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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-03-07
Registration Day For
Aliens---not Germans
Bring Many To Light

with the resulting collection of the
names and life histories of more about
65 people of varied walks, creeds and
nationalities. The places of registra-
ton were at the office of the city
clerk and at the Commercial Club
rooms. Owing to the fact that the
list containing the full data sent
to headquarters before the Herald had
opportunity to secure a duplicate, ii
will be impossible to furnish the list
of aliens. The public can readily see
that it would be unfair to publish
the name of a person who has not been
resident of this country long enough
to secure his papers with the name OF
one who has made this land his home
for score or more of years, unless
the full data could be, furnished which
would explain, as did the publication
for German aliens, why papers had
not been obtained.
Minnesota aliens who have refused
to register as directed by the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission should
be interned for the period of the war
State Auditor J. A. O. Preus contend
ed Monday. He already has the names
of number said TO have failed to re-
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gister.
Mr.. Preus conferred with the Safety
Commission Tuesday and suggested
that copies Of the lists or registered
aliens being sent to his office be sup
piled to local election boards, so thew
can watch for illegal voters at the
next election.
There is no question, under Section
457 of the Revised Statutes of 1913"
said Mr.. Preus, "that election boards
have the right to demand adequate
proof of citizenship in cases where
they have reason to doubt it. Local
boards should have lists of registered
aliens, and should watch in the next
primaries and general election that
none of them vote. If any of them
present themselves to vote they should
be required to show their naturaliza-
ton papers,"
Mr.. Preus was urged by a caller to
support a rule requiring all foreign
born voters to present their naturali-
cation papers when they vote.
"This proposal seems harsh" sal,
Mr.. Preus. II shall make no recon-
mendation on that line, but am salts
fed that election judges and challeng-
ers have the right to demand such
proof where there isst any question
about the legality Of VOTE"
Mr.. Preus declared his belief that
more than $4,000 illegal svotes were
cast in Minnesota in the last election
by unnaturalized aliens.
German alien enemies who failed
to register within the time prescribed
for registration, if permitted to re.
gister later, must be registered by the
United States marshals in The several
federal judicial districts and not by
postal or police authorities Post.
master E. H. Purdy received an of.
fetal order to that effect from the
postoffice department. The, attention
of postmasters also, is being called tt
that portion of the general rules ane
regulations which provides that ar
alien who wishes to change his resi-.
dence must make his intentions known
to the United States marshal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-03-07
NOTICE OF TOWN CAUCUS.

NOIlOE F9IOWN OAOOOOs
Town caucus, township of Sank Cen
tire, will be held in Grand Army
headquarters on Saturday, March 8
at o'clock p. m.
(Signed) Charles Kortan,
Chairman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
"EXAMS" TODAY FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Students for Positions as Alien
Instructors Being Tested
for Their Fitness.

Upwards of $50 public school teachers,
students at the Americanizasion Institute
for the past six weeks, are TODAY exper-
iencing some of the anxiety and doubt
that their pupils have recently undergone
They are being examined =
Last night, Harriet = Dow, direct or
of the lorkvile institute, New York
City, delivered the last lecture, in n course
lasting tx weeks, and today the teachers
are being tested for their ability to Ameri-
canize the alien born
In her lecture Miss Dow urged that in
the English classes. drills he gwen 10 ac-
custom the foreigners to using public
institut ions, such rs banks, poetoffice,
employment bureaus. and the public
library.
II the adult alien is taught how TO draw
checks, apply for money orders. and so on,
he will not feel SO awkward in public
places, and will be glad to make use of
them
Miss Dow said much money WAS spent
in saloons because the foreigner did not
feel embarrassed when cashing his pay
in a saloon
Later, the use of time tables, and imagi-
nary trips, illustrated by postcards, will
make the aliens familiar with American
places and customs
The value of becoming Americanized
can be shown aliens by teaching not only
the lives of Washington and Lincoln, but
also noted men of today such as Pershing
and Edison, to show what opportunities
are offered to Americans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
GOES WITH READING.
Sergeant Prank Ford. Skilled Fencer. Ia
Join Railroad Police.

Sergeant Frank Ford, u. 3. A., one of
the most skilled fencers in The army now
with Pigeon Point detachment, will Join
the Philadelphia and Reading police
force, with headquarters here. Since
coming to Wilmington, some months ago,
he has formed many friendships, which
are mutual, because of his aHability and
interest in his work, and, as his term OF en-
IEtment rs about TO expire, he has decided
70 make Wilmington his home.
Sergeant Ford, who has served in the
army 23 years, is considered one Of the
most highly skilled fencers and swords
men in the service At the request of the
Mems Club of Emmanuel Church, he
and Corporal Harry Wise Of the came
command gave n very clever exhibition
OF swordsmanship and rife fencing at the
clubs entertainment last Tuesday night,
and those who saw the exhibition, say it
was really wonderful, demonstrating how
highly skilled the American soldier. who
applies himself, becomes In addition TO
this exhibition, the sergeant gave an in
tereeting talk, having TO do with his OBJ
servations in different parts Of the world.
He participated in the Philippine cam
paign, and, being able TO master eight of
the Philippine dialects, in addition 20
American and Spanish, he bad Al in
tensoly interesting story 10 tell. The work
OF Corporal Wise at the entertainment
WINS also highly praised
Another interesting feature of the enter
tainment was the first showing of num-
Der Of French war pictures, loaned by the
French consul in New York, TO Frank T..
Schoonover, president of the club.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
j, s, To GET HUN PIERS
BIG BLOW TO SHIPPING
German Owned Hoboken Termi-
nails Of Hamburg American
Held by Government.

Washington. Dec 2l.-The Govern
ment has decided 10 purchase the North
German Lloyd and Hamburg-American n
Line piers at HobOken. which now are
held in title By the alien property Gus
todIsns a. trustee for the German owners
Definite announcement Of the decision
and the purchase price will be made
within q few days.
The enormous facilities are being
operated for war purposes by the Gov
ernment under the communicating
power voted by Congress last March,
but the permanent ownership of the pro-
perties had not been settled until the
decision was reached for Government
ownership Proceeds Of the sale will
be held either by A Mitchell Palmer,
alien property custodian, or the Treasurer
er Of the United States, for account of
the enemy owners
Besides offering a body blow to Ger
man hopes for restoration of her COM
merce with the United States after the
war and depriving the leading German
steamship lines OF their most valuable
shipping property in this country, the
purchase by the Government, it was
maintained here today opens broad
prospect in relation to Government con-
troll of the American merchant marine
after the war
Power for the purchase by the Gov
ernrnent of the Hoboken piers which
have been utilized by the War Depart
ment in the transportation OF troops
overseas, the port being the principal
embarkation point during the war and
debarkation port now, was voted by
Congress as an amendment TO the ur-
gent deficiency appropriation act of
last March
When the proposal was submitted to
the Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions the late Senator Gallinger, of New
Hampshire then the Republican leader
in the Senate. objected to it on the ground
that it would lead 10 permanent Gov
eminent ownership Of the properties.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
FINDS BANK MURDERER
IN THE ROGUES' GALLERY
Wounded Detective Identifies
Brooklyn Slayer's Picture as
That of Noted Criminal.

New York, Dec. 2l-Search for an
ex-convict with a record as a bank rob
ber who is wanted in six towns in this
State and Ohio, was begun yesterday
by detectives who have been hunting
clues to the two men who robbed the
East Brooklyn Savings Bank on Dec.
13, killed two employees, and got about
$4,000
Twenty photographs were taken from
the Rogues' Gallery yesterday to the
Williamsburg Hospital, in Brooklyn, after
Detective Michael Doody, who was
seriously wounded while pursuing the
men after the robbery, had said he was
sure that he could recognize the taller
of the two men if he saw him or his
accomplice. Upon looking at the photo
graphs of group, including, besides
the ex-convict, shorter man and a
woman, Doody said that he was not only
positive that the taller man IN the pho
tograph directed the job but that the
shorter man was his assistant.
Employees of the bank were not so sure
the men in the picture were those who
had robbed the bank They admitted
that the resemblance was striking, but
explained that they had not had good
look at the men IN the excitement of
the SnOOtng.
The man identified by Doody as the
robber is known in Cleveland and Min
neapolis, and 81 900 reward for his ar
rest has been offered in each city fol-
lowing daring bank robberies The po-
lice say that the same man also robbed
banks in smaller towns in Ohio and the
Middle West, and that after robhing a
bank in Janesyille, N Y, he was cap
tIYrn1 md pfpnnnI fn a chart IN,
Sing Sing. While aw iting transfer to
Sing Sing he escaped from jail in James
vile, aud later stole 50, 500 from a bank
In Rncheafer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
CAMP DIX MEN LET OUT
Discharges Come as Christmas
Gifts to Many Soldiers Ap-
plying for Furloughs.

Camp DIX. Wrightstown. n. j., Dec
II Honorable discharges from the ser
vice in which they have all but sacrificed
their lives Will be the Christmas gift
from their Uncle Sam for several OF the
convalescent wounded soldiers now in
the development battalions here Apply
ing yesterday for holiday furloughs to
visit their homes, these fortunate ones
learned thai surgeons had decided that
their recovery was sufficiently complete
for their release next week
Major Warren T. Acker. Of Scranton,
Pa, camp police officer, was among the
officers receiving honorable discharges
Yesterday Other officers from nearby
points granted discharge were Captain
Edward Browning, Philadelphia: Cap
tain Clement j. Iiailperin, Newark /;
Captain John j. Hitchman, Mount
Pleasant, Pa; Lieutenant Theodore A.
Vichman, Pittsburg; Lieutenant Louis
Ii. Budd, Newton; Lieutenant Law
renee H. Rogers, Trenton, and Lieuten-
ant Walter W. Richter, Philadelphia
Cupid alone can solve problem Of
numerous young soldiers, including some
overseas veterans, who like New Jersey
so well that they wish TO make this State
their future home and prefer to get their
discharge here instead Of in camps nearer
their former place Of residence in distant
States A new order from the War
Department, covering this subject, offers
them only one solution, enlcss previous
TO enlistment they were employed in
this vicinity II is: "Get married +"
The order reads that the soldier from a
distant State, desiring dischatge here,
may have it under the condition Of
having married in the vicinity Of bis
present station, it is desired to reside
thcre
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
BACK TO SCHOOL
CAMPAIGN IS ON
Welfare Committees of State De-
fence Council Seek Many
Absentees.

Members of the Child Welfare Com
mittee Of the Women's Committee Of
the State Council of Defense, will to-
day receive Instructions relative to The
third campaign Of Children's Year, in
aug,irntcd by the Department Of Labor,
which is 'fBaek.to-SohooI, for the thou
sands Of boys and girls of Delaware, who
were entieed to leave their studies with
in the year, because Of The high wages
offered by rnunition md other plants
doing war work.
The object OF the drive is 10 gather In
those who failed TO return and register
this fall. on have left since tho beginning
Of the term. The Welfare Committee
workers will cooperate and work in
conjunction with the educational aufhori-
tics Of every district in Delaware, and will
help in every possible way to bring back
the ahsenteeH.
II is not tho needy children always
who have sought work There are chill
dren who could well afford 10 continue
at school, who have left their bools and
have gotten Job Some have got a Job
because they thought il would be more
fun then going To school. Some have
stopped school because they and their
parents did not realize the value ~ An
education
IT'S up to the Welfare COMMITTEES
workers TO prove to the parents that they
are making mistake by allowing their
children to remain out of school To aid
the committee in reaching the parents and
convince them Of their error the De-
partmcnt Of Labor, through its Childrsn's s
Bureau. have gotten ont the following
REASONS why children should attend
school
Fourteen year old boys and girls do
not often get good jobs. The work they
are offered seldom g,ves achance for adj
vancement. Children who remain in
school until they are i6 or Is, usually get
better jotr t6an those who leave at a.
Time spent in school has an actual
cash value. The u. s. Bureau of Education
has compiled statistics, showing the adj
vantages aceruing TO = boy who left 81
Ia and one who stayed until he graduated
from the High School The l4-year-3ld
youth was making at rs years, 81, 600 less
than the boy who graduated, although
the first boy had four Years start at work
on the other fellow.
Few boys and girls 4 IL arc strong
enough for work. The boy Of IL years
often becomes crippled in health, and in
later life cannot hold down AZ good job
ma boy who did not leave school sosoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
KILLS BOCHE THAT
BROKE HIS LEG
Chester, Pa. Man Shoots Ger
man While Lying Help
less On Ground.

Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, Dec. 2I.-
About 600 soldiers from overseas, most
OF them Pennsylvanians from the 10Th
Division, which trained here, and from
National Guard organizations arrived
yesterday, most OF them in good health
and thus likely TO be able TO visit home
for Christmas Few, however, car be
discharged before the holidays because a
short period Of observation is REQUIRED
10 enable medical men here 10 decide
y hcther they are well or at least on the
road 70 recovery. Artillery Hill Is being
given over 10 the overseas men, and
room has been made there for 10000
expected within a few weeks
One of the most distinguished arrivals
was Congressman Royal c. johnson,
who enrolled as private IN the 3l3th
Infantry and won his commission at a
training camp here. While fighting 10
france he was reelected and will re-
sumo ms duties IN Congress He con-
hrrneo reports OF the heavy losses sustain
ed by the 3l3th. In his company only
go men were left out Of 240, the others
being killed, wounded or missing.
The first word from the 3D4th Engi-
neers since the close of hostilities has
just reached here Private Milford Y.
Mills, of Cambridge, Md under date of
December q, writes that he is in a hospital
recovering from FLU" This is take q to
mean that the unit came out Of the war
IN satisfactory shape, except for the
disease. The reg ment went from Camp
Meade, and nothing had been heard
from IT in the closing days of battle or
afterward until the Mills letter carne
through yesterday. Reports from the
3O4th Signal Battalion TO this camp all
agree that il has had heavy casualties.
With other members Of his squad
either Killed or helpless from wounds,
Corpora Thomas L. Campbell, of Chester,
Pa, after one Of his own legs was broken
ID two places by . grenade, was Quick
enough with his rife 70 kill at about 20
feet the German who had thrown the
grenade. So badly was Campbell himself
wounded that he has been IN one hospital
after another ever since July /, and now he
Is IN bed here. In many cases. he said.
he saw Americans fighting while they
were dying.
Men bring back stories of remarkable
work by surgeons and some are alive
who never expected TO live so long. All
the men here are what can now be classi-
bed a. convalescents on the road TO re-
covery Of health and out Of danger un-
less they aren't careful with themselves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
CHINESE BURIED IN
WILMINGTON CEMETERY
Orientals' Bodies Rest There,
Though Custom Demands
Native Burial.
Among the dead at the Wiin1in gton &

Among the dead at the Wiimin gton Il
Brandywine cemetery, several Chinese
are resting. They were inferred there
recently, and countrymen came TO burn
joss sticks, and hold as nearly a Chinese
burial as they could manage in this
country Of different creed 1t is curious
that these Chinese should have been
buried here, IN view of the religious venera-
tion OF that people for the graves Of their
ancestors. A Chinaman may live in exile,
but he usually wants his body sent back
to his native land. for his children and
chiIdren's children to worship. VIII the
descendants OF these Chinese come here
TO these graves, or will the westernixation
Of China blot out ancestor worship. so
that the dead Chinese in the Wilmington
cemetery will rest unattended?
Though it is said, above, ''in exile
from his native land, in the lives of mil
lions Of Chinese that expression has only
a fgllrative meaning China is so densely
populated that great portion Of her
population, the poor particularly, live on
houseboats, and never live on land at all
The Chinese are excellent farmers, the
scarcity of space having forced them into
habit Of farming that gets the utmost out
of the land They rotate crops, with the
Sfltbtf VI fti1tbf1tS VI tkfttFitItNt ST.
cleyeriy that they enrich, rather than i'm
poverish the land they cultivate They are
reputed, in California, TO have a mysteri-
Gus fertilizer that they use on the land at
night, to keep their secret from the pos
sible spying of some Paul Pry. However
that may be, il is a weIl-known fact, in
that State, where both Chinese and Jap
anese rent farms, that at the end OF, say,
five years, while the japanese tenant,
through continually growing one kind Of
crop, will perhaps leave the land inn
poverished, the Chinese tenant will leave
richer land than he found. Houseboat
dwellers have got the science of agriculture
down to so fine a point that they can grow
all the vegetables they themselves need ia
a small, compact dirt plot that they cul-
tiyate on the second or top deck of their
boat
They make an annual landing to dump
out the used soil, and get fresh load
for the following year from the rich, soft
earth along the banks Of the great Yangtse
Then they are off on their horse-boat
again, to 90 drifting, or remain anchored,
never setting foot on land again until the
next years trip for virgin soil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
Police Inquiry Continues.

The relations between the police and
soldiers, which have been criticised
lately, We're taken mp at meeting of
the Board OF Police Commissioners
last Thursday evening. Although the
commissioners refused to dyuge what
transpired at the meeting il Is reported
that they desired to scertain whether
the facts warranted two policemen being
held on charges of conduct unbecoming
officers, for failing to arrest the civil
ian instigators Of the riot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
vOLU NTEER FIREMEN.
Nominations Made for the Annual Elec-
tlon of the Relief Association.

The following nominations were made
for officers at the meeting Of the Volun-
tcer Fircmcn's Relief Association on
Thurs day evening. The election will be
held Thursday evening, January 16, 1919.
Poles will Toe open from to . p. m. The
list follows:
President, William j. Lutz; vice
president, d. McCullion; recording secre-
tary, w. Callahan; financial secretary, II.
Farrow; treasurer, Joseph Kelly; Board of
Directors, five TO be elected: G.. Farrell.
H. Reed, l. Pierce, Joseph Morrow, j.
Tussler, H. Hofmer, J. B. Long, II. Gang
were, $. Thompson, f. Lewis; audiCing
committee. three To be elected: II. Wander
brnck, T. Crawford. T.. Curran. J. Hynd-
man. investigating COMMITTEES, three 20 be
elected: G. Harrigan. G.. j. Ward. j.
Maloney, =. Frederick; csretakcr ". II.
Bsily; boosting committee. NJ. Farrell, n.
Henderson, f. Maglire, G.. Maxwell, c.
HArrignn. The election officers are: n.
Henderson. Joseph Farrell, O. Hemphill.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
ONE wILMINGTON.MAN
ON LIST OF WOUNDED.

The following Wilmington and Della
ware and Eastern Shore soldiers are named
IN the above lists Some Of them have al
ready been published unofficially
Wounded degree undetermined-Priv
atc Horace Stanley next of kin, Mrs.
Laura Perine, Az East Fourth street,
" iImington; Private Hays Williams,
next Of Kin, Mrs. Ellen Williams, Perry
man, Md.
Wounded Severely Harry Isaac Trmtt
next Of kin, Mrs Martha s. Trntt, Sea
ford. Dell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
SYSTEMIC CATARRH.

Brazilian Balm is the one
thing that clears Catarrh out
of head, throat, lungs, ston1-
ach, bowels and female organs.
Get large size and follow direc-
tions in circular.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
Victim oi Habit.

While In certain government office re-
Gently Sir Evan Jones, the British trans
port board chairman, overheard the fol-
lowing dialogue between two fair type
writer tappers:
Isn't it terrible the way We have to
work these days."
Rather Why. typed 50 many letters
Yesterday. that last night finished my
prayers with Yours truly Vancouver
Province
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
Only One Promo Quirire.-

To get the genuine cali for full name,
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Look
for signature of E. w Grove. Cures a
Cold IN One Day. 30c.-Adv