The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-01-25

One ELSEWHERE n United states) e
One Year (outsIde United states) $3.50
4 SSUMING the estimates accurate and that
~ 5000 balls will be held Tuesday evening in
honor of the president-and assuming that the
local committees guess on the number of tickets to
be sold here $780, correct and about for the
nation,-then 100000 persons will contribute to the
fund that is to endow the Warm Springs Foundation
for the of infantile paralysis victims If the
average price per ticket is Is CENTS the foundation
will get $625,OOO with which to carry on its work.
No birthday gift could more sincerely express the
gratitude which the nation feels for President Roose
vets untirirg efforts to bring this nation through
financial storms. The foundation which with the aid
of his dauntless spirit nursed him back to health is
dear to his heart and it is natural that he should wish
it to be equipped to carry it's work. beneiting
thousands of other unfortunates.
There but comparatively few in the nation to-
day who honestly believe that another could have
guided the nations destnies this past year expey
and with such attention to the welfare of the
1t is fitting that the people of the nation
should gather in parties his fftysecond birthday,
to celebrate the progress made to give this humane
gift not only to him but to the thousands like him who
afflicted, and in measure to express the appre
citation generally felt for his efforts.
~ all the administrations efforts to beat down
I J the depression, the CWA program came the
most timely thrust Before it was week old
the effect had been felt in the of trade and
America saw hope of enjoying life again.
Just No'ember the time to start such
program SO are the bleak days of February noppor-
tune for it's irish. Although the wages good the
hours were short and now are shortened and it is
probably rare fellow who has been able to lay aside
anything after paying current expenses. Stopping
now would bring reaction both among the men
Gfod nd ho1n indir whit
would spoil much of the good that has been done.
If the presidents request for funds to continue
the work until May is granted there is to hope
that the let down at that time will be much less severe
Drouth stricken farmers and men who normally work
as hired hands will be in the fields long before May
15 preparing for crop. Renewed buying has stimu-
lated industry, offering normal employment to many
1t is believed that many of the 100000 CWA
men will be taken up by this improvement Others
will find jobs PWA and state county and city pro-
jects.
By May perhaps this newborn recovery child can
be weaned; right now it still needs its mother
w nth his customary flare for exaggeration Lieu
M tenant Governor Solberg has attacked members
W of the legislature for drunkenness in bold
terms. His statement probably is as reliable as the
declaration he made here that he could end the de-
preston in "a hours.
Few among mature persons will doubt that there
is and always has been drunkenness at the legislature
but imply that it is general condition which seri-
ously interferes with udicious action does Unjust
ice to the there who take their work seriously
and perform it to the best of their ability.
It is like the myth that all conventions except
church gatherings drunken brawls At most such
affairs as in the legislature few get conspicuousy
drunk while the majority go about their business
in normal way
WHEN country newspapers all around Redwood
M Falls expanding from six columns sheets
" to seven and eight columns, the owners Of The
Gazette must have felt just bit behind the times since
press facilities prevented following this leadership
Judged from the comments at the editors convention
last week. the trend today is back not to six columns
but ve the popular tabloid SIZE Sizing up the
advantages claimed for and the other, perhaps a
six column sheet is good any. The important
thing is that it must contain the proper amount of
news and get around time.
JUST what relation there may be between the ac-
quttal of the Touhy gang tried for the Hamm kid
y mapping and the abduction of Bremen a few weeks
later probably will never be known but many feel the
jury paid too much attention to professional witnesses,
little persons who rsked possible revenge to tell
their honest stories in the interest Of justice.
Even the federal government cannot stamp out
this most terrible of crimes unless jurymen represent
ing the public recognize notorious criminals and GRIM
inal lawyers and seize the opportunity to deal them
justice.
FIGURES released this week show that pork stocks
are ~ per cent above year ago and nine per
cent above the five year average, beef stocks are
"a per cent above year ago and five per cent over
the FIVE year average.
With these figures in mind, it is easy to see why
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