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FRIOAV JANUARY 13, 1922
MAIL ORDER DANCE
PLANT IN MANKATO
It Will Be Conducted By
R. Rockvam
NEW TANGO IS THE IDEA
This Young jMan Makes State
\ merit In Which He Waxeth
Some Sarcastic
Robert Rockvam, debonair dancing
master released on bond ,ot SIUOO
the custody of the sheriff of
Fairmont where he has been in jail
for several days on a charge of fair
ing H®°ry Johnson of Kasota to burn
the itockvam cottage at Fox Lake
tor t n « insurance money, appeared in
Mankato today and retained as his
attorney former Judjje of Probate
E>an Hughes. Concerning the crime
c-uarged, Rockvam said that on advice
Jf counsel he would make no state
uient. He neither affirmed nor de
nied the arson charge and would not
sa\ whether or not he is acquainted
with Henry Johnson With regard
to other reports that have been cir
culated about the modem Terpscihore
he had a lot to say. His statement
verbatim follows:
• “1 certainly appreciate what people
nave been saying about me as every
Ik nock is a boost for a man of any
Islanding. I have always valued hon
Vsty above money. Then why should
J-Jbe _afcu=‘ i of burning a building 1
don't even t>vfn. And what benefit
was I getting out of LfaisC—
Made Some Admissions.
“It is very true I owe a few people
money here in town but I never bor
rowed without mortgaging tor twice
as much as 1 borrow. Then why kick?
I am the loser and I'm not complain
ing. J. B. Richards has made the
statement that I owe him six months
rent. Very - well and good. This was
held back on hitn a long time ago
for the lease read, hall property
heated, which he failed to live up to
and this counts for his loss of six
months rent.
“There has also been a statement
made that I left Rochester owing a
bill at the armory. I w*as teaching
on percentage, eighty-twenty, and I
did not take in any money. How
could I be owing, then? Another
statement made that I tried to buy a
car at the Peterson garage with no
paytoent down. The person that made
that statement can certainly be laugh
ed at as any specimen of humanity,
would know better.
Rather In Sorrow Than Anger.
“My wife and I are sorry for Her
ald Martin. The statement Henry*
Johnson has made it seems that the
whole case will probably be thrown
upon Herald Martin. We all know
Henry Johnson wants to p’ead guilty
and is held back. I also make (this
part heavily underscored in the writ
ten statement to The Free Press) the
statement that all '-my •bills, will be
paid. You eannot hold hard luck
against any man.”
Rockvam said today that he in
tends making his home here and will
immediately begin teaching dancing
by mail as soon as he can get started
in that new enterprise.
He stated yesterday that he worked
out a new step, a tango variation,
while he was in jail in Martin county
and this step will probably be among
those the mail order students get.
Governor Edwards In
Message To Solons
New Jersey Executive Would
Repeal Prohibition En
forcement Act ,
[Associated Press Dispatch.!
Trenton, N. J., January 10-—Repeal
of the Van Ness prohibition enforce
ment act which he characterized as
"an instrument of oppression,” and
substitution of a less .drastic act pro
viding jury trials for all alleged viola
tors. was urge® by Governor Edwards
in his second annual message to the
New Jersey legislature today.
“The belief that the surest protec
tion against judicial and other forms
of oppression and tyranny lies in the
right of trial by jury," said the'mes
sage, “is so well settled in the minds
of our people that attempts to en
croach upon or destroy that privilege
can have but one effect, namely to
breed suspicion of the motives of leg
islators and contempt for law.”
The governor suggested adoption
of a resolution calling on congress to
prohibit hearing by federal judges of
cases decided by the state utility
board; urged a one cent tax on gaso
line for motor vehicles for state high
way purposes, and asked for abolition
of the state police act and enactment
of a law providing for trial before a
state chancellor of persons held in
contempt' bv the chancery court as a
result eu labor troubles. He also ad
vocatedila law prohi f ing night work
for woiAen and limiting their hours
of work to eight.
srfow TIES UP TRAFFIC
Sections of Wisconsin Visited By
Worst Blizzard In Years
[Associated Press Dispatch.)
Oshkosh, Wis.. Januarv 6.—. A
lthough city and interurban car lines
were dug out- of the snow drifts yes
terday following one of the worst
storms and of traffic in years,
many of the county highways, into
Oshkosh were still closed to automo
bile and horse traffic today because
of snow were still closed to auto
mobile and horse traffic today be
cause of snow blockades.
RAILWAYS ARE EXEMPT
Cities Can’t Assess Paying Costs
When Gross Earnings Tax Paid
| Associated Press Dispatch. I
St. Paul, January 6.—A city has no
power to assess the cost of street
paving against a railway corporation
which has paid a gross earnings tax
prior to the enactment of the laws of
1919. The Minnesota supreme court
bo held today in revising the Lyon
county district court in the case of
the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way company against the city of
£’ 'M
Degree Of Honor Held
Installation of Officers
Ceremonies Carried Out At
Lake Crystal By the Order;
The City News
[Special to The Free Press ]
Lake Crystal January 10.—Instal
lation of officers of the Decree of Hon
or was held last Thursday evening.
Myrtle .Stevinson was elected grand
usher for the evening. Thte president
then asked the usher to present the
past grand president, Sister Kusterof
Minneapolis, to be seated at her
•Ight. The officers installed in order
were: Piesident, May Friend; past
president, Anna Hartwig; vice-pres
ident, Mrs. Polansky; second vice
president, Mrs. Alec Hanson; record
er, Edythe Owens; treasurer, Gladys
Peterson; usher, Maijorie Williams;
assistant ushers Bessie Crum in; in
side and outside watch, Nora Larson
and Alta Fitch; musician, Elizabeth
Greenough.
Alter the installation of officers the
meeting was turned over to the civic,
Belle Johnson, who had prepared a
tine program. Sister - Kuster of Min
neapolis was called upon for a few
iemarks, to which she rlsponded in
a well chosen manner and was enjoy
ed by all. President Anna Hartwig
then presented Sister Kuster with a
beautiful bouquet of roses, in behalf of
the lodge members, in appreciation of
her valued assistance. The presi
dent then asked the lodge to give
Sister Kuster a rising vote of thanks,
to which p.ll heartily responded. A
duet was given by sisters Margaret
Jones and Edythe Owens. The
reading by Tyyphena Lewis was
greatly enjoyed as well as the sing
ing. A piano duet was given by Em
ma and Beatrice Hellckson. At the
close of the program the President
called upon Sister Mollie Williams for
a few remarks as she is leaving in a
few days for Atlanta Georgia where
ike has accepted a pos' ion. Miss
Wiiim.us. responded Ip a very pleas
ant man: ?r. Immediately after the
program fine refreshments were
served a i the remainder of the ev
ening wa > spent in dancing which
every on seemed to enjoy.
The O. N. O. club very pleasantly
surprised' Miss Marjorie Williams at
her home Saturday evening, the oc
casion being Miss Williams’ birth
day. The evening was spent at
games and a social time. Refresh
ments were served.
MeSdames John and Will left a few
days ago for Fairfield lowa to see the
latters sister who is sick.
Mrs. Henry Fuller of Cambria was
a caller in the city Monday afternoon
Miss Mollie Williams left Mondav
on her big trip to Atlanta Georgia. All
her friends were loath to see her go
but wish her every success in her
new position at Atlanta.
Four Children Killed
In School Bus Clash
Motor Vihicle Struck By Fast
Trair In Fog; Seventeen
(thers Injured
[Ar related Press Dispaicn.j
Van M t, Ohio, January 10. —Four
children .«Vre instantly killed and
i seventeen >thers were Injured this
| morning when a school bus was hit
'by a fast freight three miles east of
here.
Preparations were made at Van
Wert county hospital here to receive
the injured children. There were
thirty-three children in the bus.
The driver of the motbr bus did not
see the approaching train on account
of the heavy fog. it was said.
Later Particulars About Accident
Three children were killed instant
ly and twenty-one others were injured
this morning when a school bus was
hit by an east bound Pennsylvania
fast freight three miles east of here.
Nine of the children were seriously
injured and two are not expected to
live. Twelve of the children were only
slightly injured and were taken to
their homes. x
The occurred at a crossing
just a half mile from a centralized
school. The driver stopped the bus
at the crossing, got out and looked up
and down the track. Not seeing the
approaching train because of a heavy
fog, he started to drive across the
track when the engine struck the bus.
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE
- Mrs. H. M. Roberts of Lake Crystal
sent yesterday afternoon in this city
calling on relatives. '
Attorney C. S. Strom of Lake Crys
tal called on friends in Mankato yes
terday. •
C. H. Zirckel of Chicago, who ar
rived in Mankato Saturday morning
to spend the week-end with his wife
and daughter, left tor Minneapolis
last evening to attend the Minnesota
Implement Dealers’ association con
vention. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Zirckel.
George Loucks, George Peterson
and Brett Taylor returned to Carleton
yesterday.
Mrs. C. Warner Johnson and
daughters Kathryn and Betty Lou are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Johnson’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Bates,
during the illness of Mrs. Johnson’s
husband, who underwent an operation
for appendicitis, Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Johnson is improving very nicely.
H. A. Niehoff of North Sixth street
left this noon for Pasadena California
and other western points where he
will spend the winter.
Miss Anna Sanborn of St. James
left last evening for her home after
spending Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
F. D. Lutterall. She also visited
friends in St. Paul Saturday.
Miss /Lucy Hardegger of Point
Pleasant, Lake Jefferson, is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. E. P. Meyer of this
City.
Mrs. Thomas Lowe of Pipestone is
visting in the city as the guest of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Hughes.
C. E. Wood, an Insurance man of
Albert Lea, was in Mankato today.
He is thinking of moving to this city
and engaging in the insurance busi
ness here.
Raided Oil Station
[Special to The Free Press.]
Luverne, Minn., January 10.—Robbers
made a raid on two of the oil filling sta
tionn here and made away with a quan
tity of gasoline, oil and greases. At one
of the places the thieves secured over
500 gallons of gasoline. Authorities are
working on the case but there is no clue,
it is said
> saves
i < Small Boy
C uick t. ..King on the part of
a ti ‘uck drker on one of the huge
gra vti true** now hauling on tne
MaJ 1l ike road job, probably
sav td 'he life of a smalF boy at
the core er of Second and Cherry
streets yeAerday afternoon. The
tru&k was ;arrying a full load and
war- movmj at a probable rate of
twelve milis per hour. Two small
boys were piaying in the street
and* one o‘ them fell directly in
the of one of the front
whceis of the heavy vehicle and
not more than three feet in front
of the approaching wheel. Rapid
application of the brakes, a
swerve to the right and a rapid
flo\ j of choice admonitory lang
uage were the contributions of
the driver and all seemed to be
effective us the lad didn’t linger
lon<] after he got to his fe/st.
Neivs Of Mapleton Is
Told By Correspondent
Annual Meeting Of The Congre
gational ists; Eastern Star
Entertained
[Special to The Free Press.]
Mapleton, Minn., January 10. —The
annual meeting of the Congregational
church aid society will be held at the
home of Mrs. L. W. Kreuger on
Wedensday afternoon, January 11.
The supper will be served by Mes
dames John Johnston, B. F. McGre
for, E- T. Phelps, Robert Lang and
Mrs. Jlcbecca Ellis. All members are
urged to be present. The annual
meeting of the Baptist Aid society
will be held the same afternoon at
the hdP\v of Mrs. J. Thu
members of both societies are re
quested to attend their respective
meetings.
Miss Lenore Greiner and Leslie
Kruger returned to Northfield Mon
day morning to resume their studies
at Carlton college.
The new January magazines have
have arrived at the public library and
are ready for inspection. The library
is proving to be a very popular place
as will be noticed by the large num
ber of books that have already been
loaned this month. On Saturday,
January 7, 98 books were loaned.
Miss Esther Kreuer has accepted the
position of assistant librarian.
Messers. John Krouss of Water
ville and L. L. Krouss of Minnesota
Lake were over Sunday guests of
their brother F. S. Krouss.
Lyman Jensen of Minnesota Lake
visited friends at this place Friday
evening.
Bills are out announcing a public
dance at the Sterling town hall this
Friday evening, January 13. Music
by Morrow’s orchestra.
A sleigh load of young people from
the village and surrounding country
attended a party at the W. W. Taylor
home in Sterling last Friday evening.
A most pleasant time Is reported.
Mr. and Mrs. William Morrow en
tertained at a family dinner on Sun
day. The guests included, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. Taylor, James Tayfor, Mr. and
Mrs. William Taylor and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Ballard. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bissell and daughter, Mrs.
Jessie Bissell. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Tavlor. Miss Naomi Lundberg and A.
J. WUI. \
The young people of the Lutheran
church held another one of their fine
programs at the church Sunday even
ing. The program consisted of songs
recitations, etc. These ' .entertain
ments are proving to be very popular
with the young folks. Let the good
work go on.
The missionary society of the Fed
erated churcWtes will meet with Mrs.
Helen Howiesnn on Friday afternoon,
January 13. Please bear this in mind.
Misses Frances and Cecelia Pagel,
returned to their school work at
Windom Saturday evening.
J. J. Dobie returned to Franklin on
Saturday to resume his duties as
professor in the public schools of that
place.
Miss Alice Rombererer returned to
her school work at Bijou. Minn., on
Saturday after spending the holiday
vacation with her parents.
The Eastern Star Ladies entertain
ed the Masons and a number of in
vited friends at a party at the lodge
hall Friday evening. About sixty
people were in attendance. Games
and sports of various kinds were in
dulged in by ab present. A basket
social was one of the special features
of the evening. B. F. Taj lor acted as
auctioneer and the neat sum of $44
was added to the treasury funds.
This was followed by dancing, the
music being furnished by the Bor
chert syncopators.
J. W. Getty was a business visitor
at Mankato on Monday.
The new village skating rink is be
ing heartily enjoyed by the children
and a large number are present at all
times.
Young Boy 9 s Tongue
Torn Out By Roots
[Special to The Free Press ]
Windon, Minn., January 7. —Milford
Mattison, a young boy of Storden, suf
fered a severe injury' as the result of
putting his tongue on an iron railing
in front of a local business place. His
tongue became fastened to the railing
by the frost and in trying to loosen it
the tongue was torn from its roots in
such a manner as to call for prompt
services of a physician. '
DHTH WILLMAR DOCTOR
Dr, Christian Johnson Passed Away
At Everett, Wash., Today
Willmar, Minn., January 6. —Dr.
Christian Johnson, well known phy
sician is dead at Everett, Wash., ac
cording to a telegram received *today
by his son Dr. Hans Johnson of
Kerkhoven. His body will be shipped
from Everett for interment at Wil)
mar. . •
Problems Before Implement Men
Minneapolis, January 10.—Problems vi
tal to the implement dealers of Minne
sota were discussed today at the annual
meeting of the Minnesota Implement
Dealers’ association in the West Hotel.
Representatives of farmers’ co-operative
associations, including President L. E.
Potter of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation, are to address the gathering.
King Alexander To Wed.
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
Belgrade. January 9.—The engagement
of King Alexander to the Princess Marie,
sc cocnd daughter of King Ferdinand and
Queen Marie of Rumania was announced
tedav.
MANK/
Evic Opie
Gwen By This Soldier
Hearing of Watson Charges
Were Continued at Wash
ington Today
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
D. C., January 10. —
Washington,
Stonewall Jackson Albin of Kerns -
town, Va., declared' he saw "Major
Ople shoot an American soldier in
cold blood.”
“The runner, who was shot, was
running toward the major,” said Al
bin "I saw him hand the major a
piece of paper which Major Opie
glanced at. Then the runner turned
his back and started to walk away
when Major Opie shot him. Opie gat
ed at the fallen man for a few min
utes and then moved on.”
Albin declared one hundred or more
persons could have seen the shooting.
The witness was gassed in the war
and has been unable to work, he said.
While testifying, Albin, pointing to
spectator, asserted the man had tried
to persuqde him not to testify against
Major Opie.
Another witness, Janas Carlton of
Richmond, Va., testified he saw Major
Opie shoot a soldier on October 9,
1918.
PEEPER IN TROUBLE
Alleged to Have Had Eyes Where
They Should Not Have Been
Rochester, Minn., January 10. —
Another “Peeping Tom” got himself
into trouble at the Franklin hotel,
owned by M. F. Brown, situated at
21 Second Avenue, NW. When the
alleged peeper was arrested by the
police on the complaint of Mr. Brown
he gi.V'' the nome of Alfred King, and
stated that he 'VT? employe on the
sewer construction }ob.
King was noticed at tn* rear of the
building in the morning at about 7'.30.
gazing into of the guest’s
rooms. In one of these rooms a man
and his wife'were living, while in an
adjoining room a lady was staying.
King is said to have gone to the rear
of the house and was gazing into the
room when their occupants were
dressing. »■
The peeper seems to have stayed
at the windows until after the time
he was supposed to have been at
work. Frank Fisher, a hotel employe,
noticed the man and immediately no
tified Mr. Brown, who set out to put
a stop to the proceedings. When
King found that he was apprehended
he ran with Mr. Brown at his heels.
The police were notified and the
peeper taken into custody. He was
taken before the city justice and his
trial was set for this afternoon.
It is stated 'by other guests at the
hotel that the man was seen at the
same windows last week. He will be
asked to answer the charges of dis
orderly conduct before City Justice
Anderson.
APPLY PRUNING KNIFE
Winnebago Man Urges Application In
Various Forms* lndustry
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
Minneapolis, January 10.—Applica
tion of the pruning knife in various
forms of industry and correction of
faulty economic conditions by other
means than legislative action will
bring permanent relief to agriculture,
the basic industry of the nation now
so sorely in need of aid, C. W. Head
ley of Winnebago, Minn., president of
the Minnesota Implement Dealers As
sociation Inc., declared in his annual
address today at the annual meeting
of the organization here.
“Railroad rates should be reduced
as one of the first steps in the re-ad
justment,” said Mr. Headley. “Of
course, this cannot be done to any ma
terial extent unless some high salaries
are deflated and all employes are paid
in proportion to the amount of labor
they perform.”
PAY FOR EX-SOLDIERS
National Legion Head Issues In st rue -
tions To All Posts
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
Chicago, January 10. National
Commander Hanford MacNlder of the
American Legion issued instructions
last night to all Legion posts to pre
sent the case of adjusted compensa
tion for ex-soldiers nefore chambers
of commerce in every city of the Unit
ed States in connection with the ref
erendum on that question now being
conducted by those bodies.
The campaign is to begin immed
iately as the chamber of commerce of
the United States which submitted
the referendum to its members has
set the time limit in the voting at
February 21.
ENFORCE WILD DUCK LAW
Game Birds In Cold Storage Will Be
Seized By Wardens
[United Press Dispatch.]
St. Paul, January 10. —Wild ducks
held in cold storage after today are in
violation to the federal migratory
birds’ law and will be confiscated ac
cording to an announcement made by
Charles Avery, state game and fish
commissioner.
The state law permits the storage
of birds for thirty days but the federal
laws allow only ten and Avery an
nounced that the federal lav? is io be
enforced. The duck hunting season
closed January 1.
FEDERAL ROAD CHECK *
State Auditor Chase Receives Big
Sum From Government
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
St. Paul. January 10. —State Audi
tor Ray P. Chase has received: a
check for $274,213.84 of federal aid for
highway construction. The check,
according to the state highway de
partment, is payment towards cost of
construction of paved highway from
Big Lake to St. Cloud. This is the
largest federal aid check for highway
construction that has been received
by Minnesota.
Birthday Party For Old Lady.
[Special to The Free Preaa.l
Balaton, Minn., January 10.—At a party
held at the home of M». and Mra. Wil
liam Shequin here, Grandma Shequin.
103 years old, was the honored guest.
Mra. Shequin’s children, arandehUdrer.
g-reat grandchildren and great great
grandchildren, were among those pres
ent.
Sentences Are Handed
Out By J. Callaghan
Offenders In Rochester Brought
Before Court; NowDdalt
With
Rochester, Minn., January 9. —Be-
cause he refused to divulge informa
tion concerning liquor traffic, Earl
Balcom, twenty-one year old Roches
ter youth, convicted of having liquor
in his possession for sale, was given a
stiff sentence when he appeared be
fore Judge Callaghan in district court
this morning, and the order for sus
pension of sentence for a previous
conviction was vacated by the judge.
Balcom will serve for a indetermin
ate period in the state reformatory
at St. Clpud. r - •
Balcom was asked by the judge to
tell the true story of the liquor deal,
and the youth replied that he had
nothing to say. He insisted that he
knew nothing about the man who he
said left the liquor at his house, and
he denied that it was his brother-in
law, R. E. Nolan.
“You will have plenty of opportu
tuaity to think this thing over from
now on,” said Judge Callaghan. “You
can’t fool with this court tn this way.”
R. E. Nolan, brother-in-law of Earl
Balcom, convicted, on liquor charges,
was given the saine opportunity for
clemency, and he, too, denied all
charges of connection with the Bal
com family in liquor dealings. He
stuck to his story concerning the
liquor found in his room. Judge Cal
laghan sentenced him to sixty days in
.the county jail and ordered him to
pay a fine of $l5O or serve an addi
tional sixty days.
“What is the total jail sentence?”
he asked.
“One hundred twenty days.”
“I’ll serve the whole sentence; I
will not pay a fine.”
Louis Banick, who pleaded guilty to
charges of passing bad checks, was
sentenced to serve 90 days in the
county jail, and sentence was sus
pended by Judge Callaghan until fur
ther order of the court, after Banick
said be had "fallen into bad company
and got debt.”
Fred Bluhm, convicted of having a
Still in his possession for the manu
facture of'liquor, admitted the truth
concerning the %jtuglipn on his farm,
and he was ! seni need to serve sixty
days and pay a Cue of SIOO/ The sen
tence was suspended on condition that
he pay his fine. He was given ose
week in which to get the hundred. i
August DeMueles, who pleadetr
guilty to a charge of having a still in
his possession, and who was'indicted
for having liquor for sale, pleaded,
guilty to the second indictment before
Judge Callaghan this morning, and
was sentenced to serve sixty days in
the county jail, and pay a fine of $l5O
or serve sixty additional days. A sec
ond sentence of the same nature was
imposed for the second indictment
but Judge Callaghan ordered that the
two be served concurrently. De-
Mueles admitted that he could not pay
his fine, so he will spend the next 120
days in the county bastile.
Regiment To Reune
At Minneapolis Elks
Members From All Over State
Invited To Take Part In
Celebration
Annual reunion of the members of
Battery “D” 151st Field Artillery will
take place at tue Elks Club in Miu
n.&polis, Minnesota on the 1-th of
January, 1922 nt 6:30 p. m. A real
time is already assured from the
number of former members who made
their reservations.
“Besides the old local talent, such
as Louie X Hansen and Fatty Boatman
that we used to enjoy so much while
overseas, there will be some first
class professional cabaret entertain
ment To make this reunion a REAL
success we want to have all you men
from out of town —come on in for this
roll call and see the old bunch and
talk over the days spent in France,
Mud and the Guard House—you
won’t regret it. As all reservations
must be made by the 14th of the
month send in your check at once
for two dollars to cover the cost per
plat*. Make checks payable to Edward
’Place, 8016 Bryant Avenue South,
Minneapolis, Minn.”
MOPPING UP CHICAGO
Comprehensive Campaign For Prohi
bition Enforcement Planned.
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
Washington, D. C.. January 10. —A
comprehensive campaign for the en
forcement- of prohibition in Chicago
has been mapped out by federal and
local officials. Commissioner Haynes
announced today upon hl< return from
a personal survey of liquor condi
tions there.
He declared conditions in Chicago
from a standpoint of liquors viola
tions were vastly improved but he
would continue there corps of special
experts agents who are co-operating
with the state organization.
JONES IS CANDIDATE
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice An
nounces Self For Reelection.
Madison, Wis., January 9. —Burr W.
Jones, justice of the state supreme
court, today announced his candidacy
for re-election In the April-non-par
tisan elections. He has been a mem
ber of the supreme court since Sep
tember 3, 1920. When appointed by
Governor Philip to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Chief Justice
J. B. Winslow.
. GLEN OLSON CHOSEN
North Manka* u Man Heads Minnesota
Shorthorn Breeder Asso.
J" [United Press Disnatch.]
St. Paul, January 10. —Glenn Olson
Of North Mankato was elected secre
tary and treasurer of the Minnesota
Shorthorn Breeder’s association at
the annual meeting held here last
night.
Charles W. Glottfelter of Water
ville was elected president and Frank
C. Landon of Winona vice president
JANITOR FOUND DEAD
John Olson St. Paul, Discovered In A
Smoke Filled Room
[United Press Dispatch.]
St. Paul, January 10. —John Olson,
a janitor in one of the public build
ings of this city, was found dead in
his smoke filled rooms this morning
by firemen. The man was dead when
found. The fire did about SSOO dam
age.
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Three Men Were Sent
To Jail For Assault
Striking Packing House Em
ployees At Albert Lea
Up Standing
Albert 4 Lea, Minn., January 9. —
Three striking employes of Wilson &
Co., packers, were fined and sentenced
to Jail upon conviction of having vio
lated an injunction and restraining
order restricting picketing.
A request by attorneys for the de
fendants for a stay of sentence to
permit an appeal to the state supreme
court. ,wa saenied by Judge F. t>.
Meighen, and the men taken to jail.
Twenty-nine others are awaiting trial
on a similar charge.
Tony Engen was given ninety days
in the county Jail and fined |IOO. Fail
ure to pay the fine will extend the
Jail t6rm to five months. Ralph Leh
man and Tony Kolish drew thirty
days in Jail and ne of |SO or an addi
toinal 30 days in jail on non-payment
of the fine.
These three men were alleged to
have been among the leaders of
strike sympathizers, accused of caus
ing disturbances at the local Wilson
packing plant.
The nearing for the twenty-nine
others accused of violating the in
junction and restraining order which
prohibited picketing in groups and
molesting of persons going to or from
the packing plant, will come up before
Judge Meighen next Thursday. Their
cases were postponed until then to
permit Attorney James Manahan of
St. Paul, an opportunity to appear for
the accused.
Since the arrest of the thirty-two
some days ago there have been no
disturbance around the packing plant
and Albert Lea was quiet Saturday
night.
The strike has been on for five
weeks and was inaugurated with the
nationwide packing house employers
protest against reduction in wag.es.
Elks Have Paid For the .
Memorial Site, Chicago
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
Is The Price Given For
This Land
Chicago, January 9.—Nine hundred
thousand members of the Benevolent
rnd Protective Order of Elks were to
day being notified by the national
memorial • commissi o-i of the order
■ that the site for the $3,000,000 mem-
I orial to tLeir war dead was selected
and paid for today.
The site is on Lake Shore drive at
the corner of Lincoln park where the
outer and inner drives convene and
gives the memorial a beautiful setting
from the park and from the junction
of North Side boulevards. The price
paid fofr the site wat 4500,000, it was
announced. John T. Finning, execu
tive director or the memorial com
mission announced th >.the design
for the memorial will Ane chosen in a.
national competition Yor architects.
The building, it was announced, will
be of marble or Bedford stone, being
150 feet wide and allowing fifty feet on
each side for landscaping. The nem
orial will house . a chapel with the
names of 70,000/Elks in the WW-’
war and the 1.000 dead. engrave* j
bronze around the walls . The build
ing will house the 'executive offices
of the order and will also be perma
nent editorial offices for the Elks'
magazine.
Girl Was Killed When
Auto Hit Phone Pole
Machine Turned Over And
Caught Fire;Two Men Were
Badly Injured
Monticello, Minn., January 9.—Ma
rie Kline of Minneapolis was killed
and her two men con panions severely
injured near Big Lake Sunday, when
the roadster in which they were rid
ing skidded from the road, and struck
a telephone pole. The car turned ov
er and caught fire. H. Elliot had his
skull fractured and O. Bailey was
badly bruised but both men will re
cover. Bailey was thrown clear of
the car, and managed to get a hold of
Elliot and drag him from beneath the
machine or he would have been burn
ed to death.
Monticello, Minn., January 9.
Harvey Elliot injured in an auto acci
dent on the Jefferson highway near
Big Lake will recover from his injur
ies. Miss Marie Klein of Minneapolis
was killed when Elliot’s car skidded
into a telephone pole. Orrin Bailey
who was also in the car at the time
of the accident,' escaped with minor
injuries. Miss Klein’s body has been
prepared for burial. Her parents are
expected to arrive here today to take
the body back to Minneapolis.
High Committee Post
Fo r Sen at or Me Cumber
Dakotan Selected Chairman
Finance Body To Succeed
Late Boise Penrose
[Associated Preaa Dispatch.]
Washington. D. Cy January 9. —
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
was selected today by the committee
on committee* a* chairman of the
senate finance committee to succeed
the late Boloe Penrose. Senator
Frelinghuysen, republican, New Jer
sey, was selected to fill the’ vacancy
on the finance committee.
ONDLER RUNS FOR SHERIFF
Acquitted of Charge In Rochester
Court, Will Be Candidate
Rochester, Minn., January 9.—“ You
may announce that I will be a candi
date for sheriff of Olmstead county at
the next election,” declared Or K.
(Kid) Ondler, local wrestler, when the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty
after deliberating for nearly seventeen
hours. The acquittal of the wrestler
was the culmination] of a sensational
three-day trial, in winch the state en
deavored to prove /that Ondler had
run a dance hall inf Douglas in which
lewd, indescent dancing and disorder
ly conduct were allowed. t
Death of Mrs. M. ft. Shank*
Fairmont, Minn.. January 10.—Mr*. M.
E. Shanks, an aged resident of Martin
county, died in Fairmont yeaterdaqr. She
vfes eiehty-ltaßß yean oML I
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ANNUAL MELTING
STJOfflfS PARISH
Dinner and Business Ses
sion Last Night
READING THE REPORTS
Three New Members Elected;
Church Activities Past
Year Reviewed/
The annual business meeting of the
parish of St John’s Episcopal church
was held at the Parish House on War
ren street last evening, following 1:30
o’clock dinner served by the Women’s
Guild. The dinner was deliciously pre
pared and very nicely served, the boys
of the Sunday School acting as the
waiters. About one hundred were in
attendance at the dinner and the
meeting which followed.
The Women’s Guild
During the afternoon, yesterday, the
ladies of the Women's Guild met. at the ,
Parish House and held their annual
meeting, when the following officers •
were elected for the ensuing year:
President—Mrs. W. L. Comstock.
First Vice-President—Mrs. J. A
Johnson.
Second Vice-President—Mrs. F. W.
Force.
Secretary—Mrs. W. H. Force.
Treasurer—Mrs. F. A Fisher. :
The secretary’s and treasurer’s re- ‘
ports were read and adopted, show
ing that the past year had been one of .
the most successful in the history of ,
the organization or the work of the
ladies of the chureh.
The Parish Meeting |
The reading of" the financial report ■
o. je parish by Secretary-Treasurer
F. L. Searing, opened the business
session following the serving of the
dinner.
4 . W> Porce read U*® report of
the Women’s Guild; and Mrs. H. H.
Perrin that of the Women’s Auxiliary. 1
Jeanette Wood as secretary of the
Junior Auxiliary, read the report of
the activities of that nrreniwttVwi
while Agnes Perrin as treasurer, pre
sented the financial report. The as
semblage was greatly interested in the
splendid reports so charmingly given
by the little Misses. MaMm- Walter
Halloran presented the report of the
Sunday School which showed splendid
progress and was so finely prepared
and read. The reports from the little
folks were enthusiastically received as
were also those of the older folks.
Election of Vestrymen
The election of vestrymen, senior
* nd Junior wardens next Vith
the following result: ' i
Senior Warden—R. E. Brown.
Junior Warden—B. F. Pay.
Three Vestrymen—Dr. C. C. Pratt.
AG. Chase and Richard Wood. They
win take the place of F. W. Manderfeld
Henry Spicer and C. D. Ott The ves
try as it now stands is as follows*
R. E Brown, B. F. Pay, W. K Pay, >
| Dr. Wm. Standish, E. M. Zuel, F. L. I
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statecouncil w 4Weeti^’2o‘Twing
V 1 ® lat^ r T * this. month, were
Judge W. L. Comstock, R. E. Brown,
“ d ®* F - The alternates were
B r ‘ Standish > A G. Chase, and E.
M. Zuel.
A few remarks by the rector, Rev
Sumner, brought the meeting to a
close. He was greatly pleased with the
■work of the past year, and specially
i commended the work of three of the
women of the parish, namely Mrs
Charles Kleinschmidt and Mn. Doro
thy LaDue-Jones, who are at the head
of the Junior Auxiliary, and Mrs. F. L
Searing, superintendent of the Sunday
School, under whose able direction and
efforts these departments of the
church’s activities had been so suc
cessful. He also commended the mem -
bers of the Altar Guild, the Flower
Guild as well as the officers of the two
chapters, the Guild and the mem hen,
of the vestry, for their labors.
The Women's Guild is made up of
the two organizations, the Bishop Gil
bert and Bishop Whipple Chapters
Rev. Sumner stated that there had
been some talk of uniting the two
chapters under one head, but thia con
solidation he hoped would not taVo
place this year. He desired the two
chapters to retain their individual or
ganizations to meet monthly but ask
ed that a business and social meeting
of the two organizations each month
as one guild, for the purpose of get
ting together and becoming better ac- /
quainted with each other.
A rising vote of thankg was tender
ed the retiring officers and
This concluded the business >ei»»inn
“ d time * the
guild halt
DROPPED DEADAT AUCTION
Elmer Hill Died Suddenly While At
tending Sale; Blue Earth News
[Special to The Free Pres*.]
Blue Earth, January 10.— Daring the
afternoon while the auction on the Her
man Krull farm near Blue Earth was
being cried by Paul Oldenburg of El
more and Henry Seglem of Guckeen, a
young farmer, Elmer Hill, living near
by dropped dead from heart failure.
Three physicians were immediately
summoned but all was over. He had
not been feeling well, the day before,
but feeling better that morning went
to the sale. He leaves his widow and
three small children besides his aged
mother and a sister. The widow is
the only daughter of Rev. Mrs. Alee
Allen, pastor of the Baptist church in
Delavan and widely known among W.
C. T. U., circles over the state. The
funeral was held in the Baptist church
in Blue Earth on Sunday afternoon
and the church would not hold the
people who came to pay their last re
spects to this noble young Christian
gentleman.
The Eastern Star chapter of Win
nebago will install its officers this
Monday evening and over ffiirty mem
bers from Blue Earth will be present
by special invitation. After the work
a banquet will be served.
The Northern Mutual Insurance com
pany held its annual meeting in the .
general office in Blue Earth on Satur- ’
d *F. and the following officers were I
elected for the ensuing year. President 1
Frank E. Putnam; vice-president, W
5. Drake; secretary, F. M. KarnMreas
urer, W. E. C. Roes. .
Rochester, A Sim£^ <>y Ml— Mn.
W. A Allen, a pi ■iiSnwit laftr <rf this
city, dtad bero-M-the T 3 eighty- 1
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