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THAT the republican party con-
1 aiders no one man indispens
able Is not surprising, with th«-
long GOP record **f using that one
man us just the front for the real
power*.
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According to latent endorsement
reports, Joe Ixiuis now sees Windy
Willkle ns the white hope
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Whatever voters' ftyinion of the
republican presidential candidate,
they will have to admire bls
unique ¡M>litl<’ul bedmanship. Al
ready he's donned nightrols-s with
the CIO, the Townsend plan, the
new deal, Herbert Hoover, Jot-
Doula, the isolationists, the help-
for-Brltain ent huslusts, private
Utilities, public power and Editor
Bob Ruhl, with General Green
turning out the light What a col
lection of camaraderie, and all for
the Great Cause!
111
That the wish often is father of
the thought may explain Windy
Wendell's insistence that business
has gone to pot. Maybe it has, but
not to one of those famous repub
lican two-chlcken models
111
With conscription numbers be-
ing assigned this week snri a na-
tlonai election next, and a first of
the month sandwiched in between,
it will be no surprise if credit
houses gel track a lot of radios
(Ah, faithful vacuum tubes, you
have served the candidale. we’l
damn you’.)
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Know has careened high pea kt
of southern Oregon, winter sports
enthusiasts have been casting a
calculating rye at «ummrr warp
in their skits, and early mornlnj
foliage Is covered with dew like
the outside of a tall, cold glass
Fuel merchants arc rubbing their
palms together, and not to keep
their hands warm.
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In politics, it doesn't depend w>
much <m whose ox Is being gored
as on who's throwing him.
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Ashland residents awakrned this
morning to discover Halloween
goblins left considerably less
smear than the presidential cam-
palgn
INQUEST PLACES
BLAME ON TRUCK
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A coroner s jury inquiring into
the truck-train railroad crossing
accident here Friday morning that
cost the lives of two Klamath
Falls men, Monday night returned
a verdict that the driver of the
truck was guilty of negligence,
and that the Southern Pacific rail
road company Was held bliuneless
The Inquest was held in the office
of Will M Dodge, Ashland, depu
ty coroner.
Evidence brought out at the in
quest showed that the Mason-
Ehrman truck failed to come to
a complete stop at the Helman
street crossing and pulled slowly
onto the tracks in front of the
northbound passenger train.
He
added that, although an old build
ing just to the right of the cross
ing completely obstructed the
view of the tracks to the south,
direction from which the train was
moving, a cross-arm sign was
clearly visible as the truck ap
proached the tracks, in addition
to the regular railroad warning
signs. A state law requires all ve
hicles to stop at railroad crossings
at which aic stationed cross-arm
signs.
Killed in the accident were War
ren D. Dolley, 40, driver of the
truck, and James Gamer, 15, a
Klamath Falls friend of Dolley's.
The truck had come to Ashland
from Klamath Falls Frbiay morn
ing to pick up a load of canned
toniato«** at the Bagley Canning
company.
Members of the coroner's jury
were V. D. Miller, W. C Mitchell,
J. A. Ixmgtry, E. B Hunt, Ray
Sin.it ridge and John F. Wallin.
Witnesses railed to testify were
Drs. Harvey Woods and R. E.
Poston, State Policeman Phil
Stansbury, W. E. Moor, Con Aus
tin, R E Burgess, engineer; Mer
ritt Clark, fireman, and W. H.
Winkle, conductor of the train;
Sheridan Thornton, Bert Freeman,
D R. Coder and Archie Million.
(Friday and Saturday)
"DAYS OF DESTINY”
“TURNABOUT"
"KIT CARSON”
(Bunday, Monday, Tuesday)
"MY FAVORITE WIFE”
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Please Call at The Miner Office
for Your Quest Tickets
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1940
nn RRIINFRWIII Roseburg High Joins
UK. DKUNLK WILL I)iHtrict Basketball
CONDUCT TALKS Ixoop with Valley Trio
FOR EDUCATORS
IjR. H. BRUNER, professor of
education at Teacnsrs college,
tkilumbia uiuveisity, lias been se
cured to conduct a one-day con
ference at tne Southern Oregon
College of Education Huturuay,
Nov. 2 'I'he morning session win
begin at 10 o'clock when Dr. Bru
nei will lllXCllaa "The European
Situation Today." The afternoon
session will begin at 2 o'clock at
which time "Tne Implications for
Education" will be presented by
Dr. Bruner, At 6 30 p m a din-
ner will be held in honor of Dr.
Bruner and a round table dincus-
slon on teacher education will ire
acid. Teachers, principals, super
intendents and county school sup
erintendents are expected to at
tend this conference.
Dr. Bruner is recognized as the
outstanding curriculum consultant
in the United States 8<NM <<f his
lietter known work was carried on
at Houston and Fort Worth, Texas.
Alleghany and Montgomery count
ies, Maryland, South Dak<Xa, and
at the present time he ts directing
Uic Hjieyer school, the experiment
al school of Columbia university.
He has conduct«*«! numerous ed
ucational tours throughout Europe
during the 10 past summers and
nas visited England, Russia. Ger
many and other countries in the
study of housing, city planning,
cooperative* and other political
problem*.
Dr. Bruner la considered to be
'an outstanding authority on the
improvement of modem, *««cial and
economic probl«*m* for education.
He 1* a careful scholar of the so
cial science and al the same time
a very practical school man."
Crippled Child Clinic
Scheduled at Medford
Health Office Nov. 7-8
A clinic for the crippled children
of Jackson county will be held in
Medford on Nov. 7 and 8 at the
Jackson County Health Unit of
fice.
This clinic is part of the crippled
children's program of the State
Public Welfare commission. Ar
rangements have been made for
the clinic by the Crippled Chil
dren’s services of the State Ihiblic
Welfare commission, the Jackson
County Public Welfare commis
sion and the Jackson County
Health unit.
Admittance to this clinic is by
application to the Jackson County
Public Welfare commission.
Doctor R. B. Dillehunt will be
the examining orthopedic surgeon.
COLLEGE WOMEN
TO AID SOLDIERS
The Associated Women Students
at the SovJiern Oregon College oi
Education have decided that they
loo must do their part in some
form of military servece or assist
ance and as a consequence have
formed a Red Cross Knitting club
which is to meet twice a week
under the guidance of a Red Cross
instructor. The girls will knit var
ious articles of clothing which are
to be donated to the Red Cross to
be used for the men who are mem
bers of the armed forces of the
country.
The following 38 girls have
pledged themselves for this work:
Almcta Day, Margaret Mann,
Betty Hardy, Mabel Jewett, Ann
Luman, Esther Wyatt, Marion
Borg, Grace Doeffler and Huldah
Rose of Medford; Frances Webb of
Eugene; Carol McCollum, Ductile
Scott, Nancy Ring, Martha Gear
hart, Nellie McLain, Nancy Fire
stone, Dois Firestone, Shirley Tay
lor, Patricia Fullerton, Olive Dav
is, Ductile De bow and Carol Kan-
nasto of Ashland; Mildred Henson
of Roseburg; Evelyn Summers,
Karmon Argraves, and Dynn Beals
of Klamath Falls; Ruth Dougherty
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-I of Bend; Yvonne Conley of Myrtle
Creek; Kathryn Sulsar of Gardin
A. L. Wren
er; Colene MacDowel) of Hills
boro; llah Farrow of Bayfield,
and Companion
Col.; Virginia Duncan and Doro
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
thea Duncan of Central Point;
Ethel Halverson of Saginaw;
Southern Oregon Miner Borgny
Romtvedt of Bonanza;
To See Their Choice of
I>elta Winfrey of Grants Pass; Dll-
lian Bair of Nyssa, and Dorraine
the Following
Russell of Gold Hill.
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Varsity Theater
Programs:
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Volume IX
1940 RED CRG3S POSTER HEAVY VOTE IS
EXPECTED AS
RACE GETS HOT
The Roseburg high school In
diana formerly In the district H
bask el ba 11
race composed of
Marshfield, North Bend, Coquille,
Myrtle Point and Bandon, has been
transferred to district 9, hereto
fore consisting only of Ashland,
Medford and Grants Pass
The move, made by the Oregon
high school athletic association,
undoubtedly will be of great bene
fit to the district District 9 is not
to l>e confused with the Southern
Oregon basketball conference now
including Klamath Falls with Ash
land, Medford and Grants Paas.
Games with the Pelicans have no
effect on the district standings
The principals of the four dis
trict schools will meet Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. 5, to draw up a
schedule.
WONDERLANDERS
URGE HIGHWAY
S1RAIGHTENING
ADOITION of two resolutions
affecting Highway 99 through
Oregon was approved by the
Shasta-Cascade Wonderland asso
ciation in session at Redding this
week, according to word from lo
cal delegates attending the two-
day 10th annual convention.
One resolution, presented by
County Commissioner Ralph Bill
ings, called for the Wonderland
association to petition federal
agencies to start work on the
modernization of the Pacific high
way between Grants Pass and
Roseburg "at the earliest possible
date" and also to effect a com
pletion "as soon as possible." The
i esolution wax amended during the
sessions to include Highway 395
which runs through Oregon from
Dakeview to Pendleton.
The second resolution, present
ed by Ashland Chamber of Com
merce officials, calls for the asso
ciation to use its efforts in bring
ing both the governors of Oregon
and California to this area for the
formal dedication ceremonies now
tentatively slated for Tuesday,
Nov. 26. on the new section of
highway over the summit of the
Siskiyou*.
Invitational lists for
both Oregon and California digni
taries are being prepared and will
be submitted within a short time
Docal chamber of commerce of
ficials and county representatives
will attend a second meeting in
Yreka next Wednesday evening
and will present current plans
for the approval of the communi
ties participating Dean Pieper,
secretary of the Ashland Chamber
of Commerce, was named tempor
ary chairman of the planning com
mittee while the Ashland and
Yreka Dions clubs will constitute
the entertainment committees.
SIMPSON MITES
MEET KLAMATH
HERE TONIGHT
THE BDUE AND GODD grid
team of Ashland Junior high
will get its third test of the sea-
son on home soil tonight at 7:30
o'clock when they face the Klam
ath Falls Frosh on the high school
field.
Uttle is known of the
strength of the Freshmen except
that they dropped a game to Chil
oquin high. 26 to 12, after being
ahead 12 to 0. Medford's Juniors
defeated Chiloquin who in turn
took two wins over Ashland.
Coach Al Simpson of the local
squad reports that his team is in
good condition with no injuries
and a high morale. Simpson has
changed his offense to the one
used by Deighton Blake at the
high school and has worked out a
clever shift from a T formation.
Simpson promised that his club
will throw "everything in the
park" at the Frosh in an effort
to win.
The tentative starting lineup, as
announced by Simpson, will find
McElfresh at left end; Riggs at
left tackle; Delsman, left guard;
DeMers, center;
Croft, right
guard; Gettiing, right tackle, and
Kerr, right end. The backfield will
be composed of Arant at quarter,
Griffith at left half, Ross at right
half and Wordsworth, fullback.
NO CARD MONDAY
Because next Monday is election
eve, Promoter Mack Dillard has
decided to not present a wrest
Games Uwt WtN'k
ling program at Medford armory
Coquille 18 at Ashland 13.
on that date. As far as is known,
Grants Pass 18 at Klamath Dillard will hold his next card on
Falls 6.
Monday, Nov. 11, when he will
Medford 6 at Bend 19.
present four matches.
Games Tonight
Ashland at Yreka.
• Mr. and Mrs. Dimey Williamson
Klamath Frosh at Ashland Jun returned Tuesday from a wedding
ior high.
I trip to San Francisco and Santa
Klamath Falla at Eureka.
1 Crus.
FOOTBALL!
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Number 44
Pretty Martha Anderson, a Texas girl who has made a successful
career as a model for photographers and artists In New York, posed for
the 1940 Red Cross Postsr, calling to all patriotic men and women to
Join the American Red Cross Chapter in their communities from Novem
ber 11 to 30. Ray Morgan, a distinguished New York portrait and poster
artist, created ths design, which emphasizes the keynote that the Red
Cross “serves humanity."
Ashland Healer’s
Patients Protest
'Unfair’ Publicity
(Contributed)
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TN its issue of the 24th Inst, the auto courts and apartment houses
1 Ashland Daily Tidings printed and see whether or not they make
an article credited as an editorial up at least 95 percent of the oc-
from a newspaper published in The I cupants.
Dalles, which was so uncompli
Yes, most of us manage to keep
mentary to the healing ministra a roof over our heads. And a look
tions of Mrs. Susie Jessel of this at the lineup of gas wagons in
city that several hundred of her front of Mrs. Jessel’s treating
patients have joined in a protest room will show, we believe, that
of the newspaper story in a com they compare fairly well with the
munication which has been sub other cars seen along the high
mitted to the editor of the South ways.
ern Oregon Miner for publication.
Treatments Misrepresented
In publishing the offending art
The paragraphs in the “editor
icle, although its ongin is credited
to The Dalles paper, the Ashland ial“ dealing with the alleged way
Daily Tidings must assume full in which Mrs. Jessel conducts her
responsibility for any statements treatments are of course false
contained therein, as its publisher from beginning to end and are
being an experienced newspaper ridiculous in the extreme to the
thousands who are familiar with
man is doubtless aware.
The entire article is made up of the real facts.
Hard to see is any humor in the
gratuitous insults to Mrs. Jessel
and to the thousands of men, wo rotten insinuations that Mrs. Jes
men and children who have been sel is a grafter, as made in the
restored to health by her God-giv reference to the large apron pock
en power after the best efforts of et, the assertion that if a vein on
the top of her hand pulses normal
medical science had failed.
In at least one instance the so- ly she will announce that she can
called editorial understates a real help the patient and that otherwise
fact, when it says that Mrs. Jessel: she dismisses the case as beyond
attracts as many as 200 patients her powers. These and many other
daily to her home. The real num-’ equally libelous statements are
made in the so-called "editorial"
ber is closer to 800 than 200.
in
the Ashland daily. There is a
Painted aa “Okies"
law relating to criminal libel with
Going merrily on its unwhole which every publisher is supposed
some way the Tidings editorial to be familiar, and as a newspa
perman of 40 years experience the
states;
“In every manner of conveyance writer would be a trifle worried if
they come, the lame, halt and he were responsible for the publi
blind. Expensive sedans and an cation of the article about Mrs.
cient 'jallopies’ are parked side by Susie Jessel.
Consult any of the thousands
side in front of the Jessel home.
Those who can afford it stay at who have gone to Mrs. Jessel for
Ashland hotels or the Dithia park < help and see if anyone can be
auto camp.
Others camp out found who will say that the fol
wherever an available site can be lowing excerpt from the "editor
ial” contains even a grain of truth:
found."
"The treatment consists more
Has a distant John Steinbeck
flavor, with Mrs. Jessel’s patients of massage than anything else.
filling the roles of Okies in She massages the patient's neck
"Grapes of Wrath” don’t you and shoulders with her hands.
think? With one slight difference Sume say that Mrs. Jessel’s hands
however. We who are being re reel as though they are intensely
stored to health by Mrs. Jessel at hot. Others say they feel a mag
a conservative estimate number netic force surging through their
700, each of whom on an equally bodies, on contact with these
conservative estimate spends $5 hands. If ten treatments fail to
per day for. room, board, gasoline produce results, Mrs. Jessel gives
and In the stores A minimum of up. Often one or two treatments
$3500 per dav or $1.297,500 a year. are sufficient, however."
Not small change but more than j
Many Patients IJnger
likely considerably under the
The truth is that many patients
amount actually spent.
Anyone doubting the business remain for weeks and even months,
left in Ashland by Mrs. Jessel’s showing steady progress toward
(Continued on page 8)
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patients is Invited to visit the*
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IVITH election just four days off
— •Nov. 5 and with Itjcal ar
guments over the national ticket
reaching the shouting stage, vot
ers of the Ashland district were
looking forward to the great day
with expectation and some mis
giving. While republicans claim
important gains for thir presiden
tial candidate, none were betting
unless given Santa Claus odds, ac
cording to local democrats.
The presidential race has over
shadowed ail state and county
races, with the circuit judgeship
for the Jackson-Josephine county
district next in interest. Herbert
K. Hanna and Don R. Newbury,
both practicing attorneys of Med
ford, are the candidates on this
nonpartisan ticket.
Other county posts including
county clerk, treasurer, coroner,
district attorney and school super
intendent are unopposed. I. E.
Schuler and J. B. Coleman, demo
cratic and republican candidates
for county judge, respectively, are
expected to run a close race, while
E. B. Poyer and A. E. Powell,
democrat and republican, respect
ively, also are expected to make
a photo finish for the county com
missioner opening.
County assessor race will be de
cided between Ray J. Schumacher,
democrat, and C. A. Myers, repub
lican. The representative race from
this district will select two of the
three candidates, William N. Carl,
democrat; Wm. M. McAllister,
democrat-republican nominee, and
Earl T. Newbry, republican.
In the Ashland city race. Mayor
T. S. Wiley is unopposed for re
election to his third term, while
three of the five council candidates
will be named. Harold R. Jordan
i who has been called to active
military duty and is expected to
be unable to serve), Ralph E. Koo-
zer. Marshall E. Woodell, Guy T.
Applewhite and Horace Badger
are bidding for the three council
posts, with Koozer and Applewhite
being the two incumbents.
James Q. Adams is unopposed
for city recorder, as is Gertrude
Biede for treasurer. N. W. Heard
and (Dr.) R. E. Poston are unop
posed for the two park board
positions open.
Polling places for Ashland and
vicinity, which will be open from
8 a. m. to 8 p m. Tuesday, are
listed below, with precincts with
double boards designated by a D:
D—Boulevard, public library.
D—East Central, city hall.
D—West Central, 81 North
Main.
D—Oak. 102 Oak street.
D—North. 138 North Main.
D East. 160 Fourth street.
D-—Southeast,
Junior
high
school.
D — Northwest.
Washington
school.
D—South. 372 Diberty street.
West Ashland, Valleyview school
house.
Barron, Neil Creek schoolhouse.
D—Bellview, Grange hall.
• Bonnie Anderson underwent a
major operation at the Commun
ity hospital Wednesday.
• Mrs Ben Tanner of Berkeley
is visiting here at the home of
Mrs. Ellis Dininger.
DOROTHY STRATTON,
hunting, groaning about the big
one that got away, "That buck
would have to come by just as
I had my hands full!"
SAM BAIDEY looking for a
misplaced car,
CUNT BAUGHMAN trying
to out-bid FRANK VAN DYKE
for the closest seat In prepara
tion for the Elks Thanksgiving
stag.
S. H. SHORT, after partaking
of a hearty meal in a strange
town, faced with the horrible
prospect of a dish washing job
after a search of all pockets re
vealed that he had forgotten his
money.
BIDD BROWN and SAM JOR
DAN hinting darkly about a
club out of which the initiate
emerges unrecognizable except
for his voice.
MARY EBNOTHER catching
her chin afire.
DR.
CHARDES HAINES'
voice serving him well when
cornered by a group of demo
crats.