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Evening star., 1924-04-12

The new Attorney General, if not
perfectly comfortable, will make allow
ances for the fact that he arrived dur
ing one of the busiest spring house
.leanings on record.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Henry Ford referred to President
Coolidge as a safe man, and after re-
ferring to the primaries the forecast
ers all say he Is.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
Too Much to Ask,
in the early spring.

A robin in the early spring,
Recovering from the blizzard,
Exclaimed: How can birdie sing
With snow, balls in his gizzard!',
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Jud Tunkins says he's glad to see the
base bail season approaching SOS he
can hear some cheering or. heckling.
that has nothing to do with politics.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

No senator thinks of arranging 4
BeKind-to-Animals" week for the
special benefit of the republican
elephant or the democratic donkey.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
UnrOmantic.

"If we were to marry" said the
young man, cot course, I should. not
want to take you away from your
parents"
Are you proposing" inquired Miss
Cayenne: "or trying to solve the hous-
ing problem?'
Evening star., 1924-04-12

. The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
etty at GO cents per month; daily only, As
cents per month Sunday only, 90 cents per
month Orders may be sent by mail tele-
Fhene Main 5000. Collection is made By car
Siers at the end of ea1n month.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Sentiment" said Uncle Eben, "is a
queer thing. Some men dat wouldn't
notice a hard-luck story, will feel real
sad an sympathetic when dey hears a
good tune on a saxophone."
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Soldiers hate war. The best anti
militarists in the world today are to
be found among the officers who
fought in the late war. Militarism is
a creed that appeals only to histo-
rians above military age.
BRIG. GEN. THOMSON (Britain's
Air Minister. -
Evening star., 1924-04-12

It is one of the advantages of party
government that one political party
vigilantly watches and criticizes the
other, 1 hope that will always be.
.~ ~ SENATOR BORAH
Evening star., 1924-04-12

inquiries that began at Teapot
Dome have expanded all over the map.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business office. I1th st. and Fennsylva MIA Ave.
New York Office 10 East And st.
Chicago ONE: Tower building.
European Office: Is Regent ST.. London, England.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Nature made man and woman diff
ferent: the Woman'S Party cannot
make them the same.
FELIX FRANKFURTER
Haryar0
Evening star., 1924-04-12
In a Few Words

American political life and the
have become SO complex that no
party can begin to meet the demands
of the public. The result will be that
every four years the government in
power will be thrown out. This will
be new political procedure for
America, but a Iong-recognized one in
European countries.
HENRY r. HOLLIS.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

The life OF both the African ma
tives and the French troops in French
colonial Africa has been portrayed in
a number of novels by the two
brothers, Jerome and Jean Tharaud.
One, which has recently been trans
lated, "The Long Walk of Samba
Diouf," is the story of a Senegalese
who makes the long journey from his
native jungle of Dakar. in Senegalese
Africa to join the Hath Black Bat
talon and fight in the trenches in
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Q. Please settle an argument. A
friend claims that the word 'ceme-
terry" was first used in this country
and that in England they said
"churchyard." Is this true?-H. K. NJ
A Both the word cemetery and the
word churchyard have been used for
many centuries In England. The word
cemetery was originally applied to
the catacombs in Rome. 1t is found
as early as 1887 in England The
word churchyard. on the other hand.
appears in the old English choronicles
at about the year 1854.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

@. What is an iconoclast?-N. M.
a. The word "iconoclast" is derived
from a Greek word "ikon," meaning
ian image breaker" Figuartively
used, an iconoclast is a term applied
10 a person who breaks down estab-
lished customs and beliefs.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

A. Civil service grades are not
made public and the only way to find
the percentages made by applicants
Is to inquire of the applicants.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

@. How many negroes are In busi
ness for themselves?-J. r. c.
A. There are estimated to be at the
present time $4,000 negroes engaged
in their own business and manufac-
tories, with a volume of business of
$500, 100000.
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Q. Could you look up for me the
grades made in a civil service exami-
nation by a few applicants for posi-
tipnS1-I. II
Evening star., 1924-04-12

The late John Morley took his de-
gree at Oxford in 1859. In that
same year were published Darwin's
"Origin OF Species" Thackeray's
"virginians." Dickens "Tale of Two
Cities" George Eliot's Adam Bede."
Meredith's ~Ordeal of Richard Few
erel," Ruskin's Two Paths" Mills
Liberty" Tennyson's "Idyile of the
King" and Fitzgeraid's translation of
the 'Rupaiyat of Omar Khayyam."
Evening star., 1924-04-12

Q. Is the Beaux Arts. Paris, a gov
ernment institution ?-E. p.
A. The Beaux Arts is one of the
five academies of the Institute de
France 1t is subsidized by the gov
ernment The general fund of the
institute is managed by a committee
of ten under the presidency of the
minister of public instruction. Each
of the academies has an independent
The subjects taught at
the Beaux Arts are painting, sculp-
ture, architecture, engraving and mu-
sic
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
s. UNITY

Rob Benton spent Wednesday eve
ming at Ed Leitz's home.
Ora Goodpaster spent a couple OF
DAYS near Brooten last week.
Jack Matthisen took feed over to
Chas. Ritter's Friday to get it
ground.
Geo. Kind and family and FRED
Butler and family had Christmas din
ner at Albert Kinds.
Mrs. Henry Quade left Wednesday
for Long Prairie to visit with her
relatives, returning Saturday.
Miss Mary Weike from Chicago is
spending her vacation at her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Weihle.
Jones Ripler and Mr.. Phlipson re-
turned Thursday from the Cities af-
ter spending a couple of days there.
Frank Quade and family, Will
Rupp and family, Albert Garlradt
and family were visitors at George
Kinds Wednesday.
Misses Esther and Lena Quade
from Sank Centre spent Christmas at
the home of their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Quade.
George Trierweiler and family and
Jack Mathiesen and family had
Christmas dinner at the Fred Meirs
home near Brooten.
Geo. Trierweiler and Jack Nor
thieson hauled hogs to Sank Centre
Thursday. Henry Weihe hauled load
for Jack Matthiesen.
Miss Elenor Goodpaster who IS
attending school in Sank Centre is
spending her vacation with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Goodpaster.
Geo. Kind and family, Jack Mat
thisen and family, George Trierweiler
and family and Henry Weihe, Edwin
and Herman Quade and Will Rapp
and family spent Tuesday evening at
Henry Quade's. s.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03

dinner with Harry Williams Sunday.
Ole Roen and Vern Sykes made a
short business call at ]. o. Rooms on
Wednesday.
Ole Hoff Of Benson, Mimi, is Wis
iting relatives and friends in this
community.
Oliver Roen, Fritz Botz and George
Sukke were business callers in Sank
Centre Tuesday.
Mr.. and MS. Paul Lemkie of st.
Cloud made short visit with the lat
ser's parents Friday.
Miss Laura Upton returned from
St. Paul Sunday evening to spend
Christmas with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Upton.
The Christmas program and basket
social given at the Pleasant Hill
school was well attended and good
time reported by all.
Mrs. George Sykes left Tuesday
for her home in Monticello, after
spending some time visiting with her
son and family Vern Sykes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
Red River Valley Nears
Quota in Potato Campaign
States Heaviest Producing Area
Needs Less Than 10000 Acres
More; Membership Passes 5000

The Red River Valley, which in
cIudes IL of the heaviest potato pro-
ducing counties in the state, is near
its quota in the campaign to or
ganize the Minnesota Potato Grow
ers' Exchange. The upper tier of
counties already has its quota and
1000 acres more. Norman last week
turned in enough contracts to pass
ne legal minimum by 700 and Clay
and Polk, first and second potato
counties in the state, are rapidly
nearing their goals of $4,000 and 49,
600 acres, respectively. Thus far,
IL counties have reached the quota,
Norman being the last.
An important development in the
campaign last week was the forma-
ton of general state committee in
South Dakota, under which a CAM
paing to link up potato marketing in
that. state with the program in Min
aesota and North Dakota is to be
started at once. Prominent grow
ers, bankers, business men, Farm
Bureau leaders, and representatives
Of the College of Agriculture and
the Department of Agriculture are
serving on the committee. S. G..
Rubinow, manager of the Minnesota
campaign, assisted in forming the
South Dakota committee.
The Minnesota membership last
week passed 5000, with the aggre-
gate acreage more than 10000. jan
uary / will see membership of near
ly 1000 and an acreage of 100000,
according to j. A. Monson of Bra
ham, chairman of the state commit,
tee.
Mr.. Rubinow last week received a
telegram from officials of the Maine
Potato Growers Exchange, saying
that the organization had been able
to advance more than $1,200,000 to
growers, that the membership was
well satisfied with the first seasons
operations. Reports now being cir
culated by dealer-controlled publ
cations, as to widespread dissatisfac-
ton by our membership are false in
every respect" the telegram said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
The Commonest Highway
Questions are Answered
Gravel Roads Everywhere Will Serve
Paving Only for Economy,
Says Babcock

Minnesota trunk highways in
Stearns county will be paved when
travel becomes so heavy that gravel
surfacing will not stand up-and
necessary funds are provided.
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, so states, in effect, in
answers in a highway bulletin this
week to the commonest queries adj
dressed to highway officials. Here
are the oftenest asked highway ques-
tons and Mr.. Babcock's answers:
Question: Just how many miles
does the state highway department
plan to pave?
Answer: There is no fixed pro-
gram. Paving will be built only where
the traffic is so heavy that gravel
surfacing is neither economical nor
satisfactory, and when funds are pro-
vided, of course. Where the gravel
roads will carry the traffic, it is the
best road think the great majority
Of Minnesota people will agree to
that. But it is equally true that
where the grind of heavy traffic
runs up the cost of keeping gravel on
the road to reasonable degree and
makes effective maintenance impos-
sible, then paving means greater
highway satisfaction for less money
in the end. Such sections will be
paved as soon as funds can be found,
but only those sections.
Question:: How long will concrete
pavements such are being built now
by the state serve?
Answer: Highway engineers of
highest standing place the term at
not less than 20 years. Then they
can be renewed-an excellent found
alton is present-with comparative
ly thin top coat of asphaltic or other
concrete. This will cost little more
than crawling and will serve IL to
Is years longer. In Maine, New
York and other eastern states where
climatic conditions are quite compar-
able to those in Minnesota, concrete
payements that are not as strong as
those now being built in Minnesota
are in good condition after 20 and
wen 25 years of use with traffic
generally heavier than the average
imposed on pavements here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
LYMAN PRAIRIE
Mrs. Reiher visited in Melrose last

Mrs. Reiher visited in Melrose last
week.
Miss Grace Hamilton spent Friday
afternoon with Ruth Hodson.
The Morris boys have been baling
hay near Westport the past week.
Mr.. Hodson called at Conrad Mil
ler's and Cowlthrop's Friday after
noon.
Donna and Marie Reiher let We'd
nesday for Minneapolis to visit thei,
sisters.
Frances Baber and L. Barchenger
of Melrose called at Cowlthrop'S AMI
Reiher's Sunday.
The Misses Annie and Rosa Miller
spent several days visiting at the
Leo TRACER home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Beidleman and
Lorraine visited at the G. E. Beidle-
man home Sunday.
Carl Smith of Sank Centre is
spending his vacation with Mr.. and
MIS-. Geo. Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith and
daughters spent New Years day at
the George Whitney home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson and family
spent Sunday morning at VIM. Hold
sons listening in" to a sermon from
Minneapolis.
Miss Eckert from near Grove
Lake is spending part of her Xmas
vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Thomp-
son and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Beidleman end
Edith and Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Beidle-
man and Lorraine were dinner guests
at the Carl Kraft home New Years
day.
The Farmers club met at Frank
Morris Saturday evening. In spite
of the cold weather a good crowd
was present. The following officers
We're elected for, the next three
months: Win Cowlthrop, president;
Mrs. E. Smith, vice president; Milton
Hodson, secretary; Earl Morris, treas
urer and Ed Morris, constable. The
next meeting, Jan. 10Th will be held
at Leo Trager's home
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03

certainly every square shooter
who owns car.
In other words, Minnesota 1924
motor vehicle license plates are ready
and the proceeds-the only taxes or
cars and trucks-are needed to has.
ten more good roads. Application
blanks may be procured now at the
Sank Centre banks. More than
1000 blanks, notaries public, reg
listers of deeds and automobile deal
ers throughout the state have the
blanks on hand. Properly filled out
and accompanied by the right tax,
Secretary of State Mike Holm says
applications will bring certificates
and plates direct to applicants. Other.
wise, delays may mean penalties, rs
cents day for the first 20 days, then
So month for five months.
Every dollar that is paid must be
used for improving and maintaining
the big 1000 mile system of Mime
sofa trunk routes or Babcock high
ways, under the law. And every dol.
lar paid in taxes by car owners will
mean two or three dollars less gaso.
line, tires and other car expense dur
ing the year, claim good roads friends
far greater and more direct re-
turns than from most taxes.
Plans are in the making this year
for more rigid enforcement of the
motor vehicle tax laws, it is reported
Predictions are that the car owner
who starts out in 1924 to dodge pay.
ing his bit toward better roads will
have a long, tiresome run ahead, anG
one that probably will end with pay.
ment of the tax, penalties and per.
haps fine.
GIVE done my bit; have you kicked
in?" will be the question prompted
by the new blue and white tags.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
KANDOTA

Carl Freeberg was Little Sank
shopper on Friday.
John Foss visited at the Oak Hill
farm Friday evening.
John Foss called at the Hendrick-
son home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Samuelscn were
Sank Centre shoppers on Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Pashke attend
ed church in Sank Centre lIew Years
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Eckberg and
son Rubin were Little Sank callers
on Friday
Jens Lying took a trip to Sank
Centre on Monday. Didn't you think
It was cold Jens?
A. H. Hendrickson attended to
business matters at Long Prairie and
Grey Eagle on Saturday.
Birtheu Ecklund of Duluth is at
present visiting his aunt and uncle,
Nj. and Mrs. Carl Ecklund.
Albert Eckberg and son Clarence
Of Sank Centre visited from Saturday
evening till Monday at the Oak Hill
farm.
Birtheu Eckland of Duluth, John
Eeklund and sisters Mary and Clara
called at the Gust Edman home Mon
day evening.
Miss Magnusen and Otto Allison
were entertained at dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Foss on
New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Eckberg and
sons, and Albert Eckberg of Sank
Centre visited at the Allison home on
Tuesday evening.
Jonas Eckberg and sons joseph antf
Rubin and Otto Allison took in the
Christmas program at Bethel church
On Wednesday evening.
Well winter has come at last, cold
and snappy. / suppose it's because
we are not used to the cold weather
this winter, we think it's so cold.
But wait we will see some colder
days yet before spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Lying enter
tanned at supper on Monday the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Gust
Edman, Birtheu Ecklund Of Duluth
schn EcElund, and the Misses Mary
and Clara Ecllund. They alsc
watched the cid year cut and the
lew year come in.
On Saturday evening about 35
~elatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonas Eckberg came unex-
aected and gave them a real surprise.
It was their goth wedding anniver-
sary. The evening was spent in
playing games and singing. About IL
o'clock big supper was served. The
crowd being little surprised when
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
COUNTRY NEWS
Items from Live Correspondence
of the Rural District \
MclORMli X LAKE

Ben Otte was caller at Domke's
Friday.
Helen Kortan called at Joe Kor-
tan's Monday.
Mrs. George Rice spent Wednesday
afternoon at knapps.
Ben Otte was caller at Mr.. John
sons. Monday morning.
Tom Lamb was caller at Jake
Keys Sunday afternoon.
Sylvester McCloskey was a Gale,
at Will Reese's Sunday evening.
Mr.. Iwinski helped Mr.. Walker
saw wood several days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraeme,
spent Tuesday evening at Kortan's.
Robert Freeman and Ebert Hush
mann spent Sunday at Halverson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iwinski and family
spent Wednesday afternoon at Botz's.
Teasel, Elvira, Loren and Keith
Kennedy spent Sunday evening at
Iwinski's.
Rev. and Mrs. Wyand spent
Thursday afternoon at Harry
Knapp's.
Mr.. Botz, Mr.. Putnam and Ray
Walker helped Mr.. Iwinsh saw wood
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tank and
baby of Ray, N. D., are visiting in
this vicinity.
Mike Ahren of Sank Rapids, Geo.
Ahren and Mrs. John Kraemer spent
Thursday at Holdingford.
Mr.. Peterson and family and Mrs
Coope of Minneapolis spent Frida,
evening at Frank Tanks.
Mrs. c.. Botz left Saturday noon
for Long Prairie where she will
spend several days visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Botz and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Iwinsh and
family spent Wednesday evening at
Will Reese's.
j. J. Boie and Otto Berfeen and
F. Fabaihe of Belgrade purchased
three Shorthorn sires from B. H.
Otte last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Houston re-
turned to their home at st. Cloud
Wednesday after spending several
days visiting in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tank and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Tank and baby were entertained at
the Arthur Lloyd home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. M. FRANKIE and
family, Mrs. Ben Otte and Mr.. ano
Mrs. Henry Otte of Melrose had a
turkey dinner at B. H. Cites Sun
day evening.
Mccormick Lake State Road an
nual telephone Co. will hold their
meeting Jan. 8, at the Progressive
Farmers Club house on the state
road at 2 o'clock P. M.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
NORTH ASHLEY

George Sukke called in Sank Cen
ire Saturday.
Vern Sykes, called at John Roen's
New Years day.
Ole Roen was a Sank Centre calle-
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. C. T. Johnson spent Monday
evening at Fred Botz'.
Florence Pickett visited with
Esther Roen Friday evening.
Fred Botz was a business caller at
Ben Swartz' Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Sykes called
in Sank Centre Friday afternoon.
Florence Pickett and Esther Roen
visited at Vern Sykes. Friday after
noon.
Ben Winnegge was a business cal
Ter in Sank Centre Saturday after
noon
Fred Telschow and AL Truax were
business callers In Sank Centre Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Vice called in
the city of Sank Centre Saturday af-
LernOOn.
George Sukke also George Upton
were at the Long Bridge program
given last Thursday evening.
Gust Lefsdedt of Shaunavan,
Sask., Canada, is now visiting John
Roen and family FOR an indefinate
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Sukke and
Mr.. Ole Sukke attended the program
given at Sank Valley church Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Sykes and
family attended the program giver
at the Congregational church Mon
day evening.
Fred Botz, John Roen, and Gus'
Lefsdedt visited at C. T. Johnson's
Monday evening, also spent the eve
ming very pleasantly in playing cards
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03
+ MEXICAN LEGION

"Betterment of schools, recreation,
park and playground facilities; fur
theranee of Boy Scout work and &C
tive participate in Scout troop or
ganization and management; medical
clinics, municipal music concerts, pub
lie forums, community buildings, city
planning and all forms of better citi-
zenship movements-in fact after
due survey of local needs, every en-
terprise which will further the we'll
being, health and happiness of the
community" are among activities re-
commended for 1924 by the San
Francisco Legion National Conven-
ton.
Legion posts through the state al
ready have inaugurated programs
along these lines, and with the adj
ditional impetus which will be given
by the 1924 national convention in
st. Paul it is evident that Minnesota
Legionaires face the biggest year ir
their history.
Besides local activities the Legion
| is interested in curbing immigration
by putting a fve-year ban on aliens
Posts are asked to interest them
selves in this subject.
AS heretofore there will be 2
fight against radicalism wherever ele-
ments engaged in undermining the
integrity of the government raise
their heads.
Education along patriotic lines viii
be continued, through the Boy Scout
movement, in cooperation with the
schools an in other ways. The essay
contests, department and national
constitute one example of what is
being accomplished.
Work for the passage of the feder-
ad adjusted compensation bill will
continue. Child labor will be the
target for Legion campaigns in those
states where such procedure is
deemed necessary.
Care of disabld veterans of the
war will remain a fundamental re-
sponsibility of Legionaires and Auxil-
larry members. The Rochester hospit-
alization work for veterans will be
supported throughout the year by
posts all over Minnesota and posts
and Auxiliary units will continue tc
administer to the needs of those in
their respective communities.
Department Headquarters, Ole
Capitol, St. Paul, is clearing house
for ideas and suggestions" relative to
procedure. Adjutant Stafford King
and his assistant Phil O'Toole are
anxious to cooperate with posts in
putting over" the 1924 program, and
any questions will be answered
promptly. Speakers will be provided
through the department office.
Minnesota Legion Posts, in com,
lunication f-'c ~
tiers. are asked to delay action or
contributing to ''The American Co
mittee for Relief of German Chill
dren." 1t is explained that Legior