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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
CRUSHED TO DEATH
in BARN DRIVEWAY
Brother of Victim Figures In
Accident That Takes Lads
Life-Lyle KOlstad, 5, Instant
ly Killed

Lyle Kolstad, 5, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gust Kolstad of Burleene, was
instantly killed last Wednesday af-
ternoon about 3 o'clock at his home
in a tragic accident that has pro-
strated his parents, said the Long
Prairie Leader.
Lyle, his brother, Kenneth, 8, his
father and Emil Kude were at the
barn when Mr.. Kolstad remarked
he thought he would go to a neigh
boris place and watch the thresh-
ing. Kenneth asked his father If he
could start the car, which was near
the house about $50 feet distant.
He went to the house and got the
keys for the car. Meanwhile his
brother, father and Mr.. Kude re-
manned in the doorway of the barn
driveway.
Apparently the car had either
been left in gear or Kenneth acct
dentally placed it in gear when he
climbed into the car. AT any rate,
when he stepped on the starter, the
car Immediately got under way in
the direction of the driveway. The
father waved to the boy to turn the
car, but Kenneth was either unable
to do SO or became so excited he
could not steer the vehicle. AS it
continued it's course to the barn,
Mr.. Kude and Mr.. Kolstad stepped
out of its way. Little Lyle ran into
the barn driveway and the car, en-
tering the driveway on tangent,
crushed the little fellow against a
post, killing him instantly.
The father backed the car away
from the post where his son had
been pinned by the bumper and
took the little lad out into the
yard. It was necessary to take the
bumper off the car before it could
be operated and as soon as this had
been done, the father took his son
to DR.. Smith in Eagle Bend. How
ever, it was determined the boy
had been almost instantly killed,
his chest badly crushed when the
car struck him as he was seeking
safety in the barn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29

which are pronounced very beauti-
full. It is safe to predict that Alice
F. Henshaw's name will soon be
widely known as a composer and
that her Forthcoming publications
will meet with as ready sales as
her songs"
Funeral services were held at the
Sank Centre Funeral Chapel Satur-
day afternoon at two o'clock. Rev.
Thorley johnson, pastor of the Con-
gregational Church, conducted the
service, fitting tribute to Mrs.
Henshaw. Mrs. Dewey O'Gara sang
two solos, accompanied by Mrs. r.
E. Cooper at the piano, and as a
fitting close to the service the Rev.
Johnson played "Schubert's Ninth
Symphony" as a violin solo. Rev.
Johnson stated that he offered the
solo as a tribute to Mrs. Henshaw,
because she loved violin music and
because her husband was fine
violinist.
Pallbearers were: B. o. Vogel,
George Fish, D. r. Hansen and Ed
L. Rattle. Interment was made in
Greenwood cemetery.
Because of her love for music,
Mrs. Henshaw's life was attuned
to the beauties of nature and the
friendship of all people whom she
knew. She spent endless hours in
her little home on Pine Street,
which she called her studio, and
where she relived the glories of by
gone days.
Surviving relatives are her sister,
Mrs. Howard E. Wilcox, of this
city; a cousin, Harry Tobey, of Osa-
kis; and a cousin, Mrs. c. l.. Kent,
Of Evanston, Illinois. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tobey, of Osakis, as well as a num-
Der of friends from this city were
in attendance at the service to offer
tribute to a kind friend and neigh
Dor, a lady who gave of her time
to development of music and edu-
cation in this community.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
NOTHING BUT TREASON

The editor of the Waseca Herald
said an editorial mouthful last week
in his comment on the possibility
Of Americas entrance into the war.
Part of it was as follows:
Recently the president of Har-
ward University made a speech in
which he urged this country to give
direct aid to England and France,
which would mean engaging in
their war. Last week, James w.
Gerard, former ambassador to
Germany, urged our immediate en-
try into war on Germany, and is
quoted as saying, We ought to he
in this war: If eventually, why not
now?' Others, less prominent, have
taken up the cut. Former records
of men of this class give them an
air of authority and what they say
will influence public opinion to
some extent. And that's where the
danger lies. Men of this class know
that they will never be called to
war, but they have no hesitancy in
sending millions of fine young
Americans across the water to wal
low in filthy trenches, tear them
selves in wire entanglements and
have their bodies pierced with bay
onets, riddled with bullets or blown
to pieces. Freedom of speech
does not cover reasonable utter
ances, and trying to involve this
nation in war is nothing short of
treason. The st. Cloud Sentinel.
THE WRONG HORSE
Knock a dozen or so years off
Neville Chamberlain. shave off his
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
INTERNATIONAL MIND
ALCOVE ASSURED
Continued from Page One)

dowment was received at the lib
rary Monday. "They arrived at
such a good time" Miss Finnegan
said. I'm happy to get them.
They're of the type Of book that
perhaps we might not buy, at least
in it's entirety, yet they fit into
the world picture so well that it
represents a great addition"
Three years ago, Miss Finnegan
explained, she applied for the en-
dowment. The library was notified
that it was on the waiting list until
in July of this year she was noti-
fled that the institution was in di-
rect line for the grant. The books
are sent absolutely free of charge,
but a library must show that it Is
active enough to warrant the en-
dowment, must show a healthy per-
centage of circulation. Bryant, top
ping the state for cities in it's class,
had little trouble here.
Books for the collection are care
fully reviewed and passed by a
board Of seven prominent librarians
and educators, who carefully weed
out those books, Miss Jones said,
"of emotional appeal, and Of course,
any books of a vindictive or recrim-
NATIVE type"
"They DEAL" Miss Jones wrote of
the books in the collection, "as you
will see from the titles, with life
in countries other than our own
and often with conditions that pre-
vailed before the tragedy OF the
present war. In view of this world
catastrophe we shall try to include
in each sending at least one book
that will help to clarity the situa-
ton sanely and effectively"
Tnstallments," she wrote, ARE
chosen to attract the general read
err rather than the specialist. We
count upon you to see that the
books are read"
The collection, Miss Finnegan an
nounced Monday, will be displayed
prominently in the general reading
room with an especially assigned
shelving space. 1t will be known
as the International Mind Above.
A sign designating it, along with
quotations from Nicholas Murray
Butler, president Of the Carnegie
Endowment FIR International Peace,
will be displayed with the collec-
ton.
This week in the book review
section Of the Herald group of
three of the first installment of
books is briefly reviewed. Review
of the first installment will be con-
tinued next week, and as further
installments arrive the section will
contain their brief reviews. Books
in the first installment include:
Denmark: A Social Laboratory"
by Peter Manniche; Modern Eng
land" by Cicely Hamilton; "The
Menacing Sum-" by Mona Gardner;
Carbide Cruise" by John w. Van
dercock; why War;" by Nicholas
Murray Butler; "An Amiable Ad-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
SIXTH DISTRICT V.F.W.
MEET HELD HERE
Fourteen Posts Represented
At Large Gathering Last
Sunday Afternoon

At the Sixth district meeting of
the Veterans for Foreign Wars and
Auxiliary, held in Sank Centre Sun
day afternoon, fourteen posts of the
district were represented, and a
profitable meeting was enjoyed.
The Vets passed a resolution to
ask Congress to include in the con-
scription bill a provision that all
men drafted, after completion of
their service, be entitled to get their
old jobs back again.
After the meeting lunch was
served by the local Post and Auxi-
liary at the Community Club
rooms. Entertainment was furn-
ished by the VIEW. band Of six
teen pieces. The Veterans met in
the Odd Fellows hall, the Auxiliary
in the Community Club rooms.
The next district meeting will be
held in Brainerd, Sunday, October
9th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29

the earnest request Of her musical
friends two songs, "I'n Be Your
Mamma Today" and Little Bo-
Peep" were produced. The first
named went into public favor at a
bound and is today a good seller.
1t is a ballad of high merit. The
"Bo-Beep" lullaby is also a favorite
and reflects great credit on the YER
satility Of it's composer. Mrs. Hen
shaw is now preparing several COM
positions which will soon be in the
hands Of the publishers, among
them being a new set of waltzes
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
Mrs. Henshaw Passed
Away August y

CONTINUED from Page One)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
making an accounting. That will
help a lot.
AIlena Must Register

making an accounting. That will
help q lot.
Aliens Must Register.
There are 8 million 600 thousand
aliens in the United States and on
August 9th the Federal govern
ment will begin their registration
in the 1880 larger post offices
throughout the country. The aliens
will file in these places registration
blanks which will be forwarded to
the Department of Justice in Wash
ington. Information to ascertain
whether an alien as a law-abiding
citizen will he sought in the follow
ing required data: name, age, race,
occupation, date of entry into this
country, political affiliations, in
Guiding membership in all clubs,
organizations, or societies, and
work performed for any foreign
government. This move is made
necessary by the tense information
al situation and but duplicates the
iron-clad control long exerted over
aliens in virtually every European
country.
A Dangerous DemagOgue
The Senate of the United States
should take immediate steps to curb
a certain southern senator who is a
carbuncle on the body polite. This
particular individual never over
looks an opportunity to glorify the
President. That, of course, is his
right but he has no right to sug-
gest that the President be made a
Temporary dictator" with powers
so wide as to stagger the magma
ton. This man, upon entering the
Senate, took an oath to uphold the
Constitution of the United States
and protect it agains all enemies,
foreign and domestic. Now he turns
out to be a dangerous enemy of
Constitutional government. Such
an individual should be removed
from office
Wants Better Distribution
Congressman representing Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas
and Arkansas are working to get
a better distribution of the appro.
priations to be spent under the de-
Tense program.
Congressman Hyde Sweet of Neb-
raska, has gathered statistics show
ing that less than one per cent OF
the defense appropriations thus
far have been allocated to the in
dustries in the above named states
On Friday, last, a delegation wait,
ed upon William S. Knudsen of the
War Industries Board and after
discussing the matter with him
came away much encouraged. The
great middle West has a depend
able labor supply, excellent trans
portation facilities and an abund'
ance Of coal and iron. Then too
we are fifteen hundred mile inland
so it would seem to be the part OF
wisdom to utilize plants located in
the Midwest and to place a con-
siderable percentage Of the new
plants in that area. That would
make for the decentralization OF
industry so many have been advo-
eating for years. I do not see how
it could hamper the defense pro-
gram in the least were the Midwest
given due recognition in the spend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29

Knock a dozen or so years Off
Neville Chamberlain. shave off his
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29

ing Of the huge sums already voted
by Congress for national defense.
Rather, it would greatly help a Sec
ton Of the country that Is none too
prosperous.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29

venture by Amy Heminway Jones,
and 1.-THE Autobiography Of Andrew
Carnegie" by Andrew Carnegie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29

The use Of cavalry in modern war
Is confined principally to Trojan
horse brigades.
Halle Selassie has returned to
Ethiopia to fight the Italians. If
he loses they may make him take
the country back.
Folks who talk so confidently of
going to heaven seldom seem in
any hurry to start.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
FORMER RESIDENT AIDED
IN RESCUE OF GUARDSMEN-

According to a news dispatch
from Little Falls, Mrs. Kenneth
Tourtillot, former resident of this
city, aided in rescuing the lives
of two National Guardsmen, rec
emily. When a fishing boat cap
sized on Lake Alexander, two men
were having a desperate struggle
to keep above water. Mrs. Tourtil,
lot and Ludwig Nelson went to
their aid and rescued them. Mean.
while another Of the men had
reached a point where he could
touch bottom, but was still ir
trouble because Of the uncertain
shoreline. He too, was rescued by
Mrs. Tourtillot and Mr.. Nelson.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
Census And The Negro Population
Are There Still More
COiOred WOmenT Than
Men In This Country

Every Census taken in the last l0U
years has disclosed an excess of wo-
men over men in the Negro popula-
ton of this country The 1910 Ceu-
sus, which will start April 1, will
show whether this is still the case.
In 1880 there were 179,805 more col
ored women than men.
CENSUS TO GIVE PICTURE
OF NEGRO AGED PERSONS
How many colored persons are
there in the United States who are IS
years of age or older? The 1880
Census showed a total of 26,358 The
1910 Census, which starts April l, will
reveal whether this figure has in
creased or decreased in the past ten.
year period.
Incidentally, Census records dating
back from fifty to one hundred years
arc the only records many aged COL
ored persons are able to secure that
prove their age or date of birth. Such
records are important in establishing
eligibility for Social Security and
other old-age benefits.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
NEGROES MOVING INTO
CDTIES EAST

The past three Censuses of Popu-
lation have shown that colored per
sons were moving steadily away from
rural areas and into cities. In 1910,
727 percent of the nations tet
Negro population lived in the country.
BY 1920 this had decreased to Sc
percent, and by 1880 to 56.5 percent.
If this trend has continued steadily, it
is possible that the 1910 Census, which
will begin April l, will show the
Negro, like the white population,
predominately urban.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
Returns To Old
Job
Return To Their Old Job

Return To Their Old Job
Miss Alberta Mccall and Mrs Abel
Jordan want their many friends to
know that they are happy to be back
with the Meridian Burial Association
after short uncalled for vacation.
These two young ladies' had quite a
few policy holders with the Meridian
Burial Association. They had made
many friends.
They are going over their debts
now with Messrs. E. F. Young, Jr.,
and Henry Strayhorn. They both
are attempting to build the biggest
debit they have ever had. The
Meridian Burial Association welcomes
the return of Miss Mccall and
Mrs. Jordan
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
r S Abbott

work in industry. His circulation
grew by leaps and bounds.
In 1921, when .he N gro S who
went 10 France to fl hit for dem crazy
mad returned and were fl hit n with
Abbott's help, against discrimination
at home the Defender had grown to
such proportions that it became ne
cessa1y to move to lis present quar-
tiers on Indiana avenue. Its circu-
lation. according to publishers figures,
was 205,000.
ut is said that at its peak money
came in so swiftly from circulation
Representatives that the clerks tossed
money orders into paper boxes
counting them only when the days last
mail deliveries had been made.
Be that as it may, Abbott became
millionaire. At that time he paid
CONTINUED on page three)
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
DEPARTMENT OF COM ERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON

MOST NEGROES ARE AMERICAN
BORN
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
Some Things
Which Should
Determine Our
Future
BY miss Mary F. Powe

The things which have been thrust
upon the Negro, and especially thru
boycott tc.,hniques, namely; the very
battling situation which came up just
a few weeks past, should give the
Negro a determination and greater
desire to stand up and fight for him.
self more than ever before.
When I say desire someone may
ask just what is desire? A desire
is the longing for the possession of
some object. The great question is
whether your desire will better adj
vance The leadership and citizenship
of the people of tomorrow Will it
tend to make life fuller and more
complete for the fu ure Negro? II
so, your desire will then be realized,
In the history of our country there
has never been grea er NEED for
unity among NEGROES. We must of
course consider education, but edu-
cation is primarily for self discipline.
Action gives us training and our
ideas give us direction Each act in
the right direction goes to establish
us more firmly in our ideal The
shock of armed conflict will soon
pass but the struggle will continue
On other plans of activity. Only time
Itself can disclose what the future
las in store.
We as the Negro race do not de-
nand social justice with the white
nan, for as Booker T. WASHINGTON
aid, socially speaking we may he
ust as separate as the fingers on the
Continued on page four)
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08


Coming 10 Chicago in 1895 at the
age of %, he attended tn Ken,
college of law and received his LIB,
After prac,icing for a few years IN
Gary, Ind, he abandoned the pro-
fession and secured employment as a
printer with the ambition of founding
a newspaper to fight segregation. His
first venture was daily, but il did
not last long.
On May 5, 1905, there appeared the
first issue of the Defender. For Sc
veral yeas, during the struggle to
survive, it was published in the
living room of an apartment on State
street. From the start, Abbott car
ried ON a bitter fight against south
ern Negrophobes and sought to en-
courage the race as a whole.
Surrounding himself with able
men, he saw the Defender grow
phenomenally in 10 years. Then
came World War l and entry by the
United States into the conflict. Alb
bott fought uncompromisingly for the
rights of Negro soldiers and the col
ored southerner who came north to
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08

A Home Paper with q Home
Editor: That Tells the state
News Weekly.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
Teacher Training
Class

The teacher training class of the
T. j. Harris High School, under The
leadership of Mrs. S. D.Molette, has
returned to the Harris High School
to complete the last quarters work.
The entire class has been out in
the various counties doing practice
teaching. Each person has enjoyed
the stay in the rurals. Each one is
clad though, to be back in Dear Old
Harris FL.
Gertrude Jackson.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08

707 E. Pine ST., Hattiesbure, Miss.
Dear Rev. Young, please admit me
to say few words about lodge No.
245 and its loyal members, l have
been an H. B. A. over 16 years and
have been presidera of lodge No. PAS
for IA years, Lodge No. 245 has been
loyal to the General Association.
Never has there been a time when
we were called cn that we failed to
respond. For ID years peace and
harmony prevailed and does until vet.
In yesterdays Board at Collins, mss,
we reported $3.50. l held my lodge
meeting last night, gave my members
first hand information of the Boards
transaction. They were pleased with
all suggestions of the Board I col
lected from the other members of
my lodge making round report for
lodge No. 245, $500. j payed for a
Is months subscription to the Echo
for my secretary, bought Rituals and
physician books My lodge happily
| refunded my money. We are with the
! 1B.A. 100 percent l believe that if
every president would teach his
members to love the order and
general officers and not just hang
around for Medicine and Doctors bill
and burial we could d. great things
There is great deal of presidents
like deal of ministers, who believe
| if they have an ignorant bunch they
can do good. But, ignorance is a
crime you can't make speed
! You will have to 60 slow, for there
can be no organization with ignorant
Z people for they cannot be organized
( they will not recognize and follow
/ leadership. They believe in notr ing
they will not do anything, and are
satisfied at nothing; but loyal hon
est president can train loyal honest
members when the head is sound,
the whole body is alright We are
not large number, for New Angus
ia, Miss, is a small place. Lodges
No. PAS and 200 have ali that's fit
for HBA's. We will have to wait
for some time to grow.
Lodge No 200 and PAS work toge-
Their I have known the late w M.
Peay for years before either one Of
us was HAAS in his life time, ne
was a faithful Christian worker in
task he began. He passed to the great
beyond and left a dear wife, Mrs.
Hattie Peay, who is marching in his
foot prints.
To know Mrs. Peay is to love her.
She is honest and good Christian
woman. Lodge No. 200 and PAS are
two loyal lodges, and the general
body can truthfully say they h9ve
Continued ON page two)
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
Tupelo, Miss.
School News

TUPELO- The teachers of Leo
County are meeting at tht hall Of the
George / Washington Carver High
School, Tupelo, Mississp pi, Friday to
discuss their problems
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
Robert S. Abbott Dies
Funeral Held Mon day
In Chicago

Chicago, March (ANP)-RoberI
sengstacke Abbott, who built
FIRST big newspapers owned by
by Negroes, is dead. -
In ill health for several years,
aud in recent months co fined
WY, the noted editor passed
away in his sleep at eight o.
clock Thursday morning. lie
was SO year sold
Funeral services were to be held
Monday at the Metropolitan Commit
nifty church with many notables in
attendance. Rev. Archibald Carey,
assisted by Revs. Evans and Bennett,
were to offciate with burial in the
Lincoln cemetery.
1t was on Nov. "a, 1870 that MIR.
Abbott was born at st. Simon's is
Land, near Savannah, Ga. The son of
slave parents, he was given school
ing at Savannah and in Griffin COL
lege and Hampton institute, finishing
the printing trade at the latter
institution and singing with the glee
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-03-08
HOW MANY CITES HAVE 100000
OR MORE NEGROES

In 1880 seven cities had more than
100000 Negroes, according to the
Census Bureau They were New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bahi-
more, Washington, New Orleans and
Detroit. The 1910 Census, which will
start April 1, may show more cities
having at least 100000 colored persons
as result of recent noticeable move
ments from the country to the city.
Birmingham, Memphis, Have Largest
Percentage of Negroes in Total
Population -
Birmingham, Alabama, and Mem
phis, Tennessee, had the largest per
centages of Negro population in 1880,
according to the Census Of that year.
Both had slightly more than SO per-
cent. Whether or not the 1910 Cen
sus, which will start April l, will
show other cities with larger proper
tons is question that will not be
settled until the results are announced |
late this year.
ARE THERE STILL MORE
WOMEN THAN MEN?