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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRTBTJITE, MEDFORD, OREGON", SUNDAY, ME 26, 1932. Medford Mail Tribune "Intent In South. OrtgM ridi thi Mall Trllturn" Dally Biwpt lnurdiy PublUtitd tor trcnroRD phi.vti.no ca 15-it-a h. rti at nM u ROBEttl HUUL, Edltor K. u KNAl'P. MiMget Ad UidepMMleol Ntwpwi EaUrad u mcomJ eu aattar it Uadford Orecoo. oodar Act of Mircb I. 18T9. eUBSCUlPTlON RATEI Dally, vu H-M Pillj. BWOtb f Bf Curlar. 1b Adrioca MedTord. Artlnd, ItekuorUl, Caoual Point, Pboaaii, 1alot Gold Bill ana oo tiiftnwajt, Dalit, uonlii .........I ,T6 Dlli en rear .. f.60 All tarma, cub Id uranM. Ofridal paper of tba Clt of Madford. Official paper of Jackson County. MEMIiEK Of TUB ASSOCIATED PHK8I Srcfllrlrw Pull Leased Wirt Srrrlca lb AMoelatad Vttu to MCluattcIf antttlad to tat oh for pubiieatioD an oaa aupMow credit) to It or olnrlna credited to toll paper tod alto to tha local oewi putilhlmt baraln. AU rlgbU for publication cf aptclil dlapalehai twralo art auo reaenco. MEMBER Or UNITED PKKflS HEMBEH Or AUDIT BUHEAO OK CIRCULATIONS Admttilnt KepretooUtlTM M. a MOCENSBN COMPANY Offlcee la Ni York. tnlMgo, Detroit, lu taodaco. Loo AnceJee, Seattle, Portland. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry "'" h,.. . tan.h. that a ahortag of good honest scandal is bmg teit in the city. There in a day of prayer rrl., and It was the unanimous opinion of the upstate press, that this county sure needed prayers, with ail the faults of old Jackson, it has never become Infatuated with half-baked Populism, like the area around Salem. ' ' , A movie actor from Hollywood was here th 1st of the week, and at - tracted no more "en'lon than ioaa os nay. no nauutwu wmiu- able prominence, but many had never heard of him. John r. (Jack) Morrill of Honolulu I Is visiting his old friend, H. D. ' (Johnny) Reed, JP., and stirring up ' the dust on the roads around Oold HIU. Statesmen from the rural areas net Thurs pm, at the Bin aore baak lean-to. and discussed au problems but their own. The river Is full of fish, for the flra,. tlma In MVin vnars. but as vet there has been no wholesale dropping of everything to catch one, Ed White forgot the eoonomlo stress Wed. and cackled a bit of deep laughter. Who will be the next to ; mile unconsciously? F. Weeks Is still laid up and down with a broken pinion. Better luck next time, Frederick I The first spell of haying Is over, and there will be no danger of rain until the second cutting Is mowed. A number of the Older Olrls report that their cats have scratched them on the arms. They just will not wear long sleeves, so wlU have to pay the tiddler. Social Hons have started wearing white duck pants, starched suffer than a board. This Increases the visi bility of the wesrer, and causes him to duck faster than usual. t . The lack of money continues some thing awful, as nothing else matters. Many who have been unable to find work are figuring on a trip around tha world, and may be able to work their passage. They can take their money with them on the globe olrcllng, but not on their last trip. Th Carpenter Boys have disap peared as completely as the kidnap pers of the Lindbergh baby. Corb Bdgell Is seen occaslonslly, In the midst of a respite from toll. Newk Carlton was here last week, and went out to Ed Carlton's orch ard and sent a telrxram to NY over his own wires, which he psld tor. His local hands gave him wonderful service, as they did not know who he was. The Secy of Labor has advised par ents to keep their klda at home, as the chances of starving to death are no better elsewhere. The presidential campaign has started In the Bates Chlnwhackery, and the eut-throata are up to their old trick of putting a cold towel over a Democrat's mouth, and then driving home some hot Republlcsn facts. We would like to see a woman who could win an argument from James Bates, without crying. Pop Dates reports that many are calling to gawk at the new 4d-V-S, and once In a while one escapes. Abe Cunnlngnsm Is selling some toe hatcheries, on what he calls a low-down payment. The hot weather that was needed for the home-brew, Is not doing any better job of It then th cold weath er. It may be that th fault lie with the brewer. The 3S horn la aialn bleating In th vesper hour traffic. ft The Opposite Ses art flaunting their sunburns In the public eye. Th noa peels wore than any other member. Valley cucumber ar beginning to get their growth, and It Is doubtful If this unpopular vent table will sell any better than In the good years. The cucumber Is famous for Its cool ness, but of 1st has been hotter than a taxpayer. Th nw taxes last jruat, Jailed to pleas vrybody. Will the Democratic Party Split? rr,IIE democratic convention's two-thirds rule is one hundred years old. It was first adopted at the instigation of An drew Jackson in 1832. Innumerable attempts have been made to repeal it since then, but all have failed. We are inclined to agree with Alfalfa Bill Murray that should the Roosevelt forces succeed in eliminating this rule at the opening of the convention on Tuesday, and such action result in the nomination of the New York governor, the Demo- catic party will be split wide open, and a Third party formed, i OUCH high handed action on the part of the Roosevelt forces, would be particularly repugnant to the Democratic rank and file. In spite of the formidable array of votes held by the New York 'governor, there is a strong, and we believe per fectly sincere, belief among Democratic leaders, that ROOSE VELT IS THE WEAKEST CANDIDATE THEY COULD CHOOSE. Being forced to accept him, by the repudiation of one of the party's most cherished traditions, would fan the Roosevelt opposition into a white heat, and alienate thousands of Roosevelt's nominal supporters. Moreover the abrogation of the two-thirds rule, would in all likelihood, force the abandonment of the unit rule, another fundamental convention principle, deeply grounded in prece dent and sentiment. In other words, success of the Roosevelt coup d'etat, would bring the fundamental structure of Democratic procedure, down in utter ruin. The rank and file of Democracy would never stand for that. A DEMOCRATIC revolt beaded by a fire-eater like Alfalfa ' Bill Murray, might not amount to much as far as the oountry is concerned, but it would AMOUNT to ENOUGH, to ruin Democratic chances in the fall. 1. t- .1 i. a uuuer oucu uu-GuuiBiauces I Roosevelt's convention manager, James A. Farley, should be I tajCn w;tn a gre!n 0f at, it is a fairly safe bet that his insis- i tence is essentially strategic for trading purposes only. When h(J hgg receivej an ), thinks he can GET on the plea of saving i j j the party, we predict the two-thirds repeal demand will be ! abandoned just as it has been abandoned in every Democratic , . Convention, Since XiUi. I And the Democratic convention will then proceed to go on ..... .. . . ., . , j and select its presidential nominee, as it has in the past, under ; the two-thirds and unit rules. Who Will the I WHO will the nominee bet to say who the nominee . Qmitli hn in no nortnin no nnvthino' in nnlitics can be. I ' ' ... . . . Nor will the nominee be th f t j,,ii0t g. nvone as futile as political prediction, direction of a horse so dark, that Could Bgroe On him, . Who is he t Where is he t Ohio) Byrd of Virginia, Garner of Texas, Traylor of Illinois t Just as easy as choosing the winner in the Calcutta Sweep stakes! But the darkest brunette is the one to pick. For after this Smith-Roosevelt endurance contest is over, no gentlemen in that convention hall is going to prefer blondes I Why Not Will Rogers? IT IS hard to tell what the Democrats WILL do, but it isn't hard for the Mail Tribune to tell them what they SHOULD do. If they want, not only to win, but to do their country a great service at this time, they will nominate Will Rogers. All right, that's a joke of course, and only an exouse for the badge-plastered delegates to get a big laugh. But it's really no laughing matter. And the Mail Tribune is not advancing it in a jooular mood at all. Believe it or not WE MEAN IT1 If Will Rogers should be the Democratic nominee, the Mail Tribune would support him until the cows come home. . We bolieve he would give the people of this country the two things they want and neod, a complete ohange and a good laugh. 1 We also believe Will Rogers has more common horse sense, and more genuine statesmanship in his make-up, than both houses of congress put together. We honestly believe that under present oircumstances, he would not only make a good Tresident, but a superior one. We belie ?a his nomination and election would do more to shake this country out of its slough of despond, scrape the barnacles off the ship of state, and start Uncle Sam on the road to re construction and prosperity, than any action, discernible on any political horizon. Will Rogers would bring the "chango" so desired, but it WOULDN'T be a change from the frying pan into the fire; it would be a ohange from confusion, dissension and befuddle ment, to sanity, rationality and good humor. Regardless of politics or platforms, isn't that what the country really NEEDS, needs more than anything else at the present timej and needs more acutely than ever before in its history t Summer School For Fox Raisers Plan For July 3 A one-day summer achool of the southern Oregon Fox and Fur Breed, rt' association will be held at th fair grounds at Orants Pass Sunday. July S. An all-day session will be held. Thr 1 a large membership in southern Oreton. J. . Mccracken la president, William Ogg, vice-president and Mrs. Harry Btumbo of Leland. Ore., secretary. Th meeting will b th first of a series of thre under direction of nationally known authorities on fox raising, namely Frank O. Ashbrook. head of th fox department of th United 8 1 t biological survey, Washington, D. C. and A. O. Ropa. president, and A. H. Crow, secretary of th Rocky Mountain National Fo.t and Fur Breeder' association of Denver. The other meeting will o nein in corvaiiis. July 7. and Q-reibam Jul; 10. v -l : - ii. . ..i . : i . - p wo ueuovc hid uiwuaiuui ui Nominee Be? Hard to say. But not so hard WON'T be. It won't be Al ,T , . Roosevelt, unless ne wins on wishes to eneaire in anything the best bet would lie in the the Smith and Roosevelt forces Ritchie of Maryland! Baker of Ofncera of th state organisation who will be present ar B. U. walker, president, of Oreaham: B. F. Brown, vice-president, of Independencs; F. M. Hayes, secretary, of PorUand. Fox breeders from all part of the country register through th Rocky Mountain National Fox and Fur Breeders' association, and th state officials are affiliated with It. Ladle of th local organization will serve a picnic luncheon at noon. All attending ar requested to do nate food and anyon Interested In th raising of foxes I Invited to at tend. Relief mil to Conte enc WASH1NOTON. June 34. (APS Th house today sent to conference with the senate th sa.JOO.OOO.OOO Oarner-Wagner relief bill. Beautiful litis of Gordon Fur Costs and JacqiMttea on display at Adri ans' Monday only. Remarkabl val ues! HsU clesned. blocked, remodeled at, M- M- Dept. store, Today By Arthur Brisbane Whirling Round the Sun, Clamoring for Beer, Much in 1000 Words, The GreaJ Treasure, Fire, Copyright King Feature Synd, Inc. We know how the world around us looks. How do WE look to one of the cosmic be ings, that, presumably,- sur round us in space t He sees our sun, a small star one million times smaller than some other suns, rolling in its mysterious journey toward the great star Vega above our heads. Around our sun he sees little planets, following the sun as newly hatched chickens fol low their mother, traveling in a spiral round and round the sun. If he had a very powerful telescope, with microscopic at tachment, he might see us and our little works, bridges, houses, canals, railways, banks, prisons and libraries. Looking even more closely, to read newspaper headings about things that Interest us, he would say "queer little creatures." ft All over this country, the cosmic ear would hear men clamoring for beer, with August A. Busch of St. Louis, Colonel Pabst and the Ulhleln brothers of Milwaukee, and Jacob Ruppert, of New York offering to spend twenty million dollars on new equipment, and hire thousands of men. The observant mind would ask, "Why ar those little things so much excited about beer? Does It help them to think?" Imagine his surprls when told: "No, It helps them NOT to think, and that la what they want. In a world of worry." Concentration on beer would In terest the observing mind In Amer ica, and concentration on gold In Prance, that well managed country has more gold than It has ever had In Its history, more than ONE HUN DRED PER CENT OF OOLD BACK OF ITS CURRENCY. , The sidereal spirit, asking the French: "Why your violent Interest In gold? You csn't eat It," would be told: "No, but with It we can buy things to kill our enemies." Our cosmlo visitor, .compared to whom the greatest mortal would be, In the language of the English scien tist, "Like a blsck beetle oompared with Ood Almighty," would see a collection of human microbes gath ered In Chicago, seeking somebody fit to run for president. In far away Slam he probably would find the pleasant llttl King Prajadhlpok and his family hald prisoners by rebel on a warship, the king wondering why he west all th way to America to have cataract taken from his eyes. If he was to behold the end of Stem's monarchy. Rebels, probably, will not harm the royal family. Unlike th French and Russians, Blames look on their royalty a worker ant look up to their queen. Democrat In Chicago want to writ a platform that will reveal their plan to save th country In a few word aa possible. But when nobody knows just what I th matter with th oountry, few or many words will hardly tell what to do. Democrats call republicanism th chief evil, but they may be wrong. Th effort to writ a platform In "not mors than on thousand words" ought to succeed. The first chspter of Genesis tells about the creation of th world, and everything In It, In fewer word than that. Th Democratic convention rule which makes It Impossible tor less than a two thirds msjorlty to nomi nate a presidential candidate, 1 a tricky, political rule, hut with re spec table antecedents. Andrew Jack son used It, to fore th nomination of MarUn Van Buren. Governor Roosevelt I supposed to have a majority of delegates. And If h really haa them, they can abol ish th two-thirds ruls, and nomi nal him. Frank Hague, mayor of Jersey City, a powerful personality, calls Gover nor Roosevelt "th only Democrat that could not win." More about that will b known In November. Th sals of vot'lv candle 1 now forbidden In all churches In Rome, by Cardinal Marchetti-Selvagglanl, vicar general. He aya th candle placed burning before altars of th saint by thos praying tor help or giving thanks "can easily take on th appearanc of superstition." "On man well heard, on communion well received." aaya th cardinal, "will ob tain more heavenly grac than thou sands of csndles lighted every dsy." The rul doe not forbid lighting of Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr. Brady II a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink Owing to the large number of letters hers. No reply can be made to queries dress Or. William Brady In care of Th OIB IGNORANCE OF PHYSIOLOGY IS NOT THE TEACHER'S FA I LI. For th past two years, writes our high school teacher reader. I have bad between forty and fifty boys out every night for almost three months , . Fl. fl, this Is scandalous! . . . and I believe v e r y one of these boys Is a better boy, both physically and ment ally, as a result of bis football training. Before a boy goes out for footbsll he must pass a rigid physical examination by certified doctor as to his heart, lungs, teeth feet and other physical qualities. Then In another Issue Dr. Braoy takes a slsm at algebra, saying It should be replaced by anatomy. Now I don't teach either and im not crying the benefits of Algebra, but I do believe that If Dr. Braoy visuea some of the biology classes In flrst clsss high schools he would find taught there a great deal of human anatomy and physiology . . . ma of teacher's letter). Yeah, and a lot of sheer hooey, too. Mr slams at the farce the ele mentary and high schools make of the teaching of health, hygiene, physiology and anatomy are Intended for the high mucky-mucks, the state hesds of the schools, tne superin tendents, the principals In some cases and not for the helpless teach ers. I know a teacner must wm-u only what his or her superiors di rect and the teacher depart irom the svllabus only at the peril of bis or her Job. It Is the political acci dent that presides over the policies of the education department of the state or over the deliberation of th local board of education that 1 largely to blame for the coetly Joke. All degrees of Braft are concerned In the matter petty graft In the pur chase and aupply department, regu lar or Yankee graft In the preference of certain lines of textbooks and other Impedimenta of the teaching business, and what a famous expo nent of th art called legitimate graft on the part of distinguished citizens who hold honorary positions. which enable them to bestow patron age, for which the recipients like to show gratitude In advance. Thank ing you In advance is a lypicm Yankee custom. If the regular school physical edu cation Instructor has unhampered charge of the training and coaching of the candidates for footbaU, that Is Indeed unique and commendable. As a rule the football racket In high schools Is only nomlnslly In charge of the regular school authorities: there la always more or less un blushing professional management by well-advertised and well-touted professional sporting gents and this outside Interference is the evil that makes high school football a de Today's Guest Editorial The Mall Tribune, thanks to the courtesy of the American Legion, I printing a terles of guest editorials written on Important questions of the day by prominent cltltena In various walks of life. The Mall Tribune offer these editorials as an Interesting feature but does not necessarily endorse the sentiments expressed. No. VI. PREPAREDNESS AN OBLIGATION ' By REV. JOHN E. SHEA, Rector, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Shawnee, Okla. The preface to tne Constitution of the United 8tates of America Is as follows: "We, th peopl of the United States, In order to form a more perfect union, establish Justice, In sure domestto tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the hieuinmi of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution ior tne States of America." Concerning which George Washing ton, our first president, stated: "I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of psr taklng. In the midst of my fellow cttleens. th benign lnHuence of good law under a free government th ever favorlt object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, Isbors and dangers." From the above on naturally con clude that citizenship In this coun try Is a gracious Inheritance or gift and sscred. and that it obligations are all-lncluslv. from the national capital to th humblest home. Th United Btates is not, never hss been, and never will b an ag gressor nstlon: nor will this govern ment as constituted, ever be oppres. slve of men' right or another na tion' honor. Our educational in stitutions are free to all and the best. There I no religious tests for cltlsenahlp or for office: but It Is God's country, and the dlvln and th civil laws nave become so co candle In churches provided they ar bought outside th churches. 1 Candle lighting dates back to days when mans most Important task wss to keep fire burning. There were no matches, flint or steel, and to let th fire go out was the greatest of calam Itlea. In many religions maintaining to be a meet" acceptable rellglou of th sscred fir has been considered ferlng. meritorious. , Ancient Rome vestal virgins, keeping th sacred fir burnln,-. could hav nothing to do with men. Death was th penslty for takln-. their minds off the fire. A vasta, found gum, ot unci,- ' Brady, M. D. received only a few can be answered not conforming to Instructions. Ad Mau Tribune. plorable Influence on the bey'a moral chsrscter. In my opinion. How is it that "old grads" who have achieved some eminence In sport sre privileged to return tc high school and help boys through the football course, whereas gradu ates who have succeeded aa engineers, professional artists and the like are never- permitted to come back and help the boys and girls through chemistry or algebra? Precocity In childhood and youth Is a tendency which we ahould not encourage unnecessarily, and I be lieve high echool football, depraved to the level of a mere sport (as it is for the public end aU school pupils except those few on the team), leads to vicious precocity In far too many Instances to compensate for any actual mental or pnysicai Bet terment the boys may derive from such training. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. How to Catch the Crl. To settle a dispute please tell us whether a soiled handkerchief left on the floor under the bsby's crib endangers the baby. I contend the person who has the "crl" Is a greater menace than the soiled handkerchief on the floor. R. T. W. Answer You are right. It Is ques tionable whether contaminated sur faces or things carry the respira tory Infections. The usual mode of Infection Is via spray given off when the person with the disease coughs, sneezes, laughs or talks. The conversational spray, tho seldom. If ever alluded to, is probably the most common way of spresd of al leged "colds." This hss a range of five feet. Don't Keep a Gargle. President of what purports to be the largest drug store in the world Informs me the gargle which I recommend for speakers and singers, to prevent husklness or hosrseness. for which the store hss a consider able demand, does not keep well. After filtering It continues to form a precipitate. But the store pharma cists have found that the addition of a preservative chemical prevents this ... Answer The formula, which we are glad to give any correspondent who asks for It and Incloses stamped envelope bearing his address, Is In tended to use. not to keep, ana nothing In the nature of a preserva tive should be added. Reynaud's Affection. Steno&ranher. 26. At times my fingers, one or two sometimes and all of them other times, become numb. They turn white and the nails look purple or almost black. If I rub them long enough they become all right. Can you tell me what th trouble Is . . . M. K, Answer Dead fingers, Raynaud s disease. Plunging the hand In not water Is the quickest relief. I know of no cure. The cause Is not known, (Copyright John F. Dllle Co.) ordinated that one cannot be a good citizen without being a good Chris tian, nor a good Christian without being a good citizen. The burden of bearing arms and being aktlled In the use of them Is necessary and an obligation: first, for the internal enforcement of the laws; second, for protection against invasion. Just as any man of prin ciple will exert himself to the utmost of his resources to protect his own home, his wife and children from the vicious Intruder, so should he consistently render service unto death In defence of the country which confers upon him the benefits of citizenship. The United States of America Is today the richest and most resource ful of the nstlons. But should the other nations abandon war and de stroy their armament, except as needed for lnternsi security, this country would readily surrender her key position aa a military power. Our government has called for that, but Its call goes unheeded. We were not prepared, as the other nations were prepsred. for the world war. In consequence of which we paid the price, both in men and material a useless sscrlflce as the compul sory arbitrator In behalf of pesce. It Is confidently asserted that had this nation been as fully prepared in trained men and armament wss Germany, there would nave been no world war. Finally, to be an Intelligent candi date for citizenship of this country. one should know thst the European nstlons have nothing to fear from the militant power of this country. Europe's pesce la more valuable to the United State thsn Eurcpe's con quest. ity was shut up In an under-ground cell, covered with earth and emoth ered. Each vestal, beginning her term of service, had her hair cut off, the locks hung on a certain tree. For hundreds of generations fire wss the most sacred possession of th humsn race, and, therefore, supposed Desirable houses always In first lass condition, tor rent, leas or sal .11 10S. Phon 549. We'u haul away your i tus. City Sanitary Service. ; "a)" Press Comment "Th Humbugged Folks" The Portland Journal has made the belated discovery thst "msny public officials use 'personstltles, commer cialism snd politics' to bunk the peo ple" citing ss an Instance: "Take the telephone agitation few year ago by th city hall shortly before and during a city election campaign. A 23 per cent cut In phone rates wss ordslned in an ord inance passed' by the city council. Candidates In that campaign paraded as mighty defenders of Portland against high phone rates. One of the candidates, a city commissioner, became president of an organization of coast cities that the public thought was preparing to lick toe phone company to a frazzle and pro vide phone rates at the lowest notch. But after election a great peace set tled over the city hall and over the telephone headquarters. The ordin ance, with Its 25 per cent cut in rates, became a scrap of paper. The mighty organization of coast cities, with Its Portland president out to bat tle for the Lord, fell Into the sweet dreams of a long, long sleep snd has never awakened. War phone rates are still In effect." There Is nothing knew In this. Most of the utility' bsltlng Is merely political hokum to secure publlo of fice through sppeal to prejudice. The Portland phone cut ordinance was only a political gesture and became a scrap of paper because utility rates have to be based on cost of service instead of councU uksse, and the Journal knew Its futility when It championed It for popularity. There is a legal way to establish rates. Another of these fake "battles for the Lord" for which the Journal de serted the democratic party to carry a standard, was the "free power without cost to taxpayers" fight wag ed two yeara ago, which after win ning the governoshlp, also "feU Into the sweet dreams of a long, long sleep and has never awakened." Power rates are still In effect. As the Journal says "pretending to be for things known to be popu lar and forgetting about them after election, talking loud for public consumption and doing little for the public weal, mixing 'personalities, commercialism and politics' wherever they can be used to humbug the folks tbat's the proceis In many a case and It's a curse to our public affairs" but the Journal has some times indulged In it along with the politicians. (Salem Capitol Journal) MEDFORD GETS DAY OF PRAYER An evangelist from L. X. has gotten the msyor of Medford to endorse a day of prayer for the people of Jack son county, appealing to God to end the depression, there. Th lady preacher has gotten the armory do nated for tho event and all the preachers in town are invited to at tend though the chances are thst none of them will risk their reputa tions as lnvokers of divine favor In such an enterprise. All we know about Jackson county Is what we read In the Medford pa pers: and from that we Judge no county in the state needs to be pray ed for oftener and longer than the denizens of that portion of the state. Not that we think It would do any good; because from the sins reported In the Medford press that county Is oeyono redemption. The county does n't appear to be suffering as much rrom depression as from the expres sion. The Medford News, edited by L. A Banks who tried to barnstorm his wsy into the senate from this state two years ago. has a front page col umn written by L. A. B. himself en titled "Once In a While." But that "once In a while" Is a dally diatribe against the murderous villainy In Medford officialdom and Jackson county "gang rule'. It reads as tho a reign of terror prevailed there. Un fortunately the people seem to lack any sense of humor or they could laugh It off. Instead the county Is experiencing a revival of kluxlsm and an all round hatefest that must please the Imps of hell. We hope when this exhorter from Los Angeles seeks to get the Lord In terested In ending unemployment in Medford she works In a few words of plea for restoration of brotherly lova and starting the flow of milk of human kindness In the beautiful city on Bear creek. We refuse to be lieve the residents of Jackson coun ty are as depraved as they are paint ed. They have Just let themselves get worked up Into a hysteria of sus picion and prejudice. Maybe the emo tional drunk of an old-fashioned re vival would serve to change the men tal strain the pear growers are la boring under. But we'll be watching for the re sults of this dsy of prayer. It It works in Medford It ought to work else where. It would be cheaper thsn The Statesman plan. too. Salem States man. I Oregon Indians' Condition Today Written by Mrs. R. C. Van Valzah and read before Crater Lake Chap ter D. A. R. (Note Sine this article wa writ ten there hav been before congress severs! bills relating to Indlsn af fairs In Oregon, which when passed and put into effect will chance many ot the conditions mentioned). CHAPTER III. The weslth of the tribal lands ot the Klsmaths consists chiefly of Ponderosa pines and grazing lands. The valleys have good hay fields for winter feeding, making It an Ideal stock country. Th Indlsns lire much aa they did a hundred years ago In tents and teepees. Some hsve houses but as a rule they prefer the open camp ing life they hare always known. I find that most people regsrd the Indiana as a dirty, shlftlen group leading a miserable existence. No thought Is given aa why he Is as he is. Our pioneer mothers hated snd fesred th Indlsn. We neither hat nor fear him: we despise him because he seems so bsckm-srd snd slow and so willing to be Imposed upon. When Columbus discovered Amer ica tht Indian was living In the Stone sge. Science tells us that we merged from th Stone ag some Flight o Time t (Medford and Jackson Count) History from the Files ol The Mall Tribune of f) and 10 Vear. Ago) TEN YEARS AGO TODAY June 26, 1D'!3. (It was Sunday) No one wants to run against Sher iff Terrlll, In Klan recall election. Mayor Gates mentioned ss "Inde pendent candidate for governor" In fall, refuses to tslk. Rate of reduced. Interest on farm loan More equipment secured for Ash land playground. Mrs. J. M. Keene returns trip to Portland. Ptcnicers warned not to pack oft fauns they find in the woods. Transients relieve local labor short- H age. TWENTY YEARS AGO HODAY June 26, 11)12. (It was Wednesday) Valley Republicans Join Bull Moose movement, with Roosevelt for presi dent. Dick Sanger's auto loses encoun ter with locomotive at Jackson street crossing. Three passengers escape, scared but unmarred. T4rvnn riAllvpr alv-hnur nrldrMa at Democratic convention at Baltimore. Colony club holds a garden party , at the Daggett ranch. Scotch dialect entertainer guest of Greater Medford club. Sudden rain drenches valley. "Ten-day sale' Th Toggery lasts 14 days. Many new Fourth of July suit noted on Btreets. . 150,000 years ago. Think of our pro- a gress In that 150,000 years. We crept l slowly upward. People learned to V. read and write. Machinery was in vented, gunpowder discovered; books were printed. How slowly we crept . along, taking our own leisurely time to this development. Consider tho Indian. It is some 300 years since he came In direct contact with the white man and his ways. We ex pect him to cover our period of de velopment with a hop, skip and a Jump of 300 years. Think of th difference between 150,000 year and a mere 300 years. Take a small child from kindergarten and place It In tne senior class In the university and expect It to do the work and you have a situation that is about as fair as the progress we expect of the Indian. We say he Is lazy. Haven't we white people that we can make the same charge against? Is he shift less? Is he ignorant? Can't we make the same complaint of a laree class of white people? Tho brleht senior In the university will make tne same complaint of the kinder garten child. The klndcrgartner needs training and teaching and time In which to make the grade. The In dians granted training and teaching and time makes a citizen comparable to any white. Neither the kinder garten child nor the Indian Is lack ing in mentality nor native ability but must have, the right environ ment, the right encouragement and good Reaching or they never arrive. (Continued next Sunday) ; Jenkins' Comment (Continued from Page One ) the weaver. The weaver will buy wool from the buyer. The buyer wlU buy from the sheep man. And when that begins to happen, business will get back to normal, Just as the old woman got homo by midnight. Good grades ot lumber at cull prices. Medford Lumber Co. 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