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THE SPORTLIGHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

far as he can at the same time. The
double scheme won't work.
The basis Of form, as outlined
several dozen or several hundreds
of times in these dispatches, is
smOOthneSS, a smOOthnesS that is
not to be interrupted by any mental
or physical interruption.
Any attempt in the way of effort to
get distance can easily be both a
mental and physical interruption.
The average human brain has trouble
enough in thinking of one thing at a
time. If it is to think along the lines
of form, that should be it's entire job
at the moment. The surprising part
will come in how much power one can
get without calling on extra effort if
the swing or blow is smoothly made.
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vicksburE. :: Monroe, q.
jackson. 3 Hattiesburs 0.
Alexandria. 5; Fldorado, 4 III innings.
Laurel, s. Meridian, 2.
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GAMES TODAY.

CANES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
wash'ton at Cleveld. WASHINGTON At ItcFc.
Boston at Detroit RoSton a. Detroit
phjIa a. 81 Louis NeU York at Chicago.
New York at Chicago. Phila. at st. Louis.
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Independent No. 2 team. with Robert
son contributing the high set of 346,
made an effort to overtake the leading
class E five. District National Bank. but
fell short by Is pins, with total Of
1,545.
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CoTToN STATES LEACUI

Waco. s: Dallas. 4
Fort Worth. 8; Houston. T.
San Antonio, s: Shreveport, !.
Wichita Falls, Z; Beaumont. g.
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stars Of the Curb CAFE team
arn in q fair MaV 10 lift alSt
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGrE.

Spartanburg. 4-3; columbus, ga.
Charlotte, 10; Greenville, 2.
Knoxville, 81; AUGUSTA. ?-5.
Macon, Al; Asheville 3-5.
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DAN SURE BROWNS
ARE REAL THREAT
Nationals Face Tough Sled
ding in West Beginning
at Cleveland Today.
BY JOHN Z. KELLER.

~LEVELAND. May 4.--Looks as
4 though the West will have
big say in this American League
FLAG rare listening to Dan
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

operative associations against loss through
decline in prices of the commodities handled,
to be repaid by premiums changed to the pro-
ducerS
Section 6 provides for sterilization cor
porations, to be created for any commodity on
recommendation of the advisory committee,
controlled by the co-operatives and acting as
their marketing agency, with working capital
which may be advanced by the federal farm
board and repaid out of profits.
Cooperation with other government agen-
cies is authorized by Section z.
Section 8 appropriates $1,500,000 for or
ganization expenses of the federal farm board
and the commodity committees, prohibits any
members or employee of the board from spec
ulating, and bars the disclosure of information
received in confidence from the board, with
penalties of Imprisonment up to 10 years, or
fines up to $4,000, or both.
Under Section 8, the President may trans
fer any research or extension activity of the
government to the control of the federal farm
board.
Section 10 provides for government, eX-
aminations of the revolving fund and expendi-
lures from it.
Section IL, the last, says the act may be
cited as the Federal Farm Board Act"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18

in Swimming and an additional 81
Alb barges for Life Saving. The
Life Saving Merit Badge is given
only to those Scouts who prove
that they are adequately prepared
to save the lives of drowning per-
sons.
The arts too, attracted the at
tention of many Scouts. 1884
Merit Badges were awarded in Art
6,876 in Music, 1854 in Painting,
1861 in Wood Carving and g.
sol in Sculpture.
Several others of the new Merit
Badges agricultural lines were
earned by the rapidly increasing
number of farmer boys in the Boy
Scout movement.
Scouts interested in water ac-
tivities, too, earned 1896 badges
in Seamanship, large increase
over the 367 awarded last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
Boy Scouts of America
Set New Progress Record
Nearly Half Million Merit Badges
Were Awarded During the
Past Year

A total of 1891 Merit Badges
in scientific, vocational and gener-
al subjects, the greatest number is
sued in one year since the found
ing of the Boy Scouts of America,
were awarded to Boy Scouts dur
ing 1928, according to report
just made public by Ray o. Wy
land, acting director of the De-
partment of Education. To win a
Merit Badge in any given subject
a Scout must prove his efficiency
by passing an examination arrang-
ed by the Committee on Badges,
Awards and Scout Requirements,
of the Boy Scouts of America. He
must also have a working know
ledge of each of the subjects stud
led. The purpose of the Merit
Badge program is to give every
Boy Scout an opportunity to OBJ
tain working knowledge of the
different trades, vocations and pro-
fessions, so that he may have an
opportunity to choose as his life
work, that which particularly ap-
peals to him. Other subjects for
which Merit Badges are given de-
velop boy physically and men
tally.
There were lightweight subjects
in which a Boy Scout might earn
Merit Badge during 1928. AT
present two new ones have beer
added, the Reading Merit Badges
and one in Landscape Gardening,
which brings the total up to go. In
addition to the vocational aspects
of the Merit Badge program, it i.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
Vacation and Farm Data
Is Sent to Many
Ten Thousand Lakes Min
nesota Association is Flooded
By Inquiries

Promise of banner tourist year
and greater farm growth than Min
nesota has enjoyed for many years
is indicated in the returns now be
ing received at the offices of the
Ten Thousand Lakes4Greater Min
nesota Association from the first
advertising efforts of 1929.
This year, according to Roy T..
Dunn, of Pelican Rapids, president,
the Association is embarking for
the first time on a program devoted
equally to advertising the agricul-
tural and recreational advantages
of the state. The program calls
for a greater expenditure than
ever before, because of the addi-
ton of the agricultural element.
This means that every community
in the state will have to assume its
share of support to the work says
Mr.. Dunn, but with proper support
the most effective effort ever made
to sell Minnesota to the world will
be put across.
Since the first of the year 682
inquiries concerning agricultural
opportunities have been received
through the mails, says Mr.. Dunn.
This The believes should show con-
clusively that people of other parts
of the nation realize no state Of
fers better farming opportunities
than Minnesota and that there is
an increasing interest in Minnesota
lands.
Inquiries concerning vacations
are much heavier than during pre-
vious years, and at this date there
is every indication that 1929 will
be banner tourist year. The let-
tiers that have been received from
all parts of the United States, and
in some instances from foreign
shores have come in response to
the advertising efforts of the Ten
Thousand LakeslGreater Mime
sofa, association which have been
in progress for several months to
attract new citizens to the state
Some of the inquiries have been
received from readers of farm
journals through which a campaign
was conducted last fall. Others
are coming through the general ad-
vertising campaign which has just
been started in publications with
aggregate calculations of more
than eleven million readers who
are being apprised that Minnesota
holds forth unusual agricultural
opportunities.
Mr.. Dunn is enthusiastic con-
corning the outlook for 1929 and
voicing his views says: early in
quiries at the offices of the Ten
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
PRESIDENT HOOVER SPEAKS TO CONGRESS

President Hoover's first message to the Con-
gress of the United States was read at joint ses-
sion of the House and Senate Tuesday morning
The document is strikingly brief and in some
sections is reiteration of the pledges made in Mr..
Hoovers speech of acceptance and addresses during
the progress of the campaign.
The present session is called for the passage of
legislation directly dealing with agriculture, and
the Presidents recommendations are confined to the
subject Increased tariff agricultural products is
really the base for the sterilization of agriculture.
Discussing increased tariff legislation Mr.. Hoover
said:
can effective tariff upon agricultural
products, that will compensate the farmers
higher costs and higher standards of living, has
dual purposes. Such tariff not only protects
the farmer in domestic market but it also
stimulates him to diversity his crops and to
grow products that he could not otherwise pro-
duce, and thus lessons his dependence upon
exports to foreign markets. The great eXpan-
sion of production abroad, under the condi-
tons / have mentioned, renders foreign COM
petition in our export markets increasingly
serious. 1t seems but natural therefore, that
the American farmer, having been greatly
handicapped in his foreign market by such COM
petition from the younger expanding coun-
tries, should ask that foreign access to our do
mestic market should be regulated by taking
into account the differences in our costs OF pro-
duction."
The message is simple and direct in language,
plainly stating the principles Mr. Hoover stands for.
It's conciseness and sound logic appealed to great
majority of both branches of Congress.
Naturally it did not appeal to Senator Norris,
the holier than thou Republican from Nebraska,
who made bad guess in supporting the Democratic
candidate in the recent election and others.
The people of the United States, and especially
the real farmer, is satisfied they have every
fdence that President Hoover will bring every in
fuence of his great office to bear in bringing about
legislation which will relieve agriculture in sane
practical way.
The legislation introduced and the Presidents
message is in line with the Minnesota Plan, Rudolph
Lee, Long Prairie editor, author, and sponsored by
Dakota
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18

Thousand Lakes-Greater Minneso-
ia Association would indicate that
Minnesota will not only have a
banner tourist year, but that we
should also interest more persons
in coming to the state to live than
we have in many past years. / am
especially pleased with the results
that have been achieved so far
in our farm program. We are ac-
tually just getting started in this
work and yet We have had several
hundred responses to our first eff
forts. We have a big program un-
der way along the line of agricul-
tural development and if we get
the proper financial cooperation
from the various communities 1929
should show marked increases in
actual immigration of new citizens
to our state. Everything depends
upon the funds placed at our dis
posal. Half of the income of the
association will he devoted to ag-
ricultural development this year
and arrangements for the expendi-
ture of those funds have already
been made in the placing of adj
vertising contracts with farm mag
azines and newspapers, billboards,
and in the printing of farm book
lets which will soon be completed
by the printers.
81 have always believed that
Minnesota was the best state in
the Union and the interest we are
finding in outside places causes me
to feel more optimistic than ever,
The response to our first ad,
vertising efforts has been OF
such a character that / antici,
pate great results when we turn
on the big guns in the near future.
When we turn on the guns it is
our intention to keep firing until
late in the fall, and l believe that
year from now there will be NO
question in the mind of anyone as
to whether Minnesota is a good
product, and worth selling to the
world"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS

After nine years of effort there is strong like
hood that legislation stablizng agriculture will be
passed at the special session of Congress assembled
in Washington Monday
The bill introduced Wednesday has some of the
features of the McNary-Haugen bill vetoed twice
by President Coolidge. The Objectionable equaliza
ton fee of the former bill has been eliminated.
Some of the die hards this feature of the
bill insist that plan for the issuance of debenture
bonds be substituted.
President Hoover objected to both the equali-
eliminated in the House bill.
In the Senate the Democrats are endeavoring
to line up a sufficient number of Republicans who
opposed Mr.. Hoover during the campaign to in
sert the debenture plan This will delay the passage
OF the measure as large majority of the Congress
men are back of the Presidents program.
Cooperative organizations to permit orderly
marketing of agricultural products with revolv-
ing fund of $500, 100000 are the really important
features of the farm relief bill introduced in the
House.
The purposes of the House bill are set forth in
the following summary
To promote the effective merchandising of
farm commodities so that agriculture shall be
on an economic equality with other industries
To protect, control and stabilize the mar
keting of farm products by minimizing specu-
distribution, and limiting price fluctuations
To encourage cooperative associations
of producers.
To aid in preventing and controlling sur
pulses In any farm commodity
Section creates federal farm board of
seven members, six appointed by the Presi-
dent, and the secretary of agriculture as the
seventh. Appointed members to receive $12,-
OOO year and to engage in other business.
Section provides for advisory commodity
committees of seven for each commodity
&C rofa
The federal farm board in Section is d.
rected to promote education in cooperative
marketing, improvement in cooperative meth
DDS, and to investigate and report on crop
prices, prospects, supply and demand and re-
lated problems.
In Section a $5OOOOO,OOO revolving
fund is given to the board to finance loans to
co-operatives, to facilitate effective merchant
Using, provide storage and other equipment,
with limit of 80 per cent of the cost of such
facilities, and to form clearing house associa-
tons.
From this fund the federal farm board
also may finance plans of insurance for CO.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
Pains In Back Oftentimes
Caused by Strained Muscle
Nostrums Advertised as Cure Ais
Are Not Recommended by Min
nesota Medical Society

st. Paul, April 10-Pains in
the back following spring house
cleaning; an aching shoulder in
the man who has been spading his
garden are not the symptoms of
some insidious disease which has
just attacked the body. These
aches, pains and sore spots are due
to strains. Muscles not used to
strenuous exercise become sore
when over-taxed.
The "pill box" is not the rem
edy, declares the educational bulle-
tin issued by the Minnesota State
Medical Association today.
If one would believe some ads
in the less conscientious publica-
tons all backaches are due to kid
ney or "female trouble" says the
Associations bulletin. eff more
people knew that this is far from
the case, there would be fewer
sugar coated and laxative pills sold
at ridiculous prices for the cure of
these conditions.
"Aside from the backache Incl.
dental to grippe, sore throat, and
other infectious diseases, most back
pain is caused by simple strain.
The ligaments of the spine may
be stretched by poor posture, long
automobile rides, strenuous occu-
pations, or injury. To relieve the
pain the muscles contract auto
matically and hold the back rigid
Their spasm maintains the poor
posture and a vicious circle is es-
tablished. Without efficient me-
chanical support for the sore lega-
ments and muscles, internal medi-
cines are of no avail.
"The poisons of an infection of
the tonsils, teeth, sinuses, gallblad-
der or appendix may give rise to
chronic inflammation of the joints,
muscles, or nerves of the back
the popular 'lumbago.' Until the
source of the poison has been re-
moved, there will be little i'm
provement even with the most Wig
orous rubbing of liniment.
"Of the more serious back con-
ditions, tuberculosis of the spine is
the most, common. Even this may
be cured if diagnosed in time.
Fractures, tumors, or assesses of
the spine usually begin with back
pain. Their recognition and eff
cient treatment is difficult even for
the trained physicians.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18

Diseases of the gallbladder, kid
ney, appendix, and other abdomi-
nal organs may cause backache
Pelvic disturbances in women may
cause similar pain. The treatment
of these disorders is largely surg
ical.
"Do not think kidney trouble
when you have pains after spading
up the garden or cleaning house
this spring. 1t is more likely a
strain from the unusual exercise.
You will find the quickest relief in
having your family physician
strap your back if the pain is Sc
we're or continued"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18

In these subjects 65,919 badges
were issued. The study of Fire
manship, too appealed to many
boys, and 36,264 badges were
awarded in that subject. Next in
line were the Personal and Public
Health Merit Badges, 28,046 and
1902 respectively, being award
ed to Scouts.
The progress made in water &C
tivities is recorded by the fact that
17,463 Scouts were awarded
badges for exceptional proficiency
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18

so designed that the work of the
boys in Merit Badges gives them a
general education in many sub
jects which would not be touched
in their general schooling.
1t is interesting to note that this
year again the craftsmanship Mer-
it Badges which the boys obtain
for working in tBasketry, Bookbind-
ing, Cement Work, Leathercraft,
Metal Work and Woodcarving, ap-
pealed most to the boy, collective
ly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
Realistic Travel

A steamship advertisement prom
Uses that "as you go up the gang
plank in New York you get the
tangy smell of salt and tar in your
nostrils." Probably the company
keeps barrel Of each standing be-
side the gangplank. And for $40
extra they will supply pirate with
cutlass in teeth.-WOman's Home
Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
Cows Butcher Weights

The amount of bone in COW
varies with the COW. The maxi
mum per cent of bone is 22.4S. The
hide is usually 6 to 6A per cent of
the live weight of the carcass; the
heart from 3 to pounds, the liver
from s to 9 pounds, and the tongue
from 21h to 31s pounds. The shrink
age of cattle in butchering and
dressing ranges from 33 to So
per cent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
Protecting Paint

By adding half pint of oil OF
cedar to each gallon Of paint one
may combat tie very annoying Gu
riosity of flies and gnats to find out
for themselves if the wet paint is
really wet. Some painters prefer
to use oil of citronella in smaller
quantities. The effect Is the same,
the insects will avoid the fresh
paint because of the Odor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-18
H.rve.. Assured

No man ever sowed the grain of
generosity who gathered not up the
harvest of the desire of his heart.
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Demand for Homemade Luggage

depend on the length Of the opening.
Then bear In mind that there must be
stout inner body made of canvas of
some sort-or smooth, silky inner
lining and an outside section which
may be Of canvas plain or in awning
stripes.
Hat boxes are sometimes made of
figured glazed chintz edged with plain
colored glazed chintZ. An overnight
bag suitable for motor travel or travel
in sleeping cars may be made Of dark
moire silk.
A very good way to make service
able and very good-looking piece Of
home made luggage is to cover a strong
box. That is, get a very strong paste-
board box of the size and shape you
want. Reinforce 1t by sticking cloth
tape all along the edges and corners.
A double layer of the cloth tape may
be a good thing.
Then cut a cover for the box from
any chosen fabric. You can make it
double, If you like, to increase the
strength and to make for neatness
where there are seams. For the two
thicknesses can be placed with wrong
sides together, and so all seams are
covered.
These canvas or chintz covers need
careful measuring, cutting, stitching and
pressing. But carefully made, they turn
pasteboard box into very satisfactory
suitcase.
Or hat box. You can do the same
thing with hat box
Another way to make a good hat
box for travelling is to cover one with
wall paper or some other figured paper
This should be glued on very smoothly,
and when the glue has dried the paper
varniSh.
(Copyright, 1920
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DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, NJ. D.

, patients are markedly benefited by cut
ting out most of the starches and
sugars (starches are converted to
sugar in the blood.
"I have been Petersizing and have
lost IS pounds. AS have to watch
my weight, and as ! like popcorn.
would like to know If the popping
kills the calories. I was told so. F."
No, F. Not one of 'em. Not in
| frequently I am asked if there are
not certain procedures which will kill
these pesky calories. The only thing
I know Of is thrice-boiling Of vege-
tables, which is done in some severe
cases of diabetes. Starchy vegetables
are thrice boiled and the waters thrown
away. This abstracts the starch and,
of course, does lower the caloric value
of the food. But it also lowers the
vitamin and mineral element content.
and is only done so the patient can
have more bulk.
Many believe that toasting bread de-
stroys its caloric value. How many
times have heard: II don't eat bread.
only toastl") However, perhaps twice
baking bread does. for recently some
experiments have been carried out on
rats which show that twice-baked crlists
OI Dfedu apparently are nOC dDSOTDeO
so completely as ordinary bread, so 1t
may be possible that it isn't in the
human digestion, either. cannot
state positively, for no experiments have
been made on man.
1t is good idea to eat the crustS
and hard-toasted breads, anyway, be-
cause they make us chew. and lessen
the speed of eating. The F. F. F.
(friendly fat fraternity are invariably
speedy eaters.
Popped corn registers 100 calories
to the one and one-half cups Zone
scant ounce). Care of the butter on
it! That is 100 calories to the level
tablespoonful.