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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
MUNICIPAL RINK
TO BE READY SOON
City Council Is Preparing
Large Skating Ground
Near City Park
KIDDIES CARED FOR.
Little Tots Will Have Their
Own Place In the Boat
House Bay

The young folks and the little
Riddles, of Sank Centre, will have
a skating rink on Sank Lake so
that they may be able to enjoy this
sport during the holidays.
This was made possible by the
members of the City Council, May
or Sigurd Holme and the members
of the Water, Light and Power
Commission. The latter will see
that the rink is properly lighted.
Wednesday morning Road Com
missioner Coons commenced the
work of taking the snow from the
ice with a road grader. The spot
selected is larger than any rink this
city has had in the past and is To-
Gated at the city park. A rink for
the small Riddles will be made in
the bay near the boat houses.
1t is planned to put the rink uff-
der the supervision of a man, who
will devote is time looking after
the kids, and also to keeping up the
rink. Possibly warming house will
be fixed up fater.
It is planned to have the two
Kinks completed by Sunday Or Mon
day of next week, or as soon as
possible. The work of flooding
the ice will be done on some quiet
night, hence it will be impossible to
give the exact date for opening.
The members of the city council
and the Mayor are to be commend
ed for taking this work upon them
selves, and the kids of this city,
both large and small, are looking
forward to mighty good time dur
ing the holiday season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
Ross Shaw

Ross Shaw, Civil War veteran,
and resident of Sank Centre and
community for many years passed
away at Los Angeles, CAL, Thurs
day of last week.
The deceased was "a years of age
and prior to a short time before his
death enjoyed good health for a
person of his ripe age.
The body will arrive in this city
Friday morning, accompanied by
his daughter, Mildred. The funeral
will be held from the Methodist
church Saturday at 200 p. m. Bur-
'ial will be made in the family lot
in the Willard cemetery.
A complete obituary. of Mr.
Shaw will be published in the Her
aid of next week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
Sinclair LeWis Develops
Fine Sense ofModesty
Says Other Authors. Are More
Worthy Of Nobel Award Than
Himself

Gothenburg, Sweden, Dec. 10
he lacks a long, grey
beard and an intelligent face, and
does not Command refined voca-
ulary, Sinclair Lewis does not be-
lieve that he is really suited for
the Nobel prize for literature.
"I'll tell the king it's a big mis-
take" Lewis said when asked what
he intended to say when King Gus
tat of Sweden pesents the prize to
him at Stockholm.
Lewis, who was born at Sank
Centre, is the second Minnesotan
who will receive Nobel prize at
Oslo on Wednesday. Frank B. KEEL
logg, st. Paul, former secretary of
state, co-author of the BRAND KEEL
logg peace pact and Judge of the
world court, already is at Oslo.
The correspondent rowed out to
the steamer Drottnmgholm, off
Vinga Island at 2 o'clock this
morning, and found Lewis in the
lounge. He asked the correspond
emit to have highball, and he be-
gan a conversation which Lewis
1nterpersed occasionally with some
of his newly acquired Swedish
phrases.
Lewis said that the reward OF
the Nobel prize was the greatest
joy of his life, but that it had
changed his wife's ideas Of the be.
stowal of prizes generally.
my wife believed that only dis.
tinguished persons received Nobel
prizes" he said. But when q
prize was awardedssto me, she sud.
denly respected theory"
Lewis then recounted his lack OF
qualification for joining the distin.
guished list of Nobel prize holders
including beard, face, and vocabu-
larry. II am just plain reporter
he said.
He said that he had studied
Swedish aboard ship like a col
lege sophomore.
The conversation turne to Bah
bits, and Lewis said they not only
inhabited the American continent
but France, Germany, and other
countries. Perhaps there are some
in Sweden" Lewis said.
When the correspondent asked
who might be suited for the Nobel
literature prize if he did not meet
the ideal qualifications, Lewis re-
piled
Theodore Dresser, Eugene
O'Nei1l, or Thornton Wilder, of
America; John Galsworthy, James
Joyce, or Arnold Bennett, of Brit
ain-but by no means himself"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
important Work Receives
But Little Recognition
Uncle Sans "Grain Hunters" Have
Many Adventures in the Interest
of Science

Uncle Sam has all sorts Of ex.
tperts in his department of Agri.
culture. and few of them have more
interesting adventures than the
brave men who go into distant
lands in search of crops which may
be utilized by the farmers of the
United States. These men have
many thrilling adventures and an
interesting account of some Of these
can be found in an article in the
current issue Of the National Re-
public, by Lucy Salamanca, under
the caption ''Uncle Sans Grass
Hunters" Miss Salamanca says in
part:
There are explorers who never
hunt the headlines. Buried deep in
the files of some dusty government
office Cand some of them are dus-
ty) one may come upon stories of
adventure as thrilling as many that
have Haunted an eight-co1umn
'streamer:' They are the adventures
OF those men who quietly, year in
and year out, go about the work
which Uncle Sam has given them
to do. They are men who give I'D
three or four years of civilization
at a time encounter dangers, ex-
posture, hardship. isolation, in an
effort to advance scientific knowl-
edge, adding their measure to the
progress Of the worlds most pro-
gressive nation. They are the men
through whose efforts a new table
delicacv is brought to American
markets, new crop to American
fields, new source of revenue de-
veloped for the farmer. They are
the members Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture. and
theirs is but one of the services IN
dertaken by our government in be-
half of the farmer, services which
nave advanced the cause of agricul-
ture in measure not generally
recognized.
How MANY Of us. over our break
fast grape fruit, give thought to
the fact that not so many wears
back citrus fruit was numbered
among one Of our most expensive
delicacies? How many of the
countrys farmers consider that
their profitable crops of hardy dur
UNI wheat, Peruvian alfalfa, Pima
cotton, Sudan grass and others too
numerous to mention were intro
duced into this country, experi-
mented upon and improved bv
members of the Bureau of Plant
Industry, whose venturesome ex-
plorers risked their lives to the
purpose that more than $4,000 O00
annually might be added to the
agricultural income of our coun-
try?
Because there are easily ten
times as many undiscovered plants
In the tropics as may be found
in the colder climates, the govern
ment plant hunter concentrates
his activities in the tropic regions.
Expeditions go out to these SUNNY
chimes from Washington in an eff
fort to locate plants which NAV
prove edible, ornamental or profit
able as forage. The hardest of
these are selected by the explorers
and shipped carefully back to the
states. Arrived in New York, thew
pass a rigorous customs inspection
to determine their freedom from
disease and insect pests and, as an
additional safeguard are grown for
q while in detention.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
Junior Glass Cleverly
Present 3,Act Comedy
"Skidding" A Political Story, Has
Many Interesting Amusing
Situations

The Junior Class presented Skid
ding, three act comedy, Thursday
evening, December II in the High
School Auditorium. The perform
ance was well given and attended
by fine audience.
The plot Of the play centers
around a judicial election in a
small town in Idaho. Judge Hardy,
played by Clifford Domke, runs for
District Judge. Marion Hardy, his
daughter, a part well played by
Jane Strebel, has just returned
from college, and determines to
help her father get the judicial no.
mination. Mr.. Stubbins, Hardy's po-
litical manager, is amazed by her
public speeches for her father, and
persuades her to run for the Leg
islature. She does in spite of the
objections raised by her fiance,
Wayne Trenton, played by Arthur
Vogel, and the engagement is brok-
en-.
Andy, the part which Harry
Hamilton played, is Marion's 16
year-old brother who is just at the
age when he Sticks his hair down
and begins to notice girls This part
was well played and added a hum
orous touch to the play.
Election day arrives, and the
Hardy household is in furry of
excitement. Judge Hardy is nomin-
ated to the Supreme Court on the
third ballot. Marion also meets
with success and is elected for the
Legislature.
The play ends perfectly as all
good plays do, with the reconcilia-
ton of Marion and Wayne.
Each part in this clever and in
teresting play was acted very well.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
Second Crash Often
Times Worse Than First
Motorists Warned to Drive Slowly
Past Damaged Cars or Crowds
At Accidents

A warning to motorists to SLOW
down and drive very cautiously
when there is an accident or any
sign of something unusual on the
highway, was issued this week by
Earle Brown, chief of the State
Highway patrol, due to series OF
double collisions occurring recent.
ly. In several accidents during re.
cent weeks, one or more speeding
cars have run into the wreckage
before the injured could be cared
for or the damaged cars removed
from the road. Usually the second
smash is worse than the first.
In some of these cases the second
smash has occurred in spite of the
fact that traffic officers or others
were trying to signal and warn
approaching drivers. Some of those
who have disregarded these warn.
ings and run into persons previous
ly injured, or smashed into wreck
ed cars, have stated that they
thought they were being held up.
This is not a valid excuse, accord
ing to Mr.. Brown. Hold-ups on the
are comparatively rare in
Minnesota, but in case of doubt, it
is better to risk being held up than
to risk your own life and the lives
of others by crashing into the scene
of an accident. The motorist who is
signalled can safely slow down so
that he can see what is wanted. If
he is satisfied that it is not an acct
dent, and if he has a clear road a
head, he can "step on it" and be out
Of the way in a second. Under no
should he rush ahead
where he is not sure that the road
is clear.
Persons involved in accidents are
urged, wherever possible, to move
the injured persons and the cars
off the paved or travelled portion of
the road. If the accident occurs at
night, the lights should be left burn
and not obscured. If the car lights
are put out by the accident, a flash
light or any other means at hand
should be used to warn approach
ing drivers.
Although motorists are urged to
slow up and drive carefully at the
scene of an accident, Mr.. Brown
advises them not to stop unless
their services are needed. Motorists
who stop out of curiosity not only
impede the work of those who are
trying to help the injured or remove
damaged cars, but they may cause
another accident. If there is an
officer on the job, motorists should
not stop unless commanded to do
so.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
Northern Pacific Railway
Has Rebuilding Program
600 Men to Be Added to Payroll at
Once-Will Expend $4,5OO,OO0
I'm Car Rebuilding

st. Paul, Nov. 25-The Northern
Pacific will start at once to expend
81 100000 in the largest car re.
building program it ever has un.
dertaken on it's own system
Charles Donnelly, president, an
nounced today.
About 600 men will be added to
the company's forces for fully a
year in the territory between ST.
Paul and the Pacific coast, involv-
ing an addition of about $1,000, 600
to the company's payroll; and a
large number of men must be set
at work for some months in indus
tries from which material will be
purchased, including lumber, steel
and iron.
The company's program, which
will be a distinct step in relieving
unemployment, calls for rebuilding
and n.odernizing 5000 cars to pre-
sent day standards. Railway COM
pany officials said that the work,
which has been under discussion
for some time, was planned to be
done in the near future; but, be-
cause it can be done economically
now, and at the same time relieve
unemployment, the company has
decided to proceed at once.
5 Involved in the program will be
1000 refrigerator cars, 1000 box
cars, construction of 500 coal cars
into box cars and 500 box cars into
livestock cars. These cars will be
stripped to the trucks, and in the
rebuilding and undermining pro-
cesses the company will utilize
such parts as can be used, while
the new material necessary will be
purchaed. Included in the mater
ial will be:
Twenty thousand tons of fabri-
Gated steel.
Eighteen million feet of lumber.
: Two Thousand seven hundred
tons Of iron and steel castings.
Three thousand tons Of steel forg-
ings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
Mrs. Joseph Wehlage

Early Tuesday morning Mrs.
Joseph Wehlage passed away at the
farm homei n the Greenwald-Meire
Grove vicinity after an extended ILL
ness. Mrs. Wehlage was about IS
years old. She leaves behind the
husband, four children and many
relatives. She was a splendid type
of womanhood.
The funeral will be held from the
Catholic church at Metre Grove
Friday morning at 900 o'clock.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
NOTICE TO ALL
CORRESPONDENTS

The Herald's next publication
day falls on Christmas Day,
Thursday, Dec. rs.
The members of the Herald
force naturally desire to be
with their families Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day. Be
cause of this the last run of
the Herald win be printed
Wednesday afternoon instead of
Thursday forenoon.
In order to do this without
undue congestion all Herald
correspondents are requested to
mail their weekly letters Mon
day, Dec. ~. instead Of Tues
day. The correspondents have
always shown q splendid spirit
of cooperation and they will
undoubtedly make a little extra
effort to mail their letters a day
early next week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
st. PaIi1's Church

Wednesday oath confessions will
be heard from 9 o'clock until noon,
I o'clock until 6, and from z o'clock
until 10. Two priests will be in
church.
At midnight there will be Sol
emn High Mass-English Sermon.
Program:
Stille NaSftt.
Festival Mass by Gruber.
Laetentur Coeli.
Adeste Fidelis during Commun-
z-ion. -4-'-'s=-7s =
Christmas Song.
A the 8 o'clock Shepherds Mass,
the children sing Christmas Car
OILS.
Communion will be distributed.
The second Solemn High Mass is
at 10:30 with a German and Eng
fish sermon.
Program:
Shepherds Song.
Festival Mass in honor of st.
Joseph.
Viderlfnt.
Pastores.
Solemn Vespers at -T.30 with Ben
ediction.
Dec. 18th Highmass at 8 o'clock
dr honor of st. Stephen.
The Good Samaritan Church
School Program, Wednesday eve
ming, Dec. "a, at 7:30.
Professional Hymn 30, Little
Town of Bethlehem"
Prayers.
Hymn-+Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing"
An exercise for eight children
Mrs. JEWELS Class-"Our Gifts
for You."-Bobbie Rattle, Ruth
MCGEE, Barton Jewell, Beverly
O'Gara, Robert Brown, Dick
O'Gara, Jr. Schmidt Mable Steege
Organ Solo .--. Catherine Dahlem
Vocal Solo .. Margaret Whitson
Recitation-"TheN Night Before
Christmas" Thornbioom
Accofdian Solo ..-..-.--. James Rattle
Vocal Solo --...-.--- Geraldine Hansen
An Exercise for seven boys-"Sup-
pose"-James Rattle, Irwin Wolf
John Parker, Warren Scott,
Scott John Whftson, James Scott,
Carl Hildebraad&.
Song-"Holy Night" ..--.-.....---....--
.-.--....-...---- BY the Boys Choir
Exercise for Six Little Children
Miss Nell Hansen's Class-Bet-
ty Scott, Virginia Wolfe David
Jewell, Robert Rogers, Mar
garet Whitson.
Song-'Luther's Cradle Hymn
,-------.-....--.-.- BY Mrs. Jewell's Class
Organ Solo ------....-- Jane Dowswell
Dialogue - Phoebe Jane White,
Dolores MCGEE.
Song-By Mrs. Strebel's Class
Rosamond Parker, Ruth Aus
tin, Dorothy Dobbs, Pegg1e
Smith, Thelma Thornbloom.
Mary Louise Scott.
Recessionas Hymn-'Tt Came Up
on the Midnight Clear"
The Boys Choir consists Of the fol-
lowing members: Chester Otto,
Roosevelt Otto, Lawrence Coop
er, William Parker, Donald
OGara, Robert Dowsweii.
Charles White, Charles Swift.
John Whitson, Cruicifer.
Continued on Pag- Sikh
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18

s. S. Long of Reseda, Calf, kill
ed 120 chickens before he found
the one which had been seen to
swallow his wife's diamond ring.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18

After advertising for job, Rob-
ert Rails Of San Francisco receiv-
ed an offer Of $1,000 from man
who wanted his wife killed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18

Mrs. James e. Spencer left her
husband after three days Of mar
ried life because she preferred a
man with job.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-18
FINE CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM READY
Sank Centre Churches Will
Properly Observe Birthday
of Master of Men
CHILDREN HAVE PART
Exercises Generally Will Be
Held on Christmas Eve
Pageants and Cantatas

The churches and Sunday Schools
of Sank Centre and vicinity have
prepared programs of unusual in
terest for the Yuletide season. Cen
orally the exercises will be held on
Christmas Eve in the Protestant
churches. The Herald has en-
deavored to secure the detailed
programs Of all of the churches of
the community. They follow here
with:
Church of Our Lady of the Angels
The order of services for Christ
mas week will be as follows:
/. Confessions will be heard on
Tuesday afternoon and evening and
on Wednesday from 10 to IL A. NJ,
and 2 to P. M. No Confessions
will be heard Wednesday evening.
2. Wednesday, the Vigil OF Christ
mas, is fast-day and day of alb
stinence.
3. Wednesday night, a! midnight,
there will he High Mass and Ser
mon.
4. Thursday morning at o'clock
there viii be Low Mass, at which
the children's choir wifi sing. The
members of this choir will also sing
Christmas hymns at the Crib.
S. Thursday morning at 1000
o'clock there will be High Mass,
Sermon and Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament.
A programme of special Christ
mas numbers wifi be rendered by
the choirs at the three Masses.
The Washington times., 1930-12-20

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-With
frozen fingers the dozen occu-
pants of the fishing schooner
Edith were occupied with their
catches Of rubberized shad in the
Narrows when a Coast Guard
patrol boat hove alongside.
The anti-rum craft was the
C. G.-180. The Coast Guardsmen
had ignored two Speedboats which
had endeavored to arrest their
attention from the Edith by sus-
piciouS maneuVerS.
Fish Cause Capture
The Edith was seized, due to
the dead appearance Of the Shad,
and 1900 cases Of assorted cor
dials and whiSkieS were discov'
cred in her hold. A tentative
value of $4,000 was the official
estimate Of the contraband spirits,
AS the patrol boat stuck her
The Washington times., 1930-12-20
Police to Pay
| For Bandit
Funeral

The body Of James Powers,
bandit, killed by police last Sum
day night. win receive a Christian
burial through generosity of
members of the detective bureau
The body Of his companion,
Walter Moran, was claimed by a
Catholic organization and will be
buried with the final rites OF
the Catholic church.
This morning at roll call, at
tention was called to the fact
that the body Of Powers was
about to be send to an unmarked
grave in potters field.
One detective who asked that
his name be withheld, Said:,
Moran will be buried by his \
church. Powers should be given
the benefit of q Christian
burial. But, for the grace Of
God it might have been one Of
us who was killed. Let us get
together and see that this man
Is given a decent burial"
The suggestion met unanimous
accord and a minister will be
selected to officiate at services,
Tuesday. Burial probably will
be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1930-12-20
Rubber Fish Fail to Fool
Guards: Boat Captured

nose into the prov Of the Edith
seven strange but lifeless fish.
scared into the air aboard the,
Edith. A Coast Guardsman poss5
an inquisitive gaff hook at one
Of the fish. which lay motionless
on the deck .of the Edith.
Fish Is Rubber
The seaman clambered over the
rail Of the Edith, grabbed the
''fish" and slammed it against the
deck. The fish bounced higher
than his height.
The seaman then. stepped below
decks and returned Immediately
with several hams" Of rum.
There were more than $4,000 bot
ties Of contfaband spirits. =
The prisoners were held in q
total bail Of $19,5OO by United
States commissioner Of the South
ern district. r
The Washington times., 1930-12-20
8 GUARDS FIGHT
At DANV|LLE

DANVnLE, Va, Dec. 2O.--A
clash between special police Of
ficer and two national guards
men on Strike-patrol duty was
the only excitement here as the
twelfth week Of the textile strike
ended.
C. E. Baker, policeman on spe-
cial duty at Schoolfield, four miles
from here and the seat of most
of the strike trouble, was badly
beaten when he attempted to
place the two soldiers under ar
rest for creating a disturbance.
The soldiers were taken into
custody by other police and
turned over to military officials
to stand trial before q court
martial.
Arrival here Of large quantity
Of food, clothing, and toys for
the 1000 children of the strikers
was hailed with joy.
The Washington times., 1930-12-20
c. 0. P. CHIEF
IS CHILLED
BY NYE
GROUP
Claims That He Spent His Own
Money in Attempt to
Beat Nebraska Democrat

Robert H. Lucas, executive
chairman Of the Republican ma
tional committee, admitted today
before the Nye senatorial cam
paign committee that he had
ordered and paid for literature
used in an attempt to defeat
Senator George w. Norris (R)
Of Nebraska last fall.
Mr.. Lucas said he sent into
Nebraska a pamphlet attacking
Norris record, a circular contain.
ing adverse criticism of him, and
a cartoon circular depicting q
bar-room. This carried the inti-
nation that Norris supported bar.
rooms because he had supported
AL Smith in 1928.
Cost Lucas $4,000
The total cost Of printing this
literature Lucas said, was Hnore
than $4,000, which he betrayed
personally. He defended the aC.
ton on the ground that Norris
was not a Republican because Oe
his support OF La Toilette in 1928
and Smith in 1923. He said:
II made no request Of -
Stengle Through whom tlAe
printing was Orderedl, that B
be kept secret from this corn
lnittee.
81 did ten DEr. stengIe, hau
eyer. that I did want 10 ksep
from the Democrats beCal1sH
they knew about Il they N0na
redoubIe their efforts.
Organization Asked Aid
Morris was opposed By tA
regular Republican organ
tion in Nebraska and they
asked for help.
As . member Of the national
committee / couldn't help -
the committee had decided not
to participate In such Calsi-
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