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The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
ARRESTED THE SALESMAN
n. A. Gruetzmaeher Alleged To Have
Issued Worthless Checks.

st. Peter, December III. A. L.
Gruetzmacher, who represented the
Wizard Products company here some
time ago, was arrested at Rochester
the latter part OF the week for is
suing worthless checks on the Mic
ollet County bank of st. Peter. 1t Is
roughly estimated that his checks
will aggregate $400 or $500, but the
local Dank did not suffer any loss.
According to Assistant Cashier T.
H. Lndberg, the young man was in
this city several weeks ago as brush
salesman, and while here procured
some blank checks on the local bank
He returned to Minneapolis and there
issued several. The bank stopped
payment op them, but before he could
be apprehended, Gruetzmacher had
gone to Rochester. 1t was not long
before he took up the pen there, buy
ing a restaurant and merchandise for
which he issued worthless paper. II
was there that he was arrested on
charges preferred by his dupes. He
is not being held by the local bank
erS.
1t is generally believed that Gruetz-
macher is suffering from some mania
He made no efforts to cover up his
defalcations, and his purchase of a
restaurant also lends strength to this
theo y. He is stranger in this com
munity,- and luckily did not select
this city as the scene of his exploits
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Booze Seems To Be
The DraOing Card
Unusual Large Male Travel To
The Islands of ST. Pierre
And Miqueton
IAssociated Preaa Dispatch

Sidney, N. S., December 2.-Steam-
ers that ply between North Sidney and
those attractive isles of the North At.
lantic-St. Pierre and Miquelon, are
carrying ever increasing mum bers of
very busy American business men"
these days. Ship owners comment on
the passenger business as post war
boom, but the customs officials do not
comment-they merely wonder.
There is persistently told story
in customs agency ranks that the
coming and going of these business
like folk has to do with intoxicating
liquors, of which there is quite store
at st. Pierre and Miquelon. 1t is said
the parties of well dressed, black
cigar smoking gentlemen go to the
isles for the purpose Of purchasing and
arranging delivery of whiskey and the
like to Canadian and United States
bootleg rings"
Handsome Bounties Paid
1t Is common talk among seafartng
here about that handsome bounties
that are being offered-and paid-.o
the shippers and crews of small craft
willing to run the gauntlet or revenue
cutters employed in the enforcement
of the law And there is gossip, too, of
certain sailors who used to be impec-
unious but have become free. spenders
and ilashy dressers.
Several of the small craft Eave been
caught running liquor and pitched
battles have occurred, Dut officials
here state that the revenue fleet is
far too small to cope with the situa-
ion and for every rum running schoon-
er overhauled and captured dozen
have escaped, to land their cargoes
On a thousand thirsty beaches from
Cape Breton to the sunny shores OF
Florida.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
HIGH COURT OPINIONS

Clay County: Nelson ct al VS. Gytri. AT.
frmed; Brown, commissioner and judge;
Dibell judge. dissents
Cass County: Windeiin ct al VS. Kir-
chof affirmed; Brown. commissioner and
Judge.
Morrison County: Wallace VS. PINE
Tree Manufacturing company, reversed
with directions; Holt Judge.
Mower County: Lewis VS. Babcock. re-
versed; Hallam. Judge.
St Louis County: State VS. Workers.
Society Publishing company affirmed as
to deft; reversed as to Toivonen; Hallam.
judge; Dibell judge, concurs.
Pine County: Deaver VS. John Street.
reversed; Dibeil. Judge.
Hennepin County: Smith VS. saiem,
affirmed; Dibell, judge.
Goodhue County: Durdahl VS. John
son. ct al affirmed; Taylor. commits
Ramsey County: outcek VS. Chicag,.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad compnn,..
ct al, appealed on government agent
and reversed on Railroad compan.- an
peal; Lees. commissioner.
Pine County: Shilha VS. Cote. affirm
ed; per Curiam.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
JURORS FREED THE
LAKE CRYSTAL Man
He Was chaiyed With Sell
ling Intoxicating Liquor
CIVIL ACTION IN TRIAL
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schulz
Are Suing Ed kaIer Tor
Alleged Damages

mot guilty" was the verdict OF the
Jury in the case of the State OF Min
nesota against Henry Gibbons OF Lake
Crystal who was charged in grand
jury indictment with the illegal sale
of Intoxicating liquor. Gibbons was
the, proprietor of a pool hall in Lake
Crystal for some time but at present
lives on a farm.
The state contended that he had
sold a half pint OF whiskey to Peter
Sorensen of that place. The defense
drew out of Sorensen that he had
paid $25 by the town officials Of Lake
Crystal to make the purchase and
then furnish evidence against Glib
bons. The defense ,eontended that
he took the means of planting booze
in Gibbons place in order to collect
the money from the town. c. O..
Daley defended Gibbons.
Civil Action On Trial.
Two cases in one marked the re-
sumption Of the civil calendar in the
district court yesterday afternoon.
William Schulz and Mrs. William
Schulz, through their attorneys, C.
J.. Laurisch of this city, are suing
Ed kala, of near Mapleton for dam
ages alleged to have been sustained
Kalar car September Is, 1920. The
accident happened just outside of
Mapleton on the Good Thunder road.
Mrs. Schulz is suing for $1,000, al
leging that she was permanently in
jured. Mr.. Schulz asks for $225
damages for his automobile and $500
for expense accruing through the in
Jury of his wife. ]. w. Schmitt is
attorney for the defendant.
Dispute is over which driver was
to blame for the collision. The plain
tiff contends that Kalar was on the
wrong side of the road and that the
plaintiff was forced to swing to the
left where the collision resulted
Kalar contends that Schulz was the
fault of the accident through bright
lights and swinging curves over the
road. The plaintiffs allege that Mrs.
Schulz sustained cut over the eye,
a bruised arm and bad bruise on the
leg. Permanent injury is a pert OF
the plaintiffs allegation
Mayor On the Stand.
DR.. w. A Beach, mayor of this
city, testified for the defense that he
examined the scar over the eye and
found that 1t shows nothing that
would lead medical man to believe
that there is anything serioas in the
wound. He stated that the fact that
there was profuSe bleeding was no
Indication that there was anything
serious. -
Rev. Karl Krueger of this city was
the next witness for TIE defense. He
was passenger In the Kalar car at
the time Of the crash, hut on mum
ber Of points his mind was not clear
and he stated that he did not remem-
Der clearly some Of the details OF
the case
Attorney Harry johnson conducted
the plaintiffs case and J. W. Schmitt
al peared for the defendant
Jurors sitting in the case are:
Mike Farrell, E: G.. Ludike, Owen
Evans, william HOFFMAN. George T.
Smith, Fred Busse and Aaron John
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
PIONEER SETTLER DIES
Mere Hamlet; Funeral Saturday

~'~' - SS~~ SSy
Louis Graft a man who saw this
city grow from a frontier village of
three log huts to it's present proper
tions. died Tuesday night at 10:S5
after a long and painful illness from
cancer of the stomach cat his home on
North Fourth street Mr.. Graft was
born in Bellville, ILL.,, February "a,
1874 and a few years later moved
with his parents to ST. Louis Missouri
where his father died in 1851. His
mother. sister Caroline and Brother
Charles moved to St Paul, where his
mother was married to Phillip Krum-
mel in 1851. In the spring of 1853 the
family came to Mankato by steamboat
up the Minnesota river. Mankato then
consisted of but three log houses.
Since that time Mr.. Graft has made
this city his home.
Mr.. Graft leaves wife and six
children who are all grown up. They
are: Lenora, Adolph. Louis Harry,
Edward and Walter. He is also sur
wed by one brother, Charles Graft of
this city.
The funeral will be held from the
residence, 1884 North Fourth street,
at 1870 p. M. Saturday, December 8.
The remains will be buried in Pill
grimS Rest.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Hon,icides In u. S.
Are On the Decline
Interesting Survey Made Public
BY Insurance Company
Official
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch ]

New York, December 1.-Homi-
cides in the United States during
1920 totalled approximately 5000, a
decrease of 500 from the 1919 record
according TO computation by Fred
syick L. Hoffman, third vice presi
Dent and statistician of the Pruden
tial Life Insurance company OF
America.
The figures. made public last nighl
through The Spectator, showed Mem
phis, Tenn, still in the lead with a
killing record of 63.4 persons fol
every 100000 of populations. The
safest of thirty one cities for which
figures were tabulated was Rochester.
N. Y, where the rate was but ia
for every 100000.
In general, the tables showed that
southern states, with large negro
populations, had the highest homicide
rate, and that the proportion of ne
groes slain was from three and hall
TO seven times that of whites. The
average was slightly in excess OF
four to ten.
Tabulations for period 1918 1918
group geographically showed the
New England states to be most law
abiding so far as homicide was con
cerned, with rate of 28 for each
100000. The southern group had the
highest rate, 10.S. In the Middle At
lantic states, the rate was 81; CEN
tral states 81 Rocky Mountain
states 9.4 and the Pacific coast states
90 -
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
GUILTY IS VERDICT
FOUND BY JURORS
One Hour DeIiberation In
..N Case of Masters
ORDER MADE BY JUDGE
Defendant Sentenced Reforna-
tory; Execution Deferred;
Payments Stipulated

One hours deliberation by the jury
in the district court yesterday after
noon was enough to satisfy that body
that Lawrence Masters of this city
Is guilty of -erting his three minor
children and the verdict that was re-
turned read guilty. Judge w. l.. Com
than five years in the reformatory at
st. Cloud with the following moditica-
tlons: Execution of sentence is de-
ferred for a period OF ten days in
which the prisoner may make his ap-
plication for further stay provided
that he furnishes bond approved py
, the court in the sum of $1,000 to in
sure that he pays his wife, Emily
Masters of this city, $50 per month
, for the care of the children for peri
cd of sixteen years.
| Pending further developments, Mas
ters was remanded to the custody of
the sheriff
} The defense in this case contended
that Masters never lett mis- family
with the intention of deserting mis-
children but that it was agreed by the
parents of the children that they
would leave Mankato and that Mas
ters would travel about until he locat-
ed work that would support them. He
was arrested few weeks ago in Lea
yenworth, Kansas. Mrs. Masters tes-
tilted that in the time he was gone,
period of nearly seven months, she
saw him once at the home of her
parents in Iowa and never received a
letter from him.
Jurors in the case of the state of
Minnesota against Lawrence Masters
were: Charles Brewer, Fred Busse,
Owen Evans, Mike Farrell, Frank
Goodrich, William Koffron, E. G. Lu-
dixie, Dennis Mccarthy, Gust Schu-
maker, Aaron Johnson, and Jonas
Lein.
Support Money Ordered
Harry Othoudt of this city, arraign-
ed yesterday afternoon in the district
court on charge of bastardy, entered
plea of guilty. Judge w. l.. Com
stock ordered the defendant to pay
the sum of $25 per month for the next
sixteen vars to Berna Eleanor Roberts
of Minneapolis, formerly of Mankato,
for the support of Doris Roberts born
to Berna Roberts and Harry u-noudt
out of wedlock on April of this year.
This was ordered contingent upon OI-
houdt's furnishing bond in the sum Of
$4,000 to insure the payment of that
amout Pending raising of bond, the
prisoner was remanded to the custody
of the sheriff.
Othouldt was arraigned in the NUM-
cipal court before his arraignment in
the district court and waived examin-
alton. Judge H. S. Goff of that court
bound him over to the higher juriS
diction.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
CAMBRIA NEWS NOTES.

Cambria, December 5.-webster Davis
of tAlZada, Mont, is spending a few
weeks with friends and relatives.
Miss Naomi Harris, who teaches al
!Garvin, Mimi; spent Thanksgiving al
home.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Salem
Congregational church will hold its ba-
zaar and supper in the Woodman hall
on Friday, December 8. All are invited.
The Misses Gladys Mazen and Mary
Owens spent Thanksgiving at home
Do your Christmas shopping at the
booth December 9. Salem Ladies' Aid.
The Cambria Cemetery union held its
annual bazaar and supper Friday even
ing, November 26
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Harris and
Mrs. John Harris of Mankato and Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh owens, Miss Williams
and Mary Hewitt of Lake Crystal at
tended the supper.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Sunday Opening Of
Movies Is Opposed
Ministers At St. James Will
Take Proposition Before the
City Council

st. James, December 1.-The Plain
dealer says: When the news came out
the first of the week that the city coun-
Gil hadd granted the Princess Theatre the
privilege Of putting on Sunday movies on
Sunday, December rs. and on Sunday,
January 1. there was disapproval ex-
pressed by number of people. The
church people especially are opposed to
Sunday movies as they believe 1t would
city and tend to lesson the influence OF
the churches over the young people.
AS Rev. T. S. Mondale of the Meth
odist church says. the churches have
to do their work. They have an hour
in the morning and an hour in the even
ing. That time has been held sacred to
the the churches % to compeI I them d'tea ts Compete @
with the movies for an audience Sunday
evening.
Father Meyers also expressed himself
that the movie has no more right to run
on Sunday than the pool hall. The the
atre has six days week In which TO
houses and there seems to be no good
Pastors Hold Meeting.
The pastors OF the city had a meeting
test to the city council against its ac-
ton in permitting Sunday movies for
the two Sundays mentioned above. 1t
was decided to appoint committee Of
three from each church of which the pas
tor was one member to meet with the
city council next Monday evening and
see IL the action taken at its last meet
ing cannot be rescinded.
Women Opposed.
1t is known that the leading women
Of the city are opposed to Sunday movies
the city council had granted the privii-
ege to the Princess for two Sundays, a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Civic club was called to meet one
day this week to consider the matter and
make recommendations to the Women s
Civic club which meets next Monday
afternoon. aH
While the committee does not wish to
make it's action public until after IL re-
ports to the Civic club meeting Monday,
it is known that personally every mem
Der Of the executive committee is op-
osed to any Sunday movies for ST.
James.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
CLAY COUNTY CASES
Several of Criminal Nature To Be
Brought Before Grand Jury Today
IIYniknd DiSnafnhl

UQ1teO PT6SS DuSpdICu1
Moorhead, Mimi. December b.
James Carnik, and Noah Hanley. will
be brought before the grand jury sit
ting here at the opening of the Clay
county court today for Indictment in
connection with the shooting and SER
iously wounding of Fred Ness, Moor
mead policeman, when the latter frus-
trated a plan to rob the Pan restaur-
ant here October IA. Ness was neal
death for several days, but is now
convalescent. He has, however. IoS:
the sight Of his left eye.
Vasich confessed to having plo'
the robbery but declares he shot onlN
after the piiceman had shot him. He
implicated Hanley and another man.
young man, not yet captured, in his
confession and said a fourth, a young
ban ogt "cold feet" and withdrew
from the plot before evening.
Vasick is said to have loncriminal
record In 1917 he was sent up from
Heltrami county for a robbery. He
was later taken to the insane asylum
in Fergus Falls from which place ne
escaped last, Jauary. He was captur-
ed in International Falls and while
enroute back to Moorhead with OF,
ficers in belief that Hanley "squealed
on him." and Hanley's arrest was
made Immediately Hanley, twenty
six, served in the st. Cloud reforma-
tory and in saltwater for robbery.
Indictment will also be asked by
County Attorney Rustad of Al Huel-
Ter, Fargo taxi driver, who Is alleged
to have attempted to abduct fifteen
year old Moorhead girl. An alienation
suit for $4,000 is among the civil
cases on the calendar. Mrs. Alphonse
Erdel charges her mother in law,
Mrs. Emma Erdel, alienated Alphonse
ErdePs affections from his wife.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
BIG PROFIT ON EGGS
Big Five Packers transactions In
Michigan Are Shown
IASSoclated Press Dispatch.

lNSSOclateI freSS DHSpdtcn.l
Washington. D. G., December O.
Eggs bought from farmers OF Michi-
gan, last spring at prices as low as
twelve cents IL dozen are being sold
by one of the ''Blg rive meat pack
ers TO the public at the same local
cities at forty to fifty cents dozen,
John g. Clark, wholesale grocer of
Bad AK. Mich, testified .oday be-
fore the government committee con-
sidering the advisability of modifying
consent decree which on becoming
effective next February will prohibit
the big Five" meat packers from
handling side line food products.
Packers are active in distribution OF
canned foods in Michigan Mr.. Clark
said, shipping non perishable prod
ucts in refrigerator cars which are
moved rapidly by railroads Opposing
notifications of the decree the wit
ness argued that if packers were per-
mitted to distribute unrelated food
stuffs with their cars expedited in
shipment, competitors without such
preferred railroad service would be
unable to remain in business.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
Allen Claims Receipt
Bears Fake Signature
Sensation Was Sprung During
Trial At Blue Earth; Ar
rests Were Made

Fairmont, December .3-The Senti-
mel gave publicity to this story: News
Of a sensation in Judge Deans court
at Blue Earth late Thursday was
brought to Fairmont this afternoon
when the judge and attorneys return
ed from that city. A bold iaCed -
gerry of A. R. Aliens signature to a
receipt for $454 was exposed in court,
two men were arrested while third
fed from the courthouse and escaped.
The judge and jury yesterday were
trying the case of Mr.. Allen against
George Rentz. Wells business man, for
attorney fees. Some years ago Rentz
and SON were tried in federal court al
Mankato for using the mails to de-
fraud. They never paid Mr.. Allen, and
recently he brought suit.
In the middle OF the lawsuit yes
terday, RentZ, his son Bert and the
formers brother in law, Stephen Bar
ner Of Clare, Iowa. produced receipt
in full, purported to be signed by Mr.
Alien.
''All three swore that they saw Mr.
Allen write the receipt on a typewrit-
er in the federal building at Mankato
and sign ii.
Mr.. Allen, of course was thunder
struck. But he soon got busy. Pro.
during several signatures from court
documents dated about the same time
as the receipt, he called in Blue Earth
bankers TO compare them with the
handwriting on the receipts. Without
hesitation, the experts pronounced the
signature a forgery.
1.-The jury brought in a verdict oi
$44.425 for Mr.. .\Allen. Warrants were
Immediately issued for the two
RentZeS and Barner on charge oi
offering forged testimony.
Bert RentZ and Barner were ar.
rested before they could leave the
courthouse, but the elder RentZ van
ished into thin air while the warrants
were being made out. 1t was about
dark when he fed from the building
and he could not be traced. He was
not to be found in Wells today,
Attorney Byron Hughes Of Wells
represented the Rentzes in the law
Suit
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
NOTES OF MADISON LAKE

Madison Lake, December 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Muellerleile spent Tuesday
evening at the Louis Hoehn home.
There was card party held at city
hotel Wednesday evening.
Miss Frances Smith, who was employ
ed in Minneapolis for scyera! months,
returned home Wednesday.
A number of friends were entertained
at the Leo Muellerleile home Wednesday
evening. LID
The ladies of the Catholcc Guild en-
tertained large crowd Thursday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Muellerleile spent
the week end at the Louis Hoehn he ne.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Casper are the
proud parents OF am eleven pound baby
boy.
Tho seirors Of Madison Lake pulled in
a thirty thousand pound haul OF fish
Tuesday.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
DIED OF HEART TROUBLE
William Salt Passed Away At His

nome IN Lake CfySIai
William salt died at the family res
crystal, Mimi, on November 10 OF
heart trouble. He was born in Han
ley, England, August 6, 1876, and was
lett an orphan at seven months or age.
He same to Canada when nine years
old, returned to England at the, age OF
fifteen, remaining one year, then COM
ing back to Manitoba, where he took
up claim in 1903. After proving Up
on his claim he came to Minnesota,
locating in st. Paul, where he was in
the employ of the Debock Bros, as a
massueur, following this work Tor
about fourteen years.
Mr.. Salt was married to Miss Aug
usta Loraas at Duluth, Mimi, February
u, 1908, and moved to Menomonie,
Wis, in September OF the same year,
when he was in the employ OF Sena-
tor Stout, founder of the Stout lnsti-
tute, travelling with the senator for
five years After the senator's death
Mr.. Salt remained with the Stout In
stitute Athletic association for two
year. He then returned to Mlnneapo-
lis where he lived nearly seven years,
moving to Lake Crystal in May, 1913,
where he has since resided, travelling
for the Old Style Chemical company
of st. Paul.
DOrllS the war MI. OdlL oCi NOu do
assistant to the government physi-
clans at Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. Salt leaves a wife, three boys
and one girl also four sisters and one
brother in England, to mourn his loss
The funeral was held from lie family
home at 13O Monday and from the
Norwegian Lutheran church at Two
o'clock. Rev. Open officiated. The
remains were laid to rest in Lake
view cemetery.
Those from out iof town who at
tended the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs.
Rodkinson and Henry Loraas OF I.in-
neapolis, sister and brother OF Mrs:
Salt, Elmer and Jorgen Loraas OF
Dawson, Mimi, brothers OF Mrs. salt,
and Immediate friends, Archie Hurley,
Minneapolis; Ulrich Dilger OF Manka-
to and Luke Henrick, Grover Jensen,
Arthur Sargent and Con. Grifart OF
Madelia and st. James.
Beautiful floral offerings were sent
by friends and societies. also from the
second, third and seventh grades OF
the public school.
The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
PREUS IN THE SOUTH
Minnesota Executive On His Way To
CharIestown, S. c.


associated Press Dispatch.l
Des Moines, Ia, December 2.-Goy-
ernor Kendall left last night for
Charlestown, 8. c., to attend the an
nual conference of governors.
He issued a statement here ex-
pressing hope that measures may be
devised at the conference which will
give relief to farmers.
He declared great number of ten,
ant farmers are insolvent and that a
majority of farm owners are threat
ened with bankruptcy He urged that
freight rates be reduced and that
means be provided that the farmers
may liQuidate old debts.
Chicago, December Ten COVER
nors on their way to the conference of
governors, at Charlestown, S. c., to-
day attended the International i've
stock exposition where special pro-
gram in their honor had been formu-
lated. Among those who attended
were Governor Preus of Minnesota.
South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Minnesota and Iowa contributed the
state champion teams of girls whose
exhibition of cooking have gained ap-
nroyal from the judges in the differ
ent sections and from which the
champion will be selected.
All judging of livestock was to be
completed today.