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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Origin of Lamp Yelled
in Mists of Antiquity

Authorities on the subject say
the origin Of the lamp Is unknown,
8. e. Spicer writes in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. 1t Is known, how
ever, that lamps were in use 5000
years ago, for the excavations of
the ancient cities Of Babylonia and
other countries Of the East yield
many specimens indicating that
they were in common use there at
that time.
At first lamps probably were
made Of clay and dried in the sun.
Then, in the passing Of the GEN.
turtles they were made Of iron, tin,
copper, bronze, brass, glass, alabas-
ter and other materials. In Rome
and Greece, where the fine arts
reached high degree Of accom-
plishment, lamps were fashioned in
great beauty of form and variety
of detail and were used for decora-
tive as well as utility purposes.
The spread of the Roman empire
carried these lamps with It to the
remote corners OF the earth and
they became known by the nation
In which they originated. Even
tualIy some Of them came to Amer
lea with the Pilgrims.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Bureau Leaders to Draw
Plans at Mill City Meet
Farm Federation Men OF Ten
Counties to Attend Annual
Spring Conference

Farm leaders of central Mime
sofa will meet at the Andrews hotel,
Minneapolis, on May 20, in the an
nual spring conference of county
and township Farm Bureau officials
to shape the courage of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau during the COM
ing season and to pave the way
for the next annual meeting of the
federation to be held next Janu-
airy.
County and township Farm Bur-
eau units of Hennepin, Anoka,
Sherburne, Stearns, Meeker, Car
yer, Scott, Dakota, Washington and
Chisago counties will attend.
j. s. Jones executive secretary of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau, will
discuss legislative developments at
Washington and will give resume
Of farm legislation passed at the
recent session Of the state legisla-
ture. Explanation will be made as
to how farmers may best avail
themselves Of the national and
state mortgage moratorium legis-
lation, which was fostered by the
Farm Bureau. The Minnesota
Farm Bureau was usually success
full in having it's legislative pro-
gram made into law at the last
state legislative session, and Mr..
Jones will explain how the Bureaus
legislative department functioned
and direct a discussion regarding
future legislative aims.
Ideas brought forth at the spring
conference will be discussed in
more than a thousand Farm Bur-
eau township units throughout
Minnesota during the next few
months, and the sentiment crystal
lized in this local study will be ex-
pressed in the resolution to be
adopted at the next annual meet
ing of the Minnesota Farm Bureau.
It was at the spring conferences
a year ago that the groundwork
was laid for the highly successful
legislative work the Farm Bureau
accomplished at the last session of
the state legislature, Farm Bureau
leaders explain.
"A. U. MereneSS, director Oh Or
ganization, will speak on the MEM
bership phase Of the Farm Bureau
and will outline plans for the an
nual membership work this fall.
Mrs. e. V. Ripley, home and
community chairman, will speak on
women's work in the Farm Bur
eau in furthering community de-
velopment, and will present the
Farm Bureau scholarship plan,
which proposes the establishment
Of a loan fund from which farm
boys and girls may obtain money
to finance an agricultural educa-
ton.
While the Farm Bureau spring
conferences are attended mainly
by township and county Farm Bur
eau unit officers, all members are
invited.
The complete list of conferences
follows: Minneapolis, May 20; Ait
kin, May e.; Bagley, May %; Fer
gus Falls, May "a; Madison, May
Is; Slaytin, May 20; Mankato, May
q; Rochester, May %.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

Minnesotas pioneer Democrat He carried
on the fight when there chance Of
victory-and now he sees what has been
established on the foundations he helped to
build in days of toll and struggle.
His good friends in Stearns county, and all
have genuine affection for this pioneer of Main
Street. wonder whether victory brings him the great
joy that he had in the fighting line when the issues
in doubt.
In former days when Stearns county was the
stronghold of Democracy one of the few in Mime
sota he used to down to the county convention
and with the Don Quote spirit did valiant battle
against the ofceholdng power, and while he met as
many defeats victories, he had one grand good
attacks He just loved to combat for independence
within party lines and when the issue was decided
he remained faithful members of the party.
During the Bryan campaign, when he saw so
many of his party deserving the Boy Orator Of the
Platte he remained faithful to his party, and his
for Democracy pure and undef1led. Probably no
in the country enjoyed these campaigns as fully
did the genial Doctor, and he was never dis
couraged by defeat.
Strong and eloquent in debate, he had the heart
Of gold when he advocating the free and
unlimited coinage of silver 16 to l. It must be lot
of satisfaction to him that his party is now swinging
nearly around to these Bryan theories
And yet we wonder if in these days of Demo-
cratic triumph il the delightful Doctor Dubois Is
quite happy and contented as in the days when
in his conflicts he had nothing to lose and the hope
of some gain.
Years have perhaps softened and tempered his
aggressiveness but let no one think he cannot be
aroused with all his old time fighting spirit when
he sees something to be bettered evil rebuk
ed. More years of good health and vigor to this
charming gentleman of Sank Centre, whose religion
is to love folks regardless of how sharply he may
poke them in the ribs to keep them in the straight
and narrow way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
To Make Change in
Star Route Service
w. e. Ross Ordered to Change
Route from Long Prairie to
Eagle Bend to Sank Centre
(Long Prairie Leader)

Long Prairie Leader)
Beginning next Monday, a change
is effective in the star route mail
service. w. E. Ross, the star route
carrier, has been ordered on that
date to change his route so that he
will carry mail from Sank Centre
to Eagle Bend, serving those points
between the two places. According
to the schedule, Mr.. Ross will leave
Sank Centre daily, except Sunday,
at 1850 p. m. Mail is scheduled to
arrive here at 1:3O p. m. Upon his
arrival at Eagle Bend he will re-
main there until $50 p. m. and re-
turn to Sank Centre, being schedul-
ed to stop at this village at 7:30 p.
m. On Sunday his schedule calls
for his arrival here at a. M, but
returning at the same hour as on
the daily schedule.
Heretofore, mail route service has
originated at Wadena and terminal
ed at Long Prairie. The change in
the route, while proving advantage
eous to most of the points in the
county, works to the detriment of
Bertha and Hewitt. While no ac-
ton has been taken by any of the
villages along the line, there is con-
siderable sentiment at this point,
favoring the extension Of the route
from Eagle Bend to Wadena, thus
giving all the places on the K line
between Sank Centre and Wadena
impartial treatment in this regard.
The schedule is such that the addi-
ton of the 20 miles from Eagle
Bend to Wadena to the route would
not make any change in the south
bound star route service. A COM
mittee is to be appointed to confer
with businessmen in the commune
ties north Of the county seat, in
hope Of getting their cooperation
in petitioning the government to
extend the route from Eagle Bend
to Wadena. Local residents would
favor this and it is not anticipated
that any objections will be raised
at the northern points. IT is
thought the postal department,
when acquainted with the situation,
may see fit to grant the extension
which would materially improve the
mail service, especially insofar as
Bertha and Hewitt are concerned.
The change in schedule will consid-
erably improve the mail service to
this point and if extended to Wa
dena would also have the same eff
feet insofar as Bertha and Hewitt
are concerned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Patrol Officers Good
Samaritans of Highways
Little Acts of Helpfulness Cour-
teOusly Rendered Every Day
Increase Value to Public

Strictly speaking, the highway
patrolmen are traffic officers, these
gray-uniformed members of the
State Patrol, but actually they must
take the part of modern Good Sa-
maritans, of diplomats, even of
family peace-makers. Such, at
lest, is the story told by the daily
records of patrol activities, filed in
the office of Patrol Chief John P.
Arnoldy.
The patrol keeps a record of
what every member does each day
he is on duty. The reports of the
men are terse and to the point. No
words are wasted in fowery
descriptions, but the facts need lit
tie establishment.
For example, this concise bit
from report from a patrolman on
duty near Brainerd a few days
ago: Truck stalled on highway.
Tire and tube blown out. Man, wife,
baby and another child with their
household belongings. Family had
not eaten for 16 hours and had no
money. Bought them food, second
hand tire and tube and helped them
get started on their way"
Just few lines of type, but what
a story of human suffering, hope
and compassion lies between those
lines.
Another incident, north of White
Bear Lake: An elderly woman was
notified that her daughter in St.
Paul was dying. She had no means
of transportation, and each minute
lost narrowed her chance to win
the race with death. 1t was MEM
Der of the Highway Patrol who
finally took the woman to a main
highway and saw her safely aboard
a bus speeding toward st. Paul.
One bitter day last winter, two
school children were caught in a
severe blizzard on the highway
near Willmar. Buffeted and blind
ed by the snow and wind, chilled
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

Digging in Germany might prove
a profitable pastime. Within one
week q householder Of Marionburg
dug up a keg Of 697 silver coins Of
1926, which were probably buried
during the 30 years war; a tour
list discovered the skeleton Of q
bear in a cave near Karlsruhe,
where none have been seen for 300
years; graves Of ancient Celts have
been found with bones five thou
sand years old; at Konigsberg the
oldest find was a stone ak dropped
there before the glaciers came
down over Europe 5000 years
ago; under the altar Of Speyer
cathedral the stone sarcophagus Of
an early Christian saint was
brought to light.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

almost to fatal numbness, thew
were discovered just in time by
two patrol officers in their small
closed car. The officers overcoats
were quickly wrapped about the
children and they were rushed to
their homes in safety.
A similar happening occurred
near Forest Lake in February.
The Patrol found a man and his
wife half frozen from exposure in
their broken down car. They were
destitute, so the officers helped them
get to their home with their car.
During recent floods in Southern
Minnesota, members Of the patrol
worked as much as 81 hours with
out rest, directing traffic and
guiding drivers safely through bad
spots. In some instances the wat
er was so deep that a patrol officer
had to walk ahead of cars in the
swirling water to show where the
road lay.
In one of the last freezing spells,
when highways were covered with
slippery ice, driver from south
ern state who was not used to
northern conditions developed such
a case of fright that a patrolman
had to drive his car twenty miles
to get him to town.
Between Bemidji and Walker re-
Gently, an automobile was adopt
ed" by three Indian squaws who
had partaken of too much Sire
water" They occupied the running
boards of the car, and the man and
wife in the automobile found it
impossible to dislodge them by ar
guments, brides, threats or force.
It required the combined diplomacy
of two patrolmen and a deputy
sheriff to solve the situation annie
ably.
In another case a patrol member
came on a man and wife who had
stopped their car on the highway
while they INDUCED in a quarrel of
threatening intensity. The officer
was able to give them some good
advice and send them away repent
ant and loving.
It's all in the days work for the
Highway Patrol.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Farmers to Learn Use
Of Farm Legislation
Farm Bureau Leaders to Explain
Workings of New Laws Enacted
by Congress

Looking ahead with hope that
new national farm legislation will
materially assist agriculture, Farm
Bureau members throughout Min.
nesota will meet at district confer
ences during the coming week to
study ways in which the benefits
OF the new legislation may be
brought home to farmers, saws J.
5. Jones, secretary Of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau. "The farm bill
plan as emergency legislation JUS
titles renewed hope and courage be-
cause it definitely commits the sec
rotary of agriculture to use one of
several methods to restore the price
OF basic farm commodities, some
what in relationship to the costs
entering into their production. The
bill is not specific in what shall
be done. Its success or failure will
depend almost entirely on it's adj
ministration and while there may
become provisions with which we
may not be in favor, every one at
this time should put his shoulder
~ eAS "hSOA e1AAo give SNSly dSSlS-
lance to those charged with it's
administration. Action is needed;
delay has been costly, Mr.. Jones
said.
There is no point in attacking
the measure because it does not
embody the Frazier bill or the
Norris cost of production provision
the measure is ON the books and
farmers should study it so that
they may gain all of the advantages
it Offers" Mr.. Jones asserted.
During the past few weeks farm
ers have started to reap the bene-
fits of Farm Bureau conferences
held in previous years, and next
weeks meetings will doubtless re-
suit in substantial agricultural
gains in years to come, farm lead
ers say.
Several years ago the Farm
Bureau saw the need for changing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Moon Superstitions

The moon was in ancient times
an object of worship and has re-
NAMED to the present day the CEN
ter Of many superstitions. The
times for sowing seed, gathering
herbs, killing animals for food, TAX
ing particular medicines and treat
ing various diseases were all regu-
lated by the phases Of the moon.
Modern science has studied this
supposed influence with generally
negative results In regard to crops,
weather, etc. The superstition
about the moon affecting sanity is
perpetuated in the name "lunatic,"
from the name of the moon, Luna.
This is an old belief, as shown in
the line of a Seventeenth century
English play, "When the moons in
the full, then wits in the wine."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Thursday, May II, 1888

las county fair grounds, Decoration
Day afternoon May 80. They prom
Use to attract many dirt track stars
from the entire Northwest in four
competitive events. In addition to
this there will be motor polo played
between two speedy teams, Mime
apolis VS. st. Paul. The special fea-
ture attraction of the afternoon will
be when Larry Rosenberg, of
Memphis, Tennessee, will race his
motorcycle at the rate of 20 miles
per hour through a solid board
wall. The scale of prices of adj
missions will be on the New DEAL
order and this promises to be an
outstanding racing speed event.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
WELL MERITED TRIBUTE
est. Cloud Times-JournaD

est. Cloud Times-JournaD
L. c. Hodgson, Garry Hoo presided at the gath
ering Of newspaper men who greeted Postmaster
Farley this week in ST. Paul, and incidentally two
of the scribes attending Carl Eastwood collector
of customs and Heinie Mitchell, of Bemidj, both
stalwart Republicans and Larry Ho mentions that
they testified that this the first full meal either
had got from the Democrats evidence that Carl
and Heinie not adverse to foraging the enemy
Among the real Democrats attending the Demo
cratic welcome the sage of Sank Centre, and
Larry Ho handed him this merited tribute:
Good DR.. j. A. Dubois, of Sank Centre well
deserves the honor of being recognized
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
State News Briefs
From Our Exchanges
Six DOGS Sold for $500

NEW RICHLAND-A top price for dogs in this
section of the country reached last week when
a litter of six blue blooded coursing hounds were
sold for $500 by Glen Root, New Richland. Chi
cago owner of the male sire had agreement with
Root to receive two pups from the litter and had
much demand for the dogs that he decided to pur-
chase the other six in the litter for "haf grand"
Who says there's purchasing power?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Runt Pig Mothered BY Dog

NEW ULM-When of litter of purebred
Poland China pigs was small that it appeared to
have little chance for life, Arnold Schultz, farmer
living near Worthington, tried experiment which
far has met with unqualified success The pig
given to greyhound and adopted into the
family which already included five pups. The hound
shows establishment at the addition and treats it
with the impartiality it shows to it's own Off
spring.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Big Speed Program
Decoration Day
Douglas County Fair Association
Promises Two Hours of
Thrills

]. 0. Engel and Fred Sarenpa, of
Minneapolis, race promoters will
stage professional motorcycle races
and other features in a special dirt
track speed program at the Doug
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18
Danish Acid Stomach
This Simple. Easy Way

Know the joy of freedom from
stomach distress. Enjoy your meals.
DR.. Emips Ada Tablets Danish acid
stomach, indigestion and gas. Bring
quick relief. Hanson & Emerson,
.)ruo-oicfs 2
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

Henry Croman, of Chicago, stop
ped to give a beggar a quarter and
discovered later that the beggar
had stolen his watch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18


Observation-Disclosures persons robbed the Con-
gregatonal church melting pot" last week in Mon
tevideo, apparently sorting out the old jewery and
leaving that which worthless. The melting pot"
had been placed in the lobby of the church for
nations of members. The old jewelry and trinkets
collected were to be melted and sold for old gold
the proceeds to to the church treasury Something
in the night the church entered and the trinket
removed from the envelopes in which they were
sealed and stacked in heap in the basement Since
all the donations to the melting pot were secretly
sealed in envelopes, it is not known what articles Of
value were taken.
"Pay Me- or Back in the Ditch you Go" Says Farmer
Sanborn-Three young men who tried to bluff
out William Wog after they had asked him to pull
them out of ditch were quite surprised last week
when Wog pushed the car back in the mud. Although
Wog had been in the habit of pulling out mired
in the ditch without charge, the three young men
in question were reported to he intoxicated so he
made charge of $125 when the car was finally
pulled back into the road with the aid of horses
Much arguing resulted with the result that the price
was lowered to $1.0O Objections still raised.
PAY mel" demanded Mr.. Wog. airy and get it,"
the three replied Whereupon Mr.. Wog picked nice
soft spot in the mud and pushed the car back in
By this time threats of shooting were made, and
Wog called the police. The three young men cooled
off over night in jail and paid Wog in the morning
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

Millions of people will have their first opportunity to see
an automobile being built, when they visit this mammoth
room where the Chevrolet Motor Company will assemble
Master SIX coaches and coupes in the special General
Motors Building "a Century of Progress exposition
On the left Fisher bodies being fabricated on T
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

shaped line and right Chevoets being assembled
from the bare frame the completed ready
out building under their power Note
of the photograph the body being swung from the end Of
the Fisher line to its place Chevrolet chassis
Visitors purchase cars built here and drive them home
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-05-18

Read THE WANT CoLUMNs.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Veteran Aid Facts and Figures
Changes Will Depend Largely on Executive Orders
to Be Issued Interpreting New
Compensation Laws.

cent, and from so 1000 to $1,000 names
to be dropped entirely.
World War.
Whereas the first regulations issued
by the President under the economy
act cut the average veterans pay from
S4416 to $2010, the final compromise
guarantees that no service connected
case will be cut more than Is per cent,
and the average only 18 per cent.
The economy act regulation cut all
presumptives from the rolls, while the
compromise sets up reviewing boards to
pass on whether or not their injuries
were really war connected, and pending
such decision continues them on the
rolls until october 81 instead OF cut
ting them off July l.
Neuro- -psychiatric diseases. II devel-
oped within a year from the close Of
the war, are made presumptive, and
tuberculosis II within two years.
The rate of $50 a month for a widow
and Sc for each child, of presumptives
and service connected cases, was re-
stored, whereas under the economy act
orders, widows were to have been cut to
500. with 81 for each child.
Non service connected cases were
wiped from the rolls entirely except for
the totally, permanently disabled. The
fiat $50 month they were to have re-
ceived under the economy act was raised
to $50 by the compromise. Estimate
was made that from 80 to 95 per cent
of these cases will be dropped from the
rolls.
The original Roosevelt regulations
were designed to save $420. 100000 q
year. while the compromise finally
agreed to is expected to trim expendi-
lures by $320,O0O, 900.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

the bank reform bill, sponsored by
Senator Glass Of Virginia and Repre-
sentative Steagall Of Alabama. u per
manent legislation Of the most vital
interest to the country. It will make
the banks Of deposit, Incorporated as
national or State banks, and private
banks like the House of Morgan, give
up investment banking business. It will
make 1t impossible for resources Of the
Federal Reserve Banks to be used for
speculative purposes on the New York
Stock Exchange And 1t set up q plan
Tor insurance OF bank deposits, both q
temporary plan which becomes effective
January and q permanent plan which
President Is given authority, however,
II he finds 1t prudent and wise to do
so, to put the insurance of deposits
clauses into effect at any time.
President Roosevelt did not ask the
Congress for special powers to negotiate
reciprocal tariff agreement in the effort
which is to be made to break down
trade barriers and make q freer world
commerce. That Is . task which is
being left to the negotiators at the
London Conference
While the President has appointed
men to the key positions In his admins
tration and has selected heads for the
great projects under the legislation en-
acted by Congress, there remains . vast
number of Federal officers and employees
to be placed in jobs. That will be
one Of his tasks when he returns to
Washington after q two-week vacation
in New England waters The patronage
hungry members Of Congress may finally
be rewarded Several of the important
bills passed by Congress must still re-
ceive his signature, and he Is expected
to approve them all before he leaves
washington.