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ftrEDFORD MAIL TRIBWE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAT 10, 1934.
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By Arthur Perry.
It la now feared the Democratic
party of Oregon will select u their
choice for Governor, a man, a mad
Republican would not vote for, ...
'
Some Indiana reported to live on
the reservation In shacks, were here
yesterday riding around In Cadillacs.
The sound of a hammer, hitting
the head of a nail, instead of some
body's reputation, Is once more heard
in the valley.
The police last night lectured a pair
of maids, who were acting like they
would get In an auto' with Bandit
. John DUUnger, if he asked them. . ,
Between the kids w.to get drunk,
and the politicians who might as well
be, better progress Is experienced to
wards the return of prohibition in
this state, than the most sanguine
could expect.
J. Kort Hall, the fretting horticul
turist, has started to fear; the hot
weather, he feared would not come.
The grass on the courthouse lawn,
la high enough for the grazing of
a taxpayer's cow.
. -
' Samuel inaull, once a stupendously
rich power utility magnate, now an
old man with a bad heart, was. re
turned to Chicago this week to face
criminal charges. For many years he
was Chicago's outstanding clvlo humdinger.-
He . gave that metropolis a
17,000,000 opera house, and once paid
a soprano $100,000 for Intermittent
warmbllng over a two-week period.
They cast him into a hoose-gow, and
It has taken him much longer to get
a writ of habeas corpus, than It would
a fifth-rate gangster. He Is having
, a genuine hard time. Besides those
who use to toady after him, now hate
him worse tnan those who always
hated him.
A number of Pacific coast news
papers have started the old custom
of telling how leading citizens got
hold of their first $. It would be a
brighter Journalistic Idea to start a
guessing contest, on the probablo
date they would let loose of It.
WONDERS OF INSTINCT
American Forests)
Wild animals have their own code
of manners, often comically like
ours. They are frequently courteous,
tender-hearted, and considerate to
the point of being romantic. Thoy
posses that unembnrraased demeanor
which Is Indicative of eoul-polso,
and manifest on many occasions a
behavior that has the Intellectual
quality of good taste and fine per
ception. Lapses of good faith among
animals, for Instance, are more cer
tain of punishment than are our
breaches of trust. For In the natural
world the laws are those Insuring
life Itself; and one who disobeys us
ually imperils himself and all his
fellows.
; A singing gallery is displayed In
the Colo, window, and reveals about
all the dress suits left by the de
pression. ,
OF G. P. VICTORS
GRANTS PASS, May 10. (AP
Klamath Falls women golfers bowed
for the first time to a Grant Pass
tesm here yesterday when the wo
men of the Grants Paaa Country club
defeated their vlaltors 26 to 13 In
hard-fought matches that saw many
of the locals coming up from be
hind in the first rounds.
Low score of 00 was turned In fcy
Mrs. C. A. Wlnetrout who broke the
course record for women with ano
9-hole round of 40, four strokes over
men's par. Mrs. Kelly of Klamath
Falls had a 04 and Mrs. I, Rae Cow
din of Grant Pass 97.
The Kiama.h men's team will vult
the Iocs! cflurse for an Inter-ctty
tournament 8, Mid ay, the first on the
scheduls lor t1 men filsyw h.re,
ED tlN
Try to Understand
THERE is an article in this week's Liberty by Yosuke Matsu
oka, Japan's chief delegate to the League of Nations, which
gives the Japanese side of the JIanchurian question,
Japan lias a side. In all such controversies, whether between
nations or individuals, there are almost always two sides.
It is very important, we think, that the peoplo of this coun
try, and every other, should try to understand both sides of the
Far East situation, before they form any final judgment.
Most troubles in this world and wars come under this head
ing are due to misunderstandings.
If that old rule put yourself in the other man's place
could be applied to nations, a great step would be taken toward
the elimination of war. '
THE writer of this article makes no effort to explain Japan's
recent pronouncement of "hands off China"; nor does he
attempt to justify a Japanese Monroe doctrine.
But the conditions he does deal with, give a clearer picture
of tho Japanese position, and the necessity from the standpoint
of Tokio, of its control of Manchuria, than the present writer,
at least, has had before. . . '
This is also true. Since the Washington Peace conference,
and the signing of the 9-power treaty, conditions in the'Far
East have radically changed.
In a military sense at least, Russia is now a world power.
The effort which then appeared to have a chance of success,
to unify and stabilize China, has failed.
Japan has not only a powerful and revitalized Russia, but a
disorganized and bandit-ridden
Naturally she must be strong
Naturally, also, she can't afford to let either Russia or China,
become the breeding ground for aggression against her. Japan
is not large, nor is she isolated like the United States. She is
small, overcrowded, and only a
enemies, or potential ones.
WE are not trying to JUSTIFY the policy of Japan's
PRESENT government, which is essentially militaristic.
But we are suggesting the advisability of trying to UNDER
STAND it.
It is also the belief of this paper, the time lias come for the
WORLD to try to understand it, and to draw up a new East
West pact, on the btsis of that understanding.
For if things are allowed to go on, as at present, war in
the Far East is certain. .
Japan should not be given all she asks, but we believe it
would not only be expedient, but just, to-give her THIS:
acknowledge that in that part of tho world, her interests and
welfare should be given PRIMARY consideration.
Given this concession, it is at least POSSIBLE, that the
present critical mess in the Pacific area, could bo worked out
peacefully, and the folly and horror of another war, could be
averted. '
Some State Comments on
Award of Pulitzer Medal
Pultlzer Medal for the Mall-Trlbuno
The editorial campaign of the Med
ford Mail Tribune conducted against,
L. A. Banks of Medford and his fol
lowers and his theories, has been
awarded the Pulitzer medal for the
"most disinterested and meritorious
public service rendered by an Amer
ican newspaper during 1933,'i ;
It takes us back to those days not
so long ago when the atmosphere
of blood and flame hovered over Med?
ford, when men's tempers were on
the razor edge, when demonstrations
were the dally excitement, and when
the state police were spreading their
net for the "overt act" that finally
came, '
We think today of Banks as a
convicted prisoner of the etato, and
of his "war" as a thing ended and
done. But the Banks type of social
unrast is present today as strongly
in its Incipient stages as tt was In
its high pitch of public attention
when Banks was free and his news
paper was unleashing Its poison.
Inde-xt, ' the same organization Is
present here, and Is backing its can
didates in this election. It Is keep
ing quiet about it. Few candidate
would want the general public to
know or such partisan support.
In Banks' day quiet was the Inst
thing thought of. Tho moro publicity
the better, the agitators and demon
strators decided. It was against the
open radical attack that the Med
ford Mall Tribune's campaign was
waged and Josephine county people
here were fully alort to the cam
paign's prosecution and outcome.
Yes, the press of the state con
gratulates the Mall Tribune on Its
receipt of Pulitzer honors.
Only the people of communities
that live this close to the Jackson
county hot-bed of strife can know
under what a burden the Mail Tri
bune fought Its fight and cams
through. Grants Pass Courier,
Editor Robert W. Ruhl of The Med
ford Mall-Tribune richly deserves the
magnificent honor which was given
to him when he was awarded the
Pulitzer prize for "the most merltor
loxis service by a newspaper during
1933" an honor which has never
before been given to a Pacific coast
newspaper editor.
Editor Ruhl, a versatile logical edi
torialist, exerted a powerful influ
ence In maintaining sanity and rignt
thinking In the mlnda and hearts of
the vast majority of the readers of
his newspaper, which aided very ma
terially In the eventual solution of
the problem which to some seemed
destined to end In serious rioting and
mora general bloodshed..
The Dally Tldln&a extends congratu
lations to Editor Ruhl who has gained
distinction for the Fourth Estate on
the Pacific coast and just recogni
tion of his services. Ashland Tidings,
Honor to An Oregon Editor,
The Pulitzer award to The Medford
Mall Tribune for "the most disinter
ested and meritorious public service
rendered by an American newspaper
during 1033" thrills the souls of Ore
gon editors, who Join In tendering
felicitations to the edttor of The Mall
Tribune. It is highly gratirylng that
the prize goe lo a paper In so small
a city, so far from New York city
Where the award t made.
China, with which to deal.
in a naval and military sense.
stone's throw from millions of
Few of the people of Oregon realize
the importance of the battle which
The Mall Tribune waged on behalf of
sanity and civic honesty. For years
Medford had been affected by gnaw
ing revolutionists using tho vehicle
of Irresponsible newspapers to stir
up public disaffection. - Feeding on
distress and dissatisfaction the agi
tators built up a formidable organi
zation, which threatened the exist
ence of an orderly society In Jack
son county. Plans wore even ven
tured for extension throughout the
state.
In Oregon there Is a deplorable In
difference on the part of good citi
zens to this subversive agitation. It
is true In Salem and In other parts
of the state, until there Is almost a
terrorism in political life. Poll Meal
crackpots swarm the highways and
fill the public prints with their cam
paigns of smear and slur, with their
Impossible and calamitous promises.
The question Is coming to be
whether the American system Is going
to survive or whether our institutions
are to be washed overboard In experi
mental tomfoolery or frank socialism.
Perhaps the nows of the Pulitzer
award to Editor Ruhl's newspaper
may put a little aplno In other editors
In Oregon. Oregon Statesmen.
A Slgnnl Service Recognized,
Oregon may well take pride In the
award to The Medford Mall Tribune
of the gold medal which Is the
Pulitzer prize.
It was a splendid service porformcd
by Mr. Ruhl and his paper when they
kopt calm during the tempest, and
day after day sought to light again
the candles of reason In a commu
nity which was hysterical under the
cloud of black prejudice. Eventually
the policy of the paper prevailed and
peace was again restored.
We can well Imagine the strain
under which the editor of The Mail
Tribune labored , during the long
months of disturbance and strife and
how difficult It was to restrain natu
ral Impulses which were contrary to
the dictates of calm reason. We con
gratulate not only the editor and the
paper but the city of Medford and
the county of Jackson for having In
their midst the type of Journalistic
leadership which was displayed during
the most tumultous days of their re
cent history, and which has been so
signally recognized. Astoria Astorla'n
Budget,
A Great Honor,
The Pulitzer prizo awarded to The
Medford Mall Tribune for the "most
distinguished and meritorious service
rendered by an American newspaper
during 1933" Is a real distinction and
the publishers of that newspaper have
reasons for pride in their achieve
ment. The situation In Medford for many
months wss exceedingly difficult and
troublesome. There was frenzied agi
tation and open violence but The
Medford Tribune kept Its poise and
pleaded for "straight thinking and
honesty" as recorded In the award.
The award Is made by the Colum
bia school of Journalism,' New York
city, and covers the entire United
States, The honor Is made the greater
by the fact there are many news
papers, in the country and many s
them rendered conspicuous service In
various lines during the period cov
ered by the award. Pendleton East
Oregonlan. - -
The city of Medford and the state
of Oregon have been signally honored
by the awarding of the Pulitzer prize
for the "most disinterested and meri
torious public service rendered by an
American newspaper during the past
year" to the Medford Mall Tribune.
But the scope of the' recognition
extends beyond the bounds' of city
or state limits. The Medford paper
symbolize the courageous small
town dally throughout . America,
which, seeing a public mission to be
fulfilled, brings the issue fearlessly
before the eyes of Its readers, causing
the evil of whatever nature to be
smothered under the weight of un
favorable public opinion. The Mail
Tribune Is the first paper represent
ing a town of under 36,000 Inhabi
tants to receive' recognition through
a Pulitzer award.
Robert W. Ruhl, editor of the prize,
winning Medford paper, modestly told
press comments that "the Mall Trib
une la properly overwhelmed by Its
good fortune." Commenting on the
fact that It was the first "small
t-jf.vn" Pulitzer award, Ruhl said:
"There are hundreds of papers in
the smaller places doing their Job
day. In and day out and doing it
well. The Mall Tribune only did
what they or any paper worthy of
the name would have done under
similar critical circumstances."
Of the hundreds, however, which
Ruhl so lightly compares with this
year's Pulitzer prize winner, the Med
ford Mail Tribune received the high
est honor accorded to an American
newspaper during 1934. Proximity
too often warps Insight. How many
Oregonlans would have chosen an
Oregon newspaper1! - University of
Oregon Emerald,
We hasten to congratulate The
Medford Tribune on earning the
Pulitzer prize for fighting the up
llfter gang that was going to save
the county , by getting all the offices,
the head man of which finally landed
in the penitentiary. Up to date the
governor has not pardoned him, tho
we expect it any minute. The Pulitzer
prize for meritorious public service
is a $500 gold medal, which will prob
ably be conflacated by a benevolent
government and the Tribune editor
handed over to the copa for hoarding
It. Corvallls Gazetto Times.
No small city newspaper has ever
before won this Pulitzer award. Pre
viously the coveted prize has gone
always to large metropolitan papers.
Oregon Journalism Is highly honored
by this selection. We congratulate
Editor Robert W. Ruhl. The honor
he has received was certainly well
placed. Roseburg News Review.
(CoDtinueo irom Page One)
they are a long way from being per
fect or event judiciously fair. John
son's recent effort to reduce hours
of work and Increase wages has gone
nowhere.
These facts are generally admitted
on the Inside, and the only question
is what to do about them. Few sug
gest the "crack down" method.
Most of the big thinkers lean to
ward the policy of letting things
coast until a more moderate policy
can be worked out.
it can now be told that the gov
ernment had reason to believe its
income tax case against Andrew Mel
lon was weak from the start.
Certain Investigators from the In
ternal revenue bureau were sent out
to Pittsburgh weeks ago to dig Into
Me lion's Income tax situation. Their
private report to the treasury indi
cated the case did not Justify prose
cution. The Justice department apparently
took the position that a grand Jury
should decide. It did.
President Roosevelt's good friend,
Chairman Fahey of the home loan
board, has been doing some personal
footwork recently around the houss.
Ho has been working with Represen
tative Prall on a bill which would
put mortgage companies under a sys
tem like the bank deposit guarantee.
It would mean government guar
antee of first mortgage bonds, which
Is a fairly largo proposition.
Some other financial departments
of the government have found out
about the matter and are consider
ably annoyed. The bill will be block
ed, or at least modified.
Postmaster-General Farley harbors
no hard feelings because the Repub
lican holdover he let go from the
postofflce found a better Job In the
treasury. Mr. Farley sent the man a
letter congratulating him on his suc
cess and wishing him well.
It only goes to show that Farley
likes to see even a Republican get
along in tho world, although not
necessarily in his own department.
The crowd of American college pro
fessors going to Moscow July IS to
study the red school system have
received private assurances that they
will not be disturbed by communist
propaganda. It is to be purely a study
of educational methods. With such
a promise, the professors may be able
to protect themselves from being con
verted to communism.
Iowa's Hsnford McNlder is being
talked about for the Republican nat
ional chairmanship, but Is being op
posed by the party strategists be
cause ot his American Legion con
nections, onto of the boys believe
It unwise to tie the Republicans up
too strongly with the veterans vote.
Huey Long changed his mind swift
ly the other day and let the cor
poration bankruptcy bill pass, after
holding it up for three days. As a
result some of Huey'a personal bills
for payment of claims to Louisiana
cltirens now will be reported soon
from senate committees and fllven a
chance to pass. Huey had not for
gotten how to deal with the demo
cratic leaders
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M.D.
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene out to dis
ease diagnosis or treatment, wUJ be answered by Ur. Brady U a stamped
self -addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in
Ink. Owing to the large number ot letters received only few can be an
swered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions
Address Or. William Brady, tv& EI Camino, Beverly Bills, Cai.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE A PET
Are tame white rats germ carriers?
A mother asks the question, for her
children have several of these pets
which they han
dle a great, deal,
and she has of
ten wondered If
the animals are
safe for the chil
dren to have.
' Yes, white rats
or white mice
are safe, and so
are any other
animals children
like to keep as
pe ts pro vid ed
And this con
dition applies in every Instance, not
only of the handling or care of these
pets by children but of their han
dling by adults as well
Provided the child Is taught to be
clean. Not Just to be clean when
mother Is watching, but to be cleanly
In personal habit. Invariably when
ever a child or an adult handles, pets,
feeds or plays with any animal, dog,
cat, monkey, goat, skunk, toad, snake,
turtle, leopard, bear, crow, squirrel,
parrot, pigeon, pony, ho or she must
never neglect to wash the hands Im
mediately. This is essential to pre
vent the carrying of Intestinal para
sites from animal to man. The eggs
of various worms harbored by ani
mals are likely to be present In the
saliva of tho animal microscopic
eggs. So if the animal happens to
lick' the hand that pets him, or If
in any way the food or water of the
master becomes contaminated by the
pet's saliva, infestation with worms
is a likely consequence.
Altho such Infestation of man by
parasites from animals Is not a great
calamity, indeed In most cases it Is
only a nuisance, still one who knows
hygiene cannot repress a shudder at
tho carelessness of ignorance, when
one sees presumably cleanly, intelli
gent people petting the cat or dog
and even feeding the animal at table
or Just before sitting down to dinner,
and never a thought about washing
the hands.
Occasionally perhaps a pet may
serve as an actual carrier of disease
germs. During an epidemic of diph
theria in a large hospital, a Great
Dane that made friends with every
body was found to have a culture of
diphtheria bacilli In his throat. I
havo often suspected, but never
proved, that the cat might pass the
whooping .cough or the scarlet fever
around among the children of the
neighborhood. The newspapers have
made enough whoop;; 'ver the late
"parrot" fever. Ground squirrels and
rats have been found to carry the
plague or more accurately the fleas
on these animals carry the plague
germs from man to man. '
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY O.O.McIntyre
NEW YORK, May 10. Literature's
most rocent deserter Is the white
haired, blue-eyed Carl Van Vechten.
Two years ago at
the height of his
writing career, he
pushed aside -his
t y p o w rlter and
has not written a
line for publica
tion since. That
he will ever con
tinue Is prob
lematical. At the same
time he gave up
spirituous liquors.
Not that thft two
went together or
that no was uvuny aaalcted to was
sail. Ho merely decided that for the
time being at least he had had
enough of each. A novel, well along
at the time, was abandoned. Ama
teur photography is now his hobby.
Born in Cedar Rapids, la., Van
Vechten's first Inclinations were
toward, music. He became a New
York muslo critic and has authored
several compositions. His wife Is
Fanla Mnrlnoff, the sloe-eyed Rus
sian actress, and their apartment was
at one time the salon of arts and let
ters. Later Van VecHten grew fascinated
with life in Harlem, became its most
famous white visitor and recorded
some of his impressions in his best
seller, "Nigger Heaven." He is re
garded by feline fanciers as most In
formed on cats. His "The Tiger in
the House" Is a standard work.
There Is a certain mental hyssop
for the stroller in hunting for the
typically Amerlcon face among the
crowds. Such a face Is almost a
rarity. As a rule, when found, it is
that of an out-of-towner, usually one
suspects the middle west. Perhaps
the most typicat American face, ac
cording to experts, Is that of Walter
Johnson, the baseball player. He was
born In Kansas and is ono of those
fellows who wouldn't have to an
nounce he was a Yank along the
Strand or Place do l'Opera.
Down among the evening soap
boxers fringing Madison Square the
other evening, a hot goapeler was high
tonsiling to prove that everything
came from tho earth and no group
had a right to monopolire It, In
pointing out the virtues of the soil,
the trees, the wheat, etc., etc., he
screamed In tremulous ecstasy: "My
friends what doesn't come from the
earth?" A passing smart alec through
a taxi window shouted "Fish I" and
raced on.
And there Is Montague Glass' story
of the cockney speaker on his port
able platform at the entrance to Hyde
Park. Mounting his rostrum, he
looked benignly over the small knot
at his feet and purred: "I shall now
discus the milk of hum a kind
J '
But these rare happenings need not
prevent any child from having the
happiness of caring for and owning
pets.
Every child that gets a fair deal
should be encouraged to keep any
kind of pets the child likes, incul
cate from the very beginning the
principle of cleanliness in the child's
habits, so that It becomes Instinctive
or automatic for the child to wash
I tne nanas immediately aiter toucmng
he wise parent will not fall to en
courage tho child In keeping pets, for
the fine Influence this has on the
child's character. It Is good for any
child to learn to take care of pets, to
be kind to them, to be retponslble
for them. . .
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Our Own Little Racket:
The big time nostrum makers are
now circularizing the G. O. P. (gul
lible old public) and telling 'em the
nostrum bears the "Seal of Accep
tance of the American Medical Asso
ciation." That's our own little racket.
Kind of a refined and "ethical" Imi
tation of the now busted racket that
sold so many nostrums to the public
years ago under the label "Guaran
teed under the Pure Food and Drugs
Act June 30, 1906." . Altho I am a
Fellow or Member of the American
Medical association, I think any one
who Is bamboozled by the "accep
tance" of the politicians now ruling
and exploiting the American Medical
association Is a ninny and no mis
take. (Signed) Of Doc Brady.
Method In His Dumbness
I was refused at more than four
drugstores when I tried to purchase
the quantity of Iron and ammonium
citrate you direct for making the
tonic In your booklet "Blood and
Health." They all said that much
would be injurious, and tried to sell
me one or another well known medi
cine . . . (Mrs. A. O. C.)
Answer The recipe for the home
made medicine, as given in the book
let (copy of which any reader may
have If he sends 10 cents In coin and
a stamped envelope bearing his ad
dress, makes a pint of tonic, which
lasts over a month.
Oh, For One Cubit
I am 66 inches tall and would like
to try a civil service examination but
I am Just one Inch too short. Any
way I can gain that Inch? (A. J.)
Answer If the height Is measured
with the applicant stripped, you're
out of luck. But if you can wear
stockings you might fool 'em with
pads on your heels.
Ed Note: Readers wishing to
should send letters direct to Dr..
communicate with Dr. Brady
William Brady, M. D., 265 E. ca
mino, Beverly Hills, Cat.
nessl" A heckler called out:
dense HI"
"Con-
Another writer who has, like Van
Vechten, made a hobby of photog
raphy, is Bob Davis. His collection
of 1000 celebrity faces is regarded as
the finest work of its kind in America.
He has a way of catching his sub
ject off guard and giving the photo
graph an informality few have
achieved. In the average photograph
there is a consciousness that there
is a camera around. By the magic of
some hocus pocus Davis makes his
subjects forget this. He will make
only two prints one for himself and
the other a guerdon for the sitter,
Tho collection has been willed to the
Metropolitan Museum.
Thingumabobs: Fannie Hurst's copy
is all In caps and unspaced , . . Sam
Blythe does not space or punctuate
on his typewriter . . . Ogdep Mills'
grandfather asked In his will that his
grandson go to California every year
of his life . . . There is no phone
service In Australia on Sunday , .
Sarah Millen, author who lives In
Capetown, cannot write without fresh
flowers on her desk . . . Wilbur Dan
iel Steele la said to be the only author
whom Hollywood studios never offered
a suggestion . . . Hannan Swaffer,
fiery London critic, Is a stutterer who
never displays the slightest impedi
ment making a public speech.
Amon G. Carter, publisher, Is Ft.
Worth, Texas' llvest wire. He arrays
train loads of natives in 10 gallon hats
to attend world series, champion
fights, etc., and to yell for Texas. So
enormous ts his clvlo consciousness
that at air fields he always dashes
from planes to scrawl his name on
the register modestly but in gigantic
letters "Ft. Worth Where the West
Begins I" You can get the boy out of
the country, etc., etc.
I dined across from a Deadeye Dick
last evening the sort who notices
that a movie villain leaves the room
wearing two shirt studs and returns
a minute later wearing three. I never
felt quite so unbuttoned in ray life.
(Copyright, 1934, McNaught Byndi
cate, Inc.)
HELEN MOODY NO!
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. (AP)
Reiterating a statement that has be
come routine with her, Mrs. Helen
Wills Moody said today she had not
abandoned hopes of competing In
championship tennis play again and
would start light practice as soon as
she is physically able.
The former national and present
English champion, who will let her
latter title go by default this sum
mer, said her back tnjury is troubling
her less all the time but that ah
had no idea as to when she could
resume play.
Candidate Ball Saturday, Oriental
Gardens,
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
GEN. HUGH 8. JOHNSON, whose
official title Is Recovery Admin
istrator, charges In a speech at Col
umbus, Ohio, that "enemies of the
NRA are trying to scuttle the whole
recovery program, make the blue
eagle walk the plank, hoist the Jolly
Roger on the ship of state and sail
back to the good old piracy that
brought the crash of 1929."
WELL, a few wicked, hard-boiled,
shell-encrusted, standpatters of
the old order may feel that way
about It, but this writer doubts If
any considerable number of average,
ordinary, normal persons do.
Most people of the RIGHT SORT
hope sincerely that NRA can be made
to succeed.
WHAT Is NRA, anyway?
Boiled down to absolute essen
tials, NRA is a new expression of an
old Idea In business relationships. Its
motto is: "Live and let live."
That isn't a bad motto. If it were
generally adopted, a lot of business
evils would disappear.
WILL this motto be generally
adopted?
Probably In time. But Its general
adoption will be slow. It can't come
about In a year.
That much is certain. ,
HERE Is the finest rule for human
conduct ever laid down:
"Do ye unto others as ye would
that they should do unto you."
That rule, If universally followed,
would end practically ALL the evils
from which humanity suffers as a
result of WRONG human conduct.
It would end crime. It would put
a stop to. chiseling in business. It
would abolish practically all tho evils
arising out of unequal distribution
of wealth.
it would bring about a new order
of living In which most of the in
justices that now exist would dis
appear. LET'S put.lt this way:
. If the Golden Rule were uni
versally followed, there would be no
need for NRA.
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THE Golden Rule was promulgated
about 1900 years ago. And In
all those 1900 years It has been- con
ceded to be an Ideal rule for human
conduct.
Yet, even after 19 centuries, It
HASN'T been generally adopted.
So, you see, we can't expect too
much TOO SOON of NRA.
STILL, rules for human conduct, as
expressed In business relation
ships, DO change.
There was a tfme, you know, when
the generally accepted rule of busi
ness, which In the main consists of
buying and selling, was "caveat emp
tor" which, In plain English, means
"Let tho buyer beware."
That Is to say, the burden was
upon the buyer. If the seller chose
to cheat, It was up to tho buyer to
protect himself against the cheating.
" Under the rule of "caveat emptor,"
no odium attached to the seller for
TRYING to cheat.
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WE'VE pretty well discarded that
cynical old rule,- and we DO
DEFINITELY place odium upon the
cheating seller.
' The open cheater doesn't last long
In modern, business.
.
ConuTiunications
For Decoration Day.
To the Editor:
Will you allow me a little space In
which to call attention to a very Im
portant matter? Wo are looking for
ward to our annual Memorial and
Decoration day services, and we do
not hsve any time to spare. The
cemeteries should be put Into very
fine condition every year, of course,
and kept In Just as good condition
as the community finds It possible
to do. The resting places of our dead
should concern us; for In the memo
ries and the associations of those who
have lived with us, or before us we
have an heritage that means more
than material things. How very
greatly indebted we are to those who
have traveled before us on life's high
way. Several years ago I called attention
to a situation which Mrs. Johnson
and I found In one of the cemeteries
of the valley. We went out late in
the evening on a certain Decoration
,Day, and took with un a very good
supply of flowers. We had deter
mined beforehand to place them on
Mosquitoes
No need now to be chewed to bits
by these blood-thirsty pestsl Jut
burn a little Bu-hach on your porch
or wherever you want to spend the
summer night In comfort and you
won't be bothered again.
Mosquitoes HATE the pleasant odor
of burning Bu-hach and won't come
anywhere near It. It'a sure death to
them If they dol So protect yourself
from these pests this cheap, easy
way.
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graves which were more or less ne
glected. Wo found so many with not
a single flower that we ran entirely
out before wa were nearly through.
When we went on and counted the
ones yet remaining we were aston
ished to find so many. That was not
the worst of the situation. Wo found
a good many graves literally loaded
with beautiful flowers, while right
beside them would be graves left en
tirely bare. Please let us not do that
way this year.
I am afraid that Memorial and
Decoration day services do not mean
as much to us as they should if we
are so unmindful of others. We will
go out to our cemeteries on the 30th
cf May. On the 3rd day of June will
begin the jubilee celebration. Before
that week is over there will have been
hundreds of people from outside who
have relatives and friends burled la
our cemeteries, visited theso ceme
teries to look up the resting places
of their dead. What will they find?
I am hoping that not one such will
find a neglected, undecorated grave.
Will all the churches, fellowship
orders and other organizations take
hold of the matter in tho woy best - Jt
suited to their convenience and let A
us not have our burial sites unsightly.
We ought to attend to these things
well, every year, but there Is this
other reason why wo should give this
matter a little extra care this year.
Thanks,
JOB. M. JOHNSON.
Central Point, Oregon, May 8.
Flight o Time
(Medford and Jackson County
History From the Files ol The
Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 Year
Aro.)
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
May 10, 1924
(It was Saturday)
Salvation Army holds a tag day.
The "Taxpayers' Anti-Paving asso
ciation" files a suit against paving
road to Ruch.
Los Angeles woman, disappointed
with looks after hair bobbed, tries
suicide, but falls.
New auto camp Is established on
Crater Lake highway.
Home grown strawberries reach the
market.
George A. Hunt starts contest to
select a name for the new theater
underway at Eighth and Central ave
nue. Gold Hill will hold a celebration
to commemorate "the progress of
mining In southern Oregon."
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
May 10, 1914
(It was Sunday).
Fire in a paint shop on South Fir
street destroyed three autos, belonging
to T. E. Daniels, Homer Rothermel,
and Fred Lewis of Wellen.
Sells-Floto circus comes to town,
and all the primary candidates were
busy working on the circus crowd.
A gang of tough skinned boys risk
ed pneumonia by going swimming
In Bear creek Sunday afternoon. Be
ing as careless with their nudity as
their health they were ordered to get
under cover, people on the bridge
being able to see them.
Eight thousand, seven . hundred
seven registered voters In the county,
"The courthouse ring," is declared
"the myth of a disordered mind," by
the editor.
County school head to enforce tha
school attendance law in county.
Medford "robs" Gold Hill 9 to 8,
in a ball game.
Dance at Rogue Elk Saturday nighty
May 12.
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