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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
A Paid Fire Department?

recommendation made following the recent
fire survey OF this city, we believe would be too
costly to be absorbed by the citys taxpayers We re-
ter to that part of the recommendations which would
finally lead to a paid fire department.
Sank Centre has a very good volunteer fire de-
partment and for sixty some years public spirited
men of this community have given their services for
the protection of property from fire The department
mas grown in numbers and efficiency and from the
man-drawn hosecar days has advanced to a modern
motorized department.
some improvement is necessary and the people
OF Sank Centre will stint themselves in keeping
the fire equipment up to a high standard but the
maintenance of paid fire department would not be
practicable from standpoint of increased costs and
tax rates.
In an investigation made recently of cities ap-
proxinately the same size ours have been un-
able to find one which has paid department
Neither have we been able to find one business man
IN cities of approximately Sank Centres size who
would recommend paid fire department for any
city OF our size. This it seems, should be one problem
we had better forget until Sank Centre ACQUIRES a
population of at least 1000 more people.
A professor says, "the country suffers
from surplus of brains" And we hasten to
ask: Quality or quantity?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Commend Action of Commander

Following the demand Of the Appleton Legion
Post for the resignation Of F. Ben Andreen state
commander Of the American Legion, Robert Swift
Post, of this city, and large number of other Posts
throughout the state gave their chief vote of con-
fidence and assured him of their heartest support
The demand for the resignation Of the state COM
mander came because Of his recent radio address in
which he attacked the conduct Of the peoples lob
by" in the State Senate
The Appleton Post accused the Commander Of
putting the Legion into partisan political question
contrary to the principles Of the Legion and
and not the Legion. The local post, however, COM
mended the action of their state commander and
urged him to take the leadership in such matters
CARELESS of politics. Mr.. Andreen refused to resign
and said that the Appleton posts resolution does not
voice the sentiment of the Legion of Minnesota gen.
orally.
Members of the Legion, under their American
wise than support their commander and vet their ac-
ton Is highly commendable and should be viewed
with great satisfaction by Minnesotans who do not
favor rough" tactics practiced by the so-caled
peoples lobby.
1t will cost the people of Minnesota more than
100000 for special session Of the legislature to
trife to add to the estimated amount necessary for
the conduct Of the states business It is said
differences beween the Senate and the House were
only of minor nature, and in the present spending
orgy in government 100000 is also considered only
a dribble in the bucket-at least until tax paying
time.
number of people in the United States and guess
is as good an another. Senator Arthur Vandenburg
says there is vital need for authentic accurate
current census Of the unemployed, that may
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Billfold Returned BY Mail, Bills Missing


Frazee.-When Bernard Peichel received pack
age through the mail containing his recently stolen
billfod, he had high hopes for a moment that the
thief who took it from him in hold-up had suffered
a change Of heart and was returning the wallet and
the twenty dollars 1t contained, but the bills were
missing. The bilfod stolen from Pechel trip to
the Twin Cities mysteriousy mailed to him from
North Minneapolis presumably by the thief who kept
the money for "his trouble" Pecheps social security
card and drivers license returned with the bill
fold.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Government Demands 20 Percent For Taxes

An illuminating article on the heavy burden of
taxation borne by the American people, which ap-
peared recently, shows that 20 per cent or onefifh
OF the entire national income is swallowed up by fed
eral, state and local taxation.
1t is interesting to note that this is more than is
spent for life sustaining products and much more
than is spent for effects which keep us out of the
nudist colonies including rent homes An estimate
recently made indicates that the average citizens
dollar Of income is spent as follows
Taxes zoe; food lie; rent &c; automobile &c; fuel
and light. &c; household furnishings &c; insurance
&C. medical attention, travel and recreation and the
movies, about &c each; tobacco and laundry 1c each
This leaves about 19c for miscellaneous expenses and
savings These figures of course, are averages and
vary greatly according to Individual incomes and
spending habits.
People who own little property may mag
Inc that they pay little in the way of taxes but as
everyone knows all taxes finally passed to the ul-
innate consumer of goods and services.
1t may stagger many, for the nations tax bill
is now more than nine billion dollars a year, and
practically all units of government are still going
farther and farther in debt What the eventual out
come will be cannot be fathomed, but no doubt taxes
will be much higher than at present if government
spending continues on the present lavish scale.
In the old days 1t was a common custom
for parents to fondly pat their children on
the heads. Judging from the way some few of
them have grown up the old folks must have
used sledge hammer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

High Grade Cattle Poisoned by Bran

Aitkin.-Ed Westerlund, Mamo farmer, lost sew
high grade guernsey cows last week from grass
hopper poison The cattle had broken into a shed
where the poison bran stored and eaten their
fill. Three of the animals found dead in the
morning, four died during the day, and three were
seriously ILL., The seven dead cows part of herd
of eleven prize mixers that formed the bases of the
Westerlund dairy farm. Thier value estimated
at $50 each, making loss of $500. The young stock
kept in a separate enclosure and did not get
any of the poison.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

Luverne-An epidemic of fractured arms struck
Rock county children last week The first victim was
fveyearold Darlene Sanderson, of Steen, who frac-
tured her right wrist when she fell while roller ska-
ing The two-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Homme, Of Denver township the next unfor-
tunate victim The baby fractured both bones in his
left forearm in a fall down the basement stairway
Irma Brooks, II, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Brooks, who live four miles north of Magnolia broke
her right arm between the elbow and shoulder The
girl slipped and fell she of the barn al
door,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Five-Foot Parsnip Is Dug From Garden

Red Wng.-A parsnip measuring, with it's root,
five feet in length exhibited here by w. T. Mel
son, who dug it from his garden. The parsnip was
planted last spring and inferred" over The depth to
which the plant sank its root into the ground
badly indicative of the drouth of last
and fall 1t necessary for the parsnp to go down
five feet into the soil to find needed moisture.
Twenty-three Plates For Old Tin Lizzy"
Farmington.-An endurance record which will be
hard to duplicate is the held by S. M. Behold Of
Pennington, who has bought % license plates for
1914 Ford roadster The machine must have Travelled
more than 100000 miles in its lifetime, and Sam
says, IT'S rarin' to go lot more" On it's sixth
birthday the ancient Ford's speedometer went hay
wire after registering $4,000 miles.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA
PLANS SOCIAL SEASON
131 New Names Placed on Roll
in Current Year-Ball to Be
in Decemher

With 13l new names placed on the
rolls during the current year, the Ex-
ecutive Council of the Society of Vir-
glnia, the largest State society in the
city, met yesterday in the Office of its
president, R. Walton Moore, Assistant
Secretary of State. to plan the ap-
preaching social season.
The first ball will be held early in
December, it was decided, and the
George Washington memorial banquet
held last February will be repeated.
The society accepted an invitation
to take part in the memorial tree
planting program October % which is
part of the observance of the l50th an
niversary of the signing of the Consti-
tuition. The invitation came from Rep
resentative Bloom of New York, chair
man of the United States Sesquicen-
tennial Constitution Commission. Rep
resentatives of the 13 original States
will plant trees along the new road
being built in Virginia from the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge to the Key
Bridge at Rosslyn. The section will be
known as the George Washington
Memorial Parkway.
Those who attended the council
meeting included Mrs. Richard A. AL
len, Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen.
Thomas Slater Settle, William Garnett
Lee, sr.; Byrd Leavell, Fred Myers.
Comdr. E. Maurice Blackwell James
A. Somerville, DR.. Larry E. Annette
and George P. Grove.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
COTTON PLAN HIT
BY SENATOR SMITH
Nine-Cent Loan Program Held at
Variance" With Understand
ing With Roosevelt.
By the Associated Press.


Senator Smith, Democrat. of South
Carolina charged in statement last
night the administrations 9-cent cot
ton loan and subsidy plan is "at vari-
ance" with an understanding between
Southern Senators and President
Roosevelt shortly before adjournment
of Congress.
Quoting from an Agriculture De-
partment statement, which said con-
dltion of each loan is that the pro-
ducer-borrower agrees to participate in
and comply with the 1888 farm ad-
justment program. Smith, chairman of
the Senate Agriculture Committee,
said:
My understanding, and I am sure
the understanding of my colleagues
was, the loan was not to be
contingent upon any agreement to
conform to legislation that is subse-
Quently to be passed.
of course, the subsidy, that is, the
3 cents which is the difference between
Q cents ana IL cents, will be subject to
conformation or agreement with what
ever law shall be subsequently passed.
Smith said it also was his under
standing the cotton loan was to be "of
the same character and principle as in
1885," and Should apply to all
cotton produced, and not to any per-
centage of base acreage"
Evening star., 1937-09-30
PITTS TO TESTIFY
AT TAX HEARING
subpoenaed by Revenue Bureau
to Appear in Hart
Case

G. Bryan Pitts. former Washington
broker who is serving a 14-year term
at Lorton Reformatory in connection
with the collapse of the F. H. Smith
Co, will testify at hearing of the
Board Of Tax Appeals October under
an order issued yesterday by the Bu-
reau Of Internal Revenue.
The board subpoenaed Ray L. Huff.
superintendent of District penal in
stitutions, to produce Pitts for a hear
ing on alleged tax deficiencies of H. o.
Hart of Washington and Montgomery
County, Md.
Hart. who described himself as a
public accountant, has asked the board
to redetermine a sl,877 deficiency in
1882 income taxes and a 1898 penalty
for alleged fraud in connection with
his returns assessed by the bureau.
Hart said he had been employed by
Pitts as a public accountant in 1882,
but had received no pay for his serv-
ices during the year. He said he also
negotiated with the F. H. Smith Co.,
Wilmington, Del, for employment
during 1882, but received no pay from
the company during that year.
Robert H. Jackson, then assistant
general counsel of the bureau, asserted
Hart filed false and fraudulent" re-
turns for 1882 with intent to evade
tax"
Evening star., 1937-09-30
BY NINE. CHANG KAI-SHEK,
Wife of the Chinese Generslissimo.

Wife of the Chinese Generslissimo.
Special Dispatch to Ths Star
NANKING. September 30-Judg-
ing from the activities Of japanese
secret agents in these parts. they must
be feeling the strain Of war seriously
They are offering bribes to Chinese
officials in the Shantung and Shansi
Provinces 10 cease opposing Japan and
assist them in the formation Of an
autonomous state of the five provinces
north of the Yellow River.
Further evidence Of their difficulties
is provided by Japan's treacherous
use of Chinese colors as insignias on
their airplanes in order to attack our
various air fields and the continuous
dishonesty of their radio broadcasts
that flood in upon our people
Their disguised planes enabled them
to bomb the Kwanteh Air Field yes
terday and today one secuted the
Wuhu Field. Finding it unarmed this
plane led IL officers there to bomb
it and destroy four unarmed Douglas
planes used for training purposes.
The japanese are piling proof upon
proof that an undeclared war possesses
possibilities of subjugating a weak ma
ton in way that does not exist under
the canons Of international laws which
govern declared wars. They are max
ing the fullest possible and undeterred
use Of this situation.
However, world criticism against
Evening star., 1937-09-30
Juneau Rigs Up
CorbageCan as
Epidemic Lung
Ne,U Respirating De.
uice Ready for In.
tantile Paralysis.
BY the Associated Press.

JUNEAU, Alaska, September 30
An iron lung made from a garbage can
was held ready for use today in the
event of further outbreaks Of infantile
paralysis.
The apparatus, put together by Dr.
Robert M. Coffey with the aid of a
machinist, Kenyon Mclean, trans
formed the garbage can into a respi-
rating device which causes the subject
to inhale and exhale at a rate of 26
times minute.
Territorial health officials three days
ago prohibited Juneau children from
travelling anywhere in Alaska as
precaution against the disease. Juneau
schools were closed until October II,
with possibility they would be shut
down longer if new cases developed
here. Several suspected cases proved
to be intestinal influenza.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
ARMS FUND BOOST
URGED ON FRANCE
Bonnet Proposes $780,
233,333 for '38, Compared
With s634,333,33 in 81.
Ey The Associated Press.

Ey The Associated Press.
PARIS, September 30.-Finance
Minister Georges Bonnet proposed
today sharp increase in French
armament expenditures in presenting
the 1898 ordinary budget bill to Par
lament.
The budget draft. submitted to the
Chamber of Deputies Finance Com
mittee, showed total national defense
expenditures for 1898, in both ordinary
and extraordinary budgets, would be
22,087, 100000 francs (about $685.
233 .333), compared with the 1887
total military expenses of 5000, ,0O0,-
600 francs about s634,333,333).
$53,4o0,00o Surplus Looms.
The 1888 ordinary budget (for nor
NAL expenditures in government and
normal defense) anticipates q surplus
of 1902, 100000 francs (s53, 400, ,000). E.
Receipts were estimated at $751;
100000 francs (s1,792, ,7oo, ,o0o) and
expenses at 52,179,00O,oo0 (sl.739-
100000.
This compared with the 1897 ord
mary budget expenses of 48,l46, ,000, 900
francs ($1,604,866.666) and receipts
Of 4o,o0o,o0O,o0o ($1.333, 33,333).
The 1888 extraordinary budget (for
special armaments and defense)
which was fixed in a cabinet decree
at 17,000,000,000 francs ($566, ,666 $3.50
is to be covered by borrowing.
Pay to Be Increased.
The budget bill said ordinary surplus
would be used to increase pay and
pensions of government employees,
leaving a total 1888 deficit from both
ordinary and extraordinary budgets
at about 100000 francs.
The Bourse strengthened today
amid reports of changes in the gov
ernment of Premier Camille Chau-
temps and that extension of the tri-
partite monetary accord with the
United States and Britain is under
consideration.
Responsible financial quarters heard
the reports the cabinet may be re-
constructed before Monday" to in
clude more moderate elements-an
effort to improve the political at
nosphere while the government works
to bolster the franc.
Ofhcial quarters reported last night
that Bonnet was standing firm on his
decision against exchange control de-
spite what financial circles described
as strong and persistent speculative
attacks against the franc.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
ROOSEVELT VISITS
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Leaves U. S. First Time
Since Buenos Aires Trip to
Journey Across Sound.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. September 30.-President
Roosevelt left American shores for a
good will" visit to Victoria. British
Columbia, sailing on the destroyer
Phelps at $40 am. (P. S. T.) in a
pelting, gusty rainstorm today. He will
return to the United States at Port
Angeles. Wash, before nightfall.
Stormy weather tonight and tomor-
row was ahead over the Olympia Pen
insula area, the planned itinerary.
Southeast storm warnings were ordered
raised at all weather stations on the
sound and along the coast.
The President was to spend the
night at Lake Crescent, in the wilder
ness of Northern Peninsula country
and drive 200 miles tomorrow, en-
circling the peninsula to Tacoma be-
fore returning to his special train.
Refreshed by Rest.
The President, refreshed by two
nights and day of rest after his
cross country trip, breakfasted at the
Lawtonwood home of Mr.. and Mrs
John Boettiger, his son-in-law and
daughter. A 22-mile drive through the
residential district took them to the
pier at Smith Cove, where they boarded
the Phelps.
On today's trip the President left
American territory for the first time
since his inter-American Peace Con-
ference visit to Buenos Aires last No.
vember-D December.
1t also was his second good will
trip to Canada in IA months. July a
year ago he went to Quebec after a
sailing cruise around Nova Scotia and
held up his Western Hemisphere
good neighbor" policy as an example
for the rest of the world.
Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general
OF Canada, returned the President S
1886 visit early this year. Steps taken
under the Roosevelt administration to
improve Canadian relations included
reciprocal trade agreement and
amendments TO customs and tax laws.
The Presidents goal today on his
three-hour journey across island
f1ecked Puget Sound aboard the de-
stroyer Phelps was Victoria, on Van
couver Island.
The destroyer Porter was enlisted as
an escort.
In his party besides Mrs. Roosevelt
were Mr.. and Mrs. James Roosevelt,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boettiger and the
latters two children. Eleanor and
Curtis Dali: Senator Lewis D. Schwel-
lenbach and Mrs. Schwellenbach, Sen
ator Homer T. Bone and Mrs. Bone
and Representative M. c. Wallgren.
A royal salute from guards of honor
was to signalize the Presidents ar
rival at Victoria.
Lieut.. Gov. E. W. Hamber. as the
representative of his majesty the
King, had arranged to 20 aboard the
Phelps with welcoming committee
of provincial, civic and garrison off,
cials.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
SCHACHT STAYING,
SPEECH INDICATES
Gives Reich ReasSurances
on Future of Nazis'
Finance Policy.
BY Radio to The Star.

BERLIN, Germany, September 30.
DIR. Hjalmar Schacht, still presi-
dent of the Reichsbank. and still act
ing minister Of economics, tried to
calm both German and foreign ner-
vousness about the future of the Nazi
economic and financial policy. in the
speech published here today which
he delivered before the conference
OF the National Association of Munic-
ipal and Savings Banks in Essen, yes
terday.
The wizard of the Reichsbank"
even gave every indication, in his
speech, of expecting to continue indef-
initely to play Aft not the-lead-
ing part in determining national pol
icy in these fields.
Defending his strict control of the
German credit market, DR.. Schacht
said specifically, at one point, Where
support (of credits) of local govern
ment has been necessary I have al
ready taken pains to ease their posi-
tions," and he went on, Il shall in
tervene in the future also, to make
exceptions in cases which are espe-
cially justified" 1t was a pointed
comment on the insistent reports that
he is through"
More than this, Dr. Schacht under
took to reassure his listeners on three
Of the major questions of policy about
which there is the most interest and
uncertainty both In Germany and
abroad:
1. The mark will not be devalued,
he said, because devaluation would
be betrayal Of those whose savings
are absolutely necessary to the gov
ernment, would seriously handicap
national policy and would wipe out
the enormous profits $500, 100000
marks the regime has made on its
foreign debts, thanks to the devalua-
ton Of other currencies.
2 The Reich has not. and will not,
embark on a policy Of imitation, he
declared.
3. The earnings Of German indus
try must not be taxed away"
Schacht said, but must be left to in
dustry itself for investment so that
production can be made more efficient
and increased by private initiative.
(Copyright. 1887.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
STATE EMPLOYEES
SALARIES RESTORED
Pay of 1000 Maryland Workers
Goes Back to 1888 Level
at Midnight.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, September 3o.-Wil.
liam S. Gordy. jr., State controller,
today announced that 1888 economy
cuts made in the salaries of State
employees will be restored in full when
the fiscal year begins at midnight.
The budget, approved by the recent
Legislature for 1888 and 1899, will be-
come operative tomorrow. The Leg
islature made available $178,OOo in
1888 and 1889 for the restoration of
salaries to the pre-cut level.
Joseph O'C. McCusker. chief deputy
State controller. estimated that
about 1000 employees would be bene-
fitted by the restoration.
The Board of Public Works, which
was given power to make the restora-
ton, allocated $174,6153l to depart
ments and other State agencies for
the purpose in 1888 and $165,65s.72
in 1899.
The University of Maryland Hospi-
tai will benefit most from the fund,
receiving $4,000 annually in 1888 and
1889. The University of Maryland
will receive $25,0O0 for each year.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
AIRCRAFT CARRIER
PUT IN COMMISSION
Yorktown, Costing $4,000, 900,
Must Operate at Reduced Speed
Because of Defective Gears.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, September 30
The aircraft carrier Yorktown, built
at the plant of the Newport News
Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. at a
cost of s20,00O,00O steamed across
Hampton Roads at dawn today and
three hours later was commissioned
as unit Of the United States Navy.
With the carriers crew of 1000
officers and men lined up on her quar-
terdeck as she lay alongside a pier at
the naval base. the carrier was &C.
cepted for the Navy by Rear Admiral
Frank H. Brumby, commandant of
the Norfolk Naval District, and then
turned over to her commanding off,
Ger, Capt. E. D. McWhorter.
The Yorktown goes into active serv-
ice on a reduced status because her
reduction gears are defective and
must be replaced within the next few
months. She will operate with her
flying squadrons in training maneu-
vers in this area, but at reduced
speeds.
Evening star., 1937-09-30

their slaughter Of innocents has evi-
IDENTIFY influenced Toxic somewhat, for
raiders visiting Nanking yesterday and
today avoided the walled city. Hith-
erto the Japanese Army has disdained
international opinion because it Was
not forcefully expressed, but the peo-
pie of Japan will surely feel its effect
if the world reaction to these horrors
reaches their ears.
I am certain, too. that properly
applied economic pressure would
quickly terminate this disastrous de-
struction Of our country relentlessly
being pursued by the Japanese Army.
believe that world leaders would OBJ
ject to reducing the Chinese people to
poverty and economic impotency. The
manufacturing nations of the world
would certainly rue the day they hesi-
tated to prevent the destruction of the
purchasing power of this potentially
important market for their products.
(Copyright. 1879