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years hence. Of course the Herald of
Freedom ha* long since passed out
re was a militant advocate of the abo
lition of slavery, which was one of
lhe troublesome question* of that pe
riod, and portions of Kansas and Mis
souri formed one of the great battle
ground*.
The town of Lawrence,
Kansas, was burned during guerrilla
warfare and the printing plant of the
Herald of Freedom was destroyed.
It never arose from the ashes, but it
had served its purpose. Kansas re
mained in the union, and the motto
of that state, “ad a*tra per aspera"
—to the star* through difficulties—i*
highly significant.
Will Rogers said a mouthful when
he remarked recently that it wasn’t
necessary to have a war to rouse pa
triotism.
Molecules • are quite numerous. An
English scientist states that it would
require 100,000,000 years to fill with
molecules an absolute vacuum the
also of an ordinary electric light bulb,
said light bufc having in it a punc
Entered at the Coquille Postoffice as ture small enough .to admit only 1,-
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Cartoonist Webster. Another boy has
Office Corner W. First and Willard St. inatie good.
DEATH FOR THE
SMALL TOWN PRESS?
“The small-town press i* fortunate
ly on its way down the chute; it will
succumb to the radio in a few short
years, and no rational man will mourn
it, for it has always been cowardly
and knavish.”
Thus run* a bit of comment in one
of H. L. Menchen’s recent editorials
in the American Mercury. With, and
by such, he stick* his finger into a
very hot pie, a* he is wont to do, and
lays a bit of smart philosophy at the
feet of those men who today fill the
shoes of the very founders of Amer
ican civilization—the publishers of the
country newspapers.
Just whether Mr. Mencken is point
ing his finger at the country weekly
or the small-town daily in citie* of
' from 10,000 to 100,000 we cannot be
sure. But if he means the weekly, one
lmmediately.wonders where the radio
enters the picture. And, unless we
turn completely away from commun
ity life and unlees the small town
citizenry loses all interest in the do
ings of their city council, the activi
ties of their churche* and - public
schools, and the local marriages and
births there is a priceless value that
can never be found in something as
unneighborly and impersonal as the
radio or even the metropolitan daily.
Any newspaperman who is posted
on the trend of population back to the
eountry and the steady and certain
come-back of the man on the farm
cannot for one moment predict the
immediate disappearance of the week
ly newspaper. Instead there is apt to
appear a new and revived interest in
community life and community busi
ness. The emall-town merchant is
likely to find a greater need for the
newspaper thanLever before.
Under prevent radio broadcasting
practices the community merchant
finds little or no opportunity on the
air. He still needs the newspaper to
reach those with whom he does busi
ness. It is true that radio has inter
fered with the newspapers’ national
advertising revenue*, but slow adjust
ments will keep that from becoming
disastrous.
It is probable that revision* in the
small town press are ahead.
Many
newspapers are turning toward the
tabloid size. They may find it neces
sary to remain more and more aloof
from the practices of the daily paper?
and wear a deeper groove for them
selves. They will probably abandon
their imitative tactics and become .a
group more distinct, more distinctiv«,
than they are today.
If. Mr. Mensken, you find cowardice
and knavishness in the small-town
press it is only because you find a
little wherever you look.
Many a
wise man ha* turned hi* efforts on
the small-town field with utmost faith
in its future. Many a great man has
done hi* share to insure rural life
against subordination and obscurity.
And the country press, if intelligent
men continue to find interest there,
will live for generation* to come.—
Oregon Publisher.
TABLOIDS
By W. S. Stritela
I have just seen a photographic re
production of the front page of The
Herald of Freedom, a weekly newspa
per that was published in Lawrence,
Kansas, before the civil war, and
bearing the date of January 0, 1855.
The leading article in tVe paper be
gins with this section: "We live in an
age of utility «nd progress.” Sounds
like it was written but yesterday, and
indicates that the people of that day
were as boaetful of advancement as
we of the present age. The building
of a railroad a* far west as Kansas
was being only talked about Never
theless, every age is one of utility and
progress. Utilities undreamed of in
that day are matter-of-fact things
now, and the undreamed things of to
day will bo the commonplace of fifty
Dame Rumor, thy guilt is great.
Tty>u makeat the vile assertion that
certain upright citizens have severed
limber from their lands without hav
ing paid any taxes on name! Beating
taxes always has been regarded as a
tort of religious rite, the practice of
which is due to the existing nefarious
systems of taxation.
Oregon Voter, i*suc of August
’6th, contain* the- most understand
able analysis of Home-Owners’ Loan
Corporation that has yet been pub
lished, so far as this writer is able to
judge. .
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The same little magazine, in a for
mer issue, is three-third* right on an-
>bher matter. Listen to this:
“John Hamrick'* suggestive adver
tising of his nude pictures is a dis
grace to the Portland dailies that ac
cepted it. So far we have met no one
who attended the show, but we have
read Lucile McArthur's-witty review
of it in the Spectator, indicating that
those who did attend were disap
pointed. John Hamrick is the kind of
a man who commercializes indecency,
and such a man in the public theatre
business in Portland is a menace. The
newspapers who accept his dirty pay
for his dirty advertising dirty their
souls with ever cent they take for such
a dirty purpose.”
The beet thing I have read this
month is Will Durant's article in the
current American magazine, entitled.
‘^Should We Educate Our Children to
Hold Public Office." The writer points
out that the government maintains
military and naval' school* to train
our youth in the gentle art of war,
but does nothing in the matter of
training our boys and girls for the
more important work of administrat
ing government “Democracy follows
aristocracy and dictatorship follows
democracy," says Durant,' quoting
Plato. These changes are due to mal
administration of government and
could be avoided by having in office
persona who have been trained for
the job.
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It is said there were 15,000 new
laws passed in this country during
the past yAr. This provides ample
allowance for breakage.
In view of the many government
nroject* for the development of hy-
Iroelectric power through hugh un
dertakings, it seems wise for cities
not to grant 20-year franchises.
However, franchises have no control
over rates, which are always the bone
of contention between the public and
the utilities, whether the rates are
just or unjust; and the average con
sumer would rather pay one or two
cent* more per k. w. h. than to be
compelled to pay for something he
doesn't get
It is the irritating
charges that get the utilities in bad;
and why the higher-ups haven’t sense
epough to see it is one of the mys
teries of big (?) btuine**; but per
haps it is better to suffer the arro
gance (?) of the “power trust” than
to endure the Incompetency of muni
cipal ownership.
Some building and loan associa
tions have notified borrowers that
they will not accept th* Home-Own
ers’ Loan Corporation bonds. Will
the government whip them into line
—as is being done by NRA drive« on
even small businesses—or will capi
tal be allowed to do as it pleases?
Or, was the provision by the govern
ment that it would not guarantee the
principal of these bonds, an act of in
sincerity to begin with?
Cost of a ten-day special session of
the legislature, it is estimated, would
be approximately $3500. Mileage of
the lawmakers alone would cost the
taxpayers nearly $4000. Per diem at
$3 per day per member amount* to
$270 a day or $2700 for the session and
other expenses, including supplies and
clerk hire would account for another
$2000.
Tuesday, September 5, will be a red-
letter day in the annal* of the Oregon
capitol. The date will mark the re
sumption of the monthly meeting of
the board of control with prospects
now that the entire membership of
the board will be in attendance for.
the first time in several months, Sec
retary of State Hoss having notified
his office that he would return to Sa
lem in time for the meeting.
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Since Hoss left the capital for east
ern Oregon three months ago, Govern-1
or Meier and State Treasurer Hohnan
made a . feeble effort to continue the I
board meetings. They got together’
once but once wa* enough. After 30'
minutes of useless bickering they
gave it up as a bad job. After that
Bill Einzig, secretary to the board,'
waited on the members individually
in their respective office* and secured
their reaction to any business, that
might require the board’s attention.
In fact Governor Meier signed the
minute* of one board meeting while
attending the American Legion con
vention at Klamath Falls.
,
Newspapermen around the capitol
are looking forward to the meeting
with a lot of pleasurable anticipation.
News has—or have—been pretty
scarce in state house circles this sum-
toer, what with the capitol tempor
arily transferred to Portland where
the governor has been making his
headquarters, and most anything caq
be expected to happen when Riufus
and Julius get together again with
only a narrow table separating them
and a number of controversial matters
coming up for consideration. Among
these controversial matters is included
the penitentiary boiler, contract for
which wa* let to the next to the low
bidder on the strength of his ability
to rush the work through to an early
completion. That was at least 60
days ago and the boiler i* not yet in
stalled, so the subject' is still a live
one and full of possibilities.
Roy A. Klein, former Oregon state
highway engineer, has just lsnded a
good job under the NRA as regional
engineer for federal roads with head
quarters at Ogden, Utah.
Delay on the part of Governor
Meier in appointing a circuit judge
at
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A lot of political prognosticators
would give a great deal to know what
form* the topic of conversation be
tween a governor and a prospective
candidate for that office when the
two get together around the dinner
table. Incidentally Chas. M. Thomas,
public utilities commissioner and fre
quently mentioned in connection with
the approaching gubernatorial pri
mary, was the guest of Governor
Meier at his eountry horme near Cor
bett over Sunday. Thomas stopped
over on his way back from Redmond
where he addressed a large gathering
of Grangers Saturday on “Oregon’s
Power Problems.”
The past week ha* seen the capitol
almost entirely deserted by state of
ficials and department heads. Gov
ernor Meier spent the entire week in
Portland and at his country home at
Corbett. Secretary of State Hoss is
still recuperating “somewhere
east
of the Cascades,” although rumor ha*
it that he will return to Salem *oon.
State Treasurer Holman spent the
entire week in Portland. C. A. How-
ard, state- superintendent of public
instruction, was vacationing at an
Oregon beach resort Adjutant Gen
eral White spent the week inspecting
guard unite in eastern Oregon and
doing a little flehing between inspec
tion*. A. H. Averill, state insurance
commissioner, was in St. Louis, Mo.,
on business connected with the af
fairs of the Missouri State Life In
surance company. A. A. Schramm,
superintendent of banks, spent the
week visiting a number of state bank*
in eastern Oregon which are in pro
cess of liquidation.
Lynn Crone
miller, state forester, spent most of
the week directing the forest fire
fighters over in Washington and Tilla
mook counties.
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As a burned child avoids a fire so
the members of-the state tax commis
sion now shy away from any discus
sion of the sales tax or any other
form of taxation for that matter.
Last fall the commission openly sup
ported the proposed amendment* to
the income tax which were defeated
by the people. Then they got back
of the sales tax idea which went down
to defeat by a vote of nearly four to
one. Now when asked for an opinion
on tax reform* or a solution of the
state’s tax problems the commission
ers merely raise their hands, palms
up, and shrug their shoulders in a
most impressive gesture of hopeless
ness and make it clear that while
they may harbor private opinions
about such matters they do not intend
to offer any further advice until they
have to.
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for the second judicial district is be
lieved here to be fatal to the pros
pects of B- L. Eddy, Roseburg attor
ney and former Douglas county legis
lator, who was thought at one time
to have a cinch on the honor. Eddy’s
strongest opposition comes from his
own county where most of the lawyers
and many prominent business men at
ha* been editing the House and Sen the necessity for filing tariffs or con
ate Journal* since the legislative ses tracts setting up minimum fees.
sion adjourned last March completed
hi* task Saturday and sent the last
Calling card« 100 for $1.00.
“take” of copy over to the state print
er. The journals should be ready
for distribution in a couple of week*.
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Another vacancy has developed in’
Chadwick Lodge No. 68
A. F. & A. M.
first supported Carl Wimberly for the
ranks of the Oregon lawmakers.
Stated Communication
appointment and are now backing Edwin Allen, abate senator from
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Dexter Rice since the governor let it Washington county, has been reward-
be known that Wimberly would not erf for
loyB]ty to the Democratic
do. Benton county, however, ha* an- p,rty through all the long, lean years
other idea about the appointment and by appointment to the poetmastership r
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fact arvvs
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ia putting forth n a Its
favorite
son in the, , . t ws
Forest . Gr
ove. —
nat
m<keg three
person off Fred McHenry, district at- ' vacant seats in event of a special ses-
torney. (Since Benton has had no glon. The other* were held by Sen»-
on all kinds of
representative on the bench for 35 . tor Lynn Joneg who ig nQW McrfU„
vonra they
fhov figure
fiaiiro that
that, it
it is
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hiirh time to the state t board
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years
and .
some of the phims were dropping into Earl B. Day, representative from
their lap. Reports that John Goa* of Jackson county who was recently ap
Marshsfield was being considered for pointed to the county judgeship.
Local and Long Distance
the appointment are not taken seri
ously here. Coos county already has
Reports received here indicate that
a circuit judge in the person of James
the Allied Truck owners, composed of
T. Brand, in addition to which factor
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big operators, may bring another suit
Goss has never been very close to
in an effort to upset the entire truck
the administration and is not in any
and bus law. The big truck owner»,
portion to expect favors at the
it is understood, are not at all satis
hands of Governor Meier.
fied with the Towelling decree which
relieve* the contract haulers from
Dr. P. 0. Riley. off Hubbard, Wood many of th* regulations imposed by
bum, Portland and way points, who the legislative act, particularly from
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