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Evening star., 1941-04-02
Hope Voiced for End
OF Soft Coal Tie-up
Within 48 Hours
10000 Miners Idle;
Two Men Wounded
In Harlan Gun Bottle
Ply tie Associated Press.

ES Tx ASSOCld ieu HISSs.
NEW YORK, April 2-Four hun
dred thousand soft-coal miners in
u States remained idle today as a
deadlock over a new contract con-
tinued.
Hope for resumption of work
within 48 hours, however, was ex-
pressed by Chief United States Con-
ciliator John r. Steelman, at least
under a temporary arrangement
while union operator conferees con-
tinued negotiations for contract.
On a new outbreak of violence
in the Harlan coal fields, two
men were taken to a hospital
after a pitched battle around the
Crummies Greek mine. First re-
ports said more than 100 shots
were fired and others were be-
lieved wounded. -.-.,,.
THE differences are not insur-
mountable,' Mr.. Steelman said
shortly before last midnight, declar-
ing progress had been made toward
an agreement and that since nego-
tiators had agreed to meet again at
10 am. today there was mo cause
for alarm"
Reports to Roosevelt.
Before midnight the conciliator
reported by telephone to President
Roosevelt on the deadlock between
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea &C. I. o. and 80 per cent of the
Nations bituminous producers.
Mr.. Steelman said he felt op-
timistic over what he had to tell the
President, who on Monday had re-
quested the report in a telegram
urging uninterrupted operation" OF
the soft coal industry so as not to
endanger the national defense effort
The conciliator cited as reason
for his view the ready agreement of
Union President John L. Lewis and
Ezra Van Horn, Cleveland coal ex-
ecutive and chairman of the joint
wage conference, to resume negotia-
tions.
Il have every confidence" he said
Gin the intention of the conferees to
reach an equitable agreement on all
issues before them. ."
Although Mr.. Lewis had ordered
the work stoppage on expiration OF
the old two-year contract at mid
night, March 81, 1t did not actually
become effective until last midnight
because April is an annual holiday
in the mines.
Miners Involved.
The stoppage involves $50 00t
bituminous miners in the eight.
State Appalachian area of Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia. West Virginia
Maryland, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
and Tennessee and some 10000
others in Illinois, Indiana, Alabams
and Utah whose contracts are baseo
on that of the Appalachian workers
The union is pressing for a sl-a.
day wage increase and elimination
of a Accent North-South wage diff
ferential, which would bring the
standard daily pay to ST. 1t was re.
| ported unoficially that if this was
granted, the miners would drop theil
other demands-a guarantee of 20(
working days a year and two-week
paid vacations annually.
Despite the holiday yesterday
observed in celebration of winning
the eight-hour day-trouble brewec
in Harlan County, KY, where 9
mine guard was shot to death anc
a union picket wounded in a clash
between pickets and non-unior
miners, sheriffs and guards.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
America 10 Reject
Axis Demand for
Ships Return
Publication Of Notes
To Be Decided LoteL
Hull Tells Newsmen
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Acting under authority giUen
in the Espionage Act Of 1917, the
Government moped stUiftly last
Ueek end to take into protective
custody 2S italian, 2 German and
80 Danish ships tied up in Amer
icdn ports after learning of
sabotage aboard Italian ueSSelS By
their crepS. Authority to proceed
in criminal action against
saboteurS is granted in q World
War statue.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

The Army Quartermaster Corps
yesterday announced the award of
a 1854 $50 contract to the Owens
Yacht Co. of Dundalk, Baltimore, for
II rescue boats for use by the Army
Air Corps.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
U. S. Embassy Guard Cut

ROME, April 2 R.-Troops
guarding the United States Embassy
and the Yugoslav Legation, presum-
ably as precaution against possible
demonstrations, were reduced today.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
The BIoodIess
| Invasion of ItuIy

John T. Whitaker, CHICAGO
Daily News correspondent. ex.
PEELED from Rome, writing be.
yond the Italian border, in eight
uncensored articles tells how
Hitler in eight weeks has
achieved a bloodless invasion of
Italy.
This is the dramatic de-
nouement Of l9 years Of Hamboy.
ant Fascism, the tragic end of
united Italy," writes Mr.. Whit
aker.
Read his first article in
Chr Eurntng Star
Tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
100000 Italians
In African Trap,
British Report
Increased Pressure
By Axis in Libyu
Is Acknowledged
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Since beginning African ofer-
sire last December British have
cleared Egypt OF Italian forces,
conquered practically all Of East
ern Libyd, reconQuered British
Somdlildnd and closed in from
fire sides on italian possessions
in East Africa. German forces
Uere sent to African to stop Brit
iSh dduance in Libyd, rhich UdS
thredtning to strip Italy OF the
entire colony.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Summary of Todoy's Star

Government fiays "ethicsg of doctors
In medical trial. Page B-1
Evening star., 1941-04-02

Foreign.
100 1000 Italians reported caught in
African trap. Page Al
Yugoslavia maintains restrained at
titude on Nazi attacks. Page Al
Sinking of II ships credited by NaziS
to planes and subs. Page A
National.
President sends He'll appeal to two
Federal agencies. Page Al
Hope voiced for early reopening OF
soft coal mines. Page Al
President confers with advisers on
British-aid plans. Page Al
U. S. will reject demand of axis for
ships return. Page Al
Administration may "crack down"
on food spectators. Page Ala
Washington end Vicinity.
Commissioners urge new bridge or
tunnel to Alexandria. Page. Al
Evening star., 1941-04-02

(See ALUMINIUM, Page A
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Air Corps Boots Ordered

(See COAL, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1941-04-02

Fair, cooler, lowest about "a degrees to-
night; tomorrow increasing cloudiness,
rather cool. Temperatures today
Highest, ST, at 2. pm; lowest, 43,
at $50 am
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full Details on Page Az
Evening star., 1941-04-02

(See AFRICA, Page A-12.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
dictionaries
Will Entertain
.GuardSnen
Plan Get-To-Gether
For Men and Officers
Of Headquarters Battery

Robert Swift Post American
Legion-the boys who twenty
three years ago were heading out
for camp life during another
national emergency-were set to
fete their successors in the role, it
was announced Tuesday by a COM
mittee appointed by Commander
s. p. Hansen at q regular meet
ing Of the post Monday evening.
The post, 1t was announced, will
honor the 80 men and officers of
Regimental Headquarters Battery,
PIT Regiment Coast Artillery, IA,
under the command of Captain
Carl Fischer, with a farewell
party. Date for the get-to-gether
between the American Legion boys
and the National Guardsmen who
expect to be indicted into FEEDER
al Service shortly, will be arrang-
ed between a committee of the
Legion and officers Of the Battery.
John Hansen, w. d. Gallup, v.
Sartell and L. T. Lovik are on a
committee to complete plans for
the party. Monday night after q
short business meeting the Legion
Post went to the Armory to attend
the inspection Of the Battery by
Colonel John Carter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
$4,000
School For
District 1918
New Structure Was
Occupied Day Before
Christmas Said Clerk

A new four thousand dollar
building-that writes newer
chapter in the history of the little
red school house-became a Christ
mas present to rural school district
12-113, it was announced this week
by Fred Ahrens, clerk, as the
board prepared to dispose of its
old buildings.
The school was first occupied the
day before Christmas, Mr.. Ahrens
pointed out, and the entire dis
trict is proud Of the plant that
complies with all standards of the
state department.
The building houses twenty pu-
pills of the north Spaulding COM
munity and Miss Mary Woken-
berg is the teacher.
The building is 30 by 80 feet and
has "a full basement, Mr.. Ahrens
pointed out. Lavatories are indoors
in this modern plant. The old time
heating stove jutting into the
school room upstairs, has disap-
peared. The building is heated by
furnace.
Board members Of the district
are Clarence Ilgen, chairman;
Fred Ahrens, clerk; and Theo.
Schmitz treasurer. Dickson and
Van Cleve of Osakis were contrac-
tors for the new building. This
week the board advertised for sale
it's old school building to be sold
at auction Saturday, January 25th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16

service Of the Coast Artillery.
Music for the dance was render.
ed by the regimental orchestra, its
personnel being made up Of MEM
bers Of the 217th Coast Artillery
band, Of st. Cloud. It was a fine
dance band, and the large group of
dancers enjoyed a splendid evening.
Decorations in the Armory were
cleverly arranged in the national
colors, red, white and blue, with
colored balloons festooned from the
lights on the ceiling. The lights
were wrapped in red and blue col
ored paper. Tables along the sides
were placed under a canopy Of red,
white and blue streamers and two
searchlights furnished the light for
the guests at the tables.
Although the exact ticket sale
number was not known, 1t is esti-
mated that 275 tickets were sold
and that approximately 500 people
were in attendance. AS this event
was in the nature of a farewell
party, and the boys last Offering to
the community, the members of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
Annual Meet
of Padua
Credit Union
Will Be Held In
Raymond Town Hall
Tuesday, Jan. 21st

Tuesday evening, January 21st,
at eight o'clock, in the Raymond
Town Hall, will be held the sec
ond annual meeting Of the Padua
Community Credit Union, a coop
erative loan and savings associa-
ton, said Ferdinand Wiener, sec
rotary, today.
Reports of successful year will
be given and plans for future will
be discussed, said the secretary.
An out-of-town speaker will be
present, and a lunch will be served.
This organization was recently
chosen by the Farm Credit As
sociation as one of the most sue
cessful Of it's kind in Minnesota.
Miss Frieda Baird, Of Washington,
d. c., representing the Farm Cred
1t Administration, making a study
Of rural credit unions in the state,
visited the Padua organization In
November and highly compliment
ed the work done by the officers.
All members are urgently re-
quested to be present, and nom
members are also invited, said
Secretary Wiener.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
LOCAL RURAL
TELEPHONE
co. ELECTS
Annual Meeting
Held Last Week
Wednesday Afternoon

Emil Polipnick was reelected
president and Henry Evans as
secretary Of the Hello Telephone
Company, largest Of the farmer
owned and operated rural tele.
phone lines served through this
community. A group Of thirty
subscribers Of the two lines the
company combines met in their
annual meeting last week Wednes-
day, to transact important bust
ness.
The 23-mile line, now completely
metallicized and in number one
condition, serves 38 subscribers in
it's territory. According to report
Of the years work the line replac-
ed ITO new poles during the year.
Beginning this week, with the
cooperation of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company and man
ager Robert LATERAL, a program
of IRE sagging" the line will be
gin. When the new county road
was built out to Padua, the COM
pany had to move it's pole line and
reset it. Since then wire has not
been properly drawn to eliminate
tension or slack. Mr.. LATERAL an.
nounced that with the exception of
this bit Of work, the line and its
equipment was in first class shape.
A Northwestern Bell man, he said,
will aid the farmer owners in the
project.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
Rev. SOltau
Spoke toHuge
Audience
Speech Delivered At
Methodist Church
Termed Unusual
OFFERING
Officials, Newspapers
And Indifferent
Public Blamed

Officials, newspapers and an in
different public were blamed for
a lot of things that are out of line
with good government, by the Rev.
Henry Soltau, of Minneapolis, who
spoke in the Methodist Church in
this city Sunday.
Mr.. Soltau, who is now on trial
in Minneapolis for perjury charges,
said he welcomed the trial as an
opportunity to give facts to the
world and he expressed the hope
that the newspapers would be fair
enough to print the entire pro-
ceedings.
The church was filled to capa-
city, and the Rev. Brann, local
pastor, in introducing the vice
crusader, said that he doubted If
any other minister could fill the
church by merely running his pic
ture in the local paper.
The newspapers, said Rev. Sol
tau, have influenced the indict-
ment against him-not facts. He
said the newspapers have been
Sarcastic, insinuating, unfair"
The vice crusader also declared
that the underworld is trying to
destroy his organization and he
termed officials as corrupt and
afraid of committing political
suicide by enforcing the laws. He
also said he had been told that he
could not expect justice.
The speech delivered in this city
was termed unusual by those who
heard it, and it included detailed
reports of the work accomplished
through the organization. Rev Sol
tau explained to his audience that
rather than give the facts in ad-
vance, he chose to stand trial sc
that all facts could be made public
and the case be cleared UP salts
factorily.
Rev. Soltau received a cash Of
fering of $54 in this city, as well as
numerous pledges for his work
One man alone pledged $12 to the
cause.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
County,
Meeting For
Library Unit
Will Be Held Tuesday
Evening, January
21st, In Albany

A countrywide meeting Of all
residents Of Stearns County inter
ested in public library service will
be held Tuesday evening, January
q, at Albany. The meeting is
scheduled for 8 o'clock in the Com
mercial Club Room at the public
school.
The program for the meeting will
include:
Music by the Albany chorus.
A skit showing the county lib
rary in action, bringing Up Nine
by the Albany school.
A brief talk, by o. J. Jerde, pres
ident Of the Stearns County Civic
Federation.
A report of the progress Of the
County Library demonstration in
Stearns county.
Business meeting.
Everyone in the county interest
ed in library books for himself and
his neighbor is invited to attend
the meeting. AS many as possible
have been contacted through the
County Superintendent Of Schools
the Farm Bureau Office, Al
Groups, Stearns County Civic As
ISOLATION, Home Demonstration
groups, and civic organizations.
How a county library operates
and its value will be discussed as
well as the WPA County Library
demonstration now being organized
in the county. The demonstration
will give residents a first hand
view Of how library service on a
countrywide basis can provide
books for every resident.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
Insurance Co.
Elected Officers
Gordon scandinavian Co.
Has $1O,1s2,971 Insurance
In F0rce-1,O87 Policies

Oscar J. Lying, Of Sank Centre,
was elected president Of the Cor
on Scandinavian Mutual Fire In
surance company Of Todd County
when the group held its annual
meeting at Eagle Bend Tuesday.
Secretary's report to the large
group attending showed the COM
pany had issued 1,087 policies and
closed the year 1910 with $40, 49,, 971
in insurance in force.
Other officers elected are: n. T.
Nelson, vice president; John o.
Klukken, secretary; M. o. Wang
stad and David B. Larson, direc-
tors; and M. j. Klukken, treasurer.
Lunch was served by the Ladies'
Of the Swedish Church Of Eagle
Bend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
local Military Ball 3ne~ LANCE AAsn&ance--

Public inspection of Headquar-
tiers Battery, with Col. John w.
Carter, Of st. Cloud, as the in
speeding officer, opened the eve
ning's entertainment. With Col.
Carter were the members of the
regimental staff.
Following the inspection, three
Of the oldest enlisted men Of the
Battery, were honored by the en-
listed personnel, and were present
ed gifts in honor of their long and
honorable service records. Those
honored were Sergeant William
Cummings, who enlisted on Dec
ember 8, 1921; Sergeant Morton
Weeks, who enlisted May 3, 1921 |;
Sergeant Lloyd Billman, who en-
listed October 2, 1921. They re-
ceived beautiful mechanical pen
ellis, gifts of the enlisted men of
the Battery. 1t. Col. Roy Scott
presented the gifts, and cited the
service records Of each man in
turn. These men enlisted 10 years
ago in Co. M, which has since been
made a part Of the anti-aircraft
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
Senator WeHe Given
Nine Committee Places
Has Most Important
Committee Appointments
For Service To District

Senator Leo Welle, who repre-
sents Stearns county in the state
senate, has been assigned places
on nine important committees Of
the upper house of the legislature,
and so will be in good position as
he has been in the past to help
shape the course of legislation and
represent the best interest Of this
district.
The committees do most Of the
work required to put bills into
shape for passage and conduct the
public hearings that are held to
consider pending legislation. All
senate committees for the session
have been named, and most of
them will begin work at once.
Senator Welle has been made a
member of the committees on Agri-
culture, Cooperatives, Dairy Pro-
ducts and Live Stock, Education,
Markets and Marketing, Motor
Vehicle and Motor Tax Laws, Pub
lie Highways, Reforestation and
State Parks, Memorials and Monu-
ments.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
-Four Games
On Weeks
Sport Gard
Junior College
Won One and Lost
To st. Johns
HIGH SCHOOL LOST
st. Johns Freshmen
Will Play Here
Next Monday
st. Johns, A; Buccaneers, 40

st. Johns, A; Buccaneers, 40
st. Johns University freshmen at
Collegeville last Friday evening
handed the Buccaneers of Sank
Centres Junior Extension College
its second defeat in five starts, but
the BUGS held to their amazing Of
fensive drive, kept their point a
minute club going full steam all the
way.
And at the college this week
the watchword is "Ge get an
other crack at those JOhnnies."
And SO It Is. For the Johnnies
come to the local court next
Monday evening, January 20th.
Something happened to our fast
break in the first half" Coach Har-
old Rasmussen said this week. But
in the second half we opened up
extensively and the boys gave them
all they had"
Up to the last minute and a half
the Buccaneers held a two point
lead by virture of a crescendoing
attack in the second half that out
scored the Johnnies "a to II.
Oddly is that getting beat by
four points is the only figure these
Buccaneers seem to know. Brain
erd edged them out SO to 80 in their
only other loss. In the meantime
in 200 minutes of play the local
boys have stacked up total col
umn of 211 points. Stan Nelson,
adding 20 points in the st. Johns
game, still is the bigwig in scoring
circles with a total Of 104 points.
In this st. Johns game George
Conkey began hitting as well held
his second spot in the scoring pud-
die. He banged for five second half
goals for a 10 point marker. His
shots were mostly longs that pulled
the Johnny defensive wide. DEE.
iel added 6 points and Jackson 3.
Rasmussen is still working on his
defense. An offense that will aver
age-even with two losses-4O
points a game is sufficient, bolster
ed by a defense that really clicks.
He wants to strengthen scoring in
other positions besides Nelson and
Conkey, and thinks he has It on the
way.
The st. Johns club, that played
eight men, found every man scor-
ing and none with less than three
points. Charlesbois, who lead for
them, tailed only ten points as a
high total.
In the meantime the Buccaneers
get one game to work on both these
problems. They return a game
with Morris Aggies at Morris Fri
day evening. Winner over that club
62 to 80 in the first game of the
season, the Buccaneers aren't look
ing for a repetition like that, but
Rasmussen expects his defense to
work to more advantage in this
club.
Buccaneers 48; MOntevideo 81
Stan Nelson would hate to get
beat by his old home town.
With that in mind Tuesday eve
ming, he and the Sank Centre Jun
ior College Buccaneers went to
work against a Montevideo outfit
that was trying hard to quell
STAINS scoring-and they rolled up
48 to 81 victory. For the sec
Continued on Page 10. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
D~sch04ea Nem
S~izchAod4ah A
Home SCHOOL,
Old Board "Out-
dated I" Said R.
LATERAL, Manager

Purchase of new modern
switchboard for use of the twenty
telephones at the Home School for
Girls was announced by Robert
LATERAL, manager of the North
western Bell Telephone company's
offices here, this week.
No exact installation date
was announced for the new
board that will modernize the
Northwestern Bell-Owned com,
municati0nn system at the
state institution, but Mr.. Lat
teran said he expected the in
stallatiOn to be made as early
as possible, perhaps in Feb
ruary.
Mr.. LATERAL announced that the
new unit had already been ordered
Reason for the change is that the
old board lis outdated," he said
and the new one will bring the
system at the institution up tc
later standards.
At present only those phones in
the administration building can be
used for calling outside" With
the new board, on which calls are
indicated to the operator by lights
instead Of drops, all phones will
be inter-institution and outside
stations as well, he said.
ut will be particularly conven'
lent for the school since it will eli.
inmate their having to keep ar
operator at the board during the
night, and it will open the hospital
and other various important points
to direct outside calls" he said
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16
81. XeMeu4eX
S~>,s.,so>sea 10
H. 6. Ses14ce
Member of Medical
Reserve Officers Corps
Since Graduation

DR.. Ralph B. Kettlewell, in the
Medical Reserve Officers Corps
since his graduation as a doctor,
has been summoned to active duty
with the United States Regular
Army, commissioned as captain in
the Medical Reserve, he announced
this week just before his leaving
Wednesday.
DR.. Kettlewell left for Fort
Riley, Kansas, where he will be
stationed in the post hospital in
surgery. He couldn't announce his
exact duties.
In a statement this week, DR..
Kettlewell announced that his
partnership with DR.. Julian r.
Dubois Is to continue, with DR..
Dubois handling all work Of the
partnership until such time as they
can engage doctor to relieve some
duties. DR.. Kettlewell announced
this week that efforts to gain
services Of such a doctor had met
with no success.
II expect this to be an instruc-
tive year for me-" he said. He
expects that his active duty will
require at least one year. This
week he mailed his resignation
as member Of the Bryant Library
Board, to d. B. Caughren, presi-
dent. Action will probably be
taken this evening at regular
monthly meeting Of the Board.
Mrs. Kettlewell and family are to
remain in their home in this city.
DIR. Kettlewell's first notice Of his
impending induction into Federal
service came on the day before
Christmas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-16

the Battery are highly elated with
the splendid cooperation extended
them. They wish to convey their
hearty thank you to all residents
Of the community who aided them
so nobly and who made possible
the successful elimination in this
effort to raise funds for a worthy
cause.
Mobilization day for the local
battery has been definitely set for
February 10th, said 1t. Col. Roy
Scott, who with Captain Carl Fisch-
err, spent Tuesday in st. Paul. The
Guard members will be indicted in
to Federal service on February 10,
and will remain in this city on
duty in the armory for about ten
days following induction. They will
see their first active service at
March Field, California, which has
been prepared for anti-aircraft
units of the Coast Artillery. Cap
tain Dewey OGara, Of the Mime
sofa Defense Co., has received
orders to take over care of the
Armory on January 21st.