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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
Free Speech-By Default.
(Editor and publisber


 They have settled the William Allen White free speech case in the usual way. The emergency that placed the right of free speech in jeopardy has and the case has been dropped much against the will of the defendant but person taking particular interest in the matter
 Whites crime was hanging poster in the window cf the Empora Gazette expressing 49 per cent sym pathy with the striking railway shopmen violation of the Kansas Industrial Court Law William Allen Whites name appeared the warrant at the time the case became issue of national importance but it not his fight. It q blow at the con stitutional rights of the press at a time when the well-beng of nearly half million citizens was at stake
 White naturally felt outraged that his personal right to express sympathy with his neighbors in their time of distress had been taken from him. the neghbors grumbed but the American press which has grown great through its freedom to serve by giying expression to truth remained unconcerned The case drifted and it has been dropped in a that leaves the way open to invoke the same tactics again in the next emergency. Free speech is too vital to independent press to have it booted around in this sighting manner every time there is need for plain talking and honest expression of urnion It is time for active national organization that will forget personal animosites and likes and dislikes and prepare to fight each this kind c a final decision that will leave doubt as to the constitutional rights of the profession of journasn is time for editors and writers present a united front toward those who would hamper their work greatest of all public services
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
The Difference

man goes into a store and says: Gimme new lid" pays five bucks or less-and goes on his way re joieing.
 A woman after looking at every thing else in the shop says Let me see one of the new styles in eatable browns of either coffee, chocolate, caramel or gingerbread, which has the velvet shirred, tucked, folded ol smocked.' and finally picks out one for which she pays 30 bucks-or more-and goes on her way to return next day to change it for one that is even more weird.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
The Rural Wit

'Red lemonade?" inquired the pret- ty girl at the refreshment booth.
 No, never heard of it. Who wrote it?' asked the village cut-up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
That's Different

Pa, it would be silly for l man to stand on the bank and call .he bluff on the opposite side, wouldn't lt?' asked Clarence.
 "Yes, but you can usually make the other man look silly by easliag his" replied his dad.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
We Suppose All the Chickens In the
 Neighhorhood Were There
(Jackson Center NeWs.)

The Cosmos Club dedicated the new henhouse of Wallace DuVdl near Maplewood, Tuesday night, with a dance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
if It Fits

A kid thinks his dad is the wisest person in the world until he begins asking for help with his night work and then he decides he is the dumbest.
 But we don't think much of the people who always say it with flow cry language.
 When parents desire to handicap their boys for life they name them Percy or Reginald.
 Riches may have wings, but a lot of people who have riches don't stand much chance of ever getting any.
 We guess another thing that is about as scarce as the proyerbial hens teeth are girls who do as much reflectihg as their mirrors do.
 Many a man who was afraid of the dark when he was kid is more afraid of the light after he has grown up.
 A super-stout can also tell the world that large bodies reduce even more slowly than they move.
 Not many mothers are able to man. age their children these days, but it is a poor stick of a wife who still can't manage her husband
 The only time lazy man will work with will is when he is trying to break his rich uncle's in which he has been cut off without a cent.
 or course it is none of our busi- ness, but we'll bet a good many jeweled garters have been laid away until the fashions change again and there will be some use wearing them
 What girl needs to know Is that man is easy enough to catch but he is devlish hard to hold
 Every hostess ought to have a two minutes start of all the other guests at the tablo so thoyn know what she intends each spoon and fork to be used for.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
News Of the Names Club

Lotta Gabb, of Port Huron, has been refused admittance to the club. We already have enough members who talk too much.
 Wonna Bath, of Boston, can go ahead and take one so far as we are concerned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
DOES THE DELEGATE ANTICIPATE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN 1921?

anticipate that the effort 10 transfer
 the fih market from Prince Rupert to ket-
 chikan will be renewed with a view of ob-
 taning special legislation in 1925 when1t IS
 prcbable that new tariff law will be
 enacted.
 The above quotation is an extract rom letter recently published in the Ketchikan News credited by il 10 Delegate Sutherland The entire letter w2s de- voted to advice 10 fishermen on hcw 10 conduct a prhlicity campaign and is net germane to the specu- lation which the passage quoted naturally arouses
 The Fordney -McCumber tariff law of 1922 IS strictly a Republican measure. It is the RepuDiican organizations fulfment of campaign pledges made ln 1920 and il will stand while the Republican admin itration stands I may be amended in some respects but it is net going be replaced by another tarin as long as the Republican party as il is now con- stituted remains in power MT. Sutherland realizes this fact
 The cnly prospect fer new tariff law to be passed in 1925 is for the Democrats 10 win the national election oecng majcrities in both Houses Of sufficiently large numbers 10 enable them to put a new tariff bill through. When Delegate Sutherland anticipates the probability of the enactment of new tariff schedules in 1925 does he also anticipate a Democratic victory as a prelude thereto?
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06

TOXIC. Jan. 6.-Military mon are not desired as husbands by the mod ern Japanese girls, 1t is indicated in the voting of pupils of the ochan. omizu High School, one of the best In Tokio These girls come from military and official families. but not ono out Of a hundred graduates voted Tor a soldier husband The majority favored independent merchants
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06

From the ado made conclude that an ocean voyage is only for the purpose of having plenty to dlink-( Pittsburgh Gazete-Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
Fool Questions

G. B. c. asks Does it cost much to express an opinion?' Well some times the price you pay is just a black eye, and sometimes it is a trip to the hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
Daily Sentence Sermon

More men who gamble are cleaned out than clean up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
Did He Go After a PercoIator?

tRitner Cor. McGreary County (ky)
 Reeord) Perk Coffey made d trip to Stearns on Friday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-06
ALONG LEES DETOUR
 By SAM HILL

Observations of Oldest lnhabitant
 Keeping a girl in clothes is anoth- CT expression that does not mean what it used to-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
PRISON is OVERCROWDED
saltwater Institution Is Now Housing
Great Many Men

. Saltwater prison with 1,O2S in
babitants, has more state prisoners
now than it has ever had before. it
was learned when reports of over
crowded conditions were received
from several state penal institutions
at the office Of the state board OF
control.
Reports received in the office Of
the state board of control disclosed
that several of the state penal iDsti
tutions are compelled to use cots in
the corridors of the cell houses be
cause of the over crowded conditions
resulting from the large number Of
wrongdoers being sentenced by the
various district courts
With the daily influx of prisoers
from over the state the capacity of
the institution will be reached in a
few days The prison has accommo
dation for 1,044 inmates.
The ST.. Cloud reformatory with A
capacity of $40 reports that it has
GAS inmates.
The condition at Shakopee, the
women's refoTmatory Is the same, il
was reported. Although the capacity
is sixty inmates, there are sixty foui'
prisoners.
Sank Center has capacity of .29J
and reports today show that there
are 314 inmates ~
The board of control relieved con :
ditions at the girls correctional
home when they paroled about thH-
ty- i've OF the inmates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
HIGHWAY BONDING
PLANS EXPLAINED
{. M. Babcock Addressed
Big Meet In St. Paul
Last Night

Charles M. Babcock, state high
way commissioner, last night told
why the legislature should author
ize the s20,0O0,OOO road bond issue
to carry out the trunk highway pro-
gram. -.
DO you want to go ahead or let
other states beat you to it?" he
asked at the climax of his argument
Over 80 per cent of the trunk
highway system is improved al
ready. Shall we quit?''.
The highway commissioner ad-
dressed the biggest gathering at
tending a Legislative hearing al
this session. The crowd represent
ed persons from all sections of the
state at the capitol.
County commissioners were there
from a majority of the counties,
Farm Bureau representatives added
to the throng,s and farmers came
paid their own way-from dozens OF
counties. Winona alone sent a del
cgation of 40. Duluth had repre-
sentatives from civic organizations
totaling memberships of over 1000.
Mr.. Babcock crammed his facts
on the bond issue into half hour
talk. Before he could start he was
given q Tousing ovation, and when
he had ended the cheering lasted
for several minutes. Scores of citi :
Zens from as many counties spoke
afterwards. and only two opposed
the proposition. He explained sew
eral things that had ben brought to
his notice and wiped away a num-
Der of idle rumors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
RAISES MARRIAGE COSTS
Minnesota Senator Would Increase
License Fee From So To SIS

Associated Press DtSpdtcn.I
ST.. Paul. March 23.-With but one
dissenting vote the Minnesota SEN
ate today repealed the pre- primary
convention law passed N 1921: The
bill previously had passed the house.
Senator George Fl. Sullivan cast
the only negative vote, while sixty
one votes were recorded for the re-
peal.
The senate adopted a number OF
amendments to the house bill be-
fore passing it. and the measure
now must go back to the house for
concurrence in the amendments:
The senate today also passed the
resolution authorizing the railroad
and warehouse commission TO in
vestigate practices of the grain ex-
changes. The house previously had
passed it.
The cost OF getting married would
be increased under the terms of a
bill introduced today by Senator
Ncls Peterson. The bill, which Sen.
ator Peterson said was introduced
"by request" would increase the fee
for a marriage license from 81 to 50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
SWooP DOWN ON FARIBAUlT
Federal Dry Agents Made Cleaning
In That City

Faribault. March 24.-Swooping
suddenly down on the city with a
well organized plan of attack, fif-
teen United States federal prohibi
ton enforcement officers, assisted
by Sheriff Livingston and six depu-
ties Thursday night staged the
greatest clean up raid since the ad-
vent of national prohibition. Fiji
teen soft drink parlors, private
homes and fats were raided by the
officers within less than half an
hour shortly after eight o'clock.
Seven places, for which search war
rants were held, yielded booze IN
one form or another, according to
officials.
Seven soft drink proprietors are
subject to or under arrest and their
places are liable to an abatement
order from the federal government
in case they are found guilty.
Over twenty five gallons OF
moonshine, bonded whiskey, alco-
hol, wire and home brew were con
fiscated
The raid extended from Fourth
street and Central avenue to Sec
ond street, and on Third street from
First avenue east to First avenue
west. Two places were raided on
First avenue west and both proved
to be in possession of liquor.
The raid coyered the entire down-
town district and coming at a time
when the crowds were just begin =.
ming to assemble it created no small
amount Of excitement The words
1.-THE federals are here!" passed over
the streets like wildflre. but it fail
ed to reach the soft drink parlors
in time to permit tipping off and the
destruction of, evidence. The raid
ers had taken care of that feature
long before they struck.
The twenty dry officers and dep
uties hit all of the places at a given
time and before the operators could
recover they were caught.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
MEMORY CONTEST Prizes.
Rochester Event Was Brought r
Close With the Awards.

Rochester, March 24.-Two hun J.
dred and twenty three contestants
who had shown In preliminary con-
tests that their music memoir was
almost perfect were assembled in
the new gymnasium of the high
school last evening for the final test
ing OF ability.
The success<of the contest was be-
yoDd even the fopdest expectations
of those who had guided it's progress.
Interest was manifest at every turn.
The large audience in the balcony
and about the sides of the gymna-
SUM showed that the public was
ready to stand behind the contest
ants in their efforts to familiarize
themselves with the good things in
music. A murmur of admiration
and approval arose when the needle
being removed from the first record
after just one half minute every
head in the contrasting group drop
ped and all wrote the name of the
composition.
It was almost impossible for the
judges to decide on the prize win
Ders. So many papers were perfect
except for some small point OF spell
ing.
The winners of the medals given
by the Bach Music company are as
follows:
First prize Gold medal, Grace
Hargesheimer.
Second prize: Silver medal. Mary
Root.
Third prize: Bronze medal, Katn-
crime Mercer.
The winners of the grade scnoof
prizes given by the Ladies' Choral
club are: ., .
First prize: Gold medal, Leona
Crown Of the Hawthorne, sixth
grade. , ..
Second prize: Silver medal. Amy
Logan of the Edison, sixth grade.
Third prize: Bronze medal, Kath
crime Lemon of the Edison, fifth
grade.
To Edison school goes the banner
from the National Bureau for the
Advancement of Music for the higS
est per cent eligible to the final CON
test. Edison had one hundred per
cent eligibility. The Holmes school
was second.
The following had perfect memory
scores and will receive Perfect
Score pins: Leona Crown, Amy Lo-
gan, Katherine Lemon, Edith Fos-
ter, Alice Wheeler, Margaret Moore,
Frederick Helmboltz, Loretta Cut
shall, Alice Moore, Mary Balfour,
Mary Alice Grounds, Cleo Reiter,
Margaret Blakely. Ruth Moe, Mar
garet Blickle, William MacCarty,
Mae Wegner. Marjorie Carver, Dor
othy Root. Irene Brown. Heeln Lee.
Mary Root, Katherine Mercer, Cleo
Reiter, Grace Hargesheimer, Jesse
Lund. Edna Larson, Georgia Rich
ardson. Edith Laws, Mildred Ran
franz, James Hudson, Dorothy Ran
franz, Clara Thedens, Stella Hover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR
Claims That c. and c. Body Has
Endorsed Economy PROGRAM

Endorsed Economy Pro1ram
DIR. w. A. Beach in a statement
to The Free Press today stated that
he was pleased to note in Wednes
day nights issue of The Free Press
that the Civic and Commerce asso-
citation of this city advocated prin
ciples which are uppermost In the
minds of the present city council,
and that is the reduction of taxes
as far as IL Is possible to reduce
them. The following is the state
ment of Mayor Beach:
Il am very much pleased to see
that the Civic and Commerce asso
citation of this city endorses the
present administration in its pro-
gram of economic, efficiency, and
reduction of taxes. We expect to
continue this program In spite of any
pressure that may be brought to the
contrary. l would also suggest that
q committee be appointed by the
Civic and Commerce association to
try and adopt measures to correct
very prevalent practice of tax dodg-
ing. A fair and equitable payment
of taxes by all would reduce taxa
ton for the lowest ones"
e. V. Waters, who is also a can
didate for nomination for mayor at
the city primaries Monday, when
asked today by The Free Press for
a statement said that he would not
make statement until after the
primaries next week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
Eyota To Dedicate School HOUSE

Eyota, March 24.-J. TT. Day, dep
uty commissioner of agriculture. and
George A. Selke, the state inspector
Of rural schools, have been secured
to speak at tho formal dedication
exercises of the Eyota consolidated
on April 5, according to an an
nouncement made by Superinten
dent B.. o. Norby woh is arranging
the program for the day. In the
morning. it is planned to have de :
monstration In farm shop problems
and a general inspection of the bFIilu
ing by the public The dedication
exercises will take place in the
afternoon along with musical pro
gram. In the evening there will be
music and motion pictures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
LOWER COURT is AFFIRMED
Supreme Court Hands Down Opin
ion In Rocester Case

supreme SouFt TandS OoWn Oplh .
-. ion In Roeester Case
Rochester March 24.-The state
supreme court in decision made
public today affirmed the verdict OF
the Olmsted county jury which
found Ed Clark, former proprietor
of the prohibition laws in trial
early last July. AS a result. Clark
now faces the prospect of serving
long Jail sentence and the posi-
bility of paying heavy fine.
Due to Judge Callaghan's absence
from the city, the convicted man
will not receive his sentence until
the Judge returns about April 10th
He will probably retain his liberty
until that time unless his bondsmen
wish to withdraw their. bonds and
require him to be taken into Gus
tody.
Clark was convicted by jury in
the June term Of district court last
year following one of the longest
and the most sensational trials ever
held In, this county. The jurors
came to a decision on the evidence
presented by witnesses and gather
ed by the Rochester and county
officials in a series OF raids on the
Minnesota House during the spring
minths. The grand jury returned In
dicthnents on three counts against
Clark for alleged Illicit liquor viola
.ions 49,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
IWFNDT PUNCHED
BOOZE ALLEGED
Still Was Reported Found
On His Premises
LODGED IN BASTILE
So me Moonshine and AIcoho|
Discovered On the
Place Also

Released on parole from Blue
Earth county district court about a
year ago, so that he could look after
the crops on his farm. John Wendt
farmer living in Vernon Center
township. was taken into custody b,
Sheriff Edward Ario late yesterda,
afternoon on a similar offense fol
which he had been previously ar
rested and sentenced--alleged pos
session of illegal liquor and appara
tus for the manufacture of illicil
liquor.
Sheriff Ario yesterday obtained 9
search warrant for the Wendt farm
and on the visit made to the place
found a half pint of moonShine, hall
a pint of alcohol, a ten gallon copper
still with coil complete, and severa'
gallon containers, smelling strongly
of grain alcohol. The still and other
apparatus. together with the liquor
were found hidden beneath a pile OF
hay in the barn on the Wendt farm
Wendt was arrested and is today
lodged again at the county jail.
Arrested About Year Ago.
About a year ago Wendt was ar
rested on similar charge and was
fined and sentenced to Imprisonment
Judge w. l.. Comstock paroled him
with the understanding he was rc
take care of his farm work. During
the November term of district court
when Wendt appeared before the
court to make his report, Judge "
l.. Comstock decided that he had
been drinking liquor and that he
smelled strongly of moonshine. TIL.
court again ordered Wendt be taken
into custody OF the sheriff. He was
released the same day when friends
made affidavits stating that Wendt
had not been drinking and It wa,
probable that barber lotion was the
strong odor smelled by the court.
Wendt had not been arraigned or
the new charge at noon today.
John Wendt was arraigned before
Judge Hiram Golf at two thirty this
afternoon on charge of possess
ing apparatus for the manufacture
OF illicit liquor. He waived examin
alton and was bound over to Blue
Earth district court under $500 bond
He was given the opportunity OF
raising the bond. ~ -.'.. .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
"a GIVEN SAFETY BANNER
Employees OF Rail Shops At Winona
I, Etf Are Recognized

/, Et' Are Recognized
Winona, March 24.-Officials and
employees of the Winona shops of
the Chicago and North western
railroad were signally honored yes:
terday in receiving the safety ban
ner, emblematic of the biggest per
cent reduction in the number of
accidents in the year 1922 compared
with 1921 of all the shops on the
North Western system.
While six hundred employees and
officials looked on and cheered the
proceedings in the main shop build
ing, X. C.. Richards of Chicago, gen
eral claim agent of the road and the
father" of the safety movement
presented the banner to Charles
Coleman master mechanic and chair
man Of the Winona shops safety
committee.
In short address preceding the
Mr.. Richards pointed
To the record of the Winona shops
and gave statistics to show that
their record was better than any on
the system during the year 1922
The Winoua shops reduced theil
number OF accidents during the year
SO per cent 80 compared with the
previous ya?r. he said, Winora was
tho VIE: by large margin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
OLD-TIME PRINTER DEAD
John F. Murphy, Who Had Resided
In Waseca Since 1857.

lSEecial TO The Free PresS.l
.Waseca, Mimi. March 24.-John r
Murphy, one of the earliest pioneers
of Waseca county, and the oldes,
newspaper man i'm this part of Min
nesota, died at his home in this city
Wednesday evening. The deceased
had for several years been SUFFERING
from the effects of an apoleptiC
stroke but the immediate cause OF
death was heart failure
Mr.. Murphy came to Waseca coun
ty in 1857 at the age of seven years
At an early age he became a printer
and in 1883 was part owner and pub
Usher of The Waseca County Hes,
aid, twenty years later selling GU,
his interest to his partner, the lat.
James K. Child.
Mr.. Murphy was well known as a
leading citizen of Waseca and was q
member of the Masonic lodge OF
this city of which he was the Oldest
past master.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
GUERNSEY SALE PLANNED
This Affair Will Be Pulled Off On
May % and 20

his Affair VIII Be Pulled OF On
May % and 20
At a recent meeting of the direc-
tors OF the Blue Earth County
Guernsey Breeders association 1t
was definitely decided to hold a
spring sale at the Mankato sales
pavilion on May % and "a. A great
deal OF interest has already been
manifested by prospective buyers.
DR.. NJ. B. Wood, Mankato's Guern-
sey specialist who will have charge
of the sales, has stated that he ar
ready has forty head OF pure bred
cattle listed together with a dozen
or more high grade cows. The
guernsey sales at Mankato have al
ready enjoyed a fine patronage from
Blue Earth county buyers as we'll
as from various other counties.
With the success of the recent
Better Sires Campaign" in the
county a confirmed fact, the man
agement Of the sales feel assured of
successful sale.