davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-04-30
FORDSON HITS HIGHEST
PRODUCTION RECORD
HENRY FORD STARTED ON
TRACTOR Is YEARS AGO.

On February 10Th at 8 A. M.
FordSon Tractor Number 100,
600 left the assem- bly, line in
the FOrdson Plant at Dearborn,
Michigan, slightly less than two
and one-half years after Mum.
ber one was Completed. And
here again Hy. Ford set a high
record in the manufacture Of
farm tractors via the Quantity
production ronte.
Although the Ford interests
are very recent entrants in the
ranks OF the tractor Manufac
turers, yet Henry Ford really
built = tractor of the steam
type before be started work on
his first gas car. Aud Incl
dentaIy, that tractor aud the
first car, still in very good run,
ming condition, and Mr.. Ford
occasionally demonstrates both
tovisitors his farm in Dearborn
Some fifteen years ago Mr..
Ford began work on what has
come 10 be the Fordson. This
tractor was really n Ford Car g.
quipped with special wheels and
included OF conrse some mech.
anical changes. BY 1868 he had
q workable tractor; it plowsd,
narrowed, and did much work
on the farm.
Fordson tractors. are being
assembled at q rate Of $50 daily
at Dearborn, 100 atssthe st. Louis
Assembling Plant, and it is es,
timated that within a short time
the Des Moines Branch will be
in operation. There is also an
assembling plant in Cork, Ire
land.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-04-30
For Bilious Trouble

To promote a healthy action OF
the liver and correct the disord-
ers caused by biIiousness, Cham
berlain's Tablets are excellent.
Try them and see how quickly
they give you a relish for your
food and Danish that dull and
stupid feeling.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-04-30
Oh See Who's : Here.
Get your Piano or Organ work
done by
An Old Factory Man.

WE BUY, raise, and sell fur
bearing rabbits and other fur
bearing animals. Place your
order with US, and list what ever
stock you have with US, stating
lowest flat prices on large skip
ments.
Address 5l5.517 N. p. Aye,
Fargo N. d.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-04-30
HalI-k3e gard.

Mrs. Katie Belgard and MIR.
J. r. Hall were married at Alex
andria, hast Saturday. Rev. P.
W. Lotion officiating.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-04-30
Whooping Cough

Whooping Cough
Give ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy te keepthe cough loose
and expectoration easy. It's ex-
ce at.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-04-30

Rev. Z. D. Fesey Of Tyler, Tex.
viii assist Rev. Lotion III his
meeting which begins Sunday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
MADE VISIT TO POPE

Americans, Including Minnesota
Churehmen, Received At Vatican.
Rome, October 20.-Pope Benedict
today received q small American pill
grimage, headed by Monsjgnpr John
Grimes, bishop Of Syracuse, N. Y. It
included Bishops George A. Guertin,
Manchester. New. Hampshire: Joseph
P. Lynch, Dallas Texas: Peter ]. Null.
doom, Rockford, Ills; Matthias C. Leni-
han. Great Fails, Montana; Joseph F.
Busch. st. Cloud. Mimi; and Patrick
r. Hebron Of Winopa- .Minny R9v. j.
8. Buckley, Chancellor OF the Man
chester. N. H. diocese, Rev. John H.
r. Suwell, chancellor of the Dallas
diocese and Rev. William L. Liddy,
secretary to Bishop Grimes.
Several ladies accompanied the
party, among them being Mrs. ]. r.
Erwin, Erwin. Lake City, Minnesota;
Miss Helen F. Kennedy. New York
City, and Miss Marguerite L. Nlwan-
ger, Dubuque. Iowa. The pontiff
spoke most cordially to each member
OF the pilgrimage, and impaired to his
visitors the apostolic benediction..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
FEARSOF GENERALSTR|KE
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
government from London that, untn
further orders, no vessels will be
permitted to coal at English ports un-
ess engaged In indispensable trade.
Thomas Felt Grave.
The London, correspondents of the
Manchester Guardian And The Shelf
field Daily Telegraph state they were
informed that at yesterdays meeting
OF the delegtes Of the National Union
OF railway men, Secretary Thomas
was defeated in his fight against q
sympathetic strike. He succeeded
however, in getting an adjournment
OF the meeting until today.
Unless the negotiations are reopen
ed consideration Of the organization,
ton Of the railway men, which gain
ed consideration Of the organization,
Will propose slight night" strike,
beginning at mid night tonight
Thomas attitude as he left the con-
ference was very grave, giving the
impressions had reached critical
stage. Asked whether he had been
defeated and a strike bad been decid-
ed upon he replied:
"Oh no." but he refused to discuss
the question further.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
MUST MEET MANY ILLS
National Prosperity Brings the
Problems To Country,
Bankers Say

Washington, October 21--lCorres-
pondence OF The Associated PressI-
The time has arrived when many mis-
takes must be corrected II the United
States Is to return TO its previous
financial stability and prosperity, Sol
Wexler, OF J.. 8. Bache and Co, OF
New York, told the American Bankers
Association in its convention here to-
day. The most pressing and impor.
t4nt OF these questions were defined
by Nr. Wexler as follows:
complete revision OF present tar
laws 80 that industry ana Initiative il
not destroyed and business bank
rupted".
Restoration of the price of Liberty
Bonds to more nearly theA price al
which they were issued"
Establishment Of an intelligent
and competent consular service 10
foreign countries to assist American
export trade"
The passing OF anti sedition law.
so that those who do not favor our
form OF government and attempt tc
ag1fate the public mind In the direc-
ton of violance and disorder can be
placed where they can do no harm.
I'VE must urge businesslike and
economical administration of govern
mental functions, rehabilitate, oul
broken down postal system, ESTABLISH
and I've up to budget OF expenditure
We must educate the public on the
subject Of what money center (SC
called wall Street, really means
and how necessary such a center Ii
veloped SO rapidly. our motor com
panfes would be many years behind II
their perfection OF the automobile ant
their production on quantity basis.
THE machinery OF Wall Street hal
made 1t possible for everyone from
the financial magnate to the humbles
br1cklayer to participate in the earn
singB and equities OF our large enter.
pr1ses II is due TO this gigantic part
neRship OF the American public tha
the rapid Development of our indus
tries has been made possible"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
FARM DEAL OF s100sooos
Lard Transferred IN FaribauIt Count,
News Notes Collected. ~

-
Especial to The FREE Press.I
Blue Earth, MIMI. October 21-Andrew
Johnson has recently purchased a farm
IA the east part of FaribauIt county
500. oe0 io'
Toe Oil company of Des Moines. Iowa.
OF which Charles Mclaughlin, a former
yonng. man of this vicinity is president.
storage plant there burned.
There will be big republican rally in
Front on "Wednesday, October 81 when
two state speakers will be present and
talk on the political issues of the day.
During tag day held by the Athletic
club Of the Blue Earth high school they
took in $I41 = s---1s
Blue Earth has already decided to
celebrate the Fourth OF July next year
at the county fair grounds by holding
July and 6. A July racing circuit will
be formed Staring with Waseca and tax
ing in Blue Earth. Mankato and Albert
Lea, and it is expected that this will
TIE surrounding states as well as M
nesota.
At the big base bali game between the
east and west siders in Blue Earth and
which was the decisive game of the
year. as they had tied before this. the
east side won out, 10 to g. The losing
side Will serve O. banquet.
On Tuesday evening, October 10. Mrs.
Cal. Silliman. mother Of Mrs. DIR. w. A.
Demo, suffered a stroke Of paralysis and
hospital. She never, regained conscious
ness.
There was a bad wreck between Brfce-
lyn and Frost on Monday evening when
long freight train loaded with coal
pended unfit the following day. A broken
rail was, the cause Of the accident and
fortunately no one was injured
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22

Governmental Control Of Liquor VIII
Take Place.
Associated Press Dispatch.l

Take Place.
s.es ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Victoria, B. &C., October 21.-Pre
Gier Oliver declared today that IN
view OF the expression Of public opin-
ion at yesterdays plebfscite In repudi-
ating the British Columbian prohibit
ton law, making 1t necessary to re-
peal the existing act and provide for
governmental control and sale of spir
ituous and matted liquors would have
to be framed. The will OF the PEG
pie must be met he added.
! Reputation Of the British Columbi-
an prohibition law. indicated by the
$4,000 majority already recorded
from yesterdays plebiscite, today
brought government officials to con
sideration OF how the liquor traffic
should be administered.
The vote was on the preference be-
tween prohibition and IAN act to pro
vide for government control and sale
In sealed packages Of spirituous and
matted liquors."
Officials here believed today thai
the vote would result In a.generous
policy In the dispensation OF liquor
not IN open saloons, but In govern
ment stores, Under the prohibition
act, only eight ounces could be pur.
6cate.
w L. Savage, British Columbia
president CT the prohibition, declared
the vote was the result of confusion
or the term, government control
this was particularly, true, he said
among women voters, many of whom
thought 1t meant better system OF
government control OF the present
prohibition act.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
NEE rs FOR PREUS

Prominent Democrat Announced In
tention Of Supporting Republican.
William G. Nee. state hotel inspec-
tor under the late Governor w g.
Hammond. and life long democrat,
has announced hs intention of sup
porting the republican gubernatorial
candidate, J. A. o. Preus.
Mr.. Nee. now travelling salesman
announces that he has come to the
conclusion that Minnesota can be
saved from socialism and the Non
partisan league, only by the election
Of Mr.. Preus. He says he realizes
that there s. little. or no chance for
the election Of L. G. Hodgson, demo
cratc candidate, and that +he\ fight
lies between Preus and Shipstead. Il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
NOTATONS IN BEAUFORT
PARTY WAS HELD
SATURDAY NIGHT
Moving of Store Building Adds
To Appearance Of the
Town

Beauford, October 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. D. p. Pierce and family attend
ed surprise party for Mr.. and Mrs,
Richard Guernsey Of Medo Saturday
evening ct their home. The guests
included only the near relatives OF
Mrs. Guernsey and the evening was
spent telling old time stories. play
ing parlor games and music was fur.
nished by an Edison and several
selections were rendered on the vio-
lin by Mr.. Guernsey. When the mid :
night hour arrived bounteous lynch
was served. Everyone brought nlied
q good time.
Miss Frona Ward left Sunday for
St. Clair to remain through the win
ter months assisting with house
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ciaud and
family OF Delavan spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting Mrs Glands
sister, Mrs. Fred Frey.
Mrs. L. G. Pierce left Friday for
Springfield, being called there bN the
illness Of her mother. Mrs. George
clifford.
Robert Ward is the owner-of new
Ford rinabout. II
The Misses vergie Refuge and Mar.
day, the former taking treatments and
the latter music.
Lee Pierce is visiting for q few
days In Minneapolis, taking In the
sights in his old home town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Marks Of
Springfield visited over Sunday with
their cousins Arthur and Lille Tietz.
The old store building at the Beau
ford corners is being moved back into
the lot which add8 very much to the
appearance Of the Main street. A
man from Mankato Is doing the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bluhm and
son Henry Of Pemberton visited Sun
Mrs. 8. ]. Getty will entertain the
Wednesday, October 20. to which
everyone IL invited.
Mrs. Ella Norton and daughter,
Mrs. Elmer Maurer visited in Medic
Tuesday afternoon, the guests Of rela-
tives.
Mrs. Ida Refuge spent the week end
sewing for Mrs. Dennif of South
Mrs. Fred cramer, who has been
In failing health for some time took
to her bed Friday and IL in quite a
weakened condition. Everything is
being done to relieve her suffering.
Mr. and Mrs. J. WI. Gettv and
children from Mapleton spent Sunday
visiting Mrs. Getty's parents, Mr..
ad Mrs. e. B. McMahRn.
The McMahan Bros. are driving a
Ford these days.
School in district No. SO opened
again Monday morning after several
weeks vacation during which time
the school house was moved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
BANKERSTOA|DFARMERS
MUST ASSIST = CO-OPERA-
TON SELLING PLAN
Welfare of Nation Said To De-
pend On Uniting In
Efforts

Washington. October 21.-Bankers
can and should aid farmers, by as
sisting In the establishment OF CO.
perative warehousing and selling or
ganisation, Chairman Joseph Hirsch
of the agriculture committee of Amer
icsn Bankers Association, declared
today In presenting the report Of
the commission to the convention.
Many OF US have been fearful OF en-
tering the field OF marketing because
n doing this we have been afraid we
would come In conflict with our own
customers, the middlemen who are
buying, the farmen produce" the
report said.
But it is high time for the bankers
OF the country to realize that more
economical method Of distributing our
food products Is also lately essential
to the success Of American agrtcul-
ture, that unless farmers can pro-
duce and sell their crops with some
there viii be an increasing tide OF
men drifting from farms to the cities Z
I'VE believe In cooperation for our
selves. The federal reserve system is
q cooperative enterprise. In like man
ner cooperative among the farmers in
apportioning what they produce to
meet the demands of the country is
economically sound: The farmer needs
your help IN this work. because YOU
can Supply him with that essential
which he chiefly lecks--a knowledge
OF business organisation and this me-
todalso. The report urged bankers to
support appropriations for larger pay
TO exrerts employed by the depart
ment OF agriculture, and suggested
that state conferences of bankers and
farmers be held to enlist cooperation
In agriculture development
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22

Young Woman Possessed Presence Of
Mind at Critical Moment.

Young Woman Possessed Presence Of
Mind at Critical Moment.
Rochester, October 21.-Reports
from byron are to the effect that q
young woman from there, who Is
teaching school elsewhere, recently
proved herself to be a real heroine.
Her presence of mind saved her and
others from distressing experiences.
Trouble and danger threNfened. The
Byron young woman was &C her wits
end as to what to DO, Not losing her
initiative entirely, however, she broke
open q door which was looked. Be-
yond the closed door was q telephone.
Once there, the Byron ~ quickly
telephoned for assistance.
BY so doing, 1t is declared. she saw
ed her own and the lives of three 9TH
e. teachers.
Before help came, the men who
were to have seized the women, and
the automobiles which were to have
carried them away into unknown hor.
ror and danger. had vanished. No ar
rests Nave beeh reported.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
OPPOSE TAXES ON GOLD
M'FADDEN BILL RAPED BY
THE BANKERS
Change In Conditions Feared
As Cause Of Panic Under
circumstances
washington, October 21-ICorres.

Washington. October 21-ICorres-
pondence Of The Associated PressI-
The McFaddon bill, proposing a tax
on gold used in industry and the arts
to be paid in turn to the mining com
panies, was opposed in a report sub
mitted today to the American Bankers
Association by q sIecial committee, of
which George NJ. Reynolds. of Chicago
The committee held that the with
year Of s22,000,000 of gold from the
country's monetary stock was not
national emergency calling for special
treat ment Of the gold mining industry
80 as to stimulate the gold output.
Diminished gold production In per-
iods Of high prices and high costs
tends to reduce price and costs again"
said the report, which declared that
the offer OF premium on gold would
lead the world to assume that the
United States was In danger Of going
on paper money basis and that its
dollar was\ not as good as gold.-
With the price Of gold fixed, the
committee conceded that many COM
panies had found operations unpro-
fitable because Of present high costs
but 1t said the fixed price ia periods
or adversely, depression and falling
prices brings to the gold minef, as to
no one else, increased profits.
Credit defeation, the COMMITTEES held.
VIII cure the present situation Of the
gold miner
THE best banking opinion Of the
country, continued the report, "looks
forward to progressive and far
reaching contraction of our credit
IaDr1c and regards 1t as the only al
tentative to such a disastrous dis.
ruption of the credit system as Japan
has recently seen"
The proper course to takes is, not
by artificial methods to seek to ex-
pand the gold basis of our credit sys-
tenn, but rather to contract the. super
structure of credit to a point where
It can be safely maintained under
conditions Of "a normal distribution OF
the worlds gold supply
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22

Jay Anderson DIes-Jay Edward
Anderson, son Of conductor Oluf An
derson Of Mankato, died yesterday,
October 10, at 12:45 p. m. at the
Frank Domy home on Lake avenue.
He had been in failing health for q
number of years with tuberculosis Of
the lungs, but he had been up and
around until a couple Of days ago. He
was born in this city on November
90, 1890 His mother died when he
was two years of age, and since ear.
ly childhood he had made his home
with Mr. and Mrs. Domy. He Is SUR
vived by his father and half broth
er, Dan Anderson of Mankato. The
funeral services will take place at
the Domy residence tomorrow after
noon at two o'clock and interment
will be made In Wood1ille cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
DID NOT LOSE MAIL SACK
William Purdy Declares Pouch Was
Placed On the 6aqaaQeWauori.

William furoy DeCidEeS fouCn was
Placed On the BaggaoeWapon.
William Purdy, mail carrier between
the Mankato IostoffiN and the local
railway depots, stated to The Free
Press this morning that he did not
lose a bag o. hail matter from his
automobile Yesterday morning at
four o'clock. Mr.. Purdy stated that
when he left the postoffice he checked
up and had five tie sacks and one
leather pouch<for Omaha train No. 10.
At the Omaha passenger depot he
placed the i've tie-sacks and leather
pouch on q truck in charge OF Bagg-
ageman Harry Buck He is sure that
the same number were turned over
to the baggage man that he took from
the postoffice. For that reason Mr..
Purdy thinks that the tie sack was
stolen from the truck, at the derpt. In
making the trip from the postof1ce
to the depot the sacks were carried IN
Mr.. Pudry's MAXWELL car down ID be.
tween the seats where they could not
fall OF. 1t Will be remembered that a
tie sack was found In an empty boy
car In the Great Western yards YES 3
terday morning rifled OF its contents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
PROBE MATERIAL TRUST

Agents Of Justice Make Sweeping
Move In New York.
New York. October 21;-Agents of
the state attorney generals Office
this afternoon raided the Office ot
John T.. Hetterick, attorney for
groups OF master plumbers, stone
cutters and heat ventilator contract
ors. and seized documents and rec
ords which will be brought before the
joint executive committee, inyesti
eating an alleged building materials
trust
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
A Notoriously Lovable Man.

OF New York yeggman recently
murdered paper naively says: "H6
had heen only four months ont Of jail 6
ne had served four terms for burglary
ami truck thievery; his father said his
son never came home except TO extort
money from his family. All the Wit
uesses insist that he had no enemies
and noue OF them 7caR think Of any
reason why anyone should have tried
% kill him"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
Hope Deferred.

There IL In despair sometimes an en-.
ergetic force which IL quite as avail.
able as the stimulus which hope gives.
and Alden Holcroft amid the ruins Of
his fancies was By no means disposed
to sit down In Q llstless acQniescence
In the Inevitable. He had deluded him
self with the notion that be had but to
built nest and the bird would az to
II, when he found his bird was bird
of-paradise. that made Its nest n The
clouds, II anywhere.-Horace Scudder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
AUXILIARY OF SOCIETY
Unit Will Be Organized Att Cambrls
Villaae This Evening.

Unit VIII BE Organized Atl Cambria
Village This Evening.
Organization Of a woman1s auxili
airy OF the American Legion will
take place at Cambria this evening.
Among those from this city who will
attend the meeting and assist in the
organization OF thes auxiliary are:
DR.. Helen Hughes Hielscher. chair
man of re local auxiliary unit Mrs.
A.. V. DS nan. secretary of the To-
cal unit, ID Mrs. H. A. Patterson,
vice chairman Of the local unit of the
auxiliary. B. p. Grogan, commander
of Lorertz Post MOL IL, Frank q.
Morse, who was q delegate to the
nationaI encampment at Cleveland,
Ohio, Judge Harry A. Johnson,
Gregory Klein Lamm, and Aspold
Lunde will attend. J. A. Frapchere,
commander of the Lake Crystal
American Legion post and Mrs. Fran
chere, chairman OF the auxiliary unit
Of that city will also be present AL
assist In the organization If the new
unit Of the auxiliary at Cambria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
HOLDS LEVER ACT VOID

Judge w. n. Thompson Rules Thus In
Pittsburgh Court.
Pittsburgh, Pa October 21.-The
fourth section OF the Lever act. was
declared unconstitutional by Judge
w. H. Thompson, In reading an opin-
ion from the bench in the United
States district court here today. Jtp-
on the opinion he dismissed the gov.
eminent petition for an order of re :
movaF OF three railway men to Chi
cago, indicted there for conspiracy to
violate the section ruled u1constitu-
tional.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22

One OF the most novel craft encoun-
tered on the Nile Is the grain boat. II
70 fashioned 81 willows and grass. and
u propelled BY two men who sit in
the stern and WELD pair OF oars or
paddles. Occasionally a sail Is hoisted.
These boats are capable Of carrying
three to four hundredweights Of CO.
reals. and are the chief means by
which the wheat Is carried from Khar-
toum to Omdurman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
SAYS HE WILL STICK

Hodpson Declares fie ls Not Going
to Withdraw As Candidate.
- limited Press Dispatchl
st. Paul October Mayor L. G.
Hodgson issued O statement this af-
ternoon reiterating his former declar.
alton that he had no intention of
withdrawing from the race as the
democratic candidate for governor
He intimated that such reports en-
anated from the republican head
quarters.
81 will not withdraw from the cause
for which we are now fighting" his
statement read "Why should / with
draw? 1t would only give strength to
those who would disregard the hopes
and ideals Of our cause"