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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08

On May Goth the national debt
stood at $40277, 177.O51.9 Contin.
gent liabilities Of $4,343,O. /, 1906
aside from the national debt, bring
the total obligations of the govern.
ment close to the legal limit OF
$4,000, O0O, 900.
Foreign governments still owe
the United States $12O16, 200
under the debt funding agreement
in settlement of World war leans.
In ordinary commercial business.
the governments that refuse to pay
their obligations would be Justly
classified as dead-beat debtors. We
hesitate to so call them but it is
significant that practically every
country which owes the United
States money has found ways and
means to collect billions for war
purposes. AS businessman Uncle
Sam is a poor collector.
Recreation In Tennessee
During the past four years the
Federal government has e&pend-
ed more than 100000 900 in acquir-
ing and improving recreational
areas and facilities in the state, of
Tennessee. To this huge sum the
state, which is to receive the bene-
fits, has contributed only 100000
mainly for the purchase of equip
ment.
Mad Spending For War
When Secretary Morgenthau APP
peared before the Ways and Means
Committee one day last week, in
connection with the proposed tax
revision, he gave us some graphic
figures showing the enormous
sums being spent by the great
powers for preparedness. Great
Britain, in the present fisal year,
is spending 3 billion dollars, almost
so per cent of it's national budget;
France is devoting over 40 per cent
of it national governmental expen-
ditures for the same purpose;
Italy so per cent; Germany prob
ably 60 per cent; Japan, over 70
per cent; and it is reported that
Russia has just authorized an in
crease of about so pen cent in bud
get allowances for armament.
These huge expenditures are be-
ing financed largely by borrowing.
am wondering where and how
this insane spending is going to
end. Certainly, these nations are
pauperizing themselves in this mad
race for preparedness. Impoverish-
ed people fall easy prey to radical
ism.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08

multitudinous detail, and moving
drama. Here one meets such char
acters as Gideon Black, the young
wagon-master. borne down with
the responsibilities for the many
lives on his hands; Alexander Nc
Bride, the tragic Irish schoolmas-
ter, who joined and left the train
under strange circumstances; Mr.,
Thomas and his wife, who were
taking ten fruit trees from their
old homestead to plant in the new
Utopia; little Patience "Dollar-A-
Pound" Trimble, who feared that
her parents would leave her behind
when they left Illinois-and many
others. But the foremost characters
of the book are Nancy Ann Green
field and Case Ford-the girl from
Illinois, the boy from Kentucky.
Their romance, from its unusual
beginning to it's satisfactory and
moving conclusion dominates the
story. Here are two characters who
represent not only the best of
pioneer stock, but of American
duy-
where. any time.
The story of this great risk and
trek across half of the continent
is filled to the overlooking with in
cident-amusing, tragic and thrill
ing. There are Indian alarms and
attacks; cholera strikes the train;
white men more vicious than the
'hostiles' lead some of the emf
grants to their death; dissension
threatens to break up the wagon
train-but the unconquerable few
get through.
AS a novel it has all the color
vividness of characterization that
distinguished Mr.. Binn's earle,
works; its characters are so real
that as one reads of them one
takes part in the great migration;
and as an authentic narrative CT
one of those great human waves
that finally swept over the whole
American continent it is without
an equal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08
STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF STEARNS
On this 14th day Of February.
1899; personally per na ssppeared Oscar s j.
sonally known. who. being each du-
ly sworn did say that they are the
president and secretary, respective
ly, of the Sank Lake Cooperative
Creamery, Association. Of Sank
named in the foregoing certificate
and they acknowledged said certi-
ficate to be their free act and deed
and the free act and deed Of said
corporation and that the seal at
fixed to said certificate is the cor
was made, executed, signed and
sealed bH them in behalf Of said
corporation by authority Of its
F. s. Cooper
Notary Public
Ny Commission Expires Feb. Z. 1910
(SEAL)
The foregoing amendment to
Articles of Incorporation examined
and approved as to form and legal
ity this 18th day of February. 1889.
]. A. A. .Burnquist.
Attorney General
BY Edward J. Dewitt
Assistant Attorney General
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Department Of State
FILED March 10. 1889
Mike Holm
Secretary of State
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
COUNTY OF STEARNS
I hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed in this office
for record on the day Of April 3rd,
1889, at 1880 o'clock p. NJ. and was
duly Recorded in Book of Articles
OF Incorporation on page 449.
Ray H. Drumming
Register of Deeds
BY Edward A. Kruchten
(sEAL)
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BIZ Bernice FinneSdn
THE LAND is BRIGHT
Nv Archie BinnS

The men, women and children OF
the stirringly dramatic novel are
part CT "the greatest migration In
history since the children of Israel
went to the Promised Land"-the
journey to the new Pacific coast
territory in the 1865 over the Ore
gon trail.
Thousands upon thousands left
their homes and farms to traverse
the unknown country between the
Missouri River and Oregon. This
is the story of what happened to
one wagon train, and the people
who had left "the States" for the
Promised Land-"A land that
hasn't the ills and injustices that
troubled us in the states; where
the country is always green; there
won't be any slavery or bondage;
there won't be any rich people or
poor ones, because there is enough
land for every one.
The daily life of the caravan as
it crosses the great plains, the
deserts, and the mountains on its
way to Oregon is described with
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned the
president and secretary of the Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery Asso.
citation. Of Sank Centre, Minnesota
ed and existing under and by virtue
of Chapter 1852, Laws of 1919. dc
hereby certify
That on the 23rd day of January
1889. the board of directors of this
corporation adopted resolution
setting forth the full text Of pro-
posed amendments to be submitted
to the stockholders and also the
full text of the articles to be
amended Of the articles of incorpor-
alton; and
That pursuant thereto and on the
was mailed to each and every
stakeholder containing a copy of
the resolution of the board of dir
ectors so adopted and containing
the full text of the proposed amend
ments and also the full text of
such amendments and designat-
ing the time and place of meeting
at which such proposed amend
ments would be considered and vot-
ed upon by the stockholders; and
That pursuant to said notice and
dl tic dHIudl meeting OF the STOCK
holders held at the Community
Club Rooms in the city of Sank
Centre, Minnesota, on the 9Th day
of February, 1889, at 10 o'clock A.
M, at which time a quorum of the
stockholders were registered as be-
ing present, on motions duly made
and seconded. it was resolved:
That the Sank Lake Cooperative
Creamery Association, Of Sank Gen.
tire, Minnesota, hereby elects to be
brought under and be bound by the
provisions of Chapter 326, Laws of
Minnesota for 1923. and amend
ments thereto. and that the articles
of Incorporation be amended to
conform thereto as follows:
That Article I was amended to
read as follows:
Section 1. The name of this CO.
operative association shall be Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery Asso-
citation.
Section 2. The purpose of this
association shall be to engage in
an agricultural, dairy, marketing,
warehousing. processing, manu-
featuring and mercantile business
upon the cooperative plan.
'The general nature of its bust
ness shall be the receiving and
buying of milk, cream and other
products or produce Of the farm,
and the manufacturing, marketing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08
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Townsend Pension Plan Defeated
BY CONGRESSMAN Knutsop

Townsend Pension Plan Defeated
The Townsend bill was defeated
in the House last Thursday by a
vote of 81 ayes to 302 noes, with
two members voting present. 1 was
among those voting for the bill.
While the bill admittedly was not
perfect, either in fern or substance
it presented clear-cut issue to the
House, namley, whether we are
going to continue our present in
adequate and discriminatory old
age pension system or whether we
are going to adopt adequate, uni
versal pensions for the aged.
My vote for the bill was a vote
for a reasonable old-age pension for
everyone as matter of right. All
would contribute. and all should
benefit. The revised bill would
have paid not to exceed $50 per
month. All talk of 5000 per month
was made to defeat the bill and it
helped to do so.
My vote was a vote against the
present State-Federal system of old
age pensions, which are inadequate
largely because no special tax is
imposed to finance them and it al
Sc requires old folks to take the
pauper's oath to qualify for the
mere pittance they are paid.
My vote also was a vote against
the present discriminatory system
Of Federal old-age insurance for
employed persons, which imposes
burdensome payroll taxes on work
ers and their employers, and which
exclude from all it's benefits farm
ers, professional people, merchants
and the self-employed generally,
who nevertheless are called upon
to help pay for the pensions of
others by reason of having to
absorb, in higher prices paid for
goods and services, a large part
of the payroll tax imposed in the
first instance os employers.
The question of old-age pensions
will never be settled until it is set
tied right. The movement for a
liberalized pension system will
grow despite the vote had last
week, until adequate and univer-
sal pensions, financed by a direct
tax, widely distributed, are paid.
The National Debt and Govern
ment Liabilities
Ever since Uncle Sam abandon
ed the characteristic role of Foxy
Grandpa and started playing San
ia Claus, not only to our own peo-
| pie. but to the nations of the earth,
the national debt has steadily ris-
en- despite the heavy increase in
| revenues.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08

victuals on the board, and the golf
ers show up. This spring fol
the first event of the Niblick they
planned golfing party-so desig
mated to get away from the com
petitive angle. And the ladies took
their golf with a grain of salt
and their food with an eye to the
calories. Seriously speaking
though, it was a forward move in
interesting women in the Country
Club and the Of game. Later
straight tournament efforts have
evoked much less interest. I learn
that other clubs have followed the
lead of these Niblick girls and are
really drawing the numbers. =.
Lone tennis court, ready for OPP
Grafton, in this hamlet is a private
court. It's at the Armory and is a
part of an extensive program to
keep the National Guard members
really interested in the outfit-and
to give them something, besides SOL
diery, of real value. Jim O'Gara,
lieutenant in the outfit, took me
over the layout the other day. =.
Made me wish I was in the outfit.
The court is a dandy, but there's
a basement rifle range, ping pong
tables and some other accoutre-
ments that fit into a nice program.
And hot showers every day of the
year! . Jim pointed out thuswise:
It's something new Uncle Sam is
sponsoring for his boys. We've
got a lot of young fellows in this
outfit. You've got to give them
something else besides drill to keep
them on the heavy interest side.'
. And so it is. The National
Guard learned something early;
lot Of these towns aren't learning.
Or are ignoring the problem.
Keeping on the tennis theme.
As soon as razing the old home
on the Cities Service property
is completed-the downtown
tennis court will go up. Def
initely. reported some
time ago that the court had
folded, complications seemed to
arise that stymied the efforts.
I wasn't wrong at the time, but
1 am now. So I'll fix 1t. ..
The court is coming as a result
of the work of there's that
organization again) our Sank
Centre Welfare Council, who
are the friends of kids of this
community. .. Only a final let
ter, of details, Is awaited as
completion to the preliminaries.
Which reminds me too a hell
iva sweet tennis setup is going
to pot at the Country Club. -.
At the Firemen's convention next
week Paul Domke, famous ex-wrest-
Ter, is running an athletic show
on Monday and Tuesday nights.
You can't go wrong taking in that
water fete, that is being directed
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Kohl. Es-
pecially, since it won't cost any
thing. It's to be a pageant OF
color and lights thatll float past
your eyes at the park shoreline.
Backing it will be a mixed chorus
of voices, drifting across the lake,
blending with the setting of the
water float. . And then between
each series of song and each float
the firemen have arranged fire
works. :. Got all the color of the
4th of July and the beauty of a
May day. I believe. I'll give 1t
nv okay. If it amt good, I'll pack
up along with Kohl and we'll both
hit for the heavy brush.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-08
Looking Back
Through Time

Excerpts From The Herald of
Thursday, June 5, 1919-Items
of Interest Twenty Years Ago
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Neutrality
Continued From First Page

handily-l95 to 68-an attempt by
representative Allen. Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, another Foreign At
fairs Committee member, to repeal
all the present neutrality law.
Then they accepted and pushed
through on voice vote provision
permitting Congress as we'll as the
President to declare a state of war
exists between foreign countries
Such a proclamation invokes the
Neutrality Act. an authority which
only the President now possesses.
The only other important change
in the bill was agreed to by House
leaders early this week in an at
tempt to forestall opposition, 1t re-
moved from the measure permission
for the President to keep American
ships from combat zones.
OF all the 30-odd proposed amend
ments defeated yesterday that by
Representative Allen took the most
time. Ranks of both parties were
divided
ut was like a volcano" Allen
asked the House Ito throw the
country back on international law"
Defines International Law.
Among his supporters Representa-
tive WadsWorth, Republican, of New
York defined international law as
the effort of human beings down
through decade after decade to re-
strict the horrors of war by protect
ing the rights of neutrals"
Representative Fish, ranking Re-
publican on the Foreign Affairs
Committee. called the Allen amend
ment potentially "the greatest blow
at peace that has been offered since
the World War" Mr.. Fish said in
ternational law has been repeat
edly repudiateo" and was disregard
ed time after time" by Great brit-
ain during the World War.
The debate. before well-flled gall
Evening star., 1939-06-30

of the troops in the field and in
garrison.
He indicated that the Army had
changed its mind about the reten-
ton Of many small posts through
out the country. some of which
were required in the early days Of
scattered frontier operations against
the Indians. While the War De-
partment formerly advocated their
abolishment, he said that it has
developed that with the system of
training civilian components. and
with the recent plan of assembling
large units in maneuver. numerous
posts are an economy and a train
ing aid.
He said that the need for addi-
tional land for the use of the Army
has now become acute and that
Congress has been asked to author
ize its acquisition for enlargement
of training areas. He listed Fort
George G. Meade Md, as one of
the posts where the need for addi-
tional land is urgent
Gen. Craig urged the provision of
funds TO increase the grades and
ratings of enlisted men: the provi-
sion for more equitable pension ben
efits for enlisted men in the peace
time establishment and the provi-
sion of funds to provide those i'm
proved weapons required in combat
to insure adequate training to meet
the conditions of modern warfare
Evening star., 1939-06-30

leries, ranged from the serious to
the humorous.
Representative Keller, Democrat,
OF Illinois set the House to laughing
when he offered-in regular form
an amendment saying 1T shall be.
the duty of every American citizen
in time OF war to go into his house
and shut the door so we won't never
have no war no more"
apparently the gentleman has
peace at home" Representative
Rogers, Republican, of Massachu-
setts observed.
Thanks, l have" laughed Mr.
Keller, as his suggestion was voted
down.
Tinkham Chides Bloom.
At another point, Representative
Tinkham, Republican, of Massa
chuSetts gave an account of what
he said was an effort by Acting
Chairman Bloom to rush the bill
through the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee before King George arrived
here earlier this month.
Our chairman" said Representa-
tive Tinkham, who is on the COM
mittee, desired to put on short
pants and go to the boundary and,
on silver platter, present this bill
to the King of England"
Despite cries of Remember the
Lusitania, the House appeared de-
termined not to limit travel Of
American citizens on ships CARRYING
arms.
Four proposals to prevent such
voyages were defeated after Repre-
sentative Rayburn said one of them
would penalize citizens who knew
nothing Of their ships cargo. An
other would have made the Presi-
dent responsible for informing trav-
elerS as to what was in on outbound
ships hold
VOrys Arms Embargo.
Some Of those who explained
these proposals explained that the
Vorys arms embargo would stop
shipments of arms in the first place.
The Vorys amendment was adopted
after he said:
1T will help keep us out of war
oy forbldding a traffic that would
mean murder to people with whom
we are at peace, murder to our
peacetime economy, murder to our
neutrality"
Representative A. johnson. DEM
ocrat. OF Texas, on the other side.
argued that the amendments pro-
ponents had not shown why repeal
OF the arms embargo will get us
into war
1T would be difficult to enforce
such provisions in time of war" he
SAID, adding that repeal of the en-
barge does not play sides"
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Fiscal
Continued From First Page.)

approximate $500 07O, 900, and they
added up about $3.50 900 900 more.
Thus the deficit was $492 900 900
less than expected.
Customs Duties Short.
All maor classifications of receipts
except customs exceeded the esti-
mates. Income taxes totaling 81
1856 100000 were 100000 900 over
the estimates, miscellaneous excise
and other internal revenue taxes
amounting to $2,2l7 900 900 were
S45 100000 over, social security
taxes of S632 900 900 went $22.OOO.-
600 over and railroad retirement
taxes of sllO.OOO.OOO were another
81 1000 900 over. Customs duties of
S3l7 600 900 fell $4,000 600 short.
The drop in expenditures below
the estimates was distributed among
numerous items The Works Prog
reSs Administration and National
Youth Administration. for instance,
fell about 100000 900 short of ex-
pectations. The Public Works Ad-
ministration spent $40.00O0OO less
than expected because sponsors of
projects were little slow in calling
for the money allotted them.
Two Billion for w. p. A.
Biggest items in the expenditure
list were w. p A.. $1,000 600, coo:
national defense, sl070.OO0 900: IN
tereSt on the public debt. $3.50 900
900. administrative expenses of reg
ular departments and agencies.
$3.50 100000: Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration program. $780,
100000: veterans benefits, 1858 GOO
000 social security administrati,
costs and grants to States. s340.-
100000.
Not included in the budget figures
were the sums spent or lent by in
dependent Federal corporations.
such as the Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
The Treasury shows the operation
of these corporations only as net
amounts of expenditures or re-
ceipts-whichever is greater-affect-
ing the cash balances OF the Treas
ury.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Craig Urges Career
Service for Army
Civilian Personnel
Would Limit Time
Of Officers on DetoiI
To Four Years
BY WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY.

Need for development of a career
service among the civilian person
mel employed in higher administra-
tive Offices of the War Department
and a limitation on the service OF
officers on detail, particularly those
at Washington, to four years, was
stressed by Gen. Malin Craig. Army
chief of staff, in his report today to
the Secretary of War. He also
pointed out the urgency of having
a central building here to house the
activities of the War Department
A major emergency, he said. would
demand the immediate regroupine
OF the departments primary activi-
ties in single building.
In discussing the Importance Of
limiting the period of detail of Off
GERS here, Gen. Craig said that ex-
perlence has shown the value of
rotation in the development of an
all-around leader, and the neces-
sity OF duty with troops as an es
sential background for all staff Off
GERS. AS a corollary to this rota
llon. ne continued, there should be
ouilt up what will approximate a
career service among the civilian
personnel employed in higher ad-
mlnlstratlve Offices. To do this. he
asserted. means sufficient promotion
lor the competent to make a career
JOB attractive and insure the reten-
tlon OF continuing personnel, ac-
qualnted with routine and capable
OF renewing the changing office
heads OF much onerous detail
Another detail relating to general
alertness is an admonition to Off
GERS IN higher grades to become per-
Sonally acquainted with the new
ana rapidly developing arms. par
llcularly the air arm. Whenever
possible, he said. they should travel
by air. become cognizant of the
ground installatio and in all nos
sloie ways learn the mechanics the
tactics and the thought of that
corps.
Discussing the proposed building
mere TO house the War Department.
ne said that it is anticipated that
working plans for the first build
ing unit will be completed by Oc-
tooer OF this year, and it is proba BILE
that this unit will be under con-
tract early in 1910. The first build
ing unit. he said, will provide space
for a comparatively small part of
the activities of the department.
but will enable the War Department
to concentrate portion of its agen-
cies which are now housed in 20
widely dispersed buildings. Delays
resulting from this dispersion. he
said. are embarrassing in peace
time and may be found inadmissible
in the event of even a relative
minor emergency.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

in the early stages of the 40-lab
feature race. The car left an outer
guard rail and rolled back into the
track where it was broadsided nv
another little racer driven by Paul
Armbruster, st. Louis. Armbruster
suffered severe burns.
The accident occurred in full view
of 1000 spectators.