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G. J. READ, Managing Editor
W. SL PERKINS, News Editor
daily tidings OUT OUR W AY è
By Williams
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Sun spots just now are attracting the attention
of the scientific word. Every eleven yearn the sun
has a spell of maximum spots and that time is ap
proaching. Professor George H. Peters, astronomer
of the United States Naval Observatory, recently
reported the appearanoe of a giant spot 125,000
miles long passing across the face of the sun.
The astronomers who know most about sun
spots are content to mention their presenoe and to
let it go at that, hut all sorts of unscientific people
persist in trying to attach some significance to
them as influencing affairs upon our earth.
Last spring the predictors said- there would
be no summer because of the sun spots. When a
fine summer came along aooording to schedule, the
fortellere shifted the sunspot course to the coining
winter. The recent destructive storms are charged
up to the spotty condition of the sun, though 1923
also had its storms but no sunspots, the orb of
day at that time being at its period of minimum
gjiotflness.
As a matter of fact those who Are most entitled
to an opinion admit that we know less abont the in
fluence of the heavenly bodies upon our terrestrial
affairs than men thought they knew hundreds of
years ago. The astrologers of old spoke with a
great deal of exactness an<^ detail concerning the
part played by the stare in the fate of human be
ings. About all the astronomer of today knows
about it is that tho sunspots some way interfere
with ràdio programs.
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W eek’s H appiest Story
Perhaps the happiest story in the week’s news
is that about Mrs. Alma Obinger, Chicago scrub wo
man, who, during 25 years of continuous menial
toil, has managed to accumulate nearly $100,000
and now plans to retire.
While marvelling oyer the stories of Henry
Ford, Rockefeller, Marshall Field and other examples
of conspicuous financial achievement, one can hardly
overlook the case of Mrs. Oblinger.
In the fiourse of running an idea from nothing
into a billion dollars Henry Ford -became a great
captain of industry, a manufacturing genius, an able
financier. Rockefeller and Field grew as their for
tunes grew into outstanding figures in the American
business world.
But Mrs. Obinger while building up her fortune
has remained just a humble scrub woman. Her
wealth was built upon her scrubbing brush and a
natural disposition toward thrift. She invested her
savings in real estate and what the economist calls
•unearned increment .did the rest. She now has sav
ings which represent an average of $75 a week for
her years of work, rather good wages for a scrub
woman.
Her methods were different and much less spec
tacular than those employed by Mr. Rockefeller,
but evidently she was possessed of much the same
idea. The oil king once attributed his success to
the discovery early in life that it is much more
pleasant to have a dollar working for one than to
work for the dollar.
Now that she lias dollars aplenty working
for her, Mrs. Obinger plans to desert the mop and
become a lady. Her idea of the chief value of wealth,
absorbed from her long service in the homes of
wealthy (’fu'eagoans, is summed up in the statement
of hftr ambition to have “ a maid, nice clothes and
jewels.” It is to be hoped that she finds in them the
happiness which quarter century of hard work and
privation surely has earned.
What’s to be D one W ith it?
The passion for (he application o f scientific
methods to ail manner of hitherto uneonsidered
subjects seems lo l>e the spirit of the age. Now
comes a beauty specialist to inform us that approxi
mately 150,000 hairs are' rooted in the hend o f a
blonde, while the hairs of a brunette run only about
100,000 and red liair falls to an average of 30,000.
It is appalling to consider the herculean task
undertaken by this student. A ssum ing that lie pur
sued his inquiry strictly in accord with approved
scientific practice he must have counted hairs on
the heads of anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 wo-
An electron is the smallest nuit of matter, say
the scientists. Remember that, wives, It’s a good
one to fling at him.
(The
Oregonian)
AND
The Oregonian congratu
la te s the forty state newspa
pers w ith which It was as
sociated la support of M r.
Stelwer, before
and A fter
the primary, upon the re
Uncertainty Is the splcb of ro
sult of the senatorial elec
mance.
tion.
Their right to speak
freely has been vindicated.
A free presa is essential
The- distance between you and
to tke preservation of lib
temptation Is'a short journey.
erty: a gagged press Is, or
would be, coincident w ith the
decay and
destruction
of
Many a good thing has boon
d e m o c r a t i c Institutions.
made worse by trying to make 1C
Nothing worse could happen
better.
in any country than peremp
tory notice that the elector.
ate resents
and
rejects
In order to concentrate your
the coansel of Its newspa
troubles nil that la needed Is to
pers.
divide your love.
Y et thero are, or were,
some newspapers la Oregon
which proclaimed for oth
A child Is either cute or Impu
ers— If they did hot accept
for
themselves— the
false, dent according to whether It Is
your child or another’s.
ruinous and hum iliating doc
trine that the prime duty of
a newspaper before a con
stituency seeking light Is sl-
Supply a boy w ith plenty of
lense.
spending money, and It won’t be
long until you are called upon to
supply ball.
(Bugene Guard)
There Is every Indication
that Oregon
has chosen
wisely In electing Frederick
Stelwer United States sen
ator.
Hea.Heck says: “ I never ylt
seen a woman -over 40 try to be
‘sporty’ without m akln’ a mesa of
W ASHING TO N— The navy
lias received a request from
an inmate of a New York
state prison, asking for pic
tures of latest models
of
airplanes In order that he
may attach one to an appll-
cation for a patent of am in
vention designed to stop a
plane either on the deck of
a skip or on n small plat-
i form of abo u t- 30 square^
f feet area.
The pictures
have been forwarded.
OAKLAND. Cal., Seventy-
five noiseless pianos are to
be Installed
la
Oakland
schools for
beginners to
"thum p.” Muslo instructors
here say sound befnddles a
beginner, and that sound Is
not necessary In the “do re
me" fingering exercises. The
Innovation is painless to
teachers, and does not dis
turb students In ether class
BOMB — N ew spapers an'
nounce the a rrest o f the
Maximalist d ep u ty
Capochl
at Leghorn.
Fasciata
have
occupied
three
German
newspaper
plants at Bolxano and po
lice have searched the homes
of prominent Germans there.
TURNING TH E PAGES BACK
ASHLAND
ASHLAND
ASHLAND
10 Years Ago
20 Years Ag<
30 Years A go
W ill Mitchell, . Tom Hudson,
aad H. L W hited left Monday for
Fall creek in the le tte r’s recently
pktvhased automobile. They will
fikh streams encountered enroute.
C. D. Porter, who residue on
Wellen street, was quite severely
bruised In an accident while driv
ing oa Hfgh street one evening
last week. He Is able to be about
again, however.
C. C. Chitwood has accepted a
position with a pharmaceutical
entebllshjnsnt In Bugene and
goes down to the university city
this week to begin his work.
Chgrley la an Ashland boy.
Benton Bowers has been laid
ufi tor the past two weeks with a
severe attack of tonsilitis, an epi
demic of which seems to have
touched hero and thero In Ash
land.
F. It, Foster has sold out his
H. P. Andrews, a brother of A.
paint and notion store on south
Main street to Peterson A Swen Andrews, of this city, a rriv a l
from San Francisco, Cal., wher-*
son, who w ill move their furniture
he
has a position w ith a mercan
store there.
tile firm , for a visit w it h ’ the
folks la Ashland.
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PUBLISHED BY THE ASHLAND PRINTING 0 0 . •
<* M aegendtotea Tne « u , way
to «are those Indians up there la
to ktek then e a t The strong ease
w w live tad be aedtmflatod late
oar civilisation.
The weak odes
will die. Just Ilka weak whites de."
"But how about Charlie’s pines F
insisted Lydia. “What makes him
think you’re stealing them? And
he says that when the plaaa go, the
tribe wUl die.**
t
. 'T paid for the pine,” Insisted Le
vine. "An Indian has no Idea of
Honoré
buying sad selling. I t ’s a cruel In
cident this breaking up of the
Wtftste
reservation, but It's like cutting oft
a leg to save the patient’s life.
Sentiment Is wasted.”
(ft by F r ^ w r ^ ^ i t o k s s Co.)
Lydia was turning ever in her
mind the scene In the woods be
tween John and the half-breeds.
T h a t than, was a part of the prec
ess of removing the patient’s leg)
The end Justified the means.
bed by this outburst, un
She heaved a great sigh of re
round to took up at Ly- lief. "Well, then, I don’t have tr
♦as wearing her Sunday worry about that any more,” she
said. "Only, I don’t dare to think
about those starving old squaws
er the baby that froae to death.”
"That’s rig h t” agreed Levine,
r dusty sold of her early bead, the comfortably. “Don’t think about
f dear blue of her eyes and tho fine them.”
dst d f Ur head on her thin little
I t there was still a doubt in the
1
“Toe always look Just right to back of Lydia’s mind regarding the
reservation, for a time, at least
. na, Lyd," ka «aid. "Liston. Lyd. she
succeeded In quieting I t
r m n ot going to ba a farmer,
One of the not unimportant re
"Mot be a tormerl" cried Lydia. sults of the camping trip was that
Lydia rediscovered the pins by the
I “After all you’ve saM aboat i l l ”
.
“No I I'm going In for two years* gate. I t was the same pine against
law. than Pm going Into politics. which she had beaten her Httleflata
, I toll you, Lydia, what thia coun the night of Patience’s death.
She liked to sit on the steps and
try seeds today more than any
stare at I t dreaming and wonder
thing Is young, class politician«."
“Ton mean you’re going to do ing- Tor the Indiana and the pines
! like Mr. L e v ln e r
ware BOW unalterably associated In
"God forbid I” exclaimed the Lydia’s mind. The lif t at eke de-
young man. " I’m going to light men Bended on that of the othea
' lik e L e v in e . And by hack," ha Strange thoughts and perhaps not
panned and looked at Lydia-dream altogether cheerful and wholesome
ily, “PH ba governor and maybe
mors, y e t*
"But what’s changed your* per
sisted Lydia.
"The fight about the reservation,'
moetly. There’s som ething wrong, e f her mother’s teachings, Margery
you know, In a system of govern had always shared her lather’s ad
ment that allows conditions ilka miration for Lydia. In her «-end,
th a t I t ’s against American princi hood It had been a grudging. Jeal
ous admiration that seemed like ac
ple*"
Lydia was Impressed. She for tual dislike. But as Margery de
got that B illy smelled of the barn veloped as a social, favorite and
Lydia remained about the same
yard.
ulet little dowd, the Jealousy of
"Well," she said, "we'd all “be
profid of you If you ware President
to banker’s daughter gave Way to
liking.
I e^n tOU yOS."
Therefore, several times a week.
“Would you bo!" Billy's voice
was pleased.
"Then, Lydia, will M arg e » appeared on her bicycle,
her embroidery bag dangling from
you wait tor me?"
“W alt tor y o u r
the handle bars. The two girts
“Tea, till I make a name to bring Would then establish themselves oa
to you.“
cushions by the water and sew and
Lydia Unshed angrily.
"Look
bars, Bflly Norton, you don't have,
to be silly, after aU the years we’ve
known each other. I*a only fif
teen, Just remember th a t and I
don’t propose to wait tor any man.
Td as soon think of waiting for—
for Adam, as for yoa, anyhow.”
BlUy rose with dignity, and with
out a Word strode down the path to
the gate and thence* up the road.
Lydia stored after him Indignantly.
"That old farmer!" she said to
Adam, who wriggled and slobbered,
sympathetically.
See wna still Indignant when
John Lorias arrived and found her
toasting herself and the waffles for enough out of the grocery money
supper, Indiscriminately. Perhaps for fringe. I ’d rather have 'fringe
It wag this sense of indignation than a fall coat"
'
that mads bar lees patient than
Amos, coming home a night or
usual
with
what
she
was
growing
“New Yeu Can Qo to Bed.”
co later, found the llvtng-roora Doer
to Consider the foibles of the male bare and Lydia hard at work with
building.
As Unde John opened grit, A t any rata, she precipitat
bit of glass and saadpaper, scrap
the door they heard a roarlqg notoe ed hsr cararully planned couverea- a
ing at the slivers.
that almost deafened them.
ttoe withLevtae, whan the four of
’•Ain’t It awful r asked Llxxle
Douglas tried to apeak to Doro them ware seated on the back stops, from the dining room. "She would
thy, but though he shrieked kt the after supper.
do lb”
Tba others ware listening to Cy-
top of his lungs he could not make
“Llssle’s complained aU day.”
Dorothy hear what be had to any dla’s aceeaat sf her investigating said Lydia. "She doesn’t realise
tour with Charlie.
to her.
how OUr house looks like •poveriv
shouldn’t say It was the beet and destruction* compared with
A man canto up and spoke to
Idea
la
the
world
tor
you
to
be
Uncle John.
ether folks. I ’m going to get seme
"Let the children walk around wandering through the woods with style Into It, If I have to tear It
and I ’ll tell them afterward,” he that young Indian," was Levine'a down. Oh, daddy, don’t you get
screened, end they just heard hie comment when Lydia had finished.
sick of being poorf”
" I don’t see hew you- can «peak
voles, as I f It came from far, far
“Tee." said Amos, shortly, “and
to,” cried Lydia, passionately, I think you’re s silly girl to wear
away.
“when
this
minute
you’re
taking
A t first It frightened Dorothy.
yourself out on fhls kind of thing.”
The machinery w m so terrifically h is n lae wood.”
Lydia sat up and looked at him.
"Lydia!" said Amos, sharply.
big and It seemed as I f It could do
8he was growing fast and was thin
“Let her alone, Amos,” Levine ner than ever, this summer. " If
anything it wanted. I t looked so
huge and tho wheels turning Spoke quietly. "What are you talk mother was alive,” she said, “she’d
know exactly how I feel."
around and around looked as If ing about, L y d ia r
"Tho Indians are people. Just like
they could de anything—they were
Suddenly there came to Amos*
as," she cried, "and you’re treating memory s weak and tender voice,
so enormous.
them
as
if
they
were
beasts.
You’re
with contralto notes In It like Ly-
The greet dynamos were going
so hard. The motors which made robbing them and letting them din'd. “Lydia," he said, abruptly,
the wheels go around never Starve 1 Oh, I saw them I Charlie "make the house over If you want
stopped. And workmen seemed to Showed the poor things to mo—all to. my dear," and he marched out
be giving them constant atten sore eyes, and coughing and eating to the kitchen to wash and take
dirt. And you’re making money out eft hie overalls.
tion.
I t took Lydia several days to
"They took as ft they needed a Of them I Maybe the very money
great deal of care," said Dorothy, you paid our note with was made complete het task. When It was
out
of
a
starved
squaw.
OH,
I
can’t
done thé crocks were still proml-
ss they e ll walked beck toward
Stand it to think It of you!”
the door.
***• olly à0’*11
■P®*’
Lydia paused with a half sob and ?*?* aml
"They seem to went It for they
B«t In Lydia’s eyas It was a
are so big and powerful. I t ’s tor a moment only the gentle ripple work e f art and she cut the old
fanny, but very big and powerful of the waves on the shore and the carpet Into three parts with en
things and very small and weak crickets were to be heard, Levine, thusiasm. She sewed the fringe
things always look as though they elbow on knee, chin on hand, looked on the rugs«- on the front porch.
through the dusk at the shadoWy Sitting so, she could see Margery
needed help and attention I”
“Won’t you teU us whet It all sweetness of Lydia’s face, his own when she appeared far down the
faro calm and thoughtful.
road. On the afternoon on which
means!" asked Douglas, who had
"Ydo’rs m> good and kind to me," •he finished the last ef the mgs
been Studying it wide-eyed.
Lydia began again, “how can you Charlie
1
Jackson and. not Margery
"The dynamos are making the
the tadlansf Are appeared.
1
electricity," saM the man, "so you be so tyard on
Charlie’s logs? Are I
He admired the rags and the
two children aad lots e f ether chil
bought his ^pine,” replied be- gleam
!
of the shining floor through
dren and grown-ups can rids In
the doorway. Then, without pre
the subway and the different ele vine quietly.
, amble, he asked, "Did you talk to
vated and car lines. The wheels
“Be doesn’t believe It. He thinks '
make the electricity giro the trains you’re stealing., And he’s so afraid ‘
the pdwer to so."
(Continuad Tomorrow)
"
"But," asked Dougina, “how can i f t U - r
thia power bouse be se tor away
from the subway, and how do they
get the power Into the under
ground railway?"
DAILY BIBLE PASSAGE
"ft goes thrsugh huge eublSft
under the ground," said the sum,
"And Nathaniel said unto
■and connects with the third rail
him, can there any good thing
e f the car which gives the elec*
come net «.f Neaen-th? Plitllp
trlrltv »« the fMlea."
selth onto him, come and see .
St. John lt d « .
LYDIA
of the Pines
a
Bar. W . W . MacHenry is In at
Mrs. Frank Jordan left Sunday
tendance at the 8tate Sunday
YTI1I Short, the young black
tor Portland where she wUl at
tend the Grand Chapter of the School convention at Bugene. lie smith in business w ith his rather,
will return In time to occupy his
Eastern Star.
Thoe. Short, next to the Ashland
pulpit In the Presbyterian church tnllla, la seriously 111 at his home
as uitial.
in town from appendicitis, his sec
ond attack recently..
W a lte r W a ln d Is down from
Newport to visit his parents. Mr.
Hnntlng a t (Utlloqnl
Miss Mabel Galey has gone tc
and Mrs. Eugene W al rad on Fac Portland, a position as steno
Chas. W agner returned to E t'
Harold Ross, Lewti
tory street, and his sisters. Miss grapher having been secured for
gene recently to resuaae his stud' Mr. Wilson of T ab i
Angie and Mrs. W alter Fruían.
ber there by Prof. Ritner.
ies fit the ateto university.
Sunday on ’ a hunt!
Too often It Is hard for us
to believe that a young man
lb our own home town can
amount te anything. We need
in n°k
¿th# r*al vMuee
In out own boys.
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