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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-17
City's Harvest Festival
Will Be Oct. 3rd
committee, is as follows:
Saturday Morning
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committees, Is dS lOllOWS.
Saturday Morning
9:30-Beginners Band concert.
1O:00-Balloon Event.
Entertainment.
II :00-Tug-of-war north VS.. south
farmers, keg of beer.
11:30-Balloon event.
Afternoon Program
1:00-Band and Drum Corps par
ade and concert.
2:0O-Tug-of-war, east VS.. west
farmers, keg Of beer.
2:45-Balloon event.
Entertainment.
2:30-Bicycle race, boys under IA,
75c, SOC Csc.
2:45-Bicycle race, girls under IA,
75c, SOC, Csc.
3:0O-Shoe race, under IA, SOC, 35c,
zoe.
3:15-Running race, boys under
IA, SOC, Csc, zoe.
3:3O-Girls race, under ii SOC,
35c, zoe.
3:45-Three-legged race, under IA,
SOC, 35c, zoe.
4:00-Balloon event.
4:00-Doll buggy parade 500,
$500, $500.
4:30-Circus parade, decorated cir
Gus wagons, list, $500; End,
$1.50. Best clown, $1.O0. Best
decorated bicycle 1st, $1.50;
End, 75c. Best decorated tri-
cycle, LIST, $10O, End, SOC. Best
imitation Of any animal, LIST,
$500. End, 800.
5:O0-Pushmobile race, $500, $500,
$500.
5:30-Pie eating contest, children
under IA, SOC, 40c, 30c.
Evening Program
7:00-Band concert.
7:30-Balloon event.
8:00-Greased pig.
8:30-German Band.
9:O0-Pavement dance.
Details Of the Harvest Festival
will be published next week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-17

Mrs, Fl. r. Schaeffer and baby, of
st. Cloud. visited with the latter's
mother, Mrs. Frances Hetzel and
family, Friday and Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-17
CARD OF THANKS

For the many acts Of kindness
ard the beautiful floral offerings
we wish to convey our sincere
thanks to all kind friends and
ne;ghbors. The many favors ex-
tended to US are greatly appreciat-
ed
ado. Mrs. J. H. Allen,
and Children.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-17
... o.. "a So 81 13
x-batted for Weisbrick in 9Th. 70
, Score by innings:

score Dy innings:
Melrose 001 600 2014
st. Cloud 0O2 010 1915
Summary: Two base hits: Rausch
and Sith; homerun, Fisher; runs
batted in: Murray, Fisher, 2,
Matchinsky, Rausch Smith Earn
ed runs: Melrose I, st. Cloud 8.
Left on bases: Melrose II, st. Cloud
6. Stolen bases: Well, G. Rengel, 3,
Winters 4. Struck out: by Rengel
6, by Matchinsky 6. Bases on balls:
off Rengel off Matchipsky 8.
Wild pitch: Matchinsky. Wilfred
Hetzel scorer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Juggernaut of War

To read of Belgiums recent proclama- tion of neutrality is to be reminded once more of the desperate plight of people who have to live in the middle of great highway for armies. The people of Bel gium might be the greatest pacifiStS, the most pronounced lovers of peace, in all the world; nevertheless, they would have to live under the constant shadow of war. { For their little country lies between two great nations which have tradition of mutual enmity dating back for many generations, and the handiest way for these two nations to get at each other is tc cross the Flanders plain.
 Belgium is one of those Supremely unfortunate countries which may, at any minute, be forced into a war with which they had nothing whatever to do. In the late spring of 1914 the people of Belgium should have been as well able to look forward to continued peace as any people ! on earth. They had no territorial designs, no plans for expansion at someone elSe's expense; they did not own anything in particular that anyone else wanted. They were on good terms win everyone and they would have been glad to stay that way.
 All this, as you can remember, did th2m no good They simply stood in the way of the juggernaut, ana the war was un-. luaded on their door- 2p. The worlds armies needed room ) fight and the rich Belgian fields were the handiest place What has happened now is just another valiant attempt on the part of the Belgians to keep that sort of thing from occurring again How far it may succeed is an open question.
 b., a11 Txyifh France, they may oisengage themselves yet, if Germany and France go to war again, end the Germans display canny reluctance to butt their heads against the iron line Of French forts, it is all too likely that Belgium once more will find herself a corridor for the passage of armies It is tragic situation; and, in sense, it is a. symbol of the situation i'll which all the people of Europe find them selves these days.
 The thing they dread the most - war, with all that it means in the way of suf- fering and pain and losS-hangs over their heads, put there by forces which, as indi-; vidual citizens, they are almost powerless to change. It may come and it may not, come v from day to day they cannot tell
 but there is very little they can do to prevent it, for they live on continent in which an infinitely tangled web of rivalries, hatered, fears, wrongs, and sus- picions certainly must produce war, sooner or later.
 Like the Belgians, they live in the path of the juggernaut. Can any American look at their plight without breathing devout prayer of thanksgiving for the supreme good fortune which puts him in a land able to decide for itself whether it is to have continued peace?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
What Would You Have?

We happened to hear former Tax Commissioner of the State of Connecti- cut talking last night on the radio in behalf of the republican party of this Svate. It was William H. Blodgett, who, when he was succeeded in his office by Commissioner William H. Hackett, was immediately appointed as States Attor- ney of Litchfield County. You know that republicans don't like to see democrats do this sort of thing, such as changing from one political jop to another; that's a g.o.p. privilege
 However, we aren't finding fault with that nor with the fact that it was poSSi- bie to make Commissioner Blodgett States Attorney Blodgett overnight. He is well-qualified to fill either or both pos itions. However, we do think that some thing might be said about his remarks on the radio last night. He pointed out in dramatic fashion the price we were to pay for all that President Roosevelt has done for the nation in the last three years A staggering bill has been run up, the speaker charged; 1t will impose a heavy burden on Connecticut.
 There are many speakers, both in re- publican and democratic ranks, who take this same attitude. They throw their hands up in despair when New Deal costs are announced Did it ever occur to these speakers that many of them would not be up on public platforms addressing audi ences and bawling out the President to- day were it not for the fact that he un- oosed the strings of the money-bags and 5pent lavishly? Does it eyer occur to hem that the good old LISA. would be B the soup for fair had we continued the Nlat0rv tactics of ex-President Hoover when he was in his last year in office?
 We never hear word about what these
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Time to Get Ready

Although Connecticut has yet to pass the necessary legislation that will permit it to share in federal benefits accruing to those states complying with regula- tions under the federal security laws, active plans for launching the old age pension tax are being rushed in WaSh- ington. The average resident of this state may think that when he pays his annual $3 tax to the city, which in turn turns over the amount to the state, he is through with his share of social security support. That's not quite the half of it as we'll find out after the first of the year.
 The social security tax on employees and employers begins then and it is ex- pected that the one per cent tax that is levied on salaries and wages, as well as on payrolls, will start pouring in towards the end of February. That will be the January assessment, cs present. plans call for payments on mon hly basis. There are some 26,000,000 workers to be cov- cred by the new lav' and Uncle Sam is going to assign account numbers to all of them so it can be readily seen what a complicated piece of bookkeeping this is going to be.
 And lest you forget this one per cent tax you'll pay only continues until 1889, when the levy increases to one and one half per cent. This continues until 1943, when the high point of per cent is reached and maintained. The job of checking up on employees and employers is falling on the internal revenue depart ments in the various states. Already they have tabulated 100000 employers and there are still at least 1,500,000 more to be heard from, according to hurried computation. All in all Uncle Sam has undertaken big job. It will require com plete cooperation from everyone to assure the success of the social security act and the long demanded old age pension plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

well-informed speakers and orators would have done had they been in the Roosevelt shoes on March {, 1883. We never hear the plans they would have brought for ward to save our banks, to prevent our farmers from reyolting, to find jobs for millions, to stir up a feeling of optimism to replace the black pessimism that was rampant. On such topics as this they are silent, for they don't know what they. could have done in similar predicament. The cost of recovery may come high, but at least we are safe in the knowledge that the country, although it tottered, did not fall into pieces. It was saved. That's worth paying billions for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
A Book a Day
Erudite Philo Vance In Gun Battle!!!
By BRUCE CATION

The slow decline in the once high level of the Philo Vance de- tective stories Is carried long step farther in s. s. Van Dine's newest book, '@rhe Kidnap Murder Case (Scribner's: $2).
 Gone, almost entirely, is the dia- bolically ingenious plot construc- ton of this authors first books. We no longer get an intricate puzzle tc solve or a. masterful bit of detec- ton to applaud.
 Instead, we have simply a straightaway melodrana, which gives us, at last, the ineffable Mir Vance exchanging pistol shots in a darkened room with underworld muscle men.
 The tale deals with the disap- pearance of a well-to-do New York CT from his town house. Kidnapped, obviously--but by whom? Well, Philo Vance undertakes to find out; and can't for the life of me see that he does 1t any faster than the bumbling Sergeant Heath would have done if left to his own de. vices. YouIr be pleased to know that there's new Erie Stanley Gard ner book out--"The Case of the Suffering Bishop" (Morrow: 3D. and that this author retains his knack for writing rapid-fire, hard boiled detective stories.
 We have here Q daStardly plot to defraud a luckless heiress of her rightful dues. Lawyer Perry Mason illustrates it, displaying all his tra- ditional fondness for being both url- orthodox and tough. The story is extremely readable.
 Another good one is 'The Wheel That Turned" by Kathleen Moore Knight (Crime Club: $2). Miss Knight gives us another island of the Cape Cod coast, with series of baffling murders, slightly stu- pid heroine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Press Comment
TAKING UP THE DEBATE
(Hartford Times)

A good part of Father Coughlin's political oratory can be dismissed as just campaign fireworks. Such dis count has to be applied to every fiery campaigner if one is to remain reasonably immune against the i'm pression that something very ter rible is going to happen very soon.
 But allowing for the hollow bill- ingsgate and exaggerated assertion in Father Coughlin's speeches, there remains something of serious issue in his social and monetary views. These Msgr. Ryan of the Catholic University of Washington has taken in hand. Father Coughlin deals only in general terms when he voci- ferates about driving the money changers out of the temple" and seems to have chiefly in mind the fact that the Federal Reserve bank can issue money. That this can only be done under strict government regulation is left out of the picture. Msgr. Ryan declares that Father Coughlin is 90 per cent wrong in his monetary views.
 Quite as unfounded is the accusa- ton of Communism against Presi- dent Roosevelt. This comes from the head of an institution which con- ferred on President Roosevelt the degree of doctor of laws with cita- ton telling of his "faithfulness to God and country"
 Thirty years ago Msgr. Ryan pub lished 8 book entitled, "A Living Wage" in which the laborer'S moral right to living wage was placed on 8 solid basis of principle, fact and argument. Thirty-f1ve years a teacher of economies he, said that in the light of his experience Father Coughlin's explanation of our economic maladieS is at least 50 per cent wrong and his monetary remedies are at least 90 per cent wrong." Speaking as one who knows the encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII and Pope Plus XI, Msgr. Ryan finds that Father Coughlin's theories and proposals find no support in these ericyclicals.
 Persons whose minds are not closed will see in this frank, firm, unequivocal rebuttal of Father Coughlin's views by an outstanding Catholic scholar in economics, cc- casion for separating the heat from the light in the radio priests carn- paigning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

Dan Parker's sports column of Thurs day night must have struck more than ane sympathetic chord in football fan: Dan claims that the game as it is played today is a battle between two coaches who use eleven football players for pawns. In short the game has gone so scientific that only the scientist can understand what is actually transpiring on the field. That's about the size of it, yet once in while you'll come across team that shows the good old. verve and dash with just the Simple fundamentals of the game to guide it along. They're few and far between. Most of them are trying to outfox the other team, instead of outplay it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

:. The drive of the local Girl Scouts to raise a budget of $8,500 will close on Monday evening. We have urged partici- patton of the public in this campaign earlier in the week. We again urge those who haven't done so to get in touch with the headquarters and make some dona- ton. We don't need to point out the why's or wherefores. Everyone knows about the Girl and Boy Scouts. Everyone knows that scouting has done wonders for the growing boys and girls of this city. It will mean better citizens in the days to come; it will mean that we are educating our youth to assume the duties and responsibilities that we are shoulder ing today. No scout program today can succeed without some financial help. When it was seen that better results were to be obtained by having the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts conduct separate drives, a start was made in this direction and thus today we are almost at the end of the first independent Girl Scout cam paign. Let's put it over the top.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

The article discussing the election outcome presents several interesting points of view. The Merry Go Round conductors feel sure, for ex- ample, that tie Liberty League and Al Smith have aided rather thar harmed the President; 8 suspicion which has become rather prevalent in the past few weeks. N
 There are many voters, so these observers have noted, who had been silent and nly mildly concerned un- til the opposition to the President from "big business" groups became so intense. This opposition focused attention upon what the adminis- tration has done for the little fel- low, and has brought forth a ver- itable ground-swell of Democratic sentiment since September. &
 The deliberate and seasoned opin- ion of Messrs. Pearson and Aller more or less confirms the growing confidence of the Democratic forces We welcome their conclusions, and we feel sure they are based upon the soundest of evidence; neverthe- less, we confess admiration for their courage in announcing them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Current Comments

One of the remarkable features of acting as judge of college beauties is that for the first time you get to ap- preciate how many pretty girls there are in America.
 -George White. theatrical producer
 Hs%
 If the taxpayers and police exec utives of 20 years ago had attacked the causes instead of the symptoms of crime, our prisons would not need the capacity of today.
 Warden H. L. Jackson, Southern Michigan etate prison. Wrestling improves the figure and keeps me in perfect health. And what is more, I don't have to diet. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Brewer, Lori- don, England, professional wTest-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

cOFrunt and discredited repub- IicSn leaders. They started five republican caravans touring every part of the state. They spent money hand over fist.
 Result was that shortly before Roosevelt made his recent trip across Illinois, democratic chances, once a t high pitch, were low. IT LOOKED LIKE A FIFTY FIFTY PROPOSITION.
 PrO-R6 6OseVeIt Swing
 Recently, however, Roosevelt's stock has scared. There are three reasons. One is that Governor Horner and the Kelly-Nas ma chine have listed to Jim Farley. Not only have they buried the hatchet, but they seem to be working in genuine harmony.
 SECOND is the effect Roosevelt had on his recent trip. There is no question that he won a lot of votes.
 FINALLY, there is the reaction against the Cornick- ac- tivity. In some quarters they have overstepped themselves, and backwash has set in. This is especially true in Chicago, where anti Roosevelt newspaper offices were deluged with razzing tele- !. phone calls the next day.
 so TT SEEMS ALMOST CER- TAIN THAT ILLINOIS WILL BE IN THE ROOSEVELT COLUMN ON NOVEMBER 3.
 Gods Will
 While in Chicago Roosevelt asked Pat Nash what effect Al Smiths bolt to Landon would have locally. ss
 @His defection is of no im- portance out here," Nash as- sured the President. Here is an illustration of the reaction of folks:
 "An old Irish woman I know was a great Smith admirer. When Al ran in 1928 she prayed for his success and was terribly cut up when Hoover licked him. ran into her the other day and
 asked her what she thought about As jumping the traces. This was her reply: "sYOU KNOW, MIR. NASH, | I'M CONVINCED NOW GOD WAS RIGHT WHEN HE LICKED AL IN I928'." @ Copyright, 1896, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

OCTOBER "A Birthdates which fall between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 are more likely than others today to be affected by the stellar vibrations outlined today General Indications Today Morning Good. Afternoon-Discor Evening-Go Noon hour and late evening are the most fortunate times today. Birthdate If your birthdate falls on Oct. A you should be very affectionate and unselfish but much influenced by others.
 You receive a friendly influence in December, 1886, which should ben cit you through travel, neighbors, relatives or the study of some phil osophic subject.
 Avoid rash actions, anger or cir- cumstances which may lead to acci- dent from Jan. 4 through II.
 Seek the company of the opposite sex, as favors, mingle with friends, buy clothes or furnishings from Jan. 6 through 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
In Today's Mail
 Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless accom- | panied with writer's name.
CHASM BETWEEN DEPTH" AND HEIGHT CAN'T BE MEAS
 URED IN FEET Waterbury, Conn.
 Oct. 24, 1886.

Oct. 24, 1sSe. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Not having been one of those for- tunate enough to see President Roosevelt when he came to Water bury yesterday I have been seeking enlightment on 8 statement made by one of the radio announcers at the scene. My friends whom I've asked haven't been able to tell me, and thought that perhaps you might know the answer.
 In speaking of the Presidents ar- rival in Waterbury, the announcer said, and quote him as exactly as I remember his words: The Presi- dent comes here at the height of the depression. T Now, in the first place, what he obviously meant to say was the depth of the depres- sion," but I can forgive his mistak- ing height for depth, even though I can't forgive a mis-statement of the truth. Anyone who professes to be a radio announcer should know without being told what all of us ale ready know, namely that Waterbury is better off now than it has been at any time since 1929. In fact, in my candid opinion, things are better here. and business is more firmly established, than it was in 1929.
 I wonder if the fact that the announcer is employed by the Re- publican-American and the ex- tremely anti Democratic MT. Pape might have anything to do with the remark about Waterbury being still "at the height Of the depression. , Of course that couldn't be so; il wouldn't be like MT. Pape or his hirelings to use a visit of the Pres ident of the United States to Water bury as an occasion for misstate- ment and attempted Republican propaganda. Just the same, though I'm wondering. PUZZLED
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Selected Poem
IN THE NIGHT

WHISTLES IN THE NIGHT (Charles Madam in the Christian Science Monitor) Whistles in the night upon the river Coming down the stream, Talking through the mist, shouting down the water, Disturb my dream. With their boast of rocky islands, With their hint of marshy lowlands where they pass, Of inlets of smoky sounding harbors, Of forests under leaf in the rank green grass, Of salty decks in the sunrise, Of the drip drip of fog from cordage and from guy, Of humming winds under the midnight stars, How can quiet lie, How can any man keep to his bed Hug the changeless comfort of roof and four walls When whistles from the river shout across the water And the white mist crawls?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. Please give the text of the Americans Creed" by William Ty- Ter Page.
 A. q believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed: 8 dem- ocracY in a Republic; perfect Un- ion, one and inseparable, established under those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and their fortunes. l therefore believe it is my 0uty to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
4 Daring Forecast Merry Go-Round Prediction on Presidential Outcome Confirms Growing Confidence
 in Democratic Ranks.
1 Democratic Ranks,
ATLANTA, GA, JoURNAL

To understand the significance oi the prediction by Drew Pearson and Robert s. Allen, co-authors of the Washington Merry Co., Round, that President RooSevelt's victory is aS- sured, it is perhaps necessary for newspaper readers to understand the position in which these doughty prophets place themselves by their forecast. The Merry Col Round, long the most widely read and re- spected interpretation of capital af- fairs, is not in any sense Dem- ocrat output. It appears in The Journal daily, and in many other Democratic papers; but 1t appears also in more than a hundred Re- publican sheets. We suspect the po- litical affiliations of the Merry Go- Round newspapers would, in the ag- gregate, lean slightly toward the g. o. p. side.
 So when MT. Allen and MT. Pear son come forth flatly, after per- eonal survey of the sentiment of the nation conducted during their re- cent long vacation, with the state ment that President Roosevelt's re- election is "in the bag" they make the future of their column upon this opinion. It is needless to im- agine what reaction would be wis., tied upon them from certain quar- ters if their judgment proved wrong. They have put themselves upon record voluntarily, since there was no compulsion for them to issue a forecast at all.
 It will be readily seen, therefore that this prediction holds peculiar significance. These very intelligent journalists are not repeating the results of a poll taken from some vague body of voters; they are stat ing their own outright convictions They took the same risk in 193s when they predicted a Hoover de-