The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-15

Low prices of potatoes" Commissioner Trovat-
ten can be laid directly at the large food cor
lied the potato market and rapidly eliminting
the potato commission merchant, who is one Of the
chief factors in maintaining price level
These large buying agencies wil buy potatoes at
low prices and use this farm product leader in
attracting people to their stores, and by this
stroke they disrupt the normal potato market by
Withholding the buying of this product when prices
are on an upward swing"
Normal consumption Of potatoes in the United
ly 42OO0OO00 bushels annually, and yet this year
crop of 35OOOOOO0 bushels was placed on the market
with less than cost of production price given the
growers"
The commissioner asserted that plans are being
made to proclaim statewide potato week in Feb
ruary with merchants aiding in the stimulation of
the sale Of potatoes and potato products
MINNEAPOLIS-N orwegians of the Twin Cities
gathered in Northrop Memorial auditorium at the
University of Minnesota in commemoration of thu
centenary OF man called the greatest Norwegian of
all time-Bjornstjerne Bjornson.
From the stage the influence of Bjornson upon the
heralded in speech and in song before nearly 1000
persons who gathered in tribute to the hun
dredth anniversary of his birth.
The Morse poet, dramatists and orator was given
recognition as "a teacher, leader and prophet"
by Dr. Lotus D. Coffmn president of the University
Of Minnesota, who declared Bjornson was represen-
mankind"
Touching upon Bjornson's characteristics and his
work leader, Governor Olson declared II like to
think of him as great statesman who had his fng-
ers on the pulse of the Norwegian people and who
gave his to the heart of the peasant. He cham
pioned the cause of the weak and the oppressed"
Another tribute in honor of the anniversary of
Bjornson's birth given by a representative of
Norway in the Twin Cities, H. Eberhardt, Norwe-
gian vice consul, who declared there very few
men, if any, who have exerfed the influence he has
upon Norway.
Further tribute to Bjornson was paid in an adj
dress in Norwegian by Professor elsie Bothne while
Mrs Carlo Fischer gave a reading of his works.
and poem by Knut Hamsun to Bjournson ON his
SEVENTEEN birthday read by Professor Joseph
Warren Beach.
At the start of the program large wreath was
placed bust of Bjornson by B. r. Eggan,
president of the Norwegian National league of Min
neapolis Additional numbers the program
given by the University Symphony orchestra under
the direction of Professor Abe Pepinsky, and the
Twin City Singers union under the direction of
Frederick Wick
ST. PAUL-Paring biennial appropriations from
the $44000000 of 1881 to $3s,O0OOOO will be
mended by Mrs. Jean w. Witch, state budget
missioner when the legislative committees ready
to function after January l.
In the budjets of the University of Minnesota
and the state board of control she admitted, sharp
reductions will be urged. These two units have
taken the greatest shares of the biennial appropria
tons.
Although certain that the drastic cuts scheduled
for some of the departments win cause long argu-
ment before the committees, Mrs Witch said Thurs
day that far appropriations concerned the
legislature should be able to clear its tables within
go days.