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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
AWARD LOVING CUPS

Loving cups which were awarded
during the recent Mankato winter
carnival, were sent out TO the win
ners today by the local committee on
awards. These beautiful Trophies
would have been sent out TO the win
ners sooner, but they had to be sent
to Chicago to be engraved, and were
not returned until yesterday. The
engraving is a most beautiful piece
of work. The name of the club Win
ing the cup, and the reason for max
ing the award is engraved in a most
artistic way, with the date of tne
carnival, etc.
The carnival clubs winning the
trophies, and the reason for making
the rewards are as follows: "
Fairmont Carnival club, for the
largest out of town club; the Vernon
Center Carnival club for the best
dressed out of town club; George E
Brett Incorporated, for the best gen,
eral appearing club; the kruse Kato
Ketchem club, the best dressed Man
kato club: the Fair Store Carnival
club, for the most original club. This
it will be remembered was the In
dian club. The Ziegler Carnival CLUB
for the best dressed woman's club;
the Standard Oil Company's Carnival
club for the best marching appearing
club; the Patterson Carnival club for
the best dressed queen; the State
normal school for the largest Man
kato Carnival club.
The loving cups are among the
most beautiful ever awarded in this
city. The work of engraving them
was arranged for by Martin & Hoerr
of this CITY,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Spring Island

Mrs. Nikolai Paulson was taken to
Emmanuel hospital Monday for a
course of treatments.
Little Doris Councilman has been
quite i'll with an abcess in the ear.
Miss Myrtle Hynson spent a few
days here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Hynson.
A splendid job of gravelling has been
done ON the road which runs from
the school house half mile North.
The work was all don:ted by the far
mers driving on the road. Two hundred
and twenty loads of gravel were
hauled, job which takes lots of
muscle and pep.
Alfred Kroeger has been busy haul
ing the lumber and sand for a new
barn which he will build this sum-
mer. The barn will be thirty two by
fifty and up to- date in every way.
All regret the loss of another estim-
able family. Martin Sturm moved his
household goods to Mankato Wednes-
day.
Berile Tweed came back home last
week..
Fred KnOss, ST.. is on the sick list
Jerry Jones spent five weeks on the
west coast recently. He enjoyed the
trip very much but found the change
able climte of Tacoma somewhat un
pleasant. He visited his brother. John
d. Jones, who once lived in Mankato,
but has been a prosperous merchant
in Berkeley for thirty years. He en-
joyed the beautiful scenery, visits to
Camp Lewis and other points and de-
lightful visits with old friends.
Many people of this .neighbOrho0d
attended the funeral services of the
late Henry Jesse. The deceased made
his home here for several years. He
was worthy citizen, upright, indus
trious and his many friends mourn
sincerely his untimely end.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Handsome Displays Made
BY kato Merchants
VIEWED BY ". H. KINKS
Expert In His Line From Mime
!. apolis Made Awards This
81 " Morning
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The annual spring window display
contest conducted by the Mankato
Advertising club opened last night.
Promptly at six o'clock the screens
were taken down from the windows
entered in the contest and revealed
to the public the attractive displays
prepared.
Mr.. W. H. Kinks of the John w.
Thomas company of Minneapolis ar
rived. in the. city last evening TO
Judge the various displays and an
uounced his awards this morning.
First place in class / was award
ed to the George e. Brett company.
whose principal display featured
silks and millinery; sunshades,
blouses and other items were also
effectively displayed. Second place
went to Salet's for very attractive
display of spring merchandise and
apparel. - h..s..
In Class 2. Mems clothing, Kruse
Brothers were awarded first place
with the Fisher clothing company a
close second. D. u.s. ..
In Class 8, Ziegler's millinery was
first, and Miss Lindfelt second.
Neck and Neck Contest.
In Glass 4. 'the Sullivan Smith
shoe store took first honors, and ia
cobs' Economy Shoe store second.
In Glass 5 the two attractive dis
plays of the Johnson Bowman Com
pany and Landkamer Brothers were
close rivals for the top honors, but
Mr.. Kinks decided that the Johnson
Boman windows had a little the best
OF It and awarded them first place.
In Class 6. Olympia Candy store
was given first place and the c. p.
Herbst drug store second.
In Class Z, top honors went easily
to the cleverly designed window OF
the Northern States Power company;
the store display in the windows OF
Murphy and Busch came second IN
this class.
In Class s, the attractive display OF
the Joseph Manderfeld company
claimed first place and the point dis
play of the Schwickert hardware
store came next.
The loving cup for the best inter
ior decoration was awarded to the
attractive display in the millinery
store of Miss Lindfclt on Jackson
street.
Mr.. Kinks spofe in highest praise
of many of the displays. He stated
that the general average excellence
of the displays would reflect credit
upon a much larger city. His opinion
is shared by others who viewed the
displays last evening and every res.
ident OF Mankato will find 1t well
worth his while to get out this even.
ing and view these windows in all
tnefr attractiyeneSs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
LAND VALUES HIGHER
Canadian Farms Show Marked In
crease During Year.


Ottawa, Ont, March 18.-lBy The
Associated Press. ]-Official statistics
issued by the dominion bureau of sta
tistics, on the basis of 1919 data,
shows that the average value of farm
land in the dominion is $50 an acre
compared with the $46 the previous
year. The average includes improved
and unimproved property, and build
ings. This total, it IS said, represents
an increase of 1858 percent in f1ve
wears. British Columbia, with rich
AGRICULTURAL and fruit lands. leads the
provinces. Its land value shows an
average of STA per acre. g.
Tremendous increases in the cost
of farm labor were reported last year.
British Columbia farmers paid an
average of 500 and board to male and
s64 to female workers. AlbeIta's aver
age was sos and $50. Quebec prov
ince paid SIG and $S7 and Ontarlos
average was $40 and $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

:. s -. u i.
TO arrive at some definite decision as
TO the value. "a
Deputy Fire Marshal Martin this
morning stated that estimating from
the stock already gone over. he
would not place the value of the
stock much beyond $1,000. On this
stock of goods policies amounting to
$4,000 were carried Mr.. Martin
said that one local insurance firm
wrote policy of $4,000 on the stock,
another for $4,000. and then others
of various policies were taken out,
which brought the total up to $21, 900.
Mr.. Martin explained that Kael has
all of these policies in safety de-
post box In one of the local banks
and he has not yet had access to
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
SIMS ENDS STORY
Admiral Concludes Testimony Against
Navy Department.
IJrnited Press Dispatch.

Washington, March 1S.-Rear AID
miral William S. Sims completed his
case against Tie American naval de-
partment before the senate investlgat-
ing committee today with a tribute
to the achievements of the navy de-
spite "a facilitating policy. misdirec-
ton and dangerous delay" The sen
ate will start cross examination to-
morrow. Sims statement to the com
mittee consists of over 10000 words
and he went into minute details, de
scribing all engagements and making
known hundreds OF secret cables.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
SEARCH FOR DODGERS
Revenue Men Will Soon Be Abroad
s.. -. In The Land.

> st. Paul, March ZEE. J. LyhcH'
collector of internal revenue, announc-
ed today that all the forty eight field
men who have been engaged in as
sisting the tax payers to make returns
in various parts of the state, will be
utilized i'm a statewide drive to dis
cover delinquent tax payers, both
those who have not made returns oil
the income tax when they should have
done and those who have been MOD
est In the figures they submitted.
They also will look out for delinquents
in the sales taxes.
The men were engaged in this work
a large part of last year until they
were called in for special work in as
sisting the making of returns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
POISONED By OLIVES

Winona Family Of Three Were Badly
Affected; Recovering.
A Winona family of three were poi
soned by stuffed olives. They are re-
covering although the mother is still
i'll. The olives were of the stuffed
variety marked Sprague, Warner COM
pany of Chicago. Several carloads OF
such olives shipped from California
were found dangerous and most OF
them are reported called in, but IL
seems some are still on hand and the
public is warned TO be careful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Brakeman Was IIl.-Working

Brakeman Was IIl.-Working as
brakeman on passenger train run
ming from the twin cities, being taken
suddenly i'll, put off at Mankato ana
given pass for Minneapolis, starting
on an earlier train than his pass call
ed for and being put off at st. Peter,
was the experience of George King OF
Minneapolis Thursday. He asked for
a room at the Nicollet hotel and when
upon inquiry he was found to be i'll
he was given lodging. The next morn
ing he was taken to the Red Cross
hospital suffering from influenza and
pneumonia, says The st. Peter Free
Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
QUIET AMONG TURKS

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Constantinople, March 18.-The sec
ond day of the inter. allied occupa-
ton of Constantinople passed calmly
Turkish police are aiding in keeping
order at the ferry and telephone serV.
ice has been resumed. Among the
prisoners taken. is Essad Pasha, ma
tionalist leader.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
FLATS AT AUCTION
st. Louis Has Enterprising Real Es-
tate Dealers, Is Claim.

tate Dealers, Us claim.
st. Louis, Mo, March 1S.-(By The
Associated Press. l-Auct o n i n &
apartments to the highest bidder is the
newest measure several ST. Louis real
estate owners are using to obtain
maximum returns on their property
The city complaint board has re-
ceived letters to this effect from dis
gruntled tenants. The tenants write
that property owners assert excep-
tional rentals have been offered them
in the last eighteen months. because
of the house famine, and that at the
expiration of leases the apartments
would be turned over to the highest
bidder.
Ono of the complainants, Charles
V. Brady. declared his rent had been
increased from $3.50 to $3.50 in the
last two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Bach Candidacy Endorsed.

The Steele county republican con-
vention Endorsed r. H. Bach Of
iOwatonna for delegate at large for
the republican national convention.
Mr.. Bach is being favorably consid-
cred for the position in many coun-
ties in the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Suffered Stroke Of Paralysis.-M

Suffered Stroke Of Paralysis.-Mrs
Nancy Lutholtz, who is living with
her son and daughter in law, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Lutholtz, 113Es
North Second street, is very i'll. Mrs
Lutholtz. suffered stroke of paraly-
sis and is not expected to recover
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Bartlett.
Mrs. Oscar. Lee spent Friday ip
Lake Crystal.
We're Bixby has sold his farm known
as the Frank Davis farm to Ole Thor.
son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Teachers Quit Positions.

It is reported that a majority oil
the teachers in the Chatfield schools
have resigned THEN. positions to take
effect at the close of the year. The
reason given is that the salaries are
too low to take care Of living ex.
penses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
SELLS BILL PASSED
Measure Grants Pensions to- the
Spanish War Veterans.

-
George Koenig. adjutant of Glenn
Campbell Post. No. 10. Spanish
American War Veterans. is in receipt
of a letter from Washington, d. c.,
stating that the Selles bill carrying a
clause granting s12 per month PEN
sion to men sixty-two years OF age,
s1S per month to those veterans who
have reached the age OF sixty eight,
s24 per month to men who have at
famed the age of seventy two, and
$50 per month to those who reach the
age of seventy FIVE years. regardless
Of whether they are suffering from
disability, passed the house Monday
by vote of 29S to 18.
The bill now goes to the senate.
where great pressure is being
brought to bear to have that body
act favorably on the treasure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Vets Were In Control.

VETS were in control OF the Free.
born county convention at Albert
Lea. They defeated a resolution to
instruct the delegates to the state
convention. to resent, interference
with the prohibition amendment to the
Ioo9stitutiOn.,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
SAID BY Mr.. HOOVER
Declared That This County Must join
League Of Nations.
United Press plsps5cn: I

w limited Press Dispatch.1
washington, March 18.-Herbert
Hoover today made public declara-
tion in which he said that the peace
treaty should be accepted so long as
the final terms give the, United
States freedom of action and. safe
guard the rights of this nation. With
the growing world antagonism mani
fest he declared that the United
States must join the League of Ma
lions,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
.IaiIed For Speeding.

Theodore Berg Of Rochester was
given ten days in the county jail
Tuesday afternoon in justice court and
forbidden to drive his automobile for
three months He was charged with
speeding.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
AIvah Eastman Endorsed

n Especial TO Free PVeSS.
St. Cloud, March 18.-Stearns and
Sherburne county republican conven-
tons elected strong Wood delega-
tions and Endorsed Alvah Eastman
editor of The Journal Press for
delegate at large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

Samuel Blaisdell, Henry Clausen
Sr., Casper and Selmer Guam, Fred
Oftedahl and John Anton of Pember-
IN called on friends in this city to-
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
gelesty q Hssrlns.

A fisherman says that shsal g
herring is sometimes I'VE or six miles
long and two or three miles broad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
CROP IS DAMAGED
Terrible Windstorm Swept Over Mis-
rouri And Colorado.

rouri And Colorado.
Associated Press Dispatch.1
Kansas City. March 19.-Consider-
able damage to the growing wheat
crop is reported from the severe
windstorm which continues today.
Conditions in Colorado are reported
nearly normal There were four
killed an enormous damage was done
Inv the windStOrm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
SAP is RUNNING
Shout Of the Small Boy is Heard in
the Land,

the Land.
"Sap's runnin' 1" calls the small boy.
No surer prophecy of the coming of
the springtime is there than this glad
some shout of the youngster. Naples.
hard and soft and box elders showed
signs of running sap yesterday and to-
day. Soon the small boy will be out,
dulling the bits to dads augur. Dor
rowing tin pals and making himself
sick from the drinking of sweet sap.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
COUPLE BROKE SILENCE
Aoner and kaeI Talk To
Free Press Man
TAKEN IN COURT TODAY
One of the Defendants Declared
He Would Make Statement
To the Judge

From Thursdays Daily.
Marvin kael, late this after
noon, made a clean breast of the
attempt at arson. He told his
story to County Attorney c. E.
Phillips and Deputy Fire Mar
shall Martin. kaeI claimed that
Aomer had nothing to do with
the attempt to fire the building.
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through vineyards. 1t next crossed
bare piece Of prairie, in which
only some walnut trees grew.
Further off line Of poplars sig
nailed the presence Of the river
toward which I was walking and
only partially hid a square, white
building, whose windows flashed
back the sunlight.
A singular thing happened to me.
The further I advanced the more I
had the feeling Of no longer being
myself. Another being was substi-
tuted for my own. 1t was my
fathers soul, which had entered
into me. l saw myself walking
along as If in a mirror. In the same
way lost all sense of time and was
carried back to a distant period in
which was making the same jour-
ney. 1? No, not I, but my father.
This mental state, however vague
and disconcerting, didn't surprise
me- and it was accompanied with
unusually pleasurable thoughts.
How delightful the day was, with
it's generous warmth, and what
sweet odors arose from the prairie,
exhalcd by flowers which, though
humble, seemed imbued with pas
slonate lifel plucked some flowers
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and the group Of linden trees, un-
DER which the town notables chatted.
An old lady passed by, fragile and
STOPPING, one might have said, un-
der the weight of her big hat. was
prompted to greet her as a venerable
friend.
l spent some time gazing at my
fathers home, which / recognized
without difficulty. should have
liked to go through it, but feared
that request for permission to do
so might excite ridicule. So con-
tented myself with contemplating
the delicate facade, with it's curious
sixteenth century carvings, and the
corner tower, from which my father
used to watch the infrequent pass
ers-by. Then, leaving the town. I
wandered into the country. ~
The horizon was suddenly en-
larged. Some mountains stretched
away in a long curve above the
broad plain, which sizzled under the
powerful summer. sun. In contrast
with this immensely the town itself
looked smaller than ever, sharp in
its contours and with a curious re-
lief, heightened by it's reddish tint.
The road which followed wound
through wheat fields and then
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ing in my mind for a recollection
which eluded me. l walked ahead,
however, as in the halo Of a. dream,
toward some underlined goal. My
mind vibrated to fugitive impress
sions--to "reminiscences which |
couldn't pin down.
u seated myself for moment on
a bench in the shade of a chestnut
tree. / listened to the warnings Of
the birds. A leaf fell on my knees.
At that light shock. tumultuous SEN
sations were awakened within me.
A vision took form, disappeared and
then reappeared-that of young
girl who was looking at me. It
seemed as if hand was placed on
my shoulder and voice murmured:
"Go furthAry'
g Il arose., T saw no one. Neverthe-
less, ! felt. no establishment that
some one-shad been seated there at
my side---iust now or years ago? It
made little difference when, for I no
longer had any sense Of time. But
was sure that there was presence
near me, and that we two would
accompany each other wherever l
went.
Turning this way and that way I
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reached the end Of the park, where
lonely group Of expresses stood
guard about some gravestones.
There was nothing mournful about
this little cemetery. It presented
Itself, rather, as refuge where
peace reigned. l bent down over
the graves to read the names. I
was especially struck by this in
scription:
marie d'Yrecourt, 1862-1e82.
My eyes moistened, my heart
softened and, with a pious gesture.
as If were accomplishing a long
delayed rite, ! laid on the stone the
flowers which I had gathered along
the roadside.
AT that moment it seemed to me
as If fog had lifted, as if had re-
turned to myself and, with changed
eyes, was gazing at the things about
me. Why had l come to this place?
Why had laid my flowers on that
grave? read the inscription
again: marie d'Yrecourt." / had
heard that name spoken by NV
father, always n1ysteriously and
tenderly. That was the date-1s82
he left his native city, never
to return to it.
Meditating for a long time, /
evoked the romance OF his life, his
betrothal, the young girls death,
his incurable regret, his persistent
desire to go back and to kneel be-
fore this gravestone. And under
stood that he himself had conducted
me there, with the flowers.
So, with a full knowledge Of what
I was doing, 1t was ! who knelt.
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and made rustic bouquet, which
recalled / know not what memory
of the past.
crossed the river and found N.Y.
self facing the white house. Be-
fore it was gilded iron gate, OPEN
ing on a lawn. This lawn was
ornamented with a fountain. en-
circled by trees. All the windows
OF the house were shut and it
seemed ~uninhabited., I entered the
gate as if that was the most natural
thing in the world for me to do.
The lodgekeeper came out Of his
lodge and asked me if wished to
visit the park. He told me that in
the absence of The owner the place
was opened to citizens who cared to
enjoy its shade. Noticing my bou-
quet, he smiled:
"you will find much rarer flow
ers here" he said. "And il you
love f1owers"-
But l shook my head. The flow-
ers ] had sufficed me.
was free to wander alone up and
down the silent walks.
There were fates here" l
thought, "and then they suddenly
stopped"
I repeated this reflection. search
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-18
Matthias Erzberger German leader aUho piuGte letter
to friends discusses frankly the prospect of another and
Germamys chances of victory

with the second cornerstone of the
Anglo-Saxons on the Continent, the
Poles. Thanks to our century long,
wise Eastern policy, this second fac
tor existed merely in theory before
the war. The Polish kingdom was
stricken from the list of states. No
one in Europe troubled about the
Poles, and only the determination of
this tenacious race kept them from
being lost in the German Empire
at least the part inhabited by Prus-
slams. The bonds with France,
strengthened for hundreds of years
by community of interests against
us, were overcome. Russia, during
the last ten years, had gained
considerable influence, but this was
not really anti-German nor anti
Prussian. We still had great in
f1uence among the Poles. Re-
member, since the beginning of the
war, the Russian court party and
then it's opposite, the Bolsheviki.
"15. The Poles, as outpost for
Anglo-French policies, did not exist
before the war and are now about
to be pushed back to their former
place. Here our position has un-
doubtedly weakened, but even here
much has developed to favor US. 1t
was very satisfactory to us that our
deadly enemies, the Czechs, should
fight the Poles in Teschen. The
Poles were naturally enraged, and
the result is that we need have no
fear of an alliance between these
two races, both enemies Of ours.
ZIG. This advantage came to US
quite unexpectedly and may be
placed on the side of clear winnings.
And there is another anti-Polish ele-
ment in the East, which we worked