The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21

cells that will photograph burglar, sounding an
alarm at the police station and gassing the burgla
well, besides turning bright lights the moment
he crosses invisible ray" Burglars will cut of
the invisible they cut telephone wires and
poison watchdogs The only way to discourage crime
is to make it dangerous and less profitable. Our
present conditions make it highly profitable and not
dangerous.
In New York, for instance, criminal in a hold
up in the absence of police, knows that he is the
only armed man present. Think of that advantage.
One hundred and four surface ships including ten
battleships have completed maneuvers OF the Pa
cfc coast the of the big guns rafting dishes
in Pasadena, back of Los Angeles.
Two hundred aircraft were included in the mock
warfare, thank heaven. Had the number been two
thousand it would have been about half enough.
The public, the President, the and navy Sec
retaries do not get all the facts concerning war
practice. /
In recent mock warfare off Hawaii, twenty-five
transports loaded with troops were supposed to be
conveyed by ten fighting ships and attacked by
"innumerable aircraft"
Officially it was reported that had the been
real the loss of killed by bombardment on the
transports would have been seven thousand, not
high percentage. Officers their return told
friends that had it been real war every transport
would have been sunk, all board lost and many, if
not all the conveying warships would have been
sunk as well.
What is education?
The baseball season begins and fifty million
Americans can tell you about 'the Browns White
Sox, Indians, Cardinals, Yankees Giants" and Lief
ty' Grove Wesley Farrell, Lefty" Gomez Long
George" Kelly, Hafey, Grimes and all the Others
OF the fifty millions, few could tell you
anything about Gordano Bruno, Arkwright Arch
imedes Servetus, Tamerlane, Harvey to say nothing
of Thales, Pythagoras or the big three, Socrates
Plato Aristotle.
Yet incredible as it may sound to "rooters for
the Cubs" any of the last-named twelve will
outve in mems memories all the baseball players
and clubs
The public hears from Mr.. Whitney, head of New
Yorks Stock exchange that the poor innocent bears
have nothing to do with troubles.
The public itself is responsible. It should not
have gambled wildly. That recalls the saloon
keepers remark pointing to the fallen drunkard
HE drank it, didn't. Why blame me?"
A spokesman for the federal reserve says the
bank will fight "dedation," which falling prices
by heavy buying of government securities.
Already the federal reserve has bought two
hundred and fifty millions of the nations securities,
and the buying may continue until it reaches
billion.
This will give member banks chance to change
securities for cash. they put it in cir
culation that will help If they sit it, to increase
their ''liquidity" that will be not so very good.
Joseph Letter, of Chicago is dead. His father
great merchant, helped with money inherited by his
beautiful daughter Mary to make life pleasant for
the late Lord Curzon and his British descendants.
Letter. picturesque figure, spent his life, like
many other rich mems sons fighting, gambling, de-
veloping fantastic schemes.
He planned a million egg incubator in g.
Chicago office building
In his last days, Letter from wheel chair watch
ed his horses racing at New Orleans If he came
back, he would probably live the same life again.
He possessed great power, made useless by in
herited money.
Colonel Lindbergh swindled out of fifty thousand
dollars by kidnapers perhaps by sharpers that
successfully posed the kidnapers waited a
graveyard while, in the cemetery old man paid
the money The child was to be delivered board
a certain yacht. Colonel Lindbergh, who flew to the
appointed place. and found yacht and child has
said 'T will not pay another penny in until
the child has been placed in my arms"
When the present search ended, it is predicted by
his friends that Colonel Lndbergh will become leader
of movement to abate the present highly organized
crime menace.