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many of them could well stin t with tuejr 0Wn
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ASHLAND, OREGON
Leonard N. Hall
Entered as second-class
matter February 15.
1935, at the postoffice at
Ashland, Oregon, under
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SEI’ YOU FREE”
PHOOEY, FIKE DOESN’T HURT US!
Fire is a horrid thing on the end of a two-for-a-
nickel cigar, but it’s worse in the back end ot a print
shop.
If you ask us.
Even so, there are worse things than having fire
burn and water wet when damage—or most of it—
is covered by insurance. Much worse things. And with
singed paper swept out, ruined machinery replace«
and debris swamped, and with a new building arounc
The Miner, this weekly organ of fact and opinion re
sumes publication risen, Phoenix-like, from the ashes
Granted that this first issue is a bit undersize and
charred on the margin, but then did you ever try to
work with plasterers, carpenters, electricians, plumb
ers, night watchmen and a chugging cement mixer for
companions? We’re lucky to get out of the remodeling pering might be justified, GOP’s are in the position
of the sooted kettle calling the pot dark names. Last
orgy with our lives, much less a newspaper.
In a few days The Miner will have hit its old stride general election this newspaper remembers reading
and we herewith caution the warring world and grous letters written by employers to their employes advis
ing republicans that this weekly intends to Write ing them to vote for Alf Landon “in the best interests
of their jobs.”
Something About Things.
Which is the same thing by the other side. Whether
We’ll show ’em!
And thanks, folks, for bearing with us during the Uncle Sam pays the bills or whether it is private in-1
short delay while we stepped aside to watch a new dustry which signs pay checks, neither has a moral
and modern building rise where flames licked and or political right to influence or advise voters.
So, w’hen McNary and the boys start wailing that
smoke belched. No harm was done—insurance sales
leaped following the blaze which totally wiped out the dirty politics are wrecking the country, they are not
Palace cafe and nibbled at The Miner, losses suffered without some guilt in their ow’n ranks. To remember
are being replaced, Ashland is getting two new modern he intense campaign launched among employes by j
istic buildings and even the volunteer firemen (bless jig business during the last national election lessens
their efficiency) got a dollar an hour.
he alarm one feels when told that WPA is nothing
but
a gigantic political machine.
New front, new’ machinery and new determination.
Who said it’s an ill wind that blows nobody good?
More than for any other reason, McNary’s threats
(And now’, General Green, looking across the street aie made for political effect and his party will use
you get to see a better building front than we do.)
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BUT DOCTORS, WE CAN IF WE WANTA!
Charles L. McNary, Oregon’s senator in congress,
has indicated that republicans will make the senate’s
vote against restricting political activity by relief
employes a major issue in the congressional elections
this fall.
It seems that the outs, particularly, are worried by
claims that WPA workers and others are being in
fluenced at election time. And, doubtless, some of the
claims are true.
Although republican objections to political tam-
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to thinking of traffic safety in
terms of high-speed highways and
city intersections that we are apt
to forget about safe practices on
little-used lanes and mountain
roads. These spots are often most
dangerous for this very reason.
We should remember to observe
proper precautions and obey the
law just as diligently on a rutted
trail as on a four-lane highway.
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The guilty flee when no man pursues and likewise
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it is the publicity-hungry w’ho frequently ask that
their names net be used for publication.
By EARL SNELL
Probably members of the Jackson County Medical
Secretary of State
society had neither motive when they made a request
HOW MANY PASSENGERS
that newspapers not print names of attending phy MAY
BE CARRIED IN AN AU
sicians or doctors in accident cases, but they do have TOMOBILE ’
a w ay of excusing a lot of unusual ideas with the word There is no legal limit on the
number of passengers, except as
“ethics.”
applied to the driver’s seat Two
“We are glad to cooperate from the news stand other adults may sit beside the
but no more. Passengers
point, but feel that it is medically unethical for the driver,
must not be allowed to sit so as
attending physician’s name to be used,” read the re to crowd the driver.
Persons sitting in the rear seat
quest.
must not cut off the driver’s view
To the MD’s there may be ample reason to wish to the rear. It might also be well
that names of attending physicians be kept from print. to mention that overcrowding of
an automobile is no more danger
Perhaps caring for the public health—or, in less pretty ous
than is rough-housing, shout
phrasing, making human sickness a remunerative ing. postllng or otherwise inter
with the driver's handling
career—gives sawbones some divine aloofness from fering
of the car. The driver’s job is a
the rest of us w’hich justifies their attempt to suppress difficult one at best, and inconsid
on the part of the pas
or censor news, but we have yet to hear of the editor erateness
sengers is often the last straw
who tried to tell the doctors how to run their business. leading to a serious accident.
We all like you, black bags, pills and all, and you
MUST ONE
SOUND
HIS
doctors are a mighty useful bunch of fellows but some HORN
AT BLIND CORNERS ON
times you do the silliest things. Besides, this paper NARROW, TWISTING ROADS’
Yes. When one is traversing ra
never did make a practice of giving free plugs because vines
or mountain roads the state
you’re so dead set against putting out a dime now and law requires
that one's horn be
sounded when approaching any
then for paid advertising.
corner where the view is ob
(Yaaah, and we’ll keep our blasted appendix as long structed
within 200 feet. The law
also requires that one drive as
as possible—or at least until this blows over.)
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close to the right-hand edge of
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