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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
DRY AGENTS BUSY

|. Complaints of violation OF the pro-
Inhibition act from all over the state
are pouring into his office. II. F.
Price, federal prohibition enforcement
officer for Minnesota says. All VIII
be investigated, Mr.. Price said, but
he counsels patience on the part OF
officials and persons interested in
enforcement of the act who have
made complaints.
I'VE now have only eight men en-
gagged in Minnesota for this depart
ment," said Mr.. Price. six OF them
are actively engaged in making raids
while the other two are serving as
analysists OF liquor seized and devot-
ing attention to drug stores and ply
sicians.
1--WE have had approximately 200
complaints from outside st. Paul and
Minneapolis. So far we have had to
Iconfine investigations 10 the twin
cities, but we hope for material in
crease in our force and will event.
.ually get every violator in the state"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
With 155 More Students Enrolled
In Public Schools Than FiDe Years
Ago; Twenty Additional Teachers

Investigation Of the number, OF
teachers in the public schools in
Mankato now and five years ago
and the number of students at
tending school during the same
years bring out some interesting
facts. During the month OF Feb
ruary this year there were 1871
students attending all the public
schools in the city. There were
1851 enrolled and 1917 students
belonging.
During the same month in 1915
there were 1883 children attending
school, 1860 enrolled and 1549
listed as belonging. At present
there are seventy three teachers
employed regularly in the public
schools. two substitutes are now
serving as regular teachers and
there is one vacancy to be filled,
making a total of seventy-siX
members of the teaching force.
Five years ago there were just
fifty; six teachers in all the public
schools.
Eighty three More Students.
In other words there were dur
ing the month of February this
year. just eighty three more stu
dents actually attending school
than there were five years ago
and the board of education is en-
ploying twenty more teachers to
accommodate these eighty three
students. Records show only 155
more students are enrolled now
than. five years ago. in the public
schools. and if all these students
were attending school, the addi-
tional teachers employed would
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

This was frosted in white and gold
AS the couple entered the parlors OF
the church Miss Mildred Johnson of
this city played Lohengrin's wedding
march. Following this a ewedding
dinner was served to large gather
ing of friends of the couple. Among
those present last night who witness
ed the wedding fifty years ago in
Sweden were, Mrs. Johnson, sister
of Mr.. Larson, and Ben Monson. John
Larson of Bismarck, N. D., a son
Of the couple was also among those
from out of town at the wedding.
Following the serving of the dinner
a program was carried out consisting
Of speaking and musical numbers.
Miss 'Eveline Rast rendered a number
of vocal selections. Rev. o. j. Ar
thur. pastor of the church on behalf
of the congregation. congratulated the
couple, and expressed appreciation of
the work done by Mr.. Larson In the
church in the past. Mr.. Arthur at the
conclusion of his speech presented the
couple with purse containing SIS in
gold. Mrs Nellie Samuelson on be-
half of the Ladies' Aid of the church
spoke in most complimentary terms
of the splendid work of Mrs. Larson
in charitable work for the past TWEEN
ty- five years. At the conclusion of
her address, Mrs SamuelsOn present
ed Mrs Larson with beautiful bo-
quet of roses. The evening was
brought to very pleasant close by a
vocal selection by Mrs. A. j. Went
worth.
Mr. Larson is now seventy six years
of age and his wife just one year
younger but both are enjoying excep-
tionally good health for their age.
They have always been active in
church work Mr.. Larson was at one
time one of the village counc;lmen of
North Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
rAUTO THIEVES BUSY

Auto thieves have already begun
plying their trade" this spring. Cards
have been received for several weeks
past at the police station OF stolen
machines. Detroit police authorities
send in most OF these notices, that
city appearing to have record OF more
cars stolen than any other place in
the country.
Local police were notified today
that an Essex touring car, model A,
car number 1906, South Dakota
dealer number 1858, was stolen on
March 10 at Brookings, 8. ID. A re-
ward of 800 is offered for the re-
coyery of the car and 800 for the
arrest of the thieves,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
THE BARCOCk AMENDMENT.

To The Free Press: We note in
Fridays paper an article evidently
copied with your approval from The
Albert Lea Standard in which il is
stated that the highways built under
the so called Babcock amendment are
to be paid for entirely by motor car
tax and that no moneys can be ap-
propriated to it from any other source.
Section provides for a sinking
fund from the rotor tax and Section
3 authorizes the legislature to levy
such a tax, but it does not make ii
mandatory to- make it sufficiently
large to cover the whole amount ne
cessary to be raised or any specified
portion of it. In Section the law
says: "In case the trunk highway
sinking fund shall not be adequate to
meet the payment of the principalSand
interest of the bonds authorized by
the legislature as hereinbefore pro-
vided. the legislature may proceed by
law for the taxation of all taxable
property of the state in an amount
sufficient to meet the deficiency or it
may in its discretion appropriate to
such sinking fund moneys not other
wise appropriative."
If this does not leave the bars open
fer an indefinite amount of taxation
then what would be necessary to OBJ
tain such result? Even though
do not own car, ! consider it wrong
to attempt to put the whole cost of
such road system on to owners of
motor cars entirely and it be found
that in case the amendment be carried
in its present form, that the legisla
ture will be stormed by petitions to
have all or avery Taterial part of the
cost taxed to the state at large
Yours truly, ]. r. Thompson, Good
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
COAL PRICE WILL RISE
Increased Miners Wage Is.-To
Take Up Additional Cost
|, To Consumer
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
: 70 ~ TuAcdau,s naiiu

From Tuesdays Daily. ,ssrc
Washington, March %. -atGuvern-
ment control over the. maximum prices
of bituminous coal was, Withdrawn to.
! day by President Wilson. to be effec-..
tive on April AT the same time the
president wrote the operators and
miners, transmitting the majority re.
port of the coal commission to them
and informing them that this report.
was the basis upon which, wage
schedule agreements shall he made
These Agreements Effective.
These agreements normally become
effective on April ! and by removing
the government control of prices the
president paves the way for increased,
coal prices to absorb the average
twenty seven percent increase re-
commended in the majority report:
The president said that he was sure
no question could be raised as to the
binding character of the majority
committee report, which said the in
crease allowed the miners would be
absorbed by an advance in price. The
wage advance granted the miners will
total s200,000,000 yearly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

have to teach, proportionately but
about eight pupils each.
This large Increase in the teach
ing force, compared with the pro-
portionately small increase in the
number of students. has been due
largely to new departments,
courses and special lines of study
at the high school. With the
adoption of the junior senior high
school plan and the transferring
of the seventh grade to the high
school building more courses were
added for these students and the
( need for additional teachers is ex-
planned in some measure by this
fact.
Increase in Salaries.
Considering the increase in sal
aries the board of education has
granted the newly adopted merit
system this increase in the teach
ing force means the expenditure
OF large sum OF money. over
what it did five years ago.. If
each of the twenty, additional
teachers now employed received
only the minimum, which is s1.0S0
per year, the expenditure for their
salaries would be 1900 annu.
ally. 1t is safe to estimate that
their salaries amount to $4,000
or more yearly, which expense
the district did not have five years
ago. -.
Taking up the number OF addi-
tional students again, the school
district is paying $4,000 ats the
lowest estimate. to teach 155
more! students than attended
school five years ago or about $139
per pupil annually.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
SHERIFF OSCAR MARTIMSON
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
THE FEDERAL LIQUOR LA w
UNITED Press Dispatch


Minneapolis March 23Sherif
and Morris Pozn Minneapolis
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Whiskey Value Million.
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conditions would
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Minneapolis Federal
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Both Marnson Poznick guilty
other warrants
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf
Larson Married
For Fifty Years

Members OF the Swedish Lutheran
church carried out a social event last
evening of more than usual interest.
when honor was paid to Mr.. and Mrs.
Olaf Larson. active members of the
congregation, upon the occasion of the
celebration of their golden wedding.
The, marriage which took place in
Sweden, March twenty first, 1870,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

Misses Carolyn and Alice Robbins. r..
X. Jones and Rudolph Bierbauer. Con-
sideration was 100000
The parties purchasing the fats
will incorporate under the state law
and make their homes in the apart
ments. This plan has been followed
out with success in a number of larg-
er cities, giving the purchasers home
with all modern conveniences and
janitor service at a moderate figure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
BOWLING HAS FILED

Olivia Man is Now in, The Race For
The Governorship.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Michael ]. Bowling of Olivia filed
yesterday for the republican nomina-
ton for governor. He is the fourth in
that race. Ten minutes later, E. w.
Swenson filed an affidavit for Edward
nIdrehus Foley. candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the same
office. He is the tsecond Democrat
formally to enter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
From Tuesdays Daily.
Former Mankato Boy Won Debate

Edgar Funk, who is one of the Wash
ington State college debaters helped
bring home the bacon when the State
college met Montana Friday. The
question was Resolved, that the
Plumb plan should be enacted into
Legislation" The w. s. c.. team up
held the negative. The decision was
unanimous. Young Funk is only a
sophomore. which speaks well for his
ability as a deoater. He was che OF
the Sunnyside debaters durin~ his
senior year in high school. says The
Sunnyside Times. Young Funk is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Funk, for
.merly of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
BOUGHT PLAZA FLATS
Deal Was consumated Today; Local
PARTIES the Purchasers.

One of the most important real es
tate deals in the city for sometime
past was completed today when the
y. w. Willard Land company sold the
Plaza. Flats on South Fourth street,
belonging to Eric Carlstrom. to a
group of Mankato people. The pur-
chasers. of the property are: William
Bangeter, c. W. Fisher, T. C. Clark,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
ca a. 3. Post pisbanded.

st. Charles, Mimi, march pa
Henry Morton post. G.. A. r.. in thiA
city, has been disbanded. The post
has fiourished, for thirty-two years,
but with the passing OF Veterans aft :.
er veteran the membership hAa
Edwindled from seventy 60 iivs.. -''''''s-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
LANCER FOR GOVERNOR
He Is The Political Opponent of The
Nonpartisan League.
Enoy,o Tuacdavse nattv

[Associatcd Press Dispatch.1
Fargo, March 23.-Attorney Gener-
al William LANCER, political opponent
didacy for the republican nomination
/ for governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
viii Grade Highway,

Thirty -four and half miles of
roads in Martinacounty will be graded
this season. The work will probably
start this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

George H: Clark iii.-George H.
Clark. one OF the old and highly re-
spected residents of Mankato is con-
fined to bis home on account Of H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

Fred Sherman commissioners of
immigration, viii nle for secretary of
state this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Purchased Registered nuit-w.

Purchased Registered ButL-W. T.,
Ford of Owatonna has purchased Bill
ling Nobleman. one of the bulls in tho
James ]. Hill's importation. securing
the animal through l.. H. voxland, of
Kenyon. MINI. Mr.. Ford has received
his new pure bred bull and taken him
to his farm southwest Of Owatonna.s
Billing Nobleman is fine bred milk
ing Shorthorn. Mr.. Ford feels fortu
nate in getting him to head his herd
of pure bred Shorthorns
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

In Real Estate Business.-C. E.
Lampright C. Co., real estate dealers.
is the name of a new real estate com
pany just organized in Mankato. Mr..
Lampright, manager. who comes to
Mankato highly recommended from
Algona, Iowa. is an energetic business
man and has had over twenty years
of experience in the real estate bust
ness in Iowa. The new realty, COM
pany's announcements will appear
daily in the Free Press -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
The Full Leased Wire Service
of The Associated Press

and in connection Herewith Sport and Market
page. .h...
The work of installing the equipment for our
new highspced press is under way. We hope TO put
the new machine into operation early in April These
improvements in securing the news and delivering it
to you are hut part of our efforts to give You THE
BEST NEWSPAPER IN MINNESOTA
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

The Free Press takes pleasure in announcing to
its readers that on Monday April 10, it will in
augulate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26

the door it gave away" said
Mr.. Taylor amid the laughter of
every one in the court room.
Fireman Wagner testified as to
aiding i'm getting into the rear of the
building when the fire department first
a rrivad
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-02-13
Suits

The dominant note in the Spring suit
modes, say Damn Fashion, will be struck by
the extremely effective Eton. and BoleU
modelA These, - well - tie charming
Boxcoat and strictly simple tailored suits,
ars offered In wide abundance, to suit
various discriminating fanc3ss-all with
that 4ne sxcelsnc4 h tailoring which he's
come u b aGsedatsd only WITH custom
tailored apparel u ~ sssJ highest ordsr.
Suits norssvr; Ut wil appsd prtic-
ularltj % thooo accuGtomed 3 po9ine ex.
tssvltenk psieeh 4tigetln1A rsdrte TWib,
Mannt1h Sor4so- -handDealeIy braided and
smbreIdsrsd or mAgnidentfy plain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
RAILROAD BILL PASSED
IN HOUSE, ESQ TO $50

Washington, Feb. 2-Ignoring the pro.
tests Of orga nized labor and farm or
ganiEations, the House last night, by A
vote of 200 to 10. adopted the conference
repor, on the bill providing for the gov
eminent Of the railroads after their re-
turn 10 their owners on March /. wNh
the leaders OF opposing organisations
seated in the galleries watching the votes
of the members under threat TO defeat
those who refused to follow their wishes,
the motion to recomn1it was rejected al
most as decisively. The vote to recommit
was 2ss against and III IN favor
Republican leaders entered the fight
fearful that the combined opposition OF
labor and the farmers would comma and
such large following as 70 make the
outcome doubtful. At the last moment
owners OF arrow-gauge railroads. which
receive no guar ntee in the bill. Joined
heir forces with the other two and pleaded
earnestly with members Of Congress to
defeat the measure.
In the final vote the republicans lost
fewer than % members. while many lead.
ing democrats voted for the adoption OF
the report, which they declared, assured
ton. Many Of those who favored the bill
insisted that unless it were enacted into
law the railroads would 80 into bankrupt
cy and the country would face the great
est panic IN two decades. Another arsu-
ment advanced by advocates was that
unless such legislation was In effect az
ter March 1, there would be a successful
movement for government ownership
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
NEVER SUCH A CRAZE
FOR SILKS AS NOW

Cincinnati, Feb. le-"Our company in
New York has orders for 313 900, 900 Of
shirts for the spring Of 1920, and 30 per
cent Of this amount Is for silk shirts
Many Of the other shirts will have silk
stripes. Never has there been such
craze for silks. Ten years ago we sold
virtually no silk shirts. The workman,
now earning more than ever, wears a
silk shirt, but wealthy men do not They
know that cheaper weaves will give better
service. Next year. however. silk shirts
will be hgh-$2o TO s3s or higher-and the
demand is bound to fall off,"
This statement was made al the CON
vention OF the Ohio Retail Clothiers
and Furnishers association In this
city to-day by Louis B. Tim OF New
York. secretary of the largest, high
Grade shirt manufa curing company in
the world. He Is also chairman Of the
board of directors OF the National Shirt
Manufacturing association and was
chief OF the light goods section OF tho
Quartermasters' department during the
war. He received a telegram to-day
from Washington announcing his ap-
pointment as member Of the advisory
committee of the war trade board and
Of the Textile Alliance Of the depart
ment Of State, which has charge OF the
ALLEGATION among the allies Of millions
of dollars worth of dyes now In Ger
many,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26

III Flatonis. ut has no medical con-
furniture, so | commander soap box to
stand or sit upon she writes, and use
tho former mayors rickcty desk for my
medicine table.
The crowd gathers several hours be-
fore the clinic opens" continues Dr.
B,ance Norton. which is the young
physicians name at is ragged. dirty.
c'amorous crowd and they do not mind
the ceaseless rain. They have gone
through so much suffering and misery
that little rain means nothing,
First. in full view of the assem- o'ed
crowd ! hold my hands out of the win
dow while a woman pours cold water
over them. There is no way OF obtaining
no; water. Fuel is too precious, This "a
tho signal for the examinations to begin,
and after that 1t is a steady stream OF
woes. of indescrbable diseases"
Thousands need treatment. and much
precious time will elapse before medical
And we have so few workers and so little
medicine. If Americans could only re-
alize the conditions and the needs
The situation is one witch seems to he
entirely up to America whether we like
II or not. The British and the French
and the Italians are TOO prcoccupicd
with tho partition of the conquered terri
tory. and tho political disposition Of the
Ottoman Empire, to sive much heed 10
the human aspects Of the case. America
remains the last and only hope Of the
famished sufferers of rho Near East.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
ADMIRAL PEARY BURIED
IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY

Washington. Feb. 22.--The body Of Rear
Admiral Robert u. Peary, discoverer Of
the Moth Pole, was laid TO rest in the
Arlington National cemetery to-day with
full naval and military honors and with
high officials and officers of the govern
ment and the diplomatic corps present to
pay last tribute to the world ia nous eX-
plorer. Because of high naval rank be-
slowed upon Admiral Peary with the
thanks of Congress for his achievements,
the ceremonies were in charge of the
navy department.
Capt Carroll +. Wright. chaplain at
the Washington navy yard, conducted the
religious service. The casliet was car
ried to the cemetery on n gun timber
draped in the national flag which Admiral
Peary raised at the North Pole. A troop
Of cavalry and battery of artillery
formed the military escort which led the
way to tho grave while a long procession
of official and private automobiles car
ried the distinguished mourners.
At the cemetery company of blue
Jackets fell into line with tho army escort
and the three volcys of the last salute
were fred by a squad Of sailors from
the presidential yacht Maynower. \
naval buclcr sounded taps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
FOUND FROZEN BODY IN
ROAD NEAR MIDDLEBURY

Middlebury. Feb. 1o.--Frank Ysttaw,
who had lived in Weybridge for many
years, was found dead and frozen in the
road near his home this morning. lie
was in Middlcbury during the day We'd
ncsday and at night rode home as far as
the monument, where he got out OF the
sleigh and walked as far as the home OF
his nephew. some distance away. with
whom he had supper. The nephew tried
TO get him to remain over night, but he
decided TO go to his home over at Snake
Mountain. where he had lived alone for
several years. This morning he was
found dead in the road after having made
a good part Of the distance toward his
home and the body was pretty well frozen.
IT is believed he died of heart disease.
that the body froze after death, and the
freezing was not the cause Of death.
Mr.. Yattaw was a vigorous and sturdy
man OF his aGe, somewhere from 81 to 20
years. and was q frequent pedestrian,
often walking to this village, a distance
of four or Ave miles and back TO his
home again. The body wa, brought to
Middlebury and taken to the undertaking
rooms of D. s. Pease. under instructions
of Health Officer Or. George S. Edmuuds
OF Bristol. Yattaws only immediate
relatives as far as known are
brother. supposed to be in Lexington
Mass. and a nephew. Joseph Brown. OF
Weybridge, for whom he often worked
and with whom he at timcs made his tenn
porary home.