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Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, February 10, 1*33
Volume 2
Number 0
CHARGE SYNDICALISM
The Editor
Is Jackson County
Yellow?
CITY COUNCIL
RECEIVES LAST
YEAR’S AUDIT
DAILY NOOSE PRINTS PAPER
City in Good Financial Shape
Whether it Is individually or col I
States Auditor Knox)
lectively, it uiwuyH is well for uh
Figures Given
to pause once in a while, close our j
eyes to what «urroiind« us and try
to gulr. un accurato Impression of
Gathering in the historic old
ourse'lros a* we appeur to others brick city hall while the town
-wurmed ita shins, listened to ra
And In the cane of Jackson coun- dios und forgot they hud u city
Jacksonville's
city
^^y, such a course right now should Eovernmant,
flLv.' u »ary great lea..minx and ,1ouncl
hour" T“e’
j u
Moberlng «.'feet not only on those '*“> M,*hl reylewllW
a complete
c—
report of last year's
business.
who seek to go outside the law. audit
..............
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I.i-lund J. Knox, certified pub,i>
but also by those who already
iw. accountant, explained In detail hit
stand for tho preservation of law
*e,,Kthy report, nnd preferred the
and order an we have come to
1 ° 1 opinion
thut, considering the gen-
know it for several hundred yeu.ru i
era) - trend of municipalities, thl
In this country.
city was to be congratulated for
-a.*'
avoiding busineHS on a warrant
We nil can easily picture condl- basis, and that its financial «true
lion« In coal fields, wh.-re there lure was sound. No errors or short
have been riots, strikes, armed ages were revealed in the handling
warfare, trouble and dlssentlon for of the city's finances by Treasure!
month«. Being at a distance, we ( hltwood. as usual.
can got a true picture of the dam­
Total Income for the city last
age done to such communities year was 19460.38, total payment
through such unfavorable publicity. were «9046 28 and the balance on
There Isn’t ono of uh who would hand increased from the opening
even consider moving to such a Of last year from >3847.05 to
Above photo, snapped by Staff Photographer Verne Shangle, mows
strife-torn community to make our |I261 IS December 31. Greatest
a few of the No Government congress G eemp ung mountain boys
homes, go there for a pleasiire trip monthly income was during tax­ aiding in getting out the latest edition of the Daily Noose. “Yes, air,
or even pas« through on business collecting seasons — April, May
that there newaprlnt belonga to us, and both barrels wPI prove It.”
If wo could help It. Would we In­ and November. Three water bonds
growled one of the men as he cocked his artillery. “We'll ahow ’em
vest five cents where tho govern­ wore paid and cancelled during the
some law and odor," mumbled another as he eyed the nearest exit.
ment repoitodly Is unstable, and 12-month period.
threatened to be pushed over by
It was recommended that the
the unrest and suspicion of the Jacksonville
improvement
bond
natives at any moment? Of course «inking fund, the Improvement
not.
bond Interest fund, the intersec­
tion warrant fund, the intersection
Stories emanating from such hot-1 Interest fund and water bond fund
= By LLEWELLYN A. BUNKS
beds of lawless activity bring to No. 3 be closed to the general fund
mind a iunlld houses, dirty nnd rag-1 for the reason that these funds
god women, hungry children and are completed and Inactive. It was
(¡u tiers and breadwinners lying further recommended that the re­
sprawled In the street in a pool or funding bond Kinking fund, the
blood nnd slime We Imagine life >1 ,ooo water bond sinking fund
So far we have made an effort to make this column funny;
is of little value there, that every and the paving district No. 1 fund
ono I k armed nnd ready for the be Invested, or be used to redeem to point out evident truths in a not-too serious manner. The
worst, nnd that conditions must be bonds of these issues. Inasmuch as time has come, we believe, when we should get down to brass
the balances earn only 2 per cent taxes with the Hogwallow Blatter editor. Perhaps our effort
intolerable.
and the bonds bear from 5 to 6 per
to be serious will be funnier than ever.
It is easy for us to abhor situs- cent. The saving In interest would
At any rate, we are going to unfold to Miner readers the
tlni'K other communities hiive I.... .. thus be considerable, it was point­
thrust Info, yet It is difficult to ed out by Auditor Knox.
REAL
inside workings of the Good Government congress,
Resources of the cltv wore set
understand or grasp the fact that
which
was
organized by and for the purpose of becoming the
at
»'8.710
69.
and
liabilities
at
other sections of the «tale. and the
entire Pacific const, regard the ! 143,000. There are no warrants tool of Llewellyn A. Banks.
Rogue River valley as just such a outstanding. Total warrants paid
First, we have discovered purposes behind the Good Gov­
place, where all law and order by the city Inst year totaled ernment congress—which certainly is a misnomer and merely
>3780.94.
ranging
from
>1200
mar
­
has
crmp'etely
broken
down,
where Innocent men arc slain by shal salary—the largest single Item bait as a name—are threefold: Political, financial and undoubt­
officers at random and where the of cltv expense—on down to -2.50 edly criminal.
county government takes the prize for printing during the year. There
Political, because the hypocritical Banks hopes to remove
was a shortage of >878.93 in re­
for graft and dishonesty.
ceipts under the budget allowed ! George Codding as district attorney, George Carter ■ as county
I clerk, Emmett Nealon and Ralpn Billings as s count
county commis­
Just what disgiiHting, contemp for 1912.
Copies of the detailed audit re­ >.ionnrc
t rntn office either thrminrh
sioners
from
through
threats,
violence or the
tuous nlcturca publicity emanating
port. which are In possession of
from Medford must bring to minds
recall. The entire purpose behind this is the fact that the four
all
city
officials,
may
be
scanned
o’
— s » mi ns we regard i
mentioned are opposed to a one-man control of county affairs,
other communities where there i bv those Interested in the intrfca
cles of financial affairs of the city, and will not take dictation from the paranoiacal publisher.
trouble. < ne of the most priceless
and will form a surprising bulk for Not one of the above named public officials will deviate one
virtues—and rarest—is for man to a small community.
see himself as others see him.
Matters discussed by the conn- iota from their oath of office at the insistence of Banks. He
cilmen, other than regular bills, realizes this, and also realizes that his hands are tied as an '
We believe If Jackson county as was the refusal to permit mining
a whole could picture Itself just as on any city property, the recog­ absolute dictator so long as they block his schemes. Mr. Banks
the rest of the world does today, nizing of The Miner as official city has not ONE BIT OF REAL EVIDENCE to prove his elabor-1
thia fellow Banks would now be pa"er, with the first reading of an ate and insane claims against any of them.
on his wav over the Sfskivous—or ordinance to that effect, and the
Could Mr. Banks remove Codding—and his deputy Neilson
better still, enroute to Salem.
assuming of Marshal IJttell's saw­
—he would have a tool of punishment and persecution (he
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filing expense by the city.
Once Too Often
“The REAL Good Government Congress”
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Publisher Skins Out When
John Law Feels His Oats
That 1* A. Banks, editor nnd i county has not died down, so It Is
fruitgrower. Is “out of the juris- assumed he is still here,
diction of the circuit court of Jack-1
mH threat to 100/« the Jurisdic­
tion county, is doubted by many (|on of (he courts of Jackson coun-
ln Medford nnd the valley. He may ty, with several Important cases
be safe from tho Jurisdiction
coming before the bar. in charac-
the courts, they aver, but not out. terized ns "hiding his head under
Banks’ Cadillac coupe* that he a bushel."
drives while his employes have to
Banks, in his paper yesterday,
sue for bnck pay. was seen in Med­ exnlained that the reasons for hfs
ford last evening. Banks’ family I alleged absence were that The
is still in Nledford. One citizen of Miner had continually accused him
the <.!ty d^hres he saw Banks yes­ of embezzlement of funds in the
terday noon.
case which was tried with Norcross
As near as could be learned. as plaintiff and Banks and other«
Banks did not leave Medford by as defendants.
train, nor by motor bus. He did not
Others hinted that the Daily
leave on nny of the passenger air­ Nows publisher was turning yellow
planes. The stink and hubub of the and whr running before the atorm.
—
1385 Volumes Loaned I
By Local Library in
January, Figures Show
DUAL PERSONALITY
Sunday morning’s issue of the
Dally News related how the
editor of The Miner "picked a
fight with an old man in Ash-
land and then turned white
when accosted by several." The
Dally News also mentioned that
the editor took several boys
with him and a supply of news­
papers.
We suppose the same genius
wrote that story who told the
Daily News readers The Miner
is owned and controlled by the
Medford Mall Tribune. Tho ed­
itor of The Jacksonville Miner
did not go to Ashland last Sat­
urday.
Jacksonville’s branch lihrnry, un­
der tho supervision of Mrs. Roy
G. Smith, loaned a total of 1385
books during January, It was re­
vealed in a report released the
other day.
There were 1« new readers dur­
ing that period and the average
dally circulation for tho month wns
153 volumes. There were 968 adult
and 417 minor seekers of informa­
tion nnd entertainment by the lit­
erary route, while the single larg­
est daily circulation of the educa­
tional and plensu re-giving books L__________________________
was 188. it was pointed out by
p. m. every Tuesday and Friday
Is open from 2 to 5 afternoon.
Banks and ‘Congress’
Bordering on Danger
Line, Statutes Reveal
That Llewellyn A. Banks and his “Good Government” con­
gress are on the borderline covered by the Oregon criminal
syndicalism code was revealed when the statute, which the
state legislature upheld this week, was scanned.
It is believed in many quarters that already Banks’ methods
and activities have been clearly in violation of the law, and
hat particularly his suggestions of violence and bloodshed, in
addition to an advertised boycott, which also is an open viola­
ion of the syndacalism statute. It has been pointed out that
lot only those who might commit violence or go beyond the
'imits of the strict law, but
also all members who may
have signed membership cards,
ttended meetings, or solicited]
membership in any manner are
Hable before the courts as a]
->artv to any criminal activity.]
Rather than express what might
be construed as personal views on
•he matter. The Miner chooses to I
eprint the Oregon code, word for!
«ord. so that all interested persons
may see for themselves the ser-
'ousneHs of nronosed activities of
the "Good Government” congress/
and just where their threats of vio­
lence and boycott will lead them.
Note particularly the manner in
which the law provides for Just i
such subtle suggestion as Banks
has resorted to in his newspaper,
and how tentacles of the law reach
into every phase of activities of
the congress:
Section 14-3, 110 Oregon Code
19’0—Criminal Syndicalism—Defi­
nition.
LOFTY BOXES
IS NEW RULE
IN MINES HERE
Activity in Backyard Industry
Doubles Past Month;
Centers Town
Who says miners don’t have high
ideals?
Perhaps some of them may not,
but the newest development in lo­
cal back—and front—yard mining
would Indicate that Jacksonville
miners do lean heavenward—or at
least build in that direction. Three
new outfits fronting on California
street have been built from eight
to 12 feet above the average level
Criminal syndicalism is here­ I . of such rigging, and furnish an im­
posing sight to travelers who hur-
by defined to be the doctrine
ry past with extended necks and
which advocates crime, physi­
open mouths.
cal violence, arson, destruction
It all started when Beeman and
of property, sabotage or other
St Clair, who erected the first
unlawful acts or methods, as a
btilted equipment on the downtown
means of accomplishing indus­
lot of Mrs. F. A. Haight, got gold-
trial or political revolution, or
minded and decided Mother Earth
for profit. (L. 1921, ch. ’4. par­
had been holding out on them long
agraph 1, p. 45.)
enough. Soon another rig shot up
Section 14-’, 111. Sabotage—Defi­ on an adjoining lot. stilts and all.
and now Beeman is across the
nition.
street building a third sluice box,
this time higher than ever.
"Sabotage” is hereby defined
It seems that surprising fruition
to be malicious, felonious, in­
of the work on the Haight property
tentional or unlawful damage,
encouraged a renewal of activity
injury or destruction of real or
In the downtown section, and
personal property of any em­
across the street, on the Dunning-
ployer, or owner, by hfs or her
ton property. Keen and Cotham
employe or employes, or any
have been earning beans and bacon
employer or employers, or by
—mostly beans, reminded one of
any person or persons, at their
the pair—and the Taylor brothers,
own instance, or at the in­
who purchased the rear half of
stance, request or instigation
the lot, have been gouging out
of such employes, employers
color.
or any other person. (L. 19..1,
Canaday and Hulse have onened
ch. 34, paragraph 2. p. 45.)
up an Incision on the Whillock lot,
Section 14-2, 112 Oregon Code and are hard at the task of fight­
1920—Criminal Syndicalism or Sab­ ing water and hunger, while Gaddy
Lee have been operating a
otage—Advocating or teaching— and
mine on the pronertv oxmed by
''embership in organization—Pen- Mrs. Gallun (nee Kirkpatrick).
alty.
The Taylors, who work in con
junction with Slim Mero, husky
Any person who. bv word of
veteran, found ft nece*®»mr to
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Split Between Wilkins-Banks
Demonstrates Paranoia Quirk
hopes) to use on all opposition, and at the same time remove
the source of criminal prosecution of his own deeds. County
Clerk George Carter has shown his entire independence, and
it would be a great asset to a political machine to control the
county clerk's office—where all records are kept. With one The breach between Attorney M. i cording to the judge’s dictator, are
or both of the county commissioners removed there would be O, Wilkins and Judge and jury I i enemies of law and order, this sit­
an opportunity—so Banks believes—of placing in their stead Panks adds further weight to the uation cannot be long endured by
that a Banks-Fehl break one of Banks’ mental attitude.
some person (possibly himself) who would agree with Judge Is •'rediction
inevitable. But a few short i
In the past Judge Fehl has dem­
Fehl to control all county expenditures and business. Relief months
ago Banks was singing the onstrated that he has a mind of
work alone, as being sought by Fehl, totals nearly TWICE virtues of Wilkins—he was the ■ his own and. when under pressure,
the entire sum needed to run the entire county. Banks wants Moses to lead us out of the wilder- [ friendship, loyalty and personal ob­
of lawlessness, was Banks’ | ligation mean nothing if he can’t
absolute control of this money, and even made an effort to ness
attorney; in fact was the ] have his own way.
have all county cash withdrawn from designated banks so Personal
personification of all those manly
Discussing mental traits of the
that this, too, would be at his—and Fehl’s—fingertips.
baits essential to purity and vlr- , f paranoiac, Adler says:
The financial portion of the organization, as revealed by tue.
Wilkins, however, made one mis- ■ “Other character traits which
one of Banks’ closest associates, consists of a tithe—a tax—on take-
-the same as many others i are closely related will be
all members of the Good Government congress of 50 cents I who have
been in Banks' service—' found concommltant with their
per month “dues.” Banks claims at present that 1500 persons he asked for his pay. Immediately | anger, their sensitivity and
have signed membership cards, that they will do his bidding, he was a criminal, an extortionist j their mistrust. He may, for in
stance, shatter a mirror or de­
-nd that the number can easily be expanded to 3000—deliver­ and belonged to the gang.
stroy a costly vase” (or smash
who do not serve Banks with­
ing an income of $1500 monthly into his hands. Five hundred out All conforming
the glass top of a desk and
to his every de­
dollars monthly of this sum already had been promised to mand and without
break his thumb).
pay are gang­
Banks’ former counsel for past-due fees, in addition to a full- sters. criminals, and are enemies
Envy is, of course, the forerun-
time salary. Of course the dummy president, Mrs. Henrietta of society.
of anger. Fehl’s high position
B. Martin, would receive a pittance, but the great bulk would It is but a matter of time until ner
in public life makes him a natural
Fehl
will
hiring
the
wrath
of
Judge
be kept by Banks himself. Plans have been outlined by the nnd jury Banks upon him. There« subject of envy.
publisher for the organization of Good Government congresses may be some good reason why Today Banks is in reality the
in other counties of the state—with a like revenue pouring into Fehl will endure Banks’ dominance county judge. When he can no lon­
null the strings that make his
the Daily News office. Splits of this anticipated wealth already for a time at least, but Fehl is not ger
manikin dance to his every desire
of
the
type
that
will
endure
thia
have been offered to persons as an inducement for them to for long.
the fun will be worth seeing.
A personal hint to Judge Fehl:
further the organization of the body.
It is generally conceded that If you want to keep Banks’ friend­
The criminal aspects of the congress, as revealed by Llewel­ Banks
is now the dictator with shin, don’t loan him a dollar.
lyn A. Banks himself, consist of the forming (already par­ Fehl a cat's-paw to bring his chest-' How long it will take those poor
tially completed) of secret committees of members armed with nuts out of the fire. It also is con­ deluded mortals in the so-called
that Fehl might make a "Good Government league” to find
firearms and ropes for the direct and admitted purpose of ceded
good Judge if left alone.
that they, too. are but cat’s-paws
threatening—and possibly murdering—opposition whenever Apparently a month in office has in
a scheme for personal evasion
necessary. In Rogue River alone there are reported to be more taught Judge Fehl that to insure of honest
debts remains to be seen.
than 10 men armed and awaiting a telephone call at any time. legality of proceedings, a certain They will, however, and when they
County Judge Earl Fehl, according to a witness to his state­ amount of cooperation with the do the world will realize what it
members of the court is lost with the passing of Gilbert and
ment, has declared that he will personally see that a door of other
necessary; that comic-opera tactics Sullivan, those master composers
the courthouse is opened for such a mob whenever it desires accomplish
of comic opera.
nothing.
to forcibly remove county officials.
Since the other members of th«« "Ye gods, if this farce could but
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i
court belong to the gang and, ac- be set to music!”
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