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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
LEACH IS NOW MAYOR
New Minnesota Executive Assumes
Duties Today.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Minneapolis, June 5.-George E.
Leach, colonel in the World War,
today assumed the duties of mayor of
this city. Although the new mayors
term was to begin yesterday, the
first Monday in July, according to
the statute. the formal taking over
of the regions of the city govern
ment was postponed until today, be-
cause of the holiday yesterday.
Succeeding ]. E. Meyers. who end
ed his first term as the city's chief
executive, Col. Leach won the mayor
snip only after an arduous and ex-
tended campaign against his oppo-
nent. Thomas Van Lear, who was
named to occupy the mayors chair
four years ago. In the primary cleo
t1on, Col. Leach, who was the choice
OF an unofficial Republican city CON
vention, trailed Van Lear, who was
endorsed by labor Of the city and the
Working Peoples Nonpartisan Poll
tical League, by about 1000 votes.
A strenuous campaign was then
Waged by the former commander of
the 151st Field Artillery which re-
suited in his victory, beating Van
Lear by. approximately $4,000 votes.
The major part of the pre- election
drive was centered upon obtaining
the maximum registration, and 49,
600 voters travelled to the polls to
be eligible to vote. The total vote on
June Is. election day, was about
100000,
With the assumption today by Col.
Leach of the city's highest office,
speculation is rife as to the voting
to the city council Half of the
council. numbering twenty six alder
men, were voted upon Seven Social
list aldermen. and five members en-
dorsed by the labor political league, or
a minority of twelve, is the strength
Of the labor and socialist forces.
Whether the candidates elected with
the labor backing will adhere to the
Socialist manuvers is not definitely
certain, some quarters maintaining
that the minority will not vote solid
ly on all questions. The first test
of strength is expected to be shown
when appointments are made for city
attorney, assessor, clerk and engin-
eer, as well as council president.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
TOOK COUNTY CASH
How j. r. Kane Spent Coin
For Good Time
STEPPED OUT RAPIDLY
Lure of Bright Lights In ST.
Paul Was Cause of His
Downfall

Joseph F. Kane, former Dakota
county deputy treasurer. had high
old time while 1t lasted. In four
years he spent $4,000 stolen from
the county treasury. Nearly all the
money was spent in St. Paul's old
bright way" where Kane admits
wine and women were plentiful
He detailed the story of his RIO
tous living before a jury in district
court at Hastings, where Edward j.
Fasbender, former deputy county
auditor. is being tried on a charge
Of receiving some of the stolen
money from Kane.
Fasbender is thirty-five years old
Kane is twenty nine. The two are
among the best known young men
Of Hastings. For more than ten
years Fasbender was employed in
county offices. Kane's father once
was Dakota county treasurer for six
years.
Kane Has Pleaded Guilty.
Kane has pleaded guilty to the
charge of embezzfing the county
funds. and in his confession impli-
Gated Fasbender The latter denies
having any part in the deal. Kane
was made Deputy treasurer in 1914
Fasbender then was deputy county
auditor. When returning from a St
Paul trip once, Kane says, Fas
bender told him there was an easy
way for them to get money from the
county treasurer without being
caught
81 told him didn't want to listen
Then one night the two were in St
Paul. They had about $40. Kane said
they visited "Maxine's place." up
stairs at $50 west Third street. The
$40 was spent and bills run up fol-
about $40 more.
How the Thing Was Done.
They had no money to pay, so Kane
wrote a check on the First National
bank of Hastings, though he did not
have enough money on deposit to
cash it.
when we got back" he told the
jury, "Fasbender said we'd have to
fix the thing up some way. So took
$40 from the cash drawer In the
treasury. l put a $40 check given by
some one in payment of their taxes
in the drawer in place of the money
so the money there would total up
all right.
II -telephoned Maxine not to cash
the check. saying I would come in
and pay her the money. / did and
tore the check up. Fasbender and
I spent the other $50 for drinks in
Hastings" -.
Kane said this was the first money
stolen, and that he took in 1915. The
next year he stole about $500. Then
he started dipping In more frequently
and for larger amounts.
The real stepping" then. was done
during 1916 and up to December 90
1920. when the shortage was dis
covered.
There were many disorderly houses
in st. Paul on the route covered in
the good times.
The jury in the case Of Fasbender
disagreed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
HoIum : Rosenbrock.


Miss Iva Mae Holum, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Holum. 109 Florence
street, and Mr.. William H. Rosen
brock of Austin were married yes
terday in the presence OF a few
intimate friends and relatives at high
noon at the home of the brides
parents. Rev. N Nordgaard perform
ed the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss Har-
riet Holum, sister OF the bride, and
Mr.. Wade H. Page.
The bride wore pretty peach
colored imported Swiss embroidered
organdie dress with hat to match
The bridesmaid wore a yellow dress
and accessories.
After the ceremony a four course
dinner was served to the guests. The
home to their friends in Austin
with flowers for the occasion and was
a pretty scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenbrock have gone
on a wedding trip and will be al
home to their friends In Austin
upon their return where the groom
Is employed in the office of the Hor-
mel Packing company. The bride is
a popular young lady of this city and
has a host of friends. She Is a grad
uate of the Mankato high school and
of the Mankato Commercial college.
The young couple were the reel
pients of many pretty and usefu
gifts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08

very pleasant day with relatives OF
Mrs. Fleming. They also called on
her sister, Miss Clara LaPierre, who
is recovering in one of the local hos
pitfalls of the city, from very seri-
GUS operation, which she submitted
to nearly three weeks ago. She sat
I'D that day for the first time for a
short while. Miss LaPierre has fire.
quently visited here and has many
friends who will be pleased to hear
that she is on the high road to COM
plete health.
Notwithstanding the terrible heat
of the past week Vernon Center's
four days of chautauqua came to a
successful close Saturday evening
with the Manhattan orchestra as en-
tertainers. The orchestra is direct
ed by Charles e. Shaw. There are
four ladies and two men in the COM
pany. All are artists in their vari-
Gus lines. Miss Gladys Andes, noted
impersonator and reader, captivated
everybody. The Acme chautauqua
certainly put on a clean, splendid
program; The great farce comedy,
Cappy Kicks on Friday night was
tickets. The thirty who guaranteed
the chautauqua found themselves in
arrears to the amount of $50, but so
well pleased were they with the Acme
people that they signed up again for
next year at an advanced price.
Will Rambo of West Vernon had
the bad luck of losing one Of his best
horses last Saturday. The animal
had been in the pasture all day. At
about six o'clock he was put in the
barn and fed his grain. Soon after
4 nr dc nc
called and worked over the animal all
night in the hopes of saving it.
Clate Kelly, who works the T. D.
Has farm on the south side of the
river, has his winter wheat cut and
in the shock, owing to the intense
heat of the past week. Mr.. Kelly got
VIII Sewers to cut the grain with his
tractor To all appearances the crops
seem to be excellent and Mr.. Kelley
things 1t will yield about the same
as last year, almost thirty. bushels
per acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
MADISON LAKE NEWS
Short Stories Gathered There BY Ere
PrASs danf

Press Correspondent.
MED Madison on Lake axe July Mrs Henry L.
from the St. Joseph's hospital at Nam
underwent an operation for rupture.
sf LOUIS 9dT GSehn son ro Of HeTFy
where he will spend a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kaufenberg and
week with the latter's folks Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Green. formerly of harrisburg
lily spent Sunday with friends and rel
Mr.: and Mrs. John Turek and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs: John stagmier and
ington came to spend Sunday with
friends and relatives.
- Mrs. John F. Sullivan and daughter
they will visit few days with friends
and relatives.
Messrs. Charles and John Muellerleile
days visit at Madelia and other towns
out south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Squire of Fari-
bault called on trends in the village
Sunday afternoon.
Lawrence Murtaugh. formerly of this
place. came from st. Paul Monday morn
Ing for visit with flends and reN.
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Muellerleile and
family spent Sunday afternoon and even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs John Muellerleile.
c. D. Seymour Of Madelia was q bust
ness caller here Tuesday.
Don't forget chautauqua week at
Madison Lake, July IL to Is.
John Rathke returned home from
Dodge Center. Mimi, Saturday where he
has been tiling for several weeks
Miss Marcella Mccarthy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe c. Mccarthy. former
ly Of this place, came from Minneapolis
Saturday for visit with friends and
relatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Oney.
a son, Wednesday. June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Brown and daughter
Gladys spent Tuesday in st. Peter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Hager and Emma
Vaughn were business callers at Man
kato Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
GILBERT PARDON DENIED

Joseph Gilbert, Nonpartisan League
officer serving one year in prison at
Redwing for interfering with enlist
ments during the war, Saturday was
denied another hearing for pardon
by the state pardon board. The Pc
tition was denied by a two thirds
vote of the voard.
Mr.. Gilbert had his petition for
pardon before the board in April, but
it was denied. His second applica-
ton asked that his petition be
brought up again at the meeting OF
the board next Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
TRAIN CAMPS POPULAR
Join the Procession and Attend tn eSes
Slons at Fort SneIIInn

There is every indication that the cit
liens military training camps being
held this summer will be very popular
Applications from men In other states
are hocking to Fort Crook Mimi, alone
has been backward In filing applications
The camp for residents of North Dakota,
nesota and Minnesota will be held at
Fort Smelling. Minnesota, from August
! to August 8. The camp at Fort SHELL
ing offers members great variety of
1t is near two Of the largest and busiest
cities In the state and In the heart of a
large number Of lakes. giving fishing.
swimming. boating and no end of other
sports. there Is little wonder that 1t will
be popular.
To bring Minnesota to its authorized
minimum 600 members, regular army Of
fcers from Fort Smelling will be in Man
kato on the morning Of July at the Elk
Lodge for the purpose of receiving ap-
plications and giving ipfQrmatian
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
RAPIDAN AND DECORIA
News Collected There BY Free Press
CORRESPONDENT

RapidaH and Decoria, July 5.-Mr.
and Mrs. James Anderson of Alpha,
Mimi, visited Tuesday of last week
at the home of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Anderson, Sr.
Mrs. Mark Allen, who has been
visiting with her parents and other
relatives for the past week, returned
to her home in. Marietta, Mimi.
Tuesday.
The dance given in Emil Weber's
barn last Saturday night was very
largely attended and everyone pres.
ent reported very good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Broderson and
family of Decoria visited Sunday at
the home of David Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Anderson and
daughters and Philip Prybylla and
Miss Ollie Treanor of Mankato spent
Tuesday evening at the Hans Erick-
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Peterson and
daughter of Mankato visited Sunday
at. the home of Hans Erickson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
Manpato ANN Won Prize.

Robert Sinclair Of Mankato won
the mems prize at the Robinson Drug
store last week Wednesday evening
as the tallest man, he registering
about six feet, five inches. says The
Good Thunder Herald. Mrs. Earl
Fleming was the tallest lady. These
prizes are an added and attractive
feature to the Wednesday night band
concerts and people come many miles
to attend. 49,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Auto and Motor Cycle Came To-
qether; One Man ls Cut.

gether; One Man Is Cut.
What might have been very
serious accident was narrowly avert
ed yesterday afternoon about five
o'clock near the mouth of the alley
between Pike and Front streets on
Jackson street. when a Coy taxi
cycle driven by |. w. Adams of this
city collided. Mr.. Adams was thrown
to the pavement with considerable
force, and received several cuts ana
bruises. He was removed to the
Mankato Clinic where his injuries
were looked after. Mr.. O'Hearn es-
capped without injury. Both ma
chimes were more or less damaged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08

Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Sivert
Peterson Of Lake Crystal, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs.
John Peterson of Hanska, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanford Coon Of Chicago. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Westerman Of
Oakdale, Washington.
Evening star., 1921-07-07
81 SOCIAL SERVICE
WORKERS GUESTS At TEA
Mrs. Calhoun Hostess at Affair on
Grounds of Woman's Ma
tional Foundation.

Fifty-seven federal social service
workers attended the tea held yester-
day afternoon on the grounds OF the
Woman's National Foundation, Con-
necticut and Florida avenues. Mrs
G. c. Calhoun, president Of the fun
dation,- was hostess, assisted by MRS.
e. Bayard Halstead, Mrs. Henry flooo'
Mrs Victor Kaufman and MISS Car
rie Flarida, national organizer.
After the tea Mrs. Calhoun gave a
short talk concerning the origin and
aims of the foundation. She dWelt We,
particularly on the need for the ANIL
iation of all feminine activities at this
crisis in the national history. when
such enormous power for good and
evil in world affairs has fallen to the
United States.
I'VE women don't realize our
strength" said Mrs. Calhoun. III we
acted as unit we could direct the
trend of politics in America and
through America the trend Of world
history"
She then spoke Of the need for civic
education, which Is to be a main plank
in the foundations platform, and con-
cluded by asking her hearers to help
on the foundation's work.
Miss Flarida gave details with re-
gard to different memberships. Two
dollars, Miss Flarida said, Is the
charge for a resident membership In
the District Of Columbia, but she sug-
gested that her audience make units
Of fifty. She spoke at some length OF
the advantages accruing to such units
from the use of the foundations
grounds, and announced the opening
Of the restaurant for luncheons, din
rers and teas.
Among those present yesterday
were: DR.. Martha c. Burrett of the
Treasury Department, Mrs. Dennison
OF the war risk insurance. Miss Mary
Anderson Of the Labor Departments
women's bureau. Mrs. Anna Farrar OF
the War Department Miss Edith
Foote OF the Shipping Board. Miss
Hofstead Of the Red Cross. Miss Heller
| Wright Of the Associated Charities
Miss Arcley Marshall Of the Consum'
| ers' League. Miss Ethel Bagley of the
| Navy Department, Miss Florence
| Weisser Of the Department of the In
| terror. Mrs. d. Werner OF the Treas
ury Department, Miss May Boyd o,
the war risk bureau. Mrs. Mary L
Brown Of the Army War College ant
| other heads Of the government wei
| fare bureaus.
Evening star., 1921-07-07
CITIZENS PICK OFFICERS.
Ivy City Association Holds Annual
Election.

Officers for the next year have been
elected as follows by the Ivy City
Citizens Association: E. g. Gray, jr..
president; Joseph Brass vice presi-
dent: Miss Gladys Duncan, financial
secretary: Mrs. Eva Richardson. re-
cording secretary; T. Brown. treasurer.
c. Hill. chaplain. and William Carson,
sergean Mt at a rms
Committees have been appointed
by the president to direct the vari-
GUS activities Of the association and
the chairman of the entertainment
committee, Miss Duncan. has made
arrangements for an entertainment
to be given by the association July
Is, at the Alexander Crummell
School
Evening star., 1921-07-07
WAR DOG DECORATED.
Gen. Pershing Pins Gold Medal on
"Stubby" for Part in Parade.

"Stubby," war dog of the A. e: F.,
who went overseas with J. Robert
Conroy, yesterday received another
decoration. this time from the hands
of Gen. John J. Pershing. He pinned
upon the dogs blanket a special gold
medal presented by the Humane Edu-
cation Society in recognition of Stub
by's participation in the animal rescue
week parade.
Gen. Pershing was presented with a
gold trimmed leather billfold for the
participation of Gen. Pershing's horse,
"Kedron, in the parade.
Evening star., 1921-07-07
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

William Augustus Smith, a teacher.
residing at $500 14th street north
west, has filed q petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. He lists his debt at
$7.045.41 and says he has no assets.
Attorney c. R. Ahalt appears for the
petitioner.
Evening star., 1921-07-07

Stay and quarter; black leather
sole and heel.
Included also nearly all our
White Nubuck-and many White
Fabric-Sports Oxfords and one
or two strap Sports Pumps.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
BY George A. Birmingham
Author Of General John Reran

ther on, and we feel that we cannot possibly
stop until we have seen what lies beyond it.
Besides. the cleverest and most far seeing Of
suhragists always knew and said that the
mere vote was a small matter, little more
than symbol I; that they wanted much more.
IL is not at all likely that these ladies have
settled down quietly because they have got
something SO unimportant as the vote. And
they have only half got the vote. For they
are BY no means on an equality with men in
this respect,
Cynical people used sometimes to say that
women only agitated for votes because they
had not got husbands and children. But this
was never in the least true. Marriage was
plainly no cure for feminism, and even that
old fashioned Shakespearean remedy, "a
brace OF lusty twins" did not mitigate the
disease of sufrasism, If indeed it was dis
ease. Also, IL want of husbands were the
cause of sex agitation, it would be more vio-
lent now. There are certainly fewer possible
husbands since the war aud more women
must 80 without th,-I. whstever else the
var did it did not i.cr,-se the number Of
manageable men. Are we not perpetually,
reminded in our daily papers that there are
In these islands q million or more super
fuous' women? There ought, therefore, sc-
cording to the theory of the cynics. to be q
million or more ardent or dangerous agitators
working up a ser war. But the fact is that
women have stopped asitarins altogether.
Nor can We suppose that tie chorus a
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
The Woman Question

TtHE Woman Question seems to have dis
= appeared OF all the problems which
annoyed us-and made life interesting
before the war It Is the only one that seems
to have got itself settled. The others, after
q brief rest like trees in winter, have bios
somed out again into fresh and vigorous life.
Ireland is with US still. There was, indeed,
one brief period when the Irish question
ceased to trouble, when ireland was, ac-
cording to some statesman, 'the one bright
spot. But that did not last long. The
Irish problem had become acute again long
before the armistice was signed. 1t is just
as insoluble and just as pressing now as ever
it was. The labor question did not trouble
us much during the war. We knew 1t was
there and we knew it was not settled. The
moment the war was over it came up again,
like giant, not soothed but charged with
fresh vigor by its brief, uneasy sleep
Hut the woman question has not come up
again. 1t was pressing enough, heaven
knows, before the war, quite a.. pressing as
any other problem We all remember the &C.
tivities of the militant sufrasettes: the
burnings, breakings and hunger -strikings
which used to form a regular part Of our
daily news. Many Of us recollect still more
vividly the way in which ladies, otherwise
charming. used to tease US in private life, in
.sisting on dragging in their feminist theories
on all sorts Of unsuitable occasions. The
woman question was In some ways worse
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

than any other. Ireland threatened civil war.
Labor muttsred about class war. But the
sax war which some women seemed to have
In mind was far more veIatious to the ordi-
nary man. 1t was always possible to keep
clear Of enthusiastic Irishmen and earnest
social reformers. No one could make GER
tain Of escaping the ardently feminist
woman. She caught US everywhere, at the
dinner table. in railway carriages, In church.
And there was no way Of knowing before
hand whether any particular woman was de-
voted to the cause or not. The most unex
pected women developed the enthusiasm. and
not even a profession of conversion saved us
from being bored. / have known men who
were whole hearted feminists who would
have cheerfully given women two or three
votes each, who even made public speeches In
support of the cause. But they did not
escape. Friends or enemies Of the sex, we
all suffered; though the friends, I think.
suffered most.
Now these suherinss are remembered only
as bad dream. We are harassed no longer
1t Is interesting to try to find out why
What balm was there in, the war which
soothed and healed his irritating sore?
OF course women. or some of them.
have got votes. But that can scarcely be
the reason why they have ceased fussing No
other people ever stopped agita;ing merely be.
cause they got the thing they were agitating
for. Agifafine is like walking along a strauge
road. There is slvays q corner . little frr-.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

praise which greeted women's war activities
melted the hearts and, like the soft answer In
the Book Of Proverbs, turned away the wrath
OF the militant sufragette.
The fact seems to be that at the back of
tne old suffragette agitation for the vote
my feeling that women we're regarded by
men as inferior creatures, useful, under
proper control, for certain inferior kinds Of
work, but valuable chiefly as playthings or
ministers Of comfort 1t cannot be pleasant
to any one, 1t certainly was not pleasant to
self respecting women. to feel that they must
De either dolls or tea cosies, or both. The
thins was the more acutely CALLING because
there was great deal Of truth in it. That is
very much what women actually were The
feminist advocate Of sex equality was out not
only to fight against an opinion, but judy
ment OF women. She wanted to alter the fact
on which the judgment was bLsed.
Ihe war gave them a magnificent o,roc-
tunity and they used it. Whether nen Low
respect women more than they did is an ar
guable question. / think they do. But il Is
quite possible, in spite of all the praise Of
wcmen's war work, that men think Of them
very much as they did before. But w.->n
certainly respect themselves more. Lid LAT
Is the essential thing. They have prov.. be-
yond all shadow, of doubt that thu. can do
serious work Of the kind p. eviously done by
men and can do II well. They have estab
lished their position as fellow workers with
men