>* THE DAILY TIDINGS EDITORIAL and FEATURE PAGE ESTABLISHED IN -J 8 7 6 C. J. BEAD, Mmwgiog Editor A SH L A N D D A IL Y T ID IN G S W. a PERKINS, News Editor OUT OUR WAY y Williams K id d ie s ’ E v e n in g I T . ’. ! l-'.£A H S M O V t y * hole m the doughnut and see only the" practical advantage that aoomeg from nature’s failure to make the confection with a solid center. Such we verily believe is Calvin Coolidge, the most popular president since the time of Wash ington. He has just seen what many other presi dents have bitterly contemplated, evidence of grow ing diminution of his popularity,' indications that the Coolidge name and the appeal in the’ Coolidge behalf -have lost some of their potency . And he oan still present what passes on the Coolidge face for a smile. Aa is well known Mr. Coolidge speaks little in the presence of newspaper men. But there is a person who dogs his footsteps day and night and reports the soliloquies which reveal the Coolidge mind to the press. This spokesman has just succeed ed in finding out what Mr. Coolidge tbipks about the defeat of his personal friend and political ad viser, Senator Butler of Massachusetts. There was some suspicion that the president might have felt somewhat downhearted over' the Butler debacle inaemnoh as he had departed from an otherwise inflexible rule personally to urge the voters to return his friend to the senate. He said lie just morally had to have Butler in the senate. Butler was apparently the one man in the whole ' i " l ' 6 c T \ n a «=>T u H V / A t x O U ^ O R E -H A H S AM K N E fc S i MOMt M OMUB-4 ¡ U 7A uk»uf A B a rs J A B t f » J r 1 Itocfr "TÍAE.T <3rou«o uq ^ s UP SB < o TicvABO OM0H etuuM ' -ru e r «IfcAW —HElD LYDIA ’ of the Pines o to r y By MARY GRAHAM DONNER „ A l VR igh T „ «» mom uB&oeea guv iU tíh-r VÎMÇJÈ.5 H A ^ 6 Q V S U S T fe R -S y V NOÓJ • » J Z , The Boost wuaderfal thing la the w erld was that CJbrtetmae was never late la coming. It * seemed, a fte r one Ghrtetmae I was over, th a t It would he hard to w ^ t until another whole year was finished fo r Christmas to come around again.* B a t It came and I t was sever, never late. B ig h t along I t came, had I t people were lata, Christmas paid ao attention to them. - People w eald say: “Goodness, do 7 0 a realise that It ’s only two weeks before Christ mas end th a t I'm not h a lf reedy?" B n t th a t was not .the fa u lt of Christmas, Every q m knew that Christmas was the twepty-flfth of December and they were a t fau lt I f they were late. A t least, Christmas «res not go ing to disappoint those who were on time. Then another wonderful thing wee th a t not only did Christmas coma exactly on time, but Santa Claus was never late. Ho, he managed 10 th a t no mat te r how much he had to do, and ho eerislnly had a great deal to do, he was never, never late. aeew*weee«eoeee*eeM WSAS” “ *> (C ontinued fro m yesterday) JTmn loosed arier" a e r,~ u me lengthened skirts, at the geld braids wrapped round her bead. “She doesn’t change except In else, thank God,” he said. “Oh, she je ts prettier,” said Ames, carelessly. “She’s sort of grown up to her month, and the way ahe wears her hair ehows the fine set of her head- She’s Im proved a let.* Amos paused and looked eat at tho shimmering lake. “John, I wish I bad five daughters. There’s nothing like ’em in the world.” Levine did not answer for a mo ment, while his gase followed Amos' out over the fam iliar outline of blue water and fW green hills. “Sometimes. Amos,” he muttered, No one could Imagine Christmas finally, *T feel as I f my whale life coming along in January because had been wasted.” It wee as extraerdinsrlly pleas It had been delayed any more than one could imagine Santa arriving ant supper. After the dishes were washed, Levine asked Lydia to stroll up tho road with him while Amos did his evening chorea, ft was dusk when they turned oof the gate, to the road, Lydia clinging to John's arm. John put a long, hard hand over the small thin one on his arm. “Have yon missed me, yonng C U R lX M U S T WA' v /C OF A PUBLISHED BY THE ASHLAND PRINTING 00. R E J d C ii L y d f f ir he asked. “Tee,” >he answered, “especially as you never came near, us after the hearing.” “How could I eome?” asked the man, simply. “Ton had weighed me and found me wanting. Have you forgiven me. Lydia?" “It wasn't a matter between you and me,” replied the girl, slowly. “It wag between yotl and your con science and If your conscience ap proves, what’s the use of asking "M U S S Ti stand not h e v What Others S a y ¡ A follow In Minnesota qualified as the world’s champion coffee tlpler by drinking 62 cups in 12 hours, but hs couldn’t sloop that night. He was probably ex cited by the high honors that had come to him.— Eugene Register. Uncle Joe Cannon stage lor wore than Iwtf a century, He served 46 years in Congress. Only twice in his career, marked by many political upheavels, was lie- de feated, once in the reaction of 1890 and once in the party split in Taft and Roosevelt in 1912. During 20 years of hie 46 years of service in the house of representative« he was chairman of the approp riations committee and during eight years he was speaker. Men who once ran on the ticket with Abraham Lincoln, and in Lincoln’s own state of Illinois, are not now so numerous as to 1« divested of dis tinction. The Cannon span of life covered the period between Andrew Jackson and Calvin Coo lidge. He could remember 18, i>erhapg 19 of the Presidents of the I nited States and had intimate acquaintance with more than a dozen of them. There was a time when public resentment was greatly kindled against Mr. Cannon, but the faot remains that few men have hoen more typically American than this contemporary of great figures in our national history. The greatest progress of the agos has been made by men who turned peers into plaudits. — • Cottage Grove Sentlpel. The merchant or the manu facturer who advertises his goods shows, at least, that he has faith in himself. And confidence wins «many a busi ness h a t f l e , — Roseburg News-Review. “ Ita ly on Crest of Fascist W ave,” reads a newspaper headline; as if the cap of the wave has not been Mussolini ever since the flrfc body of black shirts m a rc h e d through the streets of Rome. — Athena Press. Ty Cobh, manager of the Detroit Tigers, wo« no pen nants, but he retired with 11,000,600. Finance hath her victories no leas re nowned than sport.— Baker Herald. AN D ,? ^BÈRT^MÒSESr: Many good women are not wise, but all wise women are not good. Things you moat appreciate are things you had to work hard to get. I f you want to know what big rascals lawyers are, Just ask any lawyer. We have no records of Eve Calling Adam for running around with qther women. Mussolini calls *’ a mystic something” his protection against assassins. W e are wondering if it could bo luck or that famous leather shirt. lag your approval,” said Levine. They strolled on in silence, while I< d ia considered her reply. “No matter If the destroying of the Indians were right. M at wouldn’t exonerate the whites for having been cruel and crooked ip dblng It? " People will always remember It of 1 Scienca has perfected a synthetic sausage casing of cellulose, but all-wool still is meeting w ith some demand. Japan sends the United States a stone lau^srn «a ”a gift of lig h t.” Maybe we should send a few of our European friends and old stocking or two this Christ- Now that the Fascists have revived capital punishment, you might say the noose hangs high lp Ita ly . The doctor who gives the least medicine Is usually the most suo- cessful doctor in town. Famous last llnas; ’’Didn’t we borrow an umbrella the last time we were o v e r here” ? • Hez Heck says: “ S noticed, virtuous me, to hev much standin min.” We recommend (or a niche porter who worked President Cool idge for a tip w ith “push Vuhmoat maple sihup.” In the hall of fame the Another Rumor " iwviu news uitq>Hicn loiu us m a t th o mono plane in which Commander Richard E. Byrd and his crew Hew over the north pole was snowbound iu Cheyenne. Things like that can happen. The veteran of a dozen bloody battles comes home unscathed to die of the infection caused by a pin priok. The steeplejack undertakes to hang a picture for his wife, falls off the stepladder and breaks his neck. The adventurer traverses bandit-infested moun tains, jienetrates to the heart of unmapped coun- gagemeut »»fore ho 1» mto another. Alwut the only break in the aeries is when he obliges by fulling «,ff his hone. The latest evidence of his engagement is seen in the fact that housecleaning is under wav at his London residence, Marl tro u g h house. Why should a prince dean honm , if not to pat the place In order for the reception of a bride? • MMsn■fwiadw id,i» *«.'em TURNING THE PAGES BACK ASHLAND ASHLAND ASHLAND 10 Year» Ago 20 Years Ago 30 Years Ago Mrs. L. H ilty, expect» to leave Mr. and Mrs. G. W . Owen«. Mrs. John Cummings, wife of thia week for Kansas City for a Charles and W ill Lindsay were a t th e lpcamotive engineer, has re visit with her parents. Medford, Friday on timber land lum ed from a vigil to Redding business. California. Q. H - Barnhill and wife, G ra ti Wm. Fox, treasurer of the Ash B arnhill and Mtsa M lnta Cherry were among those from Ashland land coal mining company, who who attended the high school de has been in California for the past few weeks, returns tomorrow bate a t Talent Friday evening. to attend to active operations th a t are being put,under way. An epidemic of mustaches has bit the Medford high school, ac Geo. Deen, and old timer A»fc- cording to reports from that eity. laad boy, Was here several days As yet Ashlaader bag only been last week, outfitting for a trip tcbortched la spots by the mus »cross the mountains to the Coy- tache disease among the young ate H ills mining district In Tgpr» men. county. He expects to spend »»wy F. M. W alker and fam ily are again residents qf Ashland. Mr. W alker exchanged his place on a farm down at Sheridan, Yamhill county, for his old position on the S. P .’section force, with Geo. W. Rockwell, Who removes to Yamhill county w ith hie fa m ily . R. BesWlck and fam ily left to day for a visit to Ager and vicin ity. Mrs. Beewlck w ill go to K la m ath hot springs for a brief stay. months there in search of gold, M r. and Mrs. Frank Snyder, also Mrs. Brown of Bellview were In Ashland Saturday and the let t e r also attended the party given by her Sunday school class at the home of Marten Cusick, John tsrested Oregon, months Rader, who Is largely tnr In mining In Koulherg leaves this week foy g trip to the Gila rlvey co u a try . Arizona. The following Ashlanders Join last Tharsday: O.’ W . Croweea, Frank Dodge, O. W . Pennebacker, Mrs. Eunice Evans, Mrs. Ba»r, Mrs. O, ed the P o rtla n d I excurgiqa (Medford MaUTrlbune) AU hands In the rural dis tricts are busy these day« performing autopsies on tu r key»— the m ilkfed birds whq ate grasshoppers all summer, daily bible passage ” Ye have not chosen me, hat I have chosen yon, anti ordained yon, that ye should go and bring forth frwtt, and ehat yonr fruit should rem ain: that w hatsoever ye sh all ask the Father In my nam», may give It yon.” Nt. Jute» 6 Je»u« m ust bring the world of mankind to His pierced feet. Every realm of life and labbr must be made suhJeot to His eoatrol. He challenges ps to make this possible. Are we worthy of the trust placed 16 nd? Levine gave a laugh that had no , mirth in I t « “Lord, who’ll Bay the , New England spirit la dead! You’re , ag cold In Judging me as one of your ancestors was when he sen tenced a witch to be burned.” “Oh, no I” cried Lydia. “Deas John Levine, I couldn’t be oold to you. Nothing could make, me lova , you lean. And you youraelt told me , to be true to myself.” John sighed, then said abruptly, “Let’s never discuss It again. What Curiously enough, nothing could are you reading now, Lydia?” “English essayists and Emerson. have done so much toward rein Fm crazy about Emerson. I learned stating Lake City In the good opin one thing from ‘Friendship’ to quote ion of the country at large as did Levine's tragic death. There was to you. I t ’s like you and me.” She quoted: “ ‘Friendship— that felt to be a divine Justice In the select and sacred relationship that manner of his taking off that par la a kind of absolute and which took largely of the nature of atone even leaves the language of lova ment. He had led the whites In auspicious and common so much Is the despoiling of the Indians. For this purer; and nothing Is so much this the Indians had killed him. That a white life .extinguished divine.’ ” John stopped and taking Lydia’s for a tribe destroyed might not be face in both hands, he exclaimed full compensation In the eyes of Lusklly, “Oh, my dear, this Is my that Larger Justice which, after real welcome home! Oh. Lydia, all, rules the universe, did not seri Xydia, If you were ten years older ously influence the reaction of pub lic opinion toward thinking better and I were ten years younger— ’’ Lydia laughed. “Then we’d travel of Lake City. And John Levine, •— to all the happy places of the known in life as an Indian. graft world. We must turn back. Dad politician, became in his death a statesman of far vision. dy’ll be waiting.” Levine's will was not found at Levine was very busy with the details of the Indian removal for first. Distant cousins in Vermont the next weak or two. The exodus would be his heirs, if indeed after was accomplished In a businesslike hts estate was settled, It was found manner. There were some disturb that there was left anything to In ances on the reservation, but for herit. After her first wild grief had the roost part, the Indiana were dazed and unprotesting. Before expended Itself, Lydia, found that, the concentration began, the pre after all, Levine’s tragic death had caution was taken of sending Char not surprised her. She realised lie Jackson under guard to the.new that ever since she had known reservation la the southwest. Charlie Jacksoa, ahe had been Lydia had never seen him after her vaguely hannted hy a fear of Just day at the hearing. She always such an ending. Billy, trundling up the dusty road was to carry In her memory, his handsome bronze face, too early from the law office on his bicycle, marked with lines of despair, as 1 late each afternoon,’ would stop for ahe saw It while she uttered her a moment or two. “The drought Is something fright protest to the commissioners. And It was a hauntlngly sad memory te ful,” he said to Lydia one after noon In late August, wiping the carry. In the evening Lydia sat with sweat and dust from hts face. “Are her Emerson open before her, but yon feeling any more cheerful, with her unseeing eyes fastened Lyfl?” “I shall always have a gap in on the open door. I t was a little after nine when the chug-chug of hiy life, where he went out,” she Kent’s.car stopped at the gate and said, slowly. “I shall never get In a moment Kent, white faced, over missing him. Oh, he was so dear to me! And yet, Billy, It Isn’t appeared In the door. “John Levine’s been shot Hs at all like Patience's death. He didn’t depend on me and I wants Lydia!” Without a sound Lydia started didn't live with him so that every after Kent down the oath, AqiM thing doesn’t cry his absence te followin’ Kent packed them Into me. And I ’ve got more resources than I had then—” the little car and started back to She laid her hand on the ooea ward town at breakneck speed. book In- her lap. ‘ “How had off 1« he?” asked "w >iat’r# y ° u r id in g ? ” asked Amos, • Billy. “Oan*t Jive," answered K ent "Emerson—Compensation. Lis “That d—d sister of Charlie Jack- ten, Billy—‘We cannot let our soa and old Susie both took a shot aagela go. We do not aee that they at Mm Just aa the last carload only. go • out that archangels may w m finished. The police and mili tia got ’em right 6ff. Shot ’em all to niece«,” No woman Is'ever so hapity'i “Where Is John?" asked Amos. man thinks she Is, or so misers “la Doc Fulton's office. They as she believes herself to be. «an’t move hi™ "