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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18


railroad business has been turning out riddles
for industry and government to solve.
Some of these riddles today, look rather
quaint Others look anything but quaint and
are engrossing the earnest thought of some of
the best minds in the Nation.
Even that first trip of the Stourbridge Lion
on the line between Honesdale and Carbondale
Pa offered its riddles. Nearly everybody but
the engineer. for instance half expected that
der the engines weight. Luckily, it didn't, and
American railroading got OF to a good start.
Incidentally, an echo of that famous trip
popped up only recently, when the Interstate
Commerce Commission approved an applca-
ton to abandon service on the line over which
the run was made.
Born in 1887, the commission today is the
body to which railroad riddles are referred. 1t
gets nearly 5000 of them each year, and III
solving them it controls freight and passenger
rates throughout the United States, details OF
competition financial affairs and general con-
duct of all lines in the Nation
Its chief riddle today is the question of ap-
proving or rejecting the railroads application
for is per cent freight rate increase.
In 1929 when the 16-nile Honesdale branch
of the Delaware Hudson Railroad was the
longest road in this country-though several
horse-pulled lines of less than 10 miles existed
the great railroad problems were:
]. Which will be less expensive and more
practical-horse-p pulled some kind of engine
pulled trains?
Shall the railroads of the Nation be single
or double track?
g. Is chain better than rope to attach to sta
tionary engines to help pull train wagons up
steep inclneS? Is anything better than billow-
ing sails tied to cars for stopping sudden descent
down steep inclnes?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Reflection Cause
Of False Alarm
Department Called to Mrs. Nelson
Home Tuesday AfternO0n-No
Fire to Be Found

The fire department was called
out Tuesday afternoon only to find
that false alarm had been turned
in. The supposed conflagration was
at the home Of Mrs. Nelson, on
Oak street.
Pat Proell, who was walking
along the street near the Nelson
home saw what he believed to be
a fire in the house. He went to
hesWinkler pool hail and informed
the man in charge that Mrs. Nell
sons house was in flames and he
Immediately turned in the alarm.
When the department arrived no
fire could be found. But upon in
vestigation it was found that re-
Election from a bonfire had caused
an illusion and hence, all the ex-
citement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Cracksnnen Rifle
New Munich Safe
Loot of $500 Taken From the Of
fee of the Schultz Elevator
Friday Evening

Sometime during Friday evening
and Saturday morning robbers fore
ed an entrance into the office Of
the Schultz elevator at New Munich
and cracked the safe, and escaped
with loot amounting to about SIS.
The robbery was not discovered
until Alfonso Schultz, manager Of
the elevator, opened up for the
days business Saturday morning.
The elevator Is owned by Clemens
Schultz, of GreenwaId, father Of
Alphonse.
The explosive knocked of the
combination and the lower half Of
the door was torn of its hinges.
The explosion was cleverly smother
ed and not a window pane was
broken The job was done by ex-
perienced men.
The robbers did not disturb the
checks in the drawer. Money was
taken from both the safe and cash
drawer. The robbers made their
getaway without leaving any tangi-
lie clues behind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Former Banker, Later Am
bassador to Mexico Faith
er-in-Law of "Lindy"

Englewood, N. J., Oct. 5-Senator
Dwight w. Morrow died in his
sleep today at the peak Of career
which carried him into information
al prominence as a financier and
diplomat.
He was SO years old.
A secretary tried in vain to awak-
en- the New Jersey senator late in
the morning and than called ply.
sicians. Although Mr.. Morrow lived
for two more hours, he never re-
gained consciousness, and died al
1852 P. M. of a cerebral hemorr.
hage.
The news of his death was inten-
sified by its unexpecredness. The
father-in-law of Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh who was a partner in the
Morgan banking house until he re-
signed to become ambassador to
MEXICO, appeared in excellent
health last night as he addressed
a large gathering in New York and
was cheered by 1000 men and wo-
men for his advice about welfare
work.
The passing of the man who had
poured oil on the troubled waters
of Mexico with his doctrine Of
courtesy, patience and understand
ing between nations, removed one
of the countrys foremost adyo-
Gates Of prohibition repeal, q man
who frequently had been mentioned
as a possible candidate for presi-
dent or vice president in 1882, and
a leader on whom New Jersey Re
publicans had expected to lean
heavily In the turbulent campaign
now being waged for the office of
governor.
His death placed In the hands Of
Morgan r. Larson. Republican gov
ernor of New Jersey the power to
preserve the Republicans one-vote
margin in the United States senate.
He will name a successor who will
hold Office until the general cleo
ton in 1882 or until a special cleo
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Lindbergh' Give
Up Airplane Trip
Colonel and Wife Sail Saturday
For q. S.-Win Send Plane
by Boat

Shanghi, Oct. Colonel and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh abandoned
their aerial tour of the far east to-
day and announced they would
start home tomorrow by steamer
and rail. s
The filters made their decision
after studying messages they re-
ceived along with news of the
death in Englewood, N. j., Monday
of Senator Dwight w. Morrow,
Mrs. Lindbergh's father.
In abandoning their aerial adven-
ture, which they had counted upon
to take them back to America by
air, they gave up a project which
has occupied them since last July
20, when they left New York for q
flying vacation to the far east.
Although disposition of their
damaged monoplane was not men,
toned in their announcement, the
craft probably will be shipped back
to the United States later.
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh
made arrangements to sail tomor-
row for Nagaski, Japan, on the
steamer Shanghai Maru. From
there they will go to Yokohama by
rail and then sail October 10 on the
liner President Jefferson for Seat
tie where they will arrive October
20.
Their plane remained aboard the
British aircraft carrier Hermes,
which brought the Lindberghs
here from Hankow yesterday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Rev. J. D. Butler
Returned to City
But Few Pastoral Changes Made
In Northern Minnesota Meth
odist Conference

Rev. ]. D. Butler returned Mon.
day from attending the annual
Northern Minnesota Methodist Con-
ference held at Wesley Church,
Minneapolis, last week.
The Sank Centre congregation
had put in unanimous call for his
return for another year at least and
Presiding Bishop Locke complied
with their request. During the year
Rev. Butler and his family have re-
sided in this city they have made
many friends among citizens of all
creeds. They are very high type
citizens.
In discussing the conference with
the Herald editor Wednesday
morning Rev. Butler said it was I'M
usual and delightful in many ways.
Speakers of nation-known ability
addressed the Conference each eve
ming, with change of personnel
each evening.
The 1882 Conference will be held
at Park Rapids, MINI.
This was the final Northern Min
nesota Conference over which
Bishop Locke, of the st. Paul area,
will preside. He will be forced to
retire because of age limit in few
months.
Because of economic and other
conditions, very few changes were
made in pastoral charges. DR.. J.
S. Kittlewell, who has served the
Fergus Falls District, Of which
Sank Centre is part for the past
five years was returned. The fol-
lowing are the pastors of some of
the charges in which Herald read
ers will be Interested:
Long Prairie-Rev. Bell.
Alexandria-Rev. Davis.
Grace Church, Minneapolis-Rev.
T. B. Shorts.
Delano-Rev. R. W. Duell.
Olivet Church, Duluth-Rev. s. S.
Wyand.
Glenwood and Grove Lake-Rev.
T. G. Galbraith.
Villard-Westport - Rev. e. R.
Ingram.
Paynesville-Rev. G.. c. Fenske.
st. Cloud-Rev. H. E. Mayo.
Waite Park-Rev. G. e. Tindall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
After Midnight
Motorist Favorite
Check Shows Cars Pass Given
Points at FivelMinute Averages
On Trunk Lines

Traffic on the Minnesota trunk
highways never ceases, according
to a Highway bulletin. Vehicle
counts taken at number of points
from midnight at A. M. this sum-
mer showed traffic averaging 5.61
per cent Of the traffic from A. M.
to midnight.
The night traffic counts were TAX
en- at four points in each main
tenance district, high, low and av-
erage traffic roads being selected in
each district. The average num-
Der Of vehicles passing the checkers
during the six hour period was "a,
or one every 51a minutes.
The highest count from midnight
to 6 A. M. was 546 on T. II. No. 10
near Wayzata. The lowest was I
on T. II. No. 81 near Mack. This
figure is the average per day for
the seven day count.
The midnight to 6 A. M. count
were not included in the regular is
hour counts announced recently by
the department. Actual traffic on
the average highway therefore is
5h per cent greater than shown
in the reports.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
VISIT ST. CLOUD

President DR.. w. johnson, of the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce, ac-
companied by Secretary, A. J. Nc
Lain, A. ]. Lies, Ed Bergman.
John McDermond, Fred Mossman,
attended the first annual meeting
of the st. Cloud Junior Chamber Of
Commerce at the Hotel Breen. st.
Cloud, last evening. The Granite
City organization have member
ship of over, 300 and have sponsor
ed many worthwhile projects in
its year of activity. United States
Senator Henrik Shipstead and the
Ambassador from Denmark" were
the headliners on fine program.
The latter has been engaged to APP
pear on ten program of the FAN
Festival in this city Oct. q.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Williams SINGERS
Group of Artists
Render Fine Program Of Spirituals,
Classic and Popular Songs
Monday Evening

A group Of colored singers enter
tanned Sank Centre people in the
Junior High School Auditorium
Monday evening. It is regretable
that more people did not avail
themselves of the opportunity to
hear these singers and also help
the Athletic Association funds. The
group consisted of seven people; a
male quartet, a lyric soprano, a
dramatic soprano, and an accom-
PIANIST who also was a member of
the ladies' trio which sang one
number.
Special mention should be made
OF Miss Dolson, lyric soprano, whose
high notes had bell-like quality,
and were sung With great ease; Mr..
Crabbe, basso profundo, who rolled
out his tones with ocular express
sion; and Mr.. Cooper, first tenor,
whose solos were very pleasing to
the ear.
Following is the program rem
dered:
"O'er Forest, Ger Mountain,
Ger Meadow"
Garry Me Back to Old vir-
ginny."
"The Pagan Love Song" (Duet.)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" :
"Gwin to Roll on the Golden
Clouds"
"Ding Dong Bells"
Use Gwin on the Jerusalem
Road"
"Because"-Tenor Solo.
Sunshine of Your Smile"
"You Must Have that True Re
ligion"-Led by Miss Dolson; solo
Dolson"-I'm Happy When
You're Happy"
Mr.. Plant Yodeling Song.
"The Gospel Train"
Ladies Trio-T Love You Truly"
Bass Solo-"Asleep in the Deep"
Medley "Swanee River, Ken
lucky Home, Dixie"
"Nevin's Rosary" :
Impersonations by Mr.. Mills.
MRS. Rastus at the Telephone"
Mrs. Rastus jackson and the In
surance Agent"
Soprano Solos Miss Dolson,
1.-THE Swallow" and "Can a Body
Meet a Body"
Male Quartette Kentucky
Babe" and Steam Colliope.
"Miserere" from II Trovatore.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08

HaveSeriOus
China Crash
Motor Fails to Start From
Hanskow to Leave on
Mission of Mercy
RESCUED BY SAILORS
Hurled Into Turbulent Waters
Damaged Craft Sent
to Shanghai

Hankow, China - Quick action
by sailors abroad the British air.
plane carrier Hermes probably saw.
ed the lives of Colonel and Mrs
Charles A. Lindbergh today when
their big black nonoplane capsized
hurting them into the turbulent
waters of the food-swollen Yang
TIE river.
The trim pontoon-equipped plane
dived into the river when the mo-
tor stalled just as Lindbergh point
ed it's nose aloft for a fight over
the flood-stricken Wuhan area.
As the craft struck, sending up
spirals of spray, Indy and Anne
were hurled clear. They managed
to remain afioat while sailors
abroad the Hermes quickly lower
ed lifeboat and sped to the res
cue. II + 8
The accident occurred just as the
colonel started on a second flight
over the Wuhan areea where mil
lions of natives are fighting di-
sease and starvation which fol-
lowed in the wake of the disastrous
flood.
The American fiier, who has dar-
ed the Atlantic and flown thous-
ands of miles over the most haz-
ardous anyways of the world, TAXED
rapidly down the river, gaining
speed for the take-off.
Spectators said the ship had rails
a few feet from the water and was
seen to wobble in the air, and a
fraction of a second later they
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Sank Centre
Gridders Tie
Glenwood
Locals Score by Forward
Pass Route Two Minutes
Before Final Whistle
ARE MAKING PROGRESS
Paynesville Comes Friday At
ternoon-Citizens Should
Encourage Team

The first football game Of the
High School football year was
played at the fair grounds Friday
afternoon with the Glenwood Re-
serves as the opponent. A fine
crowd was out to encourage the
locals in their effort to wrest the
first victory of the season.
Glenwood has been very strong
on the gridiron for several years
and the boys get their first taste of
actual playing when they are mere
youngsters in the grades. The re-
suit was well coached team with
a number of trick plays which
made the going tough for the To-
Gals. The teams lined up as fol-
lows:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
|Brooten Men in
Legal T angle-Up
Fifty Cents Starts Argument
Which Ends In Judge r. II.
Kells Office-Case Settled

An argument, involving fifty
cents which might have equalled
the famous Iowa Calf case was set.
tied in Judge Kells office Tuesday
morning.
This legal ENHANCEMENT was be-
tween two Brooten men and was
caused when one of the men claim
ed the other had over charged him
fifty cents, and the story IL a.
follows:
One Of the gentlemen, who has
a very nice looking place in Broot-
en-, which is surrounded by many
beautiful flowers and shrubbery,
decided to have some pictures TAX
en- Of his home. He summoned a
photographer, who said the cost Of
the pictures would be $3.50 Accord
ing to information received by the
inquiring reporter, the photograph
er lost his camera key at the place
and added fifty cents to the bill Of
the othe man.
The latter mentioned refused to
pay the fifty cents and the photo
grapher started action, by placing
the account in the hands of an at
torney.
On Tuesday morning the erst-
while mentioned person agreed at
ter much argument to pay part OF
the costs, his share being $5.25, In
stead of $500 as first billed. The
balance of the cost, which was ST.
So, was assessed to the photograph
er, and with the attorneys fee he
will, no doubt, spend considerable
more than the amount of the en-
tire bill. Arguments over such
small items usually become costly
when they are settled by legal pro-
cedure.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Fall Festival
Will BeTIeld
Wed.,Oct.21
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Arranging Program Bust
ness Men to Cooperate
FREE SHOW AND DANCE.
Herald Will Accept No. !
Wheat at $1.O0 Per Bushel
On Subscription

Oct. q, will be Fall Festival and
Bargain Day in Sank Centre.
The movement is being sponsored
by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce. It is the hope to make this
an annual affair. A committee con-
sisting of A. J. Lies, Fred Unger
and Don Barron has been named
to interview the business men and
urge their cooperation in bringing
people to Sank Centre on that day
The entertainment will be f.
nanced wholly within and by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
DR.. Johnson, President of the
Junior organization, had hoped tc
secure U. S. Senator Henrik Ship
stead to deliver forenoon address
An interview with the Senator at
st. Cloud last evening disclosed
that it was impossible for him to
make the date as much as he would
like to.
The committee are working and
In day or two will have the COM
plete program lined up, including
the speaker for the morning. The
Oxford theatre will be operated con-
tinuously all afternoon. The
shows will be free with the compli-
ments of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce. There will be a dance
in the evening. The Junior Chamb-
er are sponsoring this dance which
will be free.
The thought in the minds of the
officers and members of the Junior
Chamber is to give the people of
the city and countryside an OPP
portunity to get together and learn
to know each other better. They
are convinced that with the free
entertainment program which their
organization will furnish that if
the merchants of the city will CO.
operate by offering inducements in
dependable Fall and Winter mer-
chandise that the public will re-
spond in a surprising and crafty
ing manner.
The. Herald will do its full part
in making this First Annual Fall
Festival and Bargain Day sue
cess. \ An edition of 5000 copies
will be printed and circulated in the
Sank Centre trading area next
week. For this occasion the paper
will be published on pink paper at
a considerable extra expense to
the publishers but only a trifle
more expensive to the advertisers.
Next weeks paper will consist Of
II or more S-column pages. Adver-
tisers are asked to cooperate by
preparing their copy as early as
possible. AS complete and efficient
as the Herald plant is advertising
Or a 12-page newspaper cannot be
placed in type in few hours. This
paper takes a pride in the typog-
raphy of it's display advertisements
and the best results can only be
obtained by Mr.. Business Man get
ting his copy inso the office as
early as possible.
The Herald's plan to accept
wheat On subscription at $1.00 per
bushel for No. is being worked
out. Eggs also will be accepted on
the basis of six dozen No. 1 eggs
for a years subscription. The COM
plete details will be published next
week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Senator Delight Morrow, One
of Commtry:S Leaders, Dies

ton is called. Senator Morrow's
death leaves At Republicans, AZ
Democrats and one Farm-Iaborite
in the senate.
The possibility that Colonel Lind
bergh, now in China with his wife,
the former Ann Morrow, might be
considered for the office appeared
remote at least u SO far as the
appointment is concerned. It was
pointed out he wouid not be 80
years old until next February,
whereas a man must have passed
his thirtieth birthday before he can
be named to the senate.
David Baird, Jr., who stepped
down from a temporary appoint
ment to the senate in favor of Mr..
Morrow and who now is running
for governor, is regarded as pos
sible appointee to the seat in con-
igress.
In the event Baird should win
his present fight, It is believed that
Walter Evans Edge, United States
ambassador to France, who IRE
ceded Baird in the senate, might
be asked to return to his old post.
The shock of Senator Morrow's
death, however, was so fresh in the
minds of his associates that none
mentioned the political significance
of the situation.
Senator Morrow had been par
ticularly active recently in state
politics and only last week he made
trip to Washington to confer
with Secretary OF State Stimson, a
colleague in the United States de-
legation to the London naval con-
ference.
Small of statue, quiet in speech,
Mr.. Morrow, college classmate of
Calvin Coolidge, was known best
perhaps as a conciliator. He ..srn-
ed to possess a unique ability to
bring individuals, groups and even
nations into agreement. Through
out his career as lawyer, banker
and statesman he strictly adhered
to what he termed "rule six" That
rule simply was: Don't take your
self so darn seriously"
Mr.. Morrow spoke extemporane-
ously last night before the Fedora
ton for the Support of Jewish Phil
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Mrs. Susan Potter

Mrs. Susan M. Potter, mother of
Glen and Ellery Potter, of this
city, died at st. Barnabas Hospital,
Minneapolis, about 200 P. NJ, Tues
day, Oct. 6, 1881, after an illness of
several weeks. The remains ar
rived in Sank Centre on last eve
ning's westbound Great Northern
It is understood it is planned to
hold the funeral Friday afternoon.
The deceased was about so years of
age. She was a sister of Mrs.
Crank Rose, Of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08

When James Clarkson Of Deal,
Eng, was sent to the poorhouse
with his wife, II children and a
grandchild, he said no man could
get enough work to supprt such q
family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08

The Orient's longest railway
tunnel and the seventh longest in
the world, having a length Of
slightly more than six milts, Is
nearing completion through Jap
anese mountains.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08

Three detectives attended
church services in Glasgow and
arrested two girls stealing the
purses Of women at prayer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08

Sank Centre made a sorry show
ing in the first quarter, and did
not play as well as they did against
the stronger Long Prairie team the
week before at Swanville. There
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