Friday, January «, 1939
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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His Worst Job
LIFE’S BYWAYS!
Southern Oregon Miner
Published Every Friday
at 167 East Main Street
ASHLAND, OREGON
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Entered as second-class
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15,
1935, at the postoffice at
Ashland, Oregon, under
the act of March 3, 1879.
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gaged in a purely intellectual oc
cultation," murmured a gill. Mak
ing rapturously into the eyes of
the editor. “Your own mental fac
ulties for tool«, and the whole
universe for a workshop Now
tell me." she added, "what do you
find the most difficult thing con
nected with your noble profes
sion ?”
"Paying the staff," rejoined thc
editor Montreal Star.
Leonard N. Hall
Editor and Publisher
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the initiate and referendum
changed the said government!
However, due to change made i>
the courts ami subsequent impcj
Ccptible change« due to the
distribution of wealth we hl,t
have, dislike it or not. the
is a demo plutocratic government
or a democracy of wealth brief«
known as aristocracy I e, rule 4
the have-nots by the haven) tv
courts having ruled In such a maj
ner as to change inipercrptlbh
that whft-h the founders of ,,w
government desired to create
It was in 1MI9 that Chief
tire Marshal reversed Hie <i< > im L«
of the state court In the famexa
Dartmouth
college
case
change has I m - cii gradual, but vie.,
tons Nevdrtheicns, people thuJ
they rule when they do not
The editor or his readers mJ
not like to read the above
better than the writer, but thgl
does not change the truth whij
Is ever the utmost
More anon.
D M BROWER
editor and owner of this
newspaper
invested
originally
SET YOU FREE”
“THE TRUTH »ILL
some twenty odd thousand dollars
in the business and pays annually
some fifteen thousand dollars for
ALWAYS BE SURE, BUT NOT COCKSURE!
the privilege of directing the pol
icy of this newspaper. Still we
The fallibility of man recently was demonstrated
occasionally run upon an individ
in a muchly discussed case in Ashland which resulted
ual who buys three or four dollars
worth of advertising space and
in everybody concerned suffering but the fallible one.
decides that this investment should
Because he was willing to "positively identify” a
give him the privilege of directing
Holiday week is a bit expensive
the policy of the Star A news but the chances are now that yule,
man and erroneously swear that the object of his rec
paper with a four-dollar policy tide it over Weston la-udei
ognition was at a certain place at a designated time,
would not be worth anything eith
er to its owner or to the com
an innocent victim of circumstances was penalized and
munity which It serves A news
slandered. His employers received unjust criticism and
paper must adhere to a jsilicy
broad enough to render service
police got inked into a corner with two signed confes
that Is fair, Just ami impartial
sions for one crime. Folks have blamed the police, the
to all. and that has due respect
innocent victim of the mess, the employers and every
to the legal ami ethical limitations
which are imposed upon an editor
body except the one person who was at the bottom of
and publisher We sell advertising
the entire misunderstanding — the key witness who
space in order to enable our pat
rons to reach their customers
thought he couldn't be wrong.
through the county's best adver
That person, who has never been named publicly,
tising medium. Hut at no time nor
under any circumstances does the
has embarrassed a business firm, the police and a
purchase of advertising space give
too-conscientious employe. His meddlesome righteous
the purchaser any right to direct
the policy of this newspaper That
ness should make him ashamed of himself and serve
is a privilege reserved exclusively
as a warning to others to make certain before talking
to the editor. Andalusia (Ala ) ,
• Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gibson of I and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dalken- Star
willingly against another man.
Klamath Falls visited here with berg.
• Al Simpson ami LeRoy Clarke
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friends this week.
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• Bob Towne, former SONS stud left late Monday for Eugene,
ent, stopped over in Ashland brief where they will attend U of O.
PITY THE POOR CLIMATE W0RSHIPPERS!
ly Monday evening while enroute • Mrs. Leonard Patterson re
Nearly everything has its compensations, even to attend San Mateo Junior col turned Tuesday from a holiday
visit In Portland with relatives and
lege.
living in such a homespun state as Oregon.
• Genevieve Patterson left recent friends.
Truth of that statement was never brought out ly for her school in Nampa, Ida., • Mrs. Charles White and daugh 4
a holiday visit here with ters Agnes and Lois visited Mon-
GOVERNMENT AM)
more clearly to those listening to the Rose bowl game following
her mother, Mrs. T. S. Wiley and I day with friends in Table Rock
ADMINISTRATION
• Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Detrick To the Editor:
in Pasadena. Calif., Monday afternoon then when the her brother, Dwight Patterson.
• Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Metz re visited with friends in Klamath
announcer slipped and mentioned that it had started cently
Thanking you for printing the
returned to their school in Falls Sunday.
explaining the difference
to rain. Shortly afterward the same announcer used Glide following,a visit here with • Margaret Broili returned to her article
relatives and friends.
IJ of O classes in Eugene Sunday between the meaning of reform
up half of a quarter explaining that “Well, yes, it did • Dr. Marcus Woods was among following a visit here at the home and revolution a few weeks ago. I
start to rain, but after all it was just a drop or two— those who attended the East-West of her parents, Mr. and Mrs am following it with another one,
namely, <e>v<-rnm,-nt ami Admin
game in San Francisco New Years Charles Broili.
absolutely nothing more.”
day.
• Clarence Woods returned to istration.
What a hurried calling he must have received from • Culver Anderson, who has been Portland Sunday following a visit In governments having parlia
visiting at the home of his mother, here with his parents. Dr. and mentary form they have the same
apoplectic native sons!
meaning. When a change occurs in
Mrs. Elda Anderson, returned to Mrs. E. A. Woods.
Yes, here in Oregon wre may have disadvantages, Oregon State college Monday • Mr. and Mrs W M Herbert said countries where there is a
he is a student.
and Russell Herbert spent the definite change of parties through
but one of them is not committing sacrilege if we where
• Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kerr and New Years week-end in Copco vis election, a new cabinet is formed
admit precipitation. As a matter of fact, we webfeet family are visiting friends and iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs I The government changes revolu
tion occurs. In England a liberal
relatives in Los Angeles for a Wesley Hoxie.
can even declare, truthfully, that it rains like the very few
days.
• Genevieve McGee returned to change toward the conservative, a
devil and experience neither qualms of conscience nor • Mr. and Mrs. Gale Ridenhour Klamath Falls Monday.
labor government may displace
Yamsey, Ore., visited here this • Alice Ruger who hits been vis the former parties Sometimes
fear that the downpour will wash out half the country of
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. iting here for several weeks, left when neither party is elected, a
side.
Lee Conner.
for her home in Portland Tuesday. coalition takes the place of al'
This Is confusing and un
It must be tough to live in a place that’s all wet • Dr. E. G. Everett, physician and • James McNair returned to Ore others
fortunate, but in such a case the
surgeon, office 22 Swedenburg gon State college Monday.
and not be able to say so.
building, phone 18-J, residence • Marcella
Scribner
returned electors and aristocracy are to
phone 18-L.
(42tf) Monday from Portland where she blame.
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• Dorothy Gilchrist, who has been spent the New Year week-end
stitutions with a republican form
OAK ST
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visiting here with Lucille Cleve with friends.
land, left for her home in Klam • William R. Oeser of Redwood as the USA has had for 100 or
THEY DON’T LIKE OUR FREE SPEECH!
Falls last week-end.
City, Calif., arrived here Tuesday more years, which changed to a
According to German press reports, diplomatic re- ath
• Ivan Keeney left Sunday for for the funeral of his father, Dr. demo-republican form following
lations between that country and the United States OSC, where he is a student, fol W. Oeser.
lowing a visit here with his par • La Verne Roberson left Monday
will continue to be strained until Secretary of the In ents,
Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Keeney.
for her school in Kerby, following
terior Ickes is reprimanded for a public statement he- • Paul Icenhower, who has been a visit here at the ‘ home of her
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. parents, Mr, and Mrs. C. E.
made in criticism of nazi racial persecutions.
George Icenhower during the holi Roberson.
Although in the fatherland a request that high days, left for the University of • Mr and Mrs. P. P. Whitmore
this week.
and daughter Joan returned re
public officials be gagged is quite routine, such a de Washington
• Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Andrews cently from Portland where they
mand here in the land of free speech is both an insult spent New Years with friends in visited with friends and relatives.
Calif.
• Barbara Kay left Monday for
and a vivid demonstration of what’s the matter with Eureka,
• Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Dalken- Oregon State college following a
dictatorships.
burg returned recently to their visit here.
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in Lakeview following a • Mr. and Mrs. Karl Rose left
Not only is the German press throttled and con home
holiday visit with their parents, Wednesday for an extended trip
trolled, but the nazi high command also would insist Mr. and Mrs. H. L. DeArmond through the southern states.
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LETTERS
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WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO
WITH IT?
IT IS STRICTLY
UP TO US - ALL
OF US
LET’S MAKE IT
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ASHLAND
YOURS FOR A
BETTER YEAR
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that our own secretary of the interior be likewise
controlled to suit the vanities of Hitler and his asso
ciates.
American citizens, consequently, were proud when
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Wells not only re
fused to scold Ickes, but told German diplomatic rep
resentatives that the cabinet member’s words ex
pressed the general opinion of the nation.
It will be a happy day for the German people when
Hitler has as much difficulty in controlling public ut
terances in his own country.
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