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Evening star., 1931-12-27
PILOTS ON CRUISE
STOP HERE JAN. 4
Amateurs Flying to Miami
Will Be Dinner Guests
of Dawson.

The first large cross-country cruise
OF the United States Amateur Air
Pilots Association, composed OF sports
men pilots, will include stop IN the
Capital Monday night, January 4, en-
route to the all-American air races at
Miami Fla, goal of the first aerial
caravan of the association.
Pilots participating in the cruise are
to be the guests of F, Trubee Dawson,
Assistant Secretary Of War for Aero
nautics, at dinner here Monday night,
taking off from Washington the next
day for Richmond.
Wilmington First Stop.
The caravan will leave the Aviation
Country Club of Long Island the morn
ing of January 4, members stopping at
Wilmington, Del, for luncheon as the
guests of Henry B. DUPONT. At Rich
mond they will be guests of the Cham
Der of Commerce at luncheon, con-
tinuing on to Pinehurst, N. c., where
the sportsmen pilots will be dinner
guests of Werner z. Reed. Howard E.
Coffin will be host to the flyers at
Brunswick, Ga, and Commodore and
Mrs. r. w Orrell at Daytona Beach.
Each pilCt participating in the cruise
will be equipped with special maps
showing scheduled stops, emergency
landing fields end refueling stops. A
Felix dupont, jr., is fleet captain and
Maj. Paul V. BurWell fleet manager.
Races to Last Three Days.
Members of the cruise are expected
TO enter a number of events limited to
amateur pilots during the three days of
the races, January 7. and 8.
The cruise will be one of the first
big efforts of the association, which is
designed to promote aviation as an
amateur sport comparable to golf, ten
mis- and other sports. Many wealthy
amateur pilots, among them Roger
Wolf Kahn, are active members of the
association.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
DUKE OF MANCHESTER
AND BRIDE GO TO CUBA
Husband and Former Kathleen
Dawes, Actress, to Spend Four
Months on Island.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 26-With a
CHEEKY wave, William Angis Drcgo-
Montagu. Duke OF Manchester, bid
good-by to New York today and sailed
with his bride for four months honey
moon in Cuba.
The duke and the former Kathleen
Dawes were married in a brief and SIM
pie ceremony at Greenwich, Conn, De-
cember II, after legal quirks had de-
hyed the marriage several days. Since
this marriage they have been at Park
ae niue hotel
The duke, a middle-aged man, who
told reporters he had admired the for
ms LOndCn actress l6 years, expressed
pleasure at his stay in New York.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
SLOGANS SUBMITTED
IN ANTI-GUN DRIVE
Fifty-Dollar Prize Attracts Com.
petitors in Campaign Against
Violence.

Interest in the movement to abate
violent crime by increasing the diff
Guilty with which deadly weapons may
be obtained is indicated by letters CON-
tanning slogan suggestions now being
secured at the Offices of the National
Anti-Weapon Association in the Invest
ment Building.
Last week the organization an
nounced an offer Of $50 in cash for
a slogan which would be an improve
ment on its present one, "Tutamen Non
CadeS" or protection, Not Slaughter"
and the results which have come in,
despite the intervening holiday, were
declared yesterday by E. r. Grant,
president of the association, to be en-
cCuraging.
Practically all of those submitting
slogans have supplemented their sug-
gestio.:, with letters mdCrsing the pur-
poses of the association and Offering
aid in their accomplishment, he added.
Selection of the slogan will be made
on March Is.
The purpose of the association to
accomplish. by cdu-Gtlon as we'll as
legislation, q decrease in the too-preva-
lent tendency to reach for gun"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
ITALIAN PRINCESS HAS
18TH BIRTHDAY TODAY
Youngest Daughter of King and
Queen Receives Many Gifts.
Romance Rumored.
Rv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ROME. December 26-PrinCeSS Ma
ria, youngest daughter of the King and
Queen, celebrated her seventeenth
birthday today, but she was more for
tunatc than most of those born on the
day after Christmas. The number and
variety of her birthday gifts were fit
ting to her station.
Every gossip in Italy has given much
attention to this young woman as the
potential heroine of royal romance.
Her name has been linked most fire.
quently with that of Archduke Otto of
Hungary and many believe these two
will be married if and when Hungary
sanctions Otto's claim to the vacant
throne.
Maria is very popular with the Ital-
ian people and appears often at pub
lie festivals with her mother, Only
recently she gave Mahatma Gandhi
basket of fruit from the royal vineyards,
spoke with him in excellent English and
on leaving him said, May God bless
you"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
This BIRD REALLY TOUGH
Tur,lcy Ett2 clla Han and Swallows
Execution -Anife.

LAUFEiN8URG, N. c., December
26 CIV. L. RoD-r, poultryman, was
re- ,e-ing today from an attack by
tiT.ley on which ne attempted TO
demonstrate the right way to kill one"
T, P. Jones, a physician, bandaged
up Roper, who attempted to penetrate
the birds brain with a knife.
The turkey sws llowed the knife, at
tackled the poultryman and then walked
off
Evening star., 1931-12-27
PLANS FIGHT ON MELLON
Patman Says He Will Move for
Impeachment of Secretary.

Representative Patman, Democrat
Texas, said yesterday he intended to in
troduce a resolution seeking the i'm
peachment of Secretary Mellon within
72 hours after the reconvcning of
Congress.
The Texan contends Mellon holds Of
fee in violation of a statute of 1889 for
bidding a Secretary of the Treasury to
engage in commerce.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The Cullinan diamond in the scepter
OF the British King weighs Sl61s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
St. Rosa

Korte Brothers, Of the st. Rose
garage are putting out popular f.
wheel trailers, a practical as well
as economical way Of utilizing the
wreckage Of the old model T
Fords.
Mrs. Theo. Peters is on the sick
list at the present writing.
After the recent decline Of men,
bership the st. Rose band is re-
organizing with an additional group
of junior members.
Theo Blommel trailed wood to
Melrose Friday.
Hubert Klasen assisted at wood
hauling Saturday at the JOS. Ker-
field farm.
Marriage bans have been pub
lished for Miss Anne Benning and
Frank Lakumert. of st. Francis.
The ladies of st. Rose entertain
ed with a social hop Monday
night.
Mrs. j. Fuchs, Mrs. Walter Coe
and Miss Loretta Fuchs were en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Coe
Sunday afternoon.
A number of st. Rose residents
attended the funeral rites of Mrs.
Atkinson at Freeport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rhode were
Sank Centre business callers Satur-
day.
VIM. Herzog sent shipment of
hogs by truck to South st. Paul
Tuesday
Roman Austing is confined at
home due to inflammation of the
ewes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Plants That Emit Gas
Not at All Uncommon

When one speaks Of o "gas plant"
one naturally thinks of coal ovens
and gas meters. Nature, however,
provides a real gas plant speci-
mems Of which are to be found
blooming In London's kew gardens.
It is otherwise known as the die
tamnies or burning BUSH" When
lighted match is applied to a
shoot Of 1t there comes a brilliant
scarlet flame. Like flash of light.
ming it travels up the length Of the
Towering shoot, without injuring it.
The best time to make the expert
ment Is when the flowers are fad
ing. The inflammableness of the
plant Is due to this: that on its
stalks are minute reddish-brown
glands, and these secrete an etheric
oil. The glands develop fully soon
after the blossom begins to fade,
but they shrivel up when the fruit
begins to form. Luminous plants
not unlike these have been a source
Of strange legends in India and At
ghanistan. There Is a mountain
called Safed Koli in Afghanistan on
which the natives believe that gold
and silver exist = In springtime the
slopes are covered with bushes
which at night, from a distance,
seem to be on fire, yet when you
are close to them there Is no sight
Of flame.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15

q dark round tunnel. The boys
head bumped against the top. The
Jogalong took from his pocket q
small round thing that looked very
like candy cough drop.
Here, Boy" he said, swallow
this. You have probably noticed
that you have grown a great deal
smaller since arriving In the Land
Of Wonders, but I see that your
head is still a little too tall for
comfort. II you swallow this small
delicacy you will be able to walk
through the passageway without
humping"
II hadn't noticed that I had
grown smaller" replied the boy,
"and I really don't think care to.
I much prefer to grow taller, you
know"
Every one who enters the Land
Of Wonders becomes smaller at
once" said the Jogalong moving
ly, "and the smaller they become
the better they understand the
wonders of the land. Swallow the
Wonder tablet, for we cannot lingsr
in this tunnel. Don't you see the
bright light at the other endY"
Eyes, see that all right" said
the boy. lis that the Land Of
Wonders out there, toor'
Eyes, that Is the place where
things begin to happen" The next
Jogalong will tell you what they
found.
ightl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
City Grafters Skilled
in Makeup and Acting

The woman has lived in New
York for a long time and is hard.
ened to the sight and plea Of beg
CARS. When a timid, middle-aged
woman, neatly dressed, accosted
her at Times Square station, she
knew that here was no ordinary
case.
The older woman hesitated and
when she spoke her voice was re-
fined but nervous. She had lost
her way. She wanted to go uptown
and found herself on the downtown
platform. Would the woman d.
rect her?
The woman did, but the inquirer
held her attention for another mo-
ment. She wanted to say something
and did not seem to have the cour.
age. Finally she summoned It.
She had spent her small change
travelling on wrong trains and did
not want to break a bill. Might she
borrow q dime?
The woman gave her a dime and
started toward the stairway. She
looked back once to see II the
stranger was going In the right d..
rection. The middle-aged woman
had stopped and was conversing
with q man. He had his hand In
his pocket and he was nodding SYM
pathetically.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Satisfied Yearning to
Punch Cash Register

A certain resident of an exclusive
New Jersey suburb startled his
friends recently by opening a book
and magazine store In the town. He
was known to be wealthy and did
not need more money, and as he
was bridge and golf addict and
had other and varied interests, they
could not catalogue his innovation
as a hobby, even though he spent
nearly every evening at the store.
Then it occurred to a close friend
to ask him outright. The new book
store owner looked a little sheep
fish as he explained:
"I1l tell you If you promise not
to mention IL to anyone. But all
my life cash registers have In
trigued me. Every time I made a
purchase I've yearned to punch the
key. In fact on a number Of oc-
casions I've bribed clerk to allow
me to ring up my own money. It's
a queer sort of complex, l know.
but as long as I enjoy punching
cash registers I'm going to continue
it."-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Jogalong Tales
Chapter 1

Chapter 1
The Jogalong started to walk
around and the boy followed.
They didn't follow the path that
was straight. They went around
and around and around and around
a large circle, once, twice, three
times. They went around again,
four times, five times, six times.
The circle became smaller each
time they went around 1t until
finally the boy and his companion
stood together on a small piece Of
ground. Nothing was quite the
same as It had been. The sky had
become gray and white stars were
falling everywhere about.
"Good gracious, we reached the
Land Of Wonders in shorter time
than ever before" said the Joga-
long. "And in star storm, too"
"A star Storm? queried the boy.
"Are these stars falling?"
Everything in the point of view"
replied the JOgalong. I'm other
countries this would be called a
snow storm, but anyone with two
eyes In his head can see that stars
and nothing else are falling. Only.
they are not gold-they are white
which is safer, for even in the
Land Of Wonders there are people
who would try to gather them all
ND IL they were gold. Good gra-
cious! Now we are going to have
troublep
ats hailing," said the boy.
aHailing indeedr' replied the
Jogalong. "And what is hailing?
I wish you wouldn't say things
like that, Boy. You give me the
shivers with such stupidity. Why,
bullets are falling, that's what's
happening, and If we think any
thing Of our heads, we'd better get
into q shelter"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Wounded War Victims
Helped by Antiseptics

Important as was the discovery
Of anesthesia, It was of infinitely less
moment than the aseptic technique
which came to us through the work
of Lister and Pasteur, Frederick A.
Pottle writes, In the Outlook and
Independent.
When we remember that the sur.
geons Of the Civil war knew moth
ing about bacteria and the nature
of infection, we should marvel
that they did as well as they did.
For the majority of men who die
of wounds in war are not killed
outright, Ror do they die from the
extent Of tLeir injuries. They die
In hospitals OF infection.
Our percentage Of death from
gunshot wounds in the Civil war
was 1865; in the World war, S.12.
This gain In efficiency (nothing less
than the saving Of few more men
out of every 1907 was almost
wholly due to the development OF
aseptic and antiseptic technique.
And 1t was greater gain than
at first appears, for without 1t the
percentage of deaths from infec-
lions in this war would have been
higher than in the Civil war, be-
cause the wounds were generally
more dangerously infected, and
were Of a type more favorable to
the development of infection.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
The CIliIdren's Corner
Edited by DOROTHY EDMONDS

II don't see any shelter" said
the boy.
whats the matter with this one
right hereY" asked the Jogalong.
"But still I don't see any, Mr..
Jogalong."
swell, upon my wandering soul,
what do you think Of that? Doesn't
see a shelter! Oh well, I suppose
that IL just another case of having
lived too long In a stupid world
with blind people," sighed the
Jogalong, trying to be patient.
1.-THE people I know are not
blind" replied the y, quite a bit
surprised.
"IndeedT queried the Jogalong.
"That depends upon what you
mean by blind, my boy"
"Why people who can't see, Of
course" said the boy.
Exactly. Therefore you must
be blind because you cannot see
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Origin of "Head Tax"

In days gone by in British his
tory head tax was really tax on
the head. In the middle of the
Eighteenth century the wig ceased
to head the poll, and the "Mar-
caronis" wore hair-powder instead.
Then, in 1895, Pitt framed a new
tax, and every person sporting the
powder was forced to invest in an
annual certificate costing a guinea.
In 1896 the tax yielded f21O, 1876, but
the "guinea pigs" soon refused to
face powder. The tax. changed the
fashion. The powder-puff, the pow
der knife, and the powder mask
disappeared, curled and oiled whis-
kers, aud short cropped heads
crept in for the masters, and the
powder fell on the heads of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
District 14-46

Everybody was glad to get back
to school again after pleasant va
cation.
Some kindly elves had visited our
schoolroom while we were gone and
left it all spick and span.
Judging by their length discus
sions heard on Monday, Santa Claus
had been very generous to everyone.
Everyone received a new score
card for the daily health inspection
and the first days report shows a
perfect score for the whole school.
For the first half of the year Ida,
Rosa and Anna had perfect scores
and Roman, Victor, Norma and
Frank Weiss reports were also
very good. Incidentally there are
also the children whose attendance
records are the best. Consequently
we are inclined to believe that
obeying health rules makes one
physically fit to come to school
whether it rains or shines.
Some of the pupils have asked
that we again have the winter ach-
ievement tests so as soon as we get
our teams organized we will start
training for that.
Picture and posters of the Esk-
limo and his interesting northland
are taking the places of the Christ
mas scenes in our schoolroom.
The Seventh Grade is now study
ing "Enoch Arden" and find it very
interesting.
The fifth Geography class took us
for a pleasant visit among the
Eskimos. We are rather sorry that
we cannot make houses like those
they told us of.
The Eight Grade class just finish
ed the study of "Snowbound" con-
sidering the kind of weather we are
having they find it hard to sym
pathize with the Whittiers.
Frank Pfieffer is confined to his
home with a bad cold.
Mildred and Elva Minke visited
with Ida and Bertha LQuistorf SUM-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Marthaler
called at the ]. F. Weiss home Fri
day.
Walter and Phieffer children
spent Saturday at Quistorfs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter and Joe Wis
tied at I. w. Kings Sunday.
Miss Sorenson called at L. Quis-
torff's Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Glazen and Mr..
and Mrs. Gust Rodge were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Quistorff Sum-
day.
Rosa Weiss spent the week end at
Alex Marthaler,s.
Miss Alvina Orth is taking care of
Donald, infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Miller who is i'll with a touch Of
Bronchial pneumonia.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Great French Soldier
Knelt Long at Altar

One day in France when thou
sands of guns were roaring, an
American named Evans went into
an old church to exa mine 1t. AS
he stood there with barred head,
satisfying his respectful curiosity,
gray man with the stars Of gen.
eral on the collar of his shabby uni.
form entered the church. Only an
orderly accompanied him; no gilt
tering staff Of officers-just an or
derby.
The American soldier paid little
attention TO him ar first, but was
curious to see him kneel in the
church praying. The minutes passed
until three-quarters of an hour had
gone before the man arose from his
knees.
Then Evans followed him down
the street and was surprised to see
soldiers salute the man in great ex-
element, while women and chill
dren stopped in their tracks with
awe.inspired faces.
1t was Foch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Buried With Hi. Five Wive.

In a country town not more than
ten miles from Springfield, ILL.,, is a
cemetery near the roadside whose
ancient stones, moss-covered and
weather-beaten, attract the passer-
by who may be interested in curious
epitaphs. In the center Of one lot
Is a large monument inscribed:
"Here lies John Jones. aged nine
ty-twO. At rest" On the side
Of the monument are five small
stones exactly alike, each bearing
the name of a woman and date of
death and each having this inscrip.
Hon: Beloved wife of John Jones'"
Springfield Republican.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
English Game Protection

In English law the term ground
game" applies to hares and rabbits
which are subject to extinction by
the occupants Of lands to protect
their crops from injury and loss.
This removes these animals from
the protection which. In the inter-
est Of the sporting classes. the Eng
lish law throws about wild AMI
mails which are hunted for sport.
Ordinarily the possession Of land
confers no right to kill or snare
game found thereon. but It Is not
uncommon in England to provide
In a lease for the keeping down Of
ground game.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Entranced by Strains
of Magical Calliope

That herald of the circus, the
calliope, made Its first public APP
pearance in July, 1856. screeching
"Old Dan Tucker" down the
Worcester & Nashua railroad.
A contemporary account de-
scribes the effect as magical, nay
wonderful, enviting and amusing.
Men left their workshops and
rushed for the railway. Women
and children swarmed like ants
when their anthill is trOdden on,
agrin with wonder and delight. The
horses danced pirouettes to the
music; the very pigs relaxed the
tension of their tortuOus tails, and
stupid calves snuffed the
music-laden air, their pendant tails
outstanding straight behind.
"'Twas marvellous and we
should not have been surprised If
all the bending woods, charmed by
the Orphic strains, had walked
adown the shaded hills and made
Obeisance to the Calliope :.
even as Birnam wood came down
to Dunsinane
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Variation in Stars

These words "giant" and dwarf
stars have reference to the inten.
sive brightness rather than to mass,
though difference in volume are in
volved. One theory Of star evolu-
ton Is that in the beginning all
stars were Of gas Of extraordinarily
low density and Of low temperature
and surface brightness. Such are
the red stars. They contract, grow
continually hotter, and pass through
successive stages toward the white
hot stage, although not all stars
reach that state. The stars under
going these changes In the ascend
ing branch are chiefly giants. Aft
erward the stars begin to fall of
In temperature and luminosity and
gradually pass to the red stage and
then to invisibility. The stars on
this descending branch are termed
dwarfs.
Telephone Courtesy
A western hospital has made It.
self known as a friendly place."
largely through its attention to tel
ephone calls. Superintendent know
how many calls come in daily and
how anxious most of the people are
who make inquiry concerning some
relative or friend. This hospital has
realized that this Is the time to
treat people the most carefully In
order to make good Impression
The Modern Hospital, Chicago. Ill
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
Among His Souvenirs

Donald MacFiddle, a famous
Scotch musician, had many admir-
ers In this country. On one CON
cert tour he had just arrived in
New York and was walking from
his room to the theater. A young
woman admirer who recognized
him determined to procure some
souvenir of the great man. 1t was
raining, and from beneath her nice
new silk umbrella she called to
him. MacFfddle stopped and
gazed at her from beneath his old
cotton umbrella, green with age.
"Oh, Mr.. MacFiddle." the woman
said. 'if You would only give me
some light remembrance of your
self-no matter how small!'
The great man surveyed her
keenly, glanced once at his old
umbrella, then in a burst Of words,
said: Certainly, my dear young
lady. I shall be delighted. We
will exchange umbrellas. Path
finder magazine.