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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

Germany, it is reported, faces ruin. It ought to be used to it by this time.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

faction in knowing that the pay envelope comes regularly.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. F. - Never mind, little drug store, don't you cry; you'll be a booze shop bye and bye"
 There are 2,O00 drug stores in Mis- souri, several score of them are being operated as drug stores to camouflage their bootlegging activities, which is their real business
 So says c. M. Watson, president of the Retail Druggists Association, which has adopted as it's slogan: Run the bootleggers from behind the pre- scription case"
 "These drug stores do not even comply with the law requiring reg istered pharmacist to be in charge of their stores at all times" he says.
 The association believes that there are many drug stores being operated by former saloon keepers and former bartenders, who feel they are safe if they operate behind a drug sign.
 Sale of drugs is a nuisance to these places. the association contends, in announcing a campaign of education on an elaborate scale to acquaint the public with the fact that patrOnizing such places is dangerous. They are run primarily for retailing "hooch'' and not competent to handle drugs. Patronizing them is a constant danger to the patron, the association says.
 "We are not campaigning against bootlegging in general" Watson an nounces. We are simply seeking to purge our own business of prohibition violations" To this end the associa- tion plans to furnish evidence of li- quor violations to the police and to follow up cases in court involving druggists to see they are not pigeon holed."
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

Some day we hope to hear of a homely murderess' but nobody will believe it.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

Self-supporting penitentiaries is the hobby of Charles Brandon Booth, president of the Prison Development League and son of Maud Ballington Booth Under his plan of prison re form the penitentiaries will cease to be a burden to the taxpayers of the states They will become self-sup- porting.
 He advocates that the state prisons be reorganized along industrial lines with crafts positions of varying pro- ficiency available, with scale Of wages, determined by skill, effective, with a minimum of $4 daily to each worker. Such wage, he says, could be paid the convicts without loss to the state.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

Chief efforts will, however, it is stated, be directed toward educating the public to the danger of patronizing stores which ostensibly sell drugs but in reality deal in liquor.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17

Maybe the price of grapes is due to a pressing demand.-Detroit News
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17
Voice of the Alaska Press

It is to be sincerely hoped Congress will it's way provide for that muchneeded Alaska cable That is a necessity if the growth and development of the country to brought about-Strollers Weekly. Juneau.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
LIQUOR SCANDALS
REACHING HIGHUPS
Expose At National Capital
Has Sensations
PATRONS LIST FOUND
Sudden Disappearance Names OF
Customers Taken During Raid
Has Called for Explanation
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1

Washington, D. C. December "a
The national capitals biggest boot
leg scandal, which originated from
a modest police raid, gives promise
of developing a sweeping inquiry
into oft repeated charges Of liquor
drinking in high places.
The sudden disappearance OF a
portentious list of customers taken
durng the raid resulted in insistent
demands from several quarters to-
day for an explanation. That there
were indications that the district at
torney's office, which has threaten
ed to prosecute those whose names
appeared on the list, would investi-
gate thoroughly why the evidence
vanished, and that the demands for
an inquiry would be taken up in
congress Immediately after the hoH-
day recess.
Meantime both the financial back
ing of the bootlegger ring involved
and the actual source of the liquor
supply are under investigation by
several branches of the municipal
government of the District of Co
lumbia.
Where Liquor Was Stored
An effort will be made to connect
prominent banking interests with
the financing of the project, and an
inquiry has been made Of the state
department as to the immunity Of a
LIQUOR stock which the police were
prevented from seizing by the in
tervention of an official of foreign
legation.
Some of the liquor suspected by
nolica officials of belonging to the
stock Of the ring was stored in the
cellar of a private house here, but
when a police squad broke iato the
place and were about to carry the
wet goods away they were inform
ed that it belonged to DR.. Venceslas
Sokolowski, first secretary of the
Polish legation. DR.. Sokolowski
subsequently produced permits
showing that the liquor had been
obtained by him through the regu-
lar channels provided in the law for
insuring supplies to the representa-
tives here of foreign governments.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
LESS ACREAGE REPORTED
BY PAUL KIRK
Not So Much Rye Put Into Ground; /;
Farm Labor Supply De-
mand Equal

The acreage Of winter wheat in
Minnesota is about 1900 acres
less than that seeded one year ago,
while about $4,000 acres less of rye
was seeded, according to report Of
Paul H. Kirk, statistician for the
Minnesota Cooperative Crop Re.
porting service.
The decrease in the winter wheat
acreage is due principally to less
acreage seeded in the northwestern
counties in the state where the crop
was winter or spring killed. The
acreage seeded this fall is $4,000
acres The condition Of the crop on
December l is reported at SO per
cent of normal. In some sections
the growth is small due to the dry
fall.
The decrease in rye is also heavy
in the northwestern part OF the
state due to a very poor crop and
small financial returns per acre.
The acreage planted this fall is
729,600, compared with $4,000 the
revised estimate for the acreage
seeded in the fall of 1922. The con-
dition of the crop is placed at SO
per cent of normal. Due to a dry
season the late seeded rye is short
and goes into the winter under
rather unfavorable conditions.
The reported price per bushel
paid for husking standing corn was
rs cents per bushel and the price
for husking from the shock was 81
cents per bushel.
The percentage of all farm land
plowed this fall is "A per cent.
Farm labor supply and demand
were nearly equal for November
Farm labor prices are little lower
than last month.
The winter wheat acreage il the
United States is estimated to he
4,759 900 acres less than that seed
ed in the fall of 1922. The condition
Of the crop is SS per cent Of normal
The United States acreage Of rye
seeded this fall IS 100000 acres less
than in 1922. The condition Dccem-
Der 1, Is S9.9 per cent Of normal.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
State Is To Put On o..
Tag Day Next Week
Biggest Event of Its. Kind;
+ Auto Owners To Take
+ Part In It

The biggest "game of tag" in the
history Of Minnesota is ready to
start and will be on in earnest next
wednesday all over the state. Pro.
badly half a million people wlll
every square
shooter" who owns a car.
In other words, Minnesota 1924
motor vehicle license plates are
ready and the proceeds-the only
taxes on cars and trucks-are need
ed to hasten more good roads. Ap,,
plication blanks may be procured
now at the National Bank OF Com:
merce. More than 1000 banks. no,
taries public, registers or oeeds anu
automobile dealers throughout the
state have the blanks on hand. Pro.
perly filled out and accompanied Dy
the right tax, Secretary Of State
Mike Holm says applications will
bring certificates and plates direct to
applicants. Otherwise, delays may
mean penalties, ,25 cents a day for
the first 90 days. then 81 month
for five months. =
Every dollar that is paid must be
used for improving and maintaining
the big 1000 mile system OF Iinne-
sofa trunk routes or Babcock high
ways, under the law. And every
dollar paid in taxes by car owners
will mean two or three dollars less
gasoline, tires and other car expense
during the year, claim good roads
friends-far greater and more di-
rect returns than from most taxes.
Plans are in the making this year
for more rigid enforcement Of the
motor vehicle tax laws, it is report
ed. Predictions are made that the
car owner who starts out in 1924 to
dodge paying his bit toward better
roads will have a long, tiresome run
ahead. and one that probably will
end with payment of the tax. penal
ties and perhaps a fine.
1--we done my bit; have you kick
ed in?" will be the question prompt
ed by the new blue and white tags.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
CENTER OF NEGRO
POPULATION FOUND
Work Carried On BY the Fed
eraI Census Bureau
POINT IS IN GEORGIA
Further Proof Was Also Establish
ed That CoIored Race Is
Moving North
Associated Press 6ispatchl

Washington, D. c.. December. "a,
The center Of negro population IN
the United States has been deter
mined by the census bureau as l.S
miles north northeast Of Rising
Fawn. in Dade County, Georgia. For
the first time in history this, center
mas moved to the northeast, us 1or-
mer movements having Deeh Ii
southwesterly direction.
The movement of the center Oh
negro population Is an accurate IN
dex of the direction CT negro mlgra
ton" says the bureau. In l79o IL
was located twenty five miles west
southwest of Peterburg, Va. IN 1859
II was located 10.4 miles east OF
LAFAYETTE, Georgia. From 1880 10
1890 the southwesterly movement
was continued and it advanced 70. 1
miles to a point 10.5 miles SCUM
west of Lafayette, and about 4 niles
east of the Alabama line.
Distance Moved
In one hundred years it had NOV
ed southwest 463 miles, an average
of 46 miles each decade. From 1872
to 1900 it's movement was greatly
retarded, and it advanced only 9. i
miles. across the Alabama Georgia
state line to 1917 miles northeast OF
Fort Payne, Alabama about miles
west of the Georgia line. In 1910 1t
located 5.4 miles north northeast OF
Fort Payne, it's movement for TIN
decade being miles west southwest
It's movement south was evidently
greatly retarded by the migration OF
negroes to the northern and eastern
states. In 1920 Il moved back across
the state line into Georgia and was
located 1.S miles north northeast OF
Rising Fawn, Dale county, Georgia,
having moved 81. miles.
Cause Present Movement
"The present northeasteTiy move
ment was due principally to the
great increase in the negro popula-
tion of Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiara and
Michigan. The total increase in the
negro population of the United States
was 635,368, and the increase in the
northern states noted was Sc percent
Of the total increase. This hegira
north Of the negro regulation was
due mainly to the expansion Of GER
tain industries during the World
War, the high wages paid being the
great attraction. 1t is probably true
that this movement has been con-
tinued, due to TIE reduction of the
cotton crop and the demand for corn
mon labor at higher wages in the
north"
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
WINDOW GIVEN DECISION
TWO to One Vote Favors Debating
Team Over st. James
Especial To The Free Press

Especial To The Free Press]
st. James, Mimi, December 21.-
Window High school was given a
two to one decision over st. James
high school in a debate here this
evening on the subject: Resolved
That European immigration Into
the United States Should Be Pro-
hibited for Period of Five Years. !"
Window debated the affirmative of
the question. Judges were o. w.
Snarr, director OF the Training
school of the State Teachers Coll
lege, Mankato: Professor B. E..
Youngdahl. Gustavus Adolphus Col
lege, st: Peter; H. c. Krelieb, Mt.
Lake High school,
The Window affirmative team
was composed of Paul Stoughton,
Evelyn Babcock and Alden Muller.
The members of the st. James neg
at1ve team were Lorraine Prentice,
Rueben and Erland Anderson.
The argument of the affirmative
was that European immigration into
the United States should be prohi-
bited for period of five years be-
cause:
Continued immigration is detri-
mental to the social condition of this
country. 1t, is detrimental to the
economic condition. Prohibition is
necessary that this country may as
simulate the aliens we have here by
distribution and Americanization.
Prohibition will benefit immigrants
both here and abroad. it will benefit
the European countries and it will
benefit America. The negative ar
gument was that immigration IS
necessary for the solution of the la
Dor problem. Prohibition would be
dangerous to our national safety as
it would antagonize other nations.
Restriction is better than prohibi-
ton which would increase the crime
wave and the smuggling of immi-
grants into this country and rob US
of many valuable future citizens.
The plan offered by the negative
would be a selective immigration of
two percent of each nationality in
this country in 1890, the selection to
be made by our consuls abroad, and
the registration Of all aliens until
thev are admitted to citizenship.
The superior rebuttals made by
Window debators is credited as the
reason for their victory
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
SUMMERTIME WEATHER
Indications For Tonight and Tomor-
row Are Favorable, Little Snow

TO" arc FaVordplcs IlIIle 0nOW
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
Washington, D. C. December "a.
NO white Christmas" is in pros
pect, but there will be bite in the
air Christmas morning, in marked
contrast tn the conditions of the last
few days when summer like wealth
er has prevailed over a wide area.
Light frost is predicted by the
weather bureau. for tonight as far
south as extreme northern Florida.
Indications are for generally fair
weather tonight and tomorrow in
the middle Atlantic, 1outh Atlantic,
east gulf states, Tennessee, the Ohio
valley and the lower lake region.
The only snow fall probable is pre-
dicted for portions Of northern New
England and northern New York,
and this may turn to local rams.
Tonight the temperatures will be
slightly lower in the middle Atlantic
states but they will rise slowly in
the Atlantic states north Of Virginia
during Christmas day.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Should Have Sales AGENCY

TSDeclaI To TIE Free PressI
Madefia, Mimi. December 21.-"It
is pitiful to think that the greatest
industry in the whole countrv-that
Of farmips-has no sales depart-
ment, while every other business
has" said w. j. Corwin. poultry
marketing specialist and contrjbut-
ing editor of the Farmer. ST. Paul,
at meeting here this evening call
ed to inform the people of this com
munity as to the need of a coopera-
tive egg and poultry marketing or
ganization in this county. One
farmer, he said, cannot afford to
hire a real salesman. Some can't
even afford to pay a hired man.
Neither can little group of farm
ers have a big enough volume OF
business to warrant. having most
expert salesmanship.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Entitled To Hero Medal
Especial To The Free Press

lSpeCldl 10 Inc FTEe HTeSSl
Marshall, Mimi, December 21.-
Peter Longtin, an eight year old boy
OF this city. probably qualified for a
hero's medal when he saved his lit
tie five year old brother, Edward
Longtin, from drowning in a pond
near their home The younger child
had thrown a tin can with which he
was playing out onto the ice and
then followed to get the can. He
ventured too far out on the thin
crust of ice which gave away be-
meath him. Peter. who was return
ing home from town heard the cries
of his brother and seeing him
floundering in the icy waters of the
pond ran to his assistance and after
much hard work was finally sue
cessful in dragging the drowning
half frozen boy safely ashore. The
boys are sons of Mrs. Fred J..
Longtin.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Watch Was Stolen.

Owatonna, December 24.-The Of
fee of the A. M. Schuette elevator
was entered and ransacked. An en-
trance gained through the jimmying
of the office window, was disclosed
Saturday morning wnen the elevator
was opened for business Saturday
morning. Miss Pearl Schuette lost
her watch, which she had left on
the desk in the elevator office. Moth
ing else was touched as far as could
be ascertained. The checks which
We're in the safe, were strewn' on
the floor with the other papers.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Thievery At winnebauo

Winnebago. December 21-Thiev-
es entered the meat market owned
and operated by John Froehlich and
robbed the cash register of nickels.
dimes and quarters to the sum Of
between five and six dollars. Mr.
Froehlich had left the store only a
few minutes before, and had started
for his home, when he had occasion
to return to the store. He was sur
prised to find pennies scattered on
the floor in front Of the cash regis
ter and that the register had been
opened and robbed. The thief had
made his entrance and exit through
a rear window.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
SUSPECTS in S T. CLOUD
Supposed Bandits Wanted For Train
ROBBERY Murder Were Identified.


[Associated Press Dispatch1
st. Cloud, Mimi, December 26.-
Roy and Hugh Deautremont, to-
gether with another man, wanted
by police and federal postal authori-
ties for the robbery of Southern
Pacific train at Siskiyou, Washing
ton, October II, last. in which four
trainmen were killed, were seen in
st. Cloud last night They escaped
the net which police set to capture
them. and made their getaway, pre-
sumably in an automobile. The trio,
accompanied , by three girls, not
known here, made their first appear
ance in drug store where the clerk
recognized them from the pictures
he had seen on, posters around the
city. A few moments later visit
ing detective from Minneapolis saw
them in hotel positively identified
them and called the police.
Hotel attendants stated that the
trio, with the girls had gone to
nearby moving picture show from
which they evidently escaped
through fire exit. When police
searched the place, they found M
traces of them.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
NEWS OF PEMBERTON
Christmas Program Was Highly
Appreciated By Large Audience

Appreciated BY Large Audience
j. .&8w nB VI 5gl D Ibetaoin
Pemberton, December 26.-Mal
colin Olson left for his home at Ray,
n. D., Friday afternoon. December
81. He expects to spend all of the
Christmas vacations with his par
ents. -
Miss Gladys Hughes and Miss
Maude Wedin left for Mankato on
iWedin will auto with her sister to
Hector where she will spend the
/. The Christmas program at the
Pemberton School auditorium on
Thursday evening, December 2. was
greatly enjoyed by a large audi
ence. Features of the event were
the Stocking drill by the First and
Second grads, Red and Green drill
by the third and fourth grades. Lit
tleman's Wedding by the fifth and
sixth grades, and Christmas Greens
Drill by the seventh and eighth
grades. The gorgeous pageant 1.-THE
Coming OF the Messiah" put on by
the High school, was the final num-
Der and showed great amount Of
work in planning the parts and pre-
pairing the costumes. All Of the
didly.
A basketball game was staged on
Friday evening between the "Kato
krunchers." For a time the Manka-
to quintette seemed to have an edge
on the shooting and passing game
both and the period ended with the
'Krunchers" in the lead. However
the Pemberton boys staged a come
back in the second half and Guern-
sey, Severson, Wolter and Clausen
all took few telling shots at the
basket which caused the score to
run up to the breaking point and
past. Foley starred for "Kato'' and
showed himself at all times to be a
dangerous man. The final tally end
ed with score OF 20 to II in Penn
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. ouiel left for
Decorah, Iowa, on Sunday to srend
the holidays with Mr.. Quiel's par
ents at that place. They will not re-
turn until after New Year.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The High school has been prac-
ticing hard this week for the
Christmast program which was held
last Thursday evening December 20.
/ The Senior girls are making Wig
gly dogs in manual training. They
are working Verys ysindustriously at
them so as to finish them before
The Physics class is starting to
review electricity. They have al
most finished their books. but de-
cided to review this branch of the
work before taking up the mysteries
or Sound and Light.
The Caesar Glass is still studying
about Caesars wars with Ariovistus
The English il class have had a
review on the New England group
of Authors.
The American History class has
almost completed their American
History books. They are reading
the lessons in class this last week
In this way they derive mere bene-
mt from each lesson than they 9TH
erwise would.
The English class on account of
poor recitation on Wednesday
were requested to study the same
lesson for the following day.
Kenneth Wolters Is now a men,
Der. of the Algebra class. He looks
to be a promising student.
Yesterday two members OF the
school board, Mr.. Wilson and Mr.,
Murphy, visited the Latin class.
The Ancient history contest is
very even as yet. 1t is not known
which side is in the lead
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
MYSTERY Staying
NEW YORK MAIDEN
Edna Churgin Was Victim OF
Poison, Is Story
WANTED AS WITNESS
Sweetheart Louis Schwartzman Kill
ed BY Ganssters Was Being
Held For the Case
[Associated Press Dispatchl


New York, December 24.-Acting
on a mysterious telephone message
police last night identified the body
of young woman which had been
taken to the morgue, as that of Ed
ma Churgin, sixteen years old. said
by the police to have been the
sweetheart Of Louis Schwartzman,
who was shot and killed by gang
sters in a street fight on August l.
The mysterious telephonist, police
said, declared that the body in the
morgue would be found to be that
Of the only witness to Schwartz
mans Staying, and that she had
been the victim Of foul play.
An autopsy, which was imme-
diately performed, showed. the po-
lice said, that death was due to poi
son and that it was clearly a case
of suicide"
Girl Held as Witness
After SchwartZman was murdered
his sweetheart was held in $10U
bail as material witness as she
killing. At that time the police stat
ed they were sure the girl could
identify the murderer if he were
found, Late in August she disap-
peared.
During an investigation last sum-
mer Of the Staying of SchwartZman,
said to have been member of the
Italian" gang, Jack Kaplan, alias
kid Dropper" and six other per-
sons were questioned.
While Kaplan and the others were
leaving the court house where they
had been discharged for lack of ev-
idence. kaplan was shot and killed
by oyd Louis OHntoSohs Cohen' WhS was later tried
for a term of from twenty years to
life Imprisonment.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Missed Drl,ls. Is Fined

Fairmont, December 24.-Private
Frank Barowsk of Headquarters
company will probably be a little
more regular in attending armory
drill after this. He has found that
failure to do so is quite expensive
Frank was fined $50 and costs in
summary court at the armory for
missing two drills. AS matter OF
fact he skipped good many more
than two but that is all that were
chalked up AGAINST him in this case
Frank. had the option Of paying the
$50 fine or going to jai ! for thirty
days. He vas given twenty four
hours in which to raise the fine and
was successful. Second Lieutenant
Stanley Speier. summary court Of
ficer, conducted the proceedings and
passed Sentence.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
FIRE AT GRAND FORKS
Flames Damaged Property To, Ex.
tent Nearly $4,000 Early Today
( Associated Press D,spat

Grand Forks, N. D., December 26.
Fire of undetermined origin, dis
covered at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. destroyed FIVE buildings in La
kota. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 accord
ing to report to the Herald.
The buildings destroyed are: The
Barrett building, housing the Bar
rett hardware store; pool hall and
the Foster Implement Company;
Montieth Meat Market the Sheets
building, housing a barber shop and
millinery store; vacant building
owned by j. w. Murphy and barr
owned by Frank Henning.
The blaze was discovered in the
hardware store where it had gain
ed good start. A high wind adde's
to the difficulties of the fire depart.
ment. Most of the damage was GOV.
cred by insurance.