The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-01-05

AZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOl
Time flies all right especially between
seven and eight in the morning.
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Henry Ford can have his five-day week il
he wants it. AS for Us, after two weeks each
having two consecutive holidays, we want none
of it.
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Will Rogers suggests that one way to re-
lieve the traffic situation would be to pass law
prohibiting the operation of any motor not paid
for. That would bar lot Of 'em!
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One of the big jokes of the day is sending
a bootegger to Jail for ninety days at hard labor.
Who is it that thinks playing cards, absorbing
heat, taking daily bath and nap the greater
part of the afternoon, is hard labor ?"-Burt May
in The Albert Lea Tribune.
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Newark girl drove burglar away by
kicking him in the shins. Now you see, folks, if
she had been hampered by lengthable skirt she
couldn't have kicked with anything like such eff
ficiency. If any argument in favor of short
skirts were needed, here it isl
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Probably times aren't so hard. Maybe they
just seem so because creditors are forcing US
to pay the money we borrowed during good times
to buy the things we didn't need. Isn't that a
possible reason for the present tightness of the
money situation?
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Joe Reynolds of the Mankato Free Press says
he has patience with the 'sentimentalists and
their reasons for favoring leniency and reform of
criminals" cts ALL" roars Joe, sbosh, bunk
UNI and flapdoodle." We'd almost think Grim
inals would rather serve prison sentence than
to listen to that trio of words.
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Figures obtained in recent survey at the
Minnesota University show "there is an in
crease in the percentage engaged in religious
activities in the junior and senior years as COM
pared with the first two years." That doesn't
seem to exactly prove the claim that the courses
of study at the U tend to draw its students away
from religious thoughtfulness.- Rather the con-
trary, in fact. Frequently is heard the complaint
that students come out of the University with
out smattering of religion" It is just possible
that these students went in with the same lack.
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MERGE THE BOARDS
The Minnesota Crime commission would try
to make it more difficult for criminal to get out
of prison. 1t distinguishes between the board
of pardon and board of parole, and provides that
the cannot consider cases that come within
the jurisdiction Of the other, says Joe Reynolds
in his Mankato Daily Free Press.
Why should it be necessary to have two
boards for the purpose of considering the cases
of those who have been sent to the penitentiary,
reformatories, etc?
1t would seem that one board could look af-
ter the interests of the convicted person, and
serve him well-better than the public believes
he demonstrating into consideration the nature
of his offense against the laws.
More often have sentences imposed on law
breakers been overturned by either the parole or
pardon boards-much to the disgust of right
fully indignant people-and if the crime COM
mission can frame up regulation that will
make it more difficult for criminal to get out
of the penitentiary, Godspeed it's effects, say.
The board of pardons and the parole board
should be merged into one board. This would
prevent duplication of efforts in behalf of the
convicted person. Also, the duties of the state
board of visitors could be performed by the one
board, and in degree reduce state expenditures.
If economy is the watchword, let us have it all
along the line.
Toe much money is spent in behalf of MAX
ing life pleasant for crime breeders. Let's call
halt on that sort Of thing by blocking their
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A writer in the st. Cloud Journal Press says:
eff the borrowers would pay their obligations
when due very few banks in the Northwest
would have had any trouble. Any banker will
tell you that ninety per cent of all depositors
will be in to renew or collect certificates of de-
post when due and that not over 10 per cent
of borrowers will be in to pay or renew obliga-
tions when due. This is phase of the situation
that ought to be given a little publicity. That
trait of humanity portrays the kind of world
in which we are living. Many people when they
borrow money at bank do not figure on paying
it when due but when pressed usually want to
renew. Their earnings are used for buying and
the upkeep of automobiles and maintaining So
cial standing their financial condition doesn't JUS
fifty. The next legislature should pass law
providing that when bank is closed the man in
charge shall post within three days on the front
door of the bank list of all notes in the bank
This will shut off lot of noise of those who tell
the creditors that they cannot pay because their
money is tied up in a closed bank, when the