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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-04-10

Senator Bruce, Democrat of Mary
lady, introduced bill to amend the
National Prohibition act in order that
beer could be manufactured contain
ing 2.75 per cent of alcohol by vol
ume. The measure was reported to
the Senate committee on Judiciary
where it will undoubtedly expire
from lack of attention. There are
so many domestic issues available for
the various political parties that an
effort will be made to avoid prohibi-
ton issues insofar as possible.
Talks with responsible political
leaders indicate that both parties are
taking careful inventory of their
"stock in trade" prior to the conven-
tons in June. Few deny that SOON
er or later alterations Of political
thought will eventuate from the cur
rent inquiries into the conduct of
federal government officials. There
is no secret to the fact that some feel
that the oil scandal has furnished
provacation for new party. It is adj
mittedly difficult to measure the at
titudinal changes of public sentiment
at this early date. The present ten
dency of free and easy comment on
the responsibilities of party govern
ment battles the party leaders.
The immigration problem is now
before the Senate and House. The
debate centers around the basis of
the quota system and a more extern
sive plan of selective immigration.
Under the terms of bill passed
by the Senate this week, the federal
government will extend invitations to
the various countries to send repre-
sentatives to this country next year
/ to attend the World Poultry Congress.
The McNary-Haugen Agricultural
Relief has been redrafted by the
House committe because of the rep
reservations made by the United
States Tariff Commission that its pro-
visions would automatically alter the
present tariff law. 1t is expected
that this measure will pass the House
but the defeat administered to the
Norbeck-Burtness bill indicates that
farm legislation will find it hard sled
ding in the Senate.
1t is generally admitted that some
form of legislative relief is necessary
for agriculture but it is apparently
difficult to draft measure which
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-04-10

now pending before the House which
would allow the government to use
the money now in the possession OF
the Alien Property Custodian for the
promotion of foreign trade with Ger
many. The administration "spokes-
man" said, stthe idea is that alien
property in this country should be
held intact to apply to the claims OF
American nationals, or held intact to
return to German nationals at fu-
ture date. There is some doubt
whether the proposed legislation will
be warranted for financing foreign
trade"
The interview closed with the state
ment that the Cabinet had discussed
routine business in the mornings The
majority of questions are submitted
by Washington correspondents in
writing and supplemented by verbal
inquiries. 1t will be noted that nc
mention is made of the current in
designations by the Senate and House
into the various government depart
ments, but inquiries of this sort are
submitted for official explanation
whenever developments are OF suffi-
cient Importance for newspaper at
tention. Since the appointment of
government counsel, the President has
referred all questions on the oil in
designations to Messrs Roberts and
Pomerene, as his representatives. 1t
will be observed from the foregoing
that the source of much Washington
news comment centers in the White
House.
Considerable sentiment has devel-
oped in Congress of late for spec
ial tax reduction measure which
would apply to returns for the cal
endar year 1923. Those in charge
of fiscal legislation in the Senate and
House believe that the major tax re-
vision plan must take into considera-
ton the necessity of providing reve-
nue. to meet the Bonus bill. Senator
Smott, chairman of the Senate Fl
nance committee, and several House
leaders, believe that the anticipated
vets by the President will be over
ridden by two-thirds vote of both
Houses. The view is expressed that
it will be decidedly helpful to enact
tax legislation before the convention
in June. The proposed special meas
ure advocated by the administration
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WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, April o. Reason
able doubt apparently exists in the
minds of the reading public as to
the extent of militant propaganda
emanating from the various official
and quasi-political sources in the
Capital. 1t is natural that there
should be widespread differences of
opinion as to what subjects are up
permost in the popular mind as they
relate to public affairs. What actual
ly transpires behind the scenes before
its presentation by various interpre-
tations to the reading public may be
illustrated from notes of a Washing
ton correspondent on Friday last.
Perhaps the most widely discussed
individual, who is necessarily anony-
nous, is known variously in news
paper accounts as "the highest author
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-04-10

would allow a reduction Of 25 per
cent in returns for the past year.
The question of providing revenue
for various legislative measures as
now pending, is absorbing the atten-
ton of the Treasury and Post Of
flee Departments. The Postmaster
General has submitted several sugges-
tons to the Joint committee sources
of revenue. The administration
claims that the proposals to increase
the rates on all classes of newspapers
and magazines and on parcel post are
merely suggestions made in response
to the demands of the Congressional
committee and are not to be con-
strued as recommendations. Accord
ing to estimates Of the Post Office
Department, it will be necessary to
raise $15O,000,000 a year from these
additional taxes to meet the require
ments of the Kelly-Edge bill for a
blanket increase averaging $400 a
year to 100000 postal employees.
An Adjusted Compensation bill
designed to remove inequities in
gratuities now paid veterans of the
several wars, has passed the Senate.
During the debate, claim was made
by Senator Reed, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, that the bill would alb
sorb one-eighth of the amount of the
estimated tax reduction. The SEN
ate, however, voted 81 to 10 in favor
of the measure.
The appointment of Harlan F.
Stone as Attorney General of the
United States, to succeed Harry M !,
Daugherty, brings out the question
as to what changes will be made in
the Department Of Justice. It is be-
lieved that the new Cabinet officer
will ask for designations of those
deeply involved in the Daugherty in
vestigation, including William j..
Burns, chief Of the Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 1t is known that the Senate
proposes to scruitinize the appoint
ments made to responsible positions
in the legal department of the govern
ment, and for this reason the Chief
Executive will necessarily inquire in
to the qualifications, and above all,
the business connections of those sug-
gested for federal office.
The "wet and dry" issue was again
revived in the Senate this week, when
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ity" and spokesman for the Pres
ident." A complete report Of twen-
ty-minute interview with his anony-
nifty without regard to subjective in
terests or bases, will revail the ques-
tons propounded by the American
press. The first inquiry deals with a
White House breakfast, at which sew
eral Senators were guests. The
spokesman" replies that the Presi-
dent believes in the policy of "break-
ing bread" with legislative leaders in
arder to conserve their time and to
keep in touch with current measures.
This authority" stated that the APP
proach of warm weather would bring
about meetings of this character on
the Mayfower for week end cruise.
The next question death with the
matter which is of interest to voters
and politicians. "How is the Presi-
dent going to conduct the coming
campaign"
Reply: "No plans have been made.
The President has not decided wheth-
er he will make an extensive tour for
speechmaking purposes or conduct the
campaign from the front porch of
the White House."
Another inquiry was made as to
the subjects discussed by the Presi-
dent and Governor Preus, of Mime
sofa. According to this ''highest au-
thority' it was merely casual CONVEX
sation and had nothing to do with the
political situation in the Northwest.
A question undoubtedly inspired by
protests from millions of radio fans
against the action of the Senate FL
nance committee in recommending a
tax on radio supplies was submitted
to the "White House official
cit is an interesting inquiry" re-
marked the Spokesman" smilingly.
Then, in more serious tone he de-
clared that cit may be laid down as a
broad principle that the President
does not favor increases in taxes.
Every effort has been made to econ
omize in federal expenditures in or
der to bring about tax reduction, and
no additions will be favored. Perhaps
some exceptions are justifiable where
certain commodities are now free
from taxation, but there must be no
further increases on sources of reve-
nue. already taxed"
Another question related to bill
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-04-10
would cover the demands Of various
farm sections.
Wonderful Eating Capacity.

Wonderful Eating Capacity.
Two Italians once had a macaroni.
eating contest, in which the winner
slowed away 2,16O yards Of the stun,
being quarter of mile ahead Of his
rival, who had to confess with reluct-
ance that he could eat no more.
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Continued from First Page.)
and began their final hop across the
Atlantic. They TAXED up to their
buoys in Ice Tickle Hartor at eight
minutes after 1 o'clock, eastern
back home" by Rear Admiral Ma
gruder. commander of the patrol
fleet. and other elated officers from
the Richmond
For three days they had been held
at Ivigtut. almost within the shadow
of their home continent, by weather
that would have made flying hazard
GUS to the extreme. When they
started yesterday. however. conditions
though the gale sprang up after they
had hoped off, it aided rather than
deferred them. speeding their planes
at times up to 126 miles an hour.
Pass Over Heavy Fog.
Dense fog curtains draped the
straits for about so per cent OF the
distance between Greenland and Lab
rador, but along the home coast con-
ditions began to clear early and when
they hove into view over the watery
l-horizon, like two tiny specks cleav-
ing the atmosphere, they were flying
through a cloud'ess sky. Beneath
them a calm harbor beckoned them
to a safe landing and a safe welcome
back to their native continent.
That same sense anxiety that has
marked the scenes aboard this trim
cruiser, which had stood guard for
the airmen from Kirkwall to Ice
| Tickle every time they took the air,
was again visible yesterday morning
when the far-stretched voice OF the
| radio announced that they were on.
Eagerly the officers and men awaited
reports from the patrol ships that
guarded every 100 miles of the ocean
between here and 1vigtut.
The first message came from the
destroyer Coghlan. announcing that
| the flyers had darted past the first
fifth at 1920 o'clock. 1t was for all
the world like hearing the report OF
a great horse race. Then the wire
| less of the destroyer Mcfarland
sputtered that they had passed the
second, followed soon by like mes
Auburn. Then from the Lawrence
| came word that they had turned into
the stretch and were running strong.
Wind Velocity Drops.
Those last 139 miles were covered in
an hour and 81 minutes, the wind fall
| ing toward the finish line to only
about 90 knots. The thermometer
registered 20 degrees and Mother Ma
ture seemed bent on making up in
some measure to the heroic Americans
for the aGoniZed hours Old Boreas has
caused them when he fought to blast
their hopes in the dim wastes of
Arctic lands.
The first sight we aboard the Rich
mond had of the Americans was when
| they darted into view far off in the
distance. flying low above the rocky
| islets that pepper the entrance to Ice
| Tickle Harbor. 1t was barren well
| come home for those sturdy Yankees
| this is a land where only few hardy
| fishermen and traders care to live
| but the Richmond and her crew made
the welkin ring up here as it was
never rung before.
The Richmond had been belching
great clouds of black smoke from her
stacks for an hour, to serve as sig
| nal to guide the flyers to the entrance
of the harbor and the spot where
their buoys had been placed. Above
tho roar of their spinning propellers.
the shrill howl of the Richmond's s
siren screamed an ear-splittins well
Evening star., 1924-09-01
La Toilette Speaks
Ouer Radio Today
Upon Labor Issues

Senator La Toilette, independe mt
presidential candidate. today had
a Labor day message for the voters
of the country, prepared for deliv-
cry by radio.
Arrangements called for the link
ing with telephone lines of a
dozen broadcasting stations for
the use of loud speakers" at vari-
Gus labor gatherings to increase
the size of the candidates unsee n
audience, and for him to begin
speaking, into microphone at
the studio of station WCAP here,
at 80 pm, Eastern standard time.
Today's radio address was ar
ranged as a forerunner of the cam
paign which Senator La Toilette
plans to launch later in the month,
probably with a speech in New
York City. Before then, however.
he may again resort to the radio
to outline his views Of campaign
issues.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
DRUG STORE BURGLARS
GET $4,000 AND NARCOTICS
Enter Pharmacy by Boring Hole
Through Floor of Dentists
Office Above.

Burglars last night entered the
Peoples Drug Store, at Seventh and
Massachusetts avenue, through a
hole bored in the floor from the
dentists Office over the store and
made way with $2,so0 in cash and
supply of narcotics, it was re-
ported today.
The thieves had carried a piece of
rope, believed by the police to enable
them to lower themselves to the
lower floor by. The rope however
was unnecessary as a desk was di-
rectly under the hole made in the
floor by them, enabling them to step
on it and then to the floor. They
then blew the knob off the safe door.
Following, they opened cabinet
containing narcotics and made way
with them. The value of the mar
cotics stolen is not known, it is
stated.
Police believe that fingerprints will
help them to locate the thieves.
Evening star., 1924-09-01

overnight stop having been made at
Bucharest and short stop at Buda-
pest en- route to Vienna. The flyers
went July IA from Vienna to Paris, a
distance of $50 miles. In the French
capital they received one of the most
enthusiastic welcomes of the trip
and after a day proceeded to London,
where stay of ten days was sched-
uled to prepare the machines for the
hop across the Atlantic.
From London the schedule arranged
to bring the aviators to the Atlantic
coast of the North American conti-
nent included stops at Hull, England,
then a jump of $40 miles to Kirkwall
in the Orkney Islands; one of -275
miles to Thorshavn, Farce Islands;
thence to Hornafjord, Iceland, 260
miles; to Angmagsalik, Greenland,
the most northerly point touched in
the Atlantic, 500 miles; to Ivigtut,
Greenland, 500 miles, and to Indian
Harbor, Labrador, 57S miles.
The remainder of the trip will take
the flyers to Cartwright Harbor.
Labrador, 40 miles, thence to Hawkes.
Bay, Newfoundland, 2so miles. and on
to Pictou Harbor, Nova Scotia, 420
miles. From the last point the avia-
tors will begin to think of home.
which to them after such a trip will
be the entire United States.
A flight of $40 miles will bring
them along the Maine coast to Bos-
ton. with only two more hops left,
one of 185 miles to Mitchell Field,
and another of 220 miles to Wash
ington.
Originally 1t was intended to have
the flight end at Washington, but
short time ago officials of the air
service announced that they favored
Glover Field, Cal, as the finishing
point in order that the air route
around the world actually would be
completed. 1t is proposed to have
the flyers leave Washington for the
cross-continent flight, following the
route to Moundsville, w. Va; Dayton,
Ohio, and then along the air mail
line as far west perhaps as Sacra-
mento, Calf, before turning south
to Clover Field.
Air officials plan to have the trip
west made as expeditiously as pos
sible in order that efforts to beat the
record of the American flyers, which
are expected to be started generally.
may be made as dinicult ~ possible.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
MAKE LAST WATER JUMP
Thousands Hear Gen. Patrick
Radio Greeting to Men.

The American world flyers have,
in every way except officially, suc-
ceeded in their enterprise. They are
back on the North American conti-
nent, in Labrador, having made the
510-mile hop from Ivigtut, Greenland.
yesterday, apparently without mishap.
The success of their last all-water
jump. across a sea usually blanketed
In fog and beSet with icebergs, was
reported tersely in message received
at the Navy Department from the
Smith and Eric Nelson, it said. both
had reached Ice Tivkle five miles from
Indian Harbor. Labrador. at 3:18 pm
Eastern standard time, yesterday, and
added. "all we'll"
Congratulatory messages were i'm
mediately dispatched to them by
President Coolidge. Dwight f. Davis,
Acting Secretary of War. and other
high officials, all of which are to be
made part of their service records
No details were received at the
Navy Department during the night.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Last Big Obstacle Cleared
in Hop From Ivigtut to
American Soil.
AIRMEN JOYOUS, SEE
REST OF JOURNEY EASY
Have Fully Succeeded, Except Of.
ficially-Coolidge Praises
Record.
By the Associated Press.

U. S. S. RICHMOND, AT ICE
The first crcumnavigation of the
globe by air was virtually completed
with the arrival on the Labrador
Army world flyers.
Hopping off from Ivigtut, Green
land. at 6:29 am, eastern standard
time, Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith and his
companion drove their powerful sea-
planes oyer the 572-mile stretch of
water without mishap and alighted
at Ice Tickle at lis pm. thus COM
pleting the hop in hours 49 min
uteS.
The arm of the Atlantic separating
Greenland and Labrador is notorious
for its ice and fogs, but conditions
were almost ideal for the flight. A
slight mist along the Labrador coast
early in the morning cleared away
later and the planes were helped on
their way by wind out of the
northwest. which at times brought
their speed to as high as 1926 miles
an hour.
Show Strain of Hop.
The four men-Lieut. Smith and his
mechaniclap, Lieut.. Leslie =. Arnold,
IN plane No. =. and Lieut.. Eric H.
Nelson. in No a. with Lieut. John
Harding. jr., as his assistant-showed
the physical strain of the journey and
the suspense of the long days since
they left kirkwall in the Orkneys
carly in August but expressed keen
JOY at arriving again on North Amer
lean SOIL declaring their world jour
ney practically ended
They were met with warp,
come from the Richmond, a detail of
sailors from the destroyer Lawrence
and few fisher folk from along the
barren coast. as well as newspaper
men and photographers. who had
awaited their arrival since early in
August.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
U. S. ORDERS ENORMOUS
AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVES
Hundred Million Tons to Be Used
Entirely for Purposes
of Peace.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 1.-The
United States Government has just
placed the largest single order for
explosives ever awarded, not except
ing the gigantic wartime requisi-
tions, the American Chemical Society
announced yesterday. The order is
for 100, 900, 900 pounds, all Of it to be
used for projects of peace. The ex-
plosives will be used for road con-
struction, agricultural purposes and
similar blasting work, according to
the society.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Triplets Get Big Names.

BENTON. Ill. September 1.-Mr
and Mrs. Roy Lee of Benton, an
nounced they would name their new
ly born boy triplets after the three
presidential candidates, m e y
George La Toilette, Thomas Coolidge
and Ralph Davis. The smallest of
the three weighed 3k pounds. while
the other two tipped the scales at
pounds each.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Two Held in Robberies.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spec1AI D1SpdtCH IHe SUIT.
CUMBERLAND. Md, September 1.
Charged with robbing three Balti-
more and Ohio railroad freight cars
in the yards at Evitts Creek, August
II, William Snyder and Thomas Rob-
erts, Humbird street, were committed
to Jail in default of $1,000 bonds
each, at Police Court by Magistrate
oliver H. Bruce, after waving hear
ing. Snyder is said to have admitted
implicated Roberts and John Cor
rigan.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Some Absent-Minded.
Arkansas Thomas Cat

From Arkansas Thomas Cat.
Uncle Daniel Bernard Haley Of Pea
vine Ridge is so absent minded that
the other night when he heard him
self knocking the ashes out of his
pipe he called out, Come in
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Time Record Ignored.

The primary purpose Of the flight
was to determine the physical practi-
cability of an around-the-world air
route with heavier-than-air machines
Of present development. In making
the plans for the fight no considera-
tion whatever was given to attempts to
make a time record because the sue
cessful completion Of the feat, regard
less of the time required. was the
main object. 1t was this that caused
Maj. Gen. Patrick to decline a PROPOSE
ton of British air officials to make
the flight a sporting proposition in
competition with A. Stuart MacLaren,
the British aviator. The latter started
his attempt to fly around the world in
the opposite direction from the Ameri-
cans March rs from Southampton.
Notwithstanding that the American
flyers were not out to, make a time
record their feat will stand as such,
since they were the first to complete
the trip. until some other aviator does
it in less time.
Achieving their main object the
.yers incidentally brought to the
'Vlited States another honor-that Of
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After getting beyond the jungles of
India, the aviators experienced no
trouble. Proceeding July 2 they made
a hop of 500 miles. from Allahabad to
Umbella and the same day made an
other short jump to Multan. July 8
they flew ATS miles to Karachi, their
last stop in India, where they were
again delayed by engine trouble.
Leaving Karachi July they made
Charbar, Persia, $50 miles away. pro-
ceeded to Bender Abbas, another
flight of the same distance. A total of
SIS miles were covered July in
flights to Bushire and thence to Bag
dad. The next day 480 miles brought
them to Aleppo, Syria. and on July 10
they winged 1t approximately 600
miles to reach Constantinople.
A day out of the planes was taken
in Constantinople and then successive
day flights of 800 and $50 miles each
landed them In Vienna July Is, an
Evening star., 1924-09-01
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