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NOT
FIGHTING LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEGION OF KANSAS
HAS TAKEN NO STAND
AGAINST 1T.
REQUESTS MINNESOTA POSTS
TO ASSIST OVERCOME
PROPAGANDA.

he AInerNan kg tS}i OF Kansas has
officially requested the corporation
of Minnesota Legion officials in cor
recting statements to the effect that
the American Legion Of Kansas is at
tacking the Nonpartisan League.
Commander Vernon of the American
Legion in Minnesota will, according
to the Legion's Washington news
service, issue bulletin to each of the
Ats Minnesota Posts giving the gist
of the Kansas commanders letter, to
the following effect:
Not Fighting League.
Tt is apparent, from letters received
from American Legion Posts and in
dividual legionnaires throughout the
country, that they have been misin-
formed regarding the attitude Of the
Kansas department. of the American
Legion toward the Nonpartisan
League.
We naturally. do not attack the
League for two. reasons: Because it is
considered political body and be-
cause many Legion members belong to
the Nonpartisan League.
IT inclose a copy Of the resolution
passed by the Kansas Legion executive
committee on January 81, which I am
sure will make clear the situation, il
communicated to your Posts and given
publicity in the public press. =,
The Kansas Resolution.
The resolution of the executive com
mittee referred to reads as follows:
1t is the sense of this com-
n1ittee that posts should be in
formed that there is no restric-
| ton in the constitution of the
American Legion prohibiting
members from joining the
| Nonpartisan League or any
! other political Organizations.
Be it resolved, that, insofar
a as the economic and political
principles of the Nonpartisan
League are involved, the
American Legion of Kansas
takes no stand, burt urges each
4 member Of the American Lee
gion to perform his full duty
as citizen according to his
own conscience and under
standing =
Thus another unusually vicious at
tempt by politicians and the KEEP
press to drive former service men int
fighting the common people has failed
Win Over One Post.
The local Post at Salina, Kan, evi
IDENTIFY was won over by the p1otter
4 against the Nonpartisan League. 1 Blu
National Commander F. w. Galbrait
Jr. imme ediately repudiated its action
4 and now the Kansas organizatio ha
done the thing which speaks well 70
Its genuine Americansin and loyalt
4 to demo cratic principles.
Those who have had anything to
4 with large organizat ations know ho,
D diffcult#it is to keep all local bodies j
lline. The sponsibility for the dis
4 honorab BILE incident belongs with sth
politicians and the. kept press.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-16
follows:
Large industries.

Large Industries.
Seven industries and corporations pay
personal property taxes in different
cities and villages of the county, among
them the Eagle Roller Mill Co. and the
New Ulm Roller Mill Co. of this city,
the Standard Oil Co., the Steinke-Sei
Lumber Co., the Lampert Lumber
Co., the Springfield Milling Co., and
the Buenger Furniture Co.. In addi-
tion to their regular personal property
taxes, the mills and elevators must
pay a special tax on grain found in their
possession by the assessors when
making their rounds Of the in
dustries in Brown county, the Kansas
Flour Mill Co., which owns the Sleepy
Eye mill, pays the highest amount Of
personal property taxes, namely,
$2,S73.60, while the Eagle Roller Mill
Co. of this city is second in the list,
paying a total of $1,665.75, divided
among it's various individual properties
as follows: New Ulm, S1,422. 80;
grain tax, $13.07; Hanska, $121.3S;
grain tax, $3.50; Golden, S5OO2; grain
tax, 1886; Essig, $4019; grain tax,
$434
The New Ulm Roller Mill Co. pays
personal property taxes this year as
follows: New Ulm, 1858 .O2; grain tax,
$15.23; Hanska, $10.12; grain tax,
$3.50; total, $3S5.87.
The Standard Oil Co. maintains five
stations or tank yards in Brown
county, upon which the personal
property taxes for this year are: New
Ulm, S35O.11; Sleepy Eye, $172.14
Springfield, $199.80; Comfrey, $98.88:
Hanska, $9S.26; total, $919.1s.
On the stocks of lumber carried in
its three yards in Brown county, the
Steinke-Seidl Lumber Co. pays a tota
of S1,016.46 in personal property
taxes, divided among the three yards
as follows: Sleepy Eye, $523.62
Springfield, s310.73, and Golden
$182.11
The Lampert Lumber Co. pays
taxes of $202.34 on it's stock of lumber
at Sleepy Eye, s214.00! on that in thu
Hanska yards and $123.30 on tn,
lumber stock at Essig,. making a tota
of $539.64.
Personal property taxes aggregatin,
$740.79 are assessed against the Spring
field Milling Co, of which $665.33 ar,
on its stock in Springfield, while $8.41
is the amount of its. grain tax in tina
village. The company's branch busi
ness at Comfrey is assessed $58.24 TO
personal property and $8.77 as a grain
tax.
The Buenger Furniture Co. OF New
Ulm, which also maintains larg
branch business at Sleepy Eye, j
listed with personal property take
aggregating $494.48, Of which $358.0'
is on its stock in the store here, Will
s136.43 is on the Sleepy Eye stock.
The largest individual amount o
personal property taxes paid by an.
institution in the county, aside from
Continued on page 81
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BRAKEMAN HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
LOUIS BECKER, SON OF S. H.
BECKER OF THIS CITY,
NEARLY KILLED.
SQUEEZED BETWEEN ENGINE
AND COAL CHUTE AT .o5
I BINGHAM LAKE

S. II. Becker, the Well-known local
land man, was called to ST. James, last
Tuesday, to the bedside of his son,
Louis Becker, aged 25, who was almost
fatally injured at Bingham Lake early
that morning and is now receiving
medical attention at the St. James
Hospital.
Was Gassed in the War.
The young man has been employed
as brakeman on the Omaha road since
returning from overseas service during
the World war. He is still suffering
from the effects of poison gas, but the
War Department made no provision
for his receiving the proper medical
attention, and he bravely accepted
employment. Prior to the reduction
in the number of their employees by the
railroads, Louis held a position as
substitute engineer, but during the
past few months worked as brake
man.
Squeezed in Small Space.
The coal chute at Bingham Lake is a
delapidated structure with bulging
sides. On that fateful morning before
daylight the freight train on which the
young man was employed, stopped
for coal at Bingham Lake, and as this
stop is seldom made, he did not know
that the space between the running
board Of the engine, on which he was
standing, and the coal chute was very
small. He was caught at a point
where the distance between the engine
and the coal chute was but 8 inches
and his body was doubled over back
ward in this small space.
Engineer Saw Accident.
The engineer of the train noticed
Louis lantern go out and, surmising
that something had happened, stopped
the engine. Had it moved foot
farther, the young mans body would
have been crushed, as the space was
only three inches The train was
backing up for coal at the time and all
efforts to extricate the unfortunate
brakeman from his precarious position
proved futile. Louis was just able: to
whisper and told the conductor, who
had hurried to the scene, that he was
checking. His presence of mind saved
the young mans life, for he directed
the engineer to back up the engine sc
that his body might be released. This
was done.
Hurried to Hospital.
After registering an order for tract
clearance, the conductor directed tn,
engineer to return to ST. James will
Eall possible speed and the injured mar
was in the hospital there 20 minute!
after being extricated. The distance
I between Bingham Lake and st. james
!. is about 25 miles.
4 In Serious Condition.
The young man suffered fractur
{. of his left arm, as well as of severa
4 ribs, while the upper part of his body
4 from the head down to the hips is on
mass Of bruises, the skin being literall.
a scra ped from his face. He also suffered
internal injuries and before Tuesda.
4 night bronchitis had set in, greatE
z complicating matters. He was in
serious condition last. week, but MI
q Becker who spent Sunday at his SON
4 bedside, reports that he is holding hi
own, although there is no noticeabl
improvement. The patient is unde
q the care of two doctors and a specia
s nurse and hopes are entertained for hi
ultimate recovery, which, however
Z will require considerable time.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-16
REV C. .E.sREINEKEsIS
CHOSEN HEAD OF COLLEGE
Brother of DR.. G. F. Reineke Of
This City Elected President Of
Winnebago Institution.

Rev q e. Reineke, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Fairfax and
brother Of DR.. G. F.. Reineke Of this
city, was elected president of Parker
College at Winnebago, at a special
meeting of the trustees of that insti-
tuition, held Thursday afternoon, Rev.
Reineke will succeed Rev. Mccormick,
resigned.
The new head Of Parker College is a
graduate of Baldwin, Wallace College
Of Berea, Ohio, and of the advanced
course in Oberlin College, Oberlin,
Ohio. He has been a successful pastor
for several years and possesses rare
executive ability, making him well
fitted in every way for the responsible
position to which he has been elected.
Rev. Reineke is So years of age, is
married and has three children. He is
we'll known in New Ulm and vicinity
and his many friends here extend
hearty congratulations and wish. him
the best Of success in his new field Of
activity.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-16

w. A. Finley Of Lafayette is making
good progress towards recovery, follow
ing an operation for the removal Of
tumor, which was performed upon him
at the Union Hospital in this city last
week.
New Ulm review., 1921-02-16

CONTINUED on Pape 3
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+ Miss Ida Muesing was the guest Of
LMankato friends, Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
GRAIN MARKET IS
 ESSENTIAL GAMBLE
Board of Trade Head Defends
 Future Trading

Washington. Jan. 15.-The house agricultural committee. which is hold ing hearings on bills designed to con- trol future trading in grain was told today by President Joseph P. Griffing of tho Chicago board of trade that suspension of futures as proposed would at a single stroke destroy the economic functions of the nations grain marketing machinery.
 The witness asserted that the sys- tenn of ''hedging' or grain insurance was highly beneficial to producers. dealers and consumers alike" and that hedging would be impossible were speculation eliminated.
 Tn a broad sense," MT. Griffing said. "the owner of any commodity subject to fluctuations is speculating." adding that certain issues of Liberty bonds de- preciated almost 20 per cent. but doubtless would return to par before maturity.
 Risks of grain ownership cannot be eliminated. the witness said. and tho speculators make possible a broad market capable of absorbing all offer ings.
 The margin of profit on grain in the United States where hedging is con-
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

Thursdny and started immediately for Atlantic City 10 join his sons and daughters here. Ho was met in New York by n daughter. Mrs. Yvette I.imver. When the train left the Pennsylvania station she took n seat in tho dny conch and her father went into the smoker.
 Just as the train passed out of the Elizabeth station Staub half arose from his seat. cried out hoarsely and fell back heavily. A physician on the train tried every means Of resuscita ton without avail and said the man was dead. X stretcher was obtained and the supposed dead body was carried 10 tho baggage bar. A train telegram was sent to n Trenton un- dertnkcr to be on hand to receive the body there. but just as the train reached that city the grief stricken daughter got permission to bring the body through to this city.
 The train had pulled out of Trenton only a few minutes when the baggage mnn thought he saw Staub's right hand twitch. He called the physician again. and with the application of smelling salts n noticeable convulsion passed through the body. A little later the corpse began to kick. Then Staub sat up. looked about him and inquired what 1t was all about.
 He was able to walk with tho as- sistance of hts daughter after he, had alightcd from the train here. and called out to waiting undertaken that he was a bit premature.
 Last night Staub had fully recovered. Excitement due to joy in anticipation of meeting his family after such a long separation was given by his physician as the cause of the heart attack.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

The accused was arrested by Police man William s. Strolls near tho railroad station. DivanZio was seen to leave an automobile with a sus- picious looking package under his coat. He admitted that it had been his intention to sell the liquor. Di- vanzio Is out Of work and saw a method of earning some easy money. his attorney explained. but having seen the folly of his idea would bother the authorities no more.
 No appearance was put in by Frank .Stakai in condemnation proceedings on a quantity of liquor seized upon his premises last week. The stuff was ordered destroyed.
 Joseph Parin was drunk at the passenger station last night. Police man Joseph Kennedy placed him un- der arrest He was fined $10 and costs.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

stantly practiced is very substantially lower than in foreign countries where hedging Is unknown" he said.
 ''Also the margin between producer and consumer is lower than in the marketing of any other foodstuff.
 Tn the Chicago market the volume of business is so great that an offer of ten million bushels of grain would cause little market fluctuations. But were 1t not for the Chicago market such an order in a smaller market would cause downward fluctuations"
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
WON'T EXEMPT PARK SUPT.
Petition for Special Privilege for That OnlciaI Turned Down by Police Commission Last Night.

A petition from the park commits sion that Superintendent R. B. Vain wright bc exempted from the order requiring the placing of all city cars in tho municipal garage, was reject cd last evening at q meeting of the police board. \ request for two days off each month in addition to regular vacation and sick leaves in tho case Of policemen. was also refused. The board voted to ask for four now po- licemQn noxtn =7' 0
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

organized local No. 1. International Amalgamation of Commuters, as a first step in their fight to compel the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and Chicago and Northwestern railroads to abolish "civil war" cars plying between Elgin and Chicago.
 The Eighties appended to their ul- timatum of demands complete
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
IS FINED $25 FOR
 LIQUOR VIOLATION
Divanzio, Out of Work, Triflcd With 18th Amendment-Stakai Id.
 quor Condemned By Court.

Under a plea of nolo contendere. Lawyer P. F. McDonough asked for leniency this morning in the case of Antonio Divanzio, charged with viola tion of the Volstead act. The case had been continued since last Mon- day. Liquor Agent Albert A. Green berg favored the imposition of a small fine. Judge John H. Kirkham ordered the payment of $25 and costs.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

list of improvements that have inaugurated by the railroads the civil war" He is the list:
 Cars Painted-Year after render of Lee at Appomattox.
 Airbrakes Installed-Somey after Westinghouse invented then
 Kerosene Lamps Removed-V kerosene rose from three cents {, cents a quart. ....
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
pLAD, AGREE: RerS and
 Away

|I Pronounced pcnnayl- |I through
 York for to n bag ter having
 in an leo nub, sixty
 Michigan cuberH of tation last induat rious
 train to m America f the time New York
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
DFRlE:NVl
, Ended |ann's
 |und

Aci contin- often de- |had dizzy at my periods 1t Dc irnpos- p around k. Since baby came ago my ben worse lnitior | in would md ioc- fne did
 Afriend
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THE wonderful Typewriter.

1T may not be generally known that
Mr. EIiphalet Remington, inventor Of
the first practicai typewriter, Is yes
living and enjoying life at the ripe old
age Of 90 He tells people THAI the
knack' for Inventions ~ a glf
handed down through his family. HIS
father as q boy invented the rifles
made II from bits Of waste iron nbout
tbe old forge on the farm Il was a
good one. and s0on others we're ask
ing him 20 make gums for them, He
built q small chop. aud continued 70
manufacture riaea when he became z
man. With the great need for Ere
aims during the Civil War, The shop
grew 10 a large factory and today,
the Bennington arms are known over
thc world. Ellphalet Remington sim
has che arst gun made bY his father,
md shows 1t with uride % his Young
friends Of the Ydung Mems Christian
Aaaoclstion, in which Re Is deeply I'm
terested
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DEATHS.
B0Mers.

Eliza ]. Bowers, widow OF the late
William o. Boweres OF Lancaster, Pa,
and daughter OF the late Valentine
and Ann f. Wantz, died al the resi-
dence OF her sister-in-law, Mrs Chas
". Wantz, East Main street, Sunday,
March 18th, aged G7 years, 3 months
and 10 days. Death followed COM
plication OF diseases from which she
had been a long sufferer Mrs. Bow
ers was brought TO this city from The
ST. IMkes hospital, New York, by Mr.
J. ,Pearre Wantz, on January 25th,
since which time she had been con-
fined 10 her bed. She is survived by
two nephews, Mr., ]. Pearre Wantz,
5nd Mr. c, Fisher W3ntzs and one
niece, Mrs. Frank C Pearre. all 81
this city. Funeral services IN charge
~ Rev Geo. W. Dame ID. d., were
held at the home Tuesday. at 1880 p
M, and lnterment was made in the
Westminster cemetery The pail
bearers were Or. Charles K. Foutz
William Helm, william N. Keafor,
George y. Matthews, William Mather
nd JoSeph Hunter r A. Sharrer g.
Son funeral directors
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UNIoN WILLS

At the sale OF unused school houses
in Carroll County, held at WeStmins-
ter. on the Is inst, Carroll Academy.
Union Mills, was withdrawn at a bid
of $1050, made by those Interested In
the move to secure the building for
community purposes. The property Is
held at $500. Our local committee
having the matter in charge has not
vet decided on It's future course OF ae-
ton. The Silver Run school honse,
west OF Reformed church, was with
drawn at a bid OF $780, made by lac0
Koontz. That property Is held at
81 .00g.
The Frizzelbnrg amateur theatrical
troupe drew q Ian - audience at our
hall Saturday night, and gave a good
show. 4.
Calvin u. gankert. treasurer Of lie
Union Mills Soyings Bank, returned
from the hospital this week much im-
proved
A substantial wooden stairway hiss
been constructed az the outer edge 81
the ~ r. church lawn, which was
made q nocessity on acc0pDt OF the
deem cut through our village az the
Soint when the state road was built
last Sunday, Louis ~ Shriver and
Robert T. Shriver, directors o. tle
carroll County Fire Insurance 20. Az
hended the funeral Of the late =. r
Resndollaf. Of TaneytowR teiio"
director.
5 M. ana Mrs Samuel II. shriyer aii'
Nfgsa KIRK, Baltimore. called on Mr
and Mrs. Thos W. Kemp. last SUNDAY
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i The IIarsi EsiisT's Loi

TIE editor Of hliamont M. Times
INDUCES in the following vail
a child Is born Ia the ncighborhood :,
the editor gives the ioud-ihnKtd
younEslor and the happy parents 2
ssndDa and gets $500 II n christened
and The minister gets Al ard tho editor
nria 5000 The editor biuahes and
telIa q doasu lies sbnai the beautiful
aad re0mplished bride The minister
gats so ana piece % cake AMI the
editor gets 60 % In the course % iime
she dies. the doctor gets from $40 70
500. ihe minister geta perhaps anoth-
er 81. the undertaken Kete from $40 %
g90n the editor prints an obituary
two ralumna long and card ~
thanks snd gotn 80 % No wonder ~
many country editors Eet rich. HaNa
y0a uaid your subscription ~ Ait1.
mont Times
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Iare volunteers serving with high
purpose, and they do not recognize
hardship when they meet II.
They have had their opportunity to
Withdraw with honor from the field OF
famine and desolation. They have re-
fused to leave, because they know that
their departure would mean death for.
tens OF thousands OF women and chill
,dren whom their efforts have kept
laliye and whom they are determined
ito save for a better future.
A dozen cables are on my desk from
various centers In Armenia, Anetolla.
ICIlicla and Syria pleading piieouSiy
for the lives Of hundreds OF thousands
who are homeless "Sixfy-five thou
sand refugees Constantinople alone /"
,"Refugees liocking into Aleppo -
i"Twenty thousand refugees at Ismid -
i"One hundred thousand people at
lAiexahdropol win starve unless relief
,is provided :" Refugees arriving from
Caucasus, escaping persecution, naked,
ldestitutei Urgent need 60 save most
lof them from death; :" "Tw0 hundred
thousand starving between Kars mud
,Alexandropoll Severe winter adding
to distress"
Above all towers the mute appeal Of
the more than 100000 little children.
orphaned, homeless, whom these Amer
lean relief workers have saved and
whom we here at home must sustain
NOT only through the winter ard
spring. but through the summer and
autumn as well. II we do not provide.
they perish And with them dies the
hope OF New Near East.
The Easter season Is here-the sea-
son TINT commentaries the Great Sac
lriiice for mankind America is known
las Christian nation. She Is also the
wealthiest nation that history has ever
known.
Can we really enjoy our wealth and
claim the name Of Christian II we turn
"a deaf ear TO ihesoppeal which General
'Eeonard Wood, IN behalf Of the Near
East Relief, has sent forth broadcast
for Lenten Sacrifice Offering to save
these little children in Bible Lands?
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rlohr

Jeremiah Fiohr died at his home IN
Flohryille. Friday, March II, after a
lingering Illness He was born at
Fountaindale, Adams county. Pa. he
was IA years, months and 1 days
old. and was married three times, His
first wife was Miss Sarah &. Firal.
of Thurmnnt, Nd, TO this union wee
born If children, nine sons AMI two
daughters. eight OF whom are li2ing,
coming with his family to SykcsYiilc
IN 1889. where his wife died IN lSat-
Later he married Mrs julia r. Rey-
nolds, who died In 1919. and then he
married Mrs, Eulalc Shipley, who sur :
wives him. The surviving children
are James Edward, Of Taneytewn;
Geo. Franklin, OF Alpha, Howard
county; Robert, l.. OF MeehaniosYille.
i4aeles Milton. OF Sykegeillc. John
Calvin, OF Catonsvllle. Benjamin
sheeler. OF Hoods Mil. MIRA. John r..
Schaefer. Bird Hill. Mrs john lIy-
miller, Lisbon, Howard county; one
brother, Josiah Flohr. Of Thurmoni.
80 grandchildren, and great grand
children
Funeral services were held on Sun
day afternoon. Short services being
held In the chapel at Fiomeilie,
where he lay in State from 8 q m,
until 1880 .. N, The body was ihen
taken TO Springfield church where
funeral seryice6 wCfr conducted ht-
fore large concourse ~ friends
Rev Field and Rev Reynolds otilel-
ating. Interment was HI the adion-
ing cemetery. The honor hearers
were eight Rrandsons. Herbert Fiohr
Elmer Schaefer. Jeremiah Hgmiler.
Sterling Fl0hr. lewis Flohr Raymond
T'i0hr, George Flohr. and Martin
Flohr. The palibcarers we're six
grandsons. William Fiohr. oliver
Flohf, Leroy Fiohr, Harry fiahf,
Leonard F'iohr and John Flehr
Mr.. Fiohr having been success.
fui farmer and the founder 81 tiuhr-
vile. the community viii feel d iose
IN losing Que Of their best frisfsds, q
friend in sickness and troubles Jas.
Il. Wcer aud son fnneral directors