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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

ent registration is an increase of
1908 per cent over 1921, when
the figure was 332,652. The Aug
ust traffic census taken by the de-
partment showed IAN increase of
1876 per cent in vehicles on the
trunk highways in 1928 over 1921.
But this represents only summer
traffic. Fall, winter and spring
traffic have increased much more
than summer traffic, nearly all car
owners now drive twelve months
while. few years ago the majority
drove only seven or eight months.
Then there is the higher. average
speed, which causes greater dam
age to gravel roads. The proportion
of heavy trucks is also greatly in
creased.
The decrease in license fees is
due to reduced tax rate on
trucks, which took effect Jan. 1,
1928. This, however, is not the
only cut in trunk highway re-
ceipts. In the summer of 1927, a
ruling giving the oil companies
sixty instead of thirty days to
make their gas tax settlements de-
priYed the department of one
months gas taxes. This left the
1927 total below that of 1926. In
creased gas consumption may bring
the 1928 total slightly above that
of 1927, in spite of the cut in
motor vehicle fees, but the in
crease will. be nowhere proportion
ate to the traffic increase.
While there has been no legal
ruling, it is assumed that one-third
of the gas tax receipts will go in
to the state aid fund from the
date the adoption Of the gas tax
amendment is officially proclaim
ed. If increase is voted by the Leg
islature, it may be six months be-
fore the new rate takes effect. A
four cent tax therefore will bring
the department about the same
money in 1929 as two cent tax
brought in 1928, while a two or
three cent tax will leave the de-
partment with considerably less
money in 1929 than it had any
year since 1925.
eve are going to do the best
we can to keep the roads in shape
with whatever money we get" said
Mr.. Babcock. "But where traffic on
gravel road averages more than
1000 vehicles per day, it is diff
cult to keep it in good condition
regardless of how much we spend
for maintenance. 1t would seem
to be good business to provide
more money for permanent con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

Mrs. Agnes Crosbie, of Boston,
was arrested for stealing a ring
which she pawned to buy food for
her adopted baby.
William Fisher, of Ionia, Mich,
was sentenced to a year in a re-
formatory for the theft of bushel
of potatoes valued at forty cents.
Capt. Fred Meyers, aged 70,
employee of a railroad in Fort
Myers, Fla, has refused to retire
from active service because he is
"too young to quit"
James Carragh, of St. Louis, got
warrant for Mrs. Louise Chaplin,
a 270-pound widow, who knocked
him down with one punch.
Anton Scharzysck, aged 76, of
Budapest, the father of "a chill
dren by two wives, has taken a
third. ~
Miss Georgia Dodd,, Of Balti-
more, has given up her work as
manicurist to become bootblack
because it offers "more profits and
excitement.
Given a nights lodging in the
Jail at Omaha, Clyde Muzzle, a
tramp disappeared the next morn
ing with a sack of valves which had
been stored there.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
More Traffic, Less Funds
is Problem Of MIR. Babcock
Highway Situation Like Trying to
Winter More Steers With
Less Hay

How to take care of more traf-
fic with less funds is the problem
that is confronting C.. M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner.
It is as perplexing as it is for a
farmer to take care of more stock
with less hay.
UP to Nov. /, 666,29S motor We
hicles were registered in Minneso-
ia. This is 20,433 more than at
the same date in 1927. But in
spite of this increase, license fees
for the ten months were $97,853
less than for the same months in
1927, Mr.. Babcock points out.
Traffic is, increasing more rap
idly than registration. The pres
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
PAGE SEVEN

normally Democratic states of Ala
bama and Arkansas that the edi-s
tors of the Digest, in presenting
the final poll figures, suggested
that their electoral vote might be
credited to Smith. As a matter Of
fact these were the six southern
states carried by the Democratic.
candidate. But he also carried by
comparatively narrow majorities
two New England states, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island. Thus
Governor Smith has 81 electoral
votes to Mr.. Hoover's 444, while
the digest straw vote indicated
that he would have Sd to Hoover's
ACT.
cit will be remembered that in
presenting the final poll returns
we referred to last-minute switch
of votes in 1924 from LaFollette
to Davis and suggested that such
Elast-minute switches of sentiment
must be taken into account in
considering the validity of the
1928 poll. And, in fact, after the
Digest's "straw voters" had sent in
their ballots, Governor Smith made
dramatic tour through south
eastern New England, delivering
perhaps his most vigorous cam
paign speech in Boston, and rous-.
ing the urban crowds to such en-
thusiasm that representatives of
Republican newspapers admitted
they could not tell what the eff
feet would be. -,
SIN the Literary Digest's straw
vote Mr.. Hoover received 1,759,-
584 ballots and Governor Smith
received 987,795. In terms of
percentages, this is 1872 per cent
for Hoover, and 35.7 for Smith,
leaving IL per cent to the minor
candidates. Now let us see how
closely the straw vote fore-shad-
owed the actual countrywide di-
vision on election day. Accord
ing to figures available on Nov
ember IA, with 1852 districts
missing. Mr.. Hoover had 20,812,-
912, or 58.S per cent out of a to-
tai of 35, 439,715; Governor Smith
had 14,626,803, or Alp per cent
of the total. Thus, on the basis of
the popular vote, the Digest esti-
mate was only "A points away
of a percentage calculation-in
otherwords, 95.6 per cent accur-
ate. On a basis of the electoral
vote, the digest poll was only 4.3
per cent off in estimating the rela-
tive vote of the two candidates;
that it was 95.7 per cent accur-
ate"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Costs State 8O.42 Yearly
to Educate Each Child
Maintenance of Pupils in Rural
Schools Less Than that of
City Child

Taxpayers of Minnesota paid
$80.42 as maintenance for each
school pupil in Minnesota during
the last school year, a compilation
made public Saturday by J. M.
Mcconnell, state commissioner of
education, showed.
The average maintenance cost
for each pupil in the 514 high
school and graded elementary dis
tricts was $94.13, while in the u
200 rural districts, the average
maintenance was $500.
The average maintenance cost
per pupil is steadily mounting, the
report shows, for in 1927 the av-
erage for the entire state was
$79. 43 and in 1926, $1,000.
Other facts shown by Mr.. Nc
Connell's report which include a
financial statement for all public
schools of the state, include:
That more than $28,000,000 was
paid in the form of salaries to
teachers during the last school
year.
That these, together with pay
ments for textbooks, library books
and supplies used for instruction,
amounted to 68.7 per cent of the
total cost of maintenance.
That the next largest cost OF
maintenance was janitors' salar-
les, repairs and upkeep of build
ings and equipment, amounting to
So, 662,891, or 1915 per cent OF
the total maintenance.
That altho local districts bear
the heaviest burden of school
costs, the state contributes a gen
erous portion towards mainten.
ance, and more in the last two
years than ever before, approx.
mately 20 per cent. -
That total revenues of schools
during the last year decreased
amounting to $53,060,997, OF
which $10,814,46 was contribut.
ed by the state. In 1927, total re.
venues were $54,320,157, Of
which the state contributed So,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Gigantic Book

What is said to be the largest
book is In the British museum in
London. 1t Is gigantic atlas and
was presented to King Charles ii,
ruler of England in 1860. by the
merchants of Amsterdam. 1t was
mement0 of Charles visit to the
Netherlands after the fall of the
British monarchy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Social Events

ABOUT so MEMBERS OF Ma
.omi Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, were entertained at the
annual dinner at the Masonic
Temple at $50 Tuesday evning.
At the regular meeting of the
Chapter the following officers for
the ensuing year were elected:
w. M.-Mrs. Mary Scott.
w. P.-John Hansen.
A. M.-Mrs. Lois O'Gara.
Secretary-Mrs. Clara Morse.
Treas.-Mrs. Louise McGibbon.
Con.-Mrs. Anna Berggreen.
A. C.-Mrs. Flora Cooper.
This is the 10th consecutive
year Mrs. McGibbon has been
elected as president. The new Of
ficers will be installed early. in
January.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
NOTICE TO HOUSE KEEPERS

/ am prepared to bake beans,
steam brownbread and fry dough-
nuts on order Wednesday and Sat-
urday of each week. Orders should
be placed Tuesdays and Fridays.
/ will appreciate trial order and
will furnish wholesome, well pre-
pared food.-Mrs. H. E. Wilcox,
phone 155.-Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
ON THANKSGIVING MORN.

yin luI<A4NhcNlN I4So "OIS4N-
ing, at eight o'clock, at the church
of the Incarnation in Minneapo-
lis, Miss Caroline c., Graham be-
came the bride of Mr.. Sylvester l..
Kennedy.
The attendants were Miss Helen
Burke, of st. Paul, and Mr.. Billy
Mlartz, of Minneapolis.
A breakfast was served to the.
wedding party at the Curtis Hotel
in Minneapolis.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Ellen Graham, of Melrose, Mimi,
and the groom a son of Mrs. Mary
Kennedy, of Sank Centre.
Mrs. Kennedy, who is a gradu-
ate of the Melrose High school and
the State Teachers college at
Moorhead, Mimi, is a talented
young woman and in compliment
to her pleasing personality has
won the friendship of all who know
her. For the past four years she
has taught in the Minneapolis
schools in the capacity of English
instructor in the Junior High de-
partment. -. .... 81,
Mr.. Kennedy is an efficient
member of the sales force of the
Witte Auto Co., of Minneapolis.
The newlyweds motored from
Minneapolis and spent the week
end with relatives at Melrose and
Sank Centre.
A dinner was given in their
honor to the immediate families at
the home of the brides mother on
Saturday, December first.
MIR. AND MRS. L. w. CAM
field and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
"A. M. Fritz and family, of st.
Paul, were Thanksgiving guests of
Mrs. J. H. Garfield, and Mrs. Iris
Betz.
THE ROYAL NEIGHBORS
met with Mrs. Lillian Truax at
421 Elm street, Tuesday after
noon, Dec. II, at 2:3O. Election
of officers will take place, and all
members are urged to be present.
THE DEGREE OF HONOR
will have it's annual Christmas
party and election of officers on
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 10, at
the home of Mrs. Frank Koterba,
205 Elm street. All members
should make an effort to be pres
ent and take note of the change
from our regular meeting date.
THANKSGIVING DAY MIR.
and Mrs. Anton Nelson entertain
ed at dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Rasmussen ad daughter, Emma,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rasmussen and
son, Mrs. Stusken and son, Selven,
and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Hoyez, of
Sank Centre, and Mrs. l.. E. Earl,
of Chicago.
MR.. AND MRS. H. T. AUSTIN
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. F. l..
Sturr and Mr.. C. Woodward, of
Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Bad Example

Wife Ito husband who has ham
hered his thumbl-Not in front OF
the canary. HarOld.-Montreal Star
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

DON'T FORGET THE CHAR
ITY BALL TOMORROW GIRL
DAY) NIGHT AT THE ARM
ORY.-Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Desire for "Boyish Form"
Often Causes tuberculosis
Minnesota State Medical Associa-
ton Issues Warning; Improper
food; Flimsy Dress

st. Paul, Dec. 5-There is an
urgent need in health work to pro-
tect the younger generation, the
Minnesota State Medical Associa-
ton states in bulletin received
today. z
Remarkable results have been
obtained in cutting down the tub:
erculosis death rate in general"
the bulletin states.,14.A reduction of
fifty per cent has beencmade in the
past 20 years. & (, r2jr
However in the teen age and
the early twenties we find no COR
responding decrease, in fact, but
little change has been made in the
death rate among girls of this
group. Minnesota statistics show
that more than one-fifth of all
deaths from tuberculosis during
the past five years have occurred
between the ages of Is and "a.
"The period from Is to 18 is
particularly dangerous, as one
fourth of all the boys and girls in
this group who died in the past
five years were victims of tuber-
culosis. The death rate among
girls was twice as high as among
boys. .
"Reasons for the alarming prev
alence of tuberculosis among
young women and girls given by
noted authorities include too great
expenditures of energy which is
not compensated by sufficient rest
and sleep. Between the ages of
Is and 25, the susceptible age,
girls should be careful to lead as
healthful, normal lives as possible,
with long regular hours of rest.
"Diet fads are also blamed.
Craze for a slender figure leads
many a girl to volsntarily subject
herself to undernourishment. Girls
should realize that a little over
weight is much safer than ten and
fifteen pounds underweight, and
that substantial, well balanced
meals including nourishing break
fast, are essential.
"Other reasons given by author
tiles include entrance into indus
try of large numbers of girls since
the war; too much night life, fiimsy
modern dress, improperly ventilat-
ed rooms, STOPPING posture, exces-
sive cigarette smoking, tight bras,
sieres, and high heeled shoes"
Additional information on. this
subject may be obtained from the
Minnesota Public Health Associa-
ton, II West Summit Avenue, St
Paul, Minnesota, which organiza.
ton is carrying on a special edu.
cational campaign on this subject
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

struction. Unless this is done, Min
nesota will each year have poorer
roads and larger maintenance
hills"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

THE ORIGINAL BRIDGE
Club met at the home of Mrs. J.
A. Caughren on Wednesday after
noon.
THE BRIDGE CLUB WAS EN-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sieben Wednesday
evening.
MR.. AND MRS. NICK ORTIZ
and daughter Rose entertained 16
relatives and friends at dinner
Thanksgiving Day.
MR.. AND MRS. CHAS. HAM
son were the Thanksgiving dinner
guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Lewis.
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY
of the M. E. church will meet in
the parsonage Friday afternoon.
This meeting will be the magazine
meeting.
MRS. STEPHEN KINSELLA
was the Thanksgiving dinner guest
of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown at
the Main Street Cafe. -
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN TOM
bers, Jr., entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
John Tombers, ST., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn SCHUYLER, of Robbins
dale, on Friday evening.
THE DoRCAs SOCIETY OF
the NJ. E. church will hold sup
per and business meeting at the
home of Miss lone Noble, PIT N.
Main street, Tuesday evening.
=. MRS. J. ROBINSON ENTER
tanned five tables at 1:15 bridge
luncheon Saturday. She was assist
ed by her daughters, Mrs. M. Mill
ner, of Bertha, and Mrs. E. &c.
Carlson, of st. Cloud, and the
Misses Brown.
SAUK CENTRE FRIENDS OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holler have
received announcements announc-
ing the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Armella, to Mr.. A. A. Gui-
mond, at Manteno, ILL.,, on Thanks
giving Day, Nov. 20. The an
nouncement stated that the young
couple would be at home after
Ian at Manano TIL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

THE BRIDGE CLUB WAS EN-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sieben Wednesday
evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

THE GRADATIM CLUB MET
at the home of Mrs. F. w.
Sprague on "Wednesday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

MR.. AND MRS. H. T. AUSTIN
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. F. l..
Sturr and Mr.. C. Woodward, of
Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Whitson and Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Parker at their home on Pine
street, Sunday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

THE ORIGINAL BRIDGE
Club met at the home of Mrs. J.
A. Caughren on Wednesday after
noon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

MR.. AND MRS. NICK ORTIZ
and daughter Rose entertained 16
relatives and friends at dinner
Thanksgiving Day.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

The territorial army of Great Britain
recruited 1908 men in the past year,
a gain of 6,466 over the previous twelve
months.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
ROBBER|ES PROBE
BY POLICE FUTILE
Attempt to Capture Three
Bandits UnSuc SsfuI as
Chase Continues.

Only Slight success attended efforts
of police today as they sought to ap-
prehend three bandits who yesterday
held up taxi driver and Steve O'Don-
nell, jockey, robbing them of cash and
their automobiles.
The taxicab, taken from Ray H.
Shields. 1927 Thirteenth street, in front
of Catholic University early yesterday
morning, was found abandoned in
Soldiers Home grounds several hours
later The two men who took the cab
and SO from Shields, at pistol point,
have not been. found
O'Donnell told police he was robbed
of his automobile and $500, by man
he had picked up on Defense Highway
after the stranger had hailed him and
asked for ride.
After driving short distance,
O'Donnen said he left his seat to look
at the gasoline tank. When he started
to re-enter the machine, he said, his
passenger covered him with pistol.
took the money and drove away In the
machine.
O'Donnell, who was stopping at the
Plaza Hotel, left last night without
leaving any forwarding address. Police
said they did not know his whereabouts
and had not been able to find the
automobile or the bandit.
Police believe the three robbers are
members of band figuring in numer-
Gus recent highway robberies in this
vicinity.
Robert H. Featherstone, proprietor Of
the Thomas Circle Garage, 1114 YER
mont avenue. reported the loss of 5000
Saturday night to a sneak thief who
entered the building and removed re-
moved the money from an open safe.
when the night manager was called to
the rear.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

to overcome. microscopic eelworms and
small bulb flies. This treatment con-
sists of immersion for two and one.
half hours in water at. ITO degrees and,
he declared, can aid in spreading the
basal rot fungus when healthy and dis
eased bulbs are put together in the
same bath.
To overcome this danger. he sug-
gested immediate planting in cool soil
after the treatment or the addition OF
a fungicide to the water. The repro
ductive bodies of the fungus, he said.
can survive at least seven hours IN
water at ITO degrees.
Means of controlling the wilt dis
ease of asters occupied DR.. L. o. Kun
kel of the Boyce Thompson Institute
for Plant Research, Yonkers, and Drs.
L. r. Jones and Regina s.. Riker of
the University of Wisconsin.
Spread of the leaf hoppers which
carry the disease from plant to plant
can be cut down. they said. by use of
screens of wire netting or tobacco cloth
four to eight feet high.
DR.. E. e. Mains of the Indiana agri-
cultural experiment station, said expert
ments there had shown that the grass.
Oregon, blueflag and yellowflag varieties
of Iris, together with some of the sweet
and German species, were -s resist
ent than others TO the rust diccase,
Evening star., 1928-12-31
CANCER AID IS SEEN
IN PLANT STUDIES
Discoveries May Throw Light
on Solution of Disease
in Humans.
pr tl,n Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 31.-DiScov-
cries having to do with plant cancers, F"
which may eventually contribute toward
the solution of the human cancer prob
lem, were reported today to the plant
doctors of American Pytopathological
Society.
The plant disease, known as crown
gall, causes considerable damage to
vegetables and fruit trees, attacking
them chiefly at the point where the
root Joins the stem. Like many human
diseases it is caused by bacteria.
New evidence of the relationship be-
tween crown gall and cancer in animals
was presented by DR.. Michael Levine
of the Montefiore Hospital, New York,
in a paper dealing with counts OF the
chromosomes which carry the inherit
able characteristics of species OF plants
and animals from parents to progeny:
Just as the chromosomes in the tiS-
sues of animals and, presumably, in
human beings, are doubled and quad
rupled when they have cancer, he said,
those of beets and Towering tobacco
are multiplied when they are infected
with crown gall.
Virus Attacks Bacteria.
The bacteria that caused crown gall
are, in turn, subject to a virus disease
which destroys them. DR.. j. H. Muncie
and M. K. Patel of the Iowa State Col
lege, told the plant doctors. This
virus, they said, is effective only against
the crown gall bacteria.
Four University of Wisconsin inveSti-
gators, DR.. A. j. Riker, H. E. Sacen, DR.
w. H. Wright and w. N. Bantield. re-
ported that they had been able to eS-
tabliSh a difference between these bac-
terra and those which produce the hairy
root disease, which heretofore has been
thought to originate from the same
cause.
Diseases which attack the plants
that make the world more beautiful
place to live in also engaged the at
tention of the plant doctors.
The basal rot which causes heavy
losses to narciSsus growers in the United
States and Holland wass described by
Dr.. Freeman Weiss of the Department
of Agriculture as having been unusually
bad this year on Long Island and IN
Virginia.
Does Not Cause Disease.
The fungus which causes this disease,
he said begins its attack in the field
and unfavorable conditions during har-
vest and storage, instead of being the
cause of the disease. as had been sup
posed, merely contributes to its develop
ment Under accepted methods OF
cultivation and storage, he declared
losses up to so per cent in certain
varieties are sustained even by ex-
perienced growers One Virginia grower
he said, has reported a loss of more
than $4,000 in bulbs of a single
variety in one year.
This disease, he pointed out, compli-
Gates the treatment of imported bulbs
Evening star., 1928-12-31
BURGLAR FORCES LOCKS
AND GETS AWAY WITH $500
Money Taken From Secret Com
partment of Automobile in DR..
J. w. Ross Garage.

The methods of an enterprising
burglar who appeared to know exactly
what he was looking for were described
to police Sunday night by DR.. Julian w.
Ross 619 Florida avenue, in reporting
the theft of $500 in cash and valuable
papers, taken from secret, locked COM
partment in an automobile in his ga
rage, which itself was securely locked
DR.. Ross explained he had left the
money in his car over the week end for
deposit today. He berthed his car in his
garage late Saturday night and did not
discover the theft until Sunday night
when next he had occasion to use the
machine.
Both locks apparently had been
forced, Dr. Ross said No tangible clue
to the identity of the burglar had been
developed this morning.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
Slayer-Suicide Asks Husbands Thanks
For Killing Such Woman as Your Wife

Early Sunday morning Heath arose,
wrote five farewell notes, and awakened
Mrs. Snyder. They chatted together,
then Heath placed the muzzlc of a
revolver against Mrs. Snyder's temple
and pulled the trigger.
When Mrs. Nellie Quickey, Heath's
aunt, employed as housekeeper. heard
the shots she went to investigate
Heath ordered her into the kitchen un-
der pain of death.
Heath then went to his own room
and killed himself.
In note to his parents Heath SAID:
st know I have been a bad boy" and
asked them to forgive and forget"
He described his act as the "best way
out"
Heath was to have entertained his
parents at New Year celebration
today.