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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Fully warned by the behavior OF her parents long
before her birth, the law allowed her parents TO
reproduce their kind. Fully warned when she
was still an infant, society allowed her to DRIFT
ont of it's hands into life of dirt neglect, dark
Easements, begging, stealing, ignorance, poor ut
lie tawdry excitements and twicted romance
The courts had their chance and they missed Il
Charity had its chance and missed it. Schools
had their chance and missed it. The church had
it's chance and missed it. The absent-mindes
.outine of all that is well-meaning and respect
able did not defect by inch her memorable pro-
eress from the basement where she was born to
the Jail where she will expiate her crimes and
ours.
For her crimes are on our heads too NO
record could be clearer more eloquent. None
fould leave less room for doubt that Cecilia
Cooney is product of this city, of its neglect
and it's carelessness, of its Indifference and Its
undercurrents of misery. We recommend her
story to the pulpts of New York, to the school
men of New York, to the lawmakers OF New York
to the social workers of New York, to those VINO
are tempted to boast of its wealth, its magni'
fcence and it's power-The World May 8, 1924
Circulated by Russell Sage Foundation).
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Everyone interested in poultry should at
tend at least one good poultry show No one
thing will arouse new interest in ones flock as
quickly as talking with other breeders and view
ing the birds display. When you look the ex-
hibits over and are able to say 1--WE got just as
good at home, guess I'll exhibit at the next Show,
you naturally feel little puffed up" the rest OF
the day, even if you don't admit it to anyone
Then, on the other hand, if you see birds there
that actually better than yours,.you will pro-
baby take the exhibitors name and write him
for breeding stock or eggs in the spring, If you
haven't an opportunity to meet the owner and
order direct. If anyone is thinking of entering
the poultry business, here is splendid chance
to compare the best specimens of each breed and
decide which you care to raise. Then, too, one
may compare the exhibits Of the same breed and
see which qualities he desires to introduce into
his new venture or his present flock. The Red.
wood County Show is now on! 1919
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
An Ingenious Age

Englishmen may, as tradition AYERS,
be slow to grasp the significance of
the joke. This is not criminal. But
when it comes to being ingenious one
would be obliged to go long ways
to think the London theater man
ayers who by reason of an edict were
prevented from selling chocolates to
their patrons during the course of a
performance. 1t seems that the cab
arets in the English capital have been
in a way overshadowing the legitim-
ate theaters by offering not only a
spic and span and palatable meal, but
first class entertainment thrown in.
Protests have been filed by the man.
ayers, but the ban on chocolate SELL
ing remains. Now in order to CIR
cumvent this, the theater managers
are going into the chocolate selling
game. With each box Of the sweets
sold theater ticket is thrown in, and
YOU get a seat according to the am
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

The st. Paul Daily News has announced that
it will not open it's columns to the writings OF
Dick Loeb, the Chicago murderer. Some syn
dictate is trying to sell articles which Loeb will
write in prison to newspapers around the coun-
try 1t is to be fervently hoped that no decent
paper will dirty it's columns with this rot. lr
the first place. it is said Loeb will write concern
ing his own beliefs about life. He has shown
already what they are, vicious and degenerate
He does not believe in moral law. We want nc
such stuff in our newspapers.-Slayton Herald
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
CECILIA COONEY

- OR some months now have been vastly
r entertained by the bobbed-haired bandit
Knowing nothing about her, we created d
perfect story, standardized according to the rules
laid down by the movies and the short-story ma
gaines. The story had, as the press agents say
everything. 1t had fapper and bandit who
baffied the police; it had sex and money, crime
and mystery. And then yesterday read in the
probation officers report the story of Cecilia
Cooney's life. 1t was not in the least entertain
ing. For there in the place of the dashing bandit
ptiable girl; instead of amusing tale, a
dark and mean tragedy; instead of lovely ad
venture, a terrible accusation.
In the twenty years she has lived in this city
she has come at one time another within reach
Of all the agencies of righteousness. Five years
before she born her father summoned to
court for drunkenness and neglect; the Charities
Department recommended then that her older
brothers and sisters be committed to an institu-
ton. That did not prevent her parents bringing.
with the full consent of the law, three or four
children into the world. Cecilia herself, the
youngest of eight came at four years of age into
the custody of the Childrens Society. Six months
later, on the recommendation of the Department
of Public Charity, she turned back to her
mother, who promptly deserted her.
She was next taken to Brooklyn by her aunt
and for ten years so attended parochial school
At the age Of fourteen her mother brought her
back to New York, took her to furnished room
stole her clothes and deserted her. year later
aged fifteen, Cecilia became child-laborer in q
brush factory in Brooklyn and was associating al
night with sailors picked up on the waterfront
At sixteen Cecilia was back in New York, living
with her mother, working as laundress for few
months at stretch in various hospitals. At
twenty she was married, had borne child. had
committed a series of robberies, and is condemned
to spend the rest Of her youth in prison.
This is what twentieth century civilization in
New York achieved in the case Of Cecilia Cooney
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

cunt you pay for your chocolates.
The inland revenue authorities in this
way are confronted with a new stunt
and one which may require some keen
talent to sweep aside. The govern
ment claims tax on chocolate sold
in a place designated for entertain
ment purposes. Interest will center
in the possible ability of revenue au-
thorities to collect from the London
theater owners under this new idea,
or as the Manchester Guardian put it:
"The chocolate box device puts the
issue very neatly, and the upshot will
be waited with interest. "-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Governor Ted says "No new state activities:
no new state institutions and cut in the appro-
priations under those of 1928" That is definite
and explicit and lets every one of US know that
the Governor is certainly serious in putting into
practice his campaign theories. 1t isn't going to
suit any of us to have our own personal hobby
suffer from lack of the states financial support
but the ultimate whole is going to please us all
tremendously. And anyone who knows Ted
knows that no worthy cause will suffer at his
hands. But there will be no money for extras
so long as Ted is boss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
LOCAL TAXATION

From Governor Christianson's InauguraD
<rCARELESS students of taxation have
sought to absolve the state government
~ from responsibility for high taxes by cit
ing the fact that state taxes constitute only q
small part of the total. They overlook entirely
that many increases in local levies have been
necesstated by laws passed by the Legislature
and approved by the governor.
every time the salary of local official is
raised, every time activity is made man.
datory on a community, every time new form
Of state aid is held out as bait to township or
county, local taxes are being raised just as sure
ly as if the levy for them were made by the Leg
islature.
"The situation suggests that the Legislature
should be reluctant to impose additional obliga-
tons on local governing bodies, that legislation
affecting the smaller units of government should
be permissive rather than mandatory, and that
exercise of power granted should not be made
compulsory unless imperativey demanded by
considerations of the general welfare.
'The state can greatly affect local taxation
by placing reasonable limitations on the power
of municipal bodies to issue bonds There are
limits beyond which the state cannot go in its
efforts to check local extravaganza.
Counties and cities self-governing bodies
eff the state limits too rigidly, it jeopardizes
the very existence of the local unit of government
If it does not limit at all, it makes it possible for
the local unit to jeopardize the property rights
of individuals. While it is undoubtedly within
the power Of the state to regulate the rela-
tions of communities and individuals as to protec'
the rights of both, it is power which should be
exercised with wisdom and moderation.
However, there is one power which local
units of government have, in the exercise of which
they should be rigidly controlled. That is the
power to issue bonds. AS a generation, are
wasteful. We not only using up what on,
fathers accumulated; are mortgaging the earn
ings of our children. We are trying to spend ir
generation the product of the effort Of three
or more generations. Most of inherited as
sets. Unless mend ways, children
will inherit only liabilities.
whatever may be thought of the state.
right to limit the power of municipality to ia,
the living, there can be question as to it's duty
to protect the voiceless and voteless unborn.
81 would therefore recommend the enactment
of legislation that would make any bond issue by
any municipal unit of government for any pur
rose except refundment Of an Indebtedness in
Cured heretofore, null and void, unless it car
ried with it, as integral and inseparable par
thereof, an irrevocable tax levy running tn,
Of the obligation to create sinking fund suffo;
emily large to discharge the bonds at the exp "a
tion of that period"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Jake Preus has expressed his gratitude to the
State of Minnesota. Well, the State has much
for which it should feel real gratitude to Jake
too His mistakes were many but his achieve
ments exceed them. Further, the mistakes nave
in most instances harmed only Jake himself whf
the achievements have been for the good OF the
state Real gratitude from the people whom ne
has served should be Jake's portion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
Well wager that those Redwood Falls me

Well wager that those Redwood Falls mer-
chants who have made no place for their local
paper advertising in their 1925 budgets will be
the very first ones to "fall for it" when some
geek from outside comes to town with clever
little advertising scheme. We know people who
never spent dollar for home advertising who
not long ago paid as high as fifteen and twenty
dollars to get their names and their farms LISTED
on mailing list that had about as much adver-
Using virtue as last years toad stool. 1t would
be to laugh-if it were not to weep!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Good reading for you next week, folks; the
Personal Property tax list! Oh Joy! II you
don't happen to like your little personal section
in the long list, just speak to Arthur Falk about
it. There isn't thing in the world he can &c
about it but if you have to "blow up some body
il Nigh. as we'll be the County Treasurer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

We hate doing the merely popular thing but
we have fallen into just that action with duii
and sickening thud. After listening to number
of opportunities from the Younger Set, the
Gazette will hereafter run a weekly Cross Woro
Puzzle. Watch for them. We don't claim &c
have made them out Of our own head but we 90
guarantee that they will make you reach Tor the
dictionary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

An Iowa girl of the mature age OF seventeen
endeavored to have her father committed to an
insane asylum because he insisted upon knowing
with whom and where she was after ten O'Clock
at night. If this be insanity in the mind OF the
youthful, just what is youths idea OF sanity !!
The Judge very promptly and pointedly told the
Young lady which member of her family was in
the greatest danger of landing behind bars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Judge Kenesaw Lands recently said, in 3
speech at Rochester, that every citizen who fail
ed to vote at every election should be made tc
serve Jail sentence. If that were practiced II
Redwood Falls, Sheriff Kise would have had tc
put many leaves in the Jail dining table after last
Tuesday Folks, there lot Of you of whom
we are just plain every day ashamed!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Maude Donahue Hall of the Cokato Enter
prise says: Now go darn it, amt we country
editors proud of the governor of Minnesota? He
amt a-writin' and talkin' them there economy
programs for nothin' We know! He's from
the country newspaper shop where economy Is
not only necessary but compulsory"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

State politics are off with whizz! vi
course they are going to drag after while, just
as they have in every other session since the
memory of man. But right now interest in Them
is rather more keen than we remember to have
known it beforehand remember back
some considerable period" Harry Lauder re-
marks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

London lavender and delicate gray are
the favored colors which are expected to
offset somewhat the broader shoulders,
shorter and loosen coats, wider trousers,
larger waist lines, in fact baggy clothes,
all the way around.-News item.
Oh, Percy You are just too ravishlng!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

No one needs to go to Minneapolis to attend
the midwinter sales. The Redwood Falls mer-
chants are, the most of them, slashing right and
left and their lines are plenty big enough and
up-to-date enough to meet the requirements OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Average Citizen in this trade ter
ritory. Spend your money where you make it
that is the only ethical thing to do.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Redwood County is expecting some real re-
presentation from Doc. Adrich and it has the
right to- Doc has a lot of real ability and the
voters back home have given him an opportunlt!
to use it. We are all watching the Belview Irish
man!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
"U" Basketball
Prospects Brighten

Minnesota has excellent basketball
prospects for the present season, with
q strong squad practicing under the
totelage Of Harold T .EsTaylors head
coach, and Captain Victor Dunder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

We never heard of Attorney Harry j. Acton
of Madison until last Wednesday but we know he
IS all right He must be-Ted Christianson Is
for him, so much for him that he has made him
his private secretary And that is proof enough
that Mr. Acton has stood the acid test
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

If Jake Preus succeeds in getting several ne"
industries for Minneapolis it might be well fol
Redwood Falls to secure his services for week
or two We could handy use few more OF
those things ourselves
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

1t really doesn't seem that Commissioner
P cocks $2O,OOO,OOO bond issue will get very
far with Governor Christensen holding the relns
at the state horse, now does it? Personally we
don't think it should.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

One of our New Year resolves was not &c
talk about the very apparent-to-every wealth
er conditions. So if you want to make converse
ton with us on this very popular topic you will
Just have to start it yourself
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

"Growing Unpopularity of Tips is the
heading of an editorial paragraph by Frank A
Day This unpopularity never had to grow WITH
us-it was born full grown the first time we
ever had to pay one.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

One Of the exchange calls him tied, the
Tight Wad." There are things heap worse,
right now, than title like that.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Ted has counted all the various state de
partments' and finds them to be NlNETY-IWo'
Some little old department store this state gov
eminent of ours.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Frank Wing says that he understands that
neither Demosthenes nor Aristotle is represented
in the State Legislature this year How about
Diogenes and Ananias?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Herman Polkow has been elected chairman
of the Brown County Board Of Commissioners fof
the fifteenth time-there's man who just Graves
punishment!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Eventually the State of Minnesota will
have the one buck law, and at the rate
sentiment favoring such law is in
creasing among big game hunters, that
time is not far distant. With the pos
sible exception of one, big game hunters
who went into the woods from Hutchin-
son last fall all came home favoring the
one buck law, and most of these hunters
went to Itasca county, the only terri
tory in the state where does could not
be killed. The Leader believes that SEN
timent prevails among real sportsmen
and game conservationists throughout
the state. Many of the doubters have
already been changed to supporters, and
some of them were from Hutchinson"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
SMALL TOWN TALK

Not every word will fit into puzzle
some of them aren't even of that much use in the
world
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

"The melancholy days have come" when the
income tax statement insists upon precedence over
the cross word puzzle" glooms Mabe Moreau.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

The Olivia Times has been made the official
paper of Renville County Now we will have to
listen to months of grieving by the Renville Coun
ty Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Carlos Avery, who for many years was the
State Game Commissioner of Minnesota, is a
strong advocate of the one-buck law. Since Mr..
Avery is probably the best authority in the state
on Minnesota game his words are listened to with
respect and interest by huntsmen and others. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-21
PRICES FALL AS
STOCKS SELL.
QUICKLY
Pressure Renewed Over Whole
Range Of issues in
Short Session
BY w. IS. COUSINS
international News SERVES

go e. y . = E
NEW YORK, Nov. 81 Selling
pressure was renewed over the,whcle
range OF speculative stocks in the
short session Of the market today
and prices declined from q to
points in many Of the active motor
and industrial shares.
Unsettlement in the speculative
district was caused by, announce
ment from San Francisco that the
reserve hank in that city had adj
vanced its rediscount rate To per
cent, the last reserve bank outside
Of New York to move up from the
31a per cent rate. Washington dis
patches. indicating some disagree
ment among reserve board members
on the matter OF rediscOunt rates
also encouraged bearish selling. 1
The largest shrinkages in market
values in the first period took plstce
in thu motor stocks and the special.
ties. Chrysler Motor was freely
offered and declined abruptly TO
1871 fora loss Of 71s points.
The bears pressed their advantage
in the motor stocks and accessories
in the early trading, heaping selling
orders In large volume where buy.
ing power. seemed to be In any way
restricted.
The marking up Of gasoline and
kerosene prices was generally re-
garded as another tndica tion pf the
firlning UP Of the petroleuKn mar
kets.
Unsettlement in French francs,
with 9 decline to around 3.9O cents.
followed reports that the govern
ment would ask for an initiation
issue Of 5000, OO0, 900 francs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-21
BANKER FARLEY
To BE HELD IN
LOUIS
Session viii Be December 10,
Followed by Fiduciary
Conference
By RICHARD HATTON

The next meeting of the admins
trative committee Of the American
Bankers Association will be held
in st. Louis, on Thursday, Decern-
Ter TO- according to an announce
ment made from headquarters Of
the association In New York.
Executive Vice President Joshua
Evans, jr., OF the District National
Bank, is one of the most active
members of this important COM
mittee and win attend the meet
ing, which viii precede the meet
Ing of the American Bankers As
ISOLATION Fiduciary Conference in
the same city on December IL and
The fiduciary conference will be
a Joint meeting Of the trust COM
panies and State National banks
engaged In trust activities The
meeting OF the administrative COM
rnittee is arranged so that mem
bers attending the committee meet
Ing may attend the conference also.
The 1926 meeting of the executive
council of the American Bankers
Association viii be held at Pine
hurst, N. c.. from May 20 May
s, according to f.. N. Shepherd ex-
ecutive manager OF the association.
The executive council is the ad in
terim body of the association be-
tween its general meetings in am
nual convention.
The meetings OF the administers
tive committee have heretofore
been held in this city, the change
to st. Louis being made because
CT the meeting OF the fiduciary
conference in that city and the
more central location.
William II. Baden. assistant trust
officer of the Washington Loan and
Trust Company, win represent that
institution at the fidueiary con-.
ference.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-21
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Nov. ri Cotton
prices were unsteady at the open
ing Of the market today; first
prices were from, 2 to IL points
lower December opened at 20.s5,
down 2 points; January, 1910, down
10 points, and March, 1888, down
10 points.
Considerable decline took place ii
the cotton market today, due to uIi-
certainty over the showing to be
made by the Government crop re-
port, overshadoWed BY much better
cables than were expected There
was urgent liquidation, also South
ern hedge selling. while Liverpool
and locals bought and short COW
cred. The weather remained dry
and moderately cold over the cot
ton region.
The Department Of Agriculture
estimates production Of cotton -
OF November IA at 1928 900 bales
compared with 1886. 900 bales on
November 1. the last report.
On the reopenilg December sold
at 20.SO, down AZ points: January
1000, down SO points, and March
zoos. down SIS points.