tAfcfc A S H L A N D D A IL Y ■ m asa AMUlAND D À tif TIDINGS T ID IN G S The statement, any way it is put, is an absurdity. (E stab lish ed in 1 8 7 6 ) The only conditions under which whites can live perma-f This is Aslilands A Feature Page — nently in the tropics is an impossible condition. The so* Place To Find For Telling the P u b lished E very E ven in g E xcept Sunday by ¡cial and industrial facts are as prohibitive as the simple What It Wants Cooks About the THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO. question of clothing. The only way in which whites can) To Eat Sunday Good Eatables I'» t R. Greer ......................................................................................... Editor maintain a social status in the tropics is by living as an I t»«-orge Madden Green ..................................................... Business Manager overlord race. If they live as the natives they soon sink! « FICIAL CITY PA PER ...........L . . . . ................................Telephone 89 into the social degradation of the natives, and in the WASHINGTON, Jan . 2. — ■ The “deplorable, conditions in the I ku.rerea a t th e A shland, Oregon P o sto ffice as Second C lass M ail M atter Representative -E lect cdurse of not too many generations would become very The effort of Civic Service r e - ! postal service’’ resulting from Subscription P rice, D elivered in City Faunce 92 Years Old « t a Month ............„ ........................................................................... $ .65 like the natives even physically. This is shown specifical form organization is being con-i this practice have been called to 1.95 ly by the racial characteristics of the Polynesians, who •j i.ree Months ................................................._.................................... during the present ses- the attention of the President by KINGSTON, Mass., Jan. 2— 3.75 1 x Months .................... - ............................... ....,............ ....... ........... “ <». of congress ~~ * behind - - th e league on fjve separate oc­ sion three Representative-elect W alter H. Cue Year ........................... ................................................................... 7.50 i:re prehistoricallv whites. principal legislative measures, ac­ casions, the report adds. B y Mail and R ural R ou tes . Fauncqr, ninety-tw o,. ettte.(_ained While, if the whites, like the European colonials, live cording to the report subm itted “ In this correspondence the t . m Month ............................................................. .............................. $ .65 NEW YORK, Jan. 2. — A gift 1.95 as overlords, they must maintain their self respect, as by the Council of the National league has m aintained th a t the of $200,000 has been made to the the Marshfield H istorical Society 'i.'uee Months .............. - ....................................................................... of which he is a member, at his 3.50 well as that of the natives, by dressing as Europeans, not i Civil Service Reform League at Post Office D epartm ent has actu­ fc.x Months .......................................................................................... institute for Crippled and Dis­ hom e o u j Year .............................................................................................. 6.50 There were »'xty with the physical comfort of natives. The European dress i ,the openiug session today of the ally removed employes in the abled Men by Jerem iah Milbank. members present, au well as a Civil Service for the ap­ DISPLAY ADVERTISING RATES The income from the gift will is not a mere clinging to habit—it is a badge ot authority. vention. These measure8 are: classified number of his relatives. Joseph fc.hgle insertion, pe • inch ........... .....................«.......................... $ .30 parent purpose of m aking a va­ be used in the work of training Y early Contracts V bites will always 1)8 outlailders in the tropics. ' (1 ) The F razier bill for the. cancy to which a Republican C, Hager, president of the so­ men who are physically handi­ M arket Basket CIVIL SERVICE! < ’»e> insertion a week ........ .................................................................... 27% •j *•"» insertions a week ................................................................... .25 Daily insertion .......................................................................................... 20 R ates for Legal and Miscellaneous Advertising f i r s t insertion, per 8 point line ................... ..............- ............ $ -10 hwch subsequent insertion, 8 point line ................................. .05 » of Thanks ................................................................................. 1.00 vm tuariee, per ______________ line ....................................................................... .02% _________ ______ Xx WHAT CONSTITUTES ADVERTISING “ All future events, where an admission charge is made or a L« iiection taken is A dvertising. x No discount will be allowed Religious or Benevolent orders. ciety, presided. capped to enable them to earn Among the members of the so­ CONSTRUCTIVE POLICIES DEMANDED > their own living. ciety present was Charles Spra­ Our lawmakers should busy themselves on policies for Milbank always has been prom­ inently identified with the work gue 1 eterson, who i$> ninety-eight. reducing taxation, both state and national. They should of the organization. He is a mem­ One of the members read “ Hap­ study methods for equalizing the tax burden, rather than penings of a Hundred Years ber of the board of trustees. adopting tax measures .which' fill the public treasuries by The institution, since 1917, has . A;" ‘ special taxation on special branches, of business or. in­ found jobs for 4,430 disabled men I dustry. They should consider measures which will help and has sav e d .th e m $65,000 in employment fees. The 840 men enlarge the market for our manufactured and agricul­ DONATIONS trained in its classes earn more There are hundreds of constructive No donations to charities or otherwise will be made in advertis­ tural products. than $1,000,000 a year. The main ing or job printing— our contributions will be in cash. measures on which they can work which will be of bene- rke quality that cannot objects of the organization are fit to all the people. There is absolutely no excuse for ad- a free employment service, the be beat and the price WILL THEY MEASURE UP? vocating or supporting destructive measures which dis- Act from the requirem ents of the! on the eligible list in every case. production of artificial limbs and right. the furnishing of work to home- The United States enters the year 1925 with the courage or unsettle business and prevent investments of Civil Service law. j jn this way only can the present bound cripples. Crown F lour, |x r wick .. 8 8 .4 5 brightest prospects of any nation in the world. We have capital to the detriment of the whole nation. (3) The Lehlbach bill, passed practice be effectively checked.” W hit«* Loaf Flour, per sack seen wonderful development in this country in the past 8 2 .4 5 The national election decided in November was a by the House at the last session Baker Girl, per sack ...... 8 2 .4 5 59 years but this has aW been preparatory to even great­ wonderful revelation of the ability of the American peo­ abilishing the Personnel Classifi­ C olaiubia Baker'll Hard W heat er growth and greater wonders tp be performed in future ple to discriminate between sound and unsound doctrines, cation Board and transferring its F lour, jler barrel ........ $M.D5 functions to the Civil Service years. and better still, to decide great issues along the line of Commission, in the interest of The legislatures of our various states will soon he in principle instead of following personal leadership. Polit­ economy and improved personnel I P e tite PrunoN, 4 lbs. 25c 17 lb». 8 1 0 0 session and our new congress will be assembled. The ical leaders in state and national affairs should never for­ adm inistration. The Council’s ! SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. — No. 1 Italian P nuieg, 10c lb. yentlewen who comprise these bodies should thoroughly get that out of over one hundred million people, less than report recommends th a t all p e r-! Mrs. Florence Kahn, widow of functions, except those be­ Extra l^trge Imperial», 2 lbs. recognize the responsibilities which they have assumed four per cent voted red and radical tickets. The aggre­ sonnel Julius Kahn, veteran California longing to the President, and 35c as the representatives of 110,000,000 people. First of all, gation of Big Noise Agitators was met by the silent bal­ the heads of departm ents, be BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 2— The member of the House of Repre­ every lawmaker should understand that he is a repre­ lots of men and women in the homes and work shops who centralized in the Civil Service longest accuity laboratory in the sentatives, is. prepared to “carry Commission. world; 135 feet in length, is now on” the work of her husband if sentative of all the people and not merely nf some spec­ base their political action upon reading and thinking. effort of the field division completely equipped and open for elected to his unexpired term . ial class, bloc, group or other division of citizens. Political parties in power in the nation in the 48 of The The district which returned during the next experim ental work at the Univer­ H. A. Stearns Important legislation affecting the growth and de­ states should study that election and remember that de­ year, the the league h er husband is expected to sup­ report announced, will of California, where experi­ port her unanimously. I t is im­ velopment of every basic industry in the United States mands for conservative policies, reduction of tax bur­ be concentrated in seven States, sity m ental work is to be carried on ill be presented to state and national lawmaking bodies. dens and minimizing the volume of freak legislation came! which are at present w ithout by students in educational psy­ probable th a t any apposition can­ didate will be put up when the Policies regrading the future of radio will he up for con­ from every state and that there is uo escape from res- chology in testing the auditory special election is called to fill ?ervi^e laws„™ey are sideration. Public utilities whjch are rendering local and ponsibilitv for any political party or individual for failure Pennsylvania, Texas, Minnesota. and visual range of their fellow the vacancy. Vermont, Utah and students. F razier & S on interstate business in supplying a growing demand for to heed the mandate of the American people on these vital Kansas, For twenty-five years Mrs. Michigan. ‘In addition to these Experim ents will be conducted K ahn has been an interested gal­ their service on farms and in smaller towns will he con­ issues. j States,” the report adds, “ condi- by Professor J. V. BreJtwieser, of lery onlooker in the House. D u r-1 sidered. Railroad legislation is perennial. Various meas­ Get the constructive viewpoint, Mr. Lawmaker. Real-j tio518 are 8rad u ally form ing so as the educational departm ent. The Ing th a t time her husbana’s ad­ ures affecting the insurance business offer a prolific field ize that your duty to your state and nation is greater than t0 ^ dlcaJe “ ’« “ ate favorable aim in m aking these tests is to de­ viser and for the last ' eight A Haifa, hay, grain and for experimenting. Mining, lumber and oil are three your duty to any political constituency. \o u have the Tlce ,aws in Ne6raska, term ine how many students have months during his illness had great primary industries that have been special targets opportunity of a lifetime to help carry the United States | Alabama, Kentucky and Virgin- bad eyesight, to find the normal carried on his work for his con-I straw; wheat scratch, feed r&nge of vision of the class as a stituency. for legislative attention. Many other industries might forward as the greatest nation in the world. Measure up ia. oats, barley. Anything in Mrs. K ahn will be the second be added to the list. Legislative activity in the past has to your position instead of falling below what your fellow During the past year, the report whole and to work out ways woman to represent San F r a n - 1 the feed line. through which adjustm ents of been largely directed against those industries which em­ countrymen expect, or be prepared to accept the sternest j announces, letters have been sent* vision cisco in the House. If elected, can be made in the school by the N ational Civic Service Re­ ploy the greatest number of workmen, pay out tjie most in rebukes from the plain citizens of Our Country she w ill.en ter the House as Mrs. form League to all members of room. Mae Nolan retires. Mrs. Nolan wages and taxes and keep the business df this nation Data given to the students con­ the Republican Committes sub- Clierro Flour and a full named to succeed her hus- ¡ going. It is possible to drive a car and court a gal, but it ' netting resolutions substantially cerning the average visual range was band, the late John Nolan, but • line of first class groceries identical in character by the adop under standard conditions.* Then takes teamwork. after serving one term did not tion of which either party would they go to the laboratory and YOUR RABBIT FOOT seek re-election. challenge the other to join in a test their own eye sight under the In the minds of many the superstition regarding the That cynic who says there is no thrill in domestic life public pledge to uphold and abide standard condition# given in the :uck of a rabbit’s foot is connected with the American never saw anybody sit on the cat. Sheridan — Petitions sent to by the m erit system, in letter and acepity room, and make com par­ negro, but it appears that the idea is of ancient origin. in spirit. isons of the two. Such an experi­ postoffiiV departm ent for wide I F razier & S on “ Three-fourtlis of the replies m ent takes five to ten minutes. extension of ru ral delivery. As far back as 1668 a medical book advised the carry­ IN DAY’S NEWS SPOTLIGHT P hon e 2 1 4 — 3 5 3 E . Main SL received by committeemen of both The accuity laboratory ia a ing of a rabbit’s foot as a preventative of rheumatism. Classified Ads Bring Result» parties state th a t they would sup­ long sub-basem ent located in It is also recommended that to avoid toothache the gums port such a resolution as was pro­ Haviland hall. The room has should be scraped with an iron nail until they bleed, after posed by the league at the next .been so constructed th a t no day­ 1 which the nail should be driven into wood up to its head. meeting of th eir respective com­ light can enter it. It ia illum in­ S' mittees. Only two of the com­ ated by huge daylight lamps. But nothing is suggested as to the remedy for blood pois­ m unications from national éom- These throw a w hite light on to! __ . oning or lockjaw which might result fro mthe treatment. m itteem en expressed opposition the screens and from these screens] There is no end to old fallacies and superstitions, to the m erit principal. the light is reflected on the read-! such as those quoted above, and to this day many equally ‘ Much is said of the uselessness ing charts. A yellowish light, ridiculous ideas persist among otherwise sensible people. of the pledges and platform s adopted by political organizations. coming from the ordinary elec­ However not many years ago a tric lights which are strung down AN EXPLORER PASSES sim ilar inquiry addressed to mem­ the center of th e room is also The world seems today a very different sort of place bers of th e national committees used in the tests to dem onstrate from the one into which Henry Savage Landor made his both organizations would undoub­ the difference between electric tedly have resulted in a# many lighting and standard daylight in distinctive way. Not that we know so much more about statem ents in denunciation of the th eir effect on visual capacities this globe of ours than was known then. But we think we Civil Service system as were re­ The room lias unusual ventilation. go , which is much the same thing as though we actually ceived this year in endorsem ent Washed air enters it from three knew all that there is to know. different underground openings. \of it.” . ' The practice of the Post Office - . Equipm ent for the laboratory While the world into which Landor as a hoy entered D epartm ent in subm itting eligible was s,pnt from the research de­ was a world that invited exploration because of its mys­ lists for Presidential postm asters partm ent of the General Electric tery and its lure, it was a world into which we were all fourth-class postm asters and ru ral Company in New York City, born eager, inquiring children instead of being sophisti­ carriers to Congressmen for th eir which ia attem pting to get accur- cated grownups, as even the youngest of us are now. Then recom m endation of the candidates rate m easurem ents of accuity un­ to be appointed is vigorously con­ der standard conditions. there was knowledge, and even some science, hut it was demned in the council’s report. a very humble science. Today, the child mind works out ------------------------------------- application of the m erit system might be appointed. of appointm ent by law, as recom­ “ It is well understood th a t the mended by President Coolidge in appointm ents of postm asters and his annual message, to first, ru ral carriers as made under the second and third class postm ast­ present practice of the Post Of­ ers. There are 14,788 of these fice D epartm ent are largely po­ offices in the postal service. litical in character. The league (2) The Cramton bill provid­ condemns the practice of referring ing competitive exam inations for the eligible lists to Members of prohibition agents. This legisla­ Congress and reiterates its for- tion was passed by the House at I mer recom m endation th a t the the last session and was recom-i P resident provide by executive mended by the President in his order or otherwise th a t the Post messa8e- Prohibition agents Office D epartm ent in m aking se FLOUR STUDENTS’ EVES MRS. KAHN TO HAVE TESTED IN GREAT OWN WAY AT POLLS Plaza Market 1 of its books of knowledge a complete theory of the uni­ verse that takes in Betelgeuse and accounts for the trans­ formation of matter from the original cosmic vapor through the course of the primordial cell of the latest antic of a French academician, Russian bolshevik' or Broadway jazz artist. Landor’s world was one that sought knowledge be­ cause it knew that this knowledge existed, hut had not been brought to bay. And the particular kind of adven­ ture that Landor craved was on a geographic base. It was i period that had been made notable by such men as Liv­ C O U N T ft C O U N TER ? S A lzM Z . ingston and Stanley. It bad the example and the tradi­ M R S 'G R A C E OOFFTNT §> TT A .’V A M D E E .vIS’ tions of Arctic,search. South America as well as Africa from Paris bring rumors of another divorce sensation, and Asia were uncharted wastes, the former merely this Whispers one, according to Reports, involving the Count Salm Von Hoogstrae- nrought into fancy’s.range by such writings as that of ten and his bride of a year, the former Mary Mllllcent Rogers, heir to the Rogers millions. The Countess, it is reported, soon will go to Mayne Reid Parts to start proceedings. Following the divorce—U It takes place— the Count may marry Mrs. Grace Coffin, now living in Paris, to whom Landor had the vice of curiosity—it has to be a vice he was reported engaged before he married Mililcent Rogers, the to develop into such a fixed idea as Landor had. Who of whisperers declare further. Frank A. VanderUp, noted financier and of the National City Bank, is critically ill at his home In us would iaee the tortures of Thibetan intrusion, the phys­ ex-president Scarboroughon-the-Hudson, New York, physicians have announced.. ical abhorrences of Chinese villages, the resentment of H e la s uffering from typhoid fever. primitive people against the patronage of their white whose name was not disclosed, cousins, as did this man? It was “ the life’’ for him. For Shoplifter Sent to Jail; would pick the articles off the Taught Child the Trade us, he and his fellows have brought the world close home counter and pass them to Mrs. to us. We have it in its primitive form, on our breakfast NEW YORK, Jan. 2. __ Ju s-F Schezer. who would place them in tables. He made the unknown world known, as even did lice in Special Sessions were told a bag. the World War make the known world known. th a t Mrs. Catherine Schezer, twenty-two, m other of a three- Opens Purse in Wind: year-old child, taught an eleven- NO WHITE LIFE IN THE TROPICS $300 in Bills Fly Away year-old girl to become a shop­ Observers point out that the wearing of a minimum lifter. They then sentenced her SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 / — A «• mount of clothing is necessary to the perpetuation of to five days in Jefferson M arket mischievoua