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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
FIRM GRIP TILL
TREATY is KEPT
Germany Has Defied Says
Premier Poincare
NEW STAND is INDICATED
Compromise With Great Britain on
Surface, With Open Break
BY Christmas, Is The
Prediction.
NEW STAND is INDICATED

Paris.-Premier Poincare, in a
speech at Neuilly-sur-Seine Sun
day afternoon, made this state
ment: "France will remain on
the Rhine not only until every
single clause of the Versailles
Treaty is fulfilled, but until she
is solidly guaranteed against ag-
gression.'
The declaration is taken here to
mean that the Ruhr and Rhineland
will never be evacuated by France.
The Premier said:
Germany has defied us. Sanctions
are necessary. Unless we are given
satisfaction We intend to take these
sanctions"
Thus Poineare foreshadowed what
the French argument would be before
the Council OF Ambassadors. There
is reason to believe that a compromise
will be effected by England eonsenting
to send stern summons to Germany
to permit the re-esta1hshmen of Al
lied military control. but refusing to
mention sanctions or to join in them.
Thus, while the Entente will be tenn
porarily mended on the surface, the
fracture underneath the surface will
be fundamentally impossible OF repair.
Observers regard independent French
action and the consequent final Anglo
French split as certain to happen be-
fore Christmas.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

MINE pYNAMiTED FIFTH TIME
Cleariield. Pa.-The tipple of the
Goshen Coal Company mine, near here,
was destroyed by a dynamite explos-
ion. The loss was estimated at $751;
600 In the last i've months four
dynamitings have occurred there, prop
erty OF the company being destroyed
in each instance.
Miners have refused to work in the
pit since June, when the company be
gan operating under the open shop.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

IUFTFUVT Tl7TU FEuEV TlUTTTIT TWVdTTu.
Attorney General Alexander Arm,
strong advised Motor Vehicle Com.
missioner E. Austin Baughman that
an ordinaaee passed by the Mayor arc
Council Vi Cumberland. imposing s
special license tax on motor vehicle.
carrying traffic ior hire, was invalid
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
W. R. CLARK
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
LA PLATA, ND

Our equipments for the business are
of the best, our outfit complete-New
Hearse and Good Team.
Are prepared 10 furnish, on the
shortest notice, all styles Of the best
grades OF Caskets and Collins.
VIII give our personal attention to
all business put in our charge, and We
guarantee the best OF service.
Terms Reasonable.
W. R. CLARE.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

Dusseldorf order of the Ruhr
Industrialists dismissing a large per-
centage Of their employees effective
November 50 brought prompt action
on the part OF the French and Belgian
occupational authorities.
General Degoutte issued decree
under which any employer dismissing
his employees will be given five years
Imprisonment.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
MOVIE ACTORS TO ACCEPT CUT.

New York.-The Famous Players
Lasky Corporation, which decided two
weeks ago to finish pictures in course
of production and then close It's
studios until the cost Of production
was reduced. may not md it neees-
sary to shut down 1t all. 1t is said
the actors who formerly received
$4,000 have agreed to $3.50 weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

marsh. The carriage was dragged by
the machine.
The group were standing beside a
parked automobile. 1t ia said, when
the machine Of Capt RoteEt Eason
struck them.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

Berlin.-"soviet saxony7 is being
rocked by one political scandal after
another as the activities OF the So
Observation-Disclosures Government
which was swept out of office by the
mailed fist of the Reichswehr are be-
ing investigated
The former Socialist Premier. Zeig-
ner. is accused Of having misused his
office to sell pardons on a grand scale.
A criminal investigation is under way.
His Communist Finance Minister.
Boettcher. who made the firebrand
speech that brought the troops into
Saxony and who boasted of the large
quantities of grain which his Ccmmun-
ist friends in Russia had placed at
his disposal, is now accused of having
negotiated for that grain at more
than twice the price at which it could
be bought in Germany.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

The Young Mems Ritchie League OF
Maryland received and spent seS2.4s
in the campaign preceding the recent
election. This was shown by the
statement filed in the clerks Office
of the Circuit Court by Herman NJ
Moser, treasurer Of the league.
OF the sum s6274S was received
from Hayward E. Boyce. treasurer OF
the Democratic Campaign Committee
II was used for cflice and other ex
penses. the report showed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Car skIdded. Skull Fractured

Max Kaplan, twenty three. Of st.
Paul, was instantly killed late Mon
day on Trunk Highway No. 9. 2l3
miles west of Jackson. when his
Columbian car struck a patch of
loose gravel and skidded. Kaplan's
companion, Dave Winner, twenty
three, also of st. Paul, who was at
the wheel, escaped without bruise
despite the fact that he was thrown
more than twenty feet when the
car turned over. Kaplan's skull
was fractured and his left leg brok-
en- at the knee. The two men were
on their way to st. Paul from
Sioux Falls, where Kaplan had
been on business. He was sales
man for a st. Paul candy house.
Winner had accompanied him on
the trip for an outing. Kaplsn. who
had been driving for sevtral hours,
had relinquished the wheel Just a
short time nrevious to enable bin
to smoke AS the car hit the loose
gravel the rear wheels skidded.
Kaplan grasped hold of the wheel
with one hand to steady the car.
but In his effort to keep the ma
chine in the middle of the road. he
turned the wheel too far, with the
result that the car turned COM
pletely over. Kapian was thrown
clear. IT,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
PLAN TO DRAIN SLOUGH
Important Hearing on Proposal Is
Taking Place at Winona.
u sSociafol .rssl =

- SSOCl1Iffsl y
Winona, Mimi, December ST.
Hearing was scheduled to open here
today before ward department Off
Gals on the proposal to drain Dark
slough. near Fountain City, Wis, a
great breeding ground for wild life.
Sportsmen, organized by the Isaak
Walton league. are to appear in OPP
position to the suggested drainage
project.
Today's scheduled hearing brings
10 an issue the controversy that has
arisen from a request of owners of
the big slough to drain off the water
and convert the area into agricul-
tural land.
Members of the Isaak Walton
league claim that contamination of
such project would mean destruc-
tiorf of one of the nations greatest
refugees for wild lie 1t is said that
the slough is great spawning
ground Tor game fish and a breeding
ground for wild fowl. They contend
that the area would not be valuable
as agricultural land.
Will III Dalg, president of the
league. speaking at Chicago, urged
the establishment OF a national r RI
covering this district on the Upper
Mississippi Valley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
RED CROSS ANNUAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ELECTED FOR YEAR
Reports Submitted and Financial
Statement Made; Consider
able Business Transacted

Mankato chapter OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross held its annual
meeting and election Of officers at
the Mankato Civic and Commerce
rooms and reelected the following
directors whose terms expired this
year: Mrs. L. Mather OF Madison
Lake was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by F. C. KNOT OF Madison
Lake moving away.
The directors reelected for three
years were: G. M. Palmer. 709
South Broad street. Mankato;
Judge Lorin Cray. 6O3 South Sec
ond street. Mankato; Mrs. N. c..
Weyer, 42S Walnut street, Mankato;
NJ. F. Sullivan, 80 South Broad
street, Mankato;
Mrs. Frank White, Amboy; c. G..
Cornish, Vernon Center; Mrs. G. M.
Palmer. 700 South Broad street,
Mankato; Mrs. r. o. Juliar, St.
CLAIR.
These directors with the others
whose terms hold over. will meet
Friday afternoon of this week to
elect officers for the ensuing year.
The home service report showed
that a lot Of good work was &C
complished by that department
two hundred and seventy five Of
fee visits were made, and during
the year one hundred and eighty
six cases of needy have been assist
ed financially and otherwise. Loans
amounting to $215.50 was among
the financial assistance.
The social service report shows
that one hundred, and twenty-nine
pairs Of shoes have been given to
the needy in addition to other ar
ticles OF clothing, while three hun
dred and fifty eight visits were
made to homes, etc. A ve:y large
amount of correspondence was also
carried on in connection with tho
other work.
The report of the city Red Cross
nurse, was practically a summing
up Of the work done the entire
year, and showed that valuable re-
suits had been accomplished and
many patients had been looked at
ter in a most thorough manner.
During the year. the nurse made
many visits to tho homes OF the
city and made valuable suggestions
as to the care OF children. A two
days showing was made at Garden
City Fair and four days at Man
kato Fair. That the nnrsa was a
busy lady is eVidenceu by the fact
that she made one thousand one
hundred and eight visits during
the year.
What is true Of the city nurse is
also true of the infant welfare
nurse. During the year three
thousand FIVE hundred miles were
driven in the work, and much val
liable Cdvice given to mothers.
The financial report Of the chap
ter shows that the total receipts
were $10.266.05 and the total dis
bursements $7,16447 in leaving a
balance on hand of $3,101.5S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Must Serve Fifteen DAYS

Winona, December Sc. E.
Mitchell, Rochester real estate
agent. was yesterday sentenced by
Special Judge Edward D. Liberia to
serve fifteen days in the Winona
county Jail when he pleaded guilty
in municipal court to charge of
driving an automobile while intox
icated September 20 on Gilmore
avenue. Mitchell, who was arrested
after his automobile left the road
and overturned near the Biesanz
brickyard, causing his wife to sus-
tain dislocated shoulder and other
injuries, was granted until January
8 to report to the Jail to serve his
sentence. He told the court that
his wife was still undergoing treat :
ment for her injuries and that he
wished to remain with her until her
condition was further improved.
Mitchell, at, the time of his arraign-
ment in September, entered a plea
OF not guilty. He appeared in court
today and announced his desire to
change his plea to guilty. At the
time of the accident Mitchell was
returning to Rochester after at
tending the law suit here in dis
trict court. where Jury awarded
sS 900 verdict against him to Mr..
and Mrs. Gustav Kiese of st.
Charles who alleged fraud in the
sale Of land. He. explained after
his arrest that he had heen worn
out from the trial, and had taken
couple" drinks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
LEGAL FIGHT OVER BLANKET
Redwinq Chamber Of Commerce In
,. terssts Self In Matter

Redwing, Mimi. December s.
Attorney A. H. Anderson has secur-
ed change af evnue from Ramsey
county district court TO the Goodhuc
county court in the action brought
by the Independent Specially com
pany of st. Paul against Rollo G.
Oskey of this city to recover S13
balance. alleged to be 4 due on goods
sold to his wife by them.
The case involves the purchase of
two WOODEN blankets, by Mrs. Oskey.
She paid 81 down and the balance
was to be paid upon delivery. Che
blankets were guaranteed TO be 10
FER cent wool. 1t so happened that
Mr.. Oskey, not knowing OF his wife's
purchase. bought two blankets at
Red Wing store. paying $4.2 %. each.
for them. When the blankets his
wife ordered arrived II was found
that they We're identically the same
as he had bought. bearing the same
makers label and\ number The
only difference was that the local
est. blishment had sold two of the
blankets for less than the price the,
out of town solicitor had asked. for
one.
Mr.. Oskey reported the matter TO
the Chamber OF Commerce and that
today voted to fight the case for him
as an argument in favor of pnrchas.s
ing goods from your home mercraEt.
The company sought to attach Mr..
Oskey's wages and began action in
Ramsey county court. Attorney A. II.
ANDERSEN. who was named by the
Chamber OF Commerce to fight the
case, secured a change OF venue and
the mater win come up in district
court here next March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
BAZAAR FOR CAMBRIA
Ladies of Salem Church Are Making
The Preparations

The Preparations
Cambria, December 5.-The la
dies of the Salem church will hold
their annual bazaar Friday. Decem-
Der IA, in the Cambria church.
Tom Wolters OF GarVin spent the
week end visiting friends in Cam
bria. Mary Owens, a teacher Of the
Garvin schools, accompanied him.
Gwen Evans spent the holiday at
home. She is teaching near st
James.
The Cemetery Union gave a sup
per Friday evening at the Cambria
church. Over a hundred dollars was
taken in. A fish pond and sale OF
hand made articles were other fea
lures.
Miss Harter returned from her
home Saturday. where she had gone
for the week end.
Ben Van Zee and Clifton Arid ac-
companied Lewis Harris home
Wednesday. They spent several days
hunting.
A oharivar was held at CARLOS
Saturday evening, the newlyweds
being Mr.. Prahl and Ruth Carlo.
few days at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Harris enter
tanned a number of Cambria folk at
a Thanksgiving dinner.
> Plans have been, made for a
Christmas program to be- held at
Salem church Christmas afternoon
and evening.
The Thanksgiving program at the
Bethel church was well attended
and much enjoyed.
Hugh Williams is able to be out,
and is recovering slowly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07

Press that owing to a great amount
of work which he and his office
force must attend to il would be
impossible for his department to
carry on the work that is required
to determine the feasibility of max
ing lake out OF the slough.
Council 10 Indifferent
Meantime, the city council has
assumed an attitude of Indifference
toward the lake proposal, using the
economy plea in it's refusal to as
sist in the preliminaries.
About $500 will be required to
make the topographic survey of the
slough and to determine whether
the soil would hold water. Are
there people in Mankato enough
interested In this proposed enter
prise to pay the bill from their own
pockets, provided the council will
permit them ito engage surveyors to
do the work? The Free Press will
be glad to give publicity to the
names of those who will stand the
expense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Experts VIII Discuss
Methods Of Farming

Members OF the agricultural eS-
tension division of the international
Harvester company of America will
hold demonstrations and discussions
OF topics pertaining to farm anu
home at Garden City consolidated
school December 10 anil 20.
All OF the lectures will be Illus
trated with large charts, lantern
slides and moving pictures, which
are declared to be the best moving
pictures OF their kind ever shown in
the northwest.
This short course Is for every
body. Among the speakers In this
short course will be:
L. A. Hawkins, q practical farmer
and horticulturist. Authority on fruit
growing, potatoes, gardening, etc.
Owns a half interest In large APP
pie orchard In Virginia. Was form
erly assistant horticulturist at the
Alabama station. Was superintend-
ent of 1900 acre fruit plantation in
Georgia. Has done considerable ex-
tension work in fruit belts OF the
east, south and northwest.
Miss leila Wigent, unexcelled in
home and school work. Her talks
and demonstrations at women's SEES
sions, at schools and at general ses-
sions, are features Of the short
courses. Miss Wigent Is practical;
! has had wide experience in many
states. Discusses: poultry, birds,
| home conveniences, home sanitation
flies, rural school problems. Her
work with schools has the highest
| commentator.
]. L. Wenstadt, farmer, dairyman
| and former county agricultural agent
was manager OF large dairy herd !;
tester for COW testing association,
and has had experience as cheese
maker. Has been active in boys and
girls club work. Discusses: dairy
ing. live stock. soil and soil fertility,
alfalfa, corn, community develop
ment, boys and girls club work and
| CO. operative marketing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Bankers Pledge Renewed Hsln

Owatonna, Mimi. December 81
Farmers and bankers Of Steel
county pledged renewed cooneraticr
for the benefit OF the county's agri-
culture at dinner at which bank
ers, newspaper men and county
commissioners were guests of the
hoard Of directors OF the county
farm bureau and OF officers of
township farm bureau units. ]. F..
Reed. president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation. was the
principal sneaker at the meeting.
Other sneakers inclucsr -am. A.
Rask Of Blooming Prairie. F. W.
Adams Of Owatonna. w. f. Galloway
of EHendale. w. V. Schultz OF Rixhv.
B. M. Hanson of Medford. L. 8. Oh
son and Paul II. Evans of Owston
Mrs. M. T. McCrady of Pratt and
Mrs. Psrcy Christison of Clinton
Falls. Questions of Importance re.
harding the relation Of farmers to
business pen Of this city and the
VILLAGES OF the county, especjallv in
reference to bankers, were discus
sed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Attempted Jail Breaking.

Austin, December SAN attempt
ed jail delivery, in which one of six
prisoners crawled through a hole
high in the wall of the city lookup
to release his fellow prisoners, was
frustrated by police officers, as
sequel to a raid on the soft drink
parlor of Fred Appel on Mill street.
The attempted Jail delivery was
made by John Swank, one of the
prisoners. Swank was one of six
men arrested for drunkenness fol-
lowing the raid on the soft drink
parlors. Apparently his fellow pris
oners had lifted him up so that he
could reach a small window near
the ceiling in the lookup. After he
had squeezed through the hole he
was about to try to open the Jail
door to release the other prisoners,
but a police officer caught him in
the attempt, and the prisoners re-
faced Justice Detwiler. The raid on
the Appel soft drink parlors was
made when several police officers
entered the place. While arTesting
the DRINKS found in the place, sew
eral of them got away, but they
were rounded up by the officers and
the deputy sheriff. One of them was
found helplessly drunk at tie rear
door of the establishment Another
had reached Lafayette Park before
he was caught. When Appel APP
peared before Justice Detwiler, he
came with a bargain in which he
had fixed his own sentence. "Pll
plead guilty to a 800 fine," he told
the court when the complaint
against him was read. He was told,
however, that the court fixed the
sentence, and his plea would be
made regardless of what punish
ment was imposed. He permitted
his plea of guilty to stand and he
was sentenced to ninety days in the
county Jail for maintaining a null
Sance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07

schools of that city. Walter will
spend a few days visiting his aunt
and cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown and
children have returned TO their home
at Albert Lea after spending
Thanksgiving and until the following
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Mead.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Lowell enter
tanned their son, County Attorney
J. r. Lowell and family of Fairmont,
on Thanksgiving and until the fol-
lowing Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
plstrict court A. owatonna

) Owatonna. December 5--The De
cember- term OF district court for
Steele county is in session. Forty
eight of the civil cases are listed
for trial by jury, however reports
were heard in the afternoon that
several of the cases had been set
tied and in, others settlements were
pending. There are nineteen civil
cases listed for trial by court but at
present it is not known how many
criminal cases are to be on the
loeket. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Alcohol Fire In Auto Radiator

.Pipestone, Mimi, December g.
Alcohol catching fire in the radiator
OF an automobile gave the Pipestone
fire department a run. Art Steen
was driving to his home when sud-
denly there was an explosion and
the radiator of his car burst into
flames. Pedestrians seeing the burn
ing car going along the street turned
In an alarm OF fire. A hand extin-
Guisher got the flames under control
before the fire trucks arrived on the
scene. The radiator of the car was
burned out. The alcohol had been
placed in the radiator to prevent It
from freezing and what caused it to
explode Is mystery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
COMMUNITY Club EVENT
Program VIII Be Presented At St

Program Will BE Presented At ST..
Clair Thursday Evening
st. Clair, December 5.-The sec
ond meeting of the Community club
of st. Clair will be held Thursday
evening, December g., in the school
house at eight o'clock. Judging from
past programs the one planned will
be very good. Everybody is urged
to be present and join in the good
time. The usual refreshments will
be served. The following progran
will be given:
Song, Glee club.
Address, George Hubner.
Talk, Eloise Bringgold, County
Nurse. ,y
Flag drill, by the primary and third
and fourth grades. -..
Reading, Setting A Hen" Monica
Thiessen. -.
Comic dialogue, High school.
Song, Community Chorus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
keeper cored an n.er !.

Rochester,, Miln., DScssL Liner 49,
William Alexander. forne, Par.
trolmaD. is recovering fro . inja.i 8
inflicted upon him by tame deer
in Mayo park Thanksgiving r,oT-i-
ing. The deer unexractedlys astGc,s-
ed Alexander, who was leting as
down, striking rim w j horns,
and stamping him with Us hoes;
Alexander, who was taking the
place of the regular keeper. enter
ed the deer's corral to do some
work. Suddenly the deer made a
leap and charged head downward
upon Alexander, knocking him
down One of the pror rs of the
ant1ers penetrated the fieshy part
OF his right leg, cutting deep cash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Recelved Bronze Medal
SnaciaI 20 The Frea Press /

e. I Tsmss MINI Noyember 10
Miss Envy Langland OF Odin has
received a beautiful bronze medal
from the State Fair, Association and
$40 in cash as reward for winning
second place in the bread work
Miss Langland is a member of the.
boys and girls clubs OF this county.
working under. the leadership OF Miss
Ethel M. Regain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
Candy win STAGE Corn Show

u ISpeclaI TO The Free PressJ
Candy, Mimi. December 1.-The
Candy Community club is arranging
to stage a corn show here on De-
cember IL and Is. A premium list
Is now being prepared which will
provide for the payment OF liberal
cash prizes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
ST. James Assists Road Improve
cn.ani "a - NV rs.ae press1

Especial To The Free Press7
st. James, MIMI November 3d.
The city council has voteQ to stand
$500 Of the expense of graSeling the
road from st. James TO the, Mt, Hope
cemetery. The county will pay $500
and $500 VIII be raised by subscrip-