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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-11
Jos. Weisner Died
at Morris, Dec. "a
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Crosse, Wis, Aug. %, 1860. When
he was a year old he moved with
his parents to Minneapolis where
he grew to young manhood. He
was in the employ of the Great
Northern Railroad for AZ years, act
ing as station agent. Just before
removing to this city he retired on
a pension.
May "a, 1888, the deceased was
united in marriage at Foley, Mimi,
to Miss Sarah Morris. They re-
manned in Foley for little over a
year when he was transferred to
Browerville where he remained 10
years; he was then transferred to
Montana for year; five years were
spent in Nebraska when Mr.. Bond
was transferred to Sabin, Mimi,
for IL years. From Sabin he went
to Backoo, N. D., where he was
stationed until he retired.
His only immediate survivors is
Mrs. Bond. He was the last of his
family. There are no children.
The funeral was held at the fam
lily home Monday afternoon at 200
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Earle B.
Jewell, rector of the Good Samari-
tan Episcopal church. Burial was
made in Greenwood cemetery.
During his residence in this city
the deceased lead a quiet life and
had but few intimate friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-11
Pleasant Valley

Mrs. Fred Ahrens and children,
of Ward Springs, spent Wednesday
afternoon at, Bert Guinn's. du.s2
The Frederick boys sawed wood
for o. c. Hardin Friday.
Mrs. S. A. Christie and son, Law
renee, called on Mrs. Bert Neal
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Bert Quinn and daughter,
Audrey, spent Friday afternoon at
0. G. Hardin's. .
Ben Niermann and family and
Harry Hooper visited at Anton
Niermann's Sunday afternoon.
Burnette Walstrom and his uncle,
Mike O1Iara, of DeSmet, S. D.,
spent Sunday at 0. c. Hardin's.
Mr.. O'FIara and the Hardin's were
former neoighbors in South Dakota.
David Hooper was caller at S.
A. Christie's Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pflippsen and
children, of Sank Centre, spent
Thursday evening at Bert Guinn's.
Leo, Roman and William Freid-
erick visited in st, Cloud Monday.
Driving over the new bridge on
No. a we counted Al fish houses.
Fishing must be fine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-11

What is said to be the worlds
finest opera house stands in Sac
Paulo, Brazil.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-11

Planes in the United States air
mail service carry more than S.
100000 pounds of mail annually.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-11
Sunny South Side

Referee: Walkingour.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18
Dmd BeM"o :; as he looked in the days Of his ma successes ;. He is tn greatest ouaau that Dmd
BdMo mill per us ;. the greatest the most ohfL the most incredible

His dozen and one varied activities, his
sudden appearances here and there. his t%ireless
d~octoring of dreams and ideas-all these he
carrie: on day after day because. in spite Of
everything he has done in the theater. he learns
something new every day.
Never too late to learn something" is part
of his credo.
They will tell you along Broadway that
David Belasco is the greatest character that
David Belasco will ever create; the greatest.
the most colorful and the most incredible.
The world of reality is not allowed to touch
the hem of his severe-looking coat. He puts a
tremendous lot of energy and practical effort
into his dreams, but will not be bothered by
any cold business problems. That's for the
business department. lmpatiently he waves away
those economic problems which might invade
his dream-world.
Most people have a notion that Belasco
should be rolling in wealth. Has he not had,
over a period Of years. such vast successes as
The Girl Of the Golden West" The Rose
of the Rancho" The Grand Army Man"
and a dozen othersa
Scores of his old plays still bring royalties
in one form or another.
Yet. Broadway will tell you that slightly
more than a year ago. in the seventy-6fth year
Of, his life, Belasco was all but broke"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18
Words By
GILBERT SWAN
Sketches By
GEORGE CLARK

THERE were three mortgages on the Be-
lasco theater. He had tossed a fortune into
one lavish production. NINA" a mod
ernistic spectacle. and it had Topped terribly
after a few months. losing money every night
the curtain rose. but kept alive by tossing in
good money after bad.
Now there have been a number of whispers
going around that Belasco has been taking a
vast interest in the talking pictures. Well
maybe-but let me tell you a little inside
story.
At the time Belasco had dropped his fortune
on Nina one of the biggest film producers
called upon the DEAN" Belasco was told that
he could write his own ticket; there was a blank
contract lying in front of him and he could 6ll
in the spaces to suit himself; he would have
but one picture to make
There were' threatening mortgages on his
theater, and he had taken a terrific wallop with
NINA In the face of which. the white-haired
dean. with a magnificent gesture. chucked the
picture offer in the basket.
He turned around and produced the lightest
sort of a little comedy. Its a Wise Child"
1t cost but a few thousand and the overhead
was negligible.
Yet when it finally closed after a years
run. it had brought in $3.50. 600. the biggest
money attraction his house had ever staged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18
Dacid Belasco
of weeks before his recent

COUPLE of weeks before his recent
~ seventy-sixth birthday. David Be-
~ lasco, Americas dean of the drama,
wandered along the narrow hall
ways Of the building which houses
his %theater. turned slowly into a doorway and
slumped thoughtfully into a chair.
1t was one of those staggeringly humid mid
summer Manhattan days, but Belasc had been
on the job since $50 in the morning.
A stranger. ~unacquainted with the Belasco
habits. might have thought him a tired old man.
And with good reason. For he had just gone
into the last stretch of rehearsing a new show
a nerve-wearing business-and. according to
his custom. was making himself a birthday
present of a dramatic production at Atlantic
City. In addition, two more plays for the 1880
season awaited his attention.
Those associated with the grand old man
Of the theater could have told you that this
was ~reverie. rather than fatigue. Mopping a
large handkerchief over a perspiring brow, he
spoke dreamily: you know. l have an idea
that may take mt five or ten years to work out
completely. It's one of the biggest ideas I've
had: One of the biggest things I've ever DONE.
Five to ten years! You start in surpris~
That would place him somewhere between the
ages of 80 and 80. And the biggest jobl But
that's characteristic of David Bclascol
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18

boasts that he tries to sift all Broadway through
his fingers in the search for definite types.
The claim that there are no actors in this
day is ridiculous" he said. I've heard pro-
ducers make this complaint time and time again.
he players are here. but many of the managers
will not take the time and trouble to find Them"
HOWEVER hard may have been the work
Of a given day. Belasco has one set rule
of relaxation. At 4 o'clock in the after
noon. whatever he may be doing is summarily
dropped. The hour of siesta has arrived. Some
times he goes Immediately to a shower bath and
thus ~relaxes; other times he lies down for a nap.
Those who have been close to him for years
credit this restful break in the day as a partial
explanation for his seemingly t%ireless energy.
For. once he has ended the afternoon nap
period. he frequently labors way into the night.
His days routine. however. starts again about
$40 the following morning. He goes over the
play manuscripts which pile on his desk.
there are the usual routine business matters.
but it the dream fever burns high he is off to a
workshop which few people even know about.
Back in the hills of Westchester County. more
than an hour from Broadway. there is an idyllic
country place hidden in the trees. 1t is reached
by a roundabout road and once it has been en-
NANN uS WIN Io SOH.PACSCly Suut OIL. i mere Is
no way of reaching it by telephone.
Ibis is the hide-away workshop of Belasco.
and here it is that he consults with the stage
artists. Models that no one knows about are
built and destroyed; strange little stage worlds
are born here only to die and be reborn.
And whether it be midnight or dinner hour,
the day ends at his suite in the Gladstone Hotel.
DOTH the living quarters of the hotel and
Id the back stage" Office have become al
most fabulous myths of Broadway. Rare
treasures have gone to ornament the most lavish
theatrical Office imaginable: rare tapestries and
rooms within rooms; one of the %country's most
famous collections of jade; a fireplace 6lched
centuries ago from Italian royalty. for the theft
of which three men paid with their lives; chairs
and adornments such as only the great museums
can boast.
Some day. when he has passed on, the public
will probably be amazed at the revelation of
what this treasure house contains.
The suggestion that death might be possible
is barred in these precincts. That is one topic
the white-haired dean will not tolerate.
One motto which ever hangs before him ex-
plains this attitude: Il will wait until danger
really comes. Then | will meet it face to face"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18

Wherever he goes, he is at
tended by a secretary who has
seen many years of service and
who knows the producers every
peculiarly.
The secretary always has a
stenographic notebook. and sits
beside Belasco at the theater.
Each aew actor is carefully
surveyed and mentally regis
tered. Between acts some quick
work is done.
Take this. please" Belasco
will begin: "Molly Smith.
about FIVE feet four and brunei.
Should be able to play juven-
lies in light comedies and shows
possibilities of great talent in
heavier roles if properly
coached. File that under new
corners and check it for future
casting"
Thus it goes. week after
week. with hundreds of new
cards being added to old ones.
Even with all the demands
of editing. reading. revising aid
watching new actors as they
come along. this man of rs
works almost incredibly hard
on the selections of his cast.
1t is one of his many prideful
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18

Belasco puts a tremendous aq,ount of energy and
practical effort into his dreams. y. He superyses The
smallest details of the acting and production in all his
plays and often completely rcpiscs the script
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18

That's the way it's been with David Belasco
and with Broadway. as we'll.
Let me give you a few more Inside" slants
at this ~colorful character.
He is generally associated with a clerical
garb; a priestly collar and tie. Yet Belasco
makes every effort to puncture this legend. The
mention of clerical makeup annoyed him so
much that he purchased number of the collars
and c~ravats. such as he regularly wears. and
these are to be found in the desk drawers of his
advertising manager. When anyone mentions the
word clerical" a demonstration i. given to
show that the collar is not clerical" that it
buttons in the front and is merely "old fash
ioned."
TAKE a few side s%lances at some of the
very little known routine habits which oc-
cupy his time from early morning until. on
certain occasions. late at night.
If you had intimate access to one of Belascos
private Offices you would find a vast card index
system. CHANGING at the cards, you'd find the
names and descriptions of thousands of actors
and actresses gathered over a period of years.
During a theatrical season, Belasco will visit
almost every play presented on Broadway.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18

The David Beiasco
of today. His
US clerical
garb" is not a clerical
garb at all. he says
and Keeps sam
pie collars in his desk
to prove that they
button in front.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-18

At his country "workshop"
-. Belasco consults 10Th
his stage artists ~. strange
little stage worlds are born.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

iards, Portuguese, Italians, etc.-until
both were claSsed as flnalists. In the
deciding game, the Uruguayan team
which had previously completed q SEN
sational tour of some of the European
countries, defeated the eleven" from
Argentina, and won for the first time
the world championship for South
America.
Since then, South American soccer
foot ball has been regarded with high
consideration, and the best teams OF
Europe have made periodical visits to
Argentina and Uruguay to meet the new
masters of the game.
This time the capital of the tiny but
prosperous republic of Uruguay is the
scene OF a universal championship con-
test in foot ball. Teams from all over
the world-the United States, England
Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Bel
GUM, Portugal, the Netherlands, Czecho-
slovakia, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, etc.-are
taking part in the tournament, and con-
tending eagerly for the world trophy.
Sunday, the 27th, is the day scheduled
for the last game of the championship
On that date we shall see whether the
Latin American supremacy in foot ball
has only been a passing incident, OIL
whether the practice OF foot ball has
really and definitely taken the place, in
Latin America, of the traditional and
spectacular bullfghts. In this latter
case, foot ball faces the risk of being
referred to, in some future day, as "just
another old Spanish custom"
Copyright, 1930)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
French Woman Awarded
Hospital Doctor Title

Feminism has just carried of great
victory in France with the winning by
Nine. Bertrand ontaine (the daughter
of a noted geologist) of the title of
hospital doctor" The hospital doctor
sees to the cases of q certain number
of wards in the hospital to which he is
attached, and teaches his assistants and
students about each case.
1t is the first time that any woman
in France has access to what Is
considered the browning honor of a
physicians life. The first two steps to
that exalted post are the external"
whereby the medical student Is entitled
to visit hospitals and to attend the les
sons of the hospital doctor; the other is
Internal" which means for students
living in a hospital with small allow
ances and being assistants to the pro-
lessor.
Both "externat" and Internal" are
obtained by competitive examination.
Woodworking girls in the post had sue
ceeded IN breaking their way through
the high ranks among medical men,
but the success of their very charming
and only 90-year-old comrade opens for
them new hopes and is hailed with inn
mense JOY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
Japanese Honor Dog
In Mountain Shrine

A small shrine atop one of the peaks
of the japanese Alps, seldom visited by
foreigners, is the central object in an
interesting legend of old Japan. The
shrine Is in the shadow of q large
cypress tree, which Is called Inuboe-No-
Hinoki or Dog Barking Cypress-Tree,
and is dedicated to the memory of a
canine whose sacrifice is supposed to
have saved the lives of the population
in that district. Tradition has it that
once the two provinces of Xii and
Kinki were visited by terrible deluge,
which made the mountain streams into
rushing torrents that swept all before
them and filled the valleys with water.
The population, terror stricken was
forced on to higher land, but, according
to the story, the higher they went the
higher the water followed them. Final
ly the people could go no farther; they
had reached the top of this peak,
Tamaokiyama. Some committed suicide
by jumping into the water, and the
others were sure that death was near,
At this crucial moment a dog climbed
to the top of a cypress tree on the
summit and for three days and nights
barked at the rain and floods. On the
fourth day he jumped into the water
and was drowned, but the floods imme-
diately receded, and the people were
saved 1t was in honor of this deed
that the shrine was built and the tree
given a special name. For the climber
who goes out of the way and ascends
to the top of Tamaokiyama there is
waiting one of the grandest panoramic
views OF any obtainable in Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
"American Week" Held
At Resort i'm Germany

To prove to skeptical Europe that the
United States does possess a culture OF
itS/own, Bad Pyrmont, one of the best
known German health resorts, has re-
Gently held an American week"
AS matter of fact, the typical Euro
pean skeptic who challenges America
creative power in anything but tech
nique and organization is gradually dis
appearing from the scene. Too many
American composers, poets, Scientists
disprove this contention.
= Pyrmont's American week" opened
with a concert by the Dresden Philhar-
monte Orchestra, the program consist
ing of a concerto crosse by Ernest
Bloch, the same composers epic rhap-
sody and a Negro rhapsody by Rubin
Goldmark.
The concert was remarkable sue
cess: Bloch's rhapsody in particular
was much applauded A Aim entitled
America, the Land of Unlimited pos
sibilities,' showed beautiful scenes of
the United States and Q play, Hazard. !"
by Zoe Adkins, was produced as an ex-
ample of American dramatic art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
Flag Dispute Settled
By Sewing 2 Together

When the ninth Far Eastern Olympic
games opened here recently there was
something of a controversy over what
flag the Indian delegation should fly
over the building which housed the
athletes The participants from India
brought with them the viceroy's nag,
which had been presented to them espe-
cially for the occasion.
When this banner appeared, however,
a number of Indian residents voiced
their disapproval in no uncertain terms,
insisting that as Indians the men should
compete under the Gandhi flag, The
discussion went on for some time, al
though it did not become the subject
of official action on the part of either
the British embassy or the foreign
ONCE.
On the day OF the opening of the
games those who went by the building
which carried the four flags of Japan.
China, the Philippines and India were
surprised to see that the Indians had
solved their problem by sewing the
viceroy's and Gandhi's flags together.
making one banner out of the two and
satisfactory to both parties If they were
careful to look only at one side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

lorner head. What I can do,
and overdo, is to walk. I am a
sanguinary murderer of time.
But the oracle is silent"
Henry Thoreau, who saw
many things clearly, looked
forward to a time when every
mans life would be reasonably
divided between hard work and
happy leisure.
why should the hen sit all
day?" he asked. "She can lay
but one egg, and, besides, she
will not have picked up mate
rails for a new one. Those who
work much do not work hard"
Both idleness and unrelieved
drudgery are forms of suicide.
Somewhere between them is a
happy medium which is really
living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

inhuman enough to pass through life
without regretting single thing he has
done. ! wanted to know what mis-
takes, If any, he was conscious OF
having made.
Regret" said Shaw, sis only a waste
of time and q wrecker of enjoyment.
1 have made the usual number of mis-
takes; but list of them would make
very dull reading"
What plays, written since 1900, by
other dramatists, would you not be
ashamed of having written yourself?"
Who told you that there are any
plays written since 1900 which ] should
be ashamed to have written?" he asked.
1t was my turn to answer. But
kept silent, concluding that Mr.. Shaw
would not mind being accused of writ
ing even "Abie's Irish Rose"
Hes a sweet old gentleman" said
John Van Druten, the dramatist, to
me a few days before met Shaw.
He is something more than that. He
is a very remarkable sweet old gentle
man. A young one, too. During my
visit he discussed with me the art of
writing, "talkies," music. Noel Coward
and many other absorbing topics. He
discussed them, not sleepily, as so many
elderly people do, but actually with the
enthusiasm of an earnest undergradu-
ate.
On the beach on Antilles once mem
toned Shaw's name to very fat old
colonel who was recovering from a very
fat lunch.
shaw" he cried, "does anybody
know what he is talking about? Does
he know himself? Why, the mans a
clown!"
Nobody, think, confronted by the
two flgures-Mr. Shaw's slim active one
and the colonel's immovable bulk
would have had any doubt as to which
of them most nearly resembled a clown,
AS for their eonversation-but then the
colonel hadn't any.
Yes. Bernard Shaw is definitely one
of the younger generation. May he
live 10 a ripe old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

discovered that I couldn't af-
ford to retire.
1--WE gone back to work, and
it's the greatest tonic I ever
had. l doubt now If I'll ever
retire. When you come to think
of it," he added, "idleness is
just a form of suicide"
The phrase is striking, but
the thought which it expresses
is not new. Many men have
made the same discovery and
usually at the price of unhap-
piness.
Charles Lamb, when released
at last from his drudgery Of
desk work at the India ONCE,
cried out that he would not go
back to his prison for 10000
pounds"
IT am free! Free as air!" he
wrote ecstatically to a friend.
fronuri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

ct will live another so years.
Positively the best thing man
can do is nothing"
Two years passed. Idleness
- lost its charm. Time, which
had seemed to pass slowly when
he was chained to a job, now
hung around his neck like a
milestone. With his days free
for writing, he actually wrote
less than in the years when,
with all their dull routine, he
had been stimulated by daily
contact with the active world.
ST assure you no work at all
is worse than overwork; the
mind preys on itself-the most
unwholesome of food" So be
wrote to the same friend. II
have ceased to care for almost
anything. Never did the waters
of heaven pour down on a for
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