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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
BLOCKADE of FIUME
ORDERED BY GENERAL CAvICLIA
STORES IN KAT0 WILL
CLOSE CHRISTMAS EVE

Christmas eve will be observed by
the city this year. At six o'clock the
stores will be closed so that the
proprietors and all employed in the
various stores may enjoy Christmas
eve at home. This is a CONNIE ndabIe
move on the part Of the merchants
and it is causing much favorable
comment, not only in the city but
In the vicinity as well.
Among those who will close that
evening at>six o'clock are the George
e. Brett store, F. w. Kruse, Rich
ards, Value Store, Nyquist Clothing
store, Westhoff & Walirich,> SaIet's,
Bee Hive, kruse Clothing store,
Stein Clothing store, Fisher Cloth
Ing store, Porter and Pay, Sample
Shoe store, Wood G. Sterling, Jacobs
Economy Shoe store, Sullivan G.
Smith, and the Electric Service
Shop. Undoubtedly there will be
many more who will close.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
Staying BY WHOLESALE
One Hundred Are Sent to
Death In Russia
LABOR RIOTING CAUSE
Street Workers Asked Soviet to
Cut Hours of Service
From Sixteen
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Urine, Italy, December, 22.-
Fiume, the strong hold Of Captain
Gabrielle D'Annunzio, the Insur-
gent Italian leader, Is being be-
seiged by regular italian forces.
Rome, December 22.-GeneraI
cavisIia, commander Of the ItaI-
ian regulars surrounding Fiume,
has ordered rigorous blockade
Of Fiume and the Islands vegIia,
Arbe and San Marco. He gave
forty eight hours to those who
wish to leave the blockaded re-
gion before 1t Is invested. \
London, December ga serious
labor riot occurred recently ia Pet
says a Helsingfors dispatch
today to The Central News under yes.
terday's date in which many persons
were killed or injured. The riot wa:
quelled and los laborers were execut.
ed. the dispatch adds.
The trouble started when the soviet
authorities refused the demand OF
city laborers for more food and short
ening Of the working day, which Is
sixteen hours.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
FOR INAUGURAL
President Wilson Outlines His
Part of Program to
Secretary "
ASSOCIATED Press DISPATCH

Washington, December 22-Presi.
gent wilson plans to ACCOMPANY
PRESIDENT elect, Harding from The
white house to the capitol, on March
4, and back again to the White house
1or luncheon as is the usual custom
When new CHIEF executive is inaug-
urated.
Joseph P. Tumulty secretary to
the President said today that Mr.
wilson had outlined to him Yesterday
his plans with regard to inaueuration
Jay. AS is the custom, Mr.. HardIna
VIII call at the White house lust be
lore n!A and will be received by the
retiring executive.
They then will ride down Pennsyl-
wanna avenue to the capitol. Whefa
the President elect will take the oath
OF Office and deliver his inaugurai
address. The new and retiring pres, :
dent will lead the usual parade up the
avenue to the White House, wnere Mr.
Wilson will entertain Mr.. Harding ar
luncheon. 90
Immediately afterTard, President
wilson will retire to mis- new nome on
IS street to take up his life as a
private citizen. "
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
VIEWS OF IRISH PAPERS
Home Rule Bill Not Regarded As
Special Importance,
Is Declared
[ ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Dublin, December. 22.-Passage of
Irish home rule bill by the British par
lament is not viewed as specially Inn
portant by newspapers here. It Is re-
-cegnized the bill prpbably win not be
accepted By either DEkf6r<Ur tn 1est
Of Ireland and that tie British govern
ment may never decide to Put Its pro-
visions into operation.
"Carsonism has received it's re-
ward" says The Freeman's Journal.
THE bill was designed as a trap, but
it failed to work. Even such modi-
fed democratic institutions as we
possess are threatened by it,"
No Rejoicing In ireland.
The Irish Independent says there
will be no rejoicing in Ireland over
the passage of the measure, which
makes a settlement still more diff
cult"
Thanks to the house of lords" says
The Irish Times, "the bill has ceased
to be measure bringing about abso-
lutte and permanent partition of Ire
land and the central council, which is
established, may become real link
between the north and the south"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
SHOULD Join THE LEAGUE
Lloyd George SaysThat All
Must Come In
0RAT0RY AT LUNCHEON
Nations Organization Remains
incomplete Without the
United States
[ ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

London, December 22.-Davi6
Lloyd George. the prime minister
presiding at luncheon given today
in the house of commons for the
British and Dominion delegates tc
the recent League of Nations as,
sembly in Geneva declared the
league would never make real prog
ress until all the nations were rep
resented. .
Mr.. Lloyd George, said he looked
forward hopefully to the United
States coming into the league. This
ne asserted, was essential.
There could be no real peace, de
claTet the prime minister until COM
petition in armament ceased and be-
fore disarmament was possible, all
the nations must be in the league,
Tor all must march together ..
Lloyd George, said he was glad to
know that all were doing. something
He asserted that If the Geneva as
sembiy had existed in August, 1914,
the war would have been impossible.
He was sanguisa14here would be no
obstacle to Germany,s admission to
the league il she manifested an in
tention to fulfill her oklgatons.
Must Reach Common Agreement
There was no use iabOrlAg for the
association OF nations and for the es-
tabli5hment of peace, the prime
minister declared, and on the other
hand erecting great armament in or
der to force other nations into a
competition, which had more to do
toward starting the late war than al
most any other individual force.
Mr.: Lloyd George said the nations
could not take the risk of >disarma-
ment until every nation was included.
1t could be done only by agree,
ment. Disarmament, he concluded
was not a thing which could be
done so secretly and behind closed
doors; it must be done in such u
way that every one knew, SO that the
agreement once arrived at would be
respected. Mr.. Lloyd George said all
nations must reach a common agree
ment not to start again disasterous
rivalry in ornaments, which must in
evitably end in clash.
Amendments Necessary. -
Certain amendments, he asserted,
would be necessary before the
league had already done much, the
ponent of international opinion. The
lague had already done much, the
prime minister asserted. For one
thing it had raised the status of
labor throughout the world, and the
labor bureau was doing great things.
The leagues most conspicuous
work, he said, probably was the es-
Establishment OF the international
court of justice which would have a
determining effect on international
justice in the future. No League OF
Nations, however, could possibly be
regarded as complete until the Unit
I'd States was included Mr.. Lloyd
George declared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
OUTLOOK FOR BUILDING
Prospects In 1921 Have
Brighter Hue
PLANS ARE BEING MADE
Architects and Contractors
Speak of the Work That Is
In Store

Building prospects for 1921 look
bright and promising according to the
statements of several of the leading
architects of this city. When inter-
viewed yesterday George Pass of the
firm OF George Pass G Son, said that
the building proposition for the com
ing year right here in this city looks
fine, and that a great many buildings
are being talked of.
Albert Schippel of the firm of
Schippel & Schmidt stated that con
ditions have never looked better for a
prosperous building year than they do
right now. Many prospects are in
sight, and we find that there are more
proposed buildings talked of now than
there have been since 1912. With the
fall in prices of other commodities, a
slump has been created in the build
ing line, and everybody is waiting for
spring with the idea that things will
be cheaper, and this will result in
labor, due to the fact that the market
will be congested, and this will inter-
fere with the shipping and carrying on
of the work in general. IL people
would start in now and get their
building material on the ground now
and take advantage of the lower pric-
es which would be sure to exist un-
der those conditions, they would be
money ahead"
Prospects Look Better.
j. B. Nielsen of the Nielsen Con-
struction company said that building
prospects look very good, and that
while he believes most of the build
ing will be started late in the spring,
yet there will be lot of it. There
are many proposed buildings being
talked of in North Mankato.
Mankato people will be glad to learn
that the big power plant which the
Northern States Power company talk
ed OF erecting this summer, may be
reality yet. r. E. Brown, manager of
the northern States Power company.
stated that while the matter Is very
lndennlte, yet there are still hopes of
the plant going up during the coming
year. This will involve a million and
a half dollars, and would mean much
to the city.
An Optimistic View.
EDWARD schumacher, contractor,
was quite optimistic over the building
outlook for the coming year. He can
see no reason why people should not
houses and other structures "Thera
Is nothing to hinder building next
season., said Mr.. Schumacher
Architect H. G. Gerlich spoke very
of the situation. He
mas plans in preparation for buildings
10 De erected in Mankato and else
where: Reports are very bright ;,
SAID Mr. Gerlich. Travelling men for
material state that the building sea
son will open up big"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
RAILWAY MEN CONFER
Questions Affecting the Pennsylvania
Railroad Benin Discussed,
ASSOCIATED Press Disnatchl

IASSOclateQ PreSS D1SpatchI
Philadelphia December 22.-Offi-
GERS and representatives of the en-
ployees of the Pennsylvania railroad
resumed their conference here to-
day in an effort to devise a, method
by which controversial questions at
fecting men in the train service of
the company may be promptly hand
led. The meeting was called by
General w. w. Atterbury, vice -presi-
dent in charge of operations. Rail-
road officials explained that the
question of "the closed shop" is
involved insofar as the national
boards of readjustment, generally
favored by NATIONAL leaders of the
railroad brotherhoods, tend to make
railroads CLOSED shops"
In addition to creating the boards
of adjustment, the transportation act
of congress also permits the Gre
alton OF local boards, whereby a
railroad, can deal with its own men
without reference to the national
boards. 1t was for the purpose of
obtaining the sentiments /. of rail-
readers as to the advisability of set
ting up these local boards, that the
was called.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
PUBLIC BATHS IN. PARIS
Municipal Council Would Build Three
More Bath Houses
ASSOCIATED Press Disnatch.1

ASSOCIATED Press Disnatch.1
Paris, December 3.-The Paris
Municipal Council has decided that
public swimming baths are not only
a necessity but that they are likely to
prove a paying venture and has ask
ed the city architects to prepare
plans for three baths to be erected in
Paris within IS months. The only
swimming baths in Paris except for
those moored along the Seine banks
which, although popular in the
summer months, prove no attraction
in winter.
The probable cost of each estab-
lishment is estimate at 3.000.000
francs. Delegates from the Municipal
Council have been sent to Alsace TO
inspect the baths there. The Paris
baths are to be modelled after those
of StraSbourg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
SOLVING IRISH MIDDLE
BRITISH OPINION NOT SUP
PORTING GOVERNMENT
Sister-In-LaW of MacCurtain
In Washington Before the
investigators
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, December 22.--Two
eye witnesses of the recent burning
of the business section OF the city OF
Cork-Misses Annie and Susan Walsh
sisters in law of the late Lord Mayor
MacCurtain of that city-were here
to appear today before the commits
sion of the Committee of One Hun
dred investigating conditions in Ire
land. The two women also were pres
ent at the killing of Mayor MacCur-
ain, representatives of the British
branch of the Women's international
league, who conducted an investiga-
ton in Ireland for their organization
odd the committee yesterday, that
the greatest obstacle to final situa-
tion of.the Irish question lay in what
they described as "the lack of sim
certify" on the part of the coalition
government in dealing with the pro-
bIem.
The mass of British opinion, /" they
eaid. is not supporting the govern
ment in it's Irish policy
Will Investigate Charges.
Charges made byNMrs. Anne f
Robinson of NaNchest1. ENGLAND
that American Consul Wells at Man
chester had ATTEMPTED to prevent her
from coming TO this country to tes-
Hundred investigating conditions in
Ireland, are to be investigated by
the state department.
Consul General Skinner art London,
has been asked for full report of
the circumstances surrounding the
wise of Mrs Robinson's passports.
Officials remarked that Mr.. Wells
was a new appojntee and that if he
had at first refused to&vlse the pass
post as Mrs. Rebinso testified yes
terday before the Committee, he had
exceeded his authority.
Mrs.. Robinson told the committee
that Mr.. Wells finally had vised her
passports, after she had visited Mr..
Skinner at London, hut that he had
requested of her promise that she
would not engage in propaganda nor
give interviews to the American
press"
Told Story of Killing.
Miss Susanna Walsh, sister in law
of the late Lord Mayor MacCurtain of
Cork, today told the commission of the
committee of one hundred investigat
ing conditions in Ireland the story Of
the killing Of the mayor last March
20. She declared the Mayor was shot
Sown by Royal Irish Constabulary in
and two small children. Twenty raids
had been made on the Mayors home
previous to the killing and some
since, she said Miss Walsh declared
she was held up in her home week
before she left Cork and questioned
concerning inmates of the house. and
that on another occasion she was
locked in vermin infested cell and
jeered at by the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
HEART OF BURGLAR
TOUCHED BY PLEAS

Chicago, December PA "christ-
mas burglar with heart" needed
the pleas of Ruth Mailey, aged ten,
not to take her Christmas presents
when she found him in her home
yesterday noon, on her return from
school for lunch.
The burglar, however, ate her
lunch, which had been left by her
mother before going downtown
shopping. He then took her to the
parlor and played little jineles and
Christmas songs on the piano for
her. When she told him she would
have to return to school-he told her
to tell her mother that ne would re-
turn some day and steal everything
in the house, but left without taking
anything.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
SALES TAX GAINS FAVOR
Growing Trend In Support of
Such Legislation Is Seen
In House
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. I

Washington, December az.-Devel-
opment OF tax revision program In
congress although proceeding slowly
has disclosed in the house growing
trend in favor of including some sort
of sale tax in the next revenue
legislation. The statement yesterday
OF Chairman Fordney of the ways
a sale tax, 1t was said today have
given impetus to the proposal
While most members Of the ways
and means committee say that they
retain an open mind on the subject,
their private expression show senti-
ment in the committee even now to
be slightly in favor of a sale tax.
:. During the hearings of the last two
days Meyer d. Rothschild Of New
York, and Otto H. Kahn, New York
banker, presented arguments in favor
of sales tax.
Opponents To Bill.
Committee members who are out
and against the sales tax and who
described it as an economic crime,
assert that the arguments in it's fav-
or will disappear once the consum-
er is aroused to the effect it will
have. They declared it to be worse
than the excess profits tax, charging
that it will allow all lines Of trade to
Il
Against these views, howevr, are
many of the majority members Of the
committee who are following the
leadership Of their chairman in seek
ing some sort of a sales tax which will
not add to the burden of taxation.
The committee lately has received
copies of the sales tax laws of
France, Canada, and the Philippines,
which Mr.. Fordney said, had been
obtained as a basis upon which to
work.
Developments over Holidays.
1t was predicted today that de-
velopments over the holidays prob
ably would determine something ap-
proximating definite attitude in
the house. Members will have time
TO hear from home on the proposed
tax when hearings are resumed to-
morrow, and the real sentiment dis
closed, it was declared.
After brief hearing on the tax
question this morning, the ways-and
means committee, planned to turn
its attention today to the battle in
the house over the Fordney efner
gency tariff bill which is to be TAX
en- up under a SPECIAL rule.
Committee Adjourns.
After brief hearing on tax revi-
sion, the house ways and means COM
mittee adjourned today until January
6, on which date it plans to turn it's
attention to a general revision of the
tariff.
While the committee does not con-
template further consideration OF tax
questions at this session, Chairman
Fordney said this did not mean that
new tax laws would be drafted on the
basis of Information gathered thus far.
He explained that the committee felt
il should startson tariff revision i'm
mediately alter the holidays and de-
vote itself to that task until it was
completed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
STRICKEN VERY QUICKLY
Mrs. j. J. Wigley, Near Judson,
Died While Preparing
Breakfast

Mrs. ]. j. Wigley, residing two
miles southeast Of Judson, died very
suddenly this morning about six
o'clock. 1t is thought heart failure
was the cause OF death. She was
preparing to get breakfast for the
men before they went out to do the
chores when she suffered the attack.
She is survived by her husband and
two sons.
Mrs. Wigley was in Mankato yes
terday doing some Christmas shop
ping. She appeared to be enjoying
xcellent health and had an >oppor-
unity torsee number OF her friends
while here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
TAFT IN MARION SOON
HardingEngagementBoo Blank
Today; Taft, Expected Before
Christmas
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Marion, December 22.-The en-
gagement book of President Elect
Harding, was blank today and 1t was
said at his headquarters here that
no callers were expected. 1t is pos
sible, however, that some may ap-
pear as most Of Mr.. Harding's in
vitations left the matter of time to
the convenience of his visitors. Elk
President William Howard Taft, is
expected to confer with Mr.. Harding
before Christmas, but the day of his
arrival has not been officially an
nounced.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
TRIAL JULES ARNSTEIN
Three Of Four Overt Acts Charged
Against Him, Ruled Out.

" IF|"|f "a PFFsS DISpILCA:L
Washington, December 22.-Three
Of the overt acts charged against
Jules w. Arpstein and others, on
trial here charged with having
brought stolen securities into the dis
trict, were ruled out OF the indictment
today by Justice Gould as lat vari-
ance" with the proof presented by the
government. A single transaction in
stolen bonds now remains against the
defendant.
The court denied a petition of the
defense that it summon as witness
Nick Cohn, the alleged conspirator,
arrested here last night after years
search by the police
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
PRESIDENT >GAZED INTO
WINDOWS LIKE KIDDIE

. Washington, December 22.-
President Wilson went window
shopping on "F" street yesterday,
viewing the Christmas crowds and
the bright decorated shops from
an open automobile.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, the
president was driven slowly down
one side of the street which is
the main artery Of the capitals
shopping district and back up the
other, few in the hurrying crowds
of shoppers recognizing the chief
executive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
Rail Traffic DELAYED.

[AssOc1ated Press lDispatchJ
Omaha, Neb., December 22.-Low
temperatures in Nebraska, ranging
from four above zero at Omaha to
10 below at Valentine, resulted in
the breaking of telephone and tele-
graph wires and caused delay to
railway traffic wires were broken
and> rail traffic delayed as far west
as Denver
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
PASSPORT IS ISSUED
-rother OF Late Mayor MacSwney Be-
lleved to Be Enroute For u. s.
IASSnCHltpd PrnSS Disnatnh

London, December 22.-It became
known here today that an American
passport had been delivered In Ireland
10 Peter j.. MacSwineY. brother OF the
late Lord Mayor Terrence MacSwiney of
Cork, and that he obtained 1t without
explaining to the authorities how he got
to England without one.
Although the state department at
Washington, demanded this informa tior
it is reported the department through an
error, issued the document without 1t.
Immediately after the American consul
IF Queenstown delivered the passport
the secret service men lost sight of Mao
Swffley and 1t is believed he may be en-
route to the United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
Punishable By Death.

Kansas City, Mo-, December ga
bill to make bank robbery, highway
robbery and burglary offenses punish
able by death will be introduced al
the next session of the Missouri leg
islature. M. A. O'Donnell, representa-
tive elect from Jackson county, an
nounced today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
Many SmuooIers Arrested

Amtersdam, December S.-[Corre-
spondence of The Associated Press1
The Handelsblad's correspondent
at Cologne, Germany, gives surpris-
ing statistics as to the amount OF
smuggling at the Dutch German
frontier. During a recent week, he
said, 1926 smugglers were arrested
in the Cologne customs district alone,
and among the goods confiscated' in
that period were 793,000 cigarettes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
Big Reception For Wrestler.
ASSOCIATED Pres Diana Oh.

- THo5OCTutCU TTTT-T-C1. "
San Jose, Cal. December ED
(Strangler) Lewis. worlds champion
heavyweight wrestler, wasN given a home
coming reception here last night, on his
arrival from New York, where he last
week took the championship away from
Joe Steteher, He 10 San Jose's first
worlds champion and the citizens made
much OF tho occasion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-24
CONTROL FLOOD WATER
Huge Basins 20 be Built In Mountains
Of South,

Asneville, N. C. December FL
CORRESPONDENCE of The Associated
Press ]-Control of foods throurh :
out the southeastern section of the
United States is the tetative plan Of
the Southeastern Water Resources
office OF the United States Geological
survey, with Headquarters here.
The idea is to temporarily dam wa
tiers originating in the western North
Carolina mountains during periods Of
excessive rain. Huge basinsA would
pc QUILT In mountain crevasses, into
and stored until high waters az
streams lower down had subsidized.
Streams whose sources are in this
section form rivers In Tennasaee
South Carolina and Georgia. !.