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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

Conservation Department from i'm
proving all year fishing in Minneso-
Ia waters"
Game Report Cards Returnable.
January 80
Game reports, attached to all
Minnesota hunting licenses, are to
be filled in and returned to the De-
partment of Conservation before
January 30. The reports are an &C
curate check on the amount of
game taken and are material assist
ance to the department in it's game
conservation and propagation work.
Commissioner Wenzel Opposes
Power Site
Minnesota's highest waterfall and
some of the states most rugged
scenery will be protected from ex-
ploitation, If Conservation Commits
sioner Herman c. Wenzel has his
way.
The Pigeon River Lumber Com
pany has made application to the
Federal Power Commission for per-
mission to construct series of
dams on the Pigeon River in north
ern Minnesota, but in the hearings
will meet an obstacle when the
State Department of Conservation
voices it's objections.
Commissioner Wenzel has ad-
dressed a letter to the Federal Po-
wer Commission in Washington
asking to be heard in the matter.
The letter states, CAS- State Com
missioner of Conservation I desire
to enter a protest against the pro-
posal and would suggest that we be
given an opportunity to present our
reasons for objections before the
matter is passed upon by your hon
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Brilliant Dunes Sumach
Recalls Indian Legend

According to the Indian legends
which flourish in the region Of the
Michigan coast, one Of the tribes
was driven by a forest fire from
its hunting ground to the shores OF
Lake Michigan, where the sand hills
gave them refuge from the flames,
recalls writer in the Chicago Daily
News.
Everything in the path Of the
flames had been destroyed and the
ordinarily plentiful wild life had fled
or been annihilated. Surveying the
blackened countryside, the Indians
felt they were doomed to starva-
ton, but one Indian brave volun-
teered to 60 in search Of meat. He
departed, leaving his sweetheart,
who vowed to keep a signal fire
burning constantly on the highest
dune until his return.
Her lover never returned. The In
dian maid pined away slowly but
never failed to climb to the top OF
the highest dune to keep her signal
fire lighted. One day she failed to
return to the camp the tribe had
built in the nearby valley.
Her brothers made their way to
the top Of the dune and found she
had died there. They found, too,
that in the dead ashes Of the signal
fire what appeared to be a flame
was growing. The living flame con-
tinued to grow and to spread until
it covered all the dunes, and thus
the sumach came into being-and
still covers the Michigan dunes with
fame in autumn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Continuity Of Wedding
Ring and Eternal Love

When the bridegroom places the
wedding ring on his chosen ones
finger and says. with this ring !
thee Wed" he little realizes the his
tory that lies behind the simple we'd
ding band.
Long before the ring became q
symbol Of matrimony. 1t had q nnys-
tic significance with the ancients.
states a writer in the Washington
Star. The circular continuity Of the
ring was accepted as a type Of eter-
nifty and hence Of the stability Of
affection. Often the rings were In
scribed with loving wishes.
Coming up to the Middle ages, the
ring often was used at solemn be-
throthal ceremonies. Frequently
lovers who were about to separate
for long periods Of time demon
strated their lasting affection by
going through the ring ceremony.
Even greater significance to the
custom was given by the invention
OF the linked ring. Made with q
double and often triple link which
turned upon a pivot, 1t could be
turned into one solid ring. It was
customary to break these rings
apart at the betrothal. This solemn
ceremony was done In front Of q
witness. The prospective bride and
her bridegroom each kept a ring
while the witness was given the
central one Of the trio. When the
marriage contract was fulfilled at
the altar the three parts Of the ring
were again united and the ring used
at the ceremony.
A custom that has survived In a
revised way to the modern day was
the habit Of engraving simple SEN
timents in the nuptial hoop. Rhymes
to rival Ogden Nash were inscribed
in many Sixteenth and Seventeenth
century wedding rings.
'Our contract was Heavens act"
''In thee, my choice, do rejoyce,"
and God Above, Encrease Our
Love-" express the medieval version
Of the couples happy sentiments.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

Minneapolis, Jan. 4-From Holly
wood comes this gossipy letter
about some of the stars fashion and
beauty idiosyncrasies..
Kay Francis and Jane Wyman
are both mad about shoes. They
have toe to toe fifty pair apiece
and now have such complete col
lections that no matter what new
ensemble enters their wardrobe,
there is a pair of shoes at home to
match. Kay tells the story about
less affluent days when she had a
set amount with which to buy a
spring ensemble, but got so thrilled
when she saw the new seasons
shoes that she spent the whole sum
on them.
It's no wonder Carole Lombard
loves hats. She can take the most
ordinary hat, give 1t twist and a
tilt and it is a millinery master
piece. Her taste invariably runs to
the simpler models.
Lola Lane, who plays the temp
Ornamental movie star in Warner
Bros. Hollywood Hotel" says she
is temperamental off-screen about
nothing but gloves. She insists upon
the proper gloves for every costume
For an ashes Of roses crepe evening
dress she has Juliet cap and gloves
of crocheted silver mesh. For a
black evening gown she has should
er length mauve kid gloves. For the
street she has pair of suede gloves
which have thumb and forefinger
sections with mitten section for
the other three fingers. The advan-
tage is that rings don't make 1T
bulge.
Rosemary Lane, Lola's sister
who also plays in Hollywood Ho-
TEL" confesses a weakness for
scarfs. She likes triangles. ascots
and bandannas, but prefers hand
batiquing in barbaric design.
No great beauty was ever hap
hazard about the rites that make
her lovely. June Travis, famed as
the typical American girl, has viva
city and vitality in abundance.
There is nothing sluggish about her
eyes or teeth because she makes her
identifying a definite routine.
June considers nine hours of
sleep out Of every twenty-four abso-
lutely essential and the basis of all
beauty. If she doesn't get her full
quota at night she makes up for the
lack i'm cat maps during the day.
Next on June's routine chart is
regular hours for eating and a
properly balanced diet. She believes
that improper diet and lack Of ex-
ercise cause most skin woes, so she
keeps hers in good condition by the
right kind of eating as well as new
er failing to get two hours Of exer-
else daily.
According to medical charts June
is exactly the right weight for her
height. She gets weighed daily SO
she can rectify matters immediate
ly If she gets an ounce under or
over.
June considers all these things
identifying from the inside. Her
outside beauty rites June summa-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Empire Gets Big
Granite Shipment
Revival of Good Old Days Here
Plant Also Making
improvements

What appeared like the revival of
the granite business of the good old
days in Melrose was the unloading
here this week of one carload Of
eastern granite and one Of southern
granite for the Empire Memorials,
Inc.
This was the first shipment Of
either of these GRANTEES received
since 1916 when Melrose ceas-
ed to be the home Of one of the
largest wholesale granite memorial
firms in the state.
The granite in the two cars was
all in large sizes, some in the larg-
est cut for rail shipment.
Other activities which point to
the growth of the Empire Memorial
plant here is the present installa-
ton of large high speed polisher,
surfacing machine and other
equipment of the latest type.
The Empire firm is a large re-
taller of granite memorials and
does an extensive business through
out the Observation-Disclosures Beacon
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

The railway mail service came In
to existence during the Civil war. As
early as 1888 congress approved an
act making every railroad in the
United States a post route, and prior
to that time many railroads had
demonstrated their worth as speedy
mail carriers.
The first use made Of the facili-
ties Of the railroad was slight and
generally consisted Of a compart-
nent in the end Of the baggage
car, which was padlocked after the
mail was slowed away and opened
after the run had been finished.
Later a larger portion Of the bag
gage car was given over to the
postal authorities. who fitted 1t with
enough facilities for the distribution
Of local way mail.
This was not an American inven-
ton at all but had been copied from
similar systems in use in France,
England, and even in Canada. Al
though credit for the system which
in use has often been attributed to
George B. Armstrong, who was as
sistant postmaster in Chicago in
1854, that is not proper. for w. A.
Davis, clerk in the st. Joseph,
Mo-, Office actually conceived the
idea in 1862, according to writer
in the Chicago Tribune.
Davis suggested that the complete
sorting of mail on the train between
Quincy and st. Joseph would allow
the overland mail to set out several
hours earlier than was the case
were the sorting done at st. Joseph.
He received permission to try out
the experiment on this line and
there are complete documents in
the files of the Post Office depart
ment and of the Burlington railroad
to show that it was successful.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Red River Colored by Clay

The Red river Of the North
(there's a Red river in Texas and
Oklahoma) is often colored by the
clay through which it runs. Hence
the name. Rising in Minnesota, II
flows $50 miles almost straight north
into Lake Winnipeg. In spring the
headwaters thaw while farther north
1t is still frozen solidly. Floods re-
suit. Before railroads came the
river connected Canada with the
Mississippi river. Small steamers
went up it to Lake Traverse and
thence down the Minnesota river to
the Mississippi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Only Dickens Statue

A statue Of Charles Dickens and
little Nell, one of his famous char
acters, is in Clark park. at Forty
third street and Baltimore avenue,
in West Philadelphia. It Is the only
one ever made Of the novelist, says
q writer in the Philadelphia Inquir-
er, because his son discovered q
clause in his win asking never on
any account to make me the SUBJ
ject Of any monument, memorial or
testimonial whatever" The work ID
by r. Edwin Elwell. It was exhibit
cd at the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton, where 1t received q gold
medal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Conservation News
Few People Fish In Winter
Months

That only slightly over one per-
cent of the Minnesota's anglers are
actively interested in winter fish
ing, is revealed in figures released
this week by Harry E. Speakes,
Director of the Came and Fish
Division.
"Of the 482, 1888 fishing licenses
sold in 1887, only $500 or 1.12 per-
cent were sold during January,
February and March, indicating
that this is the percentage of peo-
pie who were interested in fishing
during the months closed this
year." said Mr.. Speakes.
In Hennepin County the percen-
tage was 1.13 and in Ramsey coun-
ty only 9 percent purchased licens-
es during the first three months OF
the year.
I'm the light Of these figures,
said Mr. Speakes, it is obvious that
those who protest the ban on win
ter fishing are very small major
ity who are trying to prevent the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Kipling's Autographs

The late Rudyard Kipling once
was asked by his grocer to pay his
bills by check. Mr.. Kpling did so.
then noticed the checks never came
back from the bank. He investigat-
ed, found the butcher was selling
the checks as autographs. Since
the author rarely autographed any
thing, his name on a check was
worth more than the check ITSELF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
First Lamp Patent In 1798

In 1893 the first lamp patent was
issued to John Love. Of South Caro-
lima, for a tallow lamp. The ear
Hest patented lamp known is the
nursery lamp made by william
Howe, Of Boston. dated 1872. The
second earliest example appeared
nearly two decades later. in 1881.
and the patent was issued to John
w. Schulz and William Trull. Be-
tween the granting Of these two
patents twenty others had been Is
sued.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

New Zealand breaks the rule that
glaciers usually stop near the lower
limits Of perpetual snow. above the
timber line. Some Of its rivers Of
ice wind over wooded slopes to end
only among tree ferns and other
sub-tropical vegetation. Fox glacier
reaches down to $40 feet above sea
level. Its surface Is rough with
patches Of rock debris and with the
sharp ridges Of great crevasses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
III Luck Followed Ship

The Great Eastern or Leviathan.
as she was originally called, the
English steamer, built in 1875, at the
time the largest steamship afioat.
encountered nothing but i'll luck
from the time she was launched.
commercially great failure. When
broken up in 1883. the cause OF her
bad luck, according to sailor super
stition, came to light in the dis
covery of a human skeleton wedged
between her inner and outer skins.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

planned for fashionable wearing
from now through next summer.
Don't be afraid Of jewelry or
novelty tricks. The most conser-
vative Of women are approving
them this year. Get on the color
wheel and enjoy the whirl Of your
life. Never before has the fashion
picture given you a better chance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
PAGE NINE

orable body"
The Pigeon River dams, IL built,
would destroy thousands OF acres
OF timber and flood some of the
states most beautiful scenery, in
Guiding its highest waterfall, 1t Is
stated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

SAAoA6Of~ SO~SS~J"
The time of year when women long
for new dresses but hesitate to
buy. Knowing this for a fact let's
see what can be done with the old
black crepe or wool to give it a new
look.
First Of all its red or glitter trim
can be removed and replaced with
white collar and cuffs. Nothing new
about white collars and cuffs. ex-
cept at this time of the year they
round the fashion corner and take
a prominent place in the spotlight
Of style. The black dress trimmed
with or collared and .cuffed i'm
white, now becomes high fashion
and continues in the lead of styles
well through the early spring.
But suppose you don't like white.
What will you then do to give the
old dress a new life? You will rum
mage around in the attic until you
find long and heavy gold chain
that belonged to grandmother. You
will have the chain shipped so that
it hangs in one long piece rather
than a circle. At either end of the
chain you will have an unseen pin
fastening. This chain you will wind
around your neck once and halt
times, fastening the two ends tc
the side-front of your dress. There
are any number Of ways to drapt
these chains to make effective anC
smart new necklines.
"A change of buttons makes 9
new dress Of an old. At this time o.
year when color begins to come in
to its own, you will want to gel
some bright novelty buttons, per
haps in odd shapes, such as flowers
or elephants.
Belts and chiffon or seed linen
scarfs also convert the old into the
new. Put a narrow raspberry red
belt on your navy blue or black
dress and around the neckline tie q
lime green scarf. Mix your colors
this year if you would be smart. On
that dark green dress put narrow
lemon yellow belt and tie a rasp-
berry scarf around your neck. II
you don't like narrow belts, wear
your old dress with wide sash the
ends of which come almost to the
hemline. The sash may be tied
Spanish fashion. Make little gay
print or fringe bolero jacket, to
wear with that old dress. The boil
ero will make anything look smart
and new. Remember the newest
boleros are short as possible. They
are barely shoulder covering.
Embroider bright yarn or silk
nosegay on the shoulder of your
dress. Have the nosegay large and
pack it with all the vivid colors
you can imagine. Screaming is the
word used to describe the colors
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Royal Dreams Typified by Palms

Royal Dreams TyplHeu by rdhHs
The desire of every man to be a
king is typifed by Rio de Janeiro's
great number of royal palms. Dom
-Joao, king at the beginning Of the
Nineteenth century, had planted the
first seed of the royal palm himself
and ruled that the tree was to be
exclusively his. To preserve his
monopoly he ordered every seed
from it gathered up and burned,
but the residents of Rio who wanted
to initiate royalty bribed his slaves
to sell the seeds. AS a result royal
palms soon sprang up everywhere.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Infants React to Sound
More Than to the Ligh

MOtS nan 10 INC 8uS
Every child when born Is both
deaf and dumb. From such an in
suspicious beginning the normal
child's auditory powers begin to
function, and are closely related to
the development Of voice and
speech, observes a writer in the
Washington Post.
Hearing begins from the first day,
occurring when the baby's cries
force air through the Eustachian
tubes Of the mouth to the middle
ears. This filing with air Of the
middle ears causes them to respond
to vibrations of sound against the
eardrums.
Once the sense of hearing is de-
veloped, it is very acute and re-
mains so, unless the ear Is attacked
by disease or Is injured. For in
stance, infants react more definitely
to sound than to light. A strong
light may only cause a sleeping
baby to turn in order to avoid it.
But a loud noise will awaken the
baby, and perhaps brighten 1t or
throw it into commissions. There
fore, quiet is imperative for the
small child during its rest.
Practically all babies are born
with normal ears and prospects Of
good hearing. A small number, be-
cause Of hereditary weaknesses, or
other prenatal cause. may be born
with defective hearing and speech
organs. Determination Of this lies
solely with the family doctor or an
ear specialist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Deep-Red Rubies From Siam

Many Of the best rubies have been
found In Siam in the provinces OF
Krat and Chantaboon, where are To-
Gated the principal ruby mines Of
that country. The stones are usual
ly found in detrital matter about 20
feet below the surface. The ruby
bearing gravel is less than foot in
thickness and lies between a clay
bed and a heavy covering Of coarse
sand. The usual color Of the Siam
rubies is dark red. running almost
to a blackish shade Of red.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

SUBSCRIBE 10 THE HERALD
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
a4&ion4
By MARJORIE ELLIS McCRADY
Fashions Editor Of
Fashions Editor Of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

rizes thus: Cream-cleansing before
retiring; soap and water cleansing
of the face during her shower, fol-
lowed by mild astringent; thin
film of hot olive oil gently massag-
ed into her skin after the shower
and then the most flattering cos
metics available which June
changes constantly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
SCHAEFER GIRL
 GETS FREEDOM
Served Only Six Weeks For Manslaughter-COn=
 victed of Killing Father

Jersey City, N. J.. Feb. 24-(UP) A thanksgiving service will be held in All Souls Lutheran church tonight for Dorothy Schaefer, IT, year-old choir singer, who was freed on parole yesterday. six weeks after she killed her father with butcher knife.
 Judge Robert V. Kinkead sus- pended sentence for manslaughter, after observing that he might be criticized by persons who don't know all about this case, but the court must have the courage of its convictions"
 Tn view of the fact you have been such good, fine, clean-think- ing Christian girl all your life, I'm going to suspend sentence" he told the attractive, nervous defendant. Tt is the ardent hope of this court that the Almighty God may find it possible to obliterate from your mind the memory of this tragedy"
 Miss Schaefer explained that she grabbed the knife to frighten her father, Charles, 49, when he came home, intoxicated, and threatened her, her mother and her 9-year-old sister. He picked up an alarm clock, she said, and screamed: "I'll dash your brains out!"
 T don't know what happened after that" she explained. But it was my intention not to harm him. J
 The aged parents of the victim, Mrs. Philippine Schaefer, 72, and Charles Schaefer. Il, and the Rev. Samuel B. Brosius, pastor of All Souls Lutheran church, were among the 36 witnesses who testified in Miss Schaefer'S behalf.
 Prosecutor Daniel T. O'Regan &C., cepted the suspended sentence, and said that the state feels that full justice has been done." Miss Schae- fer had pleaded guilty of man. slaughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
PALKA'S ASSAULT
 NOT DEATH CAUSE

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 24-(UP)- An autopsy disclosed today Alexan- der K. Hartling, 55, states prison guard, did not die as result of two assaults by Frank Palka, A, con- demned slayer of Bridgeport po- liceman, but because of a brain tumor.
 Hartling, who died late yesterday after longt illness, was guard in the death cell block occupied by Palka at Wethersfield states prison. Twice, according to Warden Ralph H. Walker, Palka assaulted the guard in attempts to grab his keys.
 Funeral services will be held Sat- urday. He leaves his widow, a daughter and two sons.
 Palka, former Buffalo, N. Y, aviation mechanic, is scheduled to be electrocuted April T. An appeal from a superior court decision de- nying 8 writ of haheas corpus and an injunction restraining the execu- tion soon will be heard by the state supreme court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

during the past three weeks. By aomlsslon of members of Controller sherwood L. Rowland's persona staff, it was learned that most ot the so-called missing 15O,OOO rec ords" are duplicated in the warrant books for the years 193O through 1855, now in the possession of Coun- ty Detective Edward J. Hickey formerly held by Controller Rowland Explanation by James F. Purcell hold-over accountant and, with Will liam J. Armstrong, Republican procured aide to MT. Rowland, ad- visors to the controller in his ma neuvers against the administration, was that the warrant books, stipu- lated, are the permanent records.
 Duplicate Records
 They duplicate in detail the so- called missing records" So, the cancelled checks and vouchers which were found missing from the base ment storage room are seen to have no value beyond duplication of the items detailed in the warrant books.
 While MT. Purcell, willing to dis cuss what he termed disorder" in the office where he had charge of the books for some of the years since 1880, would not talk about this as- pect of the missing records" he did remark:
 Well, there are pages missing from these warrant books"
 WhOoping Dies Out
 Thus, on the eve of some culnina- tion of the long-publicized investiga- tion of Waterbury's financial affairs now turned toward the October election allegations of "irregulari- ties" much of the Republican, Americans whooping and hollering about the missing records" went with the wind, to wait a phrase. Ii was determined that the records i1l question, could have had bearing only in the instances where the Republican organization newspapers sought to publfcize special payments for city work, thereby disclosing, it is presumed, that comparatively few
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