The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-08-06

Leander. now somewhere above in heaven,
ought to hear about that flight. He swan the He'll
espont every night, to visit his fair Hero only
to be drowned when he tried the swim in storm.
We produce flyers in this country Polando and
Boardman think they might as well keep on going
east and come home around the world that way.
If only we had "yata crow" in this country It
is bird sent by the goddess to Jimmu Tenno,
first emperor of Japan, long ago. to guide him when,
surrounded by enemies, he had lost his way.
The Japan Advertiser Annual Review prints a
picture of the yata intelligent looking bird with
three legs The third tackled on that it nigh not
be confused with other birds
Our yata crow ought to have about ten legs to
avoid possibility of mistake and it would be cheap at
billion dollars if it could really guide in
national, international and economic wanderings.
Big steel did not reduce its dividend to IS. It
reduced it to 81, from 81. The old dividend could
have been paid, since the company has hundreds OF
millions of resources but the reduction is WISE Don't
spread sail in gale don't scatter your money among
stockholders in depression.
The company earned, during the June three
months period, only a few cents on the preferred
stock.
Therefore, 81 the common is quite generous.
You will succeed if you have what people want,
and let them know you have it.
Mr.. Tom May like other able merchants, under
stands that.
He began sale to celebrate the fftieth ami
versary of what is the May store in Los Angeles
and did the biggest days business in all the fifty
years, not excepting recent boom years.
In addition to having the goods, he really adver-
tsed them.
Berlin has just heard news more important to
them in the long run than any $100,0O0,000 loan.
Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago sent 100000 to
establish Berlin dental clinic for children.
We what we eat, and what we eat depends
on our teeth.
President Hoover continues to protest against
reduction in wages, particularly among laborers, me-
nIa ,;ac Of, IN fndI
Their payrolls represent the backbone of nation
al prosperity thousands of millions of dollars year.
The United States Steel company reducing divi-
dends and salaries, respects President Hoovers
wishes regards labor in the mills, but cuts the
salaries of the clerical force.
Rumors that the Bank of England has been try
ing borrow $1O0O00000 from the Banque de France
annoy the British government
The rumors called IAN attempt to undermine
the British reputation in the world"
However, in the war, when money really
hard to get Britain lent not millions but billions to
France and the other allies.
Colonel Sultan, Of the army engineering corps,
investigating the Nicaraguan canal possibilities for
the government says the thing be done and will
cost $75000O000 It void be cheap at the price and
with modern machinery including electric steam
shovels that take out ten cubic yards and more at
bite, the thing probably could be done much more
cheaply
Some things are encouraging in depression.
The public buys for about forty million dollars
the quantity and quality of coffee that cost
formerly two hundred million dollars. That is what
makes Brazil sad.
America buys for fifty million dollars as
much and good rubber used to buy for three
hundred million dollars. That saddens the British
who have monopoly of rubber. But it is cheerful
for you who buy tires.
Ambassador Dawes, back in London, says recov-
cry in trade is coming soon and wave of optimism
is sweeping the United States"
Many here have not met that wave but there is
doubt that conditions better At least know
what is the matter with us-namely, that we pay
ing for he big war-and that knowledge is encourag-
ing in itself
Nothing is worse than uncertainty