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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10
Birchdale

Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hirt and
daughters, of st. Paul, were week
end guests of the lady's mother
and family, Mrs. Mae Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Guse and
family were among the guests who
surprised Grandpa Buchholz on his
eighty-fourth birthday Saturday
evening.
Earl Bergstrom and Edwin Os-
tendorf left Monday evening to at
tend the State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs DeLos Trattles
and son, Glen, were Thursday eve
ming visitors at the o. F. Ilgen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Lyon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Kleinschmidt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Art Kleinschmidt and Rudy
Leitz spent Sunday evening at the
Wilbert Guse home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Vanderhoff
and the lady's sister and brother
in-law, from Edgerton, attended
the State Fair Monday.
Mrs. o. F. Ilgen and Mrs. Clar-
ence Hgen and son, Dale. called on
Mrs. Evelyn Lyon at Grey Eagle
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cramblet
and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Messenger,
of near Clotho and Mrs. Mollie
Stavers, of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
were Sunday afternoon callers at
the Mrs. Mae Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rachey and
family spent Sunday afternoon at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10
Old Highway No. 4

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zerk, and
Russell Chase were visitors at the
Wesley Martin home Wednesday.
Mrs. Erik Forsberg, and Mrs.
Karine Thornbloom were visitors
at the August Johnson home in
Eagle Bend Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvie Johnson and
sons, Arville and Aldrick, from
Warren, Minnesota, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cumming and family
were visitors at the Wesley Martin
home Sunday. Mrs. Johnson is
a cousin of Mrs. Wesley Martin and
Mrs. William Cumming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Holmes and
son, Melvin, and Calire Keeny left
Monday morning for their home
at Rock Lake, North Dakota.
Mrs. Erik Forsberg and Mrs.
Karine Thornbloom and son, Err
nest, visited at Griesert's Sunday
evening.
Miss Lucille Stegner, of Sank
Centre, spent from Monday until
Wednesday at the Wesley Martin
home.
Mrs. Herman Hanson and son,
Herbert, called at Thornblom's
Saturday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10
Northwest Ashley

Mrs. Ted Coppack, of st. Cloud,
and Mrs. Leo Stadtherr, of Mime
apolis, visited several days of last
week at the Dan Kane home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthaler
and sons, Vernon and James, spent
Sunday afternoon at the Simon
Marthaler home.
Miss Marie Matthiesen spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Ar
villa Uphus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Marthaler
visited Monday afternoon with
relatives near Glenwood.
Anton Bentfield and Mile Wis
tied Sunday evening at the Joe
Cans home.
Miss Ida Konzak left Friday for
Meibonx Montana, where she will
teach school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Eibensteiner
spent Sunday afternoon at the
Jack Bentfield home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bosl and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Woeste and daughters spent Sun
day afternoon and were supper
quests DIT = Tie 4NlCh VIGIL IiAdlSl
home.
Miss Isadore Scanlon, of Sank
Centre, is spending a few days at
the Anton Bentfield home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deters and
family spent Sunday afternoon at
the John Marthaler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Frederick
and children spent Sunday after
noon at the Joe Beste home.
The Misses Martha Minette,
Clara Beste, Helen Schley, Arvilla,
Uphus and Marie Matthiesen called
on Miss Mile Bentfield Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthaler
spent Monday evening with Mrs
Catherine Marthaler and Louise
and Andy in West Union.
Mrs. Henry Marthaler spent
Monday afternoon with her sister,
Miss Mile Bentfield.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10
Unity

Joe Jennissen and Bertha Henry
visited at the William Quade home
last Sunday.
Everyone in this vicinity was
busy filling silo this week.
Leo Dold called at the Matt Nc
farlane home Monday.
Arnie and Arvin Kind helped
Paul Dold fill silo Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Charles Goodpaster called at the
George Kind home Monday.
Robert Betow remodelled the
Unity school house last week.
Richard Quade called at the AL
file Hanson home in Sank Centre
last Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Quade and Mrs. Glenn
ems Hummer called at the Matt
Wiener home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Goodpaster
and family, of Sank Centre, spent
Sunday at the home of Al Kum-
mer.
Mrs. John Hummer spent Thurs
day at the home of VIM. Quade.
Herman and Orville Quade took
some stock to South st. Paul on
Thursday and returned home Fri
day.
Dorothy Warner spent Sunday
with the Ritter children.
Orville Quade and Arthur Wiener
spent Sunday with Richard Quade.
The Unity All club held its
meeting at the Herman Quade
home Friday evening. 1t was we'll
attended.
Robert Betow and Walter Kind
visited at Unity last Saturday. -
Lester Hummer called at the
VIM. Quade home last Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Goodpaster and daugh-
ter are visiting with Mrs. Al Kum-
mer at the present time.
Walter Kind called on Henry
Betow Tuesday morning.
George Kind had the misfortune
OF falling from the porch Wednes-
day. He broke his arm and is stay
ing at the home of Albert Kind,
near Sank Centre, at the present
time.
Daisy Cheadle helped Mrs. Henry
Quade with her work last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Spaeth and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10

lange, Sylvester and Leonard
Schieffer were callers at Hugo
Klar's Sunday afternoon.
Robert Gritzmacher Is visiting
with his folks, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Gritzmacher, for some time.
Grandmother Gritzmacher is
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Win
Gritzmacher for some time.
Dorothy Warner was visitor
at Ritter's home Sunday.
Robert Gritzmacher, Alvin Gritz-
macher and Erwin Ripke left Sum
day for the State Fair and. will
return Wednesday.
Rosine Ritter was a visitor at
Quade brothers home Monday.
Mrs. Tillie Ritter and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jennissen
and children were Sank Centre
callers Saturday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10

the Mrs. Vesta Trumble home.
Friday evening a few neighbors
and friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Strassburg surprised them with a
farwell party. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Guse and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ortwin Rose
now and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sabart, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
Dickson and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Tschida and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus GRADER and Jessie.
Mrs. o. f. Ilgen and son, Oscar,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ilgen and
son, Dale, and Leland and Roger
Ilgen were Sunday afternoon Wis
itors at the VIM. Shanahan and
Frank frisco homes.
Mrs. Claude Everist spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Tony Voller.
School In District 12-113 opened
Monday with an enrolment of IA.
Miss Deloris Lentz is the teacher.
Oscar Ilgen filled silo for Ven
ner brothers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Strassburg
were supper guests at the Wilbert
Gust home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lyon and Sid
ney and Lorraine were Saturday
visitors at Long Prairie.
Mrs. Jake Vanderhoff spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Evelyn Lyon
at Grey Eagle.
Mrs. Inman Breese had the mis-
fortune of losing horse and a COW
last week.
Mrs. Lowell Nelson and children,
of Bovey, and Mrs. Otto Samuel
son and children, of Kandota, spent
Sunday afternoon with their aunt,
Mrs. Ira Lyon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10

Built Of first grade materials and
workmanship with Cum-Dipped Cord
construction. Designed to give blowout
protection, long mileage and depend
able service. Bears the Firestone name
and guarantee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10

family, of Melrose, spent Sunday
with Paul Dold's.
Henry Whei called on Robert
Betow Tuesday.
Alvin Below spent a few days
near Grey Eagle visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Chas. Hummer called on
Mrs. Henry Betow Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Tillie Ritter called on the
Quade Bros. Friday.
AL Gritzmacher called on Orville
Kind Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Quade and
family called at the VIM. Quade
home.
Mrs. Ray Goodpaster and daugh-
ter called on her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Hummer Thursday.
Mrs. Clemens Hummer and son
Donald, spent Saturday afternoon
with Margaret Macfarlane.
Allie Hansen helped VIM. Quade
for few days with his work.
Tony Proell and Raymond Good
paster helped Chas. Goodpaster fill
silo last Thursday.
Walter Kind called at the home
of Bill Rapp Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hocksteler
and family, of Minneapolis, spent
the weekend with he rparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Goodpaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Klein
schmidt and son, Arnold, of Little
Sank spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clemens Hummer
and also visited at the William
Quade home Sunday.
Retha Goodpaster spent a few
days in Sank Centre visiting with
Mrs. Ray Goodpaster.
Raymond Proell, of Sank Centre
helped Al Hummer a few days
with his work.
Mrs. AL Hummer called on Hen
ry Below Friday.
Richard Quade spent few days
in Sank Centre visiting with the
Wiener boys.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10
Getty Grove

Normen, sylvester, Loretta and
Virginia Radermacher and Ray
mond Essler, Christ Wolbeck and
Arnold Selinsky spent Sunday at
Martin Wiener's.
Alloys ROLLING was a visitor at
Emil Wiener's Tuesday morning.
George Ertl was caller at Joe
Jennissen's place Tuesday.
Mrs. Dorothy Hansman and son,
Donald, and daughter, Lois, were
dinner guests of Mrs. Leonard
Wiener Tuesday. ..
Claude Gilbertson was a caller
at Joe Jennissen's place Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Jacob Huber and son,
Francis, and daughter, Zita, of
Kenmare, North Dakota, spent a
few. days at the Frank Essler
home.
Alleys ROLLING, who was en-
ployed at the Joe Jennissen home,
returned to Melrose Wednesday.
Mrs. George Wiener and Robert
spent Friday at the Henry Vessel
home at Melrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jennissen and
children were visitors at the Henry
Jennissen home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Essler, Mrs.
Jacob Huber and daughter, Zita,
were dinner guests at the Herbert
Rousslang home Friday.
Miss Florence Trettel, of St.
Paul, Miss Isabel Warsnuk and
Rev. Father Haller, of North
Prairie, were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Wiener and fam
lily Friday.
Miss Leona Wiener has returned
home after staying with her sister,
Mrs. Joe Niehaus, Jr.
Neighbors and relatives pleas
antly surprised Mrs. Martin Wiener
and Mrs. Henry Wiener Wednes-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10
Thursday, September 10, 1886

Miss Melvina Cumming, of Sank
Centre, is spending a few days at
Wesley Martins.
John Thornbloom, Nels Thorn
bloom and son, Nels, Ernest Fors-
berg, and Helen Thornbloom ar
rived Saturday morning from
Rockford, Illinois. Helen has been
spending the last three weeks with
friends and relatives in Illinois.
The others are staying for three
days of fishing. They will return
on Tuesday for Illinois.
Mrs. Wesley Martin and daugh-
ter, Verna, Mrs. William Cumming,
and Mrs. Harold Nelson and daugh-
ter, Sally Maureen, motored to st.
Cloud Wednesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-10

Explosion of several cans OF
beans awakened Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Trimble, of Emporia, Kans. when
their home caught fire one night.
Your body loses enough heat in
an hour to raise a half gallon OF
water to the boiling point.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-18


grating
which
Then he slipped
the the chair beside his bed. crawed
. the attic
tocom to haunhin
suddenly awakened
recognized the white
rats which mady about the
Specter Turns Out o Be Venomous Adder.
people that
What
throwing them into such panic?
applied It to the candle The dim
where the
suddenly pulled his
this Alpine
swftness OF lightning nes
the the
which had killed the
hadn
living
killing happened to be LOGGED IN simple
explanation bit complicated
for fear OF the adder which would
the reptile would take
wasn't much hope for
attracted
possibility Of Of mine Il turned to
the chamber opened
snd ne FlorianI came In"
necessary Inc old land
scamperng about overhead knowing
eventually ne
bred point DanK me repues
gathered round the body
furnishing meal for of Its Intended victims
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Adventures
Club
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BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter.

YOU boys girls long time I've been telling the
world that truth stranger than felton, and now here comes
Aurelus Menegus of Clifton j. agree with me- tie had an
adventure andweh admits its fantastic that ne mas
pinch himself every while order to believe could
have actually happened to him.
you right that this ghost story One
heard that happened to Aureu on June
farther than that to take IN the
history little mountain tavern near San
Vito In the Italian Alps.
this: 80 before the curator
He had with him cohcc
Of mountains OF
his wife to DEATH Thereafter that
all Of them had been
and surprise their faces
said they had died OF fright Ne
fright
And terrible
die from the sight OF her
Aurelius Goes Calling the Spook
the clock ahead
with OF Aureus Meneus he was
something OF
zoologst and taxidermst himself
In determined
In possible
certainly
be
him five white
the Then after
himself bed
Rats Were Companions His Weird Vigil.
a the Inn 1t lighted by candle
bed washstand and few chairs There
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-18
PATTERN 1852

Dark and light lllaes, tied with q
flourish Into the loveliest of floral
sprays. Is far and away the incest
and easlest-fiowery touch one can
give bedroom. Even an amateur
will find the large spray easy to en-
broider on bedspread with four
smaller sprays on the bolster, or
scarf ends. The flowers are entirely
formed OF lazydaisy stitch and
French knots, the leaves Of blanket
stltch-the rest Is In outline. With
cotton or rayon floss the designs are
seemingly done In no time, In shades
of lilac, orchid or palest yellow.
Pattern 1852 comes to you with
transfer pattern OF motif Is by q
inches and two reverse motifs by
5h inches. Color suggestions; Illus
tratIons of all stitches needed mate
rial requirements.
Send Is cents In coins n stamps
(coins preferred) to The Sewing
Circle, Needlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth
Ave-, New York, N. Z. Write plainly
pattern number, your name and adj
dress.
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a giant of 1880 who wears stove-plpe
hat that Is Ave feet high.
Goliath Is at Ath, village OF French
Flanders. Mrs Goliath lives with him
and their sole exercise Is their annual
and hilarious promenade through the
streets OF Ath
The most socially prominent OF the
group Is Gayang who has lived In
DouaI for 4O7 years. Dating from me-
dleval times. he Is fittingy outfitfed
with a shield and lance and Is brought
out every July 9. to repulse an imagl'
nary invader
He is followed by Mrs. Gayang, who
dresses as a lady OF the Renaissance
perlod, and then come their three chill
1ren. Jacquot. Filliot and Binbln.
There Is even royal Jester Of colossal
dimensions who accompanies the pa.
rade. Gayang has still another ad-
vantage over other Flemish giants as
no has his own national anthem
which Is sung with fervor each year
49, he Is paradel through the streets
| of historic Doual-
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A recent census In France reveals
that there are It's medieval monsters
existing in French Flanders today.
writes a Lille tFrance) United Press
correspondent.
They are the worlds biggest toys.
averaging % feet In height and are
one to five centuries old. The Elem
lsh populations of France have been
amusing themselves with these mon
strous playthings since the Fifteenth
century. The municipal councils pro
vide communal shelter for these wood.
cardboard and cloth giants which
emerge once year to preside at the
town festivals and carnlvals.
Gargantua. the historic brain child
Of Rabclals. resides AT B1llenl and re
ceives the homage Oh his subjects on
MnrdI Grus. Calais, the seaport town
is ruled by TWO gigantic sailors, each
20 feet tall while Bergues has It's own
Individual citizen named Berguemard
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Foreign Words
and Phrases

Alb ovo. {L) From the egg from
the origin.
AID interim. I'D In the meantime;
during the interval.
A la bonnie heure. (F) In the nick
of time.
Bis dat qui cito dat. ILL., He gives
twice who gives promptly.
Chateau en- Espagne. tF.) A castle
In Spain; castle In the air.
Coup de maitre. CD Master
stroke.
Poeta nascitur, non fit. I.) The
poet Is born, not made.
Exceptio prohat regulam. (I.1 The
exception proves the rule.
In loco PARENTS. ILL., In the place
of a parent.
Dulce eft decorum est pro patria
mort. tL.) Sweet and seemly Is 1t to
die for ones fatherland.
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Population Shifts

A New Deal planning bureau Is busy
at the moment trying to discover
whether Americas great cities are
moving into the country. In recent
years a definite trend In which people
have been moving from thlckly popu-
lated city areas to outlying suburbs
has been noticed The exact extent
of the shifts Is not known. The studies
are being carried on In Washington.
Cincinnati Cambridge, Mass, and Ann
Arbor, Mich.
Three Of the chief points In the sur
vey are:
|. The contrasting ways OF life In
cities and In country
2. The influence OF modernized
transportation on city development.
3. Model communities, such as sub.
sistence homesteads In the United
States, garden cities In England, ant
combined rural-industrial communities
in Holland Germany. and France
The survey will take In what cit.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-18

amusing justice
confined to the M
tional government.
Murierers. kidnap-
ers and other rack
eteers are Jailed.
not for their crimes
against society, but
for failure TO pay
income tax. The
felon Is Jailed for
failure to divide his
criminal earnings
with his govern
ment.
A change from
this program Is due
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-18
Plans Garden Homes"

A new administration housing pro-
gram involving development of gar
den homes outside Of large cities, was
outlined by Stewart Mcdonald, fed
eral housing administrator.
Saying that President Roosevelt us
enthusiastic" over the plan, Mcdonald
told newspaper men II was aimed at
gradual movement OF Industrial work
ers and similar classes from urban and
suburban areas to small homes stu
ated on one to two acre plots several
miles from city limits.
Emphasizing that this Ia not any
thing In the way OF benevolent
proposition" and that no grants Of fed
eral funds were involved, he said 1t
would be accomplished through a
broadening OF FILA regulations to per-
NIT government insurance of mort
cages on such property.
This will enable bankers and other
| leaders to advance funds for the de-
| velopmeDt OF these I'm between" areas
for residential purposes, he said.
1.-THE President believes that when.
ever possible people should be on an
acre to two OF ground with trees, gar
/ dens and shrubbery," he said.
This plan has been made possible
by inventions and improvements In thu
last ten years. Now we have goot
roads, electricity, water facilities, ant
other conveniences for those areas IL
between the city and the country
Such program WAS not possible dur
Ing the last building boom.''
WNU Hervice
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Real Live Patriotism

II Is easy to get up the sentiment OF
patriotism but that Is far from the
reality Of patriotism. II Is not enough
to feel for ones country; ore must
live for It,
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areas should be devoted to residential
purposes and what to business ana In
dustrial purposes.
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Warning for Women

Country women who voted to con-
centrate their efforts for the next three
years on native handIcrafts were
warned of certain marketing dangers.
Miss Bertha Nienburg. assistant d.
rector Of the women's bureau, told the
Associated Country Women that the
Labor department believes the CONNER
cialized cottage industry a detriment
to rural life.
New England women knitters had
been exploited, she said, receiving as
low as 20 cents dozen for knitted
bottles, and survey of the bed quilt
makers of the southern mountains had
shown an annual S3,0O0O00 sale Of
quilts that brought but dollar a week
wage to the workers.
She cited the Southern Highlands as
ISOLATION, started about a year ago
with loan from the Tennessee Valley
authority. as an example of working
cooperative, marketing the noun
taineer handicrafts to the tourists at
Norris, and to city dwellers at Rookie
Teller Center, N. Y.
Margaret A. Ambrose, state home
demonstration agent Of Tennessee, con-
tended that commercial exploitation
could be cIrcumvented by simply turn
Ing down that sort Of orders.
She too urged keeping the country
womans handicraft cultural. saying
IF you can make something beautiful
for your home, so that other women
who see 1t will want 1t for their
homes, you will have no trouble mar
keting 1t"
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1929 Campaign Head

Byrns was made chairman OF the ma
tional Democratic congressional cam
paign in 1929 and 1t was matter OF
pride to him that 1t was under his
leadership that his party regained con-
troll Of the house
He was born on a farm near Cedar
Hill, In Robertson county, on 'Tennes-
sees northern border, July 20. 1869.
After being graduated from high
school, Byrns entered Vanderbilt uni
versity, earning his tuition by working
In the tobacco fields OF Robertson coun-
ty during vacations. He took an AGA
demic course for two years, then
switched to the law school and was
graduated with the degree OF LIB, In
1890. After one more summer Of farm
work he hung up his shingle In Nash
Vile.
Politics opened natural pathway
to the mountaineering needed by a
young lawyer and Byrns. four years
after he began practice, was elected to
the state legislature. He served three
successive terms In the house from
1895 to 1900.
Byrns was a presidential elector In
1904 and In 1908 became a candidate
for congress. He had to defeat re-
doubtable campaigner, John Wesley
Gaines, to win the nomination, but
turned the trick, carried the November
election and took his seat Ia the ma
tional house March 4, 1909.
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SEEN
HEARD
around the
NATIONAL
CAPITAL

Washington.-The sudden passing OF
Speaker Joseph w. Byrns was great
shock to his colleagues, among whom
he was universally loved and respect
ed Back of the speaker was full
quarter-century as a member OF the
house from the Hermitage district" or
Tennessee, a tenure which saw him go
through dozen successful political
campaigns and which brought him
Craftsmanship of the house appropria-
lions committee. leadership of the Dem
ocratic majority and head of the Demo
cratic congressional campaign COM
mittee
Uncle Joe" to his constituents, he
was shrewd politician, masterful
parliamentary strategist and a fair
minded chairman and presiding officer
whose personal qualities won praise
from political opponents.
He was a lawyer by profession, an
avid reader of history, biography and
detective stories and fisherman when
ever a letup In his work allowed him to
indulge In that pastime. He liked to
travel by airplane.
Close to 6 feet inches tall, he was
rangy and soft-voiced. Rugged fea-
lures we're accentuated by beetling,
shaggy eyebrows.
Byrns' service on the pivotal appro-
priations committee began early In his
congressional career, which started In
March, 1909. In 1881 he became chair
man. resigning the position when he
was chosen party floor leader In 1888.
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BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
One Big Shot Convicted
The Many Laugh
Roman Triumph, New Style
Storms, Floods, Twisters

The kind of Justice" supposed It
"terrify" crime In this country Is yer,