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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
DEATH STORY EXAGGERATED
Soldier Declares He is Very Much
Alive; Has Evidence.

ct Paul. December 13.-S. X. Lund,
Thief River Falls, former soldier, did
not lay down his life in France. IN
fact he did not die at all.
Mr. .Lund makes this assertion m
setter received today by II. w. LIBBY,
secretary, state public safety COM
mission.
The commission had Mr.. Lund list
ed as one of the soldiers who made
tho supreme sacrifice and sent che
usual certificate of coincidence 10 the
mother. Lund received the certi-
ficate, himself, as the mother was
dead. He wrote that there must be
some mistake and Libby admitted
that there evidently was.
Adiutant General w. F.. Rhinow
told a story OF q service man whowas
listed in the war department records
as dead. The man wrote to the war
department denying the allegation,
but the war department would not
change the record until the alleged
dead soldier made a demand for pay
ment of his $4,000 life insurance
policy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
EVENTS AT SAINT CLAIR new BRANCH OF ARMY
1t Is Known AS the Chemical
Warfare Service; Recent
EnIistments

Tho army mas opened new branch
c. service. namely. 1.-THE Chemical
Warfare Service United States army .
4 rchocl fer this branch is situated
~ Edgowcod Arsenal, Edgewood, Md.
where AL fundamental subjects OF
this new branch are taught Alone
with Physical training goes scientl.
fic and vocational training in applied
chemistry.
Edgewood arsenal is located on the
shore OF Chesapeake bay and is q
roS suitable place for living. The
men have every comfort.
The enlistment period is for one to
three years whether The applicant has
had pervious service or not There
a~e three more Branches in which a
man without former service can en-
list for enc year. the medical, the
veterinary corps and the quarter
master corps.
This months enlistments so far arc !:
Clark A. Wilcox, Wabasso, Mimi,
medical corps; Ellsworth w. Jensen,
Wabasso. Mimi. medical corps; Stan
lCy r. Linton. Barron, Wis, quarter
master corps; Louis G.. DusZa, Albert
Lea. Nina, signal corps: Franz,
Hagert. Wabasso, Mimi, medical
CORPS: Lee Rudolph. Mankato. Mimi,
last served in Battery p, "a artillery,
re enlisted for coast artillery: Fred
Kuritz. New Ulm., MINI. signal corps: ;
George ]. Gasink, New Ulm, MINI,
sisnas corps.
Many people are at a loss to know
just what the different medals award
ed men in the army stand for.
The distinguished service cross,
presented by the president or by ,his
authority, is awarded for gallantry in
action to persons who while serving
in any capacity OF tine army since
April 6. 1917 distinguished themselves
by extraordinary heroism in connec-
iian with military operations against
an armed enemy
The distinguished service medal Is
awarded for meritorious service IL
duty Of great responsibility to the
government
The medal of honor/i is the highest
governmental award for eallantry.
They are Given to the men who dis
tinguieh themselves by gailan!ry at
the risk or their lives above and be-
yand the call of duty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
DanvWe


Earl Bolinger is working for Al
fred Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII flasher and
children spent Sunday in Medo at the
alfred Thompson home
". NJ. Wilkins left Saturday morn
ing for Minnearolis to sDend the
winter with his sister, Mrs. A. J.
Clapshaw.
Miss Della Bolinger returned home
last week after spending two weeks
at The home of her brother Omer and
wife near Pemberton
Miss Loitie Brown. teacher in dis
trict No. 1856, is spending some time
with her parents in Madison Lake.
Her sister, Miss Katie Brown. is
teaching here during her absence.
Mrs. Ed Thompson received card
from M George Vandevcnder of
Cable, Wis. announcing The arrival
OF an eight pouhd boy at their home
November q. Mr.. and Mrs. yanden-
der were former residents of Danville.
residing on the farm known as the
Frank Albright farm
Mrs. Ed Thompson and Mrs. Ed
ward Thompson and children spent
Thursday afternoon at the VIII Hash
er home.
Rev. Carl Kruger. pastor of the
Danville Methodist church, took din
ner at the Chares Bolinger home
Saturday.
Grandma flasher is going to spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
John Olson.
Waiter Dodge recently went to
Minneapolis and Is now employed
there ON milk route.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
SUPREME COURT OPINION

Crow Wing county: Mcdonald VS.
Cayuna Range Power company, re.
reversed; Holt. judge.
Morrison county: Wampa VS.. Ly-
sl.k, reversed; Holt, Judge.
StoaIns county: Powers vs.. Fideli-
tv and Gas company. affirmed: Quinn
Judge.
Hennepin county: O'Reilly VS.. Pow
ers Mercantile company, affirmed
Quinn, judge.
Hennepin county: Hoel VS.. Flour
City Fuel company. affirmed; Dibell
judge.
lie Sueur county: Hrllicka VS.. War
ner, affirmed: Dibell, judge.
Yellow Medicine county: First Ma
ticnal bank of Rolette. N d.. VS.. An
derson. ct al, affirmed: Dibeu, Judge
Hennepin county: Hanson VS.. Voos
ct al. reversed; Taylor. commission
er
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
COLLAR BONE Is FRACTURED
Harold Willard Got Mixed Up With
Prize Bull at Duluth.

Harold Willard. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
". d. Willard of this city is confined TO
n hospital at Duluth with broken col
lar bone. Mr.. Willard has been trav-
cling with the Guernsey show herd of
the Jean Duluth Farm along The Pa
cific coast. lie visited large num-
Der of fairs and stock shows. He
had just returned from his western
trip and was taking the cattle from
the trains to the farm when he got
into mixup with one Of the prize
bulls. which resulted in broken col
lar bone for him. The herd made a
fine showing wherever il was ex-
hibited and captured n number of
prizes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
SUGAR PLENTIFUL IN MEXICO

Mexico City. November 29.---[By The
Associated Press, There is no short
age of sugar at present in Mexico and
The government is taking measures
to- prevent such a situation. Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Cabrera has
stated that the expectation Of sugar
from the republic is prohibited, the
only exceptions being in rare cases
where commission merchants have
large supplies of foreign sugar on
hand upon which they would lose
money If forced to sell il in Mexico
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
BANDITS SEIZE AMERICANS
Also Englishman Taken and Held BY
Mexicans For Ransom.
United Press Dispatch

Eagle Fass, December 13.-Eight
MeXicans, three Americans and one
Englishman were captured by tho VII
listas in their raid on Mpsnuiz and
We're carried away, TO be held for a
ransom. The MeXicaas. Il IS said. are
held for $4,000. and The Americans
for $4,000. The men captured have
been gone since. Friday afternoon at
two O'Clock, when the bandits took
the trait over the hills toward Chi
huahua.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Thres Moro indictments.

Three joint indictments were re-
turned by tho Brown County grand
.ury AGAINST WYE and Outline. two for
extortion and one for misdemeanor
I'll" c1sca We're set for trial by Judge
Frank Clague Yesterday morning and
the date Is Tuesday, January 6, at
New Ulm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
E. {. LANE DIED LAST NIGH
He Was Fer Many Yeara Editor OF
Sherburn Advance Standard.


E.@ +. Lane, for many years editor
and publisher OF The Sherburn Ad-
vance Standard. died AT his home in
that place last night at eight o'clock.
He had been a sufferer from iuber-
culosi5 for number of years. He
was wellknown to the newspaper
men of the state and popular mem
Der of the profession. He was for
several years postmaster at Sher-
burn, and when his health failed him.
Mrs. Lane was appointed to the posi-
ton.
Mr.. Lane was 4 member of the
Mankato Lodge of Eiks and it was
His request that the funeral be held
under the auspices OF that order. The
rites will take'-place in SherbuIn
Monday afternoon. ....-
Mr.. Lane is survived by wife and
son, Floyd Lane. ...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
MESSAGE Late; He Sues.

FaiTmont, Mimi. December fa--C.
r. Goodwin, local horse dealer. today
began suit against the Western Union
Telegraph company rs the result OF
eleven days delay in transmission OF
a message FROM Berkeley, Cal. ad-
vising him OF his mothers death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Flood Waters Are Reccding.
T Associated Press Dispatch

Atlanta, Ca. December 13.-Rapid
recession OF the food waters at Ma
con and Mont gomery marked the
passing OF the more serious food con-
diiicns of southern rivers. Selma.
downstream fi'orl Hontgomory. is now.
heins inundated. Heavy damage was
done the Montgomery industrial dis
trict.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
UNCLE OF GOVERNOR DIES
George w. JOHNSON Succumhed Yes
terday Morning to Pneumonia.

Ierudy NIoTHIHy 10 THeufIIOIIId.
George w. JChrzon, 1l54 Bradley
street, st. Paul, uncle OF Governor
Burnquist. died yesterday from pneu-
monia Nr. Johrson was snperin-
tendent of the old capitol. lie was
born in Sweden in 1S4S and for forty
two years had been resident of st.
Paul. He was brother of the gov
ernor's mother and is survived by a
widow and four children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
HEADED FOR EAST AFRICA
British Army Officers Are Going
There to Try Their Fortunes.

London. November 2G-EBy The
Associated Press. Fifteen hundred
former army men are soon tn leave
England TO try their fortunes in East!
Africa This is the first of about 5000
approved applications under a gov
ernment scheme which grants the
men free passages. Lack of shipping
is holding up transportation of the
others for q tine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Coal Condition Brightens
UP considerable
REpORISARE OPTIMISTIC
Tie Restoration of Passenger
Trains Is Looked Forward
To Very Soon

Associated Press Dispatch.1
Chicago. December 13.-FueI
restrictions Will be lifted after
Sunday at midnight and full pas
senGer service will be resumed
next Wednesday at midnight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
WILSON CAN WALK ABOUT
President Permitted to Move Around
Room And To Adjoining Hall.

I NSSUFIHIeU TTcSS IJISplf'h.T
Washington. December 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson is now permitted to walk
about his room and the adjoining
hail, Dr. C.. T. Graysol announced to-
day. lie walks with cane but is
Unattended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
SUGAR aim pasked
limited Press Dispatch.

TUnIIed PTFsSS DISpatCh.
Washington, December 1.-the
senate this morning passed the Me-
Nary sugar bill which provides for
continuance of government control of
sugar distribution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Steamer Reported or Fire.
TITp;iaI D,.,,ug niyn.t,h

ST. Johns. December, 12.-The Low
tons capacity. was reported on fire
last evening, thirty miles southeast Of
Cape Race.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19

Chicago, December f3.-PariiaI re-
Taxation OF the rigid restrictions On
the use of fuel, the optimistic reports
regarding the resumption of the pro-
duction in virtually all tho coal fields,
and substantial restoration of the
passenger train service in many sec
tons today. brought The greatest
measure of relief since the coal stu
alton became acute
Some workers, particularly in Ohio
and Illinois, are still Dissatisfied with
the settlement and are refusing to re-
turn 10 work.
Three Major Events.
limited Press Dispatch.I
Indianapolis, December 13.-Three
major events lined the horizon OF the
mine strikers situation today. Upon
the determination OF these events
hinges the important questions of the
future concerning the nations coal
supply
The first point is the convention of
the local union delegates at which
time they will review the action or
officials in accepting the nffer OF
President Wilson. This action viii
either be approved or censored. IL
they approve il. John T.. Lewis and
other officials will be indGrsed while
il they oppose II Lewis and others viii
be opposed by the ultra radicals who
opposed any settlement whatever, be-
yond the terms they first made.
~ Ira.
! Another point Of interest is the
trial of ninety seven miners and Of
ficials for alleged violation of the or
ders of The court end the third point
is the coming sessions of the federal
grand jury which will investigate the
alleged violations of the Lever Act
last summer by tho coal operators,
when they failed ia produce coal at
time they were able to do 90.
Passenger Train Service.
limited Press Dispatch.l
Chicago. December 13-Fassenger
train service 10 the west and tho
northwest will he normal out Of Chi
cago by Thursday. December IS. ac-
corling to the statement issued by
n. II. Ashton and Hale Holden, re-
gional directors today
All Restrictions Cancelled.
fUnTsd Press Dispafa1.i :
ST. Paul. December 13.-A. w. Tren
holm and IT, r. Smith. the committee
for the northwest regional coal adj
miristration. announced this noon that
all restrictions will he cancelled at
midnight fonieht. All orders issued
for stores TO close and light and pow
er 10 be used only certain number
of hours day. have been called off.
Train schedules. which were cut. u
is said will not he back 10 normal
before a week IT least.
Cut Off All Coal Restraint.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Chicago. December 13.-Orders, re-
moving all restrictions for the use OF
light. heat and power from bituminous
coal in the northwest. were issued
today by regional coal committees
and sent TO I'll public utilities and
railroads in the northwest.
Washington. December 1S.-"Prac
tically all union miners will be back
to work on Monday" President John
l.. Lewis of the United Mine Workers
announced today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-14
DREAl1LAND ADVENTURES-,By Daddy
-' "CLOUD LAND"

queer figure, standing beside tiny
queer golden house. The figure was
little man, only few inches tai
dressed in an odd little suit of clotI
that shone like gold, and wearing a tai
pointed hat of the same material. Eve,
his hair and skin were golden and hi
voice was like the Jingle of gold piece]
''Do you really want to go to ClouI
LandT' he asked.
Peggy and Billy answered yes" n
one breath.
Then I'll take you," he jingled
my name is Sun Beam and I CAM
on my steed, Ray of Light, to guild
you on your trip"
But how are we to go?" aske|
Peggy.
As IL In answer a long, white festhe,
6oated down from the sky. On II 8
letters Of gold were written these wordaI
IF to the land of the clouds you woul
go, a
Then two big shining bubbles blow;
| Say these words Cola rinkety tall
And in one second you'll grow small
Then step inside your bubble balloon,
And float to the. land of the sun an
the MOON
''Do what it says" advised SD
Beam. Peggy and Billy at once blej
two big bubbles, putting them out 4
large as they could. Then they repeate|
the magic words "Golla -rinkety tall
and in a second they shrank to the sid
of Sun Beam. In the side Of cad
bubble was tiny door. Peggy steppd|
through one of these and Billy throug|
the other. The doors closed and I'll
bubble balloon gently foated upward
Sun Beam on Ray Of Light gallopd
ahead along a shaft Of sunlight ar|
up, up, up, they sailed toward ClosI
Land.
(Tomorron pill be told ohat fhey,
! find on the rdinbop arch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-14

ed on the slightest of data. As Gorin
said: "Lombroso had been studyin
the cadavers and living persons of Grim
inals for months, when suddenly
sight of certain anomalies in the skuI
of one particular brigand, revelatio
flashed through the surrounding gloom
the hypothesis was framed" LON
broso searched for corroborative facta
but in a sensational, <unscientific way
In the skull of Gasparone, a famou
Italian robber, he discovered micro
cephaly, prognathism and other "stis
mata."
The corollary of the theory, pushed d
extreme terms, was that no criminal
responsible for his acts.
Two deductions followed: that pun
ishment is unjust, and that the priso
must be even more Of an asylum tina /
of a reformatory institution. But athI
harmfulness of Lombroso's theory wa
not confined to this. BY reaction II gav||
birth to the opposing view that the ori
gin of crime is not biological, but 10 |
Geological. The environment is d
blame. This theory has been WELCOMED
especially by those who attribute a
evil to the capitalist constitution of 80
ciety. 1t also, as in some of the writing
OF Enrico Ferri, led to the discardin{ !
of the dictrine of moral responsibilityl
social accountability" being substitut +
ed.
No little piquancy attached to GorI
lng's demolition of Lombroso's work.
Having-with Karl Pearson's carefs{
statistical devices-measured his 3O03
criminals, identical measurements wer1
taken of 1000 Cambridge students, near
ly 1000 Oxford students, and some II
Aberdeen University. The delightf,}
conclusion reached was that prison in |
mates, as whole, approximate closed
In head measurements to the univerl
sities generally than do students of difl
ferent universities conform with eacl
other in this regard"
Lombroso had contended that Grim
inals are physically predestined, aslj
that skull experts could predict theiI
future. As to this, Goring remarked
that better judgment could be mad@
from skull measurements as to whetheI
an individual were studying at Oxforl
or Aberdeen than as to whether hj
would turn out to be a murderer 81
great university scholar Lombroso wal
sure that all prisoners showed cephalil
anomalies, but Goring demonstrated
that English convicts had just as man
bulging foreheads and just as few rniz
shapen skulls as the Royal Engineers
Examination Of other physical markp|
and involving English schoolboys and
hospital inmates, pointed in the aan,}
direction. Though the "stigmata" wor|
absent, Goring did not deny that certsil
general physical differences existed
Convicts in general were slighter q
stature and bodily weight than othSl
men, but this was obviously due laree1y
@ seleetiye social factors. s.---Nsw Io<l
! Evening Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-14
DO Crime Instincts ShOlU in Face

Nearly twenty years ago an English
crlmlnologist at a Paris convention
heard a heated debate on Lombroso's s
theory that the criminal class is marked
by sharp physical attributes-low fore
head, asymmetrical face, prognathous
jaw, scanty beard, large ears. Stirred to
doubt, he went home resolved to ascer-
tain the truth for himself. The inquiry
thus initiated was given in charge to
Or. Charles Goring, who compiled data
from 5000 criminals, all recidivists and
serious offenders. The examination last
ed from 1902 to 1908, and classification
and Interpretation of the facts made it
impossible to publish Goring's monu-
mental THE English Convict" until
1913.
The book accomplished the Complete
overthrow of the Italian theories which
had 80 overemphasized the biological
factor in crime. 1t was demonstrated
that the anthropological criminal type,
so widely believed in, was nonexistent.
Doctor Goring's death last month re-
moved one of the greatest criminolo-
gists and as Lombroso's theory made a
marked impression on our penal law
and practice, so Goring's discoveries
have had a notable influence on our
legislation and prison administration.
Lombroso's theory appealed to that
instructive prejudice In the human mind
which is ready to see in proved Grim
inal something physically abnormal and
repulsive. 1t was rapidly absorbed by
the popular intellect, which even now
thinks of the burglar as always having
low brow, bulldog jaw, a stoop, and
shifty eyes. But the theory was found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-14

over the water. Boyd, shame on you
You should have forgotten that episode
by this time
He paid no attention to her, but went
on undisturbed, "A waitress, perma
nent position, good surroundings; er-
good pay. But-you must not drop any
trays"
"Boyd. what are you driving at?''
she asked, frankly curious.
"Just what l say. l offer you a
position as waitress"
"Who is the employer"
"I am"
ooh" Then more silence.
Suddenly the canoe shot swiftly to =
ward the shore. AS they walked along
Boyd asked, "Well, what about it,"
Her answer was muffied, but if you
should peep into the blue and white
breakfast room of the Boyd Martins
now no doubt you would catch glimpse
of Mrs. Martin, dainty figure in hel
morning cap and gown, carefully at
tending to the passing of the coffee
cups So far as I know there have
Been no mishaps yet.
The next complete novelette-The
Butterfly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-14
The Sentence of the Patrin
ELEDA walked suddenly. but will

INLEDA walked suddenly, but without
L motion; just a wide opening of the
eyes upon the darkness, and swift
beating of the heart, but not the move
ment of a muscle. 1t was as though
some inward monitor, some gnome of
the hidden life. had whispered of dan
ger to her slumbering spirit. The wax
ing was complete emergence, a vigilant
and searching attention.
There was something on her breast
weighing it down, yet with a pressure
which was not weight alone, and may
be was not weight at all as weight is
understood. Instantly there flashed
through her mind the primitive belief
that a cat will lie upon the breasts of
children and suck their breath away.
Strange and even absurd as il was. II
seemed to her that cat was pressing
and pressing down upon her breast,
Ihere could be no mistaking the feline
presence. Now with sudden energy
of the body she threw the Thing from
her, and heard it drop, with the soft
ness of feline feet, on the Indian rig
upon the floor.
ihen she sprang out of bed. and.
feeling for the matches, lit a candle on
the small table beside her bed.
Holding the candle above her head
she looked in the mirror on her dressino .
table and laughed nervously ar The
shocked look in her eyes at the hand
pressed upon the bosom whose apita :
tions troubled the delicate linen at her
breast. The pale light of the candle,
the reflection from the white muslin of
her dressing table and her pipbtwear
the strange, deep darkness of her ewes
the ungathered tawny hair falling to
her shoulders, gave an unusual paleness
to her face.
What a ninny I am" she said
aloud as she looked at herself her
tongue chiding her apprehensive eyes
her laugh contemptuously adding its
comment on her tremulousness ar
was real nightmare--a waking night :.
mare, that's what it was"
She searched the room once moro
however-every corner, under the he'd
the chest of drawers and the dress;n q
table, before she got into bed again
her feet icily cold. And yet again he
fore settling down she looked round
perplexed and inquiring. Placing the
matches beside the candlestick, She
blew out the light. Then, half turning
on her side with her face to the wall,
she composed herself to sleep.
CTO BE CONTINUED