The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-14
Lynchings In 1881

IN PRELIMINARY reports indicate that only 13 per-
i sons lynched in the United States in 1881,
compared with 80 in 1880, and 10 in 1929. The
of last rather upsets the theory expressed
by year ago the effect that the marked in
crease in lynching in 1880 in some way due to
the depression
Georgia, with record of more lynchings than any
other state during the last SO years. entirely free
from mob violence last year. States which have had
no lynchings since 1889 Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut
and New Jersey. Also there have been none in the
District of Columbia 1t is rather odd that the entire
New England group has been immune from lynch law
for such long period.
Lynching in the United States reached their most
frghful total in 1892 when less than 255 persons
loo whites and 155 negroes-met death at the hands
/ of mobs.
According to the best available records $3.50 per-
sons have been ynched since 1885. 1t is likely that
several hundred of these victims innocent of the
crimes for which they killed This is CHASTITY
record but it is encouraging marked decrease
in mob crimes in recent years.
Where Relief Goes
TT was generally supposed that operations of the
Farm Board and agencies set up under its supervi-
sion were intended to afford relief to distressed
farmers, suffering from low prices due to over-pro-
duction of crops.
Among the means to be employed to this end was
cooperative
zatons backed by government funds. These sup
posed to eliminate the mddleman and give the farmer
larger percentage of the value Of his crops.
Now what really happened? A large number of
officials employed princely salaries The head
of the cotton marketing organization receives $4,000
year. the the President of the United States
The official in charge of the grain operations receives
$780, 900, while two vice presidents receive $4,000 and
$4,000 and the treasurer 100000 Other salaries
into big figures which must contribute very effectively
to the relief of those who hold the fat jobs.
What makes the situation all the more scandalous
is that practically all of these officials drawing
salaries many times larger than they received
before. According to Senator Gore of Oklahoma, the
$4,000 official formerly received only $12cOO while
the $4,000 one never made than 100000
1t looks if the Farm Board in it's efforts to get
rid of the middeman had gotten hold of something
even expensive. One thing seems certain, and
that is that the only persons who have obtained any
relief from its operations the the payroll
For with all these high priced experts the job the
price of farm products sank to the lowest point in
years, although hundreds of millions of taxpayers
money lost in trying to the old and i'm
mutable law of supply and demand.
1t would be fine if Chicago school teachers could
collect in cash like bootleggers do.
Chicago man had his wife arrested for pointing a
revolver at him. Next time she probably will pull the
trigger.
An astrooger predicted that United State Senator
will lose his mental balance during 1892 Another pro-
phet playing SAFE
is said that only 100 out of 25CO applicants pass
tests for radio Wouldn't you hate to have
to listen to the other 2,490?
: Eight tons of peanuts have been stolen from
Georgia warehouse. 1t may be only coincidence that
peanut politicians are becoming active.
The worlds most astounding mathematical cal
culaton has been made by Frenchman He figures
that Uncle Sam France 625 million dollars on ac
count of the