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The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
August Wetzel Died
From, Auto Injuries
Second Victim of Accident
That Occurred Near Easton
On Sunday

August Wetzel, who was in
jured in an auto accident near
Easton on Sunday, died at
Wells Monday night at 1918
o'clock. a few moments before
the arrival OF his parents from
Wisconsin. The young man
bled to death internally. He was
one of a party of three who
were taking an auto ride on
Sunday and when the machine
was rounding a sharp curve It
swerved and went into q ditch.
William Stevens, aged seven
teen, was killed instantly. His
remains were taken to Ovation
ma for burial. He had been an
inmate of the state school be-
fore going to Wells.
Jacob Gorsch, the driver Of
the car, is nearly crazed with
grief over the tragic end Of his
companions. He is being watch
ed closely for fear he will at
tempt to end his life.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
HOLDSCHOOLPAR1Y
SOCIAL AFFAIR PLANNED
FOR EAST MEDO
Many Holiday Visitors Are In
Town; Good Tyne Affair
Set For Tonight
Especial To The Free Press.1

lopSSldl " NC rLCC IICSS'1
East Medo, December PA
Good Tyne party will be given
this evening at the Lentz school
house In school district No. 65, by
the teacher, Miss Lydia Lewis. A
lunch will be served to the guests
at midnight for which a small sum
will be charged. Everybody is well
come to attend the affair.
Miss Harriet Lewis, graduate
nurse of the Fairview hospital at
Minneapolis spent Christmas day
with her parents here. Miss Eleanor
Larsen or Bingham Lake spent last
Saturday at the farm of H. o,
Lewis, leaving Sunday to spend the
holidays with her parents in Wis
consin. A baby girl arrived at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence An
derson last Saturday, December %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Myrdahl are
rejoicing over the arrival or a baby
boy born at their home last week.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Hannah Sever
son Wednesday afternoon, January
2. Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Bjornson en-
tertained at their home for Christ
mas dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Casper
Guam and family, Selmer Guam, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Lange and daughter
Marless, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Acker-
man and Mrs. S. X. Guam were the
guests. Monday evening. December
81, will be New Years Wake" to
be given at the Medo Lutheran
church at eight o'clock. A musical
program will be rendered and a
light lunch served. after the enter
tainment.
Mr.. Marcus Lewis of the Theo-
logical Lutheran Seminary at st.
Paul spent his Christmas vacation
with his parents. Mr.. Alvin Lewis
OF the Lutheran academy at Albert
Lea is spending his vacation at the
parental home. Miss Olive Linde-
land of the Janesville high school
is spending her Christmas vaca-
ton with her parents. John Clau-
sen and E. o. Olson motored to
Rochester last Sunday to visit Rev.
Rachie at the st. Mary's hospital.
He is expected home this week.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
SOLONS TO MEET
Maryland Legislators To Hold 6ien-
nlai Session Next Month
b. TAssociated Press Dfspatch1

Annapolis, Md, December IL
Chief among the important legisla-
ton which will come before the
Maryland general assembly at its
biennial session next month, will be
state enforcement act fathered by
the Anti Saloon League. Twice the
measure has failed Of passage and
interest la certain to center around
the struggle.
No definite idea has been obtain
ed, as yet, as to the standing Of the
legislature on the liquor question.
The drys claim the senate is dry,
but privately concede that the house
is doubtful. On the other hand, the
vets maintain that the house is wet,
but they do not appear to be sure
about the senate. 'INr
Should an enforcement measure
be passed its approval or disapprov-
al rests with the governor, who has
not intimated what he would do in
this event. - ~"
A state bonus for Maryland ex:
service men will he strongly urged
t this session, with the American
Legion pushing the measure.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
SAYS NO DANGER
FOOD GIVING OUT
Expert Declares World Has
=. Ample Supply
CAUSE FOR FAMINES
Berkeley Professor Discusses Sub
Iect And Gives Reasons For His
Assertions
[Associated Press Dispatchl =

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Berkeley. CAL, December 27.-Wili
the population of the world ever
increase to such numbers that the
food supply will run out? mo-" pre-
diets Professor c. C. Plehn Of the
department Of economics in the
University Of California.
But the professor qualities his
negative by saying that II the pop
ulation OF the world ever increases
as fully as 1t has the power to, there
certainly will be a shortage Of food.
He explains that, as matter OF sta
tistics, this probably never can hap
pen since events and conditions
always intervene to prevent over
population.
Animal Fannlnes Cited
Yet, he comedies, in certain coun-
has occurred. He cites the annual
famines in China and India, which
he contends, are due to the fact that
the birth rate never has been kept
down in those countries and conse-
quentl ythe food supply proves in
dread diseases always follow
famine in the train of excessive
population and shortage of food"
the professor points out, and he
states further that as population
increases the land is proportionate.
ly overworked.
Situation In America
"In America, especially, poprla-
tion has always been held in check.
People are made to realize the i'm
portance of keeping balance be-
tween the population and the food
supply. Farmers manage to pro-
duce enough food to satisfy every
body, even though agricultural
methods improve more slowly than
the population increases. The
amount or effort expended in labor
and machinery for getting food is
increasing steadily, 30 that, al
though POPULATION tends to increase
more rapidly than food, there never
will be danger Of food giving out"
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
IMPROVED DANISH EGGS
Man Who Made Positive Good Hen
Fruit In Denmark Dies

FruIt IN denmark DleS
Copenhagen, December 9.-ECorre-
spondence of The Associated Press
After several months illness, the
man who brought the Danish egg
to the notice of the world, Frederik
Moller, died recently. Moller started
lie as a school teacher, but in 1890
started a campaign for the i'm
provement in quality and production
of the Danish egg. He organized
egg collecting stations or circles
throughout the country introducing
a simple control system whereby
he was able to trace everysegg back
to the producer.
Every circle and producer had a
number which was stamped on the
egg, and if customer complained
that his egg was bad it could be re-
turned to the suburban grocer who
in turn informed the Danish ship
Der. The producer was promptly
fined for the first offence and for
the second offence was discharged
from the magic circle of producers.
Moller's efforts to improve the
quality and quantity of the Danish
egg came in for a good deal Of crit
icism and opposition but he stuck to
his task Of organizing on o-opera-
tive lines, and his concern, the
Danish Andels Egg Export" which
had a turnover of 80 600 crowns in
1895, turned over 4,701,000 crowns in
1000
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
VIEWS OF STATE PRESS

The aligning Of Congressman
Frank Clague of this district with
the farmer-labor and La FolIette
bloc in the lower house Of congress
in the futile tight upon the majority
republican choice for speaker II no
surprise, remarks The New Uim Jour-
nal. Since the farmer labor element
able inroads IN the Second district,
Mr. .Clague set out upon q consistent
policy to trim his political sails to
measure up to the specifications OF
this effervescent political activity.
He bears the republican party label,
but it Is misnomer, for he Is ac-
tive with the farmer labor element.
That such spurious status exists Is
the result OF the present Minnesota
primary law, which permits any and
sundry to file for political Offices, IL
they have the required fee.. The
same condition is true In Iowa ana
Wisconsin. La Toilette In the latter
state is labeled a republican, when
he seeks office, but no person would
have the temerity to class him an
SUCH. The same Is true Of Brookhart
OF Iowa. 49,.
.
Elmer Adams Of Fergus Falls in
a most interesting letter to The
Journal, thinks many OF the appli-
want to increase their Indebtedness
Here's a story that will interest
him: A Stearns county young man,
son Of prosperous and highly re-
spected farmer, bought q farm for |
$4,000. On the strength of hist
fathers reputation he borrowed
$1,000 from q bank. making first
payment on the purchase, giving q!
mortgage for $4,000 on the farm for
the balance. Then he borrowed
$500 Of another bank to purchase
stock. and an equal amount from .
third bank for machinery. He. has
loan board for $4,000 on his farm,
to pay on his mortgage and notes.
He will naturally X not logically
denounce the loan board as unfair
and the law no good when his appli.
cation is rejected, says The st.
Cloud Journal Press.
When we were small boys we used
to engage in a trick that seemed to
relieve the perpetrators from re-
sponsfbility for final results. Getting
lot OF boys lined up close togeth.
er, We would suddenly push the one
nearest end Of the line. whereupon
he would transmit the push to the
fell down with his neighbor on ton
Of him. High taxation seemA to op.
crate In much the same way, as.
serts The st. Peter Free Press. The
original impulse Il given to the
head OF the line-the wealthy man
who is supposed to be the best able to
pay because he is doing q big bust,
ness, but he adds the tax to the cost
OF the business, and sends Il down
the line. In the end the consumer
gets the Jolt and the real injury. The
only way to avoid the ultimate re.
suit is not to give the line the orig.
inal push. Reduce the tax. What do
you think about It? Think It over!
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
NE WS OF MINNESOTA LAKE
Cominss and Goings and General
Notes Of the VILLAGE

NSLSo " lHC NIlIdQS
o. Minnesota Lake, Mimi, December
26.- John and Hehry Walser re.
turned home Saturday evening from
Mankato to spend the holidays with
tneir parents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wa!ser, Gerald Wrucks, who is at
tending the state university at Min
neapolls, came home Saturday to
spend the holidays with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Wrucke. Miss
Lynch left Friday for her home at
MASON City, Iowa, to spend the
Christmas vacation with relatives.
A. II. Gumm was a visitor at Man.
kato Saturday. Mrs. z. N. Kremer
and daughter Kathleen, visited at
Mankato Saturday and spent the
DAY at the Henry Meyer home. Al
1red Sonnek came home from East
on Saturday evening to spend Sun
Gay with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Aioert Sonnek, Lymen Jensen mot
oreo 10 Mankato Saturday for q Wis
It with friends. Stanley Kremer re
turned home Saturday from Mime.
apolis where he visited Tom Koegan
the past few days.
Miss Margaret Cent?, teacher at
New Prague returned home Satur.
day to spend the holidays with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cent?.
Miss Celestia Bett came down from
Minneapolis Saturday evening for
an extended visit at the E. A.
Brecht home. =
E, /: Cote was a visitor in Mankato
last Friday.
The Misses Emma and Beatrice
Helleckson left last Friday evening
ZOE their home at Lake Crystal,
wnere they will spend the Christ
Stanley Krumer autoed to Mankato
last Sunday.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
THRIVE UPON POLITICS
Havana NosN Has Twenty Reg
ular Daily Newspapers

Havana NoW Has twenty lWo reg
ular Daily Newspapers
Havana, December 12.-lCorres-
pondence Of The Associated Press
Havana with a population OF more
than 364,000 boasts twenty two dali
ly newspapers, probably more than
any other city of its size IN the
world. Most Of them circulate chief
ly in Havana and its suburbs, for
every city Of any size in Cuba has
one or more dailies Of its own.
Three OF the Havana dailies are
published in English and the other
nineteen in Spanish. Also there are
a score OF more of weekly and
monthly publications OF various
kinds, including two in the Chinese
ri Diario de la Marina, founded
in, 1882, is the oldest of the Havana
dailies and 81 Heraldo, established
last month is the youngest.
With presidential elections coming
on next year, several more dailies
will blossom forth IL precedent is
followed.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
DISTRESS IN GERMANY
Tale of Berlin Law Student Tells OF
Conditions Existing There

Berlin, December 9.-lCorres-
pondence of The Associated Pressl
The life story Of many middle
class families in Germany today Is
similar to that revealed by Paul
Westfahl, a Berlin law student who
was recently arraigned in police
court for burglary.
In association with two old offend
ers Paul robbed some apartments.
The boy admitted the theft, but was
imni ediately released when he told
his history. He is the son Of a widow
who once was in affluent circum-
stances. But the depreciation Of the
mark wiped out her income and she
was compelled to become a charwo-
man while the boy also worked at
odd hours in order to earn enough
to continue his legal studies.
The mother fell sick, and as there
was no money for medicine and
doctors fees, young Westfahl listen
ed to the tales of old offenders and
joined them in burglaries. His two
associates were given long terms In
prison, but the Judge paroled the
youngter.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
BILL FOR NATIONAL "U'
Ohio Senator Has Introduced Meas.
ure For Educational Institution

Ohio Senator Has introduced Meas
ure For Educational Institution
Washington, d. c., December T.--
Senator Simeon d. Fess, OF Ohio,
has introduced o bill into the senate
providing for the creation OF ma
tionai university OF the United States
to be located at Washington, which
is intended to be the greatest GEN.
ter Of learning and scientific fvesu-
cation In the world.
The threefold purpose OF the bill
as described is. ~ TO promote pure
and applied sciences and cultivate
the original and fine arts. (2) 70
provide higher training for men and
women intending to enter important
government posts, (3) TO co. operate
with scientific branches Of the gov
eminent and with agricultural col.
leges in research work and the ac-
cumulation Of scientific data.
It ID also provided no students
will be admitted to the university
until they, hare received Of least. Q
masters degree from recognized
educational institution elsewhere.
The National University of the Uni.
ted States would confer no acadefn- :
ic degrees. e.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
FAVOR OF COALITION
Democrats, Farmer -Labors May
Join For. McAdoo, South Dakota

JOIN For McAdoo, South Dakota
Associated Press Dispatchl
Sioux Falls, s. D., December 27,-
Democrats and farmer labor ele-
ments in at least two counties de-
cided to form coalition to support
William G. McAdoo for president.
ct county proposal meetings yester.
day.
The proposal gatherings were
held throughout the state to ratify
actions taken at the recent party
conventions held at Pierre, when
presidential and state Office candi.
dates were nominated. The county
meetings yesterday also approved
county and legislative tickets:
Lincoln and Moody were two of
the counties in which democrats
and farmer-labor men endorsed Nc
Adoo, and a partial success in this
direction was reported from Mime
haha county.
Democrats and farmer-labor
party men in Codington county IA
vored the state minority ticket
headed by Henry Ford for president
while Minnehaha county republi-
cans endorsed President Coolidge.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
JOHNSON WAS ENDORSED
q. o. p. County Proposal conven.
ton Favors Californian
fAssociated Press DisnafobJ

Watertown. S. D., December 27.-
Without q dissenting vote the re-.
publican county proposal convention,
Late yesterday endorsed Hiram
Johnson Of California for president
and then took the unusual action Of
proposing a county ticket to nun Ia
the Independent column on tha
primary ballot. BY this action there
Will be no majority county ticket
precinct proposal. men known !. 60
favor Coolidge for president failed
10 attend the, convention. The ticket
which will be placed on the ballot
by, petition Is headed, by John IS.
ator. : 80
The democratic convention en-.
dorsed the platform and ticket
adopted by the minority at the state
proposal meeting and expressed ifs
preference for Ford for. president.
At the same time the farmer labor
assembly endorsed the minority
state platform and ticket OF that
party, which also proposes Ford.
The county tickets named by both
democrats and farmer -laborites are
identical. They are headed by II. A.
wagner for state senator
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Buckhohz Won High
Honors Pin Tourney
Spencer Took First Place In
Class "B" and Hartuis Led
%/.'. In Lower Section

Victor Buckholtz captured the first
honors in the class bowling tourna-'
ment held during the past week.
end at the Imperial Alleys. Buck
holtz high total led the field Of thir-
teen entries in the Class "A" list
with q total of 59.3 D. SPENCER led
the second bunch of bowlers In Class
"B"iwith a high total OF SAB. Frank
Hartwig copped first place in the
Glass &c" with total Of 484.
nated in the to,irnament in the thrae
different classes. They were divided
as follows: Glass "A"' bowlers hav-
ing an average over 100; Class "B"
bowlers with an average between
140 and 100; Glass "C' bowlers with
and average below 140.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
People Made Up His Machine

ST. Paul Herald: In these days OF
machines" combinations, cliques,
dickering, demagogery and lavish
expenditure of campaign funds, the
career Of the late Chief Justice
Brown stands forth in dazzling bril-
liancy. He served the people Of this
state as county attorney, district
Judge, associate justice, and chief
Justice for forty .one years and he
never had a machine" made a cam
paign. delivered a political address
and 1t is doubtful If his campaign
expenses exceeded a thousand dol
lars in the forty one years. He
steadfastly attended to his own busi-
ness ably and well, discharged the
duties Of each position he held with
outNfear or favor and was never de-
feated, either in a convention or at
an election Can any public official
Of the present day present such a
record? p
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
JOKE ON GERMAN HEROES
Holders of Medals Of VaIor Entitled
To Twenty Five Marks MONTHLY

Holders OF Medals Of VaIor Entitled
To Twenty Five Marks Monthly
Berlin, December 9.-[Corres-
pondence Of The Associated Pressl
Holders OF German medals Of val.
or are entitled to draw twenty FIVE
marks in legal money monthly from
a grateful country's treasury. In
pre- war days this was more than $6.
Today 1t is; one forty billionth part
Of German pfennig. But some of
the medal wearers with a grim
sense of humor still apply for the
payment.
One hero remarked: "Tt takes
some courage for officials to look
into the face Of man who risked
his life for his fatherland and pay
him one forty -billionth Of penny
for IT,"
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
PEOPLE AND THINGS

A few years ago Morris Shuman
OF Boston was physical wreck on
the brink Of the grave. Did he quit
discouraged? No. He sought DR..
Nature In q gymnasium. Now he's
rated o perfect man" at health
show, winning gold medal and first
prize Of $3.50. Physical exercise,
fresh air and the right mental at
cines in the world. Incidentally,
sort.
A real struggle is on between man
and insect pests, warns the depart
ment OF agriculture. Insects that
are counteracting our labors by their
destruction are boil weeul. Japan
ese beetle, gypsy and browntail
moths, Europeari corn borer, alfalfa
weerii, wheat straw-worm, can1phor
scale. pea aphis, Mexican bean bee
tie and hundreds OF others. You'll
observe that all these pests are
vtsiter on the long suffering farmer.
City, man doesn't escape. though.
He gets disss;s germs
New York City ID preparing to be
a community Of twenty.eight mil
lion ihhabitanks in the year 1000.
When that times comes, city plan
ners warn, Il will be necessary, to
have small farms all over the city.
Residents must grow some OF the
food they consume, for they'll be
too far away from the big farms.
To the contrary, the airplane will
break up the cities, families living
Tar out In the country, father flying
hundreds OF miles to work, with
cities deserted except as groups OF
ID sctories, Offices, shops and places
OF amusement. No one knows what
tho airplane will do to the cities, In
the end, New York may be twenty
eight thousand instead Ct twenty.
eight million in the year 1000.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
QUAKE TOLL TWELVE
Series Shocks In Parts Of Mexico
From December 10 70 24


From December 10 to e.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Douglas, Ariz. December 27.-
Twelve persons were killed In
Huasabas, Sonora. Mexico, during
the series OF earthquake shocks
which started on December Is and
continued until December a, ac-
cording to hrst detailed informa-
tion received. here from the disaster
zone. Survivors claim that In ali
about twenty.f1ine shocks were felt,
the most severe ones having DC
CURED on December Is and the fol-
lowing morning.
Huasabas was completely razed,
according to the detailed report, not
one Of the many adobe houses hav-
ing been left standing. 1t 10 esti-
mated that twenty mine houses
were destroyed by the quake IN
Granados, fifteen miles from Huas-
ahas.
The suffering OF : the survivors
of the earthquake was increased BY
q storm which swept the devabtated
towns. 1t is reported that 125 fam
lilies are homeless in Huasabas.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
CHARGED With Staying infant

[AssOciated Press Dispatch1
Beach, N. D., December al.
w. Holmes, a farmer living north
west of Sentinel Butte was arrest
ed Saturday on a charge OF mur-
dering an infant child born to his
fifteen-yea old daughter, Mildred
on April Is, 1920, according to q
story in today's Fargo Forum.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Farmer Club Meetings

Owatonna, Mimi, December I'll
The irst of a series of meetings at
which leaders, chosen by Steele
county farmers club and farm bur-
eau units, will receive Instruction in
poultry raising to relay to the
members Of their organization, will
be held here next Thursday. N. e.
Chapman, head OF poultry work at
University Farm, will lead in the in
struction. A similar melting will be
held for group leaders OF the south
ern section Of the county the same
evening.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Urge Community Building

Especial To The Free Press
Butterfeld, Mimi, December 21.
Need for a new community build
ing was realized here when the City
Hall failed to accommodate the crowd
wishing to attend the IL H. C. short
course. 1t has been proposed that
a subscription be started for a new
hall, or that an addition be built
onto the school building.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
creamery Company Robbed

Owatonna, December 24.--The Ell.
we'll Creamery company office at 215
West Bridge street was burglarized
Friday night or early Saturday morn
ing, the loot consisting of $14 In
cash, an "F & e. check protector
and q Burroughs adding machine.
The robbery was discovered when
the office was opened for business
Saturday morning.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
peath Of John sehamber

Sioux Falls, s. b.. December "a
John Schamber, former state treas
nrer OF South Dakota, died at Hot
Springs, s.. D., according to infor-
nation received here today. He was
born in Russia sixty-seven years
ago and came to United States In
1874, settling in South Dakota
short time later.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Spent Huge Sum In Strike.

ASSOCIATED Press DispatcnI
st. Louis, Mo-, December 24.-The
International Int , =, Tx GTryyPSoSgraphieal M Union N
furtherance of its strike for the
forty-four hour week, 1t was an
nounced today by William j. Glib
bons, president of the local branch.
He said that the strike, which began
in May Of 1921, virtually was won.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
DEATH OF MRS. WILTSEY
outterreld Woman Passed Away On
Christmas Morninu
Especial To The Free Press1

Especial To The Free Press1
butterheld, Mimi, December 81
MRS. Fred H. Wiltsey. who lives a
mile and a half south of town, died
at ten o'clock Christmas day as n
result Of scarlet fever. She was iii
only few days. Her nine year old
son died last Thursday. She leaves
her husband and children to mourn
her death: The body will be shipped
10 Cedar Rapids, Ia, for burial he
side that of her son. This is the sec
ond scarlet fever death in the coun-
ty within a week, and the third this
fall.