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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
EXHUME SOLDIERS BODIES
Nine Hundred Bodies American Sol.
dIers in France to be Brought
Home

Paris. December 2.-[Correspon-
dence Of The Associated Press1-
ELIMINATION OF the bodies Of the
American soldiers buried at Bony
cemetery, all men of the 9th
New York National guard and
30th (Wildcat, from Tennessee and
North and South Carolina) divisions
began today OF LIT Lodies In the
cemetery about 300 will be returned
to the United States and the remain
der will not be disturbed. Bony is
is to be one OF the four permanent
cemeteries In France, and other
bodies will be moved into the Gene
terry, but this work will not start
until the work Of sending bodies to
Americas has been completed.
It is the first big battlefield ceme-
terry TO be reached by the Army ex-
humaticn units. The district Is 30
devastated that there is no shelter
for the workers and q train had to
be provided to make quarters for
them. The winter weather has also
set In and movable sheds have had
to be built TO shelter the men while
working.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
BUSINESS MEN IN MANKATO
SIGN QUESTIONABLE
They Reply To Number of Que.
ries Touching Affairs In
General

Secretary w. q. Olson of the Man
kato Civic and Commerce association
In response to q request from the
Mississippi Valley association TO ans
wer twenty FIVE questions Of vital in.
tereFt to the general public. submit.
ted QUESTIONABLE to people Of var.
ious occupations in this city 80 thai
he might arrive at a fair average Of
opinion.
To the question: do you believe
that the Individual and financial con.
ditions of the United States are bas.
ically souu6?" The answer was Gun
questionably yes" The natural re-
adjustment from abnormal war prices
extravaganza OF the buying public
and specializing and profteering
were blamed for the present depres
sion In business.
The general opinion of Mankatc
people Is that lower prices must
come; excessive profits of manufac-
turers, middle men and merchants has
resulted IN reduction Of the buying
power of the people.
Present System of Credits
The unanimous opinion expressed
In QueStionnaries returned to Mr.
Olson was that the present system OF
credits Of the country are adequate II
properly functioned and supplement-
ed by the proposed new export cor
poration financing. This would per-
NIT OF releasing money much needed
IN agricultural districts, and In in
dustrial centers..
conditions. 1t was thought that the
markets were not wholly predicated
upon the law OF supply and demand.
The uncertainty of the future has
something to do with the present
market. Other features which figure
in the market problem are: specula-
tfon. profiteertng and inability to fn-
ance.
Nonpartlsan league press editorials
and public utterances, articles and
advertisements eminating from pub
fishers Of the Country Gentleman
are blamed for the creation Of class
feeling.
Enlightenment Of Problems.
A greater enlightenment on econom-
ic problems and the CO. relation be-
tween capital and labor, should be
given the general public in these days
majority OF the people Of Mankato.
Another thing which Is necessary at
the present time is, a more emphatic
realization Of Americas financial and
Industrial inter relation with the en-
tire world. and by all means more
optimism. This would be the plan of
propaganda adopted by the average
man and woman in this city.
Other things suggested in the
Questionnaires sent out were:
Better market conditions for agri-
cultural products. Refer to farmers
as Country Business Men," for they
are business men. A more practical
curriculum in the schools including
the teaching Of economics. The en-
actment Of only serviceable and con-
structive laws. Some would bring
about keener realization on the part
of the national and state politicians
that they have to make good. Some
Of the nonsensical laws which now
burden the statute books Of the ma
ton should be done away with.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Leader Of SalDation
Army Found Booze
Cached In His Auto

Captain Orchard Of the Saliva
ton Army corps In Mankato
laughed heartily this morning when
he met a reporter Of The Free
Press and said: "You can 40 az
far az you like with q good story
on me-" officer a. w. King, the
United States enforcement officer,
who made the recent raids on
moonshine, 10 not the only man who
has found liquor In this city, ac-
eordlng to the statement Of the
captain.
the rounds with my car In the de-
livery Of Christmas baskets to the
poor, when In the dusk Of eve ] left
the machine parked for a few mo-
ments while stepped inside
rouse. When ! was about to step
into the machine ! heard q .ellnk-
Inc beneath the robes. What was
my Consideration upon investioat-
ing to find quart and pint
bottle OF moonshIne stored away
there. No, do not think. Santa
Claus put 10 there. = think that
some thirsty fellow mIstook my car
for HE own. ! knocked all Of the
"sFine" out Of the monshine by
smashing the bottles against the
curb" said Captain Orchard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
PREUS TO HEAD STATE
WILL BE THE TWENTIETH
EXECUTIVE
Goes Into Office With Largest
Plurality Ever Given G. or
+, Candidate
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

st. Paul, December 28.-J. A. O
Preus will be inaugurated as governor
minnesota one week from today
He will be the twentieth governor OF
Minnesota. He will be one OF the first
elective state officials to become gov
ernor, except through elevation after
serving rs lieutenant governor. Mr.
Preus will be the third youngest man
to assume the governorship. He will
be 81 years old when inaugurated
Governor Burnquist was 30 years old
when inaugurated was only a few
months younger than c. r. Davis
who also was So when inauguraIed.
Born In Wisconsin.
Mr: Preus was born In Columbus
county, Wisconsin, on August %,
in 1909 and served for two years as
executive clerk to Governor D. A.
Eberhard. From 1911 to 1915 Mr..
,Preus served as insurance commits
sioner and from 1915 to 1920 as state
auditor, serving continually in the
state capitol for the past ten years
A. r. MoGill was the only other
man who had been an employe of the
governors office to be elevated to the
governorship. He was private secre-
tary to Governor Austin from 1870 TO
1874; insurance commissioner for
thirteen years, and governor from 1887
to 1891. Sweden outranks Minnesota
as the birthplace of Minnesota gov
ernors, as John A. Johnson was the
only native son governor. Governors,
A. o. Eberhard and John Lind were
born in Sweden and Knute Nelson
was born in Norway, making three
.vs,. outside of America.
~ Ia For sxx @1,o
lead in the supplying Of governors to
the state, with six; Nicollet, second
with four; Hennepin, third with three
including Mr.. Preus and Mobiles,
Goodhue, Brown, Douglas, Winona,
Watonwan and Blue Earth counties
each have supplied one.
Eberhart Served Five Years.
John 8. Pillsbury, governor from
1878 to 1882, served the longest time
six years, being elected three times,
A. o. Eberhard served the second
longest time, or FIVE years and three
months, becoming governor on the
death of John A. Johnson and being
elected twice. Governor Burnquist
had he third longest term, serving
five years. Governor Johnson, though
elected three times, served only four
years and nine months.
Governors who were re elected for
a second term are: Governors Ram
bard, Merriam. Nelson, Clough, Van
SAINT, Johnson, Eberhard and Burn
Quist. Governors Davis and Nelson
later served In the United States
senate. Governors Hammond, Nelson
and Lind were representatives in
Congress previous to serving as gov
ernors. Mr.. E5CThard and Mr., Burn
Quist became governors on the deaths
Of Governors johnson and Hammond,
respectively. being elevated from
lieutenant governor. Mr.. Clough be-
came governor when Mr.. Nelson was
elected to the senate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
PROTECT NATION FOREST
ACTION IS RECOMMENDED
BY CHIEF FORESTER
Country Short Growing Timber
And Quick Measures Must
Be Taken
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. !

Washington, D. c., December 2S.-
A demand is growing on the part OF
the wood using industries and the
public at Urge for national policy
OF forestry which will insure ade-
Quate future supplies Of timber and
other forest products, according to
Chief Forester w. B. Greeley. Fig
ures gathered by the Forest Service
this year, his annual report states,
showed the extent of the depletion
OF the nations forests, and have serv-
red to focus attention on the fact
that the country Is short Of growing
done at once. The acute shortage
and skyrocketing prices of lumt er
and newsprint early in, the year also
contributed to the growth of the
movement.
The Forest Service Is advocating
program based on the conviction
that the problem is national and not
local, and must be- handled as such.
Nation wide protection from forest
fire for all classes OF forest land,
Col. Greeley states. is the first and
most essential step. 1t is his belief
that the police powers Of the States
offer the best means Of enforcing
reasonable requirements against for
est destruction.
Legislation Needed
The expense Of fire protection the
Forester says, should be borne joint
ly by the landowners and the public.
He holds that Federal legislation is
needed to provide for a comprehen-
sive plan Of cooperation with the
States in fire prevention and the de-
velopment OF forestry practice, and
hn ~ th4 20
through purchases, through. the in
clusion OF other timberlands now In
Federal ownership and through ex-
change.
There are still large quantities
Of timber In the United States, the
report states, but they are not In the
right place. More TINA go per cent
OF what is left lies west Of the Great
Plains, far from the bulk OF the
country's population. agriculture and
manufacture. The country is taking
ABOUT 26 billion feet of wood from
forests each year and Is growing only
8 billion. e..
I'VE have used up our forests with
port. at the bottom Of the whole
problem Is idle forest land. The
United States contains 328 million
acres Of cut over or denuded forest
containing no saw timber; 81 million
acres Of this amount have been COM
pletely devastated by forest fires and
methods of cutting which destroy
or prevent new timber growth.
1.-THE area Of idle or largely idle
land Is being increased by from to
million acres annually as the cut
ting and burning OF forests contin-
ues." These facts, together with the
steadily increasing distance between
the average saw mill and the home
builder, 'have had a vital bearing
on the high cost Of lumber. which
during the year reached a prohibi-
tive hgure for many uses and check
ed the building Of homes which is so
urgently needed"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Anti Tobacco Drive
Started In This State

Inauguration of an snti-tobacco
pledge signing campaign among
school children in the Sunday schools
Of the state OF Minnesota IL planned
for the new year by Mrs. e. L. Baker.
state superintendent OF Temperance
teaching in the Sunday schools A
recent report of the national chair
man for this work shows that 49,
100000 total abstinence pledges have
been signed in the Sunday schools Of
the country in the forty-six years of
its work. Mrs. Stella B. Irvine, form
erly OF st. Paul and now OF River
side. Calf, il national chairman for
the Sunday school temperance work.
with Mrs. Della r. Mandigo Of st.
Paul as assistant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Congratulating the
Free Press Company

Unity Gas company Producers
and Buyers Of Natural oas, Cap
ltal 100000, Oklahoma City,
Okla. December 22, 1s2o.--Free
Press Printing Company, Man
kato, MINI. Herewith find check
In payment Of subscription to r.
p. from January I, 1921 to jan
uary I, 1922, per your statement
received. Let me congratulate
you on the growth and suoeess
Of the Free company and the ex-
cellent paper you publish for the
circulation and size OF your ter
ritory. You get out a better
newspaper, more general and
foreign news, than the leading
paper here, In city Of over q
hundred thousand, and a state
wide circulation.
Here's wishing you continued
success, a Merry Christmas and
q happy and prosperous New
Year. Sincerely Yours, J. w.
True.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
BOYCOTT OF BRITISH
Entered Into The Recent Elections
In India


Bombay, November 17-ICorres-
pondence Of The Associated Pressl
The non cooperation movement, or
boycott of British institutions which
is headed by Gandhi and other ma
tive leaders has taken a position in
opposition to the election of men,
bers of city government and other
legislative bodies under the new
Government of India Act. In conse-
Quence, most of the candidates for
these offices were from the Moder-
ate faction composed Of the minority
who voted against the boycott reso-
dian National Congress in its ses-
sion last September.
Just prior to the election. Gandhi
published an open letter to every
Englishman" in which he. asserted
that the only way to suppress the
rising ebullition Of national feeling
was for the British government to
meet in conference the recognized
leaders of the people. duly elected
by them and representing all shades
of opinion SO as to devise means of
pendence) "in accordance with the
wishes of the people of India"
Gandhi warned the Hindu leaders
who hesitated to support his boycott
movement that the people were ad-
vaneipg at rate too fast for those
leaders to keep pace. ut is a psy-
Geological moment for the country
and we may not have an opportunity
like the present one for century"
he said.
Mohammed Ali, who is considered
the right-hand man of Gandhi, de-
clared in a speech to students In
Allahabad and Benares: eff we had
we should have struck a blow at the
outset, When we are At to strike a
blow we shall give due warning to
the government. If the nom coopera-
tion policy in education fails, the
next movement will be for non CO.
operation In the postal and telegraph
services and afterward In the police
force and in the army"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Eagle Lake

J. W. McCari has been of duty the
past few days owing to Illness.
Mrs. Fred Jensen returned from the
Ssss ssS y At ShG q.
The dance held last Wednesday even
Ing at tho Houghtaling hall, though
suocsss. It was under the management
of Degree Of Honor ad the music was
furnished by two members Of the K. Q.
Lake until about eleven O'Clock but they
found a fair crowd Of yeAng psopN
waiting and what they lacked in mum
b'ss thsy s1y made up IN q, aarsbs
MIMI, IL spending her. vacation with her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. I. B, Roy.
holds.
Of nut size hard coal wsrs reesivsd b
the Botsford Lumber company last week.
This is tho first shipment OF bfsquets
resolved at Eagle Lake,
EMPLOY d tss l. sh' sss sss1 hs IN =;
FIT ksa ststs Sans of HssSsost so psE as
as assistant cashier. Mr.. Fields has
E. ass Lake se't an. ID f'na: matter rd q spTS
small regret to lose q young man OF
this c.iibsr. He goes to Hitchcock the
nrst Of the year.
brother-in-isw Of Mrs. q. D. Pickle. 4
visiting at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. G,
d. Pickle.
Friday evening q watch party win be
held by both Rebekah and Degree q
Honor lodges. The parties win Be hstd
The Christmas exercises held by ths
children OF the Sunday sohooi at the
Nethodist church Thursday evening were
very beautiful. In SPITE Of The sold
weather the building was crowded "a
see the tots take part in the various sE-
ercises and enjoy the treat gwen tham
by their friend Santa Claus.
Notwithstanding the snowfall the EeE-
age man. u. r Tanner, II making Ms
regular runs BY auto to Manka&e,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Died DURING THE NIGHT
MALAcHIWEIR SUCcUMBED
TO HEART DISEASE
WelI-known Resident Of Blue
Earth County Was Called
BY Death

Malachi Weir, resident Of Blue
Earth county for the past nifty three
years, was found dead In bed at the
homo Of his daughter, Mrs. Earl
Dufheld. 32S Spring street, this morn
ing at seven o'clock. Death was due
to heart failure. When he retired last
night he seemed to be as well as US :
ual.
Mr.. Wier was born In Washington
county Wisconsin, September 8.
l846. and came to Blue Earth county
In 1867, and resided on farm near
Ralidan up to six weeks ago when
he came tc live with his daughter
for the winter.
He is survived by his wife and eight
children, Mollie. Lille and Mrs. Earl
Duffield OF this city, Grover Weir.
Billings, Mont; Mrs. William Shores,
Tolley, N. D.; Mrs. Peter Champagne,
Wooster. Ohio; Harry and Matt Weir
at Rapidan.
No funeral arrangements have been
made vet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
SOUND INVESTMENTS

Bankers viii Try To Protect Mime.
sotans From Frauduiant Schemes
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch-l
Duluth. MINI, December z3.Iaz-
isiation safeguarding securities h
SUES In OF prime interest to the
Minnesota Group Of the Investment
Bankers of America, 1t was decided
At = recent .a IN meeting sas,. here o. the
tee OF the group was instructed 70
keen IN touch With measures to- b
proposed by the coming session.
II 81 the intention of the bankers
to DO everything possible to protect
the public from fraudulent stock
selling schemes and to encourage
sound, conservative practices IN the
Investment line. the speaker said
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
RAIL MAN VERY SICK
William oordan III with Pnsumen

William Dordan ~ With Pneumonia
= In Redwinu Hospital.
William Dordan, freight conductor
on the Redwing division OF the Great
Western road, lies at So. Johns hos
pitAl in Redwing. in q critical condi-
ton. He In suffering from plenrai
pneumonia, contracted about q week
ago. Mr.. Dordan was delirious when
brought to the hospital and hts con-
dition today remains unchanged. Ply.
sicians have little or no hope for his
recovery. Mr.. Dordan ts Q former
resident Of Mankato. Several years
ago he was Ill In this city with pneu-
monta and his life was despaired OF.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
CASHIER SHORT $50. 200
Hearing Of c. J. eeiseksr OF Plenty.
wood, Mont, Starts Today.

Hearing Of G. J. eeiselssr Of Plenty.
wood. Mont, Starts To-day.
brentwood, Mont, December 2s.-
z. J. Beiseker, cashier OF the Shari
dan County bank, closed by the state
bank examiner last week, when
shortage OF approximately Of $3.50. 600
was uncovered will be given pre-
iimtnary hearing on charge Of
here tomorrow.
He is at liberty on bonds OF 500
000 Miss Ella Warner, his stel-
ographer, voluntarily returned TO
Plentywood Saturday after /, an alb
sence of three weeks, was placed
under arrest ana will also be given
q hearing tomorrow on warrant
charging her with making false en-, :.
tries. Her bonds were fixed at 500
600. Beiseker's bond was furnisAed
by T. /. Beiseker, OF Fessenden, y.
D., president of the banlS who also
guaranteed all deposits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
LEGION STAND IS RAPED
Or. Helen HeiIsher Discusses Its
Present Attitude On y
Politics

The victory won by American sol
diers in France IL being lost in leg
tslative chambers, and the veterans
who might save the soldiers victory
are deliberately throwing away the
opportunity by withholding the Amer
lean Legion from politics, is the opin-
ion OF Or. Helen Hughes Hielscher
OF Mankato. president or the Minneso-
Ia Department Of the Legion auxil-
of Legion administration at a joint
meeting of the George Squires aux
iliary and st. Paul Post No. s, last
night at tho old capitol. says The st.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Probably the most valuable les
son Of the war, learned at terrific Co.'S,
is that statesmen must be as true,
patriotic and well trained as SOL
diers," DR.. Hielscher declared. by
unfitness and lack Of proper devotion
to country. statesmen are losing the
com Of the seas and justice for small
nations, two of the issues for which
America fought, are apparently az
far from realization as they were be-
fore the war.
Legion Declared Handicapped.
"Men of the service as officials of
the government might be intrusted
to hold to what they have won by
force of arms. The American Legion
by hobbling. itself in politics Is placing
limit on its usefulness in the field
where 1t might be most useful. BY
keeping its officials from government
service 1t is handicapped in an activ-
ity where those already engaged are
hobbled not even by the Ten COM
mandments."
The latent political force of the L.
gfon throughout the nation is not less
than 100000, DR.. Hielscher assert
ed. About 100000 men are eligible
to Legion membership, while for each
veteran an average OF three women
voters may be received by the auxil-
larry. She would be fearful OF such q
concentration Of political power were
1t In less scrupulous hands, DR.. Hell
scher said, and added that Legion po-
liticaI activity might expect suppor.
OF Minnesota women.
DR.. Van Dyke Agrees.
DR.. Hielschers' analysis revealed
what probably Is a defect in Legion
organization, it was said by Or. A.
A Van Dyke, Minnesota department
representative on the national ex.
ecutive COMMITTEES. The Legion Is
adept at resolving and making
known its wants, but has forgot the
art Of putting over it's desires" DIR.
Van Dyke declared. He outlined the
national legislative program, includ.
ing proposed decentralization of the
War Rish bureau, disqualification
projects and the four fold adjusted
compensation plan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
SIX PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Arrangements In Arrests q Milwaukee
For Selling WhIstsey.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Milwaukee, Wis, December H..
Pleas Of not guilty were entered today
in United States district court, BY six
Of the eleven men arrested late Mon
day on indictments charging viola
tons Of the ,volstead act, returned BY
the grand jury. One plea Of guilty
was entered. The arraignment Of the
other four defendants was deferred
until the arrival Of their lawyers nom
out Of town.
Those who pleaded not guilty were
William McGinnis, q Green Bay. e.
loonkeeper, and John Quatsoe, Joseph
Wtndhauser, Joseph Neidl, Herman
Hole and Henry Hermes. saloonkeep-
ers to whom McGinnis 10 ALLEGED b
have sold whiskey. A plea Of Kuiity
was entered by Peter BeJsar. Msnito-
woo, former saloonkeeper. Cases Of
those who pleaded not guilty were al
set for January II. The bond was
fixed as follows:
McGinnis. $4,000: ouatsoe ana
Windhauser, $4,000; Neidl, 1000:
Holz and Hermes, 81. 600.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
POISONED BOOZE KILLSTWO
And Third Man Probably Dying
From Drinking "sootieg" Whisky.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
San Francisco. December 28.-Two
men are dead and q third proba-
bly, is dying from drinking bootleg
whiskey In the bay section ysster-
day, police physicians announced to.
day.
Corporal ]. H Durham. United
States army supply corps. died last
night IN Oakland emergency hospi-
tai. police said he died after drink
ing liquor given him by two men
who robbed the soldier OF $12S.
A man the police said was Dan
Shanahan, was found unconscious here
last night He died later at hospital.
Physicians said bootleg" was to
blame.
An unidentified man was found In
Warrington Square. At the emergency
hospital K was said he probably
wsu1d die nom Thisksy podsoainx.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
wnl Try to Eesaln pesistsa.

Bismarck. bsosnaber III j. wehs.
former nsvfis Lake attorney VIM make
another &ttempt to regain his seat ON
the worikmen's comDensation oo1nneis-
sion from which he was discharged last
spring by Gov. Frazier ON the rrounds
Of using employees OF che 0fEios 10 pro-
mote private business and having an
Incompatible disposition.