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Friday, November 16, 1934
The JACKSONVILLE MINER
The proxy who said that collage
pendent wealth in a few short trail can be had for a year or two, Given, director-treasurer; J. H.
years and retire. I am well ac­ by which time it is likely some of Fletcher, director-Bccretury-man- ¡girls make the worst wives is priio-
quainted with a man who resigned the moat important witnesses will uger, and C. C. Lenunon, director. .'ibly hiding out now, If lie married
his position as chief of police in a have died or left the country and Glenn O. Taylbr and O. H Bengt­ Jone. Weston I .ruder.
certain western city to take a job all they can do will be to fine him son were elected attorney« for th«»
as An ordinary policeman in Seat­ and let him go They may sentence association by the board oi direc-1
tle where the pickings were far him to 10 years and imixlon or tore
By J. C. REYNOLDS
fto brand
Total stock subscribed nt tills
parole him in
' six months. —
What ‘
I every maverick they larger.
Almost every day we run across i ' could
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get * a rope on Many a one
Then consider the big, legalised a life! And they tell us crime does time is approximately $45,000 with
the association in a position to re-
the axiom, "Crime does not pay," I have branded myself for my boss crooka of Wall street who ply their not pay.
in newspaper, detective magazines, and thought nothing of it. Would nefarious trade under the protec­
Why, at is the biggest paying teive further stock subacriptions
crime novels and in confessions of you call that crime, stealing an­ tion of the law, cold-bloodedly thing giMng, especially if one The secretary of the treasury of Milt* 25c • Eves M.1<- • Kiddles llk>
famous, as well as obscure, crim­ other man's cows and calves?
fleecing their victims to the last avoids the raw sluff like Dillinger. the United States, under the Home
inals This idea is played up big
I was standing on the sidewalk penny, many of said victims being Pretty Boy Floyd and that kind i live i ; I.iuui net >»f 11'33. will in
by all the writers and by the police of a western city talking to one unsophisticated widowa and or­ of criminal is so fond of. and which vest in stock $3 for every $1 that
Ends Sut urda y
element everywhere. And it is not of the biggest cattlemen in that phans This kind of thievery is really does not pay, and makes it Is raised by local aubncriptlon. On
a
point
to
get
in
solid
with
the
this
basts,
the
association
can
cull
a bad idea at that to endeavor to section who also was a state sen­ termed "high finance." Suppose
impress on the public mind by con­ ator. The roundup had just come you had $50,000 you wished to in­ legulized criminals who have noth­ upon the secretary of the treasury
stant repetition that crime does in and a bunch of his cowboys vest in a way that would bring ing to fear and who can put in a lor $135,000 ns soon us it has been
not pay.
lode by us up the street. There you In gisHi interest on the invest­ whole lifetime at it. Then, at the passed upon by a federal examina­
But let’s you and I examine the was a nigger rider in the outfit ment and one of those financial last minute, he can repent of his tion. This examination is expected
matter more thoroughly.
who was quite a pet with every­ jugglers persuaded you to put it sins, be admitted Into Heaven and tn be mad« in a very short time
If you were buying a house you one on account of his daring and ail into mining or oil stocks that live happily ever afterward
The Medford Federal Savings
PREVI E SAT. NIGHT
would hardly pay out your money the cattleman called to him, "How he knew were about to go flooey.
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and Loan association is a mutual
on the agent's bare word, nor did the roundup come out. Sam?" Suppose he sprayed you with a
thrift institution in which people
Federal Home Loan
would you be entirely satisfied
may invest their funds in order to
Siin-Mon-Tue
good, pretty good. Boss." flow of wise-sounding and fluent
with one look at the front side. he "Pretty
conversation
until
you
invested
provide for the financing of homes
answered.
"Mos'
all
de
cows
Association
Soon
to
You would wish to go all over it. had two calves dis year and some your money and lost it, and then
in this community.
see it from the back and examine of de bulls had calves too.” The gave you the horse-laugh for being
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Be
Ready
for
Loans
its foundations. It might turn out cattleman laughed heartily and a sucker. Is that anything out
We are wholly unable to work
to be a house with a false front, said to me. "That Nig is all right, bare-faced thievery ? And is not
An organization meeting of the up a thrill over the discovery of
with rotting foundations and never forgets to rustle for his thievery considered as crime the
about to tumble down in the back, boss " I worked a long time for a world over? Yet they are doing it Medford Federal Savings and I..»an un extensive ice-eovere 1 plateau
If you would use the same man who got his start holding up every dav and getting awav with association was held a few days In Little America Weston <Oie >
Leader.
ago at the offices of the Jackson
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amount of caution in all other , stages
THIW4MAN
in the early days. When he it.
County Building anil Lian associa-
ways you would find it to be of , got enough
Do
you
suppose
they
believe
that
he
quit,
bought
a
busi
­
tion,
and
organization
of
ALLTHE
the
as-
considerable value in your daily ness. made a lot of money and died crime does not pay ? The merchant
Suciatlon was completed, At this
dealings.
who
shortweights
or
shortchanges
AW
of the state's most respected
meeting legulations and by-laws
Now let us have a look behind . one
citizens, though the way he ac­ you or charges you two prices for were adopted as provided for fed-
this structure that appears so sol­ quired
no
reason
except
his
own
greedi
­
his first stake was no se­
eral savings and loan associations,
id in front and has the motto in cret Everybody
knew it.
gave ness is as much a criminal as the giving primary consideration to the
big letters over the front door. me the Colt's he did the He
holdup who relieves you of your 1
Adults 25c - Kiddies 10c
holding-
"Crime does not pay." Please be up with, and I carried it a couple i cash at the point of a gun. though best practices of local mutual
thrift and home financing Instl.
assured that I am not trying to of years in preference to my own | the law does not so regard it.
in the United States
put in a good word for crime. I am six-gun.
A man who, under some flimsy tutlons
A board of directors was elected
dead against it. But I am also dead
pretext,
sells
you
a
piece
of
ground
I could tell some pretty snappy
* '(OlUyLA »Itlftfl
against inhaling a lot of hooey that
for $300 per acre that is really as follows: C. M Kidd, director­
is designed to hypnotize the pub­ yarns about what happened at that worth no more than $40 an acre is president’ John C. Mann, director-
lice and which does to a great ex­ camp and the tough bunch that as much a criminal as the thief . vice president; W. J. Warner,
worked there and the way we had
president: Glenn
tent.
who breaks into your house and . rector vice
director-attorney;
Crime indeed does not pay the of putting out the lights at bed­ steals everything he can get hiB Taylor,
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one who gets caught. And the of­ time. No lights ever were blown hands on. What is the difference? Green, director-treasurer;
ficial figures say that one out of out there. We shot 'em out after
In either case you are rudely
every 10 criminals is caught. But getting into bed and woe to the
PREVI E SAT. NIGIIT
how about the other nine out of one who didn’t make a good job separated from your money very
much against, your will. Do you
the 10 who are not caught? Did of it.
Sun-Mon
I often have heard it said that remember the swarm of profiteers ■ I VA I
you ever wonder what they
Children 10c
thought about it ? And did you no saloon man could stay honest who started out fleecing every­
know that thousands upon thous­ in that business for over two years body right and left at the close of
Saturday Only
ands of our so-called respected and as the chances to get away with the war and got so bad the gov­
Starts Wednesday
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influential citizens made their money were too plentiful and too ernment had to take a hand in it?
KEN
MAYNARD
In
Men you regarded as your good
HIS HF!
money from various kinds of crime tempting. Be that as it may, I
NORMA
rSEDRIC
and a lot of them are still at it? personally know of six saloon men friends, prominent in church and
SHEARER MARCH
Take the gangsters for example. who made so much of that kind social circles, seemed to go crazy
CHARLES
The government is hot after them: of money in the early days "roll­ with the lust for gain. Once you
LAUGHTON
hopes to wipe them out: has in­ ing” drunks, and in other shady fell into their clutches they would
Also
Merlai.
deed already put the screws to ways, that they were enabled to skin you out of your eye-teeth
dioua t, awo’i
™E BARRETTS OF
quite a number. But. Buddy, let me retire from al) work years ago and and laugh in your face. One big de­ "The VANISHING SHADOWS
heurt ami (.old
tell you the government hasn't since then have been taking life partment store I know of, inducted
W IM POLE STREET
Sunday and Monday
made a dent so far in the ranks easy in beautiful homes here and by the government for profiteering
of these lawbreakers. They have there in various western states and on 85 separate counts of selling
JOHN BARRYMORE in
made a big fuss over the ones they have reputations of being exem­ cloaks to women for $150 apiece
that cost them but $16.
have caught up with and have plary citizens.
IS THE WAY" 1 he > ear s Finest
Would it hurt any worse to have
However, in some instances, the
thundered out to the rest that
crime does not pay and threatened law catches up with the malefac­ your purse taken away by a foot­
FRANCHOT TONE
to keep after them till they get tor in a hurry, as in the case of a pad ? Where are all the absconding
MAY ROBJON
with
CAROLE
LOMBARD
cashiers,
bankers,
treasurers
and
desperate character who recently
them all.
KAREN MORLEY r
But the nine out of every 10 purloined a potato and an onion employes who have run off with
Beloved
nuil cuati
who are still on the loose, outside in the city of Medford and who millions? If you ask me. I would
May
Tuesday and Wednesday
Uta AN M ta
aai
of a very few unlucky ones, have was quickly apprehended and sent­ say most of them are sitting pret­
Hobson
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nothing to fear and still pursue enced to 30 days in jail. The sent­ ty in some foreign country having
W. C. FIELDS in
in another
their nefarious trades unafraid and ence was remitted on condition a good time spending the dough.
role to grip
contented. And why should they that he leave the state, but it goes Once in a great while some fly-
your heart! ■a.4ia. Aj
be afraid, when their money will to show that thievery, even when by-night like Insull is caught and
buy protection from the police and committed by hungry robbers, will a big fuss made about it. and we
411»', EAST MAIN
pay lawyers and judges to secure not be tolerated in that well-regu­ are again assured that crime does
with JOAN MARSH
Tue-Wed-Thur
not pay. But how about all the
their immunity from punishment? lated community.
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Look at the rascals who have rest of ’em that are not caught?
Our country is thickly sprinkled
Thursday and Friday
REALTY
SERVICES
And we are not going to believe
today with individuals who stole stolen government timber, oil
AT A MAYING
their start in life and who are now lands, mines, patents and other anything serious is going to hap­
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$2.00
taking things easy on the fortunes things of great value and are now pen to Insull until we see it. Some
they built up on that foundation. living in affluence, admired and clever lawyer will find a comma
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Just show me an old-time cattle­ respected by the public at large. missing, or a semi-colon misplaced
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25c
man who ever ate his own beef, or Look at the police of some of our in the indictment and that will kill
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