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New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

or upon the request of the Mayor
of the city with the approval of the
Governor"
Early in 1919 it was evident that
trouble was coming and that, event
ually, the National Guard, or some
such agency, would have to inter-
vene.
In June Of that year the crisis
came that the officers of the troop
ers had dreaded. They knew their
men could be trusted in rural po-
lice work, but they had no guaranty
Of the manner in which they would
be able to deal with the savage, dan-
gerous work of suppressing rioting
workers.
During that month a strike in
the great industrial plants at Rome,
N. Y, brought The men of the serv-
ice face to face with that problem.
City Police Driven Away
The workers at Rome rose up and
overthrew all constituted authority.
Under the banner of communism, or
one of it's allied troublemaking
cults, they chased the police off the
streets. The Sherih''s deputies strove
to intervene. They threw them into
the canal and proclaimed that here
after the strikers would run the city.
Appeals were sent to the Governor
who called Major Chandler into con-
ference.
"It will take the Guard to handle
this" said the Chief Executive.
''We can do it," replied the super
intendent.
There are 5000 rioters and they
have stood the town upside down.
protested Mr.. Smith.
eve can do it," repeated Major
Chandler.
They did do it. They crushed what
was evidently an attempt to repea,
the Seattle plot of a few months
earlier. And they did it with sixty
men.
That very night, following the
conference with the Governor, the
first of the troopers rode into Rome
The industrial part Of the town was
entirely in the hands of the rioters
They had ridden over all authorit,
and now were openly boasting tha-
they were going to take over the
city.
Mob and Troopers Meet
Next morning they set out to d;
it, but as they swept roaring ane
singing down East Dominick Street
rank of gray cavalry rode out O
the mist toward them. Straigh
through the length of the stree
that wave of horses and men swept
They did not charge, out the,
crumpled up and broke in one hou-
the mob that had defed police au
thority, had thrown deputy sheriff
into the canal and had boasted tha
hereafter Rome was to be a con,
munist city. No one was killed; NJ
one was seriously hurt. But tn
riot was over
In six days the local police wer,
able to take charge of the city again
The strike went on; it was not tn
concern Of the troopers to break it
but no more violence attended it
Most of the radical leaders VIII
had melted the mob to violence wer
in jail and those who were not wer
still going away from Rome.
So they met their first trial-sixt,
horsemen against 5000 rioters.
Later, when the steel strike flare,
up in Lackawanna, they were sen
in again by the Governor. Their
were 10000 strikers here of som
twenty different nationalities. The
had clashed on the streets with tn
plant guards when the troopers rod
in, and several persons had bee
shot.
The troopers ordered the plar
guards OFF the street under thres
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

OF arrest; they announced that they
would permit picketing within rea-
son and had no objections to labor
parades or to labor meetings that did
not voice sedition. In fact, Major
Chandler himself saw that hall
was set aside for the strikers use.
For four weary months the troop
ers handled a situation that threat
ened to explode IN their faces at
any moment. The only place they
had to sleep was In the cellar Of
the jail. They refused the cora
pany's offer of ITS welfare building
"a light, airy, comfortable struc-
ture. For the troopers were not
there to take sides in the dispute,
and the acceptance Of company hos
pitality would have given the strik-
ers the idea that the gray riders
were against labor.
There was none of the excitement
Of swift combat to bear them I'D.
only weary patrol duty day after
day, watching situation that
seemed as though it would drag on
forever.
Ali Of the conditions were there
that might wear down resistance
and sap morale uncomfortable
sleeping quarters, hard work by day
and night; always the feeling that
misstep or an undiplomatic move
might spell disaster But no such
move was made. No actual rioting
occurred after the troopers rode in.
A Duty Well Done
They rode out again, late In De-
cenber, with their ideal still unsul-
! lied, having completed triumphantly
as dirty and wearisome a job as ever
men went forth to do.
A regiment of regulars kept order
in Gary while the steel strike was
on. Ninety troopers held the law
inviolate in Lackawanna during that
critical period.
They have not been called upon
since that time to desert their own
j.. territory, the countryside, for the
! CRIME and hot hate Of industrial
strife.
In the year just past the organi-
zation found itself completely.
Many changes have been made
in the department during the past
year," Major Chandler says in his
annual report, "and the department
8 now well officered, thoroughly
equipped and running with surety,
smoothness and loyal cooperation of
every member"
Not only that, but it is doing bet
ter work than it ever did before on
less money than it mas spent since
1t came into existence.
In 1919 it cost 81 man a dav to
run the department. This included
salaries, transportation, food, lodg
ing, equipment, horses, fodder, rrn-
tai Of barracks, supplies and every
other item.
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Equipment Is Varied

You can lock the front door and
head South in an open touring car,
buying what you need along the way.
There are many advantages to this
system; you don't carry any extra
weight. If you find it absolutely
necessary to have frying pan to
cook the morning eggs, you can buy
one even as far South as Washing
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

ton. Perhaps you can pick up a sec
ond hand shelter tent in Richmond,
and by the time you reach the real
zone of fire have as full an equip
ment as any man on the road.
Others may spend six months
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The One killing

the wild hills Of the Adirondacks.
The One Killing
The men Of Troop G hunted him
for weeks, and, finally, stretched him
dying across the threshold of a
mountain cabin when he chose to
fight rather than surrender.
During 1918 the activities of the
department were extended beyond the
limits of enforcement of the criminal
law. They cooperated with the De-
partment of Education, the various
draft boards, the Prison Department,
the Agricultural Department, the
Conservation Commission, Highway
Department, Health Department and
the Automobile Bureau of the De-
partment Of Health, enforcing their
rules and regulations.
They patrolled the fastnesses of
the Catskills and Adirondacks,
bringing to degenerate communities
hidden away in these mountains
their first contact with law in a
generation. They rode herd On the
reservation Indians, enforcing quar-
antine and school laws in these
dusky republics and seeing to it that
the once noble red man did not get
"tanked" up with lemon extract too
frequently.
The next year brought to them
their trial by fire.
The year 1919 was bad one
throughout the nation so far as in
dustrial relations were concerned.
The steel strike and numerous small
er labor wars were the outcome of
the sudden relaxation of war press
ure and the insistence of labor on
ctij1 b;rrbar wy, cor
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Rural Crime Falls OFF

In 1918 the outpost warfare that
the men in gray were carrying on
against crime began to make itself
felt. Ridiculously few they were in
number compared to the territory
they were supposed to cover, but un-
der their attack the number Of rural
crimes began to decrease.
Changes were taking place in the
department itself. Men who proved
themselves untitled for the work
were being eliminated. Inefficient
officers were being removed and re-
placed by men from the ranks who
had proved their ability in actual
service.
Continually. the twin doctrine of
service and law enforcement was
being driven home. More and more
men and women IN far-hung ham,
let's and farms were turning toward
the troopers for aid; children ran
after them as they passed; village
presidents complained if the gray
riders did not visit their town once
in so often.
In this year the troopers tracked
down and slew Sam Pasco, a bad
man Of bad inheritance who had
lorded it over the village of Thur
man, N. Y, for a generation.
Sam is the only man out Of the
some 10000 the troopers have ar.
rested whom they had to kill to get
For years he had sneered at au.
thority and taken what he wanted
at the business end Of a Winchester
He wounded Trooper Herrick, sent
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Have Plenty of Money

Most Of the tourists come we'll
supplied with funds, which may ac-
count for the enthusiasm Of the
Southern towns. Then there is al
ways the chance that some family
will settle down permanently in a
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
MOT the interior of q Pull
' maom, but a Tin Can trav-
eler touring de lAne

ley cars. And a cafeteria meal
passes for luxury after a few weeks
Of eating on the roadside.
At Tampa the camp has a popula-
tion that runs into the thousands.
They have a community organized
for no other purpose than the pur-
suit Of pleasure, with a Vice Royal
Tin Can Opener to superintend ma
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Not for Strike Use

The New York State troopers had
been organized with no thought of
intervention in labor disputes. They
were designed as a rural police,
pure and simple. In fact, in the act
that brought them into being there
had been inserted clause expressly
forbidding their intervention in con-
ditions brought about by strikes
save at the command of the Gov
ernor himself. This read:
"But they shall not exercise their
powers within the limits Of any city
to suppress rioting or disorder ex-
cept by direction Of the Governor
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

from the humdrum routine of their
own home towns, youth is no bar to
eligibility. But except for an oc-
casional honeymoon couple or a
batch of carefree young adventur-
ers, an elder generation holds full
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

started out to make automobile,
he sure made one"
And so it goes-Maine and Michi-
gan, Indiana and Vermont, North
Dakota and New Jersey-all friends
in Tin Can camp.
They may stay one night or four
months in the same camp. 1t all
depends on how much Of hit the
town makes with the personnel Of
the party. Perhaps the fish aren't
biting off the pier, or the sun doesn't
shine often enough, or the movie
house shows old stuff, or perhaps
the local merchants are charging too
much for fresh country butter.
Any Day Is Moving Day
The Tin Gamers can afford to be
particular. They can pull up stakes
and be on the road to a new coun-
try before any one has a chance to
explain that "es erything will be all
right in a few days" If a town
wants to be more than a one-night
stand it has to approach perfection
seven days a week.
II hear the tarpon are running
down in Charlotte Harbor."
Some northbound tourist passes
the word along, and eight carloads
head south the next morning.
Gasoline is two cents cheaper in
| st. Pete and they have free band
concerts TWICE a day"
Another contingent leaves on the
double for st. Petersburg.
Bright Lights Lure Them
The larger camps are usually
grouped near some city. Though
| the tourists may start from home
with perfectly good back to nature
| motives, the clustered lights Of the
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

town where they expected to spend
only the night. They may buy reg
ular bungalow and an orange grove
and begin talking about when we
used to live up North"
Few Of them have any set timer
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Continued from page ome)

them as "boy scouts" and 'knights
errant" discovered that there were
ideals held by both those groups that
could be Incorporated prohtably into
the work of a police force.
AS the patrols proved their i'm
munity to political influence, their
earnest desire to uphold the law and
their dominant wish to help and be-
friend, the chorus of condemnation
and ridicule began to grow thin.
The gray riders, moving like shut
ties across the warp Of rural New
York, were weaving a new police ira
dition, and the honest critic who
saw the pattern stilled his protests.
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Record of State Troopers

forth to get him, and plunged into
the wild hills Of the Adirondacks.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

I'LL shut I'm against the aUeather.
n at aUiU
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
PLAN TOUR OF HIGHWAY
DRIVE TO BE MADE OVER
ROOSEVELT ROUTE
Twelve Hundred Mile Trip
Staged For July; Require
Two Weeks
lAssociated Press Dispatch

Duluth, Mimi, March 21-Promoted
by the state highway associations of
Minnesota, North Dakota and Mont
ana a tour to show the conditions of
the highway and the possibilities for
tourist travel and recreation will be
staged from Duluth to Glacier Ma
tional Park over the Theodore Roose-
welt national highway late In
July. This announcement was made
from international headquarters here
of the highway association. ~
At a recent meeting of officers OF
the three states at Devils Lake. N
D., tentative plans for the tour were
completed. The trip over the esti-
mated distance of 1.200 miles is ex-
pected to require at least two weeks
time.
Present plans call for assemblage
of the party from Minnesota and
neighboring parts of Northern Wiscon-
sin at Duluth From here the first
lap would be to Grand Forks where
the North Dakota delegation would be
met. Two or three days later the
tourist party, according to the ten.
tative schedule, should arrive at VIII
liston to meet the Montana delega-
ton. The last lap of the trip will be
USUWOSu Wlll1btOu dQu GldCl0T Ma
tional park. Upon arrival at the ia
nous government reservation an ex-
tension trip will be made through the
park. =
Duluth Auto Association In Charge
In the Minnesota division. the Du
luth Automobile association of which
E. ]. Fffiatrault off, Duluth is presi-
dent will have charge: for North Da
kota the North Dakota Automobile
association will handle arrangements
while the Northern Montana Develop
ment association will look after the
tour in Montana.
The latter part of this month, A
w Tracy, general secretary for the
Roosevelt highway association with
Headquarters In Duluth. expects to
visit New York, where he will confer
with other officers of the association
from New York and Vermont. Meet
ings Of officers and directors will al
so be held at London. Conn, ,Escana-
da. Detroit and Windsor, Ont Al
these meetings arrangements will be
made for travel from coast to coast
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
BLUE EARTH NEWS
Last Saturday Was Big Day For the
Eastern star Chapter.

Eastern star Chapter.
Blue Earth, March 22.-I.ast Saturday
was a big day for the Eastern Star
matron. Mrs. s Hoover Of II Duluth. VISITED VISITED
here. In the afternoon the worthy ma
iron, Miss Dora Pace and the secretary.
Mrs. A. H. Boedecker gave one O'Clock
matrons OF the chapter. at the home OF
the former. In the evening work was
done. in the Masonic hall with egrand
seventy 1--WE visitors from the chapters
Of Winnebago, Elmore and Bricelyn were
present. The grand worthy matron gave
most interesting and instructive ad-
Lester Barnes of Blue Earth, who
works in the drug store here for his
brother n-law Chris Larson, formerly
in the world war. which is thought to be be
longer than any other man from Mime
v; E. Hetrner. the big contractor and
an absence Of few days. with bride
tends disposing. Of his interests here
within the n .sxtu year and will 60 into
The Standard Bearers, a young peo-
pies missionary society Of the Method
list church at this place, has the largest
If s e Ty asTs r. the
with Minneapolis and Sioux Falls to see
which could get one hundred members
eral new members came In. which swell
ed the number to 100. Be. files paying
their dues and doing some other mis-
sionary work their society will help buy
Joseph Dobson, aged ninety three
years, died on his farm near Blue Earth.
on which he had lived ever since he took
oscar Bishop. a former hardware deal
er and for many years postmaster at
Blue Earth. died at his home at Thief
River Falls. The body was brought to
James Thornton. horse buyer from
Colo, Iowa. shipped his second carload
of horses out Of Winnebago Monday and
expects to have another car to ship next
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
Celebrated Eighty Seventh Birthday.

Celebrated Eighty Seventh Birthday.
Philip F. Miller was honor guest at
a party last evening, held at the home
of his son, G. w. Miller, in honor of
eighty seventh birthday anniversary.
Those present were HIS four sons.
their families and his great grand
children. Four generations were re-
presented: They are the guest of
honor. Philip F. Miller, C. w. Miller,
Clayton Miller and Dorothy Fac Mil
Ter, daughter of Clayton Miller. The
evening was spent socially and Grand
pa Miller was as happy and delighted
over the occasion as a boy of sixteen.
A feature Of the delicious luncheon
served was the birthday cake with
eighty seven candles on it, which were
lighted by his two great grand
daughters. Katherine Miller, daughter
of Clayton Miller and Elaine Miller.
daughter Of Oscar Miller The guests
departed, wishing Mr.. Miller many
more happy birthdays.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
STANDARD OIL STOCK
Corporation to Help Employees Secur
the Valuable Shares

Corporation 70 HeIp employees secure
the Valuable Shares
The Standard Oil Company or IN
diana, which operates in Mankato,
today announced plan for assisting
its employees IN buying shares or the
capital stock Of the corporation. The
standard has over one hundred EN- :
ployees on It's payroll in this divi-
sion who are eligible to benefit.
The primary object, the announce.
ment says. is to give employees oppor
Gunity to become partners in the
The purchases Of stock is optional
and the price will be the average OF
the market value for the six months
preceding March 81 Of each year.
The scheme is open to all who
have been with the company one year,
Employees participate by authorizing
the company to deduct from their pay
any amount up to 20 percent OF the
total on each pay day. This sum Is
placed with board Of trustees, and
for every dollar saved by the employee,
the company adds oUscents to his de-
post. In other words. the STANDARD
Oil company gives every man who
saves a dollar for the purchase OF
stock, so cents.
AZ the end Of five years all stock
paid for is turned over to the pur-
chasers by the trustees together with
the earnings. Any one leaving the
service OF the company In the mean
time gets back his money with 6 per
cent interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
KILL OCCUPATION BILL
MePartlin,s Measure Met It's Death II
The Committee
rAasncfatnd prasa dSnafch1

st. Paul, March 21.-Representa-
tive F. J. McPartlin's occupation tax
bill was killed by the house commit
tee on taxes today. There were but
three votes In favor Of the bill, those
Of Representatives M. B. Cullun, Du-
luth: G. T.. Murphy, Aurora; and s.
A. Putnam, Ottertaili county. Those
who voted against the bill and In fav-
or of indefinite postponement were
Haughlin, NeunnaIi. Warner, WEIGH
and Wicker. !.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25

Austin has "a ordinance prohibiting
attendance of schoolboys and girls at
theaters on weekdays with the except.
ion OF Friday and Saturday nights.
Adults assisting students by purcnas-
ing tickets are also made responsf.
BILE. Three school girls OF Austin
fifteen ytars old, were arrested.
Their parents then agreed to keep
them within the law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
JOHN III. SPRACUE DIES
Prominent Resident OF Mapleto
Stricken In st. Paul.

Prominent ResIdent OF MapteSon
Stricken In st. Paul.
Especial to The Free Press.J
Mapleton, March 22.--Word was
received here Monday afternoon by
relatives that John H. Sprague had
passed away at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Guy Sutherland in st
Paul where Mr.. Sprague and his
faithful wife we're spending the win
ter. Mr.. Sprague suffered a paralytie
stroke several years ago from which
he never fully recovered. He was
born October II. 1910. and was vet
eran of the Civil war.
He had been confined TO his bed
about a week. The end came Monday
at eleven a. m. Mrs. Addie Kimlo, q
daughter, who lives at Briceiyn, ar
rived Tuesday and the remains are
expected to. arrive Wednesday from
st. Paul.
Funeral arrangements viii be an.
nounced later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
MRS. BROOKS DIES
Well. known Lady Of Lime Town
ship Dead After Brief illness.

well. known Lazy OF Lime OWL
ship Dead After Brief illness.
!, Mrs. Frank NJ. Brooks of Lime
township passed away early this
morning after a very brief illness.
She was born in Garden City thir-
ty- one years ago, and was marrIed
to Frank M. Brooks about four years
ago. Mrs. Brooks was the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Thomp-
son of this city.
Mrs. Brooks is survived by her
husband and two small children and
the following brothers and sisters:
James r. Thompson of Good Thun-
der, w. r. and c. r. Thompson of
Minneapolis, Miss Nora Thompson of
Pocatello, Idaho, Mrs. Charles Ira
verse of Deer Creek, Mimi. David
Thompson of Garden City, and Mrs.
Frank Watts of Mankato. Previous
to her marriage to Mr.. Brooks the
deceased taught school in this coun-
ty for number of years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
NOW rs CAPTAIN

Cyril Spicer Has Been Granted
|, Commission In Army
Cyril Spicer, who was for several
years lieutenant in Company n, and
was overseas, was recently commits
stoned captain In the regular army,
to which he has been attached for
some tine. His commission Is dated
son of County Treasurer and Mrs.
Henry Spicer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
DEAD BODY FOUND.
Accidental Discharge Of Gun Kills
Wisconsin Farmer. -

AccIdentaT DIscharge OF Gun KITS
Wisconsin Farmer.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
Barronette, Wis, March 22.-The
body of Sephen Boyle, owner Of the
minor eighty" farm near here, was
found Saturday afternoon beside a
fence in a pasture on the George
Closing. farm with the upper part of
his head blown off, His gun was be.
side the corpse. 1t is, believed that
he was killed when his gun accident
ally discharged as he tried to climb
the fence. Relatives at Mason City,
Iowa, have been notified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
Moehnke.W

Martin S. Moehnke of Eyota and
Miss Louise s. Weber of North Man
kato were married at ten o'clock this
morning at the Emmanuel Lutheran
parsonage. Rev. John Monich per.
formed the ceremony. Miss Fredia
King and August Weber acted as
witnesses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
Tightening Kills Girl.

lAssoc1sted Press -dspatchI
Wausau, Wis, March 22.-Dorothy
Pisholk, age FIVE, was instantly killed
in her home near Rothschild late
Saturday night when struck by light
ming. Her parents were in the same
room but were uninjured
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
Farmers Frepare For Seeding.

Farmers Prepare For Seeding.
Arthur McGivney OF Judson called
on friends in this city today. He
stated that farmers In that part Of
the country had made all prepare
spell came on. Next week IL the
weather moderates seeding will be
on In full blast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25

position FOR Mrs. eliza pemine.
y Mrs. Eliza Evans Deming. former ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Minimum Wage
tive secretary of the Minneapolis corn-
mittee OF the National Won1en's Trade
Union league.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25

The Fairmont Women's Hiking
club. twenty two strong. started out
on q fifteen mile trip to- Sherburn
yesterday. Mrs. r.. C. Parrish fed and
refreshed the ladies'. Cars conveyed
the ladies' back to Fairmont.