The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-09-07

have less trouble II announce
ments of train departures could
be made more understandable.
Felix Mekusiek remarked that
he would like 70 see the color OF
the felloW's hair who Wouio
have the nerve to slap Presi.
dent Coolidge on the back and
call him Cal. The same lad
ehummy with Henry Cabot
Lodge. :.
Minneapolis Journal: The Steu-
ben Society of America composed
chiefly Of citizens of German ex-
traction, took an active interest In
the campaign which sent Henrik
Shipstead and Magnus Johnson TO
the senate and will be interested N
future campaings. according TO
Otto A. Zimmerman, president OF
Unit No. So. the Minneapolis branch
OF the society. III
Mr.. Zimmerman outlined the aims
of the society much along the lines
OF the interview obtained by James
Martin Miller for The Sunday Jour"
mad with John Grossgebauer, nat
which the activity OF the Steuben
Society in the last two Minnesota
elections was set forth.
Certainly We worked as an or
sanization for Senators Shipstead
and Johnson" Mr.. Zimmerman said.
They stand for the ideals our So
ciety has set for its own"
What are those ideals?" he was
asked
THE principle of America for
Americans" he said. 1--WE want no
outside country Germany or any
other country debating or attempt
ing to dictate what our foreign pol
icy is 10 be.
The reason why we worked for
Shipstead against Kellogg should be
plain. Senator Kellogg was small
enough to exclude the widows and
children of Germany and Austria
when congress voted 800, 000, 900 To
feed and cloth the suffering popuIa-
lions of Europe.
I'VE threw our support to Magnus
Johnson because he believes In
peace and in the people. Gus society
did not approve. Of the attempt of
Governor Preus to take the nominal
Jon for himself and for other rea-
IONS"
How many branches of the So
eety have been organized in Mimi =
sota? he was asked.
az do not care te discuss that" he
jhid. President Vi -ossgebauer Gov
/ cred that when he said we were or :
ganized in every stare from, coast to
coast. -
ciety reluctant about admitting
membership"
They are not attempting to hide
anything. 1t is simply that we are
not looking for publicity. The no
tional convention was conducted In
ST. Paul last year and the sessions
were not secret. We had a parade OF
- from sixty to seventy five automo
biles through the twin cities. nc
matter what the aims of an organ =
iZation like ours suspician will De
cast on il by certain people and
Dicertain newspapers"
President Zimmerman declined to
say how many members of the So
ciety there are in Minnesota, or in
the Minneapolis unit.
Il sNe no reason TO discuss that or
the senatorial elections-they are
over he said with a smile.
The Steuben societl :; or.
f=b'v d~~~~-1ant - 49, go
man American kiIiance-and
an organization that does not
permit the hypen show on the
surface.
y y
Austin Herald: rs there an in
sane asylum in Austin" the engine
er Of the Chicago Great Western
passenger train which arrives here
at noon, asked as he anghted from
his engine and approached the
chief of police. You have eight or
ten girls in Austin who ought to be
in such an institution" the engine
driver said, and he explained that
ne had narrowly missed running
down one OF group Of girls who
were annoying him by running onto
the tracks in front OF his engine as
# crossed Ash street. He said that
the girls would hop onto the rails
as the train approached and then
jump back toward the edge of the
right of way. The last one of the
group. he said, the engine missed
by about six inches. The engine
driver said il was an occasion to
freeze a trainmap with terror.
The fool killer should head
for Austin at once. There 10
work for him 10 do In that city.
Your Uncle Samuel now
speaks to Mexico as they pass
by.
Some day joey Baestoek is
going to write story Of the
ups and downs of the elevator
man.
The man VINO planned the
train sheds In the Minneapolis
passenger depot ought to gaze
on hfs handiwork when a crowd
janns the narrow passaeeWays In
their eaeerness to board the
outgoing trains.
saltwater Gazette: A good begin
ming. A Minneapolis Judge sent six
gpeeders TO the workhouse in one
day, who were given ample time to
consider the error of their ways.
Repeating this every day for a few
months should have a good effect
and make that city safer for sane
Drivers and the pedestrians
There are probably six thou
sznd more naughty ard defiant
speed fiends In Minneapolis who
should be sent TO jail long
enough TO think over what his