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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
QUESTIONS GOVERNORS JUDGMENT
Waseca Herald

Governor Olson no doubt has the interest of the
laborer at heart when he asks for eight hour day
and As cents hour for aborers state road build
ing Many people here, however, claim that the gov
errors plan would do the laborer more harm than
good also hurt the farmer and slow up road build
ing Increasing the cost of labor will increase the
cost of highway construction while shortening the
hours of work will mean less mileage of new roads
built If wages boosted the contractor must pick
only the choicest thus giving the average labor
less chance for employment Furthermore, it will
not add to the contentment of the hired man the
farm, who is generally required to work 10 hours
in the field and also help with the chores, when he
laborers on road crews going to work at a. M,
quitting at and getting more money than he is
while working shorter hours. In the matter of high
way construction, we think Governor Olson would
himself time and worry if he left all details to
Commissioner Babcock whose long experience and
successful record places him among the most success
full in this work in the United States.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

was safe and sane way, yet look
what happened to them. Look
what happened to everybody. The
sport, the crafty, the shrewd they
all got it, only they had somebody
who could help EN-. These people
had nobody, their friends were the
same as they were. I was raised
on a farm and ranch combined,
was raised where they had renter
farmers, and I have always con-
scientiously believed that a poor
share crop renter was the poorest
and least provided for man in this
or any other country, and the cot
ton renter is just half again poor
er than this wheat or corn renter,
so you see what shape he is in. The
man in the city that has to live in
the slums with his family, but he
gets something every day for his
work, he has something to show for
it every week, he knows what he is
making, he knows what he is
spending. He has his little money,
he can buy where he can find it's
the cheapest. This poor renter has
to stay with the same merchant
for the year even if he is over
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

So it's not really intention on the
Governments part that they don't
do better, its ignorance. You see
every fellow looks at things from
his particular part of the country.
Now take the drouth affair down
South. Those people were called
farmers. Well they were farmers,
they made what little living they
ever got out of the soil, so they are
certainly entitled to be called farm
ers but they were not the farmers
that the east and north have been
accustomed to look on as they drive
by. Its not the big red barns, the
cows, the pigs, the chickens, the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

like he was goner why he comes
up again. They amt going to get
rid of that fellow. In fact doubt
If they could improve on him.
Governments don't have much to
do with Nations anyhow, their i'm
portance is greatly overated. The
real business Of a country is car
ried on no matter what King or
Emperor.
Look at the Frenchmen. They
look like to us they do everything
cockeyed. Their House of Depu-
ties looks like a Keystone Comedy
Company, yet with all their excite
ment they have made the finest re-
covery from the war of any of the
others. The staid old Britisher that
we think does everything just about
right, why he is having his tough
est shedding right now. VINO would
think they could ever n.ishandle
their affairs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

the Red Cross, and the County
Agents are, of making each land
owner give them about half acre
and put in a garden, that will help
tren endous lot There is nothing
they can work at during the time
they are not putting in or tending
their cotton.
Those little few bales of cotton
that he gets as his share has to pay
his whole previous years grocery,
and other merchandise bill. Now
how in the world can he have a
cent left. He hasent, he is in debt.
Then add a drouth to that, where
he don't raise anything, then what
happened. The Store man was prac-
tically broke along with him. The
land owner who also deals just
from year to year, he was broke, so
picture the condition yourself.
Now whose fault is it. 1t amt
anybodys fault. If it is, it amt his.
he has done the best he knew how.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
FARM BOARD WILL BE REORGANIzEI

Chairman Legge, of the Federal Farm
Board, has resigned and has returned to his
post as president of the International Har-
vester Company, of America
Mr.. McKelvie, of Nebraska will retire
soon. July first President Hoover will have
four members of the Board to name.
The Herald understands that the Hon.
William Schilling, of Mortified, represent
ing the creamery industry, has signifed a
willingness to remain on the Board if it is
the wish of the President.
When the Farm Board took over the
problem of settling agricultures difficulties
in the early summer of 1929 they were tack
ling something with which Congress had
wrestled unsuccessfully for eight years.
The board has expended large sums of
Government money and there is no apparent
tangible benefits accruing to agriculture.
The members of the Board aside from
Chairman Legge, were recommended by the
leaders of the various branches of agricul-
ture which they represented.
AS whole the body was made up of
able men. They were honest men imbued
with desire to render assistance to the
farmer.
Perhaps the board has justified it's ex-
istence. They have worked hard and taken
lot of cussin.'
The Herald hasn't any panacea. But it
is a mobile experiment"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

big fat work horses. During all
this hardship, it's the renter farmer
err, the share cropper." A man
that on a cotton plantation tends
ten acres, that is if he uses one
mule. He is called the one mule
cropper, or the two mule cropper.
He lives in little box house, gen.
orally two rooms and lean too.
They are externally in debt to the
land owner who generally owns the
store or if he don't the local mer-
chant. That one share of that one
little crop has got to keep them for
the whole year. They buy every.
thing they eat. They are going too,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
THE GOVERNORS POLITICAL Gesture

Gov. Olson's order that unskilled labor
on State highway projects be paid mini
mum wage of As cents an hour with 4S
hour week is not being received with partic-
ular enthusiasm by Mr.. Average Farmer.
Most men on Minnesota farms work de-
cidedly longer than eight hours per day and
a big majority of them do not earn As cents
per hour for their time and investment.
The Farm Bureau has set the monthly
farm wage for 1881 at $500 pc. month and
keep. These men work about nine months
each year at this wage, approximately the
same period of time men are employed on
highway construction work
Many men employed on farms at a
monthly wage of $500 per month working
10 hours or more daily, naturally will become
dissatisfied when highway workers near by
are receiving As cents per hour for an eight
hour day and no chores to do morning and
night.
The Herald is of the opinion that this
gesture by the Governor is very largely for
political purposes. 1t will have Mck-back
in the rural communities
In all the years the Highway depart
ment has been organized Commissioner Bah
cock has been allowed to secure dollars
worth of road out of every dollar expended
This is the first time that any attempt has
ever been made to inject politics into this
important public work.
The farmers of this state are beginning
to realize that the magic "Farmer-Labor'
tie-up for political purposes is misnomer
1t cannot be otherwise for, in the last an
alysis, the interests of one group are diamet-
rically opposed to the other.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

the moves and
have a little
time in between
scenes to kinder
see what is go
ing on here and
there. Y o u
know that King
of S p a i n ! 8
quite a fellow.
They been try
ing to GUST him
these Republi-
cans have for
years and just
when il looks
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
people whose stricken condition described to us
often in the last session." the Mnnesotans said.

often in the last session." the Minnesotans said
ST. PAUL-Senator r. T. Buckler of Crookston
introduced bill which would appropriate 100000 to
pay counties, school districts and townships an
amount equal to the taxes that should have been
levied lands of the rural credit bureau in 1928
1929 and 1880 if the state had not taken them
The senate passed bill sponsored by the Mime
sofa Bar association which would prevent persons,
not lawyers from drawing legal instruments and
performing other leval services
The bill provides that trust companies and other
corporations may not draw legal instruments for the
public for fee but permits officers of the compan-
les to draw instruments incident to their own bus
mess.
The senate committee on agriculture recon-
mended for passage bill approprating $67,5O0 for
Improvement at the Minnesota experimental station,
at University farm. The appropriation must be
referred to the finance committee for approval.
The senate also reconsidered the vote by which
it adopted bill earlier in the week providing that
railroads cannot move abandon terminals with
out consent of the state railroad and warehouse
mission
To enable the senate to take this action, the bill
had to be recalled from the governors office, where
it was awaiting approval. Sponsors of the recon
sheraton move, in asking for recall of the bill
Thursday claimed amendments had been attached
at the behest of the railroad companies which i'm
paired it's usefulness to the communities desiring it's
passage.
Only eight senators voted against the motion to
reconsider while 50 voted for reconsideration.
BIG LAKE Handling revolver, thought not
loaded, resulted in the accidental death of Everett
Shank II year old school boy, Sunday Everett,
with two chums, Clarence Pennington, and Ken
meth Angstman, were sitting in the
Strand variety store, Friday noon when the accident
occurred Picking up the gun, which belonged to
Clarence Pennington Kenneth Angstman ex-
amining the revolver when it went off. The bullet
hit Everett in his right arm, penetrated his SIDE
through his intestines, and lodged his back
bone. He was rushed to the hospital at st. Cloud
where he died Sunday from internal injuries.
COKATO-Farmers residing in Cokato and
Stockholm townships in Wright county have gather
ed and shipped entire carload of food to the
drought sufferers in the south. The carload includ-
ed 1900 pounds of -four, 1884 pounds of sheled
corn 544s1 pounds of oats and barley and 100 pounds
of beef.
The town boards of the two townships held a
joint meeting last Saturday evening and selected
committee to make the collection. The response
from the farmers prompt. The Cokato mill
shelled the free of charge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

he is IenulnS 10
his business the
s a m e as his
f a t h e r and
& r a n d father
did before him.
Rich men, edu-
Gated men, on
Wall Street and
in all big bust
nesses were per-
haps carrying
on their faith
er's business in
what they had
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
THE WORLD TODAY
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL.
PADEREWSKI STILL PRACTICES.
CHICAGO DOES NOT DO THIS.
YOUR RICH RELATIVE.

Los Angeles-While Governor Brucker signs a
bill to re-establish capital punishment in Michigan,
California discusses. and will adopt, it is hoped, a
bill abolishng capital punishment.
The state cannot discourage murder by initial
ing murderers and killing they kill
Instead of death, the extreme penalty should be
life Imprisonment, and it should life imprison-
ment, with eight hours for work, eight hours for
sleep. eight hours for regret and reflection.
Two criminals recently received sentences ag-
gregating more than 200 years. and it announced
officially that they would actually stay in Jail about
fourteen years. That makes joke of Justice.
The one secret of success" is work
Paderewski, in his private on sidetrack in
Los Angeles, amazed railroad workers by practicng
for hours the piano that he carries with him.
One worker remarked: "They say he's the best piano
player in the world and listen to him. still practc-
ing" That is one reason why he is the best player
in the world The other is his possession of
genius.
But even genius. without work. proved by the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
LEGISLATORS HAVE BILL INTRODUC.
ING COMPLEX

The present session of the Minnesota
legislature is only trifle more than half
complete. At the rate they are travelling the
members of the House and Senate will intro
duce more than 1000 bills before the session
ends.
This is an average Of about 10 bills per
member.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IIIIIIIiI'lIIIIN
Observation-Disclosures

Beverly Hills-Well all I know is
just what I read in the papers.
got back home and an. working in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12

charged. Then they tell me some
of you haven't raised your Red
Cross quota. Well all hope is you
are never a renter farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
State News Briefs
From Our EXCHANGES

ST. PAUL-Unable to moveRbecause of a frac
tured hip Mrs. Amelia H Brentel, &c. lay without
food water in her unheated apartment for three
days. she told doctors at Ancker hospital.
Mrs Brentel, who lived alone in apartment at
$50 Wabasha street, in serious condition today
Only her repeated pounding the floor with Slip
per finally attracted neighbors attention and result
ed in her rescue yesterday
Neighbors called her son, William Brente, who
had to break the locked door to reach her.
RED WING-Found with his clothing and au
tomobile aire shortly after midnight, John j. Har-
Ter, farmer near Goodhue, brought to hospital
here, where he died of burns.
F. A. Thofnson, Goodhue county agricultural
agent discovered the blazing in a ditch four
miles south of Goodhue he passed in his auto
mobile Investigating, he found Hadler, his cloth
ing afire, rolling in patch of weeds.
Hadler lost consciousness before he described
the accident; it is believed his went into the ditch
when he rounded curve and that he leaped it
burst into flames.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Qvale, youthful
Minnesota Farmer Laborite, Representative
Clague, Republican colleague today announced an
airplane tour routed to give them rsthand knowl-
edge of drouth conditions in Arkansas.
Leaving Washington early Wednesday in an
army plane, Kvale and Cague will swing around the
east coast to San Antonio and come north through
the stricken sections of Arkansas
1--WE want to see what care is being taken of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-12
Bargains

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Mems 16 inch Black Boots. Regular
S6OO. AT S4.9S
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Children's OxfOrds and Shoes
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Mems Mud Rubbers, Top Notch
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Mems Black Dress Shoes ----- 1898
Boys Work Shoes ------ 81 SO to S2.48
Good Quality Work Harness
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Leather Collars. Each $500 to $500
Canvas Collars - $3.50 to 1925
Harness Oiling. Per Set ------------ $1.OO
Repairing Neatly Done
J.E. Erickson
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BROOM apartment r<r rent at
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follows was sent to President Brad ford: Have had conference with Commissioner of Fisheries and he states that if you are going to employ white and native residents of Nushagak or Bristol Bay as Fishermen or to work in cannerieS it will meet with his hearty ap- proval. He is opposed to going outside the district and bringing in numbers of people who have never been in Bristol Bay before, as he considers them in the same class as people brought from the States. He is emphatic, however, that all Alaskan whites and na- tives should be given employment"
 <: *: ;: ,:
 The Petersburg Marine Ways was last year assessed liquidated dam ages for what has since been deter mined unavoidable delay in the completion of work on a Light house tender. The Commissioner of Lighthouses, indicated that when the proper claim is again made 1t will be endorsed for final settle ment by the General Accounting Office.
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 FOR SALE-Boat Emma May. no engine, at reasonable figure Formerly on Turnagain Arm run. Write Hewitt Photo Shop, An chorage. Alaska
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT THE NATIONAL
 CAPITAL, WASH.


 Commerce is intensely interested Ill the effort to induce the Forest Service to build a trail up the valley of the Nanuk river, so as to make it possible for prospectors to get in and out of the we'll known mineral region at the headWaters of the Unuk-Ledac rivers. A DOT tion of this area lies on the Ca nadian side and assurance has been given that officials across the boundary are ready to build the portion of the trail over which they would have jurisdiction. The matter has been taken up with the Forester in Washington. who has referred the request to Region |al Forester Flory, at Juneau, for his opinion as to the feasibility Iof the project.
 :: < :: *
 Last Tuesday afternoon the first public ceremony was held on the magnificent new Memorial bridge, in commemorating the death of one of Alaska's oldest pioneers, Capt. Conrad Siem, who died in Washington on May 30. The de- ceased had made a written request that his remains be cremated and from the new bridge thrown to the waters of the Potomac river. His wishes were carried out and in the presence of a few Alaskans and other personal friends the Delegate from Alaska, Judge Wick ersham, paid a fitting tribute to the sturdy character and unSel- fish work of the man who had done much for his adopted land in it's early days. Early in life Capt. Siem emigrated from Germany and became a naturalized Amer lcan citizen in San Francisco. In the early part of 1890 he located as the managing owner of trad ing post at Point Barrow, the ex- treme northerly part of Alaska, and first conceived the idea of reindeer from Siberia, which was later carried out by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, general agent of the Bureau of Education. Capt. Siem was 3 prominent char acter during the early days of the Nome development, and lived in various sections Of the Territory until about 15 years ago, when he came to Washington and died here at the age of Fl years. He leaves a nephew in this country, residing at New York.
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 The Associated Fishermen of AL aska, by President A. H. Bradford, have been concerned about the at- titude of the Bureau of Fisheries in connection with their plan of operation for the coming season. They requested that the Delegate take the matter up with Commis- sioner O'Malley, which was done and as a result wire reading as
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Deputy U. s. Marshal Buckley of Fairbanks returned to Seward today after a three-weeks absence in the States, enroute to his In terior office.
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Have you read the Grand Ho- tel?" Chosen by the Book of the Month Club; chosen by the Book Society of England. Alaska Shop.
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Primsore Inn, on the shores of beautiful Lake kenai, officially opens Sunday to the public, an nounces Doris Lee, propr.etress.
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Attorney A. J. Dimond, of Valdez and Senator of this Division, was among today's arrivals on the SS Aleutian.
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The Washington times., 1931-09-10
Phil Cooks a Magic Name
In Radio Network

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.--Phil
Cook is a name to conjure with.
Radios one-man show, 13.parts.
in-one,program man.
Composer, comedian, author,
singer, violinist, pianist, ventrilo-
quist. typist, painter of pictures
that sell.
And yet, amusing it is to him,
his greatest fame came when he
creAted the dim-witted "Abner," !"
of the air.
Handsome, Too
You have to see him in his
broadcast to be convinced abso-
lutely that he is doing a solo
act. Tall and solidly built, six
feet high and 1876 pounds big.
Blond, and one of the hand
soonest men in radio. The wide
range of his work is a definite
index of the mans mind. He is
really versatile.
To 60 back, Phil Cook was
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
LABOR DEMANDS
EXTRA SESSION

ALBANY, Sept. 10 (U.S0.-The
New York State Federation of
Labor has demanded that Gov
ernor Roosevelt and the State
legislature call on Presiden t
Hoover to convene Congress in
extraordinary session to pass the
IS, 100000 prosperity loan ad-
vocated by william Randolph
Hearst.
The demand was in the form
of a resolution and accompany
ing it was a message to the legis.
lature declaring:
1--WE want jobs, not charity"
The federation also asked that
the Volstead act be modified as
an emergency unemployment re-
lief measure