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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Real Estate Board 50
Talks Land Sales
Reports From the State Meet
ing Were Submitted
Last Evening

Mapkato and Blue Earth County
! Real Estate board held its regular
monthly meeting at the council
chambers in the city hall last night.
! A number of new members were
added to the board last night. Dele
gates to the state convention, which
was recently held in the twin cities,
made report of that meeting. The
delegates to the state meeting were
George Atchison, o. W. Walker,
George Smithson and John Compton.
O.. w. Walker and George Atchison
reported on what was done at the
! state meeting. One of the features
brought out at that meeting was a
present prices, and at higher prices.
Such men as President e. G..
| Quamme of the Federal Land bank
made the statement at the meeting
at. ST. Paul to the effect that real es-
! tate prices will gradually climb for
| the next ten years. II was brought
out that the, proper way to sell land
lis to classify 1t. Different kinds OF
land are classified as A, B and c..
A class includes cultivated lands, b
consists of portions of the farm oc-
cupied by ponds and what would be
otherwise waste places. It was sug
gested that such places be planted
to trees and made to look attractive
to the tourist, who should be wei
coined to camp there. The tourist
crop in Minnesota last year amount
/ ed to $1,000 and II was. clear profit.
The tourist if attracted to certain
portion of strip of country, will
not fail to give that locality valu
able advertising. Good treatment Of
the tourist rebounds to the benefit
of the land owner who is courteous.
Class G land consisting of pasture
lands, should be reforested. The
above features and the strong points
brought out at the state meeting in
regard to dairying will be urged up
on the farmers in the vicinity OF
Mankato by the Mankato. Blue Earth
County Real Estate board. The far
mers will be urged to keep fewer,
but better cows, better poultry, hogs,
etc.
| The local real estate board adopted
a resolution at last nights meeting
in line with one adopted at the state
meeting which has for its object the
uniform listing of real estate A
fixed commission will be decided up-
on, and the collection of this will
be made through the real estate
board. A piece of land listed with
Mankato real estate board will be
talked up for sale by all members
Of the board, but one rate will be
charged the owner for the sale.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
SHOCKED AT CONDITIONS
Judge Faneher Tells of Things Do
ina In Fairmont Town

Judge Faneher Tells of Things Do
ing In Fairmont Town
Fairmont, April 3.-Declaring that
many Fairmont school girls paint
their faces like circus clowns and
savages and are dressed extrava
gantly and fmmodestly. Judge Fan .
cher of the Juvenile court, address
ing the Kiwanis club, attributed
more than ninety per cent Of juye.
nile delinquency to parents who fail
to provide proper home training and
environment.
''In nearly every case IL is the
parents who are delinquent and not,
the children" he said. ct is the faith !
ers and mothers who should be held
accountable Unfortunately, the law
does not permit furnishing the parent
when the child does wrong" declar.
ed the Judge. who spoke on the sub.
ject Child Welfare and Juvenile De
linquency."
Judge Fancher had good deal to
say about the most lamentable con
dition disclosed in the Fairmont pub
lie schools last week, wherein nearly
a score of girls admitted taking ar
ticles. principally for toilet use or
adornment, from many stores in the
city. i
When ! questioned some of TIL
girls. said the judge. they werJ
Mortified when asked them IL they
had taken any money. They seemed
to think that Is stealing, while tax
ing merchandise was not regarded as
anything especially wrong. This
discloses woeful lack OF home
training. also found that practi-
cally none of the girls was connected
with or attendants at any church or
Sunday school. We seem to be very
cation. while neglecting sadly the
moral and spiritual"
Judge Fancher, who is also men.
Der Of the school board, strongl;
and properly criticized the prevail :
ing modes OF dress of school girls.
He declared that most Of the girls in
school are not only immodestly ana
hideously painted and powdered but
silk stockinged and gowned far beI
'yond the ability of their parents to
provide such foolish and expensive
adornment.
THE board of education" he said
has often considered making neesi
led rules and regulations as to thu
proper. becoming and reasonable at !
tire of students but felt 1t would be
useless unless backed up by popular
sentiment. Recent developments In
the schools ought to convince par !
ents that something Of the kind
should be done. There is no ques :
|tion but that the delinuuency that
has so shocked the city has It's root
in the craze for putting on style and
dolling up that prevails in the high
school !"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Rail Man Guest OF Honor.

Wlnona, April 3.-R. F. McNickle.
who was placed on the pension roll
of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad Saturday, was the guest of
honor at banquet of officers and
foremen last evening at the Hotel
Winona. More than forty people at
tended the affair Mr.. McNickle
has been assistant foreman boiler
maker at the local shops His pen
sion went into effect Saturday aft :
er forty three years of service with
the road. For forty two years and
four months he was foreman at the
Winona and Hudson, S. D., shops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Milwaukee Ordinance Upheld

Associated Press Dispatch.
Madison, Wis, April 3.-The Mil
waukee minimum wage ordinance
was upheld by the supreme court
today, in deciding that city can
legally pass minimum wage law
and that such is not class legisla-
ton. The ordinance, passed by the
common council of Milwaukee. pro-
vides a minimum wage scale for all
city employs engaged on public
work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
DEATH OF WILLIAM OV Err
He Was Father Of Mrs. William
Julian of This CITY,

wac dpVSF OI WITS.
Julian Of This City.
Conductor William Julian of this
city received telegram from Jop-
lin, Mo-, from his wife stating that
her father. William Over. a former
resident OF Mankato. died in that
city this morning from the effects
OF heart failure. Mr.. Over was born
in England. seventy seven years
ago and for time lived in Illinois,
later moving to Garden City. From
Garden City he moved to Mankato
where he lived up to 1917. when he
moved to Joplin, Mo. Il
Mr.. Over is survived by his wife
and the following children. Mrs
William Julian and Oscar Over of
this city, and Walter Over of Joplin
The remains will be taken to
Garden City for burial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
PRISON FOR HAUSER
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced For At
tack On Wife OF Farmer;
IASSOCiated Press DlSpatCn.

Sioux Fails, S. D., April 3.-Percy
Hauser. forty one years old, was
sentenced to twenty years in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary by Judge
Fleeger in circuit court here today.
following his second conviction OF
a criminal attack on the wife of a
McCook county farmer.
Judge Fleeger, prior to pronounc-
ing sentence, overruled motion
for a new trial.
, Following his first conviction,
Hauser was sentenced to life i'm :
prisonment, but the supreme court
granted him a new trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Timber From Own Farm.
Especial To The Free Press.

Candy, Mimi, April 3.-To pro
cure timber to build full set Of
buildings on his farm near here.
Casmir Swedzinski has underway
the cutting down of trees on his
place. The trees are being sawed
into lumber and 1t is estimated that
they will yield at least 10000 feet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Will Enforce Auto Tag Law

In statement to The Free Press
Chief of Police Phil landmark said
today that the police officers have
been instructed to enforce the au-
tomobile law in regard to 1923 H.
cense tags on cars. The time for
use of 1922 license tags expires to
day, and from April l on the 1923
license tags must be on cars. or they
cannot be operated on the public
roads and streets Of this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Watchdog Was Gassed.

Westbrook, Mimi, April 3.-Even
the trusty watchdog is no longer
safeguard to the farm chicken
yard since the chicken thieves have
adopted modern methods of carry
ing on their work. At the farm
Of Mrs Anna Ludvigson, near here,
thieves gassed the watchdog and
made good their escape with nearly
a hundred of the choicest chickens
on the place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
ABOUT $24Q IS TAKEN
FROM STRONG BOXES
Nothing Left Behind For
Officers To Work Upon
EARLY MORN TRICK
Suspected Bandits Hit Good
Thunder Highway In the
Dawn
Waterman What
Ofthe Night? Bad

\ Neil Nelson Florist COM
pany's safe opened by yeegs
and SOS taken.
Model Dairy company safe
cracked. Cash and checks re-
moved from drawer.
Mankato Oil eompany's safe
touched. Amount taken is
not known.
Ncqes get away without
leaving clew.
Former policeman was act
ing as Waterman at Nielsen
plant.
Yeggs evidently came into
town in auto and left via Good
Thunder road. Highways in
first class condition for fast
travelling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Verdict Favorable To Jensen.

Minneapolis. April "a. c. Jen-
sen, superintendent of Minneapolis
police, was found not guilty of will
full neglect of duty by jury before
Judge Frank M. Nye In Hennepin
county district court Monday night.
Retiring to the jury room for its
deliberations at $3.50 p. m, the iur
ors announced they had reached an
agreement at 9:59 p. m, and at 10: SO
p. IN. Walter Ryberg, clerk of the
district court, read the verdict.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Death Vice consuI Play.

Vladivostok. April. 3.-Frederick
A. PRAY. United States vice consul
here. died today from blood pois :
oning. He had been a resident OF
yladivostok for twenty seven years,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
In Kent BUSY

The average wife is raising two
or three children and husband.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
The Annual Rane

The annual race between weeds
and vegetables Is about to start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS


 Mir. and Mrs. Ira E. Tucker. Trussvlle, September 25 boy.
 Mr, and Mrs. J. P. Walker. Route l. Trussville. September IA, boy.
 Mir. and Mrs zelma Clements Truss Vile. September 23, girl,
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond E. Taylor, Sep Mir. and Mrs. Joseph L. Hoke, Truss vile, September IS. boy ,,,na MT. and and Mrs Herman Screws Truss Mr and Mrs. oscar B. McRae, Alton. Mr. and Mrs. R: L. Stewart owins), MT. and Mrs. J: W. Tucker (twins), clsX sf Aqsuss sns MI. sl Mait.r Esl Martin 1sls Cleveland avenue. october g, girl.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. swilling, 74e Twen- Mr. and Mrs. Henry II. King, s42s Ave nue F, october ?, girl
 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Worthy. Route Mir. and Mrs. s. R. Hammonds. Route l. Adger; September 2li boy; Syy;.o p :. NIr. and Mrs. w. stephens, Route 5, Bessemer, September IS, boy: ~ MT. and Mrs. John Nj. Keith, 715 sev- enteenth street. Ensley. September IT, Mr and Mrs. NJ. M Konegay. 1O2 Comp ton station, August II; boy; Enscy M nd nrmary mTs A. boS Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Rountree. $500 Ave hue F, Ensley. August 26, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. William H. Jones, TAT No. mines, Wylam. September 19 boy. Mir. and Mrs. Cecil B. Staw, 1924 War rior boulevard, August g. girl.
 MT, and Mrs. William P. Brock, Ems ley infirmary. August 16. girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. C. Allen, 2404 Avenue D. Ensley. August 12, boy.
 Mir and Mrs Paul c. Teat. 1901 Alois avenue August 29. girl.
 MT. and Mrs. George A. smith. 1900 Avenue I, Ensley, August IS. boy.
 Mr. and Mrs. claud Nail. 521 Thirty third avenue. north, September 23, girl Mir. and Mrs. George NJ, Shaner 331s girl.
 Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Crowder. Dolomite. July 90. boy Mir and Mrs Mace Hubbard Route 1. AdamsYille, September [, girl
 MT. and Mrs. Luther Bonds Littleton September 27. boy.
 Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Harrison, Republic, September 22 girl.
 MT. and Mrs; John W. Davis, Republic. | September ls. boy.
 MT, and Mrs. J. G. Drake. Watson. | September 30 girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. T. East. 3sOs Fourth avenue, north. September 2l girl. | Joe w. Lansdell 1922 Thirteenth ave- | nue, north. October 4. three months John T. Thrift. Watson, September 20. | 49 years. ] Harrison Cash, Adamsvile, September 50. AS years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
SORROW OVERCAME
 HIM, SAYS WEBB
Husband Fills In Pause In Probe of
 Wife's Death

NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Charles H. Webb today filled in pause In the grand jury investigation of the al legged mysterious death of his wife at West Chester Biltmore Country club about ten days ago
 With the grand jury not meeting again until Monday to determine whether the society woman was poisoned, Webb met reporters twice today and gave his version of events proceeding her death
 Dr. William J. Meyer, who attended her and refused to issue death cer- tificate, previously had painted a pie ture of Webb as callous husband, unheeding of his wife's suffering, careless as the end approached.
 Webb sketched far different pie ture of a husband so overcome at the sight of his wife the night be- fore she died that he thought he could not bear to be at her side when the end came, and proposed instead going into an adjoining room to pray. .-.
 In his first intervie " Webb denied that he had told his wife she had only 30 days to live and had better sign will.
 Referring to the fact that pr. Meyer, describing yesterday Mrs, Gertie. Webb, who said he is a veteran of the Spanish American war, asserted the physician would not have dared address her so fla miliarly when she was alive.
 Webb said he had met Meyer for the first time on a picnic six months ago. Asked if he had a dispute with Meyer at that time, Webb replied:
 Why, we had bottles of wine to- gether."
 Submitting readily to questioning by a squad of reporters, Webb de- nied that after her marriage his wife deliberately avoided her friends.
 At this point his lawyer re- marked:
 q am convinced that the only poison in this case is that of slam derous tongues and evil desires of those who want to make a scandal"
 Surrogate O'Brien, after listening today to brief argument for the ap- pointment of a temporary administra- tor for the estate of Mrs. Webb, valued at $1,500,000, reserved deci- sion.
 Counsel for Mrs. webb's father, who has filed objections to the pro- bate of the will, asked for the ap- pointment. He was joined by his daughters cousins. Counsel for Webb told the court his client also was In favor of the appointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
WELL KNOWN DALLAS C0UNTIAN IS : DEAD
Walter H. Craig Is Buried At Selma
 Friday Afternoon

SELMA, Ala, Oct. 5.-(By Special Leased Wire. .)-WaIter H. Craig, a widely-known citizen of Selma and Dallas county, died Friday morning at local hospital. where he had been a patient for several weeks. Watt Craig was born in Orrville, in 1852. He lived most of his life in Dallas county as a planter and contributed to the regeneration and rehabilitation of the county's indus trial and political fabric at the close of the Civil war Surviving MT. Craig are his widow, his daughter, Mrs Evelyn c. Rosser of Bristol. Tenn. and four sons, Bryant, James and Thomas Craig, business men of Selma, and Raymond Craig, busi ness man of Los Angeles. Funeral services and ainterment were con ducted at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon the services having been in charge by Rev. Cannon of the First Presby- terian church, of which the deceased was a member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
IkLANsMEN SATISFIED

A story in Selma newspaper to- day caused unusual comment and speculation Friday afternoon. The news story follows:
 "It was learned today that J. A. Sweeney and Lawrence Davis, Ku Klux Klan organizers of Montgom- cry, came to Selma Thursday night for conference with Judge Hobbs in reference to certain utterances credited to him in Montgomery and Birmingham papers, growing out of his charge to the grand jury Mon day. The version of the statement made by Judge Hobbs was badly distorted and gave wholly er- roneous impression. He was credited with having charged the grand jury to locate the members of the Ku Klux Klan here and return true bills against them. What he did say was:
 If 1t should be found that the Ku Klux Klan had done anything unlaw- full or had conspired to do anything unlawful they should be indicted" He did not ask that indictment be merely on proven membership in the order. Members of Montgomery committed who came here have returned to their homes today and are apparently sat isfied"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06

Domestic corporations filed qualifi- cations with the secretary of state today as follows:
 Page Undertaking company, Do- than, authorized capital s7.500. fully paid in; general undertaking busi- ness.
 Quillin Ddug company, Montgom- cry, authorized capital $1o,000, paid in sS,OOO; general drug business.
 Hanna Motor company, Montgom- cry, increase capital stock from $b0.- 900 to $100,00o.
 Opelika Creamery, authorized capi- tai $10,0 ,00o, paid in S2,500; dairy, live stock and produce business.
 Alabama Oil company of Gadsden authorized capital s10,000, paid In S5, 900; wholesale and retail buying and selling of gasoline and oil.
 The Home Building and Loan com pany, Alexander City. Tallapoosa county, capital stock s25,000; general building, loan and rent business.
 Farmers and Merchants Bank oi Elkmont, Limestone county, capital stock s25,000, paid In $15,000.
 Southern Cabinet company, Mont gomery, authorized capital $2.O0o with $1 1000 paid in; general manufac- ture and sale of cabinets. American Marble and Granite com- pany, Talladega county. Sylacauga Ala, capital $3,500, paid in $3,150; to work and finish marble and granite and deal in same.
 The Yellow Cab company of Do. than, capital SS,000 with s2,000 paid in; general taxicab and transfer L. J. Tmsand Grocery company, in corporated, Mobile, capital $3,0oo with s2.OOO paid in; grocery business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
CoNvrcTED oE ApsoN

State Fire Marshal c. F. Johnson was notified today of the conviction on a charge of first degree arson of James R. Pinkerton, white man of Georgiana, who was convicted in circuit court at Greenville and given a sentence of 10 years. The case re- suited from the destruction Septem- Der ', of the Magnolia hotel at Georgiana, and the adjoining home of MT. and Mrs. James Taylor, who testified that -Pinkerton, the owner of the hotel property, applied the torch which destroyed both buildings. The jury returned a verdict in the case at II a. m. Friday. Pinkerton gave notice of an appeal and was allowed bond in the sum of $5.000.
 Mir. Johnson was further notified today that the grand jury of Dal- las has indicted Lena Mckinley. negro woman charged with burning property of Mrs. A. M. G. Frye, and that her trial will come up for con- sideration next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
LOSES FOOT IN ACCIDENT
Mobile Man Is Seriously Injured
 When Automobile Skids

MOBILE, Ala, oct. 5.-(Special Leased Wire )--William McD. Bekurs. 20 years old, bookkeeper for the Powers Printing company, lost his left foot today as the reAlt of a peculiar automobile accidenl at the bridge ever Eight Mile creek on St. Stephens road. Bekurs was riding in the car with his foot sticking out of the door. Nearing the bridge on sharp turn, the car slidded and he was damned into the bridge, crushing his limb. Companions in the car quickly rushed the injured man to local infirmary where his leg was amputated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
STUDENT TRANSPORT AUTOS NOT EXEMPT
Must Pay License Tax Under Att torney Generals Ruling
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE HERALD
Montgomery, Ala. oct. 5

Persons owning motor vehicles used by them to transport children to school under a contract for hire are not entitled to exemption from payment of automobile license tax, according to an opinion handed down today by Attorney General Harwell G. Davis. A section of the new auto mobile license law provides for ex- emptions for motor vehicles fused by the state, county or municipality. In his opinion, furnished at the re- quest of J. r. Boylxin of Jackson, member of the legislature, the attor- ney general held that the law did not intend exemption for motor ve- hicles operated for private gain, al- though devoted to performing a con tract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
FUNE RAJ SERVICES OF DR. M M'QUEEN TO
 BE HELD SATURDAY
Had Been Rector Of Mont gomery Church For More
 Than Quarter Century
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU ]
 TIE AGE HERALD ! MoufRonprV Ala Oct \ |


 Dr. stewart McQueen, for 26 years rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter and a prominent figure in EpiscARal councils of Alabama dur ing the entire time, died at his home here Friday. He had ben in iIl-health for many months. He was 66 years old, and is survived by his widow, two children, Douglas Mcqueen of Birmingham, and Miss Mary Mc7 Queen of Montgomery, and one uncle, A. Douglass of Montgomery.
 Dr. Mcqueen was a native Of Lowndesboro and was educated at the University of the South, Sewanee. Tn addition to being rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter. he was rector of the Episcopal church at Mount Meigs and of the colored church of the Good Shepherd here.
 Funeral services will'be conducted at the Church of the Holy Comforter Saturday afternoon with Rt. Rev. w. G. Mcdowell. bishop coadjutor of Alabama officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
WANDERER FOUND
Mrs. Gladys Parrish Located After
 AII-Nfght Search

BETHLEHEM, N. IT., oct. 5.-Mrs Gladys M. Parrish. wealthy widt W of W. L. Parrish. former congress man from Texas, was found on Mount Agassz early today after more than 100 summer residents and villagers had conducted an all-night search for her. Mrs. Parrish had become lost early in the evening on the noun tainside. When found she was suf- fering with a sprained ankle from cold and exhaustion. She was taken tG a hospital.
 Mrs. Parrish is the head of the Mountain of God association. which she founded. She had planned to dedicate a mountain here as place of prayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
Hclped His Hack

Backache, rheumatic pains, dizzi- ness and blurred vision are symp- toms of kidney trouble. My hus- band had a bad back" writes Mrs. M Mccullough Easton, Pa When he sat down he could hardly get up and then he would be drawn over to one side. He tried Foley Kidney Pills and they cured him.Y Foley Kidney Pills quickly relieve kidney and bladder trouble. Sold every Where.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
srRIkE sIMMEns DOWN

Apparently the strike of 1000 longshoremen" has simmered down to game of freeze out, according to opinions from members of the Marine Employers association as the fifth day of the strike drew to a close today. Stevedores were appar- ently satisfied with the volume of labor at hand and were placidly con- tent to let things go on.
 In fact. the situation was so well in hand that applicants for jobs, in answer to advertisements. and lured by the wages offered-55 cents an hour-were turned down when they appeared today. Full gangs were working every ship in port.