Ashland tidings., February 24, 1913, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

Monday, February 24, 19i.f
ASHLAXO TIPIXGS
PAGE TWO
Ashland Tidings
SEMI-WEEKLY.
ESTABLISHED 1X70.
THE MENACE OF IXTEUVEXTIOX,
Evening Telegram: Intervention
in Mexico is a menace to the peace
j and welfare of this country. The
Issued Mondavs and Thursdays hone iie3 that it may be avoided.
Intervention
Bert II. Greer,
B. V. Talcott,
Editor and Owner
- - City Editor
SIHSC1UPTIOX HATES.
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Six Months 1.00
Three Months 50
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First-class job printing facilities. mov;(0 with a view of niakin
Equipments bccond to none in the
Interior.
is advocated by two
I classes of people, the jingoes and the
exploiters; and as we fancy the first
class is often actuated and inspired
by conditions which the second class
has helped to bring about. The seri
ous phase of the situation is that it
is one of conditions and not of theor
ies, and the conditions are menac
ing. American millions have gone into
mil-
"THE AMEK1CAX IJYROX."
Entered, at the Ashland, Oregon,
Postoffice as second-class mail matter.
Ashland, On-., Monday, Feb. '24, 'IS
lions in Mexico. As an inevitable in
cident, there has been material prog
ress in the country south of ns. It
was the custom during the latter
years of the administration under
Diaz to boast of that progress, and
to admit that it was due, almost al
together, to the initiative and activ
ity of the foreign capitalist, and for
WORTH THINKING ABOUT.
Senator the most part the American capital
ist. But with all that, the motive
in all this progress was like a thorn
in the Mexican side. There was no
assimilation of ideas, of habits, of
customs or of national interests. It
wp.s felt that the development of
Mexico was not for the Mexicans,
and for that reason much of that
same development was the source
and root of much Mexican hatred to
ward the foreigner, and toward the
Oregon Statesman: Joaquin Mil
ler has passed. And in the passing
ended a varied career. A gold dig
ger in California and acquainted
with the diggings in Idaho, a lawer
and judge in Grant county, Oregon,
editor of the Democratic Register of
Eugene, which was suppressed on ac
count of disloyalty, and a poet, he
had seen life in the wilds and in
the seat of great culture, for in Lon
don in 1871, when he brought out
his "Songs of the Sierras," he be
came a social lion and was honored
by Englishmen with the title of "The
American Byron."
Miller was born in Indiana, No
vember 10, 1841, and came to Ore
gon with his parents, settling in the
neighborhood of Eugene; went to
California, returned to Oregon, stud
ied law, went to Idaho, returned to
Oregon again, became judge of Grant
county, went abroad and brought up
in London, where England applaud
ed his work. He returned to Amer
ica and at Washington, D. C, did
newspaper work, then came to Ore
gon and to California, where in his
mountain cabin he died Monday.
His real name was Ciucinnatus
Heine Miller, but he borrowed the
"Joaquin" from a brigand 'whom he
had defended in the days when he
was a lawyer. He was married three
times, the first to a daughter of an
Indian, who was killed by settlers;
IX THE AVALANCHE OF GOLD.
American more than any other for- i the second time to a woman from
A bill introduced by
Green, representing a Kansas City
district in the Missouri state, senate,
is probably an outgrowth of the war
against the divorce evil which has
for some time been raging in Mis
souri's second city. Kansas City has
been grappling the evil at many
points. She has appointed and sal
aried a divorce p roctor whose offi
cial duty it is to examine into every
case coming before the courts of
Jackson county, to exhaust every
possible means of reconciling the ' eigner. it may t.e trutnnuiy saiu i wiiom ne was separated by divorce,
alienated pairs, and to be adviser of that in that very progress, inaugur-j and the third time to the wile who
the presiding judge as to matters not. j atert and stimulated by American survices him.
brought out in the evidence. j money, was nurtured that malignant j A lover of nature in the wikler-
In his latest official report the! spirit of revolt which now is the ! ness, it showed in the rhythm of his
Kansas City divorce proctor named . next thing to anarchy. Such, as it , verses and in the matter of which
hasty marriage as one of the most! must appear to reasonable men, is j they were composed. lie became
prolific causes of divorce. We take ! one very important pnase oi me gen- , popular ana ins worn win long live
esis of the trouble. j after him.
But it is the trouble itself more The following interesting romance
than the cause of it that now con- j is told of the dead poet: When lie
cerns us. All along it has been con- was a young man he was in love
ceded to have been serious, and with j with Sue Waldo, of near Salem, a
every change of the revolutionary i prominent young lady of that time,
kaleidoscope it grows more serious. I She had many other suitors. All of
Now and then there is hope of un- i them very very ardent in their ad
tanglenient and intimate peace, but j miration, but their proposals of mar
no sooner is the hope fairly enter- j riage met with little encouragement
tained than it vanishes. The worst 1 from .Miss Waldo. Finally, to be rid
of it is, the American nation is not ! of them, she agreed to marry the
in a position to disregard this grow-lone who could keep up with her in a
ing hopelessness. By virtue of a doc- ' horseback ride from Salem to t lie
Early in life John D. Rockefeller
set himself to fight against the pov
erty which had skimped tho bread
upon his father's table, which had
caused him to shiver when other
children had been warm, which had
put restrictions upon an education
he greatly desiied and for which he
had an unusual gift at absorbing.
He fought to such purpose that for
the curse of poverty he overcame he
acquired the ems'; of great wealth,
for every adversity he mastered he
became so much more the slave of
vast possessions.
Behold him now deluged with
money, caught in an avalanche of
gold. The other c"ay a lump sum of
ten millions of dollars was placed to
his account a windfall which but
merely added to the weight upon his
back, which but chained him the
more to his money bags, which
could but cause the persons who
guard him now as a prisoner is
guarded to draw their lines in clos
er. He has untold .wealth and un
told fear. He has property beyond
his own power to reckon iand he is
not free to go and come as he likes.
He has fought with poverty and all
the doors of treasure vaults are
opened to rain their holdings upon
him and around him until he seems
like an insect caught in a pit of
loose-running sand.
One may wonder if Mr. Rockefel
ler honestly thinks, that the fight has
been worth while. And we may won
der, too. if the persons who envy
him have any conception at all of
whiit they are envying.
it that Senator G'een's bill propos
ing to prohibit marriages in Missouri
which are not advertised in three
successive issues of a newspaper
printed at the home of the prospect
ive bride grows out of the proctor's
official revelations. The proctor's
report was really no revelation at
all, except in a statistical way. It
has been plain, during a dozen yeais
past, that marriages growing out of
"dares" and challenges to "bo
game," and soon to be followed with
complaints of "incompatibility," have
come to constitute a large percentage
of alleged causes. The proctor's re
port showed us how large the per
centage really is, nt least in Kansas
City, which we accept as typical in
this respect. The Moore bill seems
to be an effort to correct, as far as
may be, the conditions out of which
this evtl grows.
The measure is pot so fantastic as
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the leading theaters and retail shops. You are assured
of a most cordial welcome here. Every convenience is
provided for our guests.
, The Grill and Pining Room are famed for their excel
lence and for prompt, courteous service. Motors meet
all incoming trains. Kates are moderate; European
plan, $1.50 per day upward.
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
It Affects .Municipalities Mole Seri
ously Than I'livate Families.
trine wh'ch it insists upon with
greater emphasis than almost any
Geer place near Silverton.
Before starting' on this ride
she
other, it is chargtd with the duty; broke a switch from a weeping wil-
of enforcing pence in Mexico, if low tree near where the Marion ho
peace cannot be brought about 1y j tel now stands. The race began, but
any other means. The fulfillment of I none of the suitors was able to keep
that duty means war, and how seri- i pace with her. It is said, however,
ous or how long-sustained no man j that Joaquin Miller led all of them,
can tell. ' ! The switch which Sue Waldo used
The jingo clamors because we .she stuck in the ground near a
it may appear at first glance. It has have not already set about the per- spring at the Geer place, and it grew
always been easy to presume that a I forniance of that duty. He is seized j to be a large tree, which is still
three days' thinking spell would! with a sort, of patriotic frenzy be-! standing. Miller wrote a very inter
bring a returning reason and sense cause of the alleged lack of protec- i esting poem about the incident.
of obligation to very many if not the ;tion to American citizens in Mexico,
most of the giddy young creatures forgetting that, in large measure the
who make these fly-by-night mar- risk incident to political and revolu
Tiaires. Tho nlan mieht not work tionary vicissitudes down there
well, if tried. In lact, it is not easy
to see how it could be made to wofk
without the concurrence of the par
ties to such matches, which could
only be inspired by a fear growing
out of the drastic enforcement of the
law. And such enforcement might
not be easy. A proclaiming of banns
1b the best means of advertising
forthcoming marriages, and if this
annot serve the fluid and tumultu
ous social structuie of today it is
not going to be at all easy to find
should be his. On the other hand
the big American financial giant,
represented in the republic south of
us by hundreds of millions, while
urging intervention with less noise
than the simon-pure jingo, is shrewd
ly biding his time until intervention,
which he considers must ensue, be
comes the fact; until occupancy fol
lows; and as he hopes and dreams,
the final acquisition of Mexican ter
ritory is the ultimate result, and his
patience and cunning are rewarded
LINCOLN AS A WORLD
EXCE.
INFLl'-
somehting which will take its place, j by the accretion of tens of millions
Yet the evil remains and a practica- j where before he only expected mil
hle remedy is well worth thinking i lions.
about. I It is a situation that bo far as the
1
j future of this country is concerned
SOCIALISM NOT FOR THE
FARMER.
j is well-nigh a crisij. To meet it and
I to maintain American honor, Ameri-i
can dignity, American regard for jus
tice will require the highest order
nr-l.nlii:t mivs' "We 111 II lint. llHVe
, ,. . . ,. , , .... j of statesmanship. The Mexican sit
socialism in this country if we don t ...
get the farmers in some way."
And probably that is exactly why
wo shall not hav? socialism in this
country. Socialism does not appeal
to the farmer.
nation presents altogether the most
I serious problem to which the United
(states government has had to ad
I dress itself since the Civil War.
Every socialist pgricultural colony
that has been organized in this
country has been a failure as far as
we can remember. The success of
the farmer depends upon private
profit. The moment he Is deprived
of his absolute right in these he
loses all incentive to anything more
than perfunctory effort, and that
does not result in successful farm
ing. In every agricultural community
there is generally one farm that Is
easily the best. No other occupation
no quickly shows the effects of in
dividual effort aid skill, and it is
not in human nature to be willing
to turn over the fruits of one's labor
to the less energetic and duller
neighbor. There may be a commun
ity of business interests among farm
ers, as In marketing and selling
crops, but it must be a community of
interest that is easily and accurately
measured In dollars. The farmer
will not "go halves" with any not so
well equipped as himself with en
ergy, foresight, thrift and the other
qualities that enable one man to
row while another goeB to seed.
FRESH EXT I A L TRA V ELI NG.
One of the features of President
Taft's administration has been the
enormous amount of ground he has
covered in traveling. The sentiment
of Washington proverbially fails to
reflect the rest of the country. No
doubt Mr. Taft wanted to get closer
to the ordinary ,-un of people, to
express his Ideas and learn their
views.
Theoretically the presidential tour
does this. Actually, however, it
mostly makes a holiday for curiosity
seekers. The yelling crowd is not
anxious to know v.hat tho president
thinks about the tpriff or trusts. It
wains to know whether he looks like
his i hotograph, and to see what kind
of clothes he wears
No doubt it must often pay a pres
ident to take a trip out to consult
with representative leaders. But he
can get all he wants to learn of pub
lic sentiment by reading tho news
papers from all parts of the country.
In his address ?t Springfield, 111.,
on Lincoln Day the German ambas
sador to the United States, Count
von Berustorff, touched ably on one
of the live issues of the times when
he pointed out that the work per
formed by Lincoln in his own coun
try has been a shaping force to an
Important degree in other civilized
races and nations. The count traced
this feel-ng in the desire of Ger
many for unification, a wish realized
sin.?e Lincoln's death and encour
aged by his work and example. If
the American union had been torn
asunder the value of federated states
would have been held in doubt, and
the arguments of history would have
been against racial and political af
filiations. In all probability such
alliances as that now active in
southeastern Europe would not ex
ist, for if this country had failed its
history would be a warning, not an
inspiration.
What the ambassador said about
187,000 men of German birth who
enlisted in the union armies is de- j
served, and' it will never bo under
valued, least of all in Missouri,
where it was inestimable at a most
critical time. This great army of
Germans in America had been born
under a monarchical government
and spoke another language. But
there were entire regiments of Ger
mans in the union forces east and
west, and they performed their work
with full courage and devotion.
They offered their lives in an adopt
ed country because the ideals, best
conceived and exnressed by Lincoln,
appealed to their Fense of right and
justice for all men. If Germany has
gained good for Itself from the
words and deeds of Lincoln, from
what was achieved under his leader
ship, it is but part payment of the
debt to tho liberty-loving Germans
who have found a home in this coun
try, and aided in its upbuilding. A
unified Germany, ever advancing in
the scalo of nations, is a gratifying
fact to Americans.
San Francisco Chronicle: During
the eight years from 1902 to 1910,
according to a census report just
issued, the cost of the municipal
housekeeping of 1 4 n American cities
having a population of 30,000 or
more in 1900 increased from $419,
819,091 to $71 7.SS2.232, or C-C.6 per
cent, while population has increased
much less, actual er capita taxation
having increased 35.4 per cent dur
ing the period.
The total revenue of the 1S4 cities
having in 1910 a population of 30,
000 or over was $759,942,4 15. of
which $83, 197, 47? was gross re
ceipts from public Fervices mostly
water supply 138 cities out of 184
owning their own water systems.
An impressive statement in the re
port, is that the revenue of New
York city in 1910 was $197,779,833,
or 2C per cent of all the money
raised for municipal purposes in the
United States.
Great as the increase of cost of
city government was from 1902 to
1910, it is a matter of common
knowledge that in this state per cap
ita cost is now increasing even more
G. J. Kaufman, Manager
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rapidly, and It is presumably true of J It is essential that the greater part
most parts of the country. j of savings shall be put to productive
In objects of expenditure, educa-use in order that mankind may be-
employed and its needs supplied.
That is the most benevolent us.,
to which savings can be applied. It
distributes more comfort than any
altruistic expenditure-.
But states and nuinicipaliUes can
not save and never do. If they at-
tion leads with $133,533,813 to its
debit. We hope we all get our
money's worth, but there is an in
creasing number who doubt it.
Next follows protection of lire and !
property that is to say, the police j
and fire departments with $111,-1
932,048. Streets come next with j tempt to invent dividual saving,
$54,778,717. pith protection f i productively, the effect is wasteful,
health $44,330,45'j. For charities, j Usually there is no saving. If then
hospitals and correctional institu-l '. il is let' tllan "'dividual,
tions the 184 cities expended $29,- would save.
621,797. The sum of $10,1 OS, SOS j V e al- a" ih,k of multitudes o:
was expended for recreation, and the ' things which we would like to ha
"fr-noral m.l r,f .rvorn ! n ,r tho 151 lur OUrseiVCS Or 101 OUT CllieS. HIU
cities was $53,402,4S7.
The rapid increase of per capita
taxation is not confined to munici
palities, but extends to other politi-
cm buuui isiuna, 1Mb h lilies aim me
nation. We are going the pace. j
More and more the public is seiz-!
ing upon the savings of its citizens)
and applying them to public uses. ;
mostly unproductive, and when pro
there is a limit easily reached be
yond which we cannot take the sav
ings of individuals lor public expend
iture without assuring economic di.-
i aster.
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Many suppose that it is only tax
payers who pay taxes. It is a great j
fallacy. If taxes could not be
missed on to thp cnminntiif v at larirp.
they could not be paid at all. Those
from whose hands the taxes are di
rectly taken could not possibly sup
port all our governments. And those
who are quite poor probably pay
most of all.
There are those who would delib
erately seize for the state all the
savings of individuals, having no
conception of the calamities which
would follow if it could be done.
Send your order to Fred Lockley.
Northwest Manager, Sunset Maga
zine, 304 Wells-Fargo building, Port
land, Ore. 5C-tf
A week's battle with cannon in
the heart of a large city speaks lit
tle for the marksmanship on either
side.
The increasing interest shown in
Lincoln Day is one of the surest
proofs that the world is growing better.
Phone naws items to the Tidings.
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ere Is An Offer for lien
Longky Hats
$3.00 VALUES FOR
S-f.95
Seven electric motor trucks will be
purchased by the Manila paatoffice.
It is not improbable that the
bands at the Inaugural will be play
ing the Mexican fandango.
For a limited time wo are offering all ov)r men's $3
hats at only $1.95. Ann1 these hats are all up-to-date
styles, every one of them. You can choose any style
you like, and there are many 6hapes and colors to se
lect from, such as blacks, greens, browns, grays and
blues. If you are in need of a hat or not come take
advantage of this offer, as you may not again have the
opportunity of buying a $3 Longley hat at this price,
See window display of many of these hats.
Mesi's Caps
We are also offering all our men's caps made of nov
elty fabrics which formerly sold at $1.25 now at $1.
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