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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
RESERVEBOARD
ANXIOIJSOVER
FUTUREPRICES
Statement Declares Reduc.
ton Due Because Of Cur
tailed Buying Power.

WARRINGTON. nec. 40 -Gone,ni
anxiety prevails throughout American
business oonccrnina the continued IN
rrlces and tho readiustment appears
imminent the federal reserve board
reported tonight iu lts review ~ De.
uHrlher business conditions rhfuuEh.
$3.50 boards statement the Inference
was strongly given that REDUCTION In
Prices is due because 90 q recognized
curtuiimout OF buying power coupled
WltN iuuk Of unHulmltv 90 opinion
Ns go what the future holds
While retail trade shows great Nc-
lNiilN ana wholesalers and mhnufnc-
iprorf were represented az being un-
ahic 90 supply the demand. tAc great
ainWi v ~ huslhcss was rt9wn 10
have Arcn DO terms ~ doiihie and nut
in units of production High wages
Tor lHnor further complicated the SIT
uati0n according 20 the boards view
NrHrirallN every federal reserve dis
tfirt reported That skilled nhnr wna
wofklne only sufficient days a. kcop
AuinA. resulting in consequent TAIL
ogf IN production.
10 faro az heavy demands cautious
manufacturers were described nr diR-
Inclined to commit themselves Tar IN
advance. Credits have been shortened
and uncertainty MS to chaugca which
may cndmc Within the next three
months Is forestaillnr the expansion
ia trade naturally b. 90 he expected as
The nation rots back more nearly 90
iis peace time activity The high coat
of living WINK referred 60 ns an "un-
questionable menace"
The board noted that real estate wal
ues Sac hundreds of communities seem
to have ehchcd the prak or al lenst
tho rise has been checked with the
stoppAer ln the rlsc ~ real estate wall
ucs building operations arc expected
GO bee stimulated
lmir shipments were unusually low
during tho molth partly because or
the fuol shortage and tho consequent
reduction Of warehouse nccommodn
tiuu Country elevators nre fun az
cuiiu
Labor unrest the review said
showed scmr abatement during tAo
month bur The greatly reduced pro
duction ~ th2 preceding month was
not rs amy means fuIlN restored
From many scctioas" the board
tssfrted "a ls reported that the chief
difficulty duas NOT iir In syatcmatic
strikes hut NJ the indisposition ~
workers to Increase production and
Keep steadily 40 work The disposition
of labor go pursue such policy is
aHcrih"d by many Co high wages and
The desire 90 employ the Increased
purchasing power thus obtained In tho
purchase OF leisure rather than goods %
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
FUNERAL or PHYSICIAN
WILL BE HELD TODAY

LONDON Dee ai Tho fanorai 81
SlF William pslcr the noted physician
who died ~ oxford Monday, viii De-
nrld tomorrow frois christ Church
Cathedral oxford The hodN Wil then
he aAon 60 Geirdrr Grsrn whore IL viii
ip nfNmatah
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
EPORT GIVEN ON
LYNCHINGS IN PAST
YEAR.

fCDutiuued frrm rpgc oucl
hn.ng found under bed fpr making
uohstfmi remarks for alleged mise
leading ~ mohs searching for another
4. hocauso anpcai was taken frof1 ten
years sentence for attempting liff of
another 4. discussing % Nnching
lSnchings bY stntcs wHa listed as fol-
lows
Alabamn Arkansas 12. Colorado p:
tlunda d. Georgian ~. Louisiana ~
NJ 7-issluui 81 Missouri p Nehrnskn I q,
North enraln9 3; south Carolina D..
Tennessee TeNar g.. MashnrtOu l.:
Most Nleriuiu =. Kansas
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
TOO
LATE

Death only a matter Of short time.
Don't visit until pains and aches
become iucuranic diseases. Avoid
poiniul consequences hy taking
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
COLD MEDAL
ysRABiEM Din
W. gs.xslSHEzS ~

1bf rafiie rilriasi remedy for kidney,
ipet aiatiar ani ufie oeid stouhlcs--ih
34aDrHi a-mtiy II Holland since 1895.
onawnirri Three ases. az druee,ss-
t1at ~ ,ae nnno Gold nislAi 90 every b.
end aesc-t 10 imitation
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
May Postpone the
Cincinnati Meet
of Baseball Men

rs Tho Associated prras
NEW YORK. Dee 2i,--John Bcydler.
president uf the National League to-
day suggested 60 Ban johnson. Nrcsl-
dent of the American League that TO
sion uchcdulcd ful neNt Monday u Gin
cinnatl, boz postponed, Hydlcr advised
johnson that h would hc Impossible
for him 10 be- M Cincinnati next Mon
day because of personal business
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01

I..e Gamer cIas.IneA Aaa.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-01
CHIEF TALK AGAINST
SILVER COINAGE is
GONE.

The silver dollar INfIII %
",,honp dollar. ID ls the gold dollar thnt
les chrnp Ia we max borrow the pirn s...
olol1 employed ~ the nnnnClors e5
venrs ago
And. lust as the objections to silver
are being siienccd hy tho unpreoedcnt
ed demand for that metal the world
awnksna 90 il mood rar ba4i, ,nouar sn
great that gold win not supplp b. ana
the situation la Europe is made sun
more acute by tho fac. that w. hnse
absorbed much more than our nnr
capita Share of the gold con az the
world
During ANA since tho ,ynr th. ,ouitnn
Of unpor money has beon swollen -
fabulous nmounta ana no rosunptlnn
of specie nn N nenta cam be- Thought an
without % very large mcreHan u the
uunutit,. OF standard money Gold ia 81
fair weather friend
10 use familiar phrase. elton np.
Piled tn individuals. Il ia -nvinclblo la
peace aud invisible in war" n gopA
into hidlaR WHOM it q. most needed n
u had silver for cnufranion n would
bo more bold hut gold und silver IA
rethcr might not have hoon sufficient
tn meet an demands mndr uilUu thtnt
during the conflict through which 0.
have Just passed
Would Furnish
Stability In Exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Farm Home Destroyed
by Fire Christmas Day
Shelby Noble Has Difficulty in Saw
ing Aged Mother from Spauld-
ing Home.

Fire of an unknown origin totally
destroyed the home of Shelby Noble
at Spaulding, seven miles northeast
of Sank Centre, Christmas afternoon.
According to Mr.. Noble, the fire
had gained considerable Roadway be-
fore discovered and it was only by
immediate action that he succeeded
in >rescuing his aged mother and her
trunk from the burning structure. =.
Mr.. Noble telling of the fire said
he was visiting with his family in the
front rooms of the house. At about
four o'clock he detected smoke
fumes and upon going into the kit
chen in the rear of the building, he
found the place 'ablaze and with the
ceiling falling in.
So far had the fire crept through
the house that all the family had
time to save was a trunk belonging
to Mr.. Mobiles mother. The. aged
lady herself was rescued from her
room with difficulty. Thirty min
utes after the discovery of the fire
the house was in ruins.
Mr.. Noble said that the place was
only partially covered by insurance.
He did not estimate his loss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Car of Christmas Mail
l Destroyed by Fire
Sealed Car from Chicago Bound for
h Western Points Burned at Avon
Thursday of Last Week

YiSauk Centre was not in the least
a loser as result of the burning
of mail car on the Great Northern
road last Thursday at Avon.
Local railroad men say that all
Sank Centre mail on train No. 81
from which the burning car was de-
tached was in car in which the
mail was being worked" along the
route, and that SO far as they know
the car which burned contained mail
for points beyond Fargo, N. d.
The car contained Pacific mail and
was consigned from Chicago. The
fire was discovered just before the
train arrived at Avon where the
blazing car was detached from the
train and it was practically destroy
ed before the fire department of
Avon and Albany got the confaga-
ton under control.
1t is believed that the fire was
started from the friction of mater
ials in the mail. It was closed and
not being occupied by mail clerks,
the fire was not discovered until it
broke through the roof.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Pig ENTERPRISES
VALUABLEFOR BOYS
COUNTY FAIR HAS SPLENDID
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
WELL UNDER WAY
CONDITIONS ARE ABNORMAL
MARKET WILL BE STABILIZED
IF STOCK RAISERS WILL
BE PATIENT

fhe County Fair Pig Project on
among the farm boys of the county
is showing signs of being a very
valuable enterprise for the fair as
ISOLATION to indulge in, judging from
reports on it. Secretary Gillig of the
association, has been keeping the
project under constant supervision,
and reports great interest and care
full work on the part of the boys. In
the words of Mr.. Gillig, it is an ed
ucatlve proposition for better pigs in
the county, and tends to make more
intelligent and more enthusiastic
farmers of the boys.
These are days when pork on the
market is netting the farmer practi-
cally nothing. 1t is an abnormal
condition, and is only temporary, &C
cording to the minds of those exper-
fenced in the trend of markets and
the present situation. 1t is a time
when many may be discouraged and
lose interest in hogs, and when de-
velopment of the industry is apt to
be greatly handicapped. And just
such times, according to Mr.. Gillig,
are the most appropriate and oppor-
tune, to do everything possible to
hold the interest, and give it a boost
in every way possible, for the favor
able market is bound to come back,
and then those who did not despair,
will reap their harvest.
The pig project, Mr.. Gillig states,
is not only helping to hold the inter-
est in hogs but is also helping the
farm boy in an educational way. AS
has been published before, the boys
get sow from the Fair Association
and feed and keep it, and raise a
litter of pigs in the spring, from
which the association selects two
pigs, at fair time, and then turns the
sow and the balance of the litter over
to the boy, to he his permanent pro-
perty thereafter. The pigs selected
will be given to two other boys un-
der similar contract next year.
The association started the project
with six boys this year. On account
of the limited funds, and the condi-
ton of affairs, it was deemed advis-
able to make a small start, and give
these careful attention. The associa,
ton has borrowed 5000 for this pur-
pose. Two hundred each, was loaned
by the following: J. A. Caughren
The First State Bank and First Ma.
tional Bank, all of Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Local People Spend
~ a Very Quiet Xmas
Large Audiences Enjoy Children's
Programs at Churches Christmas
Eve-Many Homegatherings

Sank Centre celebrated an ideal
Christmas. last Saturday.
The day was typical of it's kind, a
light snow falling throughout the
day with just enough frost in the air
to make the home fre-side the OBJ
ject of comfort and rest.
In the churches Of the city, the
holidays festivities began Christmas
Eve. In all of the Protestant
churches, the Sunday School children
gave their Christmas programs at
this time and these services were at
tended by large delegations of par
ents, relatives and friends.
Christmas services at the Catho-
lie churches began Christmas morn
ing and continued through the day..
All of these services were unusually
well attended.
Christmas Day itself was ex--
ceptionally quiet. Practically every
business house in the city was closed.
throughout the day, and the STREETS
of the city were almost deserted un-,
til ethe early hours of the evening".
There were no public festivities in
the city during the day.
There were many gatherings of fam
lilies and friends aroung the festive
boards.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Speaking Plays Coming
To Caughren Next Week
Strong Repertoire Organization Open
Three Nights Engagement Mon
day in "The Spendthrift

The plea Of Managers Parker and
Lawrence of the Caughren Theater
for little theatrical action, was
answered this week when the local
house booked the McDermid Players
for a three night engagement begin
ming next Monday night at the
Caughren.
This company comes here direct
from a two years tour of Canada
and with new repertoire of come
dies and dramas never produced in
this territory before.
The company will open here Mon
day night in "The Spendthrifts," a
comedy drama which, Judging from
press notices, met with much cuccess
in Canada where it was played by
the McDermid people.
w. H.McDermid, manager of the
company, carries with him a cast of
eleven people. They have their own
scenery and take up the period be-
tween the acts with classy new
vaudeville numbers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
FORGERS RECEIVE
PRISON SENTENCES
MEN ROUNDED UP BY LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT CON
VICTED AT DULUTH
write news TO might COP"
RETURNS COMING IN OF FOR
CERES COMMITTED-CON-
FEDERATES AT LARGE

y. +. Barber and "Pete" Richards.
arrested here several weeks ago on
the charge of having forged a num-
Der of checks upon Chicago fur
company, have both been sentenced
to the state prison at Saltwater, ac-
cording to a letter received here this
week by Night Police Rosenberger.
Barber, the oldest and apparently
the foreman" of the gang, was SEN
fenced to a term not to exceed five
years and Richards the younger Oh
the pair and evidently "irst timer"
was given sentence of not less than
one year.
News of the final chapter in the
career of these two men came to
Police Rosenberger direct from Bar
Der himself. His letter was written
in plain, well constructed hand,
and was addressed to the might
Cop" Sank Centre. His letter in full
follows:
Relative to the information that
you wanted as to the outcome of my
case. 1t greives me to say that |
got not to exceed five years. and
my partner, (Richards,) got not to
exceed one year. The ex-judge, q.
E. Bonner), also wanted this infor-
nation so if you will kindly tell him
it will be the same as if | wrote him
personally. l will appreciate an an
swer and what news you can give me
concerning parties / know"
The letter was signed by 0. E.
Barber and was written from Duluth,
evidently before he was taken to
Saltwater. He gave his address as
COZ E. Ord street, Duluth.
Mayor Adam Ingram, who was in
strumental in bringing about the ar
rest of these men here, says that the
writing of Barber in the letter is
similar to that used in endorsing
some of the checks passed by the
pair upon the Chicago firm.
The Mayors office is also in re-
ceipt this week of letter from
Congdon's Hardware store at Carl
ton in which H. w. Congdon says
that he lost $37.75 through the
operations of the Barber-Richards
gang. He also asked the mayor to
return "nickle plated hammer gun"
which he believed to have been in
the possession of the pair.
Information as to the whereabouts
or success of the two men claimed
by Barber as confederates in their
scheme and who were last heard
from at Crookston, has never been
received by Sank Centre authorities.
Whether the two were taken into
custody is not known nor has the
matter been reported by the Duluth
police who are working on the case.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
State Administration
Will Change Tuesday
Jacob A. o. Preus Will Become Min
nesota's Chief Executive With
4. Simple Ceremonies.

Governor Elect J. A. O. Preus, Re-
publican will be inaugurated Cover
nor of Minnesota with simple cere-
monies next Tuesday, Jan. 4th.
Governor Preus will be the third
youngest governor the state has ever
had. He is 81 years of age, and is
the second man to be elevated to
the office of Governor from the
ranks of state employees with the
exception of those who went into the
executive office from the office of
Lieut. Governor. @
q The new governor is native OF
Columbus, Wis, coming to Mime
sofa when young. man and entering
state politics in 1909, serving fol
two years as executive clerk to Gov
ernor Eberhardt.
Z Official records show that Sweden
out ranks Minnesota as the birth
place of Minnesota governors. Gov,
errors johnson Eberhardt and Line
having been born in that country
and knute Nelson in Norway.
way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
new STATE BODY
PROPOSED in BILL
CREATION OF MINNESOTA CON-
+ Al STABULARY AS PUBLIC
z & SAFETY BOARD URGED
REDUCTION OF CRIME WAVE
PRACTICALLY EVERY COUNTY
& WILL HAVE DEPUTY TO
!" WORK WITH SHERIFF

I st. Paul, Dec. "a bill for the
creation of state constabulary to
be, known as the department of pub
Tic, safety for the state of Minnesota,
sponsored by Representative Guy Dill
leg. of st. Paul, has been turned ov-
er~to Oscar Arneson, clerk of the
House, for submission to the legis-
nature
The bill provides that "the depart
ment shall have power to prevent,
detect and apprehend crime and the
arrest and have in custody criminals
wherever found. 1t shall be the duty
OF the department to cooperate with
and assist peace officers, township,
village, city county and state officers
for the purpose Of preventing or de-
tecting crime. Any officers or men,
Der of the department shall have the
same power as is conferred on any
warden within the state"
"The department shall, for the
purpose of affording aid and relief
to communities threatened or strick-
en- by fire, food, storm or other cal
amaties, render such assistance and
shelter as is possible. In the event
the state military is present and in
charge, the department duties shall
in now way conflict with that body.
ut is expressly understood that the
department shall in no way be used
for patrol or guard duty at any la
Dor disturbance, strike or lockout = : .
"The department of public safety
as hereinbefore created shall consist
of one commanding officer, desig-
mated as superintendent of public
safety and appointed by the COVER
nor for three years and subject to re-
moval by the governor for cause.
The superintendent shall appoint one
deputy, one clerk, one stenographer,
one expert statician, BertiIlion ex-
pert, oe keeper and two jailers, which
shall constitute the head office force.
In addition thereto, he may appoint
as required to captains, 10 lieuten-
ants and seventy five men, all of
whom should be especially qualified
as peace officers. The superintendent
also may appoint six secret service
men who shall be under his direct
supervision"
The central headquarters would be
in st. Paul, it is unerstood that the
proposed establishment of a state
iconstabulary is designed to give the
Estate more power to stop whiskey
running and to break up automobile
theft rings operating in the North
iwest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Plans for Improving
City Hall Considered
Building May be Remodeled to Meet
Requirement of Commercial Club
and Other Organizations 3

Plans for the renovating, rebuild
ing and general improvement of the
city hall building with a view Of
establishing permanent quarters fol
the Sank Centre Commercial Club
are now being worked out by mem
bers Of that organization.
The matter of new quarters was
discussed at a recent meeting of that
organization, but no committee has
been named to frame a program fol
procedure as yet, according to Supt
]. C. West. secretary of the organi-
cation.
Ever since its organization the
Club has had in mind the founding
of new and modern home, but this
matter has been delayed while mem
bers sought a suitable solution of
the problem.
The upper floor of the old city hall
building has not been. used for any
purpose for about year. The build
ing is old and lack of proper atten-
ton brought about a final condemn
ing of the upper floor for use for
public purposes.
If the plans Of the members of
the Commercial Club carry out, the
rooms over the city hall will be so
arranged and equipped as to meet
with the needs of the public at large.
The question of adopting plans and
raising. funds for this project will be
discussed at the next meeting Of the
club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30

fair condition for light loads. Late
Sunday night the first real cold come.
The thermometer dropped down to
around 20 below zero and hung on at
this point most all day Monday. In
the evening the mercury took another
fall and this condition lasted until
Tuesday morning.
Persons alleged to be familiar
with conditions, are of the opinion
that the winter of 1920-'21 will be a
light one in this section of Mime
sofa. The months of January and
FEBRUARY they say will probably be
a DIT severe, but on whole, the
spring will come early.
The weather moderated materially
Tuesday night.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
City Power Plant Keeps
Power Service Going
Three Times During Week Local
Plant was Compelled to Come to
Rescue, Says Supt. McGibbon

The old city power plant, acting
as an auxiliary to the nighttime sys-
TEN Of the st. Cloud Water Power
company, saved the city of Sank
Centre considerable inconvenience
last week.
Friday morning at six O'Clock, all
light and power over the nighttime
went dead, leaving Sank Centre with
out electric energy of any kind. An
examination of the lines failed to
produce the cause Of the trouble and
the local plant was then thrown into
action and continued in service most
Of the day.
John McGibbon, superintendent Of
the plant, said Friday that three
times during the week the st. Cloud
service went out, making the SER
vices Of the Sank Centre plant acc
essary.
No information as to the cause of
this trouble has been communicated
to the local plant.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-30
Local Banking House
Makes Hit With Riddles
Large Quantities of Old Fashioned
Stick Candy Distributed Day
Before Christmas.

Perhaps the most popular institu-
ton IN the city of Sank Centre last
Friday was the State Bank,
So popular was this particular
bank that it enjoyed a run" which
lasted throughout the entire dav,
Every member of the banks workinp
force We're kept on duty that day to
handle the customers who came in
groups of two, three and four, made
their demands and then came back
for more.
The object of this conquest was the
presence in the bank of a string of
candy canes, and the customers who
took part in this attack, were every
klddie large enough to toddle or be
carried.
Thursdays Herald carried the an
nouncement that the State Bank
would have candy canes on hand Fri
day for the kiddies of the city. Hard
ly had the doors opened in the morn
ing before the young hopefuls began
gathering about the "candy man.
and receiving, each in his turn, a
candy cane with the compliments of
the bank. ~
So well did this program please
the little fellows, that on numerous
occasions they came back again and
it was not until nearly 800 candy
canes had been disposed of that the
run on the bank stopped, with the
closing of the doors.
Il want another just like the last
one l had" said one little shaver
whose head hardly reached the. top
of the desk rail and whose sticky
little face gave evidence of pre-
vious raid. 81 went home and gave
mine to my little brother" said an
other, while third, little girl with
long golden locks, claimed the i'm
mediate attention on the grounds
that she had fallen and broken hel
candy cane and she wanted another
to show her mamma.
Up and down the streets the JOY.
full children shouted the news to
their friends. "Hay, Mister" greeted
one six-year-old, ego over to the
State Bank, they will give you q
candy cane"
But it was not only the little
tots who raided this particular
institution. Grown-ups, on the pre-.
tense of watching the little folks en-
joy themselves, slipped into the bank
and incidently accepted the gift of {
cigar or box of candy.
Members of the bank force sa!
that they enjoyed every minute Of
the "run." eve gave out all we hae
and then went for MORE said thu
chief candy man of the bank. "At
last we were obliged to break up the
big cane we had and divide that with
the kiddies. Oh, this was some pop
ular place last Friday"