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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07

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New Country
Is Invaded
UNITED Press

:. Essen, Feb. French
:. troops in the Ruhr advanc-
:. ed all along the line today,
= occupying seven more towns,
= pushing into hitherto un-
:. occupied territory towards
= Redervormald.
:. Lennep, Krebsoege, Wer-
= melskirchen, Overath, Ber-
+ gischborn, Swaben and Lippe
Z were taken over by the in
= vaderS.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Insurgents Continue
Campaign Of Arson

Dublin. Feb. 7.-Continuing
their campaign of arson against
property of free state sympathls-
ers. Irish insurgents fired and
destroyed CastlebOro. Lord Car
ews historic residence near En-
aiscorthy.
Damages estimated at S5oO,OO0
was done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Savannah in Gala Attire
to Greet A. E. F.
Boys
CROWDS OUT EARLY
Fifty Three German
Wives and 21 German
American Riddles are
in Group Aboard Liner

Savannah. February THE
St. Mihiel bearing the last of
Americas Army of Occupation
on the Rhine back 10. the home
land, was sighted of quaran-
tine this morning at rs. The
thousands of citizens gathered
TO welcome the boys back pre-
pared for the docking of the
ship which was expected later
this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
any rnitcd rrc.a.l

Savannah. Ca. Feb. The
last contingent of the american
army of occupation was nearing
home today.
The transport st. Mihiel, re-
turning 1900 soldiers from the
Rhine was scheduled 10 dock hera
about noon.
Flowing through heavy Allan
tic swelIs, the transport was
scant 80 miles from port when
reporting early today by radio.
Bearing the eighth infantry
together with ffty-three German
wives and u German-American
kiddies, the ship will cross Tybee
Bar at the harbor entrance here
at II o'clock. port officials said.
The coast guard cutter Yama-
craw, official boat Of the well
coming committee, carrying gov
ernment and state officials. start
ted out to Tybee Bar at 8 o'clock.
Major Generals Finsworth and
David Shanks represented the war
department, and a party Of ten
Senator's and Representatives
were to carry the greetings OF
Congress to the soldiers.
A governors salute OF II guns
will be- fred by two evolutionary
cannons, presented to Savannah
b. George Washington, as the
shin comes up the hay. A bat
terry of .75's will take up the sa-
lutte; then harbor crafts. and
other whistles and sireens viii
join in the din.
The banks of the channel lead
ing to the docks was lined with
crowds before dawn.
Ships in the harbor we're gay
with strcamers and Savannah
was in holiday attire. Streets OF
the business section We're bedeek-
cd with the national colors and
flags and division emblems hut-
tered from every window.
Major Augustine A. Hoffman
will head the first contingent OF
troops to land. Included in TINS
outfit will he a brigade whicn
was formerly the Florida NJ
tional Guard. These will be tol-
lowed bv troops under the COM
,nand Of Captain Walter F. Toll
son. which viii be stationed az
Fort Scrircn near here.
4 paradc of the veterans and
other army coneineents here for
Inc celebration will follow the
dcbarkation. A huge open air bar
bceue will follow the parade. a
baneutt and dame viii be heio
this evening. A half holiday
has been proclaimed in Savannah
and theatres and business places
have bccn thrown open to tne
so,diers The troops will entraln
foi. r Fort Scrivcn st $40 tins az
iorncon. A number of bungn-
lows are ready at the Fort Tor
tho married soldiers and tner
German families.
Tbc remainder Of the soldiers
,a.d tho St Mihiel will be
h,o',gbt ashore for the day. Fol.
,owinr the celebration they will
hoard the St. Mihiel for Charles
ton 8. c. part Of the troopers
wnI M he landed there and the re-,
maindcr will be sent on 70 .'qg ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
WEATHER EoLDs Up MEET

The meeting of the board of
directors of the Young Mems
Christian Association scheduled
10 have been held last night was
postponed owing to the bad
weather. A date for an adjourn
cd meeting of the directors will
he determined cpon later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Congress Gets Official
Notification on Brit
ish Settlement
NOT Debating
Proper Bills Will be In
troduced as Soon as
Presidents Wishes Be-
come Known.
ny United Prcss.)

Striking sentences from fres-
ident Harding's messages on the
British debt settlement included:
II is covenant of peace and
regeneration, OF respect and CO.
operation.
There is no purpose TO report
that your Commission has driven
hard bargain with Great Brit
ain or to do a less seemly thing
in prOclaiming rare generosity
in settlement.
Your Commission went so far
as il believed the American sense
of fair play would justify.
The call of the world today is
for integrity of agreements, the
sanoiity of covenants, and the
validity of contracts.
Washington, Feb. T. Prcsi-
dent Harding will officially mott
fy congress today that a set
tlement of Great Brltain's war
debt to this government has been
agreed upon, and will ask legisla-
ton approving it.
I--mas uncertain whether Mr.
Harding would recommend de-
finite legislative course to con-
gress. Two courses are open
either a general amendment of
the law authorizing the Amerl-
can debt funding commission to
accent the British terms and
to grant similar terms to other
debtor nations. or a specific
approval of the British settle
ment, leaving the law with re-
spect to other debtors as it now
is.
The President, it was intimat-
ed, might not decide between
these two. though he was known
to favor the general amendment
of the law, as being the more
practical course. 1t would substi-
tute for the present terms of a
25 year limit on payment at a
minimum OF 4I-4 per cent in
terest, a 50 year payment period
at 3 1-2 per cent interest. This
would conform to the terms OF
the. agreement with Great Bri-
tain, and would be the maximum
limit of the American commits
sion's powers in negotiating with
other debtor nations.
At the capitol, two bills were
ready for introduction in both
House and Senate. One provided
for the general amendment OF
the law, the other for specific
approval of the British act. j
Mr.. Harding makes a specific
Recommendation as to the form
ofof the legislation. his suggcs-
lion will be followed by intro
Auction BY Rep. Burton in the
House and by Senator Smoot in
the senate, Of the proper bill. If
Mr.. Harding makes no recon-
mendation, both bills may be in
duced and sent to the commit
tees that will consider them.
Acinistration leaders H'an
cnacient of the necessary legisla-
tion by the end OF next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07

MP. CHURCH TONIGHT
The midmeek service. at ,7:A6
o'clock this evening, wilt b. Co.'S
ductea by the Rev. Norman Rob
erts. %rs '7iA 'H 1 =;
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Pretty Well Battered Up

Redwihg, June 6.-With his skull
fractured, his nose broken and one
eye almost gouged out and suffer
ing from body bruises Carl Jablon-
ski lies at st. Johns hospital in a
critical condition as the result of an
automobile accident near Meisville
early Sunday morning.
-Jablonski, accompanied by his son
w. Jablonski was going on fishing
trip. The car. it is said, went into
ditch and turned turtle. Jablon.
ski and his head-struck the ground
with terrific force, fracturing the
skull. Dr. H. T. Michigan of the
medical block attended the injured
man. Jablonski never lost con :
seriousness and at the hospital en-
deavored to fight off the surgeon
and nurses, when the anaestetic
was being given him. He seemed
to be more worried about his fish
poles and automobile than his own
injuries. Such an injury as Jab-
lonski suffered would prove fatal to
an ordinary man" said DR.. Nc
Guigan, "but this morning the pat
lent had a normal pulse and has a
chance for recovery" ,-,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
John NELSON WAS
VICTIM OF SHOCK
Killed While At Work On
Cable Derrick Today
VOLTS UP TO $4,000
He Had Been In Employ of
Company For Past Ten
Years

John Nelson. resident of this city
for the past thirty. years. and for the
past ten years labor foreman for the
j, B. Nelson Construction company
of this city. was instantly killed this
morning at S:45 o'clock by coming in
contact with 1900 volts Of electrici-
ty, which it is thought, ran down a
hosting cable. while a footing for q
pier at the Mankato Teachers col
lege was being hoisted.
Mr. Nelson was standing in the
center of Hanover street to the rear
of the Mankato Teachers college
experimenting the placing OF a large
footing for one of the piers in the
construction of the building. He had
his hands on the grab-iron which
grips the stone at the end of the
derrick cable. He was seen to stiff
fen and fall to the ground. Men who
rushed to his side say that he gave
one or two gasps and did not move
again. 1t is thought that death was
instantaneous
Fire Chief Ben E. Bangerter was
NallCu anu IIAC pulLLlSICI at VIC III .
station rushed to the scene of the
accident but this was used without
avail. Dr.. A n. Smell of Mankato
Clinic who reached the scene a few
moments after the accident, stated
TO The Free Press that life was ex-
tinct when he reached there. DR.. A.
G.. Dahl, county coroner, decided to
hold postmortem examination OF
the body to determine tho exact
cause of death.
Was Faithful Employe
J. B. Nelson, president OF the j..
B. Nelson Construction company,
speaking of the death of his fore
man. said that he had been in his
employ for the past ten years, and
during that time, be had been most
faithful worker, and his place will
be hard to fill.
Carl Jacobson, secretary of the
Carney Cement company, in state
ment to The Free Press said that
John Nelson, when quarry foreman
for that company, proved himself to
be a very efficient and loyal worker.
MIR. Nelson is survived by his wife,
who is now seriously ill, and the
following children: Peter n. Nelson
of this city. Ben Nelson of New York
city, and Victor Nelson of Mime
apolis. Mrs. Edward Williams of
Cambria, Mrs. Con Hanson of Man
kato, and Mrs. Anna Mork of Granite
Falls, MINI. He is also survived by
one brother, Carl Nelson of Wiscon-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
CONFESSED TO FORGERY.
Blooming Prairie Man Jailed ]
a.us4.. ne .aa Isa.IakW

Blooming Prairie Man Jailed Al
owatonna. "csme Trough"
Owatonna. June 6.-Check forging
operations extending over a period
of two weeks and involving several
Faribault and Owatonna business
men were revealed late Saturday
when Glenn Lutz, Of Blooming Prai.
RE, alias Irwin Olson, alias Ralph
Jensen, was taken into custody by
the Owatonna police.
The arrest eliminating hunt last
ing two days, which Owatonna, Fari :
bault and Northfield police authori-
ties and the sheriffs of Rice and
Steel counties took part. Lutz was
picked UP in Owatonna after he had
been reported seen in Faribault In
company with four other men.
After he had been taken to the
Steele county jail and confronted by
the authorities, he signed a confess
sion, and stated that he would plead
guilty when brought before the com
ing term Of court at Owatonna, Chief
Dunnigan Of Owatonna, said.
Checks were passed on two Fart
bault business men, one of whom
was able to recover the amount of
the bad check. The first check was
passed at the Frink and Kiekenapp
hardware store where Lutz went to
purchase some rife shells and a
cleaning rod. The second was pas
sed at the Commercial hotel.
According to statement made
Sunday, a warrant for the arrest of
Lutz will be sworn out by the two
Faribault men. and the forger, will
be turned over to the Rice county
authorities after he has faced the
muse in Steele county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
GRAND IURIES CAN
FIX MORAL STATUS
Weld An Influence For
Good In Communities
COURT IS AT WORK
Judge w. L. Comstock Opens
~ June Term of District
Tribunal

That the moral standards Of the
communities in the county may be
established by the exercising of the
powers invested in grand juries was
emphasized in the instructions de-
livered by Judge w. L. Comstock
district. court. Twenty one OF the
grand jurors listed were present,
nve OF whom were women, when
the instructions were received.
You have the power to establish
the moral standards OF the county"
SAID Judge ,Comstock. And it is
within your power to establish what
the moral standard shall be in the
communities of the county"
The rich, the poor-the high, the
low-are all on an equal footing in
the court and before the law and it
matters not who may seem to be
guilty Of any offense they are all
acted upon in the same manner"
Duties OF Grand Jury
In part of his instruction, Judge
Comstock also emphasized the du-
ties OF the grand jury to act upon
matters brought before them to see
to it that the laws are enforced. He
stated that regardless of whether
some think the laws are wise or not,
they must be enforced as long as
they remain upon the statute books
of the state or the United States.
He said that the laws were made by
the will of the people and that in
due course Of time the people
would change them II found insult
able. Due to the large number OF
liquor law violations brought before
grand juries in the past 1t is prob
able that the inference was made
to violations of the Volstead Act.
George Atchison of Mankato was
named as tho foreman of the grand
jury and Peter Lloyd. Mankato
township, was named clerk by the
court.
Ten cases are listed on the Grim
inal calendar for trial. but it is i'm
probable that they will all come I'D
for trial as several are expected to
Head guilty.. One case listed. that
of Loren Burns. charged with de-
sertion, has already been disposed
of. He was sentenced last week to
not more than a year at the St.
Cloud state reformatory.
The grand jury went into session
early this afternoon ami II is prob
able that a report will be made
early. Several important investiga-
tons are rumored as being SEIZED
uled to be brought before the grand
jury body today. -f
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
CHECKING UP DELINQUENTS

Representative of Highway Depart
ment Looking For Auto Licenses
H. J. Cater of the state highway
department is swinging around the
state checking UP delinquent motor
vehicle registrations.
Mr.. Cater called attention to the
advisabilitv of looking after delay
ed registrations at once if the own
er would save himself some penal
ty. On July the new law provides
much more severe penalty. 1t
will then cost 25 cents a day for 90
days and 50 per month thereafter
for five months. This makes posi-
BILE a penalty of SIS for delayed
registration, where $3.50 is the
maximum under the present law.
He also calls attention to the
fact that there is like penalty for
delayed transfer. Anyone who has
sold car must report that fact to
the registrar within three days, to-
gether with an application for
transfer of registration. II such re
port is not made on time, the pen
atty must be paid before transfer
can be made. and under the new
law the registrar will have no pow
er to waive penalties for either de-
layed registration or delayed trans
for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
.HARMFR HEADING
0RPHEUS SINGERS
Annual Meeting of Organize
ton Was Held Last
Evening

Hosea Harmer was elected presi-
dent of the Orpheus club for the
coming year, at the annual meeting
last evening Other officers elected
are: Vice president, Maurice Nelson
secretary and treasurer, e. A. SLIDER
librarian, W. r. Marks. The execu-
tive committee will be composed OF
DR.. H. j. Lloyd, DR.. NJ. r. Coulter
Glen Shoemaker and Al Kircher
The music committee will be E. A
Silber and Paul Ford.
Despite the fact that the May fes.
tival was not the financial success
that was expected, the club finds It
self financially as well off as in any
Of the previous years of its existance
This was due to the fact that when
Miss Florence Macbeth who sang to
such tremendous audience at the
Armory last October, her services
were given partly cautiously which
left a surplus in the treasurer and
from this reserve was taken the
outlaying extra expenses Of the re-
cent May festival. T..
The members of the club voted to
hold it's annual picnic next Monday
June IL. The place is yet to be de-
clded upon The comm1Ctee In cnarSe
will be DR.. w. W. Zettler L. L.
Champlin and Sidney Fields. The
club has also decided to reengage the
Flanzaley Quartet who appeared
here under the auspices of the Or
pheus club in November, 1921, max
inig such a favorable impression on
its audience. They will appear here
again, about or near December B.
E. The new executive committee, i'm
mediately after it's election last
evening, appointed Mrs. H. A. Pat
terson as director of the club for the
ensuing year. DR.. H. J. Lloyd will
be the assistant and MIS-. Wilbur
Taylor accompanist The club also
voted to hold its annual spring festi-
val. Just as to what nature it will be
WIS not decided upon, but they are
happy to announce to- their friends
and the general music loving people
that they shall have their annual
mn sicnl fast
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
FARMERS CLUB MEETING

Watonwan, June 6.-The Farmers
Community club will meet Friday
evening, June S.. A good attendance
is desired as the final arrangements
will be made for the picnic Thurs
day, June IA. Cake and coffee will
be served after the meeting.
- Mrs. Edward Gustafson was on the
sick list last week.
During the last few warm days the
corn has made rapid progress in
this locality.
The Floyd Davis family of Ceres
CO.. and Henry Gedell and family OF
Lincoln were insthe vicinity of Wa
tonwan Sunday.
Miss Mae Pettis of Madelia is
spending a few days at the Silas
Carlson home.
Mr.Iand Mrs. Fred Hudson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hudson Of Ma
della were Sunday visitors at the w
H. Hudson home.
Mrs. Oliver Johnson of Mankato
spent a few days with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Stenerson last
week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
HOMES FOR BooTLEaGERs
Rochester Poolrooms Are So De.
clared To Be BY MAYOR Relter

Rochester Poolroons Are So De-
clared To Be BY Mayor Reiter
Rochester, June 6.-DiscuBsion on
the granting OF a license to oper-
ate pool and billiard hall in the
city to a local man at the city
council meeting yesterday after
noon, brought forth hot arraign-
ment of these places from Mayor
The pool halls in Rochester are
the homes OF bootleggers," he de-
clared. "They may not yell it over
the bar. but. they harbor men with
glass in the pocket.
"If the proprietors Of these places
cannot keep their places clean and
free from thes Objectionable char
acters, they should be required to
close up their places" the mayor
asserted. Il can see no use Of the
city going to the expense OF keep
ing a policeman at the door OF
every billiard parlor in the city; 1t
Is up to those who operate the pool
halls to keep their places clean.
II am in favor OF not granting any
more licenses for these places until
we get some kind OF an ordinance
drafted to take care Of the regula-
ton or the pool halls OF the CITY,
Reiter said. There are too many
here now to make an honest living.
They fence off the fronts of their
places Of business with barber
shops, shoe shining parlors, and
what not SO that the people cannot
see what's going on" ~ &,
The outburst from the mayor was
evoked when questioning the appli-
cant for the license as to whom he
had TO manage the place. On men
tioning well known police char
acter who has been involved in
numerous escapades with the law.
the protest was made. Several OF
the aldermen were also Of the same
opinion. but the license was finally
granted when the applicant prom
ised to keep his place clean.
An ordinance for the regulation OF
the pool halls Of the city Is In pro-
cess OF being drafted at present as
q result Of action taken by the
council at a previous meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
VALUE OF FRIENDLY
FEELING IS SHOWN
Should Be Co-operationAmone
Insurance Men, Says
Gray

One Of the most interesting meet
! ings of the year was enjoyed by
local insurance men yesterday at
the monthly MONDAY luncheon of
the Mankato Association of Local
Agents. Three speakers from the
twin cities, Fred Sherman, secretary
of the State Federation of Insurance
Agents, G. B. Gray, special agent
and head of the fire prevention
movement fostered. by insurance
companies and R. R. Chapman, state
agent for the North British and
Mercantile Insurance company, all
addressed the meeting, which was
largely attended.
Mr.. Chapman spoke of the i'm :
portance of the work of the local
agent in the insurance field and i'm
pressed upon his hearts the fact that
the time is near at hand when re-
liable companies are going to ap-
point as agents only those men who
are capable and efficient in, their
line and who make a study Of in =
surance problems with a view of
giving the highest service to the in
surfing public.
The value Of cooperation among
local agents in community was
the topic of Mr.. Gray's address. He
traced the many Improvements in
Of rate wars, respect of an agents
expirations as his own private
business and other changes. all of
which have been brought about
through the united efforts of agents,
working to accomplish a common.
end. Mr.. Gray commended, the
Mankato- agents on their organiza-
ton and urged that every member
work to make the association a real
factor In the community.
Secretary Sherman gave a COM
prehensive outline to the Mankato
agents of the work of the state
legislation bearing on insurance
federation in the past year, in guild :
ing and endeavoring to control
problems. Mr.. Sherman, stated that
more than eighty bills, providing
for the regulation, curbing or in
terfering with insurance business
were introduced during the last
session of the legislature form un-
friendly or unthinking sources.
Through persistent effort the fedora
ton was able to modify or pre-
vent passage Of these measures.
Mr.. Sherman related many instances
of the work of the federation which
were or much interest torthe agents
present.
At the close of the meeting a
rising vote Of thanks was given the
speakers. President Theodore Will
Jams of the Mankato Association Of
Local Agents presided at the meet
ing. The next monthly session of
the local association will be held the
first Monday in July and an in
.teresting program is being planned
on that occasion.