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PROSPECTORS AID BILL AS PASSED BY
 THE LEGISLATURE
BROAD DISCRETIONARY POWERS DELEGATED TO COMMISSION
 FER OF TRANSPORTATION

 prescribe it's duties and appropriate funds for its purpose:
 Section 1. The office of Commis- sioner of Transportation for Pros pectors is hereby created. The func- tions of that office shall be as herein after prescribed, and the Territorial Mine Inspector shall bethe ex-officio Commissioner of Transportation for Prospectors.
 Section 2 It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Transportation for Prospectors to ascertain where prospecting for valuable minerals may be stimulated by assistance given bona fide prospectors in transporting dogs, horses, boats or any other means or method of transporting chattels such as prospectors and their supplies and their equipment to their respect i've fields of operation, and to that end he shall enter into communication with the manager of the Alaska Rail- way, and the manager of the gov waters and with thevarious civil or ganizations, railways and other trans portation companies interested in en- couraging prospecting for minerals and in development of the mining in- dustry; he shall also enter into com munication with the Bureau of Mines ofthe United States and other govern ment agencies to determine where and in what manner and to whom money from funds herein appropriated may be expended to the best advantage for the good of the Territory in the de- velopment of the mining industry. Section 3, The said commissioner shall assist prospectors in securing as cheap transportation as possible for such prospectors and for their supplies and equipment to "their respective fields of prospecting, and may, out of the funds at his disposal, pay for such transportation, provided, however, that no more than s15O may be ex- pend out of such funds during any cal endar year for any one prospector.
 Section f. The said commissioner shall have authority to appoint agents for the purpose of carrying out the work of the office and to cause to be transmitted through such agents such moneys as may to him seem proper for the assistance of bona fide prospectors in the manner herein provided.
 Section 5. The commissioner shall have authority to receive donations, bequests and legacies for the purpose of expenditure under the provisions of this act, and when such as received it shall be kept in separate fund and be expended only in conformity with the express will of the donar or tes- tator.
 Section g. The sum of $2O,OO0 is hereby appropriated, to be expended under the provisions of this act All such expenditures shall be paid by warrants drawn upon the treasury of the Territory in payment of vouchers approved by the Commissioner of Transportation for Prospectors, and otherwise in the same manner and subject to the same regulations appl- cable to payment of other claims against the Territory. Such amount of money as may be found necessary to pay for clerk hire, if any, and other ex- penses incident to the office may be n-
 Eastman kOdOks and supplies.
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Eastman Kodaks and films. Schal. ierers Alaska Shop.
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Eastman kodoks and supplies. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
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A newsy newspaper. The Weekly Gateway.
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Gateway.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Emerson Ideal Host
to Weekly Visitors

Ralph Waldo Emerson used to
open the study in his Concord
home to visitors one day Of each
week during the winter. Chairs
for the accommodation of the COM
pany would be ranged in circle,
and the farmers and shopkeepers
Of the neighborhood, as well as the
Lowells, Holmeses, Alcotts and
Longfellows would occupy them
side by side. At the head Of the
ring would sit Emerson, one leg
crossed over the other knee, and
such was their length and 1exibil-
ity that he could twine the one
round the other, so that the upper
foot caught behind the lower
ankle. Then, leaning forward on
his elbow, he would smilingly re-
ceive questions and make Observa-
tons. But he did not permit him.
self monologues, as Alcott could not
help doing, but was concise, cour-
teous and genial, liking better to
hear than to speak.-Julian Haw-
thorne in the Dearborn Independ-
ent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
THE COUNTY FAIR

The County Fairs of Minnesota have been
important factors in the material development OF
the State.
Foremost among the annual eXpositions of
the Northwest is the Searns County Fair held each
year at Sank Centre.
The experience of all the County Agricultural
Societies in the past has proven that these yearly
expostions showing the development OF the COM
munities in better live stock and improved agrlcu-
tural conditions, are not put for profit Many
of the associations have serious financial obligations
to face and are sinking deeper in the mire of fnan-
cial despond each year.
The Stearns County Fair has an indebtedness
of about $4,000 A few years ago the Association
was put on strict business basis and there has
been a gradual reduction of the Indebtedness each
year, in spite of bad weather.
The officers this year are experimenting with
an "early fair" the dates for the 1927 show being
July l, 2, 3 and 4, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. The fair management confidently hopes
that with favorable weather conditions this year the
fair may be entirely relieved of debt.
The managers of the Stearns County Fair are
giving their time and ability at sacrifice to their
personal interests to put the association on its
feet They have arranged splendid program of
high type amusements varied enough to suit all
tastes, and citizens of Stearns and adjacent coun-
ties should appreciate their endeavors to the ex-
tent at least of literally exhibiting and attending
the Fair in large numbers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09

Isles, as compared with the slopes
Off Africa and off Spain and Port
ugal.
One of the most significant fea-
lures of the North Atlantic un-
questionably is the famous "Tele-
graph Plateau" some 400 miles in
breadth, which with it's oozy bot
tom forms veritalble cushion for
the network of telegraph cables
which crosses it today. 1t was of
this plateau that Lieut.. M. F. Ma
ury, U. IS. NJ, pioneer oceano-
grapher and maker of the first
bathymetrical map of the Atlantic,
spoke as apparently placed for the
express purpose of holding the
wires of submarine telegraph
and keeping them out of harms
way"
Americans have been pioneers in
modern Photographed and ocean
ographical research. The work of
the United States Navy and United
States Coast Survey dates back to
1874. In addition to the pathfind-
ing work of Lieutenant Maury,
Lieutenant o. H. Bergman sound
ed across the Atlantic from New
foundland to Ireland in making a
survey for the first Atlantic cable
MidshIpman Brooke invented
sounding device which greatly ia
cilitated the work and opened the
way to study of ocean bottom de-
posts; and a long line of distin-
guished naturalists, among whom
Louis Agassiz and Alexander Ag-
ASST were outstanding, followed
with important contributions
Throughout the same period, Brit
ish scientists were carrying on
marvellous work, pre-eminent
among their expeditions being that
of the Challenger" which was un-
dertaken simultaneously with the
important cruise Of the u. S. S.
Tuscarora.
Before laying a submarine cable
a route must be surveyed, with al
most the same minute exactitude
observed in laying out a railway
line. just as the roadway of steel
must seek the path freest from
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
SAUK CENTRE HERALD

mountain chains, precipices and
gorges, so must the cable pick its
way along the smoothest route, for
unless care is exercised the ar
mored strand of copper may be
subjected to many dangers. Dur
ing the laying of the new high
speed Permalloy cable in the North
Atlantic in 1926, for example the
Western Union cable ship Cyrus
Field preceded the cable-lay-ing
ship Colonia, taking continuous
soundings by means of her sonic
depth finding apparatus, and re-
porting to the Colonia by wireless.
If the cable is suspended from
point to point there is likelihood of
it's breaking under the strain, or
being chafed by the action of cur
rents, and in shallower depths
there is the danger of currents, ice
bergs, ships anchors, whales, saw
fish and swordfsh. In warm wat
ers, the tiny teredo or marine Dor
err MANAGE against which the
only yproaection for the cable is a
sheath of brass.
AS a result of thousands of
soundings, a pretty accurate pic
ture of the ocean floor has been
obtained, and from studies made of
thousands of samples of ocean bot
tom brought up in these soundings
and of thousands of hauls from
deep sea nets and travis, a whole
fascinating science of the plant and
animal life of the ocean has been
built up. This includes study of
hundreds of species of deep sea
fishes and animals of every va
riety of color, size and stage of
development, many of them
brought from such depths that
they literally explode from internal
pressure when brought to the sur
face and freed from the tremen-
dous weight of water to which
they are accustomed.
The vastly interesting and in
structive science of oceanography
had it's inception in the practice of
deep sea soundings, which was CIV
en- tremendous impetus by early
surveys for cable routes and fur
thered by the interchangeable work
of dozens of cable ships needed for
laying and maintaining the net
work of submarine telegraph lines
connecting all the important CEN
| tiers of the world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09

| miles, or nearly a mile greater thai
the heighth of MT. Everest, TALES
peak in the world. This means tina
the known range of variation in thu
level of the earth's crust from thu
greatest height above sea level tt
the greatest depth below, is 63,
351 feet, or approximately Il
miles.
Arrears of the ocean floor GOV.
cred by more than 5000 fathoms
OF water are known as "deps," anc
have been given names usually de.
rived from that of the scientist
ship or expedition discovering
them. These "deeps" number 81
OF which 80 are in the Pacific, 1S
in the Atlantic, 5 in the Indian
Ocean, and one partly in the At.
iantic and partly in the Indian
Ocean. From the point of view Oh
depth, the Challenger Deep in the
North Pacific, and the Aldrich
Deep in the South Pacific, are the
most important, being the only two
with depths exceeding 5000 faith.
oms.
The Mares Deep is the largest ly.
ing wholly in the Atlantic covering
an area near the West Indies OF
some $4,000 square miles, and
having a maximum depth of 1862
fathoms, or 27,972 feet.
Three fourths of the Atlantic
sea floor is covered by water ex.
ceeding 1000 fathoms in depth
and over one-half by water exceed.
ing 1000 fathoms, but the most
characteristic feature compared
with the Pacific and Indian Oceans
is the large proportion covered by
water less than 1000 fathoms in
depth. The most striking feature
of the Atlantic is the low central
ridge, dividing the ocean into east
ern and western basins. Another
feature is the gentle slope off the
American coasts and off the British
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
AMERICAN MAINTAINS LEADERSHIP
The midwest scores again.

Clarence Chamberlain of Dennison, Iowa, &C
eompanied by a companion successfully spanned
70 miles from his destination, Berlin, Ger, late
Sunday after having been over 43 hours in the air.
battling storm and fog.
Chamberlain broke Lindbergh's recent record
in distance and time spent in the air.
When Capt Lindbergh was making his haz-
ardous flight two weeks ago millions Of people the
world over were closely watching every bulletin.
Chamberlain's feat taken as matter of course
Lindbergh was the pioneer; he flew alone in
plane with single motor; Chamberlain's ship had
While Lindbergh will go down in history as the
pioneer Chamberlain has accomplished great feat.
These young men from the prairies of the West
have clearly demonstrated Americas lead in the
field of aviation
American boys have the faculty of excelling
in any undertaking they become interested in After
all, this is not surprising. No young man in any
country on the globe has the opportunity for de-
Velopment and self reliance that young men born
and reared in this country have. The man raised
In rural communities or on the farm is better
equipped for strenuous undertakings than the fell
low raised IN the larger centers of population. 1t
is the "Main Streets" and Gopher Praires" of the
nation who furnish the leaders in all walks of life
The Herald congratulates Clarence Chamber
lain on the near success of his splendid undertake
The following is the reaction of France to
Chamberlan's flight shown by newspaper ar
ticle from en- Paris under date Of June g.:
columbus has crossed the Atlantic"
was the headline in nearly every morning
paper in Paris.
French air authorities demonstrated
their interest in the flight in a practical
manner. All night long searchlights and
lighthouses blazed trails from Chenbourg
to Marseilles, So, that the plane could find
ITS way when it reached France. Great
lights of Paris, Dion and Lyons swept
the skies and for much of the time rockets
and parachute flares Illuminated the air
route high over LeBourge air field
Capt. Llndbergh's amazing flight did not
exhaust Partisan adjectives. Commenting
on Chamberlain's flight the Petit Parisiene
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Rings of Sun and Moon

There are two kinds of rings
about the sun and moon. Those
that are close in-only one to four
or five diameters Of the moon, say,
away-which we will call coronas,
are caused by water drOplets. The
smaller the droplets, the larger the
ring. The other rings, the true
halos, occurring much farther away,
are caused by ice crystals. There
are several such rings, but each
one has the same angular size. This
size depends on the size Of the
crystal usually, but not always, a
short six-sided column with fiat
ends perpendicular to the sides),
the course of the light through the
crystal, and the amount Of bending
this light undergoes as it enters a
face Of the crystal at given slope.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Laying of the PHILIPPINE Cable
Reveals Great Depth of Ocean

Since the first savage sank his
paddle into the current to see if
his crude bark was in danger
of grounding, men who go down
to the sea in ships have been inter-
ested in knowing the depth of the
element upon which they floated.
The Phoenicians, those intrepid
sailors of ancient times, knew the
use of the lead or plument and
Magellan circumnavigating the
globe, tried to measure the depth
of the Pacific-the earliest rec
orded attempt at scientific ocean
ogfaphy.
Millions of soundings have been
made by sailormen throughout the
seven seas since Magellan's unsuc-
cessful effort, but it is only with
the era of deep sea cables that any,
thing like comprehensive picture
of the topography of the ocean
floor has been obtained.
Charts begun in 1886 by Sir
John Murray show in excess of
5000 deep sea soundings, but in
clude only those of depths great
er than 1000 fathoms, or 5000
feet. Of these about $500 were
taken in the Atlantic and about the
same number in the Pacific, while
over 1000 were in the Indian
Ocean.
These soundings give at least a
general picture of the ocean bot
tom, and indicate beyond doubt
that far from being the level plain
one might imagine, it is as scanned
and broken as the continents, with
veritable mountain ranges, wide
plateaus and tremendous valleys.
The deepest soundings ever made
is that of 34,210 feet recently re-
ported by the German Navy De-
partment as having been made
near the Philippine Islands by the
German cruiser Emden. This is a
depth Of nearly six and a half
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09

saws: "It is new triumph for American
aviation. 1t is also reward for energy,
courage and perseverance"
''The impossible of yesterday is becoming
a pleasure jaunt," comments the Petit
Journal, comparing American achieve
ments with French attempts. Shortly,
Commander Richard E. Byrd will come"
it adds "Then in month, another
dauntless one, and he will be hardly more
than tourist"
The paper says there is moral in
American ability to produce men who do
such things, who build such motors and
ships.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Admiral, Lost at Sea,
Makes GhostIy Visits

There are few ghosts now left
In London. Even the famous phan-
tom in Berkeley square seems to be
at rest. So with surprise learnt,
when dining a few night ago in
Eaton place, that the house was
haunted one.
Once 1t was the home Of an ad-
miral and his wife. Now it is split
up into flats. It Is Of the upper
part that this strange tale is told.
One night, when the admiral was
on the high seas, his wife gave q
party. All at once one Of the
guests, q naval man, turned to the
hostess and exclaimed: "How well
the admiral is looking tonight"
The admiral's wife laughed
lightly and said: "But my hus-
bands not here. You've mistaken
some one else for him. He's at
sea, you know" But later, other
guests, one after another, referred
casually to the admiral's presence.
She grew puzzled and disconcert-
ed.
Next day she heard by cable that
her husband had gone down with
his ship.
Not only then, but on the many
occasions since, on the anniversary
Of his death, the admiral has ap-
peared In what used to be the
great drawing room of the house.
That, at any rate, is the story I
heard at the dinner party. An
elderly woman who sat next to me
seemed to be q convinced believer
In ghosts. 1.-THE admiral comes
into the room, smiles, walks
through 1t, walks back again, and
then is seen no ore."-London
Sketch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
First Methodist Episcopal Chur'

First Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday, June IL.
Morning worship 1890.
Subject: '"The Inside of the
Dark"
Sunday School HAS.
Epworth League 7 P. M.
Sunday evening, Children's Day
program. "Gretchen's Wondrous
Adventure" Written by Miss Mae
Rideout of Crookston.
Program 8 P. NJ.
Strangers welcome.
Thos. B. Shorts, Pastor
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09

After 25 years of back-to-the
farm agitation, Maine woodwork
ing plant gets an order for $4,000
sets of bowling pins and only
5000 wheelbarrows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
First Congregational Church

First Congregational Church
Services on Sunday as follows:
Sunday School at $50.
Morning service at 10:45.
The pastor who has just return
ed from visit to the National
Council at Omaha and visit with
friends at Atchison and Topeka,
Kansas, will speak on the subject
of "Things New and Old"
Cecil S. Sparkes, Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Zion Lutheran Church

Note the Change Of time Of
services. German language, 9 A. M.
Sunday School 10 A. NJ. English
services II A. M.
Julius A. Stein. Pastor
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09

'best Judgment isn't considered infallible by
Capt Lndberg. Last week Mr. Shipstead cabled
Indy urging him to visit all of the captos of
Europe before he returned home. Henrik said his
"best judgment" dictated this recommendation
This cable was sent in face of President Coolidges
invitation to come direct to Washington after the
bergh to return home without delay. Shpstead re-
eelved little publicity, and perhaps that was what
he looking for
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
The Churches
Paula CathoIic Church

st. PauIs Catholic Church
Sunday-Low Mass at 500 A.
M; High Mass at 1000 A. M. /;
Vespers at 1880.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Seventh Day Adventist
Seventh Dax Adxentist

Sabbath school 1890.
Preaching services IL 80.
Visitors always welcome.
G. L. Budd, Evang.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
MUSIC IN THE HOME

(By P. w Hanson, leader Sank Centre Boys Band)
1t is the spiritual forces that live for
ever Two cities, Athens and Sparta
rivaled for existence. The former ex-
celled in arts and the latter subdued ar
tstic senses and only produced the phys
ical and material forces. Athens lives,
but Sparta has long ceased to exist. 1t
is evident that homes that foster spiritual
elements hand down honored family ira
ditions through the centuries Homes
should be dominated by the spiritual ideals
and not by materialism
One per cent of our population studies music
beyond the age of fourteen The home, then, must
provide experience and stimulate interest and de-
tunity of Educating the child for music is in the
home. Psychologists agree that most OF our re-
creations, tendencies and vivid impressions come to
us before the sixth and seventh year. Authority also
informs us that the first seven years of musical
training in infancy is greater in value than twice
seven years in a conservatory OF music In maturity
The homes give three classes of musicians: %
Those who create music; (2) those who perform
execute it, 90 those who listen to it, Millions OF
children will ever remain in the listening class.
less number will perform and fewer will create mu-
sic, largely because the homes do not provide ex-
periences, materials and musical environment and
open the door for cultivation OF talent CONNER
cialism and materialism have driven the spiritual
factor from the home.
If the homes of Sank Centre were listed, how
many musical contributions could they make with
instruments in the hands of children? How many
band orchestra Instruments Vlctrolas, radio SETS
music games or music magazines would we find?
Are the members of the home associated with some
music circle, choir study club, and do they
encourage the boys and girls in musical things?
Personally, music has greater educational, So
cia and moral value than cards or the dance in the
home. Boys and girls properly educated unsteady
do not have to be entertained to enjoy themselves,
but are versatile enough to be good mixers; con-
genial companions, home-makers and citizens of the
higher order
Now that the demand upon the child's time in
school is about for several months at least,
is good opportunity to get them started some
sort of musical training. The beginners band can
additional recruits and for those who prefer
the piano resident instructor is located per-
manently in town. Why not start your child
today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
EPISCOPAL Church

Regular Sunday service at 10:30
A. M.
Second Sunday of the month,
evening services at 500 P. M.
Holy Communion the first Sun
day Of every month at 1880 A.
M.
Church School at HAS A. M.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-09
Assembly of God

Assembly of God
Sunday School 10 A. M.
Preaching service IL A. M.
Evangelistic service 8 p. M.
Young Peoples Meeting Tuesday
8 P. M.
Preaching and prayer service
Thursday 8 P. M.
Street meeting Saturday eve
ming 9 p. M.
All welcome.
Ada Peterson in charge.