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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
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BOY SCOUT AID TO
SAVE CANUCK'S LIFE

OTTAWA, Cauada.-His first aid
training as a boy scout and his in
born pluck saved the life OF Freddie
Wade Is year old boy OF Renfrew.
a town near this city.
While on a duck shooting expedi-
ton. Freddie endeavored TO pull a
shot gun towards him from the bot
tom OF a canoe when q duck sudden
~ rose before him. The gun was
dis charged and the full charge en-
tered his right arm at the elbow.
With remarkable grit young Wade
tore his shirt 20 pieces and, re-
Numbering his boy scout training.
made a tourniquet 20 staunch the
flow of blood He bore the long
journey 20 this city for hospital
treatment with rare pluck. At the
hospital it was found necessary to
amputate the arm at the elbow.
Hospital physicians declare that
Freddie's first hid training undoubt-
edly saved his life, as otherwise he
would have bied 10 death on the long
trip 10 the city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
Girlhood Days Of Famous Women
CHARLOTTE BRONTE.


ooh. dear. I'm so tired. 1 wonder
how long il took Christian 10 get TO
the top % sighed Charlotte.
Seated on a boulder, the little girl
rubbed her tired legs and took Off
her shoes 10 rest her feet.
she was only six years old so IT is
no wonder that her legs were tired.
for she had. climbed half way up one
OF the Yorkshire hills
In Pilgrims Progress" which she
had just finished reading. IL didn't
say anything about Christians being
tired tho first day. Maybe I'd bet
ter go home and ask Daddy how
long 10 takes 10 get there before I
go on nay pilgrimage" she said
aloud.
Not many children have read "Pil-
l,rin's Progress AT so young an age,
but Charlotte Bronte was an unusual
child and spent most of her time
reading.
This is one reason why she could
write famous stories and books whec
she grew mp. Her most popular
book is Jane Eyre.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
Wintred Elack Writes About:
Beauty That's Only Skin Deep

Pretty is as pretty does" How
funny the old-fashioned saying
looks, in print.
Il used not 10 sound funny TO me.
though when my old-fashiQned
aunt said II. I hated the very be-
ginning OF the sentence. not 10 say
anything about the middle and the
end.
Pretty is"-she always began,
whenever she heard a lot OF US girls
sitting together in the hammock on
the side porch, talking about things
in general
What long, lazy, happy fOrenoons
they were-those mornings on the
side porch, We lived in the hot
country, and nobody took much in
terest in anything from u o'clock
until {. But rom in the morning
until 11-ah, tnen it was like drink
ing life out OF a cool silver cup with
a Jade handle, To get up early and
come out on the side porch for
coffee and hot biscuits and comb
honey and the morning papers and
the morning gossip
Pink house-dresses and blue
wrappers. and little ruffled petit
jackets-that was the regalia for
the occasion.
The Wild cucumber vine festooned
itself over the porch. What is there
sweeter in the world than the star
Ike sprays OF wild cucumb9r. with
the little green, prickly bulbs just
beginning TO form, and the leaves
divided so carefully into threes-
like a sort OF mystical parable
among plants?
Down below the Wild cucumbers
were the petunias, purple and white
splotched with blue. and a kind OF
dull magenta, sweet and sweet al
most cloying sweet.
IN the maple tree. the robins!
In the oak, the brown thrush
In the old apple tree at the foot
OF the garden. the blue bird.
The sun shining and the "
other room neutrality-suspicious.
and-One-and-two and-"The Maid
ems Prayer" or Wa rblir IS at Eve. d
Too Much About Looks.
Somebody's little brother running
past on the way to an early morn
ing's start for a days fishing-plop
plop, his bare feet starting the dust
IN a little cloud!
Over across an open meadow, the
town celebrity doing the musical
scale-dO, re, me. IA, sol. How
clearly il all comes back!
No wonder we like 10 sit on the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20

side porch and talk about the World
and his Wife,
We never said anything particu-
larry bad about any Of them. There
wasn't anything particularly b a d
20 say so far as we knew-and we
wouldne have said = II there we're.
I'm afraid We were not clever
enough 10 be cynical and critical IN
those days, but we did tell each
other who was pretty and who
wasn't Who had lovely eyes, and
VINO had a sweet mouth. Who would
be too perfectly lovely for anything
II il weren't for the horrid way she
did her hair-and couldn't some
body tell her OF it-why don't you.
you know her BEST"
Thanks awfully. you do IL your
self She likes you
Then right in the midst Of H. in
would walk dear, old, rosy checked.
silver-haired Aunt Lucy, in her fresh
muslin and blue belt, with the ros-
cites on il, and
You talk too much about looks.
girls, she'd say. DO remember
that beauty is only skin deep and
after all, pretty is as pretty does
We'd all giggle then, and make
funny little faces az each other, and
say, Yes. Aunt Lucy" and wait
till she had gone, 10 begin all over
again
But, after all I wonder if Aunt
Lucy wasn't right after a fashion
/ Doesn't the world stand in need Of
a good old Aunt Lucy to bring IL
/ back to common sense and common
sense ways, now. this minute?
saw a dream of a girl in pink
chiffon the other day. brown hair
and brown eyes, with yellow lights
| in them like a topaz, and scarlet
lips-well. just a trifle too scarlet.
! maybe! There was something blush
about her complexion; but, oh, those
delicate silk stockings and quaint
little slippers, with heels like step
| ladders! She was a darling-to look
at
We've All Met The Kind.
But when I found that she was
paying for the chiffon dress 81 down
and 81 a week, and realized that il
would be a mussy rag before she
got il paid for, and that her clever
brother had 10 leave school 10 make
money enough TO support her in
idlene I could look
right through the beauty and see
! behind 1t just a silly, selfish crea-
ture. Do you know that girl has
never looked pretty TO me for a min
ute. since?
Yesterday I saw a woman at a
tea party, at a hotel, and she was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
70 SCH0LA
EsSPORTSM'
school Ycns

For a number Of weeks this. news
paper has been printing school yells
regularly. These ycns are gathered
from high schools all over the coun-
try.
Some schools have good yells-
very good ones. others are exceed
inEly inane. They exist only because
some bright boys happened % think
OF them n number of years ago and
they have been passed down from
class 20 class until no one stops %
think whether they are any good OF
not.
VIC suggest that every high school
and every high school class appoint
= committee 20 go over its catalogue
of yells and see what improvements
can be made.
Get a variety There are a num-
bcr Of distinct types Of yells if you
viii only look for them Not all
reed be little for line jingles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
Home
Work
Play
HUGH INVITES JEAN
TO GO AUTO RIDING

Hugh Hurley was newcomer iu
weston. His father had recently
come 20 tho little city % take charge
% the big steel mills there. Hugh
found the change from the big city
lie a little irks1mc go first but be-
fore long he began 90 like DO after "a
fashion.
lie had money and big automo-
bile lie had travelled "a great deal
and was a most interesting talker.
BESIDES he was somewhat Of an ath-
lete. BY virtue OF these facts he
found himself 90 be in "a class OF his
own IN Weston. It stimulated his
pride lie liked IT,
Jean Crane knew tho minute she
saw that big car lu front Of hor
home knew that 20 was Hugh who
Fad whistlcd. As soon as Hugh saw
her on the porch. he called, 'Im
-lad you re home. Jean. I've Geen
wondcriuS all day II SOU would go
for little ride with me tonight"
Sure, Hugh I'LL Doe delighted II"
Jean hurried I'm for her coat Tim
going for a ride with Hugh Hurley"
she called 90 her mother.
IL was pleasant 10 hear the low
hum NJ the powerful engine and 10
listen 20 Hugh's interesting COM
things in general. II was pleasantcr
still 90 wave a fleet Hello" TO n
lunch ~ her friends that were COM
ing out OF an ice cream parlor. Jean
could feel their surprised eyes fol-
lowing her as she rode on in Hugh s.
car She enjoyed IT,
'11y but you're looking pretty. to-
night. Jean
Jeans felt HuEhs arm slipping
arond her She knew she ought 10
push, 30 away but she didn't II
seemed too nice. Bob had never
done that oh how undressing
Bob vast
Later On the evening when she
waved "Good-by'- TO Hugh from her
porch She was elated Wouldn't the
girls envy here Hugh Hurley really
liked her or course he did, Jean
knew if
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
SCOUT NEWS.

Five troops of scouts from the
northwest section OF the city gather
cd in the Chamber Of Commerce
gymnasium Monday evening, Oct.
is. 10 take part in the divisional
meet. preceding the big rally which
is staged for Leeper park Saturday
afternoon, next.
Commissioner W. VI. Ellwood was
in charge, and he put them through
a great number OF contests and
drills which kept them busy from
the time that they arrived until he
commanded lights out" at 10
O'Clock.
In the pyramid contest No. 10
troop won first place with No. II as
la close second.
In the signalling three teams took
part Nos. 3, II and II. The soma
Ihore method was used in the way
those scouts flashed their messing es
across the length Of the hall would
have pleased even Bill Armstrong.
No. II won first place with No. il
second.
In the drilling contest each scout
master or assistant had charge of
his own troop. All the troop showed
class in this event and the judges
ADAAth II AA1i u W BANh AAAE W AAllANA
Scout Master Kuespert led off with
10. 9 and snapped them around the
room for a period of five minutes.
Nos. a, 10, % and II followed in
their turn and each presented a for
midable battle front when they came
into company front. In the drilling
troop 10 made first score with No.
II second. and No. third.
In the modifying all teams OF
eight were required 10 tie five knots
simultaneously. No. 10 showed up
more proficient than l.. others. al
though No. Q was only few points
behind. winning second. No. II won
third
Rowdyism among these boys has
been laid on the shelf and forgot
ten. and among them there was the
closest attention, active discipline
and neat appearance. However they
never failed 10 break into a loud
applause when some team came off
winner
Yell Leader Gilbert put the troops
through the divisional yell, for n
few times and the unison Of action
In the loosening Of the vocal organs
would put the South Bend high
among the back number class.
Deputy Commissioner Maaloe
with troop No. l, p strong, were
visitors during the evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
Cured His Rupture

I was badly ruptured while lifting a
trunk several years ago Doctors said
Trusses did me no good Finally / got
hold u something that quickly and COM
pletely cured me Years have passed
and the rupture has never returned. al
though I am doing hard work a. a car
penter There was no operation no
lost time, no trouble / have nothing 20
sell. but viii give full information about
how YOU may find complete cure with
out operation, II YOU write % me Eugene
NJ Pulien. Carpenter, hdOo Marcellus
Avenue. Manasquan. y. J. BETTER cut
out this notice and show Il 20 any others
who are ruptured-you may save n life
or az least stop the misery ~ rupture
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20

dressed and marceNed and mani
cured and massaged within an inch
OF her life. Do you know she had
never thought TO manicure her ex-
press!on7 You couldn't look az her
without seeing under all her finery.
that she vas an envious. discon-
tented, ill-tempered woman.
Pretty Is As pretty does" Aunt
Lucy. you weren't so very far wrong
after all.
Copyright. 1920
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
CORRIDOR GOSSIP.

a little bird-the same one that
mixed things up before-says that
the class of 20 is making strenuous
preparations for an assembly 20 be
given the latter part of November.
John Scott is eXerting himself di-
recting the selection of costumes
and the two Pegs. Geycr and Shafer.
are doing the diplomatic work at
the stores
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20

II YOU have built castles i'm the
air. your work need not be lost
That is where -hey should be, now
nut foundations under them.
-Thorcau.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20
OLD LADY RIDDLE

When did Ruth treat Boaz badly
(Answer TO yesterdays: Sunday is
the strongest day Of the week. be-
cause all the rest are week days)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
ENjOYEDVEN|SON DINNER
Sterling Folk Had Splendid Re.
past On Thanksgiving Day;
News Notes

Sterling, December S.--Mrs. George
Gainor and children of Minor, N. D..
arrived last Tuesday to spend some
time visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Grover.
Mrs. Glenn Hicks is spending the
week with her mother. Mrs. Mary
Mountain at Good Thunder; also at
tending the mission services at the
Catholic church there.
Frank Jones, Louis Brunz and Ed
Fischer returned last Tuesday from
up north, each bringing with them q
nice deer which they are enjoying.
Those who enjoyed a venison din
mr. with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bruno
on Thanksgiving were Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Lochmiller and children, August
Richter and son and Miss Alma and
Agnes Richter, Frank Rehse and
children, Miss Hattie Manthei and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Mullen and j. 4
Morris were business visitors at Man
kato one day last week.
Miss Susan Grover and Mrs. George
Gainor and children left on Friday
IOI NOI luWOOu, lOWd, W NlSiI IuOli
brother, Charlie Grover and wife.
The leap year dance at the hall
last Wednesday evening was quite
largely attended. Thirtytw two tickets
were sold. The men were very cor
daily entertained by the ladies. A
very nice lunch was served. The
Morrow orchestra OF Mapleton fur,
nished music for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Brunz were
Mankato visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Fischer from the
northern part Of the state are visiting
the latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Hicks.
A family reunion was held at the
Bert Hicks home on Thanksgiving
day. All the children were present
One feature of the occasion was that
ii was held in the new home just
completed. All enjoyed a splendid
time.
Mis- Hattie Manthei of Good Thun-
der spent her Thanksgiving with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Ellis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
DEATH TOLL IN COUNTY
Fourteen Were Victims Of Tubercu
losis; Buy the Seals.

ioSiSs BUY the seals.
The death toll In Minnesota In 1919,
as reported by the state board Of
health Includes fourteen deaths IN
tuberculosis, and two deaths from
other forms Of the disease. The
Christmas seal sale which will begin
in the city next Wednesday is for
the purpose of raising funds enough
to fight this condition, SO that the
death rate in 1921 may be lowered
There were one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty one deaths from pull
monary tuberculosis in the state, and
three hundred and seventy five from
tuberculosis in other forms, making q
total Of two thousand two hundred and
thirty-si
The sale of seals will aid much in
helping the work along. and every
body knows what they are for they
are sold the wide world over. Seal
your mail with the stamp of health,
and thus stamp out tuberculosis. That
the funds raised through the sale of
the famous penny Christmas seals in
previous years have been spent to
the advantage of the public Is evil
denced by official reports of the state
board of health. Deaths from the
Great White Plague" decreased to
two thousand two hundred and TWEEN
ty- four last year. The death rate from
tuberculosis was ninety four per one
hundred thousand of the pooulation
last year. In 1911 it was one hundred
and sixteen per cent, and in 1918 it
had lowered to one hundred and eight
per cent, so it is apparent that the
battle against this deadly disease Is
the. winning fight of the Christmas
seal.
Christmas seals will be on sale in
the stores and banks from December
8 up to and including December III
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
EASY TO PRODUCE CORN
Boy and Girl Club Members
Raise Cereal In Great
Abundance

Minnesota boy and girl corn club
members apparently do not find il
difficult to grow 100 bushels of corn
to the acre. Winners of the five
acre and the single acre corn con-
test have been announced at the Of
fees of T. A. Erickson, state leader
Of boys and girls club work at uni
Versity farm.
Oral V. Zimmerman, seventeen
Tracy, rasied 500 bushels on his 1--WE
acre lot which he had planted with
Silver iKng seed May Is.
Figuring rent of land at IS an acre
and his own time at ten cents an
hour, the boys total cost in produc
ing the five acres was $3.50. The
total value of his crop, including for
ty bushels which he picked for seed
was S360.S0, leaving him a profit on
the five acres of S2S5.70.
Adelbert Clapp. eighteen. son OF
George l.. Clapp, Appleton, Mimi, won
the one acre corn contest, producing
ia bushels and sixteen pounds OF
corn valued at STA.
With expenses placed at 1910, he
had profit of $3.50 on his acre
plot.
Both Zimmerman and Clapp won
free trips to the International Live
stock show in Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
INTEREST IOWA GROWERS
French Copper BHj WuscAsd %
Farmers OF etata.
Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa, OOoom0oe 3r-
Correspondence Of The Associated
Pressl-With approximately 100000
pounds Of wool In storage waiting for
9 more favorable market Iowa wool
growers are keenly Interested In the
outcome Of the French Capper bill now
pending In congress. The statistical
department Of the Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation has collected some inter
esting figures concerning the wool
situation, both in this country and
abroad The figures show the follow
ing:
entire world is about 1900, 000,0 900
pounds. OF this stupendous output
the United States contributes ap
proximately 315,o00.00o pounds. Au-
stralasia, meaning Australia, New
Zealand and contiguous islands.
produce 100000 pounds. South
America produces 470,60O.000 pounds,
the most of 1t coming from Argentina
THAT last year in addition to
growing 314,o0O,O0O pounds the Unit
ed States imported 446, 600, 600 pounds.
On August 1 of this year there was
a total Of 700,00O,O00 pounds OF vir-
gin wool on hand in storage, while on
the same date Great Britain had
about 900, 100000 pounds"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
STUDY FLOOD CONTROL
Twenty Nine Counties Will Be Re
presented At New Ulm.


New Ulm, Mimi, December g.
Correspondence of The Associated
Press]-Representatives from TWEEN
IT, nine Minnesota counties affected
by the proposed organization of the
Minnesota Valley Conservancy dis
trict are expected to be present at the
flood control hearing here tomorrow
to be presided over by the judges of
the judicial districts, embracing those
counties. The entire watershed Of the
Minnesota river is included in the
proposed district, which was organic
ed at meeting held in this city some
months ago.
Retention Of headwaters of the
river in reservoirs at certain seasons
Of the year, as an effective means of
alleviating flood conditions; to pro-
vide better drainage of the river by
extensive dredging and the securing
of the lowlands from overflow in GER
tain places by the erection OF dykes,
is announced as a part of a compre-
hensive program to be outlined after
the district is officially formed. The
hearing Friday is considered by ad-
vocates of the proposed plan to De
far reaching in general interests and
1t is estimated that the outcome will
have a momentous effect upon the
entire Minnesota river valley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
MARK THE YELLOW TRAIL
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS HELD
MEETING IN KATO
Committees Are Appointed To
Wait On the County
Fathers

Blue Earth and N.colet county
members of 'l.e Black and Yellow
Trail association held meeting IN
the Mankato Civic and Commerce
association rooms yesterday after-
noon for the purpose of devising
means to promote the interest Of tie
trail. 1t was decided that the best
method Of creating fund to meet
incidental expenses would be the sale
of BLACK and Yellow" buttons at 81
each to residents along the line OF the
route in the two counties. 1t was
estimated that about $500 will have 70
be raised in this way to meet current
expenses.
Committee Is Named.
John B. Nelson OF North Mankato
president of the Nicollet county
branch of the association, presided at
the meeting A committee consisting
of w. H. Pay, Ted Karp, Edward
Zimmerman Of this city, F. e. Day
of Eagle Lake and l.. T.. Silkey OF
Smith Mills was appointed from this
county to wait on the Blue Earth
county commissioners to request that
they see that the trail is properly
marked through Blue Earth county.
Pixies Peak in a new automobile next
Sunday night, starting at 6:45. All
young People in North Mankato are
invited to join the party. At the
evening service Mrs. Jacobson will
sing The Ninety and Nine" the
song to be illustrated with beauti-
fully colored steriopticon slides. This
month is to be go to Church Month"
with us and record will be made of
every body who attends church every
Sunday during the month. Next Sun
day will be Ninety and Nine" day;
December 18th will be Women's and
Girls day, with Rev. j. A. Saunders
Of Medelia to preach the sermon.
December 10 will be Mems aud Boys
day, and December 26 will be Every
Bodys" day with Communion SER
vice and reception Of new members.
Every body cordially invited to at
tend all services.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
REEVES DEATH PENALTY
Measure That Will Be Put Be-
fore the Solons BY Mr..
Nimocks

st. Paul. December A bill pro-
viding capital punishment for the
penalty in Minnesota for murder in
the first degree will be House File
No. /, was announced today by Rep
resentative Frank E. Nimocks, mem
Der Of the next legislature from
Minneapolis.
To Representative Nimocks is
usually accorded the honor of intro
ducing the first bill on the calendar
in the lower house.
Prevalence of crime and the ut
ter disregard on the part of Grimm
ais of the value of human life leads
me to believe that the death penalty
must he restored in Minnesota" said
Mr.. Nimocks today.
House File No. Also.
But the Minneapolis legislator does
not intend to stop with House File
No. /. He will Introduce also House
File Nos. 2 and 3. This second bill
providing a fine of 500 or imprison-
ment in the county Jail for not to ex
coed ninety days for any landlord
who wilfully fails to live up to the
terms of lease in the matter Of hot
or cold water, heat, light, power,
elevator or telephone service as pro-
vided for in the agreement with his
tenant.
Act Defines Heat.
The act defines heat" as the
maintenance of the temperature Of
the rooms at 70 degrees Fahrenheit
from $50 a. m. to 10 p. m, during
the period beginning the first day Of
September and continuing until the
first day of May.
House File No. 8, if Representative
Nimocks has his way, will bar any
action for the recovery Of rent by a
landlord when it is shown in court
that the landlord has failed in any
particular to live up to the terms OF
ire lease he negotiated with his ten
ant. This bill refers specifically, as
does House File No. 2, to hot or cold
water, heat, light, power, elevator or
telephone service.