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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
G. A.CoHege Nearing
It's Sixtieth Birthday
Elaborate Plans Made For OBJ
servance of Anniversary At
st. Peter Next Month
[Associated Press plspatch. /

st. Peter, MINI. April Gus
tavus Adolphus college will cele-
brate its sixtieth anniversary in
connection with the commencement
exercises this year. May l6 to %.
The annual meeting OF the Mime
sofa Conference of the Evangelical
Augustana Synod will be held at the
same time, in conjunction with the
college festivities.
Many of the most distinguished
churchmen In the synod will be
present, and college heads expect
the celebration viii be the largest
ever held at the college.
Delivery of the annual sermon by
Or. p A. Mattson of Hopkins will
mark the opening, May 16. DR..
Mattson is president of the con-
ference, which will hold morning
and afternoon sessions.
Saturday, May 20, will be made
notable by the dedication OF the
new $4,000 gymnasium. This is
scheduled for $50 p. M, with for
mer Governor A. o. Eberhart, an
alumnus of the college, and DR..
Gustave Andreen, president Of the
Augustana College, Rock Island, ILL.,,
as the speakers. Immediately fol-
lowing the dedication exercises, the
alumni banquet will be given, to be
followed by a concert by the re-
united Lyric, Schumanl and Gounod
choruses.
Sunday, May Fl Anniversary Day
Sunday, May Fl, is Anniversary
Day, at ten a. m. DIR. G.. A. Bran
dele, of Denver, Colo, president OF
the Augustana Snyod, will preach
in Swedish, and DR.. &. j. Petri, OF
Minneapolis, will deliver sermon
in English. At two p. m, his
toricaI program, portraying the pro-
gress of the college from its foun-
dation to the present time, will be
given. DIR. NJ. Wahlstrom. superin-
tendent of Augustana hospital, Chi
cago, q former president of Gus
tavus Adolphus, will deliver an his
torical address. Greetings will be
given from the presidents of church
colleges and from the church press.
In the evening at o'clock DIR. 0. j.
Johnson, president of the college,
will preach the baccalaureate ser
mon.
commencement day will be cele-
brated Monday, May p. beginning
at ten a. m. DR.. w. A. Granville,
president of Pennsylvania college,
Gettysburg, Pa, will deliver the
commencement address, and greet
ings will be given from the various
state colleges. In the afternoon the
conference will hold its closing
business session.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
PERTAINING TOPEOPLE

Mrs. Frank Bienapfi, wife of Po-
lice Officer Bienapfl yesterday
went to Duluth where she will
care for her son who is ill. She
will be gone for several weeks.
Mr.. George Besser of Minneapo-
lis was an over Sunday visitor in
the city as the guest of his daugh-
ter Mrs. w. w. Besser.
w. r. Clark formerly of this city
but now with the Dies Moines
branch of the Standard Oil COM
any, visited in Mankatoy over Sun
day.
r. H. Langoff and family of odin,
Mimi, spent Sunday in this city as
the guest of Mr.. Langhon's brother,
Police Officer o. F. Larghof and
family.
Leona Peterson, Evelyn Cuddy
and Myra Jones, local winners OF
the national bread baking cham
pionship. left this morning for the
twin cities, where they will take a
weeks short course in the Agricul-
tural college. This trip was award :
ed them by the California Fruit com
pany for their efforts in boys and
girls club work.
S. P. Skoog, a representative OF
the United States Veterans bureau,
is in Mankato and will remain dur
ing the week for the purpose of OBJ
tanning positions for the disabled
veterans in training under the bu-
reau.
o. T. Mclean returned from a
business trip to Chicago Saturday.
Attorney A. r. Pau arrived home
from a business trip TO Chicago
yesterday.
H. Szamet has returned from a
business trip to New York city
where he purchased merchandise.
Mrs. Sidney Luce returned Sat
urday from Delavan where she has
been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ingwalson
of Crosby, n D., are spending a few
days with relatives and friends in
Mankato Mr.. Ingwalson is pro-
grietor OF chain of stores in North
Dakota
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
Banquets Officially
Close 1922 Season
President Cooper In Principal
Address Predicts Greater
Glories For Athletics.

Saturday evening the official
nightcap was placed on the win
tiers basketball activities OF the
Teachers college when all mem
bers of the college basket squad,
all male members OF the college ia
Guilty and a few friends of the team
were banQueted at the Gribel Tea
Room.
Following the dinner shore talks
were made by number of the
guests and members of the team
and President G. n Cooper gave a
short review of the athletic activi
ties of the school in the last TWEEN
ty- FIVE years. He recalled the times
when there were at least seventy
five men students enrolled in the
college, then a normal school and
told of those days when football
was the principal sport There were
days when the local school was a
consistent winner in the gridiron
snort but after some years Presi-
dent Cooper stated the attendance
of men began to fall away until
there were as few as two or three
enrolled This year showed an in
crease in the number Of men enrolled
consequent revival of interest in
athletlCS WIN lne result LndL
Teachers college had an unusually
successful season.
President Cooper said that it was
a matter of pride with him that he
no longer must stay out Of discus
sion when presidents Of the state
colleges meet and when the sub
ject turns TO athletics. He said that
for the first time in several years
he has been able TO recount the
athletic activities of the Mankato
college without apologies and pre-
diCted that this year is only be
ginning that will lead TO greater eff
forts along these lines. He stated
that with that end in view the col
Iege had employed an athletic di-
rector for next year and that the
same man would act as athletic
coach. Hugh Jameson, athletic and
physical director of the Y. M. c. A.
here is the man who will take
charge of college physical activities.
Immediately following the ban
uuet and the after dinner remarks
Of the guests the entire party NOV
ed the college gymnasium where
the men were joined by the mem
bers of the girls basketball squad
who had been having a similar affair
in the Hotel Heinrich dining room.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing at the gym.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
MANKATO FREE PRESS
Odd Legislative Bills
AreBrought ToLight
Kentucky solons Not Only Body
To Pass Upon Freak
- Measures.

New York, April 3.--The Kentuc-
ky legislator who proposed that
moonshiners be compelled by law to
equip their stills" with whistles
that could be heard for two miles
has no monopoly Of the unusual in
proposed legislation for the solons
who sit in legislative halls of state
capitals are prone TO sarcasm, irony
and jokes. Some odd bills have
cropped up in the state legislative
sessions now drawing to a close.
For example there is the bill in
troduced in the New York state as
sembly making hypocrisy a INSIDE
meanor and defining it as the act
of a person who for pay, gift or 9th =
er valuable thing publicity advocates
and supports and legislative mea
ure restraining free exercise of per
sonal liberty or the act of any per
son who solicits funds for such sup
port" The measure is aimed at
reform" organization workers.
The Massachusetts legislature had
before it in this years session a
bill making church going compul-
oOly tOI every ISSlu6uI Vi the Sldle
who was physically or mentally cap
able of attending church.
Some Other Unusual Legislation
Another measure proposed in Mas
sachusetts provided that every
candidate for public office must be
examined by a justice of the super
Tor court to determine whether he
is qualified to hold office to which
he aspires. -
A bill in the Massachusetts, legis
lature authorized the appointment OF
a special legislative committee to
make an official Fourth of July visit
to- the Irish Free State at the ex-
pense OF its members.
Some of the unusual legislation
proposed is obviously aimed at what
the authors regard as injustice.
Housewives who do not share in
joint control of the family income
fund a champion in Mrs. Margaret
Laird. of Newark, N. j., who intro
duced a bill in the New Jersey leg
islature enabling married women to
control the wages they earn in their
own homes. Another New Jersey
measure would exempt nurses from
jury duty. A third would enable
innocent persons to collect from
the state 81 day for each day of
confinement in Jail, provided they
proved their innocence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY
May II Will Be Observed Through
out Canada and United States

ASSOCIATED Press DlSpatch.I
Chicago. ILL.,, April 3.-More than
4 900 hospitals throughout the Unit
ed States and CANADA are busy
planning for an open house" for
the people OF their communities and
for other features in connection with
the observance of second annual
National Hospital Day. May II. &C
cording to letters received by Mat
thew /. Foley. executive secretary
National Hospital Day Committee.
Last year more than 1900 hospi
tails in these two countries staged
the first observance of National
Hospital Day on May II, the ami
versary of the birth of Florence
Nightingale, pioneer in modern hos
pital and nursing methods, and the
institutions were visited by more
than 100000 people. This year hos
pitfalls OF England and Australia have
become interested in the movement
which has for its object the educa
ton of people concerning hospitals
and hospital service, and many in
situations in these countries will
unite with American and Canadian
hospitals
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
MRS. F. L. REYNOLDS DIES
She Was Formerly Verna EVelyr
Bixby Of Garden City.

She Was Formerly Verns Evelyn
Bixby Of Garden City.
Word has been received here OF
the death of Mrs. Floyd L. Reynolds
of Sleepy Eye, former resident OF
Garden City, who passed away at
the hospital in New Ulm Friday
night.
Funeral services will be held at
Garden City Wednesday afternoon
at 1870 o'clock and interment will
be made in the beautiful cemetery
at the place.
Verna Evelyn Bixby was born
November 80, 1885, at Garden City,
where she grew to womanhood.
She attended the Mankato State
Teachers college and afterward
taught school for several years. On
September 3, 1906, she was united
IN marriage to Floyd l.. Reynolds
OF Amboy, where they made their
home for a time. Later they moved
to North Dakota, and FIVE years ago
came to Sleepy Eye, which has since
been their home.
Mrs. Reynolds is survived by her
husband and two daughters. Maurine
and Joyce, also by her father A. w.
Bixby of Salem, Ore, a brother
Ward at Iron Mountain. Mont, and
three sisters. Ida of Salem, Ore,
and Mrs. Callie Schoefer and Mrs.
Blanche Leuck, Missouia, Mont.
Mrs. Reynolds was a woman OF
sterling qualities, faithful wife
and loving mother. and active work
er for the uplift of the community.
She leaves a wide circle of friends,
who will greatly miss Ter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
Bitter Political Feud
At Clayhole Recalled
Thirteen Men Charged With
Murder In Precinct Fight
On Trial Today.
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

Jackson, KY, April 3.-Thirteen
men charged with murder in con !!
nection with the killing of four men
in Clayhole precinct of Breathitt
county on election day last Novem-
Der, are expected to go on trial in
the Breathitt Circuit Court today.
Juries from other counties in the
district over which Judge Sam
Hurst presides, may be called to
hear the cases.
The Clayhole precinct shooting
occurred early on the morning of
election day. 1t grew out of bit
ter political fight, Breathitt county
being one of the few mountain
counties in which the Democratic
party has a majority, at least part
of the time. The margin between
the Republican and Democratic
parties is very close.
On the last election day there
was no ballotting in this precinct
which normally is heavily Demo
cratic. The BALLOT box was thrown
into a stream and most of the, cleo
ton officials killed or wounded.
Firing First Shots Differ
Reports differ as to who fired the
first shots in the melee and as to
were returned by the Grand Jury
which heard the case Will Barnett,
Will Campbell, Ed, Davis, Ed.
Combs, Andy Barnett, Alfred Bar
nett, Willie Davis and Marion Bar
nett are charged with killing
Eathan Allen, Cleveland Combs and
Asberry Combs.
Chester Davis is charged in a
separate indictment with the kill
ing of Eathan Allen, Cleveland
Combs and Asberry Combs.
French Combs, L. Combs, Shade
Combs and George Allen. Jr., are
charged in the third Indictment with
killing George Mcintosh. The case
originally were, set for early in the
March term of the retathitt cir
cult court, but because of a heavy
docket and uncertainty as to the
getting of a jury, they were set
over until April 8. Attorneys for
the commonwealth sought change
of venue and attorneys for the de-
tense sought to have Judge Hurst
yacate the bench on the ground that
he was candidate in the election
which resulted in the trouble. He
denied both motions. -. * H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
ELMER THOMPSON DIES
Former Resident Here Passed Ava,
70 = In MINNEAPOLIS.

Former Resident Here Passed Away
@ - In Minneapolis.
Word was received last night by
relatives in this city of the death of
Elmer Thompson, a former resident
of this city, at Minneapolis Sunday
morning at four o'clock. Mr.. Thomp-
son had been in the employ OF the
Delmar company of Minneapolis for
the past seven or eight years. He
was the son of the late Tony Thomp-
son, who passed away just recently.
Deceased was born in Mankato
June 2, 1894, and on June "a, 1918,
was drafted with contingent of
Blue Earth county boys. He was
transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y,
August 10, 1918, and sailed with
Company H, One Hundred and Elev-
enth Infantry, Twenty Eight Divis-
ion, and took part in the battle of
Thaicourt from October IA to No
vember II, 1918. He was gassed in
this battle and never fully recover
ed his strength. He was honorably
discharged from the service May Is,
1919. The direct cause of his death
was pneumonia.
The following brothers and sis
ters survive him: Norman Thomp-
son of st. Paul, Thorsten Thompson,
a member of the aviation corps at
Kelley Field, Texas; Mrs. William
Lawrence of Belle PLANE, Iowa;
Miss Mary Thompson of Minenapo-
lis, Miss Minnie Thompson and Ru-
dolph and Harold Thompson of this
city.
The remains are expected to ar
rive here tonight, when the members
of Lorentz Post, American Legion
will take charge of the funeral ar
rangements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
"POPPY DAY"

Women of the Mankato unit of
the American Legion auxiliary are
laying plans for the second annual
Poppy Day" An order has been
placed for the paper flowers and
those in charge of the sale promise
that the supply will be adequate.
These paper, peoples are made by
the disabled ex service men in the
hospitals for which they receive
one cent each. The doctors in the
hospitals proclaim this the greatest
work ever done for our men. 1t is
keeping them busy and contended
and at, the same time providing them
with some much needed money.
The peoples cost the local unit
two cents each. One feent goes to-
ward procuring materials, such as
paper, wire, boxes, dies, string and
the like while the other cent goes
TO the disabled service man.
There Is a spirit of friendly rivalry
among the men in the hospitals to
see who can produce the most
flowers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
ECONOMY IS GRAIN
GROWERS POLICY
o. S. ASSOCIATION GIVES
OUT STATEMENT
This Is Time For Cooperation
And Not To Emphasize Differ
ences; Efficient Methods of
Transacting Business Will Be
Given Full Sway In organiza-
ton, Declare Officials.

St. Paul. March 3.-Retrench-
ment, economy and a close adher-
en- ce TO the plan OF the Committee
OF Seventeen will be the policy Of
the administration OF the L. 5.
Grain Growers, according TO state
ment signed by the new administra
tive committee composed of I. h.
GustGtson. president, James N.
Mason. vice president. and Frank Nj.
Myers, secretary, made public to-
day
Explaining that the decision or
the ,eCeH convention to continue
the policies OF President Gustafson
makes tor harmony in the associa
ton. the statement says: There
is no disposition on the part OF the
administration to flout their victory
in the faces of those who held con
traTy views. This is a time tor CO
operation and not for emphasizing
differences Referring to newspa
per accounts of the convention, the
statement explains that lay report
erS could not be expected to under
stand the complicated details invol-
we'd in the convention.
Question Ct Compulsory Pooling
While the question OF Compul-
sorry pooling was not a direct issue
al the convention the time had
come when the directorate had to
be either whole heartedly in favor
OF a pooling plan or in favor of the
plan of the Committee of Seventeen
When it is considered that in lndi-
ana. Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska. Kan
sas, Missouri Minnesota and South
Dakota. less than one per cent of
the members have chosen the pool
ing method, ii is not difficult 10
understand the results OF the con
vention."
The statement says immediate re
trenchments will be made. that
more efficient methods of transact
ing business VIII be investigated
and that immediate consideration
will be given the matter of estab-
fishing sales agencies. which prob
ably will be opened within ninety
days.
Policy To Be Carried Out
With respect to other organiza
tons, the following policy. the
statement says, will be carried out
as it has been in the past: I'VE are
anxious to CO operate with other
examinations but we are deter
mined that the ideal of the Commit
ICE OF seventeen SndIl not De ue
feated While we will attempt to
make usa of every existing farm
ers' terminal marketing. organiZa
ton. we will not do so at the ex
pense of sacrificing the original
plan"
Prospects for success the
statement says, never were bright
er that at present Several dark
clouds which have threatened the
orig inizGtion during the past wear
were blown away by the Conven =
ton. Nov that our course is def
ritN'y charted, we feel that we are
in better position TO ask the support
of AL grain growers.
Stems along retreno hment lines
a'-eady have been taken. The exec
utivc committee will he composed
Of FIVE. instead of nine Office rent
at Chicago has been reduced two
ffths and organization expense is
heing siashed. A special committee
is at work considering further econ
on1ics
TIE membership last week in.
creased over $500 to a total Of So,
600
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
OLDEST COPPER IN BUTTE
Sam Protine. Believed To Hold
World Record Still Walking Beat

IAssocial ed Press Disratch.I
Butte, Mont. April Still walk
ing a beat on West Park street in
this city is the oldest policeman in
The world. it is believed He is
Sam Prctine, who has always as
serted ne is much older than his
friends credit him with being.
Recently Officer Protine said ne
would be 9S years old this year,
and the statement was challenged.
Some inqusitivc citizen wrote to
Waukegan. ILL.,. where Protine spent
his young manhood and won a
great reputation as a jumper. The
inquiry sent TO WaukegIn caused a
newspaper there TO make investi-
cation, and S. B. Greenfield, a
Grand Army veteran, now a very
old mar, said of Protine
Il knew Sam very we'll Many
years ago he was regarded "a hod
ing the world championship as d
jumper. One time another famous
Jumper cooperated with him and
Protine covered more ground in
two jumps than his opponent could
in three
Offcer Protine was born in
Barnegat, n. j., in 1924, and the
Waukegan investigation bears out
his statement that back in Civil
war days he was a noted athlete,
not only in jumping, but as a
Sprinter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
Arrest Record at Rochester

Rochester April 3.-The Rochester
police department made 1872 arrests for
nearly forty different kinds of offenses
during the official year from April 1.
1921 to April 1. 1922. according to Chief
of Police George E. McDermott this
morning in summoning up activities Of
the department for the year which
came to close today The fines and
court costs, collected from convictions
of the cases brought to justice by the
rnately $2954.75. During the same time
0g persons applied for and received
nights lodging in the police station
tockup.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
.ANpRIsT is CHAIRMAN
Will Have Charge of Near East Re
lief Campaign Here.


L. W. Andrist has been chosen for
the craftsmanship of the Near East
relief campaign that is to be con-
Quoted in, this county some time
during this month. Mr.. Andrist was
selected by the special committee
that was appointed following the
meeting that was held at the Y. M,
C. A., on Tuesday of last week,
which committee was appointed for
the purpose of perfecting a county
campaign organization. A commit :
tee of fifteen is now being selected
by Mr.. Andrist to assist him in this
work. Do.
1t is planned to conduct county
wide canvass on this drive as the
need for funds is great. North Man
kato will be solicited simultaneous
ly with Mankato, the work to be un-
der the supervision of Chairman
Andrist and the general committee.
A meeting of this committe will
be called shortly, at which time
plans for the drive will receive con-
sideration. w. j. Shallcross, of
Minneapolis, field representative
Near East Relief, who is in the city
to assist in getting the work under
way, will meet with the committees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
HAD LUCKY STREAK
Auto Party Encountered Street ca
And Was Tipped Over

Auto Party Encountered Street Car
And Was Tipped Over
DIR. T.. R., Butler, Miss Stella
Chambers and Miss Louise Bcwden
are today thanking their stars for
a very lucky escape from what
might have been a serious injury
about ten o'clock Saturday night.
DIR Butler had stopped near the
Illionis filling station to let man
out there, and ne started up his
car going south. He had gotten
on the street car tracks before he
saw the approach of street car
coming toward him. A collision
followed a moment later, which
tipped over the coupe and the oc
.cupants were more or less shook IN
and bruised. None OF the injuries
sustained were of a serious nature
DR.. Buffers car was badly dam
aged
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
RAID WOMEN GAMBLERS
Chicago Authorities Out After Fem
mime Poker Players

Chicago. April 3.-"Ladies night
was under the ban today. Police
captains were scouting around on
the trail OF women poker parties,
following a raid in which the po-
lice swooped OWN on a party OF
seven who were playing for a dol
lar limit
Mrs. Minnie Mysewski was to
appear in court on charges of be-
ing hostess at the poker party. Or
day TO clamp down the lid tight on
gambling following the raid on Mrs.
Mysewskis' party and the holdup OF
q poker party al the home Of Mrs.
Julia Magden. which netted $4,000.