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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1913)
J JAGK TWO AS3LANI TIDINGS Monday April 14. 1013. Ashland Tidings S EMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1870. Issued Mondays and Thursdays Bert R. Greer, Editor and Owner B. W. Talcott, , . . . City Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year J2.00 8Ix Months 1.00 Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rites 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. Asliland, Ore., Monday, April 14, '13 ASHLAND WOMAN POTENTIAL. It is a significant fact that the progress of humanity, from a social, an ethical, or from a humanitarian point of view, is gauged by the activ ities of its women citizens. Sociology recognizes woman as the strong arm of achievement; the hu manities bear witness, not only to her kindness of heart, but to her ex ecutive ability; reform movements and enterprises conceived for the promotion of altruistic and artistic ideals express in eloquent phrase the direct force of the woman-soul, the breadth of the woman-vision and the strength of her activities. Ashland, even more largely than the average city, owes a heavy debt to her female citizens. Civic pride, not less than Ihe hu manities, is an elemental principle in the woman nature. Ueglnning with one room, two, or even the larger social economy of her imme diate neighborhood, the woman's am bition soon vaults over the narrow confines of her environment and in vades the larger economies, govern mental, industrial and political, city, state and nation. In direct propor tion, then, to her own growth and to her freedom in action does she become not merely a city beautifler, but a city builder. Ashland's fame has gone abroad as the city beautiful, a city of inno cent and healthful amusements and recreations, a city of institutional and civic enterprise second to no other town of its size in the land. Who has set tne pace, and lead, in this civic progress? The women of Ashland. Yea, even more; they have gone almost alone in many of their undertakings and nave forwarded them to glorious con summation with little or no help from the male citizens. Women's clubs havo done in finitely more in Ashland than foster social life, or stimulate literary ef fort and intellectual growth; they have touched the very well-springs of proper material progress in creat ing greater interest in matters of public health and morals, in parks and boulevards and well-ordered homes and lawns. In short, thevJ have cultivated public taste ia a high degree to a proper appreciation of the values of life, artistic, uni tarian and social, in its broader sense. They not only have investi gated and discovered social needs, they have supplied them; they not only have laid bare the rottenness of past health conditions, they have as-, sumed the task and corrected them. They have advocated laws bearing on cleaner and more wholesome food products, they have lobled tor meas ures that meant better protection for their sex and for the children. They have forced consideration of social problems erstwhile tabooed because mis understood. They have emanci pated themselves from traditions that bound them within four square walls and have become, net only mothers to a race of men, but intel ligent participants in the conduct of government. Ashland women are alert; they are sensible; they are sane. Women cit izens are immune to graft; they work without salaries and they fear not to dare and do when necessity presents the occasion. They are the leaders, not only in moral thought, bat in material achievement. Hats off to the Ashland women. Will Recover Relics of Frigate "Phil adelphia." If it is found possible, the United States navy department will recover the cannon, bronze ornaments and other relics of the old American frl gate Philadelphia, the hulk of which has rested and rotted in thn mud of the harbor of Tripoli since 1804, when she was set on fire an sunk by Lieutenant Decatur to prevent her use by the pirates who had catptured ber. Half a century of uce as railroad ties has been obtained in Australia fioin wood of the "stringy bark" tree, a species of eucalyptus.. WE CAN SPARE THE FLUNKEY. ISM. President Wilson will do the coun try a good turn if he shall continue to set his foot down against the fiunkeyism that has had so strong a hold in Washington. Imperceptibly we have got to looking at things through the eyes of other nations. We started on this republican ex periment of ours with a code as stern as that of the pilgrim fathers. And we have gone so far that the rich Chicago man who tries to buy his way into New York society could scarcely give up points as a nation in toadying. Here is the demand th?.t foreign ambassadors be rich men, and that the government provide them with palaces abroad, so that they may go merrily with the swim. The great est foreign representative that this country ever had, the one with the profoundest influence on Europe and on the destiny of the United States, was Benjamin Franklin. He went to the richest, the gayest, the most os tentatious court of Europe in that or any age. He dressed in homespun and lived as simply as he did in Philadelphia. What a retuke to the flunkey ideas of this generation! Our presidents have fallen into the habit of running about the coun try like a sovereign who must "get acquainted" with his subjects; and they have carried a miniature court of satellites and sycophants with them. They could not move out without a bodyguard and a cordon of secret service men. It protected no body. McKinley and Roosevelt were as easy targets for the assassin as if they had walked about like plain cit izens. It became just the gratifica tions of an easily aroused vanity. Mr. Wilson is -beginning very sim ply. He keeps office hours. He in tends that those hours shall be free from the office-seekers, whom he has most properly shunted off upon the heads of departments. He goes to the theater quietly like any other cit izen. His wife has set an American standard of dress, , and the White House receptions will not rival those of European capitals. All of which is amazingly grateful to every true American. We can scarcely imagine any reform that would bo so wel come and far-reaching as a return to the standard of true American simplicity. SIMPLIFIED SPELLING. The editor, having read the rec ommendations of the Simplified Spelling Board, and feeling that this subject would afford a tranquilizing relief from the acerbities of politics, turned to the literature of spelling reform. He was amazed to find such words as "asinine," "liars," "w'tless per sons" and "Idiots" hurtling through the calm academic arena. Apparent: ly publishers of spelling hooks will not find their old stock outlawed for some little time yet. . If you assembled a group of intel ligent Germans or Italians or French men, and read to them a passage of their own tongue containing a lot of new words, they would all spell them about alike. But 'if all the col lege presidents of the United States were given such a passage in English no two would agree on one spelling. If too many changes ar made all at once, the public and young people get the idea that there is no such thing as a single correct standard of good spelling. Josh Billings becomes as good as the president of Harvard. Anyone can excuse his laziness and inattention at school by the excuse that he is a phonetic speller. Furthermore, wholesale changes involve confusion and labor for grown-up people who studied the old way, while the time of the children who are now learning to spell is comparatively cheap. Nevertheless, the English language is being simplified all the time. Twenty years ago everybody spelled It "programme." Today probably the majority of newspapers cut off the word's superfluous petticoats. When Americans spell "honor" without any "u," our English cous ins call it "western barbarism." When the letter "k" was left off "critics" and "public" many editors kept on using the "k" for a genera tion. But these old spellings would look as grotesque today as knee breeches and silver buckles. The pupils seem to understand simplified spelling a good deal bet ter than the teachers. New York City Big nothing Maker. New York city produces more than one-half of the clothing for both men and women worn in this country. There are over 700,000 men and women working in the factories in New York city, considerably more than the combined factory popula tions of Philadelphia and Chicago. "Fresh farmers' eggs" at 80 cents a dozen were recently advertised in Gloucester county, Pennsylvania. ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE SO CIALISTIC PROPAGANDA. The king of Greece was assassin ated by one of the Instruments of those who are opposed to law and order, those' who have arrayed them selves as against existing authority of every kind, and are ready to com mit murder to carry out their wild and vicious ideas. There are grades of socialism, there are spheres of socialistic activ ity, but there is no limit to the dan ger from the imperfect brains and the murderous hands which respond so promptly to the vicious sugges tfons of socialistic leaders against ex isting conditions and to ths wild de nunciations of those same leaders against the laws and the executives of law. There are, without doubt, socialis tic leaders who will sincerely deplore the work of assasslnatioa. There may be anarchistic workers who would not openly advocate this method of upsetting existing law and order, but for more than fifty years assassination after assassination of kings, queens, emperors and presi dents in Europe and America have testified to the murderous effect that socialistic and anarchistic doctrines have upon the brains of ccitain fol lowers of these cults. It was socialistic doctrines that nerved the hand that drove the knife to the heart of the beautiful and good Elizabeth of Austria. It was defiance of constituted au thority that caused the brooding of Guiteau to fire the shot that ended the career of Garfield, and it was the hatred of existing social conditions, cultivated by socialistic discussion with socialistic associates, that made Czolgosz the murderer of the well- beloved McKinley. "By their fruits you may know them" is as true in the history of men and parties as it is in the king dom of the plants, and in these events which follow the unrest, dis content and aroused wild passions, clearly attributable to the work of socialistic or anarchistic agitators, one cannot fail to perceive the dan ger which attends their operations. The chief of the Hellenic people, the promoter of the glory of the na tion, the patron of the arts, the help er in all branches of scientific re search, King George of Greece, was sent to the tomb by the shot of a miserable, feeble-minded anarchist, whose brain had been inflamed by socialistic agitators through their denunciations of existing authority. It is the part of wisdom for those in authority at Washington to see to it that no harm shall befall the pres idents of the United States, and the fetes of Lincoln, Garfield and Mc Kinley all should remind our people that lack of personal fear affords no guaranty of personal safety. Ample protection should be given our chief magistrate at all times, and no opportunities be afforded social istic or anarchistic assassiin to strike down another president of the Unit ed States. A NEWSPAPER'S DUTY. What Is the duty of a newspaper toward the public as to the exposure of frauds? How far should it go and to what loss of friends or busi ness should it subject itself to pro tect the people from imposition? These questions recur almost daily In the experience of every conscien tious newspaper man; and a large proportion of the newspaper men are conscientious, paradoxical as many seem to think. Almost every issue of almost every daily newspaper brings questions of the reliability of an advertiser; not whether or not he will pay his ad vertising bill, but whether or not his scheme is intended to defraud the public. The schemer usually tries to "stand in" with the newspaper man by paying his bills, at least until his trick is turned. The same question comes up as to exposing crooked business schemes and fakes of all kinds. It the news paper denounced everyone as a fake or crook that it is asked to it would go bankrupt and the editor go to the pen for libel. On the other hand, when the paper has absolute knowl edge of the crookedness of a man or scheme it may become its positive duty to expose him or it. This Is especially true when the man . is in an official position or when his scheme is one wherein many inno cent people are made to suffer. Where one person only has suffered from the acts of another the ques tion of veracity arises and it may easily prove a case of "dog eat dog." Every man is presumed to be inno cent until he is proven guilty, but when many reputable people come forward with tales of losses through the misrepresentations of the same person, then the presumption every fair mind must be that the person is crooked and that the others are telling the truth. In that event it becomes the duty of a newspaper to at least give enough publicity to The Home Circle Thoughts from the Editorial Pen uat::;;t;t:;;nrentttt::t:;;::.':::uKt The old saying has it that "when the days begin to lengthen the cold begins to strengthen." Will those who are attending school and well up in geography tell why this is the case? Why should not tho weather become warmer as the hours of sun light become more, and ths dead of winter come at or near the shortest day of the year? We call attention this week to our advertising columns. It wilt pay you to give them careful perusal. This much must be admitted in favor of the advertiser. Hq wants your busi ness, he comes into the open to bid for it, he puts his prices down In black and white where you can see what they are, he gives you his name and number-and you will find him at the door ready to welcome you. The generous advertiser is invariably the generous fellow. He bubbles over with enthusiasm and when you meet him you feel like you had come in contact with an invigorating brreeze right from the sea. The advertiser must be given credit for being a pusher, and this is further attested by the fact that among the fellows who, in life's race," got there, he numbers nineteen to one, compared to the fellows who meet land seek ers trains to coup out hera and there a prospective buyer whom the ad vertiser has brought Into the coun try, or who sends small boyf to stand before the doors of the advertiser, to turn the crowds into his own doors. The advertiser indeed is the Siamese twin to the fellow who followed the biblical instruction and is not afraid to cast a little bread upon the wa ters. Readers who would consult their pecuniary interests should not fail to closely examine the advertisements of our merchants, who advertise bar gains in this paper. They mean bus iness in every word they advertise and propose to make business by the bargains they are advertising. Pe ruse these advertisements carefully and call on these merchants for the bargains they, are offering. A great many young men, whom the doctors advise to take long walks and exercise with dumbbells to re duce their ovoirdupois, will stand around the house with- their hands in their pockets while the little wife removes the tacks from the carpet, and then complain if she lequests of her lord to pull it out from under the stove while she lifts the stove. O, man, thou art certainly a hum bug! Obituary. Central Point Herald: Friends In this city were shocked Monday by the sudden death of Mrs. Jacob Stone, who passed away at an early hour that morning following an at tack of paralysis with which she was afflicted. Rachel Catherine Wimer was born September 11, 1844, near Lancaster, Jay county, Indiana, where she re sided until the spring of 1853. She then moved with her parents to Lan caster, Keokuk county, Iowa, and here she was married to Jacob Stone April 14, 1868. They remained at that place until 1873, in which year they. crossed the plains by rail in an emigrant train and located at Lake City, Modoc county, California. November 7, 1885, they left Lake City and came to this state, locating first at Ashland, where the family re sided until 1890. In that year they moved to Talent, and in 1906 they came to this city, where they have since made their home. At the date of her death, April 7, 1913, Mrs. Stone was 68 years, 6 months and 7 days of age. Mrs. Stone was brought up In the good old Dunkard belle' and all through her life she was an earnest Christian worker. While residing at Ashland she united with the Chris tian church and continued a member of that denomination until her death. Mrs. Stone was the mother of eight children, three of whom are dead, one having died at the age of four years, one at the age of four teen, and Mrs. Hanby, who died some four years ago. One pon, P. L. Stone, has not been heard from for some time and could not be located. Those here to attend tha. funeral were: Mrs. Cora Shields of Port land, D. W. Stone of Sacramento, Cal., accompanied by his wife, and the Misses Ella and Edyth, who re side with their father in this city. A nephew, Mr. Wimer, and wife of Medford were also present. Two brothers of the deceased, J. O. C. and E. R. Wimer, reside at Salem, the charges to protect others in the community from being similarly im posed upon. 4 Ml 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 THE PORTLAND HOTEL Sixth, Seventh, Morrison and Ysmhlll Streets PORTLAND, OREGON The most central location in the city, and nearest to the leading theaters and retail shops. You are assured of a moBt cordial welcome provided for our guests. . The Grill and Dining Room are famed for their excel lence and for prompt, courteous service. Motors meet all incoming trains. Hates are moderate; European plan, $1.50 per day upward. G. J. Kaufman, Manager . . ,. ,f, .ti A J, ! J --- trrT "F 1 TTTT TTTTTTTTm and another brother, V. L. Wimer, at Manville, Texas. These with her husband, Jacob Stone, survive her. Funeral services were held Wed nesday at 10 o'clock from the Chris tian church with Rev. H. N. Aldrich officiating, and was attended by a large number of the friends of the family. Interment was made in the Central Point cemetery. A New Yorker has invented a typewriter operated by the voice on the phonographic principle. In 1912 the united states output of kerosene oil wa3 220,000,000 gal lons. The polar regions are said to cover 4,888,800 square miles. m VAUPEL'S a- We have the largest and most complete and up-to-date Ptock to be found in the city, of SPRING AND SUMMER HKiH AND LOW CUT STYLhS, for y.u to select from, in patent, kid, gun metal, tan, brown and white nubuck, suede, velvet, white and black atin. Complete line of misses' and children's high and low cut footwear. A I l . 1 l Our Prices Are Right And every shoe guaranteed to give satisfaction both in Fit and Wear i.iiiiiiiii.ii.r Mothers We offer you a chance to save money on BOYS' SUITS. THIS WEEK' we will give you one-fourth off on the regular i.rice of any boys' suit you may select." Ages 3 to 17, all up-to-date goods and styles. One-fourth off on bovs' feit hats. Men's Your choice of any $3.00 1.50 hats $1.00. MEN'S SHIRTS Gentlemen, here ia your chance to pave money on your Spnng shirts. Any $1.25 shirt in stock, 85c. $1.50 shirts, $1.15. Fancy stripes and plain colors. Prices slaughtered on men's and boys' shoes. Come in and look them over. We know, you can't help buying. Our Spring and Summer dress goods line is complete. Summer Fashion 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 n M u j nere. iwery convenience is X x i i X X Shifting Responsibility. A town character who had been la trouble with the police many times was arrested recently on a minor criminal charge. The arresting of ficer was amazed when the fellow appeared in police court with a law yer, prepared to make a defense. Fi nally his case was called and the judge asked: "Prisoner, are you gul!ty or not guilty?" "Let my lawyer plead not guilty for me, judge," was the reply. "I ain't got the nerve." Kansas City Star. The Chinese republic Is renewing efforts to stamp out poppy culture. The tide from Italy to America in 1911 is figured at 6,000,000. Why you should buy your Footwear from us. BECAUSE- Hats hat in the store for $1.95; Books Now on Sale.