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» PAGE T i» K E E THE ASHLAND REGISTER FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1928 T h e R E G IS T E R ’S E D IT O R IA L and FEAT 'U R E Pa^e G J. READ, Editor and Publisher a m t t v m ------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -- • a . ___ ^ OREGON Semi-Weekly Papar Published ai Aihland, Oregon Formerly the Central Point and Ashland American Office at 872 East Main Street BU8INES AND NEWS PHONE 95 Or a Romance and Adventure in and o f the West 52.00 Oar Year Advertising Rate* Given on Application Entered at the Postoffice at Ashland, Oregon, as Second Class Matter, under the Act of Congress o f March 3 1879 By DAVID M ARK Member STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Member NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION 216 Central Ave., Ashland, Oregon TO VISIT THE SHARKS. Ichthyologist Van Campen Heiliier, author and field representative o f the American Mu seum o f Natural History, has his idea that sharks are harmless and that, excepting the white shark, they will not attack human beings. More than this, he is going to try out his idea by taking a trip to the Bahama Island, where he intends to swim among the sharks in order to report upon their hospitality. We have no doubt but that Mr. Heilner is right about the white shark, otherwise known as the carcharodon carcharias. The name sounds dangerous, and if any man called us that we would attack him, too, But, our information as to sharks, nurse sharks, leopard sharks, hammer head sharks, shovel nose sharks and says there are others, including the land shark. “ Most sharks are harmless,” declares Mr, Heil ner, who seeks to prove it. W e wish him well.” WHAT TO DO FOR ASHLAND DtFrank Crane Says WORRIES If we will carefully take stock o f our worri- ments we will find that most o f them are about things that do not matter. For a caption that would be suitable at the head o f the list o f rules I would suggest, “ What O f It?” I suppose I had the best mother in the world. She is entitled to all o f my respect and esteem because she patiently put up with me all through my childhood and cared for me until the day o f her death. I can remember, however, that when I went away from home in my younger days she was always solicitous that I should wear clean underwear and stockings because she said that if there was to a train wreck and my body was found, what would people think if they found out I had on dirty hnderwear, as though I should care about the state o f my underwear when I was a corpse. Much o f the care and trouble that mothers take is o f the Mar.ha kind, for Martha was “ careful and troubled about many things.” Suppose the children do litter up the floor and pick the flowers in the garden and tramp into the house with muddy feet. Anybody who knows children expects that and if they don’t know children they are out o f luck. It might be all right to see that your boys are washed behind the ears and that their finger nail* arc clean, Lul you should remember that whi’ ' these things should not be left undone there arj seme more important things. It is important, for instance, that your children should always think o f you pleasantly and gratefully. Your affection for your son counts more with him than your solicitude for his appearance. It is well that the dandruff is brushed o ff your husband's coat collar and that his tie is right and his boots are polished, but if you do nothing else for him but call attention to these peccadil los by and by the idea will seep into his head that you are nagging What he wants most o f all is to keep his love and esteem for you and you ought to work at making yourself worthy o f that much more than to work at how he will look to other people. I do not mean to underrate the little atten tions that should be bestowed upon those we love, but I emphasize the fact that these little things are o f small importance compared with the greater matters o f life. On one occasion it was said by a wise man that the Pharisees paid tithes o f mint, anise and cumin, but neglected the greater matters o f the lawr. So we sometimes make the mistake o f look ing for flecks o f dust when we should be ad miring the landscape. It is all a matter o f proportion. The principal thing to learn in living is how to value things, how to be particular about the essentials and give small heed to the non-essentials. A boy recently turned up at Catalina Island after having been lost for several days. His mother broke down and wept. “ He’s safe,” some one remarked. "I know.” sobbed the mother, “ but he has a dirty shirt on right here in front o f all o f these people.” When the average citizen o f Ashland begins to think about its future he realizes that his own economic success depends, to a great measure, upon the prosperity o f his neighbors, and the growth o f his town. To realize what he ought to do, in helping Ashland forward, he has only to ask himself what he expects o f his fellow citizen. What is it? To trade with him to overlook the shortcom ings in his business due to his location and through their cooperation to him render them better service. Then, to be a loyal booster o f Ashland all that is required o f the average citizen is that he treat his neighbor, and his neighbor’s business, in the same way that he wants his neighbor to treat him and his business. JAIL FOR SINCLAIR Most people will endorse the decision o f Justice Frederick L. Siddons that it is unlaw ful for a defendant, during his trial, to em ploy a detective agency for the purpose o f shadowing the jury. Justice Siddons, you will recall, is the judge who had to order a mistrial in the Fall-Sin- clair oil conspiracy case because o f alleged statements made by one member o f the jury. Thereupon, he began an inquiry into w’hat had happened in order to decide whether to adjudge t’ ose responsible for shadowing the jury in c r empt o f court. This he determined and last week sentenced Harry F. Sinclair to six months in jail. An asso ciate o f the oil magnate got four months and W. J. Burns was given 15 days. O f course, ap peals are pending, nut the chances are that Sin clair will serve time before he gets through with the infamous oil leases. AMERICA, “ DANGEROUS!” Sir Phillip Gibbs, famous wrar correspondent, recently told an English audience that “ Ameri ca is the most dangerous nation in the world today because it is too highly organized and volatile, so that over night a passion o f pity or hate could sweep the country and rouse it to ac tion which would be either beneficial or detre- mental to the world.” The Register believes that this English writer spoke the truth. This country is “ highly organi zed and volatile.” Its opinions are often formed overnight and great sympathy or furious rage could easily swee^ over its broa dacres in a night Following that surge o f emotion there would be clamors for action, which as he says, : .would be either beneficial or detrimental to the world.” This is the reason why the Register attempts from time to time to call the attention o f our readers to some o f the perplexing situations existing in world politics. There are many news paper editors who believe that their readers do not car«' for what is called “ foreign affairs” and while this may be true, we believe that there are many intelligent readers o f The Register who will try to be honest and just when international matters are considered, and desire information about th ’m. As he became more helpful his “ Where did you get the diamond? beauty being increased by his in A uasn. of reu suowu on tne .ace crease in helpfulness, the people 01 tne irisn lass, ua aue it-piled: “ We are y> De married coming Toved him tne more. He was Cnnstmas. rie is a loin mon. u their hero, theirs to love and ad was love at iirst aignt. ’ liuaald mire. Oregon was a child o f the and l wilt oe inarneu before that "He people afid society. He was their tHne,” said Miss Li,inard. lias an appointment at Washing to serve and he did it well. Be ton, D. c . We go there by the ing governed by the Golden Rule first of Septemoer. It *as not he was imbued by the spirit of love at first sight, but it has been a long time, it was marriage or Christ Jesus which means a sav separation. So it is marriage i iour, he was destined to become do wish you the greatest happi ness and hope we can serve Ore a savior of the nations. gon as wen or even better in The importance o f the move vVa.ihiiigton than we have or can ment from political to industrial serve him here.” Democracy was more deeply im- pressed upon Oonnid VV uido and On the evening of July 4, 19— Miss Leonard as at lunch they ten years after the events de dined and talked with the County scribed in- the preceeding pages, Labor Commissioner, they thrash Mrs. Molly Hartley was sitting ed it all over, discussed the bene on the vine covered porch of her fit of it as regards the softening home on Court street, Salem, o f the harshness that dominated Oregon, almost opposite the capi the political or former system tal building. There was a proud and the danger said system threat and happy look in her eye., and ened modern society because o f upon her matronly face was a the great changes in the produc smile that showed pleasant tion and distribution due to the thoughts in her mind. She was inventive genius of man. looking at her two children. Don- At the close o f the meal, the old and Louisa, rugged little fel party, with their escort, crossed lows they were. Eight and six the street and entered the court years old, playing near her. In house. her hand was a letter that read: The little girl next door doesn’t Here they met the county Washington, p . C. read love stories anymore, she sheriff, William Culver. July 2, 19— vuijr “ How are you getting along Dear Molly and Loved Ones of has ’em told to her. handling criminals?” questioned Her household: Donald, of the sheriff. “ There Ten years have past since we Said a belle of the Esquimaux, are but few new ones,” was the were prisoners, together in the I ’d like to wear rolled haux. reply. “ Constant remunerative cave. How time has flown. Don emp.oyment has reduced crime to ald is in his second year as head But here it ain’t hot a minimum. Crihie like poverty o f the National Department of So I guess I will not and its associate, disAse, was the Industry and Commerce. We are Wear ventilated claux. natural product o f the former vi both happy in doing the work we cious political-social order. Their have to do. Looking backwards, Convict: ‘ *1 am in here for disappearance followed his, about all, as well as we can easily see all we are doing to overcome the that polictics, i. e. legalized ex having five wives.’’ evil effects following the late re ploitation, was the evil thing that Visitor: “ How do you enjoy bellion, which are fast disappear corrupted society. That it was the your liberty.” ing and to hunt down Attorney primary cause o f crime, poverty Pomeroy and his band o f would- and disease. As students o f law and the history o f law we know Harry: “ How long have you be cut throats.” A this juncture a telephone bell without the shadow o f a doubt that politics was the evil thing, been married?” rang. Harold: Let’s see. I bought this Ih e information the telephone that damned everything it touch ed, and it touched everything. suit I’m wearing four years ago.” message brought was that the It was the last o f all the evils sheriff notify the county coroner and county attorney that the and they were many, that had Alfonse: “ Don’t you enjoy body of a man was found dead clung to the social structure that those slow motion pictures of at the foot o f House Mountaia were handed down from Babylon Rock on the north fork of the that was founded by Nimrod, who horse races?” Santiam river. The message also Josephus says “ hated God and Tony: “ No, they remind me said that from papers found in turned the government into ty- too much o f the horses I always his clothing that it was possible rany* and whose idea prophecy bet on.” that the body was the corps o f said should be destroyed*** All seme one by the name o f Pome that Chief Justice B-------told us in the cave has come to pass. roy. The Guide: Look at that half- “ And It’s me that’s hoping it What he anticipated has been ful ruined castle. It might be at least is,” said Molly O'Toole, “ the filled. Want and the fear of want i has disappeared. Christianity has eight hundred years old. Believe would-be murderer, was not fit triumphed over politics, that old me. lady, they don’t build such an to live nor fit to die, so l guess ! serpent the dragon *** Since Je- some one has killed him.” \ hovah God, destroyed the north cient castles nowadays! Two days later word reached ern army on the mountains of Is- them that it was the body o f At — . . . . _____ a f ew , ____ years real i *••• _ ago, the The clothes that make the wo torney Pomeroy. That the cor nations are learning was no mqcr man are the clothes that break oners jury had rendered a ver ***** dict that he had come to his Our son Brower, Leonard, Wal the men. death by his own hand. When do, who was named after his Molly O’Toole heard the verdict great-grandfather, Brower Leon Employer: “ What kept you she. with a contehptuous toss of ard ar.d in memory o f the chief ’ ’’The justice, whom we ail loved, is a from work yesterday, acute in her head, blurted out: bloody Judas, he reached the end stout youngster and looks like his digestion again?” of the rope and like a former Typist: “ No. A cute engineer, Judas, who bertayed his Saviour father, our daughter, Molly is just a little darling. My husband this time.” he too killed himself.” joins me in sending love and best Following the announcement wishes. May the Lord bless thee of the verdict, the parties that The boy stood on the burning figured prominently i n this and thine. The letter was signed Mrs. deck story were let go as the danger Donald Leonard Waldo, Washing With his arms aronnd his that threatened them was no ton D. C. more. , sweetie's neck; The evening following their His father called; he did not go release they were in Mis» Leon *— Josephus book 1 chap, 4 par- agraph 2. Because he loved to neck her so ard’s room. That is, four o f them ** Revelations, chap. 17. were. Later, after Waldo and *** Revelations, chap, 20 . Hartley had gone away, Mias verses 2:10. A woman is marrying a man I-eonarH with a surprised look **** Ezekiel, chapter 38 to 39 she knocked down with her car. on her face and in her eyes ***** Miehalet 4:2. Pedestrians run draadful risks if smilingly asked Molly O’Toole, THE END they don’t run. Lee William* will build large Apple Growers' association at The password is— yum— yum two story concrete store building Hood River pays *150,000 on It costa you quite a— «um— sum at Newport. I January sales. It makes you deaf and—dum— dum Steamer ^ e st Rader takes < Wool being told up to 40 cents So ’»is heat to lay o f f this— cargo o f 2600 tons of flour to >nd „„h a ir from 40 to 58 cents um— rum the Orient from Astoria. in Curry county. “ What age is your baby?” “ Six months.” “ Is he your youngest?” Ray-Mahng cannery sales at Hillsboro for 1927 reached II.- « .O O .P t'O Sixteen district plan to vote on Klamath county farm receipts new union high school at Wheel- for 1927 ari P, tin, . twl mt *5.- *r- | 227,187. ~ ________ Electric service at Fos.il is ' lower Columbia Cooperative brought in from Condon, follow- dairymen won 14 big dairy show ing fire that destroyed their plant prizes for butter, last year. New Sheridan State bank Kraft Cheese company plan* | Prounty Lumber k Box com- opens, with *30,000 vapital and surplus. • *60.000 cheese factory at Cor- pany at Warrenton put* on valli*. double shift. 50 more men. I Barvey cannery at Rainier will Coo* Veneer Box eompany In 1924. Oregon had 1404 dip- j practically dsuble its 1927 out- at Marshfield ____ issues *100.000 theria case* and 104 deaths; in • put. bonds to enlarge plart. 1927, 609 cases and only 36 ^ deaths. Will build 135.000 block for Schiel contracts at Portland the J. C. Penny More in McMtnn- now under way and to be let Morrow county raised 2.984.- ville. within 30 day- total *1,464.624. 085 bushel* wheat last year.