Monday, April 22, 1918 ASHLAND TIDINGS PAGE TIIR EM Solid Comfort For Men's Feet Uncle Sam looks after the Soldiers feet by fitting them with the right shoe which is made on MUNSON LAST. We can fit your feet with Shoes made over this la?t in Dress Shoes Made up in Black, Vici and Black Calf. $6.50 and $7.50" If you try a pair you will always wear them. Work Shoes On the same last, tan and black. $5.50 and $6.50 Come in and Examine the TIRE With a thous and claws. All sizes SOLD BY THE Overland Millner Co. "AMERICA." The following prooe-poem is from the pen of Mary Q. C. Gilmore of Houston, Texas, and granddaughter cf Prof. Gilmore of this city: There was a time when prosperity and peace had greatly changed her, ' "When many lost their high Ideals and craved The things which gave them pleasure and great riches, While the thought of others slaving they had waived, But now, since War's dark hand he came so cruel, And suffering has come . to other lands, And America Is fighting for her brothers, This nation begins to loosen social bands. So, with the strength and loyalty she ever has, Becoming 'great and larger day by day, This glorious country shall keep fighting, Till the right and peace and honor win the way. With the poople of this democratic nation . . Co-operating each and every one And doing all they can to help their country, We surely must and will o'erthrow the Hun. America, for years, has servedher people. Now, let ua serve America instead, The flag that has the stars and stripes for freedom Must never to the Teuton host be fed. God bless xur native and adopted land ' . And may she always firmly stand A bulwark for all that's right Against the mlssarles of heartless might. American troops permanently took over a part of the firing line as an American sector in January; 1918. The navy ration im 1917 cost 10.438, as against $0.37684 ln,1916. About 60,000 officers and men are engaged In coast patrol work of the navy. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. High School Will , Present Operetta The senior high school will pre sent the beautiful operetta "Bulbul", by Maude Elizabeth Inch and W. Khys Herbert at the Chautauqua building Friday evening, May 10. This operetta Is under the direc tion of Miss Anderson, musical direc tor of the .schools, and will be pre sented by the members of the high school. Following is the cast of char acters: , lamit A well meaning but fussy little monarch Hurry Silver Bulbul His beauteous daughter... Isabel Rarron Caspian An amiable young prince. . Richard Shim da The court chaperon. .Alta Scott Lllla A friend of Bulbul. Grace Bess Alain A friend to Caspian OHn Conwe'l Dosay Keper of the Royal Specta cles Archie Eubanks Justo Keeper of the Royal Cashbox - Max Camps Maids of Honor-Bernice Myer Mae Skeen. Laura Wenner, Ruth York, Helen Walker, Rita Card, Mar ion Summers. Friends of Prince Caspian Chas Cooley, Alward Leavltt, Roy Rogers, Dwlght Gregg, Calvin McClelland. Chorus Fifty voices. City or chestra. Argument lamit has bethrothed his only child, the Princess Bulbul, to the Prince Caspian and the prince is on his way to attend the wedding. Tho couple have never met, and the prin cess vainly Implores her father not to make her marry a man she has never seen. The prince, on his side determines to see his future wife be fore the betrothal ceremony. On teaching the outskirts of the city he disguises himself and his friends as peddlers, and thus clad they seek the palace. The prince enters the garden first and meets the maids of honor. After much persuasion he Is allowed to seek the princess, who is rnamine disconsolately through the woods. The prince peddler speedily wins Bulbul's affections and endeav ors to persuade her to give up the Prince Caspian and elope with him Instead. This the princess refuses to do. They agree to meet once mor in the ballroom that evening to say enndbve. Unable to part with the man she loves, Bulbul hides him b hind a curtain, bidding him to trust her. Consternation reigns later when the king and court learn that the nrince and Drlncess are both mlss- Ine. All are still more horrified when Bulbul enters the ballroom, : long cloak over her gown, and an fiounces that she will not wed the prince, but instead the man she loves a peddler. Throwing aside the cur tain, behind which the prince is hid den, she exposes him to the full view of king and court. Grief is turned to Joy. The'king recognizes in the supposed peddler, the prince, and Bulbul Is too pleased at the outcome to be Indignant at the prank played unon her. In the meantime, Ida, who has always had a lingering fond' ness for the king, proposes to him under a promise he made that after noon, and he Is bound to consent Alain and Lllla make a third happy couple,' and the three weddings are set for "Tuesday at noon". REGISRATION LIST OF JACKSON COINTV The following Is a complete list of registrations, showing. the num ber registered in the various parties up to close of registration on April 13, 1918: Republican Male, 3286; female, 2455; total, 5741. Democratic Male, 1909; female. 1414; total 3325. Progressive Male, 27; female, 7; total, 34. Prohibition Male, 56; female, 166; total, 222. Socialist Male, 213; female, '96; total, 309. Miscellaneous Male, 223; female, 171; total, 394. Totals, male, 5714; female, 4039; grand total, 10023. Plaza Barber Shop "On the Plaza" Hair Cutting and Shaving. Special attention to Children's Hair Cutting. J. A. Yco, Prop. 4 Have Your Clothes Hade at Home Tailoring for Hen and Women John for Clothes John the Tailor Cleaning and Pressing A Fit or No Sale v Austin Hotel Block Steer Clear of All Acts of Disloyalty In the "Loyalty Leaflet," Issued by the committee on public Informa tion, Hon. Joseph Buffington, senior United States circuit Judge, makes the following Instructions to appli cants for naturalization: "In the first place, I want to say that I have made It my duty to find out what our government would do In case of war, and whether It would follow the example of the nations abroad and would intern men who had at one time been citizens of coun tries at war with us. I am glad to say to you that the government has no purpose to Intern any men and that any man who Is interned will Intern himself by proving that the government ought to Intern him. The government Is going to start out with thurstlng and believing In all who are living here, and there will be no interning or depriving any foreign-born man of any country of his liberty so long as that man Is truly loyal to America. "And I want to tell ydu, further, that our government feels very strongly that any 111 will or bad treatment by any American citizen toward any foreign-born man, simply because he was born in a country with which America is at war, would be a serious blot upon the good name of America. I am glad to give this assurance to our foreign-born peo ple, and to let every man who does no wrong to the government know that the government will not Im prison or disturb him. So much for the good will of the government to ward them. "And how about their good will toward the government? This leads me to, give a further message of cau tion and friendly advice to those who may have a bad will toward our government, or who are listening to bad advice, or who or any reason are becoming disloyal to America, or turning their faces away from her. My advice to such men and women Is to 'stop, look and listen before they go further, for In times like these such a course can not but lead to a sorry end. "War is the dividing line. Remem ber what was only foolish and unwise In word and deed last wek, In peace, may be treason when war comes. Re member, when war comes, no man can serve two masters. As of old the message comes, 'Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve.' "There is no such thing as half treason. Any treason is all treason. And let no foreign-born man, who !s today In the United States, comfort himself that, because hehas not be come a naturanzea citizen, ne owes no allegiance to the United States, and that he can not be punished for treason to the United States. "My advice, therefore, to every foreign-born man and women who Is staying in the United States today Is to keep clear of any disloyalty; keep clear of any one who counsels or advises it. Indeed, any one. na tive, naturalized, or alien, who knows of such disloyal plans, purposes, or schemes Ms already on dangerous ground, although he may not himself have done a thing; for as your frleni should tell you that there Is not only treason which consist of overt acts, but there Is a lesser treason which consists in .knowing of treason by others against the United States and not making it known. So In these times the safe path for native-born, naturalized and the alien Is not only to avoid treason one's self but if one learns of It, to either go In person or write some of the of fleers named In this statute and tell him what one knows. It Is not necessary for me to tell vou the many rorms treason may take, for treason will always find a hundred different secret ways In which It can give aid and sympathy to the enomy. But right can take but one plain course Be loyal, true, straight, and square to the govern ment and you will be sure you are not committing treason. I am not trying to tell people how near they con approach it. I am telling them flow far they can keep from the line by simply being loyal to the flag and to America. "When a man Is driving along a precipice he tries to drive as far away from the edge as he can. My advice to every foreign-born man who comes to me will be: Put a flag at your floor, another on your coat, and, above all, keep one in your heart. If you do, you will stand four-square rs countryman of Washington and Lincoln, and no nation has ever loved any leader, be he king or kaiser, sul tan or czar, as all nations today love George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In following their loyal foot steps no man of any race can go astray." il W6 I YOU Are not economizing unless you make your dollars count for their full value. We have a new clean stock of well known quality merchandise, and now of all times it pays to buy the best. dm V "'io ci tea 'SHIRTS In Percale, Woven Madras, Poplin, Silk Stripes. New goods at about the old prices. If we put a Hat on you and it does not wear to your satisfaction, its on us. We keep our stock free from old shelf worn goods. Try us on anything men wear. MITCHELL & WHITTLE THE MEN'S STORE" People's Forum OLD PAPER3 FOR SALE at the Tid ings office. Twenty-five for B centi. N 10J tf I.sms of the Angelesias "I'm afraid the 'Isms' will get me," Billy Sunday is reported to have said when' asked why he didn't hold a re vival In Los Angeles. Billy must have overcome his fears, which were groundless for the meetings which he held there last fall were a great suc cess. Ask Rev. Carnahan. Not only were tens of thousands of people con verted, but the citizens were prevail ed upon to prohibit the sale of al coholic liquors, Los Angeles being the largest city in the world where this has been accomplished. Such saloon signs as tills were common: 'VForty thousand-dollar stock of liquors for sale March 31. Voted out of business." The old-time religion Is stronger than ever In our southern metropo lis. Dozens of splendid orthodox churches adorn the downtown dis trict,. Including Dr. Torry's million dollar bible Institute and Church of the Open Door, Trinity M. E. church south. Temple Baptist and First Methodist. The twe last named are located on Central Park, right In the thick of it, and all have congrega tions of two or three thousands every Sunday. As for the Isms, the Christian Set entists are pretty numerous, but all the evidence we saw of Theosophlsts Spiritualists, New Thought ancient teachings of heathen Hindoos and such like, was. two lecture rooms In office buildings, where the various agnostics took turns In expounding strange doctrine. Don't misunderstand me. Some ot our finest friends, both in Ashland and Los Angeles, belong to the above mentioned cults. The writer favors the fullest measure of religious liber ty. Those who honestly differ with us In doctrine deserve to be treated with "respect and consideration, re gardless of what we may think of their thories. The First Methodist church has 2500 members, and the pastor, Dr. Locqe, is a wonderful sernionlzer. He has a great deal to Bay about the war, resarding it as a struggle between right and wrong, the powers of light and the powers of darkness. V?. Biower, who followed Bob Burdette as pastor of the Temple Baptist church, has hold his present position for eight years and Is a very popular preacher. His face lighted up at the mention of Ashland, for ho has many friends here and cherishes pleasant memories of the Granite City. In connection with the Church of the Open Door there Is a hotel for men and one for women, these twin hostelries being giant 13-story struc tures. On the roof Is a wonderful Bet of chimes, which are played every evening, sending forth sweet, quiet melodies over the restless city. One of the .apartments we occupied' was located about four feet from this great institution and we could hear them singing hymns without leaving our rooms Dr. Horrey was a power ful lecturer and revivalist In his day, but aa he grows older his shell seems to harden, and his present preaching is marred by a pugnacious Intolerance of the opinions of those who differ with him In doctrine. Dr. Selectman, of Trinity church, Is a great pastor, but a poor preacher, ex erting a strong 'influence for good upon the public and private life of the members of his congregation and the entire city. At the Mexican Methodist church we attended Epworth League srvlces and were surprised at the whole-souled singing and deep devotional In terest, contrasting strongly with the sad and hopeless worshippers in the old ; Catholic mission across the Plaza. "The poor things haven't any thing to be happy about," explained a smiling senorlta. A tow-headed Hun took a prominent part in the services. A German spy? Perish tho thought! And yet, who knows? , O. II. BARNHILL, BANDON MAN INVENTS NEW ELECTRICAL GI N J. B. Peters of Bandon has Invent ed a deadly auxiliary for either rlflo or heavy field artillery, which has been commandeered by the govern ment. Mr. Peters Is a civil engineer, but for many years his hobby has been electricity, and much of his time has been devoted to a solution of the action of this 'natural element. Six months ago he Invented the device, whleh Is apparently so prom ising that the government did not allow him to patent it, but comman deered It after a tryout. The device will, It is expected, revolutionize modern warfare in that where It Is used no gunpowder Is needed. The device generates Its own electricity, making It an economy which will re lieve the government of a gigantic expense. Mr. Peters says the mechanism is simple In construction and the parte are few and the principle not compli cated. Mrs. Peters has been taught the entire secret of the' device, it is claimed, so that In case' anything: happens to Mr. Peters the discovery may not perish. Mr. and Mrs. Peter have gone to Annapolis, but it Is ex pected they will be sent by the gov ernment to the war zone. 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