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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

After installation several gave
very interesting short talks.
Those from out Of town present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. King and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Tachlind, of Sc
dan; Mr.. and Mrs. Cook and Mr..
and Mrs. Clark, Of Grove Lake;
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Pickett, of
Westport; William T. Cummins, Jr.,
of Grand Forks and P. G. Peter
son of Wheaton-Villard Grit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
INVENTOR DEFENDS
GRAPE BRICK SALE
Maker Testifies at Hearing
on Statesmen and Denies
Intent to Make Wine.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. october 17.-Grape
bricks, their inventor, Karl Offer of
San Francisco. president of the Vino
Sano Co., testified yesterday never
were intended to be used for making
wine.
I'VE provide two protective devices
to prevent fermentation, he testified
at hearing for Charles w. Shenk, j.
E. Skiff and Charles Mcdonald, who
seek to set aside the search warrant
under which they were arrested during
a raid on the Vino Distributing Cor
poration of New York salesrooms last
July.
Explain Names Used.
Intention to make wine may be in
the mind of the purchaser" he added,
but it certainly is not in the mind
of the seller"
= Mr.. Offer explained the use of such
terms as port" sherry" and Rhine
Wine," used in the literature of the
corporation and on its containers, by
saying:
Those terms designate varieties Of
California grapes. There are 81 kinds
of grapes raised in California"
U. S. Commissioner Skeptical.
David P. Sigel of defense counsel
asserted wine could not be made from
the bricks except through express vio-
latiCns of the instructions on each
package"
United States Commissioner Francis
A. O'Neill reserved decision. He COM
mented, however:
You can buy a gallon of grape
juice, ready to drink, for SIPS. Why
60 to the trouble of making it your
selves with gallon bricks which cost
S235 each?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
PITTS TRIAL SEEN
EARLY IN DECEMBER
Final Pleas to Be Heard 0C-
tober 27-ProbabIe De-
fense Is Conjecture.

G.. Bryan Pitts, former head OF the
F H Smith Co, probably will go to
trial early in December on an mdict-
mcnt charging him personally with
ombczzling approximately Sl,500,OO0 OF
the company's funds.
A final hearing of pleas in abatement
of the indictment was set yesterday
for Tuesday. October 81. II the Govern
ment is sustained by the court at this
hearing. an early trial Will be asked.
Justice F. D. Let's yesterday agreed
with the contention of Neil Burkinshaw
that IA of the pleas were invalid, sus-
tanning demurrers ana 8 motions to
strike. Five pleas remain 10 be heard
at the final hearing.
The probable defense Pitts will make
to the charge has evoked much discus
sion.
He already has been convicted with
ether officials of a conspiracy to en-
bezzle and the indictment now await
ing trial charges him personally with
the same group of offcnSeS. The de-
Tense he made at the first trial has been
attacked as perjured, leaving followers
of the case in a quandary as to whether
he will stand on his original defense
or produce a new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
LORD CORVALLIS
TO VISIT CAPITAL
Descendant of British General Is to
Arrive Today for Several
Days Stay.

Lord Stanley Wykeham CORVALLIS,
lineal descendant of the British general
who surrendered to Gen. Washington
at Yorktown. is to arrive in Washington
late this afternoon with Lady Com
wallis.
Lord Corvallis participated yester-
day in the dedication of a bust of his
ancestor at Yorktown and departed i'm
mediately for Williamsburg. This morn
ing was spent i'll a sightseeing tour of
the battlefields and ether points of in
terest in Virginia.
Representative George p Darrow of
Pennsylvania, member Of the Corn
wallis party, will entertain the British
visitors at dinner tonight at the May
flower Hotel.
The real mission of Lord CORVALLIS
in visiting this country is said to be to
participate in a celebration in Phila-
delphia Thursday in commemoration
of the 200th anniversary of the found
ing of Free Masonry in America. He
plans to remain in Washington until
time to depart for the Philadelphia
ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
FARM MORATORIUM
OPPOSITION GROWS
National Organization Leaders Say
They Will Not Support Proposal
in Congress.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Opposition to suggestions for mora
torium on debts owing Federal Land
Banks is growing among national farm
organizations.
In the face of it, organized farm
leaders say any such proposals placed
before Congress will lack their sup
port. They believe the moratorium
idea will be defeated if it should be
presented.
The low price of wheat and President
Hoover's one-year suspension OF inter
governmental debts gave rise to TAX
of suspending farm debts for similar
period of time. In the Middle west
last June and July the comment was
freely heard that if Germany and other
foreign nations can be given financial
relief, why not hard-preSSed farmers?
Chester H. Gray, Washington repre-
sentative of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, said today the sentiment OF
those of his organization with whom
he has discussed the subject is OPP
posed to a moratorium. He emphasized,
however, the federation has taken no
official action. The federation's an
nual convention is in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
M'KINLEY APARTMENT
FORECLOSURE SOUGHT
Judge Wheat Issues Rule to Show
Cause for Not Naming
Receiver.

Chief Justice Wheat of the District
Supreme Court today issued a rule to
show cause why receiver should not be
appointed for the Mckinley Apartments,
1882 Second street, northeast. and why
there should not be judicial fore
closure of the first deed of trust on the
property on which default has been
made in interest payments.
The citation was based on a petition
filed by c. Matilda Menke through
Attorneys Peelle, Ogilby &; Lesh and
Lawrence j. Heller. The court was
advised there is a trust for S115,000
on the property. that back taxes amount
to $2,857.32 and that the water rent
bill has not ben paid and there is
danger of water supply being cut off.
Named as defendants are Henry P.
Blair and Martin F ODonoghue,
trustees; Henry F. Woodland and
Frank P. Harman trustees; Frank
Tomlinson, 1887 Ogden street: Anton
A. Koerber, 1851 Park road; the Fed
eral-American National Bank and
Trust Co. and the Mckinley Apart
mentS, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
NATIVES PLANNING
HALLOWEEN ENTRY
Old Stagecoach May Be a
Feature of SoCiety'S
Part in Parade.

The Society of Natives of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will enter a deco
rated bus and. if present plans mate
rial!ze. an old stagecoach in the mu-
nic;pal Halloween parade October 81,
it was decided last night at the or
CARNATIONS meeting in the Washington
Club.
The stagecoach will be entered in
the procession, Fred Emery, president
of the society. announced if efforts to
bring the antique vehicle TO Washing
ton in time for the celebration are sue
cessful Besides approving the use of
the bus the society authorized its pres
ident to spend $50 if necessary for
decorations and other expenses in
cident to the parade.
Paper on Washington.
James F. Duhamel. member of the
society, last night read the first of a
series of six papers on the life of
George Washington. He traced the
landing of the early pioneers to the
North American continent and dis
cusscd the hardships which attended
the founding of the earliest coastal
settlements. Mr.. Duhamel pointed out
that it took 20 years for the Virginia
settlers to occupy the l0-nile strip
of land between the James River and
the York River, so that it was not until
1851 that the Virginians reached the
shores of the Potomac.
1t was this year, he said, that Col
Nathaniel Pope took over the lands
that were subsequently occupied by
the Lees and the Washingtons, The
daughter of this same Nathaniel Pope.
he related, married the first of the
family to come to Amer
lea. Westmoreland County, which was
to become the birthplace of George
was the outskirts of the
colony and it was given seat in the
Assembly in 1865.
Second Paper of Series.
In the second paper of the series
Mr. Duhamel said he will discuss the
arrival on this continent of Col. John
The second paper will
trace events up TO the birth of George
Following the business meeting the
society was entertained by a musical
program under the craftsmanship of
Mrs. Thelma Robinson. The enter
tainers included Bernard Bury. pianist,
and Fleming Orem, marimbaist, who
played in duet Others on the pro-
gram were Miss Mildred Battle,
soprano: Miss Marian Fowler. pianist;
Miss Helen Tucker. contralto; Mrs.
Thelma Mills Rector. soprano; Miss
Pauline Menage, and the Randall
Quartet. composed of Eugene Swygert,
first tenor; Harlan Randall, second
tenor; Nathan A. Clark. first bass, and
Harry Quinn, second bass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
FIVE ARE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Miss Laura Hayes, so, Hurt
SeriouSIy-TWo Police
Are Victims.

Five persons, including two police
men, we're injured in traffic accidents
yesterday afternoon and last night with
one Of the victims, Miss Laura Hayes.
so years old. of 2l0 F street reported
to be in a serious condition at Garfield
Hospital.
Miss Hayes suffered fracture of the
skull when an automobile driven by
Anthony N. Baumgartner, 50. of 637 E
street northeast, knocked her down as
she was crossing at Illinois avenue and
Randolph street. Baumgartner was not
held.
Scout Car Crashes.
A collision which occurred when the
third precincts radio scout car crashed
into a private machine al Twentieth
and L streets while pursuing a speeding
taxicab sent Patrolmen John H. Gwinn
and Ferdinand P. Martin to Emergency
Hospital with minor hurts.
Martin. driver of the police roadster,
escaped with bruises while Gwinn, the
observer, suffered sprains Of both ankles
and cuts about the legs. Fred L. Garlock
of 35ll Davenport street. operator Of
the private automobile, was unhurt.
Hurt by Hit-Run Car.
Genevive Cooper, IS years old, of
65O3 Eighth street. was given first aid
treatment for slight cuts by private
physician last night after hit-and-
run car bearing Maryland tags struck a
machine in which she was riding at
Iowa Circle. The car IN which the
woman was riding. police reported. was
driven by Mary w. Cooper, AS, of the
Eighth street address.
Nine-year-o Louis Waskom, who
lives at Kenilworth and Eastern avenues
northeast, suffered bruises of both legs
and hips when felled by an auto in the
1900 block Benning road northeast. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17

UROPE'S five best high school
L orators reached Washington to-
day determined TO do as Ameri-
IL cans do while they are in Amer
ica-and each was chewing gum
to prove it.
All Americans, they had heard at
home. chew gum and so. when they
reached New York yesterday on their
way here TO the Sixth international
Oratorical Contest finals in Constitu-
ton Hall a week from tonight, they
stocked up on gum, boarded train
and got here chewing.
They reported this morning to Ora
torical Contest headquarters in The
Star Building and the photograph
shown here was made. The boys in
the front row are. left to right: Martin
Krieger of Germany, John Thomas
Lunsden Of England and Thomas Shil-
lngton of Ireland. In the back row
are. left to right: Pierre Henri Cour-
tade- Cabessanis Of Francis and Henri
R. M Van Hoof of Holland
All of the boys this year speak Eng
lish. Lumsden and Shillington. of
course, speak impeccable English. The
young Hollander, Van Hoof, says he
speaks little English" but, as a mat
ter of fact. he is quite fluent. The
TICilSA anu 1CIll 1oNo arc a lAIbiC
slower with the language than their
fellows. but none was SO backward at
breakfast this morning that he was I'M
able to get precisely what he wanted
i'll downtown cafeteria.
Besides the chewing gum. the boys
are determined to be Americans even
to the extent of using slang. AT least
two of them replied 20. X" when
breakfast was proposed and indications
were that this would be just plain
"oke" by the time another day passes.
Headquarters for the orators is al
the MayfloWer Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
Commission Completes Plan
for Developing Valleys in
Nearby Maryland.
VIRGINIA RAIL SYSTEM
is ORDERED STUDIED
Railroad Route Into Buzzards
Point for Future Industrial Area
Is Approved by Group.

The National Capital Park and Planning
Commission today was putting the final
touches on the formal agreement with
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission for a
financial set-up under which the nearby
Maryland valleys. including Rock Creek
and Sligo, will be developed for park
purposes. Attorney General William D.
Mitchell has ruled favorably on the pro-
posed agreement and has suggested
certain changes, which are being made.
Details of the agreement were not
made public, but it is expected that this
will be done soon The Maryland au-
thorities propose to raise their share of
the fund for purchasing park land
through the issuance of bonds.
Under the Capper- Cramton park
purchase act, the Federal Government
is to pay tWo-thirds of the cost of the
land, with Maryland interests con-
tributing one third of the purchase
price The Federal Government is en-
sbled to advance its portion for eight
years, without interest. Before the Fed
eral authorities could accept the Sc
curitieS contemplated by the Maryland
people, the Department of Justice had
to be consulted, so that the proceeding
might be strictly legal.
The commission provided for gen.
eral study of the Virginia street railway
system into Washington. and will take
up the problem again with the Public
Utilities Commission. Included in this
question is the location of a proposed
terminal to replace that at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, which
will be demolished under the public
buildings program.
The commission approved one OF three
20 i1rnal inf ri
area, near the Washington Navy Yard.
which is to be developed as an indus
trial section. William J. Heiser. New
York railroad expert. completed his re-
port to the commission as its consultant
The commission again was confronted
with the problem of the parkway strip
in the 2300 block of Connecticut ave-
nue., south of the Taft Bridge, and the
question of whether it should be left
in its present status trimmed down or
eliminated altogether as traffic hazard
Nearby residents of the area have in
sisted the strip be maintained undis-
turbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
JUDGE SCHULDT GIVES HIS COAT
TO AID YOUNG MAN IN TROUBLE
Pianist Appearing in Shirtseeves Gets Emergency Loan
in Exchange for Sporty Tan Topcoat.

Judge Gus A. Schuldt of Police
Court would take the coat off his back
FOR a young fellow in trouble.
There's the case of Bernard Bury, who
played the piano for the Society of Ma
tives of the District of Columbia last
night. Bury strobe into the Washing
ton Club, where the meeting was being
held. and whipped off his sporty tan
topcoat with gusto. But-swish! The
topcoat was off and Bernard stood re-
vealed in all the glistening barrenness
of MS white shirt sleeves. Bernard
tlinked at Mrs. Thelma Robinson,
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee.
Say, Ill" he began.
Your coat?" Mrs. Robinson in
quired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
DEMOCRATS ARE URGED
TO FORGET DRY PLANKS
South Anxious to Have Election on
Economic Issues, Senator
Morrison Says.

Senator Morrison of North Carolina,
tor the sake of his party" is advising
fellow Democrats to forget prohibition
planks when they build the 1882 plat
form.
A prohibitionist himself. he said yes
terday the South lis anxious to have an
election on the vital economic issues"
Likewise, he added, it wants to avoid
the wet-and-dry question. which, by
its very nature, obscures all Others"
North Carolina, he said. likely will
send an uninstructed delegation to the
party convention, although the South
in general has very high regard for
both Gov. Roosevelt and Newton D.
Baker"
Senator Morrison was one of those
who led the attack upon Chairman Ras-
kob at the Democratic National Com
mittee's meeting here last March on
his proposal for State liquor control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
D. A. R. GROUP LAY PLANS

Plans for participation by the Mary
Bartlett Chapter. D. A. R.. in the
divisional meeting of Eastern States, to
be held in Philadelphia in December.
were made at a meeting of the chapter
last night at the Hay-Adams House.
The cooperation of the chapter was
pledged in work for the Kate Duncan
Smith School during the coming year.
Mrs. Frederick w. Ashley. regent. laid
before the chapter members her recon-
mendations with regard to various lines
of procedure outlined at a recent meet
ing of State executives and reports were
given by committee chairmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
TWO BANKS RAISE RATES
Chicago and Boston Reserve Units
Go to 3 1-2 Per Cent.

Two more Federal Reserve banks in
creased their rediscount rates yester-
day, bringing to five the number of
such changes made possible by the flow
of gold from the United States.
The Chicago and Boston institutions
raised from 21a to 81 per cent the
charge they make on money loaned to
member banks.
Official circles here generally &C
cepted the change as an indication of
a more optimistic business outlook. 1t
means among other things. it was eX-
planned, that open money market
rates will rise, making it more profita-
BILE for banks to lend money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair tonight
and tomorrow; cooler tonight. probably
light frost in exposed places, moderate
to fresh northwest winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight and tomor-
row; cooler in east and central por-
tions and probably light frost in the
interior tonight, slowly rising tempera-
ture in extreme west portion tomorrow,
fresh. probably strong northwest winds.
Virginia-Fair and slightly cooler to-
night; tomorrow fair, slowly rising tenn
perature in northwest portion. prob
ably light frost in the interior tonight,
fresh, possibly strong northwest winds.
West Virginia-Fair and continued
cool, with heavy frost tonight: tomor-
row fair with slowly rising temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
RED CROSS DISCUSSES
WINTER SEASON PLANS
Staff Assistance Corps of D. c..
Chapter Lays Out Program
at Meeting.

Plans for the Winter season were
discussed by the Committee Board OF
the Staff Assistance Corps of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Cross at meeting yes
terday.
Special phases of work considered in
cluded assistance to be given in the
annual roll call of the American Red
Cross, radio broadcaSting, to be under
the direction of Miss Katherine
Stringer, library service for the hos
pitfalls and the presentation of a dra-
matte skit. Members of the Committee
Board are:
Miss Mary Henry, Miss Katherine
Stringcr, Miss Justine Corby, Mrs VIII
liam B. Willard, Miss Harriet Anderson,
Mrs. Clay Stcne Briggs and Miss Caro-
line Sanderscn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
WILLIAM O. BERGMAN
TO BE BURIED MONDAY

Native of Washington Was For
merly Identified With Grocery
and Printing Business Here.
Funeral services for William Otway
Bergman, 81, who died Friday after
q long illness, will be held Monday at
10 am. at Speares funeral parlor, fol-
lowed by interment in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Bergman, a native and lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, was prominently
identified with the shipping and bust
ness activities of old Washington. From
early boyhood till 1890, he was asso-
ciated with a we'll known grocery es-
Enlistment of his uncle, William Orme,
and from the latter date until his re-
tirement in 1912, operated at Sill
Eleventh street a printing business in
herited from his uncle, the late Will
liam H. Moore.
In 1898 Bergman married Gwynda-
line GTyer of Omaha, Nebr.. and for
80 years they were residents of Brook
land. Recently they lived at 4l07
Thirty-eighth street, He is survived by
his widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17

"Uh-huh," admitted Bernard, and
then he added, What do you think
of that?"
Mrs. Robinson said, ooh, my, forget
your coat at time like this!"
Then came the judge. He had
grasped the situation.
Here. young fellow, take NINE" he
said, as he peeled off his dinner jacket
and stood In shirt sleeves. Bernard
Bury climbed into the judges coat,
murmuring, How did I ever forget it,!
Judge Schuldt returned to the bench
the same green one-and sat in his
shirt sleeves until he became chilly,
and then, after eying the tan sport
coat, got into it. So he finished the
meeting And the tan coat had a belt
n everything. Bernardo young, he IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
FIREMEN SNUFF CANDLE

The Fire Rescue Squad was called to
1913 First street shortly before noon to-
day to put out a sulphur candle being
used to fumigate room on the second
floor OF the dwelling. The fumes had
begun going through the house and
the colored occupants we're unable to
enter the room to eXtinguish the candle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17

Policeman Thomas Hayes of No. IL
precinct, had he only known. might
have spared himself the trouble of go
ing to the rear of the $500 block of
Nichols avenue southeast to serve
warrant on Eugenia Blakley.
When the policeman entered the front
yard with a warrant charging the wom-
an with failure to get a license for her
bulldog, the bulldog In question charged
around the corner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
BULLDOG BITES OFFICER GOING
TO SERVE WARRANT ON OWNER
Policeman Then Presents License Complaint and Learns
Canine Already Has One.

He bit the officer above and below the
knee on the right leg-wounds which
necessitated first aid at the precinct
station yesterday and again today at
the police clinic.
But Hayes had come to serve war
rant which had been sworn to some
time previously. He shook himself free
from the bulldog and rang the doorbell.
Then, and then only, the officer
learned the bulldog already had a tag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
LIBRARIES AID ADULTS
Up-to-Date Facts Often~ Increas
Earnings. Howerman Says.

The facilities of the Public Library
constantly are being utilized for adult
education, according to DR.. George F.
BoWerman. librarian. in the latest issue
Of the bulletin published by the library
Every trade. industry and profession
has Il large literature with a steady
stream of new publications giving in
formation on the most up-to date
processes" DR.. Bowerman states. The
best of this the Public Library makes
available to its readers. and their read
ing often directly helps to increase their
earning power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
Colored Woman Is Robbed.

Annie w. Jones, 81. colored, Of 900
T street, reported to police last night
that she had been held up by young
colored man while walking in the How
ard University ground at about Z o'clock
last night and robbed of a pocketbook
containing 81, a fountain pen and
papers. A search was being made today
for the man.