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The Washington times., 1934-03-01
lTIGUE WITHOUT WORK = By Robert Benchley m

tenham Old Style? Should 1t
be-Are you tired? Does it
make life seem hardly worth
struggling through? When you
see what actually came out OF
all this, do you wish you had
never been born?
If not, then think Of the men
who have to write comical cap
tions under news photographs,
like Button up your overcoat!
Here is what yesterdays snow
did to Exchange Street." or
who's afraid Of the big, bad
Cotton Exchange? Cotton brok-
ers celebrating the passage Of
the Rein-McGuin Bill"
Think of the thousands and
thousands of writers and artists
being gay and lighthearted for
your benefit when you never
give them a tumble.
Think of me writing this
piece.
Copyright 1884, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
Articles BY Robert BeftckleT
Gppedr each Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
federal Pau Cuts Constitute BetruHaZ of NeW Dea

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CERTAINLY EX-
TEND ITS OWN PRINCIPLE OF HIGHER WAGES
AND SHORTER HOURS TO IT'S OWN EMPLOYEES
TO FAIL TO DO THAT IS TO BETRAY THE NEW
DEAL AT ITS SOURCE.
Just before the Independent Offices Appropriation
Bill passed by the Senate that body adopted the
amendment sponsored by Senator Borah which would
limit pay restoration to employees drawing salaries Of
less than $1,000.
That amendment may draw additional support for
the general proposition of pay restoration BUT IT
WILL DRAW THAT SUPPORT AT THE SACRI-
FICE OF PRINCIPLE
Government employees, whether in the lower pay
grades or the higher brackets, EARN THEIR SALA-
RIES
These salaries are not gratuties. They are value
given for value received.
To cut salaries at the top and not to cut them at the
bottom is to- do violence to this conception.
The highly placed executive or the member of Con-
gress just as much entitled to fair deal salaries
as is the laborer.
That principle recognized when Congress adopted
the fifteen per cent cut provided in the economy act
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS PRINCIPLE
SHOULD HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED NOW.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

DOUBT THAT PAY RESTORATION WOULD
SWEEP ON TO SPEEDY VICTORY.
We believe that those extraneous matters be
eliminated far as their influence upon the pay
toration movement is concerned.
THOSE OTHER MATTERS CAN BE AND
SHOULD BE DECIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT
ON THEIR MERITS, JUST AS THE PAY REsTO-
RATION MATTER SHOULD BE DECIDED UPON
IT'S MERITS.
The Government has recognized the merits Of pay
restoration FOR ALL THOSE WHO WORK FOR
SOMEBODY ELSE.
TT has told and is telling private employers that as
their contribution to early recovery they should give
their employees higher wages and work them less hours
Yet there many high in Government positions who
deny the applicability of this sound doctrine to the Gov
ernment-the Nations biggest employer.
If high wages in private employ will promote recov
cry HIGH WAGES IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOY
WILL SERVE THE SAME DESIRABLE PURPOSE.
The Government cannot pick and choose those who
are to raise wages. IT CANNOT, IN ALL FAIRNESS,
TELL THE PRIVATE EMPLOYER THAT HE MUST
PAY MORE TO HIS WORKERS AND THEN TELL
ITS OWN WORKERS THAT THE GOVERNMENT
WILL NOT FOLLOW SUIT.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
DR.. Roper's Surgery Cuts
Efficiency From Air Bureau
Bu James T. Williams, W.

physicians for political reasons
in areas already well repre-
sented by competent medical
examiners, who would thereby
be deprived of sufficient work to
keep up their technique and
maintain their efficiency.
Third-That Major r. F.
Longacre, until recently the able
medical director of the aeronau-
tics branch, had been forced
out of the Department Of Com
merce in spite of his demonstra-
ton Of unusual competence as q
flight surgeon and medical ex-
aminer.
Fourth-That changes in pol
icy then under consideration by
the department with respect to
medical supervision of pilots
would, if made, result in a gen
eral and dangerous lowering Of
the standards Of physical etfi'
cheney throughout the pilots
profession.
Fifth-That such changes IN
policy would ultimately bring
about a serious condition of af-
fairs in the commercial aviation
Of this country.
Publicity Bureau
In view of the dangers 10
all Americans who fly as pilots
or passengers and to the air
transport industry inherent in
this threatened economy pro
gram" of the Department OF
Commerce, the Aero Hospital
Association, at its meeting in
Chicago, urged upon the Pres
ident a series of most vital rec
. concentrations. The sums of
these was that DR.. Roper be
ordered to withhold his knife
before disaster overlook Amer.
lean progress in the field Of
civil aeronautics.
This unexpected and en-
phatic protest finally reached
the ear of the President and
for a time the surgical ambi-
tions Of DR.. Roper were curbed.
But it was not long before he
and his assistants were back in
the operating room hacking
away at the helpless body Of
the areronautics branch.
Today this one-time Federal
agency which commanded the
respect of the country and Of
the world for the integrity and
expertnesS of it's work is one of
the most active political and
publicity bureaus in the Federal
City.
BY the skill of his organiza-
ton and the discriminating dis
tribution of his patronage, DR..
Roper has been able to head off
a congressional investigation Of
the results of his doctoring in
the aeronauticS branch.
Meantime, as a newly initiated
Doctor of Humanity" DR..
Roper is open to congratula.
tions on his latest honor from
his colleagues in allied schools
of medicine and surgery.
Copyright, 1894. by The
hin0 n
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

To his miscellaneous collec-
ton of honorary academic de-
grees, Daniel c. Roper, Secre-
tary Of Commerce, has just
added another.
Rollins College in Florida has
bestowed upon Secretary Roper
the somewhat unusual but high
ly honorary degree of Doctor
of Humanity"
Although the citation does not
so specify, the latest but not
the least Of DR.. Roper's varied
assortment Of academic honors
doubtless is intended as a recog-
milton Of his recent transforma-
ton of the aeronautics branch
Of the Department of Commerce
from what it was, when DR..
Roper put it on the operating
table last summer, into what it
is after the ensuing ministra-
tionS Of the new Doctor Of
Humanity"
Under the Knife
When the AeronauticS branch
went under DR.. Roper's knife it
was the best organized and most
efficiency Government agency
anywhere in the world charged
with the regulation and develop
ment Of civil aeronauticS.
A series. Of surgical operations
by DR.. Roper since last summer
has transformed this Federal
agency into national headquar.
ters for the promotion of politi-
cal aviation. It's promotion of
preferred pilots, operators and
political favorites by means Of
planned publicity and an ex-
tensive underground political
hookup with both Houses of
Congress, with the Democratic
National Committee, with dis
gruntled, because. unsuccessful,
bidders for mail contracts and
their former employees is really
an extraordinary achievement
in the field Of administrative
surgery.
Unfortunately for DR.. Roper
his colleagues in the allied
school of aviation medicine
were highly suspicious from the
outset Of his designs upon the
aeronautics branch. This was
made Enthusiastically plain by
resolutions which were adopted
at the last annual meeting OF
the Aero Medical Association.
Behind the language OF par
Mamentary action the resolu
tions of these distinguished
flight surgeons and medical ex'
aminers implied regarding DR.
Roper's proposed operations:
First-That there was danger
of removal for political reasons
of medical examiners OF the
Department Of Commerce whose
selection prior to DR.. Roper's
arrival in the operating room
had been based on ability and
training.
Second-That there was dan
ger of appointing additional
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

it also drew bad men by the
hundreds. The Comanches, the
Kiowas and the Apaches were
loose, too. The good people Of
Texas knew only one sure rem
edy and they employed it.
Back came the Rangers-six
companies this time, each Of
40 men.
The State appropriated
$4,000, and furnished the
guns and the ammunition. The
Rangers, at . pay Of about
$40 a month, supplied their
own horses, food and lodging.
They were never uniformed,
dressing pretty much as the
cattlemen of the time. There
was no hard and fast disci-
pline, the age limit Of 81 was
winked at and many a young
ster of II took his place be-
side the bearded and mature
Capt. D. w. Roberts or Cap
tain George w. Baylor, to
shoot it out with a train rob.
ber like Sam Bass, or to chase
an Apache chief like Victorio
across the Rio Grande into
Mexico.
Self-reliant
The cardinal virtue of the
Texas Ranger always has
been self-reliance. It was
born into him of necessity and
has been bred into him by ex-
ample. When IS men are as
signed to cover a couple Of
hundred thous sand square
miles. they have to spread out
a little to take in so much ter
itory. It got to be that each
man was pretty much on his
own. When a Ranger was sent
on a job, no one went along
to tell him how it was to done.
Two or three men against a
dozen desperadoes - that was
what the Rangers expected and
that was what they got. But
it was this winning or dying
against fearful odds which
built up an esprit de corps"
that has proved the despair Of
the wicked and the hope Of the
just.
What the red coat Of the
Mountie has been to the Cana
dian Northwest, so the badge
of the Texas Ranger has been
to the American southwest.
And the Ranger always got
his man, too. In Texas they
tell a whimsical story Of the
Rangers ability to go it alone.
The mayor of a fairly large
city had forbidden the holding
of a prize fight. But the
tough element thumbed its
nose and proceeded to go
ahead with arrangements for
the bout.
The ill-feeling developed into
a riot, and the distressed
mayor telephoned for assist
ance. The assurance that the
Rangers would take over the
situation relieved his honor,
who took himself to the rail-
road station to await his de-
livererS. The relief train pulled
in, and one passenger stepped
off. He was an efficient, hard
bitten individual, but he was
only one. The mayor looked
at him in surprise. where
are the rest?" he gulped. do
you mean to say they only
sent one Ranger?" The other
looked at the mayor calmly,
and then answered in a slow
drawl: wal. you've only got
one riot here, have't your"
Copyright 1894. King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

The amendment to the Independent Offices Appro
priaon Bill providing for restoration of the salaries
of Federal employees has, the surface been ockeyed
into complicated position from which it can be extr
Gated only with the greatest of difficulty.
THESE SURFACE COMPLICATIONS, HOW
EVER, DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE JUSTICE
OF THE RESTORATION CAUSE.
THE APPARENT COMPLICATIONS SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED TO PREVENT THE ULTI-
MATE VICTORY OF A CAUSE WHICH IS so
DEEPLY ROOTED IN DECENCY AND LOGIC.
These complications will not discourage those who
are supporting the restoration movement There must
be Stacking of endeavor by them now that their
struggle is reaching it's climax.
THE PAY RESTORATION SKIES HAVE BEEN
DARKER BEFORE THAN THEY ARE NOW. After
that darkness they have frightened AND THEY WILL
DO so AGAIN.
The difficulty which is felt now arises from the dan
ger that the ultimate decision pay restoration may
not be made in the final upon the merits of that
issue but upon the influence exerted upon that issue
by totally extraneous subjects.
WITH THOSE EXTRANEOUS SUBJECTS, HOW
EVER WORTHY, ELIMINATED THERE IS NO
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
The Human Side of the News
By Edwin C.. Hill

'"The best shots and the hard
est riders in the world" give
you the Texas rapgers-that
gallant corps which this year is
rounding out a century of
service-100 years of glorious
history, of courage and fearless
ness nowhere surpassed.
It's a long stretch Of time
from Col. Jack Hays and his
five4ball pistol down to Capt.
Tom Hickman and his machine
gun. Many a guSher has been
brought in since Colonel Jack
on his pony Stalked the Co.
manche over prairie and noun
tain. Today Captain Tom, in
fast motor car, chaSes bank rob-
berS along macadamized high
ways. Manners and modes may
have changed, but not the men.
Amazing Marksmen
J "A short time ago the States
Of Oklahoma and Texas were
having some unpleasantneSs
about a bridge over the Red
River at Denton. Governor
Murray, of Oklahoma, alfalfa
Bill" called out his overworked
National Guard and sent a de-
Gachment to the disputed point.
Thereupon Governor Sterling, of
Texas, ordered a band of rangers
to guard a barrier on the Texas
side. The inimitable Alfalfa
Bill pooh-poohed this move.
Now, rangers don't talk back to
governors. Indeed they say lit
tie to anybody. All they did in
this instance was to pass around
the word that they were going
TO stage a little show in the river
bottom and all hands were wei
come, free of charge.
When the last man of the
audience had taken his place
in the back row, the show be-
gan. A playing card was tackled
to a sapling. Ranger Goss
toed a mark 80 yards away.
turned his revolver upside
down, fired and split that card
into halves. Their Ranger
Hickman, shooting from the
hip and at so feet, hit 18 out
of 20 matchsticks. Ranger
after ranger had some particu-
lar stunt and when the show
was over the rangers had an
Swered Alfalfa Bill.
Maybe they did cuss, and
maybe they did shoot craps,
but they had proved that they
could use a gun in pretty
much the same fashion in
which the early rangers had
amazed Zachary Taylor and
some young West Pointers
named Robert E. Lee and
George B. Mcclellan. The
rangers had their origin in the
rebellion of Texas against Mex
leo and the setting up of the
Lone Star Republic.
Seventy-five men, in three
companies of Is each, made
up the first force, and their
Job was to patrol thousands of
miles of border and wild coun-
try, protecting the settlers and
ranches from the Indians and
Mexican marauders.
In 1861, to the chagrin of the
Union generals. the Rangers en-
listed in a body with the Con-
federacy. One Of them, Ben
McCulloi1,. a friend of .Davy
Crockett, attained the rank of
brigadier general and was
killed at Pea Ridge. Arkansas.
The end of the war of the
States found the Rangers scat
tered and diSbanded. But the
great Southwest was drawing
aettlers by the thousands and
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Men resemble the gods in
nothing so much as in doing
good to their fellow creatures.-
Cicero.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

Choose a wife rather by the
ear than the eye.
What is best Is cheapest.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

WASHINGTON
D.
d j. Fitparick. managing editor A
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27
Middle Creek News.

4 ia !.
Middle, Greek Rev. and Mrs. o.
S. Monson and family were Sunday
dinner guests at the Oscar Manthie
home. ;.
Mrs. Frank Gaffney entertained a:
number Of women ct quilting party
Thursday. .,,. ,.,s
t Glenn Schroeder returned to the
Almond Schroeder home after SPEND.
ing several weeks at his home in the
Cities.
Al large number of young people
attended the weiner roast on the
lawn of the Flora Lutheran church
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stillmacker
and family spent Sunday at the Rich
ard Hosken home near Renville.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Schumacher
and daughter entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron Kurschner of Redwood
Falls, Mrs. Hoepner and daughter,
Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schumack-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Dewayne Schumack-
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Lueck
at supper Sunday evening.
Mrs. Herman Becker entertained
the Women's Missionary society at
the church parlors Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Fisher are the
parents of a daughter born Thurs
day. Mrs. Henry Sommerfeld is as
sisting in the care of her daughter
and granddaughter.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27
SeafOrth News

Seaforth-Robert Goudy left We'd
nesday for Minneapolis where he en-
tered the state university as a junior
having taken his first two years of
college work at the Junior College at
Hibbing.
Fred Carity was a business visitor
in this vicinity one day the past week.
Mrs. Carl Dahl and Mrs. Lars
Grong were Vesta callers Thursday.
Ms. Elizabeth Longbottom and
daughter, Vera, of Redwood Falls
were entertained at the l.. M. Fuhr
home Friday afternoon.
Miss Doris Davis returned to Min
neapolis Monday after a week spent
at the home Of her sister and broth
! er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Fuhr
and family.
Members of the Seaforth school
board and the boards from the rural
districts in this vicinity attended the
! meeting of the school boards Of the
county at Wabasso Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Palmer trans
acted business at Redwood Falls Fri
day.
Mrs. G. H. Johnson and Mrs. Char
les Davis attended the Ladies Aid at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Smith
at Vesta Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Bagdons and
children, Bobby and Betty of Wabas-
so were Sunday dinner guests at the
w. R. Goudy home.
| A social event of the week was the
entertaining Of the older members OF
the Ladies Aid by the president and
the younger members of the society
at the home of the president, Mrs. L.
M. Fuhr. Mrs. Fuhr welcomed the
guests, Mrs. G. H. johnson respon-
ding, after which short program
| consisting of music and readings was
given by the younger group. Mrs.
Robert Alexander of Vesta lead in
several games and rhyming contest
of old sayings.
J. Pistulka and Gordon Goudy
spent Saturday at Belview.
Mrs. r. Alexander of Vesta was q
guest of honor at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. M. Fuhr Friday.
Miss Pearl Siegfried opened her
school in district 75 southeast of the
village Monday. ~
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27
Archer-Wilt

Miss Ruth Archer, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Archer of Lucan
and Everett Wilt, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Wilt, of Lamberton were
married at a. m. Thursday in Our
Lady of Victory Catholic church at
Lucan with Rev. A. j. Kern perform
ing the ceremony.
The bride wore dark blue chif-
fon velvet dress with matching vel
vet hat. She carried bouquet of
white chrysanthemums. The brides
maid was the bridegroom's sister,
Miss Bernice Wilt, who was dressed
in brown chiffon velvet gown with
matching hat and carried a bouquet
of red chrysanthemums. The groom s
attendant was Walter Doubler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilt will make their
home on the groom's farm east of
Lamberton.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27
DR.. Nathaniel Franklin
Will Speak at Sunday
School Convention Here

DR.. Nathaniel Franklin, superin-
tendent of the Swedish Mission Cow
enant board of Sunday schools and
young peoples work, will be the
principal guest speaker at the Red
wood county Sunday school conven-
tion to be held at the Christian church
here Sunday, September 80.
Rev. L. H. Camp, who recently was
transferred to Lamberton from Itas-
ca county, will speak in the afternoon
and DR.. Franklin will speak at the
evening session.
The convention will begin at 1:30
p. m. with prayer by Rev. c. c. Swal-
we'll. Others on the afternoon pro-
gram are Rev. Robert Alexander, R.
A. Leistikow, E. N. Montgomery,
Rev. G. E. Martin, Rev. James Rut-
gers, H. v: Starr, H. L. Stright, Mrs.
Ray Peterson, Rev. J. P. Linn and
Rev. j. T. Steele.
Rev. w. S. Shields will open the
evening service at 6:45 with songs
and prayer, after which officers will
be elected. Peter Mckay, Rev. w.
Henry Westby, L. E. Backer, Rev.
Peters and C. D. Clipfell will discuss
assigned topics and round table dis
cussions will be followed by Dr.
Franklin's address.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27

Lane F. Trotter was here from
Dawson Tuesday evening on business.
Mr.. Trotter is advertising sale of.
purebred livestock elsewhere in tlnis
issue. s... : =. .,,.s.-sar,r n
Misses Mildred and . L,uverne Ko-
berstein Of st. Paul and. Miss Mild
red .Barnum returned Monday from
Chicago where they had spent the
weekend. ,,4a
The Contract Bridge club met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Walter Lamberton. Cards were play
ed at two tables and high score was
won by Mrs. B. E. Marsh.
Judge R. T. Daily of Renville, fu-
sion candidate for congress from the
seventh district, spoke at the semi
monthly meeting of the Lions club
at Lauterbach's Monday noon.
Leon Luscher of Hollywood, Cali
fornia, Miss Lucille Luscher of Fari
bault and Won Luscher of Minneapo-
lis were weekend guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Luscher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green of Huron,
South Dakota left Monday for their
home after spending the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Barnes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Treu and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Weeks and
son returned Sunday from a two
weeks visit with relatives in Illinois
and Indiana. They also spent some
time at the Century of Progress ex-
position.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Wingate mo-
tored to Minneapolis Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Rasmus-
sen and daughter, Judith Bell, who
had been their guest for several days.
They returned Monday evening.
Misses Elsie and Theo Olson and
their brother, Skidmore, of New Ulm
came here to attend the New Ulm-
Redwood football game last Saturday
and were guests at the J. J. Lauter-
bach home until Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kuenzli with
Mrs. H. G. Werder motored to Mil
bank, South Dakota Sunday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Orth. Mr.. al
Mrs. Kuenzli returned Monday and
Mrs. Werder remained for a longer
visit.
G. o. Homme of Granite Falls was
here Wednesday attending the Red
wood county fair. Mr.. Homme used
to drive the stage from Redwood
Falls to Minnesota Falls from 1875
until 1879. Also, he used to roll the
ink for the editor of the Gazette af-
ter work hours. II -:
CARD OF THANKS: We take this
means of extending our sincere ap-
probation for the many acts of kind
ness and sympathy shown US during
our recent bereavement in the death
of our beloved Harold. -s.~ 81
Mrs. Harold Kamholz i.as#
Mrs. Emily Kamholz and daugh-
ters, Luella, Adina and Lorna.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27

st. Johns Ev. Lutheran (Sheridan)
Rev. G. Schuetze. Pastor
Friday, September %: Bible hour
at p. m.
Sunday, September 80: English
services at a. m.
Seaforth st. Paul's Ev. Luth. Church
Rev. G. Schuetze, Pastor
Sunday, September 80: English
services at 1O:30 a. m.
Evangelical Church
James Rutgers, Pastor
Wabasso:
Morning worship ---------9:3 a. m.
Sunday School -------10:3O a. m.
New Avon:
Evangelistic service each evening
this week at 8 o'clock except Satur-
day evening. Two services on Sun
day, II a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. D. G.
Davis of Pequot is our efficient evan
gelist. You are invited to attend
these services. We preach Christ
crucifed.
We have a fine Sunday School
which meets each Sunday at 10
O'Clock. There is class for each
The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27

the Young Peoples club at. ,Sgp. N.
Wesherewith extend q special invita-
ton to the young folk, who are stay-
ing in Redwood Falls for the school
season. Come and get, acquainted
with our young folks and keep on
acquiring the wisdom unto salvation.
! English Lutheran Church
Rev. w. Henry Westby. Pastor
Sunday School ------------9:45 .. m.
Morning worship ----------11 q. m.
Sermon, "One Thing Thou Lackest."
Text: Mark 10, 1927. 49,
Luther league rally at Echo Sum
day at 8 p. m. Let US see that our
league is well represented at this
circuit rally.
Public dinner in church Thursday,
October A, beginning at p. m. Mrs.
Alva Ross, Mrs. o. A. Stensvad and
Mrs. Harry Thomas will serve.
The week day religious school re-
opens October A. Have your children
attend their church school,
Choir Thursday at 8 p. m.
Confirmation class Saturday at 10
a. m. in the church.
Church of Holy Communion
Morning service ----- II a. m.