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, 1926-07-20
OBITUARY.

1t is our melancholy duty to report to-
day The passing away Of Mr.. HENRIK
LARSEN, Dannebrogsmand, at 8 30 a. m.
yesterday at The residence of his son,
Postmaster Larsen, where he had made
his home for the past year. Mr.. Larsen
was n years Of age, in poor health
and rather feeble. lately, and took a sud-
den turn for the worse on last Friday
afternoon.
Henrik Larsen, was a native of Den
mark. being born in N8stved, SGeland,
on February Is, 1848. Having served
his term as a Danish recruit in the moth
en- country he volunteered to cone to the
West Indies with the Danish colonial
troops and arrived in ST. Croiy on Janu
airy 10, 1870. About two years later he
enlisted in the police force and was con
n2cted with that department in various
capacities here and in st. Thomas until
1898. A man Of fixed habits and lasting
attachments to people, places and voca-
lions, Mr.. Larsen, more than once de-
clined changes of position in the police
force carrying promotions with them,
and eventually on recommendation WAS
made police sergeant, a SPECIAL post in
those days and created, so to speak,
for him, since that office did not exist
befGIe nCr after his time in Fredelik.
sted. On completion Of rs years Of un.
broken service in the police force, the sub
ject Of this sketch was presented with a
congratLlatory letter aud a gold souve-
hir medal. He was also some time later
, 1926-07-20

PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. ROI
Contained from yesterdays AUjs)
A. Letter from His ExceiIency, Gov.
ernor NJ. e. Trench, dated October 20,
1925, reading;
October 20, 1925.
To: The Colonial Councii for the Muni-
cipality OF Saint CroiX,
Gentlemen,
l.. In transmitting the Order Of the
Day for the meeting on November 8,
1925, the Governor takes into account
the regrettabIe status of the Council at
the present time.
2. Two of the Governors appointees.
incident to the elections Of June 5 and 6,
1925, have not been given their seats and
until all Of his appOinteeS are seated, the
Governor cannot recognize acts of the
Council as legal
3. The Governor has carefully studied
the cases Of Judge A. E. Stakemann and
Mr.. Douglas Armstrong. appointees of
his predecessor, who citizenship status is
In question, and after due consideration
of The facts obtainable and mis- own state
ments in the case Of Nh. Armstrong; and
the facts and the concurrence Of legal
opinions in the case Of Judge Stakemann,
he has decided that both of these gentle
men are legally qualified to sit in the
Council.
, 1926-07-20

I'VE TelalI0DS, ana hopes tndl l1lS CuiQ-
munication will be received in the cordial
spirit in which be sends it.
Respectfully,
M L TRENCH,
TOUeIu0~.
The Acting Chairman remarked: Hon
orable Members under the ruling OF the
Attorney General and the general letter
from His ExcelIency the Governor Of
the Virgin Islands which | have just
read | have the honor to declare that the
1Gt and 5th Appointed Members, A. Il.
Stakemann and d. S. Armstrong, res
peCtively, are entitled to sit and vote IN
this Council. And as the Council has
always passed upon tie eligibility Of its
appointed members / look upon this as
an amendment to the law
Bird Member for Frederiksted Country
District (AHdeI8en) remarked: Mr.. Chair
man allow me 10 draw your attention TO
the fact that this Opinion was asked for
by the Council in a caucuS meeting. 1t
seems to me therefore that il should
be put to a committee of the whole
House before it goes to the Council. You
have omitted to do that and by doing so
you are depriVing the members who are
not present today Of an opportunity to
see the opinion before it is put before
the House.
The Acting Chairman in reply to the
last speaker said: AS this is a ruling
from the Attorney General / did not con
slider it necessary to put it to a com
mittee before placing it before the Coun-
ell.
Ord Member for Frederiksted Country
District (AnderSen) remarked: Mr., Chair
fact that no where jn the communication
ruling" appear. 1t is merely an opin-
ion. You should, as | said before, call
a caucus meeting Of the whole Counr"
and give members an Opportuni.y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-07-15
AGRICULTURAL NOTES

Benefcent Insect Kills Canada
Thistle-The Canada thistle, which in
spots is a weed pest of first magni-
tude, is under attack by the larvae
or worms of the thistle butterfly in
sections of Goodhue, Dodge and Rock
counties, according to reports receiv-
ed at University Farm by A. G. Rug
giles, state entomologist.
The thistle butterfly in her coat
of red and brown is real beauty.
She lays the eggs from which emerge
the worms which fatten on the Ca
madam thistle, mallow, plantain, and
other weeds. The worms are here
every season, says the state entomo-
logist, but in such limited numbers
that they rarely attract attention.
Climatic conditions this year have
favored their propagation. From 20
to 80 worms have been seen feeding
on a single thistle.
The last vestige of the Canada
thistle on a farm near Kenyon,
Goodhue county, has been destroyed
by the worms. Sometimes even the
stalks of the plants have been cut
off. Farmers in Canada thistle in
tested district in North Dakota say:
"Ship us carload of the worms y
~
Feeding Test Results Studied at
gu" Farm-Six lots of Hereford baby
beeves ten animals to the lot, were
on exhibition at the end of 217,-
day feeding experiment before nearly
800 cattle feeders and other persons
interested in cattle feeding at Univer-
sity Farmity Farm, Thursday, June
"a.
All of the calves were purchased in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-07-15

inc the total cost of a cord Of stump
wood fuel, tightly piled, was $3.50.
This includes labor, 81 per cent;
blasting material, 81 per cent;
power, IL per cent.
cat 1896 per cord, this fuel is
reasonable in price," say the auth
ors of the bulletin. IF it is sold at
this price, or if in burning it the
farmer saves like investment in coal,
his land is cleared as a by-product Of
fuel production"
Copies of this bulletin are free to
all persons interested. Write the Of
flee of Publication, University Farm,
st. Paul, for copy.
-
Mower in the Lead on Ton Litter
Map-Two hundred seven pig litters
have been entered to date in the state
ton contest, according to reports re-
ceived and summarized in the Of
flee of HI. G.. Zavoral of University
Farm, who is in charge of the con-
test for the agricultural extension SER
vice Of the university, the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders association, and
the Minnesota Swine Breeders asso-
citation. Mower county leads with 18
entries, Martin and Scott are tied for
second place with Is each, Redwood
and Murray are third with ID each.
Winona is fourth with 10, and Lin
coin and LeSueur fifth with each.
Martin and Mower counties have
changed position this year, Martin
leading in 1925 with % filters and
Mower county running second with
20 filters. In last years contest 275
filters were entered, 81 of which
weighed out ton or more of pork
in $50 days. In 1924, Minnesota
farmers enrolled 215 litters.
;. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE HERALD
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-07-15

ket will weigh under 700 pounds.
From a commercial or retail shop
standpoint, the little animal not
highly finished is in best demand ne
said.
eve are coming to a time when we
will produce super baby beef-good
carcasses at weaving time,' he said.
"Carcasses such as there are light and
dress out good. The feeder who is
shipping his cattle before they are
18 months old, preferably Is months
old, will get along. The public
doesn't want weighty carcasses. /"
The Nebraska man made the
point that younger cattle invariably
use their feed more efficiently than
do older cattle-in other words, the
grains on big cattle cost more. What
kind of cattle to have, buying right,
and marketing right were pointed out
as some of the problems of beef pro-
duction which the feeder must solve
in order to succeed.
Pine Stumps Turned Init Fuel;
Real Saving-"Fuel from Pine
Stumps," or the story of a land
clearing byproduct, is told by M. j.
Thompson and A. j. Schwantes Of
the division of agricultural engineer
ing, University of Minnesota, in Bull
letin 227, just issued by the Mime
sofa Experiment Station.
The bulletin gives the results Of
study for more than two years OF
the conversion of pine stumps into
fuel on nine experimental plots, two
in Lake county, five in Pine county,
and two in Carlton county. The
stunps averaged $50 to the acre and
1876 inches in diameter. The cord
wood production ranged from 3.13 to
1888 cords to the acre, with an av-
erage of 9.74 cords. Including clear
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-07-15

October, 1926, from the Schermer-
horn farms in Mahnonen county. The
experiment compared the value of
shelled corn and corn and cob meal,
full fed and slightly limited grain
rations, and made comparisons of the
feeding, finishing, selling, and killing
qualities of steer calves, heifer calves,
and mixed lot of steers and heifers.
Ten steers which were fed daily
ration each of 1898 pounds Of she'll
ed corn, 1. 70 pounds off linseed meal,
10. 06 pounds of corn silage, and g. 81
pounds of alfalfa hay-a ration which
cost $8.74 for every 100 pounds of
gain-made the best record. Includ-
ing the pork credit, the margin pei
calf was $14.81, or a return per
bushel for ear corn of 81 cents.
"A full report of the different RAJ
tions, methods of feeding costs, sell
ing prices, etc., can be obtained by
writing the animal husbandry division
at University Farm.
w. H. Peters, chief of the division,
presided at the forenoon session and
Dean w. &C. Coffey of the University
Department of Agriculture was chair
man of the afternoon meeting. H.
w. Vaughan gave the report Of the
feeding experiment. Speakers at
the forenoon session were w. l.. Ca
vert, a University Farm manage
ment specialist; j. S. Montgomery,
manager of the Central Cooperative
Commission association, and A. "A.
Dowell, livestock specialist.
r.
Feeders Advised to Market Light
Stock-H. J. GramlieI, head of the
department of animal husbandry of
the University of Nebraska, told a
Cattle Feeders Day audience at Uni
versity Farm that in five years 80
per cent of the cattle going to mar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-07-15

me Fl runs with quiet efficiency.
Potarme aF enables you to enjoy
smooth riding car that is ready to Aeat
up the road"-a bill as eagerly as
hollow.
fabricated with PolaTine @F" Ford
IS hungry for the highway, with the
same steady power in all kinds of
weather, over all kinds of roads.
Drain the crank case today and fill It
up with Polarine F..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Waterville Woman
And Family of Eight
Mysteri0uslY iii

Mrs. Charles Albert and her eight
children Of 9 IL Redington street
are recovering from serious and
mysterious illness which the health
authorities believe was caused by es-
Gaping sewer gas. The people first
became i'll late last Thursday night,
suffering painful stomach trouble
which was at first thought to have
been caused by meat that had been
eaten for supper.
DR.. j. A. Breard was called and
he treated his patients for ptomaine
poisoning of which they appeared to
have symptoms. At o'clock Friday
evening 1t was noticed that there was
no response to the treatment. DR.. Z.
G. Rancourt was called for conculta-
ton and the theory of ptomaine pois-
oning was abandoned. The cellar OF
the house was carefully examined
for traces of gas and the nine peo-
pie were removed to the house OF
Cyril Forth, nearby. The belief that
it was gas which had caused the Ill
ness was strengthened by the fact
that several neighbors who were in
the house became i'll and it is known
that workmen had fixed the pipes in
that vicinity within the past Few
days.
Saturday morning DR.. William j..
Young, the city health officer was
notified of the case, and asthe AL
bert family seemed. to be we'll on the
road to recovery they returned 70
their home. Mrs Albert's husband Is
at present working in the woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Spanish Flyers
Complete Largest
Hop Atlantic Flight

Fernando Do Noronha Island Bra
zil Jan. 3O-(AP)-After a continu-
Gus flight Of approximately IS hours,
the Spanish seaplane, Plus Ultra. in
command of the noted air pilot,
Franco, completed the longest and
most perilous stage of its flight from
Spain to Argentina, South America,
coming down in the sea off this is
land at s o'clock this evening.
Commander Franco at first girdled
the island in search of good land
ing spot, but found none because of
the heavy surf. He again flew out
to sea and alighted there. later to be
towed into a safe harbor in Concep-
ton bay
The distance traversed was about
1892 miles and the Spanish aviators
are now only about 279 miles from
Pernambuco, the Brizilian mainland.
The intrepid birdmen took off from
Ribeiro Do Inferno Bay. Porto Praya,
Cape Verde Islands. at 6.10 o'clock
this morning and alighter on Con-
cepcion bay. The fight was made
under favorable weather conditions
and seemingly without any untoward
instances. Frequent radio messages
from the Plus Ultra reported the
progress of the voyage. 1t was ORR
ginally estimated the fight would
take 16 hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Family Conference
Agrees Innocence
West Baldwin Youth

West Baldwin. Me-, Jan. slap
Roland Guptill, under a cloud since
last November as having fatally shot
Melville Ward here, was exonerated
of all blame at conference of the
families concerned held today at the
home of Mrs. Asa Ward. the victims
mother. Guptill had fired a wild shot
on the night when Ward was found
dead in his automobile and when
Guptill was first informed of the fact
in the presence of several friends. he
remarked, Il must have shot him."
This statement spread and for two
months many people in the town
have regarded Guptill as Wards
slayer. Although county officials an
nounced that Ward died by his own
hand. his family was not satisfied
and they have repeatedly demanded
further investigation. The confer
ence today was the outcome.
When all the facts were brought
to light it was proven that Guptilrs
vast bullet could not have killed the
youth. The Ward family accepted
the decision of all present that the
victim died by his own hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Sealed Verdict
Today in Shalt
Suit for S25O,0O0

Portland, Jan. 31.-Nine hours and
40 minutes after starting delibera-
lions, a jury in the supreme judi
cial court tonight returned sealed
verdict in the s25O,OOO alienation
Of affection suit brought by Mrs
Alice White Shalt of Brookline
Mass, against her mother-in-la
Mrs. Annie r. Shalt of Portland
it will be opened Monday morning
before Chief Justice Wilson.
The jury went out at 1920 o'clock
this morning. 1t took an hour for
lunch at noon, returned to deliberate
and was not again >heard from until
SGT o'clock this afternoon, when. be-
cause of the prospects of disagree
ment, Chief Justice Wilson sent for
the panel.
He urged the Importance of agree
ment, especially in this case, and the
great expense which would result In
a second trial, after a disagreement
The foreman said the jury did not
require additional instruction on
point Of law.
Chief Justice Wilson said that an
attempt to reach a verdict should
continue until IL o'clock and if ii
were reached, that 1t should be sealed
and delivered to him Monday morn
ing. The members went to dinner
at sos tonight and returned to the
court house at 7.05 o'clock to be lock-
ed into their room.
At 8 o'clock the verdict was reach
ed, sealed, and tucked by Foreman
Frost into his pocket for safe keeping
until Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Mitchell Grimly
Awaits Civilian
Status to Cut Loose

+. Washington, Jan. 31.-(AP)-Col-
onel william Mitchell prepared today
to celebrate his return from military
to civilian status. effective tomorrow,
when he will be officially notified that
his resignation from the army has
been accepted by President Coolidge,
by working out plans for renewed at
tacks on ten national defense system.
By delaying until tomorrow the of
fctal notification of the acceptance of
the resignation, which had been ex-
pected to free the air officer from mil
itary ties at i 2o'clock tonight. war
department officials added another day
to the armistice-like silence that has
been maintained by Colonel Mitchell
for almost four months.
AS the lines were drawn today be-
tween the Mitchell camp and that of
the administration air policy defenders,
it appeared certain that clash be-
tween them will take place not later
than Tuesday. By that time Colonel
MitchelPs salutation will have been
charged to Mr." AS a result Of his
resignation, rendered after President
Coolidge approved the five-year sus-
pension sentence imposed by the court
martial which found him guilty Of in
subordlnation under the seth article of
war.
Colonel Mitchell Is represented as
having definitely accepted a proposal
to tour the country on the platform
and to hope in that way to be able to
bring public opinion to bear on the
war and navy departments and on 9TH
err opponents of his so forcibly that
they will be compelled to order the
changes in existing national defense
projects that he has sought to bring
about for many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Barbara La Mari,
Screen Actress. Dies

Altadena, Calf, Jan. 30.-(AP)-
Barbara La MARI, motion picture ac-
tress, died at her home here this af-
ternoon.
Miss La Marr's death resulted from
complications following a nervous
breakdown several months ago, her
father. w. w. Watson, said. Her
death came Unexpectedly, and until
yesterday, she seemed rapidly i'm
proving. Thursday she was able to
leave the home for the first time in
many weeks.
Miss La Marr's breakdown occur
red in July while she was completing
three pictures in New York. She re-
turned to Hollywood to make the
fourth, and it was while she was en-
gagged in this last October that she
suffered the second collapse. While
Miss La Marr's condition became
worse yesterday, it did not seem
critical, her father said. until 8
o'clock this afternoon. She died about
an hour later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Investigate Death
Of RumfOrd Man

Rumford, Me-, Jan. 30.-The Rum
ford authorities are investigating the
death of John Duvinski. 43, all his
home, As River street yesterday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Duvinski has been an
invalid for IL years. a paralytic and
somewhat weakened in intellect. He
lived for a number of years with his
wife, Mary, "a, son. Peter, Is. ana
a boarder, George Speaker at 10S
River street.
Some weeks ago another ,boarder. a
Lithuanian whose name has not been
divuIged, came to the Duvinski home.
Ten days ago he went to Hartford,
Conn. At that time. Mrs. Duvinski
disposed of the household furniture,
moved the family to 4S River street,
and, it is reported, planned to go
away herself but was prevented by
the authorities. who did not wish her
husband left without care.
Duvinski was taken sick Thursday
night and yesterday at $50 DR.. Will
liam p. Rowe was called. DR.. Rowe
diagnosed his trouble as acute indi-
gestion. At the same time, George
Speaker was taken sick with SINH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Urges U. S. Own It's
Govt. Buildings in
Foreign Countries

Washington. Jan. 31.-AP)-Sec-
rotary Kellogg is convinced the time
has come for this country to establish
a policy of owning it's own embassy,
legation and consulate buildings in
foreign countries.
Initial costs, he feels, will be COM
pensated for within a brief time by
rental economies and elimination of
delays resulting from the use of scat
tered buildings by various branches
OF the diplomatic corps in many large
prlncipallties. Lacking such buildings
in many capitals, 1t is still virtually
Impossible to select other than rela-
lively wealthy men to represent the
United States in those countries.
The secretary, in letter to Chair
man Porter of the house foreign af-
fairs committee, made clear that he
had given the matter much attention,
and that the program, which has been
proposed in bill introduced by Mr..
Porter, was In harmony with the fl
nancial program of President Cool
idge.
Mr.. Kellogg endorsed the Porter
bill, which would authorize the state
department to acquire sites in a num-
Der of foreign cities for embassy and
other diplomatic buildings. Hearings
on this measure are expected to be
started by the committee this week.
THE United States maintains 81
diplomatic missions abroad" the Sec
rotary wrote. "Only IA are housed in
government owned buildings. Two
additional buildings are in the course
of construction. In capitals such as
Berlin, Rome. Buenos Aires, Brussels,
Stockholm, The Hague, Vienna, Bud
apest, Warsaw, and Lima, the Amer
lean diplomatic representatives &C.
cupy rented buildings for Offices and
residence and receives no allowance
for the cost of his residence.
ut is still true, as has often been
stated. that no man who is not COM
paratively wealthy can be an ambas-
sador or minister of the United
States in most foreign capitals, and
that to a great extent this republic,
the foremost democratic government
in the world and one of the wealth.
lest of nations, is under the necess-
ity of limiting it's choice of diplo-
matte representatives to men of
wealth.
mo matter how able a man may
be, how learned in international law
and diplomatic history, how skilled
in negotiations, or how representa-
of the best American culture. he is
not eligible for appointment to most
of the great diplomatic posts unless
he has large private fortune"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-01
Burbank in Role
Infidel Speaks in
Frisco Congo Church

San Francisco, Calf, Jan. slap
Luther Burbank, the noted horti-
culturist of Santa Rosa, spoke as the
pulpit guest at the First Congrega-
tional Church here this morning and
declared that "the' idea that a good
God would send people to burning
He'll is utterly damnable to me-"
I The gwhite-haired horticulturist
who recently announced that he was
IAN infidel," read his message from a
prepared manuscript. Mr.. Burbank
was invited to speak from the pulpit
several weeks before he announced
that he was an "infidel."
II love everybody. I love every
thing" said Mr.. Burbank. 81 love
humanity; it has been constant de-
light during all my n years of life;
and I love all the works of nature"
"All plants, animals and man are
already in eternity travelling across
the face of time, whence we know
not, whittier who is able to tell? Let
us have one world at time.
LET us read the Bible, without the
ill-fitting colored spectacles of theol-
ogy just as We read other books, u.s.
ing our own judgment and reason.
"Euripides long ago said: who
dares not speak his free thought is a
slave l nominated myself as an Sin
fidel,' as challenge to thought fol
those who are asleep. The word Is
harmless if properly used. Its stigma
has been heaped upon it by unthink-
ing people who associate 1t with the
bogie devil and his malicious works
The devil has never concerned me as
l have always used my own con-
science. not the dictum of any cul-
| tam. and If my words have awakened
thoughts in narrow bigots and petri.
fed hypocrites it will have done it,
appointed work."