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THURSDAY. MAY 21. l»34
RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM NEEDED
Planned industrial economy under governm ent sup­
ervision may be ail right in some respects hut without it this
country has progressed in a period o f a century from a
small beginning to the mightiest nation ou earth. Indivi­
dual initiative and not govenuuent promotion has been be­
hind nine-tenths of this growth. Government has been
called on only for orderly and peaceful conditions under
which to work.
Only by individual effort and initiative has come about
our modern m otor transportation both in land and sky. in­
vention in the electrical industry, telegraph and radio.
Hundreds of thousands of useful articles have been invent­
ed and m anufactured by individual effort and large plants
have been built furnishing employment to millions. The
only hope of the world is that this development will go on
until all peoples have been raised to our standards of living.
Individual initiative has always m arked the American
as a resourceful chap. Surely now we are not going to see
him lav down and ask the government for help. Should
he stumble and fall over unemployment and be given some
aid if he is a real American he will he up fighting again
soon. Once his individual initiative is destroyed then he is
a whipped dog. A nation of this kind of people is in decay
and will slink back to the standards of the Chinese coolies.
The theory th at there is only so m uch work and it
must be divided up with part time employment and very
short hours is all wrong. There is as m uch work as hum an
beings create and when they quit creating by individual
effort then the one out of work slips back to the bare neces­
sities Soon we are all righting for a bare bone.
Government through the N. R A. or some other agency
can lay down the rules under which fair competition and
employment shall be carried on but it can not supply in­
dividual effort. Industry, business and politics should be
purged of graft and unfair practices and give all an equal
opportunity. Rugged individualism built on the solid foun­
dation of honestv and fair dealings is the future hope of
this country. Our people all m ust eventually support the
government instead of it supporting them .
Development ou the McKenzie river since the comple­
tion of the new highway to our mind has exceeded any
other section of Lane county. Not only have scores of new
sum m er homes been built, some of them palatial, but there
has been general improvement on m any places along the
river. A large part of the owners along the McKenzie are
new people in the state coming here to retire or for ex­
tensive vacations. There are few stream s in the United
States like the McKenzie where fast running cold water
rushes past ones door every m onth in the year without any
stagnation. And there is m ore fish in the McKenzie than
there has ever been caught.
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Mr. Mahoney gave Mr. Martin a big scare for the demo­
cratic nom ination running close in Lane county. Mr. Ma­
honey's campaign was financed by a Dr. Robinson of Idaho
it is reported. The Oregon Voter summarized it as follows:
"Here we have the unique spectacle of a carpet-bag­
ger from W ashington financed by a faith healer from Idaho
attem pting to dom inate the politics and governm ent of Ore­
gon. The effort failed because the miracle worker did not
utilize his ’invisible dynamic power' to multiply the votes."
Stock in the Republican party is up 100 per cent since
the prim aries in Oregon. Ixxtks favorable to the state stay­
ing in the G. O. P ranks, and electing a few candidates this
fall.
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City streets and allies and vacant lots have the big­
gest crop of weeds in m any moons. We suggest to the
planning board and council they put a few men to work
with scythes.
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...................the fiot line of whidi rewfa. The Holy Btble,"
and which coo tains Four Great Treasure! . . . . . . . .
B-H U
TON
A GREAT IDEA IS BORN
Itwas assumed th at when a woman married she took
the gods of her husband; if he died and she m ust go back
to her own people, she abandoned her husband’s gods and
took theirs again. But when the ten tribles of Israel split
away from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, Jehovah did
not go to either one or the other, but rem ained with both.
His worship was often neglected, but in their hearts the
people knew th a t He was still their God and always a t the
time of tribulation they threw down their idols and returned
to Him.
The idea of One God—unseen and not to be worship­
ped ir. visible form had been born in the world, and had
taken firm hold upon human mindB. This is the outstand­
ing achievement of the Hebrews, the thing which gives the
Old T estam ent eternal truth and inspiration.
in its total effect the Old Testam ent is a record of
God's progressive revelation of Himself to men. This is the
.econd elem ent in its greatness. Steadily from Genesis to
Micah the conception of His nature and quality grows
clear, bigger finer.
We have referred already to Amos, who was not a
priest and had nothing but scorn for the form ulate and
ritual of the established religion. He saw the temple court­
yards red with blood and men seeking through sacrifices to
buy the right to be iniquitous, and he cried out: “God cares
nothing for sacrifice; H e is a God of Justice."
1 bate. I despise your feast days, and 1 will nut smell In
your solemn assemblies.
Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meal of
fcrhtgs, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace
offerings of your fat beasts
But lei judgment run down as waters, and righteousness
as a mighty stream.
As a conception of the Almighty this represented a vast
step upward. In those sam e days another preacher, Hosea,
was adding another Item to the expanding fund of truth.
Hosea was a married man, and his wife was a flirt. So much
so that Hosea was compelled finally to put her away His
friends said "good riddance," but Hosea was torn by lone-
soineness, sorrow and regret. Tills woman who had wrong­
ed him
he still loved her. Pocketing his pride he went to
her with forgiveness and took her back to his home.
And out of th at domestic tragedy there came to Hosea
a great new truth. "If I, being only a man, can love so much
and forgive so much, surely God m ust be capable of even
more," he said. Amos had told the world th at God Is just;
Hosea added, "and kind."
now
"I lov» her My Ood. N atcc. you
don't know what love It. tt runs
through your veins Ilk» flic ' When
I look Into her »yaa I'd give my
soul for her. I'd " He clenched lit»
hand», shaken with passion, u mud
boy. iu»d with love "I'Ve saved her
anyway! They can «end mo to Jail
Jails nothing. death' nothing,
sh am es nothing If you give your
self (or tk> woman you love'"
11» choked, clenching his bunds
again, and Nancy said nothing She
stood looking at him Rite thought
sh e knew something of love. too.
but—to steal (or tt!
For a long moment tbe\ were
dumb, then she spoke hesllallngly.
•'If—If we could only raise It
the whole of It right away The
trouble Is If we do. Il would clean
us out and I'apa'a too old to begin
over again."
"I won't have that!" said Roddy
quickly. "1 don't want a cent from
him—»nd he can't do tt. Nance, he's
got something weak about hts
heart; anyway, he's too old why.
they'd fire a man as old us Ii I» In
New York!"
"They mu -t he cruel In New
York •"
"The,- are; that's It. Nance they
get you and thev break you They
have no hearts. I can see how
they'll break me— even old Heaver
with his nose to the ground. He
wants my place for hts nephew- and
he's going to get It."
Nancy's hand dung to his shout
der "Roddy, you can't go to Jail.”
she whispered with white lips ”|
won’t let you!"
He smiled at her. au odd. twisted
smile. "You can't help It. Mis. I've
got to go. Do you remember old
Major Lomax? He was always
sending hts enem ies to Jail Io crack
stones!" Ho,lily laughed hysteri­
cally.
"I think he knows about this Rod.
I met him tonight and he asked
about you - In such a strange way
“They'll all know presently. How
they'll talk, Nance, ¿«11 the old
fogies, and the girls, too."
"Roddy, you're only twenty-three.
How long will they keep you t l
Jail?"
"It's grand larceny. I reckon
that's ten years tn New York."
Sin- gave a .titled cry. clinging
to him.
His fure was ghastly In the
moonlight, like a white mask, and
hts eyelids twitched nervously
"Don't cry !” he said harshly.
"I'll be old wlieu I come o u t- thirty
three— and done tor. They never
furget u fellow with a Jail sentence
I— well, there's a wuy out of 11.
Nance, a way for the family honor,
too. I reckon father thought I'd for
gotten It. but I haven't—I've seeu It
all the time. I—" he laughed bit
terly— “I'm working up to It."
She tightened her arras about
him frantically, she knew.
"Roddy, you can't—you won't!"
He laughed at her, hts lips
twitching like hts eyelids.
looking for the trail. I think
he know» already."
"Then they might tom e after you
arreat yog
tomorrow?” Nancy
shuddered, remembering the time;
“It's after tw e lv e now It must be
Today then!"
lie nodded. "I don't care any
more; I've hud all I wan! from
father. I reckon I can take every­
thing now even handcuffs."
"He didn't mean It. he didn't
mean half of tt. he's mad and craay
with grief about It! You mustn't go.
not thl« w*y Roddy Mama can't
Now Go On W ith the Story--------------
stand It. yog know how she feels—
.you're all she carea for!"
Installment Two
He choked, irresolute "I won't
“Roddy-—mv son. my son!"
let fattier—1 won't stand for it—
He recoiled violently. “My God. he'» Insulted the woman I love, n
what was I going to do? —" he beautiful, good woman, whom he'»
turned stupidly, blindly, groping for never ¡'een! I- Nance what did I
the door. "I'd better go out now and do? I wa* w ild —did I really try to
i —hang m yself!" He groaned.
strangle him?”
“Oh. uty boy. my poor boy!" hts
She nodded pressing her lips
mother cried after him. trying to firmly together to keep front cry
reach him. trying to hang outo him Ing.
! with mother hands that never give
Roddy looked down stran gle/ at
1 up
his own hands, stretching them out
But he did not look nt her. he "Lord/, 1 might have killed him
I fumbled at the lock of the long I—-I'd d ean .forgotten m yself"
French window, found It and. tear
Nancy tugged at hts sleeve,
ing It open, he walked out over the "t'onie back. Hod!"
I stll like a blind tuan They heard
He shook Ills head "I’d do som e
the soft thud of hl< plunge to the thing worse if he called her
ground below
names."
Mrs. Gordon's sobs come In
"You needn't go In there; go up
Rasps "Oh. William, what have you to your own room ; you're tired out
done? You've driven your own boy I'll tell Mama—that's all."
i craxy—he—-he'll kill him self—I've
He stood Irresolute "It wouldn't
got to stop him. I've got to— 1------ " be for long anyway—" he said at
She was actually at the window last. "Don’t you tell him If I do
herself now. trying to climb out.
lay tonight — tomorrow— ” he
But Nancy caught her. thrusting laughed wildly — "there'll be a Jail
her hack with firm young hand ride tomorrow. Nance!"
“I'll go. Stay here! I'll go—I'll stop
It was long past m idnight; morn­
him —leave It to me'" She pushed ing was In tin' air and the frost
her back gently, looking over her seemed to «trike to the marrow In
head at her father
the girl's bones. She ahook with a
The light outside was ghostly; chill of fear
w hit- squares of ground with black
"Rod. why did you take It?"
shadows etched where. In the day­
He did not answer for a while;
time. there were tall shrubs and he stood staring at the ground, ht»
hemlock».
face distorted in the moonlight He
Nancy stood still, too. rooted to looked a mere boy. but hts misery
the ground, listening, her heart tn had made black rings urouud hts
her throat Then she heard the
eyes.
faint crunch of gravel In the path
"Nance, you kuow 1 dldut mean
behind the lilac hedge. Roddy was
to keep It. I took It little by little
there, of course, she might have
at first. 1 well, there was u reason
known ft! She fled lightly, making
for tt even then. I was going to put
no sound. In his direction and over­
tt straight back, but I couldn't. I
took him at the end of the garden;
took som e pwre. There are ome
it opened there—through a broken
queer peo| le there. Nance, you
gate—on the river meadow.
understand -curb brokers. I thought
"Roddy." she called to him. "Rod­
I'd make enough out of the second
" F a th e r n ie a u t th a t— he know s
dy—wait!"
bit I took to return the whole sum. he ineunt It now—he thinks I'm u
He stopped short and turned, the
don't you see? It was gambling, of coward because I* didn't.”
moonlight whitening his haggard
course, but I wanted to get rich,
"Rod." she clung to him, "not to
young face.
too You get that way tn New York; night—promise me. Roddy, not to­
"Don't come near m“. Nance."
you Just have to get rich quick! night! Come In—you needn't see
the young fire-brand said fiercely,
And I well. ,I loved her and she father, go upstairs to your own
“you'd best keep away from a—
won't marry ii poor man."
room—you need the rest; yes. you
dirty theif!"
"She made you ste a l!”
do— you're craxy! Rod. It'll kill
She came up. panting. "Rod.
“That's a lie!" he said brokenly. Mother, promise me. not tonight!"
you’re killing Mama."
Her frantic, clinging hands, the
That reached him; he put hts " he couldn't, she’s beautiful, she
hand up with a despairing gesture has such wonderful eyes. Nance, love and pity In her eyes, pierced
and pushed the lock of hair out of they're like Jewels, topazes, you the boy's tortured soul. Hia Ups
shook, a sob choked him.
know.”
his eyes.
"She was in dreadful trouble, she
Nancy's arm slipped about hts
“1 wish to the Lord I'd shot my­
self In New York!” he said hoarse­ had to have money—she told me neck, she drew him along, she held
about It. her poor old father might him tight. She understood how her
ly.
The anguish of his tone went to ' have gone to Jail—through a m is­ mother felt. It eouldn't happen, It
his sister's heart; they were close take. you know, and It took all the mustn't!
She had dragged him to the back
| of an age. she was Just twenty-one, money to save him—she was so
and they had alway« been together. grateful, so broken when I got It. door now.
Nance. She was going to pay It all
"Roddy, go up to your room—I'll
She clung to him. shaking.
“Roddy, arc you sure they’ll find back—»he will yet—she feels dread tel) Mama you'll stay tonight,” she
out right away? I mean those peo- fully because she can't right off. whispered, as If she thought her
1 pic In New York —before you can She feels as bad as you do, but father would hear It and break out
she's grateful— I did It for her, to ugnin "Don't frighten her, Rod. go
put the money back?"
"Oh, they'll find out! They've got sa te her. Nance. I’d do anything for to bed—she'll die If you tell her
I th is!”
an accountant there— old Beaver. her— Id go to hell for h er!”
j He stood Irresolute, half pushed
"Rod!"
He never liked me. he’s got his
"I would!" he cried pas Im atcly. to the kitch-n door. It was dark
nose to the ground like a hound
Roddy Uordon. who ha» gone to
New York to make hi» fortune, re­
turns home to confront hl» parent»
and hl» »later. Nancy, with the fact
that he ha» »tolen fifteen thousand
dollars from the bank where he
works to help “the loveliest wo­
man to the world' and will »onu be
found out unless he can return It.
'But I love her.” declare» Roddy
to his angry father. “I'd »teal for
her. I'd die for her— " "A pretty
etory!” shouts hia father. "You've
broken your mother s heart, you've
disgraced your father and your »la­
ter—your young sister. Look at her,
a girl In the morning of life—with
a theif for a brother!"
lb there and Item and be could
go up the hack stairs The thought
of hts own room and hts while bed
where lie hail si, pi us a boy
suddenly leaped on him and pinch­
ed him with a sharp little pain, a
needl- thrust beside the great pain
he carried with him. He groared
''I'll stay. Nance, until until I
have to go." he said thickly, "for
tier sake- Mother' I mean"
Mrs. Gordon's relief nt Roddy's
return made her yield to Nancy's
persuasion
"Let him be In hts room for a
while Mama lie's worn out. per-
haps he'll sleep u little If papa
doesn't break out again "
Her mother bad come uiwtulr
with her to aee Roddy, und Nancy
bail coaxed her away from hl» door
und Into her own room. No one had
thought of »leap that night and tt
was daylight now. The »oft gray
of the dawn crept In like a mist,
and they heard suddenly In their
broken pauaea- the twittering uf
the bird« In the vine outside the
window
Mrs Gordon sank Into nn old
armchair beside her vacant bed,
hiding her face In her hand» She
was a mere huddled heap of misery,
and Nancy saw her »houlder» rlae
and fall with the struggle of sup­
pressed sob». The whole figure, the
disheveled head and the blue-veined
hands, tore the young gtrl'» heart
"Don't." she whispered, patting
her -boulder. "II aa« don II'
Her mother ral»ed » haggard
tine. blurred and putt»d with we»p
Ing.
"Ob, Nancy, what »hall wa do?
What can w» do? I'Ve |lv«d too
long I”
"llualt. don't »ay »uch thing».''
Mr«. Gordon drew a long »tgh,
wiping her eye».
“Lie down. Mama." »he advla«-d
I er softly, "please go and 11» down
ir you're III you can't help Roddy
at e l l ”
lin t her mother only sunk lower
In her i hiilr
"I cin't rest." she said, and then,
peliilnntly: "leave me alone Nancy,
I don't want anything In th - world
but my boy I"
Nancy turned »tlently and went
back Into the hall, but not Io her
own room; Instead she went cau­
tiously downstair». Th» light was
allll burning there and »he aaw her
father alttlng bolt upright In hl»
chaJr beside the blackened hearth
Sb> went softly Into the room,
drawing nearer »tep by »lap. star­
ing at him In allent terror. She
thought .he had died In hia chair
lie had not He looked old and
gray and broken, end hia mouth
hung open Ilk» ■ dead man'».
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