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they knew nothing,
will have to contain an average hour tlve factors that result in a minor
years in college compulsory and the
is
attempting to change ly wage rate close to the current rate fender dent one moment may result
rest
voluntary.
This
applied
only
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this ancient taw and proposals have of hourly pay, think the lawmakers. in a fatality the next moment ”
to those colleges having military de
By B. T. Moore
been made to reduce the “informer” Naturally, the revision of any and all
Accidents which occur in urban
The
The exemption of afc-lcultural partments with federal aid.
cut from 50 per cent to 25 per cent, or postwar scales will be downward, areas must be reported to the police
workers from Federal taxes was pre wisdom of thia move is manifest in
even 10 per cent Even a 10 per cent and that’s the big wrinkle to be ironed department Accidents in rural areas
sumed to solve the Aan-pbwer prob the fact that many of our present able
slice of a judgment for a‘few mil out
f
must be reported to the sheriff of the
lem on the farms by inducing labor staff of field officers received pre
lion dollars would not be “hay.” On
county in which they occur. These
to move back to the country where liminary training in college. The in
the other hand, there is a desire to Even Miner Traffic Accidents
reports are required by law within
“take home” wages Would be greater. adequacy of the program is evident
retain sufficient features of the old Must Be Reported At Once
24 hours of the time the accident oc
The harvesting of crops proceeded |n the fact that we are still woefully
act
to
enable
a
person
who
by
his
curs.
short
of
good
field
officers
in
propor
with a degree of success under this
Oregon law requires reports on
own investigation has “something”
Farrel urged drivers in accidents to
policy. Moot farming areas, except tion to the size of our Army.
any
traffic accident that involves be accurate in the information noted
on an alleged crooked war contractor
ing the dairy industry, have managed • •It is generally agreed that the
and yet at the same time discourage personal*’injury, death or property ln the reports. Accurate information,
to recruit enough tabor to get crops United States will have to maintain a
damage In any amount. Secretary of analysed and studied, presents an
the racketeers.
t
gathered.
But, unfortunately, the powerful Army and Navy for years
State Bob Farrell has said in re accurate picture of the accident sit
As
the
situation
stands,
any
war
to
come.
We
can
not
escape
this
exemption from taxes applicable to
minding drivers Involved in accidents uation. showing the cause of acci
contractor
can
be
sued
by
an
“
in
Washington, D. C., Sept. 30—One
farm workers does not extend to burden. It will be necessary to in
to file these reports within twenty- dents and indicating preventive
former
”
if
some
witness
tells
the
sure
an
enduring
peace.
of the new rackets by some citizens
cannery workers. Therefore much of
four hours.
measures, he said.
Many thousands of our young men and- slick lawyers continues while Truman or other investigating com
the produce harvested is now in
There is tee minimum property '1
mittee
that
such-and-such
shipbuild
will
have
to
adopt
the
military
as
congress is attempting to curb them.
joepardy because labor shuns the can
damage clause in the Oregon accident
neries in favor of other war industries their life work. Future generations This racket is the "informer” by ing company of Puget sound or Col reporting law, as there is in some Registration Dates At Ashland
paying higher wages. Cannery oper must be protected from the re-oc which a "citizen" or lawyer, who umbia river hornswogglod the gov- states, he said. Newcomers to Ore- For Southern Oregon College
eminent. The tanker “Schenectady,” J
ators are prevented by ceiling prices currence of these past five years. The knows nothing about an attempt to which split and sank at the outfitting gon •omeUmM “»Ink they are not re
All preparations have been com
“n accident
whleh pleted for the fall quarter registra
from raising wages to hold their help. I traditional distaste of Americans for defraud the government brings a civil dock m the Vancouver-Portland Joi
the
military
will
have
to
be
altered
suit knowing that under an old law,
So the food spoils and the harvesting
tion at the Southern Oregon College
i to the extent that large numbers of passed in 1863, he will receive 30 after its tost run, is now the subject ' he dama«e u *25 * under' bu‘ the
goes for naught
of Education. The registration sched
of
an
“
informer"
suit
against
the
,
law
ln
thU
,uu
r
«
’
uir
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the
r
*~
At this
This is another chapter in the long weft-trained soldiers and sailors must per cent of the judgment.
Registration of
accident, no matter ule is as follows:
These I time there
____ are 35 such suits and they
_ t Carnegie - Illinois Steel corporation yortln“ ot
book of economy to prove that rigid ■ be available at all times.
Freshman
students
Thursday,
Sep
which
supplied
the
steel,
in
which
the
lo
*
m
*
n
°r
<*»•
damage.
control of natural resources is a prac- ' tr**nees
001 i* trained to the ¡nvolve millions of dollars. Two suits
"No busines« man can
compute
his tember 30. Psychology test for all
“informer” writes Senator Langor he
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thorough
extent
necessary
during
I
of
thu
character
have
been
filed
tical impossibility in spite of the
Freshmen and transfer students Fri
really valiant efforts of OPA officials. ! war. They shouid.be well founded I against a western railroad and an government.
day, October 1. Registration of soph
X
Witho“‘ *U
iacta
in
JMaMlilalfi
tn
tha
rwxint
u/hnro
n
! _*•__._______ x___. -
___
st—«
in
essentials
to
thè
point
where
a
oil company (or a sum representing
A gallant stand is being made against
r
o
talntag to that business, Farrell de- omores, junior and students Monday,
inflation but human nature goes right short Intensive training period will 81,200,000,000.
..
_
,___ .
____ _' dared, in explaining the reason for October 4. Stanford test to all Fresh
Northwest members of congress are i h Oregon law
“In the field of men and transfer students Tuesday,
The department of justice is asking
on functioning to circumvent It fit them for combat They should be
History will record which of the two kept posted on all improvements In a curb on these racketeers, for on hopping mad over the so-called short i traffic control, we cannot intelli- October 5
Regular classes begin
systems of control has proved the the. use of arms and the practice of the floor of the senate the activity age of'wood fuel in Washington and | gently plan a program of accident Wednesday, October 6.
military
strategy.
of these lawyers has been called a Oregon. They can’t see eye to eye prevention unless we know all the
more effective, the voluntary as in
General Leonard Wood went about racket. It started back in January, with OPA’s Joe Dean, national fuel
World War I or the compulsory as in
facts pertaining to accidents, where
Amy Britton
represents
Utah
the land preaching preparedness in this year, when the supreme court up administrator, who predicts a critical
the preseAt instance.
they occur, when they occur and the , Woolen Mills with Jack Frost Blank
It would seem as if our intelligent 1813. He succeeded in persuading the held a judgment of 8315,000. The so- wood and coal fuel shortage this win driver actions involved in them.
' ets. Specials on hand. See her at S12
and enlightened people could do a Congress to permit the establishment oalled “informer” receives half the ter for the northwest. Mr. Dean cites
“Just as a five cent item must be West 8th St., or write Box 38, Co
i of camps for* the yearly training of money under the law. But it is de the manpower shortage as the real
better job if all of the cards were on
considered in business costs, so must quille. Also see her for Real Silk
the table and compulsion abandoned, i the National Guard. It was but a clared that the “informer” contribut- factor behind the coming fuel short minor traffic accidents be considered wearing apparel for ladies and
gesture to humor the General in def ed nothing to the case; he had simply i age. The many lumber mills of the
The dangers of inflation are fully
in traffic control. The same causa- men.
lt”s
copied the indictment which had 1 northwest which are operating at ea-
recognized. Public opinion will do a erence to his long and splendid rec
ord
of
service
in
the
Army.
We
soon
parity
have
trainloads
of
slabwood,
been drawn by the department of
mighty effective job of policing once
É
mill ends and sawdust stacked around
I
it is aroused. Chiselers would get the regretted that his warning had not justice. '
been heeded. Let us not make the
their
plants
waiting
for
customers.
Recently there was testimony be
same quiet but terribly effective
same mistake again. It is too costly fore the Truman committee that a Many of these mills are located very
treatment as that used by the Nor
in lives of our young men. •
certain wur contract firm had chiseled close to the larger population centers
wegians to get the goat of the Ger
There is danger that constant mil the government. The department of in both states, hence, the train, truck
man. No one, no matter how cal
itary drill and training will induce a justice investigated and found the or barge haul in many cases would
loused, can take that sort of thing
desire to make use of the things testimony was insufficient to bring a not be qver M miles, and seldom more
very long.
Let the burdensome regulations' taught, just as the purchase of a suit. However, based on newspaper than 100 miles.
rifle makes the small boy want to reports of the Truman committee tes
While the lawmakers admit trans
that have caused spoilage of food be |
go out and shoot something, quite timony, three different people in the portation facilities are not always
relaxed and let the problem be put I
himself. We must
squarely
up to
the public I have a often
°“en
OTU"‘ guard
«““ra against midwest filed suit. Beyond the news- ample to move thia fuel to the larger
b—s ’«z
«»"
sr n*™eu
:
,
cities on schedule, they can’t see the
of citizenship, sound statesmanship, that the chairman of a committee is critical shortage angle as advanced by
done some way. The excellent show
and fundamental principles of dem apt\o do all of the work, get all of Dr. Dean. They also argue that there
ing of the public cannery at Myrtle
ocracy and non-aggresaion.
the blame if thingk go sour and none is enough available manpower to do
Point is an example to show what the
of
the credit if things turn out well. the transportation job if OP A would
people can do when they pull up their
A late wise-crack floating around Ask any one who has served as com adjust the price celling on wood fuel.
socks and go after It.
Fuel dealers would then be in posi
Washington, that we should practice mittee chairman.
tion
to absorb the additional trans
The idea that Uncle Sum should be
The president’s message to Con Lease-Lend by leasing Churchill and
portation coati and ample fuel would
gress was distinguished by the ad lending Roosevelt, brings to mind the the leader In setting up a world-wide
be available for every home. By the
mission of some mistakes in domestic goings-on at Mackinac Island where democracy of nations is all right if he
tone of the letters received here,
policy.
Though ho has repeatedly leaders of the Republican Party-met can avoid being the whipping-boy for
lawmakers can’t see why a fuel
stated that he would be the first to to formulate a foreign policy plank the rest of the gang. But to have mortage when the northwest is
Uncle step in as umpire over the
,
admit It if a mistake were made, this for their 1844 platform.
chock-full of wood.
The brief text of the final docu^ ancient European squabbles is just
is the first time, htt long while at
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least, that an admission was actually ment was printed in one of the maga asking for trouble. It would seem as
National postwar planning, now in
for the public to read. It ad- if the Republicans hit upon the right
made. It is indicative of the trend zines
-----------
the l«p of congress, has many
towards the right taken by his ad- vocates the relentless prosecution ot idea.
The
_____
significant
___________
thing
_ to come
_
from
,
wrinkles which will have to be ironed
the war to a successful conclusion,
ministration.
No one can deny, or would deny, the disqualification of the Axis to the Mackinac meeting was not the 1 out before the bugle blows cease fir-
that mistakes have been made, and construct facilities for the manufac foreign policy itself but the source tag. The one big wrinkle to any post-
plenty of them. It is fortunate that ture of war goods, the maintenance from which it came, Our young Re- ‘ war plan is labor coals. Must every-
agrees that industry
not
be
seelng ____
the old 'one
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_____ will —
____
they have been domestic and not mil of permanent armed forces at home publican governors, _____
wheel-horses
about
to
fumble
the.
abie
to
return
to
the
pre-war
wage
sufficient
to
Insure
peace,
the
par
itary. The president, though trying
to have bis finger in every pie at ticipation In a cooperative organiza ball, just grabbed it themselves and level for labor. On the other hand,
home, has had the good sense to date tion among sovereign nations to in came up with this very sensible and industry can’t be expected to pay
to let the military leaders carry the sure justice to all, and the doing of substantial declaration. It is a sign boom war-time wage scales, and
ball. This has brought results with these things with careful regard for of health in the party when younger that’s where the unions come into the
a minimum of casualties in accord the vital interests of the nation and men come through in the pinch with picture. Labor unions now have the
largest mscabership ever attained and
with true American tradition and the the bearing on foreseeable interna vigorous, determined action.
All of this means that the Republi millions of dollairs in their treasury.
tional developments.
Nation is grateful.
The thing seem* to be about the can party will sponsor a return of They will battle any move which
But the weakness of the president
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' in trying to do it all himself on the most sensible that has come out yet. government from Washington to the would reduce the hourly wage of any
home front has caused moot of the It differs from the idea put forth by several States and the restoration of craft; and on the contrary may even
hopeless confusion in Washington. administration spokesmen In that local control in place of bureaucratic ask for more money. Unions now
Finding himself in a bad predicament, it makes Uncle Sam a committee directive. The party will sponsor hold closed shop contracts with many
Southern Oregon’s largest and most Complete Tire Service
he has had to abandon his in-bom member but not the chairman. The private enterprise and the incentive lines of industry which will be in ef
fect
after
the
war.
Wage
increases
system
for
labor
and
capital.
It
will
hatred of industrial leadership in or theory behind the Republican declar
der to obtain thp trained personnel ation i« that we should look after our base its hopes for succcess on do have been written into these con
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with which to administer the war ef own interests first but at the same mestic rather than foreign issues al- tracts and also into federal and state
Therefore,
fort. The “wire-hairs” have had to time keep an eye on International though the latter will receive dose wage-hour regulations.
any national postwar planning act
It should be remembered attention.
be shelved temporarily in favor of affairs.
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To Alt Holders
of “A” Gas
Rationing Cards
This is on Official
TIRE INSPECTION STATION
and you are invited to bring your car
in for a Tire Inspection before Sept. 30
—the last day for Tire Inspection as
required by 0. P. A. rules and
regulations
Thornton Tire Service
340 W. Front, Coquille, Tel. 270
trained executives and the order of
the day is to march by the right
flank.
Let no one be deceived by this
right-hand trend. It is merely a tem
porary expedient. The president has
the innate stubborness of the Dutch.
Opposition causes him to bow his
back and stand by his guns, right or
wrong. He has not changed his ideas
about “cradle to the grave” or “lolli- !
pops to lilies,” whichever you want
to call it. He still believes In cen
tralized government by decree, regu
lation, and directive, rather than the
slower and more cumbersome govern
ment by the Congress according to
the constitution. Because he finds the
opposition too powerful, he joins It.
He la the most astute politician ever
to occupy the White House.
Though it is not fair to deprecate
his accomplishments nor to attack
his motives, It IS fair to point out the |
direction in which his pollices were
leading us. The public has for quite
some time been marching off to a
totally different direction than that,
taken by his administration. He has
m»4S ■ great mistake to not■
>
ing this before. Now he will hive W ,
run like the dickens to catch up and
grab the flag. And he wiU shake off
a lot of excess baggage in his admin
istration while running.
LIMS Bl ts 11888 * * * FILL fill Tl REMT
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(latti" </««, »f »tr 41 Stttt-mH* Inietti)
Along about 1810 there was quite a
controversy over compulsory military
training for young men in our col
leges. Considerable heat was gener
ated by the Congress in debate oyer
the subject. A compromise was fin
ally adopted to make the first two
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