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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI), OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933.
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By Arthur Parry.
Tha hitch-hiker la now viewed M a
problem by Oongresa. Too many
hltch-blkera have hitched themaelvca
to the county bean-bin, and ea long
a tha beans laat, will do no biking.
Apology la made to this col. lor
sinking to the depths Ot poetry (?)
yoaterday. We promise If paroled this
time, we will never dc It again, and
believe there la some good left In our
carcass. In aplte of the atrocity. We
hope for forgiveness, though we don't
deserve It.
Col. Lindbergh, the peacetime hero
of America, and the Idol of all small
boys, may move to Prance. Ha was
tha victim of tha crueleet orlma of
the century, and is threatened with
another like wrong. His cradle was
robbed by uncaught kidnapers, prance
may not pay Its war debts speedily,
but provides Ironclad protection for
babies, from human gorillas. In
Prance, kidnapers aw beheaded. This
la Inhuman for tha kidnapers not
the parents.
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PIONF.ER 8CMBB FUI.M1NATF.S
(Pendleton East Oregonlan.)
We do not hold ouraelvea re
sponsible for anything contained
- in the following latter, not hav
ing a vary clear Idea of what tha
writer meana or intenda. Wa did
Intend to print it verbatim, but
the insane asylum is already
orowded and our state tax la
high enough.
A law should be passed prohibit
ing people, classified as "well-meaning
and knowing bettor," from being
gored by the same bull mora than
twice each year, for perloda of six
months each.
ova'
P. Bynee, tha J'7llle aarf, traded In
town Wed. He Is sporting what the
whtAker-yankers call a modified C.
Ohaplln mustache. It makes him
look dignified and la 3.3 per eai.t
whtskera.
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It looks more Ilka war between
China and Japan. Tha Chinamen
are not organised, either, and are a
peace-loving people, 400,000,000 strong.
"BANDIT BliAMJS OTN" (Del
Norte Triplicate.) By no chance
could crime be to blame.
Oheas continues to occupy the best
thinkers. They think so hard they
sweat. They eould think no harder
or kmger If they were thinking up a
way to get out of paying their taxes.
...
Who can remember the happy days
when everybody kept hla auto look
ing Ilka ona of the R. Maru boya, en
' route to Sunday achool.
OH! MY PELLOW-COUNTRTMRNI
Kind Nelghbora:
Lend me your ears (a little later 1
am going to ask you to lend me
aomethlng else). Wa have gathered
here today. In thli so-called free
land, In an effort to get Justice (be
fore Justice gets us). We are going
to call upon Satan to resign (don't
forget your rope). The time has come
to dig up something besides your
backyard for a garden. I know you
have no money In your pockets (I
carry mine In my socks, too, and It
hurts my feet). We have come to
the crossroads (If the oil ootopua
wants to build a service station they
will have to give us free gas). I have
raised hell in Utah, Nevada. Kansas,
Oklahoma (In California they were
a lot of old maanlee) so I came to
Oregon, and this atate la Heaven for
Hell. I hope none of us are hyp
crltes, (motion to hold a hnndmlslnn
vote on that Is out of order). We
are a powerful organlmtion. (Voice
In rear: But the Army and the Navy
la a little too much for us.) A mo
tion Is in order to demand that all
the Admirals and all the Generals
resign before sundown. (Let's amend
but ourselves). What is the price of
but ourselves). Wha Is the price of
wheat? (I don't know myself, so I
will ask you what la the price of
garlic?) The gent who aaya we are
too rough on the Admlrala and Gen
erals, because they are old. Is out of
ordM-. (Another crack like that and
he will leave the room, and be con
aldered both absent and tardy for
the rest. of his life.) The dollw
ehould be Inflated, (now I will give
myself a few puffs with the air-pump
of Destiny.) We have had very
enjoyable and noble heckle, and 1
move you that the courthouse here
after be known as the GREAT Heck
leberry Patch. Now we will pan the
hat. and please don't tear out the
doorsllla In the ruah to the open.
Children's frocks made. Oladjrij
Natwlck ehelbj, IS OarglU Court.
Time to Wake Up!
IF a transcript of the statement of Judge Harry D. Norton,
to the present grand jury in today's paper, does not wake
vp the people of Jackson county, to their PERIL, and to their
DUTT, then we fear nothing CAN I
But we believe it will wake them up. We believe conditions
in Jackson county have come to such a pass, that the dangers
confronting the people of Southern Oregon, are now so apparent
to all that this courageous and forthright statement will arouse
them to definite and concerted action, as nothing else could.
JACKSON county has come to the parting of the ways. Either
we are to have law and order here, either we are to have a
community where the courts are upheld, where public officers,
whose duty it is to support the law, are supported by the people,
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTT, or we are going
to have lawlessness and disorder, a reign of anarchy and
terror. .
The time has passed when this dangerous situation can
longer be ignored. The time hag passed when there is any
profit, in one small group of citizens calling another small group
names.
The issue is GREATER than any one organization. It is
GREATER than any one individual. The issue is squarely be
tween good government and bad government, between uphold
ing the fundamental laws of this country, and state and nation,
or treating them as mere scraps of paper j between having a
government of the people, by the people, and for the people, or
submitting supinely to a lawless and unscrupulous dictatorship.
And the fate of that issue depends upon the people all the
people of this community and upon no one else.
s e a
WE do not mean by this that another militant organization
is necessarily essential, although it may be, we cer
tainly do not mean that open threats of violence and bloodshed
should be met by counter threats, of the same thing. That would
only make a bad an extremely DANGEROUS situation worse.
But WE DO MEAN, that the time has come for every citizen
in Jackson county, young and old, to stand up and be counted,
to take a definite and unoompromising stand on one side or the
other, and see this fight through to a finish, here and now.
And the first step in this action, is for the people, who
BELIEVE in law and order, who believe in the fundamental
ideals and principles of this free country, to stand behind the
public officials, who are trying in every way in their power to
uphold those principles, and to give them their ACTIVE, UN
REMITTING SUPPORT.
AS Judge Norton points out,
pflnnln. It is not his dntv
to step down from the bench
paign of vituperation, abue and slander. He was elected to
enforce the law, just as the other officials of this county were
elected to enforce the law, and
But if the people show by their indifference and inaction,
they don't much care, whether the law is or is not upheld,
if a minority in this community, can by incendiary agitation
of violence, so intimidate the rnnk and file in Jackson county,
that they will not assert thomselves one way or- the other, then
not only are Judge Norton' hands tied, but the hands of every
law enforcement officer in this community are tied, and there
is no way out but ruin. '
-a S has been frequently stated in this column however, we
have absolute faith in the underlying good judgment, the
sense of fair play and even-handed justice of this community.
Because of that faith, it is to that spirit, that we now appeal.
Wo believe the time has come for every citizen in Jackson
oounty to do his bit, iruthis fight for what is right, and true,
and for the maintenance of law and ordor in this community j
against what is WRONG and FALSE and leading to absolute
anarchy and violence.
An aroused public opinion can clear up this mess, and re
store this section to normalcy, and only an aroused public
opinion CAN do it.
1I"E have no doubt some citizens, realizing conditions are bad,
honestly anxious to better them, are in doubt as to which
side in this controversy is right, and which wrong. They have
been viotims of the poison that has been spread near and far,
for so long.
Beginning today the Mail Tribune will publish a scries of
news articles dealing with the situation, and partcularly with
the formation of the Good Government League, which we be
lieve will go far toward removing any doubts that may exist.
We are CERTAIN that if the people know the facts, know the
truth that is all'that is needed to protect this community from
the destructive forces that now threaten it.
This paper is not going to abuse anyone, not going to return
mud slinging with more mud slinging, not going to indulge in
any irrelevant personalities, the personal equation is only
coming in where personalities have becomo ISSUES.
But it IS going to deal in facts, all the facts regarding
this deplorable situation, it IS going to put the truth before
its readers, so those who run may read, and it is going to
continue this, until this fight for the right is won, as the right
WILL WIN I and Jackson county returns to its former envi
able position in this state, to which its resources, and the high
quality of iU citizenship, entitles it. .
HOI RETORT BY
DURING DEBATE
8AI.KM, Feb. 16. (AP) Senator
Jay H. Upton replied heatedly to
Senator William P. Woodward of
Multnomah today In dlacuulon of a
bill authorising the construction of
an armory at Klamath Pall. The
bill which waa Introduced by Upton,
passed the senate, only Woodward
rotlnj against it.
Some years ago. Upton explained,
the city of Klamath Fall voted aso.
000 bonds for tha purpose, but the
expenditure was contingent upon
stat cooperation which waa 1 " ib
ltd by tha depression. Now, Upton
said, the people of Klamath Falls,
hait decided that they are willing
to build the armory without stale
he is merely a servant of the
or the rlutv of anv l lid ire
and join in this free-for-all cam
when that is done his duty ends.
aid, and to get around the act which
requires state aid the Upton bill asks
a atate appropriation of only one
dollar.
Woodward twitted Upton relatlre
to a bill Introduced by him to re
duce achool terms from nine to six
months, and expressed the opinion
that tha people of Klamath Falls
would better devote the 960.000 to
education than to an armory,
"which, ha aald. "by the grace of
Ood X hope may be used for some
other purpose than training an
army.
"I hare presumed," replied Upton,
"that Senator Woodward was here
to represen, the people ot Multnomah
county, but note that he la aow
reaching out his protective arm In
behalf of the people of my district.
I am the senator from Klamath
county, and I believe X know what
the people there want better than
doea Senator Woodward."
I will appreciate your tote In tha
Medford Merchants' Popularity con
tMt. ROSAMOIfD WALL, Tel. 733 -M
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Personal Health Service
By William Brady. M. D.
Signed utters pertaining to peraunaJ Dealt b and bjftane. not to disease
diagnosis or treatment, will Be answered Bj Or. Brad; U a stsmped, eeU
addteaaed envelope la enclosed. Letters should Be Brlet and written In Ink.
Owln to the larle no tuber of letteis received only a few cap Be answered
here. So repl can be made to queries not conrormlnf to Instrnctlons
address Dr. WUllam Brad; In care of Tbe MaU Tribune.
MEDICAL ASEPSIS PROTECTS DOCTORS AND NURSES.
A reader asks that we discuss here
Just why It Is that doctors and nurses,
year in and year out, can come in
contact with con
tagious diseases
in their dally
work and yet
keep Immune
from them, while
the layman la or
dlnarlly such an
easy victim when
he la exposed. If
nurses and doc
tors hold the se
cret of immunity,
why don't they
reveal It for tbe
Dubllc welfare?
Doctor and nurses are not Im
mune, but they escape Infection be
cause they know how to practice
asepsis In their dealings with con
tagious or Infectious diseases.
There, now, I'll have to explain the
difference between contagious and
infectious diseases. Any disease caused
by the Invasion of the tissues of the
body by germs Is Infectious. Some
infectious diseases are contagious,
that Is, they may be communicated
through direct contact, such as ery
sipelas, scabies, ringworm; but other
Infectious diseases are not contagious,
such as measles, scarlet fever, whoop
ing cough, pneumonia. Don't argue;
I'm telling you.
The main reason why tbe layman
la not protected by asepsis Is because
he doesn't know how to practice
asepsis. The main reason why he
doesn't know how Is because he Is so
wise we can't tell him anything about
such matters. I know, for I have
tried hard, for years and years, and
the lay reader Just doesn't get It. I
think he assumes a doctor is nutty
if the doctor attempts to teach him
the simple principles of asepsis.
Pupil nurses learn the technic of
asepsis In the operating room. Some
thing about the operating room that
makes everybody germ -conscious. 1
suppose. Anyway, that's where Im
portance of asepsis la Impressed on
the mind of the pupil nurse or the
medical student. (A pupil Is not
student.)
. So far as asepsis In the operating
room goes It Is principally a ques
tion of learning to keep "Hands off."
But In the routine sickroom work of
a nurse or physician It la In addition
a question of "Beware the Cough,
sneene or conversational spray."
(Continued from Page One)
agreed on the facts which were ex
pected to be brought out from that
party and stipulated them to the trial
Jury, as a stipulation of fact, and the
party was not wanted as a witness
and the party subpoenaelng the per
son did not care to ask for a bench
warrant to bring him before the court.
therefore no warrant was Issued to
bring him before the court and com
pel him to testify. However, that
did not minim lee the matter and the
aot of flagrant contempt of the au
thority of the court.
Now, there were two reasons why
I did not then act for the protec
tion of the court:
One reason Is that for a long time
past there has dally been flaunted
m the faoe of the public publica
tions denying and challenging all au
thority of this court and challenging
all its processes, however Issued. That
has been an almost continuous propa
ganda to the people of this county
and this district, and In fact, to the
atate at large. Many of the publica
tions are highly and criminally libel
ous, many of them are flagrantly
syndicalistic and constitute crimi
nal syndicalism, which la a flagrant
and extreme kind of anarchy, and
preach and advocate and threaten
bloodshed and violence to the offi
cers who are attempting to execute
the legal processes of the courts. That
la going on dally, and the court has
had no protection for various reasons
Apparently public sentiment Is very
complacent about this kind of syndi
calism and of criminal libel. This
court Is not going to be very enthu
siastic In protecting Itself from libel,
slander and criminal syndicalism as
long as the public In this county is
quiescent and complacent about it.
I am a public officer, hired and paid
by the state to do certain work. It
la not my province to go out on the
public platform and attempt to con
vince the people that this court, as
an arm ot the government, should
receive public support.
X feel that If the citizenship of ,
county Is at such a low ebb thr,o the
court and the officers of the court.
the district attorney's office, the ad
min tat rati ve officers, the peace of
ficers, whose duty It is to serve pro
cesMs If the citizenship of this
county has reached such a low ebb
that they ean be terrorised by the
threats of bloodshed and violence ap
pearing almost dally on the pages of
publications that have been and are
broadcast dally over the territory and
over the state and that the public of
this county ran be complacent about
It then it U not the business of three
officers to go out and attempt to
explain or to attempt to mold pub
lic sentiment. It la the business ot
these officers to stay here and do
their duty, to perform the duties and
work that the laws of this state di
rect them to perform.
If there ts going to be a reign of
terror through threats ot resistance
to the performance of those duties by
bloodshed and violence, that concerns
line citueosoip of U county. Nsl-
Such diseases as measles, scarlet
fever, diphtheria, whooping cough,
pneumonia, tuberculosis, Influenza,
meningitis, are spread via spray or
droplet Infection almost If not quite
exclusively. They are NOT spread
through mere touch nor through in
direct means, that Is, on things, con
taminated by the patient. Legends of
the outbreak of scarlet fever or other
disease from the Innocent handling
of some object that was presumably
contaminated long ago or far away
by a patient 111 of the disease are
merely legends and there Is no scien
tific ground for them to stand on.
One may be germ-conscious with
out being the least bit germ-shy.
Doctors , and nurses are less afraid
of germs than laymen are. But doc
tors and nurses have greater respect
for disease germs than laymen have
We know a disease germ can go
only where It la put or carried. It
can't get there unless It Is carried.
We try not to carry any germs or
to permit any to be carried to our
mouth, nose, hands.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Tonic.
If wine Is given as a tonic It must
be beneficial. Please explain the ef
fect on the system of a glassful be
fore retiring. Mrs. A. M. M.
Answer Wine contains perhaps
three or four times as much alcohol
as beer does, so a glass of wine has
the same effect as three - or four
glasses of beer. So far as the nutri
tive material Is concerned, material
to give nourishment, strength, warmth
or vitality to the body, you'll get more
of that In half a glass of milk.
Moth Preventive.
The active Ingredient in a proprie
tary moth preventive la said to be sodium-aluminum
slllco-fluorlde. Is
there anything harmful to health In
using this spray on rugs, clothing,
blankets, etc.? Mrs. B. B. C.
Answer It Is comparatively harm
less to man. It renders the material
Inedible to moth worms.
Coalolt.
Is the plain coaloll we often use for
cleaning bathtub, etc., the kind to
use on the scalp? Will It harm the
hair? Mrs. R. S.
Answer Refined coaloll kerosene
Is sometimes useful as a remedy
for lice. It Is not advisable for ordi
nary hair or scalp troubles. Send for
Instructions for Care of the Hair.
(Copyright John F. Dille Co.)
ther this court, nor the officers I
have spoken about, have received,
so far as I know, the moral backing
or support of the public of this
county generally. It seems to have
been the Idea that we would go out
and protect ourselves In some way
Against public sentiment, go into
campaign of publicity and try to stir
up the elements of good citizenship
among the people. Courts do not
do that, that Is not the business of
the courts. If the citizenship of any
community Is not awakened to the
duty of supporting their government,
then It Is not a matter for any indi
vidual offloer to try to maintain that
government in order that he may
have a Job or get a salary, so I am
not doing that.
Now, then we come down to this
contempt matter. Why did not the
court act and exercise Its powers In
bringing on a proceeding for con
tempt? I do not know whether the
public knows It generally, but ever
since this state has been organized
there has been a statute on the books
providing that a litigant had a right
to file an affidavit asking for
change of venue or change of Judges
and he had a right to make his show
ing and that matter had -to be deter
mined whether or not the Judge were
prejudiced against him, and he had a
right to have a trial In another
county or before another Judge. That
statute la still In full force and ef
fect, and for years back by reason
of certain conditions existing In cer
tain territory In the north, the peo
ple, through the legislature saw fit
to provide that any litigant could
pre-emptorlly challenge two successive
Judges in any action, suit or pro
ceeding and thereby automatically
disqualify that Judge from taking any
action therein. The result was that
those affidavits have been used and
are being used; the local Judge In
certain cases Is disqualified by filing
Affidavits which are self-executing
and self -operating. It makes no dif
ference whether the Judge Is In fact
prejudiced or is not In fact preju
diced the fact Is of no concern
the simple filing of an affidavit auto
matically disqualifies the Judge from
sitting or participating In any man
ner In that case, or taking any action
therein.
The supreme court Is thereupon
given power to aend another Judge
In and that It doea to the best of its
ability. It appoints some other Judge
from some other district to come and
sit In the case and the other Judge
comes In as soon ss he can and does
tr- best he can. He has probably a
ingested condition in nis own ais-
trlct, which he has the right to at
tend to first and he gets around to
some other district when he can. He
stays as short a time as possible, gets
the matter along as best he can.
and then goes back to his own work.
When a Judge comes In and gets
to a point where he U ruling in some
matter not satisfactory to the party
who filed this affidavit, then such
party can file a second affidavit
against that Judge. Then the supreme
court must go through a like process
again and try to find another Judge
somewhere In the state, not too busy,
and send htm in as soon as he csn
get the time to come here, and the
thing goee merrily on in that way.
with the result that any litigant who
desires to file affidavits of prejudice
csn prolong matters pending before
the court almost Indefinitely. That
statute, for which the people are re
sponsible, disqualifies these two
Judges In any action, suit or proceed-
Inllg.
Contempt not In tne presence 01
the court la Just as much a proceed
ing as any other proceeding; it Is
matter that has to have inquiry, ex
amination, consideration and deter
mination. Now, under the situation
in this court and this county, with
criminal libel and criminal syndicalism
being flaunted from the pages of a
dally publication, the question up to
this court Is whether to attempt to
bring in a party on a comparatively
minor charge of contempt ot court
when under the statute of the state
all the party has to do when he comes
Into court la to walk up and throw
on the desk an affidavit of prejudice
and say to the Judge "I defy you. You
can't try me for anything."
This situation has received very
litttle attention from the press this
phase of the situation we are Involved
in here. There Is plenty of criminal
syndicalism, plenty of criminal libel,
but there Is very little given out to
inform the public ss to the real sit
uation, nor the limitations by our
statutes hedging the court In mak
ing the court Innocuous and Inef
fective. Not only are we unable to
protect ourselves but we are unable
to protect litigants In this court, hon
est litigants who have honest cases
to try. It brings It to a point where
a person can evade being brought in
to court through terrorism threats of
bloodshed and violence and talk about
ropes and nooses.
I am arraigning the public ot the
state of Oregon for the fact that such
legislation Is permitted to stand on
the books of law of the state, ren
dering the court Ineffectual to en
force orderly and legal proceed u re,
If a person wants to take advantage
of his legal rights and file affidavits
of prejudice. I am arraigning the
citizenship of Jackson county because
such conditions as are allowed to ex
ist and are permitted to exist In any
civilized community that pretends
and purports to maintain a sem
blance of orderly government.
Perhaps It Is not generally realized
that in this country the higher
grades of crime can be brought to
trial only through an Indictment re
turned by the grand Juries. The peo
ple of this county or any other ooun
ty can speak only through their grand
Juries in accomplishing such ends.
There Is no other method. Whatev
er people want, that Is what they
get If the people ot Jackson county
want their officers hamstrung ana
hogtled by legislation, It Is their priv
ilege. If they want their officers un
der dally fire of criminal libel and
Blander and subjected to threats of
violence, bloodshed and sudden death,
because they do not acquiesce In tht
mandates of private Individuals, tha?
Is their privilege. The people have
the kind of government they want
and they have the kind of law en
forcement they want.
Orand Jurors of the counties are
drawn from the body of the people.
they are the cross section, and they
represent the view points and tne ae
sires and the qualities of citizenship
of the people and all these things
speak for themselves and the people
thereby Ret what they want.
There has been a great deal of
criticism of grand Jurors in this coun
ty and that has been the basis for
many threats of bloodshed and vio
lence. It has been claimed that this
court and the district attorney's or
flee were controlling the actions of
the grand Juries. (That has been
going on for a long time.) Every
grand Jury that ever sat In this court
room since I have been presiding as
circuit Judge, knows what the facts
are In this regard. Whether the
grand Jurors have been Interfered
with or the court has attempted to
Interfere with them, I leave it for
overy member of the grand Juries to
say, and I believe I can say the same
thing as to the district attorney's of
fice. I don't think any ' grand Jury
has ever been persuaded or Intimi
dated In the four years I have been
in office. If It has been, I dldnt
know It and If I had I would have
taken the proper steps.
There waa a man killed out In the
mountains quite a while back In tbe
course of a liquor raid by the officers.
The grand Jury, following that, so
far as I know anything about them
as Individuals and citizens, were a
competent and responsible body of
people. They were In session a long
time, they made a very lengthy and
detailed Investigation dT that case;
they kept at H Just as long as they
wanted to keep at it and as long as
they thought they could find any
thing. I was Informed through pri
vate sources, not official, that various
members of that grand jury quite a
body went out on the ground and
searched for clews and for evidence.
They didn't find anything, apparently.
on which to base an Indictment and
didn't return any.
The propaganda was immediately
broadcast that the grand Jury had
been tampered with and they were
under undue Influence and various
other things. Representations were
made to the department of state and
to the governor that Justice was being
flagrantly violated here and guilty
people were not being brought to
Justice. The governor wrote to me
about It and suggested that a special
grand Jury be called to Investigate
and that he would have a special
prosecutor appear to try and see that
there be no question but what there
was a proper investigation made and
proper Indictments drawn, it there
was evidence for It. A new grand
Jury was called shortly thereafter In
the regular course. There was no
provision of law for a special grand
Jury, but the regular grand Jury came
on and took up the matter and a
special prosecutor was sent down
from the outside, from the office of
the attorney- general, and another
lengthy and prolonged Investigation
was made and that ran I don't know
how long perhaps weeks. I have
every reason to think that every pos
sible method and means was taken
in the investigation of that case,
which resulted In no Indictment.
That propaganda la still going on
that the grand Jury was under undue
influence. No doubt a great many
people believe It. It Is going out
that we cannot get an honest grand
Jury, that we can't get an honest
trial Jury, and not even an honest
court nor an honest district attorney's
office. Flagrantly and openly It is
being announced that resistance will
be made to any of these officers by
force and by arms and bloodshed.
Now. that la the situation we have
In Jackon county today. This court
ts obliged to sit here day after day.
t trying cawi. in which one side or the
oilier has to loss, and ever Um, one
side loses there Is more material sup
plied for signers perhaps for the re
call petition that Is out against this
court: every case that I have to enter
a Judgment In, in this court, whether
It is on the verdict of a jury or on
trial before the court sluing as a
Jury, I am furnishing materia) for
more signatures for the recall peti
tion against this court.
I am glad to be able to state, so
far as I am concerned, that I am
continuing In my work under these
handicaps and under these condi
tions, and I am contlnuig because I
do not like to have It said about me
that I was a poor fighter and dldnt
have the nerve to stay with tbe propo
sition. That Is the only reason. If
I suited my own Inclinations or my
welfare, financial or otherwise, I
would resign. I wouldn't wish to
serve In any official capacity In any
community where things have been
going on as in thla community and
promise to keep going on and per
mitted by the citizenship to continue.
It has been said openly time and
time again and consistently reiterated
that the government In this county
has broken down, and that Is true.
It has broken down to this extent:
That when a body of the people of
this county are free to openly defy
the government with Impunity, and
when that condition develops, the
government has broken down, for the
court has no power to bring crimi
nals to trial without the indictment
of the grand Jury.
Now, I have been saying this not
only because I am expressing my own
views and my own opinions, but I
have been saying it because the peo
ple have been wondering why this
court did not protect itself In Its own
processes, and I say this in order
that you and the citizenship of this
county may know that the reason this
court Is not protecting Itself Is be
cause It has not had the support of
the citizenship of the county.
It Is the citizenship that must
support the government and not the
court, nor the district attorney's of
fice, nor the sheriff's office, nor any
other office. The support has got to
come from the people and not from
the officers that are elected. All they
can do Is perform the duties the law
places upon them to perform, whether
or not the government is going to
be stable. Is a matter for the people
to say through their grand Juries,
which is the only inquisitorial body
that the law provides, and It Is upon
the shoulders of the grand Jurors that
rests the burden and responsibility of
seeing that people are brought to
trial before trial Juries, If they com
mit violations of law. As long as
flagrant violations go on, and open
syndicalism, and grand Jurors are
complacent about It, then nobody can
expect any law or order, nor can you
expect the courts to enforce the law,
because they can't do It. It Is grand
Juries only that can bring criminal
cases to trial before the court.
This Is not because I am criticis
ing you. ladles and gentlemen. This
Is largely for the public. As I said
awhile ago, I can't go out on the
public stump and make a campaign
for the maintenance of our system of
government In this county. My hands
are tied, my mouth Is closed, but I
can talk about these things in a gen
eral way and that Is as far as I can
go. Law enforcement must develop
from the people through the prefer
ring of charges, before the court can
try them and this function can only
be exercised through the medium of
the grand Jury and until that Is done
the court Is helpless and can not
dictate to the grAnd Jury who shall
or shall not be Indicted, snd I do
not intend to do any act In that re
gard that would be a violation of law
or in excess of the powers of the
court.
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Jenkins' Comment
(Continued from Page One)
la In property, Fitzpa trick may be
Just as happy If be remains unfound.
Ownership of property. In these
days. Involves a lot of worry and re
sponsibility. RVILLE JOHNSON, school bus
driver of Kenmare, North Da
kota, where It gets really cold, is
pinned beneath his vehicle when It
overturns In a storm and held there
for seven hours In a temperature ox
36 below zero. He dies as a result
of tbe exposure.
If, as you read this, you happen
to be sitting beside a warm fire, give
thanks for your good fortune, no mat
ter how' sorry you may be feeling
for yourself because of the present
state of business and employment.
WILLYS OVERLAND CO.
ON FINANCIAL ROCKS
TOLEDO. O., Feb. Id. (AP) The
Willys Overland company was placed
In receivership this afternoon. H. N.
Willys, founder of the company, and
L. A. Miller. It president, were ap
pointed receivers by Judge Oeorge P.
Hahn.
.
For Fuel Oil deliver. Phone 332
Relnklng Trucking Company. We give
3 a B green atampa
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Flight 'o Time
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lll.torjr from the Files ot Tbe
MaU TrIBune of 20 and 10 years
A,o.)
TEN YEARS AOO TODAY
February 18, 1823
(It waa Wednesday.)
Former resident of thla city mur
dered at Slsson, Cal,
in .ut. without ISM licenses to
h .rrMtod. traffic head warns. Many
people declare they are unable to
buy new licenses.
Tnm Merrlman. out for first time
in two weeks, and back at hla anvil,
after a hard battle with the flu.
Christian ohurch lifta 1100 debt,
County fair gets financial aid from
state.
Table Rock stockmen round up 500
cows.
BUI to sell Ashland Normal build
lngs defeated.
Mall Tribune prints seven letters
from Irate fishermen on conditions In
Rogue.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
February 18, 1918
(la waa Wednesday.)
Joaquin Miller, "the poet of the
Sierras." world-famed, who lived In
Jacksonville In hla youth, dies sud
denly at Oakland, Cel.. home.
Good roads bill for Jackson county
passed by legislature.
Council and mayor mix on city ap
pointments. Great ado among the
citizens.
Ten miles per hour fixed aa speed
for autos over Bear creek bridge.
Citizens protest parading of afal
llons on Main street Saturday after
noons. Many local people have started
spading up their backyards for gar
dens. "Another Man's Wife." a "society
drama that will make your blood ma
cold," at the Star tonight only.
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Meteorological Report
February lfl, 1938,
Forecasts.
Medford and vicinity: Fair but wltti
considerable cloudiness tonight and
Friday. No change in temperature.
Oregon: Fair but with consider
able cloudiness tonight and Friday.
No change In temperature.
Local Data.
Lowest temperature this morning,
31 degrees.
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest, 47; lowest, 30.
Total precipitation since Septem
ber 1, 1032, 11.49 inches.
Relative humidity at B p. m. yes
terday, 98; 5 a. m. today, 94.
Sunset today, 5:45 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 7:04 a. m.
Sunset tomorrow, 5:46 p. m.
Observations Taken at 5 a. m.,
120 Meridian Time.
Wlf
h 36 u'S
r" 1 1 f
Olty
Boston ........ 44
Cheyenne 44 30 P. Cdy.
Chicago ..... 28
Eureka 52 48 .... Cloudy
Helena 28 14 .04 P. Cdy.
Los Angeles , 70 48 .... Clear
MEDFORD 43 35 M Clear
New Orleans 09 40 .... Cloudy
New York 42 18 .10 Clear
Omaha 44
Phoenix ....... 72 38 .. Clear
Portland ... 48 38 ,12 Cloudy
Reno bo 38 T. Cloudy
Roseburg 50 38 .88 Cloudy
Salt Lake 34 28 .... Clear
San Francisco.. 58 48 .80 Rain
Seattle 42 38 .04 Rain
Spokane ....... 28 22 .14 Cloudy
Walla Walla 28 20 .28 Cloudy
Washington. a -
Sexttle Jobless
Mass In Protest
SEATTLE, Feb. 18. (&) Weary
from a night on marble floors In the
City-County building. 2000 unem
ployed men and woman, some of
them with babies In arms, today re
newed their demands for an audience
with the newly-formed county relief
commission to protest against tha
abandonment of the commissary dole
system of relief and request county
financial support for a march on the
state capital.
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Dam Investigation
Sought By Oddie
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. (API
Senator Oddle, (R.. New.) In the sen
ate today advocated Immediate Inves
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tion by six Companies, Inc.
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