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THE COQU1LLH VALLEY SENTINEL, COQUILLE, OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1932.
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H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES
If Japan’s aasault on China welds
the scattering province« of China in­
to a people of distinet national thought
and
purpose,
without jealousies
and bickerings, and China gives of her
beet for the enduring life of the
Chinese nation, then the evil designs
of the Japanese have been thwarted.
R. A. Easton-
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THE BLAME ON HOOVER
Will Rogers said the last time he
was down in Arkansas, he bought a
red apple, took a bite—and there was
an ugly worm. “You know what I
said?” the comedian asked; “I said
*d-------n’ Hoover."
Well, the blame for everything else
is on Hoover, so why not blame him
by some rule and reason for wormy
apples? Ditto blackleg among calves
and “fake leg” liquor?
Blaming leaders, howeVer, is noth­
ing new. The Israelites did it in the
wilderness. “Hast thou taken us
away to die ? It would have been bet­
ter for ua to serve the Egyptians than
that we should die in the wilderness,”
they murmured, according to the Holy
Writ.
The world hasn’t changed so much
in the intervening milleniums as one
might think. History accords consid­
erable praise to Moses, the concensus
of historians being that he did a pret­
ty good job of leadership. But if he
received any enthusiastic comment
along the pathless way he traversed,
it didn’t come from the masses. And
neither is Hoover getting any words
of eheer from this source.
And come to think about it, we
cannot now recall any leader who did
an exceptionally good job of leading
whoae path wasn’t thistle-strewn. We
have a way of giving our great men
all the hades on earth possible and
then worshipping at their shrine ever
after.—Coffeyville Journal.
R. A. Easton’s Weekly Letter
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My prayer for Japan morning, noon
and night and between times is the
same that I prayed for Billie 2 when
he stood up in Berlin, drew his little
aid cheese knife and said, "I’ll lead
you to victory!” He did. But the
victory he lead himself to was the
protection of Willamina’s petticoats.
The Japanese did good service in
the world war. There is a monument
in Stanley <Park, Vancouver, B. C-,
built by the Japanese of B. C. to the
memory of the Japanese of that
province who lost their lives in the
war. My recollection is there are
more than one hundred names on
that monument. Since the world war
the government officials of Japan
have been playing a growing game of
treachery and deceit, not against
China alone but against the other na­
tions as well.
Japan showed her hand as a trick­
ster when
her foreign minister,
Yoshizawa, who in an A. P. dispatch
of January 31 was said to have asked
the American, British and French am­
bassadors io ask their governments
to try and persuade the Chinese to
withdraw their troops from their'
positions in the Shanghai region. He
said, “If Japan demanded Chinese
withdrawal, the demand would be re­
fused, but if the three governments
would make representations it may
save a catastrophe.” What was the
catastrophe he was looking ahead
to saving? It was, “that the Japan­
ese blue-jackets, facing (0,000 well-
equipped Chinese regulars would be
annihilated.”
Think of that—the foreign minister
of Japan asking America, Great Brit­
ain and France to urge China to with­
draw her troops a^pAhat Japan might
plunder and debauch to her heart’s
content 'Here is hoping that Japan
gets licked good and plenty, that she
may learn that China is for the
Chinese, not a land for the Japanese
to debauch and despoil.
The Japanese thought that the
Chinese did not have a right to cease
doing business with them. The people
of China have that right and there are
other peoples who, out of sympathy
for China, will refuse to buy goods
made in Japan. Glory be! The boycott
will make the Japanese know they
are getting the ax in the neck.
If this is not the time for the League
of Nations, the Kellogg Peace Pact
and the nine-power pact when is the
time to be? If moral suasion or
physical force is of no value now to
curb a nation that has run amuck to
browbeat and rob another nation,
when should we exppet moral suasion
or physical force to have effect?
Don’t smoke cigarettes; don’t drink
liquor; go easy on rouge and lip-atick,
says the “Daily Northwestern,” cam­
pus newspaper of Northwestern Uni­
versity, to the girls who hope to
marry the “right man” some day. The
advice comes as a result of a survey
recently conducted by that newspaper
among the men of the University.
The men were asked to specify their
“ideal girl,” the kind they some day
hoped to find. That “gentlemen pre­
fer blondes” seems to be disproven by
the fact that there was little or no
preference expressed, except in a
few cases, as, to whether the girl
should be blonde, brunette, or red-
____ . have
headed.
They wanted her to
charm and intellect, however. 'Good
taste in drees and personal appear­
ance was expressed by the majority,
and twenty-five of them specified that
Empress Eugenie hats were strictly
taboo.______________ •
Eighty percent of the men demand­
ed that their ideal girl should not
smoke or drink, and that whatever
cosmetics were applied should be used
wtth .fare and in limited quantities.
AH replies indicated that the “old-
fashioned girl” has not entirely gone
out of style.
Political prognosticators and others
who have been sitting patiently by
waiting for an eruption in the state
highway commission will have to con­
tain themselves a while longer—at
least until the return of Governor
Meier some two weeks hence from his
trip to the national capital.
Rumors to the effect that Chas. K.
Spauling, turbulent minority member
of the commission, contemplated re­
signing from the commission and
“peeling the hide off” the governor at
the same time, Spaulding declares to
be unfounded. Not only has Spauld­
ing no intention of resigning, accord­
ing to his own statement, but friends
of Spaulding and supposedly in the
confidence of the state administration,
declare that the governor has no in­
tention of letting Saulding quit.
Two weeks ago Governor Meier
held a conference in Portland with
two members of the highway commis­
sion—J. C. Ainsworth and Wm. Han­
ley. Commissioner Spaulding was con­
spicuously absent from the confer­
ence and this fact was interpreted by
many as an intentional “slight” of
Spaulding by the governor. Spauld­
ing and his friends, however, view the
situation in an entirely different light.
The conference decided that a 80 per­
cent cut in the administrative costs of
the highway department was neces­
sary. This action, it is claimed by
Spaulding’s friends, was a complete
vindication of Spaulding and his pro­
gram.
Spaulding and the governor, it is
pointed out, have been in frequent
conferences over highway problems in
the executive office at Salem without
either of the other commissioners be­
ing present.
The governor under­
stood Spaulding’s views, in fact was
in hearty accord with them, and while
in Portland just chfled the other ■
two
members of the commission in and
told them that he wanted action and
expected them to go down the line
for Spaulding’s demand for a reorgan­
ization of the highway department
and a cut in the overhead coots.
That
Oregon’s
constitutional
amendment limiting increases in tax
levies to not more than six percent
over the levy of the previous year has
failed to accomplish the purpose for
which it was intended is shown by
figures prepared by the state tax
commission for Governor Meier.
These figures show that starting
with a tax levy of (22,030,000 for
state and local purposes in 1910 when
the six percent limitation was adopted
taxes levied for all purposes in Ore­
gon in 1981 exceeded (60,000,000, ex­
ceeding slightly the pace set by the
six percent regulator. In other words,
not only had the tax levying bodies
levied to the limit year after year but
the voters had during that time re­
peatedly approved special levies over
and above those permitted within the
six percent limit.
“Instead of being, as its name im­
plies, a limitation of taxes, this con­
stitutional amendment has come to be
generally accepted as insuring and
guaranteeing a six percent annual in-
crelase, regardless of actual require­
ments,” Governor Meier declared in
commenting upon this situation.
"Instead of operating as a brake
on tax levies it has proved to be more
of an accelerator, thereof.
Evon in
this time of acute economic distress,
aggravated by exceeeive tax require­
ments, a principal argument of local
tax levying bodies, in opposing -maa
terial reductions, has been that the
same would provide lower bases upon
which the allowable levies of aucceed-
years would be computed under
the six percent limitation.
"Oregon taxpayers are now con­
fronted with the hard fact that if
property taxes generally are to be re­
duced and held within amounts rea­
sonably representative of ability to
survive in the ownership of the re­
spective properties, more effective
methods must be provided by law to
limit and control tax levies and ex­
penditures, not only of the state it­
self but also of the counties and of
all municipalities and local districts to
which the taxing power, inherent in
the state, has been or may be dele­
gated.”
BEATING
the
Depression
IOC
In these days of rigid economy and close buying
more people are entering the meat markets and
demanding fair prices on the quality of meat
such as we handle. And the reasons are easy to
understand.
DAYS
Economy is the market that supplies a high
quality product at relatively LOW cost . . . .
A factor of tremendous importance to the con­
sumer in 1932.
The George Washington bicenten­
nial celebration has created a tremen­
dous interest in- books dealing with
the life and activities of the "Father
of Our Country.” 'Requests for every
conceivable kind of material about
Washington are reaching the state
library in every mail, according to
Mias Harriet C. Long, librarian.
Oregon’s new automobile license
plates will consist of a yellow-tinged
white lettering on a black background
with the word “Oregon” and the dat*
above the license number instead of
below as on the current tags which
consist of white lettering on a West­
ern Union blue background.
NEVER TO DIVERT FROM THE QUALITY WE HANDLE!
Savings for Week—Feb. 5-Feb. 12
Charles M. Thomas, Oregon’s public
utilities commissioner, wants to strip
the district federal courts of their
jurisdiction over cases involving the
regulation of public utilities. Und?r
the present set-up, Thomas points
out, state regulation of utilities has
been turned into a farce. When a
utility is dissatisfied with the order of
a state regulatory body it can appeal
to the federal court which proceeds
to try the case anew, ignoring the
voluminous testimony and records
gathered by the utilities commission­
er on which the order was based. On
the other hand if the record is not
made complete the utility can go into
a state court and have the order set
aside because of the inadequacy of the
record. Thomas has prepared a bill
which will be submitted to Congress
asking that the federal courts be
stripped of this jurisdiction.
Other
state commissions to whom the bill
has been submitted, have given it
their vfiiole-hearted support.
Pickles
(Dills)
3 for
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5c
Fresh
Ha m hn r <rpr
Mustard
LARD
8 oz.
(U. S. Inspected)
10c
10c to
Boned Ham
Fresh
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UIVCI
% lb
5c to
15c»
10c
While it Lasts
I Morrell Ham S Sat., Feb. 6
ICC lb.
ONLY
Before
(W hole—Limit 1 to a Custom er)
Pure Pork
Nebergalls Famous
Knight’s
SAUSAGE
15c ib
WIENERS
15c ">
Sauer Kraut
5c
(We Make it)
(Limit)
pt.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Beef Roasts
Eastern “Morrells”
This is 100% Steer Beef
And FRESH Juicy
STEAKS
15c "i
(3 lb & over)
Never to divert from
the quality we handle
Bacon
10c 16
</2 ib
(3 !b & over)
15c
(Buy with Assurance)
We Deliver
Publicity will be substituted for
prosecution in the enforcement of laws
coming under the juridiction of the
state department of agriculture. "The
light of day turned onto the right
spot removes the need for costly
prosecutions in most instances,” Max
Gehlhar, director of the department
declares in a new bulletin just issued.
The bulletin contains reports on in*
spectfons, investigations and analysis
made by the various divisions in the
department, exposing short weights
where such are revealed and failure
of commercial food stuffs to measure
up to the advertised analysis when
such such a condition is discovered.
This policy, in the opinion of Gehlhar,
will do more to bring about “square
dealing” with the buying public than
would legal prosecutions.
Phone 201
HARD TIMES RENEW
BANKER’S OPTIMISM
Former Bankers’ Chief Finds
Much in Past Year to Inspire
Confidence in Financial
Reliability
OME C. STEPHENSON, retiring
president of the American Bank­
ers Association, declared in an address
on tbs expiration of his term of office
that, in travelling about among the
banks from one end oi the country to
the other during the past year, he bad
“Wildcat” Stages Barred - 1 “come out of it with a renewed faltb
Doom for “wildcat” stage operators In the strength of our banking struc­
in California was sounded today by ture and our banking situation, and a
Judge Franklin D. Swart of Redwood renewed faltb particularly in the spirit
City when he found William M. Bey- and courage of the men in the banks
non guilty of charge« of carrying per­ tbst have enabled them to rise uncon­
quered over difficulties such as men
sons for hire without first receiving
never bad to face before, or to accept
authorization . from the California
with fortitude misfortunes that were
Railroad Commission.
beyond human power to prevent.”
The decision was the first since the
When be reflected, be said, that the
enactment of legislation at the last “entire human economic structure has
legislature making it a criminal of­ been brought to the verge of min un­
fense to -operate passenger vehicles der the difficultiee that have swept
for hire without a state certificate. over not only the nation but the'entire
The decision established the validity world, and that the results of events
of this kind react with particular di­
of this law.
rectness upon the stability of our
banks, and yet bow fe* have suc­
Safety First! Use Cow Beil Dairy’s
cumbed. wo may well renew our confi­
Pasteurized Milk and protect your dence in the banks of America; when
health.
we think also of how many of our
bankers have stood up under the stress
Blank Warranty Deeds for sals wt and storms of these times and how
thia office.
Pure
(100* Pure)
Never
Every high school student is eligible
to enter the essay contest which is ty­
ing sponsored by the Oregon George
Washington Bicentennial commission,
according to C. A. Howard, state su­
perintendent of public instruction.
Essays are to be between 600 and 760
words and deal with some phase of
the life of Washington. Authors of
the three best essays in each county
and the city of Portland will be given
Washington Bicentenial certificates of
award. The best essay from each
county will be entered in the state
contest in March. First and second
place winners in this contest will re­
ceive Washington
Commemorative
medals and cash prizes as follows:
1st, (20; 2nd, (16; 8rd, (12; 4th, (10;
6th, (7; 6th, (6 and six honorable
mentions at (3 each. The essay win­
ning the state contest will be entered
in the nation-wide contest with win­
ners from other states.
Knight’s ‘
R
I
relatively tow of them
have boea
proved wanting In the series of crises
that have assailed them, wo may well
feel a sincere pride In onr fellow bank
ers.” He added:
“So 1 come out of this year of som­
ber experiences not as a pessimist, but
as an optimist—as one with a renewed
faith and confidence in ths spirit of
his follow men uuder overwhelming
difficulties. And particularly do I corns
out of this year as a banker who Is
proud of his fellow bankers for the un­
daunted way in which they have met
their part of the great test through
which the times have put the nation
I believe that this year has brought
new honor to our banking traditions
and our banking profession and has
won for the banker new title to the
faith and trust of all classes of his
fellow citisens.”
Wise Spending
Careful and wise spending will help
solvo our economic problems and will
be of untold benefit to the farmer. Our
troubles are not caused by the spend­
ing of money, but because It was spent
unwisely.
Carefs! Johnny
Johnny had lnn*ti sent upstairs to
wash his hands and face before sitting
down to supper with company.
A few minutes later, from the top
of the stairs, he yelled down in a voice
audible to all:
"Hey I Thet%’s only clean towels up
nere. Will I start oner
Much Water in Plants
Water makes up 50 to 90 per
of growing planta
Johnny
Apple.eed”
John Cbapuuui, who was born in
Springfield, Mass., In 1775, claimed that
his mission in life was to have apple
trees growing In the western wilder­
ness when the settlers arrived. It is
believed that his first nursefy wns in
a narrow valley along the Ohio river,
opposite what is now Wellsburg, W.
Va. It is estimated that be set out
more than 100 nurseries in the forests.
Many of the finest orchards in the
early days of Ohio and Indiana were
composed of trees bought from Johnny
Appleaeed. He would dig the soil and
plant thousands of apples, peach and
pear seeds. When he had built a fence
of brush around the spot to keep away
graxlng animals he moved on, and the
arriving settlers would find and use
the tr.-es they could buy for practical­
ly nothing.
Night Coughing
Ordinary cough remedies do not
reach the conditions which cause
night coughing but Thoxine, a doc­
tor s famous prescription does.
It
stone the cough within a few minute«
•nd goes direct to the internal cause.
Preventing further trouble.
Taken before retiring Thoxine ab­
solutely prevents night coughing. It
speedy relief for sore
throat too. Safe for the whole family
dope. Money back
if not satisfied. 36c.
.11
by p“h”"*n’s Pharmacy and
all other good drug stores.
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Calling cards 100 for (1A0.
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