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The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01
Don't Rush Yet, Girls

Ut has been pointed out that there is no legal
- reason why he should not marry an American girl
preferably from old jamestown or certainly an
old Virginia family.
Lest this suggestion start an uncomfortable and
eventually disastrous boom in old Jamestown and
Virginia Estates with their rolling acres and slave
born buffers doddering around under the weight of
trays of jueps, will add that this idea is not being
promoted very seriously. 1t is just thought, but
legally feasible, nevertheless There is not yet suf-
fcent justification for the best families of Montana
Boston and the Bronx to plunge into Virginia estates
and teach their daughters to talk southern and
gard "damyankee" as one word and maybe nothing
will come of it,
The King is under greater pressure to be sure
1t will always require great fortude to maintain his
freedom, but the man who stood off the great men
ace for 20 odd years should be able to carry on
Men of good will can only wish him the best of
luck in a perilous situation.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01
His Situation Desperate

LIE has been simpered at and cooed at by hum
l. dred thousand long shots He has put the eye
on fat ones and scrawny ones and on innumerable
girls of all the classications in between and he has
done as much heavy duty showing and hauling
any stevedore that ever lived, moving an aggregate
freight of romantic femininty around the bathrooms
of many nations.
The Galk which is heard on every side in London
today bespeaks implacable determination to
break down his resistance and marry him off The
situation is the desperate because the reignng
European royalty has been greatly reduced in num-
bers since the war to end end and the eligbles
have been pretty thoroughly picked over.
The King has always shown fairly expert taste
In cornpanionship, so there seems to be no possi-
bity of deal among the available royal set, and
yet those who like him most determined to eop-
aroize his peace in order that the may descend
to son of the King if fate should be so kind.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01


he "Tcmmies' endar
killed
when by a
King"
The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01
Lots of Unfinished Business

TINE tension gripped you. 1t if King
H. Canue had persuaded wave to linger before
1t broke He is supremely happy and comfortable"
repeated John L. Lewis and then laShed out "HaV-
ing established his own happiness and comfort Al
fred E. Smith has assailed every act of the greatest
humanitarian elected to the presidency of the
United States"
The miners go in for long conventions. This one
is expected to last two weeks. There should be
ample action because in addition to Smith, the Re-
puolicans and the Supreme Court there are the
problems of William Green and the craft unions to
be considered.
My long vigil in waiting up for the early edition
of the Congressional Record was rewarded. My first
estimate far too low Instead of being men
toned in the House just once it turned out to be
twice, and got boost we'll a knock.
Mr. Woodrum of Virginia who must be an able
statesman began it by saying in the of long
speech about the Liberty League Grafton, There
have been many descriptions of that meeting, To
my mind, Haywood Broun gave the best one. He
said it good technical performance but other
wise lousy.
A Slight Error
a matter of fact, that was something that 1
Ajust tossed off verbally while hanging around
the May1ower lobby insulting people 10 the end of
the dinner I mean 1 fingered l could answer
"deplorabe" or shocking to casual conservative
acquaintance who ventured to say How did you
like Alp"
The text of the swat from Knutson of Minnesota
was II notice there have been criticisms of Mr..
Smiths speech One of the most bitter came from
a named Broun-Heywood Broun-a radical,
who for Congress on radical ticket in the State
of New York in 1882. Mr.. Smiths speech of course,
would not appeal to a radical.
The Representative named Knutson is all wrong
1t wasn't 1892 1t was 1890 He might have added
that l took e terrible licking but after ALL who
wants to be Knutson?
Copyright. 1s3sl
The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01

ficult to keep order. The Senators
have SO much to talk to each
other about"
The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01

You can see how fast Roosevelt is running the
country from what happened to the Metropolitan
Life Insurance 60. last year. The amount of in
surance 1t has in force reached an all-time high
The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-01

MONDAY Edward leaves
the parental roof to set up his
own home his first visit to the
slums how he met critical
test on foreign soil :. why he
bought his ranch in Canada.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Need Snow Removal Equipment

Snowdrifted, impossible roads have aroused res
dens of Western Stearns County to the realization
of need for greater snow pillow equipment than is at
present available County roads have been kept open
as well as possible under present weather condi-
tions but township roads in such shape that it
is almost impossible to drive over them with teams
For several winters past not confronted with
an abundance of snow and the condition not as
bad as it is this year, hence the need of re-
moval equipment was not SO severely felt.
A committee of farmers met with the Community
Club last week Thursday evening to enlist the clubs
aid in securing equipment to open the side roads
well the county highways At the present time we
have a county snow pillow in this community which
has been working double shifts on county highways
Such being the case, it that some practical ar
to make travel easier for those farmers, who not
located on county roads. This is matter of mmed-
late concern as we can expect heavy snowfals dur
ing the balance of the winter
1t has been suggested by farmers that the County
Commissioners purchase several snow pows, which
can be attached to common trucks, if that be posi-
BILE, and place them in communities throughout the
county for on township side roads. There are
farmers in each township who have trucks powerful
enough to push small plows, who could be hired to
clear these roads of snow when the occasion de-
mands. This might prove to be a plan of reasonable
cost in the matter of snow removal and should bear
investigation. If there other farmers in the
munity who have plan they believe to be feasible.
the Herald would be glad to hear it. This matter
needs immediate attention, and it, well the
roads should be opened up as soon as possible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
A walk" For A "Ride"

Governor Alfred E. Smith, spokesman for the
American Liberty League, anti New Deal organiza-
ton, trained his guns the administration in a
dio address Saturday night His attack charging
ciaism and his plea for return to the democratic
principles instead of sovietsn, a warning to the
New Dealers that unless they return to the 1882
platform, which lost in the shuttle of the New
Deal they will have opposition within their own
ranks This is without doubt pleasing to Republican
leaders and confirms their belief that there is good
chance for Republican victory this year.
If and when the Democratic convention confirms
the resolution to uphold past acts of the New Deal
and selects President Roosevelt the standard bear
er for 1886, which they duty bound to do, then
says Mr.. Smith will the Liberty Leaguers take their
threatened walk" Speculation is rife to what
form the walk will take, but the Happy Warriors
words leave only the thought that support will be
given elsewhere in an attempt to ride Mr.. Roosevelt
out of the White House
In 1912 Teddy Roosevelt with his Bull Moosers"
defeated Taft and elected Democrat, Woodrow Will
son. president. queer qurk in political history
looms on the horizon, and as the outlook stands at
it is not amiss to believe that the tables may
be turned and the split in the Democratic party may
defeat Roosevelt and elect Republican president.
It is possible
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Printing The News

When to print dsagreeable story and when to
leave out of the paper is of the most trouble
problems of Small-town editor. In the of
a person who is unfaithful to public trust
who is guilty of serious crime, it is not difficult 10
decide, because the public interest, well the
pubc's right to have the news, demands that it be
printed
There some cases, however, in which the Of
Tense is entirely Of personal nature, and in which
publishing the story would bring sorrow and embar-
rassment TO innocent persons without serving any
beneficial purpose. In these the making of proper
decision is often not easy. If the story is printed
relatives and friends of the person concerned will
feel that it is unnecessary if it is suppressed, the
scandal-mongers will be disappointed and many will
insinuate that the editor bought off"
These scandal-mongers would howl the
loudest, however if their shady actions were
held up to public gaze
So it's hard to please everybody, and no editor
of sense tries to please everybody. He must let his
judgment and his own conscience be his guide
If he errs on the side of kindness and sympathy
for the unfortunate his will be forgiven and
forgotten by the enlightened readers of his
newspaper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30

make the best bargain 1t can to
protect the MORTGAGE, the Wab-
asha bank. The same claims may
be made by almost any MORTGAGE,
but society has been insisting that
in these times the mortgage must
not insist to rigidly upon his
rights, that he must scale down his
equities, and that every opportun-
ity must be accorded the distressed
farmer to save his property and to
continue to function as producing
member of society. The state adj
ministration has been particularly
vocal in upholding this humani-
tartan procedure. Mr.. Benson, as a
leading member of the administra-
ton, subscribes to and upholds
leniency to farmers, but as state
banking commissioner he piped a
very different tune. No callous
mortgaging holding corporation
could have been more adamant for
it's pound of flesh than was Bank
Commissioner Benson.
tacle it would be If Capitalist and
Mortgage Holder John H. Bosch
should mobilize his Farm Holiday
Association and march on the state
capitol to string up by the thumbs
the state banking department for
it's persecution of Farmer Schones!
The Minnesota state testing mill,
one of hundreds of attempts by
Minnesota legislatures to do some
thing for the farmer" was author
lied in 1919, largely as the result
of the belief on the part Of many
farmers that they were not getting
a square deal in the grading of
their wheat. The mill cost original
ly about $4,000 and there have
been some additional costs sine. 1t
was originally devoted to the pur-
poses for which 1t was established
and experiments of value to agri-
culture in Minnesota were carried
on.
For some years the mill has ap-
parently been of little use except
to furnish jobs to political favor
ties. There has been agitation for
it's sale and disposal. Claims of
waste and extravaganza finally re-
suited in a suit, the case being tried
before Judge O'Brien in Ramsey
county. A number of illegal prac-
tees were enjoined but the court
ruled that the commissioner of az
riculture had considerable discre-
ton in the management of the mill
and but little was accomplished.
The mill is supported by a law
which compels the State Board of
Control to purchase flour for the
state institutions from the mill. It
has been repeatedly claimed that
the Board of Control could buy
more advantageously If allowed to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Both Sides of Political Dobe

having preached one thing and
practiced the opposite. MIR. Benson
is now down in Washington oozing
sympathy for the farmer but back
here in Minnesota his banking de-
partment is callously demanding
its pound Of flesh from that same
farmer
In 1881 Henry r. Schemes bought
$40 acres of Mississippi bottom
land near Kellogg, Minnesota from
the State Bank of Wabasha at an
agreed price of $500. He has since
paid on his contract some $1,000.
The bank failed to reopen after the
March 1888 closing and is being Ii
quidated by the state banking de-
partment In October 1884 Schemes
attempted to obtain a federal loan
to clear up his contract with the
Wabasha bank. All necessary ar
rangements were made, the Federal
Land Bank agreeing to a commit
ment of $500, but the state bank
ing department, then in Mr.. Ben
sons charge, held back and finally
refused its consent
Meanwhile John r. Foley, state
conservation commissioner, acting
under a hunting lease, of which
Schones claims that he had no
knowledge when he purchased the
land, notified the state banking
department that he proposed to
purchase an irregular tract of 1868
acres of Schones' land, offering to
pay for it $500. This purchase would
have so divided Schones' land as
to make it practically worthless as
a farm. OF the proposed purchase
4,052 feet was shoreline of which
only 127 feet was covered by the
hunting lease. Moreover, the hunt
ing lease gave the option of purch-
ase only in case the land was Of
fered for sale by the owner and
Schemes had not offered it for sale.
The State banking department
nevertheless declared that it was
its duty to accept the Foley offer
even though Schemes would be
in the process and 1t re-
fused to consent to the federal
loan which Schones had negotiated
unless he (Schones) should agree
to the Foley purchase. The result Of
all this is that Schemes has been
thrown into bankruptcy and stands
to lose him farm, everything he has
paid on it, and all his personal pro-
perty which had been mortgaged to
the bank to secure the land loan.
It Is quite possible that the bank
ing department is entirely within
its legal rights in this matter. It
may, perhaps, with perfect pro-
priety, urge that it is its duty to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Thursday, january 80, 1886

purchase on the open market. Mills
and business interests in Industrial
towns are especially aggrieved at
what they term is unfair and
wasteful competition protected by
the state.
The payroll at the mill is about
81, 400 a month. The mill has been
under the supervision Of AL Han
sen, but this month it's control was
turned over to John Bosch, capital
list and mortgaging holding presi-
dent of the Minnesota Farm Holi-
day Association.
Stray bars from the swan song
of the special session:
With scheduled adjournment less
than "a hours away, rural members
staged strike. In the midst of the
House debate on the relief bill,
anxiously being pushed by city
members, the boys from the coun-
try, lead by Representative G. G.
Mann, of Pine county, moved to Ia
BILE the bill until the Senate quit
playing ducks and brakes with
the personal property exemption
act so much desired by the coun-
try. Bitter words followed. Would
you starve 'em?" demanded the
city members. You wouldn't fool
us, would you?" suspiciously retort-
ed the boys from the country. One
of the hottest fights Of the session
was staged, with party lines COM
pletely obliterated, and the edify-
ing spectacle of raucous-tongued
labor organizer Roy Wier Of the
minority battling side by side with
stalwart Russ Sweitzer, Of the ma
jority delighted visitors to the floor
and one gallery hound hoarsely
whispered to aonther, ''Lookit!
Lookit! The radical and the reac-
tionary, standing up together!" +,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30

Bobby Scott Of Reno, Okla, when
5 years old could play more than
200 selections on the mouth organ.
Suzanne is the name Of a lucky
little girl, recently adopted by Lady
Hubert wilkins.
A French engineer has built an
unsuitable boat Of great speed,
equipped with a 600-horsepower en-
CINE.
Prof. s. c. Lind, Of Minnesota
University, predicts the time will
come when gold will be made by
transmutation of elements.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN
BY IL. w. Hitchcock

1t is hard for the crusading pol
itician to be consistent. His crusad-
ing is done on a plane of lofty
idealism but he finds 1t necessary
to live in the everyday world where
things are done in practical sort
of way. Utopia is easy to preach
and to promise, but-hard-headed
rules seem to govern the prosaic
business of making a living.
That's why Elmer E. Benson and
his state banking department now
find themselves in the position of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Rooster With Four Legs Leaps About Like
Kangaroo

Cloquet.-Believe it or not, rooster owned by
William Curtis, farmer Cloquet, has four legs
and all of them with apparent ease. To prove it,
he frequently chases dog about the premises. The
chicken is seven months old and weighs eight pounds
The secondary pair of legs fully developed, APP
pearng back of the usual appendages, and give the
rooster very much of the effect of kangaroo in its
leans around the barnyard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Passenger Train Kills Five Horses

Park Rapids-Five horses owned by Charles H.
Smith near Park Rapids were killed last week when
struck by the passenger train. The animals had
dered away from the home place in the storm the
previous day and were the right of way near
highway crossing when struck Three of the horses
killed outright, and two with broken legs were
later shot by deputy sheriff Glen Larson. sixth
horse uninjured. The animals were valued by
Smith at about $780,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Broadcast Basketball Game Over Telephone

Bertha-A play-by-pay description of the Clar-
issa-Bertha basketball game relayed over tele-
phone wires and through loud speaker into the
Adolph Herseth home when that family quaran-
tined recently 1t probably of the first times
this has been accomplished, and Bertha is proud
of it's broadcasting station BIC, Bertha Tele
phone Co. NJ. H Mner of the telephone exchange at
Bertha, arranged for the broadcast system when in
terest strong in the HerSeth home and they
not allowed outside the house because of the quaran-
tin. 1t is being said that Ted Husing of the CHS
has rival in the field, other than Announcer
Mike Millner of the BIC.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30

Fergus Falls--A hobby of collecting photograph
records is INDUCED in by Fergus Falls man. and
a collection of 1000 records has been made, with
to come" Talking before the Rotary club,
Fenwick Fetvedt explained that quite number of
people make hobby of collecting the records with
several firms in the United States dealing in them
Some of the old records bring high price, as
do rare postage stamps, Fetvedt declared.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Two Classes of Citizens
From Our Exchanges

Two Classes of Citizens
Two outstanding examples of the
attitude of labor is demonstrated
this week by actions taken on the
part of WPA workers in this
state.
A group of WPA workers in Min
neapolis, spurred on by some Of the
radicals of that city have threaten
ed to promote a statewide strike
unless another increase in pay is
granted. Indirect opposition to this
is resolution passed by the WPA
workers of Sherburne county which
contained the following: 80" That
we appreciate the help extended to
us by the WPA in all respects and
express our willingness to cooper
ate with the administration there
Of, to eliminate waste and pro-
mote fairness in the distribution of
work and wages"
That's the difference between the
mob of organized hoodlums in Min
neapolis who demand a living with
out work and the small town IN
employed who ask only the right to
work and earn a living.-St. Cloud
Sentinel.
What OF His Own Record?
Governor Olson has announced
that he will seek the office of Unit.
ed States Senator on a platform OF
amendments Of the constitution
Which is all well and good. There
is nothing wrong with such pro
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
the growing demand for balanced

the growing demand for balanced
budgets and reduced taxation.
Congressman who have just re-
turned to Washington after some
months at home among their con-
stituents, have felt this sentiment.
They know that nothing causes
greater worry to millions of citi-
zens-Republicans and Democrats
alike-than the soaring national
debt and the Frankenstein menace
Of new and higher taxes. They
know that the general thinking
public is beginning to understand
that eventual tax reduction is es-
sential to permanent prosperity.
It's a rare congressman who does
not keep his ear to the ground, and
it's also a rare congressman who
hasen't heard from his constituents
that an economy program in feder-
al government is now desired, and
is indispensable to increased en-
ployment, industrial expansion,
building activity and relief for the
land owner.
The trend of public opinion was
well demonstrated by the general
approval of the Presidents state
ment on neutrality and his express
sed belief that new or higher taxes
were neither necessary nor desir-
able.-The Mahnomen Pioneer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30

Two brothers named Arson, of
Oakland, Calf, were arrested for
turning in 81 false fire alarms that
cost the city S1,050.
A biscuit baked during the
Spanish-American war is owned by
Miss Florence Fancher, of Piper,
Ala.
In London cats are leased to Of
flee buildings to destroy the rats.
Whistling is forbidden in Iceland,
where it is regarded as a breach
of the divine law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
People Against Franllenstein
Menace

Observers Of press comment and
public opinion throughout the ma
ton are forcibly impressed with
two facts: first, the desire of the
people to maintain the neutrality
OF this nation and avoid war and
foreign entanglements, and, second,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30

posal and if the Governor feels the
constitution should be amended it
is his right to propose the changes
he would have made. But it should
be possible to cover this field with
one or two speeches. 1t is to be
hoped, therefore, that he will also
find time to review his record as
Governor and point out, just why,
on the strength of that record, Min
nesota should honor him with
seat in the United States Senate.
We would like to hear him explain
what steps he has taken as Gov
ernor to promote efficiency and
economy in government. Outside OF
a lot of excellent speeches, de-
nouncing this and that, what solid
contribution has he made to the
welfare of the common people?
What steps has he taken to elm
mate graft in public expenditures
and restore the confidence of the
people in the integrity of govern
ment? AS the responsible head of
the states liquor control program,
what refining influence has he
brought to bear on this vicious traf-
fic? These are questions in which
the voters of the state have a right
to be interested and we hope the
Governor will not become so wrap
ped up in his enthusiasm for con-
stitutional amendments that he
will ignore this also important
| field.-Thief River Falls Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30

Pair of Cardinals Spend winter Here

LeSueur.-A pair of scarlet cardinals have come
regularly into the yard of Sgd Tousley, LIE Sueur, to
feed and drink with the sparrows this winter lover
of birds Tousley has made great attempt to attract
the cardinals into his door yard. Their beautiful
plumage is so unusual that if one such bird he
will attempt to attract it to return.