Ashland tidings., April 20, 1914, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

AGE TWO
ASHLAND TIDIVGS
Monday, April 20, 1011
Ashland Tidings
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SOME LESSONS FltO.M ILLINOIS.
DOING WINS SUCCESS.
Some practical demonstrations
were given in Illinois which throw
more light on woman suffrage than
all the theories and arguments that
have been advanced during the many1
moons when the right, value or harm
of giving the ballot to women has
been under discussion. Nearly every
thing imaginable has been said for
or against it, much that was neither
fact nor fiction, merely not so. One
of the specters that actual voting has
laid is the one so often conjured
np by opponents of suffrage, that
wives would vote as their husbands
told them to do. It seems they do
not do so at all unanimously in Illi
nois. Enough husbands voted as
their wives told them to do to fully
offset those who voted under dicta
tion from the male man of the house.
The question seems not to be strictly
a sex ono at all, merely a domestic
one. It all depends upon whether
the man of the house is the husband
or the wife. In those families where
jtnere is no dominating half of the
partnerships, husbands and wives ex
ercised as much independence as
brothers living under the same roof.
What more could be hoped for?
Because of suffrage for women be
ing only partial a separate ballot box
was kept for them, and this made it
possible to get more accurate knowl
edge of the woman vote than could
have been secured if they had used a
common ballot box with the men.
-Passing over the fact that their box
was painted white, as emblematic of
the purity they propose to inject Into
elections, while those of the men
were a golden onl; color, suggestive
of the golden days, never to return,
when an industrious elector might
make living wages acting as a proxy
for eligible voters, we come to the
plain facts, which show that, on the
one great question at issue, there was
in every case a majority of the wom
en vote cast against the open saloon
This majority was not as large in
ome places as others, and failed In
those places to overcome the ma
jority cast the other way by the men
but it vindicated the claim of the
anti-saloon forces, and confirmed the
fears of the liquor men, that suffrage
for women is a move in the direction
of prohibition.
One other controverted point was
also nartlv cleared up. That is
whether the wives of worklngmen
who voted to maintain the saloon
would vote as their husbands did, or
not. They seem to have divided In
about the same proportion as the
-wives of other men who are opposed
to prohibition, many of them voting
against the saloon on the theory that
the family needs the wages more
than the saloonkeeper does. It has
been proved that not all women will
vote along high moral and economic
lines, any more than will all men
but that a safe majority of them may
be depended upon to vote for what
they consider the improvement of the
conditions . under which they must
live and rear their children, and that
an appeal to them along that line is
likely to be effective In a much larg
er degree than a like appeal to men.
Men and communities who do not
succeed are those who rely on some
body handing them something on a
sliver platter instead of going out
after it themselves. Human nature
is the same the world over. There
is a certain amount of human self
ishness in whatever is done. Self
interest always has been and is the
strongest motive power behind acts.
This should be recognized as well as
deplored. The world needs more al
truistic thinking and acting, but so
long as the acts of men are dictated
by self-interest, tlje man who most
fully realizes it and gagues bis move
ments by that undisputed fact will
get on best. Just so with communi
ties. God helps them that help
themselves. That is remarkable
true. If things are needed to put
Ashland to the front we must expect
to do them ourselves; lay our own
plans and execute them. The other
fellow, as a rule, no matter what he
says, will be found in the final anal
ysis to be working for himself, or his
community.
If Ashland makes a watering re
sort here it will be through her own
efforts. If she gets hotels it will be
because she goes after them in the
practical way that will land them.
If a mutual interest is established
between the railroads and the city
along the lines of establishing a wa
tering resort here it will come about
only by methods that will result in
BUILD PLAYROOMS.
Now that spring Is near, some of
our readers are probably thinking of
building homes of their own.
Just a word of suggestion In that
connection.
REAL ESTATE MOVEMENTS. I M H I M I H H 1 1 1 1 M H t M I II I H H It M M M 1 11 H M HI 1 1
There is no real estate activity on
the Pacific coast at this time. Thou
sands of buyers are laying quiet be
tween San Diego and Seattle. ' They
Most men when planning homes 'only buy on an active market. If
think of bedrooms and bathrooms
and dining rooms and living rooms,
while their wives think of kitchens i
and pantries and closets all of
them important and worthy of care
ful thought.
How many think of playrooms?
In most localities the climate
makes it certain that half of the year
must be spent indoors. Even in the
Ashland gets big, comprehensive
plans laid for a big watering resort
the kind that will move and move
fast and votes the bonds so the
funds will be available to carry it
out, real estate buyers from all over
the coast will come here in order to
get in on the ground floor before
the rise and Ashland real estate
will move and move fast. The thing1
Capital and Surplus, $120,009.00
First National Bank
Oldest National Bank in Jackson County
warm months outdoor play space in ! will move itself after it gets started,
most of our cities isn't plentiful; dm- !but It will take a strong pull together
ing a number of months each year j to start it. Not only will real estate
It's a sure thing that the children, if j in Ashland move, but the influx will
they play at all, will have to play; create a demand for ranch property,
under a roof. ! The benefit within two years will
Yet the majority of homes make i amount to millions of dollars to the
no special provision for play for children.-
Every new home ought to
have a playroom it won't really be
home unless the children have one.
But even though you may not be
going to build, it might pay you to
figure on fixing up a playroom.
There's hardly a house which hasn't
somewhere, in attic or cellar, unused
space which, by a, little contriving,
could be converted into a suitable
playroom.
An hour or two at night, with or
without the help of a carpenter,
would enable you, father. If handy
valley. And we will not have to wait
until the springs are in to get results.
The buyers will head for Ashland as
soon as it is known that the funds
are available to carry out the project
and that the enterprise is big enough
to amount to something. Ashland's
big chance is at hand. Let's grasp it
with a firm grip. Not only that, but
Ashland property will be worth buy
lug. A watering resort is the only
town that can't be over-boosted.
Depository of the United Slates, State of Oregon, Coun
ty of Jackson and City of Ashland.
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Huerta may let the residents of
Mexico City know of Villa's successes
in time for them to pack their grips.
The Purdue University hazing may
have been Intended for a demonstra
tion of feminine efficiency.
It is gratifying that Uncle Sam
will noj have to bother with that,
newly discovered tribe of Indians.
Even in frigid Alaska the women
voters are making it warm for the
old line politicians.
good to both. The railroad must be I with tools, to rig the place up so
made to see that co-operation will I that the kids could have loads of fun
forward its earnings and popularity ! in it. And at very little expense, loo
as well as that of the community, j so little it would be a pity to be
Ashland is too much disposed to! grudge it. In addition, you'd get
wait and let somebody hand her your own fun doing it and seeing
something. She must go after It her- i the happiness It would bring into (he i
self with hammer and tongs, and J household.
never quit till she accomplishes her Talk of social centers! The best!
purpose. I social center there can be is a rightly !
The past few years, as far as the I managed home. You oughtn't to be j
writer has been able to learn and by i a father jtt all unless you are both
what he has observed since coming j willing and eager to do a lot to pi o
to this community, Ashland has hadjniote wholesome play for the young-
several things handed her, but they sters.
"WHEN
WILL THE SPR1MJS
COMPLETED?
RK
Many persons have asked when the
bond issue will be submitted and how
long it will take to finish the work
of bringing in the springs. It Is the
hope of the development committee
to submit the question to a vote be
tween June 26 and 30. If the bonds
are voted they should be sold within
thirty days. When the bonds are Is
Mied the work of this committee Is
at an end. Then the matter will be
turned over to the city council and
if the work is pursued aggressively
and systematically the springs should
be ready for the big opening day not
later than October 1.
The country will be reluctant to
believe that our consular agent at
Parral has been passing counterfeits
of Villa's flat money. If he hag been
exchanging any of the genuine for
things of value he should be recalled
Staple and Fancy
Dry Goods
Fancy Waists
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&e QUALITY STORE
Butterick Patterns
SHOES
GENTS'
FURNISHINGS
Wc Give 5 Cash Coupons With Every Cash Purchase
were not the things for which she
hoped. As a rule they have been
large-sized lemons.
The best way not to get lemons is
to do the handing, if any there is to
be done, with your own hands.
Never sit idly by till you are stung
and then "holler" about it. No man
or community
that way.
Doing wins success,
Haven't you a playroom? ,Then,j
Mr. Man, take friendly counsel and
get busy. i
CROPS AND
THK ADMINISTHA-TION.
A FKW FACTS FOB YOTFRS.
If the party in power is entitled to
ever gets any place j credit for good crops, the present ad
! ministration is specially blessed of
Providence. It will not be able to
throw the blame of any increase in
the cost of living upon the niggardli
ness of nature. Whatever Dame Na
ture could possibly do to help the
new tariff to make good democratic
prosperity under it she is doing in
her most lavish manner. From one
lend of the country to the other come
j the predictions of bumper crops.
I And these predictions are not con-
United States Census Bulletin No.
13, state of Oregon, shows that l3
per cent of our population is of vot
ing age, 16 per cent is foreign, 8 per
cent being unnaturalized.
This means that Oregon has about
PECIAl SALE, to Clean UP The
Balance ol Our Men's Hats
ANY $3.00 HAT IN THE STOCK
now :.
$1.50
r k
SPECIAL IN SHOE!
4 25.(100 nualifieil electors. Th nuileti
of voting age outnumber the females 1 "u'u lo H1",e t ro''- or B'ou'' ol
of voting age in the ratio of five to vro b,,t are ''lrehensive of all,
three; so it would be very conserva
tive to state that there ure 400,000
qualified electors 250,000 men and
150,000 women.
In 1910 the wet vote was 61,000,
the dry was 43,000, and 13,000 who
voted for state officers failed to vote
upon the prohibition amendment.
The dry vote was just 70 per cent of
the wet vote, and those who voted
but passed up the prohibition ques
tion were 11 per cent of the total.
If our increased electorate should
vote in the same proportion that they
did in 1910, and the ratio of wets to
drys should remain the, same, we
should have approximately 100,000
wet votes, 70,000 dry votes and
21,000 who voted for officers but
neglected the amendment. In other
words, on the basis of four years ago,
the wets havc 30,000 the best of us.
We must either change 15,000 voters,
or bring to the polls 30,000 dry stay-at-home
drys to tie them.
TIIKY ABE OFF.
crops oi field, garden and orchard.
Nowhere in the range of farm pro
duction is there noted the prospect
of failure, while almost everywhere
the conditions are favorable for suc
cess far above the average. There is
but one note of doubt. In many sec
tions plowing and planting are some
what behind because of wet weather,
but the planting season is not yet
passed, and, while a portion of the
crop may be put in late, there la no
probability that it will not get in at
all. As for those crops already In,
their imd it ion is beyond criticism,
especially those planted in the fall
and which have come through an un
usually mild winter In fine condition.
TEN-DOLLAK GOLD TIECE FREE.
Indies' Tan Oxford Ties
Ladies' Brown Suede Oxford Ties
Regular $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes
Special to clean up line
Iridic' Tan One-Strap I'unis
Ludicfi' Block Put. One-Strap PunijH
12.00
New Spring Waists in voile, lace and lawn, at
$1.00 and up
JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER LOT OF FANCY SHOES IN SOROSIS
MAKES. INSPECTION INVITED
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j& Boys' Suits, Boys' and Men's Shoes and Furnishings j&
Let ds lit you with a pair of SOROSIS or UTZ & DUNN shoes. They are right in price, style
and quality. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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The filing of candidates for county
offices has closed, the runners are on
the track, and it is up to the people
to choose their favorite. And too fre
quently the electors make their
choice much on the same ground they
would pick the winner In a horse
race. Because the candidate Is a
good looker or a good fellow.
That Is why taxes are high.
Government will never be juster,
wiser or better than the people who
constitute it. As long as demagog
ery wins, candidates will practice
demagogery. When the people wake
up to the Idea of demanding perform
are Instead of good looks or good fel
lowship there may be fair hope for
the future.
The acid test of good service must
be applied to candidates for public
favor before good government and
lower taxes will prevail. As long as
the people vote for Inefficient candi
dates, Ineffiicent and extravagant ad
ministration will be the rule.
Which candidate Is the most effi
cient and trustworthy and able to
deliver the goods? That Is the test
by which the franchise most be exercised.
The Tidings will give a prize of
ten dollars in gold to the person
guessing closest to the number of
tourists that will visit Ashland dur
ing the season of 1915, if the springs
are brought in. All guesses must be
in by May 1, 1914 (30 days from
now), and the prize will be awarded
at the end of the season next year.
The person winning this prize will
no doubt be the one who studies tour
ist movements at other resorts elos-
! est, and makes the most correct com
parison between the attractions of
the other resorts with Ashland after
the springs are In.
AddreBs all guesses to the Mineral
Springs Guess Department of the
Tidings.
The guesses, together with a short
reason why, by the guesser, will be
printed in the Tidings. Sign your
own name to your guess.
THE STAPLES REALTY AND AUTO AGENCY
Watch this space for an important
announcement next week
, If the law compelled a member of
congress to employ a private secre-1
tary by the year and pay him the
full amount allowed for clerk hire,
the 11,800 salary would not be criti
cised. The really effective members
of congress owe much of their repu
tation to the tireless work of their
private secretaries.
The Ilenton, ill., woman who pro
tests that her husband has deserted
her forty-one times overlooks the fact
that ho must have loved her or he
would not have come back so often.
SO-acre ranch producing rom two to three thou
sand dollars per year, beautiful location.
$11,000. '
800 acres under plow near Condon, Oregon, HO
per acre, on terms, or will take some clear prop
erty In exchange.
A 30-acre alfalfa ranch, fine home. $14,000.
640-acre ranch, fine Improvements, In Missouri, to
trade for orchard and town property to value of
$30,000.
73-acrc Improved Irrigated aitalta ranch well situ
ated in Idaho. Value $10,000. Clear. Will
trade and put In some cash for mercantile stock
same value.
Large and Small Tracts to Suit
Hotel Ashland BIdg.
Ashland, Oregon