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Monday, April 21, 191S. ASHLAND TIDINGS FAGK TWO Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876, Issued Mondays and Thursdays Bert B. Greer, Editor and Owner JL W. Talcott, --- City Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Tear . . $2.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months BO Payable In Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. Entered at the ABhland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mall mat ter. Asliland, Ore., Monday, April 21, '13 THE SCOFFERS SILENCED. Eugene Guard: Evidence that co? founds the roller that has insisted that wonan lacks the mental fiber to master the intracies of the Aus tralia.! ballot system was brought ovt at the city election last Monday This evidence not only flatters the Intelligence of the woman voter, but condemns that of a large number of the men who cast theirballots Mon ' day. In two wards judges made a close study of the conditions. They ob served that few women almost none at all voted In the morning, but that In the afternoon and evening the women voters outnumbered the men almost two to one. It was ob vious, therefore, that at the bottom of the box there were few ballots by women, while at the top there! were many. A study of the ballots as they were counted revealed some Interesting facts.' Those that came from the top of the box were as a rule correctly . and Intelligently marked. In spite of the fact that there are at least a dozen or more ways in which a bal lot may be mismarked, there were few misplaced crosses. The ballots were neatly folded when they were handed to the judges. At the bottom there was & decided difference. A far larger number were wrongly marked. Crosses were misplaced, and the ballots presented a slatternly appearanco. Man's boasted superiority was far from evi dent. I , , CI"" ! WfaiHi ' J '1 u 1A u 1 u U b , individuals who have i i i.Htnt . ' plnk tea be served at the booths? Where are the jokers who have de clared that unless the ballots were cut on the bias they would fail to find favor with the ladies? Where are the skeptics who professed to be lieve that a large percentage of the feminine voters would demand rem nants and mill ends? They are bur ied beneath an avalanche of fact that proves that women are fully as capa bue of exercising the right of fran chise as men. Last Monday's election demon strated that granting the ballot to women was a wise move. Women voted In large numbers, and they cast their ballots intelligently and thoughtfully. A new element has en tered Oregon politics, and there can be no doubt that the results will be admirable "AS LONG AS THE WIRES WERE WORKING." "As long as the wires were work ing" the telephone girls at the Oma ha exchanges stood by their posts. The winds smashed the windows, splintered glass fell in . a shower, death rode the storm. The circum stances were terrifying enough to try the stoutest hearts. But no man, however brave, could have acquitted himself more finely than those Oma ha telephone girls. They stayed at their desks answering calls, making connections, giving out information as they could until the deadened wires rendered further effort useless. The Dayton flood tells the same Btory. It was a telephone girl that first flashed the news of that disas ter to Phoneton, where another oper ator relayed It to Governor Cox of Ohio. Walls of water swirled about both buildings and tales of horror poured into the ears of those tele phone girls from agonized lips. And they stayed at theic posts "as long as the wires were working." The Tltanlc's wreck gave the world a splendid picture of the age's chiv alry "women and children -first." But that was the valor of man, jus tifying his manhood by meeting the highest expectation of the world's be lief. We do not look for women to meet the supreme test 'of physical courage. We do not charge. -such tradition to her sex. But women meet them just the same. The tele phone girls of Omaha and Dayton are sisters, in stern and loveliest truth, to the men who, by death and steadfastness, have bequeathed the legacy of heroism. JUSTICE AND THE POOR MAN. An extreme case of how the law's intricacies and delays react to deny Justice to the poor was recently an alyzed In Philadelphia. A scamp employer at a week's end refused to pay to a worker a prom ised $10 wage. The latter decided to sue. This was his experience: To start the suit cost $10 for a lawyer and $5 bond for coFts. Cross firing between the lawyers took six weeks. It was two months before the minor magistrate awarded the claim. Instead of paying it, th9 employer appealed. Two years followed before the case was listed. In Philadelphia the courts have a rule that if a case listed for a certain term doesn't get to trial within two days, it goes over. The employer's lawyer was playing for delay. There were a number of continuances. The worker lost many days' wages and had to pay for the lost time of several witnesses before, six years -after the' 'fact, he finally got his verJict. And to get it cost 20 times as much as it wa3 worth! Experiences like this vary in de tail, but are common upon the one point that a poor man with a just claim is pretty sure to get stung if he goes to law. That is why we shall all be Inter ested in the new poor debtors' court which Kansas has established the first in this country. A court ex pressly designed to correct just sfuch injustice. It is a court without any costs to litigants. It handles debts under $20. The judge is appointed by the county commissioners and doesn't have to be a lawyer good sense and human sympathy are the only qualifi cations needed. You bring your case before this judge and tell him simply just what the facts are. He sends word to the other fellow to come in and tell his story. No lawyers are necessary No records are kept. The two liti gants fight it out before the cadi, he decides quickly, and his say goes. Better than the long and costly Philadelphia way, Isn't It? And probably just as likely to result in justice. WHAT THE PEOPLE WAXT. Congress has been called in special session for a specific work. Two and one-half years ago the people of America went on record as demand I ma a downward revision or tne tar- J ' revis. ..Vs aiwinjfi-a-ij ifl rnnprPHA then tlfptef! hut th will of the people was defeated by President Taft's use of the veto power. Last fall the people of Amer ica spoke in no uncertain terms in demanding an immediate revision of 'the tariff. The question was so squarely before the people that the issue is not clouded as it has been many times In the past. The people of America are not interested in whether a few men In Louisiana and a few in Colorado demand protection on sugar, 'or whether It be the man ufacturers of steel or thy clothing combines of New England that de mand protection. Broadly speaking, the people of America demand that the tariff be reduced or removed on all articles necessary for food and clothing of the average man. We are tired of a system of raising money for the sup port of the government which would put $50 in the pocket of the trust and $5 in the coffers of the govern ment. A more direct method of tax ation nniBt be provided. The Ameri can people will not stand for favor itlsni to special interests. If the su ar interests and the wool growers, after years and years of protection, are not now able to "paddle their own canoe," the Industry in which they are engaged does not promise success. The theory of the protec- tlve tariff was, and is, that it should be used to promote and build up in fant industries.. These industries most largely protected are infants that have grown to be giants and have turned gray. While we are at it, let's try the matter out to its full "AIN'T IT THE TRUTH?" When a dog dislikes you he will show his teeth and growl. When a boy dislikes you he will put his fingers to his noce and wig gle them. When a man dislikes you he will shake bands with you, buy you a I drink, pat you on the back and wait until you go outside before he be gins knocking you. A RANCHER'S PLAINT. "Gol darn the hens," said Rancher . Brown, As he, egg laden, drove to town, His crop to market to devote. "The pesky things! They git my goat! They loaf all winter on full feed, Just at the time when egg we need; An' in the spring when prices drop, They, lay an' lay, and never stop." A FAIR EDUCATION. That man has had a fair education who has been so trained In youtn that his body is the ready servant of bis will, and does with ease and pleasure all the work that, as a mechanism, it is capable of; whose Intellect is a clear, cold, logic en gine, wifh all its parts of equal strength and in smooth working or der; ready, like a steam engine, to be turned to any kind of work, and spin the gossamers as we'l as forge the anchors of the mind; whose mind is stored with the great and funda mental truths of nature and of the laws of her operation; one who is full of life and fire, but whose pas sions are trained to come to heal by a vigorous will, the servant of a ten der conscience; who has learned to love all beauty, whether o? nature or of art, to hate all vileness, and to respect others as himself. The editor of the Marshfield Rec ord has been trying to run a news paper to suit everybody, but now gives it up. He should have done that at first, for such a task is im possible. So far as the Tidings is concerned It has no hope, and does not try to please all its readers. It just keeps busy printing the news and commenting on things general ly, and lets it go at that. Some people like it and some people don't Some Deoule subscribe because we said it and others quit because we did. It all comes out in the wash ing. There is a well-defined philos ophy in newspaper production. The paper that adheres to it through thick and thin will have readers, but woe to the paper that exists only to please. Our congress is not alone in try ing to haH the mad rush to build battleships. And American steel manufacturers are not alone in the prospects of losing rich contracts contracts of the sort that produce millionaires like Carnegie, Morgan and Phipps. Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty in England, in a recent speech in the house of com mons startled England by shouting "Take a holiday of a year ia naval construction." Then he made a d rect appeal to Germany to join Eng land in quitting. the building of war ships. All that means something. The world is tired of this mad and senseless ruRh to build battleships and incidentally to make multl-mil- A fair illustration of dollar dip lomacy and its scope may be found In a recent news Item from Kille- grew, England, a point of land on the Cornish coast. Away back in 1619 it was proposed to erect a light house there, because of the innumer able shipwrecks off the coast. The natives protested, alleging that the lighthouse would b"ring ruin upon them, that their only means of live lihood was in gathering flotsam from the shore. Think of it; a people be ing opposed to stopping shipwrecks, because they lived on tha disasters! And there are people of that sort liv ing in this good year of grace. Not all dead yet. George W. Scott and family ar rived in Ashland Thursday from Mus kogee, Okla., and will make this their future home. He comes from the old home of the Tidings editor, having been our esteemed neighbor for many years. He has purchased considerable property here already, somo of his purchases being the Estes home place on Wimer street, 89 feet of the Paulson property on Oak street, 20 acres near Talent, five acres on north Oak street and 240 acres one mile up Ashland can yon. They are substantial and wor thy people and we gladly commend them to the people here. To brag a little, to show well, to crow gently if in luck; to pay up, to own up, and to shut up if beaten these are the virtues of a real sports man. . The ladder of life is full of splin ters, but they always prick the hard est when we're sliding down. "That makes a difference," said Willie, snipping off the left ear of one of the new twins. People like to deal with a fellow who is stuck on his job. Success comes In cans, come in can'ts. Failures There is no right way of doing a wrong thing. Escaped the Habit. Mrs. O'Brien Sure, a dhrop now an' thin is a comfort; but aren't ye afraid, Mrs. Hinnessy, je'll get the naoii; Mrs. Hinnessy Niver a bit! Me ould man's been drinkln' ut stiddy these forty years past, an' he's niver got the' habit. Boston Transcript. LOGGED-OFF LANDS. Peculiar Legislation in Washington. State of Snokane, Wash., April 19. Through the operation of the logged- off lands law passed by the last legis lature 700,000 acres of laud in east ern Washington are made available for settlement. This land Is largely in the counties of Stevens, Spokane, Pend Oreille, Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry and Asotin. I believe 20 per cent of this land will be taken up by June, states Chairman S. H. Anschell of the logged-off lands committtee of - . tha Inland Emmre Federation oi Commercial Clubs. "The state should have the bulk of the remainder in readiness for the influx of foreign ers following the opening o! the Pan ama canal." The law provides that the county commissioners may, and cn petition of 10 per cent of the qualified elect-, ors of that county shall, by resolu tion submit to the voters the propo sition of creating an agricultural de velopment district, which shall be co-extensive with the limits of the county. A district need not include all the county. The powers of the agricultural development district will be exercised through a commission of three members, serving without pay. An. Individual owner of logged-off lands may sell to the state, through the commission, for a maximum of $20 per acre. The state then will clear the land and the original own er has the preferential right of buy ing It back for the price he received, plus the cost of clearing. He will have 20 years in which to make pay ments, at -6 per cent interest. An owner of lands may sell any amount to the state, but 20 acres is the max imum amount he will be pr rinitted to buy back after improvement. Among other powers given the commission is the right to build roads. The law provides that the com missioners shall cause ai' lands in their possession or control to be sub divided Into the smallest practicable tracts, In order to provide for as many settlers as possible, giving preference whenever practicable to resident householders with families. A Modern Solomon. A man was brought before a Chi cago court on a charge of fa.ltng to Bunnort his aged mother. Hq Wore jvui o tic J"hV, no- hfe to 1 a fine fur overcoat and the Itloine tnW Mm he wo Bell it, if necessary, to pay hit motn er $18 a month, which th c U' t ad Judged the son should pty her.' Thus the law. holds that a son or daughter has no right to go richly dressed if their mother is in want. This law is not universally recognized, since so many widowed mothers go through life in great need while their, chil dren wear fine clothes aai ride In automobiles. Phone job orders to the Tidings. Just received latest style brocaded silks THIS IS WHAT YOU One-Fourth Off regular price on every boys suit in our store. NO RESERVES. This means to you a saving of $1 ON EVERY $4 spent with us for suits. i Boys' flats All our boys' hats go at one- i quarter off regular price. Boys' Shoes Boys' dress and school shoes in lace, blucher, button and oxfords all go at big reductions Men's Shoes In all styles, all go at cut prices. It will pay you to step' in and look them over. THE PORTLAND HOTEL Sixth, Seventh, Morrison and Yimbltl Streets portlandToregon The most central location in the city, and nearest to the leading theaters and retail shops. You are assured of a most cordial welcome here. Every convenience ia 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. Rates are moderate; European plan, $1.50 per day upward. G. J. Kaufman, Manager EXEMPT EUROPEAN CAPITAL. Some California Interests Demand Changes in Pending J-aws. Sacramento, Cal., April 18. Whether the senate will pass its sub stitute anti-alien land bill as it stands or whether it will adopt amendments that will exempt Euro pean capital and aim the bill direct ly at the Japanese, are questions be ing asked at the capitol today. Members of the senate are consid ering two amendments, introduced late yesterday by Senator Birdsall, author, of the substitute bill. One of these amendments provides that corporations the majority of whose stock is in the hands of aliens eligi ble to citizenship can own land, and is similar to the corporation clause In the assembly bill. The other amendment is drawn with the idea of protecting the loans of foreign banks. The clause ex empts land devoted to oil, mining, lumber and shipping Indus-tries. Both amendments, if adopted, will favor European capital and confine the effect of the measure practically to the Japanese. The anti-alien land bills continue to be the principal topic of. discus sion at the capitol. Protests are ar riving by the score from many sec tions, and it was partly because of these protests that the amendments of the senate. Action on the bill by that body is not expected for several days. Altoona, Pa., ascribes its immun ity from epidemics and tho longevity of its people to its simple habits, Its pure drinking water and its vigi lant health officer. The earth's fertile area is esti mated at 28,269,200 square miles. m CAN DO BY CLOTHING YOUR BOY FROM HEAD TO FOOT AT OUR STORE ; A EIL'S PORTLLAXD MAN MISSING. Left There for Southern Oregon Five Weeks Ago. Portland, April 19. Friends and relatives of H. A. Hollinshead of 108 East 35th street, who left Portland! for southern Oregon five weeks ago. are much concerned about his prob able whereabouts, as he has not been heard from since. Mr. Hollinshead was employed while in Portland as an advertising solicitor and intended, when he left here, to seek a location in the south ern part of the state in which to start a bank. He promised his wife that he would write from the first town in which he stopped, but she has not had a line from him. - Mr. and Mrs. Hollinshead were married at Hood River just five months ago. Both formerly lived in North Dakota. He left her amply supplpied with funds. They were on good terms and she knows of no reason for bis failure to write. Mr. Hollinshead is about 30 years of age. His habits were good. He is a Mason, and members of that or ganization, as well as the police, are assisting his wife in the endeavor to locate him. Brides in Arms. A Bombay, India, correspondent writes: ebrated simultaneously on Saturday at Surat among members of the Lewa Kunbi caste. None of the brides was over 12 years of age, the majority being from 1 to 7 years old, while the bridegrooms varied from 3 to 9. Most of the contracting parties sat or lay on the laps of their par ents during the ceremony, and were given sweets to keep them quiet. The caste only celebrates weddings every 10 or 12 years." Full assortment Summer dress goods Men's Hats ... We still have a full line of men's hats for you to select from, at slaughtered prices. Regular $3.00 hats go at.... $1.95 Regular $1.50 hats go at.... $1.00 Men's Shirts $1.25 shirts, sale price 85c $1.50 shirts, sale price. $1.15 $2.00 shirts, sale price. ..... $1.50 We still have all sizes. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes We have a complete stock for you to choose from, both in style and material, high and low cut, at right prces. Satisfaction guaran teed both in fit and wear of every pair.
