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Presidents ToIk Called Most Perfect Presentation
Of Case Since Outbreak of Present War

art. The work of art is truth
made form. Content and form
are completely integrated. They
are inseparable from each other.
The realization of this Is what
lola meant when he said 1.-The
style is the man."
A brilliant liar, a masterful
demagogue isolateS a fact or
even a segment of truth, expands
it out of proportion, searches out
the words that appeal to the par
ticular emotions of anger, fear
or passion that can be evoked
by that fact, paints images, sets
spotlights, floods colors, dazzles.
He injects everywhere into his
words his own personal mag
netism. He shakes and unseats
the personalities of his listeners,
he disarms their minds, he makes
them putty in his hands. Detach
his words from himself and they
disintegrate. They cannot stand
alone.
Appeals to Reason.
But the great writer or speaker
sets words stone on stone. They
build into an architectural struc-
ture. They may be decorated
with gargoyles of wit or adorned
with the painted glass of meta
phor but they need neither.
Erected they stand forever and
they stand alone. They are
greater than the person who ut
tered them, and somehow apart
from the person who uttered
them. For the truth has COM
manded the speaker. 1t has laid
hold on him-not he on it. And
through him it lays hold on all.
Consider the curious way in
which the Presidents climax was
an anti-climaX.
His whole listening audience
reached that climax before he
did.
Not once had he eXhorted them.
Not once had he whipped them
up" In the whole speech there
is not a single direct appeal to
emotion. There Is only appeal
to reason and realism to
common sense"-to the sense
common in men who are all en-
dowed with reason. Emotion
follows realization. 1t is not used
to invoke it.
Drew Logical Conclusions.
The President made statements
Of fact, he marshalled those
together that belonged together,
and he drew logical conclusions.
He moved on to more facts, and
more conclusions, by the same
process.
Therefore, when he came to
the whole conclusion, and uttered
the words Therefore with pro-
found consciousness of my re-
sponsibilities" consciousness
was already everybody's con-
seriousness, and his responsible
ties everybody's responsibilities.
And his pledge our pledge.
A distinguished alien, not an
exile, resident for years in
America, stood up after a pause
and said, Tomorrow I shall take
out my first papers. This is my
home"
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Roosevelt fgura-
lively measuring
each other over
the guns of their
W a r S hips and
airplanes.
The President
n o t onl ~ h a S
challenged Hit
Ter to fight; he
has dra wn a
score of chalk
lines Green
! a n d, Iceland,
the Cape Verde
and Azores Is
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$4,000 @NN W W. IN
tamined to pro-
tect he s e a S
vital to tn e
Western Hemis-
phere, but no.
body knew how
Fl err Hi t ! e r
would react to
the proclamation
of Am er | C q n
policy.
The German
pr eSs reveals
that the Berlin
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therefore, to
only one as
pect of it: Its
style. In the
! a S t decade
we have been
tr e a t e d, or
subjected, to
foods of ora
tory, 10 SUR
ring cries, de-
nuncia tionS,
rancOrOuS de-
bate. We have
listened to
I he ronrorc
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By JAY G. HAYDEN.

Determination of the degree of
American participation in the war
has moved out into the seven seas,
with Adolf Hitler and Franklin D.
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Marshal Henri Philippe Petain a
his word.
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On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Much will have been written
about the Presidents address be-
fore this column appears.
should like to call attention,
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opinions the riters this their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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from Vichy pledge that French
colonies will not be turned over to
Germany; that for the time being
Mr.. Roosevelt has elected to take
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Labor Reply
Awaited on
Strike Issue
Presidents Warming
Most Discussed
Port of His Speech
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Nazi reaction to President
Roosevelt's speech is perhaps more
significant than the speech itself
For everybody here knew that
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE
DISRUPTED COMMUNICATION

Telephone maintenance men in
this area had completed a forty
hour vigil Saturday morning after
an unusual atmospheric disturb
ance had disrupted communica-
tions from coast to coast and
threatened isolation of several
communities in this section.
Termed the worst such magnetic
storm since the Easter Sunday dis
turbance of 1910, earth currents"
that began last Thursday built up
to 500 volts on the grounds Of the
nineteen long distance circuits in
this exchange, Bob LATERAL, man
ager Of the Northwestern Bell
Telephone company exchange here.
said.
Saturday morning after line
men from New York to the
west coast had stood by ON
constant watch for 40 hours
from five o'clock Thursday
evening, LATERAL reported the
disturbance has passed. All
long distance circuits In this
exchange had been affected by
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25

storms come in on the line itself
while the earth currents" attack
from the grounds Of the circuits.
Scientists have linked the dis
plays with sun spots, say that cleo
trical energy built up on the face
Of the sun is hurled earthward in
terrific electrical surges. Telephone
men have long called them earth
currents" and linked the play Of
the northern lights with them. It
is now believed the intensity Of the
northern lights is a result-not a
cause-of these electrical surges
and sun spots.
The recent disturbance didn't
catch communications quite so
flat-footed as the other Easter Sum-
day storm. At that time men in
the field, many of them, had never
experiences It in such intensity.
Disturbances locally were most in
tense during the night hours
Thursday. quieted during the day
on Friday and arose again that
night.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
AAAElection
Tuesday
In County
Officials of County
Committee Reelected
John Terwey, Chairman

AAA elections held in various
districts Of the county to elect loo
al committee men as well as coun-
ty officials, were largely attended
Tuesday evening.
County committee men elected
for the coming year are: John Ter
way, st. Joseph, chairman; Walter
Ruehle, Fairhaven, vice chairman;
Francis J. Rooney, Brooten, reg
ular member Of the board. Edwin
MANI, of Paynesville, was elected
first alternate, and Steven Gaida,
of Holdingford, second alternate.
Voting in the communities Of
Ashley, Raymond and Northfork
resulted as follows: Anton Biering-
er, Ashley, chairman; Garrit jan
sen, Raymond, vice chairman; Ole
Kjeldahl, Northfork, regular mem.
Der.
Voters of Sank Centre and Get
ty townships selected the following
officers: John Ceynar, Getty, chair
man; Tom Allen, Getty, vice chair
man; Frank Minette, Sank Centre,
regular member.
Lake George, Lake Henry and
Spring Hill voters chose local Of
ficers as follows: Ben Ostendorf,
Lake George, chairman; Louis
Schoenborn, Spring Hill, vice
chairman; Paul Fishbach, Lake
Henry, regular member.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Shepherd Of Galilee Will
Present Unusual Program
Sponsored By Churches
OF City-Will Appear In
High School Auditorium

A Shepherd from Galilee will
give an exposition Of the twenty
third Psalm, from the experience
Of his shepherd youth, appearing
in native Galilean Costume, next
Tuesday, September 30th, to the
students and their teachers Of the
high school at 10:45 a. m. and the
Rotary Club at noon Of that day.
The Bible Land Musical Travel
ogue, "On Sacred Soil" with the
wonders Of Jerusalem. Bethlehem
and Galilee in natural color, will
be presented next Friday night,
October 3rd, at 8 p. m, in the
high school auditorium. The
churches Of the city are bringing
the native Galilean shepherd to
Sank Centre. Secure your tickets
early from the members Of the
churches. Tickets at the door are
higher. Mr.. Haboush will give his
personal commentary to the natur-
al color films Of the Holy Land.
Madame Haboush will have charge
of the music and the two young
men win have charge Of the cleo
trical equipment.
A North American citizen made
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
c.. O. F.5PLANS
FOR YEAR
Officers Elected, Headed
By Chief Ranger
George F. Minette

Out-of-town speakers are to be
brought to Sank Centre monthly
to discuss current topics by the
st. PauPs Court 662 Catholic Order
of Foresters, it was decided at a
meeting last week Wednesday eve
ming in St. Paul's Church meeting
hall with George F. Minette elect
ed as chief ranger and an extern
sive educational and social program
outlined for the coming year.
At the meeting, in which four
new members were admitted to
membership, Anton A. Brecht, of
Minneapolis, district supervisor,
outlined a program Of activities for
the society. He pointed out the
value of such society in the
social life Of this community.
The Rev. George Bolte, Of St.
Pauls parish, was present and in
a short talk complimented the
members for their action in out
lining a social and education pro-
gram. A committee was appointed
to outline and put into effect a
program Of education and social
functions for the year, 1t was an
nounced. The committee was in
structed to cooperate fully with
the local st. Cecilia Court Of the
Women's Catholic Order of Fores-
tiers in executing the program.
Other officers who will act with
Mr.. Minette, elected at the meet
ing, are; vice CHIEF ranger, Oscar
Klonne; recording secretary, Ray
Prasch; financial secretary, s. G..
Schwarzbauer; treasurer, John
Mondloch; and trustee for three
years, Nick Orth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Sank Centre
Lost Opener
To Litchfield
Costly Errors Gave
Visitors Great Ad-
vantage To Start

Sank Centre opened its 1911
football season and entry into the
West Central Conference whirlpool
Friday night under the lights here
framing a rather dismal opening
picture while Litchfield, spurred by
Don Bober, veteran senior back,
ran its stock to the top three of
the early conference heap with q
20 to 0 victory.
Litchfield wrapped up its ball
game in the first half. Capitaliz-
ing on three costly Sank Centre err
rors, Litchfield battered over the
tackles and In rather amazing
succession Of purely straight foot
ball ran three touchdowns in the
opening half Of the game.
New, inexperienced, only
vaguely familiar with the fact
It had to play its fundamentals,
Sank Centde, dropping its ball
game in the first half, turned
even more disastrous rout to q
more negatively successful
conclusion than was to be ex-
pected when they turned Itch
field away from any last half
scoring.
Seemingly afraid "of the game
itself" as one Of the Sank Centde
coaches put it, the maroon and
white seemed to be holding back,
waiting. There they made one of
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Income Tax
Apportionment
Increase in Alp
Census For District
Reveals Greater List of
School Age Children

An increase of two hundred and
forty dollars in the income tax ap-
portionment to the school district
is assured for the 1941-42 term,
e. w. Olson, superintendent of the
Sank Centre public schools, said
this week, on the basis Of results
of the school district census taken
for Special Independent districts
by the school nurse, Miss Esther
Bone. The census was completed
September 18th.
Listing all children and youths
to 20 years Of age, the 1871 census
showed 1245 in the district as COM
pared with 1861 in the district a
year ago.
OF the 1245, he pointed out,
GAG attend the public school,
1914 q non-public school and
4O5 are enrolled In no school at
all.
A comparative breakdown of the
census in both 1910 and 1914 show
ed an increase this year in only
one age group, 1t was pointed out.
All other age groups showed a
slight decrease with the exception
Of the five year olds who alone Of
the early age groups were on the
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Thrilling Event Sat-
urday Night At Fair
Grounds Under Lights
TWO HOUR PROGRAM
Expert Riders and
Ropers In Big Show
Sunday Afternoon

Two big wild Western shows
have been booked to appear at the
Stearns County Fair grounds in
Sank Centre Saturday night Sep
TENDER 9th, and Sunday afternoon,
September 18th. These rodeos are
being sponsored by the Sank Cen
tire Community Club and the
Stearns County Fair Association to
raise funds for the 1912 Sixth Dis
trict American Legion convention
and celebration.
Expert riders and ropers from
the West, some Of whom appeared
at the Aquatennial rodeo, will be
in Sank Centre to take part In the
various contests. Trick riding, rop-
ing, steer riding, bull doing, must
cal chair race and a number Of
other acts will appear on this
feature entertainment program.
Featuring Ann Heir, lady trick
rider, Roy Vexal and Chico, high
school horse, Tony Rue, trick rop-
er, this rodeo will include all of
the contests found in other events
Of this kind.
Saturday nights show will open
at 500 o'clock, and the perform
ance will be shown under flood
lights before the large grandstand
and bleacher seats. Sunday after
moons show will open at 2:30
o'clock, and like the Saturday
rodeo will continue for two solid
hours.
Cowboys and cowgirls, a large
number Of horses, both trained and
wild, and a number Of wild steers
from JMH Ranch and North Da-
kota and other Western states, will
arrive in Sank Centre Saturday.
Bucking broncos and high school
horses will furnish the spirit of the
old West and the exotic perform
ance Of an up-to-date horse show
combined.
Admission to adults win be Soc
tax included, and to children under
IA years Csc tax included. This
price includes free parking Of cars
in the grounds, and grandstand or
bleachers. This rodeo has been
highly recommended and the spon-
sors offer It as a fine entertain
ment, well worth your effort to at
tend. Remember two shows, one
Saturday night, September 9th, at
8 o'clock, and one Sunday after
noon, at 2:30 o'clock.
Sank Centres American Legion
band will furnish music for the
Sunday afternoon performance.
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the power surges that burned
out protective equipment al
most as soon as requirements
were made.
The whole affair was topped with
one of the most brilliant displays
of the aurora borealis in more than
a year. It's shafts of light licked
to the southern sky, were like an
ever changing battery Of search
lights in patterns Of green's, blues,
reds, that swept out Of the north
ern zone.
He reported that Sank Centre
and connecting exchanges, Long
Prairie and Melrose, were faced
with isolation. Only constant eff
fort in replacing carbons burned
out in the power surges that gen.
Grated In the earth kept these COM
munities in touch with the outside.
General effect, he said. is that
Of serious electrical storm. Equip
ment, designed to charge of extra
power loads, was burned out. The
main difference Is that electrical
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Fay Donke
Got Wings
With Marines
Commissioned AS Sec
ond Lieutenant Last
Wednesday Said Letter

First Sank Centre man to get
his wings" in the current national
defense effort, Fay Domke, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Domke, was
commissioned last Wednesday as
second lieutenant in the Marine
Air Corps at the Miami, Florida,
Naval Air Base.
In the Marines just year this
month, the pilot is expected to
arrive here by today, Thursday, to
visit in his home for the first time
in four years. Fay left here in
1887 to go to Hawaii.
Fay began his flying under the
Civil Aeronautics Authority in
Hawaii as student at the Uni
versity of Hawaii, at Honolulu,
from which he was graduated. Last
September he returned to the MAIN
land, accepted by the Marine Air
Corps as an eligible Hedging. He
began his training at Oakland,
California, Naval Air Base.
He was transferred to the base
at Jacksonville, Florida, and sub
sequently to the Miami base where
last week among others he receiv-
ed his commission.
Earlier plans to return home on
his furlough last week were post
poned when his flight was assigned
to fly plans to Corpus Christi, Tex
as, and return. A wire to his par
ents here announced cancellation
Of his furlough until this week.
Monday they received a card from
him in New Orleans. Mrs. DOM
Ike said she expected him to arrive
by today or possibly later in the
week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Selected Cast for
Eight Leads In
Comedy Opera

Cast selections for the eight
principal vocal leads in the
comedy operetta III. M. s. Pin
afore," the well known Gilbert
and Sullivan vehicle, are being
made by the Sank Centre high
school music department this
week, It was announced.
The production is to be stag
ed here November IA in the
senior auditorium by the high
school chorus and the school
orchestra. Miss Lillian Krogh
is vocal director; Ed J. Kitz-
berger is instrumental director.
Miss Virginia Kilbourne Is dra-
matte coach.
Second annual operetta stag
ed by the department, Pinafore
is already underway. The Choir
us went into rehearsals Monday
and cast try outs began last
week for the principals. The
original Gilbert and Sullivan
version has been abridged and
simplified for high school pre-
sentation by w. Norman Gray
son.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Mr.. and Mrs.
Sell Celebrate
50th Wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. McDougle,
of Brooten, Honored At
Recent Celebration

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sell, residents
of Sank Centre for sixteen years,
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary last week Wednesday
surrounded by members of the
family and friends in the home of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Nelson, in Little Falls
Married on September IT, 1891, in
Buck Creek, Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sell moved to Sank Centre in the
spring of 1925.
Room and table appointments at
the observance were in gold and
a wedding cake conferred the din
ing table. Mrs. Art Walluna, of
Swanville, and Mrs. Albert Peek,
of Flensburg, served the dinner and
three grandchildren of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sell, Lorna Sell, of Sumner,
Iowa, Ronald and Darlene Nelson,
of Little Falls, assisting in the
serving.
Rev. e. c. Barlow, Of Swanville,
spoke and games and singing were
enjoyed during the afternoon. In
the evening members of the Guild
rum Lutheran Church helped the
couple celebrate the event at the
Nelson home. Two porch chairs
were given them by the children
Of the family. A silver purse was
presented them from friends Of the
couple.
There are four sons and daugh-
tiers of the couple, all of whom
attended the celebration. Sons are
Ernest, of Sank Centre, John H.,
Of Sumner Iowa, Mrs. Carl J. Moe
hills, of Sumner, Iowa, and Mrs.
Carl Nelson, of Little Falls. The
family has reached into the fourth
generation with IA grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
None Of the fourth generation were
able to attend last Wednesday.
Dozens of congratulatory cards
were received by the couple. A
poem, especially written for the
event by their niece, Mrs. Schlichte,
Of Tripoli, Iowa, was read before
the family group.
Dinner guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Sell and two sons, Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Lembke and Mrs.
Emil Friske, Of Sank Centre; Mr..
and Mrs. John Buhr, Of Brooten;
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Sell and
daughter, Lorna, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
J. Moehlis, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Knoploh, and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Zell, all of Sumner, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDougle
Mr.. and Mrs. William McDougle,
Of Brooten, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Sunday. Mr..
McDougle also celebrated his 77th
birthday anniversary. The children
were all present as follows: Mrs
Richard Farrow, of Sank Centre;
Continued on Page IL. Col. p
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25
Fine Program For
Day Sponsored By Local
Firemen and Association

Sank Centre will be host to the
members of the Lake Region Fire
mems Association on Tuesday,
October Goth, according to recent
announcement of Chief Martin
Laastuen, president of the associa-
ton, Of Elbow Lake. This will be
the annual meeting Of the associa-
ton, and plans are now being made
for the entertainment of visiting
firemen.
Chief Laastuen in a letter of rec
ent date to Chief George Fish, Of
this city, stated that a full bill-o'-
fare of both business and enter
tainment will be offered to all fire
men attending. The business part
of the program will be the election
of officers of the association FOR
1912.
Past State President Bundy, of
Alexandria, will entertain with his
famous Barber Shop Quartet"
and some fine colored movies of
the Alexandria state convention
parade will be shown.
For the remainder of the pro.
gram, said Chief Laastuen, they
will leave 1t to Sank Centres Fire
Chief George Fish and his boys,
who are noted for their hospital
ity. In the meantime, members of
the local department are making
arrangements for some interesting
entertainment for guest firemen.
The Lake Region Firemen's as
ISOLATION covers considerable terri
tory in Central Minnesota and a
large delegation of firemen are ex-
pected to be in attendance at this
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25

Annual Meeting of Lake
Region Firemens' Association
To Be Held In Sank Centre
TARvIA HOME SCHOOL
GOLF COURSE ROAD

Blacktopping of the Home
School-Golf course road was
commenced this week and work
is now well under way. This
road was graded and prepared
for blacktopping by the county
with state aid funds. Later, be-
cause Of opposition Of property
owners to the grade levels, the
road was lowered by the city.
The tarvia will extend to the
gate of the golf course. This
project was started through the
Community Club highway COM
mittee several years ago, and
with the cooperation of city and
county officials was finally ac-
complished. It was the wish Of
Community Club officials that
the road be blacktopped the en-
tire distance of the road around
the golf course, but that was
impossible at the time. Efforts
will continue, however, in an
attempt to secure blacktopping
for the entire road.