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PXGE TWO " ' MEDFORD MSIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 1931. - Medford Mail Tribune "Ewyont in Southern OrtQon rdi tht Mill Tribum" Dally ind Bunriiy PublUhed by MEDPOKh 1'MNTINQ CO. SS-IT-tv N. Vit 8U . Phom TS BOBKitT W. HLHIi. Editor K. L. KNAI'l',. Mujugtt An Independent Kenpaper fcntrfed M ffnmd etui matter it Medford, Oregon, under An of March 8, 1H78. SI BSCHIPT'ON ATKS By Mill In Adtwice: , Duly, 1th Sunday, year $7. SO Dally, ttltli Hunday, month 75 ; Dally, without Sunday, muntb.. .C5 dally, wit I will HuiKlay, year.., 6. CO ' Hundiy, oite yaar 8.1)0 Bjr Carrier,. Irt Adtanc Medford, AflhUmt, Jackuinrllle, Central Point, PImkiiJi, Talent, UoU Hill and on IltthttAya. Daily, with Sutulay, month $ .75 - hall)', without Sunday, month .61 Dally, without Knnday, one year , 7-00 Iially, with Sunday, or yet; 8.0U All Urma, cash In adranee. OTfleUI paper of 11m City of Medford, Official paper of Jickwm County. MUMBKK OK THE ARROClATED VUK8S Heeelrlnc Full Leased Wire Hmleo The Aworlated I'rMa ts eirlmliely entitled to tbe um for publication of ill newi dlipatehu credited to It or otlitrwlM credited in Utta paper. tud alio to in local nei pubiuiied nefein. All right! fur publication of ipeclal dlipalcbea berein axe flw reaened. MEMItKR OK UNITED riHEftl MKMJINII OK AUDIT HUIIBAU OK CIRCULATIONS Adrertlilnft Kepreaentatlra M, V. MUUKNSKN CO Ml' A NT Orrina In New York, Chicago, Intro It, flan Francisco, Lot Angela, Seattle, I'ortland. Smudge Smoke -"The rich and th lucky continue t emit agonleing bellows at the dark economic clouds, but the poor keep plugging along, and are doing moat 'Of the aralllng. The rloh ex pect those who have no monoy to do- the spending, while they stand 1n the shade and denounce ths taxes. This summer will go down 1H1' history' as the summer of the big discontent. It could be worse If-we had a Democratio admlnlstra- tlbn and the old water system. Borne of -the eltlwns, who will try any thing 'once, are in a mood to vote for the ' establishment of the Ore gon soviet. Deer are- reported plentiful In the hills and fears are felt that some hunter Will sneak but and get shot foi'dne' ' HUM Barrymore, the actress. I due fin these' part about September let. ( Tills Will give the upper classes, with stiff white shirts, a chance to come In late, but we, for one, win not get up for them. If they are on-our aisle. 'X good rain is badly needed to refresh the earth, and the optimism of the Inhabitants thereof. ;We call' upon our representatives In the legislature, to Introduce a bin putting a' tax on eats. ' predictions of a hard winter con tinue, and some of the wolvea at the kitchen door are liable to be .eaten ' TW Lit, Dig. argues that It Ameri can' women would quit using rouge and (making cigarettes for a year, Prance would not have to pay her war ' debt, and this seems Itttlo 1 enough for the girls to do for an ord friend of their country. On the ' ether hand, it would be tough on j the menfolk and the beauty doc texewvci. '' .i ( .-!;- "r 'arte (Flea) Davis,, who recently acquired 'new store teeth lrt record time, wlir tut 'be able to 'eat ' a tomWton with them, before mid--Octobeit .! J ' "' v.' r ' " t" D CoolWge 1 willing to make personal eaortflce and run tor the pesstdsnoy again. ' This U nice 01 Mr. 'Ooolldge. Oregon ought to be ebl' to scare up t 6r .0 hundred candidates for the ilcopreelilency, without any draft, r The oounty la getting ready to btlHd new courthouse, and as it writ furnish work next winter, some body "With the Ipterwt the tax payer t heart, Ought to' get out a writ of soma kind to stop It. ,wicxel aocks'are'on the 'market, and culte tw are rolling their own-cigarettes.' "" 1 "' '' fh lawyer are enjoying a rest, as there Is no court this month, atrrf so lare the proletariat, ;- The kids have started Jumping up and down with Joy, as school starts tttxt month. 'tl auto with a California license that actually belonged In California, we rubbing fenders on the Main Stem Tl. Woodpile have started to bloom long the residential streets. IT. Plewher. the demon baker. In vited? your corr. to take a ride In his plane' last Tues , but your corr. re called the time he took a ride In an utb with Mr. P. at the w.heel, and discretion once more got the best of valor.' . Bo many ara solving world prob lems, taxes, the depression, and other minor mattors on the street corners, that many are forced to make their speeches In' the middle at the block, hade or no shade. Nothing Is being don about the heat, aa one result. ' P.' Bybee, the J'vllle serf was In tfowfl Prl. and was very cheerful, for a farmer. ' tt t expected thai the public tcltools will open sgaln In September. iirIi they will be quite a drslo dh the publlo purse, and the teachers will expect' their pay as In former years'.' The governor has been asked to tBsue a call for volunteer teachers, and the mouey thus saved used to hire more expert. There Is some talk of ebolla'iing Banta Claus, by a vote of the people, (in the grounds lie causes the spend fhg of money. ' , C. Yens Tcngwald has relumed from the Mid West and Kiut. where he was neatly parboiled. He said he met a million men who never hesrd of a fish In Rogue river. 'James Bates, the tonsorlal artist, ii& from K. Oregon, where lie vacationed. Mr. Bates waa rftaved In Bend by a barber with a duller razor than any of his own believe It or not. ' . ." Prof, a. P, Lestrade of Pretoria . tTnlvrrelty. condemns the Boutn African natives' practise nf paying In cattle for wives on the Instal ment pun. Nothing Is mora calcu lated to mlllUt against the serenity of marital relntlons than the eon doiunnas wist them are still a few cows owing on the wlfe-tumn. PROMPT JUSTICE AND THE NEW STATE POLICE ' ? iv v TWO liours"nftor tlio iiolif-up of tho BelTvicW 'Bervi'ce'tiiation Tlmrsday niM, the holj-up couple were arrested. Twelve: hours Inter they had confessed. Four hours after that the man in the case Kdward Frank Rice, entering a plea of guilty, had been sentenced to the penitentiary, and his woman accomplice, Mrs. Henry McCandless, hod been given a temporary parole. The crime committed, the criminals' caught, sentence passed TUB KNTIRR CASE CLEARED UP, AND OFF THE SLATE, IN LESS THAN 24 IIOL'RS. " There is a record for prompt justice in Southern Oregon, for the rest of the world to shoot at I One naturally' wonders why more criminal cases can't be handled in this way. WELL, the reason is not far to seek. This couple had hb money, no influential friends or relatives, and they were guilty of no capital crime. Had any one of these factors been present, the case'would now be awaiting the next term of court, and final disposition of the case would be far in the 'distant future. - ' ' ; ' Such a situation calls attention to a reform in "criminal procedure often suggested, namely: that there be it' public defender of criminals, just as there is a public prosecutor. Under such a system, all criminals Would' foe placed on nil equal basis, the criminal without money' or friends would 'haVe the game dei'enso as the criminal with ' tliem,n'6 better, io worse, society would provide "for th'o 'defense '6f criminals in the same way it provides for their prosecution1 and' thus the opportunity of money and influence thwarting' jiistiee 'would lie mitninntiniillv removed. ' ' " ' ' ! '.' .!. .ll-l..li.-. ... TPIIERE is much to be said for such a reform. in jour, opinion. In this particular case, such a Bystem might have delayed notion SLIGHTLY, then again it might not, but such delays, would be far outbalance4 by the time saved in cases where money and influence were available, where with a fat fee in prospect the defense attorney would pull every wire and exert every effort to delay justice,1 to redue'e ,thff punishment of his clients or get them off entirely. ' ' ' ' " "' " ' 1 ' Under the present system the criminal with influenoe and monc particularly the latter has a tremendous Wd entirely unfair advantage. Against the public prosecutor working on a small salary, ho pits the most skillful and adroit attorney money can buy; with ample resources, expense is not' a factor, and every subterfuge and every technicality,' is taken advant age of, with one appeal after another, as a result, long delay inMliiishment is certain, and entire oscupe not improbable. The public defense and public prosecutor system would render this impossible, and in tho name of common sense and common justice it should bo rendered Impossible. " fJEFORE leaving this subject, we would like to commend the state police officers for their promptitude and effic iency in this case. Their first official action in Southern Ore :'pi iuigurs well for tho success of tho now state police organ ization, and demonstrates its advantages.' '' ' 1 ' Tho quick action of'the local court, sheriff's office linel pros ecuting attorney's office, is also to be highly commended. Until criminal procedure is reformed, such efficiency and celerity will go fnr toward reducing its destructive and demoralizing influ ence. : 7 ' ' 7'' A DEBATE ON THE LINDBERGHS As to the tragedy of his being left an orphan f- AVell how fcbout the tragedy oXhis rh&tber being'Jeft a: widow t--and. think ing by night arid flay, "Oh, ) might ri'cyerhave hoppenea, had i'been there!''' ' ' 7"' : '' NOW as to the risks of this trip. With a pilot like Lindy at the controls, and a navigator like his wife, are they really ro great! We doubt it Accidents may happen, and flying to th'ft Orient is not as safe as staying at home, but motoring to New York City is not as safe. an staying at' home; taking :n train to Atlantic City is not as safe'os staying at: home. ' In this day and age taking a trip anywhere has its dangers and Involves its risks, and statistics show that fatalities in motor travel per 'capita, far exceed those ;of air travel; ; ;' ; 1 . ' :" '. ; :,' , i MOREOVER,', this is not stunt . trip,; either.. to break titne . or pin up a new record. Unlike those two gallant ''young men in a hurry," the Colonel and 'his lady are most certainly NICE in a hurry. This is a 'pleasure trip, as well as a gay ridventure. If the weather is bad, they take'no chances, they stay where they are and ho doubt play pinochle or doublo rnmmy, the light of a wlialc-oil lamp. :" ' "'" ' ' " Tliev"moy wait a day br they may wait .a week. "Safety first," is the first commandment of this interesting trip. ' i if--.' u. cj i .' AND that is what it is an interesting trip, a thrilling trip ! Instead of '.deploring the fact they are TOGETHER, in stead of bemoaning the fact that Mrs. Lindbergh isn't darning ,il$Jaby V'SoeW"' at Tiome' ' alone, we, LADIES AND GENTLE MEN, glory in both circumstances, hats off to them both, and particularly to -the "young Wife determined to brave with him fhe hazards of the flight'and die with him in the gray north I'lieifie if that be the will of f ate ! . i ' ' " '' Whither thou goest, I will go: and where thou lodgast. I will , .j lodge;, thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God." Finally, isn't it true that Colonel and Mrs7 Lindbergh are exceptional people, that they occupy a unique place in this country, and in world aviation. As a result, what might be questionable or open to criticism in other people, is eminently right and proper, in THEM?' 7 ' "' We -think so; Instead 'of "criticizing this trip we ore crazy about it. And we are confident that merely with normal good fortune Colonel' and Mrs.' Lindbergh will return safely home. We' are also confident that when Lindy junior reaches that estate where he would appreciate travel,, and miss the absence of his parents, that a nursery .bed will be'put in the family boat ahd Lindy junior will' 'go along. For whatever falls, wo don't lielieve the wings of the "Lone Eagle," liis mate or nny of his ibrood will ever be clipped,- iind'we certainly hope they wont be. ''".' -' ) 7, THERE is the negative side of the question. There are two sides to most questions and this Lindbergh question is no exception. We have taken our choice. Now gentle reader, you may take yours. .' ,;r''; : PLIGHT 0' TIME FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 7 . :i u .- , From the Flies of The 1 Mall Tribune . OUR good friend the Orcgonian presents a subject, well adapted "to 'thai next Iligli School debate."' . Resolved 1 "that Mrs. Lindbergh should not hove oceoin pflnli'd her husband on this flight to tho Far East." : '. The Orcgonian takes tho affirmative and takes it well. To qHpte: ' ' ' ' I . ;;.. Colonel Iilndbergh should have left his wife at home. This la no mawkish clinging on our part to the traditions of the nineties, -when women didn't do those things. Mrs. Lindbergh can even, it "l she wishes, make a solo flight to the orient without our objection. But for Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh both to go seems an unneoeto aary subjecting of Charles Jr., to the danger of becoming an orphan. Tho truth never has been told and possibly never will be known as to the genesis of this latest Lindbergh adventure; but In all probability the colonel got restless, and the wife almply Insisted upon going, toe.. That Is not known, but It Is sound . psychology. And It Is very beautiful, too the young wife determined to brave ' with him -the jnecards of ths flight, and die with him la the gray north Pacific, if that la the will of fate. i - .v.- -.. - 1 'BveVy conceivable caution no doubt has been taken. The plane has pontoons, and the colonel no longer needs to spare expense In 1 ' preparation; 'as he once did. ' Yet the rarity of auccessful passages ' of the north Pacific prove the danger. No modern maglo can dispell the fogs,' no caution guard against the faulty gasoline or oil line. There Is no assurance, of success, and no doubt Lloyd's would be able to tlx certain figures for the ohancea of getting aafely across, such as three to one, or six to one we don't presume to say whloh. plenty of money would be left to the little Lindbergh, and plenty of affection, no doubt, on the part of grandparenta and public. But tho Lindberghs are putting us to the danger of having to shed more tears than Is really necesssry. We would rather not have to cry for them at all, but If we must, then one at a time. 1 . Will those who agree kindly raise their right hands. ' The affirmative seems to havo it. The affirmative HAS it. Hut having been interested recently in giving tho other side of the picture, may we jot down 11 few noteper contra! ' ' J KT'S assume Lindy started on this trip alone. He is n very 'devoted husband, Mrs, Lindy is a very loving and devoted wife, "In short, an ideal couple, and one of their greatest bonds is a mutual love for and devotion to aviation, a firm tielief in nviatinn, n mutual desiro to demonstrate the value and prac ticability of aviation. , ! Mrn, Iiindbcrgh adores flying, and ineidently is an expeft navigator, ltut Lindy goes, she stays at hoiiie. Wo believe it is sound psychology to maintain, that under such' circumstances Sirs. Lindy would not only bo greatly dis appointed, but until lier winged hero returned she would bo worried and distressed. ' "Where is he now, how is he; oh I when will he return I" and all that sort of tlnhg. Not a pleasant or a profitable ex perience. And Lindy also alone -similarly uneasy and' distressed, 1111 doubt, his wife instead of being as she is now, 1111' inspira tion nud an aid, 11 delightful companion throughout the trip, u liability, an added worry and strain, a constant encourage ment to undue speed, taking undue chances, so he innv more quickly return to her at home. Not a pleasaut, profitable, or under tho circumstances, a very safe experience. ' '' 1 ''' AND finally littld Lindy. He is no doubt a precocious youngster, but we doubt very much if he is worrying very much about "popper and mominer," or that his daily care anl routine are materially 'different, from what they would i have been if Lindy had flown away, and Mrs. Lindy had stayed at home.. . . . .. , ' " Monday ' The cast coast of England Is again raided by night living Zeppelins, kill ing 36 and spreading terror in cities and villages. , The crown prince of Germany be stows 1322 "Iron crosses" upon his soldiers. - An afternoon charivari on Main street is given front page notice by the Mail Tribune, with the editorial prayer, that It doea not become a habit "with friends of our newly wods." Denmark asks President W(lson "not to break the treaty faith." ' Republican cohorts annoy Oemo crtvtl brethren, by yelling "He kept ua out or war" and wearing bodges the slse of pie plates bearing the in scription. Allied armies gaining ground on all fronts: Tuesday Ten per cent tax on war munition profits proposed by aenate Demo crats. Mrs. Ross Kline of Central Point buys a new Maxwell auto. Dr. H. P. Hargrove, a member of the city council. Is too slrk to attend a meeting of the council. ,f Wyoming discovers too late, It hanged the wrong man. "The Bins of Man" at the : page theater attracts large crowds. ' Mrs. Minnie Slead of the Riverside district was a busy shopper In the city today. Three hundred sixty-nine gallons of beer, 114 gallons of whiskey. 121 gallons of alcohol, and one gallon of wine shipped from Hornbrook, Cal., to' Ashland during July, police rec ords show. Wednesday ' ' ' Council passes Blue Ledge railroad bond ordinance with an emergency clause. German U-boats start new 'cam paign of destruction. " ... Mediation apparently falls to set tle threatened railroad strike. Poland, Syria, Belgium, Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Abbysslnla receive food from (America. HhorlniTe of lobor in 'the "vnllev handicaps Irrigation ditch construc tion, Shortage of refrigerator cars for valley fruit threatens. . . The mouth of Rogue river U again closed to commercial fishing.' - - ' Thursday Republicans outnumber Democrats 2vto 1 in county registration. "North Dakotans mob band playing "I Didn't Raise My Boy Td Be a Soldier" at Democratio rally. Heavy ' wind over valley causes a ten per cent loss to pear crop. The Russian drive into Gallcla con tinues -unabated. ' Chief of Police Hlttson brings In the first deer of the season. It was a five pointer. - - Dead-line' to be established at the mouth of Rogue river.- Harold Bell Wright's new book. "When A Man's A Man' excites local readers.- - - Harry Rosenberg leaves to spend ten days at Shasta Springs and while away will look for a range for his sheep. 11 Friday England Issues proclamation "put-; ting Kaiser outside the pale." Talent singers form choral ' club, with Fletcher Fish as the ace tenor. Charles E. Hughes, Republican nominee for the presidency, will de liver a 20-minute speech from the rear platform of his private car, In this city. ... Plslilng worst in history in the Little Butte. - Frank Ray has returned from a short stay at Tolo. John 'Enders of Ashland ran up to Jacksonville this morning. Local Bartletts bring 3.22 per box on New York suction. President Wilson offers plans for averting railroad strike. Light rain gladdens farmers. Saturday Valley Jitneys start rate war. Nominee '- Hughes makes short speech In this city, en route to Cal ifornia and local Democrats protest his whiskers in letters to the editor. Eight eastern autos passed through the city -yesterday. ' '' ' Mrs. Ralph Barrtwelt entertains the OtrV Bridge club. ' ' 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McDonald havo returned from a trip to Crater Lake and Klamath county. The city light department Is busy stringing streamer lights on Main street. "They will be- a-pleaslng sight to tourlsta. Miss Zoe and Verna Orlffln enter tain for Misses Florence and Alice Johnson.' v -' House guests of Mrs. Jap Andrews leave for' their home In Ohio. PUBLIC WEIGHING Special attention to FRUIT WEIGHING. " Slate tested scales. Visible weighing. iMqst, convenient" location jn Medford. Night or Sunday weighing by arrangement. ; Consolidated Freight Lines li ..: -V'; .' 'J. n.) I'".''..:".; f ' Pacific Highway at Twelfth St. Ehoiie,6Q$L;; L.t 443 South Riverside. XT.... C.,.... TTr frtr TVTa ict-I- "D : , af ' M ' ' ' '' A "2 . I - lit5 ' wamteili4 -v 1 1' iiiWIrTiiiii 'mi rim iH'irwutii iieswiitiiiiiiiiiiiir'iMiiiiHiT WitMttat ; - Cliivtoii Isaac, manager of Palmer ' Music House,. Majestic (lenlcrs, off era this siiRfestion forxjrn AHiialicll Richmond Is the wise little girl In the roomy 'Mojestlo while, her girl' friends, Sue fllblx Olover look on with envious eyes. I "' i "' 11 . . Communications , llvtter Farm Outlook. To the Editor: ? ' ' 7 ' - . ! On the editorial page of the Au-! gust 8th Issue- of the Saturday Evening Post is an article entitled "Better Farm Outlook." ' It Slates as : follows: "Although land still soils at a very low price the fact that buyers are beginning to appear is making for encouragement. Those who must sell ata marked sacrl- nee are losers, but the purchasers may eventually find themselves with a sound Investment." There 'is ho question about the DESIRE "on the part of a great multitude to own land. Not great farms, but small tracts two to twenty acres. Henry Ford in an article headed "There' Is No Banta Claus," in the May 16 issue of the Saturday Evening Post says: "If a working man lives in the country and raises a part of his own food he has nothing to fear from unem ployment in that he may regard his factory work as a part time occupa tion." The great balance wheel, the sta bilizing force In many of the Euro pean countries Prance. Italy, pen mark has been the small land owner who raised his living on his own land and some little surplus., You will find in the early morning In France hundreds of these small farmers taking their surplus product, to market in carts or sometimes ! even on bicycles. These countries I do not Impose a heavy burden of ' taxes on the small land owner. My prediction Is within the next,, 10 years there will be a right-about- ; face In our method of raising, taxes, j to the end that the ownership of real estate will be encouraged. All. taxes for school purposes - will be : raised by sales tax. This will relieve , real estate of nearly one-half of its, burden. Another reform advocated Is "old age tax emptlon" Instead of "old age pensions." Any one, after reaching the age of 60 years,, would have his home and a parcel of land, the amount determined ac cording to land - valuation, wholly exempt from taxation, provided the owner had occupied, and used It for a homesite for at least 10 years.. Another form of taxation by which unassimllated surpluses of manufac- tured goods Is requisitioned by the, government and spent by the gov ernment In public improvement Is advocated as a remedy for unem ployment. I mention these tax re forms because they have a direct bearing upon '. the desirability of i home owning. At present it ts a matter of getting back to d wnere a iamuy can. rate iuuu una some., little sH traae lor clothes and hive, i n is win be the tendem a better solution of the prJ preuicc nunareos or ftnq settle In the next few tv Rogue River Valley with d in view. J. C. BAM Medford, Ad ' WASHINGTON. (AP) Eni never, touch cartn or rto I they flow for many mlla 1: north, are described by Cap;l a. nartiett in a report te 1 tionai Geographic sociel;. These rivers flow on the i sheet that covers practlallri Greenland. 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