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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
SOFT FOR THE MERE MALE
She Will Not Be CIinging Vine
But the Real Moneyed
Giantess
United Press Dispatch. ]

Chicago, April Sits going to be
soft life for the men in 1921"
This was the prediction made to-
day by a committee of women who
have been investigating the financial
and economic statistics of Chicago.
Their deductio9s Ssassr- A5aassssd 'S+5.r 6.
comparison of the deposits in bank:
for the last Jour years.
Woman Fas Financial Giantess.
In the,rf report this committee sees
in the future an evolution Of woman
ffIom clinging vine to a financia
giantess. Soon woman Is to take the
place of man in the financial WORLD
and he is to be relegated tn the pO-
sition of mere .'house husband"
Bank deposits show that womer
are saving money in greater proper
lions than is man and in the last foul
years their capacity for saving has
more IMAM doubled. Big bank!
| throughout the middle west are es-
tablishing separate departments fol
the women. Four banks in st. Pau
have taken this step.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
LITTLE THE CUP WINNER
PIPESTONE MAN TOPS
SEAL SALE LIST
Known AS Fighting Parson"
Others Who Came In As the
Headliners
Especial to Free Press. I

st. Paul, Mimi. April 3.-Rev. J. G
Little, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Pipestone, is the star
Christmas Seal salesman of Mime
sofa, 1t was announced today by Miss
Eva Is. McGarry, state seal sale dir
ector for the Minnesota Public Health
association.
The Fighting Parson" has been
awarded silver loving cup in rec
ognition OF his successful direction oil
tho 1919 health seal sale in Pipestone
county. His unique methods made
the sale of health bonds, equivalent
TO seals. exceptionally large.
With a population Of but 9.s15
Pipestone county broke all records
with a per capita sale of 1857 seals
at one cent each. Total returns were
IS, 002 Is. more than seven times
greater than the $409. SO produced by
the last seal sale of 1917.
Second County Prize.
The second county prize, also q
silver loving cup, goes to Redwood
county with a population of 1925.
The per capita sale of 1892 seals
brought $3.077. 26. The 1917. total
was 1903 .OS.
f. A. Olson Of Nelson won first
honors among the local managers in
the below 1000 population" class
The per capita sale among the 157
residents of that village was 159
seals. Total receipts were $751;
Thief River Falls with 5000 resi-
dents tops the 1900 to 10000 popu
lation" class. a per capita sale of
eight seals brought $400.97. The
loving cup is awarded TO the Farm
Bureau which directed the sale there.
The fifth loving cup was won by Miss
Elizabeth Martin of Minneapolis,
which is in the above 10000 popula-
ton" class. The per capita sale was
six seals and the total returns were
S25.S24.1 49, ...t.
Donors of the five cups We're s. w.
Dittenhofer of ST.. Paul, F. T. Heffel-
finger Of Minneapolis. W. A. McGon
agile of Duluth, G A. Severance of St.
Paul and Mrs. Charles Mayo of Ro
chester,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
LEGAL BATTLE DUE
Heirs of Harold Thorson To Fight
The ST Olaf Reduest

st. Paul. April S.-A legal battle,
comparable to any ever staged in
Ramsey county courts, over the large
estate of Harold ThorSon, Minnesota
banker and land owner, was forecast
today, when it was announced that
the College of st. Olaf, the residuary
Iegatee under the will of Mr.. ThOrsOn'
had retained prominent attorneys to
defend the will in court.
The hearing on the petition to pro-
bate the will has been set for We'd
nesday. but it was said today by both
sides that a postponement would be
taken.
Mr.. Thorson, who owned and con-
trolled a chain Of banks in Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota,
and land holdings in all three states,
died a month ago, leaving will dis
posing of his estate estimated in
value at nearly 100000. -
His four children were left only
small requests. st. Olaf college at
Mortified is the principal beneficiary,
getting the residue of the state after
payment of specific requests of less
than 100000. The COLLEGES share is
nearly $1,000,000 under the will, it is
said. -.N
Efforts of the heirs to affect a set
Element and induce the college au-
thoritieS to release part Of the resid-
uary estate and avoid a contest of
the will are said to have failed.
Heirs contend that Illness of Mr.
ThorSon for two years before his
death unsettled his mind
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
COLGROvE IS PRESIDENT
City Superintendent's Associa-
ton Holding Meet At Uni
4 versity of Minnesota

Minneapolis. April 3.--Pitt P. Col
grove. superintendent of schools in
Virginia, was elected president Of the
city superintendent section of the
Minnesota Educational association at
the annual business meeting yester~
day at the University of MipRNzSota
o. f. Smith. Appleton. ssuperintend
ent elect of Anokas. vas named vic,
president, andy f. F. Farrar, White
Bear, secretary.
The final session of the seventh
annual short course for superintend
enRs and principals of Minnesota
Schools will be held this morning il
the college of engineering, University
Of Minnesota.
Prof. Alexander. Harvard univer
sity. and Professor Lewis NJ. Terman
Leland Stamford Junior university
will lecture.
The annual banquet of the associa
ton was held last night in Donald
fon's tea rooms. Speakers included
W. S. Balco superintendent Of Ro
chester schools, who urged cigaret
be denied high school students: L. u
Coffman of the University of Mime
sofa: J. NJ. Mcconnell. state com
missioner Of education. and .Iuliu
Rorass. professor Of psychology a
ST. Olafs college.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
R0WDERMAKESREPORT
Cost of SeIective Draft Put
H.. B. At $50, 847, e14
FIGURES MADE PUBLIC
Statement Shows What Was
Paid Members and Employees
Of Local Boards
From Saturdays Daily,

from Saturdays Daily,
Provost Marshal General f. II.
Crowder has just completed mis- re-
port to the secretary of war covering
operations OF the selective draft from
May Is, 1917. the date of the selec-
tive act. TO the present date. with
special references to operations since
december 20, 1918, the date OF the
second report.
In making his report Provost Mar.
shall Crowder, stated that in the re il.
ports of the various draft boards
were contained the histories of nearly
N,o00,00O Americans. Upon some
OF them was written record
or patriotism to which those reg
istrants and their descendants will
look with the greatest pride: upon
others was a record Of ignominy and
unpublished delinquency that the nation
could not afford TO leave undealt
with. The pride, the sorrow. the sa =.
critice and the patriotism of the ma
ton were contained in the war records
OF the local boards. Mr.. Crowder
says that II was more than a matter
q Setiment, however, which promp-
ted the ScrupulouS preservation of
those records. Never in the history
OF this or any nation, he states. had
a more valuable and comprehensive
accumulation of data been assembled
trial and racial conditions of people
The task was tremendous one.
Scattered throughout the breadth of
the land lying in the Offices OF the
4,64S local boards, l55 district boards.
1.3l9 medical advisory boards. and
ffty-two state headquarters were the
records of 24.000.00O men.
Money Not All Expended.
The total amount appropriated by
congress for the expenses Of the sell
ectiye draft was s54.S96.J03. Of this
amount s30.S47.9l4. "a was expended
and the balance either returned to
the treasury Of the United States or
transferred to the director of financ-
eS. Upon the basis of these eXpendi-
lures, II appears that the per capita
cost per registrant was 81. &c: per
registrant classified. ST. per man
indicted. S10.3S; per man accepted
cost per accepted man under the sell
ective law with the corresponding
cost per man under the Civil war en-
rollment act. il was found that the
cost under the latter legislation was.
per capita, S217.S1 for bounty and
1884 for operating expenses, a total
OF 1927 II against per capita cost
or Sl1 "a under. the SelectlYe-SerVice
law. $50,
Cost in Blue Earth County.
A detailed statement OF expenses of
operation of the draft shows the fol-
lowing figures for Blue Earth county.
Pay of board members s4.971 60;
pay of employees. S2.20l so: pay for
physical examinations, sos miscel-
laneous expenses. s223s6s total cx-
pense s7,502. IS salEaye by sale or
transfer of propC Tty. S155 10 making
net cost Of operation to the county
of S7.347 65. -. ... -.
acceptances and reflections Blue
Earth county has the following rec
ord: o.. -..-.. ....
Total number called. S2l; total in
Quoted. $40: total accepted. 1893: to.
tai rejected, a.: total rejected at
cancellation of the draft, two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
.STORk BEAT OUT DEATH
Six Hundred Ninety-TWo New
Arrivals in County During
Past Year
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
There have been less births In Blue
Earth county during the past year
than during any year since 1915, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by the
state board of health, on file at the
office of Clerk of Court George G..
krost. During the past year there
were 692 births in the county and 40l
deaths. according to the official fig.
ures. During the same period Of time
in the city of Mankato there were
293 births and PIT deaths.
Records OF Past.
In 1918 there were I'll births and
475 deaths in the entire county and
of these 283 of the births were in the
city of Mankato and 289 deaths. This
is the. first time the records show OF
the number of deaths exceeding births
in the city. ~,
During is17 there were 737 births
and 374 deaths in the county; 280
births and 208 deaths in the city Of
Mankato. In 1916 the county rec
ord was 764 births, 375 deaths and in
the city Of Mankato 301 births and
224 deaths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
BUREAU FOR FARMERS
ONE is OPENED IN SAINT
PAUL; FIRST AID :
F. L. French of Redwood Falls
Made Secretary; Aim of the
Organization
From Saturdays Daily.

T'SH' Sasui ddy Sdiiy
The Minnesota Farm bureau fed
Grafton. parent body for fifty count!
farm bureaus. became an active or.
sanitation With the opening OF the oil
flee of secretary at the universit!
farm school.
+. l.. French, Redwood Falls. for.
merly Redwood county agent. is secre
tary. Organization of the state bod
has been in the process OF formation
for eight months. but has been delay
ed pending the selection OF a secre.
tary.
NJ. J. Holmberg. state commissions,
or agriculture, Delegated to represent
the fede: alton. Is in Chicago, where he
Will urge immediate charges in the
United States grain grade before Sec.
Rotary of Agriculture Meredith.
Aim OF Oreanizaticn.
The aim Of the organization will be
to look after the welfare OF approx
imately 100000 residents Of Mime
sofa villages and farms.
The federation will CO. operate with
the Minnesota STATE Livestock as
ISOLATION and the state department OF
agriculture in an effort to secure more
favorable disposition of the Minnesota
wool clip. 1t is planned TO have the
wool growers Of each count! ship their
clips to designated places where they
will be inspected Nv competent grad
erS and buyers.
1t was pointed out that the Mime
sofa wool growers lost money last year
because. without an organization they
were not able TO obtain top prices for
their output.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
GOES TO THE EAST

henry x. Scott, Reformatory Head
accepts Job in Connecticut.
FROM Ssturday's Daily.
Hsenry X. Scott. for the past five
yea $ superintendent Of the Mime
sofa state reformatory at st. Cloud
haA Is been offered the position Oh
warden of the Connecticut state
pTEison. it became known YESTERDAY
,ir Scott decided to accept the offer
t.Iis time of leaving is uncertain.
The prefer. made recently, was
4 formally ratified at Hartford, Conn.
today with his appointment TO tut
wardenship by the directors OF the
prison.
Mr.. Scott came to Minnesota five
years ago from New Hampshire. lie
succeeded Charles Reed as superin
tendent Of the reformatOry when the
latter became warden of the state
penitentiaIy at Saltwater,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
FILED ATHsT. PETER

Three Candidates For Office Are Busy
in That City.
From Saturdays Daily.
Three candidates filed on the last
day on which candidates could file at
st. Peter They are DR.. r. A. Dean
for mayor; o. L. Lindstrom. alderman
in the second ward and G.. II. Tow
ley. alderman in the first ward The
candidates already in the field are
Mayor William Haesecke and Alder
men J. Ben Nelson and L. a. Brink
man, who had filed for re- election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
The officers Elected.
Moore. Pitmon Marriage.

Miss Lillian Moore of this city and
Philip W. Pitmon of ST. Paul were
married this morning by Probate
Judge Evan Hughes at the court
house. The license was procured Just
before the wedding from Clerk OF
Court George G.. Krost Mr. and Mrs.
Pitmon will leave shortly for St. PAU,
where they will make their future
home. Mrs. Pitmon was a popular
young lady of his city and the groom
is employed as machinist by the
Great Northern railway company at
st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
STICKS TO THE G. o. p
Does Not Wish to BE Embarrassed BY
independent Partyites.

yer, who has announced that he Is
ready to accept the republican presi-
dental nomination If It Is demanded
of him, issued statement today re-
questing that he be not further en-
barrassed by the suggestions Of some
independents that his name be placed
before another party. as "the primary
sense Of teamwork in any party or
ganization would preclude such q
possibility"
to his "steadfast allegiance to the
republican party over period Of
many years."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
SERVED HIS COUNTRY
Gilbert Nelson, Who Is Now Ace On
Here For Deere Weber.
From Saturdays Daily.

Gilbert N Nelson. late $os the
United States army has some y
Mankato TO take charge of the sales
of the Deere Webber comIpany in thi.
territory. MIR. Nelson Succeeds J. l.
for Watertown. S. d. to engage In
business for himsefE
During the war Mr.. Nelson was
captain Of the scout and intelligence
section of the~ American army in
Franco. Alter the armistice was
signed he wsfs made assistant CHIEF
OF STAN OF IN e Eighty eighth division
In charge OF Nhe G.. ] sector.
MI. NefSoMl was with the Deere
Webber Company for a number o
years befoHe entering the service
lie Is a Sstrong supporter Of the
Amerlcank Legion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
YOUNG GIRL is SHOT
Accidental Discharge Of Revolver BY
Hubert Hartigan.
limited Press DiSpatc'

UNITED Press D1Spatch:I
St Paul, April Scene Norwood
pretty sixteen year old high school
girl, lay near death in a city hospital
here today as the result OF an acct
dent which occurred while on a hike
last week. Hubert Hartigan, son of
Robert NJ. Hartigan, prominent in
state democratic circles, discharged
an army revolver accidently and the
girl was struck by the bullet in the
abdomen. The Hartigan family had
not been advised of the accident I'M
til this morning. despite the fact that
it occurred last Wednesday,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
Would Accent denomination.

Mayor G. T., Crowley of st. James
has Sigpified his willingness to ac..
cett a denomination. He has proved
TO be a very capable executive.
Was Found pead.-Lawrence Yea
ger. a resident of this section for sew
cral years past was found dead
Thursday morning of last week at the
John Radigan home in Cordova town :
ship. where he had been making his
home. Coroner DR.. Is. J. Thomas was
called and found his death due 10
heart failure during the night, says
The LIE Sueur Center Leader-Demo-
crat The deceased was born at Hen
'derson and was fifty eight years old.
lie had a number of relatives in this
section and a brother in st. Paul.
The funeral was held at St. Henry on
Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
SENT TO REDWING
Leonard Date, Young Man, Goes T
The State Training School.
From SATURDAYS Daitv

Leonard Date, young Man, Goes
The State Training School.
From Saturdays Daily.
Leonard Date, young lad who was
before Judge Hiram Golf sometime
ago, together with several other boys,
and who was paroled out by the court
at that time on condition that he OBJ
serve certain restrictions, was taken
in custody by the police department
this morning, having broken his
parole.
The boy was taken before Juvenile
Judge Evan Hughes this morning and
was sentenced to be committed to
the state school for boys at Redwing.
He was to have left the city this
afternoon in custody of an officer for
that institution.
Municipal Judge Hiram Golf, who
has placed young Date on parole, made
the complaint against him, for hav-
ing violated the parole and he was
then taken before Judge Evan Hughes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
WOMEN WON VICTORY

They Succeeded in Carrying Through
Bond Issue in Owatonna.
From Saturdays Daily.
BY a majority of twenty two votes
the bond issue of $250,000 to be used
to help build new high school at
Owatonna carried at the special cleo
ton held Thursday. The board has
$275, 900 on hand which was voted at
two previous elections. This means
that the board will have $525.0O to
spend for building and equipment
purposes. The general contract price
lis $412.970. Women voters carried
the issue through
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
CONTEST is SHARP
City Election at Sleepy Eye With
Plenty OF Candidates.

Plenty OF Candidates.
IAssociat.d Press Dispatch.I
The annual city election will be
held in Sleepy Eye next Tuesday. The
following is The makeup OF the ad-
ministration which served the past
year and all qf whom are candidates:
Mayor. c. c. Hansen; recorder, A. j.
Thomas: alderman at large, DR.. A. F.
S,trickler; treasurer, Ray Brust; mu-
nicipal judge, John Cutting; special
Judge, j. l.. Kiefer; aldermen, first
ward. II. J. Knudsen and J. A. Fialka !;
aldermen. second ward, George Mar
tinka and F. E. Beech II. II. Offer
man will make the race for mayor
against Mr.. Hansen. Jack Youngman
will run for alderman at large and
Martin Casperson will make the race
for alderman in the first ward against
Mr.. Knudsen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
.F|REMEN ELECT OFFICERS
E. M. Zuel Chsen President
Treasurer Made Highly Graf
flying Report

Annual election of officers and re-
Port of the finances took place last
night at the annual meeting of the
Mankato Fire Department Relief as
ISOLATION. which was held in the fire
mems rooms at the city hall.
Secretary Ben e. Bangerter report
cd that the total amount in the treas
ury at the present time is $lS,470. 81
he also stated that the association
had loaned the city $4,000 at five
and a half percent interest to pay for
the aerial truck for he fire depart
n.ent.
The officers Elected.
The officers elected for the enSu-
ing year were as follows:
f. NJ. Zuel. president; Ernest Fal-
lenstein, vice president; Ben Z. Ban
gerter, secretary; Otto Lamn:. treas
urer; II. Jesse. janitor; trustees. E.
Fallenstein, Hose company No. 2;
Samuel Reichel. Hook and Ladder
company No. 3; Phil Leas. Hook and
Ladder company No. 1; Clarence Stall
ey, West Mankato Hook and Ladder
company: Harry Gauthier, Hose coiu-
Uany No. l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

School at Pemberton.-Last July
$4,000 in bonds was voted to erect
consolidated school at Pemberton,
again put to, vote and an additional
sum OF $4,000 voted. Thus the con-
solidated school at Pemberton will
become reality.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

Blizzard Stepped Seeding-L. A.
Yaeger of RaDidan. Charles Howley
of Good Thundtr and John HOLMAN of
Mankato township, had got we'll star
ted with their seeding of small grain
when the blizzard of Friday overlook
them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
+, Paid $4,000 For Bull.

Brandon, VT. April 81. G. Watson.
secretary of the AYRSHIRE Breeders
association. announced that a record
price of $4,000 had been paid for
Auchenbrain Toreador, four year old
AYRSHIRE bull, by Captain Henry Hig.
genson of South Lincoln, Mass.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
M'GREGOR FOR JUDGE
Friends Of MapIeton Man Are Be
hind The Movement.
From Saturdays Daily.

Z. +. McGregor. cashier OF the
Mapleton State bank. is now being
urged by his many friends to become
candidate for Judge of the sixth
judicial district. Mr. McGregor has
been a resident of Mapleton for the
past twelve years. Previous to this
and following his graduation from the
state University Law School, y Mr..
McGreror practice law in New Rich
land, Mum, for ten years. He is a
man widely known throughout the
state for his strict business principles
A gentleman from Napoleon in
formed The Free Press today that
number Of Mr.. McGregor's friends
were anxious to have him become a
candidate for the judgeship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
WATCH COAL PRICES
instructions Sent Out BY Palmer to
District Attorneys.

UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, April 3.-Attorney
General Palmer sent letters today to
all district attorneys in the country
asking them to watch coal prices in
the future and see that there was no
profiteering done under cover of the
increase granted miners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
The Ducks Come Back.-The Mad

ron Lake Times Relates this story:
George Knapp raised two wild NAL
lard ducks last year for use as decoys
but when the freeze up came they
picked up and left for Mexico to
snend the winter. George must have
set o mighty good table for his ducks,
for yesterday the pair of greenheads
separated from a flock passing over
and settled down in the chicken yard
-tame wild ducks again. until next
fell. Reedfield says thev showed bally
poor judgment in alighting at Knapp's
as they could have come down to the
Cononaning and lived high on hand
picked .scraps-but then, he's prob
ably bit jealous"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
6ocus Bilis.-Bogus $50 bills are
said 10 be circulating promiScously.

Manual For MISUNDERSTANDING
of STATE julius Sohmahl has just is
sued a booklet entitled Manual For
M torists"a handy publication
which contains much valuable infor-
nation for automobile drivers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
Band at Sleepy Eve

Band at Sleepy Eye.-The band
committee of Sleepy Eye which is
composed of Frank Scobie, w. L. Zell
and G.. w. Merilatt met Monday even :
ing and plans for the summer were
talked over. 1t is expected Sleepy
Eye will have a better hand than ever
this year. Jack O'Brien will again
direct the band. The boys will re-
ceive Sc a day when called to play
The price of the evening concerts will
be doubled.
George Krost granted a marriage
license this morning to Carl Conway
of Dickinson. Ia, and Edythe Kelley
of this county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

.. Street Fair in EIysian.-A move Is
under way ai Elysian to plan Tor a
street fair and barbecue to be held for
three days during the last week in