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New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

IF New Britain pulls out with the
state title again this winter Dough-
e,ty win deserve most of the credit
for the accomplishment. He step
ped in when the champions were tot
tering badly-their crown hanging
on one ear-and snapped them back
into winning form.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

"Some rccord--and some player.
Mcridcn fans who sat in on Ne"
Ibritain's dope upsetting victory over
Bristol Wednesday night are au-
thoriry for the statement that
Dougherty outplayed Pickcn by a
mile or more and turned in one of
the finest all-around performances of
the winter"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

We believe, after the showing OF
thu local crew against Bristol last
Wednesday night. that the Vista
ton Five is due to take a beating
in the game AT the Stanley Arena
tonight
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

In our comments anent the Brls-
tol-NeW Britain game. we mentioned
the coincidence that there were two
Ford ham captains playing in the
game at one time, namely, Dough-
crty and Tom Leary.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09
Speaking
Of Sports

Hcrby kochansky. writing in the
Meriden Morning Record. paid
Frank Doughevy of the New Brit
ain basketball team, a series of neat
compliments on his play in the New
Britain Bristol game last Wednesday
night. In part he said:
''The basketball spotlight. resting
more or less steadily on Herb Cohen
and Jimmy Picken all season,
threatens to shift TO Frank Dough-
crty, former Fordham captain. in
the coming championship conflicts.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

The New Britain Roller Hockey
team goes to Albany tomorrow to
play the New York team on its own
floor. Having dropped the first
game. New Britain will have TO win
tomorrow to even tn" series up. The
two teams meet at the Stanley Arena
in this city Monday night
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

"Of course. no little credit should
60 TO ''Jiggs" Donoghue. larky GEN.
ter of the up-staters. "Jiggs" join
ed the team about a month ago
when It was in the throes of one of
the longest losing streaks ever to
distress Il state team OF major cal
iber "Jiggs" helped stop the rout.
'Hank" Arburr, the junior player,
also did his best and more. Al Slo-
man continued to play in the same
form they have shown all scacon.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

For the first time in two years.
Joseph G. Hcrgstrom, physical dl-
rector at the New Britain Y. Nj.
c. A.. appeared in public as a
basketball referee. Unable to secure
an official for the New Britain
Hartford high game at the Stan
Icy Arena. the physical director
stepped into the breach and to say
that he did an excellent job, is put
ting it mildly.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

but until Dougherty came along
New Britain was just another team
and far from great one. He may
provide the impetus that will bring
the championship to New Britain for
the third year in row.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

''DouShcrty was a member of the
famed F'ordham quintet which re-
Gently completed its season with only
one defeat in % games. Playing
three years for the New York col
lcse. Dougherty performed on three
teams that lost grand total Of five
ball games.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-09

IN better circles. they might say
that the game was rather Fordham-
esqlc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
Minnesota Automobile
Tax is Nearly the Lowest
New York and North Dakota Alone
Had Lower Average in 1928
Florida Highest

Automobiles are taxed less in
Minnesota than in any other state
except New York and North Da-
kota.
This may surprise some readers
or The Herald who think their Ii
cense tax is very high. But facts
are facts.
The license and gas taxes in Min
nesota average $23.55 per car in
1928. A table in American High
ways" show eleven states where
the average license and gas tax per
car was less.
But of the eleven, nine collected
a personal property tax in addition
to the license and gas tax. New
York and North Dakota are-the
only two of the eleven where the
auto tax, as in Minnesota, is in
lieu of the personal property tax.
In North Dakota the average Ii
cense and gas tax per car was $18.-
"a. The New York license tax av-
erage $1646, there being no gas tax
in 1928. The two cent gas tax now
in effect may bring New York's av-
erage above Minnesota's in 1929 or
1880.
Illinois with an average of $10.31
and no gas tax, had the lowest av-
erage car tax, but in addition to
this there is a personal property
tax, and those who happen to live
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre MINI.

year. The weather was too dry in
the northern and western sections
of the state this year for buck
wheat.
The production of dry beans this
year was placed at 1000 bushels
compared with $4,000 bushels har-
vested last year.
The dry season was unfavorable
for the Minnesota apple crop, and
the production this year was only
10000 bushels compared with l.
100000 bushels produced last year.
It is estimated that approximate
ly 100000 pounds of tobacco were
produced in Minnesota this year.
The quality of the crop was report
ed at 90 per cent of normal.
The yield per acre of alfalfa seed
is reported at bushels per acre
while red and alsike clover seed
was reported at 1.9 bushels and
sweet clover seed bushels.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
Highway No. 3 to Be
Paved to Alexandra
Completion of No. 1 to Iowa Line
Also on List to be Let by State
in December

Two stretches on an east and
west route in Southern Minnesota,
trunk highway No. Z, will be paved
in 1880, according to announce
ment made this week by c. M. Bah
cock, commissioner of Highways.
Bids will be received at the offices
of the Minnesota Highway depart
ment Dec. II on paving from New
Ulm to Sleepy Eye, and from Ro-
chester to Byron. The total length
of the two jobs is 23.4 miles.
Another project prominent in the
list is the completion of trunk
highway No. from the end of the
present pavement near Albert Lea,
to the Iowa line. When completed
this will furnish a second all-paved
highway from Minnesota to Chica-
go, the first paving been completed
this fall through Wisconsin. The
completion of No. will also pro-
vide continuous pavement from
many Minnesota points to great
lany points in Central and eastern
owa, as well as to st. Louis and
lany other points in the central
md eastern states.
Two projects in west central
Minnesota are included in the list
for the December letting One is
the unpaved stretch on No. 10 from
Pennock through Murdoch. The I'M
paved stretch on No. 10 from Wy
zata to Litchfield was let last
month, and when this work is COM
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21

sold before their string ability is
determined. Most of these sires
are sold because they start to get
little cross and dangerous" and
their owners did not want to take
a chance"
A safe, practical pen made of
durable, long wearing material will
pay it's cost back many times over
before it has to be discarded. It
offers an easy, safe, dependable
means to keep a bull until he is
found valuable or worthless as a
sire of production. A real produc-
Notwithstanding sire will add hum
dreds or thousands of dollars to the
dairy farm income over period of
time, depending on the size of the
herd or herds in which he is used.
A breeding stall built adjoining
one corner of the pen, and a rope
arrangement on the door of the bull
barn, so that the door can be open
ed or closed from outside the pen,
makes it possible to handle the
bull in absolute safety. The pen
should be conveniently located,
strongly constructed, have plenty of
exercise room, and should be built
to last.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
Kimball Girl Freed on Elk
River Bank Loot Charge
Had Money in Her Possession
According to Authorities

Alice Hull, 10, Minneapolis, form
erly of Kimball, Friday morning
was acquitted of a charge of receiv-
ing stolen property growing out of
the robbery of the First National
bank at Elk River, Aug. s. The
jury deliberated % hours.
The verdict was returned at 1912
a. M, after the panel had spent all
night in the court house with a
lone juror voting stadily for con-
viction for the last II hours, accord
ing to members of the jury.
Lack Of facilities at the Sher-
burne county court house did not
permit the jury retiring for the
night and it was tired group Of
eight men and four women that
faced Judge A. E. Giddings, of An
Okla when the verdict was returned.
Miss Hull showed the first emo
ton of the trial when announce
ment was made that she was found
mot" guilt. She was quickly in the
arms of her relatives and friends
who attended the proceeding
throughout. Trial started Tuesday
morning.
Miss Hull was charged with hav-
ing received $2,704 of the $1,000
stolen from the bank by a trio of
robbers including her sweetheart.
August Becker. The money was
found in her dress after the girl,
Becker and his two associates, Roy
Salmon and Donald Melavin, were
captured near Zimmerman by Earle
Brown, superintendent of the state
highway patrol and his deputy
Mike Auspos of Elk River.
The three are serving life terms
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21

Confirming Bull is Only Safe Method
There are only two safe bulls, the
one confined in safety first" bull
pen, and the dead bull, says the
Blue Valley Creamery Institute, in
presenting plans for the arrange
ment of sane, safe and practical
way to house and control the dairy
herd sire.
Careless handling of bull is dan
gerous. Safety demands that the
simple principles of good herds
manship be used, without fail, ev-
cry day of the year. First, every
bull should be dehorned as calf.
Second, every bull should have
strong ring put in his nose when
he becomes a yearling. And where
ever it is necessary to handle him,
strong bull staff should be at
tached to the nose-ring. Third,
every bull in service should be con-
fined to his exercising pen. Never
under any conditions should any,
one trust" a mature animal. Even
the bull with the habit of holding
his head near the fence to be pet
ted-the so-called gentle as a kit
ten" bull-should never be trusted.
When he displays his skill at but
ting in an attempt to catch and
crush hand or object, it should
not be looked upon as mere play
ing" Instead it should be looked
upon as a warning.
The Institutes experts strongly
urge the use of safe, practical pens
similar to the one illustrated here
with. Such pens protect life. They
are also good insurance against
bodily injury. They are not costly
and can be built by the farmer him
self. Heavy woven wire, stout
poles, 2x6 inch lumber, iron pipes
or boiler flues are good material to
use. Several farmers have used
strong three-inch boiler f1ues bought
at low cost from junk dealers in
building pens. With U bolts such
fiues can be fastened to concrete
posts.
Safe pens do away with the need
of turning the herd sire loose with
the herd They also make it posi-
BILE to have the cows freshen as de-
sired. But more important than
anything else, except the safeguard
they provide to humans, such pens
make it possible to keep the herd
sire until his first half dozen daugh-
tiers freshen to see if the daugh-
tiers are better producers than their
mothers.
.
The record of the sire's daughters
offer the most reliable indication of
the sire's value and transmitting
ability. Every sire should be kept
rented or sold on partnership bas
is until records on his first half
dozen daughters are available, be-
cause future dairying will rest al
most entirely on the sires used. 1t
is too risky to build for this future
on unproven sires. 1t is estimated
that more than 80 per cent of the
dairy sires used in this country are
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
PAGE ELEVEN

ting the same. Under this practice
articles and merchandise are sent
to addresses unsolicited, and in
the absence of any order therefor,
for the purpose of sale and with the
request to transmit a price therefor
This places upon the addresses q
burden of the receipt and attention
on his part, and the necessity of re-
turning the articleor renting for
it, neither of which he is under OBJ
legation to do, or of ignoring the
matter altogether. Following this
he is subject to receipt of follow
up letters from the sender, all Of
which are annoying and some of
which are abusive and threaten
ing"
1.-THE postal service is a public
service for the legitimate use of the
people. It should not be made the
instrument of a practice which
works an unlimited hardship or
to recipients of mail
matter, subjecting them to annoy
ance and abuse"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21

in Chicago or some other cities
where there is a wheelage tax, paid
a total considerably larger than
Minnesota's average. This year
cent gas tax also went into effect
in Illinois.
California had the lowest license
tax, fat rate of $500 for passeng-
er cars and an average of $5.16 for
all motor vehicles. But the gas tax
brought the average to. $21.58, not
including the personal property tax.
Florida had the highest average,
the license and gas tax averaging
$45.87. with personal property tax
ON top of it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
Minnesota Stands Fourth
in Corn Production
November Crop Report Places 1929
Yield At More Than 147,OOO,-
600 Bushels

Reported production of 1920
900 bushels of corn in Minnesota
this year gives this state fourth
place in the United States in corn
production, according to the FEEDER
al Statistician for the Minnesota
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
in this November crop report.
The yield per acre of corn was
estimated to be IS bushels this
year which is half a bushel less
than the 10-year average. While the
yield was cut in the northern corn
area of the state, the yields were
very good elsewhere, and in many
sections the best for years. The
merchantable quality of 70 per cent
is the same as last year. Stocks of
old corn on hand were LIS per cent,
or 2,146, 700 bushels.
The yield per acre of flax was es-
timated at 8.8 bushels or a total
production of ,423, 900 bushels, COM
pared with 4,887,OO0 bushels har-
vested in 1928. The quality was re-
ported at SO per cent for normal.
While seeds in the dry area were a
little small the bowls were well
filled and the crop this year was,
on the whole, unusually clean.
Potato production was reported
to be 24,983,OO0 bushels with an av-
erage yield per acre of SO bushels.
Last years production was $780,
600 bushels with a yield per acre OF
10 bushels. Yields were low in the
Red River Valley and the north
eastern part Of the state, but the
early commercial crop was about
average and the southern section
of the state produced good crop.
Buckwheat yield per acre was re-
ported at 11.6 bushels or total pro-
duction of 777,000 bushels. This is
about 100000 bushels less than last
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21
Recipient Need Not Send
Back Christmas Cards
POstOffice Department Makes I'm
pOrtant Ruling Relative to Mer-
chandise Not Ordered

A number of local people have
received packages of Christmas
cards which they did not order, and
don't know what to do with them.
The law is that they need not
return the cards nor pay for them,
either.
The following is the ruling of the
Postoffice Department in this sort
of graft:
"The practice of using the mails
for the purpose of sending unso-
licited articles through the mails
for sale is increasing to an extent
which demands legislation prohibit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21

pleted, there will be continuous
pavement on this route from Min
naepolis to Benson, a distance of
127 miles. Another project is an ex-
tension from the end of the pave
ment on No. at Osakis, to Alex.
andria When this is completed No.
will be paved from Hastings to
167 miles.
The December letting totals 65.4
miles of pavement. The mileage
previously let for 1880 construction
was 138, making total of 203.4
miles placed under contract or ad-
vertised for construction next year.
There will also be let 5 new bridges.
A few additional jobs will be an
nounced later, but the work already
announced constitutes the bulk of
the 1880 paving program.
For bidding purposes some of
the projects are divided. All pave
ment in the December letting is to
be 20 feet wide. The list with mile
ages follows:
T. H. No. From end of pave
ment to Albert Lea, 40 miles.
T. H. No. From Albert Lea to
south state line, length 1913 miles.
T. H. No. 3-From Alexandria to
Osakis, length Ill miles.
T. H. No. From Rochester to
Byron, length SO miles.
T. H. No. From New Ulm to
Sleepy Eye, length 1876 miles.
T. H. No. Gin Albert Lea length
lie miles.
T. H. No. 10-From Pennock to
west county line, length 40 miles.
T. H. No. 10-From east county
line through Murdoch, length 100
miles.
T. H. No. 15-In New Ulm, length
2 mile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21

for the robbery in Saltwater pri-
son and Wednesday appeared at the
trial to testify in the girls behalf.
Her story, sustained by this trio
was that she was unaware of their
criminal pursuits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Rogers went
to Minneapolis Sunday afternoon.
where they remained until Monday
night transacting business.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26

more 50 than in many years, due to
cheap labor and what many in the
trade deem totally inadequate tariff
protection.
An authority in the Los Angeles
trade declares that the reduction in
hide values during recent months is
equivalent to 7jc to Sl.00 per hun
drcdweight loss to the packer on
every steer he buys. While many
other packinghouse by-products from
cattle are enjoying good market,
particularly livcrs and hearts, the
amount of money involved is not
sufficient to by any means offset
the lcsscncd value Of hides. Thus
the meat packer must consider the
lcsScncd value OF hides and force the
beef to carry practically the full
load when the meat is passed on to
the consumer.
The pressing problem at this time
seems to be some means of making
leather more popular. Az long as
hides are virtually drug on the
market, the packer is up against Il
very serious problem. The hide
makes mp about 612 per cent of til"
total weight of u steer. So that it
may easily be realized that the eat
tlcman is NitaIly interested i'll this
problem.
The automobile industry, orcc n
great user of leather, is now using
substitutes almost entirety Wide
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
| )S%lI:lWestQck>
- 80 a!SltuatlOn,)> ,

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. Much
of the present depression in the cat
tie market undoubtedly is due to the
fact that hides have dropped to al
most the lowest levels in great
many years. Hide prices now are
not much higher than they were in
the serious depression which follow
ed the World War and it is not over
production of leather or the fact that
there is larger number Of hides
available than usual As Il matter
of fact, leather and hide stocks are
less than normal-and still the mar
ket continues to decline. Hides in
Los Angeles are now quoted at prac-
tically onc-half the value a year ago.
Competition from substitutes is
the reason given for the present
serious condition. Last year. for in
stance. manufacturers of compost
ton soicS took away from leather
tanners an amount of business
equivalent to the product of 100000
hides. Composition soles, according
to the shoe manufacturers. are less
drcssy and less comfortable than
leather but can be made much
cheaper. Despite the fact that
American shoe manufacturers made
100000 more shoes in 1928 than
in 1927, the amount Of sole leather
used was - per cent less.
Foreign competition is also hitting
American leather manufacturer:
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
Publicity For
Valley Melons

An Imperial Valley cantaloupc
field is reproduced upon tie cover
page Of the current issue Of the Pa
cific Rural Press and California
Farmer, published in San Francisco
and Los Angeles
Starting breakfast IN Imperial
Nallcy' is the title Of the cover,
which shows melon field protected
from frost by white paper caps and
by brnsh.ncwsparar fences against
chilling winds.
Tho shields masr possible earlier
ripcuine season, with steady ship
mcnts throughout the season ~ con.
trastcd with former roak leads and
consequent market Depression
This season, according to thn cover
Of the magazine, 1000 acres of tn.
ALLEY ,antnloupe acrcag' Of J2,2l)
are 'mS protected more than one
bird thc total. This Wa big
factor in distributing The harvest
yer a longer season
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
SEELEY
(Press Staff Correspondent


SEELEY, Feb. 26.-Thc Ladies
Aid met at the hall Tuesday af
tcrnoon. \ quilt was tied and reg
ular business meeting held. Those
present were Mrs. Higbec Mrs.
Hcatlcy, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Sturkc ,
Mrs. Hogan and Mrs. Ferguson.
MIR. and Mrs Drlmar Potter and
son "Buddy', spent several days
in san Diego the first of the week.
While there they were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs J. b. Phillips.
T. 7. Rogers Of Portervillr. is
visiting his son and family, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Rogers.
The boys I'll Club Of Wcstsidc
entertained the girls Sewing Club
with party Washington ; Birth
day, at the home of their leader
Mis J. \. Squirting.
=, J. Storms Of San Diego is call
ing on friends in this vicinity
Mrs. sidney Goddard and SON j.
H.. were the guests Of Mrs. y. i.
K:ng Of Fl ConDr" Friday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Sidney Tramacl
AID daughter, of .Iacumba have
inoted to Scelcy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bulluch and
>ou Robert. Of South Pasadena
were the guests of MIR. and Mrs L.
A. Huh friday night
The chicken dinner given by The
Chris Ian Eudca>"r Friday evening
WIS Il great success. About - pyo?l4
were served during the evening.
The Ncst>idr Country club will
meet Thursday. Feb. 2S with MIS-
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
TELEPHONE CHIEF
WILL BE HEARD
IN SOUND FIJI M

Telephone employees and their
friends in this city are much inter
csted in sound film being shown
Feb. 27 and % at the West Coast
Imperial theatre here in which Wal
ter $. Clifford, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, makes a short address.
Clifford is one of the outstanding
figures in the business life of Amer
lea today, according to l.. NJ. Pet,
tilt, manager Of the telephone com
panV, who made some comments re-
garding the film and the man today
.At the age of ~, Clifford leads
the largest corporation in the world
He began his work in the telephone
industry as a clerk in the supply de
partmcnt and has rapidly risen in
tn" ranks. He is considered one Of
the leading statiticians in the world.
Pctttt said. IN the picture. Clifford
is shown delivering IN informal talk
n the course of which he tells scv.
cral anecdotes pertaining to the cf
forts made TO make telephone
ncighhorlIood Of the civilized world.
Clifford has participated in practical
~ AL Of the recent extensions of
telephone service across the Atlantic
and has a vision Of a telephone net,
work covering the globe.
Another interesting sidc-iight ON
the moyirtonc picture is the fact
that the movictonc itself is II crea-
ton of the Bell Telephone Labora
tories, which are part of the Bell
SYSTEM over which Clifford presidcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
MMarketS! !!
ny United Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.-Folow
ing are today's market quotations:
POULTRY
Hens, Leghorns, 3A to lbs,
26c.
Hens, colorcd, 4 lbs. and IN, 31c.
Broilers, y lbs, and under 2h,
34c.
Fryers, Leghorns, PA to lbs,
26c.
Frycrs, colored, 2H to 3 lbs, 33c.
Roasters, soft bone, lbs, up 33c.
Ducklings, Peking, 31a lbs, up 18c.
Geese, 25c.
Young Tom turkeys, 13 lbs, and
up 28c.
Old Tom turkeys, Csc.
Small hen turkeys, under lbs,
15c.
Hen turkeys 8 lbs. up csc.
Squads, light and heavy 40c.
Capons, s lbs, up, 4Gc.
BUTTER
Wholesale, price i7c.
Price to retailers soc and J2c.
Extra pc. Fresh firsts 21c. Me
dunn pc.
Hereafter the Press will carry the
local price on eggs, fGrnishcd
through the courtesy of Zurcher
Brothers:
Today's local eggs dc