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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
foster ON STAND
Ills own D[f[Nst
Described the Work As
Officer Trade League
MEMBER OF |. W. W.
Quit Body Because He Could
Not Agree With Policies,
Declared
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

Associated Press Dispatch.l
ST. Joseph, Mich. March %
William u. Foster, charged with
criminal syndicalism, took the
stand in his own defense this morn
ing to describe his work as secre =
tary-treasuret OF the Trade Union
Educational League.
Foster testified he had been a
member of the |. w. W. seamen S
union, Garments union and other
organizations. He quit the !. W. W..
he sair, because ] no longer agreed
with it's policies and program"
Foster described trip to Russia
in 1921, ON which he attended the
third congress of the communist
internationaIe at Moscow as a visi-
tor, He said he represented THE
Nation" New York publication.
and the Federated Press. on his
Russian trip.
Foster said the only relationship
between the communist party of
America and his Trade Union Edu-
cational League was confirmed to
an endorsement by the communists
of the league.
Invited To Convention
The witness said he first learned
of the Bridgman convention OF the
communists twos or three days be-
fore he came to it. William +. Dunno
of New York, invited him to attend
the convention, he said.
Foster said he delivered an ex-
temporaneous speech. He denied he
had ever attended a meeting of a
communist group and said he had
attended but one meeting OF the
party'S executive committee, held
In New York.
Mr.. Walsh asked the witness to
repeated the substance of the speech
and Foster began, with the proseCu
ton checking him from the trans
script of the convention stenoSraph-
er's notes.
Foster said he pointed out to the
convention that socialist party had
failed to concentrate on trade un-
ion work and as a result 1t had col
lapsed in the first, test. Therefore,
he said, he was glad to see the com
munist party was preparing to
build on 4 trade union foundation.
Too Much Radical Talk
He told the convention, he said,
that there had been too much talk
good worker" The workers in this
country and not enough political
leadership. The leaders, he said,
should be practical workers. be-
cause union members will follow a
'godd worker" The workers in this
country he. said. do not think much
OF radical IDEAS" but if the leader
is a good worker, they will follow
him.
There seems to he an idea pre-.
valent in this country, Foster said
highly developed capitalism in Amer
cans are immune to radical ideas.
lie disputed that belief and said the
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
WATSON PREACHED
MONDAY SERMON
Passion w eek Service Held
At Sandon Theatre
Today

Christ Before Plate" was the
title of the sermon preached by Rev,
Johnathan Watson, rector of the st
Johns Episcopal church, at the
MONDAY services conducted by the
Mankalo Ministerial association al
the Sandon theatre today. Though
tllate has been dead Tor centuries
set pilatism and an that it conveys
still stalks the universe, declared
Dr. WATSON. BY Tar the largest con
eregatioh attending the services thus
Jar during fasslon Week took parl
~ the services this noon.
.Pilausm Is eXpediency," said DR.
Watson. Meaning that 1t is the
easiest way out oil difficulty with
out any respect to the truth or just
ness OF the situation. Ghe morality
Of pilatism is the morality OF exped
iency."
DIR. Watson brought out thres
points to illustrate his meaning Vi
pilatism.
1T Is first decision of character
and the need for men of strong con
victions. PLATE was false to his con :
victions He knew better, but would
not give in to bis own convictions
Second the influence of public Opin
ion and third how it yields to strong
character"
Three lessons are learned from
pilatism. The dallying of the weak
with sin, in. which il Is. saowa thai
by playing with sin one Is sure TO
be ruined by 1t. The past of our
lives influences the present and the
future. Plate would most likely
have let Jesus go but for his past"
How vain II is to attempt to
transfer the responsibility for sin. Pi,
late washed his hands of the matter
and placed the responsibility on
those who urged upon him the crime
committed"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
DEATH Shot IS FIRED
POSSE WIPES Up GANG
Four Killed When Officers
Raided Moons miners
MADE LAST STAND
Slain Had Barricaded Selves
In Cabin; Fought For
Their Lives
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. J

Harlan, KY, March 29-County OF,
6cars and possemen had returned
today from the mouth of Beech creek
IN the hills OF Leslie county, with ar
account OF. the desperate last stand
of the "Strongs", fight in which
three men and a woman were killed
Wednesday.
Kelly Walker, deputy sheriff oil
Tejay, KY, Isaac and George strong
and Mrs Isaac Strong, were killed.
Carrying a warrant for the arrest
Of Isaac on charges of liquor Law
violations twenty two possemen ar
rived at the Strong home and sur
rounded the house. Deputy Walker
advanced toward the house with the
warrant.
A hidden marksman fired and
Walker staggered with a wound in
the breast AS he ran for cover d
second bullet pierced his head.
Found Three Dead
Companions OF the slain officer
concentrated a whitening fire from
rifles on the house from vantags
points behind trees and lodges. Al
the steel jacketed sluss were sem
ripping through the walls OF the
building the FIRE Of the defenders be
came desultory and finally ceased.
When the officers entered the
house the two men and Mrs. Strong
were dead. The woman, according
20 officers. was found with repeat
ing rife clutched in her stiffenins
fingers.
From their hiding place under q
bed the five children of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Isaac Strong crawled out after
they had been treasured by the of
6cers. They had escaped unhsrmet
from the hail Of bullets which killed
their parents ,.-..--s.s .---z--s-e---,--.-s-,
Two stills were found in strongly
barricaded position back OF the
house. They were destroyed to-
gether with 700 gallons Of still beer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
COLD WEATHER AGAIN
Change Predicted In Mississippi Val
ley Friday Night and Saturday.

/ Associated Press Dispa;ch.I
Washington, d. c., March "a
disturbance now central over Min
nesota, weather bureau officials said
today, will move rapidly eastward,
preceded by a marked rise in tenn
perature in the lower lake region,
the Ohio valley. Tennessee and the
middle Atlantic and North Atlantic
states. and slowly rising tempera-
ture in the South Atlantic and
east gulf regions. After this dis
turbance has passed, however.
colder weather again will over
spread the Ohio and middle Mis-
sissippi valleys and the lower lake
region Friday night and the middle
Atlantic and NoNrth Atlantic states
Friday night of Saturday.
In addition the wether bureau
has found disturbance over Alder
ia, Canada moving rapidly south =
eastward to Minnesota and ano-
Their rea of high pressure advancing
southeastward over the Canadian
northwest, North Dakota and Mon
tana
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
County Board Meeting.

The county board OF commissions
ers of Blue Earth county will hold
it's regular monthly meeting on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week, April and 4. at the council
chambers at the court house. The
matter of opening bids on the con :.
struction work of two roads in the
county, bids for which were re-
jected at the March meeting, will
be taken up by the board at the
sessions next week. II is probable
that committees and delegations
from various parts of the county
will meet with the commissioners
during the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30

New York, March 29.-The
murder Of Dorothy King, Broad
way butterfly, occurred six
months to a day after the kill
ing of Rev. Edward w. Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
On September IS, last the New
Brunswick, N. j., clergyman and
his choir singer friend were
slain on deserted farm on
the outskirts Of New Brunswick.
On March IS, the model was
chIoroformed in her apartment
lust off Broadway, police be-
iieve, by men who were trying
to oct her aid In blackmailing
J. KearsIey Mitchell, her wealthy
admirer.
Another coincidence: both
Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Mitchell are
named Frances.
New York. March 29.-What is Il
'angerous age for husbands?
PSYCHOLOGISTS who analyZe quirl
Vt criminology. especially crime
,assion. find close parallels betwee
a-ouS cases.
The unsolved mystery. now S
IContjnued on Page SerenJ
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
FOREST FIRES REPORT
State Forester Chsracterizes Find.
inos As "GIaring Misinformation."

Associated Press Dispatch
st. Paul. March 29.-The report OF
the governors Duluth committee or
: forest fires, recently filed with Gov
ernor J. A. o. Preus, in which the
state forestry department was Sc.
vereIy criticized, was characterized
as full of glaring misinformation'
and members responsible for the re
port are said to be prejudiceC
against forestry conservation in a
reply circulated among the legisla-
tors today by w. T. Cox, state for
ester.
The governors committee in its
recommendation said that the fire
lighting forces of the state forestry
department should be put under con
troll of the governor at times of for
est fires or at such times when q
forest fire is imminent.
Mr.. Cox referred to the report as
Inconsistent and biased and instead
Of the committee being help to the
state department, was an obstruc
ton.
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iALL-MILlS CASE
AGAIN IS THE TALK
Staying Of Dorothy King
Brings Out Comment
WHITE WAY STUFF
Crimnologists Should Make
Study Of the Present
Situation
BROADWAY
GLOSSARY

Here are striking ex-
amples of the weird voca-
bulary possessed by people of
Broadway's half world, as
disclosed in the investigation
into the murder of Dorothy
King, beautiful model:
BUTTERFLY. = Girl who
lives the night life of caba-
rets.
GoOD.TIME GIRLTE-But
terfy before she has found
sugar.
SUGAR-Money.
ANGELA man with su-
gar: any age.
HEAVY SUGAR BABY =
Girl coated with sugar; one
who has found out how to
separate men from large
quantities of money or things
it will buy.
HEAVY SUGAR GUY-The
heay sugar baby's victim.
WHERE THE SUGAR
BLOWS Live wire resorts.
Papa Elderly admirer
with lots Of sugar.
DADDY-Not as old as a
Papa, but with just as much
+, sugar.
SWEETIE-M Man with no
sugar. but lots of love"
BUDD4E-Same as Sweetie,
but more of a business asso-
Ciate than lover.
HEAVY SUGAR SWEETIE
"A rare and perfect -cOmbi-
nation; love plus sugar.
srz s0l1p~ H1&sGGBft : HeGrys
sugar baby not afraid to adj
nit it.
sSAP--Private term for one
who gives Up heavy sugar.
COME ON STUFF Bust
ness of vamping heavy sugar
guy for sweetie's sake.
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Situation Very Grave.

lAssoc'ated Pre- Oispatrh.]
Montevideo, March 29.-All ad
vices received from the Brazilian
government agree as to the gravity
of the situation in the state of Rio
Grande Do Sui and the great extent
attained by the revolutionary move
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
sbopmen Called Off Strike.

IAssOclateu FTess DlspdGCn.
the striking shopmen themselves
mad called off the strike on the
Northwestern Pacific railroad, the
5rst authentic instance OF the kind
renorted to the United States rail
road labor board. was given thai
body in a letter from w. S. Palmer
OF San Francisco, president OF til,
road, made public today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
TEXT OF SNOWDEN BILL
Anti Capitalist Measure Before
British Pertinent Is Published.

I AbbUCIdItU T0Oo IIoUdICu'J
London, March 29.-The text of
Philip Snowden's anti capitalist
bill which is to come up for debate
in the house of commons after the
Easter recess, was published today.
The bill provides for 1.-The national
ization of land and the abolition of
private property in Great Britain"
The main provisions is Ito abolish
private property in land and trans
fer all land in Great Britain to
newly created ministry of lands"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
Cow Testing Association

TSpecl9I 10 TIC FFee T'TeSS.
Pipestone, Mimi. March ga
a largely attended meeting Of dairy
men of this county held at the city
hail here 4 Cow Testing associa
ton was formed with r.. F. Ander
son as president anu Ralph 6
SlkIe., secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
THREE HOUR SERVICES
They VIII BE Held at ST, Peter. ~
-''-- Paai-s church, Tomorrow So =.

They VIII Be Held at ST, Peter sa(S>
-''-- Paut4S church, Tomorrow Z I
Tire Ore" services will be held
at St Peter and Paul's church to-
morrow. Good Friday, from high
noon till three o'clock. Rev Som
merhausen, $. j. of Toledo, Ohio,
will preach. The choir will render
the sacred cantata, Seven Last
Words OF Christ" by Dubois, as
sisted by Lamm's orchestra. The
last rehearsal for this will be held
this evening after services.
These services have met with
great favor by the people and the
targe church has been crowded to
its capacity at every production.
Doors will be closed at twelve o.
clock so as not, to cause any dis
turbance. Therefore people should
come early.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
Trains To Be Restored April %.

Chicago and Northwestern trains
Nos. 507 and SOC will be restored
April 30. General revision of train
schedules over the entire system
will be made effective April N2S. and
the above trains will be included in
the change. Agent w. r. Spornitz
received the above copy of the order
this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
Ran String Three Hundred.

IASSUCIaTcI Pre'S DISpStCh.I =
Chicago, March 29.---For the first
time in seventeen years during a
performance here, Willie Hoppe
champion OF the worlds 1872 baik-
line billiard players. ran a string of
500 yesterday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
Much Gore Is Spilled
In the Kentucky Hills
FIRE IN IrlFIRMARY
Michigan County Hospital Was De-
stroyed Early Today.

Associated Press Dispatch
Alpena. Mich. March 29.-Fire of
undetermined origin destroyed the
Alpena county infirmary ana caused
the death of one inmate, while an
other is missing Twenty eight other
aged persons were taken from the
building and given temporary shell
ter in farm house,
Charles Rudd. seventy, was car
ried from the burning structure and
died within a few minutes. either
from exposure in the sub zero tenn
pereture or fright Adelbert Cut,
man. sixty nine. is unaccounted for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
SEARCHING FOR JURORS
Tampering Probe In Small Case Held
s 4sass Up BY sAAiaei1Qs Nitrssess. 49,.
ASSOCIATED Press DispatchJ

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatcl1
Waukegan, ILL.,, March %. AS dep
uty sheriffs searched for Michael F.
Boyle, business agent of the eIectri-
cal workers union and Ben New
mark, former chief investigator for
States Attorney Crows of Cook
county, the grand jury called to in
vestigate charges of jury tampering
during the trial and acquittal Of Gov :
ernOr Len Small was in recess
that ends next Monday.
Both Boyle and Newmark failed TO
answer subpoenas to appear before
the grand jurors as witnesses and
sheriffs with bench warrants. for
their arrests so far have been unable
to locate them Boyle was said to be
a patient i'm hospital, suffering
from some illness.
Reports were current here that
another true bill had been voted be
fore the jurors recessed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
CAUSING GREAT ANXIETY
Condition Earl Of carnarvon Is Re
ported Critical Today

IsNSSONIdIeU TTtSS DISpaICn. $500
Cairo. March 29.-Although the
physicians attending the Earl OF
Carnarvon issued no bulletin today.
it Is understood that his condition
is critical, the infection having
reached his lungs.
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Dispatches to London newspapers
last night said that the earl had suf
fered relapse and that his condi-
ton was causing great anxiety. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-05

who will be the guests of the
National Capital next June.
Brobding had his inception in.
the fertile brain of Charles D.
Warner, of the Almas Temple
1923 Shrine. committee.
''It is, of course, absolutely i'm
POSSIBLE for the human mind to
grasp the significance of such a
number as 100000" Mr.. Warner
explained. I'VE can visualize q
number like twenty clearly. Many
can visualize a hundred or per-
haps two hundred objects definite
ly. But when we get UP to 1000
and above we are lost. We can
not grasp the figures themselves:
and must resort to comparisons.
HOW COMPUTED.
= "In striving to find an ade-
quate picture OF this huge mob
Of 800, 900 persons was perhaps
influenced, as most of US are un.
consciously, by the new medium
of expression, the motion picture.
1--WE think more instinctively in
pictures today than ever before,
largely because of the influence Of
the movies. And so there grew
before my eyes this giant man,
composed Of 100000 rolled into
one"
In reaching his conclusion as to
the size of the giant Shriner Mr..
Warner was compelled to resort to
a decidedly interesting form Of de-
duction. Knowing the size and ca
pacity Of the human stomach, he
figured, with the stomach as a
basis, the size of the huge man.
The conclusion could not, Of
course, be reached by adding up
the heights Of the 100000 and
their breadth and weight and so
forth. Mr.. Warner explained that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-05
HERES WAY TO SEE
MASS OF SFIRINERS

rrAVE you tried to visualize crowd of 100000 peo-
III pie, the number of Shriners exclusive OF otner
IA guests visiting this city during the Imperial Coun-
Gil session. Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrinef "a
If you haven't here's of getting at the prob
lem You may have the First DIVISION review In
Washington following the return OF that famous unit
from Germany. You remember how long it took that
division to pass the point where stoodf Rank upon
of men, massed though they were in the closest pos
sble formation, recall, extended down the Avenue
as far as eye could reach That flowing river OF men
totaed less than 100000 You must multiply that number
by at least ten in order arrive at estimate OF the
true number You may be able to imagine ten First
Division reviews.
If you can't you, baseball FAM may recall the
biggest the brought to the American
League Park Multiply that crowd by twelve or fifteen
and YOU will be hitting pretty close to the true estimate
Ninety thousand people watched Jack Dempsey hammer
Carpenter into heplessness in the huge area at Jersey
City You would have to multiply that vast throng by
three onethrd times in order to equal the total OF
Washngton's Shrine visitors.
Now when you have this all straight in your mind con-
slider that least 100000 visitors other than
Shrners to add this tremendous total bringing the
grand total to 100000.
Five hundred thousand guests! One for every man.
woman and child in the District Of Columbia!
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the distance between Washington
and New York.
JUMP HALF MILE.
A man can jump three times
his own length, or more II he liz
an athlete. Thus our dainty
friend could jump some 2,700 feet,
or about half mile. with a
slight run. He could leap over
the Washington Monument with
ease. Brobding could walk
through the Capitol grounds and
kick down the Capitol without
faltering in his stride. The ma
jestic dome would, perhaps, come
a little above his knee.
And what enormous quantities
of food he would consume in q
day! One hundred and fifty
thousand pounds of meat. or q
quantity equal to $50 steers
weighing dressed. 1000 pounds
each, would be, to him what a
half-pound Of beef is to the ordi-
nary man. He would require
$780, 900 of our loaves Of bread.
Coffee? A standard railway
gasoline tank car would furnish
him a demi-tasse! His cigars
would be fifty-four feet long
and the ash he would knock off
each time would fill a five-ton
truck.
This giant Shriner could not
wear glasses. No lens Of the size
he would require has ever been
cast.
The giants board would cost
him $3,OO0,0O0 a day.
But Washington could not, OF
course, feed such a gross crea-
ture. Our food would be so
fine and delicate that. should
he sneeze. he would blow 1t all
away. We will. therefore, re.
solve our fez-topped mountain
into his 10000 component parts
and treat them as individuals--
as, In fact, we in Washington
must next June. (By the way,
dividing an ordinary 16O-pound
man into 100000 parts would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-05
Registration Job
Proves Great Task
For Local Temple
FOr 10

REGISTRATION OF all of the
Shrine visitors has proved
one Of the biggest problems of
its kind ever undertaken.
This work, under direction OF
James T. Gibbs, chairman of the
registration committee, has meant
the handling and listing Of scores
upon scores Of thousands of
cards.
Nearly 100000 registration cards
were sent by Noble Gibbs to
the recorders Of all prospective
visiting temples about two months
ago, to be filled in with the
names of visitors who were
; certain to come and the members
of their families who would ac-
company them.
Many thousands, who decided
after these cards haA been han
died to come to the Capital, were
registered on the train en- route
to Washington.
A last moment registration at
the Union Station and In the
automobile camps took care Of
the remainder Of the vast host.
Through these cards, IN con-
junction with the list Of assign
ments kept by Elwood p. Morey's
hotel and housing committee,
it can be found instantly just
where any Of the visitors are
domiciled during their stay i'm
Washington and how they may
be reached.
The registration Office feSeHm'
bles a large industrial institution
by itself.
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HOW BIG is ARMY
OF SE4RINERS HERE?

impossible to conceive Of the vastness of throng
Of 100000 persons This number of Shriners,
elusive Of all other visitors has to Washington
this week for the session Of the Imperial Council Of the
Mystic Shrine.
The following figures will give idea of the size Of
this throng:
The marching column in the army is column of squads
with four abreast and thirty to thrtysx inches
between ranks. The depth" Of man is estbated at
twelve inches
Forming the visiting Shriners in such column, four
abreast with the ordinary intervals and with intervals
such exist in the army between companies battaons
and regiments, how long would this column be?
With the head Of the column at the Treasury Depart
ment, where in your estimation would the tail of the
column be? At the Capitol? At Fifteenth and streets
northeast? At Bladensburg Hyattsvle or Laurel
Nd? ali Of these guesses, would be far short.
The column would extend unbroken every closed
at the proper interval from the in front the
Treasury through the city to Badensburg and along
Baltimore pike mile after mile to Baltimore through
city Of Baltimore and for from five ten miles beyond
Or it would extend from the Treasury and beyond
Frederick, Md.