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Reviews Of New Books

wealth from the resources OF rugged
nature is most satisfying and enjoyat lie.
Received of the publishers
Told By the Sandman" Stories for
Bedtime. BY Abbie Phillips Walker.
Illustrated by Rboda 6. Chase. New
York City: Harper & Brothers.
The character OF this little book Is fully
told by its title. 1t is collection of stores
for the little ones, to be told at bedtime,
and they are stories that will interest and
am,Ise childish minds. The reputation OF
the author for this kind of work Is fully
established. All the stories-theTe are
twentv-th of them of the best, and
all very pleasing.
The illustrations, one for each story,
also are most appropriate and informing,
adding much to the worth of the book.
Received of the publishers.
"The Crimson Tide" BY Robert W.
Chambers Illustrated by A. l. Keller
New York City: ID. Appleton 20
Price, SITS, net.
Very timely is the appearance OF such q
book as 'F1'he Crimson Tide. 1t portrays
the Red Terror both IN Russia and IN
this country Especially as to the rising OF
the tide of Folshevism on this side OF the
Atlantic is it effective, even prophetic OF
what may come unless the country arouses
10 the danger, as 10 has awakened 70
some realization OF the SITUATION ailv, ailvi
adopts summary measures 10 rouhu up al
the advocates of terror and destruction OF
government, and send them into exile:
Terrible is the picture presented OF the
uprising of the BolshevikI in Russia and
the massacre of the Gar and his ImprlSon-
ed family. Palla Dumont, the herosne, IS
introduced IS the bosom companion oil the
Young Princess Marie. whom she endeaV-
ors 10 save by violently taking her place
in front of the brutal murderer, but IN
vain The tragic crime revohuionizes All
her previous beliefs and sentiments. she
no longer believes IN God She hopes ior
| world IN which thc law Of Love and Service
shall rule She valiantly fights the uprs-
ing OF the red tide III New York City
and does fine service.
II Is a regret that Mr.. Chambers dld not
refrain from making his heroine believer
in love and freedom to such an extent as 70
abjure marriage and offer herself to her
lover without the Intervention OF church or
law And while it is pleasing 10 read no"
he insisted upon Law and religion and dc
| cent custom, and also bow she subsequent
| X became enlightened and abandoned her
erroneous beliefs, so that they could be
! happily married, one cannot help thinking
! that rornancCs would be much better with
out the intrusion of such disgusting and
| disappointing elements, even though
| righteousness and propricty may be shown
| TO have triUmphed in the end
Received Of the publishers.
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SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Ct pyright roia by tho Mc<1ur~ News
pager s, ndicAfn. New York CITY.
HOW IVAN WON.

Ivan WAS a poor boy, but a very Am
bilious one His father WAS blacksmith,
and when the great lords would coma by in
their armor to have their stectls shod,
Ivan would sit by the forge and gasc in
wonder at the handsome array.
One day Lord Raymond rode up with
his beautiful daughter accompanying him
on pony. Ivan admired the young girl
rs she sat waiting for her fathers horse
to be shod, and when she went away he
felt as if the sun had ceased to shine.
"Have you heard the news, fatherf"
asked Ivan's mother of her husband the
next morning at breakfast. "Lord Ray
mond WIS last night called TO the war by
our king, and Mt noon today he and his
GOO men will ride forth"
''But who will defend the castle If old
Earl Edmond comes against it IN the
Lords absence?" asked his father.
''I think there is small fear of that,
Raymond has to go at the Kings order. "
So at noon the long line of prancing
steeds, headed by the Lord rode down
the road and WAS soon lost to sight.
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DRAFT MEN ALL OUT.
Desire to Stay in Army Expressed By
Many Selective Soldiers.

washington. D. C, Jan. 3.-All men
drafted INTO the United States ArTnv under
the Selective Service law have been dis
charged with theexception OF comparative
" lew who have expressed desire not
10 be discharged, Secretary of War Baker
said yesterday A great many re-enlist-
ments have been made from the ranks OF
the men discharged who formerly were
drafted.
The Secretary said there were quite
a number Of drafted men who are in army
hospitals from wounds or illness contract
ed during the war. but they are being
discharged as rapidly rs the conditions Of
their improvement viii warrant The
Secretary said he vas not prepared 20 say
how many men who were drafted are re
naming IN the army voluntarily
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Ex- PRESIDENT OF CHINA DEAD.
Feng kuo Chang Issues Deathbed Appeal
10 Factions

PeIIing, Jan 3.-Former President
Feng Kuo Chang died here Tuesday
In a circular telegram, issued from his
cessation OF civil strife snd reconciliation
between the factions Of the north and
south
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eve are going TO investigate the Geo
detic Survey What do you know about
it?'-
Nothing, Senator, don't even know
what geodetic means
Neither do and that viii be awkward.
Wei investigate something else. - Louis
vile Courier-JournaI
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DAILYECONOMY CALENDAR

Copyright, 1915 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. kew York City.
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wealth from the resources oil rugged
nature is most satisfying and enloyaf ie.
Received OF the publishers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
DECIDE AGAINST MILLER
JURY DID NOT GRANT HIM
100000 DAMAGES
Case From Pipestone Reached
Its End In Federal Court
Last Night

After being out about three hours
and half the jury in the case of N
P. S. Miller of Ruthton, Minnesota
against S. B. Duea, Henry McKeon,
Barney Mooney and John Gray of
Pipestone to recover 100000 return
ed with a verdict in. favor of the de-
PENDANTS. This case had been occupy
ing the attention of the United States
court at this city for several days
past.
Miller Made Allegations.
The action grew out of the alleged
indignities suffered by Miller at the
hands of the defendants at Pipestone
on the night of May 10, 1918 when he
refused to take out his quota of Lib
erty bonds. At that time Miller said
that he was treated to a coat of yell
low paint, etc. For this indignity he
asked 100000 but the jury in the
case could not see it that way.
Recalls Meints Case.
1t was only last fall in the United
States court in this city that the
John Meints case of Luverne was also
decided by jury in like manner.
Meints was also accused of disloyalty.
With the conclusion of the Miller
case, court adjourned until the Octo-
Der term, and all of the court officers
returned to their homes this morn
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HURRY UP THE RETURN
ACT AT ONCE OR THE TAX
MAN WILL GET YOU
Warning Issued BY Revenue
Collector P. S. Duxbury; Soft
Drink Assessment
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Revenue Collector P. S. Duxbury in
statement to The Free Press this
forenoon said that this Is the last
day for corporations to file extern
tions of time in making their returns.
Mr.. Duxbury stated that out OF the
$50 to 200 partnerships in this city
which should make returns only sew
en- had thus far reported. The penalty
for failing to make partnership re-
turns within the time prescribed by
law is the same as failure to file in
dividual or corporation returns. These
people, Mr.. Duxbury said, had been
warned of this two or three times in
The Free Press, and told to go &c
room one in the postoffice building
| where any information needed in the
making out of the returns would be
| furnished them.
There is another class who is delin-
quent in making returns and these
are the vendors of soft drinks. The
: tax on ice cream or soft drinks must
be paid by the purchaser to the ven
dor, and the vendor must make re.
turn under oath, and pay the tax sc
collected to the revenue collector Of
the district in which he lives on OF
before the last day of each month fol
the business done the preceding month
| The law requires that daily records
must be kept of such collections, anC
these must be kept on file.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
BARGE LINE AIDS RAILWAY
From Saturdays Daily.
Traffic CONGESTION In Middle West
Was GREATLY Relieved

Was Greatly Relieved.
St Louis, Mo-, May 15.--[By The
Associated Press.]-Traffic conges
ton resulting from the yardman's
extent in the Mississippi valley by
the government barge line on the
Mississippi and Warrior rivers. Since
the strike assumed menacing proper
tons April /. more than 10000 tons
of freight have been moved weekly,
ii is announced at headquarters OF
the service here. There are now
nineteen barges of 1000 capacity
each. and sixteen of 600 ton in oper-
are in service, and two of 1000 horse
power each are expected to be work
ing June l.
Officials of the barge line say that
the greatest delays in transference Of
freight are experienced in loading
and unloading the barge, which, at
present, is done principally by cranes.
To lessen these delays. efforts are
being made to establish floating
docks along the Mississippi by which.
IL is declared, freight can be handled
more expeditiously and at a lower
cost to the shipper.
Construction of 100000 dock of
this kind has been begun at Dubuque,
Ia, for use at East St. Louis. 1t will
be $50 feet long and seventy five
wide Freight cars will be run on ia
it over cradle in such fashion that
the freight car door and the barge
hatch will be separated only a few
feet. From previous demonstrations
| freight can be handled for about thir-
| ty cents ton, or about half the pres
| ent cost of handling at the st. Louis
dock.
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Danv1Ue

Danville, May 13.-Mrs. Will Minks
was Q Sunday visitor at the nome Of
her mother, Mrs. Ed Thompson.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Miss Lizzie PiltZ Thursday, May
13. Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ogle spent
Sunday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Albright.
Earl Bolinger spent sunday at the
home of his brother Omer Bollnger at
Semberton.
John Bolinger, Gladys Bolinger of
Dauville and Harold Southwick and
Blossom Southwick of Pemberton au-
toed to Mankato Sunday.
Miss Bertha Alschlager and Louis
Soluble spent Sunday with Mrs. and
Mrs. Alschlager.
Jimmy Lyons was a Sunday visit
or at the hcme Of his sister. Mrs.
Mike McCardle.
Arthur Johnson, Omer McMan, Bill
wilkins, Libbie Bolinger and Iona
Bolinger were Beaufort callers Sun
day.
successful term of school in district
No. 96 with picnic for the children
All had a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bolinger and
children Fern and Mabel spent Sun
day at the Bentley home.
John McThomel and Mrs. Anna
: Malson spent Sunday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Minks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kahn and son
spent Sunday at the home Of Gottlieb
Kahn.
Miss Martha Alschlager is assisting
Mrs. Mike Ryan with her household
work.
Don't forget the big dance at Penn
horton Thursday night. Sandons or
chestra will play Everybody is invit
ed. A good time is assured all.
Weddings are soon to take place In
this vicinity.
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HAD DESIRE T0kILL. TAFT
EDWARD Zimmerman Asked to
Be Locked In Jail At
Rochester

Rochester, MINI, May 13-Edward
Zimmerman, local Iaborer, was lock
ed IN the jail Tuesday night On his
own request to keep from killing
former President William Howard
Taft. Zimmerman appeared at the
police station at nine thirty o'clock
and said to the officers present,
please arrest me and keep me be-
hind the bars Until after Mr.. Taft
leaves the city. J. am afraid I may
kill him while he IS here"
Without further ado the man was
placed in a cell and then questioned.
the former president only he had a
feeling that he might attempt to as
sassinate him during his visit In Ro-
chester.
1t became plain at once that the
man was mentally unsound. He said
he was personally acquainted with
Mr.. Taft because he and the for
mer presidents daughter worked in
the same salmon canning factory in
Oregon. He declared he was ac-
quainted with President Woodrow
Wilson also, having harvested Mr..
Wilson's crop on a farm near Albay,
Oregon, several years ago.
A doctor was summoned and ex-
animation disclosed that Zimmerman
is physically sound. Mentally he ap-
pears to be all right also for he can
give a good recital of his various
movements for many years past, but
there is just & strain of insanity ap-
parent. Zimmerman was at one time
confined in the state hospital here
but was discharged.
The man is about thirty-f five years
old. He lived in Rochester as a
boy later went to ST. Paul to live.
Up to last week he had been employ
ed as a teamster for the Botsford
Lumber Company but quit there, it is
understood, because he felt he had a
lot of back pay" coming to him.
| Zimmerman was to be taken before
Probate Judge Theodore A. Schacht
, for examination as to his sanity. 1t
is reported at places where he has
been rooming that Zimmerman has
been heard to give vent to strange
weird cries of a night as if burdened
! with some awful trouble A mum
Der Of those connected with the
case are wondering If the man is not
concealing some tragedy of his past
life
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NAW'WAS H)RneHT
CLAIM OFU4NPREPAREDNESS
HOTIY ASSAILED
DANIElSlSVERYWRA
Reviews Increase In Orqaniza-
ton and Personnel During
Administration
From Saturdays Daily.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch>1

sSSt" SOSAt0oy 1StayS
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch>l
Washington, May l5-Secretsry
Daniels today attacked Rear Admiral
Sims charge that the navy depart
ment lacked plans and otherwise was
unprepared for war. The charge was
uniformed and wanton" he told the
senate, and that testimony Of Rear
Admiral Badger and other members
Of the General board had proven such
statements unfounded.
Mr.. Daniels described in detail the
organization and operation Of the
general board to show that for years
before the war the board was engaged
In preparing and revising plans for
naval battle In the Atlantic.
Increase In Personnel.
Between March 1913 and Septem-
personnel, material and efficiency
more than in any similar peace period
in our history" said the secretary.
The pre-war attitude Of the United
States toward preparedness was shown
by President Roosevelt's message to
congress in 1905 declaring that ii
does not seem to me necessary that
the navy shouldn't least in the i'm
mediate future-be increased beyond
the present number of units,'" said
Mr. Daniels.
President Roosevelt and President
Taft were both forced to take the po-
sitions they did toward naval building
by public opinion, the witness said
adding that President Wilson was in
advance of public opinion when he
sponsored the building program OF
1916.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
ISUSPECT AUTO GRADBER
IOWA PARTY WANTED WAS
AT SLEEPY EYE
when the Telegram Arrived
bird" Had Flown toNParts
Unknown
From Saturdays Daily.

'S'' -
Sleepy Eye, May 15.-Four men
suspected OF having stolen an auto
visited Sleepy Eye and spent Sunday,
night and Monday and part of Tues
day in the city and made their get
away before they were apprehended
Sunday night the four drove into
Sleepy Eye with a new Buick touring
car and three of them registered at
Peters Cafe under the names of j.
Cla baugh, c. l.. Williams and Marian
r. Cyle. Their conversation and &C
tons aroused the suspicious of Mr.
Peters and he was satisfied in his
own mind that there was something
wrong with the fellows.
Spent Time Playing Cards.
Monday the fellows spent a great
deal of their time playing cards and
during the progress of the game the
car changed hands. The fellows win
ming the car tried to dispose of it al
the Wooldrik Garage, but Mr.. Wool
dirk and Mr.. Hansen thought theil
actions were so unusual that they
would have nothing to do with then
| dispose of the auto were fruitless
they left with the car Monday after
DON. The other two fellows spent
Monday night at the Berg hotel anC
one of them left Tuesday afternoon
! for Kasota and the other boarded the
| train for Redwood Falls from which
| place he left for Aberdeen over the
Minneapolis and st. Louis road.
Tuesday afternoon Chief of Police
F. B. Lattimer received a Telegram
| from Webster City, Iowa, stating tina
| new Buick had been stolen there
| by Miriam r. Cyle and another par
| ty and asking him to be on the look
out for them. He at once got bus!
but the birds had flown"
One Had Check For $1,000.
Cyle and his partner evidentl.
picked up two strangers on the roat
I after stealing the car as the twt
pair seemed suspicious of the other
| during their stay here. When tin
| car changed hands in the card gam
| and the new possessors were unabl
to dispose of their winnings they de
cided to part company with the 9th
| ers and they at once made their de
| parture and their whereabouts is
mystery One of the parties had
! check for $1,000 and another of tn
| party had a check for $4S9 whic
they tried to cash in various place
about the city.
Had the telegram arrived a littl
sooner the parties would have bee
placed under arrest, but as it is the
have a considerable start and as the
have scattered their apprehensio
will be more difficult.
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WILL DO PROBING LATER.
Federal Grand Jury to Investigate
The LIQUOR Cases

Minneapolis, May 18.-The feder-
al grand jury, which has heard the
evidence presented by. the United
States district attorneys office in
support of the charge that County
Attorney William M. Nash was i'm
plicated in the whiskey Smuggling
conspiracy, failed to find an indict-
ment against Mr.. Nash on the testi-
mony to date, and was discharged
today by United States District
Judge Page Morris, who ordered a
new grand jury called June to
commence the investigation all over
again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
STOP COAL FOR CANADA
Representative Rulings Would Fight
Fire With Fire; Embargo.
TAssociated Press Dispatch

Sharon, Pa, May 13.-As a retail
iatory measure for the present en-
barge upon pulp wood and pulp wood
paper, United States REPRESENTATIVE
Willis ]. Rulings announced here to-
day that he would introduce a bill in
congress shortly for lacing an embar
go upon coal to Canada. He is gath
ering data now with that end in
view, he said. Representative HUI
ings said that following the acquisi-
ton Of large crown spruce timber
lands in Canada by American inter-
ests limit had been placed upon ex-
ports. Mills were constructed then
he said, and afterwards an embargo
was placed on pulp wood and pulp
wood paper from crown lands. This
he asserted, left Canadian manufac-
turers located on private property to
do business with the United States
at their own prices"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
CAUGHT Under Harrow.

Ed Witt of Great Bend was seri-
ously injured last Saturday while
narrowing with four horses. One of
the traces became unhitehed and
when he stopped to fasten it one of
the horses kicked him in the head
rendering him unconscious. They
started to run then and he was drag
ged about forty rods when he was
shook free
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
SCHOOL FOR THE WOMEN

And sssis kisstisass. ~
The fret seselen On municipal cleo
tons at the school for citissnship fer
women was opened at the Y, N. Q, A
this, afternoon at s!5o., Miss ,Kheu.
buhl, state instructor. ~ senduetins
the classes, The second session,
county elections will be given, temef.
rev and the. third, state elections,
Saturday. All women Of Mankate and
Blue Earth county should take ad
vantage of this opportunity and at
tend the classes,
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INCREASE ARMY BUDGET

From Fridays Daily.
Senate Committee Recommends Urge
Expenditures For Air Service.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, May 14.-After pro-
viding for an appropriation of $40,-
600, 900 for the army air service an
increase of about thirteen million
s9llars over the house bill, the senate
military committee today ordered the
annual army appropriation bill favor
ably reported to the senate.
Measure Is Passed.
Washington, May 14.-Enactment
of the army and navy pay bill was
completed today with the adoption
of the conference report by the house
and senate. The measure now goes
to the president.
AS finally agreed upon the bill car
ries $418,919,141 an increase of $42,-
1897 over the house measure.
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HUNT MINISTER TO SIAM
Former Governor Of Arizona is Chos
en- For Position.

Cos AioPotSh'J
Washington, May REORGANIZATION
OF former Governor Hunt of Arizona
to be American minister of Siam, was
recommended today by the senate
foreign relations committee by a vote
of II to A. Four republicans and sew
en- democrats supported the nomina-
ton and four republicans opposed it
The vote was delayed pending inquiry
into the charges that Governor Hunt
had expressed sympathy with the 1
w. w. ~
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YOUNG Boy Injured.

Tommy Running, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amel Running of st. James, re-
ceived bad scalp wound when he
fell off the wagon he was riding on
Thursday evening .,
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eodv Found In Lake Ontario.

Body Found In Lake Ontario.
The body of Arnold Skobba, for
merly OF Butternut Valley, with his
companion, was found In Lake On
tario. The body was shipped to st.
Paul for burial where the family now
resides. 1t is thought the young men
drowned some time last fall.
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Aviator Meets Death.
IASSOciafRd Press DiSnafch ]

Oskoolsa, Iowa, May 13-William
McClendlish, superintendent of the
Chicago Omaha aerial mail service,
was killed when an airplane in which
he was riding was blown into tree.
His pilot was injured.
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Erhard westman Married

Erhard Westman, proprietor Of
Westman's Electric shop In St
James. was united in marriage to
Miss Elvina Tuveson Thursday af-
ternoon
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Cole Buvs Restaurant.

Allen Cole, former resident OF
Madison Lake, but who for some time
has been conducting hotel at Ro-
chester, purchased the L. ]. Elder
restaurant last week. The change
will become effective June 1.
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Funds For Community Building.
The American Legion boys at Ma
subscriptions for funds for the Com
munity building. AS they did not
succeed in seeing all In the country
the totals could not be obtained.
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DUANE STAYS IN FIGHT.
Colonel Will Make Whirlwind c
nainn Ear H.,4~.s

paIgn For Governor.
Colonel Oliver j. Duane of st. Peter
was in Mankato yesterday in the in
terest of his candidacy for governor.
He stated to The Free Press that he
is gong through with the fight and
will take his chances with the other
candidates in the democratic primar
les. Colonel Duane was assured of
support by many members Of his
rartv in Mankato
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chautauqua at Winnebaao.

The annual chautauqua at Winnie
bago will be held June to IL. The
program is an excellent one and no
doubt will be greatly enjoyed by all