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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
Policy Of Safeguarding Them
Should Be Followed.
CITIES have DONE LITTLE.
Systematic Municipal Planning Is Nee
essary to Create and Maintain
HeaIthfuI and Attractive Residential
Observation-Disclosures Essential to
Prevent Exploitation.
BY J. c. NICHOLS Of Kansas City.


City planning in almost every phase
of it's wide modern meaning has taken
root in the public conscience. Yet we
have thus far done very little as com
munities or as municipalities to prop
erly create, safeguard and guide the
growth of home neighborhoods.
Much has been written about the
proper regulation and construction Of
streets for residence property. But the
subdividing Of land for residential pur-
poses in practically all American cities
is generally left to chance or the direc-
ton of selfish private interests. City
authorities Aaye to some extent made
certain general requirements as to a
reasonable continuity and regularity
of streets, but little progress has been
made toward planning residential sub
divisions. "---~"~-.o~ss sssssslsesa
A few good residence neighborhoods
have been provided in almost every
city by the ordinary real estate devel-
opment. The period over which the
safeguards in these areas extend is
generally Of mere nominal duration in
proportion to the life of the city and
covers only a small section. City con-
troll in residence neighborhoods practi-
cally ends with the boundary lines of
the street and the boulevard. And to-
day, with only an occasional exception,
the individual owner in our residence
neighborhoods does whatever he pleases
upon the property which he owns
neighborhood or his community.
Often the majority of the population,
because of the haphazard development
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17

responded. The writer was made
chairman and asked to superintend the
work. A brief report of how it was
done may help other villages:
Four hundred and fifty American
elms (white) and fifty I'D maple
trees, eight to ten feet high, were
bought from a large Ohio nursery
firm near by at 40 cents each; freight
and carriage to holes, 5 cents each;
digging holes and planting, Is cents
each; total 60 cents each. Nursery
grown stock was bought because it
cost less than to dig, scattering local
seedlings or suckers. besides being far
more compactly rooted and with far
better fbrous roots than any nom
nursery stock.
A curious fact is that all these
american" elms from an Ohio nurs-
cry were born from American elm
seeds in Holland and had their tiny
first seasons growth in that Dutch
land, Why? Because the first years
growth takes much hand labor, and
that costs about, 60 cents per day there
and $1.75 to 50 for the same grade
here. Further, their richer, black, sub
irrigated soil is better adapted to the
tender first years life and vigorous
growth of the elm. At year old they
would weigh scarcely an ounce.
A week before the car. of trees was
due to arrive here four good men dug
all the holes, about three feet in diam
eter and one foot deep and fifty feet
apart. peeling a thin turf off first and
placing the fine earth by itself. When
the trees came they were taken to the
holes. the roots that had been bruised
in digging were cut off smooth. one
man held the tree, sighted for the true
line, "churned' the tree up and down
to work the loose earth af in around
the roots as it was shoveled in, slowly
at first, then tramped pretty firmly
when all was in except the turf. This
was inverted grass down and pressed
down firmly. Some of the land was
pretty wet, stiff clay, hard to pulver-
ize. We did the best we could in fining
and packing it around the roots.
So nearly all vacancies are now filed.
and ten years from now thrifty trees
will beautify the streets, and twenty
years from now a grateful shade will
cool those who walk the pavements,
and fifty years from now this village,
a fine residence suburb of Cleveland.
will be known as the ELM City" And,
by the way, in all New England l have
never seen a single elm more graceful
than scores of ours in Hudson, planted
forty or sixty years ago. !
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
To Preserve Rosebuds.

Here is a method of preserving roses
which in years gone by was commonly
adopted: Well developed buds are
gathered, and the cut end of the stalk
is dipped in liquid wax until it is COM
pletely sealed. Each bud is then
wrapped in tissue paper and packed
away in we'll fitting box. In this
state the buds may be left for months,
and when it is desired to expand them
cut away the waxed end and place the
stem in water which has been slightly
warmed.-Strand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
HOLD BIG PICNIC TO MAKE
TOWN RECREATION PARK.
Wenonah Men Swing Axes While Wo"
men Prepare Dinner For Toilers.

The good folk of Wenonah, N. j., fe.
Gently decided to have public recrea-
ton park. Just how to get it, however,
was the question. Mayor c. Fowler
Cline and the officers of the Wenonah
Mutual Improvement association after
discussing various plans decided that
the best way was to call on the citt-
zens and boys and girls of the town
for aid. ---'--~---~--~----~----------
A big picnic was organized, and after
a day of labor, mingled with merri-
ment, the pichickers saw their new
recreation park well established. All
day the men swung axes or scythes,
the boys chopped with hatchets, and
the women and the girls raked or pre-
pared good things to eat
When darkness put an end to the
work the little army of axmen and
rakers had cleared large tract in the
thirty acres of woodland skirting We
nonah lake and made it suitable for
picnics and all sorts Of healthy recrea-
lions for the townspeople. ->,
The thirty acre tract was acquired by
the borough year ago, when 1t pur-
chased it's waterworks, and is one OF
the most beautiful spots in this region.
The council recently voted to permit
the Mutual Improvement association
to establish a park on this land. With
out waiting for municipal appropria-
ton to improve the place the associa-
ton called for volunteers and held its
town picnic, with the result that the
park is now assured -'-Ass-s<-zsr~>
While the men worked the women of
the town prepared a picnic dinner in a
large cifous tent on the shore Of the
lake and at noon fed more than 150
I hungry workers. ''''"-'-*s'ers,sssx~--~
The roadbed of the old Cape May
railroad runs through the park, and
this is to be later converted into
boulevard, skirted by artificial lakes,
running from WenOnah to Woodbury.
and avoiding the dangerous crossings
of the electric shore line. Ties torn
from the old railroad, which was abaB-'
doned several years ago when the ling
| was strengthened, were torn up and
| the sound ones used for building
bridges. Great quantities Of brush
We're cut away, and an expert forester
marked diseased trees, which will later
| be felled
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
Tree Is Not a Nuisance.

A tree that has been standing for
many years in highway without be-
ing considered an impeachment to travel
cannot be considered nuisance if
found to extend. a few inches into the
street when curbsr are to be put in, but
the curb must be arranged to carry
water, ETC., past the tree so that it will
not interfere with the Improvement Of
the street in workmanlike manner,
according to recent decision by a
Maryland court.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
SCHOOL GARDENS INCREASE.
Growing Interest In Movement Largely
Due to Women's Clubs.

School gardens continue to receive
constantly increasing share of pub
lie attention. From very many parts
of the country reports bear witness
to this widespread interest. There
can be no question that the move
ment should be encouraged by all who
are in any way concerned in practical
horticulture. If the younger genera
ton has implanted in it an intelligent
interest in garden routine work, to-
gether with an intelligent acquaintance
with growing plants, there will not
be the need of so much missionary
work in garden art in the future as
there has been in the past.
1t is to the wOmen's clubs very large
ly that the present movement owes it's
vitality, says the Los Angeles Times.
In the interest which the members of
these organizations evince in the young
and the beautiful they have taken hold
of an Issue which would most properly
come within the field of the action of
the horticultural societies. Only very
few of these latter have realized their
opportunity: Local horticultural So
cleties must do something more than
hold stated meetings whereat formal
addresses are presented, usually on a
topic worn threadbare by long service
and at which but small percentages of
the membership is present How many
such societies, started in enthusiasm,
peter out after a few years without
any apparent reason? The members
themselves wonder what is the matter
with their society.
The matter is that they are doing
nothing really, creating nothing, max
ing no progress. In order to be alive
the society must be aggressive. It
must carry it's tenets and principles
beyond the confines of the meeting
room and attack problems of public
veal. The. school garden movement
was started some eighty years ago.
but its most rapid development has
been within the last decade. Work in
this country is not by any means suf
fciently widespread. With a round
100000 school gardens in Europe. Is
1t any wonder that garden art has
reached wider distribution across
the ocean than it has with us?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
REEPLANT|NC IN
one OHIO VILLAGE
How Citizens 0Vercame Diff
CultieS In Hudson.
TOTAL COST VERY SMALL.
Town Might Well Be Called Elm City,
Not Until This Spring Shat a Gen.
eral Movement Started to Improve
Vacant Streets and Bare Places, but
Work Went With a Rush.


Work Went With a Rush.
The village of Hudson, o., might
we'll be called Elm City. Some sixty
years ago under the inspira ton of the
president and professors of the COL
lege then located there. the citizens
set more than a mile of the streets, on
both sides, with young elms eight to
ten feet high and about fifty feet
apart. Those little elms now arch and
span and meet at the top giving splen-
did shaded drives
Since then until this spring little
tree planting was done except here
and there by enterprising citizens as
individuals, chiefly along their own
fr0ntages. This spring, however. a
general movement started, says w. T.
Chamberlain in the National Stock
man and Farmer, and a tree COM
mittee" Of fifteen was appointed by
the village mayor and asked to fill in
single vacancies and the vacant streets
The village funds We're low, and 50 all
property owners were asked by the
committee to "chip in" and pay actual
cost of all trees set along their front
ages (Seven and half feet from the
fence line to give room for sidewalk)
at cost not to exceed 81 per tree.
Most of the property owners cheerfully
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
To Kill Germs IN Streets,

The destruction of dust germs In
streets and cutters through the use Of
a city street sprinkler is recommend
ed by Thomas H. Ham, an attorney
of Albany. N. Y. He suggests that q
bag of sulphate of iron. placed in the
water tank sufficient in amount to
make a l per cent solution. would
kill innumerable dust germs and para
sites.
"The mayors of the cities of the state
should try the plan in the interest Of
public health" said Mr. Ham.
This method would prove very mex
eases which are spread through tho
germs in dust. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
Perenniais Are PRETTY.

At odd times plant hardy Towering
perennials along the fence near the
public road. They can often be dug
in the woods or back lots and will cost
only a few minutes time to transplant
But they'll gladden. the hearts Of all
who see them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
Pupils Raise Money For Schools.

Money for the operation and main
tenance of the public schools of Blue
Island. ILL.,, when taxes were made
quate was raised when 800 school chill
dren participated in brilliant pag-
cant Of nations. This plan was hit upon
by the kids themselves, and teachers
aided in the event.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
Two Americans Killed.
Especial to The Tnnes-Dispat

Special to The Times -DiSpatch.l
Washington. October 1.-two more
Americans have been added to the list
of those killed in Mexico as result
of the warning factions. according to
reports that reached the State Depart
ment late to-day. The victims were re-
ported killed at the mines In the State
Of Guadalajara, owned by company
of which James W. Gerard, ambassador
to Germany, is president.
The State Department is making the
usual inquiries to verify the report
Upon vcrification. il Will make the usual
demand that the murderers be apprc-
hendcd and punished. A number OF
these demands have been made. The
works referred to are the Cainco Minas
mines, representing an Investment of
II, ,50O,000 The State Department re-
ports that the establishment has been
compelled to close down, and that the
employees have left ii for Guadalajara
City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
Expccts EnrIy Action.

Raleigh. \. c.. October 16.--Senator
r.. NJ. Simmons. chairman OF the Senate
Finance Committee, paid his first visit
to Raleigh to-day in nearly n year, in
the meantime, having been reelected
for six years
Concerning currency legislation, Sem
ator Simmons said.
II expect the currency and banking
reform bill To be passed by Congress
before December. If II is not, we are
going to carry II over into regular
session without break. 1t has been
practically decided not to adjourn Con-
gress. and only to have temporary re-
cesses OF three days, NJ is allowed to
each house. till the currency bill has
been made II law"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
FOR SANE ECONOMY
President Pnsres Word Along for Es-
timatcs Of Appropriations Needed.

Washington, October 1s.-The actual
effect Of the new tariff law upon the
governments revenue will bo disclosed
by detailed comparisons and computa-
tions now being made for Secretary
McAdoo.
Estimates of expenses for all
branches OF the government are al
most finished President Wilson has
passed word along for sane economy
and Treasury officials interpret 1t as to
neither raise the estimate beyond what
lis necessary to provide margin for
the congressional appropriation com
mittees to cut DOWN. practice charged
by officials against past regimes, nor
to stint any government service SO
much as to cripple II.
While the customs revenue have
huctuated too much to warrant any
satisfactory estimate as to what may
be expected. the internal revenue re-
ccipts are running up normal in
crease all along the line. SO far show
Ing $4,000. 600 ahead Of tho same period
OF the last fiscal year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
YOUNG DUKE is HELD
son of millionaire Tobncconist in Jail
OhmrEch With MnnhlnmrhIcr.

Seattle. Wash. October I6.-After an
Henry Farr and the inJurinS OF Alfred
6. Hoglund and Thomas G. simmons
last night by an automobile driven by
tho tobacco manufacturer. Prosecuting
Attorney Murphy announced tonight
that Duke would be held on a charge
OF manslaughter.
The three victims were replacing a
tire when Dukes car crashed into them
Farr was instantly killed and Simmons
suffered injuries that may prove fatal
Duke said to-day that tho breathing OF
me steering gear was responsible for
the accident, but Prosecuting Attorney
Murphy declared that the gear was
broken when Dukes machine struck
a telegraph, pole. after crashing into
the Hoglund car Duke was released
to-night on $4,000 bond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
Mr.. JONES IS I'LL
Representative of First District Con-
fined to Red mt iiIs Home.
fSDcCial 10 The Times DieDatch

Washington. October 16-Represen-
tative William a. Jones, of Virginia,
is III at his home at Warsaw, ac-
cording to informal ton received here
to-day. but II Is understood that al
though he is confined to his bed, his
illness is not Of a severe nature. and
that he Will, in all probability. be able
to return to Washington during the
next week or ten days.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Jones. wh o
was much in need of Il rest from his
arduous' duties at the present extra
session of Congress. decided to go
home for a short vacation. AS soon
as he reached there he had to 70 10
bed, and is still so confined.
As soon az Mr.. Jones returns to
Washington he will make public his
reply TO the recent attack OF former
Governor Cameron Forbes. OF the
Philippines, on him. and especially on
a speech that Mr.. Jones made in the
House last winter on the subject OF
Philippine Independence. 6. II. McG.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
Find Nothing su.pic,ou.

Philadelphia. Pa. October t6-The
schooner Woodward Abrahams, which
was Intercepted or the Delaware
Capes yesterday and towed to this port
to-day by tho revenue cutter Seneca
for an examination or her cargo, was
searched by eight customs inspectors
and nothing WAS found aboard her to
warrant suspicion that she was carry
ing merchandise to be smuggled into
the United states. The schooner clear
cd from Chevcrie, \. s., October ., with
a carEo of rock plaster. Customs In
spcctors will remain with the schooner
until cargo is unlOaded
For week the Seneca had been
patrolling tho coast off the Capes
boarding vessels and inspecting papers
and manifcsts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
GIVE REAL "THRlLLER"
Ayiators Land In Swamp During Mo-
fiOn Picture Stunt

New York, October 16.-Rodman Law
and Walter Edwards, known as the
dare devif aviators, narrowly escaped
death to-day while attempting to carry
out the scenario for n motion picture
thriller" The film company had en-
gagged the aviators to take part I'm the
rescue of drowning" man, which
was to be effected by means OF an
4eroplane at Highland Beach. Staten
Island
Before Law and Edwards could reach
the man in the water their aeroplane
plunged into swamp near the shore
ana Doth airmen fell sixty feet. Ed
head, face and chest, and was removed
TO the hospital Law refused TO fide
hospital to have his several injuries
treated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
FOREIGN TRADE INCREASE
Eight Months Show Drcrcase In Inn
ports md IBcrcnsr In Exports.
[ : Il L. L. -

Special 10 IN" Times Dispatch
Washington. October ia huge
Increase ia tho foreign trade of the
United states Was shown in figures
compiled to day BY the Bureau Of For
cign and Domestic Commissioners For
the eight months ending August 81,
1918. imports amounted to Sl.l56. 500. :
GOO and exports reaching the high
water mark OF sI.5I5, 100000. Com
pared with figures for the corresponds
ing period last year imports show a
decrease OF S3l 600 600 and exports an
Increase OF nearly 500. 100000. making
q. net gain in foreign commerce Of
about G1,3lg.CSs
Imports for the month OF August
sl37.ToO 600. as against a little more
than sl5i,7oo. 900 in AuGusct. 1912 EN-
ports for August. 1913. amounted 10
more than SisT 900, coo. compared with
$l6',soU.o00 for the corresponding
month in 1873
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
Intervention Unavoidable.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch. I
Paris. October 16-"Intervention i'm
Mexico by the United States is really
unavoidable" said Rear Admiral Wins
low. in the course of an Interview to-
day.
"In this cventualty," he went on at
would be perfectly easy for our navy
to close up every port in Mexico a few
hours after the declaration of war.
Mexico Is not Il great commercial ma
tlon. and the injury to it in that sense
therefore. would not be very great
but the stoppage OF all importation OF
arms for Mexican troops would be for
them most serious matter. Then, too
the navy would doubtless seize all coast
cities. making 1t easy for Americans
Continued on Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
RAISES UNIQUE PROBLEM
Mrs Grlswold Thompson Tells Inspec-
tors She Is Resident of England.

7 II
Boston, October lG.-Mrs. Grlswold
Thompson, who was Miss May Van
Allen daughter Of James j. NanAlcn. OF
New York and Boston. raised a unique
residential problem to-day when She
arrived here in company with her hus-
band from LIVERPOOL Instead OF max
ing out Il declaration of the dutia BILE
goods in her twenty-five trunks. Mrs
Thompson told the customs inspectors
that she was a resident of England
making her entry.
The customs officers decided that as
her husband is Il resident OF New York
Mrs. Thompson viii also be considered
resident OF New York and conse-
qucnuy all dutiablc articles imported
by her VIII be taxed. Pending an ap-
peal. Mrs. Thompson's trunks were
seAled and shipped 10 New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
WORSTED IN BOXING MATCH
When Wife Gets Best Of Husband lie
Attempts Suicide.
SnnCinl [ a rIll. licr fcl,

Philadelphia. October l6-Charles
Fccll took Il dose OF bichloridc of mer-
curry to-day after he had been worsted
in q boxing match with his wife He
is in critical condition in tho Roose-
welt Hospital.
Mrs Fecll explained the attempted
suicide You see" she said. "Charley
often thought he could beat me up. but
every time he tried ] got in the finish
some corner and pouted like Il big
baby This morning he tackled me
with the usual result. He wasn't able
TO slip one over
"IIe was a pretty good fellow.
hope he gets well. Home without a
pugilistic husband wont feel like
homc'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
TALKS OF DIVORCE
Mr. Hnvcrmcycr, However, SnyS Mrs.
Buckus Must Tell of Wedding.
tnl t,N


New York, October 16.--Friends OF
john Craig liavcmeyer. nephew of the
late w. r. Havemcyer, founder OF the
sugar trust learned to- day for the firsr
time that he had been divorced from
his wife. Mrs. Adah Bryant Havcmcyer
That Mr.. Havcmeycr had secured the
divorce became known when II was
learned that he will be married TO Mrs.
Maude Thornburn l'ackuS, widow OF
the late Foster l.. Rackus. former dis
trict attorney OF Kings County.
Mr.. Eavemeyer' freely discussed his
divorce, which he secured in Rockland
County last month, but said he pre-
ferred to let Mrs. Ba ckus be the first to
tell OF the coming marriage. Mrs.
BackuS is at present staying with her
two sons at SeaView. Mass
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
LOOK BEFORE, NOT AFTER
Secretary RcdhcId Tells Of Spirit of
Wnstcfuincss In Americana.

Secretary Rcdhcld Tells OF Spirit of
WnStcfulncss In Americana.
Philadelphia, October l6.-"rhc an
pallin9 yearly loss by iirc In this coun-
try Is only one Of many manifesto
tions Of Il spirit of wastefulness which
has become an ingrained part of Amer
lean thought and habit" declared VIII
liam c. Itedheld secretary Of com :
mcrce. In an address this afternoon
before the National Fire Prevention
Conference.
The American people, the secretary
said. must be taught To open their eyes
before losses occur. not after. He sug-
gested that n staff of demonstrators,
whose duty IL would be To go about
the country addrc ssing legislators.
labor civic bodies and other organiza-
tons on the general subject Of waste
fulncss, be appointed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
NO MORE DELAYS
Governor FeIker VIII Decide Tha,y
Case ON October IS.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

TSpeClNI 10 The Times Dispatch
Concord n H., October 16.-Govcr-
nor Felker announced to might that he
would render his decision upon the
petition of New York State. extradition
81 have granted William Travers
Jerome a further stay OF one week.
but unless something OF the greatest
Importance is presented 20 me this is
the last postponement I shall make.
Ny decision Will be made public on
Tuesday. October IS.
Governor Felker o-day received an
anonymous letter threatening his life
In the event that he signed the war
rant for Thaw's eXtradition.