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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-03-14
West Union

Mrs. C. M. Smith and son Orrin,
of Alexandria, were callers short
time Tuesday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Noeske.
Miss Otelia Meyer, of Sank Cen
ire, was week end guest at the
Anton Schlicht home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert RAIDER
macher entertained few friends
Sunday evening. Cards were played
and dainty lunch was served
Mrs. H. J. Bentfield, Mrs. Ben
Bergsten, Mrs. O. B. DeLaurier
and Mrs. William Maus attended
the style show at Sank Centre
Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Noeske
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Owens, grandparents of Mrs.
Noeske, at Melrose last Thursday
afternoon.
Rudolph Spillman, of Gallo, N.
D., was the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Anton Schlicht, Sunday.
Mrs. Harper Wakefield was a
Sank Centre visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schlicht
were Melrose callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert RAIDER
macher, Mrs. John Sauer and
daughter, Marie, attended the style
show at Sank Centre Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Ensign and
Mr.. Brockberg, of Willard, were
callers at the George Ensign home
! Friday. Darrell Ensign returned
with them to spend a few days with
his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emmeck,
Norma Harth and Violet Ensign
were Osakis shoppers Monday.
A number of friends gathered at
the l.. T. Oglesby home Saturday
evening surprising him on his birth
day anniversary. A lunch was
served at midnight and all en-
joyed the evening.
Alex Didier, of Hibbing, Mimi,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. P. Didier, between buses Mon
day afternoon.
John Didier returned Tuesday of
last week from Lismore, Mimi,
where he had spent several days
visiting his sisters.
Mr.. McCulloch, of the Whitney
farms, and the local creamery, dis.
tributed a car of lime for alfalfa
fields this week. There seems to
be greater demand than this car
will supply and if the creamery
board receives enough orders with
in the next week another car will
be ordered.
Dave Beck and William McDon-
aid left Monday with their trucks
for Avon where they will haul cord
wood.
The West Union Village and
Township held caucuses Friday.
Evidently those attending were
satisfied that the present board
members should continue as those
whose term expired were renomi-
mated.
West Union School News
The pupils of the upper grades
are all busy. They have made UP
their minds that work is necessary
in order to succeed in anything
worth doing. The fifth grade has
been making the trip with George
Roger Clark. Clark will always
be hero to them.
Alois We're has been absent on
account of sickness.
The following pupils have had
perfect attendance: Romano John
son, Harvey Roth, Regina Schlicht,
Ruth, Erma and Roland Schwanke
Carolyn and Clarence Rueckert
and Philip Wakefield. Rose Mar.
thaler's name would have been in
the above list had she not been alb.
sent thirty minutes on account OF
her sisters illness.
Monday, March 18th happened te
be the last day of the school month
1t held treat for the upper grades
and Mrs. DeLaurier as Mrs. Harp.
er Wakefield invited them to hel
nome to listen to the radio program
from Washington. We could hear
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-03-14
SAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi.

tries is because it has so many
mountains inside itself.
We were surprised to find that
Cleve thought he was spelling biz
harding when he gave us this
notwithstanding.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-03-14
Country Neus Letters
lt.ms from Live Correspondents of
the Rural Districts

last Sunday.
Mrs. j. Trumble from Long Prai.
RE came home over the week enc
to visit with the home folks.
Mabel Gunien is spending 9
week with her brother, Oscar ano
family.
Mrs. Paul Rachey spent Satur'
day afternoon with her mother.
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PAGE SEVEN

ly, because it affects several wild
grasses and may spread from them
to durum fields, but the losses can
be reduced to a minimum by the
methods suggested.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-03-14
Ergot Losses Can be
Cut by Treating Seed

Ergot has caused heavy losses in
durum wheat the last few years. It
not only reduces yields, but it al
so causes a lowering of the grade
of the grain. Last year about 80
per cent of the cars of durum
Evening star., 1929-12-01
TROLLEYS' STORAGE
ON STREET DEPLORED
Fine Arts Commission Report
Scores Situation at Rosslyn
End of Key Bridge.

Storage accommodations for street
cars should be found elsewhere than
the public streets, in the opinion of the
Fine Arts Commission, which has sone-
thing to say on the subject in its re-
port, just made public after its pres
entation to President Hoover.
Dealing with the topic of access to
Fort Myer, Va. the commission saws:
"At the request of the Arlington County
civic development committee, this COM
mission visited the town of Rosslyn at
the Virginia end of the Kew Bridge
There they found that the open plaza
intended to give free access to the
bridge is occupied largely as a turning
and storage place for District street
cars, which properly should find such
accommodations off the public streets.
Also they found that the Government
road leading to Fort Myer has sharp
turns which are both unsightly and
dangerous to high degree. This COM
mission has suggested that Completion
OF the concrete road between the Ar
lington National Cemetery and the Fort
Myer drill ground would give to the
fort expeditions access to the road on
the easterly side of the cemetery and
thus the city of Washington over the
Highway Bridge. This done, the Gov
ernment road might be given over to
Arlington County"
Evening star., 1929-12-01

Shelby has no superiors beyond Major
Pratt, police superintendent, and the
Commissioners.
There have been suggestions that the
Commissioners appoint special citi-
zens' trial board, composed Of promi-
nent business and professional men of
the city, but legal aspects of this pro-
posal weigh against 1t. There is said
to be doubt that such citizens could
serve legally without compensation and
there is no fund with which to pay
them. Moreover, there is doubt as to
the authority of such board to sub
poena witnesses.
A precedent for establishment Of
special board appointed from within the
municipal service was set in the Bur-
lingame case, in which high District
officers sat in judgment of charges
against Capt Guy Burlingame, but the
Commissioners themselves sitting would
be an innovation.
The Commissioners, functioning as a
trial board in the Shelby Kelly case,
would have the power to subpoena wit
nesSeS, but would lack judicial authority
to compel the witness to testify.
Definite announcement of a decision
as to procedure in the controversy Is not
expected before Tuesday, as Maj. Davi-
son of the inquiry committee will be
occupied tomorrow at the inquest into
the McCrory explosion. The Commits
sioners will await a report from Mai.
Dawson and Mr.. Bride before taking
actionN
Evening star., 1929-12-01
VARIED QUESTIONS
AWAIT CITIZENS
Sharpe Will Explain Wiscon-
sin Avenue Car Service at
Meeting Tomorrow Night.

Improvement of street car service on
Wisconsin avenue, a proposal to build
sunken garden on the site of the
old Brightwood reservoir on Sixteenth
street, better school facilities and
street Improvements are among ques-
tions to be considered by various citi-
zens' associations at meetings tomorrow
night.
C.. Melvin Sharpe, representing the
washington Railway and Electric Co.,
will address the Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park Citizens Association at
st. Adams parish hall. Some dissatis-
faction with street car service on Wis
consin avenue has been expressed by
residents of this section and Mr..
Sharpe has been invited to explain the
situation from the standpoint of the
street railway company. The annual
election of officers also will be held
The most pressing question before
the Sixteenth Street Highlands Citi-
zenS' Association at this time is the
future disposition of the Brightwood
beautifying the site by creating a
sunken garden there. 1t is strongly
opposed to using the old reservoir for
swimming pool. At the meeting in
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Six
teenth and Kennedy streets, Edgar c.
Snyder, United States marshal for the
District, will deliver an illustrated lee
ture upon sunken gardens and parks
he has visited in other parts Of the
country.
Mr.. Snyder is chairman of a COM
mittee of the Sixteenth Street High
lands Association which has been en-
powered to confer with Lieut.. Col. u.
S. Grant, Sd, director of public build
ings and Public Parks, upon plans for
the reservoir site. Col. Grant at the
last meeting Of the association invited
the cooperation of the organization
in settling this question.
Other citizens associations scheduled
to meet tomorrow night follow:
Kenilworth Association in the Kenil-
worth School: Manor Park Associa-
ton in the Whittier School and the
Washington Highlands Association in
the Congress Heights School.
The Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton is scheduled to meet tomorrow
afternoon at 4;45 In the Mayfiower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
LIVERPOOL TRADE
ENVOY TO SPEAK
Matthew Anderson to Be
Heard at Luncheon Here
Tomorrow.

Business and civic leaders Of the city
have accepted invitations to attend a
luncheon to be given by the Washing
ton Board of Trade tomorrow at 1890
o'clock in the Willard Hotel in honor of
Matthew Anderson, official representa-
tive of the city Of Liverpool, now visit
ing here.
Mr.. Anderson is touring the United
States in the interest of the betterment
Of commercial relations between his city
and this country.
Heads Civic Group.
He Is general manager Of Liverpool
Inc, a civic organization in the British
shipping center which has been largely
responsible for the growth and develop
ment of the city in recent years.
He is to speak at the luncheon on the
trade conditions in England and the
circumstances in which he finds indus
try and commerce here, stressing par
ticularly their interrelation.
About 80 guests are expected to be
present at the affair.
Commissioners to Attend.
Among these will be District Commits
sionerS Proctor L. Dougherty, Sidney F..
Taliaferro and William B. Ladue:
Leander Mccormick -Goodhart and Ar
thur S. Pack, commercial secretaries of
the British embassy, and Edward L.
Bacher, head of the foreign commerce
department Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States.
Commissioner Dougherty is to speak
briefly. as will Mr.. Bacher and e. j.
Murphy, president Of the Board Of
Board of Trade. Beginning at o'clock,
the proceedings will be broadcast from
Station WMAI,
Evening star., 1929-12-01

ty of its flowers and foliage in the
Spring and Summer.
Mrs. Browne while a student at
Mount Holyoke College specialized in
botany and still possesses very fine
herbarium from her student days. On
the book shelves of her homes, both in
Chevy Chase and in Wisconsin, are to
be found many volumes containing in
formation on flowers, their cultivation,
and suggestions for beautifying of gar
denS ITO be successful gardener"
Mrs. Browne tells you, 'one must study
and read continuously"
1t Is natural to lover of the
great out Of doors, like Mrs. Browne,
born and reared in the beauty of q
Wisconsin countryside home, that birds
as we'll as flowers should be numbered
among her dearest friends. Song birds
have made a haven of the Browne
home, nesting in the pines of the Wis
consin lake shores.
A humorous anecdote is related rela-
tive to Norwegian carpenter employed
in the building of the Browne cottage"
several years ago.
Hans loved birds as dearly as l." said
Mrs. Browne. Shortly before compile
ton Of the cottage. he came to me one
Gay and said he was afraid he could
not finish two of the dormer windows
for at least two days. Some robins had
nested above the windows and their
offspring had just been Matched" Hans
said he could not disturb them until
the little birds were ripe" So the
windows remained unfinished until the
little robins we're "ripe" and had
flowed down from their nest.
Travels Extensively.
Mrs. Browne Las travelled extensively,
both at home and abroad, and every
where she has gone flowers and gardens
have been the spots that have called
tention which fellow travellers may give
to shopping and sightseeing. Even the
literature which she carries in her
travels tells of the beauties Of the
flower world
When we went abroad two years
ago." she said, ''I carried my peony book
with me and found it very restful to
study and read when had become tired
OF visiting the museums and art gal
leries"
A unique philosophy has been de-
veloped by the wisconsin lady from her
love and knowledge of flowers.
TO me-" she said, 1.-THE charm OF
travel is that I meet my plant and tree
friends everywhere 60, and they all
speak language I can understand
The dusty zinnia outside the gates of
Pelplng recognized as friend, Just
as did the purple iris near the AL
hambra; and whether the gardener
spoke Japanese or Italian, we under
stood each other.
Gardening makes for democracy and
is a civilizer Whoever quarrels with
person with whom he exchanges seeds
or plants? A garden is a spiritualizer
as well. God lives in a garden, even
when it's hot. Really, working in a
garden is splendid remedy for all toxic
ills, whether they be physical, or social
or mental"
Evening star., 1929-12-01
NEWT TO RESUME
PROBE into BLAST
Coroner's Duty Is to Fix
Criminal Responsibility if
Any Exists.

Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt tomorrow
will resume his inquiry into the dis
astrous boiler explosion at McCrory's
5 and 10 cent store on November 21,
when six persons received fatal injuries
and score more were hurt less Sc
riouSly. It Is the duty of the coroner
to determine and fix criminal RESPONSE
bility If any exists.
The inquest was started the day fol-
lowing the blast. but was postponed
after a few witnesses had been heard to
enable experts to make a more thor
ough investigation.
The inquest will be held in the board
room Of the District Building. It is
expected to be of a highly technical ma
ture, much of the anticipated testimony
being from District officials and experts
of the United States Bureau of Stand
ards and the Bureau of Mines.
Employees to Be Questioned.
DR.. Nevitt also will hear employees Of
the store, the plumber who installed
the boiler equipment, police and eye
witnesses.
It is probable that Mai Donald A.
Dawson, Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner of the District, will be asked to
testify.
Last week, Maj. Dawson, as chairman
of special board of inquiry, conducted
an investigation into the causes of the
explosion and announced that he and
the board members had reached def
mite conclusions" In all probability, he
will be asked to state these conclusions
and the basis for them.
After the special board had completed
It's inquiry, Maj. Dawson refused to di-
vulge its findings. Such action might
prove prejudicial to coroner'S inquest
and might result in embarrassment to
the District should it be named as CO.
defendant in any suits for damages, he
said.
Experts to Be Called.
The experts from the Bureau Of Mines
and the Bureau of Standards, whose
identities have been guarded, also will
be asked to testify. Maj. Dawson said
he would advise" DR.. hewitt as to ques-
tionS best calculated to elicit the eS-
sential testimony they are capable of
giving He explained that a physician
would be apt to experience dificulty in
questioning witnesses in technical in
vestigation such as this.
The explosion is believed to have re-
suited from some stoppage in the pipes
attached to the low-pressure boiler used
to provide hot water for the store. 1t
will be the coroners task to ascertain
exactly how and why this stoppage oc-
Cured.
Oficials of the store retained experts
to make an investigation for their own
purposes. It is possible they also may
be asked to testify at the inquest.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
FEW ENTER FIELD.
FOR APPOINTMENT
AS DISTRICT HEADS
Two Names Received While
Present Commissioners
Are Silent.
TERMS OF D0UGHERTY
AND TALIAFERRO TO END
Gen. Anton Stephan and Daniel E.
0'Connell Receive Support From
Groups Of Citizens.

With the date for the expiration Of
the terms of Commissioners Proctor L.
Dougherty and Sidney F. Taliaferro
only a little more than two months
away, the names of only two aspirants
to their places, provided they are va
Gated, have been received by President
Hoover.
At least, only two persons have thus
fas been formally recommended to the
President, though two or three other
names have been informally suggested
for the Presidents consideration when
the time comes.
Those who have been formally Ia
dorsed are Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan,
commander OF the District National
Guard and president Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, and
Daniel e. O'Connell, city editor of the
Washington Times.
Business Men as Supporters.
Gen. Stephan is the choice Of large
number of local business men and his
recommendation was In the form of a
petition drawn up and signed by 80
friends, mostly members of the Mer.
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton. The Endorsement however, was
not made in the name of that aSsoci-
alton.
Joseph A. Burkhart a former presi-
dent of the District Bar Association.
is understood to have headed the list
of signers. Gen. Stephens hackers
point out that his long association with
civic movements here has given him
a thorough knowledge of local con-
iitions.
Some weeks ago p group of more
than 80 active newspaper men. nearly
all Of them members of the National
Press Club, called in person upon PreS-
ident Hoover and directed attention
to Mr.. O'Connell's qualifications and
experience and urged his appointment.
1t is known that friends Of Charles
I stengle, former Representative in
Congress from New York, but who has
been resident of this city for a num-
Der Of years, have started a boom for
him, but no formal recommendation
has yet been received at the White
House.
President Hoover was represented
yesterday by one of his associates as
having given no thought to the subject
OF the local commissionerships.
May BE Other Candidates. Z
Although few hats have been thrown
into the ring thus far. 1t Is felt by those
who are familiar with past experiences
that it will not be long before there win
be sizable field of candidates. Mean
while no public expression of their
wishes in the matter have come from
either of the incumbents.
The Republican State committed of
the District, the accredited Republican
organization of this city in the matter
of patronage, has not yet made any
recommendation to the President. 1t
is understood that this committee will
shortly definitely settle upon its candi-
dates for these two places on the board.
The policy has been to name one Re-
publican and one Democrat.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
"OTHER WISE MAN"
WILL BE PRESENTED
Christmas Play Will Be Given at
Luther Place Memorial
Church.

"The Other Wise Man" popular COM
munity presentation at Christmas time,
will be given December 26, 27 and %
at Luther Place Memorial Church, Ver-
under auspices of the Chapel Players
of Washington. The play has been
given at the Luther Place Church for
the last four years.
1t is based on the story by Henry
Van Dyke and Is presented with an
appropriate musical accompaniment.
Bess Davis Schreiner and Denis E.
Connell will direct the presentation.
Miss Katherine Riggs is in charge of
the musical setting.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

maintained in the headstones and
monuments. The fantastic bizarre, the
unusual Especially the nausoleum)
should have no place in Arlington.
Trees to Cover Slopes.
zone thing above all others is now
required-the planting of trees to cover
the slopes toward Washington. Today
the white stones are seen unpleaSantly
from the city. Yet the great distinc-
ton achieved by old Arlington in COM
mon with the military cemeteries of
the Civil War univerSally-a diStinc-
ton also being achieved by the Ameri-
can World War cemeteries in Europe
comes from the trees and the green
grass and the smaIl, uniform head
stones.
THE approaching completion of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, with the
extension into the Arlington National
Cemetery, plans for the restoration of
Arlington Mansion and the finishing of
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier pre-
sent three problems that require
serious consideration in order to es-
tablish unity that does not now exist.
The treatment of the required con-
nections within the cemetery requires
adequate and competent study"
With reference to enlargement Of the
cemetery, the report says:
"It is obvious that the Agricultural
Experiment Farm must be moved. Even
then no plans Of enlargement as yet
suggested are adequate. Every person
who has worn the uniform Of the
United States is entitled to burial
within its sacred precincts. The pos
sibilities rise into the millions. Today
the unonthlv average Is about 65 The
burial at Arlington (by virtue of mill
tary or naval service) of former Sec
retaries of War Robert T. Lincoln and
John w. Weeks. and of former Secre-
tary of State William Jennings Bryan,
are indications Of the high esteem in
which Arlington is held as a place of
burial by the families of men not pri-
marily of military life. This tendency
is on the increase"
Evening star., 1929-12-01


Enlargement Of the cemetery is n
that "the number of graves now in t
$1,000; the average annual number of
Of graves that by law may be included
War reaches into the millions.
The approaching completion of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, the ap-
proaches to which extend into the
cemetery (the bridge itself being focused
on the Arlington Mansion); and the
work IN connection with the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier, both emphasize
the necessity of preparing plan which
shall give to these and to other signifl-
cant features their appropriate settings
ana connections. Tentative plans for
particular memorials have been sub
mltted to this commission; but lack of
unity and comprehensiveness have pre-
vented approval.
Would Prepare Plan.
"The utter inadequacy of all that
mas been done in the way of planning,
and the piecemeal character Of the work
IN progress and under consideration.
LED this commission to recommend the
employment OF competent advice in the
preparation OF a plan that shall insure
First, the recognition of significant
areas and memorials;
secondly. a system of roads and
walks laid out in conformity with the
sacred character of the place and the
deep interest it arouses in the hearts
OF the American people;
Thirdly, the setting apart such areas
as should be preserved for the purpose
OF maintaining to q reasonable ex-
tent the present parklike character Of
the cemetery, and therefore the public
interest therein. The proportion to be
maintained between grave areas and
park areas must be studied.
'The Secretary of War should be
authorized and directed to have made
comprehensive study and an adequate
plan for the development of the pres
ent cemetery; also of those lands,
already owned by the Government,
which are needed for the expansion of
the cemetery. together with recon-
mendations for the purchase of lands
needed to round out and make SYM
metrical the Government holdings.
ut is high time to consider Arling-
ton as military cemetery and to
insist that its military character be
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Art Neglect in Medal Puts America
Behind France. Says Commission Report

Until either popular fancy turns to-
ward forms of expression other than the
medal or until serious consideration is
given to the medal as a distinct work
Of art, this country cannot hope to
compare with France in beauty and
significance in the design of the medal
in the opinion of the Fine Arts Com
mission set forth in its report of three
years work just made public.
"At the present time there is strong
demand on both Congress and the de-
partmentS for commemorative medals, -
says the commission. Now a medal is
something any one feels competent to
design. leaving the execution to be
Of the medal is little Understood or ap-