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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Indications Point to Beneficial Legis-
lathe Session

organization of the house is now
practically complete and the various
reforms which the promoters hope to
bring about are now up to the men,
bers of both houses for consideration.
In the house the various agricultural
bills so far drafted bear the names
of Reps. John G. Gerlach Blue Earth
county; R. A. Wilkinson, Washing
ton county; George Wicker, Dodge
county; T. J. Greene, Ramsey county
w. 1. Norton, Hennepin county; A.
E. Rako, Beltrami county; o.:
Newman, Traverse county. R. w.
Hitchcock, Traverse county; N. T.
Moen, Otter Tail county and Elias
Nordgren, Chisago county, while in
the senate P. A. Gandrud, Kandiyo-
hi county; Ole Sageng, Otter Tail
county; F. L. Cliff, Big Stone coun-
ty; and James Cummings of Polk
county are in the charge. The only
two measures so far drafted by the
agricultural division that promise
anything in the way of contest are
those putting the fan on futures and
declaring boards of trade, stock ex-
changes and chambers of commerce
to be public markets and subject to
regulation. Even the agricultural
interests are not entirely unit or the
prohibition of futures and the divi-
sion will be marked. '' /
The induction into office of Gov. J.
A. O.. Preus was happy one and
brought to the new executive deluge
of well wishes and congratulations.
His first official act was to name R.
P. Chase of 'Anoka county as his
successor in the AUDITORS office and
A. H. Turrittin of Minneapolis as
MS private secretary. Both appoint
ments are regarded as above the or
binary. Jake Preus brings to the
much of the directness
and personality of the late Gov John
A. johnson something not lost upon
hose who watched his deft disposal
# the usual early "bread line" which
IS one of the infections of every in
coming executive. His yes or no, as
he case might be was direct in every
Instance and even the most persis-
ent left with little in the way of |
The impression was gen
,rally pleasing. The selection of A.
L. Turrittin as the head Of his Off
.ial family generally meets with
,ommendation and is taken as mean
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20

all features of bill except cash COM
pensation would be negligible for this
year and several years 20 come and
that appropriations for cash COM
pensation are not asked until July
1921, and are then Co be spread over
a period ftwo years. The whole
thing is a scuttle-fish attempt to
muddy the waters so that the princi-
pie involved can me enmesned in
10 of figures that mean nothing"
Wherever this has not been given
publicity through the local newspa-
pers every opportunity should be
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20

ing that his excellency intends sur
rounding himself with men who will
deliver the goods. Jake, it must be
said is very much governor and will
continue to be so.
Good roads and the legislature nec-
essary to carry out the provisions OF
, Amendment No. 1 easily oversha-
! dows everything else in the house
and senate. The main question is as
to control and the proposition of
either commissioner or a commits
sion is receiving the clos 81 of a. ten
ton. This week Second district
members i'll the mouse came out for a
highway commission. However, there
are nulilbes III both the house and
senate who favor one man control,
but it has to be said that their num-
oers are not as large as they were
week ago. The immensely of the
whole thing together with the mill
ions of dollars to be expended is
causing the members to give the pro-
blem much thought and they are
generally out to put over something
that will deliver the goods. Just
now it looks very much like a high
way commission.
Representative Christensen of Lac
qui Parles county is the head of the
house committee on appropriations
and he is out for a record. His first
move was to force cut in the usual
appropriation for legislative ex-
penses and he announces that if he
has his way similar economy will be
forced in other lines of government
expenditure. Representative Chris
Hanson is one of the big house clad
ers and his slogan of economy gen.
orally finds favor. War time de-
mands practically feature every de-
partmental request in the shape of
appropriations and it is certain that
a majority of them will be slashed.
In the Senate A. J. Rockne of Good
hue will again be in charge of fl
nances and it is a sure thing that
any appropriation favored by his
committee will have to have a full
measure of merit.
House committee craftsmanship are
pretty much the same as they were
two years ago. The list as prepar-
ed by Speaker Nolan is generally &C
ceptable. w. I. Nolan is again the
head of the rules committee and as
such will be the recognized floor
leader. C. E. Murphy of Aura is at
The head of public domain while
George Wicker will be in control Of
;axes. Both chairmanships are
among the important ones in this
session. C. E. Warner Of Aitkin is
he head of elections and Ralph
Parker of Spring Valley will again
'e in cahrge of the judiciary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20

What remarkable changes time
doth bring about. Ten years ago.
aye, five years ago the legislative
hopper would have been filled by this
time with "Bills for an Act" the
principal burden of which would be
''Thou shall not" of "It is ordered. y
This year the Forty-second Minneso-
ia Legislature makes it's debut and
its chief slogan is "To Encourage"
Construction rather than destruction
seems to it's chief aim. Viewed
through spectacles of less than a de-
cade ago the Forty-second Minneso-
ia Legislature would be regarded as
reactionary, but it is not. Out of a
riot of what these same spectacles
described as progressiveism, but
which later and more ugly word has
dubbed Socialism has come sanitary
and a majority of both houses seem
bent on making amends. Gov. Preus'
inaugural message and the bills in
troduced to date are striking in this
respect. Piffle is absent, Gov Preus'
inaugural message as read to the,
legislature was characteristic Of the
man Minnesota has chosen to guide
The ship of state. It was short, but
it had the merit Of directions and
these who heard it were not at loss
to reason out it's meaning. Primary
and general election law reforms,
fair tonnage tax on iron ore, extern
sion of agricultural cooperating
marketing enterprises with state aid.
in their development and the"admin-
istration of the building of a state
highway system to insure efficiency
and honesty were the executive OF
ferings for legislature treatment and
each was sent home with directness
that left no doubt as to the sincerity
of his excellencS. So far the legis-
lative responce has been in kind and
there is every reason to believe that
every one of the governors recon-
mendations will in time be enacted
into law So much for the first week.
So far in both houses about one
hundred bills have been introduced
with the house as it always does
heading the list. In the lower house
Rep. Frank E. Mimrocks of Mime
apolis picked H. R. No. 1, an act
making capital punishment the pen
atty for first degree murder while.
in the Senate James A. Carley of
Wabasha county has his name at
tached to S. F. No. 1. Tonnage tax
is it's burden. Over in the house C.
M. Bendixen of Redwood county will
try and put similar infection on
iron ore to a safe port. The North
country is admittedly up against it |
this time and will be compelled to di--
rect all its energies at not only head
ing off this long threatened infection |
but will have to devote additional eff
fort at killing a tax or iron ore roy
alties and possible reduction in the |
present fifty per cent ore land yalu-
alton. At the last session of the
legislature the royalty tax bill was
traded for the tonnage tax act and
the former profited as result, but
John w. Hopp> of Fillmore county its
author in the house insist that they
will not stand for anys funny. work
this time. This session there is an
intensity of purpose not only on the
part of the tonnage tax advocates,
but those who believe that its in
fiction would be calamity and the
fight will be to a bitter finish.
The agricultural legislature pro-
gramme which begun with the early
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
aken to secure the widest distribu-
RECRUITING OFFICER COMING
Sank Centre ia about to be inyad-

Sank Centre is about to be invad-
ed by recruiting party acting in
behalf of the United States army.
Sergt. John ]. Hook, of the st.
Cloud recruiting station, and party,
will be IN the city on Monday, Jan.
Goth, and will be in a position to ac-
cept men for almost every branch
of the military service and transpor-
tation will be furnished to the army
recruiting station for assignment to
the organization of their selection.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
RACTION PETITION
GRANTED BY BOARD
Logansport Company Given
Authority to Abandon
Service on Street.


INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. l. Au-
thority 10 abandon its street railway
service in Michigan av.. in Logans-
port. from the intersection Of the
center line OF Michigan av. and Sixth
ST. 20 the intersection OF the center
lines OF Michigan av. and Fulton St.
was granted the Indiana Service
Corp. by the public commission
Monday
The petitioners were denied au-
thority TO abandon service on that
part Of Michigan av. so feet south Of
the intersection Of said line with the
center line Of the Vandaha railway
company at or near Smith ST and
thence running nOrthward 70 the
city limits. The distance was ap-
proximately 1900 feet Service was
ordered renewed on that part of the
lines.
The Indiana Service Corp. in its
petition said it had failed TO meet
operating expenses and that traffic
was light on that part of its system
where relief was asked. Indications
were, IT declared. that only about
s12. 900. 900 would be availa BILE for a
returned depreciation on the invest
ment. The net revenue for the first
six months of 1921, after the taxes
were deducted was 6,O07, as COM
pared with $33,1O4 for the same
period in 1920, it was sail in the pc
tition. adding that gross revenues
were s60.65 a day less now than
year ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
INFANTS ARE SAFER
IN CITY, IS REPORT
Ecorse, Hamtramck, Wyan.
dOtte, Ford Have Higher
Rate of Mortality.

LANSING. Mich, Aug. T. With
16.6O1 births and 6.613 deaths re-
ported in Wayne county during the
first six months OF 1921, the birth
rate for entire county averaged 900
and the general death rate 1O.4 per
1000 population, according to semi
annual compilations of the division
OF vital statistics of the state de-
partment of health. The average
infant mortality rate for the county
was SIS per 1000 living births.
High birth rates prevailed
throughout the country except in
Highland Park and Plymouth, each
OF these cities having a birth rate
OF 17.S. Wyandotte, River Rouge,
Hamtramck. Ford and Ecorse had
birth rates averaging above 800 per
1000 population. Detrcit's birth
rate averaged $50. while that of rur-
al communities in the county was
244.
General infant and decth mortal
ity rates averaged as follows: Rural
communities, 19.1, and 61.4; Ecorse,
1875 and 1853; Ford. 14.5 and 1876;
Hamtramck, SO and 1880; River
Rouge. So and ISL; Detroit, 1O.1
and S9.1; Highland Park. 60 and
.7O.2; Plymouth, 10 and $40; Wyan-
.dotte. 1875 and 1892.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
DTSCREDIT STORY
OF 'CRARY DEATH
Believe Message Revealed on
Photograph Responsible
for Suicide Report.
By international News Service /:


GOSHEN. Ind, Aug. Relatives
Of Roy McCrary. OF Goshen. who
was reported 10 have committed sui
eide in New York, are OF the belief
that he is alive and that the story
started after the finding Of a photo
graph OF Mrs. Matthew Thomas Kin
ney. Of Goshen, wife OF a New York
Central railroad detective here. on a
street in New York, the picture on
which a farewell message" was
written. having been lost or stolen.
The message read:
ITO Lulu: I mean this 20 be my
last message TO you. The love l
bore for you was true and pure
want you TO think OF me. not in sor
row. but with the knowledge that 1
was your true friend, and put this in
my casket that YOU may be with me
as you would not be in life. From
one who bore you love and honor
only Roy McCrary.'
Mrs. Kinney disclains any affair
with AIcCrary. Her husband ex-
plains thangs by saying that severa;
years ago. before she married him,
she gave the photo 10 MCCrary, and
that the farewell message was
written on it in a spirit Of jest. Mrs.
Elmer Goode. sister of McCrary.
thinks he is alive. although she is
not informed as to his Whereabouts.
He is a cripple.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
AGRICULTURALIST
SAYS STATE CROPS
NEED RAIN BADLY
Report Shows Potato and
Other Truck Crops Suffer
Corn is Fired.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Late
potatoes and other truck crops have
suffered materially from lack Of
moisture. according 10 the weekly
report q George c. Bryant. agricul-
turai statiSucian TO the L. S Depart
ment of Agriculture. made public
Monday Corn is badly hred in some
portions. Mr. Bryant said, while hay
crops and apples are below the aver
age The report follows
Temperatures for the week con-
tinued very high with but little rain
fall until the 18th, when some rain
fell in nearly all sections of tho
state.
Corn is badly fred in light and
sandy soils and TO a lesser degree on
other soils. Much more rain is
needed to develop the ears The
crop is fully two weeks ahead Of
usual time.
Northern Wheat Best
Winter wheat yields vary greatly
in all sections and so does the quail
ity Of wheat The north part OF the
state is furnishing the highest aver
ages.
Many fields Of spring wheat have
been abandoned.
oats threshing is we'll advanced
and yields are running very low as
we'll as weight per measure in the
bushel Some OF the fields were not
worth cutting and hogs have been
turned onto them.
Barley same as oats Rye same
as winter wheat.
Late potatoes and other truck
crops have suffered materially from
lack Of moisture and will be very
short crops.
Pastures are practically gone in
all sections OF the state. Hay crops
have all been harvested under ideal
weather conditions but yields have
been disappointing
Tobacco Improved.
Tobacco shows a slight improve
ment but the yield Will be consider
ably below the average.
Grapes continue fair 10 good but
need cooler weather. Apples are OF
poor quality generally and are being
used for making cider. Pink eye
has developed among horses in some
sections.
Other livestock in fair condition.
Labor supply very plentiful Indi-
ana melons are going 10 markets n
car lots. The quality IS excellent but
Yields have been reduced by dry
weather"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
WANT HIGHWAY AS.
PART OF 'COLGROYE'
Effort on Foot by Michigan
People to Have Road Plans
Changed.

BY international News Service.
NILES. Mich. Aug. L. The Cas-
sopols nine defeated the French pa
per-makers Sunday by a score Of 10
20 /. at the Diamond lake park. The
Nationals defeated the Kawners
8 20 /. az Niles
Anna wife 81 Philip ZwergeI $40
Broadway. died Friday evening after
long inness. Prif3te funeral SER
vices viii be held Monday afternoon
a. 3 o'clock.
The annual camp meeting OF the
Niles " r. church opened Sunday at
the Crystal Springs camp grounds.
good attendance IS expected.
There Is a movement here TO have
the pike between Niles and Barron
rake made part Of the Colgrove
highway. the new trunkline ordered
by the state legislature recently.
which viii begin az New Buffalo and
extend through Buchanan. Niles AMI
CassopoIs TO Three Rivers in ST.
Joseph county
Mr. and Mrs Lee Ridley (Annabel
CuttingJ are parents OF daughter
Ruth Wanda born July q.
Alfred Austrom OF AIishawaka was
arrested and fined for speeding Sat
ar1ay night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
4ged Man Holds Officers
At Bay During Rum Raid

NTSKEGON. Aug. L. Deputy
Sheriff Harry Hend-y71. and Police
n teotive Harry Hammond were
held az bay by Andrew Sorenson. an
aeed farmer Of Casanova. armed with
a 16-gauges shot gun, after the en-
GERS had searched his home and
found large still and several GAL
ions az whisky.
The officers brought the evidence
into Muskegon without their man
After the search was made and
the officers were loading the evil
dence .ato an automobile. Sorenson
seized a shot gun. filed his pockets
with cartridges and ran 20 the edge
of a woods near his home. where
he sat down and dared the officers
20 come on An attempt viii be
made 20 take Sorerson today. when
the sherin's force VIII go 70 .hs
home en- masse.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
Death Near From Shot.
Lad Comforts Parents

MARSHALL Mich. Aug / -
When death approached IS-vear-old
Marvin Wiltse. Tekonsha high school
junior. after he had been accidentally
wounded with "a shotgun yesterday
afternoon. ne spent his last hour try
ing 20 comfort his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wutse. Il nate 10 die.
but I know I've got 20. This is my
last hour the youth said Tell
Georgia that although I quarreled
with her loved her just The same"
Wiltse and his brother-ii-law Har-
old Aldrich. started on, 20 repair
some fence. Wil-sc Watering for
hawks with a loaded shotgun across
his knee as he drove the equipment
20 the scene. As he drov. beneath a
tree 20 get in the shade. a limb
Knocked the gun from his lap and
discharged Z. the shot tearing a
great hole in his abdomen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
M CRAY APPROVES
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF PARDON BOARD
Two Persons PardOned, While
Eight Paroles Are Granted
-27 Are Refused.
By Associated Press


: INDIANAPOLIS Aug. Gov.
McCray Monday approved the re-
Communications Of the state board Of
pardons that the pleas for lenieny
Of Il persons be granted. The re-
port, which was accepted by the
governor as presented by the pardon
board. recommended pardons for
two persons, paroles for eight, re-
mission Of one iail sentence and one
fine. along with refusal TO act in q
other cases. Sixteen cases are con-
tinued
The report included the following
Recommendations:
For parole. George Crawford.
convicted in Grant county Feb. s,
1927. from one TO three years for
wife and child desertion. reforma-
tory
Crawford must pay So week
toward the support Of his two child
rem.
For remission of jail sentence:
Henry Rufenbarger, convicted in
Delaware county July j.. 1920. to
20 days in the county jail and fined
500 for violation OF the prohibition
laws.
Refuses Pleas,
For refusal. George Carson. FL
bert Rhodes and Bethel Williams
convicted in Cass county april 5.
1921. Of petit larceny. sentenced TO
state farm for six months each and
fined $500 and costs each. Joseph
Nichols convicted in Cass county
Nov. 10. 1920. of grand larceny, sem
fenced 20 state reformatory.
W : West, convicted in Mont
gomerv county March 10. 1921, to
six months at state farm and fined
$3.50 and costs for violation OF pro-
hibition laws.
~ Mrs. Margaret Smith, sentenced
from Laparte county on a charge OF
forgery 10 the woman's prison for
from . 20 Il years was one Of the
persons FOR whom "a pardon was re-
commended. She is about 20 become
a mother The governor said he
favored the woman's rele ase because
ne did not want a child 10 come into
the world stiEmatized by prison
birth. Mrs. smith. who is the moth
O. OF two children. was found guilty
OF forging four checks for a total Of
Sos last March.
Basilio Canania. sentenced in
WAYNE county 70 serve from one 10
eight years for petit larceny. was
recommended for pardon provided
he return Immediately 10 Italy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
Threatens to Burn
Up an Upper State Village

IRON MOUNTAIN. Mich. Aug. /.
A would-be firebug has threatened
20 burn up Iron Mountain. A letter
mailed here and addressed 10 the fire
department was received saturday
by Chief Foley and was worded as
follows The FIRE queen viii soon
"a here" II was signed Fire
Queen" The police were notified
and viii keep a sharp lookout 20 see
that the threat not put into prac-
tice. Not long ago some ma >ried
men asked Chief Foley 20 lay of the
single men in the fire department
and replace them with married men
who lost their jobs when the big
mine here suspended operations. The
chief thinks that perhaps one Of the
Job seekers Is responsible Cor the
threatening fire letter"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
Girl Trapped on Bridge
Badly Injured by a Car

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Aug. 1. -
Pearl Bassett. 15-year-old Allegan
girl was terribly injured when she
and her sister were trapped on the
interurban bridge just north Of this
city ani she was struck and dragged
by flyer from Grand Rapids. The
sister. Gertrude. warned her Of the
cars approach and succeeded in get
ting CT the bridge. but Pearl was
unable 70 avoid being stuck by the
car. She was dragged is feet and
all the flesh was torn from her right
leg between the ankle and the knee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02

You can get better coal from Col
fax avenue. Saml {. Lontz & sons
S3-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
LendUee'S 'IriSh Hills"
To Become q State Park

ADRIAN, Aug. 1.-The Irish
Hills" Of northwest Lenawee county
will become a Michigan playground
when litigation in progress before
Judge Hart gives possession to the
state Of certain lands. the price Of
which is now in dispute. Except
for one disrupted section, titles 70
all lands embraced in the site al
ready have been transferred TO the
state. State officials attach more
than ordinary Importance TO tire
opening Of the new camp grounds
as no other reservations of its kind
is available to tourists as they cross
the Ohio line northward.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02

You can get better coal from Col
fax avenue. Saml &. L0ntZ & Sons
S3-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
Dates for Mich. Legion
Contention Changed

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Aug. l.
The annual state convention Of the
American Legion, which was TO have
been held here on the Manre dates,
September 81, has been postponed
until September 1920. Action was
taken by the Joseph WeStnedge
post, which will be host 10 the legion
delegates from parts of Michigan, at
the request of state officers The
request was made to permit John
Emery. national commander. and
Guy Wilson, state commander. who
will be out Of the country Septem-
Der 81. TO attend the convention.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02

IN 1870 there was only one GEN
eral species OF crysanthemum
known
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
Only Two More Days-Better Hurry!
Here We Feature &c and 19c Specials

Writing Tablets, ruled and
plain. 100 sheets sc
Collar Bands, all sizes.
good quality sc
Toilet Soap. different
kinds. One lot values to
15c, bar sc
Edging and Braids in col
ors, special ...........9 SC
Double Mesh Hair Nets.
all colors. each Sc
Bone Hair Pins. small and
large sizes, 5 to box . SC
Invisible Hair Pins. bronze
and black. assorted sizes;
15c value ............9 SC
Fancy Hair Pins in boxes,
assorted sizes Sc
One odd lot of Crochet
Cotton in white and colors;
regular 15c value, ball SC
Floral Curtain Scrim. g.
inch. Regular lie value,
yard ............... sc
Apron Bingham, blue and
white checks. 27-inch, yard
at ..................9c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
Indiana and Mlchl6an News
Body of Dunkeiberger
Is Returned TO EIkhG
- % - Nen-s- Times :

Special 20 The NeNs-T1mes;
ELKHART, Ind. Aug l. t.,
body OF Kemer DunkelberEer. age
-, who died from wounds receive
az the hands OF highwaymen In Chi
go last Wednesday night. was
brought here and buried Monday
Dunkelberger was the son Of Charles
Dunkelberger a former well known
Elkhart man, and lived here many
years. He was found with a frac-
tured skull early Thursday in Chica-
90. three miles from his home. He
had been robbed Of two hundred and
fifty dollars.