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The Washington times., 1935-03-11
In the World of Science
By Hiram Percy Maxim

ond one was cast late in the
year. At this writing it is thought
to be perfect, and in due time
we probably shall see this super.
giant telescope erected.
Will it enable us to see to the
end of the cosmos? Man has
not even an idea. In one sense
this is the biggest scientific
sporting event of all time. Many
more millions of dollars will be
spent upon it than have been on
any 10 previous sporting gam
bleS.
While we await the answer.
science speculates as to what
will happen. Before a recent
total eclipse of the sun, Elm
stein predicted that the light of
a certain star, when viewed
from earth, would just Craze the
surface of sun, and that the
gravitational pull of such
large mass would bend the ray
of light. This bending would
cause the star to appear to be
out of position. It's position was
known, and if there were shift
it could be detected. This was
indeed a sensational prediction.
for if Einstein were right it
would mean that light is subject
to gravity.
SEEING THE PAST
The eclipse occurred, the light
ray had been bent, Einstein was
right. Here was a new and
revolutionary natural law. If
great masses bend light, then
the enormous mass of all of the
cosmos must exert a profound
effect upon light. 1t ought to
make it curve all around the
cosmos.
Calculations based upon such
knowledge and guessing as
seems reasonable indicates it
would require 500 million years
for light to make the circuit of
the cosmos. If this were so, a
telescope that would penetrate
several times farther than our
present best ought to make the
nebulae nearest to us also visi-
Bile in the opposite direction by
the light which Travelled the
long way round.
1t is curious fact that
nebulae NIB and M31, the
nearest nebulae to us, are ex-
actly opposite the faint nebulae
H3433 and M83. Can it be that
when we look at the two for
mer we see the front side, and
when we look at the latter we
see the reverse side of the same
nebulae? If this be true. then
looking one way we are seeing
M31 as it was 100000 years
ago, and when looking in the
opposite direction, as it was
500 million years ago!
Does this follow elsewhere
in the cosmos? Is one Of those
faint nebulae we see in the
sky our own Milky Way galaxy
looked at the long way around,
and as it was 500 million years
ago? Is the time coming when
we actually shall be able to
look at the past?
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
Articles by Mr.. Maxim APP
pear each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. The subject Of
the next will be "Where q
Cubic Inch Weighs a Ton"
The Washington times., 1935-03-11

You may pre-
t e n d 70 u
W a n t ICON
S true t iv e
c ri t i C i SIN"
but, inward
ly, any kind
of criticism
h u r is a n d
angers y o u.
You think it's
un necessary,
unfair. You're
sure you'd be
a better and
drawer person
without it.
Rrt. VOll'rn
The Washington times., 1935-03-11

j o S e p h T.
R o b n S o n
tried to head
o f f t h e
a m endment
in the Sen
ate, but was
u unsuccessful.
N ow t h e
a m e ndment
is side-track-
ed in the
A G ricultural
C o m m i ttee
a n d Gillette
wants it out.
T h e other
DetitiOn CauS.
The Washington times., 1935-03-11
President Halts Nice arl
By James T. Williams, Jr.

History will not fail to find
a place in its verdict upon the
Administration now in power
for a recital of the dramatic cir
cumstances under which PreSi.
dent Roosevelt halted one of
the most insidious sapping ex-
petitions against the Govern.
ment of the Federal Constitu.
ton ever seen in the Federal
city.
Returning from Arlington
National Cemetery where he
attended the services at the
grave for the late Associate
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes,
the President called a halt
upon the repeated defiance of
the whole judicial department
of the Federal Government to
which the present Comptroller
General of the United States
has repeatedly stopped in re-
cent years.
Mr.. Roosevelt brought to a
close the solemn observance of
the ninety-fourth birthday and
the burial day of the soldier
justice by ordering the Secre-
tary of the Navy to obey the
courts and the law as they
interpreted it and to continue
to pay the travelling expenses
of retired officers from dis
tant posts to their homes,
Comptroller General McCarl's
rulings in disregard of the
courts to the contrary not
withstanding.
COURT DECISIONS
What President Roosevelt has
just done President Coolidge
was more than once strongly
tempted to do. What President
Roosevelt has just done Presi-
dent Hoover was strongly urged
not once but several times to do.
What President Roosevelt has
just done the late Chief Justice
Taft two years before his death
declared some President would
muster the courage to do and
he hoped the country would not
have to wait long for such a
President.
1t was not often that Mr.. Taft,
after he became Chief Justice,
permitted himself to discuss
executive matters, although hav-
ing been President he followed
them with interest. But on one
The Washington times., 1935-03-11
OLD FAVORITES
Little Boy Blue

The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and stanch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket moulds in his hands
Time when the little toy dog new,
And the soldier passing fair
And that the time when Little Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand
Each in the old place.
Awaiting the touch of little hand,
The smile of a little faces
And they WONDER as waiting the long years through
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of Little Boy Blue,
Since he kissed them and put them there?
(Reddere are nved send to the editor their sqqes-
tionS of old favores among the poems for reprnting in
this space.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-11
Can You Take 1t?

You don't like criticism. You
may have trained yourself to
laugh if off or take it gamely.
The Washington times., 1935-03-11
Looking Back Five Hundred
Million Years

The cloud Of stars to which
our Sun belongs we have named
the Milky Way galaxy. Until
recently we thought this gal
The Washington times., 1935-03-11
By Nelson Harding

The Pink Slip Law, bowl of glass,
Gives full publicity.
From busybodies and from crooks
There is no privacy.
The Washington times., 1935-03-11

Articles by Mr.. Maxim APP
pear each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. The subject Of
the next will be "Where q
Cubic Inch Weighs a Ton"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Golf Enthusiasts
Plan Entertainment
Wish To Raise Funds For Main
tenance of Country Club
Golf Course

Golf enthusiasts of tho city, both
men and women members of the
Country Club, will sponsor an in
formal benefit dance and midnight
supper during the holidays. This
event will be staged for the pur-
pose of. raising funds to maintain
the golf course.
Like all enterprises during the
past depression, Sank Centres golf
course has suffered from lack of
financial support and unless pro-
per cooperation is given it is not
at all impossible that the course
will be closed.
With this in view those interest
ed in saving the golf course plan.
ned a benefit dance and card par
ty, general social affair, to bA
held at the Home School during
the Holidays. They plan to secusA
a good orchestra and will annoupfg
the date and music later. So
A general ticket sale throughput
the city will be conducted on Mon-
day and Tuesday of next week.
Tickets will be $1.00 per couple for
dancing, which will includeSa-splen-
did midnight lunch. Those who do
not wish to dance will be given the
opportunity of an evening" epfTcard
playing. 1t is hoped thatgfall will
give their heartiest supgeft to this
community event.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Will Open Bridge
Monday, Dec. l6
Temporary Sidewalks Now Being
Built-Much Work VIII BE
Left For Spring

Sank Centres new bridge, built
jointly by the State Highway de-
partment and the federal govern
ment, with the Okes Construction
Co., as the contractors, will be OPP
en- for traffic on Monday, Decem-
Der 18th. The structure, however, Is
not completed as much work in the
line of sanding and polishing, be-
sides grading will be left for next
spring.
At the present time temporary
sidewalks are being built at each
end of the west side Of the bridge
for pedestrians, who are now al
lowed to cross. The concrete APP
proaches and sidewalks will also
be completed next spring.
The bridge could have been OPP
ened Sunday, December 18th, as
planned, but owing to the uncer-
tainty of the fills, 1t was deemed
best to wait until Monday, at which
time 1t will be possible to have a
team and blade present to repair
any soft spots which may appear.
This does not complete work on
the bridge for the winter, as part
of the crew will return after the
holidays to pull out the Golfer dam
and to care for other work which
can be done during the cold wealth
er.
Work on the fills at both sides
Of the new dam is now being COM
pleted and the riprapping at the
approach sides of the dam is ready
for the water when the Golfer dam
Continued ON Page Q. Col. ID
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Locals Lose
Opener lost.
Cloud T ech
Swanville Winners II to 8 In
Basketball Tilt On
Tuesday Eve.
BENSON HERE FRIDAY
Independents Take First Win
From New London In
Double Header
Swanville II; Sank Centre 8

Sank Centre halved a pair or
basketball games on the home
court on Tuesday evening. The
high school dropped one to Swan
vile, II to 8; and the Independents
followed up on the program by de-
feating New London 81 to %. The
two games portrayed the opposite
in scoring possibilities. The Mar
oons converted one field goal with
Keldahl taking the honors; the In
dependents ran up a fine score into
the 80 bracket with New London
running to %.
Keldahl consistently got the tip
off, but the Sank Centre offensive
break was slow Their passing was
unsteady and moved slowly, allow
ing Swanville to get a defensive
set. The Swans broke up play after
play and employing the quick
break streaked down the floor with
two or three men to catch the To-
Gals off guard. Their passing was
erratic, however, and their shoot
ing got look in at the basket dur
ing the first quarter. Perry, Swan
forward, drew first blood as he
sunk a field goal. The score stood
at the end of the first quarter 3
to O.
It was left again to Perry to open
the scoring and retrieving the ball
from his own back board far out
in the foul ring he heaved one
through the mesh. Raft, Swanville,
followed with another goal, and
Swanville swung into their best
passing of the evening. Page,
Swanville, took a count under the
basket, taking the ball out of the
melee. Kaun dribbled in to push in
a one hand shot. Raft pulled in I'M
der the basket to end the half with
a sleeper basket with the score at
Is to o. Dubois converted a free
throw to begin the local scoring,
and Keldahl followed on the next
play with tip in shot for the lone
Sank Centre goal. Raft scored fol-
lowing the one thrust by the locals,
and the quarter found passing lit
tie heater, but little scoring. The
last stanza saw only one basket.
Raft intercepted a pass intended
for q Sank Centre man, and went
down the floor to end the scoring,
II to 8.
The locals employed break from
the corners type of offense with a
slow break, with Keldahl, playing
back and to one side of the foul
Continued on Page 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
.atanuska COlonx,>*
Successful, States
Anchorage Times
Indebted To Norbert Nathe For
Copy of Splendid Alaskan
Newspaper

The Herald is indebted to Nor
bert Nathe, who is employed in the
Matanuska Valley, Alaska, for a
copy of the Anchorage Daily Times
which arrived at our desk on Tues
day of this week. The newspaper,
which is dated November 18th, con-
tains Colonial History Of the
Matanuska Valley, of the first six
months of colonization. It is very
interesting and depicts splendid
development and growth of the Col
ony.
The women Of the Colony have
formed clubs and are taking up
handicrafts in facing the problems
in establishing new homes in a new
land. Among the handicrafts men
toned are spinning and loom work.
The tent cities that dotted the
valley with the arrival of the col
onists in May. .hayS given way to
more comfeft .a6tiarters and to-
day, sixt 6Dntf later, the tents
bay:beSsad INTO history. 1t is also
sstated that thirty new families,
who will take the place QfSaditSers,
to bring the valley pp6iect mp ITO
the 200 family stEs6&th;eFigfnafiy
planned, will arrive in the Spring.
It is said that Anchorage alone is
a $4,000 market for the valley
farmers, and that they have other
potential markets at Fairbanks
and Seward.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Vets Sea,lreN1.> !,
SkatingRiraak
SnovE7's'pce
Will Attempf ~ Keep Ice
Open For Skating
All Writer
NEW YEARS. EVE DANCE
Plan Distfiet Rally For Nsxt
Meeting On January
/sS:.. 9Th.

EUnis O:=Lea,... commander of
Paul Qonart Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, of this city, an
noJhted that the Veterans organ
ization at its regular meeting held
in HE Community Club rooms Fri
day. evening voted to sponsor a
public skating rink this winter.
The rink will be maintained on
SaHk Lake at the City Park, and
fog the purpose Of keeping it free
from snow the Veterans decided to
pHrchase 200 feet of snow fence.
This fence has been ordered and
will be set up on the north and
west side Of the rink. They also
plan to keep the ice cleaned Of
Hpow during the entire winter, If
POSSIBLE.
3Kpr the purpose of defraying at
laa4t a part of the cost of the snow
fehHA and to obtain funds to keep
the5fink free from snow, the Vets
willy stage a New Years dance in
the Community Club rooms, on the
evening Of December 31st. They
win conduct an advance sale Of
tickets in the near future and ask
the SUPPORT of the entire commun-
ity in4fftis matter. It Is a worth
while 4cbfnmunity enterprise and
the Veterans deserve great credit
for theN efforts.
The next. regular meeting of the
local post Will bs in the nature Of
a district rally, 1t which the dis
trict officers Will, be in attendance.
This meeting Wtll be held in the
Community CluB';ro9ms on Friday
evening, January 9TH, Posts from
the entire district wht be- invited
and will, most likelyt beTepresented
at the rally. 80
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
1896 City Tax
RateIs Raised
To112 Mills
Largest Increase Noted In
City Rate-State Rails
ed 1875 to 1875
COMPARE ,1934-35 LIST
City Millage Last Year Was
14.30-1936 Rate
40 Mills

Sank Centres tax levy for 1886
for the first time in history exceeds
100 mills. To be exact it has reach
ed the 112 mill mark-a 40 per-
cent increase over 1935-an UMPIRE
cedented tax levy in the annals of
city history.
The increase is not all local as
it is made up of a raise of 262
mills in the state levy; 1888 mills
in the county, and 25.70 mills in the
city-with a decrease of 2.7 mills
in the school levy.
The city increase is partially
caused by the fact that the Water,
Light & Power Commission did
not turn funds as usual into the
City Treasurer for tax reduction
purposes. This was made impossi-
BILE because the Commission need
ed the funds to erect the dam.
County Auditor Nick Thomey
sent out the tax rate this week,
which we publish for comparison
with the 1885 rate. The following is
the state, county, city and school
levy for 1886:
1886 1885
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Vestry Honored NeaO
Rector Monday Eve.
Rev. Robertson Conducted First
Service Sunday-Was Pastor
In Washington, ID. G.

Members of the Vestry Of the
Church of the Good Samaritan,
gathered in the parish
house Monday evening to honor
the new rector, the Rev. John
Francis Robertson, who arrived in
this city Saturday afternoon. He
conducted his first service in the
Church Sunday morning.
1 This meeting was in the nature
.sa, smoker and following a social
SxAnsaad lunch, Rev. Robertson
SS a9 3ateaaSSSSng account of the
EAsSkUTal 5ShptcHNn the East, and
&fSpIendi q: sdesoffptish. of the Wash
inGben Cathedral now under con-
stytetB6n. He: stated itSwas one of
the finest structures inSthis coun-
try and that 1T would pT6bably be
mplefHI iing seventy yga&s.
:. Rev: Robertson came to*his city
from WaaAington; D. sC.stwhere he
was; the assistant !recfnrsa}Iat St.
Stephens ChIrGH. :~hfehE, il,las a
parish Of 1900 con1aufieAnYs. He
had besni in the East fexy three
ys airs end before That was fstation-
ed ct Ksnos wis, . where he also
Served stor three .years,lHe was
born. IA; Canada and 8raduated
from the Capa dian Collage of Or
gaffsfs and ,fhe I6rohtgs Conserva-
tory of Music: following which he
came to- tlfs country and for a
time, was >nrganisf and choir master
AZ parishes .ih.fpkansas and Louis
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Ashley Township Club
County Play Winners

Kate; Walter Payne as Uncle Jack;
Mrs. Roy Hamilton as Aunt Sally
Hunter; A. I. Cowlthorp as Uncle
Samuel Hunter; Winnifred Basin
as Jessie Green; Harry Stiffler as
Abe.
Each of thsswass: YET plays were
centessHsab the 'prqh1adsaSpf the
fafm both in home and farn3tnan-
agsrnehts TAstr huInan note Shade
Hem Al; HE Mere interssffna 4sl
the Clean TWtsSgS pnte hunfSrs, of. INA
,xsytpas gSbra1 gfits y. :fertf
eonsJ6 esAbte lals g., t.s,:,.:,!t
Dreams the whining bly, Ii
written about the f2Am home. and
portrays a city-bred' girl, who Came
with her husband tot6s faEms hpnae
OF the latter's mother, TO stake Dyer
the duties and management of the
farm. The daughter-in-l&ws :: new
tangled ideas did not cofSScide. with
those Of the mother-in-l4w, whose
practical ideas led to a desire, for
ever-increasing cream cheS1xs. ..Fhs
daughter-in-law could not Snhder.
stand the efforts to increaseEcceam
checks so that they could puSohaSe
more land for still greater &Rafn
cbecks, and hence the misunaeI-
attending between the women, wAtch
placed 1.-The young husband in a Hsi;
.icate. :;plaeesip- the) household. TIE
daughter .ine1axs thouSht of creaHh
checks as AasaAst for. purchasing
a piano sand egjoSt1g iiSe, finally
admitting Heg Were lust dreams in
1found 4happfness 10 the
.Ysf or ssthe, farm, This lift stiHies
eteall happily se&tlea \ leaving
,,tA AlidAencs ia, kifes ffaifs Of mind
at fSAs tsSn adh 'Hiissea4, in that
= sssssgIS ssn jgypesly and
t2Fhe ryHden apd5North Eden
galley Poultry gr6aps We're unable
to$be present. SS,S -.
d! a amaI adsssssion of 1oc was
u.s. 2sfray the expense of
the contest; any balance left. will
III presented to tbe.:State \ EARN
ssFfeAu Student-I.0An fifn6. So
The winner of the district con-
.test to be held, at Kimball this ev-
enipg, wirk!go 10 the state contest
tos be held, ID st. Paul during the
Farmers and Hometnakers week.
All 'Sf fhose taking pant and those
Vic Sattended Friday: Nights per-
sincerely hope that the
Ashley group, will be selected to re-
present the DISTRICT at the state
contest. Z SfNRrL'
:, The judges, who were al dramat-
ic teachers o. Several years exper-
fence and.B.iS: degrees from the
State Teachers College, were: Miss
Loretta Steinbauer, Mr.. Clinton
Gallippo and Miss Anne Hockett,
all of st. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Three Movies.
Thursday Eve.
First Show Opens at Six O'clock
Tonight-Excellent Program
For Month

Owing to increased patronage
the management Of the Oxford
Theatre will present three shows
each Thursday night, instead Of two
as in the past Commencing to-
night the first show will open at six
o'clock and will run continuously.
This new arrangement has been
deemed necessary for the comfort
of the patrons, and all who are
able to attend early are invited to
do so. An excellent program for
the balance Of December Is In
store for movie fans at the Oxford.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
TO OPEN
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS

B. F. Dubois, postmaster, an
nounced Wednesday that the Post
office will be open on both Satur-
day afternoon, December 14th and
21st, to take care Of the increased
business preceding the holidays. He
also stated that regular mail de-
liveries will be made in the city on
the dates aforementioned. This has
been done to better facilitate the
delivery of Christmas mail. Follow
ing the holidays the post office will
again be closed and there will be
no mail deliveries on Saturday af-
ternoons.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Matt y & o'I.,Il 1 l;al
Gla'1'1lI1fons
On, Screen
Minnesota ophsrs Seen In
Action During 1884
=. : ;.% ~ ~
WONDERFUL PICTURES
EansEEnabled To- seetAI DE
\Gfeat University Giaasst
~ iron Stars 8$fS}

Football hasn't passed inta/ fine
oblivion of winterJyet! Moving pic
lures of the Gaafoping G5phers of
the "a and '35 seasons MHil be
shown in this city on hext :Mohday
evening, DECEMBER 16, In the high
school auditDrium, besinp5hg at
500. This real action 4@ture is
brought for the benefit ofSsports in
forts of the Athiatit Club
In two years these Eophsrs have
neither lost nor tied az single
game. Some have been by close
margins, and a tough fisHt; but
tremendous power of thef Gopher
line, and the driving nafhe back
field have pulled thsm through. 1t
will afford last glanteat the boys
who made football history in two
short seasons. The greatest foot
ball team in TIE couhtry today is
the testimony<of mahS coaches
throughout the county. See Seidel,
Dick Smith, Beisa, Rennebohm,
Thompson, Kostka, Bevin, Wild
seth, Alphonse, tGmitro, LeVoir,
Roscoe, Wilkinson and Uram and
many others Of these two truly
great. teams. 4 is probable that the
Nebraska gaHe of this season will
be shown, ,a6d 1t is certain that the
,gtaaRF Pittsburgh game of "a will
,Hes shown in all it's thrills.
It may be also that close observ-
ers will see two boys who are con-
nected to some extent locally. Re-
ference Is made to Willis Smith,
and Sammy Hunt, who played on
several occasions during the past
two seasons. Admissions for the
feature are but nominal, ten and
twenty cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
County Agent VIII
Explain the Rural
Identification Plan
Farmers Invited To Attend Meet
ing at Melrose Friday
Evening, Dec. 18th

Rural identification is the ans
wer to the farmers power and
light problems and it may become
a reality if a sufficient number Of
farmers become interested in the
project.
Several farmers of this commun-
ity are now making efforts to in
terest others in this project, with
the view of obtaining the comforts
and improvements which will re-
suit from the federal plan to cleo
trify every farm.
In order to acquaint the farm
ers with the set-up of rural electri-
fication County Agent Ed LEM
meier, Of st. Cloud, has been secur-
ed to explain the project.nEhis will
be done at a meeting tShs held in
the Melrose City HanEon Friday
evening, December 18th. Other
speakers will be heard en- this SUBJ
ject at later datalAll farmers &E
terested in rurar strfficatioh are
heartily invits6to attend this
Meeting. ,EiF