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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15

ings maintained their independent
strength and held steady with last
weeks close, according to the Fed
eral-State Livestock Market Re
view. Upward to SLIPS was paid
quite frequently for steers, with
best offerings on Tuesday held
above $1,000. Grass killers were
taken at $6.50-7.75. most short-fed
$7.50-9.00. The limited quota of dry
fed heifers held fully steady, but
grassy and warmed-up kinds were
weak. Cows ranged weak to 25c
lower and vealers were steady to
SOC down. Bulls sold weak to 25c
lower. Good and choice western
type stockers and feeders were
steady, but the market ruled weak
on all plain and medium grade
steers and yearlings. Supplies car
ried the largest deliveries of west
ern cattle since October 1887 and
the market performed creditably
despite the supply expansion. Dairy
cows were very scarce but the UNI
dertone was weak although limited
sales were steady.
Hogs blossomed out with a sub
stantial upturn on Monday, but
this gain was erased in a hurry on
Tuesday when marketings increas-
ed So, compared with the close
of last week, the general average
was little changed. Tuesdays top
rested at $500, the peak having hit
1910 on Monday. Sows sold down.
ward from $3.50 on the current ses-
sion.
Slaughter spring lambs declined
mostly csc on early days this week.
Increased marketings at midwes-
tern points gave buyers the neces-
sary leverage to reduce costs over
the strong resistance of sellers.
Good and choice native spring
lambs sold at SITS today, but on
Monday numerous lots of choice ma
tives and Dakotas made $500, and
several strings of choice Washing
tons S8OO-8.1O. Choice 60-75 pound
range feeding lambs earned $3.50,
native and Dakota breeders $3.50
$50. Plain to choice slaughter
ewes ranged from $1.50-3.25.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
How Sandwich Originated

Sandwich, meaning two slices Of
bread with meat, cheese or other
food between them, is derived from
the name of the fourth earl of Sand
witch, who lived in the time of
George III. He was the same no.
bleman after whom Capt. James
Cook named the Sandwich islands,
now called the Hawaiian islands.
The sandwich was a great favorite
with the earl. He was a notorious
gambler and often became so en-
crossed in his cards that he would
not stop to eat his meals. Instead
he would have an attendant put
meat between two pieces Of bread,
which he ate without leaving the
gambling table. Although the earl
thus gave his name to the sand.
witch, he was not the first to eat
bread or biscuits and meat so COM
bined. Under different names the
sandwich has been popular In sew
eral countries since ancient times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15

to which farm purchasing power
reduced by increased costs due
high wage rates represents q
cal conflict.
May / touch for a moment upon
that delicate situation of recent
origin--labor disputes in farmer
owned cooperative plants. Here,
n my judgment, Is the greatest
| ingle threat to harmonious agri-
ulture-labor relationships. In the
riendliest Of spirit may / point
tut to- the representatives of labor
certain considerations Of vital i'm
,ortance.
TIL farmer is that unusual COM
bination CT capitalist, employer,
and laborer. OF all these he Is
very distinctly worker, inasmuch
as most Of the farm labor in this
country is performed by the oper-
ator and members of his family.
INCOME NOT LARGE
The farmers labor income Is not
large. He will not willingly pay
higher wages than he himself re-
ceives fer work no more technical
than that which he himself per-
forms. Agriculture is a technical
undertaking. For the worker.
skilled and unskilled, to demand
higher wages and more lucrative
working conditions, than those en-
joyed by the owners of the plant
the farmers themselves-is sure
to cause trouble.
One mere comment along the
same line, the use of the strike in
the handling of a perishable prod
uct-and most farm products are
perishable-place the farmer at a
distinct disadvantage as bar
gamer. He must accede to the
demands or suffer the possibility Of
losing the results of a whole sea-
sons efforts. Such strikes are sure
to be construed by him as unfair,
and combated to the very limits Of
his ability.
What is organized agriculture do
ing to contribute to a solution Of
this problem?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
London First introduced
Fingerprints in Trials


Fingerprints were introduced,
'.for the first time in history" as
important evidence in murder tri-
al at the Old Bailey-London's Ia
nous criminal court-in May, 1905.
Scotland Yard had been experiment.
ing for ten years with them and had
some $4,000 fingerprints in their
files, but never before had this
new peril to law-breakers" Gas 1t
was referred to in the newspapers
been used in q murder trial.
The accused were two brothers
named Stratton. They were charged
with the murder of an old couple.
One of the brothers had left .
thumb-print on cash box. When
the prosecution announced that the
police were going to try to convict
on that evidence, there was a thrill
round the court"-to quote the au-
thors Of Kings Counsel: The Life
of Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett" Cur
tis-Bennett, then a young lawyer,
appeared for one Of the brothers.
The Judge did not take to the fin
gerprint system intellectually,
and seemed to want murderers in
the future to use ink when they
left their impressions on cash boxes.
when proper impressions are
taken, the system is extremely re-
LIABLE" he instructed the jury; but
it is a different thing to apply 1t to
q casual mark made through the
perspiration Of a thumb. The evil
dence is not so satisfactory as If,
for instance, the murderer had TAX
en- some ink and made definite
impression. But to a certain ex-
tent, the evidence is corroborative.
The jury will not like to act on this
evidence alone"
The brothers were hanged. !!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Wood Used for Caduceus

The caduceus originated in the
prehistoric times in Greece. Hermes
or Mercury, in Greek and Roman
mythology, was the messenger Of
the gods, and the patron Of COM
merce and Of peace. His staff was
Of olive wood with two serpents
coiled about it and with two wings
at the top. According to some leg
ends the serpent was sacred to
Aesculapius and Hygeia as symbol
of health, apparently because 1t
changes its skin periodically and so
Is an emblem Of restored vitality.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15

issued brought from the Social Sc
curity Board the statement that 1t
had not authorized or sanctioned
their manufacture or distribution
according to Earnest A. Asleson
manager of the st. Cloud Field Of
flee of the Board.
Mr.. Asleson stated that there
have appeared on the market from
time to time various devices OF
metal or other material carrying
the information contained on an &C.
count number card. One of these
is small metal plate so pattern
ed that it might easily create the
impression that it is an official pro-
duct of the Government, since II
carries an etching of the eagle
thanked by the initials ~. 81 and
Immediately below the words Ere
istered with u. s. Government Soc
ial Security"
although we have consistently
urged workers to keep a separate
record of their account numbers in
order to facilitate the issuing to
them Of new ones in the case of the
loss or destruction of their cards,
said Mr.. Asleson, 1--WE have not
authorized the production of any
supplementary device or card"
It was pointed out that in the
preparation Of these substitutes
there is involved the danger of er.
rors both in the reproduction of the
number and the name of the work
err.
The amount Of old-age insurance
benefits is based on the tota'
amount Of wages paid the individ.
ual employee in covered employ
ment after 1886 and until he reach
es age IS. In addition to the Socia.
Security Boards use of the account
numbers in administering the Fed
eral old-age insurance program, the
48 States and three Territories al
so use them in administering theii
unemployment compensation laws.
Employees in industry and com
merce who do not have account
numbers are urged to apply at the
nearest field office of the Board
for a card. Duplicate account cards
may be obtained at any field office
by employees who have lost theiI
cards. The Social Security Board
office serving this district is located
at 22O Post Office Building, st
Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
ENFORCED DEMANDS FOR
BETTER CONDITIONS

(By Chris L. Christensen, Dean OF
University of Wisconsin, in st. Pau
Pioneer Press)
Within the last few years, or.
ganized labor had made great
strides in enforcing its demands for
higher wage rates, fewer hours,
and less arduous working condi-
lions. Agriculture welcomes pres
perity among wage and salary
workers as consumers OF agricul-
tural products. On the other hand,
high wage rates may increase the
cost of the things the farmer buys
without increasing in proportion
the demand for the things the
farmer sells. Let us look at this
laborer-farmer relationship.
The farmers greatest concern
revolves around prices. He Is con-
cerned not only with the prices OF
the things he sells, but the prices
eff the thing he buys. He is not in
a position to organize effectively
for the control of prices CT the
things he sells. Perhaps that is one
of the reasons he combats Sc ener-
getically the control by any groups
of the prices Of the things he buys.
SPENDS 2h BILLIONS
It is estimated that the farmer
expends around two and one-hah
billion dollars year on pur-
chases fer operating purposes-such
as, machinery, feed, seed, fertilizer,
building and repair materials. This
is often one-third of his cash in
come.
Wage rates are the most i'm
portant single element Of cost of
the goods involved in these pur-
chases, and the farmer can have
no logical objection to high wage
rate if they are accompanied by
full employment and increased
payrolls. Increased employment
and increased payroIls mean in
creased purchasing power on the
part of buyers of farm products.
Unfortunately, increased wag 9
rates often result in decreased
employment and decreased pay
rolls. Wage rates out Of line with
the ability of the people to buy
at prices based upon these rates
mean restricted production.
Purchasing power for .agricul-
ture is represented by volumes of
payrolls. Labor emphasizes wage
rates. High wage rates may mean
lower annual wage income.
WAGES AND FARM PRICES
To illustrate: During the five
year period 1930-34 wage rates
were 102 per cent above the pre-
war level. At the same time, the
prices Of farm products were IL
per cent below pre-war levels.
quote these figures in order to
Idisprove the contention Sc general
ly held that wage rates and farm
prices move together. The extent
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
CANADIAN VIEW OF
THE NEW DEAL
Criticism From a Friendly
NeighbOr
(Published by Reouest)

published by Request)
A Column written by the Mining
Editor Of the Toronto Globe and
Empire has this to say of the New
Deal and all of the so-called Ere
form" policies for which it stands:
Achievements Nil
"It has been the most colossal
spendthrift in history, and without
results; it has welshed upon it's
platform promises of retrenchment;
it is squandering the money of the
people in partisan propaganda; it
has elevated many a political ac-
cident to high office, including the
Supreme Court; it has badgered.
and impeded business, big and
small; it has held up to public ridi-
Guile and hate the producers Of
material wealth for party purposes;
it has built up power by exploita-
ton of the misery of thirteen mill
lions of unemployed, and has &C
complished nothing for the latter
after five years of glib promise and
expenditure of 20 billion; it has
Slapped the morale of the people by
intoxicating the idea that the Gov
eminent owes every one a living; it
has adopted the policy of scarcity,
paying farmers for that which they
did not raise. and at the same time
spent billions to increase produc-
tivity of the soil; it has murdered
hundreds Of thousands of pigs while
human millions cried for susten-
ance; it has encouraged class hatred
by abuse from high place; it has,
set capital against labor and labor
against capital; it has tacitly sane
toned mob appropriation of prop
|erty, and it has abridged personal
freedom guaranteed by the Con-
stitution.
I'VE are tired to death CT pink
communism and sick at heart that
a great nation, leading the world
in initiative and individualism,
should have been brought perilous-
ly close to its knees by a Pied
Piper of the air, fatuously fluting
in rag-time.
Its whole mistaken popularity
has been based upon the sob appeal
that third Of the nation is ill-fed
ill-clothed and ill-housed and the
collateral idea that the national
sock is everlastingly stuffed full.
No decent man, here or elsewhere,
begrudges one penny paid out for
the aid and sustenance of those
really in want, but the New Deal
has squandered billions in deliber-
ate, drunken-sailor prodigality and
concealment of facts and intent.
Headed for Ruin
1--WE believe the richest country
the world has known Is headed for
New Deal catastrophe if halt be
not called at once; that it's people,
and there are none finer, are being
brought down to shameful misery
by the most colossal stupidity that
political insanity has yet devised
for its own self-perpetuating ends"
Such an indictment from our
neighbor across the border, who Is
certainly an impartial onlooker, Is
worthy Of our notice and serious
consideration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
President verifies Gold Find

On December 5. 1848. President
Folks annual message confirmed
previous unofficial reports Of the
discovery Of gold in California.
nearly a year before. The first Of
these reached the East in a letter.
dated San Francisco, April I, which
appeared in the New York Herald
on August 10. Subsequent newspa-
per dispatches from California were
eagerly awaited and the posting Of
gold bulletins attracted vast
crowds. 1t is significant that the
same presidential message which
confirmed this history making
news also reported that steps had
been taken toward extending the
benefit Of our post office laws to
the people Of California"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
..Tiger Of Insect World"

A tiger Of the insect world" Is
the praying mantis. Though harm
less to men, animals and plants,
nantes devour each other, flies,
grasshoppers, worms, moths, butter
flies. In South America, large man.
ties have been known to attack and
kill small frogs, lizards and birds.
The name comes from the shape OF
their front legs, always held up
like the hands Of a person in prayer.
A mantis also is called soothsayer.
mule killer, devil horse, rear horse
and camel-cricket. In China, man.
ties are kept in bamboo cages,
matched like fighting cocks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
$7,647,716 For New
Educational Facilities
Funds Under PWA
In Eight States Placed
In Use This Week

New educational facilities costing
$7,647, 716, built with Public Works
Administration assistance in the
eight states of this PWA Region
were placed in use this week as
school bells signalled the beginning
of the new school year.
Large schools and small, urban
and rural, in Missouri, Iowa, Min
nesota, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota, Montana and Wyoming
opened their doors to pupils for the
first time. In many instances pro-
jects were speeded to completion in
advance of the start of the fall
term.
Students in nearly hundred
communities scattered over the
eight states began using the new
facilities, which included both new
buildings replacing Anticipated and
crowded structures, and additions
and improvements to existing
buildings.
The $7,647,716 cost excluded school
auditoriums and gymnasiums, of
which there were a considerable
number. It also excluded projects
undertaken but not close enough to
completion for full use at this time,
All of the schools were started
under the preceding Public Works
Administration program. Allotments
already have been made for scores
of others in these eight states un-
der the 1888 PWA program, and ap-
plications for more are being re
ceived by the Regional Office at
Omaha in advance of the Septem-
Der 30 application deadline.
Completed school projects and
their costs, included, by states
South Dakota. two, s113, TIT; Wyom-
ing, four, $4O9,989; North Dakota
four, $196, 037; Nebraska, nine, $542.-
1862; Montana, eleven, $2,435, 900;
Missouri, twenty-three, $1,464,S $40
Minnesota, eighteen, $1,286, 1851
Iowa, twenty-four, 81, 200, 100.
Regional PWA Director r. A
Radford, of Omaha, pointed out
that school construction was one OF
the major accomplishments of the
previous PWA programs and that
school applications out number
other types in the 1888 program.
In it's first four years, he report
ed, PWA helped finance about 70
per cent of all school-building con-
struction in the country. During
that period allotments Of nearly
$500, 5000 in loans and grants
provided school construction esti-
mated to cost more than $3.50, OO0.-
900.
School buildings constructed I'M
der the PWA program served prin-
cipally to replace obsolete build
ings, replace and consolidate one
room schools, provide additional
needed accommodations for pupils
and to improve existing buildings.
Primary consideration was given
to replacement of unsanitary and
condemned buildings and to the
adequate housing Of pupils unable
to attend school full time because
of crowded conditions. First allot-
ments in 1887 were made on social
ed fire hazard school applications
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
The Achyranthes

Achyranthes is known in Hindu
mythology. 1t is plant indigo
nous to India. The legend attached
to this plant is that Namuchi, a
monster, was slain by Indra, one Of
the gods. The Achyranthes sprung
from the skull Of this monster and
with this plant Indra logged all
other demons out of existence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
TRACTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

A tractor demonstration will be
held at the Borgmann Bros. farm
this afternoon, Thursday, Septem-
Der 18th, at one o'clock. This event
will be sponsored by the Bergman
Implement Co. and all models of
John Deere tractors will be used
in the demonstration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Quality Goods Advertised

No manufacturer or merchant can
afford to advertise an inferior quail
ity Of merchandise. Advertising
creates and holds a demand for
quality merchandise and by doing
that reduces sales cost, increases
production, increases employment,
reduces manufacturing costs and
makes cheaper prices possible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Royal Family's Name

The family name Of England's
royal family prior to the name Of
Windsor was Victim, and this was
changed in 1917 to Windsor. Queen
Victoria's consort was Albert Of
Sake oburg- Gotha and the family
name Of Albert was Victim. Edward
VII was related to the famous Wet
tin family Of Europe through both
his mother, Queen Victoria, and his
father. Prince Albert. Victoria was
ia Guelph, and by her marriage to
Prince Albert Of Saxe-C oburg- Gotha
she changed the family name to
Victim. But neither Of these names
has been recognized by the British
government as the official name Of
the royal family, house or dynasty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
La Guaira, Famous Port

La Guaira is the port for Caracas,
the capital of Venezuela and for
many years the home Of Simon
Bolivar, the liberator of South Amer
lea. In La Guaira there is house Of
worship called '"The Church of the
Most Holy Damn" because it was
built with fines imposed upon people
who swore.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Is ENTRIES IN
TRAPSHOOT SUNDAY
YOungster and Veteran Tied
For High Honors With
"a Birds Out of rs

Wide disparity in ages were
found in the two winners at the
trapshoot Sunday when young Har-
old Keldahl and veteran oldster
Alex Benson topped a field Of eight
cen preseason shooters. The two
tied with "a "birds" of a possible
25 to lead the race.
Two more of these shoots will
precede the opening of the hunting
season, trapmaster Mr.. Benson an
nounced this week. These "eye OPP
ener" activities will be held at the
Fair Grounds next Sunday and the
Sunday following to wind up the
trap shoot.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15

Calls King Duke Of Normandy
Guernsey, an English island in
the English channel, calls the king
Of England the duke of Normandy
and all its inhabitants speak
French.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
The Hindus' Marriage

To the Hindus marriage is fulfill
ment Of a divine obligation. The
"Siva-Linga" they worship repre-
sents the relationship Of man and
wife. Procreation is a sacred duty,
an inescapable obligation, and a
persons marriage is the most i'm.
portant event in his life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Pigeon Carried Treaty

During Jefferson's administration
a pigeon released from ship en-
tering New York harbor carried an
important treaty to Washington four
hours later, says the Boston Tran
script.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
A Fugue Is Amnesia

A fugue is amnesia during which
q person may 60 to another town
and wake up not knowing how he
got there. 1t is literally a flight
from reality. the patient wishing to
escape from some unbearable men.
tai situation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
2,136-Ounce Gold Nugget

The largest nugget Of gold ever
discovered was found in Australia
on February S, 1869. 1t weighed
2,316 ounces. A marble shaft marks
the spot where John Deason and
Richard Oates discovered it.-En-
cheering and Mining Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Celery Eater sor f,o

Celery Eaten for Centuries
Celery was listed in England as
one Of the garden vegetables as far
back as the Fifteenth century and
has been known in China for untold
centuries.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Care of Cow a Pleasure

For one who likes animals, there Is
q certain amount Of pleasure in
taking care Of COW. Cows are
not supposed to be as intelligent as
horses or dogs. but they are intelli-
gent and respond to good care and
treatment. The cow has been right
ly called the foster mother Of the
human race" and like all good
mothers, she is Woodworking
mother and forever on the job.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Many Noncombatants With Army

Many Noncombatants With Army
No army is believed to have been
accompanied into battle by as many
noncombatants as a certain military
legion Of Bengal, India, in 1859. It
consisted Of 100, 900 individuals, says
Golfers Weekly, $4,000 of whom
were wives, children, laundresses,
Wallets, porters, hostlers and suffers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15

Fish Has Elastic Stomach
The black swallower. a fish of the
Atlantic depths, has an elastic stom-
ach and often swallows fish thrice
its size. stretching its stomach to
transparency.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-15
Kept Sacred Fires Burning

NtpI SaCreu flies burning
Fire was looked upon with awe by
the early religious sects. In Rome,
for example, there were vestal vir-
gins charged with the duty of keep
ing the sacred fires burning in the
temple of Vesta.