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The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
McAIlen- Barnum

A pretty wedding was S0lemnized
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. McAllen Of Rap
idan, when their daughter, Miss
Ralph C. Barnum, son of Mr.. and
ceremony was performed at two
o'clock by Rev w. P. Clark, pastor
Of the Christian church.
At the appointed hour the we'd
ding party slowly descended down
the stairway and took their places
under a beautiful arch Of flowers and
ferns. Miss Gertrude Barnum play
ed the wedding march, and just pre-
ceding the ceremony, Mrs. Valta
Johnson sang "At Dawning." The
attendants were Miss Laura Bar
mum. sister Of the groom, and Mr..
Mike Mikkelson.
The brfde was very pretty in a
grey canton crepe dress. She car
ried a beautiful shower bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaid wore a charming
gown Of green canton crepe. She
also carried roses.
AT four O'clock a delicious lunch
con was served to the forty guests
gathered.
The young couple have gone to
Green Lake on wedding trip. up
on their return they will be at home
to their friends at 139 Fulton street.
First Wedding Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Brandt, 507
North Second street gave a $3.50
o'clock dinner Wednesday evening,
June 6, In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
c. Brandt's first wedding annivers-
ary.
Covers were laid for twelve
guests, The dining room was decor
ated in pink and white. Mrs. Hart
zell presented the couple with q
large bouquet Of peonies, which
decorated the center Of the table.
The evening was spent in social
| way after which refreshments were
| again served.
| Girl Scouts Have Fine Outing
The girl Scouts OF Troop ! re-
turned Wednesday evening from a
five days outing at Lake Washing
ton. Twenty girls Of Troop with
Captain, Harriet Bill were enter:
tanned Sat the cottages OF DR.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. !. B. Fisher.
l Tia alsalAx was oondnctsd ON ths
The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
Entertained For Bride-To-Be

Complimenting Miss Ida Meyer
who is to be a bride this month,
Miss Margaret Duckworth enter =
tanned eight guests, intimate
friends of the bride, at a noon
luncheon yesterday. The colors, pink
and green were carried in the room
DECORATIONS as well as in the serving.
The favors were little figures, rep
reseuting a bride and groom MIS-:
Leo Turan of Tracy was the out OF
town. guest.
The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
NATIONAL AID

rContinued From Page onel
The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
POTATO PICKING

Icontinued From Page oneI
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
Cooperative Marketing

Agriculture produces enough to
feed the people the year around but
some of this production should be
stored to eliminate the over supply at
the times Of harvest or during periods
OF high production. 1t can then be
thrown upon the market in accord.
ance with consumptive demands.
Cooperative marketing is still in its
infancy. In a few localities where
farmers have been properly organ
lied and provided themselves with
adequate facilities to store their prod.
ucts they have been able to consider.
ably stabilize prices, to the advantage
Of both producer and consumer.
Farmers are looking for a scientific
merchandising basis upon which to
market their products. 1t is extremely
important that they organize rightly
on the commodity basis and secure
efficient capable management and ade.
quate financing. This cannot be done
In day, week, or month, nor In
five or even ten years. 1t must be by
gradual growth and development
The problem is so important 1t de.
mands the best thought of not only
farmers but educators, bankers and
other business men.-Banker-Farms
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
HOW TO GAIN WEIGHT

Plan to gain weight gradually
gain in itself does not mean much un
less you have built up muscle and
bone as well as fat.
Get weighed regularly every week
or every two weeks and note youl
gain.
Sleep long hours and take short rest
periods at regular times during the
day; sleep if possible, but at least re
lax thoroughly.
Avoid working to the point of ex
haustion.
Avoid excitement.
Take moderate exercises, of a kind
that will develop good posture and
deep breathing.
Discontinue excessive use of tea and
coffee.
Eat more cereal, bacon, cream, but
ter, salad oil, and whole milk.
Eat vegetables and fruits literally
Eat oranges and tomatoes plentiful
ly; they help to increase the appetite
Eat sweets moderately, and only al
meals. They tend to dull the appc
tite for other food.
Observe all other reasonable healtl
rules.
If greatly underweight, or if ther,
is difficulty in dgesting hearty
meals, four somewhat lighter meal.
may be taken Mt regular hours, in place
Of three meals a day.-Miss Z. D
Washington, Nutrition Specialist, Col
orado Agricultural College.
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
"what's the matter. Uncle Jerryr

"What's the matter. Uncle Jerryr
she asked.
He shrugged his shoulders and be.
came instantly the nonchalant, good.
natured man Of few minutes before
Nothing, Car'line. I'm naturally kind
o. interested In this little nest you
live in."
"Wait till the children get here =
she nodded proudly. "Tll bet you'll
be int'rusted then. They're dears
ev'ry one of 'em."
Lettie came in first and dashed to
the sink. 81 got somep'n now" she
shrilled. 'I'll bet 1t don't leak, nei
ther"
There was sound of running wa.
ter. Then Lettie appeared in the door
to the living-room. In her right hand
she swung an old agate teakettle.
She's peachl" declared Lettis
trfumphantly. "She don't leak. Look
at herl"
20 Lettiel" cried Mrs. Penfeld.
Look yourself"
The child's gaze followed the direc-
ton of Mrs Penfeld's finger. The
water had percolated through the OBJ
structions in the bottom of the tea
kettle and had found many holes for
escape. The teakettle had bseome a
sprinkling-pot, merrily spraying the
floor.
"JiminyI" exclaimed Lettie. "Ain't
that the darndest luckT' With flash
Of black curls, she made for the sink.
Jerry Winston's broad shoulders
shook with laughter. II can see she's
going to be comfort, Carline. I'd
stake my life she's got some go in
her."
Land sakes" laughed Mrs. Pen
field. II wouldn't give last years
carrot for a feller that didn't have
some spirit. It's motor attachment; /;
and If you want to see one that's in
good working order. you just hang
around and keep an eye on Lettie."
"rm thinking Of doing that very
thing" said Uncle Jerry.
lro be continued)
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
CHAPTER ~
Uncle Jerry.

Many times Mrs. Penfleld had specu-
lated about the identity Of the man
who had been searching for her-who
had even traced her to The Custard
Cup and then failed to find her Sew
eral days had passed since Thads re-
port, and she had neard nothing fur
ther; neither had she the slightest
clue, except that 1t must have been
someone out of her girlhood, out of
the past from which she had sup
posed herself cut off by the severing
of all close ties. That past was filled
with painful memories.
It was not an unmixed JOY to know
that previous acquaintance might
be near and that Mt any moment she
might be called upon to talk casually
of those years which were buried
deep In her heart. The very sound of
her maiden name had stirred lethar-
gic rccollections into renewed life.
into the power OF slooiin. iiNr nar' :
of agony through the conmonplaces
of daily routine.
Inevitably. since Imagination is a
more vivid artist than reality. she had
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
ON REDUCING OVERWEIGHT

At meals eat little less of every
thing than usual, never take two serv
ings.
Eat slowly and chew thoroughly and
less food will satisfy you.
Avoid highly seasoned or very acid
foods; they encourage overeating.
Plan to have one meal each day
much lighter than the other two.
Eat nothing between meals, abandon
evening lunches, afternoon teas, treats
and spreads.
If you cook, don't taste.
Do not eat more than one starchy
food at meal-cereal, bread, pota
toes.
Eat butter, cream, and salad oil
sparingly.
Eat rich cakes, pastries and fried
foods sparingly.
Eat sugar, rich preserves and con
fectionary sparingly.-Miss K. D
Washington, Nutrition Specialist, Col
orado Agricultural College.
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14


best bring up our boys and girls.
Thousands Of men and boys each year
are fiocking to the city. Clerks in the
city are barely eking out an existence
and they cannot expect to receive
much more in the way Of compensa-
ton.
But back on the farms are men
working for reasonable return, and
In addition they have their houses,
the wonderful sunshine above in
the daytime, the wonderful fresh air
and all the things that the soil pro-
duces. The boy who is raised on the
farm will have an entirely different
aspect of life and approach the vari-
GUS problems with which he has to
deal in later years In different way
from the boy who is raised in the
city.
In this period of unrest we are GER
;ainly vitality interested in rearing
both on the farms and in the cities
boys and girls with the proper out
look for the future, imbued with the
belief that the activity in which they
are engaged Is, after all. something
that will provide them both with the
necessary things Of life and with hap
piness. For in happiness there is con-
tentment. and In contentment in
America there is safety for our insti-
tutions.
Every single banker should feel
that the problems his farmer custom
ers have to contend with are net only
the farmers problems but his prob
lens as we'll. He should feel not only
that the farmer must be prosperous
SO that he can deposit more in his
bank, giving the banker more to loan
and thereby increasing his profits. but
that also there is something which
cannot be measured in dollars and
cents. It Is the thought Of rendering
such service to their customers-re-
gardless Of whether they are farmers.
or men working In the shops. or big
business men Of the cities-that will
bring not only prosperity but con-
tentment as well. The banker should
take as his motto: who serves best
profits most"
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
THE TOP OF THE WORLD

(By Mrs. J. @. Lawrence.)
Come to Colorado, We tourist.
Come where the air is the purest;
Where all the wonders of Nature are
unfurled;
Where we live on top of the world.
All the glories Of earth on us smile,
We are not far from heaven all the
while.
The white clouds around us are curled
For we live on top of the world.
Our mountain tops abound in wealth
Our clear air and forests bring health
We are blessed with riches untold.
We've more than can be bought with
gold.
We live where God is ever near;
All blessings for us are here.
All the beauty here is unfurled,
Where we live on top of the world
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
Florence Bingham
Livingston

exaggerated the possibilities of the
encounter, anticipating them with
dread which she was far from feeling
when that encounter actually oc-
CURED. She even answered the ring
of the bell with the serene conviction
that neighbor was calling.
Good morning." she called bright
ly, as she rolled aside the big door.
A man stood on the warped board
that took the place of front steps. He
was about fifty years old, rugged,
weather-beaten, giving the impression
of out-of-doors and hard work. inces-
sanity combined.
He said nothing. Hat in hand, he
regarded Mrs. Penfeld with smile
Of inexplicable significance. which
somehow checked the rest of her
usual greeting-the part about COM
ing right in. Her brown eyes blinked
In question.
"Am l supposed to know your" she
inquired at last
II was hoping you'd guess me-" he
returned. in deep voice that filled
the narrow alley.
Mrs Penfield shook her head.
"Then I'll tell you." he said. in evil
dent disappointment. "Fm. your Uncle
Jerry"
My Uncle Jerry! I didn't know I
had one"
He laughed WASH, James Win
ston your father?"
yes" Her eyes widened.
"I'm his youngest brother. John Jer-
Amiah Winston"
Mrs. Penfield extended her hands.
Come right in. I didn't know had
near relative in the world. I'm
tickled to DEATH"
Jerry Winston entered, walking
slowly. AS he sat down, he caught
his hand against his side with a gri-
mace of pain. Tree fell on me-" he
explained presently. Lumber camp
in Oregon! 1t was my finish for that
kind of life. but I was lucky to get
off so easy"
They sat in silence for several mo-
ments, each absorbed in thoughts
which the presence of the other had
reused It was the first time since
his boyhood that Jerry Winston had
been face to face with n member of
his own family. He had cut himself
off voluntarily. called by the freer life
of the western woods. Mrs Penfield
had never seen him before. During
her childhood he had been mentioned
! only at rare intervals, and then with
the reserve that hides all wanderers
| as behind curtain of tacit criticism
Jerry Winston cleared his throat.
IT'S mighty little I got to tell you
bout myself" he began. "Lor', 1t
makes me lonesome to think of the
life I've had to give up. Seems like
l can smell the woods in my dreams
could smell 'em when was young
ster. and finally I couldn't stand 1t
any longer. That's why ran away
But that wasn't why didn't keep in
touch" he added quickly. mo, sir
that was cause the family didn't for
give me for not staying home and
going into the store, as they'd planned
So naturally l." He finished the
sentence with wave Of his hand.
And now you're living near hereT
He hesitated "Yes. few blocks
over" he replied vaguely. ~ dom
know whether l shall hang round ol
not. Depends!"
Her fine eyes grew deep with sym
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
NOT so EASY
SOME HARD FACTS
ABOUT SOFT MONEY
BY JOHN oAkWooo

When farmer takes his product
to market and sells it for, say. dol
lar bushel, he is dependent upon the
honesty of two measures-the dollar
and the bushel
The other day a crossroads store
keeper got sent TO Jail for manipu-
lating a trick bushel basket with
false bottom that would slide up and
down in way that was grand, gloomy
and mysterious. When using it to
measure stuff he bought from farm
er, he'd secretly shove the bottom
down until it held at least bushel
and a quarter, but he would only
credit him with bushel. The buying
power of the farmers product was
thereby deprecated by about twenty
per cent.
Finally the farmers thereabouts got
wise to the fact that the only way
they could get what Mas coming to
IneD WAS " q
ard of measurement. So they put
good stiff Jail penalty on using a
fake measure, laid for that store
keeper with the trick basket and sent
him to prison.
Politicians in Europe have been
manipulating the other measure-the
money measure-in much the same
way. Some of them in America want
to tamper likewise with the dollar.
Here is about the way it would work
out. Suppose, when the farmer
brought his product to market, the
basket measure was honest enough
and he got dollar bill for each
bushel. He'd take his dollars home
and save them. Perhaps he planned
to buy some land next his own for a
thousand dollars, and figured that in
a year or SO he could make 1t.
But meanwhile the politicians start
to manipulate the base Of the cur
rency. They would change 1t from the
| gold standard to II money plan
from a gold guarantee to the mere
say-so of the government that a piece
of paper was worth dollar. The
farmer wouldn't be watching the
money-politicians. He would be too
busy raising things. At the end OF
the year he has his thousand dollars
He takes them to the landowner and
says. "Pll buy your land now-here's
a thousand dollars"
But the landowner would say, THAT
is paper money-my land is worth
one thousand dollars gold-the gov
ernment has printed so much paper
money folks haven't much confidence
in it. But l am willing to take q
chance II you will give mo dollar
and quarter in paper money fol
each gold dollars value OF my land
in other words. I'll give you my lane
for S1,25O dollars paper"
Soft money would be only another
way for the money-politicians to hand
the farmer the same dirty deal as the
basket manipulator. In the first case
the farmer unknowingly gave bushe
and quarter of his product, and In
the second case he would have to give
a dollar and a quarter of his money
for dollars value in return.
In Germany they have carried the
manipulation Of the mark SO far
we'll, 1t seems hardly believable, bu,
II they did the same thing to the dol
lar, 1t would take over ten million ir
paper money to buy that land. The
primary producer can raise his prices
but not fast enough to equalize this
drop In the gold value Of unsound
money. That ID where the catch
comes in.
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
THE BEST THE
FARMS PRODUCE
BY WALTER w. HEAD
First vlce-President, American Bank
ers Ass rotation

Every banker
and business man
In the country il
interested in the
farm from anoth-
er viewpoint than
merely a place to
raise farm prod
ucts and live
stock. Above all
the farm Is ono
Of the pla C g 8
try h ava xua non
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14

When a farmer takes his product
to market and sells it for, say. dol
lar bushel. he is dependent upon the
honesty of two measures-the dollar
and the bushel.
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
Source of Money

Although the government is
represented through the
chancellor, the federal min
lister of finance, the federal
minister of economy, and
representatives of several
federal states on the board
of curators, the fiscal policy
of the Reichsbank is deter
mined by it's governors or
directors. Havenstein is
president; Won Glasenapp is
vice president, but second to
none is his mastery of facts
and figures.
The Reichsbank is the ulti-
mate source Of money and
credit in Germany. It's vaults
secure the gold reserve Of
the nation. It finances the
operations of the German
government, Of German In
dustry and Of German agri-
culture. 1t has AL branches
and about 10000 employees.
It's investments Ieaped from
sixty billion marks at the
end of 1920 to one hundred
and thirty-three billions in
1921, and to one trillion, six
hundred billions, nine hun
dred millions in 1922. The
human mind cannot grasp
such figures. They are astro-
nomical in proportions and
In a money sense meaning
less. Imagine all the dollar
bills Cancelled in the United
States and Treasury notes Of
fifty thousand dollars each
substituted.
l hesitated to ask what its
putative total for 1922 would
he. Considering the continued
depreciation of man
currency, which dropped pre-
cipitately from three hun
dred to nine thousand marks
for the dollar in the course
of the last half year, and to
twenty thousand within the
last twenty-four hours, the
figures must be so colossal
as to stump even the fiscal
wizards of the Bank Of Ger
many.
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
Beyond Control

France" DR.. Won Glase-
napp continued, "was equally
lucky in 1871, when the COM
mune controlled Paris! The
governor Of the Bank of
France, who was a very
clever politician, assured the
communist leaders that the
great wealth of the bank
consisted not in it's gold re-
serve, but in it's drafts and
credits. 'If,' he said, you
take our gold, very well, you
have. our gold. But you can
never collect our drafts. If
you permit us to go on, we
shall collect the moneys due
us against these drafts and
you will not only have our
gold but other assets, far
more important, which will
elude you without our as
sistance.
"The leader Of the COM
munists was convinced and
The Washington times., 1923-02-25

moral character at least one fin
ger or thumb which is marked
with an intricate pattern. 1t is
just this popularity that the ex-
perts would like to know more
about.
Fingerprints are now con-
sidered the first lead in identify
ing criminals. The patterns are
arranged in group classifications.
The next step is comparison of
the tiny Islands" and irregulari-
ties In the design or pattern
which are characteristic Of the
individual.
- These tiny designs with which
ture has branded men can never
be obliterated- Burn off the
skin. destroy the pore cells. but
when the wound heals and the
new skin grows it will assume
the same arrangement as that
with which the individual was
born.
All this being the case, II
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
How One Brave Sailor
Saved All the Gold of
Germany From Seizure
by the Spartacists

hundred dollars. However,
by the time the shipment
reaches Germany and is
recorded under imports,
German currency drops to
a point where one million
marks will only buy one
hundred and twenty dol
lars.
'The shipment is record
ed as being worth one mil
lion marks, whereas, its ac-
tua1 value in paper marks
equals four times that
amount, or four million
marks. German exports,
on the other hand, being
figured in gold, were given
at their true value. +"
Today Germany's ex-
ports, far from approx
mately pre-war-time fig
ures, have reached only
one-quarter to one-third Of
their pre-war level. Why
does this imply a catastro-
phe for German financesi
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
Necessity Dictates

eve are without so-called
invisible exports Our in
ternational freight carrier
service, which yielded a con-
siderable income in the past,
is crippled, since the Entente
has taken our ships. The
branches established by Ger
man firms in foreign coun-
tries have been disrupted.
"Our ownership of foreign
securities, formerly a profit
able source of income, is
wiped out completely. We
can only cover the deficit of
our trade balance in two
ways-by borrowing or by
selling our banknotes. No
one will lend to a country
whose reparation payment,
or first mortgage, is I'M
limited.
'Hence we keep on print
ing paper money. We cannot
stop our printing presses I'M
less we wish to condemn a
considerable number Of our
people to death by starva-
ton. In fact, they could not
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
National Wealth

"Our income from invest
ments and from German en-
terprise in foreign countries.
These investments and enter
prises, amounting to twenty
to twenty-five billion gold
marks, yielded in returns an
annual income Of one to one
and one-quarter billion gold
marks.
Making due allowances
for foreign investments and
enterprises in Germany, etc.,
the profits from invisible ex-
ports equaled one and three
quarter billion gold marks.
The year before the war
we had reduced. the adverse
balance to seven hundred
million gold marks. Hence,
The Washington times., 1923-02-25

If we add our invisible ex-
ports to our visible exports,
1913 showed q balance Of APP
proximately one billion gold
marks in our favor.
&c ermany IS national
wealth at present is com
puted at one hundred to one
hundred fifty billion gold
marks. That is one-third to
one-half of pre- wartime
figures.
"You have painted a dis
NAL picture Of German con-
ditions," / said. ''Neverthe-
less, we in American cannot
believe that the Germans
will fail eventually to work
out their salvation. You
have pointed out that the
present road leads to catas-
trophe. Will you not also
point out the road to saliva
tion2"
DR.. Won Glasenapp prompt
ly answered:
There are five prereq-
uisites.
01-Rep0rGtion pGymsHts
4 must be fired definitely.
We haze reached the point sOkere
I1sceftGiaty plus another str0sU
SCiu break the cGmeps back.
The invasion of the Rshr may
be this stTGsU.
C61-We nsstst haze q bre0thissg
q spell for at least three,
preferably four, years to restore
a 1CoTet1sg balance to resume pay
nsent of our debts.
6G3-We mast recsiVe credits
: y IN foreign countries to en-
able rs TO begin to stabilize the
mark.
6 I'VE must not be subjected
to undue restrictions Or ir-
Irregularities IN trade. Umless zoe
can export, It Is universally
agreed zoe cannot pay. The
VGrioMs Gnti-dstnspfssg lars, IN
trOdMced under a mistaken APP
prehensiOm of oar economic
strength, entail a loss Of almost
IS per cent to 1ts. n ei
G6e-We must be GLOsOed to
y raise our import duties 20
a reasonable limit. At present
zoe are not permitted to impose
any tar on French lat1Mries, the
consumption of SChich consti-
tntes a depLorGbIe economic
1OGSte.
These" the vice presi-
dent Of the Reichsbank
said finally, constitute
the conditions by which
alone, Germany can put her
house in order.