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GRADUATES
WARNED
JAZZ PERIL
B. F. Irvine, in Stirring Ap
, peal for Old Fashioned
Sincerity, Respect for
Parents Huge Crowd
" ' Attends Commencement.
Scutcd on a Htnge Hklrted with
bunks uf summer flowoi'H, grad
uates of I lie chiHs of 1930 of the
Mcdford IiIkIi school listened to (he
message brought homo to them luHt
night by B. V. Irvine, editor of the
Oregon Journal and Lhief speaker
on the 37th anntiul coinineneemont
uiugrnm held tit tho urinory, which
was filled with otic of the r.irgest
crowds ever in attendance ul u lo
cal commencement, program.
- Choosing ' Along tho 1 rail as his
subject, Mr. Irvine voiced an at
tack on jazz as it Is found today,
renchlng from music into politics,
religious, business, married life,
amusements and young pooplo. Ilo
Valedictorian Says Girls
Have Equal Opportunity
With Boys for a Career
RABBIT RAISER
PLAN SHOW
AHmh La urn iJniry. Huleoled vale- Kchool udmlniHtmtlon.
(Urtfirlaii of lite rltiHH of 1030 r
I hi. Motlfm-il hii'li Ni'luml ctlLfU'-
talncd Iho auilli'iicc at the com
iiii'iK.-emciit cXi'i'clHt'H at Iho Ai-
rTiiinr'fmiiimiririwi
lii ii i-ai Jrui'y.
Tho rIMh
not onlytuko tholr ilaccH with
tho bo.VB In lint tlaMHiooin, hut
alKu aHHUnio a prominent poult Ion
in Htudont hotly, athlotk-, forenIc
and juurnallHtlc arfalrw.
The (itilKtanillnK remilt of our
fo-cducnllonal HywU-in h that each
rnnuiiti.s un many kIHh. rrompoU'iU
to take thflr placen in Iho world
of liusinesM. as hoH.
' Xii longer is It tnm that lh
average iflrl (inallflrd to pre
side tiv vr nothing more ImpoMlni;
than the kitchen Kink.
"In the IiiikIiiphh office, factory,
and even In the area, of politics)
the f't-cal ed weaker Hex nan
proved itself cupahle of conipet
ing HUcceHHfully with the tippolte
bcx. It uacd to he the c unto in to
tell every hoy that aotne day he
mlifht he preideiu, If he Hlrived
diligently.
j 'The modern verHlon might well
) le phraHed to Htale that not only
every hoy, mu hiho every k
in Ik lit attain thin high position
through consist ont effort.
"It In literally true that there
l no profession, occupation, or
pursuit closed to feminine mem
bers of this class. Our opportu-
AT COUNTY FAIR
Members Will Hold Picnic
Sunday Near Gold Hill
Tariff On Rabbits Sought
in Resolution.
A
lmn-y hiK night with the follow
ing address, ilcllvcrcd In an Inler-(-Kllng
and citiohlc manner:
"The cIuhh of 1!:I0 Is assembled
here tonight, not only to mark nities for service and a career are
tho graduation of its members just as Inviting as Hiohc of our
from Mi-dl'ord high school, but masculine colleagues,
also to c-oinnn'inonite the com- However, a vital question pre
menrcmrnt uf ii new period of sents itself to all of us. What will
be the nieasuiro of our succors ;
Will It be material achievements
only, tho acquisition of a great
wealth? Such a goal will unde
niably be beyond the reach of
life.
"Thousands of tntlis have been
delivered at exercises of thlB sort,
but the tio-k of adequately de
scrltilnu tho composite expense.
wi-b ni,,i iii.hinvi.meiits which the 1 most of us. but there is within
clans represents, remains beyond 'our powers to obtain, un objective
the realm of mere words. , far more lasting than that which
"Kven more difficult Is the tusk can bo ovolutcd In terms of dol
or oi-oviiirinir the future for mv In-1 lurs and cents.
dividual claswnates. "No better way of paying tho
"All Ihnt I can hone to do is debt, which we owe for our edu-
in iniii-KiiM in n simill witv. on e.-itioii could be found than the
the schnol administration, the fac-1 reniWion of valued services to our
ultv. our Parents, and the tax- fnmilies. our friends nnd our.com-
iiivnis Him We il inreciate fully munltv. To build a character
the educational o p o r t u n 1 ties with Integrity beyond question, to
which have b i extended to us.'pusseix the gift of true friendship,
"Knch member of this class hns and to obtain genulno Joy from
Incurred a debt, which can only, the performance of service for the
lie repaid in the rorm of consclen- betterment of mankind these are
tlous, nierltorloiiH service to our tho attributes which transcend any
parents in particular, anil to so- pecuniary rewards,
elely In general. It Is a platitude,1 "To every member of this class
hut nevertliBless true, that no there Is Issued a challenge, a chnl-lri-n
.liuil Intr classes have enjoyed lengo to give tho best that you
-r-(Cuurtosy Oregon Journal.)
"' , ; ii, r, Irvine. , .
a ; ' -
followed tho attack Willi un appeal
to Iho class (if Ili:i0 to return tu
tho old fashioned sincerity, charac
teristic of 4(1 yearn ngo. und a love
nnd respect for parents. i
IHllln.. . I.. nn .,.r..n..w.l I .,,,,,,1,1
III10 to enter with this class," lie
stated. "That Is to chorlsh, guard
and cousocrnta our In (Mors and
mothers throttgli all tho yours. If
you do I promise you returns. For
what ill the world for hut to ho
happy in? What Is nil financial
Sain If underneath llunu arc tears
and In menial Inns','"
Recounts Changes
' 'Introducing lazr. he cavu a shorl
Bumorotts tesumo of the changes
Which I'Hvo tauou dacn In social
(ife during tho past 40 years. "No
ono had appondlcitls or said 'liiiwlh'
back In those days. They all had
tonsils and Itopt them, also the
loventh duy of the woek, known
as Sunday. Tim women didn't vote
and they nil woro stockings 40
years ago. With tho change has
Como Jnzz."
Speaking of Jazz music, Mr. Ir
vine staterl that modern composers
do not gel their Inspiration from
the sen. the brook or roaring thun
der, hut the nulso of Iho holler
factory and pig pen. He admitted,
however. Hint ha rather liked the
music nnd holds no grudge against
people who do. Comparing it Willi
that of tho grcnl artists, however,
he added: "A shnm and emplluoss
Is seen In tho cent rust: a lack of
goiruitinness In this modern ago, n
lank of sincerity, a lack or old-fash-lonotl
actunllty."
Jazz In Buiinesi
As evldenoo of jn?z In business
transactions he referred to the
prices products from this valley
bring upon the New York market.
Tinning to the churches he added:
".Ministers are not qualified to save
aottln hy shooting guns or wearing
rod vests," Ilo referred to a ro
cent Bormon nt which an eastern
minister displayed a million dollars
on tho stage to draw a crowd.
; Jacs in married llfo Is expressed
In divorce statistics, ho stated, nnd
pointed to conditions in Oregon,
whoro for every two and a half
marrlnges there Is ono brokon
homo.
"It was Jaza In ICurope that put
60,000,000 men under arms, that
converted a continent Into shuin
hies. It was Ja.a that put thou
Sands on crutches."' Ilo then turn
ed to politics, condemning candi
dates who make many rosy prom
ises before election and remain, us
Oysters aflcrwnrd.
The Jhkx In people ho Interproled
in terms of loo much rouge nnd
liquor. "Amusements of today," he
added, '"must look to , their origin
back to the time w.iun we all lived
th trees together."
In closing Mr. Irvine Informed
J he class that he was not tuklng a
lesslmistic view of future condi
tions, but expecting the younger
feneration to right tnuttors.
"As you ro out don't give up. If
t"i meet discouragement, sorrow
and despondency, don't Rive up the
tjlilp," ho concluded.
Introduced hy Hedrick
S. Mr. Irvine was Introduced by K.
I. Hodrlck, superintendent of the
ledford schools, following th? solo.
Until," sung by Merlund Toilet
tan, member of the graduating
Class.
( The program opened with music
oy me nign school orchestra, in
location was Riven hy Rev. f
forter. William Dougherty, choa
greater opportunities for sorvlco
than those which exist today.
'This statement applies with
particular force to tho feminine
meml-ers of tho cbun.
"Hllice time immemorial, wo-
bave In mind, spirit and body lo
attain the goal of genuine suc
cess. 'This challenge Is extended par
ticularly tu tho girls tu carry on
the tradition of Box equality in
man has occupied a. legal, social, social affairs, In business nmttors,
and economic position inferior to und In politics.
that of num. However, the sweep- "The girl graduate of today has
lug changes of the twentieth ceo- an added responsibility of not
lury have brought with thnm tho only proving .Iho competent home
amelloriitloii of womankind. builder that shu. bus alwaye been,
--"The, movement ,hus boon just hut -also .the equal of man In the
as pronounced In scholastic af- performance of tho world's work,
fairs as in noelal and economic "As the representative of the
life. j class of 111,10, 1 oxtond to tboso
"Hchonls are no longer tnascu- who have made our oducatlon
lino academics, e hool activities pusslhlo our utmost gratitude and
are no longer organl.ed to meet assume tho responsibility of plodg
the needs of the male only. ' Ing tho menibprs of thlf class to
"Today co-educallon is accepted an early fulfillment of tho trust
as an established principle of which has been placed In us."
Graduates Will Repay
Debt. To Community By
Service Says Dougherty
The neml -monthly meeting of
Hit! Southern Oregon Mutual Jtah
hit lireetlei'N' asnociatiun Waa held
Friday night at 117 X. Peach
Mtreet. There wan a good attend
ance uf enthUKlaHtic members. All
pledged to co-opera to and make
thH year'K rahhlt exhibition at the
county fair the best ever given In
the Klate. The deplorable condi
tion of the rabbit fur market was
di:eiiHsed and the following reso
lution was adopted.
"Whrveas. less than 10 per cent
of the rabbit isklns ued in the
L'nlted KtalcH are produced from
Amertcun grown rabbits, hut un
der proper conditions and with
proper tariff protection against
the demoralizing influences of im
portations from abroad, tho Amer
ican breeder can proceed to de
velop this Industry, and
' "Whereas, It Ip Impossible for
American rabbit fur growerfi to
produce in competition with Euro
pean prnducers operating under
cheaper economic conditions and
especially In competition with pro
ducers from Australia and New
Zealand,, where rabbits grow wild
and arc' shipped into the United
.States by the thousands of tons
each year, duty free, and
'Whereas, the infant rabbit fur
farming Industry is in a position
similar to that" of the silver fox
farming of a few years ago. and
Congress has protected the silver
fox Industry against foreign com
petition by placing a duty upon
Imported sliver fox skins, und
"Whereas, rabbit farming is of
vastly greater Importance ' than
that of the silver fox, as the value
of the sliver fox lies only In thct
ute of Its pelt by the furrier, and
from the rabbit Is produced not
only the pelt, but a delicious and
nutritious meat, and tho fur, hat,
glue, glove, gclatlno, fertilizer, lea
ther, piano and soap Industries
arc all Interested In the use of
rabbit skins, and
"Whereas, under proper tariff
protection, tho industry can, and
will develop and grow to Euro
pean proportions and beyond, lnjt
without It,, the infant cannot sur
vive, .
"Therefore, be It resolved by
tho Southern Oregon Mutual 11a li
bit Mrecders' asTOclatlon, In regu
lar meeting assembled, that it
hereby respectfully requests the
Oregon representation In congress
to work for a duty of 50 per cent
placed upon all rabbit skins, both
raw and not advanced beyond
dyeing, Imported Into the United
Stales."
The association members wJU
picnic In the Woodford orchard
near (loltl Hill Sunday, Juno 8.
THE ADDITION OF ETHYL FLUID TO
VIOLET RAY. ..Ike anti-knock exifKi-(iiaJjij
kujJiLf oitaUed gasoline ..... .PRODUCES
William Dougherty, who repre
sented (he clans nf I!i3t as suhtta-
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William Dougherty,
toiian, addressed Inst night's coin
meut'emeut audience "s follows:
"We have Anne this evening to
perform a significant ceremony.
We, tho class of 1!I3, stand pre
pared to become tho fulure citizens
of Medford. During the post four
years we have been trained by an
organization .established by this
comnmntty for the express purpose
of enabling us tu assume our task
as progressive citizens. In our
classrooms wo have been given only
a modicum of practical experience,
but wo have received something
which in now far more Important
than that.
"We have bcv'n given a cultural
background that has fitted our
minds and spirits for coping with
the problems of dully life. In our
studies and extra-curricular activ
ities, we have been trained In c-
iii-oDri roiidH tu k now hd i!i. ami
we have made friends.
j " miuw ititiv in urn iiiii ivin-irti
oi pnicucui me, nui we are reauy
to try our hand with them. We,
tho class of ID 30, recognize our
debt to the citizens of Med ford for
the training and opportunities
which they have given u und are
resolved to repay thin debt by our
contributions tu community life
j ami progress,
en Hututnlnrliiit nf the duns of 19:t0,
then delivered his address, wnich
appears in full in thlH. newspaper,
us does the address nf Miss Uiurn'
Hrury, valedletm :.m.
Scheffel Givet Diplomat I
Diplomas were presented the
class hy Howard Scheffel, chairman!
of Iho local hoard of education, Kol
lowing benediction given hv Itev. j
Claude H. Torter, guts and liowers j
wore dintrlouled to tho graduate! i
by the tiHuorn.
Menibnis of Iho senor class who
played with Iho high school or- j
chestiH were Ahm t'Hiley, Charlea
Unnuwity, JamoH Kduitston, Marga-1
rot OsenbruKge, Koiilsu Krohreich, !
John (Itthble, Uornthy I'it tenner, -Maxlno
IMtt eager, lllldognrd Poi-;
tor, Olenn Ktmklns, lieiio Thornton i
und Wndell 'i'olle. !
Winners of Betitor honor nwnrds
listed In tlin progrsni wero: Wll- i
Hum Dougherty, (leoige Wlnne, ;
Josejihine Power, Virginia Oresory,
Alan tntloy. i.nura Drury, iwrotnyf
I'lttenger. Josephine Taylor and
Amy Dorl.
IJOSEPH SPITZER
NEW TALENT P. M
WASlllNtlTON. D. C, June 7
(Special) Joseph W. Spltzer
hi been reeommontled for post
master of Taiuiu by Congressman
Hswley.
Mr. Spltzer ranked first In the
civil service examination recently
taken for the postmastershlp.
Meteorological Report
Juno 7. 1930
Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Tonight
and Sunday somewhat cloudy, prob
ably with showers; not much
chatiKO in temperature.
Oregon: Cloudy tonight ami Sun
day, probably local showera in the
tnounlaiuH; cooler east portion to
O fc
Local Data.
i
Tetnperaturo ( Dork). K .15
lllglieat (Utst I'i lira.).. S! S.r,
Lowest 1 1. list 12 Ins.).. IS f.l
Itnl. humidity I Pet.): 2:i 7:t
I'roclpllalon Una.) 00 .00
Stato of weathor... Cloudy Cloudy
Lowest tempcraturo this morn
ing, M degrees.
Total prccliiltallon since Sept. l',
ML'fl Ll.fl l intdies
Temperatures n year ago today:
lllghet, BL; lowoat. 50.
Suntict today. 7: It p. m.
Sunrise Sunday, 4:H5 a. in.
Sunset Sunday. 7:44 p. m.
Observations Taken at A.
120th Meridian Time
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Haker City 82;
HlHinnrck ..: 70
HoIho 0
Denver 71
Ihia Moines ...... fill
Fresno 104
Helena S4
Los Angeles .... 8
Mnrshllold 08
Phoenix 108
I'm Hand 78
Legionnaire
Commander W
rettuested
Holger to
Cloudy
Clear
P. Cdy.
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
('leur
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P. Cdy.
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Clear
Cloudy
CleRr
Cloudy
P. Cdy.
P. Cdy.
Clear
W. J. liUTCHlSON.Mctcoroioglst
Polish rubber Industry Is making
rupld strides. Kxports lu 1!29 In
crOised nenrlv .1.0110 nor can. in
'''rnlue over 1928.
at-
Hod llluff
Kosabtirg
Salt Lake City
Snn Frnnctsco
Santa Fe
Seattle
Spokane ,
Walla Walla ...
Winnipeg
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n.Wment has ordeied 50 trucks from Ive MeKlnney at Perl s Funeral nml linseed straws In f,.irv
.uicrien nir ous lines. , nmne Hunitay at 2:30 n, m.
hear Kosarlo, Argentina.
1 'T $ RED'TS vl0lET ir ii I fj i"?
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continue to be sold by 4000
independent dealers at no
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. . . Tune in Thursday nights,
8 to 9 p. m. and hear the
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KFPY ...... Spokan
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KMJ Fietno
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HER NAMr. wns Mary Lou and shewnnlcr to be
more llian "jusl nice." She yearned, loo, for
f xcilcincnl, romance and the allcnlions of men.
Site overheard Iter escort's condescending
remnrk Hint site whom he had so urgently invited
lo spend a two weeks' holiday in London was nice
cnongh.'Too darned nice, if you know what I mean."
"But I don't want to he nice and modest, that
doesn't gel you anywhere. I've learned that
oniglil. I want lo lie like all oilier girls," site declared.
Whereupon her adventures began. The story is
lokl in this delightful new serial by Maysic Oreig.
Starts Saturday, June 14
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