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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
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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
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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
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REPAIRS
ficiency no one cared to emplo* by the fleet, 1898; First American son.
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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
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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
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year
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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-
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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
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“T H E S IN G IN G K ID ”
Preview Sat. 11 p. m. August 15
A NNE SHIRLEY AND
JOHN BEAL IN
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“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
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