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Friday, March SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 4 Southern Oregon Miner LIFE’S BYWAYS! OF ALL THINGS! By MINER NTAFF WRITER Published Every Friday at 167 East Main Street ASHLAND, OREGON ★ Entered as second-class matter February 15, 1935, at the postoffice at Ashland, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. ★ TELEPHONE 170 Leonard N. Hall ★ SUBSCRIITION RATES (in Advance) ONE YEAR $1 54. SIX MONTHS............ SOc (Mailed Anywhere in the United State«) ••THE TRUTH W U.l. Ji Fn rrr.rE HIM?' ^... f 4 1 a f 4 I 1 A V h 1 V V n At a « at h¡ ct ir cl b« • ci h< D S< in ec • ht te la th pr M m< as He Di an be: tw Hi in| th) Mi sei Wi me an< pre ing Mi; • a mu I I 1 À f ----- A —i Second and it James E. More You are invited the following »civic, ('hurch school, George Andrews «a Morning woishlp loti, 11 o’clock S|H-r mon. "Secuilty m < church for all chlldr Christian Kn<lr«v< senior and high s< h( Evening M-rvliPH. Sermon, "Excuses j A welcome to n|| MAR ít r Is known as I Although people of the northwest are sick and y A- ! of wine tired of waterfront disputes and picketing, there s one parade of protesters which has met witn public ap “and all th proval and an inner sense of justification on the pait blow fr of most of us—the Chinese picketing of ships waiting to load scrapiron for Japan. They may 1» Owners and shippers of the metal, oi course, are but they co not among those sympathetic toward the blockade. body motic The interruption is costing them money and, after all, they get T( when something costs money, what matters it it scrap- iron might be made into bullets and bombs . homebody, So we re< otntn «tonn ln«iir>um you know, will sell Japan the stuff if we don t, so why but little when not take part in the scramble for protits while they voiir Ore ln«iir <«ir of eight ri are to be had? age«, for a Deep down, however, most people gain a satis cents. faction from the determination of the Chinese to pub AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEMOCRACY! s l(rf/ / Hl|jurtal! K<,vrrn. licly protest against the selling of war materials to Of all the despicable, low-minded tricks of man, per- ‘¿“SS,’ conquesting Tokyo. haps the maneuver of Jew-baiting is the cheapest. 1 275 mile» <»f the north pole just The easy effectiveness of the Chinese picketing at Yet, unfortunately, fanning hatred against the sons 'as Nansen« Frnm <i»donly closer REAL EMT. ’ ri »n , I «<-• . x-v m r« x-v 4 I-« x-« x-» x-» t • rxn x ♦ r T ZA r rm T rlill'lH <T T » than any ship . has _ before, rhe HEAI. INMl I ci zxt * - Marshfield, Astoria and Portland demonstrates that fit- of Israel is one of the easiest forms of gathering to crew refused the offer of rescue the people of this country are entirely sympathetic gether a following of unthinking, simple-minded peo by airplane, figuring to stay with I Phone 211 the drift until it breaks up sums with the Oriental victims of the murderous war of ple with easy passions. time later in the spring, probably aggression and are incurably prejudiced against the In Germany the bestial cruelty of such action has someplace near Greenland After the above tribulations Japanese. Else how could a dozen frail little Chinese been demonstrated, and in America, too, the seeds conHhlering of life in Europe, being froxen in children keep crews of husky longshoremen from their of misery are being resown by bund organizations, the ice up near the north pole retreat work? radio priests and others who desire attention at some should be a pleasant < < r The longshoremen, like the rest of us, don’t like body else’s expense. Peru hasn’t had a census since 1876. but they'rv getting ready to For some reason deeply rooted in many people, a take the taste of loading war materials to be used in in one natural distrust and suspicion exists against Hebrews. human slaughter of an honest and cultured people. Probably based on ignorance of and unfamiliarity with Madison, Win, merchant« di»- ★ ★ ★ windahield «ticken Jews, such attitudes are the products of minds given tribute throughout their trade area The»«- to quick conclusions. OBESITY IN GOVERNMENT! cards entitle the rOral inhabitant« to special (tarking privilege« while Too, the Jew himself has contributed some of the Tangible evidence of how citizens have permitted «hopping anti tourists in Tacoma, GAB Wash . arc handed a card to be government to spread its enveloping and expensive material from which antagonism is woven. But as to stuck under the windshield wiper functions is contained in a state planning board re- how much responsibility he has is a matter of opinion. which invite« them to ¡>ark its This country of ours—so the school books and long as they please ant! «lismgnnl port just compiled. Fourth of July orators say—was founded on the prin the time limit We know <>f a town Prompt ort From a mere 10 administrative agencies in 1859, ciple that all men were created free and equal. Whether that could copy the plan« with profit. foreitall» Oregon has seen a bureau boom result in the present or not that is true, such an ideal is a fine thing to Wet feet . . . coli! '• total of 130 separate regulatory and licensing depart And here you are, girl» the air cleave to. The better traditions of our democracy do line« snd fstigue, msy lod for the first time have been ments. thst gernui in the dl not call for racial discriminations and persecutions, al forced to advertise for hontrane« so It would appear that Frankensteins are easily cre though we have suffered a shameful number of out Partly becauae the average of hand and «>I<1» drvdl |MMur«a, why not helpl them marry within a year How ated and seldom conquered; that we are inescapably bursts of stupid hysteria. ever, there'« a catch to it You auch jrrrn« by entrenched in a governmental one-way rut. More bur must I m - .ungic, bStWMO 21 and Alitlarptir. Ti-c» If America is the land of the free and the home 2»i year» old and a trained nurse um-r» of IJstenne AB eaus, more commissions, more duplication and more of the brave, then the present generation has an un Only five per cent of the appli colda and mibl<-r <-»IS( expense—on and on we go until state government stag usually significant era in which to prove it. cants have all of these qualifica !<ambert l’harmaral tion« gers from its own weight. The best governed people are the least governed monetary system providing money and, it follows, overgovernment defeats its own pur of permanent value is, perhaps, too much to expect at this time How pose. Oregon needs to go on a reducing diet. ever. there is no reason why the better element of society, which ★ ★ ★ embraces the vast majority, should to the Editor i I í i i 1 r rr 1 n [Fir ^.Li THE J.APS GET SCANT WELCOME HERE! i > ] i i comment« on Chamber lain « umbrella One *'“» ’>"*• he Is all wet anywuy and an Eng h.Hh actreae sojourning in Amer ica asserts that It 1« an imHcathm of a timid character Anybody qualified to negotiate European treaties shouldn't be afraid a little tain Walter Winchell «ay« the famous buniberehoot conceal« a tear gas bomb Then there’« the story told thut at the Munich conference Hitler and (’hunibvrlain <lrvrh»|>«*<i * high peiNonal regard for each other and der Führer asked for some gift im a memento. Chamberlain was stumped until Hitler suggested the umbrella "No," replied (Chamber- lain, "that's mine.” t t t The Umdon representative of an American automobile manufactur er reports that a model of their machine when closed was proof against poison gas. The machine was tested ill a gas chamber anti the result wux attained by using filter» on the standard air con ditioning system And 1500 of the "wigwam" type of air raid shelters have been dis tributed in the working elms sec tion of U hk U hi with instructions that the foundation« I m - burled j three feet underground. Hut wiiat | to do? ask the workingmen TYieir small courtyards are |>avrd with j concrete. qo ME Editor and Publisher Church of »x Billings i LISTE f 1 1 I kvn kite P P. b r lu< |en V hi«* Jot I Itter Kon Ive < fini Jttei Imer LETTERS IT’S ALWAYS EASIER TO DROP FANTASTIC CHARGES THAN TO PROVE THEM! As far as can be determined from this distance, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins has been wronged more than wrong. It was but a few weeks ago that huge headlines blazoned forth that impeachment proceedings were being pushed against her for alleged “communistic” leanings. The other day, in small type, newspapers carried an account of how all but one member of 25 on a house judiciary committee favor throwing out the charges against Madame Perkins. And there lies the great risk of public service. Any lame-brained, leather-lunged politician can get box-car banners on the front page by trumping up elaborate charges, but the denoument always is shunted into the oblivion of inside pages and inconspicuous head lines. The political damage is done in the accusing, whether backed by fact or just hope. Ma Perkins, as the first woman cabinet member, has been persecuted more than were the suffragettes of 20 years ago. Time, however, will shame the silly charges made against her. Truth is a persistent thing, and will come out. Perspective changed a nation’s impression of Lin coln from one of hatred and distrust to one of rev erence. Funeral service at its best, regardless of the amount expended. Funeral Service Since 1897 LITWILLER FUNERAL HOME (Formerly Stock’s Funeral Parlor) We Never Close— Phone 32 ---------------------------- ♦ COMPENSATING ( ONTRACT CLAUSE To the Editor: and Economists, financiers bankers agree that periods of de flation and inflation are inevitable They believe, however, that the evils might be mitigated by ex panding the control of the major banks over money, thereby in creasing the super-power the banks already have over the des tiny of the public. Sound money is money of invar iable value, claims of proponents of the present system to the con trary notwithstanding. Unless a dollar is of the same relative pur chase value at time it is used to pay a debt as it was when the debt was incurred, it is not a sound dollar and one or the other party to the contract must be cheated. The general public, as a rule, demands cheap money while the banker and financier, as a rule, demand dear money, while the present conditions of violently shifting money values is exactly what the gambler wishes to see continued and from a material aspect, it is advisable for everyone to major in gambling. Such advice is not predicated upon moral grounds, nor was the rope and gun law of the frontier precisely moral, but until condi tions could otherwise be corrected, there was no alternative. The bet ter elements strove for and at tained a condition of law and order which automatically extin guished the rule of gun. The moralist, without doubt, makes up the vast proportion of the better element today and he should borrow moral fortitude from the pioneers and, at least, eliminate the condition that forces all of us to be involuntary gam blers. Every act that involves barter and exchange with unsound money or any investment with limited capita) constitutes a risk that is 100 per cent gamble and we should frankly teach gambling in our schools or abolish the factor that makes involuntary gamblers out of all of us. To institute a new and efficient not eliminate the most viciou« fac tor in our gambler’s system of money To accomplish this, a sim ple expedient would suffice. All that is necessary is to make man datory what may be called a "compensating contract clause," in all contracts of whatever nature which should read somewhat as follows: Liquidation of both interest and principal of this contract shall be made upon the basis of money value as related to the average price index as of the date this contract is en tered into. Under this simple clause would not make any difference whether inflation or deflation fol lowed making of contract, wheth er the current value of money was high or low when liquidated, such liquidation would be made by pay ment of dollars of purchasing value at time contract was made irrespective of whether It required more or less dollars numerically than was originally involved In other words, this would liquidate in terms of value received instead of in terms of a certain number of dollars bearing no relation whatever to such values. Such arrangement would permit business to function without in volving a postgraduate course in gambling, and it would, moreover, I have a modifying effect in thé fluctuation of money value. It would not give us absolutely sound money but it would remove the offense against moral concept now inseparable from our money It would permit us to live and be a part of society without the un certainty of a gambler's career .1 A. 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