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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Rev. Henry Reflex
Records PRESENTATION

the communities. This is marked
on the table with a May low Of ST
inches. The sparsely scattered rains
OF the summer Of SO are accurately
portrayed with a July low Of .36
inches.
Rev. Reflex stated explanatory
with his table that snowfall In the
winters Of '34'35 and 1886 were
measured in straight snow measure
ment. But for more accurate infor-
nation during the current winter
his measurements are in inches of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

f1cIT INlCAlOA0A 10 WA0AAo'
 began. "very wrong" An old man next to me. with a round face and a grizzled. shaved head that sloped into a creased neck, nudged me and said approvingly. He's a fine one, that boy! He don't care what he saysl" Wood smiled to show that he didn't really mean 1t and continued. He said I had the same enthusiasm, My dear friends of the Bund. came back from Germany with ten times the enthusiasm I had beforel"
 AS young Mir. Wood continued, it developed that he didn't like the newspapers. They lad reriissd io publish all but vne oi the stories he had sent from Germany. He didn't mind for himself, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
HOLIDAY HOLDS
 SPECIAL INTEREST
Christian Science Church Members Plan Exercises
 for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day has a specia' significance la America. It Is essen- tlally on American institution. 1l1 Christian Science churches, 1t iS shared throughout the world Wherever there is Q Church oi Christ, Scientist, It's members and friends will gather on Thursday. November twenty-flfth. A service oi song and thanksgiving includes readings from the textbooks ot Christian Science; the Bible; and science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. ~ The selections from the Bible in- right arm stIGly forward, shouted "IeIl!" and skipped boyishly rom the platform.
 An! The ovation
 He got Q big hand. The audience made so much noise that unl- formed members of the Ordnungs Dienst ran in from the corridor, where some had been smoking cigarettes, They crowded swiftly into Inc at the back of the nall until some fifty of them were standing at on extravagant atten- ton. The crowd was standing up too, and James Wheeler-Hill had come to the platform.
 Wheeler-Hill shot out his arm and snapped, "Sieg!" The wofa means victory.
 "IIcll!" roared the crowd.
 "SIeg" said Wheeler-Hill'
 "IIcil!" roared the crowd.
 "SIcg" snapped Wheeler'Hi!l'
 "IIcii!" the audience beloved ID one sharp shout. ~
 With arms still outStretched' they were singing the Horst Wes- seI song, the favor!te Na2i anthem The mems voices were deep, mili- tant, the women's Shrlll with ln- tenSity. It sounded like q hyinn'
 For Students Only Kamaraden ale: ihr braune
 Schar,
 dlc Fahne pnanzt auf der Turmc
 Knauf!
 DaS Wort macht wahr: Horst Vessel flel, und Deutschland
 Stcht auf!
 The hands dropped as the song ended and the stiff, rigid saluters became people once more. There was laughter and talk of more beer as the crowd moved out of the hall. Many of the troopers had shabby overcoats over their uniforms, and the clash Of civilian and military haberdashery gave their appearance n plesant incon- gru!ty. l walked out with Bob Wood, and he said, T was late. Did they begin by singing the iia- tional anthem?"
 No, they sang The Star-Span- gled Banner.
 That's what I meant" he said. After all, I'm still an American
 RICHARD Q. BOYER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
COLLEGE GYM
 TEAM COMING
Springfield Group Will Alp. pear at Local YMCA
 January %

At the meeting of the Physical Education council of the Water bury Y. M. c. A. last night 1t was decided to bring the Springfield College Gymnastic team to the Wa terbury Y. M. O. A. on January 29. The Springfield College gym team is without doubt the most outstand- ing team in the field of gymnastic exhibitions. During the course of the year this team travels to many parts of the United States and Canada for exhibitions. The phy- sical education council feel that the Waterbury Y. M. 0. A. is fortunate in being able to have the team here this year. In planning for this event Paul Marggraf was appointed chairman of the promotion cor1- mittee. He will have working with him other members of the council as well as some of the members of the gymnastic class of the Wa terbury Y. M. 0. A. This committee will be selected at Q later date. Other business taken care of by the council consisted of the reports of the activities taking place during the month, also the arranging for tho addition of one more badmin- ton court In the gymnasium and the lining of tho handball courts for squash racquets. Those present at the meeting were: Chairman, William s. Curtis, Paul Marggrafi, Hal Corson, Andrew Finley, Arthur Norling and Seth Goodwin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

clude readings from the book of Nehemiah, eth chapter, 9th and 10th verses: "And Nehemiah said unto all the people, This day iS holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law Then he said un- to them for whom nothing is pre- pared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord Is your strength."
 From the correlative cita ations in Science and Health the following $ sUected: "The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth his brothers need and sup plieth 1t, seeking his own in an- others good" CD. 5l8:l5-i9).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
BRANDVEIN VILE IN COURT
Children of Late Mrs. Mary Brandvein Are Benefi-
 ciaries in Estate

Children of the late Mrs. Mary Brandvein are named beneficlsries in her will, which has been filed with Judge Dennis J, slavirl in pro- bate court. Mrs. Brandvein, widow of Jacob Brandvein, made her home at 287 Columbia boulevard. She, died Nov. 10. Property at Prospect Beach, West Haven, including land and buildings, is left to a daughter, Dora Brandvein Feini1 of this city.
 Requests of $l,000 each are left to the following children: Samuel Brandvein of Chicago, Dora B. Feinn of Waterbury, Walter Brand vein of Chicago. All grandchildren are to receive $500 each.
 The residue of the estate Is to be shared by two daughter, Belle Brandvein and Louise Brandvein of this city. Dora B. Feinn is named executrix. The will was drawn Jan. IS, 1927. f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

quoted his friend. "'Heil Hitler! Hell DeutsChland!" Woods arm pumped up ard down With eaen ;'Heli!" as he recoastructeo the scene.
 He couldn't stand France ana went on to England, "tho home or t,ay blood, where I had the great. est awakening of my lite'" woods awakener was q beggar who stood singing outside Q res taurant in which the young man was eating with an English com panion. When Wood suggested that they give the beggar some money, tho Englishnlan refused. This awakened Wood, he said, to the decadence of tho British Em- pire, and later investigation proved to him that 1t was typical.
 "Before I left" he said, T stood before the monument to Nelson at Trafalgar Square. oh, England l thought, you are tho land Of my blood and I love you very, very much, but I am praying for soiile- thing to come and do away with oil this rotl' But they are work. ing there with the Communists, and we oil know where that leads. How sorry am that England hasn't Edwardl It's not the fault of the people.
 Passage Back
 Coming back, was forced to share my cabin with c Jewish lad" He said 1t softly, evenly, making light of his hardship. one woman cried, How horridI' and Wood went on, "One day he took up my sweater and looked ct the trademark and said, But you bought this in Germany and l said Yes and he said, Why did you buy 1t there2' and l said, Be- cause I wanted to-
 1T talked to the lad ct greater length later. He said that seven generations of his folk had been born in Germany, but that they did not live there now. We hap. pened to Do near Q plano and l began to play some of the divine old German airs. Why do you play that rotT he asked. Its too sentimental.
 The speaker was silent, permit ting the audience to savor the sac- rilege. I fancied could sec him tightening for his final effort. was right. Ills voice sang out In his closing message, and 1t was really thrilling, because he was 50 young and sincere.
 @ That Old Feeling
 "'That's just it!' I told tho lad. "There is c Fundamental differ ence between usl am not Ger man.born, but can feell But you. no matter how long you live in Germany, you cannot feel"
 1T had felt tho same thing be- fore. An American professor was visiting me in Germany and threw paper on my floor. I picked 1t up and he said, I think it's nice to throw paper on the floor and let it stay there
 "'Thats just itP I cried. There Is Q fundamental difference be- tween usl We want order We want disciplinel And we can't have 1t based on disorderP" That was the message of the evening, and Wood stood motionless for a moment. Suddenly he jerked himself into rigid line, shot his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
HOLY NAME GROUP
 PLANS FOR SMOKER

Preparations for a smoker to take place December l7th at Franco American hall were formulated at last nights meeting of the Holy Name society of the church of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is planned that the program constitute several boxing and wrestling matches, sing ing and dancing acts and refresh- ments.
 Included on the committee are James Bianco, Anthony Farino, John Greco and John Petricone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
1OtEvllle Session Featured By Playing StarSpanged Banner-BOyer Captures FervOr of Bund Mem.
 befs in New Yorker Article

0dlors Note. opinion persons in waterbury have knowledge ee what meetngs American nund about whose proposed encampent a southbury
 
 controversy today when the seeCen meet to HOnlng ordinance Protests of Carl NcOy organizer obtained permission the O topAlgh reporter Herald him. tO reprint the following article about aS meeting article which Mr. NcOly and the expected routine of meetings Southbu should the Bund plans mature completion in spite the plethora of protest ... Boye writing Reporter Large" of the New Yorker attended meeting of the Bund held City. following observations reprinted opinion by Cra the reader find anything of partisan viewpoint the artlole) '. |. ..'
 Afew nights ago attended regular weekly meeting of the Aneriwadeutscher volksbund, Yorkvie branch little uneasy After a did not belong to it, and ment and establish Fascist dictatorship, Congress Dickstein and others declare, they might not like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
snd Mir. NIcO'si

], however, was scarcely llsten- ing when he suddenly switched over into English. T should have
Evening star., 1937-10-03
B. so. Ticket agents absence
Bem0aned BY Chinese Friends

Virtually all the Chinese in Wash
ington are bemoaning the fact their
friend, Harry Howser, ticket agent for
Evening star., 1937-10-03

wearing the uniform of a Union soldier,
carved his name on one of the marble
columns in statutary hall in the Capt.
tol. Neither time nor age blotted
that event from his memory. Yester-
day he returned to Washington for
the first time, and about the first
thing he did was to 60 to the Capitol
to see if his name was still there.
Washington seemed strange to Pettes
and so did the Capitol. He was lost
in the big building and didn't know
where to look. Finally, he joined a
tourist sightseeing party with Hynes
Terry as the guide.
Terry watched the old man with
his long beard and his back bent
with age as he stopped to examine
nearly every column he passed. In
statuary hall, he halted suddenly and
a smile wreathed his wrinkled face.
He asked the guide TO delay the tour
few minutes.
Terry followed the old man as he
walked among the Corinthian colon
made on the north side and stopped
behind the statue of Ethan Allen.
Carefully, he examined the inscrip-
tions that tourists have cut into the
marble columns.
Suddenly. Pettes signaled to the
guide. There 1t isl" he exclaimed
Terry looked There, In fine, dim
Evening star., 1937-10-03
BRITISH WAR HERO,
TRAVEL Chief, HERE
Lord Mottistone and Stanley
Adams Are Greeted in Re-
ception at Embassy.

Lord Mottistone. who as Maj. Gen.
Seely was one of Great Britain's World
War heroes. arrived in Washington
last night for a weekend visit, ac-
companied by Stanley Adams, a CO.
director in Thomas Cook e. Son, Ltd,
the worldwide travel agency.
They were greeted by c. K Bang
hart. branch manager of the Cook
organization, and attache of the Brit
ish Embassy. A round of entertain
ment awaited the visitors. including a
reception at the Embassy.
Lord Mottistone was elevated to the
peerage by the late King George v for
outstanding services during the war
He was secretary of state for war
from 1912 to 1914. and has served his
government in. many other capaci-
ties-as priv ycounselor, member of
Parliament, undersecretary OF state
for air. and chairman of the Ma
tional Savings Committee. He has
won many honors and decorations.
Lord Mottistone and Adams. COM
ing here from Montreal after a stop
over in New York, are at the May
flower.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

where the first Chinese lived when
they came to Washington. That was
then Chinatown and Harry Howser
was a 12-year-old boy. He is now in
his 74th year. After his long period
Of service, he closed his desk not long
ago and went home-not feeling we'll.
But we did not put him on the sick
list" Daniel Norman, district pas
senger agent. said yesterday, because
Harry does not admit he's sick-and
neither do We He'll be back here one
of these days to serve his friends from
all walks of life-and they run all the
way from cabinet officials down to
Government clerks"
Howser was literally born in box
car near Frederick Junction. Md, in
1868, when the Confederate and Union
forces we're fighting all up and down
the line for possession of that territory.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

placed herself under financial obliga-
tion.
Her trial, before Common Pleas
Judge Charles S. Bell is scheduled to
open October IL, with both State
and defense agreed it probably will
last three weeks or more.
The trial date is exactly two months
and a day from the time she was
arrested ION suspicion" as authorities
here and in Colorado Springs, Colo,
investigated the death in the latter
city of George Obendoerfer. moderately
wealthy Cincinnati cobbler.
Then followed rapid inquiries into
The deaths of three other elderly
German-born acquaintance of Mrs
Hahn. She denied at first that she
accompanied the 67-year-old repair
man on the trip. but her 12-year-old
son Oscar supplied information which
enabled Lieut.. George Schattle to OBJ
tain an admission the entire trip was
planned.
A major break" in the case came
as Philip Hahn. husband of the
woman, turned over to Police Capt
Patrick Hayes half-emptied bottle
of a violent dysenteric oil. Traces
of the oil were found later in Vita
organs Of Gsellman and Wagner
Hahn said he took the bottle away
from his wife during a quarrel and
removed it to his Office locker for safe
keeping.
Mrs. Hahn came to the United States
eight years ago and since. Schattle
said. had received between $4,000 and
$4,000 from elderly Germans, includ-
ing $4,000 home bequeathed he,
by Ernest Kohler, who died in 1888.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

His father was a railroad telegrapher
who lived In what was then called a
work car. The Howsers were to that
day what trailer-tourists are to today.
When IL years old young Howser
came to Washington to run messages
for the ticket agent whose Office was
in the old Metropolitan Hotel. 1t was
there that he first became acquainted
with the Chinese. This friendship grew
SO that whatever business the Chinese
had to transact they intrusted to
HoWser.
The Chinese colony never has for
gotten Harry Howser," Norman said
He must have been mighty kind to
them. for each Christmas time-and
at all their holidays-they showered
him with presents"
During his service for the railroad
Howser has met most all the impor-
tant Government officials AS Moor
man expressed it, "he has sent more
persons out of this city than any other
railroad man who ever worked in
Washington"
Evening star., 1937-10-03
FLYING FORTRESS
LIKE FREIGHT CAR
Riding in Plane Said to
Compare to Flat
Wheeler.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HEMPSTEAD, Long Island. October
2.-For the information of the land
luober 1t may be said the Army,s
flying fortresses" ride like freight
cars.
Rated as one Of the most formidable
weapons Of destruction to be wheeled
from the aeronautic laboratory since
the slow-gaited days Of the World
War. the four-motored bomber de-
veloped for the United States de-
fensive forces Is all machine, from
propeller to tail group.
The sole concession to comfort is
a broadcloth lining on the walls and
ceiling of the control room, known
in smaller airplanes as the cock
pit.
Three Bulkheads.
Three bulkheads divide the flselage
into compartments Immediately
behind the control room Is a COM
partment with cat-walk. Men
with seat parachutes going forward
must discard them momentarily 10
squeeze through V-shaped supports
meeting under the cat-walk.
Walking aft. the visitor passes next
through the radio room, spacious but
niggardly in appointments other than
those needed for operation of tbs
plane. Certain of the bomb equip
ment and machine gun armament oc-
cupy the long alley-wsy between the
bulkhead Just aft of the radio room
and the storage space in the tail of the
ship.
The machine guns, five IN all,
which operate on swivels in the sides
of the fuselage are set In windowed
''blisters' or shell-like protuberances.
A dozen machine gunners and bomb
ers could work in this area without
getting in each others way.
Descriptions of the crafts interior
must generalize by order of the War
Department. Details as to arrna-
ment, striking power and perform
ance, of course, are secret.
The great wings lift the cigar-like
fuselage from the ground with sur
prising speed. The climb is rapid.
Forward. in the room occupied by
pilot, co-pilot and navigator. the
vibration common to all airplanes Is
at minimum But in the rear the
visitor aboard gets all the sensation
of riding in box car with one slightly
J flattened wheel.
Response Is Quick.
Despite its size, the machine re-
spends readily to the throttle. The
occupant can feel the change in pace
as it picks up or loses speed to main
tain its place in formation flying.
Crew members can communicate
throughout the ship by telephone
and, by throwing switch. can listen
to wireless orders from the squadron
commander in another machine
through the same earphones.
In spite of its high top speed
which also is military secret; but
200 miles an hour is just dog-trot
for the fortress-the ship ian6s
easily.
commercial version of the ma
chine, with q more commodiocr
fuselage and vibration and nois
dampeners. will be available to the
air traveller next Spring.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Great Smokes Seen by 727 900.

GATLINBURG. Tenn, october
R).-Supt. ]. r. Eakin announced
yesterday 727,000 persons in 224,701
automobiles visited the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park during the
year ending September 80.
The Tennessee Valley Authority
also announced 857, 1857 persons from
all States and 20 foreign countries
visited Norris Dam during the year
The dam is near Knoxville.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

biiC odAtliilOlC e O.
Ohio Railroad, is
absent from his
p ! a e a t t h e
counter.
H er, who
live eS a t ! 6 0 4
Nineteenth street.
has been the close
conddant of most
members of Chi
natoWn ever since
he S t ar t e d to
work for the rail-
road. So years ago.
on Pennsylvania
a v e n u e, near
Sixth S t r e e t,
Evening star., 1937-10-03
TRUCKS HALTED
Union Organizers Blamed for
Stopping Highway Traffic.


UNIONTOWN, Pa, October 2 (PD =
The historic National Highway, where
conestoga wagons once rolled west
ward between the Alleghenies, became
meeting place for union organizers
and independent truck drivers today.
Deputy Sheriff Meal Wood of Fay
cite County declared the organizers
halted the trucks and declined to
permit non-union drivers to continue.
He estimated that between $50 and
200 trucks, some Of them In inter-
state commerce. were stopped.
Wood declared the drivers were
given the alternative Of signing up
with the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, ChaufIeurs. Stablemen and
Helpers" "a union affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor "or
turning back
Evening star., 1937-10-03

A Russian translation of Shake
speare Is to appear shortly in Moscow
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Warrenton Hunt Set Nov. 6.

WARRENTON, Va. October 2 (P.-
Amory S. Carhart, M. F. H. of the
Warrenton Hunt, announced today the
annual hunt would be held November
6. The site will be announced later.
The hunt this year will celebrate it's
5Oth anniversary.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
MRS. HAHN HAPPY
ON EVE Of TRIAL
Woman Accused in Poison
Sayings to Face Jury
October II.
n the Associated Press

u the ASsOclated PTeSs.
CINCINNATI, october z-MiS D.
Anna Hahn, 31-year-old oiono' was
Happy as lark" in jail To-Day ana
apparently unworried, attendants said,
that in little more than a week she
likely will face the States demand
for her life in what Prosecutor Dudley
Evening star., 1937-10-03

ley Outcalt has
termed the big
geSt mass murder
in the country"
M RS. H a h n
sp e C i fically is
charged with ad-
ministering fatal
doses of a violent
poison to George
Gsellman, 81, and
j a 20 b Wagner,
IS, German-born,
like herself, and
a C q u a i n tances
with whom, Out
calf cont e n DIS,
Mrs. Hahn had
Evening star., 1937-10-03
TRIBUTE PLANNED
TO HOOS|ER POET
Former Cronies of James
Whitcombe Riley to Visit
"0Ie SWimmin' Hole"
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GREENFIELD, Ind, October Odd
cronies of James Whitcomb Riley will
join younger admirers of the Hoosier
poet in visit to his 'ole swimmin
hole" to honor his memory Thursday,
the 88th anniversary of his birth.
A shelter house has been built by
the Riley Old Home Society near the
"ole swimmin' hole" immortalized by
the poet, who died 81 years ago, and
its dedication will be one OF the
features Of an all-day program in his
memory.
The "swimmin' hole" is In Brandy
wine Creek, east of Greenfield, not
far from Riley's boyhood home, which
also will be dedicated to his memory
The white frame home Is now the
property Of the Riley Old Home So
ciety.
Former Housekeeper 70 Attend.
One of the interested guests at the
dedication of the old homestead in
Greenfield will be Miss Kate Kindell
for many years housekeeper in his
later home in Indianapolis.
Miss Kinden, who lives alone in q
little white cottage on the little In
dianapolis street of which Riley sang
in his poem "Lockerbie Street" re-
members = lot Of things about the
poet. such as his antipathy for collar
buttons and his passion for apple pie
She recalls, too, his interest in under
privileged children
Riley possessed blind love" she
said, for his poodle dog Lockerbie
which has a namesake, Lockerbie the
| Second, in Miss Kindell's home.
Dislike for Collar Buttons.
Mr.. Riley's dislike for collar but.
TONS" she chuckled to an interviewer
began on a memorable night wher
he was making speech. He wa!
dressed up, correct and elegant, il
frock coat and all that went with it.
Suddenly his back collar buttor
popped loose Mr.. Riley said it wen
down his back and his collar went W
his back. He declared it slipped VI
over his ears. much to his embarrass
n1ent and running his flow Of oratory.
From that day until his death h
never used collar buttons. He pinned
his collars with strong pins. He wa.
so expert at the pinning that no on,
could tell the difference"
Home Now Shrine.
Across the street from Miss Kin
dell's cottage is the home the poe
occupied and in which she ono,
worked. 1t is now q shrine to tn,
beloved Hoosier poet, through th'
efforts of the Riley Memorial Asso
citation of Indianapolis, and will b.
the scene of another Riley birthda,
program.
Boys and girls from the neares
public school will march to the homs
Thursday morning and give reading
from Riley's works. Mrs. Harr!
Miesse, a niece of the poet, will talk
Other ceremonies will be conducted
at the Riley tomb in Crown Hill Gene.
terry, indianapolis, and at the Jane,
Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Chill.
dren, Indianapolis.
| A Russian translation of Shake