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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
NOTAT|ONS|N MAPLETON
ELECTRIC COMPANY HELD
ANNUAL MEETING
v. G. Greiner President; Other
Officers; Statement of the
Finances .

Mapleton, April 13-The Columbia
Sextette will give the last number of
the Herbert Derome Legion Post Ly-
ceum course on Thursday, April IA, at
the Pastime theatre. This entertain
ment is so varied as to please the
most exacting and they should be Civ
en- a full house.
Mapleton farmers to the number OF
eighty five have furnished corn for
the starving of Europe. No doubt
many more will donate.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Argetsinger OF
Pipestone are visiting U. G. Arget
singer and family and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Albrecht were
treated to a genuine surprise Thurs
day evening when they returned home
from down town to find their dining
table set for eleven people and in most
elaborate attire. An Investigation re-
suited in finding hidden about the
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.. Busse, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Borchert, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
F. McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Schweitzer, who had taken possession
and prepared the dinner in honor of
the fourteenth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albrecht The guests
remained during the evening, which
was spent very delightfully."- by all
At departure they wished the host
and hostess many happy reurns OF
the day ..
The Mapleton Electric company
held its annual meeting at the Pastime
Greiner, president of the board, call
cd tho mating IN order Dr II F.
interesting report. The improve
ments the past year compelled an
outlay of $4,369.18; for operating ex-
penses $3,645.91. The gross receipts
for the year were $5,839.96. An 8
per cent dividend was declared. BY
facts and figures from other places
near by it was shown that Mapleton
has very low rate for service per
The library board met Saturday
night for the purpose of consulting
with a committee Of the Herbert De-
rome post in regard to the proposed
post club rooms. Nothing definite
can be done until the public rest
room is a settled question.
Henry Schweer, who has been very
sick with pleuro- pneumonia, is
Rev. Meiby was called to Mime
aoolis Monday to officiate at a funer-
al of daughter of a friend and per-
sonal acquaintance.
U. G. Argetsinger drove Rev Melby
to Mankato SUNDAY night. The others
in the party were George Argetsinger,
Override Adams and Dorothy Arget-
singer.
The Eastern Star Circle will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. James
Coggeshall at her home on West
Silver street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
WILL AMEND BYLAWS
LEAGUE of Women Voters Consider
Amendments Today.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.J

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Cleveland. O.. April 13.-The Ma
tional League Of Women Voters this
afternoon will vote on amendments
to the by laws which were prepared
by a committee composed of Miss
Elizabeth Hauser, of Ohio; Mrs.
Richard Edwards, of Indiana and Mrs.
George Gellhorn, of Missouri. The
amendments which were presented
~ the convention on Monday, include
the following:
Making the object of the league
"to foster education in citizenship
and scupport needed legislation" Ad-
ding Hawaii to the membership
clause: making the minimum fee for
affiliation of state league with the
national league $500. and the maxi
mum fee $50 additional for each state
con eressional district
The board of directors shall consist
of five officers and seven regional d.
rectors. The officers of the League
shall be President, two Vice Pres
jdents, a secretary and treasurer
to be elected by the Convention for
terms of two years EACH. The seven
regional directors shall be elected
annually at the national convention
by the delegates from their respect
i've regions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
WILLARD IS PRESIDENT

st Paul, April 12-D. G. Willard of
Mankato was elected president of the
Minnesota State League Of Building
and Loan associations at the annual
meeting of the organization, held
here.
C. L. Hill, Albert Lea, Willis
Endsley, Minneapolis and f. T. Will
son, Saltwater, were elected to the Of
fees of first and second vice presl,
dents and secretary treasurer. res
pectively. "
David S. Wad, Fairmont, John Mel
son, Evansville and John l.. Smith,
Minneapolis, were named to serve on
the executive committee. Mr.. Smith
was also appointed as delegate to
attend the national convention which
is to b. be held in New Orleans April 20
Members of the association from
all parts of Minnesota were present.
Papers were read and addresses given
by c. L. Hill, w. j. Mcleod of Stay
ton, c. A. Knippenberg, of Duluth
and others. Reports of committees
showed a steady and vigorous growth
of building and loan associations
throughout the state.
proved upon considering the entire
situation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
DANVILLE NEWS NOTES
Charles eolineer EntertaInsd Frler

Charles soiinaer Entertained Friends
at His Home; Brief Stories.
Danville. April 13.-Sunday visitors at
the Charles Bolinger home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Thompson and son Kenneth. Mr..
and Mrs Omer Bolinger and daughter
Viola Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Iindenburger.
Miss Mona Kraft. Bill Below and
brother John and Mike McCardle.
Pete Oleson spent Monday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Husher
visiting his brother John.
Mrs. Otto Plaggerman was called to
Owatonna by the serious illness of her
son who is working there.
Mrs. George Klaus, who has been sick
for weeks. is slowly improving.
Mrs. Mike McCardle and brother Syl
autoed to Madison Lake Sunday and
spent the day with their mother and
brothers.
Mrs. Charles Bolinger and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Thompson spent Monday in
Benuford.
Miss Rose Lipp Is now teacher in the
Lattourelle district No. 1856.
Miss Lena Harmon spent Monday at
the George Klaus home, e
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Below and fam
lily spent Sunday at the Ed Thompson
sylvester LYONS and clifford Campbell
spent Saturday evening with their
friends Earl and Jack Bolinger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
PLAN SALE STOCK YARDS
PACKING HEADS, DEPART
MENT JUSTICE AGREE
Placed Before Supreme Court
And Approved BY Justice
Stafford

Washington, April IA plan for
the disposal by Swift and Company
and Armour and Company of the in
terests in stockyards and terminal
railroads finally has been agreed to
between them and the department of
Justice. 1t was filed today in the
District of Columbia supreme court
and is subject to the courts approval
before becoming effective.
Under the plan the packers are 10
deposit their stock in the yards and
terminals with the Illinois Trust and
Savings Bank of Chicago for sale by
two trustees, Henry w. Anderson of
Richmond. Va, and George Su;her-
land of Salt Lake City, Utah, until
sold which must be within one year.
A new plan under which Swift and
Company and Armour and Company
are to divest themselves of their in
terests in stockyards and stockyard
terminal railroads was agreed upon
today by the department of justice
and Immediately approved by Justice
Stafford of the District of Columbia
supreme court. ..-
Salaries For Trustees.
The trustees are to receive salaries
OF $4,000 a year each and will have
power to interfere in the MANAGEMENT
of any stock yard or railroad Ii in the
opinion of both either the Sherman
act or the terms of the decree are be-
ing violated.
The properties and stock which
are to be sold by the two companies
include: Sioux City Stockyards com
pany; st. Paul Union Stockyards
company: Kansas City Stockyards
company: st. Louis National Stock
yardS. Union Stoclya ride cononsny nj
Omaha limited: Milwaukee Stock
yards company; Sioux Citv Terminal
Railway company; st. Paul Bridge
and Terminal Company. ST. Paul MINI.
Agreement to dispose of their stock
yard interests was made by the pack
ers in the consent decree filed with
the District of Columbia supreme
court more than year ago. Plans
under which the other of the "bie
five" packers are to dispose of their
stock were agreed upon some time ago
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
MADISON LAKE ACTIVITY
Commercial Club Is To Be Re-
viyed; Successful Play SUM-
day Night

Steps have been taken by the
prominent business men of Madison
Lake to rejuvinate the Commercial
club there, and awake interest in
the development OF the village. On
Monday of this week preliminary
meeting was held at the village hall
for getting the movement started,
]. ID. Sullivan was appointed tenn
porary chairman Another meeting
will be held on April Is, for the pur
pose of permanent organization.
Meantime a campaign for member
ship will be conducted. The goal
set along that line is charter mem
bership of at least forty. On that
same date plans will be made for a
Fourth of July celebration in the
village.
Sunday night members of the Mad
ison Lake Glee club and those of
the Madison Lake Athletic club
put on three act home talent play
entitled 1.-The Village Marshall"
Those taking part in the production
were: Leonard Bresnan, Joe d. Sui
ivan, Iuliilp Duran, oyiFeoteI DIOWu
Jerry Brown, Archie Wirig, Miss
Blanche Madigan, Marie Lyons, and
Grace Muellerleile. The play prov
ed to be a success in every way and
was well patronized.
Thursday April IA, the ladies OF
the Methodist Episcopal church will
give big dinner at Wondra's hall.
Elmer Casper has started the con-
struction of business house on the
main street of the village. This
will be constructed of cement blocks
and will have a white cement front.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15

+ IF proposed issues carries)
An additional issue of school
building bonds in the near future is
'O MANKATo STANDS At THE
BOTTOM OF THE LIST OF THIR-
TEEN MINNESOTA CITIES IN THE
MATTER OF BONDED INDEBTED
NESS. If the district is bonded for an
additional 100000 as proposed, Man
kato will stand somewhat above the
present average. But with several
cities looking forward to the issuance
Of more bonds, the average is certain
to be considerably above Mankato's
figure, $21.01.
Another question that is asked is
whether the board of education can
not erect school buildings without a
bond issue, raising the necessary
money by means of a tax levy. The
character of this school district speci-
fically provides that the board may
levy such sums as may be necessary
"for acquiring sites for school build
ings, for erecting school buildings,
ETC., etc., there being no limit to the
amount that the Board can levy for
these purposes. The amount that the
board can levy for current expenses,
that is for teachers salaries, supplies,
and so forth, is limited to 80 mills,
but there is absolutely no limit to the
levy that might be made for the
purpose of erecting buildings and ae
curing sites. So it is clearly within
the power of the board to raise the
whole amount necessary for the pro-
posed building by means Of tax levy.
However, 1t is not considered good
business policy to proceed in that
way When contract is let, the
money must be available to pay the
cost of construction. II the money
were raised by means of tax levy,
the burden would be very heavy for
a year or two, and the ctty's develop
ment would be checked somewhat
during that period. In order to pay
the cost of the proposed building by
means of tax levy this year. an ad 3
dition of fifty mills to our tax rate
would be necessary.
The policy urged by the board, and
practiced almost universally by school
districts, is the issuing of bonds for
the necessary amount. If the voters
act favorably on this recommendation
next Saturday, April 10th. 1t will be
possible to distribute the burden over
a period of twenty-fiv or thirty
years and the. increase In taxes will
net be appreciate three mills:
Certainly this slight increase would
not disturb the development of the
city in any way-in fact. there can
be no doubt that one Of the best i'm
vestments that the city can make.
simply as a matter of furthering the
business of the city. is an investment
in new school buildings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
THREAT FROM THE KHAN
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE TOLD
TO SUPPRESS CRIME
Death At Stake For Those Who
Commit Crime Against
..s. Women

Minneapolis April 13.- The Ku
KluX Khan of racial strife south Of
the Mason and Dixon line placed q
warning hand on the shoulder of the
governor of Minnesota today.
1t also gave evidence of the spread
of its activities to the north in an
ultimatum to Chief of Police Wal
ker, Minneapolis. -s...
In letters sent to the police head
the governor and Minneapolis news
papers, the Klan-which recently
was reported to have organized in
northern cities, including Mime
apolis and st. Paul-threatened to
resort to the burning stake" unless
the crime wave was halted.
Crimes against girls and women in
the twin cities were recalled in the
letters and conviction OF William
shannon, negro, on trial in Henne-
pin county court for attacking a girl
eighteen, was demanded.
IF shannon is not convicted
the letter to Chief Walker stated
he will die in the courtroom"
1t said further: -...
1--WE have read day after day OF
holdups. We have watched results
OF more than five assaults on white
women by the filth that crawls in
come to the conclusion that as long
as the present lack OF police protec-
ton prevails, stronger and more
drastic measures must be employ
er. .t..T'
Our motto is, The impartial met
ing out of justice to both innocent
and guilty; the protection of the
weak and the preservation of the
honor and virtue of our women.
"We will resort to the stake and
burning If it is necessary.
Our organization here is strongly
implanted and permanent.
1.-THE die is cast, we have spoken
Signed-"Ku Klux Khan"
The letters were sent in copy tC
the newspapers, accompanied by
by notes saying the Khan was vel
organized in Chicago, Minneapolis
ST. Paul and other northern cities
and was not making idle threats. =.
The letter to Governor Preus saio
I'VE feel that the time has arrived
in Minneapolis, with its continual
round of holdups and robberies, wher
added strength other than the police
is needed. Our next STEP will be tc
strike into the fangs of lust and
murder. We have. given notice te
Chief Walker"
Reports from office of Chief Wal
ker and Governor Preus said the let
tiers had been received in both places
Shannon was sentenced to the st
Cloud reformatory for a term Of
from one to seven years for the at
tack on the white girl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
wagon CROP BULLETIN
SIZE-UP OF PROSPECTS IN
THIS SECTION
Northwestern Road Official
Makes Survey of the Gen.
eraI Situation -

Winona, April 12.-In the first Of
fetal crop bulletin this season OF the
Minnesota and DaKoIa Territory on
the chicago and northwestern rail-
way, II. J. wagon Oh TINS city, ols-
trlct freight and passenger agent,
declares ms bellef that the wneat
acreage Will be signify reuuced III
he general crop situation ne De
,neves 20 De one Inat could hardly Oe
improved upon thus early In The sea-
son. the report, issued unQer date OF
April II, is as follows:
Since the FIRST or April, weather
has been more or less unsettled over
the entire territory, with number OF
lignt rains. The past two days, light
rains have fallen over both Minneso-
ia and Dakota, and today is colder
with snow t1urrles.
Regarding The Seeding
During Marcn the weather was ex-
traordinarily milo, the frost leaving
the ground and permitting considera-
Die plowing TO be done the last two
weeks of that month. Last rall was
likewise mild and fall blowing was
completed in large number or sec
tions in both states.
With this situation prevailing
seeding started much earlier this year
tudH lOf several years past. IN a
large number of districts in South Da-
kota east OF the river, spring wheat
seeding has been completed, while in
some sections west OF the river and
in Minnesota, weather has been soN,e-
what unfaYorable and this work has
not progressed as rapidly in those
sections.
Reports have also been received
that seeding of oats and barley has
commenced and from a few sections
come advices of the start of blowing
for corn.
The General Conditions.
ut seems to be the general opinion
and reports from the territory con.
firm it, that wheat acreage will be
slightly reduced in favor OF barley,
oats, fax and corn.
There is, however, plenty of good
seed obtainable and with the good
supply of farm labor obtainable we
believe that the full acreage covering
all grains as whole, will be plant
ed. 1t is of course rather early TO
make very definite report on acre
age at this time.
"As a general situation, we believe
conditions at present are excellent in
every way. There is plenty of mois-
ture in the ground in both states to
give the seed a good start, and with
favorable weather, we believe the op-
ening of the season can not be i'm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
PARENTS VISIT SCHOOL
They Attend the Recitations at High
School Last Evening.

Instead of the regular Parent
Teachers meeting at the high school
building last evening, an invitation
was extended to all parents TO visit
school, Yesterday afternoon there
were no recitations, and last evening
the studies of the. afternoon were
taken up.
Many parents were in attendance
to visit the numerous classes and see
the condition of the building when in
actual use. The very crowded and
unsanitary conditions of the recita-
ton rooms, halls and lockers was ap-
parent to all.
At 1870 o'clock today the students
of the high school paraded the streets
with banners and slogans stating the
things wanted and needed to make
the high school bui gnidlndaTAOY
the high school building and the
grade school building, Lincoln school,
a sanitary and pleasant place to
study in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
have been recorded in Register of
Deeds Gabler's office:
G. l.. Oleson to William c. Schultz
and others, an eighth interest in 400
acres of land in Mapleton township,
$500.
H. J. Buell. to Wendell D. Waite
$40 acres of land in Garden City town.
ship, $59,049.
Ludwig Hanson to w. u. Waite 404
acres of land in Lincoln township,
$48,4S0.
c. d. Burgenstock to Frank Poscin,
lots 4, 5, Is, IA and Is Culver and
Farringtons sub division of section
three Lyra. $4,000.
c. J. Hammond to Frank Morris
fifty four acres of land in Lincoln
township, $14,S50.-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
Return To United States

Shanghai. April 13. Salvatore Ro'
mano. representing the internal rev
enue department of the United Stats
Government, left Shanghai for AIner
lea in February after tour of II
vestigation in the Far East devot9{
to income tax matter. He is the 6E&!
agent OF the department who has w
tied the Far East officially.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
NEED OF new BUILDING
SCHOOL BOARD HAS POWER
TO RAISE $500, 900
But Rather Would Have Sane
ton Of the People In
This District

In connection with the proposed
bond issue for the erection of a new
school building in the Lincoln, dis
trict, the question is frequently ask
ed: How does Mankatos bonded in
debtedness for schools compare with
the same item in other cities?
I 1t means very little to answer this
question by giving the actual
amounts of Indebtedness in various
cities. Austin has a bonded indebt-
edness for school buildings of $685.
900; Owatonna, $582.00 South st.
Paul, $4,000; Mankato, $21O, 600;
etc. These figures will be made sig
nificant only when they are compar-
ed to the real wealth of the various
cities, as in the following table:
Bonded indebtedness per thousand
dollars nf real wealth
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
DEATH OF AGED MISSIONARY.
Rev. Brand Stationed In Japan Thir-
ty-One Years.
TAc,oc;otad procc r

Associated Press DlSpatch.T
Toxic, Apri l13.-Rev. J. G. Brand,
for thirty-one years a missionary in
Japan for the American Baptist Mis-
sion society, died at his home in To-
xio after an illness of a year.
Born in Scotland seventy-two years
ago. Mr.. Brand went to the United
States while a young man and came
out to Japan to work in the mission
field in 1890. Most of his work was
done in Toxic where he founded the
Shiba Baptist church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
piptherla In Shanghai

IASSOclaIeu Fr6SS DQSpdtcu.I 81
Shanghai, April 13.--What bull1
of the health departments OF ~
ternational Settlement of Sh11
describe as mild outbreak ~ q
iberia occurred in the SettleuIe
January with no. deaths amor
foreign residents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
Meeting Woodmen of World

st. Paul, April 13.-The annual
convention of the Woodmen Circle of
was in session here today.
The women's organization is meeting
apart from the mems organization
Woodmen of the Word-for the first
time Woodmen of the World will
hold their convention in Mankato in
May.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-18
"R00M OF THE LAST SUPPER"
Rightful Possessor of Holy Place In
Jerusalem Has Not Been Finally
Decided.

The question of the right of Italy to
the "CenacOlo," or Room of the Last
Supper, in Jerusalem, is still unset
tied, reports the Rome correspondent
of the London Observer. 1t may be re-
membered that after the armistice
the sultan renOunced all claims to the
"Cenacolo" in favor of the king of
Italy, as being the rightful heir of
the kings Of Naples, the old possess
ers of the holy place. Representations
were made to the British government
by the Italian with a view to obtain
ing a confirmation Of the cession. The
foreign Office referred the matter to
the high commissioner for Palestine,
Sir Herbert Samuel, who decided that
1t must come up for decision by the
mixed religious commission created
by the treaty of Sevres to decide on
the disposition of contested holy
places.
The italian claim is based on the
grant of the holy place in the year
1888 to Robert of AMOS End his con.
sort Sancta by the sultan of Egypt and
Damascus.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-18
KNIFE NAMED FOR INVENTOR
Deadly Weapon in Hand-to-Hand Com.
bat Was That Designed by Col.
James Bowie.

The bowie knife took its name from
that of its inventor, Col. James Bowie,
an American soldier, born in Burke
county, Georgia, about 1870, who was
killed at Alamo, Tex, March 6, 1896.
He became notorious in 1927 from a
duel fought near Natchez, Miss, which
resulted in a general melee, in the
course of which six men were killed
and fifteen wounded. During the fight
Bowie killed Maj. Norris Wright with
a weapon which had been made from
a large blacksmith's file or rasp. This
weapon he afterward had fashioned by
a cutler in Philadelphia into the knife
which has since borne his name.
The blade of the bowie knife is from
nine to ten inches long, and has only
one edge; the back is straight for
three-quarters of its length, and then
curves toward the edge in a slightly
concave sweep, while the edge finishes
toward the point in a convex curve
The guard is very small, and the