W h October M , J028- D filü Y TIDINGS EDITORIAL and ESTABLISHED IN *876 W. H. PERKINS, Newa Editor C. J. BEAD, Managing Editor ASHLAND DAILY TID IN G S OUT OUR W AY Entered at the Ashland, Oregon Poet office as B y W illia m s I Matter Q o q CALL. G tv e A im o TAW ê " crtTo! 6 u u .‘e . GrtMlM' AM -TfeWlM' — AM' M t's lAKlM* Work for Philosophers Three hundred and fifty philosophers, the cream of the world’s minds supposedly, have just recent­ ly finished a week’s meeting at Harvard lpiiversity. It was “ one of the greatest.internati9ual gatherings of scholars since the World War,” so the news tells us. And what happened! Well, they discussed ‘‘The (Bearing of the Distinction of Judgments of Value, and Judgments of Existence Upon Logic and Epis­ temology,” for instance. Besides, they were guests of Henry Ford at Wayside Inn, and they agreed that “ the friend­ liness and spirit of good feeling on the part of all the foreign delegates, and"*the sincerity and unanimity of their expressions of good will toward the other nations of the world was one of the notable aspects of the gathering.” So reported (no doubt inadequately, for philo­ sophers are still rather generally misunderstood) these great minds of the world s^em to have made a noise, when they got together, very much the same as would have been made by a convention of the cloak and suit business. And at the same time, in the same newspapers, was the confident prediction that millions of peo­ ple are facing death by starvation in China, just halfway arouud the small world from Harvard. Not the starvation of sudden calamity, mind you, but the slow and steady kind that creeps on, easily visible in its approach with the help of the econ­ omist’s glass of figures and statistics. In 1878 thirteen million Chinese starved to death in, a similar predicted famine, and in 1920 over a half million. + , There is no record that the philosophers dis­ cussed that. Yet, to the layman, at least, the syste- . matic starvation of thirteen million men, women and children, the crushing out of their lives by the slow march of the economic forces of the world, in front of'bur very eyes, is an infinitely more im­ portant and pressing philosophical problem than the bearing of the distinction of judgments of value and judgments of existance upon logic and epis- tomology. It is a big world, and little understood—yet. And there is ample evidence, in the news from tlie philosophers’ convention and in the news from China, that no matter how overcrowded may be the the profession of law and medicine and holy orders, there is still room for a few million more philoso­ phers. The Mysterious Americano H. G. Wells in his latest book, speculates upon the mystery of the Americano. Here is a strange creature about whom the average European has hitherto thought it hardly worth his while to mention but of whose existence he has .become painfully and disturbingly conscious since the great war caus­ ed such a shifting of balances, such a division of in­ terests and'such an upset to the normal progress of the world. Who is this i»erson disclosed by post-war readjustment as the banker-mortagee of Europe f The author undertakes to solve the mystery on the ground of a publicity which distorts him to Eurojiean eyes: - “ In Europe a man may have a private life but in America he I ibr a secret life, lit by sudden shout­ ing judgments and flashes of journalists lightning in which you get an impression vivid enough but wrong. Things about him that would lie plain here are invisible there, even to himself, and other things come out with a kind of stAeam all out of propor­ tion by our standards.” Peraps Mr. Wells is right. And then again, perhaps the English ignorance of the American personality is not at all due to any distortion in its method of expressing itself, but entirely to the smug self-complacent indifference of the Englishman to the Americano. It is hardly open to nrgument that for all our provincialism, for all our prejudices, for all our mistaken judgments, America kuows vastly more about Europe than Europe knows about America. We have been learning about Europe for many years while Eurojx* has lieen content to confine her own interests to things which couccrn her most in- tunateiy. This pliild of Europe has grown up and is now as strange a phenomenon to its parent as the flapper daughter to her old fashioned father. Today where our newspapers print columns about European affair^ their newspajjers print para­ graphs a bold America. Where we go to Eurojie by the thousands fcurope sends us an occasional aristro- crat to see America from a Pullman window. JGUf \ MBLL.HE OO m T A L t T BLEASuRE IMTtRMERE. MtT plZW BSSi M IT H IM C H tW lM K IS5 A PlEMESSt AM PAVUUMW 4_ BE e P u l s oorT f - . ij.f? • taas er acs ssamcr. wç. Tomorrow’s HOROSCOPE What Others Say By Genevieve Kemp]e (Corvallis Gazette Times) The boy whose parents take his part every time he gets into trpuble w ith th e teacher or other authorities, is the same one who brings the parents’ heads in sor­ row to the grave when he grows up. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21. ^lthough there, are cer­ tain planetary testm ioniasls favoring new projects and Important changes yet there are other aspects calling for discretion. This Injunction applies particularly to the m atter of signing contracts or affixing the signature to negotiable paper. The em ­ ploym ent may need protec­ tion although benefits may be secured through friendly Influences or by ¿tecret measures. There Is also an augury Qf removal or travel. - Those whose birthday It Is.* seen to be on the threshold of a year o f growth and ex­ pansion if they will use pre­ caution in the m atter of making contracts or affixing their signatures to notes or securities. Important change and new projects are fore­ cast. A child born on this day may have som e unus­ ual talents or proclivities, leaning to Independence hi thought and action. Careful training in early youth in m atters of persoaal tnteg. rity and responsibility are advised. War and kisses have the habit of leading to more. Both troubles and babies bigger as they are nursed. get Bootlegging will soon have to be recognized ‘as an exact science. Jazz bands occupy the same re­ lation to music as whitewashing does to art. Mighty Patience, Lydia returns from all the world. He Just mustn’t pay It would kill mother. If she play to the untidy home of her Im­ It and he wgs very fond of It poverished father, Amos Dudley, at knew. Ob, she hated borrowing But he had not gone oat alone Lake City. Her father's friend, and so.” z save for little rides’ to call for his her own devoted admirer, John Le­ Marshall chewed his cigar. “Le­ father when his business day was vine. a fte r discussing affairs with vine,” he growled, “Is a long-legged makes up his mind to So over down In the town. Or he bad Dudley, into politics. crook.” } )ne on errands to the market, or CHAPTER IL — Lydia, Patience Lydia flew ont of her chair and own to see the old fishing couple and a companion, Kent Moulton, shook her flat *ln the banker’s face. playing by the lake, are accosted who lived Just this side of Green "Don’t you dare say that r she by an old squaw from the nearl Bank. reservation. Lydia gives her foe cried. "He’s a dear lamb, that's Wpen he was mnch younger he Margery, smalt daughter of Dave what he Is,” had gone to them for fish, .but now Marshall, the town's banker, Joins Dave’«1 fat Jaw dropped. "A dear In thslr play Margery falls that they were old he went to take them. into the water. She is pulled out, lamb, eh?. Arir him some time them large baskets filled with unhurt but frightened, and taken what a land shark is—a dear great bundles of sugar and tea, bis­ home by Lydia and Kent. Her fa ­ lamb?” ther calls en Amos to complain, cuits and jam. He had often been blaming He went on chewing his cigar Lydia for the mishap. alone with Daniel. Often and II I . — Lydia explains and Lydia returned to her chair. often. But this birthday present the CHAPTER accident and asserts that be­ Whether It was the anxious round was different cause Margery la considered "stuck eyes, above the scarlet cheeks, up" she Is not a popular playmats. whether It was the wistful droop of It meant that he could go off on arranges for Lydia to Saturday afternoons, when his fa­ Marshall teach Margery to swim and other­ the childish lips, whether It was ther had not already planned a wise become "one of the crowd.“ the look that belongs to ravished trip with him, with another boy. Levine tells Amos his plan to talcs motherhood and seemed grossly timber from the Indian reservation wrong on a child’s face, whether They could go fishing when the sad ultimately have It opened for spring came and when the tront settlement. It was some thought of his own streams were filled with pink, sil­ pampered little daughter, whether (N ow go on w ith the story) very trout. They could go, bas­ It was that curious appeal Lydia al­ kets over backs, high rubber boots ways made to men, or a combina­ reaching to their knees, stoat coats tion of all, that moved Marshall, he and sweaters urtdemeath to keep Lydia slept the long night could not have told. But suddenly them warm should it rain, camp­ through. She awoke refreshed and he burst forth. ing kit compactly packed, with a renewed. After first adjusting her­ “Good God, I’ve done hard things dog, John’s dog, for good com­ self to the nwfnl sense of loss, in my life, but I can’t do th is !, pany. A camping trip without the which Is the worst of waking in Lydia,, you go home and tell your dog would not he a camping trip. grief, the recollection of the con­ father I’ll renew that note, bnrhe’s The dog had become too mnch of versation she had heard the night got to pay the Interest and 10 per personage to be left at home. before returned with sickening viv­ cent of the principal, every year And they wonld take along first- idness. After she had wiped the tUI he’s paid It up. Here, Til write ; dow^, And tell )i|m thgt J’a> not aid to a dog encountered by a por­ breakfast dishes for Lizzie the cupine. olng it for him or for that skunk stood for a long time at the living of a Levine, but I’m doing It for Of course they would be careful room window with Florence Dom­ that he did not get far away from bey In her arms, staring at the you. Here, r il write that down, them, for then he was sure to meet lake. Finally, she tacked the doll too.” .He -folded the bit of paper and a porcupine and have an argument up comfortably on the couch and which would leave the dog the less announced to Lizzie that she was put It in an envelope. “Come here,” he said. He pinned the note Into well off of the two,though the por­ going skating. cupine would part with a number Aa hour later, Dave Marshall the pocket of her blouse. “Under­ of his quills. hegrd his clerk protesting outside stand, Lydia,” he said In a low They could Join other camping his door and a childish voice say­ voice, tilting her head up so that trips—and of course John’s father ing, ‘‘But please. Just for a'minute. he looked down Into her eyes, T m buying your friendship with this. wonld often come, too. John's fa­ He likes me. He truly does.” ther conld camp as no one else Then the door opened and Lydia, You go on living with your father could camp. Others camped well, breathless and rosy nnd threadbare, and taking care of him, but I’m but his father camped grandly. The came Into his little private office. buying yonr friendship for me and fire always went so well from the She closed the door and stood with Margery—tor good and all.” He looked out of the window with s very start The steak was cooked her hack against it. unsmiling, to Juicy perfection, the potatoes i “I’m In quarantine.” . she said, curious air of abstraction. Then "Button your eoat and run ninny*' baked Just so, the"tea hot and re- “so I won't come near you.” “I haven’t thanked you,” ex “Why, L y d h te x c la im e d Mar­ And anyone knew that John’s fa­ shall, “where did you come from !’’ claimed Lydia. "I can't thank yon ther would , never, even In the dry- “Home. Mr. Marshall, won’t you Oh, bnt thank you, Mr. Marshall— est season, leave any fire behind fix daddy’s note If he gives you I—I—” she began to tremble vio lently. him. He always knew just how me?" "Stop!” roared Marshall. “And and where to build a fire. He un­ “H u h r ejaculated Marshall. derstood where the fire could creep “You said Inst fall,” the child you tell your father to look out through cracks and holes In the went on, her voice quavering but for your nerves. Now skip.” And rocks to other patches where the her eyes resolute, “that If daddy Lydia’s trembling stopped and she » •» grass was hard and dry and In­ ever wanted to sell me, you’d buy skipped. She did not tell Lizzie of her er­ flammable. He knew the true oven me. I think I ought to be worth rocks. a thousand dollars. I can do so rand and that faithful soul waa too Bnt there was a tribute in being much work around the house and glad to see her eat her dinner to given an actual part ownership In help you train Margery! I can think to ask her why she had skat­ Daniel. It lift- ___________ _ _ _ work hard. You ask John Levine.” ed so long. She laid an envelope ed John to the Marshall’s fat face was purple nt her father’s plate and when he sat down, silent and abstracted, level of man­ and then pale. , hood. “Does your father know you’re without heeding the fish, she shook her head at Lizzie who was about It was winter here, Lydia?” he asked. to protest. w hen John’s She clasped her mlttened hands “Where’d this come from?” he b i r t h d a y oc­ In sudden agitation. , curred and the “Nobody knows but you,” she ex­ asked, abyentmlndedly opening the first opportu­ claimed. “Qh! you mustn’t tell the envelope. Then. “For God’s sake! nity for having man out there my name. I’m In Lydia—where? how?” “It was like this,” said Lydia. his part-owner­ quarantine and l ’d be arrested. If And she gave a full history o f her ship In Daniel the health office knew!” realized w as “I won’t tell,” said Dave, gently. morning’s visit, to her two speech­ when Beatrice's "Gome over here by me, Lydia. less listeners. Amos looked from Lydia to Liz­ mother, who "Margery Is away on a visit, so I’m zie, from Lizzie to LydlA. not afraid for her.” l i v e d In the “Lydia—my little daughter—” neat street at Lydia crossed the room. Mar­ the top of the shall took the skates from her he faltered. “I w ont forget IL Ly­ hill, sent out In­ shoulders and uafastened her coat. dia. In aplte of little Patience's go­ vitations for a “Sit down on that chair and let’s ing, you've taken ten years off me talk thia over. You know what a this night. What do you suppose dinner party. Th _ .. John Levine will say?” It was to be y« ,5 ,,U n^ note Is, do you, LJdla?” given down the Fishing, He’ll say,” replied Lydia,' “ I f “It's money you owe,”, she said, road, about eighteen mljee through her blue eyes anxiously fixed on you ware ten years older, Lydia, and I were ten years younger,’ and the wood», at a club to which ell Marshall’s face. He nodded. “Yea. When your Til say—‘then we’d travel’ *? the fathers belonged, and which they used as a Sheltqrtsbode during mother waa sick, your father asked my bank here to lend him a thou­ CHAPTER V rainy period en camping tripe. Sometimes in the winter they sand dollars for two years. Now, » Adam. opened It for dinners and dances your father la very poOr. He í 'HE days slipped by, as days and all the mothers and fathers doesn’t own anything that’s worth wonld drive down early on Satur­ a thousand dollars and 1 knew he > will, even though they are grief days surf come home very late In conld never pay It back. 89 I told laden. Slowly and- Inarticulately the evening. But this was the first him he must get some one to prom­ for the most part, Lydia struggled time a daughter bad given a party ise , fo pay that money for him If to adjust herself to her new loss. there. Beatrice’s mother would be be couldn’t, at the end of the two She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the fa­ the only adult present. Such was years Understand?” Lydia nodded. miliar routine these helped her. the gorgeous plan. (A IMS. WssOrn Newsgaesr Unis*.» h* 8°t John Levine. Now She was a good student and was J"*. years are dip and unless doing well In the eighth grade. Florence Dombey was a great that thousand dollars Is paid, the Advertise Ia TLw Tidings PeoP.Ie whose money I take care of comfort to the child. She slept at t htnh, will each lose some night with her black head beside Lydia's yellow one. Sometimes she of that thousand. See?” D A iL f BIBLE PASSAGE 8t5 red at h1“ ’ »truggllng slipped Into the middle of the bed and fat Lizzie rolled on her and ®*P,«Mtion. ’’I see, woke with a groan. “Herein Is lovf, not that we Lydia never entered the locked JTall up th^t wou,d flx Japed' tJad, but that He loved bedroom off the kitchen. Amos, ns, and «wit Hi« (ton to he the and overworked, Lyd,a* d* Jon mean you self-absorbed propitiation for our sins.*’ asked no questions, but one night would leave your father?” -w 2 J T oaldn’t want to-” «he an- I* April, John Levina saw Jgrdla If God so loeed as, how much d earnaatl-T* "but Lizzie conld at work on a night dress for Flor­ more ought we to love our . , daddy. He doesn’t ence Dnmhev. neighbors (Continued Tomorrow) w i l y need me. There Isn’t any bo«y really needs m o-needs m e - READ TIDINGS CLASS ADS S