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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Grain Price-Fixer Says
Hoover Took No Part
Charge that Republican Presiden.
tial Candidate Was Foe To
Farmer is False

Chicago, Aug. Eugene D..
Funk of Bloomington, ILL.,, who
was member of President Will
sons fair-price committee, stated
today Herbert Hoover had No
part in the price-fxing of wheat
during the war"
Mr.. Funk arrived here today to
confer with Congressman l.. j.
Dickinson of the farm section of
the western Republican head
quarters. The story that Mr.. Hoov-
er was responsible for fixing the
price of wheat in 1917 is absolutely
false, Mr.. Funk said. "He obtained
a room for the fair-price commit
tee to meet in at Washington, and
that was the first and only time he
met with the committee"
"At that meeting he requested
to be relieved from acting with
the committee, and we acceded to
his request. He was never present
during our deliberations, nor did
we report our decisions to him.
The final decision, compromise,
was reported to President Wilson,
and Mr.. Hoover did not know the
conclusions of the committee un-
III after the statement had been.
approved"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Stock Company Actors
Have Their Troubles
Christy Obrecht Travelled 1900
Miles to Visit Sick Mother Dur
ing Engagement Here

The Obrecht Stock Company
closed a very successful seven-day
engagement in Sank Centre Sun
day evening.
Just before the close of Sunday
evenings performance Mr.. Obrecht
pleased the large audience with the
announcement that they would re-
turn to Sank Centre the first week
in August in 1929.
Christy Obrecht, the popular
comedian and owner of the COM
pany had a very trying time dur
ing the Sank Centre engagement.
His mother lived at Lacrosse, Wis.
For months she had lain critically
i'll, suffering from an incurable
cancer. During the week Mr..
Obrecht travelled 1900 miles by
auto to visit his beloved parent,
making three trips, two to see his
mother. He left Friday evening
to attend his mothers funeral Sat-
uriay. 1t is an unwritten law of
the theatrical profession that they
must "carry on" in spite of illness
or death. Only Mr.. Obrecht's
closest friends noted that he was
laboring under severe handicap
in carrying his comedy lines.
The organization is made up of
ladies and gentlemen. Their plays
and splendid vaudeville acts are
wholesome and enjoyable, and each
of the players is a capable actor or
actress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Former Resident
Buried Wednesday
Eric J. Hedin, So Years, Died at
His Home in Nevar, Lake Min
netonka, Friday August 3rd

Funeral services were held at
three o'clock Wednesday after
noon, August 8, for Eric J. Hedin,
a former Sank Centre resident,
who died at his home at Nevar,
Lake Minnetonka, on Friday, Aug
ust 8, at the age of So years.
The deceased was born on Feb
ruary II, 1875, in Sweden and
came to America with his parents,
when about IL years old. Mr.. He
din followed the carpenter trade
and for number of years made
his home in Sank Centre. For the
past rs years his interest has been
devoted to lake cottages and he
has made his home on Lake Mime
tonka. He is survived by five
brothers and one sister. One bro
ther, John, proceeded him in death
at the age of % years. The sur
viving sister is Mrs. Storm, of Co.
kato, Mimi, the five brothers are,
Louis, Simon and Otto, of this city,
P. j. Hedin, of Minneapolis, and
M. j. He'din, of Cedar Rapids, La.
Interment was made in the fam
lily lot in Greenwood beside the re-
mains of his parents and brother.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Nasty Head-on Automobile
Collision Thursday, Aug. 2
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gauly and Child
Have Narrow Escape-Cars
Badly Damaged

An auto collision which badly
demolished a new Ford coupe and
a REQ truck occurred about three
o'clock Friday afternoon on paved
highway No. 8 in front of the farm
known as the Weisner place about
a mile and half east of Sank
Centre.
The Ford occupied by tourists
was headed toward Sank Centre
and the truck driven by John
Gauly and accompanied by his
wife and child was coming from
town. The accident occurred when
Mr.. Gauly attempted a left turn
into his yard. Failure to detect
the oncoming Ford before making
the turn was due to the fact that
it was running close behind anoth-
er car which passed the truck
just before it turned. Mr.. Gauly
attempted to swing back to the
right again but was unable to
avert the collision. The left front
tenders and wheels of both the
car and the truck were demolished,
and the head lights and windshields
on both vehicles were smashed. The
occupants of the Ford were not
seriously injured, escaping with
minor cuts and bruises. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gauly were shaken up and
bruised considerably and their
child sustained a broken leg.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
NORTH DAKOTA
GIRL LDPRISONER
Forced to Live on Dry Rolls
During Captivity, She Tells
the MinOt Police
STORY SUBSTANTIATED
Victim Was Lured Away From
Town to Take Care of Kid
naper's Sick Wife

Minot, N. D., Aug. 8-A war
rant charging kidnapping was is
sued today for A. P. Myers, al
legged to have abducted young
woman of Kenmare and held her a
prisoner for four days under
threats of death if she attempted
to escape.
Authorities searching for Myers
say he appeared in Kenmare last
Friday and on pretense that he
wanted the young woman to nurse
his wife who, he said, was i'll at
Crosby, induced her to accompany
him. The young won1an's name
was withheld.
The woman remained his prison.
err, according to the story given out
by the authorities until she es-
capped from him at Williston Mon
day night. He had threatened to
kill her with a high explosive which
she claims was contained in a bot
tie he showed her.
During the time she was with
the man, the young woman, county
authorities say, subsisted only on
dry rolls given to her from time to
time by the man.
The woman, greatly weakened
by her constant fear of death, has
given the authorities a detailed ac-
count of her experiences as far as
she can recollect them.
Much of her story, police offic-
ials say, has been substantiated by
their investigation and has led them
to believe the abductor may have
been mentally unbalanced.
Myers, according to their inves-
tigation, appeared at hospital in
Ken1nare last Friday and said he
wanted a nurse to care for his
wife at Crosby. Arrangements
were made for the young woman
to accompany him.
Instead of driving toward Cros-
by, however, the young woman
said Myers drove on the state high
way towards Minot, eXplainingathe
roads were bad in the other direc-
ton.
he turned westward Wh1le SILL
west of Minot. 1t was not until
she reached point near Stanley
that the young woman realized
she had been abducted. Then, after
talking on various subjects in a
normal manner, the man suddenly
fourished a butcher knife, and
told her, she said, that he did not
have wife at Crosby and prom
ised to take her back to Kenmare.
This he did not do, however, and
under constant fear for her life
she was compelled to accompany
him until she made her escape at
Williston. ~.
Authorities of Ward and Will
Hams county said today they still
were without definite knowledge of
Myers whereabouts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Smith Studies Records to
Prepsre Answer to White
Nomipee Reported Ready to Re-
fpte Charges Made by Kansas
Editor

Albany, N. X. Aug. AFTER
"a careful study. of the New Y ork
legislative record as they relate to
his service in the assembly from
1904 to 1916, Governor AL Smith
today was understood to be pre-
pairing an answer to the charges
hurled at him by William Allen
White, Kansas editor. ="
White assailei Smiths record as
a member of the lower house of the
legislature, charging that he al
ways voted in the interest of the
saloon. The governor is said to
have discovered several instances
in his search of the 2O-year-old
records where he feels that Editor
White did not get his facts exact
ly straight. A number of the bills
for which Smith voted when in the
assembly, and which White said
were in the interest of the saloon,
were sponsored by Republicans
and were passed unanimously, ac-
cording to close friends of the gov
ernor. II. z: e:
In his reply to White the COVER
nor is planning to point to the fact
that virtually all of the time when
he was a member of the assembly
the Republicans were in complete
control of the house, and that if
any legislation in the interest of
the liquor traffic was passed the
Republicans were to blame, be-
cause they could have blocked it.
According to friends of the gov
ernor he will make it clear in his
reply to White that he is not
ashamed of his assembly record. He
also will stress the point, it was
said, that he always has been a
foe of the saloon and is believer
in temperance.
AS soon as the governor disposes
of the charge made against him by
White he will turn his attention to
the completion of the speech he
will deliver on August %, when he
formally accepts the presidential
nomination. Before putting the
final touches on his acceptance
speech, however, the governor
plans to confer with Senator Thorn
as J. Walsh, of Montana, and pos
sibly two or three farm leaders
from the middle west.
The notification ceremony is to
be held on the steps of the cap
itol. Workmen today were busy
erecting a platform on the capitol
steps from which the governor will
speak. The capitol faces spac-
ious park which it believes will
easily accommodate the 100000
Democrats who are expected here
for the ceremony.
The governors address will be
broadcast through a chain Of 90
radio stations. The ceremony
will begin at 1880 p. M, eastern
daylight saving time $3.50 P. M,
Minneapolis time.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
TO PLAY CHICAGO THEATRES

The Misses Mildred Quoting and
MOLLY Thorson, harmony singers,
who have pleased large audiences
in st. Paul and Minneapolis thea
tres, have recently accepted short
booking in several Chicago thea
tres. Miss Quoting left Sank
Centre Tuesday noon for Mil
Iwaukee, where she will spend a
short time visiting with relatives,
after which, she will be Joined by
Miss Thorson and they will pro-
coed to Chicago to fill their theat-
rical engagements. Miss Gueting
expects to return home about Sept.
1st. Local people are muchinter-
ested in the success of these two
young ladies and congratulate
them on their latest exploit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Long Prairie Editor Heads
Hoover Clubs Of the State
Rudolph Lee Will Supplement the
Work of the Republican State
Committee

Chicago, Aug. THE appoint
ment of Rudolph Lee, editor of the
Long Prairie, Mimi, Leader, ais
chairman of the Minnesota Hoover
Curtis clubs was made known at
western headquarters today. Lees
selection followed a conference of
James w. Good, western manager,
Ludwig L Roe, Minnesota state
chairman and General Nathan Viii
liam MacChesney, who has assum-
ed charge of organization work
in the west in cooperation with
Mr.. Good.
Mr.. Lee was assigned to the
work of perfecting the Hoover
Curtis clubs organization which
viii supplement the activities of
the regular state Republican or
ganization in carrying on the cam
paign in Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
Minnesota Truck Lines
Proof Of Road Benefits
State Highways Permit Compe-
tition, Keep Freight Rates
Down, Benefit Farmers

New evidence Of the value of
improved highways was furnished
last week when the Minnesota
Railroad commission licensed five
truck freight lines, covering a
large district in western Minneso-
ia as means of obtaining relief
from rate orders of the Interstate
Commerce commission which the
state commission considers discrim.
inatory. The new highway freight
lines will serve the district affected
by the higher freight rates granted
by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission in the so-called Fargo and
Watertown rate cases. The state
commission has fought these de-
cisions of the federal bureau with
out success, and failing to get low
err rates on the railroads it grants
licenses to the truck lines to re-
duce carrying charges in the dis
trict affected. ~ ..
'The action of the state rail-
road commission is one of great
Importance, especially to the farm
ers of the state, for it shows that
the highways offer a competitive
factor which will keep freight rates
down." said C. M. Babcock. COM
missioner of highways. "With the
roads of ten years ago, this COM
petition would be impossible but
with improved highways and mot
or trucks, the Interstate CONNER
ce commission can no longer sue
cessfully dictate intro-state freight
rates in Minnesota.
Given if the truck lines carry
only a small per cent of the freight
the competition will have an effect
on freight rates which will benefit
all the people of the state. But if
we want to get the full advantage
of this competition, we must speed
up the improvement of the main
highways. Many of the routes in
the district affected are already in
adequate to the traffic they carry,
and if we want to get all the pos
sible benefits of the truck line plan,
we must build permanent, all-year
highways.
"The new truck lines will con-
tribute to the state highway fund.
Buses and trucks in commercial
transportation over regular routes
or between fixed terminals pay
a license fee equal to 10 per cent
of the factory price, while private
automobiles and farm trucks pay
only "a per cent and other trucks
3.4 per cent. They also pay the
2 cent tax on all the gasoline they
use.
'9When all the trunk highways
are permanently improved so they
can carry heavy traffic the year
around, we may expect to realize
much greater benefits from the
lower freight rates which they
make possible, and also to get a
large revenue from these lines for
the state highway fund. But this
revenue will not come in until af-
ter the roads are built. It would
seem sensible to anticipate some of
these revenues by a band issue.
The interest on the bonds will be
much less than the increased MAIN
tenance bill we will have to pay if
any great number of freight line
trucks attempt to raise on the
present highways"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
"One Of Minnesofa,s
Finest Newspapers .
Nationally Known Critic of Pub
locations So Styles the Sank
Centre Herald

A copy of the Herald's anniver-
sary edition was sent to the Inland
Printer for criticism. This period
ical is recognized by the printing
fraternity as the most anthem
tic critic from an editorial typo
graphical and pressman's stand
point, published. The department
heads are sometimes brutally frank
in their criticism. In the July is
sue the Inland Printer reproduced
Page One Of Section Two of the
anniversary edition, with the fol-
lowing caption below:
Opening page of one section of
special historical edition of one
of Minnesota's finest newspap-
ers. .. ...
Among a large number of crit
icisms published on another page
the Herald was the only paper es-
Gaping without "a rebuke. With be-
coming modesty the Inland Print
er criticism is published herewith
Sank Centre Herald, Sank
SehIfes NliHASS0s0s~ Our CoH.
pliments are extended on your
exceptionally fine sixtieth ami
versary edition. There is a re-
markable amount of historical
matter which should prove in
teresting to all readers. The
paper is of a high standard me-
chanically-its merits have al
ready been commented upon in
these columns. The sections on
machine-fnished stock are .ex-
cellent, the halftones, in fact,
being printed as well as they US
ually are in books. Fine taste
is manifest in the ad. compo-
sition; it is simple in general
and Characterised by a limited
amount of display, and, as the
points displayed are limited, the
lines brought out are CORES
pondingly stronger. As one
style of display type, Chelten-
ham Bold, is quite consistently
used, the papers general appear
ance is harmonious and pleasing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
GOV. SMITH WOULD
DEBATE HIS RECORD
Issues Challenge to Rev. John
Roach StrattOn Who Has
Attacked His Actions
PASTOR HAS ACCEPTED
New Plan of Campaigning
Series of Meetings May Be
Held in Churches

Albany, N. Y, Aug. 8-Gover-
nor Smith has thrown down the
gage of battle to critics of his
public record, and has embraced
in his challenge those who speak
from the pulpit.
Singing out to bear the brunt
of his counter offensive, DIR. John
Roach Straton, a Biptist minister
of New York, the Democratic pres
idential nominee has called on him
to repeat, in his presence and in
Straton's church, a statement the
clergyman made last Sunday to
his congregation that as a public
man Smith is the "deailiest foe in
America today of the forces of
moral progress and true political
wisdom" The governor requested
full opportunity tolreply.
DR.. Straton announced last night
that he would accept the challenge,
so today it appeared that debate
between a presidential nominee
and minister of the gospel in a
house of Notwithstanding new
in political campaigns-might be
in the ofling.
The governor in a letter sent to
Mr.. Straton yesterday called him
to task for his declaration of Sun
day, and suggested that he and the
minister meet face to face during
Labor day week in the minister's
church Calvary Baptist.
81 will permit you, if you choose,
to conduct the meeting by question
and answer" said Smith. 81 will
be ready to answer any question
you may put to me which, in your
opinion, will in any degree tend
to Justify your remarks"
In a counter proposal DR.. Stra-
ton suggested that he and the gov
ernor argue things out in Madison
Square Garden or some other large
auditorium, and also that they en-
bark on a joint debating tour of
the south. 60.
just what the governors re-
action would be to these proposals
had not been disclosed today, al
though it was regarded as certain
that he would reject both. His
friends pointed out that even if
he was so minded he could not set
out on series of debates without
upsetting campaign plans and
they predicted that he would insist
on meeting his antagonist in the
church where the original charge
was made.
In his letter to DR.. Straton,
whose name frequently appears on
the front pages of metropolitan
newspapers, Smith, referring to
the minister's declaration of Sun
day, said: 81 do not know why
you should make a statement of
that kind, but I do know that
will never permit it to 60 unchal-
lenged."
Declaring that he had spent rs
years in the service of the state
of New York, the governor added:
81 do not feel that l should
charge you with making this state
ment for any political purpose, as
it was made in a church devoted
to the teachings of Christ, one of
which was 'Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neigh
bod"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
WALTER MOUNTAIN
MAKES FINE RECORD
Plays English, French Golf
Professionals on Even
Terms Wednesday
MANY VISITORS HERE
COmpsOn and Boomer Delight
ed with the Lay of Local
Course

wednesday dltCIHOOu loFSlo VI
golf from ST. Cloud, Alexandria,
Willmar, Litchfeld, Montevideo,
Long Prairie, Little Falls, Wa
dena, Glenwood, and other points
came to Sank Centre to witness
French and English champions,
Audrey Boomer and Archie Comp
son, play an exhibition match on
the Sank Centre Country Club
links.
Sank Centre was selected by the
champions because it has the repu-
tation of being the very best nine
hole course in Central Minnesota.
Walter Moynihan, Sank Centre
young man, for two years cham
pion of the Central Minnesota
tournament, and DON BONNER, St.
Clouds best, were pitted against
the foreigners in a best ball 49,
hole match.
The professionals had it on WAL
ter when it came to getting dis
lance with their drives, some Of
them going we'll over 800 yards.
Walters approach shots equalled
those of his famous opponents and
he had shade the best of them on
the greens.
The match was even at the turn
of the first nine holes. Compson
Boomer and Moynihal had each
scored 70, one under par. Don
BONNER had to be content with an
S5, which is corking good golf as
golfers go. ,
Compson and Boomer had the
LEGAL lads three down with one to
play on the 18th hole. Moynihan
shot a birdie three on the 18th,
Compson, Boomer and BONNER
making par tours, the game finish
ing with an advantage of two
points for the professionals.
Both Compson and Boomer were
very much interested in the play
of Moynihan and were quite sur
prised to learn that he was a local
product who had learned his golf
on the Sank Centre course with
practically no professional train
ing. .-. 49,.
In discussing the Sank Centre
course they both stated that the
course was admirably laid and that
the greens were among the very
best they had played on since they
started their American tour.
Today, Thursday, they meet two
of Minneapolis crack professionals
on the Interlacken course of that
city.
Secretary Victor Conklin of the
Sank Centre Club, received a let
ter from the American Golfer
Magazine a few weeks ago sug-
costing that they would like to
make arrangements for Walter
Hagen, Americas foremost profess
sional to play at Sank Centre.
President D. B. Caughren entered
correspondence with the Golfer,
accepting the proposition. Later
Messrs. Compson and Boomer were
substituted.
Those who followed these ar
fists around were amazed at the
ease with which they extricated
themselves from seeming difficult
ties, whether in the rough or sand
traps. However, ordinarily their
shots were right down the old al
ley, tartar away.
The following tabulated score
indicates how clearly the match
was particularly as regards Comp
son, Boomer and Moynihan:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
NEW AUXILIARY HEAD

At the state meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion held at Austin, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, of
this week, Mrs. A. C. Carlson, of
Willmar, was elected president,
succeeding Mrs. ]. M. Bishop, Of
Thief River Falls. Sank Centre
was among the towns receiving CT
tations in the Sixth district for ex-
ceeding. their membership quota
during the past year. Other Stearns
county towns were Cold Springs,
Kimball, Paynesville and st. Cloud.
Willard was among the Seventh
district towns cited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-09
DEMONSTRATION POSTPONED

The Ethyl Gasoline demonstra-
ton advertised last week for
August 10th is indefinitely post
poned on accountrof injury to the
apparatus during the severe STORM
in Minneapolis the past week. The
date for postponed demonstra-
ton will be announced in The Her
aid later.