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The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
CHARGES RIVER
POLLUTION TO
SANITARY BOARD
City Endeavoring to Keep
Streams Clean, Says
Maurice Tenant.

Belief that the indianapolis sarli-
tary district can not be held ac-
countable for the pollution of White
river was expressed by Maurice E.
Tenant, sanitary board president,
today in answer to a $4,000 damage
suite filed against the board.
A suit filed in the Morgan county
circuit court by Mrs. Bess Buchanan
Craig, owner of the Blue Bluffs re-
sort on White river north of Mar
tinsville, asks a $4,000 judgment
from the Indianapolis sanitary dis
trict because of the pollution of the
river.
Indianapolis is trying to do all
that is possible to prevent stream
pollution" Mr.. Tenant said. "At
the present time, our sewage dis
posal system is inadequate, but we
are doing our best. believe no
court will hand down judgment
against us when we are doing every
LIllIlS III our power W hSSP W444IC
river free from pollution"
Mr.. Tennant stated that the city
had no funds to build another unit
to handle the sewage. Because of
the $3.50 tax law, it is impossible
for the municipality to borrow more
money for the project. A loan from
the public works administration
will complete the activated sludge
unit at cost of 1895, 900, he said.
Mr.. Tenant pointed out that
similar damage suits were filed
against Indianapolis previous to the
building of the present sewage plant.
The completion of the plant put
stop to all complaints.
The complaint filed by Mrs. Craig
charges that sewage from Indian
apois is turned into White river,
which pollutes the stream as far as
Paragon. This condition is injuri-
GUS to the health, comfort and prop
erty of persons owning land along
the river, and has damaged the
plaintiff, it is alleged.
Sherman Townsend, secretary OF
the Central Indiana Fish and Game
League, is cooperating with the
plaintiff and her attorneys in the
matter, it is said.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
LEADERS ESSENTIAL,
SAYS G. 0. P. HEAD

Anti Organization Forces Meet
Attack at Republican Club.
mo organization, political or busi-
ness, ever made a success without
leader" Arthur G. Gresham, pres
ident, told members of the Eastland
Republican Veterans Club last night
during an attack on anti-organiza-
ton forces.
Those who stand aloof from the
Republican party, crying "bossism, "
either are factionalists themselves
or are not sincerely interested in
success of the party, he added.
Mr.. Gresham said the club would
indorse only those candidates not
affiliated with 'would-be" bosses.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
Heroes in Creek Crash
Are Nabbed by Police

man, 20, of 40 Berwick street, who
heroicallly rescued the two sur
vivorS.
Detectives Russell Welch paid the
heroes a visit yesterday. After con-
graduating them on the rescue, he
told Webb and Harman he saw
their addresses in a newspaper story
of the rescue and that they were
under arrest, charged with stealing
several hundred dollars worth Of
automobile accessories. They were
slated for vagrancy and their cases
continued until Feb. Is before Judge
Dewey Meyers.
Police say they found two truck
loads of accessories at the Berwick
street address alleged to have been
stolen. Both Webb and Harman
denied the charges and opined they
were sick of this here stuff"
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
INDEX REVEALS
FURTHER GAINS
IN FARM PRICES
Cotton and Hogs Lead List:
Butter and Eggs
Drop.

By Seripps-Ho;0drd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. - Farm
prices are up again. slightly.
In terms of the department Of
agriculture'S index, the rise is meas
ured in two points. But in terms Of
money. cotton went up seven-tenthS
of a cent between mid-December
and mid-January; hogs went up II
cents; the prices of butter and eggs
declined.
Small as two points is in the farm
price index, it is transformed into a
much more imposing figure when
the department shows that the in
dex of prices received by farmers
for twenty agricultural prod
uctS was seventy on Jan. 10, as
compared with f1fty-one a year ago.
This likewise shows that as COM
pared with average prices prevailing
in the five-year period from August,
1909 to July 1914, prices on Jan. l5
were 80 per cent off. while a year
ago they were 40 per cent off.
The index of the prices farmers
pay as consumers Of farm and in
dustrial products was unchanged on
Jan. Is, being 116 per cent Of the
pre-war parity, also represented as
100 for the f1ve-year period.
When the prices farmers receive
reach 100 on the index (and the
prices farmers pay also reach 100,
they will be regarded as on parity
with industry, and the RooSeveltian
farm objective will have been at
tanned.
The following figures. comparing
prices farmers received in pre-war
days with prices that prevailed
nine and eleven months after Pres
ident Roosevelt took office, demon
strate what the new deal has done
toward agricultural recovery:
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
Youths Who Rescued Two
Are Held on Charges
of Theft.

mo more of that there stuff for
u.s."
That was the verdict of two city
youths who saved the lives of Paul
Minter and Frank Brown when they
nearly drowned in Eagle creek on
Monday night. William Donovan,
Clermont, was drowned in the ac-
cident when his car, in which the
other men were passengers, top
pied into the water.
Accounts Of the rescue contained
the names of Edwin Webb, 81, of
SIT Lynn street, and Wallace Har-
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
BUSINESS REVIVAL
FORECAST BY LABOR

Sterilization of Dollar Has Restored
Confidence, Is Belief.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Stabili-
zation of the American dollar in
terms of gold has removed a great
obstacle" to restoration of business
confidence and business men in
general are planning higher rate
of activity this spring, the American
Federation of Labor reported today
in it's monthly survey of business.
Coincident with the optimistic
labor review were official and semi
official reports of new business
gains, prospects of a heavy flow of
investment money back into private
industry and continued mounting
tide of revenue into the federal
treasury.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
INDEX NUMBERS
THIEF TAKES CASH,
CLOTHING FROM HOME
Woman Passes Thug on Street,
Questions Him.

A few minutes after she had ques-
toned a man running past her
house as to the cause of his hurry.
early today, Mrs. Stewart Houston,
625 Grant avenue, went inside her
house to find that it had been ram
sacked and $40 in cash and clothing
valued at ST stolen.
Mrs. Houston noticed that the
man was shivering from the cold,
clad in topcoat. Investigation of
missing articles revealed that it was
topcoat stolen from her house.
Police said that they previously had
received reports of prowler in the
vicinity.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
NOTED EVANGELIST TO
CONDUCT CITY REVIVAL
DIR. A. T. GOuthey Fresh From
Triumph in Detroit.

DR.. A. P. Gouthey, Seattle, Wash,
will open a special series of evan
geIistic meetings at the Cadle Tab
ernacle at 3 Sunday with services
continuing every night except Mon
day for the next few weeks.
DR.. Gouthey, who holds a masters
degree in science, recently closed a
revival campaign in Detroit lasting
seventeen weeks, at the end Of
which he debated with Clarence
Darrow before a crowd of more
than 5000.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
BUTLER PRESIDENT TO
ADDRESS ALUMNI CLUB
Dean James w. Putnam to Speak
Before Chicago Group.

Dean James w. Putnam, acting
president of Butler university, will
address the Butler Alumni Club of
Chicago tomorrow noon at Marshall
Field & Co. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Putnam. Butler of
Today" will be Dean Putnam's sub
iect.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
REALTY BOARD ELECTS
Firman G. Sims Named Director of
City Organization.

Firman G. Sims was elected a di-
rector of the Indianapolis Real Es-
tate Board yesterday at meeting
in the Washington. He fills the
unexpired term of J. W. Hurt, who
resigned recently. A general dis
cussion on real estate conditions was
held.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
ADVERTISERS HEAR
MAIL ORDER MANAGER
Agricultural District Business I'm
prOvement Seen.

The tremendous amount Of de-
tail work by a large staff Of experts
in publishing a mail order house
catalog was described to Advertis-
ing Club members yesterday by
G. w. Cunningham. Chicago, Sears,
Roebuck g. Co. general mail order
sales manager.
The speaker forecast a gradual
improvement in business conditions
in agricultural districts, based on
recent visits and reports from OBJ
servers.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-09
CLOTHING, TIRES ARE
TAKEN FROM VEHICLES
S293 Is Estimated Loot Reported to
City Police.

Clothing valued at s78 was stolen
from the parked automobile Of Al
bert P. Hall, 623 Occidental build
ing, last night, he informed police.
other robberies from parked We
hicles included a mounted tire,
valued at $50, from a truck Of the
Diamond Freight Lines, and four
mounted tires valued at sl25 from
truck of the General Motors Truck
Company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04

Merrill and Carroll Langton, of
Bemidji, were the guests of War
rem Peglow, at the JOS. Miller home,
from Wednesday to Saturday, OF
last week.
Alfred Bromenshenkel returned
Wednesday to st. Johns University
to again resume his studies follow
ing a two weeks visit in the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Bromenschenkel
Maurice Arneson, who spent the
Holidays in this city with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Jameson,
left Wednesday to resume his stu
dies at st. Johns University.
Paul Palmer, of Victoria, and
Harry Palmer, of Minneapolis, re-
turned to their respective places of
work Monday, after visit in this
city with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. G. Palmer.
The Misses Marion Arneson and
Vera Taylor spent Saturday and
Sunday in st. Cloud visiting their
friend, Miss Burnette Luedtke, at
the Heinie Luedtke home. Mr..
Luedtke, accompanied by his son,
Wayne, and daughter, Burnette,
brought Miss Arneson and Miss
Taylor home Tuesday morning.
Wayne and Miss Burnette remain
ed for the balance of the week 20
visit with friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
pervision but not the arbitrary dis.

pervision but not the arbitrary die.
tation of government itself"
He forecast that refinancing the
debt burdens of farmers and home
owners menaced last spring by
foreclosure would be effected with
in the financial limits set by con-
gress. The program is proceeding
with good success.
But agriculture itself has suf-
fered from more than it's debts, the
President continued. Actual ex-
perience has convinced him that
the agricultural adjustment admin
istration experiment is succeeding
so far in dts effort to find a balance
between production and consump-
ton.
II continue in my conviction
Mr.. Roosevelt added, "that indus
trial progress and prosperity can
only be attained by bringing the
purchasing power Of that portion
of our population which in one
form or another is dependent upon
agriculture up to a level which will
restore proper balance between
every section of the country and
every form of work" Sd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04

3
As in the case of gold turned in
under the previous orders, which
were issued during the banking
crisis of last March, the gold coins
or certificates would be paid for by
the treasury with other forms Of
money.
While reports have been current
that President Roosevelt contem-
plates some further move in his
currency program to supplement
the silver coinage he authorized a
week ago, no information Thursday
came from any administration Off
cial to substantiate this or to in
dictate that the new gold order was
in line with extension Of his cur
rency program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Amount Still Out
Exceeds Half Billion
500 Exemption of Previous Call
Cancelled-$2O.67 An Ounce
to Be Paid le

Washington, Dec. 28-Another or
der designed to bring into the
treasury the gold coins and gold
certificates remaining in the hands
of private persons in continental
United States was issued Thursday
night by the treasury.
No official Interpretation of the
order or it's effect was forthcoming
Immediately, but it differed from
proceeding orders in that it remov-
ed the provision that individuals
might retain up TO 500 Of gold
coin or gold certificate.
It left the huge holdings of fed
eral reserve banks untouched, al
lowed coin collectors to retain rare
or unusual coins, permitted pri-
vate individuals to hold scrap gold
or gold sweepings up to 500 in
value, and expected gold bullion
held under federal license or held
outside continental United States.
The latest treasury statement
showed 1911 ,044, 085 Of gold coin and
S217, 4S6,829 OF gold certificates still
in circulation in the United States,
How much of this would be affec-
ted by the order was 3 matter for
conjecture.
AS penalty for refusing to turn
In their gold, treasury officials said
reca1citrants would be fined double
the amount Of the coins or certif-
Gates they held.
The gold turned into the treas
ury would be paid for at the rate
OF $20.67 on ounce instead Of $3406
the Reconstruction corporation.
price for newly-mined gold.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
City News Items

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. o. Sontag,
of this city, a nine pound SON,
Dec %, 1888.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Shulze spent
Sunday and Monday in Brainerd as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Hansen.
Master George Conkey, Jr., went
to Willard Tuesday afternoon for a
few days visit with Mr. and MIS-
Will Pennie.
Miss Margaret Fitzsimmons, OF
Rrainerd. is visiting with her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. KIN
ney and family.
Donald and Verne Cole spent
SUNDAY and Monday in st. Cloud
visiting with their brother, Bernie
Cole, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Sukke and
family spent New Years Day a.
Osakis as the guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. S. Nicholson.
Miss Doris Benson went to Brain
iepd Wednesday to remain uhtl
Monday with her sister, MRS. U. :.
Mraz, and family.
Miss Vera Fettgather went to
NIadena Tuesday for a visit In tns
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Myott
She will return home Sunday.
Donald Deziel, of this city, Is
spending the holiday vacation IN
Melrose with his uncle and aunt,
MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Rydholm.
M. P. Mortenson left Wednesday
for St Cloud, where he entered the
hospital to submit to a hernia OPP
Grafton early Thursday morning.
Miss Laura Jeppeson returned to
her home in Park Rapids, Wednes-
day, having spent the holiday va
cation in this city in the George
Conkey home.
Mike lilies returned to st. Johns
University Wednesday to again re-
sumo his studies. following the hol-
iday vacation which he spent in
Sank Centre with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert lilies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic Riley, Of
st. Paul, and Miss Helen Kinsella,
of Rochester, were Christmas
guests in the home of the ladies
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Kin
sella.
Little Joe Jean, son of Rev. and
Mrs. J. D. Butler, who has been
quite i'll with bronchitis, is recov-
ering nicely, a fact the family's
many friends will be very glad to
learn.
Mrs. Minnie Mullen, who is spend
ing the winter with her daughter
at Fergus Falls, is visiting with
friends in this city this week. She
will return to Fergus Falls the lat
ter part of this week.
Mrs. w. M. Parker, accompanied
by her daughters, the Misses LOU
Use and Rosamond, motored to Min
neapolis Tuesday, from where the
girls will leave for Gulfport, Louis
ianna, to again enter school, having
spent the holidays in Sank Centre
with their parents
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04

Miss Jane Strebel left Tuesday
for Manchester College, to again re-
sumo her studies after visiting ov-
er the holidays in this city with her
mother, Mrs. A. F. Strebel.
mr.. and Mrs. Francis Boutell, Of
Geneva, Ill, arrived in Sank Gen.
tire Saturday and remained until
Monday evening as the guests OF
the gentleman's mother, Mrs. Mary
Boutell.
The Misses Ellen and Jane Hedin,
who spent the two weeks holiday
vacation in this city with their par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hedin,
returned to st. Paul Tuesday to
resume their work as instructors
in the Public Schools.
Miss Prudence Arndt, who spent
the holiday vacation in this city
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
p. Arndt, left today, Thursday, for
Minneapolis to again resume her
| studies at the Minnesota Univer-
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Austin mot
ored to Minneapolis Tuesday NOM
ing, where they will remain until
Saturday visiting with friends and
transacting business. Mr.. Austin is
attending a salesman meeting in
the city.
Miss Madelin Kinsella, who Is
engaged as teacher at Great Falls,
Montana, is spending the holiday
vacation in this city with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hnsella.
She will leave Saturday ON the re-
turn trip to the Montana city.
Miss Marion Butler, a student at
Hamline University, is spending the
holiday vacation in this city with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. ]. D.
Butler. She win return to Hamline
the end of the week, when her par
ents will motor to Minneapolis.
Dale Newton, who was guest in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Conkey, ST., over the holidays, left
Wednesday for his home in Charles
City, Iowa. He was accompanied
to Austin by Miss Isabel Conkey.
who spent the holidays here visit
ing with her parents.
Rev. r. N. Burmese, Of Mime
apolis, newly elected Methodist
Superintendent, came to Sank Cen
tire Wednesday for "a two-day visit
with Rev. and Mrs. ]. D. Butler.
Both gentlemen will attend a dis
trict business meeting at Long
Prairie this Thursday evening.
Miss Madeline Powers, who sub
mitted to an operation for appen-
dicitis at the Long Hospital some
time ago, was so far improved in
health that she was able to leave
there Monday. She is now at the
home of MIR. and Mrs Russell
Shulze, where she is getting along
very nicely.
Art Rosenwald, who has been at
the Long Hospital for several days,
receiving treatment, was able to
again return to his home Tuesday
afternoon. Art broke the bones in
his right hand about two weeks
ago, and owing tobruises it was
not healing as well as it should
have. He is now well on the way
to recovery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Two Injured Past Week
On County CWA Projects
VIM. Schumachers, Long Prairie,
Has Back Broken In Cavein Near
Swanville, Friday

CWA work in this county was
marred the past week by two mai
or accidents in which two workers
were seriously injured
Wednesday afternoon of last
week Harry Harlow, of Bertha, re-
ceived several fractured ribs and
otherwise sustained internal in
1uries when he was caught in a
cavein. He was taken to the Ber-
tina hospital where he is at present
recovering.
The most serious accident of the
week occurred Friday, shortly be-
fore noon, at the Beseman gravel
pit in Bruce, about / " miles north
OF Swanville, when William Schu-
machers, 81, of this village, had his
back broken, five ribs fractured, his
right collar bone broken and in
addition sustained decorations about
the head in cavein.
A chunk of frozen ground, esti-
mated to weigh more than 300
pounds, fell on Schumachers after
it had been undermined by work
ers extracting gravel. Provisions
had just been made to move to an
other pit but due to some confus-
ion in orders, the men returned to
the pit which they had been order
ed to vacate and a short time later
the accident occurred.
Schumachers was taken to the
Van Valkenburg hospital where the
serious nature of his injuries was
first learned. Sunday he was taken
to the Veterans hospital in Mime
apolis. While his injuries are not
critical in the sense that his Life is
threatened, physicians here said
that it will be at least two months
before it will be learned whether
or not he will ever be able to use
his legs again. When taken to the
hospital he was paralyzed from the
hips down.
County Engineer Jahnke says
workers have been instructed not
to undermine frozen ground and to
make sure that such frozen mater
ial as is undermined is torn down
from time to time to prevent acct
dents. However, with large NUM-
Der of men employed who have not
before had any experience in whit
er maintenance of roads, accidents
are apt to occur despite all pre-
cautions ordered taken.
MIR. Jahnke says that under the
CWlA no compensation insurance is
carried on the workers but the gov
eminent, however, has made pro-
vision that in such event, those
injured are given medical care and
part of the salary they otherwise
would be earning which is contin-
ued until the injured have been re-
turned to health.
Mr.. Schumachers Is a single man,
a veteran of the World War and
one of the 1888 men set to work in
this county. He has made his home
in this village and was early given
employment when the CWlA pro-
gram was instituted. No reports
had been received yesterday from
the Minneapolis hospital as to his
condition and it will be some time
before any definite announcement
will be forthcoming as to how sue
cessfully he will recover from the
serious injuries he received.-Long
Prairie Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Little Sank Lady
Died Tuesday Morning
Funeral Services VIII Be Conduct
ed Friday At One O'clock
From the Home

Johanna Bjerkan, Mrs. Torger
Bjerkan, passed away at her home
in Little Sank. Tuesday morning
at $3.50 o'clock. at the age OF 76
years, 8 months and 81 days.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Friday afternoon at the farm
home at 100 o'clock and at 1:30
O'Clock from the Long Bridge
church. Rev. ]. A. Johnson of
floating.
A complete obituary will be pub
lished next week.