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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
RAIL FUNDING BILL
Senate COMMITTEES Reports FAY
crabIy On Administration
Measure .
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

. ASSOCIATED Press Dlspatch.1
Washington, D. c., August IT,
The senate finance committee
will determine next week wheth-
err tax revision or tariff will take
precedence for enactment, Chair
man Benrose announced today.
The committee decided to contin-
ue hearings on the tarin measure
through next week, taking up the
metals and wood schedules.
Washington, August 1T.-Favor
able report on the administrations
railroad funding bill was ordered to-
day by the senate interstate com
merce committee by vote OF to 2
The bill would authorize the wal
finance corporation to use not to ex.
coed 100000 to purchase railroad
securities from the railroad admins
tration and prescribe interest rates
upon securities hereafter accepted
from the carriers.
A section to permit re- opening Of
settled accounts with the railroads
for the funding of securities of those
roads went out in committee and 9
provision to prevent railroad funding
from interfering with aid for financ.
ing agricultural exports. The life OF
the corporation would be extended
to July 1, 1922, under another com
mittee proviso.
Senator La Toilette, republican
Wisconsin voted with Senator Stan
ley, democrat Kentucky, against re-
porting the bill. while Senator Pom
erent, democrat, Ohio, voted for II.
1t developed during consideration
of the bill that the war finance
CORPORATION is now attempting tC
form a syndicate to purchase govern
ment holdings of railroad securities
and relieve the government OF fur.
Their railroad funding operations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
BURIAL IN ST. PAUL.
cando, NJ. p. Woman Died From Self.
inflicted Wcunds,

Devils Lake, n. d., August 1.-THE
body OF Mrs. Albert e. Breidert,
laughter OF the late A. z. Verify, form
erly ST. Paul and Duluth newspaper
oLieo.,, who Gied yesterday eli self-in-
-cac. Mounds ct her horne
III Cc;r,,,c, N y, Will he sent to NSt.
.ssss.ri. - b. =. iae bcdy will 60
:. III Thcrcdsy afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
CLOSED STATE BANK
Rochester Institution Did Not
Open For Business This
Morning
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Rochester, Mimi, August 1.-THE
Peoples State Bank of this city did
not open for business this morning.
representatives Of the state banking
department have been here for sew
eral days checking the Institution.
Lack Of reserve funds is said to be
the reason for ordering the institution
not to open for business today. Bank
officials have not made a formal
statement regarding, the banks con-
ditiOn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
FAVORS HOUSE BILL
National Milk Producers Head Before
Agricultural Committee

Washington. August. 17-Enact.
ment in house form of the bill author
izing formation of cooperative agri-
cultural associations, was urged today
by M. d. Campbell, Coldwater. Mich,
president of the National Milk Pro-
ducers' association, before the con-
gressional agricultural committee
Farmers would prefer to have the
measure killed, he added, rather than
enacted in the form recommended by
the senate committee.
Mr.. Campbell protested against re-
peal OF the excess profits tax and eX-
pressed dissatisfaction over the rates
carried in the Fordney tariff bill on
butter and cream which he held ia
vored the creamery manufacturer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
CYCLONE STRUCK POINT
Considerable Damage Was Done At
Madison Lake Last Night.

Last night about 1880 o'clock a
cyclone struck Point Pleasant, Lake
Madison and did considerable damage
1t blew very hard and for time cot
tagers on the Point feared damage.
The motorboat house on the Point
was blown down and boat on the
shore of the lake was taken away from
fifteen to twenty rods and badly
damaged.
The apparatus and poles in the lake
where the bathing takes place were
also blown down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
WISCONSIN TEST SUIT
Injunction Heard In Case Requiring
Removal Bar Screens
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch]

Madison, Wis, August 1.-THE
test suit of Hugo Abby, Milwaukee
saloonkeeper against w. Stanley
Smith, state prohibition commission
er in which temporary injunction
against enforcing the state law re-
curing removal screens and bars
from saloons was obtained, was w
today before Circuit Judge Stevens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Mrs August Hast, Des Moines Died
OF Wounds TODAY.
!. / ASSOclated PrGGS EiGI

Des Moines, Ia, August 17.-MrS.
August Hast. forty, died today Gftc..
being accidentally shcs ~ a police
man early this morning uaca he Ii Ell
In the air ct a .Eci Es..5-l.a ! WEI, :,
he cay orIcc.5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
MODS KILL BRUTES
Negroes Punished For Attack On
Elderly Woman and
TWO Men
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch I

lAsSOclated Press DlspatChI
Kansas City, Mo-, August 17.-Wal-
ker Lee, negro, was hanged in the
county Jail here today for an assault
upon an elderly white woman more
tnan a year ago. -.
Augusta, Georgia, . August ia
masked mob reed its way into the
University hospital here shortly after
tour o'clock this morning, secured
the body of Walter Smalley, the negro
who ran amuck and killed two white
men and injured four others late yes
terday, and carrying it beyond the
city limits, burned it to the crisp.
The body then was returned to the
hospital
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19

ASSOCIATED Press Dspatch]
Dublin, August 1.-THE public
meeting of the Dali Eireann was
adjourned this afternoon to an
indefinite date. Private sessions
will be held in the meantime, be-
ginning tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
IRON REVIEW
New York. April I'm" steel mar

New York. April lc.--The steel mar
he. - IN aa unsettled condition as 4
result o. The cat IN tn" basic prices OF
tho Sterl corporation. which has been
followed by further reductions by some
or tho iudepc ndcut companies on sheets.
indicating that sharp competition - ia
progress for what ntilc business Is
moving Tho Youngstown Sh"r. Ih'",
company and tho Ecpubir IRON ana
Stce! company announced cuts III prices
for steel pipes, effective immediately,
and * tho Farrell works ~ SHARON
s.\t"cn hot mills have resumed work.
The prospect for revision IN tho
railroad wage scale which points T."
r.ducrd frrich. rates. Is causing S"rc
buyers 70 hold Oft. and little confidence
* d.&pltvrd n the market rs 4 who G..
FOR /, / sbelievcd that normal business
cannot be expected until these factors
have been settled. Pie iron continues
worry ruict. Production - light. but
even the small stocks move slowly, and
tho ma rket a waits DEVELOPMENT IN stool.
Copper has boon rather more active
with prices well maintained. Export
dcna nd, however. showed falling on
toward tn" end Of the week. EuyinS
Tor domestic consumption = st' In
COMPARATIVELY small volur"". but th"re
has nc,u NOR" inquiry. and small s.,'"s
Of from one 10 two miti."r poundS have
Lccn reported Returns =" tIr received
do no, inG:ratc uuch dr"r'tS" In pro-
ductiou OF reilneI Copp"ri"r March.
Lad holds steady. d"spit" 'mrorta-
tons. Independents ar" quoting = cent
aaovc prices ot big producers,
TIN shows Nttlc change. In IL" alb
S,ncc OF demand tn. market is d"m!-
mated b. fluctuations in London
Zinc crnsUmtrs ar" showing NOR" N
t'rHst and Il fair business has been pat
through for April delivery. There IS
q good demand for forward m"Ui!..:. hu.
sellers ara reluctant 10 contract ahead.
hnt!mony has been dun. WITH "uiSld"
holders Offering nearby delivery for re-
Sale.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
low. srent Wcdnr sday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barr!chlow il flush

low. spent Wcdnr sday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barr!cklow il FluSh'
ing. g..
! :. Sr-HCC Of Flushing was buei'
rrsr "A Her III town on" day recently.
Mr.: Waiter caldwell Is spending a
nv Govs a. tic home of her parents.
Mr. a.i Mrs. Samuel Major Of Crleraln
Mrs Harry 81. clair and little iaugi-
ter. Mimi" Pearl. hav" returned hoi';r
after spending a fcw days with friends
~ Belmont. q.
v. r TAYLOR was business caller
I'm Lo%dsl!llr one Hay the past week.
Mrs q. l.. Hartley Of fa!rmont -
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
JOHN iuuard.
Mr.. ar.l Mrs. Gideon Foe returned tn
t"cr.' n"mr in to"n tine latter part al
tn, we"E. after spending INC past sew
c:ai months III Texas.
II" number Of the lecture course
given n Tho Presbyterian church m
W. in"s,iar evening. was largely attend
ed being tn. largest Attendance of amy
~ n" numbers - date. The "ntcrtainrr
for the ..ven:ns being Silent Nora. who
showed a number "f Chinese magics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
PLAN SETTLEMENT
Executive Board OF Suh- District NO. 5,
u NJ. W. VIII Not Divplre Set
Element Plans To Public.

J. - nr$sll';r. according - wN-6
rN1,hInr MuuntSN:lIH !aS' avHnin". ihh'
,h, I.!rr'S Run mine strike difficulty
m!gh, J." settled within N" mex few
DAYS drr to III" nutrnn" ~ M :mn"r'H"'
meeting o" thu DrttCd Mine W0r';c-s ~
Suh-piGtrirt No. :. he'd In tho M.""""'
'rrrlrIr a, Rcllairc Saturday evening.
Th,, nxrcutivc board discussed tho local
situation and ni1n was outlined ny
vhirn III" m!nrr., officials hon" 10 SGT
=" -" 'roIh's N"w"S'r. their plan
,,,I'd Not j." drl u!::rG - 'H' Nuh''r.
Du.r. go. riggs f''rG"E":.' ~"
r.. w., 81. e, in.,,i,iv ..Ii un diNur-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
PROPOSE MEMORIAL HOTELS.

Washington. April DEMONSTRATION
81 hotels for women IN New York and
WASHINGTON as 4 tribut" to the services
Of women to humanity during the world
war was tentatively decided upon by
tho LeaCu" Of american Pen Women at
lS sessions just completed here. II was
announced today.
The buildings would cost in the
nei.hhorhood Of 100000 each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
NEWS OF BUSINESS
Soc Improvement in steel Demand.

TIC FIRST q hours Ut the new prices
by The United States steel corporation
resulted III some Improvement ~ the Dc
manh for steel products. but the I'm
Irrv"mca, has not been 81 such Volume
a. To rauSr any great rejoicing. accord
ing 10 the lrad4nE authorities.
1t ~ stated emphatirally that sTccih-
,'.lIirus against old contracts have IN
creased materially. NuIhr"ntly buyers
Az, rnul .G,rd HAT '.' 0'W rr;''S W!
rl." t"r #nr," t:'nr am! Therefor" arc
,rki-- care o.: rn"'r tu'Yr" r"uu:T"mr"'S.
e.; ..,.. e., .., $50. I....y hC:i. :
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
NAB CHICK ARTIST

Russell Conlcy Of Belmont, OHIO. has
hcen arrested on charge OF writing
worthless checks on the Belmont county
bank So far five OF the checks rang.
ing between 81 and $50 have been
ca.h.ti in towns between Belmont aad
Wheeling. lie was picked up by Bel
laire authorities Friday evening. He
Will be given hearing the first part
.! the week .:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18
N'MECREN

Th!rty-tv" patterns t. select from.
Wheeling Tent x Awning Co. Tel. 663.
Acknowledgements
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-18

No matter what you wan: IT wifi save
you time and money :" u-@ !HTEk-
LIGENCER WANT ADS.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
TEA and OLIVES
GROW IN CANADA

OTTAWA. Ont, April 26.- Those
without its borders who look upon
Canada as d land of snowbanks and
wild country can take it from DR..
Tolmie. federal minister of agricul-
ture, it is nothing of the sort
Tea and olives are nov being sue
cessfully grown on Vancouver island
apd a good fig crop is expected this
year, the minister said recently at
a meeting of local horticulturists.
Fnbert and almond trees are in full
bloom and the bamboo crop is large
enough to harvest for baskets and
fishing poles.
Dr. Tolmie believes il will only he
a matter Of time until Canada is able
to buy its roses from Pacific coast
towns within its borders instead Of
importing stock trees from Great
Britain, Ireland and other countries.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
COPPER co. Will
GIVEPREFERENCE
To Married MEN

ELY, Nevada, April 26,-Prefer-
ence in employment will be given
married men by the Nevada Con
solidated company while the work
of preparing for suspension OF min
ing operations proceeds, it was an
nounced recently The notice stated
that while definite orders had been
received to close the mines and
smelters of the company it would
take some time before the work OF
preparing for the shutdown is com
pleted
The Nevada Consolidated is the
largest copper mining enterprise in
Nevada and one of the greatest por,
phyritic copper producers in the
world. When operating at a normal
capacity the company employs sew
eral thousand men
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
No COMPETITION
FROM GERMANY'S
MOVIE PICTURES

BERLIN. April 26 German moving
picture films will not be serious com
petitors OF American films in the
near future, in the opinion Of many
American producers who have been
IN Germany within the last few
months studying the development Of
the film industry
Neither the plays staged by Ger
mans. nor the personality Of the
German actors have seen would ap-
peal 10 American patrons" one Of
Americas foremost film producers
declared after an inspection tour
which Included the leading studios
and moving picture theatres of Ger
many 81 could ruthmlly say the
same of the British film industry
American producers are. in my opin
len far ahead Of the Germans and
British in the art OF producing ap-
pealinE aims,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
WON'T REPORT PATIENTS
WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS
lnr A.socInted Prcssl

DUBLIN, April 26. Physicians of
his city, regardless of politics have
lg1ored the order of the government
milhary authorities to report at
or,t the arrival in hospitals Of per-
sons suffering from gunshot Wounds.
Thus far no proceedings have been
taken against them The order was
Intended to aid the military in iden-
tifying their attackers, many Il
whom escape though wounded N
Physicians resent the military man
date because, they declare, it would
require them to break faith with
their patients, thus violating a rule
OF professional ethics They say
that if the order were obeyed many
wounded persons would go without
medical attention
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
tHy Associated PreSs)


WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2G. -
The German counter proposals on
operations were discussed al length
at the regular meeting of President
Huding's cabinet today, but if any
decision was reached, the fact was
carefully concealed.
Whether the proposals will be
transmitted to the allied govern
ments win depend on the view of the
administration officers as to the ade-
Quacy Of payments Germany has
agreed to make.
Secretary Hughes invited all am
bassadOrs Of the allied powers to
meet with him at the state depart
ment following receipt of the new
German reparations proposals. It was
stressed the purpose of the confer
ence was for informal discussion Of
The German communication and not
IN any sense a diplomatic transmits
sion by the United States of the
German offer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
BRITISH War
PRISONERS TELL
OF ATROCITIES

LONDON, April 2G-German law
yers were present for the first time
since 1914 in Bow street court when
British soldiers who we're prisoners
of war gave testimony against Ger
man army officers, accused Of cruel
ty and atrocities. The evidence Civ.
en- will be used in the trial of Ger
man war criminals" at Leipsic un-
der provisions of the Versailles
treaty.
The men We're examined here be
cause they were unable to go to
Lejpsic Counsel for the British gov
ernment stated the German govern
ment had accepted the charges
against the accused officers and was
acting in the role of prosecutor
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
Relief BODY
FILES REPORT

WASHINGTON. u. C.. April 26.-
Accounting for the disbursement of
$12l29II7 in 1920 and a total Of
$6O.OO0,0o0 to date. including flour.
clothing and medical supplies, the
annual report of the Near East Re
lief incorporated by congress August
6. 1919, was filed with congress yes
terday by Charles V Vicbrey, gen
eral secretary of the relief organt
cation. The report includes an audit
or's statement by a firm OF char
tered accountants. whose travelling
auditors in the field check on all ex-
penditures by the Near East Relief
A balance on hand OF S367.219 is re-
ported
In regard to- the business methods
and efficiency of the organization.
Admiral Mark L. Bristol United
States high commissioner to Turkey.
is quoted
% have been very closely associat
ed with the work of the Noar East
Relief committee tor about %
months" Admiral Bristol reports.
"on the whole, the work Of this re-.
lief committee has been such that
Americans should be- proud ot this
great humane effort The Near East
Relief here To-. Coustautiuople is run
more like q business organization
than any relief organization with
which / have ever come into con
tact
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
GIVES VIEWS ON
iron OXIDE IN
THIS STATE

Almost anything that the world
needs in the way of mineral can be
found in Nevada This state is a
sort Of emergency storehouse for
minerals
For many years mineral pigments
lave been obtained from Japan Spain
and from some parts of the eastern
United States, though it was proven
to the chemists that Nevada had de-.
posits of iron oxide that was fully
equal. if not superior, to the best
products of either Japan. Spain or
other states, according to Letson
Ballet. who has been research and
efficiency engineer for the Moore
shipbuflding company OF Oakland for
several years He continues:
Several months ago f. p. Gull
nan brought me some samples of
iron oxide from Nevada, and asked
me to analyze it and test it for its
qualities, to be used in painting steel
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
GERMANY WOULD
PAY ALLIED DEBT
TO U.S.,SHE SAYS
ny Associated PresD

BERLIN, April 2G,-German, in
the event the United States and al
lies so desire, is willing, according
to the extent of her ability and ca,
pacity to assume allied obligations
to the United States" says a clause
iu the counter proposal, it was def
nitply learned today. Germany Of.
fers to pay 5O,0OO,OOO,OOO gold marks.
present value, of which, converted
into annuities, totals 100000, 900
gold marks
An arbitration proposal for deter
mining the total amount due from
Germany on reparations is contained
in the note forwarded to Washing
ton The clause says
Germany suggests the appoint
meat Of an unbiased commission to
fix the total sum OF her war repara
tons which she pledges to accept
as binding and to carry out in
good faith"
Germany, adds the note, would
Welcome any suggestions from the
American government for further ne
gota,ions or changes in the present
proposals.. with acceptance Of these
proposals., says the note, Ger
naays other reparati0ns obligations
WILL be annulled and all German
private properties in foreign coun-
mles released" As evidence Of good
faith, says the note, Germany is
prepared to Immediately place at
the disposal of the reparations com.
mission 15OOOO,O00 marks in gold and
silveN foreign exchange and $4,000
600 gold marks in treasury notes re-
deemable within three months in for
eign exchange or foreign securities.
Germany, in the proposals, declares
the present proposals are capable
only of being carried out if the sys-
TEN Of penalties now in force is
discontinued forthwith and that she
is freed of all unproductiye outlays
now imposed on her and that she
be given freedom Of trade
The value of the German offer Of
5O,OOOOO0,OOO marks with payment
extended over a period of years is
placed at 2OO,OOO,OOO.Ooo marks by
computing interest compounded an
nually To check the German fig
wo it obviously viii be necessary
to know tn, amount of the annuities
and rate of interest These are as
yet lacking.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
To
NAVAL MEASURE
STRICKEN OUT
nv AssocInted Presnl

WASHINGTON, D. c, April 20
The amendment to the naval bill,
under consideration in the house.
providing for $1,0O0,0OO for the con
struction of a new submarine base
at Los Angeles, was stricken out
on a point Of order 1t had been
offered by Representative Osborne Of
California, who said the city was
willing to provide the land
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
RAILROADS Will
NOTHANDLECOAL


NY Associated PreHsl
LONDON, April 26.-The National
halfway union has instructed its
members not to handle coal from col
Hery sidin# or from overseas, Sir
erie Geddes. minister OF transports,
Noh' today announced in the house
y commons. He characterized the
oraer as grave step.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-26
WILLIAM LINDSAY
SERIOUSLY ILL

William Lindsay, an emplaye of
the Tonopah Extension. was taken %
the Mine Operators hospital Sutur
day suffering from an attack ot
pneumonia The patient has coutin
ued 10 grow worse and his condition
Is serious