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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

readjustment to meet changing needs,
not for revolutionary readjustment
involving the overturning of the eco
nomic order. No economic readjust-
ment is ever final, because the condi-
tons with which it deals are never
fixed, but ever changing. In effect
ing economic readjustments, the
prime object to be sought is not a
dead leveling of society, such as is
sought by our radical friends, but a
distribution of rewards that shall
stimplate every man, whether he pos
sesses one talent or five, to spend
himself to the utmost for the advance
ment of his community, his state, the
race and its civilization.
"The Republican party has always
stood, and must ever stand, for equal
Iity Of opportunity; but equality. OF
opportunity does not imply either
equal distribution or communistic
ownership of wealth. 1t implies an
equitable distribution, one based, not
on the accident of birth or on power
possessed through monopolistic con-
troll of resources, but on the capacity
of each individual for service. In any
society, some men by virtue of great
er foresight, more talents and better
self-control, will acquire more prop
, erty than others. The labor of some
men is more productive than that of
others. The Republican party does
not stand for the idea that every man
shall occupy the same, social station,
have the same bank account and live
in the same kind of house as every
other man. But, emphatically, it
stands for the idea that to every man
shall be open the door of the same
opportunity. That was the idea of
that stalwart Republican, James A.
Garfield, when he declared that while
European society is stratified like the
rocks of the earth; ours is stratified
like the ocean, where from the
sternest deeps, any drop. may
rise to glisten on the highest
wave that rolls Upon that con-
ception of democracy, the Repub-
lican party challenges the forces that
stand for universal mediocrity, well
knowing that when the American peo-
pie are confronted with the choice of
advancing or retreating, they will
choose the path of constructive pro-
gress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

A pay-as-you-go policy and, where
bond issues are necessary, enactment
of legislation which would require
each generation to discharge its own
obligations. 49, .t4
Giving tax payers protection
against local public extravaganza
through the right of appeal to the
state tax commission to- block I'M
warranted expenditures.
"Born and raised on a farm, I
share the aspirations of those who
labor" said Mr.. Christianson, in
concluding his address,. "My SYM
pathies are not. with the drones of
society, but with its workers. / have
introduced and supported measures
in the interests of agriculture during
my service in the legislature, and
when 1 am in the executive chair,
the farmers of Minnesota will know
that they have governor who under
stands them, because he is one of
them.
"The demand of economic read
justment is insistent today. The Re
publican party stands for grandual
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Benton County Farmer
Killed By Tractor Tuesday
Clutch Fails to Release as Engine is
Backing Head of Victim
Crushed

Rice, Mimi, Sept. 2-Otto john
son, 35, was instantly killed Tuesday
afternoon when he was run over by
a tractor. His head was crushed.
The mishap occurred several miles
east of Rice on the Gusweiler farm
where a threshing crew was prepar-
ing for new setting. Johnson was
lying on the ground, waiting to hitch
the separator to the tractor, which
was being backed up for that pur-
pose. When the signal was given to
halt, the clutch failed to release and
the tractor passed over Johnson's
head, crushing it. The driver of the
tractor narrowly escaped injury as
the machine backed into the front
end Of the separator.
1t was reported that the tractor
clutch had been troublesome with a
tendency to slip. Resin had been used
to make it stick and it held so tightly
that the clutch did not release.
johnson was unmarried. He is sur
vived by his parents, four brothers
and one sister. The family resides
five miles east of Rice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Fire Damages lehman Hall
St. Benedictine College
Monday Moons Origin SHRDLU. Il
Origin of Monday Moons Blaze I'm
determined-Stafts Under Cornice
OF North Side

Fire this noon was threatening st.
Benedict's academy at St. Joseph,
with fremen from both the ST. Joe
and St.. Cloud departments using all
available apparatus to get the stub
born blaze under control. Up to the
middle of this afternoon, flames were
still raging i'm the upper stories of
Heiri1ann's hall, where the flames
seemed to have had their origin.
Famed by high wind, the flames
apparently starting under the cornice,
rapidly spread to the top floors of
the hall. A general alarm was sent
out to st. Joe fremen and volunteers
and a good sized crew of men manned
the hose and fire lines in the building.
Shortly after l 100 o'clock when
the blaze was first noticed, an appeal
was sent to ST.. Cloud for help, and
Chief Louis Moosbrugger and one
of the city bumpers was rushed out :.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined. 1t is thought that defec-
tive wiring may have been the cause
The hall, one of St. Benedict
group, is situated on the southeast
corner of the property, where the
wind hit it squarely.
Water dripped through the upper
floors of the hall and down into the
first floor of the building, and it was
thought that heavy loss would be
occasioned from furniture and fix.
ture damage.
Firemen in reaching the upstairs
floor were forced to chop out num-
Der of the windows to play then
streams upon the flames. School not
yet being under way, no students
were in the building.
Heimann's Hall contains the din.
ing rooms, some of the offices anc
class rooms.-St. Cloud Times,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Pay-As- Y'ou-Use Is Oldest
and Fairest Policy to Follow
Numbers of Beasts and Wheels on
Vehicles Governed Road Take, or
Tolls In Early Days

"Pay-as-you-use" has proven the
most economical and fairest policy OF
highway development since the early
days in America, says a state high
way bulletin this week. From the
Revolutionary War days down to the
present, it states, the policy has OBJ
tanned wherever there has been any
notable highway development. At the
beginning it made possible transpor-
tation for the New Englanders and
profits for toll road owners.
Chartered companies for more
than 100 years built turnpikes under
franchises which authorized collection
of tolls at gates for the use of the
road after at least 5000 had been
spent to improve it. The early set
tiers and many up to so years ago
paid for the use Of these toll roads
cent a mile for each ten sheep OF
hogs, each horse with rider or, led
horse and ecah cart or other carriage
of "burthen" drawn by one beast
w cents a mile for every sulky,
chair or chaise with one horse and
two wheels and each sleigh drawn by
one horse, and 8 cents for every char
lot, coach, stage, wagon, phaeton OF
chaise with two hroses and four
wheels and for every carriage of
pleasure the like sum according to
the number Of wheels and horses
drawing same.
It's probably safe guess that
road "taxes" were at least five times
as high then as now and roads rela-
lively bad, continues the highway
bulletin. But the farmer may figure
his own comparisons from the use he
gets out of his road now.
Charles M. Babcock, state high
way commissioner, suggested that at
the lowest rate of 1-cent a mile, toll
roads would be very profitable today
in Minnesota. On the 150-mile road
serving 1000 vehicles daily, the
1-cent mile toll would yield up
wards of 1926, 900 year, while a
gravel road would cost only $167,55O
and pavement $247,65O annually, de-
probation, interest and maintenance
all included. And besides the big
profit for the toll takers, he added,
there would be a saving of upwards
of 100000 annually to the road US
ers on reduced vehicle expense, also
big gain in comfort and convenience
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Severe Electric Storm Hits
Sank Centre Friday Night
Lightning Sets Fire to Barn On
, Frank Connolly Farm Near City
Loss About $4,000

This section was visited by the
most severe electrical and rain storm
of the season Friday evening about
1880 o'clock. The barn on the
Frank Connolly farm, Mccormick
Lake, southeast of Sank Centre, was
struck by Tightening and burned to
the ground, as was also the silo and
pump house nearby.
The farm is now occupied by F.
j. Botz. All Of the livestock was
removed but considerable amount
of hay and grain was destroyed. Mr..
Connelly's loss will be about $4,000
and Mr.. Botz' loss will be several
hundred dollars.
The Sank Centre fire department
made its way to the Connolly farm
with a portion of it's equipment, but
could be of little assistance.
During this storm a number of 9TH
er farm buildings in Grove township
and the Lake Henry country were al
SO struck by lightning and destroyed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon
State of Minnesota, County of Stearns

order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon
state OF Minnesota, County of Stearns
SIS.
Estate of Conrad Miller Deceased.
IN PROBATE COURT
In the Matter of the Estate of Con.
rad Miller Decedent
/. Letters Testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to George J. Miller
and it appearing by the affidavit Of
SAID representative that there are no
DEBTS of said decedent:
It is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent mayspresent claims against
his estate in this Court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to three
months from and after the date here
Of; and that Friday the 21st day Of
November 1924, at nine o'clock A. M.
IN the Probate Court Rooms at the
Court House at the City of St. Cloud,
IN SAID County. be, and the same here
py is hxed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
or SUCH claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Sank
centre Herald as provided by law.
Dated August 18th, 1924.
(SeaD fs.ys fa J. B .HIMSL. Z
Judge of Probate.
Published Aug. %, Sept. A, II, 1924.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
BROWNTON CITIZENS
BEAT BANK BANDITS
(Continued from First Page)

wire communication was restored.
The front of Seeland's home today
bears testimony to the extent of the
bandits fire for it is literally pep
pered with the small shots front he
bandits guns. Windows in the house
and in the bank were broken in the
exchange of shots. ~,
Investigation shows that the band
it's got no loot, for it was apparent
they had hardly got their inside work
started before Seeland discovered
them.
1t was ruse by Seeland that pre-
cipitated the flight of the bandits, he
revealed today in telling about his
part in the gun fight.
! After the bandits had fired nearly
so shots at him, both from shotguns
and rifles, and he had returned about
rs from his automatic shotgun, he
realized he was waging one-sided
fight. "
"You fellows get them if they go
out the back door and I'll pick 'em
off if they come out the front door,"
He yelled as loud as he could, al
though there was no help at hand.
The robbers apparently fell for the
ruse, for the two bandits in front of
the building rushed inside and soon
emerged with the other two, and the
quartet fled down the street, shooting
out all street lights in their path.
Authorities there are trying to con-
meet the bandit gang with the rob-
berries of the bank at White Rock, S.
D., Monday, in which three resi-
dents of White Rock were wounded :.
Authorities declared their belief
that the raiders had headed toward
the Twin Cities. 80
Brownton is town of about 400
population, in Mcleod county, IL
miles west of Glencoe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
STILES
(Too late for last week. J

:I- (IOO late Tor last week.
Mrs. Henry Nelson visited at the
Ike Henry home Sunday.
Delta Telschow visited Mercede
Crippen Wednesday afternoon.
Threshing seems to be the work
of the day in this neighborhood.
Esther and Delta Telschow called
at the Matt Michaels home Tuesday
afternoon.
Henrietta Henry helped Mrs. Matt
Michaels cook for the threshers Tues
day afternoon.
Fred Telschow finished threshing
grain Tuesday noon-the first one in
this neighborhood.
Mr.. Kenneth Arney from Mar
shalltown, Iowa came to Sank Centre
Sunday evening. He is looking after
his farm here. --.s.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sechsen moved
Tuesday from the Sclueber place to
the Arney farm recently vacated by
the Roy Farris family.
Miss Mabel Anderson who is work
ing in the city visited at home a few
days last week. She returned last
Saturday morning.
Miss Josephine Hansen of Sank
Centre visited a few days at the
Telschow home and other friends be-
fore beginning her school. She will
teach school the coming year south
OF the Cities, getting quite a ways
from home.
The Archie Cheney family visited
at the Crippen home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Telschow and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crippen.
Mercedes, Fritz Wiegers and Mrs.
Olive kammary of Eldora, Iowa who
is visiting at the Crippen home, Wis
tied at the John Reble home Sunday
afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
HAS PARALYTIc STROKE

Mrs, :, Sylvia Townsend, SO years
old, Civil War nurse, and resident
of Sank Centre, for over half a
century, suffered a serious paralytic
stroke Of the left side yesterday af-
ternoon! For the, past few months
the lady has been making her home
with the w. G.. Bean family in the
southwest port of the city. Because
of her extreme age Mrs. Townsend's
condition is very critical at this
writing Thursday morning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR RENT-My 200 acre farm
l3s miles from West Union 40
acres plowed balance meadow and
pasture. Good buildings; possession
given Sept. 18th, "a. Will rent for
a period of years-M., p. Stadtherr.
IL If.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR RENT-House with barn and
garage; pasture one or two cows, hay
for cows, orchard with all kinds Of
fruit. Also a 800 acre farm in West
port. Would leave it stocked. Call
and see me. John Kane, city. loft
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR SALE-Ohio vacuum cleaner
with attachments good as new; also
cheffonier mahogany finish, plate mir
ror and five drawers; for sale very
reasonable-Mrs. A. Parker, phone
81 Il
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR SALE-Ohio vacuum cleaner
with attachments, good as new; also
chiffonier, mahogany finish, plate mir
ror and five drawers; for sale very
reasonable. 1t,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR SALE-Eight room house on
Third street, west of Armory. Modern
except heat. For price and terms in
quire at house. Hubert Driessen.
Hubert Driessen.\ 13-14-15.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

was high. in the singles, getting 25
straight. In the doubles Alex Ben
son scored ~ out of possible "a.
The following 'is score of each
shooter ,s,se
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

Complete set, IL volumes, LaSalle
University Law Course books at a
special price. See Mrs. L. w. Gin
gery-AdV ID. 49, .-a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR SALE-Eight room modern
house. Hot water, cistern, barn,
woodshed, hen house, garage, and
garden spot. Ideal location. H. F.
Henneman. 48tf.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

SUNDAYS CLUB SHOOT
The Sank Centre Gun Club had q
good bunch Of shooters out at, Sum
days tournament. j. b. Bonner
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR. RENT-Two modern furn-
ished rooms downstairs for light
housekeeping. Two blocks from
MainASt. Inquire at Herald office.
loft - 4 -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

5WANTED-A girl for general
homework. One that could stay
home nights preferred. Inquire at
Herald office. ID.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

SIX ROOM HOUE for rent includ-
ing good barn, well, cistern and city
water, one block south of Irish
church. Mrs. C. T. Whitcomb. 14tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

HERALD ADDS BRING RESULTS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

2 WANTED-Janitor for part time
work. Call at the local managers
office of Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone Cola.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR RENT-Five room house
with garage. Joseph H. jackson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
CLASSIFIED WANT ADS

F0R RENT-Furnished rooms. In
quire at Mrs. w. Rezencheck. Ia pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

FOR SALE, OR RENT-Seven
room house South Main street. Mrs.
Geneva Dahlem. l2tf.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-30
YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE
ACTIVITIES,

Tuesday, Sept. 80.
Industrial Organizers meeting, 1850 N.
Campbell Avenue.
Cicero Branch, 14th st. and 5oth CT.
Frank Buckley, speaking on THE Young
Communist International"
Wednesday, October 1.
Marshfield Branch. Hebrew Institute,
Lyle and Taylor SITS.
Thursday, October 2.
North Side Branch, 2409 N. Halsted st.
Bridgeport Branch, 1856 Emerald Ave.
Maplewood Branch, 2733 Hirsch Blvd.
Friday, October g.
West Side Branch, 1922 Douglas Blvd.
John Reed Branch, 1924 S. Albany Ave.
Hersch Lekert Branch, 2613 -Hirsch
Blvd.
Rosa Luxembourg Branch, 1910 West
Russian Branch "nyitch," 1902 West
Division st.
Karl Liebknecht Branch, 1900 Sedgwick
Street.
Saturday, October 4.
Shop Nuclei No. /, l641 S. Ridgeway
Ave, p. Aronberg, speaking.
Russian Performance at Soviet School
1902 w. Division st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-30
BAKERS UNION REPUDIATES NEW
YORK VOLKSZEITUNG CONFERENCE

COME time ago we published an
- open letter to the New York
volkszeitung signed by the Central
Executive Committee OF the Workers
Party in reply to communication
from that body, in reference to the APP
pearance Of the Horthy advertise
ment in the Volkszeitung. The Cen
trail Executive Committee Of the
Workers Party is now in receipt of
the following letter from the Bakers
Union, Local No. 1, Amalgamated
Food Workers which is part of the
New York Yolkszeitung conference, in
which II approves Of the position TAX
en- by the Central Executive Commit.
tee OF the party:
Dear comrades: In answering
your letter from the 18th OF Septem-
Der, according to the statement OF
Louis Braun, secretary Of the Volks-
zeitung's Conference, we would like
TO see the statement OF Bakers Lo-
cal 1, A. +. W., printed in tho
DAILY WORKER and in the Volks-
zeitung just the same, for the pur-
pose, that the bakers Of the A. w. f..
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An Evening Of Raising Campaign Funds.

apartment, clean and brightly illumin-
ated, but almost bare of furniture and
furnishings. l wonder does the family
eat on the kitchen washtub, for see
no tables. This is the house of a
needle worker in New York Sitting
on the floor or standing around the
sides of the front room, the only furn.
ishings of which is a well stocked
bookcase and two or three chairs, are
a score Of men and women, the execu-
tive committee of the T. U. e. L.
group in one of the /. L. G. w. U. local
unions. had supposed from Sigman's
report that those militants had been
exterminated, but to me it now ap-
pears as tho they had multiplied.
They were deeply interested in their
discussion. A stockily built, deter
mined comrade, with the jaw of a
fighter was speaking. He opposed the
tactic of swallowing insults. In his
local where he was member of the
executive board, he had attempted to
break the head of an official who had
called him provocateur. He had OBJ
tanned satisfaction and he urged the
comrades in this local to follow his
example.
At this point the discussion was in
terrupted to give me the floor. / stat
ed my mission. A moment of discus
sion, and a secretary who took over
my subscription lists and instructions
was appointed, after it was decided tc
act later on my request. Without
pause the comrades returned to the
subject under discussion, and were
Immediately lost to everything but
this problem learned later that it
was decided to call a general member.
ship meeting of the entire T. u. e. L.
group in this local to carry out the
plans for an extended shop collection
drive. The atmosphere was tense,
serious and determined. To many of
our party members who find only a
record of inactivity and inattention on
the part of the rank and file of the
comrades, this meeting would have
been revelation. They would find
here a we'll organized, well trained
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group, ready to take over the direc'
ton of affairs in a mighty union.
My last walk brought me to the
headquarters of one of the downtown
Jewish branches. The rough, unpaint-
ed walls had been covered with red,
white, yellow and blue crepe paper,
beautifully arranged in panels by the
comrades who had used thumb tacks
for this purpose.
A meeting of the Capmakers group
of the T. U. E. L. was in progress. 1t
had been called specially to consider
the plans for the Workers Party cam
paign. A young, rosy-cheeked com
rade, with black sparkling eyes, was
speaking of the opportunities lying
before the Communists in the present
campaign. There are upwards of a
million workers in the country who
have passed thru a course of training
in some one of the many class con-
scious organizations. We can make a
direct appeal to these workers on the
principle that we are the only work
ing class political party in the field.
Millions who favor a labor party
might be reached with the message
of the Workers Party, which, in this
campaign, is. the only political party
standing on the program of independ.
ent working class political action by
the exploited workers and farmers.
He covers the field in a mastery fash
ion. His talk is well received. A
hundred subscription lists and several
score Workers Party campaign stamp
books will be circulated in the shops
on the morrow A comrade suggests
that everybody wear Foster-Gitlow
button. 1t is done. Petitions for the
collection of signatures are handed
out. Comrades undertake to cover
the territory assigned.
On the way to supper / think: Is
this the movement whose rank and
file does not function properly. Well,
let me have these inactive sluggards.
guess after all that the three thou
sands dollars pledged to the shop col
lections drive in New York will be
raised with something to spare.