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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
BOOZE H|SDEATHPOTION
STRANGER PASSED IN" AT
SPRINGFIELD HOTEL
Discovered BY the Landlady In
Unused Room Surrounded
With Bottles

Springfield, Mimi, February 81
The dead body of stranger was
found in vacant room on the Sec
ond floor Of tho Exchange hotel al
Springfield. yesterday morning at ten
o'clock. The room had not been used
foT some time and Mrs. Shoemaker,
proprietor of the hotel, intended 10
nail ii shut yesterday. Before doing
so, however. size went into the room
TO remove cot and w&S confronted
with 4 SIuesOme sight.
On the cot lay a dead man. His
coat ard shoes were off, otherwise he
was dressed. He lad partly covered
himself with sheet and quit which
lay on the cot. The presence of
whiskey bottles told the story. IN
dOubtedly be had wandered into the
room iE an intoxicated condition He
had vomited all over himself as well
as the cot. His body was frozen,
there being no heat in the room
From South Dakota
a search of his clothing revealed
nothing by which he could he identi-
fled except a notebook which indi-
Gated that he may have come from
BADGER, s. D.. Marshall ChristeRaen
is OF the opinion that the stranger
had recently been picked up as drunk
and lodged in the village Jail He
was discharged from custody. Not a
cent Of money WIS found on him.
Mrs. Schumacher says the man was
not registered guest and must have
made his Eay into the room alone.
late at night. She lad not been in
the room for several days and it is
rot known how long the man had
been there.
Coroner G. +. Reineke was mott
fled and he was expected to arrive
on the afternoon train yesterday TO
make an investigation. but decided
rot to come. No inquest will be held.
1t was learned later in the day
that the mans name was Henry Bar
ton and his place Of residence Badger,
s. ID.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
County is Not Bone Dry

Unless the Minnesota state legisla-
place of the Safety commissions
order, ,rescirded last night. prohibit
ing the transporting OF liquor through
dry territory, Mankato and Blue
Earth county will be far from being
bone.dry when the county option law
goes into effect on February "a
Judge Lorin Cray. when Interview
ed by The Free Press this morning,
stated that with the Safety commits
sion's order in effect, Blue Earth
county was bone dry. With the
order, rescinded, however, the only
thing the adoption OF the law last
summer did. is to prevent the sale
of liquor liz the county The statutes
provide that liquor cannot be sold or
barteled without a license and the
adopted OF the county option law
in this>acourty prohibits the issuance
of a license for, the sale of liquor.
"As it stands at present see no
reason why a mar could rot bring
liquor in here for his own use. There
is nothing to prevent the transpor-
tation Of liquor through the county,
stated Judge Cray. He expressed a
hope. however, that the legislature
would pass a law which ould take the
place Of the Safety commissions
order.
Local saloons cen now keep open
from a. M, until II p. M. and the
new order of things will be inaugu-
rated tonight as far as keeping the
thirst parlors open. might caps"
will be served at IL p. m. In the
morning the man with an ";;wfN
head" can obtain his mornings
morning" at five ocloclA-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
OFFERS Rail SOLUTION
DIRECTOR HINES ADVOCATES
SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS
Senate Committee On Interstate
Commerce Is Notified of
Suggestion

Washington, Feb. Slow he be.
lieved reorganization of the railroads
into a few regional corporations,
operating privately under close gov
eminent supervision, might be worked
out, was explained to the senate inter
state commerce committee by Director
General Hines.
This he advocated as the ultimate
solution of the railroad problem, and
to develop necessary legislation he
thought a five-year continuation of the
present control should be authorized.
There should be not less than six,
nor more than II of these regional op-
Grating corporations" he said, with
government representatives on the
boards of directors of each" This
method Mr.. Hines suggested, would
result in more competition and better
service than would be rendered by a
single national corporation, and would
give a local touch" to the manage
ments.
Regional consultations would have
to be directed by the government and
some federal agency also would have
to determine on plans for exchanging
securities in the consultations. All
roads, including short lines, he said,
should be included in the regional sys-
TENS.
In response to senators questions,
Mr.. Hines explained that he believed
the best solution Of the railroad prob
lem could not be worked out within
81 months, the present period of fed
eral control, and for this reason urged
the extension. Government manage
mont during the 81 months would be
of temporary nature, he said, and
would not necessarily influence the
final determination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
IAssocia;cd Press Dispatch. !

8erne, tuesday, February 4.-The
responsibility for the war will be in
vesticated by a commission appointed
by the socialist conference in session
here. & will be composed of two
British, two French, one Hungarian,
enc Austrian and two German dele
gates.
London, February ANY idea that
Germanys' final collapse was due to a
revolution or the food blockade is
secuted in ar article in The Frank
Turt Zoifung by the military expert,
Major Paulus. "LudendCrf was beaten
when he commenced his retreat TO
the Antwerp Metz lire for this line
could rot have been held" he said
Neither flank was secure. To the
north the Dutch frontier left no room
for any retreat which would not have
been catastrophe. In the center, Yer
dun provided an invitation TO the
enemy TO break through. The line from
Diedenhofen to Metz was outfianked
when the ST. Mihiel salient was lost
while the whole OF our southern front
was full of disadvantages ard too
close TO the Rhine to be held stub
bornly."
Not Favorable to Russo Intervention.
GAssociated Press Dispatch.l
Paris, February 5.-Military inter
vention in Russia on q large scale is
not thought of, declared Foreign
Secretary Balfour last night. The
great powers are doing everything
they considered can be done in deal
ing with "a most disquieting situa-
ton" he said. He declared the peace
conference is making all possible
haste to settle the peace terms.
Strength OF American Army.
Washington, February 5. The
total strength of the United States
army November II. when the arms
tice was sigred was 3,703,273 officers
ard men, including the marine corps
on duty in Europe according to sta
tistics b. the war department. On
November l, when the enemies re-
serves bad beer exhausted and his
Continued On Page Three.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
HEARD BY LAWMAKERS
WILSON RECEIVED WITH HIGH
HONOR BY FRENCH
Yesterday Addressedthe French
Senate and the Chamber of
Deputies

Paris, Feb. 5.-President Wilson
conferred with Congressman Guy
7. tielvering (de mo1rat) of Kan
sas, John |. Nolan of California,
and w. RI. White OF Maine (repub.
licans), who raade report on
conditions in German territory &C.
cuPied by Allied troops.
Paris, Feb. 5.-Several appoint.
-ments, including visits from Repub-
lican congressman now in Paris, have
been made by President Wilson. He
is determined, however, that these en-
gagements shall not interfere with per-
fecting the scheme for the creation
of a league of nations.
The President addressed the French
senate and chamber of deputies in
behalf of the League of Nations and
was paid an unusual tribute by the
members, who insisted on remaining
standing during delivery of the
speech.
Mrs. Wilson, Nine. Poincare and
Nine. Desehanel had seats in the
presidential gallery while the diplo-
matte Ssaetioa was -fund with many
distinguished personalities.
M. Deschanel opened the sitting
with short but eloquent speech of
welcome, to which President Wilson
replied in English, an interpreter
translating it into French.
All Insist on Standing.
AS President Wilson rose and
walked toward the tribune, with a
quick step, the deputies, senators and
others arose and cheered and ap-
plauded for fully five minutes: The
audience insisted on hearing the
Presidents address standing.
NJ. Poincare, Clemenceau and Du-
most also Stood. This seemed to en-
barrass President Wilson, who made
gestures that the deputies remain
seated, but they SHOUTED: standing!
We will hear you standing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
STARTED THE CRITICISM.
Senators Are Wrought Up Over
British Embargo On the
American Goods
UNITED Press pIsnatch.l

Washington. February 5.-After
hours of debate and severe criticism
and condemnation Of the British eIii'-,
barge on American goods, the senate
today deferred action on the resolution
of Senator Weeks demanding to know
what steps the state department had
taken to counter-act the British rer
strctions. .5 ~
Senator Lewis of Illinois declared
that the bill does the United States
great violence, that it is certain to
lead to retaliation and that the Brit
ish shooald heed his warning lest the
spirit of 1912 be again awakened in
America"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
PLANS FOClUB HOUSE
GOLF ORGAN Ti0N DECIDED
TO BUILD III DQUARTERS
COST is TO E $4,000
Social Center y activities Of
That CharacI Will Take
Place ere

Plans are being prepared for a
handsome county pb house to be
built for the Man<fto Golf club on
its recently acquir} property, the
building to cost in az neighborhood
OF $4,000. BuiIdini; NiiI start inn
mediately after the lans are COM
pleted, and it is e4<ected to have
everything in readil ss at the golf
grounds to begin Il play not later
than July l.. NJ adsow of Chi
cago, national golf ert will arrive
III tk5 city wfthi@t xS a5ic az days
to lay out the golf link course.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
in the office OF P. NJ Ferguson last
evening. and plans for the summer
were discussed. George Pass, Jr..
was selected as the architect and
will rIan the club house in accord
ance with the suggestions of the
building committee. 1t will cover 4
space of ground 1O0x150 feet. will
be one story high and of hollow tile
and splatter dash construction.
Will Be Social Center.
The. club house has been planned
as a place where different social
functions may be held. There will
be one large room, 50x70 feet, which
may be used as dining room, dance
hall, or auditorium; there will be a
commodious kitchen, locker rooms.
shower baths for members, in fact
all the modern conveniences that
combine to make a modern country
club. There will be "a screened
porch extending around the entire
building.
Mankato in a birdseye view, with a
panorama of the beautiful Minnesota
valley can be plainly seen from the
new clubhouse. which will be situat-
ed i'm a splendid location on the Coli
club site. No venture inaugurated in
Mankato has occasioned quite as much
enthusiasm as the Golf club. which
has been capitalized at $4,000. The
membership committee reports l6S
members to date with more coming
in. 1t is possible that the member
ship COMMITTEES has failed to call upon
some who are Interested and would
like to join.
Those who wish to become mem
hers should send their applications to
II. III. Perrin, and they will be care
fully considered. There are only a
few memberships left. and the com :
mittee wishes TO have everyone in
Mankato who desires to play golf join
tho club before taking in outside
members.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Rat Week Stirs
Folk to Nab'E En-
tAssocIated Press Dispatch. ]

Mitchell, S. D., February S.
This is rat week in Mitchell.
From today until February 8,
every man, woman and child in
the city will be rough on rodents,
4 they obey the appeals of NUM-
opal officials, to make rat week
"a glorious success"
This movement is the, first of
a civic campaign to make Nit
chell mode! town from a san
itary standpoint. Poison and a
wide variety of traps are being
used, The executive center of the
drive is the city pound where
rate, and mice, delivered alive,
arc disposed of.
Officials Ct the state food and
drug department are participant
ing in the work and it is expect
ed that other cities of the state
will hold rat drives later this
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
ICE PLANT AT WIN0NA
Municipality May Build One to Head
Off Hinh Prices.

Winona, Mimi, February 5.--Antic :
ipating possibility that the Missis-
sippi river, because of unusually high
temperatures will not yield its nat
ural supply of ice, the city OF Winona
took preliminary steps last night to
establish an artificial ice plant which
will be municipality owned. The mum
cipality seeks to head off high prices
Practically every cit along the river
is facing an ice far e next year un-
less q month of extreme cold weather
develops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
REUBEN OLSON IS HOME.
He Served With the American Elk
Evolutionary Force in France.

He Served With the American Ex-
peditionary Force in France.
Reuben OlsoI son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Olson of 30 Glenwood avenue,
and who served in France with the A.
e. F., arrived home yesterday noon,
having been mustered out of service
at Camp Dodge, la. lie, was seriously
wounded ir one of the engagements
in which he took part. a piece OF
shrapnel penetrating his arm, and aft
er being shipped back to the states
he spent some time in a hospital. The
piece of shrapnel, which is as large
as a good sized marble, and which
the surgeons removed from his arm
he carries as a pocket piece.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
War Widows Wed
Hubbies Not Dead
IAssociated Press Dispatch

Vancouver, 8. c., February S.
Nearly 1000 "wa- widows" in
this district have REMARKED and
several of the women are now in
the same predicamcnt as are
soldiers wives in eastern prov
inces. Official or semi official
announcement, Of the death of
their husbands proved incorrect.
The Vancouver district includes
nearly all CT British Columbia,
the kootenay region and part of
the Yukcr.. Local records show
about forty e-marriages. There
is one report of a soldiers wife
marrying a second soldier after
her first husband was killed.
Husband number two also paid
the supreme sacrifice and she
married a third soldier. Her
present husband is serving over
seas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
MADISON LAUNDRY SOLO
7. r. and n. C. LindhoIm of
North Mankato Purchase
Business

r. +. and II. c. Lindholm have pur-
chased the Madison Laundry business
and have taken possession. They for
merly conducted the Peoples Laundry
in North Mankato and are experienced
men in the laundry business. They
will continue the plant along the
same lines and with the same force
of workmen
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
POSITIONS FOR SOLDIERS
Duty of American Business Men
Is To Assist In Giving
Employment

Washir gton, February 5.-"Every
soldier who put or. the Uniform of the
United States and who fought OF
trained to fight will have job if he
wants one This was said by sec
rotary Baker addressing the Rivers
and Harbors CONGRESS- today. He
emphasized that il was the duty of
American businessmen to cooperate
with the government IN providing
employment for the returned soldiers
and sailors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Critic of British Embargo.

TASSoclilteu EftSS DlSpatcIi.J
Washington, February 5.-DemUss
cratic and republican senators joined
in criticising the new British en-
barge on imports and it's effect ON,
American industries. The activities;
of the Carnegie peace foundations
abroad were assailed. ,lss
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
GOPHER MEN ARRIVE
Members of Eighty eighth Divisics
Reach New York, tt

LAssociated Press Dispatch.l ali
New York, February 5.--One thoNI
sand seven hundred ard seventy six
troops arrived today. They included
men of the eighty sixth division. a
national army unit, of Illinois. and
Battery e. The Headquarters ccm-
pany and medical detachment Of
the 339th regiment of field artillery
of the Eighty eighth division from
Minnesota, North Dakota and otheE,
states. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Rail Wages Must Stand.

: IT.
Washington, February 5.-Wage
advances to railway employees made
during the war must be maintained,
az cording to the statement made by
Walker ID. Hines, director general Of
the roads in Il hearing before the
senate committee today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
ROBBERY AT MORTIFIED
Dry GccIs Store Entered and Goods
to Value of $1,000 Taken.

Mortified was the scene of a 20
robbery y Saw nights since when the
dry goo.hS>SiCre OF Alex Marshal &.
Co, was broken into, and silks and
ready to-wear garments worth fror,
SO 600 to $4,000 were stolen. A StuGe-
baker Six automobile belonging to J
w. Gordon proprietor Of the Str-
art hotel was also stolen when the
garage Of the Sander Motor company
was broken into during the night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
snartacans AID RoIshe

- limited Press l)1spatch.F
Berne, February s. Spartacans in
Bremen, instead of surrendering their
arms to the government troops as
agreed, have turned the guns over to
the bolsheviki forces of Hamburg and
other cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
WILSON MADE AM|NQU|RY
Reason Why He Did Not Inter-
fere With Federal Trade IS
Commission Z,
IAssociated Press Dispatch.l

Washington, February. 5.-Letters
read at the senate investigation OF the
packing industry show that President
Wilson made personal investigation
of the protest against federal trade
commission inquiries and decided that
there was no reason for his interfer-
ing sty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Protest BY Morrison.

fassociated Press Dispatch
Washington, February 5.-Frank
Morrison, labor leader, urged the
house rules committee to favor legisla
ton prohibiting immigration for four
years. He declared that million men
are now without employment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Short And Sweet.

.. rI;nra1 Press Dispatch.i
London, February 5.-According to
the ,pIars made the inquiry into the
meat packing industry will be short
but very effective No packers will be
called to the Investigation unless they
voluntarily como to offer their testi-
mony
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
sein Eeiners Released.

tJHitSu Press DISDatch.I
London. February 5-The news
agency of Dublin is authority for the
report that all Sein FeiIers ir London.
informed for the period of the war will
be released Immediately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Former Queen Dead.

Copenhagen, February 5--Marie
Teresa, former queen of Bavaria and
wife Of the mad King Otto of Ba :
varia, is dead. b ere, according to dis
matches sent out today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Board of Education Meetinn

A regular meeting of the school
beard will be held az the high school
This evening at which time the mat
tiers of routine business and the cleo
ton OF a superintendent will be TAX
en- UP.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
Few Cases of Influenza.

During the past week there were
only three cases of influenza report
ed in the city, and ore death from
the disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
. ROBERT J. BENDER.

fHlls' February 5.-That the Unit
ca oIdtei, will have to be Godfather
~ many smaller nations in all parts
vi Tue rid, willingly or .urwillingiy,
- 'he opsnion fast being formed at
the pedse conference. The greater
po"e'S lstl that the United States
ean this role by virtue or
. .us i"ot ,n't such action by this ma
jealousy
, on of Armament.
me pan Provides for reduction
vi aihialleht each nation to a
point which shasg no decided by the
league. Great Britain and the Unit
cd States, in suchS case are al
most certain To rely I'm voluntary en- :
listments for their. a,n;es This lis
due to the fact that Sshair soldiers
always received the best nav in tho
world. France and Italy, ossa N ,hee
fact that they cannot pay Sc, much
will raise their forces by consset ii,
ton. However, while France foris<--
erly had some $4,000 men before
the war;, in the future it is estimated
that not mere than tweuty .axe per.
cent Of this number win % n6s a.
sary. The United States and Great
Britain will have approximately the !
same sized fighting forces as in pre-
war times, Great Britain having 200.-
coo men and the United States about
$4,000.
The league viii later fix the size
of the armies of the central powers
Continued on Page Two.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
WHAT SHALL BE USED By THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
.pUzzLER FOR TRAINERS
Number of PerpIexing PROPOSE
~
tions Confronting Allied
Delegates
FRED S. FERGUSON.

Paris, February 5.-Peace dele
gates were today working on the
most difficult problem of the peace
conference as concerned with set
Ting the league of nations PROPOSE
ton. This was the settlement of the
kind of force to be employed by the
league in order that it's purpose
might be made effective.
The chief question is whether the
force employed shall be physical or
moral Ideas on the subject range
from . total disarmament among all
na;1; II ard dependence on moral
force to the establishment of an in
terr% 'cnal police force with one
commander as the sole head Of tbe.
force 1t is hardly probable that
either of these extremes-wfd be fol-
lowed, The i9asfs to get all ma
ta uis Ia aSugh removed from MILL i,,
10 20 ' gu So that war preparations VIII
III, - n way interfere with their 60
tranquility. 81
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-16
MARSHALL.

Marshall. Texas, Aug. 14.-Death
has been large in our city and has
called the following: J. w. Patti
terson an old citizen, who died Of
paralysis stroke Funeral attend
ed from Galilee Baptist church of
which he was a member buried with
Odd Fellows and Mosaic Templars
honors. Laid to rest in the Mack
Johnson cemetery. Mrs. Rabbie
Beaslsy one of tho leading young
women Of Marshall died at her home
in south western portion Of the city
after a long illness after an opera
ton and was laid to rest in the
family cemetery.
Mrs. Isam Ecter passed in the great
beyond after a short Illness. Funeral
attended from Ebeneza M. q. church
of which she was a member. Rev. Ed
Kelly attending was a member of the
Household of Ruth, buried with their
honors, laid to rest in the Powder
Mill cemetery.
Mr.. Isam Green, an old and highly
respected citizen Of this county run
down by switch engine in the T. &
p. yards was killed Instantly.
P. F. Dennis, Mrs. Ida Lane and
Mrs. Sallie McClain returned from
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge at Sher-
man. Misses Jennie MAY Howard
and Mildren Toliver Of Crockett are
the guest Of Mrs. T. G. Rogers. Mrs.
Jane Hicks of Oklahoma Is in the
city 81 be at the bed side OF her
father, ]. w. Patterson.