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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-01-06
Washington Letter

Washington, January 5-Fol-
lowing the example of the coun-
try at large the lSiXty-ninth Con-
gress has settled down to work af-
ter a holiday vacation. With thous-
ands of proposed measures pend
ing in committees the legislators
have real problem in sitting the
wheat from the chaff. Sometimes
meritorious measures are side
tracked in favor of those having
political advantages. Only two
months remain of this session, and
with the number of controversies
increasing the time is all too
short to clean the slate.
The committees in charge of
fiscal measures are doing their
best to report appropriation bills
for the maintenance of the Gov
eminent departments. If any of
these bills fail to pass the Con-
gress before adjournment it will
necessitate the calling of an extra
session. A special session of
the Congress would have a direct
bearing upon the 1928 Presidential
campaign. Consequently, leaders
of the majority parties are not adj
vocating such procedure, because
there is no way of estimating the
effect of a prolonged debate on
their campaign policies.
A small group in the Senate has
revived the question of foreign re-
lations as result of the develop
ment in Nicaragua. The arma-
ment issue has likewise cropped
up with the discussion of appro-
priations for battle ships and air.
planes. This matter has re-
manned dormant since General
Mitchell's upheaval regarding the
national defenses. Postal rate
matters are expected to hold the
attention of Congress shortly as
an effort is made to adjust Post
Office affairs.
The debate on prohibition has
been intensified of late as re-
suit of numerous deaths during
the holidays, due to drinking of
alcohol poisoned by the Govern
ment. The Secretary of the Treas
! ury feels that the original order
to make alchol chemically unfit for
consumption is too drastic. 1t is
difficult to say what bearing the
poisoned alcohol controversy will
have upon the "wet" and "dry"
battle. The report of the Secre-
tary shows that chemical laborator-
les have been established in the
field for the purpose of testing
and diluting alcohol beverages.
During the fiscal year of 1926 the
laboratory at Washington made
1886 analyses and 86,755 analy-
ses in the field laboratories. Though
the efforts to enforce prohibition
were increased the records of the
Solicitor of the Treasury De-
partment show that the col
lections through the Federal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-01-06

Election officers in Philadel-
phia precinct are trying to explain
why none of 35 votes for Wares
opponent was reported. It seems
just one of those premediated over
sights which are liable TO happen
in any hot political fight.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-01-06
SAUK CENTRE HERALD
AMERICAN LEGION
New Legion Auxiliary President
Takes Office

Though elected at Mankato last
August, Mrs. j. M. Bishop of
Thief River Falls took office as
Minnesota Legion Auxiliary State
President January 1, 1927, sue
ceeding Mrs. Milton Spencer of
Winona. In her New Years
Greeting to the $4,000 members
of Auxiliary and Legion in Min
nesota, Mrs. Bishop declares:
"In the name of service l greet
you! The spirit of our organiza-
ton is more potent than its ma
chinery-that spirit is service
Service to the disabled man and
his needs, to the child and to our
communities.
"The past month has been an
inspirational education to me-a
real post graduate course in
American Legion and Auxiliary
activities. 1t has been a privilege
to visit the hospitals, attend the
Christmas party for the children
of disabled service men, visit the
Argonne Farms and be a guest at
the Christmas party for foreign
born.
Donation from all parts of
Minnesota have made possible the
Christmas cheer brought to hos
pitalized men by city women.
Could I but bring to you the
spirit of a man who had sent his
Christmas greetings but whose bed
was vacant when the Auxiliary
gifts were distributed, or of the
men with trench feet, broken
backs and tubercular hips, who
could still smile and be grateful,
then
"You would all realize with me
that our New Year could not be
happy until everything in human
power had been done for these
men, until every bit of beneficial
legislation had been enacted, I'M
til we had law and order and a
100 per cent Americanism in the
United States.
''It is with an humble spirit of
service that 1 assume the leader
ship laid down by Mrs. Spencer,
and in that spirit 1 ask the CO.
operation not only of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary but of the
Legion, and pledge myself to SER
vice for you and the principles
for which. our organization
stands. A Happy New Year of
service to you ALL"
Mrs. Milton Spencer, outgoing
president, who has served two
years in that capacity, is not be-
coming inactive. She is leading in
giving good example of the SER
vice her successor asks, for she
is the new Legion Auxiliary Ma
tional Rehabilitation Committee
Chairman,and in addition, will
represent Minnesota on the ma
tional executive committee, sue
ceeding Mrs. W. D. Villars of
St. Paul. The latter, in turn,
shoulders the responsibility of
Minnesota Legion Auxiliary State
Legislative Chairman.
Membership in The American
Legion Auxiliary of Minnesota
reached new heights in 1926, and
on January /, 1927, Minnesota led
the Nation in the 1927 campaign
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Poppies Are Blooming Row or
Row, While Pennies for Dis
abled Grow

"The peoples are blooming,
declares Legion National Head
quarters, Indianapolis, "but not
among the crosses, row on row.
They are blooming among white
rows of hospital beds the nation
over, where $4,000 world war vet
Grams are busy making paper pop
pies to be sold next Memorial Day.
The American Legion Auxiliary is
borrowing thousands of dollars to
finance the work; just as last year
three states Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Kansas-spent $65,000 to
spread this employment out over
the months for veterans in need
of it. But without the coopera-
ton of $4,000 Legion posts and
Auxiliary units, who now are plac-
ing next Memorial Days poppy
orders, so much good could not be
accomplished. This year it is
expected that last years total of
4,250,000 peoples realizing $780,
900, will be greatly exceeded. At
ter the veterans and other expense
account have been cared for, any
funds left are used by the Legion
for welfare work.
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and q part OF the record Of the hear.
inRs was torn and trampled.
DIR. Lawson ordered Bowlby out
of the room during the turmoil. call.
ing him a dirty dog"
The confusion continued for nearly
10 minutes before order could be
restored. The hearing was con.
tinued under the eyes of q SQUAD
of Capitol policemen. several Of
them, In civilian clothing. taking
their post near the committee table.
This il the second time "blue
law" hearings have been inter.
rupted by fights. During the last
session of Congress a hearing by
the same committee was broken
UP following fight between two
opposing witnesses ana further
hearings were not attempted until
last week when the hearing was re-
opened.
Bloom To Protest
Representative Mcleod, chairman
OF the COMMITTEES, indicated that no
further hearings would he held
but that the committee would meet
in executive session to pass upon
the bill.
II intend to make vigorous protest
to the House" Representative Bloom
stated.
II feel that this committee should
be censured for its treatment of this
witness ana ! can't overlook the
treatment accorded me-"
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New in the dining table irnpIe.
ment line 10 an adjustable knife for
slieing cheese evenly.
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Howell Holds-up Mall
Public Buildings Bill

The public buildings bill, carrying
$25, 200, 900 for the acquisition Of the
triangle south of the avenue, came
before the Senate today, but no vote
is likely until tomorrow.
Senator Howell OF Nebraska
blocked. immediate consideration Of
the measure with q speech upon the
McFadden branch banking bill.
Senator Phipps win make an effort
later in the day to obtain considera!
ton of the District appropriation
bill, but it is not likely that the
measure will be acted upon before
tomorrow or Thursday.
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Aimee Is Ready to SaUe Capital
tsBy Preaching Bible As 1t IS

ions to break the ennut OF the
Jump" from town to town.
/, A secretary and q prayer leader
Besides these, there have been
more photographers, motion cam
era men, and reporters at. the Ham.
ilton since Mrs. Mcpherson arrived
than for any other public figure in
many a day In Washington.
Spoke in Baltimore
Last night Aimee, after an in.
consequential squabble to prevent
her appearance there. spoke in
Baltimore at the Franklin Street
Memorial United Brethren Church.
Today's Baltimore Sun said of
her appearance there:
"But Mrs. McPheFson, with her
heavy,lidded eyes, her high-piled
bronze hair and her wide and per-
sistent smile, made her audience
forget sQuabbles. Were It not for
her soft.repeated assurance that
she and the Lord have personal
understanding regarding the ram
pant devil, an irreverent observer
might trace marked resemblance
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between Sister Mcpherson and Bill,
lie Burke.
They have the same shade of
hair the same fluttering gestures,
Identical tricks of theatricalism
With the voice.
Except that Billie Burke's fingers
and ankles are more slender and her
face more pointed, it might have been
ehe who stood behind the oak pulpit
last night and recited her lines.
Makes Dramatic Entrance
SISTER Mcpherson makes ira.
matte entrance. Outside the church
door she throws her head back and
assumes her wide smile. which shows
perfect teeth. Hurrying down the
aisle, a sheaf Of roses on one arm.
she mounts the platform quickly and
raises one arm In benediction. She
Is in white from head to foot, with
black serge cape thrown back
from her shoulders.
Around her, to the rear, are the
some somberly CARRIED members Of
her retinne. She has the center Of
the stage and holds it throughout the
evening.
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hurled at the witness by com.
mittee members.
Representative Bloom, who Is not
a member Of the committee iTters
rupted and declared:
this man il being treated. All.
though / am not a member OF fhe
committee, can't stand here and
see him insulted and heckled. !"
The throng broke into prolonged
Bloom was shouted down by mem.
making q point of order that he
tee and Reid shouting:
You have no right to say q
thing about It."
A few minutes later Blanton
pointed his finger at Bloom and
said:
There sits Brother Bloom op,
posing this bill. Don't blame him
You know these moving picture III.
terests OF New York"
Bloom turned red with anger.
II do not represent any interest,
/ am merely here as a spectator. .
Bloom shouted.
"I couldn't sit by and witness
such shameful conduct without
Voicing a protest"
unjust" Shouts BIanton
FYou were unjust to the com.
n1ittee," Blanton shouted.
II was not unjust to you, but
you were frightfully unjust to this
witness" Bloom replied amid pro.
longed applause from the audience.
mo rules Of Congress ever gave
you the right to mistreat an Ameri.
can citizen, as this committee has
done. -
BIanton again charged that
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Continued From Page d

aSf ENCOAAtAAAASA EAV4A4 = ees1 fA1ssA5s
myself ana emphasize this gospel. !"
She talked as she posed before
- battery of. cameras.
Admirable showwoman that she
is, Aimee posed easily and conf
IDENTIFY before the photographers.
She knows she takes good pic.
ture. She pulled her white plated
skirts low over her Segs before the
cameras Her legs are thick, short.
They would do her no good In q
picture.
Her body. compared with her
legs, is long, too long. She is thick
at the hips. But her arms are good
and her hands are the hands OF q
capable woman
Very Pretty Mouth
Probably her mouth IL her pref.
tiest feature. It 10 curved, sensu.
GUS. She looks older than the 80
years given out by her press agent,
but she il not without what the
flappers everywhere describe as "sex
appeal"
At first meeting she reminds one
of the women one used to see at
the circus, the lady, perhaps, who
rode a fine horse in a ring. Her
f. face has the hardness of the pro.
fessional show woman But there
is kindness in it. It. IL mobile and
alert. She looked a little tired,
as she had been tired q long time,
before she took the platform today.
Incidently, she loves riding. Il
want to go riding here tomorrow, !"
she said. st love. to swim, but 1t
probably is too cold. ! shall wait
until get to Florida"
Six Sermons Here
She has six sermons to deliver
In her three.day stand. They are:
s'The story Of My Life" ''rhe -Four
square Gospel" Ruth the Cleaner, ("
1.-THE Second Coming of Our Lore"
S.Rnse of Sharon" ''The Resurrec.
afon Morning." An order of the
sermons has not been arranged.
A choir of 900 persons has been
gathered for the services. Gladwyn
~. Nichols, trumpet soloist of Los
Angeles, is here with her. Eunice
Rhodes, Of Baltimore. is the pianist.
The evangelist will wear long, flow
! 9ng robes when she breaches.
That the woman who has fur
nished gossip for an entire nation
. B1as lost none Of her standing on
the West Coast, is evidenced by
her retinue at the Hamilton Hotel.
. Besides score of friends and ad-
1nfrers, there are travelling with the
Mcpherson party:
Has Her Press Agent.
An advance press agent.
i Three newspaper men repre-.
Benting West coast newspapers,
similar to the newspaper men who
travel with the President.
Two women travelling COmpan.
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Lincoln and Douglass
HOnOred at Service

The Federation of Colored Won
ems Clubs Of Washington celebrated
the birth Of Frederick Douglass and
Abraham Lincoln at Zion Baptist
Church last night. The Rev. w. L.
Washington and Miss Virginia
White Speel were the principal
speakers.
Similar exercises were held at New
Bethel Baptist Church. w. j. Jarvis
delivered the principal address.
Other speakers were James A. Cobb,
Perry w. Howard, George N. Bea.
man and George w. Cole.
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5 SLICK ONES.
WIN SLICKERS

Continued From Pase u
old pencil and strain the bean. Get
your line in pronto and win a
slicker.
Here's a list Of the winners on
Krazy Kat.
Shed large tear for Krasy Kat
For Isnnts eIopsd With another
LOIS l.. MERIT.
14l8 Montague st. N. w.
Her heart Il busting for that
duvn rat.
GAIL SHROYER,
4ssI Second 81. n. w.
For she's in lo0s wifh hateful
rat.
KATHERINE CRYMEs,
1916 VarnUm st. n w.
AeGiRst kelley's brick yard she
has to kOmbat.
ARTHUR MURRAY,
308 Eleventh 81. 3. e.
Leads a dos's ifs, cen though .
KATHRYN @. COOMBs,
633 EmeraOn st. n w.
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Miners REFUSE
WAGE GUT
BY KENNETH CLARK

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 16.--Negotia-
tons Of the joint wage conference
OF the bituminous coal miners and
operators struck serious snag to-
day when the Pennsylvania coal
owners formally demanded reduc-
ton in wages in order to meet com
petition from the non-union fields.
Through III. Il. Baker, Pittsburgh
operator, the Pennsylvania group
said further negotiations would be
futile unless the miners agreed to
accept a competitive wage below
the $3.50 a day scale now In effect.
John L. Lewis. president OF the
United Mine Workers. replied that
his organization would never accept
a wage reduction.
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sture interest in opposition ITO the
bin.
That's absolutely untrue. Z Bloom
Blanton Attacks
Blanton immediately charged
Bloom with his fist raised.
Bloom held up his hand. shouting:
Let me get my glasses Off be.
fore you hit me. Z
Blanton, however, made q lunge
at Bloom, hurting him across the
table.
schloss. following Blanton. from
the other end or the table, at
tempted to pull him off and in turn
was thrown to the floor by the
Texas and was trampled by the
milling crowd which surged around
the combatants.
Schloss charged that Blanton
kicked him while he was on the
floor.
Blanton was seized by half
dozen, bystanders, including, Melvin
Sharp, Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. and DR.. H.
B. Hohensee, president of the Amer.
lean Liberty Association.
F Reporter Is Struck
At almost the same instant. the
official reporter, who also was at
tempting to pull Blanton away, was
struck by Bowlby, and they in turn
were separated.
The reporter and his stepoRraphic
machine were thrown to the floor
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Carried on the front OF the radi,
ator Of an automobile. q new spit
light can be turned in various d.
rections by lever on the instru-
nasna board $3.50
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CONGRESSNEN
IN RIOT

CONTINUED From Page y
know the Baptist religion" you're
great on generalities, but you can't
give facts" You can't even UNI
derstand what you read were
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21
WILD GOAT
 CAPTURED IN TOWN

A mountain goat, of the variety which makes it's habi- tat among the lofty mountain peaks of this district and at times provides most delectable mutton for the prospector's table, was captured last week on the very borders of Hyder by Noel Traversy, assisted by several others. The goat was captured in the snow-covered river bottom short distance below the rock cut, where Mir. Traversy and E. E. Charlton are engaged in putting up ice. The animal was in an emaciat- ed and badly exhausted con- dition and barely able to move in the deep snow, possibly as as a result of having been chased by wolves or coyotes, which are reported unusually numerous this winter. Weak as it was, the goat had not lost the proverbial belligerency of it's breed and gave an heroic display of fighting spirit be- fore it was finally bound and carried to the road. Holger Johnson brought the goat to town and placed it in the Fly der Fuel Go. barn. Efforts to restore it to normal condition were unavailing, and it finally passed away several days aft CT its capture.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21
MORE MARMOT
 PROPERTIES BONDED

Another transaction in Mar mot River mining properties was consummated last week with the bonding by Hugh B. Mcclure of a group of claims in the vicinity of the Porter Idaho property belonging to L. E. Bigham.
 The deal is said to involve tot al payments of $75,000, to be made within a period of three years, in addition to a substant- ial cash payment. MT. Me Guire, is said to have bonded the properties for Eastern people, whose identity, has not been disclosed.
 The group which includes several claims, is said to be favorably located a short dis tance north of the Porter Idaho group.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21
ALASKA THIRD IN
 GOLD PRODUCTION

Alaska again gained third place in the list of gold pro- ducing sections of the United States in 1926, being exceeded in the value of it's gold output only by California and Colo rado, according to statistics of the treasury department. Of the 2,228,089 ounces of gold produced in the country Cali fornia yielded auriferons met al valued at $11,574,4OO, far exceeding the gold output of any other section. Colorado produced $6,859,2OO, and Alaska $6,467,3OO. South Da- kota achieved fourth place in gold production, withSa yield of $5,932,OOO.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21
PROGRESS AT
 THE RIVERSIDE

Excellent reports of the prog ress made under the winter de- velopment program continue to come down from the River side mine.
 The upper, or No. 4 tunnel was extended an additional 36 feet during the past week and continues to display a fine face of ore. The lead narrowed slightly during the week but has averaged three feet of good milling ore, which also carries a six-inch vein of highgrade along one wall.
 The number. 3 tunnel, an ex- tension of the old Lindeborg tunnel, in which good grade ore was found in earlier oper- ations, was also driven an ad- ditional 27 feet during the week. While ore in commercial quantities has not been locat- ed in the recent extensions of this level, the results of oper- ation have been encouraging for the development of fresh ore bodies.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21

Coyotes and wolves are becom- ing increasingly frequent in the Salmon River valley, prob ably as a result of the recent severe weather conditions. Sveral coyotes have been seen in town and a number ot wolves have been prowling at night along the river banks during the past week.
 A coyote was killed one ev- ening last week by I. Findlay- say near No. 1 Angle station of. the Premier tram, after some one had taken a shot at the same or another animal while it was roaming along th hillside near the Chamber of Commerce Hall. Roy Mo- Leod also took a shot at a wolf which was prowling along the river bank near the edge of town a few nights ago. Unfortunately he failed to bring the animal down. A number of wolves are also said to have been seen at intervals along the Salmon road near the Daly Alaska mine.
 There is a bounty of $15 on wolves, which should induce the speedy extermination of those in this locality.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21
SILVER YIELD
 IN DECEMBER

Silver production in United States in December was 9,519,- 900 fine ounces of which A. 091,000 were domestic and .5,- 428,000 foreign. November output was 1O,677,OOO fine ounces with 4,757,00O domes- tic and 5,92O,OOO foreign ac- cording to American bureau of metal statistics. Stocks at end of December were 326,OO0 fine ounces against 242,OO0 November 30. Production in United States for 1926 was 132,302,O0O against 124,692,- 900 in 1925.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21
KIRKLAND LAKE co.
 PURCHASES SHARES
 IN LOCAL MINES

Kirkland Lake Proprietary, Ltd, operating in the Northern Ontario district, has acquired close to a half-million shares in four local mines during the past year, according to a state ment published in the last is- sue of the Western Canada Mining News, of Vancouver.
 The News statement is based on an announcement made by the Kirkland Lake company officials following the annual meeting, to the effect that the company had bought in ex- change f or Kirkland Lake Proprietary shares, 323,000 shares in the Forty-Nine Min ing Co.,, 19,800 shares in Se- bakwe and District Mines, 90- 900 shares in Bush Mines and 119,102 shares in Daly-Alaska Mines.
 While the indicated transact ions are probably of no inn mediate financial benefit to the local companies, they are of marked importance to the district, as they indicate that the larger mining interests of Eastern Canada, few of whom have heretofore displayed more than passing interest in he Portland Canal district, are at last awakening to the possi- bilities of local mining devel- opment. The Kirkland Lake company is known as one of the strongest companies oper- ating in North Ontario, and it is not improbable that it's act ion in trading it's own for To- cal shares may become an ex- ample to other concerns in Eastern Canada.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21

W. c. Cameron was re-elect- ed president of the Stewart Board of Trade, at meeting of the organization last Tues day evening. Other members named were R. w. Kennedy, vice president; Jas. Morrice, secretary, and c. w. Smith, H. P. Gibson, J. P. Hawkinson, D. J. Mclean, w. R. Tooth, w. L. Newell, E. Love, P. s. Jack, H. Zeffert and H. D. Rochefort members of the council.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-02-21

Stewards growing commerce is to be facilitated by the con- struction of a new government dock, according to- advices re- ceived by the Stewart Board of Trade. Public Works engi- neers are now engaged in pre- pairing the plans for the pro- posed landing, which will be located a short distance north of the present dock and paral- Tel to the road, but will be con- nected with the old dock by means of piled roadway. The advices indicate that the structure will be two hundred feet or more in length.