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The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
PORT ARTHUR NOT
AFRAID OF |. ". ".
City Is Ready To Receive
Threatened Influx
TO MAKE ARRESTS
Governor Not Asked For Assist
ance y Hsndiin0
-
Associated press Dispatch.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Port Arthur, Texas July 1s-Im-
minent influx Of l. w. w. Crusaders,
estimated to total more than 10000
outwardly unconcerned.
Announcement by John Shuskie,
secretary treasurer, New York, that
the pilgrimage has begun from all
over the country by foot, freight
tarin and by sea to protect the rights
of three members said to have been
spirited away from here and severely
beaten by unidentified parties re-
Gently, today found local authorities
volunteering little information as to
plans for reception. Confederation
of the report by John Aaron, secre-
tary of the marine transport work
ers branch, San Francisco, found
them likewise noncommital.
Arrests VIII Be Made
What was plainly outspoken was
that arrests will be made Of all per-
sons without visible means OF sup
port. In the event Of their convic-
tion as vagrants, It is declared posi-
BILE they will be assigned to work on
road and bridge building gangs.
There is an abundance OF this kind
Of work in Jefferson county. Dim :
Guilty owing to hot weather and
clouds of mosquitoes is being ex-
perienced In keeping road laborers
on the payrolls and officials conceded
1t is likely that those Of the /. w.
w. who are arrested may be used to
refill these ranks.
Meanwhile Port Arthur officials
have not asked Governor Pat NJ.
Neff for assistance in handling the
situatton "a.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
MAUGHAN STARTS
TEST FLIGHT AGAIN
Hoped Off Early Today
On His Long Trip
DAYTON FIRSTSTOP
Ideal Flying Conditions For
Quick Coast To Coast
Journey
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Associated Press Dispatch.
Mitchell Field, N. Y. July 19.-
Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan took
OF her at 4:0S o'clock this morning,
eastern standard time, on the first
leg or his second attempt to fly from
coast to coast between dawn and
dark. He pointed his plane toward
Dayton, Ohio, where he intends to
make his first stop.
The plane left the grounds eight
minutes and four seconds later than
the take off made by Lieutenant
Maughan on his previous dawn to
dusk flight.
Lieutenant Bertram ]. Sherry,
weather expert from Washington,
declared the weather to be almost
ideal for flying conditions. saying
the light winds would be to the
aviators advantage. At the 5000
foot level, he said, there was a ten
mile an hour easterly wind, while at
5000 feet a northwest wind was
blowing at eight miles an hour.
There was a slight fog over the field
but Maughan had no difficulty in
making the getaway. Lieutenant
Sherry said he also would encoun-
ter a light fog over the Alleghanies
The flyer had little more than
four hours sleep, having retired at
1870 last night and arising at 3:45
daylight saving time. He breakfast
ed on ham and eggs, sandwiches and
coffee.
After Maughan had climbed into
the cockpit a bundle of New York
morning papers still damp with the
ink from the presses was handed to
him. Above the roar of the engine
he shouted out, laughingly: Il want
to be the first news vendor to sell
New York morning papers in San
Francisco on the evening OF the day
of their publication"
Maushan's Schedule -.-.-...
Maughan's schedule, prepared
prior 10 his first attempted trans
continental flight, on basis OF $50
miles an hour average speed, Is the
one he Is using today. Counting only
time in the air, not including TWEEN
ty minute STOPS at the way stations
the schedule follows:
Mitchell Field Dayton, $50 miles,
three hours. thirty six minutes.
Dayton st. Joseph, $50 miles,
three hours. twenty five minutes.
st Joseph Cheyenne. $50 miles,
three hou.s, tEeney minutes.
Cheyen0" Saldugo, 40 miles,
tb~ae hours
SaIduro Crissv Field, 500 miles,
three hours. SIX minutes.
Arrived Al Dayton
Dayton. Ohio, July 19-Lieuten-
ant Russell L. Maughan arrived at
McCook field here at 8:35 o'clock <
eastern standard time on his first
leg Of a dawn to dusk fight from
New York to San Francisco He
took off again at 8:53
Passed over indianapolis
Indianapolis, July 19 Lieutenant
Russell l.. Maughan, who left New
York on his coast to coast flight ear
IL today, passed over indianapolis
at S:34 o'clock, central standard
time.
Plane Is Sailing AIona
Marshall, Ill, July 19.-Lieuten-
Continued On PAGE ~
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
SMOOTH RUSE WORKED TO CAPTURE GIRL
WHO HAD USED.AXE ON HER S7EP-PARENT
Dual Tragedy At Kansas
City Is CARRIED In Mystery
IAssocIated Prasa paspatch.l

Kansan City, Mo-. July 10 The
bodies Of w. M. Mcclure, fifty four,
prominent Kansas City undertaken,
and Mrs. Eula Thompson. thirty five
his bookkeeper, lay today In the
silent dusk Of the undertaking rooms
in which they met death last night.
Inquiry continued by the police fail
ed to construct entirely from meager
details, the circumstances which led
to the dual tragedy.
Mcclure was married and had two
daughters. Mrs. Thompson. a
widow, had long been employed by
his firm.
Fred Webb, negro porter found
Mcclure bending over Mrs. Thomp.
sons body at the bottom Of an eleva-
tor shaft last night and was ordered
by Mcclure to call a physician.
When two physicians arrived to ex-
anime the body Mcclure left the
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
.7,OOOFORDSWFRE
TURNED OUT DAILY
New Million Production Record
At Detroit In Less Than
Six Months
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

lASSOCIdIeu FTeSS OASPdlCu'J
Detroit. Mich, July 19.-Ford mo
.or No. 100000 went of the assem-
bly, line at the Ford Motor Company
plant, July IL, it became known to-
uay, establishing a new million pro.
duction record.
= The last million motors have been
produced in six days less than six
months. motor No. 100000 having
Deen turned out January II. Pro-
.luction at the start OF the last mil
hon was approximately 1900 motors
d day and on the increased sched =
ule has been brought to more than
1000.
The average for the period was
slightly above Sill a day for the 149
working days, an average Of more
than 166,670 a month.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
DEATH LOUIS CALVERT
One OF Best Authorities On Shake.
speare Passed Away

IAsSOclated Press Dlspatch.J .
New York, July l9.-Eouis Calv-
ert, died in his sleep at his home
here Tuesday night. He was one OF
the best authorities on Shakespeare
in this country and had been teach
ing Shakesperian students at New
York University recently Former -
he was a theatrical manager in Lon
don and produced Sweet Kitty Bel
lairs'' in England in 1907.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

room. A search for him a short
time afterward revealed his body ly-
ing upon an undertakeTs slab in the
morgue, a knife, used In postmortem
examination, protruding from his
breast. McClure's eyeglasses had
not been removed. There was moth
Ing to indicate violence In his death.
Views of Coroner.
. DR.. H. e. Moss, deputy coroner,
who was summoned, expressed be-
lief that Mrs. Thompson fell into the
elevator shaft when she went t8 the
storeroom.
DR.. Moss asserted that an ex-
tremely nervous temperament artit-
buted to the undertaken might have
caused Mcclure to take his own life
in the belief that discovery with
Mrs. Thompson's body would bring
a court ordeal which he dreaded to
face.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
Loses Golf Title

Chicago, July 19.--Mrs. Melvin
Jones Of Olympia Fields club today
dropped the women's Golf Cham
pionship OF Chicago by losing to
Mrs. F. C. Let's of Onwentsia one
down in the second round OF the
contest at Midlothian. Mrs. Jones
after setting q record OF 70 for the
course yesterday could do no better
than s today, the same score made
by the former western champion,
who, although she dubbed dozen
lrives was deadly on the greens.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
BANDITS CRACKED
BADGER BANKSAFE
Robbed Blue River Institution
$4,000 Cash, Besides
Bonds; Escaped
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Blue River, Wis, July 19.-Roh-
bers entered the Blue River State
bank here last night, blew the safe
and escaped with $4,000 in cash and
an undetermined amount in govern =
ment bonds. The raiders cut all tel
ephone and telegraph wires leading
into the town, and their visit was
not known until attempts were made
to establish telephone connections
this morning.
Police sa.d four men, believed to
be connected with the robbery, are
being held at Lancaster, Wis, where
they were intercepted.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
HUGE DAMAGE SUIT
Promoter Starts Action To Recover
$16, 900, 900 From Capitalist
Associated Press Dispatchl

st. Louis, Mo-, July ia, suit for
$4,000, 900 damages has been filed
in circuit court in behalf Of James
C. L. Huber, said by his attorney to
be a London promoter, against M.
C. Martin, said also by the attorney
to be a London capitalist, it was an
nounced today.
Martin, meeting Huber in London
last August 26, slashed him with a
knife in a manner to permanently
injure him, threw acid In his face
and cut off his right ear. 1t is as
serted Huber's earning capacity OF
$500,000 year has been destroyed.
Attorneys said the suit was filed
here because Martin possesses many
securities in Missouri. They said
the assault was the result Of quar-
rel over woman.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
WAS TOLD
DESIRE OF BERLIN
Teut ms Ask For Conces-
siers On Part of France
THREE In NUMBER
Conditions Believed Will Be
Unacceptable To The
Allies Is Report
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Berlin, July 19-German
Representatives In London, Rome,
Washington and at the vatican
have been instructed to make
Representation against pro-
ionqation of the traffic block
ade between the occupied and
unoccupied territories Of Ger.
many, according to a semi-of-
fetal statement.
Paris, July Is.-The German gov
ernment, through its embassy in
London, Is striving to have the
forthcoming British note on rep
arations convey to the French gov
ernment Germany's willingness to
cease passive resistance In the Ruhr
subject to certain concessions on the
part of France. This information
has reached the French govern
ment on what is regarded as un-
questionable but unofficial author
ity. These concessions appear to in
clude:
First. Withdrawal of the
Franco Belgian troops OF oc-
cupation with the exception Of q
m6T0 SholGtOu m1lIdfy lOECC
which would in the diplomatic
sense be invisible"
Want To Return To Posts
Second. Permission for the
German officials and function
aries expelled from the Ruhr to
return to their posts, restoring
the local administration Of all
civil services as 1t existed be-
Z fore January IL, when the oc-
cupation took place.
Third. That the French gov
ernment agree to restore the
currency it conf1scated.
These conditions, 1t is declared
here. would be unacceptable to the
French government, because ths5
are. unaccompanied by any definits
assurances or guarantees that Re
. marathon payments would be forth
Frsncs sassTanS5I les s||'.
tween France, which is enforcins I
the peace treaty. and Germany
which is refusing to execute it. II
would not be equitable that Ger
many should impose conditions OF
yielding to the French demands.
y.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
SUES SOFT DRINKS MEN
Minneapolis Seeks Damages Fol
Death Held Due To Booze.

Death Held Due To Booze.
AssGclGted Press Dispatch1
Minneapolis, July 19.-Alleging
that her husband met his death
solely on account of the illegal sale
Of Intoxicating liquor" by Frank
Bochmak and John Rapacz, proprie-
tors of soft drink bars, Mrs. Delilah
c. Davis today filed suit against
them for $25.700. Mrs. Davis In her
complaint, declares that her hus-
band and Willis Thuston. were serY-
ed liquor by Bochmak and Rapaca
June % and that as the result Of
drinking this liquor they became in :
toxicated and fought. Davis was
knocked down and received a frac-
tured skull from which he later died.
The grand jury subsequently voted a
no bill in the case Of Thurston. Mrs.
Davis is thirty five years old and the
mother of seven children, ranging In
age from fourteen years to sixteen
months.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
TOWNLEY LEAGUE PASSES
National Nonpartisan Party ls
Through Fer Present.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.
Duluth, Mimi, July 19.-The Ma
tional Nonpartisan League is through
In Minnesota, for the present at
least, and the great machine built up
by A. c. Townley. former directing
genius of the league, exists no more,
according to several speakers at the
annual session OF the Working Peo-
ples' Nonpartisan League, the politi
cal movement of the state federation
of labor, which closed its convention
here today.
The convention voted early today
meet in Minneapolis in September to
confere with the elements compris-
ing the Farmer Labor party, with q
view to affiliating with that body.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
SEES SUCCESS FOR PARTY
Farley Christensen Comments o
Election of Maqnus Johnson
IAssociated Press DiSpatchl

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 10
The result of the Minnesota sena-
torial contest in which Magnus
johnson, farmer -laborite was elect
ed, indicates success for the farm
labor party in the next presidential
contest" Farley P. Christensen.
farmer labor candidate for presi-
dent in 1920, said last night. His
arty will nominate full ticket for
the coming presidential election in
all states where an organization can
be perfected, Mr.. Christensen said.
"The election of Johnson" he de-
clared In his address. was slap
in the face for President Harding
while he was out campaigning on
company time"
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
Sold pIayer To pirates

Atlanta, Ca, July 19.-Eddie
More, short stop OF the Atlanta
Southern association team. has been
sold to the Pittsburgh Nationals, 1t
was announced today. Moore will
remain with the locals until the end
OF the season
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
eerman MAKO pronped

New York, July l19.-German
marks dropped to .0o03 1-S cents, a
new low record In the New York
foreign exchange market today. This
is at the rate of nearly $4,000
marks to the American dollar.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
SET UP "RUM ROW"
Bootlessers Start Up Business Of
Coast Of Atlantic City
[Associated Press D1spatch.

! IASSOclated PresS D1Spatcn.
Atlantic City, N. j., July 19-Boot-
leggers have set up rum row. nine
miles OF this city, according to coast
guards and custom officials. A
tramp steamer and bark, said to be
dying French colors are included in.
the hotilla which numbers q dozen
vessels.
Fishing boats propelled by auto
mobile motors, with underwater muf s
fiers. have been playing hide and
seek with the guards for several
nights and have brought big stocks
ashore. according to the customs
agents,
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
Very Popular Affairs

r1ba WedneSday evening 1Eee
ooncerts and moving pictures given
~ Point pleasant Inn are becoming
Ss-v nopular, as was demonstrated
iasf evening, when fully one thou
sand neople filed the lake shore
seats. pavilion and other points Of
sSvantage. The screen Is built up
on the waters edge where the pic
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
SAD ENDING CRAP GAME
Twelve Negro Iron Works laborers
pucked Pistol But Were Burned

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Steubenville Ohio, July 19-Twelve
of thirteen negro laborers who par
ticipated In q crap game at the La
Belle iron works labor camp here
in the mill hospital today suffering
burns.
The dozen were ranged along one
side OF a table while the thirteenth.
and wielder of the ivory gallopers,
faced them on the opposite side.
One of the twelve grabbed for the
pot" of money IN the center.
Shooter" No. 13 reached for pis-
tol.
AS 1t flashed twelve men "ducked."
All sat on a red hot fuel pipe. Twelve
pairs of trousers were ruined.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
SHOWS TEMPER OF PEOPLE
Mayor Hylan New York congratu-
iates Masnus Johnson on Victory

lASSOCidLeO ETOSS OlSPdlCl.J
New York July 19-The victory OF
Magnus Johnson, the farmer labor
party's newly elected senator from
Minnesota, has given official Wash
lngton an inkling of the temper or
the people, which speaks fair to
sweep the existing regime into the
political discard" says a message OF
congratulations sent by Mayor Hylan
to the Minnesotan and made public
today.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
BE MORE COURTEOUS

New York Police Commissioner Rec
ommends This To His Men
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.J
New York, July 1.-Two months
ago first Deputy Police Commission
er John A. Leach of the New York
city police department went to Eur
ope for'new ideas as to how a pol.
iceman should conduct himself. He
has returned with one. Here 1t is.
Be more courteous.
Courtesy is the only thing the
London Bobby has on the American
noIicerna an" the commissioner said.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
HELD PROTRACTED SESSION
British Cabinet Discussed Proposed
Reparation Document Today
TAssociated Press DiSpatch1

London, July 19.-The British
cabinet held a protracted session
this morning at which the proposed
reparation documents formed the
main topic of discussion. Up to the
early afternoon 1t was still uncer-
tain as to whether the documents
the draft reply to Germany and the
accompanying not-would be for
warded to the other governments
including the United States. to-
night. ...
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
WHEAT PRICES STRONG

Increased Export Demand Had Ef-
feet on Minneapolis Market.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Minneapolis. July 1s.-Increased
export demand and alarming reports
of black rust In the northwest and
Canada tended to strengthen the
Minneapolis grain market materially
today. September wheat sold for
$1.04 5-S at one time, gain of 4
7-ec from the low point of SO 3-4c
Tuesday, when wheat sold at the
lowest point In nine years.
Efforts of short interests to cover
their transactions also were q
strengthening factor today.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Big Stone County Auditor Faced
Charge Shortage In Funds.

IAsNOliated Prtss DlsG.- -lIl.I
Ortonville, Mimi, July ia. V.
Randall, former auditor of Big Stone
county, pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF grand larceny in connec-
ton with a shortage in county funds,
when arraigned today before Judge
Charles e. Scofeld. He was bound
over to the October term OF district
court
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

Death Of ]. Albert Rapney
J. Albert Ranney, brother Of Miss
Belle Ranney, a teacher in Mankato,
died yesterday In st. Cloud Of heart
trouble. He was thirty seven years
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
WHEAT PRICES JUMPED
Agitation To Induce Public To Buy
Grain Thought Cause

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Chicago, July 19.-Agitation to
induce the general public to buy in
dividually 1000 bushels Of wheat
or future delivery was given In
some quarters as the reason for the
rise in wheat prices yesterday,
which brought July wheat back to
within one eighth cent of that fig
ure at the close. Flour prices were
unchanged, after several days sue
cessiye drops.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
MarnAd

Couple In love fifty years have
married In Wabash Ind. so no longer
have the Wabash Blues.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

winona, MINI, July 1s.-Earl
c;nnson, fifty, county attorney Of
Winona county, died. hemorrhage OF
stomach.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

Paris. July 19-For the first time
since the French entered the Ruhr
a full meeting OF the reparation
commission was held.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

Cleveland, July 19-Eurore Is now
more nearly ready for a World war
than in 1914, declared Newton D.
Eaker IN urging SUPPORT fer League
OF Nations.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

Waterbury, Conn, July 19-One
man lost his life and several others
were seriously injured in fire which
destroyed Hodson's hotel, the oldest
In the city.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

tween France, which IS enforcliss
the peace treaty. and Germany
which is refusing to execute it. II
would not be equitable that Ger
many should impose conditions OF
yielding to the French demands.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-01
NEEDS OF @YoUne AMERICA
European Critic Thiniss That Youth
Of Great Republic Suffers From
Too Much Freedom.

George Santayana, famous phiioso-
pher and writer, in an article written
especially In the Forum on Americas
Young Radicals" says:
IT have made a severe effort to dis
cover as well as I may from q dis
lance what these rebels want. see
what they are against-they ara
against everything what are they
for? I have not been able to discover
It. This may be due to my lack OF VA
Outstanding or to their incapacity 20
express themselves clearly, for their
style Is something appalling. But per
haps this scandalous failure In express
sion, when expression Is what they
yearn for and demand at all costs.
may be a symptom Of something deep
er; of a radical mistake they have
made in the direction Of their efforts
and aspirations. They think they need
more freedom, more room, chance 70
be more spontaneous. suspect that
they have had too much freedom. too
much empty space, too much practice
In being spontaneous when there was
nothing In them to bubble out. Their
style is a sign Of this: 1t is not merely
that they have no mastery Of the Eng
lish language as hitherto spoken, no
clear sense Of the value Of words. and
no simplicity; that they are without
the vocabulary or the idiom Of culd-
waited people. No, 1t II not
more freedom that young America
needs in order to be happy; It needs
more discipline"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-01
REVIVAL OF CLASSIC GREEK
Western Newspaper Welcomes Pos
sibiIity of Its Becoming, in
Time, World Language.

Were one to Judge from the fuss
made from time to time, one would
suppose there was real need of an in
sernational language. In the golden
age of the English language the great
queen addressed the ambassador a.
her court in Latin, and all diplomatic
conversation and correspondence OF
Europe was in Latin. Erasmus, the
great scholar and writer, who visited
the court of Elizabeth's father, Henry
VIII, wrote Latin works that pro
dueed an effect comparable to thar
produced by the writings of VoItairA
two centuries later.
Much pains have been expended in
fabrfcating artificial language, such
as Esperanto. TO serve as the medium
Of communication But such eonstruc-
tons have no chance of practical adop-
ton, nor could they answer as well as
actual language whether dead like
Latin or living like English.
There is language, however.
which is gradually becoming again
living one, and which as q world Ian
guage would be ideal. The Greek uni
versities and Greek men of culture.
including Venizelos himself, are en-
gagged in an attempt to restore CLASH
cal purity and perfection to modern
Greek. 1t is said that the endeavOr
Is by no means vain. and that gradu-
ally the ancient model is being APP
preached. We may vet have the speech
Of Pericles, the written language Of
Plato, employed In social intercourse
and commercial transactions, in con-
tracts, In courts of law, in houses 81
overwhelmingly Journal