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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
DINNER PARTY FOR BRIDE

pr. and Mrs. W. H. Holiday en- tertained at dinner party in honor of their daughter, O'Thelma. whose marriage to Mir. Victor R. Farmer will take place June 15.
 After dinner the guests were en- tertained at a box party at the Lyric Those included in the hospitality were: Miss O'Thelma Holiday, Miss Lucille Long, Miss Ramelle Holiday. hr. and Mrs W. A. Dupler, MT. and Mrs. Al Day. MT. J. B. Mackey, MT V. R. Farmer and pr and Mrs. IIolli- Fday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
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Are.HnraId Patiern.

The Age Herald has arranged with leading fashion designers of New York to furnish it's readers a daily fashion and pattern service. All pat terms will be seam-allowing and guar anteed to fit perfectly. Safe delivery of every pattern ordered is also guar anteed. You should order patterns little in advance of the time you will need them, as a stock is not kept in Birmingham, but all orders will be forwarded to the pattern department in New York for attention,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09

No. 999'.-Lady' s and Miss Coat. A sport coat of polo cloth, that one will find especially practical for motoring, business or general wear, is No. 99s5. The back is made with an inverted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
STUDENTS RECTAL

STUDENTS RECTAL
 The secord students recital at tn D'Agostino School of Music, Q Tuesday night, was enjoyed by large and appreciative audienc, Participants all did remarkably wei especially the nine and ten year oi debutants, David Solomon i,ouli Jean Norman. Edward Goodnard an others.
 Mir Nevilacque, an accomplishe futist and baritone from New 2oi rendered the 5eaue:-ui !ntermszz from Cavallcria. and as an encore | favored the audience with PIzzicato Polka and vocal number. He WI play again at the next recital.
 The program for Friday night i the most elaborate of the school. in cluding Ballata for three violins D Papini, truly masterpiece Of it kind, a Paraphrase on Rubenstein' Melody in F. by Tobani. which r. mind of full orchestration dIstrlbut ..d 10 two violins the ever popuia HGmoresque for six violins. .Bachfaan inoff's Prelude and Hassenet's Thai rendered by Milton Proves
 This young violinist is one of tn students who will go to the Gin cinnati Conservatory of Music for hi annual examination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09

With sea sickness, Why? Because they spend so much of their time on Heating blocks of Ice that they have become immune to this nalady. All other animals are more or less sub ject to nal de mer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Blrmin gham No. 11S, o. F. S., VIII have a called meeting tomorrow eve ming at o'clock at the Masonic Temple for the purpose of imitation past worthy matrons VII occupy chairs All members of the orgah'- xation are invited to be present.
 The woman's Republican league will hold Il meeting this afternoon ae o'clock at room 800, Lyric building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09

CRESCENT CLUB DANCE
 The Crescent club will eAfs5tAlf at dance tomorrow evening at o'clock on the mezzanine floor at tH, Tutwiler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
Who's Wearing Your Clothes?
You don t knolU--- when th e u ash er- Uon1an carries then, out
Finished Family Wash
at tue American

means we wash and hand iron ready to wear the full family wash and re- turn promptly, for only 25c pound. You KNOW your clothes are safe at the AMERICAN, and they'll be so nicely washed and ironed, too. You'll find the new way really cheaper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
TRIBUTE TO NAPOLEON
Frame Started Too Days Celebration
of Centenary Today

ASSOclaleQ freSS DHSpdtcn.l
Paris, May France today began
a two days observance Of the centen-
airy of the death of Napoleon. At
$40 o'clock Thursday afternoon sa-
lutte of artillery at the Invalides will
mark the passing Of a century since
the death Of the great warrior. and
will close the exercises. A memorial
service was held early today in Notre
Dame cathedral.
The chief texture of tomorrow's ex-
ercises will be a military ceremony at
the Arc de Triumphe, erected to eel
brate the victories of France. Troops
of the republic will pass in review be-
fore President Millerand and will sa-
lutte the monument of Bonaparte.
The concluding ceremony will be
the granting OF solemn absolution
by Cardinal Dubois In the chapel OF
the Invalides, adjoining the tomb OF
Napoleon. On this occasion, Marshal
Foch, commander Of the mightiest
host in the worlds history, will do
homage to the little Coriscan. Sim
liar ceremonies were planned through
out France.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
FINES RUN UP TO $12O1
Moonshiners Are Assessed
BY Judge Booth
FACED FEDERAL COURT
One Booze Offender, w. T.
Powell, Was Let OFF With
81 Setback

Fines in the sum of $1,2O1 were
imposed on moonshiners in the
United States court yesterday after
at this city by Judge Wilbur F.
Booth, and one defendant was SEN
fenced to serve thirty days in the
county Jail, having been guilty pre-
viously of the offense Of selling
booze, All of the defendants upon
whom fines were imposed pleaded
guilty to informations which had
been filed with United States Attor
ney Alfred Jaques previously.
The Meester was the first defen-
dant up. He through his attorney,
H. w. Volk. entered plea of guilty
to the information charging the
manufacture OF moonShine' liquor in
the town of Ellsworth, Mimi, last
February. 1t was alleged in the
complaint that the enforcement Off
GERS found seventy gallons of corn
mash in his possession and some of
the finished product. Upon his plea
of guilty MI Meester was sentenced
by Judge Booth to Pay a fine of
Joseph He'll of Albert Lea upon
his plea of guilty to the charge of
having intoxicating liquor in his
possession, was sentenced to pay a
fine of 500.
Henry Heinrich, Jr.. of Ellsworth
through his attorney, H. w. Volk,
entered a plea of guilty to possession
of moonshine liquor and was sentenc-
ed to pay a fine of 500. R
Thomas Clay Fined
Thomas Clay (Colored) of Man
kato upon the advice of his attorney,
S. NJ. Wilson, entered plea of
guilty to the charge of manufactur-
ing booze and was also fined $100.
CONTINUED On Page Eight.)
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lands WILL NOT RESIGN
DENIES REPORT TO THAT
EFFECT IN CHICAGO
Has Not Sa d Anything That
Could Be Construed Into
Such Statement
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Chicago May 4--Kencsaw Lands
will resign as judge of the federal
court. 1t is his intention TO devote
all his time to high base ball com
mission. 1t is thought his resigna-
ton will take effect early in June.
Chicago, May 4.-Jugde Kenesaw
VI. Lands, in a formal statement to-
day denied reports that he had re-
signed from the federal bench TO de-
vote his time to his position as
baseball commissioner. The state
lnent said: Il have not resigned, nor
have l said anything that could have
been construed into a statement that
] have resigned"
Rumor Was Started.
The action Monday of the senate
judiciary committee in indorsing
Senator Diaps bill making it an Of
tense for a federal judge to accept
another position of pecunciary profit
while on the bench had again arous-
ed rumors that the judge was TO re-
linguish his federal position. Judge
lands said the present rumors about
his resignation probably had arisen
through conversations he had with
Charles Nagle custodian of the
federal building.
81 told Nagle that when ! left this
court l wished to take some of the
chairs with me, as they were cher
ished by me. They belong to the
government and l asked him if !
could purchase them" Judge Lands
would not say why he had refused
recently to set any cases beyond
June Is a fact which caused reports
that he would resign in June.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
BATTLE THREAT IS|SSUED
WESTCOTT INVITED ANSELL
TO GO OUTSIDE
An incident Which Served to
Make the BergdoII Probe
Interesting
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch


Washington, D. c., May 4.-Samuel
T. Ansell, former acting Judge, advo-
cate general of the army, was called
house committee investigating the es-
cape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
Philadelphia draft evader. Members
of the committee planned to cross-ex
anime Mr.. Ansell with a view to OBJ
tanning additional information regard
ing Bergdoll's release from Fort Jay,
N. Y, for the purpose of recovering
gold he claimed he had buried in the
mountains of West Virginia.
Mr.. Ansell, who was one Of the
draft dodgers attorneys, testified yes
terday, and his charge that former
Judge John w. Wescott of New Jer-
sey, had been engaged as associate
counsel to obtain Bergdoll's release
from prison, brought on sharp tilt.
Judge Wescott, who was in the COM
mittee room, fatty denied Mr.. Ansell's
statement and told him he lacked to
step outside and make the same
ever, insisted lis stafemenf vas q. true.
was hidden, was cleared up to some
extent, and by Ansalps explanation.
Bergdoll. 1t was said, told his law
yers that the burial place was some
where in the mountains of MARYLAND.
Ansell insisted that his first knowl-
edge Of the $4,000 in gold, obtained
from the treasury by BergdolPs peo-
pie. came from the late d. Clarence
Gibboney of Philadelphia of counsel
for Bergdoll. He said he never in
vestigated the story by asking treas
ury officials if it were true. The wit
ness declared he relied on the state
ment of Gibboney and former Judge
w. Wescott of New Jersey. Judge
Wescott testified Yesterday that he
knew nothing of the gold until after
Bergdoll's escape.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
YUH
GIoryt Glory Hallelu YuH
Glory Glory Halieul YUH
Glory Glory, HaIleul YuH
Holsteins 90 marching on.

Blue Earth County was signalIy
honored yesterday by the MinnesC.l
holsteln Breeders Association,
which is holding their third an...s.
sale and summer meeting at rs.1
seauit. IL being selected as lie
County was hlrther hon0red Ii De-
ing awarded the beautiful J. G. Mar
low silver trophy cup for having the
largest attendance of members o.
the association at the meeting, an
honor which was won by Mower
these two awards in one day is Car
tainly pretty good record, and
the splendid work of that magniti-
cent punch of blue Earth County
Holstein Boosters" who made up
the tour to Faribault ought to be
appreciated by every resident of the
county. In the distinction won Man
kato comes in for a goodly share of
the credit, the city being selected
sale and meeting, and, too, her
large representation among the
boosters had much to do with the
winning of the cup. But the whole
credit for the winning of the honors
is due the Blue Earth County
Boosters" those who made up that
faithful bunch of live wires," and
of the cold and threatening weather
and infavorable condition Of the
roads due to the hard rains of Sat
urday and Sunday, and won such d
grand victory. The boosters feel
proud over their accomplishment,
and indeed they have just cause to.
Nearly 600 In The Party
D.. Ill -
numbered about 600 and they occu-
pied one hundred and three autoes.
Ali sections of the county were rep
resented. The tour started from
the Elks' club shortly following
seven o'clock.
It was about nine o'clock when the
tour arrived on the outskirts OF
Faribault, where the cars were halt
ed for q brief time before entering
The trip was made without any
mishaps or delays due to tire trou-
bles or break downs of autos. The
roads were in fair condition, much
better than expected owing to the
recent rains. Only one piece of
bad road was experienced, and that
was between Waterville and Morris
tow. uhere state road work is be-
ing carried on. As the boosters
bault, they attracted cheers and ap-
plause from the people who lined
the sidewalks for the splendid show
ing made. The parade halted at the
armory and after disbanding the
Nome party parked their cars and
went inside the building where brief
business session of the Holstein
Breeders Association was held
starting at 1890 o'clock and lasting
about an hour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
WILL TALK OVER LIGHT


Of NJ. s. p. Company
Plans have been made for a meeting
tomorrow evening this evening OF
the committees appointed by Mayor
w. A. Beach to confer with represen-
tatiyrs OF the Northern States Power
company regarding the lighting con-
+ act for an intslnite term of years.
Tie meeting will be held in the couE
Gil rooms, and it is understood thar
the session will be executive.
The committee from the council
is made up or A G. Lack, A. w. An
derson and Chris Steiner. The rep.
resentatives of the business men are
F. M. Currier, l.. L. Champlin and }.
E. Stockman.
1t is expected that the representa-
tives of the Northern States Power
company will have a proposition to
make to the Joint committee.
1t is understood that a meeting OF
the committees was to have been held
last Thursday evening, but as certain
matters were not in readiness the
meeting was not held. A representa-
tive of the Northern States Power
company was here ready to meet with
the committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
KATO MEN PAID
FINES TO COURT
Several Gents Parted With 500
Each For DabbIing With
Intoxicants

Joseph Hottinger, charged with
the sale of intoxicating liquor, was
indicted by the federal grand jury to-
DAY. He was sentenced this after
noon by Judge w. F. Booth to pay a
fine of 500.
Peter Fleischman, charged with
manufacturing moonshine whiskey
was fined 500.
Adolph hummer, manufacturer oil
whiskey, 500.
c. ]. Laurisch appeared for tho
defendants. In sentencing these men
Judge Booth warned them that in i'm
posing these light fines for their first
offense he wanted it strictly under
stood that if they again should be
brought up the sentence would be q
great deal more severe.
Charles Lindmeyer of New Ulm
through his attorney, Mr.. Miller oil
New Ulm, entered a plea Of guilty tC
the charge of Ceiling whiskey. He
also was fined 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
CLASHES IN SELESIA
Insurrectionary Movement Is Spread
ing Rapidly.

IASSU5ldtsu PTESS DISPATCH
Warsaw, May 4-The Instruction
airy movement IN Upper Silesia. has
spread rapidly in the districts of
Beuthen. Pless, Rybnik and Tarno-
witt. According to newspapers, a
Polish civilian fighting organization
gun encounters with the Germans. the
French troops finally controlled the
situation. ..-. r
Newspaper last evening reported
eight Poles killed and sixteen wound
ed in the Kattowitz region in clashes
with the Germans, in which the Poles
attempted to gain control of the dis
tricts bordering upon the Polish
frontier. For a time the Poles were
in power in these districts, but the
interallied commission interviewed
and quiet was eventually restored.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
NEW COMPANY FORMED
Chartered Accountants Are to One
--- OfficAa In Mank,fn

Chartered Accountants Are to Open
Offices In Mankato
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary Of state, and
with Register of Deeds F. G.. Gabler
by the firm of Duxury, Braun, VOL
kerstorfer and Munson of this city
who have bought out the interests
of David Quail, & Co. chartered ac-
countants, who for time operated
in the Odd Fellows building in this
Of P. 8. Duxbury, E. F. Braun, J. ]
Wolkerstorfer, and G.. M. Munson,
all expert accountants, who will op-
crate. general auditing company
with headquarters in room No. 202,
Odd Fellows building. Investigation
work, and possibly collections will
be gone into later on. The com
pany is capitalized at $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
COUNTY BOARD SESSIONS
School Matters And Road Petitions
Were Before the Commissioners.

Members Of the county board who
have been in session since yester-
day afternoon have considered a
number of school matters and state
road petitions. The hearing on coun-
ty bitches sixty-two and sixty six
have been postponed until June 8.
This afternoon at three o'clock the
county boards of Brown, Watonwan,
and Blue Earth counties conferred at
the Blue Earth county court house on
a plan of constructing judicial road
on the line between the three coun-
ties, as recently ordered by the dis
trict court.
A petition was received asking for
the consolidation of school districts
1873 and So with school district No
LAG, or the ST. Clair village district.
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BLUE EARTH COUNTY
CAPTURED THE BACON
"HMERAL OF JUDGE MILLS
zz-o,& rs 1uo, <-.rnoon In
"oqL saUSnI11 chi

st. Paul, May - services
for Judge Ira B. Mills, Chairman of
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion, who died yesterday, will be held
at two p. m. Friday at the Dampier-
Fisher undertaking parlors, st. Paul.
Burial will be in Oakland cemetery
Dr. Harry Noble Wilson, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church of ST.
Paul, will officiate.
Charles E. Elmquist, former mem
Der of the railroad commission, Com
missioners o. p. B. Jacobson and Fred
Putnam and A. L. Finn, traffic ex-
pert Of the commission, Secretary
Thomas Yapp and assistant attorney
general, Henry G. Flannery, all con-
nected with the railroad commission,
will be the .pallbearers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
NO CLUE TO ROBBERS.
Bandits Who Tapped coleraine Bank
Still at Large.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.
Grand Rapids, Minn.,l May 4.-Up to
noon today, according to the sheriff's
office, nothing had developed in the
hunt for robbers who Monday robbed
the Merchants State bank at Coler
aine of $1,000. A false alarm from
Calumet Tuesday resulted in the ar
rest of two suspicious characters. The
worst offense charged against the
pair was that of transporting moon
shine whiskey. =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
M after Was to Come Up Before Gov.
ernor Blaine.

N[Nssociated Press Ospatch.
Madison; Wis, May 4-The pardon
application of John Dietz, "defende
of Cameron DAM" was to come up fol-
hearing before Governor Blaine late
this afternoon. 1t Is expected that it
may be several days before Governor
Blaine will reach a decision. Dietz
was sentenced to life imprisonment at
waupun, May IS, 1911, following con-
yiction for the killing of Oscar Hart,
MEMBER of !, the sheriff's posse who
came TO arrest Dietz.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06

. Berlin, May e berlin
government was MT "a for.
the answer contain81 laer.
ican staet departmfE 81 ~
eign Minister SinaonS, both the foreign
munster and his colleagues in the
cabinet had hoped that Secretary
Hughes answer would be a tribe more
precise in indicating ia. American in
depreciation of clear, definite and adj
equa1e, proposals." To this extent the
American answer left the cabinet in a
confused state of mind, it was stated.
Yesterdays cabinet meeting devot.
ed four hours to informal decision OF
the American reply and the reports
Speaking unofficially for the govern
ment, a cabinet Official later stated
that reply had left the cabinet in /
quandary in that 1t failed to point the
direction in which the German counter
proposals were lacking or unsuitable
TOR transmission.
Foreign minister Simons appeared
before the Reichstag late yesterday
afternoon and reported upon -he' Up
emit socialists immediately attempted
to inveigle him into a decision OF Sec
rotary Hughes reply. Chancellor
Fehrenbcch came to the foreign min
ister'S rescue by re lIeStin5 the Reich
stag to postpone the discussion or DoLn
issues until the cabinet had thorough
ly informed itself and was. prepared 10
make report.
Asked To Send Representative
Berlin, May 4.-The German cabi
net met this forenoon in anticipation
of discussing developments at Lon
don. A meeting was held yesterday,
but no action was taken relative to
the reparations problem. Just how
long the Fehrenbach cabinet will
continue IT, office is believed to de-
pend on the nature of the ultimatum
being sent to Berlin by the allies,
and the attitude assumed by the
reichstag. The parliamentary situa-
ton had not been wholly clarified
invite United States Representation.
London, May 4.-The allied su-
preme council decided to invite the
United States TO send representa-
tive as member of the reparations
commission and also to be repre-
sented on the council Of ambassadors.
Members of the allied Preparations
commission were in this city today
to receive from the supreme allied
council the ultimatum to be sent to
Germany, which was considered to
be the final word of the allies on the
reparations question. Immediate dis
patch of the document to Berlin was
expected. Rumors were current in
this CITY last night that Germany
had presented new PREPARATIONS pro-
posals through, DIR. Sthamer the Ger
man ambassador. who had call at
the British foreign office. Nothing
authoritative was learned regarding
the subjects discussed during his
visit.
German Reports Denied.
Reports that new German PROPOSE
tons relative to the reparation ques-
ton had been received, which were
current in this city last night, were
denied this morning by Louis Louch-
eur, minister Of liberated regions In
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
TRIP TO NEW ULM

Members of A. o. U. w. Will Visit
Lodge In That City
Members of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen lodge will visit the
lodge in New IJlm this evening. Aut-
os will leave from in front OF the Odd
FELLOWS building at $50 o'clock. The
New Ulm lodge has made special
preparations to receive the visitors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
MUST MAKE GOLD LEASES.
Attention of Prospectors Called BY
State Mine Inspector.

ASSOCIATED Press Dspatch.]
St. Paul, May 4.-Prospectors for
gold in Minnesota will not be able to
stake out claims as has been done in
many states, should gold be found,
F. A. Wildes of Hibbing, state mine
gressional action taken forty years
ago exempting Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota from the gold claim
law. Prospectors should make ar
rangements with private owners or
with the state for leases. III
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Fined So Each

G. H. Schendel, Ray Miller. Arthur
Graham, C. E. Brazier, James Watts
William Purdy were arrested this
forenoon by Traffic Officer Henry
Kachelmyer on the charge of running
their automobiles without tail lights
and each defendant was sentenced by
Judge Stradtmann to pay a fine of 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
Announce WAGE Cut.

ASSOCIATED Press Ddspatch1
New York, May 4.-The American
railway express company announced
here today it had notified its $4,000
employees that 1t contemplated re-.
vision in wages, effective June /.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
Verdict Given peets.

The jury in the case of John d.
Deets against E. j. Thompson return
ed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
in the sum Of 1895. The action was
brought in the municipal court before
Judge Stradtmann to recover $3.50 as
commission on sale Of certain prop
erty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
LOOK INTO RAIL CHARGES
Heads of Roads Will Be Asked To
Explain AS To Charges
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

IASSOCldleu fT6SS DISpdLCn.I =
Washington, May Increased
railroad operating costs and the
question Of carriers placing repair
work with outside concerns, will be
looked into by the special senate in
vestigating committee which meets
May 10. Chairman Cummins said to-
day that railroad managers would
be asked to explain why operating
costs last year reached $4,000, 600, 900
an increase Of about one billion dol
lars ......