The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-10-09


! Down at New Braunfels Texas, a woman bank
robber is being defended the grounds that she had
pneumonia when child and that it left her somewhat
weakened mentally. There should be no cause for
argument there. OF course she weak, mentally,
or she would not have robbed bank The only oues-
ton for the Texans to decide is what to do with her
And even that shouldn't be so terribly difficult
sentence to prison for the crminally insane would
protect society just thoroughly sentence to any
other penal institution providing that thew keep her
there.
One hundred fifty thousand employees of the fed
eral government asking for increases in wages
Each group that asks for more has some import
ant political strength. Some of the requests will be
granted.
When costs mount too high in private business
that business simply quits. Thus all who are employed
in industry know that the interests Of that industry and
their interests as workers in it are Identical But
not SO the government. The government must 90 on
Whether wages high low and hours short or
long, the government must proceed.
Such condition makes different relationship
between employer and worker than exists in industry
Wages become matter of politics. Those who can
make the most noise, get the most money. 1t is this
condition that is fundamentally at the basis of grow
ing governmental expenses.-L. A. Rossman.
One of the newest and apparently one of the most
successful novelties in the conduct of church service
is to turn around the service with the pastor preach
rg his sermon first and the of the service fol-
lowing Preachers who have tred it have found that
in practically every it has given them more at
tentive audiences and from the standpoint of the
dience, there is temptation the part of the
preacher to run his part of the service overtime The
peoples part in worship in every church should be
very important part and ministers who have tried
the reversed order find that the singing and the
of the devotional service is entered into with more
spirit The whole plan involves strict adherence to
tme the preaching starting right on the dot, and
ending at the end of the time appointed preaching
The whole plan is said to make for better preaching
NOR appreciative listening and more helpful worship.
1t is pointed out however that the sermon must not
be of length to tire people out before the rest of
the service begins-Cottonwood County Citizen.
few weeks ago Minneapolis and the entire
state was very much wrought up the assault and
murder of little Dorothy Aune Scores of police and
special duty assigned to the case in an at
tempt to capture the fend who committed the das-
tardly crime. One would have thought that nothing
but the direct punishment would have been meted out
to the william had he been caught He wasn't caught
Even if he were, his capture would in no way undo
the damage wrought.
Last Wednesday evening 14-year-old Inga Mick
elSOn was SelZed on Minneapolis street and dragged
into alley by who fed when polceman's
wife heard the struggle and went the youngsters
rescue. He pursued, captured and hailed into
court where, had expected he would get sentence
commensurate with the crime he apparently had in
mind. But what was his sentence? A mere ninety
days in the workhouse.
If that is the only punishment to be provided for
attacker and assauters of fourteen year old girls
Minneapolis should not be surprised when crimes
like the Aune are reported.
1t would that the Northwest Senators who
are opposed to the flexible tariff granting the Presi-
dent power to raise lower schedules after such
changes have been recommended by the tariff COM
mission barking up the wrong tree.
If only they will consult their memories or the
Congressional Record they will recall that President
Coolidge used the flexible tariff provision to raise the
duty on butter from eight to twelve few years
ago. Even recently, President Hoover used the
same flexible tariff to increase the duty on faxseeo
forty per cent. Both increases were of benefit to
agricultural regions and agricultural regions only.
In the meantime, Congress- upon whom our North
west Senators would depend for all farm relief was
showing UNDER Senator Shipsteads proposal fol-
emergency Congressional action to help the farmer
The vote forty to thirteen against any emergency
legislation for agriculture.
In view of the above facts, isn't it just ittl
bit ridiculous for Senators from Northwest farm
to oppose the flexible tariff because it gives the
President too much power which, they seem to think
he may use against us?