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PUBLISHED BY THE ASHLAND PBÌNTING CO.
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ASHLAND DAILY TIDINGS
“T he W orm W ill Turn"
ByM ÂR Y G1ÁHÁAI BONftElk
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’ Election day seldom rolls around without the
voters of Oregon being called upon to consider some
trick of legislation. This year it assumes the guise
of a special sales tax on cigarettes, tobacco and
snuff. Why this oqe class of citizens should be
singled out to meet the^defjcit in State finances is
hard to fathom.
Perhaps it is because those responsible for the
measure forgot that tobacco is commonly known as
the “ poor man’s luxury.” Some may even see in
it a deliberate attempt to make the poor man shoul
der the burden, for it may be noted theft cigars
are carefully exempted from the tax.
Perhaps, also, the framers of the measure over
looked the fact that smokers already form one of
the chief supports of the Federal Government. They
may not have known that the excessive war taxes
levied on tobacco are still in effect; that each pur
chaser of a package of 20 cigarettes drops six cents
into the coffers of the National Treasury, or that a
tribute of eighteen cents is exacted for each pound
of smoking tobacco. No doubt they considered that
the good nature induced by the “ fragrant bowl” or
the aroma of “ his favorite blend” would make the
smoker content to dig down into his jeans each day
for a few extra pennies.
But the worm will tuml And it may be found
on election day that he has assumed the form of a
serpent with sharp and venomous fangs. Long suf
fering though he be, we predict that .the smoker
will rise in righteous wrath and so mightily smite
the tobacco tax that never again will its form arise
to menace his contentment.
Steiw er.G ains
Perhaps never in the history of Oregon politics
has there been such an insidou» attempt to destroy
the high standing of a political candidate as that
which was perpetrated against Frederick Stiewer,
republican nominee for the United States senate/
when a Salem Newspaper epilog „attempted to take
a small whiff of smoking car'gossip and Convert if
into malarious charges of a political nature.
Complete vindication of the Republican nominee
was the result of the senatorial investigation made at
the demands of the newspaper editor. While it
must be consoling to a man of Steiwer’s ability to
have false charges of this nature competely exposed
yet the outstanding result of the whole fiasco is
the added strength that has swung to him. .
The American people like to see fair play; they
detest any effort to take an -»»fair advantage,
whether it be in politics or Anything else, and due
to this admirable trait of human nature what was
undoubtedly planned to be a last minute ]X)litical
coup ‘turned out to be a boomerang. That which
was undoubtedly intended to insure the defeat of a
candidate has resulted in the assurance of victory.
Opposing political factions can well take this lesson
to heart, for politics with modem publicity facilities
has turned its back upon the old time methods of
those whose idea of cleverness was to* ggt some
thing on somebody and broadcast it liefore the
voters have ah opportunity to learn the truth.
Sentitnent vs. Business
. Drawing to a close a most strenuous campaign,
in which false charges have at many times been
obscured the real issue, Jackson county voters Tues
day will say whether the county seat shall remain
in Jacksonville or whether it shall be moved to
the larger city of Medford. We have a certain sym
pathy for the fight those men in Jacksonville have
put up for that which they deem is theirs. They
are to be commended in a way for the strenuous
efforts they have put forth to retain the eounty
seat. However, in their zeal there are several, ttiingpi
that they have attempted to so becloud that voters
may receive the wrong impression.
Regardless of what may have been advanced
these facts remain: Medford will furnish the coun
ty an adequate building for five years in winch to
conduct county business. They will then donate to
the eounty of Juckson a suitable site to bo selected
by the county court for the erection of a new build
ing. The county court has signified its intention of
rebuilding, al a cost of some $6Q,000, the present
building or erecting a new one. There is no prop-
oganda about this statement. Conditions are such
that something must be done and as long as neces-
n a children hadn’t been told an
la lm a l stosw for aome time, and
Daddy thought It was high time to
tell
“How about a story of some Uttle
a atory
about aome plga." said Nancy.
“We haven-t heard a atory about
Plga tor ever and ever bo long, la
thia to be about our beloved family
“No,” aald D iddy, W a la to be
of another family of plga.” •
“That’s what I thought," aald
Nick. "Do tell us about them.
Daddy."
“Well tha pig family that I an
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(Continued From Yesterday)
can possibly Imagine, aa
THE STORY
. "The part o f the country wher
they ^ lw efi always had warj
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s y
x
a
s s
And and never budge until they fel
“But one little pig became* quit
“The goat’s family were not a
lasy as the little pig's family, am
at first the goat’s family dldn'
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0 Ü T WE'RE. GLADÍttATWfe ÜWEO
'FORE "TU’ TASHlOM W ENT OuT-
liVftaf Others Say
(B aker H erald)
The war over who la en
titled to credit tor the pass
age of the O. and C. tax re
fund b ill atlll rages. C. E.
Ingalls, editor of the Corval
lis Gazette-Times, In an ar
ticle In the Sunday Oregon
ian, gives'moat of the credit
to E. J. Adams, secretary to
Senator Stanfield, and to
Congressman Hawley.
Mr.
Stanfield claims the honor.
Probably the public w ill nev
er know the whole story.
T h at’s one of the fallings of
politics. I f somebody, once
In a hundred years or so,
really does something meri
torious the political leaderii
quarrel over the honor of do
ing It until the public forgets
what it is all about.
The tria l of Almee drags
on. As a hoaxer Almee is
not to be compared to Dock
Cook, who discovered the
North Pole with a Reming
ton
typewriter. — Medford
M ail-T rib u te. »
A gentleman is a man
would live Juat as he
does If there wasn’t a
agalnat anything.— St.
en’a Mist.
AND
LONDON, — The material
result of the debate between
Sir A rthu r Holbrook, a con-
servatlve and Dr. Alfred Sal
ter, a labortteTSwho charged
that members were frequent
ly drunk In the house of
commons has been a new
Tifose without fear have
drink at the house bar. , The
need for courage.
cocktail Is called the “ H ol
brook and Solter** and Is
said to have an immediate
Let your sense be common, but
kick, but slight after effects.
not your manners.
In all board* of directors, only
cne or two men amount to
much.
To understand a thing, you
must devote most of your study
to the side you oppose.
The meanest thlnsg said about
society come from folks who can’t
get into It.
Congress w ill soon have to ap
point a research commission to
see if anything is left to legislate
against.
Hex Heck says: “The mistakes
all o’ us makes, especially doc
tors, would look awful In print.’’
Dlnny
N E W YORK,
Curley closed
his
day’s
work as apartment house jan
itor by putting a piece of
poisoned bread on the floor
and
depositing hla store
teeth on the dressing table In
the jan ito rial boudoir. Then
he went to bed, breathing a
little prayer h tat th a t d rat
ed ra i would take the bread.
W hen he woke up the rat
had not only taken the bread
bnt also the set of f a l s e
teeth.
PO RTLAND, — When a
control, fuse blew out on a
street car here, Mrs. Peter
Hoffm an became ao frig h t
ened she leaped out of a
window.
She suffered a
fractured shoulder.
TURNING THE PAGES BACK
ASHLAND
ASHLAND
ASHLAND
10 Years Ag<
20 Years Agi
30 Years A go
Coach Hutchison, y e r n e ,- pMtaj
l<eith Abbott and Retd H arrell
made the trip to Mount Ashland
Saturday and Sunday,
leaving
Saturday afternoon the
party
camped high on the mountain,
Sunday morning continuing their
trip to the summit. Leith Abbott
took an unpremediated
Hide
down Into the crater which ro-
anlted rather disastrously as re
gards what waa a perfectly good
pah* of trousers. -. The young men
retarned Sunday evening.
Mr. G. R. Ganlard and Misa
The Ashland House will change
Van Pelt have been very 111, but hatade In a few days, M r. J. Mc
we are glad to aay, they axe im Grew having disposed of his in
proving rapidly.
terest Into 'A d Helms, who w ill
tenovate the house throughout.
Normal Notee— Harry Saylea la
captain of the first football team
Miss Maude Gallant haa been
gnd Is coach for the second team.
Ray Sayles Is employed as coach visiting In Medford, engaged la
organising a Ladles Circle of the
for the first team.
Woodmen’s Camp durlhg the
week.
The following were in attend
ance at the county Sunday school
convention at Central Point laai
Mrs. Anna Robinson visited ov
Father D. P. W alrgd and wife
woek, from Ashland; Mrs. J. K
er the week-end w ith her friends VanSant, Mrs. Ella D. Rice, Mrs.'
are making a visit nt the farm of
Mrs. W . Ferguson at Central
M L. Gillette. Mra. L. H llty, H. C M r., and b ra. C. B .. Kingsbury,
Potot.
Galey. Tred Homes aad wife. (-oath of io *h .
»j>d Rev. W . W . McHenry.
8. Brown baa purchased the
automobile formerly
belonging
to O. J. Stone, who Is leaving Agh-
George feubknk», kred Denny
F. M. Duhoib, secretary of the
land soon, and Is having a most Ashland Commercial Club return and Thomas Fnsóp started oh a
enjoyable time learning to navi ed Sunday from a visit to Port- bear hunt in the Stsklyous this
gate the streets.
MU.
morftlng.
t
Wanted him to be.
“But niter a while they snw that
this little pig really did not like be
ing so lasy as his family, and theta
they didn’t object to the friend
ship.
"As iq r the pig’s family, they
didn’t c ire what happened to long
SS they were sot disturbed them
selves.
"Among other things that the
Uttle .pig liked about hie Mends
was that without being ovetteat
they were not quite so fond of «dirt
as hla’ family.
“Of course, yon see how différ
ant he whs from his family, as he
they did, nor «Bd be think lying in
about his personal appearance to
still look exactly like • pig bnt like
a somewhat clean pig.
“He saw that hla feet were mod
erately clean and that hla face was
washed every so often.
“Sometimes he would tall his
family of the Joys of belngf d ean
and explain to them that they
would ,in d they would be much
cooler If they took nice cool baths
every sftemooa.
“Bnt as he saw he only annoyed
them he soon stopped.
“In a w e A there was to be a
eounty fair, and all the animals
were going to be exhibited by their
“There was à great deal of talk
ing among the animals as to who
would win the prises, and once
more the pig family didn’t take
the slightest Interest In the fair.
“But they did feel very much'
ashamed when the clean Uttle pig
was the only one of eU their family
Candidate Here
Visiting Voters
i . R. howen of Rogue River,
nnd democratic homines for State
Representative froth this county
was In Ashland yesterday, meet
ing frlendB and explaining his
platform which Include*, reduction
of taxes by reduction of salariée,
honest laws, and a declaration tor
the direct primary. M r. Rowen
I* a farm er aqd operates a ranoh
In the E lk creek sectibh. The
farm er*. he declares, are Instru
mental lh hla being a candidate
lor office.
tb the d«p of» edifying, tluft
It m ay m inister grace an te
m k »«>«. w spi, .m»« '
la - tha faca o f th é *fcW»K»
M .fM ra ■ plato W » f i t o l t f *
&
s * y p 3 w S 8
then ch arm ahd r camped up on
the reservation."
“There cornea Margery,” aald
Lydia. “She hardly speaks to me
now, she’s been to New York."
“She la a peach,” exclaimed
Charlie, eyeing Margery la her
natty blue salt appraisingly.
"How de do, Kent!” Margery
approached languidly, Including
Lydia In her nod. “I hope yon an
had a pleasant summer. Mother
and I were In New York.”
Kent, Lydia and Charlie ex
changed glancee.
.
“I had a pretty good summer,”
said Lydia. " I sewed and Cooked
and scrubbed and swept, and once
la te the w ater. She la pullad oat, Adam, dad, Mr. Levine and I
aafcu rt.b a t-fslsk t» » « 4 , and taken
home by Lydia and K eat Bar fa
ther call» on Amos to complain,
blam ing L y d ia fo r tha.m tahip.
CHAPTER lit.— Lydia explain»
the accident and asaerta that be house I” exclaimed Margery with
cause Margery le considered ''»tuck sudden energy. “My father eays
an” »he 1» not a popular playm ate, he's a dangerous man,”
,
Marshall arrange» for Lydia to
“He’s a crook!" aald Charlie stol
teach Margery to swim and othei-'
w ise become “one of the crowd,” idly and finally.
Levine tell» Amo» hl» plan to taka
Lydia stamped her foot “He’s
Umber from the Indian reservation n ot and he’s my M end !** she cried.
apg- ultim ately have It opened for
“Levine's a crook !” repeated
settlement.
CHAPTER IV. — Patience aue- Charlie, slowly. “I f what he’s try
cumh» to an attaok of diphtheria, ing to do goes through, my tribe'll
leaving Lydia feeling that her true? be wanderers on the face of the
la God 1» lost and her »mall world earth. I f I thought It would do any
has collapsed. She And» comfort In good, I ’d kill him. Bnt some other
the loving klndneae of John Le
vin». Lydia learn» that a note of brute of a white would take hla
Amo»’, backed by Levina and held place. I t ’s hopeless.”
by Marshall, la due and cannot be
The three young whites looked at
the Indian Wondcrlngly. Their lit
»hall, and for her »ak» hi
r»n»w the n<A».
tle apnttlng was as nothing, they
realized, to the mature and tragic
CHAPTER V.—Orlevlni
bltterneaa that Charlie expressed.
lesa, of UtU» Pattane», Ly<
A vague sense of a catastrophe.
<0te » character, that the Indian
Reaching the age of fifteen, Lydia evidently saw clearly, but w » be
enter» high school, where »he at yond their comprehension, silenced
once realises that h»r homemade them. The awkward pausa was
frock and general appearance of
poverty set her apart from bor bet broken by the school bell.
ter-dressed companion».
Lydia had plenty to think of an
her long walk home.
Charlie’s
CHAPTER YL—Levin» la elected
■herlff. A »tXTtea-year-old Indian voice and Words haunted her. w hat
boy. .Charlie Jackson, Jell» Lydia of did It Sil mean? Why was he so
aim eroa» wronr» done his people, resentful and so hppeleas? She
mainly by Marshall and Levina. made dp her mind that when she
Lydia defends her friend vigorous
ly. Meeting Levine In Lydia’s house, bad the opportunity to ask him, she
Charlie Jackson threaten» and ea- would.
duevora to attack him.
The opportunity came about sim
CHAPTER VIL—Levine 1» shot by ply enough. At recess one day a
an enaeen assassin. Recuperating week or so later he asked her If
at the Dudley cottage, he learns she was going to the flrst senior
the real extent of Lydia a loneliness “hop” of the year. Lydia gave him
and her shaken faith In God. The a clear look.
man and girl enter Into a compact
"Why do you aak tote th at! Just
to start a “search for God” togeth
er. Levine, recovered, begins hts to embarrass me?” She said.
campaign for congress.
Charlie looked Startled. “Lord
.(Now go on w ith the atory)
knows I don't mean anything,” he
exclaimed. ‘‘What’re yon so touchy
"1 anf not fnlnclng words tonight. about t”
Lydia's cheeks burned redder
I do not talk of taking the lnnda
from the Indiana by crooked meth than usual. " I went tq a . party at
ods. Yon all know the law. An Miss Towne’s when I was a fresh
Indian may not sell the lands al man aifd I promised myself I ’d
lotted to him. I want yon to send never go . to another.”
“Wl|y. n o t r Charlie’s astonish
me to congress to change that law’.
I want the Indian to be able to sell ment was genuine.
“Clothes.” replied Lydia, briefly.
big acreage.”
The Indian hoy leaned against a
Levine stopped and bowed. Pan
demonium broke loose in the desk and looked Lydia over through
square. Clapping, hisses, cheers lialf-closed eyeS. “Yota.’r t an aw
and catcalls. Lydia clung to her ful pretty girl, Lydia. Honest yon
father’s arm while he began to are, and you’te got more bralrt In
a minute than any other gtH Is
struggle through the crowd.
"Well,” he said, as they reached school’ll have all her life.”
Lydia bldbhed furiously. Then
the outer edge of the square and
headed tor the trolley, “the battle moved by Charlie’s simplicity and
obviously sincere liking, she came
Is on.”
«This was the beginning of Lyd closer to him and aald, "Then.
ia's reading the newspapers. To Charlie, why hasn't any boy aver
her father’s secret amusement, she naked me to a party? la It Just
found the main detail* of Levine** clothes?”
“Lydia. I ’ll take you to a ¿arty
battle a* Interesting as a novel.
Every evening when he got homh a week. If you’ll gol” he cried.
"No!
N oi I couldn’t go.** she
supper he found her poring ovfr
e two local papers nnd priihrfd protested. "Answer my question—
with questions for him. Up to this Is It clothes?"
"No. only half clothes/* answered
moment she had lived In a quiet
world bounded by her school, the Charlie, meeting her honestly. “The
home, the bit o f lake shore add other half Is yon know too much.
wood with which she was Intimate, You know, the fellows like a girl
and peopled by Her father and hor that giggles a lot and don’t Snow
as much-as he does and that’s a
few friends.
W ith John Levine's speech hta peachy dancer nnd that’ll let him
hold her hand and kiss her. And
borlkon suddenly expanded.
that’s the honest to God truth,
*, CHAPTER VIII
Lydia.”
"Oh,” she said. “Oh—” then,
■
The Note.
"Well, I could giggle, all right ' I
It ffAHGERY MARSHALL had en- can’t daneg very well because I'vé
i V l tared high school this fall. She Just picked up the steps troni
EWHring tall, and her beauty al watching the girls teach each other
ready waa remarkable. Her little In the cloakroom. Oh, weU, I don’t
head tarried Its great black braid c iré ! I ’ve got Adam and T r t |o |
proudly. The pallor df her skin Mr. Invine. Why do you hate him
wee perfectly healthy—and even so, Cfcarlje?” .
the seotor lads were seen to ob
“Lots of reasons. And I ’ll ita ti
serve her with Interest and appre him more if he gets hts bill through
ciation.
còngresA"
The result of Lydla’a summer
2on,t
2 ^ Y°a fWt, ao,t
dressmaking had not been bad. She said Lydia. “You get along alt
had made herself several creditable right without the reservation, why
ehlrtWalats and a neat little bias shouldn’t, the trtlrer Indians?
I
* e m Skirt She came back to don’t,understand’’ .
pcnndl with seal and leas than her
(Continued Tomorrow)
a n a l sense of shabblneee.
. i t wee a day toward the first of
October at the noon hour that
Horses of the Londin pbllce
Lydia met Kent and Charlie Jack-
department are benlg shod w ith
rubber ahoea.
S
No pólsonohs reptiles and* feW
wild animata ftre to be fóufcd In
Japan.