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ASHLAVn TIDINGS Monday, February 10. 101.?. PAGE TWO Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. Issued Mondays and Thursdays lU'rt It. Giwr, - Editor and Owner II. W. Talcott, ... City Editor srnscKH'Tiox hates. One Year $2.00 6ix Months ' 1.00 Three Months 50 l'ayable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mail mat ter. Ashland, Ore., Monday, Feb. 10, '13 A BIG PROJECT FOU CITY. A S.MALL THOSE Font mlKEl OPINION'S Robert Underwood Johnson has collected 400 opinions of persons and newspapers, more or less prominent in the country, declaring against the dishonor of free .American coastwise ships through the Panama canal. Those opinions are all printed in quite a pretentious pamphlet, the typographical style of which indi cates that it must cost some money, and, indeed, a great deal of money when we consider that it has been freely distributed till over the coun try. There's no denying that this 400 comprises quite an array of in telligence, good Intent and respecta bility, and one should feel that as a whole this symposium has weight. One would feel thi'.t way, in fact, if in all those 400 expressions there was one sound, substantial reason es tablishing the bugaboo of alleged na tional dishonor they all assail. Turning throug'i the pamphlet one finds all the opinions of the same general strain, harping upon two ideas that of discrimination against foreign shipping which has never been proposed, and that of a bonus to a shipping trust which Is forbid den the use of the canal. - It any! one of these opinions has Indicated how there might be discrimination where competition is impossible anil cannot be contemplated, or if they could show how passing through the canal free and on even terms with all ships that could possibly compete constitutes the payment of a bonus or subsidy in the true sense, then there would have been some force of logic in that pamphlet worthy of the expense. As a matter of fact, the only dis crimination possible is that which would obtain if this protest which helps no one but the transcontinen tal railroad interests should prevail. That discrimination would rob Amer ican shipping in the coastwise trade of a privilege it now enjoys. It would put a burden on ocean compe tition between the two coasts which would partly sav:? the day for the Tailroads, and that would be the sole effect. Our coastwise shipping inter ests would be luinuicappttd and the shipping interests of no other nation vwould be benefited in any way what ever. It is not a question, of national honor. It Is a question of railroad profit. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE TOWN". MAKING IDI E THREATS. However the experiment may re sult, Northampton, Mass., will enjoy the distinction of having established the first municipal theater in the United States. This is one of the smaller cities of the old Bay State which has experienced much diffi culty in securing the appearance of first-class theatrical attractions; and i naving urea oi inis, uie people ueier- mined they would have a theater and a theatrical company of their own. A report of the establishment and conduct of this playhouse is present ed in the last number of the Munici pal Engineer. The details are mea ger, but the fact itself is interest ing. It appears that the theater was equipped under citv supervision, and that it is managed by an experienced theatrical man who is employed by the city. Individual citizens have provided a guaranty fund to be drawn upon in the event the enter prise is not a financial success. A stock company has been engaged which will remain permanently, it is said, presenting new plays that can be secured and the best of the old ones. Arrangements have also been made since the theater was opened to play some of the best road attrac tions, the Sothern-Marlowe company being among the number. This is a big enterprise for a small community, comparatively speaking, and in an unusual sense. It is a bold experiment socially and artis tically that has been mooted about among a number of larger cities in this country, but rever tried by any of them quite to the contrary, it has been held to be impracticable by all authority on the subject, and more impracticable in the small city than in the larger one; it should, i riioiat lis therefore make this little M.iKKncllil- I setts town the center of interest as touching the possible solution of a very interesting if not a very impor tant problem. And why should American cities, either all of them. ror any of them for that matter, feel bound eternally to accept dramatic entertainment or any other form of artistic gratifica tion upon the judgment or the inter est 'of an alien junta with its head quarters in New York? We are all familiar with the stock answer to this, and most of us concede that as applying to present conditions it is more or less sufficient and reason able; but must there be admission that present conditions will always persist? There is argument for the organization of the theatrical busi ness as it is now managed. We are told that it is essential to bring to the front the best that offers in American dramatic art. It may be difficult to deny that, but we have to take so much chaff with the wheat that it is not such a strong argu ment after all. Moreover, we are wholly lacking in independence; we are seeking to pour all dramatic taste into the Broadway mold, and sometimes the result is anything but wholesome or satisfactory. It is rather a nice question to con sider if the maintenance of indepen dent theaters in different cities would not finally bring freshness and vigor to the native dramatic concep tion; If there mlg"M not bo gome ad vantHgti In developing the American theater so that all the country would not be obliged to see its drama through Broadway glasses, If you don't like t'ne kind of town That this town seems to be, If buildings here tre tumbled down A way you hate to see, If something isn't up to date, Or good as things of old, While other towns are simply great (Or so you have been told). If you would like Ic see a place That's full of prsh and snap, A town that hits a faster pace, A town that's on the map; Yes, if a way you'd like to know To find it in a jerk, I'll tell you where ou ought to o You ought to go to work. You needn't pack . trunk or grip. And leave the folks behind, You needn't go and take a trip Some other place to find, You needn't go and settle down Where friends of old you miss For if you want that kind of town, Just make it out of this. The Home Circle Thoughts from the Editorial Pen J 1 The Scriptures call attention to the fact that personality is beyond control. "By taking thought," quer ies the inspired writer, "can a man add a cubit to his stature?" The expected answer is, of course, "No." But the news comes from that me tropolis of doctors, Edinburgh, that Dr. Gibson of the Royal Infirmary, by giving a stunted boy extract of the thyroid gland of sheep, caused him to grow seven inches in six Tl. . I . .. 1 enter Woolwich ods for state and ;overnment Inspec tion and control. The number of dead and injuerd during the twelve-month on the steam roads was 180,123. In com menting upon thU feature of rail roading, the Interstate Commerce Commission recommends that con gress enact legislation requiring standard operating rules and the gen eral use of the block system. It is announced that following the Titanic disaster of last summer both the steamship and the railway com panies ceased the mad rush for "rec ords," and speed was made a sec ondary consideration to safety. The mania for speed reached its apex last season, and there is hope that the present year will note a diminishing roll of the dead and injured. The railroad companies are not to be held responsible entirely for the over development of the speed mania. It was a demand of the public for which the public paid a severe pen alty. The New York Tribune says: "The public needs to be reasonable, not only in its demands for speed, but in its attitude toward railway rates and earnings, if human life is to be made safe cn American railways." "LAUGH AND GROW FAT." 13 Chunks of Wisdom Collated for the Tidings by H. G. Gilmore. Apparently there la a distinction of classes among those to whom the appellation "hobo" is generally ap plpicd. The national hobo conven tion at New Orleans, in a resolution, has drawn a distinct line between "bums" who will not work and "re-, spectable hoboes" who cannot get work. Unless some states cease what they term too active enforcement of vagrancy laws, members of the or ganization will adopt militant meth ods, is the assertion, and when jailed make themselves so obnoxious that they will be freed. The methods of enforcing the laws in California, among other states, are condemned in a resolution int.oduced by one of the heads of the "hobos' associa tion." It is difficult to regard these ac tions upon the part of "chevaliers de industre" as imything but bur lesque, but when the number of Idle people is considered, it is evident tnat tnere may foe something more than a joke to contend with. At any rate it behooves the authorities to guard against i possible effort on the part of the "hoboes" to put some of their alleged threats into prac tice. SPECIAL NOTICE. All matter for the Tidings should he directed to the puer, rather than to any person connected therewith. When directed to a jmtkoii it in apt lo lx Kent to flip home address, thus delaying its insertion. The PORTLAND EVENING TELE GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year, $5.00. INTEREST IN' NEW GROWING. Politically speaking the months following a national election are as a rule dull. A noticeable sleepiness exists in the old-line republican party at this time, or perhaps it has not recovered from the shock adminis tered in November, but no such con dition can be located in the pro gressive party. On every side they are rallying and reorganizing, draw ing their forces into battle array for new undertakings and for a wide spread campaign of education. Large meetings which have recent ly been held in numerous cities throughout the United States prove that there has been no decrease in energy or zeal on the part of the progressives, but instead a strength ening of the cause all along the line. Progressive clubs of large member ship are being formed in such cities as New York, Washington, Chicago and Minneapolis. One of the latest states to show a wide-awake interest in the movement is Indiana, where there are marked signs of interest and activity. Permanent state and county headquarters have been estab lished and will be kept open con stantly and a state progressive club has been organized. Such political activity is without precedent in the annals of any party. In the opinion of the Terre Haute Star it is the first time in the his tory of political parties in this coun try when a campaign looking to the future has been begun so soon after election, this proving what a deep hold the new party has upon the been too short to A -a -1 niii v lti ti o a literally trained up in the way he should grow by the doctor. The doctor says that he has had great success in stimulating growth by the use of the thyroid extract. The thyroid is a mysterious gland at the top of the windpipe, the use of which has been a problem. May be it is the function of the thyroid to stimulate growth. The Edinburgh story seems well vouched for but so far as its truth is concerned, we shall know more hereafter. In the meantime, if the stature of the people is thus brought under control, size will become a matter of the supply of thyroid ex tract. For most small- people, for some obscure reason, want to he big. It is perfectly tiue that, tried by the severest tests, the mart just un der the medium height is the best physical risk. He is the hardest sol dier. He is the most comfortable in all the ordinary conditions ot life. The world is made for the medium sized person. It fits him. It does not fit the very large or very small. Nevertheless, the people will want six-footers for their sons and daugh ters "divinely tall." Thyroid extract will be as precious as radium. The rfch only will be able to get it. And at last we shall have a class of millionaires whom we can distinguish from the waiters at a glance by their size. For when size can be bought in thyroid extract, It will become one of the stigmata of wealth and rank. Perhaps by feeding beef animals with thyroid, hugcr beeves may be produced, and therefore more food PARTY IS for the nation. Perhaps some way can be found of breeding sheep and goats which are all thyroid gland, and can, therefore, be used up as stimulants of general growth. But let us not be visionary. If it be a fact that "manners makyeth man," it is incontroberta bly true that width of visage, as against length, is to be preferred every time. The chunks that fol low tell their own story: Chunk 1 Some are born widows, some achieve widowhood, whilst oth ers have widows thrust upon them. Chunk 2 People who love in glass houses should pull down the blinds. , Chunk 3 You may lead an ass to knowledge, but you cannot make him think. Chunk 4 What is home without another? Chunk 5 As ye sew so must ye rip. Chunk 6 Don't take the will for the deed get the deed. Chunk 7 Advice to parents: Cast not your girls before swains. Chunk 8 Pride goeth before and the bill cometh after. Chunk 9 A little widow is a dan gerous thing. Chunk 10 All that a man know- eth will he tell to his wife. Chunk 11 The self-made man is often proud of a poor job. Chunk 12 Society covers a multi tude of sins. Chunk 13 The ways of the trans gressor are smooth; mwi t fmwm4"J THE MOST POPULAR TRADE MARK IN THE WORLD IS IT YOURS? will never That's true. ;et ahead in this world unless you save You money. If vou can't save much, save a little. Deposit your savings with us and watch them grow. In just a little 'while you will have a good, substantial bank account. One dollar will open a Savings Account. We'll pay' four per cent interest on your money, too. Don't wait i.util tomorrow or next week start the account today. Granite City Savings BanR ASHLAND, OREGON. "From his toes up to his shine Tom stuck grandpa full of pins. Although Tom the fun enjoyed. Grandpa was quite annoyed. Johnny climbed upon the bed And hammered nails in mamma's head. Thought the child was much elated, Mamma felt quite irritated. Merry funny little Moses Burnt off both his brothers' noses. And it made them look so queer, Mamma said, "Why, Moses, dear!' " Arminius Haeberle, a St. Louis. Mo., man in the United States con sular service, has just been ordered from Teguciagalpa, Honduras, where it's always S." degrees or over, to Vladivostok, Siberia, one of the cold est spots in the world. Congressman Zinner of Cleveland proposes a federal law to prohibit I the manufacture and sale of pistol in the United States. For Indulgent Parents. "Spare the rod; spoil the child" contains a heap of learning that no parent can afford to despise. There is more truth than poetry in the following: The Disconsolate Widow. An epitaph that read as follows, with much moralizing thrown in to boot, is declarative in a very large degree: "In memory of Homer Clark, who1 died October 13, 1S73, aged 41 years. "My husband was a noble man, Of me he lot3 aid think. And I'll never see another man Like my dear Homer Clink. He was the kindest sort of man, He was a good provider, And when a friend asked drink, He always called for cider." (Six months later.) "His wife, she had a noble heart, And though she may remarry, Whene'er she thinks of Homer Clark Her heart a sigh will carry." him to Dr. Charles Wood of Washington, urging greater missionary activity in China, declares the republic will not endure unless the bulk of its people become Christians.. Statistics compiled by the munici pal council show that most widows In Paris take a sesond husband with in 18 months of the death of the first. IN SHOWING 600DS The clerk is helped materially in making sales if he can show his goods under a bright light The customer gets a better idea of the purchase she is making and as a conse quence the store gets more of her money. This is not only theoretically, it is practically true. Good light helps to sell good goods and the best light is Electric Light. The estimate man is at your service. 'Phone for him. Ashland Electric Power and Light Company ley mil The Toll of Railway Speed. Exchange: The battle of Gettys burg was appalling in its sacrifice of human life. For fifty years the na tion has mourned the lives that were given to the strife of the contending armies. But during the last year the total of dead and injured from train wrecks on the railroads of the United States was more than three times the dead, wounded and missing at Gettysburg. Instead ot showing decrease, an increase of 20,000 over 1911 is noted, this in spite of the continuous demand of the public for improved service and of better meth- people. It is certainly sufficiently remarkable and significant to give the leaders of other parties cause for deep thought. The result in November, when 4,000,000 votes, gained in three months' time, were cast for the new party, is more generally looked upon as a victory than a defeat. There Is a genuine enthusiasm for the prin ciples of the new party which is growing in vol u mo daily, and the progressive party will be a formid able political organization, builded in behalf of the people, by the time the next general election is at hand. There is too much principle, too much of good in the new party to permit of its being disorganized or disrupted. He limy a Mew When You Can Buy at Reduced Prices A Every boy's suit in our store is reduced. You can WIDOW select an.Y 8uit in sizes from four to 17 years at a re- JONES uuuiuMinuui $i.uuio$j uu, ana every suit is new. There is not an old suit in our entire stock. They are made of plain and novelty fabrics, colors browns, blues, blacks and grays. Come take advantage of this offer. You cannot buy suits elsewhere at prices we are offering them. 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