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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
WOMAN IN THE SWlND[E.
AID TO GANG WHO GOT
THAT $5I 900
POLICE NOW ON TRAIL
Man Taken In Connection With
Confidence Game Freed;
Bail Light

st. Paul, October 23.-With instruc-
tons sent to police in all parts OF
the United States to watch for gang
OF four confidence workers, headed
by man known in police circles as
the Alabama Kid" twin cities police
SAID today they were close on the
trail OF the band which swindled Will.
nam r. Buchholz, Hitchcock, S. D.,
farmer OF $4,000 in that city three
weeks ago.
Coincident with the alleged identi.
ncation of the Alabama Kid" as
the leader, came information that a
woman was implicated in the swim
die. According to the police, the
leader of the gang was known as
Mr.. Barton" Police said his wife
is known to he an expert confidence
woman. In other swindling deals,
Police said, the woman has acted as
decoy.
Buchholz, in his report to the po-
lice, said nothing of woman. but
reports from underworld circles said
that both the Alabama Kid" and his
wife were known to have been in
Minneapolis at the time.
Small Bail Freed Man.
That the Minneapolis police de-
partment released on S. bail man
who, 1t is believed, could have sup
piled the facts which would have un-
earthed the gigantic swindle was
another new development in the case
today.
A fistic battle and a two block
chase by II. G. Purdy of the w. w.
Eastman company, bond dealers,
Minneapolis, was necessary before
Mike Moran, held for four days by
Minneapolis police in connection with
the case could be cornered and
arrested.
The first tip that Buchholz was be-
ing swindled came shortly before the
capture of Moran. September ~.
Buchholz, according to reports, had
purchased more than $4,000 worth of
bonds from the Eastman company
about three days prior to the capture
of Moran
i A few days later a man came in,o
the Eastman company and offered
several thousand dollars worth of
bonds. Two hours afterward anoth-
er man offered to sell several thous-
and dollars worth more.
Then Moran came in and called to
Purdy, who was at the office coun-
ter, ito come outside a minute"
Purdy, who already had become SUI
spicious, had checked up and found
the bonds were some of those that
had been sold to Buchholz.
Won Bonds in Crap Game.
The man offered some bonds for
sale. but when Purdy asked him to
come in the office he ran out the
door. Purdy followed, but the man
turned and struck him. A chase of
more than a Hook followed, and the
man stopped only when the revolver
was pushed against his back.
The man then was taken to police
headquarters, where he gave his
name as Mike Moran. Chief Walker
released him when he said that he
had won the bonds in crap game.
1t is understood that there was a
quarrel between the leader of the
swindlers and the three men who
worked with him. This led to clos
ing of the headquarters" in Mime
apolis, which are said to have been
in existence for six months. 90
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
MANKATO fire TRUCK
AND AN AUTO COLLIDE
Chemical No. I Hurrying
Box Car Blaze
DAMAGES To MACHINES
Department Apparatus Has the
Right of Way In Case of
Call To Duty

In swinging the corner at Front
and Cherry streets last evening, Cap
tain William Funk driving Chemical
Truck No. / of the Mankato fire de.
partment and Chester Bowen of JUDD
son, driving au auto, collided just be-
yond the intersection. The Bowen ma
chine was badly bent and damaged
and the fire truck also suffered bent
spring, bent axis, the fender was jam
med and broken and one light dam
aged. Without delay the fire truck
proceeded Immediately TO the Omaha
yards where freight car was on fire.
One of the wheels on the car had
worked up against the flooring and
the friction had started a fire. The
car was loaded with grapes and the
members of the department worked
AT the blaze. No serious damage was
done by the fire.
The collision last evening was the
first one the fire department has had
with their motor apparatus but in
view OF the manner in which Man
kato people, particularly autoists, dis
regard the laws regarding traffic and
fire apparatus il is unusual that an
accident has not happened before now.
The fire apparatus should have the
right of way always in case of fire.
Cleared Silent Policeman.
Ii appears that Captain Funk turn
ed down Cherry street and when he
reached the intersection turned inside
the silent policeman" in the center
of the street because he feared the
other motor truck. which went down
Jackson street might be speeding down
Front, and did not want to check
their run.
Bowen was in the middle of the
street with his car. AS the fire truck
rounded the corner he ran in toward
the curb while Captain Funk also
Rugged the curb, even running up
over il to avoid the collision. Neither
car was going fast when they came
together. There is city ordinance
in Mankato which provides that fire
apparatus has the right of way and
that all other vehicles shall stop and
give them first chance 10 pass. The
state traffic laws also exempt fire ap-
paratus from observance of the ordi-
nary rules Of traffic. I
All trucks of the Mankato depart
ment are equipped with sirens which
can. be heard long distance. and
autoists should aid the men on their
runs rather than blocking them by
crowding ncr- the speeding trucks.
Another regulation of the ordinance
here is that no other vehicle shall
follow closer than 200 feet to fire
truck.
Cars Crowded Behind.
Last evening when the two motor
trucks left the station large number
of cars crowded in behind them on
Second street and completely choked
traffic Had the hook and ladder
truck followed the motor apparatus
it would have had difficulty and lost
time in getting through the contested
traffic
Time is a big object in checking
fires and firemen this morning ex
pressed the opinion that autoists
should make it a point not to ham
per them. the more SO in view of the
fact that Mankato will soon have a
completely motorized department.
when such troubles may be more fire.
duent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
FEWER EGG DEALERS.
About Five Hundred Are Now Lieens-
ed In This State.

st. Paul, October 23.-State licenses
under the law passed at the special
session of the legislature last month
have been issued by the state dairy
and food department to only 500 out
of the estimated total of $4,000 deal
ers in Minnesota. Commissioner jam
es Sorenson announced today. All
Minnesota egg dealers must forward
license applications with the 81 fee
within ten days, the commissioner
said to escape liability to prosecu-
ton.
Every case shipped must contain
the Gamblers certificate. Unless pre-
scribed standards are followed, the
state department will revoke the
dealers license, Commissioner Soren-
sen explained.
The measure is expected to improve
the quality of eggs marketed and to
prevent storage under insanitary con-
ditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
DEATH OF DR.. WHITING
Physician OF Long Standing Passed
Away Here This Morning.

Physician Of Long Standing Passed
Away Here This Morning.
DR.. D. ]. Whiting. father of Mrs.
j. S. Holbrook, died at the home Of
DIR. and Mrs. Holbrook this morn
ing, death icing caused by bladder
trouble, with which he had been i'll
for some time.
DR.. Whiting was born in New
Hampshire and was seventy six
years of age at the time of his death.
He practiced dentistry at Mortified,
Mimi, for fifty years.
He is survived by two sons and
three daughters, DR.. A. D. Whiting,
st. Cloud; L. R. Whiting, Minneapo-
lis; Mrs. George B. Rhoads. Shelby
vile. ILL.,; Mrs. Irwin Scott. Elgin,
Mimi, and Mrs. Holbr0ok.
) The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at Mortified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
WINDOW JUDGE HERE
William 3. Edstrom Is at Work Look
ina Over DISPLAYS,

William d. Edstrom of Redwing,
judge of the window display in Man
kato, arrived in the city this morning
morning and this afternoon began
work judging the various show win
dows. He expected to- be busy this
afternoon and the greater part of to-
morrow, listing and passing final
Judgment on the windows. Mr.. Ed
strom stated that the windows gen
orally appeared to have some very
fine displays.
AS soon as the Judging is complete
it will be decided to whom the silver
cups, sweepstakes Prizes in the yari-
GUS classes and the blue and red rib
bons for first and second honors, are
to go and these will then be awarded.
1t may be a meeting of the Advertis-
ing club will be called at which time
the winners will get their prizes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
CHARGE Was Speeding.

F. A. Depute, arrested by Traffic Of
ficer A. HI. Shelby yesterday afternoon
for speeding up Glenwood avenue was
arraigned before Judge Hiram Golf
in tie municipal court this morning
and sentenced to pay fine and costs
amounting in all to $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
MISS ORA erase DIES
Victim Of Complications Following
influenza Attack.

81
Miss O"a erase, daughter of J. H.
erase, 215 Bradley street. died at the
Emmanuel hospital Thursday at two o.
M, death being caused by a compli-
cation of diseases, following the in
fiuenza, which she contracted last Mo-
vember. Ora G. erase was born March
3. 1884, at Sac City, Iowa. and was
thirty five years, seven months and
twenty days old at the time of her
death. 80
Miss erase was member Of the
Centenary Methodist church Of Man
kato and was devout and conscion-
tious Christian. She is survived by.
her father, ]. H erase and her broth q
er Nelson erase both Of Mankafo.
Funeral services will be held from the
home Sunday at 1870 p. M s g
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
HOG PRICE DROPS
Selling at s11. so On the
Local Market TODAY

liveweight Selling at s11 so On the
Local Market Today.
Live hogs dropped 81 hundred on
the local market today and about
seventy five cents on the st. Paul
market. This was the lowest level
touched in S.. Paul since before this
country entered the war. The price
on the local market was $11.50.
Local butchers reported no change
in the retail price of pork. Pork chops
are selling at thirty-five cents a
pound and pork roast, generally at
thirty cents, depending on the cut.
Smoked meats are lower than for
sometime past.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
. PLANT AT FARIBO
Wilson g Co, May Locate Paekin

Wilson & Co., May Locate Packing
House in That City.
Negotiations are pending in one of
the biggest industrial deals for
many months in Faribault, whereby
it is REGARDED as probable that Will
son & Co., the third largest packing
company in the country, will lease
from the Waterloo Creamery COM
pany the cold storage building OF
the Farihault Packing and Provision
company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
FRED DAVIS DRoWNDE
News of Accident Was Received In
Mankato TODAY

News OF ACCIDENT Was RECEIVED IN
Mankato Today.
Mrs. Kate Mack received the fol-
lowing telephone this morning.
"Ten strike, Mimi. Fred was
drowned in the lake here last night.
"A. B. Davis"
The young man is nephew of Mrs.
Mack and recently returned from
France. He was hunting when the
accident happened. The body has not
yet been found. Fred r. Davis is
well known in this city, and his many
friend will regret to hear of his un-
timely death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST

Record Of Accidents That Have Oc-
Cured in Mankato.
For the ten months ended July 81,
1913, thirteen lives were lost by acct
dent in Mankato alone. That is an
average of over one month. More
than ten per cent of that number,
as shown by the statistics of Min
nesota are due to automobile acct
dents. Ninety per cent of all acct
dents it is estimated are avoidable.
First aid and life saving instruc-
lions will be given at the Y. M. c. A.
building every afternoon and even
ing next week. Join a class and
help make Mankato safe from acct
dents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
President Gaining Strength.
rITnitod Procc Dirnofok 4 -

Washington. October "a bo{l6.
tin issued at 11:25 o'clock this r,of . !
ing at the White House stated: - =
tdent Wilson continues SLOWLY q 4 -
strength. There is nothinf ~ -
report on his condition"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
SHOT BY POLICE
Men Who interferred with Officers
Who made arrests.
limited Press Dispatch.

Youngstown. o.. October 23.-Two
men were shot by tie police this
morning when they attempted to ar
rest foreigners suspected of firing
the homes of mill workers in the
steel district. The wounded men are
said to be In critical condition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
SENT; TO PRISON
Couple Of ST. Pau! Merchants Are
Convicted Of Robbery.

Charles Couplin and Phil Morgan,
st. Paul merchants, were sentenced in
Henepin county district court to in
discriminate sentences in the Mime
sofa prison. saltwater
The sentences are on aconvictions on
charges OF first degree grand larceny
in connection with theft of s'A
worth of furs from J. B.aWicks & Co..
Minneapolis.peT The sentence for this
crime, fixed by law, is for FIVE to ten
years. rs III
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
SUSPECTS ARE CAUGHT
Alleged Bank Robbers Hurrying To-
ward Sioux City Nahbed.

ward Sioux City Nabbed.
Five bank robber suspects racing
toward Sioux City, Iowa, in a high
powered automobile after a holdup
ct Westfield, Iowa, were captured late
Wednesday on the outskirts of the
city by members of posse which
had thrown out net Of armed po-
licenlen covering every road. They
escaped with loot totaling $4,000.
The money was recovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31

Rev. N. P. Tuleen of Shyenne, N. D.,
IS IN Mankato. visiting friends. He
was formerly pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church u this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
GIFT FROM GRAHAM
Well Known Doctor Presents oImsted
County With Aviation Field.

County With Aviation Field.
Rochester, October 23.-Olmsted
county was today presented with the
gift OF the fair grounds and buildings
and an aviation field by DR.. c. Ora
nam, the gift being in fee simple and
the only reservation attached is that
the lands shall forever be used for
agricultural And similar. exhibits and
for the fostering OF the art of avia.
ton.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-12-12
ALFALFA HAY, Etc.

Wesxpect Alfalfa Hay to be here the local today
hs hay will SELL direct from the at $32 per ton in any
Aaantty.
We also have good stock of exceept Timothy Hay which
We retail at $37 per $3S less than lots Straw sells
ht $ls and $l4.
You will find Offering Rea Bargains in Flour and
Bran and Shorts Let tell that Soft Wheat Flour
Blended Flour far Hard Wheat Flour mistake
Besides bread from Diade Hard Wheat Flour does not
"dry out quickly and thin without crumbng Also
tastes better Try it, at $3.50 barrel $34 sack IT,
however prefer soft wheat -four have the BEST Big Loaf
patent 3 sack Government Regulation Flour Big
Loaf Brand at $3 sack 1t opinion that Flour and
Mill Feeds will both higher soo for Good HARD wheats
being bought by the Mills at from 4Oc to soc premium.
Corn hard to ge but you want hog feed buy our
ground Rye at 1926 per cwt
We offer ALL kinds of Poultry Feeds lowest possible prices
you haven't been trading with it is time for to get
next" and mutual profit will be our lot.
We tell just how long the above prices will be in effect
but you better buy while they
Yours very truly,
Rathdrum Grain & Supply Co.,
M. B. LAYTON, Secretary.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-12-12
the local Red Cross committee.


The different features at the high
school last Friday evening netted the
sum Of Sl7.34. With these proceeds
IL has been possible to pay the
remaining $8.65 on the Columbia
graphophone, which was purchased
by the class OF 1919. as we'll as TO
purchase four records and some
supplies. We thank the public for
their patronage.
The score at Post Falls last Satur-
day evening stood 13 to 81 in favor of
the Rathdrum High School. Part of
the secret lay In the fact that there
we're more Rathdrum folks on the
"bleachers" than. Post Falls folks!
The Idahoan Society renders a
program this afternoon at 2:30.
Miss Void, clothing specialist with
the University of Idaho extension
division, is announced to give a
demonstration to the ladies of Rath :
drum and vicinity on the subjects of
remodeling of clothes and dry
cleaning garments, Wednesday, Dec.
II, 2 p. m., at the high school build.
ing. Miss Garriets will have direct
charge of the meeting.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-12-12
should BE Quarantined

Many physicians believe that any
one who has a bad cold should be
completely isolated to prevent other
members of the family and associates
from contracting the disease, as colds
are about as catching as neasles. One
thing sure--the sooner one ribs him.
self OF cold the less the danger. and
you will look good while bsfore you
find better medicine than Chamber
laih's Cough Remedy to aid YOU In
curing cold. Dec ad
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-12-12
School Notes.

" Keeping our. school plant up to
regulation temperature these days is
! A. big undertaking and requires the
lanltor to stay hard by his job "a
hours day. However, by doing SO,
he has kept every part OF The plant
verg comfortable.
The Juniors rank first this week In
the Progressive Spelling Contest, as
shown by the following comparative
percentages:
Z. Jnniors "a per cent:
Freshmen 81 ell !"
Seniors 81 l3 !"
Sophomore 81 l.l3 j"
q Another basket bal. game at the
bish school gym tonight at O'Clock
sharp It Is Spirit Lake this time.
ADD the boys are 10 better form than
ever. This, too. will be victory II
The sidelines continue to show that
Rathdrum is enthusiastically behind
the local team. Thirty.fve reserved
seats are on sale at soc. Other
admission IL Is and 25c.
spupils have sold o5l0 Red Cross
Christmas seals, remitting S25. 10 to
The fool-killer., 1919-09-01
NEW ERA FOR PALESTINE

There is no surer indication of
the fulfllment of prophecy than
the return of the Jews to Pales-
tine for the establishment Of
a national homeland.
The following editorial from
The Chicago Evening Post, of
July rs, is one of many strong
articles which have appeared in
the daily press of the past
week:
ut is said that Mr.. Nathan
Straus, New York merchant and
philanthropist, has intimated to
his friends that he has one ambi-
tion-to return to Palestine and
there to be elected the first
mayor of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem will go 4'ar to find
a man more fitted for the office.
"But the disclosure of this
ambition serves to remind us
that a new era is soon to begin
The fool-killer., 1919-09-01

for Palestine. Definite pledges
have been given that the Holy
Land is to be restored to the
Jewish people. Thousands are
preparing now for an exodus
from America in the fall. Justice
Brandeis is at present in Pales-
tine, repeating the work of
Caleb and Joshua, who went
ahead of Israel to spy out the
land He will return in Septem-
Der and report to a Zionist con-
vention to be held in Chicago.
The fool-killer., 1919-09-01
A HARD QUESTION.

Attention, gentlemen!
Here is another nut for you to
crack.
Did you ever walk through a
cemetery and see the grave Of a
man whom you knew had lived
and died a wicked mana man
that you felt certain had gone
to hell if anybody ever did?
And did you ever see standing
over such a mans grave a
tombstone on which the marble
cutter had chiselled the words
GONE TO HE'LL" as an cpl
taph?
TIL just bet you never saw
such an inscription ON a tomb
stone in all your born days.
Why?
Goodness knows lots of bad
people do die, and if they all go
to the orthodox hell, why don't
honest enough to tell the plain
truth about it on a tombstone?
The reason is that down deep
in their hearts nobody believes
that stuff.
Now sweat over that awh4!e.
The fool-killer., 1919-09-01
A NEW BAPTIST SAVIOUR

The Baptists have discovered
them a new Saviour, and have
just about quit preaching Jesus.
I have been to a few Of their
meetings lately, and I haven't
heard anything but "Seventy-
Five Million Dollars"
That is their new saviour.
They seem to think that
Seventy-Five Million Dollars will
save the world just as slick as
howdy without any Jesus in it.
One would naturally get the
idea from hearing them crate
about it that the Scriptures
ought to be revised to read
something like this:
"Repent and believe in Is
million dollars, for there is no
other name under heaven where
by we may be saved except the
name of Is million dollars"
"For God so loved the world
that He sent us to raise rs mil
lion dollars, that whosoever get
teth some of that IS million shall
not perish, but be able to buy an
automobile"
paul, an apostle Of Is mil
! lion dollars by the will of the
Southern Baptist Convention &C
cording to the promise of life
which is in Is million dollars"
And on that way plum
through the Bible. Just mark
out the name of Jesus and write
in "75 million dollars" and you
will have an up-to-date Baptist
Bible.
And the Baptists are not alone
in this thing. All the other big
denominations have fixed them
UP come Tnoney-gods too, only in
different amounts.
The churches have always
been terrible money-beggars but
| never knew them to go quite so
raving bekust on the subject as
they are now. The price Of
popularity must have riz.
The fool-killer., 1919-09-01

Republican leadership in
Congress has not been what was
expected" writes Theodore Til
Ter in a news story from Wash
ington. Shucks, Theodore! In
expecting things from either Of
the old moss-back parties you
must always expect what you
don't expect.
The fool-killer., 1919-09-01

along this line which appeared in
a recent issue of Henry Ford's
paper, The Dearborn Indepen-
dent. The article is headed,
"Who Will Be King of Pales-
tine" Please read it carefully.