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The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15

While they may lose now prices are
certain to come down and at an even
more rapid rate than wages will.
''The railway dispute today is not
one of dissatisfaction of the men, it
is a question of national policy. The
workers have been misled by false
and untrue statements relative to the
handling of the roads. Railway stocks
and investments are today as clean as
any in the country. The public has
always received full value of the rail-
ways and the service has been the
hest in the world"
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
James H. StiNman, the Banker, Clues
His Tews On the Present Situation
limited Press Dispatch.l

New York, August 13.-James H.
Stillman, one of the leading bankers
of New York and financial leaders of
the country, today explained the fl
nancial situation to The United Press
as follows:
"The high cost Of living is the re-
suit of the destruction caused by the
war in which all the common COM
modities of life were destroyed. The
world is short of the common needs
of life. Wage earrers will emerge
from the present crisis the gamers.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15

already been served upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Borchert
ELY Borchert and Wllliam1 P. Ur-
ban were married December 16 1917
and in his complaint the husband
alleges that they lived happily to-
gether until interferred with by his
wife's parents. He claims that they
induced his wife to leave his home
on or about November Is, 1918, and
that she then made her home with
them. He also claims that the par
ents of his wife have prevented him
from seeing her or communicating
with her since that time. In conse-
quence he has suffered great dis
tress and mental anguish, and is
now suing Mr.. and Mrs. Borchert fol
$4,000 damages through his attor-
ney, c. ]. Laurisch of this city.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15

the highest level for months. Poul-
try also has been awaiting skyward
recently. No meats have dropped in
price.
81 guess the reports were gotten up
to give the people something they
like to read" commented one dealer
here.
Groceries also have taken no not
iceable slide" on the Mankato mar
ket' Fruits have dropped in price
recently, due to the fact that they
were abnormally high earlier in the
season. Since August IL flour. in
stead OF decreasing in price, has ad-
vanced forty cents barrel, according
to the statement from the Hubbard
mill.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
Gon1pers Demands That the Workers
Should Haze Voice In Rail Operation
UNITED Press Dispatch.l,

Paris, August 13.-Samuel Com
pers, president OF the American
Federation Of Labor, favors national
ization Of the railway lines of the
United States and favors labor hav-
ing a voice in the operation Of the
roads, according to his statement to
The United Press today.
American railway workers will not
only compel the government to take
over the roads Tut their next step
will be to demand that labor be
given an equal voice in the admins
stration of the railway lines" de-
clared Mr.. Gompers.
Must BE Suitable to Workers.
He declared that the railways must
be under control suitable to the
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15

workers and that the working ele-
ments were now to demand real
voice in determining their conditions.
The first step of the change, he as
serted as was for the government to
take over the lines and the next
would be "for representatives of
labor and Of the owners to meet in
council in which each held equal
powers"
Gomrers refused to say what part
the federation might play in politics
in this country in the next year. He
simply stated, present conditions
are very unfair and unless a change
is effected labor will be forced to
use other means."-Copyright BY The
United Press, Association 1919.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
CAN DEFINE lNT0xIcANTs

Judiciary Committee Says Congress
Has Power to Determine Question.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
washington, August 13.-The sem
ate judiciary committee in an in
formal report holds that congress
clearly has the right to define what
intoxicating liquors is to secure q
uniform and efficient administration
and enforcement Of t(he prohibition
law.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
Hungarians Are Accuesd.

Paris, August 13.-Allied military
representatives in Budapest reported
to the peace conference today that the
Roumanians had failed to carry out
their agreemnt to evacuate the Hun
Parian cabinet. They asked for in
structions as to how to proceed
against the Roumanians.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
MEMORIALS FOR The DEAD
Representatives of Men Who Died in
Service Receive Them.

Governor j. A. A. Burnquist has
mailed memorials to the families and
representative Of men who died in
service, expressing the graft
tude and sympathy of the state for
the sacrifices. The memorials are suit
able for framing and the plan of rec-
IGNITION was adopted by the Public
Safety commission. About 1.5OO GER
tificates were mailed, it was estimated.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
MEXICO IS GETTING BUSY
Sending Troops After the Bandits
Who Abused Americans.

IIHIleu FTeSS DISpdlCH.I
, Galveston, August 13.-The MeXi
IAN government campaign against the
bandit bands in the Tampico- Vera
cruz territories, who mistreated, rod
bed and abused Americans, was ap-
parently started today. Mexican
consul Ferriro here, received word
4 tating that government troops has
: tarted out to hunt down and dis
3erse the bandits.
. The first band was encountered on
she Tampico river and put to rout.
It was stated that two hund-
red cattle and ninety horses We're
'e-captured by the Mexican federals.
They will be returned to their owners.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
FORMER KASOTAIAyS KILLED
News of Death of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Tobin and Daughter.
inl 10 Era i

Kasota, August I'D. F. Turrittin
received a message Tuesday stating
that his sister, Mrs. Charles Tobin,
husband and daughter, Marjorie, had
been killed. The message did not state
how they mea death, but it is sup
posed that they were on an auto trip
through the country and met with an
accident. Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin resid-
ed at Delaware, Ohio. They were
former Kasota residents.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
WILL VETO DAYLIGHT SAVING
President Wilson Has Had Bill Before
Him Since August 5.
TAssociated Press Dispatc

IASSoc1ated Press Dlsp2tch.I
Washington. August 13.-President
Wilson will veto the law proposing a
repeal of the daylight saving act. it
was said today. The president had
the measure before him since Au-
gust 5.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
WARNING BY HITCHCOCK
Threat To Take Treaty From
Hands of Foreign Relations
Committee

Washington, August 13.-At
stormy session the senate foreign
relations committee agreed to ex-
pediate the consideration of the
peace treaty. Re-reading of dis
putes sections and consideration
of possible amendments will be-
gin tomorrow.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
FOWLER IS COMMANDANT
Minneapolis Mar Elected at Head of
SoldiGst Home.

Silas H. Towlr, Minneapolis, past
commander of tie G. A. R. depart
ment of Minnesoh, was elected COM
mandant of the Sldiers' Home at the
annual meeting of the board of
trustees at the bme yesterday, sue
,ceeding Peter F. Dubay, whose term
had expired.
After the electpn the new COM
randant selected Major r. r. Hen
derson, the preset adjutant, as his
adjutant, DR.. T. C Clark was elected
the surgeon and Charles F. DO,ln
the present quartemaster, was elect
ed to succeed himelf
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
FR0WN ON PLUMB REQUEST
|'charges That Railroads Were PIund.
cred Not Taken Seriously.
limited Press Diauatch

. Washington, August 13.-The de-
mand of Glenn f. Plumb. author Of
the Plumb bill. for naturalization of
the railways, that congress appoint
committee to Investigate his charges
that the roads were plundered by the
interests of Wall street, appeared
likely to be turned down by the
house committee today. The opin-<
ion of the committee was that the
Interstate commerce commission
was conducting just suc: an investi.
cation at the present time.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
RALPH COUCH.

Washington, August 13.-"Pitiless
publicity" will be employed by the
government in the campaign to
force food hoarders to disgorge food
stuffs which they have held for high
er prices, according to plan outlin-
ed in telegram from Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer to one of the hundred
district attorneys that are investiga-
ting the actions of hoarders. It Is
believed this will prove a long step
toward suppressing profiteering.
The prices at which the food was
taken into the cold storage plants,
the length OF time held there ana
the present price at which 1t Is sold
r-ould be given the public to show the
unjust workings of the plants IN req
ulating supply so as to make the do-
mandx great at all times and the price
accordingly high.
Statements Of these facts would -
given the neWspapern Il eaeb
munity BY the distfic u ttpd1 8; 4, q
l2g re - 1l2P7 kncs, dominat
regulation of cold st0fage S5lz xxntl
in senate to day by Senator McKe1lxr
as a certain means Of reducing the
cost of living and it is the "only rem :
edy of the most outrageous piece OF
profiteering that can be imagined"
Meat packers were charged by the
senator with using cold storage to fix
the food prices.
Plea For Increased Production.
TAssociated Press Dtspatch1
Washington. August 13.-Increased
production will act as the greatest
factor in the decreasing Of the cost
of living, Senator Reed declared in an
address in senate today. Reduction
can only come with the operation of
natural laws, the many remedies pro-.
posed being futile because they are
artificial, he said.
Another Cause For n. c. L.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
Washington, August 13.-Fluctua-
ton of the purchasing power of a
dollar is the cause for the present diff
ficulties, Professor Irving Fisher of
Yale said today before the federal
electric ailway commission. The
purchas.ag power of the gold dollar
should be fixed making it variable in
weight. instead of fixed in weight and
variable in purchasing power.
Would Have r. r. Strikes Unlawful.
TOnited Press Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, August 13.-Steven c.
Mason today appeared before the In
terstate commerce commission com
mittee OF, the senate and asked that
railway strikes be declared unlawful
by. an act of congress. Mason is
president of the International Manu-.
facturers' association.
Butter Being Hoarded.
st. Paul, August 18.-Discovery that
butter is being boarded in large
quantities in st. Paul, apparently to
influence prices. was announced late
YESTERDAY by Alfred Jaques, United
States district attorney. Several in.
stances were found by federal agents
where great stores Of butter are be-
ing kept out OF the market, 1t was
stated.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
Would Be Hold Up Artist After
Demanding; Money Shot H;mse II
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Washington 13-A banking
Pennsylvania
ed
himself n Jaw to a
Of robbery
froma a electric
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
Consider Hunsaran Situation.

IAssOcIated fTeS NisUatch.l
Paris, August 13.tThe inter- allied
supreme council WIS hastily sum-
moned to meet late bday to consider
the Hungarian situabn.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
Reply From Bucharest.

UNITED Press nspatchl
Paris, August 13.-The peace con-
'erence council is reported to have
received conciliatory reply from
Bucharest, relative to the negotiations
With Roumania and the occupation of
Budapest.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
CRISIS REPORTED IN SPAIN
Ministerial Uphea@I; Deputies Are
Summoned b Madrid.

[AssOciated PRas Dispatch.1
Madrid, August "a ministerial
crisis is impending in Spain. The
government has summoned all absent
DEPUTIES to Madrid.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15

Washington, August 13.-Amend-
ments extending the anti profit
eerine sections Of the food con-
.troI act to wearing apparel and
imposing penalties, were sent to
the house agricultural committee
by Attorney General Palmer.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
ORDERS SENT OUT BY HIN
TO HIS ASSISTANTS
PROBE BY THE OFFICIALS
Statements Are To Be Given the
Newspapers In Each
Community

Washington, August 13.-Re-
ductions were made today in the
surplus fcodstuff price offered by
the army, in order to keep the
government price below that Of
the retailer. M
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
MAY GIVE MARKINGS
FOR PRACTICAL THRIFT

School girls, listen!.
Cut out the Georgette waists, the
stockings that are silk, the ruby drug
store lips; the Jewels that sparkle
cut EN- out while the cuttings good,
for the thrift teacher will get you II
you don't watch out.
tEsfExtravagant dress and habits Of pu-
pills have prompted the government to
seek the assistance of educators in
sowing seeds of savings in the minds
Of the pupils.
Dr.. George N. Bauer Of the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota and vice director Of
the Ninth Federal Reserve district
War Savings organization, tells Of the
new move:
SIT is seriously suggested that the
school children be given markings on
9 prepared course Of practical thrift
the same as they are given markings
In geography or astronomy. The
school children of Minnesota and the
Ninth district have. shown cordial
and an intelligent interest In the pres
ent thrift movement. We feel that
worth while results will be gained by
emphasizing with them the real me-
cessity Of personal responsibility"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
SCHOOL BOY WRITES
POEM ON "THRIFTD.

In prize essay contest on the sub
ject of Thrift" the following poem
was submitted by Asa Powell. an
eighth grade pupil in the Emerson
School at Bozeman, Montana:
THRIFT.
II wonder" said the chipmunk,
From his perch so high,
AZ he watched the big black clouds
Go scurrying through the sky.
IF had better begin to get
My winter store together.
The clouds hang low in the sky
And we're having autumn weather"
So to his home he scurried
With nut in either cheek,
nor stopped until he had enough
To last for manl a week.
Don't you think we better follow
His example then 80 good
save and help to gather in
the winter store OF food7
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
THRIFT MOVIES TO Be SHOWN.

Movies Of War Savings Stamps sin
action" are to be shown in, theatres
throughout the Ninth Federal Reserve
Reserve district. The pictures are
animated maneuvers Of the stamps
which are made to go through some
astonishing stunts to keep the wolf
from the door: to pull a man out Of
debt. and to pry the mortgage OF the
home.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
! yvashInaton,s Advisers.

When Washington formed his cab
met It had but four members, the In.
terror department being unknown, the
war and navy departments being un-
der one head, and the postmaster gem
eral being subordinate to, the treas
ury. Neverthe Of these four posi-
dons, he gave two to Virginians, Sec
rotary Of State Jefferson and Attorney
General Randolph one to New York,
Alexander Hamilton, and one to Mass
achusetts, Henry Knox.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
Insurance Ltcense Revoked.

II s. A. Olsness, commissioner Of In.
surance, found the Ocean Accident and
Guaranty Insurance company guilty
of violating the anti-discrimination
law and revoked the. company's license
to write business in the state, after a
hearing Wednesday. The company
was charged with arbitrarily cancelline
the burglary insurance policy held by
the Observation-Disclosures bank Of
Fargo on October %. The complaint
was brought by Bank Examiner o. e..
Lofthus, who testified that at the time
the policy was cancelled over $500, 700
in cash and $4,000 In Liberty bonds
was IN the vaults Of the bank. Coun.
sci for the insurance company admit,
ted the facts, but attempted to saddle
the blame for the action on the Fargo
agent Of the company. Commissioners
Olsness refused to permit this defense
and suspended the company,s right to
do business until It voices its willing.
ness to abide by the i-discrimina.
4 ton law.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
Labor Alliance Meet Proposed.

Labor Alliance Meet Proposed.
Leaders Of the Nonpartisan Labor
Alliance of North Dakota are con-
itemplating a meeting of the commit
teemen for the purpose Of redrafting.
the provisions Of, the constitution Of
this organization relating to the dis
.bursement offunds and advertising the
movement. Itisproposed that provision
be made so that part Of the funds col
.lected in each locality can be used In
that locality to push Organization work.
Under the present provision all the
funds collected are sent to the state
treasury Of the organization. Presi.
dent J.ssJ. Hickey Of the Alliance
favors making these changes. and then
submitting them to referendum vote
Of the members, who now number sew
eral thousand throughout the. state.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
UX COUNTY PIONEER

out 1t carried with it every record and
scrap of paper in the Office building.
This ordinarily would have the effect
Of delaying the state auditors in their
work of arriving ut the cost Of pro-
duction under public operation. Then
followed swiftly the injunction asked
by the mining company from Judge
Nuessle, which took the mines out Of
the hands Of the state.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
Asks EARLY Bowen Trial.

A petition has been entered in the
supreme court asking it to order a
special term Of the sixth district court
ito try the Bowen murder case. Lack
Of hotel accommodations is given as
one Of the reasons necessary for an
immediate trial. Another is that Mrs.
Bowen is soon to become mother
and may not be able to appear as a
witness If the trial is postponed too
long. REX
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
Merely Nominal Right.

The freedom of the city Of London
carries with It, nominally, at any rate,
the right to keep pigs in the parish Of
st. James Piccadilly. But even were
any one disposed to avail himself Of
this liberty, and If the sanitary author
tiles failed TO object, land in that part
of London rs somewhat too costly for
profitable pig-farmfng.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
Land sale Postponed.

The sale Of 10000 acres of univer-
sity and school lands in Stutsman
county has been called of by the
board Of university and school lands.
It was to have taken place Novem-
her 81.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
CAPITOL BRIEFS.
Compensation Bureau Busy.

The Workmen's Compensation bu.
reau Is busy adjusting more than 800
accident claims which have been held
up pending the supreme court decision
on the c0nstitutionality of the law.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27
The Goods On lIositxl<y.

Absolute proof that State Auditor
Kositzky has used state funds, to pay
for anti-farmer political propaganda
has been furnished. One instance has
been traced where Kositzky has used
g cents in state stamps to get his
propaganda into the hands OF a news.
paper. That paper is the Russo Record
On the envelope are three 2-cent
stamps which bear the stencil Of the
State Of North Dakota, which identi-
.,fies all postage purchased by the
state, so marked for the detection Of
postage stamps. It Is believed that
Kositzky q using considerable state
money for similar purposes Every
evening he and his deputy. are seen
leaving his Office with big bundles Of
addressed envelopes under their arms.
Some Of this propaganda falls into the
hands Of persons favorable to the
farmers movement. Careful search is
being made to see how much state
postage Is being used on these letters,
Il, there Is any penalty for the mis-
appropriation Of state funds, It Is be-
lieved that Kositzky faces it.
Coal Company Delays Work Of state.
II One reason why the Washburn Fig
mite Coal company was 80 anxious to
get its property back ID revealed BY
the fact that the miners did everything
possible while tho state was ii pos
session to reach record production and
demonstrate the prac ticability and
sirability Of public ownership. This
production was raised to 20 cars y day
before the mine was closed down.
The success Of state ownership was
proving too great for the private own
ssrs. a member of the auditing firm
engaged BY the state to install a book
keeping system to ascertain the cost
Of production reported that when the
Washburn company Office force walked
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Andrew Carnegie began race against
time when. in 1901. at the age OF 50. ne
resolved to give away his enormous for
tune He held il 'diSgraCctul' for man
TO keep on gathering idle millions. In
tho comparatively few years which the
actuary could allow him, hc would dis
cmbarrass himself OF practically all n"
had. No man had ever launched phil
anthropic campa gnS OF such dimensions.
His was then a fortune OF just about
q quarter billion dollars. the largest ever
acquired by a foreign-born Amcrlcan'
second only to the John d. Rockefeller
wealth as tho largest individual accu-
raulation in the United States. and. built.
as il was. Of 5 per cent steel bonds II
would, without 80 much as turning over
ones hand. have approa"hSt half a o't-
bon by tho time raTn"Gi" could cali
hrmsclt an octogcnar:au on November
-. 1915.
To give this stupendous sum away. in
about half tho time he had taken TO
gather il. was n purpose Carnegie mad
fairly we'll 'fuIfillcd when death overlook
him today. He had distributed about
$3O0. NOO. 600. It Was giving money away
ar tho rate Of over 100000. 900 u year. or
moro than $4,000 a day.
He declared. when he gave up gather
ing wealth and announced an era "f dis
tribution. that he expected To find if
more difficult 20 give his millions away
than il had been To acquir" Them How
would you give 100000 900 away? be-
came such q popular query that an Eng
Nsh advertiser who employed 1t. received
no less than 45.0n0 suggestions as TO
how Carnegie could rid himself OF ms;
wealth. Twelve thousand persons solved