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The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
FLOUR FOR THE RUSSIANS

Hubbard Milling Company Has Con-
tributed Carload To Starving.
The American Friends service COM
mittee has appealed to the American
people to contribute -four for the
starving Russian people. Millions of
people are dying while America has a
surplus of every kind of food.
The Hubbard Milling company has
contributed a carload of Cyclone -four.
of grade not much used in this coun :
try, which will go forward in a few
days. 1t is "clear" -four, but makes
a sweet though dark colored loaf
about like rye bread. 1t is very cheap
and more nearly like the quality of
-four used in Russian relief work than
a high grade -four. The service com
mittee has requested that opportunity
be given to everyone to contribute by
sending -four with the shipment made
by the Milling company, as money 80
given will furnish more food than in
any other way. This -four will only
cost about So per barrel on present
market, being sold at cost for this
purpose.
Contributions NAV be sent to any Of
the banks who will receipt for the
amount and will see that it is prop
erly forwarded Further announce
ments and particulars will he given by
the Friends service committee tomor-
row
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
ACTION IS $4,000
STAGED BY WOMAN
Sensational Trial Is Now
On In District Court
PICKING OF THE JURORS
DoIiyWarWick Sues n. c.. LoWry;
Fair Plaintiff Tells
Her Story

For an alleged hug and an alleged
kiss. Dolly Warwick pretty digorcee
AID former public stercgrapher IN
the Saulpaugh hotel. is suing II. T.
Lowry, wealthy farmer and stock i'm
porter, for $4,000 damages in the
district court before Judge w. l.
Comstock. In the complaint Mrs
Warwick sets forth that at one time
last July when she was in dire neeo
of money to pay her bills she at
tempted to borrow $3.50 from mum
Der of banks, giving ne: household
furniture as collateral. and in eacn
instance was refused. Later IN the
month she asked Mr.. Lowry Tor the
Joan with the same security, accord
ing to the complaint, and NJ. Lowry
came to her home on Lewis streel
and under pretense oil looking over
the house with view 10 recommend
ing purchase TO a friend, attacked
he, placed his cheek against hers
kissed her and attempted TO force his
CaIresses on her.
The defense of Mr.. Lowry is a gen
eral denial of all the allegations and
according to his testimony he was
acting in good in good faith in look,
ing over the house in the interests OF
a friend and that he has been the
victim of the designs OF an adVentur :.
ess who concocted a scheme 10 gel
money from him. The word black
mail was used frequently this morn,
ing but at no time was the word useo
by either. of the principals directly
except when the plaintiff denied that
she had been told by friends that u
was blackmail which her action I'M
piled
H. G.. Lowry defendant in the &C
ton. was the witness placed on the
stand by Attorney C.. ]. Laurisch and
S. B. Wilson for the plaintiff and his
cross examination begun. Stated that
he lived in Mankato for the last three
years and said that he did 30 to the
Warwick home for the purpose OF
looking at the house when ne learned
that it was for sale. He said that he
made a'general inspection of the
house and that he was through the
upstairs rooms.
Mrs. Warwick was the next witness
and she stated that she has been mar
ried and has two small sens, aged six
and three respectively and that she
was divorced in February of last
year. She told how she came to
Mankato from ST. Clair and how she
went to the Mankato Commercial col
lege in an effort to prepare herself
for making a living and supporting
her two children. After two months
in school Mrs Warwick took employ
ment as public stenographer in the
IContinued on Page Seven.l
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
Puts Money Value
Upon Hug and Kiss
Forecast of Weather
GiUen For TOMORROW

Mankato: Maximum tempera-
ture for the past twenty -four
hours, seven above; minimum,
three below zero. Local barome-
ter hand today indicated change
able weather. Tomorrow the sun
will rise at 7:27 A. M, and will
set at 4:32 p. M.
Minnesota: Unsettled tonight
and Friday, probably snow in
south portion, somewhat warmer
in southeast portion tonight, cold
er Friday. -. &.
Wisconsin,: Snow tonight and
Friday; warmer tonight.
North Dakota: Cloudy and un-
settled tonight and Friday; colder
tonight and i'm east and south
portion Friday.
South Dakota: Unsettled to-
night and Friday, possibly snow
in south and central portions;
colder Friday in west and north
portions. -...
Montana: Mostly cloudy tonight
and Friday, possibly snow in
southwest portion, colder in north
and extreme southeast portions to-
night; colder in southeast por-
tion Friday. ..
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
FAVOR STATE CONTROL
Conference Held In st. Paul Today
over Question of Livestock Yards.
UNITED Press Dispatch1

st. Paul, December :2.-Chester
Morrill,, assistant secretary of agri-
culture, left here today after conclud
ing an investigation as to whether
the control of the south st, Paul live
stock yards will be taken out of the
hands of the state and put under the
supervision of the federal government
Farmers. bankers, shippers and 9TH
ers interested attended the meeting
The majority of those present favored
state control of the stock yards. o..
P. Jacobson favored the continuance
of the state control, and said that if a
move were made to trar sfer control
to the federal government, the case
would be fought clear through the
United States supreme court.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT
Final Legislation In $40, ,0o0, 900 Rus
sian Famine Measure Today.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Washington. D. c.. December %
Final legislative action on the bill
appropriating $20,OOO.OOO for the re-
lief of Russia's starving and distres
sed through purchase of grain was
taken today by the senate adoption OF
the conference report. 1t now goes
to the president. whose signature con
gressional leaders hoped, would start
additional relief as Americas Christ
mas gift to Russia's famine regions.
The report was adopted in the alb
sence of Senator Watson, democrat
Georgia, who yesterday, served no
tice that he would block action on it
at least until after Christmas.
Only about twenty senators were
In the chamber and no dissenting voice
was heard when the presiding officer
called for the vote.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
Coal Stoue Gas Kills
Aged St. Paul Mar,
Heater Started For First Time
Brought Disaster; Wife In
Serious Condition
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

St Paul. December pa coal heat
er started tor the first time this
winter has brought about disaster
in the family of Joseph Haider. Mr.
Haider, eighty years of age is dead
and, his wife, seventy six years oil
age is in a serious condition in one
OF the local hospitals. Carbon mon
oxide gas generated in the stove
during the night was the cause OF
the trouble, according to the state
ment OF DR.. Sharpe, deputy coroner
The rooms up to last night had been
heated with a gas stove.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
Ask Allies To Name
World Commission,
Body Will Elaborate Scheme For
Rehabilitation of Central
Europe and Russia
[Associated Press Dispatch. ]

London, December 22-The allied
supreme council at Its coming meet
Ing In Cannes will be asked to invite
the Interested powers to appoint a
commission to elaborate a. compre-
hensive scheme for the rehabilitation
OF Central Europe and Russia. This
conclusicr was arrived at In the con
ference OF the French and British
!, preniers just ended here. ~
The United States would be invited
to have a membership in this COM
mission. Germany also would be rep
resented. The question of a Russian
representative is in abeyance.
Paris, December 22.-An invitati~
to attend the meeting of the supreme
council next month has been extended
to George Harvey, the American am
bassador at London. The meeting j.
scheduled to open in Cannes on Wed
nesday January 4.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
Buying of Grain For
Russia Begins s Friday

Associated Press Dispatch.l
Washington; D. c., December %.
Purchase of American grain for
the relief of the famine stricken
peoples of Russia, for which an
appropriation of SIC, 900, 900 is
made in bill on which congress
slonal action was completed today,
will be started tomorrow.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
LESS ILLICIT BOOZE

Safeguards On Liquor and gents
LIssociated Press Dispatch
Washington, d. c., December o..
Safeguards on Withdrawals of liq-
uor from bond have reduced the
domestic supply of Illicit liquor fifty
per cent, and "gentlemen's agree
ments" have materially checked liq-
uor smuggling over the borders,
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
asserted today in Christmas
greeting to his army of enforce
ment agents throughout the country.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
Burglars Made Bank
Haul of OUer 500, 900
ocks and Eighty Deposit Boxes
Broken With Hammer At
York, Pa
Associated Press Dispatch. I

York, Pa, December 22.-Burglars
early today broke into the Mount Wolf
bank and stole 100000 in securities
from safety deposit boxes. They fore
ed window and cut through the
vault doors with acetelyne torches.
Locks on eighty deposit boxes were
broken with a hammer.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
PROVE BURCH INSANE
This Phase Of the Defense Was
Started Yesterday Morning

Los Angeles, December 22.-The
second phase of the defense of Ar
thur G. Burch. on trial for the mur-
der of J. Belton Kennedy, broker, was
well under way today. Efforts to
prove Burch insane were expected to
be continued.
This phase OF the defense was
started yesterday when Burch's coun-
sci began reading depositions by the
wife, Mrs. Allie Gale Quale, and her
father, Bishop Matthew Qualel of St.
Louis.
Another angle of the defense-a
denial that Burch killed Kennedy
irtually has been completed, the de-
Tense asserted.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
TWO BANDITS ARE KILLED
Unsuccessful Attempt To Hold Ur
Wyoming Grocery Store
TIInfted Press Disna tch

Casper, Wyoming, December 22.-
Two unidentified bandits were shot and
killed here when they attempted to hold
UP grocery store. A tip had been
sent to the proprietor that an attempt
would be made to rob the store, and
guards were placed on the watch. One
Of the guards was wounded in the
gun battle.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
FIRE DESTROYS THEATRE
Joliet Playhouse Valued at $125,oo0
Burned Early Today
ed Press DiSpatch.J j

- lASSOC1aCeu FTeSS DlSpatcn.I
Joliet. ILL.,, December 22.-r1red e.
stroyed the Lincoln theater early to-
day and guests in the Monroe hotel
were forced to leave the structure as
the flames threatened also to destroy
that building. The loss Is estimated
at $125, 900.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
wIu seI prainane Bonds.

Fargo, N. D.. December 22.-Efforts will
be made today to dispose of $611 900 worth
of Cass county drainage bends. Mem
bers Of the board said Minneapolis con-
cern wants the bonds but their bid is
above the 6 per cent rate set by the
ooard.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF
Reprirand of Father on Her Table
Manners Was The Cause

Thermopolis, Wyo., December .22.--
girl, living at Grass Creek, forty
miles from here shot herself through
the heart with a tweny- two calibeI
revolver after her father had re-
proved her for dipping her spoon
into jam pot at the table, according
ing to word reaching here yesterday.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
MAN BEHEADS HIS WIFE
Chicagoan Committed Terrible Deed
With Bread Knife

Chicago, December 22.-Peter Smith
early today severed his wife's head
with bread knife When the police
shoot him.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
Wara oeyr FOR Poe,

Wars Ocvr for Poet
London, December 22.-Rudyard Kiplins
has announced he will write nothing more
about the war. The only exception, he
said. may be the history of the Irish
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
KILLED TAXI DRIVER
Three Months Family Feud Result
ed In Shooting at Cleveland. Ohio
Associated Press Disnatch.l

Associated Press Dispatch.l
Cleveland, Ohio December o.
John EIrmel taxicab driver, was
silot to death this morning in a down
'own restaurant and George G..
Beame-. said to be engaged to EN-
e"s former wife, Is being held by
&C rolice on a charge of first degree
-rde-. Folice say the shooting is
.hc c.i=lsx Of a three gonths ee'id.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
ORDERS PRICE PROBE
Attorney General Daugherty Will
Make Nation Wide investigation

Washington, D. c., December a.
Investigation Of retail prices of food
fuel, and clothing in all parts of the
country was ordered today by Attor-
ney General Daugherty.
Mr.. Daugherty said that in many
localities prices are too high and re-
tailers profits were uncomfortable
and that every effort would be made
to put retail prices on the proper
level