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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
LAST LYCEUM
COURSE OF YEAR
Harry C. White Will Present Lee
ture on Wonders of Science"
At Local School

Finalist in the series of public
lyceum courses presented at the
local high school will be Harry c.
White in his lecture on the won
ders of Science" The entertaining
and pertinent lecture will be pre-
scented with an abundance of scien-
tific equipment on next Tuesday
afternoon, April 28th, beginning at
3 p. m.
For many years Supervisor of
Industrial Relations for the Edison
Mazda Lamp Works and General
Electric Company during which he
lectured in both America and Eur
ope, he was intimately associated
with both Edison and Steinmetz.
AS a lecturer he has standing
that is the property of only few
and his subject material, stressing
the marvels of electricity, holds in
store for his listeners an hour of
pleasant education. His lecture in
cludes the demonstration of the
Broncoscope in which he demon
strates the powers of the smallest
light which enables surgeons to re-
move small objects from the hum
an body. An artificial larnyx and
it's use Is described and the func-
tons of the Electric Eye are re-
vealed to his audience. Mr.. White
uses the Radio Pen with which he
writes a "hot" letter-in words of
fiery stream of electrons. Ad-
mission for adults is fifteen cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23

horse race was held on the ice of
Sank Lake. DR.. Little challenged
Mr.. Roberts to the duel with a
twenty-five dollar purse for the
winner. DR.. Little, whose faithful
dobbin outdid the splendid horse
of Mr.. Roberts, toted the purse
home with him.
This year, the ice gaining dem
sity that has not been equalled in
good many years, is out already.
On Monday a complete breakup
occurred but on Wednesday morn
ing thin sheet of ice crusted over
the surface again. The ice caused
the v. F. w. boys no little worry
over their snow fence. 1t became
embedded in two or three feet of
ice and it's removal was impossible
until the breakup. Luckily a wind
came up from the right direction
and it now reposes on the west
bank, washed neatly up on shore.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Plan To Abolish
Normal Training Dept,

Owing to lack of space the
Board of Education is seriously
considering the close of the Nor
NAL Training Department, and fin
al plans will be completed in May.
This move is necessary due to the
expansion of Industrial Training
and for the fact that more class
room space is needed in the Com
mercial Department. The Normal
Training Department, according to
Mr.. Kohl, superintendent, is no
longer of great need, as the supply
of teachers is now greater than
the demand. Both the Commercial
and Industrial Training rooms are
taxed beyond capacity. This also
holds true of the entire school. The
Senior High School with a student
capacity of 145, has over 200 stud
ents. The Junior High School has
a student capacity of 176, and has
over 200.
The questionnaires on Latin and
German show an increased inter-
est in these subjects and arrange
ments to establish the courses will
be taken up with the State De-
partment at a later date.
Because of new state aid laws
which affect consolidated school
districts, the State Department of
Education has been asked to
scrutinize the salaries of teachers
for the purpose of placing them in
line with the ability of the district
to pay and the state aid to be re-
ceived.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
COLDER SPRING
BACK IN 1893
Charles Carr Walked Across Ice
On Sank Lake On April 30
Won Bet

With Minnesotans feeling sorry
for themselves over the relapse"
of Spring after Sundays warmth,
here's an item of days gone by re-
called by Roy Working that might
make natives feel better.
In 1893, on the last day of April,
Charles Carr, now a resident of
California, walked across the ice
OF Sank Lake at the Park-and on
a bet. Mr.. Working. who recalls
the incident and perhaps to his
displeasure, was the gentleman
who tossed a five spotted green
back into the ring and told Mr..
Carr 1t couldn't be done. Mr.. Carr
took to the ice upon the challenge
and returning from the other side
found himself five dollars richer.
But then, as Mr.. Working said,
1--WE had lots of them those days" "
On April 7th, of that same year a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23

ism should advocate a Gear, abol-
ish the Constitution Of the United
States, do away with popular gov
eminent, including the right to
vote, close the postoffices and
make a contract with private par
ties to carry our mail, do away with
the public road system and each
man keep up the roads on his own
land and pay others for the use
over their lands, or form corpor-
alton to take care of the roads and
pay a toll for every mile they use
the roads. The ruler would in this
way have no postmasters to ap-
point, and no highway department
to care for. No disappointed appli-
cants. AS to politicians, there can
be no democracy until all the peo-
pie are politicians.
A. H. Hendrickson,
Kandota, Todd Co., MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
ANNUAL SPRING
BAND CONCERT
High School Auditorium
On May 3rd

Definite plans for the ninth an
nual spring concert of the Sank
Centre Bands have been rounded
to completion with the appoint
ment of Sunday evening, May 3rd
as the date, announced Director
Hanson this week. The program is
to be presented in the high school
auditorium beginning at 7:45 p. m.
DR. Hanson will present, besides
his Senior Boys and Girls organi-
zation, special feature in musical
numbers by his beginners band.
Never before featuring a band so
young, three and a half months in
organization, the Director is anx-
ious that Sank Centre music low
ers hear this novel feature. The
Senior Band will offer six selec-
tons, of varied band types, besid-
es instrumental solos by members
of the group. There are no charg-
es for this presentation, and a
complete program will be published
in next weeks issue of the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
ROBBERY AT PLANT

Saturday night marauders took
aluminium from a valuable tester
and committed depredations at the
Disposal Plant. They put sand in
one of the bumpers and caused
considerable trouble. The damage
caused is estimated at between SIS
and 800. The same night someone
broke the lock on the band shell
and pilfered some of the fixtures
and some of the park equipment.
At the present time no one has
been apprehended, but there are
clues as to the perpetrators of the
crime.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Arrested for Disposing
Of Mortgaged Property
Conviction Is Punishable BY A
Fine of $500 or One Years
Imprisonment, or Both

John Schmidt, of Grey Eagle
Township, Todd County, was ar
rested last Wednesday by Sheriff
Adams for dispensing of livestock
mortgaged to the Alexandria Pro-
duction Credit Association.
When the inspector called at the
Schmidt farm for the purpose OF
renewing the loan (Which was
S65.OO), there was no livestock on
the place. He learned that John
Schmidt had left early last fall,
stating that he was going to st.
Paul to get job.
Arthur L. Peterson, Pea collect
or, learned that Schmidt was ex-
pected to make visit at a Stearns
county home sometime during
Easter. A warrant was sworn out
and the necessary plans made
which resulted in Schmidt's arrest
last Wednesday.
At the preliminary hearing in
Justice Court the following day he
was bound over to District Court,
bonds set at $1,000. Failing to get
bondsmen, Schmidt is thinking it
over in the Todd County Jail until
the fall term of court.
Conviction for disposing of
mortgaged property is punishable
by fine of $500 or Imprisonment
for one year, or both.
1t is apparent that no loaning in
stitution can safely make loans
without protection of the law, said
Fred J. Foslien, Secretary-Treasur-
er of the Alexandria Production
Credit Association. He further
stated that all violations of this
nature will be dealt with all posi-
BILE firmness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Organize Conser-
walton Association
(Continued from Page Onel

ton to the Is percent of the re.
manning soil depicting acreage in
similar crops. The 1895 flax acre
ages is the flax base. This is con-
trary to anything that the AAA Of
fered before but flax producers
should be governed by that. In
other words if producer plants go
acres of flax in 1886 that will be
his flax base and therefore when
the compliance is checked he must
have IL acres in soil conserving
crops. To those growers who have
no old seedlings of alfalfa and 9TH
er grasses this new ruling will be
of little significance but for folks
who have a substantial acreage of
old seeding it is essential that they
know the old acreage can be used
to make UP this 20 per cent with
out the necessity of planting new
acreage to make up the percentage.
This applies, however, only to
growers who have in a substantial
acreage of old seeding.
Farmers taking part in this fed
eral soil conservation program may
obtain payments of S. per acre for
planting limited acreages of crop
or pasture land to trees this sea-
SON, according to word received by
County Agent Lenzmeier, from the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration.
The message designates tree
planting as one of three soil-im-
proving practices approved by the
Secretary of Agriculture for Min
nesota. The other two are seeding
legumes on crop land, for which
81 to 50 per acre will be paid, and
lining crop or pasture land, for
which payment will be $3.50 per
acre.
The total payment farmer may
obtain for performing one or all
of these practices, however, may
not be more than 81 per acre for
each acre used for the production
OF soil-building and soil-conserving
crops on his farm in 1886. Thus, if
he were using 40 acres for the pro-
duction of alfalfa, clover and long
lived grasses in 1886, he might OBJ
tain as much as, but no more than
$40 for lining, seeding legumes and
planting forest trees.
In addition to the bodybuilding"
payment, as above described, the
farmer may earn a "soil-conserv-
ing" payment, by shifting acreage
from "soil-depleting' to "soil-con-
serving" crops. The rate of SOIL
conserving" payment will vary &C
cording to the productivity of the
soil. but for the United States as
a whole will average $40 per acre.
The acreage on which it will be
paid will be limited.
The government is offering
these payments to encourage far
mers to protect their soil from
washing or blowing and to increase
it's fertility" Mr.. Lenzmeier says.
Furthermore, the planting of
more legumes on most farms will
make for a better balanced system
of farming. The trees will help to
beautify and protect the farm
stead, and in time will provide
fuel, posts and lumber for farm
use or market. Everything consid-
cred, the program offers the farm
err many advantages"
Any farmer wishing more infor-
nation about the program should
visit the ''work-sheet" center near
est his home this week, or inquire
of the county agent or a county or
community committeeman
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23

hostess and conduct the visiting IL
brarians through the buildings and
departments of the School. Miss
Perrie Jones, supervisor of Insti-
tuition Libraries, will conduct the
guests through the library depart
ment.
The Lake Region club is headed
by Miss Claire Winzenburg, Crook
ston, President; Miss Effie Norris,
International Falls, Vice President;
and Miss Mynette Lindeloff, Sec
retary-treasurer, Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
THEATRE PRICES

Manager Parsons, of the Oxford
Theatre, announced Wednesday
that prices for shows will not be
over Csc for adults and the price
to children will be 10c. Rumor
on the streets was to effect that
the prices would be Csc and even
40c. These rumors were incorrect,
and the prices will remain Csc and
1Oc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mike Noonan entered the local
hospital for medical treatment on
Friday Of last week.
DR.. r. E. Cooper submitted to an
operation for removal of his tonsils
on last Saturday. The Doctor Is
around the street now, but was un-
able to be at his offices for several
days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Senior Class To Pre-
sent Play May 9th
ma has scored her triumph.
CONTINUED from Page One)

ma has scored her triumph.
Miss Wilson, the coach, is re-
ceiving able assistance from Mr.
Gray and Mr.. Klein with the stage
Miss Powers with artistic arrange
ment of setting, and Miss Bright
with directing. Phyllis Soltau is
prompter, Ruth Grindy is working
on properties, and Leone Wiener
is doing some art work. All are
working hard and the results
should be very satisfying to the
Sank Centre public, always good
supporters of the Sank Centre
high school plays.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Stomach Pains So Bad
Could Hardly Work.

Says c. S. Gross: after taking
Dr. Emil's Ada Tablets the pains
are gone and I eat anything" Try
Ada treatment on our money back
guarantee.-Hanson & Emerson,
Druggists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Convention of Librar-
ians May ! and z
CONTINUED from Page One)

A visit to the State Institution
which graces the city of Sank Cen
ire, the Home School, will be held
on Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m.
Miss Inez Patterson is to be the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23

Miss Thora Nygard, Julian Mey-
ers, and Ed Hanna, of Brainerd,
visited on Sunday with Miss Marie
Schwartzbauer at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. G.
SchwartZbauer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23

Seventy-three nations are repre-
sented among the students at Bos-
ton University.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23

Representative Marion A. Zion
check CD of Washington, who
has been ordered to appear before
a lunacy jury in District Supreme
Court Friday, will act as his own
lawyer, he is said to have told a
process server at Gallinger Hospi-
tai today.
Served with official notice of
the proceedings, Zioncheck is said
to have told Donald H. Foster,
deputy u. S. marshal who served
the papers:
"Hand that paper to me, I
have been expecting it for sew
eral days and 1 want to see it."
It appeared possible today that
a postponement of the trial will
be necessary if the washington
legislator insists on Summoning
as witnesses on his own behalf
the number of congressman he
indicated he would call. Many
are now attending the Demo
cratic n ational convention in
Philadelphia and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel T. Gillespie
Walsh said that if they are sum-
moned a poStponement will be
unavoidable.
Heading the list Of witnesses
summoned by the District gov
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
LISTS THREE
STATESF0R
LAND0N
Republican Chairman
Praises Al Smith
For High Ideals

NEW YORK, June % Q.N.S).
High idealism was the term
ascribed today by John D. M. Ham
ilton, Republican national chair.
man, to the appeal to the Demo
cratic national convention by Al
fred E. Smith and four others to
reject the candidacy Of President
Roosevelt.
Opening the Eastern campaign
of Governor Alfred M. Landon Of
Kansas at a Republican unity
dinner at the Hotel AStor, Ham
ilton spoke over a national radio
hookup, and predicted the Landon-
Knox ticket would sweep the ma
ton this fall.
Predicts Split South
He challenged the Democrats
to name six States they were Ger.
tain to capture and predicted q
break even in the ranks of the
solid South" naming Florida,
Georgia and North Carolina as
States the Republicans have bet
ter than an even chance to carry.
Hamilton lauded the Republican
platform and had high praise for
Governor Landon, whom he char
acterized as a statesman and Cit
izen whose honesty and courage
were of that rare quality which
could meet the tests of these de-
manding times"
Hamilton's address came on the
eve of an important conference
of New York State Republican
leaders at which definite plans for
handling the Landon-Knox cam
paign in the East will be made.
Hamilton's appearance as guest
of honor at dinner arranged by
the Republican National Finance
Committee, in conjunction with
the State and county Republican
committees, served to give New
YorkerS their first view of the
fiery Kansas leader, who swept
the Cleveland convention by storm.
maps hcCOVCEy ElduS
Much of Hamilton'S attack on
the Roosevelt administrations
policies was centered on its meas
ures designed to bring about re.
employment and recovery. He
said:
"The greatest indictment that
can be Ieveled against Mr..
Roosevelt is that he has allowed
millions of men and women
who wanted work to continue
to subsiSt just above the star.
vatiOn line while he pursued
pet and peculiar policies of his
own which every reliable EN-.
plOyer in industry and honest
leader of agriculture continued
Continued on Page Is, Col. IL
The Washington times., 1936-06-23

transport Chateau Thierry off the
coast of Florida yesterday, carry
ing all to their deaths, according
to word received at the War De-
partment here today.
At the time Lieutenant Bawsel
was en- route to Washington from
Panama to enter Walter Reed
Hospital. He had been in i'll
health.
Mrs. BawSel also was on the
transport. The ship was stopped
following the leap, and life boats
launched, but the body of the Of
ficer and the three children, aged
2, 3 and S, were not recovered.
Lieutenant Bawsel was a gradu-
ate of Vanderbilt University and
Georgia Tech. He received his
training at Brooks Field, San An
tonic, Tex, and lated completed
the Advanced Flying School
course.
A first lieutenant, he was twice
a member of the mythical "Cater-
pillar Club" having made two
parachute leaps safely. He had
been on duty in the Canal Zone
for the mast tTO years.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
YOUTH TRIED
IN Staying

William Martin Mcnamara, 81
year-old Petersburg, Va, youth,
went on trial for his life in Dis
trict Supreme Court today,
charged with first degree murder
in connection with the mistake"
killing of John Mikedis, 81, a chef
at a rest aurant where Nc
Namara's estranged wife was
working.
An all male jury was chosen be-
fore Justice Daniel w. O'Donog-
hue to decide whether the youth
should die in the electric chair
for the Mikedis Staying.
Mrs. Ruth Mcnamara, %, his
wife, was the first of the principal
government witnesses. She told
the jury that she had been
estranged from her husband for
more than two years and shortly
before the shooting, on last March
IA, she had gone to Petersburg to
ask him to consent to a divorce.
Several days after her return to
Washington her husband visited
her in the Liberty Cafe, 804 K
st. N. w., where she is employed,
and asked her to talk with him
alone for a few moments, she said.
Samuel J. Ally, of 3033 Sixteenth
st. N. w., proprietor Of the cafe,
loaned Mrs. Mcnamara the key
to the door of his car so the couple
could discuss their affair in pri-
vate, she said.
This, she indicated, caused her
husband to become infuriated with
jealousy and after she had termi-
mated the interview with a refusal
to become reconciled and had re-
turned to her work, her husband
entered the kitchen of the cafe
with a drawn pistol.
Ally was in the kitchen with
her at the time and her husband
began firing at both. His shots
missed her, but one struck Ally
in the leg, inflicting a wound
from which he recovered. At
this time Mikedis entered the
room and a bullet passed through
his head, killing him instantly.
The case is expected to reach
the jury late today, according to
Assistant United States Attorney
Samuel F. Beach, who is in
charge of the prosecution.
Defense Attorneys Frank j.
Kelly and E. Russell Kelly have
not indicated the nature of their
defense but hint they may at
tempt to justify the defendants
jealous motive. 1,n.l.....
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
BANDS HOLD
UPPARLEY
OPENING
Farley Cheered as He
Sets New Deal as
the Clear Issue
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

CONVENTION HALL, PHILA.
DELPHIA,- June % Q.N.S0-The
Democratic National Convention
that is to renominate Franklin D.
Roosevelt and John N. Garner,
got off to a roaring start today
with National Chairman James A,
Farley delivering a powerful first
punch.
Some l,100 delegates, an equal
number o alternateS and thou
sands Of visitors who packed the
galleries to the point Of Suffocai
ton roared their acclamation of
Farley's blunt definition Of "the
issue"
Sets "New DeaT' Issue
Ignoring alike the third party
threat of Representative William
Lemke and his Union ticket, and
the back-handed Swipe at the
party taken by AL Smith, Farley
sent the convention off to an en-.
thusiastic beginning by proclaim,
ing at the outset:
"The issue is the continuance
Of the "New Deal"
That, said Farley, is the sole
question before the convention
and before the country. He con,
tinued:
"It is cIear-cut and cannot be
disguised; shall we continue the
New Deal which has rescued
our country from disaster and
despair, or shall the government
be turned back to the old deal
ers who wrecked it?"
For a Democratic convention,
today'S gathering in Philadel.
phia'S spacious convention hall
was unusual. For one thing, there
wasn't any real fight-except the
fight that is to be projected into
the campaign by the Sullen and
cantankerous AL. One had to go
back to st. Louis, in 1916, when
they renominated Woodrow Will
son, to find a counterpart for the
present show.
Only One Sour Note
Save for the sour note injected
into the convention by Smiths
appeal to put aside Franklin D.
Roosevelt and nominate a genuine
Continued ON Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
6 IN FAMILY
FELLED BY
POISON
Girl Most Seriously
Ill After Eating
Smoked Ham

One child was seriously Ill today
and several other members of her
family were suffering from the ef-
fectS of poison after eating smoked
ham.
Yesterday morning the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dolan, of
$500 Massachusetts, Ave-, Friend
ship Station, Md, consumed a
quantity of smoked ham. First
stricken was Mrs. Dolan. Later,
one after the other, her husband,
brother and three of her eight
children were taken i'll.
Thirteen-year-old Margaret, eld-
est of the children, was seriously
stricken. At Georgetown Hos
pital, where all were taken, her
condition was described as serious
last night and slightly improved
today.
According to the hospital, all
eight children were i'll, although
MINIS. Dolan said five of the chill
dren did not eat the ham and
were not stricken.
Rose Marie, 3, and Eula, 2, were
treated at the hospital and sent
home. The other five children,
Cordia, 10; Helen, 8; Alease, IL;
Branch, S, and Charles, II, were
examined by nurses, who "ad-
vised" them on how to treat them
selves.
According to Mrs. Dolan, Mr..
Dolan was stricken at work. Her
brother, w. C. Sirles, who lives
with the DolanS, was also stricken,
she said.
Mr.. Dolan, an ex-Service man, is
employed by a contracting COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
Deep-Sea Automobile
To Be Built 10 Travel
7 Miles Under Wafer
NEW YORK, June % Q.N.S0

NEW YORK, June % Q.N.S0
A Tdeep-sea automobile!
That's the idea of Otis Barton,
Of the bathySphere, who
arrived here today from South
America. He said:
"The bathysphere, such as the
type DR.. william Beebe uses,
goes only One-half mile into the
sea.
II am ready to start building
one that will go two miles down.
1t will have wheels on it and a
motor similar to an automobile,
so that when 1t gets down to the
bottom of the sea it can move
around under its own power"