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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
SPEED UP PAVING
PROGRAM URGED
Road Needs and Financing
Plans Discussed in Bien-
NAL Report
TEN YEARS REVIEWED
Action on Funds Needed, if
Road Work Is to Benefit
Unemployed

Speeding up the paving program
is strongly urged in the biennial
report of c. M. Babcock, commits
sioner of highways, who this week
made public the chapter on legisla-
tive recommendations, in advance
of publication of the complete re-
port. Insisting upon no particular
plan for providing the necessary
funds, Mr.. Babcock suggests the
bond plan and an increase in the
gas tax as the two more feasible
methods Of providing revenue, bu.
points out that if relief Of unem-
ployment is to be taken into ac-
count, the bond plan is the only
way in which funds can be made
Immediately available.
In the report Mr.. Babcock re-
views briefly the work done in the
ten years in which the trunk high
way plan has been in effect. Out
of the 1000 miles taken over in
1921, he says, only 1873 miles were
paved, 1850 miles graded and 2,776
miles graveled, very little of this to
modern standards. There are now
1,434 miles paved, 1,151 miles bitum-
nous gravel, 1895 miles graded and
graveled, 90 miles graded and I'M
surfaced, 2,119 miles graveled, sub
standard grade, and 200 miles I'M
surfaced and sub-standard grade.
At the start, Mr.. Babcock says, it
was more essential to undertake a
program Of maintenance, crawling
and grading, in order to give all
parts of the state some form of
connected and passable roads, than
to start any large program. In the
future 1t will be possible to devote
larger share Of the funds to paw
ing, and so far definite plans have
been made for PAT miles Of concrete
to be built in 1881. But at this rate
1t will take twenty-five years to
complete the paving Of the present
trunk routes. If this could be
doubled for the next two years, 1t
would take care OF the most urgent
needs.
Motor vehicle registration in 1880
is 100 per cent greater than in 1921.
the report points out, while gaso-
line consumption. the best index Of
actual traffic, is nearly three times
as great. Truck registration Is
more than four times as great in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
Paper Barometer

Henley's Twentieth Century Book
Of Recipes publishes the following
method Of making paper barome-
ter: Saturate white plotting paper
with the following liquid and then
hang up to dry:
Cobalt chloride. ounce; sodium
chloride, " ounce; calcium chlor-
ide Is grains; acacia, " ounce; wa
ter, 8 ounces.
The amount Of moisture In the
air is roughly indicated by the
changing color Of the paper, rose
red indicating rain; pale red, very
moist; blush red, moist; lavender
blue, nearly dry; blue, very dry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

In the hearing of a liquor case,
Lieut.. Harley d. Blodgett Of the
vice squad was asked the name OF
the owner of a reputed speakeasy.
Il think It's" he replied.
.Are you sure of it," defense
counsel queried.
that's the name I've been told"
returned the lieutenant.
.Are you sure Of It'll" insisted
the counsel.
'rm just as sure Of It as I can
be Of any Of the names Of those
men," expostulated Lieutenant
Blodgett. They're liable to 60
under any kind OF names. There's
one down on Columbus avenue who
has signed his lease by the name
Of fiddle Winks.s s-Springfield
Union.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
Salesmanship

Five-year-old Dorothy Rose re-
Gently was a very attentive listen.
er while an agent explained to her
mother the educational value Of
book.
"You must leave this book lying
here on the library table, so that
the children may have free access
to It," he said.
A few days later Dorothy Rose
played selling books to mother,
and in imitation Of the real agent,
said:
snow, missus, you must leave this
book lying right on your buffet and
the children must have three axes
to It"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

Proof
She sat up In bed and clutched
her husbands arm.
"Jack," she whispered. hoarsely.
Burglars
"Nonsensew
at isn't nonsensei I tell you
they're downstairs ]"
" say they're not!"
81 say they areI'
"Gently, gently" growled a deep
voiced stranger, popping his head
in at the door. "Your husbands
right"
"What do you mean?" screamed
the frightened wife.
"We're not downstairs" replied
the burglar, as he closed the
door again. "We're upstairs. Good
night"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
1881
SPEAKING!

to rain, snow, sunshine or anything.
We don't know when we are to get
sick, rich or die. We don't know
who is going to follow us on when
we are gone. We don't know what
chance the Democrats are going to
have at any given time. We don't
know what Hoover and this Senate
is going to do, we don't know what
will happen to prohibition, we
don't know when or where the
next war will break out.
We sure are dumb. But He did
let us know what day followed
what day, and made it so it would
happen, no matter what happened.
There has been 1880 Of these same
New Years roll around just since
we been reckoning time, and I
reckon a couple of million before
that, kinder in proportion to
whether you believe in Noah and
his Ark, or the old monkey swing
ing by the tail theory. But never
mind how we all got here. What
we got to do these hard times is to
worry about how we are going to
stick here as long as we can WITH
out getting hungry.
We haven't had such a bad year
in comparison to years we used to
have, but we have had a disappoint-
ing year, for it's been bad year in
comparison to the last eight or ten
years. We have been just going
like house afire,- and we couldn't
see any reason why we shouldn't
keep right on burning. We didn't
see how we could ever run out of
fuel. Our tastes were acquired on
credit, and we wanted to keep on
enjoying EN- on credit. But guy
knocks on the back door during
the year 1880 and says, Here, pay
fer the old radio or we will haul
down your aerial" Get out Of that
bath tub we got to take it back"
Get out Of that Hoot Marry, you
been driving it without payments
long enough"
Well that was sort of jar. The
man talked so nice when he sold
it to us, we had no idea he would
ever want it back. Why we had
kinder got used to all this and took
it as a matter of fact. If you new
er had a fifty cent cigar why a
nickle one is mighty satisfJil g, but
let you get to putting on a real one
for awhile and the old nickle one is
going to be mighty nausating.
You see in the old days there
was mighty few things bought on
credit, your taste had to be in har
mony with your income, for it had
never been any other way. think
buying autos on credit has driven
more folks to seek the revolver as
a regular means of Hvelyhood than
any other one contributing ca,.se.
All you need to make deferred
payment on anything now is an old
rusty gun. I don't reckon there has
ever been a time in American
homes when there was as much
junk in EN- that didn't really belong
in EN- as there is today. Even Or
own old hack has got more junk in
1t than has never been used or look
ed at than a storage place Most
everybody has got more than they
used to have but they haven't got
as much as they though they ought
to have. So its all q disappoint-
ment more than q catastr ,phe. IF
we could just call back the last
two or three years and do our buy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
Unfortunate Early Savant

Henry, Marquis Of villerna, q
Castilian savant In the reign Of
John II studied astronomy so dill
gently that he lost all run Of his
worldly affairs and caused q
wit Of his day to comment sar-
castically: HE knew much Of
heaven and nothing Of earth"
His blind neglect Of his financial
concerns cost him all his posses
sions and reduced him to extreme
penury In his last years He was
suspected Of necromancy. and at his
death In 1884 the kings ecclesias-
tical agent threw more than q hum
dred Of his precious books into the
nameA-Detroit News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

like it is finally
going to, why
we are liable to
get out of this
hog hole before
we know it. And
it will be a good
thing for every
body in the long
r u n. We was
just getting the
idea that moth
ing could go
down in price,
we thought the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

going to be able
to prevent it
That's one thing
the Lord sure
did regulate. He
fixed SO one year
would just fol-
low another one
whether you had
a calendar or
not. He left us
in ! doubt about
everything else.
We don't know
when . its going
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
LIEUT-GOV. ARENS STRIPPED
OF POWER

The 1881 session of the Minnesota Legis-
lature opened with bang Tuesday by strip
ping Lieut-Gov Henry Arens of his power
to appoint the standing committees of the
Senate.
For several weeks the Conservative
members of the Senate have been endeavor-
ing to get together with Lieut.-Gov. Henry
Arens Farmer-Laborite, over the committee
assignments. The Conservatives have de-
cided majority in the Senate and insisted it
was their right to have majority of mem
bers on the rules committee.
Under the constitution the only powers
the Lieutenant Governor possesses without
the consent of the Senate is to preside over
the deliberations of the body. Almost with
out exception, however, he has been permit
ted to name the standing committees. The
procedure was broken in the 1891 session
when fusion of the Democrats and Pop
uists took the naming of the committees
away from Lieut.-Gov. Gideon Ives and Sc
lected the committees from the floor. Igna-
thus Donnelly the sage of Nininger, was
the leader of the majority forces in the 1891
session.
Lieut.-Gov Arens based his right to load
the Rules and other important committees
with Farmer-Labor majorities by insisting
that the majority received by Gov. Olson was
mandate from the people to give the
Farmer Labor group complete control of the
Senate
The Conservatives were willing to allow
the Lieut.. Governor to name the balance of
the committees if he would consent to the
naming of majority of Conservatives on the
Rules committee. This he refused to aceede
to-
The fireworks started Immediately after
the opening day session began Tuesday. The
question of the Rules committee was put to
bat at once. On roll call the Conservatives
won by SO to % vote. The actual strength
of the Farmer-Labor group in the Senate is
10, but number of the Conservatives voted
against stripping Of the Lieutenant Governor
of his power Among them were Senator
Pattison, st. Cloud Senator Jacobs, Rich
mond, of this Senatorial district, also voted
to support Mr.. Arens.
The Herald refuses to become excited
because of the action taken against Lieut.
Gov. Arens. The majority members of the
United States Senate always control the COM
mittees regardless of whether the President
is of their political faith or not. Leut.-Gov.
Arens, because of stubberness is responsible
for the condition.
One of the arguments raised was that
Gov. Olson would be ham-strung in his legis-
lative program if the Rules and other COM
mittees were not controlled by the Farmer
Labor members.
The Conservatives are in absolute con-
troll of the House and Senator Mckenzie, of
Gaylord, Conservative Senate leader, on the
floor of the Senate, said the Conservatives
would give every piece of legislation recon-
manded by the Governor fair and impartial
consideration and will warmly support every
one of his recommendations which they con-
slider has merit.
Much will be said and written about the
ham-stringing of Lieut.-Gov. Arnes by the
Conservatives but, after all, it's only temp
test in a teapot.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
comet did sidewpe our atmosphere in passing you
would detect strong smell of almonds.
Science finds in the tails Of comets "cyanogen"
which has the almond smell.

which has the almond smell.
Psychologists are told that violent diptheria
poison the toxin carrying the disease that killed
SO many millions Of children, has peen successfully
attacked by treatment with short radio waves.
These waves with a frequency of from 100000
to 158OO0O00 second reduce the strength of the
poison by one-half. It is difficult to exagerate the
Importance of this scientific announcement.
With fints, bows and arrows and high-powered
rifles, men have succeeded after 100000 years in
conquering their huge four-footed enemies-tigers
lions and bears. They may be able to destroy their
invisible and infinitely more deadly microscopic
eunies with electric projectiles.
While deeply religious believers knelt in the
snow, praying, soldiers of the Russian government
river making bonres of sacred pictures, images and
vestments of priests.
This action of Russia's government under
the heading worse than crime, blunder.
In old days, with $10OO,O00 was mil
lonare.' That modest pittance longer means
anything. millionaire" in the financial Ian
guage, is who has $1,000000 or more of yearly
income
In 1925 511 Americans told Uncie Sam they had
600 year. and at least two three have more They
represent the beginning of our Millionaire class.
There are probably six certainly four, men in the
United States worth billion.
report of General Foods company for 1880, is
sued by Colby M. Chester, president shows that its
business increasedman millions in $780, thanks
to aggressive advertising, plus good management
And best news of ALL no workers have been dis
charged and wages reduced.
The who advertises courageously in time
of depression may his profits diminish, temper
ariy but he holds his business and the loss in profit
is not great it would be without the adver-
Using.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

Sometimes, when things seem to go wrong,
It is comfort to be reminded that nothing mat
ters very much. II the earth fell toward the It
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

ing a little more carefully why we
would be 0. K.
: But things turn pretty quick, and
with the Government helping out
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
e
WILLIE
ROGERS

Beverly Hills-Well here it is
1881, and what we are we going to
do about it. Don't look like we are
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Many have shivered with fear lest a comet shoule
strike the earth.
It probably wouldn't do much narm if it did ant
you would know nothing about it except that if
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Leave the gold9" cried one of the men. What did
we come for, you fool" At that, Krask, nerves
already on edge, leaped to his feet, glowerng, but
the other covered him with heavy service
volver. Cut that busness!" cried the girl sharply
leaping between them. 20 let the blighters fight"
yelled another, "if they gets killed theren be fewer
to feed and share the Swag." The quarrel passed
as the men realized their nesd of mutual protection
And now, Flora, you're boss! What you say goes,
said PEBBLES. What do we do neXt?"
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OF her four confederates Flora found the greatest
difnculty with Esteban. Perhaps touch Of jungle
fever had gripped him; perhaps he had played his
part so we'll that now he really thought he was
Tarzan of the Apes. He alone questioned her au-
thorty, insisting he would hunt with just arrows
and spear in keeping with the role he had been
brought along to act. Flora decided to hun1or him
today and let him hunt after his own fashion.
Whats the difference?" she said to the others.
Maybe he'll kill something-every little bit helps"
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Flora Hawkes. had more than fair share Of intelli-
gence and courage Having brought thus far several
hundred golden ingots from Opars treasure vaults,
she didn't propose to lose them. So she had the
head man brought to her; ordered him to send his
men forth on the morrow in fresh attempt to
drive in game Also she promised the natives they
should now take IL easier. So it that the blacks,
smiling and happy in anticipation Of plenty Of
meat, tramped off into the jungle, singing gayly.
The men and the girl on a similar quest set on In
the opposite direction.
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So Tom Is carried of to the mechanical laboratory
skilled mechanics ready for just such task
as making cutout man move his jaw and hustle
milk can-naturally. When that job is done and
Tom moves spontaneously with the photograph that
controls his speaking voice. the motors and wheels
and bars which have been rugged up look rather
simple. But the ingenuity of Uncle Sans men who
figure out such contraptions and make them
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No theatrical prcducer plans ana cuts anu uIe0
out" production before it opens with greater care
than that which is exercised by the Department OF
Agriculture's ONCE of Exhibits when staging me-
chanical exhibit for agricultural fairs. To attract
the hurrying demonstrating fair patrons and also
TO better tell his story, Uncle Sam gives many OF his
exhibits stage setting with mechanical manikins
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are rather costly and to make sure that the show
will "click" it is first staged with small models
Finally approved by the board Of producers, the
production Of actors and props begins. A picture
of TON, the Dairyman," is flashed on wallboard.
The artist paints him there and then the carpenter
cuts him out And in this show Tom must talk
and he must raise and lower his milk the while