Southern Oregon New» Review, Ashland. Oregon, Thursday, March 17, 1949
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WITH THE A N N U A L RED CROSS DRIVE UNDERW AY
again it’s about time to remind some ot the backbiters, who love to
spend their time mouthing imprecations against chantable organiza
tions, that the Red Cross does a ¡oh which is not handled by any other
relief agency.
We’ve heard a lot of these backbiters talk about the Red Cross, how
the Red Cross made money o ff the soldiers, how the Red Cross ex
ploits each individual contributor by using most of the contributions
for administrative overhead.
T ’aint true!
That's all there is to it. Like any other chantable organization the
Red Cross does have certain faults. But by and large the job which is
done is an important one, and must be done. The Red Cross does a
good job, with a minimum of overhead expense.
We have at various times investigated charges of exploitation by the
Red Cross. At all times, under investigation, the charges have been
proven false.
It’s time to give to the Red Cross. Your money can help, and what’s
more important, it will help.
S ince
the earliest days o fo vk democracy , w e hale cherished
THE R IG H T o r TH E IN D IV ID U A L TO DISAGk” E O P E N L Y , TO A R G U E
IN F A V O R O F H IS O W N ID E A S ,,.M A N Y T H IN G S O u R F O R E F A T H E R S
A R G U E D A B O U T , W E N O W T A K E F O R O"* M UTED - SU CH AS T H E
V E R Y S T R U C T U R E OF OUR. G O V E R N M E N
ANO TH E R IG H T OF
W O M E N TO 1 O T Û ,
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Delinquency
satellites as it is to the W estern
Europium countries.
The only genuine hope Itussia
can have of w in n in g this despar-
ate co n flict is that we w ill spend
ourselves in to b a n kru p tcy
and
that we m ust som etim e soon
cease economic uid to
Europe.
W ith this result, w hich the Rus
sians hop«- for,
w ould
come
tro u b le In the U nited States, In
v itin g more controls over the
ueople anil setting the stage fu r s
com plete
Socialist governm ent
and eventual take over by the
Com m unists
co ntrolled from
Moscow.
There is u m arked tendency on
the part of the A d m in is tra tio n
furces both in the E xecutive D e
partm ent and In Congress to o v
erlook the fact that the present
"c o ld ” w ar Is an economic war.
in a shooting or "h o t" war. the
pow er w hich succeeds in destroy
ing the e ffective fig h tin g force of
Its enemy Is the victor. In the
cold war, the pow er w hich suc
ceeds in staying re la tiv e ly strong,
w h ile its opposition goes bank
M eanw hile, trie President and
ru p t, is the victo r.
O ur allies in Europe, I mean I ins p a rty m a jo rity m Congress
o u r post-w ar allies, were about | a.r ‘‘ (u n w ittin g ly , I hope) bent on
to go dow n in defeat In the cold doing the things w hich w ill help
o r economic w ar w ith Russia Russia most. They are in sisting
Had they collapsed econom ically, on strengthening and co n tin u in g
controls we ’ s till
the Russian C om m unist govern the w a rtim e
ment w ould have q u ic k ly con have. The President, in his " p r o
tro lle d them through the disci gram ", asks fo r m ore controls,
plined C om m unist p a rty
m em in clu d in g price fix in g and ra tio n
bers in the various countries who ing. The President and his fo l
w ould head the several “ conquer low ers are about to enact a p ro
ed" governm ents.
gram In v o lv in g an enorm ous fu-
We recognized the nature of Itu re increns In expenditures. The
the problem and sent aid to E u r proposed program w ould require
ope fo r the purpose o f strength the spending, in com ing yeurs, of
ening the econom y there, and the some 25 per cent more than the
“ co ld "
w ar invaders
are held high budget
figure this year.
back T e m p o ra rily, at least, the T his program
of
vote getting
w a r is at a stalemate. The e o u n -! benefactions w ould continue its
trie s on our side o f the c o n flic t ' annual tax d ra in in to the long
are gaining in strength The Rus future. Taxes w ill be increased
sians are s u ffe rin g severe drain to pay fo r it.
on th e ir resources bornuse they
are keeping m illio n s o f men u n
Mrs. R. L. Winch, and her
der arms and because they, lik e grandson, G erald Cook have both
us. are helping support th e ir h a lf
been ill recently .it th e ir home
of the European economic system.
The fact that norm al trade does on G utherle street Mrs. H lnch
not exist between Eastern and ha^ been recuperating at home
W estern Europe Is nearly as dam a fte r spending some tune in the
aging to Russia’s iron cu rta in Ashland hospital.
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WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
Entered as second-class m ail m a tte r in the post o ffice at A sh
land. Oregon, February 15. 1935, under the act '»f Congress if
M arch 3, 1879
Letter From
Washington
B ut one t h in g we m u s t n e v e r take for grant e d is the r ig h t
to D is a g r e e , for t h is is an e s s e n t ia l S a fe * u a r d o f
TH ERE’S N O NEED TO WORRY ABOUT Juvenile delinquincy
D E M O C R A C Y , A S A P E O P L E , W E MAY A C C E P T .t I E D E C IS IO N O F-
any more if the city of Ashland w ant’s to take a leaf from the city
TH E M A J O R IT Y . flu T A S IN D IV ID U A L S W E R L .. '-> L ' T R IG H T
TO OUR. O W N O P lN iD N . T H E R IG H T T O P l S •„ -i h T .
ordinances in Baker, Oregon.
t h e r ig h t o f t h ^ M i n o r i t y to be h e a r d
Over in Baker the Chief of Police, Guy Church, has a horse sense
O f T R U E D .-.V C C T - C ' ,
remedv for juvenile delinquincy. By virtue of a newly passed ordinance
the parents of a troublesome child sit out Junior’s sentence in jail.
This puts the blame right back where it belongs, right in the laps of
the mama’s and papa’s who have been trying for many years to get
the churches, the schools, the boy and girl clubs to take on the respon
The recent events in Ashland have undoubted!} been good tor the
1948 49 SEASON
sibility of rearing children.
community. The old town has been jarred to its very foundations, but
It’s the parent’s responsibility. And so far in Baker there have only the residents of Ashland, on both sides, got out ot the chairs and onto
been two delinquent complaints since passage of the new ordinance. their feet and went to work for what they considered right.
Might work here, too.
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The exercise of democratic privilege is an important thing and too
often it is overlooked.
It wasn't overlooked recently in Ashland. There wasn't a man, wom
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G IEN’N MATTHEW S, Director
an or child in Ashland who didn’t have an opinion on the election. And
M
ARI
ALEE W II SON, Concertmaster
thev all worked to get that opinion o f their into their neighbor’s cran
DEI
MAR MYERS. Flutist
ium.
W ITH THE PRESENT BATTLE IN THE CITY BECOMING A
Everybody worked. T hat’s good. It indicates that there’s still life
Habit it seemed as though it would be good to get away from it all in the old town and that the residents of Ashland aren’t as sleepy as
and dig up some other war.
some of their big city brother’s like to think.
3:00 P. M.
1
We settled on the Modoc wars which raged around about this coun
This election has brought out the red blood and it’s been diffused
try some years ago. Elmo Scott Watson; writing in the Publisher’s 1 into the very sinews and marrow of the city.
Churchill Auditorium
Southern Oregon College.
Ashland. Ore.
Auxiliary, tells the story of some of the newspapermen back in 1870
Both sides are to be condoned for some of the statements and the
who were war correspondents on those battle fields.
boycotting which emanated from both camps. In turn, however, both
One of the newspapermen who covered those wars was H . Wallace sides are to be commended for the active part they and their members
P R tX iR A M
Atwell, correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle during the Mo took in fighting for what each believed was right.
doc war of 1873 in the Lava Beds o f nothern California and southern
Star Spangled Burner”
Oregon. Atwell, who wrote under the picturesque pseudonym of "Bill-
I r t m n Scott K ry
A ud iene;e
Dad the Scribe,” was a native of Vermont who went to California in
the early days and was a pioneer editor of weeklies in that state be
'Entrance and March of Peers” (Iolanthe)
M r. and M rs. A. G. W illn o w , .fo r Baker Thursday.
fore joining the Chronicle staff.
A r t h u t S. S u lltt art
N
ew
berg,
are
in
A
shland
vis
itin
g
'
Fred
Simmons,
O
ro
v
ille
,
C
a
lif-
He went to the scene of hostilities in January 1873. Saw some of the
( 1842-1900)
early attempts to dislodge the Modocs from their stronghold in the frie n d s and lo o kin g fo r a loca- j o fn ia is in tow n on business.
Symphony No. 41, C Major ("Jupiter” )
Mrs. Etta B raley. A lb io n , New
IV. .-I. Mozart
Lava Beds and on one occasion, while the army was carrying on peace tion they hope to find in this
Y
o
rk,
is
v
is
itin
g
old
frie
n
d
s
In
vicinity.
(1756-1791)
negotiations with the Indians, he entered their camp, interviewed some
Allegro vivace
Mr. and Mrs. Bemis F. Riemer, Ashland. W h ile here she is regis
of the "hostiles” and spent the night in the cave of Capt. Jack, the
Andante cantahilc
Island Mountain- California, are tered at the A shland H otel. Mrs.
principal leader.
B
ra
le
y
is
lo
o
kin
g
fo
r
a
place,
In
Menuctto
(allegretto)
business visitors in Ashland.
Six weeks later "Bill-Dad” escaped death at the hands of the Modocs
Mrs. Chris Beck, Mapleton, and Oregon, to make her home.
Molto
allegro
(Finale)
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by the merest chance. When a peace commission, headed by Gen. E. R. her sister. Mrs. L. Christensen, of
Mrs. Leon Bates, a rrive d
in
S. Canby, entered the Modoc stronghold under a flag of truce, A tw ell’s Florence, are visiting friends in A shland Tuesday fro m
Copco,
Intermission (te n m in u ta )
fear of Indian treachery. That request to go along was denied because Ashland.
C a lifo rn ia . She is v is itin g friends
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Harlow, of I ¡n this vicinity.
o f the commissioners’ fear was justified because in the midst of the
3. Suite No. a, B Mmor
/. S. fíach (1 6 83-1750)
peace talk, Capt. Jack and his followers drew concealed weapons, shot Medford, visited friends in Ash
Mrs. Etta Walkley Rockport,
Delmar Myers, flute soloist
down General Canby and Dr. Eleazer Thomas and wounded Col. A. land Saturday.
California arrived in Ashland,
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hoppes, Saturday, to visit with friends.
B. Meacham. They would also have killed him, another commissioner,
Baker, are business visitors in
(Overture; Rondo; Sarabandc; Bourree I and II; Polonaise;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Skiens,
L. S. Dyar, and Frank Riddle, interpreter, had not the latter’s quick Ashland this week.
Mcnuet; Badinerie)
Juntura,
Oregon,
arrived
in
Ash
witted Indian wife, Tobey Riddle (W inem a), shoulted "Soldiers are
Mrs. Marie Wilt has returned land Sunday and are visiting Mr
com ing!” whereupon the Indians fled.
from Cosmopolis where she went and Mrs. Wm. Hodgson.
4- "Carmen” Selection
George,
( l g j g . , g 7 j)
Atwell was with the first detachment of soldiers rushed to the scene to spend the holidays with her
Val
Relmhlller,
Elgin,
North
of the massacre a few minutes later and in his dispatch to the Chronicle family. While in the Washington
(arr. Tobani)
Dakota, is in Ashland this week
he tells a graphic story of what he saw there. Seeing Canby dead and city, Mrs. Wilt was taken 111 and
Program
commentary
by
Mu.
A
ngus
L.
B
o
v m er
on business.
his general’s uniform stripped o ff by the Indians before they fled, the underwent major surgery, being
correspondent covered the naked body with his own coat until he could unable to return home until this
cut a piece of canvas from the front flap of the conference tent and time.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown
substitute it for his coat.
and
daughter, Marjorie, Medford, friends.
Another San Francisco newsman who covered the Modoc war was
V illiam McKay of the Bulletin who is immortalized in another o f Photo visited friends in Ashland Mon.
Verne Meininger was honored
Z m I v m com p lete A n to m a tlv e
grapher Muybridges’ pictures that has been reproduced in some of the
Interior Tile Contractor
on his birthday, Saturday- when
______ B a p a lr O ep artm eate
books on the Modoc war.
10 years experience
MBOBABXOA& - BBSOTBIOAX.
Mrs. Meininger gave him a sur
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BO U T
It shows him "taking notes on the battlefield near General Gillem’s prise birthday party at their
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camp” and beside him are two Warm Spring Indian scouts "on the look home in Bellview. Sharing the
out for Modocs.” It’s obviously a posed picture and the chances are birthday cake and wishing Verne
that there wasn’t a Modoc within 20 miles of the place! Even so, it ’s many happy returns of the day
Hooper’s Radiator
in interesting picture because, so far as I know, it’s the only photograph were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harkens, Los Angeles, are visit
Service
ing in Ashland. Monday
of an Indian war correspondent "in action,” or a reasonable facsimile Albert Meininger, Mr. and Mrs.
Clogged
Radiators
Boiled Out
w. c. K c K IN N IH . Prop.
were joined by Mr. and
and Repaired New
thereof. Obviously, neither a correspondent nor a camera man who Ralph Kerr and sons, A. J., and
■hoe
B e -B u fld ln g . B obber Beets
Cores installed.
valued his scalp would venture far from military protection while Kenny.
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Ashland
Mrs. George Miller has return
covering an Indian war.
home the same evening.
A Tonic
SECOND CONCERT
Southern Oregon L ittle Sym phony
Orchestra
Wars
Sunday, M arch 20, 1949
Ramblin' With Ransey
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B U S I N E S S D IR E C T O R Y
MOTOR INN
Attention Builders
Mac’s Shoe Shop
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IT S ALL OVER NO W , but the shouting and the tumult. There’s
no need for shouting and tumult. The election concerning the political
fate of Gouncilmen John Nosier, John Daugherty, and Herb Fisch-
born is history.
The majority of the people of Ashland have spoken, and their will
is clear.
There need to be no more argument about the people and what t/iey
think. There need to be no more argument.
Tomorrow is another day. We hope that both the victors and the
losers accept the decision in the American tradition.
Politics in America is a great game. It’s played like any other game.
When the whistle blows and play is halted the players cease to belabor
one another and become friends. When another game is started, the
players, again play as hard as before. But between games, and after
games are ended there need be no animosity, no anger, and a spirit of
good fellowship should prevail. Only poor sports hold grudges.
This has been a particularly bitter election. Any recall election
naturally has to do with personalities, and whenever personalities are
involved friends become enemies.
Let’s hope the hatchet is buried so deep it’s lost.
ed to her home in Portland. Her
daughter, Evelyn, will remain
here for a time with Mr. and
Mrs. Orton Genung on Fairview
street. Mrs. Miller expects her
sister to arrive from Scotland in
the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goff, of
Roseville, California, arrived in
Ashland Sunday on a business
trip. Goff is a building contract
or.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schulteis,
Meeteese, Wyoming are making
an extended visit In Ashland.
Ottls J. Elliott, 724 Iowa Street,
has returned from San Diego,
Tuesday where he had been visit
ing his brother and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Elliott. His son,
Newell Elliot and Mrs. Elliott
Portland were, also in San Diego
at that time, as were Dr. and Mrs.
Her Young, old friends from Bak
er, Oregon. Mr. Elliott is leaving
Oak Street Garage
Dorman Linville. and
Charles Beck, moth of Mrs. Lin
ville, are visiting this week
the Lin Villa motel. Both lai
are from Eunemclaw, Wash.
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