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Itibrodny, October
2,
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A SH LA N D D A IL Y T ID IN G S m£ public
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should know what those regulations are. It! yet their trappers scattered through the wilderness were been persuaded against coming action by a motion inviting Ash-
(Established in 187«)
¡should know that it is not encountering a speed trap when ¡under no present direction from their employers, and na- tbis far west because of what his land and G rants Pass to join the
lts cars enter any municipality within the state. It should turally only half civilized themselves filled their savage m anagers deemed strategic rea-j movement. That these two cities
P ub lish ed E very E ven in g Except Sunday by
i will soon fall into line is the con-
understand that the regulations for one are the -regula* comrades with antipathy against all who were in compe­ sons-
THE ASHLAND PRINTING 00.
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_____________ ! fldent expectation of supporters.
tions for all. Such a law would be a most desirable one. tition with them. It is not at all strange that these Indians!
B ert R. Greer ....... ..................................................................................Editor
MEDFORD AM) KLAMATH
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George Madden Green ..................................................... Business Manager But in the meantime there is no occasion for the profit- should have been made familiar to a certain extent with
FALLS IN SCOUT MOVE
of speed traps in this or that town or white encroachments for many generations back and cover-!
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER ............'...*................................. “ .Telephone 39 i able installation
.
E n tered at th e A shland, Oregon P o sto ffice as Second C lass Mail Mattier, l t j • In e Uregouian.
ing a large part of the American continent. The Indians! Klamath F a ’ls and Medford
Subscription P rice, D elivered in City
were also kept informed from the same source of the joined hands last night and took '
One Month ............................................................................................ $ .65
prelim inary steps toward the for-1
FROM OX TEAM TO AIRPLANE
coming oi those who were to be discouraged because not mation of a F irst Class Boy S co u t'
Three Months .......................................................................................
1.95
The venerable trail-maker, Ezra Meeker, like a num- allied with the Hudson Bay Company. They were also Council for southern Oregon, says
Six Months .................................................................
Ì.75
One Y ear ................................................................................ .
7.50
erous company of whom he is a type, may fairly be said ¡kept informed of the attitude o f'til? United States and the Klamath- Falls Herald.
B y Moil and Rural Route«
One Month ......................... *................................................................ $ .65 to have earned the right to select hi8 means of transpor- Great
At a meeting in the Chamber
'
Britain
toward
each
other
on
the
all
important
sub­
Three Months .......................................................................................
1.95 fation across the continent. Mr. Meeker chooses the air­
of Commerce rooms attended by
Six Months .............................:....................... 3.50 1
ject of ownership of the Great Northwest. So we see that representative citizens, commit­
One Year ................................................................... 6.50
plane and if official orders are received in time he will trom the beginning the Indians were made to understand tees and members from the Rotary
presently be wafted in about two days across the plains that it was the wish and aim of the great Nation to and Kiwanis clubs, Chamber of
DISPLAY ADVERTISING RATES
Single insertion, per inch ............................................................ $ .30
that in his youth it took six months td» traverse. Surely which the Hudson Bay Company/ belonged that the Commerce, and churches, a mo­
Y early C ontracts
prevailed to launch the pro­
One insertion a week ........ ..........................................................
.27% no student of contrasts could find a more striking illus­ American Government’s claim to the Oregon Territory tion
and enthusiastic support was
Two insertions a week ............................................................
.25
tration of material progress within the short span of the should be defeated, and they adopted the only methods ject
Daily insertion ...................................................................... .........
expressed, promising a financial
.20
life of one man.
R a tes for Ijcgnl and M iscellaneous A dvertising
known to them to aid their great ally. Some people have background which it is. confident­
F irst insertion, per 8 point line ................ ................................ $ .10
believed will assure the move­
Not
only
the
basic
science
or
lieavier-than-air
navi­
Each subsequent insertion, 8 point line
expressed surprise that Indian tribes at great distances ly
.05
m
ent's
success.
Card of Thanks ................................................................................
1.00
gation but the incidental aids that have made it feasible from each other should be kept informed on current
O bituaries, per line
Grants
D ubious
• 02%
are the products of comparatively recent time. The in­ events of importance to them. It .must, be understood that Early in the Pas«
meeting, presided
WHAT CONSTITUTES ADVERTISING
ternal
combustion
engine,
but
for
which
no
flying
ma*
over-
by
Acting
President R.* C.
these
savage
tribes
had
their
own
methods
of
communi­
“ All fu tu re ev< its, where an admission charge is made or a
collection taken is * ivertising.
chine could hope to leave the ground, is an infant by cation, some of which were ingenius and others daring. Groesbeck of the Chamber of
No discount wi be allowed Religious or Benevolent orders.
comparison with Mr. Meeker himself. The distillation of When white men first came into the country they found Commerce, it was learned through
Gordon Holt, president of the
DONATIONS
petroleum, which had not been conceived of three-quart­ a well traveled trail from the Columbia river to the Sac­ G
rants Pass R otary club th a t his
No donations tc charities or otherwise will be made in advertis
in g 'o r job printing— our contributions will be in cash.
ers of a century ago as a source of power calculated to ramento valley over which communication was kept up city was, dubious about its ability
revolutionize travel, has since had profounder conse­ and from various sources the doings of the outside world to share in the program. Ashland
OCTOBER 2
was not represented, it having
DEFRAUD NOT:— For this is the will of God, . . . th a t no quences than the most daring pioneer would have ven­ were learned. They learned of the war between the United explained th a t the public of that
man defraud his brother in any m atter.— 1. Thessalonians 4: 3, 4. tured to predict. Mr. Meeker came west in a time when
States and Mexico, even before Fremont had received his city had not been fully apprised
PRA Y ER:— Help us, Lord, to be honest w ith Thee, and then
there
was
not
a
railroad
west
of
the
Mississippi,
nor
a
we cannot be dishonest with ourselves and w ith others.
orders to return to California while he was yet at the of the plan.
Telephone in the United States, when mail in Oregon head of Klamath lake in Oregon.
Undaunted and determined that
the
boys of southern Oregon shall,
came by way of the istb.umus of Panama and the tele-
MESSENGERS OF FAITH IN CITY
The kindness of Dr. McLaughlin, Factor of the Hud­ have the advantages of a healthv f I 'HE real economist
The presence of the advertisements of two mer- graph was yet an experiment. To hark back to the days son Bay Company toward the early settlers and his en­ scout organization. Klam ath Falls
is the one w ho
chants of this city in today’s issue of the Tidings, who °f the ox, which Mr. Meeker himself has so often and so couragement of the establishment of Missions in the Will­ and Medford delegates*proceeded looks for quality in
will be represented regularly in The Tidings during the eloquently apotheosized, would- he to discard far more amette and along the Columbia, while recognized as an to organize and • concluded their
clothes. It isn’t the
next 12 months, is a reminder of the “ Let’s Go Ahead’’ than the superficial advantages of speed in getting from act of -generosity and mercy, was no less an act of states­
price that counts; it’s
spirit which is being felt more and more each day by the Plaee to place; it would be to revert to a state of hard- manship, but not understood by those above him. The!
the value you get.
merchants of Ashland.
ship and discomfort, of unremitting and often unrequited Missions established in the Willamette and along the'
At present The Tidings is carrying the advertise* toil, which, however it may have served in its own time Columbia were clustered about directly under his eye!
Clothes Tailored to
Always
ments, on a regular schedule and on a contract for a to develop sturdy men and women, has given place on where the inevitable might best he shaped and directed.)
Measure by Bom are
year, of six merchants of this city, who previous to the the whole to indubitably better things.
There were no efforts to establish Missions in Southern!
a warm house sold with the broad­
There ever have been, there are now, and there al­ Oregon, and the first move in that direction by Dr. H. K.
last three-months’ period had not been regularly solicit­
est guarantee for last-
ing patronage by means of daily newspaper advertising, ways will be pioneers, since pioneering is a matter of the Hines in 1834 was discouraged by the Hudson Bay Com­
R adiator heat keeps the
which is recognized today as the quickest and most ef­ spirit and not of geographical frontiers. It has been Mr. pany’s representative stationed on the Umpqua river house warm no m atter how mg service.
it is outdoors.
fective method of reaching the purchasers of a com­ Meeker’s fortune—as it is that of all other elders—to south of the Callipooia mountains, and he reported the cold
Stoves and other old-fash­
They are as good
munity.
have lived in two pioneer epochs superficially as widely Indians there to he dangerous and unreliable. Even at ioned heaters, even when
constantly, will not and look as good as
These merchants, instead of depending upon a hap­ apart as the poles but in fact as nearly alike as the am­ the time of Jedediah S. Smith’s adventure with the In­ watched
keep even tem peratures. Steam
hazard appeal to their prospective customers, will make bitions of men in all ages. In the kind of craft in which dians at the mouth of the Umpqua river in 1828, they hot w ater or vapor heat keeps cloth es ordinarily
even tem peratures on two or
sold at much higher
a continuous and systematic appeal in this newspaper. the pioneer of 1852 will return to the land beyond the were not ignorant of the* power and importance of the three firings a day.
S ee dh and learn hoW eco­
prices.
In addition to these new advertisers, those adver­ Ohio a bevy of aviators have just encircled the globe. Hudson Bay Company, for Dr. McLaughlin at once took nom
ical if, is to have radiator
to , differentiate between the motives the responsibility to punish them anti recover the prop- heat.
tisers whose contracts have expired during the last three It . is . . impossible
.
W e’ll be glad to
months have renewed them for another year, positive whieh rule our modern Marco Polos and those which ac- Crty they had taken from Smith. These Indians knew
show you the new
evidence that they have found business good and be­ tuated the explorers and the trail-blazers of a remoter about the great power on the Columbia to which Jhey
Jerry O’Neal line of wonderful all
lieve that business will be even better than it has been. time. It is a mistake to assume that the opportunity of had to bow, and doubtless they had also learned that
wool fabrics.
They are messengers of faith in Ashland.
the pioneer ended with the passing of the ox team—The prowling white adventurers not of that company should
Plumbing
Heating
Oregonian.
he discouraged. The leading chiefs in the subsequent P hon e 138
2 0 7 E. Main
HALF-BAKED REPORTS INJURIOUS
Rogue River Indian wars were also informed of the feuds
General Dawes has not said “ HelPn M aria/’ not among white men that were coming into the country.
A few days ago a committee appointed by the state
executive issued a report in which an organization close­ even once, in the present campaign, but he is creating
(To he Continued)
ly related to this community was attacked, indirectly a little interest just the same, and we will .miss our guess
if he does not have at least one characteristic explosion
Democratic parties.
•
REMINGTON POCKETKNIVES
more than directly, hut just the same attacked.
Nor
can
there
be
any
question
before
November
4th.
The special committee report recommended a cessa­
Guaranteed—Reliable
about the California decision hav- ¡
tion of sales by the local organization until further in­
ing an appreciable effect on the i
The Independents claim that Dawes’ explosion is
Remington Guns and Ammunition
La Follette situation in the W est, i
vestigation could he made. The attorney for the local
coming
when
the
votes
are
counted—and
they
say
it
It causes La Follette to seék for
for your success in hunting
organization in a reply stated that the organization’s
the
13
electoral
votes
of
Calif
or-
'
won’t
he
the
result
of
joy
either.
books were open for inspection by the probers, who had
nia through the medium of t h e ¡
promised him no report would be made until further
Army Goods Store
Socialist electors, or a t least of
Why the Republicans thought Brookhart, Nelson Robert M. La Follejte, because electors put on the ticket by the
conferences with officials of the local organization.
Biggest Little Store In Ashland
The investigation has not been extensive enough and Hiram Johnson would remain silent is beyond our of the adverse decision of the Socialist organization of th at
nor was the report of a sufficient scope to justify a judg­ understanding. They are not built .that way, nor have California suprem e court reg ard ­ state. La Follette and his Cali­
ing the placement of 1 is 13 elec­ fornia m anagers seeming to real­
ment either favorable or unfavorable to the local organ­ they made their reputation by remaining silent.
tors on the November ballot in ize th a t the consequent reluct­
ization, and no judgment should he made.
th a t state, is to invade Oregon ance of many voters to m ark
Judging
hv
the
poor
reception
which
Senator
Pep­
and W ashington in person, as well their ballots for Socialist nom­
The point to be brought out is the necessity for
as California, this in direct in­ inees will, under .ordinary and
per
s
keynoter
in
one
of
the
New
England
states
was
re­
more care in making reports by probers until the investi­
ference from La F o llette’s own unattended circumstances, mean
gation fully justifies a comprehensive report which would ceived, the cancellation of his speaking tour because of statem ent and by the direct in­ the loss of many votes in th a t
on
leave no doubt C flier in favor or against the company a disagreement with General Dawes might he advan­ sistence of the La Follette 3tate state to the La Follette cause. *
tageous.
,
La Follette, so his friends here
headquarters.
which is being p jbed.
Farran-Oid Fan Belts—Thermoid Brake Lining—
say, all the time has been insist­
T
hat
La
F
ollette’s
coming
in
To merely create doubt and uncertainty and anx­
Strömberg Carburetors—American Hammered Rings
For the life of us, we can not criticise President person to plead his case before ent on a trip to the Northwest and
iety as the report relative to the lqpal organization did
Pacific
coast
sections.
'
He
had
voters will li'ave much and
Coolidge because of his silence and the resultant isola­ the
and hundreds of other auto replacements and parts
is injurious and should be discouraged.
potent influence on the Oregon
tion in the present era of babble.
and the Pacific coast campaign
FOR EVERY CAR
cannot be doubted. It, in a way, W hen .you s ta rt the hunting
JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES
Have you registered? There are more than 300 can­ tends to shift, for a time at least, season tomorrow, you should
The controversy in the League of Nations in connec­
the storm center of presidential
tion with the protocol and the rumor that Japan would didates in the state of Oregon—of course not all in Jack- campaign from the A tlantic and w ear a pair of our W eyenberg
Real W et W eather High Top
refer the question of American exclusion of the Japanese son county—but there will be sufficient for you to select Midwestern to the Pacific and Boots the kind which will
Tires Always for Every Car
F a r W estern states. And, it may
to the league for arbitration does not have even the sem­ from.
wear
longer
and
give
you
max­
well develop, th a t it will tend to
blance of menace to this country.
imum protection against water.
cause a different view to he taken
Pioneering in Southern Oregon
The recent receipt of a huge shipment of silk, which
of this p art of the country from a
OVERLAND
was rushed by special train from Seattle to New York,
campaign standpoint by the n a­
by 0. B. Watson
tional
headquarters
m
anagers
of
¿7
is one of the strongest indications as to what attitude
Shoe Shop
both of the Republican and the
(Continued from Tuesday)
the Japanese will take as regards America. Japan wants
The importance of the fur trade was early recognized
the United States business and will try a lot of diplomacy
before they resort to arms—and the victory on the pro­ and the fortunes that were being built up by it aroused
tocol shows that they know a little about diplomacy too. the cupidity of others. Monied men were at all times
ready to invest where the harvest promised such great
returns and plenty of reckless adventurers were ready to
THE GOLD HILL SPEED TRAP
The pernicious effect of the latest speed trap, as op­ brave the dangers of the wilderness, for tlie “ fun” and
CALL is here. Everywhere there is a
erated in Gold Hill with the approval of the mayor, di­ thrjll of it under circumstances which promised them un­
* quickening of activity, a preparation
rects attention to the need for legislation that will stan­ controlled liberty and freedom of action. Other organ­
for handling increased trade and a reach­
dardize traffic .matters throughout the state, and afford izations were formed and these adventurers were enrolled
for
action
in
the
wrilderness.
Great
activity
between
com­
some sort of central supervision by the state. These
ing out for new business.
peting
companies
soon
arrayed
the
followers
of
each
abuses of local authority are common. No sooner has one
You will find here a helpful ally. You
been corrected than another arises. It may well he sus­ in antagonisms. Independent trappers not in the employ
can also receive the benefit of the cumu­
pected that fat profits rather than a zealous regard for of the Hudson Bay Company were soon in feuds with the
lative experienc of our officers as well as
public safety have something to do with the persistence great organization’s trappers, and in the conflicts result­
ing the Hudson Bay trappers had the advantage of In­
of the village speed trap.
our correspondents over the country.
After Sixteen Weeks in Medford
dian
support.
The
Indians
soon
learned
that
these
in­
Nor is it at all uncommon for the merchants of the
Problems that baffle you may be identi­
dependent
adventurers
were
to
be
discouraged
from
pur­
city so afflicted to protest against action of the city au­
cal or similar to those solved successfully
in the
thorities, as the merchants of fold Hill have done. They suing their chosen vocation because it antagonized the
by many others.
are in a position to see what rewards come from an unfair powers that dominated them and to which they were
Come in at any time for we want to
and arbitrary practice, and they understand that the pledged to fidelity.
It
was
only
the
exercise
of
natural
human
instincts,
speed trap creates sworn enemies and gives both commun-
know you better. Our entire facilities
uneducated,
uncivilized
and
practically
uncontrolled
that
ity and vicinage a bad name. Of the many cases tried
are yours to use freely.
prompted
the
attitude
of
these
savages
toward
all
comers
in recorder’s court in Gold Hill, since July, it is said
.
Bank Here Where Careful
that only one defendant escaped without a fine. Is not no^ in ^iarmony
the great organization with whom
Efficient Service Rules
One Night Only
that significant? Whether it is or not, every condition of they were related in trade. The trappers who had taken
this sort smells intolerably of greed, and even of official wives among them and had adopted tribal relations con­
First National Bank
Prices 10 and 25c. Reserved Seats 50c
graft, and the municipal authorities of such a town have ferred among themselves in the interests of the company
and,
even
though
the
higher-ups
of
that
organization
only themselves to thank for the suspicion.
Vaudeville Between Acts
Ashland, Oregon
It is true that traffic regulations must be enacted and were, perhaps, not directly instigating the savages and
enforced in every Oregon town and city. But the motor- often punished them for inhuman acts against the whites,
Paulserud’s
LA FOLLETTE TO
STUMP COAST AS
SUDDEN SERVICE
Leedom’s Tire House
T O N IG H T !
Frank & King’s
Comedians
A rm ory
“ The Girl in the Taxi”
Make Tilings Hum '
This Fall