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I'lLifi AUSLW01UJ AIAUj TKLBUiNh, Al hUiVORI), OKNOON, MON DAY, JANUARY SI, 1!U0. 1VA.SEDFORD MA 1L TRIBUNE! PUHiHKt DAI L Y KXCUIT SATUllOAV. A consolidation of tiu .MfiUorvl Mall, talillshtt 1S8! tins Southern Orot? Un. CRtMtilliilHHt l02; the Dnucntlc Times, oalnbllsheil 18 J; the Ashlnml Trlti uno, eiitnbtlshoa IS96. and the Mod ford Tribune, rtrttUahtd 106. UttitMul fnper of the (Mty of Mod ford. 1 rfttttttttttttt "ASHLAflDEN" SAYS IT IS FlfiHT TO DEniHE av.nnnv. PUTNAM. Editor mid Mnnmrer. ,. .Mnmi dnaa matter November I. l0i. it tho postoTtlco ut Mcdforff. OrcEon. under the act of Mareli J, 1S79. t '" SUnSCUIPTION UATKS: . ...rsno On month tw mail or currier.... . )n rear, by wall. THE ASSEMBLY, THE NORMALS AND THE KNOCKER. The columns of tho Portland Oregonian offer a strik iug instance of the prostitution of a great newspaper for tlm numnfjuihiro and creation of public opinion tor speeia interests. This occasions no surprise, for the tone, color and policy of the Oregonian has ever been along tlieso lines. It, is a cheerless, Hopeless sneer, pessimism in ireai rnmir of ovorvdav thin us conceniinir everyday people, op timistic onlv'in the endeavor to force something upon the . i f iU.Ti 1 1? people, against their inclination, against meir wuuiuv. Renders of the Orcaonmn, particularly tlio bunday is sue, are being edified nowadays with columns of slush to ... . ..... . ... u the effect that oUiee-seeKers in various pans ot uruguu favor the assembly as the only means of preserving the integrity of the republican party in Oregon and restoring it to harmony. Evidently upon tlie presumption that a lie well stuck to is better than tne trutn, tne uregonian euuonai col umns are filled dav after dav with a wearisome revision - . i ji . i . . . of fact calculated to arouse opposition to tne uireci pri mary and foster that darling of the scrub politician, the asseinuiv a restoration ot iiiacuuic pumu's, mi&s riuc and corruption. All of this follv and falsehood is designed to manufac ture public opinion favorable to the assembly, and to in duce the people to surrender their present powers to the politician. The welfare of the republican party is declared to be in danuer in spite of the 40,000 majority m Oregon. in spite of the fact that every state and national public otticiai eiccteci oy tne people or uregon. exeunt one, is u republican. riie integrity of the republican party is not and never has been menaced by. the direct primary law it is, though, and always has been menaced by the factional fights with in ;the party. The deadlock legislatures, the election of democratic governors and senators was due to these t,i'ar rels due to the refusal of faction to accept rule bv ma jority. There was no direct primary law to put the blame on when Chamberlain was elected governor. His election was due to votes given him by one faction of the repub lican party because it could not rule the convention. His election as senator was due to votes cast for him by the Fulton faction, because Fulton was not nominated by the republican majority. It is not very lonr since that the Oregonian fathered such a campaign against the state normal schools as it is now making against the direct nnnmrv law. Its column's were filled with abuse, vilification and calumny in its ef forts to manufacture a hostile public opinion. Tt held the lash over the legislature, and found subservient tools there to oarrv out its wishes. Not all of its mossbaek program ir and reactionary ideas were placed upon the statute books, but it was successful in one thing, and the three normal schools of the state were cut off in the middle of the school year without a dollar's appropriation to fulfill the bargain and corruption between the Oregonian and its legislative sycophants. There was no more desire, no more demand from the people for the murder of the normals than there is for the throttling of the direct primary law. Both reactionarv efforts originated in this personified grouch masquerad ing as a newspaper. The campaign against the direct pri mary and for the assembly is being conducted along the same lines of misstatement and untruth as was the cam paign against the schools. There is just as much logic in one as there was in the other, and no more, and there is no more reason why the people should surrender their pow er than there was that the state of Oregon should parade itselJ)efore the nation as an enemy of higher education. The Honriiouth normal is circulating an initiative pe tition appealing direct from the edict of the legislature to the people of Oregon for support. It is probable also that the Weston normal will do the same, and the Ashland normal should follow suit, and thus find out definitely whether the people of Oregon really favor the suppression of normal schools. Because the Oregonian and its legis lative implements approved it, does not mean that the peo ple approve it. Hood River is out with an initiative petition to estab lish one large normal school at Hood River to take the place of the three at Weston, Monmouth and Ashland. There is no particular reason why Hood River should have a normal school it is not central in location, not an educational center, and is not as readily reached by the people of the state as are the three towns in which the normals were located, all of whom were admirably situat ed for the people of their various sections. But Hood Riv er would like to have the state spend some money there, and no one can blame her. The Oregonian, which so bitterly fought the Rogue River normal and put it out of business, has not vet found any fault with the proposed Hood River normal,' probably because it is nearer to Portland. Tt will be interesting to watch the course of the Oregonian regarding this proposed normal AviU not be vilified and lied about as was the normall will not be villified and lied about as was the Rogue River normal. FUTURE OF ASHLAND 4- f ffH--f 4- -f4-f FREDERICK WARDE IS MASTER OF THE mm. Jmlffo Mnrulro, PotiiotM'nl witnln linvn boon uln.vliijf mIihio HnU would ho tho I'liHion ciiiiillilntc In thu tmin.Y, itiMMmlhw Id liotol ol'l'luluk fourth tlititriol, now rtiproriuntotl ly 'I'litt only kioiiikIh for tlm report llml .lllllllH Kllllll. KttMtlllliOMU. Mml'uIiy nourly ilofoutoil Knlm in lt)()H inul fturvod tiuvnrnt lornm in ConuroHH ASU1.ANP, Or., .Inn. III. -(To th! KUlr.)--After much strenuous el' 1 fort, cousumiuK nearly one. mouth' time and much html work, (lie peti tion for tho reooll of our present competent nml piv;rossivii mnyor, Sam Snoll. has heun filed with the city rouortlor, throuu'h the influeueo of Phipps. Hosley, Hill Willis, UtmuM and John Swadvs, LECTURE PLATFORM The entertainment that will ho uu' lM" lmH ,,MM M'iwl momuorod a loan; tune m tlto luuturo on Hamlet rIvmi us hy Mr. Waldo Saturday ni;ht. Wo all know Ham let is a very fnseiitntiiiK piny to wit ness, hut we wem Homuwhat in donhl an to how it would serve us an ouler tftlnor for tho Konorul puhlio Rivon in tho manner in whioh Mr. Wardo Is TAFT'S BROTHER NOT ILL. AS WAS REPORTED PASADIWA, Cal., Jan. III. The roport that llonry W. Tafl, hrolhor of President Tafl. wh ill In the Pasadena hospital, wan denied hy tho nresetititiL' it. tin! to nuv llml ATi ....n !.! .i . , ...... , , . imoj louuoiU). iWardo fafloinatod nml lm il Ii u mult. r- m..i-i !.. i.. .1 i ... . .1. i ... up a ot oi biOH ami o il men who ,,,,. i,n,B, ,lVer.v net of the play ut t, H0(, Oreen, whore ho. .Mi ,a.ne here to Ket a xtod ejnnat, olis only Hlatu w ,, ,,,, He' T,ift and Dr. nl W 1 l'd d.o in, enough name have at lMKlVo u tho Htorv and recited thul cu mw iiiii'k win "i' principal featuivs, ami as a - -.. Iio wari ill (hut are known Ih I lie fuel that Tall took his meals hi IiIh room. FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF CREW DIE IN SHIPWRECK ldailON, Jan. III. nt'loen mom. horn of tho crow of tho Hailing von hpI Fortuna wore drowned whim tho nhlp was wrecked among tho A .ores during n heavy Hloriu, aouordlug to miiHsnuoH received hero today. Five Hiillors made their way from 'ho sinking vessel In an open hunt, and after drifting about 112 hours wore picked up, lieeu scoured. cleared, tho lines drawn and a clear cut nice will ho run between the pro grwives and the mosslmoks, It will ho somo satisfaction to the average citizen to know which class predominates in Ashland and to know whether we arc to need mud hoots for the next ten yours or will we knvo paved streets. Hut with the hunch of tightwads behind the recall movement who are in favor of wal lowing in the mud for ton years more ;t duos not seem possible that a unod ft town as Ashland could have ciotigh cheap skates to hack the re call to got more than n corporal' guard at the election. It has just leaked out that either Hill Willis Homes or II. t Hosltyy will be tin candidate for mayor to step into Sam Snell s shoos in cac the recall should prevail. Hosley would be the loeicnl candidate for the frionds of reeallers. ns he Stands for all they represent, as he started a building tit the corner of Third and Mail nbo'it ten years ago, ami it is still in the course of construction. ASHIiAXDKK GOLD HILL ITEMS. (Hv Spectator MY. and Mr. Civile McFcrm' formerly of this plneo. nr!'d h" Wednesday from Los Angelos to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. V. MeFerron. on K street, for a few days. They have been residing at Portland the past three years and old his property in that place jut before the holidays, and left for Southern California to reside. Thv have come back to Oregon to live. He suvs tlie Welitoot state is pxul enouuh for him. . II.. A. Meridian of the Mail Trib une was here the first of the wCi'l- and enlarged the Miilneriptiim list (pilte an extent. Thomns Cnrr. an old resident and mineownor of Foots Creek, is now a resident of Anderson, Cal.. and is re ported in very poor health the pst winter with an old attack of la grippe acnuired last winter. Gold Hill for the past sovrnt' ears has been represented bv a Commercial elnb of about half n dozen of the faithful. Tho nvcraire citizen does not scorn to know or realize the good results this organ ization has accomplished. Gold Mil' has been Wept on the map throned their efforts. If a half dozen boost ers can do that much, what will be the result if overv resident ii and iacent to this plneo nut their shoo1 dor to the wheel and boost? Doc'! let us delnv any longer. Call o nm-s meeting the coining week. irt t. 'oilier and let cverv resident sIitv his hand. If you cannot be there on account of business or other nmt tor send a note to the chairman of the mcetinir. mymg yon will be with Attorney J. t. Ilummorslv was r.( I'H'Ifsonville Friday on leal mat ters. Hei.-ity Sheriff Willing I'lrieh ..' T'lflyonvillc wns her Thuwdav nod Friday on businosg coiniHcteil with tb sheriff's offieo. Sam Morris of Rod' I wit hero on the nfreot l-'ridiv fir tin. first lime the nasi yoar. H lm- lw fojoflncd to the, home of hi fi ! Wijliam Morris, at Jhnt plfic. iv'iXh illness. Ho is ilowmiinh iini)Vi" id io bonlth. his many friends will b" to hear, and hope ho will regain, 't pcrmnneiitly. John Short, the Fool Ctw miner-farmer, wn here fin bni.innsM Friday. He recently bonded liis properly lo a Portland oompanv. who are now prospecting nml operating if. Amoinr the Gold Hill boys employ ed nt Ihe Opp mine near Jiicksonvillo are George (', Garrett, Jack Sharpe and Joe Croncn. Harry Tresham, the Sam's Villoy rancher, was hero Fridnv wilh adoad of produce interviewing our march ants, Ttc,v II. Lampman of the News at tended (ho boosters' meeting at Mcil ford Tuesday evening, and returned Wo'dnefidny. George U: TTnff, the barbor, bus piireliased F. Q. Dealing's barber shop, closed up his old slnnd and i ot Shakespearean Hues Mr. Wardo has no superior, to say the least. Porhnps we have u galaxy ot atars at tho present time, which would equal tho sextet of actor to which .Mr. Wardo belongs, namely, Huoth, Harrott, Irving, John McCullongh, Mansfield ami Keeuc, but it require the perspective of time to see the greatness of a man. There are very few heroes whom wo rub shoulders with daily. Tom Heed said that a statesman was a politician who had been dead a long time, and 1 presume a groat autor is a mail whom vu en joyed in our youth; but certainly .it. Win do h mi tmu.Miul man. As nu orator ho in superb; ns nu extern -piiruiioous speaker ho has few, if any, equals. At u title bauquel given him by the local Elks IoiIko after his entertain ment Saturday night he gave us a talk of about ten minutes. His re marks were along the line of the brotherhood of man, and tbev wore certainly beautiful in sentiment ami delivery. The ladies of the F.piscop.il Guild nr to bo congratulated tor the excellent entertainments they hu e given its m their winters lecture1 eollf.0. !. M. A. GOLD RAY GRANITE CO. Olfico: UOD WoHt Main St., M.-dfonl, Oru. Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon D1C A L1CUS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED GRANITE I'Ot.irifS A.'.l) POLITICIANS. Prohibitionists of Illinois will hold their state convention ut Springfield in May. The Socialist party entertaiu-i hoH3.s of electing the next mayor 'f Milwaukee. 1 Thomas Todd, a Socialist alder man, uns lieeu elected mayor nt Grand Junction, Colo. K. S. Johnson of Itapid City is be ing boomed for the Democratic gu- crnatorial ti'mination in South Da kota. Isaac T. Mann, a uiillioniiirc living at Bramwell, is expected to try for tho seat of Senator Scott of Wc-tt Virginin. Fasturn Militiciaus are again dis cussing J'resitlunt Woodrow Wilson of Princeton university for the Dem ocratic presidential nomination in 1912. j Senator Crnwford of South Da-' koto and ltcprcseulntiw Hurke I Pennsylvania are to speak before tin Manufacturers' club in Iloslou the latter part of this month. Patrick H. Kelley, Chase S. (U born, Amos MiiHsclumn nnd lfob;-l M. Montgomery are the four candi dates for the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan this yen" It is said Hint W. U. Davis, formei mayor of Oakland, may be nominat ed for governor of California by I he I.incolu-Hoosevelt wing of Ihe He publican party in that slate. General Charles ' H. Grosyonor, i vlio represented the clccntir Gii'' district in congress for many years, is to be appointed a member of tli Chickumaiiga park battlefield com mission. Tt i reported efforts arc befog made to brinjr together Ihe forces ,f Governor Harmon and former Mayor Johnson of Cleveland with a view of imploring the Ohio legi-liilnre a id oJoetfi't a Democrat to succeed S ,i at.or Dick. Molh of the older political puttie- in Oklahoma arc said In bo worrv- ing over the increasing strength of tlm Soemlisls, In the hist election 1 the Socialists polled 'JL',000 votes I'm Debs iii Oklahoma and from .'1(100 tit (1000 vntoH for each of their candi dates for congress. An unprecedented occurrence in American history, so far as can be learned, si scheduled (o I like place in Marquette, Mich., ucxf April, when the voters of Hint city will elect 1 heir poslmaslcr. Congressman H, O. Young of Ihe twelfth emigres, sionnl district decided upon Ihis means 'of disposing of an enibamiHs ing th'rec-corncrcd fight. In liio belief thai Ihe real fight for control of the next house of re pro geutntivoH will be in the middle west, the Republican congressional com mittco has decided lo remove the THE ROADS ARE NEVER BAD, THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS GOOD, WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, CALL UP THE UNION LIVERY R. 0. DUNCAN, Proprietor. WEST SIDE PHARMACY Now Open KverythliiK In lros. Miillrlnes, llitmKt,.' HunclrliK. Tollel Arllrlei., I'crfiiiucs, Manicure .Wrfmlf Icm, Sick lloom NctTOMllles. Acrurato I'cKcrlptlon Work Ciinrnntccd. Telcphoue ervlce. Prompt dollvorj. What you want, when you want It. You are cordially la vKC'i to Ntep In nml Inxpctt our ittore. WEST SIDE PHARMACY THUS. ItAltrilOI.OMr.W, VU. MuniiK,.r. yo,vi-:sT rni sticki-.t j n phonk i main Savoy Theatre TONIGHT BEAR HUNTING IN RUSSIA (K.vciliug, Kcahstic) THE DEACON'S DAUGHTER '' (A Hural Poem) MASQUERADER'S CHARITY (N'ow,)vel) Excellent Music. ONE DIME j OpenmgThird Unit 1 Evidently Cotnot A was too mu;h for tho 1U Tribune press, which went out of commission at midnight, delaying Hie Sunday issue and forcing tho printing of a small paper until rppaii nr" conploted, committee headuiiaiiers from New now doing business nt the Penringj York lo Chicago. An office will bo slaiid, Mr. Don ring has acnuired I mniulniiied in New York', but Mm liiel work ot the cnumnitrii "ill he fining laud in Lake county and Infl (he first of the week wilh his iamil.v for Lakeview. Pcfiulv Ciamo Warden nm Sait dry of Woodville wm hero Ihe' 11 of (lie week making imuijl offi cyi,ouiidi. dirccled from Chicago. An effort iu, being maile to effeci u fnAioii in the two San Kr.iucisco ooiigrewMional dirilrieU on one Dem ocrnt and one Labor candidate with! the rimy of lUtfeutjcjf li" Hii Of U. S Government Lands, Uma-til-a Project, at Hermiston, Ore. February 10, 1910 Kor tho above occaalon tho Oiogon Hullroiid & Navlmitlon Co. and Southern Pacific Company Ilaos n Orogon, will mnko an opou rato of One and One Third Fare for tho round trip from all polntH In tholr linos lo llormluton, TIckotH on Halo February Utli ami 7th, with rinul rctur.i llm It February 20, 1910. Froo booklet, bwiiod by tho Kovorniuont containing full In formation nu to coHt, how to file, wntor ilghtH, otc, may bo ob tained from any O. II. & N. or H. I', Ai.'ont, or by writing to, VM. .Me.MIJHHAV, (Ik al Passenger Agent. I .. THk. .5.. . lo.!' . i . ' 1 i. i . ' J .