The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-26

for spots. It's tail is four inches long and anters
are beginning to develop.
When two days old the animal ate balsam leaves
and at the age Of four days jumped over sx-foot
pen walls with ease On warm days it lies in
the snow instead of in warmer quarters
ST. PAUL-Authorization of the proposed $2O,-
100000 highway bond issue as an important means
of relieving unemployment urged by Charles M.
Babcock, state highway commissioner, before meet
ing OF the highways committee of the state house
of representatives Friday. The bill approved
for passage.
Issuance of the two-year bond ISSUE Mr. Babcock
said, would mean that the highway department could
employ 600 additional men soon as spring work
starts, and besides that would mean thousands of
jobs for men in firms with which the department
does business
Mr. Babcock explained that the actual amount
available to his department from such bond issue
would be 100000 this year. and $s5OOOOO in 1892
law passed by the 1929 legislature for refunding
county highway bonds, he said, would absorb the
100000 next year.
With the 100000, plus the s5,75o,ooo from fed
e1al aid and receipts from automobiles and gasoline
taxes, Mr.. Babcock continued the state would be
able to pave 825 miles of road this year. so per
cent than in any of the past years. and could
bring 1889 miles more up to standard grade ready
for paving.
ST. PAUL-Decsion to contest the election of
Senator Thomas D. Schall, Republican, last Novem-
March was announced here today by ]. J. Farrell
chairman of the Democratic state executive COM
mittee.
Farrell said counsel would be engaged and would
proceed to Washington Immediately to file charges
against Senator SchaH before the senate elections
committee Counsel will ask that the senator's seat
be declared vacant and election called.
The charges it announced, will be two-fold-
that Scha violated the corrupt practices act of Min
nesota and that he violated federal laws by issusing
his postal Thanking privilege.
ST. PAUL-Deputy United States marshals today
began rounding up WILDER Foshay and six other Of
fcials of the Foshay company warrants charging
use of the mails in furtherance of scheme to de-
fraud.
Foshay who until it's failure two years ago
headed the $29O000O0 concern, and six other former
officers indicted late yesterday by grand jury
which had heard details of the collapse of the
pany.
Other officials indicted were H. H. Henley exc
cutive vice president; Raymond j. Andrus, president
Of the Public Utilities Consolidated corporation, a
Foshay subsidiary; H. E. McGinty secretary-treas-
urer; Clarence W. Salisbury, vice president; Palmer
" Mabry and Herbert F. Wech, assistant secretaries
Foshay was reported to be at Salida, Colo, where
he went after the collapse of his financial units here.
The w. B. Foshay company and its subsidiary
organizations operated public utilities, power pro-
jects and financial institutions in dozen northwest
states before they went into bankruptcy in November
1929. The bankruptcy less than two months
after elaborate ceremonies opening the Foshay tower
largest office building in the northwest
During the past two days parade of witnesses
from 20 cities testified before the grand jury how
they had invested their life savings with the Foshay
concerns on the promises of financial rewards In
vestors over the country held stock in the Foshay
company it's subsidiaries or banks managed by Fo-
shay.
The jury made its report to Judge John B. San
born who issued the warrants for the arrest of the
former officials.
COLERAINE-Gus Anderson, IA years old, of
Coleraine, blacksmith with the Oliver Iron Mining
company, found dead in his home about 1000
he MAJ ivad o1o and
severe cuts and other injuries his face offc-
als to believe that there might have been foul play
in the Representatives of the state bureau of
criminal apprehension were summoned and they
with medical authorities and county officers discov-
cred that Mr.. Anderson, who had not been in good
health for some time, had fallen from table or
chair when suddenly seized with a paralytic stroke
In the fall and subsequent efforts of the to pull
himself up his face and head had badly bruised
and cut Mr.. Anderson had only one relative in this
country, Arvid Anderson, nephew living in Hibbng.
He had been employee of the Oliver Mining COM
pany for many years and eligible for a service
pension this month.
LITTLE FALLS-Held captive two days while
gangsters evidently used his high powdered truck
to transport loot from points along the Great North
ern railway in central and northern Minnesota, Will
liam Mueller returned unframed to his home in Lit
tie Falls late Saturday night
Meanwhile authorities have started widespread
search for the truck
Mueller, at his home at BOT Seventh street north
east told amazing story today of lying bndfolded
in cramped position on the floor of speedy coach
most OF the time from Thursday night to Saturday
night. Railroad officials sought to link up the af-
fair with station robberes at Park Rapids and Sc
beka and theft of a large amount of butter out of
refrigerator car at Albany during the time Mueller
was held prisoner.
ST. PAULOnly II counties of Minnesota's 81
were considered wet by federal prohibition authori
ties evidence revealed here and in Washington indi-
Gated today.
A report of Frank Buckley, former attorney for
the prohibition bureau in Washington used by the
Whckersham commission in its report was made pub
lie today and listed wet and dry counties in this
state.
M L. Harvey northwest dry chief agreed with
OF the situation in this state The Twin Cites are
classed wet and the driest county in the state
is said to be Kandiyohi
Several counties in the report are perhaps in
the wrong classification" Harvey said "but the re-
port shows that conditions in Minnesota are gener-
ally good"