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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
HOOVER FINISHES
| INAUGURAL SPEECH
Engineer Takes Daring Step
in dwelling Views of Gov
ernment's Duties
STRONG FOR FARM AID
Plan Predicts Prosperity for
Agriculture Spells Well
Being of Nation

Washington, Feb. 27.-Of scar
cely less interest than the compo-
sition of the cabinet he will name
will be the inaugural address of
Mr.. Hoover, which the President
elect has completed.
The address in which the thirty
first president of the republic will
strike the keynote of his admins
tration is described as an inspiring
utterance that will stir the hearts
of men and women at home and
abroad with visions of the dawn
ing of a new era in human welfare
and relationship.
In this salutatory which Mr..
Hoover is revising to length rang
ing between 1000 and 5000 words,
he will lay bare his view of the
state of the nation and of its re-
lations with other nations and his
conception of the policies best de-
signed to promote peace, improve
the conditions under which men
live and enhance and diffuse more
widely the fruits of labor. 1t will
be a presentation in brief form OF
the Hoover philosophy of the func.
lions and responsibilities of gov.
eminent.
What will distinguish this inaug.
ural address from those that have
gone before will be the unwilling
of master engineers conception
of craftsmanship. Far more, it is
said, than any of his previous ut.
terances will it disclose the combi
nation of imagination and compre.
hension of practical means of &C
complishing vast projects with
which Mr.. Hoover enters upon his
direction of our country's destiny
AS daring as the engineering
feat that conquers the forces o.
nature is the Hoover craftsmanship
according to one of his intimate'
who is privy to his program. L
is the craftsmanship of a doer o:
big things, of a man accustomed
to overcoming what seems to b,
insurm ountable obstacles.
Mr.. Hoover intends his inaugu
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
400 Reformatory Inmates
Paroled in 2-Year Period
Yearly Increase Slightly Greater
Than Number Released, Board
Report Shows

st. Paul, Feb. 26.-A total of
72S prisoners were paroled by the
state parole board during the last
biennium, June 80, 1926 to June
80, 1928, compared with 493 dur
ing the preceding biennium accord.
ing to report by the board to Gov
ernor Christianson and the state
legislature today.
The percentage of violations.
however, was much lower, being Is
per cent less than 20 per cent for
the previous biennium, the board
said.
The largest number of paroles
was from the reformatory for men
at st. Cloud with 400 paroles and
81 violations. From Saltwater
prison, 284 were paroled, with "A
violations, and IRON the Shakopee
reformatory for women, 35 were
paroled, with seven violations.
The board expressed the belief
that its new rules adopted in May
1927, to some extent account for
the decrease in violations. Under
these rules hearings are given to
convicts less often on applications
for parole.
In addition, it has adopted a
policy of holding serious offend
ers," for longer periods and dealing
with offenders of "less heinous of.
lenses" more leniently.
In it's latest biennial report the
board of parole called attention to
the fact that if the rate of in.
creasement of commitment al
that time continued to grow il
would be necessary to spend large
sums of money to care for inmates
cit has been estimated that to
increase by one year the average
length of time served by all in.
mates in the state prison would re.
quire the erection within five years
of an entirely new institution, >
the report said. From 1928 to
1926, inclusive, the yearly average
of admissions at all the penal in
stitutions of the state above the
yearly average of releases was SO
the report shows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
WiHMDesfigate the
Hospital Proposition
Community Club Looks With Fav-
or on MIR. Sprague's Offer
The Boy Scouts.

At the meeting of the Sank Cen
ire Community Club Thursday eve
ming of last week the proposition
of F. w. Sprague to turn over the
Sprague homestead on Elm street
for hospital purposes if suitable
organization could be found to
sponsor it, was taken up. The
gentleman was highly commended
for his generosity.
commander A. j. Weisner, Of
Robert Swift Post, American leg
ion, said his organization was will
ing to sponsor the hospital if they
couId receive the necessary support
from the citizens.
Drs. j. F. Dubois and A. F.
Moynihan said they believed the
hospital would be fine move for
the community but gave the admo-
milton that it would very likely not
pay its way for a couple of years.
They stated they had inspected the
property and with slight alterations
an eight bed hospital could be pro-
vided.
No definite action was taken. A
joint committee from the Commun-
ity Club and the Legion is investi-
eating the success hospitals are
making in other towns of like size
and will report back to the Club
as soon as the work is completed.
Capt. Roy Scott, of the National
Guard, explained the work of the
Boy Scouts, and what they were up
against in trying to meet the de-
mands of the Scoutmaster from the
St. Cloud area for $3.50 per year
to maintain Scout work in this
city. At a later time District
Scoutmaster Armstrong, of st.
Cloud, will be invited to attend a
Club meeting and explain the ben
efts the Sank Centre Boy Scouts
will receive in payment of any
sum to support the District area.
The Club rooms were placed at
the disposal of the Sunshine Soci-
ETY., without charge for meeting
purposes.
Vice president Ben Otte report,
ed on the All Boys and Girls Club
movement, and President J. B
Schoenhoff, of the Stearns County
fair, urged the support of the citi-
zens for the 1929 fair to be helc
July 1, 2, 8, 4.
At the close of the meeting lunch
consisting of coffee and doughnuts
was served, and several sessions Of
grand nula were played.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
The Old Badger Game
Has Its Attractions
About 40 Sank Centre He Sports
Fall for Phony Scrap to Be
Pulled at Armory

Did you ever hear about
the old badger game?
1t was worked at the Arm
DRY, Sank So Centre, Monday
evening, with rather an un-
usual angle.
Word was passed around to
the real sports that arrange
ments had been made for a
dog-badger fight.
This was subrosa stuff, of
course, and the recipient of
the news was invited to be
among those present, and eau
toned not to breathe his in
formation to a soul as the
humane society might tumble
and stop the scrap.
During the day little knots
of sports assembled to dis
cuss the merits of Mr.. Badg-
er and Mr.. Dog. Some fell
lows who professed to be fight
wise gave it out cold that the
dog would win. Others
equally competent lauded the
ability of the badger as a
scrapper. It is understood
that about 40 were on hand
at the appointed time. This
is not surprising as no admis-
sion fee was to be charged.
One of the gang, who evil
IDENTIFY believed in safety first,
found a point of vantage half
way up the side wall. He said
he wasn't quite familiar with
the tactics of the badger and
did not want to be in his way
if he started to run.
The owner of the dog had
his cur ready for the fray.
The manager of the badger
said it would be necessary for
him to sit on the barrel con-
tanning the badger to hold it
in position. One, more brave
than the rest, volunteered to
take the rope and pull the
badger out, slowly, as in
structed.
Exc;tment ran high.
When the badger" hove
into view it proved to be un-
usual in design, not very
graceful, but possessing two
handles, yellow with gaudy
stripes about its body.
The dog "sensed" the sit
uation and refused to go on
with the fight.
The audience woke up to
the fact that they had been
stung.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
Boston Spring Style
Shop at the Canghren
Ladies' Apparel of Old Days and
Up to the Minute Ready-to-
Wear Shown March 7th.

The Bishop Co., of the Boston
Store, has completed arrangements
for the holding of a Spring Style
of ladies' wearing apparel at the
Caughren theatre, Thursday even
ing, March Z. Two SHOWS will be
held, 1880 and 900 o'clock.
This Spring Style presentation
includes eight young ladies model
ing coats, ensembles, dresses, sport
wear and house frocks. Two chill
dren will interpret the Spring mode
for tiny tots.
Four young men will demon
strate the correct clothing for the
men of 1929.
Besides the Style show there will
be entertainment consisting of
readings and singing, and a feature
novelty dancing act.
Bishop Co., invites the citizens
of this community to be its guests
on this occasion. Nc admission fee
will be charged. Children under
IL should be accompanied by their
parents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
WESTERN KANSAS SECEDES

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 26.-Division
of Kansas and establishment Of the
western half as the forty-ninth
state in the union is proposed in a
resolution prepared for introduc-
ton in the state legislature. Fail
ure of the legislature to reappor-
tion the senatorial districts every
five years as provided in the Kan
sas constitution is pointed out in
the resolution. The document
charges that no such reapportion-
ment has been made for % years,
despite repeated efforts by the
western part of the state.
eff this be treason, make the
most of it." the resolution con-
cludes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
Basket Ball Tourney
Starts Friday Morning
Mad Scramble for District Cham
pionship-Sauk Centre at $500
P. M.-Plays

The District Basketball tourna-
ment starts at the Junior High
School Auditorium, this city, Fri
day morning at 1890 when Alex
andria and Long Prairie meet in
the opening game.
Sank Centre enters the scene at
800 p. M, with Glenwood as her
opponent. The tournament will be
brought to a close Saturday eve
ming. Phil Canfe:G of Brecken-l
ridge, who has successfully hand
led the last three district tourna-
ments in this city will officiate. He
is splendid referee.
Monday evening Bertha defeated
Henning for the district champions
ship of Class B school. Bertha
will make the eighth competitor in.
the tournament, stepping for a
moment out of its class rating.
They are finished aggregation and
the dope gives them the advantage
over Osakis in the second contest
of the tournament starting tomor-
row morning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
LABEL PRISON MADE GOODS

The labelling of goods made by
convicts under contract was APP
proved by the Minnesota House of
Representatives Tuesday by vote
of " to 48. The measure, which
had been the center of debate on
several previous occasions in the
House, was passed without serious
opposition. Originally the bill pro.
vided for the labelling of all prison.
made goods in this state or inn
ported for sale from other states.
Amendments were attached, how
ever, to restrict the measure to
materials produced by convicts I'M
der contract.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
SWIFT BUILDING SOLD

Joseph Dirnberger has complet-
ed negotiations for the purchase of
the brick store building on Third
street, west of the postoffice, occu-
pied by the Gallea bakery, of Mrs.
Swift, of California. The building
is adjacent to the property owned
by Mr.. Dirnberger, recently de-
stroyed by fire. 1t is not improb-
able that the new owner will soon
have two very desirable store
buildings on this location.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
NEW OIL STATION

Joseph Dirnberger has arrange
ments completed for the erection
of a modern oil station at the rear
of his lot Main and Third street,
across the alley from the Klar ga
rage. The property will be occu-
pied by the Sinclair Oil Company
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
TAX MAN COMING

For the convenience of those
who are required by law to file
Federal income tax returns, a dep
uty collector of internal revenue
will be at Sank Centre, Minnesota,
on March 9th, with headquarters in
the City Hall to assist taxpayers in
preparing their returns. No charge
will be made for this service. The
matter of filing your income tax
return should be given immediate
attention, in order to avoid pen
atty and interest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
BANKER ENDS LIFE

Hawley, Mimi, Feb. 26.J. O.
Sjordal, so years old, cashier Of
the First National bank here, COM
mitted suicide early today by shoot
ing at his home. Officers of the
bank said there was nothing about
the banks condition to furnish a
reason for his act and that af-
fairs of the institution were in good
order. His widow and three
daughters survive.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
PENSION FOR MRS. WILSON

Washington, Feb. 26. - Mrs ].
Edith Boiling Wilson, widow OF
President Woodrow Wilson, would
be granted an annual pension OF
5000 for the remainder Of her
life under bill passed tonight by
the House and sent to the Senate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28

Anton Jung returned home Tues
day night from Milwaukee and
Port Washington, Wisconsin,
where he had been visiting rela-
tives the past week, and attended
the funeral of brother-in-law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28

VIM. j. Meyer, of st. Cloud, was
a business caller in this city and at
Long Prairie on Monday Of this
week.
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trouble; both were later indicted ana
tried for crime.
A third, whose appointment was due
partly to personal friendship, partly to
political considerations and partly. be
it added, to solid fitness for the job,
was John w. Weeks of Massachusetts,
whom Harding made Secretary of War.
Weeks had become a friend OF Harding
while both were in the Senate; Weeks
was also one of the active managers OF
the campaign that elected Harding; but,
In addition Weeks had political and
other high standing in his own right
Weeks had actually been fairly for
midable contender for the presidential
nomination in 1915.
A fourth member Of the Harding
cabinet, Will Hays, was appointed for
political services wholly. Harding was
not really fond of Hays, but Hays had
managed the presidential campaign
that resulted in putting Harding in the
White House and had made for him
self a spectacular reputation as cam
paign manager and national committee
chairman.
Probably the four of the Harding
cabinet already Observation-Disclosures
Fall, Hays and Weeks-were the first
four he concluded to name. Probably
these were the four he had appointed
when there dawned upon him the
change Of view and Of heart quoted
above.
Stars of His Cabinet.
In his new spirit Harding looked
about for the best men available and
arrived upon the three who became the
outstanding stars of his administration.
These were Charles E. Hughes for Sec
rotary of State, Andrew Mellon for
Secretary of the Treasury and Herbert
Hoover for Secretary of Commerce.
Two other members of Harding's
cabinet were selected on basis differ
ent from those already mentioned.
When Harding came to Agriculture and
Labor he surveyed the farming and labor
field to find two men who were out
standing in their respective spheres and
had the other elements of availability.
For agriculture Harding picked out an
outstanding editor of a farm paper with
whom he had had long acquaintance
previous to his campaign, the late
Henry Wallace of Des Moines. For
Labor he hacked out man conspicuous
in the unions, James J. Davis. whose
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be mentioned in the newspapers as q
possibility Is publicly useful and pri-
vately delicious. AS the political game
Is played, the process is recognized
and harmless and may even have
public value. National mention in con-
nection with the cabinet is alwys em-
phasized in the local press Of politi-
clans home State. 1t gives opportunity
for the local papers friendly to him
to call attention to his public serv-
ices and to print editorials about the
ton. In that last sentence the pro-
noun need not always be his; 1t can
sometimes in the modern age, be her"
Let no one suppose, however. that
the period of listening through which
every President-elect must go is merely
perfunctory on his part or that it Is
without public value. Intimate detailed
examination Of the capacity and avail
ability of man proposed for the cabi-
net is of value to every President-elect.
Furthermore, the mention Of a posi-
bility in the newspapers serves to bring
out every potential argument for and
against.
So obvious Is this last mentioned
process that the late President Harding
stimulated it and made use Of it, Hard
ing found ways, by means of hints from
him or otherwise. to initiate mention Of
cabinet possibilities so that he could
get the benefit of what he called the
newspaper and public reaction" The
process Is called putting up q trial
balloon"
The listening stage of the cabinet
making will last some little time yet.
Out Of it will emerge some potential
cabinet material.
Copyright, 1920
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Harding, when he turned to the neces-
Sity Of finding good men. found very
good ones, indeed. Let any one today
survey the country and see whether 1t
Is possible to find three new equivalents
Of Charles E. Hughes, Herbert Hoover
and Andrew w. Mellon. Assuming that
Mellon were not already in the cabinet,
assuming that Mr.. Hoover were obliged
to find three new equivalents for these.
where would he look for them? A good
many persons have considered this mat
ter and they;agree the search would be
difficult.
Period Of Listening.
The present stage Of Mr.. Hoover's
cabinet making Is accurately described
as the period of listening. BY the &C
counts of some who call on him to
urge themselves or others fer cabinet
portfolios, the President-elect can be
on occasion fully as competent q
listener as Mr.. Coolidge. When the
circumstances suggest that course, Mr.
Hoovers willingness to let the other
fellow have ample opportunity to do
all the talking is not exceeded by the
present occupant of the White House.
The subject-matter of these usually
OLlC-SldCh AOAANCAodCAOAAo 10 INV NOAAAAAASe
to cabinet posts. There are many
recommendations for the secondary Of
fees in the cabinet, the assistant
secretaryshlps. There are also
numerous recommendations for the
diplomatic service, for Ambassadors and
Ministers.
Some of the urgings that always &c
on at this stage are extremely earnest
There have been in the past men who
permitted their State delegations OF
their friends to say on behalf OF them
that such and such a man must have
precisely one specific post, that he will
accept no other, and that 1t not giver
the one he wants, he will sulk. Other
recommendations merely take the form
of reminding the President-elect that
given man would make valuable
cabinet member and that his record anc
his party services entitle him to con-
sideration. Yet other recommendations
90 no further than the sound and
proper assumption that Mr.. Hoover
should be told that such and such q
man is willing and available, provided
Mr.. Hoover wants him.
Man Who Is Mentioned.
Yet another class of recommends.
tions falls into the wholly different
category Ct the man who never ex'
pected to be able to change hundred.
dollar bill but appreciated the COM
pliment of having it said that he
might be asked to. To be actually CIV
en- cabinet post is nearly the highest
Of political prizes. Short of that, tc
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batteries of eight 8-inch guns and two
ships will have six 8-inch guns. All
will have four 4-inch anti-aircraft
guns The six vessels will have eight
| torpedo tubes and the other two will
each have six torpedo tubes,
Japans armament for her new fight
| ing craft is represented in ten 8-inch
| guns for her six new cruisers, which
will each have four 4.7-inch anti-air-
, craft batteries and IL torpedo tubes
each.
Frances three new cruisers will each
have eight 8-inch guns in the main
battery and eight 3-inch guns for hos
| tile aircraft. Each will possess six tor
pedo tubes
Batteries have been ascertained for
only two Of Italy's six new cruisers
| the Trieste and Trento, which will each
| have eight 8-inch guns and four 4-inch
| anti-aircraft guns, with four torpedo
| tubes each.
At the present time naval officers ex-
| plain, the United States is without
| modern cruisers mounted with 8-lnch
guns on the seas. Both England and
Japan possess cruisers with 8-inch
guns, completed within the past couple
! of years.
Because the charge has been brought
| forward that construction Of the Is
cruisers asked for in the pending legis-
lation will endanger the success of the
Kellogg multilateral treaty and the
peace of the world, due to the Oft
repeated assertion that American for
eign trade and an adequate Navy are
closely related and the assertion that
after all the prime purposes of the
Washington Conference for the Llmi-
tation Of Naval Armament have fallen
far short of realization and new con-
ference to limit cruisers Is necessary,
the interest of Mr. Average Citizen IN
the American cruiser situation Is in
| the ascendant.
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Picking a New Cabinet

work had been familiar to Harding and
whom Harding had known personally.
The last member of the Harding
cabinet to be appointed was Edwin
DENLY of the Navy. 1t was character
istic-and happens rather frequently
that q President arrives close upon his
Inauguration with one post of his cabi-
net still untitled.
Selection of DENLY.
About a week before March 4, 1921,
Harding, in a spirit of being tired OF
the job of cabinet picking and rather
at his wits end, asked John w. Weeks
II he knew anybody who would make a
good Secretary of the Navy. Weeks
recalled that Edwin DENLY OF Detroit
had been a volunteer in the Navy dur
ing the Spanish War, had served in
the lower house of Congress with Weeks
and had made good impression there,
and, finally, at time when he was a
man of At and an ex-Congressman, had
enlisted as a private in the Marine
Corps. In the Marine Corps DENLY had
had a unique record and had made a
fine impression on the morale of the
corps.
On this record and on Weeks rec
ommendation, Harding completed his
cabinet making by inviting DENLY in,
within few days of the Inauguration.
Methods May Differ.
This story of the last cabinet that
was selected as whole is told for what
light it throws on the process of selec-
ton. Actually, 1t throws very little,
because there is no faintest analogy,
and probably will be no resemblance
whatever, between the curiously dis
iointed method of Harding and the
method of Hoover. To tell how Harding
did it is probably to tell precisely how
Hoover will not do it. The men are
diverse in temperament and their needs
are different
Among other distinctions. Harding
was obliged to pick all his cabinet
out of the air, because the preceding
administration. Wilson'S was Demo
cratic. Mr.. Hoover can, if he chooses,
use some of the material already in the
cabinet.
While this story is told to illustrate
one process of cabinet making, some
irrelevant reflections occur, Harding:
cabinet, according to common judg-
ment. will be conspicuous in history
because of the unprecedented fact that
two members of 1t we're subsequently
indicted for crime. But the fact Is that