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FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 1922
New Cashier at Lake
Crystal Bank, on Duty
C. H. Keller Assumes Labors;
News Of City And The
[Special to The Free Press.]
Lake Crystal, January 7. —C. H. Kel
ler, formerly of the State Bank of Ed
gerton. Minn., has taken up his duties
as cashier of tne American National
bank of this city. Mr. Keller comes
here very highly recommended as a
banker. He has rented the Mrs. Wil
liam A. Jones residence on east Ro
binsen street, but Mrs. Keller will not
join her husband here for a few weeks.
Mr. Keller is a brother of W. P. Keller,
principal of -Ihe high school here.
Mrs. Alec Hughes has been sick the
*fore part of the week at the R. J. Wil
liams home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Clark entertain
ed members of the Watonwan Farmers
club at a watch night party New Years
eve. The house and table were very
prettily decorated with flowery, pink
and green being the prevailing colors.
The evening was spent at games and
music, the guests departing at a late
hour.
R. T. Thomas, of the Griffiths Gar
age states that their warm storage
room has been taxed to the limit dur
ing the last cold spell, those who used
their cars considerable wanting to
keep them warm and always ready,
also farmers coming and storing their
cars in a warm place while they either
visited or attended to business.
W. E. Thomas (Garage) has pur
chased the buildings on the John H.
Jones livery property that has recent
ly been sold to the Cedar Rapids Oil
company. Mr. Thomas expects to have
the buildings removed by March first
as per the agreement with the oil com
pany and will use the lumber on his
farm.
H. E. Jones of Cambria, Wis., visited
the fore part of the week at the R. J.
Hughes home.
Little Dorothy Sutherland, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ren Sutherland, re
ceived a very painful injury when a
door slammed on her finger with such
force as to nearly sever it at the first
joint. Mr. Sutherland, her father, gave
the injured finger first aid treatment
until the doctor came and bound up
the injured member. It is hoped that
no serious results will comb of the ac
cident.
Miss Vera Thomas left a few days
ago for Renville, S. D<. where she will
teach in the school there.
Meredith James, Gale Hanson, John
Thomas, Leslie Warner and Misses Au
drey Bartlett and Edna Thomas left
* • Tuesday afternoon to resume their stu-
dies at Hamline university.
Mis Mollie Williams was very pleas
antly surprised Wednesday evening by
the junior class of the Presbyterian
Sunday school, which class Miss Wil
liams has taught for some time. The
children were accompanied by their
mothers and were entertained at the
Robert G. James home.
Miss Rosella James is visiting a few
days at Canby, Minn., with friends be
fore returning to her school duties at
Lamberton.
Isreal Gendler, while driving the fore
part of the week near Mills Lake, with
his Ford car, tipped over while round
‘“dng a;jorper^ 4 Particdlars. are very
vague regarding the accidents and it is
not known whether the accidents was
caused from fast driving or whethei
• the car skidded while going around
the corner. Nothing serious resulted
further than giving Isreal a good shak
ing up.
Miss Mabel James left Wednesday
afternoon for Menominie, Wis., to re
sume her work at the Stout Institute.
A telegram was received in the city
Friday morning that Wm. M. Jones of
St. Paul has passed away at one of the
hospitals of that city. Mr. Jones was
taken sick with pneumonia on Thurs
day, December 29, while attending to
his duties at the Capitol. Mr. Jones
was a brother-in-law of Evan J. and
John J. Davis and Mrs. John L. Evans
of this city. No further particulars
have been received at this writing, but
interment will be made at the Lake
View cemetery in this city.
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ROCKVAM WAS IN DAZE
Hit Appearance Before Court Des
cribed; “Can’t Get You, Judge.”
R. Rockvam, dancing instructor,
lacking his usual polished and debo
nair appearance after spending a
night on the feathers in the odfcnty
jail, as an invited guest of Sheriff
Carver, appeared in justice court on
the charge of arson, complaint being
« signed by Henry Johnson, who is al
so in the county jail awaiting action
of the grand jury.
Rockvam may have been a good
dancing teacher, he may have impres
sed the girls with his ability to throw
a wicked hip, but he failed miserably
In his attempt to make the court un
derstand that a dancing teacher
should be given time to explain says
The Fairmont Independent.
After much explaining by the jus
tice' of peace and the county attorney,
Rockvam was able to gather just
what the proceedure in a case of this
kind would be and waived examina
tion, saying: “I don’t Quite get this"
and “I cannot prove that I am not
guilty.” He also wanted to know
when be would go before the judge.
On his waiving examination Rock
vam, dancing Instructor, man of af
fairs, was held to the district court
and bonds fixed at one thousand dol
lars, which were not furnished. Rock
vam was remanded to the custody of
the sheriff, where he will remain un
til the March term of court unless
bail is furnished.
His wife, like most wives, true to
their husband, was in qpurt with
Rockvam this morning and sat
throughout the arraignment as if in a
daze, speaking to him on a few occa
sions. When asked by a reporter
whether they wanted to make a state
z ment to the press they said: “No."
CITIZENSHIP IS REVOKED
Report British Government Action Op
Naturalization Sir Edgar Speyer.
London, January 6.—The - British
home secretary today issued, in the
fofm of a government paper, the re
port on whiqh Sir Edgar Speyer’s na
turalization was recently revoked.
Among the allegations contanied in
the report are a loan, of >5,000 to a
man named Ware for the-benefit of
the now non-existent Bo*ton Journal,
details of Sir Edgar's association with
Karl Muck, former conductor of the
Boston zymphony brchestra, and
with John Koern; .Str Edgar's traf
ficking and communication with enemv
subjects and his evasion of the British
censorship. '
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Social Mention
SUP OF THE TONGUE
CLEW TO LAKE FIRE
Search For Party Who Started Blaze At Lake
field Led To The Arrest Of Johnson •
And Rockvam
Mrs. Robq ’ Rockvam, wife of the
man under S rest and charged with
arson for tin alleged incendiary burn
ing of his cbttage at Fox Lake, near
Fairmont, made numerous efforts yes
terday after* oon to solicit aid for her
husband. About five o'clock yester
day afternoon Mrs. <lockvam came to
the Peterson garage and explained her
identity.,
••Will you help my husband to get
out of this t-.sublet" she asked Harold
Martin, an vmpolye of the garage.
“No I wc|i’t have anything to do
with it,” ans p 6h«d Martin and the wo
man turned nd left the garage with
no further v rds.
Early in jtober Robert Rockvam
went to the terson garage on Cherry
street and tHed to buy an automobile
there without making a down payment,
his proposition being to make pay
ments at stated periods until the car
was paid for. The offer he made was
refused and fie left. At no time did
he solicit the use of a car there for
making the t ip to the cottage.
Jail fairmont.
• Rockvam is now a prisoner in the
Martin countv jail at Fairmont in de
fault of |I,OQO bond required for his
release. He jvas returned to that city
last night anil his wife went there
from here. He appears to have wilted
considerably but will make no state
ment. He hp s been b°und over to the
March term .of the district court since
he waived examination in the court of
Justice of the Peace B. N. Nelson who
fixed the bo d. He is held on an in
formation ard seemed interested when
he was info med that he could plead
guilty to th charge of arson at any
time and it would not be neces
sary to wai for the March term of
court. Rockvam has no money and is
unable to ra«se the bail for release. It
is said that Henry Johnson of Kasota
Kasota Is Very Proud
Of Basketball Team
Defeated Cleve and Aggrega
tion; The Degree of Honor
Elected Officers
[Special to The Free Press.]
Kasota, January 7.—More than us
ual ability is being manifested by the
Kasota town basketball team this
year. Last Tuesday night they suc
ceeded in winning their fourth victory
of the seasen by defeating the Cleve
land town team with a score ot 11
to 5. This jtame was started Friday
right at Kasota, but they were forc
ed to quit before the game was over,
owing to tl>L defective lighting. Both
’earns plajM? well, but the Kasota
-earn was nindicapped by the iar
rangetuent id the Cleveland gymnhai
■m. Kenne t) Stockton was ill. wlich
changed th« . lineup
with oil tfatp.vfecta Kasota
best of the two. Leverson was the
highest scorer for the Kasota team.
Leverson atarred on free throws. Ka
sota was -well represented by local
fans. Following Is the lineup:
Kasota— —Cleveland
R. Stockton. ... RfZimmerman
Leverson..Lf. ...Boman
PettisCJohnson
MadisonLgKeenan,
Livingston.... .Rg. •... Wendelschafer
Last night there was a basket ball
game between the Kasota high school
and Mankato second teams. The town
team played St. Ann’s academy team
at Le Sueur last night also.
The Degree of Honor elected the
following officers at their last meet
ing: Elizabeth Johns. P. M. P.; Net
tle Livinußtpn, M. P.; Birdie Greenig,
first V. P.; Dorothea McTighe, sec
ond vice president; Anna Nason, ush
er; Edith Ecklund. recorder; Hattie
Rydeen, financial secretary; C. E. Ry
deen, treasurer; Blanche Johnson, in
ner watch;i John Livingston, outer
watch; Ld>ulse Warrant, pianist.
Meetings hereafter will be held the
fourth Tuesday evening of each
month. Installation of the officers will
take place January 24, when a large
attendance is requested. Refresh
ments will be served.
At a special meeting of the Wood
man/circle the following officers were
elected: Guardian, Edith Ecklund;
past guardia'r, Cloris Swenson; advis
or, Celia Horman; chaplain. Amanda
Nelson; clerk, Mannie Swenson; at
tendant. Flora Weygandt; banker.
Emma Youngren; Inner sentinel, An
na Edge; outer sentinel, John
son; pianist,; Pearl Larson; managers.
Erna Benjamin, Celia Horman and
Pearl Larson.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Quist and children
returned Friday from St. James, where
they visited : the G. Nelson home.
Mr. and Mr... Hans Johnson and son
Harry left last week for North Branch,
Minn., to attend the funeral of a rel
ative. On the return trip Harry John
son will visit relatives at Aurora,
Minn.
Henry Denker returned the first of
the week totals headquarters at Min
neapolis aft - an extended visit with
his mother. Air. Denker holds a splen
did position with the Pacific Coast
Borax company.
Mr. and Mrs. John Strader, who
were married last week, were last
Saturday given a canned fruit shower
by a number of neighbors and friends
at their homie.
Mrs. WilMhm Moses and daughter,
Lucile, returned to their home re
cently at Mankato, after spending the
holidays with relatives at WePs. Miss
Lucile left far Fergus Falls Wednes
day to resg ne her teaching.
School bp tns next Monday after a
two weeks’ vacation. \ •
George B nnett and family visited
Monday at , he home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. Bennett,, 3r.
Donald Bc’sel of Morgan visited ov
er New Years at the S. M. Granger
home.
Misses Elvira and DeEtta Ecklund
visited relatives at Le Sueur last
Thursday.
Mrs. Nell Munson of Mankato vis
ited at the J. E. Davies home over
New’ Years.
Miss Ruth Wistrom spent the past
week at Mankato with her sister, Mrs.
P. Nutting.
Mr. and Mrs. William Meyer enter
tained about thirty guests at dinner
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Pulver enter
tained their son, George, of Waseca
last Tuesday.’
-who is in jail at Fairmont charged
with the actual crime of setting fire to
the Rockvam cottage will * probably
plead guilty to the charge against him
within a few days. He has not fur
nished the bond required for release.
11,000.
How He Was Cauqht
It was by -the merest chance that
Johnson was caught for the Fox lake
I ‘job,” according to a statement made
by Deputy Sheriff John Macbeth who
made the arrest. Sheriff O. C. Lee, of
Jackson came here to look for an al
leged incendiary for a fire at Lake
field. Jackson county. No arrests were
made but while looking for a suspect
in the case deputy sheriff examined
Johnson. While answering indefinite
Questions, Johnson inadvertently ad
mitted that it was he who set fire to
the Rockvam cottage and he was im
mediately brought to the Blue Earth
county jail by Mr. Macbeth.
He has retailed how he was to be
paid $75 for the fire after it had been
accomplished and how he went there
once starUra a fire and then got no
results because the blaze went out be
fore any damage was done. The night
of the successful fire he had purchased
kerosene at Wells, gone to Fairmont
and then walked to Fox Lake. He stat
ed to the deputy sheriff that at the
time he left the cottage the flames
were blazing brightly and that it look
ed like a successful fire.
Owes Bill In Mankato
J. B.'Richards, one of the owners of
the Richards Block where Rockvam
conducted 'his dancing academy, said
today that the Fairmont prisoner owes
six months' rent on the third floor of
the building and it is said that he owes
many other bills in this city.
Rockvam came to Mankato with the
best of recommendatfons, and people
generally were inclined to help him.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Bennett and daugh
ter, Florence, were entertained at the
W. R. Skipton home last Sunday.
Mrs. P. Kneefe and sons virited at
the D. Hugunin home the first of the
week.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Presbyterian church held a social
last night at the manse.
Jake Wolfe received the sad news
that his mother, Mrs. John Wolfe, of
Traverse was visited by the angel ot
death last Tuesday.
D. S. Turrittin left Tuesday to be
in attendance at the annual meeting
of State Farm.bureau at SL Paul.
Charles McLain returned last week
from York, Neb., after a holiday vis
it with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tell return
ed to Minneapolis Monday after vis
iting several days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Bolin and
family, Mrs. E. P. Anderson and son.
Walfred, Mr. and Mrs. A., Johnson and
family were entertained New Years
dav at the John Palmquist home.
Miss Maxine Parker and brother,
Owen, returned to Minneapolis after
a holiday visit with their grandpar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. W. Jardine.
Mr. and Ms. C. R. Hamnstedt of
St. Peter, Mrs. Peter Seelen and chil
dren of St. Paul visited at the C. J.
Hamstedt borne Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Swenson had as
their guests last Monday evening the
following: S. M. Granger and family,
G. Bennett and family and Donald
Bosel.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Pettis have
been visiting relatives and friends the
past week in this vicinity.
The members of the D. S. Turrittin
Sunday school class were entertained
at his home last Monday evening.
Gene Mayer and brother, Sydney,
and sister. Lillian, attended the par
ty given last Monday evening at the
D. S. Turrittin home.
Carlton Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. G. Johnson, is spending the
week with his sisters, Mrs. A. John
son and ' Mrs. Ernest Erickson, at
Winthrop.
Dance Expert Wanted
As Witness In Trial
Rochester, Minn., January 7. —
Wanted, By the district Scourt of
Olmsted county, one couple who
can competently demonstrate the
proper method in which the fox
trot should be danced.
The Ondler trial became an
open forum discussion of dance
methods for a few minutes yes
terday, when attorneys defend
ing the Rochester wrestler, who
*is charged with running an in
decent and disordedly dance hall
in Douglas, attempted to demon
strate the proper way in which
the fox trot should be trotted.
The argument came when
Judge C. E. Callaghan refused to
allow two, young ladies from
Douglas to perform before the
jury, because, he said, they were
neither expert nor professional,
hence not competent.
“I have been dancing for a long
time,” said the court, “and I
don’t know yet how the fox trot
should be properly done. 1 attend
ed a dance the other night, and
during a fox trot there were for
ty couples on the floor, dancing
that particular dance In forty dir
ferept ways. Of course, 1 have
my own ideas on the subject, as
we all have."
“Perhape,” said an attorney,
"Your Honor could demonstrate,"
and bis remark was greeted with
shouts of laughter from the spec
tators’ seats.
"Well," replied the court, ‘there
seems - to be a considerable diver
gence of opinion as to the meth
od.’
“I am glad to learn that,” said
D. C. Sheldon, one of the attor
neys for Ondler. "I don’t dance
myself, you know.’
Nevertheless, the Pine Island
barrister, during the earlier part
.of the hearing, juggled such
words as "toddle,” "shimmy,”
"dip,” and “cheek-to-cheek" with
remarkable ease and dexterity.
Fined For Having Liquor.
Redwing. Minn., January 10.—Merritt
Nichcda, forty-five yeajro old, for being
found in possession of two bottles of
whisky, was fined 1150 and sentenced to
thirty days in jail by Judge Albert John
son in district court. Nichols paid the
fine at once and then went with the
sheriff to begin serving sentence. He
’■nd been in jail about a week awaiting
trial.
I '
Death oFMts. Frank ACTION AGAINST JACKSON ’
? Clematis In St, Paul Suit Agaljfa Village For 12900 By Lia
billty Corporation.
Jackson, January 9. —The Employ -
This Prominent Church Woman era’ Liability Assurance Corporation
. _ . . . . has served papers on the city attor-
OnCO Was KOSlClent OT ney as a preliminary to bringing suit
Manks+n against the city for 12900 which the
MfinKaXO company is paying W. P. King, fa-
- ther of Vance King, who met his
lArs. Minnie A. Clemens, wifs of death by electrocution on August
„ , . n f 1919, while in the employ of the
Frank J. Clemans anfi mother of jargon Telephone company as line-
Harry G. Clemans, died at her home, man.
151 North Western avenue. St. Paul.l The papers in the above action
(WA n m Rrirtav fnilnwirii an 111. I n °t bee* fi*«d in the clerk
at two p. m. Friday, following an o f flce 8O lt 18 oot knoW n
nass for the past eight months. Heart on what grounds the insurance com
disease was the cause. Mrs. Clemans pany is going to bring their suit.
had not been in good health in recent The deceased came to his death
years, and last summer she spent while engaged in repairing a tele
about seven weeks in St. Luke’s hos*i phone wire, and in some manner
nital came in contact with jjne of the high
Mrs. Clemans, whose maiden name' voltage wires of the city’s light ser
was Minnie A. Squires, was fifty-six vlc «-. He ™ work at the top of
years old. She was born in Canada!-' a
gua, N. Y., October 14. 1865. She was * *
M? t fn The menlntiU busl l At tbe ot th « City council
d rlrfiXdV T « eß day night it was unanimously
IB m£ decided to fight the case and arrange
Minn. Mrs. Clemans also was a sis- fnent* were made to employ legal
ter of the late H. G. Squires, who re- talent to defend the city. It is under
signed as an officer of the Seventh atood t h at the city will engage Coun-
Cavalry to enter the United States ty Attorney E. H. Nicholas, He will
diplomatic service, having been with be assisted by City Attorney K. L.
Major-Conger, United' States minister Rudpw.
to China during the Boxer uprising. ! The case will proobably come up for
and later becoming United States trial at the May term of district
minister at Havana. , court «
On April 19, 1883, she married Frank 1 - ■ ——*————- "
LSSn * “&»“ looking over the dance
kato, Minn., La Cros.se, Wis.. and Du- _ ,
buque, lowa, before moving to St Sensational Testimony Introduced In
Paul to make their home in 1902. _ . at Rochester
As a member of the First Methodist Rochester, Minn., January 6.—Sen-
Episcopal church, Mrs, Clemans, de- sational charges if lewd dancing, drun
voted much of her interest in behalf keness, boisterous and obscene lan
of the work of that institution, being were lntroduced by Bta te
an active member of the Ladies* Ala -J „ -
society and for many years stere* w ben the case against O. R. Ondler,
tary of the Foreign Mission society charged with running a disorderly
of the church. Even after her health dance hall In which indecent dancing
failed. Mrs. Clemans maintained her was allowed in Douglas, was opened in
Interest in the affairs of the church district court yesterday afternoon,
and assisted in the various activities The state opened its'else when Dep
of that institution. uty Sheriff Anderson was placed on the
Besides her husband and her son, stand by County Attorney Ronken,
Harry G. Clemans, who lives at 628 who is prosecuting the case. The
Grand avenue, St. Paul, Mrs. Clem- deputy sheriff .testified that he went
ans is survived by a sister. Mrs. Lau- out to the Ondler dance pavillion on
ra H. McKellip of Darias, Texas. the evening of July 23, this year, in
Funeral services, conducted by the company with the county attorney. At
Rev. John Wesley Holland, will take this point the attorneys for the defense
place at the First Methodist Eplsco- entered their objection, on the ground
pal church, Victoria street and Port- that he could testify to nothing ex
land avenue, at 2:30 p. m. Monday, cept what occurred tn the dance hall
and the funeral sermon will be by or in the immediate vicinity. The ob-
Major E. C. Clemans, Owatonna, state ejection was overruled, and the attor
chaplain of the American Legton. In- neys for the defense announced that
terment will bein Oakland cemetery, they would enter objection to test!-
—■ ' ♦ * ■ mony outside that limit during the rest
of the trial. Some of the testimony
Cif Chit J introduced referred to hugging and
'/ ‘! I, JCVwAAa* floor. . x
Custody Of The Child
Given to The Father
Judge W. L. Comstock Issues
An Order In W. W. Eberhart
Divorce Case
Judge W. L Comstock to-day filed
an order with Cierx of Court Kroat
in the ease ot Cora R. Eberhart
against Walter W. Eberhart in which
it is held that the plaintiff has been
living apart from the defendant with
out cause, and therefore ia not entitl
ed to alimony.
In the conclusions of law the court
states tiiat in'the event me plaintiff
refuses to resume her marital rela
tions and duties and shall refuse io
return and live with the defendant,"it
is necessary that the mutual rights
of the parties respecting the care and
custody of their child, Walter Warren
Eberhart. should now be determined
to avoid further disagreements.
Further conclusions of law declare
that the plaintiff is not a proper per
son to have the care and custody of
the cnild; that the defendant is a fit
person to care for the child and bring
him up and educate him, and for that
reason the custody ot the child be
granted -to the father, W. W, Eber
hart.
The order commands the plaintiff
to forthwith to deliver the child to the
lather. The court order further stipu
lates that W. W. Eberhart is thereby
relieved from the payment ot any
further moneys whatever- to his wife
for any purpose whatever, whether
claimed by her for the past or present.
The order does, however, state that
Mrs. Eberhart may visit and associate
with the child and take the child and
have him in her possession on Satur
day of each week from 2 P. M. to 8
P. M. and on Sundays of each week
from ten o’clock A. M. to 8 P. M, and
that the contplaint and action of the
plaintiff is dismissed.
It is understood that Mrs. . berhart
now has the child in Florida with her.
Dashing Dan Caswell
In Chicago LoveMixup
Heir To Millions Married Jessie
Reed, Follies Beauty, Now
Sued For Divorce
[United Press Dispatch.]
Chicago, January 6. —Jessie Reed,
Follies Beauty, added stage door
Johnnies to her list of Don’ts’ today.
It is understood that Miss Reed took
this step against "Dashing Dan Cas
well” heir to the ’ Caswell millions,
who she is suing for divorce.
According to the story of Miss Reed
"Dashing Dan” Caswell met Jeasie
on the train. He was on his way to
present Miss Virginia Van Sant, the
daughter of a former Minnesota gov-
with a.cosUy diamond engage
mv. ring, but he fell in love with
Jessie and gave her the ring and they
were married.
"What do you think of that, girls)”
said Miss Reed when the ‘‘Follies
Beauty” was informed that Caswell
had filed a cross bill alleging that
Miss Reed’s maid is a bootlegger, and
that he had to buy his drinks from
her. When asked why her husband
was called "Dashing Dan” Miss Reed
said that the only thing she ever
knew him to do was drink and then
—out for another one. The highest
priced chorus girl said "Dan is a good
boy in a way, and will have money
some day, for it is being held for* him
In trust until he is twenty-six, but I
cannot piece much stock in that I
really liked Lan until he began call
ing my maid a bootlegger,” said Mtas
Reed as she ended a cigarette and the
interview.
Jessie had been married before and
has a daughter in Texas.
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Pipestone and Windom Debate.
[Special to The Free Press.]
Windom, Minn., January 10.—It la an
nounced that the Pipestone and Windom
high school debating teams will contest
for district honors here on Monday, Jan
uary 18- Pipestone has defeated Slayton
and Windom has defeated Fulda In the
preliminary debates.
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Trial at Rocheater
INTERESTED IN STORY
H. C. Lowry Refer* Te Article About
"Fort Creve Coeur” In Free Press
H. C. Lowry of this city was much
interested In the stoty in last night’s
Free Press under the caption of ‘ Fort
Creve Coeur Site Found At Last”
Mr. Lowry, who has made several
trips to France for the purchase
thoroughbred horses, and who speak
French fluently, came to The Free
Press this morning with a book. *
French in the Heart of America,"
which was written by John Finley
commissioner of education and presi
dent of the university of the state of
New York. ‘ln this book is the copy
of an old map made by'French ex
plorer* in the year 1668 or about
tweleve years after the erection of the
old fort, Creve Coeur (Broken Heart)
which locates the fort on the east
bank of the Illinois river. This map
was made for Louis XIV of France,
then reigning monarch of France.
According to thia old map the state
historical society of Illinois have de
cided correctly in the location of the
marker on the Tazewell side of the
river.
TEACHER NOT DISTURBED
Miss Williams’ Picture on Old Silver
Dollar ia Replaced
[AsKOciaied prr*JM> Dispatch.]
Philadelphia, January 6. —Miss An
na D. Williams, whose likeness ap-
pears on the old silver dollar, now re
placed by the new peace coin, says she
is ndt a bit disturbed by the change.
Mias Williams who is head of the kin
dergarten of Philadelphia, refuses to
talk about the change, or discuss how
she came to be selected to pose for
the engraving ot her face that appears
on millions of the old dollars.
“Why, when I’m nearly ot retiring
age,” she is quoted as saying, “should
we talk of something that happened
in my youth? I can’t be interested in
a purely accidental occurenc of days
long gone by. Now, if you want to
discuss kindergartens— her , eyes
brightened with interest.
Miss Williams was an art student
when the Bland dollar was decided up
on, she was selected as the type fitted
to adorn the coin. •
THREE FIRES IN MINNEAPOLIS
Seven Families and Fifty Jobless
Men Turned into The Streets
Minneapolis, January 6. —Seven
families and fifty jobless men were
turned into the streets in the sub
zero weather last night by three fires.
The Montana lodging house on
Washington avenue burned down.
George Molde and wife rushed
through the building warning the
jobless men to hasten out of the
building to safety. They were over
come with in their rescue
the building by‘firemen. All of the
lodgers had to be carried from the
building by firemen. All of the lodg
ers escaped scantily clad.
A duplex house occupied by A.
Goldstein and C. Gold was destroyed
by fire and the. two families barely
escaped with lives. Four families
were driven from an apartment house
by fire on Lyndale avenue. The fires
totaled a loss of $19,500.
SAYS JURY WAS FIXED
Fine local color was given to the
court room scenes in Thomas Meigh
an’s latest Paramount picture, “The
Conquest of Canaan," Booth Tarking
ton’s story, which cornea to the San
don theatre next Monday through the
use of the country courthouse of
Asheville, N. C. The Paramount com
pany, under the direction’ of R. W
iam Neill, used the court room imine
diatoly after a real murder trial had
been completed in which two men
were sentenced to life imprisonment
tor killing. The same jury that tried
the murderers was used for the film
murder trial, the only difference be
ing that Mr. Melghan as "Joe Lcfit
den,” the young lawyer, in
getting hia man released. The jury
was "fixed” of course.
han Bowen Goes On
Mid- West Rail Body
Mankato Man To Assist In Pre
pairing Matter For Valua
tion Hearings
Ivan Bowen, Mankato, member of
the Minnesota railroad and warehouse
oommission, Commissioner H- G. Tay
lor of Nebraska and Commissioner
Woodruff of lowa, chairman, were ap
pointed members of a comlnrttee of
railroad commissioners of Minnesota
lowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Col
orado, Kansas and Oklahoma to pre
pare, correlate and present evidence
at valuation hearings before the in
terstate commerce commission.
Valuations of railroad
have beeen made by the interstate
commerce commission to be used for
rate making. The Central Western
states railroad commissioners want
full knowledge of valuation proceed
ings. A meeting of the engineering
committe to be held at Des Maines
January 17 will be attended by D. F.
Jurgensen, Minnesota commission en
gineer.
"The valuation of property of an
interstate carrier In an adjacent state
may have as great an effect on rates
as the valuation of the property with
in the state,”/ Mr. Bowen said. "Min
nesota, lowa and Nebraska commis
sions have carried the engineering
work on valuations farther than in
other Western states,-and accordingly
.will supply the nucleus round which
the evidence will be built to meet the
testimony of the carriers, which, in
many instances, is considered high
regarding valuations." Testimony in
th* Rock Island valuation will be first
heard, hjit the date has not been set.
MRS. MARY ANDERSON DIES
Former Resident of Madison Lake
Passed Away In This city
Mrs. Mary Anderson, a former res
ident of Madison Lake but for the
past few years residing with her son,
George Anderson, 1616 North Fifth
street, passed away last night at Im
manuel hospital. Mrs. Anderson was
born in St- Lawrence county, New
York. The deceased is survived by
her son, George Anderson of this city,
two sisters, Miss iJarah and Mattie
Gilmoro of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
and one brother, John Gilmore of
Washington, D. C.
The funeral will be held from the
residence of her son, George Ander
son, 1616 North Fifth street, tomor
row afternoon, Rev. E. H. Knehar.s
will conduct the services. The burial
will take place at Eagle Lake ceme
tery.
MRS. ELLA WHYTE DIES
Wife and Mother Succumbed After
* Being Stricken With Cancer *
Mrs. Ella Eudora Whyte, wife of C.
L. Whyte 717 North Second street
passed away at her home this morn
ing at nine o’clock after a lingering
illness from the effects of cancer. Ev
ery means known to the medical
profession, were used in an effort to
save her life but. without avail. She
is survived by her husband and four
children, a son Virgil, and three,
daughters, Madllan, Maries and Mar
jory. She is also survived by her
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Garlick and one brother, Har
ry living in Minneapolis.
The parents of Mrs. Whyte were at
her bedside when death occurred.
The funeral of Mrs. Ella Eudora
Whyte will te held Sunday afternoon
at two o’clock from the First Evangel
ical church, Rev. William Wiener of
ficiating.
SOUTHERN PLANTER DIES
Whitney Wesley Wanamaker Dies In
Miami, Florida Hotel
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
Miami, Fla., January 6.—Whitney
Wesley Wanamaker, a South Carolina
planter, died at a local hotel here yes
terday and this morning the under
taker in char£.x of his bodv announced
the death of John Wanamaker, the
merchant and former postmaster gen
eral.
The mistake im identification was
furthered by an announcement at the
Biscane yacht club, that John Wana
maker was in Florida waters on his
private yacht. The false report spread
all over the south and got as far as
Philadelphia before it was overtaken,
when it was announced there that
John Wanamaker was alive and well,
in his office there.
CASE WAS DISMISSED
Wind Up of Jury Trials In District
, Court Yesterday Afternoon
Dismissal after going to trial was
the fate of the last jury case to be
tried in the long November term of
the district court. Suit was brought
by Elver L. Rice, Buffalo jeweler,
/-Jnst Rose Cousandier et a flor
■<.vv alleged to be due on accoupt for
purchases made from the plaintiff. All
jurors engaged in .the beginning of
this case were dismissed and relieved
from further duty in Ua*s te mr of
court.
Court cases will be heard next
week following completion of the
special term at St. James which be
gins Monday morning.
Slater To Testify In
Fairmont Booze Case
Slayer Of F. L. Kelley Will Be
Called As Witness Next
October
Fairmont, Minn., January 6.—County .
Attorney Cooper announced today that
as the result of an interview he had
in Anoka with Earl Slater, slayer of
former State Representative Frank L.
Kelley, just before Slater was taken
to the penitentiary to .serve a life
sentence, the manslaughter indict
ment against M. J. Gibson of this city
has been' continued by agreement of
counsel until next October.
Gibson was Indicted with Thad Kel
ly on a charge of selling the moon
shine liquor which is alleged to have
caused the death last spring of Ed
ward Scheff of Welcome, in which a f
change of venue was granted today
by Judge Dean Kelly will be tried in
St James in May, before Judge W. L. '.V
Comstock. He is at liberty on SI,OOO
cash bail.
While Slater was living to Fairmont /*'
he was associated with Kelly and Gib
son, according to Mr. Cooper and is
able to furnish valuable testimony. It
was stated by the prosecutor that Sla
ter was present when Scheff is alleged , w
to have obtained the liquor, and saw it
was paid for.
"If the evidence of Slater is given
on the witness stand as it was told
to me, the chances are that Gibson , ->£
will not be tried,” said Mr- Cooper.
"Anyway, he will not be tried until
after Kelly’s case' is settled. It would
cost the county SI,OOO to get the wit
nesses here for the Gibson case now, -
as we would have the state chemist
and university experts who expert- \
mented on animals with the liquor J
found after the death of Scheff.
"We will try Kelly first, and it «
may be that Gibson will not have to
if the evidence warrants.**
be tried. But, of course, he will bo
Lemberger Is Freed
By Court Action Today
Charge Fourth Degree Man- >
slaughter For Kilting Daugh
ter Is Dismissed.
[Associated Press Dispatch.]
Madison, Wis., January 9. —
Lemberger, charged with fourth de
gree manslaughter in connection with *
the death of his 7 year old daughter, ' v
Anne, in 1911, went free today with? 4
out trial when Judge Hoppmann in
Dane county/superior court dismissed
the charge against him after sustain
ing the plea made by his attorneys
setting up the statute of limitations.
The case against Lemberger was
ended by the court action toda- Jt
still remains for Governor Blaine
act on the pardon application of John"' • .
A. Johnson who has served ten yeats
of a life sq&ence for slaying of the
g*rl Tt ], Ttectod the amv-H-nw|
give nim ms fredom as a result tn M ,
developments. x The statute of limits- \-
tions interposed by Lemberger’s coun
sel outlaws a, manslaughter charge
after six years' after commission of
the crime. iJudge Hoppmann found
that no information had been filed
Aganist the father within the six-year
period.
Johnson’s application for pardon
hearing which brought on the trial of
Lembprger, is still before Governor
Blaine for action. All evidence will
now be presented to him and on the
basis of this he will make his decision.
DEATH OF MRS. BECKER
She Was the Victiiri of Pernicious
Anemia; Funeral Monday Morning.
Mrs. Josephine Becker died at the '
home of her daughter, Mrs. Nicholas
Pleasant street at I:sb
this morning. Death was caused by
pernicious anemia.
Bebker would have been fifty
two yeafs old had she lived until Feb
ruary 24. She was born to Germany.
The surviving, relatives are two
daughters, Mrs# Frank Bierl and Mrs.
Nicholas Wilmee, both of this city.
Her mother, Mrs. Bertha'Krogel. eity;
two sisters, Mrs. John Batea ny, Wan
da, Minn.; and Mrs. Alfred Maurer.
Mapleton; five brothers, Fred and Leo
Krugel of this city; Albert, William
and Ben Krugel of Mapleton.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at nine o'clock from St
Peter and Paul’s church. Interment
will be made to Calvary cenfetory.
NEW BRIDGE WORK STARTS
Ceremonies Marked Commencement /1
of Huge Linking Project. •
[Associated Press Dispatch] / ,
Philadelphia, January 6.—A salute
of seventeen guns, from the Olympia,
Admiral Dewey’s old flag ship, was
the signal today for the opening of
exercises which officially marked the
beginning of- work on the Delaware
river bridge between Philadelphia x
and Camden, N. J. ▲ naval aviator*
circled over Camden, propped one
end of a ribbon and then crossed to |
this City and dropped the other end.
symbolising "the new and closer
union of Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey which comes into being with-the
commencement of work on the great
bridge."-
ADMITS KILLING HUSBAND
Woman Says She Was “‘Moonshine
Crazed" When Committed Deed
[Asaociate<i Prest I)|*eh.| >
Milwaukee, Wis., January 6.—Mrs.
Elsie Trepte, wife of Adolph Trepte,
fifty-one, former president-treasurer
of the Globe Wire and Iron Works,
this morning confessed, according to
police, to the killing of her husband
yesterday while erased with “white
mule" moonshine and haunted by the
‘fear that her husband was about to
send her to a sanitarium.
. CLEARED OF ASSAULT
Jury Acquitted Prominent Fergus Falls
Business Man Today
Fergus Falls, Minn., January 6.—A
verdict of not guilty was returned by
the jury in the case of John Gunder
son. a local business man who was
accused of having committed an as
sault on the wife of his business
partner. ' The assault was alleged to
have occurred in a closed automobile
on the night of December 6 last
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