T he J acksonville M iner
.
The Jacksonville Miner
SEEING AS AN EAGLE
Published Weekly at
Have you ever had a ride in an
aeroplane? Let us, for a few mo
ments, imagine ourselves riding in
one, soaring far above the earth.
With the change of viewpoint
which we now enjoy there has come
the ability to see things upon earth
from an entirely different angle.
The sky is delightfully clear. Far
ther and farther from the earth the
roaring motors carry us. A tele
scope must now be used to pick out
and bring into view such objects as
the “mighty skyscrapers” down on
earth!
It is only by careful searching
that we now find what down on
earth is called the "great river”
which flows past the rows of sky
scrapers.
And as we ride on through space,
mounting higher and higher, there
begins to dawn upon us the signifi
cance of this new viewpoint. It is
indeed thrilling to have, literally, a
bird’s-eye view! Quite different
from what we have most of the
time when on earth, a worm’s-eye
view.
On and on we ride. We wonder
whether it will be possible to move
so far away that the earth can be
seen by us only as a speck, even
as those down on earth look up at
the plane which is carrying us.
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
LEONARD HALL....Editor and Publisher
MAUDE POOL-..... .......... Applegate Editor
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Famous Banker’s
MugStill inJ’ville
An individual, elaborately decor
ated shaving mug, reminiscent of
«lays gone by, which bears in gold
Address All Communications to Boa 1J8
Subscription Rates, in Advance:
letters the inscription, “C. C. Beek
One Year____ $1.00
Sia Months—
50c
man,” reposes with appropriate dig
Headquarters:
nity on a shelf in the barber shop
THE NUGGET CONFECTIONERY
Telephone 16J
of the Nugget confectionery in this
city.
According to O. C. Dorothy,
former owner of the establishment
and present barber, the mug first
came
into possession of the ton-
DON’T FAIL TO REGISTER
sorial parlor about 40 years ago
Although the bulk of Jackson
when the old banker was one of its
ville’s citizens are already register
star customers. Strange as it may
ed there still remain many who
seem to young beards of today,
have not yet qualified to partici
Jacksonville’s former civic leaders
pate in the coming elections.
and men about town sported private
Particularly at such a time as
shaving mugs whereon, conspicu
ously and artistically, was inscribed
the present when the entire coun
try and every locality is in finan
names of owners.
cial and political straits does it be
It seems that a few years back it
hoove everyone to mind their reg
was the custom to think of cleanli
istration cards and make certain
ness in terms of private ownership
they are qualified to express their
and germicidal qualities of soap
best judgment on the issues to be
were unappreciated. Hence the
decided within the next few months.
height of sanitation and luxury was
The present state of things in gen
to present ye barber with an in
eral should crystallize interest in
dividual mug, to be used only on
the management of the county,
persons corresponding with name
state and national affairs and bring
affixed. And, considering the fame
PETTING THE SUBSCRIBERS and fortunes of C. C. Beekman, it
out a record vote.
Registration in Jacksonville is a
is very interesting to glimpse such
pea-soup shade of writing pa an intimate aversion of the de
very simple process. There is no ex per A and
purple ink are recommend ceased foot-racer and banker who
pense and G. W. Godward, mer ed for love
letters by a middlewest- played such an important role in
chant, is commissioned to record em optometrist
association as this the west’s early history.
voters. It takes but a minute or so
to attend to details. April 19 marks color combination is easy on the
“The mug that lathered the man
the last day one may qualify, so eyes and gives readers a pleasant who handled $23,000,000 in raw
We are going to adopt Chis
don’t put off attending to this im reaction.
color
scheme
for our delinquent cir gold from the Jacksonville gold
portant duty.
culation statements with this in fields” might be a fitting title for
Votes will play a large part in j scription
added: “Roses are red and the heavily gold-trimmed pottery
battling hard times and untangling! violets blue,
sugar is sweet and so zealously guarded and proudly dis
muddled political messes. If you'
are
you.
”
Surely
that ought to played in the same building and
haven’t already, register now and cause the shekels to come
rolling in, surrounded by the same fixtures
be certain of your constitutional
— Visalia (Calif.) Times- which served Jacksonville’s earlier
right, for it’s the votes cast that Percy.
stubblefields. And as a fitting com
Delta.
make or break us.
panion to the Beekman cup is one
declaring
itself the property of S.
THE NEW ERA
THE PROHIBITION QUESTION
E. Dunnington, another well-known
pioneer. However, in the latter case,
The declaration is made
An excerpt from the political often
the
still resides in this city
that we are in a new era of and owner
platform of James W. Mott, candi business.
makes
regular trips to the bar
we are, but it is ber shop. Dunnington,
date for nomination as republican too early Maybe
78, has
know definitely. May been a steady customer now
the cor-
representative of the first congres be we will to find
of
it necessary to ner concern for more than four de-
sional district of Oregon, just about change our methods
of doing busi-; i cades.
expresses The Miner’s views on the ness and adapt ourselves
a new j Shaving mugs are just another
prohibition controversy and wre re set of conditions. But the to
time
has
of Jacksonville’s rich
produce it herewith:
not yet come to make any sweep- 1 ’ example
treasure
in
memories and articles
“The fundamental prohibition ing
changes in our methods or our
laws of the United States and of policies. Such changes would be ' of the glamorous nineteenth cen-
the several states are not legislat premature. When business has be !tury.
ive enactments. They are constitu come normal and has stabilized it
tional amendments either voted di self, we will know what to do, how ELECTRICITY SERVES
rectly by or ratified by the people.. to plan, and how to proceed to ad
40,000 FARMS TODAY
In the people themselves, therefore, just ourselves to the new’ conditions
is vested both the sole right and —that is, if there be new condi-
In 1931 the electric light and
I
the sole power to say whether tions.
power industry, in spite of the de
these amendments shall be retained
pression, spent approximately $600,-
or repealed.
000,000 in new construction, exten
G
UTEN
BERG
“The right of the people to vote
sions and improvements; paid more
upon the question of repeal or re-1
than $200 000,000 in taxes; gave
Turn
back
with
me
five
century
teation of an amendment to their.
employment to thousands of work-
chapters
of
history
’
s
volume
—
back
own constitution, at any time they I
I ers and helped keep things going in
demand it, is fundamental. It fol- > to medieval Mainz! What means general.
lows, therefore, that it is the duty i that stir on the market place ? See
It added 120,000 new customers
of a legislator, whether state or how they crowd around one of the during
the year; electrified 40,000
covered
stalls
and
crane
their
national, to vote for the submission
farms,
placed in operation thous-
!
necks!
A
gray-gowned
monk,
in
of that question to the people, in
.
ands
of
miles of additional trans-
passing,
stops
to
look.
Pallor
the manner prescribed by the con
'
mission
and
distribution lines, so
spreads
over
his
lean
features.
Does
stitution, whenever a bonafide de
that
electrical
service is now avail
,
he
see
the
vision
—
the
end
of
sup
mand therefor by the people mani
able
to
70
per
cent of the popula
erstition
and
intolerance
and
tyr
fests itself in the form of a proper
tion
of
the United States.
anny
’
s
toppling
thrones?
resolution legally introduced in such
The amount of electricity fur
Three men stand in that stall—
legislative body by a member there
nished
to homes was increased by
and
they
have
displayed
their
first
of.
eight
per
cent, reports the New
printed
books!
Gutenberg,
the
mas
“Whether, when the question is
so submitted to them, the people ter, Fust and Schoeffer his asso Jersey Information committee. The
will repeal or retain the eighteenth ciates. The deep lines on the mas average price of electric service to
amendment to the federal constitu-! ter’s face—marks of long nights of homes was decreased four per cent,
tion is a matter they themselves j labor—of hope and despair—of so that it now stands 32 per cent
will decide, for it will then be a | striving and failure—and of care— below pre-war levels, while the cost
direct controversial issue and a soften as he looks down on his first of living remains 48 per cent above
proper subject for argument. But successful work. And he, too, sees pre-war levels.
whether a congressman has a right a vision—of coming centuries and
to deny to the people the privilege i generations—to whom his invention !
LEGIBILITY
of voting upon this question by re will prove the greatest boon ever I
fusing, through his own, vote, to bestowed on humanity.
An extremely small fraction of
They will hurl the ban against the printed matter of the world is
submit it to them, is not, in my
opinion, open to legitimate argu him and say that he is in league produced for appearance only. Such
ment at all, and no candidate for with the devil—forbid the reading printed pieces are to be viewed like
congress can advocate denial of this of his books—but the “black art” pictures—as a whole, and not read.
right without doing violence both will survive it all—and make men
For printed matter that is in
to our theory of government and to free.—August Dietz in Stone’s Im- tended to be read the prime require
pressions.
his own oath of office.
ment is readability. In printing, in
“This has always been my stand
particular, to attract attention and
as a legislator on the fundamental
ITEMS FROM RUSSIA
discourage reading is poor policy.
issue of prohibition, and, so far as
If the eye is strained in reading,
Odd items of news streak through the mind in sympathy rebels.
my candidacy for congress is con
cerned, I believe it is the only stand from Russia. Eighty-six men were
P. S.: It ia said that 87 per cent
in which the voters are actually caught with forged ration cards;
of
our knowledge comes through
interested. In conformity with this they received up to 10 years in
the
eye. That’s because we hear so
view, and consistent therewith, as a prison. Four railroad men were in
much
that isn’t so.—The Recorder.
representative from Marion county volved in causing a wreck; they
in the last session of the legislature were sentenced to be shot. A Rus
I voted for the Manning resolutf'n sian was hired to kill the Japa AUSTRALIA-TO-BRITAIN MAIL
to refer to the people the question nese ambassador, and Russia pub
of the repeal or retention of the lished it to the world; the Czecho
The first air mail service from
prohibition amendment to our state slovak delegate had to leave for Australia to Britain arrived in Brit
constitution. The resolution was de home and the much-desired war be ain on December 16 carrying 50,000
cisively defeated because it was po tween Russia and Japan will have letters. It is hoped that soon there
litically unpopular at that time to to be postponed until big business may be a regular fortnightly serv
vote for it. In spite of the refusal can think of some better way to ice. It is believed that the flying
of the legislature to refer this ques start it.—The Golden Age.
time can be cut down from 13 days
tion to the people, it nevertheless
to 12, and, by night flying, to eight.
will appear on the ballot in the • George Rowden of Ruch was The first voyages from England to
November election by initiative pe transacting business in Medford Australia required nine months to
tition already filed.”
Monday.
make the trip one way.
EDITORIAL
1
THROW COSTLY FOODS AWAY per cent in clothing, textiles and
other manufactures. The federation
Analysis of what most house proposes cutting the work week to
wives regard as waste (the water five days of seven hours each
poured off of meuts and vegetables
after ordinary cooking) bus been • Mrs. R. 8. Birchard of Little Ap
proven by chemists employed by plegate is spending several days
food conservation authorities to
contain minerals, salts, natural with friends at Medford.
juices, etc., equivalent to approxi
mately 20 per cent of the food value
of a product cooked in open pans
over flame and immersed in water
to prevent scoarching on the sides
of utensils.
Proponents of electric cookery,
“the modern method of food prep
aration,” claim a saving in food
Typewriter
cost by reason of the “waterless”
methods employed in electric cook
Specialists
ery. With closed utensils to p:event
moisture loss through steaming and
Comer Main and Graps Sta.
no pouring off of excess water, the
Medford
electric method they claim is the
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economical method.
Demonstrations of the new 1932
model electric ranges, the latest
contribution to electric cookery, are
now being made by local dealers
and these wonderful new electric
ranges are causing much favorable
comment among the progressive
PAINTING
housewives of southern Oregon.
Medford
Typewriter
Exchange
R.C.CHAPPELL
PAPERHANGING
ETC.
Estimates
Gladly Given
MANY UNEMPLOYED
The American Federation of La
bor puts the army of unemployed
in the United States at 8,300,000, or
23.1 per cent of the total of workers
in the country. Sixty-two per cent
are out of work in buildings, 51
per cent among musicians, and 42
Phone 13 or Drop a Card to
P. O. Box 51, Jacksonville
ELECTRICITY is as
CLEAN as SUNSHINE
The electrical kitchen is always cool and
comfortable. Pots and pans stay bright
and new for there is no flame to cause
smoke and soot as with old fashioned
methods of cookery. Electricity is the
cheapest, cleanest servant you can use.
The California Oregon Power Company
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Phone 1317 or 1317-J-2 Medford
We Have a Complete Line of
Nursery Stock
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We Make a Specialty of the
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