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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

lean independence was declared
and American institutions founded
and formulated!
| What a travesty on American
ideals, what a burlesque of Jeffer-
sonian democracy, what a political
farce, what Christmas pantomime
with administration Clowns and
Pantaloons all joking and laughing
and playing Bolshevik pranks on
the public!
What a chance for Harlequin
himself, attired in a red and yell
low patchwork of alien politics, to
tell his bedtime stories over the
radio and promote his dangerous
personal ambitions behind the
mask Of public welfare!-Fairfax
Standard.
Few Laws Unconstitutional
In $50 years congress has passed
a total of 24,300 laws. The supreme
mourt in the entire time has ruled
only IA unconstitutional. We hear
some criticism of the supreme
court for its rulings but strange as
~ aAoy oCCAAi, 10 SCluOIIl CIIl-
icism of governor when he vetoes
a law passed by congress. Thous-
ands of acts have been vetoed. The
following Is the record Of the su-
preme court in declaring that acts
violated the constitution
There were one each under the
presidencies OF Washington, Madi-
son and Monroe. Then there was
close respect to the constitution up
to the time Of Lincoln, when 5 were
declared unconstitutional, under
Johnson, 8 when Grant was presi-
dent in his first term, and in his
second. Under Cleveland's first
term there was only one, and one
under Harrison. In Cleveland's sec
ond term there were 8, and the
number was doubled under McKin-
ley. In Theodore Roosevelt's rule
there were 5, three under Taft, two
in Wilson's first term and 10 in his
second. Four each were set aside
under Harding and Coolidge, none
under Hoover. In the first two
years of Franklin Roosevelt there
have been 10 already condemned by
the high court-and there will pro-
badly be more. This congress has
the high record for unconstitution-
al laws.-Long Prairie Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts from Herald of Thurs,
Feb. 8, 1916-Items Of Interest
OF Twenty Years Ago

An inter-class debating tourna-
ment to determine the champion
ship of the Sank Centre High
School was held Wednesday night
with a victory over the sophomores.
The question was Resolved, That
the United States Should Increase
Her Armament" Solomon Dewey,
Florence Hennemann and Glen Bo-
hall composed the winning team,
while Gilbert Stegner, Earle Rein
and Mabel Kinsella represented the
Sophomores.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Bows SnOwshOa To Reach School

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS talk ABOUT the hardShlpS
involved in getting to and from the Old Red School
house, but they have nothing on four sons of Mr..
and Mrs John Neal, of the East Bay Fishing camp
Crane lake, northern boundry water Chester, II,
Raymond, 10, Charles and Glen 8, all snowshoe
mile morning and night over the ice of the wind
blown lake to meet the school bus and they never
miss it, no matter how cold the weather. From the
point they meet the bus, they are taken along with
other Crane lake children to the school in Buyck,
which is Is miles from Nelson's. In the spring dur
ing the thaw, the boys get at four o'clock in the
morning, and with books and lunch pals under their
arms, hike down a narrow trail about two and one
half miles around the lake. When the lake is open
the boys use a boat and motor to get across
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
SEED-CORN TESTING
BULLETIN NOW READY

In response to many request
from farmers for information
about seed-corn testing, the Agri-
cultural Extension Service, Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul, has recently
revised it's Special Bulletin Is,
seed Corn Selection and Germina-
ton Methods"
The bulletin explains, by picture
and word, how to make a prelim-
mary test to find out whether or
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Wild Ducks Pick Coolest Spot In U. s. for Winter

their taxes are to be given ten
years to pay up and there will be
no penalties or interest to pay.
How many more reprieves and par
dons is the delinquent tax payer
going to receive? We would like to
know before real estate taxes be-
come due again.-Evleth Clarion.
The worst thing In giving char
ity Is politics. We would guess that
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Thursday, February 6, 1886.

not given lot Of seed corn will
grow, and also how to test each
ear to determine its termination
quality. The methods recommended
are easy to understand and carry
out, and require the use of no ex-
pensive equipment.
Suggestions are also given for
gathering and storing seed corn.
Farmers may obtain copies Of Spec
ial Bulletin 1875 from county agents,
high school agricultural instruc-
tors, or from the Bulletin Office,
University Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Mail Carrier Has Exciting Moment

Alexandria.-An exciting moment for rural
mail carrier experienced recently when w. l.
Dobbn, postman on route one at Glenwood, found
his stuck between the rails of track with two
trains due any moment. He crossing the rail-
road track and the tires of his became fastened
between the rails in such manner that it impos-
sble for him to get it released. Help had to be sum-
moned to get the off the tracks which took
hour The two trains tagged to STOP pre-
venting smash-up but were delayed in their sched
ule while the removed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

that the delinquent taxpayer Is
going to have the laugh on those
who have paid their taxes regular
ly. The joke falls especially hard
on those who were delinquent dur
ing the tough years Of 1882 and
1888 but who managed to pay up in
1884 or 1885, penalties. interest and
costs. In a new law just passed,
which Governor Olson Is expected
to sign, those who failed to pay
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

Granite Falls-A toy cannon proved anything
but toy when it exploded and tore the index finger
of Franklin Lee, son of Attorney and Mrs William
Lee of Granite Falls Franklin and his younger bro
Their, Clifford playing with the miniature
pom which discharged. In loading the weapon before
the explosion the boy had forced too much powder
into the magazine, and the weapon discharged pre-
maturey. Half of the lads index finger the left
hand was blown off, his shirt was torn off, and his
entire body blackened from the smoke Fortunately,
his eyes uninjured, he wearing shatter-
proof glasses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Watch Repair Man Leaves With Customers
Watches

Lake Wilson.-An itinerate watch maker and
pair has "tinkered" with the watches of resi-
dents of Lake Wilson little too much, and is being
sought by authorities. E. L. Bliss who makes his lv
ing travelling from town to town repairing clocks and
watches dropped in on Lake Wilson and at Iona and
Avoca nearby. His work guaranteed he said,
Anyone who entrusted watch to his expert hands
would have to worry about it again. 1t is true
that his customers have been relieved of the worry
of whether their time-pieces would keep good time,
but they have been left with the worry of wonder
ing where their watches Bliss apparently de-
camped with a collection of time pieces and cannot
be found. One of the watches was valued at $40.
Wild Ducks Pick Coolest Spot In u. s. for Winter
International Fals.-Apparently flock Of five
ducks, Of the buebill variety, cannot read the
rent weather reports, and are making their home In
the Rainy river this winter Although International
Falls has been set down in reports being the cold
spot the United States with temperatures run
ming low 81 degrees below zero, this group OF
bluebs may not subscribe to the papers and are not
keeping up with the news. The birds whenever part
of Rainy lake opens up 1t frequently does during
the winter will fly up to the larger open water dur
ing cold snaps returning to the river just above the
dam, which never freezes over Just why these ducks
choose Rainy river and Rainy lake a winter re-
sort has never satisfactorily explained, but 1t is
fact that Of the birds spend each winter here
AS one editor remarked With pair OF wings and
a good squawk we wouldn't be hanging arount these
prairies this time of the year!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Devil Appears In Adorned Rabbit

Elk River.-Horned rabbits not at all COM
mon, and when Fred Peri, who lives a farm about
three miles east of Elk River, shot rabbit recent
ly and found it had four distinct horns growing on
top of its head he thought it quite curiosity
The rabbit had been hanging around the buildings
the Pieri farm for some time, and he finally got
shot at it. The rabbit appeared to be normal other
wise, but the horns were about inch long and
were of hard bony substance
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Large Increase Of Electricity in 1885

Rural identification, which has made great
strides in the United States during the past year will
be great aid in the development of electric power
in the future Stearns county is now organized and
the members now making efforts to rush the
program of rural identification in the county.
Rural identification and increased use of cleo
tricity other industries responsible in 1885
for the greatest production of electric power ever
generated in single year in the United States, ap-
proximately 80 billion kilowatt hours, percent
more than was produced in 1929 Increased output
has been accompanied by marked reductions in rates
in most localities during the last few years.
Electric power output dropped greatly after the
crash of 1929 being about 80 billion kiowatt hours
in $780, Sc billion in 1881 and reached low of u bill
lion in 1882, since which increase has occurred
output 1888 80 billion. in 1884 it rose to
81 billion and finally in 1885 to the all time record
of 80 billion.
Domestic customers now about 20 per cent
the sod and it is estimated that the aver
age bill of a home consumer is 9 cents day. There
are now about 20 million homes using electricity
Rural customers number 100000 Total users OF cleo
tricity today approximately 2535OOOO the largest
amount of current being consumed by industrial
commercial and railroad customers.
Through rural identification great increase in
the electrical industry will be fact In the future
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
As A Nation Thinks

1t is well, occasionally, to see
what other people think, and pom
der their views-to see how wide
spread is the content or discomfort
which rules our nation. In one Of
the great Dailies of Chicago we
find this:
The Socialist Democratic party
is going to hold it's convention in
Philadelphia, the city where the
horse and buggy" Declaration of
Independence was written and
signed, the city where the "ox cart"
Constitution was framed, the city
which was the capital of the Unit
ed States when such a back num-
Der" as Washington was President.
What satire it is on the mis-
deal to have the man who has dis
paraged every American institution
and violated every American prin-
ciple of liberty and individualism
nominated in the city where Amer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

Recent political arguments over the radio, which
have been rather heated bring to mind that old
adage an "eye for eye, and a tooth for tooth
but in this case the public believes 1t should be
'lie for a lie and a truth for truth"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

If the Ground Hog had enough nerve to leave his
comfortable den in this sub-zero wave on February
second he saw his shadow and according to the old
belief we're in for another six weeks Of winter. II
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

more money has been squandered
in charity by the scheming politi-
clan than has ever been lost
through the inexperience or lack
of understanding of those who
spend the public's money. 1t seems
impossible to keep politics out of
the work of helping people. That
is not a new condition. 1t Is as old
as charity, itself.-Crant County
Herald.
During the past few years there
has been a slow but steady de-
crease in the nations fire loss. The
decrease is extending into 1896, ac-
cording to figures issued by the
National Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers. During the first six months of
1885, losses totaled $136, 100000, as
compared with $15S,064,00O during
the same period in 1884. The trend
is encouraging. About a decade ago
the annual fire loss ran in excess
of $500,000,000 a year. 1t is still
much too high. At least 80 percent
of fires are unnecessary-at least
80 percent Of them could be pre-
vented.-Fergus Falls Tribune.
1t is said there are more than so
taxes levied on a load of bread
from the time the grain is planted
until the load is placed on the ia
BILE. No wonder it takes the dough
to make bread.-Osakis Review.
Last Saturday at the Minnesota
Theatre, a news reel happened to
show pictures of both Hoover and
Roosevelt. Hoover was given a big
hand from the crowd which packed
the theatre to it's full capacity.
Roosevelt was given much less ap-
plause. Rather a significant Incl
dent, as showing that many people
have already forgotten that Hoov-
err was hard times President"
Sunday night the same news reel
was shown in Alexandria and it
was different here. Only three or
four people out of six or seven
hundred applauded either one of
them. Evidently they hadn't for
gotten Hoover, yet they weren't ex-
actly in love with Roosevelt either.
Park Region Echo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

Leap year does not seem to indicate an increase
in marriages. at least not up to the present time AS
a reason it been suggested that young people to-
day are probably afraid of puppy love, which leads
to dogs life
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
From Our Exchanges

The editor Of the Springfield Ad-
vanceIPress Is right when he says
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

there Is any truth in the law of compensation, that
old ground hog story should be knocked into the pro-
verbal cooked hat this year, if
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
State News Briefs
Teeth Marks In Cheese Betray Store Burglar

Mabe.-Teeth marks in a large chunk of cheese
which the burglar evidently lunched while leisure
ly pilfering the general store at Lenora in Fillmore
county led to the of the cuprit Sheriff Knute
Inglebret, of Preston is the Sherlock Holmes of the
story Called to Lenora to investigate the robbery the
sheriff searched about for clues and found the
cheese He remarked that whoever bit into the cheese
had front tooth missing, and of the group OF
spectators which constituted about half of the vii
lagos boasted population of So laughed. Were you
said Sheriff Inglebret noticing that the mrthful
lacked front TOOTH the that bit into this piece
Of cheese The bite resulted in two identical marks
in the two cheese and Sheriff Inglebret nabbed this
man. Raymond Opprud, 26-year-od Lenora laborer.
after being griled, admitted he the guilty man,
and was taken to the county Jail in Preston. He had
been drinking at the time he broke into the store.
he told the sheriff. The sorekeeper stated that he
had discovered nothing missing with the exception
of few crackers and cheese, although overalls,
shirts, socks and other wearing apparel had been
torn from the shelves and strewn about the floor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Train Kills Horse In Freak Accident

Benson-Death swooped down two Benson
farmers at the rate of 70 miles hour recently only
to be cheated when horse stripped of it's har.
and carried 100 feet up the railroad track leav-
ing the other horse the sleigh and two unharm-
ed. L. RehSen and Otto Puchulske were driving their
sleigh into town and did not the fast mail train,
three hours behind schedule and trying to make up
time With the train almost top Of them, Puchul-
ske swerved the team to the right and away from
the train. This move brought the sleigh and its
pants out of danger but the engine struck the horse
the left side The animal, instantly killed, was
hurled completely out of it's harness 100 feet down
the track The remaining horse escaped injury, and
appreciate damage done to the sleigh the
two men, who leaped to safety
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Water At Premium As Tank Freezes

Clinton.-Water sold for a nickel glass in Clin-
ton last week in the cold weather when water main
burst and the village without eaqua pura for a
few days. Workmen labored for days trying to find
the leak in the main, only to discover then that the
supply tank had frozen over, causing much pres
Immediately started chopping into the top leyer Of
ice in the supply tank but it frozen far down
that it required two days to open the tank up.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19
M SCHWEYER LEGO
A CUBA CON
DA

Habana, Febrero 19.-En la
manana de aver, a bordo del
"Orbita", lego a esta ciudad,
despues de ano y medic de ext
lilo, ell publicista y ex-censor de
la prensa Guiana durante la
Dictadura machadista, senior
Alberto Lamar Schweyer.
U~ltimamente ell Sr. Schwe-
yer reside en- Paris, junto al
ex-tirano Machado, redactando,
de acuerdo con este ell libro de
memorials en- ell que el gobernan
tie mas nefasto de Cuba expo
MIA sus puntos de vista en- torno
a su administration.
Miembros de la Policia dea
Puerto detuvieron al Sr. Lamar
Schweyer, ocupando en- sus ma
letas nutrida propaganda ma =
chadista, entire la que Sc encon-
traban unaS cuatrocientas tar
jenas, con ell retrato del ex-dic-
tador, y por Ell reverse, la lista
de las obras pGblicas que Sc rea
lizaron durante los ocho amos
de su administration, a costa de
hipotecar la repGblica y no pa
gar a los empleados publicos.
No Obstante esta "~maniobra'
de la policia, Sc espera que ell
senior Lamar Schweyer quede
en- libertad de un momento a o.
tro, puesto que, figuras mas des
que el, del regimen cai
do ell IL de agoSto, viven tran
quilamente en- La Habana, sin
ser moleStadas por los cuerpos
de seguridad pdblicos, y algu :
nos hasta han sido postulados y
electos en- los comicios celebra-
dos ell 10 de enero pr6ximo pa
sadO.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19
100000 TURISTAS HAN LIE
GADO A MIAMI LA PRE-
SENTE

Miami, Feb. 19.-Miami, que
normalmente tiene una pobla-
ci6n de unas ciento sesenta mil
personals, ha recibido durante
la presente temporada la vista
de mas de quinientos mil turis-
tas, que llegan deseosos de dis
frutar del sol invernal de la
deliciosa playa floridana.
Todas las habitaciones de
los hoteles del centric de la ciu-
dad estan ocupadas en- la &C
tualidad, y solamente Sc repor-
tan unos treinta apartamentOs
vacios. La Camara de Conner =
clio espera que la tempOrada
continue, con la misma inten-
sidad, hasta mediados de mar
20. Numerosos trenes, barcos,
aeroplanos, Omnibus y autom6-
viles particulares, traen de dfa
en- dia nuevos contingencies de
v~iajeros, que hacen recOrdar a
los vecinos habituales, los vie
jos tiempos de la abundancia.
Ell Jefe de POlicia calcula
que las Gales de la ciudad es-
tan ocupadas TODD ell dfa por
unos doscientos mil autom6vi-
les. Ordinariamente, en- Miami
solo hay unos cuarenta y cinco
mil o cincuenta mil autos.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19
LOS DEMOCRATAS DE LA
FLORIDA APOYARAN A
ROOSEVELT

Jacksonville, Feb. 19.-El
Comite Executive del Partido
Democratico en- la Florida,
reunido en- esta ciudad aver, "a
prob6 por unanimidad una re-
soluci6n tendiente a prestar to
do su apoyo a la administration
del presidente Roosevelt y ha-
Ger un l~lamamiento general a
todos los electores del Estado,
para que 10 sigan apoyando Y
lie comedian SUI vote, a fin de
que pueda ser reelecto en- los
comicios pr6ximos.
En- su llamamiento al pueblo
floridano, ell Comite Democra-
tico dice que es precise consi-
derar que ell programa de res-
tauraci6n y mejoramiento de
TODD ell .mundo, esta desenvol-
viendose con entera efectivi =
dad en- toda la naci6n, todos
los vecinos del Estado deben
c%olaborar, por medic de su vo
to, a que ell Presidente Roose-
welt pueda seguir desenvolvien
do sus planes. :.
Las elecciones primarias Sc
celebraran ell dos de JUNO, ell
mismO dia de las e~lecciones pri-
marias para candidates del Els.
tado y del Condado.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19
EMISSION DE
. CERTIFICATES PLATA

Habana, febrero 19.-El Con
sejo de Secretaries, en- su Sc
sion de aver, acord6 emitir diez
millones de pesos mas en- certi-
ficados plata, con objeto de uti-
liar las cantidades disponibles
por tai concepto en- ell pago de
distintas atenciones de la admit
instruction pGblica.
Como resultado de estas con-
tinuadas e imprudentes emisio-
mes de certificates plata, Sc es-
pera que la moneda Guiana SUI
fra una nueva Decentralization
en- ell mercado International de
cambios.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19
ANUNCIA QUE AU-
MENTARA SUS FUERZAS


Roma, Febrero 19.-El Co
bierno Italiano, ante ell tenor
de pr6ximas complicaciones in
ternacioEales, ha acordado au-
mentar los presupuestos de
guerra, aumentando todos sus
Electives navales y aereos. La
reorganization de las fuerzas
aereas comprende la creaci6n
de la Primera Division aeFea
de Italia. Para su ~jefatura ha
sido designado ell Duque de
Aosta, primo del rey Victor
Manuel. Otros cinco militares
fueron exaltados a Generates
de e%scuadrillas aereas. En- to-
tai, los ascensos sc elevaron a
trescientos.
Este aumento de los presu-
puestos y las fuerzas guerreras
italianas coincide con la res =
puesta dada aver al Gobierno
de Roma por ~Inglaterra, en- ell
sentido de que Londres conS-
dera inGtil seguir hablando So
bre ell pacto de seguridad sobre
ell Mediterraneo.
No obstante esta declaration
del Gobierno ingles, los peri6-
dicos italianos estiman que ell
asunto seguira sobre ell tapete.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19

Alberto Lamar Schweyer
censor de la Drensa durante la
Dictadura Machadista, lego
aver a la Habana, despues de
cerca de dos amos de exilio.
La policia detuvO a Lamar
Schweyer, despues de OcuPar-
lie algunas tarjetas, en- las que
Sc dice habian palabras elogio
sas para ell ex-tiranO.
Pero la opinion pIblica Gu
bana no cree en- la sinceridad
de este arresto.
Pcsiblemente a estas hOras,
va Lamar Schweyer este en- IL
bertad.
De otra manera no Sc expli-
caria como figuras de mas re-
Iieve durante ell gObierno de
Machado, como VascOnceIOs,
pOr ejemplo, han venido elO :
giando ell regimen caido ell IL
de agOsto, para recibir, en- pre-
milo a esta campaha, un acta
de senador, con Ell asentimien-
to de Batista y Pedraza, Jefes
de todos los cuerpOs policiales
de la Rep6blica.
La gaceta., 1936-02-19
CLAUSURARAN LOS TRI-
A DE SANCI0NES
Ell 81 DE MARIO

Habana, febrero lei Con
sejo de Secretaries Ina acorda-
do clausurar ell 81 de mario los
Tribunales Nacionales de San
clones, que durante los 18 me-
ses Iltimos han venido juzgan
do a los completes de Ia Dicta-
dura Machadista caida el IL de
agosto.
Los Tribunales de Sanciones
han condenado a muerte a nu-
merosos asesinos de la pasada
tiranfa Guiana, pero ell Presi-
dente Mendieta, primero, y aho
ra su successor Barnet, sc han ne
gado a ejecutar las sentencias.
Los peri6dicos hablan, ade-
mas, de la posibilidad de una
para los delitos cometi
dos por los machadistas.
En- su acuerdo referente a los
Tribunales de Sanciones, Ell Con
sejo de Secretaries ha dispues-
to que todos los jueces y magis-
trados que venian ~desempehan-
do cargOs en- los referidos tri-
bunales, pasen sus puestos res
en- los tribunales ordi-
narios.