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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

the building with the latest and most
modern safety devices for protecting
the yaluables stored there from theft.
Among these are the vaults, which are
absolutely fire and burglar proof The
massive doors to these vaults are
eleven inches in thickness, weigh over
three tons each, and have non burn
able, torch rroof plates in the center
OF each door, and each door has q
double combination. The walls Of the
vaults are eighteen inches thick con
sisting OF steel and concrete SO wired
that the point of the smallest drill
could not be forced through the same
without touching OF the large alarm
on the outside of the building. Five
hundred steel safety deposit boxes
have just been received.
Some idea Of the immense growth
Of the institution may be had when
II Is stated that the total resources
OF the bank on September 2, 1915 was
$685., 265.07 and on November 90,
1917, $753,957.53 as compared with tor
tai resources on November Is. 1920
Of $1.254. s5176
Officers Of the Bank.
The officers Of the bank are as fol
lows: John H. Hohmann. president;
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

Hundreds of people were at the for
NAL opening OF the remodled National
bank OF Commerce In the Saulpaugh
block Saturday night. when souvenirs
were given away to everyone attend
ing the opening The banking rooms
had been nicely decorated with plants
and cut flowers and presented very
attractive appearance.
For number Of years this bank
leased and occupied a corner room
Of the Saulpaugh building, but with
the rapidly increasing business Of the
institution 1t was found necessary to
secure larger quarters. and the entire
Saulpaugh block was purchased by
the bank. This is one Of the most
substantial business blocks of the
city. In planning the remodling of the
building care was taken to have the
rooms of the bank arranged in such
manner that they would be conven-
lent to both the employees and the pa
irons of the institution. Besides the
several privates offices and booths
which are at the disposal Of the de-
posftors Of the bank, Is nicely furn-
lshed rest room.
Latest Devices Installed.
No expense was spared in fitting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
OVER $500 FROM
RED CROSS DRIVES

Over $500 has been received
from the Red Cross drive last Sat
urday and Sunday with some
business establishments to hear
from, and lots Of pick ups. II Is
quite evident that Manksto people
appreciate the fact that II any
great disaster should befaiI this
city they would get help. IL 10 not
easy to forget the Tyler and Fer
gus Falls tornados, and the forest
fires, and while those things are
never looked for, they happen any
how. and II 10 the Red Cross that
gets their first with all comforts
and first aid, and II ls the Red
Cross that does not leave until all
ara kzissn care OF. rHc <ofsi amount
OF the drive will be Ear greater than
this when all receipts are complied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS
THIS SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
BYP. CLAYTON
More Than Four Hundred In
structors Are Needed In
Minnesota
ASSOCIATED Press pispatch.1

St. Paul, Mimi, November 30-To
point his illustration that the teacher
shortage in the United States is cri-
teal, P. P. Claxton, United States
commissioner Of education, today de-
normal schools Of the United States
were alive and teaching, there would
still be q shortage Of 100000 teach
ers.
Mr.. Claxton is holding a public
session of Our Schools and Their
Needs" here today.
In an arraignment of the "injustices
,Ierpretrated on the school child of
the rural districts and the pathetically
inadequate pay given the rural teach
err" Mr.. Claxton quoted statistics,
which laid open the menace of the
coming generation"
Combining the majority of his figures
TO Minnesota. Iowa, North and South
Dakota he hastily sketched the Ere
sent situation.
Shortage In Minnesota.
The teacher vacanies reported in
Minnesota this year total 437," he
said, land in North Dakota there are
PA"
But this is not so bad as the fact
that in order to have teachers on the
Job and instructing as best they could,
Minnesota was forced to employ 372
teachers who could not Iass the ex-
aminations for the elementary class
es. North Dakota employs 166 of this
class.
In the United States the average
percentage Of the teachers, who have
had four years of high school and two
years Of college or normal school or
equivalent In private schools, Is ten
to twelve per cent Minnesota is be-
low this average, with So per cent,
while North Dakota ranks way low
with 49, per cent.
The Average Pay.
THE average ray of the rural and
urban teacher is $3.50 year. In
some states this Ia below $500 a year.
The Western Union messenger aver
ages 5000 a year. a stenographer ST.
zoo to 81 ,600 q year, a Pullman porter
$1,000 year and a rural mail carrier
about $500 year.
TT Is no wonder that we are not
able to get good teachers under these
conditions Of pay. Yet 1t Is all q
question of education of the people
and the legislators. One good sign of
increasing attention is the fact that
nearly every time a school question
for the betterment of conditions is
put to the PEOPLE by the vote it car
r1es with big majority"
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William F. Hughes vice president;
Emil A. Boie, cashier; Harold G..
SLIDER. assistant cashier. The direc-
tors are: Otto Lamm, ]. B. Richards,
Frand Landkamer, j. B. Nielsen, VIII
liam F. Hughes, G. l.. Oleson, c. w.
Fisher, A. II. SLIDER, o. w. Schmidt,
Emil Boie and John H. Holman.
During the orening the X. OF G.
orchestra, consisting Of Robert Brown.
Patrick Finncfan, George Ahlstrom,
Jack Spencer and Starr Shook, furn.
ished the music
The general reconstruction work on
the building was done by the ]. B.
Nielsen Construction company Of this
city, and the Kasota marble for the
interior furnishings by the Breen
Stone and Marble Works of Kasota
The beautiful tile flooring in the en-.
trance was installed by the 8. K
Fowler company of this city. With
the new stone facings on the ex-
terror and the addition of number
OF large windows, the building taken
as whole presents very substantial
and business like appearance.
The bank Is enjoying a most rros :
porous business. It's management is
Of high order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
COUNTY FAIR SUCCESS
Travelling Men A. owateHna Pull on
Big Show There.

Owatonna. November 2s.-w. B.
Clarkson, chairman Of rest building
committee Of u. C. T., declares that
the u. c. T. country fair went over
big. It proved popular and was q
gigantic success financially. Owa-
torna Council No, IS will build q
permanent rest building on the Steele
county fair grounds The travellers
have with the CO. operation Of the
public secured finances that make the
building q reality.
The fair which come to a close
Saturday night at the ermory was
q brilliant financial success. The fair
was attended by crowds that throng-
ed the armory Of the afternoon and
evening.
The articles that had been donated
by the many merchants Of this city.
Ellsndale. Bioomang Prairie, Msriden
and Pratt we're sold, and disposed of
during the two days fair. Very few
articles are left and these will be
sold at private sole or disposed OF
otherwise.
Miss Hazel Heusr was elected
Qusen Of the country fair and was
awarded the wrist watch prize. She
received 86,69S votes.
Miss Florence Br3ck received the
second highest number OF votes, 90, SOC
and was awarded the second prize
pair Of slippers.
Ms Catherine Nolan was third IN
the race. receiving 40,o0z votes. She
was awarded due bills for millinery tc
the amount OF 30.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
THRIFT IS NATION NEED
LIFE INSURANCE AGENTS
HOLD CONFERENCE
Object Will Be To Decide Fac
tors Which Will Check
Extravaganza

New York, November 2T-[Corres-
pondence Of The Associated Press]-
Presidents OF LIE insurance COM
panies in virtually every state in the
union and Canada will meet In this
city on December 9th and 10th to
discuss the necessity. for nation
wide application Of economy and
thrift IN the home. In business. in In
dustry and In the government, 1t
was announced today by the Associa-
ton of Life Insurance Presidents.
The conference viii form part OF the
proceedings Of the fourteenth annual
convention Of the association. Com
ranies having in force more than
ninty- FIVE percent OF the 10000, 900
insurance policies issued on Ameri-
can lives have signthed an intention
to send representatives to the con
vention. The convention will mark
the seventy fifth year of American
insurance.
In giving due attention to the
seventy I'VE year span which Ameri-
can life insurance has achieved" says
the announcement, "The convention
will consider the extent to which that
and national thrift In this country,
with view TO developing additional
means OF using 1t as savings agency
at a time when the people must econ
omize in order to successfully meet
the establishments following the war"
Tax Discussion To Fore
The consideration of taxation and
It's relation to national development
VIII occupy prominent place on the
program, the effect of present taxes
on business generally, and on life
insurance In particular. being dis
The association announces that
although chided for indulging in IN
paralleled extravagances," the Ameri-
can people bought in 1919, Sc. 900
100000 Of additional life insurance
ana that this was sixty seven per-
cent more than the amount rurchas-
60 In 1913, which was itself a record
1t stated also that 2o2 American
ire insurance companies have re-
turned to their policyholders during
the nve to seventy three years Of
oner operations, total of $1,000
oVV;O0Q. These companies now stand
~ udhe future payments
10 rolicyholders and beneficiaries
ageregating more than S38 900 600 ,(l)0
10 guarantee these payments as thew
become due, the insurance Companies
are maintaining reserves aggregatine
100000, 900. These figures are
given by the Association to show thar
lie Insurance has had Unparalleled
development In the United Stafes1
ana the statement adds that TO-DAY
there is more famn protection mt,
standing In this country than IN ali
the rest of the world
The National Convention of Insur.s
ance Commissioners win meet in
rev YORK the same week as the
Lie Presidents, the date OF the Com.
mlssioner's sessions being December
=, and g.. The Association of Life
Insurance Counsel will also meet ;n
and g.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
GAVE $500 TO CHILDREN
What Father Did Prior to Departure
For saltwater.

Fairmont, November 3d.. ].
Stockdill, who left with Sheriff Car
yer for Saltwater to serve an indeter-
inmate sentence after having pleaded
guilty to having abandoned his In
FAINT children, proved before departure
that he Is not as black as painted
and that since being brought to book
for unlawful act he Is still capable
OF an UPRIGHT act and sensible of the
obligations of fatherhood.
Before his departure Stockdill, in q
legally executed instrument turned
over all his worldly possessions,
amounting to $500 in cash, to Leo J..
Seifert, his attorney, for the benefit
of his two little sons and their grand
mother, who has cared for one Of
them for the last five years.
His instructions are that 500 is to
be invested in interest bearing securi-
ties, the interest earnings to be re-
invested for each of his sons and the
accumulation from this source
turned over to the boys when they be-
come Of age. One hundred dollars
LIS to be paid at once in cash to the
grandmother for her services in car
ing for the older boy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
WORKING GIRLS ORGANIZE
New Society Is Brought Into Benin
At st. Peter: the Obiect.

20 SFSdHuI tnIO beInQ
At st. Peter; the Object.
St Peter, November 27-Miss Mar
lon Tyler was elected president of the
newly organized Working Girls club
at the first meeting Of that body.
held in the basement of the public
library. approximately forty girls
have signtfied their Willingness to
Join, and of these thirteen were pres
emit at the meeting. Other officers
elected We're: Miss Theresa Kons-
6ruck, vice. president, and Miss Anna
Pietrus, secretary.
1t is planned to hold meetings twice
q month and a request will be made of
the library board for the use of the
basement as q meeting place. Efforts
are Deng made to have every work
Ing glrl IN cne city member of the
club and 1t is hoped that ali who sign
Cd the list and any others will come TO
the next meeting, which will be held
on Monday evening, December 13.
The club will be in the nature of a
get TO- gether for establishing friend
ship and getting ACQUAINTED. Programs
VIII be given and will be varied in
their nature. During the year. the
sessions will be interpreted with
social activities, An important and
unusual feature Of the new organiza-
ton Is the fact that no membership
Tees Will be required and the girls
have determined to conduct the club
without any funds for the first year,
Hence the Office Of treasurer was not
created
The December 18th meeting will be
q social one and in the nature of a
Christmas party. A committee con-
sisting OF the Misses Theresa Kons-
Druck, Francis Miller and Florence
Larson was appointed by the pres
ident to take charge of the affair and
make the necessary arrangements A
Christmas tree will be decorated for
the occasion. games will be played and
refreshments will be served by the
thirteen girls present Monday night.
Each member Is requested to bring a
cup and a spoon.
The girls are DESTROYS Of securing
the use OF piano for the winter
months In order to have community
singing and other musical numbers.
and Miss Anna Pietrus was appointed
to look into the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
FIX THE RATE AT SIS
Minimum Wage of SIS Per Week 70
Women Suggested.

Minimum Wage Of sis Per Week For
Women Suggested.
St Paul, November 30.-A mimi
mum wage of SIS week may be es-
tablished for women workers In Min
nesota
The state minimum wage commits
sion is In session at state capitol
this afternoon to discuss the propos-
ed schedule.
The present minimum is $11 in the
larger cities.
Miss Eliza p. Evans, secretary of
the commission, today declined to
make any statement as to exactly
what the wage proposal would be, but
1t Is understood that a majority of
the members favor the SIS schedule.
If the commission adopts the or
der 1t viii not become effective until
80 days after December 6, the earliest
date the order can be iasusd
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
Autos In Crash.

New Ulm Journal: Sunday AFTERNOON
the cars OF DR.. L. A. Fritsche and DR.. o.
Seifert came together on the high
way near Klossner. The road was heavy
and the falling snow made 1t impossible
TO see any distance ahead. Both drivers
noticed a car approaching. when within
few feet Of the other. and both at
tempted to turn out of the road, but It
was impossible on account OF the deep
rufs In the highway. Emergencies were
thrown, but the cars were too close to-
gether to prevent a crash. The result
was that both autos were more or less
damaged, but were able to get home on
tbAir own s.sfeam."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

Bought Boar.-Owatonna Peoples
Press: Henry Winship, one Of the
knights of the grip. yesterday pur-
chased the purebred White Chester
boar at the u. c. T. country fair. The
boar was narrowed March II, 1920
and has for it's sire Meriden Buster
which was sired by Big Buster, 46016
and its dam Is Ruth, 162601. 1t was
stated at the armory last night Mr..
Winship made the purchase for a
Christmas present to his son, Louis
Winship, who is farming near Wav-
erly, Iowa 1t will be some Christ
mas nraaanf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
HANDS ARE INSURED
Professional Musicians Are Yer,
Careful Of Their Disits.

EtSfSSStOHdi Mu6iCtduS Are very
Careful Of Their Diaits.
Professional musicians place a
high value on their hands, as indi +
Gated by the amount of insurance
they carry against accident. Miss
Antoinette Zoellner, the violinist of
the Zoellner quartet, which ap-
pears here on December 2, at the
Mankato State Normal school, car
ries a policy of $4,000 on each of
her hands. Her brother, Amandus,
who also plays the violin. carries a
similar amount, as do the other
members of the quartet. This is a
comparatively small sum. consider
ing their earning capacity
An interesting fact about the Zoell-
ners and what is a surprise to many
is their diversity of talents. An
toinette Zoellner, the first violinist,
Is an accomplished singer; Joseph.
Jr., who plays the cello Is q pianist,
being a prize pupil on the keyboard
of the Royal Conservatory OF Brus-
sells; and Joseph Zoellner ST.. the
father a literatl and expert angler,
while Amand1s Zoellner is an artist
with the Brush
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
EDWARDS CASE ON TRIAL

Alleged Personal Injury Action 70 Be-
4. The case of AIDA e. Edwards
against the Redpath- vawter Chautau-t
qua company to recover $4,000 for
alleged personal injuries, was still
occupying the attention OF the district
court this afternoon. Thus far sew
eral witnesses have testified as to the
unusual stormy weather, Of June %
last, when Mrs. Edwards alleges that
she was permanently injured In the
chautauQua tent, part OF which was
blown down that day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
DELOSS F. POND DEAD
He Had Been sufssrsr From Canoe

He Had Been Sufferer From Cancer
Fer Number Of Years.
Dc Loss r. Pond of $50 Cntsr street
passed sway this morning at 1870
O'Clock. He had been sufferer from
cancer for the past ave years, but
was only confined to his bed for the
past ten days.
Mr.. Pond was born In fillmore
county this state on October II.
1853, and had been q resident of this
city for several years past He ID
survived by his wife and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Raymond Conkiin Of Blue
Earth and Mrs. Harry Rath Of Wa
tertown, 8. D., and q daughter In
law, Mrs. Burton D. Pond Of Ar
lington, s. Oak.
The funeral win be held from the
residence, $50 Center street Thurs
. ny morning at $3.50 and the remains
will be taken to Blue Earth for
burial that afternoon. Mr.. Pond was
affiliated with the Odd Fellows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

leave Thursday OF this week for Santa
Barbara, California, where they win
spend the winter months.
r. d. Linquist, president Of the
Citizens State bank Of Fulda, trans
acted business tn the city today.
A. E. Quimby was q business visi-
tor in Easton today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

Austin Moral case:-Austin Herald:
Frank Cute and Daniel Hall, two
young men who were implicated in
the recent moral delinquency case
have both been released on bail set
at $500 each. The hearing which was
to have been held in justice Devil
ers court today was set for later.
There Is yet another young fellow to
apear In Judge Weber's juvenile
court. What disposition will be made
OF the girl has not yet been made
public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
MAIL DELIVERY EXPLAINED
Special Stamp Does Not Insure Quick
Service, Says Authority.

Postmasters throughout the coun-
try have been asked by the Postoffice
Department to call the attention OF
the public to the fact that special
delivery stamp placed on letter does
not insure unusual safety nor person
al delivery to the addressee and that
no indemnity is provided by law for
losses Of unregistered or uninsured
mail.
Many persons seem to be of the
opinion that a special delivery stamp
insures the safe delivery Of letter.
The stamp insures the prompt To-
cal delivery Of letter If the person
it or some one representing
him Is at the home to receive 1t. II
no one is at home in the dwelling the
letter is taken back to the postoffice
and Is sent out by the next regular
delivery.
Letters or packages containing
money or anything Of intrinsic value
should be registered or insured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
cARDENAS SHOT SELF
Suicide OF the Man Who Assasslnate
Francisco Madern -

Francisco Madero.
Guatemala City, Guatemala. November
2s.-Francisco Cardenas. former general
assassination Of President Francisco
Madero in February, 1918. inflicted fat
al injuries upon himself today.
Cadenas, who was recently arrested
on charge of being an accessory to
the murder of man and woman. es-
capped from Jail. He was surrounded at
Madrugado. When he found his escape
cut ON he fired two bullets through his
heart. Cadenas confessed In 1915 OF
having assassinated Madero and also
Pine Suarez. vice president Of Mexico
during the Madero administration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

Accepted Position.-Miss Ro,fe OF
Mankato has accepted the position OF
chief clerk In the school Office, Red
wing, succeeding r. Peterson. re-
Gently resigned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
HUNTERS ARE PINCHED
Four Sioux Falls Men Bump Into Con
siderable Trouble at Luverne.
Especial To The Free Press

siderable Trouble az Luverne.
Especial To The Free Press
Luverne, Mimi, November 3D.
Four Sioux Falls men came here and
under assumed ames secured resi-
dent hunting lses for q dollar
each, figuring t. ~ that they eacn
saved $40, but turn affairs have
that amount they each have had to
add one hundred dollars to their or
iginal 81 which they paid for their II :
censes. When the men shipped two
deer back from Pine county. Mimi,
they were arrested as being non res {
ident hunters without the proper
licenses. They each paid 500 fines
and their two deer were taken IN
charge by the authorities and dis !
posed OF at local meat market to
Luverne citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03
n. n. Grace Dies AT Superior.

Superior, Wis, November 30.-H.
H Grace, prominent Superior lawyer
and f1nancier. died at the home OF
his son, Clarence, Grace, Central Park
this city last night following an III
ness OF more than six years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-03

Baby GIrI.--Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nc
Call, 924 North Sixth street, are the
parents Of a ten pound baby girl
born last night.
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Poultry show.--The Winona County
Poultry association viii hold its show
in the Winona armory January II TO
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