The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-23

Europe's big news is the abdicaton of King
Alfonso He goes, and republic rules SPAIN It is
one thing to vote for republic another to make
it go. Having king, or no king, makes little dit
ference.
England has long been, in reality, actual re-
public, with king drawing his salary and avoiding
hand have not been very republican, although they
have had no king, with the possible exception OF
money.
The will of the late Colonel Friedsam sets fine
example Of good citizenship He provides generous
ly for those dependent on him and related to him
and gives to the public his magnificent and sklfully
collected works Of art that cost $10000OO0 and are
worth double that amount.
He leaves the bulk of his large fortune to the
public to be spent by his executors for the young
and comfort Of the DID," words that express beau
tiful thought clearly.
He leaves to J. s. Burke vice president of his
organization, who for years has helped carry the
heavy load of business large interest in that bust
and the controlling influence in carrying out
his philanthropic plans.
All his life Michael Friedsam worked hard He
lived without ostentation extravaganza, and now
leaves the result of his lfe's work to the people
among whom he lived.
Not long ago Henry Ford had nothing But he
was thinking and working Recently he drove from
his factory to his residence in his Ford
Der twenty million He made the first in 1888 and
the twenty millionth will stand in the Ford museum
beside the first. Ford has made automobiles enough
to carry 100OO0,000 human beings, in fact our en-
tire population of 123OO0O0O without packing them
too tightly the babies sitting their parents knees
It pays to think and work. Neither by itself will
carry you far
You perhaps never heard of eel, which
lives in the mud and has for scientific title
long the eel. Nevertheless, science says
you closely related to him.
You do know that you got your five fingers from
the foot of salanander that lived in the carboni-
ferrous era millions of years ago. If that salamand
had had six toes, you would have six fingers, in
rcto Nf
the decimal system, much better for mathematics.
And the violin would have six strings.
You owe even more to the little mud eel than
YOU do to the salam ander The brain of that little
eel was the beginning of yours It has five lobes, like
yours and little cortex like the thick cortex on top
of your BRAIN The five divisions of eel brain are
found only in the fully developed human brain, and
they function as in man.
Doctor Conel at Boston university is studying
brains in 100 of these cells.
To be related to the fve-lobebrain mud eel is
interesting
Russia has death penalty for murder, but
many death penalties for dishonesty and treachery
week ago six were sentenced to death in connec
ton with grain transactions ten more must die
for the offense and hftyeight go to prison as
"inveterate class enemies"
At the same time Russia invites skilled workers
from other countries to come and earn good wages
Workers will wonder that there isn't in Russia
anybody out of a job. American hotel keepers Will
learn from Rayq Long, editor of Cosmopolitan Mag
azine that it is almost impossible to rent hotel
room in Russia He delighted to get a small
room by special favor, with carpet on the floor,
paying eighteen American dollars a day.
Some of our best financial minds, that once had
only contempt for Russia, may be going over to
find out how they do it.
The automobile industry is interested in news
that the New Haven railroad, during the last year.
saved $90OO0 using trucks instead of freight cars
In time railroads will trucks to pick up
freight at the factory carry it to the tracks, then
rails using steel wheels, at high speed, with
stops, instead of burning up rubber and brakes,
then take to the road again and deliver at destina
ton.
No automobile truck could compete with a combi-
nation road and steel rail truck line
Louis ]. Brown president of the Kellogg COM
pany, says Necessity will force industry in general
to six hour working day and higher wage scale"
His firm has adopted the plan. The higher
rate per hour not per six hour day.
AS machinery makes fewer men necessary, the
work day and week must be shorter