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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
Thursday, April 80, 1881
Revolving Fund Endlessly Aids
Needy Veterans


How little fund started years
ago by DR.. Helen Hughes Heilscher,
of Mankato, first state president Of
The American Legion Auxiliary,
has been continually revolving ever
since, each dollar helping many a
needy veteran in that period, Is told
by Mrs. Ann Gibbon, of Minneapo-
lis, state chairman of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary rural activi-
ties committee.
when a veteran who has recciv-
a loan from this fund, without in
terest, repays it, it is again loaned
to another needy comrade." Mrs.
Bibbon says. "The families bene-
flied, live in the rural districts and
the larger cities. Usually they
have been stricken by unexpected
illness and other expenses that eat
up all their surplus cash.
Without a little help, they would
have to give up their farms. That
is where the American Legion Aux
iliary revolving fund comes in. It
is also used to help veterans buy
cows, chickens, sheep, bees, horses
or some other addition that will
help the family to become self
supporting. The money is paid
back in small monthly installments
and loaned again to other veterans.
1T have found that our 400 Min
nesota Legion Auxiliary units are
wonderfully generous in helping
these families in other ways, such
as supplying warm clothing, house
hold necessities, clothing for the
children, and other things which
enable our committee to care for
the families of service men who are
making brave struggle to become
self-supporting citizens of their
communities"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

In anticipation of a substantial increase in rail-
road rates in Minnesota which will take effect
about July next and is designed to force the
rates to be then charged by common carrier
trucks up to the rates to be then charged by
common carrier railroads.
Expressed in frank terms the purpose Of the
bill is to force the common carrier trucks out of
business and restore to the railroads the
called less-than-carload lot transportation bust
ness heretofore taken from them by the common
carrier trucks
1.-THE rates Of common carrier railroads and
common carrier trucks now are about equal. but
it Is anticipated that the proposed Increase in
railroad rates without like increase in truck
rates will cause the railroads to lose more of
their lessthancar-load lot business to the trucks
In effect, therefore, they are asking the state
to protect them from the consequences of sit
uation which they themselves contributed to
bring about That protection also will result in
imposing heavier transportation charge burden
upon the people Of the state
II have given great deal of thought to the
many recommendations for the signing of this
bill received from railroad employees. am keen
ly sympathetic with their position, but do not
believe that this legislation would apprecably
insure their continued employment by the rail-
roads,
by remarkable coincidence, there was placed
on my desk with the so-called truck bill reso.
luton by the legislature urging congress to APP
propriate huge sum of money with which to
build the nine-foot channel in the Mississippi.
IF we are to compel truck companies to charge
as high freight rates railroad companies,
should we not carry out the same principle with
reference to waterway transportation, if and
when we secure it, and if are to carry out
that principle, why concern ourselves with wat
erway transportation?
This bill, in my opinion, If permitted by me
to become a law, would work severe injustice
upon the independent merchants of Minnesota,
who are unable to purchase commodities in car
load lots and will be able to compete with the
chain institutions only because of the cheaper
truck transportation rates for commodities
shipped in less than carload lots.
"The common carrier trucks now regulated
by the Minnesota railroad and warehouse COM
missioner. The commission was created and
has existed for the purpose of regulating rates to
be charged by common carriers-truck or rail-
road-and any unfair competition against the
railroads can be corrected by the commission"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

gion to the Lincoln Park fish hat
cherry where they were acclimated.
Mr.. Edward st. Clair, game warden
brought them to the hatchery. Air
had to be pumped constantly into
the water to keep it sufficiently
aeriated to bring the fish through
with out impairment or loss.
The Mature Bar will be unique,
it is said, and the illusions created
by the swimming fish through the
bottoms down, tests. show, are more
startling than the webbing streets
of any city. This is to be one of
many entertainments arranged for
the hundreds of conservationists
and spoortsmen who will attend
the convention.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
Never Did the Legion Star Shine

Brighter State Commander Says
In message just issued to the
$1,000 Legionaires and 10000 Lee
gion Auxiliary members of Mime
sofa, A. B. Kapplin, of Duluth, state
commander, says:
Eat the recent spring conference
in st. Paul, in my travels around
the state, find the Legion star in
it's ascendancy. Never has it
shone brighter than at the present
time. Not only are we continually
growing in membership, but there
is most favorable sentiment pre-
valent everywhere throughout the
state. We have arrived.
IT am firmly convinced that there
has never been time when men
can so easily be enrolled into the
American Legion. Minnesota has
exceeded the 1881 membership quo
ia of $1,000 passing the goal much
earlier this year than ever before.
We are already nearly a thousand
members ahead of our grand total
for 1880, and indications are that
we will set new record in Mime
sofa Legion membership this year.
"This is definite proof that there
is general appreciation of our
efforts for the disabled, soldiers.
of the great benefits secured
for world war veterans by the
American Legion, and of the great
peacetime service given the COM
munities of the state by the 500
posts and 400 Legion Auxiliary
units in Minnesota
I'm addition to a full prog ram
of community service, this year
we are engaged in establishing
Fairgrounds in the small towns, in
helping relieve unemployment and
in assisting veterans with their
claims, as well as making out APP
plications for loans on their adjust
ed service certificates. Every Lee
gion post in Minnesota has been es-
tablished as an official agency for
the Veterans Bureau. For this lat
ter work we have just received
letter of appreciation from the
manager of the United States Vet
Grams Bureau at Fort Smelling.
AT the national convention in
Boston last fall we received the Le-
gion's most coveted award, the ma
tional service trophy, for outstand-
ing service in behalf of disabled
veterans and their families.
Certainly we have cause to be
proud of the American Legion, And
| respectfully submit that member
ship in this organization is a glor-
ious privilege and an opportunity.
Invite your comrades to join and
march with us in the greatest
peacetim-e army of service in all
history-The American Legion.
1t PAYS t. ortise in the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
LEGISLATORS BUNGLE REAPPOR-
TIONMENT

After playing for advantage for weeks
and months the reapOrtionment committees
of the House and Senate of the Minnesota
Legislature submitted mongrel bill which
was passed almost the last hour of the ses-
sion.
Because of the very crowded condition
of the House chamber in Washington is not
only impracticable but almost impossible to
increase the membership of that body. Be-
fore the taking of the Federal Census last
year minimum average population for each
Congressional district was set. While Min
nesota showed an increase in population over
the 1920 census, nevertheless the representa-
ton in the next Congress was reduced from
10 to 9.
Minneapolis has composed the Fifth dis
trict for years with some of the Wards and
parts of rural Hennepin tackled on to the
Tenth District. In the shake-up the Tenth
District was eliminated Much of the Rural
Tenth was added to the Sixth district; sew
eral wards of the city were added to the Sew
enth, number to the Third.
The bill as eventually passed made the
Fifth district top=heavy in population. With
the greed for which Minneapolis has long
been famous great hue and cry went up
from the Press and politicians. The Rural
districts were plotting against the Flour City,
it was alleged.
The week before the Legislature adj
journed the Herald editor was visiting with
a well known Minneapolis citizen; also a
politician. He stated that while it was true
that the Fifth district was overly populated
as compared with the rest of the districts, it
was decidedly easier for the Fifth district
Congressman to keep in touch with his con-
stituency and make his campaign than it
was for the member from the Sixth, Seventh,
or any of the Rural districts
Gov. Olson, as a true Minneapolitan,
vetoed the reapportionment bill passed
late for the Legislature to redraft and pass a
new one.
The question has been raised by some of
the members of the Senate that this veto
was without effect as the bill was complying
with Federal requirements and that the sig
nature of the Governor was not necessary.
The case will go through the Courts and the
Governor will win out
The only way to cure the blunder of the
Legislature viii be an extra session of the
Legislature which costs the state thousands
of dollars each day. The members will not
draw salary for a special session but will re-
ceive mileage for one trip.
If the Governor refuses to call a special
session and the Congressman from this state
are elected at large Minneapolis will very
likely garner five or more of the House MEM
bers. The Flour City already has the Gov
ernor and both United States Senators.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

gives me lusl ,.lat I was looking
for. Now in the first place you can
leave almost any American place,
right by plane and go either to FIT.
Worth Texas, Brownville, Texas,
or Atlanta, or anywhere along the
line and catch the Pan-American
line. It leaves American territory
at Brownsville, and goes to Tam
pico and Mexico City, then from
Vera Cruz, Mexico on down through
all Central America countries,
then around through the north
Coast of South America, and back
up by way of Virgin Islands, Porta
Rica, Cuba and all points east.
Well just think of the pleasure
of getting up one morning, having
breakfast at home in Santa Mon
lea, grabbing the plane and being in
Ell Paso, Texas at one o'clock, going
over the Rio Grande River to
Juarez to get some beer and see a
bull fight, as it was Sunday after
noon, and my plane dident leave
there till Monday morning for
Mexico City.
Did you ever visit Juarez, Mex
leo? Well don't miss it. went by
the bull ring and bought our tick
lets as I had about four pilots from
the line who had brought me in
from Los Angeles, American Air
ways Co. and a great line. Well the
flight was not to start till it got
lcool, for they wont even kill bull
It'll the sun is so low that the
tighter wont get sunburned. Then
as we were driving around the town
I saw fellow with lot of braided
uniform get on an old poor de-
Icrepied pony, and just knew from
his make up that he was headed
for the bull ring, so got cold feet
and didn't go. gave away my tick
lets to some fellows that hadn't been
saved as many times by horses as
II had.
| We prowled around and saw all
the sights of the town, then back
land early the next morning out to
the airport and then by the C. A. T.
lime. Continental Aerial Transpor-
ltazazion," American pilots, pow
Iered with wasps on Lochead Planes.
We'll anybody that flies knows that
from pretty near any part Of our
country you can leave and be In
Mexico City the next night, and
mot fly nights either?
Well we must get moving. Got to
Mexico City that evening about four
thirty. Made my first speech in
Spanish for the Spanish movietone.
IL know few woods but none of EN-
lat what I want to say, but just
used EN- all anyhow. heard after
wards that In the theatre that 1t
went big. Well It would. was
sorter panning our country and
boosting theirs.
Well after I got through with
Mexico City, hit out for the real
tropics, down through Vera Cruz,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
Fish To Swim Through Drinks At
Walton Bar

Seeing a big black bass swim
through your drink might be start
ling under any conditions. When a
rainbow trout fans himself slowly
through it, leading procession Of
Brook trout, followed by schools OF
beautiful bluegills, one might be
amazed and swear off. Such illu-
sions will be created for the visit
ors to the Mature Bar" in the Ma
tional Sportsmen's Show, April %
to 25, which is held in conjunction
with the annual national conven-
ton of the Izaak Walton League
of America The bar will be an
elongated aquarium. Drinking
glasses will rest on the plated glass
top and, shades Of fishermen fear.
ing snake bite, only soft drinks
and milk will be served!
Wise looking owls will look
down on the visitors; deer will re.
mind them Of the shady gins in the
forest primeval; hawks will add
the sinister note of threat as they
perch about the room; skins OF
various animals win drape the
walls, as the thirsty polish insteps
on old fence rails imported from
the south.
Considerable ingenuity was re
quired to create the illusions of fish
swimming through ones drink and
the atmosphere Of the Nature Bar
The fish. lent by Ralph G. Brad
ford, director Of the Illinois State
Conservation Department had Il
be acclimated to Chicago. Specia
water, necessary because Of chlor
inc in Chicago water. injurious t.
the delicate constitutions Of game
fish, had to be brought to the bar
Mr.. Floyd s. Young, head Of tn,
Lincoln Park. Fish Hatchery. pro
vided 1t and win attend to its aeria
ton.
And not the least ingenuity wa
required in transporting the living
fish from northern Illinois lake re
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
RAILROADS FAIL IN ATTEMPT TO
CONTROL TRAFFIC

A generous Minnesota Legislature in the
last hours of the session passed the Truck
bill sought by the railroads of the state which
would have practically put the truck lines
out of business and would have placed Sank
Centre and other towns affected by the Far
freight rate rulings at the
mercy of the railways.
With the truck service this city is placed
on parity with all of the other cities of the
state, in less than car load shipments, as the
truck rate is the old Minnesota freight rate
There is the additional advantage of having
very prompt service with the merchandise
delivered at the door of the business man.
When the bill passed the House the Rail
road brotherhoodS had an amendment attach
ed which would prevent the railroads from
entering the trucking business. The rail-
roads did not like this amendment. The orig
inal bill compelled the truck lines to charge
the same rate as that fixed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the railways.
With material increase in sight July first
by order of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission number of the members of the Leg
islature who so generously voted for the rail-
roads to ham-string the truck lines will prob
ably realize that the trucks are rendering a
real service to the State.
Complaint is made that the trucks are
not paying enough for the use of the High
way. That may be true. Charge them suf-
fcent license taxes to equalize the conditions
The Sank Centre Community Club was
strongly opposed to the truck bill. AS soon
as it became known that the amended bill
had passed, the legislative committee of the
Club sent strong letter to Gov. Olson urg-
ing veto of the measure. The chief executive
was bonbarded with kilograms both for and
against the BILL Delegations from the rail-
way unions and railway officials urged him
to sign. Saturday Mr. Olson killed the meas
ure with pocket Veto" The following is
. partial statement of his reasons for refus-
ing to hamrstring the truck lines:
Il have failed to approve house file No. 78S
commonly known as the truck BILL The bill Is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
ADVERTISING TEST

Advertising in 1,614 newspapers
in 1,459 cities and towns of thir-
teen states win be the keystone Of
the campaign which Standard Oil
of Indiana will conduct this year on
motor oils. This newspaper is one
of the list selected by the advertis-
ing agency holding the campaign.
The newspaper ADVERTISING win
follow on q novel and elaborate
tests of the oils which was conduct
ed on the Indianapolis speedway
from March IT to April 9, by ex-
perts Of the American Automobile
Association. Standard OF Indiana
purchased thirteen different makes
OF stock cars and put them at the
disposal Of the association for the
test. These included Ford, Chew
rolet. Pontiac. Buick, Oldsmobile,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
Farm Relief In Usage Hedge
Saw WaItOniauS


The wisdom of our forefathers in
planting Usage orange hedges is to
be recalled as farm relief at the
annual national convention of the
Izaak Walton League of America to
be held here April 20, "a and 25, it
was announced from convention
headquarters today.
The restoration of wild life, one
of the primary detectives of the
convention in which approximately
"a 900, 600 hunters and fishermen will
be represented, starts with cover.
One of the best kinds of cover for
all wild life, particularly game and
song birds, is the Usage Hedge.
Formerly the United States from a
birds eye view presented a check
erboard of these valuable hedges.
They were used principally for
fences, fence posts, fuel and wind
breaks.
With the advent of steel posts,
barber wire and high power cleo
trio lines, rural communities soon
awaited themselvs of the more con-
venient utilities. This was particu-
larly true of the prairie states in
the north central region of the
country, recent game survey
shows. Hedges were cut down,
Consequently birds migrated. Today
thousands of beneficial song birds
which aid the farmer by eating
crop destroying insects have no
nesting sites in hedges and thick
cts.
In as much as u. S. Biological
Survey authorities point out that
game and song birds contribute
$3.50, 100000 worth of free labor to
the farmers each year by consum-
ing crop destroying insects and
weed seeds, it's worthwhile contri-
buting a hedge or two or other
nesting ties for them, so that they
will stay on the farmers land.
Today because of the cheapness of
the Usage hedge it prevention or
breaking Of destructive winds,
landowners are replanting it. Wild
life conservationists also point out
the value Of it in farm crops.
Usage hedges cost nothing but
labor, the necessary cuttings of
"hedgeapples" being easily procur-
ed from neighbours hedges. Either
one dropped into a plowed furrow
results in fence. Not cent of
cash is necessary. The hedge, when
allowed to grow up yields extreme
ly durable fence posts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

shade the coffee plant, sometimes
banana trees, but generally big
wide looking shade trees.
You would be surprised at the
amount of people that speak Eng
lis in all these countries. Almost
all the young men of weather.
fanatics are sent to our schools
since the war in preference to Eur
ope, and they speak better English
than we do. I cant get you all the
way down now, but I will get you
to the Canal the next letter. It's
quite gully.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

thither. A n d
brother believe
me I been doing
some prowling
lately. For a
long time I have
wanted to go
messing around
in the Central
American Coun-
tries and the es-
Adjustment o f
IN air line all
through there
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

it on Guetama-
la, and Hondur-
as, and all the
rest on the quail
ity. It's so good
that America
won't pay the
price. It's most
all shipped to
e u r o p Q. 1t
grows on a little
bush, and they
have high arees
planted a ! !
onnnno If RI
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures

Beverly Hills. Well all I know is
just what 1 read in the papers or
what I eae as I prowl hither and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

We decide to recognize the government of
Spain. Our ambassador at Madrid made polite bow
at the Spanish foreign office Nobody knows how
long the new republic will stand and nobody knew
how long republic would stand when we invited
King George out of the country The least it seems,
that republic do is to recognize another and
try to look happy about it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-30

BOCK-P. Forsberg, farmer living here escapes
maddened bull after the animal attacked him
tossed him into the air and broke of his ribs
He has numerous bruises to show for the animal
attack The bull usually tractable, became suddenI
enraged while being led from the pasture to tn
barn.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
WORKERS AWAIT
COOL OFFICES
Times Staff Photo
GnnOnN

An intensive moving program
for Government employees is
planned by heads of the various
departments for some time this
summer.
With the coming Of torrid
weather, work will be impossible
in the temporary structures which
now house a number of bureaus.
AS soon as possible the employees
in these buildings will be moved
into other structures.
The Commerce Building will
soon be completed and more
than Is bureaus of the depart
ment will move in.
In past years it has been nee
essary to close the temporary
offices early due to the heat.
The three7story frame buildings,
in addition to being exceptionally
hot, are constantly under the men
ace Of fire.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
.HOBSON To CO
To PRAGUE

President Hoover has appointed
Asher Hobson, in charge of the
foreign agricultural service Of
the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, to represent the United
States at the fifteenth Interna-
tional Congress of Agriculture at
Prague, Czechoslovakia, June 5
to 8.
Mr.. Hobson will speak at the
Congress on 1.-The Fruitfulness of
Research in ForecaSting Prices of
Agricultural Commodities"
Mr.. Hobson plans to visit four
European offices of the foreign
agricultural service at the close
of the meetings. He will also
consider plans for closer coop
Grafton between the offices and
representatives of the Foreign
Commerce Service and the Con-
Sular Service.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Park Group to Open
DriUe P1uinn Bids

The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
has set June II, at 7:30 p. M,
as the time when sealed proposals
for the grading and paving on
Rock Greek Park Drive, from the
District of Columbia Line to the
south end Of Jones Mill Road,
will be opened.
The length of the new drive
will be approximately IL miles
and connects with the project of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to construct
six-tenthS of a mile within the
District Of Columbia, thereby max
ing when both are completed a
continuous driveway through
Rock Greek into Montgomery
county,
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
LAUDS
GOV. RITCH|E

BALTIMORE, May 23.-Gov-
ernor Ritchie was termed a fear
less and outspoken champion Of
Jeffersonian Democratic princi-
pies by Archbishop Curley in an
address last night at the con-
vention of the Catholic Press
Association here.
The Governor, he said, has
been prudent and wise and has
displayed sound sense in free
dom Of education.
Negligence of parents and of
the clergy was held responsible
by the speaker for the loss of
members of the Catholic faith.
The loss, he said, outnumbered
the gain through conversions.
A cable from the convention
to the Pope expressed "filial
homage and sincere greetings" +"