett who is
very i'll.
Mrs. Charles Block entertained he1
son Fred Block and family of Nicol-
let at her home Sunday.
Misses Daisy keenan, and Ina May
Keough who taught school in North
Dakota the past winter, returned tc
their homes Friday.
O, L. Ransom made a business triu
to the cities Wednesday.
C. H. Davis and daughter Murriel
of Sanborn spent Wednesday and
Thursday with relatives here and at
tended the funeral of Mrs. William
Flowers.
Mrs. Frank Hobson of North Man
kato spent the week end with hel
brother E. j. Kramer and family.
Mrs. Carly Yoehler OF st. Peter
spent Friday with her sister, Mrs. H
II. PonwIth and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Martin OF
Minneapolis arrived here Thursday
Mrs. Martin will remain for the sum
mer, Mr.. Martin will return in about
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Potter ant
family and Miss Gertrude Tidewel
of Fairmont spent Saturday and Sun
day at the Glen Rogers home.
The Lutheran church of this place
will celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary
Sunday, May IL. There will be Ger
man services at 10 a. M and English
services at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. C.Hermel and daughter Celia
visited at the c.. A. Pettis home al
st. Peter Sunday.
M. and Mrs. Peter Dickie of Wat
erville visited at the John Dickie
home Sunday.
aul. dllu MIS-. ". "A. H6Uu1S OIL 81.
Peter spent Sunday at the l.. A
Hermel home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pettis and sor
Cecil and Mr.. and Mrs. John Pettis
Of Pettis Station were entertained
at the Martin Ponwith home Sunday
Joseph Ponwith, ST., and JOSEPH
PonWith, Jr., spent Sunday at the
Herman Lurth home at Lake Wash
ington
Miss Hattie Davis spent the week
end with her sister Mrs. Alder. Lurtl
and family near Lake Washington.
Mothers Day services will be hello
at the Christian church Sunday, May
II, at IL a. m. Do honor to youl
mother by attending this service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
INNATE OF ODD FELLOWS
HOME DIED AFTER INJURY
George Harriger Was Run Over BY
An Automobile At Mortified On
Sunday.

George Harriger, inmate of Odd
Fellows Home at Mortified was fat
ally injured Sunday when an automo-
bile driven by FL. G. White of Ran
dolph struck him as he was crossing
the bridge in that city. Mr.. Harriger
was knocked down by the machine
and the wheels ran directly over his
body crushing the chest and causing
internal injuries.
The injured man was Immediately
rushed to the hospital and died about
half an hour later. Coroner p. A.
Smith of Faribault was summoned,
Immediately and went to Mortified
to investigate the circumstances of
the death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

statement, but also to suppress Mr..
|Creel."
The report was made that d. l..
Williams OF Nonpartisan league fame
had sent to Sheriff Osten telegram
asking whether Governor Frazier of
North Dakota would be allowed to
speak in B lue Earth county this
month. The telegram had been
placed in the hands of an officer of
the Safety league who had called up
Mr.. Williams. and this officer had
called up Mr.. Williams reminding him
that the Safety league. the sheriff,
Company C and the mayor of Mankato
had already gone on record against
meetings of the Nonpartisan league.
Back To The Sheriff.
After some discussion, in which
the question was raised as to whether
the governor was really going to
speak as a Nonpartisan league rep
resentative. en- the motion of ]. E.
Regain, the telegram was simply re-
ferred back to the sheriff, and the
league took no further action. The
league did not see fit to act on the
matter, as it was thought the sheriff
had not actually referred the matter to
the league.
o. M. Hatcher remarked that the
governor of North Dakota was MAX
ing campaign through this state in
behalf of the Nonpartisan league
Professor Miller of the normal
school brought up the question
whether The Minnesota Leader was
not distributing it's propaganda, using
the mails in violating of the rules.
1t seemed that that paper was being
sent free to a great many people.
whereas the postoffice rules only al
lowed a certain percentage of the
papers to be sent free, over and
above the paid circulation.
j. r. Regain remarked that the sit
uation was somewhat complicated by
the fact that this paper was owned
by two individuals, and not by the
league itself.
AT length it was agreed that mem
bers of the Safety league would look
around and get information as to who
was getting the paper free of charge,
with view to determining whether
or not the postoffice rules are being
violated.
History of Spain.
DIR. M. B. Wood gave a brief com
prehensive sketch of the history of
Spain, once the foremost nation of
the world in exploration and COLOMBIA
ton, now mere shadow of it's form
er self.
Harry Footner also gave a prepared
address on "The Unspeakable Turk"
giving sketch of the history of that
race, and laying great emphasis on
the point that the "unthinkable Prus-
sian war lord'' was himself respon-
sible for the Turkish atrocities of the
present war, when he could stop
those atrocities by word
The league will hold its next meet
ing on Monday evening, May 20, at
which meeting DR.. j. W. Andrews
will deliver paper on "The Future
Republicans of the World
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SAVE THE COAL; BURN
WOOD IS ADVICE GIVEN
War Needs Must Come First
Say Fuel Controllers
LACKING IN ANTHRACITE
Railroads Are Falling Down in
The Delivery of Black
Diamonds

Northwestern people must pre-
pare for greater conservation in the
use of coal, they were told by two
representatives of the federal fuel
administration, speaking with author
ity. War needs must come first, said
l.. A. Sneel, first assistant to DR..
Harry A. Garfield, who is in Mime
sofa checking up the needs of the
northwest. Every effort will be made
to supply the northwest, he prom
iSed
Judge j. F.. MCGEE, federal fuel adj
ministrator for Minnesota, returning
from Washington, said government
coal needs are constantly and rapidly
increasing, and the railroads are fall
ing down in supplying cars to the
mines, both factors meaning short
coal supplies for the consumers.
No Smokeless Coal.
"There will be no smokeless coal
for the northwest at ALL" he said
There will be some anthracite, but
it will be necessary to substitute
soft coal to large extent. Our ship
ping is increasing at rate that is
unparalleled, and as it grows the
governments need for high grade
coal increases. We cannot use
smokeIess coal here and send our
boys over the ocean in boats sending
up smoke signals to the German sub
marines"
Nineteen states will get no an
thracite coal at all, Judge MCGEE
said. These include Montana and
Wyoming, which are to depend on
their own coal.
cit is all matter of transporta-
tion," he said. "The railroads are
falling down so the mines are not
able to produce to full capacity, and
the government has ordered 100000
more cars For us, it is question
to Lake Erie this summer and fall,
and of transporting soft coal from the
mines to- Lake Erie docks. All de-
ponds on the ability of the eastern
roads to move the coal we need.
Must Use Wood Here.
'eThere is this advantage now.
Under the fuel administration or
ganization we know the exact situa-
ton every day, at each point. Last
year that was not possible"
1t will be necessary for Judge Nc
Gee to make another trip to Wash
ington soon, on the matter of coal
supply, he said today:
minnesota people must use every
cord of wood they IAN get" he said,
"and it will be necessary to use fire
places and air tight stoves to burn
wood late in the spring and fall"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Rev. Fred Skews of Elysian and
Rev. J., w. i'cs'.om of Arnboy were in
the city today, guests of Rev. G. A.
Cahoon.
A. Ringsrud and automobile party
ofsseight, of Elk Point, S. D., motored
toaNIankato yesterday and stopped at
the Ben Pay hotel.
C.. Stretier of West Concord spent
yesterday with his nephew, l.. w. An
drist on his way home from his trip
to the Hawaiian Islands.
Miss Mildred Snyder of Elmore Wis
tied friends in the city last Saturday.
Miss Frieda Gale is visiting friends
in the city while on her way from
Sanborn to Gilmore.
Miss Borghild Gyldanaas visited
friends in the city yesterday while on
her way from Elmore to Winona,
where she is employed as stenog-
rapher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivor Tennold of Blue
Earth were in the city on business
yesterday.
Miss Edna Rabe of Blue Earth Wis
tied friends in the city yesterday.
George Harkee is home from Green
Vile. S.. Carolina, on ten days fur
loueh, to visit his brother. Frank, who
is i'll at Emmanuel hospital.
Miss Gladys Allen, saleslady at the
George E. Brett store, has resumed
her position after three weeks spent at
New Auburn in attendance upon her
grandmother, who was ill, and who
has now made good recovery.
Miss Dorothy Frantz, who was SER
iously ill with pleursy at her home In
Waseca for five weeks, has returned
to Mankato and resumed her position
as saleslady at the George E. Brett
store.
Mrs. T. S. Wilcox of Kasota was in
the city on business Yesterday. ~
Mrs. Arthur Elliott, who was a
guest at the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. s. Thomas, returned yes
terday to Rochester.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Wilkes Made Corporal.

Roswell s. Wilkes, one of the young
men who left Mankato on Monday,
April 20, for Camp Dodge, Iowa, has
been made a corporal. He used to be
a member of the Mankato home guard
company and his promotion is without
doubt due in large measure to this
experience he has had.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
FARMERS SHARE PROFITS
How Those in South Dakato Have
Arranged Wage Scale

tUmsed Press Dispatch
Plerre, S. D., May Planners of
south Dakato are arranging to pay
their help on the profit sharing basis.
The average wage scale for farm
hands now runs $55 a month, with
board, room and laundry. In wheat
growing sections, sliding scale of
300 minimum; $55 for wheat of ten
bushels to the acre; $50 if it goes
over fifteen bushels to the acre and
S65 if it goes over twenty bushels is
being considered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Declaration BY Kahn.

UNITED Press Dispatch.I
Washington, May 6.-Representative
Kahn of California today declared on
the floor of the house that the failure
OF the Browning machine gun program
had only been equalled by the failure
OF the aeroplane program.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
overman Fill Reported FavorabIy.

ASSOCIATED Press D1spatch.J
Washington, May THE Overman
bill granting broad powers to Presi-
dent Wilson to reorganize and CO.
ordinate the government departments
was reported favorably to the house
by the judiciary committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

gan Wednesday afternoon for short
visit with Mrs. Morris sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Cornish were
shoppers in Mankato Wednesday
going via the auto route.
Charles Kraus and Raymond Jams
having completed the eighth grade
work, are out of school doing their
bit. Charles is keeping busy on the
Kraus Bros dairy and poultry ranch
and Raymond is working at Redfield
cement works making blocks.
C. M. Warren was a Mankato Wis
itor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Tallman were
up from Mankato Thursday spending
the time between trains identifying
and improving their town lots.
Edward Warren seems to be about
the same, what he gains one day he
is likely to lose the next.
Mrs. Sarah Butler, the efficient
telephone operator of this village re-
ceived a raise of So per month which
she deserves. Mrs. Butler has been
the operator for Vernon Center for
the past seven years. Mrs. Butler is
an invalid and moves around the
house in a wheel chair. About four
years ago Mrs. Butler had a comfort
able little cottage erected and had
one room built especially for the
phone office. The company ought to
be very grateful to Mrs. Butler in
every way since she is working for
the lowest Wages the law permits an
operator for working nine hours a
DAY. Mrs. Butler has been working
all the way from eleven to fifteen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Gail for Enuineers.

Washington, May THE war de-
partment today issued a call for
1000 engineers, to fill up vacancies
in the camps. The call includes all
the states with the exception of
Arizona, Delaware and Vermont. The
men are to entrain on May 90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Peace Treaty Signed.

Amsterdam, May THE peace
treaty between Rumania and the
central powers was signed yesterday
morning, says an official dispatch from
Bucharest today
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
MRS. G. 7. SIMPSON DIES.
She Was the Wife of Former Attor-
new General of State.

Mrs. George T. Simpson, wife of the
former attorney general, died early
yesterday at the family home, 1904
Irwin avenue south, Minneapolis, aft
er a short Illness Her recovery had
been despaired of for several days.
Mrs. Simpson was the daughter OF
John Ludwig, for many years lead
ing citizen of Winona. Her remains
will be taken to Winona for burial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Fractured RIGHT Leo.

George Franske, a young man re-
siding on Route 4. was in the city yes
terday for treatment of fracture oil
his right leg at the ankle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
BOARD IN SESSION
TAKES This ACTION
Employees Also Shall Stand
Square For Ameficanism
TEACHERS ARE ELECTED
Routine Business Transacted
by Men Who Have Charge
OF institutions

Resolved, That any employee
or official of the normal school
board who commits any disloyal
act, or utters any unpatriotic, dis
loyal, abusive, or seditious lang
uage, or whom in an abusive and
violent manner, criticizes the
president, the army or navy, or
the flag be at once dismissed from
the service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Play and Basket Social.

A play and basket social for the
Deeoria Red Cross will be held in the
Decoria hall Thursday evening, May
8. Ladies, please bring baskets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Mrs. R. B. Thomas of Lake Crystal
was a business caller in the city yes
terday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Americans Arriving in France.
UNITED Press Dispatch1
Paris, France, May 7.-American
troops are now steadily arriving, says
The Echo de Paris.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Resolved, No person who is not
a citizen of the United States, or
has not made proper declaration
to become a citizen, shall be
qualified to serve as a teacher or
other employee in any normal
school in the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
HEARING TOMORROW FOR
NOR ON LARCENY CHARGE

Bill Nor, alias Solomon Fatman, for
ty-five years old. who formerly con-
Quoted a shoe repair shop on upper 18th
street, will be given a preliminary
hearing in Police Court tomorrow on
charge of larceny after trust. John
Orator, 3434 Irh street, alleges that
the defendant got $500 from him and
appropriated it to his own use instead
of using it to establish a chain of shoe
repairing shops.
Bill Nor, native of Austria-H Hun
gary, was detective in his native
country, where, he stated. two of mis-
sons were wounded. He wanted to buy
artificial limbs for them. He made that
statement at time when his shoe shop
was robbed of twenty pairs of shoes
that had been left to be repaired.
Some time before his place was rob-
bed, according to the police. he was ar
rested for alleged assault on a small
child, but the case has not been tried.
John Orator learned that the shoe
maker was looking for a business part
ner. he stated, and his dealings with
him resulted in his $4,000 being drawn
from bank and no accounting made.
Detectives Sweeney and Kelly found
the alleged swindler in New York and
arrested him. He was returned here
and held in custody in default of bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
ACLEAR COMPLEXION
Rudy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have.
Says DR.. Edwards, a Well Known
Ohio Physician.

DR.. r. M. Edwards for IL years
treated scores of women for liver and
bowel ailments. During these years
he gave 10 his patients prescription
made of few well known vegetable
ingredients mixed with olive oil,
naming them DIR. Edwards Olive
Tablets. You will know them by
their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-workers
on the liver and bowels, which cause
a normal action, carrying off the
waste and poisonous matter in ones
system.
If you have a pale face, saIlow look,
dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue,
headaches, a Iistless, no-good feel
ing, all out of sorts, inactive bowels,
you take one of DIR. Edwards Olive
Tablets nightly for a time and note
the pleasing results.
Thousands of women, as well as
men, take DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets
the successful substitute for caIo-
melEnow and then just to keep in
the pink of condition.
l0c and Csc per box.
All Druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Not Subject to Court-Martial.

Erwin told of being turned over to
the military authorities by the police
1t was then, he stated, it was discover
ed he was not the man who had en-
listed at Fort Thomas. He says he told
the military officers he had used his
cousins name and entered the service.
The question of court-martialing Err
win was then taken up with the judge
advocate general, who ruled that as the
boy was not in the service he could
not be tried that way.
The military authorities then turned
him back to the police. who placed the
charge against him of unlawfully wear
ing a soldiers uniform. Efforts are now
being made to locate relatives of the
boy and to ascertain if his story is true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14

The long pull in getting over the
grip demands that all the organs of
the body be kept in their best work
ing form, not only to drive out the
poison left by the grip germ, but
that the patient shall regain strength
as soon as possible to avoid further
attacks resulting from the poisons
in the system, paralyZing the greater
part of the tissues of the body and
the organs which they compose.
Forced nutrition is a means toward
good health after the grip, as it is a
means of preventing the entrance of
the grip germ to the system. Father
Johns Medicine treats grip and
builds up the body because it is all
pure nourishment and free from
opium. morphine, 'chloroform or
other poisonous drugs. Father
Johns Medicine has had 50 years
success for colds and throat
troubles. coughs and sore threats,
and as a tonic and body builder
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
USES FALSE NAME
TO GET into ARMY
Hugh Edward Erwin, Sixteen
Years Old, Charged With Un-
lawfully Wearing Uniform.

Refused enlistment in the United
States Army because of his age, Hugh
Edward Erwin, sixteen years OLD, who
says his home is in Seattle, Wash. got
into the service by assuming the name
of his cousin, who he says deserted He
is now under arrest here on a charge OF
wearing a soldiers uniform unlawfully.
Erwin is detained at the house of de-
tention, awaiting a hearing in the
Juvenile Court. His story of his en-
trance into the Army and his arrest
are:
my parents are dead. I left Seat
sot job on a boat bound for Norfolk,
Va We sailed down the Pacific ocean
and around Cape Horn up to Norfolk l
left the boat at Norfolk and drifted to
Fort Thomas. KY. where I met my
cousin who had enlisted in the Army.
Takes Cousins Name.
MY cousin told me two days later he
was going to desert. l had made appIl-
cation for enlistment. but was told /
was too young. l wanted to tight Tor
Uncle Sam: so, when my cousin said he
was going to desert ] decided to take
his name. When his uniform was given
out 1 applied for it in his name, and
with 125 other recruits was sent TO
Washington from Fort Thomas.
81 was, with the 50th Infantry, de-
tailed to guard the Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. bridge, at 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. February rs
volver off at 9Th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. If 1 did, I do not know
anything about it. l was drunk. They
arrested me-"