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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26

greatest stars said Jesse Lasky.
Some of the triou.es o. movie
stars were: EfEM
a cannot express the grief and
sorrow | feel"-Charlie Chaplin.
He was a charming boy; with
great genius. Mary Pickford.
THE motion picture has sustained
an irreparable loss. douglas Fair
banks. P.
"The son of Hal Reid, the famous
melodramatist, did not want to. be
an actor, it is said, but desired to
be a motion picture director.
Wanted To Be Director. ..
Il never wanted to be an actor,
friends quoted him, land still don't
want to be an actor. The promoters
liked the shape of my nose or some
thing and | was powerless to do
what ! wanted to do. But they're
not going to get away with IL for
ever. They're not going Ito ruin
my life like they did my fathers. He
but they wouldn't let him. Some OF
the boys got him to write Meller-
drammer' and after it made big
hit, they'd never take anything else
from him. In just the same way
they ignored my desire to be di-.
rector. They put me out as an ac-
tor and made money out OF me.
] was doomed. But I'll
show EN- One of these days I'll be
free to do as ! like and that will be
the end OF my acting" ',"..
The body will be crcmated In ac-
cordance with Reid's wishes and the
ashes probably sent east.
Reid Had Many Admirers.
Today was one of poigant grief to
Davenport Reid. awed sad
ness for little Billy. the son, and
Betty. adopted daughter, and visit
full grief for hundreds of intimate.
personal friends in studios. labora
tories, music rooms and business Of
fees, for few men SO young had so
many friends and admirers as Wal
lace Reid
His life was virile and we'll filed
life, an experience far beyond that
ordinary to even twice the thirty
year8 of his life. The music room
even the inanimate saXaphone, the
violin and stringed instruments
which vibrated to jazz or swayed in
his hands to the refnements Of high
er music seemed in their stinenss to
emanate sadness.
The swimming pool without a rip
pie and the collection OF physical
Development apparatus that brought
the six foot one. actor in a physical
class that not only was, admired by
Jack Dempsey but was pronounced
by physical trainers as form Civ
ing prospects of development into
healthy contender against the cham
pion. we're silent reminders of an
other activity. 't A.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
COUNTY JAIL HOLDS
NUMBER OF INMATES
Variety of Offenders and Alleged
Violators Of the Liquor
Statutes

The Blue Earth county bastile is
rest haven for alleged bootleggers
and noonshiners during the winter
months.
or the twenty.six prisoners in
the jail at the present time, twenty
of them are there because OF in
fractions, or so alleged. OF the state
and federal liquor laws.
The terms OF Incarceration in the
county Jail is divergent, some being
only obliged to serve thirty days
while others are booked for as hign
as six months. Four of the prison
ers charged with violations of the
prohibition laws are federal prison
ers, having been sent here from
Judge Page Morris's federal court
at Minneapolis. Two are from Wat
onwan county and the rest are
serving sentences, or are awaiting
court trial, for alleged offense com
mitted in this county.
Four prisoners are charged with
criminal assault, and they are from
Watonwan county. William Aldo
was returned yesterday from Min
neapolis where he had been ap-
pretended after breaking his par.
ole, which was given him when he
was sentenced to serve thirty days
for a petty larceny offense. A fine
of SIS was imposed on Aldo for
contempt of court in addition to
his previous sentence. One other
prisoner is at the Jail charged with
the desertion of his wife and family
at Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
WE'RE CLOSE TO DEATH
Four People at Rochester In Car
Struck BY Train '.

Struck BY Train .g
Rochester, January 20.-Death
came very near to four people. one
man, two women, and girl last
evening when freight train on
the Chicago and Northwestern back
cd into the car owned and driven
by r. f. Williams of the Rochester
Gas company, and containing his
vile, his. sister in law, Mrs. Fred
Lentz OF Pensville, Mimi, and
daughter, Myrtle Williams.
The accident in which the local
people so miraculously escaped a
horrible death, occurred on the
Broadway crossing at 1880, when
see the freight train riden behidden
the electric light, plant, seeing no
i1agman, and hearing no bell, at
tempted to cross the tracks. -.
The freight trains struck his car
square in the center and pushed it
for seventy five feet from the east
side of Broadway to the Northwest
ern baggage station. Slowly the
small touring car began to crumble
under the heavy mass of steel and
wood bearing it down, the women
screamed as they saw the sides Of
their car give Way-then a quick
acting brakeman saved their lives.
Seeing what had happened. he
Ieaped from the moving line of cars
and ran swiftly back to the engine
er.
"For Gods sake put on your
brakes" he yelled, as he leaped up
alongside of the engineer who was
unaware of the impending tragedy.
The brakes screeched and the line
of cars grated to stand still just
as the sides of the auto gave in.
falling on the entrapped women and
child and bruising them 'severiy.
The injuries were all OF minor
nature. The car was partially
wrecked. dag" a.Te .. .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
FINE OF $50 is PAID
George Grabowinski Dug Up To
The CITY This Mornins


The City This Morning
George Grabowinski, proprietor
of the "Old Corner" soft drink par
lor. Plum and North Front streets,
this morning paid fine OF $50 i'm
posed upon him at the time Of his
trial in the municipal court on the
charge of having in his possession
intoxicating liquor. The payment of
the fine was held up pending an ap-
peal to the supreme court by the
defendant. The supreme court hav
ing sustained the vervict OF the
municipal court in finding the de-
PENDANT guilty, it was up to the de-
PENDANT today to pay the fine i'm
posed by Judge Hiram S. Goff.
1.-THE "Old Corner which was built
iri 1859 will be closed this evening
by order Of the city council, owing
to the fact that Mr. Grabowinski,
the present renter, has violated the
soft dring parlor ordinance.
H. G. Luckow of st. Paul the pre-.
sent owner of the building, intends
to wreck it, and erect on that site
a two story modern business, build
ing this spring. ..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
MOVIES DEBATED y
WITHOUT FEELING
Topic Was Up Before th
Parent Teacher Meet
FILMSHAVE WEIGHT
Influence For Good; Obscenit
Should Be Eliminated From
the Screen

Motion pictures and other sub
jects were discussed at the meetin
Of the Lincoln Parent Teachers as
ISOLATION yesterday afternoon.
1t was voted that tine Lincoln Par
emit Teacher association should joi
the Minnesota brancD o, the Ma
tional Mothers Congress and Par
,ent II eachers' association, and thu
automatically become a member q.
the national organization.
during the business session Mrf
" Il. Regain, chairman of com
mtttee to look after the landscap
gardening, reported meeting
her committee with the board q
education. The boardN asked for al
idea as to the kind of trees to plan
on the boulevard around the new
building. 1t was put to vote q
the. association and those who pre-
ferred Elms were in the majority.
Following the business session !:
delightful piano selection was rend
cred by Miss Olga Hermanson. Mrs
G. Fl. Trafton then addressed tn,
members of the association on "Thr
Motion Picture" She began by say
ing that criticism of the movie il
largely personal criticism and no
from the angle of the movie or lit
erature. She believed such a criti
cism unfail. The moving picture in
duStry is a successful one.
Money Spent In Production,
There is $500, 100000 spent yearl:
in production and 100000 900 fo
equipment Employment of ever,
kind is given in the movie, industry.
and the industry is RAPIDLY develop
ing. Mrs. Traftop then cited sta
tistics TO show that the screen OF
motion picture was safer for devel
oping right standards then newspa
pers or magazine fiction sold at thu
new stands; that the influence o;
the movies in most communitie,
was favorable and that censorship
of films was not thought wise.
The type of audience. which ha,
been found In the movie houses |.
changing and with it the type of pic
tUre. Often a producer is blamed
for picture when it's really this
fault of the public. which shows its
taste for such a picture.
Cut Out obscenity.
Obscenity should be cut out en-
tirely from the movies. Indecency is
a relative term and no two persons
may &C do W WudI ucCtuIs VI
indecent. After all, Mrs Trafton
says. no subject is indecent. The
treatment of it may or may not be
indecent usaE
In concluding her remarks Mrs.
Trafton quoted Dean Charles Lathrop
of the Protestant Episcopal church
as saying: "All efforts should be pc
sitive and constructive. Emphasis
should be placed on the encourage
ment of the good rather than on the
suppression Of the evil. The motion
picture screen should be in thought
and talked of not as troublesome
problem but as one of the chief as
sets of the community for education
and betterment.'
Harry French of the Sandon thea
ire followed Mrs Trafton on the pro
gram He said he thought Mrs.
Trafton had covered the ground
quite thoroughly and wished TO as
sure the parents and teachers that
the management of the Sandon
wanted to please the majority in the
matter of the type OF picture 1t pre-
sents.
A social hour and lunch vas en-
joyed following the program
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
EAST MEDo NEWsLETs
Barn Owned BY Mr.. Conway Was
Destroyed BY Fire.

Destroyed 6g Flre.
East Medo, January 20. A largo
harm burned to the ground Monday
night owned by Mr.. Conway ncar
Waldorf. Tie fire started about
two o'clock in the morning from
heated corn fodder. Neighbors hap,
pened TO see il. Twelve good milk
COW s. eight horses and ali the hay
and fodder burned with the barn.
John Ripple shelied corn for John
Anton and Mrs. Tony Anton Tues
day and Wednesday.
DR.. Macbeth Of ST. Clair called at
the home of Mrs. Tony Anton Tues
day. Her little son Gilbert has not
quite recovered from the attack Of
pneumonia
Jim Findley accompanied by his
brother George of Mapleton, took
the four O'clock train "Wednesday
for Missourie They received
telegram that their grandfather
wasn't expected to live and he
wished to soc them.
Victor Seyepson was as@Mapleton
caller Wednesday.
Ed Severson returned from Ro-
chester Saturday. where he has been
consulting the Mayos regarding his
health
Lee 0SSSToOif Ndo uuSfuSSo
'transactor at Amboy Wednesday
$ Conrad Clausen IS spending sew
eral days at St Paul.
John Oftedanl is entertaining a
relative from Minneapolis.
John Davis was Mapleton caller
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. James Ateherson was a Man
kato shopper "Wednesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Nels Biornson spent
Sunday evening at the II Lewis.
home.
Mrs Henry Clausen, Sr., has been
sick with the grippe and rheuma-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SENT IN ROAD PETITION
People of Wells Want Highway No.
9 Permanently Improved

Wells, January 20.-A petition
requesting the State Highway De-
partment to select Trunk Highway
No. 9 as the permanent route from
here north to Minnesota Lake has
been signed by a number in this
community and will be presented
before that body as rejecting the
sentiment here. which seems to be
nearly unanimously in favor of the
highway straight north out of town.
II appears that some one has been
seeking to have the road run four
miles west and thence, north, which
would not be of benefit to the large
territory north and northeast of
wells, which at present has much
difficulty in getting to town in
muddy weather.
Both the village council of Wells
and the county commissioners have
passed resolution asking the road
straight north, of Highway No. SO,
and the commissioners resolution
may be read in the commissioners
proceedings in fthis issue.
Il. O.. Oren, county representative,
also has, a statement regarding 1t in
this issue -~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
MOOSE rs FAVORED

County attorneys Of Minnesota,
in session at st. Paul Friday after.
noon for the annual eonventicT OF
their state wide association, "nen
imously adopted resolution f'"nr,
ing the return Of capital punish
ment in Minnesota.
About thirty members of the az
seniation present aproved the resn !.
luton without argument excert
that some insisted that it he
amended to provide that the onit'1
of the death sentence or life j~r
rrisoDment to be left in the hands
OF the Jury. ~
They also adopted resolutions f.
voring laws to regulate sale Il
firearms and making The slayin~ -
policeman or other -ea~o v r
in performance Of his duty first de-
gree murder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
TAKEN TO REFoRMAToRY
4. II. Evans, Who Slipped Checks
At Jackson, Mimi.

At Jackson. MINI.
Jackson, January 20.-J. II. Evans
of Des 'Moines, Ia, scion OF a
wealthy st. Paul family, who OBJ
tanned SIS at the Brown National
bank in this city over two years
ago by writing a check on Mime
apolis bank in which he had no
funds, plead guilty before Judge
Dean at the special term of court
held here. Evans was indicted by
the grand jury last December and
plead not guilty when arraigned in
court. 49,.
swans probably thought he would
get off with light sentence by
throwing himself on the mercy Of
the court Judge Dean, however,
was in no mood TO pay much atten.
ton 10 the prisoners plea for elem
ency. Coming back here from Fair
mont where check artist only a
few days previous had flooded that
city with bogus checks, Judge Dean
grilled Evans severely on his mis-
conduct. He said there were too
many :, of Evans ilk around the
country, or words TO that effect. He
reminded the prisoner that he had
had nearly two years in which TO
reimburse the bank for their loss,
and having failed to do so he could
expect no clemency at this time.
Evans was given an indetermin
ate sentence at ST. Cloud. He was
taken there by Sheriff Lee.
Evans is a son OF wealthy re-
tired st. Paul merchant. He has a
bad record with the tw in city police.
having passed numerous worthless
checks in st. Paul and Minneap polls.
When arrested last November by
the police at DeS Moines, Iowa, on
description furnished by Sheriff
Lee, Evans and his wife were run
ming a room house.
Before leaving for st. Cloud the
prisoner telegraphed his wife to
send $35 to the bank here to make
good their loss. u is understood
that Evans also passed a bogus
check at Egan. S. d.. where ,he is
wanted by the spoice. r.sA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
WARRANT FOR NERBovIG
Doctor is Charged BY City Traffic
Officer With Speeding

A warrant was sworn 10 late yes.
terday afternoon By Traffic officer
Henry Kachelnyer charging DIR. C..
Fl. Nerbovig with, Operating a
motor vehicle on the public high
ways of the city of Mankato and on
Marshal street at the intersection
of Pleasant street, at a rate OF
speed greater than is reasonable and
proper. having no regard to the traf-
fic, and the use OF said highways,
so as not to endanger the life and
njure the property of some one
DR.. Nerbovig was to come up for
hearing before the municipal court
at three o'clock-this afternoon
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SHERIFF rs INDICATED
Sheriff of Mobiles County Wanted u
u Illinois State.

Springfield, ILL.,, January z5.-fn :
dicted on charges of embeZzlement
while sheriff or Creme county, ILL
nois, Jesse r. Edwards is now act
ing sheriff, OF Mobiles county: mime
sofa, according TO requisition pa
pers issued by Governor Small.
At the request of Green author.
ties, Governor Small has asked Gov
ernor Preus of Minnesota to return
Edwards to this state for trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SUBJECT TO SEIZURE
Game. Now In Cold Storage Can 81
Taken Over

Came Now IN CoId storage Can &c
Taken Over ST..
1t is violation OF the migratory
bird treaty act and regulations to
possess migratory game birds in Min
nesota after January 10 and prior to
the opening date Of the hunting sea
son next fall, according to the biolo-
gical survey OF thekUnited States
department of agriculture in warn.
ing issued to sportsmen and cold
storage plants.
All migratory game birds in storage
in Minnesota at this time are subject
TO seizure by federal game wardens
and the possessor subject to prosecu
ton, irrespective of the fact that un
der authority of state law permission
has been granted to possess such
birds for longer period. .-.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
charaed Win Arson.
Especial TO The Free Pres

n TSpeclaF 10 TIE Free- Fress. n
Pipestone, Mimi, January 20-Jerry
Hines is on trial in district court here
On the charge of arson. The case
grows out of FIRE which threatened
10 destroy the Orpheum theatre here
in November. 1921, Hines itfis alleged
was I 'riicated in the, fire and would
! ave collected heavy insurance had the
guiding been 1.aStroSe ed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
s,Iit Enr pamaaes.

St Charles. January ia suit Tor
dana Ees of $4,000 by reason of an au-
tomobiIe accident said TO have happen
cd on highway No. about four miles
east OF ST Charlie is on trial In district
court today. The action Is brought by
John Il. Schwenke against Eugene r..
Barr. Both are residents Of ST. Charles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
sale Of Cattle.

3 n Especial TO the Free FTeSSsf--. -
Pipestone, Mimi, January 2o.-At the
annual sale held at Paramount Here
ford Farms here twenty-thrce head OF
cows were sold at an average price or
1910. Man Hereford breeders were at
tracted here by the sale. 49,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
7seeks Rate DECENTRALIZATION,

Springfield, january l9.--Somc Tune
ago Charles Pietsch was appointed
q airman of committee TO take up the
matter of equalization OF freight rates
in order that Springfield may not con-
tinue to suffer from dlscrimination. IN
making ain investigation. Mr. Pietsch
found that shipments that came up
through iowa by way q Sanborn.
than sleepy Eye. Morgan and Redwood
Falls, although trains bound for the
latter towns had to pass through this
ciLT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
pouItry snow At Pjpestone.

. gEI tSpeCldj W TIE VTtc fiSSS,'l
Pipestone. Mimi. January, 20.-Oyer
seven hundred birds we're exhibited at
Professor r. H Borrey, who otficiated
as Judge at the show. sta..d that the
Quality Of the exhibits this Year was
$50 per cent better than ~: OF last
year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
'RFID LOSES LONG
BATTLE FOR LIFE
Movie Star Passed Away
Last Evening
MADE BRAVE FIGHT
Contracted Drug Habit Two
Years Ago Which He Could
So Not Overcome

tAssociated Press Dispatcn.1
Los Angeles, Cal, January 10
Wallace Reid, hero of romantic film
plays, lost his life in fighting to
overcome the drug habit, the end
coming yesterday afternoon at a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Club Woman Dies
After Operation

Failing 10 rally after nm opera
ton, Mrs. Margaret l. Norton. 40,
died at tho sweoiAn hospital Thurs
day. She mad been Seattle resi-.
dent for IA years. and was affiliated
with the Homestcaders. tho Wou-
ems Benefit association. stevens tic
lief corps and the Nina M. Frye
tent, Daughters OF Veterans. Flu
neral arrangements are being made
by tho Homo Undertaking Co.
Mrs. Norton IL survived by her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Mrs. Landes VIII
Address Federation

Mrs. Bertha Landoa. member OF
tho city council. and Zella Allen.
superintendent OF tho Girls Paren.
tai school. win address members OF
tho king County legislative fcdem'
ton. ut meeting In tho Y. w,
c. A. Monday afternoon at .
o'clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Holiday Liquor Is
Fatal to Two Men

NEW YORK. Nov. 50.-Thanks-
giving liquor caused tho death of at
least two men and put seven others
in Bellevue hospital. police records
showed today.
One man. found unconscious, was
expected to die.
Fifteen persons wcre reported
missing during the day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Hundreds Are Fed
by Salvation Army

More than 800 persons, down on
their luck" were fed on Thnnfsgiv.
Ing day at the salvation Army head,
quarters. at 14i4 Sixth ave, with
roast beef and pork, potatoes. tur.
nlps. apple sauce, pumpkin pie. COT.
fcc and fruit on the menu. according
to announcement Friday. In addi-
ton. rs baskets OF food were sent 10
families known TO bo In need.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Everett Democrats
to Be Guests Here

Members OF tho King Count,
Democratic club win DO hosts &c
Everett and snohomish county
democrats at tho weekly meeting al
nartnall's cafeteria Saturday noon
Among tho speakers ara Judge w
W, Black. Lloyd Black. II. E. Pad
gctt John II. rogorty. Il. Z. Hen
nessey. t. L. skaggs. Marvin w
Smith and s. A. Bos,wiek.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Indian Couple WEEDS;
Fourth Time for Both

YAKIMA. Nov, so,--A thumb print
Is a mighty good signature lizzie
r,,s,olhead told Judge V. o, Nlehol'
son Of the superior court here when
he united her in marriage with John
Heanan. Both are Yakima Indians
Tho bride said n was her four,'
marriage. and tho groom eouidn'
remember just how many times he
had been united in wedlock' but he
thought Il was four also.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

husband. Richard o. Norton. who
lives Mt tho family home at 1854 Alki
ave; her mother. Mrs. John Picker.
ing; two sisters. Mn. Joseph Thomp.
son and Mrs. William Ellison. and Il
brother. George Pickering.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

II L. SKEEL was 10 discuss
Northwest prosperity at noon lunch.
con OF tho members council OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. at tho M
sonic club. Friday noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

The amount or quicksilver mined
during 1921 was the smallest on
record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

Italy Is reported TO have a sur
plus OF 100000 people TO send
abroad this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

In rural schools only SIS per cen,
Of them have supervisors for physi
cal education.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
President Spends
Quiet Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.--Thanlss'
giving day was observed quietly Mt
tho White House. Tho president
and Mrs. Coolidge attended church
services In tho morning and dincd
alone at the White House, AZ their
two sons arc at Morccruburg col.
lego. The solo gift accepted for the
dinner was mammoth pumpkin pie
presented by n local chef.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

F-B Prices Never Juggled
There's no hocus-pocus about Fahey-
Brockman prices-no laundering in the dark
guessing, juggling marking up or
marking down. These prices stand for the
greatest clothing value in the Northwest. Every
suit or overcoat we sell is new and desirable
the last word in style-and the customer is
guaranteed saving of $40 at least, on each
transaction.