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CONNECTS TAR AND
 FEATHER HUN SPY

Santa Fe, N. M., April 17-Four hundred convicts in the state peni. tentiary this afternoon tarred and feathered and led around with rope around his neck, Maj. John M. Beirk- ner of Camp Cody, Deming, N. Mex, held in the penitentiary as a federal nrisoner He is charged with violat- ion of the espeionage act.
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BANKHEAD AGAIN
 PRESIDES OVER
 GOOD ROADS ASSN

Little Rock, April 17.-Senator John H. Bankhead. of Alabama, was re- elected president of the United States Good Roads Association at it's conven- ton here today. Governor Chas. H. Brough of Arkansas was reelected first vice-president; J. A. Roundtree of Birmingham. Ala, was reelected secretary treasurer; c. T. I4asseter, of Virginia, was elected second vice-pres- ident, and w. P. Hager of New Jersey, third vice-president The next meet ing place will be selected tomorrow. Addresses by Senator Bankhead and Senator Joe T. Robinson featured this afternoon's session.
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IT. $. TAKES OVER
 THE ERIE CANAL

Washington, April 17.-Director- General of Railroads McAdoo tonight rodered that the Erie canal be taken over by the railroad administration, and that fleet of barges be construc- ted immediately and operated there under the dirction of G. A. Tomlinson of Duluth Minn., to relieve freight traffic
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TWO ARMY AVIATORS
 INJURED IN FALL

Houston, Texas, April 17,-Barl R. Southee of Binghamton. N. Y., official instructor at Ellington field, was ser iously injured and an aviation cadet slightly hurt at the aviation camp here today when their airplane fell about 100 feet in a spin. Instructor SOuthee is in the field hospital, but his injuries probably are not fatal.
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CRAyEUyG CEMETERY ROAD.

Grayeling of the road in Bellwood cemetery will be started today by the city, under the direction or Mayor Simon Bloom and Street Com missioner Carver.
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BURN\
 GERMAN TEXTBOOKS

Carmen, Okla., April IT, School children raided the school houses here last night took all German text books from the buildings. and made a bon fire of them in the main street. Citizens paraded the streets while the fire was burning.
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AIRMEN AND PLANE
 DROP INTO PACIFIC

San Diego, Cal, April 1.-Two army aviators here lost their lives late today, according to a witness at Fort Rosecrans. when a machine fell in mid channel, between the North island camp and Fort Rosecrans, and sank into the water heavy ehb tide was running, at o'clock this evening army and navy tugs had failed to find the plane.
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4,631 Men to Hog Island.

Washington, April 17.-A total of 4,631 men were supplied to the Hog Island, Pa., shipyard last week by the United States. employment service. An announcement tonight blythe de- partment of labor says 2,214 of this number came from six Ohio cities the majority of them having been en- rolled in the recent campaign for 250,- 900 shipyard workers.
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GIVE SERVICES TO CHURCH

Work is under way on concrete walk at the Carr Memorial church, McNulty brothers and Percy Me George donating their services. City teams yesterday hauled the material for the walk.
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|. CHILEAN MINISTER DEAD.

Washington, April 17.-Senator Don San iago Aldunte, Chilean ann bassador to the United States. died suddenly late today at the embassy here.
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Eddie McGoorty, having celebrated his return to the ring by taking Frankie Brennan's measure, will now ao after some of the top-nitchers or the boxing game.
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Coal land will be developed by the Export Coal Co.,. Charleston, w. Va, incorporated with $1.0o0,0O0 capital.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
GOOD WORK AT GAINESVILLE
Over $4,000 Worth of Liberty Bonds
!, Are Sold in That VILLAGE

Over $4,000 Worth of Liberty Bonds
T, Are Sold in That Village
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, April 49,, 1915
To the Free Press: The Third
Liberty Loan Drive has been a COM
plete success here in GAINESVILLE. Our
allotment was 100000 and we have.
up to date over $4,000. Our COM
mittee of solicitors done their work
well and we all feel proud that our
little town has gone over the top"
Last night DR.. F. Osten- Sacken
gave at the opera house a lecture on
American Patriotism, and although
it rained all afternoon the house
was full and some were turned away.
/ venture to say that if the country
could have many more speakers like
Mr.. Osten- Sacken, and our German
friends, would go to hear them, we
would have less hard feelings be-
tween neighbors and former friends.
DR.. Osten- Sacken certainly gave us
grand lecture and whenever he
may lecture every German ought to
go and hear him.
1 notice the war department Is
going to use German prisoners in
road building and other construction
work. Permit me to say that 1 ad
vocated this plan through The Free
Press several months ago--Arthur
Graham.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
FARMERS ARE HOLDING
CONSIDERABLE WHEAT
Estimated That Fifty Million Bushels
Yet to Be Put On
the Market.

Washington, April 19.-It is esti-
mated that the farmers are holding
back 50,000,000 bushels of marketable
wheat that is needed and should be
brought to the elevators at once. II
this wheat is not marketed by the 18th
day of May, the government will take
steps to requisition it. During the
week ending April 6, the farmers
brought to the country elevators only
2,242,000. bushels of wheat, the
smallest marketing on record this
year. In one week, in January they
marketed 4,227,00 bushels. The vol
ume of wheat marketed has shown a
steady falling off ever since February.
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More Than ST. 0e Was Taken
In at Judson Saturday
LOAF OF BREAD, SIP
Decoria Comes Across With
Liberal Amount; Patriotic
Addresses Given

| Judson has been made very proud
little village since the campaigning of
the Third Liberty loan, and their Red
Cross auction sale which was held
,Saturay. -
| Judson's quota on the Liberty loan
was $4,000 and it over subscribed
that amount. 1t now has $4,000 and
subscriptions are still coming in. s
The auction sale was decided
success. An American flag. sold to the
Jerusalem church brought 1927. One
standard brood SOW sold for $170, and
one loaf of bread brought SIP. A
Red Cross quilt which had been sold
for $38, brought at this sale $56.
The sale was held on the Main
street of the village and began at one
O'Clock. Rev. T. Ross Paden Of Man
kato gave a short address preceding
Swedish church. and the Jerusalem
church sang several patriotic songs.
G. L. Fitch of Lake Crystal was the
auctioneer and was all to the good.
The total sales will amount to about
$4,000.
Great Sale in Decoria.
3 The DecOria Red Cross auction sale
on Saturday ended up with a nice sum
for the treasury. D.. M. Jones opened
the program with a solo. Robert
Haedt, chairman for the day, then in
troduced the speaker, G. NJ. Palmer.
who gave heart to-heart talk on the
war and Red Cross. Mr.. Jones then
sang another solo, will There Be a
Home Sweet Home When We Return"
AT noon lunch was served which
brought $34.15 The sale then began, ;
Nick Juliar & Son being the auction
GERS. The sale of articles brought a !,
aptal of $329.S0. Cash donations were
iS163. 40.
Quite number of articles were
not sold, among them some whea:
which Mr. Palmer has consented to
buy. giving the Red Cross So per
bushel. Twenty-Five new members
were added to the Red Cross also.
These with the sales brought the
total up to $552.35.
>. The. committee in charge wishes to
thank all who helped to make their
sale a success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26

pagan nation on earth. "You canno
steal the supernatural out of Thu
Bible" he said, unless you send tht
people drifting back into the darl
ages" Germany had become a nation
with no God save the god of might
HE declared that the legalized Liquor
traffic of England and America wa.
doing more harm to these nations anC
cutting down their strength more thar
was the German army.
The speaker said that while tho
, kaiser had under his direction ir
Germany and the nations allied will
her an army of about ten million men
the army of John Barleycorn in tht
United States numbered all of twenty
million. Of these he was making
drunkards out of 100000 annually
Those that were killed annually by
liquor in the United States numbered
65,S97. Rev. Dick said he had taken
these figures from statements made
by E. Dunnell Phelps, who was an
anti prohibitionist.
Rev. Dick declared that forty
three great life insurance companies
had compiled statistics showing that
the lives of moderate drinkers were
shortened by their use of liquor on
the average four years.
Speaking OF the cost of it all, he re-
marked that the government had thus
far asked eighteen to nineteen billions
of dollars to carry on the war. Ten
million young men had been regis
tered for this purpose.
Reduction of Efficiency.
Twenty millions of people had their
efficiency reduced seven per cent by
the use of liquor, said the speaker
Counting each ones time with $50 a
month, this meant an annual loss of
SS40,000,00 He said 100000 drunk
ards lost three-fourths of their time
This meant an annual loss of $780,
100000 He said 220.670 prisoners and
paupers lost three fourths of their
time on account of John Barleycorn.
This made loss of $119.310,0OO. He
said 207,791 feeble minded lost one
fourth of their time from the same
cause. This meant loss of $31 ,168 900.
He said one million were engaged in
the manufacture of the nefarious
stuff making an annual loss of labor
of 600,0G0,000. He said the grain and
produce consumed in this traffic
amounted almost to five billions of
dollars, or $4,979 ,9S9,41
He declared that since the great
war opened in 1914, the liquor traffic
had cost this country alone nearly as
much as the American government had
thus far asked for it's part in the
great war
Rev. Dick spoke at some length
commencing highly the measures TAX
Ell bv General Pershing to keep the
American boys away from intoxicants
and other debasing influences. Speak
ing of the proposed federal constitu-
tional amendment for the suppression
of the liquor traffic, he said that it
had been necessary to win nine wet
states in addition to the twentys sew
en- dry states. In four months time five
wet states had come across. There
were seven years in which to ratify
the amendment Eleven states had
already ratified. He believed that by
next winter there would be enough
states in line to ratify and make the
nation dry. When once state legis-
Iature had ratified, it was done and
could not be undone.
The gathering closed, singing the
national hymn, America"
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Hdsoa1s

{ Erving Roberts left Monday morn
ing for Jefferson barracks where he
will enter the army service.
Alice Gustafson entertained a large
number of girl friends at her home
last Saturday afternoon. All had a
splendid time, and at the close of the
afternoon delicious supper was
served by Mrs. Gustafson.
Grace Schloeman returned to Fari-
bault Wednesday, after having spent
her vacation with her parents.
The Judson Red Cross. auction sale
will take place on, Saturday. fof. this
week, April 20. Don't forget the date.
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Mrs. M. T. Pierce of Minneapolis is

Mrs. M. T. Pierce of Minneapolis is
in the city visiting her daughter
Mrs. VIM. Hamley.
Miss Bertha Hunt arrived lOuIe last
night from an extended sojourn in
the south. having spent the winter
at Los Angeles and points of interest
in Southern California.
Cards have been rec e.ved in the
city from Marvin Malm, stating thai
he has arrived safely in France with
the United States troops. Mr. Malm
has a mother and sister in Mankato
He was formerly employed as paint
er with the firm of Ekerholm &
Wilson <. .aa
Lloyd E. Green, who has been at
Camp Mead, Nd, for. number of
months is in Mankato., on furlough.
He has just come out of an offilers'
training camp.
d. o. Tenney, telegrapher at the
Omaha pas senger depot, returned this
morning to Mankato, having been
travelling for the Third Liberty loan
since April 10. He was accompanied
part of the time by j. P. Rafferty, of
Lake Crystal. Mr.. Tenney solicited
from station agents and Mr. Rafferty,
from track men. Both met with ex-
cellent success.
G. o. Keitzke, formerly with the
NicOllet bank, has accepted a position
as bookkeeper with the National Citi-
zens' bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
PETERSON GIVEN FOUR
YEARS IN PENITENTlARY
Minneapolis Politician Sentenced To-
day; BentaII Sent Up For
Longer Term.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 19.-Two
prominent Minnesota politicians, both
found guilty of disloyalty, were SEN
fenced in the United States court to-
day by Judge Page Morris, ]. o.. Ben
tall, socialist party nominee for gov
ernor, was sentenced to five years at
Fort Leavenworth. James A. Peter
son, candidate for United States sem
ator in opposition to Senator Knute
Nelson, received a sentence of four
years at Fort j Leayenworth. Both
were convicted on charges of Violar
ton OF the espionage act.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
WASECA MAN ESCAPED
FROM THE HUN PRISON
Lieutenant B. j. Gallagher Has Wired
His Father That He Is Safe and
Well,

st. Paul, April 22.-Lieutenant Ber-
nard J. Gallagher, formerly an inferno
in the Minneapolis City hospital, re-
ported missing in action March 20 in
the casualty list given out by the war
department Saturday, evaded his Ger
man guards in Hun prison and sent
cable to his father, B. NJ. Gallagher
Of Waseca, Mimi, saying, 81 am safe
and WELL"
The message was dated April 10 and
was signed by the: American Express
company. "It seems certain that my
brother has been captured" declared
H. M. Gallagher of Waseca last
night. "The war department. notified
us several days ago that he was miss
ing"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
One YEAR FOR WHIPPLE
ALSO THE FINE OF $500
Former kato Man Must Go to
"Pen," Having Been Convicted
in Mill City Court

Minneapolis, April 22.-John F..
Dahl, attorney for DR.. C. D. Whipple,
was fined $50 for contempt of court
Saturday by District Judge Daniel
Fish. Judge Fish told the attorney he
had been guilty of "a gross breach
of decorum'' in his closing argument
for the defense. Mr.. Dahl asked
Judge Fish to lend him the sum of
the fine. The court made no reply.
Dr. Whipple, convicted of furnish
ing narcotic drugs to habitual users,
was sentenced to pay fine of $500
and spend one year in the peniten-
tiary. There was proviso that the
sentence become indeterminate if the
fine was not paid within the year.
Execution of sentence was stayed
until July / for appeal. DR.. WhiDple
was released on his previous bond.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
From Tuesdays Dairy.

From tuesdays Odiy'
Madison Lake Times: Mrs. }. I
Pitcher and sons Donald and Dale
left for Mankato yesterday. Their
household goods were moved ano
they will make their future home al
the county seat where John is en-
ployed by the International Harves-
ter company.
st. Peter Herald: Mrs. o. j.
Duane returned Sunday after spend
ing the winter in the south with hel
husband, Major Duane, in the train
ing camps She came from Camp
Wadsworth, South Carolina, where
her husband had been recently trans
ferred and to which place she accom-
panied him.
Mapleton Enterprise: Mrs. Paul
Barney of Mankato, was in town wed
nesday, where she organized a class OF
the Red Cross ladies in making surgical
bandages. Nine ladies are taking the
work who after they have completed the
course, will be able to teach other
classes in this particular line OF hea
Mankato has rented the Mullin house In
Maplewood addition and moved To
Mapleton and will work this summer fol
Thomas Burns.
j. r. Matthew, claim agent VI the
Northwestern railroad from Chicago
together with an assistant. was here
today to look over the place on the
track, few miles west of Mankato
where Mrs. Bertha Sammt and her son
William. were killed Wednesday by a
passenger train. He took photographs
of, the spot.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lawless, after
having been the guests at the j. j. Ma
honey home, returned to Waterville yes
terday.
Fairmont Sentinel: ]. B. LaDue
fireman on the Omaha who recently mar
ried and settled down to Housekeeping
in Stokes addition, has enlisted in the
service of his country. This necessl-
tates breaking up of the newly es-
tablished home. Mr. and Mrs. LaDue
leave today for visit with relatives in
Des Moines and Illinois before his de-
parture, after which Mrs. LaDue will
return to the home of her parents in
Mankato
Fairmont Sentinel: Chris. Steiner of
Mankato with Messrs. John Froelich
and w. H. Hodgeman of Winnebago.
visited Mr.. John Sharp between trains
today. Mr.. Sharp's recovery is progress
sing very slowly.
George Austin of Lake crystal, F. 0.
True of Good Thunder. L. A. Yaeger of
Rapidan, and M. r. Benedict of Man
kato, motored to Owatonna this morn
ing, to attend the district conference of
farm bureau boards and county agents.
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Redwood Falls Sun: Mrs. T. NJ
Coughlan and SON of Mankato were
guests OF her parents Mr. and Mrs
P. Callaghan last week. Mr.. and Mrs,
Callaghan also entertained Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Schneider of Marshall Sun
Gay.
R. F. Jones returned Saturday aft
ernoon from trip into North and
South Dakota in the interest of the
Star Knitting company, La Crosse
Wis. He found conditions good and
prospects bright for the future.
Mrs. Oliver AImblad, nee Nellie
L. Hoxie of Jamaica, Long Island,
is expected to arrive tomorrow noon
to make a visit of several weeks to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Hox-
lie of, 234 Nicollet avenue. She will
be accompanied by her two little
daughters. Olive Janet and Virginia.
They will arrive on Mr.. Hoxie's
birthday
Frank Morse, who is in the third
officers training camp at Camp Dodge,
is home on ten day furlough.
Mrs A. G.. Bierbauer and her
daughter Dorothy went to Minneapolis
today, the latter to have a medical
examination.
Henry R. Cobb, S. M. Dick, j. G..
Steenson, W. H. Miller, Guy Newland,
and H. j. Yngve, all of Minneapolis,
are in the city in the interests, of the
National Anti Saloon league, and are
stopping at the Ben Pay hotel.
NJ. ]. Boyle and Chief Accountant
Bannon of the Northwestern railroad
were in the city yesterday, in connec-
ton with the changing over of the
two local freight houses into one
consolidated house. The arrangements
for the change are now practically
completed.
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William Finley of Minneapolis

William Finley of Minneapolis is
visiting relatives in Mankato.
John Dodds, son of DR.. R. M. Dodds,
is here from Iowa, on visit to his
relatives.
Mrs. Raymond Harper left yester-
day for Camp Dodge, Ia, where she
will visit her husband. She expects
to return Tuesday.
Mrs NJ McColum of Lake Crystal
visited friends in the city yesterday.
Benz. Klugherz has returned from
Minneapolis, where he scent several
days, while trying for enlistment in
the navy. He was rejected, owing "a
physical disability.
J. F. Moore has gone to Portal. N.
OAK, where he will spend several
days visiting his son, c. E. Moore.
While there he will be met by his
son, r. A. Moore. who will accompany
him to their ranch in Montana, to
spend the summer months. The trip
will be made by automobile.
Mrs. o. Ashley and daughter of
Madelia were calling on friends in
the city today.
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Joined Home Guard Company:

Albert w. Turner, returning from
Camp Cody, where he was discharged
on account of rather poor health and
physical disability joined the Man
kato home guard company this morn
ing. He lives at Madison Lake. He
used to belong to Company X of the
national guard at st. Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
High Tribute Was Paid Louis
Klages In Mankato
SERVICE is IMPRESSIVE
Salute Fired Over the Remains
At the Grave; Last Rites
Were Said

Military honors, as well as the
| usual services, were observed at the
funeral of Louis Klages this morning
Company c of the Sixth battalion of
the Minnesota home guard assembled
at the armory and marched over to
North Front street, hating in front
OF the Klages home. Here gathered
also great assemblage of the Catho-
lie Order of Foresters.
A large concourse of people quickly
formed on both sides of the street, as
the parade was quietly arranged.
Company G. stood at open ranks, the
men being at present arms and salute,
while the six pail bearers carried the
casket between the ranks to the auto :
hearse. The casket was so covered
with the numerous floral offerings
that had been sent that it was
recognizable only by it's form.
Six members of Company acted
as active pall-bearers from the house
to st. Peter and Pauls church These
were Ernest B. Swanson, Hjalmer E.
Ekerholm, Harry B. Cooper, Sidney
G. Field, William J. Kehne and T..
Merritt Coughlan. Six others were
honorary pail bearers, representing
the Catholic Order of Foresters and
the Young Mems sodality of the
church. These six were Steve Lamm,
John P. lien, Mark Coughlan, Charles
Huettl, Glenn Nuebel and Alois Hagen.
The latter six were active pail bear
ers from the church to Calvary ceme-
terry and the first named six were the
honorary pall-bearers.
Headed BY Company c.
The procession from the family
home to the church was led by Com
Dany C under the command of Captain
battalion hospital squad, under Cap
tain G.. A. Dahl. Then followed Ser
geant Frank Thompson, bearing the
company colors.
After these came the line of autos
that carried other escorts of the
hearse These included the city coun-
Gil and Red Cross nurses. Then fol-
lowed the contingent of the Catholic
Order Of Foresters. Then came the
hearse and pail bearers, surviving
members of the family and other
mourners and friends in autos.
The procession moved up Front
street to Main. thence to Fifth street
and over to the church The church
bell tolled as the marchers approached.
The home guards once more formed
in open ranks, and the men again
stood at present arms and salute, as
the casket was borne between the
ranks and into the church.
A vast number of people attended
the, services in the church. These
were conducted by Rev. Father Wells,
Hartmann and Hughes. The music
was wonderful.
At the grave the service was con-
Quoted by Rev. Father Wells. Here a
firing squad of Company C, consisting
OF AL Kercher, William Meixner,
William E. Van Ness, Henry Brell,
A. ]. Hamm, Plumer Pitcher, Ed
Nyquist and Frank Langes babe fare
well to the departed soldier by firing
a salute over the grave.
There were ninety nine automobiles
and twenty three teams in the flu
neral procession which accompanied
the remains of the late Louis Klages
to the cemetery this morning, ac-
cording to actual count made by Mrs.
Louis Wolff, 116 Adams street, by
whose home the procession passed.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Metzinger of
New Ulm, accompanied by the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. J. HorwitZ of st.
Paul, We're guests yesterday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs, H. Szamet and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Blum, while on their
way to st. Paul, se .,..4s., i.
Mrs. w. E. Thomas of Lake Crystal
was calling on friends in the city to-
day.
Mrs. j. E. Stanley of Smiths Mills
was a business caller in the city to-
day. ss.ges Il