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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-26
JUNIORS DEFEAT SOPHO-
MORES-WIN HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP

Last Thursday at the Senior high
school assembly room the Juniors de-
feated the Sophomores and won the
high school championship and the
Caughren debating cup. The question
for debate was Resolved That the
Government Should Own ana Operate
the Telegraph and Telephone Lines
Maxwell Carpenter, Inez Barnett
and Leila Wells supported the affirma.
tive; while Mildred DuBeau, Olga
Houghton and Homer Bisel upheld the
negative.
The affirmative based their main
argument upon the fact that utilities
of a public nature like the telephone
and telegraph should be owned by the
government because of its economy
and the saving of money, because it
would extend more extensively the
general use of the telephone and tele-
graph lines among the people, thereby
lettering society and insuring greater
prosperity. That the people want
ownership and we have no right to
deny them this right, That there are
so many abuses Inherent in the pres
ent system which are impossible of
correction and change to ownership
is the only remedy. Government
ownership has been tried successfully
in most of the leading countries of
Europe, New Zealand, Australia,
England, France, Germany are some
of the leading countries having work
ed it out successfully. And if we are
to progress successfully the change to
ownship must be affected, otherwise
great American people will grow
still more dissatisfied with abuse and
profteering in the great public
utilities of this country. Are you
willing to make the change now and
make for happiness?
The negative contended for private
management, that to revert to govern
ment ownership would result in
greater political spoils and poorer
management. They argued that
private concerns are more progressive
and UP to date and are always run
more economically. That abuses are
corrected and a change now is unwise.
That this revolution in our public
utilities would mean nothing but
Socialism and a destruction of all the
initiative of a people That the ma
tons of Europe are SICK and tired of
ownership and anyone who has ex-
Ie'ienced the use of the telephones
and telegraphs have convinced that it
is failure, and complete lack CT
efficiency and everything is worse
than it ever was under government
ownership.
The winners of the trophy get the
Caughren debating cup, having won
it three times, 1915, 1917 and 1913.
The Freshmen once, Seniors twice and
the Sophomores twice.
The judges were Judge M. c. Kelsey
Atty. L. L. Kells and Fl. c. Sherwood
of the Sank Centre Herald. The de-
cision was unanimous for the negative.
Debating and public speaking is live
issue in the high school. A state de
batting team has now been selected
to meet Melrose on January 10th, to
decide the district championship. The
question is compulsory arbitration
Sank Centre is represented by Donald
Lewis, Homer Bisel and Oliver Cass
Contributed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-26
OBITUARY.

The many friends of Gust VAIL
strand were shocked to learn that he
died very suddenly at his home in
Birchdale Friday, December Is, 1918,
of heart failure. He had been afflicted
with heart trouble for a number Of
years but not a moments warning of
his death was given until he dropped
dead while attending to some duties
about the farm yard. Luckily help
was at hand to aid with the necessary
duties and spread the news.
Nels Gust Wahlstrand was born at
Kumba, Orebas Law, Sweden, May 8,
1853. He came to this country in 1882
making his home in Ishpiming, Mich,
until the spring of 1908 when he came
to Sank Centre and settled on the
farm in Birchdale township, Todd
county, where he has since resided.
He was married to Miss Laura EN-
blom, April "a, 1879.
Besides host of friends there are
left to mourn his departure the
heartbroken wife and five children:
Oscar of New Diggings, Wis.,, Anton
and Mrs. Franz Peterson of Brainerd,
Mrs. Otto Gamradt of Sank Centre,
and Agnes at home.
Mr.. Wahlstrand has ever been a
loyal citizen, good neighbor, kind
and loving husband and father and a
credit to the community in which he
has lived. Having hosts of friends
and no enemies, his passing will be
mourned by the entire community
Contributed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-26

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-26
DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY,

Russell Littel one of the Sank Gem
tire boys off ring his services to the
government very shortly after the
war was discharged, because of physi-
eral disability owing to injuries re-
ceived while in the service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-26
ELDERLY LADY HAS BAD FALL.

Wednesday morning of last week
Mrs. James A. Norris had the mis-
fortune to fall as she reached the
bottom of the steps at her home. The
left shoulder blade was fractured.
but the lady's many friends and old
neighbors will be pleased to know
that in spite of her advanced years
she is getting along fine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-26

Miss Helen Rich, formerly valued
Herald employee, but at present tele-
graph editor Of the Eau Claire, Wis.,,
Evening Telegram, arrived Saturday
for short holiday visit at the home
of her father, DR.. e. C. Rich.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
RED CROSS SCHOOL WORK.
Junior American Red Cross Workers
10 be Organized iii Alexandria
City and County.

Miss Katherine Stuart has been
appointed chairman of school work
and Mr.. Taylor Burke school treas
urcr, for the city OF !AleXandria ard
and Alexandria County. the schools
have been organized as Red Cross
units with officers consisting Of TIE
principal. secretary and treasurer
forming school committees responss-
bic for the work and the raising of
funds.
They ask for aid from al citizens
for their work among the children.
Gifts. Of money, old sheets, pillow
cases. table cloths, linen and soft
white material for cliuDings, scraps
Of silk for pin balls, scraps Of worst
ed, 3!a lYatecial to make snislt sh2"!s,
any outing material old or new and
spool cotton. The merchants are ask
81 10 lool: over their old stock aEi
send any samples or short pieces OF
material which can hc used TO gtve
the enthusiastic Junior Red Cross
workers help in their spiersdid work
- do their bit for our country and
ou!. faithful allies.
The superintendent and teachers
have invited and the National Rea
Cross has consented for Miss Stuart
70 organize the Alexandria County
schools and she will do SO. a. local
committee will assist in this work
List Of Units.
Lee School Unit-Niss smith, prin-
cjpal; Miss Fawcett, secretary; Miss
Hammcrly. treasurer: hiss Payne
member.
Washington school unit~-Aiss Ne
witt, principal; Miss Douglass secfe-
tary: Miss McCorkle. treasurer
High school unit-Mr. Wood, prtr'-
cipal: Miss Dickart. secretary, 'lr.
Ray. treasurer.
West end. unit--Misa Summers
prinripal; Miss Johnson, secretary;
Miss Burnley, treasurer.
Mt. Ida Unit-Miss Huntingdon
principal; Miss Watts. secretary MISS
O'Neil. treasurer. .".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
Plague Killing Hundreds.

Tok;o. Jan. l9.--hepor1s received
here daily indicate that pneumonia
plague is raging unchecked IN
Northern China. Grave apprchen-
sion is felt regarding these reports.
,ircc the same pest!iencc some
some wears ago caused 10000 deaths
n Manchuria. resulting in q cau or
American relief.
The victims include Il number OF
foreign missionaries. The natives
arc said to be dying by hundreds
Chaotic conditions Obtain owing to
Internal strife.
The government is charged II
many sections with criminal negll'
cence for not having taken preventive
tbs. roreiun doctors are rushing
to the infected districts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
LATE MRS. MASON.
Deceased Was Wife Of Rector Emer
titus of Grace Episcopal Cmr>h IF
Richmond.

Mrs. Lucy Amber Mason. wife oi
Rev. Landon Randolph Mason. D. y.
rector emeritus Of Grace EpiscoH2
Church. Richmond, as WAS stated II
Yesterdays Gazette died suddenly 81
her home Thursday in that cir'
While Mrs. Mason had been III poo
health for long time, her death ~:
entirely unexpected, and was great
sbocl, to her family and friends.
Mrs. Mason was Miss Lucy Amber.
daughter of Rev John Amber, wen
known Episcopal minister Of his Day
and Anna Mason. She was born III
Fauouier County. and would have
neen seventy-one years old in May u
the present year. She was married
n Rev. Landon Randolph Mason NOV
Q 1875. DIR. Mason and six children
snrviyc Mrs. Mason The children are:
two daughters, Miss Lucy Rando!Fh
Mason and Mrs. Taylor Burke OF
Alexandria, and three sons, LleuteH-
ant Randolph Fitzhugh Mason 'l
Camp Lee; John Amber Mason o.
baltimore, and Lieutenant LandeT
Randolph Mason, of the EngiiSn
poval Engineers, now fighting neas
Jerusalem.
Mrs. Mason had lived in Richmond
Jwerty-siX years.
The funeral was held from Grace
Episcopal church Richmond 'his
morning at II o'clock, and was cor
Quoted by Rev. William Fl. Burkharo'
Burial was in Hollywood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
PLENTY OF FUEL.
d5 Miles of Goal Cars at One Poi''
Awaiting Engines.

Scranton, Jan. 19. = Forty-fise
roiles Of cars ril!ed with coal are ~
ing. alang the lines of the Delaware
and Hudson company between Grs"a
Ridge and Carbonda!e.
Referring to this condition OF n
fairs. miners in this vicinity say:
oven furnish all the coal that 9
reoaed Il the cars in which TO loa'
it are furnished"
delaware and Hudson colieries III
Archibald borough are dumping coa:
oots;de of the breakers because thefe
are no cars under the breakers - :,
receive it. Miners in and afoan~
Scranton are unable to work full tinl2
a,acause OF the car shortage Mos'
of the mine workers who have lels g
work at munition plants have qal'
hocause Of unsteady conditions. Many
- them could work only three ana
four days a week, when they wer'
eager to get in six days ana even
overtime.
In the Keyser valley yards OF inc
Delaware, Lackawanna and western
railroad there are three sets o. ra'''
extending. three miles, all flied WIZ
loaded cars. An engine shortage i
responsible.
AS proof that there is no shoFsas'
Of production, the Delaware haf"~
wanna and Western company close
down operations in one vein OF ~
rational mine in south Scranton leN
davs ago because OF the car SNORT
ace. Twenty-s;x miners We're iaf
off. A strike of 300 hands 1oi'o"e'
for the reinstatement OF the "e.'
The company was unable 70 pia, !,
+ben Mt any Of it's mines. Flnsil'
+he strikers returned to work on N
assurance that the coliiery "oulo T
onme full capacity operations III
few days,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19

soc, 900 gallons Of cucumber pickles,
Besides the articles OF the regular
ration. the Quartermaster Depar|
nent keeps on hand l85 items OF
stock for sale at cost. Many q tnese
items are things to eat. Others &se
sboe-blacking, writing paner' talcum
nowder-148 800 cans--and n re" ooI-
+,cs of toilet water. :.
IN addition TO supplying food ana
aouipment for the new ARMIES 1ne
onartermaster Dcpartmer2t-twtth 1he
holm here as in other fields OF US
activities Of the civilian experts 81
the Council of National Defense'-has
had to build the cnntonments. ana
the lengthening Of supply lines ~
the movement OF troops 70 franco
increases its labor day by day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
"WOODROW WILSON,

Asked whether police departments
would be enlisted by State adminls.ra'
tors to see that the order was eat
sled out in every instance, DR.. Car
field said that he expected !oca! an
shoritics to offer their facilities tor
the enforcement Of m order basei
on patriotic exigency. Each LOCAL az
ninistrator as a matter of course, lie
said, would enlist whatever agencies
should be necessary 10 enforcement
Section o5 of the Lever act refe-''
red 70 by Or. Garfield as the speciiic
empowering paragraph for the cur
tailment order, reads, in part:
"That the President o. the Unit"d
States shall be > empowered
$ TO establish rules for the re-
gulation Of coal and to regulate HEt
method of production. sale. shipment
distribution, apportionment Or stor
age thereof among dealers and con
sumers -
The bill provides. IS penalty 10
violation. $4,000 fine or two years
Imprisonment, or both.
The law provides, als9. it was pom.
ed out by the Fuel Administration
that the administrator may cut ci
al SUPPLIES from any offender, All
this punitive embargo authority
expected to have adequate deterrnen
effect on any who might be temple
TO defy any detail of the suspens'c'
edict.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
CITIES WIN LITIGATION.
State Surr"me Court Reyerses Itself
in Far.Reaching Case.

Djsposine of more than 5000 tan
coso. which are said 10 have been
hanging FIRE until decision had
finally been reached by the Supre:na
Court o: Appeals in the two tcs-
cases OF the City Of Richmond VS.. the
Drcwrv Hughes Company and q. u
Berry and Co, the question !nvo.@NI
being the right Of cities and counties
10 assess a tax in excess OF 80 cents
on the 500 upon the capital Of NOR
chants. Oscar l.. Shewmate, executive
assistant Of the State Tax Board; +
P Buford, of Brunswick County, and
Citv Attorney Henry r. Pollard, ol
Richmond, won signal victory
Thursday when the Supreme Court
reversed itself in the long drawn OF;
+, tax litigation.
Pv this decision the city OF Rich
mond saves $4,000 which ii woul:
otherwise be required TO pay out ~
way of tax refund. The Supreme
Court Yesterday set precedent fol
the rights of cities and counties (
| tax the capital Of merchants in e%
cess Of 80 cents on the 500, as wa:
! r,+ruaS from tho State
tax segregation act of the Genera
Assembly in extra session in 1919.
Although the cases in question u.
vclvcd only the city of Richmond an
the two large merchants Of anothe
c;tv. il in reality is a question that r
wolves the tax rights of all cities am
counties in the State, and it had bee
agreed that these two cases shou'
serve as test cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
Negroes Brought Before the Police
Court This Morning Charged With
InfractiCns of the AIapp Act.

jeff Lightfoot, colored, was taken
In custody last night by Special Off
GER Francis, of the R., F. and P. r. ,
for violating the prohibition law. lie
was locked sip in the station house
and brought before the Police Court
this morning, when the officer tessi-
fed that Lightfoot drank liquor upon
the premises of the railroad company,
and carried satchel which contain
ed three quarts of whisky. The latter
was produced in court. LightToct
made no attempt at a defense, and
was ordered to be held for the &C
ton of the grand jury.
George Francis, colored, was next
made to face the bar. It was alleged
by his wife that he acted cruel and
strangely last night, presumably
while under the influence Of hqu"::'.
She told of the indignity she had suf-
fered when her liege lord, with tic
aid Of others in the house, had cas-
tieated her az though she were
child. She also told the police that
her husband had an unlawful quaint
ty Of whisky in the house. The police
Upon making an investigation, found
six pint bottles OF whisky, bottled
in Baltimore, according to the labels,
which had not been opened, and an.
other bottle with a small amount OF IS
previous contents in evidence. Francis
was represented by Robinson Mon-
cure, who stated that his client had
informed him that the six nints had
been procured previous to Nove"-
ber /, 1916, the time the state became
dry. The prisoner made similar
statement. At the request OF his coun-
sci, the case was continued until next
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
Death Notice.

Mrs. Elizabeth 3. Norris died Al
half-past one o'clock this afternoon
at the home OF her sister, Mrs. Harr;
p,;ost 1714 Duke street. She was the
daughter of Mrs. Bessie Kerrick and
~as i, her 41st year. She is survived
nv her mother, three brothers, Mr.
II w N. F., and NJ. F. Kerrick, also
our sisters, Mrs. Lloyd E. Spite
II Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. I. L. Nun.
~ouee. OF Washington. and MRS: )
W. Reeves and Mrs. Harry Priest
i Alexandria. Washington papers
please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
January 10, 19ls
administrators Notice.

Having qualified as adn,inistrato1
# the estate Of the late Mrs. Mary
". woodward, deceased, Of Del RaS'
Alexandria County, Va, all persons
indebted to the estate are requeste;aI
TO make prompt settlement and all
nersons to whom the estate may be
indebted are requested to present
heir claims properly authenticated
for settlement.
Robinson Moncure,
17-1ni Administrator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
POLICE CHIEF DIES.
u.;or ronis Werner of Richmond
Passes Away at His Home Ate
Brief Illness.

passes Away at His Home Alter
Brief Illness.
Major Louis Werner, Chief Of 20
lice died at his home in Rlcnmon".
Thursday night. The chief had been
i'll only week when death came from
q complication OF heart trouble ana
congestion of the lungs.
Of German parentage, MIR. VERNE
,css born in New York City, July IL
1856, and was at the time OF MS
death in his sixty-third year. his
early youth was spent in New iorS
CITY, and when eighteen he went 60
Richmond. He entered the service OF
the city as patrolman in the Police
Department on October /. 1888, ard
served faithfully and efficiently in tha:
capacity in the First Police P,ecinc!
for sixteen years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
more EVIOLATORS OF LAW TEE GARFIELD D ORDER
President Wilson Issues Statement
in Which He Approves of the Fuel
Administrators Course.

With rqlmors abroad Of q seriou:
split in the Cabinet. growing out q
the Garfield order closing down IL
dustries, President Wilson last night
broke his silence and issued state
mont defending the drastic action
taken. The statement was issued fol
lowing a lengthy Cabinet meeting
Immediately after the Cabinet ad-
journed, the President went into ccE.
ference, with Franklin K. Lane, Sec
retary of the Interior, Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels and Attorney-Gen-
eral Gregory.
Reports were current that Secre-
tary Lane, in:ensed over the failure
Of the President /, consult with the
entire Cabinet before Issuing the or
der, had resigned. This was denied Al
the White House. The statemenG per
sists. however, that sharp differences
have arisen III which Mr.. Lane is q
central figure.
The following is the statement :s-
sued by the President:
Il was, Of course, consulted by Nj
Garfield before the fuel order Of yes
terday was issued and fully agreed
with him that it was necessary, much
as T regretted the necessity. This VII
call for many sacrifices, and sacrifi-
ces Of the sort called for by this or.
der are infinitely less than sacrifices
Of life which might otherwise be IN
yolved
st is absolutely necessary To gel
the ships away, it is absolutely neces-
sary to relieve the congestion at lie
ports and upon the railways, It
is absolutely necessary to move grea>
quantities Of food, and II is absolute
" necessary that our people should
be warmed in their homes, II 10
where else. ard halfway measures
would not have accomplished the de-
sired ends.
.If action such rs this had rot beaa
taken, Wa sncuia have limpcd a?.o1ss
from day to day with slowly In
proving condition of affairs with re-
gard to the shipment OF food and "1
coal. but without such immediate re-
lief as had become absolutely neces-
sarv because Of the congestion o.
traffic, which has been piling up 1or
the !ast few months.
u have every confidence that the
results Of action of this SORT W.l
Justify It and that the people OF the
country vii! Loyalty and patriotlea!iy
respond to necessities OF this kind, IS
thew nave to every other sacfitice "a
volved in war.
"We are upon a war foo:ing, and !
am confident that the people Of The
United States are willing TO obser"e
the same sort Of discipline that might
he involved in the actual conflict .
self"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19

an entertainment and enchre un-
Io~ the au.ric~- of Court 81. D. Of R.
will be piven Tuesday nipht. Jan. p,
1913. in st. Marv's Hall for the bena-
81 Of the K. C. War Fund. Admission
25 cents. 17-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19

Services OF ST. PaulS chufch IoIaof
row will be held in the Norton Neno
rial. There will &c no early celebra
don of the Holy Communion.
Mrs. Elizabeth Norris, aged II, diet
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Harrs
Priest, 1714 Duke street, this city
this afternoon st half-past one
o'clock. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made
| The Rev. Dr.. J. ". Duffey, former,
| ly pastor OF the Methodist churca
South in this city and now located
at Rockville, Md, will preach in the
church here tomorrow at the II
o'clock service. The Rev. z. V. Reyes
ter viii preach in the evening.
"The Trade Ma.k OF Man." will be
:ha s1:Siect Of the sermon Of the Rev.
RAYMOND W. White at the Methodist
Protestant church tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. In the evening he viii
speak. on "Should q Young Man Join
the Church,"
The Rev. DR.. Egbert ". Smith, of
Nashville, Tenn, will preach at the
Second Presbyterian church in this
city tomorrow morning at II o'clock
md at g o'clocl. in the evening. The
pastor. Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison,
will preside at both services. Sunday
school will be held at $50 in the
morning. Bible class at 10 o'clock and
Christian Endeavor meeting at 7.!5
D. m. All the services will be held IN
.hc Westminster building.
Judge c. E. Nicol. focd commits
sioner FOR this city, is in receipt of
4 telegram from Commissioner White.
of Richmond, which authorizes him
% give the most liberal intcrprcta-
lion to the Garfield fuel order so far
~ it relates 20 food and lts manu-
eacture ana handling. IN ether words.
he telegram says: I'VE want 70
s;oppase in any industrial essential
necessary to carry foe ID industries
I;gsT perIod isfoIh Jan 18TH 70 aasd arad
weekly holidays 10 March 18th.
lhc Corporation Commission mas
Granted charter TO the Hayle'd
Farm Company, incorp orated, Alex
andrja. Maximum. 100000. Minimum
$40 900. Object. real estate. James ST.
Duncan, president; Kenneth "
Ogden, vice-president; James c. Gra-
han. secretary and treasurer. y. +.
Woolls with the above compose thc
board of directors. Business vii! on
Conducted at $50 King street. The 40
ioct of the company IS TO buy, sell
lease and dispose Of real estate, an5
20 onnaee in agriculture and stocE
30 i-;ner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
Efficiency in Printing

Witt, unexcelled facilities enables us
n turn out Perfect printing N the
quickest possible time.
HARRY ". WADE
3l3 King street PfoLe ~
Norfolk Oys:rrs, Hampton bsfa
and Potomac Rives agst"rs. J hEfas
No 2 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-19
Notice.

The Office OF the Clerk Of Gas Will
he opon Monday, January q. 1917
from 9 a. IN. 10 4 p. m. O~ders for
coke will be issued on this date. OnlN
one load orders will be issued alI
only one load TO purchaser.
J. r. Waller,
Clerk OF Gas
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