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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Fire At West
Union Monday
Pure Oh Filling Station, Owned BY
Thomas Wakefield, Totally Des-
troyed-Started In Office

Fire destroyed the Pure Oil Fill
ing station, owned by Thomas
Wakefield, at West Union Monday
forenoon. The fire, which started in
the office, gained such Roadway
that none Of the contents could be
saved. Roman Spehn, who had leas-
ed the station, suffered a heavy
loss. The building was partially COW
cred by insurance.-West Union
Cor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
10 OPEN OFFICE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSUR-
ANCE CLAIMS IN THIS CITY

From the District office in st.
Cloud, we learned that the Min
nesota State Unemployment Div
ision will open an itinerant en-
ployment office in this city. The
purpose Of this office will be to
accept claims or unemployment
insurance, which went into ef-
feet January LIST. The office will
be located in the Community
Club rooms, and will be open
each Thursday from 10 a. m. TO
4 p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Funeral Rites
For Miss
Parkinson Mon.
Born In Kandota Township d
March IL, 1884-Burial In
Greenwood

Funeral services for Miss Myrtle
Parkinson, who passed away at the
home of her father, VIM. H. Perk-
inson. in Kandota Township, were
held at the Congregational Church,
in this city, Monday afternoon at
two o'clock. Rev. P. J. Jansen con-
Quoted the last sad rites.
Miss Parkinson was born in Kan
dota Township on March II, 1884.
Her age at death was So years, 8
months and II days.
For many years deceased was en-
gagged in millinery work In New
York City, and five years ago, when
her mother died, she returned to
Kandota Township to make her
home with her father. Miss Perkin-
son also was employed in San
Francisco as a designer Of hats,
which was her occupation. She
joined the Congregational Church
in 1904. She was q woman of high
ideals and had many friends who
regret her passing.
Many friends and relatives were
in attendance at the service Monday
afternoon. Mrs. George Berggreen
sang two hymns. Beautiful Valley
Of Eden" and beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" She was accompanied
on the on the organ by Mrs. r. e.
Cooper. Interment was made in
Greenwood cemetery on the family
lot beside her mother. The pallbear-
ers were: G. II. Vandesteeg, ]. H.
Hansen, G. 8. Thomas, Morton
Weeks, c r. Gray and Ben Boss
hardt.
Out-of-town relatives and friends
at the service were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Warner, OF Minneapolis; the
Misses Doris and Elsie Larson, of
Robbinsdale; Lester Martin, Of
Robbinsdale.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Ice Covered Lines
Caused Trouble
Telephone Repairmen Sent Out To
Find Trouble ON Long Distance
Circuits

Ice and blizzard weather that put
highways back on the slippery or
der, sent telephone repairmen all
over this district seeking trouble
on toll circuits as the New Year
faded out.
It was anything but Happy New
Year for the local telephone ex-
change as sleet changed to ice,
coated long distance wires out of
the local office. Winds that sprung
up Friday morning bounced the
heavily laden wires until they
crossed and froze together. BY
three o'clock that afternoon ten cir
cults, carrying long distance mes
sages Of holiday callers, were out OF
order locally.
AS callers sought to put through
holiday messages operators replied
with NC or "OD" mo circuits or
out OF order.) Some calls were re-
routed over open circuits. Calling
to Wadena, when direct circuits to
that city went troublesome were
rerouted through st. Cloud and Lit
tie Falls. Operators were in a mud
die handling the calls.
In the meantime repairmen kept
other circuits hot to st. Cloud, Wa
dena, and other test boards at
tempting to locate trouble before
going out in the cold. According to
Manager H. s. Forsyth, the last
batch Of trouble was cleared by 5
o'clock New Years Day after about
26 hours Of hampered service. He
said that without the wind there
would have been no trouble, but
the wind following the sleet sent
the wires bouncing, crossed them
up, freezing them together.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

The Library of Congress ranks
In size next to the Bibltotheque
Rationale in Paris and the British
museum.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Officers of
Fire Dept.
Reelected
Fire Loss In City, Outside of
Dubois Building, Less
Than $1,000
WILL CONTINUE DRIVE
Fund For 1889 Convention
Now $1120-$113.80 Re-
allied From Party

Officers of the Sank Centre Fire
Department were unanimously re-
elected at the annual meeting held
in the department meeting room on
Tuesday evening. Members Of the
City Council, the Mayor and a
number Of friends were guests. The
officers were reelected as follows:
George Fish, Chief.
d. B. Caughren, Treasurer.
I. e. Dobbs, Secretary.
In announcing the appointments
for 1893, Chief Fish stated that he
had again selected John Mondloch
as first assistant chief, and ]. A.
Rose, as second assistant chief.
Following the resignation Of J. N.
McG ibbon as president of the Re
lief Association, Charles Miller was
elected to head that organization.
Other Officers elected are: Fred
Walker, secretary, and B. F. Du-
Bots, treasurer.
L. L. Kells, a former member Of
the department, gave a very fine
talk, as did the members Of the
Council and the Mayor. The fire
men decided to stage their winter
party as usual, the time to be set
by committee, composed Of the
following members: Irv Nelson,
Paul Mayors. Gus Otto, J. A. Rose
and Henry Thielen.
Reports on various funds Of the
department were very satisfactory.
They showed balance in the treas
ury Of the Fire Department Of over
5000; $500 in the treasury OF the
Relief Association, and revealed a
fund or $112O which has been &C
cumulated for the 1889 State Fire
mems convention. Following the
business meeting the firemen and
guests enjoyed lunch and a social
time.
Members OF the committee In
charge of the turkey party wish to
offer their thanks to the merchants
OF the city for the donation Of arti-
cles, and to those who attended and
assured the success Of the venture.
The net amount realized from this
event was $113.80.
The report Of activities and fire
losses during the year Of 1887, was
given by Chief George Fish as fol-
lows:
Total number of calls ...--...........-- u
Country calls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9
Total calls in city ...........-.-....-----..- ID
Our loss in city outside Of the Du-
Bots building has been less than
one thousand dollars ($1000OO.
Average attendance in City-A
Average attendance in country
Attendance is a little better than
in past years. The average in past
years has been about % in the city
and it is gratifying to know there
have been no accidents to our boys
in the past year.
Everything has seemed to work
CONTINUED on Page 10 Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

The human body loses enough
heat in an hour to raise a half-gal-
lon Of water to it's boiling point.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Total Mills

To the above for non-homestead
agricultural property must also be
added ESQ mills, as 1t also carries
a state rate Of 10 mills. The total on
non-homestead property in this
bracket is $3.50.
The 1895 and 1887 rate compare
son in the city is as follows:
moe LOOT
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06

Total Mills .....-......-..-114.00
The above rate applies to home
stead lands only, and on non-home-
stead lands must be added ESQ mills
which Will make the total 116.50.
The rate on agricultural home
stead property within the city Is as
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Fisher Body
CIO Workers
Begin Strike

Flint. Mich, Dec. 2.-(AP)- The
Fisher Body Companys plant No.
employing from 5000 to 1000 men,
closed at 1890 p. m. today when mem
bers of the CIO United Automobile
workers Union walked out ON strike.
The men left the plant few min
utes after completion of strike VOTE
taken in connection with prolonged
dispute over wage rates in the pressed
metal departments of the plant. UAW
officials said the men voted S,4S4 to
433 for the strike. go.
Tba plant, scene, of one of the first
s;+downs in the General Motors strike
Of 1897 had been employing 6'4oo
men. - ,,fe;cie,t
Company officials said suIliclen. !,
workers had left their jobs SO that y
was impossible to continue operations,
FISHER Body is division OF Genera'
Motors Corporation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
2 Dead, One Missing
In Hospital Blaze
AtWashington, NC.
Two Negro Patients
LEA 4, One White Wo-
man Missing in Tayloe
so.f@ Fire. Others
Fnjured Jumping from
Second Story; Cause
Undetermined

Washington. N. c., Dec. 2.-(AP) -
Two Negro patients lost their lives
today when fire gutted three-stoyy
wooden wing of the Tayloe hospita;
teic, and white patient was report
d missing,
--9ae dead we~o listed as Sue Coz
'~rns of wash ngton, and Jessie Guin
of Aurora.
Mrs. Macon Tooley, 20, of Panro,
was unaccounted for several hours
stcr the flames were brought unde~
'ontrcl,~ and hospital attendants said
they feared she had perished inside
the building
Mrs. Elmo Ingalls,, of this county
and Nellie Hodges, Negro woman OF
Washington, were injured when they
leaped from second floor windows.
Officials had not ascertained the
cause of the fire. It was burning brisk
ly when discovered about $50 a. m by
James Robertson.
Rober son quickly gave the alarm,
and firemen and volunteers fought
the flames for more than three hours
before subduing them.
The wing was occupied by eleven
patients, eight of them Negroes
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Low Grades
OF Tobacco
Sell Better

Raleigh, Dec. 2.-(AFD = Better
prices than last years for lower quail
itv grades of tobacco, but lower prices
for most of the better qualities were
reported by the Federal-State Crop
Reporting Service today in a resume
of the auction season.
The report said that the prices on
lower grades on the eastern North
Carolina New Bright. Belt were Sub
stantially higher than they were last
wear. The belts sales through Novem-
ber 25 were reported at 239,5S9,s16
pounds at an average price of $23.0G
per hundred pounds.
It was estimated that 100000 to
100000 pounds had not been re-
norted on chat date.
The crop bulletin said that the
ou;. litv Of offerings was inferior ..'
ti.at Of lest year. The offerings cor
sisted largely of common to faie q'lal-
,fv Of tobacco and fair to fine quality
Inss. The percentage of good to choice
!, .alitv grades was smaller thar. last
Vaj.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02

And Naziis
Singled Out
Justic E Department
Studying E vid e n 4 3
Turned, Up by Dies
Committee; Units In.
dicated To Be Agents
for aren't Bodies Ope-
rating in Europe

Washington, Dec. 2. - (AP)-- Tnc
Justice Department is studying seti-
ously a request for prosecution Of the.
communist party, the German-Ameri-
can Bund and some other organiza-
tions for failing to register as agents
of foreign principals.
Representatives Dies, Democrat,
Texas, recently asked the State De-
partment that such action be taken.
Dies, chairman of the House commit-
tee investigating un-American activi-
ties, asserted that evidence submitted
to his committee indicated that he
communist party was an agent of the
communist third internationale, which
maintains headquarters at Moscow.
In the absence of Secretary OF state
Hull Under Secretary Summer Welles
forwarded Dies letter to Attorney
General Cummings, who referred 1T
today to Bryan Mcmahon, chief of the
Justice Departments criminal divi-
sion, for careful investigation. McMa-
hon said he would give the matter
close personal atte1ftion.
Dies later indicated that certain
front organizations" Of the commun-
ist party also were agents for tire
parent organization. He named speei-
fically the League for Peace and
Democracy, the international Labor
Defense, and Civil Liberties Union.
There are other indications,s Dies add
ed, that the German-American Bund
represents the German Nazi party in
this country
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1888, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.

New York City, Dec. 2. - A bill
which could send the nationwide chain
store systems to the electric chair
comes up before the new Congress in
January 1t would impose such ter
rifle tax on the big retail combines
that they would have only two alter
natives: a. To break up; or (2) to go
into bankruptcy. tt is a momentous
national issue. The pocket-book of
every American "bread-winner'' is in
volved. In fairness to all concerned,
we should study the pros and cons of
the question very carefully and give
our congressman and senators our op-
inions.
What are the chains chief advan-
tages to the household? Most impor-
tant is the fact that they have re-
duced the prices Of goods ten per cent
on the average. Their leadership in
cleanliness, modernization, and other
good merchandising practices has
been real boon to those retailers
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Death Toll From
Train School Bus
/. Crash Increased

Salt Lake CITY, Dec. 2.-(AP)-
With the death Of youth early
today, toll of the nations worst
school b.ls-train disaster rose to
% identified victims.
Sixteen youths, all occupants OF
the. crowded bus that was hit ten
miles south of here yesterday by
speeding freight train roaring
through an early morning snow
storm, were injured, three critical
ly.
Salt Lake General Hospital au-
thOrities, said one badly mangled
body remained unidentified. How
ever, mOrgue attendants said it
was possible the mangled form
was part of one or several of the
identified children. Some of the
dead were SO badly mangled that
parents were not allowed to see
the bodies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Rebel Air Force
Takes Last Shot
At u. S. Soldiers

La Tour de Carol, France, Dec.
2.-(AP)-The Spanish iIisurgent
air force, by chance or design, to-
day took a parting shot at the
governments Lincoln Washington
battalion by bombing railroad at
the French-Spanish frontier as
more than 800 demObilized Amer
lean volunteers left Spain.
Five insurgent planes plunged
18 bombs on the railway outside
the Spanish border town of Alp
shortly after the Americans had
crossed into France. This was the
largest exodus of American fight
ers since the Barcelona govern
ment decided to release all for
eigners in it's international brigade
The volunteers, standing in
safety on the railway station plat
form in this border town, saw the
bombs fall short distance away.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Ickes In Warning
Of Cancellations
On Increased Bid

Washington, Dec. 2-(AP) Admin
istrator Ickes said today a number Of
PW.A regional offices had reported APP
parent excessive increases in bid
prices on public works projects.
He warned that wherever this oc-
ours, allotments would be resclnded
and projects cancelled.
"In number of instances" Iclxes
said, "prices have jumped beyond all
reasons. It will be impossible to re-
design projects or to call for new bids
because of the shortness of time be-
fore the construction deadline, which
is January l."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Daladier in France
Has New Strik 6
Threat on Hand Be-
cause of His Punitive
Moves; Belgian And
Roumanian Cabinets
Also Face Possible
Overthrow II
(By The Associated Press.)


Three Eurcpean governments
fought today for their lives.
French Premier Daladier battled
the biggest problem-the dual dam
gers of increasingly embittered labor
at home, and what appeared to be an
italian campaign for French colonies
in Africa.
In Brussels, newspapers said the
resignation of Premier Paul Henri
Spaak appeared inevitable. Spaak in
CURED socialist wrath by agreeing to
send commercial representative to
insurgent Spain and recalling Belgian
diplomats FROM Barcelona, the Span
ish government capital.
Pressing campaign to crush the
Nazi style iron guards, the Rouman-
ian government announced in Buchar-
est the arrest of six student members
and said other alleged revolutionary
plotters in the outlawed guards would
be arrested soon.
Gravest of Frances immediate dan
gers was a new strike movement in
retaliation for the discharge of work
ers who led the one-day general walk
out Wednesday in opposition to Dala-
diers financial-labor policies:
Italian newspapers took up the cries
for Tunisia, first raised in the Fas-
cist Chamber of Deputies, which led
French Foreign Minister Georges Bon
net to request explanations" of Ital-
ian intentions toward Tunisia, Dji-
bouti and Corsica.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
NEARLY SIS MILLION
GIVEN BY CHINESE

Shanghai, Dec. 2.-(AP)-The Chi
nese war mission at Chungkiang an
nounced today that Chinese living IN
the United States had contributed
$3O,0OO,OOO Chinese dollars, which Is
about $4,8OO,O0O, for defense and relief
purposes since the outbreak of tie
war with Japan.
Since the 1880 census showed the
Chinese population of the United
States to be "a, ,954ethis would indicate
a contribution of about $64 per person.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Three European Government.
Battle For Lives In Crises
Ready
For Attack
Upon French

Rome, Dec 2.-(AP)-Fascist Edi-
tor Virginio aGayda, who often re-
fleets Premier Mussolini's own views,
warned France today that Italy is
ready to march-even against France
if it is necessary"
Gayda's declaration IN his news
paper sharply underscored the strain
on Italian-French relations since We'd
nesday, when italian deputies demon
strated in the presence of II Duce for
recognition of italian interests in
Tunisia, Frances north African pro-
tectorate.
Gayda made the assertion in deny
ing alleged French insinuations of
GOODNESS between the Italian royal
house and the fascist regime last Sep
tember Mussolini then cast Italy's
lot with Germany before the Munich
conference, when Europe seemed to
be on the verge of war. ff
Italy, Gayda declared, is united "sol-
idly behind its government, and is
ready for everything today"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Forsyth Negro
Is Executed
For Dual Rape

Raleigh, Dec 2.-(AP)--Tas State
e1ecrted John Ernest Fiow.c, 30-year-
cld Forsyth county Negro. today 1O:-
the rape of white woman Nov cm3cr
q 1887.
Howie also was under l,atl SEN
q &c for the rape of a Negro girl Oc-
o'er 30, 1887 and State officials sh:t
n was the only man they couii recall
VINO had been given death sentences
N two separate trials held IN cl 'se
trcc ession. tHt
The Negro contended until The end
Inat he was innocent, ssid Warden
a. H. Wilson, but Howie expressed
pehei ne would go to heaven. HOWE
was baptized last night.
Howie walked into the death cham
ner at 1929 a. m. He appeared to move
- hurry, nervously. He lifted his
aidhos as a gesture toward Walter L.
Long Negro detective at Winston
Saiem' and c. e. Caldwell, Negro un-
qertaker, Long, Caldwell and r. B
Nooerts, another Negro undertaken
1"l'hessed the execution and took
-iUwies body back for burial.
me gas was started at 1921 a. M,
iu ~ minutes and five seconds lat
80 dt IO:4o a. m, DR.. Zelda High
1--we" LIVER prison physician, pronounced
MOVIE was the 41st person executed
| -" Oy gas and the 21Sth to be put
''h at Central Prison since 1910
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Girl Returns
Home After
Kidnap Affair

Oxon Hill, Md, Dec. 2.-(AP) viii
liam B. Brown father of 18-year-cld
Mary Brown, who re-appeared at her
home last night after 3O-hour alb
sence, said today she was abducted
by a man who mistakenly thought he
could pay a ransom. II
When his daughter, a business
school student, convinced the men
that he was unable to pay any RAM
son.. she said they released her. She
arrived haggard and in tattefed
clothes at the Brown home last night,
saying the men, had freed her from an
automobile a short distance from the
farm house where she lived.
The girl was in fairly good cond-
ton, her father said. A doctor examin-
ed her and declared that she had not
been harmed. The girl said she had
twice become unconscious
Mary had been kept in a hut ever
since she was abducted, she told the
family.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Design New Type
Infantry Unit To
Operate Swiftly

Washington, Dec. 2.-{AP)--A new
streamlined infantry regiment small
Ter but far more mobile and harder
hitting than either it's World War
counterpart, or the regiment of today,
has received War Department sap-
prOval.
Moving by motor truck, and armed
with semi-automatic rifles, it is in
tended to become a major unit in the
high speed army on wheels, which is
being developed to keep pace with
postwar trends.
While officials made public details
of these plans today, Secretary Wood
ring reported to President Roosevelt
That national defense requirements
may hasten construction of a third
and possibly larger set of locks for
the Panama Canal. His report follow
ed closely his recommendations to
Mr.. Roosevelt that the canal be made
'fmpregnable."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Daladier Is
Urging Jobs
For Strikers
French Premier Ad-
vises Employers To
Handle Labor With
Care; Labor Situation
and Italian Demands
Torment France In Its
Growing Crisis

Taris. Dec. 2.-(AP)-Premier Dala-
dicr, with organized labor still, smart
ing from it's defeat by his strong-arm
methods, today suddenly warned en-
Movers to handle their workers will,
care His warning conceded with the
outbreak of new strikes in protest n
gainst discharges.
Hundreds of thousands of French
men who were without jobs because
they needed the call to Wednesdays
abortive general strike lined up to De
re-hired
Through Labor Minister Charles
Pomaret, Daladier advised employers
to re-hire all men possible, rejecting
only known agitators. The advice car
ried a yelled warning that refusal to
take pack most of the strikers would
lead only to real trouble.
The labor situation shared the gov
ernment's anxious attention to Italian
agitation concerning Frances North
African protectorate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Seek Means
To Release
GerrnanJews
Five Nations Pool Eff
forts in London To
Move Refugees Out Of
Germany

London, Dec. 2.-(AP)-Five states
men, representing the United States,
Great Britain, France, the Neither
lands and Brazil, tackled today the
gigantic problem of finding sanctuary
for the potential 100000 European
refugees who are seeking new homes.
Informed sources said the group
would try to cracks Germany's flight
tax rule, which strips Jews of vir-
tually all they own as they leave Ger
many, tending to make them public
charges in countries allowing them
to enter. With that Barrier removed.
statesmen who form the inter-com-
mittee board formed last summer,
would expect better reactions to the
committees efforts in South Amer
lea and British empire countries.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Next Congress May Kill
All Chain Stores In u. S.
Patman Bill May Send Them All To Electric
Chair; Babson Discusses Arguments for and
Against Chains; Urges People To Speak Out

who have survived the multiple-store
competition. BY reducing prices Of
necessities, the chains have increased
the workers standard of living nearly
five per cent. Lower prices and at
tractive displays have also benefited
farmers, professors and manufacttir-
ers through greater consumption.
Much On Chains Side.
Their advertising has been effective
in stimulating the sale of more goods
and it has provided local newspapets
with more revenue to give comnnuh-
tiles better newspapers. The chains
have paid their share Of the local tax
burden on their store properties either
directly or through rent. They have
paid their managers and clerks as
much as or more than the average for
all retail stores. Moreover, under the
prodding of their critics, their mana
gers are gradually becoming q big-
ger factor in the civic life Of their
community. -
The chains have their faults. too.
Tan-H 0f~A