The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-11

Lindbergh remembers the question that Napoleon
used to his narshas when they reported victory:
what did you do the next day." This is "the next
day" for Lndbergh, and he intends to fly with his
wife, to Japan and China the Pacific ocean.
Because his wife is going, Colonel Lindbergh
will fly a northern narrow stretch of the Pa
cifc, middle of the ocean, and matter what
happens" this time And he will fly ship that can
land on water.
Mortimer L. Schif partner in Kuhn Loeb & Co.,
generous in many philanhropies and only last month
elected national head of the Boy Scouts, died sud-
denly of heart disease 1t is another warning to men
of middle age that strenuous exercise added to siren
mental work, is dangerous. Mr.. Schiff, the day
before his DEATH had played golf for several hours
working hard at his play, as at everything else
Men past fifty should learn to take life calmly.
Countries of Europe especially England are
wondering how they avoid competition and
dumping of cheap Russian goods, and, at the same
purchase of machinery and materials.
This country, little more virtuous, or, perhaps,
more foolish than the others, has cut down Russian
purchases in this country by more than half within
year. That may be high morality, but it is poor
business.
It will take more than words, or dislike of
bolshevist theories, to conquer Russa's industrial
campaign, backed by able producers and good sales
men.
For instance when United States soldiers look
closely at the little box of matches supplied by the
government, they will see written in small type,
The army needed matches, and asked for bids.
And the lowest bid Is per cent lower than Ameri
can bid, came from Russian matchmakers.
Under the law, according to Major Barry of the
quartermaster department the army is compelled to
accept the lowest bid.
There reason to believe that the sudden violent
outburst of antCathoc hostility in SPAIN Italy and
elsewhere will be overcome by conciatory measures
In Italy the Pope has forbidden all Catholic pro-
cessions and demonstrations of any kind outside of
churches and forbidden the official Vatican organ,
osservatore Romano. to publish hostile comment on
fhoE oco rnorf
Mussolini on his part, has forbidden the italian
press to continue the publication of news articles
and editorials calculated to foment anti-Catholic
hatred
Good news of the wheat crop in Texas-enor-
NOUS crops. And that, usual, bad news for
wheat growers. Under intelligent system of
agriculture and marketing good crops in wheat or
cotton mean trouble and poor prices for farmers.
Gen. William Mitchell head of our air forces in
the big war, has just made inspection and trial
of the autogyro, almost neutrality-suspicious.
flying machine. /" That machine with speed of 120
miles hour repsents remarkable improvement
in flying says General Mitchell He flew one of the
machines, and is amazed various good qualities
ease in maneuvering and ability to rise almost
tically.
Americans might envy the people of Iceland
with no army, no navy no deficit everybody at work
Their important city, Reykjavik has piped water
from hot spring two miles away and the water
to heat public buildings, and the people own the hot
water.
If it were here private company would
have meter that hot water selling to the city
and explaining that cities must not engage in bust
ness.
However, we have many things that the Iceland
ers have not, and day we may add to our pos
sessions the ability to manage natural
nopolies. It is a long way off, but it will come.
Frau Lonny Barth's husband left here five years
ago. leaving also her idiot and crippled child She
lost her work. the institution caring for the child
sent it back because she could not pay She walked
with the child to the edge of lake. sat thinking on
a bench for while, wondering how she could sup
port the child.
Then she walked into the water sand she told
the court, II held his head under the water until
he died. What else there to do?"
The court having investigated her statements and
verified her desperate efforts to money sup
port the child, acquitted her without comment. It
did not answer and one has answered her ques-
ton: What else was there to do?"
This is not good world for voorhees, mother
with idiot child.