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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
OLD DOBBIN IS NOT PUT OUT OF
BUSINESS ENTIRELY

Old Dobbin and his first aid, the
mule, are still in evidence as helpers
on the farm. They have been read
out of existence Il good many times
in the worlds history, nevertheless,
the United States census for 1910 re
vealed 1888 900 lorses and 4,210,0
mules on Arms; and the estimates of
tho department agriculture for Jan
uary l, 1920, show 21,109,000 horses
and 1895, 900 mules on farms-an in
crease of 1,276,OO0 horses and 7S5.O00
mules in the last decade.
In addition to this, we exported, in
the nine year period ending June SO,
1919, 1,149,763 horses and 376.S36
mules. A national survey of the econ
on icR Status Of the morse was made in
1919 by a veteran firm of business in
Vestigators. They were assigned the
work by the survey committee of the
associated saddlery interests. The
only Instructions they had were: Get
all the facts"
Their report did this in such con
tioC anu VI CuipiO 'ho' Wv
department of agriculture at Wash
ington made a special request that a
copy be filed in their reference H.
brary. The survey reported 100000
tractors and 1914 motor trucks on
farms. The tractors displaced from
one and four fifths and two and one
half horses per farm where the tract
ors were owned. In no case did they
display enough horses to pay for the
cost of the tractor, but on some OF the
larger farms, where there was much
belt work to be done, they proved
valuable or that class of service, and
as supplemental source of power in
the fall when heavy blowing was to
be done, ...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
BARRING THE SOCIALISTS

Information from Albany, N. Y, is
to the effect that Legislation to bar
the socialist party from official rec
ognition as a political organization
was to be introduced in the lower
house of the state Legislature. The
legislation was recommended by the
which investigated the five
socialists expelled from the assembly
One bill would disqualify any organ.
izatiOn for place on the ballot which
ADMITS aliens and minors to member
hsip. Another would prevent organi-
zatiCnS from presenting candidates
for election controlled by an eXecu-
tive committee which assumes to di-
rect the action of the successful can
didate while in office. Especially so
when the executive committee is rep
resenting an organization which
adopted seditious resolutions at a time
when this country needed the full
support of every citizen. Socialism
is not Americanism. Get that straight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
THE BABCOCK PLAN

The Window Citizen advises the
adoption of the Babcock good road
amendment. So does the Free Press.
One form the opposition to the Bah
cock good roads plan has taken is in
circulating the report that the farm
land lying along the route of the Bah
cock plan will be heavily taxed to pay
for the same. This is a malicious
and false statement. No farm land
will be taxed to build the Babcock
good roads.
The cost will be paid by tax on
autos, and inasmuch as the heaviest
amounts will come from the three
heaviest populated counties of the
state, and the autoists in these cOun-
ties have pledged their support to the
movement, it is not hard TO figure out
where the falsehood comes from.
Especially in view of the fact that
in the election in Clay county the So
cialists in charge of the NOnpartisan
league came out openly and worked
against the road program. Imagine, ii
you can, any farmer being against
better roads, especially when he does
not have to pay cent toward them
unless he owns an automobile-ana
the joy he would get out of riding
over nice smooth road would offset
the amount paid.
1t would seem that all citizens of
Minnesota could unite on the Bah
cock plan. Its adoption would mean
better roads in this state-and bet
ter highways mean more people will
come into the state. With more peo-
pie settling on the vacant land much
more wealth will be added to the
states already large capital.
Better roads mean that farm land
will increase in value and the dis
lance between the farms and the
cities and villages will be shortened
considerably. This will be distinct
advantage to the residents of rural
communities
The Mountain Lake View also joins
with those newspapers that are sup
porting the Babcock plan. The View
says: Argue it any way you please,
you cannot get around the fact that
the Babcock road amendment, if car
ried, will prove to be one of the fin
est things the state has ever seen.
The hard surfacing fthe state high
ways without the cost of cent to
those who do not benefit from them,
would be possible under this plan.
Voters should be careful not TO con
fuse this plan with the Iowa plan
of hard surfacing the state roads, un-
der which farmers, whose lands are
bounded by such roads, must foot the
bills"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
ADVISING THE FARMER

New Ulm Review: Quite a number
of our exchanges have already COM
menced admonishing the farmers TO
test their seed corn and grain in order
to insure good crop. 1t would be
just as plausible for agriculturists 10
tell the editors TO be sure and have
sufficient ink and print paper on hand
to insure getting out their editions
But the farmers only grin and bear it.
There probably is no class of peo-
pie who are given as much advice as
the farmers-and most of this advice
comes from those who never have had
not know how to ride sulky pillow if
asked TO do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

the trees. cleaning out the fence cor
ners and converting all into huge
piles, making a pretty sight and thor
oughly enjoyed by the children and
grown ups alike. Some of us even
worked until long after nightfall in
order to get the work finished, ex
pecting to start garden making early
the next morning-but alas and alack,
instead of dropping the tiny seeds in
10 the warm earth with the beauti-
full sunshine overhead, we were SHOW.
cling coal into the furnace and do
ing the necessary chores in blind
ing blizzard and mother earth is COW
cred with a mantle of snow.
Charles Starbuck is greatly imprOv-
ling the appearance of his residence
by painting. Since purchasing this
property known as the Glib Taylor
place the Starbucks have remodeled
the interior and converted the wood
shed into fine kitchen and when all
is painted they will have a modern
and very nice home.
John HalversOn is having his resi-
dence in the west part of the village
re Shingled. Frank Pew and Jesse
Buck OF Garden City are doing the
work.
Fred Annis has begun the remod-
cling of the Dorweiler residence which
he recently purchased by raising it
up three feet. preparatory to putting
in a large basement and installing
heating plant. -
Will Keonitz is down from Pine
City spending the week with his
many friends. II weather permits on
his return trip he will drive his car.
Mrs. Keonitz is much taken up with
no cnlendids hi SinaSS outlook in that
section of the state and has decided
. to locate in Pine City and 60 into
the real estate business. .-.
Several farmers in this locality have
begun spring work. Considerable
discing and some seeding was done
the first of the week.
Harold Bowen, who has just COM
pleted course at the Mankato Com
mercial college, has accepted posi-
ton as bookkeeper and general utili-
f, ty man in the d. A. Bowen & Sons
celebrated Nash and also the Dodge
cars. -
| From Mrs Walter Rambo it is
learned that her father, Rolly Childs.
who lives about .'six miles northeast
of the village, had a bad runaway
Thursday. Mr.. Ghilds had four horses
hitched to a disc. They became fright
ened and ran off steep bank into the
river. Two were idrowned, one badly IN
, iured and heifonrth horse broke away
before reaching the bank and escaDed
niury. II seenfS that the river had
undermined the. bank and the weight
OF the frightened animals caused the
earth to give way with the above re-
J suits. It is a heavy loss to Mr.. Childs
, hit he feels fortunate and verv f""nk-
Iful that no human lives were lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
THE COMPANY THEY KEEP

You can correctly judge a candi-
date, statesman, or a politician by
the clement in the body. polite to
which he caters, says The lie Sueur
News. When you see one reaching
forth toward that element which was
an enemy of this nation the past few
years which placed blocks and stones
and other hinderances in the way OF
progress, which on every possible oc-
casion threw hammer into the cog
wheels of time, it is safe conclusion
that such one is merely politician.
merely in the game for personal sue
cess, that he lis ihardlyatoi be trusted,
that he is a sort OF demaeogue. unre-
liable. untruthful. dangerous. All this
is true of certain candidates for office
in Minnesota. right now, s.,-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

speaker at all times held herself
equal to the part.
The final reading 1.-The Americaniza
ton Of Andre Francois was given by
Beatrice Durand of Stephen. Andre
Francois was called sissy by the
school children but he finally surpris-
eS them and ticks the leader of the
gang Andre Francois "came into his
own" and was declared leader of the
gang.
In announcing his decision, r. E..
Graham of the department of public
speaker of Hamline University, judge
Of the contest, commented on the
variety of the selections. He stated
that they ranged from old fashioned
pieces of election to splendid modern
masterpieces of literature.
Criticizing the contestants as a
whole he stated that they should think
of the minds of the audience not of
the people they were interpreting.
Several of the selections, the profess
sor remarked, were too difficult for
students of high school age.
No Playing to Grandstand.
There was no playing TO the
grandstand," the Judge OF the contest
declared. In awarding third place 10
Ruth Lack. who gave 1.-The Lion and
the Mouse" he stated that she showed
the clearest cut work in mentality,
and a clearness in introduction. The
emotional paris Of Within the Law"
were well handled by Dorothy Shrad-
or, winner OF second place, according
TO Mr. Graham. The Introduction OF
The Melting Pot" winner OF second
place. was almost professional, Mr..
Graham declared, but the twang of
the dialogue cheapened the produc-
ton. ~ '...-..Hs'
Following the announcement Of the
places, prizes were awarded TO the
winners of the boys and girls groups.
The winners Of first place were given
one half years tuition in the North
western Conservatory OF Expression,
the cash value of which is 500. Sec
ond place was given a term of les
sons in the same school the value OF
which is $50. Third place, ten priv
ate lessons in the conservatory. In
addition to the prizes shields of honor
will be given to the schools to be dis
played AT the school. FL Il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
SULLIVAN'S MEASUREMENT

When Thomas V. Sullivan, the
Townley candidate for attorney gen.
eral, charged in the Nonparty league
ratication meeting that the state safe
~ commission made no accounting of
its funds and claimed that "they took
a million dollars Of your money and
spent ii and never accounted for a
dollar OF it," he was not expecting a
comeback. However, Secetary Lib.
by of the commission made this state
ment: 1.-The commission made a full
and detailed accounting TO the legis-
lature last year of all funds expended
and the balance on hand 1t was the
result of an audit by the public ex-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

A returned service man, one who
fought in the trenches, wrote the
following letter to The Minneapolis
Journal: MY reasons for favOring
upon the viewpoint of increased ben
efits to our young men themselves.
Training will afford the simplest plan
fer instfucting and training our
youth the rudiments and essential
fundamentals of handling firearms.
IL will prove to be source of better
understanding Of human nature and
create love for fellow men," That
young man is not afraid of the ghost
militariSmS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
OPTIMISM is GOOD MEDICINE

Old Man Gloom is preaching pessi-
mism. He is attempting to take the
joy out of life. He grumbles and
storms at the people and tells them
that they are sitting at "a feast which
was prepared by King BelshaZzar
The old man is insisting that the
hilarious diners cannot see the hand
writing on the wall-that they are
drunk on luxuries and blinded by a
false prosperity which is going to lead
them over a precipice into the chasm
of financial ruin. ........
Alas and alack! The old mans
spectacles are made of dark colored
glasses and he sees a black cloud on
the horizon. His stomach is in bad
condition. His digestion is poor. He
is a chronic fault finder. There is no
occasion for peddling the pessimis-
tic decOction and trying to force il
down the thrOats of the people who
are enjoying pretty good health and
if let alone will continue 10 do So
The retailing Of pessimism will lead
to just such condition as that which
is painted by Old Man Gloom. There
is fear that people may be frightened
into slowing their dollars in their
stockings and not permitting them to
see the light of day or pass over the
bargain counters. This unnecessary
tightening up of money would certain
ly produce a stringency which might
prove disastrous and plunge the coun
try into the slough of despond, re-
suting in the shutting up of
workshops y and factories and
throwing thousands OF people out of
employment. This would curtail
business and cause untold hardships.
That there must be readjustment
of prices is not denied, but this should
be brought about gradually and with
out inconveniencing the industrial
plants or the workers therein. Bust
ness must not be disturbed Don't
talk pessimistically. There is plenty
of money in the country. The bank
vaults are glutted with it, The times
are not out of joint and they will not
be if the people keep their heads and
do not throw a monkey wrench into
the cylinder.
Keep the industrial machinery in
operation and there will be no business
disasters of consequence. Regulate
the wage scales and the hours OF Ia
Dor and there will be no discomfort.
Preach optimism and Americanism
and the country will remain on it's
proper plane. Instruct the youths in
the lessons of thrift, but do not let
them become permeated with the
virus of parsimony. Keep a stiff up
per lip and trust in God. The coun
try is safe and is going to remain
so. Kick Old Man Gloom out of the
back door.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
There is approximately $500, 900

mere is approximately S2U0,OO0
left in the fund now. When the form
er audit was made, $44S,0O0 had been
paid out under act of the legislature
TO national guardsmen who served on
the Mexican border. We are still re-
ceiving and paying claims on that &C
count, and have paid out more than
$50O,000 to the guardsmen. Our 9TH
er expenditures, all of them fully ac-
counted for, amount TO about $500, 900
covering various war time activities.
There are now only two employees
beside myself Mr.. Sullivan should
have known better than to make that
statement. There is no excuse for
such Misrepresentation" Now the
question arises will Sullivan have the
manhood TO admit that he misrep-
resented the facts? He has been
caught in the act of circulating n lie
Will he be decent enough to retract
the falSehood?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

There were only four automobiles
in the United States in 1896. There
are several millions in the country
today and each one is burning gas
with rapidity that makes the pro-
ducers of that article hustle to keep
up the supply. In the next ten years
and maybe less-fying machines
will be so common that no one will
stretch his neck to look at the boats
as they sail through space.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

Senator Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey has obtained the interstate
commerce commissions approval of
a measure to provide a constructive
solution of the problem OF coal pro-
ductiOn and distribution. The bill is
designed to lower coal prices by
equalizing and stabilizing production
and distribution throughout the
year. If the senator can accomplish
his end he should be rewarded with
a Carnegie hero medal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
THE SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC PRES
DENTAL POSSIBILITIES

Some time ago The Free Press
published brief biographies of pro-
minent republicans who are aspirantG
who are being urged by 1':eir adj
mirers as suitable persons for tie
nomination. For the information or
our readers we take pleasure in pre-
senting herewith a brief biography of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

Liberty involves the right to think
wrong" says Assemblyman Bloch in
his report favoring the seating of~the
five socialistic assemblymen in New
York. AS experienced and practical
men of affairs POLITICAL the members
of this assembly know that they can
not be held personally responsible
for every declaration made in any
party platform" Have the five social
lists in question ever repudiated the
disloyal platform adopted by their
cliOue2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
w. n. DlELEY Dad
Former Resident of Mankato Died
Recently at MadriC,' Neb.

Former Resident of Mankato Died
Recently at Madric, Neb.
w. H. Eilley was born in Oskaloosa.
Iowa, August Z, 184s,. ana died at the
home of his SON. in-law, George
Dolan, seven miles northwest of
Madrid, Nebr., Saturday, March 20,
1920, at the age OF seventy years,
seven months and thirteen days, says
The Madrid, Neb.,, Herald. Funeral
services took place at the Methodist
Episcopal church in Madrid Sunday
at two o'clock and the remains in
tered in the Madrid cemetery, Rev.
White officiating. He leaves to mourn
his demise, four children, his wIre
having departed from the life ten
years ago, Mrs. George Dolan, eldest
daughter, OF Madrid, Nebr., Mrs.
James Tianen Garden City, Mimi,
Mrs. Edward Oglesby, Mankato, Min
nesota and Charles E.. Dilley Of Pill
lager, Minnesota &..ls
Mr. Dilley had lived the larger por-
ton Of his life at Mankato. Mimi.
and had only been a resident OF Per-
kins county about one year. A large
concOurse of friends, attended the
funeral. . s'9tAtsrtas.s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

by the politicians. He has done some
remarkable things which demonstrate
that he is able to accomplish much
that will be beneficial to the United
States. Attempts TO belittle Hoover
in the eyes of the people will not go
far. He is a man among men. He
has not been and is not now self
seeker after the presidency. He has
been forced into a candidacy by thou
sands of admirers who are not
Shackled to partY factions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

aminer, not required by law, but made
for the information of the public.
Copies of the report were given to
every member of the legislature and
sent into every county of the state.
Since that report was made out eX-
penses have been small, but a further
complete report will be made when
we go out of business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
each Of the men generally considered

each of the men generally considered
a possible nominee on the demo-
cratic ticket:
Bryan, William Jennings: Age, six
ty; born, Salem, Illinois; home
Lincoln, Neb.; graduated from Hi
nois college 1881, A. b., 1884, A. NJ,
Union College of Law, Chicago, 1883,
LII. b.; occupation, publicist, mem
Der of congress, 1891 1895; delegate,
to national convention. 1896; nominee
for president, 1896, 1900, and 1908,
secretary of state March 4, 1913 20
June 3, 1915, resigned.
Gerard, James Watson: Age, fifty
three; born, Geneseo, New York
graduated from Columbia, 1890, A.
b., 1891, A. NJ. New York Law school,
1892, LII. b.; Occupation, lawyer,
associate Justice of New York,
supreme court 19O8-l913, ambas
sador TO Germany 1915 1913, demo-
cratic nominee for United States
senate while absent in Berlin, 1914.
Hitchcock. Gilbert Mcneil; Age,
sixty; born, Omaha. Nebraska; grad
uated from University of Michigan.
1881. LII. t., educated in Omaha and
Baden Baden, Germany; ,occupat ion,
editor, member of congress 1903 to
1915, United States senator 1911 to
1923.
Hoover, Herbert Clark: Age, forty
six; born, West Branch, Iowa; grad :
uated from Leland Stanford, Jr.,
university, 1895, b. A.; occupation
mining engineer, United States geo
logical survey 1895, engaged in
mining and other corporate under
takings in Australia and China 1897
to 1901, managing engineer British
mining companies 1902 to 1914, with
headquarters in London, European
relief work 1914 to 1916; food ad-
ministrator, 1917 to 1919.
McAdoo, William Gibbs: Age, fifty
six; born, near Marietta, Georgia;
educated university of Tennessee;
occupation, lawyer, deputy clerk
United States circuit court Tennessee
1882. admitted to bar 1885, president,
director of Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad company, delegate demo-
cratic national convention Baltimore
1912, vice chairman national COM
mittee 1912. secretary of the treas
ury 1913 to 1919, director general of
railways 1917 to 1919.
Palmer, A. Mitchell: Age, forty
eight; born, ,Moosehead, Penn; grad
uated from Swarthmore college, 1891.
A. b.; admitted to bar in 1893; mem
Der of congress, 1909 to 1915; Judge
United States court of claims, 1915;
alien property custodian, 1917; men,
Der of executive committee demo-
cratic national committee, 1912 to
1920; attorney general, 1919 to 1920.
Underwood, Oscar w; Age, fifty
eight; born, louisville, Ky; home,
Birmingham, Ala; occupation, law
yer; educated Rugby school, Louis
vile, and University of Virginia :;
chairman democratic executive COM
mittee, ninth. district Alabama, 1892;
congress. 1885, to 1915; United States
senator, terma1 1915 to 1921. .,.a. .:
Wilson. Woodrow: Age, sixty
three; born, Stanton, Va; home
Princeton, N. il; graduated from
Davidson college, 1874, Princeton,
1879, A. b., 1882. A. NJ, University
of Virginia in law 1881. college pro-
fessor, 1885 to 1910 Governor of New
Jersey, 1911 to 1913, president, 1913
to 1921 49, aa" $3.50 gig
There are most likely some Others
in the wings who later on in the
spring viii be brought out on the
stage for inspection. You never can
tell.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
MRS. w. II. GARY DIES
This WeII-Kncwn Lady Succumbed
On Saturday Night.

This WeII-KncWn LADY Succumbeu
On Saturday Night.
Mrs. W. H. Gary, former resident
of this city, but who for the past few
wears has been making her home
with her mother at Gentry, Ark,
since the death of her husband here
in Mankato, died at Emmanuel hos
pital last evening at ten o'clock, fol-
lowing an operation which was per-
formed a week ago.
She is survived by her son, Bernard
Gary of Waukegan, H., who has been
with her during her illness; her
mother, Mrs. T. G.. Sheldon and SIS
ter, Mrs. Roy Carpenter of Gentry,
Ark; four brothers, Ward Sheldon.
Leslie Sheldon and Bert Sheldon OF
Electra, Texas, and Clyde Sheldon of
Waukegan.
Funeral arrangements will be made
as soon as the relatives arrive.