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Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
ONE BENEFIT FROM
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

The first guns have sounded in the
great American sport, presidential cam
paigning From now until election day,
readers of newspapers, magazines and
other mediums in the United States will
be regaled with various divergent ac-
counts of how their government is run.
Taking it all on the surface, the aver
age mans head would be whirling so
rapidly at the finish that he couldn't
even tell who had been elected.
1t is unfortunate that man in the
highest position it is possible to bestoW
upon an American should, if he wishes
to retain that position after four-year
period, enter into a campaign squabble
which amounts to little more than g1or-
flied dog fight. 1t is unfortunate, too,
that there is no sure guide post to direct
voters along the proper path out OF the
welter of attacks and counter-attacks
which make up campaign. In the heat
of political debates, even statesmen are
liable to forget calm, dispassionate dis
cussion of the subject at hand and enter
into misleading argument. When the
men who should know whereof they
speak disagree so heartily, it is wonder
that any ordinary voter can make his
choice.
Out of it all comes one benefit to the
average voter. Witnessing the greatest
spectacle of modern America-a preslden-
tial campaign-he must be stolid lndl-
viduaI indeed who fails to grasp some
knowledge of the issues facing his gov
ernment
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE hold
up artists who terrorize small shop
keepers in the more crowded sec
tions are really boys. Sophomore
looking youths of the alert type so
often head office boys in Wall
Street. They are logged out in
Broadway's eXtravagant style and
bristle with Wise-talk.
Usually they are hoped up with
drugs. They choose congested dis
tricts because if there is an alarm
they are able to escape more easily
in the mass confusion More so than
taking it on the lam down a desert
ed street. Mostly they are from 18
to 81.
Recently two entered a smart up
per Broadway shop. One inquired
disarmingly: rs my wife here?" A
clerk in spirit of jest replied: rs
she a blonde?" Then: "Yes, she's
a blonde and this is a stick-up.
Into the back room all of you or
get plugged" In eight minutes they
emptied the till and escaped.
It's their very innocent and ju-
venile appearance that throws the
victims off guard. And through such
unexpected bravado they have exc
cuted some amazing coupS that
skilled crooks mught have fumbled.
What is more, they are dangerous.
When trapped, they begin shooting.
Elsie MaXwell's talent for max
ing Gold Coast adults play child
ish games has also publicized her
extravagantly on both continents.
And as was quite natural she fol-
lowed the parade of society enter
tainers into the night clubs. Here
is strange adventure in human al
chemy-miXing the gold and the
droSs and transmitting it into a
high glitter of gaiety. Just her pres
ence seems to inspire people to don
paper hats, blow horns and other
wise cast off restraint.
Not all celebrities are owners OF
pedigreed kiyoodles. Any number
own, just plain dogs. Ginger Rog-
ers, for instance, is greatly attached
to a Texas mongrel of assorted
lineage that goes by the name OF
Rover. Rover is old and toothless
now and was her constant compan-
ion in the gingham and pigtail days
when she was just another freckleo
red-head in a country town. Anc
Hollywood and triumph were as re-
mote as Kamchatka.
Now that the tumult and shouting
have died down a bit for Billy Rose
and his name glares monstrously or
the biggest electric sign in town
Fanny Brice is entitled to a bow
Quite unconsciously she had much
to do with the spectacular upshoot
of this 1896 pint-sized Barnum
Rose adores his willowy comediennt
wife, but since their marriage ha:
been given to flurries of private
sulking over the general designation
Fanny Brice's husband" He Otter
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

CONT RACT
A RIDGE d
WRITTEN FOR CehTRAL PRESS
By E. V. SHEPARD
THE REAL SOLUTION

YESTERDAY we submitted an
unusually interesting problem hand.
South played a 4-Spades contract,
doubled by West. The first two
tricks were won with the doubler'S
diamonds. Declarer ruffed the third
round of that suit. Unfortunately
the one sending in the hand sub
mitted a solution, which, as we
showed, was incorrect. Souths play
Of the hand left him open to defeat
by any skilled double dummy
player.
Some years ago Mr.. Sidney S.
Lenz, famous for his problem hands,
offered a similar prize hand. While
it is not impossible that the hand
shown below was actually dealt,
the player who sent it in referred
to it as a problem hand given to
him for solution. Lacking a copy
of the Lenz hand I cannot state
that this is the same, but the solu-
tions are alike for both hands, SO
credit Mr. IenZ
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

told friends IN petulant moments
he was going to geV from that
fac and has done so with bang.
Kidding or something has almost
shorn Brooklyn of that ry lingo
called Brooklynese, the argot that
pronounces Cuba Cuber and oysters
ersters. No one knows the origin OF
such patter. 1t just took root, Top
sy-like. Frank Tinney used 10 trav-
estv the idea with his vaudeville
poem:
Little Goity Moiphy, she SOL
tenly is a bold
She lives on Thoity second street
right next to Thoity Thoid
She reads the Evening Joinal
and she reads the Evening
Woild
I certainly do love Goity when
her doity hair is coiled.
Agricultural note: Dwight Deere
Wiman, who has ploWed up Broad
way theatrically and Spectacularly,
is a member of the famous John
Deere farm implement family.
Now that Dorothy Stones dane
ing husband, Charles Collins, has
been articled to a film studio. the
migration of the Stone family to
Hollywood is complete. All the roll
ing Stones, Fred, Carol and Paula,
are on the west coast and under
contract. Probably no ties are so
closely knit as those of the Stone
clan They are born troupers, but
so paradoxically domesticated that
when separated their long distance
and telegraphic bills exceed that
of almost any American family.
1t takes one of those hard-boiled
truckmen from his high perch to
deflate a passer-by. One today in
39th street called to a precisely
dressed blade: Hey, Jack, gotta
match?" The blade did not even
cast him a glance, SO he jockeyed
up and twittered in falsetto: You
know what Mama said, Cuthbert,
about chocolate sundaes, you little
devil you!"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

Play the hand double-dummy, as
given below
Having ruffed the third round of
diamonds, lead a single round of
trumps. West must let South's @ of
spades win the trick, or the prob
lem will be solved in case Vests
K covers. Do not lead second
round of spades or East can defeat
the contract by discarding one of
his hearts, thus allowing West to
win the third lead of that suit.
South must take his three club
tricks. Next, South must win the
eighth and ninth tricks with his
Ace and K of hearts. Put East in
the lead with a heart, at the tenth
trick, of which declarer has won
seven, and must win the three re-
manning tricks to fulfill his con-
tract. The three cards left in each
of the four hands are shown below
They cannot be different, as no
player has had an opportunity to
discard.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
U.s.. PROBE in
LIGGETT CASE
WATCHED FOR

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. II. {Up) -
Federal investigation of the Wal
ter Liggett assassination was hint
ed tonight while police, seek
ing two daring gunner who
fired five shots into the militant
editors back, vainly sought clues.
Echos of the cold blooded killing
were heard in high officialdom
and in the underworld corridors
against which Liggett directed his
vitriolic pen in his crusading Mid
West American.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
GRAB BAG

In North America during the
nineteenth century, what was the
significance of the expression, The
Underground Railroad?
Of what village and country were
Joseph and Mary residents?
What building is known as THE
Tombs"?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

East must make the next lead.
He has nothing to lead except a
card of one or the other minor suit,
which South must trump, and so
must West. If West under trumps
South, declarer will hold the trick,
and dummy will discard its of
hearts. If West overruffs the de-
clarer, dummy's Ace will pick up
Vests K with the Ace, leaving de-
clarer's last two trumps good
Whether or not West plays high
trump or a low trump to the elev-
enth or twelfth trick, the 4-odd
will be made. The contract cannot
be defeated.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

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vertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
Answers to Foregoing Questions

/. 1t was phrase which ex-
pressed all the means used to fur
ther the escape of runaway slaves.
g. Nazareth, in Galilee, Judea.
g. A municipal prison in New
York City.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
TEN YEARS AGO
December IL. 1925

Many Ell Centro people are un-
aware of the existence of the COM
munity service bureau maintained
by the Ten Thousand club.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

The melting OF salt is known in
chemistry as deliquescence-that is,
the power of any salt to absorb water
and actually go into solution.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December IL, 1926

Mrs. Sam Robinson Of the East
side-Sunset district was a visitor in
Ell Centre yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

Sheep and hog sales of Kern coun-
ty agricultural students at the Los
Angeles Livestock Show auction
brought 81 400.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
Words of Wisdom

Marriage is like a beleaguered
fortress; those who are without
want to get in, and those within
want TO get out.-Quitard.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
TOday's HOrOscODe

Persons born en- this day are not
apt to sacrifice principle to profit
or qualification.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
Correctly Speaking-

Correctly Speaking
Hustle" is colloquial in the
United States when used intransi-
lively to mean hasten, hurry" or
industrious.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

Mrs. Harry Horton will be hostess
at the next meeting Of the Wom-
ems Guild of st. Paul Episcopal
church.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11

A new mutual water company is
being formed to supply water to
the extreme northwestern part of
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-11
Loo king
3 a c k w a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December IL, 1915

Work on repairing the Volcano
lake levee, slightly damaged by
earthquake, will begin next week.
j. H. Allen of Pasadena made a
trip to the valley to attend to bus
ness here yesterday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
St. Cloud and
Willnar Play
Classy Game
Offered AS Feature Attrac-
ton at Stealns County
Fair Sunday
FINAL COUNT | TO 0
Pitchers Duel and Classy
Baseball Please Large
Number of Fans

AS one Of the main features of
Sundays program at the Stearns
County Fair, the ball game proved
one Of the classiest events held in
the city for sometime. st. Cloud
and Willmar crossed bats in this
pitchers duel, with the latter win
ming by the score of to O.
This was the first loss sustained
by st. Cloud on the Sank Centre
diamond, and to say that it was a
heartbreaker for the local sponsor
ed team is putting it mildly. Both
pitchers worked excellently, with
Rengel, of st. Cloud, on the inside
edge as far as hits were concern
ed. He allowed only one hit to the
Willmar swatters, while his team
mates landed the willow on the APP
pie for three safe hits.
Rengel walked eight men, and
with 2 walks in the second inning
contributed to the defeat. Westby,
first batter for Willmar in the Sec
ond stanza, received free transpor-
tation. He went to second when
Schneider was taken out pitcher to
first, and continued to third on the
next play when Ahlstrom ground
ed to short and was out at first.
Gabbert, next batter, went to the
initial sack on a gift by the pitch
err. It was then that the baserun-
ming Westby and the walking Cab
bert attempted a double steal. Da-
wilson, st. Cloud, catcher, made the
play to second planning to catch
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
Hog Prices Show
Drop This Week
Break of Fully CSC Places Top ut
$11.6O-Cattle Run Moderate
Lambs Advance

South st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 20,
1885: Hog prices broke Csc or more
Tuesday, placing the top at SLIGO,
better 17O-240 ID $11.50-11.60, ESQ
300 lb. $11.OO-11.50, heavier weights
down to $1,000 or less. Packing
Isows brought $9.75-10.25. Pigs and
light lights sold at $10.50-11.25, ac-
cording to weight and quality.
Tuesdays cattle run was moder-
ate following the arrival Of nearly
e. 500 Monday. Trade was mostly
STEADY, with a few loads Of good
fed steers and yearlings at $1,000
1865, short feds down to around
$8.25, grass-fat killer steers $3.50
S.65, others 500 and down. Native
grass heifers brought $5.00-700,
westerns to $3.50, with best dry
fed heifers Monday at $10.75. Cut
ter cows bulked at $35O425, most
native beef cows under $5.25, good
westerns to $6.25 or better. Bulls
bulked at $4.50-5.25, better heavies
$5.35-5.75. Common and medium
stock steers brought $5.00-6.50, with
numerous loads of more useful
kinds Monday up to $3.50, choice
westerns $7.75-8.5O
Fat lambs sold strong to Csc
higher, good to choice natives $875
Ito mostly $500, z loads choice 81 Id.
range lambs $9.25, with out per
car, loads good to choice SO Id.
averages 500, sorted II per cent.
Fat ewes bulked at $2.25-3.25, a few
$3.50. Some 6S-72 lb. range feeding
lambs earned $7.85.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22

parish in January, 1881, while still
a student in Seabury Divinity
School at Faribault, and conduct
ed Sunday services until the Yes
try asked him to accept the posi-
ton as rector Of the parish. He ac-
cepted, filling the vacancy left by
the Rev. Mr.. Earl B. Jewell, who
had gone to Red Wing. In the
spring Of that year he graduated
from Seabury with his Bachelor of
Divinity Degree, and prior to that
time, in 1929, he was graduated
from Carlton College with his B.
A. Degree. In the year Of 1881 he
was ordained as a Deacon by the
Rt. Rev. G. G. Bennett, in st. Paurs
Church, in Duluth. Serving as rec
tor of the parish until 1892 as a
Deacon, Rev. Kempton was ordain-
ed in that year to the Priesthood
in the Church Of the Good Sam
aritan by the Rt. Rev. B. T. Kem-
erer.
During his charge the local par
ish has flourished in material i'm
provements and in spiritual
growth. Average attendances dur
ing his rectorship have mounted
Continued on Page 4. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
Minnesota
Open Hunt
Season S ct
Can Hunt Pheasants During
Two Periods In Stearns
County
SEASON 20 HALF DAYS
Legal Shooting Period Oct 10
To ~, November 9
To 10
SEASON 20 HALF DAYS

Legal open seasons for the TAX
ing of ringnecked pheasants, Prair-
lie chickens, bob-white quail and
wild waterfowl were designated for
1885 by the Minnesota Conserva-
ton Commission in meeting Fri
day in st. Paul. Orders issued by
Erling Swenson, Director of the
Division of Game and Fish, Mime
sofa State Department of Conser-
walton, will regulate hunting of up
land game birds. An executive Or
der by Governor Floyd B. Olson
will control hunting Of wild water
fowl, state regulations to coincide
with federal stipulations for this
season.
The season on ruffed grouse,
otherwise known as native part
ridge, will be closed during 1885
throughout the entire state. Similar
closed seasons were also declared
on mourning doves, upland plover
and woodcock, by the commission,
composed of John r. Foley, Wa
basha, chairman; Richard r. Bail
ey, Virginia, secretary; George W..
Friedrich, st. Cloud, and r. j.
Ahlstrom, Minneapolis.
Taking of three male pheasants
per day. with bag limit Of six
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
Local Man
InFatal Auto
SIN ash Up
William Spooner, Formerly of
Westport Community,
Passed Away
DRIVER OF CAR KILLEI
Anton A. Doege, Formerly of
This Community, Has
Lucky Escape

William Spooner, a former resi-
dent Of the Westport community,
was killed in an. automobile acct
dent at Bengough, Saskatchewan,
Canada, Saturday night, August
10th. This information was receiv-
from Anton "A. Doege, son of Mrs.
Anton Doege, Of this community,
who was also in the car at the
time Of the accident, but who es-
capped with only minor injuries.
Detailed information as to the
cause of the accident was not
forthcoming, but letter received
Thursday morning stated that DR..
Williams, a veterinary of Ben
cough, owner and driver Of the
car, accompanied by William
Spooner and Anton Doege, were en-
joying an automobile ride in the
vicinity Of Bengough. They were
three miles from that place when
they met another car coming into
town, and when the accident oc-
CURED.
1t is not known as to whether a
collision occurred or not, but the
message stated that the Williams
car turned over five times and
rolled into the ditch. DR.. Williams
and Mr.. Doege remained in the
car, while Mr.. Spooner was thrown
a considerable distance from the
wreckage. Mr.. Spooner died short
ly afterwards, and Mr.. Williams
was killed instantly. Mr.. Doege re-
ceived bruises about the forehead
and eyes. He was able to climb
from the wrecked car without as
sistance and aided in lifting the
car from DIR. Williams, who was
pinned underneath.
Mr.. Spooner's Westport friends
extend sympathy to the grief
stricken widow and children and
other relatives. Both Mr.. Spooner
and Mr.. Doege are well and favor
ably remembered in this commun-
itv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
Motion Picture Passion
Play To Be Presented
VIII BE Shown In The Methodist
Church, Sank Centre. Friday,
September 18th

The greatest Of all Passion
Plays, beautiful, enthralling, en-
nobling, reverential, charming
the greatest religious story known
to the screen world, is coming to
Sank Centre Friday, September 10,
and will be shown at the Methodist
Church, at 7:30 p. M.
Thousands Of people spend thou
sands of dollars going over to
Oberammergau, Bavaria, to see
The Passion Play In a language
they do not understand. You can
now see this gorgeous spectacle
and greatest tutor Of religion and
ancient history that the world has
ever known. just as If you travelled
to Bavaria to witness the original
stage production.
There is not an attraction before
the world today in the way of an
entertainment, SO realistic, so inn
pressive, soul-stirring, heart-reach-
ing, and uplifting as is this won
derful creation in moving picture
form. That it is doing the world
great good no one can deny. How
grand the opportunity to witness
these beautiful life-motion pictures
passing before your eyes, unfold
ing in the most convincing and
pleasing manner these scenes and
incidents of Christ's life hereto
fore described in words only, and
not understood by all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
TornadoDoes
Damage On
ElrosaFarn1s
Four Farmers Suffer Wind
Damage-Soo Tracks
Washed Out
FREAK LIGHTNING BOLT
Lyman Prairie School and
Satisfaction At Power
Plant Hit

High winds, electrical storms and
cloudbursts visited communities
south Of Sank Centre Monday
with considerable damage reported
from the Elrosa vicinity. Several
farm buildings were destroyed in
tornado, which was accompanied
by q severe rain and hail.
The storm occurred about 3h
miles south Of Elrosa, and the tor
nado did damage in an area about
one-quarter mile wide. Four farm
places were heavily damaged, with
barns, machine sheds and granar-
les among the wrecked structures.
No livestock was lost. The most
severe damage occurred at the Jos.
Speldrich farm. Part of the roof
and chimney Of the Catholic
church at Spring Hill also were
torn off.
A heavy rain in the Greenwald
community washed out section of
the 500 line tracks, making it nee
essary for the 500 trains to come
through Sank Centre over the
Great Northern line and to transfer
to the N. p. Railroad here. Accord
ing to reports a heavy rainfall at
Paynesville washed the 500 line
tracks out in that vicinity. Six in
ches Of rain fell in five hours at
Paynesville. Sank Centre suffered
no wind damage, however, a heavy
rain occurred in this community
both Saturday and Monday night.
Among the unusual damages in
CURED in the Monday afternoon
storm was that which was suffered
by the Lyman Prairie school. A
cold bolt" Of lightning struck the
cupola, travelled the length Of the
roof on the metal ridge roll, tore
off the end Of the roof, and then
forking, went down through the
entire south side Of the building,
tearing off much of the siding and
corner boards and hurting these
from so to 100 feet in all directions.
The lightning tore off lath and
plastering, it cracked the heavy
chimney badly, came down inside
and threw the stove pipe in every
direction, as well as doing a con-
siderable amount of damage to the
furnace; it hurled the register
across the room, smashed up the
clock on the front of the building,
and tore up roll Of maps. It also
moved heavy sill on the west side.
All of this without causing a spark
Of fire.
G.. v. Morse, who viewed the
damaged building, stated that this
bolt caused the most damage he
had ever seen when fire did not
ensue. The loss was fully covered
by insurance
A bolt Of lightning also struck
the sub-station at the local power
plant and blew out the fuses. This
caused considerable interruption Of
the service, but there was no ser
ious damage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
Rev. Kempton
AcceptedCall
ToColorado
Will Become Rector of Parish
At Sterling, A City of
1900 Inhabitants
CAME TO CITY IN 1881
Was Ordained To Priesthood
In Local Church In
1932-Here 5 Years

The Rev. Mr.. L. e. Kempton,
rector Of the Church of the Good
Samaritan (EpiscopaD for nearly
five years, announced this week
his acceptance to a call from Ster-
ling, Colorado. His duties as rec
tor Of that parish will begin about
October LIST. His resignation as a
clergyman in the Diocese Of Du-
luth and as rector of the Church of
the Good Samaritan have been for
mally presented to the Rt. Rev. B.
T. Kemerer, Bishop Of the Diocese
Of Duluth, and to the Vestry of the
local parish.
In Sterling he will become rec
tor Of All Saints Parish with about
one hundred and twenty-five COM
municants, and will serve in the
Diocese of Colorado under Bishop
Co-adjutor Ingley. Sterling is a
city of about seventy-five hundred
inhabitants, and is located in the
northeastern part Of Colorado,
about one hundred and forty miles
from Denver. While the immediate
parish to which he Is going Is not
great deal larger than the one
which he now serves, the policies
Of the Bishop of that Diocese and
the strength Of the Church present
opportunities which are not to be
found in this section Of the coun-
try. On recent trip to Colorado
Mr.. Kempton was struck with the
climate and the opportunities
which the Western field had to Of
fer, and within the next two weeks
decided to accept the call Of BIZ
shop Ingley.
Rev. Mr.. Kempton came to this