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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
Hit Play Is
Fine Lyceun
Presentation
Broken Dishes" To Be Pre-
scented By Renowned
Players
MONDAY EVE, MAR. 28
Adults Of Community Are
Heartily Invited To
Lend Support

Public School authorities an
nounce a treat for Sank Centre
people in. the presentation OF
Broken Dishes" one of the hits
of the 1929-30 season in New York
City. This three-act play by Martin
Flavin, will be presented by The
Pollard Players. a strong organ
ization among lyceum numbers, on
Monday evening, March 18th, al
eight o'clock, in the Junior High
School auditorium.
This is said to be the finest and
best of the lyceum numbers this
year, and school authorities hope
that a large number Of people will
take this opportunity Of witness
ing an extraordinary play present
ed by high-class company. This
lyceum number will be presented
in the evening so that adults, as
well as the school children, may
attend.
Broken Dishes" an American
comedy drama, had a twenty-week
run at the Blackstone Theatre in
Chicago last year, and the Chicago
newspapers were glowing in their
praise Of the play and the players.
This play has great appeal to all
members Of American families. It
is fun Of comedy but carries q fine
message and lesson Of contenment.
There will be no reserved seats
and admission to the play win be
10 and Csc.
It Is hoped that q large number
Of residents will see Broken
Dishes" and lend encouragement
to the school in dts efforts to pre-
sent high class lyceum events each
year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
Poultry Meet
March 80 In
Sank Centre
Series Of Meetings Scheduled
For Stearns County On
March 80, 81, April 1
INTERESTING SUBJECTS
First Meeting To Be Held In
coml1iGnffy Glib Rooms
BY Specialist

A second series Of meetings on
the subject Of poultry are schedul-
ed in Stearns county for March 30
81 and April 1 with Cora Cooke
extension specialist in poultry
from University Farm conducting
the meetings. AS was the case lit
tie more than a month ago, the
meetings in Stearns county will be
carried to four different commun-
tiles as follows:
March 80: 2 p. M.-Community
Club Rooms, Sank Centre.
March 81, 2 p. M: Legion Hall,
Brooten.
April /, $50 A. M: High School
Eden Valley.
April 1, 2 p. M: Community
Room, Court House, st. Cloud.
For the second series Of meetings
Miss Cooke will cover the develop
.ment Of chicks from the brooder
house to pullets ready to lay. Many
Of the poultry growers Of Stearns
county have had difficulties in the
handling Of chicks and growing
bullets in times gone by and un-
sdoubtedlys cafl benefit from Miss
Cookies experiences in this field,
The meetings have been arranged
through the county agents office
in st. Cloud, and are open to any
enc interested in the subject OF
poultry.
Miss Ellen Moline, newly named
home demonstration agent for the
county, will attend all Of the meet
ings. Folks interested in the home
demonstration work will be glad to
meet Miss Moline at these meet
ings.
For the month of December the
flock Of Harry ]. Brown, Paynes-
vile, headed the list Of poultry
flocks in the state enrolled under
the supervision Of Cora Cooke, ex-
tension specialist in poultry. Mr..
Browns flock Of White Wyandottes
led the group for all breeds that
month. For the month Of January
Continued on Page 10 Col. ID
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
Propose Re-
peal Of. City
Tax Control
Conclusion OF, Charter Change
Explanations Election
April 9Th
LIFT RESTRICTIONS
Amendment SO Broadens The
Scope OF Service For
City Purposes

In continuing the discussion OF
the proposed City Charter change,
we wish to clariy-a. misunderstand-
ing. All amendments and repeats
necessary for the election of the
members Of the Water, Light and
Power Commission win be submit
ted In one unit en- the ballot, and
one vote win suffice for all. AS
changes in several sections and the
repeal Of two sections are neces-
sary to accomplish the, purpose,
says the City Attorney, It is neces-
sary to present them in a group for
consideration Ct the, voters. The
proposed amendments in this
group will include Sections 8, 6,
and 5, and the repeats necessary
will he Sections 81 and IS. All 9TH
er amendments and repeats will APP
pear separately on the ballot and
each must be voted upon separate
ly. The proposed Charter changes
will be presented to the voters at
the City's annual election on Tues
day, April 9Th. ~
In the third paragraph Of Section
81, which pertains to the public
utility fund and the manner pres
cribed for payment, the proposed
amendment broadens the intent Of
purpose and lifts restrictions to
cover all funds. This paragraph, in
the proposed amendment reads as
follows: Section N-(Third para
graph: The Commission shall pre-
scribe the manner Of and the per-
son by whom all water and light
rentals shall be collected. All mon
eys received by the Commission or
any Of its enaploSees shall be turn
ed over TO the city treasurer forth
with, and. ~ deposited by him in
the proper3pnd, The city treasurer
shall pay no money out Of the
funds under control Of the Commis-
sion except on an order Of the Com
mission. signed by the president
and secretary"
For comparison the paragraph in
the present Charter reads as fol-
lows: 1.-THE commission shall pre-
scribe the manner of, and the per-
son by whom all water and light
rentals shall be collected. All mon
eys received by the commission or
any OF its employees shall he turn
ed over to the city treasurer forth
with and he deposited by him in
the proper fund. The city treasurer
shall pay no money. out OF the pub
lie utility fund except. on an order
of the commission, Signed by the
president and~secretary, stating on
its face the person to whom it is to
be paid and accompanied by a pro-
per bill and voucher"
In the proposed amendment the
words public utility fund" have
been changed to read funds under
control of the commission" to COW
er all funds. It will also he noted
that part Of the last sentence has
been Committed, as follows: stating
on its face the person towhon1 it is
to be paid and acconpp panied by .
proper bin and voucher Under the
new amendment 1t 2 would. not he
necessary for the treasurer to have
b1M and voucher before payment
can be made. An order then will
only need the signature of the pres
ideht and secretary of the commits
sion. This will he less technical and
Continued on Page 10 Col. u
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
Doll Exhibit at
Bryant Library
Dolls From Foreign Lands Enter
ed-Spons0red BY Librarian
And Rotary Club

Dolls-foreign ones in odd, color
full costumes-are the spring arriv-
al at the Bryant Library.
A project, in which the library Is
soliciting authentic copies Of dolls
from foreign lands, sponsored by
librarian, Miss Bernice Finnegan
with the aid Of the Rotary Club
brought the first dolls this week.
The idea behind the project ID
CONTINUED On Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
Election At
SchooIOn
.Marcf26th
Polls Will Open At 10 O'clock
Next Saturday Morn
ing
URGE BIG ATTENDANCE
Three Members Of Board OF
Education To Be
Elected

Next Saturday, March 26th,
win be the a0nual school cleo
tion at which electors win be
required 10 6ssect three MEM
hers Of the Hoard Of Educa-
ton. Voting in take place In
the Board rd>m of the Senior
High SCHOOL, building. The
polls win op1 at 10 O'Clock in
the morning and will remain
open until n0pn, when they viii
be closed for one hour. At one
O'Clock I'm tl1e y afternoon the
polls WIN be eopened and win
remain open Until 4 p. m. L. A.
Walker win I the Judge of the
election and Miss Hattie Gil
man and Mr Jos. Fish win be
the clerks.
It win be Necessary to elect
three members OF the Board of
Education, ITO for threoIyear
terms and orc for q one-year
term. j. ii. Hansen and s. p.
Hansen, Jr., have filed for the
three-year terms, and both. win
appear on the ballot without
opposition. For the one-year
term three Candidates will APP
pear ON the be1lot They are:
L. +. Lovilk. Who was appointed
10 the Board TO iii the vacancy
caused by tile. death Of r. f
Hansen; ElbS idge Cass, farmer
living south ~ town, who has
also filed for the one-year
term; and IT, third 10 file for
the office wse George Rein,
Longtime reeb8ent Of this city.
Mr.. Cass \ 1.-THE first farmer
who has flied As q candidate for
elect3On to - Board since the
consolidAti Fent into effect
: Rsgardle1 = 10 how indfvfd-
'shaxs Wish III n; 1T = dcsirable
thaE &1afke humber OF voters
take part IN this election. The
school - our greatest iz,stifu-
tion and - such each individ-
ual voter sls0s,ld q ows his or
her interest In the school by at
tending the electis 4 Do not for
get the date, Saturday, March
26th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
Local u. S.
Savings Bonds
Sales S85,800
Sank Centre Postoffice Ranks
Seventh In State For
Years Sales
81 GREATER THAN st
u. S. Total Purchased BY l.
100000 Investors Says
Report

Sank Centre was In seventh
place among second class postoffic-
es in the state In the amount ct
United States Savings Bonds sold
from September I, 1885 TO August
81. 1857, the amount being SCI, 800.
The above statement was secured
from the local postoffice in con-
nection with the announcemnt by
secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau that the total maturity value
Of United States Savings Bonds
sold through the close Of business
March z, 1888, amounted to $1,5s4.-
462,S75.
This total was purchased by more
than 100000 investors, and repre-
sents an average sale for each day
since March I 1885, when these
bonds were first sold, Of 81, TO- 75.
A record for one days sale of
Savings Bonds was set on Monday,
January 10, Of this year, when
$10029,775, maturity value, Of these
bonds were reported sold on this
single day. Sales by pest offices
throughout the country on that day
represented $9,O25, $50. maturity val
ne Of bonds. and directjby-mail or
ders were received in washington
for Savings Bonds of a maturity
value Of 81, O04, 425.
The sale Of Savings Bonds for
the calendar year 1857 was 342 per-
cent greater than for 1885, and the
wear i938 exceeded the ten-mcuths'
sale Of these bonds in 1885 by 82.s
percent.
The total maturity value sale for
the calendar year 1857 amounted to
s635 .410. It's. with approximately
COO. 600 purchasers. ana an average
sale for each business day or S.
O0O .2OD.
: i1Ataiisd + 3 3SafSsof IhA ,desflv Sale
at each OF the post Offices through.
out the country authorized to sell
Savings Bonds was begun on Sept
en,ber 1, 1886, and for the year end
ing August al. 1857. showed that
there was a maturity value sale of
s6a6. TAB 500. or an average sale OF
Sc .1Od 500 for each business day for
the first wear these records were
kept.
Approximately 10000 post offices
throughout the country are author
lied to sell United States Savings
Bonds.
The Government to date actually
retains more than 90 percent of all
or the money that has been invest
ed in Savings Bonds. less than 8
ner cent of the bonds sold having
been redeemed.
The majority of the registered
owners are small investors who are
buying the bonds out of income
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
RAYMOND TOWNSHIP
ELECTION
March a 1Q4Q
March 8. 1883

The following are the results Of
the Raymond Township election on
March 9Th:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
Hitler Insists on
Immediate March
Into SudefenIand
Chamberlain COnfers in
TwO.HOur Talk With
German Dictator

GODESBERG, Sept. %.
(UP)-Prime Minister New
lille Chamberlain and Fueh-
rer Adolf Hitler discussed
details of the partition OF
Czechoslovakia today while the
Sudeten German free corps army
and German police awaited the
order to march in and take over
the Sudeten area.
Informed Germans said Hitler
would insist that an early hour,
perhaps tomorrow, must be set for
the movement into Sudetenland.
The conference, at the Dresser
hotel on the banks of the Rhine,
lasted more than 21s hours.
The German official news agency
announced the talks would be re-
sumed tomorrow morning.
AS at BerchteSgaden, there was
no inkling of the nature of the
talks.
The general line of the conversa-
ton was known, however. There
was the matter of the details of
occupation, which Chamberlain
would like to see accomplished
without haste and with perfect or
der. Hitler wants the whole thing
over at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
We Can Keep Out Of War; lac Ayers,
But Holds Stronq Defense Necessary

without thought of aggression.
WAR in Europe is inevitable y
Rep. Izac said. Sooner or later
Hitler will press the powers too far.
It is only a question of time, one
year, two years, maybe three. When
the conflict comes, every possible
argument will be used, but the
United States should stay out.
There have been other conflicts
abroad which our government has
avoided"
Representative Izac and Mrs.
Izac delayed a few minutes because
Of automobile trouble, were met in
e. Centre by delegation of Demo
Gratis shortly before 11:30 a. m. The
delegation was led by State Senator
Ed Law, Ned Holmes, central COM
mittee chairman, T. A. Eggleston
Leslie Burr, and others. The con-
gressman was rushed by automobile
tC Holtville where he spoke at the
Holtville High school. In the after
noon he was slated TO visit BraWley
and CaleXico. Between and 5
Thursday afternoon he was to con-
fer with valley leaders at the Cali
fornia hotel In the evening he
was scheduled to speak again at the
Holtvllle Methodist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22

experience, toOK 1ull responsibility
for the wreck in a statement made
prior to today's inquest.
The thrown switch sent the linn
tied Argonaut crashing into the
Californian, which was standing
on a siding on the desert 180 miles
east of Los Angeles early Tuesday
The injured totaled 112.
81 only wish that I could trade
places with any of the dead per-
sons" Jacobson said. IF I only
could take the place of that engin-
eer or those two firemen who were
killed"
Jacobson walked into the room
at the Cotton station in Riverside
county as Deputy Coroner l.. E.
Cash of Riverside county was TAX
ing witnesses statements.
"Yes, know what caused the
wreck" Jacobson said. "I never tell
a lie. I threw that switch.
Somehow or another, for rea-
sons unknown, I took just long
enough to throw the switch. Then
crossed over to the other side
of the tracks according to the rail-
road rules.
When I got to the other side
remembered what I had DONE
The train was speeding down upon
me but I crossed in front of the
engine.
II got hold of the lock and tried
to get it unlocked. But I was trying
to do something in big hurry.
didn't succeed. If I had only had
three or four seconds more I could
have avoided that wreck"
Jacobson, trembling and unstrung
was resolved to make a clean breast
Of the one mistake that marred
his years of service. A shorthand
transcript of his statement was
taken by Deputy Coroner Cash.
The brakeman will be given an
opportunity to testify at the in
quest this afternoon, Deputy Coro-
ner Herbert Hughes of Imperial
county said. He said Southern Pa
Continued on Page 2; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22

ing school into playground, un-
der consideration a number of
years, reached a climax this week
when deals were arranged with
three property owners. The city al
ready holds title to the entire block,
except for the three pieces.
Wednesday night the council au-
thorized expenditure of $4,000, $500
for purchase of the Edna c. Nc
Laughlin house and lot and $700
for purchase of the Ada A. Gentle
property. Blalack explained that
the Mclaughlin home may be NOV
ed to city property, fronting on the
park, and sold later at a figure
to return at least a large part of
the purchase price. Blalack pro-
posed to sell outright the house now
on the Gentle property. Negotia-
tions are still pending on a deal
to acquire the r. r. Powers lot,
whereby the city would move the
Powers house to another lot, out
side the proposed park area.
"Final drafting of plans and
completion of deals is expected
within two weeks" Blalack said
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
Ratify Compact,
Arizona Urged by
Colorado Expert

Z PHOENIX, Sept. %. (UP)-Rati-
fication of the Santa Fe compact
by Arizona as the final step to
equitable solution of the states
water needs was urged at state
senate hearing today by former
member of the Colorado river COM
mission.
John M. Ross, attorney, chancel-
lor of the University of Arizona, and
former river commissioer, said
that fighting the river problem
from the outside is now futile.
The issue between California and
Arizona, according to Ross, hinges
upon Section 3-B of the compact,
concerning a millio acre-feet Of
water which both Arizona and Cali
fornia claim.
Ross said he would like to see the
compact ratified "if the difference
is settled"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22

13 inch knife blades was the instru-
ment of torture by which Morris
and Corley and six others hoped to
kidnap the warden and a guard and
escape. The knife was found in
the bunk of one OF the convicts.
Corley and Morris were sent to
prison after the greatest manhunt
il valley history. With Marvin
Morris, Mobiles brother, they were
sought for robbing the Owl pool
hall in FL Centro, stealing two cars
and robbing the Bonds Corner
store. Deputy Sheriff Null was
killed when he tried to stop the
trio at Palm City, east OF Holt
vile. They were later captured at
Midway Wells, after their speeding
machine collided with an immigra-
ton border patrol car.
Marvin Morris was sentenced to
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
~. Killers + FoiIed in
Plot to Capture Warden.
Force Way from Folsom

A prison grape vine" tip pre-
vented two Imperial Valley killers
from directing a recurrence of the
bloody Setember" rioting at Fol-
som prison, Warden Clyde I. Plum
mer disclosed Thursday.
Noble Morris and Woodrow Cor
ley, sentenced to life for the slay-
ing of Special Deputy Sheriff Ivan
Null in Imperial county in 1885,
were ringleaders in a plot to torture
the warden into permitting them to
break for freedom, according to
United Press dispatches from the
prison.
The plot, discovered and prevent
ed through a guards tip, would
have been similar to the frightful
rioting last year which claimed the
life of Clarence Larkin, Plummer's
successor. A crude weapon with
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
Attack Burglar
GetsLong Term
On Guilty Plea
Negro Who Assaulted 3
Women Must Serve So
Years to Life

Isaac Davis, 21, Negro,
faces a prison term of SO
years to life for burglary of
10 Ell Centre homes, morals
offenses against three white
women, and grand theft of an
automobile.
BY his own admission from the
witness stand in superior court
Thursday, the Negro identified
himself as the dreaded "ice pick"
burglar who terrorized Ell Centro
residential districts this summer;
He said he carried an ice pick
to use in opening windows and
doors. In many instances police
found an ice pick at the scene of
burglaries or attempted burglaries.
Continued Page 2, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
BrawIey RoDber
Sent to Prison

FLORENCE, Ariz., Sept. 90. (UP)
Pete Morrison, l8-year-old Braw-
ley farm worker, and Hubert Blud-
worth, 27-year-old Oklahoma In
dian, who admitted staging two rob-
berries, abductions and car thefts,
were brought here today to begin
serving terms in the Arizona state
prison.
Morrison must serve six to eight
years and Bludworth must serve
seven to nine years, under stences
imposed by Superior Judge E. G..
Frazier in Phoenix yesterday. Both
entered pleas of guilty of robbery
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
Ickes to
Be Here
Oct. II
Interior Secretary
To Throw Switch
For Power

Secretary of Interior Har-
old l.. Ickes will throw a
switch at Brawley Oct. II
to inaugurate the Imperial
Irrigation Districts distribu-
ton of power throughout Imperial
Valley, and may go to Imperial
Dam next day to turn the first
Colorado river water into the All
American canal.
Assurance that Ickes will come to
Imperial Valley was received by
President Evan T. Hewes of the
district, who was authorized by the
board of directors to invite the sec
retary here.
Ickes, who plans to attend the
convention of the National Reclaim
alton Society at Reno Oct. 13, will
come to Brawley Oct. II from Riv-.
erside, his present itinerary indi-
Gates.
Ickes was invited, HeWes said, be-
cause he has been staunch friend
of the power development and All
American canal since the begin
ming of the project. Other distin-
guished guests from Sacramento,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Coachella
Valley, Arizona and Mexico are ex-
pected to attend the celebrations.
The power switch will be thrown
at the Brawley power plant, en-
larged to provide electricity for
valley-wide lines. Water will be
turned into the All American canal
at Imperial dam to season the first
unit of the big canal, from the dam
to Pilot Knob.
Throughout the valley, mean
while, workmen were feverishly
busy completing the municipal pow
er system in time for the celebra-
ton.
Test runs of the first of three
big diesel units in the Brawley
plant are scheduled next week. The
second unit in arising, and the
third is expected from the factory
within seven days. The 20-foot-long
switchboard is being installed at the
plant. Nh
All concrete work for foundations
and structures at II subStation
locations has been completed, and
installation of equipment is being
rushed. Distribution lines are 60
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22

San Quentin, while the other two
went to Folsom.
The escape plot, disclosed Thurs
day, was set for last Saturday, the
date a year ago when Larkin, a
guard and two CONFLICTS were slain
III an abortive dash for liberty.
This knife could easily have cut
a mans head off, Plummer relat-
ed. "The plan was to grab Guard
Captain w. j. Ryan as the prison.
ers lined up for the evening count.
Then, with this knife around his
head these boys intended TO march
to my office, get my car and force
the guards TO open the gates. taxi
ing us with them"
He said after a thorough investi-
cation the participants have been
placed in solitary confinement IN
the prisons back alley"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22
DISC uSter
Rovo9es
Coast
Thousands Lose
Homes in Storm
In New England
Copyright 1888 by United Press)

Copyright 1888 by United Press)
More than 800 persons
died in the hurricane and
tidal waves which lashed
northeast United States, a
survey of the area revealed late
today.
In addition to the known dead
in the hurricanes path hundreds
were missing, thousands were home
less and other hundreds were in
jured. Property damage estimates
rose. from S90.000,000 early today
to $150,000,00 and higher by mid
afternoon
While communities were devastat-
ed many remained cut off from the
outside world.
The dead by states:
Rhode Island-138.
Massachusetts-85
Connecticut-50.
New York-34
New Hampshire-9.
New Jersey.
Quebec (MontreaD-2.
TOTAL-319.
The full import of the disaster
became known. late today only
when telephone communication
was established with isolated cities,
mostly in Rhode Island, which had
been cut off since the hurricane
began raking the area late yester-
day.
In addition to the aftermath of
the hurricane, floods swelled to
harry the damaged regions. The
Connecticut river spilled over Hart
ford almost isolating it. Other
streams ran bankfull and many
overflowed. The Hudson was rising
rapidly.
AS the extent of the disaster be-
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81 I,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-22

Regardless of what Europe does,
the United States can stay out of
war, and adequate national defense
is the best insurance" Rep. Ed v,
Izac declared Thursday in Ell Gen.
tro.
Representative Izac, in Imperial
Valley for a brief speaking tour OF
valley cities, urged strict neutrality
and advocated building up defenses
to the limit.
1--WE can keep peace in our own
hemisphere, but We can't hope to
keep it all over the world" he as
serted. Therefore, believe we
should maintain sufficient military
strength for cur own protection, but