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The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
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EVELETH IN DANGER
FROM FORESTF|RES
FLAMES APPROACHING CITY
ON WEST AND SOUTH
HIGHER WIND PREVAILS
Several Peat Blazes In Vicinity
Town and Long Draught
Causes Rapid Spread
tAssociated Press pispatch.I

CAssociated Press Dispatch.l
Duluth, Mimi, August 17.-Eve-
leth and several nearby towns are
in danger of destruction by forest
fires burning on the west and south
of Eveleth, according to a tele-
phone message received by the As
sociated Press at 1:l5 p. m, today.
The Eyeleth News reported the
town was full OF Smoke." The News
said every man in town was leay-
ing for the fires" which are report
ed to be famed by stiff northwest
wind.
The town of Eveleth is protected
on the west side by large open
pit mine but it is feared the IRE
may be driven into the town from
the south side by the high wind.
Kinney, a nearby town Of 200 inhab-
itants is said to be in the greatest
danger.
Several Peat Fires Burning
Several peat fires are known to
have been burning in the vicinity
of Eveleth for several weeks. Con-
ditions are said to be exceedingly
dry there due to the long drought
and it is believed the wind caused
the peat fires to spread to the
woods.
The Eveleth News said there was
no. way of getting from the hres,
explaining that everyone was going
out and no one coming in"
Every available piece of fire fight
ing equipment in the town was sent
to the section along with hundreds
of men, The News estimated 1000
men had already left town in auto
mobiles for the fire. This paper
said everything was closing up
where women were not available
to take the places of the men"
It is understood calls for help
have been dispatched to other
range towns Virginia five miles
away reported the town to be full
of smoke.
.. Miners To Fight Fires
was reported over long dis
tance telephone that officials OF the
Oliver Iron Mining company had
ordered the entire working force OF
1900 miners mobilized and ready
fnr. ernf1<sene es ttzktv 81 1seoui0zsss q
suburb of Eveleth which lies be-
yond the open pit mine, protecting
the city proper.
The Enterprise at virginia, i've
miles from Eveleth, reported that
the fires might be too far. west OF
Eveleth to do harm to that town,
but fear was expressed for the safe
ty of farmers and settlers in the
burning area - .,.
on Messabi Range
Eveleth. a town of approximately
1900 population. is situated on the
Messabi iron range about ninety
miles north of here. The Virginia
Enterprise had reports of another
fire in the vicinity Of Buhl which Is
near Eveleth.
In a telephone message at 1:3O p.
M, the Eveleth News reported that
the town was full of smoke" Eve
leth is protected on te west side
by large open pit mine, but res
idents of the city feared the fire
might be driven into the town from
the south.
= Kinney. a town Of 200 inhabi
tants just northwest .of here, was
said to be in the greatest danger.
The News estimated that 1000 men
already had left Eveleth in auto
mobiles for the main fire front. De-
tails of the fire We're not available
in Eveleth.
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LOCATE OFFICE HERE
Accountants To Have Headquarters
In Oddfellows Block.

Accountants To Have Headquarters
In oddfellows Block.
Lyle W. Hines of MacGregor &
Hines, public accountants of St.
Paul, spent some time in Mankato
arranging for the opening of an Of
fee here.
The entire southern part of the
state will be served from Mankato,
the service consisting of all branch
es OF auditing and accounting, in
cluding audits, installation of sys.
TENS, special Investigations, and
examinations, monthly and quarter
ly service, etc.
e. F. Braun, of this city has been
appointed manager of the Mankato
office, and will have charge of this
territory. The Office is located at
202 l. O. o. F. Building, and is now
the only accounting office in Man
kato.
Mr.. Hines. who is a specialist in
federal tax matters, returned to St.
Paul this morning. .-
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Associated Press Dispatch. ]

l-NoSNN&oS
Washington, August 17.-President
Harding was understood today virT
tually to have completed the mes
sage he will present to congress
dealing with the nations industrial
situation but no indications were
given as to just when he would
deliver il, previous plans FOR pre-
senting today having been, it was
understood held in allegiance be-
cause of the rail strike conference
set for today at New York. Results
that might come from tha meeting,
it was intimated, might affect some
phases of the situation with which
Mr.. Harding was expected to deal in
his statement and he was repre-
sented as being desirous. of with
holding If there were any posslblli-
ties the union chiefs and rail eX-
ecutives could show prospects of
composing their difficulties. In the
meantime mediation activities which
have been in progress here for the
past week were practically sus-
pended as most of the striking
shopcrafts representatives and heads
OF the four big non striking unions
who have been acting the role of
mediators were in New York to
meet the executives committee to-
Gay.
Explains Labor Situation
In preparing his message to con-
gress, President Harding is under
stood to have decided against max
ing a request for legislation to
deal with the strike situation at
his time though it was regarded a
possible he would assure congress
that if such legislation is needed he
will not hesitate in asking it: 1t was
said the message would explain the
entire industrial situation as the
president and his advisers had found
It by reason of close investigation
and contact and that it further
would express the determination of
the administration to give full aid
of the federal government to efforts
to keep the railroads running in
event the latest strike settlement
Darley fails.
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Senate Action On Knives

washington, d. C., August IL
By a vote CT So to Is, the senate
refused today to limit to sixty per
cent the ad valorem duty on table
butcher, carving, kitchen, bread and
similar knives. The limitation was
proposed by Senator Lenroot, re-
publican, Wisconsin. who said the
rates approved ranged from 100 to
21S per cent.
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viii Raise Money

Albert Lea, August 17..-At a
special meeting held Tuesday the
Luther Academy corporation de-
cided to put on a financial campaign
for the purpose of raising 500 40.
The first portion will be used to
clear all present debt against the
institution. The rest will be used
to remodel the present main build
ing and to erect a new building.
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FARMER-CITY PICNIC
St. Louis County Holding Its First
Outing of the Kind

st. LOUIS Sounty F1oIuII19 ITO Th o.
Outing of the Kind
Duluth, MINI. August ia
crowd estimated at $500 persons
gathered at Pike Lake near here to-
day for the first annual St. Louis
county farmer city picnic. Cover
nor Preus, principal speaker of the
day was brought to the picnic
grounds on an old fashioned OK
cart. A sculling exhibition by Wal
fer Hoover, worlds amateur singles
sculling champion was a feature.
Farmers and city men competed
in various athletic events. Among
the speakers on the program were
Dean Coffey, University of MINES
ota; Charles NJ. Babcock. state
highway commissioner; J. F. Reed,
president Minnesota Farm Bureau;
Ivan Cope, secretary Ten Thousand
Lakes association; Congressman O..
]. Larson: Mike Holm, secretary of
state and n. J. Holmberg, state
commissioner of agriculture.
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Theft Of Mellon

Sylvester Tschol of this city was
arrested this morning on the COM
PLANT of John LaDuc who charges
him with the theft of mellon out
of his car. When arraigned before
Judge Golf the defendant entered a
plea of not guilty and his hearing
was set for August 81 at 10 A. M.
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SKIN GAME WORKED
Stranger Pulled Off Crooked Deal
On Hardware Dealer IL.

On Hardware Dealer ....
One smooth stranger is ahead
Just little less than $40 as a re-
suit of skin game" that was
worked in the hardware store of
John C. Hagen. A stranger came
to the store for some hinges and
before the sale was made tele-
phone call to an employe of the
store brought the information that
he was also to be given a supply
of nails. The man calling over the
phone, gave the name OF a well
known business man, and there was
no question in the mind OF John
Rorig, Hagen salesman. as to the
authenticity of the call. The man
doing the buying presented a check
for $40 in payment which was sign
ed with forged signature of the
business man, and was refused for
payment at the bank where the sig
nature was recognized as bad one.
The william had not been appre-
hended today.
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ORDER DEBT BODY HOME
Premier Poincare Calls Delegation
In Washington To Return
Associated Press D

[Associated Press Dispatch.l
Paris, August 17-Premier Poin
care has ordered the French debt
commission, headed by Jean V.
Parmentier, to return to Paris from
Washington Immediately, it was
learned today.
M. Parmentier has been ordered
home to report to the premier the
results of conversations with Amer
debt to the United States.
The commission probably will
return to America in the autumn,
it was said today, prepared to give
a definite answer as to when
France can commence making pay
ents of interest and principal on
the French debt.
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Injuries Proved Fatal.
LAssociated Press Dispatch.I

= [Associated Press Dlspatch.J
st. Cloud, Mimi, August IL
Herbert Hohlan, thirty seven. Clear
Lake farmer who fell thirty feet
from the top of his silo and fractur-
ed his , skull. died at the hospital
here today.
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HENRY sPICER INJURED
County Treasurer Thrown From His
Bicycle to Pavement

County Treasurer Henry Spicer.
while riding his bicycle yesterday
noon, collided with an auto driven
by Joe Wilmes on the corner of
South Broad and Cherry street. Mr..
Spicer was thrown over his wheel
to theg pavement and more or less
injured Mr.. Spicer says that he Is
ment for a tank SO than when he
meets a vehicle In the road in the
future he can bunt it out of the
way.
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HARD RAIN AT DULUTH
six Weeks Drought Broken by
Downpour Last Night

Especial to The Free Press.l
Duluth, Mimi, August IA
drought If six weeks duration was
broken in Duluth and the surround Z
ing country early today when one
half inch of rain fell. Slight dam
age was reported to trees and prop
erty by forty mbile galea The rain
fall is expected to benefit pastures
and truck gardens which are report
ed to have suffered during the pro !
tracted dry spell. Progress Of few
scattered brush fires was reported
to have been temporarily halted by
.he shower.
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MESSAGE ON RAIL
STRIKE IS READY
PRESIDENT FINISHES HIS
DOCUMENT TO CONGRESS
.FORECAST0FCONTENTS
Review Is Withheld Because Of
Strike Conference Set For
Today In New York

Washington, D. c., August II.
President Harding today de-
cided to defer his address to
congress on the industrial sit
uation until tomorrow or lat
er date.
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poI,worth Heads FLORISTS.

~ . ssoclateul 'FreSS 1D,S cIl, - q 4
Kansas City, Mo-, August 11--The
national convention here of the Society
of American Florists elected G. c. Poll-
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he restored to the pre- strike
No OFFICIAL sponsor appeared for
this plan. Members of the execu-
tives' committee, declined to dis
cuss its merits and the Big -Four
representatives took a similar atu-
tude.
Chicago, August 17.-An end to
the strike of Big Four transporta-
ton brotherhoods on western rail-
roads. an improved outlook for
peace in the New York conference
today, along with shootings, bomb
ings and burnings were high lights
in the nations railway crisis dur
ing the past twenty four hours.
Blockades and tie ups on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa re,
the Union Pacific, western Paclnc
and Southern Pacific cleared up
when striking train crews called
off their walkout and opened the
way. TO immediate restoration OF
traffic on lines which were paralyZed
by the strike of the Big -Four broth
with the train service breaking
nm in other sections of the country,
trainmen who interrupted trafhc on
the Missouri Pacific at Van Buren.
Ark. refused to return 10 Work
while guards remained on duty IN
the yards Only trains which were
made UP and delivered to crews
outside the railroad yaros were
moved.
Fruit Shipments Start
Settlement of the trouble with
the trainmen resulted in an imme-
diate movement eastward OF fruit
shinments and other perishable
freight marooned in California
Bombs were thrown at santa
Fe train which left San Bernard1no,
calf. for the FIST time in six days.
The first bomb explosion IN the
railroad yards and two more were
hurled at the passenger train as the
engine wheels spun over oiled rails
in pulling out Of the city.
or Ge0rgS tSs Great staS6er Northern was shot and
road guard. william Craft, a black
smith helper, employed by the
nenyer and Rio Grande since the
shopmens strike, suffered a broken
leg and other injuries when ne was
attacked on the streets OIL Fueoio'
Mrs. Nels Hansen. wife Of a
Santa Fe shop foreman was snot
and killed in her home. Ponce
took up the trail Of two men VINO
are said to have attacked her.
Machinist Shot To Death.
James Lewis, a striking Pennsyi j.
vania railroad machinist was shot
to death by Charles Parsons. a
wealthy real estate man. following
a dispute over the strike; Lewis
accused Parsons of listening over
the shoulders" of strikers when they
Gathered to discuss the strike.
Three alleged strikers were ar
-ested at Milwaukee following an
outbreak in which the strikers were
aid to have stoned passing train
troops remained on guard IN
vIrtuaIiy all places where soldiers
we're sent to quell riots earlier in
tbe strike. These included hVe
\ towns in Kansas-Parsons, Newton
Warrington, Hoisington and Horton
and three in Illinois-Blooming
clinton and Joliet.
Major Stiles in command OF
+roons. at Clinton. Illinois, recon =
n,,snded martial law following, re-
newed disturbances in which sew
eraI men were injured.
outbreaks were reported from
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Superior, and
Janesyille, Wis, Birmingham ano
Albany Alabam and Scranton, Pa
rcor++nred On Page seven1
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News and notes that will In.
terest EIks and the public gen.
orally can be found on every
page of this issue of The Free
Press. The advertisements are
a source of gratifying informz-
ton also. ~
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VOLO We n
RAIL PEACE HOPES
HAVEBRIGHT LOOK
NEW YORK CONFERENCE Is
CHIEF EVENT
TRAINMEN STRIKE OFF
Shootings, Bombing and Burn
ings Continue In Different
Trouble Zones
Associated Press Dispatch.I

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
New York, August 1.-THE scene
of negotiations toward peace on
the railroads again sifted from
Washington to New York today,
carrier presidents and union chiefs
assembled for a conference which
will mark the fifth attempt of an
outside agency to suggest an &C
ceptable solution to the seniority
riddle.
Today the Big Four brotherhoods,
Big Brothers" of the seven strik-
ing snop crafts unions, will seek,
through their national officials, to
place before a committee of the AS
sociation of Railway Executives, a
proposal for settlement which will
be acceptable to both sides.
One possible plan by which the
roads might maintain their policy
of rewarding loyal and new en-
ployes with seniority preference
over returning strikers and still
effect a compromise with the shop
crafts. appeared in the mass OF un
official discussion in railway circles
prior to the conference.
outline Of The Plans
SuCn plan, "nCh, II "do pO-
lieved would be acceptable to the
crafts, was outlined by certain ex-
ecutives as follows:
One. That the railroads in
stead of being bound by the
majority action of the Associa-
ton of Railway Executives. be
permitted to take back as many
of the strikers as needs of in.
dividual roads dictated. This
would assure jobs to all the
strikers on most of the roads in
the country, particularly in the
southeast and throughout the
west.
Two. That the roads and un-
ions agree to recognize the SEN
iority of loyal employees who re-
fused to strike.
Three. That the seniority sta
tus of returning strikers and
So called new men" be fixed
through agreements between
unions and managements of in
dividual roads, governed partly
by standards of efficiency of in
dividual employees in both class
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[continhed on Psae Seven
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be furnished by special Elks or
chestra whose musical talents are
said to be of the fincgt.
Crack Drum Corps
This noon the crack Elk drum
corps from st. Paul. comprising the
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
GREC|AN LIBRARY
TOCOST 100000

Athens, Greece, Sept. 15.-The
Greek national assembly has pass
ed the bill expropriating a mag
nlficent site on the slopes of Mt.
Lycabettus for the erection of the
building for which the Carnegie
corporation has appropriated the
sum of 100000 which is to house
the Gennadius library recently
presented by Ioannes Gennadius to
the the American Schoolfof CLASH
cal Studies.
Speeches were made by the
prime minister, who read the let
ter of Elihu Root, chairman of the
trustees of the Carnegie corpora
tion, announcing the grant and
endorsing the purposes of the
Gennadius foundation at the
school, and by several
prominent deputies.
1t is the concensus of opinion
here by those who are acquainted
with the Gennadius library, now
in London, that it has no equal in
the world as library illustrating
Hellenic civilization; and that the
school by it's possession
Will occupy a unique position
among the learned bodies of Eur
,pe.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
WILL NOT NEGOTIATE

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 10
The Southern Pacific company an
nounced today that it was not con-
cerned with the strike settlement
reached at Chicago yesterday, and
did not intend to deal with its old
shop organizations. President c.
M. Levey, of the Western Pacific
Railroad company, said he did not
know enough. about the Chicago
settlement to state what attitude
his company would take.
The Southern Pacific statement,
ISSUED by General Manager ]. H.
Dyer, said that in accordance with
RESOLUTIONS passed by the United
States railroad labor board, the
company had entered into con-
tractual relations with new or
ganization of its employees called
the shop crafts protective league.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
HORSE RACING AGAIN
IN VOGUE IN RUSSIA

Moscow, Sept. 15.-Horse rae
ing in Russia, nearly as popular
in the old days as tea drinking, is
slowly coming back.
There are so many race follow
ers in Russia that even during the
world war it went on about as
usual. Not until the revolution
came, when the country was al
most turned inside out, was rae
ing forced to close down. Four
years ago, when racing was ac-
tually given up, millions of per-
sons thought it meant the end OF
everything.
But this summer harness rae.
ing began again in Petrograd,
Moscow and various other cities.
Now Russia, or at least the rae
ing fans, are beginning to feel
that after all the world has start
ed to right itself again.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
RAILROADS AT ST. PAUL
CONFER With SHOPMEN


st. Paul, Miss, Sept. 15.-Ex-
|e2utives of four railroads center
.ing in the Twin Cities were meet
|lng with representative of their
sstriking shopmen here today in an
'effort to settle the strike in the
northwest on the basis of the
agreement negotiated in Chicago.
The Northern Pacific, the Min
|neapolis, st. Paul, and Salt Sault,
|Ste Marie. the Minneapolis and
st. Louis and the Great Northern
are the four roads represented at
the conference which was request
ed by R. A. Henning, chairman of
the northwestern federated shop
crafts on his returned today from
The Chicago conference.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
Building BOOM
AT MILL CITY

Good business times and a
building boom have come hand in
hand at Mill City this summe,
where twelve new homes are m
der construction. The majority
of the houses are of frame mater
ial due to the accessible supply of
lumber and cedar shingles,
In addition to the twelve prt-
vate homes constructed, the dwell
ings owned by the Hammond Lum-
Der company, and rented to their
employees, have been rebuilt in
many instances and additions
made with bath, lights and new
plumbing installed.
Few new business houses have
been built this summer construc-
tion along that line being limited
to two new garages opened, one
occupied by the new firm of Rider
& House, Ford dealers.
Among the owners of new resi-
dences at Mill City are H. T. Balti-
more, Phil Brant, w. P. Marrs, F.
q. Taylor, w. w. Mason and Ed
Harmon.
B. w. Sheldon, office manager
of the Hammond Lumber COM
pany, Mill City plant, for the past
two years will leave the first of
October for San Francisco. George
Raymond of the Astoria office
will be transferred to the Mill
City office to fill the position left
vacant by Mr.. Sheldon's resigna-
ton.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
DEMAND FOR GEMS
EXHAUSTS SUPPLY
RUSSIAN MARKET

Warsaw.-Diamonds are in such
demand among foreigners visiting
Russia In search OF bargains that
the nearby bordering cities are be-
ing drained of stones for the Rus
sian market, according to dealers
here Merchants have been active
for months in Bucharest, Vienna,
Riga, Reval, Warsaw, and even
Berlin, and other cities, buying
up the cheaper cut stones. BY in
|genious ways these diamonds-if
some of them can be called dia-
|monds-are sent to Moscow, and
there put on the market.
Russian diamonds have been
Extensively advertised in Europe
'and the United States. Owing to
misfortune many wealthy families,
when reverses came, sold their
'iewels at prices for less than they
lwere worth. But time has brought
about change in conditions.
0There were many diamond bar
.gains in Russia in the early days
sof the revolution and the hard
hines which followed. This quite
Naturally attracted the attention
Df foreigners, and for years every
sisitor to Russia went with the
hope of finding a nice "pick up
Eor two for himself or his wife, or
Nor speculation. Merchants too,
Acame in droves. AS consequence
most of the better diamonds, ru-
|bies and other precious stones
gradually passed into foreign
hands, and on out of the country.
Merchants contend that there
are probably more yellow and
specked diamonds in Moscow to-
day than in any other city in Eur
ope. And many of these, through
speculators, came from the outside
Especially for the 'trade." Event
ually through bargain hunting
foreigners, these stones will be
taken out of the country again at
$3.50 or $500 carat when on the
open market they would not bring
half that price.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15

Portland, Or, Sept. 15.-Judge
j. W. Knowles Thursday declared
R. ]. Kirkwood winner over John
B. Coffey in the latter's contest
for republican nomination for
state legislature by 26 votes and
refused plea of Attorney Kava-
naugh for Coffey to be permitted
to attempt to prove that 40 votes
cast in precinct 179 had. been
forged after votes had been cast.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
CORONER SECURES PARTNER

Dallas, Or, Sept. IS especially
"A deal whereby C. w. Henkle
OF independence becomes the own
er OF half interest. in the under
taxing establishment of R. L.
chapman, Polk county coroner,
was announced here today.
Mr.. Henkle recently disposed of
ms Independence morgue to Ar
'nur Keeney, former employe of
Salem undertaking firm. Mr..
Henkle had operated in Independ-
enee for Is years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-15
new YORK CENTRAL
CONFERS WITH LEE

New York, Sept. A. H. Smith
president of the New York Central
railroad today held secret meet
ing with w. G. Lee, president of
the Brotherhood of Trainmen and
L. e. Sheppard, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors, at
which they discussed a new agree
ment, which it was understood
would provide for renewal of the
present wage scale, working condi-
tions and rules.