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The New York herald., 1922-09-03

neighborhood. especially the bothered
precinct police captain We both
wrote straight stories: no other
paper. as 1 recall. printed more than
a brief joking paragraph AS have
intimated. all the wit OF our pro-
fessional brothers was directed at
us: We. said they, were not inno-
cents who had been imposed upon:
we were knowing takers. that was
what we were! 1t was trying.
The Lexow Inquiry.
There is no purpose here to cata-
logue my more important assign
ments. as varied as the activities of
the great city, the unexpected, the
comedy. drama, tragedy. human
failures and wreckage, splendid pur-
poses and achievements; progress
In art. music. theater: surprises in
monumental buildings. bridges. ship
ping. local transit With some phase
of all these things the reporter is
concerned: They are the raw mate
rial of his industry.
So. something of only few as
signments / shall set down.
State Senator Clarence Lexow was
chairman of a legislative vice in
vestigation committee created, ii may
be, by partisan intention. yet its
depths sounding search of the under
world of New York resulted in
valuable reforms. Many feared.
some hoped. few expected that the
investigation would. to use a sport
ing term. break" as it did Under
the direction of informed and dill
gent counsel the committee tore
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

Continued on Po0s TsoentH
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
USESFOR 1922 ROAD
MONEY SUMMED UP
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN LISTS
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
ON YEARS PROGRAM
100000 NEAR SAUk CENTRE
TO REPEAT 1921 RESULTS IN
SPITE OF REDUCTION IN
REVENUE

New record mileages of gravelling
and paving but less of grading with
1922 construction funds are forecast
ed for Minnesota trunk highways in
bulletin issued this week by the
state highway department Patrol
maintenance will be provided as in
augurated last year on the entire
1000 mile system.
Giving the first complete construc-
ton totals and list of more import
ant improvements, the summary COW
ers all construction undertakings pay
able from 1922. Funds including
some uncompleted 1921 work. The
list is made up of the recently award
ed contracts, county reimbursement
bond jobs, the items carried over from
last yea1 and the extensive winter
work program ordered to relieve the
unemployed and speed needed road
betterments. These disbursements
with payments of interest on reim-
bursement bonds and maintenance ex-
penses, as was announced, will ex-
haust the 1922 trunk highway funds,
barring unforeseen developments,
highway officials said.
The winter work program not only
helped to reduce unemployed but
showd tn savings possible by haul
ing gravel for surfacing when the
roads are frozen hard. The paving
totals do not afford fair comparisons
because more extensive types of pave
ment were used in some 1921 items,
but nevertheless a big share of the
saving is due to the lower prices, the
officials said :, yrs
The construction projects represent
the permanent improvements on the
1922 program, the bulletin explains,
and other benefits will be spread to all
localities by the big army of patrol
men.
Nearly 100 separate projects make
up the 1922 construction list and 55
represent expenditures of $4,000 or
more each. The bulletin contains a
map showing wide distribution of the
improvements, black dots indicating
locations of those costing, less than
$25, 900 each, and the numbers cor
responding to those on list of i'm
portant betterments. The following
are the highways to be improved in
the vicinity of Sank Centre this year,
together with the cost.
Trunk Highway No. %
Swanville-Sauk Centre, grad
ing, % miles gravel surfac-
ing .S4, 79O
Sank Centre-Westport, 11.8
miles grading .... ga 900
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
DROPS FROM sight
in Minneapolis
LORRAINE SCHNEIDER DISAP-
PEARANCE BATTLES POLICE
AND DETECTIVE AGENCIES
MAY have BEEN MURDERED
ALBANY YOUNG WOMAN MAY
HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED-ALL
CLUES FIZZLE OUT

The mysterious disappearance of
Miss Lorraine Schneider, Avon school
teacher, whose parents reside at AL
bany, Stearns county, has completely
baffled the Minneapolis police.
Miss Schneider went to Minneapo-
lis on shopping trip Saturday March
II. She registered at the Andrus
hotel, corner Hennepin and Fourth
street, and was seen in about the ho-
tel until Sunday evening, when she
is said to have left at about $50 o.
m.
- The young lady had made num-
Der of purchases, among them being
a sealskin coat, valued at $3.50, which
she forwarded to herself at Avon.
When she did not return to her school
duties Monday, while it was unusual
it was thought that something had
come up to detain her and that she
would be back Monday evening.
Tuesday her cousin was commun-
icated with in St. Paul and upon in
quiry at the Andrus she found that
Miss Schneider had not checked out.
An investigation of her room disclose
ed the fact that she had left her purse
lying on the bed, beside her clothing
and number of purchases made at
the stores. r.. ..
The Minneapolis police were mott
fed and later the Burns detective
agency. Numerous clues have been
followed each one petering out. The
young woman had vanished complete
ly from sight and the Minneapolis
police had about arrived at the con-
clusion Wednesday of this week that
the young woman had been murdere-
ed and her body disposed of.
One of the theories is that some one
may have seen her making the pur-
chase of an expensive coat in the
Minneapolis store and lured her
away for the purpose of robbery. OF
course this only conjecture.
Miss Schneider was % years old.
She attended the State university for
a couple of years and is said to have
been thoroughly familiar with Min
neapolis. How she could completely
drop from sight from the Loop dis
trict of the Flour City early in The
evening carnot be fathomed.
She is said to be young woman of
plenty of poise and self assurance,
capable of coping with ordinary af-
fairs with which she came in con-
tact. She had no intimate men
friends. A number of men with
whom She had correspondent have been
questioned closely but without re-
suit.
Her parents are frantically aiding
as best they can in the search and
her father has offered reward of
$500 for definite information as to
her whereabouts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
TWO LATE Filings
FOR CITY MAYOR
A. L. INGRAM AND ]. w. WARD
GET IN GAME AT THE ELEV-
ENTH HOUR
WIN. PARKER STAYS In RACE
ELECTION TUESDAY APRIL 4
POLLS OPEN FROM 600 A. NJ.
TO $500 P. Nj.

One cannot tell with any degree of
certainty what may happen in mu-
nicipal election in Sank Centre.
Two weeks ago the, Herald an
nounced DIR. H. l.. Lambs candidacy
for Mayor, also an authorized state
ment that Mayor A. L. Ingram would
not be candidate for reelection.
Last week the Herald announced DR..
Lambs withdraw and the entrance
of William M. Parker into the field.
With the filing of Mr.. Parker's pc
tition the statement was made that
he would not be a candidate if any
one filed against him.
Saturday was the last day for fill
ing and the late hours brought two
more entries into the mayoralty race,
namely Mayor A. L. Ingram and Elk
Mayor j. w. Ward. These three
will go to the post Tuesday of next
week. Messrs Parker and Ingram
have announcements in this issue of
the Herald so stating and Mr.. Ward
has given the Herald assurances that
he will not withdraw.
The gentleman have long been res
idents of Sank Centre. Each has a
large number of supporters and their
friends have abundant reasons why
their man should be elected. Each
claim their man will win by COM
Portable margin. The Herald is not
making any predictions in this con-
test.
The contest between Messrs Ben
Dubois and A. F. Strebel for City
Treasurer is going merrily on. Many
good citizens are in quandry over
this office because both candidates
are men of sterling integrity and
ample ability. Good citizens, are
warm friends of each. - Mostly they
are sitting tight and will not give any
indication as to who their preference
is.
Messrs Blk and Gray for alder
men and M. C. Kelsey for municipal
Judge, have no opposition.
The election will be held Tuesday
April and the polls will be open
from 6 "a. M, until 9 p. m. All those
citizens residing on the north side of
Third street are in the First Ward
and will vote in the second story of
the pumping station, City Park. All
citizens residing on the south side of
Third street are in the Second Ward
and will vote on the first floor, south
west corner of the City Hall, corner
Third and Pine streets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30

Rev Father Schele of Ward Springs
visited with friends in Sank Centre
Monday of this week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
STATE DIVIDES Big
HIGHWAY AID FUND
COUNTY OF STEARNS ALLOTTED
MORE THAN 1T PAID
IN TAXES
NOT FOR BABCOCK HIGHWAY
MONEY MUST BE USED ON
MORE OF THE IMPORTANT
ROADS

Stearns county receives $50, 200 and
Todd county $4,000 from the new
state road aid fund as apportioned
by the board composed of Henry
Rines, state treasurer, R. p. Chase,
state auditor, and Charles M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner, &C
cording to an announcement this
week. 1t is one of SO out of the sc
counties allotted more than it paid
the aid fund.
Auditor Chase pointed out that the
minimum to a county is 80 per cent
greater than last years apportion-
ment with not increase in the tax
ment with no increase in the tax
receive hundreds of thousands OF
dollars more than last year. at is
a striking illustration of the well
known fact that the average county
will receive more from the state than
it pays in direct taxes" he added.
State road aid represents the pro
ceeds of a general 1-mill tax levy
uIlu6I Illc DOp builIl oliiOiiOlIiCht "
the constitution by which the coun-
ties of high assessed valuations con-
tribute toward the improvement and
upkeep of local roads in counties OF
smaller valuations. The fund just
divided totals $2,2OO,000, compared
with $1,657, 800 a year ago after
$184 200 was deducted for admins
tration. No such deduction was made
this year.
Eighty-three counties are allotted
$4,000 or more each, against the
minimum Of S16,578 last year. All
of these gain by operation of the law.
Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis
counties receive $4,000 each. This
is. comparable to $4,000 each last
year and the first maximums voted
under the law.
The money is for the improvement
arsd upkeep of the most important
roads in each county other than the
so- called Babcock roads on which on
ly trunk highway funds can be used.
It forms part of the grand total OF
more than $40, 0O0, 900 to be expended
this year by counties and townships
of the local roads in Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30

nesota Farm Bureau federation, at
tended the convention, and was sug-
gested as candidate for the board
of directors. He declined; later his
name was presented anyway, and al
though not elected, he received 49,
355, votes in spite of the fact that he
is not member of the Grain Grow
ers.
The whole convention was marked
by repeated outbreaks of hostility be-
tween the delegates supporting Pres
ident Gustafson and the faction back
ing Mr.. Eckhardt, whose policies APP
peared to have caused intense dissat-
isfaction in several states rep
resented. Mr.. Eckhardt was siren
uously supported by Illinois, whose
Agricultural association is the chief
creditor of the U. S. Grain Grow
ers. The dispute that broke out in
the annual meeting involved also the
disagreement between adherents of
compulsory pool and those who IA
vored giving farmers chance to de-
eide whether they should pool their
grain or sell through the Grain
Growers by some other method. Gus
tafson stood for the latter method
Eckhardt and his supporters stood for
compulsory pooling. After three days
of jockeying and pickering, the whole
dispute came to a head when ballot
ing for directors began. Gustafson
received 4f,785 votes, the unanimous
vote of the membership as cast by the
delegates. Eckhardt received 1890
votes, not enough to elect him.
Five Illinois men were elected 70
the board; F. A. Nudge was chosen
in Eckhardt's place.
When the election results were an
nounced, R. A. Cowles, one of the
Illinois directors, rose and protested
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
FORM DENTAL PARTNERSHIP


A CO. partnership for the practice of
dentistry has been fopmed between
Dir. Russell Cooper, son of j. F.
Cooper of Sank Centre, and DR.. P.
O. Peterson who located in this city
a few months ago. The young men
were classmates together at Mar
quette university and DIR. Cooper
has decided to close out his prcatice
at Belmont, Wis.,, and locate in his
home town. He left Wednesday
morning for Belmont and as soon as
he can complete the work he has
started he will return to this city. 1t
is expected that it will take about a
month for his office equipment and
household goods to arrive.
The new firm will have offices in
the Boston Block occupied by DR..
Peterson. The rooms will be thor
oughly decorated and the offices
will be equipped with X-Ray and gas
machines and other modern dental
equipment. This SHOULD make a
very strong professional combination.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
ALLEGED Mo0nshine Dis
penser Promises to Leave
State for a 2 Year Period

tipped off to Chief of Police Joe Mil
Ter since his first conviction that Koe-
mig had two gallons of moonshine in
his possession and following the Dab
lem arrest raid was again made on
the Koenig premises where two gal
Ion bottles nearly empty were found
and small bottle containing about
zone fourth of quart of moonshine.
Chief of Police Miller swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Koenig
under the state statute, charging him
with maintaining nuisance. On be-
ing brought before the Municipal
Judge Kelsey, Koenig entered plea
of not guilty. When the. case came
up for trial Wednesday morning Mr..
Koenig through his attorney, v. T.
Conklin, promised to leave the state
for a period of at least two years.. if
the case against him was not push
ed. 1t was stipulated, that in case he
did not leave the state within the
time specified that he would change
his plea to guilty.
Because the cost of keeping Stearns
County prisoners in the Hennepin
County Jail is so expensive. County
Attorney Ahles agreed to this stipu-
lation made by the defendent.
There is report abroad that the
Court banished Koenig from the
county and state. This is absolutely
erroneous as the Court has no such
authority and Mr.. Koenig is leaving
the state upon his own volition.
Judging from recent events it is
becoming apparent that the road OF
the moonshiner and bootlegger in
western Stearns county, particularly
in the vicinity of Sank Centre, is go
ing to be more and more hard to trav-
ell.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30

against Eckhardt's elimination. He
and other Illinois. men said they would
decline to serve on the board. In the
midst of a bitter alteration, adjourn
ment was moved and the convention
ended. The next step was "rlmp'
meeting of some of the minority d.
rectors and delegates; so far, how
ever, none of the protesting directors
have resigned, and a majority OF the
board has been meeting to get the
marketing machinery of the Grain
Growers into working order.
A rumor was spread that the three
Minnesota delegates were backing
Eckhardt minority and took part in
the trump convention. Mr.. Lau,
Minnesota's new member on the Gain
Growers board, issued statement
emphatically denying that The Min
nesota delegation had supported the
faction opposed to the administration
of the U. S. Grain Growers. The
three elected delegates, Mr.. Lau, Otto
Nelson of st. James, representing
SOC members, and H. Il. Saveries OF
Hallock, representing 239 members,
solidly supported Mr.. Gustafson's
policies during the whole convention,
Mr.. Lau declared. None of these
three men took part in the rump con-
vention, he said.
"The future of the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, never was brighter
Mr.. Lau said. Theorists and per-
sons having slight understanding OF
economy in business have been elimi-
mated. 1t is now an organization OF
business men rather than of orators
The board is unit in giving practical
recognition to the cooperative elevat-
or as the basis of our work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
St. Cloud Fiinancier Faces
Serious Swindling Charge
Ralph Olson, Prominent Banker, Al
legged to Have Buncoed North Da-
kOta Man out of $4,000

In a action brought in the Stearns
County District Court involving Ralph
Olson, for many years one OF the
prominent financiers of st. Cloud, At
torney James R. Bennett represent
ing L. A. Pope, late of Garden City,
N. D., alleged in open court that Oh
son is the perpetrator of one of the
largest confidence games in the Unit
ed States, involving the sum of S40,-
900 in notes given him by l.. A. Pope.
That Mr.. Pope had business rela-
tionship with Mr.. Olson involving the
signing of notes aggregating A0.-
was admitted. Mr.. Bennett stated
that Mr.. Pope had such explicit con-
fidence in Mr.. Olson; that Pope sign
ed the notes blank and turned them
over to Olson to be filled out at his
leisure.
The history of the case dates back
to July 6, 1921, when the notes We're
issued by Pope to Olson for which
he was to. have received $50 shares
of First National Bank stock of st.
Cloud and the first vice presidency
with the. salary of $500 month.
It has been currently reported
about the country for some time that
the Olson bank was handicapped for
funds and it has also been stated
that the stock holders were recently
called upon to pay a large asseSnent
upon their bank stock.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
Convention Battle Ends,
Grain Agency Gets to Work
U. S. Grain Growers Gust Eckhardt,
Treasurer, Re-elect GustafsOn-
Lau is Director of Minnesota

Lau is Director of Minnesota
Chicago, March 27-The first an
nual convention of the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, ended here last week
in tumult raised by defeated mi
nority, but new board of directors,
elected during the meeting, has set
tied down to the practical work of
handling grain and going ahead with
organization work.
The atmosphere is gradually clear
ing, and the important events of the
convention begin to stand out over
the sensational incidents of fractional
pickering that marked the session.
So far. the definite results of the
meeting are the following: :.
c.. H. Gustafson, chairman of the
Committee of Seventeen and presi-
dent of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
during it's first year of existence, was
unanimously re elected to the board.
Frank M. Meyers, secretary, and
seven other members of last years
board were reelected.
William G.. Eckhardt of Illinois,
treasurer, whose policies have been a
storm center for months, was defeat
ed
Henry c.. Lap of Tracy, Mimi,
who cast the vote of 479 Minnesota
members as one of the states three
elected delegates, was elected to the
board to represent Minnesota. Min
nesota representatives on the board
last year were w. F. Schilling and
j. M. Anderson.
j. F. Reed, president of the Min
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
SCHOOL PLAY SUCCESS

The Normal Class of the Sank Cen
tire Public schools, directed by their
teacher, Miss Davis, scored signal
success in the production of "The
Lady of the Library" at the Junior
High School Auditorium Thursday
evening o. last week. It was inn
possible for the Herald editor to en-
joy this production, but judging from
report of those attending,
the entertainment was well worth
while. The Herald understands the
net proceeds were $112.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30

ton Bill" The Sank Centre young
man closed the main debate for mis-
team as well as the rebuttal. Homer
won his first debating spurs as a
member of the champion Sank Centre
High School team. His many Sank
Centre friends are pleased to know
that he is doing good work at Ham
line, but that is what might be ex..
pected of young man of his type.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
WINNING DEBATING HoNoRs

The negative debating team of the
Hamline University consisting OF
Paul Hanna, Leon Humes and Homer
Bisel, latter a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. Bisel of Sank Centre, defeated
Carol College of Waukesha, Wis.,, by
an unanimous decision, at a debate
held at the Hamline M. E. church
Tuesday evening of last week. The
question was Resolved that Congress
Should Pass the Soldier Compensa-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30

Emil Dahlem an old offender was
arrested and placed in Jail Saturday
afternoon charged with drunkenness,
He was released in couple of hours
on his on recognizance and was di-
rected to appear before the municipal
court Wednesday March 29th.
Last September Dahlem was fined
$50 and costs on conviction of intox-
ication, but the sentence was suspend
ed during good behavior. This fine
has never been paid.
Saturday he was arrested under a
warrant sworn out under state stat
ute. When the case came to trial it
was prosecuted by County Attorney
Paul Ahles. Dahlem entered plea
of not guilty. The state introduced
seven witnesses who testified as to
the defendants condition. These
witnesses were not cross examined
nor did the defendant offer any evil
dence in his behalf. The court sen
fenced him to 20 days in the county
Jail.
Through his attorney, v. T. Conklin
Mr.. Dahlepn has given notice of ap-
peal and his case will be taken to the
May term of the 'Stearns County dis
trict court.
Herald readers will recall that a
few weeks ago George Koenig;
former buttermaker was arrested and
plead guilty to maintaining nui-
sance, namely the having of intoXi-
eating liquors in his possession.
At the first trial Mr.. Koenig enter
ed plea of guilty and was fined 500
and costs, which he paid. At this
time Judge Kelsey informed him that
if he was brought before him again
on the same charge he would be given
county Jail sentence. 1t had been
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
Hennemann and Steiner
Elected to School Board
Annual Election Saturday Brought
Out Abont Fifty Per Cent of Vote
of District

Seven hundred and fifty three citi-
zens of the Independent School dis
trict of the Town of Sank Centre,
just about so per cent of the total
vote of the district, used their right
of suffrage at last Saturdays annual
election when directors were to be
elected to succeed C.. D. Marshall and
DIR. H. F. Hennemam. Mr.. Marshall
had refused to allow the use of his
name for another term and there were
four candidates filed for the two po-
sitions.
The candidates were DR.. n. F.
Hennemann, George Steiner, George
Borgmann and Mrs. Henry Otto, Jr.
It was generally conceded that two
of the men would be elected, and in
the predictions DR.. Hennemann usu-
ally was picked as one of the winners.
The results were as follows:
Hennemann 54Z
Steiner $40
Bergman ............... 272
The Herald editor did not vote for
Mr.. Steiner, but he will make an ex-
cellent official and we wish to con-
graduate him upon his elevation to
this important position. We are
convinced that he will give his best
efforts to maintain the high stand
ard of the Sank Centre schools.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-30
FAIR MEETING

The regular monthly meeting OF
the stockholders of the Agricultural
Society of Stearns County will be held
at the Commercial Club rooms Mon
day evening, April 8, at s o'clock. At
this meeting, the dates for the 1922
Stearns County fair will be definitely
decided upon. A report will also be
made by the committee in cha .ge OF
ldisposing of the cert icates of m
debtedness. 1t is hoped that a :avge
number of the stockholders will re
present at this meeting aud take Fart
m the discussion.
Mrs. Henz4r Longfellow went TO
Waukanha, Mimi, Tuesday to visit a
sister whose baby is sick.