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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
BEAUTIFY TOWN
OBJECT SOUGHT
COMMITTEE NAMED BY G.
AND G. FOR PURPOSE
STATE H0LSTEIN MEET
This Important Event Will Be
Looked After By Several
Well-Known Men.

President W. A. Streater of the
nounced the appointment of three
committees at the meeting Of the
board of directors yesterday after.
noon. The appointments were all
approved by the board.
A committee on city Identification
was appointed. consisting of Otto
Lamm. chairman: George Atchison,
c. X. Mayer. Mrs. NJ. H. Ches
brough, Mrs. Harry Cain and Mrs.
Theodore Williams. Such work as
having the vacant property on Front
street opposite the Saulpaugh hotel
beautified and cared for properly will
come under the province of this
committee.
Leo Landkamer, chairman: E. A.
Boie, DR.. w. G. Wits, Raymond F..
Westhoff. and A. l.. Veigel, were APP
pointed as a committee to CO oper-
ate on the state Holstein meeting
and sale that is to be held in Man
kato on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 80 and "a.
b. d. Grogan, chairman: T.. w.
Skoog, l.. NJ. Bowen, G.. L. Eberlein
and E. w Healy, were appointed to
serve as judges and tellers of the
annual election of directors that Is
now taking place. These men are
to have charge OF botn the primary
and final election.
Election Of Directors.
The primary ballots were placed
in the mails today. A ballot, a mem
bership roster and an addressed re
turn envelope. were sent to each
member. Each qualified member is
asked to vote for seven members,
as there are that many members to
be elected. The fourteen receiving
the greatest number of votes will
be declared nominated. and their
names will then be placed on the
final -allot which viii be mailed out
cary hext week. The primary cleo
ton closes at four O'Clock next Fri
day afternoon. and it is expected
that the final ballc> will close at the
same hour a week later.
Those Eligible To Reelection.
j. B. Nielsen. Charles T. Taylor.
A. H. SLIDER and NJ. II. Cnesbrough
are the. only members now serving
on the board that are eligible to re-
election as each of them are filling
designations. W. A. Streater, J. z.
Brett and George NJ. Palmer are not
eligible to re- election as the by
laws provide. in substance. that di-
rectors serving regular terms can
not succeed themselves on the
board within one year from the end
Of their last term of service w. r.
Adams. c. w. Fisher, J. c. NARROW.
John Nyquist and A. J. Veigel hold
over as their respective terms do not
expire at this election. The system
of election used by the association
provides for absolute secrecy. Only
members in good standing are per
mitted to vote.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
CHINESE FACE COURT
twenty Nine Were Before Judge
Wheeler In ST. Paul Today.


Wheeler In st. Paul Today.
st. Paul, May 3.-Chicken's blood
and toad's tear will take the starch
out of Chinaman's duplicity and
Judge Howard Wheeler has had to
use both.
Twenty nine Chinese were before
him today, with what they claimed
were /. o. us Of Moyy Hee, late
leader of the Chinese colony. Ju-
dith Moy Hee, widow Of the wealthy
chop house proprietor asserted all
OF the l. o. us were made out after
her husband was killed by an auto
mobile.
Court officials are up against II.
Hand writing experts, who have
solved many mysteries. cannot make
head nor tail out Of the Chinese
characters. They all look alike, no
matter who makes them. The I. o.
us were presented along with 9TH
er claims against Moy Hee's estate.
If they are honored by the court,
the widow will be practically ruined
financially.
Judge Wheeler has heard that a
Chinannan would rather die than
swear to lie with chickens blood
on a pen instead OF ink. He may
use this method in testing the val
idity Of the slips of paper. In order
to think 1t over he continued hear
ing ten days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
PIPE ORGAN DEDICATED
Ceremonies at Pipestone; MisceIIan
eous Collection Of News.
Especial to The Free Press.l


Pipestone, Mimi, May 3.-The
First Methods: church here was for
mally dedicated on Sunday. Dis
trict Superintendent J. w. Taylor
OF Minneapolis conducted the dedi
catory ceremonies and delivered a
sermon.
George G. Pratt, clerk OF court;
r. S. Shepherd, sheriff and Chas.
Dealy, county attorney, have all
fled as candidates for re- nomina-
ton at the June primaries.
Hanlon & Okes have commenced
work on their contract for paving
a mile through this city on the
King of Trails Highway, State High
way No. s. The work is to be com
pleted by October !, as is also the
work of graveling the remainder of
the highway from the Rock county
line to the Lincoln county line
through Pipestone county.
A gold medal contest will be a
part of the W. c. T. U. district
convention to be held here Thurs
day. There will be five participants
In the contest. Mrs. Josephine SiZer,
state president, and Mrs. Helen
Upton, district president, will be
here to- attend the convention.
Plans are being discussed for the
holding of a child welfare confer
ence here in June. Delegates from
the counties of Rock, MOBILES, Muir
ray and Lincoln would attend the
conference which would be con-
drcted by state child welfare work
ers.
DR.. Bess of Manchester college.
st. Paul, will be an honored guest
and the principal speaker at ban
quet which will be held at the
Presbyterian church here. on We'd
nesday evening OF this week.
The Illinois College of Law has
conferred the degree OF L. L. B.
upon NJ J. O'Donoghue, M. A. OF
the faculty of the junior college of
the Pipestone high school. Mr..
O'Donoghue is a graduate of the
Minnesota university and the st.
Paul law school He has been ap.
pointed professor of French and
English literature at the New. Col
umbus college, Sioux Falls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
WINNER AS
MAYOR OfST.PAUL
MAHoNEY Is DEFEATED BY
HEAVY VOTE
NEW ALDERMANIC LIST
Only Two Real Labor Men In
Council; Crepau and Smith
Defeated.
limited Press Dispatch. ]

St. Paul, May 3.-Arthur Nelson
was elected mayor of st, Paul by
more than $4,000 votes over VIII
liam Mahoney, labor candidate
Tuesday. Nelson succeeds Law
renee Hodgson, poet mayor, whose
name Larry Ho has become wen
known.
The new city council includes
only two avowed labor men. VIII
liam ]. Peter led the council ticket.
Herman WsnZel. James NJ. Clancy,
Rev. Ferguson, John H. Mcdonald
and Frank w. Matson were elected
in order.
Henry J. Crebau, former chief Of
police, who fought bitter battle
with A. II. Smith for public safety
commissioner, received few more
votes than Smith, but both were
defeated.
Iohn Pinehout and Judge John
Borner were reelected municipal
judges.
Jesse Foote was returned as city
comptroller by a majority Of 5000
over William Scott
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
HEIRLooMs WERE STOLEN
Winona Family Lost vaiuables
Price Fixed At S300

,Winona, May S.--Heirlooms val.
ued at more than $500 were stolen
ffom the home OF II. A. Tornow,
427 Wilson street, by lone thief
Sunday night. News of the rob- cry
was withheld by the police ulitil
today.
Surrounding cities have been
notified OF the robbery and police
have been instructed TO be on tie
lockout for persons attempting to
dispose of the stolen jewelry. No
clue MS to the identity of the thief
had been discovered up to 8. p. m.
today.
The loot taken, according TO Mr..
Tornow, who is assistant cashier
of the Merchants Bank was: One
gentleman's gold watch and chain
with an Elk's tooth charm; one
ladies gold watch; one pair of
pearl opera glasses; one set Of
diamond earrings; two watch fobs.
one of which contained a $3.50
gold piece: two gold rings and
several other articles of jewelry.
The actual value of the loot was
estimated at more than $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
PROBING SERIES DEATHS
Cleveland City Chemist Investisat
ing Charges Against Woman

lASSoclaleu IresS DlSpatcnsl
Cleveland, Ohio, May S.--While
the city chemist was examining vi
tai organs taken from the exhumed
body OF one Of her five husbands,
County Prosecutor Edward C.. Stan
ton planned today to question again
a woman suspected of a series of
murders in order to collect -$11 900
insurance. Three of her husbands
died suddenly under mysterious cir
cumstances. She was divorced from
the first two she married.
Records of poison sales in March,
April and May 1921, were being
checked by police today in an effort
to find evidence that the woman
purchased poison during those
months. The records were gathered
from every east side drug store at
the suggestion of the prosecutor.
If an examination of the vital or
gans reveals traces of poison, Stan
ton said, charge of murder will
be placed against the widow No
report on the analysis Is expected
however, for several days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
BargeLineS Service On
Mississippi Assured
Trips This Year To Be Made
From Minneapolis To Gulf
of Mexico.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispaton.l


Minneapolis, Mimi. May 3-Barge
line river service from Minneapolis
10 the Gulf of Mexico is assured
this year, resumption of traffic by
water following many years of
Quietude.
At least two, and probably a
third barge line service will oper
ate with Minneapolis as its north.
ern terminus. One will operate be
tween this city and La Crosse, Wis.
and another will make the trip to
New Orleans.
Assurance of the barge service
was predicated on action of the
Minneapolis city council in appro
priating sufficient funds TO improve
the levee here and giving authori-
zation for the erection OF a ware
house on the municipal levee.
One veteran river pilot who Is
DESTROYS OF running a barge line
from this city 10 New Orleans de-
clared the river Is in better condi-
ton for navigation today than 1t
was thirty years ago. He plans on
taking -four on the trip down. An
other company guaranteed the
council committee recently to bring
Both sources state that barges are
under construction to carry out
their proposed barge service plans.
Pending also is govCrnm,n,
ton for dredging the Mississippi
for a six foot channel on the upper
river, which after passing the House
is awaiting its fate in the Senate
The government barge line service
operated by Z. +. Cioltra of ST
Louis from that city to New Or
leans, has been ordered to extend
its line to Minneapolis, also. and
should the river improvements
take place this year, it is probable
other packet lines will steam the
Mississippi from here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
DISTRICT REBEKAHs MET
Mrs. w. &. Edwards Honored With
Position of President

TOSILlOT OF TISoi0Gut
Mrs. w. +. Edwards of this city
was chosen for the position Of dis
trict president of the Rebekah
lodge at st. Peter on April rs, when
the district meeting was held. Ci-
ties and villages represented were
Eagle Lake, LeSueur Center, Ely.
sian st. Peter. Mankato and Vernon
Center. Mrs. Katherine Cooke OF
Elysian was elected district secre-
tary. ~
The session in the afternoon was
devoted to the reports of the var
ious secretaries on the work done
the past year.
At six o'clock, a sumptuous ban
quet was served by the ladies of the
st. Peter lodge and after the dinner
program was presented. At this
time, Mrs. Lucy Bolton, state Sec
rotary, spoke to the lodge members
in an interesting manner, on vital
questions and problems before the
lodge. Light refreshments were
served after the program.
The visitors we're treated royalty
by the st. ePter ladies, and as A.
nal act of courtesy, cars were sup
piled for those who had planned to
return home on the train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
SETTLE FIRE CLAIMS
Federal Attorneys Make Proposal
For Pine Akin and Carlton

Associated Press Dispatch !
Duluth, Mimi, May 3.--An offer to
settle LOO forest fire claims in
Pine, Aitkin and Carlton counties,
totalling more than $5,000,000, on a
basis of forty per cent of the act
ual damage was submitted to attor
neys for the fire sufferers today by
attorneys for the United States rail
road administration. About $50
square miles Of burned over terri
tory are involved. ~.
In personal injury and death cases
the government would pay forty
per cent, with limitation OF $4,000.
Farmers Mutual Insurance com
panies are offered 40 per cent and
other insurance companies twenty
Der cent.
Upon acceptance of the offer,
questiornaires will be sent out i'm
rlediately. OF the claimants about
600 are In Carlton county, 400 in
Pine. and 500 in Aitkin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
RAIL PENSION SYSTEM
Northern Pacific Head Announces
Plan For Their. Employees
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
II Pa1Il May 0-Esfah lish m emf Z

IASsOclated PTeBS DlspatCh.I
st. Paul May Establishment of
a pension system for the benefit OF
employees Of the Northern Pacific
railway was announced here today
by Charles Donnelly, president on his
return from New York where the
board of directors approved the plan.
Northern Pacific employees number
approximately 10000.
Under the system employees having
been in the service for twenty con
urement while those reaching the
secutive years are eligible fDr re.
age of seventy years shall be retired
automatically. Pensions will be paid
from operating expenses no special
fund having been set aside for that
purpose.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
MADE FAKE MONEY
Chicago Man Sent From Kansas
City To lesVenworth Prison

ASSOCIATED Press DispatCh.l
Kansas City, Mo, May 3.-Austin
J. Friel, who claims to have been a
deputy in the Cook county Illinois,
Jail, about the time that America
entered the war, was here today
awaiting transportation to the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth to serve
a sentence OF a year and a day for
making ten dollar bills out of ones
and twos.
Friel was sentenced yesterday by
Federal Judge Arba g. Van Valen-
burgh after he had told the court
that he had learned the trick of bill
raising from counterfeiters and forg
ers who were committed to his
care at the Illinois Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
TRAVELLING Man pIss.

Owatonna. May 3.--William. L. Ken
nelly, salesman for the Decker com
pany of Mason City. died at his home
in the apartment over Burrock's hard
ware store on Broadway Monday morn
ing with cancer. He had been i'll since
last August, had made several trips to
Rochester beginning last November, but
medical treatment failed to stop the
He had returned from his last trip to
Rochester a few days after Easter sun
day. and had been confined to his bed
since that time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
FARGO BANK TEST CASE
Responsibility Shareholders De-
funct Institution Will Be Decided

heSpOn6lDlllIr SndfcnOioSFS De-
funet Institution Will Be Decided
Associated Press Dispatch.l
Fargo, n. D., May 3.-Whether
the the shareholders 70 the defunct
Scandinavian American bank of
Fargo are liable, for payment
equal to the amount for their stock
in the bank is to be decided in a
test case being heard in Cass
county district court today before
Judge Charles NJ. Cooley. L. c.
Reep, receiver, brings action
against IngVal Johnson, q share
holder.
NJ. A. Hildreth, attorney for Mr..
johnson, contends that the state
guarantee law when it was enacted
automatically did away with the
double liability" feaure of North
Dakota laws. Mr.. Hildreth United
States district attorney. for North
Dakota, is also shareholder in
the bank
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
COTTAGE For Fish Hatcheries.

George Pass & Son, Mankato ar
chitects, are making plans for cot
tage to be erected at the fish hatch
cries near st. Peter for the use of
the warden there who Is employed by
the state of Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
CAST FOR THEIR PLAY
st. Peter High Shoot Students Will
Take Part In Concert

st. Peter, May 3.--Cast for the
Trial of Hearts" Senior class play
at the high school, were announced
this week by Mrs. Bertha Weibe-
Zahn, who will coach the play.
The cast will include twenty six
characters The - attraction is a
college play in four acts and is said
10 be an entertainer OF real merit.
Rehearsals have begun and the
performance will be staged at the
opera house sometime after the
middle of the month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15

couple will spend their honeymoon
with the circus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15
E, CHICAGO DODGERS BIC
FAVOR|TES SINCE SUNDAY

Gus. That ability has successfully
taken them over uncountabie yard
age and has also been q great faetor
In the huge scoring the Friars have
been doing oil season
Then. too, with the incompatible
Coach Ailikan, formerly of Pine
Village, as the central figure Of enc
Of the most effective forward walls
in the league. the F'riars have big
line that can tear a heie through
any defense of Its division
And with Galivan, another former
Pine Village product, In the back
Geld, whiting possesses a punch IN
their ball carriers that Is second &c
none.
This sounds like SO much highly
eelored praise, but the Friars' rec
ord this year viii verify every state
ment we have made. They have a
geed team. and Il Is our contention
that they will be among the last to
fight 1t out for the championship
of the rraiddleweight division of the
Midwest league.
with all this In mind. the East
Chicago Dodgers went over to Whit
Ing Sunday sadly moderated. But
when they rushed a touchdown over
the line ia the first half, 1t threw
the biggest scare into the F'riars'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15

hearts that they have undergone
this season.
Furthermore. when the Friars
were woefuiiy unable to make any
material gains through the lighter
Dodgers. the fans quickly came 10
the realization that Coach Pat Ale
Shane has a real football club.
And still further when the Frlars
were able TO win only through luck
and the breaks 81 the game. II
stamped the East Chicago outfit as
among the FIRST water In both the
welterweight and middlewelght d.
visions.
Right now the Dodg ers are con
sidered the most popular team East
Chicago has had since the pre-war
days when the aophers ruled SUI
prefne. They have a chance TO
travel up 10 Milwaukee to engage
crack eutfit up there. And Joliet
wants them over to the penitentiary
town for a gebbler Day attraction.
Next Sunday Jones has lined up
one of the biggest and niftlest at
fractions for the tight arena that
has come 10 this part of the state
Thu syear. r. j. Cars champion
ship Cornells are the headliners.
And great attractions they are!
They have been playing IS record
crowds all season because Chicago
rates them as the best team In the
league. They are the only organi-
cation to receive any publicity Ia
the Chicago papers; and that ae-
counts fer everything
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15
ACROBAT rs Welded

The Hammond Masonic Temple
was the scene of a quiet wedding
yesterday afternoon when William
q. Schultz, a member OF the comedy
acrobatc act of the Shrine circus.
was united IN marriage with Miss
Linda Geisler OF Manitowoc. wis.
Judge Henry C. Cleveland per
formed the ceremony at 1870 o'clock
IN the Masonic club rooms. Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Casper were the only
attendants.
Mr. Schultz is known in circus
circles as William Lester of the
troupe of Laster, Bell & Griffith.
He and Miss Gelsler were childhood
sweethearts back in Manitowoc.
Monday Miss Geisler came to Chi
cago and then ran down to Ham
mond to see AIr. Schultz. They de-
cided to get married
Those IN charge OF the Shrine
circus wanted to make II a regular
circus wedding and have the cere-
mony right out in the ring last
night but the contracting parties
refused.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bride telegraphed her parents.
1t was their first intimntlon OF the
event and came as a surprise. The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15

The coaches have not decided who
win replace these men. as IT " III be
a serious problem. inasruch as they
have but few men to work with
1t Is very probable that one of the
backfield men VIII be used in the
line.
The backfleld remains intact
with such men as Frommc. Boyle,
Nelson. Neidow, Murphy. and Kron-
sell from which to pick. a quartet
equal to anything IN this part Of
the state can be secured. The line
will be built around Keeiori Pfei
Harder. Thompson. Kudak. Strobe
and Washausen and should make .
formidable outfit.
Although not ef-confident
Coaches Smith and Rhmid are am
ticipatins giving the Chicago lads
q real run for the long end In the
scoring column, provided their pro-
teges show their old hight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15
WOMEN OUTD|STANCE
MEN ON TRIP
TO FOOTBALL GAME

VALPARAISO, Ind, Nov. i5.-Six
yeung women students of valparai-
so University won bet with six
young men Of the university Eatur-
day BIZ understanding them in max
Ing the trip 10 Kalamazoo to see
the Vslparaiso-Ka laInasoo football
game The young women started
from the university Saturday to
walk to Kalamazoo. When short
distance out of the cigy they got a
ride in an automobile to Laporte.
Another ride was obtained to Do
wagiac. Mich. and out of Dowagiac
transportation was provided to Kali
amazoo. The actual distance walk
ed by the girls was a little more
than five miles In the f0e-mile trip.
six young men who competed with
the girls by riding freight trains
were beaten in the journey TO Kala-
mazoo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-15
BEDFORD SHIRTS
SMOTHER JACKSON
PARKS WITH 2,06f

Last night FIVE machine pulled OUT
OF Hammond headed for s7th at.
ana Stony Island ave. and every
machine was loaded to eapacttr
with rooters for the Bedford shirts
bowling club. When the match be-
tween the jackson Parks and the
Bedford Shirts started all seats
were taken-yeu eeuIdn't even ind
standing room.
just to start the FIRST game of
right the Bedford five all got strikes
while the FIRST three men on the
jackson Park Eve got strikes. Right
here the fans settled back In their
seats to watch one of the best
matches OF the season. When the
scores of the first game was counted
up the Bedfo-ds had 99f against s24.
Elmer hall had high game with 2as.
Then with a lot of confidence and a
few wild pitches, the Shirts fell be-
hind but just when pins were need
cd the captain stepped out and
knocked down 205 pins and won the
second game by 10 pins.
And then the fun began. In the
last game the Bedford Shirts were
trailing by 50 pins IN the seventh
frame. Just to show that the team
never quits. Elmer Hall struck out
in the last frame; Sugar did the
same thing. Dan Enright packed in
five in a row and finished with eat
count. giving him tho buck for
high game. Woggles doubled and
got eight AMI that put the old game
on ice so Ned Nelson. who always
gets the pins when they are needed.
slowed up. and when the totals wer,