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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25

, and our men and women vocational
[ ly, 10 make them Independent and
also serviceable. ~
| Our opportunities are being i'm
paired by system Of education
which has a strong tendency to pre-
sent the country with an over sup
ply Of non producing individuals and
| takes the masses out of the produc-
| ing class until there are hardly pro
ducers enough to keep the population
alive. ..
THE time has come when we. must
re. exalt productive work instead Of
educating everybody to escape it, and
IL is the business of the community
and educators in general to wake up
to the situation.
| We have reached point in our
industrial life where we cannot hope
TO establish prosperity and bring
about the proper adjustment between
| labor and capital unless we recog-
nize the fact that there must be
som ething definite done to increase
the ranks of producers in preference
70 making non producers or simply
consumers.
Education along this line is the
only hope for successful solution.
Not the SO called higher education
4 UuL UdoSu On SOUu COLI
mon sense. This education must
bring about a reduction of the defen-
| sive state Of mind which is now so
| prevalent for it is this state of mind
that is making maximum production
| impossible as ii is a destructive ele-
ment which does not make for quail
ity nor service.
mo doubt all of you have observ-
| ed that there is deplorable ten
dency in our present system of edu-
cation which leads away from voca-
\ tional training. 49,. ...
! Educators more than any other
group perhaps are to be looked to
. to remedy the condition which now
I exists as 1t is the educator who Sec
ond only to the mother in the home,
controls and moulds the child mind
| and takes 1t on through the age
when it is most susceptible to sug-
! gestion and the doctrines of it's in
structor T..
There is in my opinion too much
! idle time during the adolescent age
OF most school children--too much
| time wasted and too much time de-
voted to entertainment and play.
fear that as our play program goes
| on it will become no less than a
crime for a youth of the adolescent
S Se 10 bn 10 ANY anyIa,ns IN ms spare
Mnn,, Sut play anu amuse nlmse1.
niow ,b VI un p ,isn .tenaehcy 10
a Pc. unaJush Ine can no .oouDt De
narhouu na ~ paIs.s VINO encourage,
p pnaps , anools'iousiy at Iimss, put
n,,ts;da soh uo uiaS' nieness
their eb iIhou, moss, VINO Iurnlsn
t ill., 'n n''ah WIN eApensivs play
cars 80 th nisn pGs motor
n,nn, ei ~ .hem plenty IL not an tne
nonIs sn.g van 70 squanoer, puy
III 'u ;n ing nness Lhst money Can
p gu! -. nc way cio.nihg ana IN
81 IT, ihsA VI soun. OF sister
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for amnsement Can oe spen'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
HEAVY CANADIAN EXPORTS
Dominion Ranks Second In World
In Her Per Capita Value

IN Ter reT Sap'ta Naue
Ottawa, Ont, May 21.-(Corres
pondence of The Associated Press]
nations in the world in the per cap
tia value of exports with $100.63 fol
every unit of population, according
to a report issued by the Federal
department of trade and commerce
based on figures up to March 81.
New Zealand is first with an ex.
port value Of $152.54 per capita, the
report shows and the United King
dom is third with $685. per per-
son. The United States is fourth
with an export value per capita oil
1885.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
YOUNG men BRING
HOME THE PRIZES
Two Wieckings Win Honor
At State University
ARE OF THE HIGH
Splendid School Records Made
BY Residents of This
City
MssComstoCkB :
Winnero fAWard.

Among the scholarship
awards announced at the
Cap and Gown convocation .
Of the Senior class Of the
University OF Minnesota by
President /. .. Coffman. the
honor Of Delta Phi Lambda,
a society to stimulate Great
i've writing and promote lit.
erary arts among women,
was awarded to Dorothy
Ccmstock. The recipient Of
, the honor Is daughter of
Judge and Mrs. w. L. Com
stock and sister of Phil
Comstoek. city engineer, She
is . graduate Of the Mankato
High school. \
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Robbers Made Haul.

tSpeclai 10 The Free PreSS.i
Ellsworth, Mimi, May 21.-Rcb :.
bers made big haul at the general
store OF Paul United at Kanaranzi.
side door the robbers went to the
basement and secured a number OF
grain sacks which theg loaded 70
With merchandise OF every. ces@ip !.
zion. The lo,t wss valued az. about
$4,000. Tie authorities are wor6ng
On the case but the robbers LEFT No
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Cotton Goes To saltwater.

ISpeClaI 10 7 ne FTtt IItSS.I
Pipestone. Mimi, May 21.-Burr
T. Cotton. charged with adultry was
sentenced to term of two years In
the saltwater prison by Judge Mel
son i'm the district court here. Mrs.
Carrie Moore, in whose apartments
Cotton was alleged to have been
found, was given a term OF sixty
days in the house Of correction at
Shakopee. Both are well known To-
ral ueople
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Minneanolis Flour

Minneapolis, May 21.-Flour un-
changed. In carload lots. family pa
tents quoted at $50 to 100 a barrel
in SO pound cotton sacks. Ship
ments 37,1S9 barrels. Bran $27.OO.
Foreiun Markets Closed -
New York. May 21.-All foreign
markets were closed today. Whit
monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Back From Pacific

A. ]. Lack returned yesterday
from a months visit with his son.
Harlow Lack in Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr.. Lack likes the Pacific coast
but Mankato and Minnesota, look
better to MIN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Valued Hiuhly

Crown Jewels OF Russia, now in
the hands of the soviet government.
are valued at sbO0.000.000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Thrilling

Burglars who robbed Seattle
movis enjoyed me performance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Larae Povser PIants

Electric power and ltsft suMci0pt
for q town OF 70.O5S inhabitants
are produced by the machinery Or
Ian Atlantic timer OF Tie largest size.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
So They Say

IT 90 TNcy 0dy
Sitting on tack will timber UP
stiff. ioiIIs quickly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
w POLES FOR ONE

Poles of any kind are unsightly enough in the city streets.
The tendency everywhere is to have wires placed under ground.
But in Perth Amboy, it seems, there is so much indifference about
poles in the street that the Public Service Electric Company is per-
mitted to have two poles side by side in many places, one of them
having been cut off at the ground, apparently to be removed, but
instead of being removed it is leashed with the new pole that has
been set in the ground and thus a double obstruction is made, being
twice as u~nsightly as the single pole.
In one section of the city, at least, this condition has been
allowed to exist for several months. 1t not only makes the street
unsightly, but it is an injury to the property where thes poles are
located. Residents are complaining, but the Public Service is using
lis own precious time in taking the old poles away.
In seems to be nobody's business in particular to look after
these things for the city. II there were a city manager employed,
however, it is safe to say that such a condition would not be al
lowed to exist. The manager would know exactly what is going
en- and he would see that when it is necessary for the Public Ser
vice to change poles the change is made expeditiously and that the
property owners rights are protected.
incidentally, why should there be any poles at all: Progress
sive cities are insisting more and more that all wires be placed
under ground. 1t is getting to be a sign of decay, Indifference and
neglect to permit wires overhead i~njurying trees and otherwise
being detrimental TO property. But until all wires are under
ground the least we can do is to see that there are no more poles
than necessary on the streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
FoRD's WATER PROBLEM

Fords is another one of the many towns and cities in this Sec
ton Of the state that is f facing an acute water problem. At the
last session Of the legislature there was quite a fight over the So
called water bills. The cities of Elizabeth, Railway, Plainfeld and
other municipalities are all served by the same water company.
This company also extends its lines down into Woodbridge town
ship. The water company admits that its supply is not adequate
for the demand and there is little hope in sight for the immediate
future, although the legislation was passed that it was claimed
would help solve the problem.
It is particularly exasperating for Fords and other sections
of Woodbridge township, however, because Perth Amboy which
Immediately adjoins, has an abundance of water and plenty to
spare. 1t would be an easy matter to extend the water mains from
this city into any part of Woodbridge and there would be all the
water that the people would need.
If Woodbridge would become a part of Perth Amboy through
a consolidation of the two municipalities, both places would be
benefited, and the water supply is only one of the many advantages
to be gained. While it is true that there is much iron in the Perth
Amboy water, this could be removed without much difficulty.
Growth and development is what we need and it is what Wood
bridge needs. Both places are coming to depend more and more upon
each other. Both could make much better progress under a single
government with a city manager to direct affairs.
In the meantime, the people of Fords are justified in their
complaint about the water pressure. 1t is a serious problem, but
it is hard to say what can be done at present to give relief. The
supply is inadequate to meet the demand and the water company
has no way at present to increase its supply.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
OLD HOME TOWN

Twenty years ago Forest Butner found himself swamped
with debts in his old home town, Lexington, KY. Some day
III come back and pay you in full, with interest, ne told his
fourteen creditors.
The years slipped by. In the memories of the Il, Butner
became a vague phantom, seldom ~intruding on their atten-
The other night the IA were invited to attend a banquet as
guests of a mysterious stranger. The mysterious stranger,
of course, was Butner-now a wealthy oregon irult grower
To each of his old creditors he handed an envelope contHpn-
ing a check in full for the old debts with compound interest
to date. -,
81 am supremely happy for the first time IN years., But
nr is quoted as saying when he took the train back west.
Any of us would be, returning IN triumph 10 the oo nome
town under similar circumstances.
At this time of year, your memory turns back to the COM
munity in which you spent your youth. You yearn TO return.
If you 60, you come back rather disappointed ana dlsliiu-
stoned. You found the pump closer to the house, and all
other distances similarly shortened, compared win tne PIC
ture YOU carried in memory. Probably, as the train neared
the old home town, a thrill went through you. You jumped
of, looked eagerly about for familiar faces.
Alas, the faces were strange, except that tne star Pup%D1
your school days might be found driving q hack or LOADING
milk cans and trunks and barrels and crates ON the trains.
Maybe, too, you find only a few oldtime friends when Nou
combed the town, and even they had to be prompted oepYFe
thew could place you. Despite all this, each sprung brings .
desire to 90 back to the old associations of boyhood.
And life has few satisfactions greater than to return nom
orably and in triumph, like the Oregon fruit grower.
This universal interest in the community where we spent
our youth is the psychological explanation OF the popularity,
of Lee Stanley's famous comic trip, The Ola Home IoWn.
When we return there, we learn that old friends nave
died or scattered to the far corners OF the eartn' oloJ ianu-
marks torn down. It's like exploring a strange "oiiu WIN
only the scenery seeming familiar. -
The Old Home Town, friends, Is gone III TACT: Dut IL n'eS
on in memory, a memory we wouldn't trade lor a POT o
money. After all, despite its joy being meiiowed by q toucn
of sadness, memory is our greatest possession, also or only
permanent one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
COULD SAVE MILLIONS

Governor silzer recently told some women in MoOrestown that
il he were really governor he could save the state millions of dol
lars. The legislature makes the laws, however, and when he
yetoes the laws they pass them on his veto. Commenting on the
governors statement the Newark Sunday Call said:
governor Sizer told the Moorestown Womans Club last
week that he often laughed when he signed himself Governor
because he didn't govern anything. 1t he were really Governor, he
said, he could save the State of New Jersey millions of dollars a
year. 1t is the legislature, however, that makes the laws, and that
body pays little heed to the governors suggestions, and when
lie vetoes bills they pass them over his veto. Governor Silzer's
experience is not singular in this respect. Few governors, or
Presidents either, for that matter, but have at one time or another
felt that if they could combine in themselves executive and legis
iative powers they could do vastly more for the public good than
is accomplished through regularly constituted legislative chan
nels. 1t has been frequently said that a benevolent ~despotisn
makes the best government, but in practice it is found that beneyo
lent despots are scarce and that while a representative govern
ment may be less efficient than a despotism, it is the only kline
that safeguards the liberty Of the people
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

@. Is aluminium, granite or iron
best to cook mn. Z. oH.
A. Kitchen utensils must be Sc
lected in part on the basis OF the
Temperature to which they will be
| subiected in the cooking process.
| FRYING and roasting represent meth-
| DDS In which dry heat of high tenn
~uerature is essential. Such material
as Russia iron, sheet steel. cast-iron'
| crockery, Pyrex glass, are especially
| suited for this type of
| Bread pans and roasting pans are
| best of Russia. iron or sheet steel
while cast-iron, because OF It's
| thickness, is an even cooker and re-
tains a high temperature for some
/ time. and hence is used for griddle
and waffle irons. frying kettles, and
| skillets. For boiling. stewing or
| where moisture is part of the o
ing process, and where the tempera-
ture therefore is not over 212 degrees
Fahrenheit, agate, enamel, granite
ware or tin may be used. Aluminium
is a metal that may be used Tor
either method, as it may be heated
to different degrees of heat with or
without moisture.
c.. Was Henry Wadsworth Long
fellow related to John and Priscilla
Alden?-O. A. A.
A. Through his mothers family
ILongfeliow was descended from
John Alden and Priscilla Mullens,
whom he made famous in his poem
THE Courtship of Miles Standish."
@. In speaking of the Elgin
Marbles, how is Elgin pronounced?
f. S. A.
A. The English pronunciation is
used. The & is hard as in the word
get.
@. Is the cost of starting a wash
ing machine greater than the run
ming charge PA. A. L.
A. It does take more power to
start a machine. 1t is advisable not
to stop the engine until the wash
ing is done. Merely put the clutch
in. as in the case of automobiles,
thus stopping the motor but leaving
the engine running.
Q. What is the name of a build
ing stone used in France which is
soft and white and can be cut with
a knife?-T. z. +.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
PUBLIC OPINION
THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
Editor Evening News:

In your report Of last weeks meet
ing Of the Board of Aldermen the
city engineer is quoted as saying that
there are some college graduates in
this vicinity who are failures in the
engineering profession and in the
same article one of the aldermen Is
reported as objecting to a bill of SIS
per day for a field party of three
men. The chief of the party to re-
ceive $3.50 per day.
Now, l do not think it is fair to
call men failures who, after years OF
study and training, are not attracted
to the engineering profession and
therefore seek other more lucrative
occupations when there are to be
found aldermen who object to paying
$3.50 per day to the chief Of a. field
party.
The claim that the taxpayers Of
this city are called upon to pay en-
gineers more than that paid by the
state of New Jersey for similar work
is no criterion and / think is poor
comparison after witnessing the de-
basing spectacle of the State High
way Commission being ousted by the
governor OF the grounds of incom-
potency in the construction of new
state highways.
The American Association of En-
gineers (Trenton Chapter) adopted
| and put into effect about two years
| ago the following schedule of fees
relating to field parties and office
work: Party chief and two assist
ants, minimum charge $4,000 pei
day; office work, minimum charge
$500 per day.
Recently there have been some en-.
cheering disasters due to faulty de-
sign by poorly paid and incompetent
engineers, and / would like to ash
| the aldermen how they would feel
sitting under a theatre roof, were
they told it was designed by men re-
ceiving just such wages as they arr
Directing to pay.
1t Is my opinion the competen'
graduate engineers and engineers
assistants will continue drifting ava!
from the profession and there will b.
more disasters with the attendan'
loss of life until the profession il
raised to a much higher standard
than it has been in the past.
Yours truly,
"OLD TIMER"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

The principal reason for this de-
lay was the necessity for warming
up the engine. Therefore, the Brit
ish government now is devoting
much attention to developing air
cooled motors for pursuit ships, al
though their size handicaps them for
this purpose. Such motors need but
little warming up preliminary to
taking the air.
Superiority of New Ship
The D-12, through Curtiss meth
ods-recently devised-can get off
the ground in cold weather in less
than five minutes. The efficiency
of this pursuit plane is thus increas-
ed 400 per eel in this respect. BY
short-circuiting or closing off the
Curtiss wing radiation system, the
water surrounding the engine is al
most instantly warmed up and the
engine runs without a miss. A big
obstacle formerly was the necessity
for quickly warming the thick heavy
oil used in an airplane motor to
from 125 to $50 degrees. This is
done in the Curtiss pursuit ship by
a new method which gives almost in
stantaneous response. The me-
thod was discovered while the COM
pany was trying to reduce the air
resistance by doing away with the
oil radiator.
A second feature of this pursuit
plane, continues the builder, is its
immunity from the greatest peril of
the airman in time of war-shrap-
mel. In the usual ship, two main
Orders form the whole strength OF
the wing. Crack n of these cir
ders with a bit of shrapnel and the
ship is done for. In the new pur-
suit plane the wings have no CEN
tralized points of strength. They
are honeycombed, SO to speak, with
cellular areas, an upright lattice
running the whole length and width
of the wing. The wing is covered
with Illuminated wood, screwed, nail
ed and cemented. There are more
than five thousand nails in each
wing. The strength of the wing is
maintained by all of the above fea-
lures. A dozen holes can be shot
in the wing and no harm done.
In other words, this pursuit plane
has no vital backbone" 1t makes
the plane infinitely more durable
than any ever made before.
AS far as vulnerability is concern
ed this plane, because of her speed
in which she leads all war planes
her design, which makes for man
euverability, and ner construction
which makes for almost invulner,
able to anti-aircraft gun fire, is al
near invincible as any aircraft We
developed.
The new plane, it is further point,
ed out, is designed to meet the re
quirements OF modern American
production methods, and for con
venient and economical field main
tenance. 1t can be stored for a per
iod Of twenty years, if necessary
and taken out OF storage, ready t
assemble and fly on "a hours not
ice. Repairs may be made Withou
tearing down any vital part, as eacl
part is directly accessible when tn
metal "skin" is removed.
The Curtiss DIE motor, rated a
400 horsepower and weighing onl,
$40 pounds said by experts to rep
resent the highest development O
the airplane motor in America, !
used. In the races at Detroit las
October, the first four planes owe
the line, each breaking the world
record for speed, were driven by D
IL motors.
The D-12 motor used in the nel
pursuit plane is believed to be a
Improvement on that used in tn
Detroit races.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

A. This stone Is called caen. u
is much like a soapstone except II
color.
@. When were eggs first eaten
j. w. NJ.
A. Eggs appear to haya4 beer
used as a food in all ages. The an
cient shepherds in the far East werI
accustomed to carry them in a sims
The Romans began their coena o,
supper with eggs. Horace says. 1t .
extremely possible that they formed
one of the main foods OF primitiv'
mankind.
Q. Why didn't George Washing
ton sign the Declaration of Inde
pendence ~. E. b.
A. George Washington did no
sign the Declaration of independence
because he was not a member of TIL
body which adopted the Declaration
@. Are certain colors more POI
ular in one section of the
than apother?-R. T. E.
A. At the present time, nd
said to be the most popular colo
the Middle West. Tans. greens, al
orange are the most popular on tn
Pacific coast. Fasteners cen Il
prefer brilliant blended mixtures o
a great variety of colors. The PEG
Pile of the South are said to be tn
slowest in adopting the newer. strikl
ing color combinations, many peopl
there still preferring navy blues an,
dark colors the year round.
| @. Will pumpkins and watermeI
ons mix IL planted in the SAM
patch?-M. T.
/ A. The Department of Agricui
ture says they will not; no
willm uskmelons and pumpkin
nor muskmelons and watermelQns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
BACKACH&

"Have had Kidney trouble an
backache for many years and
tried several doctors but got oul
temporary relief. A friend advise
tlrely we'll" writes A. c.. Perkin|
Summer Shade, Ky. Kidney an
bladder trouble requires promf
treatment. Foley Kidney Pills Civ
quick relief. Refuse substitutes
Insist upon Foley's. Sold everywhere
ADV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Oueaions-Answer

Any reader can get the answer TO
any question by writing fhe Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
p,.a.u Frederick }. Haskin. Dirse-
~ Vya.hin o. &. This ofer ap'
plies strictly to information: me
medicinal and financial troubles
does NOT attempt Il settle aouetcc
troubles. nor to undertake. exnaus.
tive research on q suolect. 49,
your question plainly and or'eiiy.
dive full nam and address AMI en-.
close two cents tn stamps for rsturn
postage. All epiiss ae rent 1reo'
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Bible Thought Tor Today

HOW TO WIN-Trust in the Lord, and do good; so
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verify thou shalt be fed.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust in him; and he shall
bring it to pass Psalm 81 3, 5.