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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-07
Sports Set Up Fish House on Low Field

Misunderstanding of the disappointment of a
well digger who spudded" dry hold Is nothing
pared to the chagrn and embarrassment of two erst-
while Minneapolis fshhouse enthusiasts who take the
palm for the prize amateur story of the week Deputy
Game Warden A. p. Carde, noticing the two men
setting up fish house and building fire in low
lying field. decided to investigate. The pulled
out their licenses and explained they after fish.
Cardle stood by and watched them they shoveed
away three feet of snow and started choppng. AS
they progressed, of the remarked that there
must have been sandstone in the vicinity
Gently, the lake" covered with sand. Cardle
could contain himself no longer broke out laughing,
and told the men there was no lake within half a
mile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-07

FarHieT h6IuSeS A1u TO AuCOiSC AT 30 BELOW
Wabasha.-Denied entrance to farmhouse near
Weaver while temperatures lowered IS degrees below
zero, S. M Qugley, former Wabasha mayor, is in the
hospital being treated for severe frostbte. Quigey
accompanied by Roy Schurmammer returning
from Wnona when their car stalled along the road
side The two men sought admittance to farm house
to phone for aid but refused. They forced
to walk back to Weaver and in the hike Qugley
froze both Neither of the men could identity
the place from which they were turned away because
of the binding snow storm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
DID YOU KNOW

That: The dirigible Macon sank in
to the sea without leaving a trace of
what caused the disaster.
\ That: Certain grades Of low priced
fertilizers contain 1880 pounds OF
sand and only 80 pounds Of plant
food.
That: Evaporated milk is hundred
million dollar industry in the United
States.
That: Millions of gallons of black
strap molasses from the Philippines
Hawaii and Puerto Rico are being fed
to stock by American farmers.
That: More than 80 persons were
killed by lightning in South Africa
in 1884.
That: There are Is million motor
cars in this country, each one using
294 gallons of gasoline the year. The
4 cent gas tax amounts to $294,O0O,.
900 annually.
That: The White Top Folk Music
Festival will be held August 16tl
and 18th this year.
That: A specimen of the saguar'
cactus grown in Arizona weighed
1000 pounds.
That: The United States is tn
worlds largest user of sulphur.
That: An average of IS person
are killed every day in the Unite'
States by motor vehicles.
That: Wool and tar mixtures ar
being used in road building.
That: An ox-team could original,
pillow an acre of ground in one day.
That: Gold was almost unknown t.
prehistoric Indians in the Unite
States, Canada and Alaska.
That: Oysters contain 200 times a
much iodine as milk, eggs or beef
steak.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
TWO GIRLS DIE IN JUMP
FROM PLANE IN ENGLAND

Two beautiful American sisters
plunged hand in hand from an air.
rl2ne in England last Thursday to
r. rs their British army aviator
faces died in Italy last week.
The two-Elizabeth du Bots, %.
and Jane du Bots, 20, daughters of
TIE United States consul general at
Naples-fell 5000 terrifying feet.
Workmen found their broken bodies
half buried by the impact.
1nseparable as twins in life, the
two were alone together in their rem
devious with death. They paid six
fares to reserve every seat aboard the
Hillman Anyways transport plane
whose pilot, j. Kirton, thought he
was flying tie sisters to Paris.
After he was we'll over the channel
Kirton glanced back to find the plane
cabin empty, the door ajar. On one
of the seats the girls had occupied
were two sealed letters. One was ad.
dressed to their father, Coert du Bots
the other OF their mother. These, anc
teir baggage, Scotland Yard took j,
charge.
Friends said the girls were Gin
formally engaged" to two British flv
ing officers, who were among tn
nine persons killed when the British
seaplane "Ace of Diamonds" crashe.
in Sicily February Is.
I Workmen looked up as the shi,
roared over the countryside nea
Upminster to see two white object
plummet down.
Their first thought, the workme
said, was that something of the sam
sort had happended. They rused t
the spot, to find the broken bodies
half-buried by the force of their fall
A shattered wrist watch, the initial
u. Du B." engraved upon it, wa
found near tie bodies. A woman,
handbag and several articles of cloth
ing wer further away.
One witness to the fall said tn
two sisters, who were inseparable il
life, hurtled to their death "claspe.
hand-in-hand in last embrace.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
900, 900 TROUT ARE PLACED IN
NORTH CAROLINA STREAMS
100000 Are Now on Hand at Roaring
Gap Fish Hatchery for 10
Different Counties

Over 100000 Rainbow. Brook and
Brown trout have been placed in
streams Of 10 different counties in
North Carolina during 1884, w. r.
Skaggs, superintendent Of the state
fish hatchery at Roaring Gap, said
Friday.
At the present time there are
100000 trout on hand at the hatchery,
Mr.. Skaggs said, and 100000 eggs
are expected Immediately.
In addition to fish of all sizes, the
hatchery now boasts bear, deer, sew
eral different kinds of pheasants and
a number of California quail, which
are kept in pens. Everyone is invited
to visit nd inspect the hatchery and
animals.
C. w. Woodruff, of Roaring Gap,
has been appointed assistant to Mr..
Skaggs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
OLD-AGE PENSION FUNDS
ARE COMMON IN EUROPE

London, Feb. 21.-Old-age pension
funds, now being debated in the Unit
ed States congress, help millions of
aging European workers keep the
wolf from the door.
From the northernmost stretches
Of the Soviet union to the tip of the
Italian boot, governments have made
provisions for the years when the
workers hand grows less nimble and
he faces an idle old age.
Many of the funds are built on
foundations Of shillings, francs, or
lire erected by the workmen them
selves. Monetary contribution by the
later recipient during his productive
years is necessary, in most cases. In
others, it is not. Russia requires no
contributions.
In other respects, the pension sys-
TENS vary almost as widely as the
characteristics of the peoples separated
by the borders of the hodgepodge Of
European countries.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
WHITETOP MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO BE HELD AUGUST 1917
Mrs. Roosevelt Expects to Attend
Grayson Event Again If Possible;
Expect Large Attendance

Marion, Feb. 16.-The Whitetop
Folk Festival date has been set for
August is and II, according to an
announcement given out by Mrs. John
P. Buchanan, Marion, director of the
festival, following consultation with
John A. Blakemore, Of Abingdon,
festival manager, Charles G. Lincoln,
of Marion, assistant manager, Off
Gals of the Virginia State Chamber
of Commerce and Southwestern Vir-
GINA Inc, and business men of
Marion.
Organized in 1881, the festival has
attained international recognition
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was
present in 1888, expects to attend
again this summer, if possible, &C
cording to letters recently received
from her by Mrs. Buchanan. Mrs.
Roosevelt has been deeply interested
IN the Virginia folk and festival work,
md has sent a personal contribution
10 the folk research fund started
through the Whitetop Festival last
summer.
Many folklorists and musicians
have expressed their intention to as
sist with the 1885 festival; and vari-
GUS organizations, including the Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs arr
the American Folk Lore Society, are
aiding in the festival and folk plans
already under way.
A record attendance is expected,
entrants already having been receiv-
ed for contests from several states.
S. F. Russell and "Sailor Dad" Hunt,
of Marion, and Council Cruise, of Da-
mascus, well known Whitetop cham
pions, are training groups to enter
contests and special programs. Many
folk musicians not previously heard
at Whitetop expect to tax part this
year, including groups from Arkan-
sas, South Carolina and the Cumber-
land ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Carroll Ca
zette.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR ACTS
QUICK AFTER ESCAPE OF 10
DESPERADOES FROM PRISON

While Is desperate fugitives from
the Oklahoma state reformatory here
were hunted by posses, Governor E.
W.. Marland announced the warden,
Mrs. George A. Waters, would be re-
moved and replaced by q man.
Mrs. Waters, the only woman war
den of a mems prison in the United
States, assumed charge eight years
ago. There have been frequent inves-
LEGATIONS. Her difficulties wer climax
ed on Feb. II, by break in which
81 inmates participated, killing a
guard.
No Place for Woman
Chairman L. M. Nichols of the
state board of affairs explained the
governors announcement.
"The meat in the coconut," he
quipped, els that it is not place for
woman"
The board of affairs will name the
new warden. A joint investigation of
FRS. Waters administration by the
GARD and by Mrs. Mable Basset,
tate commissioner of charities and
DIRECTIONS, has just been completed.
Truelty was charged.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
PRINCE CHASED FROM
STREETS BY FAIR SEX

The biggest crowd since the days
of the socialist mass meeting congre-
gated suddenly in the heart Of Vienna
last Monday when the Prince OF
Wales attempted to stroll incognito
through the shopping district.
But the incognito attempt was a
failure and the word spread rapidly
that the English prince was afoot on
Kaerntnersstrasse.
A throng composed principally OF
women swarmed into the shopping
avenue from the side streets.
The prince kept right on walking
A tidal wave of excited femininity
rolled up behind him in pursuit. The
prince walked faster but the crowd
of admirers were held back by nc
bounds of princely dignity and soon
the prince fled from side to side seek
ing loophole Of escape.
He, turned several corners and was
finally rescued near the former i'm
perial palace by a kind taxicab driver
who took his highness back to his
hotel for one shilling-the equivalent
of 20 cents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
CALLS GOLD DECISION
VICTORY FOR INITIATION

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 2O.-"The gold
decision is great victory for the in
f1ationists," Roger Babson said today.
ut will discourage long-tern credits
and certain bond issues but should
accelerate business Improvement,
which means much higher prices for
many stocks, commodities, and real
estate properties.
"The decision should make it un-
necessary for the United States gov
eminent to- spend so much money on
relief and public works. Although the
decision will speed up business for
the next few years, it will mean high
er living costs. and ultimately there
will be a day of reckoning. The orgy
Of spending at Washington is speed
ing up this day Of reckoning"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
Delp Captured

A late news flash is that Howard
Delp, fugitive from the Jail in Galax
and accused murderer of Chief of
Police Posey Martin, was captured
by three Galax special officers Mon
day, in hiding place 80 miles across
the North Carolina line.
The capture climaxed hunt which
has been pushed since Thursday,
when Delp, drawing small knife as
officers opened his cell door and ia
tally slashed Chief Martin.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
EASTER LATE THIS YEAR

Easter comes this year extremely
late, Sunday, April 81, the latest pos
sible date on which it can come.
There is fixed date for Easter
Sunday which was adopted by the
council of Nicaea, A. D. 325 as the
first Sunday after the first full moon
following the vernal equinox occur
ring on or about March 81.
This year there is full moon the
day before on March 20, and the next
one does not occur until April 49,
thus making Easter Sunday April 81
Had the full moon occurred on March
%, Easter this year could have been
on Sunday, March 24.-Union Repub-
lican.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
SENATE EXPECTS TO HAVE
FIRST CLASS FIGHT AS HILL
LIQUOR BILL COMES UP

Raleigh, February 49, The senate,
which for the first seven weeks of it's
sitting hasn't had first class fight.
bids fair to lose it's mutual congratu-
lation society characteristics next
week when it takes on the Hill LIQUOR
control bill for round. Senator Hill.
author, told the Daily News corre-
spondent that he is now making his
plans to wage the fight for the pass
age of this act.
Judiciary committee number two
which held the hearing last week on
the measure has not yet released its
verdict on the bill but it is generally
agreed among assemblymen that the
bill will get to be brought out on .
minority report.
There are varying reports as to
how the senate now stands on this bill
but everybody knows it is close. The
1rys are claiming "a sure votes and
they are leaving the impression that
they are not disclosing their full
strength.
Senator Hill said the last time that
he made count he had 80 votes in
support of the bill. He admitted that
a few of his allies strayed away for
few days but added that ''they are
back on the reservation now"
Republicans became alarmed yes
terday morning when they heard that
the Democrats were axactly split in
the senate on the Hill bill "a to "a
leaving it within the G. O. P. ranks
of two members, the mythical balance
of power. At least one of the Repub-
lican members, maybe both of them,
will vote against the Hill bill. It is
not uncomfortable that Lieut.. Gov. A.
H. Graham, whe votes only in case
of tie might have to cast the decid-
ing ballot. And since he is a potential
candidate for governor such vote
could go long way for or against
his chances.
Senator Hill is counting on former
Gov. Cam Morrison's attack on Sena-
! tor Bob Reynolds and the young
Democrats at the hearing last We'd
nesday to drum up support for his
control bill. The Durham member
says that he has already seen indica-
ton of this trend in talking to legis-
lators who resented the Morrison
statements.
But whichevery way the wind is
blowing it will be the best fight the
senate has had.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
NEW SEED LOAN BILL
is GIVEN APPROVAL
President Roosevelt Signs Measure;
He Wants Funds to Come from
Relief Allotment

The drought last summer afforded
the President an opportunity to COM
promise on the 100000, 900 seed loan
bill, but in signing the measure he
asked that the funds be taken from
the $4,s80, 100000 relief measure.
Mr.. Roosevelt signed a seed loan
bill last year and expressed the hope
it would be the last. Congress, how
ever, sent another, to the White House
this session and there was speculation
that the President might veto it. He
had said that expenditures outside the
budget should be paid through new
taxes.
In approving the bill, the chief
executive made public letter to
Speaker Byrns in which he suggested
that since the funds were primarily
for drought relief they should
therefore be betrayed from the gen.
eral appropriation for relief pur-
poses" This, he added, would mot
have the effect of increasing the bud
get estimate of expenditures"
The Presidents suggestion coincid-
ed with action last May when fund
of $50,0O0,000 for seed and feed loans
was included in the $525, 900, 1000 APP
preparation for relief in drought
stricken areas. This was in addition,
however, to an earlier measure.
The paradox of attempting to re-
duce production through the AAA
and at the same time providing
means for expanding it through f.
nancing crops was pointed out sever
al times in congressional debate.
Under the new law, the farm credit
administration, through local boards
or committees which must pass on
applications, will loan up to $500 to
any farmer who swears that he is
unable to procure funds from other
sources.
however, IN countries certlne0 Dy
the administration, the AAA, and the
bureau of agricultural economics as
primary" or emergency" drought
areas-the designations adopted last
summer which still stand-no limit
will be placed on the amount of loans.
Interest will be charged at the rate
Of 1-2 per cent.
Any applicant for loan must
swear that he is cooperating in pro-
duction control programs of the AAA
cor is not proposing to increase his
1885 production of basic agricultural
commodities in a matter detrimental
to the success Of such program"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
CHIEF OF POLICE STABBED,
ONE MAN SHOT IN GALAX

Grayson and Carroll county author
tiles found mystery piled upon double
tragedy last Saturday morning when
the bullet riddled body of Dove Leon
and was found on the porch of a
dwelling in East Galax, which is
that section of the town lying in
Carroll county. Leonard was the
prisoner being released on bail
Thursday night when Howard Delp,
cellmate; fatally stabbed Posey
Martin, chief of police, of Galax, and
seriously cut Frank Dotson, patrol
man.
Jim Brady told officers that Leon
ard came to his door at o'clock this
morning and asked to be permitted
to enter to warm himself. Brady said
he had no fire in the house and shut
the door. Soon thereafter, he said, he
heard shots. Leonard's body was on
the porch when Brady investigated
this morning. The second killing re-
newed the strong feeling evidenced
after the Jail tragedy. Brady is being
detained as a witness. He seems un-
concerned. Another person detained
as witness is Bill Busic, 10. Officers
have learn that he was the last man
to see Leonard alive. It is said he
accompanied Leonard to the Brady
house and he told officers he heard
three shots. He did not report these
facts to police until 9 a. m.
AS one of Delp's victims was buried
and another progressed toward re-
covery, search continued throughout
Carroll county and elsewhere for the
fugitive. It was reported that search
ers believed Delp was cornered on a
bluff in a neighborhood he knows
we'll, but nothing has come of this
report so far.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
PRINTING OF "BABY BONDS"
is BEGUN BY GOVERNMENT

Washington, FEBRUARY 19.-Actual
printing of the first ''baby bonds"
was. begun today at the bureau of
printing and engraving with Secre-
tary Morgenthau as an interested
spectator. These securities, which are
designed "for the small investor with
an urge to save" will go on sale at
$4,000 post Offices on or about
March /.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28

When Eskil Karlsson of Sweden
endeavored to prove to his wife that
he Wa sthe better dishwasher of the
two is foot slipped causing him to fall
upon a breadknife he was holding
After he returned from the hospital
he decided to ct her, do the dishes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28

Gen. Maurice Galnelin was appoint
ed ommander-in-chief of the French
army to succeed Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand, the retiring General.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-28
BRUNO HAUTMANN TO
ESCAPE ELECTRIC CHAIR
SEVEN MORE MONTHS

Bruno Richard Hauptmann's New
Jersey counsel, openly defiant Of
Chief Defense Counsel Edward J.
Reilly of Brooklyn, carried the Bronx
carpenters appeal from the death
sentence in the Lindbergh kidnap-
murder to the states highest court
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Hauptmann was sentenced to die
in the electric chair in the week of
March Is, but a stay of execution
was indicated by the appellate action.
Moving swiftly, c. Lloyd Fisher of
Pennington and Frederick A. Pope OF
Somerville went before Chancellor
Luther A. Campbell, applied for and
were denied a writ of grace to carry
the appeal to the state supreme
court, and thus threw their case auto
matically into the court of errors and
appeals.
County Must Pay
Ealller the lawyers went before
Supreme Court Justice Thomas w.
t7renchard, who presided at Haupt-
:nann's trial at Pennington, and OBJ
aimed an order requiring Hunterdon
ounty to pay the costs of printing
he 1000, 0OO-word record of the six
weeks trial and the voluminous
briefs necessary in an appeal.
Only one more step was necessary
to insure postponement of at least
seven months in the execution of SEN
tence, and that was to be made with
in the next day or so when Pope pre-
sents a writ of error to the clerk of
the court Of errors and appeals. That
automatically results in stay of SEN
tence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-22
1894 RETAIL SALES
TOTAL e BILLIONS
All Lines of Business Gain,
Commerce Report Says.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Retail
sales for the United States are
estimated st S28, 100000 for 1884
as compared with $25,O37 900 900 for
1888, an increase of IA per cent,
according 70 a statement announced
by G. T. Murchison, director of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce Of the Department Of Com
merce.
Based upon the most reliable cur
rent available statistics, constructed
trade by trade to arrive at United
States total, each kind of business
substantially increased its sales in
1884 over 1888. While the general
trend of retail sales in 1884 was up
ward, the rate of increase varied
greatly among the different trades,
it was stated.
Total retail sales last year re-
covered to a point where they were
SO per cent of the 1929 total. They
had reached low point during the
depression n 1888, when they were
but 81 per cent of the 1929 total.
The low point was reached in 1888
in all groups with the exception of
the following Farmers supply and
country general stores, mail order
business, variety stores, automotive
group and furniture and house hold
stores.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-22
NETHERLANDS DENY
DUTIES ON COFFEE
Tax Would CurtaiI International
Market in Amsterdam.

Tax Would CurtaiI International
Market in Amsterdam.
By United Press
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 22.-Holland
has no intention of opening nego-
tiations with the British looking
toward restriction of coffee pro-
duction in Java and Kenya, ac-
cording to government spokesman
here.
In fact, the Dutch authorities are
getting rather weary of the stream
of suggestions in the London press
that this, that and the other thing
should be curtailed. The Neither
lands reluctantly have agreed to
rubber and tin restriction, but at
bottom they dislike the whole policy
and emphatically dislike it for cof-
fee.
They also have revised The re-
port-current in the coffee market
that they contemplated an i'm
port duty on coffee. Such a tax,
they point out, would definitely cur
tail the big international market
in Amsterdam, and the pit
lance" yielded to the government
by an import duty on Dutch-con-
sumed coffee would not offset the
national income loss through ceas-
ing to be the biggest Continental
"middleman" in coffee.