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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
Ding Gives $4,000 To Aid Game
Studies

Washington,-Jay N. Daling,
world famous cartoonist known
as Ding" sportsman and conser-
vationist of wild life, has given
$4,000 for the study of problems in
wild life conservation to be car
ried out by a special commission
at Iowa State college in the next
three years, according to an
nouncement of this college and
the American Game Association.
The Iowa Fish and Game Commits
sion matched Ding's gift.
Iowa has forged into the leading
columns of wild life conservation
and is now embarked on a twenty
five year program for restoring
wild life and beauty to the state,
Ding's nativity.
The study is to be supervised by
a faculty committee of the college,
officials announce. DR.. Carl J.
Drake, Iowa state entomologist,
will head the committee. DR.. Pau
L. Errington, who has just receiv-
ed a degree from the University Of
Wisconsin for his researches in
quail conservation, has been en-
gagged to direct the work.
Conservation, like agriculture, is
faced with the need for better
cropping methods, r. M. Hughes,
president of Iowa atate College,
said in announcing the gift. Iowa's
game and wild life resources will
be restored to the extent that the
Iowa farmer is encouraged to pro-
vide food, cover and protection for
propagation and increase of the
particular species suited to his
farm. The first step is to find out
just what foods, coverts and pro-
tective methods are effective, and
how they fit in with good agricul-
tural practice. The funds will be
used for experiments and invest
igations aimed to build up game
and wild life as a by-product of
Iowa farms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
Legion Fights Forest Fires With
~. Letters

Washington-This is the season
when forest fires reach their maxi
mum in number and destruction,
in certain regions, a bulletin of
American Game Association points
out. And the greater number of
these fires that destroy millions Of
dollars worth of property annually
sometimes human life and meal
culable number of wild creatures,
are usually started through
thoughtlessness or carelessness,
compilations show.
The American Legion Depart
ment of California, has undertake
en- a novel way to reduce and, If
possible, wipe out this annual cal
amity.
Legionnaires are operating as a
courteous vigilante force to report
violations of forest fire laws. They
report those persons violating the
laws and a courteous letter is sent
to the violator. Through calling
the violator's attention TO all act of
thoughtlessness or carelessness,
and through persuasion, these Lee
gionnafres expect to cause them to
desist from practices that menace
the forests, property and life.
Many of the forest fires have
been traced to motorists throwing
lighted matches or cigarettes from
cars; live Goals fom pipes knocked
out in the dry woods have been
and picnickers have left shoulder
ing fires that, later whipped into
life by tanning winds, have set
the woods afire. Hunters, fisher
men and mixers too, unknowingly
have set many fires through acts
of thoughtlessness.
These people, the Legion be-
lieves, can be won over to become
protectors of the wild through the
courtesy of persuasion instead OF
resentment arousing enforcement
of the law against minor infrac-
tions.
The American Game Association
has always followed The policy
that education of the r->Sc is
much better that harsh enforce
ment. Yet there are some deliber-
ate violators of the law who must
be dealt with harshly. These, it has
been found, usually have no re-
spect for any law that of God or
Man. These violators however are
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
THE SILVER LINING

Every cloud has silver lining according
to the old proverb, and there is considerable
evidence that the cloud of depression which
has hung over us during the past three years
is no exception.
One of these evidences is that the ma
tional health has been better and the death
rate lower during these years. The first
quarter of 1882 showed the lowest death rate
ever recorded among the industrial policy
holders of Americas largest life insurance
company. Especially noticeable has been the
fewer deaths from influenza, pneumonia and
diabetes, diseases which often result from
too much eating and drinking AS DR.. Bun
desen, Chicago commissioner of health says,
"fewer people are digging their graves with
their teeth
But nobody is starving, although many
have been able to obtain only plain food, ano
not too much of that. Health Commissioner
Wynne, of New York declares that there is
much loose talk going on about possible star
walton, malnutrition and consequent impair
ment of health in that city. For the first
four months of this year the death rate in
the nations metropolis was 11.91, as against
1919 for the same period of last year, while
the infant mortality was even more marked
ly less, dropping from 6S to the thousand
in 1881 to Sc to the thousand this year.
In the opinion of many, the depression
has had certain moral and spiritual value,
also. There has been developed greater
disposition toward kindness and helpful
ness. Never before has there been such a
degree of solicitude for the unfortunate.
There is less arrogance and snobbishness;
less false pride.
The depression has taught all of US
some salutary lessons, and we shall emerge
from it more thoughtful, more considerate
and more charitable than we were before
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25

Izaak Walton League and other
organizations enlisted as active CO.
operators, and their field staffs
throughout the country started
campaigning for dams to serve
for wildfowl, shore birds, fish,
swimming, skating, boating and
numerous other purposes
Now comes Mr.. and Mrs. 0. K.
America into the picture, building
dams across brooks, creeks, rivers
and what nots, and even building
dams where there isn't any
stream. -.
Ranchers in the west build dams
across dry coulees and draws and
catch the rainwaterfor stock.
Henry O'Neil and J. E. Gliding,
owning adjoining ranches near
Pierre, South Dakota, solved their
stock problem in this way, and
now have a big lake "a feet deep
Hundreds of ducks are nesting
around it. North Doakota as a
state has launched a damming
campaign, and wildfowl are nest
ing by thousands along the artifi-
cially created ponds, potholes,
lakes and widened streams.
Fish are coming into their own,
too; for sooner or later the dam
mers, reviewing their handiwork,
begin to talk of fish and fishing,
and then stock those waters that
need it.
Word comes from New Hamp-
shire that great many people
are building dams and private
ponds and stocking them with fish
and charging fees to fish by the
day or the pound.
Dams it seems saved the trout
fishing in Spruce Creek in Penn
sylvania this year. Extremely low
water has obtained since 1880. A
series of low dams, however, kept
deep pools plentifully supplied
with water and saved the fish.
Scattered reports from all oyer the
country show that this dam idea is
becoming increasingly popular and
profitable to wild life as well as
the public.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
WHITE HOUSE TREES

In the White House grounds in Wash
ington are number of trees planted by
former presidents and their wives, some of
which have interesting histories, the oldest
being an elm planted by President John
Quincy Adams.
There are some elms planted by Presi-
dents Rutherford B. Hayes and Woodrow
Wilson; sweet gum by President Benjamin
Harrison, oaks by Presidents William Nc
Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt, beech by
President Roosevelt, Japanese cherry by
Mrs. Taft, magnolia by Mrs. Harding, and
birch by Mrs. Coolidge.
Among all these trees the one with the
most interesting origin is the Roosevelt oak.
1t grew from an acorn of an oak in the
grounds of the palace of the former Car of
Russia in st. Petersburg, which had grown
from an acorn of an oak which stood over
Washington's original tomb at Mount Ver-
non. The acorn from Mount Vernon was
sent to the Gar by Senator Charles Summer
of Massachusetts,.
Many changes have been made in and
about the White House since it was first oc-
cupied by President Adams in 1900. The
house itself has undergone much remodel
ing and the grounds have been improved and
beautifed in many ways, among which the
tree planting referred to has been an i'm
portant feature
In fact, the home of our residents was
not known as the White House in the begin
ming, because it was built of gray sandstone
1t was only painted white after being burned
by the British, who captured Washington
during the War of 1872
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
Conserve Water! Dam 1t! Duck
Savers Advise

Washington-Conserve Water!
Dam It!
Don't be shocked; for this sign
with variations by the thousands
may soon confront you at every
turn along the motor roads of the
United States. 1t will now in
North Dakota, where the sports
men are restoring water areas and
creating new ones on the wildfowl
nesting grounds. They are under
the leadership Of Burnie Maurek,
North Dakota game and fish COM
missioner, originator of the sign.
The farmers too are benefitting
through the duck restoration cam
paign. The additional water areas
are helping to raise underground
water tables, one of the greatest
aids to agriculture, according to a
bulletin of the American Game
Association.
The United States Bureau of
Biological Survey, the Izaak Wal
ton League the American Game
Association, the American Legion,
and other national organizations,
together with state game depart
ments and individual sportsmen,
are engaged in a nationwide cam
paign to restore water for Wild
fowl in every state in the union.
The provinces of Canada have
their quotas of sportsmen and
others working on water restor-
alton too.
Put a small dam across that
nearby stream or coulee and save
the water that otherwise runs
away, the sign continues.
BY doing so you may be able to
provide:
1. Water for swimming, boat
ing, fishing and skating.
2. Water for farm purposes.
3. More ground water.
4. More water surface for evap-
grafton.
5. Waterfowl breeding areas.
A small earth dam or rock-fill
dam properly located and con-
structed costs little more than the
labor and will frequently give sat-
isfactory service for years.
Send problems about your dam
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
State News Briefs
From Our Exchanges

the Northern Pacific passenger train No. So
Staples to Duluth, were destroyed by fire one mile
west of here Sunday. The mail also burned. The
valves In the engine blew out, spraying the inter-
ior with gasoline. Nobody was injured Passengers
were taken to Aitkin and then to Duluth another
train. Loss estimated at 100000
FORT RIDGELY-Severa thousand persons
from many parts Of Minnesota and neighborng states
joined Sunday in an all day program in observance
of the anniversary of the seige of old Fort Ridgely
The program was in commenoration Of the sue
.sessful stand August 90 1852, Of small group of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
% State Engineer Department,

to State Engineer Department,
Bismark, N. D.
Approximately 5000 Of these
signs are being put up in North
Dakota. Many state departments
are expected to follow the western
states lead. The Biological Sur
very, U. s. Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, d. c., solicits
water restoration problems and
offers it's aid to all in this huge
effort to restore wildfowl to their
former abundance. The drought
and drainage of nearly 100000
acres and other factors have de-
pleted their numbers, the bulletin
concludes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
Of very small minority, officials
Sewage Fouls TOmbs Of u. s.
Sacred Dead

Sewage Fouls Tombs of u. s.
Sacred Dead
Washington, Aug 8-Thought-
less dissertation of the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier is a daily oc-
curance; defilment of the shores
of Mount Vernon, the home of
George Washington, occurs day
after day; the Lincoln Memorial
is disgustingly assailed, and the
health of residents and visitors to
the National Capital is continu-
ously endangered by the persistent
dumping of the city's sewage and
commercial waste into the his
toric Potomac, a bulletin of the
American Game Association
points out.
All is not quiet on the Potomac
now!
Groups of sportsmen, especially
members of the Izaak Walton
League of America and the Amer
lean Game Association, the press
and the radio, are raising their
voices to stop these dissertations.
Sewage laden waters of the Poto-
mac swirl at the boundary Of
Arlington, the national cemetery,
sending their stencil over the
tombs of Americas illustrious
dead; pollute the nostrils of visit
ors to Washington's home facing
on the historic stream, and deposit
disgusting waste at the base OF
the Lincoln Memorial.
Bathing in the river is desperate
hazard; the acidity of the sewage
is so strong that it dissolves the
point of river craft.
Where the sewage is released to
the river, it is death to fish and
wildfowl and their respective
aquatic foods, yet Congress, in the
final days of the last session, hop
ing that pollution would be stop
ped, declared the District an in
violate refuge for migratory birds.
Thousands and thousands Of
ducks formerly lived on the river
within the City of Washington.
Oils dumped into the river consti-
tute a real menace to the ducks
and now the great majority
shun the city.
These sportsmen, backed by the
press of the nation, and the radio,
hope to eliminate this defilement
of pollution to it's sacred places, to
Nature and to the health of all.
While the sportsmen and others
are fighting the battle to Clean up
the National Capital it might be
we'll for everyone to remedy such
conditions that may obtain in
their individual localities, not only
in cities and towns, but in rural
districts, officials of the game as
ISOLATION point out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
Outdoors

u. s. Duck LAWS Rule Over State
Debaters Told
Washington-Hot arguments
have broken out among the 7,O00,-
600 licensed hunters over priority
between state and federal laws
since the new duck hunting regu-
lations were issued by President
Hoover on July 20, according to a
bulletin of the American Came As
or<ofo&foS, horo The x,oxr v.o~~,s1o
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
Canada and u. 8. Game Chiefs To
Hold Joint Meet


Washington-Cana and the
United States will join hand at the
joint convection of the International
Association of Game, Fish and
Conservation Commissioners and
the American Fisheries Society,
converting in Baltimore, Maryland,
September 10 to discuss mutual
wild life problems and exchange
experience, bulletin of the
American Game Association an
nounces. William j. Tucker, execu-
tive officer of the Texas Game,
Fish and Oyster Commission, is
president of the International As
ISOLATION, and James A. Rodd, Di-
rector of Fisheries Of the Domin-
ion of Canada, is president of the
American Fisheries Society. Albert
c. Ritchie, Governor of Maryland,
and other notables will address the
81.
The waterfowl situation will be
presented by Canadian and by
state officials of the principal
breeding grounds in the United
States. Seventy-five percent of
North American waterfowl nest in
Canada. Restoration programs for
waterfowl now under way will be
discussed, probably enlarged, and
sportsmen of the United States are
to be asked to help assure an
ample return Of BREEDING stock to
Canada each year.
The fisheries Society of fish Gull
turists, scientists and other ex-
perts, will attack the problem of
maintaining an adequate fish sup
ply for both countries. Phases of
this problem to be discussed are
fish culture, diseases natural food
supply in fishing waters, more
suitable cover in streams and
lakes, the need of additions pro-
lection during the spawning sea-
sons, and stopping the sale of wild
reared game fish, especially the
black bass.
Administration problems Of the
state and provincial officials will
occupy prominent place on the
program. Among these are main
IcuduCS VI CllCCIiNS IcluSc Sy-
stems and public hunting grounds,
public education for wild life re-
storation, effective law enforce
ment machinery winter game feed
ing, and standardized statistics.
Many of the states are confront
ed with curtailed finances and
economies and methods for over
coming the shortage of funds will
no doubt be discussed. Hundreds
of officials and sportsmen from
both countries are expected to
attend officials of the joint con-
vention said.
Duck Dams Help Fish and Other
Sports Over q. s.
Washington-This dam idea is
sweeping the country. Everybody
everywhere seems to be building
dams Of some sort to serve all
sorts of purposes, according to in
formation reaching the American
Game Association here.
The United fntates Bueau of BIZ
illogical Survey launched a cam
paign recently to build dams to
provide nesting, feeding and rest
ing grounds for wildfowl. The
American Game Association, The
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25

the opening and closing of the two
months season in so many differ
emit states, do not coincide with
state laws and there is no way
of changing the state laws in
many states at present because
legislatures are not in session.
There is really no room for argu-
ment, Seth Gordon, president of
the Association said. The Federal
regulations Always supercede the
state laws Except when the state
laws give added protection to the
birds. Then and then only do state
laws govern.
Many states now have a provis-
ion in their game codes which
automatically make the federal re-
gulations on migratory birds the
law of those states. In others, reg
ulatory powers are vested in the
commission or the chief admin
istrative officer. In such cases
changes are usually made to ac-
cord with the year to year changes
in the federal regulations.
SA PAe~A AioS oLliy cliIIllI1dI6S
misunderstanding, but automati-
cally gives all state game officers
the authority to enforce the regu-
lations. This both increases the en-
forcement staff materially and as
sures quick handling of violations,
and fragrant violations may be
prosecuted in both the state and
federal courts if desired. If There
is One Real Department To Viola
tons of The Game It Is Quick and
Contain Punishment. .
In some states the game depart
ments find it desirable to elimin-
ate part of the early season allow
ed by federal regulations on snipe,
rails, gallinules; woodcock, etc., to
precent hunters with nervous trig-
ger fingers from violating the law
by killing both upland game birds
and locally bred ducks and coots
before the regular season opens.
Usually this is done deliberately.
And when the violators are appre-
hended their usual excuse is, It
was an accident. Sportsmen should
be on their guard to keep these
preseason shooters from stealing
their sport, Mr.. Gordon cautioned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
THE WORLD TODAY
BY Arthur Brisbane
CONVICTS BUILD ROAD.
A BABY MOST WELCOME.
BOURBONS NEVER LEARN.
WORTH CONSIDERING

California is building new coast road" run
ming north and south, close to the edge of the Pa
cifc. It parallels the splendid roads that already
through Oregon and Washington, to Seattle for a
total length of more than 1900 miles.
Convicts employed on the coast road, paid
enough to help get start when they leave prison
better plan than leaving them locked up, to rage
and munity. The money earned is kept for then1
but if prisoner runs away, occasionally happens
that costs the other prisoners dearly
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25

Young lady goods" at the Los Angeles University
of California may smoke If they choose, without
One student clubhouse will be smoking
but there will be restriction any
where A wise decision.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Nationals Are Karin to Go
After Those Yank Sluggers
In Set Opening Here Today

sparkling first base for the Lookouts, is
batting for .405.
Cliff Bolton, farmed to the Lookouts,
not only is catching better than ever
and regularly, too, but is the Southern
Associations leading batter His aver
age is 439. Johnny Gin, the outfielder
under option to the Nationals, Is hitting
for 4l2 and Bill Andrlls, the inf1elder
shifted to Chattanooga by the Washing
ton club, is batting at 408 clip.
Looks as though Grifiith is getting
something worth while in line for future
use.
CETTING Spencer in good enough
~ trim to get behind the bat regu-
larly Is all Trainer Martin has to
do now as all other Nationals are in
splendid condition.
Roy, though, has been hopping in
and out Of games so frequently recently
that his sore leg has had little chance
to heal. Now Berg Is to get an ex-
tended session as receiver until Spencer
really becomes right, according to John
son.
But that's been said before without
helping Spencer much.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
HILLTOP RACKETERS
DEALT GOOSE EGGS
North Carolina Wins Nine Matches
Only One Of Which Goes Into
Extra Set.

T UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO-
~ LINA'S crack tennis team, headed
by Bryant Grant and Wilmer
Hines, drubbed Georgetowns racketers
8 to 0. yesterday on the Hilltop courts
Grant easily scored over DooIy
Mitchell, 81, 6-1, and Hines doyned
Fred Doyle, 6-1, 6-3.
In the only match not decided in
straight sets. Hines and Shuford con-
quered Mitchell and Sendel, 81, "a
6-. "
The Tarheels were fresh from an Al
victory Friday over the Navy.
Summaries:
siNGIEs-qrant IN, CO defeated Mitchell.
Il 80 Hines IN, o. defeated Doyle'
go: go: ga; Morean IN Ci Defeated dfBSsi, Ber-
MHsST1ias, Htda1ss, ASefs N g diisated dsisaatteedd
DopBLEs- Hines and shuford IN CO. de-
nfsated nted Mitchell and Sendel, al. 5.s. sU4: "a
ard Crowley; 81, es Billiard and Morsan
sN. g defeated Ferguson and Burdette.