The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-05
Waited FROM GOTHAM
NEW STORIES THAT CAME
OUT OF NEW YORK
WOMEN AS THE POLITICIANS
Skyscraper Thieves Are Making
Away With the Typwritins
@ Machines

IS9eclal TO FREQ Press.
New York, December 3.-That sen
timent on swift signing up of world
war peace terms win make a prom
inent national issue in the comins
presidential campaign, was declared
here today by political leaders o.
both parties. who are just sizing VI
the effect ,of the adjournment of con
gress without action on the Paris
pact. Though many astute political
observers had believed that in,eina
ton questions could have little
bearing on an American campaign, il
is now conceded that with the h..
ginning OF the new year the White
House canvass of each Dartv VIII
largely depend upon its attitude and
action on the final settlement OF l.Ic
war. Unless che Or the other rlai3.
party~su succeeds in bringing ahcu
some settlement OF treaty ratiflca-
ton, Stheir hopes Of gaining nation
wide support will be sadly dasbod, i
is admitted by tho thinking politi
cans of this metropolis. -..
Women Are Working.
. Following frbquent confabs @
thousands of women voters all abou
this town, it now seems certain that
from this tine on, The female fran
ohise is to be exercised with fist as
much vigor and organization as ever
characterized male participation at
the polls. Concessions and compro.
misses have been Withheld from Wo-
mems interests here abouts for the
last few years. on account of the
difficulty that party leaders declared
they were having in dealing with
anyone who really could represent
organized lady balloters. Now that
the women are beginning to set to-
gether and demand specific things in
the political world, the politicians
are convinced that they must be very
definitely included in all party plans
for the future.
Strengthen the Scouts.
Rallying thousands of lusty young
sters to the ranks of the Boy Scouts.
workers of the National Catholic
War council here have begun to
bring out the full strength of their
youthful recruits all over town. Fol
lowing Pope Benedict's commenda-
ton of adding Catholic units to this
popular young army, these welfare
workers are making every effort 10
stimulate the interest of all their
boys in joining this organization,
that-they believe can develop -them
along these lines than any other
body that could be formed. Already
the local troops Of the Boy Scouts
are gaining strength and stamina b.
the addition OF such new blood, and
is is prophesied that before long few
boys on any block viii be unenrolled
in the scout membership.
The Scyscraper sneaks.
Making away with thousands of
stationery, stamps and
almost CIV epything but safes,
throughout the offices in the sky
scraper sections of this town, bold
bands of sneak thieves are now ter
rorizing office occupants by their
nightly raids Doormen, janitors
and elevator starters seem helpless
to halt this wholesale robbery and
the police and private detectives car
get no good clues to it. Only armed
guards stationed outside the doors
on every floor can surely catch these
clever CROOKS, who are able appar-
emily to spirit their Loot away, the
declare.
How. Society Shines.
: More society show, fussy func-
lions and social stunts have been
uncovered by the recent visit of the
Prince of Wales than this town has
had to witness for a long time. State
dinners, grand balls and gilded re-
ceptions have followed each other in
a bewiidering succession. Since no
one except the society editors and
the participants seems>to care at all
about all this Fifth Avenue circus. it
is not likely that it viii be repeated
on as large scale in the near fu-,
ture.