The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16
PRICE OF PUBLIC NEEDS,
THEY must BE CUT
DOWN,.SAYlFOLk
Those New York Housewives Are
Still Organizing Against
, iLiving's Cost
Especial to Free Press.l

New York, January 12.-Glad to
glimpse zeal rift IN the oppressive
cloud of costly living, representatives
of thousands Of housewives here to-
day declared that at last some stand
was being emade against profiteering
prices on everything to eat, wear and
burn, that promised in the very near
future to lower to nearer pre- war
levels the necessary costs Of life, as
a result of womens work, backed by
the efforts of the nations department
of justice. Since the Washington
authorities succeeded in interesting
millions of militant women through
out the country to search for profit
eering plays that the attorney gen.
cral could include in his campaign OF
relentless prosecution, the leaders of
these ladies assert that beginning has
been made at protecting all Ameri-
can consumers against unwarranted
expIoitations by the constituencies
few among the manufacturers, job
bers, agents and retailers, who fix the
prices for public needs. When the
women, VINO do ninety per cent OF
all the nations buying, are all or
ganized to cooperate with the peo-
pies prosecutor at Washington, it is
prophesied that wonders will be
worked all over the country in re-
duction of The existing high handicap
on the support of life.
The Communist Cleanup.
Shocked hbut delighted by the
communist cleanup that has eXiled
to Ellis Island hundreds of reds from
the Greater New York that they men
aced each moment, the whole public
of his metropolis is now lining up to
back the mighty movement that is de-
signed to drag out and away from this
land those whose avowed object is to
Ienounce and destroy its institutions.
While few New Workers realized that
this town was in an immediate dan
ger of anarchistic attack as the re-
suits of these raids have demon
strated, The multitude of men and
women whose homes and work lie
here, have for some time been hoping
hat for some strong source their
protection from 5olshevik blowup
night soon ebe undertaken. For the
future, every man, woman and child
will sleep sounder and breathe east
er hereabouts in the comforting as
surance that they are guarded by a
government force that has demon
strated that lit can lay hands upon
every menacing power of the red rev.
dictionary underworld.
The Highway HoIdups.
Digging down to the depths of their
pockets to pay the raisedrto1is for
motor licenses throughout this state,
he multitude of motorists in this
town are now ruefully rising to in
JURY what return they are to get
for their big bunch of number plate
money. Ever since the state under
.ook the building and maintenance
of. the public highways, the run for
heir money that car owners have
1ad, has been less and less, with bad
" built and i'll kept roadways taking
additional taxes out of the autos of
everyone who tried to tour. either on
business or pleasure. Until the state
oan use it's road funds to some pur-
pose in relieving present highway
conditions, the people of this city
declare that they will insist that no
other business enterprise be at :
tempted with the money of the tax
payer.
The Coal Consumption.
Drained by the deadly cold spells
that have Sripped this town for more
han month, the fuel bins of every
size are just beginning to show such
consumption that it is feared that
they must give out before many more
weeks are over. From the vast piles
of the light and traction companies
down to the most modest cellar
heaps in outlying homes, huge holes
must be filed in by more of the prec-
ious black diamonds to keep the town
warm. light and moving. 1t has just
become apparent that, if timely ac-
ton from Washington had not put an
end to paralysis in coal production,
Wholesale privation and fatal suffer-
ing would already have taken hold
here.
Drinks Are Dwindting.
Reaching well down to the bottom
of the sacred stores of almost all
the people here who have tried to
keep wetsin dry time, the dread de-
pletion of hidden liquor supplies is
now said to threaten the thirsty
within a. very few weeks. Although
some ofg the multi millionaires de-
clare that they have enough wet
goods inf vaults to last through their
|lifetime.i many others are still short
Of any considerable ache. Just as
soon as the average drinker has used
up his alcoholic stores, it is prophe-
sled thai he will be ready and eager
to vote,ffor the confiscation Of thpse