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The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
DATES UP COURT
CASES FOR TRIAL
JUDGE W. L. COMSToCK
CALLS HIS CALENDAR
SOME ACTIONS PASSED
Litigation That Will Come Up
Without Juries To Sit In
Judgment

Judge w. L. Comstock of Blue
Earth county district court neld a
call of the court case calendar yes
terday afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock, but
at ,tnat time some cases renamed
unaccounted for Que to the absence
OF counsel. In these instances the
cases were passed Tor the time De-
ing and settings will be made by
the court in consultation with the
attorneys.
Cases were disposed OF in the fol-
lowing manner: a.e .
Louis Ward against Marie Ward
was continued over the term. The
matter of Judicial road No. Z was
SCI for hearing on August first and
that of Hilma E. Schultz against
John W. Swedberg was ordered pia =
ced at the foot of the calendar.
The case OF Marie Traver against
Blaine Traver was also continued
over the term. On July rs at ten
o'clock in the morning will be tried
the case of J. F. Moore against Min :
ME Moore. The case of Mrs. CLIFFORD
sheldon against Robert l. Jones was
ordered remanded to the municipal
court.
Other Cases Are Set
On July Is at ten o'clock in the
morning the case of S. Howard Wei
ler ct al against Mark L. King ct al
will be tried and on July 26 at the
same hour the case Of Laura Hall
against Chester F. Hall will be tried.
The case of the State of Minnesota
against the Little Giant company
will be tried in the morning of July
27 and the following day at ten
o'clock in the morning the case OF
Miriam A. Kelly against Daniel
Kelly will be tried.
Fred w. Kruse against st. Clair
Farmers Elevator company will be
tried July 81 at ten o'clock in the
morning. Martha Desormoux against
Fabien Desormoux is set for trial
on July 27 at ten o'clock. The case
of Freeman E. Stonebrook against
Berda NJ. Sandberg ct al has been
settled and ordered stricken.
AS the last court activity Of the
month, the case of Irene Jones
against John Jones will be tried
The case of the Mankato State bank
against William Power ct al will be
tried July 20 in the morning and on
, lny ~ in the afternoon will be
tried the case of Georgia Bekke
,ainst Aaron A. Bekke.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
AWdrd Contracts On
Three Road Projects
Work Totaling $4,000 Will
Start Soon; More Bids Open
In August -... .s
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Paul, July 12-Charles M.
Babcock state highway commits
sioner, today announced awards Of
trunk highway improvements total
ing more than $162.o00 on three
projects on the late season program.
Bids are to be opened Aug. 1 and 2
on twenty sixth other undertakings
estimated at S1,250,000.
Fielding and Shiply, st. Paul,
were given the contract for 1.22
miles of paving on Trunk Highway
No. between st. Paul and White
Bear with grading and other items
at $57 900.
Contract for sixteen miles of
grading on Trunk Highway No. 2,
east from Moorhead went to the
Larkin Construction Company, Bar
,ry, Mimi, at $63,783 or 26 cents a
cubic yard for excavating. and that
for two bridges and monolythic cul,
verts on the job to the Minneapolis
Bridge company, Minneapolis, at
$12,261. IN
A new bridge in Warroad on
Trunk Highway No. II, will be
built by the Guaranty Construction
company, Minneapolis at $2S,600.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
POLAND CHINA SHOW
It Will BE In Connection With Fair
at lie Sueur

Especial to The Free Press
LIE Sueur, July 1.-THE LIE Sueur
county fair board, cooperating with
the Poland China breeders of the
county, have arranged for a special
litter show, to be held in connection
with the fair at LIE Sueur, August
% to 30, according to c. S. East
wood of LIE Sueur. who is secretary.
A purse of 5000 has been provided,
money whcih will be awarded in ten
the same farrow. The first prize
will amount to $40, while the tenth
prize in IS. The fair board and the
promotion organization of the Po-
land China breed each guarantee half
of the purse.
According to Mr.. r. L.~williams,
of Elysain, at least ten herds must
be nominated before the Show is
assured, and he reports that he has
secured the nomination with a $5
fee each from the following owners
of herds in the County: James ia
nousky, S. E Murray, and DR.. E. J.
Gish, of LIE Sueur Center; J. J. Nc
Cabe and Sons, and H. A. thinner
man, of Cleveland; F. l.. Villains,
of Elysian; Joesph Garvin, and Eide
Mollenhauer, Of LIE Sueur; Clayton
Moses, of Kasota, and Geo. Farrell,
of St Peter.
The advantage of such a litter
show, according to Mr.. Williams, Is
that larger numbers of swine are
drawn to the fair, and new, breed
ers are induced to exhibit All the
animals exhibited at the show must
be spring pigs, pure bred, and re-
corded before the Fair.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
MANKATo w. g. T. q.
Meeting Held at Which the Officers
Were Elected.

Mrs. j. X. BranQrup was hostess
to the members Of the w. c. T: U.
at her home yesterday afternoon.
A most attractive addition to the
routine program was a short pro-
gram of violin music by the Misses
Alice and Muriel Kuebler, who re-
Gently returned from New York
City where they have been study
ing music during the past year.
This is the young ladies' first ap-
pearance in public after their re-
turn. Miss Muriel played "Coun !:
try Dance" by Victor Kuzdo and
"Gavotte Antique" by Harold L.
Frank. Miss Alice pleased the Ia
dies by playing Gavotte by Gossec
and as an encore she played
Dvorak's Humoresque. They were
accompanied by their mother. Mrs.
]. w. iKuebler.
The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President,
Mrs. J. W. Andrews; vice president,
Miss Eta Woloben; secretary, Miss
Mary Mott and treasurer, Miss
Martha Jewson. There was a splen-
did attendance.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
POTATO MEN IN SESSION
Minnesta Exchange Members Dis
cussinu 1922 Problems In Cities

cussinQ 1872 problems IN Sities
Associated Press Dispatch.l
Minneapolis, July II - Potato
marketing machinery in Minnesota
will be taken to its utmost to dis
;Dose advantageously of the 1922
crop as the yield this year will be
greater than in 1921 and the local
ity into which shipments can be
made this year is restricted because
of good yields, according to A. M.
Dunton, manager and secretary
treasurer Of the Minnesota Potato
Exchange, which is holding its an
nual meeting here today.
Representatives of the ninety hVe
members associations of the ex-
change report excellent potato crop
prospects in all parts OF the state.
In the territory Immediately ada :
cent to the twin cities, where last
wear the crop was almost a total
failure their is this year an excep-
tionally heavy crop. it was reported.
New directors elected are: A. N.
Gray, Elk River; j. l.. Battles,
Backus; J. A. Shaver, Long Prairie !:
Sam JONES' Oak Park and o. j.
Niles, Grand Rapids. Directors re-
elected are: n. A. Ferguson, Osceo |;
A. M. Dunton, Bagley; e. z. Schultz,
Ten Strike and C. G. Huesby, Mack
intosh. Mr.. Ferguson was elected
president and Mr.. Shaver vice pres
ident.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
Hint FROM BEACH
MADE LAST NIGHT
FRANCHISE IN JEOPARDY
Is MAYORS POSITION
DATE UP ON JULY 18TH
Then Will Follow What? Bust
ness By Commissioners;
Garbage Dump

Mayor w A. Beach announced al
last nights meeting of the city
council that at the expiration of THE
thirty days notice to the street cal
company to repair the paving
on its right OF way on North
and South Front street if such
repairs are not commenced the
city will start an action against the
company to force it to do the work
Mayor Beach intimated that il
some assurance is not given at thai
time by the Mankato Electric Trac,
tion company, that the repairs viii
be maze that steps will be taken tC
revoke the franchise under whicr
the road is now operating.
e The notice TO make the repairs tc
the right OF way was served on the
street car company on June q, ano
according to the mayors statement
July 27, the thirty days will be up.
Asks Storm. Sewer Extension
Jacob Sontag of North Seventh
street appeared before the meeting
and asked that a storm sewer on
that street be extended, so that the
sewer be installed before he fills In
his lot. The matter was referred Lc
City Engineer Phil Comstock and
the members of the city council
who will personally go over the
ground.
Dr.. A. F. Kemp, city health Off
Ger, in a written report to the mem
bers of the council last night said
that the time had come in Manka-
20 nst txvJe rho no n
longer, or not much longer, can be
lie dumping grounds. No matter
how we'll the garbage is covered IL
is very offensive in that section oi
the city where the public dumping
grounds are situated. DR.. Kemp
stated that some immediate steps
should be taken to provide for in
cineration of the city's garbage.
People Making Complaints
People living in the north end oi
the city are making complaints
stating that the dumping grounds
are a breeding place for thousands
of rats, which swarm up town just
as soon as the cold weather sets in.
These rats have become a great
pest, and destroy enormous amounts
of food by getting into cellars. In
addition to this the rodents are
carriers of disease and a great men
ace to the health Of the city.
The matter of looking up the price
of incinerators was left with. May.
or Beach, who will report to the
council lateTs
Bids For Hose
Bids were received last night by
the council for six hundred feet OF
fire hose. The companies bidding
were: >Eureke Fire Hose company ol
Minneapolis, The Bi- Lateral Fire
Hose company of Chicago, The j.
n. Johnson Fire Hose company oi
Minneapolis, and the w. s. Not,
company of Minneapolis. ..
The w. S. Mott company was
awarded the contract for 800 feet OF
2 1-2 inch hose at $1.25 per foot;
The Bi-Latteral company 200 feet
of 2 IL inch hose at $1.25 and the
J. N. Johnson company 100 feet. OF
1 IL inch hose together with noz-
zles and reducers at $1.10 per foot
City Engineer Phil Comstock was
instructed to make plans and spec
ifcations for a sanitary sewer in
Ogle's addition in West Mankato.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
MANkATO
INDUSTRIAL LINES
G. AND G. MEMBERS MUST
BE UP AND DOING
SEEKING MORE PLANTS
Hearty Cooperation Is Asked
BY the General Board
Of Directors

ALI members of the Civic and
Commerce association are asked to
be on the alert for new industries.
Such is the request of the directors
of that organization, who held a
meeting yesterday afternoon. The
association is interested in develop
ing Mankato industrially and is
working with this end in view, and
it is realized that by having all
held in this, greater prog
ress will be made along these lines.
The association also stands ready to
CO. operate. with local industries that
are about to expand. Incidentally,
attention was again called to the
great value that results to the entire
community from Better Live Stock,
and efforts to further develop the
live stock industry hereabours will
be continued. -..-
Will Install Counter. rs
With a view of improving the ia
cilities and appearance of the asso-
citation offices, President Veigel and
Olson we're authorized to
have a suitable counter installed.
Another supply Of 400 pairs of
Mankato automobile pennants or
town plate tags, have just been re-
ceived at the association offices.
These will be sold to parties desir-
ing them for fifty cents pair, while
the supply lasts.
It was decided to have Secretary
Olson attend the summer conference
of the Minnesota Association Of
Community Secretaries which is to
be held at Duluth on Friday and
of this week. Mr.. Olson is
secretary treasurer of that organi-
cation. "
Bills were allowed and other rou-
tine matters given attention.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
+ POLICE COURT RECORD
Several Parties Were In City Tribu.
nal This Morninu,

Alfred Dingler, arrested by the
police on the charge Of disorderly
conduct, was this morning sentenced
by Judge Hiram Cot to pay q fine
of SIS. . w..
Andrew Chromey, arrested some
time ago, and released and given to
later report to the court and pay a
fine, was yesterday evening arrested
on a bench warrant issued out OF
the municipal court, and arraigned
on the charge of failing to appear
when ordered to by the court. The
defendent was sentenced to/pay a
fine of $1S.6J.
Two boys, who admitted that they
had stolen some cigarettes from one
of the Mankato stores, were given a
good sound lecture by Judge Hiram
S. Goff and Chief of Police Lund
mark. The lads are required to re-
port every Saturday as to their con
duet to the chief OF police
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
suffers sprained Ankle

W. ]. Seiz, a brakeman on the
Chicago Great Western road, who
resides at 315 Washington court, is
suffering from badly sprained
ankle, which will lay him up for
several weeks. Mr.. SeiZ slipped
while working in the Morristown
yards July 8, and threw his ankle
out of Joint
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
University Short Course

st. Paul, July 12.-Autopsies on
cattle, hogs sheep and poultry will
be performed at the University
short course and summer meeting
Of the state veterinary medical as
which opened today. The
and short course will
last three days. A banquet for the
veterinarians will be held tomor-
row
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14

W. A. Sanborn, Captain Phil Com
stock, Captain Al Kircher and Cap.
tain Fred NJ. Otto.
The different firms having In
charge the putting of the building
IN ship shape are all Mankato men,
and take just pride in the instlla
tITn ;91 OF nothing but the best mater
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
Lakes Are Far.Famed

Far famed are the lakes around
Mankato. At Lake Madison fisher
men and their families came from
Omaha and other southern parts
and today an auto load of people
from Homestead. Florida, were in
Mankato on their way home after
spendins q week at Lake Jefferson:
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
MANKATo BAND HoNoRED
Sixth In. Contest With Thirty Six

Sixth In Contest With Thirty Six
Organizations In Attendance
Mrs. John E. Gegan received a
telegram from Mr.. Regan today,
from Atlantic City. where he is at
tending the Elks' convention, in
which he stated that the band con-
test took place yesterday afternoon.
There were thirty six bands enter
ed in the contest and the first six
ranged as follows: Philadelphia,
Milwaukee, Chicago, Omaha, San
Antonio and Mankato. Miss Flor
ence Macbeth will sing with the
Mankato Elks' band this evening.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
LEWIS AT ST. CLOUD
Author OF Main Street Speaker At
Opening New Club There

st. Cloud, MINI, July 12.-sin-
clair Lewis, internationally renown-
ed novelist, was the leading speaker
at the grand opening of the st.
Cloud Country club, new 10000
home here yesterday. Mr.. Lewis is
visiting his brother, DR.. C. B. Lewis,
local surgeon. Three hundred peo-
pie from over Central Minnesota
attended the opening.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
Shows Twenty Pound PIX

Shows Twenty Pound PKG
George Atchison, the Jackson
hibiting twenty pound northern
pike this morning which he caught
yesterday in Lake Tetonka, Water
vile. This is the largest fish hook
ed this season at lakes IN the vic
Unity of Mankato.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
Suoar Beet Crop

1t is expected that the sugar beet
crop for Minnesota this year will
amount to $750,o00. The greater
part of the yield is in Southern
Minnesota
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
COAL FROM AUSTRALIA
San Francisco Interests Preparing
z. For Fuel Famine

IAssooiated Press DisDatch.I
San Francisco, July 12.-Antici-
patton shortage of coal in the
United States because of the min
er's strike has resulted. in ships be-.
ing chartered by San Francisco in
terests to import coal from Austria
liza, Glasgow and Cardiff.
The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
TIMBER LOSS HEAVY
Forest Fires In British Columbia
Are Very Destructive

TAssociated Press DispatchI
Vancouver, B. c., July 12.-More
$500 900 has been destroyed by for
est fires during the past month. Be-
tween thirty and forty Thousand
acres have been swept by fire. At
Grassy Bay. $50 miles north of
Vancouver, fire has destroyed five
million feet of standing fir and ced
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
JeiiybeaRs DraiU Ire
OF Judge Williams at
ArdmOre Term Court

ny the Associated Press state wire
NRDMORE, oct. Federal
Judge X. l.. Williams does not
Ike the jellybeans and has de-
cidcd that that parsonage has no
place In the heart OF a com
munity. he said this morning In
his court before passing scntencc
on two young men who were
somewhat gaily attired.
Looking them over critically.
he learned over his bench and
snarlcd, Well well. well. don't
know what thiS world Is coming
to. II seems that the women are
wearing the trousers and be-
coming more masculine. while tho
men are falling into decay and
wearing the skirts"
The two young men were
charged with violation OF the pro-
hihitlon law and had told tho
Judge their only way OF making
a living was by bootlegging.
They drew sentences OF GO days
In jail and $50 finn each.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
GREEKS
FLEE IN TERROR
Hordes of Christians
Stampeding in Haste to
Get Away From Thrace


CON$TANTlNOPIE. oct. H.
The bulgarian frontier was closed toe
day 20 prevent uaulv-strickCn hurdDs
OF Greek Christian refugees from
eWarming into that country from
ThuUo.
Nearly h1f million Crock pnd
Armenian tugitlNcs have taken t'I-
uEc iu Macedonia. All are without
food. clothing, shelter or funds.
a quarter ~ q million refugees are
still to be- dcport'd from eastern
.Ihracc. They are being rounded Mp
aud 'hcIdrd' 10y Greek cavalry Tn"
scenes remind one ot % cattle round
up TN Texas OF some other American
western state owing to tho cold
weather aud the snortag" ot full
way cars ava steamships. the WORK
.ot cvacudtus the Christdrs iH pro
.cecdtng more slowly than the allies
wish. Some ~ the concentration
camps have hNn turned into mud
holes hv tho rain.
Tho ilight OF tho Greeks nom
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
Lauded in Resolutions Made Permanent Home

men would struggle forward with
what speed they could make against
the thick. glue like mud. The Greek
commanders warned the Christian
tugiUVce that there was no time 90
lp lost
Turks Coming" Spreads Terror
The leaders among the straggllng
refugees would listen alphabetically
and nod assent then would shamhlc
turVnrd with heads bent forward.
apparently in dazo Hnlll the shout
would go up again: The Turks are
JomiuE''
The old terror again would break
out. only 20 die down in the general
gloom that porvades tho exodus.
All the roads leading TO tho Mar
tla are cluggcd hv thousands Of
creeks and Armcu.ane. Every class
~ people are rcprCsonicd. hut most
ut them are peasants. They do mol
Nuow~ what their ultimate dgNtin-
alton ts TO be. An they know is that
once they cross the Maritsa river
they will be- tafc hchlnd tho Greek
frontier ana the Turks will not be
able to cut them down.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
What Leading Delegates Say.


project to cost s6,SOO,O0O.
What Leading Delegates Say.
TO me the Southwestern Business
congress has done things that Kan
sas city and ST. Louis could never
have hoped to accomplish, II has
linked together these five states into
a movement that cannot be halted
and which will make this the great
est Industrial and agricultural area
In the land. john G.. Lonsdale
president OF the National Bank OF
Commerce, St. Louis. Mo.
This great southwest. 70 country
Is potentially one Of the richest sec
tions OF this country. The future OF
this area is unlimited, and while
future business dcflations or infla-
tions may occur. this southwestern
section will come right along. The
spirit shown by the delegates to this
congress is the type that will sue
coed. am convinced that your
faymers. your mechanics and your
manufacturers will succeed, and |
know that your oil men Is the per-
sonification OF optimism. ] see great
things for this country as "A result
OF tho congress Prof. Irving
Fisher, OF Yale university.
The Southwestern Business con-
gress was born as result OF a vision
that one or two Tulsans had. and
the vision spread across four other
states and It will spread still fur
ther. The vision OF the men who
built Tulsa, Oklahoma City Kansas
City and Dallas, will cause success
to come to the efforts OF the leaders
who have expressed at this meeting
the problems of the southwest. -
John G.. Jones, vice president, Alex
ander Hamilton institute. New York
City.
The congress has gone over II
is permanent thing and Tulsa Is
proud to have been the home of 81.
We will entertain the congress again
In 1929. by which time It will have
become organized TO carry out the
programs now being outlined. -.
Burr Gibbson, general chairman Of
the southwestern Business congress.
The element of human kindness
which one finds In every business in
the southwest, is. | believe, the thing
that Is going to make the southwest
tho best region of the United States.
see this condition in Tulsa and
wherever IL Is found in business, you
viii find economic and commercial
success. M. l., wilkinson, presl-
dent Scruggs. Nandervoort & Barney
Drygoods Co. Of st. Louis. Mo.
II have lived in Oklahoma for 90
years and have been preaching CO.
operation and assistance for the far
mers, and more has been accom-
plished at this Southwestern Busi-
ness congress for them, than at any
other meeting held In this country.
Therefore to me the Southwestern
BUSINESS congress has been a great
success and | predict wonderful
things for II in tho future. w. a.
Connor. director Of extension service,
Oklahoma A. &. VI. college.
Attendance Disappointing.
And, so thS two days conference
came tu an end.
While the attendance at the con-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
Regarding u. S. Currency

Whereas, throughout the world
today, great evils are resulting from
instability in the purchasing power
OF money, shown in tho Initiation
and deflstion of price levels, and
Whereas. we, In the ysouthwes,
have recently suffered previously
from deflation. and
Whereas, reinflation 10 now
threatening
Be II resolved that the Southwest
ern Business congress is opposed 10
initiation and deflation alike and IL
IN favor Of the greatest stability at
taluable. We therefore express our
conviction that II is the self-eviden,
duty 10 the federal reserve board, "a
administer the federal reserve act
IN such manner as Will safeguard
the nation from initiation and de-
ilation In the future.