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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
Donald Rogers Left Sioux
Falls Under Orders
QUAKER COLONY SCHEME
Could Not Show Credentials
Same Man-May Have Been
In Mankato

S. Donald Rogers. .purporting to be
a minister of the Quaker faith, quiet :
ly arrived in Sioux Falls of his own
volition about three weeks ago anu
the other day he left the city. How
ever. his departure was not volun-
tary; it followed instructions from
Allen r. Fellows, president of the
Commercial club, to get out and to
do so at once, says a Sioux Falls
news paper
Ii was beautiful idea that the
would be Quaker pastor presented to
the people of Sioux Falls. He~xould
establish large Quaker colony
within four or Eve miles of the city
comprising a tract of land of 400 OF
500 acres, and there they could fol
low agricultural pursuits in quiet
security and without molestation
The Quakers would be tolerant OF
others also and this colony would in
vite the settlement of anyone who
desired to live in such community
where strikes and turmoil would be
unknown and where life would be
one unending vista of satisfaction
and contentment. Quakers from the
cast, '".Rev Rogers said, would
move here soon as the plans were
completed and the land secured and
made ready for settlement. 1t woult
be a worthwhile addition TO the city
he said, and Charles McCaffree oil
!, Pierre, immigration commissioner
had given it his approval, and was
CO. operating in its organization The
land was to be subdivided into small
tracts for each resident and every
thing was 10 be on the community
principle, so the Sioux Falls paper
related.
Wanted to Sell Stock.
And yes, there was the matter OF
money. or course, these Quake
little money with which to finance
such proposition and it was sug
gested that stock be sold or some
other means used to raise money
here. The suggestion was made by
Rogers. Real estate men, who were
negotiating transactions for the land
became a trifle suspicious. Then the
"parson' started selling books oil
his own, for future delivery, and
claimed that the money was TO be
used for some good cause, claims the
Sioux Falls publication.
An investigation followed. WheT
questioned by Mr.. Fellows, Rogers
could not produce any credentials Il
show what colony he was represent
ing or what authority he had in or
ganizing a Quaker colony here. He
had no other backing, After some
n:ore questioning and investigation
Rogers was forced to admit that >ht
| was practically a Quaker"
He was instructed to leave Siou,
Falls and abandon the idea, also tt
make good the money he had collect
ed for books. He left the city a
once but failed to pay back the mon
ey he had received for books. accord
| ing to The Sioux Falls paper.,->
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26

commission. who will authorize only
such increase as may be necessary to
earn reasonable returns to ctocgho.d-
prS CT thc.r investment.
a'It is. paft'c'larly unfortunate Iaat
tt2 ,c9eCl q lie wsgc &c CASE ana
10 g sapae.t preDloie rate a..
i'L,. saul bs.ee9 10 B. III -;
IL sAe .i.a5 q e,!.s-l6a.a5 t4c 50
.gl.-t..5. .4.J.. !.I-.y q a. e ~
create ~ I~-ss r~Gi aas. 80
--c-e .sa.y ty DJth c3m3an!3 L. they
lid Continued to operate separately,
while under tho consolidation, de-
spite 4 small advance If found nee
oscar, there will be affected big
saving to the people of Manlatc
throu h the elimination OF 600 dupli-
cate telephones and an obnoxious
dual telephone system"
Officers of Citizens Company.
Present officers and directors OF
the Mankato Citizens Telephone com
pany arc: III. a. Patterson. president.
Mic Peterron, vice PRESIDENT. w. ID.
Willard, secretary treasurer; Fl. e.
Hance, J. r. Snow, A. c. Hotaling, s.
Z. Wilson, William just, Judge Lorin
Cay, John G. Gerlich. X. Brand
rup, Robert Haedt, F:ank Jefferson,
Emil Schoyen and Nj. ID. Fritz, direc-
tors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26

as they pleased or not and eventually
remarry
Remedy Thcse Projects.
To rcr;eds' al OF this a,number ef
p1'caoots aFc acw bcfacc The = Z
Ie,,Sya' toyac;l icaiAa 10 ~gcn Q.
,sEag T3aaSh III in T. rasef
~ ,ttnte're. ;'ehai G,e : (, /
I, n ;ie of hc.c ssyGo t"9,
= -, q 1 :. a 30 /, Ii !,
t.r.t . p II $40 -
u, ~ a'ilai.o on ilica VIII utll 81
E.2EtCd - hcro;osoe ~ tn, lccll
ccnt n9 but only with tho peylni,sica
Of the federal council. The latscr
VIII require that each applicant dsc-
ing the fifteen years preceding MS
request for naturalization shall h. &c
passed at least twelve years in s.vi q
erland including the last two list
preceding his request.
Another project before the coun III
provides that 10 naturalized ciii.e en-
can hold a public office unless he as
lived in the country at least twelve
years between the age of five We RS
and the time they attain their ma
jority.
Already during the war scores OF
the principal public offices in the
various Swiss cantons were filed by
naturalized Swiss who had the reai
interests of almost every country at
heart except those OF Switzerland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
DIED AT RIPE OLD AGE
MRS. HANNAH |. AYRES
PASSED AWAY
She Was the Mother of Mrs. 3
D. Smith: Burial In
the East

Mrs. Hannah /. Ayres aged eighty
nine of this city died at at the resi-
dence cf(Mr. and-M Mrs Benjamin D.
Smith, 101 Parsons street, at $3.50
p. m, December 81, 1919, of pneu
moIiia from which disease she, had
been sick one week. Her sop, Frank
o. Ayres of New York city was noti
fed of her illness the first of last
week and has been N the city since
Thursday and will accompany the re-
mains - the old home of Mrs. Ayres
at 2 I'm, Massachusetts where she
VII y buried at the side Of her de-
ceased = band, Moses o. Ayres. Since
the cc-,h CT her husband, Decem
Ler Is, 1885. Mps. Ayres has made her
homo with the family of her daughter
Mrs. Benjamin d. Smith in this city
Funeral services win be held at the
home of B. d. Smith, 101 Parsons
street. Tuesday, December %, al
.our O'Clock in the afternoon. The
remains will be taken east on the
6: 10 p. m, Northwestern train that
day.
Hannah ingalls, Farfham, daughter
of Joseph and Maria Carlton Farm
ham, was born August rs, 1880, al
North Andover, Massachusetts,. She
was graduated from Abbott academy
in 1S48 She taught for three years
in North AndoyeT, and then became
principal of the Kingston Academy
at Kingston, n. Y, teaching music
and French. She was an accomplish
ed musician both vocal and instru-
mental, having commenced playin1
the pipe organ in church at the agt
of sixteen. June 20, 1894 she was
married to Moses o. Ayre3, manu-
facturer OF wire goods, prominent il
public affairs and who served as ;
member OF both the house and senate
of the Massachusetts Legislature.
Mrs. Ayres was unusually well read
in history and literature and was Ut
to the last keenly interested in loca
aud general current events. She wa:
member of the. Congregational
church and always active in church
work until failing strength of the pas
years confined her to her home.
The surviving relatives are Mrs
BENJAMIN d. Smith OF this city; Frani
o. Ayrcs, vice president CT the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance company OF
New York, New York City; DR.. Win
field Ayres of New York City, daugh
ter and cons; Martha A. Farnham, o!
North Andover. Mass, sister; Win
field A. Smith and Francisco Smith Of
this city and Francis, Margaret, John
and Vera Ayres Of New York City
grandchildren.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
BACK FROM AUTO SCHOOL
w. 3. Falancer Talks About lnstitu-
tjon He Attended RI Gently.


w. b. Falancer of the Overland
Perrin company returned recently
from Toledo where he attended q
convention held at the WHY'S
Overland factory in that city. Repre-
sentatives from all parts OF the
country attended the convention sew
eral hundred being present 10 take
ND the matter of becoming properly
acquainted with the Overland Four
which was recently put on the mar
ket by the Willys-6 overland company
Among other things taken up at
the contention relative to the new
car, the matter of the three point
suspension springs was discussed
and the reason why. these springs act
the way they do on the toughest,
bumpiest roads on which they have
been demonstrated was carefully ex-
planned to those attending the con-
vention. And as an illustration the
working of the springs on the new
car were compared with the circus
performer or the rider in the old
Olympic games This rider must
maintain balance and equilibrium and
he does His legs come up and go
down with each plunge of the horses
beneath but his body remains steady.
This..is the principle which has bern
carried out in the Overland Fosir. The
body OF the car and passengers re-
main on ansrsseven keela4 while tne
springs allow the wheelsr TO iiN ans
lower rapidly and easily over the
bumps and the ridges of the roadway.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Fly Million Poundi o.
El:I. and Pc lltry !.
D]O2s NUS [ Be OPlHEG
Commissioners Holmberg Has
Issued Order To Put Stuff
On Market

st. Paul, December 1S.-Nearly
J0,O00,C00 pounds of Taeat and poui
try, or about twenty pounds for every
Nan, woman and child in the state.
is held in licensed cold storage
houses in Minnesota, according to a
bulletin issued by the state depart
ment of agriculture. Only negligible
of the big to,al will be
thrown en- tho market, however, it
was said, under the order issued by
Commissioner ". j.. Holmberg for all
food products held in storage for
more than sixteen months.
The per capita estimate of meat
in storage was not accurate, because
large amount Will be distributed in
the northwest TRACE territory Ind
large quantities also are ready for
export. The figures t. from monthly
reports made under the new law b.
cold storage plants. most of which are
located in st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Duluth, indicate the tremendous vol
ume of the business
Butter and Cheese Holdings Small.
Holdings of butter and cheese are
comparatively small, less than one
pound for each person in the state.
A big increase in stores of poultry
and veal during November was at
tributed to Geld Weather.
Food prices may continue on high
levels in spite of the order, but sub
sequcnt orders early next year should
tend to lower pficos, according to
Mr.. Holmbcrg.
Cold storage plants will CO. Operate
with the S,ate department in clear
ing ont stores Of food products held
in excess of sixteen months, The
companies do not own the food stor
cd, it was explained today. and are
eager to sec the law enforced.
Checking Up Stock.
r. F. Hall, Minneapolis, cold stor
age inspector on the department staff
today began checking stock to be
thrown on the market through en-
forcement of the ORDER A large part
of the food released will be fish, he
said, and beef, poultry. meat trim
mirgs, cheese. 1
g.. Paul and Minneapolis markets
viii not be affected by the order Isl
sued by Commissioner Holmberg.
managers OF twi1 cities storage
houses said.
Bread Price Probe.
A final report on the milk inquiry
in connection With the state high cost
or living investigation will be made
within a week. according to Commits
sicner Holmborg.
The announced advance in bread
prices, will be investigated before the
holidays. Then the supply and prices
of building materials and farm ma
chinery are to be investigated
IL. ]. Hay, deputy commissioner of
agriculture, returned to st. Paul to-
day after conducting milk inquiries at
Duluth and Crcokston. In Duluth
milk is sold at II cents quart to
dealers and 16 cents delivered to
homes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
WAS KIDNAPPED
Mill City Man Taken To ST
Paul; Meanwhile His Store
Is Robbed

= st. Paul, DeeeIber ,1S.-While
Adolph NJ. Anderson, proprietor Of a
jewelry store at 1904 Twenty seventh
avenue south, Minneapolis, and Ar
thur Rchlen, friend, were seeing st.
Paul, in company with three bandits
who kidnapped thHm in a big, closed
automobile, ,aGcohplices of the trio
robbed the jewelry store of 5000
worth of diamonds, rings and cash,
late last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
SPUDS TO TRAVEL SOUTH
"Murphfes" Will Have Their
Special Cars and All PROP
erly Decorated

s.. Paul. December 1S.-The lowly
"Murphies" will travel de luxe on ex-
press trains chat are ITO break rail-
read time records between Mime
sofa and Texas as those from west
10 east-coasts were lowered by fam
Gus specials on which costly silks
from Nippon sped meteor like across
the eminent 20 Eastern markets.
Bright coiorcd banners on the
Minnesota "spud specials" will her
aid The states boast as. leader in
supplying seed potatos-of superior
quality and in practically unlimited
quantities.
The first history making seed po-
tato special from Minnesota will
race southwark into Texas early
next month. according to tentative
plans. The state departments of ag-
riculture and immigration will CO.
operate to gain from it nation wide
publicity for Minnesota as the great
est seed potato state. Growers in
the famous potato belt in this state
I.ill join in the big movement I'd
widen the market Of their product.
Hugh J. Hughes, marketing direc-
tor for the department. lof agricul-
ture. and Verne Steward Princeton,
a potato shipper, began negotiations
late today with railroad traffic agents
for the fret Murphy" special. Mr.
is ready to forward solid
train of thirty cars or nearly $4,000
bushels of Minnesota premium seed
potatoes to growers IN Texas
Bis yellow REFRIGERATOR cars. plas-
tered, with advertising outside and
warm lining inside and with boxes
containing heaters will make. up. the
do Iuxa traii, for The ttlhers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
STATE POLICE ENDORSED

Owatenna. December 1S.-The ac-
ton taken by the Minneapolis Auto
mobile club, which went on record
as favoring state constabulary as
a unit TO put an end to automobile
thefts and other marauding, presum-
ably viii be put before the Owatonnu
Automobile club for consideration at
the first meeting, according to an an
noa2cclnt made by members yes
Nc. .ay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
ABOUT 5000 JEWSsLA|N
Fresh Wave of Pogroms l:
Reported In the Ukraine
Districts
Associated Press Dispatch

Berne, Switzerland, December Is
Reports of fresh wave OF programs
in the districts of sUkraine occupied
by general Denekine's forces are pre-
sented in Limberg newspaper ac-
cording to Lemberg advices today.
The newspaper declares about 5000
Jews here killed in Yekaterinoslav
alone
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
WHITING -M'LEAN.

Word was received in the city to-
lay announcing the marriage of Miss
Marie Whiting, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. e. Whiting, former residents
If this city, to Mr. Alexander Ham
lton' M'Lean. The marriage took
Uace at Cotulla, Texas. on Decem-
Der IA. e61
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
FIRE WAS SPECTACULAR
Explosion Started Blaze in the Plea
finnx Arsenal. Dover
1Associated rress nlsnatcl

Dover, New Jersey, December 49,
Causes of a spectacular fire which
PARTIALLY, destroyed the Picatinny ar
ienal last night were being investi-
gated by army officers today. The
fire started from an explosion in the
research laboratory and destroyed
our buildings with an estimated loss
of a million doilars.>
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
Mr.. orowehers Idea.

sThe only advantage / can see IN
getting doctor to make us younger,
said air. Gr6wcher, sis that a lot, OF
us old boys win maybe look as # they
had some excuse for their foolish
ways
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
LADIES, AIo MEeTINcA

The Ladies' Aid of \ tho Swedish
lutheran church of Be'sade held
their annual meeting Friday afternoon
at the homo Of Mrs. andrew Holm
gren and elected officers for the en-
suing year. MrG. Ho1mgren was eleess
ed president Mrs. Nelson Johnson.
SECRETARY and Mrs, August Peterson.
treasurer. Many members ofsfhe con
eregation were pressnt-stg this meet
ing and rendered Rev, o. j. Arthur.
their pastor, "a pleasant surprise. He
was presented with a purse OF mon
ey on behalf Of the congregations. a
program OF miinica1 numbers. Mas Civ
en- and refreshments Served by the
ladies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
6raSonash sinitI3 tur'ed
;NsJ a r.slt By CiaS3
NESS id 3 IS III Jatg
Hslvy Safe Torn From ltsMoor-
ing andsHelWas Caught
; Under 1t
THOSE Wj.o WERE INJURED IN
WFEck At EYoTA.<


Otto Newman, Sioux City, Iowa.
e. r. Swanson, FaribauIt.
/. r. MelIlnqer, Waseea.
w. E. Ristrow, mail clerk, La
Crosse.
!. r. Cooper, suail clerk, la Crosse
A. j. Jensen, Winona.
Rex viga, GAINESVILLE, Wis.
6. B. Silsbee, Winona.
Samuel Straup, Fischers Ferry, Pa.
j. A. Coulter, ingersoll, Ontario.
Mathew Mahaffey, Chicago.
r. Jayitt. Chicago.
C. M. Sykks, Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Henderson and
:cn, r. NJ. Henderson, Savannah, III.
w. j. French, la Crosse. :.
Hail Clerk A. r. Parkins, la Crosse.
Mail Clerk e. w. Herman, st.
Charles.
. c. A. Sahlcr, Winona.
Fireman r. Schosler and wife, Med
ford, Ore.
Mrs. r. kearns, Waseca.
n. Howe, ST. Charles.
Carl r. Mike, La Crosse.
c. w. Twiss, Rochester.
L. Williamson, La Crosse.
Bud Scheffer, Chicago.
j. D. Wilson, indianapolis, Ind.
; Charles Mills, Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
All Will Recover.
limited Press Dispatch.

st. Paul. December 1S.-Railways
of the northwest were to resume nor
nal traffic today but the severe
snowstorms throughout the district
tied up traffic. Two trains on the
Chicago and Northwestern line were
derailed yesterday and fifty four
slightly injured. Reports from RoN
chester, where most of the injured
are in hospitals. were to the effect
that all will recover.
The evening world., 1919-06-21
GERMANY and JAPAN
IN ALLEGED SECRET PACT
News Of II Comes in a Wireless
Despatch From Bolshevik
Government.

BUDAPEST. June 2l Omitted Press).
The Bolshevik Government has
made public in a wireless dispatch
from Moscow the following version
Of an alleged secret treaty negotiate /
between Japan and Germany:
First--Both parties undertake to
lend a helping hand to the third treaty
party (Russia) as soon as compatible
with the worlds political situation,
for the restoration OF her internal
order. international prestige and
power.
Second-J apan undertakes tho
granting to Germany OF ADVANTAGES
resulting from the most favored ma
ton reciprocity clauses OF the exist.
ing Russo -Japenese Treaty.
Third-Japan undertakes to permit
Germany To participate. in accord
ance with concessions embodied in
this special treaty. in Japan's pref
erential treaty rights In China, the
parties undertaking to exclude for
eign powers Omitted States and Great
Brittany from securing further con-
cessions there.
Fourth-Japan undertakes the safe
guarding indirectly OF Germany's in
terests In the forthcoming Peace
| Conference, striving for minimum
territorial and material disadvan-
tages TO Germany.
The despatch declared that the al
| legged treaty was negotiated by Oda,
Japanese plenipotentiary, who ar
rived In Stockholm Oct. IS, 1918.
The evening world., 1919-06-21
July GRAND JURY
TOPROBE ARRESTS
BY VICE" SQUADS
Conviction of Two BlameleSS
Girls to Be Basis Of Full
Investigation.

The July Grand Jury TO be impan-
elled July Z by Judge Mcintyre Of the
Court OF General Sessions. II was
learned to-day. win be asked 10 make
an Investigation OF the arrest Of
Misses Sally Goblin and Lillian Kahn.
who were detained four days on .
charge OF misconduct on the street
and later fully exonrrated In court.
The inquiry khSo will 90 thoroughly
Into the treatment OF girls arrested
under similar circumstances who
later prove 70 be innocent.
Judge McTntyre. In his two years
on the bench. has consistently re-
versed convictions made by n num-
Der OF City Magistrates In cases
where women OF previous good repu-
tation were held on the uncorrobor-
ated testimony OF a police officer.
Judge MclntyrN's attitude Ia well
known. He has stated that the sys-
tenn at present pursued In such cases
Ia tho most outrageous that has ever
bcen allowed TO 70 on In civilized
community"
SO much attention has been given
tho cases OF Miss Goblin and Mlss
Kahn that Judge Rosulsky. who re-
verscd Magistrate Mancuso's convic-
ton. and oil the other Judges OF
oenornl Sessions have received large
numbers OF letters from women who
declare they suffered in a similar
manner ana from attorneys who con-
Quoted their cases. All the letters
tell about the same story.
The letters viii be turned over to
the Grand Jury and every angle, OF
police methods in the arrest OF wo-
men In the streets will be investi-
gated. Tho Grand Jury now In ses-
sion. II was reported, has expressed
o desire 10 take up the invcstieat tion.
but District Attorney Swami decided
there would not be time. II IL ex-
pccted one OF tina Grand Jurles will
take up practically nii Of next month
with tho. inquiry. -...-.
Chief City Magistrate McAdoo is
cxpectcd;to be an important witness,
and Il Is believed Magistrate Marcuso
and Detective John @. Gunson. who
arrested the girls also win be hoard.
Tho Judges of General Sessions are
determined that permanent good will
come from the publicity given the
arrest OF Miss Goblin and Miss Kahn.
The girls charged to-day that plain
clothes men are now making n search
ing inquiry In an apparent effort 20
ind naws In their loputations.
The evening world., 1919-06-21
Sl5,125,OOO GOLD CARGO
LEAVES FOR SOUTH AMERICA
The Vanban Sails From New York
With Greatest Single Shipment
on Record. ......

The Lamport & Holt liner vauban
ssiled for Argentine and Uruguay ports
to-day with sl5.i25.00O in gold aboard.
the greatest single cargo OF the metal
which was ever taken out OF New York
harbor by one vessel. according to
financial experts.
The Nauban, sailed from Pier .,
Brooklyn. The shipments were taken to
her from the Sub-Trnasury vaults under
heavy guard OF Federal and private
detectives during the night and yester-
day afternoon.
The largest previous cargo OF gold
out OF this port was taken by tho
Kronprinzessen Cecilie. just before the
declaration OF war between Germany
and England in August. 1914. which
was approximately $4,000. 900. The
Cecilia was driven back to Portland,
No. by the wireless advices OF the
declaration OF war.
Bankers said to-day that the removal
OF the war ban on gold shipment ac-
counted for the shipping out OF New
York OF more than sl00. .000. 900 in gold
In the past ten days.