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New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Dnouls Foiled in Attempt
10 Steal Sen. kean's Body
'fave Robbers Frightened OFF
by Police in Elizabeth,
L. Cemoforv

:. ..Llz1ApETH ". J., Jan. 2s.-A guard
~ - paced today at the grave Of SEN
T.. y'nn Nean. In Evergreen Gene
E.! nsfe, 70 prevent grave robbers
~ i. ezannng the body and holding 4.
,.sers w.s bsopgh. 70 the police las.
4 'nat body sna,cters we're at work
~ cfn"tery Half a dozen nat-,l-
r.. sa .rsaehed The cemetery just after
ra,yhs snd found that they hai
~. s' away the ghou,s Just AZ they
~. so>". 70 break through the con.
- ~ which the coffin IL get. ;ha,.ing
E,s ~ through the frozen earth TO
kssssi kisn e. n Kesn. presidenr Of the Ma.
49, W. STATE Bank here. brother of the
ssenator Kean. said thai ne could
.'.s II ~. ~ 10 motive for the vandal-
ssTIsss tbe grave robbers intended
sss.41a ny brotfer's body for ransom
! s.nt wasst zesn's. son, Ham,iton. who Is
fs.sao<'r - the Republican Rational
ksn 's and Of the banking firm Of
~ iaysof H. Co.. ~ Sew York. de-
70 ai,c'iss the matter.
~ ssgy fgnyepisne~. " you wish IN
xsssyss, "snn MI M IN the ';'rfbvn~ phone
k&ttBeyg so,.5 s.vy5 1r 81 - arr Want Ad.
1e** ~ I'M n ~ pAvs NJ Erestfy
I sn' tbe AstsDvbiitan District.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Declares
Miller's Transit
Plan Is Illegal
Asserts Courts Would Not
Sustain Invasion of Con
stitutional Rights of City
by State Traction Board
Would Annul Scent Fare
Says Companies Stock Is
Still Watered; Sees a
Solution in More Buses

Mayor Hylan, in a statement issued
yesterday, bitterly attacked Governor
Miller's proposals to deal with the To-
cal traction situation. The Mayor de-
clared that if the Legislature put into
effect the measures outlined by the
Governor in his message Monday the
city's constitutional rights would be in
vaded and the courts would never up
hold the act.
Referring specifically to the Gov
ernor's proposal for the creation of a
new state traction board, the Mayor
says it is an attempt to "abrogate,
annul and revoke solemn agreements,
particularly as to Scent fare"
He takes issue with the Governors
assertion that the water has been
squeezed out Of the transportation
companies stocks and declares that
the Interborough. for instance, is max
ing money on its contract with the
city, but is losing money on its con-
tracts with the Manhattan Railway
Company, "whose lines it leased on a
guaranteed dividend of per cent upon
$60,00O000 capital, a great portion of
which is water"
Early decisions on pending legal
questions involved in the traction prob
lem will make the Governors propos-
ais unnecessary, the Mayor says. The
real solution, he adds. lies in more
busses.
Text of Mayors Statement
The Mayors statement follows:
"The proposal to create by legisla-
tion state transit board, independent
of municipal control, to which shall
be transferred the power and authority
now possessed under the law by the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment,
with further power to revise, abrogate,
annul and revoke solemn agreements
particularly as to a 5-cent fare, can
never be written into statute which
will be approved by our courts as valid
and constitutional.
"The proposal made by the Governor
would bring into effect change in fares
without the consent of the city author
tiles.
ut would attempt to legislate away
the effect of the decision of the Court
Continued On next pase)
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27

Pictures and earthenwarc tumbled
from the walls Of the Merton Com
rmunity House: Other reports came
from IRON, Trenton, Vincenttown, Pembcrton.
Gloucester and Camden, N. j., all Of
which felt the shock. though it was not
noticed at Hammonton ami other towns
further inland. Wilmington, Del, was
also unaware of it until Inquiries be-
gan to pour in from other cities ask
ing If there had been an explosion,
Shortly after the occurrence, which
took place at 6:45 p m., delugc of
telephone CALLS came into the Phiiadel-
pkia Newspaper Offices. and the police
stations. The weather bureau alone
handled more than one hundred calls
"'thin an hour, but was unable to fur
r'.h any information.
from Trenton, N. j.. came tho re-
'ort that the shock was particularly
vioent In the vicinity Of Riverside and
Riverton, lasting several seconds and
causing the townspeoplc to become bad
= frightened.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Miller Assails Critics:
Republican Ranks Split
Over His Traction Plan
Nationwide Lockwood
Inquiry Is Demanded

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 90
Resolutions calling for continu-
alton of the nation-wide probe Of
building material prices begun by
the Lockwood committee in New
York were passed at to-day's ses-
sion of the Associated Contract
ors of America.
The resolutions, which were in
troduced by R. R. L. Rhinehardt,
.vice-presidenG and secretary Of a
large contracting firm of st.
Louis, also request state legis-
latures in the thirty-seven states
represented by the association to
conduct sweeping Investigations
into the prices asked by building
material manufacturers doing
business in their states, with
view to punishment of any guilty
of conspiring to keep prices up.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
U. S. Army Officers Sur
round Draft Dodger in
an Auto, but He Knocks
Gun Aside and Escapes
One OF His Friends
Shot Fusillade
Philadelphian's Fugitive
Driver Almost Caught;
Americans Are Arrested

BERLIN, Jan. 26.-An attempt was
recently made at Eberbach to kiAnap
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American
draft evader, and companion named
Stecher Qsaac Stecher, Dergdoll's
chauffcur) by five men in an automo-
bile, two of whom were American mill
tary intelligence officers and one an
American sergeant, according to the
Eberbacher Zeitung.
Bergdoll was being driven to the
Eberbach railway station to meet we'd
ding guests when the automobile was
suddenly surrounded and it's occupants
ordered to surrender. The party at
tempted to escape and one of the Amer
icans fired, the newspaper says, wound
ing German friend of Bergdoll in the
right hand. Police officers appeared
and the five men fed, but the two lal-
legged intelligence officers and another
OF the men were arrested later.
Villagers Defend Him
Before tho appearance Of the police
a number of villagers, sympathizing
with Bergdoll, surrounded the five men
and seized three who attempted to
pursue Bergdoll's automobile. Upon
the approach of the police the villagers
dispersed. The five are believed to
have come from Speyer. in the occu-
pied zone.
The man wounded was a relative of
the bride-to-be.
PnrrJo1i opJ C@.oL..
ing at Eberbach, a small town in Baden,
for several months, according to dis.
patch to the Tageblatt from Karlsruhe.
Last Saturday the two men were invit-
ed to wedding. Early in the evening
Bergdoll accompanied the bridal couple
to the railway station, where they were
to call for other wedding guests. Berg
doll remained behind, while the bride
and groom proceeded to the station
platform
AS the party was about to leave the
station motor car dashed up and FIVE
len alighted. They surrounded the car
in which Bergdoll and his party were
seated. The chauffeur suspected plot
and promptly started the engine, where
upon on of the strangers stepped up
to Bergdoll, pointed a revolver at him
and demanded that the car be halted
under pain of instant death
Pursue BergdoKs Car
Bergdoll brushed the weapon aside,
by which time his car was already we'll
under way. The car with the five men
took up the pursuit. Several shots
were fired at the bridal party, it is
alleged, and one of the members was
wounded.
The commotion attracted passersby
and the police placed under arrest the
puYsuers, whose car had arrived from
Speyer (Spires) Saturday morning,
ostensibly for the purpose of forcibly
selling the two Americans and trans
porting them to che occupied zone.
special dispatch says that the car
was in charge of two officials from the
American army Of occupation, who
were accompanied by four German de-
tectives. The Americans gave the
names of Carl Neaf and Franz Zimmer.
These two men are supposed to be
American detectives, hailing from Den
yer. The Germans in the party were
Gustaf Steiger, Gottfried Keim, August
Farnbach and the driver, AIMED Hide
brand. All four are said t. hail from
Otterstadt, in the pa!atinAte sector of
the occupied zone.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Take Negro From Police,
Then Burn Him at Stake
Arkansas Mob Puts the Alleged
Slayer of Man and Daughter
to Death Near Scene of Crime

.OSCEOLA, Ark, Jan. 26. - Henry
Lowery, negro, charged with the
murder of c. T. Craig and his daughter,
Mrs. c. o. Williams, at Nodena, Christ
mas Day, was burned to death by a
mob tonight on the Mississippi River
levee near the Craig plantation.
Lowery was taken across the river
into Arkansas by the group of men
driven to Nodena, where the Craig
plantation is located, according to in
formation received here. The mob then
took him to the levee near the scene
Of the crime, and, driving a stake into
the ground, chained the negro and
burned him to death. The mob then
dispersed
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Firms ASK Nobel Prize
For U. S. Red Cross

HELSINGFORS: Jan. 2e.-The
Finnish government has decided
to recommend to the Nobel Prize
Committee that the award of the
Nobel Peace Prize be made to the
American Red Cross, on the
ground that cts blessed activi-
ties materially relieved suffering
in the war, served the purposes of
humanity and promoted mutual
solidarity of the nations"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
100000 Fire Laid to Reds
Armory of Oldest Military Soci-
etv in Cleveland DESTROYED

CLEVELAND, Jan. 2s.-The Cleve-
land Grays, oldest military organiza-
tion in the city, is homeless tonight
for the second time in twenty-nine
years.
Fire, believed by Colonel L. S. Con-
nelly, commanding officer, and directors
Of the organization to have been
started by radical plotters, destroyed
the Grays' armory early to-day, entail
ing q loss estimated at $500 600.
.NASSAU-TAKE "TLCRgDA SPECIAL"
TO Miami. Seml-weeity sailngs Atlantic
Coast Linz Z. " once, fntf broadway.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Sweden Extends Suffrage
Men and Women to Vote
Whether Taxnayers or Not

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 26.-Both houses
of Parliament have ratified by large
majorities amendments to the Swedish
constitution extending the parlia-
mcntary vote to both men and women,
irrespective Of the restrictions con-
cerning the payment of taxes. Women
will be eligible to sit in either cham
ber, there will be single election day
throughout the country and henceforth
the Riksdag will elect its own officials.
Formerly it was the Kings privilege
presidents Of tho Riksdag.
o.
WI, not rincl'ur,? Greet ST. Vnl~n-
tines cor Tpuinai2Gnf, Jan. a,H. thru
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Big Reward Reported Promised

EBERBACH, Baden, Jan. 26. - A
party, comprising two American Off
GERS and four Germans, came here last
Saturday in large touring car from
Speyer in search Of Grover Bergdoll
and Isaac Stecher. They were armed
and carried handouts and are alleged
also to have had with them a bottle
containing some unknown fluid.
The men are said to have been prom
ised reward of $4,000 marks each
in case they were successful in seizing
Bergdol and Stccher and taking them
into the occupied sector. After the ar
rest of the members Of the search
party some of them admitted having
been in Eberbach for some time shad-
owing fugitive Americans. They spent
money freely while here, gathering in
formation concerning the movements
Of Rergdoll and Stecher.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Baker Makes No Comment

From The Trtbnnc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s-The un-
diers of the army of occupation on the
Rhine to capture Grover c. Bergdoll,
the wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger,
brought no comment from Secretary of
War Baker to-day when shown the
dispatch from Berlin telling of the
incident
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
MOVE PROVED WISE
A. E. CoWden Pleased With
Mankato Location
BUSINESSES INCREASED
Head of Truth Too! Company
Plant Says Coming Here !
Was Good Thing

A. E. Cowden, proprietor OF the
Truth Tool company, in an inter
view with The Free Press. stated
yesterday that he feels that he act
ed wisely when he accepted the in
vitation of the industrial committee
of the Civic and Commerce associ-
alton 10 move his manufacturing
plant from Glendale to Manlsato, as
he has enjoyed steady and rapid
increase in business since coming to
this city.
In order to handle the increased
business, an addition has been built
10 the plant so that the floor space
used now Is double that what ii was
when the company was moved into
these quarters, and Mr.. COwden states
That IL business continues to increase
rs 1t has been doing in the past, il
is only question o. time when the
enlarged present quarters will be in
adequate.
When the industry was moved TO
ManEato last September, it furnish
ed employment for but three people,
and now eight men, including Mr.
Cowden, are kept busy, N addition
to the office help which is under the
supervision of Mrs. Cowden, who i'm
presses one Win uSE Keen kEONltuSS
u business affairs, and also in al
uition TO the travelling statesmen, of
Y Itch there are twelve in all, who
sell Truth Tools. A number OF whole
sale houses also job the products OF
his company.
Patronize Home Industry.
Mr.. Cowden believes in patronizing
home industries which is evidenced
10y the fact that he has four Little
Theodore Tenn is spending his
shop and he considers these hammers
the best made of their kind. When
he came to Mankato two of these
hammers more than took care OF his
needs, now four are kept in constant
use. The total supply of machinery
has been more than doubled since
last September, and indications are
that not only more machinery will be
needed soon but also more help.
The Truth Tool company manu-
features a high grade of hand made
mechanics tools, all Of which are
lully guaranteed against imperfec-
items with an agreement to replace
any article that tails to give the serv-
ice claimed for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowden look forward
TO the future with great optimism
and are wondering what will have to
be done by them to furnish the trade
with their wares when the world gets
back to normal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
VERDICT FOR $1,000
Case of Lameroux VS.. Nor
man Is Decided
HEAT LAYS ON HARD
Attorneys Are Not Anxious 70
Work In Hot Court Room :.
These Days

The district court jury in the case
of Guy Lameroux against Hugh NOT
man yesterday evening brought In q
verdict in favor of the plaintiff In the
sum of $1,000 or the full amount sued
for. he action was brought to recover
commission on sale OF certain lanos
owned by the defendant. Attorney z.
J. Laurisch appeared as attorney Tor
the plaintiff and Ivan and LeHoy
Bowen as attorneys for the defendant.
The heat seems to be getting on
the nerves of the members Of the
local bar association. This is evil
denced by the fact that number
of cases on the civil calendar in
the district court were continued
yesterday afternoon. IF lawyers
can not stand the heat now. how
will they be able to stand it later"
said Judge w. l.. Comstock with
smile commenting on the desire Of
the attorneys to put OF the trial Of
the cases until cooler period in the
year. While the court did not pass
judgment to that effect, the tone Of
his eye would indicate at least, that
some of the souls of the attorneys
when they shuttle Of this mortal
coil will descend instead of ascend.
Gases Are Continued.
The case of Jane A. Evans against
A. H. Dobbin and the case of the
Licking County Bank and Trust
company against the Northwest
Utilities company were continued to
the next general term, and the cases
of Endicott & Company against the
Greenwood company, and Chicago
Feed and Fertilizer company against
the Windmiller was continued unIil
the special term OF the district court
July 5.
Holger Jensen, who pleaded guilty
to taking an automobile belonging
to Martin Holm of st. Peter, without
the consent of the owner, was to
have been sentenced yesterday after
noon. Owing to the fact that his
uncle from Granger, Iowa, wants to
be in court when sentence is passed,
the judgment and sentence was de-
ferred until Thursday at two o'clock,
Judge w. l.. Comstock has app
pointed as an appraising board in
the matter of the condemnation pro-
ceedings brought by the board OF
education, George Atchison, A. ].
Veigel and ]. j. Flachsenhar. This
board will deal with matters in con-
nection with the new Union school
site,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
SHIP PRODUCTS ABROAD
Project Offered Planters Of Southern
Ports Of Philippines.

Ports OF Philippines.
Manila, p. l., June Elf the
planters and the insular government
of the Philippines will cooperate in
tha project, the United States Ship
ping Board is prepared to inaugurate
a steamship service to small ports of
the Visayan and the southern islands
Of sthe Philippine archipelago that
will put shippers in direct touch with
their markets abroad by means of
through bills of Iading.
With view to inaugurating such
q steamship service, Joseph p. Marias,
head of the shipping board in the
Philippines, has just completed trip
to the southern ports, including those
Of Mindanao. Zone important thing
required for the development of these
smaller ports" said Mr.. Marias, "is
dock building plan. Instead of
dribbling small appropriations out to
these places from year to year,
which are too small for the under
taking of adequate projects. Each
year, larger sum small for the I'M
dertaking of adequate projects. Each
year, a larger sum should be spent
to construct dock and provide
facilities at one port"
Mr.. Marias assrled the planters in
the vicinity of Davao, the principal
port of Southern Mindanao, that if
the service is once started by the
shipping board, it would be continued
indefinitely. He said he would re-
gard it as feeder service for deep
water ships, similar to routes which
have been recently established in
China.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24

ne was woruh ana That he would get
what he justly deserves.
Cooperative Association
L. Z. Mcmillan, county agent for
Blue Earth county. who appeared
TEXT on the program, told of the or
ganization of the Minnesota Co. oper-
alive Creamery association which was
formed several years ago, having the
five following aims in mind: service,
the interest of the patrons OF the
uniformity of products, increase in
creameries in the creameries. more
efficient COWS with the aid of COW
testing associations, continual i'm
lrovement in cattle.
Following this address the audience
took part in a community sinC, led
by Mr.. Leslie Cornell OF Amboy.
In his address J. c. NARROW, sec
rotary of the County association, in
formed the breeders that the Blue
Earth County association of Holstein
Breeders was the largest in the state,
having a membership Of over two
hundred. The bankers of commun
.ity are largely responsible for what
happens in the dairying profession as
Wen as in other occupations, de-
cared Mr.. NARROW. The rason why
er states in the dairying profession is
that the bankers have backed the
breeders and dairymen. He said that
the majority OF the COWS do not pay
for their keep and the ones that are
Improbable are SpungerS rather than
.bcarders.
Banks are not near as hard up in
parts of the country where dairying
Is carried on as where it is not en-
phasized," maintained Emil Boie.
vice president of the National Citi-
zens Bank Of Mankato, who was cal
led upon to speak. John Nyquist of
The Nyquist Clothing company or
Mankato, talked on THE Meaning
and Value of Holsteins to an OutsiG-
err" devoting few remarks to Town
leyism and American1sm also.
Following the program the cattle
was judged and prizes awarded, the
main feature being an exhibit OF the
boys dairy calf contest held under
the auspices of the county club lead
er, M. II. Coe The prizes were dis
trIbuted as follows: Cows: First prize,
Badger Lady, owner, H. e. Salisbury.
Second prize, Sarah, Pontia, owner
Brush Brothers.
Third prize, R. D. K. owner. H. E.
Salisbury.
owner, Brush Brothers.
Fifth prize, Lady Eta, owner, A.
M. Brush.
Yearlings: First prize, George Han
nay.
Second prize, Brush Brothers..
Third prize, Brush Brothers.
Calves: First prize, Clarence Wi
denheft.
Second prize, Milton Guiwe. KS.
Third prize, Merle Woolsun.
Bulls: First prize, Brush Brothers.
Second prize A. M. Brush.
Third prize, H. e. Salisbury.
The judges we're Mr.. Scott, secre-
tary of the American Holstein Breed
ers association and NJ. H. Forman of
Hhe University School OF Agriculture.
After the stock judging free for all
races for the children were held and
prizes given.
A fine display Of fireworks was
shown in the evening preceding the
dance at the Amboy opera house,
which was given for the benefit OF
the Blue Earth County Holstein
Breeders association,
The Footraoes Interesting.
The foot races were OF great in
erest: The winners were as fol-
ows: Boys under ten, foot race,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
MEETING OF GRAIN MEN
Conven ton Tri- State Association
Opened In Minneapolis.

ASSOCIATED Press DlSpatch.I
Minneapolis, June 22.-Country
grain shippers from North and South
Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
members of the Tri- State Country
Grain Shippers association, began their
three day annual convention here to-
day.
Assembling at the West hotel this
morning, the delegates opened their
convention at p. m. The 1900 grain
shippers heard Mayor J. E. Meyers
welcome them to the city, after which
N. r. Tackling. president of the as
ISOLATION, responded for that body.
Several addresses and the appoint
ment of committees were to be made
later in the session. The Dakotas and
Minnesota originally comprise the
association, and when Wiconsin was
added, the name remained unchanged
The annual meeting will end Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
Frommes- SieIaH.

Miss Jeanette B. Frommes and Mr..
Arthur E. Sielaff were quietly mar
ried in st. Paul today. After the mar
riage a delicious luncheon was served
at the home of Mrs. John Rentz. sister
of the groom at Lake Elmo. The
young couple will be at home July
Is at 11S East Rock street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
MORE AIRCRAFT TESTS.
Two German U-Boats Will Be Sen
To The Rotton TODAY

u Wo herman O-6oatS VIII DC Scnt
To The Bottom Today.
Old Point Comfort, Va, June 90
Two more former German submarines
will form targets for naval marks
manships today when a division OF
Atlantic feet destroyers train their
guns on the undersea craft while at
anchor near the spot where the U-117
was sent to the bottom yesterday in
a bombing attack by naval seaplanes
While the question at issue yesterday
was whether the vessel could be sunk
at all by an air attack, that involved
in today's program was simply how
quickly the destroyers' guns could
turn the trick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
Arch Criminals of War Not
To Be Tried
LINEUP OF OFFENDERS
They Include Dukes, Generals
And Vons; Also Several
AdmiraIs

London, June 22.-The real Ger
man war guilty will probably escape
trial. They'll get off as easily as
the kaiser, whom British politicians
promised to hang.
This Impression is given added
foundation by the procedure at the
trials of the small fry on the allied
list, before the German supreme
court at Leipsig.
eminent last year, the, list was the
most formidable in the aftermath of
warfare, either ancient or modern.
Tie accused ranged from princes to
rriVates, and the crimes from MUIR
der to theft.
The list was made up of lists pre-
scented by the various allied nations