The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-07-28
Legion Active in Marijuana Eradication

large stalk of marijuana weed was brought to
the Herald office Tuesday morning, and inn
mediatey reported to w. D. Gallup, commander of
the American Legion The Legion has started
on this drug-habit forming weed, and when reports
made the proper authorities notified :a the
weed is destroyed Up to Tuesday, Mr.. Gallup
said fourteen spots where this weed grew within the
city limits had been reported. Other spots in rural
sections, where the weed grew in abundance, have
been cut. Marijuana, although prolific when it is
allowed to to Seed is easily eradcated if cut be-
fore the seed forms. 1t is annual, grows only
from seed, and should be cut before the middle of
August. severe penalty can be imposed for pos
session of the weed hence, it is best to destroy it
Immediately. This is worthwhile program and the
Legion is to be compmened upon its active partici
patton in this crusade. Eradication of this danger
weed will many from becoming human
derelicts and beastly criminals.
The Taxpayers Are Stuck
The Bemidji Teachers College building scandal
brought forth sweeping opinion of Attorney Gen.
eral William S. Erwin which threw all contracts in
connection Herewith into the discard of illegaty,
and stopped payments to contractors who have al
ready furnished materials work This ilegality
involves simple administrative procedure which
not followed in the Bemdji and others. The
state did not advertise for bids on work or materials
and result competitive bidding has not been in
vogue. Higher prices result from such practice
Advertising for bids has been protection to the pub
lie in the matter of state purchases and work. and
if not adhered to gives rise to gouging The state will
attempt the difference between the mount
paid and the fair value. Carelessness in government
results is wasteful spendng-but, why worry the fell
low who pays the tax is the only whose stuck
That is unless such practices these brought to
light.
"Good Neighbor" Trade Pact
From Associated Press report learn that
France has made agreement with Naz Germany
through which the French will sell annually to Ger
many 100000 tons of iron from the Lorraine
mines. This metal is to be paid for in German coke,
and France will import $4,000 tons of this per month
No doubt Germany is using much of this iron ore
for munitions which may later be turned back
at France, and France is probably using the coke
for smelling purposes that their iron also
be made into war implements to turn back at Ger
many. That kind of trade pact can have an awful
kickback especially when the French iron mined by
French miners, is extracted from young French sol
diers by French doctors. They evidently have not
heard of the Good Neighbor' policy!
Fifteen Billion For Crime
One out of every 81 persons in the United States
will commit murder before they die says news dis
patch and the reader is staggered by such informa-
ton Crime shows increase each year, and the
amount would put a lot of food in the mouths of
hungry children it would clothe lot of little half.
naked bodies it would provide for the care OF teeth
and eyes of many INDECENT children and it could be
put to many, many other valuable uses 1t could
but it won't, because of the frailties of the human
An exchange says: I'm the term peanut pot
clans the pea is put in for politeness Any one who
suggests that there poteness in politics is qualified
for the goober class with the pea left off.
This week we received the first copy of the AS
ISOLATED of Minnesota, publication devoted