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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26

Asa M :, Wallace, publisher of the
Sank Centre Herald, is now in the
East, taking in the National Editor
ial Convention. In conjunction with
this convention the Editors take quite
a sightseeing trip each year. This
years tour started from Chicago and
embraced many points of interest en-
route to Saratoga, where the con-
vention was held. After the close OF
the convention the Editors went on
down to West Point down the Hud-
son river and to New York City.
This is the Herald Boss " first
venture east of Chicago, and reports
reaching home by letters from him
and newspaper articles would indicate
that he is enjoying himself and not
much. Incidentally he is
getting some good publicity for Sauk
Centre, for Minnesota's 10000 lakes,
highway system and State Fair. The
following two articles, one reprint
from the New York World in the
Minneapolis Journal and the other
from the St. Paul Dispatch of July
oath, we believe will be interesting
to the Herald's readers:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
Wife of Former School Head
In Important Positions
Mrs. Woodley Asst. Director Red
Cross Volunteer .,ervice-Direc-
tor of Wowen's League

Mrs. w. I. Woodley, wife of pro
fessor Woodley who was superinten
dent of schools in Sank Centre, many
years ago, and who now resides il
Washington, D. c., was recently
chosen Assistant Director of the Vol
unteer Service of the American Rec
Cross. The Red Cross Courier, Of
fetal publication of the organization
carries the following story:
"Mrs. o. l. Woodley of Wash
ington, D. c.. has been appointed
Assistant Director of Volunteer Ser
vice of the American Red Cross. Mis-!
Mabel 7. Boardman, Secretary Of
the Red Cross, is National Directo,
of this service.
"Mrs. Woodley alreadys has hac
extensive Red Cross experience in adj
dition to her activities as a social ant
literary worker. Her Red Cross &C.
tivities include both Chapter and Di
vision service dating from 1917.
MRS. Woodley entered the ole
Potomac Division of the Red Cross
in 1918 as full time volunteer tt
serve as Associate Director of the
Department of Development, having
charge OF Chapter organization and
of field work. Later she became Di-
rector of Chapter Administration and
Assistant to the Manager of the Po-
,tomac Division in charge of Chapter
organization and administration mat
tiers, Chapter statistics and Voluntee,
service activities.
"Prior to entering Red Cross ser.
vice Mrs. Woodley had had extensive
experience in civic and public wei.
fare organizations, occupying re.
ysponsible administrative and execu-
tive positions. She is a. clubwSman
widely known in State and National
organizations. In 1917 she resigned
the craftsmanship of the Civic De.
partment of West Virginia Federation
of Womens' Clubs in order to devote
her time to the Red Cross.
"Mrs. Woodley is a college grad.
uate and is actively engaged in lit.
erary work. She is contributor to
magazines and the author of several
educational books, including text
books on English in use in public and
high schools and professional work
widely used in teachers reading cir
,cles.
A letter received later by Mrs. p
Lamb contains the news that Mrs
Woodley has just recently been elect
ed a member of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Women's Republican
League in addition to her activities
in several other clubs and the FEEDER
ated Women's Clubs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
CAUCHREN THEATRE
CHANGES HANDS
w. P. WINDERS SELLS TO r. H
SUGDEN AND JOHN H.
VANDUSEN
DREAMLAND IS INCLUDED
PAVILION AND SHOW HOUSE
ARE PURCHASED BY NORTH
DAKOTA PARTIES

A deal was practically closed this
week whereby the Caughren Theatre
and Dreamland pavilion were sold
by w. P. Winders to R. H. Sugden
and John H. VanDusen of Wolford,
N. D.
Mr.. VanDusen arrived in Sank
Centre the latter part of last week
and will remain in active charge of
the properties. His sister, Mrs.
Sugden who is the wife of his partner
will arrive soon, but Mr.. Sugden will
remain in North Dakota to dispose
of properties there, and finish up
other business matters, after which he
will also come to Sank Centre to live.
The Winders will spend few days
in Minneapolis and then leave from
Sank Centre and drive their Oldsmo-
bile to the coast over the northern
route, making stops at Fargo, James
town, and Bismarck, N. D.; Miles
City, and Billings, Mont, North Yak
ami, Wash; Portland, Ore; and
thence to Los Angeles. They will To-
cate on the west coast where he will
associate himself with growing auto
mobile business. During their resi-
dence in Sank Centre, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winders have made a host of friends
who will be sorry to see them leave,
but wish them every success where
ever they may go.
The new owners of the Caughren
and Dreamland impress one as being
clean-cut, capable people, and the
Herald joins with the community in
extending hand of welcome to them.
The properties they have purchased
are among the best Of their kind and
will compare very favorably with any
theatre and pavilian to-be found any
where in cities much larger than Sank
Centre. ..""
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
Minnesota Made Record
Contribution to Near East
Director DR.. George E. White Re-
ports State Raised $255,31S.64
for Relief in Year Just Closed

Minnesota's total c, r tribution "a
Near East Eelief in the fiscal year
cnding July l., 1928, ,,as $255,31P.
81, accordin.: to a report just ISSUED
by nr. George 4: Wife, state .di-
rector of Minnesota Near East Re.
lief. This is the .o.sest annual fund
raiscd in Minnesota for the Near Ea;i
Relief since the war rr,i' 6, DR.. W'.ie
said.
Approximately 81 per cent of the
fund was in the form Of clothing,
which was accredited against Mime
sofas quota at the rate Of Is cents
per pound. /. The total quantity OF
clothing collected was 128,910
pounds, equivalent to $96,682.50
Cash gifts already paid aggregated
$133,239. ID, and balance of $685.
397 in pledges is due to be paid ir
the coming months.
minnesota may well be proud OF
generous endeavor in the past year
in behalf of the destitute Near East
peoples" said DIR. White. "The
clothing collection itself was an un-
precedented one in the history Of
Minnesota philanthropy, The cor
dial attitude of every community in
the state was most gratifying to the
Committee and indicated that our
citizens acknowledge their moral
stake in the destinies of those help
less Christian people expelled from
their historic homes by the Turk in
vader.
Every county in the state made
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
Must Make Tax Returns
and Payments by July 81
L. M. Willcuts, Collector of Internal
Revenue for Dist. of Minnesota
Warns Neglect Means Penalty

To avoid penalty, returns and pay
ment must be made on or before Ju-
ly 81, 1923, of the miscellaneous oc.
cupational taxes, the special tobacco
manufacturers tax and the special
tax on the use of boats, provided for
by the Revenue Act of 1921.
Capital stock tax returns also must
be made on or before July 81, pay
ment being required within 10 days
after notice and demand by the col
lector.. 49,,
The Revenue Act provides that aev.
cry domestic corporation shall pay an.
hually a special excise tax with re.
spect to carrying on or doing business,
equivalent to 81 for each $1,000 of SO
much of the fair average value of its
capital stock for the proceeding year
ending June 80 as is in excess OF
$4,000. In estimating the value o1
capital stock in surplus and undivid.
ed profits shall be included. Every
foreign corporation shall pay an.
ualfy special excise tax with respect
to- carrying, on or doing business in
the United States, equivalent to 81
for each $1,000 Of The average
amount Of capital employed in the
transaction of its business in the
United States during the proceeding
year ending June 80"
Every domestic corporation must
make a return on Form TOT even
(Continued On Pace Eiphtl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
Audit of Exchange
Firms is Complete
Statement on Investigation at South
St. Paul Issued by Commission
Mems Body

A formal statement briefly sum-
marizing results of a federal audit
of records of commission firms in the
South ST. Paul Livestock Exchange
was made public last week. It dis
signed by W. P. Doland, assistant
secretary, and substantiates reports
on the situation previously made pub
lie by the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation and the State Department
of Agriculture. Names Of suspended
firms, or firms that have been fined
ar not included. ..
The statement goes out of its way
to take fling at the co-operatives on
the market by citing the already an
nounced fact that the cooperative
books are to be examined.
The statement makes no mention
of the fact that the suspensions i'm
posed by the Exchange were for 80
days and that it was the South ST..
Paul Stock Yards company that in
several instances made them perma-
nent. No details as to the irregular
tiles found are given.
The summary says that the inves-
tigation started Jan. 1, 1923, is com
plete and that the 80 members, have
had their books examined. GAS a
result of this audit" the statement
says, zone firm was fined $500 and
after being fined this sum, voluntar-
lily withdrew from business, making a
signed statement that they would not
renew their activities on >the South
St. Paul market; 7 firms were fined
the sum of from $3.50 to $3.50 and
suspended; one firm was fined $50,
one firm 500; and 6 firms were fined
the sums of $3.50 to $3.50. This
completed the entire audit of the 32
commission firms who are members
of the South St. Paul Livestock Elk
change and engaged in business on
the South St. Paul market. In case
a firm was not penalized, no irregu-
larities were found on their books
and as far as the South st. Paul
Livestock Exchange is concerned, the
audit is complete"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
MILLIONS OF MARKS

A letter received this week by
Sigurd Holmes from his brother,
Torleif who for the past three months
has been in Braunschweig, Germany,
tells of money conditions in that
country. 1t took 1 100 marks to pay
the postage on the letter from that
place to Sank Centre. The gentle
man states that they carry around
millions of marks in their pockets
every day but adds that when they
go to buy anything the marks melt
away like dew before the morning
sun, A dinner costs $4,000 marks
suit of clothes costs 100000
marks, a glass of beer costs 5000
marks and a street car ticket costs
1000 marks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
JOHNSON INSPECTS
ARGONNE FARMS
UPSETS dope" ON FIRST SENA-
TORIAE INQUIRY ON LANDS
SOLD TO EX-SOLDIERS
THOROUGHLY INSPECTED
"CAN'T COMPLAIN MUCH ON
THIS" HE DECLARES AFTER
LEG-WEARYING TRIP

Senator-elect Magnus Johnson is
resting today after his first senatorial
investigation, long leg wearying one
up and down the hills and dales of
the Argonne farms, the colony of
former soldiers who are raising ber-
ries and chickens on three, four and
five acre farms along the Lyndale
road, 16 miles south of the city linn
it's.
And the senator-elect, who led the
field of dusty investigators from
chicken yard to garden, from garden
to chicken yard over the % farms in
the project, rather upset the dope.
He had been taken out there by
Carl Parsons and Fred Jensen,
strong political supporters of his
who have been furthering the case,
of two trainees who were cut off
from government training money and
who charged in an investigation that
the project was unfair, that the in.
structors did not know their business,
and that the land was bad. The bur-
eau had cut off their pay on the
ground that they did not properly
work their farms.
But the senator-elect was playing
on the home grounds" when he was
taken to investigate the farms. He
continually exclaimed that he liked
the soil. Rocks were pointed out to
him and the accent put on what the
pilots could find to their purpose.
"There's piece of land I wouldn't
mind having myself" he said. Gin
Sweden they used to tell US that when
you have a few rocks you are apt to
have good land. .
cts the gravel that look for, and
/ don't find gravel. See that blue
joint. See that grass there. You
can tell by what grows on top what
kind of soil there is. This soil is all
right"
Senator Johnson, Mr.. Parsons and
Mr.. Jensen were in the truck garden
of Emil Ganske. They couldn't walk
through the beans. They had to
jump them like barriers. They were
knee high.
"Now, you can't complain on this
much" Senator Johnson said. "And
them are nice mangles over there.
He inquired as to prices. The men
who had selected farms facing Lyn-
dale paid $500 an acre. There were
40 lots to choose from and % men to
choose. A comparatively few farms
face the paved roadway. Land back
from the roadway sold at lower
prices. Some of the farms were
priced at 500 an acre; they are one
half mile from the roadway.
The senator said he did not want
to make complete statement until
he could investigate the terms under
which the, land was bought. But he
said that because of the nearness to
the city, the prices did not seem out
of the way. He said in Meeker
county land was held at more than
5000 an acre in the last few years
Minneapolis Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
Aarson Sapiro, Bureaus
Speaker at State Fair
Noted Authority to be Chief Attrac-
ton for Farmers at Hamline
September 9th

Aaron Sapiro, nationally known
authority on cooperative marketing
and recognized as one of the most
forceful public speakers in America
today will be the chief speaker on
the Farm Bureau day program at the
Minnesota State Fair, Thursday, Sept
9Th.
Mr.. Sapiro has definitely accepted
an invitation for that day, extended
by j. F. Reed, president of the
State Farm Bureau Federation, &C.
cording to an announcement from
st. Paul. Mr.. Reeds action as
taken after the Federation's execu-
tive board, in session last week, had
unanimously voted to request Mr..
Sapiro to be present. The board al
so made plans for bringing woman
of national standing to speak at the
meeting and completed arrangements
for holding the regular fall meeting
of county directors.
The Farm Bureaus invitation to
Mr.. Sapiro was warmly seconded by
the state organization committee, in
charge of the potato marketing cam
paign.
Assured of an outstanding speaker
for the day, farm leaders hope to
have 1000 farmers present for the
program. Mr.. Sapiro will speak in
the Hippodrome, one of the largest
buildings in the Northwest. Ampli-
fiers will be used to assure every one
hearing his address.
Mr.. Sapiro was asked to speak in
order to give farmers Of the state a
chance to hear him. During his visit
to the Twin Cities last spring, most
Of the people who heard him were
business men, to whom he effectively
sold the idea Of cooperative mar
keting.
It possible that Mr.. Sapiro will
make a series of meetings in the po-
tato growing sections of the state,
after his State Fair address. <
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
MET DEATH SUNDAY

Mr.. Charles Micklisch, for about
40 years resident of Freeport, was
found dead yesterday in the orchard
behind his house. The cause of his
death was accidental shooting. He
had gone out to shoot sparrows with
a small calibre rifle and apparently
shot himself while investigating the
weapon when it struck.
He was about IS years of age and
came to Freeport as a cabinet max
er. He has followed the contracting
business since coming here. His
wife died year ago and he has been
living, since that time, with a daugh-
ter. He is survived by several chill
dren.-St. Cloud Journal Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26

some contribution to the Near East
appeal. The number of towns in
which campaigns were conducted was
800.
GIN certain towns where campaigns
were not staged in the spring, an ap-
peal will be addressed this fall for the
purpose of obtaining emergency aid
for adult refugees still waiting on
hostile Turkish soil to be taken to
safety in Greco, Syria or Russia, -
Doctor White announced. "There
are more than $4,000 Of those refu-
gees including both adults and chill
dren, still languishing in intolerably
wretched refugee camps in Constan-
tinople and other sea ports on the
Blak and Mediterranean Seas. The
only food available to them is sup
Piled by the Near East Relief at an
aggregate cost of $1,000 per day.
This is in addition to the primary
work of the Near East Relief, which
is the care and education of LIE, 900
orphan children.
"Unless funds are raised this fall
to support the emergency welfare
work for adults, resources reserved
for the, children's work will have to
be drawn upon, so endangering the
supplies needed so keenly by the
children" DIR. White explained.
approximately rs communities in
Minnesota will be asked to stage Near
East Relief campaigns late this fall,
probably including st. Paul and
Duluth, DR.. White said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
CELEBRATE 96th BIRTHDAY
James Lee. of Owatonna, who

James Lee, OF OWaConnd, VINO Is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. T..
Watson Sunday celebrated his Goth
birthday. Mr.. Lee despite the fact
that he has lived nearly century is
still hale and hearty and in posses
sion of all his faculties with the ex-
ception that his hearing is impaired !.
He was the recipient of numerous
congratulatory messages from rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Lee is quite well known in
Sank Centre, having visited at the
A. T. Watson home many times
while the Watson family were resi-
dents of Sank Centre. He is the
grandfather of Mrs. R. l.. Scott of
this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
WIND RUINS CORN

A very severe wind visited the
section of the county in the vicinity
of Gettys Grove, Sunday afternoon
and it was reported that a good deal
of the corn in that locality was laid
down absolutely fiat. This is Ger.
tainly unfortunate as the corn had
been coming along in very fine shape.
Fields hit by Sundays wind are
practically ruined for corn purposes
and will only be good for feed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26

"New York, July 22.-The New
York World today publishes the fol
lowing story: Asa M. Wallace, editor
of the Sank Centre Herald of Sank
Centre, Mimi, has had his first look
at New York. He has decided to con-
tinue to reside in Gopher Prairie-no,
no, Sank Centre. 81"
"That was logical slip, because as
matter of fact Sank Centre is the
original Gopher Prairie. It's Sinclair
Lewis home town and naturally it
thinks Lewis had it in mind when he
wrote "Main Street,
~"Is Sank Centre Sore?"
"Well," said Wallace today at the
Hotel Pennsylvania, before he started
for Coney Island, 1--WE figure like this
They say he made 100000 on that
book. Well, we figure we got $780,
900 worth of publicity out of it.
Why, only the other day fellow
sends me a clipping of cartoon
where he mentioned Sank Centre, and
that's the way it's been all the time
since Lewis wrote "Main Street."
"Until his present. trip, Mr.. Wal
lace had never ventured east of Chi
cago.
."Been too busy to take vacation, -
he explained.
"a New York friend Of his who
is exceedingly proud of our fair city
rushed up to the Pennsylvania today
to take Asa Wallace out and show
him the sights. It was decided he
should see Coney Island on Sunday.
The party Jared forth in one of the
new gold and blue taxis with russell
chauffeurs. ..
$50 down by the Woolworth build
ing" ordered the New Yorker ex-
citedly. "He hasn't seen it yet. Wait
till you see THAT Asa!'
81 saw the Follies last night" said
Asa. "Flo Ziegfeld is some picker,
I'll tell the world" r.
"The Woolworth building is 794
or something like that feet TALL" said
the New Yorker. "Think of that,
Asa"
"Now / like that little Ann Pen
nington," said Asa chewing his cigar
reminiscently. The fellow was with
did not, but I thought she was real
cute.
Suddenly the russell chauffeur
turned corner and there in all its
majesty was the Woolworth building.
Mr.. Wallace, fellow Minnesota edi-
tor, Herman Roe, and the New York
er, got out to take look. He grasped
Asa Wallace and pointed with finger
that treanbled with pride.
."Yeh," said Mr.. Wallace, shifting
his cigar, SCI wanta see Merton be-
cause like the book; and they tell
me Rain is good"
"Half an hour later, when the
prideful New Yorker and recovered
his articulation, the russell chauffeur
was weaving the gold and blue char
lot in and out Of the maze Of vehicles
on Ocean Parkway.
"This is one of our new and. finest
|boulevards, ventured the New York
er, with sweeping indicative wave OF
the paw. s.,ssws asi
minnesota" said Asa M, Wallace,
shifting his cigar to the left, sis
spending $4,000, 200 year on a
1000 mile system Of state highways
that's gonna be the finest road sys-
tenn in the country when it's fin
ished."
eve were on Surf avenue. Mr..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-26
Sank Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota,
Asa NJ. Wallace on Ma
tionaI Editorial Trip Gets
Publicity for Minnesota

Wallace glanced at large body Of
water on the left.
"That's the Atlantic ocean," be-
gan the New Yorker.
"Frst time l ever saw it," said
Mr. Wallace. The New Yorker
5eamed.
SIS that so. Well now, the Atlantic
oce:tn--"
"We have 10000 lakes in Mime,
sota." said Mr.. Wallace, "and believe
me, they're beautiful bodies of wa
ter"
"Will you have a hot dog?" asked
the New Yorker.
"Mr. Wallace said he would, and
he did. For dessert the party had
waffle ice cream sandwiches.
'"rhis was on the Boardwalk. Be-
low, ON the sand, lay a New York
fapper and her sweetheart. She had
yellow hair guaranteed not to run
and he had manly chest. She was
wearing a blue one piece bathing
suit.
"The New Yorker smiled at the
spectacle Of young love there on the
beach.
There's New York for you," he
said, nudging Asa. GLOW does that
strike you?"
"Well,"' said Mr.. Wallace, shifting
his cigar right, cts his party, not
mire. Our girls out in Minnesota
wear one piece bathing suits and they
don't wear stockings in swimming
Passing Johnson's bathhouse re-
minded Mr.. Wallace, of Magnus
Johnson, who just licked Governo,
Jake Preus (Mr. Wallace calls il
"Price") in the race for United
States senator. r.
"Don't you fellows get the idea
that Minnesota's gone radical just be-
cause they elected Magnus," he
warned. cts only for year and a
half Il and the folks wanted to take a
wallop at Preus., Minnesota would &c
for Harding tomorrow if he were up
for election /" .-..
"We talked of New York and Sank
Centre and he confessed that seeing
New York has not made him love
Sank Centre the less.
eve got the most beautiful little
home town in the country, "he de-
clared. "Why, some of the farmers
in Sank Centre draw $500 week
for their cream. I know one, man is
milking SO Holsteins now. He has
10 sons, so he don't have to hire any
help. .%.+
"New York's all right, but you
ought to come out and see our coun-
try"
We were on the way home, this
time in one of the new cerise and
lavender taxis with red and green
checkers and an ivory chauffeur.
"Well, Asa" said the New York
err, and his voice was almost pleading,
"Coney's some place, isn't it,"
cts bigger'n hell" said Asa,
"but you should see our Minnesota
State Fair-that's the best show in
the world-every September at Min
neapoliS."