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The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14

eSls or Jennie Gugnon Moaday
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Nc Comb and
.aughters Shirley and Capltola a.
.e.evieve Andrews returned from
Srown Valley Thursday swnere tn,
" ere the guests Of relatives. Ihe
also attended the fair at that plac.
-uIing their stay at Brown Va4iey.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess or Brown !
.lIey were wishing at the nome
ar. and Mrs. Robert sodamen a.. ,
Rowl last week.
/. Ianke and cn4idren and Miss
'eut, VINO nave ueen vIs4.4ns .
e hol.e or HI. a.N .nIs. CAuEIS
haIIow re .urned to heir noIIe \.
.Ou.h DakoLa Mouday. LilliaA
,-...Iow speAt few oay s las. weeh
. .ntnne.. yolIS Hnere, sue was the
ouest Of relatives. She also had IL
\ .easuIe o. visiting The sLaLe faii
ring her say IN the cites.
-Ir. and Mrs. Charley SchalloR
-tertGined thursday and FRIDAY
4e latters faIner, Mr., Volsn.
ctof q d sister, Freda Voight OF
-eapolis.
r. 49,. .urs. August Beccue a.
1Sd lhe St.Le tair TIE uIsL y
elk. Mrs. Will Eeecue had charge
.Aeir home uut.es u-I4na -..e.4 :.
e.
r. and Mrs. Natha Mace wei
st. Paul Thursuay anu atte-G>
fair.
.lrs. Belle Mace and Rosa Boz
yed at the Mace home duri
n absence.
re ncoar II,,lsa,o,o oF yxyoIoo,,.
= visiting at the home Of her fathe
srman Fitzloff. ",
IF. and Alrs. Robert Haedt, OF,
ian and George Huoner wer,
long the state fair visitors at s.;
/! from st. Clair Thursday OF las
eek ~ -. 4
.Ir. and Mrs. Jerry Lynch and son
toed to st. Paul TIL Irsday morn
to take in the state fair.
Rev. Fritske purchased this week
new Chevrolet from the local gar
e.
he funeral of the late Arnolc
echt, son o. Mr.. and Mrs. Ere
'echt, was held at the home
ven o'clock and at the Luther
hurch at eleven thirty Frida
". Fr.itsFe officiated. Four cousins
the deceased acted as pallbearers
rs. Swartz and Mrs. Paul Phillips
ang couple OF duets In a tolchine
nner. The inte-ment was made
? the cemetery at CORTLAND
mold Precht was born Decembe,
919 at St. Clair. He was bright
ctive child. full Of life and ~of q
Aappy disposition which made him
= great favorite with his playmates
Is absence will be greatly missed
the home circle. He leaves o.
ne immediate family to mourn his
'eparture his partents and one bro
her Frederick and three sisters
lola, Anna and Amanda.
, Little Arnold net his death in an
.Hto accident which occurred Tues
~ e"ening two miles from Cour'
|" md, from which place he In com
any with his parents. were enroute
. thei-' home az st Clair. Mr.. anS
RS Prerft and daughters Viola and
Ar end7 ard son arnold had autoeS
70 New Ulm where their dau~hter
Viola was to atterd school this co..,
z year. On their return in the
ering they had the r"fsforture =
c1lide with another auto
using. Mr.. Precht's Ford 20 ii
? re~~ Dinning the family in the en-
closed car. Assistance arrived and
v found it necessary to cut oper
. fop of theNca in order to liber
Mr.. Precht and family from II
--reck. Little Arnold being severl,
c at. the throat met his death al
s: instantly. Mrs. Pracht was
badly bruised but Mr.. Precht M
anda escaped with only a fev
minor cuts from the glass. The en-
tire community, sympathizes wit
he befeaved family In this their
hour of grief, which was greatf
-.sanlfasted by the large beautifui
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
WILL MEET IN WINDOW
Hardware Dealers Are To
Gather In That City
Tine second distrlct. unlt OF |

The second district unit of the
innesota Retail hardware asso-
c.ation viii hoid meeting at WIn.
4om sFedncsuaJ, Octo1er 10, with
N aftes-oen session, $3.50 banquet
and concluding With an evening
Jus lness session.
All the dealers in the second dis.
trict are invited to attend and. 1t is
acped full turn out will enhance
tie value Of the meeting. Several
sood speakers, amongst whom ar
State Secretary Casey, Assistan,
Secretary Andrews and Elmore
.oughtaliRg of F,airmont, guarantee
a most interesting and profitable
program
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
Profit on Ruttermllk

Waseca, September 13.-Butter-
milk which has Always been some :
thing of bugbear to the Waseca
Co. o1eratiye Creamery viii be turn
ed inUo neat proaL OF at least
$4,000 a year when tae new butter
mlK drying machine will be install
led some time a4ound the hrst of
No. ells1er. ". hat maAes the pro-
position more attractive is that tne
concern which Viii buy up all the
dried b.ttermilk AZ a guaranteed
price Of at least thee cenIs a pound
w1l also provide and install the
machine to do the work. Each year
the Maseca creamerp can supply
100000 pounds OF bnItermiik in tnls
form.
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
[ aves Sew ral s.uuests
-recial To rhc F-es P-essi

y FecleI To Thc F'"er- P"ess1
Luye-ne MIN. September 13.--
In the will OF the late sFrs Hannah
NJ Rochau of Peaver Creek, Iargs
requests are made to two of he
riends of that village two sisters
are left smaller amounts and the
Methodist and Baptist church so
c'eties and Maplewood cemetery OF
Beaver Creek are remembered The
estate amounts TO 100000 and bal
the amount is given to Onis v. Bush
Elmer Overacker another friend is
given over $4,000 Relatives, it is
said, will take steps to have the will
set aside.
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
.WrIaht county won Ruil

Wright county with 1895 regis
trations vas awarded the bull of :
tered by Arden Farms. Inc, or st.
Paul In connection with the North
Sest Dairy exhibition at the State
Nair or the county having the great
est number Of residents registered
at the Dairy building, 1t was an
nounced by N.J.Holberg, commits
gfoner Of agriculture.
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
GIFT FOR Y. M. C. A.
Wealthy Man Gives $5co, 900 To Re-
build Branches In Japan
[ ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

GAssociatcd Press Dispatch.l
New York. SEPTEMBER Il "A gift
of 100000 by S. p IFenn, OF C.eve-
land, Ohio, to the Youny Mems
C-ris..an Association of North
America. was announ.ed today by
D... .onn h. Mott, general secretary
WHO SAID the moAey be expended
clisliy on reconstruction Of the
seten Y. 81. L. A. Brancn buildings
beAesed destroyed in To.Aio and
Yokohama.
: D.. MOTT said 100000 would 90
to the retirement lund and $450, :
0O0 to branches in foreign lands.
The contribution by Mr.. Fenn
who is z 0vice president af the
Sherwin WiiIims, company Cleve.
land, and member OF the 7. NJ. C.
A. international committee, Is the
largest unconditional cash gift the
organization, ever received from a
living donor, Dr.. Mott said.
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
WIN TaIk Up Motor Appartus

ssSClal i y me rec sPESsS
Adrian, Mimi, September 13.-A
mass meeting will be held here
FRIDAY e, enlng for the purpose Oh de
Gliding whether or not the village
council shall purchase motor iire
engine. There is great shortage of
water here at the present time and
in some sections OF the village, the
water mans are SAID 70 be in a very
poor state OF repair. ar
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
Religious instruction

Re'ieious instruction will begin
tomorrow for the pupils of the
schpofs OF the city, at the various
which will be held every
Thursday during the school year, at
a certain period, which will not In
terfere In any way with the regular
school work.
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
TOPICS FROM TivoLi

display of floral offerings that wer'
sent to the hoane
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
Rest euk. Not Safest

Z The best way Do argue with your
wife is to get out on the porch and
smoke cigaref.
The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14

weeks search. working as a mad
In q private nome.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
Tipsy Overflow Jail;
Sheriff Appeals
For Help
MRS. PEYTON c. MARCH.

ALBANY, Aug. 2s.-Drunk-
enness 10 increasing 30 fast in
Albany mat the county may
have to erect q new Jail. Sheriff
John j. Allen, the county Jail
custodian, has sent out an S.
o. s. call for help to take care
of the overflow Of inebriated
law breakers.
Police Judge John J. Brady
says that never before has the
line Of morning DRINKS been so
long in his court.
After the last batch of forty
was sent to Jail by the Judge,
Sheriff Allen appealed to him
to have heart.
81 have no alternative" was
the police magistrates reply.
The sheriff then conferred
with District Attorney Charles
J. Herrick.
"I can't see what can be
done about it," said Mr.. Her
rick.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
Alien Property Men
Will Claim '"BergdOll
Gold" Under War Law

The "Bergdoll gold" unearthed
near Hagerstown, Nd, will be
claimed by the United States Gov
eminent, which on May q, 1921,
seized all the property of the Phila-
delphia draft evader, it was learned
today at the office of the Alien
Property Custodian.
Col. Thomas w. Miller, the Alien
Property Custodian. declared that
the International News Service dis
patch from Eberbach, indicating
that the money had been buried by
Bergdoll. confirmed highly conf
Dental information already in his
possession.
"On the basis of the information
conveyed from Germany by the In
ternational News Service / am now
ready to go ahead with my investi.
cation and to recover this money
for the Government" Colonel Miller
said.
Found Fortune Varies.
Reports reaching here vary as to
the amount of gold and currency
dug up by Lee Houser, a Hagers.
town laborer, who found the money
while working on a new road, but
Colonel Miller said his agents had
estimated the amount in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000
All OF Bergdoll's property was
seized by the Alien Property Cos.
todian in 1921 under the trading
with the enemy act. and the seizure
has been successfully defended Ivy
the Government in all court actions
brought so far.
Colonel Miller pointed out today
that under the Knox.Porter peace
resolution Of July 2, 1921, any de.
mand made by the Government COW
erning enemy property was in full
force and effect for property that
had not been actually reduced to
possession, even though a state OF
peace existed.
Upon being informed Of the In
ternational News Service dispatch
from Eberbach, Col. Miller ISSUED
the following formal statement:
"A report read to me by Inter
national News Service, purportins
to come from Bergdoll in Germany
which in effect. states that there
il a sum Of money buried in the
hills in Maryland, ETC., confirm.
highly confidential information tina,
has been in the possession of this
office.
Reality Still Doubtful.
Nov that the question has beer
opened up by the finding of money
In the vicinity of where BerRdoi
is known to have buried som,
money, the matter will not b,
dropped by this office until It 1
definitely ascertained, through al
means at our disposal, as to wheth
Continued on Page 2, Column -
The Washington times., 1923-08-28

The Forman boy recited the story
stolidly, almost sullenly. He SEEM
ed to resent the thought that any
one could believe he and Caleb had
meant to do 1t. He had just been
released on $4,000 bail from the
county Jail at Freehold, where he
was taken after being charged with
granddaughter.
No one came to the all to bail
out Caleb. His family is wretch.
eddy poor and he has been known
as bad" several years.
Both the Forman boy and Caleb
were held for the grand jury which
meets the second Tuesday in Oc-
tober. 1t looks as if Caleb will
stay in jail until then.
Didn't Mean To Do 1t.
1--WE didn't mean to hurt EN-"
young Forman said. They were
our friends. We just tied EN- to
the tree back of the gas company
plant for fun. There was only two
handfuls Of excelsior, and we put
that near them. We set fire to
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The Washington times., 1923-08-28
By H. P. MAIKUs.
InternationaI news Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The
Federal government and the gov
ernments Of elevent States today
launched comprehensive plans to
protect the public from the suf-
ferings Of another strike in the
anthracite coal fields.
With but four days remaining
until September / when the min
ers of the anthracite fields Of
Pennsylvania may lay down their
tools, Francis r. Wadleigh, Fed
eral fuel distributor, presented to
the representatives of governors
of the eleven New England and
Middle Atlantic anthracite con-
Stunning States, plan to replace
anthracite with other fuels.
Offer BY Operators.
Bituminous coal operators of the
United States this afternoon offered
to set UP an emergency organization
for the distribution of. soft coal If
there is a strike in the, anthracite
fields September 1.
John G.. Brydon, president of the
National Coal Association, presented
the offer.
The bituminous operators or
ganization, Brydon pledged, would
continue to distribute coal through
it's available channels and create
new, channels for the anthracite
trade.
To this end, Brydon said, the
organization would appoint repre-
sentatives in each of the eleven
States to receive and place orders
for coal, would supply all infor-
nation it had as to coal supplies
and would also undertake an educa-
tional campaign to teach anthra-
cite users how to burn soft coal
during the emergency period.
Should the Federal Government
consider it necessary, Brydon said,
the bituminous operators are ready
to submit to price fixing.
After Brydon made this state
ment, the bituminous operators
were invited to retire from the
conference. Newspaper men were
also excluded while Federal Of.
ficials, representatives Of State gov
ernments and railroad executives
went into a discussion OF plans
to supply the public with substitute
fuels.
u. s. Government Plan.
The Federal Governments plan,
which was formulated following a
between Wadleigh and
President Coolidge, is in effect a
Joint enterprise between bituminous
coal operators. oil producers and the
railroads to protect the public.
Each Of the eleven States was
asked to perfect an organisation.
Among those attending were Clyde
B, Aitchtson, Interstate Commerce
Commission; A. p. Lame, represent
Ing Maine; w. 3. Ainey, represent
IND Pennsylvania: George II. Webb,
Rhode Island: Samuel
B. Crowell. Of the National Retail
Coal Merchants Association: W. NJ.
NGalloy, representing Maryland; =. J.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28

Coal Storage System
Proposed TO Slave
OFF Farnines

CHICAGO, Aug. %. Indica-
tions were that the storage coal
committee tof the Federal Engi-
neering Societies, in session
here would recommend to the
Federal Coal Commission De-
cember l, q comprehensive sys-
tenn of storage during the
months Of low consump-
ton Of coal. backed up by de-
tails showing how the engineers
have found 1t feasible. The
engineers have been working on
the plans to overcome the dis
advantages of disintegration,
combustion and Of lack Of stor-
age space.
Dean s. w. Parr, of the Uni
versity Of Illinois, reporting to-
day on spontaneous combustion,
stated that q very small per-
centage of heat Is lost In stored
coal, as shown By = study Of
the situation at Urhana, IL,
for the last twelve years.
"Coal storage is not 50 much
3 matter Of finding space and
educating those who should
store it, hut the proper n1ethoas
of handling the fuel so that
there sis nd loss in neat. units"
Dean Parr said.
1Even the softest Of central
Illinois bituminous coal may be
stored with little consequent
loss II it is stored properly"
The Washington times., 1923-08-28

Years have added bulk to the tall
and the once-slender figure of man
that millions hailed as "the Peer.
less Leader" and ''the Great Com
moner," through hectic cam
paigns that now are history. Years
have thinned and silvered the great
shock Of dark hair that tossed like
leonine name above the political
gatherings Of the eos and the
earlier years of the twentieth
century.
But the keen gray eyes are un-
dimmed beneath their dark and
shaggy brows. The wide, clean.
shaVen lips above the jutting jaw
yet can smile with whimsical twist
to their corners-yet can clamp into
q thin. straight line Of fighting de-
termination.
j Lot Of Fight Left.
There's a lot of fight left yet in
the Democrat from Nebraska who
first was elected to Congress
thirty-two years ago-who thrice
was the candidate of his party for
the Presidency-who served that
party as Secretary of State for the
United States-who for nearly a
third Of a century has doomed large
in the public eye.
Today he is en- route from New
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The Washington times., 1923-08-28

Stacker Won't Claim Hoard
Dug Up-5uried 81, 900 IN
Hills, He Says.

EBERBACH, Germany, Aug,
psf am certain that the gold
discovered in the hills near
Hagerstown, Nd, is part Of the
money I buried there before leav-
ing the United Statss,a said
Grover Cleveland Bsrgdoll, wealthy
American draft dodgerytoday.
Planted 1900 There.
'"'I could not describe by word Of
mouth just where I secreted my
money but I could 90 to the place.
It was In the mountainous region
around Hagerstown. planted more
than $1,000 there.
II renOunce all claim to the
money. The lucky finder can have
it. congratulate him. I hope he
needed It. also buried some
money In West Virginia, but ]
will not say. just where. Maybe
will get 1t back myself some day"
Bergdoll is living amidst great
secrecy here owing to the recent
attempt to kidnap him.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
Tells HOW
GARRETT
FIRED
Witness Says Minister Was Hit
Two or Three Times After
He Had Fallen.

CUMBERLAND COURT HOUSE.
Va, Aug. 28.-The prosecution VIII
rest its case against Robert o. Gar
rett, who is being tried by q Jury OF
Amherst county citizens for. the kill
ing of the Rev. e. s. Pierce here on
June 5. before the day is over.
This was predicted by Prosecuting
Attorney Richard Evelyn Byrd, jr..
and Commonwealth's. Attorney Mil
ton P. Bonifant this morning as
court opened for the second day Of
the trial.
All witnesses living away from
Cumberland were summoned last
night by wire to report today. The
defense has summoned its witnesses
for Wednesday. It hopes to rest its
case on Thursday.
Twenty-Five prosecution witnesses
remained to be examined today. Five
testified yesterday. The defense has
summoned only five witnesses so far
Is known, and their examination will
consume perhaps slightly more than
o day.
The defense and the prosecution
this morning agreed for the first
time that tits fine jury"
John I. Godsey, a resident OF
this village for eighteen years. wal
the first witness called this morn
ing. He described the fight ir
the Pierce yard and said:
About that time Larkin Garrett
got up. Robert Garrett stoppe<
Judge Smith with a pistol. Tn,
I'D
steadily. went into the house. Tn,
two Garrett men were leaving will
their faces half turned. In abou
q minute the minister emerged witt
O gun. He was carrying # witt
the end pointed down as IL he wer
trying to break It. Bob Garrett
lowering his pistol with which h
had had the minister covered
Wrenched the gun from Mr.. Pierce
about that time Bob fired, an
the minister began to settie-t
tumble. Several other shots wer
then fired. Robert Garrett fire
into the fallen body two or tire
The witness said he did not hea
the minister make a sound.
On croes-examinatfon John I
Godsey testified that he had see
u gun IN FIerceS hand, that ROt
ert Garrett fired the first shot, an
that the minister did not fire a
all.
Charles Davenport testified tha
Larkin Garrett fired the secon
shot, but that he was not certai
VINO fired the first shot
Attorneys on both sides objecte
TO various questions asked wi
nesees, and their squabbles delaye
the taking of testimony. Jude
White Is not permitting the alto
neys to repeat their questions, @
. phrase new questions go ths
0sy are q repetition of others.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
KEPNER BACK HOME,
PROBATES WIFE'S Will [

FREDERICK, Nd. Aug. 2s.-En-
tirely recovered from the harrow
ing experience of standing trial on
q charge of numbering his wife,
Mrs. Grace Simmons Kepner, B.
Evard Kepner, architect, acquitted
two weeks ago, returned to Fred.
erick from Harrisburg. Pa, where
he has been visiting relatives.
His first business in the city was
to offer for probate the will IT his
wife. The will leaves all property
to Kepner. who is sole executor,
without bond. 1t il understood that
the estate is worth not more than
Sc, 900.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
CANDY DEALER FINED
UNDER PURE FOOD ACT

Fifty dollars was the penalty
placed on Leon Koonin, 100 Pennsyl.
vania avenue northwest, when he
pleaded guilty before Judge Robert
E. Mattingly in Police Court today
to selling candy and peanuts that
had worms in them.
He was specifically charged with
violating the food and drug act.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
BOY TELLS HOW HE BURNED
PLAYMATES TO DEATH
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ReEL<

BELMAR N. j.. Aug. 28-Hubert Forman, who is four
mothers home overlooking the Inlet told how he and
Caleb Hubbard who has police record eighteen, acct
denta burned boy friend and Hubbards brother
to
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
To Sell Rum Autos.

Judge Gus A. sehuldt yesterday
signed orders for the sale Of fifteef,
automobiles confiScatod from boot.
| leGGor0s
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
Good WOrkmen in
Every Line

can be secured through the
Want AID Columns Of The
Washington Morning Herald.
Washington Evening Times
and Sunday Morning Herald.
If you don't find what you
want in the Business Serv-
ice" column, insert an ad
yourself. AZ three-time Want
Ad in the Washington Morn
ing Herald, washington Even
ing Times and Sunday Morn.
ing Herald gives you a circu-
lation Of 100000.
Call Main 33OO-The
w a 8 h ington Morning
Herald. Main $3.50 The
Evening Times.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
Fl IERS IN AIR 26 HOURS,
STILL OUT AFTER RECORD

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2s.-At 700
this morning Captain Smith and
Lieutenant Richter were in the air
for twenty-six hours in an effort
to break speed and endurance rec
ords for long distance flights.
Lieutenants Hines and Se1eft'
manning feeder" plane, gave
them ninety gallons OF gasoline as
dav was breaking at $40 and at
6 o'clock Captain Erwin and Lieu.
tenant Mcneil gave them twenty
gallons Of lubricating oil.
A hot breakfast was served to
the marathon birdmen at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
BRYAN TAKES ANOTHER FLING
AT DARW|N|SM
By J. z. CROWN,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

(CoDyFghL 1873 Cosmopolitan Service
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28-Wiiam Jennings Bryan is still
politics. He still believes that he evangelical who
will have tremendous influence in shaping the political
thought of America He still believes that his his
ideas will dominate the political future of this country and
will extend to the nations of the world lost none
of his enthusiasm and of his fighting spirit.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
GOVERNORS.
SPEEDING
CRISIS
STEPS
cooIidge's Proposal to Meet
Situation With Substitutes
Given Approval.

HAZETTON, pa. Aug. 28.-An
members Of the General Scale.
] Committee Of the United Mine
Workers have been summoned
~ wire Ia meet st Harrisburg
tonight. They are expected to
act on any proposition, laid before
them as the outcome of the con-
ferences Of miners chiefs and
operators with Governor PinchOt
In order to avert an anthracite
coal strike September 1.
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
FAILS
To CHECK
GOLFERS
Cross Winds and DrizzIe Greets
Contestants for Dis
trict Title.
By LEONARD W. COLLINS.

Cross winds and drizzling
rain greeted the latter half of
sDdag's field in the final qualifi-
cation rounds Of the District
municin6I championships over the
East Potomac Park course and.
as result, slowed up the play.
Weight Leads Class A.
Up until an early hour this after.
noon but few players had completed
the two rounds. George Voight led
the Class A players for the day with
an aggregate of 15S.
The other scores follow:
The Washington times., 1923-08-28
THE WEATHER.

Showers tonight and prob
ably Wednesday morning;
followed by clearing and
cooler during Wednesday;
fresh southerly winds shift
ing to westerly winds.