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The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Hearst Papers Advocate:

/. An agreement of English-speaktng peoples to pre-
serve peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the t0orld
e Proportional representation in the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than tao Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
porttonment TN the House of Representatives.
g. A separate Department of the Army, of the Macy
and of the Air Forces all united under Secretary
of National Defense.
A. Federal action to the limit of Federal poVers to
abolish ahteracy in the United States under Secre-
tory Of Education
s. Election of Congress in November Installation on
the first of January fonowing Inauguration of the
President first of January merit after November
election.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22

were killed, II, 900
w o u n d e d , and
S 8 o , 0 90, o 0 0
damage done. If
there are signs of
trouble in Mexico
and Gales hap
pens to be away,
word is sent him
to return. Then
the trouble dies
out.
His soldiers be-
lieve that Gales
can 60 anywhere,
beat any b o d y .
That belief makes
them better SOL
diers.
Study of human
p h y S iognomy is
interesting.
This Is the face
of a man that you
W 0 uld like to
have with you on
O. dangerous er-
rand.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
WISE SAYINGS

Deny't who can,
Silence in woman is like speech
In man, Ben Johnson.
There are not MANY things
cheaper than supposing and
lauzhinE.-Swift,
A woman doth the mischief brew
In nineteen cases cut Of twenty
Gilbert
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Powerful Face, Powerful Man
Mexico's Fighting Chief.

This the who led the fighting and DID good deal
Of it. for Mexico in the recent revolution in which 1000
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
Bus Driver Loses Life
in Willmar Garage Fire
33 Cars Destroyed; Loss Is Estimat-
ed at $4,000; Building Razed
Tremendous Explosion

Edward L. Holton, 80 year-old
bus driver of Norris, was believed
to have perished at Willmar Mon
day when tremendous explosion
and fire razed the Kallevig Motor
Company garage with an estimated
loss of $4,000.
The badly charred body of man
was removed from the ruins of the
building in which 40 cars were de-
stroyed, and when Holton failed to
appear at the Northland Transpor-
tation company station at GAS A.
NJ, at the time his bus was sched-
uled to leave, it was assumed the
body was his.
Downtown Willmar was rocked
by the blast on the second floor of
the garage about A. M. and in a
few moments the entire building
was in flames.
Holton, with others, was remov-
ing some of the 65 stored cars from
the garage when the second floor
crashed and buried the man sup
posed to have been the bus driver
in the debris.
Identification of the rescued body
was impossible.
Twelve new automobiles, 20 pri-
vate cars and one costly hearse
were among the machines complete
ly destroyed: The garage was own
ed by Thorwald and Christ Kalle-
Wig. brothers.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
Woodmen Strongly Protest
Rate Raise by Officers
Thousands of Men Beyond Insur-
ance Age VIII Be Left With
out Protection.

Twenty thousand members of the
Minnesota Modern Woodmen Pro
tective Association, representing
300 camps of the M. w. A, have or
ganized in revolt against the plans
of the head camp of M. w. A. in
Chicago.
Under the plan proposed insur-
ance rates would be increased from
30 Oto 700 per cent. This unjust
increase, as claimed by the recolt-
ers in Minnesota and other states
would affect about $4,000 Of the
older members of the organiZa-
ton.
F. E. Bunker and w. H. Parker,
representing Sauk Centre camp, at
tended a meeting of the board of
governors, of which they are mem
bers, held in Minneapolis last week
It is claimed that the national of
ficers are endeavoring to force out
of the organization the older mem
bers who have been paying their
premiums for many years. 1t is
pointed out that a member 73 years
old, who has been paying $4.85 per
month on $4,000 policy would pay
$29.6O under the proposed rates. Ap.
proximately 100000 beneficiaries
would be affected.
There will be a county meeting
of the Minnesota Modern Woodmen
Protective Association at the Homer
hotel, Albany, Dec. Is, at 800 p. m
All Stearns county Woodmen are
urged to be present at this meeting
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
Several Women of Stearns
County Enter Contest
Ladies From Sauk Centre Are
Among Those Competing with
Canning Exhibits

Great interest has been occasion
ed among housewives in the an
nouncement from Chicago of the
prize winners in the National Can
ming contest held recently. Among
the Stearns couny women who had
entries in the contest were: Mrs.
Clayton P. Jones, Mrs. Conrad
Jobs, Mrs. Albert N. Krebs, Miss
Lillian Krebs, Mrs. B. A. Schumack-
er, Mrs. George Dirkes, of Albany;
Mrs. Geo. A. Kolb, Mrs. Geo. Blom-
berg, Ruth v. Peterson, Mrs. Cath
crime Unger, Lorraine Kolb, Hen
ry Limpe, Mrs. P. j. Peterson, Mrs.
Gerhard Lesser, Belgrade; Mrs. N.
R. Nelson, Mrs. E. r. Nelson of
Brooten; A. Wochen, Hortense
Focken, Mrs. A. H. Mayer, Stella
Outer, of Cold Spring; Mrs. c. N.
Anderson, Kimball; Mrs. Geo. H.
Baltes, Melrose; Mrs. Roy Parker,
Paynesville; Oliver A. Mydre, Hat
tie Blankely, of Paynesville; Wanna
Veinrich, Mrs. Leonard Kolb. Ros-
coe; Mrs. John Allen, Ruth Wikle.
Helen M. Allen, Roberta Veeder,
Sauk Centre; Mrs. Ruby JAMS, Mrs.
Clarence Smitten, Mrs. Geo. Wes-
enberg, of Sartell; Mrs NJ. J. Verk-
ennen, Mrs. A. j. Zins, Mrs. Cath
crime Leo, Mrs. Henry Walter, Mrs.
Ed Rolf. Mrs. Geo. Failes. Mrs. L.
Seabury, Mrs. A. Gross; Mrs. Peter
Jansky, Mrs. G. A. Swanson, Mrs.
John Mondberg, Mrs. A. C. Rich
ards. Mrs. r. G. Grant, Mrs. An
ME Gross, Mrs. A. w. Bauer, Mrs
F. e. Neitzel Mrs. Ray Strohm,
Miss Rose Schreifer, of Waite
Park, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
RaymondLe to Become
SecretayofState Fair
Will Be Formally Elected at Annu-
al Meeting to Be Held
January Is

Raymond A. Lee, of Long Prai-
rie, probably will be the new secre-
tary and general manager of the
Minnesota State Fair, following
recommendations by the board of
governors that he be elected Sec
retary at the regular meeting of
the board January Is. The board,
of which Mr.. Lee is a member, con-
Quoted special meeting in Chicago
last Thursday, where members were
attending the International Live
stock show and the International
Association of Fairs and Exposi-
tions. Resolutions recommending
Mr.. Lees election were voted unan-
imously.
1t was not stated that Mr.. Lee
would serve as general manager
in connection with his duties as Sec
retary, but prior to last year the
secretaryship carried with it the
managerial post. Last year Cal
Sivright, of Minneapolis, a vice.
president of the board. served as
manager.
Election of a new secretary was
made necessary by the announce
ment that Thomas H. Garfield, Sec
retary for many years. will leave
the state. Mr.. Sivright also will
leave soon to become general man.
ager of the Hart-Parr Company.
manufacturers of tractors at
Charles City, Iowa, and will not be
a candidate for reelection.
The resolution adopted by the
board at it's melting in Chicago fol-
lows:
I'm view of the fact that Cal.
Sivright, general manager, and
Thomas Garfield, secretary, have
announced to the board of COVER
nors that they are leaving Mime
sofa shortly after Jan. 1, and will
not be candidates for reelection to
their respective offices,
"Be it therefore resolved by the
board of governors that they rec
comend to the incoming board of
governors the election of Raymond
A. Lee, of Long Prairie, as secre-
tary for the 1880 Minnesota State
Fair"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
City Taa Rate Slightly
Higher Than Last Year
Levy for 1929 is 88 Mills as Against
1886 Mills in 1928-State
Increase Cause

Sauk Centres tax levy for 1929 is
an even 88 mills.
The levy in 1928 was S5.86 mills.
The 88 mill levy includes state,
county, school district and city
taxes.
The state levy has increased LOG
mills over year ago.
The county levy is 14.37, .009 less
than in 1928.
The school district levy is .OO1s
less than last year.
The levy for the city for all pur-
poses is 28.3O, as against 27.O4 in
1928.
The city's assessed valuation is
$93O,O43; the valuation of the Con-
solidated School district $1,165O26.
Eden Valley will have the highest
tax rate in the county in 1880 with
a school rate Of 1908 mills. The
township and village rate is 27.4
mills which, added to the school
rate and the state and county
rates, makes a total of 149 mills
The village valuation is $162, 1856 and
the school district valuation is $211,
SGT.
District No. 9 in the village of st.
Joseph has the lowest school rate,
it's special tax rate being 1.8 mills,
making a total school rate of 2.8
with the state one mill tax. The
total rate for St. Joseph is A mills.
Sauk Centre has the highest rate
of the three cities in Stearns coun-
ty, st. Cloud having a rate of 83
mills and Melrose rate of 78 mills.
The following tabulated state
ment of the 1880 levy for the City
of Sauk Centre has been furnished
the Herald by City Clerk J, F,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
Cong. Sunday School
A Missionary Santa
White Gifts VIII Be Presented to
Rev. and Mrs. Erick
Bergman.

The Congregational Church of
Sauk Centre will be Santa Claus
this Christmas to two missionaries
in Northern Minnesota. At the last
meeting of the Sunday School
Council it was decided this year to
concentrate the White Gifts which
are brought as the annual Christ
mas offering of the church and
Sunday school upon the missionary
work conducted by Rev. and Mrs.
Erick Bergsman, of Birchdale.
In addition to Birchdale these
missionaries have charge of organ
lied congregations at Border and
Indus, two other points in the
Rainy River association. They have
other preaching points as well and
in their ministry cover vast pio-
neer region. The work is largely
among promising immigrant sett-
lers, Films predominating sturdy,
thrifty, struggling and eager for
religious and educational advan-
tages. They pay all they can for
their church work and leadership,
but cannot yet get along without
outside help. Hence, the desire of
Sauk Centre Congregationalists to
apply their Christmas offerings to
that work. Parcels are also being
mailed.
The plan has been accepted and
approved by acting-Superintendent
A. K. Voss, of the Minnesota Con-
ference. Arrangements have been
made to count the Christmas offer
ing for Birchdale as part of the
1929 missionary apportionment of
the local church.
Rev. F. E. Stillwell states that
Christmas offering envelopes will
be distributed Sunday for this spe-
cihc purpose. These gifts will be
presented at the annual white
Gifts" service at the church at 5
p. m. Sunday, Dec. %. A Christ
mas pageant will be given by the
Congregational young people at
that time.
The Sunday School will have it's
annual program on Christmas Eve.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
Long Distance Rates Are
Reduced by Northwestern
Fourth Volunteer Lowering Made
by Company in Little More
Than Three Years

Another reduction in long dis
taince telephone rates which will
result in substantial saving to
users of long distance service will
be placed in effect on Jan. 1, 1890
it was anaunced today by r. F.
Schwalen, manager for the North
western Bell Telephone Company.
/"This reduction, which is the
fourth to be made in long distance
charges in a little more than three
years, applies on calls over many
of the shorter distances, whereas
previous reductions were effective
principally on calls over longer dis.
tances," said Mr.. Schwalen.
"The development of carrier cur.
rent systems, storm-proof cable and
other improvements in equipment
and practices have contributed to-
ward making these reductions in
long distance charges possible.
"The new reductions to be made
the first of the year will lower the
charges for day station to station
service (when you ask to talk with
anyone available). This reduction
will be cents on all calls where
the present charges are from 50t
to $1.50. Some of the charges fol
evening station to station servict
Tin effect between TOO and $3.50 p
m.) on which the present rates are
from 40c to $1.00, also will be re
duced 5 cents.
On person to person calls (wher
you ask to talk to specified indi
viduaD reductions of cents will bs
made in some of the charges where
the present rates are between 70t
and $1.9O. Also, on this class of ser
vice a reduction in the overtime
charge will be placed in effect"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
BAPTIST SMITH DIES


community for many years passed
away at the family home northeast
of Sank Centre early Monday morn
ing, Dec. 9, 1929. The deceased had
been in poor health for over year
and bed-ridden for three weeks
prior to his death. The aged wife
and several grown children and
grandchildren are the immediate
family left to mourn. The funeral
was held from the Ward Springs
Catholic church Wednesday at 1000
o'clock. Burial was made in the
parish cemetery. A number of old
friends from Sauk Centre attended
the services.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
Legion Auxiliary Wins District
Prize.

The American Legion Auxiliary
held their regular meeting at the
Community Club rooms Monday,
Dec. 9 at o'clock. A weekly bulle-
tin from Mrs. c. G. Neidig, district
membership chairman stated that
the Sixth needed less than 700
members to be overtop. There are
six units in the second class Cts
members or more) of these three
are overtop. Sauk Centre proceeded
Little Falls by Is days and Aitkin
by one month, winning the district
membership prize.
Letters from Mesdames L. L. Glib
bon and Howard department colony
activity and rehabilitation chair
men expressing their appreciation
and congratulating the unit on the
big and splendid things it was do
ing were read.
The rehabilitation chairman re-
ported that three work meetings
had been held the past month, five
comforters were tied at the first,
two of these and three mems night
shirts were sent to the Department
I Supply Shelf from where they will
be sent out in Christmas boxes,
eighty-five garments were cleaned,
mended and packed for the adopted
family of the Auxiliary. There are
seven children in this service mans
family. Seven rompers a new serge
dress for a girl age of eight years
and undergarments were sewn at
the meeting. These articles togeth-
er with twenty comforters, new
rag rug, toys, candy and nuts will
constitute the Christmas box sent
to the family.
A box containing comforter, a
new rag rug, sheets and pillow
cases and two dresses and scarfs
was sent to headquarters in re-
sponse to an appeal from Mrs. Glib
bon to help spread Christmas cheer
among disabled service man fami-
lies. Mrs. J. A. Fourester asked
the local unit to send a box to an
uncompensated veteran at the st.
Cloud hospital. This little cheer is
all he will receive at Christmas as
he has no relations.
/ A letter was received from Mrs.
F. N. Carr, district president, re-
questing the Sank Centre unit to
Immediately answer if they would
take care of one of their emer-
gency cases. The unit took one,
consisting of widow and three small
children which is located in this
sub-district. It was voted when
reply was received as to ages, sizes
ETC., to spend $1,000 besides ali
worn, warm clothing acquired.
A cretonne pillow will be sent tc
the st. Cloud hospital. Scrap books
doll clothes and toys made by the
Junior members to the Day Nurs-
cry at the Fort Smelling hospital
The Auxiliary has received sew.
eral orders for the Poppy. Work
Room articles. Each unit in Min
nesota has been allotted a stipulat-
ed amount to be raised by the sale
of these, and this has been sur.
passed by the local unit.
Mrs. A. o. Floyd has been ap.
pointed by Mrs. Gau as district
Junior activity chairman. There
are quite number of Juvenile
members in the sixth. Sauk Centre
has 26.
Mesdames Bishop Davis, Hager
Stegner and Miss Sigrid Anderson
served a delicious lunch at the close
of the meeting. AT the January 18th
meeting Mesdames Schmidt, Bjone
Rogers and Floyd will act as hos
tess.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
WE'RE SENTENCED
TO TWENTY YEARS
Enters Plea of Guilty to First
Degree Larceny on Two
Counts
SHORTAGE OF $4,000
Insists Only $500 Was for
His Personal Use-FOr-
gerry Admitted

j. H. Werre, the boy cashier of
the late West Union State Bank
was sentenced at st. Cloud Mon
day by Judge Roeser after enter
ing a guilty plea before the Dis
trict Court to charge of larcency
in the first degree on two counts;
one for $500 and another for $500.
Judge Roeser pronounced SEN
tence of the limit under the law
not more than 10 years for each
charge.
The sentences will run consecu-
lively, not concurrently, making
20 years, the maximum amount of
time to be served.
The shortage, including some
thing over $4,000 in admittedly
forged notes, yet We're insists
that all he got out of the wreck
ing of the bank was approximately
$500.
Since his return from Califor-
MIA Werre has given the bank ex-
aminer every assistance in clean
ing up the financial mess. After
his sentence Monday We're was
brought back to Long Prairie to
complete his work with the bank
ing department. He was taken to
the Reformatory at st. Cloud to-
day, Thursday, to start his SEN
tence.
The following are the admitted
ly forged notes, the names forged,
the date issued and theindividual
amount of each note.
John L. Miller, March 80, 1929 $500
c. A. Marthaler, July 26, 1928 $500.
Rosch Bros, by Geo. j. Rosch,
Dec. 13, 1928, $577.
H. J. Marthaler, July 26. 1929. 500
Nick Peterson, July 20, 1929. $4OO
H. J. Roth, July 20, 1929, $400.
Carl Schwanke, July 10, 1929, $500
West Union Chevrolet Co., by Jos
Black, Aug. 27, 1929, S1,4OO.
Rosch Bros, by Fred Rosch, Aug
16, 1929, $1,000.
Fred Rueckert and A. L. B. Ruec.
kert, March %, 1929 $47O.
Total forgeries $6,347.5O.
It is understood that Werre
claims that he did not profit one
cent by these forged notes but
that they were put in the bank tc
cover overdrafts of some of those
whose names were signed to the
forged paper
From the above it will be noted
that the first forgery was made in
July, 1928: there was one dated
Dec 13, 1928, the balance in 1929
the bulk of them within a period
of about 30 days in July and Aug
ust of this year.
Maybe the Banking department
can square an actual shortage OF
more than $4,000 with the $500
We're claims to have benefited
The Herald editor is not a cleve,
enough bookkeeper for that. :
| Mrs. Maus, the lady who journ
eyed to San Francisco with We're
had an overdraft of $1.79OOo.
The Township of West Unior
and the Village of West Unior
carried their funds in the. bank
naturally, and naturally, also the,
are losers.
| On being closely questioned b,
County Attorney VIM. Wood as K
whether anyone else was remotel,
associated with him in his wreck
ing of the bank, Werre insisted
| that he played a lone hand ant
that no one was in any manner
connected with him in his defal
cations.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
H. w. Bishop.
J. F. Cooper
w. A. Moore.

The above recommendation were
unanimously adopted.
j. F. Cooper urged the Commun-
ity Club members as individuals to
stand back of the Fair and give it
every possible support. Il - 80
President J. B. Schoenhoff, of the
Fair Association, gave quite an ex-
haustive review of the activities
of the fair covering a period Of
eight years. He showed that at
time to time the Association was
in debt $1,000 and that by careful
management the indebtedness had
been reduced to approximately 81
300 at present. During this period
the certificate holders had been
paid approximately $1,000 in inter-
est.
The sponsoring Of the county
wide -4-H Club movement by the
Fair Association had cost the fair
association considerable money.
This department increased the
premiums this year to $500. OF
this amount expended $1,700 win be
/ refunded by the state.
Mr.. Schoenhoff suggested that the
Fair Association officers planned to
elect the officials for next year m
January at the same time officers
for the Community Club for 1880
were chosen.
Vice President Ben Otte, of the
! CONTINUED on Page Fourp
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs p. A. Hogan and
son, Paul, of, Minneapolis, came up
Saturday and stayed over Sunday
visiting with the gentleman's moth
er, Mrs. M. Hogan, and sister, Mrs
e. e. Jameson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-12
COMMUNITY CLUB
HASFINE MEETING
Many Matters of Importance
Brought Up and Fully
Discussed
WILL SUPPORT CO. FAIR
COmpany's Petition to In
crease Telephone Rates
to Be Investigated

One of the most largely attended
and interesting meetings of the
Sauk Centre Community Club for
the year was held Thursday evening
of last week.
After the reading of the minutes
Of the previous meeting President
George Berggreen called upon the
committee appointed to work with
the officers of the Agricultural So
ciety of Stearns County to see if a
tangible plan could be worked out
the Community Club could
consider taking over the manage
ment of the Stearns County Fair
in the future. The following report
Of the joint conference was SUBJ
mitted by w. A. Moore, chairman
Of the Community Club COMMITTEES:
At a joint meeting of a
committee appointed by the
Community Club, and the
committee from the Stearns
County Fair Association, the
proposition of obtaining more
and better support for the
Fair Association, through the
assistance of the cooperation
of the Community Club was
discussed and the following
recommendations offered to
the members of the Com
munity Club for their consid-
Grafton.
First, That in view of the
fact that the Stearns County
Fair Association is separate
body of our entire commun-
ity, having greater interest
in the educational and agri-
cultural building of our COM
munity than any other Sec
ton, club or branch of our
Community organization, we
believe that for the best in
terests of the community,
that is both the cities and ru-
raj districts that the Com
munity Club which repre-
sents the larger and greater
interests of our city, should
give all the assistance pos
sible for the better planning,
management and operation
of the Stearns County Fair
Association.
We, however, believe that
the Fair Association, should
operate as separate body,
resting upon it's own bottom;
under its own official man
agement, with the exception
as follows: That the Chair
man of each committee have
the option of selecting it's
committee members from the
members of the Community
Club
We further believe that the
committee men asked or ap-
pointed to serve should con-
slider the appointment SER
iously, and serve with good
whole heart and not just half
warm hearted action.
We further believe that for
the best interests of the Fair
Association that there should
be special planning commit
tee, and further believe that
a secretary should be selected
and paid a sufficient salary
to enable him 70 attend to the
duties of the Fair association.
WE further believe that the
proper planning, proper and
efficient management. with
good secretary under the
guidance of the officers and
the committees organized as
suggested that the result will
be the making of a better
Stearns County Fair Associa-
ton, and better Community
Club.
Committee,
H. w. Bishop.
J. F. Cooper
:" A Mn0ro