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The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
DEATH FROM APOPLExY
Mrs. Susan Maxson Eagle Lake Sue
cumbed Yesterday Morning

Mrs. Susan Maxson Eagle Lake Sue
cumbed Yesterday Morning
Mrs. Susan Maxson OF Eagle Lake,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Cobell, m inat village,
yesterday morning at $50 o'clock.
Death was caused from apoplexy
Mrs. Maxson was eighty five years,
ten months and twenty days of age.
She was born in New York state, and
came to Minnesota about fifty five
years ago. She lived in Medo town
shib/untii fours years ago when she
moved to Eagle to be with her daugh
ter. .-,.. D.
Mrs. Maxson was a favorite among
her friends in Medo, and will be
greatly missed by all who knew ana
loved her for her kind manner ana
loving disposition. She is survived
by four children, five having preced
ed her in death Two daughters sur
vive, Mrs. George Cobell of Eagle
Lake and Mrs. Anna Rev of Forest
Grove, Oregon. There are two sons,
Louis Reynolds of Saltwater and Ed
win Maxson of Coburg, Oregon.
There are thirty five grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from
the home of her daughter. Inter-
ment will be made In the Medo Gem
etery.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
MOTOR VEHICLES
FOR MINNESOTA
Statistics From Secretary
State For 1921
BIG INCREASE Is SHOWN
One Motor Car For Every Seven <
Persons In The
State
fAssociated Press Dispatch.1


st. Paul, January 29.-There is one
motor car in Minnesota for every sew
en- persons, Mike Holm, secretary of
state, announced last night, in report
ing that there were 336.2s2 motor We
hicles licensed in Minnesota in 1921.
Hennepin county, including Minnea-
polls, registered more than twice the
number of automobiles of any county
in the state, the revenue getting ST.,
113,47171, while Ramsey county, in
cluding st. Paul, was second with rev
enue of $533,3S724, and st. Louis
county, including Duluth, third, with
revenue of $350,27418. The total for
the state was $3.50, 1850. Payments
for 1922 to January 27, total S817, ,55S.
Outside the three big counties, Ot-
tertail and Stearns were the only ones
to pass the 100000 mark. Cook
county, with only $2,S63.40, collected
in motor vehicle licenses, made the
smallest showing.
The Returns BY Counties
Two thirds of the population OF
Minnesota could be. loaded into the
motor vehicles and there would be
room left over for the entire popula
ton of Arizona as guests. The returns
by counties are given by Mr.. Holm as
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03

Many Letters Daily


From 1000 to 10000 letters were
received each day requiring opening.
examination, and, in many cases, a
reply. From 100 to 300 sacks of mail
were sent out daily during the rush
period Double shifts were put on
and the work was carried on night
and day to accommodate the public and
expedite business. In the heighth Of
the registration period from 10000 TO
1900 pairs of plates were mailed out
each day, weighing between five and
six tons, each set bearing two kinds
of postage and the registration certi-
ficate in a SEPARATE envelope Mr..
Holm said.
almost 20 tons Of steel were re-
quired to make the total supply of
plates and the statistician has calcu-
lated that, If the plates were laid end
to end, they would make line reach
ing almost from ST. Paul to Duluth.
''The department has worked un-
der serious handicaps as to space and
last year under the additional handi-
cap that the law was passed SO late in
the session that not time was left for
prepartion and practically all the ap-
plications for registration came in at
once. This year there was time to
prepare for the registration and. as
the Office is now organized, registra-
tions are taken care of as fact as they
come"
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
VOTE DOWN s2.2O WHEAT
North Dakota implement Dealers APP
posed Price Boost
faI oh, I

posed Price Boost
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Fargo, N. d., January 27.-An
amended resolution favoring tenn
porary fixed prices OF s2.20 per bushel
for wheat was lost today in the con-
vention of the North Dakota Imple-
ment Dealers. A substitute resolu-
ton adopted endorsed a reasonable
and profitable price for farm products
and workable plan to stabilize wheat
prices.
81 am neither <bolshevik or So
cialist," said Mr.. Duis defending his
resolution, "but am in favor of play
ing this game square" He added that
good and efficient farmers in his vi
cinity were losing money because of
present disparity between prices of
agricultural products and other prod
ucts. The convention held however
that fixing the price of one certain
commodity Is wrong.
H. P. Smith of Thompson was elect
ed president; B. S. Groth, Mayville,
vice president; George E. Berg, Ken
sal; J. P. French, Bismarck; and K.
Foraker, Minot; directors. The direc
tors will select the next meeting place
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
WILL CONFIRM MILLER
[Associated Press Dispatch.

Washington, D. c., January 81
tion of Andrew Miller to be United
States district judge for North Da-
kota fayorably reported yesterday by
the committee would be confirmed by
the senate at the next executive ses-
sion.
Although the nomination of Mr..
Miller was bitterly contested before
the committee by the clean court
committee of North Dakota, judiciary
committee members said today they
did not look for any strong opposi-
ton in the senate.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
BALTIMORE SHOWED UNDER
City Is Slowly Digging Itself Out Of
Heavy Blockade
ASSOCIATED /

tAssociated Press Dispatch
Baltimore, January 30.--Baltimore
and suburbs today was slowly dig
ging free of the snow blockade which
railroads reported virtually normal
conditions yesterday and the ice in
the bay had broken up to allow a
partial resumption of navigation.
Snow fell continuously from seven
p. m. Friday to six a. m. yesterday
had paralyzed local transportation
facilities for nearly two days. The
with a total precipitation of 26.5
inches. One death was attributed to
the storm,
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
BERGDOLL MUST SERVE
REQUEST of Mother For Communication
Sentence Is Denied
LAssociated Press Dispatch.l

IASSUCIdIGU "
Washington, D. c., January 81
Request of Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll
for war department recommendation
for Communication of sentence for her
son Irving c. Bergdoil, sentenced to
four years in the disciplinary bar
racks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
for draft evasion, was today denied.
Mrs. Bergdoll on calling at the
war department was told that the
case of her son had been re-examin-
ed recently by the department and
no justification found for commuta-
ton of sentence.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
paneInq At wabasso REGULATED

Wabasso. Mimi, January 30.-Follow-
ing a brawl at dance at the village hall.
the Wabasso council, at the suggestion
of the school board, has passed rule
making it unlawful for school students
under sixteen years of age, to attend pub
lie dances; that no school students shall
remain at a dance later that 1880 pm.
and that rules regarding the use Of liquor
indecent dancing and disorderly conduct
may be strictly enforced. A suggestion
that may be carried out is that an auto
matte switch would darken the hall at
the midnight hour.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
PHFEREDHIS GASOLINE
John Weber Made Complaint of Theft
To Policemen.

John Weber, living on the Mapleton
road a short distance from this city,
reported to the police last night that
several parts of his Ford automobile
which he had left : in the alley be-
tween Front and Second streets near
the Albert He'll store, had been stolen.
machine to go home he found that
during his absence some thief had
stolen the manifold, the coil and sew
eral other pieces of the machine, and
then drained all of the gasoline out
of the machine and made off with the
LIQUID.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
Object to street FLOODING.

ISptClaI 10 TIC FTee PrtSS.I
Luverne, Mimi. January 31.-Luverne
children will not have an Ice skating
rink this year This was decided when
1t became known that members of the
official board of the Norwegian synod
would refuse to allow the city to flood
street near the church property for
use as a skating rink. Permission to
flood the place was secured from all the
property except the church society, which
claimed that the street to be flooded was
needed as a parking place for automo-
biles by the members of the church.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
Will Seek 1922 Tournament

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
st. Louis, Mo-, January 30.-Tbe st.
Louis District Tennis Association has
voted to make application for the
holding of the 1923 national clay court
championship here. 1t was announced
that the application would be made at
the annual meeting OF the National
Lawn Tennis Association In New
York February
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
CAPTAIN BARBER SUICIDES
Former Naval OFFICER Grieved over Deatf
Baron Rosen.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

IASSucIaIeu Press D1Spatch.I
New York, January 30.--Grief over the
recent death of Baron Rosen. former
Russian ambassador to the United States.
was believed to be responsible for the
suicide here today of Captain Francis M.
Barber, seyenty-six, formerly of the
United States navy. The two men had
been intimate friends for two score years,
and since Baron Rosens death, Captain
Barber was, declared to have been nerv-
Gus and melancholy y
Captain Barber was found in a locked
wash room at the university club with
his throat cut, razor clutched in his
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
WOUNDED IN GUN FIGHT
Duluth Auto Garage Watchman Hae
Struggle With Robbers

lASSoCldleQ TIeSS oiSp1tNN.J
Duluth, Mimi, January 30.-Peter
Monteleone, watchman at local ga
rage, was shot in the hand and slight
ly wounded last night when engaged
in a gun fight with two robbers. Mon
teleone opened fire on the bandits
when they broke open door.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
TAWNEY FOR SENATE.
;on Late Winona Conor
Throws Hat In Ring

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
-!Winona MINI, January 30.-Ev-
erett F. Tawney of this city, secre<
tary treasurer of the Winona county
republican committee, today filed
for election as state senator from
this county. Senator H. w. Kings
bury of Winona is the incumbent.
Political observers here recalled
that it was just thirty two years ago
that Mr.. Tawney's father, the late
James A. Tawney, began his political
career in the state senate. He was
elected to congress before his term eX
pired and served : in the national
house until 1910.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
REPORT FAVORS MILLER
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Washington, d. G., January 30
The nomination Of Andrew Miller. to
be federal judge for the North Dako
ia district was ordered reported fa-
vorably to the senate today by the ju
dietary committee. The action
Chairman Nelson said, was unanimous
and based on new report by sub
committee which recommended that
charges against Mr. Miller be disre-
Qarded
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
GREAT FARM PARLEY
Farm Bureaus Head Comments On
Recent Agricultural Conference

AssocIfLted Press Dispatch.J
st. Paul, January 31.-The national
agricultural conference, which ad-
journed recently in Washington, will
directly benefit Minnesota farmers,
according to J. F. Reed, president of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, who returned today.
"The national conference was one
of the greatest events in the history
of agriculture" Mr.. Reed said, "and 1t
is going to result in real help for the
farmer"
The three big achievements of the
conference, he said, were along the
lines of farm credit, transportation
and marketing.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE
Elevator at Werner, Minn., Was De
troyed Last Night

Associated Press Dlspatch.I
Werner, MINI. January 30.-Fire
completely destroyed the r. S. David
son grain elevator here with loss of
approximately $4,000. TIE elevator
held about $500 bushels of grain.
The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03

was genius consecrated to pur.
pose, and he win live in history's iron
J memory by the side of the worlds
seers
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
MORE SCARED THAN HURT.

Whe the country suffering profoundly from the waste the
extravaganza and expansion postwar BOOM comparatively
more restless than injured declared Secretary OF Commerce Her
bert entering discussion OF the subject OF railroad
by the Interstate Commerce ,omhlsSo
For instance said he las heavy tax burden IS is
still oneaf great proportion our national product
witty the other states in the war
Mr. Hoover the committee interesting flgues
illustrating unequal spready that have taken place prices ana
wages since condition which he largely responsible
io coun troubles He onended that railroad rates and rail-
operation down Taking 1918 as the base
wear at table shows the following for the 1871
Farm crops 9S all animals the farm 81 cotton
at the farm foodstus 150 at the farm lOl retail
clothing bies Pittsburg ll3 sb zmc W. Pig
non Psburg 1885, bmnou coal at the mne l6o btulnlnous
retail 220 yellow pine lumber at MILL 1885, Douglas fr
mill lumber retail partly estimated 2Oo cost OF nv
ing, variousy estimated, l621S0.
5O railways 200 metal trades ls building trades
100; coal mining scales, l73.
Hoovers idea that the plane of wages and
prices readustmens completed would be
about per the level of 1913 IF look the national
WHOLE said he the greatest impulse that
recovery from whatever reduction OF
rates primary commodities combined with the immediate resump
ton of railway construction equipment The first depends
operating the second restoration of cerd
Since entered the in 1917 have
10000 miles of railways less than increasing
population economic development called and behind
rolling stock by about 1000 locomotives and 100000
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
WORK THAT TELLS
Plenty OF II Has Been Done Right
Here In Maysville.

To thoroughly know the virtues o.
a medicine you must investigate lis
work. Doan's Kidney Pills stand this
test, and plenty of proof exists right
here In Maysville. People who testi.
fled years ato to relief from backache
kidney and urinary disorders, now
give confirmed testimony-declare the
results have lasted. How can any
Maysville sufferer longer doubt the
evidence?
Mrs. W. A. Schatzmann, COS East
Second street, Maysville, gave the fol-
lowing statement November Is, 1916:
From the benefit I have derived from
the use Of Doan's Kidney Pills have
every reason to recommend them to
anyone. Whenever my kidneys have
been irregular In action or / have suf-
fered with a weakness or lameness
through the small Of my back l have
used box or 80 Of Doan's and they
have always proven sufficient to cure
the complaint quickly"
On November %, 1920. Mrs. Schatz-
m.nn said: "Doan's Kidney Pills GER
tainly do all that Is claimed for them
I recommend them again as did be-
fore when publicly endorsed them in
1915. Doan's have made a lasting cure
for fue."
Price go cents, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Mrs. Schatzmann had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
PROGRESS IN MERCHANT MARINE.

Conferences under between the Shipping Board and
of Pacific Coast shipping having in the formation
ct big combination the operation of liners the Far East 1t
anticipated that between $20000O 30O0OOO will raised
or the purchase from the Shipping Board of hp and the
construction of others The calls for the acquisition of $685.
foot and flee sos
similar to the American Legion the holder the speed records from
New York to South American ports the intention put
CT the boats nth from San Francisco Eastern
at least five of them from Seattle the Far East The vessels
not however sufficiently speedy compete with the
lines in the Pacific and the combination formed the intention
contract for the construction of liners that will
that other countries operating
Americans have to feel proud of the energy and initiative
manifested by the Shipping Board and by private
ing the competition of foreign rivals for supremacy the
Steady being made only the number
ships in service but in the carried and in
cheney of operation American shippers and travellers
becoming and alive to the facilities offered by ships their
own flag No better equipment for handling freight uxu
lous service for is found foreign
udcious advertising of the Shipping Board aiding bringing
suits There doubt that progress will
the American merchant marine has place
worlds commerce
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
AN AMAZING POSITION

To the majority of peopthe plain peopethe position
taken the nchng bill by the Democratic members OF the
lower house of congress must l.. ve been amazing.
The bill the first effort to curb evil which has been
growing steadily for generation and which has become deep
stigma upon the country One would supposed that party
which three proed such beautiful moral and
humanitarian sentiments advocating the league of nations would
permit organization surpass condemnation of lynch
law but of fact the Democrats congress have been
excited the civil they have been the proposition
that lynch law should be repealed.
So bitter has been the Democratic opposition that the bill
regarded virtually party Indeed actually party
in the that 21 of the 230 by which passed
from Republicans while the Democrats contributed 02 the
!19 votes in opposition.
The bill takes the enforcement of the constitutional Of
jury and the punishment of nche Of the hands Of the
providing that nchers shall suffer life Imprisonment and that the
penalty shall be imposed state county and municipal officials
who by negligence fail prevent nchng The also p
uates that counties in which m is taken by mobs shall forfeit $4,000
the family of each and every victim. And the yell of
tompanied by the old rgswth which the southern
their Democratic brothers northern
fought from the of introduction sclass evidence
that it is expected to be efective.-Marion Star.
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
EDUCATION IS
NECESSARY FOR
GOOD ROADS SYSTEM
Road Officials OF Kentucky Advise
That System Of Education Is
Very Necessary.

Lexington, Ky, - More than 800
county road officials from Kentucky
together with road contractors and
other persons interested in road build
ing and upkeep, who recently attend
ed the regional conference on highway
economics and transport held at the
University of Kentucky adopted reso-
lutions before the adjournment of
their meeting advocating that the
study of highway transport, highway
engineering, highway economics and
safety education be given special at
tention in the educational system OF
the state and that educators. the press
and public officials of Kentucky bend
every energy toward the upblilding of
the state highway system.
The resolution follows:
The public ledger., 1922-02-17

bonds and provides work In tibet city
parks for men with families. They are
divided into two groups, and work In
two-week shifts. The election officials
lent their machinery and day was
set apart for the registration of the
unemployed. Allentown, Pa, is con-
t!nuing all public work regardless Of
weather conditions. and special
drive has been made 10 remodel store
fronts in order to give work to build
ers A Cheap homes" campaign has
also stimulated employment and
solved the housing problem.
Pittsfield, Mass, has flying shov-
ell squadron" which reports immedi-
ately to any ccitizen who telephones,
and clears the snow from his sidewalk
in a jiffy.
Fort Dodge, Ia, reports that jobless
miners are working abandoned coal
mines in the vicinity, which has given
them living and reduced the price
of coal at the same time Red Oak, Ia,
has opened a stone quarry and hauls
the rock to the locations where it will
be used in the spring.
Salt Lake City, Utah, has establish
ed municipal woodward where old
ties and discarded telephone
and electric light poles are sawed into
firewood by the unemployed. at 20
cents an hour. They are paid in lodg-
ng and meal tickets, and the kindling
G sold.
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
DtVIESS FARMERS PLAANING
TO IMPROVE HOME ORCHARDS

Better care of home orchards 70
increase the yield of fruit is receiving
considerable attention from Daviess
county farmers at the present time.
according to report OF County Agent
=. w. Whitehouse. Farmers interested
In the better care of their trees were
shcwn the proper methods of pruning
by means Of 12 demonstrations recent
~ held by MIR. Whitehouse in cooper
alton with farmers while 60 orchards
in the county will be managed as dem
onstrations to show fruit growers Of
the county what can be accomplished
by proper pruning. spraying and cara
Of the trees during the entire year
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
INGENUITY IS
SHOWN FINDING
JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED
Cities Throughout America COntriye
All Kinds of Work for their
Unemployed.

American ingenuity in contriving
Jobs for the jobless to tide oover the
present unemployment emergency is
shown by hundreds of reports SUBJ
mitted to Colonel Arthur Woods, of the
Presidents Conference on Unemploy-
ment, from cities and towns all over
the United States. Many mayors take
great pride in the novel means devised
by their employment committees to
care for the home folks.
Fort Smith, Ark, has rock-pile
where men break big stones into little
ones, to be mixed with cement and
sand to improve the local streets.
Gloucester, Mass, and Evanston,
ILL.,, pay the jobless to chop down con-
demned city timber, which is sold for
fuel. Public-psirited citizens in Rock
Island, Ill.,, have banded together to
hire one man one day week to keep
him frob becoming an object OF char
fly.
In Erie, Pa, drive has been made
to push the sale of "Erie-made" pro-
ducts, in order to provide local en-
ployment. Lima. o., has put 100 men
TO work two or three days a week,
paying them In orders on grocery
stores for food Butte, Mont, raises
10000 each month, and extend some
sort OF aid to $500 families, Un-em-
ployed single men can get two meals
day OF beef stew, vegetables. bread
and butter. and coffee, out OF this
fund. Galesburg, H., has put 100000
into water main sand work has gone
on right through the winter, while tho
lown' provides lodging and food for tho
destitute. p" gt.'
Youngstown, o.. has sold municipal
The public ledger., 1922-02-17

Whereas the solution OF the prob
lens of highway engineering. high
way transport and highway eeconom
les are deemed vital to the proper de
velopment OF the Commonwealth Of
Kentucky, and,
Whereas no adequate solution OF
these problems can be achieved with
out trained administrative personnel
serving as county, district and state
highway officials, and
Whereas the improvement of the
rural educational facilities of the
state is dependent largely upon the
avenues of communication between
home and school,
Therefore be it resolved
THAT it is the sense of this con-
conference that the study of highway
economics, highway transport, high
way engineering and safety education
should be given special emphasis In
the educational system of the state,
and
THAT recognizing the interrelation
between efficient rural education and
improved highways, the educators,
press, and public officials of Kentucky
shoould bend every energy toward the
proper upbuilding of the state high
way system, and
THAT these resolutions be distribut-
ed to the press of the state"
The resolution was signed by COM
mitteed composed of H. Green Garrett,
chairman of the state highway COM
C. Frank Dunn, secretary Of
The Lexington Board of Commerce;
and Edward West, D. " Terrell and |
W. E. Freeman, all of the University
If Kentucky.
The public ledger., 1922-02-17
GEO. P. LAMBERT
Gkesfe .Bullding. Market Street
MAYSVIllE KY.
Lady Assistant Phone CIR
NEW CIRCULAR OUTLINES
BEGINNERS SEWING WORN

The Beginning Clothing Project, '
is the title of one Of the most recent
publications issued by the College OF
Agriculture for farm girls Of the
state. 1t takes up the fundamentals of
sewing and outlines several pieces
of work to be done by beginning sew
ers as their junior agricultural club
project. 1t may be obtained free from
the Experiment station at Lexington.
The public ledger., 1922-02-17

Interest among Larue county farm
ers in the keeping of books and rec
ords is increasing steadily with the
result that 4S are now keeping records
and books which they intend to CON
tinue through the year, according to a
report of County Agent ]. w. Jones.