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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
GRAND LARCENY CHARGE
That Is Accusation Against Head
Of Mortgage Securities
Company
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l


Minneapolis, February 1S.-William
Schaefer, a promoter and Charles
Wyant, president of the Mortgage Sc
curities company, are in Jail here. The
prosecutor said the charge would be
grand larceny. The state banking
superintendent has closed thirteen
state banks in small towns which held
over half a million of the company's
securities. He declares the securities
are extremely doubtful in value.
Minneapolis, February 1S.-Charles
M. Wyant, president of string of
banks in Minnesota and William II.
Schafer, promoter, were arrested to-
day on a charge of defrauding their
depositors of somewhere in the
neighborhood of 100000. They were
defrauded of this amount by means of
the issuance of worthless notes AMI
promotion of wildcat investments
through the banks.
Thirteen banks are closed and F.. f.
Pearson, state Inspector, says they
will not open again. The banks are:
st. Louis Park State bank, Waconia
State bank, State Bank of New Prai-
rie, State Bank of Chanhasset, Peo-
PIES State Bank OF Bonifacius, State
Bank of Augusta, Merchants and Min
ers State Bank of Tower, Farmers
State Bank of Skyberg, Marine Mills
State bank, Farmers State Bank of
Cologne, Farmers State Bank Of
Frontenac, Hamel State bank and
the State Bank of Long Siding.
Crowds stormed the st. Louis Park
State bank today and it was neces-
sary to call extra deputies to prevent
a riot
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the army because as q leader of In
dian scouts in the service of the Unit
ed States in Mexico in 1910, he re-
ceived shot in the Aeg in skirm-
ish with Mexicans. = Before being
wounded he killed two Mexicans and
took seven prisoners.
Realizing his unfitness for military
duty, the chief toured America for
army recruits. After an address in
front of the New York Public Library
one day 233 men enlisted. Two hun
dred more volunteered in New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts. Heading due
west from New York, he spoke in
large cities for the Liberty Loan and
war stamp drive. During his campaigns
he wore his native dress, including
the headfeathers.
Chief Strongheart said that $4,000
American Indians went to France
with the American Expeditionary
Force, most of them serving as
scouts. He cited an incident where
five Indians enabled the Americans
to capture $4,000 prisoners.
Running Elk, Strongheart's father.
was scout for General o. o. Howard
in the Nez Perces war and aid to
Colonel Roosevelt in the Spanish
American war; and Strongheart,
when a baby, was carried about on
the former presidents back His
grandfather was Chief Standing Rock,
who took part in Clusters Last
Fight" and who died at the age of
100 years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Spring Island

Emil Jesse is weathering a mild
attack of the flu.
Frank Crandall is suffering from a
painful carbuncle: An operation per-
formed Saturday gave great reliefr
Louis Paulson is very slowly i'm
proving from flu complications.
Paul Paulson returned to Mankato
to resume his school work at the
Commercial college.
A merry party of young folks
gathered Sunday evening to do honor
to the returned soldier, John -Brude,
who was mustered out at Camp Jack
son last week. The affair was a com
plete surprise TO the guest of honor,
Piano solos and patriotic selections
on the victrola furnished large part
of the entertainment, also games,
Two other soldiers were present,
Oscar Knutson and Lester Beebe.
A very nice supper was served. Miss
Anna Brude came from Amboy to be
present at the party.
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Peter Huttl of st. Paul is in the
city visiting relatives.
E. G.. ingalls, of Duluth was in the
city on business yesterday.
County Auditor G. L. Kennedy has
returned from the meeting of the tax
conference held in st. Paul yesterday
Miss Belle Beatty has returned from
a business trip to Fairmont.
N. Olson Of Sibley, Ia, transacted
business in the city yesterday.
B. Parks of Albert Lea transacted
business ir the city yesterday
Mrs. j. Yoss of ST. James was in
the city on business yesterday.
Mrs. c. H. Cooper, Jr., returned
yesterday from visit at st. James.
Mrs. Gene Meade of Lake CRYSTAL
was visitor in the city yesterday.
Peter Dirks of Springfield transact
ed business in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson of Com
frey were guests in the city yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. w. Romig of Heron
Lake were guests in the city Satur-
day.
Richard Dolliver of Blue Earth Wis
tied relatives in the city last Sat
urday.
Mrs. Otto Wolf of Mapleton was
visiting friends in the city yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Skrove of Jack
son, Mimi, were in the city on bust
ness yesterday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. E. Erickson of Rock
ford, ILL.,, were business visitors in
the city yesterday.
j. Mansfield of Rochester, Mimi,
was attending to business matters in
the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. o. Swanson of FL
more, Mimi, were visiting friends in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Paul Gentling, who was Wis
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LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMPS

Mrs. Rose Oberlander received
the following letter from her son
Henry With the A. E. T."
Toul France. December %, 1918.
Dear Mother and Sister: Having a
little spare time thought | would drop
you line to let you know that | am
still alive and enjoying the best of
health. / haven't received any mail
from nobody in the states as long as
have been over here. Did you re-
celve any mail from me? ] wrote
several cards and letters In this last
big drive we made Twas captured and
taken prisoner and thank God / was
only prisoner for a month. Was
captured on October II and November
II we got our freedom and could go
wherever we pleased. Was in the
hospital from October IS to Novem-
20 with influenza. They sure do
starve a fellow to death over here. A
little piece of black bread made of
sawdust or some darn thing and a
bowl OF imitation coffee. For break
fast bowl of what they call soup
End bowl of coffee and a piece of
sausage or cheese fer supper. / sup
pose you heard from Ben and Otto
lately. l never received any mali
from either. Sure would like to run
across Ben over here. / don't ex-
pect to be home for some months yet
for we will have to stay over here
until peace is signed and everything
over with. Got to ring off now and
will write again when l am Settled
down again for expect to go back
into Germany again where my COM
pany is. Hoping this will find you all
well and happy and to hear from you
real soon and a good long letter, /
will close. wish you all a real Hap
by New Year. AS ever your son and
brother, Henry.
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wen Who Believe 1t Comes From
First Foot of Earth.
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Cloud, February 18.-On the
theory that all wealth is in the first
foot of the soil the Minnesota Crop
Improvement league opened a three
day convention here today to make
the first foot more productive.
A seed fair is being held in con-
nection with the convention and
many exhibits are in place. Better farm
ing better living and better business
cover the subjects in a general way
that speakers will discuss and dem
onstrators will demonstrate.
Scores of prizes are offered in the
various exhibits and almost every
county in Minnesota is represented.
Lectures will be heard on almost ev-
cry branch of farming social devel-
opment and business State Off
cials are to attend the convention
and heads of many departments
having to do with crops and crop i'm
provement will speak.
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Washington, D.. c., February 1S.-
The war department issuec casual
ty list today in which there were 277
casualties reported. The Minnesota
men are as follows:
Wounded severely, Sergeant
Charles R. Mallinson, Duluth; Priv
ates Henry Peterson, Stacy; Harry A.
Seashore, Buffalo; John Vedeen, Min
neapolis; Irwin A. Westerberg, st.
Cloud; Paul Pawlett, st. Cloud:
Present for duty. previously re-
ported died OF wounds, Corporal Ar
chic F. Brown, st. Paul.
Present for duty, previously re-
ported missing, Privates Frank D.
Blood, Minneapolis; Adeen M. Faust.
Byron.
Wounded slightly. previously re-
ported missing. Private Hans H.
Grow, Roseau.
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hSANi VI Clio. .llhll.
Harry Russell of Chicago transact
ed business in the city yesterday.
Mrs. F. #. Hollister has gone to the
twin cities for several days visit
B. Dolan of Chatfield, Mimi, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Il. T. Goldhammer of Mimi aapolis
visited friends in The city yesterday
Mrs. JAS. Byron of Waseca was
calling on friends in the city yester-
day.
Reverend John Mechel and wife Of
Wadena were visitors in Mankatu
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs o. A. Potter of Yum
brota. Mimi, visited friends in the
city yesterday.
o. NJ Stubben of Bresford, 6.
OAK, was business caller in the
city yesterday.
Louis Salet. who spent the ptst week
on business in the twin cities, will
return home Monday.
joseph Tallman, who was station
ed at Fort Worth, Texas, has return
home, having ben mustered out OF
service.
Rev. G. A. Cahoon returned last
evening from Minneapolis where he
attended the Methodist gathering OF
clergy and laymen.
Mrs. M. A. Belknap and son, Frank
J. Durant, went to Kasota to visit
relatives. Mr.. Durant expected to
leave for his home at Mckenzie, N
D., today
T. Fl. Erickson, state club leader of
boys and girls club work, and Miss
Agnes Martin of the United States
department of agriculture, We're in the
city today and delivered addresses at
the annual meeting of the Blue Earth
County Farm bureau this afternoon,
Private Fred NJ. Youngs of the
Fortieth Engineers, Camouhaged
section, arrived in the city this noon
from Camp Grant from where he was
mustered out of the service. Private
Youngs has been in France for some
time and arrived here in the United
States on January "a. He was for
mer member of Company H.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Mason are
visiting in the city AS the guests of
their daughter. Mrs. Evan Hughes.
Lieutenant Burton Hughes, who re-
ceived his discharge recently from
Camp Lewis, is home with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes. Lieu
tenant Hughes saw seven months
active service in France with the ar
tillery..
Clarence Peterson, son of Mrs.
Bertha Peterson, who formerly re-
ci6n1 CD, Il. :,
city. has returned to st. Paul. and is
now in the hospital at Fort Smelling.
Peterson was a member of the Rain
bow division and was in the hardest
fighting of the war in France He
was so young when he enlisted that
it was necessary to get his mothers
consent, which she gave cheerfully.
Mrs. Peterson now lives in st. Paul.
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She Passed Ave- g. home of Daueh-
ter-in. Law Last Evening.

Mrs. Katherine Miller died at the
farm home of her daughter in law,
Mrs. William Miller of st. Clair last
evening at 9:45. Mrs. Miller was
born March 1, 1880, in Germany, and
has resided on a farm near St Clair
for forty years. She was the mothe
of nine children, three of whom are
living. Henry Miller of Foley, Mimi;
Mrs, Sarah Bittner, Caihay, N. D..
and Ed Miller of Malta, Mont The
funeral will be held from the home in
st Clair Thursday at one o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
President Wilson SO Announced AS
He Left Srest Today.
IAssociated Press Dispatch. I

Brest, February 15.-President
Wilson departed on the George
Washington at 11:15. He expects to
reach Boston February %, where he
will make an address on the work of
the peace conference In his farewell
address he said that he would return
to France to complete the just set
Elements of the conference.
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Short Term Notes.

Washington, February 1S.-The
house ways and means committee to.
day presented plan by which there
would be no more bond issues but a
issuance of short term notes by the
government--notes of from one to
five years duration. This plan would
do away with more Liberty loans.
today
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Charles O'Conner to Frank E. Nc
Comb, the north one half of the north
one half of the south one half of the
southwest quarter of section four COM
prising 120 acres in Medic township.
Consideration $4,000.
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Peek On Priee1conferenee.

Washington. February 1S.-George
NJ. Peck of Moline, H., formerly on
the war industries board has been APP
Iointed chairman of the price con-
ference by Secretary Redfield. Peck
will pick his own assistants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21

Charles O'Conner to Samuel Her
man, the south one-half of the south
one half of the southwest quarter of
section four, comprising forty acres in
Medo township. Consideration $4,000.
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ding dinner will be served, after
which the bride and groom viii de-
part OH 4 wedding trip to Chicago
and other eastern points. They will
make their home on the groom's
farm near Bricelyn, MINI. Out of Town
guests who will be present al the
wedding are the brides parents from
Eieva, Wisconsin, her brother and
family OF Fortuna, n. OAK. and the
groon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. D.
Alderman of Wells. MINI.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
IRISH QUESTION TO BE
TAKEN UP BY PEACE EN-
V0YS, BUT INFORMALLY

Continued From Page one.l
league of nations. They round his
utteranccs strong but justified by the
circumstances over here, and do not
fear that the presidents action will
be lacking in support by his own coun-
try
Want League Put Through Quickly.
Other subjects under discussion
which are regarded as pivotal include
a decision to put through the league Of
nations constitution Immediately upon
the return of President Wilson, since
much of the conference work depends
upon making this principle a living
force
The question of the principle Of
rCparation has been left to the mem
bers of the supreme council who
drafted the amendments to the four
teen points on November 4. These
members were Premier Clemenceau,
Premier Lloyd George, Colonel House
and Premier orlando and the origi-
nal notes on the meeting at Versailles
arc being examined with the view of
establishing the precise definition in
the minds of those four at the time
they accepted President Wilson'S
word preparation"
The roDOrt that rcDaratiOn has been
interpreted to mean ndemnities
which was heing circulated in the
English ana French press is false.
The renaration COMMITTEES has ad-
iUurned for q week. to await the re-
turn of Premier. Ilovd-G eOrge. but in
the interim meetings are being held by
the subcommittee on the total
claims ON the ability of GERMANY TO
pay, and on guarantees. 7 am able to
saw that in ali nrobabilitv tho method
OF guaranteeing payment will he a
military occupation.
Part of the work of the committee
on responsibility has been completed
which nIaces the blame of the war
upon GERMANY. but does not snecify
individuals. With the broad principle
laid down. personal guilt is TO be gone
into ana Admiral Won Tirpitz is in
the first group to be considered.
Inf,y,,a+io,,0 80, ol,;, 80 +o,;erb+
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02

without doubt the most gorgeous ever
presented in motion pictures.
Charlie Chaplin will also be seen
in a comedy, The Pile Driver
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
BANKS URGED TO
BORROW To TAKE
i. s. LOAN NOTES
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO MORNING JOURNAL

Dallas, Tex, March 1.--Subscrip-
tons to treasury certificates at close
of business March l amounted to $10,-
$4,000. OF this, amount $10,2S0, 500
was subscribed by 100 banks, and
thirty-one individuals and corpora
tons took $15t,OOO 1t is evident from
these figures that less than 3 per cent
of the total Of 1901 banks have sub
scribed to the current issue. A large
part of the amount that has been sub
sCribed is due to a few members. banks
that have utilized their privilege of
borrowing the money from the federal
reserve bank on fifteen-day notes. us
ing the certificate as collaterals. They
pay the federal reserve bank 4 per
cent for the loan and as the certifi-
Gates bear 4 l-2 per cent, there will be
a net profit Of IL per cent TO the Dor
rowing bank
There is no reason why every mem
Der bank should not pay for their sub
scriptions in this way if other funds
are not conveniently available. The
amount that a member bank, either
state or national, may borrow in this
way is not limited by law nor will such
borrowed money he considered in any
manner by executive committee of the
federal reserve bank when consider
ing application for loans from that
banker uses in it's regular business.
Neither does money borrowed in this
way affect the lending ability of the
subscribing banks. The federal re-
serve act does not permit notes given
for this purpose to bear a longer ma
tnrity date than fifteen days. The fed
eral reserve bank may grant a renewal
if conditions and circumstances war
rant If member banks which have
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
SNAIL BOND BUYERS SOUGHT.


The changing attitude of the big
bond house toward the small investor
was again emphasized last week when
one of the most important bond dis
tributing Organizations in the country
publicly announced its intention of
entering, on broad scale. the bust
ness of selling bonds on the partial
payment plan. IF you can save as
much as 800 a year we want to do
business with you'-that is indeed a
few years ago
A good many people seem to have
the idea that the partial payment plan
applies only to stocks That is of
course a very great mistake. Good as
is the partial payment plan as applied
to stocks ana helpful as it has been
to thousands of investors all over the
country since it was first promulgated
by prominent brokerage house nine
years ago, ii is just as good and help
full as applied 10 bonds. In some re-
speCts, indeed, it is better as applied
to bonds. The partial payment buyer
rs a rule, is an investor for income.
And so far as stability of income is
concerned, bonds as a rule, as every
oilC tllONS' are DelleI IMAM STOCKS.
There are, of course, bad bonds. Just
as there are bad stocks: but taking it
by and large, the man who invests
solely for income finds his hest oppor-
tunities in the bonl rather than in the
stock list
The idea that bonds are for the
rich-or, at any rate, only for tho
man with a considerable lump sum
of money,t0 invest-was shown to be
wrong when 500 bonds first began
to he issued, and was blown wide open
during the Liberty Loan campaign. If
only rich men can buy bonds there
must be 25,00000O rich men in the
country.
No. the bond investment for the
man Of moderate means has come and
come to stay. The man who has ac-
CURED the saving habit through the
making Of regular payments is not
going to ston when he has finished
up on his Liberty Bond subscription.
II paid for this bond easier than l.
every dreamed [ could" he is going
10 say to himself, land now I am going
to look around for something else"
And for someone, incidentally, who
is willing to handle the business for
him and knows how.
1t isn't going to be as hard, judging
from recent developments for him toI
find that someone as it used to be.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
1T THE TNPFC,

Chief Nagapate, probably tho cruel
est looking human being on the face
of the earth. rules the tribe Of Big
Numbers, the most savage cannihals
of the south seas. faced Martin John
sons motion picture camera in wild
jungle on the Island of Mallicola and
the experience 50 nearly cost John
son and his brave wife their lives that
for weeks they saw this horrible Nag
apate in nightmares.
Nagapate's picture is one of the
thrilling scenes in "Cannibals of the
South Seas" a wonderful production
which the daring camera explorer has
assembled from the films he took in
the islands of the south Pacific.
Worlds rights to the production have
been purchased by Robertson Cole
company, and it is being released
through Exhibitors Mutual exchanges.
Johnson's description of his meet
ing with Nagapate is one of the most
interesting pictures Of savage man
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02

not subscribed will avail themselves
of this privilege and do so, it will help
the situation materially. If the non
members banks will supplement- this
with subscriptions for fair amount
the district will have no trouble in alb
sorbing its allotment. The subscrip-
ton books will close Thursday, March
6 at o'clock in the afternoon, and
subscriptions should be sent in before
that time
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NGpIam'o@ltS picture


| that has been written Ile had been
conducted into the mountains through
the jungle by natives who showed
signs of treachery, to a plateau whore
he was halted and where he waited
for the big chief to arrive.
-"On top of the ridge" writes John
son, there suddenly burst into view
the biggest, most savage, handsomest
and finest type of savage l have ever
seen.
He was over six feet tall mass
Of round symmetrical muscles, his
body was glossy black, there was not
q blemish on his body and when he
walked down the path toward me he
seemed to move every muscle n his
body.
He came with a bearing that
seemed to indicate that he owned the
earth When he stopped before us we
saw handsome, brutal face that had
more character than any have ever
secn--cruel, brutal character.
Between his eyes were two deep,
cruel creases, on his fingers he wore
four gold rings that could only have
come off the hands Of some of his
victims"
This wonderful, astounding feature
is being repeated today at the Lyric.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
Ar THll TINNTERs TOnAY.

"B' TheatGr.-Paramou presents
the great Pauline Frederick in "A
Daughter Of the Old South" also a
reel Weekly Eyonts-See the World
Crystal Opera H0usc--"Hands Up
Episode II; The -Four Flusher.' a
William S. Hart special; Pretty Ba-
bies,' a comedy.
Ideal Thcatcr-The popular Doug
las Fairbanks starring in "The Good
Fad Man" also a two reel 3-anctt
comedy, False to the Finish"
Lyric Thcatcr.-Repeating today
only one Of the most marvellous as
founding reel features known, entitled
"Cannibals of the South Seas" by
Martin Johnson. 1t is historical and,
besides interesting, is instructive
Pastime William Fox
presents the 1919 extravaganza, "Fan
Fam" also Charlie Chaplin in q COM
edy, "The Pile Driver"
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want of a better name, has no idea
who his father was. He suspects that
he may have been born illegitimate.
Therefore, he is an enemy to society,
which would make him an outcast.
In the course of the stirring action
of the play, "Passin' Through learns
that his father was honorably married
to his mother, and that his parentage
was regular in every respect. This
picture to be shown at Ideal theater
today only.
Resides the above a Mack Sennett
tWo-reel comedy, False to the Fin
ish,' will also be shown
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
Fertilization Bill Passes.

Washington, March THE Sill
100000 fertilization bill was made
ready for the presidents signature to-
day with the senate receding from its
amendment providing $3,OOO,OO0 for
the manufacture and test of coast
guard cannon, which the house had
refused to accept