davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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MeGiII Staple Index
FuiIs to Hold Gain
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUBURNDALE, Mass. Aug. "a
The index Of all commodity prices
compiled by the McGill Commodity
Service. failed to hold its gain OF
o week ago, and on August %
dropped to $50 as against 69.3 on
August Is.
The reaction in prices this week
was fairly general and involved
lower prices for industrial products
and livestock, while agricultural re-
manned unchanged. OF the IA clas-
sifications comprising the index.
seven declined, five remained un-
changed. and only two advanced
during the week.
The industrial index dropped on
to 75.2' as against 75.5 q week ago.
Lower prices for hides and leather.
fine and coarse textiles, and vege.
table oils were more than sufncient
to offset higher levels for the non.
ferrous metals and paint materials
groups.
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Alexandria Totals Down.


At Alexandria. residential building
Jagged behind year ago in both
July and the seven months. The
latest months volume of only $685.
585 provided for 81 families, COM
pared with s22O,295 and 80 families
in the preceding month and $5el ,857
and ITS families in July, 1899.
For the seven months. home ac-
tivity amounted to- 1852 sos and
provided for 432 families, against
$2,82l257 and 1888 families in the
same 1889 period.
Public and private construction
in Alexandria during July totaled
s370,5O1, against s334,155 in the
previous month and s63l, ,543 in
July. 1899. The seven months total
reached S3,9O5 ,24S, against $3,2l5,-
674 in the period last year.
Public and private construction.
residential building and families
provided for in Alexandria during
July and the seven months of vari-
Gus years follow:
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July
SEVEN MONTHS.
Prince GeorgeS Active.

In the metropolitan portion OF
Prince Georges County, home build
ing also jumped to new July
record of s603 800 and provided for
220 families, against $4,000 and
l3O families in the previous month.
Both totals were more than double
s277 ,O5O and 1O8 families recorded in
July last year.
The seven months home volume
was boosted to s2,783,355 and pro-
vided for 992 families, against ST.
824lOl and SGT families in the same
1889 period.
Public and private construction in
the section during July advanced to
$720, 500, compared with $57S,07l in
the preceding month and $3.50. 1886 In
July, 1899. For seven months, 1t
aggregated s4,S32,818, against $4,-
8O9, ,7S3 in the 1889 period.
Public and private construction,
home building and family units pro-
vided in the Prince Georges sec
ton during July and the first seven
months of different years:
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SEVEN MONTHS.
Montgomery Records Set.

In the metropolitan section of
Montgomery County residential
building scared to new July rec
ord of s1,673,315 and provided for
467 families, against $954,050 and
III families in the preceding month
and s733,250 and 152 families in
July 1899.
Home building for the seven
months also reached a new peak
for that period of $6,980,61s and
provided for 1,476 families, COM
pared with $5.563.940 and I'LL fam
lilies in the same period last year.
Total construction in this section
was valued at 3l,749,120 IN July,
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SEVEN MONTHS
Arlington Extends Gains.


Further expansion boosted Airing
ton County residential building to a
new July record of s1,619,641 and
provided for 400 families, compared
with sl,39l,94l and 333 families in
the previous month and 1894 ,250 and
102 families in July, 1899.
Volume for the seven months
reached $7,O62, ,937 and provided for
1,721 families, compared with 6,223,-
l55 and l,347 families in the 1899
period.
Public and private construction
in the county during July totaled
$l,740,846, against $l,552,078 in the
preceding month and $721,373 in
July. 1899. The seven months total
of $7,998 1862 compared with $7,391,-
537 year ago.
Public and private construction,
residential building and families
provided for in Arlington during
July and the seven months of vari-
GUS years follow:
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Wheat Prices Regain
All Early Losses
In Late Buying
Chicago Market Closes
Unchanged to 70 Of
Cent Higher
By FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Associated Press Market Writer.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24-After drift
ing h-a. cent lower early in the
session, due to hedging and liquida-
ton of September contracts, wheat
prices recovered all the loss today
and closed to q higher compared
with yesterday.
Late buying was attributed to
mills and also represented lifting OF
hedges in connection with shipping
sales totaling 211,OOO bushels. Final
prices were 69A-a. for September,
which was under most pressure dur
ing the session; 71h-% for Decem-
her and 734-s. for May. The WIDEN
ing discount between the contract
which becomes deliverable in a week
and deferred options attracted at
tention among traders who wanted
to determine how much grain may
be delivered next month.
Corn closed "a of to Is up, Sep
tember sos, December 55A; oats
unchanged to ls lower; rye un-
changed to 70 up and lard un-
changed to lower.
Hedging was on a small scale be-
cause only a comparatively small
amount of new wheat is going into
commercial channels. Receipts at
Minneapolis and Duluth totaled
1882 cars, compared with 1924 a
week ago and 869 a year ago, but
most Of this was stored and a large
percentage is expected to be used as
collateral for Government loans.
Grain range at principal markets:
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against s1,O4S, ,O6s in the previous
month and $l,024,4 in July, 1889.
For the seven months, the total
reached $7,558,544, against $7,768,372
in the same 1899 period.
Public and private construction,
residential building and families
provided for in the Montgomery
section during July and the seven
months of various years follow:
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SEVEN MONTHS.
Deeds
Fourth of n. O. l. 6.
Loans Are Repaid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Home Owners Loan Corp. re-
ported yesterday that more than a
fourth of the $3,246, ,633 900 lent to
distressed home owners during the
depression had been repaid.
Payments toward retirement of
these loans totaled 1854 900 900 at
the end of the fiscal year, June 30,
the corporation said. About $183,-
100000 of this amount represented
payments of TIA borrowers who
have iquidated their loans.
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SEVEN MONTHS.
Fairfax Volume Scars.

Residential building in the metro
poItan section of Fairfax County
scared also to July record of $685.
$50 and provided for lis families,
compared with $130,175 and AZ
families in the preceding month and
100000 and 81 families in July
1899.
For the seven months it reached
a new high of $1,174,475 and 1893
family units, against $753,050 and
211 units in the 1899 period.
Public and private construction
in the section totaled $376,050 in
July, compared with $142 1852 in the
previous month and $121 $50 in July,
1899. The seven months total
climbed to $l.274,362, against $s29,.
600 q year ago.
Public and private ecnstKuction.
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JULY
SEVEN MONTHS.
N0n-Residential Pace Lays.

N0n-residential projects regis
tered in July we're valued at $4,664.-
SOP, well ahead of s2,521 .442 in the
preceding month, but far behind
S7656,745 in July 1889.
For the seven months non-resi-
Dental volume amounted to s24,175.-
345. sharply behind s35, ,143,09l in
the same 1899 period.
Additions, alterations and repairs
for July sank to s578,344, against
81 .324,263 in the preceding month
and S596,434 in July 1899.
For seven months they were val
ued at s4,224,727, against s6,69l 800
in the same 1889 period.
Non-residential projects and ad-
ditions, alterations and repairs in
July and the seven months in vari-
GUS years are given below:
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Federal Reserve
Bank of Rich
m o n d a n
nounced yester-
day. The gain
for the W h o | e
fifth d / S t ri C t
averaged II per
cent, the b e S t
showing in any
of the II dis
tricts.
Retail sales in
the Capital also
ran 12.5 per cent
a h e a d of the
previous " e e k
this year, the
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Chieago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, no sales reported Corn.
No. l, yellow. SIS: No. l. white, 74-74h
Oats. No. l. mixed heavy. 30: No. .. white
30; No. 2. 2ssA: No. 4. IS: sample,
27-27A; No. l. white heavy. 30-30h;
No. . red heavy, goa Barley. mating.
ASSN: feed. 35-45n: sample tough. AZ:
weight nominal: timothy. clean. $40;
Alsike clover seed. 1O.5O-12.OO: red top.
7 .50-sO0
n Nominal
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Spot cotton closed quiet and UNCHANGED
Sales, IL: low middlins $50: middlins.
go: good middlins, 1918. receipts. 2.0s3;
stock. 533. 400.
bid. nNominal
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Winnipeg Cash Market.

WINNIPEG. Aug "A lP,.-Cash wheat,
No Northern. 12La: No. -. 6Qa4: No.
3. 66as. Oats, No. white. 27a.: No. 8,
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residential building and families
provided for in the Fairfax section
during July and the seven months
of different years:
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New York Produce

NEW YORK, Aus "a LP,.-Dressed pou-
ery irregular. Fresh and frozen prices un-
1--we poultry. By freight and express.
seminal: no sales,
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SEVEN MONTHS
Nearby Sections Lead.

Nearby Sections Lead.
All adjoining Metropolitan sections
except Alexandra shared in a sharp
expansion in home construction,
which provided for many more fam
lilies than In the District of Colum-
bia itself during both July and the
seven months.
Because of commercial and public
building, the District continued to
provide the larger part of the grand
total Of public and private construc-
ton.
The table below compares activity
for July and the seven months in
side and outside of the District.
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Capital Store Sales
Rise IS Per Cent
Above Year Ago
RetoiI Volumes Also
l2.5 Per Cent Ahead
OF Previous Week
Ry EDWARD c. STONE.

Department store sales in Wash
ington for the week ended August
II scared IS per cent above the
corresponding week last year, the
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u. s. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK Aug. "a GF.-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds:
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New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. "a tP,.-Week-
end evening UP of operations held cotton
futures steady here today and closing
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1889 Marks Exceeded.


Home construction registered in
the District of Columbia during
July was valued at s3.064,690 and
provided for 905 families. compared
with s1,841 665 and $50 families in
the preceding month and s1,148,75c
and 303 families in July 1885,
For the seven months it was val
ued at $14.994.805 and provided for
1886 families. against $14,673 .905
and 1914 families in the same period
last year.
Public and private building in
the District totaled $7.868211 in
July. against $5 ,099 .296 in the pre-
ceding month and s8,675,718 in July
1899. 1t aggregated $37,789, ,433 for
the seven months this year, against
s49.679,453 in the same 1899 period.
Public and private construction,
residential building and families
provided for in the District of Co.
lumbia during July and the first
seven months of different years
follow:
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Aug. "a (P.-National As |
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
CAPITOL
TWO VIEWS
By CONGRESSMAN Knutson

The past week has been a most
interesting one. The first three
DAYS sat as a member of the spec
ial committee appointed by Min
GRITTY Leader Joseph w. Martin to
make a study of the possibilities of
farm chemistry as cure for our
economic Ills. Before us appeared
some CT the outstanding industrial
chemists of the country-men who
have already performed what one
may well term miracles" in that
field. They represented such out
standing organizations as the Corn
Products Research Foundation,
Corn Products Refining Company,
The Chrysler Corporation, The
Chemical Foundation, The duPonts,
The Dow and Reichald Chemical
Companies, the Michigan Agricul-
turai College, and a number or
others. Exhibits of articles now
being made from farm products
range the whole length Of industry.
While the Ford Motor Company
was not represented at the hearings
it did send an interesting display or
some of the things they are max
ing. For instance, some plastic
tractor seats made from skim
milk. To me they looked as good
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
PRIMARY ELECTION
IN SEPTEMBER

Candidates for state and county
offices cannot file until June IL this
year because of a change made in
the law at the last session of the
legislature. Previous to this change,
candidates could file Immediately
after the first of the year.
Now, however, the law provides
that filings cannot be made prev
ious to 80 days before the primary
election, which this year will be
held September 10, the date Of the
election having likewise been
changed. Filings, the law also pro-
vides, close not later than 40 days
preceding the primary election, in
this case July 81.
Thus, candidates cannot file be-
fore June IL nor later than July 81
and the primary election will be
held September 10. The general
election, as usual, is held the first
Tuesday following the first Mon
day in November, this year on Nov
ember 5th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOLD
73RD ANNUAL MEETING

Reports from church organiza-
tons and election of officers oc-
cupied the business events of men,
bers of the First Congregational
Church when they met at the 73rd
annual meeting of the organization
last week Wednesday evening.
Pastor the Rev. Thorley Johnson
acted as moderator during the
meeting.
Reports from various officers of
the Church organization as well as
from heads of circles of the Wom-
ems Federation showed to men,
bers a fine year just passed, it was
announced.
Returned to office in the cleo
tions were: H. G. Rydholm as
treasurer; V. T. Conklin as clerk;
and George Berggreen as financial
secretary. Elected to the board of
administration for three year terms
were William Hershiser, H. G.. Ryd-
holm, and Harold Gray. Three
deacons were elected for three year
terms: L. A. Walker, Charles R.
Gray and Donald L. Hanson.
Mrs. c. S. Thomas, Mrs. Thorley
Johnson, Mrs. Allen Meigs and E.
D. Harvey were elected to the
Board of Religious Education,
which body directs the policies of
the Church School. At the close
of the business meeting the Mems
Club served lunch to the group.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18

py country last fall they were very
careful net to destroy or injure any
of the alcohol plants. We were
told that an alcohol blend of 1919
would increase mileage per gallon
by 17%, produce greater power,
quicker combustion, and absc-
lutely do away with knock and
carbon.
THE OTHER SIDE
On Thursday, the Ways and
Means Committee began holding
hearings on the proposal to extend
the Reciprocal Tariff law for an
ether three years. My readers
will recall that this law was pas
sed in 1884 for a period of three
years. 1t was extended for an
other 3 years in 1887 and the ad-
ministration is asking for a fur
Their extension.
To date we have heard Secretary
of State Hull and Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wallace in it's support.
Secretary Hull is an out and cut
free trader who believes that the
more we buy from other countries
the more friendly they will feel to-
ward us and the less the chances
will be for war. I challenged that
statement and called to his atten-
ton the fact that we have had
more wars in the last six years
than in almost any like pei led in
the history of civilization.
Secretary Wallace even went so
far as to say that the Fordney-
McCumber tariff law, passed by
the Republicans back in 1922, was
in large measure responsible for
the present wars Students of his
tory contend that the seeds for
these wars were sewn in the Trea-
ty of Versailles. 1t is the first
time I have ever heard the tariff
blamed.
Those who oppose the admins
tration's trade program are not
against the principle of reciprocity
but they stand with President Nc
Kinley, a great exponent of recip-
rocity. He held that the purpose
of Reciprocal Trade treaties
should be "thei opening of new
markets for the products of our
country, by granting concessions
to the products of other lands that
we need and cannot produce our
selves and which do not involve
any loss of labor to our own people
but tend to increase their employ
ment." We subscribe to that doc
trine 100 per cent and I am sure
that every one of my readers does.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
A GOOD FLOOR POLISH
MAY BE MADE AT HOME

Dressing up the house really be-
gins with the floors. In fact, polish
ed floors are as essential to a we'll
kept home as shined shoes are to
the well-dressed person, and almost
as easily maintained.
A satisfactory wax polish for
floors and furniture will produce a
non-streaky lustrous finish, leaving
a hard, dry protective film. It
should not only seal pores and
cracks against dirt and moisture,
but clean as it polishes.
Floor polishes need not be expen-
sive. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture recommends
this formula which makes about
two pounds Of wax at a relatively
small cost:
u pound beeswax
1 pound paraffin
u pint raw linseed oil
IL pints turpentine
Melt the wax and paraffin; add
the oil and turpentine and stir the
mixture thoroughly. This polish
should be easy to apply and should
produce a good lustre.-Charlotte
Kirchner, home furnishing special
list. University Farm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre, MINI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Losey Rose, of
Alexandria, were visitors Sunday
in Sank Centre at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Thornbloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Vogel, of Wa
dena, were in this city Sunday Wis
iting at the home of the gentle
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. o.
Vogel.
Mrs. p V. Michels returned to
her home here Saturday after near
ly three weeks confinement in AS
bury hospital in Minneapolis. Mrs.
Michels is recovering nicely from
a major operation.
Mrs. B. o. Vogel returned SUM-
day after visiting nearly a week
in st. Cloud. She has been guest
with her son, Ernie Vogel, and his
wife, and with her daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Weyrens.
A. G. Peterson, of Raymond, Mr..
and Mrs. George Vaara, of Osborne.
Washington, and Walter Vaara. of
Butte, Montana, left this city We'd
nesday after stay at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew G.. Nelson
and family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
Thursday, January 10, 1910

sold to hog, considering the pres
ent DISASTROUS slump in the price
Of hogs. There is good supply
but not an overproduction Of hogs,
but the market on hogs has slump
ed because of the desire to get
away from 40 and 57-cent corn has
glutted the market. The govern
ment will lose money on the 81
cent corn and the farmers will lose
money on the Accent hogs. all of
which shows the wise men who
plan the planned economy" have
some things to learn.-Morris Tri-
bune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
AN APPRECIATION
At the annual n

At the annual meeting of the
Lutheran Church of the MICA.
the members and their pastor
adopted the following and thru
their secretary, Walter M. john
son, sent it to the Herald for
publication:
THANK YOU
The pastor and congregation
of the Lutheran Church of the
Mica. wish to express their
appreciation to the Sank Centre
Herald for publication Of their
church notices.
Rev. Carmen Thronson
and Congregation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18

Have Some Things to Learn
Corn is worth 81 cents a bushel
when sold to the government, about
40 cents when sold on the market,
and quite bit less than that when
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18

state. We are inclined to think
these rumors are nothing more or
less but feelers put out to test the
acceptibility of the voters to his
possible candidacy. We are also
inclined to believe these feelers will
touch some "red hot places" in the
Farmer-Labor party, and If so, it
would be foolish to lead Mr.. Ben
son to another slaughter, because
it is quite evident that's just what
would happen. The Benson state
regime has been gone only little
over year and it's too soon. much
too soon, to refresh voters minds
of the Mexican Generals" they
voted out of the state capitol
Alexandria Citizen-News.
While a few old "T0' autos
will rattle their way along the
states highways during 1910,
there will be no distinguishing
"B's" and no other initiated pas
senger car license plates. OF
course the various sizes of
trucks and buses will still carry
initials, but the "B" mark will
have disappeared with the in
stallation of the 1910 plates, so
another phase of the Decade of
the Thirties has passed into the
historical archives. Detroit
Lakes Record.
California And Us
A proud whoop goes up from
Minneapolis. The University of
Minnesota is listed as the coun-
try's second biggest, with 1901
students. Only California, where
worship of the superlative is state
religion, has a bigger university.
The University of California has
about 26,004 students-but Califor-
MIA has about 100000 people and
Outside of winning red ribbon
in the contest for colossal cam
puses what benefit does Minnesota
get out of all this expensive mag
nitude? We are not a very rich
state, as states go, not populous
state. Wouldn't the rank and file
of the population, the people of the
country districts and the smaller
cities be better served If the teach
ers colleges were allowed to de-
velop to assume a part of the load
which the university now carries?
After all, the other parts of the
state belong to Minnesota, too. Ev-
en- if the state university were on
ly the fourth or fifth biggest in
the country the parents and tax
payers could bear the shame Of
such a back seat if more Mime
sofa boys and girls could get high
err educations. Somehow, too, talks
with students and alumni lead one
to suspect that the university
might do a better job if it were
quite bit smaller.-Duluth Herald.
The country will applaud the ac-
ton of President Roosevelt in APP
pointing a representative at the
Vatican whose duty it will be to
promote efforts to secure and estab-
lish world peace. Myron c. Taylor
of New York, the appointee, is a
protestant, but his appointment
was welcomed by the Pope as a
gesture to aid the peace efforts and
appeals he has made. Thus two
mighty world forces are cooperat-
ing in a noble and unselfish effort.
Long Prairie Leader.
Have Some Things to Learn
Corn is worth 81 cents a bushel
when sold to the government, about
40 cents when sold on the market,
and quite bit less than that when
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18

The v. F. w. Auxiliary will spOn-
sOr a BingO Party at the Commun-
ity Club Rooms Thursday, January
25th. Everyone invited. 1c
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18

COMMENT
It's Safer In the Sky
From Our Erchan Ses

It's Safer In the Sky
The nations civil aeronautics au-
thority in it's annual report made
public this week reveals that air
lines closed the year with their
best safety record in the history
of commercial aviation.
There were only two fatal acct
dents in 1889 as compared with five
each in 1888 and 1887, eight each
in 1886, 1885 and 1884.
The record indicates the advance
ments being made in aviation every
year and points to the future when
better safety records will be estab-
lished.
And so it looks as though the
skyways are safer than the high
ways-mostly because skyway pi-
lots are trained.-Detroit Lakes
Tribune.
Benson for the Senate?-
If friends of former governor
Benson are true friends they will
not be foolish enough to try and
run him for the the United States
Senate on the Farmer-Labor ticket
as has been rumored about the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-18
Want Ads

All want ads cash, unless
you have a ledger account
with this office. Rates 1c
per word. No ad accepted
for less than 25c. All ads
must be in before Wednes-
day noon or held over until
the following week.