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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
Real Estate Transfer.

John B. Steiner to, William A. Stei-
fenhofer the south twenty-five feet of
lot three and the north three feet of
lot four in block forty two in Mankato.
Consideration, $2,400.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
Walter vcaoI Home.

Corporal Walter Vogel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles vogel of this city,
arrived home from the services yes
terday. He was in the aviation corps
and saw six months service overseas
in France.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
GOPHER TAX, MILLIONS
IN ALL SIS, 209,3 $40 PLACED
UPON THE PROPERTY
Big Figures Are Made Public BY
State Auditor J. A. A.
Preas

Taxes totaling- $72,209, 34032 for
1918 were levied on Minnesota prop
erty valued at $1.750, 1S0,951, az
cording to an abstract of county tax
lists made public late Saturday by J.
A. o. Preus. state auditors In addi-
ton. there were. $685. 46 of taxes on
$3SO,270.597 of moneys and credits.
Ramsey county showed "a total val
alton of property of $136.135. 1913. The
value of town and city lots, including
structures thereon, in Ramsey coun-
ty, is $100,316, $50, according to the
abstract. There are 54,739 acres OF
land taxed in this county. exclusive
off town and city lots. The taxable
personal property totals $50, $685.
Hennepin county is given total
valuation of S246,437.O03. That coun
~ has 292, 120.19 acres of land ex-
elusive of city and town lots.
Mr.. Preus' abstract gives compari
sons for preceding years, including
1917 when the levy was $66,472, 55S
on real and personal property valued
at 81, 634, 134,2SS and $856,993 on $685.
662,75S of moneys and credits. In
creases were in county, city, and viii
lage, township and school taxes, the
statement shows, the levy for state
purposes having shown a marked rec
duction.
Real Estate Taxes.
Real estate taxes for 1918 were
levied on 47,533,S40 acres of land
valued, with improvements, at ST.
Old, 73S,S46. or an average of $21.35
an acre, and. town and city property
totaled at $466,S05,331. Real estate
tax rolls, the preceding year listed
45,015,355 acres at $950.467 40, or
$20.76 an acre, and $449,818,058 of
town and city property. Taxable
realty passed the $1,000. 100000 total
of u6platted land, with the average ad-
vance of fifty nine cents an acre, while
valuations of city and town property
were increased $4,000, 900 and of per-
sonal property $35,0O0,000 during
the year.
The tax levy for general state pur-
poses was only s3.SS7,61S in 1915
compared with $6,211, 534 in 1917.
Other state levies were 81, 153, 465
against s2,O10,453 for schools and
university funds, S65.925 against
SIS, 900 for the teachers insurance
retirement fund.
Other revenue from the 1918 leyies
of taxes being collected this year is
for county. city and village, town
ship and local school district needs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
1taIians WANT Three Billion,

Rome, March 1s.-The Italians will
demand war indemnity of $1,000
OO0, 900 from Austria Hun gary accord :
ing to an announcement today. OF
this they will dernad that $1,000
O0O, 900 be paid in cash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28

Thus it is seen that 1890 per cent
of the 1920 cars of Hard Red spring
wheat inspected graded No. /, and
14.40 per cent No. 2, while 1870 per
cent fell into the lower grades.
Washington, D. c., March 25.-The
war department issued 4 casualty
list today in which there were sew:
enty-th casualties reported. The
Minnesota men are as follows:
Died of disease. Private Walter R.
Swanson, Stacy.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
Private Leonard o. Ellstrom, Min
neapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28

the No. z grade or lower because of
damaged kernels. The~amount of No.
2 was 2o.s per cent and of No. 8. 5.5
per cent. -
Foreign Material Other Than Dock
age-Under this grade requirement
No. 1 may contain not more than i
per cent" The results of the analysis
of the samples under consideration
were as follows:
Free from such foreign material,
81 per cent of the samples.
Containing not to exceed l per cent
1873 per cent of the samples.
Thus 500 per cent OF the samples
graded No on this GRADE require
ment. & -
Containing. from IL to per cent,
al per cent of the samples, which
fell into the No. 2 grade, making a
total of 95 per cent of the samples
in No. 1 and No. 2. The other 5 per
cent were distributed among the
lower grades. -
Foreign Material Other Than
Cereal Grains-No. 4 may contain
not more than 05 OF / per cent of
matter other than cereal grains"
The percentage of the Hard Red
spring wheat samples analysed which
were free from material other than
cereal grains was 10, while 76.5 per
cent of the samples contained d.5 per
cent or less. Thus 84.4 per cent of
the samples were eligible for the No.
/ grade on this test Eleven and OF
ger cent of the samples fell into
the No. grade, 8 per cent in the
No. 3 and 0.9 per cent in the No. 4
and lower.
Cereal Grsins.-Seventeen and
fivetenths per cent Of the samples
were found to be free from other
grains, SIT per cent contained 0.5
per. cent or less, while 16.9 per cent
contained from 0.G to 1 per cent AS
1 per cent is the limit permitted in
No 1 wheat of the subclasses of
Hard Red spring, all of the forego-
ing, or 921 per cent of the samples,
graded No. 1 on this test; Sc per
cent fell into the No. 2 grade.
Wheat ofy$0ther Classes.-uader
this test 95.3 per cent of the samples
graded No. 1. 1.S per- cent No. Q, and
"a per cent mixed wheat
.s.,,s e. oart os al Az sa,nnIe.
onaIn1od e,.sdad sr,,,ttv. 10 nor
aa,s. NC ,,7a,o sm,,.tu IN bo.6 s..tors
emit hails .nS osaor. 70 no.,
cont On nJor only 49, 80 \
ConnIusion ,rbe cocc,ps;or fron,
TIM res,1ts of the o,sivs;s ~ The.
saver8l hundred samn.es MES o. ~ v,aat in
tha EadaraI r,sa,,, e,,,roru;.;o,, off,co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
Mankato Men Arriv

Carl o. Olsen and Romie B. Schar-
BILE, both of Mankato, are among the
Minnesota men who arrived in New
York on either the. Noordam, Won
Steuben or the cruiser Huntington re-
Gently
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28

H. H. OberlaIider has written the
following letter to Elmer Glenn:
Berod Germany, February 26, 1919.
Dear Friend Elmer: Received your
welcome letter under date of Janut
airy 20 and certainly was surprised to
hear from you. You don't realize
what a letter means to us boys over
here in this God -forsaken land of
Germany. Sure am aching to get
back home. When ] saw the 11o
West Lewis street on that envelope
was wondering who could have
written that letter. So you have
been talking, to my mother, and she
was worried. Well, when ] was up
on the front line / couldn't write and
when the devils got me. could not
write. Was in a prison camp eight
days and took sick With the flu and
believe me had one good doseLof IT,
so / spent most of my time in bed
One good thing, never did stitch
of work for them SO slipped 1t over
on them there. In that dungeon
where / was eight days. the coolies
and fieas pretty nearly ate me UP.
| You should have. seen my body. l,
was lust as is somebody stuck me
with needles all over. So you wish
were back. and so do 1. So yot
want me back to work welk 4
wouldn't take any job at the present
time for got one job on my hands
now which you can't quit whenever
you want to. It's this job with
Uncle Sammy. Will probably be back
next July or August il everything
goes good am in the first division
/, and you know they are in the third
army and in the army of occupation
/ We are up on the border close tt
| the Neutral zone. We are not very
| far from Cobienz. coblenz is a prett,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM

star ordered some OF HE people to carry
the two halves OF the Sorcerer to the
public gardens. ~ is..z:
Jim pricked up his cars when he heard
they were going to the gardens, md
wanted to join the party. thinking he
might find something proper to eat; so
Zeb put down the top of the buggy ana
invited the Wizard to, ride with them.
The seat was amply wide enough for the
little man and the two children, and
when Jim started to leuve the hall the
kitten Jumped upon his back and sat
there quite contentedly, Slss;
So the procession moved through the
streets, the bearers Of the, .Sorcerer
first, the Prince next, then Jim draw
ing tho buggy with the strangers In
side OF 1t. and last. the crowd of yege-
table, people who had no heart and
could neither smile nor frown.
'5f* 4 ~ .1 ,a'E
The glass city had several fine
streets, for d good many people lived
there: but when the procession had
passed through these 1t came upon
broad plain covered with gardens and
watered by many pretty brooks that
flowed through 1t. There were paths
through these gardens. and over some
OF the brooks were ornamental glass
bridges ~
Dorothy. and Zeb now got out of
the buggy and walked beside the
Prince. so that they might see and
examine the flowers and plants better.
"Who built these lovely bridges?''
asked the little girl. ~,
'.No one built them" answered the
man with the star. ''They grow"
That's queer" said she. Did the
glass houses in your city grow. too?'
"Of course, he replied, But it took
a good many years for them to grow
as large and fine as they are now
That is why we are SO angry when a
Rain Of stones comes to break our
towers and crack our roofs"
s"Can't you mend them?' she in
quired. ~.
mo! but they will grow together
, again. in time. and we must wait until
they do" y
They first passed through man,
beautiful gardens of flowers. which
: "a fr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
On the Contrary.

A SENATOR condemned in Chicago
; the epidemic Of extravagance
now raging everywhere. -
The world today said the senator.
has no idea Of tho value Of money
1t regards money as the young lady
in front of the jewelers. did.
Just look at that beauty!', tho
young lady said to her chum. pointing
to large diamond and emerald rinul
How I'd love to have 1t! But with a
father like mime "
What's the matter with your IA
ther? the chum asked. -
The matter with father the girl
explained. fs. that he has no idea of
the value of money!
"A spendthrift, eh?'
"'Not ut ALL said the young lady
But he puts all his money away ana
doesn't appreciate in the slightest do.
gree what lovely things he might, buy
with it," e : q y -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
Continued from First Page.)

will do will be the presentation of
facts of every obtainable character to
the people of the foreign countries
so as to fully educate them as to the
harmfulness Of all intoxicating bev-
erages. This will be done through
the usual methods of printed litera-
ture, lectures, moving pictures, con-
ventions and In every other way in
which the people gan be reached in
effective fashion. This, Of course. will
be .co-ordinated by the. forming Of
organizations in every nook and cor
ner of the world. By working along
these lines and not going off at a
tangent it will be but comparative
ly short time until the people will be-
come fully alive to the folly and
harm of strong drink. They will then
views at the ballot box as only people
can who have had an opportunity to
obtain full and complete information
on the subject. ta
ut is not the intention of the
World League Against Alcoholism to
bo INV sthy AodSISh SouutIy lOT TIC
purpose of working as rival against
any temperance organization which
may now be in existence. To the con-
trary, we will work and cooperate
with them to the fullest extent.
1--WE fully realize that before we
can make our work in foreign coun-
tries bear fruit we must see to 1t
that national prohibition becomes an
unqualified success in this country
Our work in this country will not be
slackened for a single second"
These organizations and individuals
OF the following countries have be-
come members of the general coun-
civ Of the World League Against Az
coholism": -
Australia--Australia Alliance Pro-
hibition Council. r. y. S. Hammand
and James Marion. ~
Canada-Council Of tho Dominion
Alliance of Canada, Miles vokes, sasa
II. Wright and Ben Spence.
England--United Kingdom Alliance,
J. II. b. Masterman. @. q. Wilson,
William Bingham, Wesleyan Metho-
dist Church of Great Britai}S," nenry
Carter National. Commercial Temper-
ance League. Strength Of Britain
Movement and c. w. Saleeby. %
penmark-Denmark Grand Lodge l.
Q. @. T.. audl Lareser it.s.5;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
WORLD FIGHT ON ALCOHOLISM

France-Ligue Rationale Contre
FA1coolisme and Jean Letort.
Ireland--Temperapce committee Of
the Presbyterian Church. Irish Tenn
perance League and John Galley.
Japan-National Temperance League
of Japan. Takeshi Ukai,, NJ. Yama-
guchi and Hon. Taro Ando.
Mexico-National Alcohol Associa-
ton and Epigmenio Velasco.
New Zealand--New Zealand ,Allia-
nnce for the Abolition Of the Liquor
Traffic and John Dawson.
Scotland--Scottish Permissive Bill
and Temperance Association, w. j.
Allison and Thomas Rea.
Switzeriand--Swiss Total Abstinence
Federation and II. Hercod.
~ #* i Il
u Determination and neYcr-say die
and-never-quit. have always been the
cardinal principles of the Saloon
League. II defeated in city. county or
state prohibition, election. which was
very often the case. 1t unfailingly bobbed
up serenely early the next morning with
the announcement that another cleo
ton would be held just as soon as 1t
was legally Possible to do SO. This
method of procedure would be con-
tinued year after year until the other
side was worn out md it won what 1t
was after. Between tn ,se elections it
would conduct what it termed educa-
tional campaigns. flooding town and
country with literature and stump
speakers and causing prohibition ser
mons to DO preached In o majority Of
tho churches.
The funds<for conducting such cam
paigns were always raised without
difficulty through appeals made to
church congregations by men who
had made special study Of prohibi-
ton work and were experts in pre-
senting dry statistics.
This same style of contnuous-w ork-
ing machinery and methods OF money
raising will DO utilized in Scotland,
Mexico, Japan, Africa and other coun-
tries new INDUCING in hard drinks.
If those WHO think prohibition is
wrong. in both principle and practice.
are willing to form an anti-prohibi-
ton machineAof tho same magnitude
as the other side and Tight just as
hard and continuously they may pos
siblys be able to hold the "World
League Against Alcoholism,in check
for, some years toscome. But 1t 10 a
,foregone conclusion ana an absolute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
\" q I1IA
Question of Pronunciation.
"EIow does the doughboy mr.,

"FIow does the doughboy pro-
nounce the word reveille.?"
Tho speaker was Col. Georeo r.
Brentwood o. Duluth.
We all know how the word ai,on1Id
be pronounced, Of course. but' I,ra
afraid tho doushboy's prorunclat,or
even after his long months IN rrnnco
Is slightly incorrect. '''
FOR instance. on the transnor,
coming homo, a pretty actress rec,tad
poem beginning There was a Soma
OF revelry by night ana a dourhhoy
on my left turned and mutteredg ~
another doughboy: g
SAY. what's satin' that goyl? Don't
she know enough about the Arm, tn
know thet reverly don't sound !,
night-4t sounds the first thing In tho
mornln'.'";
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

certainty. that whenever the opposi-
ton gets the least bit careless and
abates their lighting back and siren
uous opposition for a season. this league
VIII march its forces over the top" and
capture everything in sight.
These coming battles in far-off
countries, bossed by American re-
formers. are not going to be tame af :
rairs by any means. Some exciting
events are bound to happen from time
to time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

public gardens, replied the Prince. 81
will explain to, You. much better. than I
c,,n here the mysteries Of our Vegetable
Kingdom. \; - &
After the Wizard had wipeda the
dampness from his sword and taken 1t
APART and put the pieces into their
leather case. again, the man with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

''Why. he's vegetable'' cried the
Wizard. astonished,
"0f course" said tho Prince. 'we
are all vegetable. in this country Are
you not vegetable. also?"
, no" answered the Wizard. 'Peo-
Dle on top Of the earth are all meat.
VIII yoiIr Sortcrer dieg''
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12

The beech is less frequently struck
by lighting than any other tree.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
ALBANY FARMER BADLY
WOUNDED BY NEIGHBOR

Albany, Dec. 11.-Bayard Dozier,
one of the best known young white
farmers in Dougherty county. is in an
Albany hospital in a critical condition
from the effects received this after
noon at the hands of f. B. Best who
also has extensive farming interests
he and Dozier being neighbors. The
shooting is understood to have Oc-
CURED at Best's home, and there are
conflicting stories as to the cause
leading to it.
Dozier was shot three times, his
most serious wound being one next
to his heart. He was hurried TO AL
bany as quickly as possible, and the
statement made is that he has fight
ing chance to recover. He is brohter-
in-law of Chief of Police Ellis, of AL
bany Best came TO Albany sometime
ago from South Carolina. He is un-
der arrest
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
sHERIFF's SALE
GEORGIA, Crisp County.

GEORGIA, Crisp County.
Will be sold before the Court House
door of said county. on the first Tues
day in January. 1920, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash the following described pro.
perry, to wit:
Lot number ca seven in Block
number 81, in the city of Cordele,
Crisp county, Georgia. according to
the map of survey OF said city.
Levied upon and to be sold as the
property of Sam Knighton, by virtue
of an attachment in favor of P. G.
Busbee against said Sam Knighton.
J. H. WARD, Sheriff.
12-3-4t-pd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
WANT TO
SAVE TABERNACLE

Atlanta, Dec 11.-Alarmed by the
report that the Mormons have been
angling for the property of the Taber-
nacle Baptist Church which was
founded and built by Dr.. Len G..
Broughton, famous sensational preach
eT, the members of this congrega-
ton are renewing their efforts to
raise the sum needed to save the
church edifice.
At present the church has in the
bank the sum of $4,000. The mission
board of the Baptist church has
agreed to give an additional $25,OOO'
About $4,000 pledged remains to be
collected and then an additional
$4,000 must be raised in order to
get the whole fund of $4,000.
In order to secure the last named
amount redemption club is now
after as the result of the agreement
hard and thus insure the safety Of
the structure and the future of the
congregation
How the report got started that the
Mormans are seeking the building is
unknown. but Rev John Ham, pas
tor Of the church wrote a letter ask
ing about it, to j. o. Mitchell, mana
ger of the estate.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
STORES
WILL KEEP OPEN

Albany, Ca, Dec 10.-After strict
obedience to the fuel regulations
promulgated last week Albany mer-
chants may keep their stores open
and burn lights tonight and here
after as the result of the agreement
of number of manufacturing plants
to shut down at 4 o'clock. This will
enable the Georgia-Alatnmh Power
Co to carry all lights with the water
power plant. though the merchants
will not keep their stores open later
thin o'clock by agreement among
This plan has been APP
proved by Regional fuel Director
Collier Of Atlanta.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
WHITE BOYS FIRE ON
NEGRO CHILDREN

Asheville, n. C. Dec 11.-SSheriff
MITCHELL left here today to investi
gate charges that unidentified parties
composed Of white men and boys
last night broke into and almost de-
stroyed "a negro school house at Bea-
yer Dam, sixteen miles from Ashe-
vile and that this afternoon another
group of white boys fired on negroes,
injuring one Of them.
The first outbreak is believed to
have started over fight between
white and negro boys.
Another serious outburst occurred
this afternoon when a group of white
boys, it is alleged, fired shotgun
at group of negro children who
were on their way home from school.
white girl was struck on the leg by
some of the shot, but was not SER
iously hurt. The officials have learn.
ed the names of the aggressors, it is
said, and prosecutions are expected
to- follow. A teacher from the negro
school reported to the county super
intendent today that every window
had been broken from the school
house during the raid doors were torn
down from their hinges, the stove
was torn down and other damage in
flicted to the interior of the building
The vandalism was not discovered
until this morning when school had
to be suspended temporarily because
of the untenable condition of the
building. The teachers managed to Sc
cure stove and boarded up the
windows so that sessions could be
held They appealed to the county
authorities today Cor financial aid
in making repairs.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12

FOR sALE-Madison county farm
for sale 40 miles below Valdosta so
acres all improved under fence bar
gain at $2000--200 acres on National
Highway all under fence s miles
from Madison a Bargain for $1,000
Have other bargains Write or see.
Webb and johnson. 1886
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12

Georgia Southern G. Florida Railroad
Arrives Departs
1:50am Jacksonville f:00am
3:13am Triton, Jacksonville 2:1Oam
3:39am Jacksonv'e, Palatka 12:31am
6:OOam Macon, Cincinatti 1:5Oam
9:45am Triton 7:35pm
2:40pm Macon 3:10pLn
2:10an Macon, Chicago 3:13am
I2:31am Macon 3:39am
2:5Opm Jacksonville S:OOpm
7:30pm Macon 9:50am
UNITED STATES
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
CORDELE, GA, UNION TICKET
OFFICE, PHONE 267.
EASTERN TIME.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12

Salt miners can wear summer
clothes in the coolest weather with
out fear of catching cold, for colds
are unknown among these workers.
Much of the family washing in
Japan is done by getting into a NOV
ing boat and letting the sheets, shirts
etc. trail astpm on a long rope
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
CHICAGO SELECTED
AS CONVICTION CITY

Washington, D. c. Dec. 1.-THE
Republican national committee today
selected Chicago and Tuesday, June
s. as the place and time for the ma
tional convention at which the party's
1920 candidate for President will be
nom mated.
On the roll call Chicago mustered
A votes to 9 for st Louis.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
WANT ADS

WE ARE PREPARED-To do your
heavy hauling. Phone l52. S. j. Hill
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12

MnEE s4.e
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12

YOUNG MAN of proven ability de;
sires position as country salesman
with reliable wholesale provision or
grocery concern, IS at present EN-
ployed but desires change account To-
cation. Address c. G. Winfree, Birm-
ingham, Ala, care National Biscuit
Company l2-l0-3t.