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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
FIRST WHITE VILLAGE
Illinois Town Claims That Destruc .
ton Ii Is Reported


ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Belleville, Ill Sept 27-The town
of Cahokia, fifteen miles southwest
of Belleville, said to have been the
first white settlement in the west.
may be restored to its appearance Of
more than 200 years ago.
The ST. Clair Historical Society
has been urged to ask the next leg
islature for an appropriation to re-
store the village and create state
park. Cahokia was founded in 100
by French pioneers. 1t was the seat
of the first court house In Illinois,
and of the first church. The church
is still standing. In 1863, Pontiac,
the famous Indian chief, was assas-
sinated at Cahokia.
The old court house is now on
display in Lincoln Park, Chicago,
having been moved from st. Louis.
where it was exhibited at the
Worlds Fair in 1904. Cahokia has a
number of great historical points
that are unmarked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
coNVICTS ARE ARRAIGNED
Three Sioux Falls Catives Entered
Pleas Of Not Guilty In Court.

NTASsociated Press Dlspatch.T
Sioux Falls, S. D., September 20
Joe Forman, j. B. King and Joe
Teel, the three survivors OF the SEN
sational escape from South Dakota
penitentiary of four convicts last
month, were this morning arraigned
in circu'.. court, charged with assault
with intent to kill Deputy Warden
Arthur Muchow, whom they knitted
and seriously wounded in making
their escape. All three men pleaded
not guilty. Date for their trials will
be set later. AS at the time of their
preliminary hearing, the men were
brought into court from the prison
under heavy guard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
WOMAN PLANS BRIDGES
Baltimore Has Female Civil En-
gineer at Work In Department.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I
Cleveland, Ohio, September 26.
More than one fourth of the dele
gates attending the triennial con-
vention here of the Phi Beta Kappa.
honorary scholastic fraternity, were
women.
One of the leading figures of the
convention was Miss Olive w. Dem.
mis- of Baltimore. Instead of design
ing hats she plans bridges, being a
civil engineer and one of twelve wo
men in the United States actively
following that profession. She is EN-
ployed in the head office of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. Jude
Florence E. Allen of Cleveland was
another of the women delegates
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
DEAD MAN Is FOUND
Body Discovered Lying On Far
Ground Near Faribault

tartbault, Mimi, September rs
Lying dead with a gunshot wound in
the chest, Anton Loeffler, forty six
years old, a farmer, near here, was
yesterday found in the field near his
home by his son. The body had evil
IDENTIFY been m lying IN the ned since Inc
I'd out to hunt ducks. Coroner P. A.
Smith pronounced death due to the
accidental discharge of Loeffler's
gun. The body was discovered
through the barking of the dead
mans dog. which had watched the
body all night
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
cloud Burst In Arizona.

Yuma, Ariz.. September PA cloud
burst in the Chocolate mountains.
north Of Yuma late last night washed
out about two miles of the Southern
Pacific Railway company's main line
tracks thirty miles west of here. near
Galemiscal according to railway Of
fees here No lives were reported to
lasaSb, haenr ldc4.. &44
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
Claims car Was Stolen

Henry Klein of Magnolia while in
the city today stated to Chief Lund-
mark of the Mankato police depart
ment that his Ford touring car
was stolen Sunday night. The H.
cense number of the car is A 1872
,466 and the motor number. 564o247.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
WALTER M. PARKER DIES
Former Resident Of Mankato Sue.

Former Resident Of Mankato Sue
cumbed, At Rochester Yesterday.
Walter M. Parker, former resi-
dent of this city, died at his home
2:30 o'clock. Mr. Parker suffered a
stroke of paralysis the last of Au-
gust and never rallied. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
was employed by the Free Press
company. He was in charge of the
"newsies" and the collections.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
TRUCK Renorted Stolen

AdoIph MueIIerlelIe Of Madison
Lake reported to the Mankato police
this forenoon that some one stole a
Ford truck from in front of the
Muellerleile hardware store last
night Mr.. Muellerleile had borrowed
the machine from Edward Harry of
Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
NTER-RACIAL COUNCIL
New Organization Formed In Min.
neapoIis To Help Foreigners

- 1Assoclated Fress DiSpatch.I
Minneapolis, September 27.-To
pl ornote Americanization work
among new citizens and those pre-
pairing to take citizenship papers an
inter racial social council repre-
senting fourteen races has been or
ganized. One of the principal OBJ
jects of the new group is to pro.
mote mutual CO. operation among
races.
Races represented in the council
German, Green, Hungarian, Italian,
Jewish, Norwegian, Polish, Ruman-
ian, Russian, Syrian and Ukranian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
Park Commission At tracy.

Tracy, Mimi, September 27--The
city council has created a commission
to have charge of Tracy's system. The
first commission is composed OF G. G.
Richard, Mrs. e. Herzog and H. j..
Partridge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
clties With Similar Names.

Burgos In Spain, Bourges in France,
Bruges in Belgium are noted for mag
nificent Gothic ecclesiastical edifices
erected in the Middle Ages.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
BIG FIVE
IS AGAIN
VICTORIOUS

The Chicago Big Five has been
found too tough for any teams in this
district. Last night before a we'll fill
ed house this team defeated the East
Chicago club with a score Of 80 to Is
A month ago the Big Five triumphed
over the local team and as a matter of
learning whether there was any ques-
ton about the superiority of this team,
a return game was scheduled.
And they came, they saw and con-
quered. There remains doubt al to
the strength of the Chicago team now.
IN the first half the visiting team ran
up the score Is points as against the
Club teams 5 While the Club boys
were not discouraged by this advant-
age. this was too much for them to
overcome in the last half and another
game was allowed TO pass to the Big
Five.
1t can be said that the Club team
put up a hard fight and took advantage
of every opportunity possible, but
matched against these veterans fell to
defeat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
THREE MORE
TEAMS FOR
CAGE TOURNEY

Three more entries have been receiv-
Ad by Irving Chayken in charge of the
rrst Lake county basketball tourna-
snent. for lightweight teams. which
Will be staged by the Hammond Ameri-
can Legion Post No. is. To date nine
teams have sent in their entries and IL
Is expected that many more will follow
before the entries close Monday, March
-. This tournament will be the great
est attraction for big lightweight team
ever staged in Lake county. When ar
engagements for the tourney were made
e was decided that twelve teams would
MI the schedule as it now stands the
entries will reach about IS or Is. Off
lDials in charge of the tourney are plan
ming 10 have only teams In the 135
pound class play, and teams which
kweight moro than 40 pounds will be
disqualified The Scatena quintet have
entered. but they will have to play I'm
the lightweight class N f. Comets
are also entered. and Whiting is exs
pected TO send their entry in soon
West Hammond will be represented by
the powerful Columbia A. G., dark
horse. This team has defeated practi-
cal1y every lightweight team in Lake
county. and the sister city quintet will
be hard to stop. East Chicago has two
fast teams in the Caaunlets. and the
dodgers. These two teams will give
any team entered in the tourney q
hard fight Hammond Will enter about
f1S teams in this tournament the local
teams will have to show plenty of
speed against the other Lake county
cities. as Gary, Whiting and Crown
Point also have some wonderful bas-
iketbalI talent in the lightweight divis-
l1on.
Officials in charge wish to announce
THAT the winning team Viii be awarded
gold medals, the team finishing second
will be awarded a beautiful loving cup,
and all other teams participating in the
tourney Will receive bronze medals.
Teams who have not yet entered
should not lose any time in fling their
entries with Irving Chakyen a 10 Doty
st enclosing 50 with their correspon-
dence, also giving names Of PLAYERS
rho are 10 play in the championship
meet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
The Seeing Eve.

How do you visualize your lob
The story of the three stonecutters
leaves nothing of wisdom to be said.
They were working on a stone A
stranger asked the first what he was
dong. I'm working for $3.50 a day."
ne replied. And your" the stranger
asked the second I'm cutting the
stone growled the laborer. When
the question was put to the third
stone-cutter, he answered, I'm build
Ing a cathedral. The Christian Regis
ter (Boston).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
BLOOMINGTON
PREPARES FOR
TOURNAMENT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March s-For
the eleventh year in the history of In
diana high school basketball tourna-
ments. Indiana University will open
it's. doors next Saturday to district
champions from the south half of the
state who Will fight for the right TO
play in the finals March II and IS at
Indianapolis.
The scene OF the big regional battle
will be the mems gymnasium at Indi-
ana University. built in 1915 at cost
Of s250,00o. largest and best equipped
gymnasium in the state. That it's
seating capacity of upwards of 1000
will be taxed 70 the limit is indicated
coming TO the Bursar's office of the
University.
The Boosters Club OF the University,
which planned the first high school
basketball tournament ever held in the
state and which has managed one reg
ional and nine state tournaments is in
charge of the program, and is making
every effort to show the high school
visitors royal time while they are in
Bloomington reception committee
will meet all trains and escort mem
bers of the teams to organize houses
where they will be entertained. An
other committee will be on hand to see
that fans who accompany the team get
proper hotel and rooming house ac-
commodations. A souvenir booklet is
being prepared end a special edition Of
the Indiana Daily Student will be run
giving complete scores of all the
games.
AS an extra attraction. following
the final contest Saturday night the
visitors will be given a chance to see
Indiana in competition with its tradi-
tional rival. Purdue, in wrestling
Jack Reynolds. worlds welterweig ht
wrestling champion and coach of the
Indiana team, IL expected to put on an
exhibition bout demonstrating his
famous leg-split hold, which he orig
mated and for which m successful de-
Tense has been found.
Tho concluding event on the pro-
gram is a dance in honor of the visi-
tors, for whom 200 tickets are being
reserved.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
ECHOES OF
A FEARSOME
cont CONfEST

The following letter explains itself:
East Chicago, Ind, March 7.
Sporting Editor Times.
Dear Sir:-Knowing yourself and
paper to be staunch advocators of
clean athletics. think 1t my duty as
a fan to acquaint you with a true YER
sion of Mondays contest between the
Neversweats and Embellishments. Hay-
ing interviewed both managers and
witnessed the game. 1 wish to present
the following details.
Manager Tick Took" Carroll OF the
Afraidtosweats agreed with the man
ager of the Neversweats to present a
basketb ball team worthy or connecting
with the champions. At 7:45 %. m. the
said Tick Took" stormed All Saints
gym with an aggregation that appear
ed TO be cross between an Ice Hockey
team and a Lacrosse outfit.
When the Neversweats started their
scientific march to victory. If the spec
tators had taken special notice Of
Wood Butcher Flynn. Dutch Klein
and broadway" Hanlon, they would
have been reminded of the Haymarket
riot.
Caruso Jack" Desmond. Tick
Tock's" dark horse developed serious
gether with a fancy diving exhibition
kept occupied for the entire game.
Oscar Krinbills right hand bower.
Dewey Carroll, better known as
"Basketaminute" was easily the star
OF the evening with Pop Gleason"
Heimbach n close second.
Satchel O'Rourke's ability to absorb
punishment should easily recommend
him for Battle Royals.
Blonde" Charters miraculous feat
of playing one entire half with d silk
shirt on and not losing a button en-
titles him to n place in the Whose
Who and Why column.
In closing, I wish to announce in
behalf or the Neversweats that they
rare willing to meet the terrible Tick
Took" and his gang at any time and
any place. tho Griffith Brick Yards pre-
ferred.
Yours for a new ball park.
A. BUGG.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
BURMAN BATTLES
MIDGET SMITH IN
NEW YORK MAR. 20

NEW YORK. March Joe Burman.
the little Chicago boxer. today was
matched by Frank 3. F1ournoy. ths
matchmaker at the Garden, with Mid
fet Smith for twelve rounds March 90
On the same program Pepper Martin
Will meet Babe Herman for twelve
rounds and Joe Benjamin and Bobby
MichaeIs are matched for ten rounds.
1t generally Is believed Frlournoy will
have the winner OF the scramble be-
tween Burman and Smith meet Johnny
Buff for the bantamweight crown Just
as soon Johnny RECEIVERS from his
infected hand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
PURDUE ENDS YEAR
BY BEATING ILLINOIS

LAFAYETTE, March g. Purdue
basketball team finished the season in
a blaze OF glory here last night. de-
feating Illinois. 80 to 81. The Boiler
makers took the lead from the first tip
off but after reaching 6 Illinois show
ed renewed fight and tied the score.
Gullion shot long one from the side
and again put Purdue in the lead, and
Illinois never had a chance from that
time until the finish. At half time
Purdue led Illinois, 26 TO Is. At Ga
previous meeting Illinois won by
point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
GOLD KNOCKS OUT
DONNELLY IN 4TH

PHILADELPHIA. March s.-Hyman
Gold of San Francisco, Knocked out
Johnny Donnelly OF Philadelphia last
night in the fourth round of their
eight round match. Gold outclassed
the local boy, having big advantage
in every round. frankie Rice. Balti-
more. easily defeated Whitley Fitzger-
AID Philadelphia. in an eight round
bout. Fitzgerald, took bad beating.
Carl Tremaine. Cleveland, outboxed
Joe O'Donnell, Gloucester, n. j., in
eight rounds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
LEONARD OUT OF
RING FOR WEEKS

NEW YORK. March s.-Benny
Leonard will not be seen in action for
several months. The fighter is anxi-
Gus for a bout, but his right hand has
the habit OF getting banged up nearly
every time the champion gets in a
muss.
Benny won't fight for few
months" Billy Gibson, his manager.
said yesterday. He wants to give his
hand a fair chance to get in good
shape. When he fights White he
wants to be in perfect shape.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
HOLSTERS ACCEPT
JAPANESE TRIP

BLOOMINGTON, Macrh s-The Indi-
ana University baseball team has form
ally accepted the invitation of the Wa
soda University team of Toxic. Japan,
for twelve games at Toxic. The ap-
plication for passports has been made
by twenty candidates for the baseball
team, although only fifteen players, in
Guiding the coach and trainer win be
taken to the orient. This was done,
it was said, so there will be no delay
when the team leaves here next
month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
WINS

=. q DdVIS. WLuEtTs IEILp MO n Z
Spencer. runner-up, in action
Charles C. Davis of Columbus,
O., recently annexed the title by
defeating r. P. Spencer Of Pitch
er. Okla, in the national tour
ney at ST. Petersburg, Fla. TWEEN
ty-two Of the star pitchers rep
resenting almost every corner Of
the u. 8. competed In the meet.
Fred Brust of Columbus, George
May of Akron and Charley Bob
bitt Of Lancaster were the other
Ohioans to hold the title. The
contests drew several Thousand
people to the stadium where
the games were staged
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-08
GIBBONS SENDS OUT
CALL FOR CATCHERS

NEW YORK. March THE hard
hitting Tom Gibbons, who meets Harry
Greb in fifteen round battle in Madf-
son Square Garden. Monday night, Is
in need of sparring partners, Manager
Kane announced and said he would pay
any price they asked provided they
could stand the gait.
Articles for the battle were signed
with Matchmaker Frank E'lourney at
the Garden late yesterday.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Many Nes0 Libraries

More than $500 libraries have
been established in the country
since the revolution.
The large towns have technical
schools, musical conservatories and
the like. The local Soviets have
the right to elect a group Of stu.
dents each year to these schools.
The terms are approximately six
months. At the end Of each term
the students are returned to their
local Soviets and required to spend
a certain number Of months a.
teachers. These schools are free
and the government furnishes the
student with food. clothing, living
quarters and books.
All Of the large cities have day
and night schools for adult educa-
tion.
In Moscow. news venders, young
and old. male and female. are con.
stantly shouting extras. Govern.
ment printing offices run over.
time printing posters and hand
bills covering every phase Of the
daily news.
The Izbesta and Pravda are the
leading papers. both published by
the all.Russian executive commit
tee. In fact. everything IL either
printed by the government or un-
der strict regulation. Even adver-
tisements are censored.
There IL no such thing as free
Hom OF the press In Russia.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Training for Judges

The Moscow University has .
special department for the sduca-
ton and training of the presiding
Judges OF these courts. They re-
oeive their appointments from the
committee Of commissars. The
associate judges are selected by
the same authority. from panels
nominated by the local soviets
throughout Russia.
The presiding Judge declares the
law. and. In cases which I At
tended. summed up the facts. In
arriving at a W t, however, q
majority vote absolutely controls.
There is no appeal from q decision
Of the peoples court on the facts.
There are district courts of
cassation to which appeals are
given on questions Of law and
procedure. There is also a su.
preme court to which appeals lie
from the peoples courts snd
courts Of cessation. In which only
questions involving the interpreta.
ton Of the constitution are In.
voived.
The criminal code. defining
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Streets Full Of Dirt

The governmental functions Of
sanitation and hygiene are feeble
to the point Of paralysis. The prin.
cipal streets Of Moscow are kept
clean by an army Of street cleaners.
mostly women. But the side
streets are full Of dirt.
The plumbing in the buildings
is in poor condition. houses un.
painted and usually dirty within
and without.
Paradoxical as II may appear.
the children and young folks In
Moscow look much healthier than
they do in France or Germany.
Except for the street beggars and
others extremely low In the social
strata. the people are cleaniy In
person. the men and women grace
ful in carriage. and bright and
alert in appearance.
The Soviets-. declare that this
mighty experiment" In govern
ment. born In pain and sacrifice
unparalleled In modern history.
Is . success: that theirs 10 an
enduring state. Their opponents
call Il tho "vivisection" OF q great
nation. for which nothing can
compensate.
The future must give the
answer.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

products Of the field. direct to the
government. Their burden. unde.
niably Is not as great as under
the Cars government.
The railroads and public utili.
ties being owned by the govern
ment, the freight and passenger
rates, all lower than ours. but
higher than any of the central
European countries are. essential
ly direct tax upon the popula.
ton.
The government either as land
lord. or part owner of all manu-
featuring or commercial enter.
prises derives a large revenue
from this source. instead of by
licenses, occupation taxes. and d.
rect levies upon real and personal
property.
Taxing the property Of traders
under the New Economic Pol
icy" 10 still In the air.
The taxing problem looks in
soluble to an outs der in Russia.
but % 1t IL here from the stand.
point of justice to the actual pro-
ducers and consumers. Perhaps
1t 10 already solved, for they
sometimes work fast; maybe it
will still be a problem" In a hun
dred and forty years, like ours is.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

crimes and punishmenas. as we'll
a. laying down court procedure.
IL IN q volume Of less than $50
pages.
Capital punishment is abolished
In Russia, except In cases Of
treason. and kindred offenses
against the government, which
are stiI being tried by special
revolutionary tribunals.
Our familiar constitutional guar
antees are found In the code Of
criminal procedure. The right
of the defendant to face his &C.
cusers. the right to BAIL, the right
Of speedy and public trial. and
the right to appear in person or
by counsel are vouchsafed.
However, under the new regime,
the lawyers trade seems to have
dropped to its lowest ebb. Every
defendant in q criminal case. no
matter how small, can coll for
the services Of a public defender
or be represented by q member
Of his OWN family or an official
or fellow member Of his union.
But not by q paid lawyer.
In the trial of civil cases,
lawyers still seem to have Q look.
In. but admission to the bar IL
not q prerequisite to practice
even In civil cases. The lawyers
Of the old regime complain of
partiaiity toward what they call
the RED Advocates" most of
whom received their forensic
training In the labor unions or a.
revolutionary agitators.
Less than Is per cent Of the
judges of the peoples courts are
lawyers. The justices of the
court of cessation. as well as the
supreme court, however. are per-
sons . armed In the law"
Mere technicalities are frowned
upon by the Judges of the peoples
court, In case which 1 at.
tsadsd. Involving a large amount
OF property, the pr1 siding justice
constantly rsbuksd one Of the
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Jurisdiction Of all civil and crimi.
nal courts Of this country. below
those OF courts Of appeals. The
country u divided into judicial dis
tricts. each locality having its
peoples courts. There are fifty.
five Of these courts in Moscow
alone. Each court has a presid.
ing Judge. with two associate
justices in small cases and six a.
sociate Justices for the trial Of
persons charged with felony or
in civil cases involving large
amounts Of property. These courts
have Jurisdiction In all sorts Of
cases. A case Of assault and bat.
terry may be followed by the trial
OF civil suit involving the owner
ship Of property worth millions Of
rubles.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
MOBILES OsDnsd the Land

Prior TO the revolution Russia
presented the paradox Of more
than q hundred million landless
men under the rigorous economic
control Of less than q hundred
and forty thousand lsnd-ownins
mobiles.
Tho country is. and .aiways
was, woefully undeveloped. The
smaller villages and towns. as
close ~ fifty miles to Moscow,
have the same general appear
ance today as did those in Ari-
xona and New Mexico forty years
axo. 1ne houses built Of newn
sogs, sealed with cement, with no
attempt at architecture or modern
convenience. are still the counter.
part of the primitive west Of
America.
When the Soviet government
came into power. 1t abolished all
land titles. Title by user alone
n ndefeasible. Permanent i'm
provements upon land under Sow
let Law. do not become . part