FAG TWO
ASHLAND TIDINGS
Monday, September 24, 191T
ASHLAND TIDINGS
Established 1876
PabUahed every Monday and Thnrsday by
THE ASHLAND PBIXTIXG COMPANY (Incorporated)
- Bantf R. ling. .Business Manager
i Bert B. Greer - - Editor
lelta Abbott CUT Editor
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rates.
ing In devising means for promoting
anarchy and irritating the "school
marm." The spirit of loyalty tp the school
and its work can not be drilled into
children by punishment or nagging.
It takes knowledge of the child mind
and the arguments that appeal to It.
There are teachers who have no par
ticularly magnetic personality, but
somehow they succeed in making the
children feel that they want to study.
They arouse the spirit of competi
tion and make the youngsters asham
ed to fall behind. They stir the spirit
of ambition and make a boy see that
if he wants to get higher In life he
must do some work. A teacher that
has these gifts Is a prize not to be
parted with readily. Too many com
munities lose such teachers from be
ing too parsimonious to give small
advances in salary. It Is poor policy
to let any teacher go who has the gift
of inspiring youthful enthusiasm.
NU TINGS
The Tidings has a greater circulation in Ashland and it trade territory
than all other local papers combined.
Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postofflce as second-class mall matter.
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A SUGGESTION.
Few of the citizens of Josephine
county appreciate the interesting and
unique pioneer history i of southern
Oregon. The older residents fall to
appreciate how Interesting it is be
cause they were a part of it and can
not Judge It from an impersonal view
point. Most of the newcomers do
not know it and the few who are ac
quainted with it have heard it dis
cussed In a common-place way.
The pioneer history of this section
of the state Is as interesting as that
of any section of the continent,. It is
replete with stories of adventure and
heroism, hardship, conquering of dif
ficulties, fabulous success by indi
viduals, Indian treachery and Indian
helpfulness.
How many know that the . first
electoral recall in the history of Ore
gon, if not in the history of the
Vnlted State was at Jacksonville?
How many know the story of gather
ing every woman in Jackson county
into a ,log stockade to defend them
against Indians. How many know
cf the times when miners paid a dol
lar apiece for bringing letteirs by
stage from San Francisco? The sec
tion Is filled with such memories.
We have reached the day when
many of those who know the stories
f pioneer days from experience and
by hearing them from the Hps of
their parents are passing to the great
beyond. A few years' delay and
many of those stories will be lost to
posterity. They richly deserve per
petuation. There should be a central place,
both In Jackson and Josephine coun
ties, for the gathering, Indexing and
storing of records and relics of the
pioneer era. In lieu of their pro
visions, the public library might be
used for this purpose. The expense
would be very slight. A committee
could be appointed to solicit such
relics and data. Tosslbly a little ex
pense In the way of supplying sten
ographic service should be provided.
Some time most Interesting vol
umes will be published on early
eouthern Oregon history. The ma
terial should be on hand and authen
tic. Rogue River Courier.
FOOD PRODUCT DISTRD3UTION.
The provision man has quite a
problem to know how to push his
product at the present high prevail
ing prices. In a time of high prices
dealers sometimes say that It is of
no use to advertise, because all their
prices will seem high to the people
who read their ads.
Nevertheless, and good wide-awake
merchant has talking points that he
can use at any time. ' If he sells a
high quality of products he can ad
vertise the fact that his meats and
groceries can be absolutely depended
upon. He can bear down on the idea
that everything that goes out of his
store is of the very besd That will
attract a lot of people even In high
price times.
If a man delivers provisions by
team he can emphasize the pains he
ianco iu piease iiiu customers, mai
jhe saves them all the trouble and
jtime of coming to the store, waiting
jfor goods, and the bother of carrying
them home. That will appeal to a
lot of people.
Or If he cuts out delivery nnd sells
only for cash, he can of course afford
to sell cheaper If he can get the same
volume of business. He should be in,
a position to advertise lower prices
nnd draw the attention of those who
consider price first. Every man has
some argument that will appeal to a
lot of people who want the kind of
thing he provides, and who will go
to him when they find that he Is ca
tering to their Individual desires.
Am A 14 M....I 1. . . f ... .
Aim it must lie n ji utiy uuu Rlliu
of a store that does not pick up som
bargains regularly. Every time a
dealer gets something that has spec
Inl value, then Is the golden chance
for him to push his business. The
people that come In to see the special
bargains will be attracted by the solid
worth of his regular lines.
DIGGING IN.
The American boys, It Is paid, do
not take kindly to the art of "dig
ging In" for modem trench warfare.
It does not appeal to their love for
direct action nnd positive and Imme
diate results. However, they must
learn the art. and realize how big a
part It has played to date In the
great game.
The Italians In this country are
sometimes ridiculed as "ditch dig
gers," though the contribution they
have made to this land in the crea
tion of so many sewer ditches and
railroad embankments is nothing to
be sneezed at, not at present prices
of labor. This capacity for hard and
quick muscular exertion In excavat
ing shelter has won them many a
peak in the heroic Alpine fighting.
Also it was ability to dig In quick
ly that saved the Germans from be
ing driven out of France in 1914.
There was a state of flux there fob
lowing the battle of the Marae, when
Just a little faster pressure would
have routed them out. But they
could dig a little faster than the ar
tillery could catch up, and .before the
guns could get at them the trenches
had become Impregnable for two
year.
Old-fashioned warfare showed he
roes standmg upright and hewing
down around them in a spectacular
way. Or there were long lines of sol
diers standing up and fifing at each
other. It was very dramatic, nnd
made fine spectacular civil war pic
tures we are all familiar with. But
this kind of warfare Is dead today,
and those fhat fight that way are
soon dead too.
The teachings of the old war text
books have all gone by. It Is a new
game even for the war experts as
well as for the raw material. So far
the spade has played quite as impor
tant a part as the rifle, and our boys
will have to learn to use It. In "No
Man's Land" the least little earth
protection saves lives, and our boys
will have to learn to create It quickly
under fire and often when lying
down. .
By Lelth Abbott
I think that the war
Will soon be ovor,
Because
A friend of mine
-
. Joined the army,
Not long ago,
'
And he has never
Stayed with any Job
For more than six months,
In his life.
Place Your Affairs
In Our Hands.
At last the mystery has been
s61ved. For the past two months
;the local people have been perplexed
and dumfounded over the small
; showing of Ashland boys who have
enlisted In the navy: Group after
group have Joined the aviation corps,
the officers' training school, the ar
tillery branches and the many other
departments of the service, but a
very small percentage of the local
boys Joined the navy. Early this
morning the man who has charge of
the nut storeroom in a local garage,
who as special NUT correspondent
to this paper has worked Incessantly
on the problem, solved the baffling
question when he found out that all
the recruiting posters which have
been distributed about the city have
read, "Join the navy nnd live on
water." The first company mess
might be scanty, but they at least
have more than water to live on.
BESIDES affording complete banking facili
ties, The First National Bank has authority
to receive and execute all matters pertain
taining to the settlement of estates of persons,
families and organizations.
Call upon us if we may serve
you in anyway whatsoever.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ASHLAND V OREGON
E.V.CA(lTE.R..PResioeNT C. H.VAU PEL. Vict PteS,
J W.McCOY Casmifb. CI AP Rl l,H A.tP.u
Adams Plan Meets'
Favor of Officials
' As those 60,000 Chinese soldiers
I that have been offered us are all pro
vided with chopsticks, it Is probably
correct to say they are armed to the
, teeth.
Klamath Herald: That the move
of J. Frank Adams to Induce the eov-
ernment officials to purchase mares
as well as geldings for war purposes
J is getting results and may prove of
jfjreat benefit to the stockmen of Ore-
If you see a really bunged up and
tired looking man he Is probably one
of those who have Just got back from
a restful vacation.
When you go Into Rose Brothers'
coco cola h,ouse ask the coco colaer
to play on the grafanola that touch
ing little tear Jerker, entitled "Come
Home, Boys. Mother Has Found
Work." It is a great handkerchief
bringen. (Paid advt.)
"Gee!" I had a funny dream last
night."
"I know It. I saw you with her."
Claude Warren is now clerking at
Holmes' grocery store, and he is sure
making good. A party, while making
purchases for a trip to Mt. Ashland,
Saturday, asked, "Have you any eggs
that you will guarantee have no
chickens in them?" "Sure, I have,"
replied Claude; "some duck eggs."
Leave It to Claude to get away with
It. '
gon and other parts of the country,
is evidenced by a wire Just received
by the Commercial Club, which has
also been active in the matter", from
Senator Charles L. McNary.
The senator has taken the matter
up with the quartermaster general
at Washington, and declares that the
government will purchase both mares
and geldings at the rate of 15 per
cent of mares to 85 per cent of geld
ings. It is hoped by those here who
!are Interested in the matter to In
j crease the per cent of mares.
Washington officials decided at
first not to purchase any mares for
UBe In the war, fearing that such a
move would deplete the stock
throughout the country for breeding
purposes. It has been pointed out,
however, by those heavily Interested
in the business that the ranges are
now overcrowded with horses, and
the Increasing use of motor vehicles
Is reducing the demand to such an
extent that If there is not a greater
call for them their owners will be
forced out of business.
j INTERURBAN AUTOCAR CO.
i Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix dally except Sunday
ai :uu a. m. ana i:oo, 4:00 and
6:15 p.m. Also on Saturday night
at 6:30. Sundays leave at .0I
and 10:30 a. m., 1:00, 4:30, :3
and 10:30 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland dally ex
cept Sunday at 8:00 a. m. and 1:00,
4:00 and 6:15 p. m. Also on Sat
urday night at 10:15. OnSundaye
at 8:00 and 10:30 a. m., 1:00,
2:00, 5:30 and 9:30 p. m.
Fare betweee Medford and Asb
land, SO cent. Round trip, 85 cents.
Bert Freeman has started to take
vocal lessons to get revenge on his
neighbors who recently poisoned his
dog.
New Road Map
Is Now Out
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE.
The neutrals are plteously begging
for food supplies with which to bribe
Germany to let them alone.
LESLIE
SALT
supplies -the
-tasttness rohicli
coajtos the bost
flavor out of
vmir cooking
In choosing the public school
teachers whose work for the year Is
now beginning, the biggest problem
Is always to find the people who have
the gift of discipline. This does not
mean a perfunctory submission to au
thority, where the children are suffl
Clently scared to keep quite. It
means a condition where the pupils
loyally take bold to work and where
they feel responsibility for the con
dition of the school,. .
In the old days things never set
tled down In a school until the mat
ter of authority had been firmly set
tled. In the backwoods districts
niany were the unfortunate peda
gogues who were dumped out of
doors in the bushes by the big boys..
When the school board secured a
more athletic instructor, quiet
reigned and the pupils worked as do
ctlly as old sheep.
In a more refined way the same
thing is tried out everywhere. In
subordinate children work their little
tricks, not because the tricks are es
sentially Interesting, but they want
to flqd out Just how far they can
safely go. If the teacher Is flabby,
the Ingenuity of the children Is amaz-
A very good road map of Oregon
has Just been Issued by the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber Company. All the
principal auto roads of the state are
outlined. 1 The road from Ashland
over the Green Springs mountain to
Klamath Falls, around both sides of
Upper Klamath Lake and on to Cra
ter Lake Is brought out with equal
emphasis with the Pacific Highway
and the Columbia River Highway.
The Xutlngs colyum of the -Ashland
Tidings is reported very III this
week, and unless revived before next
week little hope 1b held out to Its
recovery. The writer of the colyum
was hit on the ea- last week, which
has resulted In h! having the ear
yslpelas,. Doctors "Judge and Life
magazines are doctoring the sick
colyum this week.
- A man who is six feet eight Inches
tall was refused by the exemption
board the other day, but probably he
does not feel as tall as the boy who
Is Just trying on his new school suit
with long trousers.
Ashland Transfer
I & Storage Co. i
T C. F. Bates, Proprietor
I Wood, "Peacock" i
J and Rock Springs : :
I Coal and Cement ::
j: PHONE 117
: : Office 99 Oak Street, Ware-
house on track near depot.
X Ashland, Oregon i
MlllMHHMIIM
Shortage of Funds
Dismisses Wardens
FOR
BURNS, CUTS
and WOUNDS
e uennn tueaiyptus ointment
AT ALL DRUQ STORES
TUBES 23C JARS 60C
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Powell St., at OTarrell
Snn FranrkrA
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tin In the heart of the
business, shopping
a and theatre district.
Running distilled ice
water in every room.
Our commodious
lobby ,f ine service,and
Homelike restaurant
will attract you.
European Plan rates
$1.00 up.
Masageswst
W. 8. Janes
1MUW !! M) Hill
On account of depleted finances,
State Game Warden Shoemaker has
lopped off fourteen deputy game war
dens, who will be relieved from duty
October 1. One warden Is kept for
each of ten districts of the state.
Mr. Shoemaker states:
"The necessity for revoking these
deputy wardens' commissions Is due
to a continued decrease In the sale
of game licenses. The sale of these
licenses has decreased for a number
of reasons.
"First, several thousand licenses
were not taken out in northwestern
Oregon this year on account of the
duck season having closed on De
cember SI, Instead of January 15, as
heretofore.
"Secondly, OreEon has sent to the
front as her quota in this war about
8,000 men, ranging from the ages of
18 to 30. The great majority of
these are-'sportsmen who have been
in the habit of taking out either a
hunter's or angler's or combination
license in the past.
"And third, the closing of the
hunting season shut off a great sale
pf licenses to the people who ' take
their annual racatlon the first two
weeks of the deer season."
Setting forth these facts. Mr.
Shoemaker sent communications last
week to the deputy wardens and also
to every rod and gun club In the
state.
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Comply With the Law
AND USE:
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For plumbing of general repair
work call George Carey, 462 Allison
street. Phone S14-J. Z8-10t
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Printed Butter
rappers
ACCORDING to the ruling of the Oregon
Dairy and Food Commission all dairy
butter sold or exposed for eale in this state
must be wrapped in butter paper upon which
is printed the words "Oregon Dairy Butter,
16 (or 32) ounces full weight," with the name
and address of the maker.
To enable patrons of the Tidings to easily
comply with this ruling this office has put in
a supply of the standard sizes of butter paper
and will print it in lots of 100 sheets and up
ward and deliyer it by parcels post at the fol
lowing prices:
100 Sheds. 16 or 32 ounces $1.58
250 Sheets. 16 or 32 ounces $2.15
500 Sheets, 16 or 32 ounces $3.25
Send your orders to us by mail accompan
ied by the price of the paper and it will be
promptly forwarded to you by parcel post,
prepaid.
We use the best butter paper obtainable,
and pur workmanship is of the best. Let us
have your order and you will not regret it.
Ashland Tidings
Ashland, Oregon