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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-21
Bears Becoming Numerous Again

Tower.-Bears are again becoming numerous in
this vicinity they last fall. Several reports
have already come in of their boldness and Of de-
predations committed on farms and at lake summer
homes. Oscar Frederickson, who makes his home on
Pine Island, complained last week to the deputy
game warden that bear had torn windows and
doors off cabins Having been granted permission to
argue with Bruin, Fredericksons neighbors expect
that he will soon be sporting new bear skin coat
or rug for his cabin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-21
Price Pegging Law

Passage Of the Mier-Tydings bill. price peg
ging law which was vigorously opposed by the Pres
ident was obtained in most reprehensibe manner
says exchange 1t was attached in the form OF
rider to important appropriations bill which the
President had to sign.
This bill legazes price fixing on trade-marked
products and although it has been in effect for only
a short time alarming price rises on commodities OF
the aforementioned classification have resulted. IT
is said the bill permits practices in restraint of trade
and nullifies the antitrust laws.
survey of large department store showed the
following price increases: Cosmetics LIZA articles
were raised by of price fixing, average OF
SO percent the prices at which they sold in free
competition Drugs: 800 articles raised, by rea-
SON of price fixing an average of 1877 per cent above
prices at which they sold in free competition. Ii
uuors: 1853 articles raised by average of 124
percent Books up TIA percent Miscellaneous art
icles 2O2 percent.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
PLAN INCREASE
ATP0ST0FF|CE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IS.
Two additional clerks, two city
mail carriers and a foreman of
mail will be added soon to the
Alexandria post office staff, it
was announced here today by
Postmaster J. Owen Lynch.
The new foreman of mail, Lynch
said, will be John T. Schafe, who
has a record of 19 years service in
the post office here as clerk and
mail carrier. The remaining ap-
pointments will be announced
later.
The increase in personnel was
made necessary by continual
growth of business at the post
office. During the past six months
receipts from the sale of stamps
totaled $62,208.13 as compared
with $58,398.75 for the first six
months of 1886 and 54,206.74 for
the same period Of 1885, accord
ing to Lynch.
An F. B. I. office will be estab-
lished in the post office building
soon, it was announced. Postal
officials estimate that Alexandria
now has population of approx
mately $500.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
BOYS
ON HIGH SEAS

Special to The Washington Times
ABOARD S. S. MANHATTAN,
July 15.-Up bright and early to-
day, three Washington ID. c.
Times carrier boys were getting
their sea legs" on their first day
on the Atlantic Ocean, bound for
a five-week's tour of Europe on
the william. Randolph Hearst
Summer European Vacation tour
which they won several days ago.
Before leaving New York sS
noon yesterday, John Nuhn, ID,
Otis Buck" Johnson, IS, and Her
bert Banks, II, colored, were given
a grand farewell by officials Of
the Hearst general offices.
JoSephus Daniels, United States
Ambassador to Mexico, who is also
on his way to Europe, accom-
panied the boys to the liner.
After a few turns on the deck,
a game of shuttle board and break.
fast, the boys were summing them.
selves on the boat deck today and
planning to land in London on
July 81 with deep tan.
They will visit eight countries
in Europe and IL principal cities
and foreign capitals.
They won the trip to Europe in
competition with 1,100 other
Washington Times carrier boys
after Mr.. Hearst had promised a
vacation to them in a message
read at their Christmas banquet
last year,
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
Wild Truck Wheel
Cracks Babe S Skull

NEW YORK, July IS G.N.S).
His skull fractured by a huge
double wheel which slipped from
a truck axle, rolled down a hill
and smashed his carriage, Donald
Ehlers, eight months old, was dy-
ing today.
The driver of the truck, John R.
Murray, of Scranton, Pa, was held
pending an investigation.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
Officers Quit Albany
To Extradite Montauue

ALBANY. N. Y, July IS I.N.S).
Sheriff Percy Egglefield and two
State troopers today planned to
leave Monday for Los Angeles in
an attempt to bring M. Laverne
Moore, alias James Montague, to
answer to an indictment against
him for robbery at Jay, N. Y, in
1880.
Acting Governor Bray has
signed extradition papers for the
golfing marvel, now free on bail
provided by Hollywood friends.
It was learned Moore formerly was
Q caddy at the Glen's Falls Coun-
try Club in the AdirondackS.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
Plan Moonlight Outing

The Ways and Means Commit.
tee Of Anacostia Lodge, No. 81, Is
sponsoring q moonlight cruise on
the Potomac" Tuesday night, IL
was announced today by j. c.
Beveridge, secretary Of the sorgar1i.
cation. The program on the boat
will include floor show. singing
and dancing.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
STRIKE HALT )
DC. BUILDING
ACTIVITY
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
s4o0. 900 project at Eastern High
school and another costing about
Sl62. 900 at Alice Deal Junior High.
At both places only unionists are
employed.
Open Shop Issue
He added he was uncertain
whether construction was being
continued at the National Train
ing School for Girls, where an
S85.000 addition is planned. These
five projects represent the only
school building going forward at
the moment, he explained.
John Locher, president of the
Washington Central Labor Union
and secretary-treaSurer of TT e
local Building Trades Council. as
serted every cement finisher, sheet
metal worker and other building
tradesmen working on all District
of Columbia prof ects will be
pulled" unless the open shop"
school situation is settled salts
factorily. Millions of dollars in
construction are involved, includ-
ing the new Police Court building.
Bryce P. Holcombe, business
agent Of the Painters Union, Local
No. 1858, asserted his men will put
down their brushes whenever non
union workers appear on the City
Post Office, Internal Revenue Bu-
reau and Apex Building jobs, prob
ably on Monday.
Holcombe said:
1--WE are not trying to penalize
the Government. We will be
striking against the law which
permits contractors to bring ir-
responsible, itinerant 'workmen'
from other cities and turn them
loose among Washington's un-
employed after the jobs are
finished"
Officials of the Treasury De-
part and the Board of Education
confirmed the awarding of con-
tracts to "open-shop" firms.
Locher declared:
"We insist on a CLOSED shop
Hitherto, we have struck only
on individual projects, never on
all projects, but if conferences
with the officials of the District
of Columbia government are
not satisfactory, we will strike on
every District job.
I'm the past, many open
shop cases have been adjusted
merely by discussions between
the constructors and the Build
Trades Council. Usually the
contractor agreed willingly to
hire only union men and was
pleased with their work.
But this time we may need
to call a general Strike.'"
The public school construction
includes the building of dozens of
extra claSsroomS, required to curb
some of the overcrowding against
which the Board of Education has
been fighting, often futilely. for
many years.
Unions involved in the move
ment, all of which are affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor, include Iron Workers Local
No. 5, Cement Finishers' Local No.
96, several local of the Carpenters
Union, Plasterers' Local No. 57t,
Steamfitters Local No. 602, Roof
ers' No. "a and Painters No. 1863.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15

Cadets David C. Clagett ard
John w. Guckeyson. both of this
vicinity, received their assign
ments to the Fourth and Sixth
companies, respectively, at the
United States Military Academy
at West Point today.
Cadet Guckeyson, who lives at
6705 Forty-sixth st., Chevy Chase,
Md, won fame as the n1ainstay Of
last years Maryland University
football squad. Clagett is che
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Clagett,
and lives at 1918 Kilbourne Pl.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
Teacher 10 Retire >
After 52-M. Career

NEW YORK.-After So years
teaching, Eldon Van Dusen. head
Of the commercial department Of
Far Rockaway High School. will
retire September /. Mr.. Van
Dusen actually went into retire
ment, however, when he started
on his vacation last week.
The veteran teacher started his
career before he was II years old.
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
Will Nancy Marry
Cab Driver? Well,
Yes and No

BAR HARBOR, Me- July 10
Q.N.SO.-Said he:
I'VE are going to marry"
Said she:
Horrors, no."
Opposing versions on matrimon-
ial prospects were given today by
Mrs. Nancy Hoyt Curtis. 35, so
cialite authoreSS and James
Baker, her 27-year-old cab-driver
companion on a reputed elope-
ment dash to the Canadian border
which fizzled when immigration
authorities put up the bars.
On their return, Mrs. Curtis
denied she had intended to marry
Baker. .,
The latter maintained a stony
silence on the whole thing until
today when he declared:
I'VE have already said that
we were going to marry. 1 have
no other statement to make"
The Washington times., 1937-07-15
2HEREASSIGNEDTO'POINT'

N. w. The two were sworn into
the academy the first, Of this
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
OF
NEv-CAL ENDS
IN LINES FIGHT.
County to Present Side of
ElectrificatiOn Deal
In Court Wed.

Imperial county is sche-
duled to begin presentation
of testimony Wednesday in
the legal battle brought by
the Nevada California Sc
curities company to obtain right
to cross county roads and high
ways with electric lines without
application for q franchise.
The company completed its tes-
timony in Los Angeles Thursday
afternoon but the county testi-
mony will be given in Imperial
county superior court before Isaac
Pacht. master in chancery.
District Attorney Elmer Heal6
and Deputy District Attorney
Charles G. Halliday were in court
in Los Angeles for the last two
weeks while the company testi-
mony was given.
Pacht will make his recommen-
dations to the court, who may OF
may not follow them.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
RULING MADE
ON SHIPPING
GRAPEFRUIT

Grapefruit will be shipped on a
center cut from Imperial anG
Coachella valleys. probably begin
ming after Wednesday of next
week, according to decision made
at Fridays meeting of Imperia,
and Coachella growers.
Fruit will be inspected for frost
damage on a cross section cut and
if it meets the requirements will.
be inspected and sealed in Impe-
rial Valley SO that 1t will not be
inspected elsewhere if passed III
the county.
S. S. Rogers. head of the stand
ardization division of the state
department of agriculture met with
the growers committees. A num-
ber of grapefruit were cut to de-
termine damage.
At present fruit is being shipped
from the two valleys only to fill
genuine orders from by-products
plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
N EW STRIKES
PERIL WAGES
AGR EEM ( N 7 s
Workers Still Wrangle
With Gen. Motors;
Friendly Tone

DETRAIT, Feb. 10. (UP)
Strikes in three General
Motors p a n t S threatened
today to disrupt wages and
hours negotiations between
executives of the corporation and
the United Automobile Workers
union.
Leaders of both sides fastened,
however, to announce their belle;
that the new disputes would be set
tied quickly and that the discus
sions, involving questions not in
cluded in the recent "A day strike
settlement, would continue in
friendly atmosphere.
A sit-doWn strike involving $500
workers forced General Motors to
close its Chevrolet and Fisher
body company plants at st. Louis,
while $50 employees of a body plant
at Oshawa, Ont, walked out and
announced they would not return
until wage demands had been set
tied.
Homer Martin, youthful presi-
dent of the union, said the ST.
Louis sit-downers would not be-
permitted to remain in the two
plants and that the corporation
had agreed to suspend operations
until the dispute had been settled.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
FADES IN
KIDNAP DEATH

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10. W.p0 =
Another lead in the kidnap-murder
of 10-year-old Charles Mattson OF
Tacoma, Wash. faded today as Cali
fornia criminal identification bu-
reau experts unavailingly searched
their files for fingerprints matching
those of bearded, unkempt man
whom officials believed may have
been the abductor.
Officials said they had examined
thousands of fingefprint records in
three classifications during the
morning and had searched tattoo
records without finding any clue
to the identity of the ragged tram
sient who died of cold and starva-
ton in an unused railroad car a!
Portola, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
II DOGS PUT
BEHIND BARS


Seventeen dogs arrested" by
Dog Catcher Jim Scroggins for
violation Of the rabies quaran-
tine in FL Centre now occupy
cells at the city dog pound on
East Commercial street.
The dogs don't like jail and
register their disgust by con-
tinuous loud barking. The cells
are fastened with padlocks and
boarded up to prevent even
peek at the pups.
Scroggins has lost count Of
the stray cats taken since the
quarantine went into effect last
week because they arc destr0I
ed Immediately following arrest.
There is no cat pound 10 har~
Dor the felines.
The rabies quarantine was or
dered by DIR. Warren r. Fox.
county and city health offEs,r,
to stamp out rabies infected
animals.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

wall HltcJ bllc Dlg TOJdTy SnOWplOW
which has been boring it's way
through deep drifts for days tc
free them, at the north rim check
ing station, the report said The
pillow crew said they would clear
the road only to that point,
Mr., and Mrs. Carl Cox, the lat
ter an expectant mother, were al
Cedar City, Utah, where they wen,
after the plow broke through to
their snowbound VT ranch late
yesterday They walked two miles
on snowshoes to meet the rescuers
and then went to Kanab, Utah, for
the night.
Mrs. Cox, 80, was to receive hos
pital attention at Cedar City. Both
she and her husband were sale
to be in good condition. despite
their enforced stay since Christ,
mas at the ranch.
Cox, former national park rang
er said he would come here abou
March 7. Mrs. Cox expects he
| child early next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

Two Shertff'S deputies were in
jured seriously, one by explosion
of a tear gas gun in his pocket and
the other by acid hurled from the
besieged buildings.
One sit-downer, Ill, ran from the
plant but the others smashed WIN
dowS to let out the dense clouds
of white gas and remained III the
$1,500,000 factory which they have
held since Wednesday.
Mayor John Dromey of North
Chicago, where the Fansteel plant is
located, told Federal Conciliator
John E. O'Connor at Chicago that
there is some kind of tentative
arrangement or agreement" reach
ed but that it awaited arrival OF
Robert Pilkington, U. S. depart
ment of labor conciliator sent here
from Washington. Pilkington was
expected this afternoon.
While tear gas fumes still curled
from hundreds of shattered window
panes in the embattled factory
buildings, company officials con-
ferred with Mayor John Dromey,
State Labor Conciliator Patrick
Cullen, Sheriff L. A. Doolittle and
other authorities.
Armed with writ ordering evic-
tion of the strikers who have held
the plant since Wednesday, Sheriff
L. A. Doolittle strobe up to the
plant at $50 am. and called out:
Anybody who wants to come ou,
peacefully come out now"
"We're standing on our rights,
replied Carl Swanson, secretary OF
Local No. a. of the Amalgamateo
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, who
called the strike for union recog-
milton and collective bargaining.
The sheriff ordered the attack.
Two deputies carrying huge
steel bar for battering ram hurled
their weight against the rear door
of the plant.
Strikers began breaking out the
windows in the second story and
throwing missiles.
The door crashed in and the dep
uties threw in a tear gas bomb.
The strikers then began spraying
a yellow, foamy liquid which au-
thorities described as mild acid"
from fire hose thrust out the broken
windows.
Max Swiren, attorney for the
company, announced Fansteel Of
ficials would meet with represen-
tatives of their own workers but
would not bargain with outside
organizers" The strike was called
Wednesday by the Amalgamated
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, a
committee for industrial organiza-
tion affiliate, in demand for union
recognition and collective bargain
ing rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

Sultlng from increasing the num-
Der of supreme court justices and
advocated supreme court un-
dominated, uncoerced and unin-
fluenced by politics.
Copies of the resolutions will be
sent all United States senators
and representative from Califor-
mia.
Lee Nuffer of Ell Centric was
elected president of the Imperial
Valley Bar association at the meet
ing Friday noon in the Barbara
Worth hotel, succeeding A. c. Fin
ney.
D. H. Wolford of Brawley was
elected vice-president and Charles
Provence of El Centro was re-elect-
ed secretary-treasurer.
The 20-3O Clubs resolution
WHEREAS. we, as Young Amer
leans, cherish more than anything
the. personal liberties and oppor-
tunities enjoyed by us under our
government AS it now functions and
exists; and !.
WHEREAS, there is certain pro-
posed and pending legislation with
reference to the Federal Judiciary
system of the United States; and
WHEREAS. said proposed legis-
lation suggests certain changes, the
results of which would be far reach
ing and of most uncertain benefit,
and which would shake the con-
fidence of free people in their
government; and
WHEREAS, it is absolutely es-
sential to the continued existence
of our tripartite form of American
Government that our Judiciary re-
main uncoerced, undominated and
unrestrained by either the execu-
tive or legislative departments; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court
of the United States has no political
favors to grant and no one to de-
fend or speak for it under the cir
cumstances except those whose own
minds and hearts move them to do
so,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED. by The 20-30 Club No
lis, of Ell Centre, California, that
we are unequivocally opposed to
that portion of said legislation
which would result in the increase
of the number of members of the
Supreme Court as now constituted;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a copy of this Resolution be
forwarded to the United States
Senators for the State of California,
and to each of the Representatives
from the State of California.
Unanimously adopted February
18, 1887.
Ell Centre 20-30 Club No. lis,
Hans Merklein, Secy
The 20-30 club members also
pledged their support to Imperial
county justices of the peace in their
efforts to lower traffic violations
in the county
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Woman Injured
In Auto Crackup

Mrs. Ruby Larson, "a. suffered
slight injuries in headon auto
mobile collision two miles south
of Meloland late Thursday night.
A car Driven by Howard M.
Larson of Holtville and another
driven by Florentino Fuller of Ell
Centric collided on a bridge across
the highway. according to Cali
fornia Highway Patrolman Roy
Wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
WINDSOR WILL
WE'D WALLY
ON MAY 22

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Up
Frances Clyne, New York So
ciety modiste, returned ON the
s. S. Bremen today with word
that the Duke OF Windsor and
Mrs. Wallis Simpson will be
married May 22 in the English
chapel in Vienna.
She said the date was STATED
definitely" at cocktail party
in London attended by Lord
Brownlow, close friend of the
king.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
RESCUERS REACH
30 SNOW VICTIMS
ON LAND BANK
LOANS SOUGHT

A conference with federal land
bank authorities relative to com"
missioner's loans in Imperial Valley
will be sought by members of the
farm bureaus federal farm loan
committee who met Thursday after
noon at the court house
w. E. Walters, field man for the
federal land bank. was invited to
meet with the committee, those
members attending being Evan T.
Hewes, Ike Schlatter, w. A.. Nc
Fadden and Scott B. Foulds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

Wcstmorland at Ais o'clock Fri
day morning.
II stabbed myself because ] had
been i'm much pain from influenza
and believed ! was to die because
CT poisoning in my stomach," was
the explanation made by LindIey.
Hospital attaches reported that
the wounded mans condition was
favorable and recovery was prob
able.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Prisoner Given
Sentence to Pen

Jose Moreno was sentenced to-
San Quentin by Judge r. d. Me-
Pherrin in superior court Friday
on drunk driving charge.
The Mexican pleaded guilty to
the charge and applied for proba-
ton which was denied him by the
court.
Another drunk driver, Dick Con-
tana. 20, was sentenced to SO days
in the county Jail in Holtyille JUS
tice court Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

WESTMORLAND, Feb. 10. -
Bert Lindley, 36, preferred death
by his own hand to life with an
influenza wracked body. he told
officers after his suicide attempt
failed here today.
He stabbed himself in the
stomach with a short bladed let
tuce knife because hc suffered
pain too great for him TO endure,
he gasped while officers rushed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

'$150,000 to continue this states
fight against other Colorado basin
states for an equitable" share of
water and power without ratifying
the Santa Fe compact by which
the other states divided the rivers
water years ago.
No advance information on the
message was given out by the
governors office. When he opened
the legislature Jan. IL, he an
nounced he would discuss the river
situation later.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Mexican Arrested
On Morals Charge

HOLTVILLE, Feb ia l7-year-
old Mexican reident of the Holtville
area was arrested Friday on a
morals complaint involving a IA
year-old girl.
Parents of the girl appealed to
Holtville officers and the arrest
followed. The youth lives north
east of the Sandia store.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Imperial Child
Dies During Night

IMPERIAL. Feb. 10. - Marvin
Jasper Pippin. seven-year- son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin T. Pippin
of the Imperial area, died at the
family home at midnight Thursday
He is survived by his parents; two
sisters, Sylvia and Bernice; and a
brother, Richard. The body is al
the Lemons undertaking establish
ment in Ell Centric pending funeral
arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
ACID HURLED IN STRIKE WAR
Flu Blamed for Suicide Try.

him to the county hospital to
have his wound treated.
Westmorland officers telephon-
ed immigration officials TO meet
the car carrying the wounded
man at Ell Centre and direct the
driver to the hospital outside the
city limits. Speed was necessary
TO prevent death from loss of
blood.
The suicide attempt occurred
at the w. Cogburn ranch near
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
ASHURST SEEKS
SUPPORT FOR ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. W,P) =
Chairman Henry F. Ashurst of the
senate judiciary committee appeal
ed in the senate today for support
of the presidents judicial program
as the "mildest' measure that could
have been proposed.
Ashursts senate address was pre-
sented as administrator supporters
rallied to swing support behind
Mr.. Roosevelt's program. =
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
TEAMSTER TIEUP
ON COAST SPREADS

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. 49, WP)---
The teamsters' tieup which has
threatened to break the new mari
time labor peace spread to a second
vessel today.
One hundred longshoremen stop
ped loading the freighter Golden
Star when the teamster's union an
nounced it was picketing the dock
where the ship was tied up.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Amelia Earhart
Flying to Coast

CLEVELAND. Feb. 49, U.p) =
Amelia Earhart, plotting her Lock-
heed flying laboratory" took off
from Municipal airport at Alb am
psf, today on the second leg of
her journey to Burbank, CAL.
where she will prepare for round
the world flight next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Ariz. Governor to
Reveal Stand on
Colorado r. Row

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb 19 (UP)-Governor r. c, Stan
ford will go before joint session of the State legislature
late today with his promised message on the Colorado
river situation 1t understood from unofficial
the governors message would ask appropriation of