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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
NORMAL SCHOOLS
GIVEN NEW NAME
Now Known AS Teachers Col
leges; Law Enacted BY the ;.
Legislature

The Mankato State Normal school
has by law become the Mankato
late Teachers college. The bill ap-
plying to all Minnesota normal
schools has been signed by Governor
]. A. o. Preus after having passed
both houses of the state legislature
without a dissenting vote.
BY his act the legislature authoriz-
es the change which has taken place
in twenty five other states, adopting
the more descriptive and more accu-
rate term college" for institutions
whose work is higher than the Sec
ondary or High school. Some states
have retained the words Normal
school" 1t is believed, however, by
school authorities that the word
Normal Is disappearing: 1t Is not
easily understood and was an I'M.
ported name taken from the French
Teacher Training school OF century
ago. The main provisions of the new
law, by which the name OF the Man
kato Normal school will change to the
Mankato State Teachers college, are
as follows:
State Teachers colleges.-The six
educational institutions in this state
heretofore designated as state normal
SCIlOOlS, lCdItCi pO uCoi6hoaSN
as state teachers colleges as follows:
the "Winona State Teachers Col
lege," the "Mankato State Teachers
College" the Duluth State Teachers
College," the "Moorhead State
Teachers College," the "Bemidji
State Teachers College" respectively.
State Teachers College Board
The board heretofore in charge of the
state normal schools and referred TO
In the statutes is the normal school
board, and sometimes as the state
normal school board, shall hereafter
be designated as the state teachers
college board, with the same powers
and duties as heretofore, with the ad-
ditions except as hereinafter provid-
ed
Degrees.-The state teachers COL
lege board shall have authority to
award appropriate degrees to per-
sons who complete the prescribed
four year curriculum of studies in the
state teachers college.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
TILLERS OF SOIL
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all one for capital and labor, the
steel industry to solve rather than
the commission Money, labor and
equipment are all about normally
high" he said.
Lower Rates Help to Farmers
Mr.. McChord asked Secretary
Davis whether with cheap freight
rates farmers could market their
products at a profit. Possibly not"
rate reduction would be one factor
and it would be foolish to reject
any plan that would reduce the farm,
ers loss simply because it does not
solve their whole problem" Mr..
Davis added, that If decreases in
freight rates would not increase the
volume of business to the railways
sufficiently to make profit for them.
the farmers would rather pay the
railway deficit in the form or taxes
than bear the entire burden of high
rates as at present.
President MACPHERSON of the Penn.
sylvania grange, declared that the
present high labor costs resulted
from efforts of railway activities
during federal control to prove gov
eminent ownership a failure. He
cited alleged instances of extraor-
binary incidents in the number EN-
ployes during the control period on
little used properties with the DELHI
crate intention of running expenses
as high as possible"
President to Call Conference.
Officials of the National Farmers
Union said the president probab'v
would be asked to call a conference
of shippers. labor, the railroad labor
board, interstate commerce commits
sion. steel and ether interests which
furnish the railroads supplies and
bankers to discuss a voluntary read
justment so as to restore commerce
to its accustomed channel and give an
impetus to business and agriculture
Such suggestion was put forth at
the conference of the farmers with
the interstate commerce commission.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
LAST RITES WE'RE SAID
Funeral of Late n. p. Jensen Held
Yesterday Afternoon.


Impressive funeral services for the
late H. P. Jensen were held yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 in the Presbyterian
church, where the body lay in state
for one hour before the ceremonies
were carried out. Rev. T. Ross Pa
den delivered very appropriate se..'-
mon.
The church was filled with friends
of the deceased, who had come to p v
their respects to the dead. Beauti :.
singing was rendered by quartet,
consisting of Mrs. H. A Patterson,
Mrs f. K. Meagher, F. d. Sleight and
Glen S. Shoemaker The floral ola
ings were many, the entire pulpit be-
ing banked with flowers.
Members of the Odd Fellows and
Rebekah lodges attended the services
at the church. The Odd Fellows had
charge of the services at the grave,
Harry Johnson officiating and Frank
Morse, acting as chaplain.
w. d. Willard, w. w. Davis, DR.. v.
D. Snow, q. G.. Willard, Walter San
born and G. D. Smith, elders OF the
church, acted as paIlbearers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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William Girvin residence, but the
board holds it at $500. The Robert
Girvin house had been rented by the
board for six months at $40 per
month.
For Condemnation Proceedings.
The board has decided to employ
the services of Attorney Thomss
Hughes in condemnation proceedings
against the Selleck and Field proper
ties are needed for the new Lincoln
school site, and no satisfactory agree
ment can be reached with the owners
as to price.
The committee on property and
expense has been authorized to take
up with the members of the city
council the matter of vacating part
of the alley in the Lincoln school
site so that the building may be
erected across the alley.
1t was voted to pay the judges of
election in the bond election held
Saturday SO each.
Directors Hughes and Palmer made
a report of their VISIT yesterday to
Northfield and Faribault to investi-
6dIC lAC SlfiuS VI ICuSlOuS luSlI uC-
ton in those cities. The gentlemen
were not favorably impressed with
the plan at Northfield, but the one
at Faribault met with their approval
This is the plan of permitting the
children TO their respective churches
for religious instructions on certain
periods Of the day on stated days oil
the week
Superintendent Selle reported that
the summer school will be carried
out this year the same as last year.
Superintendent Selle was authoriz
ed to engage Mankato theatre at s5t
for commencement exercises at the
high school. The speaker on that &C.
casion will be j. M. Matheny of In
dianapolis. Ind.
The night school this winter had
been a marked success. There were
1877 students enrolled, sixteen OF
whom were in the Americanization
class.
Mr. Selle also brought I'D the mat
ter Of the class in salesmanship
working part of the time in the re
tail stores of the city in actual sales
work. This he stated had met with
the approval Of the Mankato Retail
Merchants association. Mr.. ,Selle ex
planned that the federal government
pays one third of the cost the state
one-third and the local schools In
which salesmanship classes are main
, tanned, the other third of the cost.
An adjournment was taken until
FridaY evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
news NOTES OF KERNs
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE BY
GEORGE E. FIELD
Family Reunion at the Cole
Home; Social Doings and
Personal Mention

Kerns, April 20.-Rev. George E.
Field gave an illustrated lecture at
the church Monday evening. The
subject was Going to Church
Around the World" The slides were
very good and large crowd was
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Landgren OF
Belgrade and Karl Johnson Of DON
ovan, Ill, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hanson.
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Shields are the
parents Of q nine pound baby, born
Tuesday. April IL.
Irene Hanson spen. Sunday after
noon with Lillian Michels> at the
Jefferson home.
The Aid society last Thursday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
johnson was attended by forty five
people and everyone had a good
Mrs. John Reynolds of St. Paul
came Friday evening to see her aunt
Abbie Randall. who Is sick with
pneumonia at her home In North
Mankato. Mrs. Reynolds returned 10
ST. Paul Sunday evening.
MISS JdHeS, q dl
hospital in Mankato, attended the
Aid society Thursday as the guest OF
Mrs. Walter Johnson.
Mrs. Milo Johnson and sister, Mrs
Lucy Barcus visited Mrs. Charles
Smith Friday afternoon.
James Loucks had an unfortunate
accident at the manual training
room at Mankato high school Mon
day morning. A chisel hit his foot
nv,t 20 CT h.
es had TO be taken. James is home
for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sharp and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grice and
sister Kate Smith OF North Mankato
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. George Smith. They had
an old fashioned visit and fine
Floyd and Archie Cole are thing
Doro Zonohlen OF Alpha, MINI
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E
L. Hite.
Mia. Agnes, Ethel and Thelma
Nourie. who attend the Catholic
school In Mankato, were home fol
'ns Mr. "e and eI Mrs. Charlie Severance
Lake with the Gleason family. Mrs
Gleason went home with them and
will stay for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kort Currier OF st
Peter visited at the Rist home Sun
day.
John Lind OF Mankato visited al
the Budde home Sunday afternoon.
George McCargar OF Judson has
purchased a new REQ car.
Mrs. Ed Carnes from near the
town hall attended the Aid society
L<rTn1U
a. Hanson left for Omaha
Tuesday evening to attend a short
horn sale Wednesday this week.
There was a happy family reunion
at the Cole home Sunday afternoon
In honor of the birthday anniyer-
ssries Of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE Cole
Mrs. Coles birthday was Tuesday
and Mr.. Coles the next day. The
children and grandchildren chose
SUNDAY as the day of celebration,
Mrs. Cole prepared the dinner with
the exception Of the birthday cake
which was made by Mrs. Chester
Steel. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Lind and children Of
New Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Cole and children Of Mankato town
ship and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Stee'
and baby. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cole
and children and Archie and Clifford
Cole OF Kerns. The family hope to
meet for another celebration nex'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

feed water heaters, representing an
avoidable loss OF over 5000 pei. month
per engine, and $4,000 of the >65, 900
locomotives are still being operated
without brick arches. Failure to mod
ernize locomtives is estimated to en-
tail an avoidable fuel loss of nearly
$4,000 annually for each unimproved
locomotive making 10000 engine miles
a year; ..
overhead, advertising, and the rail-
way administrations public propa-
ganda. The railway employees de-
clare that the railroad administrations
have wasted their resources in mis-
cellaneous overhead, advertising, $685.
100000 in 1910, legal expenses $13,-
100000 in 1910 and in the mainten-
ance Of propaganda calculated to in
fuence public opinion toward railroad
affairs. In this way the railroad ad-
ministrations have attached to oper-
ating expenses large fixed charges
and administrative costs. On the 9TH
er hand, in the matter of expenditures
to promote the development and i'm
provement of the railroad industry the
arrangements have been peculiarly
shortsighted.
Mine. Administrative neglect to
maintain engineering research. and
ucSicCI VI TcSlSsduCc 10 Improvement
generally. Railroad administrators
have been so backward and so addict
ed to rule of thumb methods that they
have neglected or refused to estab-
lish scientific laboratories and bureaus
of research for the Improvement OF
the railway service, as has been done
successfully in all progressive indus
tries"
Scientific Cost Finding Methods
Fought.
According to the exhibit railway
managers in many cases have syste-
matically fought scientific cost find
ing methods; introduction of the new
er methods of personnel handling
standardization in equipment and sim :
liar innovations. In respect to cost
accounting the exhibit argues that
railway equipment deterioration often
has occurred because the manage
ment has declared dividends without
regard to the maintenance of ade-
quate reserves to cover depreciation
Regarding personnel efficiency Nor
man Collyer Of the Southern Pacific is
quoted as saying that five times a
minute, 300 times an hour, 1900 times
day or 2,592,000 timesN year, an
employe is lost and replaced. In 9th
er words the labor turnover of the
railroads, according to his estimate is
over lao per cent"
The exhibit specifies in consider
able detail many of the particular
economies which the employees think
not in general use upon the railways
and alleged inefficiencies complained
of being based upon comparisons with
the standards of actual experience
and the practices in use upon well
managed roads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
MADISON LAKE NEWS

John Hoehn Named Street Commits
sioner and Village Marshal.
Madison Lake., April 19.-The vii
lage council of Madison Lake held q
meeting Saturday evening. April Is
and appointed John Hoehn street
commissioner and village marshal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kerns OF Man
noon on friends.
Mrs. Billy Murtaugh of st. Paul
came Friday to live with her father
Theodore Roemer
Master Hector Egli, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hector Egli of st. Peter, Is Wis
iting at the Joseph Roemer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Allyn returned
Friday from few days visit al
Mason City, Iowa.
A large numbered people attended
the home talent play "A Prairie
Rose" presented here Friday even
ing by the Farmers club of Man
kato township.
Miss Helen Hoehn. daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry l.. Hoehn, Is assist
ing Mrs. Grahms of st. Clair with
Messrs. Adolph and Leo Mueller
leile were business callers at Hanska
Mimi, Tuesday.
The cafeteria dinner served by the
Methodist church ladies last Thurs
day afternoon was we'll attended.
A number of friends and relatives
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Weber Friday evening and
played cards. Eight games were
played and Miss Olivia Roemer car.
ried off the ladies' head prize and
Ed Stamier the mems. George Weber
and Miss Marie Anderegg won the
foot prizes. Supper was served al
midnight.
Miss Catherine Roemer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Joe Roemer spent
Saturday with relatives at GAINESVILLE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
BOYS BAND IS CERTAIN
Thirty Lads Gathered at Armory
Yesterday to Take up the Work.

At meeting at the armory yester.
day afternoon over thirty boys and
their parents were present. 1t was de-
cided to go ahead and order instru-
ments and just as soon as twenty
more members are obtained Mr.. Owens
of the Owens music storewill send the
complete order in and it is expected
that rehearsals will start about
May Is.
For the benefit OF the parents who
were not present E. A. Ball wishes
to state that the boys band will elect
its own officers in conjunction with
three parents, who will handle the
business and financial matters Of the
band. With the Colonel's kind per-
mission the armory will be used for
rehearsals. which will take place
Wednesday evening from seven to
nine O'Clock and Sunday afternoon
from three to five o'clock.
Any parents wishing their boy to
join kindly call at Owens music store
for further information.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
ATTEND IRISH MEETING.
Minnesota Sympathizers Left Sunday
Nioht For Chicago.
[Associated Press pisnatch.I

ASSOCIATED Press pisnatch.I
st. Paul. April 18.-Irish sympa
tflizers of the northwest were In Chi
cago today boosting Ireland's cause.
Scores of leading Irishmen OF Min
delegation of twin city sympathizers
here Sunday night and left for the
windy city to espouse recognition OF
the Irist republic by the United States
government. Thousands from every
section of the country were attending
the Chicago conclave OF sons Of Erin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED
Orders were Handed Down today 3

Orders were Handed Down today BY
Judge W.. L. comstock
Judge w. L. Comstock has filed
two orders with Clerk of Court George
e.. Krost in divorce matters One Of
the orders grants Otto Herman
Stark an absolute divorce from Mol
lie Stark, and the custody of the
minor child, Ervina. An order
granting an absolute divorce tof
Henry T.. Wienkauf from Minnie T.
Wienkauf was also placed on record.
Cruel and inhuman treatment were
the grounds for action in both cases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

Miss Laura Hislop of Mapleton
was the guest of friends in the city
today.
Mrs. DAD Olson of ST. James visit
ed with friends and relatives in the
city today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

James Morrow of Vernon Center
called on friends in this city today.
Mrs. Arthur PAIL of Vernon Center
visited with friends and relatives
in the city yesterday.
Miss Esther Hohenstein of st.
Peter spent the week end with friends
in me City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
RELIEF FOR FARMERS
Money Raised, BY the Farm Bureau
VI in Nobles County

In Mobiles County
St. Paul, April 19.-Nearly $4,000
has been raised by County Agent II.
G. Zavoral and the Mobiles County
Farm Bureau for the relief of farmers
who suffered in the tornado which
struck the county March 26. accord
ing to the reports received. by the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation.
The farm bureau found scores of men
help clear away wreckage, and its
emergency relief fund went to buy
food and clothing and to help those
whose losses were heaviest to go on .
with their farming operations, Johni
M. Gemmill, township organizer, re y
rted to state headquarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

Younu Mother Dies.-Albert Lea
Tribune: Mrs. William Pleiss, corner
johnson and Pillsbury street, Home
Addition passed away at the local
hospital Monday morning following
an operation for goitre. Mrs. Pleiss
has been a long sufferer with the
disease. She was twenty three years
OF age and leaves, besides her hus-
band, a two year old boy, William.
Jr.
She was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Poole of Freeborn, better known
10 her friends as Miss Katie Poole.
She has three brothers, Stewart and
Harry of Freedom and William of
Wells. The funeral will take place
Wednesday afternoon at the Poole
home In Freedom, at one thirty
O'Clock. Rev Koch Of the local
Methodist church will offciate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

Mrs. j. X. Guddall OF Storden spent
today In the city visiting with
friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

Daughter Born.-Mr and Mrs. VIII
Ham Schwabe, 1923 Fifth avenue,
are the proud parents OF a girl born
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22

three. Wastes through inefficient
handling of tractive power.
-Four. Wastes due to inadequate
engine terminals.
maintenance of way. The American
Railway Engineering association, dis
cusslng losses through lack of stan
graduation. states that over fifty diff
ferent sections of rail are rolled be-
tween the weights of seventy and one
hundred forty pounds, when sever
sections will answer all the purposes
and are all that are recommended by
this association 1t further computes
some OF the wastes involved, anG
points out that want of standardiza
width OF road bed accounts for large
avoidable Losses
six. Wastes due to inefficient
train operation. 1t is estimated thai
losses aggregating perhaps 100000,
200 year are attributable to manag-
erial incompetence in train operation
MOST railroads do not attempt to OPP
crate their trains on the basis Of sci
entihcally economical schedules, al
though the advantages and practibility
OF train scheduling have been suc-
roads. Freight train terminal facill-
Ties In sense determine the entire
capacity OF railroads in the expedi-
tions handling OF transportation, and
yet these facilities aie permitted to
remain In a state of inSdequacy thai
is astonishing.
Seven. Miscellaneous wastes due
TO antequated equipment AM to bad
management. The exhibit tstempts
TO show a neglected state of railway
equipment by means of numerous ex-
amples, some of which follow: With
respect to locomotives 1t is noted
that only thirty engines out of $4,000
In service have been equipped with
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-25
TO DISCUSS PACIFIC ISSUES

Following tho close of the congress next October Hawaii will loom up as the logical center for the discussion of all questions and problems arising
 in the Pacific. in the opinion of those who are in charge of the congrc arrangements here.
 Leading men of the Oriental races
 in the Hawaiian Islands are looking forward to the congress as a vehicle | for the furtherancc of complete understanding on problems and ques tions that have long been perplexng and which at times have been grave ly misrepresented in other countries.
 IL is probable that some of these q astiOns, with which the world is 1 e jar, will be gone into on the holding of a Pan-Pacific peace confer ence as a part of the general con gress sessions. While this conference will be taken part in largely by edi- tors, publishers and newspapermcn from Pacific lands. it will be open to all congress delegates and mem bers, whose opinions will be invited ] In Hawaii the problem of the meet ing of the east and west has been solved very successfully, and more than score of races and mixtures of races dwell contentedly together yithout racial friction. The people of the Oriental and other races are taking keen interest in the forth coming congress, and are doing their share in the perfecting of the ar engagements,
 The ancient Hawaiian sport of surf riding both with native surf boats and outrigser canoes, is to be d feature of the program of enter, tainment that is being arranged here for the press congress.
 ride for distance of q mile or more, at eXpress.train speed, on the crest of great comber off Waikiki
 beach, either in an outrigger canoe or on board, is an experience that will be offered delegates. Duke P Kahanamoku, world champion short distance swimmer, and other well known Hawaiian aquatic stars, vii assist in the entertainment of tho
 delegates to the press congress, ant under present plans, a swimming
 meet will be arranged at which tn,
 island champions, both men and wom en. will demonstrate their prowess.