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Markham silently followed Vance
toward the park.
Quaggy turned too and walked
with us the short distnace to the
entrance of his apartment-hotel,
where he took leave Of us. At the
great iron-grilled door he turned
and said tauntingly: MANY thanks
for not arresting me-"
ooh, that's quite all right, Mr..
Quaggy," Vance returned, hating
momentarNy and smiling. 1.-THE
case isn't over yet, don't y know.
Cheerio."
At the corner Vance very DELHI
erately lighted cigarette and seat
ed himself idolently on the wide
stone balustrade.
I'm not bloodthirsty at all, Mark
ham," he said, looking quizzically at
the District Attorney; ''but I rather
wish the gentlemen with the ma
chine-gun had ported Mr.. Fleel. And
he was at such short range. I've
never welded a machine-gun my
self, but I'm quite sure I could have
done better than that.
81 warrant the Sergeant and
Mclaughlin overhaul that car sonne-
where" Markham was apparently
following his own trend Of thought.
''Oh dare say" sighed Vance.
"But doubt if it will get us for
rade. One can't send a green
coupe to the electric chair. Silly
notion-what?
There were several moments OF
silence, and then taxicab drew up
directly in front Of us.
The door swung open, and Heath
and Mclaughlin stepped down.
We got the car all right" an
nounced Heath triumphantly. "The
same dirty green coupe Mclaughlin
here saw outside the Renting house
Wednesday morning"
"Where did you find it, Ser
geant?" asked Markham.
Fright up there in the transverse
leading drought the park. 1t was
halfway up on the curb. Aban-
doned. After the guys in it ditched
the car they musta come out and
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hoped a taxicab up the street, be-
cause shortly after the green coupe
turned into the transverse two guys
walked out and, according to the
driver here, took the cab in front
of his"
Without waiting for reply from
either Markham or Vance, Heath
swung about and beckoned imperi-
ously which he had just alighted.
A short rotuno man OF perhaps
thirty, struggled out of the front
seat and joined us.
''Look here, you," bawled Heath
i"do you know the name of the man
who was running the cab ahead OF
you on the stand tonight who took
the two guys what come out OF the
transverse"
"Sure l knew him."
'Know where he lives?"
'Sure know where he lives. Up
on Kelly Street in the Bronx?"
Get hold of that baby as soon
as you can and tell him to beat it
down to the Homicide Bureau prom
to. I wanta know where he took
those two guys that came out of the
transverse"
"I can tell va that right now"
officer, came the chauffeur's re-
spectful answer. II was standln
talkin, to Abe when the fares came
over from the park. I opened the
door for 'em myself. An they told
Abe to drive like hell to the uptown
station of the Lexington Avenue
subway at 86th Street.
"Ahw 1t was Vance who spoke.
"That's very interestin'. Uptown
en-, what?"
Anyway I wanta see this buddy
of yours" Heath went on to the
chauffeur, ignoring Vance's inter
polated comment. Get me, fella?"
"Sure l getcha, officer the chauf-
feur returned subsequently. "Abe
ought to be back on the stand in
hal1 an nOur
That's o. K, growled Heath
AS we drove rapidly down Central
Park West Markham nervously
lighted cigar and asked Heath who
was sitting in the seat in front OF
him.
"Well, what about that telegram
call you got at the Renting house,
Sergeant"
Heath turned his head and spoke
out of the corner of his mouth.
"Kaspar Kenting's body has been
found in the East River, hround
150th Street. The report came in
right after Skitkin got back to
Headquarters. He's got all the de-
tails"
1.-THE East River-eh?" Vance
spoke quietly and without emotion.
eyes it could easily be. Very dis
tressin' He said no more, nor was
there any further talk until we
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-23
Many Highway
Accidents Are
Now Averte d

Doing its full share toward lessen
ing the appalling total of highway
injuries and fatalities is a device re-
Gently put on the market by The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
ssThe new device is the LifeG Guard,
which consists of a re@or'ye fabric
tire within conventional tube, and
in effect, it turns the worst blowout,
no matter at what speed, into slow
leak" explained Gale Mcmillan, of
year dealer.
w. j. Parts Company, local Good
''The LifeGuard is already credit
ed with saving hundreds of car
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Equolity Of Treatment
The railroads ask, first of all, for
equality Of treatment and opportun-
ity - equality in all matters Of regu-
lation, taxation and subsidy; and a
chance to compete on equal terms
with other forms of transportation.
Restrictive and Expensive Lows
The increasing tendency both in
Congress and in State Legislatures.
to harass and weaken the railroads by
passing laws which increase expenses
with no corresponding public benefit
should be stopped.
Reductions in Operating Expense
The immediate situation of the rail-
road industry is more critical than it
was in 1882. Traffic is less, rates are
lower, wages, taxes and prices are
higher. Costs within the control of
the railroads have been cut to the
bone and now they have been COM
PEELED to announce their intention of
making reduction in wages, which,
however, will leave the average rate
Of pay higher than it was in 1882.
Revision Of ote-Moking Practices
The railroads ask the authority to
price their product to meet compe-
tition "a privilege exercised by other
forms of business. They ask passage
of the Pettengill Bill to amend the
long-and-short-haul restriction on
railroads. No such restriction applies
to any other form of transportation.
They ask revision by Congress of the
present rule of rate-making, which
has been construed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission as authoriz-
ing it to substitute its judgment for
that of the railroads in determining
the effect of proposed rates. on rev.
enue.
The power of the Interstate Com
merce Commission over such intra-
state rates as affect interstate COM
merce should be enlarged.
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reached Vance's apartment.
Snitkin was already in the upper
hallway, just outside the library.
GO ahead, Snitkin,H ordered
Heath.
Continued Next Weekly
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N the interest Of straight-thinkng. the American
! railroads have prepared concise and clear-cut
program for public transportation policy. We
present here the major points:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-23
Here's The Railroads Program

Of straish the American by pre-
e prepared concise and clearcut :.
public transportation policy. We r -oDo, Ies'o o
major points: amended to i'm prove present pro-
between the railroads and their en-
Resulato" Of Water T'a"sp0rto'i0" well employees the right to seek
suggested Congress court review of awards and orders
the WheelerRamspeck Bill provid-
ing for the regulation of water car rp o's ons
ers BY the Commerce o e M snGHf nro
railroads and public highway carriers and from additional State taxes OF
RepeoI Of Lond Gont Rates state commerce
The railroads today contributing
year Tolls for co~%:,sis! Use Of Inland
traffic. charged
granted than half century cal inland nagabe waters
Congress considering other than harbos and the Great
peal the statute requiring these on fair return the
r.,p.., provement and maintenance
The railroads believe than Congress- erode Crossings and Bridges
appropriate noulG of crossings
operation OF the Feda Of much greater interest ghwy
Congress oTemt Of "v Streams
Looms RoIrouds for flood control from which the rail
Rood nbo M +h poco roads derive benefit often involves
t;n. 49, to
make loans to railroads upon the g anu @ u Ss
prospect of future earnings would be d o. d ht Ie
novment ' anu D ~ costs should be met by the public
Consultations and Combinations Highway Waterway Operations
MANY of the large railroad systems Subject approval
today are the result of consultations Commerce Commission
and should have the rights other
soan f poey 5a ] hs and
these be continued by vessels on inland waterways
list you summarize the basic difficulty the rail-
roads in simple statement this
They controlled restricted fearod theory that the railroads
monopoy they called today compete for business
against every other form of transportation
What railroad simply equality and the freedom judgment
and initiative running their business enjoyed by successful business
in America
(Ihe complete Railroad Program printed Convenient booklet mailed
request Write Advertising Dept, Norfolk Wer" RWy Roanoke Va)
X AND W ESTERN
A / L w AY
ENTURY OF SERVICE 1893
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tiation rather than by some pre-
scribed national plan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
SKELLY DEALERS
ENJOYED PICNIC
Found City Park
Splendid Place For
Event-175 Present

Compliments for the City of Sank
Centre on its park setup and its
surroundings came lavishly from
the more than a hundred who at
tended a st. Cloud district Shelley
Club picnic at the City Park Sun
day, local Shelley men reported
this week. Shelley dealers, jobbers
and distributors and their families
from Central Minnesota points NOV
ed to this city Sunday, registered
IT'S people at the days outdoor fro
lie.
Guest Of the Shelley men for the
afternoon was Jess Knowles, gen.
eral sales manager, of Kansas City.
G. A. Klar, local distributor, assist
ed George Wilcox, st. Cloud, with
local arrangements for the affair.
After picnic lunch at noon the
visitors were entertained for the re-
mainder Of the day with host of
competitive events with appropriate
prizes awarded. High spot in the
afternoon hilarity was conferred on
a kittenball game that brought the
boys out at all ages. The boys
over 50' were teamed against the
younger element who not yet at
tanned the half century mark, and
the result was a battle royal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
Tenth Anniversary of
RaymondAshley Club
Event COMMUNICATED
With Picnic-Former
Members Invited As Guests

Members Of the 1898 Raymond
Ashley All Club were hosts to for
mer club members at a picnic held
In the Kraft Grove Sunday. This
event was given to commemor-
ate the tenth anniversary Of the
Raymond-Ashley Club, which has
been very successful during the past
decade.
Clarence Swift was chosen as the
clubs first president at the organ
ization meeting held in the Lyman
Prairie school house on March 20,
1929. This club was organized and
during its existence functioned on a
twelve-month basis, with officers
elected each year. The first regu-
lar meeting was held at the Frank
Domke home. Charles Swift, the
only charter member still in club
work, and Mrs. A. I. Cowlthorp,
adult leader for the past ten years,
were present.
A brief history of the clubs pro-
gress was prepared and given by
Miss Winnifred Cowlthorp, one of
the first members. She reported
that ninety-six boys and girls had
been members of this club during
the past decade.
Among the outstanding awards
won by the club are: forty-seven
trips to state events, one trip to the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
Mahoney Asks Dealers
To Obey Fair Practice
Wants Liquor Trade To
Be Decent, Dignified'
Commissioner Says

His effort to make the liquor bus
mess decent and dignified," was
explained Monday night in the
Stearns county courthouse by Will
liam Mahoney, state liquor commits
sioner, to crowd of more than 300
men who handle spirits in Stearns,
Benton and Morrison counties. A
number of Sank Centres liquor
dealers were in attendance.
you can't make the devil de-
cent" is what Mahoney was told
when he started his campaign to
clean up certain evils which he be-
lieved existed in the states liquor
business.
"The Minnesota state liquor law
is truly a crazy quilt of contra
dictions and inconsistencies, and
consequently it is difficult to main
tain enforcement" the commission
er declared.
The state liquor head declared
that "in all instances where we have
found violations Of the sales provi-
sions of the law by licensed deal
ers, it has been due to unfair COM
petition either amongst the dealers
themselves or unlicensed, bootleg
ging dealers. Failure to make the
business profitable under nominally
competitive conditions induces price
cutting and sacrifice resulting in
financial losses and further liquor
law violations.
II finally reached the conclusion
that the industry must be put un-
der strict regulation regarding
prices.
"All manufacturers and owners
of brands, or their authorized dis
tributors must enter into agreement
with one or more retailers that
these resale prices must be main
tanned and this carries with it an
obligation on every person selling
such brands to adhere to these
prices.
ANY retailer violating these
prices is subject to punishment for
the law, and any retail
err who violates the law will jeo-
pardize his license, as I am deter
mined that we will put an end to
the lawlessness in the liquor bust
ness, and that persons who cannot
conform to the regulations will
have to get out Of the business.
1--WE are trying to eliminate the
necessity for chiseling, price cut
ting and law violation, and If any
person who is licensed to do bust
ness cannot do so profitably there
is only one course left to him and
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that is to discontinue in the liquor
business.
Minnesota Is engaged in a great
undertaking. It is the only state
where the liquor control commits
sioner has assumed authority to ap-
ply the provisions of the fair trade
law to the industry. In other states
it is largely voluntary and conse-
quently has not proved effective.
I'm Minnesota the various divi-
sions of the liquor industry and
the liquor control commissioner
have entered into a voluntary
agreement that each and all will
cooperate and carry out the pro-
visions of the fair trade law in the
hope that we will be able to solve
many of the vexatious and perilous
problems that heretofore have con-
fronted the industry and threaten
its prosperity and its permanency.
II am asking each person engag-
ed in the industry 70 comply to the
fullest extent in carrying out the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
MISS FINNElGAN
GAVE RADIO ADDRESS
Took Part In Program,
For Distinguished Service"
Over KHAN

mo doubt Sank Centre served as
pattern for Sinclair Lewis fam
GUS novel, Main Street. but it is
typical of many small Minnesota
towns" Miss Bernice Finnegan,
Sank Centre librarian, told radio
audience over st. Clouds KHAN
Monday afternoon In an informal
interview type discourse.
Interviewed on the tour "For
Distinguished Service" at AIS, Miss
Finnegan's interrogation was Miss
Wilmena SCHNEIDER.
Tracing the history of the strong
collection of books that have been
sent the library by Mr.. Lewis, Miss
Finnegan said, when came to
Sank Centre in October I thought
the library should have at least one
autographed copy, so I wrote Mr..
Lewis. In response he sent not on
ly one but five autographed editions
Of his works"
She quoted the inscription, now a
coveted note, he wrote in Main
Street, ITO the Bryant Library
with love and with lively memories
Of the days when it's books were
my greatest adventures - signed
Sinclair Lewis"
I'm addition Mr.. Lewis had sent
us IS more books" she told the
audience.
"A collection of foreign dolls, thru
which the characteristics of MANY
countries may be studied, took a
bow over KHAN with an introduce
ton Of each by Miss Finnegan. Sc
cured through the aid of Rotary
International, with the cooperation
of Sank Centre Rotary, the dolls
represent eight foreign countries in
a dozen dolls. The collection rep
resents the countries of Nicaragua,
Korea, Japan, Alaska, Bermuda,
Uruguay, and China, she said over
the air.
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
The Churches
Gospel Tabernacle

GOSpcl IaDcrnaclo
Saturday, 800 p. M, Junior c. a.
meet for bible study, stories and
singing.
500 p. m. Christ Ambassadors
meet. Topic: Looking to Jesus"
Carlyle Key in charge, followed by
a street service at 900.
Sunday services: 1000 a. m. Sum
day school. Hoo a. m. morning
worship. 800 p. m. evangelistic ser
vice.
Wednesday, 500 p. m, bible stu
dy, followed by time Of prayer.
Charles F. Busch, Pastor.
Methodist Church
M. L. Brann, Pastor
Sunday school 900 a. m.
Worship 1000 a. m.
Elm and Bethel Churches
e. o. Hagen, Pastor
Thursday, 200 p. m, Ladies Aid
at John Gillan's.
Friday: 500 p. m, Ladies Aid at
Ole Bjerkaas'.
Saturday: 1000 a. m, confirma-
ton class.
Sunday at Elm: 1920 a. m, Sum
day school. 11:30 a. m, English
service.
At Bethel: 200 p. m, Sunday
school. 800 p. m, English service.
800
Zion Lutheran Church
Cor. Third and Maple st.
900 a. m. divine service. 1000
a. m. Sunday school. confirmation
class. Hoo a m. divine service.
500 p. m. Thursday, confirmation
class. ]. F. Schumacher, pastor.
Trinity, Grove Lake
No services.
st. Johns, Willard
1000 a. m. Sunday school.
10:45 a. m. divine services in the
English language.
st. Paul's, Unity
900 a. m. divine services In the
German language.
Youth Rally at Miltona in the af-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25

ma; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bohn, of St
Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schultz
and children, Shirley and Arnold
Of Osakis; the Misses Myrtle and
Rose Garrison, of Pond Creek, Ok.
lahoma; Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Mar
tin and children, of Kandota; Mrs.
Sarah Denzer and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Stegner and daughters, OF
this city.
Achievement Day
All Home Economies Achieve
ment Day was held August 18th
at the Albany Parochial school. In
dividual and team demonstrations
were given, and thrift and room
furnishing articles were exhibited.
There were twelve contestants
competing in the bread conte t.
The winners Of the trip to the
State Fair were Mildred Landwehr
and Lucille Imholte.
The winner in the individual
cake demonstration was LAYER
Feneis.
The winners in the team demon
strations in clothing were Dorothy
and Lois Undersander, Of Sank
Valley.
Champion demonstrators were
Bertha Thole and Theresa Maus.
Champion Thrift exhibitor was
Harriet Anderson and champion
room furnishing was Marion
Payne, Of Sank Valley.
Bentfield Family Reunion
Sunday, August n, the annual
Bentfield family reunion was held
at the Tony Bentfield home near
West Union with all the living chill
dren in attendance. It was the first
time in years that the children had
all been together. The following
were in attendance: Mrs. Herman
Uhlencott and daughter, Alvera, of
Meyers, Montana; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Broker, Melrose; Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonnie Bentfield, Morris; Mr.. Bill
Bentfield, Graceville; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Bentfield and daughter,
Dorothy, and son, Leo, West I'm
ion; Mr.. and Mrs. John Bentfield,
Sank Rapids; Henry Bentfield, Mel
rose; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bentfield
and family, and Mile Bentfield, st.
Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cans, West
Union; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berg
and family, Sank Centre; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Marthaler, West IN
ion; Mr.. Jack Bentfield, West I'm
ion; and Mr.. and Mrs. Garden
Mills, of Buffalo.-Northwest Ash
lev Cor,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25

National Club Congress at Chicago,
banner club Of county in 1880, and
a one-act play, which won in the
county and district, and which was
given at University Farm during
State Fair week.
The three-tier birthday cake was
baked and decorated for this event
by Marcella Judes. Present and
past members of Raymond-Ashley
club and their guests enjoyed a
most profitable and splendid time
on the tenth anniversary of their
club, which proved conclusively
that their work was of merit and
of value to their community.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
PAGE SEVEN

provisions Of this regulation and to
feel assured that he will be protect
ed against any and all unfair COM
petition and there is only one course
to follow and that is strict adher-
ence to the provisions Of this regu-
lation and compliance with the pro-
visions of the state liquor control
law"
The commissioner declared he
was not so "credulous" that he be-
lieved the setup would work effec-
lively without obstacles and diff
culties. The dealers in the main,
however, he declared, were satisfied
with the fair trades plan for the
liquor industry which fact in itself
would guarantee at least partial
enforcement of the law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25
ACCIDENT VICTIMS

Two rural residents of this section
were painfully injured Tuesday
evening as a result of accidents.
They were Leo Nathe, employed on
the Cass farm, and Mrs. Anna Star
re, resident near the head of Sank
Lake.
Mr.. Nathe narrowly missed SER
ious injury when he was kicked
with series Of blows by a horse.
Kicked in the chest, he suffered two
broken ribs and bruises about the
legs and body. Other details of the
were not available.
Medical attention was necessary
to treat the case of Mrs. Stare,
elderly lady, when she fell down
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25

ternoon, 200 p. m. inspirational SER
vices, Rev. r. Dierks speaker. Prof.
Friedrich, Of Glencoe, also will
speak on youth work. 800 p. m,
entertainment program. We cord
tally invite the public. e. Mcneil,
Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25

There are approximately 5000
policemen to cover Chicago's 200
square miles.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-25

several stairs Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Stare was painfully bruised. No
fractures were reported in her case.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-04

Industrial production in Bull
garia is much greater than at this
time last year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-04
GRAND JURY'S
RIGHTS UPHELD
Court Says 1t Has Full
Powers to Investigate
Governor Earle

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4. (UP).-
The Pennsylvania supreme court
ruled yesterday that the Dauphin
county grand jury has full rights
to investigate Governor George II,
Earle and Is other state and
! Democratic party officials on
charges Of graft and corruption
despite laws which the admins
t.ation jammcd through u special
session of the legislature last
Summe".
However, the house Of reprcsen-
tativeS, controlled by the admin
istration, also may make an inves-
tigatiOM under Impeachment pow
ers granted by theE constitution.
The special session passed four
acts designed to delay the grand
jury investigation, which grew
from charges by Charles j. Mar
Giotti, former attorney general, in
the Democratic primary election
campaign last spring. After Mar
giotti accused the governor and
OllIti SldIc OIllSldlS VI .SOl upkiOil,
Earle dismissed him.
The first Of the four gag"
acts gave a Legislative committee
precedence over any other agency
in investigating state officials;
the second gave the legislature
exclusive powers" to conduct
such an investigation, and set up
mechanics of a probe; the third
gave the state attorney general
the power to supersede district
attorneys, and the fourth forbade
any grand jury. from investigat-
ing a state official until compile
ton of a legislative probe. and
made application of the act re-
troactive.
The court threw out the first
of the series; modified the sec
ond to eliminate its exclusive"
upheld The third, but
ruled the state attorney general
would have to show cause why a