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Monday, November 16, 1014 PACK TWO ASHLAND TTOnVGS Ashland Tidings SKMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. Issued Mondays and Thursdays Bert R. Greer, - Editor and Owner Chae. P. Greer, Mgr. and City Editor Billie Briggs, - News Reporter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year ; 12.00 81x Months 1-00 Three Months 60 Payable In Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless renewal is received. In ordering changes of the paper always give the old street address or postoffice as well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mail matter. Ashland, Ore., Monday, Nov. 10, 1914 DON'T BE A BEAR. In voting for prohibition if the huge vote against the saloon that lias just been recorded is only a sop to con scienceconditions will be little bet ter in the future than In the past. Real prohibition cannot be brought about merely by going to the polls and casting a vote. The interest of the citizen must go farther than that. He must show by bis subsequent acts that he wants the law he has helped ,to pass enfoTced. Let no one be so sanguine as to be lieve that the passage of the prohibi tion amendment will automatically stop the sale of liquor in Oregon. States, like individuals, do not "swear off" the liquor habit without a strug gle. There will be backsliding here and there. Bootlegging will not be stamped out without effort. But if the determination to "swear off" is persevered in, the prohibition amend ment will be made fully and com pletely effective. Once the habit is broken, Oregon will be a better state just as the individual who breaks off the liquor habit is a better man. FOREVER CRUSHED. With politics out of the way, back to business. And as we return to the desk and the shop and the furrow, it would be a good thing if we would paBte this motto in our hats: "Don't be a bear." The late John Pierpont Morgan used .to say that the man who played bearish on the future of his country would go broke; meaning thereby that confidence in one's self and one's neighbors has a financial as well a a psychological value. J. Pierpont Morgan knew as well as any other man the value of that confidence in business. In this dav and time it has not shrunk a particle; and it will be all the better for us if we will only remember that, an.i resolve not to be a bear. What is the use or the profit in being a bear? Now that the election is over there is bound to be closer attention to business affairs than thero hns been for some weeks or some months past. That will have its beneficial effect: and if we do our business duty in a spirit of business cheerfulnesF we will make the most of it. We will not go round with our mouths drawn down at the corners. We will not be con tinually singing: "Hark Fiomthe Grave a Doleful Sound." That sort of conduct will get us nowhere, do nothing, buy nothln-r, and cell noth Let's see! There was some one who had a "hunch" that the people of Oregon might like to go back to the old convention system, was there not? We remember seeing some thing of that sort in the official pam phlet. And there was quite a long argument in support of it an argu ment, as we recall, which laid great stress on the necessity of a more clearcut partisanship to the safety of our institutions and the preservation of our liberties. At any rate the ar gument ran pretty much to that ef fect. The thins proposed wasn't start ling in itself, but it was headed the wrong way. It presumed a state or mind on the part of the people that does not exist; that we are willing to assert Miever again will exist. The people sat down on this back-track ing proposition with a hel'tiness that has left it flat as the proverbial pan cake The people are quite well satisfied, thank you, with the exercise of the power they have acquired. As the darky preacher in the south used to say, "They are mighty superstitious' about bunding back any part of that power to the political boss. They realize, perhaps, that their intentions miscarry now and then; but that is better than it used to be when tltey miscarried all the time. The voters of Oregon have become accustomed to doing business In their own behalf, and they like It. Or The Home Circle Thoughts from the Editorial Pen Tears Vs. War. The women of Europe in these troublous times of war must be well armed if the poet's ideas are correct. "What is a woman's weapon?" has been asked and answered in various ways. A quarter of a century ago, perhaps, there went the newspaper rounds an exquisite little triplet of stanzas each bearing an answer to the question, and below is the way it went: A Woman's Weapon. "What is a woman's weapon?" I asked a charming girl; She dropped her lashes slyly And stroked a vagrant curl; Then consciously she murmured This rosebud newly cut; "I have a strong suspicion. Her weapon is a pout." "What is a woman's weapon?" I asked a lover true; He turned him to maiden With eyes of heavenly blue; Her velvet lips were parted, All innocent of guile, And eagerly he answered, "Her weapon is a smile." What is a woman's weapon?" I asked a poet then; With sudden inspiration He seized upon his pen; 'Oh, I could name a thousand," He cried with accents clear; 'But a woman 8 surest weapon, I grant you, is a tear." Then, if tears are being shed from the weeping eyes and wounded hearts of troubled women of these countries In proportion to the blood that flows from the gaping veins of the fallen soldiers, surely peace, white winged, must soon surely come, with her mis sion of love and mercy. peace! thou source and soul of social life; Beneath whose calm, Inspiring influ ence Science, his view enlarges, Art re fines, And swelling Commerce opens all her ports; Blest be the man divine who gave us thee." She did unto others as she would be done by. , She never missed an opportunity to tell her friends and neighbors to subscribe for this paper and impress them that the Home Circle depart ment alone is worth many times the subscription price. The ideal life for a woman, and for a man on less, is the closest su preme love for one, true and tender affection for many, and kindly, active good will to all. Thanksgiving Appeal For the Children lMMIIMIIIIIIMIMHHimHmMiMIIMIHHi Member Federal Reserve System ing for us., There is nothlVr,j(iVnyi),Vs8 they cannot prevent any man of us but to make good, provided wa; buck up. Don't be a bear! In these hard times Ashland is too much inclined to the bf:ar tide. The year 1915 holds the greatest hopes u the century bwh for ..lie j.auon and the Rogue River Valley, especially for Ashland With the proper devel opment of our mineral springH re sources Ashland has a bigger chance than she has ever had before. By the middle of the coming year thou sands of tourists will be coining and going out of Ashland. New hotels and apartment houses will be build ing, business will be humming, every person who wants work will be em ployed and the era of prosperity will be upon ub. Don't be a bear. Get your shoulder under the load and help push. Ashland Is nearly to the top of the long grade. It will be a down hill pull when work ou the springs Is started. O at any time from advancing a propo sition that they shall again take the political boss Into partnership; but they can and do and always will an swer with a crushing "No." It would seem. In the circum stances, to be about time for the camp followers of the old guard to take to the woods, climb a tree, or In any other way get out of this hated atmosphere of political prog ress. They should begin to realize that their race Is about extinct so far as this state Is concerned, and that their chances of retrieving fortunes by the old methods are absolutely nil. Emphatic rebuke is their answer every time, and always will it be thus. Health is the source of beauty, and every rule for beauty is simply a rule for health. A girl cannot have a fine, elastic body, a clear skin, a fine color and bright eyes unless she ex ercises, sleeps and eats profusely and sufficiently. All these outward chawiiB appeal to the eye, but how much deeper and more lasting is the impression when there is beauty of character as well. Is it not strange how persons who seem plain and un attractive to the casual eye, seen, of ten, become absolutely beautiful to us In their revelation of character? And how some whom we consider beautiful at hist, when better known, seem only ugly and unattractive, be-,j cause of some defect of character. Charaster will out. We may try to hide our defects, but it 1b useless. We may deceive for a time, but ere i long we are known ana vaiuea ior what we really are In spite of all our efforts and pretense. THE COMING TASK. It is sincerely hoped that every person having the welfare of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Ore gon at heat will not fail to remem ber them this year. This society is caring for 'all the dependent and neglected children in the state who may be committed to it by the proper authorities. Their annual report is descriptive of some of the work they have accomplished, showing the so ciety has received into its care 4,378 children since its organization. Dur ing the past year 443 have been re ceived from twenty-five different counties as follows: - Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Crook, Coos, Co lubia, Curry, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Malheur, Umatilla, Union, Wheeler, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill. Another grand thing which the so ciety accomplishes is the investiga tion of complaints of abuse and neg lect among children, and they quick ly have an agent on the spot, and what otherwise would be nobody's business they make the business of this noble institution, and if there is merit in the complaint they see that the matter is brought before the proper authorities and the children made such disposition of as may be for their best interests. Therefore, one cannot donate any thing for a better cause than for the work of this institution. Money can always be used to good advantage, and their needs are for everything that can be used in a household canned goods, groceries of all kinds, especially sugar, rice, beans and flour, also vegetables and fruits of all kinds. The railroad, steamboat and ex press companies running into Port land have recognized the importance of this institution sufficiently to dead-head all donations shipped to it if propeprly boxed and plainly marked the Boys' arid Girls' Aid So ciety of Oregon, Portland, Ore. The results of the work of this In stitution can now be seen in many parts of the state. Many of the chil dren have now grown into manhood and womanhood, many re happily married and the largest per cent of the cases turned out good and law- The Oldest National Bank in Jackson County i - FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon United States of America abiding citizens. Therefore, help the good cause along. Tou have something you do not need. Somebody else needs it and has what you want. Twenty-five cents puts your proposition before two thousand people through the "For Trade" column of the Tidings. We carry a complete stock of paints, oils, stains and varnishes. Carson-Smith Lumber Co. 49-2t HSHLHND Storage and Transfer Co. C. F. BATES, Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot. Goods of all kinds Btored at reason able rates. A General Transfer Business. Wood and Rock Springs Coal. Phone 117. Office, 99 Oak Street, ASHLAND, OREGON. EB89I Wc have clients coming who are desirous oi obtaining ranches near Ashland. One wants a poultry ranch, another a stock ranch and another a dairy ranch. Anyone having property ot this kind to sell right should call and give us your listing. REMEMBER, prices must not be inflated. We mean business. The buyers have the money. Have you the place? Staples Realty Agency HOTEL ASHLAND BUILDING. (Eugene Register.) The people of Oregon have decided by a majority that Is decisive to ban ish the saloon. This determination is no weak and shaky one that might indicate Indecision and lack of cer tainty as to the advisability of the step. It is a firm and confident ex pression of opinion by such a large number of voters as to leave no doubt of the preponderance of belief. Ore gon has spoken against the saloon, and has spoken in a voice that can not be mistake!!. But let no one be so foolish as to believe that the whole question Is settled by the counting of the vote, for It Is not. The campaign for state wide prohibition has not ended. In stead, It has really only begun. The inhibition against the manufacture and sale of liquor must be made ef fective. The bootlegger must be re strained. Illegal acts must be pun ished. Violators of the law must be arrested and convicted. The asser tion that prohibition does not de crease the sale of liquor must be dis proved. This can only be done with the aid of local public sentiment. Officials who enforce the law must be, com mended and those who do not must be condemned. Enforcement of law depends wholly upon public senti ment. If public sentiment demands that prohibition shall be made effect ive there will be little liquor sold. Bat If the people of Oregon consider that they have done their whole duty A Good Bartender. To the married man who cannot get along without his drinks, the fol lowing is being suggested as a means to freedom from the bondage to the (saloons: Start a saloon In your own house. He the only customer. You will have no license to pay. Go to your wife and give her $2 to buy a gallon of whiskey and remember there are sixty-nine drinks in one gallon. Buy your drinks from no one but your wife, and by the time the first gallon Is gone she will have $S to put in the bank and $2 to start busi ness again. Should you live ten years and continue to buy booze from her and then die with snakes In your boots, she will have money enough to bury you decently, educate your children, buy a house and lot, marry a decent man and quit thinking about you. , Staple and Fancy Dry Goods Sorosis Shoes VAUPEL'S 6e QUALITY STORE Butterick Patterns GENTS' FURNISHINGS Shoes Living for self with no object but to follow the bent of our Inclination never yet made a woman healthy, happy or beloved. She mostly turns out to be fretful, nervous and uncom fortable to live with, and not much sought after by anyone. A woman who lives for s'elf alone should never marrv. Men take to bad ways if their dinners are not good. It is not sound reasoning, to be sure, for him to think he is entitled to do wcong because his. wife does, but It Is a sort that is much used; and one can read ily see how discouraging It must be for a man to see his earnings squan dered by his wife in her goings and comings, her dressing and adorn ments, while she seems to have no thought of his- needs, and no willing ness to attend to them. FOUR HUNDRED MILLIONS RELEASED On November 16 the federal re serve banks located hy the organlza tlon In New York, Chicago. Phlladel phla, Boston, St. LouIb, Richmond, San Francisco, Cleveland, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Dallas were established. At the same time the new reserve requirements for national banks, an prescribed by 'the law, became ef fective, thus releasing, according to Secretary McAdoo, more than $400, 000,000 of reserve money and In creased the credit facilities of the banks of the United States by that mount. In the opinion of Mr. McAdoo, the early establishment of the new bank Ing system will ease up the money situation In the United States. ' Her Secret. We occasionally meet a woman whose age Is as beautiful as the bloom of youth. We wonder how it has come about what her secret Is. Here are a few of the reasons: She knew how to forget disagree able things. She kept her nerves well In hand and Inflicted them on no one. ' She mastered the art of saying pleaBant things. She did not expect too much from her friends. She made whatever work came to her congenial. She retained her illusions and did not belleve'all the world wicked and unkind. She relieved the miserable and sympathised with the sorrowful. She never forgot that kind words and a smile cost nothing, but are priceless treasures to the discouraged. We Give 5 Cash Coupons With Every Cash Purchase Thanksgiving Linens THANKSGIVING a day above all others when the festal board must look inviting. The experienced housewife , knows that the setting for the food is as important as the food itself. White snowy linens add greatly to the spread. You will find here special values in matched sets, linens by the yard, doilies and napkins. -A Few Special Values in Linens 72-inch all-linen damask $1.00 per yard 72-inch Austrian damask $1.25 per yard Napkins to match above patterns if desired. PMEM0RM We have Just received a shipment of the Pneumatic Dress Forms. We will now be able to give you any size you may desire. PXKU FORMS AUK NOW UUARANTKKD FOR FIVK years, (,'oine In and let us allow you these forms. VAUPEIS . 1 i-. THE QUALITY STORE. 4