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PAGE TWO Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLV. ESTABLISHED Issued Mondays and Thursdays Bert IL Greer, -W. H. GUlis, . V. E. Barnes, Editor d Owner . C'itj- Editor Business Manager SI BSCKIPTIOX RAl'ts. One Tear .$2.00 Six Months . . . !-00 Three Montts .50 Payable in Advaflc. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application, j First-class job printing facilities Equipments second to pone m the Interior. Entered at the Ashland. Oregon, PoEtoffice as second-class nail niat ter. . .. . , , . . Axhland, Ore, Thursday, Jujr 4. '12 " ' MKEfT ACTION- Agitator Ettor, in jail at Lawrence, Mass, charged with accessory before the fart to murder for inciting the ttrikers to riot, in an interview with a special correspondent to The Out look had this to say on tbe political pa me: "Thpv tioll iic tn trot n-hat infin by the balkrt. They want U8 to play the game according to the tabled rules. Hut the rules were made by the capitalists. They have laid down the laws of the game. They j, wld the pick of the cards. We never clln wn by political methods. The Hght of suffrage is the great-st h"ax of his-! tory. Direct action is the thy way." That is a fair expression Of the po- sition of the Indistrial Workers 0f tbe World. There is a half trUth in what Ettor says of the political game. But we part company with hjnJ on his opinion of suffrage. If th rules of the game have been laid doWn by the rnnitallutB It lB lv J.,K brKly of American citizens haVe failed i6fj)ved the riddle of existence. But j Tmen ,in Am;rka l"tic8- The to exercise their electoral privilege!3 heater marVel than thi8 l8 to meet. ! fema"f 'S grW'ng insistent for nn) intelligently. The election ,aw8 of as we do oce in a while, one who ! b"81,of conff8" ' tru,y Intative m u leoc. ot.,.,.t , .v. Lof the Peoples interest. This senti- .uio 1.UU111J j oic &ui.u LUii T?Ve CIIX- 1 can can exercise his judgment at the'satile heavenl' smile polls with the same foree orce 88 any un,ble to do ! other citizen. If he is so in practice the fault Is outgde the law. If we admit half f his con- i tentlon as true the stacking of the cards is it established ly custom, ' not bv law anrl rpmcwltf It within ; the law. The abuse groB Dot out ! w,e." i ""nK or old hgh or low, rich i of tbe election laws, but rater out!or P'"jr- bt ' will certainly find ! of the rules of party or(jan)zation. ' "Whatever advantage the capitalist! has gained has been thrown party manipulation. No one questions the charge that party organiatioii Is cor rupt. No one question8 but that nominations Have been so manipula te through party organisation that when It came to a geiierj flection the voter was left to a fre expression I which was in fact no expreliSion ata1ythinK at had. and out of thejare now kei,t ,,nder contl by rail- all. He east hiB vote without let or hindrance for the candidate of hu. party, and whichever 'aV the elec tion turned, the capitalist won. Not because there was no proper remedy at law, but because the indiviaUa voters were so divided aKaint their best Interests by blind PHrty service that the cards were stacked through party manipulation, in th.e nomina tion of candidates out cif harmony with their principles. w ...in w .u - ,11 e will go further. w 11 agree i,o. .!,. .. , ,a , that 'direct action is the f,n y way' ,, . , , Direct action through 1'"' tlcf under 1,- ti .. i the law. I he fault 1 cs in the ndl- , .. . ,,,, rection of our iioll'U.-.i fiction through party organzati"'). The dic tum of the organization 'las '"'''n al lowed to displace the Individual judg ment of the elector. ThUi, tlie party is the nildiiim through whrh "capi talism" has stacht'd the iuds- Con lroling party organization, jt controls all. There has been a great KtrtiK8le In American polities for "'tefH J'ears. It has been a struggle 1'vtWn the people and "capitalism" for control of the party organization- The struggle has been most'' undir the old system of party conventions and the people have genera"y fa"ed. The primary system h(j n)w been tried far enough to deii,0hstrate that it produces a fair expression of popu lar sentiment, and is n"t susceptible to absolute control by I'Urt)' bosses. It has demonstrated very plainly on" other thing. Wherever an ex Pension has been recorded thr"'i;h the pri mary it has been a det'lded'y pro Kressive sentiment tbat is progres sive as the term is used in contradis tinction to standpatlsm-ttnd tn Rlst of the lirogresslve Bent'tnept is th Fame in the democratic, hociai't and republcan parties, insofar &s It re lates to governmental Control, that is, the right of the p?oPle to control their government and R'nernnienta' agents. "Direct action" 1 guaranteed through the primary in Practice. S" far it is handicapped by Party Prima- ris, but as iig operation progresses it be sen that a party primary is, in fact, a party organization de stroy. When tne primary system has c0me into general u&e in every state tbe matter of keeping together ..ri? .Bni-n -.u ue out oi i r r r . o 1 1 i 1 1 i . - ' me question, yiien the uselessness of ,-.ly ,inne. -in ur rec0gn.zea amount of capital lnTe8ted in the en and a general primary system iH j terprise as well as the cost of opera take us place. By tbat means the j tion For 60me reaon not satlsfac. a.vwiii be made clear fcr tbe people ) tory explained congress failed to to Mn by Political methods and Mr. J grant the request ttor will discover that the right of j Under our constitution arbitrary 8uffrage instead of be.ng what he j rate fjling whJch amount8 tQ confjs. now tDiDks it is ' the greatest hoar J catlon ig not permissible ana JustJ. oi history, wjil prove the most be- i r... .v.. I . , " dui, litre aots me rate cease I ne'Jcent and rational plan bv which t u v.i j . , ' 1 ' u c" to be reasonable and become confis tne tieODie Br enabled tn rnntrnl ... - . . their g0verntoeDt, that has ever been devised n the echc my of nations. e . . , -Moreover. party prejudice will be ! Ith the dross. Men .ill be no ong- ; er he.d aga.n.t their individual po-! Parly regular t- Each citizen will . ,aa ,,, , l'e able to exercise his judgment free- l.v Without fear of having a charge of i isloyalty urged against h m bv some I n-,, Tt , . - " b . ;Propert. The demand was for rates favor-fattened ard bler who has ' v , I, n v . l. ia , . , nich would allow a reasonab e re no better kn0'lfedge cf vital pr nci- ! , ,K . , , . . . . , v turn on the actual investment with-P-e8 than a P0land China hog has of jout ,,,. the bock toe English w age properties. hen every national issue is forced T. , . .. . . ,' . j n , . . , That ean be accomplished on v bv to stand on itg merits, no longer bol-j t,a v . , , ' " cter a i t.Q ,,,,,. v . , . a true offical physical value, and stered by party authority, false issues ,hat . , A . . ... . . , .., (that should be arrived at bv a disin- raised to overshadow vital ones will fo . . iitlOkti H i Ka , . ..fl r V. sions of government will be more In " B nil Ul 111 "- ' J IJ h 1 1 - . THf; C HILD-MIM). "Won't It be a strange thing If, presently, science demonstrates to us that "The Kingdom of Heaven" is ... 1 (-nin us . i v m,.. c . . ! ou know it tays somewhere else ' Mn the Book, -Except e become as little children ye shall not enter the .Uiii, CUU "HtU ILItf lips OI 1 the jead there Is a smile, beautiful I and wonderfuf as if they had entered I UlJtm u rir v, inhcitanr.. itoin,i - v vC, son,,, rare aftf.- .oflrv Lbino. - " -v-o " " ui "ii 4ij uu una this same lth of the spirit, this same serene ! dainty that -all's well." i Such a one, whether man or worn-!,, an invariably proves on acquaintance j regard the nere and the hereafter the child-mind. He may be va8tlV learnpH (Usually Ik I . fir other- i n' direct li, nithod, siniple, intense, lB-v faltnful' fuH of moods and tehKes that is, temPestuous and serene by tUrne. bt wonderfully sane anfl whole8(mie-and above all else. eKer in all Hdf.rtakiniB. whnl- B'JUled, enthusiastic. Have ou ver noticed, with a Ild D0W hi8 treasures of today are s lrHlih of tomcrrow? ne will tak easur o,lsC of "ls imagination lthe 11 'ith Whatever he requires T he pla.vg 'Ith the same thing I aain, it must have an entire new outfitting, or he ioses an interest in it. The always-happy people are like that. Each day's work, every new urouieiii mat "nrroiiis them, is a new "play , the general scheme of I "Ketting Rro'ed," and the blessed ness in which they dwell, and which i -ieiii"" oni" a'i come in cor It ,.u ta't wlth thei". is far ahead of an k . . , heaven we-re certa n of, or t w0u c ... , . B'eHI a matter Very well worth whil r. 'r ien.e to concern itself w tl overflows (mto an who come In con- y Id le ith. sill says, pis -kooI'b Prayer"; " 'This nut i,y KUilt the onward sweep Of Truth and HBht, O Lord, we Stay; "Tin by oUr folli,.s that so long We hold the earth from haven ay." Won't lt pe Wonderful if we find 'hat an mis worij.gon-ow most of us I RMve so n,ll(:li al,ut consists entirely of the hab,t of Bhutting our eVe8 tight, turning our backs to the ligut, Hnd then cryiS because we're afraid of the dark! The Maii-Trlbune prints a compar ative annual statement of the school boards or Asl'nd and Medford on it8 editorial page, showing that Ash land is way "head of that town in tiiaiiagernent nd results. Bonds ere Issued py both districts to cover the cost of new nui'dings. There is little different between the service In the tw0 districts, about the Bame number f,f monis, t teachers and equipment. Yet Ashland has no floating debt and over $13,000 In Cash on haOd- At the same time Medford ha l)ut $858 In cash and has a floating debt of over $47,000. The Trlbune calls for an official ex planation. That's easy. It is just the difrerence between the Ashland conservative, rehuit-Ketting kind of management and the Bedford hot air kind. Celebrate the Fourth in Ashland. ASHLAND PHYSICAL VALUE OF RAlLROAIS Four years ago the Interstate Com merce Commission appealed to con gress for a physical value of railroad properties. The commission found it , Jmp0slbIe to arrlve at a just bagU : fcr rate fixin? without knowinr th i , J "lTT" . . , , terstate commission can be rightlv fuIfjed, ' the va)ue f be determined bv 1 amount of u wuua uul aajuot it. I lit? people believed that a large part of that WHO fif'tOfnuo on4 tn nr. . 0 ,r.e , , l CCICU UUIlIIIJlSbJUU. L T vm T J c0"L',ess, faiIe,d j uation, as requestei by its comniis jsion, is not in evidence. There are j these who believe that railroad in i fluence working through congress de j feated it, and that the railroad oppo- sition came from the fear that a dis- vivouic ui me ii ue )usicai aiue as related, to the book value would re- u , . . , . . j 1 w u " l"""" V mine what was a reasonable rate based upon such value. This consideration has had large ! , ,. ... auRinruwus uie present j ment is now too strong to remain 1 u .1 . . . : . v ; . . . . i . ... , T " br"kf n ,ur' thr0Ush l.he bottom of the ,', , u.e sp.Kea nan ui parusausmp is too weaK to ! drive it back. The demand comes from no less authority than the Interstate Co m- "lerce Comnlissin the United Stat,es' phBlcal valuation of rail- j, - ueu uemana ox ia ruutiie repu uncans ana n uran- uson democrats. But what if a true valuat'"n of iraiIroads should dis''le that the """ueu mae.ueaness of tne property was equal to or amounted to more than the true value? What then would become of the valueless paper stock through which the properties road stock manipulators? M,,'S t'ONSTITl'TIOXAL COX- YKXTIOX. Strange is the irony of fate, and a rare example is found in the calling together and the work of this con vention. There was no special de mand on the part of the nennlp of fTrhihf,ila'''nfi1of. "!e.,conv- tion. The pioneer in agitating the subject was the Ohio Board of Trade, and its chief object was to secure the right of classification of property for taxation. It not only failed to get what it wanted, but it lost what It had won in the amendment of 1903 when the convention replaced bonds on the tax duplicate. ext to the commercial interests came the liquor interests. Seeing that a ciinvpntiiu, i.. i. ,hj they entered the arena -m, ,ll j.-ci ui securing a license svstem in Ohio. They succeeded in making this the most mooted Issue in the cam paign. Nearly every candidate had to declare himself "wet" or "drv " 1... . ..r . , - llic V" i uw.u me it-sun: ine lluuor neo- 1 meir coveted license, but ith 8Ud' restrictions as to give them "?f ""'"" than they now have' Lastly came the initiative and ref erendum advocates, mere opportun ists. Few in number, they had long practiced their doctrine with little hope of winning their point, per haps, within a score of years. When it was decided to call this conven tion they saw their unexpected op portunity and began a vigorous cam paign. Rapidly they won converts and succeeded in making their hobby the issue of the campaign, next to the liquor question. In the end they won more than the commercial or iiquor nterests, but fell far short of their Ideal. The great work or the convention was along lines not contemplated, in the campaign nor discussed among the poeple. such as the changes In the Judiciary and In the government of cities. The general belief is that a large majority of the proposals will be adopted by the people, and if so they win practically amount to a new constitution a far better one than that under which the state is now governed. From "Making a New Constitution for Ohio," by Henry W. Elson, in the American Review of Reviews for July. Lewlston, Idaho, is considering the proposal to build a $50,000 bridge across the Clearwater river TIDINGS I The Home Circle 1 II a 3 rhoughts from the Editorial Pen H !fi H Our Schools. While the Tidings has always been a warm friend to the schools of Ash land, it Intends to take a deeper in terest in them during the ensuing year. We believe it is the duty of every citizen to take a live interest in our schools. During the years that are past, scores of diplomas have been handed out as class after class of our young people have stepped out of school's life into life's school. Would that we cculd in this issue of the Tidings place before its read- ere the familiar face of each and ! every one. but such is among the impossibilities, for Grim Death, on his white horse, has thinned the ranks, and as "Death loves a shining mark." many of the most promising fell before reaching the noon-day of life, but we can assist in keeping green their memories. Our school home! What words fall upon the ear with so much music in their ca dence as those which recall the scenes of school days now numbered among the memories of the past. In tervening years have not dimmed the vivid colorings with which memory has adorned those jcyous days. While we all graduate in much the same manner, now different has the wheel of fortune turned. Some with plaintive tongues have had to walk) King George III to the ropes when in lowly vales of life s weary way. j,hal SOVTreign expressed a polite de f -".i,in KlI?r hyniD8 haVe !unslre to insert a ring in the nose of ?l J 1 J7'. 25 thev have ne freebcrn American citizen. Ow trodden the mountain top; but no !iEg to the presence of a defective flue matter how near the summit or base j in his br0nchial tubing. Pitt never of the mountain of fame you will ! , rif ,cK' , v , , , . schools, you meet with one who a credit to society. ' As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined." anJ habits were formed under the mould- I ing power of a moral atmosphere ' which fm tn n0rm,tn of Ashland, which star bv onei.K and at,atj1t' hjs name to all of through life. Our school life is in- deprt thp FilMon lint thnt V.iri to age. and he is still but a child. however time may have furrowed his r-hpplr fir citvcrcii Viic 1 . - n-v r. . , yet recall, with a softening heart i the hannv school davs r.assp.i in thia; city. Fourth of July. Let every reader of this column plan for a jolly time on the Fourth. We live too fast in America. We have not enough holidays not enough resting places not enough intermission in our work-day world. It were better oftener to have laid aside its tools traffc and trade stopped, now and then, and to con sider its aim and end. There must be an oasis in every desert. The black Sierras has its sunlit valleys. There are smiling nooks even among the Cordilleras. Halting places they are, great rocks and their shadows, even in the drear iest land. He who builds up a shel ter for the storm-beaten and foot weary pilgrim over the road traced by the "great caravan" is a bene factor to his race and his memories should be cherished while holidays are observed. Holiday time! Who would care to know why and whence came the cus tom? Enough to know that care per force must smooth his wrinkled front, and fun and frolic for the time rule the hour. It were folly not to enjoy the glimpses of sunshine that come through the cloud rifts, short lived and evanescent though they be. They prove that there is brightness beyond that no clouds are so dense but stray beams may penetrate them. Rosy faces, wreathed and joyous, welcome the festive season. With its admonitions, its reminders, its regrets and its hopes, comes the happy holiday. It is well that the ancient builders set up mile posts on the highway of time, else it were a dull and tiresome road. Don'ts for Wives. The leader cf Rockefeller's church at Cleveland, Ohio, recently took the above heading for his text, and he asked his hearers to put the follow ing ten don't up in their wives' mir rors: 1. Don't marry a man for a liv ing, but for love. Manhood without money is better than money without manhood. 2. Don't overdress nor under dress; common sense is sometimes better than style. 3. A wife with a hobble skirt and a husband with patched trousers make a poor pair. A woman can throw more out or a window with a spoon than a man can put into the cellar with a shovel. How Xot to Run n House. 4. Don't think that the way to run a house is to run awuy fr'om it. It is wrong to go around lecturing other women on how to bring up children, while you are neglecting your own. 5. Don't tell your troubles to your neighbors. They have enough of their own. Fight it out with your self if it takes all summer. 6. Don't nag. The saloonkeeper is always glad to welcome your hus band with a smile. 7. Don't try to get more out of a looking-glass than you put Into it. nature's sunshine is better for a woman's beauty than man's powders and paints. Whist Parties as Perils. 8. Don't . make gamblers and drunkards of your children by run ning whist parties for prizes and serving punch with a stick in it. 9. Don't forget to tell the truth, especially to the conductor about the age of your child; honesty is worth more to you and them than a nickel. A boy who la 8 years old at home and 6 on the cars will soon learn other things that are not so. 10. Don't forget that home Is a woman's kingdom, where she reigns as queen. To a mother of a Lincoln, a Garfield, or a McKlnley, is to be the mother of a prince. The Tidings is for sale at W. M. Poley's Drug Store, 17 East Main St. milHMHHniMMIHMHIHHIIIHHIIIIIIIII ureMounfainWaterlce Reduced Prices on Ice FOR SEASON OF 1912 Save money by purchasing t 500, 1,000, 2,000 up to 5,000 pounds. $ i This Is the cheapest way to buy your Ice. Delivery every day except Sundays. !jj f ASHLAND ICE AND STORAGE CO. f TELEPHONE OS X 4"H 1 1 ! 1 I m 4i l I I M PITTSBURGH. The city of Pittsburgh was named in henor of the eminent English statesman. William Pitt, who, it win be remembered, stood up and fought luwti u Lionauu, uui ins inenus re- is!. Di.,., u " 'A !,,,.. , ,.. ,!,..SL of smokeless powder. Pittsburgh was discovered by La Salle, who ;-'J rirm.ii i.iig oil me U3V1S i dam and attached hi I " -?' "?A7 s of I"""- i When Pitts- I burgh was discovered it enjoyed an 'airtight monopoly on Hie natural gas j supply of the nation, but it has lost n'uchu of lts PreBtise on account of the sharp competition of the Congres- sional Record and the Chautauaua circuit. Pittsburgh mines a great deal cf hard coal at $1 per ton, but as most of this coal is shipped as perish able matter at letter postage rates, it sets the consumer back twenty times that modest sum before lt hits the cellar floor. The Pittsburgh oil fields were invented by Andrew Car negie, who afterward patented the steel trust, some of whose patents are about to expire with a loud noise. Andrew built up a good business, shed honor and free public libraries upon the body politic and finally re tired, taking with him the encomiums of a grateful people and most of the ready cash of the country. He now has quite a little money loaned out on real estate and pipe organs and has not been obliged to do any work for a number of years. Pittsburgh Is surrounded by two novel rivers and the protective tariff, and is thus enabled to cure most of her own ice and cut quite a little in Washington. WKST CHAXCiKS RKSIDKXCE. Humble Home Has Heen Subject of Magazine Articles. The palatial (?) mansion in which Governor West resided for a number of years is no longer the chief execu tive's home. He has given up the house which has become famous for its modesty and commonplace ap pearance notwithstanding it having been the home of the chief's execu tive. Governor West now lives in a pret ty new cottage recently erected on the northeast corner of the intersec tion of High and Center streets. Al though a beautiful place, he new home is little more imposing a struc ture than was the little cottage the governor recently vacated. Magazines and newspapers ran cuts of the governor's former "man sion," and drew picture and editorial contrasts between the elegant homes of 'other state governors and tne Ore gon governor's small place. A Portland judge says that here after any person convicted of cruelty to animals will have to serve a jail sentence. M..MHInIMIil,MM4,w.i,4,4lt I DO YOU PRIZE LAW LOOK IN Provost Bros.' Window For a display ol all tools necessary. Garden Hose 0 Lawn Mowers Sprinklers, &c. When Painting Use Shcrwin Williams Paint Thursday. July 4. 1912. coupon books. Issued for Ashland Restaurant Roast Chicken Dinner 25c Good Cooking Try Our Meals 80 XOIITH MA IX. Phone 129 27 Main St. C II. GILLETTE Real Estate, Leans, Rentals, Conveyancing SEE ME IJEFORE IJI YIXg FOR SEWING MACHINES AND SEWING MACHINE SUPPLIES SEE Independent Dealer 286 E. Main St. Phone 113 Car Load oi Salt Juet received a car of hay salt. Price $13 per ton. Ashland Feed Store TEL. 214-R. HSHLHND Storage andHTransfer Co. C. F. BATES, Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot Goods of all kinds stored at rtasona ble rates. . A General Transfer Business. M'ood and Rock Springs Coal Phone 60. Office with Wells-Fargo Express, ASHLAND. OREGOX. Attention, Wood Consumers Sound dry red fir and yel low pine, 10-inch block body wood, delivered in your wood shed in orders for not less than 10 tiers to a place, at $2.25 per tier. E. J. 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