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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

reduced that the owner who has even a hundred head considers himself fortunate. The orsk tanneries, in the old days, used to turn out hundreds of thousands of hides annually but this industry today is at standstill because of the slump in cattle rais- ing. As a result there .= s.-ucb Sa- employment in the district, and scarcely enough grain on hand to last the people half through the winter.
 Whether M. Coue has been talk
 ing to the Sick Man of Europe. Sheiks in Arabia now wear wrist ] untohac rrith radium dials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

 surpass in lntricacy and highness' those on the earth is as good as the chance that they fall below our level"
 The search for habitable worlds, he said, was largely a search for conditions suitable for the existence of water in liquid form. This. he added, was an absolute necessity for the development of life such as that on the earth, and definite chemi cal constitution for air, land and water also was necessary. A planets days and nights, therefore, must not be so long as to prevent the existence of water in liquid form.
 "It seems certain he said. that some water exists on Mars at times in liquid form The average as- tronomical opinion is that low for ms of organisms may exist on Mars, that high forms are very improbable, and that beings physically comparable with man are absolutely impossible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
MEXICAN RADICAL
 GOES TO RUSSIA

Mexico, City, December )-Felipe Carillo Puerto. governor of Yucatan and an avowed radical. has just been granted a leave of absence by his legislature to permit him to visit Russia and study bolshevism at first hand. according to the newspaper Excelsior Yucatan has been ire quently described as miniature Russia" and Governor Puerto as its Lenine.
 Gen. Jose Maria Sanchez, who is also on leave from his duties al gov ernor of Puebla. recently returned to Mexico from an extended visit tc Russia and other European countries General Sanchez was granted an "un- limited leave" by his legislature be- cause of his radical tendencies.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-11-30
Ladies Read;'-to-Wear
100 High Grade Suits, Coats and Dresses
Go in this sale Prices sashed to close Every
one greatly reduced Come early while you can
get your size in the quality and style you prefer.
Every Suit. Coat, Dress, Skirt and Blouse re.
marked in plain figures
S w E A 7 E R S.

Big sample lot of sweaters for Men, Women and
Children. These sweaters are marked at whole
sale prices All sizes
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
HIGH GRADE ATTRACTION

With the appearance of the Digi-
orgio Orchestra at the Junior High
school auditorium Wednesday even
ing January 18, the senior class will
have the third number of the 1922
Lyceum course. Judging by reports in
neighboring newspapers and copies
sent the local committee by the Red
Path Vawter Cooperation the Digior-
gio Concert Orchestra is worthy OF a
packed house. This is the highest
priced number on the program and
music lovers of Sank Centre will be
missing treat if they do not enjoy
this splendid entertainment. Every
member of this organization is an
artist. An admission fee of fifty
cents will be charged for this enter
tainment. Season ticket holders can
have their seats checked at the Corner
Drug Store on Monday, Jan. 16, or
any time thereafter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12

1907. The children living are, FIR.
Rev. Edward Botzet of Collegville,
who was unable to be present at the
funeral because of sickness with scar
let fever; JOS. Botzet of West Union,
Mrs. Emma Kern of Wadena, Mrs.
Margaret Hadersbeck of Brainerd,
Mrs. Mary Marthaler of West Union,
Mrs. Rose Kern of Wadena, and Mrs;
Bernadine Dirnberger of Sank Centre,
were all present at the funeral SER
vices. FIR. Botzet visited with his
mother during the Christmas holiday
One sister, who lives in Germany al
so survives.
Funeral services were held at eight
o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Paul's
Catholic church, FIR. Anthony ART
and FIR. David of Collegeville officiat-
ing at high mass. At ten O'Clock
services were held at the West I'm
ion church. There were six priests
officiating at the Pontifical Requim
High Mass at this service, namely
FIR Buscher of West Union, FIR. -Da-
vid of Collegeville, who substituted
for FIR. Botzet; FIR. ART and FIR.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTS

The annual meeting of the Sank
Centre Fire Departmnt was held at
the Commercial Club Rooms Thursday
evening of last week. At this meet
ing a committee consisting of Geo.
O'Gara, Geo. Fish and JOS. Kusba
were appointed to investigate ways
and means of securing an adequate
fire hall ]. The Fire Department plan
to use funds of the Relief Association
to do away with sending delegates to
the annual state meeting of Firemen,
and to curtail in every other manner
possible to the end that suitable
place may be had for the keeping of
the apparatus and a meeting place for
the firemen. The idea prevails in the
department that perhaps an arrange
ment can be made whereby the city
hail can be turned over to them and
remodled to fit their needs.
The following officers We're reflect
ed by a. unanimous vote: Chief, How
ard McGhee; first assistant, Irving
Carpenter; second assistant, B. F:
Dubois; secretary, G.. I. Dobbs; treas
urer, A. F.. Strebel. The officers OF
the various companys of the Relief
Association will be elected at later
date.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12

resident of this city he compiled a SET
of abstract books for the western
third of the county which are invalu-
able and are still in service.
Mr.. Whitney was married Oct. Is,
1891 to Alice M. Wheelock, of Mos
cow, N. Y. Besides the wife there
are three children, Wheelock of St.
Cloud, Mrs. Donald Perry of New
buryport, Mass, and Miss Pauline, a
student at Smith college.
No details of the funeral had
been received up to Wednesday even
ing but the remains will be brought
to st. Cloud for burial.
Just what will become of the man
agement of the large utility holdings
of the deceased of which he was the
active head is uncertain. Temper
ialy at least the William A. Baehr,
organization, engineers, have taken
over the St. Cloud Public Service
company and affiliated properties
with a statement that further an
nouncement pertaining to manage
ment and operations of the policies
will be made in the near future
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
Stearns County Fair Will
Become a Strictly Agri-
cultural Exhibitionin1922

fair association have the privilege of
paying pro-rata on all of the certifi-
Gates outstanding. These certificates
will be issued in blocks of $40 each
1T is expected the amount will be
raised within a short time as $1400
was taken up at Mondays meeting.
This will clean up all of the out
standing notes and relieves few of
the businessmen and farmers of the
financial burden of carrying on the
association.
A committee consisting of Gunther
Hillerud, William Parker, Fred Fisher
and Fred Deziel were appointed to
canvass Sank Centre thoroughly. A
little later committees will also be
appointed to place these certificates
of Indebtedness in the hands of the
farmers.
The sentiment expressed at Mon
days meeting was that Stearns Coun-
ty could not afford to think of dis
continuing an institution that means
as much in the development of the
agricultural and live stock Resources
of this section of Minnesota as does
the Agricultural Society of Stearns
County. There is no question but
what the fair can be placed on solid
financial footing if the frills referred
to above are cut out and the fail
operated on financial budget plan
Some of the businessmen may claim
that tn fair is not of any value tx
them. 1t is quite probable the bust
ness done by most local bushes:
houses during the fair period is small
Ter than at other times during the
year, but no business man can claim
that an organization which develop!
!! the agricultural and live stock inter
ests Of the community, meaning mor'
prosperity for the farnlrs is not {
benefit to his particular business
When the solicitors call on the PEG
pie of this community whether bust
ness man or farmer they should b.
ready to take as many of these Ger
tiificates of Indebtedness as possible.
The Stearns County Fair is in bet
ter shape than most of the fairs o.
the state. Cooperation to the full
est extent by all makes it financial
as well as, an exhibitors success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
Continued on page 81
BOND ELECTION
CALL Is DELAYED
DEFINITE DATE WILL BE SET
BY CITY COUNCIL SATUR-
DAY EVENING
DISCUSSION ON OPEN WELL
COMMISSIONER SPRAGUE SAYS
PROPOSITION WILL BE FULLY
INVESTIGATED

The joint meeting of the city coun'
Gil and Water, Light and Power
Commission held at the office of City
Clerk Saturday evening, for the pur-
pose OF making the necessary reso-
lutions. and setting date for the
special election calling for a bond is
sue of $4,000 for extending and
rebuilding Of the water works sys-
tenn and improving the lighting sys-
tenn and improving the lighting sys-
to make definite arrangements for
the election.
The official bodies of the city are
working slowly but surely, so that
when the election is called there will
be no delay in selling the bonds be-
cause of something they did or did
not do in making election call. The
adjourned meeting of the two bodies
will be held on Saturday evening OF
this week at which time the election
date will be definitely settled.
The question of the proposed &c
lou Op0tl Wei OH IllC uoI I'll oloC VI
the river has been discussed quite
freely since the last issue of the
Herald and the sentiment not onl!
among many of the officials, but the
average citizen is that the Light anc
Power Commission should be abso
lutely certain that the open well i:
what is required before they make thu
$4,000 expenditure, for this piece o.
work..
Chairman Sprague stated to The
Herald Monday that the commission
was of one mind on this question
and are as interested as any ONT
could be in having the open well idei
proven out before they invest tht
city's money for this particular pro
ject. He said the commission coult
not afford to build something thai
would not prove practical after it wa!
completed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12

At meeting attended by so farm
ers and businessmen, stock holders of
the Agricultural Society of Stearns
county, held at the Sank Centre Conn
mercial Club Rooms Monday after
noon, it was unanimously voted to
continue the Stearns County fair at
Sank Centre for at least during 1922.
There was general sentiment ex-
pressed that the fair, if produced
along agricultural lines could be made
to pay. Stearns county will with
draw from the racing circuit as it has
been fully demonstrated that pro-
fessional horse racing is not worth
$2700 to the fair, that being the sum
the races cost last year.
/ Phony boxing matches and other
alleged free attractions will also be
discontinued. In their stead there
will be novelty races and exhibitions
by farmers owning horses in Stearns
and adjacent counties for minor cash
purses. Baseball will be featured
each day of the 1922 fair.
The plan as outlined by Pres
Schoenhof in the Herald of a few
weeks ago, was heartily endorsed on
the whole. Each of the fifty men
present at Mondays meeting promis.
ed to give the 1922 fair every support
possible.
A detailed and complete report of
the financial standing of the fair as
ISOLATION brought out the fact that
the fair Indebtedness otaled $4,000. OF
this amount there are two notes out
standing, one for $1,000 made in the
fall of 1920, signed by a large mum
Der of the hackers of the fair, and a
note for $1700 issued short. time
ago to pay the premiums for the 1921
fair and also signed by number of
the farmers and businessmen. The
latter note is for a short time period
The plan for financing the fair was
discussed at length and it was decid-
ed to issue certificates of indebted
ness in the amount of $4,000 to run
for period of five years bearing in
terest at the rate of per cent from
Feb. /, 1922, interest to be paid on
Nov. LIST of each year. AT any in
terest paying date the officers of the
Z, p 2
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
A. G. Whitney, Capitalist,
Died Wednesd day Morning

EE.4s u. = =
News of the death of a. G. Whitney
head of the st. Cloud Public Service
Company and affiliated concerns, was
received in Sank Centre w ednesday
afternoon. Death occurred at Port
land, Me-, at 1920 Wednesday morn
ing.
The Whitney family We're in the
East to attend the wedding of their
son Wheelock which took place in
Portland last Saturday evening. Mr..
Whitney had been in the Mound SAM
.tarium, St. Paul receiving treatment
for nervous breakdown for a month
prior to the wedding and it was gen.
orally supposed he was on the high
road to recovery.
Like all heads of public utilities in
every community Mr.. Whitney had
been severely criticised at various
times for wrongs of omission and
comynission, both real and imaginary,
but his ability as an organizer and
business man was generally recogniz-
ed and he was without question the
biggest man in a business way, In
Central Minnesota.
Mr.. Whitney, with G. Parker Nc
Clure, Frank Tolman. R. L. Gale and
others perfected the organization OF
the st. Cloud Street Railway company
in the latter part of the eighties, and
had been the active head of this bust
ness ever since In the fall of 1900
the deceased became active in the
handling and developing, Light, power
and water utilities. Several weak COM
panies have been merged into one or
two strong, virile organizations, and
BESIDES operating the street car lines
they furnish electric energy for the
City<of st. Cloud and large number
Of other towns covering wide area.
Sank Centre purchases juice from the
Whitney company by wholesale and
distributes it through the local Wat
er, light. and Power Commission.
Besides his public service business
Mr.. Whitney has been large dealer
in real estate and has heavy holdings
not only in Stearns and adjacent
counties but in North Dakota and
Canada. e
The deceased was born in Robbins
dale. Minnesota, March Ia, 1860 In
1880 he moved to Sank Centre, en-;
gaging in the real estate, loan and
the insurance business. While .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
CONTESTS WILL

In will drawn by the late Corr
nelious Slim who died few weeks
ago in Sank Centre, his half brother,
William Wonnocott was named as
the sole beneficiary of the estate
which will amount in the neighbor-
hood of fifty thousand dollars, it is
said. The deceased was bachelor
and there is one brother and two
half brothers and two half sisters,
the near relatives. John Slim, also a
bachelor, living on far northeast
of Sank Centre has filed objection to
the admission of the will, basing his
claim on the ground that the deceased
was incompetent when the will was
drawn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
TO CHANGE ROUTE OF ROAD

Chances will be made in the tenta-
tive route of Melrose- Ward Springs
road surveyed recently. County
Highway Engineer M. ]. Cleveland is
now conducting a survey of the pro-
posed road. The work will be COM
pleted this week, it is expected. It is
said that hillocks form small barriers
in some stretches of the present road
line, and it is with the idea of remov-
ing these conditions that a re-sprvey
Of the road is being made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
.DYNAMITERS AGAIN
BLAST RIVER DAM
THIRD ATTEMPT IN 25 YEARS TO
DESTROY BARRIER ACROSS
SAUK RIVER ~
CRIME COMMITTED SUNDAY
BLOODHOUNDS LOSE TRACE OF
DESPERADOES AT EDEN
VALLEY STATION

The third attempt was made at
5:45 a. m. Sunday to dynamite the
Cold Spring dam over the Sank riv-t
er An explosion shattered windows
in the adjacent seat of the Rockville
Granite company and in the nearby
village of Cold Spring.
The damage is limited to the brok-
en- glass and is estimated at 5000.
On February 1 1921, similar at
tempt was made to destroy the dam.
An explosion at that time wrecked
the turbine and the walls of the pen
stock house, causing damage of $780,
900.
The perpetrators of the outrage
never were apprehended though the
granite company offered a reward OF
$4,000.
The Cold Spring dam has become
famous through long litigation instr
gated on the part of farmers, who
sought it's removal on the plea that
backwater flooded meadow lands. The
case has been fought in the courts
internationally since 1897 and twice
has been reviewed by the state SUI
preme court.
The final decree issued two years
ago called for the lowering of the
wings of the dam. Twenty-Five years
ago an unsuccessful attempt was
made to remove the dam with dyna-
mite and six years ago flour mill
making use of the water power was
destroyed by a fire of mysterious
origin.
The Rockville Granite company, one
Of the largest in the st. Cloud dis
trict, bought the dam site in the fall
of 1920. Since the last attempt at
destruction the dam has been illu-
minated at night and a Waterman
has been continuously employed.
Fred Jastrow, the Waterman, early
Sunday spent several minutes firing
the boiler, having made thorough
inspection of the dam and the dyna-
miters chose that opportunity to set
off. a charge, placing the dynamite
on the ice at the west end of the dam
with the evident intention of blowing
out the sluiceway.
Tracks of men were traced to
Richmond at daylight. Blood hounds
were imported by Sheriff Shoener
from Waterloo, Iowa, in an endeavor
to locate the dynamiters. The
hounds followed them to the railroad
station at Eden Valley, to lose them.
The county attorney and sheriff are
putting forth every effort to locate
the criminals but the general opinion
appears to be that they have made
a successful getaway.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
BUYS GARAGE

Chas. Klar son of Hugo Klar, the
well known farmer, who has spent
the last three years in garage work
in Owatonna, has closed negotiations
for the purchasing of the building
and lots of the Rosenberger Garage of
j. F. Rosenberger on Third street.
Mr.. Klar will take possession of his
property very soon and take over the
active management of this automo"
bile repair and accessory business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12
MASONIC ELECTION

AT the regular meeting of Sank
Centre chapter No. 48 Royal Arch
Mason held in the Temple Friday ev-
ening of last week the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
year.
H. P.-L. A. Walker.
King-Asa M. Wallace. + g.
Scribe-O. W. Dowswell.
C.. of HI. Otto Folkstead.
P. S.-John Hanson.
R. A. &C. H. Vandesteeg.
Secretary-R. r. Kells.
Treasured. B. Caughren.
The installation will take place
Friday evening Jan. 20.
The Washington times., 1922-08-31
ONE INDICTED
FOR Staying IN
HERR|N RIOTS
First True Bill Returned in
Jury Probe of Massacre
Fatal to ~.
sTrsslrsosal ECsI sIa

MARION. ILL.,. Aug. 31.-conster-
nation followed close today on the
heels OF four special deputy sherlffs,
who searched through Bloody vii.
hanson county for the first man
indicted in connection with the Her
rim massacre in which twenty-five
met death.
The name of the man indicted was
kept secret The indictment was re.
turned late yesterday by the grand
jury investigating the rioting in
which twenty-five were killed and
sixteen injured last June.
L. o. Caplinger, Clerk Of the cir
cult Court of Williamson county,
who issued the warrant five minutes
after the indictment was found, said
the charge is murder. The man
wanted is charged with having shot
and killed c. K. Mcdowell. superin-
tendent Of the strip mine Of the
Southern Illinois Coal Company, six
miles southeast Of Herrin.
First-hand facts precented to the
grand Jury today by eye.witnesses
were responsible for the indict-
ment. The Jurors were told how
Mcdowell was led from the strip
mine after he and other .employes
had fought a valiant but hopeless
fight against overwhelming odds
for fifteen hours. They were told
how the surrender of the men was
effected. They were told how the
mine workers. tied two and three
together in groups, were started
along the road that leads into
Herrin.
The Washington times., 1922-08-31
SANGER NAMED
HEAD Of SHRINE
AUDITING BODY
'(continued from First Page.)

''tcontinued from First Page.)
necessary, the quarters now con-
tanning a suite of five large rooms.
Mr.. Sanger, Potentate Steuart an.
nounced, has won widespread fame
through the Shrine organization
through his recent reorganization
Of the accounting system employed
BY that body. He was formerly
chairman of the finance committee
Of Almas Temple. and is auditor of
the Supreme Council Of the South
ern Jurisdiction of the United
States.
Harry J.. Standiford. executive rec.
retary. in charge of the convention
headquarters, tonight will call a
meeting Of members Of all commit
tees so far organized, to be held IN
the Homer building headquarters. At
this meeting little more will ba at.
tempted than to complete organiza.
ttons Of the various committees and
to discuss. informally plan of
action.
Mr.. standiford is preparing a let.
yer calling upon all Washington
business men and organizations who
pledged themselves In connection
with the raising Of the 500, 900 guar.
antee entertainment fund, to imnne.
The Washington times., 1922-08-31
MOTHER Of 4
= BEES HUSBAND
To COME HOME
Takoma Park Wife, Verging
on Want. Seeks Assistance
of The Times.

1T nearly breaks my heart when
my four small children cry piteously
for papa and want to know why he
doesn't come home"
Her frail form shaking with sobs,
Mrs. James +. Faulkner, Of Tacoma
Park. Md. appealed to The Times
Bureau of Missing Persons today to
help her locate her husband, who has
been missing sllce July Is.
"If he only knew how hard | have
struggled TO make both ends meet
since he went away, know he would
return to me and my children" Mrs.
Faulkner said.
For several months he had been
out of work. We had our little home
in Takoma Park. and l mortgaged II
in order that he might establish a
little grocery business. But he evil
IDENTIFY has no business ability, for
he ia ted in a short time.
Then we were up against II
harder than ever, On July is he said
to me: Mamma. am going out to
Akron, Ohio, to try and get work in
a tire factory l pleaded with him
not to go, but he was desperate.
That is the last have heard from
him."
Mrs. Faulkner has sold her home
and has gone to live with her sister
at 1917 Covington street, Baltimore,
Md. Information as to the where
abouts of Faulkner should be sent to
that address.
The Washington times., 1922-08-31
RENT OFFICIAL
TAUGHT GRANT
.C|RL,TG DANCE
Joseph Fitzgerald Recalls That
Mrs. Jones, Now Dead, Was
NimbIe on Feet. -,

Joseph Fitzgerald. bailiff of the
District Rent Commission, taught
the waltz and the polka to Mrs.
Nellie Grant Jones, U: s.. Grants
only daughter, who died in Chicago
yesterday.
Fitzgerald was we'll known in
clubs and sporting circles Of Wash
ington many years ago, and II was
in his capacity of manager and
violinist for Prof. Sheldon's dancing
academy, in downtown Washington,
that he became acquainted with
the daughter of the civil war lead
er and President.
II knew Mrs. Jones very WELL"
he recollected today. II remember
her best for her remarkable pro.
ficiency as a dancer. She learned
quickly and naturally. and the
dance in, those days was not as
simple as 1t is today"
In addition to his work at the
dancing school, Fitzgerald was
known as the manager of the old
st. Marks Hotel and was prom.
inently identified with the Columbia
Athletic Club.