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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-22

afternoon. The cause. Lucas Kells
out with snow shovel clearing the
slush off the sidewalk. When he
was joined few minutes later by
the publisher Of this great family
journal similarly armed. there came
near being riot during which
"Chan" Marshall nearly tainted.
Business is picking up" re-
marked a Sank Centre business
man the other day. "Tlle finan-
cial stringency of last November
has passed and things are assuming
their normal conditions again. My
business is good for this time of
the year. Market Day helped a
good deal last Saturday and with
ordinary decent weather from now
on look for a good volume Of
business in Sank Centre"
Sub-zero weather following the
"soft" weather and copious snow
fall Of last week. Sunday morning
reliable thermometers registered
20 degrees below zero ut Z o'clock.
Monday morning at the same hour
tiiC temperature was a iltCiC UOioW
the zero point. Following this cold
snap the weather warmed up ma
teriailly.
The public library has received
reports of the State Auditor,
Board of Control. Game and Fish
Warden and other state documents
which have been placed on the
shelves for the use of the public.
Last Saturday was a good day
for business. There were a large
number of farmers in town.
Brown Bros. bought a cars of cat
tie and hogs which they shipped to
South st. Paul on Sunday The
Market Day idea appears to
have interested the farmers in this
city more than ever and they real
ize that this is the place to sell their
livestock.
Excerpts from The Herald
of Fifty Years Ago.
The snow has almost entirely
disappeared, and business with
farmers will commence in earnest
next week.
The old school house has been
on the wing again this week. KEEL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-22
FZushbacks
20 Years Ago
Excerpts from the Herald
of Twenty Years Ago.

At the regular March meeting OF
the Board Of Education held last
Thursday evening, Prof. VIM. An
gus was reelected superintendent
of the Sank Centre public schools
for another year. The vote was
unanimous for Mr.. Angus, the
board feeling that his work is of
a high grade and that he should
be retained. The corps of teachers
is not yet filled although most of
them have been rendered a re-
election.
The recent snow storms did not
interfere with the running of
trains on the railroads passing
through Sank Centre all of them
being on time. Some eight inches
of snow fell during last week and
property owners who keep their
sidewalks clean were kept busy
shoveling snow. There are a good
many others, however, who let the
snow lie where it falls, thereby
making walking difficult after a
snow storm.
G.. Hillerud and Martin Ander-
son have dissolved partnership, Mr..
Anderson retiring from the hard
ware firm of G. Hillerud & Co.
The changeein the firm took place
on Thursday, March 6. The bust
ness will still run in the same name
but Mr.. Hillerud has full charge
of it. Mrs. Hillerud now has the
interest formerly held by Mr..
Anderson. Mr.. Hillerud has been
in business here for the past ten
years and has secured his part of
the hardware trade al ,niS point.
Bishop Morrison, of Duluth,
spent Sunday in Sank Centre and
conducted services at the Episco-
| pal church both morning and even
ing. Good sized congregations were
present and listened to two fine
discourses. In the morning the
bishop administered communion.
The church had expected to have
the pulpit supplied Sunday by a
prospective rector but the man in
view did not appear. con. equently
Bishop Morrison visited the par
ish. The bishop conducted service
at Ashley in the afternoon and at
Melrose Monday evening.
Traffic was stopped on Fourth
street near The Herald office for
a brief space of tine Tuesday
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-22

Ter has it this time, and is going
to make shop of it.
+ Caught-On Tuesday u. s.
Marshall McLaren visited this sec
ton of country, and unearthed
small distillery in what is known
as the Rooney settlement about
nine miles from Sank CenJre, and
arrested the proprietor, Patrick
Rooney, and secured his still. He
stopped over night here with his
prisoner and proceeded with him
to st. Paul on Wednesday.
Try Again. - Another spelling
match will come off at the Congre-
gational church Tuesday evening,
the goth. There will also he a
pronouncing match of words writ
ten on the blackboard. Come one
and all and let US show that we
can beat the great spoilers of the
cities. Admittance ten cent.
Dentist.-To the people of Sank
Centre and vicinity we take pleas
ure in introducing j. H. Spauld-
ing, dentist, who has located here
for the practice of his profession.
Mr.. Spaulding studied in Boston,
under one of the best operators
in this country and feels competent
to give entire satisfaction to all who
may require his services. 1t is
his intention to make this a per-
manent location, and while we do
not wish our citizens the necessity
of patronizing dentists and doctors,
we trust Mr.. Spaulding will find
sufficient business to warrant his
remaining with us.
Removal. = Messrs Miner and
Barto moved their law office this
week from the brick block to the
Express Office building, corner of
Main and Second streets. Their
office is nicely arranged, with con-
sultation and library room in the
rear of the front office, Carpenter
and Kells still occupy the same
room with their insurance, collec-
ton and money loaning office.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-22

Golf playing by midshipmen at
Annapolis is to be made compul-
sorry. We hate to see Uncle Sam
encourage profanity and prevari-
cation like that.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
CHILD DEFENDS
POWER PAY
FOR BOOK

Richard Mashburn Lhild, former
ambassador to Italy, in a letter to
the Federal Trade Commission today
defended his services in preparing
data for book attacking Boulder
Dam. He received $500 from the
Joint Committee of National Utility
Associations.
At the same time he criticised
Boulder Dam legislation as "a dis
astrous experiment in Government
ownership"
I.enroOt Defended
A second letter was read from
Elisha Hanson, of the law firm
of which ex-senator Lenroot (R)
of Wisconsin is a member. Han.
son said. the firm was paid $4,000
on January 4, 1928. as a retainer.
The check was made out To Len
root who endorsed it over to the
firm.
Hanson declared he made all the
arrangements with the association
for the firms employment, and de.
MED that Lenroot was employed
specifically to oppose the Walsh
resolution. A second $4,000 was
paid on March Is for services and
work DONE" Hanson said.
Child a Lawyer
Lenroot appeared at the Capitol
in opposition to the Walsh 'reso-
luton.
Child told the commission that
as a member of the bar it was his
privilege to accept retainers which
II consider worthy"
Let me make it clear that I
never signed my name to any
expression not my own, nor do l
receive any undisclosed fees for
any personal expression of mime"
said Child. rs that sufficiently
specific?"
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

DelIThtfuIIy located apartmeBts--fur-
Wished or upfurnished--can be located
and rented through today's Times and
@eraId classified rental columns.
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been traced to the variable rate of
rotation Of the earth. Evidence
from star observation is being
added.
Land and Water
DIR. Bowie said that the land
areas of the earth. generally con-
centrated on one side, are three
miles higher than the surface of
the water. lie suggested the theory
that when these higher areas are
opposite the moon and sun the
rate of rotation of the earth Is
accelerated, slowing down as they
turn away from the attractive
bodies.
The force of the attraction is
shown ny the fact that at new
moon the radius of the earth in.
Creases by foot. although the ex-
pansion passes rapidly as the influ-
enCe of the lunar orb subsidies.
Whether the variable rotation is
to any degree responsible for earth
quakes, such as recently rocked the
Balkans, is under investigation. al
though Bowie was inclined to doubt
this theory
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
CENSUS RECORD
BURNED, SAYS
WITNESS
By International News service

ALBANY. n. Y, May 4.-Testi-
mony that Mrs. Florence r. S.
Knapp, former Secretary of State,
who is being tried on a charge of
stealing a $2.875 census check, adj
mitted she burned Official census
records, was given today at her
trial by her successor in office,
Robert Moses.
Under examination by Prosecu-
tor George II. Medalie, Moses testi-
fled that when Mrs. Knapp came to
the office at the capitol last June
he questioned her concerning GER
tain official census records which.
he said were missing from the
office files
what Did Mrs. Knapp say?"
Medalic asked Moses.
She said they had been shipped
to Syracuse and destroyed"
Did she say how they had been
Destroyer"
I have a vague recollection that
she told me Sha had burned them"
Moses declared that Mrs. Knapp
got very excited and nervous"
when he questioned her about the
missing records.
The prosecution claims the missing
records contained the names of all
personal census appointments made
by Mrs. Knapp and the amount of
money they received:
Despite the startling declarations
made on the witness stand by her
step-daughter, Clara Blanche Knapp,
that she never authorized Mrs.
Knapp TO indorse her checks, that
she never did any census work and
that she did not know she was on
the census payroll until last fall
when. the Moreland investigation
OF the census scandal was launche ].
the first woman state official was
still confident today that she will
he acquitted after the jury hears
her story.
Family Coming
Three of Mrs. knapps relatives,
her brother, Charles Fl. Smith, her
sister, Julia A. Smith. and her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Helene B. Smith
ali of Bedford, Mass. are scheduled
T 10 be called to the witness stand to-
day by Prosecutor George u. Med
allie in An effort to clinch the
| states. claim that the, former sec
! Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
St I
BLOSSOM
FETE

WINCHESTER, Va, May 4.
While Winchester glowed with
color on the second and final
day of its apple blossom festi-
val today, more than $4,000
visitors, many of them from
Washington, poured into the
historic town to assist in the
celebration.
The programmed events of the
day were progressing as scheduled,
when it developed that the festf.
val was fostering an even more
important and far reaching devsl-
opment.
This latter circumstance concerns
plans, which today were far along
the road to completion, for estab-
lishment in and around Winchester
of a summer colony for Wash,
ington's diplomatic corps
These plans are the outgrowth
of a number of informal confer
ences between the Egyptian min.
lister, Mahmud Samy Pash, who
is visiting the festival, and a num-
Der of Winchester's most influen-
tial citizens including Will Cooper,
Nelson Page and Col. Bryan
Cooper. of the governors staff.
Not So Diplomatic
The diplomat figured in an un.
pleasant incident at the cornation
of Queen Shenandoah "" Miss
Mary Wise Boxley at the fair
grounds, yesterday afternoon.
Samy Pasha was standing in a
space reserved for the passage OF
the Queens procession when he
was asked to move.
The minister resented the tone
in which the request was made,
and declined to bulge. but later
Gals of the pageant explained to
those who gave the order to the
minister the identity of the diplo.
mat, and apologies were made.
A garbled version Of the incident
received circulation in Winchester
last night, to the effect that Samy
Pasha's swarthy complexion had
mislead society women in the re-
stand. and that they ordered
his election.
The minister was entertained at
dance and receptions, together with
Gov. Harry F. Byrd, last night,
in Winchesters finest homes, and
today was making ready to- take
active part in the closing festi-
vities. He told a group of conf
dantes last night that he has been
in Winchester numerous times IN
the past incognito. dressed in the
overalls and broad straw hat of
(TTIRN OVER
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

One, two. three or fOur-TOOm apart
ments furnished or unfurnished can he
located through tOdOy's Times and
Herald classified rental columns.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Scientists Find Earth
Growing St0uter

Old Mother Earth getting out of shape losing her gsh
figure of a couple of billion years ago
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER

O.. 3. WeatheH BnFeNU
Fair and warmer tonight; Satur-
day increasing cloudiness; thunder
showers late Saturday afternoon or
night. Temperature for yesterday
Highest, Is; lowest, At.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Sd DECREE
METHODS
limited

An echo Of charges that
tlird-degree m . t h d we're
used by the Baltimore police
to, wiring a confession from
Samuel T. Robertson, 36-year-
old Bethesda contr &C or !,
charged with the murder of
Edward Il. Mills, was heard in
the preliminary hearing, re-
sumed today before Judge
Samuel Riggs at Rockville,
Md.
Capt Charles Fl. Burns. head OF
the Baltimore detective bureau, the
first witness today, was asked If he
had used third-degree methods in
questioning Robertson at Baltimore
police headquarters April Is and II.
He denied that he had, but later
admitted he had threatened to
stand him on his head and turn
him around like a top"
Captain Burns Questioned
Captain Burns was questioned
closely about his examination of
Robertson with regard to the alleged
assault made by the accused man
upon Wilson Trout. truck farmer.
of Potomac, Ma.
He asked Robertson why he had
assaulted Trout, he testified, and
Robertson told him the fight grew
out of a 5000 debt of four years
standing.
The Baltimore detectives ctory
regarding the happenings at Trouts
home was substantially the same
as told by Trout and Trout's wife
and married daughter on the stand
yesterday.
The story Captain Burns said
that Robertson told him was the
same story that has been told on
the stand several times in the hear
ing.
On April II, the Baltimorean ties.
titled. he asked Robertson if he
owned a typewriter. Robertson
told him. he said, he had owned
one for a year or IS months. Cap
| tain Burns said he then showed
the original letter found on the
body of Mills to Robertson.
Made Robertson Typewrite
"Sit down at mr. typewriter and
write what l Indicate" Captain
Burns said he ordered Robertson.
Further testimony disclosed that
the Baltimore detective had ordered
Robertson to- sit down before Roob-
ertson's own typawritr. which had
ben brought from the Robertson
home in Bethesda the previous day.
did you notice any peculiarrities
of Robertson's spe7ch?" State At
torney Robert r. Peter asked.
Yes, he spelled the past tense
of the verb know 'knowed,
Burns replied.
Did you dictate any abbrevia.
tons or did you fully pronounce
all the words?"
II never made any dictation,"
Captain Burns replied.
Did he ask you how to spell
any words?"
Yes. but don't remember what
they were"
Did you talk oRobertson about
the Mills murder?"
Yes, at the time of the tipping"
Accused Stopped Talking
when I told him he had been
using his own typewriter ne just
whistled and said: Il will not talk
any more until / have seen my
attorney. l have talked too much
already"
Defense Attorney r. Stedman
Prescott on cross-examination asked
the captain if he had used any
profanity in questioning Robertson
Continued on Page ?, Column A.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

Research by scientists develops
that tho earth is getting something
Of a rotund stomach. so to speak,
but just why hasn't been definitely
discovered.
One explanation advanced by
Carnegie Institution is the variable
rate of motion of the world on its
axis. although DR.. William Bowie,
of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey, today advanced
the theory that possibly the Varia-
ton is attributable to the earth S
irregular figure.
These questions are under study
by Carnegie Institute. Benjamin
Boss, director Of the department of
meridian astronomy, pointing out
that astronomers have unearthed
evidence of a variation in rotation,
is site d and interpreted, a new field
will be opened to geophysicists.
Variation Rates
Carnegie Institution has gathered
facts in an effort to clear up this
phenomenon. 1T was demonstrated
that not only does the rate of ro-
tation vary over a long period of
years. but that there is a yearly
and monthly periodicity.
Though we can only speculate at
present. what evidence we have
indicates that tidal action upon the
body of the earth may account for
the phenomenon" Boss said, 1T
is reasonable to suppose that CORE
lations may be found between fire.
quency of seismic disturbances and
variability in the earth's rotation,
since the forces producing change
in the rate will create changes in
the earth's figure"
The sun. moon, Venus, Mercury
and Mars are believed to he subject
to secular changes in position and
the source of these fluctuations have
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

TURN OVER
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House, 81
12,873.89.
New York Clearance House bal
anCe. $l3O, OOO, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
changes, $l,424, OOO, 600.
Treasury balance, SIZE, 34sSS1.S6
Customs receipts, $1,000, 81 81.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
GERMAN GROUPS
PAY HONOR
TOFL|ERS

NEW YORK, May 4-Life in
Pew York city is just a series of
triumphal parades for Capt. Her
man koehl, Baron Gunther Won
HuenefeId and Major James Fitz-
maurice, the crew Of the trans
atlantic plane Bremen. Wherever
they go, a crowd OF thousands of
cheering admirers forms a minia-
ture parade in the wake of the
fliers' route.
Last night $500 persons jammed
into the Metropolitan Opera House
and accorded the heroes ire
mendous ovation. The fliers were
attending a program of speeches,
songs and folk dances arranged
by the United German Societies.
the Steuben Society, the United
Singing Societies OF Greater New
York, and other organizations.
The filters were presented with
gold medals by the Steuben Club.
They received silver loving cups
from the Plat Deutscher Nolkes-
fest and watches from the United
German Societies.
Thousands of persons swarmed
around the entrances to the opera
house long before the doors opened
and the demand for the coveted
pasteboards" was so great that a
ticket scandal ensued. Spectators
were reported to have sold so cent
tickets for as high at Sc.
Fitz Is Tongue Tied
The proceedings at the Metro
poIitan were in German and for
once Major FitZmaurice- was the
tongue-tied member of the trio
DR.. Emanuel Baruch, one of the
speakers, lauded the aviators. de.
claring they had brought nations
near in space and also in under.
standing.
Earlier in the day Jack Dempsey
and his wife, Estelle Taylor, called
on the filters. The former heavy
weight champion told the aviators
that their flight was swell" He
begged for and secured their auto
graphs. The fliers in turn compii-
mented Dempsey upon his feats in
the ring.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
ENVE LOPE
TORN IN
ARCTIC
GALE
ny international News Service

BY international News Service
LONDON, England, May 4.
The North Pole exploration
balloon Italia, which landed at
Vadsoe, Norway, at 9:1O
O'Clock today, while en- route
for Spitzbergen, was hit by
lightning in the storm which is.
raging over northern Norway,
according to a Central News
dispatch from adsoe this
afternoon. The dispatch said
that the envelope was torn.
The storm not only covered north
ern Norway but extended all the
way to Spitzbergen. A radiogram
from Spitzbergen said that the
gale had damaged the hangar at
Kings Bay which Mobile planned to
use. This news was communicated
to Vadsoe by wireless and the
Italian explorer was warned to
postpone his flight.
Snow was falling heavily off
Spitzbergen and a terrific wind
blowing.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
MAY INVITE LEAGUE

LONDON. May At was re-
ported here today that Premier
Mackenzie King, of Canada, may
invite, the League of Nations Coun-
Gil to hold A meeting in Ottawa.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
OSLO, Norway, May 4. - After
battling head winds for almost so
hours. the polar dirigible Italia
landed at Nadsoe, Norway, at 9:10
a. m. today.
Gen. Umberto Mobile, commander
of the ship, was warmly greeted by
the mayor Of the town and civic
delegation. The ships crew of is
and Titania, their fox-terrier pet,
were all in good condition after
the turbulent flight
The Italia will be refueled at
Vadsoe today, and will continue to
Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, tonight,
weather permitting, General Mobile
said upon landing.
Driven Off Course
The Italia left Stolp. Germany,
at 1923 Il. M, yesterday. 1t en-
countered no difficulty on the first
part Of the journey, and made good
speed until it had passed over Stock
holm, Sweden.
Then Mobile began to run into
difficulties. The strong headwinds
drove the dirigible from its course
several times, and Mobile was forced
~ "IIElSSS W Scl Ills bCcL HISS
While crossing the Gulf of
Bothnia. the ship wandered aim.
lessIy for sometime, going east in
stead Of north until Galrna karebv
was reached. There Mobile riGhted
his course, but apparently lost it
again.
Later the Italia was sighted over
Rrahestad, Finland, apparently off
it's course. Mobile radioed for direc-
lions and finally got his bearings
and proceeded northward directly to
Nadsoe.
To Refuel There
At Nadsoe. the Norwegian govern
ment had prepared everything for
the landing and refueling of the
ship. and a large crowd of spec
tators was on hand to welcome the
Italian commander and his crew.
The silver-sheened ship circled
the field several times while the
crowd cheered. After releasing a
quantity of heIium gas, Mobile
effected a landing without diff
Guilty.
The dirigible is not expected to
stay at Vadsoe more than few
hours. 1t will refuel and then head
northward again for Kings Bay,
Spitzbergen. via Tanasfjord, Gam
vik. Bears Island and Green Harbor.
The distance from VadsOe TO
Kings Bay is about 500 miles and
it is calculated that it will take
the dirigible about IL hours to
negotiate the distance.
Mobile will use Kings Bay as a
base from which he will carry en-
his polar explorations. The Citta
di Milano, Mobiles supply ship, is
awaiting the dirigible's arrival at
Kings Bay.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
FRANCE BUILDS 80 "SUBS'

PARIS, May 4.-France has 80
submarines under construction
When they are completed France
will have one of the strongest sub
marine fleets in the world.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

YOH can enjoy the cOnVCnIences Of
the auto owner by renting and driving
one of tho cars for that purpose men
TONED in tOday's Times and Herald
WHO'S Who" ads on next to the last
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
MORROW'S TRAIN
To Be GUARDED
Precautions Taken Following
Activities of Mexican
WreckerS.
By the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY. July 2.-Extraor-
dlnary precautions are being taken to
guard American Ambassador Dwight
w. Morrow'S train when he returns to
Mexico City from the United States to-
morrow. since train wreckerS have been
active along the railroad running to the
border.
A Queretaro dispatch to Ell Universal
aid nine men were executed when found
along the right of way with dynamite.
ALI suspicious characters are being kept
away from the railroad,
A train running from Laredo to Mex
leo City was derailed last week and
the engineer and fireman killed. TWO
attempts 10 wreck trains in the Quere-
taro region and three attempts else
where have been frustrated in the last
10 days.
When the nine men were found with
the dynamite. their summary execution
was ordered by the commanding mill
tary officer of the district. They were
at once marched out on a country
road and shot by firing squad.