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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
PAINTING FOR CAPITOL
BILL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FOR THE ARTISTIC
Picture From Brush of New UIm
Man; Property Of
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch,

st. Paul, February 9.-The senate
today, sitting as a committee OF
the whole recommended to pass the
s. H. Sullivan bill placing the Still
waters ST. Paul interurban line under
the control of the state railway and
warehouse commission for regula-
lions as to routing and service. The
bill was amended on motion of Sen
ator ]. d. Denegre of st. Paul, SO
as to give the city governing bodies
original jurisdiction and the railwa.
commission appellate jurisdiction in
cases of dispute.
:, Hearing On Grain Dockage Bill.
A public hearing on the grain dock
age bill will be given by the house
committee on grain and warehouse
tomorrow following adjournment of
the house. Representative c. M.
Bendixon, chairman of the committee
and author of the bill, said today
The measure is intended to return to
farmers the value Of dockage from
their grain. s
Supervision Public Sto1kyards.
Supervision of public stockyards,
exercised by the state railroad and
warehouse commission is paying live
stock shippers, Commissioner o. P.
B. Jacobson today told members OF
the house committee on grain and
added, will be charged only in
axuounts necessary to make the de-
partment self sustaining.
The statement followed Represen-
tative l.. c. Dorweiler's report that
shippers in his district were better
satisfied with the old stockyards
system. Chairman G. M. BendiXo'
charged South st. Paul commission
men had tried to discredit recent
legislation relating to stockyards
and that he had investigated per-
sonally and found complaints against
state supervision ill founded.
Discussion was prompted by the
bill by Representatives Bendixon and
Grant to allow the state commission
| to fix fees for supervision as well as
well as weighing to cover the ex-
pense of the state service. Bills
recommended by the committee in
Guided those to authorize the railroad
and warehouse commission to order
installation of track scales at ter
minal warehouses, where necessary
and practical and to regulate distrib-
ution of cars, according to the pro.
portionate needs of shippers during
periods of shortage. *
Would Buy Indian Picture.
Representatives John G. Gerlach
Mankato, Oscar Swenson, Nicollet
and A. J. Praxel, of Lamberton, in
troduced in the house today a bill
appropriating $500 for the purchase
of the painting Indian Massacre ?
New Ulm, 1852" which hangs at the
left of the speakers stand in the
house chamber. A similar bill W
introduced in the senate yesterday by
Senator Gustaf Widell of Mankato.
The picture was painted in 1904
by Anton Gag of New Ulm and is said
by pioneers to be the most realistic
OF all the paintings of early Mime
sofa scenes in the possession of thc
state. The painting was purchased
from Mr. Gag by Nick Kleinschmidt
of Mankato for $4,000 and in 1915. h
offered 1t to the state for the price he
had paid the artist.
At the close Of the sls15 session
Continued On Page Ten.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
DISABLED HEROES FIRST
Harding Says Country's Obliga-
o.. ton Will Be Carried
Out Fully
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Washington, D. c., February 9.-Pres-
ident-Elect Harding has assured the
American Legion that one Of the first
acts of his administration will be to
ment's care of the nations disabled war
veterans, F. w. Galbraith, national ad-
ministrator of the Legion, declared in
an address here last night at a meeting
arranged by the Legion post of the Ma
tional Press Club. Mr.. Harding informed
him in a recent conference of his IN
tention to see that '.the country's obli-
cation to it's disabled war heros was fully
discharged" Mr.. Galbraith announced.
General Pershing, who also spoke,
urged an adequate program of legislation
to insure proper treatment and hospital
now in government or private hospitals
and for the 10000 others who, he said,
are asking for hospital attention which
they cannot get. /
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
FATHER AND SON RESERVE
CARDS SOONWILL BE READY

The reserve cards for the Father
and Son Banquet, which takes place
on February % will be ready for dis
tribution on Friday of this week, and
will be mailed at that time. The
workers in charge are all on edge
getting these ready, and although
the task of going over the mailing
list is a huge one, there will be no
disappointment. The cards will be
in the hands Of the recipients on
Saturday
The plans for the Banquet are al
most finished. The program is be.
ing arranged and will be announced
in a few days. A few surprises are
romised and the events will be in
terestiug Whoever comes will come
prepared to take part-not in the
speaking maybe, but everyone can
help in the eating.
Emphasis is again being laid on
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
NEGLECT WAR VETERANS.
FILTHY HOSPITAL CONDI-
TONS ARE SHOWN
Packing of Committees Hinder
The Legion Relief
= Work
TAssociated Press Dispatch

Washington, D. c., February g.
Charges that government bureaus
having to do with soldier relief are
packing the committees of the
American Legion with bureau en-
ployes, who are members of the le-
gion." were made before the legion's
executive committee here today by
Abel Davis of Chicago. chairman of
the disqualification committee.
"As result of the work of the
legion in soldier relief matters is be-
ing greatly handicapped" said Mr..
Davis, who added that at the Cleve-
land convention "the bureaus licked
us to fragile in all matters relating
to veterans relief and the legion
wondered how it was DONE"
Refers to Filthy Conditions.
Former service men are being kept
in private hospitals that are "indes-
cribably filthy and in which condi,
tions are terrible" Mr.. Davis charged.
He said latter the men were placed
in such hospitals they were left with
out visits or inspections by represen-
tatives of the public health service
He read a report of a survey of a
hospital in Illinois made by represen
tatives of the legion. This said
white and negro patients slept in the
same room; that the pharmacy con-
tanning narcotics and drugs of all
sorts was left unlocked" and that
when asked if female patients used
the same bathroom as the males the
doctor in charge said that "the women
only remained about two weeks at a
time and did not take any baths"
Service men are being removed from
this hospital. he said. - - :
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
LONG SEARCH ENDS WITH
FINDING LOST SON IN CELL
Associated Press Dispatch.l

Lincoln, Neb.. February 9.-Mrs. M.
B. Erickson in Lincoln on her way to
her home at Sioux Falls S. D., to-
day. told how, after an eight months
search over the western. half of the
continent, she had found her son last
Friday in the federal sprison at Fort
Leavenworth.
The young man, after serving in
the army thirteen months overseas.
during which he engaged in several
battles. was discharged on his re-
turn to the United States. but re-
enlisted under the name of John ID.
johnson. Following quarrel with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
SOLDIERS STAY DISORDER
THEY PROTECT CATHOLIC
BOYS FROM ASSAULT
Attempt Made Against the Life
Of Monsignor Mora
Denounced
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl


Mexico City, February 9.-Timely
Intervention by government troops
probably prevented serious disorders
in this city last night during a pa
rade of 5000 Catholic youths. The
parade was held as protest against
the attempt against the life OF Mon
Signor Mora, Archbishop or Mexico
on Sunday night when bomb was
hops residence. ..
Crowd Became Abusive
After marching for several hours,
the paraders turned toward the
home OF the archbishop, but before
the prelate appeared TO review the
marchers, a great crowd of specta-
tors became abusive and the situa-
ton became SO threatening that sol
diers were ordered to drive the
crowds from the streets. They fixed
bayonets, and at their approach the
crowd melted away. Later the
.marchers halted for a moment be-
hats, but abusive terms and cat calls
from the crowd greeted this show OF
reverence. The pa1aders resented
this treatment and there were sever
al personal combats.
Presented Wierd Spectacle
The procession in which the young
men walked ten abreast with locked
arms, presented "a weird spectacle as
1t woTmed it's way through the
densely packed and dimly illuminat-
ed streets. When the parade enter
ed the narrow Avenida Francisco
Madero, which leads to the national
palace, attachments of firemen were
rushed to the scene to clear the way
and to eliminate as far as possible
any danger of disorder. The banners
carried by the young men proclaim
ed their allegiance of various societ-
les to archbishop and the church.
and deprecated the 'atrocious acts
OF dynamiters."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
NATION VOTE CAST TODAY
-, = arrW EYECUTIVES
s0qI4 s ss Szg cLARED
III 49, $3.50
Final Scene In 1920 Presiden-
tial Contest Is Now
Enacted
[Associated Press pispatchl

r =
Washington, February 9.-Warren
Gamaliel Harding, of Ohio. and Cal
win Collidge, of Massachusetts, were
formally declared today by congress
to be elected president and 4 vice
president of the United States for
four years beginning next March &.
ter in the history Of the 1890 Presi-
Dental elections. The scene was laid
in the chamber of the House OF Re-
representatives. with the Democratic
Vice President Marshall presiding.
The occasion was the canvassing OF
the electoral votes cast by the cleo
tors chosen on November 2--4O4 for
the republican candidates and 127
for the democratic candidates, form
er Governor James M. Cox, Of Ohio,
and Franklin D. Roosevelt, of Hyde
Park, New York.
Recording OF Votes.
The recording OF votes was at
tended by all the formality and sol
emnity prescribed by the Gonstitl-
ton and there not only were present
the members Of. the Senate and
House, but many relatives and
friends of the successful candidates.
Two highly polished mahogany
boxes, iplaid with rosewood and
hollywood. were dumb actors in this
drama of democratic government.
Resting on the Vice Presidents desk
they contained the official ballots OF
the electors of the forty eight states.
In alphabetical order, beginning with
Alabama's vote. the returns. in large
envelopes blazing with seals were
opened by the Vice President, hand
ed to the Senate and House tellers--
one republican and one democrat re
presenting each body-and read TO
the assemblage and recorded.
Elections Declared.
At the conclusion of the announce
ments and tally, Vice President
nx, Doe ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

those fathers who have no sons to
take. and those sons who have no
father to take them. Bring your
names to the Y. M. C. A. and we
VIII get you nas together r. in some me way: -
on Saturday, don't feel that you
have been missed purposely. Your
name may have been omitted by
some carelessness on the part OF
the mailers. If you do not get a card,
stop at the Y, give us your name
and the number of reservations, and
you will be taken care of.
Everything is pointing towards 4
big time on the 22nd. 1t will be
our own fault If we miss out on the
eats and the fun. And don't forget
Nov is the time for all fathers and
sons to come to the party" Febru-
airy % is the date. r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
HIGHER RATESARE DENIED.
Application of Phone Conpan-
les Refused BY State
Commission
+ Associated Press DispatI

ASSOCIATED Press Dlspa(cH
ST. Paul. February 8.-The applica
ton for increased telephone rites by
the Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company and the Tri State Telephone
and Telegraph were today denied by
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion.
In the order issued Commissioner
Ira B. Mills and o. P. B. Jacobson
concurred while w. F. Putnam dis
scented. Judge Mills in denying the
increase stated the service given by
the committee throughout the state
sioner Putnam held the increase;
should be given to better their serv-
ices !.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

Quebec, February 9.-The full provis-
ions of the proposed Quebec liquor law
became known today when the measure
prepared by the government was dis
tributed in printed forms to the mem
bers of the proviSeial legislature. Under
the act the sale of liquor in Quebec will
be vested in commission of five per-
sons who will constitute a corporation
md enjoy all the rights and powers be-
longing generally to corporations. Mem
bers Of this commission "shall follow no
other occupation whatever"
The commission win sell In its own
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

an OFFICER. he deserted, was appre
hended and sentenced to two year
term.
The mother had begun her search
in Minnesota. From there she went to
Montana then to North Dakota: TO
the north Pacific coast; to San Fran
cisco; to Reno; Nevada; Sheridan,.
Wyoming and Nebraska: always fol-
lowing false clues. until she reached
Leavenworth where her son greeted
Mrs. Erickson left for Sioux Falls
last night, happy, she said, in the be-
lief that her boy will soon gain his
release and join her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
EXODUS OF JEWS HEAVY
Many From Central Europe Walking
To Palestine. .a.

EAssOcIaLeu FTess DlSpatch.1 =
are many of the Jews of the Ukraine
to go to Palestine that, failing trans
portation, they are actually attempt
ing to walk to the new home land,
passing through ConstantinopIe.
This statement is made by the
First Commissioner of Works, Sir
Alferd Mond, who has just left Eng
land for a tour of Palestine.
Sir Alfred says that, although the
exodus of Jews from Great Britain
is comparatively small, many Jews
of Central Europe, Poland and Rus
STA are anxious to go to Palestine.
There should be an enormous influx
of people when the country is ready
for them, he added. Just now Pales
tine is in great need of laborers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
BOARD OF FIVE is TO SELL q
ALL THE LIQUOR IN QUEBEC
ASSOCIATED press Dispatch

name all alcoholic spirits wines ana
other liquors of which the alcoholic con-
tent is more than five per cent by weixhk.
traffic. The act will apply to the entire
province. but its provisions shall he sus-
pended in every municipality where the
der the Canada temperance act q city
or other municipality may declare it1eif
dry by a majority vote OF its eIecfor1
j Under the new law, which Is to come
into effect May /. next, no liquor Is ID
be exported from Quebec to other Cana
dian provinces
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
HARDING AND COOLIDGE
ARE, SELECTED BY SENATE
Young Man Is Cleaned
While Playing Poker
Was En- Route To Chi
Where He Hoped To Mall
u
Self Famous
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]

lASSOcldI0u EI6SS DiSpdICH.I
Chicago, February 9-As K n 9
money with which to buy food until
he could hear from his family In
Sheboygan, Wis, man giving his
name as Martin Galbraith and his
age as twenty three, appealed to
the Chicago police today. He told
them his father was James GAL
braith, owner of garage.
~ came to Chicago to make my
self famous" he said. "No more
for me, ! got cleaned before |
landed here" Galbraith, said he left
the parental roof yesterday with
three new suits, $50 in cash and
much enthusiasm. On the train he
sat In a poker game and lost his
money, clothes and ambition.
working for dad will satisfy me
the rest of my life" he said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
RELIGIOUS RIOT IN MEXICO "
BOMB HURLED AT PARADE
Girls In Birmingham
Due For Face. Bath
Too Many Young Damsels Are
Carrying the Hand Painted
Compilations
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

ASSOCIATED Press Dlspatcn.l
Birmingham, Ala, February g.
Birmingham girls with hectic COM
plexions artificiaIly produced are in
for face washing whenever they
appear on the street in the future,
according to Mrs. Hulda Newhome,
policeWoman. Mrs. NeWhome de-
clared today that whenever she sees
a young girl with "chalky white
complexion, cheeks of brilliant red,
vermlllion pigment on her lips and
her nose powdered to the nth de-
gree, she feels like escortins her to
the nearest bathroom and admins
tering to her face a liberal dose of
soap and water. And am going to
do ii, too" she asserted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
PREDICTION OF TORRLD DAYS
In CALL OFF SOFT DRINK TAX
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I

u. C.
petitions repeal the time
H., i .
temperature
nothing happened
was
without Pa. =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
MEETING is CALLED
Retail Merchants Association
Gather Tomorrow EVENING.

Mankato Retail Merchants associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting and
election of officers tomorrow evening
following a $50 o'clock dinner, which
will be served in the Lutheran Mems
club rooms over the Mitchell Cafe on
South Front street. All merchants are
requested to be present, for a number
of important matters will come up for
discussion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
ROBBERS CLEVER WORK
They Tunneled Through The Brick
Wall of Fargo Bank.
TAsSocia

IAsSoclated Press DiSpatch.J
Fargo, N. D., February 9.-Burglars
early today tunnelei their way through
the brick wall of the Emblem State
bank at Embden, Cass county, and
took the contents of fifty safety de-
posit boxes andsescaped.
G. ]. Buck. cashier, said the loss
could not be ascertained definitely
until owners of negotiable papers had
made an itemize1 statement of the
missing contents of the safety deposit
boxes. The bandits made no attempt
to wreck the vault doors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
DENOUNCE OPEN SHOP
Head Of Textile Workers Address Mass
Meeting Last Night.

Meeting IdSI Nl8HIs 81
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
North Adams. Mass, February s.--John
Golden, international president of the
United Textile Workers Of America, cast
night denounced the open shop moye-
ment in industry. las founded hypocrisy
and Misrepresentation. ON addressing q
mass meeting Of local workers. william
P. Dobson of Indianapolis information
president Of the Brick. Mason and Plas-
tiers union. urged one big textile union
to take the place Of individual unions
now representing the various branches OF
the trade. f-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
BUTTER DROPS, TOO.
Sold AS Low As Fifty Cents Pound
Today; Lower Tomorrow.

Milwaukee, Wis, February g.-For
the first time in months Milwaukee
for a dollar, were buying
a pound of fresh butter and dozen of
fresh eggs today. Butter sold as low
as fifty cents retail and will be offered
as low as forty five cents q pound to-
it was announced. Eggs re-
tailed as low as forty FIVE cents and
fifty cents dozen today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
SET TRIAL FOR MARCH IA.
Hearing In Baseball Throwing Cases
At CHICAGO,
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

IUnlteu PreSS DISPATCH.
Chicago, February 9.-Trial of the
Chicago American League players,
indicted for alleged completely in
throwing" the 1919 worlds series to
the Cincinnati National league team
was today set for March IA, George
(Buck) Weaver and Oscar (Happy)
Felsch, were in court at the prelim
mary hearing but the others were
represented only by attorneys,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-15
n. 7. POLICE GUARD
AGAINST OUTBREAK
Precautions Are Taken Against
Radical Uprising.

New York, Jan. 15.--Public build
ings, churches, public utility plants
and homes of wealthy citizens
throughout the city were under heavy
guard by order OF the police rs pre-
cQutiOnary measure againS possible
radical demonstrations
This action Is believed to have been
taken as precautionary measure fol
lowing reports of II proposed demon.
>tratiOn" in Philadelphia.
Special attention was gwen IL pro-
lection Of the homes Of John y. Rock
efeller, J. +. Morgan, Charles NJ.
Schwab, Archbishop Hayes. Mayor
Hylan and citizens along Fifth avenue
and other fashionable residential dis
tricts.
Other 'cordons Of guards were kept
no duty at st. PntrirE's cathedral, the
stock exchange. tn" criminal coIrts'
building he Metropolitan Museum 0.
Art, city hall. Tia. federated building,
all railroad stations. Inc postGftitr
building and su',-Nlat."l:, ana electric
light plants.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-15
BLAZE
IN ARSON AREA
Business Section Of MADEIRA,
Pa, Wiped Out.
PREVIOUS LOSS 100000
Two Men Were Seen Running From
Buildings, Which Soon Burst Into
Flames.

Clearfeld, Pa, Jan. 15.-Fires be-
lleved to have been of incendiary orr
gin destroyed fifteen buildings In the
business section Of MADEIRA, a thriving
town in the bituminous coal district.
The loss was about $250000.
Fire companies were summoned
from Clearield, Houtzdale, Osceola,
and Phillipsburg. When it was found
they could make no Roadway against
the flames, dynamite crews from mines
were called to the scene. They blew
up buildings in the path of the flames.
Among the buildings destroyed was
that occupied by the MADEIRA Times,
two motion picture theatres and the
Hileman hotel
Railroad men reported just before
the fire was discovered they saw two
men running from one Of the build
ings. which soon afterwards burst into
flames.
Three persons were hurt, including
q bystander, who was struck by a
piece Of masonry after a dynamite
blast.
Fires previously attributed to the
larson ring" have caused nearly ST.
100000. The territory covered by the
ring" includes Fayette and West
moreland counties and the suburban
sections of Pittsburgh. Numerous
schools and churches have been fired
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-15
.PERET IS NAMED
FRENCH PREMIER
President Of Deputies to Form.
New Cabinet.

Paris, Jan. l5.-Faulo peret, presi-
dent Of the chamber of deputies, was
asked by-President Millerand to form
cabinet in succession TO the one
headed by Georges Leygues, which re-
signed on Wednesday.
VI. Peret accepted the task and i'm
mcdiately began consultations with his
friends over the formation Of a min
istry.
VI. Peret had been reported reluc.
-tant 10 accept the premiership. be.
cause Of his health and his lack of
knowledge of the nations affairs.
Aristide BRAND. former premier,
has expressed his willingness TO serve
under NJ. Peret, either In the depart
ment Of foreign affairs or any other
capacity. Rene Viviani has refused
definitely to take office
President Millerand conferred with
Jean Louis Barthou, former premier :;
Captain Anlre Tardieu, former minis
ter of blockade and invaded regions :;
alexandra Ribot, former premier :;
Laurent BOnnevay, q leader Ia the
chamber Of deputies, and Charles C.
A. Jonnart, who was recalled to Paris
from Marsielles.
Final solution Of Frances financial
difficulties and the collection Of repair
atoms due from Germany will be the
two leading points In the program of
the new cabinet to be formed by NJ
Peret, of whose success in forming a
strong ministry there is no doubt Ia
political circles. N. Peret himself in
Heated what the policy of France
should be in his speech accepting the
post Of president of the chamber OF
deputies.