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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
At It Again

Eastern newspapers made much OF
a story from New Mexico Of how an
official on the Navajo Indian reserv-
alton made a reputation for himself
by buying 100 young turkeys to
fight a grasshopper plague. The
happy ending Of the story is that
the turkeys ate all the hoppers, pro-
tecting the melon patches and Or
chards, and will pay for their in
dustry by becoming thanksgiving
dinners.
The inference is that less gifted
folk in North Dakota and elsewhere
should follow suit and make money
by turning the plague into bless
ing. To folks who live in cities 1t
sounds feasible enough. It is good
deal like the fox-farming racket that
was popular several years ago until
the blue sky laws accounted for a
number of "fox farmers"
There are plenty of turkeys In
North Dakota. During these last
few lean years turkey flocks have
meant more than grain In cash in
come to some farmers. But ever
the best and biggest turkey flock 4
incompetent to deal with a rea
|grasshopper plague.
And besides there is always
chance for repetition Of the story
which came from South Dakota last
year. It told how flock Of turkey!
went out to hunt grasshoppers ane
came running back without an!
feathers, the hoppers In stern pur.
suit
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
/ NEW /
/ YORK

New York, Aug. 15.-For people who
are going away for the summer, pet
goldfish usually turn into white ele-
plants. OF course, costly tropicals
can be, and usually are, boarded by
some OF the smoother pet shops; but
fish of the common golden variety
Just aren't worth the trouble and ex-
pense.
This is no problem, though, for fish
owners who have heard about the big
pool in the lobby Of Loew's Lexington
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
ALCOHOLIC PHILOSOPHY

It has been determined by great
many precise scientific measure
ments that there IS an interval Of
one-fifth of second between the
instant an impression IS received on
the retina and the response or reac-
ton of voluntary muscles. This is
the. mean reaction time of normal
persons. An automobile moving at
the rate of 80 miles an hour travels
A. feet in second or 8.88 feet In
each fifth Of a second. Now the
Psychologists have found that drink
or two of beer or wine or finger or
two of brandy or whisky or gin slows
the reaction time to as much as three
or four fifths Of q second, and the
effect Of the drink or two Is mani
fest for hours after the alcohol Is
taken. In that extra two or three
fifths of a second a car driven at
80 miles an hour will travel say 20
feet. What q lot of grief can hap
pen in 20 feet!
All this Is established scientific
fact. It is not q debatable theory or
conjecture. But give an exponent Of
personal liberty bottle of something
and listen to him debating the sub
ject with the doctors:
"Oh, yeah? How large is the
glass Of wine or beer the dumb
driver took? What was the al
coholic content7 How old Is the
driver? Did he imbibe before or
after food? And how did you
time the two or three fifths Of q
second lag? And how do you
know the accident was not &C
tolerated? Your statement was
manifestly generalized, written
for moronic readers. Usually you
are specific and interesting, but
here you apparently slipped"
That is typical alcoholic philosophy
The item that aroused our bibulous
friend was q report Of the scientific
observation Of the effect Of glass OF
beer or wine or small drink OF
whisky. Because the slightly intoxi-
Gated correspondent IS not familiar
with instruments Of precision he bla-
family doubts that one can measure
fifths Of q second. II he were quite
sober he would perhaps reserve judy
ment or at least more shrewdly con.
ceal his ignorance.
Every one knows that q drink Of
liquor gives Dutch courage"
drink Of beer or wine has the same
effect, only that it is not 50 appar.
ent to the casual observer.
What else is the breaking Of TIN
ice" with wine or liquor but the be-
numbing Of the higher consciousness
letting down Of healthy modesty ans
reserve, freeing the guard q sensible
person keeps on his language and be.
havior, and letting 60" regardless
The present tests for drunkenness
are neither practical nor recognised
by the courts. We need some simple
practical test whereby any one, ever
police court clerk, may determine
at once whether q person Is undel
the effects Of alcohol, whether ",
please to call 1t intoxication Or not
Some inventor might well apply thi
physiological principle to the max
ing Of an instrument for the purpose
Alcohol retardS the reaction time
the time that elapses from the In
slant an impression Is received OF
the retina to the instant the muscle,
Of hand or foot respond to the sigma
or stimulus-from the one-fifth o
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, M. D.

letters personal health hygiene not disease
diagnosis treatment answered by Brady stamped
written
In ink No be made not conforming
Address DR.. William Brady, In Of this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15

The Gordon Bennett International
Balloon Race is scheduled to be part
Of Chicago's Century Of Progress Elk
hibition this year, and will be held
during the early part of September.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15

The axolotl, salamander found
in Mexico, lives and produces Off
spring without developing beyond
the larval stage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15

A 6,000-mile air line between San
Diego, Calf, and Brazil has been
proposed by former President Rubio
OF Mexico.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show tho
trend of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15

Caribou often travel 100 miles in q
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
CHAPTER TWELVE

And throughout his struggle with
himself ran the thought Of Pamela.
He did not feel conscience-stricken
concerning her. On the contrary,
he was convinced that he would do
her no wrong in taking into his life
the love she no longer gave him. No
bitterness, no sense Of personal in
jury touched his thought Of her.
Pam was as she was-a MARVEL
ously lovely woman if a man could
hold her. He had not held her. It
was not her fault; nor his, so far
as he could see. He had been faith
full, indulgent, considerate, - far
rs lay in his power. Her love had
nevertheless come to an end. And
his
There was the confusing thing
Had his come to an end? He could
not say. The years with her had
brought him q high altitude Of hap
piness such as perhaps no other
woman could have given him. The
memory Of those years was burn
ing sweetness which he felt he
could never lose. The moments and
hours and years with Pamela were
engraven on his heart, enshrined
there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15

BY morning he had devised =
scheme whereby he could relieve
Pats financial situation without hui
initiating her proud father or arous-
ing his suspicious. Immediately At
ter breakfast he sought out the old
man and laid the proposition before
him.
"Mr. Braithwait," he said, "I've
been doing some thinking about
Patricia. Pamela tells me she had
. decided talent for drawing. In
fact, I've seen soue Of her sketches
and I've come to the conclusion that
she could be developed into first
class commercial artist. This field
doesn't require the years Of study
that must be devoted to achieve
ment in portraiture or landscape
painting. Don't you think it would
be q fine thing to give her q year
ar two. or three perhaps, Of study
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Series ofLen.
ten Lectures Start Sun.
Rev. C. j. Morgan, Pastor of Con-
gregational Church Prepares
Series of Five

A new series Of lectures will be
given at the Congregational church
during the Sunday evenings of Lent
as a part of the regular Lenten pro-
gram. These lectures will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Morgan with the fol-
lowing topics:
March 5-"What Should We Fight
for To-day"
March 12-"What Do People Fear
Most" ....
March 19-"What is the Worlds
Greatest Need"
March 26-"At What Age Is Nan
at His Best?" ,
April Pts There Such a Thing
as Personal Libertyp"
AS a part of next Sunday even
ing's lecture Rev. Morgan will dis
cuss the significance Of the educa-
tional meetings held at Minneapo-
lis the past week, the question of
property taxes, the optional tax,
and the relationship Of these taxes
to the maintenance Of the educa-
tional institutions of Minnesota.
Rev. Morgan maisSains that the
future Of education is one Of the
major things people must fight for
today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Annual Meeting of
Central MINI. League
Will Elect Officers-Plan To Have
Eight Team League Next
Year

The annual meeting of the Cen
trail Minnesota baseball league
will be held in the Community Club
rooms, this city, Sunday afternoon,
March 5th, at 2:30 o'clock.
At this meeting representatives
from Brooten, Belgrade, Grey
Eagle, Melrose, Regal, West Union
and Sank Centre, members Of the
league of the past year, will be
present to conclude the seasons
business.
Representatives from the cities
of Osakis and Glenwood, and the
village of Westport will be present
to ask for admission to the league,
as it is understood that some of the
teams Of last year may drop out.
It is planned to have an eight
team league for the coming year
and with the new material which
has applied for admission, the
strength Of the league should be
greatly enhanced, and the compe-
tition would be much keener.
Officers for the coming year will
be elected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Boy Scout Leaders
Are Badly Needed
Several Lads Have Joined Up Re
cently-MOre Are On
Waiting List

Additional registrations have
gone in this week to headquarters
for the following new boys in
Scout Troop So: Darwin Conner.
Jake Hanauer, Jarvis Hansen, Lee
Roy Soltau.
Until more leaders are found,
Troops 81 and SO are meeting to-
gether. There are enough boys to
fill both these Troops put lack of
leadership makes it difficult and
almost impossible to operate sep
arately.
These two troops have had two
very enjoyable hikes the last two
weeks. Sunday was a regular
spring day and they had a fine
spring hike. The Sunday before it
was as full-fledged winter day as
we have had this winter, plerty of
snow and a good wind. 1t is very
seldom that two consecutive Sum
days occur with such a marked
difference in conditions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Sank Centre
SwanpedBy.
Melrose Fri.
Rings Were Played Around
the Local High School
Basketball Quint
FINAL SCORE WAS 32-17
|Sub-District Tournament Will
Start Tonight; Locals Play
Friday at 900 P. Nj.

The Sank Centre High School
basketball quint bumped into SER
ious trouble Friday evening when
they journeyed to Melrose to play
the final game Of the regular sea-
SON with their friendly enemies of
that village.
A goodly sized crowd Of fans fol-
lowed the team to give their loyal
support. They did nobly, but to no
avail.
Last weeks Herald sounded
note OF warning when it was sug-
gested that a strong delegation Of
rooters would be needed.
When the season opened Melrose's
prospects were thought TO be bright.
For a number of games, however,
they were kicked around by nearly
every team in the district, but they
were developing slowly. The week
before the Sank Centre game they
served notice on the other teams of
the district by defeating Glenwood
on their home floor.
Both teams are on mettle when
Sank Centre and Melrose meet.
They started with a bang with the
opening whistle. Referee Omacht,
Of Osakis, had his hands full to
keep control of the game and call
the plays. Sank Centre was gull
ty Of fouling to a larger degree than
usual. Iwinski went out in the first
half on fouls. In the latter part of
the final quarter Korf was beck
oned to the side lines. When the
game ended Pat Dubois was the
only Sank Centre regular left in
the lineup. Pat does pretty nifty
job Of basketballing, but he could
not win alone.
Melrose took charge of the game
from the start. Their speed was
terrific, their fighting courageous
and their shooting deadly. AS they
played Friday evening they would
have swamped any team in the dis
trict. Thirteen of the IA fouls CON-
mitted by Sank Centre were con-
verified into scores, Homer Lerom
scoring seven of them. These with
four field goals gave Homer g to-
tai for the evening of Is points. Pat
Dubois, with IL points, was next
high man.
There Is no alibi for the loss of
Friday evenings game. AS they
lined and played in this contest the
better team was victorious. The
following Is the tabulated score.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Sank Centre Authors
Have Achieved Fame

The weekly Book Review of
the New York Times, of last
week, contained an advertise
ment of Dubleday Dorm Co., book
publishers, announcing a list Of
new books which they had re-
Gently cauesd to be put on sale.
This list Is Of unusual interest
to Sank Centre folks and pre-
sents the unprecedented coinci-
dence of advertising Ann Vick-
ers," Sinclair Lewis latest piece
of fiction Of novel length which
is having a wide sale, and Raw
Cold" from the pen Of James
B. Hendryx, another Sank Gem
tire man who long since establish
ed himself as the creator of
redblooded Western fiction
Lewis and Hendrix write from
entirely different angles and each
is unusually successful in his
chosen life work.
These books are or soon will
be on the shelves Of the Bryant
Public Library, Of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
S. C. Young Lady
Wins End Place
Miss Prudence Arndt Leaves Sick
Bed to Take Part in Contest
At Alex

Miss Prudence Arndt, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Arndt, of this
city, winner in the sub-district de-
clamatory contest in the dramatic
division, left sick bed Friday eve
ming of last week to participate in
the district contest held at Alex
andria Thursday evening.
A year ago Miss Arndt won the
district and sub-regional contests.
Thursday evening she was placed
second in the district. The follow
ing are the district placements.
In the Oratorical George Elliot,
Osakis, took first, and John Feter-
son, Alexandra, second. In dra-
mate first honors went to Esther
Kimm, Alexandria, and second to
Prudence Arndt, Sank Centre. Har-
rison Green, Of Battle Lake rece;v-
ed first place in humorous, and
Charles Odcock, Burtrum, second.
The regional contest at which
the first prize winners will again
compete, will be held at FeIgus
Falls on Monday, March 6.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Pope Co. Farmer
Made Lambs Pay
L. H. Tuner, of Willard Community
Feed Montana Animals
With Profit

Introducing the feeding of west
ern lambs this winter, L. H. Turn
er, three miles west of Willard, re-
Gently marketed 275 head on which
he made daily gain Of a quarter
of a pound for each head for the
SO days they were on feed, topped
the South st. Paul market and
made So day above all expenses
for his labor in connection with
them, according to A. ]. Dexter,
agricultural development agent for
the Northern Pacific Railway.
Last fall Mr.. Tuner bought 2s3
white face lambs, one doubledeck
load, averaging 72.8 pounds per
head at Helena, Mont, for three
and a half cents pound, the deal
being financed through the Re
gional Agricultural Credit Corpora
ton Of Minneapolis.
The lambs arrived on Nov. and
were turned into the cornfield, re-
ceiving alfalfa hay at noon each
day. The last two weeks they got
shelled corn in the morning and
snapped and bundle corn in the
evening.
This was Mr.. Tuners first ex-
perience feeding lambs but at the
end Of the SO day feeding period he
had lost only eight head, 2.8 per
cent death loss, and at South st.
Paul the lambs averaged 90
pounds each, an average gain per
lamb Of 25.2 pounds between Mon
tana range point and the terminal
market. They brought five and a
half cents a pound, the top mar
ket price Of the day.
After paying for the lambs,
freight, marketing costs, interest
on the money and other incidental
costs, he had $500 left to pay for
labor and feed. It Is estimated the
feeds which were all produced on
his own farm, came to II cent a
lamb, making a total Of $206 and
leaving a net profit of 1924, or So
a day. In addition, the lambs har-
vested the corn in the field free OF
charge.
I'VE are well satisfied, said
Mr.. Turner. If we get corn crop
this year, we intend to buy more
lambs in the fall to help us harvest
IL.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
A.E. Minette Died
at Long Prairie
Veteran Auctioneer, Widely Known,
Succumbs to Complication
of Disease. Feb. IL
Long Prairie Leader)

dong Prairie Leader
Funeral services were conducted
Monday morning at st. Mary's
Catholic church for A. e. Minette,
who passed away at his home in
this village Friday morning follow
ing several years Of failing health.
During the hour Of the funeral all
business establishments in Long
Prairie closed in honor Of one Of
its veteran businessmen. The
last rites were conducted by Father
George Rauch with interment fol-
lowing in the church cemetery. The
following nephews Of Mr.. Minette
served as active pallbearers: John
Jung, Ed Minette, Nick Minette. Al
bert Nathe, +. p. Minette and b. J..
Minette. T1onory pallbearers in
cluded 8. II. Adams, Adolph Huber,
Peter p. Klick, Steve Hansmeyer,
Paul Hansmann, Henry +. Prinz
with anton Vollmer as cross
bearer.
Anton e. Minette, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Minette, was born jan
uary IL, 1850, at Dacada, Wiscon-
sin. His early boyhood was spent
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Auto Tax Cut
PathinHOuse
Is Blocked
State Senate Votes Over,
whelmingly for so Per
Cent License Reduction
GOV. OLSON OPPOSES
His Friends In Lower Branch,
Controlling, Will Follow
His Lead

st. Paul, Feb. 28-The state leg
islature had at the automobile tax
cut problem second time but
wound up its efforts as far from
"a solution as ever.
Both houses considered it and
both stuck to their original pro-
posals. The senate decided it would
go for nothing less than straight
so per cent cut in all license fees.
The house stuck by Governor o.
sons plan of reducing only the min
imum rates.
AS a result, both houses will have
to depend upon the decision Of a
conference committee If any cut is
to be voted at all. In view Of two
overwhelming votes in each house
to reject the other branch's propos-
ais, legislators predicted that a
compromise will be difficult and
that. the expectations Of automobile
owners for a heavy reduction in au-
tomobile tax fees will go unan-
swered. It all depends on what the
conferees decide.
After resting for nearly Two
weeks the tax cut proposal was TAX
en- up by the senate Tuesday morn
ing. In form, 1t was the measure
recently passed by the house. The
latter's provisions, calling for cut
from SO to So for the class A mini
NUNS and from $3.50 to 81 fol the
class B, had been replaced by the
senate's own provision for a
straight so per cent slash for all
cars.
In view Of Governor Olson's argu-
ments against tax cut for any ex-
cept the minimum class cars, adj
ministration supporters in the SEN
ate Immediately attacked the pro-
posal. Senator Charles A. Hausier,
of st. Paul, one Of Governor o.
sons spokesman on the floor, tried
to have the measure amended SO
that the house provisions would be
replaced. It failed, although Haus-
Ter pleaded that the straight so per
cent cut would reduce highway re-
venues by $5,385,000 a year. It
would jeopardize the states $780,
100000 investment in the trunk
highway system" He also asserted
it would make "beggars Of thous-
ands who otherwise get hignwey
construction jobs"
When the vote was called, the
senate lined up to 13 for a
straight so per cent cut. The mas
ure then was sent back to the house
for action.
AS soon as the notice of the SEN
ate's action was read in the house,
Representative Harold H. Barker,
of Elbow Lake, chairman Of the
house motor vehicles committee
asked that the senate proposals be
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Woman and Boy
Burned to Death
Mrs. Alice Henry and Glen Whit
taker Lose Lives When Henry
Home Burns

A fearful tragedy occurred last,
Friday morning in Lung township,
northwest Douglas county, when
Glen Whitaker, II, and Mrs. Alice
Henry, aged 10 years, were burned
to death in a fire that consumed
the Ted Henry farm home, three
miles northwest of Evansville, near
the Douglas, Grant and Otter Tail
county lines. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
and their two children were asleep
on the ground floor of the farm
home and Mr.. Henry's mother and
his nephew, Glen Whitaker, were
asleep upstairs. The Ted Henry
family escaped with their lives,
but were unable to rescue Mrs.
Alice Henry or the boy.
The fire broke out shortly before
midnight, due to an overheated
stove or chimney. The fire made
rapid Roadway and the staircase
was filed with smoke when Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Henry awoke. They
managed to get out with the chill
dren, aged one and three years, in
their night clothes, and Bill Henry,
Ted's brother, who was sleeping up
stairs, awoke in time and escaped.
He rushed to the room occupied by
his mother but found that she had
left the room. Apparently she had
become bewildered and ran down
the flaming stairway to her death.
Bill Henry then tried to awaken
the boy, but he was overcome by
smoke and could not be aroused.
Bill finally had to jump out of the
window to save his own life and the
boy, left on the bed was burned to
death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry had managed
to roll the little children in quilts
and carried them acrass the snow
covered fields to the home Of a
neighbor, Carl Kolkine, where they
were cared for until the family
could move to the home of broth
er, Clyde Henry. The Evansville
Red Cross secured clothing for
the family, which lost everything in
the fire. Coroner McCabe was cal
led to the scene Of the accident but
found no inquest necessary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
Early Morning Fire
Destroys Garage, Car
Department BY Quick Efficient
Work Save Paul Doege Home
Origin Mystery

Tuesday morning at 2:30 as Jesse
Rose was returning to MS home in
the south part of the city he dis
covered smoke issuing from the
buildings at the Paul Doege nome,
Kellar hin. He Investigated end
found the garage standing within
about eight feet of the house to be
on fire. An alarm was turned in
and the 10 members of the depart
ment responded very quickly.
The origin Of the fire Is something
Of mystery. The day before Mr..
Doege had used a 1926 Model T
Ford and trailer to haul wood. The
fire evidently started about the au-
to. The gas tank exploded blow
ing hole through the garage roof
and scattering gas and fire to the
roof Of the house. Prompt work by
the department saved the house
with nominal damage and the barn
a dozen feet from the garage with
out damgae.
The garage and auto were de-
stroyed. The loss Is about $20C. Mr..
Doege carried $4,000 insurance on
the garage and the loss on the
house Is covered.