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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Country News Letters
Items from Live Correspond
ents of the Rural District
South Sank Centre
Hubert Lye spe' It Monday

Hubert Lye spe'4t Monday at
ternoon at the j. Determan home.
Little Mary Ann and Ralph
Steffes Jr., spent Saturday at the
Ferd Bergman home.
Miss Dorothy Schwartz spent
Saturday at the Ray Prasch home.
Mike and Henry Alberts and
Richard and Roman Richer spent
Friday at the Ike Henry home.
F. j. Bergman was a business
caller at Belgrade and tBrooten
Monday.
Miss Louise Borgmann, student
at the University of Minnesota, is
spending her vacation at the Hen
ry Bergman home.
Roland Degree spent Sunday
afternoon at the Joe Determan
home.
George Bergman was Ia bust
ness caller at the Ike Henry home
Monday.
Mrs. Ed Schurman and son Vir-
gil spent Sunday at the Nick
Schwartz home.
Leonard and Henrietta Henry
spent Sunday at Ward Springs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
FALL CAUSES DEATH

Mrs. Anna Kilian, aged rs,
mother of Father Kilian of st. Pat
rick's Church of Melrose, died in
that city last Friday morning. De-
ceased had been i'll in health for
some time but had recovered from
recent illness. While coming from
uhe church she fell, and died in a
very view minutes. Solemn SER
vices were held Monday, March FL,
with Fir. Shermis of Osakis speak
ing in English, and Rev. Father
Artz of this city, in German. Re-
mains were shipped to Winona for
burial, Tuesday. Rev. Kilian and
his mother have been residents of
Melrose for the past twelve years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Northwest Sank Centre

George Sukke, who has been un-
der the car, of physicians at st
Cloud, spent the week end at the
home of his brother, Oscar Sukke.
returning Moniay. He is improv-
ing rapidly, and his many friends
mere wish him speedy and com,
plete recovery.
Joe Weiner, accompanied by
his wife and daughter was a bust
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

Allister Proctor discovered and
purchased for small sum ait Here
ford, England, what is declared ta
be a unique copy of the first edi-
ton of Bacons "Novum Organums
printed in London in 1920.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
District II

Miss Ellen Kruse 1880. Teacher
Mildred Bosshardt ....... Editor
Myrtle Martin 5000. Reporter
Those that have received reading
prizes are as follows:
Arnold Lundsten-Grade 4.
Evelyn MolmesGrade S
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
EOery Worth While Feature .
The Modern Car Should Have

Clear Vision Bodies-C Color
Options-M ohair Uphol-
Contrasting Window
Reveals" on Closed Bodies
Instrument Panel Under
Glass, Indirectly Lighted
Solid Walnut Steering
Wheel-Tilting Beam
Headlights-Headlight
Control on Steering Wheel
Both Manifold and Their.
mostatic Heat Control -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

British cooperative orgamiza-
tons have sent shipment of TO-
00e barrels of herring, 70,000,000
fish to Soviet, Russia.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

Gasoline Filter-Oil Filter
-+Wheel Brakes Balloon
Tires.
Drousham Gve-passenser. two
door, $13s5. Sedan, five-passen-
ger. four-door, &l3s5. Coupe,
(illustrated), two-passenssf. with
rumble seat, 413es. Roadstsr,
with rumble seat $685.. Tour
Ing. 6ve,passenger, $132S. All
prices fob. Detsoit. plus revenue
tax.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
cAmenca's closes. priced six
rivals the highest. priced in
quality and performance

THERE'S a get-up-and-
i go about Hupmobile
Six performance that
appeals to you at once as
entirely outof theordinary.
And the more you try to find Ito
parallel among ordinary skies
under $3.50, the more surely
you realize this Six 70 unique In
Ito price-class -in fact, has no
rival anywhere save among the
highest-priced skies on the
market.
Perfectly logical, when you
consider that Hupmobile has
made this the closest-priced Six
in the industry by actually add
ing q full 10 per cent extra
quality without adding a cent
to its purchase price.
Come see the new Hupmobile
Six. Drive it! Experience the
performance thrills of the most
expensive type of six-cylinder
motoring which Ii assures you
1T a very substantial saving.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09

witt praised Curtin and wanted an increased salary for the position, Curtin was to be decapitated after he got the increase and one of the trusted lieutenants of the machine was 10 get the position. Naturally We use the term machine" advised ly as no other word commonly un- dorstood would fit the situation if this public supposition is the correct one. The salary was increased and then the curtain began to descend for Curtin. The public, which is not composed of blind mice, began to take notice What could one expect? Somebody, not Curtin, from the first was expected to get that larger salary.
 The next time somebody is fired the condemnation should begin early and be nothing else but. This method of first praising a man and then firing him is no way to woo peace. Or sit on the lid,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
\ STORY GROWS, AND GROWS,
 AND GROWS!

Overheard by Rev. John S. Clarke)
 What Mrs. Elliott Said: My husband tore his pants leg when he slammed the car door on it this morning."
 How Mrs. Jordan Repeated It: Have you heard about the funny thing that happened to Mir. Elliott? :? Well, he caught his trousers on the door of the car and tore them off. Yes, right down town, Terrible wasn't it?"
 What Mrs, Blair Said: What. You haven't heard what Mr. Elliott did? Why, thought everybody knew it. He was getting into his automo- bile downtown when he suddenly lost his mind and took off every stitch of clothes he had on.'
 And What Mrs. Moran Said: Isn't it terrible about Mr. Elliott. Yes, they have him in an asylum now and and they say he has a perfect mania for tearing off his clothes. When any visitors come to see him he tears the clothes off them, too. How dreadful it must be, The doc tors say they cant do anything for him--in fact, he tears the clothes off the doctors whenever he gets a chance. Well, I knew he'd go crazy Il knew it all the timo."
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
THE MONROE EXTENSION

The late civic hullabaloo having settled down somewhat it is gratify ing to note that the city budget re- ducers saw fit to let the city plan commission have an appropriation of s25,5 for the extension of Mon roe street, which will make that street comparatively straight cross-city thoroughfare which does not cross a single railroad track at grade. This sounds like progress if the plan is pushed through this year.
 Some major improvement is need cd every year. There are others awaiting action at a later period; under the financial circumstance it appears that only one 'big improve lnent" can be tackled at time. The extension of East Main to Washing ton street, for instance, apparently must wait until another year.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
PAYING SOUTH MAIN

Last year the big paving improve ment of the year was the laying down of a new pavement on West Main street, which was done by the city.
 This year the chief paving job. it appears, will be on South Main street, from Franklin square to Roberts street. It Is estimated that this will cost approximately s41,- 500. This will take a comfortable slice from the s75,00O allowed for new paving work, leaving s33,5 for work elsewhere. Yes, there will be some new paving, anyway; if there were not it would give the i'm presslon the city is standing still.
 The South Main street paving, in all conscience, needs improvement All the complaints which formerly were leveled at the old West Main street washboard lately have been concentrated upon South Main street. One way to make a genuine hit with the "army of motorists is for the city to flatten out a much travelled highway with some new paving. The grunts of satisfaction that ensue nearly drown out tn. hum of the motors.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
AT THE SWITCHBOARD

Two new mon will be provided for the manual telephone switch board at the central fire sation, if the ideas of the budget pruners pre- vail. After much agitation about the need of not permitting the city 10 go unprotected in case of sec ond telephone fire alarm while the fire fighters are out on a job the contentious of Chief Noble have found fruit. This is an important little point in civic functioning; when the extra operators are actual ly at the service of the public fire protection will be 100 per cent per feet instead of about 9S per cent.
 The city has every right to look forward to a reduction In fire in- surance rates in the near future. Our fire department has been constantly improved; a plan is under foot to  hook up the factory tanks and pumping systems with the cty's mains. thus insuriug higher water pressure; the possibility of failure to respond to a second alarm will be eliminated with the employment of sufficient telephone operators at headquarters. The mayor will be eminently justified, when all this is a reality, to go before the New Eng land insurance underwriters associa- tion and emphasize what has been done and prove 10 these gentlemen that the city is entitled 10 lower rates. That would be fine service to the taxpayer in realty.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
SWINGING TOWAED FARM RELIEF

Strange as it may seem, every man, woman and child in New Britain-in all of New England- will be vitally affected by the farm relief method embodied in the Me nary Haugen bill, which again will he brought forward for debate in Congress, perhaps this week. It has been approved by the House and Senate committees; there is evidence that it will be well supported on the floors of Congress. There is further evidence that only Il veto Of the President can prevent il from becoming law; and perhaps at this session the supporters of the bill can pass il over the Presidents s veto.
 II has been computed that if the bill passes, a loaf of bread will cost
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
TRIALS

Connecticut is not the only state in the Union where juries are uniform 1 ly more lenient than judges. That ! appears to be a tendency every where. It is not that juries are more | inclined to permit the milk of hu- man kindness hold sway in their de- Alterations, but they are more in clined to place themselves in the other fellows place and are more likely to permit mental reservations regarding guilt and the motives actuating the prisoner at the bar to have q bearing upon their decision. They know less than the judges about the law and for that reason are less apt to split hairs in it's appli- cation. The juries have their good points, but there can be little doubt that they permit many guilty man to escape punishment.
 Verbal gymnasts, such as expert criminal lawyers uniformly happen to be, gain their regulations because of the human frailties of jurors to be beguiled into accepting white in- stead of black provided the sales talk is strenuous enough. Turning to the other side of the picture, if the most expert sales talk happens to come from the prosecutors-as also frequently happens-the unfortunate prisoners at the bar can rest assured the jurors will not fail to be sway cd. "Swaying the jury" in fact, is one Of the most necessary jobs in the practice of that branch of the law which most frequently comes into contact with it.
 There is no such thing as sway ing the judge" however. The aver age judge can make up his mind from the evidence on hand as quick ly as any lawyer; in truth some what quicker. Some of them can tell whether a prisoner is guilty by his looks, his speech and manner. II takes practice and experience. and mistakes may sometimes be made: but it can be done by some judges.
 Trials without jurics in Connecti- cut, despite the greater likelihood of convicton-bascd upon the statistics of the last two ycars-are astonish- ingiy popular, Choice of either method. under certain limitations. is permissible. But the jury plan in wolves more costs and usually takes longer. This probably is why there were nearly 100 more trials without juries than with them
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
Dissertation On The Weather

Washington, Feb. 9.-Forccast for Southern New England: Cloudy to- night and Thursday. possibly rain or snow Thursday. Not much change in temperature. Moderate to fresh northeast and east winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Thursday; possibly rain or snow; slightly colder tonight in extreme south por- tion; moderate to fresh east and northeast winds
 Conditions: Pressure has de- creased in the Ohio Valley and in creased in the north Atlantic states, the lower lake region and the St. Lawrence valley. A relatively low pressure system overspreads the southern states. Pensacola, Fla. 30.06 inches. The area of high pressure over the northern plains states, Huron, South Dakota 30.72 inches and upper Mississippi valley is advanced southward to Oklahoma and Texas and temperatures are lower in all the plains states from the Canadian northwest to the Texas gulf coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with lower tempera- turc.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
25 Fears Ago To-day

Volumes of the work "Modern Eloquence' have been received in New Britain, and one of the speeches Is attracting more than passing at tention. The address is entitled Acres of Diamonds" and was de- liv"red on several occasions by Rus sell Harmon Conwell. The reason for especial local interest is because of a passage dealing with an incl dent which occurred in New Britain. Mr. Conwell says that while here he told his audience that their wealth was too near to them and was be- ing overlooked. One woman when she went home tried to take off her collar and broke the button out of the button hole, denouncing makers Of collar buttons. Her husband then urged her to follow Conwell's ad- vice and get up collar button her self. She did so and invented q snap button Now she is rich. At least, that is the story. No New Britain people seem to know who the wom- an can be.
 Charles Clark has been elected clerk of the Plainyille Congregations al church.
 N. J. Kenney received word last evening that his undertaking rooms in Southington were damaged by the bursting of a water pipe.
 At the Disbursements banquet Marcus White will speak on "The Age We Live h."
 A new candidate for fire chief an- nounced himself today. He is none other than the mayor of Hartford avenue, Patrick Mcclure. He says he has one vote pledged and hopes for another. so he cant be badly beaten, anyway.
 Otto Bengston has left the en- ploy of the Ward Laundry Co. for which concern he has worked for sev- eral years He is a members Of the new board of assessors.
 Architect Caldwell has prepared for Father Harty q sketch Of q brick building which can be used as a temporary church and later con- verted into the school which St. Mary's parish needs so badly. Had not the church been burned. such a school would have been erected this year, as the 1900 pupils in the pres ent building overflow it.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09

A. It is a Dutch name meaning ''rose fleld".
 c. What is the total value o1 the $50 gold coins issued for the Panama Pacific international ex- position In 1915?
 A. The total of this coinage amounted to $150,950.
 Q. What is meant by "kilowatt hour" in electricity?
 A. A kilowatt is a thousand watts. A watt is the unit of power for cleo tricity. A kilowatt hour Is the energy resulting from an activity of one kilowatt continued for one hour equal to approximately one and one third horsepower.
 Q. Is there a religious require ment attached to the offices of the president and vice-president of Ar gentina?
 A. The constitution of Argentina provides that both the president and vice president of that country shall be Roman Catholics and Argentin- ians by birth.
 c. How can a chamois jacket or windbreaker be washed?
 A. Wash in warm suds to which household ammonia has been added in proportion about 1 teaspoon to g. quart of water. Do not rinse hard. Stretch it into shape while 1t is damp.
 What Is the address of Tom Mix, the movie actor?
 A. 14o1 Western avenue, Holly wood, California.
 Q. Why does the chief justice of .he United States always administer the oath of office to the president of the United States?
 A. The constitution does not state by whom the oath of office is to be administered to president, but custom has conferred the privi- lege upon the chief justice of the supreme court. There have been ex- captions in the cases of Washington, Tyler, Fillmore, Roosevelt and Coo lidge. Robert R. Livingstone, chan cellor Of the state of New York. ad- the oath to George Wash ington at his first inaugural and William Cushing of Massachusetts at his second inauguration.
 Q. Where was Edgar Allen Poe Born?
 A. Boston. Massachusetts.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
NEW WET DRIVE
 AR0USES W.C. T.U.
Leaders Called "Sheep Following
 Trail Leading to Disaster

Hartford, Feb. 9--"Sheep who are blindly following a trail which can lead only to disaster" was the way in which Mrs. Lena w. Greenback- CT Of Middlefeld, president of the Connecticut Womans Christian Temperance Union, characterized members of the newly formed com mittee for Hartford and vicinity of the Association Against the Eigh- teenth Amendment, at meeting of the general officers of the state or ganization held here yesterday.
 Accepting the announcement of the anti-dry committee as a challeng'. Mrs. Greenbacker told the officers that they must move at once to resist this new attack on the pro- hibition laws. Her suggestion was heartily endorsed and before the meeting had ended plans were made 10 appropriate a large sum for the statewide distribution Of literature, to secure the services of a speaker of national reputation to set forth the dry cause in the principal Con-
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09

necticut cities and to arrange for the exhibition of two motion picture films presenting the evils of the old saloon days.
 Disappointed, Not Discouraged
 "We are disappointed but not discouraged at the number of prom inent citizens whose names appeared as members of this committee to work against the eighteenth amend- ment." said Mrs. Nellie Rule Arnold of Meriden. state treasurer. "Of course," she pointed out, 1t must not be supposed that this commit tee headed by Dr. Beach and Mir. Spellacy by any means comprises a majority of the patriotic citizens of Connecticut. But it does seem too bad that even those few must de. clare themselves as they have.
 One would hope that state which has produced men like ThonI- as Hooker. Nathan Hale and Roger sherman would always find it's lead ing citizens jealous in their suppo, of their country's laws and it's con. stitution Members of this commit tee of the Association Against trs Eighteenth Amendment like l.1 think themselves as defenders of the nations liberties. while as |. matter of fact, by their stand they constitute themselves the dcfendels Of the nations libertines."
 Miss Welles Surprised
 Another attack on the anti-dry committee came from Mrs. Mary E. Welles executive secretary, who ey- pressed surprise at finding so many bankers and insurance executives on tn list. When Roger Babson, Her. bert Hoover and other leaders in the business world report that in creasins prosperity has come to this country because of prohibition. how can these men line themselves up against this law" Mrs. Welles was puzzled to know.
 Encouragement was received at this officers meeting from state wide reports of remarkable increas- ed interest in the local branches of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the state. Plans were made to engage an organizer for the e.- tablishment of new unions in terri tory hitherto unorganized and to push the teaching of scientific tenn perance in the public schools.
 The general officers attending the meeting were Mrs. Lena w. Green packer of Middlefleld, president: Mrs Sarah A. Hull of Bristol, corre- spending secretary; Miss Ethel D. Barrows of New London. recording secretary. and Mrs. Nellie Rule Ar mold Of Meriden, treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
THE METHOD WAS WRONG

Opposition to the dismissal of Cyril J. Curtin, electrical inspector, did not proceed form few bosom friends, as some of his detractors seem inclined to surmise. The man. ner in which the deed was done caused undue public notice to be taken of the incident, aud for this 4. P. Leavitt, chairman of the build ing commission, has himself 10 thank.
 Curtin, after all, was only one of many public servants. The city had right to object to him on any reasonable grounds. Had there been such an objection voiced, with ample proof of its validity, he could have been dismissed without a tenth Of the public notice which ultimately was centered upon the incident.
 Lcavitt, however. went about the thing in peculiar manner. A mont h. or so ago he appeared before the salary committee and declared Curtin was such a good man he was entitled to an increase in emou- ment, that he was a fine man for the job, etc. No words were too kind to utter, no praise too melli- fluous.
 Had Leavitt not done this the at tention of the public would moi have been focused upon the episode when he started to play nothing but discords on the civic piano. No city official can praise a man 10 the skies one month and then reach cut for his scalp without attracting 9 deal of public attention.
 The public kno'gs pretty well thinks it know --'.,e why and wherefore of this | arkable re- yersal. The story is that when Lea
New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an ansW 10 any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.-Edi
 Q. Who holds the altitude record for airplanes?
 A. M. Callizo of France holds the arpane altitude record of 39,5S6 feet.
 Q. What is the population of the largest city in West Virginia?
 A. Wheeling. having popula- ton of 56,20S. is the largest.
 Q. What were the gate receipts of the Jeffries-J Johnson prize fight at Reno, Nevada. July 4, 1910"
 A. s270,775.
 Q. How old is Pola Negri?
 A. She was born January 3, 1897.
 c. How many times has De Wolf Hopper been married and who were his wives"
 4. Ella Gardiner was the first and Ida Mosher the second. He next married Edna Wallace. often called the G2 year old fapper and she was followed by Nella Reardon Bergen, a singer. The fifth mar riage with Edna Furry G1cdda Hop perl was dissolved by a divorce in 1924 after II years. On October %, 1895 he married Lillian Chaser. singer of Oakland, California.
 c. What is the monetary unit in Brazil?
 X. The smallest unit of Brazilian currency is the ref and the monetary basis is the milrcis or 1000 reis. There arc bronze coins of the ne nominations 20 and 4N reis; nickel coins, 100,20O and 400 reis; silver. 800. 1000 and 2,000 reis. The value of the Brazilian milreis in Ameri- can money is s0,3244.
 Q. Does the United States pro vide residences for the foreign am- bassadors and diplomats in Wash ington, D. C.o
 A. No. In some cases the foreign governments own their embassies and legations and in other cases the foreign representatives rent the buildings they occupy.
 o. Is there novel that deals with the Massacre of St. Bartho olo- news?
 A. Marguerite de Nalois' by Alexander Dumas; "The Chatelaine of the Roses, by Maurice F. Egan; "The Chaplet of Pearls" by Char lottc Mary Yonge; St Bartholo- news Evc", by G. A. Henty. and "The Wolf The Cat and The Night ingale", by Stanley Hart Cauffman. are all based on the event.
 Q. On what day of the week did February 9, 1901 fall?
 A. Saturday.
 Q. What proportion of steel sold in the United States in 1926 was used by railroads?
 4. 23.5 per cent.
 Q. What is the origin and mean ing of Roosevelt: