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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-01
Sore Throat?
Don't Gargle
This Doctors Prescription Gives
Quicker, Better Relief

This Doctors Prescription Gives
Quicker, Better Relief
Don't suffer the pain and discom-
fort Of sore throat. Use a doctors
prescription called Thoxine guar
anteed to relieve with the very first
swallow. Not gargle but pleas
ant tasting medicine which relieves
the soreness and goes direct to the
internal cause.
Thoxine will relieve your sore
throat or coughing quicker and
better than anything you have ever
tried or your money will be re-
funded. Safe for the whole family.
Ask for Thoxine, ready for use in
35c. Coo, and $1.00 bottles. Sold by
Hanson & Emerson and all other
good drug stores.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-01
Vacation Time Meals
by Lorraine D Gutz
NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL

Vacation Time Meals
The holiday vacation was filled
with many activities -sleighing and
skating parties, teas, reunions,
bridge games and community
sings. The Briggs family and
Grandmother Briggs attended many
of these events, and entertained in
their own home, too. Mother Briggs
wanted to spend as much time as
possible with her family, so meal
preparations were made as simple
as possible.
These are some of the vacation
time days menus served by Mother
Briggs:
Breakfast
Orange juice.
Oatmeal with milk.
Raisin bread toast-butter
Cocoa.
Dreamed tunafish and peas.
Parsley potatoes.
Apple-Cabbage salad.
Whole wheat bread-butter.
Grapes-milk to drink.
Supper
Waffles-bacon.
Peach jam.
Head lettuce salad.
Milk to drink.
Breakfast
Sliced Bananas in orange juice.
Cereal with milk.
Toast-butter.
Coffee for grownups.
Milk for children.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
HITS.
At TEACHERS

BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.-Be.
cause teachers colleges have con-
centrated on methods of instruct
ing instead of equipping in
Structors with something to teach
they have done inestimable dam.
age to education in the United
States, DR.. James Hampton Kirk.
land, chancellor Of Vanderbilt
University believes.
DR.. Kirkland asserted:
Tin most States teachers col.
IegeS have become so influ.
entail that one must have
taken their courses to get a job
as teacher. 1 could not get q
job teaching in = Tennessee
high school because 1 have
never taken any courses in
pedagogy"
DR.. Kirkland Is the guest of
DR.. Thomas s. Cullen, professor
OF clinical gynecology at Johns
Hopkins University School Of
Medicine. He is an authority on
Greek and Latin and makes the
breeding Of iris hobby.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
World Urged to War
On Insect Menace

Picturing the insect as mans
oldest and most dangerous rival
for existence which causes a
$4,000, 100000 annual economic
loss to the world. DR.. Leland o.
Howard's new book, THE Insect
Menace" urges mankind to make
united war on this small but per.
siStent Scourge.
The book, just published by the
Century Company, is written In
the popular language and with
the humorous touches character
iStic Of the numerous works Of
the recently retired principal en-.
tomologist Of the Department Of
Agriculture. DR.. Howard Is now
in Paris doing further research
and working on other manu-,
scripts after a hal: century en-
gagged in the Agricultural Depart
ment insect fight.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
|. {. {. BOWLERS
START FRIDAY

The Interstate Bowling League
Of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission will open its season next
Friday night at - the Arcadia
alleys on Fourteenth st. N. w.
The league has IA teams this
year and, according to its lead
ers, is one of the chief outside
interests of an increasing number
of the commissions employees.
C. E. Brooks Is president and
L. w. Kline secretary, this being
Brooks second season as head
and his sixth year Of membership.
In the seasons series, each team
will play every other team twice,
and the contests will end about
April /, 1882.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
ShOlUS
Model HighlUay Plan

Through the All clubs, which
It sponsors, and its bureau Of
public roads, the Department of
Agriculture will stage an exhibit
at the Eastern States Exposition
at Springfield, Mass, September
90 to 26.
The All clubs will display
models of features of the Mt.
Vernon Memorial Highway. now
being constructed between Wash
ington and Alexandria. Models
Of underpasSes. highway grades,
lamps, trees. shrubs and other de,
tails will be shown.
Exhibits prepared by the Vir-
ginia and Maryland club mem.
bers of fruit drinks, mineral
waters and other features will be
on display, as well as bulletins Of
the departnispt.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
CIVIL SERVICE
PRAISES j. g..
SCHOOL
Graduate Courses Offered
at Agriculture Give Credit to
Degrees; Big Glasses Seen

An enrolment exceeding last
year is expected for the graduate
school of the Department Of Agri-
culture, which will open with the
week beginning october 10.
The school, under the direction
of DR.. A. F. Woods, director of
scientific work for the dapart-
ment. has been growing more
popular each year. Glasses are
held after office hours. and the
tuition is small. Credit toward de
grees can be obtained through
these classes, and the instructors
include specialists in their various
fields.
Civil Service Praises
In connection with the oppor-
tunities for education available
here for Government workers, the
Civil Service Commission says:
"In addition to the courses
given by the universities and
schools of special class, both the
Bureau of Standards and the
Department of Agriculture give
a number of valuable courses in
technical and professional lines.
Graduate work in these depart
mental courses is accepted by a
number of the standard unverSi-
ties as credit toward q higher
degree"
List Of Courses
Each department chief is given
list of the employees in his de
partment who take the courses
and the grades received.
Graduate courses to be offered
this fall and winter include ad-
vanced in organic chemistry, con-
troll of plant diseases, phase rule,
catalysiS, plant geneticS, advanced
statistics for biological workers,
scientific instruments and their
uses, population of the soil and
its significance, advanced Statisti-
cal methods, history of American
agriculture, business cycles in re-
lation to agriculture, plant anat-
omy, photo-chemical reactions in
biological phenomena. general
protozoology, prices and price re-
lationShipS.
Undergra 1uate courses include
glass blowing. elementary stats,
tical methods, systematic botany
Introductory entomology, editing
manuscripts on agriculture, home
making and related subjects, scien
tific French, intermediate scien
tific German, elementary Russian
advanced Russian, Spanish I and
IL
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
|. {. {. To STAGE.
GOLF PLAY

The annual Practitioners
Trophy golf tournament, sched-
uled to be held at Indian Spring
Golf Club, September 21-22, by
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion putt experts, is expected to
draw most Of the best golfers of
the commission.
The tournament will be a 72-
hole medal play contest, with
handicap allowance, SO holes be-
ing played Monday and SO holes
Tuesday, with the low net score
for the 70 to decide the cham
pion. Each entrant will get a
special handicap, with IS as the
maximum. Prizes for the runner
ups and winners Of 18, SO, and 70
hole scores will also be awarded.
The special committee in charge
includes r. K. White, chairman;
C. A. Rice, w. w. Seay, M. l..
Brownell, j. J. Williams, E. j.
Kendrick and w. A. McCallum.
The In-Com-Co golfers hold
various Journeys during the year,
of which this practitioners con-
test is one of the most interesting.
The second golf tournament of
the season was in August, with 45
entries in the two flights for the
36-hole medal play. r. r. Hair.
with low net of 146, won the
first flight and w. A. McCallum
was runner-up with 152 as low
net.
r. B. Ball won the second flight
with low net of 141, with E. w.
Chapdelaine as runner-up with 154.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
c D D | CASHIER
HALTS BANDIT

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. II.
Goodness of Clifford Riegel. assist
ant cashier of the Catasauqua
National Bank, resulted in the
capture Of John Miskovsky, SIS. Of
Coplay, after a chase in which
bullets were exchanged through.
out the streets Of the borough by
bank employees and the bandit.
Mikovsky showed a revolver into
RiegerS face and ordered him to
hand over the money in his cage
Riegel passed out currency as
slow as he could, touching off the
burglar alarm in the meantime,
and handed $57 to the man.
Mikovsky fired a shot which
grazed Riegel's head and ran to
the street. Bank employees fol
lowed. firing as they ran. Mis-
kovsky was brought down by q
paSSerby,
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
Shipping Board Folk
ActiUe VUcGtiOniStS

Shipping Board folk are q
happy family, and the workers
invariably know what each other
is doing. E. ]. Skidmore, per.
sonnel chief, is back after a
flying visit to his parents home
at Jackson, Mich.
Mrs. Jane Brooks took the
week off to see her daughter mar
ried. Chief Clerk Morris j.
Pierce spent the week at Rehoboth
Beach. Mrs. Maude s. Dawson
spent last week at Atlantic City
and Detroit. Miss Minerva Brad
ley is back from a European
jaunt. Miss Kathleen Baker is
back from Chicago. Mrs. Kath-
crime Spooner has been on va
cation in Frederick, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
.3O-DAYS' LEAVE
! To Be PUSHED
AS RIGHT
Seattle Convention Adjourns
Mid Load of Resolutions
and Delegates Start Home

SEATTLE, Sept. lathe Ma.
tional Federation of Federal EN-.
ployes is on record today follow.
ing its convention here. ss favor
ing the five-day week with six.
hour days. 1t has instructed its
executive council Ito bring its
influence to bear towards the
promotion and accomplishment
Of this objective.
Want 3O,Day Leave
The convention also is on rec.
ord as favOring standardized 30
day annual leave "aS a matter
Of right" instead of a granted
privilege as at present.
These two resolutions adopted
on the floor are highligh|s of the
sessions which ended yesterday,
and the 200 delegates are now
en- route home feeling that much
good has been accomplished.
The resolution for a tive-day
week cited the worldwide dis
tress resulting from over-produc-
tlon and unemployment" and
cited the shorter work week as
a remedy for this. 1t saic the
Government - the greatest busi-
ness institution and employer of
labor in the world-ought to be
a leader in all movements calcu-
lated to better the conc ition Of
its employees.
Other Resolutions
The resolution for standardized
annual leave asked that leave be
cumulative up to 12O days: that
Is days of sick leave be granted
this also cumuIative), and that
every emplOye be given at once
12O days cumulative sick leave
dating back over the previous
four years.
Another resolution asked for
optional retirement, another the
granting to employees the privilege
Of naming beneficiaries, and
other familiar features of the
retirement benefits long dis
cussed.
Other resolutions advocated
periodic salary raises, a central
personnel agency. removal of
overlapping salaries, relief for
employees in the Soldiers Home
at Washington, D. c.. a more
equitable rating system, and ex-
tension of classification to the
field service.
S1,5OO Minimum Pay
Another resolution, urged 81, 500
be the minimum pay for adult
full-time employees. HoSpitaliza-
ton for civilian employees of the
Government, as in the case of
military employees, also was
urged.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
Baltimore to Raise
S2,OOO,OOO for Needy

BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.-Com-
munity fund workers estimated to-
day that more than $4,000, 900
would required to care for Balti-
,more's needy in 1882. This is
$5OO,OOO in excess of the sum
raised last year.
Roger s. B. Hart, assistant
chairman of the fund, believes that
the fall campaign, which is sched-
uled to run from November 6 to
%, should begin at once. It Is
held possible that his suggestion
may be favorably acted upon BY
the committee at its nexS meeing.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
Chesapeake Beach
Bills TOUn Benefit

The municipality of Chesapeake
Beach is today conducting bene-
fit for itself, under the auspices
of the women of the town. The
chief feature will be barn dance
and masquerade in the ballroom
at Seaside Park this evening, with
numerous entertainment features.
The proceeds will be used for
town expenses and improvements.
The park closes Sunday night,
but all the amusements will oper-
ate full blast until the close Of
business.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12

BERNICE ROBERTS
A SUIT for separation has
been filed by Mrs. Violet Swan
strom who charges that her
husband, Arthur Swanstrom,
theatrical producer, boasted Of
his love affair with BernicsC
Roberts, Follies girl. s
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
Resolutions Adopted at
Employees Meet

Federation asked to fight the
assignment of military person
mel to civilian duties, which was
called one of the federation'S
biggest concerns.
President Steward and Sec
retary McNally praised for their
services.
Vice President-elect Ulrey j.
Biller, Local 2, Washington,
lauded for service in connec-
tion with retirement and claS-
Sification.
Bringing under Civil Service
status all the 10000 Govern
ment employees below the rank
Of Cabinet member, now sub
ject to political appointment.
Urging the executive council
to study the practicability of
employe representation in the
civil service generally.
Asking the executive council
to collaborate with the COM
mittee of so on scientific re-
search of the federation in rec
ommending service wide train
ing of Government workers.
Asking that all Government
employees be paid twice a month
instead of monthly.
Urging that local personnel
classification boards set up at
military stations have at least
four civilian members each.
Requesting that regulations Of
the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing for protecting seniority
rights Of employees who remain
there over others who leave
and return later, be enforced.
1ndorsing the placing of all
women employees in the pro
duction division. Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, in the
clerical-mechanical service.
Urging that no discrimination
Uc SIlOWI1 dSdlLlSG IlIllIdLy CuA-
ployeS, and recognizing the i'm
portance of their work in ad-
ministering the classification
act.
Urging remedies for 'injus-
ticeS and iniquities" in Govern
ment manufacturing plants,
such as "sweatShops" and per
secutions" in the Frankford
Arsenal, Philadelphia, etc.
Asking the executive council
to study the question of retain
ing in the service as long as
possible those married women
whose husbands have only part
time employment.
Urging the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing, ard the
Treasury, to make no more ap-
pointments or reinstatements
to positions in the, bureau to
which women empIeyes Of the
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
CIVIL SERVICE IS
PRAISED BY
VISITOR
Paul N. Peck, Of Personnel
Board, Says That European
Countries Are Behind U. S.

The United States Government
service and the Civil Service sys-
tenn are we'll ahead Of those IN
foreign countries, including even
the much-lauded British System,
according to Paul M. Peck, ex-
ecutive officer of the Personnel
Classification Board, who has just
returned from a months study
of European conditions.
Mr.. Peck was much impressed
with government service and
methods, but found the French
system left much to be desired.
He recalled that In England.
government jobs are much sought
after, and carry considerable pres
tige.
Due to Caste Spirit
One explanation given Is that
the caste spirit still dominates
Britain, and men and women
who might feel demeaned in TAX
ing trade position or ordinary
clerical post find in the army.
the clergy and government posi-
tions a chance to retain their
dignity with no loss of caste.
At any rate. the British Crown
employees take their work very
seriously, and whatever their in
dividual efficiency, the morale is
very high, Mr.. Peck pointed out.
Germany in Flux
The returned executive was re-
luctant to praise the Ameri-
can personnel system with whose
upbuilding he has been so closely
allied, but indicated that nothing
across the Atlantic can touch it.
The German government is in
such a state Of flux and uncer.
tainty, this spirit is communi-
Gated to the workers, he said,
while in Italy, under the dictator,
and in Spain, under the new re-
public, nothing in the way of an
organized civil service system with
American advantages is possible.
AS for Russia, the Soviet rule
takes care Of all jobs, he ex-
planned, while the lesser cOun-
tries still are affected by present
or past mOnarchicaI systems.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
by International

bureau are eligible, so long as
the present furlough system is
in force.
Opposing the Civil Service
practice of including as a
necessary requirement for ex-
animation for certain positions
experience gained outside Gov
ernment service, thus opening
the tests to employees who have
only Government service to
offer as qualification.
Asking central sonal
agency to secure better hy-
gienic and physical working
conditions for employees.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
Believed DrOUned,
Man, rs, Turns UD

A search which began "a hours
earlier when it was believed that
he had drowned, ended last night
when Robert Martin, 76, walked
into police headquarters.
The Tidal Basin had been drag
ged Thursday night and Friday
morning for Martins body. It
began when a note giving Martins
name, age, and saying that he
was homeless was found with a
pair of glasses and a black note
book on the edge of the Basin.
Martin said he had been a
Watchman at Central Union Mis-
sion until a short while ago, and
was. dismissed. He said he had
lost the glasses and notebook.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12

Below is given the gist Of
various resolutions adopted by
the Seattle convention of Ma
tional Federation of Federal
Employees:
Federation urged to study
and act on the question Of pub
lie liability and property dam
age insurance covering all Gov
ernment motor cars.
The Washington times., 1931-09-12
Motor, Plane, Boat
Used for Vacation

Miss Martha Preston, press
room. Agriculture, has been
travelling quite a bit. A motor
trip to the Pennsylvania noun
tains, an airplane trip to New
York and a boat trip down the
coast to-, Florida, have rounded
out an ideal vacation. T
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
ACE
BREAKS RECORD

CALSHOT. England. Sept. i4-tP
British aviators were surprised
and somewhat disappointed today
when II was announced that the
figures to be submitted for official
approval In connection with Lieut..
G.. II. Stainforth's attack on the
worlds speed record yesterday will
be 379.05 miles a hour instead OF
1861 as unofficially given out yes
terday.
The reduced figures still con-
stitute a new world speed record.
however. The error in yesterdays
figures was due TO the use Of stop
watches bv the timekeeper. To
comply with the regulations the
speed or a Schneider cup plane
must be established BY nm auto
matte timing device.
Lieut.. j. N. Boothman went
through the formality Of winning
the cup permanently bv flying sew
en- times over a 3i-mile course at
an average speed OF $4,000 miles an
hour. He also broke the worlds
record over a closed circuit with
a f00-kilometer start by speeding
1929 miles an hour In the course
Of his flight.
Thousands gathered along the
solent watched breathlesslv as the
cleaning. waSp-like planes sped
around the course in record-shat-
tering time. Stainforth and Booth
man were given thunderous ova-
tons when they came down. the
latter's wife jumping up and down
and shouting:
Hes done IL. I am so proud and
happy but I knew nv husband was
as keen as mustard"
Stainforth was not hampered BY
advance orders and flew with hts
throttle wide oDen. He had the
advantage Of calm weather and the
words safety first were not in
his vocabulary. A special engine II
being built for him and he NAV
make an attempt to beat his own
record this week. possibly tomorrow
Having won the trophy two years
in succession. Great Britain gained
permanent possession through the
withdrawal Of the French and Itai-
ian entries at the eleventh hour.
The cup was presented by the late
Jacques Schneider. French sports
man. and was won by the United
States in 1923 and 1925.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
Associated Press Photo

Faces about the legislative cot
ton session don't all remind you Of
farmers.
There's many a banker 'twixt the
hall and the gallery.
And lawyers galore. m. There's
w. ID. Cope. former lawmaker from
Childress and ex~-adjutant general
Capt. j. II. Dad" Walsh OF
the Southern Pacific. He's grown
more miles OF railroads than bales
OF cotton. w. p. II. McFaddin.
the Jesse Jones of Jefferson coun-
ty, VINO is a farmer, banker, ranch
man. miller and capitalist.
Homer Wade, executive secretary
for a commercial organization in
Dallas where railroads cluster.
A. A.. Allison, Corsicana. a real
farmer who lives in a SIS, 900 city
home Thomas B. Love, Dali
las lawyer, who never picked cot
ton, but has plucked the wings OF
many a rival politician: former
Sen w. r. Thomas Of Bell county
lies author OF the state cleo
trOcution law. though this may not
be appropriate TO the present situa-
ton: another rotunda visitor IS
w. Il. Wheeler, executive secretary
Of a highway club. was ii he
who wanted 10 know what the rail-
roads think. after a bill was passed
TO keep trucks from hauling cotton
that there isn't going TO be any
cotton?
Former Rep. r.. M. johnson OF
Anderson county. There are three
other Reps. Johnson now.
Former Gov. James K. Ferguson
Is about the capitol. Of course. He
is a farmer. He is. And there
also was Stuart r. Smith. Beau
mont, one of the ablest lawyers
southwest Texas.
And more and more. Farmers?
Well. the farmers had their day
in this session. And 1t was one day
more than they have had at any
other session.
And the oil men are clustering
around too, Just watching 10 see.
The usual county officers lobby
has been otherwise occupied. what
with so much work Of the fee COM
mittee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
ONE CENT A DAY PAYS
UP TO $100 A MONTH

The Postal Life & Casualty In
trance Co, 10660 Dierks Building.
Kansas City. Mo, is offering a new
accident policy that pays up to 500
a month for "a months for disabil-
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less than 1c a day-s3-50 a year.
Over $4,000 air ady have this pro-
lection. Men, women and children.
ages 10 to 20. eligible. Send no
money. Simply send name. address,
age, beneficiary's name and rela-
tionship and they will send this
policy on 10 days FREE inspec-
ton. No examination is required.
This offer is limited, SO write them
today. (Adv.)