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The Washington times., 1936-05-19
u. 5. NO PLACE FOR CUTTERS, a."
GOV. LAND0N TELLSY0UTH

ATTTCA, Kan, May 10 G.N.SO.
With his disregard for the ortho-
dox still dominant, Gov. ALI M.
Landon today had closed one OF
the most unique pre-convention
campaigns ever waged by an as
pirant for the Republican nomina-
ton for the presidency.
Begun five months ago with his
Kansas Day speech in Topeka, it
was ended in this prairie hamlet
last night with an address, not
to a political rally, but to the
graduating class of Attica'S town
shir high school.
The governor told reporters here
that his schedule calls for no other
major addresses prior to the Re
publican national convention In
June. His only other appearances
since his name was first projected
into the national spotlight late
last year included Founders Day
speech at Lincoln, Neb., in Febru-
ary and q radio interview from
Topeka two weeks ago.
Speaking under the skies OF
his native Kansas, Gov. Ian
don last night told the Attica
High School graduating class OF
% that the doctrines preached by
the prophets of despair are sheer
nonsense"
He declared:
"America is still our prom
ised land if we have the quail
ties Of heart and head to make
it So"
Massed on the high school ath-
letic field under a blaze of flood
lights, typical rural crowd OF
$500 from neighboring Kansas
and Oklahoma towns heard the
Governors commencement ad-
dress.
Picturesque Crowd
Farmers in overallS, tradeSmen
in shirt sleeves and mothers es-
corting children in their Sun
day best" listened with rapt at
tention to the message of the
man all Kansas believes will be
the Republican presidential noml-
nee.
Approximately 1000 persons
were seated on the field in fold
ing chairs, hundreds stood, while
scores sat in automobiles.
The Governor was greeted with
an ovation as he led the process
sion of graduates to the platform.
Following him were the school
board and the % seniors in gray
caps and gowns.
All Eyes on CrOweI
One youth walked with the eyes
Of all upon him. He was Ward
Crowell, 16-year-old son of George
(Pat) Crowell, the man Governor
Landon promised four years ago
to deliver the commencement ad-
dress when young Ward was grad
uated At the conclusion of his
address, the Governor autographed
his manuscript for Ward.
The Governor delivered a non
political address. Broadcast to
the nation over an NB.C. hookup,
its theme was There Is No Sub
stitute For Courage" Landon
asserted:
eve have no place in America
for cutters.
"Quitters did not make Kan
SaS. They did not make Amer
lea.
There are too many prophets
today preaching the doctrines of
despair"
zone such gentleman even
went so far as to say: There are
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Plan AIumnae College

BRADFORD, Mass. - Bradford
Junior College, which celebrates
its 1880 commencement in June,
will hold its first alumnae college
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Immediately thereafter, June 16,
II and Is, President Katharine M.
Denworth announced today.
The general theme Of the con-
ference will be Our Times-A
Survey of Contemporary Thought"
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millions of Americans now alive
who never again will be self.
supporting"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

crude cradle of his childhood. A
vigorous story of pre-war Europe.
DAYS OF WRATH by Andre
Malraux. A story of a few days in
the life of a Communist working
secretly against the Nazis. Thown
into prison he suffers agonies but
manages to escape to Czechosloua-
kia to continue his dangerous
work. Very impressive.
ENCHANTED VOYAGE by Rob
ert Nathan. Hector Pechet had a
boat built on wheels which carried
him far away from his nagging
wife. His crew consisted of an
imaginative waitress and a poor
dentist. Fantastic and very charm
ing.
AM THE FOX by Winifred Van
Etten. The Atlantic Prize Novel OF
1885. The story Of Selma Temple
whose early childhood in Iowa left
a great fear of life. When the time
came for her to marry her heart
told her that 1t would lead to hap
piness while her mind saw her
lover as q huntsman and herself as
the fox. A very unusual novel.
THE NEED WE HAVE by A.
Hamilton Gibbs. A possessive moth
er poisons her sons mind against
his wife Moira. Moira gains a new
friend who solves her problems and
shows her the way to happiness.
An idyllic, sentimental story Of
Irish County life.
SUMMER WILL SHOW by Syl-
via Warner. An aristocratic English
woman, following her husband to
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Sewing Project Inn
portant Part In WPA
Employment In Stearns County
Was Given To 168 People
Engaged In WPA

Women folk in Stearns county, to
the number Of 81, all Of whom 9TH
erwise would be on direct relief,
now are engaged in the local WPA
sewing projects. This fact was
made public this week by Mrs. Hen
ct L. Kaufman, Of st. Cloud, in
charge Of women's and professional
division in this district. The work
is under the general supervision Of
Mrs. Mildred T. Law, acting state
division director in the Works Pro
gress Administration Of which Vic
tor Christgau Is state administra-
tor.
In addition to the 81 employed
women on county sewing projects,
there are II other men and women
under Mrs. Laws jurisdiction who
are engaged in recreational, educa-
tional, bookmending, clerical and
associated activities. According to
careful estimate at the st. Cloud Of
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Political Trade

The withdrawal of Patrick ]. Delaney and Fred
A. Curtis Democratic candidates for United States
Senator and governor respectively has thrown a new
aspect the political situation in Minnesota It Is
fusion with the FarmerLabor party for the support
of President Roosevelt in Minnesota Democrats are
asked to give their votes to the Farmerabor ticket
and in return receive FL support on the national
ticket According to latest dispatches this coup
has split the Democratic ranks in the state Democra-
tic clubs for Martin Nelson being formed Pres
ddent Roosevelt has congratulated the candidates on
their withdrawal and the result Of this move will be
speculative The greatness Of the swing either way
will turn the tide. However Republicans are still
hopeful of victory.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

called Governor Olson when he did
not give Mr.. Benson the job he
wanted. Mr.. Benson and his friends
were sure then that Governor o.
son was only a One Term Cover
nor"-and a number of other things
they haven't been repeating late
ly. The statements a public figure
sponsored in 1881 against a man on
whose record he would now like to
ride into power should not neces-
sarily be held against him at the
polls. And if that Is so, what an
other said in 1917 is in the same
category.-Blue Earth County En-
terprise.
MIR. Benson On Taxes
The average taxpayer did not get
much hope of tax reduction from
Elmer Benson, candidate for gov
ernor, when he make his keynote
speech at Appleton last week.
1t seemed to be a case of taxes
and more taxes with the Farmer
Labor candidate. He simply denied
that there had been no extrava-
gance in state government in the
past five and a half years. Or what
there had been he blamed on the
conservative legislature.
OF course, Mr.. Benson forgot in
his keynote that the present ad-
minstration has raised the states
payroll from 1000 odd employees
to something over $4,000, an in
crease Of so percent; that the state
highway personnel was raised from
something around 1000 employees to
its present payroll Of 1000
(doubled in the span Of five years
These were appointments made
by the farmer-labor administration
over which the legislature had no
control-Clarissa Independent.
People who contributed so liber-
ally and so promptly to keep "Old
Man Henderson" on the Mike
some years ago, using his time to
urge everybody to cut out trading
with chain stores. will rejoice to
learn that he has gotten along
financially" very we'll, and now has
a string of chain stores, all his own
paid for by contributing admirers
The old Man had one stunt that
knocked 'em out, and that was tc
sell coffee for one dollar a pound
just to help the good cause along
In his splendid radio voice he used
to tell his audience that he never
drank such coffee. In that remarh
he was absolutely correct, and
truthful. The Hello World Coffee
was in a class by itself. 1t was sc
good 1t should have been sold at one
cent a pound, or less. Someone
must have murdered the Fool Kill
! ter."-LeSueur News-Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

flee, buying power among this class
of WPA workers In Stearns county
Is maintained to the extent OF 3d.
319.05 each month.
Many people" said Mrs. Law,
consider WPA only on the basis
of its out-of-door activities. Yet the
unseen worker, who otherwise
would be on direct relief, Is doing
useful community work and Is be-
ing trained for opportunities In pri-
vate industry. We have 6,774 wo-
men and 1885 men working on
these indoor projects in the state.
These women are the bread-win-
ners of their families"
Counties are benefitting two
fold from this WPA work." Mrs.
Law continued. "For example, our
sewing women make some $4,000
serviceable garments each month
for the needy. Already, we have OBJ
tanned some $4,000 relief families.
Had it not been for articles made
by the sewing projects, county tax
ing units would have been obliged
to buy most Of these supplies"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Local Students
Attend Morris Ag.
Edwin Bosshardt and Oliver Beck
Registered At West
Central

According to information fur
nished by the office Of the regis
trar the following students from
Sauk Centre and vicinity have reg
istered for the fall term at the
West Central School Of Agriculture
at Morris: Oliver Beck and Edwin
Bosshardt.
With the largest opening day en-
rollment in the history of the
school, a total of three hundred and
thirty-four, the fall term began on
Monday, September 28th. At the
close of the first week there were
three hundred and thirty-eight stu
dents registered and p. E. Miller.
Superintendent. stated that the to-
tai fall term registration Is expect
ed to reach three hundred and fif-
ty, or more, when the final figures
are in. Enrolment at the school
has climbed steadily since the low
point of one hundred and sixty
eight registered in the fall term Of
1892,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
PATROL TRAVELS NEARLY
THREE MILLION MILES
IN PAST EIGHT MONTHS

Travelling 2,904,056 miles, by au-
tomobile and motorcycle, in the
first eight months Of the year, the
Minnesota highway patrol assisted
52,932 motorists on the highways,
tagged 1927 for various traffic
law infractions and was instrument
tai in collecting $169,682 in license
fee corrections, according to a re-
port just completed by John p.
Arnoldy, chief patrol officer. The
patrol, during the eight months,
warned 119087 drivers Of minor in
fractions, checked 78,678 drivers IL
censes, weighed 1880 trucks, test
ed 8,97S cars for defective lights
and 25,756 vehicles for defective
brakes. There were 5,792 arrests
and fines totaled $58,927. OF tags is
sued, 31,076 were for illegal equip
ment and 17,141 for improper IL
cense tags. The patrol attended 785
accidents and took 100 vehicles in
to custody.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Right OFF the Grid
BY Dick Culum
Minneapolis Journal
Sports Editor

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Min-
nesota's football game with Nebras-
ke in Memorial Stadium Saturday
Of the season and may actually be
the hardest.
That is what Bernie Bierman
told 500 members of the Minneapo-
lis Journals Downtown Quarer-
back Club in the Hotel Nicollet on
Monday noon.
1t was the first meeting Of an
organization Of dyed-in-the-wool
football fans which was immed-
lately made permanent and, hence
forth, will meet on eight Mondays
during each football season.
Speaking from first hand obser-
vation, having secuted Nebraska in
its "a to 0 victory over Iowa State
last Saturday, Coach Bierman said,
IF we simply play on form we
won't win the game. I mean just
the average football game Of which
our team is now normally capable
will not be enough. We must pull
this one out Of the fire either by
outgeneralling them or by getting
the breaks or by fighting harder
than they fight. And it will be
hard to Outright them because they
will come to town charged up to
play their best game of the year"
Asked about the Cornhuskers'
reserve strength Bierman replied,
"They have three stars, CardweH at
right half, Francis at fullback and
Brock, a sophomore center, who
are better than their substitutes.
Otherwise they could use second or
third string men as well as first
stringers and would not be per.
ceptibly weaker"
Asked how Cardwell of Nebraska
compared with Haines of Washing
ton, Bernie explained that he had
rated Haines extremely high until
he had seen Cardwell in his 1886
form. "Cardwell is not "a passer nor
kicker whereas Haines passed
WELL" he said, but as a dangerous
ball carrier I rate Cardwell con-
siderably superior to Haines. He Is
faster, more likely to go all the
way to a touchdown when he
breaks through the line"
How does this years Nebraska
team compare with last years
team, Bernie was asked?
1T is better balanced, faster,
much stronger in the line, noticeab-
ly stronger in the backfield and 1t
does not make mistakes. Teams
that don't make mistakes are al
ways hard to beat"
Bierman told the Journal Quar-
terbacks that Andy Uram, star left
halfback, and Charles Schultz. out
standing sophomore guard, will be
in good condition to play against
Nebraska. .
Both had been nursing bad
knees and there had been a doubt
that they would be ready for the
Cornhuskers. Bierman's announce
ment that he would probably use
both players was greeted with wild
applause.
Before Bierman addressed the
club and submitted to questions,
the members saw the complete Of
ficial motion pictures OF the Min
esota-Washington game shown by
Phil Brain, official University pho
tographer. -.
The second meeting will be held
next Monday at which time Bier
man will explain the important
plays Of the Nebraska game and
give the latest dope on the tradi-
tional Michigan game on the sched-
ule for a week later. I will again
personally report the next meeting
for this paper.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

they get from us. And that's why
we little guys are entitled to vel
about government expenses
How right Magner White is!
Let's try putting his idea in a lit.
tie different words:
I'VE little guys" get a salary OF
wages-income. The landlord Oh
grocer gets money from rent or the
sale of his goods-again income. II
the landlord does not get more
than enough money to pay his tax.
es, he has no income! he works fol
nothing. Therefore, he has no al.
tentative but take in enough to pay
his taxes and leave him something
over. If he doesn't, he goes out OF
business just like I'VE little guys
would go on relief if we had no in.
come.
Consequently, it can make nc
difference whether the tax is levied
on a business surplus or corpora
tion income or whatnot-the money
eventually has got to come out OF
the pockets of I'VE little guys"
The secret is this: A number OF
years back, somebody decided tha,
I'VE little guys would yelp if we
knew how much taxes we were
paying. So they decided to fool us
They levied taxes that are passed
on to us in the price we pay for q
loaf of bread, or in the rent for our
apartment house.
Smart! But then I'VE little guys
are getting smart too!-Longview
(Texas) Morning Journal.
In The Record
Away back in the feverish wal
days of 1917 many an editor wrote
and many a citizen on the stree,
spoke utterances which, If read to
day, bring back old bitternesses
better forgotten. Those of us ole
enough to return in memory to tha,
period can, partially at least, ac
count for the anxieties and suspic
ions, often unjustified. but none
the less sincere-which led to those
statements.
1t has been observed that a mum
Der of Farmer-Labor writers art
digging up editorials written b,
Theodore Christianson in the Daw
son Sentinel at that time. Toda,
those editorials may sound "al
wrong" Then they We're under
standable. The stone throwers ar,
quite possibly forgetting a few glas.
houses of their own, built in tn,
patriotic hysteria Of 1917.
And, for that matter, If the news
paper files are to be consulted TO
statements from the past, one neet
not go clear back to 1917. Stop a
the year 1881 and Sc what Senate
Benson's close newspaper friend
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Book Reviews
BY Eloise Ebert
New Fiction

New Fiction
AMERICAN FLAGGS by Kath-
leen Norris. One Of Kathleen Nor
ris' best portrayals Of American
life. 1t is the story Of a girl faced
with the double problem Of winning
the affection Of family who 6es-
pissed her and trying to win the
love of the man she had tricked in
to marrying.
CRADLE OF LIFE by Louis
Adamic. Rudo Stanka grew up In
the keeping of a Croatian peasant
woman and when he was ten years
old arrangements were made for
him to be taken to an estate OF
great splendor. As he grew up he
inevitably made comparisons be-
tween his present wealth and the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Reactionary Or Progressive?

After hearing the statement made that republi-
always been in control of the state iegisla
ture and responsible for what the legislature has
done, it would be well to make survey Of some of
the things the reactionary legislature has accom-
phshed During the last six years it enacted the
mortgage moratorium, the income tax law, the relief
bill. chain store tax, old pension act homestead tax
law increased aid to schools, conservation act pen
sions for the blind regulation Of the sale of timber
act, aid to high school and college students and
levy oleomargarine.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
State News Briefs
"a Bite. To Eat"

st. Cloud.-An engineer the Northern Pacific
Mr. Dryer catching up his charity budget after
having given two hungry hoboes "a bite to eat
When approached by the buns for 1.-TWO bits MI
DRYER perfered to give them a slip to lunch room
They showed the proprietor the slip and started with
a T-bone steak each While the steak was sizzling
each ate two orders of bread-they were hungry
steak potatoes coffee etc. devoured, each ordered
a cut of apple pie, and then another That did the
trick but before leaving each took along Havana
stosie That evening Mr. Dryer asked, Did those two
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
For Good Government Always!

On Farmer-Labor poster, presented to the writ
the other day, noted the question where Does
the Republican Party Stand ON the Spanish Civil
War;" The Republican party has unequivocally
stated that 1t favors a constitutional democracy 1t
can neither favor a communist Fascist govern
ment for both alien to American thought and
ideals Neither Of them guarantee freedom of relig
ious beliefs freedom of speech the right to make
an honest living without government interference.
Now where do the others stand?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Successful Operation For Twenty Years

Twenty years ago a number of the leading cit
izens of Sauk Centre possessed Of vision led in the
purchase of the municipal light and power plant
The deal consummated twenty years ago last
week Subsequent events have proven that success
far beyond their highest hopes has been reached.
Sauk Centre people may point with pride to twenty
years of most successful operation of the local plant
1t is in order this anniversary to commend those
leaders for the profitable service rendered to Sauk
Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

Paris, becomes charmed with an
improvident Jewess. The civil
strife of 1848 makes her feel alive
for the first time in her life and
she becomes an ardent radical. Un-
usually we'll written with wit and
understanding.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Backus School Has Youngest Faculty

Backus.-A challenge has been made by the su-
perintendent of the Cass county schools, j. w. Wick
lund contendng that the eight members OF the Back
school faculty compose the youngest faculty group
in the state of Minnesota and he extends the bounds
of his challenge to the 48 states Of the Union Accord
ing to the measurements laid down by the goddess
of wisdom, Minerva, they are tried and true pro-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

pig is Donald Trapp of Claremont,
Dodge county, whose pig was grand
champion Of the pig club show.
Leslie Simpson, grand champion
poultry exhibitor, appears with one
Of his winning Buff Orpingtons.
Though only IA, Leslie has been in
club work years.
Twice a champion was the
bright-eyed miss with the rolling
pin, ALI Jalonen of Aurora, st.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Bears Raid Cabins

Virginia.-Seven cabin robberies committed In
the wooded north of Virginia were solved wnen
~ was found the offenders were bears The animals
obtained entrance to the cabins by tearing of screen
doors and forcing the other doors open taking bacon
and other foodstuffs The only cews found in inves
LEGATIONS were the imprints of the bears feet and
strands of loose hair on the door sill.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

buns come in?" and he inquired about the bill 1t
amounted to $1.30 Next time he will write the
amount ON the slip.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Building for the Future
From Our Exchanges

Building for the Future
A small group of All members
were guests of the Wadena Lions
club this week as the club paid
them tribute at banquet for their
outstanding All club records at
home and at the state fair.
The appearance of the young
men and young women from farm
homes near Wadena was an inspir-
alton to all who heard them. If
there ever had been any doubt of
the good All accomplishes among
the rural youth of this and adjac-
ent counties it was dispelled when
these honored guests told what Al
had meant to them.
One youth, who like all others
omitted self-praise to give credit to
the organization itself. explained
that earnings from one pig project
alone had been sufficient to pay his
way through school and he still had
enough on hand for college.
There was one summary that i'm
pressed us. It was that of the young
Verndale girl who said All club
work had taught her the intelligent
use of leisure time. So long as the
rural youth continues to find real
joy and inspiration in All and so
long as All members can make
such records as these representa-
tive few who were guests of the
Lions, Minnesota need have no
worry about its future.
This 4-H work is an important
factor in building good citizens, and
good citizens are Minnesota's best
insurance against any trend toward
a radical communistic state.-Wa-
dena Pioneer Journal.
Who Pays The Taxes?
Magner White, writing in the San
Diego Sun, opines that the persons
and firms usually described az
"big taxpayers" aren't really "tax
payers" at all.
They are collectors!" he says.
They collect tax money from you
and me-in our rents, on our gro
ceries, on gasoline and oil for our
cars. It isn't their money they're
using to pay taxes; it's yours and
mine. Where did they get it any
way? From you and me!
"We are the taxpayers. They are
merely the collectors, who pass on
to the public Golfers the money
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08

Here are shown four of the lead
ing winners In All work at the
recent Minnesota State Fair. At
the left is Lorraine Trehus, IT
year-old club girl from Spring
Grove, Houston county, who was
crowned queen Of the state All
style revue. She will be the Min
nesota contestant at the National
All Congress at Chicago in Decem-
ber.
The boy with the Chester White
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Tells Citizen To Return Dressed Up

Granite Falls-An applicant for his final citizen
shin papers Clarkfield man, who appeared before
the Judge without coat and with his sleeves rolled
up and his shirt open at the throat was advised by
the Judge Young man, before grant you citizen
ship want you to go home and dress up In your best
clothes dress as though you were going to wedding
This is important event in your life and shouio De
so considered"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-08
Has Long Period of Milk Customers

Minnesota Lake.-Mrs Mary Cent?, who has sold
milk for a number of years to citizens of the Min
nesota Lake Community, established rather an unus-
ua record. She served customer for 81 years and
another for II years.