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“THE TRUTH WILL /
NOW IIOW ABOUT ASHLAND’S TURN?
The government is being accused of planning to
spend . . . and spend . . . and upend. And perhaps ho
. . . but spending is all right if done in the right
places- which always seem to be where the critics
want it.
For instance, Ashland has long been in need of a
postoffice building but for some not quite clear reason
a federal building here has never been forthcoming.
Last time an organized wail arose from this community
for the p-o dept, to DO SOMETHING the response
came in the form of a few new boards in floor of the
post office lobby.
Meanwhile the post office department is opening
bids for a >230,000 addition to the large Medford fed­
eral building which could be nothing more than extrav­
agant new deal waste. But if a new post office were
erected here, that would be something else again—a
badly needed expenditure that should have been made
years ago.
It largely depends on where the money is being
spent.
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OF ALL THINGS!
By MINER STAFF WRITER
qOMK THINGS about the colon-
laJ history of the I'nited States
j that 1 never learned in school:
Except in Virginia the American
GOOD GOING, GOVERNOR SPRAGUE!
revolution was a movement of the
middle and lower classes, few of
Following a brief flurry of statewide excitement, the upper crust colonists cared for
with England and the act­
Governor Charles A. Sprague reappointed State Police a in- break
militant patriots did not com­
Head Charles I*. Pray for another four-year term. prise one-third of the populations
of the colonies
Sighs of relief and satisfaction are general.
Admiral Howe of the British
Although few people in this end of the state know navy
would not consent to having
Pray, all of them are acquainted with his police. And the Loyalists on this side fit out
to combat the Ameri­
the state police have by proxy put their chief’s best privateers
can privateers "Will you never i
have done with oppressing these
foot forward.
people?” he said.
The state police, in eight years, have earned their poor
His brother, General Howe, al­
spurs and the support and friendship of Oregonians. lowed Washington's army to evac­
Their efficiency at law enforcement and their effective uate New York City escaping with
stores, artillery and wounded.
teaching of law observance have become accepted facts. General Putnam wrote, "Howe is
Although The Miner is not acquainted with Pray either our friend or no general.”
times Washington's rag­
either directly or by hearsay, we join with thousands ged Several
army could have been wiped
of other Oregonians in judging the man by the organ­ out with a little extra effort by
the British. All Washington could
ization he directs and add our cheer to the general do
was to keep a hungry unpaid
acclaim which greeted his reappointment.
nucleus of an army together which
capitalized on the English mis­
takes and finally won out.
George Washington envisioned
an agricultural United States
PUTTING THE MOST FOOT FORWARD!
somewhat on the feudal system.
his death Mt. Vernon comprised
Dame Fashion is an inconsistent, fickle old gal. and At
s()00 acres employing 200 slaves
inanely prejudiced toward the ladies. Time was, when among them carpenters, black­
this writer was a young squirt—and that wasn't so smiths, millers and distillers. The
< Hlate extended 10 miles along the;
long ago— shoes still were considered as armor for l’otomac and a schooner carried
i the products of the distillery and
the feet. But nowadays? Humph!
flour mill to market.
Milady trips down the street with bare heels and Jefferson, also thought that
polished nails protruding from what the clerk said America's future laid in agricul­
ture but as a democracy of land­
was a pair of the "very latest.” And yesterday? Who owner
farmers. "Let our work­
doesn’t remember the copper-toed, heavy scufflers shops stay in Europe" and "The I
of great cities contribute to j
these same mothers used to knot onto Junior’s ap­ mobs
pin e go\«t nment just « > much M
pendages! Complete exposure or none at all was the do sores on the human body” were
a couple of his opinions of boost-
rule.
erism.
Alexander Hamilton fought for
Color schemes, too, have changed. When the boys
a strong central government ad­
and girls showed their nails they weren’t the fuschia ministered by the lawyers, bank­
or rose-tinted creations of this day. Just good old ers and merchants. He funded the
debt principle and interest
back-to-earth exposure, until Ma scolded ’em into the federal
to which was added the state
debts and persuaded the national
bathroom.
government to assume them. By
the time this was accomplished
ancestral trunk, letting chips and the supposed worthless continental
bad nuts fall where they may. issues had passed from the hands
After tracing the history of some of the original owners to the spec­
3000 Barnhills, he has found but ulators. There is considerable evi­
a single crooked one of that name. dence that Hamilton tipped off a
"The Clue of the Golden Horse," few insiders.
in the March True Detective Stor­
John Adams was disappointed in
ies, tells how one John Barnhill not becoming the first president,
MRS. ROOSEVELT A
led a band of bank robbers in Il­ he had started working for inde­
BARNHILL
linois 10 years ago.
pendence 12 years before Wash­
To the Editor:
The discovery of this bold, bad ington took it up and nominated
as
commander-in-
Many persona Interested in gen­ Barnhill is somewhat offset by Washington
chief of the army. At the time he
ealogy never investigate the sub­ learning that one of Margaret was the most learned man In pub­
ject for fear of unearthing an an­ Barnhill's great-granddaughters is lic life until his own son surpassed
cestor on the shady side of their none other than Eleanor Roose­ him. In four generations the Ad­
family tree. Finding that a cousin, velt, the President’s wife. Maggie ams family furnished two of
William Watts, was America's was born 1-10 years ago and later America’s chief statesmen, her
most skillful counterfeiter rather married Cornelius Van Schaak greatest diplomat and the leading
discouraged me in this pleasant Roosevelt. They were the grand­ historian.
Adams and Hamilton soon quar­
jmstime. Willie, however, is on the parents of Theodore Roosevelt. My
maternal side of our family.
criticism of White House occu­ reled and Jefferson and Hamilton
could not get together either. Jef­
Leonard Barnhill, Montana tel­ pants has softened considerably. ferson resigned from Washington's
egrapher, for years has been We Barnhills gotta stick together. cabinet when he thought Wash­
cheerfully chopping away at our
OWEN H. BARNHILL
ington favored Hamilton in their
disputes.
Jefferson's Ixiulsiana purchase
probably was illegal He had sent
envoys to France to offer $2,000,-
000 for the city of New Orleans to
prevent any possibility of having
We have no other interests to
the port closed to American boats.
distract from giving our best
Napoleon countered with an offer
service and full consideration to
of $15,000,000 for the whole terri­
tory and Jefferson accepted and
the needs of our profession.
argued about donstitutionality af­
ter.
Upon retiring to Monticello Jef­
Funeral Service Since 1897
ferson's lavish hospitality and
mode of living rapidly impoverish >
od him and at one time the man- |
sion was on the point of being |
I sold for debts.
As ex-presidents, John Adams j
(Formerly Stock's Funeral
j and Jefferson drew closer toreth- !
Parlor)
; er. Adams' last words were "The ■
C.M.LltwIller We Never Close—Phone 1541
countrv will be all right. Tbo’-'n.q
Jefferson still survives," but Jef-
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LITWILLER
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Friday, Aug. 4, 1939
What Other Editors
Are Saying!
SHOE ON OTHER FOOT
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
has suddenly made use of the
vital principle of the Rome-Berlin-
Tokyo axis political policy.
That is the way we view his
abrupt notice of termination of
the 28-year-old treaty of com­
merce and navigation with Japan
To our way ox thinking, that is
our oificial notification to the
world that there is a London-
Paris-Washington axis.
It is as striking an announce­
ment as was the assumption of the
defense of the Pacific ocean by
President Roosevelt and his order
that sent the bulk of the United
States navy hurrying back through
the Panama canal from the war
games around Cuba.
The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis,
habit has been, when aggression
by one of the axis partners has
aroused such opposition it appears
open conflict might result, to have
one of the other partners break
out with aggression in one of the
world’s other trouble spots, and
so divide attention and harry the
opposition.
Something similar has happened
today with Japan, but the shoe is
on the other foot this time.
Japan has concentrated her ag­
gression in China upon the Eng­
lish. Americans she has handled
more delicately. Her purpose w’as
first to handcuff or eject the Brit­
ish from their spheres of influ­
ence; then turn similar unwelcome
attentions upon the other foreign
influences.
She showed special concern over
keeping American goodwill, pos­
sibly because the American navy
is the one guarding the Orient for
France, England and America to­
gether, while the French and Brit­
ish guarded Europe and the Med­
iterranean.
Today, when it appeared Japan
might be making headway against
the British in spite of Britain’s
threats to abrogate the 1911 treaty
and enforce economic boycotts
against Japan, Hull stepped in and
took over the white man's burden.
He abrogated the 1911 treaty
for America, a step not yet taken
by Britain.
Thus what Britain only threat­
ens, Hull has already performed
for America against Japan All
the anti-Brilish agitation ordered
and bribed ir. China by Japan has
been aimed the wrong way. The
campaign is caught unprepared.
Now it is America asking, through
Hull's act. for the burden.
The Japanese resentment is
pointed and understandable. Jap­
an has always considered America
a sucker for the Oriental type of
double-dealing.
Japan
never
thought she herself might play the
sucker lole in international di­
plomacy.
The Japanese don’t like the
taste of it at all.
It is Japan's sale of gold, silver,
silk and cotton cloth in America
that has largely financed her
China conflict. Hull’s act sets the
stage for this financing to cease
—Grants Pass Courier.
SCOUT EXONERATED
Through an error an Eagle
Scout was recently charged with
deliberately scattering straws and
ferson had preceded him in death
a few’ hours before on the same
July 4, 1826.
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graduates will be college freshmen
throughout the United States
What to chixise as training for
later life work is a serious matter
for nearly all of these Many have
definite ideas as to the field of
work they desire to pursue, others
are not so certain, while large
numbers have made no definite de­
cision. "What course shall I take,”
is consequently the most common
question asked college advisers.
First of all it can be said that
the final selection of any particu­
lar professional field is not too
important at the start. The es­
sential thing is that college train­
ing be undertaken with enthus­
iasm, with a determination to
make the most of opportunities,
and with the realization that ade­
quate training in certain basic
fields is necessary for success in
any profession or vocation. For­
tunately, the Oregon state institu­
tions of higher learning are so
organized that such basic training
is available to any student during
the first two years
This does not mean that the se­
lection should necessarily be de-
feired until the end of the second
year. On the contrary, if a student
is reasonably sure he wants to
take engineering, for example,
there may be real advantage in
enrolling in a professional school
where the curriculum is somewhat
modified in that direction.
On the other hand, the young
man who has not reached such a
conclusion is by no means unfor­
tunate. He will find much good
company among his college asso­
ciates who, too, are trying to solve
the same question. They will be
helpful to each other.
it has been my experience that
many students find themselves, so
to speak, through acquaintance
and exchange of ideas with fellow
classmen. Information obtained in
thia way, when checked and ex­
panded by helpful faculty advisers,
frequently leads to sound conclus­
ions.
Many students would like to be
told exactly what they should take
by submitting to a vocational or
aptitude test. These tests have
their place but are not the final
answer. They do help to reveal
what a student is not fitted for
and thus aid in reaching a decision
by a process of elimination.
A freshman's first objective
may well be to find a field in
which he is interested and in
which he will be happy. Having
discovered such a field, he should
not be sidetracked by temporary
unemployment or economic con­
ditions. In the first place, unsat­
isfactory conditions may change.
If they do not, there will*at least
be a constant turnover of em­
ployes, and in due time this will
make room for the ambitious, well
trained graduate.
other debris over the floor under
the stools of a local soda fountain. i
Boy Scouts resented the insinua­
tion and several of them came to
this office to deny the charge. The
true story seems to be that it was
not an Eagle Scout, but a younger i
member of the troop responsible I
for cluttering up the soda foun­
tain.
The offender, if that is not too |
strong a word, came to this office
personally to take all biame foi |
the incident and to deny that an >
Eagle Scout was involved in any
way. Although we do not condone
his thoughtless act, there are few
of us who do not make mistakes
We admire his prompt accept-1
ance of all blame and immediate
defense of the good name of the '
Boy Scouts. Of far more import- :
ance than the trivial and thought- j
less act is the character and cour- |
age displayed by him. This char- I
acter anJ willingness to assume
responsib iity was inculcated by
the Boy Scout program. We be­
lieve that from this small incident i
Scouting will gain even more pres­
tige in the eyes of residents of
this community.
The youth in question is a credit
to his organization.- Lake County-
Tribune.
is attending the Bible conference
at Cascadia, Rev. J. Z Walker
will preach the sermon. The Walk­
er male quartet will sing
This church will join in the eve­
ning union services at the Naza-
lene church both for the young
people's meeting at 7 o'clock and
the evening service at fc o’clock, at
which time James A. Vaus jr. will
Le the speaker.
Prayer and conference meeting,
7:30 p. m. Wednesday
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JEAN JEANETTE MILLER
Graveside services for Jean Jea­
nette Miller, nine - months - old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Miller of Talent, who died July 28.
were held at 2:30 p. m. July 30
with the Rev. E. E. Wordsworth
officiating.
Interment was in
Stearns cemetery.
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Justice Douglas on his visit to
Yakima this week expressed his
thanks to the city of Yakima for
having given him such a good I
start in his education. A friend j
informs us that no thanks were
due but that Justice Douglas as a
boy obtained his own education
through determination and natural
aptitude. Whom did our friend
think was paying the bill for the
facilities provided in the Yakima
schools'.' It is true that many other
boys with the same opportunities
as Justice Douglas did not forge i
ahead as far or as fast, yet that
should not be a reflection upon the
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