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The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
play of Inconsistency on the part of the United

play of inconsistency on the part Of the United
States.
Leaving aside the rabid militarists and con-
frmed pacists, the proposal is not inconsistent
ALL America wants peace and is willing to join
with any and all other governments in sincere eff
fort to maintain it. But the experience of the past
does not warrant the placing of too much dependence
in treaties, which may be construed, as once hap
pened, as mere scraps of paper.
In proposing to build additional cruisers, the
United States is simply keeping her ornaments up
to very reasonable standard, as these ships would
serve for the most part merely replacements for
vessels shortly to be scrapped as obsolete
Another thing which must be kept in mind is
that when to sitting around council table
for the purpose Of urging disarmament the nation
with no armament has very little influence. What
weight would be given to the voice of China for
example, in naval disarmament conference
It seems that wisdom should dictate the ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty in good faith, while also
providing reasonable preparedness for national de-
fense,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
40 Mental Patients in
Minnesota State Hospitals
Percentage is Slightly Less Per
100000 Population Than
in 1922

Washington, D. C. Dec. 26.-
The Department of Commerce
makes the following announcement
for the State of Minnesota con-
corning results of the 1927 cesus
of mental patients in state hos
pitals.
The six hospitals in Minnesota
had total of 1880 first admissions
during the year 1927, as compared
with 1909 in 1926, and 1926 in
1922.
These first admissions represent
patients received during the year,
who had not previously been under
treatment in any hopsital for men
tai disease. Such newly admitted
patients afford the best available
measure of the number of new
cases of mental disease which are
brought under hospital treatment
during given year.
The decrease in the number of
first admissions to state hospitals
in Minnesota between 1922 and
1927 represents a still larger de-
crease relative to the population
of the State, as shown by the fact
that the first admissions in 1927
numbered ATT per 100000 of
population as compared with 52.2
in 1929.
The extent to which provision
has been made for state treatment
of mental patients is indicated by
the number of patients present in
the state. hospitals on given
date. In Minnesota, the number of
mental patients under treatment in
the state hospitals has increased
steadily from 4, ,737 on Jan. 1, 1910
to 7,410 on Jan. 1, 1928; and the
ratio of such patients per 100000
of general population increased
from 228.2 on Jan. 1, 1910 to
273.8 on Jan. 4, 1928.
Of the first admissions in Min
nesota during the year 1927, ITO
were males and 510 were females;
and of the patients present on Jan.
I, 1928, 4,182 were males and 81
248 were females.
These figures are based on re-
ports furnished by the institutions,
through the cooperation of the
State Department of Public Insti-
tutions.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
Governor Not Agreeable
to Highway Bond Issue
Minnesota Executive Denies He
Has Changed Views as Repodt-
ed Issues Statement

St. Paul, Dec. 2O-,Governor
Theodore iChristianson today en-
phatically denied reports that he
had withdrawn his opposition to
the proposed $20,000,O0O highway
bond issue.
In signed statement issued at
his office shortly before noon the
governor declared such reports to
be entirely unauthorized and with
out foundation"
1t was understood that the state
ment was occasioned largely be-
cause of published reports that he
had sounded out public sentiment
on the bond proposal with view
to changing front and because OF
the large volume ,of letters re-
ported pouring into his office from
persons in favor of the bond.
The governors full statement
follows:
1t has come to my at5en-
tion that as an aid to pYopa-
ganda for the proposed $780,
100000 road bond issue, re-
ports are being circulated to
the effect that I have changed
my views and had withdrawn
my opposition to increased
bonded Indebtedness.
Such statements are entire
ly unauthorized and without
foundation. Nor is it true
that this office has been de-
luged with correspondence on
the subject. Perhaps half
dozen letters have been re-
ceived in as many months and
/ am inclined to believe that
most of these are from OPP
ponents of the bonds.
| have received some let
ters on my recent statement
that the gasoline tax ought to
be increased one cent a gal
lon to keep the trunkhighway
funds intact. Some of these
have expressed approval and
some disapproval of my posi-
tion. 1t is not my purpose
to enter into a discussion of
the highway situation until
deliver my message to the leg
islature. In the meantime |
would caution the people
of the state against paying
too much attention to re-
ports that I have executed an
about face.
(Signed)
Theodore Christianson,
Governor.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
Thursday, December ~. 1928

spring traffic has been much great
er than seven to three. Taking it
the year around, we probably have
three times as much traffic as we
had seven years ago.
"We hear lot about the large
sums of money spent on the trunk
highways, but figured on a vehicle
mile basis, we spend far less on
trunk highways than on any other
roads in the state"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
]. J. Olson, Eagle Valley.
George Johnson, IClarissa.
A. A. Linderud, Long Prairie.

NCOISC COuIiSOil, iSldI 1854.
A. A. Linderud, Long Prairie.
S. S. Sergeant, Long Prairie.
Walter Sergeant, Long Prairie.
o. C. Markuson, Grey Eagle.
E. M. Berg, Long Prairie.
Peter Legard, Iona.
w. w. Brooks, Long Prairie.
George Smith, Long Prairie.
John Gillian, Long Prairie.
E. w. Johanson, Little Elk.
Marion Crider, Eagle Valley.
H. E. Hart, Long Prairie.
A. ID. Day, Long Prairie.
DR.. G. R. Christie, Long Prairie.
Ola Larson, Burnhamville.
Andrew Hanson, Clarissa.
John lBerczyk, Clarissa.
A. G. Bengston, tClarissa.
Ray Rising, Clarissa.
j. E. Burgess, Clarissa.
H. Schroeder, Clarissa.
Raymond A. Lee, Long Prairie.
Charlie Flyckt, Little Sauk.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
OLDEST RESIDENT DEAD

Minneapolis, Dec. >21.-George
F. Mortimer, said to be the oldest
first white child born at Fort Smell
ling died here today at the age of
80 years.
The veteran of the Civil War
was born Dec. 8, 1888, and was
reared with the Sioux Indians
children camped near the fort. At
the age of % Mortimer enlisted in
Company &c, Minnesota 1st regi-
>ment and served for three years in
the Civil War.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
Todd County Old Settlers
Association Developing
Thirty-Five Years of Residence in
County Necessary for Senior
Membership

association is growing rapidly in
membership and there seems to be
considerable interest in it. The
executive committee of the asso-
citation is George w. johnson, Cla-
rissa, president; Raymond A. Lee,
Long Prairie, secretary; George
Sarver, Bertha; "A. J. Gibson, Long
Prairie, Rt. 4; Peter Wester, Cla-
rissa, and F. A. Zappe, Philbrook.
Up to this time Messrs, Sarver
and Wester lead all others in numb
er of memberships turned in. 1t
is expected that the membership
drive will get under way in all
parts of the county right after the
holidays when people have more
time to think about it.
The membership is divided into
two kinds. Senior members and
Junior members. Amy citizen is
eligible to senior membership who
has resided in the county continu-
ously for 35 years or more. Any
other citizen, regardless of length
of residence in the county who is
interested in an old settlers asso
citation and its purpose, is eligible
to join as a junior member. The
senior members however, are the
only members who are eligible to
vote. Membership in either class is
Soc.
The possibilities in the organiza-
ton and activity of such an asso.
citation are altogether boundless.
The work of compiling data in re-
gard to the early settlement of
the county of itself is of great i'm
portance and old settlers in every
township could help in this. We
understand a systematic effort is
going to be made before long to
gather such data and compile it.
The chief immediate activity of
the association is to raise funds and
build an old settlers cabin on the
fair grounds to be used by the as
sociation as its headquarters. Mr..
Lee, the secretary, has several sets
of plans that have been turned in to
him by architects and builders and
it is apparent from a glance over
the plans that a very attractive
building can be built at not ex-
cesSive cost.
1t is planned also to sell metal
plates to senior members, the same
to be attached to the walls of the
cabin. These plates will be large
enough to have stamped on them
the name of the old settler, the
township in which he located and
the year. These plates will be dur
able and when attached to the cabin
will be there indefinitely and for
many years will be an interesting
record of who the told settlers in
each township were. These plates
are to be sold at $40 each and are
largely a sort of memorial by the
old settler or his family to help
provide funds for the building of
the cabin. The following is a par
tial list of the membership as turn
ed in to date, all members being
senior members:
A. III. Hendrickson, Kandoa.
Mrs. A. III. Hendrickson, Kan
dota.
George Sarver, Bertha.
j.. Irsfeld, Hartford.
A. J. Gibson, Bruce.
Chas. Merrell, Bruce.
L. A. Dahlman, Eagle Valley.
F. "a. Zappe, Ward.
Peter Wester, Clarissa.
J. p. Vavoie, Eagle Valley.
R. M. Johnson, Round Prairie.
C. w. Morrow, Leslie.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-12-27
PEACE AND CRUISERS

Many well-intentioned persons profess to see in
the administrations proposal to ratify the Kellogg
multilateral peace treaty the one hand and the
building of Is new cruisers on the other as dis
Evening star., 1928-05-01

The Ambassador OF Turkey. Ahmed
Eountar Bey. and the members of his
staff were guests at the dinner given
last evening BY the Minister of Persia,
Mira Davoud Khan Meftah in honor
Of Mrs. Jacob Baur Of Chicago.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Mrs. William D. Waters, formerly of
Charlottesville, now of Chicago, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Annette Hull, at
Bell Aire, Clarendon.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Mr., and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis have gone
Evening star., 1928-05-01

DR.. and Mrs. Charles w. Richard
son have issued invitations for lunch
con tomorrow, in their home at 1887
Connecticut avenue, in honor of the
president. of the Congress of American
Physicians and Surgeons and the presi-
dents of the American biological
Society, American Laryngological AS
sociation, American Climatological and
Clinical Association. The guests of
honor are, DR.. Theobold Smith Of
Princeton, N. j.: Sir St Clair Thom-
son of London. England; the Secretary
of the Interior, DR.. Hubert Work: DR..
Max Goldstein of st. Louis. Or. G.
Bryson Delavan of New York City, and
Or. Joseph Henry Pratt of Boston.
Mrs. DeloS A. Blodgett and her sister,
Mrs. S. H. Peck Of Mobile, Ala, will
start this afternoon by motor for De-
troit TO visit the latter's son, Mr.. Albert
Peck. They will also visit Col. and Mrs.
James L. Walsh. the latter q niece of
Mrs. Blodgett and Mrs Peck, who have
recently gone 70 Detroit to live.
MIR. and Mrs Peck motored to Wash
ington last week. Mr. Peck returning
South yesterday. Before coming back
to Washington Mrs Blodgett and Mrs.
Peck will motor 10 Louisville TO yiSi.
their niece. Mrs. Seeley.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

to New York to spend few days. They
will return Friday and will be at nome
at tea Saturday and Sunday at Rippon
Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs Hampson Gary had
guests dining with them last evening
In the presidential dining room OF the
Maytlower.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Krokstad, who
have sold their home, 1924 K street
northwest. have taken an apartment
at 2400 Sixteenth street northwest.
Mrs. j. M. Longyear of Boston, who
is spending the Spring season in Wash
ington at the Mayfiower, had as her
guests at dinner last evening In the
presidential dining room of the hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Paul and her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dudley Longyear. Before his as
signment to duty In the State Depart
ment Mr.. Longyear was consul to Lu-
cerne.
Mrs. George #. Marye, who left
Washington Thursday for California,
arrived yesterday in San Francisco.
Mrs. Marye will lease her beautiful
home at Burlingame and return to
Washington in about fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Hubbard of The
Meadows, CaZenovia, N. Y. accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Hub
bard, are spending some time at the
Wardman Park Hotel while on a motor
trip through the South.
Mrs. ]. F. Farley Of Wichita. Kans.,
who is the Democratic national COM
mitteewoman from her State, is stay
ing at the Mayfiower while in Wash
ington.
Mrs. William D. Waters, formerly of
Charlottesville, now of Chicago, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Annette Hull, at
Bell Aire. Clarendon.
Mrs. Edward Beveridge entertained
company of so last evening in her
home on Edmunds street at a miscel-
laneous shower for her sister, Miss
Florence Darling. whose marriage to
Mr.. John Carroll Brinkman will take
place Saturday, May IL.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brachen-Cory
Of New York, who have been spending
six weeks at the Wardman Park Hotel
will leave tomorrow by motor for New
York and will spend the Summer at
the Westchester- -Biltmore Country Club
at Rye They came to Washington
to visit their son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Dawes, and the
Continued on Nineteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Fairfax have as
their guests at the Wardman Park
Hotel for a few days their son-in-law
and daughter, Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs
Theodore E. Chandler, who are accom-
panied by their small daughter Theo-
dora. Comdr and Mrs Chandler have
come from Yorktown. Va, where the
former is in command of the Navy
Mine Depot.
Mr.. and Mrs Wade Fl. Ellis have gone
Evening star., 1928-05-01
SOCIETY
Mrs. Coolidge and Party of Guests Oc-
cupying Presidential Box at
Circus Performance.

and Princess Sturdza, Mrs. Tytus Nc
Lehman. Or. and Mrs, Pol Coryllos and
the secretary of the Greek legation, Mr,
George Triantafyllidis,
The Minister of Egypt and Nine
Samy will be the honor guests at din
ner this evening Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
L. NewhouSer. MIR. and Mrs. New
houSer will be hosts to company to-
morrow evening in honor of the Min
lister OF China and Nine. Sze.
Senator and Mrs A. H. Vandenberg
Of MichiCan have issued cards for a
dinner which they will give in the Fair
fax room at the Willard Saturday,
May -
Representative and Mrs. Henry r,
Rathbcne will entertain at dinner at
Wardman Park Hotel this evening for
Mr.. Milan LuSk. the famous violinist,
who is sailing for tour of Europe Fri
6av evening
Mrs Rathbone entertained a small
luncheon party at Wardman Park Hotel
today.
The counselor Of the Hungarian le-
cation at Rome and Nine de Hedry
are in Washington for a few days to
visit the Minister of Portugal and
ViscounteSs 6'Alte and have q suite at
the Wardman Park Hotel. Nine. 6e
Hedry is the sister OF ViscounteSs date,
who before her marriage to Viscount
dAlte last Spring was Miss Emma Cole
man Of New York.
The Assistant Postmaster General,
AIr Warren Irving Glover, returned
yesterday from q trip TO Texas and
Mexico City. MFR. Glover made the trip
from Brownsville TO Mexico City and
return by airplane.
The commissioner of the United
States Shipping Board and Mrs. Jeffer-
son Myers left Washington Friday for
the West. They will spend some time
in Oregon, Washington and California
and viii return to Washington early in
June.
Admiral r. II. Clark is at the
Brighton for a short stay.
Lieut.. E. B. Cotton, T. S. N, and Mrs.
Cotton will be hosts at dinner in the
diplomatic suite az the Willard on We'd
nesday, May 9. Bridge will follow the
dinner.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Sonora de Aifaro. wife OF the Minis
ter Of Panama, entertained company
OF e at luncheon today III compliment
70 her house guest, Sonora de Perez Of
Cuba.
Evening star., 1928-05-01
Pretty Wedding Last
Evening at RoSSdhu.

The marriage of Mrs. Margaret ST.
monds Drury, daughter Of Mrs. c. G.
Calhound. 10 MIR Charles Witte War
ing Of Charleston, S. c.. took place
last evening at 9 o'clock. at Rossdhu.
the home of Capt. and Mrs. c. G
Calhoun The Rev Mr. Hollister OF
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Of
fieiated in the presence of the two FAM
lies and close friends numbering about
IS. The home had an effective ar
rangement of Spring flowers and smilax.
and an altar was improvised OF real
lace. white roses and white apple bios
SONS A stringed orchestra played the
wedding marches and for the supper
with dancing. which followed the cere-
mony.
The bride wore dainty frock OF
chiffon. a French model, shading from
shell pink To rich fame color. the
bodice quite simply fashioned and the
skirt in a graceful petal effect She
carried a shower bouquet Of roses cor
responding with the shades OF her frock
She had no attendants. MIR. Harry
van Brun SalInons, brother-in-law of
the bridegroom, was the best man.
Following the ceremony Mr. Waring
and his bride left for a wedding trip
Mrs. Warir1g wearing a gray ensemble
with a blue hat and silver fox fur
piece They will make their home In
Charleston, S. G.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mfr and Mrs. Thomas l. Waring. parents
of the bridegroom. and Mrs. Thomas
l. Waring, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont gave a
Evening star., 1928-05-01

The Minister Of Greece and Mime,
Eimopoulos entertained at dinner last
evening, when their guests we're the
Ambassador OF Mexico and Sonora de
Teller, the Minister Of Norway and
Muae Bachke. Senator and Mrs Royal
s. Copeland, Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest
Lloyd. Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan
Graham, the naval attache of the
French embassy and Nine Sable. the
counselor Of the Rumanian legation
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson Gary had
guests dining with them last evening
in the presidential dining room of the
Mayflower.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

DR.. and Mrs. Henry Krokstad who
have sold their home, 1924 K street
northwest. have taken an apartment
at 2400 Sixteenth street northwest.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

to New York to spend a few days. They
will return Friday and will be at nome
at tea Saturday and Sunday at Rippon
Lodge.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

The Minister Of China and Nine Sze
viii be the guests Of honor at dinner
this evening Of the assistant director
Of the American Council on Education
and Mrs. David Allan Robertson
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont gave a
dinner in their home on New Hamp-
shire avenue last evening for Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Fl. Jones Of Houston, Tex,
and others, later attending the recep-
ton given for Mr. and Mrs Jones at
the Women's National Democratic
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Continued on Nineteenth Page)
Evening star., 1928-05-01

Mrs. Edward Beveridge entertained
a company of so last evening in her
home on EdmundS street at a miscel-
laneous shower for her sister, Miss
Florence Darling. whose marriage to
Mr.. John Carroll Brinkman will take
place Saturday May IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-17
San Diegan Held
To Superior Court

Charles McDermott, 36 of San
Dicro, was arraigncd before Judg"
7. Mavfiela this morning on 4
charge of driving an automobile
while under the influence of intoXi-
eating liquor. Complaint in the
case was filed by Captain Frank
Oswalt Of the state traffic depart
~ert. Mcrermott was arrested fol
lowing an accident on the San III
ego highway SUNDAY night in which
four persons were injured.
McDermott was handed a copy Of
the complaint against him and the
case was set for preliminary hearing
before Judge Mayfield on Tuesday.
Bail was fixed at $1,000 and the
defendant was remanded to the Gus
TO-DAY Of the sheriff in default.
According 10 report Of the ac-
cident NcDermott crashed into =
car driven b. Dock Barton Of Fl
Centre, turning the machine over in
a ditch. Mrs. Barton suffered a
severe back injury while Barton,
their daughter and another passcn-
ger escaped with more minor in,
iurios.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-17
Power Rates In
North of State
To Be Reduced
Nv United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-THE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
and the Great Western Power Com
pany will reduce electric rates
throughout northern California, in-
Guiding San Francisco and the east
bay region, probably March l.
Officials Of the two companies an
nounccd the reduction today when
they appeared before the railroad
commission to answer tho suit
brought by the bay cities for rate
reduction.
The officials said they did not
know what the reduction would be,
but il understood from information
received from reliable sources that
it will be 10 percent.
The reduction viii apply to the
"top block of rates-principally
those paid by small users of clec-
tricity, home owners and small store
keepers.
1t was estimated that 10 per
cent reduction would mean an an
nual saving Of $1,000. 600 year to
the territory affected.
If the 10 percent reduction ap-
plies to the total electric revenues
Of the companv it win mean a saw
inc of $5,58l $50 a year.
The formal announcement Of the
reduction, made by Senator Charles
=. Cuttcn, chief counsel of the Pa
cific Gas and Electric Company and
Chaffee Hall, chief counsel for the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-17

Great Western Electric Company,
said the two companies had been
considering the reduction for many
months.
Final agreement to reduce prices
! charged small users was made on
the theory that reduced rates would
result in increased business and
greater net revenues for the stock
holders, they said.
Hall also announced that the
! Midland Counties Electric Corpora
tion, serving Fresno Monterey and
San Luis Obispo counties and the
San Joaquin Light aud Power Com
pany, serving stockton and vicinity
would reduce rates with the parent
conreru-thc Great Western.
city Attorney John j. O'Toorc
, of san Francisco. declared nt the
s,H ia= 20 fhe ans.s.lneenent
that california eiti.. arr not q ing
up tHrir fight for reduced rates.
"Wc went 20 seo what tn now
r-trs are aud IL they are still too
. high. We will press our suits for re-.
durtioHs, be- said Eve are not
going to permit corporations ia
cvadc large reduction bv giving
the consumers "A half Loaf reduc,
/ tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-17
NATION OBSERVES
ANNIVERSARY OF
ERANKLIN'S BIRTH

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Renjamin
Franklin 5 birthday will be cele-
brated throughout the United
States today, and not-jf the Ben
iamin Franklin Memorial Commit
tee can bring it about, as the birth
day of Franklin. patron saint of
thrift, > but as that OF Franklin,
the patriot. -
J. Henry Smythe Jr., chairman
of the memorial committee. feels
that the thrift tie-up with FRANK
lin ; name has been carried trifle
too far, and the committee strongly
is of the opinion that Franklin had
other admirable qualities and per
formed other valuable services
with the nation is in some danger
of forgetting.
This year, it is recalled. is also
the 150th anniversary of the sign
ing of the Treaty of Alliance
with France. which Franklin en-
gineered February 9th, 177S,
and is also the bi-centennial of
Young Ben : first venture as prin-
ter.
Many groups and organizations.
including the printers who have a
strong claim. have appropriated
Franklin as their "patron saint -
and his numerous statues through
out the nation will be shrines to-
day.
President Green of the American
Federation Of Labor last year pro-
patron saint of the entire organiza-
cl2imed Franklin as the official
ton. and the Cartoonists of
America when organizing, praised
the versatile Ben as the first car
toorist in the new world.
New York City is the home of the
International Benjamin Franklin
Society, whose head is John Clyde
Oswald. Special efforts have been
made by this organization to get
schools to remember Franklin on
his birthday.