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Page Fouf The Gold H ill New», ÇoM Hill, Orafon Thursday, August 13, 1336 U M » THE QOLD HILL NEW S The Double Menace of Bureaucrat*V E stab lish ed 1897 P u b lished by M a c’s P r in tin g Co. B, RAYMOND PITCAIRN R. E. BLANKENBURG, Editor and Business Manager LOIS BLANKENBURG, Associate Editor ■■i- An Independent Newspaper Published in the Interests of Gold Hill, Oregon, and Vicinity P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y T H U R S D A Y Entered at the 1‘ostoffice at Gold HiU, öregou, tor transmission through the mails as uecuad-class matter. Subscription $2.00 a year in advance. Advertising rates on application they had more credit than managemeul ability entitled to. INKLIN G S— Bits of this and that gleaned from everywhere. The depression has been referred to as a leveling out process. A read er of this paper, w'ho has had more than his share of reverses, says that he has not only been leveled out but feels <ts though he had had the steam roller run over him to com plete the job. IT’S POSSIBLE their them It is not easy for the average mau to forgive the fellow who beats him out of a just account. Vattuna.' Chaisnan Srwfinrii of tAr Hr/tuhUe ■ - A t least three expedtl on» are now exploring the tar-sled fcrcsta of Bu- rearcracy wit eh have sf.rvng up on the banks of the Potor-sc during recent years. A «pec-al S e n a tirta 1 Committee, a group of A w :;.c a n F a r Association members, a.u ' an tnioi ndeat fact- (Indir.;: cgt .:ey a-.* sns -r. Use explorers who seek to ck-ar thr.t muae of over- tapp ng ajr.-net.-s. bureaus and commis sions All are enlisted in war on the waste which duplication of pst't'oal a rtlv ttiw usd of political J'bs Inevitably breeds. )y etlennat ng many of the useless and AX-eatlng nsw Federal agencies they hope to reduce the slice wlilch g tvern - r nt ts cutting out of the lax; ayes»’ smltsgs and savtngs Sut It Isn’t the taxpayers’ ixx-ket- leo.’t elon? th a t ts endangered by these hordes of new bureaucrats and new -..lu-ntsslons. T he retd menace ts even ■note serious. By usurping the powers re w r-v rd un der the Constitution to the people, the lextslators and the Courts, surh alpha betical agencies hare develi next Into a serious threat to the rights of -tvll lib erty and self-government on which this Nation was founded. To them ts due that interference by Federal authorities with the normal ac- I tleitles of our citizens, which Is arousing nation-w ide protest From their offlres emerge the thou sands of scents who seek to interfere with, direct and mould the people ac cording to the n e w e r bureaucratic 'dews of agrirwlture. business and lle- ng in general. I f the various groups which seek to reduce the n um b-r o f arrugant and ex travagant bnr,ai:<~-ittc agencies now reaching out from Washington can ease the burd-n on the pockut-book of the American taxpever they will have per formed a great service. But if. by e’ lm lra d n g many of Bu reaucracy's lrma-1? on the rights of the tm eriran el'<t-n thev ran orot»ei our eoas*ft"<Tnnal m:.~r?ntles nn<* orivllegea, burned to August I w ithin national •hey w ill hsr? I'eefermed a still greater forest boundaries totals 551 acres. and mere C— * r „ « i ore The fact that more county tickets have from three to five times as many candidates for sheriff aa for any other office on the ticket, is not so much due to the fact that the aspirants are interested so much in seeing to it that their fel lows walk the straight and narrow- A reader of this paper was in the way as the fact that the office is, as office yesterday. The conversation a rule, the best paying county of drifted from one line to another, and fice. for some reason got on the question of the lie detector used by officers There are few things so irritating to discover if a prisoner or witness as narrow mindedness. is telling the truth. Our reader vol unteered that if the local minions For years' the copy books have of the law had any need for such a told us that the only sure and sale device be would like to offer for way to get along was by hard work. trial his w ife. “She is the best lie About the time everyone got the detector I ever saw," he said. lesson learned some one invented machines to do all the hard work It may be the grasshopper plague and ever since man has been that is visiting certain seclions ot working harder than he ever did the country this summer and is before to get together enough to wreaking such destruction to grow buy one or more of the machines. Continued dry winds and warm ing crops, is another price we arc weather are daily adding to the for CARELESS SM O KERS STA R T paying for destroying the bird life. est fire hazard which was delayed T H IS W EEK IN' H ISTO RY Nature can be interferred with for MOST MAN-CAUSBD FIRES by wet and cloudy- days of early a time but eventually- and inevitab summer, the service reports. August 10— First long distance ly- the pay day always comes. O f 62 man-caused forest fires re telephone transmission made by- “During the past five years care Graham Beil, from Bradford Ic ported on the 20 national forests of lessly discarded matches and cl- r- One of the criticisms of our Paris, Ontario, 8 miles, 1876; Herb Oregon and Washington for the 10 elles have caused a surprisingly present scheme of living is that it ert C. Hoover, 31st president born, «lays ending August 1, careless large number of fires and heavy rtquires so much time to make a 1874. smokers caused 34, careless campers forest losses,” staled a forest offic living that we do not have any time August 11, Great heat wave, last 15 railroads 7, lumbering operations ial. Once attractive landscapes are 1o live. We concecrate all our en ing until August, 14th, began in ini 3 and brush burners 3 according io being replaced by acres of blacken ergy on one thing and have no time United Slates and Canada, 206 the U. S. forest service. ed snags. We have been fortunate so for anything else. Sleeping or deaths in New York in one day Careless smokers* fires occurred far this season, but all motorists waking it is on our mind. The abil 1853; Carrie Jacobs Bond, play on every national forest of the re and visitors to the forests are parti ity to relax is almost a forgotten art w right, born 1862. gion except the Chelan, Columbia, cularly urged to be careful with August 12— First American ra il Olympic, Ml. Baker and Wenatchee ■natclies, cigarettes and campfires.” As we contemplate the total of road, Mohawk and Hudson complet national forests in Washington and unemployed in this country it is ed between Albany- and Schenect the Bogue R iver and Umpqua for well to remember that when times ady, 1830; Phonograph recites for ests in Oregon. Blazes caused by un GRANTS t lL were the best there were several Thomas A. Edison, its inventor, extinguished campfires were report r a s s o r t /• îà sw is * a million unemployed. Many of these 1877. ed from eight of the national for AMURCA« were so because of lack of desire ■ itti* August 13— Manila surrendered ests. Railroads and lumbering opera to work, others were so because to the American forces after com tions gained importance «(MURIO as fire *'* ^ W A T C H due to their complete lack of ef bined land battle and bombardment causes for the first time this sea “ REPAIRS ficiency no one cared to emplo* by the fleet, 1898; First American son. I O 2 / » So 6 ™ ST them. It was in the nature or a flag raised in Los Angeles as Amer Lightning storms proved prolific prophecy that Chrtixt said, “The icans under Stockton and Fremont source of forest fires in eastern poor ye have w ith you always.” took possession of the city, 1846. Oregon, causing 121 blazes, confined August 14— Consecration of Bos to six eastern Oregon forests the When a man gets to a point ton’s celebrated Tree of Liberty, forest service says. Chief sufferer enjoy where he can turn a collector planted in 1666, 1775; Harvey dis from lightning bombardment was lO f j to m e lr is l (VISION. down without any regrets or cere covered circulation of the blood, the Whitman national forest, with Ï 6 O 6 6 a ,iH S T „ « » O mony, it is a good time to »hink 1628. ÍVITALITYÍI 33 fires reported through head about cutting him off the credit August 15— Behring sea arbitra quarters at Baker, Oregon. Ares list. tion award published, denying the United States exclusive rights on Some men have been rained be seal fisheries and establishing rule» cause of lack of credit, but more for sealing in Behring waters, 1893. men have been ruined because August 16— First theater called ; ;W H E N IN G R A N T S P A S S U S E T H I S D IR E C T O R Y the New Exhibition Room, opened subrosa in Boston,, a statute pro S H O E R E P A IR IN G hibiting theatrical performances, O P T O M E T R IS T 1792; First official messages over G ood year S H O E S e rv ice first Atlantic cable, 1858. You can know your EYES 107 So, 6th St. Grants Paas Lenses only when required Dyeing— all colors, to match T h eatre — G ran ts Pa*» D r. H erb ert W . H erm an n «Oft H A IM A M D » C A L M your gown O PTO M ETR IST Thu n t, Fri., Sat Aug. 11-14-13 Finest equipped ahjp In South ■age ia y g. 4. ern Oregon. See Gotchells. Grants Pass AL JOLSON IN 519 H St. Phone 258J Tb« AathopMs Scalp Medicina- J Is^W , .. If you make a fire while camp- ing be sure to put it out before you leave. One tiny spark can start it burning again and may destroy nun.treds of acres of beautiful i trees. Conserve this beauty for the other picnickers and hr w ill con- serve it for you. Do not go swimming for nt least ! two hours after a meal. A in ¡2 " '™ in* V° «"J «he E . „ are A IR -C O N D IT IO N E D . N o nutter how hot the wraiher tnsy be. m».de these str-tondittooedesr. the atmosphere is kept deliaht- fully tool. The air it chilled, washed and purified. sum m aiu illy m ain ta in e d at ju s t the rtg h t degree for your greatest comfort. Only the train provides the luxury of air-conditioned travel For 2r a mile and less you can go in tom fou to your destination, over the smoothest, safest highway in the world. . t i f c ' Z T T ? fo' coarh c ,r pstsengert feature, mnd- niches for tor, coffee or m ilk tor Jr, etc. Foll course meal, io all Southern Pacific ... ........................................................................................ .................... \......... ,w w .,un,lluiuuu J RIVOLI J A P A N E S E OIL “T H E S IN G IN G K ID ” Preview Sat. 11 p. m. August 15 A NNE SHIRLEY AND JOHN BEAL IN wawwrf «rwa •r e tM r y « • s i l l . K S l It W O S K I »OS» to r e t i M M i «•*- Mats—at e ^ a Hair Taota, - Ts. Trai, <»—t , C. H Î. v T ! « ’K r ' T a c . - “M ’L I S S ” Sun., Mon., Tues., Aug. 16-17-18 RUBY KEELER, JOAN BLON- DELL, DICK POW ELL AND JACK OAKIE IN “C O L L E E N ” CLEANERS A , A ll On— « IO , T Y P E W R IT E R S Sold - Rented - Repaired-Supplies UNDERW OOD E L L IO T T FISHER COMPANY Factory Branch U N D E R W O O D Wednesday Only, August 1# MARY ASTOR AND M ELVYN DOUGLAS IN Typewriter» — Adding Machines Accounting Machines “A nd S o T h ey W ere M arried” Don cruikshank, Branch Mgr. Phone 112 34 N. Central Medford, Oregon V a lle y Cleaner* Registration books for hoppickera are open at Hilton Hop yards Grants Paaa, Oregon. All who wish to pick ahould register early so that they can be notified in ample time to make a r rangements. 227 acre« of clean, well developed hops. 2 commisar- lea on ground. Swimming and boating at camp ground. Plenty of shade. MPirife Hilton Hopyardt GRANTS PASS, OREGON The Best 25c Meals in Town The Tastiest 10c Hamberger Sandwiches Anywhere. 611J4 East H. SI.. Grants Pass Opposite P. O. Phone 268 Suits cleaned and pressed (LOO Hats cleaned and blocked $1.00 Plain dresses cleaned, pressed 11 TH E LUNCHEONETTE O. S . B L A N C H A R D On G St. Grants Pasa Opposite Chamber of Commerce LAW YER Grants Pass, Oregon General practice in all court*. RefAence: Grants Pass A Jose phine Bank. Phone 270 MEALS — F O U N T A IN Grants Pass O F F IC E S U P P L I E S C. H . D em aray N 6th St. Grants Pasa DRUGS O W L PH ARM ACY DRUGS, SUNDRIES, PRESCRIPTIONS Teach Your Dollar toHave More 'Cents C ave S h o p R e sta u r a n t 209 N. 6th Stationery — Office Suppliea Typewriters Gift Merchandise Books — Drugs Hop Pickers Attention CAFES P a la c e C a fe and L u nch Open 24 Hours _ Real Coffee Meals and Short Orders Booths and Counter Grants Pass To make your dollar go farthest, select a reliable business establishment. The business and profes sional men listed in this directory are leaders in their respective lines. They guarantee their mer chandise which gives you assurance that you will be satisfied. When shopping, use this directory. T R Y OUR SPECIAL F R IE D C H IC K E N Meals and Short Orders. Acme and Golden Age on Tap. J. W . C o p e la n d Y a rd s 4th and G S tr ee t* G rant* Pa»* Or® PA RK A W A Y CAFE C EM EN T - LU M BER - DOORS Cor. 6th and H Sts., - Grants Pass ------------------------- ......... ------------------------------------------------- aw . B u y i n g M aterial* o f AH Kind* 1 Block So. of Caveman Bridge G et Y ou r F .H .A . L oan* T h ru U*— Y ou P a y L ika Ren» ........ *........................................... .................................................. ... ............ ...................................................................................... — -y y J ty f