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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
MADE SECOND ESCAPE
Gang Leader In Million Dollar Mai
Theft Escapes From Hospital.

Theft Escapes From Hospital.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Athens. Ga, April 5.-Following
his sensational escape from the hos =
pital where he was recuperating
from bullet wounds under guard of
deputy sheriff Gerald Chapman,
gang leader in the million dollar
mail robbery at New York in 1921,
early today had not been appre
hended.
Chapman escaped from the hos
pital by means of sheets knotted to-
getber, last night, when the guard
momentarrily left his room. The es =
cape is the second by Chapman with :,
in little more than a week. The first
was made from the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta, with Frank Gray,
another prisoner Both were appre
hended near here shortly after: and
engaged in a gun fight with con
stable. Graz WAS taken back TO At.
lanta but Chapman with three bul =
let wounds was brought here for
treatment. ~. -....- ~. .
Chapman effected his escape, last
night, clothed in a suit belonging to
his guard. Shortly before his tenn
perature was taken by a nurse. - 1t
registered 100 degrees. Physicians
said Chapman's physical condition
was such that he could not proceed
far without the aid OF an automo-
lille
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06

Various phases Of local and long
distance telephone service. and
methods whereby that service could
be improved in line with the, con
slant aim of the company for better
! service, was the chief topic OF dis
Z cussion at the convention OF dis
/ trfet managers and toll instructors
Of the Tri State Telephone company
/ held yesterday afternoon In the Of
fees of o. A. Beliveau, Mankato,
district manage of the western dis
trict.
Miss Gertrude Scheldor, Roches.
ter. toll instructor for the eastern
district. acted as chairman OF the
convention She called on all repre
sentatives at the meeting for short
talks on the main subject OF better
. service" The talks Of those at the
meeting took in wide range of toll
ard local operating subjects and
covering various phases OF long
, distance telephone service.
The conventions OF the traffic
managers and toll instructors are
called regularly throughout the
state and are OF educational value
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06

Mayor ". A. Beach, when asked
TO the division. of the fruits OF vic
this morning BY The Free Press as
.orv, or who would be placed at the
heads OF the different departments
OF the city, said that he could de
6nitely state that he would be head
nj the department of health and po-
lice. and that Councilman Chris
steiner would remain at his old
post Of commissioner OF finances.
outside Of this, the mayor said that
he was unable TO make any definite
statement. He did state, however,
that on next Monday evening at a
meeting to be called for the windup
of the city's business for the year
ending April Q. caucus will be held
for the purpose OF selecting heads
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Select An AH-Star
Team, S. S. League
Two Men Champion Bethle-
hem Lutheran Chosen,
Jovaag Captain

"a Two men of the championship Be-
thlehem Lutheran basket ball quint
were placed on the All Star first
4 eiin ELECTION oil The Sunday Schoo1
league. which was made at the an
nual banquet of the league at the Y
M. G. A. last night Two members
of the Methodist team which finish
ed second in the tight race for titu-
lar honors were also placed on the
first quint as was one man from the
Presbyterian quint.
The feature Of the banquet last
night was the presentation TO the
champions of silver loving cup as
the prize trophy for winning the
league flag. A. L. George. acting
as POSTMASTER presented the cup to
Captain B. Joyaag Of the Bethlehem
Lutheran team.
Speeches Made
Following the fitting repast
speeches from the captains Of the
various teams and other players were
called for. Among the speakers
we're B. Jotaag. F.fGeorge, II. An
drist. Soaring, Meagher, Fitzloff
Jones and E. George.
The all stan selections were made
as follows:
First team: B. Jovaag, Bethlehem
Lutheran. Captain and Detamore,
Presbyterian. forwards: G.. kersey,
Methodists. center: Andrist, Metho-
dist and +. George, Bethlehem Luth :
eran, guards.
Second team: Temple. Presbyter-
ian. and Nordgaard. Bethlehem Luth :
eran, forwards: Meyer,t Methodist,
center and captain; Cain and An
derson. guards of the Methodist
team. ., $50, y -. =. q r...s-..s s't.9i 2
Honorable mention was given to
the following men: Williams. WEIGH;
Soaring. Presbyterian; Smith. Pres
byterian: Swenson. Bethlehem Luth .
cram ,Arndt. Swedish Lutheran,
Knudson, Bethlehem. Lutheran.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Fire and Park Head Post
Sought By Two City Dads

for the different departments of the
city.
Councilman Gust Kleinschmidt,
who at tho present time is commits
sioner Of the water works depart
ment. said that he would be can
didate for the position of commits
sioner OF parks, public buildings and
fire department.
Councilman elect Frank j.. Ma
howald is also an aspirant for the
position OF parks, public buildings
and fire department. Whether this
means a lively fight among the
councilmen remains to be seen. Mr..
Mahowald, was formerly commits
sioner Of parks. public Buildings
and fire department.
Councilman elect J. ". Johnson
will be candidate for the commits
;ioner of street and alleys
The newt elected officials will
take office next Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
FOUND NUMBER OF CHECKS
They Were Taken From the Cracked
Safe Of Neil Nielsen

Dorothy Black, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. William Black. while play
ing on the boulevard at the corner
of Willard and Pleasant streets last
evening. found number of nickels
and $500 in notes and about $23 in
checks which had been stolen from
the Neil Nielsen safe by Yeggs Mon :
day morning. The papers were re :
turned to the owner. The cash box
of the Nielsen safe was also found
near that intersection.
Owing to the fact that Clifford
Russell found a wallet containing g
number of checks belonging to that
firmton the morning of the robbery
at the intersection IF Willard and
Van Brunt streets and the findin~
of the checks yesterday, seems IT,
confirm the belief that the robber
who robbed three safes here Monda
morning made their getaway towar
the south.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Informal Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer will
give small informal dinner tomor-
rowSevenjng at their home. 100 South
Broad street in compliment to their
guest. Cedrick Cram of Carleton
college who is spending his Easter
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs Palmer.
The guests will be limited to the
student friends OF the honor guest
who are attending Carleton college
and are spending their vacations
here. Mr. Cram is the son of A. &.
Cram the former secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A. at this place who lived here
eleven years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
BLAME MINERS UNION
Special Commission Files Brief For
Bituminous Coal Operators.

Special Commission Files Brief For
Bituminous Coal Operators.
Washington, ID. c.. April 5.-A
special committee speaking for the
bituminous coal operators informed
the coal commission in a brief filed
today that in their opinion the poll
cies followed by the United Mine
Workers of America constituted the
chief deterrent to satisfactory condi
tions in the coal industry.
Recent periods of coal shortage
and high prices, the brief declared
could be directly traced" TO the
miners union and the railway unions
associated with it. II was charged
that acts of intimidation and vic
lence on the part of the United Mine
Workers ARE not sporadic but sys
tematic" and that the resort to such
methods is calculated to "perpetuate
monopoly" of mine labor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Rinu Battle For Mexico.

LAssOciated PreTs DlsDatch.T
Mexico City. April 5.-The Next
can promoter BaldoWero Romero
announces that his Paris represen-
tative has obtained Georges Carpen :
tiers signature to an agreement for
bout with Sam Langford here af :
ter Carpenters bout with Sikh next
September. Langford recently won
the Mexican heavyweight champion
ship by defeating Kid Savage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Was Goodbye Party

surprise party was given Tues
day evening by the members of the
Swedish Congregational church toI
Mrs. Gertrude Paulson, who Is leay-
ing next week with her two children,
Marjory and James, for Tacoma,
Wash, where she will make. her
home with her sister, Mrs. Peterson
who was formerly Miss Olga Swan
son of this city. There were Atty
guests. Talks were made by several
guests and Rev. A. w. Magnuson
made an impressive farewell speech
A dainty luncheon was served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
cwendoIyn Field Married

(NSSOcIated FreSs Dispatch. -
London, April 5.--Gwendolyn Mai
shall Field, granddaughter of the
late Marshall Field of Chicago, was
married this afternoon to Archibald
Charles Edmonstone, heir to Sir Ar
chibald Edmonstone. The ceremony
here was followed by reception at
Mall house. home of the brides aunt,
Countess Beatty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
To Help British Farmers
Asspriatad Press DjSpatch.

London. April 5 - Important
duties on flour, on barley for malt
ing and on hops are among the re
COMMUNICATIONS made by the com
mittee of agricultural experts re
Gently appointed by the government
to suggest immediate. measures de
sjrabIe for the relief of the farming
industry of Great Britain, according
La the Daily Mail
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
TO ANNOUNCE WEDDING
Miss Gloria Gould To Marry Yale
Student Says New York Paper.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
New York. Ajril 5.-The betrothal
of Miss Gloria Gould, seventeen
years old. youngest daughter of
George J. Gould, to Henry A. Bishop
Jr.. a Yale student, son of Henry A.
Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. will be
announced tonight at supper and
dance arranged for her by her broth :
CT, Kingdom Gould and Mrs. Gould
he New York Herald says. Her ia
Their has been critically i'll with
pneumonia al Mentone, France, for
2eyeral weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
FOUND FIGURES CORRECT
City Election Canvassina Board
Held Meeting Last Evening

Members of the city council held
a short meeting last evening for the
purpose of canvassing the votes
polled at the general CITY election
Tuesday. The tally sheets were
found to be the same as given out
by City Clerk F. w. Bates in the of
fcal returns published in yesterdays
issue of The Free Press, and the
candidates receiving the highest
number of votes were declared
duly elected. An adjournment was
taken until next Monday evening,
when the work for the year ending
April 9 will be completed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
SCORES VIRGINIA POST
leeionaIrcs Disapprove Invitation
To Senator La Toilette

Associated Press Dispatch
Coleraine, Mimi, April 5.--A reso.
luton declaring emphatic disap
prevail" of action on the part Of any
American Legion post to invite or
accept Senator Robert NJ. LaFol!ette
ID a speaker at the American Legion
Memorial day exercises was adopted
by And -Quist Post No. 21S at it's
regular meeting here last night.
Copies of the resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, were or
dered sent to both the Virginia post
OF the Legion, which has extended
such, /, an Invitation, and to the dis
trict Legion, commander.
The resolution states that the rec.
ord of Senator LaFollette during and
since the World war has shown
him to have been opposed to the ac
ton taken by our government and
men in that war"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
OLD POSEY STILL AT LARGE
But Seventy Three Of His Renegade
Indian Followers Are Cspfured.

ASSOCIATED Press Dlspatch.I
Salt Lake City, Utah. April 5.-Af-
ter q two. weeks search through the
mountains OF San Juan : basin in
Southeastern Utah for renegade
Piute Indians who revolted and
clashed with white settlers, United
States Marshal ]. Ray Ward return.
Ell here last night and declared that
seventy three of the Indians had
been captured.
Their chief. Old Posey. however,
Guided his pursuers and is still at
large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Conan DOYLE Here Again.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.
New York. April Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle. who arrived in this
country yesterday for second
series OF lectures on spiritualism, TO.
day. expressed belief that AN evil
elemental" brought into being by
Egyptian occultism or the spirit of
Tutenkhamun might have caused
the death of Lord CarnarvOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
w,.h nish.s Sly weeks

The energy spent by couple
dancing % hours without stopping
would wash dishes six weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Bf At AAn,e

II was nice of German Police
dog Ito locate booze in Washington,
but We claim he should be at home
biting Frenchmen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
euroIsrs ESCAPED

Three burglars entered a Seattle
dlline station and escaped without
losing anything
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
TO Secure Quiet

You can keep the Telephone from
disturbing YOU by not paying tbs
telephone bills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Thouoht Supper Was Ready

II the $25p,pOU CHICAGO packing
district Are had waited three mouths
June grcoms would have thought 1t
was supper ready.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
Had Reason Perhans

bull went mad in the streets OF
Philadelphia, perhaps because he
saw where he Nas
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
Clean Up Week Poster Contest

Pupils in grades one to eight enter
ed a "Clean Up Week Poster Con
test" which was suggested by the
Metropolitan Insurance Company.
Nineteen posters were exhibited IN
various places of business during
"Clean Up Week" Out Of the nine
teen submitted, three from grades one
to four, and five from grades five to
eight were selected and given to the
members of the Board of Health, to
vote upon, as to the best and second
best. The posters voted upon were
drawn by the following pupils:
Charles Pedrick, Flossie Thompson
and Anna Marcy, grade four; Violet
Leonard. Reba Tearn, Audrey Taylor,
grade seven; Jennie Smith, Sarah
Keen. grade eight.
Charles Pedrick will receive the
prize of one dollar as the one receiv-
ing tn most votes from the Primary
Grades.
Violet Leonard and Jennie Smith
from the Grammar Grades, will be
awarded the first and second prize
respectively; first prize being five dol
Iars. and second, three dollars.
These prizes will be ven by the
Netropolitan Insurance Company.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
Service-Engineers Win Another

The Service-Engineers took another
game Tuesday, this one from the
Laboratories. 1t was about as one
sided in the score as the one they had
With the Mechanics but they did not
have the opposition that they had be
fore. The final score was y to 2.
It was Charsha's first game on the
mound this season and he worked
right up to snuff thruout. Those few
hits s. he e allowed we're never together;
On the other hand Matthew was found
f5i for m many a hit. Of the eight, half
were singles and the other half
amounted to ten bases, three ~ rWo- {.
bagrers and one home run. This,
With the eight errors. simply let the
scoring 90 a-slidiro along in bunches.
S'Yt',ls II was : Cosie.s .aat did the spectac-
,rding for hits. He began
with single. followed with i,,,ja a wv, Two
TLa boroar car0e in the last inning
Continued on page
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
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The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
Place For Rubbish
A Problem
Heavy Licenses Now Ir Force
Against Street Peddlers. Per-
nit Needed For Pigs

The regular fortnightly meeting OF
the Mayor and Council met on Tues
day night with all members present,
also Solicitor W. A W. Grier
Mrs. John Sagers was present and
asked that a rebate on five years
taxes be returned to her as her hus-
band had been & soldier in the
Spanish-American War and was en-
titled to a $500 exemption during that
time. Solicitor Grier took the matter
under adviSement and promised to
give an opinion next meeting Night.
Asa S. Justice, Cashier Of the Peo
pies Bank, was present and made a
request that the Borough Collector be
authorized to deposit 30 per cent of
the County and States money in said
bank. 1t was so ordered.
William ?. Denny asked what dis
position is to be made of the rubbish
that accumulates in back yards. The
Mayor replied that he had taken the
matter of rubbish disposal up with
Mr.. Yeager, of the Board of Health,
since the Board had "no dump notices
placed on the old dump. Up to the
present time nothing had been heard
from that quarter and it is very evi-
dent that the Board is as much in the
air as the rest of US. Meanwhile rub
bish is accumulating.
Chairman Gillison, OF the Streets
and Sidewalks, made a motion that
before repairs proceeded any further
on Pitman Street, the County Engi-
neer examine that portion between
the railroad and Lanning Avenue, and
that necessary precautions be taken
,A nGt
Mr.. Sailor said. at one time there was
q pond in that particular section and
il may require a great depth to make
the street right. The motion was
carried.
The Benjamin Foster Company was
awarded a supplementary contract to
resurface $50 feet of Railroad Ave
nue with the same kind of material
as is beng used on the other streets,
for $3.50 The avenue is badly IN
need OF the improvement, and at least
$500 can be saved in the transaction
by doing it while the contractor is
here with his equipment.
The two ordinances and the ordl-
nance to repeal an ordinance passed
second and final reading and became
laws Immediately.
A contract was awarded to Samuel
L. Raine to lay $50 feet of 10 inch
drain pipe at Main and Franklin
Streets for the sum of S272.
In consequence Of numerous com
plants Of residents in and out of the
Borough, 2 motion was passed to in
struct the Borough Clerk to request
the Wilson Steamboat Company to
have the boat leaving Philadelphia at
4.15 to stop at Penns Grove for the
discharge of passengers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
School Closes
No COmmencemen
Shall School Students Dictate To
Boards of Education And
Teachers?

Peans Grove schools viii finish ten
months session, next Monday. The
annual commencement exercises sched-
uled to be Thursday evening in the
Tabernacle. The Board Of Education
had provided to pay for the Tabernacle
and pay for the programs as made
out by the faculty. The faculty made
out the program on the merits o. the
students without taking into consider
alton race or color, as provided o. tke
school law of New jersey, and the
United States Constitution, 18th mo
18th amendment.
The graduates issued invt@jou>.
On Tuesday they had cards printed
and sent to those invited with this on
it:
because of certain unlocked for
causes we do not feel justified in
taking our seats on the platform at
commencement.
Therefore, we will not be present
at the commencement, but these cards
are announcement Of Jur graduation,
not Of our commencement
The causes are that Douglas Shorts,
colored, was on the program He
stood sixth in h. 315 years sg-iies
and has made al extra good record
since midyea,, which will put him
third or fourth. His stgdy, trjgonom-
euy, will add over 20O points TO his
record. He is a descendant of the
Shorts family Of Warrington and the
Dunn f.nni', of Upper Penns Neck,
Who have cen here os9r a hundred
years ana al Known fer their honesty
and morally.
The records of the Senior Glass were
hung in the High School hallway las
autumn.
A commencement is not a necessary
part of graduation. IF the class does
not want to take part, they can
legally get their diplomas aftef fiH-
ishing the course Of study. 1t Is inn
materal to the Board OF Education or
the teachers.
Bertie Barton, a co,oI-d girl. comes
within half dozen highest. Conse=
quentl the race is entitled TO tecoga5-
tob on TIE program OF thelr merits.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Tie following are rhe graduates N
Penns Grove High School for 1923
Bolden, rank s. Commercial
Borden, Margaret, Commercial
Burton, Bertie Lee, Classical
Bouvier, John Warren, Commercial
DoIbow. J. X. Freed, Classical
Brussell,, Iris l., Commercial
Freed. Edith Mae, General
Gaventa. Katherine Elizabeth, Clas-
Hutchinson, Lena May. Classical
jacobsen, Virginia, Commercial
johnson, Ella Mae, General.
Layman, Blanche Loffland, CONNER
NartelI. Anna Cecilia, Commercial.
Mitchell, Maude Margaretta, Com
mel ,ial.
Shorts, Douglas Richard. Classical
Smith. Elizabeth Justice. Classical.
Spineti, Anna delP Olivastro, Gas
steal. o,
Summerill, Rebecca Austin, General
Thompson, Elizabeth Wood, Com
mercial.
Weldon. Stewart Gordon, General.
Wood. William Taylor, Classical.
Classical, 8; Commercial, 8; General
z: total, "a.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-08
Shad Season Closes Profitably

The shad fishing will close with Sat
urday 9th, because the last day, 10th,
viii be on Sunday.
The fishermen have had a prchtable
season because the wholesale prices
have been mostly 20 cents a pound
for mclts aud 80 for roe shad. The
catches have been small IN comparison
With former years, but the high prices
have given the profits. L..
The catches this week have teen
small Roberts and Phillips got, Mon
day. 20; Tuesday, IS; Wednesday IL IL
IS; Tuesday, 7; Wednesday, 8;
Edw. Justice, Monday, 16; Tuesday
Jonas Rame, Tuesday, Il.
otrauehon Bros. Monday, 10; wed
nasday. I Thursday, H..
Harry Rhodes, Wednesday, 6; Thurs
90 None (, NJ have been brought in this
Friday morning.