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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
BUTLER TAKES OATH
FOR SUPREME BENCH
Minnesota Attorney Sworn In BY
chief Justice Taft; Notables
Were Present

Washington, January 3.-Minne-
sofa for the first time is represented
on the United States supreme court
by a native son, Pierce Butler of st.
Paul. The ceremony of installation
of Justice Butler took place at noon
today with the court room filled to
standing capacity. Mrs. Butler and
their youngest daughter were in
seats reserved in the spectators sec
ton for guests of the court, Senator
Frank b. Kellogg and Representative
Harold Knutson were present-for the
solemn proceedings.
Justice Butler entered the court
room with other members of the
court. headed by Chief Justice Taft.
Instead of coming forward with, the
other members, he remained behind
the. bench until the fornalities of
opening the session were concluded.
Clerk Reads Commission
Pierce Butler OF Minnesota has
ben appointed associate justice OF
the supreme court by the President,
and the nomination has been con
firmed by the United States Senate, "
Chief Justice Taft announced. Mr..
Butler is present, and is prepared 10
take the oath of office"
Mr.. Butler entered through the
archway at the rear OF the seat of
the chief justice. The clerk will
read Mr.. Buffers commission" the
chief justice directed. This was done
by Clerk William II. Stansbe-ry. Mr..
Butler read and subscribed 10 the
oath administered to all government
employees. Chief Justice Taft read
the judicial oath, which was repeat
ed in turn by Mr.. Butler, Concluding
with the solemn words, $50 help me
God
Takes Seat at Right
The new associate justice was led
by the court marshal to the seat at
the extreme right of the chief justice
instead of to the seat at the extreme
left, as there was a second vacancy.
He VIII have the distinction of never
being the junior associate justice of
the court. The successor to Mr. Jus
tice Pitney, just resigned, will occu-
Ply that place.
AS soon as Justice Butler took his
seat reading of opinions was begun
by Justice Sutherlsfd, lowest in
rank in the court to Justice Butter.
Attorney General Daugherty was
among the spectators, many ~ OF
whom were prominent attorneys and
government officials. H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
! ITEMS FROM KERNS

Kerns, January 3.--Mr. and Mrs.
Ned Rist of Mankato and Mr., and
Mr. and Mrs. John Keene Of Mime
apolis spent Christmas day with
Lorenzo Rist and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Rist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Walker and
Mr.=and Mrs. Bulge Hite enjoyed
an oyster supper at the Nourie
home Christmas eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole and son
Archie, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cole and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Steel and little daughter spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Lind and family at New Sweden.
After enjoying a fine dinner 4 pic
ture was taken OF the entire party.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z. Budde enter
tanned the following guests Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Dahlman of
Nicollet, Mr.. and Mrs. Carrot Budde
OF Kerns, Edward Budde of Man
kato, Ray and James LouckS OF
Belgrade, Miss Elsie Jamzon Of Nor
gan and Miss Alma knott of Jack
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Michels enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Michels
and daughters Esther, Leona and
Blanche 1or dinner and supper Sun
day. IS
Bulge Hite is hauling gravel from
the rHcCargar sand pit and will
build a rage corn crib next summer
Chester Steel is building a fine
garage. George Cole and sons Ar
chic and Floyd are helping with the
work. .
George Lind. will leave the latter
part of the week Ia take a course al
the agricultural school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Severance
and sons had New. Years dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Fuller IL
North Mankato.
Mr.. Morehart of North Mankato
spent Sunday afternoon and even
ing with Mi. and Mrs. Charlie
Smith. ..-..'
Miss Edna Sharp and Ray Nelson
were entertained at a roast goose
dinner at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Minks New Years day.
Sylvester Smith entertained "a
large number Of his boy friends al
watch party Sunday evening. An
oyster supper was served by his
mother at midnight. -
F. E. Budde, Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rett Budde and Mrs. 4. severance
and son Will attended church in
Mankato Sunday morning.
Mrs. Charlie Smith and two little
tehildren walked across the river
Tuesday morning and spent the day
with Mrs. Arden Jones at Minneopa
Lorenzo Rist and Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Rist and children spent New
Years day with Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Rist. -.
| sylvia Smith, who has been home
| for ten days vacation, has gone
back to Cray to work for Mrs. Nor
gan Richards.
Skating is fine on Long Lake and
there are numerous skating parties
Wallace, John and Will Culp spent
! Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs
Milo Johnson.
spending the week with Mrs. Willis
Randall. N
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Budde and
daughter Evelyn entertained party
of relatives and friends at duck din
ner New Years day. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Tras k, Mr.
and Mrs. Carrot Budde. and Ben
Ira and frankie Budde Of Kerns
| Edward Budde and Melvin Loper o.
Mankato and Miss Corinne Jorgen-
son of Mankato and Alma knott Of
| Jackson
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
BEVERLY GLEN AGAIN
In THE LIMELIGHT
Mrs. Clara Phillips Escaped Muir
deress Believed To Have Stop
Y - ped At Cabin
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

L
/ Los Angeles. January 3.-Deputy
sheriffs who declared they had To-
Gated a cabin in a canyon near Los
Angeles where Mrs. Clara Phil
lips, convicted hammer murderess"
found refuge for four days after her
escape from the. Los Angeles coun
ty Jail December 5, made the furth-
er declaration that the canyon was
Beverly Glen, about fifteen miles
from this. city.
The officers said they had infor
nation that the morning of Mrs.
Phillips escape an automobile drove
from The vicinity of the Jail to Bev-
erly Glen cabin at speed of sixty
miles an hour. They had previous
ly stated that her husband, Armour
Lee Phillips; had purchased grocer
les at a store near the cabin daily
for four days after his wife's escape
and had arranged for their delivery
by another man.
1t was in Beverly Glen a year and
a half ago that j. Bolton Kennedy,
young broker of Los Angeles. was
shot to death while visiting his sum-
mer cottage there with Mrs. MAZDA.
lynn Obenchain of Evanston, Ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
Mrs. Knox Hearing Starts
Press Dispatch.

Hemphil!, Texas, January Eek
amining trial for Mrs. Hiram Knox,
charged with the murder of her
wealthy lumberman, last
is to be held here this
before Justice of the Peace
w. II. Pratt. A continuance will be
sought by the state, it Is said, but
the defense will insist on proceed
ing with the examination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
COUNCIL BANS FILMS
Fatty ArbuekIe Pictures Will Not Be
Shown In WatertoWn
[Associated Press DIspatchl

WATERFOWL, s. D., January g.
There will be no armistice with Ros-
coe FATTY Arbuckle here. The city
council last night passed a resolu-
ton opposing films starring the for
mer comedian in local theaters and
sent a telegram to Will II. Hays de-
claring use of Arbuckle film here
would seriously endanger renewal of
theater licenses
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
Death Richard Hives, Jr.,

Assoclate1 Press DhSDatch. -
Mobile, Ala, January 3.-Richard
Hines, Jr., sixty six, formerly city
editor of the Mobile Register, and
later managing editor of the Mobile
Item, died here last night. He was
formerly resident of Memphis Tenn.
and a generation ago was well
known newspaper correspondent and
sports writer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
LEVINE I'LL AGAIN
Russian Soviet Premier Is Reported
Very Sick In Dispatch.
[ ASSOCIATED Press DlSpatcn.l
m don q lnInn.u 2 -Praninr II p

j London, aJnuary 3.-Premier Lee
nine OF Soviet Russia is reported in
advices received in Riga to be very
i'll again, says a Reuter- dispatch
from Riga today.
Physicians. have been summoned
from western Europe to attend the
premier. "but his encourage has
abandoned hope of his recovery" the
dispatch quotes the adVices as de-
claring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
For Larger Federal Building

washington, d, c., January S-A
need for larger federal buildings in
140 cities, costing. awards OF 90
Coo, goo was reported to congress
today by Secretary Mellon and Post
master General Work
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
Nice New Years Gift

Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Shearer were
the recipitants of beautiful pair
of Davenport table lamps as a New
Years Gift from the De Molay boys.
Mr. Shearer is adviser for the
camp,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
MESSAGE TO JOINT
SESSIONOFSOLONS
Plan To Reach Wealty
Class of State
TEXT OF ADDRESS
Minnesota Executive Also Rec
ommended Passage Other
Measures For People
TODAY IN THE LEGIs-

TODAY IN THE LEGlS-
lkTURE
st. Paul, January 3.-Sen-
ate met at eleven a. m.
Received report Of rules
committee and adopted il.
Abolished committee on
commerce and corporations.
Changed membership of
rules committee from II to 9.
Provided for committee on
memorials and monuments,
to care for legislation relat-
ing to the proposed soldiers
and sailors memorial.
Recessed to meet with the
house to hear the governors
message.
- In The House
Met at ten Am.
Received eleven new bills.
Received the senators in
joint session and heard the
inaugural address Governor
Preus.
1:bs p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05

Hell's Half Acre has been Official
ly located in Montana. Perhaps it is
one of these wiseacres,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05

y One tells us she disIikes long skirts
because they are so effeminate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05

N0NiSCo CSOHOTDV.
This expansion of governmental
function means increased public
expenditures and increased public
expenditures mean increased taxes.
Governor Preus cited increases in
educational levies- road taxes, and
local and state taxes.
AS a result OF these increased
burdens he advised strict economy
and suggested there be no revenue
fund tax. He amplified his state
ment with information that he will
give more detailed advice relative
to the states finances at a later
date.
In discussing the taxation of roy
alties on iron ore the governor said
that among the deductions allowed
under the law of 1921 is the amount
paid by the operating mining com
pany to the owner of the property
for the right to mine such ore.
Under normal mining conditions the
annual sum paid in royalties
amouts to from twelve to fifteen
millions OF dollars, and a small
part OF this immense sum is prob
ably listed for taxation on money,
and pays a fiat tax Of three mills on
the dollar. The major part Of it.
however, escaped taxation entirely
so far as Minnesota is concerned
Nearly 80 per cent of all iron ore
shipped out of the state today is
mined under leases for which roy
alties are paid at approximately So
per cent of these royalties are paid
under those outside leasehold es :
tates to nom residents. Governor
Preus said he cannot understand
why these ROYALTIES were deducted
under the occupation tax law for at
best, this deduction could only haz-
ard the constitutionality of the law.
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Z = = = ++++*+++ =

st. Paul, January 3.-Repre-
sentative L. A. Barnes Of Du-
luth introduced bill in the
the house today permitting
any married woman who be-
comes a candidate to use the
prefix "Mrs." before her name.
The attorney general decided
before the last election that
married woman could not use
her husbands name, but must
use her own. Mr.. Barnes tried
to have the. bill passed under
suspension Of rules, but this
was defeated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05

Under the state constitution 1t is
not possible now to legislate such
a graduated income tax and as a
result. the governor recommends
that an amendment permitting the
enactment of a graduated income
ray be submitted to the people at
the next general election.
This gradustd income tax would
he ia lieu of taxes on any or all
classes Of personal property. and
should be a supplement to, and not
p substitute for real property taxes.
There is much to commend the
principle Of income taxation. 1t is
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-18

tell the teacher that pa knew which
II any one in this district wants to
know about their cows they'll have to
come to this shop. And / can tell you
that it'll pay 'em to come, too, If
they're going to make anything selling
cream. Wait until we get out our re-
ports on the herds, ma !"
The women were rather stampeded
by this onslaught of the irregular
troops-especially Mrs. Bronson. She
felt a flutter of pride in her son. but
1t was strongly mingled with a moth
erly desire to spank him. The depu-
tation rose, with unanimous feeling
that they had been scored upon.
"Cows" scoffed Mrs. Peterson. ''If
we leove you in this yob, Mr.. Irwin,
our children will know nothing but
cows and hens and soils and grains
and where will the culture come in?'
"Culture!" exclaimed Jim. "Why-
why. after ten years of the sort of
school l would give you if l were
better teacher and could have my
way"
Don't bother, Jim," said Mrs Bon
ner sneeringly, you won't be teaching
the Woodruff school that long"
All this time, the dark-faced Cracker
had been glooming from corner,
earnestly seeking to fathom the wrong
ness he sensed in the gathering. Now
he came forward.
Il reckon l may be making a mis-
take to say anything" said he. "f'r
we-all is strangers hyeh. an we're
pore; but l must speak out for Mr..
JIM must! Don't turn him out,
folks, f'r he's done mo- fr us than
eveh any one done in the world!"
"What do you mean2" asked Mrs.
Peterson.
81 mean," said Raymond, that
US, we was pore no-'count lot with
out any learnin', with nothln' to talk
about except our wrongs, an our enc
mics, and the meanness of the Iowa
folks. You see we didn't understand
you-all. An now, we have hope. We
done got hope from this school. We're
goin' to make good in the world.
We're getting education. We're all
learnin' to use books. My little sister
will be as good as anybody, If you'll
just let Mr.. Jim alone in this school
rs good as any one. An I'll hep pap
get farm. and We'll work and think
at the same time, an be happy!"
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-18

Merriwell, and the other Dead-Shot
Dick. The boy who resembled Frank
Merriwell was Raymond Simms. The
other. whose overalls were fringed,
who wore cartridge belt about his
person, and carried hatchet, revolver,
and a long knife with a deerfoot
handle, and who so studiously looked
like Dead-Shot Dick, was our old
friend of the road gang, Newton Bron-
son. Newton put down his load, and
sat upon a stump to rest.
Raymond Slmms was dimly con-
scious of a change in Newton since
the day when they met and helped Sc
lect Colonel Woodruff's next years
seed corn. NewtOn's mother had a
mothers confidence that Newton was
now good boy, who had been led
astray by other boys, but had re-
formed. Jim Irwin had distinct
feeling of optimism. Newton had
quit tobacco and beer, casually stat
ing to Jim that he was "in training"
Since Jim had shown his ability to ad-
minister n knockout to that angry
chauffeur, he seemed to this hobble-
dehoy peculiarly a proper person for
athletic condolences.
Newton's mind seemed gradually
filling up with new interests. Jim at
tributed much of this to the clear
mountain atmosphere which surround
ed Raymond Simms, the ignorant bar
barian driven out of his native hills
by a feud Raymond was of the open
spaces. and refused to hear feti1
things that seemed out of place in
them.
As the reason for Newton's improve
ment in manner Of living, Raymond,
out of his own experience. would have
had no hesitation in naming the
school and the schoolmaster.
'I wouldn't go back on friend"
said Newton, seated on the stump
with his traps on the ground at his
feet, ''the way you're going back on
me-"
You got no call to talk thataway,"
replied the mountain boy. ''How'm
goln' back on your"
I'VE was goin to trap all winter"
asseverated Newton, land next win.
ter we were goin' up in the north
woods together"
you know" said Raymond somber
ly, that we CANT run any trap line
and do whut we got to do to hep Mr.
jim"
Newton sat mute as one having nc
re1oinder.
"Mr. JIM" went on Raymond. needs
all the hep every kid In this settle
ment kin give him. He's the best
friend ever had. I'm pore ignerant
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-18

Mrs. Haakon Peterson was tall
blonde woman, slow-spoken and dig
nified, and Jim felt an instructive re-
spect for her personality. Mrs. Bron-
son was good motherly woman,
noted for her housekeeping, and for
her church activities. She looked
oftener at her son, and his friend.
Raymond. than at the schoolmaster.
Mrs. Bonner was the only one who
shook hands with jim, but he sensed
In the little, black-eyed Irishwoman
the real commander of the expedition
against him-for such he knew it to
be.
You may think it strange of us
coming after hours" said she, "but
we wanted to speak to you, teacher,
without the children here"
II wish more of the parents would
call" said Jim. "At any hour of the
day."
"Or night either, I dare say" sug-
gested Mrs. Bonner. 81 hear you've
the scholars here at all hours JIM"
Jim smiled his slow patient smile.
I'VE do break the union rules,
guess, Mrs. Bonner" said he; there
seems to be more to do than we can
get done during school hours"
what we came for, Mr.. Irwin, Is
to object to the way the teachln's
being done-corn and wheat and hogs
and the like, instead of the learnin'
schools was made to teach. l can see
an the whole district can see HAT it's
easier for a man that's been farm
hand to teach farmland knowledge,
than the learnin' schools was set up
to teach; but if so be he hasn't the
book education to do the right thing,
we think he should get out and give
a real teacher a chance"
"What am l neglecting2" asked Jim
mildly.
Mrs. Bonner seemed unprepared for
the question, and sat for an instant
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-18
take office. !"

take Office"
Jennie thought Of Mr.. Peterson's
suggestion as to lining up" Jim Irwin
as so thoroughly sensible that she
gave it a good deal of thought that
day. To be sure, everybody had al
ways favored more practical educa-
tion." and Jim's farm arithmetic.
farm physiology, farm reading and
writing, cow-testing exercises, seed
analysis, corn clubs and the tomato,
poultry and pig clubs he proposed to
have in operation the next summer,
seemed highly practical; but to Jen-
MES mind, the fact that they intro
duced dissension in the neighborhood
and promised to make her official life
vexatious seemed ample proof that
Jim's work was visionary and imprac-
tical. Poor Jennie was not aware of
the fact that new truth always comes
bringing, not peace to mankind, but
sword.
Father" said she that night, lets
have little Christmas party"
"All right" said the colonel. "Whom
shall we invite?"
Don't laugh" said she. 81 want to
invite Jim Irwin and his mother, and
nobody else."
"All right" reiterated the colonel.
But why?"
"Oh," said Jennie, ~ want to see
whether l can talk Jim out Of some
of his foollshness."
"You want to line him up, do you"
said the colonel. "Well, that's good
politics, and incidentally. you may get
some good ideas out Of jim"
Rather unlikely" said Jennie.
"1 don't know about that" said the
colonel, smiling, II begin to think that
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-18

mute. Mrs. Peterson interposed her
attack while Mrs. Bonner might be re-
covering her wind.
1--WE people that have had hard
time" she said In precise way which
seemed to show that she knew exactly
what she wanted. don't want our
children taught about nothing but
work. We want our children to learn
nice things, and go to high school, and
after a while to the university"
Aren't your children happy In
school, Mrs. Peterson?'
81 don't send them to school to be
happy, Yim," replied Mrs. Peterson,
calling him by the name most famil-
iarly known to all of them 81 send
their father and mother. That's what
America means!"
They'll be higher people-higher
than their parents-higher than their
teacher-theyll be efficient farmers,
and efficient farmers wives. They'll
be happy, because they will know how
to use more brains in farming than
any lawyer or doctor or merchant can
possibly use in his business"
ITS a fine thing" said Mrs. Bonner,
coming to the aid of her fellow SOL
dlers, "to work hard for lifetime, an
raise nothing but family of farmers
A fine thing!"
"They will be farmers anyhow"
cried Jim, sin spite of your Efforts
nj, -
And of the other ten, nine will be
wage-earners in the cities, and wish to
God they were back on the farm; and
the hundredth one will succeed in the
city"
The guns of Mrs. Bonner and Mrs
Peterson were silenced for n moment,
and Mrs. Bronson, after gazing about
at the typewriter, the hecktograph,
the exhibits OF weed seeds, the Bab-
cock milk tester, and the other un-
scholastic equipment, pointed to the
list of words. and the arithmetic
problems on the board.
'Do you get them words from the
speller?" she asked.
mo" said he, 1--WE get them from a
lesson on seed wheat"
"Dld them examples come out of an
arithmetic book?" cross-examined she.
NO" said Jim, 1--WE used problems
we made ourselves. We We're figuring
profits and losses on your cows, Mrs
Bronson !"
Ezra Bronson" said Mrs. Bronson
loftily, don't need any help In telling
what's good COW. He was farming
before you was born !"
Like fun, he don't need helpl He's
going to dry old Cherry Off and fat
ten her for beef; and he can make
more money on the cream by beefng
about three more of 'em. The Bab-
cock test shows they're just boarding
on us without paying their boardr
The delegation of matrons rufIled
like n group Of startled hens at this
interposition, which was Newton
Bronson's effective selling of the op-
portunity to issue progress bulletin
In the research work on the Bronson
dairy herd.
"Newtonl" said his mother, don't
interrupt me when I'm talking to the
teacherl"
swell. then" said Newton. don't