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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28
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January rs, 1912

n r Brown, of the extension
division of the State Agricultural
School, is spending the week IN
Sank Centre organizing farmers
clubs in this vicinity. Monday
night a meeting was held in the
school house in district 80. Inc
club organized there was named
the Fairy Lake Farmers Club"
Officers were elected as follows:
President H. Germanson. vice
Pres. A. wicklund. Sec-Treas.,
Harry Hooper. Tuesday night the
ASHLEY Valley Farmers Club" was
organized in district 40, with the
following officers elected: Pres'
A. d. Carpenter, Vice Pres, Anton
Jung, Sec-Treas., ]. A. Bonner
Wednesday night a club was or
panized in district 1873. The officers
are: Pres, Henry Botz; Vice Pres,
Frank Unger; Sec-Treas, Frank
Minette.
Thursday evening, Jan. IL, the
following officers of the A. o. u.
w. and the Degree of Honor were
jointly installed:
A. o. q. w.
Pm. W.-John r. Wolfe
M. W.-Edwin Largergren.
Foreman-Walter Cummings
Overseer-Leroy Working
Recorder. w. Ward
Financier-A. w. Austin
Receiver-Nels Christensen.
Guide-Ernest Elliott
1. W.-William Derby
o. W.. C. Working
Degree of Honor
P. C. of H.-Jane Vessey
c. of H.-Maria Allen
L. of H.-Mary Chapman
c. of H. Matilda Meigs.
Financier-Mannie Sutton
Recorder-Edna Lagergren
Receiver-Carrie Lyman
Usher-Anna Peglow
I. wa. v. Sutton
o. We. A. Lagergren
At the annual meeting of the
Sank Lake Cooperative Creamery
Association, held at the creamery
last Monday, Ferd Borgmann was
secretary and r. Gamradt, trea-
surer. The old board of trustees
was reelected.
The basket ball team of the
Sank Centre high school visited
Long Prairie last Friday and met
defeat at the hands of the team of
the high school in that town by
score of 40 to Sc.
It has been proposed to form a
Central Minnesota Baseball league
including Brainerd, Staples, Little
Falls, Royalton, Foley, Sank Rap
ids, st. Cloud, Melrose, Sank Gen.
tire, Long Prairie and Alexandria,
and that a meeting be held, at st.
Cloud on Monday, Jan. 20, to or
ganize.
Tuesday afternoon, after school,
students were selected to represent
the four different classes in the pre-
liminary contest for the Caughren
debating cup. Following are the
selections: Freshmen, Carl Min
cite, Russell Cooper, Maud Cling
cry; Sophomores, Floyd Parkinson,
Anna Mann, Francis Eddy; Jun
iors, Cedric Fourier; Howard
Jackson, Frank Calkins; Seniors,
John Houser, Edith Gates; Robert
Kells. Freshmen will meet Juniors,
and Sophomores will clash with
Seniors. One of the debates will
occur next week. The question to
be discussed will be: Resolved,
that general parcels post should
be established in the United States.
The chief reason for the broad
ening of the pleasant smile that
ORDINARILY illumines the features of
good-natured Alex Benson, the
tailor, is because the owner of the
building in which Mr.. Benson has
his place of business has just put
in fine new hard maple floor. Mr..
Bensons alleges that his is going
to be the neatest place in town
when he gets things all rearrang-
ed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28

Tom Meagher, of Montana, has
spent the past week with his moth
err, Mrs. Reginald and other rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Galligan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Fuller mot
ored to Minneapolis Thursday to
visit the latter's son, Dale, at the
Shriner's hospital. The little fell
lows hip has not healed as well as
could be desired and it was found
necessary to put on another cast
He will be kept at the hospital for
a couple of months yet.
Miss Ethel Baird spent part of
last week at the Walter Clark home
in Burtrum.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Blackhurst
were guests of relatives at Rice
Wednesday evening.
A dancing party was held at St
Joseph's Church basement last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Anna Young and daughters
Irene and Lucille, and Kenneth
Zuttel, were guests of relatives in
Royalton Saturday.
Joe Bluth underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Veter-
ans hospital Friday morning. Mr.
Bluth is recovering nicely from
the operation but expects to take
treatment for rheumatism before
returning home.
Lee Alexander, of Brainerd, Wis
tied relatives here Sunday. His
father, John Alexander, accompan-
led him home to visit a few days at
that place.
A. w. Barry left Thursday for
Rochester for medical consultation.
He returned home Sunday evening
Rev. Downing recently received
word of the death of his aged moth
err in England. The community
sympathizes with Mr.. Downing in
his sorrow.
Miss Esther Himmi returned
home Sunday from weeks visit
with her sister and family at Cros-
by, MINI.
Rev. and Mrs. M. N. Knudson
and daughter, Ramona Pearl, of
Sank Rapids, arrived here Monday
evening for a few days visit with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Greener, Mrs.
Carl Glockzin and Mrs. G. H.
Blackhurst motored to Minneapo-
lis Tuesday.
Eugene Trumble, Of Montivideo,
visited his mother and brother,
west Of the village, Tuesday.
Roger Callahan, of Brainerd, ar
rived here Sunday morning for a
few days stay with relatives.
The local basket ball team play
ed at Clarissa Friday evening. The
game was interesting and close, the
score being 16 to 1S in favor OF
Clarissa. Our boys are hoping to
do little better in the return
game.
Mrs. John walburn is reported
ill at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Midgley, OF
Burtrum, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Salonen, of Nashwauk, were guests
in the Harris home Friday.
Mrs. M. Harstad entertained the
following guests at her home north
Of the village last Wednesday af-
ternoon: Mrs. Harold Bisel, Mrs.
Carl Glockzin, Mrs. Kenneth Sand
meyer and Mrs. G.. II. Thompson
and son, Paul.
George Henry is on the sick list
this week.
The L. G. U. ladies of the third
and fourth groups will serve lunch
next Saturday at the Gazette Of
fee. They will also hold a food
sale. The ladies of the fourth
group will also serve the regular
monthly dinner at the U. B. church
basement Wednesday, Feb. 8
r. ]. Ross and a crew of men
commenced the annual harvest Of
ice at Bass Lake Monday.
Mrs. e. A. Henry served dough-
nuts and coffee to-a number Of la
dies Tuesday afternoon. The pro-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28
FOUND

FOUND
A Hospital for Boots and Shoes
male or Female)
ALI patients (shoes) returned in ex-
cellent health Chose dyed included)
Next to Public Library.
SORENSON'S SHOE SERVICE
. SHOP
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28

Citation for Hearing ON Petition
ior Administration.
State % Minnesota, County of
Stearns-SS.
In The Matter of The Estate OF
Anna K. LANCE Decedent.
The State of Minnesota, to All
Whom it May Concern:
WHEREAS r. G. LANCE and
Marie r. LANCE filed in this Court
their petition stating. among other
things, that they are children OF
the above decedent; that said de-
cedent died intestate, a resident OF
the County of Stearns, State OF
Minnesota, and praying that adj
ministration of her estate be grant
ed to A. F. Strebel.
THEREFORE,, You are hereby
cited to be and appear before said
Court on February 9Th 1882, at nine
o'clock A. NJ, in the Court House
lin the City of ST. Cloud in said
County and State and show cause,
if any you have, why said petition
should not be granted.
Dated January 8th, 1882.
(SEAL) j. B. Himsl
Probate Judge
L. L. Kells Attorney
Published Jan. Ia, Fl, %, 1882.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28

ceeds Of the lunch went to benefit
the L. c. u.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28

information might
of their stock and
trade and you the asking
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sheets and
daughter, Shirley, spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the Alfred Pfeninger
home.
Miss Doris Ladd spent the week
end with Miss Josephine Sheets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cert Oltzen and
family spent Sunday evening at
the Alfred Pfeninger home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28
Grey Eagle

Miss Olga Hiltmen of st. Paul is
a guest of her sister, Mrs. Oscar
Hoffman, and Their relatives here
this week.
Married at Parsonage
Saturday evening at eight o'clock
occurred the marriage of Miss Elsie
Davis to Clarence Skinner, both
of this village. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. ]. A. Downing
at the parsonage. The yuong coup
lie were attended by Miss Lottie
Burch and Irl Davis.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Davis and has
grown to womanhood in this vii
lage. She graduated from the lo-
cal high school last year.
The groom has resided here
about three years. Both young peo-
pie have hosts of friends who will
hasten to extend congratulations.
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grades satin
have learned that fact current magazine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
CAPITAL KEEPS LEAD
IN RADIO INVENTION
Many Washington People Continu-
ing to Take Out Patents on
Variety of New Devices.

Washington continues to be one OF
the most prolific sources of radio in
ventions in the United States. Hardly
a week passes without the granting by
the Patent Office Of patents on inven-
tons perfected by Washington resi-
dents, many of them attached to the
Government laboratories here, but some
of them in private pursuits.
Latest patent grants include three
on optical and scanning systems to G.
Francis jenkins, pioneer television in
ventor; two on radio signaling systems
devised by DR.. Louis Cohen, George
Washington University professor. who
is also attached to the War Claims
Office on patent matters; two to Carlos
B. Mirick, civilian radio engineer at the
Naval Research Laboratories, one COW
ering an antenna reel for aircraft
radios and the other an antenna lead
out insulator, and two to Ben j.
Chromy, patent lawyer, covering sound
recording ana reproducing apparatus.
Among other radio patent grants to
Westinghouse were one on fire.
ouency changing inductance system, to
Louis A. Gerhard; another on an in
ouctance system developed by Mr.. Geb-
hard in collaboration with Corrie F.
Rudolph; one on electronic control ap-
paratus, developed by DR.. Ross Gum
of the Naval Research Laboratories.
and one on radio power lnstalla-
ton for aircraft invented by Sam L.
LaHache and Fred B. Monar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29

provided pay for employees Of civilian
firms in this city who are given SIPS
a day, or a pro-rated amount accord
ing to the number Of drills which each
attends during the year for attending
the annual encampments. Government
employees are given service cards, which
entitle them to leave without affecting
their regular annual leave. The pay for
the civilian employees was provided
years ago to compensate these civilians
for money which they lost by reason Of
not being paid by their employers while
getting their military training.
1t was pointed out that when men en-
list in the Guard they are told Of this
not written into the enlistment papers
it has nevertheless been considered as
an implied contract on the part Of the
Government to pay.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active 20 the re-
serve lists Of their respective organi-
cations for the reasons stated: First
Sergt Edgar S. Mcdonald, Company D.
121st Engineers, on account Of educa
tional interference with the performance
Of military duty and Pvt. Arthur j.
Fagpn, Company A, 121st Engineers, on
account of business interference with
the performance Of military duty, Pvts.
Jackson F. King and Clarence S. Mar
vim, both of Company A, 121st Engi-
neers, on account Of temporary removal
from the city.
Pvt. Charles w. Bell has been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the ac-
tive list Of the goth Division Military
Police Company.
Sergt. George l.. Marshall Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged, upon his own re-
quest, he having completed one year Of
a three-year re-enlistment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
LOTTERY BROADCASTS
APPEAR TO HAVE ENDED

Postal authorities apparently have
sauelched the broadcasting lottery
rackets of Mexican and Cuban radio
station, which allegedly have mulcted
millions of dollars from gullible Amer
leans by advertising the schemes over
the air.
Few complaints have been received
about lottery sweepstakes broadcasting
Of foreign stations since the Post Office
Department procured indictments
against a number of Mexican pro-
moters. The vigorous campaign in
augurated under order of Horace j.
Donnelly, solicitor of the department,
evidently has inundated the offenders:
The fraud order route has been used
by the Post Office Department, In col
liberation with the State Department,
in defeating the schemes. The postal
laws cannot block the broadcasting OF
programs in other countries and can
not prevent their reception here. But
the laws can be employed to prevent
the delivery of mail to the stations on
foreign soil or to the promoters of such
schemes and in that way block the
receipt of money for the lottery tickets,
which are illegal in this country. More
over, the tSomoters can be arrested
for using NE mails to defraud. once
they step on American territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Navy.


The retirement on October l of Rear
Admiral John r. Y. Blakely now a
member Of the General Board, on &C
count OF physical disability, will ad-
vance, subsequently to that date the
dates OF promotion of 80 officers on the
lists of selectees for the grades of rear
admiral, captain and commander. At
present, the promotion dates, based on
known vacancies, are as follows: For
rear admiral, Capts. Henry E. Lackey
July !; Cyrus w. Cole, September / :;
Charles E. Courtney, Adolphus E. Wat
son and Henry L. Brinser, October |,
and Edgar B. Larimer and Alfred W.
johnson, February l.
For captains-Comdrs. Hamilton F.
Glover, Alfred w. Brown, Guy E.
Baker, Raymond A. Spruance and
Henry K. Hewitt June 80; Felix X.
Gygax. July /; Guy E. Davis Augu-.
/; William C. Baker. IT,. September !,
end Lemuel NJ Stevens. Joseph S.
Evans and Chester H. J. Keppler, o.
tober !.
For commander - Lieut. Comdrs.
James c. Montfort and Harold Dodd.
June /; Robert A. Hall, Guy C. Hitch
cock, Anton B. Anderson, Ralph S.
Wentworth and Mahlon S. Tisdale,
June 80; Schuyler Mills, July l; James
L. King August /; Davis De Treville,
September /. and Homer c. Wick and
Robert A. Lavender. october l.
Boards have been directed to con-
vene at Marine Corps headquarters in
the Navy Department for the purpose
of preparing lists Of colonies considered
eligible for appointment as heads of
staff departments and as brigadier gen.
erals in the line of that corps The
staff board. which convened on May %,
consisted of Maj Gen. Ben H. Fuller,
commandant of the Marine Corps, and
Brig. Gems. George Richards, Rufus H
Lane. Hugh Matthews, John H Russell
and Dion williams. The line board
which will be convened at the Navy De-
partment next Tuesday. will consist of
Gen. Fuller and Brig Gems. Harry Lee
Russell. williams and James c. Breck-
inridge.
Army.
Mai William L. Fisher, recently on
duty at the War Department as execu.
tive officer. Office of the chief Of chap
lains. and now en- route to his new sta
ton at Tientsin. China. where he will
serve with the 18th Infantry. was re-
Gently rendered the presidency Of Spo-
kane University. Spokane, Wash He
will relieve Chaplain Alfred C. Oliver,
who. upon arrival in the United States,
will proceed to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind. for duty. Chaplain Fishers duties
at the War Department have been
taken over by Chaplain Edwin Burling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
FINDS
| j. s. SYSTEM BEST
Lafount Address Indicates
Conclusion in Study of
Broadcasting.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

= ONE enlightening observations
and pertinent conclusions about
American radio. obviously based
. upon the report shortly to be
submitted to the Senate by the
Federal Radio Commission, were heard
from Commissioner H. A. Lafount in
his address on program trends last
week before the annual assembly at
Buffalo of the National Advisory
Council on Radio in Education.
Though the speech was broadcast
its salient points deserve repeating
because they were plainly culled from
the report, not yet ready to be made
public, which the commission will
tender to the Senate in response to the
Couzens-Din resolution directing an
inquiry into American broadcasting
with particular emphasis on the
amount of radio time devoted to enter
tainment, education and advertising.
u. S. Control Studied.
The Couzens portion of the resolu-
ton also asks for information on the
feasibility Of Government ownership
and operation Of the radio facilities. "
Senator Dill sought primarily to learn
what proportion of radio time is
are answered rather pointedly by
Commissioner Lafount. whose speech
included statements that are plainly
paraphrases of If not actual excerpts
from the forthcoming report to the
Senate-a report which Is expected to
comprise a veritable encyclopedia OF
American broadcasting and which Is
eagerly awaited by the radio world
After a careful study Of the broad
casting systems in use in many OF the
foremost countries of the world" said
Mr.. Lafount, the commission Is of the
opinion that the American system has
produced the best form of radio
entertainment to be found anywhere
Under our system. broadcasting Is
carried on by private enterprise and
advertising furnishes its economic
support, without which it would not
exist. The principal objection to oul
system seems to be the kind and
amount of advertising in which
stations have indu' ged."
Opposes Rigid Limits.
Regarding proposals to impose bars
on the advertising contents Of programs
such as restrictions on the number OF
words to be used or limitations to mere
mentions Of sponsors. products and
perhaps slogans. Mr.. Lafount declared
''it would be dangerous to tie ourselves
down to rigid formulate which may be
difficult to change"
The commission believes" he said
the amount and kind of advertising
can and should be confined within the
limits consistent with the largest
possible range Of service to the public
and these factors should be considered
by it. among others. in determining
whether the licensing Of or continued
operation of station will serve public
interest, convenience or necessity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
THE costly tri-weekly dance
/ hour broadcaStS over WRC

hour brOadcaStS over WRC
and an extensive network
L of other N. B. c. stations are
scheduled to undergo a transfor-
nation about the middle Of June,
and take the form of a variety
program of music, comedy, Cos
sip and drama.
Bert Lair, microphone shy
comedian of "Hot-Cha" fame, has
been signed for the new series.
So has Walter O'Keefe, cele.
brated night club and musical
comedy master of ceremonies.
Walter Winchell has been re-
tanned for his breezy gossip, al
though he will not make his ap-
pearance on the new programs
until he returns from the Pacific
Coast.
Once each week there will be
a dramatization based on anthem
tic criminal cases taken from the
official records of the New York
police department. AS in the past,
music for the programs will be
brought from all parts OF the
United States, Europe and South
America.
THERE'S a simple remedy the
L radio listener could employ
to drive offensive advertising
of the air, If only he would use it.
Lyman Bryson, director of the
California Adult Education AsSo-
citation, propounded it in a talk
on radio advertising from the
standpoint of the public at the
recent assembly of the National
Advisory Council on Radio in
Education in Buffalo. He said:
THE remedy for all this (of-
fensive Advertising lies at our
hand if we would use it. II only
a few thousands of the great co.
100000 would send in postcards
saying simply I don't like your
air programs and I won't buy
your product offensive programs
would vanish from our hearing.
But there is small chance of that
happening. In all the years of
protest against the defacing Of
outdoor loveliness by billboards,
no one has ever been able to
summon enough energy to apply
that simple cure.
The 100000 might as well
confess 1t. We are inert and lazy,
we have had our rebelliouS indie
pendence subdued by the forces
of craftsmanship"
That was Mr.. Bryson's conclu-
sion to a speech in which he de-
clared his sympathy for industrial
support of radio as a necessity,
but urged that air advertising be
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cleanSed. 1t may be, he said, that
it will be necessary to organize "a
determined and articulate revolt
of listeners who will drive all di-
rect advertising of the air."
MOT much Is being said or writ
~ ten about it, but rumblings
out of the laboratory bear
the news that radio and it's kim
dred acoustical arts will shortly
introduce the reading machine"
also referred to as talking
book" The device is simply a
sound box, either self-contained
or attachable to a radio or phono-
graph loud speaker, through
which full-length books, maya
zine articles and the like will be
intoned from sound tracks on a
film.
A leading radio laboratory is
known to have developed the
reading machine" having been
prompted to do so by the impor-
tunities Of people interested in
the blind. Though it is primarily
designed as an aid to the blind,
its tremendous possibilities for
general Institutional and enter
tainment purposes are readily ap-
parent. The device itself is a
relatively simple adaptation of
well known talking film princi-
Piles.
The machine is really a small
scale amplifyfng system that
speaks out the recordings of ex-
pert reading voices from rolled
strips of an exceedingly thin film
substance upon which the voices
have been imposed. The film is
like a motion picture reel except
that it is wider and carries only
sound tracks. One winding can
carry tens of thousands of words.
QROADCASTING'S most popu-
- lar dozen programs, accord
ing to Variety, Broadway
weekly devoted to the show bust
ness, are % Amos n Andy: (2)
Ziegf1eld Radio Show; go Burns
and Allen-Guy Lombardo; "a
Walter Winchell and dance or
chestras; 81 Harry Richman-
Rubinoff; 80 Ben Bernie; CD
Kate Smith; 80 Morton Downey-
Tony Wons-Jacques Renard; 49,
Rudy Vallee-Irene Bordoni; (1O)
Ruth Etting-BosWell Sisters-Alex
Gray-Nat Shilkret; I'D Myrt and
Marge, and 12) Tony Wons, sus-
tanning. Variety chose these net
work programs-eight of which
are heard on c. B. S. and four on
N. B. CATER a poll of it's cor
respondents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.

l:30-The Foamers; Herbie Rays Or
chestra and Chauncey Parsons,
tenor-WJz, VIDAL, WHAM
and WBZ.
2:3O-Balkan Mountain Men-WJz,
WBAL, WLW, WMAQ and WJR.
3:30-Piccadilly Circus; songs and
sketches-WJz, VIDAL, WHAM
and KDKA
4:o0-Sabbath Reveries featuring DR..
Charles L. Goodell - WIZ,
VIDAL, wLW and WsM.
6:30-The Three Bakers and Billy
Artz's Orchestra-WJz, VIDAL
and WJR.
S:00-Melodies; Ralph Kirbery and
Ensemble-WJZ, WBZ, WBZA,
WHAM, WJR, KDKA and KYW
8:15-The Stag Party, James Stanley,
Rudisills' Orchestra - VIDAL,
KDKA, WJR and WLW.
8:45-"Making the Movies" burlesque,
featuring Raymond knight
WIZ. VIDAL, WLW, WJR and
WREN.
s:15-Old Singing Master: program Of
old songs-WJZ, WBAL, WBZ,
WHAM and KDKA.
10:00-Piano moods; Lee Sims and
Ilomay Bailey, soprano-WJZ,
WBAL WEAM and WJR.
10:30-Ted Cooks Orchestra; dance
music-WJZ. VIDAL, KDKA,
VICAR and WJR.
ll:00~-William Stoess and His Flying
Dutchmen-WJz. WLW, WBZ
and VICAR.