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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
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Action Not Justified
BY Harold Knutson


While the presidential veto of
the Logan-Walter bill did not come
as a surprise, I must confess that
his action was considerable Of a
shock. View 1t as I may can
find little justification for the Pres
ident's action. For years we have
seen bureaucracy in Washington
grow and grow like parasitic
vine. Today there are 60-odd gov
ornamental agencies who govern
arbitrarily by rule and regulation.
They hold the power Of life and
death over industry and businesses.
They are Judge, prosecutor and
jury. There is no appeal from their
dictum. They are a law unto
themselves. Invisible bureaucrats
responsible to no one but the Presi-
dent, none of them are elected by
the people.
The Logan-Walter bill, as passed
by Congress and vetoed by the
President, would have made bureau
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26

like a pack Of hungry wolves:
Wasn't It France who gave US the
men, money and material that en-
abled us to cast aside the hateful
yoke Of Britain more than $50
years ago? Now these bellicose
Americans would take advantage
of her helplessness to rob her Of
territory. Thank God the over
whelming majority Of the Ameri-
can people are not that kind Of
folks. They never hit below the
belt. Rather they would favor
sending food to the starving men,
women and children who are in
nocent victims Of greedy, insane
and INSCRIPTIONS megalomaniacs.
Let us have no more loose talk
about selling foreign territory.
Those who persist should be con-
fined as a measure Of national Sc
curity.
Defense Program Lays
Daily we see increased evidence
that production for defense Is
much less than It should be. The
reason is to be found in several
quarters. The National Defense
Board is without authority to act.
It can merely recommend. Final
decisions rest with the President.
When he Is away from Washington
there is no responsible head and
everything waits until his return.
It seems we learned little from
our World War experiences and as
result we witness another orgy of
aimless spending that is both ex-
pensive and inefficient. If the need
for greater national defense is as
great as we were told in October,
we can but conclude that someone
Is guilty Of an indifference that may
have tragic results later on. Ger
tainly, we will never be more free
to produce for defense than now
and the cost is bound to increase
as the war progresses.
Not alone do we need more care
full planning for defense but we
should also begin planning for the
peace that must come in time. The
end of the war will bring problems,
economic and political, the like of
which we have never before exper-
fenced. Unless we get ourselves set
to meet them we will continue to
founder about as we have done the
past ten years. A repetition Of that
experience can be avoided If we
act intelligently and without delay.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
No Foreign War Group
Organized By Iowa Editor

Formation of the No Foreign
War committee was announced
today by Verne Marshall, editor of
the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette,
who is chairman Of the new or
ganization.
o. X. Armstrong, Springfield
Mo-, author, as director Of organi-
zation, and Robert A. Lancaster
New York Investment bank asso-
ciate, treasurer.
In a statement issued after a
two-day organizational meeting
here, Marshall said:
1.-THE William Allen White COM
mittee to Defend America by Aid
ing the Allies has done an effect
i've job of originating and develop
ing exactly the same public psy-
chology as that which was care
fully created during the war period
preceding our declaration of host
ilities, in April, 1917.
I'm a large measure, the success
of the White committee is due to
the lack Of opposition to it's efforts.
The masses of people who are ex-
tremely fearful of their country's
catastrophe involvement in the
current phase of Europe's inces-
SAINT warfare have had no voice
with a national audience.
ut is the purpose of the No
Foreign War committee to give ar
ticulation to the hopes and prayers
of those innumerable millions of
Americans who know that if they
are dragged once again into the
economic and political conflicts of
the old world, only complete world
chaos can result"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
Red Cross Roll Call
Over 10c Per Capita
Continued From Page Onej

Home School for Girls, Irene M.
Richard-$450O. Members: Miss
Katharine Hattendorf, Mrs. Marian
Smart, Mrs. Gertrude Muske, Miss
Harriet Schiefer, Miss Gertrude
Roberts, Miss Pearle Anderson,
Mrs. Pearl Fredericks, Mrs. Lenna
Anderson, Miss Hazel Gunner, Miss
Alice Ludwig, Miss Ella Johnson,
Miss Juliet Magnuson, Miss Mil
dred Alexander, Mrs. Mary Hink-
ston, Miss Dora Sell, Miss Pearl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
BEST HUNT SEASON
ON RECORD

Statistics showing Minnesota
sportsmen bagged a total Of 4,2s7,-
600 birds and animals in 1939-the'
greatest hunting season of record
to date-are contained in the De-
partment Of Conservation's month
ly bulletin, THE Conservation Vol
unteer," for January.
Reports for the 1910 season are
not yet tabulated.
Based on small game bag reports
by approximately 30 percent Of
those purchasing 1889 small game.
licenses, the statistics indicate that
the pheasant take that year was
1000, 900 birds, while approximately
2,721 900 ducks were taken.
More mallard and bluebills were
taken in 1889 than other species
combined, the Department said
The figures:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26

The bulletin emphasized that the
figures were only estimates, and
pleaded for an amended game re-
port law which would make the
submission Of reports mandatory.
At present the law makes revoca-
ton Of license the penalty for any
one wilfully failing to report. Be-
sides the difficulty of proving will
full neglect, the article said, the,
penalty is too drastic.
The Department suggested a pen
atty equal to the license price. This;
would mean anyone failing to re-
port would pay double for q license
the following year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
Two Young Men
Receive Promotions
Continued From Page

promotion of Mr.. Pierson. Oscar
Myhre, as the bulk agents helper,
will be Paul's assistant.
The many friends Of these young
men in this community will be hap
py. indeed, to learn Of their pro-
motion, and the Herald wishes
them success in their new fields of
endeavor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
nAAnEV NEW MUNICH COLISEUM
OH1VVG: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH

Big Leap Year Dance. Strictly Ladies Choice!
Music by Norb Altman and Fine Radio Orchestra.
Tuesday, Slst-New Dance-Presenting
Floyd Munson and His Fine Orchestra.
Free Noisemakers and Caps-Dancing from till ?
The Management Wishes One and All A Prosperous
and Happy New Year!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26
H. S. Quint Drops
Fourth Straight Game

Continued From Page One)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-26

1889
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the SIR Walter Hotel.
Nv HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, March l6.-CandldateS Tor
statewide offices today settled down,
or came as near settling down as a
candidate can, for the long grind
between now and the first primary
voting on May rs.
The deadline for filing past, those
who have opponents know their
identity and can now lay definite
plans for clrcumvcnting them. The
few who find themselves unoppoSed
can finally sit back and sigh with
relief after having been literally on
nins and needles for weeks. Oppose
ton is always opposition, no matte
how feeble it may appear on the
surface. and there hasn't been a single
state official up for reelection TINS
time VINO hasn't been growing lew
gray hairs worrying about possible
rivals.
AS of today four OF the guoerna-
torial candidates have their Ralelgn
HEADQUARTERS set up and going about
the business of organizing to get
votes.
From the bottom up-Epaai;lhs u
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Candidates Settle Down
For Long Grind Leading
To Primary Day May rs

the Hotel Sir Walter where the
headquarters are located and not of
their relative standings-are found
J. NJ. Broughton, Raleigh lawyer, on
the mezzanine, with Emery Denny OF
Gastonia as state manager and John
Peele of Elizabeth City as publicity
chief.
On floor five is Lee Gravely, with
Crayton c. Efird, Albermarle bust
ness man, in active charge, and
Vernon M. Sechriest as chief news
man.
Floor six has the headquarters of
Allen J. Maxwell, the on-leave Com
missioner of Revenue. Here Ashe-
villes Burgin Pennell is field mar
shall while Ronald Wilson and Lyn
Nisbet do the press work.
On the ninth is Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. P. Horton with Judge
Daniel Bell doing the mastermind-
ing and Cranberry Dickson the pub
licity chores.
That's the physical setup and from
now to then there will be more
specializing, and planning and wor-
rying in this hotel than anywhere in
North Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Union Vote
Is April II
Is Estimated $4,000
General Motors En-
plovees To Vote On
Representation.

Detroit, March l8.-(AP)-- The
National Labor Relations Board to-
day set April II for election al which
an estimated $4,000 employees OF
50 General Motors Corporation
plants throughout the country Will
vote on bargaining representation.
The election will be the largest in
NLRB history.
In most plants the contest for de-
sjgnation as bargaining representa-
tivcs is between Go and the ALL
unions known as the United Auto
Workers Of America. Workers also
may indicate desire for neither
union.
In some instances where AFL craft
unions or independent groups have
a place on the ballot bargaining
unit for single department may be
chosen.
The NLRB regional office here said
General Motors had agreed to set
up booths in the plartt, employees
casting their votes during working
hours. The vote will be counted on
the following day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
British Ship
Ministry Is
Under Attack

London, March l8.-(AP)-Assert-
ing that Britain may starve to death
unless her ship building program is
speedcd up, Emanuel Shinwell, la,
borite, member of parliament asked
the House of Commons today for a
vote censuring the shipping ministry
Shinwell took the floor to press
his demand for vote. He scored the
shipping ministry for delays he said
were due to lack of organization and
declared that complaints were roll
ing in.
The effective cargo-carrying ton
mage Of the British merchant marine
is only about 100000 tons at pre-
sent, he said, and not "l8,OO0,0OO
tons as MI. Churchill (First Lord OF
the Admiralty Winston Churchlll)
would have claimed"
He declared tic available tonnage
had been depleted both because the
Queen Mary and other large ships
are now tied up and bcCau;e d num-
Der of other vessels have been taken
over by the admiralty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Increases In
Farm Funds TO
Be Approved

"ahugton, March l8.-CA'lI-On
go. 'a-m front. Speaker Bankheao
.."cc'cd that the house WOULD agree
F.. =. prospective $500, 100000 increase
a"xt years farm supply bill Whlcii
... come up in the Senate, probably
.u-..rlow.
Tho bill carried S7l3,OO0,O00 when
III. cd the House but the Senate
,.r3ri9tjOnS committee adoeu
...'HrDp, $50 for parity payments ana
.~.oas"S in funds for surplus COM
-''| removal
/. f. CrcckmOre, manager OF ue
...'s.can Cotton Cooperative asso-
.a'.. urged House agriculture
~.aiccc to approve Legislation
..~t "uuld authorize sl.6o5, "A l
.,.nprjation to discharge federal
cation To l3 cotton cooperatlVeS
..ga~cd under the old farm board
". years ago.
l. Scnate-fiouse conference COM
Sec failed to reach an agreement
'. editions which the Senate made
.s. lirst deficiency bill which pro
" among other items SGT, 0OO,OoO
G"!aved soil conservation pay
..'> - farmers who complied Will!
'.. ,'-.. - -sG."ultucc p-"SrG.n.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Italy To Join
Naziis When
Time Comes
In the Meantime, In
formed Sources Say,
Italy Will Lose No OPP.
portunity To Demon
strate That She Is Ger
many's Ally

Berlin, March l6.-(AP)-EXten-
sion Of the Rome-Bcrlin axis to
Moscow and possible eventual parti-
cIpation Of Italy in the European
war on Germany'S side were cited
today by eXcellently informed Bcr-
lin circles as the main apparent re-
suits Of today's historic Bremen
Pass meeting between Adolf Hitler
and Premier Mussolini.
The two statesmen appeared to
have worked on plans for a COM
plete reorganization of Europe with
soviet Russia as their partner.
Berlin was filled with rumorS that
German foreign minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop would confer with
Russian premier foreign commissar
Viacheslaff Molotoff as soon as pos
sible, either in Berlin or Moscow.
Hitler and Mussolini were said
TO have agreed on ultimate partici-
patton of Italy in the European war
on Gcrmany's side if and when such
course should be deemed prefer
able to the present status OF Italy as
mot neutral and yet not Waging
war"
(The only Interpretation given in
Italy up to the same time to the
meeting between the two leaders at
the Bremen pass was that their con-
terence was "cordial.D
Until the time should come for
filling in the date for declaration
of war, it was said, Italy would lose
no opportunity to demonstrate to
the western powers that she is Ger
many's ally economically, politically
and ideologically.
italy, for instance, abruptly ceas-
ed furnishing certain implements Of
war to France as she had done
hitherto.
The present German-Italian coal
agreement will be followed by other
agreements for putting resources of
each at disposal of the other axis
partner.
(The coal agreement to furnish
the major part Of Italy's coal needs
by rail followed upon the British
blockade of German coal being ship
ped by Water.)
In the event of Italy's entering
the war, it was said, Germany would
supply her partner with all the
Continued on Page Seven)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
German Attacks West
of Vosges and East of
Moselle Were Turned
Back, French Report,
With "Cruel Losses"
To German Forces

Paris, March 18.-(AP)-German
attacks with the largest number OF
men put into action since the war
started were reported by military
quarters today to have been turned
back by French machine gun and
artillery fire.
German patrols operating Sunday
in separated sectors west Of the
Vosges mountains and east Of the
Moselle river sustained what mill
tary sources described as cruel
losses" in extended operations.
The first of three attacks came at
dawn Sunday when French artillery
observers moving forward to posts
which are not manned during the
night found Germans installed in
them. The French attacked with
automatic light arms. The Germans
finally withdrew, it was said.
IN the second engagement the
~A;.; sent about 800 men to
meet d French patrol operating in
the Vosges.
The French unit replied TO enemy
fire and rcpulsed waves Of Ger
mans seeking to take outlying posi-
lions.
Heavy bursts of machine cunning
were succeeded by fire from the
artillery which blasted German
troops.
Shell explosions ripped through
the Germans causing large num-
Der of dead and wounded. Military
sources said Nazi losses were heavy.
Concerning themselves the French
reported 1.-TWO disappeared"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

St. Clairsville, Ohio, March 49,
(AP)--Hopc virtually was abandon
ed today for II miners trapped since
Saturday in the Willow Grove coal
mines.
Nevertheless, rescue crews con-
tinued their efforts to penetrate the
mass of slate blocking the chambers
in which the men were caught by &
mighty explosion attributed by mine
workers either TO gas or to coal dust.
The bodies of John Marks, a
motorman. and Boss McFadden were
removed from the mine early today.
They were the first of the entombed
men to be recovered
Coroner C.. G.. HardeSty imme-
diately began an inquest.
More than 100 miners reached the
surface safely shortly after the blast.
Two men lost their lives breathing
poisonous afterdamp fumes, in a
futile attempt to reach the others.
John Ownes, president of the Ohio
district Of the United Mine Workers,
surveyed the wrecked tunnels last
night and declared he held "no hope
whatsoever that any of the entomb-
ed miners were alive.
''HoWeVer, nothing is being left
undOne to recover the men as soon
as possible" he said, adding that
they probably would not be reached
before this afternoon
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

Washington, March l3.-(AP)-
Col. Philip 3. Fleming, wage-hour
administrator, ordered his field force
today TO investigate complaints that
the wage-hour act had reduced fam
income.
Fleming said the investigation
would determine whether his agency
should redcfine the "area of produc-
ton. the area within which the pro-
ceisinG of farm products is exempt
from the act.
The law set a minimum wage of
30 cents an hour and a maximum
work week of ~ hours. Farmers
have complained that processing
houses outside the area Of produc-
ton are offsetting their increased
labor cost by cutting prices to farm
ere. Also, farm cooperatives are
said - have had their cost raised.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Allies Talk
Aid Turks
Britain, France And
Turkey Consult On
Aid To Be Given In
Event of War

London. March 18.-(AP)--Great
Britain, France and Turkey arc con-
SultinG on the form of aid the west
ern powers should give their eastern
ally in event she becomes involved
in hOStilitics, Foreign Undcrsccrctary
r. A. Butler told the House of Com
mons today.
The British government at the
same time turned down suggestion
that il ask the League Of Nations to
set up a neutral commission TO ex-
anime responsible proposals for peace
in the European conflict.
The suggestion was made by
Laborite Arthur WOODBURY. and But
Ter rejected it., declaring Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax is mot con-
vinccd' that adoption OF the pro-
posal would be best in the present
circumstances"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Reports Of Wage-Hour Law
Injury To Farm Income To
Be Investigated At Once

in my opinion" Fleming said in
statement, Congress intended to
protect the farmer from any direct
adverse effect on his market by the
fair labor standards act"
The wage-hour chief said he
wanted to rc-examine the whole
question of area of production ex-
en.ption to see if a flexible defina-
ton or definations could be worked
out.
In doing so, he said, 81 should like
to emphasize we want to be care
full that every worker engaged in
industrial operations who is now
covered by the act remains under
the act"
Fleming said complaints had been
received from citrus and fruit grow
ers and the producers of dairy pro-
ducts.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Hope For II
Miners Is
Abandoned
Rescue Crews Con-
tinue Efforts To Reach
Trapped Men; Bodies
of Two Men Recover
ed; Two r e S c u e
Workers Die

st. Clairsville, Ohio. March IL.
tAP)--All Is victims of the
Willow Grove mine explosion
were given up for dead today
and the state prepared to pay
death claims of nearly 100000.
Hope for 69 entOmbed coal
miners faded 4S hours after the
explosion. Four others were
known dead. Officials reported
that in another "a hours they
could break through the poison
Gus gases and rock barriers
whiNh blanketed the trapped
dead.
More than 100 other miners,
most of them gassed or injured.
were rescued.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Former Missouri
WPAHead Given
Two-Year Term

Kansas City, March l6.-(AP)-
Matthew S. Murray. former Mis-
souri, WPh administrator, today was
sentenced to two years in federal
prison for income tax evasion.
Murray, who held a city position
in the Tom Pendcrgast machine in
addition to his WPA post, was con-
victed Of evading taxes on S69,69l.
At his trial before Judge Albert
Reeves he claimed $4,000 of thai
amount was in gifts" and "gra-
tuities" from Pendergast and J. j.
Pryor, contractor, and were tax
exempt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
MostActivity On WesternFront
Sunday Since Hostilities Began
State Income Tax
Collections Set
Record Saturday

Raleigh, March 1S.-(AP)-in-
come tax receipts for the iiscai
year today had reached S10.G3!'-
348.99 to exceed by S25O,O00 the
S9,7S3, 900 collected by the state
during the entire fiscal year 1888
80.
Receipts tabulated through re-
ceipts Saturday put the total for
March at S8,047,209.17, compared
with S6,684,649.24 during the
month last year.
The record for income tax pay
ments in a fiscal year was set al
S11,3S5,0eO in 1878 and rev.
enue officials expect this 10 DC
exceeded this year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

propriate for other purposes. Never
theless, they go ahead and do the
appropriating.
All Wallace needs, for his scheme,
is a mere handful of a very few
hundreds of thousands. But the leg
islators can't stand that much. OF
course the explanations obvious.
When the Solons appropriate a bill
lion, they do it under pressure from
the voters. When something in six
figures is asked for nobody's at hand
to insist on it. True, it isn't worth
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Welles Calls
On Pope Plus

Vatican City, March l8.-(AP)-
Sumner Welles was received by
Pope Plus XII in his private library
today at the moment that Adolf Hit
Ter and Mussolni were comforting
in the Bremen Pass.
The possibilities of peace were be-
lieved to have been the principal
topics of both conversations.
Welles was accompanied to the
last scheduled conference of his
tour by Myron Taylor, the Presi-
1ent's special ambassador to the
!2tiC2n.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

cas- seems likely 10
be up against a
dead end at this
session of Con-
gress because the
lawmakers are too
economy minded
at present to fl
nance it.
They're a pc
culiar bunch on
Capitol Hill. They
groan, to be sure,
about the billions
Of dollars they're
called 11DOn tn an
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Congress Cool
To Wallace
Trade Plan
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Cenral Press COlumniSt

Washington, March l0.-Farm Sec
rotary Henry A. Wallace's plan for
an increase in trade between the
United States and the Latin Ameri-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Still
Suffering From
Cold And Fever

Washington, March 18.-(AP)
Still suffering from a head
cold and a temperature, Presi-
dent Roosevelt was ordered by
his physician today to remain in
the White House residential
quarters until he RECEIVERS.
DR.. Ross McIntire said the
Chief Executives condition was
not serious but that "prccau-
tionary" measures were neccS-
cary.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

saving, but it isn't worth appropriate
ing, either-not from the political
standpoint, anyway.
The fact is that Secretary Wal
lace has dandy idea, which would
pay hugely in the long run. And it
could be developed by comparative
ly so small investment that private
capital (not to mention government
money! probably would be attracted