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The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
Potato Prices Haze
Reached Lou Leuel
Twenty To Thirty Cents Prevail In
West and From Forty To Fifty
Cents In East
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, ID. c., November Is.
Prices of potatoes have reached
the bottom, according to the de-
partment of agriculture, averaging
only 20 to so cents bushel to
growers in the west and ranging
from 40 to so cents a bushel at
eastern shipping points. Some wes-
tern farmers are giving potatoes
away to anyone who Will dig them
and others according to the de-
partment will let their potatoes re-
main undug.
Big carlot operators in potatoes
are cautious this year, the depart
ment says. Some of them lost CON
siderable money last year, havin.
bought large stocks on tie strength
of a supposedly short crop and then
found there " ere plenty of mar
ketable potatoes in the spring. City
warehouses were filled at this time
last year are said to hol1 compare
tivSy few potatoes at present be-
cause operators in the leading
wholesale markets do not wish to
get caught again next spring."
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
TIvoLI LADIES' AID
Mrs. Charlie Russell Was Hostess
To Society On Wednesday

Triyoli, November 20.-Mrs. Char
lie Russell was hostess to the mem =
bers of the Ladies Aid society Wed
nesday afternoon. On account of
the rainy weather and bad roads
the attendance was small. The
ladies are preparing for a sale in
the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Macbeth
were pleasantly surprised at their
home Saturday evening by about
forty of their ,neighbors and friends,
the occasion being a farewell party
for Mr.. and Mrs. Macbeth, who ex-
pect to move to Mankato. They
have rented their farm to their SON
in law George OFT. "reminiscences
of happy youth made the evening
pass all too quickly.
Lelah Harvey, who is teaching
near st. James, spent the week end
at home. Miss Harvey made the
trip by auto. .~
William Byer Of Fort Totten, n.
D.. joined his family, who are Wis
iting at the home Of Mary Phalin,
Byer returned to their home Tues
day. J.
The entertainement committee for
the next meeting of the Farmers
club which will be held at the
school house Saturday evening, Nov
ember Is, is busy preparing an in
teresting program. One of the prin :
cipal features of the program is a
play entitled, Mind Your Own
Business" Don't forget the date.
Come and get acquainted with your
neighbors. Social hour following and
last but not least, refreshments
which will be served under the su :
pervision Of Messrs Ask and Schos
tag.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Huebel OF
Mankato were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Crowley Sun
day.
Mrs. Christensen and daughter
Alyce; Mrs. John Crowley and
daughter Ivonne and Pearl Buch
holtz spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Ed Jensen.
Mrs. Charles Hilton of st. Clair
spent Friday afternoon with her
sister and brother .Lottie and Nell
son Bennett. 'f ..r-
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24

Lake Crystal received II cents per
pound for his prize pig
Even prlze calves appreciate kind
treatment, and the pets which were
sold at the sale are now no doubt
grieving for their former masters
AS an evidence Of this Mr.. McMil-
Ian relates good story. The two
Laurisch boys and Alvin Bartsch
after arriving at the show barns
late at night with their prize ami
mails. They tied their pets in one
end OF the large SOW barn, and ow-
ing to the lateness of the hour went
to the other end OF the barn and
taking blankets went to bed in the
straw. The Bartsch calf got loose
in the night and in its wanderings
about the barn found its kind mas
ter sound asleep. The lad was sur
prised when he awoke next morn
ing to see the calf sleeping con-
tentedly along side of its owner.
Raymond Sullivan of New
place with his Shropshire lamb, for
which Ire received two dollars a
pound. The animal was purchased
by the Golden Rule store Of st.
Paul The Ryan Hotel purchased
another lamb the property of James
Sullivan OF New Prague for 81 per
pound.
The grand champion Herford calf
owned by Joseph Isacksen of
Springfield brown county was pur-
chased by the Golden Rule store at
rs cents per pound.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
Albert Lea Man Met
Death In Car Mishap
Daniel Devine, Well Known Banker
Killed In Car Accident Near
Two Harbors

Duluth, November 2O.-Daniel De
vine, Albert Lea banker, was killed
and two St Paul men were injured
when an automobile overturned on
the North Shore road, near Two
Harbors last Saturday. Walter
Fadden, st. Paul banker, and o. e.
Martin, Premier Automobile Sales
Co, st. Paul, were slightly hurt.
Mr.. Devine was pinned under the
steering wheel Of the machine when
it turned turtle while he was at
tempting TO swerve it to one side of
the road TO avoid striking tree
which had fallen across the high
way. The men were returning from
a hunting trip.
According to reports received last
night, Mr.. Devine, Walter Fadden,
aged forty, ST.. Paul banker, and o.
z. Martin, aged thirty five, also of
st. Paul, were returning from a
hunting trip when the accident oc-
Cured near Gooseberry, Mimi, on
the North Shore road about IA
miles from Two Harhors.
At turn in the road made slip
perry by recent rains, the car skidded
and overturned. pinning the men be-
meath 1t. Deyine was killed, Fadden
bruised and Martin suffered frac-
tured ribs. Fadden and Martin sue
ceeded in righting the car after
which they took the body of Mr.. De-
vine to Two Harbors. 1t was ship
ped to Albert Lea yesterday.
Mr.. Devine was cashier Of the
Freeborn State bank at Albert Lea
and was a deputy examiner in the
administration of the late John A.
Johnson. He was 81 years of age
and is survived by his wife two
daughters and a son.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
RITES FOR MR.. HARTUNG
Ceremonies Held From Emmanuel
Lutheran Church Yesterday


Lutheran Church Yesterday
The funeral of the late George
Hartung was held yesterday after
noon from Emmanuel Lutheran
church, Rev. A. Ackerman conduct
ing the services. The funeral was
very largely. attended by the many
friends and neighbors of the de-
ceased An eloquent funeral ser
mon was delivered by Rev. Acker-
man touching on the qualifications
of Mr.. Hartung as christian, a
loving father and good neighbor.
Those who acted as pallbearers
were: Gustaf, William and Fred
Schweim, Christ Steiner, Carl Detn-
loft and Ferdinand Graf.
George Hartung was born in Wa
tertown, Wis, May 27, 1853. When
he was eight years old he came
with his parents to Henderson,
Mimi The trip was made in a
prairie schooner" drawn by a team
of oxen. After living two years at
Henderson the family moved to a
farm in Mankato township. The
first pioneer years spent here saw
the Indian uprising Of 1852.
On October q, 1878, Mr.. Hartung
was united : in marriage( to Miss
Mary Mountler. To this happy un-
ion four children were born Mrs.
Emma Wester, one of the daughters
died about a year ago. Mr.. Hartung
is survived by his wife and the fol-
lowing children, H. G. Hartung of
Clarkston, Wash, Mrs. G. G. Erd-
ner and Mrs J. J. Brenner of Man
kato. Besides the above he is sur
vived by seven grand children and
one sister, Mrs. John Born.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
EDUCATION Is DISCUSSED
Present Day Bargain Counter The
ory Is Scored BY Expert
IAssociated Press Dispatch.i


Kansas City, Mo-, November 1S.-
The present day bargain counter
theory of education-the theory
that education should be made at
tractiVe to the student-has resulted
in a heterogeneous mass of unrelated
subjects, Prof. Herbert S. Hadley of
the University of Colorado, told
members, of the Missouri State
Teachers association here today.
Professor Hadley declared There
is something seriously wrong with
the present educational system"
and added that he believed the trou-
BILE is due to system of "educa-
tionaI coddling" by which students
decide on their course of study in
stead of being required to take what
the experience of centuries has
shown to be the most valuable for
training disciplinins and develop
ing the mind. .-
~ classics have been minimiz-
ed in importance, he said, "and
mathematics, history and philoso-
ply are following in their wake.
College education has come to be
regarded by many as a social ex
perience. We should go back to
fundamentals in the work of educa
tion and, instead of trying to cod
die and please, we should strive to
discipline, train and direct.
"If the present generations stands
the strain to which their morals
and mental development are sub
jected by the movie and the auto
mobile, with the spirit of dash and
responsibility; with the mereti-
cious influences which they exert,
then we must conclude that the
young men and women of the day
have inherited mental and moral
qualities which give US hopeful as
surance of the future - -
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
EscAPApEs OF KAY JAeAeI
hey Are Related In Letter 7
Rochester Police Chief

nOSHCSICT TVuCC SHtCI
Rochester Mimi, November 90
Chief of Police McDermott received
an interesting letter from F. NJ. Yo-
shida, Japanese merchant in Buffa.
10. n. Y, relating to escapades of
Kay Jagagi, alias Kay Toda under
which name he operated here in
swindling some of the. local mer-
chants out Of money and passing
bogus checks.
After leaving a trail in a number
of cities of the country of bad
check passing swindling many OF
his own countrymen and American
merchants, and leaving a mass of
unpaid bills, he finally overstepped
himself in Buffalo where he was
Iapprehended by the police there af-
ter swindled Yosidah out of approx
imately $3.50 on a confidence
game. According to the letter, the
is going to prosecute Jagagi or Toda
as he was known here, to the limit.
He has requested Chief McDer-
mott to induce the local merchants
TO swear out warrant for Toda's
misdeeds of Jagagi since he left
here and in his letter he gave brief
time during the latter part of 1920
or the early part of 1921 and was
employed at the Grand cafe at the
time. There he is said to have
passed worthless check on fell
low countryman of his, Henry Fu-
ku. He also bought jewelry on the
installment plan from Baldwin's but
most of this was returned by the
Yoshida has been tracing the
misdeeds of Jagagi since he left
here and his letter he gave a brief
summary of them. After disappear
ing from here he is said to have
shown up in Indianapolis Ind. in
Oct. 1921, where he swindled a Jap
anese student out of sum of mon
ey. Cleveland, Ohio was his next
stop. Here he bought a typewriter,
paid small sum down and dropped
out of sight. His trail was again
picked up in Detroit where he pass
ed numerous bogus checks drawn
! Cleveland, representing that he was
a member of the firm. He got away
with $725 in the automobile city.
From Detroit, he went to Elmira,
! n. Y, where II is recorded that he
| left a worthless check OF $35. In
July of this year he appeared in
Buffalo and by his smooth talk
gained the confidence of f.. NJ. Yo-
shida, a Japanese importer there
and about $3.50. He was later
caught by the police and placed un-
der arrest. His case came up in the
police court on November 13 there
and he was bound over to the grand
jurv for trial. +--.
Yoshida is doing everything he
can to have Jagagi get the. maxi
mum sentence and will have a full
report Of his operations to present
when the trial comes up. In his
letter he stated that it was a dis
grace to his country to bring out all
1.-THE operations of the man but that
{ he was q criminal and he believed
/ justice should be done.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
Low LEVELS FOR
|. STOCKSAND BONDS
There Were Severe Set
backs During Week
TRADERS. TOOK LOSSES
Taxation Selling" Influenced
Movement; Dividends Paid
Had Effect On Market
fA.,ocIated Press Dtspatch.f

New York, November 1S.-Severe
ctbacks in stock and bond prices
Uok place during the early part Of
he week, bringing the averages 10
pproximately the same low Levels
the June reaction, which was the
rst serious interruption TO the bull
aop ement which began in the lall
i 1921. Some recovery was made
c9ard the end OF the week, but
'nuay nights averages were below
hose OF week ago.
The seting movement in stocks
Sas influenced in part by the be
inning o. So called taxation SELL
ng, large traders taking their
osses now so as TO include them in
heir l922 income TAX schedules,
nd by liquidation through broker
re houses which deSireu to effect
reduction in their loans IN order
o make a favorable showing on the
) ug Tor. lneIr position In the market.
Foreign Securities
In the honu market the feature
cas- the acute weakness and sharp
ecovcry in foreign securities.
stock prices moved in seeming
.isregard oil outside news deveIop-
Gcnts, most of which were OF ade-
idedly bullish character.
Publication OF reports showing
hal a number of SO called second
.rade railroads were not earning
heir fixed charges had a depress-
ne efrect on railroad shares, most
:, which are now selling well be-
ow the high prices reached last
month. Statistics on car loadlngs
ontinue TO reflect steady improve
uent in business conditions
throughout the country.
RESUMPTION OF dividends by the
ieneral Motors corporation and on
he preferred stock OF Montgomery
Yard. together with a number OF
dditioDal stock and extra dividend
iisbursements by prominent indus
rial corporations, and the payment
I the regular dividend on PacihC
ill. which was reported al one ume
o be in danger, had a cheerIul ell
Get on sentia enI
Cation prices which have been on
he upgrade for several weeks suf-
cred a sharp setback on Thursday
shen prices broke $5 a bale, large
y because OF the weakened techni
al condition of the market.
An easier tone appeared in the
nonev market the call rate drop
ing below four per cent for the
irst time in several weeks.
Sut stantial Improvement has
cen noted in most OF the foreign
vchauges, demand sterling getting
within small fraction OF s4.4S aS
cr,pared with S4.46 a week ago
rhiIe both French and Belgian
rRncs and Italian lire showed good
ecove-y from their recent lows.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
MAPLEToN NEWS NOTES
Happenings In Village; cominss and
Goinas of People.

Mapleton, MINI, November 1S.-
John Leopold of st. Paul spent a
few days during the latter part of
the week visiting old friends and
relatives in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pagenkoff
who reside south of town left this
" eek for Jordan where the former
is receiving mud baths.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hanna are
again residents of the village, hav-
ing moved in from the farm this
week. Their many friends are glad
to see them back again.
A. J. Var Rossum spent the past
week on business in the twin cities.
A large crowd turned out to the
Pastime theater Wednesday to
view the slides showing pictures of
the Home Town Folks" The pic
lures were very good in every re-
spect and was something different
than the usual movie show. The
slides were shown again on Friday
evening for the benefit of those
who were unable to see them We'd
nesday evening. Manager Fairbanks
is receiving many compliments on
the splendid shows he has been
booking of late and his endeavors
IN giving Tic puoiiS IhS DSS - PAS
Mesdames C. ]. Norton, Joe Nc
Guiggan, A. g. Borchert, Frank
Morris, J. F. Albrecht and c. T.
Schweitzer attended party at the
Stan Smith home at Mankato on
Thursday. 2
The meeting of the Chase Gene
terry society on Thursday was hel,
at the Judd Cornell home instead
of J. S. Emersons as mentioned In
these notes. ,.\,
The supper at the congregational
church Wednesday was largely at
tended and a splendid luncheon was
partaken of. =,
The latest reports from Mrs. J.
II. Nolte are that she is Improving
slowly from her severe sick spel
W hich is indeed pleasing news to
her many friends.
Remember the big bazaar and
sale that will be held at st.
Theresa's Catholic church on Tues
day. wednesday and Thursday, No
vember % 20, and 80.
Thomas Hanna of st. Paul spent
a couple of days the past week call :
ing on relatives and old friends al
this place.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
CARD PARTY is SUCCESS
tfsair Given by Athletic and Glee
Clubs at Madison Lake

tfsair Given by Athletic ahu Slee
Clubs at Madison Lake
Madison Lake. November 20
Fhe members of the Athletic and
sIee club held a card party and
lance at the pavilion Thursday
,gening. Lunch was served at
.:eyen o'clock by the men of the
.lub. After lunch the remainder OF
he evening was spent dancing.
dusic was furnished by George
ftcher and Mrs. John Bresnan.
Mrs. p. o. Schultz and son Paul
II Elysian spent Wednesday and
fhursday with her father, Peter
lauffenberg.
Mrs. Floyd Mulvehill, formerly
If this place, now Of Mankato,
,pent Wednesday with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Vaughn.
Mrs. Dan Sullivan left for the
win cities Sunday, where she will
sisit " ith friends and relayties.
Joe Loeffler was a business cal
er at Mankato Tuesday
Mrs. Richarda MueIlerleile spent
Thursday at the Charles Mueller
ellie home.
Miss Cecilia Korteum was a bust
less caller at Mankato Wednesday.
Mrs. John PuetZ, formerly OF this
D,ace,. but now of DesMoines, Iowa,
anne Thursday fCr a few days visit
With friends and relatJ es.
c. d. Seymour OF Madelia was
IRE on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Randig OF
Hankato called on friends and rela-
ives in this city Wednesday after
loon.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
SUITS AGGREGATE $4,000.
Wisconsin. Minnesota Light an

Wisconsin Minnesota Light and
Power Company Is Defendant
Winona, November 17-Seventeen
civil actions are listed for trial at
the November term of U. S. court
which opens at Winona next Tues
day, while approximately thirty Ii
quor cases are scheduled for atten-
ton. Judge Wilbur Booth is slated
TO preside
Eleven cases in which the Wis
consin- Minnesota Light and Power
company is made defendant and in
asked, appear upon the calendar
listed The complaints in all cases
are alike in alleging damages to
health and permanent disability
sustained by the plaintiffs, resi-
dents at 4O6 and 40S High Forest
street, Winona, caused by escaping
gas on or about February 81, 1922.
Four of the plaintiffs are asking
damages of $4,000 each, these be-
ing Otto Tarras, Isabelle Tarras,
Anna R. OlsZewski and Helen J.
Farrell In the other seven cases
the damages asked are $6 900 in
each case, the complainants being
Otto Tarras as the father of Will
liam Tarras, George Tarras, and
Chester Tarras; James Farrell as
the father Of Anna e. Farrell and
Helen F. Farrell; Joseph Elszewski
and Edward Olszewski.
The complaints in each of the
eleven cases, after setting forth
that the. defendant. company is a
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
STATEMENT OF ACCIDENT
Natter Pagenkopf Tells His Story
About Auto Collision

Walter Pagenkopf CT Pemberton
a statement to The Free Press
oday stated that the collision be-
ween his truck and a car driven
~ Elias Nelson of Pemberton was
purely the fault of Mr.. Nelson, who
admits that he turned the wrong
way in passing Mr.. Pagenkopf, who
lid his wheels for over 100 feet
rying to avoid a collision with Mr.
Nelson. At a point about four miles
arther out in the country Mr.. Pa
;enkopf had stopped to let the How
,rson funeral pass. The accident
recnrred where the Pohl road
branches on the Pemberton road
,ear the head Of Glenwood avenue.
is understood that Mr.. Nelson's
ar had been giving him trouble
lear Glenwood cemetery, and he
vas three or four miles in the rear
u the funeral.
According to the statement or
ar. Pagenkopf the occupants Of the
elias Nelson Tar who were more OF
ess shaken up by the accident are
oday doing nicely and are able to
,e about again.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
NEW CURE FOR INSANE
occupationaI Therapy Used at Fergus
Falls Hospital With Success.

(Associated Press Dispatchl
St. Paul, November 1S.-Many pa
tients at the Fergus Falls state hos
pital are being cured of their mental
ailments through the employment Of
occupational therapy, according to G.
H. Swendson, member of the state
board of control.
Two hundred and seventeen pa
tients ayailed themselves Of this oc-
cupational diversion and as a result
made many aprons, towels, table
covers, dresser scarfs and baskets
for farms. The total population OF
the institution is 1913. -.
Occupational therapy, according to
Mr.. Swendson, is solving the ques-
tion OF cure in many instances and
even where a cure is not possible is
relieving the patients to>a large de-
oron
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
MONSTER FISH CAUGHT
c. x. Mayer Landed One Weigh

c. K. Mayer Landed One Weieh-
ina over Twenty one Pounds
Charles X. Mayer yesterday aft
ernoon caught a northern PIKE,
pulling it from Lake Madison of
Stony Point. The fish weighed
twenty one pounds and looks like a
whale. 1t is the largest fish ever
taken from the lake by hook and
line.
Mr.. Mayer consented to, exhibit
his catch in the Zimmerman & Ban
gerter hardware show window. Lat
er he will have the head mounted.
The mouth of this particular pike is
large enough to admit Jonah and all
his relatives. Its length is forty and
one half inches.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
Many Tourists At Pigestone.

Pipestone. Mimi. November 20
)yer 700 tourists, from twenty-three
aates and four provinces OF Canada,
,egistered at the Pipestone Tourist
amp during the last season. accord
ng 10 information that has Just been
;iven out by city officials. In addi-
ION to those travelling in cars. three
'oung ladies' hiking from Chicago to
,ortland were registered as was a
,olIne man en- route from North Da-
.ois 20 Florida on his bicycle.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
sANITARIUM rs VOTED
Faribault Steele And Freeborl
Counties To Erect Hospital

E FarIbauIt, steele AND frceUorn
Counties To Erect Hospital
Albert Lea, Mimi, November 20
Erection of a tuberculosis sanitor-
ium to care for the patients of Fari-
bault, Steele and Freeoorn counties
was voted by county commissioners
of those three counties in joint
meeting here Thursday.
Robinson Bosworth of st. Paul,
executive secretary on the Advisory
Commission of Minnesota on 1'u-
berculosis, explained that the state
would pay one half the cost of such
an institution.
The boards unanimously voted for
the construction Of such a Sanitor-
ium, with a capacity Of thirty five
beds.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
kIwanIs Club At Pipestone.

Pipestone. Mimi, November 20.-The
Pipestons Kiwanis club is making
plans for it's charter presentation
meeting which will be held on Wed
nesday. December s. Next Monday a
delegation Of, about twenty Pipestone
Kiwanians win go to Faribault to at
tend the ceremonies connected with
the presentation Of the charter to the
Eairmont club,
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
MRS. MARY STARK DIES
Mother Of Mrs.. C. W.. Babcock OF
kasnta Passed AWAY Yesterday

Mother Of Mrs. C. W. Babcock Of
kasota Passed Away Yesterday
Kasota, November 17.-Mrs. Mary
E. Stark died Thursday. November
16, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. c. w. Babcock;; where she has
made her home for the past two
years.
She was born in Bellevue Ohio,
August 81, 1887, coming with her
parents to Minnesota in 1853. They
settled in Blue Earth county, living
a greater part Of the time in Man
kato.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 from the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
DR.. A. M. WRIGHT INDICTED
Prominent Window Man Will AsI
-. For Change Of Venue

Window, November 20.-The
Cottonwood county grand jury re-
turned but one Indictment, that of
charge of manslaughter N the
second degree against DR.. 4. NJ.
Wright. This is the result o. the
consideration by the jury Of the ac-
ed the death of Mrs. G.. S. Redding.
DR.. Wright entered a plea of not
guilty on Wednesday and the case
was postponed until January 2, 1928
1t is said that DR.. Wright has
through his attorney filed with the
clerk of court an affidavit asking
for a change of venue. This also
will have to be argued before the
court at the adjourned term in
January.
The Mankato free press., 1922-11-24
General Wright Near Death

IAESOcIaIed -BTeSS DISPaLcII'I
Memphis, Tenn, November H.
General Luke e. Wright, former
secretary OF war, was reported in
an extremely critical condition to-
day. His life has been despaired
OF and he is gradually growing
weak ar #H