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Evening star., 1929-12-20
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Miss Elizabeth Brewer of Airing
ton Succumbs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARLINGTON, Va, December 40
Miss Elizabeth Brewer, 18 years of age,
we'll known in musical circles of the
county, died yesterday following an ILL
ness of about four months at Char
louisville, Va. Miss Brewer went to
Charlottesville about three weeks ago
in the hope that the change in climate
would improve her health.
The deceased is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Hammond Brewer of this
place. She is a graduate of the Wash
ington-Lee High School.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Arling-
ton Methodist Episcopal Church with
the pastor, Rev. Everett Latch, of1ciat-
ing.
Besides her parents she is survived
by one sister, Bernice Brewer, and two
brothers. j. Hammond Brewer, jr., and
Nixon Brewer.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
1928 Gasoline Tax Brings
State Gross Of $6,211,787
Total SOL, $50 Increase Over 1927
SIS, 768, 099 Goes to Highway
Fund

Automobile users in Minnesota
paid $6,211,787 into the treasury
of the state in 1928 on the excise
gas tax, according to tabulation
made Saturday by Hjalmer Mill
son, state oil inspector. This is
an increase of $701, $50 over the
1927 figure, Nilsson said.
OF the amount collected, $5,-
768, 099. 95 went to the state high
way fund. The remainder was re-
funded to purchasers who did not
use the gasoline for driving vehi-
cles over state highways. The
money refunded was to persons u.s.
ing gasoline in agricultural and in
dustrial pursuits.
Funds received from the motor
Vehicle tax and federal air brought
the total revenue of the state high
way department to $17,896,709,
Nilsson said.
August yielded the heaviest gas
tax receipts, the tabulation show
ed, $720,577.84 being collected in
that month. The lowest month
from the point of gasoline used
was January, with an income of
only $274,122.50-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
92-Year-Old Iowan to Hold
Hoover's Hat at Inaugural
Aged Man Who Once Held Presi-
dent Elect on His Knee Proud
of Honor

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 81
John w. Reeder, 80 years old,
who is going to hold Herbert Hoov-
er's hat in the inaugural ceremony
at Washington March a, was here
today making arrangements for his
trip.
Mr.. Reeder will be a passenger
on the special train of the West
Branch, Iowa, delegation and 9TH
er Iowans, leaving Des Moines,
March 1.
eyes, sir, I'm going to hold Her
bert's hat" Mr.. Reeder chuckled.
81 talked to Herbert at West
Branch last summer and in just a
joshing way said I'd like to hold
his hat. He took me seriously and
said / could"
Mr.. Reeder knew Herbert as
a boy at West Branch and more
than once held the president-elect
on his lap when he called at the
Hoover home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Boy Scouts Sponsor
Good Comedy Picture
Chester Conklin, Noted Film Artist,
at Caughren Theatre, Feb.
IL and IL

1t is an axiom of the theatre
world, demonstrated by the peren-
NAL popularity of few masters of
comedy, that the most appealing
presentations, either of stage or
screen, are those in which the high
lights of uproarious comedy are
delicately blended with pathos, SUI
spense and heart interest.
In this decidedly limited class of
screen offerings, according to keen
critics who have had an opportun-
ity of passing upon it, is "Taxi 13, "
the comedy which is sponsored by
the Sank Centre Boy Scout troops,
comes to the Caughren theatre on
Monday and Tuesday evenings,
Feb. IL and IL.
With Chester Conklin, fun MAX
er extraordinary, in the featured
role of Andy Smith, browbeaten
but optimistic taxi driver, and a
product of the directorial genius of
Marshall Neilan, "Taxi 10" is de-
clared to embody all of the ele-
ments which make for the popular
appeal that inevitably spells sue
cess.
The hectic adventures of Ardy
with a gang of crooks, through
his pathetic eagerness to obtain the
price of a first payment on new
taxicab, are said to have an alb
sorbing interest not lessened by
the rich comedy of the story.
A notable cast, headed by win
some Martha Sleeper, and includ-
ing such favorites as Lee Moran.
Gustav Won Seyffertitz, Ethel
Wales, Hugh Trevor, Lee Moran,
Jerry Miley and Charles Dyer, ap-
pears in support of Conklin and
gives adequate balance to his
splendid Characterization.
Prices: children 25c; adults 40c.
Two shows every night. Proceeds
will be used for benefit of general
| Scout welfare,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Only Seven DAYS Are Left
to Get the Auto Licen.
Legislature Turns Down Propo
ton to Extend Time for Pay
ment-25c Day Penalty

A proposal to extend the til
for paying automobile license tax
has been turned down by the Leg
lature. This means that there "
be no grace beyond Feb. Is a
that those who delay making app
cation beyond that. date must p
penalties at the rate of rs cents I
day.
Besides the main office at 4
Capitol, the Secretary of State, 4
deputies in a score of the lafg
cities. If you cannot visit on5
these places and get yop- tags, 8
plication may be made by m;
Application blanks and rate boo
showing the tax on each make a
model of car are in hands of nea
all banks and garages in the sms
er towns. If you have your
certificate and the necessary che
it is a simple matter to fill out
application and mail it. Howev
those who apply now may have
wait a while before they get tn
tags. Those who applied ca
have already adorned their c
with the neat looking black 9
white 1929 tags.
Feb. 15, by the way, is o
about a week off, so if you b
not applied for your tags, do
uow!'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Unique Program Given
ByPnbic School Pupils
Junior High, Grade Faculties and
the Students Score Spleen
did Success.

The Child's Day entertainment
presented by the pupils of the
Grade departments of the Sank
Centre Public schools at the Junior
High Auditorium Thursday even
ing, was the most unique ever pre-
pared by the grades. The settings
were beautiful in keeping with the
pictures depicted.
The program was presented in
conjunction with the display of
pictures on exhibition at the Aud
itorium Thursday and Friday, each
number depicting one of the pic
lures. The entertainment was re-
markable in that each number and
tableauX was original, having been
devised and executed by the Jun
Tor and Elementary Grade facul-
ties. :.
Over 100 children were trained
for this production. The names of
those taking part were published
in the Herald of few weeks ago.
The program was enjoyed by an
almost capacity house, and was as
follows:
Instrumental Duet
The Silver Sleigh Belle
The American Legion March
The Vienna March
Patty Sparkes and Murella Kringen
Stage setting-A garden scene.
The Cock of the Morning awakens
the world.
An Old Fashioned Child enjoys the
day in the garden.
Tableau: Ninetta = Caputo. Sun
Flowers, Rabbits.
Tableaux: Boy and Rabbit, Rae
burn. Playtime, Henke.
Playtime.
Tableaux: The Artists Daughter,
|. Kaulbach. Sweetheart, Cabane.
Flowers.
The Outdoors.
Tableaux: The Children's Fish
Market, Louyot. The Train
Here it Comes, Birney.
Pirates.
Tableaux: The Torn Hat, Sully.
Whistling Boy, Duveneck.
Hours of the Day.
Tableau: Little Sweetheart, Schaf-
fef.
Finale: End of Day. Lullaby and
Goodnight.
Patty Sparkes and Marie Brown,
Accompanies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Union Lenten Service
Will Start Feb. 20
Congregational, Methodist, Epis.
copal Churches Arrange Series
of Meetings

At conference of Rev. c.. S.
Sparkes, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church; Rev. T. B.
Shorts, pastor of the Methodist
church, and Rev. E. B. Jewell, of
the Good Samaritan Episcopal
church, series of Union Lenten
services has been arranged starting
Wednesday evening, Feb. 20, at
1880. The services will no doubt
attract wide attention. The dates,
places and pastors officiating fol
low:
Feb. IS Episcopal church, Rev.
T. B. Shorts.
Feb. 20-Methodist church, Rev.
&c. S. Sparkes.
Feb. 81 congregational church,
Rev. E. B. Jeweii.
March episcopal church,
Rev. C. S. Sparkes.
March 13-Methodist church,
Rev. E. B. Jewell.
March 20 - Congregational
church, Rev. T. B. Shorts.
March 27-Episcopal church,
special preacher.
March 28-Each congregation
will worship in its own church for
this service.
March 29-Good Friday. A three
Hour Service 1900 noon to 800
p. M. Details of this service will be
published later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
TODD MEN SENTENCED

Judge J. A. Roeser imposed pri-
son sentences upon three young
men, residents of Staples, Todd
county, who pleaded guilty to
three charges in district court at
st. Cloud Monday. Ed. Golf, Jr.,
guilty of third degree burglary,
was given 18 months; Leo Penu,
who pleaded guilty to highway rob-
berry, two years; and Joe Wellert,
who pleaded guilty to both high
way robbery and burglary was CIV
en- 10 years. A third member of
this party received sentence Of
Is months, which was suspended,
when it was found that his activi-
ties were not as deeply involved as
the others.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Farmers Ship Ass N.
Selects 1929 Officers
F. J. Minette Retained as Pres. w.
H. Parker, ". p; Adam Ortiz,
Sec.-Treas.

At the meeting Of the directors
of the Sank Centre Farmers Ship
ping Association held at the COM
pany's offices Saturday afternoon
the following officers for 1929
were chosen:
PresidentJF. J. Minette, ire
elected.
Vice-Pres.-W. II. Parker.
Sec.-Treas.-Adam Orth.
Manager-W. Fl. Rattle.
It will be recalled that at the
annual stockholders meeting held
Jan. &c, Mr.. Parker succeeded
Chas. Kortan on the board of di-
rectors.
Plans for an aggressive business
campaign in 1929 were mapped out.
The special committee appointed to
thoroughly investigate the feed
grinding and mixing with the pos
sibility of adding this necessary adj
junct to successful dairying, gath
ereing together all the data avail
able, to present to the farmers at
a later date.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
MARKS 25th ANNIVERSARY

The Long Prairie creamery OBJ
served its twenty-ifth anniversary
at its annual meeting Wednesday.
George Lane, present secretary
and manager, has been an official
of the creamery since it was or
ganized. Last year the creamery
manufactured 100000 pounds of
butter and did a gross business of
$389,226.
The Farmers Produce Associa-
ton, affiliated with the creamery,
will have its annual meeting the
same day. This cooperative group
handled 6,582 cases of eggs, 1922
900 pounds of poultry, and 8,795
pounds of hides in 1928, paying
farmers $80,617.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Indy BLAZES new :
TRAIL FOR AIR MAIL
Arrives at Colon, Panama,
Travelling 2,10O Miles on
Schedule
LEFT MAMA MONDAY
Plans Starting Return Trip to
United States Monday
Morning

Colon, Panama, Feb. 6-Charles
A. Lindbergh landed at France
field, outside the city, at A p. m.
today, completing the first air mail
delivery from the United States to
the Panama Canal zone.
A large crowd swarmed over the
field when the plane first appeared
family in the sky. Colonel Lind
bergh made graceful landing, re
ported that he had encountered ex-
cellent weather throughout the
flight and delivered six mail sacks
containing $50 pounds of letters
to the authorities.
He planned to fly tonight to
Panama City to dine abroad the
battleship Texas and sleep abroad
the aircraft carrier Saratoga. His
program for Friday includes re-
turn flight to Franklin field.
Colonel Lindbergh announced
that he would start his return flight
to Miami Sunday morning, making
the same stops, as on the south
ward flight.
From Monday at 6:08 a. m. un-
til the landing today the Lindbergh
special maintained the schedule
marked out by the air mail au-
thorities. Leaving Miami, he stop
ped at Havana and remained over
night at Belize, British Honduras
He left Belize at 9:1O a. m. Tues
day. He made two stops between
Managua and his final destination
one at Punta Arenas and one at
David, Panama.
A remarkable feature of Colonel
Lindbergh's achievement is that he
completed the historical flight ex-
actly on the minute. It had been
officially announced that the
mail would arrive at p. m. today
1t was precisely that moment wher
the Colonel TAXED his plane across
the field to rest.
Twenty one hundred miles ove1
sea, land and high mountains il
three days is the new record fol
mail deliveries between the United
States and Panama, a journy here
tofore requiring from IL to 1:
days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Stearns County Woman
Reaches Centenary Goal
Pioneer at St. August Happy Over
Reaching 10O-Credits Taking
of Maps

Her blue eyes unfaded, her skin
white and clear, and her hands un.
shakingly clutching at a prayer
book, Mrs. Gertrude Landwehl
beamed with happiness Saturday as
she walked from her little room al
the st. Joseph's home-she was loo
year old.
1t was big day at the home
Everybody was busy doing their
little part in making it a real day
of happiness for the "grand little
old woman" There were birthday
presents, big birthday cake with
100 candles and almost all of her
"a grandchildren and LOG great.
grandchildren were expected be-
fore the day was over ito help cele-
brate $50 that she won't forget her
one hundrendth birthday"
Mrs. Landwehr herself is pic.
ture of old age very well preserved.
She looks 80 years minus her cen.
fury of life. She was really excit-
ed as she surveyed the activity at
the home, all in her behalf. "It's
the happiest day in my life," she re.
marked. give always looked for.
ward to my one hundredth birth
day."
The centenarian, who has beer
i'll only one day in the past -four
years, took a keen interest in the
arrangements at the home, but
nevertheless, eff they make me
tired" she said, "I'm going to lie
down and rest"
Maps, says Mrs. Landwehr, are
the secret of her strength and too
few people know their real value
For 80 years she has rested every
time she became tired. Sometimes
she does not go to mass in the
morning because she feels that she
is not able to stand the strain.
A gift that pleased the aged wo-
man was a quilt women on hel
floor presented to her. The group
:: headed by Mrs. Anna Clogan, n
years old, hurried the finishing
touches Friday on the quaint and
intricate patchwork so that Mrs.
Landwehr would receive it today.
Mrs. Landwehr is one of the
founders of st. Augusta Catholic
church here. She was born in
Westphalen, Germany, on the farm
which was held by her family for
200 years and is still in their pos
session. She came to America when
she was % years old.
They came to Minnesota a year
after their marriage in 1857 and
settled in st. Augusta.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
NONSTOP FLIGHT
| RECORD IS BROKEN
Capt. Hawks Covers Distanc
from Los Angeles to New
York in Is Hours
PHYSICALLY FIT AT EN-
Bad Weather Encountered O
Way of the Trip, Losing
Two Hours

Roosevelt Field, N. Y, Feb
5.-Captain Frank Hawks set
new record for a nonstop tran
continental flight today.
Maintaining an average speed {
almost $50 miles an hour despit
snow, fog and rain that drove hi
high into the sky and for a tim
threw him off his course, he mad
the journey So minutes and or
second faster than the only othe
plane that ever flew without ha
from the west coast to the east.
Hawks, plotting a scarlet to,
pedoshaped Lockheed monoplar
and accompanied by Oscar
Grub, a mechanic, left Los Ang,
les at 5:37:30 P. M. Pacific tim,
Monday. He landed here at 2 $50
20 P. NJ, Eastern time, today, gi,
ing him flying time of 10 hour
FL minutes and SO seconds.
The only other West-East tran
continental nonstop flight ever a,
complished was made last summt
by Colonel Arthur Goebel in al
other LockhGed with Harry Tucke
as passenger, in Is hours and
minutes. Tucker and C. B. D. Sol
yer were later killed attempting
beat Goebel's time.
There have been two East-We
trans-continental nonstop flights
The first, which took almost 2
hours, was made by Lieutenan
John MacReady and Oakley Kelle
in 1923, and the other was mac
by Tucker and Collyer in just III
der 25 hours after Goebel had S,
his WestlEast mark.
A crowd gathered at Curtis fiel
this afternoon to welcome Hawk
but he chose this field as his Ian,
ing place and the crowd saw not
ing of him but a flash of red as
dropped like a comet from IL
skies and settled to earth a mi
away.
! Aside from being somewhat tire
by the strain of fighting the ell
ments which he said were the on,
reasons he did not beat Goebel
record by a full two hours. Hawl
seemed physically fit when he Ian,
ed.
When the latest record-breakt
shot down to it's victorious landir
today, Captain Hawks first greete
his wife, who was waiting for hir
and then told something of the di
ficulties he had encountered on Il
way.
He struck bad weather first
Roswell, N. M, Monday and fro
that time on it continued throue
the night. He flew much of II
way between 5000 and $4,000 fe
to keep out of trouble in the sno,
rain and fog that hid the ear
from him. For that reason he w.
not sighted today at all until
suddenly flashed out of the 81
above the Long Island ffyii
fields.
After his stormy night he fir
saw the sun as he was passil
over Evansville, Ind. As he pass,
over West Virginia he correctt
his bearings and found that he w
about rs miles to the south Of L
course. 1t was there that he M
the worst weather of all but be
tied through it successfully at hi'
altitude.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
HUNDREDS ATTEND
CREAMERY MEETING
Sank Lake Cooperative AS
ISOLATION Closes Very Sat-
isfactory Year
SEVERAL FINE TALKS
Deputy Dairy and Food Com
missioner ]. H. Hay, st.
Paul, Headliner

The annual meeting of the Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery As
ISOLATION, held in the Community
Club rooms, of this city, all day
Monday, was one of the most
largely attended ever held by the
organization. Over 800 were serv-
ed for luncheon at 1890.
Harmony was the keynote of the
meeting, all of the retiring direct
ors were reelected for three year
terms by reclamation. President
Oscar Lying, the very efficient pres
ident, was the fist director reel
ected. In accepting he made fine
talk expressing his sincere appre-
citation for the splendid co-opera-
ton given him by his fellow di-
rectors, the stockholders and 9th
er patrons of the association. He
urged their continued support to
the end that the association can
reach even higher levels of sue
cess.
Immeditely after the meeting
was called to order at II 100 a. M,
Secretary George iStraus read the
minutes of the last annual meeting,
the call for the present meeting
and. a detailed report of the asso-
cations business for 1928.
The secretary's report disclosed
that 608,7 89 pounds of butter was
manufactured during the year. The
creamery's patrons were paid
$244, 056.91 in checks; $12,440.-
II in butter; $1,767. 65 in cheese
$1,298.74 in buttermilk, and $685.
81 in supplies during the year. The
gross receipts from all sources was
$280,752.26. The surplus and un-
divided profits totals $5,O81.63.
The complete detailed report of
Secretary Strauss follows at the
conclusion of this article.
M. P. Mortenson, Land O'Lakes
field man for this district, was call
ed on and gave very enlightening
talk dealing particularly with the
development of the Land O. Lakes
corporation.
Four hundred sixty cooperative
creameries of the northwest are af-
filiated with the Land O. Lakes.
The following summary shows the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
Commissioner Explains
Gas Tax Collection Plan
Shows Why Boost in Rate Would
Bring Small Increase in 1929
Income

The statement by C. M. Babcock,
commissioner of highways, that a
four-cent gas tax will yield the
trunk highway fund approximately
the same amount in 1929 as the
two-cent tax yielded in 1928, has
been misunderstood by some people
not familiar with the method of
collecting the tax. An explanation
may make it clear.
The tax is computed on ship
ments coming in during each
month. Statements are mailed by
the state oil inspector on or be-
fore the 18th of the following
month. The oil companies then
have until the 18th of the next
month to make their settlements
with the state. If bill increasing
the gas tax is made effective May
1, the first statements based on the
new rate would go out shortly be-
fore June Is, and the oil companies
would have until July Is to pay
the tax.
The amendment adopted last
November is already in effect and
the trunk highway fund at present
is receiving l 1-3 cents per gallon.
If four-cent gas tax is adopted it
will receive 2 2-3 cents per gallon.
If it takes effect May l the trunk
highway fund would getting
six months at the 1 1-3 cent rate
and six months at the 2 2-3 cents
rate.
If the increases were adopted
early in the session and put in eff
feet March 1 or April 1, the
trunk highway fund might receive
a little more in 1929 than it re-
ceived when it got all the income
from a 2-cent tax tax, but if it
goes into effect later than May 1,
the receipts are likely to be less
than in 1928.
A Scent tax would yield the
state less in 1929 than 2-cent tax
yielded in 1928. In 1880 the
state tax would get no more from a
2-cent tax, and a Accent tax would
bring the trunk highway fund only
two-thirds cents more per gallon
than the 2-cent tax brought in
1928.
The state aid fund for secondary
roads will gain by an increase
rate, and the earlier it is put in
effect, the greater the gain. This
fund is now getting two-thirds
cents per gallon. On the basis of
the 1928 consumption, this would
amount to about $1,800,000 in a
year. With four-cent rate the
state aid fund would get 1 1-3
cents per gallon, and if it could be
made to apply to this months bust
ness, the secondary roads WOULD
draw an additional 100000 this
year and a total of s3,600,000 in
1880, plus the increase from great
er consumption.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07
EXPANDING

The Blue Valley Creamery Co.,
according to announcement just
received by M. A. Nye, local man.
ager, has purchased the two largest
milk concerns in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, a city of 10000 population.
The company, which has operated
one of its large creameries in that
city for many years, has always
been a high quality butter manu-
facturer exclusively and Cedar
Rapids is the first city in which it
has now entered the milk business.
The milk supply will be purchased
from the Cedar Rapids Co-opera-
tive Dairy Company, a farmers CO..
operative association.