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maizie thinks the
leading M an LOOKS
Probably the only reasonable objection to Oregon s
capital punishment by lethal gas execution that could
be made by persons sincere in their desire to see rigid
law enforcement lessen the profit of crime is that it
has become the subject for maudlin sentiment.
A Washington senator has criticized the detailed
publicity given last week-end’s execution at Salem,
and has urged that such morbid news be withheld
from the public.
And he's right. What matters it whether a murderer
gulps two or twenty breaths of cyanide gas beioie pac­
ing for his crime against society? And why should we
undermine the good work law enforcement officers
are doing towards protecting the public by filling
newspapers with lurid and sob-sister stories about the
execution? Shouldn’t it suffice to know that Leroy
McCarthy paid his debt to society in a quick and pain­
less manner?
Already there is a move afoot to abolish gas exe­
cution; some legislators are making political fortune
over their objection to capital punishment. Sympathy
and slobbery sentiment is being stirred for those sent­
enced to die for their crimes. Exacting justice is being
drenched in a flood of misdirected tears.
The objective of capital punishment is three-fold:
First, to rid the world of an individual who has for­
feited his right to a place in it, and who has proved
that his existence is dangerous to tiie welfare of law-
abiding people; second, as a means of punishment
for capital crimes, and third, as a forceful deterrant
to others who might contemplate murder and blood­
shed.
The swifter the passing of the death sentence is
and the more certain its execution, the greater pro­
tection will society gain from the law’s machinations.
If the press and tne people are to make a fuss over
the loss of life, why not shed our tears for the victims
of murderers and tneir suffering families and rela­
tives? Sentiment is a fine thing, but why squander
it on the guilty, the dangerous and the vicious?
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HOW LONG MUST CONSCIENCE BE GAGGED?
To say that we, as Americans, should remain en­
tirely aloof from European strife and the war in China
is to dodge our moral responsibility as human beings.
To stand by wmle hundreds of thousands of men,
women and cmldren are being murdered in Spain so
that a greedy General Franco and Benito Mussolini
might gain new lands and new powers is to violate
our intelligence and salve insistent conscience. We
should never condone nor look aside while murder is
being committed in our nation; neither should we as
a nation do the same when other powers plunder, kill
and maim in a murderous lust for gain.
The same is true in China; there can be no doubt
about which side Christian sympathies must lie: It
has been Japan and Japan only who has bombed civil­
ian non-combatants, who has initiated a reign of in­
human slaughter and anguish. Regardless of claims
of “necessity” as advanced by Tokyo, there is no moral
justification for the means by which they seek to
expand.
As democratic, God-loving American citizens, our
duty is plain: We are morally obligated to do some­
thing to counteract this world fad of brutality. Per­
haps we should not take up arms against the armed,
but there are other ways in which we can make our
indignation felt where it will do the most good.
Of course, retaliation in a commercial way would
mean the loss of dollars and cents in trade, but surely
the time must come when we shall refuse to exchange
our sense of justice for commerce. A nation’s vigorous
defense of right should not depend on political or mer­
cenary gain.
Economic boycott on the one hand and lifting of
embargoes on the other is the least gesture we could
make against wholesale murder and plunder. It is
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about time we took a definite and vigorous stand for
the right as we see it.
Franco’s murder in Spain and Japan’s slaughter in
China can be explained, but never justified.
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THEY’LL ALL LEAN ON THEIR SHOVELS!
Government relief often is attacked on the basis
that WPA workmen, for example, lean too heavily on
their shovels and fail to put out an honest day’s work
for their checks.
Perhaps this is true in too many cases.
But, when there is pump priming to be done, there
are two methods by which it can be attempted. The
democratic way is to route relief funds directly to
those in most need. The republican way, in principle,
is to dump millions into the heavy industries and let
the flow proceed down through business and even­
tually to the individual in need. Either system has its
human flaws, and either theory of procedure is not
wholly effective.
However, lest the partial truth of WPA shovel
leaning prejudice fair judgment of the democratic way,
it should be remembered that were the other system—
that of pouring the pump-priming funds in from the
top—were in effect, it is quite possible that the heavy
industries might do a little shovel-leaning too. Big
business is just as burdened with human traits as are
individuals, and it is wholly conceivable that railroads,
for instance, might get to using a little less of their
own initiative when leaning on government aid for
solvency.
So, after all, it is no particular condemnation of
relief that goes directly to the needy because some
beneficiaries tire easily and lean on shovel handles.
Corporations are just as prone to depend on help, too,
if they are the vehicle through which the nation’s
business is being given a shot in the arm.
• HILTS NEWS •
• The Ladies Aid met at the club
house Thursday afternoon. Plans
were completed for the Sock social
to be held Friday evening in the
hall. Those present were Mes-
dames A. Pedersen, B. Mitchell, A.
Gilberg, J. De Witt, Nelson Watts,
F. Haynes, J. Clark, H. De Jarnett,
W. Roop, Elmer Jackson, W.
Holmberg, W. Poff, R. Williams
and Miss Marjory Williams. Re­
freshments were served following
the business session.
• Mr. and Mrs. E. Hjertager, Mrs.
Vernal Nebeker, Mrs. C. Baum­
gartner, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fog-
giotti, Mr and Mrs. Joe Rossi, Al
Jeanerett, Mrs. Roy Hord, Mrs. T.
Anderson and Mrs. Antone Men­
des were visitors in Yreka Thurs­
day.
Examinations were being
given those who were taking out
their citizenship papers.
• Mrs. Adrian Perry of Dunsmuir
and Mrs. Victoria Perry of Red
Bluff are visiting Mrs. Joe Francis
Sr. Mrs. Victoria Perry is a sister
to Mrs. Joe Francis.
• Mr. and Mrs. E. Hjertager
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Prospect with their son Erling
and family.
• Vai Temple underwent a ton­
silectomy at the Hilt hospital
Saturday.
• Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown
and daughters spent the week end
at Glendale, Ore., with relatives.
• Mrs. J. De Witt, Mrs. F. Bay­
liss and Miss Kitzing attended a
Girl Scout meeting in Medford
Saturday.
• Oliver Stocking and son Walter
and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Brown
of Dorris, are visiting at the El­
mer Jackson home.
• A son, Eric Roger, was bom to
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pianka at
the Hilt hospital Monday. Both
mother and son are doing nicely.
• Mrs. F. Ward returned from a
week’s visit in Klamath Falls Sat­
urday. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough
and daughter brought her home
and stayed until Sunday.
• Mr. and Mrs. Andy Vieira spent
, 1939
Friday,
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
| the week end with relatives in
] Weed.
• A pre-school and well baby
| clinic was conducted at the school
house Friday afternoon by Dr.
George Krusich, with the assist­
ance of the P.-T. A. mothers
• Mr. and Mrs. Norton attended
| the birthday party of Mr. Norton's
sister, Mrs. Clara Halfhill, in Ash-
. land Monday, on her 79th birthday.
LETTERS
to the Editor
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TIME TO FIFE IM»\V N
To the Editor:
The Three Tailors of Tooley
street who began a petition to
parliament with the word» "We
'
have a
the People of England."
counterpart in that Medford or­
ganization which function« undei
the name of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce. It look«
to us that the pear city organisa
tion is rather presumptuous in
claiming to cover ao much terri­
tory, In view of the fact that Axil
land him a live chamber of com­
merce with a membership of oVS t»r
140. Move over, Medford!
Old Timer.
NON -< <>MFENMATIN<.
INTEREST
To the Editor:
So far as we know, "nature" ÍM
the method used in the IMvine
plan to carry out the purposes of
the universe Nature doea not ac­
complish its ends by revolution
Evolution moves toward the ulti­
mate. Time Is a negligible factor
Errors are ruthlessly destroyed
Perfection is the goal and each
minute subdivision of time Is a
monument signifying nature’s un­
interrupted advance toward per-
i f ection
Then why should we not design
our puny plans upon the majestic
pattern of nature ? It is not the
scope but the accuracy and per­
fection of each move on the check­
erboard of human endeavor that
gives us a sense of satisfaction
and well being, the knowledge that
what we have done is something
better than what has been done
before.
The late Arthur Brisbane once
said, "What man can conceive,
man may achieve." 'ITiis is true,
but he did not say that man could
achieve it in the period of time he
could conceive it. Time is a fac­
tor in achievement that cannot be
ignored, therefore if we have end­
less errors to destroy, why let gen­
erations suffer from all of them
when in the same period of time
we could relieve the afflictions of
like nature destroying them
one by one.
Fascism, nazlsm, communism
and socialism are being urged the
world over as highways to I'top
ia. 1 do not know if all or any of
these would reduce or increase the
sum total of human happim-ss
Democracy is the major hope of
humanity today. It has done more
to create things and to increase
the sum total of human happiness
than anything the world has ever
known and yet we have only
scratched the surfuce possibilities
of democracy so why, until wo j
give it a fair trial, follow a will
o’ the wisp?
Let us isolate the most depress­
ing factor of things as are and
apply natures remedy by cor­
recting that evil; then take other
evils as they appear and destroy
them in the order of their opposi­
tion to human happiness
We have found that there is
evil in the interest system We also
have considered that part of in­
terest that is intrinsically destruc­
tive which we call non-compen-
mkUng Interext before proceed
with our Sllbp i ll
Coinpeiieating interext Is im
»•st payment that, while it Is w
drawn from circulation, It i(
part of individuals' I iicouk thm
used for current expenses |
spent for personal needs, thus
Ing returned to circulation j
leaves the circulation undiMtur
and there Is no basically d. ill
live effect.
Non-compensating Interest is
tereat payment that 1s drawn Ir
the circulating volume of hioii
reducing that volume nccordin
because it is not spent back |
circulation as a part of prrso
needs but. <>n the contrary, is „
regaled to the investment ft
ami can only return in the f(,
of additional loans carrying n
interest charges and thereby
creasing the total public du
This constantly reduces the <
culating volume and Is basic«
destructive In effect.
Tlic circulating volume Is gi
erally indefinitely defined a«
tangible money is’lng used u
available for use Tills Is Inacc
ate because there is no defin
circumference for such an iini
inary money volume Tin- rlasi
ity of the credit system msk>*s i
limits of such a volume tndvfin
and obscure For the purpose
this article, circulating money
that money actually available
immediate use, without formal
of borrowing Money of the
vestment fund In banks ami el
where for loan is not clrculatl
money This distinction Is im|s>
ant.
J. A. omîmes
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ASHLAND
DOG NOTICE
The County Court has set the dog license fee
for this year at $1.00 for males and $1.50 for
females, which is the minimum allowed by law.
Get your license before March 1st as the pen­
alty is then added.
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(investigate the Cash Buyer Plan automobile financing)
2. SELECT YOUR CAR...NEW OR USED
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Zou supply one-third the price in trade-in or cash we lend
you the balance required to pay for both car and insurance
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