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in compliment to Miss Rosario
de Blanck, who has been Sc
lected to be queen of the to-
bacco festival at South Boston,
Va, and who will arrive in
Washington Saturday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Lawton. her
chaperone.
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GAY Dongs Reported In Interesting Letter From SaZzburg
Mrs. Ernest Dunbar Clark Will
Return Here in September
With Her Daughter
Blu Flora Macdonald

A nice, newsy letter from Salzburg, Aus
tria, tells us that this quaint little pic
turesque town simply overlooking with Americans. And
well can we believe from the number of pictures have
prominent Americans ojournng there notably that
of Franklin Deano Roosevelt r and his BRIDE the former
Ethel du Pont.
Mrs Wayne Chaed Taylor wife of the Assistant Secre
tary the Treasury has just left Saburg for Scotland and
will nger in the British Isles until the middle of September
when she will sail for home
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PETER CARTER
Gays

Tarl Crowley, Solicitor of the Post Office
N Department was down in his native
Texas not so many days ago and went fishing trip which
believe it or not ended most triumphanty for Karl with his
catching of vefoot tarpon Naturally wishing his friends
back here to know about this event. Karl decided to have
snapshots of himself and the fish taken and sent back to
Washington Then he thought, mo- nobody VIII oeLleve
caught it. even if they the arpon ITSELF so he then planned
TO write friends that had caught this large fish
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My correspondent, Mrs. Err
nest Dunbar Clark, tells with
rapture of hearing Toscanini
conduct Die Meistersinger,"
and, even though the seats they
occupied for six hours were any
thing but soft, she claims the
experience was well worth it.
Mrs. Clark sailed for Europe on
the Normandie early in July. &C.
companied by her daughter,
Barbara, and they plan to re-
turn on the lie de France early
next month. Another daughter,
Virginia, chose to remain in
America and has been attend
ing camp in Montana.
Mrs. Clark, who now makes
her home in Seattle with her
husband, will be remembered in
Washington where, as Mary Vir-
GINA Kibler, she grew up and
lived with her parents, Mrs. j.
Latimer Kibler and the late
lev. hTDleT.
FAMED ARTIST
Mrs. Clark has won a name
for herself in the world Of art
for the miniature paintings in
which she depicts interesting
landscapes and scenes. An ex-
hibition of 100 of her pictures is
in the American Building at the
Paris Exposition. and when she
was told that she was to have
the exhibit she broke down and,
in true artists style, laughed
and cried, thus proving that I
am not entirely outside that
class of temperamental persons
known as artists"
Mrs. Clark was visitor in
the Capital in the spring, spend
ing some time with her sister,
Mrs. Carl Kettler, at the latter's
home in Georgetown. She plans
to return for a visit, possibly en-
route from Europe to her home
in Washington State.
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Miss Kinnball
Is Married

Miss Ruth Rowland Kimball,
daughter of Mrs. Arthur II. Kim
ball and the late DR.. Kimban,
of Washington, was married
yesterday to Mr.. Orville Ken
meth Larson, of Flat, Alaska.
The ceremony was performed
at the Church of the Epiphany,
in the presence Of the brides
immediate family, the Rev. D.
Wade Stafford officiating. The
bride was given in marriage by
her brother. Mr.. Arthur A. Kim
ball. Her sister, Miss Helena M.
Kimball, was her only attend
ant. Mr.. Lawrence A. Phillips
was the best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson left i'm
mediately after the ceremony
for New England on their honey
moon They plan to spend the
winter in the East, returning in
the spring to Alaska, where they
will make their home.
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cided in print and conversation
that she was out Of town, is at
the moment, very much In town.
She was trying some sea food at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-26
In SARATOGA

Mrs. John Hay Whitney has
joined her husband at their es-
tate at Saratoga, N. Y, for the
remaining days of the race meet
ing Mrs. Whitney arrived in
the racing center from Holly
wood. where she has been taking
screen tests at one of the studios.
The Whstneys entertained at
dinner at the Arrowhead Inn
Tuesday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
TESTERS REPORT FOR THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER

Report of the Douglas and Pope
Cow Testing Association:
No. cows tested 221.
No. cows producing 40 pounds or
more butterfat, Is.
No. cows producing 50 pounds or
more butterfat 6.
Association average production
per COW 1853.
Milk, 17s6; butterfat 4.3 percent
test.
High producing cow for butter
fat:
Owner, Sam Haughdahl; lbs.
milk 1854; lbs. fat 74.4; date of test,
October %; breed Grade Guernsey.
List of highest producing herds
based on butterfat:
Owner: State Home School for
Girls: Date of test Oct. 6; MIXED
daily 40; No. dry 4; average milk,
699.7; average fat 24S4; breed, Reg
Holsteins.
Owner: Sam Haughdahl; date of
test Oct. %; MIXED daily 80; No.
dry 4; average milk 1915; average
fat 2295; breed, grade and purebred
Guernseys.
Owner: John Grundie; date of
test, Oct. II; MIXED daily IA; No.
dry 3; average milk 44O.7; average
fat 20.02; breed, grade and pure
bred Guernseys.
Cows producing 40 or more lbs.
of butterfat:
Owner Name Lbs.
Home Schools for Girls
Holsteins No. "a 1873
No. % 52.2
No. % 43.3
John w. Hay
Holstein Blackie 40.2
Sam Haughdahl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
SOUTH AMERICA INQUIRIES
OF MARVELLOUS MINNESOTA

Alair de Olivera Comes, who
lives in Rio de Janeiro, has heard
about "the marvellous Minnesota"
way down in Brazil and he would
like to know more.
Mr.. Comes would even like to
move here, he wrote the Minneso-
ia Tourist Bureau this week.
II am asking you the kindness Of
sending me, If possible, all the
booklets about the marvellous Min
nesota, the lakes region, the Mime
sofa state parks, the highway maps
of the state, and the cities Of Min
neapolis, st. Paul, Duluth and
Grand Park"
But-and here's the catch in it
he is also interested in the States
of New Jersey, Maryland, Utah,
Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and
Kansas. And would the Tourist
Bureau please send him this infor-
nation.
Mr.. Comes request is only one Of
many that have come to the State
Tourist Bureau from other coun-
tries. Letters from England, Aus
tralia, France, China, and even
South Sea I sland ports are on file
in the bureau, Ed L Shave, Bureau
Director, said.
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Of the tax.

administration Of the tax.
IA. It abandons an assured rev.
enue of $1,000, 0OO, 900 annually for
one purely speculative and uncer-
tain, and which promises to be
most disappointing in amount,
thereby further jeopardizing the
Federal revenue.
The President inferentially ad-
mitted in his message that injustic-
es and inequalities exist in the 1885
tax law and should be removed.
That it has fostered monopolies Is
proven by the request Of the Attor-
ney General for an additional mil
lion dollars to prosecute trusts OF
which there are now a great num-
Der.
There Is no doubt that the time
has come to revise the entire tax
structure Of the country. This must
be done before confidence and a
feeling Of security can be restored
among those who provide work for
our millions of working men. The
President now must realize that he
can no longer safely follow the ad-
vice Of theoretical economists, most
Of whom never did an honest days
work or earned an honest dollar in
their lives.
Would Drag Us In Again
The other day a French senator,
in delivering a lecture in Paris,
urged that France resume war debt
payments to the United States in
the hope that this country would
thus be influenced in joining
France and England in their fight
against fascism. France now owes
us about 1,1O1, 220,183. Even
though she were to pay it all at one
time it would not be enough to off
set the ultimate cost that would ac-
crue from our again meddling in
affairs. Another war
would absolutely bankrupt this
country and probably destroy civil
ization. Not with my vote will we
again NEEDLE in the affairs of Eur
ope and Asia. Again I say, we have
enough on our hands here at home
to keep up busy. would like to see
France pay her debt to this country
but not upon the terms laid down
by Senator Berenger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
Study Traffic Laws

Sometime ago salesman driving along at a fair
rate Of speed about to pass car, when sudden
ly the driver turned into farm driveway without
warning. An accident narrowly averted. When
questioned about the incident the driver acted as
though it was unnecessary to hold out his hand be-
fore turning and he as much told the salesman
that the accident the of his the sales
mans carelessness OF course what the salesman sad
is unprintable but he did tell the that he should
take little time to read the state traffic laws.
The suggestion good Following the
above episode, told to the editor by the salesman,
we read where enterprising woman teacher in the
Staples High school is supervising 100 history and
economics students in thorough study of the states
new traffic code, recently issued
This teacher will develop highway USERS who
will know the traffic laws and who will realize tn ;
dangers to be met by not observing them.
Five students among the group, who receive the
highest marks in examination at the close this
study will receive pen and pencil sets
For study in this extra-curricuar event. the
Staples school uses the pocket-sized traffic Law
books, furnished free by the Minnesota Highway De-
partment, st. Paul.
OF course study of the traffic laws will do no
good if the motorist fails to obey them. However
only slip and they endanger other peoples lives
who also have right to live.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
The
COmnOn-tater
BY Chuck Rattle

Passing Fancy-Like tintypes
and bustles, certain odors associate
the past, call up DINNER memories
to the brightness of the present.
The odor that pervades the old line
depot is that type Of smell. It's fas-
cinating beyond description, and
singularly adaptive to the type Of
business dispensed there. For ysars
this smell has been an impelling
force drawing people to depots.
Walk in through the depot door,
the smell permeates to every cor
ner. A musty smell; beyond that it
defies description. 1t calls up hur-
ried messages clicking through the
telegraphic instruments bringing
happiness or sorrow, it Is mindful
of trains tearing through the night
throwing its deep-throated roar
over the peaceful countryside.
Today the old depot of the days
when" is fast passing and with it,
unfortunately, that singular smell
that is the same all over. The old
depot, whose effigy remains in the
small hamlets only, was great
hangout for the boys-the village
crackpots and politicians. When the
icy winds whipped around the cor
ners in their whiny melodies, the
boys gathered at the station for a
game Of pinochle with the agent
between trains-or just to sit and
chew the fat. The spitoon was pois-
ed next the round oak stove, that
sent off penetrating warmth, and
the village chewers rarely made the
target. But the politics and the
faults of the nation were viewed
from this narrow angle. And bits of
scandal from the wags got its Or
igin here It was in those days when
trainmen brought fascinating tales
of what the outer world was doing
when daily papers were an unaf-
forded luxury Anxiously the sta
ton crowd awaited when Number
IL was late. The big SHOWS had
blocked the rails. 1t may be days
before 1t would come. Then there
was that choked up feeling that
half the residents knew when the
snow pillow finally thrust it's black
nose through the contrasting white
way down the tracks and contact
was once more established with
the outside. Yep those were the
days when the town sage parked his
feet on the nickel rail of the stove,
poked his quid over to one cheek,
and started with eyes on the CELL
ing, what this country needs is
Center Of hustle and activity the
year round was the depot. In sum-
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mer it was no less popular than in
winter. Inside it may be hot and
stuffy and inhabited only by the
agent-when he had to-but on the
platform there were shady retreats
where lolling could be accomplish
ed peacefully between passengers.
The lazy smoke of the loafer's pipe
drifted aloft on the lazy summer
day and upward to the blue haze
above, and it was peaceful scene.
This was the time of the year when
the dapper salesman with his myr-
lad of trunks blew literally into
town with his fancy clothes, his
racy stories, his hail for everyone.
His flashing smile was aimed
adroitly at the bellies of the village
who had simultaneously gathered
at the station (of course on other
business). But their hearts flutter-
ed and skipped over this man OF
the world. He new everyone of the
boys on the platform. He called to
them by name, Tipping his hand IN
their direction. And then the boys
gathered around to listen to his
stories and his fascinating tales OF
far off cities.
There were nights, too, when the
lights burned later than usual in
the agents office. He was poring
over his records, or awaiting the
special, or had been routed out Of
bed to receive a cheering message
that mother and baby are doing
we'll He was an accommodating in
dividual, grumbling only a little if
he was routed out at night in his
shirt tails to put through an ur-
gent message. Daytimes his regalia
was more or less stereotyped. On
his head he wore that green eye
shade, fastened with a strap. Coat
less, he retained his vest, and over
the shirt sleeves he wore for pro-
lection black arm cloths. In the
winter he discarded the eye shade
for the cap which he rarely DOTTED
between frequent trips from the in
side warmth to the wind swept
platform.
Here was place the kids could
play for endless. tireless hours.
They were rarely shooed away.
Barefooted. they battered down the
hot expanse of the sun-bsaten plat
form; open-mouthed they gaped at
passengers alighting for visits with
townfolk. 1t was swell place to
use coaster wagons. The platform
was often crowded with a group of
the younger fry plying their coast
ers up and down Threatening the
very life Of the station agent as
they whisked breathlessly past him.
He carrying bundles and unable to
see the culprits but laughing with
them in their fun.
It was one Of those places that
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naturally invited the younger set to
try that first smoke. Hiding behind
the oil tanks or the wooded space
across the tracks, where the devil
ment took place, the kids would
watch gawking the town fought
braggartly displaying that he
could smoke real "tobacca"-but
shortly he went home complaining
he wasn't feeling SO well and it
must have been "somp'n he et." The
less adventurous ones puffed labor.
iously on ill-fashioned roll-yer-owns
of corn silk, plucked from Farmer
Browns field, and newspaper or a
catalogue page.
There was a vantage point on a
bluff overlooking the tracks where
they could watch the freights do
their switching. There was an in
frequent thrill when they could
watch the engines throw one of the
cars onto the siding with the fly
switch. Then there was that great
day when the engineer leaned all
friendly like out Of the cab window
and looked down at one of the
barefooted overall clad lads and
smiled, saying, Wanna mount the
cab, sonny?" And quicker than a
flash the fortunate one was in the
cab and with bunging eyes watch
ing the intricate manipulations of
the levers, the hiss of steam, the
roar of the boilers as the fireman
ladled coal onto the roaring pit.
There were strange bundles to be
inspected labeled from far off plac-
es, and guessing to do about what
they contained. 1t was fun when
those funny little wagons rumbled
across the platform bearing their
load Of new boxes and trunks and
bales from the freight. Then there
was the call Of the conductor, the
wave Of his hand, and the steaming
hiss as the train groaned to start,
gained momentum, and disappeared
around the curve with smoke curl
ing in it's wake. Will the dads Of to-
day, kids of yesterday, ever forget
plohC Oil liAC lAdSh Win eAh
ear glued to the rail straining to
catch the first murmur Of the on
rushing trainY
All that passes today. No longer
do the gangs hangout at the depot,
it is no longer the seat Of news of
far off places. Now everyone has
seen them and they are no longer
far away. In large cities modern
structures have replaced the old de-
pot. The round oak stove Is gone.
The musty smell is gone. Passeng-
ers are housed in awesome waiting
rooms isolated from the hurry and
hustle of the tracks below. Even the
kids are deserving the depot plat
form for other pleasures. It's a pas
sing institution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
Our Artificial Life

We boast of modern civil zation, and in many
respects is very wonderful But it is also cluttered
up by lot of flubdub which reflects credit upon
the courage or intelligence OF the average mortal
Out of Difference to innumerabe foolish customs and
conventions and caprices. lives are largely art
fetal and restricted.
must bow be classified as barbarians. Our &C
tons largely governed by inhibitions, many OF
them trivial and without any bearing upon true char
acter morality, but nevertheless considered bind
ing upon all who would appear civilized.
In the eyes of some it appears that breach of
table manners is more heinous offense than a vio-
lation of the moral CODE to wear outofstye clothes
is more reprehensible than defrauding a creditor.
But most of us lack the courage to rebel, be-
cause we must be regular and standardized if
would be cassed among the best people,"
Even after all that the editor of this great fam.
lily journal still loves to dunk cheese sandwiches in
coffee. Mmm, amt that sompin
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25

Is speaking entirely from political
purposes. We believe, however, that
q thorough housekeeping in the in
terests of economy and efficiency
would prove popular right now and
the Governor might well consider 1t
as q means Of building up his per-
sonal strength in the state. If he
doesn't, someone else will. Necessity
will soon force such action.-Thief
River Falls Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
Observations
Convened Amidst Confusion

When the Members of Congress
returned to Washington last week
they found no program ready for
them, Notwithstanding that bust
ness recession had set in all over
the country that has already assum-
ed alarming proportions.
There Is no question but that the
recession Is due largely to Excess
sive taxes, more particularly the
tax on undisturbed earnings, also
to exactions Of labor. That being
the situation it would seem that the
President in his message should
have called for immediate tax revis-
ion, instead of waiting until the
regular session next year as he
suggested, and for such changes in
the Wagner Labor Law as would at
least give the employer of labor a
square deal. However, the Presi-
dent saw fit in his message to again
push to the forefront social legisla-
ton which will be of little help in
arresting the present downward
trend.
wy ICdoSAo WIZ ASSo1l tAiAI bcSh
in April, 1896, foretold the disas-
trous effects that would follow the
enactment of the Presidents tax
bill. Indeed, the Republican MEM
bers of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, in opposing the imposition
of the tax on undisturbed earnings
set forth in detail in minority re-
port the evils that would inevitably
follow the enactment Of the legisla-
ton and to show we were not talk
ing loosely I herewith reproduce
verbatim the objections to the
measure that were raised at that
time.
1. It will discourage and possib-
ly prevent the accumulation of ade-
quate rainy-day reserves and con-
stitutes a direct threat to the Sc
curity of business, employment and
investments.
2. It will cause corporations to
the distribution of their
existing tax-paid reserves, which
can only be rebuilt under penalty.
3. It will discourage business re-
and expansion and
have a retarding effect upon recov-
cry and Unemployment.
4. It will hamper the growth of
small corporations, impede the de-
velopment of new enterprises, and
foster monopolies.
5. It puts a penalty on pruden-
ce and a bounty on improvidence
and constitutes an unwholesome in
reference with the exercise of
sound judgment in the manage
ment of business.
6. It will accentuate the ex-
tremes of future booms and de-
pressions.
Z. It will Cypress business bur-
dened with debts and will result in
a restriction on corporate credit.
8. It will drive capital out of
productive enterprise into tax
exempt securities.
9. It violates every sound prin-
ciple of income taxation, Is arbi-
trary and oppressive in its applica-
ton, and will be unequal and dis
eliminating in it's operation.
10. It will cruelty financially
weak business enterprises while
permitting the strong to minimize
or entirely escape the tax.
II. It will create inequities and
unfair competitive situations which
are far greater and more real than
the imaginary ones it purports to
correct.
IL. 1t will result in the double
taxation of all dividends paid out of
reserves, whether accumulated in
the past or in the future.
Is. It will cause untold confu-
sion and add bewildering complex
tiles both in the computation and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
STATE employees JOIN G. I. O.

DeIWeen 0UU anu OOU highway
department employees, members Of
the Technical Engineers, 9rchi-
tects and Draftsmen's union No. II,
voted Sunday to sever utilization
with the American Federation of
Labor and to affiliate with the G.
I. o. It is believed the change has
been made so that more militant
stand may be taken against polit-
ical purges" in the department. The
reason given is that they could not
represent all employees under the
A. F. Of l., and under the c. I. o.
they got charter which covers all
employees in the department.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25

Out Of every million births, one
child becomes a midget.
Florida has a coast line Of 3,751
miles.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
Mr. Frog Mistakes Autumn For Spring

Fosston.-Findng a reason for frog to be hop
ping around on Fosstons streets on mid-November
days might require many guesses unless it were
sble that Mr. Frog forgot to look at the calendar and
thought spring had come. little early, to be sure
but the weather here on Tuesday of last week was
springlike enough to fool most anyone Dame Nature
kind and brought fine weather, but to do things
up brown, she also brought tangible proof of the
phenomenal temperatures. A fine, fat frog was seen
sitting the sidewalk, summing himself in the warm
fall sunshine. To prove that he wasn't a fake or
wasn't frozen to the spot, Mr. Frog jumped in from:
of the observer into puddle of water left by the
melting