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THE GOLD HILL NEWS
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Established 1897
C. J. SHORB Editor
Published by Mac's Printing Co.
Gold Hill Oregon and Vicinity
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION
AS W E SEE IT
At their meeting in Portland, last week the Repub­
lican Party through their state central committee ap­
pointed Phil Metschan as the party candidate to make
the race for Governor.
To say the least, the choice does not seem to have hit
a popular chord. Judging from comment from different
s> urces the layman would prefer to have seen someone
else receive the honor and the position. However, Mr.
Metschan will poll a very good vote in the ball eection
for he will have the support of the Republican political
machine as well as the support of many strong factions
and in such unity there is strength.
If this were a normal year we would say that ITiil
Metschan would be the next governor of Oregon and we
think that our prophesy would be right. But this being
a slump year w ith many idle workers and with much ag­
ricultural products bringing smaller returns and the gen­
era mental attitude of the people being more or less de­
pressed. it is quite likely that a third man in the race
will make a very fair showing.
Those things usually
happen and we can see no reason why the same thing
will not happen again.
Then, besides these old tried theories, we have the
discontent, which is very evident among the people of
the state, against the old line parties. The people know
that regardless of which party is in power about the
same weaknesses appear.
I he same disappointments
arise and the usual grumbling is heard. The common
people are tiring of the old machine ridden politics. They
feel that they deserve a new deal and many of them arg
going to see’that they get it. In making this want
known, whether they will elect an independent candidate
or not there may be enough of a protest registered
against the present methods of conducting the politics
of the state that the men and corporations which now-
hold control will Hrouse from their downy couches
enough to make matters more attractive to the rank and
file of the inhabitants.
We hope to see an independent ticket in the field.
We feel that it will do much good whether any of the
candidates are elected or not. It will arouse more in­
terest in the campaign and in doing this it will at the
same time aw-aken the people to a new interest in their
franchise as a voter and as a part of this great body
politic. We can see no harm in an independent ticket
and whether victorious or not w-e believe that it will re­
sult in much good being accomplished in the political
fabric of this commonwealth.
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MEDFORD’S
AIR SHOW
The city of Medford were hosts to the air- minded
people of southern Oregon, Monday and people flocked
into that city to view the stunts performed by the in­
trepid fliers of both sexes as their planes zoomed through
the air in many topsy-turvy shapes. To many who
viewed this spectacle that was all that mattered but that
was not the reason why Medford invited the people of
all southern Oregon to their fete. They wished to ac­
quaint the people with their advancement along the
lines of aviation and truly they have worked wonders
there. Their municipal air port is one to be proud of.
It is the work of the dreamers of Medford—the men
and women of vision who had a mental picture of what
southern Oregon needed in the way of accomodations for
aerial vehicles and they went out and provided those ac­
comodations. It was this progressive spirit which Med­
ford wanted to show- to the rest of the people of south­
ern Oregon and we feel that all who attended the show
were able to congratulate the “Pear City’’ upon the ef­
fort it has shown, in aeronautical advancement.
so that it became the first instru­
ment capable of transmitting and
receiving radio impulses. This was
the wireless.
Without this primary work and
that of Emil Berliner’s invention
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WITH
of the microphone for telephone
conversation, in 1887, we should
not enjoy the fine variety of mu­
Radio is, this month 65 years sical programs, talks and plays
of age, according to those histor­ that are poured out into the air
ians who date its birth from the for our pleasure.
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conception of the idea of radio
Joe White, who is the Silver
transmission first promulgated by
James Clerk Maxwell in 1865. This Masked Tenor of NBC, was on the
was not proved until 22 years later verge of singing, “You’re the Sweet­
when Heinrich Hertz, in 1887, est Girl in the World” on the af­
showed the existence of electrical ternoon of June 22, when the pro­
waves in the ether. In 1894, Mar­ gram was Interrupted to read an
coni, adapted a device of Hertz’» announcement concerning the birth
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A Peculiar Slant
Possibly the World's Softest Job
lx that of the page boyx In the NBC
building who stand at the elevator
xtgoal button* * on each floor and
push the button for thoxe who
wish to ride. The nuttily-drexxed
I luge on the top floor bus the ruxl-
eat tusk of ull. lie has only one
button to puxh—down.
Bank’s “Once in a While” Column
Contains Many Amusing Chapters
The writer was somewhat amused
with the text matter in a onlutnn headed
“Once in a While” and published by the
owner of the Medford Daily News upon
his first page. In this column he asks that
all hyprocrites stand up and be counted
and vote against him at the fall election at
which time he w ill he an independí nt can­
didate for the V. S. Senate as an oppo­
nent to Senator McNary.
In the ci nrse of the rambling edit­
orial the writer dealt with everything
from the Gold llil! dances and the con­
ditions which he claims to have existed
during a celebration in Medford to tin-
gossip i f the streets such as he might
hear in any town in the United States
lie states that America is suffering
from a lack of respect of law and order
such as it has never suffered before and
we are yet at a loss to decide whether he
attributes this to the fact that he is not
now senator or to the fact that the i8th
amendment needs repealing.
He tells of many cases of drunked-
ncss and disorderly conduct having been
publicly flaunted in the city of Midford
altho his entire story is merely a series of
aspersions a n d insinuations written, n o
doubt to lead the readers to t h e belief
that some U. S. Senator had been drunk
in Medford for several days to the extent
that he could not properly conduct him­
self. We believe that the Medford writer
is doing a great injustice to his city, its
organizations and the public m e n w It o
serve this state by merely dealing in gen­
eralities when discussing such items of
scandal as he took occasion to fill his first
page editorial with.
"■ He charges that while a bootlegger
w-as being arrested near that city t h a t
whiskey by the gallon was being dispens­
ed bv t h e leading public institution of
that city. W hat is that institution?
Is
it the public library, the Chamber of Com­
merce, the Elks Club, the Methodist or
some other church? W h y d i d n ’ t the
Medford writer tell the whole story? Why
did he leave so much to guess at? Is he
afraid of the truth, or is his article com­
posed of r u m o r s and mis-statements?
Does not. the text of the Medford \\ rit-
er's story incline one to believe that he
too must stand up and be counted.
Not content to revile the morals of
the county seat, his home, Banks took oc­
casion to tell of things he claims to have
seen along the road between Portland
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ford the worse the morals of the common­ Detroit, have b*»r. chunged to
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wealth seems to have gotten. *
will xlart ami finish (he alphabet,
He tells of finding three dances in WAIMt being the New York key
progress although he mentions only tin- station. Itadio eontii- »trip artixlx
location of two and of cars parked along who i-oimnonly uxe WXYZ ax a flc-
the highway. He relates having seen a titloux number will be furred to
young man supporting a very sick young find a new combination of letter».
won an w ho w as endeavoring to relieve
High on Roll of F amo
her svstem of t In w icked bootleg whiskey According le Dr. llia rle » W. Eliot,
her companion had given her. That pieee a list of men prominent In educa­
of news might be refreshing. How docs tional history In the tael 200 yeuru
Include Adam Smith, Mleliuel
Mr. Banks know that the young lady had would
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been drinking bootleg whiskiy?
Young Ellery Channing, llo ra re Mann. H e r­
ladies, we understand, get ill from other bert Spencer. Kineat Kenan. Chartes
u iw tu Itnlph Waldo Rmeranu and
things than drinking bootleg whiskey, D Loula
Pasteur.
even in Gold I ¡ill. Then, too, how does Mr
Banks know that the young ladies' com­
panion furnished the bootleg if that was
Carly Royal Signatura
Who w o the Aral P rillati king te
what she had been drinking? And if he
hl» name aa dlatlngulalicd frm a
knew it was her companion w h o h a d Sign
the mere mark« formerly uaed? The
fprnished the liquor and that i, was liquor euri leal leeoni la ■ Ivi 1er slgnt-d by
that she had been drinking and in turn King ltli'hnrd 11, granting to a prl-
eeeax near Urlami a tun of red wine
had made her sick why did he not do his every
Chrlatm ual
duty as a citizen of the United States and
f the state which he is asking support to
he elected to the U. S. Senate, and have
that companion answer for his crime? In
all the vices that Mr. Banks tells of, in
his articles, we fail to find where he has
at any time turned a hand to do other than
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criticize.
Mr. Banks states that he in favor ol
the repeal of the iSth amendment but he
fails to give a workable plan for handling
the s i t u a t i.o n once the law is repealed
Does he contend that if it were made
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tasv to obtain whiskey that the people
would snub it because it is too common?
If he does, we feel that he has another
'¡mes have changed
thought coming.
Medford
and so have moral persuasions since the 217 E. Main St,
days of the saloon and the passing of the
i8th amendment. In those good old days
even the young lady who might have
been considered a trifle loose did not
dance with young fellows who had been
drinking and now Mr. Banks says that
an honest young lady is ostracised it she
does not partake of the stuff. We size up
Done rig h t and w hen
Mr. Bank’s article as a typical piece of
w e p rem ised it.
political balderdash intended to poison the
W.e g ive a m o a e y b a rk
minds of his readers against his compet­
g u a ra n te e on a ll w o rk .
itor in the race for the U. S. Senate. It
tMMRKiiHMnggHSSMggenag
borders too closely upon mud slinging and
When yon think of
wc have always noticed that in political
fracases the one who sings the mud is us­
DIAMONDS
ually doing so because he has a weak foun­
think of
dation upon which to stand.
"Rountowners” quartet over CBS,
abandoned a medical course in col­
lege to become a singer. He left
home in St. Joseph, Mo., and ar­
rived in New York with 89 in cash
and an ambition to become a great
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concert artist. The ambition never
“Brad" Reynolds, tenor of the left him, altho the 89 did, and he
of Co. Charles A. Linbergh's son.
"Make it the ’sweetest boy in the
world” and we’ll dedicate the num­
ber to the new baby,” whispered
the singer to Milt Cross, his an­
nouncer.
S W E M ’S
Watch
Repairing
washed dishes in
taurant for a quite
Finally he got his
a church in Jersey
is considered one
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a Bowery res­
a while to eat.
start singing in
City. Today he
of the finest
D ewel C rs
MIDfORD ÔRL
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Electricity—The Time Saver J
In the «lays before electricity on the farm, breakfast meant
continual trips to and from the kitchen range. Now, with
home electric aids, anything from coffee to ham and eggs
can be prepared right -at the table.
The time saved with these and other electric npplit.ncee
such as vacuum cleaners, washing and ironing machines,
refrigerators, fans and water heaters, 1» worth many time*
the trifling coat o f the electricity consumed.
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And around the farm, electric motors driving pumps, milk­
ing machines, feed grinders, and other form equipment,
do their work swiftly, tirelessly, and at a fruction o f the
time and cost o f hand labor.
THE CALIFORNIA 0. IEG0N POWER COM PANY
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Above, M r. and Mr». Earl Nalaon; below Renee Grayee Nelson, who
graduated together from the University of Oregon w ith the class of 1930.
Earl Nelson and Renee Qrayce Nelson are the children of Mrs. C. W . Nelson,
of Eugene. Mrs. Earl Nelson (Irene Bowleeby) has been one of the moat
popular young women on the campus.
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