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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Potato GyozverS asked TO
Give CwIIs to Poor of CITY

see that your whole gift, without
any deduction for expense, reaches
those in need"
Local potato growers willing to
made donations are asked to de-
liver the potatoes to any local po-
tato buyer. Arrangements for this
should be made through the local
American Legion post officers or in
communities without Legion posts,
farmers may write direct to G. A.
Dole, 405 Marquette Avenue, Min
neapolis. Local posts and their
officers at potato shipping points
in this region are as follows:
Sank Centre-J. H. Hansen, Thos.
Clough.
Bertna-Henry A. Lewis, Cloe
Tangen.
Eagle Bend-Jess Roach.
Long Prairie-Wilbur A. Miller,
A. j. Bodinskie.
Mr.. Dole has also suggested an
other proposition that may interest
local potato growers. Because OF
the extremely low price of potatoes
this year." Mr.. Dole points out,
some growers in nearly every COM
munity have decided to leave at
least part of their crop undug. II
such men will agree to provide food
and lodging for workers and the To-
cation is where transportation of
workers can be arranged, our COM
mittee will provide men who will
dig these potatoes, allowing the
farmer to keep out all of the first
grade potatoes for himself, provid-
ing the G. v. c. is given at least SO
per cent of the total CROP"
Mr.. Dole says it is not the pur-
pose of the G. v. c. to displace To-
cal labor in harvesting potatoes.
The offer applies only to growers
who would otherwise no dig their
crop. The c. v. c. has at it's COM
mand a large number of unemploy-
ed men in Minnesota who could be
put on the job without expense 9TH
er than board and lodging.
Farmers wishing to enter into an
agreement of this sort, may get IN
touch directly with Mr.. Dole or with
]. H. Hansen or Thos. Clough ot
Robert Swift Post American Le-
gion, Sank Centre,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
MEMS BROTHERHOOD

The first meeting of the Mems
Brotherhood of the Congregational
Church for their fall and winter
program will be held in the social
rooms of the church Wednesday
evening, Oct. 26, at $50 o'clock.
Plans are being made to observe
this first meeting as Ladies' Night,
but it is not compulsory to comply
with this arrangement. Members
and friends will be welcomed with
or without their wives. To keep
expenses down to a minimum the
men are planning on preparing and
serving the supper themselves, and
making a nominal charge of only
Csc a plate. An attempt is being
made to secure DR.. A. K. Voss,
state superintendent of Congrega-
tional Churches, as the guest speak
er for the evening. DR.. Voss spent
the past summer touring the differ
ent countries of Europe studying
the present economic and religious
problems confronting them, and has
an interesting story to tell OF his
travels.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Reception
For Faculty
Was Success
Goodly Audience Enjoys Pro-
gram at Jr. High Audi
forum Last Evening
SEVERAL FINE TALKS
President Hennemann Presi-
ded-Refreshments Close
Interesting Evening

The reception for the teachers
of the Sank Centre Public schools
at the Junior High Auditorium last
evening, sponsored by the School
Board, was attended by a goodly
sized audience of parents and
friends of the school.
President DR.. H. F. Hennemann
opened the meeting after the aud
fence had sung one verse of
America" with Supt. w. A. Kohl
at the piano.
DR.. Hennemann's welcoming talk
was very informal and interesting.
The teachers, he said, set an uncon-
scious example by precept, and the
influence they had on their chill
dren, either in the school room or
on the street, was impressive.
DR.. Hennemann poinetd out that
the best results could only be OBJ
tanned by the closest cooperation
between the parent and teacher.
Oscar Sontag, new member of
the faculty, teacher of industrial
training, mathematics, and physic-
al education, made a brief response
He said that the reception he re-
ceived the first day he arrived in
Sank Centre from Supt. Kohl, the
balance of the faculty and the gen.
eral public, had been most crafty
ing. The spirit of good will was
contagious and was greatly appre-
ciated by every member of the
faculty.
This year Supt. Kohl and Senior
High School Principal v. F. Beau
mont have worked out the Point
System by which all the pupils of
the school will be expected to take
an active part in some Of the
schools activities. Mr.. Beaumont
explained the system very compre-
hensively.
Miss Helen Wilder teacher of
English in the Senior High School,
favored the audience with two
splendidly rendered and difficult
violin solos.
Ralph Kowalke, teacher of His
tory and Citizenship in the Junior
High School, explained the Con
tract Plan of education, new in the
school this year. Under this plan
the students taking a given subject
will be divided into three grades, to
the end that the student who is
slow to learn will not lag behind
the exceptionally bright student
The speaker pointed out that the
cJoxu loo rpipo child who was cayn-
PEELED to try and master the same
amount of material as the brighter
child, became discouraged and al
most invariably developed an in
feriority complex. BY taking only
as much as he can handle he de-
velops into a student of normal
tendencies.
Miss Helen Ramstad, teacher of
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Beste Service at
Melrose Thursday
Prominent MelrOse Man Dies
After Lingering Illness of Six
Years

J. H. Beste, aged 81 years, prom
inent Melrose resident, who died
last Monday, was buried Thursday
morning after a requiem high mass
was sung in the st. Boniface
church with Rev Joseph Willin-
brink officiating.
Six brothers were pallbearers,
and James Husnik, st. Paul, was
the cross bearer.
Mr.. Beste died after lingering
illness of six years. He was born
In Detroit, Mich, June "a, 1851 and
came to Minnesota with his par
ents in 1854, settling on farm near
st. Paul. He went to Melrose in
1879 and lived there the remainder
of his life. He took an active part
in the public life of the community
and served as assessor, justice of
the peace and constable. He was
sergeant at arms in the senate
chamber at the state capitol dur
ing two terms of the legislature.
He was a member of the st. Joseph
society.
In st. Paul in 1880, Mr.. Beste
married Katherine Hoffman, who
died in 1897. The children are Nick,
Helen, John and Henry of Melrose;
Sister Pacifica, o. S. B., of st.
Joseph. Six brothers and three sis
tiers also survive: Conrad and
Joseph of Sank Centre; Henry and
Tony of Freeport: Nick of Brain
erd: William and Mrs. Barbara
Rindfleisch of st. Paul; Mrs. Eliza
beth Schweigel of River Falls,
Wis, and Mrs. Mary Schmitz of
Seattle, Wash. There are three
randchildren.-St. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Live Stock
Destroyed in
BigBarnFire
Seven Horses and Six Head
of Cattle Lose Life Early
Monday Morning
ORIGIN IS A MYSTERY
Barn on VIM. j. Meyer Farm
Destroyed Sunday Fore
noon-Has Ear Marks
ORIGIN IS A MYSTERY

AT approximately 200 o'clock
Monday morning the public were
awakened by the continuous
shrek of the fire siren.
The large barn at the home of
John Brown, corner of Ash and
Sixth street, was on fire.
The fire was discovered by Mr..
Brown when he was awakened by
a glazing light on his bedroom
window. He fastened into mis-
clothes and by the time he reached
the out Of doors the building was
a seething mass of flames. It was
impossible for him to approach
closer than so feet of the barn.
The structure was an exceeding
ly large one. Seven head of horses,
four cows and a couple of calves
were in the barn, beside a large
amount of feed, hay, harness, and
farm machinery.
The animals were destroyed to-
gether with all of the other con-
tents.
The department responded quick
ly but the only service they could
render was to confine the flames to
the burning barn.
There was quite strong wind
from the south and sparks were
carried several blocks distant. At
least half a dozen incipient fires
were started from these sparks.
Brown Brothers valued the barn
at $1,000. The structure was in
sured for 100000. There was ST.
600 insurance on machinery and
$4,000 on live stock.
The origin of the fire is a mys-
terry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Wisconsin Group
Cites Income Aid
Equity President Says Farmers
Reap Benefits of Levy on
Earnings

Organized agriculture in Wiscon-
sin is a firm believer in the bene-
fits of the income tax, and realizes
that the Wisconsin income tax has
done much good for Wisconsin
farmers and small property own
ers. Officials of the Wisconsin Farm
Bureau are enthusiastic in their
praise of the Badger states system
of levying taxes according to ability
to pay, and the president of the
Wisconsin society of equity and the
Wisconsin council of agriculture as
serts that the Wisconsin income
tax has resulted in a considerable
decrease in the taxes on farm prop
erty.
5. J. Gehrmann, who farms near
Madison, Wisconsin and is presi-
dent of the Equity and the Council,
said, in answer to a query from the
Minnesota Farm Bureau:
"As an actual farmer and chair
man of the Wisconsin Council of
Agriculture and the president of
the Wisconsin Society of Equity,
wish to state emphatically that
Wisconsin farmers have not paid
any property taxes for state pur-
poses during the past year and
that the tax program has resulted
in a considerable decrease of taxes
on farm property"
This statement from man so
well qualified to speak for Wiscon-
sin farmers is particularly signifi-
cant in view of the statements on
the Wisconsin income tax made by
those who are opposed to levies on
their incomes, say A. ]. Olson, pres
ident of the Minnesota Farm Bur-
eau.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Holdingford
Is Too Fast
For Locals
Used Air Route to Negotiate
All Goals in One-Sided
Game Friday
EXPERIENCE EXPLAINS
Albany to Meet on Home Grid
Iron Friday-Glenwood
Next Wednesday
EXPERIENCE EXPLAINS

Outplayed by shade and out
passed by a city block the Sank
Centre High School football squad
were defeated at Holdingford Fri
day by a 81 to II score.
The two teams were about the
same heighth and weight. Holding
ford was more experienced. The
lines were about even in defense
until Fay Domke was laid out with
an injured eye. early in the first
half. His substitute at center
wasn't equal to the occasion of
holding the hard charging opposi-
ton and made the prettiest passing
game the Herald editor has ever
seen developed by a High School
squad, effective. The only times
Holdingford kicked was after a
touchdown. Any number of times
during the game they would need
four or more yards on the fourth
down. The natural play is kick.
They invariably passed, and invar-
iably they made good.
1t is understood there has been
some criticism of rough play on the
part Of Holdingford. The editor
does not subscribe to this claim.
The lads play a hard game but not
necessarily rough one. The
crowd attending the game were a
fine bunch of sports.
The refereeing was not all that it
should have been. Inexperience
was the probable cause. However,
it is asking bit too much for one
man to make all decisions.
In the fourth quarter Holding
ford was well down in Sank Gen.
tres territory, fourth down and
yards to go. A forward pass back of
the line of scrimmage was clearly
illegal when it was completed, but
it was allowed to stand and was
converted into a touchdown.
Following the game the referee
stated to the Herald editor that he
was convinced that he had err0l
when he allowed the completion of
this pass.
The final score does not quite
fairly represent the difference in
the two squads. As the teams lined
up Friday Holdingford was entitled
to win by about two touchdowns.
The teams lined up as follows for
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Barn on Farm Burns

Sunday shortly after 900 A. NJ,
an alarm was turned in from the
farm home of VIM. ]. Meyer, on
Highway No. %, about ~ miles
northeast of the city. .,.9.....,
Most of the firemen We're out
hunting pheasants and it was with
trouble that enough men were mus
tered to man the small truck. BY
the time the department reached
the scene Of the blaze the structure
was doomed to destruction.
There was but little hay and feed
in the barn, 26x36, two stories, in
size. About Is turkeys were burn
ed. The loss is approximately ST.
200. with $4,000 insurance.
This fire has every earmark of an
incendiary origin. 1t is understood
that two daughters Of Mr. Meyer
saw a strange man leave the barn
a short time before the fire was
discovered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Annual Meeting
District No. 7
President John Brandt viii Be
Principal Speaker at BroOten
October 9th

George Strauss, secretary Of Dis
trict No. z, Land o. Lakes Cream
cries, Inc, annouced Wednesday
that the annual meeting of the
organization will be held at Broot-
en- Thursday, Oct. 9th, commence
ing at II o'clock, forenoon.
The meeting will be held in the
Nelson Theatre and all patrons OF
the local creamery are cordially in
vited.
John Brandt, president of the
Land o. Lakes organization, and
M. Gettin, head of the poultry de-
partment, will be the speakers
Anyone interested in poultry mar
keting and those wanting informa-
ton about poultry will be- able to
get it at this meeting.
The election of officers and the
reading Of the last years reports
will be included in the arrange
ment of business. A delegate from
the Sank Lake Cooperative cream
cry will also be in attendance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Xmas Seal Sale
Manager Chosen
George Berggreen VIII Direct An
nual Drive Starting Thanks
giving Day

George Berggreen has been ap-
pointed local manager for the 1882
Christmas Seal sale in Sank Cen
ire, according to an announcement
received Wednesday from the
Minnesota Public Health Associa-
ton, which directs the sale in the
State. The sale will open Thanks
giving Day.
The double-barred cross seals
support health and anti-tuberculosis
activities in each county, and help
finance the state and national or
ganized campaign to wipe out the
White Plague.
This year during the sale the peo-
pie Of Minnesota will join with the
world in observing the 50th ami
versary of the discovery of the tub
erculosis germ by Doctor Robert
Koch, of Germany. In 1882, when
the cause of tuberculosis was dis
covered, the world accepted the
White Plague as hopeless scourge
of mankind, the State Association
points out. Today, through the ed
ucational work Of Christmas Seals,
people everywhere know it is a pre-
ventable and durable disease, and
thousands of lives are saved each
year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Attack on Bureau
Hits Cooperatives
MankatO Lawyer Shows Unfriendly
Attitude Toward Farm Move
ment Says Farm Leader

An attack on the farm co-opera-
tive movement, was launched by
John E. Regain, Mankato lawyer, in
a radio appeal for votes in his
gubernatorial campaign, when he
criticized the Minnesota Farm
Bureau because of the cooperative
business activities carried on by
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Ser
vice company and because of the
cooperative automobile insurance
company it established in Minneso-
ia six years ago.
In his attack on the Farm Bur
eau, over radio station WCCO, he
also attacked by implication all
farmers mutual insurance COM
panies, of which there are nearly
four hundred.
Officials of the Farm Bureau hold
to the belief that the only saliva
ton of farmers is through COOP
erative effort in marketing, legisla-
ton, taxation, transportation and
all other spheres that affect the
financial or social status of farm
people. Its insurance program
alone has saved Minnesota people
millions Of dollars in premium
money, and the work it has done
along marketing lines has been of
Unreasonable benefit to farm peo-
pie, declares J. S. Jones, secretary
treasurer.
Regain also attacked the Farm
Bureau because it publishes a
newspaper in Competition" with
the weekly newspapers of the state.
It is true, says Mr.. Jones, that the
federation publishes the Minnesota
Farm Bureau News, a house organ,
but it does not accept a penny's
worth of paid advertising, and all
inquiries for advertising rates are
returned with the recommendation
that the prospective advertiser take
up the matter with the secretary
Of the Minnesota Editorial associa-
ton, Of which association the Farm
Bureau News is a member.
The Farm Bureau believes that
farmers have as much right to have
their own business organization as
have editors, bankers, merchants,
druggists, physicians, bricklayers,
or lawyers, all of whom are well
organized says Mr.. Jones.
" The real basis for Regan's attack
on the Farm Bureau is its. insis-
tence on tax reform through the
adoption of the state income tax,
says Mr.. Jones.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Restraint on Pub
lie Waste Urgent
Expenditure Control Would Force
Economies in Government,
j. F. Reed States

Permanent restraint in control
ling tax levies can never come in
Minnesota until some means of ex-
penditure control becomes a legal
fact, J. F. Reed, president of the
Minnesota Taxpayers Association,
declared in a talk before the XII
wants Club at Austin.
1.-THE tax-spending machine must
have a stop sign. Tax limitation
levies down over the years than any
other one thing. Right now, when
the public is deeply concerned with
high taxes, public opinion itself has
had its effect in holding down lev
lie, and in reducing them in a very
substantial degree. But when the
taxpayer later on commences to
devote less time to public matters,
which always results when prosper
Gus times return, there must be
some restraint on public spending.
This restraint must be written in
to law"
Expenditure control would elimi-
nate a certain amount of log-roll-
ing. There must be some syste-
matte method of preparing budgets,
other than on the basis of suggss-
tons from fast-talking lobbyists.
Taxation is at the base of our pres
ent economic distress. Taxes must
be reduced, and they must be held
down year after year to the most
efficient point from the standpoint
of good government. We must con-
troll expenditures before they con-
troll us. We cannot solve our tax
problems by shifting taxes. We
cannot get anywhere in making
hit-and-miss levies. We must re-
peal extravaganza, and enact eco
Monies. We must work for expen-
diture control" Mr.. Reed said.
Here is a task for the coming
legislative session, a task worthy
of the thought of the best minds of
the state. Here is a reform that
ought to result from thought of the
best minds of the state. Here is a
reform that ought to result from all
this agitation for tax reform in this
state, al.s I hope that the demand
becomes so insistent that our law
makers will hear the call from
every quarter of the common
wealth." Mr.. Reed declared.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
Sank Centre Man
In Auto Smash
Ed Schwartz Truck, Parked with
Tail Lights on, Hit from Rear
in st. Paul

About 900 o'clock Friday evening
of last week Ed Schwartz, of this
city, parked his stock truck at the
side of the street near the corner
of Concord and Simmons Ravine,
st. Paul to adjust some engine
trouble. They were enroute to this
city after delivering a load of live
stock to South st. Paul. Mr..
Schwartz was parked in non
parking zone for emergency pur-
poses.
George Murphy (Hockshaw) Muir
ply, was with him and was stand
ing in front of the truck. Eye wit
nesses state the tail lights of the
truck were on. An oncoming auto
driven by Buddy Joseph and ac>
companied by Mrs. Katherine Jo-
seph, rammed the rear end of the
truck, driving it forward. Murphy
was thrown to the pavement, the
front wheels of the truck passed
over his legs breaking. the right
ankle and tearing the ligaments
loose on the left one. Mr.. Schwartz
was badly bruised. The truck was
not badly injured.
Mrs. Schwartz, daughter, Viola,
and Fred Schwartz went to st. Paul
Saturday morning returning in the
late afternoon with Mr.. Schwartz
and Mr.. Murphy.
The following from Saturdays
South st. Paul Daily Reporter tells
the story of the accident:
Two men and one woman
were injured in collision be-
tween a car being driven north
on Concord street near Simons
ravine and a truck parked at
the side of the. pavement at
$40 P. M. Friday.
Ed Schwartz, of Sank Centre,
had stopped his truck due to
engine trouble and was work.
ing on the engine. George Muir
ply, also of Sank Centre, was
standing in front of the truck
looking on. Buddy Joseph, 237
Eva street, st. Paul, driving
north with Mrs. Katherine Jo-
seph, at his side struck the rear
of the truck and hurled it for
ward.
Murphy was thrown to the
pavement and the front wheels
of the truck passed over his
ankles, fracturing the bones in
both. Schwartz was cut and
bruised as he was thrown to
one side by the truck lurching
forward Mrs. .Joseph suffered
cuts about the face.
The police ambulance was
called and Murphy was taken
to the West Side General hos
pital. The others were given
medical care.
Reinhold Werner, resident of
the city, told police the tail
lights on the truck were burn
ing at the time on the accident.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
J. H. Hansen, Thos. Clough
of This City, Named to
Receive Them

Potato growers of this vicinity
are being requested to donate their
Gull potatoes, including throw-outs,
hobbies and smalls, to be distribut-
ed to needy families in Minnesota
during the coming winter. This re-
quest comes from the Citizens Vol
untary Committee IN Unemploy-
ment Relief, &C. v. c. Minneapo-
lis. The request and the reasons for
it have been stated as follows by
G. A. Dole, chairman of the food
division of the c. v. c.:
"The unemployment situation in
Minneapolis is bad. It is estimated
that some $4,000 people will need re-
lief during the coming winter. The
city's finances will not permit pub
lie improvements to provide work
Relief will have to be through
food, shelter and clothing.
1.-THE food division of the Citizens
Voluntary Committee has undertake
en- to secure, store and distribute
the potatoes needed for relief pur-
poses. At lest 100000 bushels must
be provided.
"All we ask is that Minnesota
potato growers, willing to aid in
this work, give us all of the culls
including throw-outs, hobbies and
smalls, which they can not use."
The Citizens Voluntary Commit
tee is composed of younger bust
nessmen of Minneapolis who under
take to supplement the work of the
Public Relief Department and 9th
er established relief organizations
particularly where they may be a
restriction by law or lack of funds.
John Brandt, president of Land
o. Lakes Creameries, Inc, Mayor
William Anderson, of Minneapolis
and Oscar F. Youngdahl, former
state commander of the American
Legion, are among several promi.
nent Minnesota citizens who have
endorsed the request of the c. ". C
"as worthy of your contribution
and as managed by men who will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20
AULGERs AT GLENWOOD

The Aulger Brothers excellent
dramatic company are showing at
the McAuley theatre, Glenwood,
this week, closing Saturday even
ing. 1t has been two years since
this excellent organization visited
this section. They are generally re-
cognized as the ablest repertoire
company showing in Minnesota.
The personnel of the company has
been changed and greatly
strengthened.
The plays for the balance of the
week: Tonight, His Salary Wife,"
Friday, Haunted" mystery
comedy; Saturday, "Your Uncle
Dudley" featuring Harrison Aul-
ger.