The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-09-15
Believes In Equal Enforcement of All
Laws And Would Have Youth Pro-
tected to Laws Limit
CITY OWES 1T TO PARENTS
Owners of Pool Rooms AS Well as
Boys Liable To Arrest and Punish
ment For Nom Enforcement
lRv "An Observer"


in the enforcement of laws, and par
ticularly those laws that are conducive
of good morals, it strikes US as rather
amusing at this time, in view OF the
open violation of other laws which
effect the morals of our people, to
see the attempted enforcement of laws
relative to the running of automobiles
in the city. You must not drive with
your muller cut out, and whenever
you stop, be sure and stop on the
right side of the street. The muffier
interferes with the rest and repose
of our good citizens; unless you stop
on the right hand side of the street,
there is sure to be congestion OF
traffic, and our police and city officials
are very busy enforcing these laws,
in fact, they will hurry through d
crowd of school boys in front of the
different pool rooms in this city who
are going in and out, in order to be
sure that the automobile stops on the
right hand side of the street.
Pass Boys Unnoticed
Nearly every afternoon after four
o'clock and nearly every evening be-
tween seven and eight at the time
that the automobile law is being en-
forced, for the purpose of enabling
our citizens to protect their lives,
rest and repose, you will see the Chief
of Police and the City Officials catch
the numbers. of the automobiles that
are exceeding the speed limit, that
are using the cut-out on the muller,
and keeping on the wrong side of the
street, and hurry and scurry through
the crowds of school boys congregated
in front of the pool rooms, and oc-
casionally a few of them smoking,
and who are just going into the pool
room or coming out.
Why Not Enforce All Laws?
| AS long as they are enforcing this
automobile law, requiring the stopping
of automobiles on the right hand side
of the street, why not enforce other
laws that are detrimental to the
young men and the young boys from
the country who have come to our
fair city for the purpose of attend
ing our public schools? The boy
from the country will come to Red
wood Falls and in the evening mot &C
customed to the lights of the city:
will be fascinated by the games 60
ing on and the first place that he will
lump to is one of the pool rooms,
where he will spend the money that
he has worked and saved for all sum-
mer for the purpose of paying his
expenses in attending the public school,
which institution the citizens of this
city are proud of. Do the Chief of
Police or City Officials notice this?
Law Is Clear
Through the courtesy of one of the
lawyers of this city, l have been per-
mitted to examine the laws of this
State upon this question. Section
S671 of the Statutes of Minnesota
provides as follows:
"All persons under the age of twen-
ty-one years are prohibited from play
ing pool or billiards or cards in any
saloon or room connected Herewith,
or in any restaurant or public place
of amusement in which tobacco, con-
fectionery, or drinks of any kind, ex-
cept water, are in any manner DIS
posed of; and every keeper or person
i charge of any such place who shall
permit or suffer any person under the
age of twenty -one years to play pool
billiards, or cards therein, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
punished by fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars, or by imprison-
mont in the county Jail not exceeding
thirty days"
Thus it will be noticed from the
foregoing section that it is unlawful
for any minor to play pool in any
public place in which tobacco or con.
i fectionery is disposed of.
Section 1872 reads as follows:
"Any person under the age of eigh
teen years or who is minor pupil il
any school, college or university i!
prohibited from playing pool, billiards
or ten pins or bowling, whether on /;
| ten pin alley or box bah alley il
any public pool or billiard room o
bowling alley or in any public plac,
of business. unless accompanied by hi
parent or guardian, any person unde
. the age of eighteen years or VIII
is minor pupil in any school, col
lege or university who shall engag
in any game of pool or billiards o
bowling in any such place, or FIRE
quent or loiter within any pool o
billiard room or bowling alley, or an,
public place Of business where poo
billiards or bowling are nlsved mn