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The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
BOOST THE CELEBRATION
Civic and Commerce Association
Names Committee For Fourth
Of July Program

J. A. Farmer, of Farmer & Com
pany; VIM. Burkhart, manager of J.
c. Penney Company; ]. E. Flesner,
Mankato Oldsmobile Company; Har-
ry Johnson, Judge of Probate; and
E. Schoyen, Commercial State Bank,
were elected to membership in the
Civic and Commerce association at
the regular weekly meeting of the
board of directors which was held
yesterday afternoon.
... New Committees.
TWO committees were appointed.
/. B. Fisher, chairman, A. L. Veigel,
Robt. Rasmussen and M. H. Nickel
son were appointed to CO operate
with other like committees to ar
range for big delegation to go to
Faribault on May 3rd, for the pur-
pose of attending the annual Holstein
sales that are to be held at that
place for two days at that time, and
to also help pave the way to bring
the next annual sale to Mankato.
A committee was also appointed to
CO. operate with the Mankato Fair
board in putting on big celebration
here on July 4. C. H. Wagon is chair
man of this committee, and NJ w.
Pugh, ]. E. Reynolds and e. W. Will
lard the other members Of this COM
mittee.
1t was decided to appropriate $40
to the recently formed drainage COM
mittee of which c. E. Whitney of
Mapleton is secretary. Consideration
was also given to a number Of bills
pending in the state legislature, and
large amount of routine business
was transacted.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
TRIAL OF CLARA SMITH
Continued From Page One)

surrounding all of Clara lannon's
testimony that would be introduced
at the trial. Mrs. Hamon had her
preliminary hearing late in February,
at which time her trial was set for
March 10, in the district court Of
Carter county, presided over by Judge
T. w. Champion.
The Lawyers In the Case.
The prosecution was placed in
control Of the state of Oklahoma by
Governor j. B. A. Robertson, when
the executive authorized Attorney
General s. P. Freezing to take COM
plete charge. Judge Champion ap-
pointed H. B. Brown, brother of Rus
sell B. Brown, ex county attorney, as
special prosecutor in place of James
A. Mathers, president county attor-
ney.t who previously had been re-
tanned as counsel for the defense.
The defense counsel includes the
firm OF Mclean. Scott and Mclean OF
Fort Worth, Tex, Mathers & Coax
ley of Ardmore, and ]. B. Champion
Of Ardmore, twin brother of District
Judge Champion
Mrs. Clara Hamon is the eldest ol
four children of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Smith of Ringing, Okla, and was
born fourteen miles southwest OF
Norman. Okla, in 1894 She has two
brothers, James and Claude, and q
sister, Mrs. v. d. Walling all OF VIII
son, Okla.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
NEW HOME FOR WILSON'S
They Go Direct From The White
House To New Residence
TTTnifed prosS nis,,atch

Washington, March 4.-When
President Wilson leaves the White
House today, he will 20 direct to his
home at 2340 s. street, the place he
and Mrs. Wilson purchased some
weeks ago.
The new Wilson home is in one of
the most fashionable section of the
city and is not far from the home the
Hardings are leaving for the White
House. Like most of Washington 8
big homes, it sits almost directly on
the street and is built very close to
an adjoining house.
In the rear of the house Is a large
lot and garden, which extends back
to Massachusetts, avenue, and is fenc-
ed in by high concrete wall. Since
the Wilson's purchased the house it
has been fitted with an elevator.
1t is in this house that Wilson ex-
poets to do most of his writing on po-
litical issues and he may have pub
lie statements to make on issues Of
the day according to White House
officials. He will not, however, do
anything to embarrass his successor.
Joseph P. Tumulty, who has been
Wilson's secretary for ten years, also
will stay in Washington, having pur-
chased a house not far from that Of
his chief. Tumulty expects to prac-
tice law here
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
DanuiUe

Danville. March 9.-Mr. and Mrs. Mike,
McCardle autoed to Madison Lake Sal,
urday and are spending 1. few DAYS with
Mrs. Mike McCardle's mother, Mrs ~.
A card party was held at the wilIiam
Husher home Sunday evening Five
hundred was played. Head prizes wers
won py Mr; and. Mrs. Will Minks. Foot
prizes by Mrs. Arthur Thompson ami
Sharies Boiinger. A dainty lunch wa
served at midnight and a good time
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolinger and
daughters Maybelle and Fern snent
Mrs. Richard Guernsey of Medo.
a few friends gathered at the Mike
McCardie home Friday evening and
spent the evening playing cards AMI
Singing nice lunch was served bv
MIS- MIS-. Alike McCardle. All report a rood
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Husher will 500,
Ieave Tor their new home near Waldorf.
Danville people are sorry to see tho Sc
good neighbors leave but wish them
mucn good luck in their new home.
Albert Grouped spent Sunday with
ms friend Pete Oleson.
Mrs. VIII Minks spent Thursday VIII
hsr n parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Mrs. Henry ogle and mother. Mrs. Roo
were saddened this week by the news of
the death of their husband and father
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
NEW VARIETIES OF GRAIN
Improvement In Crops Is Looked 70,
In Kansas
ASSOCIATED Press Oispatch.l

Ill
opment of Kansas farms of new
varieties of wheat and corn to obtain
letter crops is being sponsored by
the Kansas Crop Improvement asso-
citation. At the recent annual meet
ing Of the association it was voted
to extend inspection to two varieties
of soft wheat Harvest Queen and
Fulcaster; two additional varities of
of hard wheat. Turkey and Kharkof,
and to Clark's Blackhull, a variety
extensively grown in south central
Kansas.
Kansas Fulghum Oats a new vari-
ETY. said to be of unusual promise
will also be inspected by the asso-
citation and a committee consisting
of B. S. Wilson of Manhattan, John
Brox Of Atchison and G. c. Cunning
ham of Ell Dorado have been ap-
pointed to work out plan for in
specting corn. The association in
spected Kanred wheat. and several
varieties of sorghum last season and
the new program when completed, it
is said, will include all crops of
major Importance in the state.
Means for combating the recently
discovered root, stalk and ear rots
of corn, which 1t is said cause con
siderable loss in Kansas, Is being
considered by the organization. j.
r. Holbert of the United States de-
partment of agriculture declared at
the convention that in Illinois these
diseases are responsible for losses
of as much as twenty-five bushels
an acre. More than 100000 bushels
of pure seed wheat worth in excess
of $500,000 were sold in 1919 and
1920 through the association, ac-
cording to the report of Secretary
S. G. Salmon.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
AWARDS FOR ORATORY
Mankato Young Ladies Given PIac

Mankato Young Ladies' Given Place
On List of Prize Winners.
ST. Paul. March 4.-Pearl Paulson
of Chisholm won first place and with
it a gold medal and S120 scholar
ship at Manchester college last Fri
day in the fourth annual contest in
extemporaneous speaking in the coll
lege chapel here. Inc chairman was
President Elmer Allen Bess of Ma
calester.
Second place was won by Peterson
of Faribault and with it a silver
medal and a $50 scholarship. Miss
Kelley of Mankato was third with q
prize of bronze medal and $50
scholarship.
Later in the day the sixth annual
contest of the Minnesota High School
Discussion league was won by Abe
Karlinsky of Eveleth. getting a gold
medal and $120 scholarship. Mar
ion Daley of Mankato won second
place with silver medal and $50
scholarship while Amelia Derzai of
Coleraine was third with rewadd
of a bronze medal and $50 schol-
arship.
In both contestants the winning
team obtained shield.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11

Wolf Hunt.-St. Peter Herald: Two
wolves were sighted by the hunters
last Sunday at Timber Lake, accord !.
ing to Game Warden August Olson.
Although two members took long
range shots at the animals, they were
forced to come home empty handed.
Thirteen dogs from Mankato, Kaso-
ia, Lake Prairie and st. Peter made
up the pack for the hunt. Twenty
local sportsmen, armed with high
pwered rifles made up the parry,
which, arrived at the old lake bed
about nine o'clock Sunday morning.
Shortly after their arrival of the
party, wolf was sighted, in the tall
grass. Game Warden Olson ,ook a
shot at it at 200 yards but missed.
The dogs followed the trail for a
short distance, but the strong wind
obliterated the scent too quickly to
make chase possible. Another was
sighted later in the day, but the dogs
were unable to follow it, The hunt
<as plannd by III. j. LaDue, assistant
state game and fish commissioner
1t Is planned to hold another In the
near future, when it is hoped that the
weather conditions will be better.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
COMBINE THREE BUREAUS
New Legislation Effects Ex-Service
Men of Country

Washington, D. c., March s.-Con
solidation of the three government
bureaus which handle ali relations
between the government and former
service men is sure to be brought
about legislation at the coming ses :
sion of congress, according to Rep
resentative Burton E. Sweet of Iowa.
chairman of the subcommittee of the
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, which is consid
ering the measure.
This piece of legislation. which is
regarded by American Legion leaders
as the only method to eliminate the
red tape through which disabled vet
Grams have to wade in order to get
compensation and disqualification from
the government, was introduced into
the last session of Congress but was
too late for action. 1t was revised
and rewritten however by the House
Committee after hearings, and rein :
introduced in the House of Represen
tatives by Representative Sweet two
day before Congress adjourned.
The legislatures of six states peti-
toned Congress to pass the measure,
as did many organizations through
out the country. A food of petitions
for it's enactment came in from
Americans Legion posts.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
SERVICES ARE RECOGNIZED
Mayor Waters Remembered BY State
Commission.

Mayor E. w. Waters received a
document from the state capitol this
morning that he values most highly.
1t is in the form of certification from
the Public Safety Commission Of the
State Of Minnesota recognizing his
valued services to the United States
during the world war, in helping to
CO. ordinate to industries of this state,
and combat disloyality.
The certificate Isl beautifully en-
bossed, bears the signature of GoJesr-
nor j. A. Burnquist and the following
members of the Pgblic Safety com
mission: O.. FL Marsh, j. E. Hendley,
II. w. Libby, Clifford Hilton. Thomas
f. eastman, and IA. C. Weis The
document also bears the seal of Min
nes0ta
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
HOME IN KERNS SCENE OF
HAPPY GATHERING
illustrated Lecture On Philip
pine Islands Was Well
Attended

Kerns, March 9.-Belgrade Con-
gregational Church. Sunday, March
13. Children's service. Special SER
mon for the children and some child
rem will take part during the service
at 10:45 q. m. Sunday school at 11:45
a. m. Evening service at 1880 p. M;
subject of sermon, The Path OF the
Nazarine. This will be an illustrated
sermon and sixty five slides will be
used.
The illustrated lecture Friday even
ing, showing the Philippine Islands
was very well attended. The same
was given at Cambria Saturday even
tendance also. There will be another
illustrated lecture at Kerns Friday
evening, March 1S. o.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. G. w. Johnson and daughter
Cora Thursday Afternoon of this week
The meeting is changed from Friday
In order to allow some ladies to go
Thursday who cannot go on Friday
Mrs. q. Field went to Hampton
funeral of her little nephew, who died
Of cancer.
Mrs. II. A. Hanson returned from
Sheldon, ILL.,, last Friday.
Adam MCGOWAN of Alberta, Can.
ada, is in the neighborhood to look
after the farm where Herman Heise
and family live. Mr.. McGowan is
staying with Arthur Vulcan.
tended the Gerlach auction las
Charlie Fisk went to Tracy .Frday
to see his brother who is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Parsons hav,
a seven pound baby boy, born at I'm
manuel hospital Saturday evening
Mrs. Parsons was formerly Jan
Mrs. Joe Grice was on the SICK
list last week.
Arthur Vulcan took supper with L
II. .Loucks Wednesday evening OF
last week.
Mrs. w. Sharp and daughter Edna
called on Mrs. Joe Grice Sunday a.
ternoon.
Mrs. A. Evenson, SON Harry and
daughter Vina motored to LeSuetf
Sunday and visited Mrs. Evenson
sister, Mrs. Gus Dahn and family. On
their return trip. Vina stopped at ST.
Peter to spend day or two with hes
cousin.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sharp and chila-
rem and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Coed
ridge spent Sunday afternoon vita
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grice
IueSday was election day at the
town hall. The following men were
candidates for office. Town clerk.
Fred Johnson; supervisors, Karl
Landgren, A. A. Johnson and Frank
Buade; town treasurer, August Petel.-
son, assessor, George Cole, j. o. l..
Cragun,, G. ]. Johnson.
Herbert Eldred of Mankato ,ss
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs,
F. 2. jefferson.
There was party given for Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Buick Tuesday
evening of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Hanson enter
tanned at family, gathering Sunday
In honor of Mrs. Hanson, who has
returned from Illinois. Those present
were Bert, Irene, Florence, Jesse at,I
Junetta Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. ri
Michels and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Hanson and Mr.. and Mrs. Ere
Johnson.
F. E. Jefferson attended the tels-
phone meeting in Mankato MONDAY
afternoon.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
LIVING COSTS DECREASE
Statistics Are Shown in st. Louis
For The Year 1920.


For The Year 1920.
(Associated Press Dispatch.l
st. Louis, Mo-, March "A net
decrease Of 1892 per cent, in the
cost of living in st. Louis for the
twelve months ending December I,
last, is shown in answers to ques
tionnaires sent to local business men
by joint committee of the Building
Trades Council and the Building In
dustries association.
The answers will be used as the
basis for the negotiation of new
wage scale for approximately 10000
union workmen in the building
trades. The decrease is slightly
higher than that which recently was
announced for st. Louis by the Gov
ernment, which was approximately
9.9 per cent.
The answers showed the greatest
decrease was in food costs. 1t being
9.6 per cent Prices of clothing de.
clined an average of 3.75 per cent,
and of furniture and home furnfsh-
ings, 1.12 per cent. An increase OF
4.15 per cent in dentals was found
the committee announced.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11

Miss Glare Nelson. sister of Mrs. H.
w. Pinney, is visiting at the H. w.
Pinney home, Pleasant street. Miss
Nelson spent over three years in
Europe as a nurse in the Red Cross
Reserve. She will visit week in
Mankato, and will then go to Seattle
where she will make her home.
G.. A. Barnard has returned from
San Antonio, Texas, where he spent
the winter. Mr. Barnard had pleas
ant time and reports a mild climate
there.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
New Church For NorthfleId

Bids will be received by the end of
this week for the erection OF the new
Methodist church in Northfield. The
trustees of the church are closing
the deal with Mrs. Della NJ. SERVER,
bv which they come into possession
of her corner on Fourth and Union.
This lot is 100 by 145 feet. The
church will face Fourth street and
plan has been modified somewhat be-
cause of the present cost of building.
The Sunday school will be housed in
the basement and auditorium of the
main building. It. is planned to build
the Sunday school building several
years later. A. total OF 100000 in
subscriptions has already been sign
ed up for the new church.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11

Mrs. Eta Waldon returned to her
home in st. Paul after spending two
weeks at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
e. II. Agnew, 412 Willard street.
w N. Steel of Modesto, Calf, was
in Mankato yesterday as the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Owen.
Mr.. Steel accompanied to Minneapo.
lis the remains of his mother in
law, who died recently In California.
From here Mr.. Steel will go to
omaha and later return home,
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11

Mrs. W. |. Stateham and Miss Lu-
rine, of Lake Crystal visited with
friends in Mankato yesterday.
Miss Lydia Weber of .Decoria vis-
tied in the city yesterdal
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
From Saturdays DaiIyl

May 6e Duplication Of Records
MI. ana Mrs. Alex Strand of 125
West Ninth street are Just in receinr
OF a letter from the government de-
partment at Hoboken, N. j., having
in charge the bringing. hack of the
bodies OF American troops who were
body of Second Lieutenant WaIta,.
Strand would be shipped to Man
katO in few days. The parents are
at loss. to understand the letter.
for a casket accompanied Lieutenaof
Walter Strands Identification tag,
the record of his birth and parentage,
etc. arrived here about January 10.
1921, and the remains were laid away
with military honors in the. Swedish
Lutheran cemetery on january -.
The parents think that there has been
some duplication OF the records, and
fee! confident that 1t is the body of
tl.eir son that was sent h,re. Lien
tenant Walter Strand lost his life
In the Meuse- -Argonne drive.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
Stricken With AnopIexy,

Senator L. H. Nord of international
Falls was stricken with apoplexy
while at dinner in st. Paul Tuesday
evening
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11

Doing Nicely. - Colonel o. T..
Quane OF St. Peter, who was operat-
cd on at Rochester few days ago. is
doing nicely. Mrs Duane Is at Ro-j
chester and will remain there until
Colonel Quane is able to return
home.
The Mankato free press., 1921-03-11
Strikes Delay Trains

"San Luis Potosi, 10:30 a. M, Feb
ruary 2S.-Still waiting TO pull out,
got here at midnight. Strikes have
mixed everything up. On the train
and all talk Spanish but me. This
morning one man took me to break
fast at hotel here. have had no
thing TO eat all day except 5ox oi
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-15
SAL Water Situation at
HdyReSTiiie Not Alarming

The finding Of salt water In two of
tho close In wells in tho Hayncsvillc
pool several days ago, has turned out
TO be a much loss serious matter than
vas first supposed. Considerable
significance was attached to the
finding OF water in tho No. Taylor
Of the Gilliland on company, which
is located In tho northeast corner of
the northwest Of the northwest OF
1929, and which Is offset on three
sides b. producing wells The ru-
NOR was also spread that salt water
had appc-Icd In som" uf the old
producers. which would do much 20
lower the prospects Of that field
The COUc"usus Of opinion Is that
tho sal. water In the GNliiaud on
company g 80. 4 well above mon
toned, Is coming in through the
sand from tn" old dry hole a frw
feet away. drilled some time back by
tho RoNau1 Petroleum corporation.
Tho new operation i4 located Just a
t"w feet south Of the ola hole, and
u !s very likr!v that the sand wag
saturated by the salt water found In
the dustcr, The showing Of gas. oil
and water together, goes 10 prove
out this theory and the majority n
the operators u tho district are con-
vinrcd that II Is fact, Tho sand
wHs first topped az 2.s70 feet. and
drilled iu 30 feet The NO ! VOL 4
tho Louisiana ON d Refining CO. Ig-
Gated !u tn" southwest corner ~ the
southeast pt tho southwest of ll-23-s.
which came !u some time back
good for l.lnO barrels. has rpw dee
ciinod - ahDlr 900 barrels por day.
and is rlakuE som" = s and salt
water This operation .a % diagonal
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-15
CAUSES NEAR RIOT
Berlin Banquet Ia krassin Nearly
PrcCipitaiCS War Among
Radical Walters
~ lENANk ID. MASnN.

BERLIN, july !, Berlin bank
crs' complimentary din.nr to the
Russitn soviet Commisasr Krassin
nearly paraly2cd the Kitchen scrv-
Ice Of tho Hotel Adlon and threat
cHod TO drive the Adlon guests to
outside restaurants FOR their din
ncr. Tho Hotel Adlon, rendezvous
of European royalty and nobility.
holding the distinction Of having
hrcu tremendously opened by
Kaiser Wilhelm II is notoriously a
dark pink 80 far as the political
opinions of its employees are con-
p,ru,d.
General Director Won Siomcns OF
The S!emcns Schuckcrt, invited rep
roscntatiye directors OF the impor-
tant Berlin banks to meet Krassin
At dinner IN Il private room in the
AdlOn. Among the walters were
three members OF the German radi-
cal parties and several democrats.
kraasin, oblivious to the admiring
attention he was receiving from the
communist walters, W n o were
stra!ning their cars to hear every
word he said, began a lengthy de-
scription OF Russian conditions. in
tended for the ears OF German capt
talists. T. wasn't the sort of thing
the Russian propagandists had been
tclllnB Berlin communist mass meet
ings. Socialism cannot succeed.
Communism aa We have tried II has
proved a failure and II must be mod
flied" the walters heard krassin
say.
Like "A cry OF Fire" the words
swept through the hotel. In few
minutes work was suspended In the
vast kitchen and little groups OF
whitc-Clad chefs with their high
white caps were arguing in the fu-
rious German manner over the
words OF Apostle kTassn.
The dark reds contcndod Krass.n
was just kidding the bankers along
for the benefit of business. The pale
pInks were dubious, however, and
repeated krassin's anecdotes and
stories Of the shortage Of dwellings,
food and fuel in the cities. only
prompt action OF the Obcrkcilncr
prevented the impromptu political
meeting from developing into "A free
for-all putsch, as they call small
revolutions.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-15
EAST TAKES NOTICE
Made ny Mid-Co Girls Makes Hit
In New York Exhibit.

A Tulsa made display is having u
most successful showing In New
YORK city this summer. for a mini
aturr representation ~ the progress
" oi, from the dulling well to the
filling station, made by sirl en-
ploys OF the Mid-Co Petroleum
company for business womcu's
clubs dinner at the Y. W &. a last
winter, has aroused 50 much intor-
est during It's sujouru In the exhibit
room q! the national association
that II is shortly TO hc placed in the
national museum Of history for q
week
when tho exhibit arrived at tn"
nationa! V. W. headquarters. Miss
Eva Uutusr os Tulsa, former aH.ti-
alton secretary here and student
during tho winter at tho national
training school, was called In TO set
II up and explain tho why's and
whorcfores. Tho table upon which
tho exhibit was sct was thereafter
a ccutor OF interest. questions in
numCrahlc being asked about oil
processes and admiration being cN-
prrsscd Tor the d,ft way In which
tho business girls way out west"
had fashioned tho exhibit Studcut,
If the national training school were
taken to view the exhibit and It's
praises were received In letter
from the secretary I'm charge OF the
.Xhibit room to Miss Edna pyle.
General secretary OF the local assoct
alton
Tho exhibit will bo sent next TO
y. ". Industrial workers conference
IN Wcst Virginia II was made iu
It's entirety by Mid leo girls from
such articles as Tin cups. toy trains
and mailing tubes. and is accom-
panied hy photograph OF the girls
gathered around their table at the
stun dinner.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-15
WORLD MARKET PAGE
COTTON FALLS AGAIN


NEW ORLEANS. July Llqui-
dation OF long contracts put cotton
materially lower today in the face
OF the continued bulllsh spot ac-
counts and the favorable items IN
tho Juno mill figures from the cen.
sus bureau. Tho market was lower
almost from the beginning and II
closed at practically the lowest OF
IN" session A. not losses of 96 to %
points. wltn October az 1893 cents.
To some extent tho selling was In
creased by the favorable weather
over the belt. showers In the east
and dry weather in tho west, and
the forecast OF continuation Of
these conditions
In tho early trading the market
was affected by the spot sales in
Liverpool OF 10000 bales. the larg-
est single days sales in ycars, but
after advances Of points over ycs-
'crday's close on the most active
months sagEing tendency was dc
volopod and it remained in force
during the remainder OF tho session.