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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
Famous Musical Go.
Coming to Sauk Centre
Cecelian Singers, Radio Artists,
Third Lyceum Number Come
December a

The Cecelian Singers, one of the
outstanding musical organizations
of the northwest, will be heard in
Sank Centre in the third number
of the Lyceum Course on Tuesday,
December 18th. The organization is
composed of the following noted
musicians: Meta Ashwin Birn-
bach, Soprano; Mabel Pelletier,
Contralto; Matthew d. Crawford,
Tenor; Edward H. Herman, Bass
Alma Westin Smith, Accompanies.
Their repertoire embraces a varied
program of Opera, Oratorio and
Concert numbers. They have ap-
peared both as 5soloists and as a
quartette on numerous occasions
in the well-known Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra.
DIR. Victor Nilsson, writing in
the Minneapolis Journal, has this
to say about the Cecelian Singers
"The four beautiful voices blended
perfectly in Interpretation borne
out by sound and engaging music
ianship. Minneapolis in the last
forty years has not boosted such
a splendid qiartette, or likely
! never" DIR. James Davies, of the
the Minneapolis Tribune com,
ments as follows: "This quartette
was fully comparable to the Met,
ropolitan Opera -Quartette which
sang Friday, and outshone it in
freshness and balance of voices
These press comments would be
sufficient evidence that Sank Cen.
tire is to have a real musical treat
on Tuesday evening.
1t is a big undertaking to bring
to Sank Centre an organization OF
such high rank in the musical
world. Sank Centre should re-
spond to this opportunity with ar
audience that will fill the auditor.
ium to capacity.
Seats may be reserved for this
performance at the Corner Drug
Store beginning, Friday morning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
St. Cloud Rector to Preach
in Sank Centre Sunday
Rev. BilIer is Well Known to
Members of Good Samari-
tan Parish

The Rev. E. C. Biller, rector of
st. Johns Episcopal church, st.
Cloud, will preach in the church
of the Good Samaritan, Sunday
morning at IL A. M. Mr.. Biner
| is veil known in Sank Centre,
having occupied the pulpit here on
different occasions. He is the
chairman of the Extension Depart
ment of the Diocese of Duluth,
member of the Diocesan Council,
and Diocesan delegate to the Ma
tional Convention of the sEpisco-
pal church. =
Mr.. Biller is closely related to
the work in this parish for,he was
priest in charge of the field in.
which Mr.. Jewell, the present. rects.
or of the church of the Good Sal
marian, served during his candi-
dancy for Holy Orders. He. pre-
scented Mr.. Jewell for .ordinA1 io1Ss
in the st. Cloud church - )
The public is invited to hear Mr..
! Billef.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
COMPLETE ARSON
PLANT UNCOVERED
Some One Made Deliberate At
: tempt to Burn August
WahlstrOm Home
LOSS A NOMINAL ONE
Mattress Saturated With Ker.
OSene Furnishes Evidence
NO Clue to Culprit

The Herald reported the fire
early last Thursday morning in
the bungalow at Third and Ash
streets, owned by August VAIL
strom, as having been caused by
defective electric wiring.
The story was handed in by the
reporter shortly before the paper
went to press.
Just a little common sense de-
duction would have proved that
the defective theory was the bunk
as the house was unoccupied and
the juice was turned off.
Over this great land of ours
thousands of crooked fires are list
ed defective wiring" fires.
The writer has had some exper-
fence investigating fires and their
causes. AS a usual thing when
the fire bug lays his most complete
plans something goes bluey and
fire is not bowling success.
After the department had ar
rived on the scene of the fire Chief
Geo. Fish noticed that his men
could not long remain in the build
ing because of oil fumes. The
blaze was eventually -extinguished
by the use of chemicals.
Then came the investigation as
to the cause.
The former tenants, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson, who have since
moved to Baudette, vacated the
house about Oct. 25. They left
behind them an old mattress. This
mattress had been cut into pieces
and saturated with coal oil, OF
kerosene.
There is a small box in the
basement underneath the stairway
The only entrance to this box is
by removing one of the steps. Here
was where the fire was started !.
Hunks of the mattresses were
soaked with oil and cunningly plac-
ed on the first floor and under the
stairway leading to the attic.
The day following the fire a
representative of the state fire mar,
shall department was in the city in
vestigating the fire.
The owner of the building,
August Wahlstrom, lives on a
farm east of the city. He is a cit
izen of splendid integrity. BY nc
stretch of the imagination can he
be implicated with responsibility
for the fire.
The only motive for the attempt
to burn this fine home must have
been revenge. Mr.. Wahlstrom
says he doesn't know of any SER
ious enemies.
While the attempt failed inglor-
iously the culprite hasn't left any
tangible clues for the state to
work upon, apparently.
Arson is the hardest crime in
the category of crimes upon which
"a conviction can be secured.
There is evidently a frebug in
the community. He is a menace
to society. Every citizen should
give the state every cooperation
in ferreting him out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
P r @ c. L A M A T 10 IN

During the coming days local residents will be called
upon to buy tuberculosis Christmas Seals This
which should appeal strongly to the charity and good
of people and it deserves generous Who of
has not had personal with the tragedy of
tuberculosis either in family among friends?
vt all know that this disease is not the hopeless thing
20 Hundreds of people actually being
restored health and usefulness each year. thousands
others are being protected from the disease.
But tuberculosis is still menace and the campaign
must Continuance of the work depends the in
from the penny Christmas Seals This is campaign
that brings returns individual increasing health
information and health protection Let everyone only
buy the tuberculosis seals generously but also them
letters and packages heradng the fact that this community
strongly backs the fight against tuberculosis There
appropriate symbol of the Yule tide spirit than
the doublebarred Christmas Seal
L. w. WHTTSON, Mayor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
Booster Groups Meet at
| St. Paul December IA
Ten Thousand Lakes Association
and Greater Minnesota Asso-
citation Plan Advertising

ALI sections of Minnesota will
be presented at the Twelfth an
nual meeting of the Ten Thousand
Lakes Association which will be
held at the Ryan Hotel, st. Paul,
Friday, December IA.
Plans will be made at that time
for the combined advertising and
publicity campaign of the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association and
Greater Minnesota Association
during 1929. The campaign will
have as its purpose the bringing
of new citizens to the state as we'll
as to attract summer visitors. w.
I. Nolan, lieutenant governor of
Minnesota will be the principal
speaker of the day. He will be on
the program during the noon
luncheon which will be held at the
st. Paul Athletic club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
UP-To-DATE MEAT MARKET

M. ]. Hannauer, proprietor of the
Sanitary market on Third Street,
is taking forward step to place
his meat market in the front line
of the modern dealers of meats in
this section. The Sanitary Market
is undergoing radical improve
ments. Mr.. Hannauer is installing
an amonia ice making plant which
will keep every piece of meat in
this upLto-the-minute market at a
temperature of 81 degrees. Ex-
perts insist that 81 degrees is the
proper temperature to keep meat
to give satisfaction to both the
seller and the consumer. Natur-
ally Mr.. Hannauer's idea in INSTALL
ing this plant is to give his patrons
the very best service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
FEED THE HUNGRY;
DECORATE THE CITY
Black Cat Organization Have
PretentiOus Program of
Holiday Activities
CHARITY BALL DEC. ]
Cooperation Of Business Men
Expected in Dressing up
"Main Street"

One might gather the notion
that Sank Centres Black Cat or
ganization is sort of a goofy outfit.
This would be entirely errone-
Gus. The personnel of the organ
ization is made up the city's most
active young men. The purpose is
to hold social affairs of unusual
interest, but the real, underlying
principle is to do some worthwhile
outstanding thing>for the commun-
ity each year.
It will be recalled that through
the initiative and activity of the
Black Cats the handsome uniforms
for the Boys Band were made
possible.
The present stunt is to see that
the hungry children of the city are
fed at Christmas time and that the
streets of Sank Centre will be be-
comingly decorated for the Yule-
tide season.
To carry out the program the
Cats have in mind will require
about $400.
At this stage of the game the
public will step in and help mat
erialy. Sank Centre citizens al
ways come across for worthy
cause.
President Fred Unger of the
Black Cats has appointed gener-
al committee headed by Ben Nor
gan as chairman. The other mem
bers are AL. Bernauer, Don Bish-
op, Carl Fischer and Walt Gritz-
macher. Every member of this
committee is a go-getter and re.
suits can be expected. The COM
mittee has outlined the following
program: .. y
1. Furnish Christmas dinners
for the poor and needy of the city.
2. To decorate the streets OF
Sank Centre in holiday attire.
3. Christmas trees will be cree.
ted in front of each business place
A. A large Community tree viii
be placed in the boulevard neal
the library corner. Smaller trees
will be placed in other portions OF
the boulevard.
5. The White Way posts will be
decorated in Christmas colors.
g.. Lights will be strung across
the intersection of the business
street.
7. Warm and cordial welcom.
ing signs will be erected at all OF
the entrances into the city.
To raise a portion of the funds
required benefit dance will be
held at the Armory Friday even.
ing, Dec. 7. The function will be
designated as a Charity ball. I'm.
usual music has been secured fol
the occasion. A drive will be
made among the business men fol
the necessary additional funds.
Sank Centre has a growing trade
territory and visitors are coming
in increasing numbers weekly. II
the business will develop the same
community spirit as have the Black
Cats the program will go over with
a bang. The Herald believes il
will.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29

Phillip, Steiner, of the Univer-
sitp:of Minnesota, will spend the
week end at his home in this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
BABcock AT LONG PRAIRIE

Highway Commissioner Charles
M. Babcock will speak at the Aud
itorium of the High School at
Long Prairie, Thursday evening,
Dec. 6, at 500 o'clock. The gent
leman will explain his plan for
1929 highway construction and
maintenance. Sank Centre should
make arrangements to send large
delegation to this meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29
STEARNSCO. FAIR in
SERIOUS JEOPARDY
Lack of Interest by Sank Cen
tire Citizens Clouds Out
look for the Future
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
Election of Officers and Dates
for 1929 Will Be Selected
Perhaps

Thursday evening of last week
the annual meeting of the Agri-
cultural Society of Stearns County
was held at the Community Club
rooms, of this city. There was an
attendance of Is at the meeting,
two of whom were outside the city
of Sank Centre.
The report of Secretary Hile-
rud disclosed that $2,011.18 were
paid in premiums in 1928 as
against $1,791.1S in 1927. The
receipts for the 1928 fair permit
ted the payment of interest on the
outstanding Indebtedness of ST.
928. The association has notes of
$1,000 and deficit of about 1928.
When the $1,700 is received from
the state this month it will leave a
small balance in the treasury as a
nest egg for the 1929.
Mr.. Thielmann, director, and
hardware man from Avon, was
called upon, he expressed his sur
prise at the lack of interest taken
in the fair by Sank Centre citizens.
He said that his community be-
lieved in the Stearns County fair
but that they were apt to lose
their enthusiasm unless the citi-
zens of Sank Centre showed more
apparent interest in the associa-
ton.
Ray Borgerding, of Albany,
said that his community was back
of the fair but that he was dis
appointed at the lack of interest
shown by the Sank Centre bust
ness men. Mr.. Borgerding intro
duced the thought that the hold
ing of the fair on July a was a
mistake as local celebrations kept
many away from the fair who
would otherwise attend.
Charles Bruce, always staunch
friend of the fair, expressed his
regret because more Sank Centre
citizens did not attend the annual
meeting.
The books of Secretary Hitler
I'D showed that there We're 1893
entries at the 1928 fair, more de-
cidedly than any other year.
The representatives from Albany
and Avon indicted that they would
prepare booths for the 1929 fair
if it was held on dates other than
including July 4.
The election of officers was to
have been taken up at Thursday
evenings meeting, but because of
the very small attendance the Of
fcers were in a quandry as to
whether to elect officers or to take
steps to discontinue the fair.
Before any definite action was
taken it was thought best to ad-
journ the meeting until this Fri
day evening at the Community
Club rooms, of this city. The at
tendance at this meetingswill go a
long way toward deciding upon
whether the fair will be continued
or allowed to pass out of existence.
The matter is entirely in the hands
Of Sank Centre citizens.
The following is detailed re-
port of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the 1928 fair:
Receipts
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-29

J. B. Schoenhof spent Monday in
st. Cloud transacting business.
Evening star., 1928-12-04
RADIO PORTRAYS
BONAPARTE'SL LIFE
WRC Offering Presents Ca
pabIe TaIent-ComiC Opera
Is WMAL Feature.

Napoleon Bonapartes career, with
its laundering battle cllmaxes, its
stormy loves. dreams of empire and
"topless towers of ambition will be
depicted in the Eveready Hour broad
cast tonight through WRC and associ-
ated stations
Lionel Atwill, flanked by cast of
professional talent, including Selena
Royle and Rosaline Greene. will enact
the role of the great Corsican. Miss
Royle will play the part of Marie and
Miss Greene will be the Josephine,
Bonaparte's first bride. Reginald Bar
low will be the narrator, his comment
serving to introduce the several scenes
and explain the intervening action.
The Mediterraneans, the Clicquot
ESkimos and return OF the episode
known as Works of Great Composers"
are among WRC's other leading attrac-
tions. The program of the Mediter-
raneans includes "Wagneria," pot
pourri of favorite Wagner compositions;
"Once in Lifetime" from The Van
ities," and Corses "HebreW-Irish Rhap-
sody" Lillian Taiz, soprano, will be
the guest soloist with the orchestra.
Another dance program will be present.
ed by the Eskimos. while the Great
Composers" period will be devoted to
the compositions of Carl Maria Won
Weber.
THE Pirates of Penzance," one of
the best known of the Gilbert and Sulli-
van comic operas, produced by the
United Light Opera Co. is the WMAL
featured attraction. This station also
will draw from the Columbia System
the Hank Simmons Show Boat episode,
which tonight will be comedy drama
in three acts, called Tempest and
Sunshine" The play is a dramatiza-
ton of Mary Holmes novel by the same
name.
The remainder of WMAL'S features
will be of local origin. These include
joint recital by Francis p. Heartsill,
basso, and Fannie Shreve Heartsill, So
prsno, and the weekly radio revue by
Colby Hartman and his palace Gang"
A talk on Washington's new Com
munity Chest by Robert v. Fleming,
president of Riggs National Bank, and
a late dance program from 10 o'clock
to midnight, will augment VOLS regu-
lar broadcast. WJSV also will be on
the air tonight with program by its
staff artists.
Evening star., 1928-12-04
PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURED.
Radio Education and Historical
Exhibit Here Is Continued.

An actual demonstration of radio pho
tography is one of the principal fea-
lures of the education and historical
exhibit of the Radio Corporation of
America now on display in the radio
department of Lansburgh & Bro.
The exhibit, although originally sched-
uled for one week, has been continued
through this week by popular demand.
II depicts the development of radio
with exhibits of transmitting and re-
ceiving apparatus. Because of its edu-
cational value DR.. Frank w. Ballou, su-
perintendent of public schools. has
urged that junior high school pupils be
given time during school hours to
attend.
Evening star., 1928-12-04
% My boy will eat it
lust like cake''

need to be coaxed to eat it with jam-or,
according to Mrs. Harnden, even with but
ter. They love it just plain-and they -four
ish on it, gain in weight as they should, and
grow strong and healthy.
Read these two letters, and look for the
others in the series appearing in this paper.
They will give you hundreds of reasons why
you, too, should have Rice's. You can get
it at your own erocer's fresh twice daily.
Evening star., 1928-12-04
BOOST TO RADIO
SEEN IN ELECTION
Campaign Broadcasting Be-
IieVed to Have Given
Congress Ideas.

A Congress more worldly wise on
radio is sitting on Capitol Hill.
For since adjournment last Summer
it has seen presidential campaign
battled and perhaps decided by radio:
it has seen the great make-over OF
broadcasting facilities, wherein the ex-
isting structure was raZed and a new
one built overnight; it has heard the
clamor of big business for the precious
short waves that remain to allocate; it
has been mindful of the developments
of visual broadcasting by which moving
scenes may be hurled through space
and picked up in the home and, lastly
it has heard from the American radio
public in a way that will not stand
neglect.
It might not be amisS to say that
every member of both houses during
the recess has had the subject OF
radio brought to his attention. Radios
powerful influence in the recent cam
paign brought home the issue. Then
the hue and cry of disgruntled broad
casters and listeners of stations that
felt the effect of the reallocation
aroused the congressional interest to
the extent that the past month has
seen a steady stream of legislative tai
ent flow into and out of the Federal
Radio Commission
Evening star., 1928-12-04

they will get first-hand information on
the general subject of radio. merely as
background, for there is little chance
of any remedial legislation being passed
at this session.
However, there is a matter of radio
Importance that must be decided at
this session-"W1at will happen to the
commission" There are three alterna-
Evening star., 1928-12-04
New Ideas Developed.

When members of Congress sat down
to their desks they found copies of
the latest list of broadcasting stations,
presenting an altogether different pic
ture than the one they viewed when
they left Washington just a few
months back.
At committee hearings involving radio
Evening star., 1928-12-04

tives: Let the present law carry, In
which case the commission will become
an appellate body and its administra-
tive functions will revert to the De-
partnent of Commerce; extend its
present status for a year or so; make it
permanent, with the possibility of vest
ing it with administration of all COM
munications.
The second alternative is condemned
Evening star., 1928-12-04

XXTHEN mothers find bread that chill
w dren actually like and will eat without
persuasion-well, naturally there just isn't
chance for any other brand!
Among the hundreds of letters that we
have received from Washington housewives
many, like the two given below, stress this
point.
Mothers say that the favor of Rice's is so
rich and tasty that their children do not
Evening star., 1928-12-04
Today on the Radio

PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER H. 1923
Meters on left OF call letters ocyes right p
tndicntedJt
Evening star., 1928-12-04

8:15-Fannie Shreve Heartsill. So
prano, and Francis P. Heartsill
bass.
8:45-Maude Howell Smith. reader.
9:00-"The Pirates of Penzance." BY
United Light Opera Co., c. B. S
feature
10:00-Hank Simmons "Show Boat,
c. B. S. feature.
II :00-Palace gang"
HAS to 12:00-News flashes.
315.6-WRC-95O.
tNatiOnal Broadcastfng co.,
3:3o-Mellow melodies.
4:00-United States Navy Band.
4:30-Auction bridge game.
5:00-Studio program.
5:30-Jolly Bill and Jane.
5:55-Motion picture guide.
600-"Home, Sweet Home" conducted
by A. Cloyd Gill.
6:15-Waldorf- Astoria Orchestra.
7:00-The Morley Singers.
7:30-Lotus Orchestra.
800-Mayflower Orchestra.
8:30-The Mediterraneans, with Ferdie
Grofe.
9:00-Eveready hour.
0:00-Clicquot Eskimos.
10 :30-Correct time.
10:31-Weather forecast.
10:32-Works of great composers.
IL 100 to :00-Slumber music.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower health exercises.
8:00a-Fcderation morning devotions.
8:15a-ParnaSSuS Trio.
8:30a-Cheerio.
8:50a-Studio program.
0:00a--National home hour.
IL :00a-George F. Ross, pianist.
11:15a-Radio Household Institute.
IL :30a-Studio program
1900 noon-Farm flashes.
recital, by Mrs. Fanny
AmStutZ Roberts.
! 1:00--Mayfiowe Orchestra.
2:00-Billy Rhodes, baritone.
2:15-ParnaSsuS Trio.
2:45-Studio program.
3:00-ParnaSsuS Trio.
3:15-"Causeries Franchises" by Nine.
Helene PORTER.
3:30-Studio program.
Evening star., 1928-12-04

Claus of Seal, the Prince of Wales
Alsatian, won two prizes at the recent
Cranberry, England, dog show.
Evening star., 1928-12-04

by experts as laying the commission
temporary status. that their jobs de-
pended on Congress.
One observer says: THE commits
sion should be made permanent body
and be allowed to build up real radio
Jurisprudence.
Ir-onvrirh, 1909 h., t,a r-onsol,d...a x~.~-
Evening star., 1928-12-04
434.5-NAA--69O

434.5-NAA-690
washington Navy YardD
3:45-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55-Arlington time signals.
10:05-Weather Bureau reports.
22S.9-WOL-1,310
(American Broadcasting Coz
5:45-The Town Crier.
6:00-Dinner concert.
6:25-"The Washington Community
Chest" by Robert " Fleming.
president, Riggs National Bank.
$50 to 7:00-Musical program.
1000 to 12:00-Dance music.
Early Program Tomorrow.
:30a-Musical clock.
9:55a-Stock market letter.
10 10:o0a-Household chat by Peggy Clarke
10 :30a-Advertisers period.
10 :55a-Stock market summary.
11:00a-Advertisers' period.
205.4-WJSV-1,46O
Independent Publishing CO..
7:30-Request program.
3:0O-Isabel Linkens Gates, reader.
8:15-Vocal selections by George
Halfpap
Sass. E. Trio.
9:00-Dcrothy Seamans, violinist
9:15-Philwit Duo
9:30-Old Time Trio.
10:00-Dr. Miller, reader
10:15-Silver String Revelers.
475.9--WNfAx-63O.
washington Radio Forum.)
6:00-"Delightful Motor Trips" by A.
A. A.. incidental music by West
brook Trio.
6:20--Janet Coon, whistler.
6:30-Gude's Flower Girl
7:00-Thirty Club.
7:15-Yeomans and Mcclure, enter
tainers.
7:30-Correct time.
7:31-Special feature.
7:35-Popular songs by "The Melody
Girl"
7:45-"Converting Feed Into Food"
by DR.. Devoe Meade, University
of Maryland.
8:00-Grace Shannon, pianist.
Evening star., 1928-12-04
"The happy medium
that pleaSeS all"

"Rice's must have health
giving qualities, because
my son who started to
High School this Fall
bought his lunch at the
school until q few months
ago when he asked me to
prepare several sand
wiches for him to take
from home as he wanted
to prepare for the athletic
contests. Just In the few
months time he has grown
in height and gained in
weight"
Mrs. L. Fl. Brown,
6I9 East Capitol St.
Evening star., 1928-12-04
Benefit PROGRAM SET.
Staff Artists of Station WJSV tc
Perform Thursday Night.

Staff artists of Station WJSV will
give a benefit performance in Pythian
Temple Thursday night at o'clock
Chick" Godfrey, known to radio listen
ers as the Singing Leatherneck," and
Tom Robertson, WJSV announcer, have
charge of the program
The stage setting will be a repro
duction Of a broadcasting studio and
the entertainers will face the micro
phone just as they do at WJSV.