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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
BOUGHT INTO MEAT MARKET
Eugene r. Fitzgerald Buys Half In
terest From, G. NJ Roberts.

deal has been closed by which
Eugene r. Fitzgerald purchased a
half interest in the G. NJ. Roberts
meat market, 631 South Front street.
This market will now be known as
the Roberts Fitzgerald meat market.
Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Fitzgerald have
both had extensive experience in the
meat business. Mr. Roberts having
for the past six years been one OF
Mankato's most successful business
men. Mr.. Fitzgerald at one time
was employed in the y. NJ. Herman
sen meat market. After having been
employed there for a period of eight
years he accepted a position as trav-
cling salesman for Wilson & Co.
Packers until his countrys call 10
arms came. Mr.. Fitzgerald saw
three months OF service in The states
and eleven months overseas, return
ing to the U. S. \. and being dis
charged September /. Since that time
he has again been employed by vii"
son & Co.
The Roberts Fitzgerald meat mar
ket is in n position to- serve the pub
lie in q most courteous and efficient
manner. Prompt attention Will be
given TO all orders for fresh meats and
poultry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
BETTER ZEAL IS SHOWN
PLANS MADE BY THE
COLLEGE MEN
ViscountBryce Discusses English
University Situation of the
Future

Manchester Eng, December 1.-[By
The Associated Press. There has
been an Increase in zeal among the
college students of this country since
the war, according TO Niscount Bryce
Speaking at the university oil Man
chester he said that in all the uni
Nersities, notably in Oxford and Cam
bridge, the numbers of students had
grown until il had become difficult &c
find accommodation for them.
AT Oxford. he continued, they had
told him that men bad come back
from the war hungry and thirstin2
for learning. They were training
themselves with IN energy which
was seldom seen, even under the pres
sure of the competition that existed
before 1914. Moreover. the intellec
tual vitality OF the students was high
proving that so long rs the British
people maintained their patriotism
strength force AMI intellectual life
the country would pull through.
Referring, To the duties and func
lions which universities would dis
charge in the luiure, Viscount Bryce
said that he did not think that in the
whole range of human thought there
was any subject at this moment
which was more important in the in
terests OF the country and Of the
world than the study of economic
problems.
Ii was not merely for practical
purposes, or the merely utilitarian
part of life that we should study Ian
euages and history, he said. Hail
the business of life was concerned
with knowing how TO use men and
women. how TO understand them, how
to get on with them, how TO turn
their faculties OF the best account.
1T is good for us" said Lord Bryce
That we should get TO know not only
men but nations. These are times in
which no nation can any longer live
q life of isolation. We have stood
apart from the European continent
secure in our immunity from invasion
and our people have given too little
through to what was passing in Other
nations and studied too little the
relations which we have maintainec
with them, But the war has shown
us that our fortunes are bound up with
the fortunes of the rest of the world
it has shown us that not even con
tinent cut off from us by a great
ocean, that no great people. can any
longer stand outside the circle
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
LOST THE ISLANDER SUIT
JURY GAVE A VERDICT
FOR NJ. P. GRASS
Action Tried In District Court;
Damages In Sum of $4,000
Sought

In the SANDER suit of William j
Nelson versus n. P. Grass the jury
ate yesterday afternoon returned {
5erdict for the defendant in the ac-
ion. This suit was brought agains;
dr. Grass by Nelson for $4,000
.amages, because of alleged SANDER
was claimed by the plaintiff tina!
he defendant called him Stacker,
md that his reputation, business, ETC.,
lad suffered to the extent OF the
lamages demanded, asking $4,000 on
zach of two counts for SANDER.
Not An Ordinary Suit.
This was one of few suits of the
ind ever brought in state. The
,laintiff was able TO bring suit fol
lander because calling a man g
Stacker as alleged, would mean that
re was guilty of criminal offense
Ouch testimony was introduced dur
ng the trial bearing upon the loyalty
If Nelson, his response to govern
nent war drives. etc It was also
rought out that he was classified il
lass 4, under the draft.
Given to Jury.
ldhiuS VI ttStiIlUns Ol tHe CAST
vas completed late Saturday Afternoon
Judge w. L. Comstock did not charge
ne jury until yesterday morning a
eleven o'clock, however, and shortly
sefore eleven O'Clock the jurors re-
ired for their deliberations. Late in
he afternoon they returned a verdict
Or the defendant
Attorneys William J. Quinn and
ohm Temple represented the vlaintif
md Attorney S. B. Wilson, the de.
endant Much interest had beer
reused in the suit about Amboy ant
ricinity, where the parties, concerned
n the action, live.
1t is understood that the jury stood
light to four for sometime Four Of
he men favored giving the plaintiff 6
yerdict Of 81.
Case of CIaybaush.
Jay Claybaugh, charged with carna
ncwledge OF female child under the
&c of eighteen years, was on tria
n the district court today The state
'ested in the case during the fore
oOn. II was evident that the de,
erse had a number of witnesses tc
all and seemed probable that the
ase would rot go to the jury before
oIietime this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
CHURCH WORLD SCHEME
TRAINING CONFERENCE
HELD IN MILL CITY
Rev. j. r. Paden and Rev. G. A.
Cahoon Are Attending the
Convention

Two Representatives from Blue
Earth county are in attendance this
week at the Interchurch World Move
ment Training conference, in Mime
apolis. for the purpose of represent
ing the churches of the county and
the rural church survey which is now
being promoted IN each county in
the state of Minnesota. Rev. T. Ross
Paden is survey leader fer the move
tent in this county and will report
the progress of the survey to date.
In connection with the general con-
ference a state rural survey institute
.Ieli,g conducteu Tor the purpose of
instructing leaders for work among
he communities of this county. The
county study will include the listing
of all churches, schools, and organi-
cations doing religious and social
work, and the enlistment of leaders
to carry out the cooperative pro-
gram of the Interchurch World move
nent.
Will Bring information.
The county representatives from
, this county will form team which
will bring back the information from
the state conference to local coun-
Y conference, which Will be held some
ime within the next few months.
The state conference is part OF
great worldwide movement now un-
derway among the churches for the
purpose of forming solid front TO
meet the problems which the whole
church is facing at the present time.
Reports of the conference will be
made in local churches on the return
,uOliS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
DELIVER ICE ON MORROW
Peoples Company WIFI Begin Serving
the Public With Product.

The, Peoples Ice and Fuel company
viii begin distributing ice to custom
,rs tomorrow. This will be the first
ce that the new comnany has served
his season. Mayor E. V. Waters
president OF the company. stated to-
lay that he expected that the nine
lew ice houses. now under process of
'reciion, would be completed by
saturday night
With the endless chain apparatus
he company will use it is expected
&C can be taken from the river at the
ate OF two tons a minute. The nine
&C houses have a capacity of about
Zoo tons each Temporary shelters
or ice will also he made and the
company expects TO harvest about
5000 tons this season. Packing of
he ice will begin next week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
COURSE OF THE GULF STREAM
II le Said To Be Almost Hitting Up
the Shore Line.
limited Press Dispatch

) Abbeville. La. December little
course of the gulf stream is believed
10 have come ten miles nearer the
American coast during the last year
and probably has caused serious
damage 10 the cotton crop, according
10 l.. Nallec, one of the most pronli :
nent planters of this section.
Vallee has. made observations which
lead him TO believe that reports
made recently by seamen that the
gulf stream was flowing nearer land
are correct He points out that this
years crop was greatly curtailed be-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
SOON TO GATHER CROP ICt
C. w. Miller Company Will Beg
Harvesting the Frozen Aqua Purs'

The c. W. Miller Ice company W u
begin the ice harvest for the winter
on Thu sday morning Ice has been
cut and distributed about the city Tor
sometime past but the regular sea-
son harvest will not start until Thurs
day. Cutting Thursday will start or
Mud Lake in North Mankato. tn" ice
is over a foot thick now and O. X
cellent quality this season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19

cause OF adverse weather conditions.
I'll the guls stream Is actually
flowing so near land, | fear the en-
ire cotton growing area is menaced
by succession of wet season, which,
added To the rayages of the boil We
evil aud other pests, VIII curtail
materially the production and lower
the grade of American cotton" Vallee
said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Gerard Seeks Presidency.

Pierre, s. D., December 16.-James
w. Gerard of New York. former am
bassadCr to Germany, has signed and
filed in this state minority nominal
inS petition as a candidate for the
office of President of the United
States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19

Mrs.. VIII Baker and daughter,
Miss Pearl Baker, of Madelia visit
ed with friends here today
Miss Rose Weirauch left last week
for Chicago to visit relatives ana
friends.
George w. Gruber of Huntley,
MINI, visited in this city today
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
STRICKEN AT A RECEPTION
Daughter of DR.. Frank Weld TAKEN
Sick Suddenly at Moorhead.

Moorhead, Mimi, December 10
Mrs. Curtis Pomeroy, Barnesvilie,
Mimi. daughter of DIR. Frank Weld,
retiring president of the Noorhead
normal school, died Sunday. She was
stricken Saturday evening while at
tending a reception for her parents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
CEMETERY SOCIETY OFFICERS

Mirnecpa Association Held the An
nuai MEETING Recently.
Officers FOR the coming year were
elected at a recent meeting of the
Mjnneopa Cemetery association, as
follows:
President. c. 4. Strom: vice presi :
dent. Arthur Roberts: secretary. u.
A. Hultengren: treasurer, Nose ROD
erts: directors Daniel Williams, ~
chard Jones and ID. +. Crane.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Reduction in Bee Colonies.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

Madison, Wis, December IL
'Stgtistics made public by DR.. S. S.
Fracker. state entomelogist, indicate
that. foulbreed has caused a re-
duciion of bee colonies in Wisconsin
from 10000 in 1910 to $4,000, thi!
year. According 10 DR.. Fracker, the
ravages of fculbreed are Threatening
to effect Wisconsin's high standine
as producer of honey. The state
has been second in the list OF honey
producers for a number of years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
Large Glass of EIks Initiated.

Milwaukee, December 16.-Milwau-
llee Elks yesterday initiated 1,lOl
members, the second largest class
ever initiated in the United States in
the history of the order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19

Mrs. J. T. Pomroy of Mapleton visit
ed in Mankato yesterday.
Ms Hugh Francis and Miss Helen
Francis of Vernon Center spent Fri
day in the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19

Birmingham, Ala.-Classes in citi-
zenship and suffrage have been OPP
ened for night students here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
THE river

Stage at the local wharf last evening
s feet. S inches pool water. Below" Nc
Mrchen DAM feet. S inches and falling
The Liberty arrived last night from
GAINESVILLE ard will leave at noon today
for ParkerSburG.
The Helen T.. departed at noon yestcr-
day for New Matamoras.
The gasoline tug E. g. n. with harE"
of freight. passed here at S o'clock last
evening on her way up the river
The General PershnE was to leave
this morning for Parkcrsburg. hut II was
decided to hold her over a Pittsburgh
until p. m. Saturday in order TO receive
tho passengers and freight due to 60 out
on the General Wood. She will come as
far south az Wheeling Saturday night.
and leave ut n. m. Sunday for Pitts
burg. The General Pcrshing's passengers
and freight for points south will be
transferred TO the Gen. Wood which
leaves Sunday morning at o'clock for
Cincinnati.
The General Crowdcr departs Sunday
morning at 9 o'clock for Pittsburgh. The
Crowdcr Will make tho General PERISH
ing's trip out Of Parkersburg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
HENRY ADRIAN
LECTURES On
LUTHER BURBANK
DESCRIBES REMARKABLE GRAFT
ING EXPERIMENTS WITH RL0W-
Frs, FRUrTS AND VEGETABLES
Burbank Grew Blackberrtes On An Apple
Tree Until Berries Grew Nearly As
Large AS Apples

y fair sized crowd attended the Ice
tur" by Henry Adrian yesterday after
noon at tho Rcdpath Chautauqua.
Mr. Adrian took for his subject with
Burbank in Wonderland" and he gave
quit" an interesting talk on his eXper-
fences while associated with Mr.. Luther
Burbank in California. that wonderland
Of the beautiful where Mr.. Burbank has
carried on experiments in The cultivation
of flowers and vegetables which have
made his name familiar to all.
Mr. Burbank sometimes cultivates as
| many as 100000 potato plants year and
| out OF these. which arc for experiment
! tai purposes. sometimes he selects only
/ 20 plants TO be nurturcd and brought to
| full maturity. He would rather feed the
| lips Of the poor with good nourishing
| potatoes than TO be king of an empire.
especially of tho tottcring. failing var
| icty which VIC have today.
Mr.. Adrian told Of tho remarkable
grating experiments which had bccn
| carried on by Mr.. Burbank. describing
| ,hc grating Of blackhcrrics upon an ap-
pie tree. until the blackbcrrics some
times grow as large as apples and con-
| tanned the core and juice OF the apple
blcckbcrrics. This plant. however, died
| after three years from trying so hard
| to reproduce the varied spccics-it really
died of over work.
Another interesting feature OF tho talk
was the description OF watermelons OF
! pink. blue. green and purple. with narors
or ginger. pineapple. lemon and apple.
which have been successfully raised in
! the Cascade mountains
| Mr. Adrian said that tho grasshopper's
! death kncll had sounded some few years
/ ago. by an experiment which has -rXter-
, minated them all in the wonderful land
; which lies west Of the Mississippi river
with its fields OF grain.
! Hconcludcd with q plea to so train
boys and girls that they would grow IN
with the ambition TO accomplish such
things as this man had done. inSurring
them against the risk incurred in train
ing children for militarism.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
FALSE PRETENSE

S. H. Peters was given a hearing be
fore Squire r. g. Hobbs yesterday on A
charge Of obtaining money under false
prctcnsc. He was held 10 The Grand
Jury under $500 bail. Peters. II is al
legged. purchased furniture from Bruem-
NOR & Hildebrand. then sold II to Sam
ucl Harrison for 800. representing TO
the latter that the furniture had been
paid for. Peters. after learning Of Far-
rison's intention to prosecute him. paid
Bruemmer & Hildebrand. but the war
rant was served with the above result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
FRIDAY Specials in Staple Housewares

THE busy Housewares Section will provide many
specially priced staples for the benefit OF Friday
misunderstanding them being
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
FREAK RAIN STORM

Wheeling was treated 10 something OF
n freak in the way Of a rain storm at
S:l5 o'clock last evening. People con-
xreSated on Market street from Four
tcenth to the Baltimore and ONO pas
seneer station, and watched a heavy
Sownpour Of rain for several minutes
above Twelfth street. II was probably
four or five minutes before the rain
Suts9s sIdo9d pup l9aIls Vlus9lNlS Fon4ls
away had plenty Of tIunc TO walk indoors
out Of the way Of the advancing down
pour.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
TO NEW LOCATION

Tho Steam Electric Company is get
ting ready to move from the present lc-
cation on Sixteenth street to the new
Naylor building, 1910 Market street
where one Of the most up-to-datc steam
and electric fixture stores in the city
will be opened to the public. The COM
pany has been steadily growing and the
added room Is needed TO take care OF
the ever-increasng business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
BOY SCOUTS

A mass meeting of all the Boy Scouts
in this city and vicinity will be held this
evening in the rooms Of the Chamber Of
Commerce at S o'clock. All scouts and
scCutmasters arc requested to be present
as many matters of great Importance
will be discussed.
German helmits Will D" presented the
troons. who won them during the recent
drives. and medals will be awarded the
scouts selling the largest number OF
Victory bonds during tho recent loan
drive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Lettuce and cucumbers are good sum-
mer foods as they cool the blood,
Pineapple contains pepsin and aids d.
gestion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Pay your water bills now and save
1917. City Treasurer Office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-09
CANDIDATES FOR 1920
LOOM IN WASHINGTON
Wood, Lowden, Harding, poindex-
ter and Johnson Have Eyes
Turned Toward White
House.
ny Associated Press to Every Fveninr

Washington, Dec 9-Wlth most Of the
national leaders Of the Republican party
already assembled here and Others ar
irving on every train, Washington was
alive today with gossip over candidates
and ISSUES for the campaign of 1920.
The gathering was incidental to the
meeting Of the national committee. which
c0nyencs tomorrow to select the place and
time of The national convention next
summer The fight for the convention
uRs between Chicago and St. Louis, but
IT attracted only passing attention com
pared 20 the activities of the friends Of
presidential possibilities and the con
fercnces over questions Of party policy
Friends Of every republican prominent
ly mentioned for the presidential. n0mlna-
ton were busy, the managers for Gen.
Leonard Wood and Gov Prank @. Lowden
of Illinois, being aTnong the FIRST 70 get
working organizations under way. Ohio
sent delegation to further the interests
OF Senator Warren G.. Harding Of that
state, and the supporters Of Senators
Miles Poindexter. Of Washington and
Hiram W johnson, Of California. also
were at work among those who had gather
ed for the meeting.
What was regarded IN many quarters
a5 the formal launching CT bcTh for
Senator James + Watson. Of Indiana
also was the subject Of much tax among
the committeeman. and their guests.
For the time being the movement was II
charge OF Indiana Republican members
Of the house VINO waited on Senator Wat
son lust night an5 urged him to become =
candidate. They declared more thorough
organization soon you'd be perfected.
claiming to have received pledges Of
support from a number Of other states.
Senator Watson haS announced he
was not a candidate for the presidency,
but would be in the race to succeed hum
self as senator. His friends assert, however.
that the Indiana state convention viii
instruct its delegates for him and that an
active campaign III his behalf viii be
made In many other states.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-09
ALLIES SPUR HUNS
TO SIGN PROTOCOL,
BAR FURTHER DELAY
Council Insists War Guilty Ger
man Leaders be Surrendered
for Trial.
FINAL WORD OF WARNING
By Associated Press to Every evening

~ AsSOcfatef Fress 70 fFsFV Evening
Paris. Dec 9-Germany's delegation
~ Versailles Is considering the last word
of the supreme councll relative ~ the
signing If the protocol of the treaty Of
peace.
Elimination IF the clause providing for
coercion by the allies ID case Of Ger
Fnany's failure 20 execute the treaty S
provisions, and alteration Of the clam for
indemnity for German warships sunk at
Scapa Flow are the most important con
ccssions made BY the council. Economic
effects Of the turning over 10 the allies Of
German dock and harbor machinery by
~ay Of indemnity will be the subject Of an
inquiry 70 be conducted by the reparatlons
commission,
AT the same time, however, the council
places on Germany responsibility for
sinking Admiral Won Reuter- feet
German demands for modification of
the treaty clauses calling for the sur
render Of Germans charged with VIOLA
tions Of the laws Of warfare, rs well as
those dealing with the repatriation of
prisoners of war. arc rejected.
The status Of America in relation to the
treaty is held not TO alter the effectiveness
of the pact.
Germany j. told it is vain 70 seek 70
delay" the operation Of the treaty and
that the allies await the signature of the
protocol without further loss Of time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-09
UNREST IN NATION
TRACED To SOVIET
BY \. !. INQUIRY
Overthrow Of Our Government
Found to be Aim of Russian
Reds Operating Here.
PROBE ON SINCE LAST MAY
~ Associated rrcss to Every Evening

Nv Associated Press IN Every Evening
New York, Dec Q Radical agitation
IN tbs country with its resultant social
unrest, is not due Il economic conditions,
but 20 "a organized, artlfic.aIly stimulated
movement under the inspiration Of the
Russian soviet government
This opinion will be submitted to the
New York legislature IN an exhaustive
report by the JOINT legislative committee
which has been investigating radical
activities here since its organization last
NAV. il was learned today,
Three big groups of the radical ele-
rnent have been supplying the forces for
wholesale dissemination OF bolshevist
propaganda throughout the depth and
breadth of the land, the report will
assert The anarchist group, including
the union # Russian workers and other
organizations the syndicalist gronp, the
man body of which are the industrial
workers Ct the world, and the communist
group. including the communist party
of America and the communist labor party
In each If these groups the overthrow
cf government hy illegal means, including
violence. IS the weapon urged upon the
masses. the report VII state
New York City IS Gre # the hig head
quarters for tie organized movement,
the report viii point out, with Chicago,
Cleveland. Detroit. ard virtually every
industrial cenur from the Atlantic to
the Pacific harbcrihg headquarters for
the radica! csIapa gn