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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
BRITAIN ALLAYS FEARS.
Smallpox Does Not Greatly Exceed
Average, Health Ministry Says.

LONDON, April IS Cp).-The ministry
OF health, TO allay fears at home and
abroad concerning the extent OF cases
of smallpox which had led France to
impose 8 strict quarantine, issued de-
tailed statement last night showing that
such cases this year do not greatly ex-
coed the average.
The statement declared that rigorous
measures now had removed any danger
Of infection from the cases resulting
from outbreak of the disease on the
steamship Tuscania. The English ports
have been kept free and there has not
been single case at Southampton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
Today on the Radio
PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 90, 1929.
Meters on LEFT o, con letters klocyces on right
otherwise tndicated)
LOCAL STATIONS.
475.s--WMAIs-G33.

475.9-WMAIs--639.
washington Radio FORUM
3:00-Play- by-play account OF the
Washington Boston base ball
game by Denman Thompson,
sports editor, The Star.
5:00--Talk by George Retth on auc-
ton and contract bridge.
515-Studio program.
530--Frank Davis, English reader.
5:45-Columbia Heights Rambler.
6:O0-Thirty Club.
Disclosing market prices.
6:30-Entre nous.
6:45-Enna Jetttck melodies.
7:0O-Flashes from The Evening Star.
7:l5-Jimmy and Jane.
7:30-Correct time.
7:31-Belle Haven entertainers.
7:45-Piano syncopators.
S.0O--In a Persian Garden.
8:30-Sunshowers and Rainbows.
S:o0-True Story hour.
:00-Kodak hour.
10:3o-Doc West
IL :00-Paramount Orchestra.
1850 to IL :o0-Everglades Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
IL :30a-C hildren's program.
1900 to Observation-Disclosures program.
, .VV-F1dy~p play ACCOuHt VI bIlc
Washington Boston base ball
game by Denman Thompson,
sports editor, The Star.
22S.9--WOL-1,31O.
(American Broadcasting Coz
5:45-The Town Crier.
6:0o-Public Service Man.
6:05-Dinner music.
6:l5-Gertrude Brooks Trumbly,
pianist.
6:45-Howard S. Green. pianist.
7:ll-"Amos N Andy"
7:20-Morgan Kiiey, old-time fiddler,
accompanied on guitar by Louis
Colebach.
7:40-Catherine Lawrence. pianist.
1000 to l2:00-Dance music.
Early Program Tomorrow.
:3Oa-MuSical clock.
7:55a-Birthdays
e:O0a--The FIoorwalker.
S:30a-Musical clock.
:O0aA-Musical program.
10.O0a-H Household chat by Peggy
Clarke.
0:30a-Public Service Man.
10:40a-AdvertiSers period.
4S4.5-NAA--696.
washington Navy Yard)
3:45-Weather bureau reports.
9:55-Arlington time signals.
10:05-Weather bureau reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26

Mount Etna averages about II erup-
tons a century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
4S4.5---NAA--696.

434.
washington Navy Yard)
3:45-Weather bureau reports.
9:55-Arlington time signals.
10:05-Weather bureau reports.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Egotism of Conquerors
Helpful to Historian

How much of the history of the
past has been culled from inScrip-
lions cut in towering rock faces, on
temple walls and Obelisks, is hut
little realized. Outlines. It's true,
the name is secondary to other mat
ter, as in the edictS of AsOka. But
many of these ancient inscriptions
were the outcome of pure egOtism.
as where cOnquerOr vainglorious-
ly recOunted his military triumphs
and depicted on gargantuan scale
his prisoners and spOilS. Shapur,
the Persian "King of Kings" had
his victory over the unfortunate
Roman emperor, Valerian, COM
memorated by a vast relief upon
cliff near Persepolis, wherein the
emperor is seen in suppliant atti-
tude before his conqueror. In the
worst of taste, such Overweening
pride, but most helpful to the his
torian!
Upon the great rock of Behistun,
a hundred feet above the caravan
road from Persia to the west, Dari-
rs !. well nigh six centuries be-
fore, caused his name and exploits
to be carved i'm three different Ian
guages, whereby the spread of his
repute might be ensured. And in
so doing he provided the archeol-
Ogist RawlinsOn with the clews Of
the dead languages of Sumer and
Babylonia.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Their Lifetime Spent
in Clustered Silence

Cowled men, who never speak,
but use the primitive language OF
signs, who never see a woman nor
worry about civilization, who work
laboriously with their hands from
4 a. m. until their bedtime at
p. m.! Such are the monks OF
Mount Melleray, the famous mon.
astery in the KnockmeledOwn (Ire-
land) mountains.
Almost a hundred of them, priests
and laymen, live i'm a tiny medieval
world of their own, chiefly doing
farm work and stock rearing.
Many are the strange stories told
of Mount Melleray. A Dublin doc
tor who visited the monastery for a
few days never came out again, but
assumed the cowl and habit of the
monks.
Stranger still-such is the silence,
secrecy and disintereStedness Of
the mOnks-an old priest on his
deathbed sent for a cOnfessor, and
discovered that the priest who came
was his brother. They had lived
together in the monastery for years
without suspecting each others
dentity.-London Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Community Club for
Very Fine Meeting
CONTINUED From Page One)

Fair, reviewed the progress of the
fair during the II years since NOV
ed back to Old Stearns. The over
flowing barns of purebred live
stock as displayed at the last fair,
was, in his judgment, ample reason
for the maintenance of the fair. Mr..
Otte attributed much of the devel-
opment of interest in better live
stock to Stearns County Fairs.
Chairman Wedge. of the Club
committee working with a commit
tee from the American Legion to
properly decorate the streets of the
City in Holiday attire, said that it
was expected that the decorations
would be in place about Dec. 10.
The City Council, Mr.. Wedge said,
were lending every cooperation.
Secretary Hansen read an article
prepared by Ed L. Rattle, associate
editor of the Herald, and chairman
of the Clubs publicity committee,
to be used in a radio program in
the near future. Definite announce
ment of this program will be given
III IIlS dld.
j. B. Schoenhoff brought up the
question of proper fencing of the
Fair grounds. He said an estimate
had been made of a cost of S1OO
per foot for a seven-foot fence. His
idea is to sell the advertising space
to the usiness men to help defray
the cost of the badly needed fence.
w. M. Parker suggested that
there should be some discussion Of
the proposed rate increase asked by
the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co. He said there was quit a con-
siderable sentiment for the City of
Sank Centre to take over the local
exchange and operate the property
as municipal plant.
j. B. Schoenhoff said that if the
subscribers on the Rural lines re-
fused to pay the increase that the
efficiency of the local exchange
would be very materially decreased.
L. L. Kells said he was quite con-
WINGED that if the matter was call
ed to the attention Of the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission he be-
lieved an extension of time would
be given and a re-hearing of the
company's petition to increase rates
would be granted if necessary.
He suggested that the company
submit plans and specifications of
the one story and basement build
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12

| Receipts of butter from Monday
to Friday last week in the cities OF
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and
New York were 103,471 63-pound
tubs as compared with same days
previous week, 1862 63-pound
tubs. These lighter receipts are in
dicative of production throughout
the Central West from which ter
ritories the supply of butter for
these markets is generally received.
Eastern butter markets have not
changed materially during the past
week. There has been fair trad
ing, but buyers were conservative,
mainly combining their purchases to
current requirements.
The Chicago butter market Mon
day on 80 score Standards was 40
cents. New York 90 score Extras
are 43A to 1917 cents.
Chicago egg market Monday on
Firsts was quoted at 40 and 43
cents and has remained unchanged
at this figure since Monday week
ago.
There is a good demand for high
quality eggs showing good percent
age of new laid stock. Receipts at
this time are showing up some held
stock and these eggs of ordinary
quality are naturally being. sold at a
discount as compared with quota
tons.
There was fairly good volume
of live poultry marketed last week.
particularly in the Northern Cent
raj States. The tendency of the
Chicago markets has been lower
on both fowl and springs, while in
New York there has been fairly
good demand for live fowl and quo
tations have advanced on all grades.
The Chicago live poultry market
today is quoted as follows: fowls,
leghorns, II cents; colored, II to
%; springs, leghorns. Is; and col
ored al weights. 20 cents.
In all heavy turkey producing
territories of the country, there was
a good marketing movement last
week. Indications at this time are
that there will be good supply of
turkeys available for Christmas
trade, but it is too early to make
any statements as to probable mar
keting prices. It is expected that
prices will be considerably lower
than they were a year ago and a
good consumptive demand is antici-
pated.
Following is the weekly report of
cod storage holdings of the 26 larg-
est cities of the country as issued
by The Department of Agriculture:
Nov. 30, 1929-75, O95, 855 pounds of
butter, 2,051,S13 cases of eggs, 81,
338,785 DR.. Poultry pounds.
Dec. 1, 192S-47,75O,974 pounds of
butter, 2,567,775 cases of eggs, &c..
95S, 1852 DR.. poultry pounds.-Pro-
duce Review, Swift & Co., Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12

Former Mayor w. M. Parker
strongly disagreed with the senti-
ments expressed by President
Berggreen. He was convinced that
material progress had been made
and more would be made if the
matter was continued to be left in
the hands Of the Community Club.
B. F. Dubois moved that the
City Council meet and select some
competent party to go to st. Paul
and secure from the Railroad and
Warehouse Commission all the
possible information relative to
rates in cities and exchanges Of
the size and Importance of Sank
Centre, and other statistics which
would be of interest. The motion
carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Whitson stated he would
call meeting of the Council as
soon rs possible for the purpose
of selecting someone to make the
trip to st. Paul.
In discussing the situation J. F..
Cooper said that the heavier the
investment the company had in
Sank Centre the higher the rates
would be to earn the rate of in
terest they were allowed under the
law.
On being asked the number of
exchanges in Minnesota, Mr.. Mat
son said there were 800. The
Northwestern operates in the Sec
ton of the state north Of Mime
apolis. In this territory the North
western owns and operates, includ-
ing the City of Minneapolis, SO
exchanges. st. Paul and the south
portion of the state is controlled
by the Tri-State Telephone Com
pany.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Platinum's Many Uses

In addition to it's fashionable
duties in jewelry, platinum per-
forms many little known but neces-
sary services to mankind. Radio
tubes require platinum; automobiles
require platinum points for igni-
ton; photographs, X-ray, blasting,
medicine, dentistry, and the rayon
industry employ platinum. Cruel
bles of platinum that withstand
high temperatures and all acids ex-
cept aqua regia are standard equip
ment in chemical laboratories.
Last but not least platinum is the
famous "middle-man" of chemistry,
the catalyst, which, with the agency
of electric current, performs mar
wells on many solutions and yet is
itself as unaffected and continuous
ly powerful as the strong man Of
q vaudeville team.-National Geo.
graphic Society Bulletin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
South st. Paul Markets

South st. Paul-There was little
in the general hog situation today
to change the course of the mar
ket and trade ruled generally
steady with Mondays average.
Bulk of desirable lights and butch
ers sold at 1925, less finished of
ferings of big weights down to
$500 or below. Light lights bulked
at $S.75 to $500, pigs at $3.50,
packing sows selling mostly at
$S.25, smooth offerings to $3.50.
Another draggy market, which
in the main carried a weak IN
dertone, featured the cattle trade
today. Some few, small lots of
fed yearlings turned at $3.50 to
$500, the bulk of all steers at
$3.50 to $11.5O. The stock CEN
tered largely at 5000 to $3.50 on
cows, heifers $3.50 to $S.75, low
cutters and cutters $4.75 to $3.50
bulls mostly from $500 down.
while vealers on another SOC de-
cline bulked at $1150.
Ordinary native lambs sold at
unchanged prices or mainly $12.-
Is, while choice fed offerings were
held late around Csc or more high
er or upwards to $3.50 to $12.75.
Throwout lambs turned at $500,
fat ewes at $500 to $5.25, choice
rangers being held up to $5.75.
Slightly better action was ap-
parent on the meager showing of
stocker and feeder steers, these
selling largely at $500 to $9.25
with good westerns upward to
$1,000 or fully steady with Mon
days trade. Stock pigs were I'M
changed, clearing largely at $3.50.
Range feeding lambs sold upwards
to $11.OO, ordinary natives $3.50
to $1,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Thursday, December II, 1929

ing 28x50 to be erected at a cost of
$20,4O be submitted to the Com
munity Club. Many of the Club
members present could not vision a
building of this size costing this
much money.
Local Telephone Manager Robt.
Schwalen explained that the pres
ent local rates had been effective
since 1911, and that the Rural
phones were Increased 10 cents per
month in 1919. Four years ago, Mr..
Schwalen said, there were 400
phones in the city of Sank Centre.
At the present time there are 528.
He said that the Interstate Com
merce Commission had placed the
maximum earnings permitted pub
lie utilities companies at per cent.
The proposed increase, he said,
would net the Sank Centre ex-
change to earn 5 "a per cent. Dur
ing the past several years the earn
ings had been approximately IL
per cent.
The secretary was instructed to
write the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission asking them to with
hold their decision on the petition
for the time, to write the telephone
company asking them to place a
price on the local exchange, and to
send letters of inquiry to the Long
Prairie and Melrose exchanges.
both locally owned.
Fay Cooper was appointed as
chairman of a committee to foster
a municipal skating rink for the
city.
At the close of the meeting a light
lunch was served, followed by
short session of grand nula.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Dead Letters

Despite the legend on the Gen.
eral Post Office building in New
York city, "Neither snow nor rain
nor heat nor gloom of night stays
these couriers from the swift COM
pletion of their appointed rounds"
which was said by HerodOtus many
centuries ago, the "couriers' suffer
from one insurmountable difficulty
-mis-directed mail. More than
$4,000 pieces of badly addressed
mail flow daily into the New York
post office, and about $4,000 letters
bear as the address only the words
s.New York" A veritable army of
separat0rs is forced to correct the
mistakes of careless letter address
ers, despite the fact that most Of
the mail is entirely worthless adver-
Using matter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Breads Value Recognized

1t Is matter of scientific knowl-
edge that the diet choice of the hu-
man family, in the majority Of
cases, is due to subcOnscious
sense Of what the human system
needs. That is why bread has
been the first of the instructive
choices. The yeast that helps to
make bread is rich in antineuritic
yitamines. The yeast which causes
the bread to rise generates these VI
tamines in large quantities, which
tend to improve the condition of
the skin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Thinks lie Esas Special
Reason for Compile n,

The driver of Il small car parked
In crowded downtown section.
stopped short and stared at the
apparent nakedness of the machine
The spare tire was missing.
With u nonchalant shrug, he NUT
tered something about thieves will
be thieves" and began To climb into
the machine. But he stopped short
again and stopped to pick up a
wrench from the running board. His
face grew crimson and the things
he said were terms not generally
employed by freGuenters OF social
teas.
whats the trouble?' asked the
Stroller.
"a lot!" he snapped. Il don't
mind these crooks stealing my tire.
but when they open my car and
take my tools to do it with, that's
too much v'-Plliladelphia Public
Ledger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Just Starting

Little Harry was left In the
charge of his grandmother. By
noon she was worn out. He took
his wagon and rounded up some
playmates. By four o'clock they
were compelled to have some rest.
At six o'clock the pup lay painting
under the trees near the house.
His grandfather came home and
took up the burden of entertain
ment. He took his grandson to a
picture show, where Harry was so
interested that it was very late
before he could be coaXed away. At
last a tired man and a little boy
reached home. AS the man removed
the little boys coat, Harry said:
snow, grandpa. let's play horse"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Puritan Picnic

Perhaps the gentle reader would
be interested in knowing how the
Puritan chieftain of the MaSSachu-
sets Bay Colonist spent his first
day in New England.
After exchanging greetings with
Resident Governor Endicott, of the
Salem Colonists, etc., Governor Win
throp says:
"We returned with them
to Nahumkeak, where we supped
with good venisOn pastry and
good beer, and at night we returned
to our ship.
"In the meantime most of our
people went on shore upon the land
Of Cape Ann, which lay very near
us, and gathered store of fine straw
berries. Boston Post. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12


$3.50 for business and $1.50 fol
residence. There are 600 rura
phones connected with the Long
Prairie exchange. Mr.. Whitsor
said he did not learn the monthly
charge made for rural connection
He said he was informed that
there was strong probability
that the exchange would soon pass
into the ownership of new hands
The mayor was also informed
that the Railroad and Warehouse
commission would be asked for g
rate increase without any contem.
plated change in the system.
On motion of B. F. Dubois the
committees were continued to
gain further information, if pos.
sible. -
At this point President Berg
green stated that he believed q
rate increase was inevitable wheth-
er the improvements to the system
were made or not. He deplored
the activity of the Community
Club in attempting to block the
plans of the company, because in
the last analysis, the increase
would be granted. In his opinion
the matter was not question for
the Community Club to discuss
but was rather up to the City
Council to handle. In his judge
ment the Community Club was not
making any progress with it's in
vestigation. e.-.r
Ben Dubois questioned the prop
riety of the presidents remarks,
insisting that the Community Club
was the place to get the senti-
ment of the public pulse. In his
judgment one of the real purposes
Of the Community Club was to
thoroughly discuss and investi-
gate matters affecting the general
public: The conclusions arrived
at would greatly aid the City
Council in it's deliberations.
City Attorney L. L. Kells said
that it would not cost very much
to have an expert electrician come
to Sank Centre and make a sur
vey of the property and place a
sound valuation on the local plant
as it stands today.
Mr.. Kells also stated that he
would like very much to have a
statement of the receipts of the
toll line and local exchange re-
ceipts as basis to ascertain
whether the proposed rate in
crease asked was equitable.
Mr.. Mason stated that the Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission
had experts qualified to make a
survey of the Sank Centre plant
and he was quite sure that they
would be available for the City
of Sank Centre to make the sur
vey. He said the telephone COM
pany had their cards all on the
table and welcomed a thorough in
vestigation before rates were def
initely decided upon.
On being asked whether the
Northwestern would consider SELL
ing the Sank Centre exchange Mr..
Mason said the property was not
for sale.
Mayor Whitson said he did not
think it as proper to pass the
buck on to the City Council until
the Community Club had complet-
ed its investigation and had some
thing definite to wor. kon.
Alderman Chas. Gray stated that
the Council welcomed the investi-
cation but that the matter should
be kept in the Community Club
until something tangible was Of
fered to the City authorities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
But Not Voting

A Scotch clergyman had a par
ishioner who was a rabid politician
with distinct Democratic leanings.
One day when the parson called
he was told of new litter of kit.
tens.
"And do you think they'll be in,
terested in pOlitics?"
"Deed, yes, sir. They're Conserv-
atives."
The parson was surprised, and
even more so on his next visit,
for he was informed they were Lib
erals.
sWhy this changer
"Och," said the old fellow, with
a wink. "They had their eyes open
since you were here ast."-Sport-
ing and Dramatic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Ancient "Doorkeeper"

An ancient wooden "doOrkeeper"
IA carved figure in the shape Of
human being which was found
guarding the entrance TO small
house erected by Cameron tribes.
men Of AfriGl-is in the African
hall of the Field museum of Ma
tural History, Chicago. The door
keeper was supposed to be pro-
lection for the skull Of a chief with
in. On ceremonial occasions. the
tribesmen made offerings of food
and magical medicine to both the
skull and the d0orkeeper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-12
Community Club is
Against Increased Rate
CONTINUED From Page One)
Continued From I

Total local phones ..-- 1877
Mayor Whitson made a short in
spection of the privately owned
plant at Long Prairie. There are
375 phones connected with the
village exchange. The system is
of the magnetic type the same as
Sank Centre has at present. The
net monthly charge for phones is
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