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New Britain herald., 1922-09-21
night now nearly month old.

night now nearly a month old. ''Mademoiselle does not believe ?''
 T have a suspicion that this Alon- sieur Duchemin was guilty in in- tention; but when it came D put his intention into execution. he ,und he had been anticipated"
 "Mademoiselle is tco clever for me Now I should never have thought of that"
 He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out. How sad for him. A chance meeting with one who is not his friend, d whispered word to the police and within an hour he finds himself in the Sante.'
 Poor chap" said Lanyard with dolefu shake of the head.
 'I, too, pity him. the woran de- clared Monsieur: against my prejudice, your faith in Duchenin has persuaded me. I am convinced that he is innocent"
 How good you are"
 Tt makes me glad I have 50 well forgotten ever meeting him."
 "Ah!" said Lanyard-"but about Madame la Comtesse de Lorg- nes
 My friend you must forget that name as utterly as l have forgot ten another"
 He was really a count?"
 Who knows? IL was the style by which he had always passed with us'
 Alas" sighed Lanyard, and bent a somber gaze upon his glass,
 What is this 2' she asked sharply. You know something about de Lorgnes""
 Had you not heard? he coun- tered, looking up in surprise.
 "tIeard-?' .."..
 He saw her eyes stabbed by fear, and knew himself justified of his surmises. All day she had been eN- pecting de Lorgnes. One could imagine the strain Of care and fore boding. She was on the rack.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-21
(4EIld (4EIIld|!s;1lheonoW(f |!;1lh 2 E 1Enez1ss bJ Louis
 WuNl( = EY Joseph Vance ?. eszr1S%1XNW8 Xkya epn International Msavmo conpans

| Tn type ." "lt appeared in Le Matin today this quaint name Duchemin, in a dispatch from Millau stating that q person of that name, guest of the Chateau de Monta ais had disap- peared without taking formal leave of his hosts.'
 One gathers that he took some thing else?"
 Nothing less than the world known Anstruther collection Of icw- els, the property Of Madame de Mon taIais nee Anstruther."
 But I am recently from the Cha teau de Montaais. and in position to assure mademoiselle that this poor fellow, Duchemin, Jis unjustly &C., cused."
 'Oh, ho, ho,"
 He heard again that laugh of broad derision which had seemed so out of character with great lady when he had. heard it first, that
New Britain herald., 1922-09-21

T, at least Albert Dupont,'' he announced abruptly.
 unquestionably the name mean, nothing to the woman. She curled lip; "But that is any name." Then thoughtfully.
 What had Dupont to do with de Lorgnes?"
 "1f you will tell me that. there will Re no more mystery in this sad affair."" -
 The woman brooded heavily for a moment But if 1t had been you he was after, might under
 He caught the sidelong glimmer of her eye upon him, dark with an unuttered question
 But the waltz was at an end, Athenais and Le Rrun were threa1- ing their way through the inter- vening tables.
 The interruption could not have | been better timed; Lanyard was keen to get away
 Now Athenais was pausing beside the table, and saying with smile as weary as it was charming
 Come. Monsieur Paul. If you please. and take me home. I've danced till I'm ready to drop"
 But tell me about Liane, if it] isn't secret?" asked Athenais as the two taxied to her apartment. You have met her before tonight"
 "Oh' that was so long ago and such a trif1ing thing. one wonders at remembering 1t at all l hap pened. one night, 10 be where T had no right to be. That was rather a habit of mine. I'm afraid. And so discovered, in another mans apartment. young woman, hardly more than a child trying to commit ] suicide. You may believe l put a stop to that Later, for in those days I had some little infu- ence in certain quarters, l got her 8 place in the chorus at the Varietes. She made up name for the stage; Liane Delorme And that Is all. You see, 1t was very simple
 And she was grateful"
 Not progressively. She was quite normal about it all.
 (Continued in Next 1ssue).
New Britain herald., 1922-09-21

L
 every one gets hia goods for nothing The community Is housed in cottAtkS They are vegetar'ans A 100 ,aers farm supplies all their needs and al. lows a surplus to ship to city markets
 Another rapidly growing Industry on the island Is the preparation oi paper pulp and chemical wood prod. ucts All work is done on the same basis as the mill work ( X.
 Every section of the Island is spot- lessly clean, although the residents are scantily dressed. A suit of over ails seems to suffice for the men. '
 The Flying Rollers have lived on the island for eight years They arc said to be the sgentlest persons alive. In fact, 1t is said they keep, one man constantly busy chasing. squirrels away from their crops as these little nni;- mals have become 50 numerous that If let alone. they would destroy an the gardens. The Flying Rollers will not kill them and they will not even eat and kill the fish which abound near the island. sa ".
New Britain herald., 1922-09-21

But there was no pity in Lan. yards heart. He knew her of old what she was, what evil she had done.
 And purposely he delayed his ar. swer till her patience gave Way and she was clutching his arm with frantic hands.
 What is the mattero Why dc you look at me like that? Why don't you tell me--if there is any thing to tell-?'
 Tt is in all the evening newspa- pers-the murder mystery of the Lyons express"
 ''De Lorgnes-?"
 Lanyard inclined his ehead The woman breathed an invocation to the Deity and sank back against the wall, her face ghastly beneath its paint.
 Liane Delorme made an effort to speak, but only her breath rustIed harshly on her dry lips. All the muscles of her face relayed and her years peered out through that mask of artifice which alone preserved for her the illusion and repute O. beauty.
 Liane Delorme stirred abruptly.
 The assassin ?' she demanded is there any clue9"
 Briefly Lanyard told her of sec ing the Comte de Lorgnes in Lyons and the tragic sequel
 An" she unused bitterly--"if only we knew the name of that sale cochon.'
 We do."
 "We-monsieur
New Britain herald., 1922-09-21

Consignments ofesloo,ooo trout eggs have been shipped. successfully from the bureau of fisheries in wash- ington to the Swiss government at Berne.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-21
MISERABLE WITH INDIGESTION One Box of "Fru|t-a-tIves"
 Brought Relief

OLD CHATHAM, COLUMBIA Co.,, NY. "I was bothered with Constipation, Liver Trouble and Indigestion for three years, and tried all kinds of medicine without relief. l was so bad would have dull, heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach after eating. l saw "Fruit.a-tives" advertised and bought two soc boxes. Before I had finished one box, l was relieved and now have no more trouble. recommend these Fruit Laao Tables'.
 VIM. GALE SHEPHERD. 5Oc box, for $o 50, trial size, 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A.TIVES Limited, oGDENsBURG, NY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31

they were not prepared to predict
whether the means would be taxes
or the use of foreign bonds.
President Harding has been rep-
resented as looking with favor on
the financing Of the legislation with
refunded foreign bonds provided
they were in hand before the bill
was passed. While the measure
was in the making by the house
ways and means committee. the
executive, according to some mem
bers Of that committee. suggested
a delay of ninety days in the be-
lief that the treasury would by then
be in possession of some of the
British bonds.
There was some discussion in the
house yesterday as to whether the
president would approve the bill in
its present form, with a conflict in
the opinions expressed. Represen-
tative Longw orth, republican of Ohio
said that while he would not pre-
sumo to speak for the executive,
he had reason to believe that Mr..
Harding would sign the house meas =
ure if it reached him without
change. On the other haril. REPRE-
sentative Snyder. republican. New
York, who said he had talked with
Mr.. Harding last week declared
that he would be exceedingly sur
prised." If the executive signed it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
Holstein Dairy Meeting
Was Held at Mapleton

cultural pursuits. That to the eX-
tent the farmers and the smaller
towns throughout the county sue
coed, to just that extent Mankato
would succeed, whichever way you
look at It, No town or community
can succeed without the other
towns and surrounding communi-
ties succeeding. That the people
of Mankato are glad to see Mime e
apolis and st. Paul make certain
progress and advancement and that
1t is a benefit to the people OF Man
,,sato to live within a reasonable
distance of these larger centers
and to just tho extent that ones
town or city succeeds. it will hold
true all the way along down the
line. Mr.. Olson said that he was
convinced IL the dairy business
could be doubled in the county that
| IL would bring greater prosperity
to each and every town In the
county.
j. i. Albrecht, proprietor OF the
Albrecht Mercantile store OF Ma
pletor, told Of his great interest in
seeing the community built UP
through the dairy interests, and
also told of his going with a group
of breeders from Blue Earth Coun
~ to the twin cities and attending
the National 'Holstein breeders
Meeting and Sale in 1920 at ST
Paul. He said it was an eye open
er TO a man in business 10 see the
wonderful cattle that were brought
together there from all parts of the
United States and aCnada, and the
great number of people that were
in attendance at this great Nation
al meeting and sale from all parts
of the United States and Canada
, He said he never could forget the
lessons he learned while attending
this great record breaking Holstein
meeting and sale.
Il. Magel, buttermaker of the Co
operative creamery at Mapleton
stated that they had a so per cent
increase in January and 81 pei
cent in February over the proceed
Ing year. However. there is ap-
paTently too much cream being
shipped out of Mapleton for which
the farmers were taking from six
to eight cents pound less than the
local creamery was paying. He
further stated that if this large
amount of cream could be deliver
ed and handled at the Co operative
creamery the overhead would re
main practically the same. and all
of the customers and stock holders
OF the creamery would benefit ia
some extent along with those that
are now selling their cream to the
cream buyers
Those present were very much
interested in the development of
the dairy interests in and around
Mapleton. Eleven new members
signed UP in the Napoleon local
unit OF the Blue Earth County Ho1 ,
stein Breeders association with the
following elected as officers. Albert
l.. Miller. president. Asa Treanor
vice president, Ernest Cramer, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
johnson Sentence
Suspended By Judge
Has Pleaded Guilty To Arson
Paroled By Court At
Fairmont.

Faiimont, March 24-Genry John
son, twenty three, whose home is
at Kasota, and who pleaded guilty
indictment at the present term of
court. was sentenced un;s afternoon
by Judge K. &. Dean TO the st. Cloud
reformatory. The court then sus-
pended execution OF t. sentence
until July 10, 1922.
In the meantime Johnson is par
oiled to a brother at Mankato who
was in court and accepted respon-
sibility for him. Johnson is requir-
ed to report by letter or in person
to Judge Dean the first Gay of each
month.
Il have an especially kindly feel
ing for young men who were in SER
vice during the war and that is one
of the reasons that ! am going to
give you a chance" said Judge Dean
in extending leniency. Johnson was
in the navy and made eight trans
Atlantic trips on American battle
ships.
Johnsons brother. whose home is
Mankato, was in court and made an
exceptionally manly, straight for
ward plea before sentence was pas
sed. His words and appearance
made a most favorable impression
on court officials and spectators.
After sentence had been suspended
both the brothers shook hands with
Judge Dean and thanked him for
the kindness shown. for themselves
and their parents, who are very re-
spectacle people of seventy years OF
age.
Henry Johnson has been in jail
here since January 2, when Man
kato officials overheard him admit
setting fire to the cottage at Fox
Lake which partially burned last
October. Johnson has told that he
was hired by r. Rocky1m to set the
fire and was to receive $50 for the
job. but was never paid. He claimed
to have made two trips to the park
in at attempt 10 destroy the cottage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31

An interesting county Holstein
dairy meeting was held at the town
hall at Mapleton, last evening. Both
the town and country was fairly
well represented. However those in
charge of the arrangements were
not satisfied with the number that
turned out, and it was decided to
hold another meeting a little later
The Mapleton meeting had been
scheduled for an earlier date but
owing to the conditions of the
roads 1t had been necessary 10
postpone the meeting on two diff
ferent occasions. which no doubt
accounted for there not being a
larger number OUT.
B. F. McGregor, cashier of the
Mapleton State bank, acted as
chairman of the meeting. He
stated that the men who were
milking cows apparently had more
cash during the period of depres-
sion which we have just passed
through than those who did not
milk.
Several breeders from Good
Thunder were in attendance, among
them II. L. Sohre. president OF the
Blue Earth County Holstein Breed
ers association, who gave some in
teresting facts regarding the Blue
Earth county association, and the
interest that Is being taken in
HollsteinS ana Gairying around
Good Thunder he read an article
published by the editor OF the Good
Thunder Herald regarding the Hoi-
stein dairy booster meeting which
was held in that city on Tuesday
evening of this week. at which
time banquet was served with
100 per cent of the business men
In attendance. Mr.. Young stated
that this was one OF the very best
meetings of its kind that had ever
been held in Good Thunder.
Mr.. Sohre also explained the
benefits to be derived by closer
CO. operation between the men in
town and the country, stating that
through these get together meet
ings better understanding was
brought about between those living
In town and those living in the
country, and that much good would
come from this operative spirit
which Is being developed in this
way.
j. c. Marlow, secretary of the
Blue Earth County Holstein asso-
| citation, talked on general dairying
and the great good that would come
to all by developing Blue Earth
County into a great dairy center.
w. e. Olson, secretary of the
Mankato Civic and Commerce as
ISOLATION, gave a very good talk on
the spirit Of CO operation that ex-
lists between the business men of
Mankato and those in the surround
ing community. stating that he
knew from his experiences as sec
rotary of the Civic and Commerce
association that the men that he
represents are always willing and
ready to Cooperate to the fullest
extent with those engaged in agri-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
WOULD ADOPT AMERICAN
New Armenian Nation Suggest Plan
For Patron Saint

IonStantlnopIe, March 1.-TCor-
respondence Of The Associated
Press]-A conventionized figure o.
a young American has been pro
posed for adoption as a sort OF
patron saint for the new Armenian
nation. The suggestion to this effect
was made in a prose poem written
by the celebrated Armenian writer.
Sebuh StepanIan, ana published in
the Armenian weekly, SHAVIGE.
Copied and EMBOSSED and framed
in scores of Armenian communities
throughout the Near East, his pic
Mresquely phrased composition
reads in part:
THE Patron Saint of Armenia to
day In an energetic, active, athle;-
lc young person. He is rich, not only
IN purse but also in heart. He is our
American uncle; his star is the
emblem of his generous gifts.
Thus thcre has been another
star added to the starry flag of our
American uncle, the Star of Armen-
Ia. We have bound ourselves as 4
nation to America, we have become
in spirit an Asiatic state of the
great United States of America"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
Death Ends Strange
Feud With Government
Louisville Man Openly Violated
Law to Avenge Fancied
Wrong.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Louisville, KY, March IA
strange feud with the government
that had lasted many years was
ended here recently by tho death oil
Peter Bitter, the Chief factor IN
this unique drama OF life. Bitter
was arrested on an average OF every
l52nd day Of his lite OF seventy one
years. He openly violated the law
20 avenge fancied wrong by the
United States government almost
half century ago, and not for tn ,
profit there was in il, according to
his friends. IL is said that. on the
contrary, Bitter persisted in his il
cal acts although they were slow
ly depicting his small fortune. anc
that while arrested nearly 115 times
for violating the prohibition Jaw, he
was always tota! Ehstainer.
When young contractor just
starting out in lite, he was security
for another contrscGcr on a piece OF
governmental work n the Louisville
harbor. A food on the Ohio river
swept away the work. so the sto:y
goes. and Bitter was held to his
OOHu. ulb was Sdlu ~ nave TuluGu
Linn financially. Legal battles over
the case for many years ended only
in disappointment for Peter and he
is said never to have become recon
clled TO the justice OF the govern
ment's action.
Tried To Evade oleo Tax
BitZer's first effort to retaliate
came when he attempted to evade
the tax on oleomargerine. For this
offense he served year in prison
When national prohibition came in
10 being, Bitter repeatedly violated
the law. ii is alleged. He was ar
rested more than 175 times, fire
q emily convicted. but generally es-
Gaping with a fine. He however,
served several short prison senten-
ces. but always in cells which he
had fitted with modern convenien.
Ces. His meals were brought into
the prison TO him.
Despite the many conflicts he had
with the police. Bitter is said to
have never become angered at them.
The last time his property was
raided, several months ago, and n
large stock of whiskey seized, Peter
is quoted as having called come
back again boys" as the officers
departed.
Following his ligitation with the
government, he is said to have pre-
ferred cash transactions Always and
seldom issued a check. although his
business was voluminous at times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
FREIGHT HANDLED
AT HEAD OF LAKES
REPORT SHOWS DECREASE
OVER YEAR 1920
Season 1921 Gives Total 3d.
083,555 Tons Valued At $780,
512,891; Number Boats All
Kinds Arriving and Departing
In Twin Ports was 1888.
Associated Press Dispatch.I

lASSOEIdIeo HTeSS III
Duluth, Mimi, March 24.-Freight
handled at the Duluth Superior mar
Dor during the 1921 season totaled
30,083,555 tons, valued at $330,5l2,
891, according to the annual report
of marine commerce issued by Ma
jor r. II. Marks, supervisor of the
local U. s. engineers office. This IS
a decrease of SO per cent compared
with the 1920 movement.
The total number OF boats of all
kinds arriving and departing in the
Twin Ports was 1888 with a reg
istcred tonnage of 20,746.127. The
increase in the freight tonnage over
1900 is 156 per cent, but the total
for the year is Is per cent under
the movement for 1910. Inc de
crease in freight valuation under
1920 was 40 per cent.
Despite the marked decrease in
freight movement, the Duluth Su.
perior harbor still retains its posi-
ton as tho largest inland port in
the world and the second largest
of the principal ports in the United
States.
The passenger trade amounted to
43,36S persons arriving and depart.
ing. Receipts totaled 1I,340,O28
tons valued at $130.64S,729. They
consisted OF ore, metals, machinery.
vehicles, coal, cement limestone.
salt, oils, sand gravel sandstone,
wheat, fax, screenings, potatoes,
fish and produce.
Shipments totaled 1S,734,727 tons.
valued at $199,S64,162. They consis
ted principally of iron ore, gram,
lumber, and produce.
Causes of Decrease
Decrease in the total tonnage r.
gistered here was attributed to Ii
ninishing of lumber shipments to
one third that of the 1920 mark and
the 90 per cent falling off in the
movement of iron ore shipped here
from the famous Minnesota iron
mines. The increase in coal. -four
and grain shipments was insuffici-
ent to Offset the loss in iron ore and
lumber movement.
Ore shipments from the Duluth
Superior harbor totaled 1896. C56
tons, decrease of more than one
half from the 1920 total of 33,771.-
hSZ; lumber shipments dropped
from 4s,077,000 feet in 1920 to 49,
3S5,000 in 1921; -four increased TO
6, S6S, 100 barrels as against 3.
2e4.576 barrels for 1920. and grain
shipments reached 75,794.610 bush.
els. new record for the last six
years. The 1920 grain movement
amounted to 62,793,563 bushels.
The movement of lumber from
the Twin Ports was the ightest
since 1904. Coal receipts were 1C.,
l64,849 tons, more than one million
tons heavier than the 1920 total.
A unique feature of the peport is
the reference to receipts of copper
since 1895. Copper receipts for 1922
totaled 900 short tons, compared
with 1888 tons for the preceding
year. Oil receipts fell 100000 bar
rels from the 1920 total 10 1877 S75
barrels for 1921. There was also
decrease in the receipts of general
merchandise and limestone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
OLD FARMERS CLUB
ST. Louis County Possesses Pioneer
Township Organization
Associated Press DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED Press DIspatch.l
Duluth, Mimi, March 25.-Dull
week day evenings and Sundays
which make lie on the farm so mo-
notonous to many persons are I'm
known to farmers residing in Jack
son township, ST. Louis County.
Mimi, for the fifty families in the
township have rearranged the an
nual program for the pioneer town
ship club so that the activities are
not confined purely to social affairs
but include church, agricultural,
athletic and health subjects and
general community business.
The jackson club is one of the
oldest and largest farmers organi-
Zation in northeastern Minnesota
The old club house was destroyed
by the forest fire of October II, 1918.
II has been replaced by larger and
general assembly hall. dining room
and storeroom in the basement. The
program for the year recently an
nounced provided for regular
monthly meetings devoted 70 sub
jects of interest to farming life. In
addition there will be twelve special
meetings to be featured by varied
sorts OF entertainment.
The club has a president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer and
board of directors. For the coming
year the club has resolved to en-
courage regular Sunday afternoon
meetings of a religious and patri-
otto nature; to name all farms in
the community; to develop troops OF
Boy and Girl Scouts; organize an
atheletic organization for baseball
in the summer and indoor games in
the winter and TO boost home talent
plays.
Discussion of matters pertaining
to farming, reforestration, inter
club co operation, livestock AM
dairy, farm shortage, gardens and
preparation Of exhibits for state and
county fairs will hold sway at the
business meetings. Game and song
nights, father and son and mother
and daughter banquets. old fash
toned spelling, sewing and canning
bees, picnics and nights for the men
to entertain the ladies and vice YER
sa constitute the social program fol
the year.