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The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
CHASE THE SANTA
CLAUS FOR STATE
Fine Money GiftsAre Made
To the County Fairs
.BLUE EARTH ON LIST
Both Societies Each Awarded
$1,564; All Paid Up Their
Premiums

Minnesota's annual Christmas gift
to the county agricultural societies of
the state went forward this week when
r. P. Chase, state auditor, Officiating O
as Santa Claus, completed the mailing
of checks to the amount OF $l4e,so2.-
81, state aid to the societies.
This aid to the agricultural associa-
tions of the state is directed by law
and is based on the premiums paid by
the various societies. the maximum
basis of pro- rating reimbursement TO
any one society being $I700. The
largest amount received by ~ 15c3ety
in the state Is $1,564. The 1921 leg
islature appropriated $4,000 for this
purpose and this with the balance
available was divided pro-rata at the
rate OF ninety two cents on the dollar.
The Blue Earth County Agricultural
society, is reimbursed to the extent
of $1,564, having reported total prem-
iums paid amounting to $l,6YS.
The Mankato Fair and Blue Earth
County Agricultural Association Is re-
imbursed to the extent of $1,564, hav-
ing reported total premiums paid
amounting to S4,167.S0.
Appropriation For Aid
The appropriation for aid to the
agricultural societies made by the last
legislature is the largest since the law
was enacted and it's encouraging ef-
feet is found in the large amount OF
premiums paid to exhibitors this year.
The cash outlay for this purpose, as
made by the societies in conformity
with the legislative act, amounted to
S192,71S.77. .
According to Mr.. Chase state aid
to county fairs has been OF material
benefit in an agricultural and COM
munity way 1t has stabilized quite a
few tottering agricultural organizations
and at the same time it has given to
the county fair movement a degree OF
permanency which aug lrs well for the
future of the societies. In this years
division of the aid nearly every county
in the state is interested. In all
ninety six societies participate.
Nicoilet County Receives $1,564.
The following is number Of the
county agriculture socities sharing in
the appropriation of state aid.
Blue Earth county agriculture So
ciety, $1562.16: Brown county, 1854!
Faribault, $1,564 Freeborn, Sl,564 /;
Jackson, $1,564; LeSueur, 81 l,564; Mar
tin, $1,564; Nicollet, $1564; Waseca,
81 .564
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE

M. J. O'Brien of the Value store
went to Fairmont on business today.
Mrs. Floyd Kinsey and son Billy re-
turned home Sunday from LIE Sueur
where they have spent the past weeks
visiting with friends and relatives.
Mrs. John Busch and Mrs. Clyde
Bugby of Wells were in the city today
visiting with friends. =
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Crothers ol
Minneapolis visited over the week end
with friends in West Mankato. They
will visit in st. Peter before returning
to their home.
Miss Agnes Mccall of Faribault is
spending several days with relatives
in the city.
Mrs. L. z. Smith returned today
from visit with relatives in Terre
Haute, Ind.
Daniel W. Davis of Wyoming. for
mer resident of Cambria is visiting
relatives and friends in this county.
township, Faribault county transacted
business in this city yesterday.
P. S. DuXbury of this city spent yes
terday in Fairmont on business.
August d. Damn of East Chain
Mimi, called on friends in this city
yesterday.
Ralph Hammet, architect of Min
neapolis, was home visiting his folks
the fore part of the week, and su-
perintending the building of little
colonial house that his mother. Mrs.
w. R. Hammett, is erecting at the
corner of State and Willard streets.
Dr. and Mrs. c. F. Ewing of Wheat
on attended the Medical convention In
the city and visited with old friends
while here.
Mrs. Margaret Hughes of Mime
apolis and Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes OF
Lake Crystal are visiting at the home
Of Mrs. Emma Hughes, 510 South
Fifth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Schroeder
left last evening for Holland, Mich.
where they will spend the Christmas
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Vance
Charles Mape and son Vance, junior
Miss Emma Foulon of Ghent, Miss
Bernice Brand Of Marshall and Mr.
Louis GIFTS of Marshall left yesterday
for their homes after spending sew
eral days as the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Walser.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
STRIKE DUTY FOR
THE STATE TROOPS
Companies Are Ordered to
South ST. Paul Zone
SITUATION is SERIOUS
Men In WaIkout Trying To
Keep New Hands From
Going ToWork
limited Press Dispatchl

South st. Paul, December -Four
hundred state guardsman were placed
on duty in the strike district this
morning. More guardsnen are ex-
pected to be called to that area before
night. Thousands OF striking employ
es were milling about in the streets and
succeeded in keeping strike breakers
from going to work despite the pres
ence of the troops.
Packing plant proprietors were ex-
pecting to take in strike breakers
during the day. Adjutant General
RhinOw said that he would open the
picket lines The guardsman were
sent to the strike area shortly after
II i0night after authorization from Gov
ernor Preuss, who is now in Charles
town s. G., was received. - i've prov
isional companies were secretly mob1l
lied and taken on trucks to the strike
zone, and were bilited in the horse
pavilion at $3.50 A Nd. The companies
on duty are; A. B. c. and D. and
Headquarters company OF the Saul
Infantry. Cart of the outfit is armed
with one inch field pieces. Adjutanl
General Rhinow has ordered tat the
One Hundreth and ninth Air squadron
and one hundred and Fifty First Field
Artillery to join the guardmen-
Others Ordered To Entrain
Red Wings Company b o. the Fifth
Infantry, Faribault Company h OF. the
Sixth Infantry we're ordered to enr::Gin
at six a. m. and were expected to ar
i've at South St Paul by eight a. IN
This will bring the total OF troops ur
10 500 men.
Packer officials and city and county
authorities have tailed to break the
picket lines, ana c:clv effor- OF the
packers to bring il strike breakers
have been frustrated. A train load oil
strike breakers were run out OF Town
after the train upon which they had
arrived was stoned. Yesterday an ef-
fort on the part of The packers to spir-
it sixty negroes into the plant through
dn underground tunnel was discovered
by the pickets, and the negroes were
chased out of town.
Strikers Damage Auto
Adjutant General Rhinow ordered
the troops to the strike area after the
unions had refused to stop pickelng
the plant. AS General Rhinow was
coming out of the strike area last ev-
ening the pickets ripped the side cur
tains on his automobile and then lined
up saluted.s The adjutant was irate
over the indignity. The packing COM
pany employees struck Monday in pro-
test to wage reductions. The strike
was to par Of a general strike OF meat
cutters, butchers etc. but in other cit
les it was only taken part in a small
way
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09

the capital stock tax makes the total
levy on corporations approximately
Is per cent.
Two Chief Objections
when we remember" he writes,
that the great bulk of the business
country. 10th large and small, is car
ried on under corporate form and that
the net income must largely be dis
tributed in dividends, and that these
dividends are then in turn subject
to surtaX, in the hands of persons
receiving them, it is at once seen that
the resulting taxation to persons en-
gagged in productive business is very
heavy. For instance stockholder
subject to surtax at 10 per cent really
pays about 25 per cent on his divid-
ends; while stakeholder subject to
a so per cent surtax would be taxed
about IS per cent on such profits"
Declaring that there were two "chief
objections" to the present high estate
tax rates, running up to 25 per cent on
the total value of estates, Mr.. Mellon
says much of what he has said re-
specting the high surtaxes applies
equally to the estate taxes. Another
oil lection he sets forth. is that in
many instances, a forced liquidation
of estates to obtain the necessary
luOncy 10 pay tle taxes, result IN loss
to the estates as well as ito every
one else who is interested in these
properties. especially if at the same
time they desire to or must SELL"
Referring to the oft repeated state
ment that the tax laws need simplifi-
cation, Mr.. Mellon declares that the
greatest simplification that can be
made is in the reduction of the rates.
so long as the rates were low," he
asserts, There was not much diff
Guilty in the admins tration of the
law; even though the system was
entirely new and the organization ad
ministering it, unfamiliar with the
| operation Of such a law. The complex
ity of the law so far as 1t concerns
| the income tax itself, has arisen
largely out of the high rates which
make every point that arises involve
substantial amounts Of money, and
which means that each possible
question is contested by the tar
payers and the government and re-
sulting delay in the collection of the
revenue irritation and annoyance and
expense on the part Of the taxpayer
and costly litigation. With moderate
rates very much of this difficulty
would disappear.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Ten Per Cent Rate
Cut Is Protested
Western States Will Not Accept
Voluntary Grain SIashes BY.
The Roads
IAssociated Press Dispatoh.l


Washington, December 6.-Western
states. awarded 16 1-2 per cent cut
in freight rates on grain, grain pro-
ducts and hay, will not accept the
voluntary offer of railroads to cut
rates ten per cent generally on all
agricultural products as a substitute
according to protest which Clyde M.
Reed, chairman of the Kansas Utilities
commission and of the management
committee of the states concerned, ar
ranged to file today with the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The 16
IL per cent cut was ordered by the
commission last month to be put into
effect on or before December 27, but
the railroads have opposed it in a pc
tition for a hearing. and have Of
fered to substitute the ten per cent
reduction instead
The railroad petition, the western
states protests said. "is in substance
request that the Interstate Com
merce Commission stultify. itself by
receding from it's original position" /"
The railroads have failed to show any
change in conditions, or additional
facts which were not put before it
during the original investigation, it
was added, and the commission was
asked to maintain its order and put
the 16 12 per cent reduction into eff
feet as scheduled.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE

st. James Independent: Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Gebharit and family removed
Monday to Mankato, where Mr.. Geh
hardt has position as foreman IN the
round house. For many years past he
has held position as machinist in tho
st. James round house, Mr.. and Nrs.
Gebhartt enjoy the friendship and es-
TEEN Of large circle of friends " mo
regret their departure but VINO = in
join us in extending wishes for hao-
piness and prosperity in, their new
home
Miss Stella McComb of Minneapol,,
Is a guest of friends in the city.
Mrs. Earle Zuel Of Faribauit is
visiting with relatives in the city
Attorney ]. e. Regan is in st. Paul
today arguing two cases before the
state supreme court.
Attorney B. D. Grogan is confined 10
his home today with an attack OF III
ness
Mrs. Thomas Cummings of LIE Hill
lier returned yesterday from EIkton,
s. D., where she went to attend the
funeral OF her brother, John RAIN.
whose death occurred on Fhanksgiv-
ing day.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
ROUTING OF,TRUCkS
THROUGH THETOWN
Permission Granted BY the
Council to Firm
IBID FOR BRICK HOUSE
Structure Will Be Moved From
The Site Of Mankato
Armory -,

City councilmen last night at their
meeting transacted but little busi-
ness. Councilman Lack announced
that he had received bid for $11o
for the brick house on the new ar
mory site. 1t was voted to sell the
building to Simon Ziegler at that fig
ure providing he start the work of re-
moving 1t at once.
The matter of giving Skelley Il
Conelly of st. Paul, the contractors
who are to gravel the Eagle Lake
road from Mankato to the Waseca
through the city with their eight ton
trucks was brought up. Some of the
councilmen were Of the opinion that
such heavy vehicles would damage
the pavement. The gravel Is to be
hauled from the Guaranteed Gravel
and Sand company's plant in LIE Hill
lier. and It is proposed to put on two
crews of men and work twenty four
hours a day. After considerable dis
cussion it was finally decided to route
the trucks down Front street from
thence to State street and on to Sec
ond street which can be followed to
the intersection of Madison avenue
and thence up the Eagle Lake hill on
to the Eagle Lake road.
Chief landmarks report for the
month ending November 80 showed
that eighteen arrests had been made
and fifty four dodgers had been hous-
ed at the city hall. The fines collect
ed during the month amounted to
1920.
Bills Were Allowed
At the close of the meeting the FOL
QnnitQn l.
lowed:
Northern States Power company,
s1,S4090 for all city lighting includ-
ing library, etc; Bprnes & Nachbar,
$87.75; National Meter company, $40
.46; Mankato Electric Traction com
pany, $5; Mankato Civic and Com
merce association, $6S.83, balance on
band appropriation. Kroeger &
3 gassdkhsus, 81 s2s; Joseph .ses Blissenbach, et,
company, $3.50; Neptune Meter COM
pany, $4S.14 Lambert Lumber COM
pany, $3.50; Mankato Manufacturing
company, s5.25; Hallman Brothers,
1851; Thomas ellison, $15; Imman-
city detention hospital, $334.22 (city
has collected from patients them
selves, $373.95; Joseph Manderfeld,
$10.25; A. A. Zimmerman. $40; ]. G.
Hagen, $27.65; Fowler & Pay. $11.75:
Clean Towel Service, SIS; Free Press
$40; e. M. Zuell, $24; Draper &
Petersen, S1.90: Buffalo Meter COM
pany, $11.19; Southern Minnesota
company, 81; Mankato Storage com
pany, Sc; Mankato Citizens Tele.
phone company, $3.50; Standard Oil
company, $31.1S: Carl Dethlof, 1855;
Ed L. Lamm, 81; W. Booth & Sons
company, $3.50; Unzeitig & Ammeth,
1896; George P. LAWN. s1.20; c. A.
Aherns, Sits; Leon Little, $1.25; F.
G. Thomas, $195; Paul Geisler, 81;
w. H. Anderson, $3.50; >Schwickert
Hardware company, 81; City of Man
kato for armory site, $1,000.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
VINEGAR TEST CASE
Important Action Before The Fed
eral Court at Milwaukee.

Important Action Before The Fed
eral Court at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, December 7.-Stxty pei
cent of the vinegar manufactured in
the United States is made from dried
apples, c: Brown. Chicago attorney
for the Douglas Packing company
Fairport, N. Y, said today in an
opening statement in federal court
at the trial of the suit of the gov
ernment to test the legality of the
labelling by the company Of vinegar
made from dried apples as apple
cider vinegar"
David A. Sondel. assistant United
States district attorney contended
that the vinegar was mislabeled In
that it contained barium sulphate
produced by the combination of sui
phur used as preservative and car
bon used to eliminate the sulphur.
The suit is Of interest to every
dealer in vinegar in the United States
as it will test the right of manufac-
ture of vinegar from dried apples to
label products "apple cidar vinegar.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Alleged Auto Thief
Held to Grand Jury
Orson Stout of Sheldon, Iowa
Is In Trouble At Pipe
stone, MINI.
Especial to The Free Press ]

Pipestone, Mimi, December T.
Charged with the theft of an automo-
bile belonging to DR.. S. E. Elliott of
this city, Orson Stout Of Sheldon.
Iowa, has been bound over to the
January grand jury here and has gone
to the county Jail in lieu of furnish
ing bonds to the amount of $1,000.
Stout, it is claimed, stole the Elliot
car from the parking place in front
of a local theatre and drove out on a
rural highway to a point where anoth-
er car which he had peen driving had
run into the ditch. Stout was found
with the car. the machine, too, having
gone into the ditch. A bottle of moon
shine whisky on Stout's person and a
five gallon jug of the liquor hidden
under road culvert, are sadi to play
an important part in Stout's actions
on the night Of the theft.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Grocer In Battle
With Three Bandits
Minneapolis Man Saved $500 In
Demand To Hold Up
His Hands

Minneapolis, December 7.-George
Thomas, a grocer of this city, staged
a gun battle with three bandits and
thus saved $500 which he was carry
ing home with him. Thomas had
just left his store and started for
home when three men demanded
that he throw UP his hands. Instead
Thomas drew gun and commenced
to fire.
The bandits returned the fire and
Thomas was wounded in the shoulder
but he kept the lead flying in the
direction Of the bandits who finally
took to their heels. Thomas thinks
that he winged one of them.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
HURT IN BASKET BALL

North Dakota Boys Have Never Re-
covered From Injuries In Games
Devils Lake, N. d. December T
There are boys who participated in the
state basketball tournament at Grand
Forks four years ago and have never
recovered from physical injuries ther
received, Nelson Sauvain, superinten-
dent Of schools here, declare in an
nouncing a recent decision OF the
state athletic contest to limit the
number of teams taking part in a
state tournament to eight
When more teams participate it has
happened that contestants have play
ed in as many as four games in two
days. This is injurious to their health
Mr.. Sauvain declares.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
NEWS OF LAKE CRYSTAL
Stock and Fixtures of White Swan
Restaurant Are Sold
ISnanial to The Free Presal

STOCK and tIxtufeS OF Wnite SNSh
Restaurant Are Sold
Especial to The Free Press.1
Lake Crystal, December THE
stick and fixtures of the White Swan
restaurant were sold at auction Tues
day morning by Deputy Sheriff Will
liam p. Lewis. Henry Torgerson.
owner of the building and proprietor
of the pool hall in the rear Of the
building bought the stock and fix
lures at a bargain. Mr.. Torgersen
plans to run the restaurant and pool
Attorney Thomas Hughes called at
the John L. Evans Home Sunday af-
Carl J. Ulrich, of Mankato transact
ed business in the city Monday and
Tuesday.
The toy shops are beginning TO draw
the attention of children and older ones
alike. The little tots make frequent
Journeys to these places to feast their
eyes on the bright colored toys and it
is amusing to hear them plan with
each other while picking out in their
childish way the toys they are going
to ask Santa Claus to bring them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Harris Mankato
home.
The council met Monday evening,
but no business of material importance
was done outside Of allowing bills
amounting to six hundred seventy two
Robert P. Williams transacted bus
Mess at Judson Tuesday afternoon.
Lem Keashng foreman. on the small
dredger belonging to e. d. Barr, on
ditch No. Sc, left Tuesday morning
with his wife, by auto to Nebraska.
The work with the small dredger has
been completed, but work of taking It
down for shipping will not begin until
there is another job in view. Mr..
Keasling expects to return In the
spring to look after the machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Shelby Of Man
kato were callers in the city Tuescay.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
PREUS IN WASHINGTAN
Minnesota Governor To Attend Hard
ling Dinner Tomorrow
UNITED Press Dispatob1

Washington, D. c., December T.
Governor and Mrs. Preus arrived in
this city today and will partake of
the dinner tomorrow to be served by
President Harding to visiting gov
ernors.
Governor Preus is keeping in close
touch with the strike situation in
South st. Paul. He came here from
Charleston, S. c., where he attended
meeting of governors. If the strike
situation in his home state does not
prevent he will go to New York
where he will speak before the
residents of insurance companies
who will hold big meeting in that
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
YANKS ARRIVE HOME

First Detachment American Soldiers
From the Rhine Land at New York.
CAssociated Press Dispatch.1
New York, December 1.-THE firsi
detachment of American troops to be
sent home from the army of occupa-
ton in Germany, consisting of clever
day on the transport Cantigny.
Accompanying the soldiers were
fifteen FORMER service men whose en-
listments had expired, and a number
OF army nurses and civilian employees
The ships best accommodations
were occupied by seventy three Ger
man born wives of American soldiers
and eight Rhine babies.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
APPEALS BONUS CASE
st. Paul Ex-Service Man Takes Ac.
ton To State Supreme Court.
u LAssoc,eted Press Dispatch.l

TAssocieted Press Dispatch.l
st. Paul, December THE Mime
sofa supreme court today took under
advisement the appeal of John e.
Hunt of St. Paul, from the decisions
Of the state bonus board and the bo-
nus board of review. Hunt claims he
is entitled to $3.50 bonus for service
from June, 191S,' to May, 1919. He
was registered for the draft on June
5, 1917, and on June 16, 1917.
The bonus board held that this was
an attempt, through marriage, to evade
service as he claimed exemption and
requested to be placed in class 4. Hunt
was placed in class / and inducted in
the service in June, 1918. Don Doty,
attorney for Hunt, before the court
today said that Hunt had been engag-
ed to be married for three years and
that the date already had been set
before the draft. The bonus board re-
jected the claim July 2, 1921. and the
board OF review rejected his claim
August 25.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
South Dakota Lady
Named For GoDernor
Candidates For Chief Executive
Selected For Next Novem-
ber Election
lUnited Press Dispatchl

Pierre. s. D.. December IA wo-
man and two men compose the trio OF
candidates for governor in the state
of South Dakota. Miss Alice Lorraine
Daley of Madison, was nominated by
the state convention of the Nonparti-
san proposal men. The republican
proposal men renominated Governor
w. H. McMaster and the democrats
nominated L. N. CrnI of Elk Point
Tne laws of South Dakota require
that the candidates for governor be
nominated in the December preced
ing the election.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
North Dakota Needs Teachers

Grand Forks, N. D., December T.
North Dakota needs seven thousan
trained teachers to maintain her
schools, Dean Joseph Kennedy of the
Teachers college of the state uni
versity declared recently. This grow
ing demand" Dean Kennedy said
"has placed heavy demand on the
state institutions, all of which need
to cooperate for he ask
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
PROFIT FROM THE FARM
Oklahoma Woman TiiIer Made Goos
Living In Spite Low Prices


IAssociated Press Dispatch.l
Saltwater, Okla, December 7.-That
a living can be made on the farm,
even in years of low prices, has been
shown by Mrs. Laura Leatherwood, a
widow of the Starr community, Adair
county, according to George e. Davis,
farm demonstration agent for mat
country.
Mrs. Leatherwood has a thirty acre
farm, six cows, a cream separator and
$50 chickens, Divis says. Her income
this year has been: Butter, $4O1.95;
milk, $98; cream, $26.65; chickens
sold, $28.76: eggs, $9S.39; vegetables,
1864; strawberries, $ll.9O; calves,
SIS; hogs, $59.07: total, $S06.45. She
has brought concentrated feeds to the
extent Of 1921, leaving net profit OF
S585.45.
The record doesn't include the
vegetables, milk, butter and meat she
produced and used herself.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
GOVERNORS END SESSION
Conferences at Charleston Brought Il
Close Today.
[Associated Press Dispatch.

tAssociated Press Dispatch.J
Charleston, S. c., December L
Sessions of the annual conference ol
governors which have been in prog
ress here since Monday with more
chan a score of state executives in at
tendance, closed today with a bust
ness meeting.
Governors Cox, Massachusetts,, Pre-
us, Minnesota, and Kendall, Iowa
were unable to remain for the con-
cluding session and left in advance OF
the main party
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
EXTEND FARM LOANS

Bills Introduced Today Provides for
Extension of Term to 1923
tAssociated Press Dispatch.l
Washington, December THE war
finance corporation would have au-
thority to make loans until July 1,
1923 under a bill introduced today by
representative Young, republican,
North Dakota. Under existing law
powers of the corporation to make
advances automatically expire next
July l. A similar measure was pre-
sented in the senate yesterday by
Senator McNary, republican, Oregon.