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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
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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 —
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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.
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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
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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.