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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
HASTY HOP PLANNED
TO SEEK COURTAULD
Swedish Flyer Will Take Of for
Greenland in Effort to Rescue
British Scientist.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, April 28.-Capt. Albin
Alhrenberg, Swedish crack civilian flyer,
was prepared today for quick take
of from Malmoe, Southern Sweden, to
search for Augustine Courtauld. British
scientist lost in Northern Greenland.
with him is Capt. Ralph Rayner OF
the British Royal Signal Corps, who,
engaged to Courtauld's sister, Miss Betty
Courtauld, Is making desperate effort
to find the scientist before he starves
or freezes to death.
Capt. Ahrenberg few to Copenhagen
Monday to obtain Danish permit for
landing In Greenland and left later with
Capt Rayner for Malmoe, where their
plane, one-motored night airmal ship
of the Aerotransport Co., awaited them.
Ahrenberg expects to take % hours in
reaching Greenland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
ATKINSON DISMISSAL SET ASIDE
ON DRY AGENTS FRAME-UP TALE
Commissioners Upset Trial Board Verdict Intoxicated
Observation-Disclosures Named by Hired Witness.

The District Commissioners today
agreed with q finding Of the Police
Trial Board that Policeman T. D. At
kinson Of the first precinct was guilty
of being intoxicated. but on account Of
the method by which the case was es-
tablished the Commissioners refused to
dismiss Atkinson and set aside the
sentence to that effect returned by the
trial board.
According to testimony In the case,
a prohibition agent, Ralph 8. Tagg.
picked up an acquaintance with At
kinson and the two Of them went to
Fourteenth and Belmont streets, where
two pints of liquor were purchased for
S.. After drinking some Of this Atkin-
son was arrested in the lobby Of the
Riaito Theater and charged with being
intoxicated.
Tagg- had been employed by Lieut..
Oscar j. Letterman. The purpose OF
the employment was left vague In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

Two fighting cocks. supplying color
for the Mexican scene Of the Festival
OF Nations" were Missed from the stage
of Constitution Hall last night by the
fashionable audience which attended
the premiere Of the extravaganza being
presented under auspices Of the Girl
Scouts Of America.
The cocks, not equipped with the
weapons of their traditional warfare,
the razor steel blades with which they
frequently deal death to one another on
their native hattle grounds, neverthe-
less apparently became O. bit too
realistic in their fighting, for after .
few minutes Of pecking and squirting.
egged on BY their attendants, Misses
started pap1tuating the handspring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
Do-x TO RESUME FLIGHT

LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands, April
% LP).--The crew Of the DO-X, giant
Dornier seaplane, were active today In
preparations for resumption Of their
transs tlantic flight.
The next lap Of their hitherto fire.
quently interrupted journey will be to
Rio de Orc and from there to Bolama,
Portuguese Guinea, from where they
will begin the Jump across the Atlantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
COCK-FIGFfTING SCENE rs KISSED
FROM NATIONS FESTIVAL STAGE
Third Precinct Police Report Investigation Under Way,
but Withhold Announcement of Action.

Of the audience and the cocks were
hurried from the center Of the stage.
Police of the third precinct this
morning said they were investigating
reports there was cockhght at Consti-
tuition Hall, but would not commit
themselves on what action, If any,
would be taken II they determined the
fight had been staged.
The fight, as o matter of fact, was
witnessed by members of the third pre-
cinct commend, Oh duty about the hall
miere, was not in the halr.at the time
Of the cockfighting incident. She and
her party left about the midde Of the
show. Il
Cockighting Is prohibited In tie Dis
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testimony. Letterman testified he had
q prohibition agent attempt to pur-
chase liquor from Atkinson, but Tagg
testified: Lieut.. Letterman explained to
me that he did not want this man on
any liquor charge, that he wanted
enough evidence to dismiss him from
service and that Is what got"
Under the police manual O congic-
ton for intoxication carries with It q
mandatory Recommendation Of dismis-
sal by the Trial Board The board ac-
cordingly recommended to the Commits
sioners that Atkinson be dismissed.
After reading the transcript Of the evil
dence and accompanying papers. how
ever, the Commissioners adopted the
following order: Z.
That the finding and sentence Of
the Trial Board. though in all respects
affirmed and approved, but that IN view
OF the circumstances surrounding the
commission of the offense the sentence
Is. hereby set aside" .g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
Arsenal Seized in Mexico.

Ell PASO, Tex, April 20 GP.-Seizure
of more than 100000 rifle and pistol
cartridges and arrest Of two men by
Mexican federal soldiers south Of Chi
huahua City was reported in Juarez to-
day The men, were said to have been
arrested at Q Santa Rosalia mining
camp: The ammunition was discovered
on farm near CorQargo. Ofacers OF
the .Jaures Garrison refused 10 COM
menk. 81 /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
WALKER DELAYS COMMENT.
Mayor Proceeds with Meeting After
Getting News Of Decision.

NEW YORK, April 20 lR.-Comment-
ing on the dismissal Of charges against
Mayor Walker by Gov. Roosevelt, John
=. Curry, leader Of Tammany Hall, said:
The decision was inevitable. It Is
only vindication Of Mayor Walkers
splendid and unparalleled record"
meeting Of the Committee Of the Whole
of the Board of Estimate IN City Hall
when told Of the Governors action.
Il have no comment to make at this
moment, he said. This does not
preclude me from making some COM
nent ct, another time
The mayor then raped With his
savel ana went on With the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
FIVE BOAT RIDERS DROWN
Body of One in Oakland Party Has
Been Found After Mishap.

OAKLAND. Calf, April % Op).-
With the recovery Of the body of one
of i've prominent Oakland residents
who went for q launch ride on San
Francisco Bay early Sunday and did
not return, authorities continued their
search today for the four others.
The body of Mrs. Mary Loken, %,
was found yesterday floating on Yerha
Buena Island. Others In the party
were her husband. Gilbert Loken, 81,
q stock broker; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A.
Jefferson and A. Sheridan Hubbard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
Girl, Chided, Shoots
Mexico Official and
Takes Her Own Life
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, April 2s.-.
Ricardo Vargas Diaz, office man
agsr Of the controller generals
department. yesterday chided
Senorita Irene Barron, a girl
stenographer, for q dereliction in
her work.
The girl. flashing her black eyes
at him. took her revolver from
her handbag and shot him. Then,
realizing what she had done,
turned the gun on herself and
committed suicide. Vargas, who
was wounded In the head, may
die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
BACK CURRENT WAGES
800 San Francisco. Contractors Ap-
prove Present Levels.

SAN FRANCISCO, April % LP.-
Three hundred San Francisco con-
maintaining wages at current levels.
Their action governed work costing
$4,000, 600, about half OF which win be
paid in wages during the remainder of
this year.
Announcing the action today. the In
dustrial Association of San Francisco
asserted reductions In wages would re-
suit In chaotic business conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
whale CAUGHT in 1hesapeake.

EASToN, Nd, April 40 F.-Far
away from its playmates, q baby whale
swan into the nets Of Roland Fair
bank, TtlRhman's Island fisherman.
Fairbank said today he planned to have
it mounted. Whales are very rare In
the Chesapeake. This one was less
than feet long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
Out Two Hours to Vote, Fired.

CHICAGO. April 90 (F9.-Eftin VIVA
roff iled suit for $4,000 damages yes
terday, charging that because he took
OF two hours to vote, Diameter Sine
ono6 not only bit Oh one Of his fingers
but laid him of permanently Is ship
ping clerk in o downtown store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

Radio Programs On Pare ca
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10. O. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and not so cool, with lowest tenn
perAture about IS degrees tonight; to-
morrow fair and warmer.
Highest, So, at 2 pm.
yesterday: lowest, II, ct 6 am. today.
Full report on page 3. -
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05

smother. A. heavy snow storm
would be of great benefir, he said.
January of this year was the
warmest of record, the mean tenn
perature of the state, compiled
from "a stations being 20.8 degrees.
In 1929 and 1880 the means were
2.7 degrees below zero and Ia de-
grees above zero, respectively.
The high mean tempera'ur for
January was registered at Red
wood Falls with 23.7 degrees while
the low. was at HaLock with 1913
degrees. The highest temperature
was at Candy on the 29:h with 60
degrees. The low of 81 degrees was
registered at Big Falls on the 18th.
The average precipitation dur
ing January was 1T inch or SO
inch below normal. During Deem
Der of last year and January of
this year, deficiency of 1.16 inches
below normal was recorded. This
period, combined with the below
normal precipitation of February
this far, have combined to give
Minnesota one of the driest periods
in it's history.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
On paved roads. FROST heaves NAV

On paved roads, frost heaves may
cause cracking Of the concrete.
Frost heaves occur only in spots
where there are layers of soil of
high capillarity, usually in side
hills or shallow cuts, occasionally
in deep cuts but very rarely in fills.
They do not occur either in roads
of solid hard clay or in coarse sand
or gravel. Loamy and silly soils
are usually most productive of frost
heaves and frost boils.
During the last three years the
Minnesota highway department has
excavated number of stretches of
roads subject to heaves, thing and
backf1lling several feet deep with
gravel. This has been done both
on roads to be paved, to protect the
slab, and on gravel roads, to keep
the roads passable in the spring
Sections thus treated have either
been free from heaves or the heaves
have been very slight. A great
many other sections have been OBJ
served and marked this winter for
future treatment.
Great progress has been made in
the last three or four years in the
study of sub-soil moisture, but no
cure-all for frost boils and heaves
has been found. The present whit
er, with its alternate freezing and
thawing. has offered unusual OPP
portunities for observations. The
United States Bureau of Public
Roads and highway departments in
several states beside Minnesota are
studying the problem.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Job Seekers Keep Away
From Washington, D. C.
Many Pathetic Cases of People
Travelling Long Way Expec-
ting Federal Employment

Washington, d. G. March 2, 1881.
lin a statement issued today
the United States Civil Service ad-
vised the public not to come to
Washington for the purpose of
seeking Federal employment.
The Commission explained that
the District of Columbia Commit
tee on Employment has called it's
attention to number of pathetic
cases where persons have come
from considerable distances ex-
pecting to obtain a Government
position on the strength of having
passed a. civil service examination
only to become stranded and in
some instances a public charge.
1t was pointed out that even, if. a
person has passed civil service
examination with high rating he
has no assurance that a position
will be Immediately available to
him. Appointments to Federal po-
sitions, the Commission said, are
made only as the actual needs of
the service require, and in accor-
dance of an applicant in Washing
ton can not in any way improve
or expedite any prospects of en-
plovment he may have.
The Commission stated in con-
clusion that no one should come to
Washington expecting to receive a
Federal position except in re-
Spouse to a definite offer of en-
ployment from a Government
establishment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Cautious Driving Over
Bumps Urged by Babcock
Mild Winter Causes Large Crop of
Highway Frost Heaves-Prob-
lem Studied

The present mild winter has
brought an unusual nun. Der of frost
heaves, in highways Of Minnesota.
Frost heaves, a highway bulletin ex-
plains, are caused by water brought
up by capillary attraction of the soil
to point near the surface, where
it forms ice layers which may raise
the road surface several inches or
a foot. In the winter with alter
nate thawing and freezing, the dis
turbance is greater than when there
is steady cold and the ground is
frozen several feet deep.
Frost heaves create serious haz-
ard to motorists driving at high
speed. and for this reason the Min
nesota Highway department warns
all motorists to drive carefully. On
unpaved roads, frost heaves in
winter are usually followed by
frost boils," short stretches of bot.
tomless mud which appear during
the spring breakup regardless oil
whether there is any rain or snow
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Thursday, March 5, 1881
Good Road Savings
Run Into Big Money
Large Expenditures Paid for in
Very Short Time Where Traf-
fic Is Heavy

When a highway carries 1000
tons of traffic per day, it pay to
spend $50 to shorten the road one
foot, according to Prof. T. r. Agg,
of the Iowa State College at Ames.
Since the average vehicle with load
weighs about 5000 pounds, 1000
tons a day means 666 vehicles, so
if the average daily traffic between
two points exceeds this figure, it
will pay to spend S316,800 for a
new stretch of road if it will short
en- the distance one mile.
This is the saving effected merely
by the distance reduction, and if
the new road is better than the
old one, further saving is effected.
Research at the Iowa college has
placed the cost of operating the
5.44 cents n lie, good gravel roads
SAB cents a mile and '1ow type"
roads $50 cents a mile. Thus if a
ten mile pavement is built to take
the place of twelve mile dirt road
the cost of driving a car between
the two points is reduced from 80
to 54.4 cents.
Applying these figures to Mime
sofa highways, it can be shown that
every project has paid for itself in
very short time, according to a
highway bulletin. Even the Lake
City-Wabash section, 1919 miles
graded last summer at a cost of
100000, the costliest grading job
done on the state trunk highway
system, will be found to have been
a very good investment. This road
carries 1000 vehicles per day in
summer, and probably 1000 tons
per day the year around, or double
the traffic which is necessary to
justify paying $50 per foot for
shortening a road. The Lake City,
Wabasha road was shortened about
5000 feet, which, at $12O per foot,
would justify spending $3.50 900, or
60 per cent more than the actual
expenditure.
But the relocation accomplished
more than merely shortening the
distance. Two steep hills and many
sharp curves and other hazards
were eliminated. Next year Com
missioner c. M. Babcack hopes to
pave this stretch. It is conserva-
tive to say that the paving, distance
reduction, elimination Of him and
sharp turns, will save Is cents in
gasoline consumption, tire wear,
brake wear, and car depreciation,
on every ton-load going between
these two cities. With a 1000 ton
per day traffic, this means a saving
of $500 per day or $1S2, 500 per year.
This will pay the entire cost of
grading, right-of-way, bridges, paw
ing and culverfs, 5h years.
On routes with less traffic, the
saving is proportionately less, but
since grading on the average route
costs only about one-third as much
as the Lake City-Wabasha stretch,
in many cases the savings will pay
for the road in much less than five
years. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Former Melrose Resident
Died Wed, February Is
Continued from Page One)

Granite company and when that
firm removed to Melrose he took
his family there to live. The family
lived in Melrose for Is years. When
the Melrose Granite company re-
turned to st. Cloud II years ago,
Mr.. Gummerum and his family re-
turned to st. Cloud. The granite
cutter died in 1924.
Mrs. Gummerum leaves her
daughter, Mrs. Banke, of Cold
Spring, two sons. John and William,
of st. Cloud; and another daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Sendek, of Davenport,
Ia. She was preceded in death by
one son, Clarence who died in 1917
and a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Prim.
us, who succumbed in 1924, a short
time after her fathers death. A
brother, John Hennemann, resides
at Little Falls.
During her residence in st. Cloud,
Mrs. Gummerum was a member OF
st. Mary's parish and belonged to
the st. Margaret society.
The remains were taken to st
Cloud from Cold Spring Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Scheuer, a family friend,
conducted the requiem high mass
at st. Mary's church Saturday
morning at o'clock. Burial was
made in the family lot in Calvary
cemtery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05

He also said that if the money
spent for preparing for warfare
were used to publish propaganda
to promote peace, that that ideal
goal would be reached within a
shot period of time.
Mr.. Wernig said that it was his
ambition to devote his time lee
turing for peace and that he would
like to- travel to various parts Of
the country in that interest. His
talk was interesting and a revela-
ton to the members of the Legion.
Mr.. Wernig is cousin Of Mike
Wernig and has been in this
country since shortly after the
World War. He came to this. city
from Fergus Falls last fall and is
engaged in the garage business.
He has already taken out his cit
izenship papers and with his nat
uralization has become one of
Uncles Sans respected supporters.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Lake Levels are Lower
In Many Parts of State
Conditions Are Particularly Bad
In The Southern Section;
Rivers Also Low

Minnesota. known as the land OF
Ten Thousand Lakes. is in danger
of losing this title if dry weather
continues to hold it's grip on the
state.
According to the state game and
fish department, conditions are
particularly bad in the southern
part of the state where mild
weather is also aiding in bringing
down lake levels. IN that section
many lakes are reported to be
open, causing evaporation. and
further lowering levels.
In the northeastern part, lakes
are maintaining fairly normal lev
els due to good rains last fall, but
in other sections precipitation is
badly needed.
At Winona the Mississippi river
is approaching ITS lowest stage in
history, while at other points along
the river, exceptionally low water
levels are also reported.
Farmers who las: summer snd
fall were forced to haul water from
lakes for livestock due to cry
wells, are reported to be doing yhe
same now, and unless heavy rains
are received, probably will con.
tinue to do so through The coming
summer.
Minnesota's herald I'd wintt r
sports program has Eeen entirely
upset due to the mild, dry weather.
Skating Kinks maintained by cities
and counties have been abardcned
for the winter. while carnivsls,
races and other winter sports, have
been indefinitely postponed, or can
celled altogether.
Soil conditions in most parts Of
the state are dry, there being but
slight surface moisture.
The chief danger to winter crops
at this time would be caused by a
rain storm, followed by freezing
weather, said Paul H. Kirk, federal
agricultural statistician a. st. Paul
Freezing would cause crops to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05

polling of ALT hree and twenty
widows from that Old Hibbing,
once so prosperous, now decayed
I and dying.
That night the capitol resounded
to the cries of orators. In the
house chamber, packed to the
doors, Hibbing eloquently pleaded
it's case. In the senate chamber a
little group of power trust" folk
were backed into a corner while
progressive" friends of the peo-
pie loudly smote them hip and
thigh. In the closely packed SEN
ate retiring room the champions
of the Wabasha and the University
sites for the new state office build
ing tore at each others Threats.
Wild Animal Bills
You can't sue the state. No one
con. If the state does you dirt,
you cannot go to the courts and
get justice done you. You must
come to the legislature. If you
pay the state money by mistake, it
takes law to get it back out of
the state treasury into your pocket.
In Northern Minnesota settlers
often suffer considerably because
of the depredations of wild animals
which the state protects. It would
seem only fair that the state
should make it up to the settler,
but thus far the state has re-
fused to pay. It is afraid if it pays
one claim, thousand others will
straightway assault it's strong box
One Northern Minnesota man
wants the state this year to pay
him $91.50 for damage which a deer
did to his automobile. He was
driving along at a pretty good
clip when suddenly nine deer burS
from the brush and crossed the
road directly in front of him. BY
dint of quick wheel work, he
lodged eight of them, but, altho
he tried desperately, he couldn't
miss the ninth one. The state
doesn't seem to act just right
! about this. Not only does it refuse
to pay for the damage to the auto
mobile, but it is peeved about its
/, dead deer and threatens to have
the law on the motorist who lodged
well but not well enough.
Three or four deer broke into
settlers Swedish turnip patch and
! ate up the beggas. The settlers
wife went out, waved her apron
and said, "Shoo." But the big buck
of the band paved the ground and
showed signs of giving battle so
that the settler had to shoot him.
A heartless game warden packed
the settler off to court and
stern judge fined him $50. Also the
deer ate up SIS worth of beggas and
the settler thinks that he has been
wronged one hundred and five dol
lars worth, but the state doesn't
seem to be willing to do anything
about it.
Determined to Go 1t Alone
The farmer-labor party last year
announced itself for a return to
party designation for members of
the legislature. So did the repub-
lican party. They thought that
settled it, but it didn't The leg
islature had them both in derision
the other day when the house hi
lariously and emphatically defeated
H. F. No. 4 to restore party rule
in the legislature. The members
of the legislature and Senator Ship
stead agree, both of them, for rea-
sons that are personal and power
, fI11
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Band Contest at County
Fair Is Now Being Set
CONTINUED From rage One)

A similar sheet will be filled out
and sent to each band, the purpose
being to give them pretty definite
idea how they ranked in the con-
test, and remarks giving the critics
reason for marking them as he did.
Every organized band in the
county is urged to enter this con
test. The Fair Association will
hang up cash prizes. The amount
of money band can win by enter
ing this contest should not be the
main object, but rather to i'm
prove their musical standing and
to meet up with and get better &C
quainted with the other bands in
the county.
Band directors are urged to get
their organizations at work on the
required selections as early as pos
sible.
Entries for the contest should be
filed with Band Director P. w,
Hanson, Sank Centre, not later
than May 1, 1881.
When the entries are all in the
days on which each band is to APP
pear will be set by Mr.. Hanson
and his committee.