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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06
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REDWOOD FALLS-The State Bank and Trust
Company, OF Redwood Falls robbed of about
$S5,OV0 FRIDAY morning at about Oils o'clock when
I'VE bandits entered the front door of the building
and ordered the employees to get down the
floor" After scoopng up all of the available cur
rency they escaped through the door to the al
ley where large Buick sedan in waiting CASH
Ter Art Hassenstab and Miss Mona Leavens,
SlStant in the bank, were made to stand the
ning board OF the and were taken about mile
city, where they released after
being told to walk back to town and not to turn
around.
LII Cora Fox, who occupies the building east
of the bank, came out during the hold-up and was
ordered keep quiet.
After getting in the and starting down the
alley Mill street they caught up with George
OTTO who thought nothing of what going
into the barrels of at least dozen"
shot guns. After reaching Mill street the bandits
turned south a half block and then turned west
going west to the Lauterbach home Third street
and again turned south and finally got out on High
way No. 4.
About five minutes after the robbery notice
sent out several of the radio stations in
THIS part or the country to be on the lookout for
the bandits.
Sherin Kise and son, Douglas, left shortly after
the robbery and headed SOUTH but after getting out
several picked up three large roofing nails
(Which were thought to have been thrown out by
the banditsJ in their tires and forced to give
up the chase Jack Robinson and Fred Swain also
elt in the airplane but were unable to find any trace
The State Bank and Trust Co. is of the
largest small town banks in the state being capital
lied at 100000. The loss fully covered by in
surance.
ROBBINSDALE-T death of Russell Hoffman,
8, of Robbnsdale after he had been burned in a
steam at the General hospital was under inves-
tigation Monday by DR.. G. w. Callerstrom, deputy
coroner The baby brought to the hospital at
3:45 p. NJ Sunday suffering from diphthera compli-
Gated by pneumonia. When he was placed in the
steam room, according to explanation by Donald
Smith, assistant superintendent nurse turned a
valve, but steam came on. She then went to see
the engineer of the building. While she was away,
Mr.. Smith said the steam came on and the baby
was burned the legs. A post-mortem examination
by DR.. Callerstrom Monday disclosed traces of diph-
tneria and pneumonia well as the burns. DR..
Callerstrom withheld final report on the cause of
death pending further investigation. Russell, who
died at 1855 A. M. Monday, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. ]. Hoffman, 1882 Welcome avenue, Robbins
dale
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

ST. PETER-A patient in the state hospital for
the insane, who encased from the waist up in a
straight Jacket killed his celmate with his bare feet
Superintendent George H. Freeman reported today.
Guards discovered the killing last night when
they opened the cell of Leo Berchens, of ST. Paul.
They found Berschens jumping up and down on the
PROSTATE form of Arthur Jenkins Minneapolis. Jen-
kins died from fractured skull the result of blow
from Berschens heel just back of the ear physicians
said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

Opportunity knocks again. AIad-
din night, Sat. Oct Is, at 900.
You must be here to answer
Wedge Hardware.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

De Valera, President of the Irish Free State,
presiding the League of Nations general as
sembly says strange things Instead of calling the
league perfect, he said it stood under suspicion,
defendant at the bar of public opinion" He also de-
manded that the league deal with all alike week lit
tie nations, powerful big nations.
De Valera takes the league too seriously if he
thinks it will talk to Japan Italy it talks to
OF Versailles.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

To discourage murder, take it seriously. In
September, Germany reported one political MUIR
der Last July there were So such murders. lit
tie while ago Won Hindenburg issued decree max.
ing political murder capital ofense, and in Ger
many that means death. From sc murders in a
month, to none is an Improvement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06
Pleasant Valley

Madeline Chisholm, of Lisbon,
N. D., is visiting at the R. v. Plant
home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

Thousands homeless in Porto Rico, many
dead, following of the hurricanes born so otter
in those waters. The victims natives living in
houses poorly constructed unable to resist the
of the wind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

Britain forbids Mahatma Gandhi to talk wit
Indian political leaders, according to reports frol
Poona. This seems to change the wise British ru
applied to far away colonies or Hyde Park IL,
them talk all they like, long they don't do an!
thing" Talk is safety valve.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
ONE NEVER KNOWS

When the papers reported the other
day that a man named Leo Melanow-
ski was living in the home of the
Little Sisters of the Poor in a Mid
die West city, it didn't sound espe-
cially interesting you read on
and learned about the. mans back
ground For Melanowski was one OF
the big men in the early days of the
automobile industry. Three decades
ago he was considered probably the
best automotive engineer in the coun-
try. As matter of fact, some men
still feel that way about him.
At one time Henry Ford asked him
for job. He guided the early de-
velopment of the motor industry; he
once held five shares of Ford stock,
which, if he had held onto it, would
have netted him more than million
and a half in cash in 1919. But to-
day he lives in the home of the Little
Sisters of the Poor; and the whole
story emphasizes the prodigal way
in which business, like life in gen.
eral, uses human talent in order to
get the results it wants.
Melanowski is not the only one of
the early giants Of the automobile
trade to wind up in poverty. David
Buick died almost penniless in De-
troit a few years ago. R. C. Hupp,
if not in poverty, was not among the
mighty and the rich when he died
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Court Restraints City
From Using Hand Labor

Salt Lake City, Utah (ILNS)-The
supreme court Of Utah has destrain-
ed Salt Lake City from using hand
labor instead of machines on pub
lie project. The court held that the
use Of hand labor resulted in a sub
stantial increase in the cost Of the
job, meaning in effect that such an
increase was being diverted to char
ity and therefore is unconstitutional.
The court granted a writ of prohi-
hition stopping Salt Lake City from
proceeding with the construction of a
100000 storm sewer on minimum
wage, hand labor basis, holding that
the program violates section of the
constitution which specifies thai
money appropriated for one purpose
cannot be diverted to another pur-
pose.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
OUR RAIL PROBLEM NOT SOL WE'D

Following plotted
held the railroads deduction for period Of
estimated that accepting the deductions" the unions
the blank with which
the habitate their finances Manifesty
So, 900
railroad troubles The
trouble and is elsewhere.
freight
probably Finance
doubtful these three helps will solve the
railroad problems
railroads burdened with
imitation something besides usefuy and
necessary working claim
prosperity dividends that of
paper
the railroads confronted with brand of
unable They face active and
highway and by air. For the
and areh big
hauling
perishabes refrigerated trucks doing Trucks doing
haulage and really inter
business sectonaly
though really equalze
tuckmn interstate business be fixed
on basis trucking
Organization for conditions of work
among protection today
organized travel day and
shift driver sleeping the moving truck and with both
night made Manestly such
public traffic and the drivers themselves
The wage deduction railroads No
building trades reduction the ills of that industry The
fresh climax that they
neither They the Bourbon who to
wisdom their
industry railroads whatnot not to be
gained a the of injustice to the wage earners
piece bac the railroad negotiations the final
bringing all roads into national conference
credit the For the railroads
find that American genius for Of
which school books tell u.s.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12

"He is about to settle in our coun-
try, and to establish a brewery, in
which art think him as skillful a
man as have ever come to America, !
jefferson wrote a friend. Il wish to
see this beverage become common in
stead of the whisky which kills one
third of our citizens and ruins their
families"
Another president, James Madison
urged an impost on imported beer to
encourage home manufacture. He
stated he hoped to introduce brewing
into every state not only to increase
its consumption, but as source OF
local revenue.
In view of Senator Hawes' useful
researches perhaps the drys will be
less ready to invite "the methods of
our fathers."-Ex.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12

recently. And the automobile bust
ness is not the only business that has
tales like that Nearly every indus.
try can duplicate them. Just why
things like that should happen is not
at all clear. No industry ever had
a surplus of brains. The old saying
There's always room at the top,
is perfectly true. A man of outstand-
ing ability is always in demand. And
yet-every now and then such a man
of that kind gets absolutely nowhere
1t is as if there were some hidden
and inexplicable rule by which busi-
ness must sacrifice, now and then, a
keen brain to some invisible and
maleficient power. Melanowski,
Buick-you could make long and
dismal list. 1t testifes to one of the
most distressing and wasteful all
ments of modern business.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Ell PasO Printers Union
Establishes 5-Day Week

Ell Paso, Tex. (ILNS)--By refer
endum vote of three to one, Ell Paso
Typographical Union No. $40 has de-
cided to establish the five-day week
in all newspaper and job shops with
in its jurisdiction, the action being
taken as measure of unemployment
relief.
Reporting the vote, the Ell Paso La
Dor Advocate said that the printers
action was in keeping with the usual
progressive attitude of the union. "In
the past many such steps have been
made by this union which have kept
it in the forefront of progressive
moves for the benefit of the working
men in general" the Advocate said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12

tional $125, 100000 for the use of the
federal land banks to assist then
with new loans.
The situation in which the Amer
lean farmers are placed should put
definite quietus on the activities Of
low-wage propagandists.
Low wages, with the consequent
small buying power of the workers
are our greatest handicap to the re-
vival of normal business activity and
the return of prosperity.
1t is regrettable that some of our
leading business men have not the
clearness of vision to see this elemen-
tai economic truth.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Atlanta Labor Protests
WilkersOn's Appointment

Atlanta, Ga. (ILNS)-Strong pro-
tests against the appointment of
Judge James H. Wilkerson to the
bench of the United States circuit
court of appeals will be forwarded
to President Hoover by the Atlanta
Federation of Trades and Atlanta
Lodge No. /, international Associa-
ton of Machinists.
Resolutions opposing Wilkerson's
confirmation by the senate on the
ground that he is antagonistic in his
attitude towards the workers, and is
an advocate of the use of injunctions
in labor disputes, were adopted by
the machinists' organization and were
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
TOO HIGH A PRICE TO PAY

Melvin A. Traylor, president of the
First National Bank, of Chicago, nc
friend of labor and "big banker" par
excellence, said of the stock ex.
change:
81 have also said that American
business has paid altogether too grea,
a price for the character of service
we have had in our attempt to main
tain free market for our securities
and commodities. | do not believe we
can afford to continue to pay the
price. AS far as / can recall, this
country has not had major depres-
sion in three decades that did not fol-
low collapse of values on the stock
exchange"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
"OLD ABE
Censored By Film Colony
Paper

Hollywood, Calf. (ILNS)-Holly-
wood, home of films and freaks, has
a bright newspaper with an editorial
department that makes excellent
reading most of the time But the
policy of liberalism stops short at a
point where readers might get the
whole truth on anything bordering on
advanced thought sometimes labeled
radicalism.
Recently a piece of amusing CEN
Isorship was practiced on Abraham
Lincoln, the 132nd anniversary of
whose birth is celebrated on Febru-
ary IL. 1t was an easy method for it
SO happened that all the editor had
to do was to strike off the final seven
words of sentence and make it safe
for Hollywood readers and not arouse
the ire of the conservative or re-
dictionary ones.
Here is what Lincoln said:
"This country, with it's institutions
belongs to the people who inhabit it.
Whenever they shall grow weary of
the existing government, they can
exercise their constitutional right of
amending it or their revolutionary
right of overthrowing it."
The Hollywood editors thought the
latter seven words were too strong
medicine for their readers SO they de-
leted the remainder. Lincoln won't
object and the censorship merely
amused intelligent readers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
BEER AND THE FATHERS

Let US appeal to the people accord
urges communique from the Metho.
dist Board of Temperance, Prohibi-
ton and Public Morals.
The methods of. the fathers, we
learn also from letter of Senator
Harry Hawes to Senator Hiram Bing-
ham, were to drink-plentifully of
beer and wine, sparingly of the ar.
dent spirits.
George Washington, says the sena-
tor of Missouri to the senator of Con-
necticut, toted not one silver flask
but three, one for his hip, one for
his saddle-bag, one for his coach. Also
in his own immortal handwriting, he
penned home brew recipe, which for
fear Of running afoul of the law, we
refrain from committing to paper.
Senator Hawes, however, recommends
it for the ten million contemporary
home brewers "to improve the quail
ity."
Patrick Henry, as governor of Vir-
ginia, also dallied with home brew,
serving it at state functions at Rich
mond. He imported from Scotland a
consignment If barley, personally
conducted by Scotch brewer and his
wife, to make small beer" as an
example to the colonists.
Thomas Jefferson also entertained
Scotch brewer, whom he called "an
honest and useful man."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
LYING LABELS

Some prison-made products are
still labeled with the names of out
side manufactures, in order to facili-
tate their sale among purchasers who
don't like goods made by convicts.
As one writer says, in commenting on
this practice, imagine what a prisoner
who is made to put on these lying
labels, thinks of society, which has in
carcerated HIM for crooked work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Endorsed by the Trades and Labsr
Council Of Hamilton. Ohis
Endorsed by the Middletewn Trades
and Labsr Council Of Middletswn, Q.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1882
Low WAGES AND PROSPERITY

One of the arguments of wage re-
duction advocates is the claim that
lower wages will stimulate business
recevory, and hasten the return OF
prosperity, by enabling manufactur.
ers to reduce their production costs
and consequently the prices for the
articles which their employees pro.
duce.
This contention received a heavy
blow by the report of the u. S. Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics or
wages of farm laborers. The bureau
said that wages on United States
farms have dropped below the 1918
level. Lowest wages are paid in the
South Central and South Atlantic
States, at 72 to "a cents a day with
board, and Sc cents to $1.O2 a day
without board. Highest wages are
paid in the North Atlantic States.
where the average rate is $1.7O per
day with board, and S2.37 without
board
Monthly rates, the bureau found.
range from $14.43 with board in the
South Atlantic States, to $32.39 with
board in the far Western States; and
without board, from S21.80 in the
South Atlantic States to $31.45 in the
far Western States.
The Bureau also found numerous
instances, particularly in the North
Central States, of laborers driven to
the point of working for their food
and lodging alone, which is the diet
the farmers furnish to their horses.
If the wage reducers' contention
that low wages and the following low
production costs contribute to bust
ness revival and prosperity, the farm
ers should be in the foremost ranks
of prosperity.
But the truth is that millions of
them are on the verge of bankruptcy
despite the fact that in addition to
low wages they are assisted by the
federal land banks to loan them hum
dreds of millions of government-fur-
nished money at reasonable rates, and
backed up by the Federal Farm Bu-
reau subsidized with $50O,OOO,0 900
supplied by the government to stabil-
ize the prices of farm products at
reasonable figures.
Their condition is so desperate that
congress has appropriated an addi-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
"HEAD TAX"
Plan Denounced By New
York State Labor BODY

Albany, N. Y. ULNS)-A recon-.
mendation made by the Mastick tas
commission that every one earning
more than $500 a year should be re.
quired to pay So fee for fling ar
income tax return is meeting vigor-
Gus opposition from the New York
State Federation of Labor.
In formal protest from John Sui
livan, the president, and John O'Han-
lon, secretary-treasurer, to leaders in
the state legislature, the proposal
was characterized as highly objec-
tionable "head tax" They said:
"Such head tax cannot seriously be
considered as source Of income for
the state, and can only reasonably be
regarded as a plan to make a record
of the wage earners of the state with
information as to their places of EN-
ployment and wage earnings and resi-.
dence for those who may have some
interest in such information that is
not connected with the welfare of our
wage earners.
"Such head or poll taxes on wage
workers and other citizens are util-
lied in some of the other states for
the purpose of placing a qualification
on voters, and no guarantee can ex-
ist that the proposal for head taz
on wage earners would not, in addi.
ton to it's other Objectionable fea-
lures, become the basis for such elec.
toral qualifications in this state ano
breed the determinations and abuses
that attend such head or poll taxes
in the states now afflicted with them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Out Our Wav

A guest lecturer at q theological
school advocated the sewing up Of
ministers pockets. His theory was
that speaker should use his hands
to make gestures, and not thrust them
into his pockets. This idea went the
rounds Of the press.
Might as well sew them up" says
q mild old minister of our acquaint-
ance. Pockets are of no use to me-"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Days OF for Essie

Mistress-You say, Essie. that your
new husband beats you all the time?
Why, that is terrible You had better
60 to the police and
Essie--No, nom, All don't want to
tell you anything but de trufe. All
wants to do NAH husband justice. He
don't beat me all de time. Some days
he's away rabbit huntin' or fshin'.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Bad New,

"Now," continued the smart lawyer,
isn't 1t true that you and your broth
er never did any work at all?"
MY brothers got a Job now," re-
piled the witness.
"Where?" demanded the attorney.
ION the jury" sighed the witness.
Hes sitting over there In the jury
box. Chicago News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
CLUB CHATTER

Two men had celebrated the night
before and were comparing notes.
My wife was In q terrible rage"
said Jones. "We argued for hours.
How did you get on?''
"Oh, mine chased me into a cup
board"
And then what did you do?"
Il locked myself in-and she de-
manded that should open the door
and come out"
"And did your
No fear! I'm master in my own
house!"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Victim Of VANITY

The prisoner, darky, explained
how 1t came about that he had been
arrested for chicken stealing.
Il didn't hab no trouble wiv de con-
stable ner nobody. 1t would alb been
all right Ii 1t hadn't been fer the
women's love o. dress. My women
folks, dey wasn't satisfied jes' to eat
mos all o. them chickens. Dey had
to put de feathers in der hats, an
parade 'em as circumstantial evil
dence."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12

UP TO your ears in work
every nerve at high tension.
No wonder you snap at the wife
and bark at the children.
w h outl Overworked
nerves may lead to Sleepless-
ness, Nervous Headache, Nerv-
Gus Indigestion and a host of
other unpleasant disturbances.
Why don't you try DR.. Miles
Effervescent Nervine Tablets7
just one in a half glass OF
water makes a pleasant, spark
ling drink delightfully."- soothing
to over-taxed nerves.
DR.. Miles Nervine is now
made in two forms-Liquid and
Effervescent Tablet. Both have
the same soothing effect.
$1.00 at your drug store
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
WISDOM

Every scientific truth passes
through three stages. First, men say
it is not true. Then, they declare 1t
hostile to religion. Finally, they say
that everyone has always known it
Agassiz.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Almost 4 Stranger

Il got big surprise today" said
the man who played golf every day.
What was that?" asked his long
suffering wife.
When paid the caddy," sighed the
golf bug, II discovered our son, John,
had been carrying my clubs around
the last two days. Ny, how he has
grown w-Vancouver Province.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12

/ believe that at whatever cost
America should be just to other peo-
Piles as she demands that they should
treat her.-Woodrow Wilson.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
No Need to Worry

"A fortune teller said should go to
prison for embezzling money entrusted
to me-"
Don't believe 1t. Who would en-
trust money to you?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
Too Good F.. Ch.nc. 70 M;,.

Il say cried the bright young
thing as she dashed into the village
store. Fathers being chased by a
bull!'
Good heavens What shall / do,
miss?"
"Giye me roll of film for my
pocket cine-camera, quick - Stray
Stories.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12

DIR. Naismith, who invented bas-
ketball, says he gave it the name of
indoor rugby when introducing it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-02-12
DIR. O'CRADY URGES
JOBLESS RELIEF

Washington.-Rev. John O'Grady
secretary of the National Catholic
Charities, stressed the need OF
prompt federal appropriation for un-
employment relief in his testimony
before the labor committee of the
house of representatives which hello
hearings on the bill sponsored by
Representative David j. Lewis, of
Maryland, authorizing an appropria-
tion of 1915 100000 for the allevia-
tion of distress among the unemploy-
ed and their dependents.