The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-03
SCENESAT CAPITAL
RELATED IN LETTER
Mrs. Frank CIague Writes
To Her Friends
SNOW FALL WAS HEAVY
Variety of Subjects Are Nicely
Treated BY Wife OF
Congressman
Especial To The Free Press. !

r. IRSHe cooper Oh vernon Center
from Mrs. Frank Ciauge, who is in
Washington. ID. c.
Washington, d. c., February 20.--
1s22.-Dear Home Folks: You Mime
sofa people, know we have been busy
getting out from under an avail
anche of snow. We think it was
meant for you, but somehow lost its
way so you will pardon me Tor not
breaking the silence sooner and FOR
a short review of those white days.
Can you imagine Washington under
twenty six inch blanket of snow?
Commencing Friday, January 81 AT .
p: m. and continuing until Sunday
morning. This capped the climax Of
all records of histoy here of a single
storm. In 1899, 50 inches of snow fell
here within three days, but this in
Guided two distinct storms. The
Saturday morning when Mr.. Clague
went TO the capitol we saw several
street cars marooned and by p. m.
every street car in the city. was
stalled. Mr., Clague phoned that he
like thousands of others would have
10 stay al nearby hotels. Al that
time twenty two trains were stalled
outside the city. Coming right in the
midst of this heavy blockade of snow
on Saturday at 2 p. m. was the col
lapse of the roof OF the knicker-
booker theatre. only four blocks from
US. The audience was made up of
people OF the immediate neighbor-
hood of some four or ave hundred
Rescue work began at once. but the
real effective work could not begin
until aCetylene torches were brought
from Fort Meyer an hour later. The
huge trucks weathered this deep
snow and thus hurried the rescue
work as all the street cars were sill
ent and small cars could not run until
the path was opened. All Washington
walk 10 and fro all day Sunday. Rob
HAYS OF New York was showed in"
with the rest of Washington. He tel
CptIoned us Saturday evening and
Sunday afternoon while taking a ped
estrians' view of the showed in city"
came in. and visited us. We had a
splendid wish. talked Of old friends at
The Normal Rob is in splendid
health and makes Washington at
lesst once in four weeks. He left
here SUNDAY evenig Tor Wiikesbarre.
H.. whore he vas TO join Mrs. Hays
a.. return TO New York. Was sorry
20 aola that the main building of the
IankEio state Normal was destroyed
and much panied 10 realize that it is
snnke1 OF as state teachers college.
Thai name is TOO common and l shall
e'~r rfrsist in referring TO it as Man
isto State Normal name that car
rio With il dignity that 1T deserves.
Al who have feen students OF the
Niankato Normal will be glad to learn
that Hon ]. McCleary and family live
here At the Occidental and you
likely know of his recent hook OH
tie tariff entitl I'd Protection on Pro
per Permanent Policy" This instruc-
live book will be read with much in
ierest by both men and women, and
the Information found very valuable as
a study. This book is full of interest
from cover TO cover and behind the
lines you VIII feel the very presence
OF the quiet logical scholar and
Hon J. T. McCieary. This book has
already found it way TO ali parts of
the world, in every state Of the union
and in every province OF Canada, and
the author is now about TO get out
the. second edition Of the book.
You know the disarmament confer
ence has closed and the delegates of
the eight foreign nations concerned
have returned to their homes across
the sea. fhe world may safely salute
this historical conference as it has
succeeded in the words OF President
Harding beyond our fondest hopes.
This three months meeting OF the
greats minds of the nations partici-
rating, led by President Harding and
Secretary Hughes, has proved to
the world what can be done when
men OF executive ability take hold of
problems. During their whole time
the Washington conference was dom
mated by will to agree and its first
moment was its most dramatic one
when Secretary Hughes said "A bias
Is OF understanding could and would
be reached. In calling this confer
ence the United States had three
main bjects in mind. First, the lin
itation OF ornaments; second. the
termination OF the Anglo japanese
alliance and third, TO do what she
could for the return to China OF
Shantung. These three objects were
Obtained and more for the conference
had toiled steadily and as n result
there is a closer bond OF sympathy
and understanding among the nations
OF the world than ever before.
These men talked over. their diff
ferences, used their reasoning powers
and finally abided by the Golden
Rule. They knew the only way to
being order out Of chaos was TO be
fair and just in settlement. The
treaties are now to be ratified by the
different government concerned. AS
you know President Harding present
ed the resulting treaties to the United
States senate for ratification with a
few days after the close of the con-
ference. That this Disarmament cont
ference will ever be one of the shin
\ ing marks OF history as it travels
down the years one can have little
dorbt The cementing Of world friend
ships was no small part OF the con-
ference-the different nations were
not only harmonious in temperament
but also in the work consumated by
them. Everybody present was the
spirit OF Good Will Toward Men"
It seems that the senate cannot bu:
;-atify such forward step toward
peace. II is of interest to know that
The closed meetings were held at the
Pan American building near the fam
Gus Potomac and one OF the most
historic spots in Washington, for on
this ground stood the famous Burns
cottage within which George Wash :
ington and his assistants planned out
the City OF Washington. p.
The open or pIenary sessions of the
conference were held in the ID. A. r.
memorial hail. located on the adjoin-
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