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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
DOLLAR Defense
MONEY RECEIVED
Will Help To Stay the
Lowering Swan Lake
CALL DUCAT HELP
Simoleons Are Necessary To
Fight Case In tho Su-
preme Court

One dollar was received this NOR
ming at the Office Of the county au-
ditor, as the first contribution to
aid the fight of the Minnesota Lake
Preservation League against the
drainage Of Swan Lake, which would
cut on the lake as one OF the great
same fowl reruges in this part Of
the state.
The proponents Of the drainage
project nave recently announced
that they will carry the case to the
supreme court for final action, hay
ing lost in the district court at st.
e.er recently.
The contribution received this
morning was the first dollar to be
received at the county auditors of
fee although blue slips" have been
handed to a large number Of people.
They have usuailp passed the matter
hunt.
Duck Hunting Mecca
Swan Lake has long been the duck
hunting mecca for hunters of
Southern Minnesota, there being few
lakes that AFFORD the excellent
shooting conditions as prevail over
the disputed lake.
The "blue slips" are issued by the
Minnesota Lakes Preservation Lea
que and read as follows:
will you help? Swan Lake is one
Of the great wild fowl refugees left
in this part of the state. Whether
you hunt there or not, its mainten-
Ance Is vital IL there is to be any
hunting anywhere around here. The
fight for its preservation is on. The
IGvocates Of drainage have put up
thousands OF dollars to fight their
battle. They have Just announced their
inteL>.on of carrying the case to the
supreme court. It IL costing thou
sands to defend the hunters side of
tie case and we ask your help.
Leave your contribution with the
county auditor. Anything from one
dollar to fifty dollars will be ac-
:epted. This is your fight, don't fail
10 do your part"
The dollar contribution received
by the county auditor this morning
was from Frank Tenahiter OF Map
Teton. This donation is, however.
not the only donation received by
hackers OF the movement, IS sew
eral large individual contributions
have been received, but 1t Is the
first started in the fund at he au-
ditor's Office.
Opponents of the drainage pro-
ject have gone to big expense al
ready in the fight to keep the lake
IN its present condition. The league
Is about $4,000 short in its accounts
now, so the drive for more funds Is
now on
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
NEW AIR BOMBER
READY TO BATTLE
Worlds Largest Plane Given
Successful Test At
Dayton, Ohio
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

Dayton, Ohio. August 23.-Proyed
success, the Darling bomber.
largest airplane in the world, today
was ready to be placed among the
lighting machines Of the United
States army air service.
Performance of the craft during
the test fight yesterday was beyond
expectations Of Walter H. Darling,
designer. Except for a degree Of ex-
cessive vibration in a part Of the
tail, every unit Of the plane func-
toned perfectly according to mem
bers of the crew.
Piloted By Lieutenant Harold
Harris, according to data compiled
by Mr.. Darling, who with Lieuten
ant Muir Fairchild, and Assistant
Pilot and Engineer Douglas Culver,
composed the crew, the ship left
the ground within thirteen seconds
after Lieutenant Harris gave her
the gun" and after a 120yard run
on the ground.
The plane soon gained altitude
and during the flight attained $500
feet. On straight away flying the
best speed attained was Sc miles an
hour. After twenty eight minutes In
the air, Lieutenant Harris throttled
the motors and glided down to
earth for a perfect. landing. Upon
climbing from his seat in the nose
of the fuselage he declared that the
ship the N. B. LII, its official
name, handled perfectly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
STREET CARS IN
BERLINSUSPEND
Heavy Losses In Operation
System Causes Action
Taken
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. !

Berlin, August 23.-In conse-
quence of the enormous losses suf
fered in running the street cars In
Berlin, the municipality has decided
to suspend the operation of the
entire service. Notice will be given
all employees that every effort will
be made to resume operations at
the earliest possible moment.
BeIsians Working On Reply
Brussels, August 23.-The Bel
gian governments reply to the Bri-
fish governments reparations note
will not be sent to London before
Saturday or Monday. A cabinet
meeting this afternoon approved
the main lines of the note.
1t is understood that the COM
munication will maintain strictly
Belgium's viewpoint on the ques-
ton of priority in payments. 1t
will also set forth with great detail
proposals to exploit German state
undertakings and will suggest
some sort of inter allied confer
ence.
French Take over Mines
Essen, August % The French
have occupied two additional min
es in the Essen district. They are
the Langenbrahm Gottfried Wilhelm
Ludwig and Neue Essen mines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
SHORTAGE is ALLEGED
Consolidated School Treasury Ha,
Lost Part Of Funds

Associated >rssa Dis1atch I
ST. Paul August pa shortage of
S4,41S.97 exists In the account OF r.
A. Mitchell treasurer of the Consoli-
dated School at Richfeld Hennepin
country, according to a report made
public today by Garfield Brown,
state public examiner following a
recent audit of the treasurers books.
Debts appearing on the schools
statement from the Richfeld Ma
tional bank for which no vouchers
are on file among the school officers
record, constitute more than half of
the alleged shortage according to
the report.
The remainder of the shortage
was caused by the treasurer's alleg-
ed failure to deposit to the credit Of
the school district certain checks
paid him by the county auditor and
various individuals which had been
entered in the cash book. The larg-
est of these was a check for $1,000
drawn to the order OF the school
district by the county auditor on
October IL, 1922. Other checks for
smaller amounts written by individ
uals since that time have not been
banked by the treasurer, according
to Mr.. Browns report.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
NUMBER OF JURY CASES
They viii Be Heard At Coming
Term District Court

The postponed June term of dis
trict court In the sixth judicial
district will open on September 4,
with q large grist Of jury cases ON
the calendar scheduled to be tried.
The petit jury will be called on the
opening day Of court and the calling
and arranging Of the court calendar
will also be made on the opening
day of court.
It is probable according to court
officials that all of the jury cases
will not be tried. There are at the
present time sixty nine cases
booked for jury trial. OF this
amount twelve are criminal cases.
and 1t is expected that some of the
latter will be settled without the
Formally of trial.
There are eighteen of the jury
cases which involve the settlement
Of matters concerning Ditch No.
SO. 1t il probable according to court
officials that all Of the cases will
be tried in one action:
A great number of the court cases
have been decided since the cal
endar was made last May and only
fourteen remain on the calendar
for the court to hear.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
CLOTHING THEFT,
Scene, M|NNtOTA
Two Thousand Dollars In Gar
ments Were Carried, Away
BY Burglars
rspecial To The Free Pressl

Minneota, Mimi. August 3D.
Thieves some time during the night
gained entrance to the large cloth
ing store of o. G.. Anderson & Co.
by forcing one of the back windows.
They looted the store and made
their getaway with about $1,000
worth mems clothing and silks, also
srocers, ETC., were in the theft.
The thieves were apparently
scared away before they had taken
all they intended to, for several
uundles of valuable clothing were
round tied up and placed on one OF
the counters. An automobile track
at the side Of the building would in
dictate that the thieves made their
getaway and hauled their loot in an
automobile.
The goods stolen consisted OF
fifty David Adler mems suits, several
Gordon felt hats. a large number of
neck ties and several bolts Of silk.
Sheriff Andrew Christian Is now
working on the Job.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
YANKEE MARINES
IN BRAVE RESCUE
Lives Fourteen Hawaiian Pris-
oners Saved From Burn
Ing Building

Port Au- Prince, Haiti August 2
Correspondence Of The Associated
Pressl-The initiative and courage
Of two privates Of the Marine Corps
saved the lives recently of fourteen
Hawaiian prisoners who were trap
ped in a blazing prison in the vii
lage Of Croix oes Bouquets. Official
commentator or the two men in
question, Melvin ]. b. Griggs or Gin
ctnnau, Ohio, and Russell NJ. An
derson Of klIsvllle, Mississippi, was
forwarded to the Navy Department
by brig. Gen. John h. Russell, the
American High Commissioner to
Haiti, and by their brigade com
Col. Theodore P. Kane.
Liberated Women Prisoners
The prison at Crolx des Bouquets
is constructed of heavy cement
walls covered with a matched roof.
A spark from the prison kitchen
Ignited the roof, and the guards were
successful in liberating the women
prisoners. In the endeavor to re-
lease the fourteen men confined in
separate quarters the key became
jammed in the lock, and efforts to
break the lock with a stone by the
native guards were unayailing.
Griggs and Anderson, riding in
the vicinity, were attracted by the
blaze and rushed to the spot. While
Haitfans dashed water against the
blazing prison, the Americans broke
through the wall of fire that blocked
the prison door, and smashed the
lock with an iron bar They then
entered the prison and dragged the
half suffocated prisoners to safety.
Both men were slightly burned
while risking their lives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
YOUTH IN RAPIDAN
MAKER OF BREAD
Walter Barsch One of Trio To
Compete For High
Honors

Three boys, one of them Rapi-
dan youth, will compete against
field of 157 girls for the state bread
making championship at the Mime
sofa State Fair and Northwest Dairy
Exposition, September to 8, t. A.
Erickson. state leader Of boys and
girls club work has announced.
The boys who will enter the bread
making contest at the fair are Wal
ter Barsch, of Rapidan, Blue Earth
county; Roy Hanson, OF Odin. Wat
of Milaca, Mile Laos county. The
contest at the fair will begin Mon
day, and end the last day of the
fair, when winners will be an
nounced.
In the individual bread makink
contest will be held each day in the
club building at the fair. There
will be 81 counties represented.
Two persons are coming from each
county. The local county contests
held to pick county winners have
all been held, and winners selected.
The team bread making contest
will also be feature. When the
local county contests were held to
pick the best individual bread max =
ers, the highest scoring clubs from
lA1C AOA SAA Ob tfpAAtsy IA iAAIW1i "a ~
&c trial and so.ithss sarts OF l1e
state were also selected. Two
teams were picked from each OF
these four sections, one team of
girls who had had special training
in domestic science, and the other
of girls who had no special Arain-
ing.
The eight teams which are COM
ing are as follows: Northwestern
section, Wadena and Beltrami
counties; northeastern, Cass and
Koochiching; central, Hennepin
and Wilkin; southern, Sherburne
and Jackson.
One team from each of the four
sections was also selected from
girls who had done advance work.
and baked more than seventy zone
pound loaves since joining a club.
They are: northwestern, Humboldt
team, Kittson county; northeastern,
Thompson team, Cloquet: central,
Rush City team, Chicago county;
southern, Rose Greek team, Mower
county
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
SECOND FAIR TOUR
DATED FOR FRIDAY
Number of Towns To Be Visit
ed In Behalf Mankato
Exposition

The second trip of Mankato fair
boosters will be participated In to-
morrow by large number of en-
thusiasts. Twenty five auto owners
have already signified their desire to
go on the tour. The party will leave
the Elks' club at eight o'clock in the
morning. The following towns will
be visited: st. Clair, Pemper,on.
GAINESVILLE, Elysian, Waterville Kill
kenny, LIE Sueur Center, Cleveland,
Nicollet and Judson.
1t Is planned to return to Manka-
to at five o'clock in the afternoon.
after covering distance of 124
miles.
The Boys band will furnish the
music. In each town visited speak
ers will tell the people all about the
Mankato fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
j NCLE SAM WILL
CEASES ACTIVITY
Government Is Through
With Wage Negotiations
NOTICE IS SERVED
Operators Group Intends To
Remain In Session At
Atlantic City
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Atlantic City, n. j.. August 23.--
Semi official notice that the fed
eral government would not inter
vene further in anthracite wage
negotiations to prevent stoppage OF
the mines September /, today,
reached Atlantic City.
The news was conveyed to both
the policy committee Of the mine
operators ana the officials of the
mixers union who broke of nego-
tiations for a new wage contract on
Tuesday and left the unrelieved
prospect of a shutdown in the in
duStry next week. The United
States coal commission, both sides
were told, could go further in an
endeavor to enforce peace, since
the renewal of the wage contract
negotiations which was taken at
merely served to precipitate an
other break.
To Continue Sessions
Notwithstanding, the operators
group intends to remain in Atlantic
City at least until the end of the
week, in an effort to show that the
employers seek every means OF re-
opening discussion.
John l. Lewis, president OF the
United Mine Workers, and the scale
committee of the union, 1t was said,
would probably stand by also until
tomorrow.
But there was no change OF at
titude In the front which the en-
ployers group and the union spokes-
men have opposed to each other.
There have been no meetings to-
gether of the parties concerned,
though the operators said, today,
they would ask another meeting II
"even a pretext' could be found,
though their attitude would be un-
changed
Preparing To Move Quickly
Although not yet ready to reveal
the full scope Of its plans, the
United States government is pre-
pairing to move decisiyely to prevent
serious consequences from the
threatened suspension OF anthracite
production September l.
Not only will the railroads, the
soft coal producers and the state
governments be expected to do
what they can to minimize suffer
ing and decentralization Of industry,
but federal officials In every agency
from the White House down VII!
stand ready to throw the weight OF
their authority into the balance Ii
II becomes necessary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
EISHBACK NEW HEAD
Washington Man President National
Insurance Commissioners


- Assoc aUed Press LlsDatch.1
Minneapolis, August 23.-H. o.
Fishback, state insurance commits
sioner of the state Of Washington,
was elected president Of the Ma
tional Association of Insurance
Commissioners at the close OF the
fifty fourth annual convention here
today. John C. Luning of Tallahas.
see Fla, was elected first vice.
president. He is state treasurer OF
Florida
Other officers elected were: Sam
uel McCullock, state insurance com :
missioner of Pennsylvania, second
vice president; and Colonel Joseph
Button, state insurance commits
sioner for Virginia, secretary and
treasurer.
George w. Well, state insurance
commissioner for Minnesota, was
elected q member Of the executive
committee of the association. Fran
els Stoddard, New York state insar-
ance commissioner was elected
chairman of the committee. Other
members chosen, all state commits
sioners for their respective states
included w. N. Van Camp, South
Dakota #.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
HOUSES RUINED
FOLKS ROOFLESS
Huge Dam In the Arkansas
Valley Gives Way
MELON CROP LOST
Rocky Fords About To Be
Harvested lin Paths Rush
ing Water
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

Pueblo. Colo, August 23-Fertils
farms and ranches In the ArkansaS
valley In souIneastern Colora0o ex-
perIenced one or the worst foods in
recent years last night and early
This morning wnen an immense IT.
rIgation reservoir on the Apishap4
river north Of Fowler cracked and
precipttated q great rush OF water
aown the valley.
The reservoir was more than ZOE
feet deep and had storage capacity
sufficient to irrigate 10000 acres.
II drains q ninety mile water shed.
decent rains and cloudoursts In the
region imposed too great q strain
on the structure and part Of it gave
way.
Loss VIII Reach Million
A wall OF water variously esti-
mated at from ten to twenty feet
nigh rushed down the valley when
dents in the path Of the food had
Deen foreseen and telephone warn
Ings had been sent out so that resi-
dent In the path of the food had
time to escape to higher ground. No
loss Of life had been reported early
this morning.
Estimates early today were that
the loss would probably reach ST..
100000. The Rocky Ford canteloupe
was in the path Of the food, and the
crop which was Just about ready to
be harvested, was practically de-
stroyed.
AS the wall of water rushed on
ward it spread out until it covered
course from two to three miles
wide. This morning, with the crest
of the waters still moving forward,
the inundated area was approx
mately fifty miles long.
Fears were expressed that La
Junta would suffer severely when
food waters reached that rn'nt
Many People Homeless
proximately one thousand peEfQl4
are homeless today and damage -
imoted at $500. enn has 2zle
by flood waters which rushed down
the valleys OF the Apishapa and
Arkansas rivers, yesterday and to-
day following the breaking Of an
irrigation project dam near here.
Five hundred persons have moved
out Of the danger zone in North
La Junta, according to word re-
ceived here, and approximately
that number fed from their homes
In the valley below the dam. OBJ
servers saw a dozen houses and
many bodies of cattle and horses
as well as huge trees, tumbling
along on the crest of the flood after
the dam broke yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
SCHALL BADLY BRUISED
Blind Minneapolis Congressman Met
With Auto Accident

(Associated Press E-spatch.l
Minneapolis August 23-Thomas
q. Schall, blind congressman, was
knocked unconscious and severely
bruised, today, when his automobile
driven by Arthur Gullickson, his
chauffeur, collided with another ma
chine.
Congressman Schall was taken to
his home where surgeons found one
tooth had been knocked out and
that the congress man was badly cut
about the hands and knees.
: A speaking engagement tomor
row at Austin has not been cancel
led and the congressman viii en-
deavor to keep the engagement
family said BY ISLANDERS said
both cars were moving moderately.
No arrests were made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
JUDGMENT FOR BANKERS
North Dakota Men Awarded Damage
Against Equity Exchange

lASsOCldLcU HTCo6 biSRdtCn.l
Fargo, N. D.. August 23-Judg
ment for $4,000 and interest was
entered in district court here late
yesterday against the Equity Co
operative Exchange of St. Paul and
in favor of G. ]. Clark and H II.
Martin, bankers Of Crosby, N. D.. on
storage tickets for grain held by
the latter.
Plaintiffs brought suit to recover
$4,000 claiming that the exchange
had converted funds to other uses.
Originally they received the storage
tickets from the Farmers Elevator
and Trading company of Crosby
which, in turn Is said to have sent
the grain to the Equity Cooperative
Exchange.
The exchange defended on the
around that full account for the sale
of the grain had been made to the
Farmers Elevator and Trading COM
pany which has since failed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
REUNION OF LAWYERS
North Dakota State Bar Associa
ton In Session At Devils Lake

AssCcIareu rrcss Dispatch!
Devils Lake, N. d. August % -
Fifth North Dakota lawyers were
here today for the opening of the
session of the annual convention Of
the North Dakota State Bar asso-
citation which will close Friday
evening.
c. j. Fish, of Minot, is presiding
at the session. A. E. Wheeler Of
Devils Lake welcomed the attorneys
at the opening of today's session.
Speeksr today include Aubrey Law
renee, Fargo; Judge A G. Burr,
Rubgy and Judge George McKenna,
Napoleon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
Won Shooting Title

Chicago August 23.-Phi. Miller of
Dallas, Texas, today won tie anna
teur singles championship of North
America at the annual grand Ameri-
can tournament of the Amateur
Trapshooting association at the
South Shore Country club by break
ing 1919 out Of 200 targets. He also
holds the amateur doubles cham
pionship, which he won Tuesday by
score OF ISL out OF 200.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
FEDERAL HELP INCOAL
CONFAB COMES TO END
Reduced Rate For:
The Mankato Fair

Largely through the efforts OF
w. r. Spornitz, joint ticket as-
ent OF the Omaha and North
western railways in this city,
special rate Of one and a halt
fare has been secured Tor Man
kato Fair visitors from Nichols,
including all stations to Heron
Lake on the main line of the
Omaha road, and LETTERS on the
Bingham Lake branch. Also
from Gilmore to Mankato, In
Guiding all intervening stations
and on the Fairmont branch
from that city including all sta
lions to Mankato. The final linn
1t OF those tickets Is September
&
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
Comes Out For Coolidge

Concord, NJ H.. August 23-First
Assistant Postmaster General John
H. Bartlett issued a statement here
today announcing himself as a can
didate for delegate to the republic
national convention next year and
definitely pledging himself to support
Calvin Coolidge for the presidency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
Idle Tonnaoe pimIshes

London, August 7-lCorrespon-
dsnSs Of The ted prsss,
ports Of the country on july j
totalled 709,102 tons net, compared
with 546,555 tons on April /, and
732,19S tons on January /, accord
ing to figures compiled by the
statistical department of the Cham
her of Shipping. A year ago more
than one million tons were IDLE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
DEFER WILL HEARING
Contest Over Mckenzie Estate Post
poned Until October Next

LAoSOSl6LcO rEoSS DlbpdLCnJ
Bismark N. d.. August 23-Post-
ponement to October % of the
Alexander Mckenzie will hearing
was ordered in county court before
Judge ]. C. Davies here today to al
low counsel for the executor. seek
ing to file the will as an ancillary
or foreign one, time 10 meet cues
tons raised by G. c. Converse, state
tax commissioner, who claims that
Mckenzie al his death was a resi-
dent OF Bismark and not of st. Paul.
The state, by denying the resi-
dence in Minnesota of Mckenzie,
seeks to have the will probated
originally here and thus claims in
heritance taxes. The state admits
the validity of the will. For many
years Alexander Mckenzie was
prominent to political affairs of the
northwest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
Woodmen viii Picnic

INSSu Ted PresS DlsDatch,I
five hundred Modern Woodmen and
friends from South Dakota and Neb-
raska are expected In Rapid City,
August 81 for the first annual
Black Hills picnic. Local and ma
tional speakers will appear. Base
ball, swimming, races and picnic
dinners are other features OF the
day.