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The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
CLEARING STREETS
OF FLOOD DEBRIS
Wster About Oklahoma City
lowering, But Continues
TO Pour Into Arkansas
Associated press pispa ten,

- elFf~NT7s<lsr >1tSss<sf rAro1 lt1SIt8J&0
Oklahoma City, Okla, October Is
Flood water of the North ana
South Canadian rivers, which mel
last night at the junction of the two
rivers just below Eufala, ok;aho.
ma today was rushing toward Wan
where they will pour into the Ar
karsas, itself barely below flood
stage. The water was receding to.
day at Eufaula and at the Henrietta
waterworks. -, - "a "a
A check revealed no reported loss
OF lie and the damage had been
largely confined to highways and
paliroad property. Thousands of
acres OF farm lands were stiIl un-
DER water today.
In Oklahoma City where the wa
Ter OF the North Canadian had re-
ceded several feet, work of rebab-
lltat1on was being pushed by city
employees who were clearing streets
OF debris and opening a passage. fo
Capltol Hill and Packingtown. sub-
ur6s that had been cut off.
only 240 refugees remained TODAY
dePendent on relief organizafions
mere, Railroads entering Okiahoma
City had crews of men ar worL aIso
ana announced that service would
De resumed within a few davs
earch for the. bodies of six persons
reported drowned continued tndav
Two bodies have been recovered.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
ARSON And DEATH
PLOTIsTH[CHAR
Sensational AftermathTc
Fire In Brooklyn
TWO ARE IN JAIL
Real Estate Broker ando One An
derson; Latter confesses,
SoGoes Story
[Associated Press Dispatchl ]


New York, October ia sensa-
tional aftermath of fre which
Monday destroyed Brooklyn home
and caused the death Of six persons
came today with the arrest Of VIII
liam A. Ford, a real estate broker
and son In law of one OF the dre
victims, and Raymond Anderson, on
the. charges Of murder and arson.
A third man, James r. Lynch, an.
accountant, was held as q witness
and fourth is being sought as an
accomplice.
Ford Is the SON in law OF George
Keim, playwright, whose death In
the fire came on the eve OF the pro-
duction OF his first play.
Fire Marshal Brophy declares he
had obtained confession from An
derson. IlI-feeling between Keim
and his son-fn- law was said to hare.
existed for several years, according
to Brophy, and Keim, It was under
stood, was to have appeared In court
to testify against Ford in an assault
case the day, of his death.
Accused Ford.
Anderson, according TO Brophy.
accused Ford and the unidentified
uddu VI u6WuS uTlfeu To kelUls8
home early Monday, and with hav-
Ing fired the house. Keim the three
women and two other men persisted.
merly partners 10 q Manhattan the =.
atrfcal enterprise. were said I'd have
broken business relations after a.
quarrel several years ago.
Bronhy said Anderson told him
that Ford had on a previous oers sss-
asked him to fire. the KERN to-5r.
and that he had several tines
fuested bin to attack the q
Anderson. accordipr. 70 q:
said he refused to take mart =
arson plot hevoDd drivipg 80 q
tar. He said Ford accHsea ss-s
being tyal'oss-r -r-d p-~n,,
MED Anderson's story.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
A. E. Whitney Has Sustained
Fracture Of Skull; In Hospital
Villagers Profess To Known Nothing About
Affair; Shots Were Fired;
Heard Those
IAssociated Press DisDatch.I

Minneapolis, October. IA E Whitney, special prohibi
ou agent attached to the MINI eapolis office in ST. Cloud
agents gang liquor law voators at New Munch
MINI, wednesday night it revealed here today.
Federal agents raided bre New Munich, Monday
night and seized large quantity OF beer H. Duncan district
by agents and which left the
pending removal Minneapolis had been stolen
Whitney other agents sent to New Nun
ch to investigate According to the reports received by
OF the beer Wednesday nj ght and fight ensued
Judge John F. MCGEE instr ucted Mr. Duncan to take all
available rush New Munich Immediately Every
available those pending be-
Whitney of the rty Of federal officers which
surprised engaged in stealing liquor from the
brewery Munich fight ued several shots
both sides of them took effect Unconfrmed
stealing the liquor He taken to the ST. Cloud hos
pa today by Federal Agent Cole. H. L. Duncan
with officers arrived here this and making
vesigation.
statement given 11:05 St. Raphaels hospital
today the condition of Mr. Whitney serious He
:. REPORTS FROM NEW MUNICH -
New. Munich, MINI. Octo ber Is Villagers of New Mum
ich today etcen discus sing alleged fight between
prohibition Igor law violators
early today with the resultant eus injury of A Whitney
special prohibition attach ed to the Minneapolis office Mr.
Whitney said to be suffering with skull fracture in ST.
Cloud hospital where AIKEN following the affray
the alleged fray early this morning villa
that Sgmex of Avon taken to ST. Cloud
in connection with the injury to Mr.. Whitney.
to O illagers,
nothing the affray n this shots
the robbery that
Mr. Whtney injury resulted hen struck and by the
truck whose driver escaped.
the vlag claims acknowledge of the
affair." except what heard this morning said he
take action in the matter unless warrants
sworn out.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
WILL Open OPERA
SCHOOL IN ITALY
Former Mankato MusicianPur-
chases Villa of Famed
Physicist There

Mrs. Electra A. Snyder, grand
opera impersario and vocal teacher
formerly of Mankato and st. Paul,
will open an opera school In the old
home of Calico near Florance
Italy.
The old Calico villa was recently
purchased by Mrs. Snyder. She made
this announcement yesterday upon
arriving in st. Paul after four
months in Europe. She came to ST.
Paul to dispose Of the Crossroads.
the old Snyder home at Smelling and
LarDentu- aves.
The old villa where the famous
italian physicist and astronomer
lived and made HIS observations.
was built In the thirteenth century.
There are eighteen rooms and the
the place is surrounded by twelve
acres Of orchards.
Mrs. Snyder will conduct her
opera school In the villa where she
will live with some OF her students.
She expects to open the school next
fall.
During her four months in Europe
Mrs. Snyder has been coachins
Madame Marguerite sylvia fgrand
'oDera singer, who appeared IN st.
Paul some years ago in Carmen with
the Chicago Grand Opera Co. Mad
ame SYLVIA anpeared under Mrs.
Snyders direction at the Comique
in Paris in guest performances OF
Carmen.
While IN ST. Paul Mrs. Snvder Is
Staying with Mrs. Robert c. Wight.
s55 st. Clair ST. She viii return to
her studio in New York Saturday
end NAV come hack 70 ST. paul IN
the sprine to maize final settlement
3n connection with the disposal OF
the Crossroads.
Calico. born at Pisa. enrnfcated
the law OF the nendnlum. end wrote
treatise on the hvdrostatfc ha-
lance. with telescope he con-
strrcted he discovered many new
stars. .....
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
LEGION men FACE
THEIR TASK TODAY
Frisco DelegatesWrestling
! With Various Issues
ON KLAN.
Bonus Problem Looming Up
At Session; Gompers Ad-
dressed Convention
IAssociated Press Dispatchl


San Francisco, Cal, October 18.-
Interest of delegates attending the
fifth annual convention of the Am
erican Legion, centered in the stand
to be taken by the organization on
important public rquestfonss -as the
fourth day OF the conclave opened
tbs morning. Confronted with the
necessity for speedy action on res
during the past two days Of the
convention. the delegates today
wrestled with the recommendations
of the Committeeman and found the
harmonizing of widely divergent
views among the legionnaires their
most difficult task. .
Protracted committee sessions
yesterday and last night resulted in
the preparation of resolutions defin-
ing the attitude Of the legion on the
chief problems Of organization po-
licy in a manner generally consid-
cred satisfactory, although commit
tee leaders refused to reveal the
proposals prior to the convention
session.
May Compromise Issues
The Ku Klux Klan issue, which
developed into a deadlock yester-
day, centering in the resolutions
committee, with Michigan delegates
holding out for complete reputation
Of the organization, was one of the
major questions confronting the
delegates today. Likewise. the bon
us problem, upon which some Of the
delegates hold divergent views,
loomed forth importantly in today's
deliberations. A spirit of COM
promise developed in connection
with both issues last night.
Caucuses of delegates supporting
different candidates for the post of
national commander Of the legion
were in full blast last night and un-
til the early hours of this morning
Available Information as to the pro-
gress OF the caucusing did not in
dicate any outstanding choice for
office, which will be decided at to-
morrow's SESSION.
The principal speaker on today's
program at the conventions bust
ness session was Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor.
World Amend Constitution
An amendment 10 tne constitution
Of the United States to give con :
gress power concurrent with that Of
all the states to limit. and prohibit
the hire of children for labor under
fifteen years of age, was recon-
mended by the child labor commit
tee today IN a report. Opposition to
the recognition Of Soviet Russia
and demand for the annual regis
tration of all aliens in the United
States, formed the high lights of the
Americanism committee report sub
mitted to the convention today.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
TRAFFIC ON GREAT
LAKES DISCUSSED
Eight States Are Represented
BY Delegates; Efforts To
Join Interests
ASSOCIATED Press DispatchJ

Milwaukee, Wis, October 1S.-
Initiating a four-fold program of
Great Lakes transportation and
harbor improvement, representa-
tives from eight states abutting the
Great Lakes. opened a two day con-
ference here today in an effort to
effect permanent organization and
corelate their mutual interests.
The aims and detectives of the
conference are: The preservation OF
lake levels and protection of har-
bors and channels.
Promotion of harbor development
and port efficiency.
Cooperation between harbor ci-
ties to the end that commerce on
the Great Lakes may be stimulated
to the highest stage of service. .
Coordination of water and rail
lines so as to effect expedition
transport of freight from inland
points to lake ports and vice versa,
enabling both to render economic
as we'll as efficient service to COM
merce Of the nation.
Action That Is Expected
Incidentally, the conference is
expected to adopt resolutions con-
demning the action of the Chicago
drainage district in diverting wa
ters of Lake Michigan. 1t is claim
ed that such alleged diversion not
only lowers the levels of the Great
Lakes so as to lessen the volume of
transportation, but that private in
terests are taking untold profits in
power from the "purloined' waters
OF the lake. -...
Somewhere In the background of
the conference there. stalks that
golden dream of the western states
the Great Lakes st. Lawrence
waterway project. II has permeat ..
ed the meeting and forms the un.
derlying basis for the call of meet
ing. Men to whom this great dream
came many year ago are here to
grease the WAYS for the launching
in tangible substance the dream"
shiDs from lakes to tidewater.
The launching is expected to
take place at a banquet tonight,
when William George Bruce, presi-
dent of the board of harbor com
Milwaukee, will address
the conference on the waterways
project. -
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
PARENT-TFAfHER
+, NATIONAL SESsIO''
Noted Speakers Are Program
med For Meeting Booked
In ST. Paul

The Minnesota branch of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers and
Parent Teachers associations will
meet at st. Paul on October 80, 81
and November /, at the st. Francis
hotel. There, will be an excellent
program and many noted speakers
will be present. On The opening day
there will be an all day session of
the Executive board and compli-
mentary luncheon. The address of
welcome will be given by Mayor Ar
thur Nelson and an address by ]. M.
Mcconnell, State Commissioner of
education and Mrs. A. H. Reeve,
president OF the National Congress
OF Mothers and Parent Teachers as
sociation. Later there will be an
Informal reception to meet Mrs.
On Wednesday there VIII be a
business session and reports Of Of
ficers and standing comittees. Round
table discussions and an afternoon
tea. will be served by the General
Council Of Mothers and Paren-
Teachers associations OF st. Paul.
On Thursday there will be hnorn-
ing and afternoon business sessions.
and round table groups. At the gem
eral meeting In the morning, Mrs.
w. D, Bprks will preside. election
OF officers, followed by a luncheon
at noon provided by the Jefferson
School Mothers Club.
In the afternoon, Miss Quillard
will lead the discussion Of programs
problems. Adolescent boys and
girls the physical, mental and social
phases will be discussed by various
persons qualified to do so.
At the closing session. Chancellor
E. H. Lindley OF the Kansas Iyai =
versity will give an address.
Mrs. Mary Trafton and Mrs.
Amelia Nostdal will attend from
here. Mrs. Trafton is teecte- =
the high school and Mrs. Nests-i -
a teacher In, the Lincoln school
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
PLAN BUS SERVICE
FOR NORTH SIDERS
Henry RobeI, Sr., Puts 1t
Up To Car Company
MEETS WITH O. K.
Operations To Begin December
1; Traffic Agreement With
Electric Line

North Mankato will soon enjoy
the advantages of street car service
in q way, If plans now under con-
temptation carry. ]. o. Schulze OF
Iowa City, Ia, president OF the Man
kato Electric Traction company, to-
gether with Adolph Mueller, local
manager of that company, held a
conference with Henry Robel, Sr.,
chairman of the street railway COM
mittee OF North Mankato, yesterday
and informed him that plan of in
stalling a BUS service to connect
North Mankato with the street car
service at the intersection of Main
and Front streets in this city was
under contemplation.
Service BY December 1. ..a
President Schulze stated that II
present plans materialize, and
there is no reason to think other
wise. the service will be installed
by December /. The contemplated
plan is to have the bus make q Ger
tain circuit in North Mankato and
connect at certain intervals at Main
street with cars running on the Hill
line and north and south on Front
street. Transfers will entitle the
passenger who rides the bus to
transfer to any part of the city
without extra cost. This same thing
viii be true of passengers riding the
street car to Main street, who wish
TO transfer to the bus in going to
North Mankato. T.
II is understood that negotiations
are now under way by the street
car company to purchase two
buses, one to be held in reserve.
This plan OF busses being run In
connection with electric roads is
being carried on with great success
In several of the towns in Iowa.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
CAN'T REDUCE RATES
Rail offi1iais Declares Roads Can
not Meet Request OF President

Rail offisiais Declares Reads Can
not Meet Request OF President
TAsseciated Press Disp I.ch.1
Phila delphia, October 18 --Freigh
ate reductions are impossible be
cause of slow earnings" of rail-
roads, A. ]. County, vice presider
of the Pennsylvania railroad de
clared last night in an address be-
fore the Philadelnhia Bankers asso-
ciation If reductions are given to
help one class, he said. thev must
be nsid by the rest of the nation.
Although Mr.. County did not
mention the conference of Presi-
dent Coolidge and Sam Rea, nresi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
at which Mr.. Coolidge was reported
ia have suggested that CARRYING
char"es for eXnort wheat be re-
duced. his remarks were construed
hv some as bearing on the confer
erca.
- Sound raiIroad credit" Mr..
COUNTY said. cannot he regarded
&c fu11v restored until the well es-
tahlished railroads can sell their
common stocks at mar ard to do
that urder existing irtarest Yates
and costs. they should he abIe to
nov close tn seven ner cert d'vi-
dends and hove a margin of addi-
tic~e1 surplus.
The rrincir"1 drawback N hi~h
nrices for railroad securities the
1~ooI-o~ 1ec'a-nd. w"s fear ~ "no-
Iiticn' i~tarsererca from coH~ress.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
BOOZE GANG ATTACKS FEDERAL DRY AGENT AT NEW NUM- MIN
EdDard Ochs
Dead; Head
Was Crushed

Edward ochs, aged thirty
eight years, farmer living
about three miles south Of Good
Thunder In lyra township, was
instantly killed, last evening
about 7:15 o'clock when his car
skldded over an empankment a
miles south of the village Of
Good Thunder. When found al
ter the accident, Mr.. Och's head
was pinned between a stump
alongside of the road and the car.
The head was badly crushed,
and according to the statement
Of DR.. George n. SchIesseIn,ann.
who was called to the scene OF
the accident, there was every
indication that death was in
stantaneous. Mr.. Oehs was ap-
parently driving toward Good
Thunder at the time.
Deceased 10 survived by his
wife and three small children,
his mother and the following
brothers and sisters all living In
the vicinity Of Good Thunder.
john. William, Milton and Miss
Minnie Oehs.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
WORKING IN RELAYS
Six Rescue Crews Laboring To Save
Trapped Utah Miners

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Bingham, Utah. October 1S.-For
thirty six hours, six crews, working
in relays have been striving to pene.
trate the mammoth pile of rock and
mine timbers which has entombed
and probably killed four. workmen
and the superintendent of the Utah
Apex metal mine. No trace OF the
men has been found and mine Of.
ficials say it will be a miracle II the
entombed miners are taken out
alive. The body of Foreman Dan
Eden. who was nearest to the level
when the CAVERN occurred, was re-
covered early yesterday.
At midnight the rescue crew had
made sufficient headway to insure
the mine officials that the cave.in
was even greater than at first
thought and that the possibility of
the men being fortunate enough to
he above the fallen rock pile is very
scant. Unless other cave -fns occur
1t is hoped to have the stope clear
ed today.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Bloody Riots In Saxony Are
Causing Official Concern
Auto Bumps
Train; Rider
Was Killed
Especial To The Free Press.l

Especial To The Free Press.I
New Ulm, October fs.-John
Gronholz, aged sixty years, a
prominent farmer living three
miles east of courtIand, Mimi,
was lratahtly killed here al
6:45 yesterday afternoon by a
north bound Minneapolis and,
st. Louis train. Mr.. Gronholz
and his daughter Esther were
on their way from home to New
Olm with Esther at the wheel.
They had reached D point on
Twelfth South street, when
something went wrong with the
auto. Owing to down Grade
at that point, Mr.. GronhoIx
realized the danger OF running
into the freight which was
then pulling over the crossing.
he stepped out on the runninu
board and when the auto coIIid-
ed with one of the freight cars,
the impact threw him under
the wheels Of the railway cars.
He was terribly rianaled and
oied a few moments later. Miss
Esther GronhoIz escaped in
jury. Had Mr.. Gronholx remain
ed In the automobile ne would
nave escaped death. He Is sur
Nived by q widow and six grown
up children.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
FarIbault Man Found Dead

st. Paul. October 17.-Fred Sci,
Iners, sixty years old, a Faribault,
Mimi, farmer, was found dead this
morning by his landlady in his
room at 226 Norris street. When
Mrs. Charles Berman went to call
room filled with Illuminating gas.
In the dead mans pocket, according
to County Coroner G. A. Ingerson,
was found bail receipt for $40 is
sued from Central station on
charge of drunkenness, which the
coroner said. nav have influenced
Seimers to kill himself. .
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Young Man
Found Dead
Ii, the Field

Following search In which
the whole countryside took part,
and bIoodhounds at Mitchell,
S. D., had been sent for, the
body Of Frans BergbIom, aged
twenty five, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
?, J. BerabIom, living a short
distance from Walnut hrove,
was found last evening lying In
a field, where he had evidently
dropped dead from heart failure.
The young man had been work
Ing In a field with a team OF
horses. The lcontinued standing
Of the horses In one place for .
long time attracted the attention
Of the parents of the young man,
and they went to Investigate.
No trace Of the young man could
be found. Neighbors Joined In
the search, but meantime the
bloodhounds had been sent for.
The body was found lying about
midway between where the
team was standing and the
house. II is now thought that
the man tried to reach the house,
but death came on before he
reached there. Or. e. Jameson
of Walnut Grove pronounced
death due to heart failure.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
START FIFTY-Foup eI-fr,
New York Actions Brought For Vso
lations Under Volstead Act,
IASS0rts 1

New York, October 1S.-Urfte
States Attorney Hayward today filed
fifty four Injunction and common
nuisance suits In federal court. un-
der the Volstead act. to close alleg
ed wet saloons, cafes. restaurants
and cabarets in this city. The names
OF the places were not available this
morning as the complaints In ths.
various cases had not been fled. The.
evidence on which the suits were
based was obtained by Assistant
United States Attorney John Holley
Clark.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Holsteins Brought Good
PricesAtthe Walker Sale

The w. w. Walker dispersal sale
of registered Holsteins was held at
Austin this week and total of
$49,115 in cash was received for 113
head.
Eighty one head. the entire herd,
brought an average of s502. This in
cluded many baby calves from a
week or two up to month old, old
cows, and several two and three
teated cows such as are nearly al
ways present in a sale where the
entire herd is closed out. Several
breeders in the county consigned
animals to the sale bringing the to-
taI number of head sold to 113. The
average price for the entire number
was $435.
Buyers were present from many
different states. They came with the
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19

cash and were willing to pay good
prices for good cattle. The hign :
est price animal in the sale. Count
Walker Homestead Segis. son of
May Walker Ollie Homestead, the
American champion with 1923
pounds butter to her credit in a
year, was sold to John Carol, chief
Of police in Chicago. for his High
land Farm at Lake Geneva, Wis.
The price paid by Mr.. Carroll was
$3.50. The runner up on this ami
mai was A. S. Deysher of Reading,
Pa.
A thirty day old calf sold for $500
and was purchased by DR.. Mayo for
the Mayowood Farm at Rochester.
Every dollar for these cattle was
paid In cash showing that good dairy
cattle are in demand. and that peo-
pie have the money to pay for them.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
SAW THEIR FIRST TRAIN
hqed Chinese Couple Have Been at
. Idaho Mining Camp Sixty Years
EAssociated Press sDisDatch,1


j. ASSOCIATED Press tDispatch.]
Lewiston, Idaho, October 18.-Al-
though each has reached the age of
seventy seven years, the first time
May Yung and Pun Loi ever saw a
railroad train was yesterday when
they boarded it at the town Of
Greer, fifty miles east of here in
coming to this city, on the first leg
of the journey to their native city,
Canton, China. .r.. -.
For sixty years the aged Chinese
had been at the mining camp Of
Pierre City, thirty five miles from
Greer, the railroad point and this
is the first time since entering the
camp they had caught glimpse Of
he outside world,
Until two years ago they were
engaged in placer mining. their age
forcing retirement at that time. At
one time there were 500 Chinese in
Pierre City and after the departure
of Nah Yung and Pun Loi but two
remain. When heading for Pierre
City in the gold rush days the Chi
nese walked the distance from
Portland, Ore, almost 500 miles.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Ruth Out Transforming

Hornell, NY, October 1S-A barn
storming team headed by Babe Ruth
and John Scott, New York Giant
pitcher. started an exhibition tour
here today, where two years ago the
Yankee slugger abandoned the trip
that resulted in his suspension by
Commissioner Landis Ruth. has the
sanction of Commissioner lands to
give exhibitions until November 10.
He and, Scott are the only major
leaguers on the nine.