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PAGE TWO SUL’ TH ERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW, ASHLAND. OREGON Southern Oregon News Review lo n z i A ,hU nd - Ort'«on * 0 t(t * _________________ 38 East Mt*n Street a m Candid F o re s try ^ f » chf Entered “» second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash land, Oregon, February 15, 1985, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879 William C. Lawrence and Wallace G. Iverson, Publishers Letter from Washington. . . F BIG MfKilfi, r By H O N . H A R R IS E L L S W O R T H M em ber of Congress. 4th D tatrlct Around the first of thia year I lose their sense of humor a a there cam e to light some facts may 1m. fr„ m fulIow lni Subscription Rate — $2.50 year retfurdinir ntux*r anH regarding queer and «l-n.kiioo« doubtl«_ I ' LAST WEEK WE WROTE, in outright fraudulent transactions quotes: the editorial columns o f this pe Congressman Scrivener c 1 in the sale of Indian-owned tim- per, an essay in a more or less N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L N E W I/A M I t e i lands in Curry County serious vein on the spectacles Kansas — "N o w and then we ^ ? - . l l AS^ c5 Tg w . P U B L IS H E R S which we are treated to at this As Boon as I could get some s e e a quotation accredited ► > facts and some affidavits togeth ’anonymous.* M any of the»« -'A S S O C IA T IO N AC I «(, M( Mié R tim e every four years. Since then, we have thought about it er on this subject, which d early are excellent. One recent a a great deal and listened a great proved tliut there had been sev nonymous’ atatement was te deal more to the goings-on in eral “irregularities," I calk'd "Even OPINION is of force enough to moke itself to be 1952, and w e have reached the the effect that: "The only cor, the matter to the attention of the espoused ot the expense of life." —Montaigne conclusion that w hile the contest House Committee on Interior earn that makes money w it/, between candidates has been and Insular Affairs. At about out advertising la the United more exciting, there hasn’t been the same time 1 introduced a res States M in t. The M in t makes quite the fun, at least thus far, H o w To Lose Elections olution In the House of Repre the money first, and It's up to as in 1948. sentatives to direct the commit each of us to m ake it leet.C ** By the time this editorial sees print, it is quite pos Of course, w e are jum ping to tee to make a full investigation Congressman Curtis of Ne of the matter and report to the sible that the Republican nominee for the presidency conclusions, since the Republi House Due to some com plica braska —- "G overnm ent regu cans never seem to have as much will be known, but no m atter who wins, the Republican real knock-down, bloody fun as tions developing from the fact lations In some of the Wash party has given a splendid demonstration in how to lose the Democrats anyway. But we that another Member had intro ington bureaus require t h a t duced a resolution calling for employees keer detailed rec are still certain this convention elections long before they are held. ords of how they spend the» the investigation of the Indian summer won’t provide as much - ' t C el PEXlc '“ ‘VJ’OO aU T he is time. Sometimes these reports We are not saying that the Republicans have al in the way of entertainm ent as Bur« ini for other reasons. House m C AnrowM iA heke take several hours to he Riled v-'i-x W ^T m E. UlTTLE amo m cc tpfu INCENSE <-f pXlff action wag delayed. Last week. ready lost in the national election, but certainly they that summer four years ago did. out by the employe«, espectaz I however, my resolution w a s have made it much more difficult for their most able In the first place, Henry Wal passed The com m ittee will pro ly If he or she wants to Im Pc?RSSr- oouews Ff»t lace and his Progressive partv candidate and virtually impossible for their most eager 1,7 press ths boss. A n elevator qp otw . C o m í . ceed with the investigation buc.h erator, however, sat a record In a spew h I made on t h e one with their operations lately. I course, that isn’t quite true, the for b revity. His report read Floor of the House early in It seems to us th at the best chance the GOP had in ¡?ro is stiU with us, but it Down March I told the story, as far as this way: Up — 5 0 *. November was based on a growing distrust for profes-; s a m e ^ i u o n ^ t t e ^ o h ,^ we knew it then, of some of the — 50%.'* This is the last "Letter from Indian land deals. Tht-r«- were Sional politicians among the people who cast the votes, «onist party or the Bull Moose Washington" for this session of several "queer” — 1 denis 1 X ^ 1 1 1 .1 . r For lit < ex- JB - w ■ By professional politicians, we don’t mean the states- party QCCUPy Even in those em ple, In one caae the Indian Congress — and perhaps for this man, the man well acquainted with the problems of gov- owners received $135,000 f o r y*‘ar- unless a Special Ses^rui is or some land. The purchas« r then called I expect to be ernment. Rather we mean the party boees, the selfish, certainly made a w hale of a M less regularly in my office in ------- By M u rray W ade sold the land for $185.000 to a ruthless, often unprincipled politicos whose one aim in I °,f noise- Md the>' put on one of "buyer" who im m ediately gave Roseburg (1318 Riverside Drive) public life is to line private pockets. and most entertain- N ovem ber B allot Long | In their present frame of an option to third parti«-« f o r aft«-r the middle of Augugt My There w ill be 18 measres on mind, the justices expect to ask $300.000. The option holder then office here in W«»hmgtoq, P C. The scandals within the Truman administration i F r o m ™ v e r v ^ g in n in g the the November ballot for Oregon the 1953 legislature for the sought to sell the land, which is will, however, be kept open all nave been part and parcel of the simon-pure profession- Commies were in control of the voters to pass jugment on, be a valuable timber property, for the time. While I am m Oregon als’ grasp and control of public institutions. The Ameri- H ? y’ and anyone with any in- sides the selection o f national, needed clerks. a reported $800.000 Records 1 I shall be visiting all of the »ev state, county and other local of C ap ital Capsules can people have found the whole spectacle revolting. m, X “1 hove in my possession indicate en counties of our Fourth Con ficers. A revised salary schedule for that bona fide offers from pur gressional District Such travel But we have again and again shouted our belief harmless cranks and do-gooders This is the largest number of state em ployees w ill go before chasers had been made to the w ill mean that nrplies to l«-tte»s th a t there is more than one kind of dishonesty. We can Iand a w ied assortm ent of folk measures to appear on an Ore Indian Bureau in amobnts of two to me at Roseburg may be de condemn the Caudles and the Vaughna, and the Me- I E K “ ’ ’¡ « * , ' " ¡ 2 gon ballot since 1928 when 21 the state em ergency board this or three tim es the price paid for layed. Many things might be week It w ill be an increase prin the land to the Indians in the handled more quickly if letti-ns Graths of Truman’s happy little political family as cor- ¡dance and prance about at the confronted the electorate. cipally in technical jobs are sent to the office here in The j sale mentioned above There are six initiative mea nipt, but they are no more corrupt, say, than the Re- ?rop of a hat. They even mus- sures that would: Oregon Supreme Court t ____ h is , Washington, D. C. week upheld a 45-year-old law ■ s publicans’ malicious Don Quixote, Joe McCarthy, or | Thai comedian or Do It is a pleasure to note that 1. Repeal the w eight per mile than Senator T aft’s campaign managers in Texas and crats’ s f f iir b S t we h a d ^ tS tax on trucks created b y t h e which bans secret fraternities even under the stress and «train See the wide range of woó- Louisiana. (content with watching the do- 1951 legislature and would sub ___ _ on weight, Statehouse a r T u t i , £ r U, ea stitute a fee based ' Me,nb- r’ "" j « «>» N ew , Review On the other hand, Eisenhower’s backers have giv- i ¡2nS Henry,s P®rty on teievis- and a fuel tax based on gallon ceeding those of any other year. ' en notice th at they are ready to “rise above principle’’ if I in Pniia?eWad 2 , » ^ ¡ S ♦l?e ‘cThe ch^ * e. IS sponsored by . Hearings on the 1953-54 state budget are under way this the occasion demands — at least some of them have — was so crowded that one had to the Oregon H ighway Council -SS-. Z. Continue minimum prices week . . Robert Maclean bevace and make dishonest compromises. Sleep there to be assured of a From where I s it... Joe Marsh for producers and permit a dif- chairman of the Oregon State What it all adds up to. of course, is that thia wash- X ferential in cost of m ilk in stores Tax Commission Wednesday wig of dirty linen in front of the American people will Park is in a district heavily pop- and cost of deliveries made to houses. How Nervy convince the voter th at he will be changing one ma- by poorer E m ilies, and 3. Reapportion legislative rep chine for another — with the possibility of this one be- Ito the d ^ i n g s T o V ^ resentation. MT. SHASTA Can a "Tenant" Get? 4. Elim inate horse and grey mg even more ruthless and careless of the country’s in- considerable in ihe w eekly mov. hound racing. terests than the one we have now. j le aIIowance. “ H a rry the H e rm it* dropped ia tix th a t roof, I ‘m moving • ■ * ! ” 5. Providing U. S. standard to *ee Judge Cunningham the other Should Eisenhower, so far an uncompromising I tim e for Oregon. Now H a rry waa only having a day :ind wtartrd complaining about statesman, be nominated, then a great deal of the dam- ent This was q u itl r i t u r a ? S e t little joke, but from w kera I adl 6. Perm it serving liquor bv IN " P R E T T Y -P R IN T " that dilapidated house he live* in the drink. I've aeen people act juat a b o rt as age can be repaired. StiU, it will be harder for him to be H’S f.oIk 9inger became quite an BA G S peer near Greenwood ¡.ake. Seven constitutional amend nervy aa this -mmetimea— M ru s w ly elected because the people will have lost faith, to a ' wor^n°of Th the ,days of the ments and two laws referred to “ Who's m y la n d lo rd ? ” H a r r y I.ike thoer who enjoy all the righto A L L NEW PA TTER N S the people by the legislature w anted tc k n o w .“ W hoever you pay great extent, in the party. tm ericans have worked for. and re n t to ,” says the Judge. “ D o n ’t yet would take away some of Utoss If Senator Taft is nominated, then we predict cer- ¡day was. done Even the vice- would: 1. A llow home and farm loans pay nny re n t," a *y a H a r r y . “ Mov«-d freedoms from others— fo r - - « o tain defeat for the Grand Old party once more and the i co w to v'b v htvPeful a forgotten to Korean veterans. in to th a t house tw elve years ag< pie, our right to enjoy a friendly 2 Lim it state property taxes possible end of the two-party system in this country, at Tayior, was a f o l i a g e ? S j am i nobody ever came to collect." glaxs of beer. I say these “Iraké of intolerance“ have no place ia the “ W e ll," says the Judge, looking least as it now stands. The Senator has arrogantly said ito thi.nk oi «• Think his wife to 3. 6 mills. Have Superintendent o f “ home of lib ertv.” m ystified, “ w h a t do yuu have to in effect th a t he wants none but the 110 per cent Repub- a"T d klds were ®infters to° Public Instruction selected b y com plain about?” “ P le n ty ,” replies licans to vote for him. That is all he will get, and there ians s ^ i S ^ x c e o y t h T ^ ' State Board of Education .... in- H a r r y . "R a in 's pou rin g in m y liv - Hlway 66 Phoas 8811 aren t enough to elect him. didates, and they had o v e r to n e stead of elected by the people on ng loom nnd i f someone doe«n’t a nonpartisan ballot. ■ ■ i of tragedy about them. Free Daily Delivery 4. A llow a $3,000.000 home 11 . . x^/Z x^ . . I But -° Ut ° f consideration for for aged mental patients to be 1952. I'nitrd Staici Urcwcrt f nundatiaa Hats O ff Once M ore 1?, «n<«tainm ent seekers, we built in Portland area. i trunk the Republicans and the 5. Let local governments fix Our plaudits this week go to the ladies of Ashland p mocrats sh°uid provide si mi- new tax ______ bases. Wind who rescued the traditional Fourth of July parade just X w X e t K " S w o r 6. MWw i , up the . affairs o f as it was about to be laid among the proverbial moth “ ns problem easily bv haih !g lia is veterans bonus , < P< vkk U ... Rabbit Pellrts BELLVIEW FEED STORE Is this year. They did such a thorough rescue job. ,RV /V I™ 50 Tafut leed, th a t it just happened to be the biggest and best Reece s7 nTa e-er. see b a .,« ? and his hilibil- 7. Let state em ergency old ienn?’ ” . ¿ T u 'n g appropriat,ions . . t 1* “ ” “ de'eC" '” Business Directory board »' Ju st goes to show what a little energy and willing- } ° ° nbadly and nothi"g would be 9. Extend terms of legislators ness to expand the same can do. This is a nervous age. Then the , ( .°.ver time between their elec- but not a particularly energetic or optimistic one it stage something m Z^nov™ ^ seems to us. The tendency too often is to kiss away s?y a PickP«cket contest with the « « - - ballot • - - • • • • by petition o ,u would s put on 1. Increase truck taxes. those activities that are not absolute necessities, often ,’„ r X 3 2 S 2 S ; £ 2. Tax cigarets 3 cents a pack on grounds th at they couldn’t be developed or that dom taxpayers as targets of 20. plans couldn’t be worked out or that for some other 3. Create unified school dis tricts. reason they would be doomed to failure. Thus our pes Missed the Ballot simistic tendencies and our indolence work hand in There was an unlucky 13 hand, one justifying and assuring the existence of the measure that failed to get eno other. ugh signatures of registered vot It is difficult, often, to find time to promote Fourth ers to get on the ballot They would: prohibit barbering on of July parades, or Shakespearean festivals, or other Monday, prohibit commercial such activities. It is especially difficult to find the de- Conlinued from Page One fishing in coastal streams, pro- sire to promote such things in a world __________________ where death and t MUSICALLY SPEA K I N G - hibit night Ashing on the Colum- taxes are not the th only imminent. But simply the fact a/w certainties e do have p but e o p alwavs i e 'Z a so rt , ! f ine’ sens’t‘ve piano is played 1 , b l? River- enact a 2 per cent willing to see that our traditional holidays do not go Mike recently recorded 15 _ a « . . minute radio « • , minute radio program - . which activities do not go by the w ill be broadcast over 8 Ore board while t h e ‘“practical” takes the day, is our aalva- gon and .n o o .iu o r m . r.d io , t , . California radio sta- tion. These are the people who look to the future in ev- tions outside the Rogue Valley h innr T’k.-.e.r. 1L. _____ , , D A r v r , ________ £ RADIO and SHAKESPEARE erything. These are the people who carry us all for occupy STAFFORD THOMAS' ward u n m a r k p d and 2nd n n r nnlinv«ni unmarked our cultural i Even a newspaper man hesitates to solve the prob lems of the universe on the eve of the usual commence ment oratory. Speeding automobiles are increasing threats to life and limb. Careless auto drivers should be punished even if they live in Ashland. The man who has an inflated idea of his own im portance usually finds that the community has him sized up as he would look after deflation. time. The SOC student from MELBOURNE, AUSTR A L I A w ill appear as the EARL of WARWICK in Henry V Sunday evenings. Staff does an hour-and-three quarter classical music program on KWIN. In the Not-Too-Far-Distant Fu ture: is a FISH FRY — a "Sat urday Nite Fish Fry” for cast members this weekend with fish, chips and quips furnished by lo^ cal sea-food merchant. Such ges tures are truly appreciated by everyone concerned with the OS- FA. peal the entire milk control law, enact a gross income tax to pay $100-a-month old-age pensions, repeal laws that give the state prior claim on estates of deceas ed pensioners and to make rel atives responsible for pension ers support, legalize animal rac ing, put state on daylight sav ing time each summer, repeal the soldiers bonus and ban sale of all liquor. Need Law Clerks The supreme court wants at least three law clerks to speed up research, that may be able to band down more opinions. Increased litigation has put the court far behind regular schedules. Although the court will hear no more cases during July and Augqst, it w ill hand down opinions in 14 cases that arc pending. KNOX SHOE REPAIR Walter Redford, Realtor Craftsm anship plus Top Q u a lity M aterials Ranches — Farms — Home.® Business Property A ll Kinds of Polish— Shoe Accessories "While You Wait Servioe” 33 East Main Ashland Don’s Radio Service GUARANTEED HOME AND AUTO RADIO REPAIRS Reasonable Prices 38 East M ain Euslness Phone 7866 —Free Pick-Up and D elivery— Phone 2-4141 Telephone 2-058* A s h la n d , O re g o n Re«. P h o n e 317G Dr. Herman Wexler Chiropractic Physician ACUTE Motorola Horne and Auto Radios 41 East Main Jess Kidwell AN D CHRONIC CONDITIONS COLONIC IRRIGATIONS 236 E Mom St Phone 2-3291 Ashland, Oregon Dicmcnds - Watches - Jewelry - Silver W atch and Jewelry Repair and Engraving Sheldon Jewelry I DR. E.N. TERRILL c hiropractic CLINIC HENRY CARR, Owner Phene 7131 3ns \ . Main 272 E M ain Phone 13: I S ir
