The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-25


please stop fighting" asks Japan, Where's your
sense of honor?"
Japan, politest of nations does not laugh or
ask what about your European scraps of paper?"
Japan calmly builds a large flying field, near
the foreign settlement and with the gracious permits
sion of the mikado sends in $4,000 more men and
more airplanes.
Japan plans to make of Manchuria republic
directed by Tokyo" 1t would have the old Chinese
fve-barred flag with japanese flying spread
it, and would be called "Ankuo," meaning land
of peace"
Chinese say that would mean Manchuria run in
the interest of Japanese investments and industries
with especial attention to the millions of Chinese
Minnie Madden Fiske is dead She began her
the stage at the Of three and since
her work has been an inspiration to the stage and
to the public.
This generation will recall, especially, Mrs.
Fishes admirable performances in "Tess of the
d'Urbervilles' and Becky Sharp"
An earlier generation prefers to remember her as
Minnie Maddern, in her teens, crouching with the
light of stage fire on her face, singing I'm the
Cleaning" Minnie Madden honored her profession,
one Of the most useful because it awakens emotion
and stimulates thought.
You will be glad to hear that men of sound
judgment feel cheerful about conditions Paul Block
who newspapers all the country and,
the late Joseph Pulitzer used say leads the life
of millionaire without its cares" says all his
papers report improved conditions, and he believes
we shall be well the way back to prosperity be-
fore the election of 1882
Charles Baad, manager of the Los Angeles Bal
timore hotel, who comes in contact with business
men from every big CITY, says "they are all feeling
better"
Hotel men will know what Mr. Baad means when
he says, They no longer come in and write their
own ticket, but simply says, Give me my usual
commodations.
Cutting down immigration even more severely is
urged in congress. Mrs. F. u. Hobart, head of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, says: "our
children are rubbing shoulders with children of
those who are bringing a bad influence into this
country"
A terrible thought, but whence came the fathers
of the American Revolution? Were they red In
dams. were they the immigrants from Europe?
A young authoress says women live too long"
and writes book to prove it. Some women, I'M
happily do live long, when they outlive the graf
itude Of children, forgetful of debt that
be paid but the later years ought to be the best in
woman's life the happiest and, apart from Great
Ing the race, the most useful.
Life insurance experts tell you that woman's
life probabilities better than a mans after the
child-bearing period. Providence would not have
given more of old age to woman than to If
these later years had not been intended for useful
happines.
ing and encouraging those that younger, in set
ting good example, and in studying the strange
vanity of man, whose conceit outlives his years.
What man will deny that there are 100 conceited
old men for one conceted old woman?
Police Recorder Johnson, Of Woodbury., N. J.,
ordered policeman to take off his belt and last
ten times each of three boys accused of dsorderly
conduct in theatre. He will try that experiment
no more for he finds that the three boys looked
upon as heroes by other mischievous youths.
So it used to be with hangings in public. In
stead Of lettering criminals they made heroes of
those hanged.
Secretary Mills, Mr.. Melons able successor. is
overwhelmed with tax suggestions from congressman
and others The problems is this: From whose
pocket shall Uncle Sam take money that he must
have?
Each suggestion annoys some one, threatens
some interest, business industry To tax automo-
biles means damage to an industry that employs
millions. gasoline tax means more trouble for
those that have enough tax moving pictures
would be kicking industry when it is down.
The best tax, wisest and fairest perhaps, would
be a tax on all sales small not to be felt by
anyone, but highly productive. This would
after the usual taxes big individual and corpora
ton incomes Those incomes cannot be sadd1ed with
the whole load, without danger Of making the de-
preston infinitely worse.