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PAGE TWO ASHLAND ASHLAND DAILY TlDiNGS D A IL Y Monday, De<***inber 81, 1024 T ID IN G S 1916, and 6.1 in 1915. country will respond nobly to the call for the Harding for South Carolint (8.5) and th e The relatively high rates for lowest (5.3) for Maryland, while (E stablished in 1876) Memorial, and as they contribute to the fund they will the years 1920, 1919, and 1918 for the colored the highest ra te recall the many fine -qualities of the man and the presi Published Every Evening Except Sunday by were doubtless due, for the most (18.5) is for Kentucky, and the dent. But Harding is gone, and no doubt his demise was PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.— THE ASHLAND PRINTING CÓ. part at least, to the epidemics of j lowest (8.4) for Maryland, hastened by the opposition that was arrayed against him Ezra Pound, Philadelphia’s exotic influenza which prevailed in those exponent of several arts, is n at a B ert R. Greer ................................................................. -....................... E ditor b o th within and without his party. years and which took heavy toll nuisance, but a composer in the j of pregnant women. The ratio of icial city p a p e r .................................................. ...Telephone 39 ! Friday, December 28 marked the sixtv-seventli anni- eyes of the French law. There’s an red a t the WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, -The deaths from childbirth to the ” b,“"d' J * ”“'"*“’ " " “ i venaty of the birth of Ex-President Wo'odrow Wilson. Interesting story connected with departm ent of Commerce announ- j num ber of women bearing child I lie news dispatches qf the day told us that he was spend Pound’s annexation of the title, cei lower death rates of m others , ren in 1922 was 1 to 150. Finishing Today Subscription Price, Delivered in City after a court had weighed a ing the day in his usual custom—secluded in his home on from childbirth or puerperal caus- One Month ........................................................... $ .65 Of the 30 states for which fig charge of nuisance brought again- Three Months ........................................................... ............................ , , , ,es in 1922 than In any year since ures are available. South Caro 1.95 S street. He received many messages and telegrams, some st . . him and several companions Six M o n th s............................................................ ................................. lina has the highest 1922 death 7 50 ^rom aljroa(t congratulating him on having attained his who were inclined to twiddle mus One Year ................................................................................................ For the 9 states and the Dis rate from puerperal causes (10.7 By Mail and R ural R ou tes: i sixty-seventh birthday. But, wounded and maimed as ical instrum ents to the dissatis trict of Columbia (constituting per 1,000 live b irth s), and Min One Li o o h ................................. ....................................... of neighbors. Pound re- ? .65 | other veterans of the war, who knows but that Wilson faction . .. . .. . . . the “ B irth R egistration A rea” of nesota the lowest (4.9.) Separate Three Months ............................................. .................... lated the incident in a le tte r t o i n , c , . , welcomed death rather than another birthday? He is a- . . r,nrQ r.+ iw .i xt Tr Six M o n th s.......’................................... Z.................. Z..... ............... his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer 1915, exclusive of . Rhode Island), rates for the white and colored Onu Year ............................. ......................... the death ra te from PuerDeral are shown for only the six states 6.50 ware of the antagonism that prevails against him from L Pound here Tt ’c fH i nu n > his own countrymen, hut is he aware of the honor and es . o It seems th a t Philly s own poet ■ causes in 1922 was 6.2 per 1,000 of Kentucky, Maryland, Mississip DISP» i ADVERTISING RATES: . i \ live W rths as compared with 6.5 North Carolina, South Caro .... single insertion, per ii •J .30 teem in which millions of America hold him? Likely not, had lately tired of burning noc- in 1921, 7.6 in 1920, 6.8 in 1919, pi, lina, and Virginia. For 1922 the 1 i irly C ontracts: tu rn al petroleum churning out One insertion a w-?L . • 27% and in common with some of his predecessors, and his suc modernistic poems in six langua 8.9 in 1918, 6.3 in 1917, 6.2 in highest rate for the white appears Two insertions a week cessor, he will go to his grave, broken in spirit and in heart ges and turned to music. The ul .25 Daily insertion ............ .20 f with the thought that he is a political outcast, unlionored, tra in music was his objective, R ates F or L egal and M iscellaneous A d vertisin g and he apparently succeeded, for i unloved and undeserving. F irst insertion, per 8 point l i n e ......Z...................... J .10 Wilson is the most pitiable character in American bis- his first public presentation of ir- r' ’ subsequent iusertiou, 8 point line ....... .................... .05 iginal .com positions in the »Salle Irle ¿ '’■¡I’lulhc ' <t Thanks .................................................... -........................... ; tory. No man has been accorded greater honors. None Conservatoire, 1.00 Paris, left him and Obifiiai- -s, per line ......................... .......... C atiiprsittJn J _______________________________ -°21^ ' have received so mucli of criticism and condemnation. No his brain children high and dry, w h a t c o vsriT U T E S a d v e r t i s i n g i other individual in the world’s history, except the Saviour, while his audience, critics includ All future events, where an admission charge is made or a I was ever the recipient of the honor that was accorded Wil ed, foundered miles behind. To as •iT ctien taken is Advertising. In Meat and Meat Products son in his ascendency. No man in American political his sist him in the iterpretation of n discount will be allowed Religious or Benevolent orders Tuesday and Wednesday his compositions the successor to tory has been the object of so much vituperation. The Pound’s poetic pen was a bassoon, DONATIONS No rtci ations to charities or otherw ise will "be made in advertis fight launched against him is unparalleled in intensity and well known for its appearance as ----- •—---------------------- -- --------- ing. or iob printing— our contributions will be in cash. ferocity. As a result he is almost an exile, a physical an advertisem ent for opium pipes Pure Pork Sausage, per lb . wreck, awaiting only the call of his Maker to relieve him and for em itting a noise like the battle bray of an arm y mule. of his burdens and sorrow. Completing his opus, Pound DECEMBER 31 Pure Lard, per l b ........... Woodrow Wilson was broken in spirit and in health proceeded to evince his disagree A BENEDICTION:— Unto him th a t is able to keep you from while in the sendee of his country and humanity. Right m ent with the operatic theories falling, and to preserve you faultless.— Jude 24. or wrong in his principles matters not. Time alone, will expounded by W agner, Bizt, Verdi ¡r Lard in your own container ............ 21c tell the story. But there is no denying the fact that com and the others, by enlisting the lungs of a cornetist and a French- THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW ing generations will accord him the place he deserves in horn player. The trio tackled the We are at the parting of the way. Old Father Time history. It will be an honorable position. Then why de task of interpretation; the opera, HAMS, BACON AND SHOULDERS is shuttling along and within a few hours will write ‘finis’ lay according to him the honor that is due? To give Wil- thanks to the bassoon, et al, at the end of 1923. sonjtliq honor that is due will not only send a ray of hap touched depths never hitherto 'Cured the F ahiway' . t t The year has brought only slight" changes in affairs piness into his broken heart, but will give happiness to sounded or known— depths so low as to arouse the envy of the Ger o f our nation or in the problems of the wojld. Questions those of his day and generation. man m ark. AH Products 10« per cent Pure and Delicious in Flavor that have vexed the nations of the earth since 1918 are no Then the neighbors, th a t por tion of hum anity seemingly al nearer a solution now than at the close of 1922. Peace, the A NOVEL ARRANGEMENT ways imposed upqn, took “ note” L. W. Fahl kind for which we hoped and prayed in 1918, mid to which Boulevard and horned-in. They lodged a Human energy is hard put to keep pace with the high we have aspired since that memorable; day in 1918, when complaint of nuisance with the the armistice became effective, seems far removed. It may speed jobs of our times. Zeal sometimes overdraws its ac gendarm es, claim ing music was count of health, and so it is that men of great usefulness “ okay as is,” bue not when three he in the offing hut is at yet obscured. Starvation, disease, sovietism and bolshevism stalk are bankrupted of their strength. But some there be satellites of Apollo blast a tene who take thought of their physical resources. Consider m ent with instrum ental contor many countries and only the charity of the nations each in a different key. fortunately situated can prevent a spread of the forces the case of Samuel Vauclain, president of the Baldwin Lo tions, To court the case went, and comotive Works at Philadelphia. that threaten to overcome the world. Pound contended the opera m ust About five years ago Mr. Vauclahi took stock of his be heard then and there, “else j VICTOR ADL1NG MACHINES - FIL The close of tRe old year finds many of the former how can this distinguished Court MARY ROBERTS RINEHART health and concluded that he needed expert cohnsel to leading powers economically and politically helpless. Their ING CABINETS AND DEVICES decide w hether th e music is a condition casts a burden on the stable nations of the keep him fit. To that purpose he made a ten-year contract nuisance?” Directed By BLANK BOOKS—CANVAS - KERATOL AND universe m hich must he borne if this.world is to regain its with a physician, with the retainer for the first year in “ Mon Dieu! H elas!” and oth-i VICTOR SCHERTZINGER creased each year during the term of the contract. The in er French words and phrases th a t LEATHER BINDINGS equilibrium and peace and prosperity return. Under Personal Supervision Well Assorted Stock of I. P. Memos - Price Books, The day of commercial independence has passed—that crease of payment was put into the contract because Mr. serve as SOS signals, ren t the air JACK COOGAN, Sr. Ring Binders - With Assorted Fillers and Indexes is we are interdependent if we are to enjoy the greatest Vauclain believed that the greater his age, the physician’s and held the lease to Pound’s ex and until the Count se . Inks - Pastes - Baskets - Trays - Etc .- Etc. degree of commercial prosperity. World conditions havq obligation to keep him well would become harder to meet. clusion cured order and pronounced: reached a point where the strong must aid the weak. Should Mr Vauclain become sick, the annual fee is to be “ If I will free you, M. Pound, We Specialize in Office Supplies There is no other alternative. Ultimately the United reduced in proportion to the duration of the illness. will you practice this noble opus Of the success of the arrangement, Air. Vauclain says: elsew here?” States must extend to the tottering nations of Europe con Books and Toilet Goods In that time I have not lost a day from business, nor M. Pound acquiesced, bowed 10c and ROc structive aid that will serve to remedy conditions, and as Stationery Drug Sundries gracefully, thanked th e Court for sist them in regaining a solid footing politically, socially have I been ill in any way. I am heavier, stronger and its kind recognition of him as a C ontinuous New Y ear’s and economically. Not is this the duty of the United more active than T was five vears ago. composer and not a nuisance, and B eguiling 1 P. M. The quality of the traditional ounce of prevention and made exeunt, bassoon, opus, sate States alone, but of all other nations that are in the least situated to aid in a program of restoration. To delay the well-known pound of cure has long stood as a glib llites, et al. means greater difficulty in accomplishing that which must caution to consider the frailties of our clay. Mr. Vauclain VENISON POSSESSOR IS he. has demonstrated that the prevention of sickness is worthy GIVEN HEAVY FINE lhe old year holds no great achievements for the of a premium.—The Nation’s Business. EUGENE, Dec. 31.— L. T. United States, hut it must be said to the credit of this great Groat, south Lane rancher, w-ho republic that we have advanced. Although we are not A hustler has no time for had luck. with S. O. Read was arrested free of the depression that has retarted our industrial and Thursday a t th eir m ountain cabin commercial growth, there are indications of improvement. with venison in th eir possession, The best nation in the world is explanation. Our public debt has been somewhat decreased. The pro was fined $125 by Justice of the Peace Jesse G. Wells Saturday, cess of iquidation is well on its way, and although it has and the case against Read was been with the greatest difficulty, we have attained a firm Murder Stories as both stated th a t Do Y oh Think Mary Quite Contrary? dismissed er financial and industrial foundation than of which we Read had not killed any deer and stood a year ago. never went hunting with Groat. Divorce Scandals Credit for the gradual improvement achieved during the past year belongs not to any administrative or con Love Stories gressional acts, but to those actively engaged in the var ious lines that indicate improvement. In other words, Sport Events many lines of activities have aided in solving their own problems, just as agriculture must work, out its own ec Business Reviews onomic salvation, and just as the heads of the livestock industry must evolve their own financial .salvation. Editorials M e have undoubtedly reached the peak of public ex penditures. The burden imposed by taxes is heavy, but Political Articles there are strong indications that we are now entering an era of gradual tax reduction, a condition that will aid Advertising? all lines of activity. We are entering a presidential campaign year. In the past we contemplated presidential campaigns with more Most folks do. But, why? For information, educa or less fear of a commercial depression, and not without cause. But the campaigns of 1912, 1916, and 1920 proved tion, profit, or all three? The habit of reading the ad exceptions, and business all hut proceeded along normal JACK1I vertisem ents of local merchants, Ashland merchants, lines. M ith the possible exception of the coming presi COOGAft dential election engendering uneasiness in the business who use space in the Tidings to tell you of their new mer and industrial circles of the country the New Year should Jackie will appear in “ Long Live the K ing,” at the Vining witness a continuation of the upward trend in the various chandise, styles, qualities values, in clothing, food, insur Theatre, New Y ear’s Day and affairs aud activities of our country. World conditions, Wednesday. ance, accessories, tires for your car, shoes, meats, paints, however, preclude marked improvement in general condi tions. But with true American characteristics, we enter hardware, sporting goods.—the habit of reading adver the new year inspired with hope, confidence, and deter RATS mination to advance and achieve. . tisements thoroly and completely—should be increased Are dangerous pests. They waste, NEWSLETTER DEATH RATE LOWER TREATS « GEO. M. COHAN T-y=p-e-w=r=i=t=e=r=s ELHARTS • <7? Do You Read? destroy and poison things th a t are GOOD MEMORIALS TO OUR PRESIDENTS The erection of beautiful and enduring memorial to honor the memory of a dead President of our country is carried on hi lhe same dilatory maimer that characterizes our action- toward our neighbors—we purchase bountiful bouquets after they are dead. As we fail to recognize the true worth of our friends and neighbors until they are life less so do we neglect to pay honor to our illustrious presi dents and statesmen until they have passed from the scene of action and mortality. j ? . Mary who was umuually contrary,~but do you think A movement, well organized and meeting with a loyal ^ts fits Mary depictedabove? and generous response, is under way to erect a suitable! T j L, l r • memorial to the honor of our recently departed President, Astor who ¥ “7 Warren C Harding Men and Wo„en iron, all stations in life are subscribing to the Harding memorial fund. I B it how much better it woul<| be had we not waited Bstt should a bride lock as wistfid as Mary does? A h i until after his death to accord the dead president the lion- That* s a question that needs much propounding, and, or and homage we accord him in his lifeless state! The w mustn't ted you the whole story, must we? TO EAT But when you feed them RAT SNAP— and they crave for it as ■ a cat does cat-nip— it is absolu tely GUARANTEED to rid you of all ra ts and mice. Wm- COOK * So»’ •ay “ we are pleased to state we 1 consider RAT SNAP is, w ithout doubt, the best R at and Mouse exterm inator we have ever used. It does ALL you claim— and more too.” Three Sizes— 35c, 65c, $1.25. . RAT-SNAP will Kill ' ’ ■ THEM and leave no smell * Sold and guaranteed by MC NAIR BROS. PROVOST’S by business men, young men, as well as by women. The local m erchant is responsible, and is making a direct appeal to each and every reader, not only in tel ling you something about his goods ,but indirectly sup porting home industry and directly aiding in the devel opment of this community. As.a m atter of civic loyalty and interest in the business side of reading, the econom ical side with the sport, fiction and sensational, you ought to develop the habit of reading the ads of your lo cal merchants, in the Tidings.