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Evening star., 1934-09-05
BOY, 2, IS BADLY CUT
IN MOTOR COLLISION

Approximately 40 stitches were re-
quired last night at Emergency Hos
pital to close cuts in the face of
2-year-old Paul F. Donaldson. who
was injured when the automobile in
which he was riding and another ma
chine collided at Eleventh and B
streets southwest.
The boy, who lives at 1901 Canal
road, was riding in car operated by
William Ashby, 38. of the 200 block
of Eleventh street southwest accord
ing to police, while the other machine
was being driven by Roosevelt
Hughes, 20, colored, 900 block of Lib
erty street southwest. The boy re-
turned to his home after receiving
treatment.
Evening star., 1934-09-05

specifications for new senior high
school in Manor Park, $4,000; a
gymnasium and enlargement of the
auto repair shop, Armstrong High
School, $4,000; remodeling of gym
nasium and corridor, Armstrong High
School, $4,000, and drafting of plans
and specifications for new senior high
school in Northeast Washington,
$50, 1000.
The school requests also propose
purchase of a site for elementary
school purposes in the vicinity of
Concord avenue and Third street at
a cost of $45,000 and purchase of
land adjoining the Dennison School
for elementary school purposes,
$94,500.
Land Purchase Items.
Other items for land purchase
sought by school authorities included
the following:
Additional land for the old j. F.
Cook School, SAC, 1000; site for school
for crippled children in the vicinity
of Children's Hospital, $150,000; site
for school for crippled children in the
vicinity of Freedmen's Hospital, $780,
900, and site for a junior high
school IN the vicinity of Massachu-
sets avenue and Macomb street
$50, 900. =
The school estimates were submit
ted to the Commissioners by Henry
Gilligan, member of the Board of
Education. He wrote:
These estimates contain proposed
increases for the purpose of recover
ing some of the losses sustained in
the school system during the depres-
sion. During that period reductions
in appropriations were made, not
only to cover the is per cent reduc-
ton in salaries, but further reduc-
tions had to be made in expendi-
lures, thereby reducing the educa-
tional service rendered by the school
system.
Salaries on 100 Per Cent Basis.
1.-The estimates for 1895 provide
salaries on a 100 per cent basis and
in general so per cent restoration
of other depression reductions. The
restoration items include the appro-
priations for evening schools, voca-
Evening star., 1934-09-05
TAK0MA, D. C., DRY
VICTORY IS URGED
Rev. Robert C. Simmons
Says Many Drinkers Will
Oppose Liquor Sales.

Many residents of Takoma, D. C..
who use intoxicants have signified
their intention of voting against their
sale in their community, Rev. Robert
C. Simmons, 518 Aspen street, de-
clared in a radio address last night.
Speaking in the name of the young
people Of Takoma, he urged all
residents to vote dry in the referen-
dunn to be held there next Wednesday
under authority of the District Com
missioners.
Even those who drink are unwilling
to accept the responsibility of author
izing liquor sale near their homes and
thereby condoning or bringing about
the necessity of regulating its accom-
panying evils, the minister declared.
Matter Of Responsibility.
LET me remind you that this is not
a question of prohibition" he asserted,
"It Is not a question Of whether or
not you and are personally dry or
wet. It is not matter of personal
friendship with the merchants seeking
the right to sell. It is the question
Of whether or not we want to take
upon ourselves the responsibility of
bringing the liquor traffic, with its
dangerous results, to our community
life. Sober-minded people will think
twice before they will sanction drunken
driving, street brawls and the un-
desirable element which hangs out
around legitimate places of business
where women and children must 60
to purchase the necessities of life"
The right to vote even on the nom
political question of liquor sale was
hailed by the clergyman as AN un-
usual privilege"
With envious eyes we have watched
our neighbors just across the line In
Takoma Park, Md, go each year anc
cast their ballots in unlimited free
DOM" he remarked.
He pictured the legalization of Liquor
sale in Takoma as q betrayal of the
families who had located there be-
cause Of the community's traditional
abstinence. Telling his hearers that
Takoma has been dry for SO years, he
added:
Attraction Of Community.
"Is it any wonder, then, that our
community should have attracted such
a desirable class of people as have
resided and now reside there? With
such an incentive men bought their
lots in what was then wilderness of
forest land, built their homes and
reared their families. Even though
Takoma Park was divided by State
line, it was and is one large neighbor-
hood with the same aims and the same
interests. That part of Maryland in
which Takoma lies Is dry by statute
and it is our intention to make that
part which Is in the District of CO.
lumbia also dry by our ballots on Sep
tember r."
Mr. Simmons said that although he
had spent most of his life in Takoma
he has not seen 10 drunken men on
the streets of the community.
would this be so with the saloons
dispensing drinks in our midst2" he
asked, adding, 'You may say that the
SELDOM cannot come back, that it is
forbidden by law. I say to you that
any place where Intoxicating bev-
erages are sold to be consumed on
the premises becomes saloon in fact
no matter under what name it may
be called. A skunk cabbage still
smells like a skunk cabbage, even
though one NAV call 1t by the Greek
name of 'Symplocarpus.'
Evening star., 1934-09-05
1886 D. C.. Bulge Recommendations

Statement showing recommendations of department heads es
mates appropriations for the fiscal 1885, appropriations
increases:
Evening star., 1934-09-05
NAVY TO ABANDON EARLY
OPENING HOURS MONDAY
Personnel of Department Will
Resume Coming to Work
at 8 O'clock.

The personnel of the Navy Depart
ment will return to the opening hour
Of am. next Monday, abandoning
the Summer program, under which
they came to work at $50 o'clock.
This was made known today by
Secretary Swanson, who dispatched a
letter to all bureaus and officers of
the Navy Department, as well as
headquarters of the Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Election Board Will Mail
Letters Today to IFS
Affected.
RULINGS WILL BE MADE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
List of Voters in Referendum on
Liquor Wednesday to Be
Ready This Week.

The Election Board in charge oi
the wet-dry referendum in Takoma, D
c., September IL, will mail notices to-
day to the persons affected by the ap-
proximately ITS challenges that have
been filed.
The deadline for challenging names
on the registration list was reached
yesterday evening, and the Election
Board, presided over by Corporation
Counsel Prettyman, will convene in
the Takoma School Friday and Satur-
day to pass on the challenges.
BY the end of the week, therefore
the list of those eligible to vote next
Wednesday will be in final and COM
plete form, and all that will remain
will be to instruct the judges and
clerks on the procedure to be fol-
lowed on the day of the balloting.
40 Implications of Names.
More than 40 of the challenges
Prettyman said, are classified as du-
plications of names on the registra-
ton list. Some other names were
listed as having moved into the COM
munity since July l, or as having
moved out of the area recently. There
were few other challenges involving
correction of spelling or addresses.
Most OF the challenges were sub
mitted by the dry leaders, who sent
in a list of more than $50 to the
Election Board yesterday. Those ad-
vocating the granting of licenses had
submitted list Of about 20 last week,
SIInnlaTnanfnd hNy fnxr
day.
District officials believe there will
be about 5000 eligible voters on the
final registration list. The original
list of residents of the area, which
was obtained by having emergency
relief workers conduct a door -to-door
canvass, consisted of about 5000
names, but both sides were given the
opportunity last week of submitting
supplemental lists of persons found
to have been omitted in the original
canvass.
Polls to Open at Z AM.
The four polling places in the
Takoma, D. c., area will open We'd
nesday at z am. and remain open
until pm.
= At each polling place there will be
two judges, selected by the election
board. Those opposing and favoring
the granting of licenses each will Sc
lect one clerk for each precinct.
Both sides also will be allowed to sta
ton watchers at the polling places.
Ballots will be handed the voters as
they enter the polling places, and the
only challenge to a voter that day
will be for Identification.
The names of those selected by both
sides to serve as clerks must be sub
mitted to the corporation counsel's
office by closing time next Monday.
On September II, the eve of the bal
loting, there will be a final meeting
OF judges and clerks to go over the
detained regulations. The list of
watchers will be submitted to the
election board not later than 4:30
o'clock September IL.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
d. K. Stewart, of
Westbrook, Died
Son-inIaw of MIR. and Mrs. Alex
Benson Passed Away Suddenly
Funeral Service Today

D. r. Stewart, of Westbrook, SON
in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Ben
son, of this city, died suddenly at
his home early Tuesday morning.
He had been apparently well when
he retired the evening before, and
was found dead the following morn
ing by Mrs. Stewart.
Mr.. Stewart was superintendent
of schools at Westbrook, and was
about 43 years old. He leaves to
mourn his wife, who will be bet
ter known here as Mabel Benson,
and two children, a daughter and
son, six and nine years Of age.
Funeral services were held at
Westbrook this Thursday and in
terment was also made there. Alex
Benson and daughter, Mrs. G. ].
Mraz, Of Brainerd, and son, James
Benson, went down Tuesday, and
remained for the funeral services.
Willis, Doris and Ruth Benson,
brother and sisters Of Mrs. Stewart,
motored to Westbrook Wednesday
morning to be in attendance at the
funeral.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
Sewage Plant
Work Started
Tues. Morn.
Large Construction Program
will Take About Six
Months
BUILDINGS TO BE TILE
D. A. Pangburn Appointed
Superintendent of Con-
struction for City

Work on the sewer disposal plant
project was commenced Tuesday
morning, although only one man
was on the job during the day. On
Wednesday morning five more men
and teams were added TO the
crew The plant is being erected
on the Pangburn, Reznechek and
Otto properties, northeast Of the
city, across the river from the N.
P. railroad bridge.
In an interview with D. "A. Pang-
burn, superintendent of construc-
ton, representing the city, it was
stated that work was commenced
at the pump house. The contractor
is M. J. O'Neil, Of st. Paul.
This project, besides the neces-
sary work to connect the sewer
system with the plant, includes
three buildings, sludge beds, sett-
ling tank, and a chlorination cham
Der. The largest of the buildings,
a trickler filter plant, will be con-
structed of tile, and will be 103.l0x
102.1O in size. The pump house, a.
so to be built of tile, will be 16x1S.i0
and the Imhoff tank building will
be 51.8x27.2. This Imhoff tank will
be built with concrete, sides and
copper bottoms. The slud;ye beds
will cover an area Of 1904 square
feet. All tanks will be Of rein
forced concrete. The chlorination
chamber will not be rooted.
The sewer from Birch street will
be run across the river, where it
will connect with the sewer from
the Home Schools and north side,
or First street north, and continue
ON up. The sewage will be forced
tc the plant by a pumping appara.
tus.
It is estimated that 1t will take
about six months to complete the
work, and more men will be added
to the payroll as needed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
Will Make Study
of Child Laws
Mrs. A. #. Moynihan Appointed on
Committee to Study "Unmet
Rural Needs I'm Minnesota

Mrs. A. r. Moynihan, CWA ad-
ministrator and chief Of federal re-
lief activities in Stearns County,
has been appointed as one Of six
committee members who will con-
duct a statewide survey Of the
present Minnesota Children's code.
Mrs. Moynihan has been assigned
to the problem Of "unmet rural
needs and will open a separate Of
fee in st. Cloud in the court house,
to accommodate an assistant who
will gather material and carry on
correspondence with other ap-
pointees to insure collaboration.
The survey will not be rushed
affair, as 1t is stated that it will
take about two years to complete
the work. It will be conducted leis-
urely the better to ascertain the
facts pertaining to children's well
fare in the state.
The code Is a group Of laws pass
ed by the state legislature Of 1917.
It completely covers juvenile legis-
lation In all its branches and also
makes provisions for the feeble
minded, mentally defective, and
unusual adult cases that are CLASH
fed under the laws.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
City Taxes
Reduced to
Sev'nty Mills
Personal Property Tax List
Published In Herald
This Week
STATE LEVY IS HIGHER
Table Prepared By County
Auditor Shows Tax
in Detail

With the publication Of the per-
sonal property tax list in the Her
aid on page six, this week, the mat
ter of taxation is again forcibly
brought home to residents Of the
community, for there is no other
project which more vitality affects
all of the people.
Taxpayers in the city will pay
less taxes this year, owing to a re-
duced city levy, the total mills be-
ing 20 for 1888, as against II for
1882. Extraordinary state and
county levies Of more than % mills
have added considerable to the to-
tai tax. The city levy is .13 mills,
which was brought to that low fig
ure by the fact that $4,000 was
turned into the city treasury by the
Water, Light and Power Commits
sion, for the payment Of taxes on
arrangement made some years ago.
It is said that the levy of 10 mills
is considerably lower than the av-
erage of other municipalities. The
school levy totals 34.6 mills, $40
mills of this amount being used for
the retirement of outstanding bonds
of the district. The following table,
prepared by County Auditor Nick
Thomey, shows the tax levy in de-
tail:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
Var +ght g Power
Department Plans Work
Special Program Under the eva,
Will Provide Needed Improve
ments to Property

A special work program, under
the CWA, is to be sponsored by the
Water, Light and Power Commits
sion, of this city, sometime in the
near future. The Commission re-
Gently applied for and received a
federal loan from the government
for this purpose.
The program which Is to be car
ried out will include repairs to the
various buildings and property in
connection with the lighting depart
ment. Among the work listed will
be the repainting and redecorating
of the interior Of several of the
buildings, and also minor repairs
which must be made. The white
way posts and water hydrants will
be painted with aluminium paint,
which will be a considerable i'm
provement in the Identification of
Main Street.
There DIS also some work to be
done on the light and power lines
and the largest project will be at
the dam, where loads of rock will
be hauled and a large repair pro-
gram has been worked out.
This work will be carried on lat
er, after the department has gath
cred together all Of the material
necessary, and when work on other
projects of the city, begins to lag.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
Boy Scouting
Program Be-
ing Planned
Central Minnesota Area Joins
Movement-With Increas-
ed Membership
NO DEFICIT IN FUNDS
Plans to Include Inter-Troop
Contests and DEM
onstrations

The slogan Scouting Marches
On" now being used, Is more than
a mere slogan-it announces fact.
There are more scouts today, and
more interest in scouting, than ever
before. The amazing record of
1888 attests this fact for Scouting
is the only organization connected
with the upbuilding Of our youth,
or of welfare work Of any kind,
which for 1888 did not show finan-
cial deficit and some of these def
cts were quite large. The Central
Minnesota area joins in this ma
tional movement, with more regis
tered Scouts than year ago, and
with no current deficit.
So, as National Scout week,
Feb. 8 to IA, approaches, scouting
has more than usual to celebrate
for. Locally plans are under way
which will be of interest to all
scouts and to all boys who want
to be scouts. Next week the Her
aid expects to be able to announce
these plans more definitely. These
are to include inter-troop contests,
a scout demonstration, the registra-
ton of all boys desiring to become
scouts and perhaps cub program
also.
The age limits for scouts are be-
tween II and 80. The substantial
furtherance of the program de
mands the registration Of at least
a dozen between the ages Of 18 and
90, perhaps more. Scouting Is a
game which Is enjoyable to both
the IL year old and the 80 year old
AS a character building agency for
the 80 year old it is not so hot, but
for the IL year old 1t has long been
regarded as most highly successful
Scouting has been called the only
plan in existence which makes the
boy want to learn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
Auto Smashup
Monday Morn
e. III. Wolfe, Standard Auditor,
Thrown Through Window.
But Was Not Injured

e. II. Wolfe, resident of this city,
and auditor for the Standard Oil
Co., met with an automobile acct
dent last week Thursday morning
while driving to Glenwood.
He had reached point half way
between Westport and Willard, when
the accident occurred. It was very
foggy and was sleeting badly, which
made vision very poor and driving
extremely hazardous. The car driv-
en- by G.. N. Gandrud, Of Glenwood,
who is manager Of the Todd Coun-
ty district Of the Drouth Relief
Committee, was coming toward
Sank Centre and both cars came to-
gether. Erve was thrown through
the window Of his car and landed
in the ditch, unconscious for a
short time. He was not seriously
injured, nor was Mr.. Gandrud,
who rode to Glenwood, following
the accident, to get help in remov-
ing the cars, which were both badly
damaged.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
To Use Billions
For Sterilization
Presidents Special Message Asks
Law to Permit Dealing in
Foreign Exchange

Washington, Jan. 15-Power to
make periodic revaluation of the
dollar within the limited range Of
80 to 60 per cent Of it's present
gold content was asked Of congress
today by President Roosevelt in a
special message urging govern
ment ownership Of all monetary
gold.
Mr.. Roosevelt recommended also
creation of a $1,000 900 900 fund out
Of profits realized from devaluation
with which the secretary of the
treasury could trade in gold, for
eign exchange and government Sc
curities for "the regulation of the
currency, the maintenance Of the
credit Of the government and the
general welfare Of the United
States"
His message sought legislative
title to the $500, 900, 900 Of federal
reserve bank gold with provision
for payment in gold certificates -
warehouse receipts on gold dollars
in the treasury.
/ His message made clear the in
tention to proceed with "commod-
ity dollar" plans, envisioned a fex-
ible dollar ranging-as compared
with the present statutory gold con-
tent-at between so and so cents.
Democratic leaders in congress
quickly predicted he would get the
legislation sought, DESPITE opposi-
ton both from the republican ranks
and within his own party.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
YOU
KNOW THAT

Did you know that Sank
Centre, as a poultry and egg
market, has reached proportions
as large or larger than any city
in Central or Northern Mime
sofa? This statement is based
on the fact that Is cars of poul-
try and 81 cars Of eggs were
shipped from this city the past
year.
The shipments of poultry in
pounds totaled about 1855, 500,
and by taking a four pound av-
erage, there were approximately
1886, 625 birds marketed. These
birds figured at 200 to the flock,
constitute the flocks from 1850
farms. The foregoing figures
are on chickens, however, with
turkeys, ducks and geese in
cluded in the total figure, there
will be a slight difference. So
roll your own.
The cars Of eggs shipped
amounted to 26,765 cases, which
equals 800, $50 dozen or $685., 400
eggs.
These figures indicate that
Sank Centres poultry and pro-
duce business has developed in
to one Of our largest industries,
and If one considers the aver
age weekly payroll paid to work.
ers by the three produce deal
ers Of this city, there will be no
reason left for doubt of this
fact.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
Plan Needed
Improvement
atParish Hall
New Addition and Removal of
Partitions to Provide
Ample Room
BUILD ORGAN ALCOVE
Will Provide More Seats for
Choir-New Carpet
for Altar

AT the Epiphany dinner held last
week Tuesday evening, in the Par
ish House Of the Good Samaritan
Episcopal Church, it was decided
to make several needed improve
ments on the church building and
the parish house. Since that time
the Vestrymen have made plans to
proceed with the improvements and
to start work Immediately after
the frost is out Of the ground.
The first improvements to be
made will be an addition to the
parish house and also to eliminate
several partitions, thereby enlarg-
ing the hall to twice its present
size. At the present time the large
room Of the parish house Is too
small to accommodate the entire
congregation at the various func-
tions which are held throughout
the year.
A celebration of the sixty-fifth
anniversary of the church being
anticipated this year, these i'm
provements will be completed as
soon as possible.
Other improvem ents listed in the
program include a new carpet for
the altar, and an alcove for the pipe
organ. This alcove will be built on
the south side of the church where
the organ now stands, and will per-
NIT room to add two more seats
for the choir, which at the present
time has outgrown the space pro-
vided.
At this time it Is not known
when the sixty-fifty anniversary
celebration will take place, but 1t
is thought that it will be held
sometime during the coming fall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
FIGHTERS LOSE AT CARDS

The Legion members, a game
bunch Of fighters, but terrible at
cards, were defeated Monday night,
by the pick Of the city, who repre-
scented the Community Club. Nor
wegian Whist was the game in
dulged in, and after the big might
was over, it was disclosed that the
ex-soldiers had been badly defeat
ed by the score Of 35 to 8.
Last week Thursday night, the
Grey Eagle whist players came to
Sank Centre, but they did not con-
quer, for our fair city's best took
them to the cleaners by the score
of so to 81. This is not nice way
to use our visitors, but 1t as said
they were fed before they left for
home, and after all decided that
they had spent an enjoyable even
ing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18
FLOOD DAMAGE TERRIFIC

Geo. Bowman, of this city, recent
ly received newspapers from his
son-in-law, Louis Sittko, of Ray
mond, Wash, telling about the re-
cent heavy rains and food suffered
by that community. The food COW
cred a wide area and caused huge
amount of damage, besides making
many people homeless. During the
month of December % inches Of
rain fell in Washington, which to-
gether with several gales from the
ocean, was the cause of suffering
for several hundreds Of people,
while several people lost their lives.
The food reached greater proper
tons according to the news stories
of the Aberdeen World, (Washing-
tom than we are able to realize.