The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-13

Our government, which appears to be in the
business of dishing out money recently distributed
through the Reconstruction Finance corporation one
thousand one hundred and eighty-two millions of
dollars. A good deal of money.
Five thousand five hundred and ninety-nine big
borrowers got 81 118 100000. Five hundred
thousand six hundred and seventy-two farmers got
$64,OO0,OOO.
This money is all distributed, undoubtedly, with
the best of intentions and much intelligence al
the distributors bring to their work But it
seems pity that it is not possible to contribute
of the money to greater number of human
beings
Near the railroad station at Farmingdale N. j,
a middle-aged man, totally blind, felt his way along
the village sidewalk with a cane, held against the
curbstone line
The light, the sky, all the beauty of brightly
coored foliage were shut out, every step had its
danger.
But the man smiled he walked, feeling his
way. He above the worst of physical calamities
and found happiness in refusing to admit defeat.
His eyes gone, but not his courage
1t might have done the army of depression
mourners good, to that blind man, with darkness
all around him and light in his SOUL
Governor Tejeda, of the Mexican state of Vera
Cruz, demanding that all foreign capital be given out
of Mexico, should read the history of Sparta, seek
ing to make its iron money undesirable or Russia
trying to destroy all interest in money, let him
consider the decay of Spain and Portugal when those
countries drove out and Inundated the Jew that
knew how to keep business and money active
Money is labor and intelligence frozen into cash.
If Tejeda succeeds in driving it out he will not help
his country.
If you travel much on railroads it should COM
fort you to know that the chances against being
killed in accident are one hundred and fifty mill
lion to one-very good odds.
Extraordinary safety in railroad travel is due to
two thngs-frst excellent roadbeds excellent equip
ment good management; and second, faithful, sober
railroad workers-engineers, switchmen conductors
devoted to their task and to their duty.
Unhappy citizens of Sinchow, China, know that
modern is complicated. Ten thousand Chinese
Reds took possession of their city, important
trading CENTER wrecking and looting. That was bad
enough.
Then Hankow, fifty miles away, sent squadron
of airplanes to bomb Sinchows RED bandits" kill
ing more citizens than bandits. That worse than
the bandits.
It takes little imagination to realize the part that
airplanes will play in war; when you read statistics
of city populations Seven cities contain than
100000 inhabitants.
What marvellous targets for air pilots with gas
bombs and explosive bombs offered by London,
New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Chicago. Paris and Mos
cow.
member of the British commons, tells his constitl-
ents they must excuse him while he flies his plane
over the top of Mount Everest earths highest peak.
He thinks he may bring back information useful
to mountain climbers if they must struggle up on
foot also hopes to increase British prestige especial
y in India.
y been hying over and around the sacred "uncon-
querable" mountain they will be impressed.
The ordinary human being, especially if he lost
money in the insult collapse, will find this piece of
news entertaining.
Big utilities companies that took hundreds of
millions from unfortunate investors, ask Uncle
Sam to lend them twenty-one millions, from the
Reconstruction Finance corporation.
1t should encourage taxpayers whose money
would be lent, and the stockholders whose money is
gone to know that the reorganization of the insult
companies is now directed by James Simpson, a man
not merely honest and public spirited, but of
very great ability Whatever be, will be pulled
out of the mess.
man only forty-seven years old, once prominent
in industry, is found dead in Chicago with bullet in
his head. farewell note said that he "anoth-
victim of the depression"
He had only 48 cents left. One of six letters
laid out his dresser with the 48 remaining cents
addressed to Authorities coroner or what have
your
thousand men have succeeded beginning with
4S cents and less. That is than John D. Rookie
Teller had when he started.