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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
PLAN TO DEVELOP
CIIYHEALTH WORK
National Body Will Award
! Series Prizes
TO MAKE SURVEYS
Winners Will Be Announced At
Meeting In Boston In
Early October
[Associated Press Dispatch. ]

& Il Associated Press D1Spatch.J
New York August 9.--As a result
of a study of the health departments
of eighty three OF the largest cities
of the country. The American Pub :
lie Health Association has announced
it's purpose to offer q series OF
awards in recognition OF attainment
and advancement Of community
health service. The status OF, the
health work In different cities will
be determined by personal surveys
conducted by agents of the associa
ton, and the rating OF each city will
be based upon plan which will be
presented for consideration ana
adoption at the fifty second annual
meeting of the American Public
Health Association to be, held in
Boston October SILL
First Series Awards
This rating will take account OF all
health work which the city is doing
either through its health depart
ment or local nom official health
organizations.
The first series of awards will be
made to .cities of a population of
100 900 or over which show the most
nearly adequate community health
service as of January, 1924.
The development of the public
health program has been SO rapid
in recent years that it is by no
means easy for the city health
officer to make sure that he is
keeping up with the procession, or
that he is doing the most important
things first and doing them In the
best way.
Named Committee
In order to clarity the situation
the association, which is the Off
cial organization representing the
public health workers of the United
States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
some three years ago appointed 3
committee on municipal health de-
partment practice of which Profess
sor G. e. A. Winslow Is chairman,
which includes DR.. C. v. Chaplin OF
Providence. DR.. Haven Emerson 81
New York Sity,, DR. soonaid 3. Ht1ils
strong OF tie National Health Coun
Gil, Professors Freeman and Frost oil
Johns Hopkins University, and DR.
l.. r. Thompson OF the United States
Public Health Service. The report oil
this committee will be published
this fall by the United States Public
Health Service as a special bulletin
1t is the further purpose of the
committee, in order to promote q
spirit Of generous rivalry between
communities. to make similar
awards in succeeding years.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
TRAINMEN SEEKING
INCREASED WAGES
Chiefs Now In Conference
At Chicago
IS FINAL MEETING
Gathering Went On Record For
Restoration Eight Cents
Hour Cut
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCldleQ FTtSS rDlSpdICu.l
Cleveland, August 9.-Approxi
nately 125 general chairmen of the
Eastern Association OF General
Chairmen Of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen and the Order o.
Railroad Conductors on eastern
trunk line railroads net here this
morning to consider the question Of
increased compensation. 1hls is the
third and final meeting OF the gen
eral chairmen OF the TWO organIza-
lions on the increased wage ques
lion, previous meetings having
been held by the western assocla-
tion in Washington July "a.
The Chicago meeting went or
record for a restoration OF the eight
cents an hour or "a cents day re-;
duction ordered by the United
States railroad labor board on July
!, 1921, which has been in effecl
since that time, and IN addition re-
Quested a small additional increase
it is understood The Washington
meeting concurred in the action
taken by the western association, II
was learned he.e today, and 1t Is
believed, that the two day confer.
ence here will rally the action OIL
the two previous meetings. 4
The wage question action OF the
three sectional meetings wiR be
submitted to- a referendum vote ol
the approximately 200, 900 members
of the trainment, and the 10000
members Of the conductors organ
ization at once!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
GIRLS ON LONG HIKE
Two Young Ladies' Back From Walk
TO Winnepes, Canada.

Two Young Ladies' Back From Walk
To Winnepes, Canada.
Two pretty students of Mankato
Teachers College, who left here on a
hike about three weeks ago with
Winrepeg, Man as their goal ar
rived In this city at noon today on
their return trip. They are MISS Ruth
Muedeking of Tracy and Miss Flor
ella Roti Of Cottonwood. Both
young ladies have taken on an
abundance Of becoming tan, and &C
cording to their own story to Free
Press representative, have gained In
health and weight. On the greater
part Of the trip they slept opt OF
doors beneath olive drab blankets
which they carried strapped over
their shoulders.
did you carry any weapons
was asked. The ladies smiled and
said that tramps and the like did
not scare them, the only weapon
they carried was jack knife. and
that was used for cutting bread and
meat and making kindling. When
the girls left here three weeks ago
they were accompanied by Miss
Sina Baekke OF Clayton, Wis. AEter
reaching Winnipeg the hike was
taken over to that town, where Miss
Bekke remained to visit her parents.
Knickerbocker costumes were
worn on the trip. Both girls will
leave this evening for Tracy, but
expect to re enter Mankato Teach :
ers College this fall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
SPREAD kIWANIS
GOSPEL OVERSEAS
Aim To Make Organization
More Truly international
In Scope
Associated Press Dispatch

Watertown, S. D., August o.
Spread Of Kiwanis organization un
til It will become more truly inter
national in scope by carrying the
glad tidings OF fellowship. cooper
alton and service TO at least the
English speaking countries across
the waters" was forshadowed by
Andrew e. Pickard of Minneapolis,
governor of the Minnesota Dakota
district at the opening or the dis
trict convention here this morning
Mr.. Pickard addressed an audience
of a thousand. representing fifty
three clubs In these states.
Service to community and, ma
ton is the highest duty OF Kiwanis
MI. Packard said. He emphasized
the movement to better the lot of the
under privileged child, urged coop
Grafton solving the agricultural
problems confronting the northwest
and declared strongly against dis
loyal propaganda and anti govern
ment agitation under whatever
guise.
Had Wonderful Growth
The district governor said the
Minnesota Dakota district had de
velopment with remarkable impetus
from three to fifty three clubs and
that the physical structure of the
district is now almost complete.
Only about twenty Ave more clubs
can be added before the field of new
organizations will be covered, he
said. ...' 80
The arrival of the automobile car
avans from Minnesota and North
Dakota and of the special train from
the Mesaba iron range, carrying
the bands and delegations from Du-
luth, Hibbing, Virginia and Chris
holm kept the reception committee
busy last might. All are waging q
campaign to bring the next district
convention to the iron range.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
Signed Contract Is, R6celved
For. Nee. AtHIetic Coach
60
Louis Toden, Winona High School Last Three
Years, Has Wonderful Line of
Material In Mankato

lyan University; had special train
Ing In athletics at the Illinois Uni
yersty under Coach Zuppke, and has
had three years actual coaching. He
Is twenty -four years old and Is mar
ried. He was re-elected this year
at the Winona school at salary OF
$3.50, but resigned to accept the
association positioni
Toden will have material in foot
ball and all other athletic sports at
the high school to. turn out state
championship teams. His outlook
for a strong team in football is ex
ceptionally bright. He will have
practically the same team as Conk-
lin had last year to work with, with
the exception of the loss of three
Badly" Johnson, Egg
Veum and Red" Nero. The. loss OF
these three men viii be hard to fll
but large, list of good second ma
terial is available for these posi-
tions left vacant.
His backfield will be almost en-
tirely intact. "Gordy" Nero, one OF
the fastest quarterbacks in the state
and great field general will be
back; Louis Klugerz, plpngins
backfeld man, and Brockmeyer, one
Oh Luc ldStOSIs UdChuciu IuOu IN Lnls
part of the state. There are q num-
Der of other promising men for the
backfield positions also.
In the line he will have world
of heavy material In addition to
his regulars of last year, several
young huskies are coming out this
year that were in the Junior high
schools last year. His veterans In :
clude Besser. DeRosia CarlstrOYy,
Buck" Wood, and several others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
Announcement '

Announcement was made this
morning by Superintendent Harry
D. Kies Of the Mankato public
schools, that he had received the
signed contract Of Louis Toden, as
athletic coach of the Mankato
schools for the coming school year.
The signing of Toden as the coach
of athletics here this year will be
pleasing news to the high school
athletes and the sport fans of the
city as well.
Toden comes here with an envi-
able reputation for turning out win
ming teams. For the last three years
he has been in charge Of athletics
at the Winona high school. During
the time he handled the strings of
athletic activities at the river town
he turned out many winners,
Last year In football he tied for
state honors In football. In basket
ball his team was nosed out for the
district championship getting Sec
ond honors. In track work his team
was one of the strongest in the
state placing in the state meet at
Northrup Field and winning third
honors at the Carleton College Inyi-
tation meet.
Toden left the Winona school this
spring to accept position as secre-
tary of the Alumni Association of
the Dakota Wesleyan University of
which he Is member. The posi- !.
ton did not materialize as he ex-
pected and as a result he found
himself without a position until he
was located by Superintendent Kses.
SchooIed Under Coach Zuppke.
He is graduate of Dakota Wes-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
GERMANS STIRRED
BY CUNO ADDRESS
Received As Most Distres sing
Yet Made To National
..' Solons .,-
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Berlin. August 9.-Chancellor Gu
nos address to the Reichstag in
which he, declared that passive re-
sistance m the Ruhr and Rhineland
would continue to be supported by
the nation, has been received as the
most depressing statement yet made
to the national legislature by the
present government. The coalition
}arties regard it as disappointing
utterance.
The chancellor was visibly dis
concerted by the boisterous heck
ling Of the communist members who
as traitor" ''swindler'' and "presi-
dent of the SHINES company. He
as continually interrupted as the
address was begun, but when 1t was
finished there was prolonged ap-
plause.
Asserting that the British draft
reply to the last German reparation
note contained much that was ina :
possible of fulfllment, Herr Cuno
said 1t appeared England had gone
extraordinary far In her conces-
sions to the French viewpoint.
1t Is necessary to continue with
all our strength passive resistance
free from mad acts OF violence and
terror he said. eaud to support ac-
tssfely from the unoccuuiad territory
the population which Is perserering
In a passive resistance Of its own
will"
Little Effect In England.
London, August 9.-Chancellol
Cuno's speech in the Reichstag yes
terday seemingly has had little eff
feet in England, where the dominant
opinion expressed by those inS au
thority is that the independence OF
the German government utterances
is approaching the vanishing point
cerned.
The cabinet meet again this
morning and continued its efforts
to formulate an answer to the
French and Belgian notes which
contained a virtual rejection Of the
British draft note to Germany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
DEATH MRS. SWARToUT
WIFE Robert Swartout Passed Away
A. Lara La Thls. CITY IndaN

WIFE Robert Swartout Passed Away
At Home In This City Today :
Mrs. Robert Swartout died this
morning at $3.50 at her home, 118
Frazier street from the effects OF
hardening OF the arteries. from
which she had been an acute suffer
er for about a year past.
Mrs. Swartout was born in Wis
cousin, May 8, 1854, and was the
daughter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs
Fayette Wilder, old and respected
pioneer residents of this county.
She Is survived by her husband,
Robert Swartout and one daughter,
Mss Lorraine Swartout. Two broth
ars also survive, Harris and Ross
Wilder Of this city.
The funeral viii be held Saturday
afternoon at two O'Clock from the
residence, lis Frazier street. Rev.
John Hall, pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal church Officiating. The
remains win be laid TO rest in De-
cora cemetsrY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
voUCHEs FOR FISH STORY
Monster PfckereI Was Landed a
Lake BalIentyne Recently

Monster PfckereI Was Landed at
Lake Ballentyne Recently
John w. Morrill,, travelling freight
agent on the Omaha road in this city
vouches for the truthfulness of a fish
story, the scenes of which are laid
at Lake Ballentyne. According to the
statement of Mr.. Morrill,, and he is a
truthful man, he and Fred B. Swan
SON, foreman of the Omaha freight
warehouse in this city, and G.. NJ.
Bergeman, one Of the employees OF
the Standard Oil Company had been
fishing for sun fish for some time the
fore part of this week. Fred Swan
son was in the act of lifting q sun
fish out Of the water, when he was
greatly startled by an immense
pickerel leaping clear of the water
and gobbling the sunf1sh, hook and
all. After the pickerel had splashed
back into the lake and disappeared.
Fred grabbed John Morrill's line out
OF his hands and said: THAT fish
came from the west and was going
east, I'll get him yet" With that he
cast Mr.. MorIilps line to the east of
red a great connection in the water,
and a moment later the foreman OF
the freight warehouse was Keeling in
the pickerel which had gobbled his
sun fish. While Fred hung to the
line and the monsterous pickerel was
towing the boat at terrific rate of
speed toward Sulliyan's Hole, Mr..
Bergman and Mr.. Morrill, managed
to get landing net under the whale
and landed him. The beauty of 1t
all was that upon opening the pick
erel, the sun fish and Mr.. Swanson's
hook and part of the line was re-
covered,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
FALLEN CHIEFTAIN BACK
AMONG HIS HOME FOLKS
Fifth Son of Ohio Brought Back From
Presidency To Rest; Final Rites
Will Be Held Tomorrow
Especial to The Free Press

. cTCC E~TcSo.I y
to pay the homage Of plain Amer
lean at the tomb Of fallen chief
tain, and to give expression to his
personal sorrow over the loss of a
dear friend at yesterdays funeral
ceremony, his was among the most
solemn Of the, many sorrowful faces
in the great procession OF woe that
passed up Pennsylvania avenue.
For to know Warren Harding well
was to love him and Calvin Coolidge
had come thus to know and love
him through the months Of close
association.
Will Long Remember Scene.
But among all OF those in the
sorrowful caravan of yesterday the
one that will linger longest among
the memories of that sad day is not
President Coolidge, nor Woodrow
Wilson, nor William Howard Taft,
although they too, rode behind the
nag enshrouded casket with a. full
understanding OF the tragedy which
had taken place in the life OF one
Who had planned and aspired to
great things.
Ali three of these viii be remem-
bered long as notable figures In a
notable outpouring of a nations
grief. But the one who will be re-
membered even longer Is Mrs.
Harding. who had done much to
make Warren Harding, the leader
had fallen with a. crushing swift
ness not to be compared to the pain
felt by any ether.
here LIN araxeiv :.
The presidents widow, through
all the trying ordeal had made good
I'll her promises, when at the mo-
ment death closed her husbands
eyes, she said I'm not going to
break down; ! simply mustn't; 4
won't break down"
All through yesterday when thou
sands who claimed him only as q
president failed to choke back their
tears, she who knew him as hus-
band, stiied the outward signs
L grief She sat by his coffin with
fortitude that won her the love
and sympathy Of everyone, deter
mined to lay him in his tomb among
his townsmen with the calm she
feels is due him.
That last sad duty reformed,
Mrs. Harding plans to return to
w a5nihSton ~ 6dSusI w tue f1afu-
ing home things in the white house
and then go back to take her place
again in Marion. among the home
folks and near the last resting place
OF her beloved dead.
Train Delayed At Plttsburc.
Pittsburgh, August s.-The Hard
ing funeral train reached Pittsburgh,
at 6:19 a. M, daylight savings time
and after engines had been changed
in the Pennsylvania union station,
left over the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago railroad, for Mansfield,
Ohio, where it will be turned over
to the Erie railroad for the final run
into Marion.
There was a slight delay at the
station and the train did not get
(Continued On Para ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
PLANNED TO WIPE
0UTENTIRE FAMILY
Maryland Colored Boy Started
In With Poisoning In, st.
FAINT Brother -
Associated Press DISPATCH. I

lASSoclaIed PreSS DlSpatch.I
Centervile, Nd, August 9-The al.
legged determination of a twelve
year old colored boy to wipe out a
family of husband wife and two in
FAINT children was uncovered here,
according to Justice Robert Coursey
after Coppage Hall, Jr., one year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Hall Of Church Hill had died, os :
tensjbly from injuries received In
q fall. w.
The funeral of the child was halt
ed at two O'clock this afternoon
while coroners inquest was held,
which declared that Frank Bryson
a colored boy, had deliberately pla :
ced quantities of poison in the ba-
by's milk, and also had scattered
the poison In salt, sugar, oatmeal
and coffee about the Hall home
with the confessed intention Of Kill
Ing the father of the child.
He admitted causing the death
Of the child because he was tired
OF attending to 1t and said that he
tried to kill Mr.. Hall because he
had been reprimanded for staying
out late at night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
THREE SHOT IN /
NFWYORKC COURT
Negro Killed Wife, After Which
Was Slain BY the
Policeman
Associated Press Dispatchl

New York, August 9-Washington
Heights court was thrown into an
uproar today when Norman Roberts
q negro, who had been summoned
on complaint of his wife, shot her
dead in a corridor, fred on a patrol
man who attempted to capture him,
and was himself shot dead by the
policeman.
Mrs. Roberts had summoned her
husband to court on a charge OF as :
sault, when she started toward the
courtroom door, Roberts whipped
out a pistol and fred FIVE times. All
shots took effect.
A score of policemen rushed TO
the corridor. Roberts ned towards
the stairs and when ordered to halt,
turned and fired at the patrolmen.
The police returned the fire and
Roberts fell with bullet in the
head and another In the abdomen;
Nearly 800 persons grouped in the
corridors, had sought places OF
safety. Two tainted, and dozen
were treated for hysteria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10

Marion, Ohio, August 9-There
was one desk In the office Of
the Marion Star today where
there was no typewriter click
Ing and there was no copy pa
per. IL was tho large fiat topped
oak desk In MIR. Hardlnu's Office
where he had sat for 80 many
years writing editorials and
reading proofs. II was draped In
black and white az was his edl-
torIaI chair. Six carloads OF
tributes to the late president.
are coming to Marion from
Washington. Two Of the cars are
attached TO the funeral train and
four others are coming by ex-
press.
Washington. d. c., August g.
Laden with all the honors the Amer
lean people could bestow, the nation
today gave Warren g. Harding back
to Ohio. Yesterday, while repub-
government of which he was head,
performed funeral ceremonies such
as are reserved for departed presf-
dents
Tomorrow in the shades quiet of q
grassy slope Marion, Ohio, will en-
tomb citizen, the NTH SON of Ohio
brought home from the presidency
to rest.
For at the express command of
his heroic widow, there will be in
Marion none of the solemn and i'm
pressive display with which nations
entomb their chief magistrates. The
rumbling caisson which carried his
casket over the route travelled by
the nations great dead in Washing
ton, will be replaced by the loving
hands Of fellow townsmen, the cav
alcade of troops which escorted the
body of a commander in chief, will
be replaced by home folks doing
their last duty to a friend and
neighbor.
q Simpler. Scene At Marion.
The picture in the great vaulted
dome of the capitol where the
shades of the nations other great
dead looked down on the solemn
ceremony will give way to simple
scene in the Marion cemetery which
will commit Warren Harding to the
tomb like other native sons before
him.
Warren Harding left washington
forever last sight. and today he will
uC bdth dhiOu6 IuC uOuC LOfAS D6
loved SO well, to remain until
Judgment.
The same train which bore him
away from the capital confident and
well a few short weeks ago and
then returned him for a short day
of ceremony a figure of history, de-
parted from Washington at six
o'clock last night for the last part
of its sorrowful journey.
VIII Dissemble Train.
Immediately afterward, it will be
dissembled and never run as one
rain again.
Tonight another train, bearing a
resident westward will roll out of
the capital; but it will not take
Calvin Coolidge to represent at
Marion the government over which
he now presides. He will go, rather,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
DEATH OF SIVER HAGE
Pioneer Resident Of MadeIia Passed
Awsy Yesterday Noon

Pioneer Resident Of MadeIia Passed
Awsy Yesterday Noon
Silver Hage a pioneer and well
known resident of Madelia, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs: j.
A. Helling in that village yesterday
at noon OF old age. He was eighty
three years old. He leaves one
daughter, Mrs. ]. A. Helling and
three sons, George Hage OF Ma
della, Emil Hage OF New Ulm and
Sigurd Hage of Van Couver, B. C.
The funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
Helling, in Madelia. Burial will be
at the Riverside cemetery. Rev. p.
G. Daniels will officiate. Sigurd
Hanson. Alice Hanson and Mrs. G..
A. Dahl OF this city are neices and
nephews OF the deceased. Mr.. Hage
has lived In Madeiia since 1869 and
was engaged In the lumber business
during the latter years Of his life. 1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
FOUR ARE kILL[DIN
TRAIN-AUTOCRASH
chicagoians Met Death Yester-
day Near Clinton,
Illinois
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. !

Clinton, Ill, August 9-Four per-
sons were killed here yesterday
when an Illinois Central train struck
an automobile. The train was de-
rallied. Those Killed: Elex Surrel,
Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Jelnick,
Chicago, and Emory Lloyd of Effing-
ham.
Two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs,
Jelnick, nine and fourteen, escaped
death, but 1t is feared may have
suffered internal injuries.