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Ç. J. READ,
A shland
daily tid in g s
Ukrainian Chorus
We feel that the entertainment committee of
¡he Southern Oregon Normal School are perform
ing a signal service in presenting the Ukrainian
national Chorus as the second number of a series
f cultural entertainments fbr the school year. This
horus is of nation and world-wide fame and We are
»ositive that this attraction will have the united
mpport not only of Ashland but of all Sputhetn
Oregon. We understand that a large delegation of
music lovers from Grants Pass have already reserv-
* ed seats. Full attendance will be evidence that the
Normal School has the support fo the community
* in work of this character.
W. H. PERKINS,
MANAGING EDITOR
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The Busiest Christmas
Evidently Santa Claus is going to have the
busiest time he ever had getting (eady for Christ
mas this year.
Christmas club savings alone amounted to about
$400,000,000. This tidy little sum will buy quite a
few Christmas presents. It means $15 to $20 a
family for the whole nation.
That is only a starter for Christmas spending.
Most families have other savings. If not, they
have their good incomes to depend on and an un
precedented volume of credit. Employment holds
up well, at high wages and people can afford to
buy in greater volume, perhaps, than ever before.
The nation may spend a billion dollars for Christ
mas.
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• These last weeks of 1926 should provide very
good business to wind up a year that already has
an excellent business record.
Team W ork Wins
Team work, won a victory for Notre Dame over
< Southern California last Saturday. Every cog in
Lthat fighting eleven-man machine worked with the
fattecision of clock work. The score was close. Cali-
.fcn ia p u t forward her best Her men, likewise, dis-
a great brand of team work, but it was
inferior to that of the “ fighting Irish.”
|g"^To<lay we heard a man remark that he hoped
pWr the time when cities would work like that fight-
^hag Notre Dame machine; when every citizen would
¡fill his or her niche as well as did each of those
football players.
This citizen dreams of a team of citizens, not
¡eleven, hut ten, twenty, fifty thousand, as the case
may be, all working together for community vic-
¡tory; all fighting to place their town’s colors on
¡the top of the flagstaff.
His dream may he a little far-fetched, but at
that we can unite more closely for the betterment
of our community. Team work builds cities.
When the quarterback “ barks” your signal,
be prepared to plug the line for Ashland!
What Others Say
htotals are loci
nera la bad there.
“Glad to see you’* Is probably
the most popular lie ever told.
Some men keep their word for
the very good reason that nobody
will take it.
Anyhow, the man who claims
to he self-made takes all the
blaaM to himself.
The hair turns gray before the
beard because the beard la about
twenty years younger.
The time that most men waste
in explaining their falures would,
if properly employed, put them on
their feet again.
Hex Heck says: "If you want to
git a full day’s work out o* a man
tell him he can have the afternoon
off."
I
(Baker Hefald)
A La Gfande store cele
brates Its thirtieth birth
day anniversary by publish
ing eight pages of advertis
ing in the La Grande Ob
server. This Is probably the
first time any eastern Ore-
COh business house ever ran
eight pages of advertising in
It illustrates the trend of the
times in successful merchan
dising, for such large scale
advertising Is becoming quite
common In many cities, large
and small.
(Klamath Falls Herald)
The Willamette valley has
swollen streams. Up here in
the mountains the rain king
has been reigning for some
time and we are the hap
piest people In Oregon over
the fact.
(Junction City Times)
Down at Portland the peo
ple paid fabulous prices for
the furniture in the room
which
was occupied
by
Queen Marie while here.
Whffn that hotel w e n t' to
the expense of furnishing
the room especially for the
queen the people wondered
how he expected to get his
.noney back.
Alonzo §&agg gave each of his Chicago uni-
wty grid players a ticket to the Ahtty-Navy
ie, presumably on the theory that, everyone is
tied to see one football game a year.
Kiddies’ Evening
* Story
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
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TOM
Today’s advice fs to do
your
Christmas shopping
Ipte. You may forget some-
If Prince Carol wants the
Rumanian throne so Dadly,
why doesn’t he come over
here and indorse a few
chairs? Then he can go back
and buy twelve of them.
Santa Clans is coming,
but we’ve seen a lot of
stockings lately that were
very well filled, thank you
Now it looks aa though
they wouldn’t cut the income
tat after all. And we had
counted on that quarter for
Christmas, too!
What this country needs is
a combination bath tub and
telephone-disconnector. -
\ Famous fallacies: "It real
ly wasn’t so much bis fault.
He was an "Only child, you
know.”
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ASHLAND
ASH LA N D
10 Years Ag<
• ASHLAND
20 Years Ago
30 Years A g
Walter Smith navigates on
crutches aa the result of catching
hla foot under a log over near
Hilt In the camp of the Hilt Lum
ber Company.
Mrs. L. L. Mulit and infant son
arrived Sunday from Berkeley,
Cal., where they have been visit
ing for a number of months with
Mrs. Mulit’« mother, Mrs. A. Mc-
Calleu, and family.
George W. Hoxie, formerly em
ployed at the quarry which Is fur
nishing th estone-crusher with
rock material used 6n Ashland
street Improvements, has gone to
Wolf Creek, in Josephine county
for a visit with relatives.
returned last Thursday from their
hoaaymoon, trip to
Portland.
Miss Mari gowning of Ashland,
entered
the
Beethoven
They made their hqpie In Med has
ford. Mr. Murphy Is proprietor School of Music at St. Louis to
of the Murphy Motor Car com continue her musical studies and
perfect herself In the art.
pany of Ashland.
’ » MA t t d Mrs Hal McNair
Ray Mathew» went to Redding,
Cal., today, where he expects to
take -the civil service examination
before the board In session there
this week, for a position In the
railway mall service.
Ray has
beefl a clerk In the postoffice at
Ashland under Postmaster Brunk
for six months past and is recog
nized as a careful and thoroughly
reliable young man who
Is
bound to succeed ih the ambition
to enter the railway mail earvlce.
Miss Carolyns Roper arrived
home* Friday evening from San
Crarideco and was accompanled-
by her sister, Mrs. G. C. Carr and
little son, who win make a visit
to the parental home In Ashland.
Miss Roper Is rapidly gaining
strength after her recent siege
at the. hospital In this city.
of
Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Dr. J. 8. Parson returned
R. P. Nell was looking after
Charles Brown of Talent yeater- home Sunday from a visit to Oak business affairs In Jacksonville
d»F.
land, California.
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recently.
Ashland visited
-TRACKED BY .THE POLICE,- starring Rln-ThaXI«, fe a JHSMt
Bros, production of this novel.
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BYNOPBIB
Bo this morning, aa an an other
Among fho thing« that have rut- mornings. Slaty and Jimmy bede
talncd Jimmy Ford through the goodbye to Mother Ford. And ta
horror« of war in France ore let- no' other household la Now York,
ter« from hit tweetheart, Ruth AJ- or the whole land, or any other
ien. One of theee letter« u ptett land, did there aver take place each
him, bedaute it telle of the atten- uncommon and withal charming
tion Dan Uurtagh, a politician, page eeremonlea an la this modest and
her in Jimmy’» ah«eno«. In hi« lova-hlaasad little homo la old Chai*
heartbreah he volunteer! for a dan- tea.
gerout raid. A German war dog
The scraping hack of JtanmyW
givet her life to eave hit. Jimmy, chair aa ho nproaa from the savory
in gratitude, adopte her puppy, and breakfast tabla was aa electric alg*
tmugglet it home after the war. nal that galvanised Rlnty Into
Jimmy'» father, a police lieutenant, swift and Joyous action, punctuated
i t mytterioutly murdered. Jimmy with short dipped yelps of eager*
foine the Force to avenge him; and nets *»d delight With a bound
hat an able ally in Rin-Tin-Tiu, *“A * Ie*P ba seised Jimmy** blue
now full-grown—
cap from Its hook on the hack of
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the kftCtaen door. Prancing with
CHAPTER S—-Continued '
“ awkward grace that m adehis
But being a “one man dor” put »«¡tiona J * ™ quaintly pdppyBka.
no limitations upon the number of Bl®ty th rt stood to his hind fast
women a shaggy fellow might cher- “ d placed the cap npon the young
tah. so Rlnty whole-heartedly loved « “•«“ i* £ea<t
M M e
two of the «ex-W idow Ford and R ln ty ^ a th eco u ld «UU hava dona
Ruth Allen. The llret with dignity,
.,tna„tJ l.ad ,
7
haad
the second with, off-hand conde^ UIle/ ' vRlnlJ *lw,aT?vpOt.
T*
scansion. Of course for the pres- on backwards — deliberately — bo-
ent Rlnty’a Innate modesty—to say < * « •
l?T®d »•
Jimmy
nothing’bf convenience—kept him ?co ? ’, u .
dnek t^e
from adding Ruth to his list of kBnd ¿bat Jimmy swooped playful-
morning calls; but he had hopes!
Bt h?„,h’Bd~ dack tt “
Mrs. Ford, though, was on his ° r B ’ kt1Ued ^ 7 "
***•
list. last. but not least Rlnty
hU
ta
awoke her now, not by the Indell* fro™
side and closed with a
cata process of pulling off the cor- m° f k ferocious growl over Jlm-
erl, nor the coarse method of hark* .m3rA .WTlB.. Aai*Ulf r ew*Pe from
lng, no r ~ yet By wag niy p l ac i ng
Jimmy’s free hand and
nips, but by gently muscling the R
hand she habitually flung lone- «2?“
k,tchen
s , *•?'_*?*
somely over the space where her afforded him a food deal of pride
Jim used to sleep In the bed beside 5» <ho doing, hut not much real
her. A compassionate and under- dl®c“ItY. eo agilely did Ms teeth
standing touch that Rlnty had “ d hta
" * ’* " ! wo* *“ h^
taught himself.
mony with his smart canine brain.
Breakfast In the Ford home. The
* * * gingerly turning the key
widow fussing lovingly over the “ d «lldlng the teBL tto forepaws
preparation of toast and baoon and clumsily, yet efficiently, turning the
eggs and coffee, while Rlnty played knob-
alternately valet to Jimmy and pet
“Sure Rlnty always reminds ma
to the mother, and laxy and fat and ot * m*» with boxing gloves whtn
wbeesy Flaherty shifted for him- he’s openin’ that door,” said Flaher*
self, so far as Rlnty was concerned, ty from out a cottony mask of
Ha Looked Vary Wise.
TURNING THE PAGES BACK
Clarence Adams has received a
letter from William Rinehart of
Wasco, Ore., stating that he is
closing out hts property Interests
and will move to Ashland to make
hla home. Mr. Rinehart is quite
wWH to do and will build a fine
hoaaa.
Copyright, IMS. Warner Bros. Pletmaa, tea.
Spud Coon'» Reaolution
"I m u tt tell you .” said Duddy to
Mlclr and N an cy, “about Spud
C oon’s N ew Year's resolu tion s,
“Spud Coon bud been a very
naughty raccoon duriug th e C h rist
m as h olidays.
“He bqd b een stea lin g a. great
mtuiy o f F arm er W ells' ch ick en s. •
“ (Ie had given a num ber of
ch icken fe a s ts and had a lso gobé
to tuauÿ p arties..
“H e had a lw a y s com e hom e very
much exh au sted and stayed HSlecp
even longer th an he should have
done.
“O f cohrse, too m any p arties and
too m any ch ick en fe a s ts and not
enough rest and good exercise
m ade Spud Coon feel q u ite poorly.
“H e got extrem ely w orried ubout
h im self, and on e even in g— It w as
N ew Y ear’s Eve, by th e w ay —Spud
Coon decided he w ould go .se e Dr.
lie d Fox.
“N ow , Dr. Red F ox hnd been very
nau gh ty w hen he w a s a little fox,
but age had given him a great deal
o f cenunou sen se, and he w as a s
clever ns a fox can be, w hich Is
p relty clpver, you know.
“Sphd Coon found hint nil alone
In h is office, w hich w as sh o u t a
Utile through th e w oods from
w here Spud Coon lived.
“Dr. Red Fux w as seated on a
w ooden stum p reading an enor-
•
m ou8ly big book, and he looked
very w ise w ith h is sp e cta cles on
hix nose.
‘“ H ow do you do, Spud CoanZ
salii D octor F ox, us he looked up
from his book.
“ ‘Oil, very p o o r l/l I’m afraid I
am g.dng to d ie,’ replied Spud Coou.
“ ‘W hy, w h a t’s th e trouble?'
In my head, and my le g s ache, and
I don't know w h a t Is th e m utter
w ith m e I’
“D octor F o x took h is sp ecta cles
off h is n ose and, lead in g back ou
th e stum p, -sighed h eavily.
“ ’W ell, I know w h at th e trouble
Is, Spud C oon; you've been eath ig
too much rich food, and too much
Is bad for you.
"Then you ’ve stolen
It and
your con scien ce Is troubling you.
for you really are a good coon at
h eart, and no sleep a t the right
tim e— no't good I
“ ‘You should get up anil ex ercise
and hunt for your food and then
R ln t y placed the cap upon the
you’ll feel w ell.
goung blucoat’s head.
“ ’R ut If you keep on lik e this,'
and D octor F ox looked very grave,
Not that Rlnty and Flaherty
•you’ll be all doubled up w ith rheu were enemies; the beefy man, who
m atism so th at vour jo in ts w ill get was next on the promotion list for
stiff and you w ill not be ab le to a aergeantcy and had already an
w alk w ith ou t lim p in g -aud no oue ticipated his appointment by at
w ill care for you .’
taining the “bay window” behind
“Spud Coon felt for a few mo and above which all good police
m ents th at he conld n ever giv e up sergeants confront a derisive and
th e fe a s ts and th e good tim es and disorderly world, really loved the
th e laxy life, so accu stom ed to them I giant dog.
Rlnty unemotionally
had he becom e, and he hnd greatly' tolerated Flaherty—liked him even
en joyed h is lazy and gay life. w
eacept for his borssome and nnde-
“B u t he realized how dreadful It corous habit of palling a fellow's
w ould be to grow old and In3rtn hair and wanting to "shake hands”
before h is tim e, so he brnvely d»* every minute when there was real
elded th at h is N ew Y ear’s resolu ly no social necessity of shaking
tio n s w ould be to do a s Dr. Red hands.
F ox hnd said so he could once m ore
It was thus every morning: "Rln
be a good and stron g creature."
ty, fetch my shoes,” from Jimmy.
<A, ISM. WMtrrn Nawspepsr U nlos.l
Mr. and Mrs. Harvly Murphy
Florida is again ready for the rush. Every
cash register damaged in the recent twister has
bees repaired.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCHXK
W H4 MOTHERS GET GRAV.
Save Old Ironsides
Secretary Wilbur of the navy department an-
• nounces that only $225,000 has been collected of the
; $650,000 needed to save Old Jrongittes« veteran of 42
_sea battles, from the junk heap."
•
“ Surely this gallant old defender of our young
• nation is worth saving as a living reminder of our
< glorious past,” Mr. Wilbur commented. Surely it
I ia. When the collection was started it was the
' intention to raise ifïuch of the money needed by
! appealing to the school children of the nation. For
! one reason or another the money has been coming
• in' more slowly than wag at first expected. We
, should prefer to have the fund completed through
; private gifts and believe that the Legion, the Sons
Lof the Revolution and other patriotic organizations,
should take a renewed interest in the matter. .
The old frigate Constitution is greatly in need
; of repair. Unless the work is undertaken speedily,
j it may be too late. Whatever deficit remains after
; vigorous efforts have been made to get the money
; together privately should be supplied by congress-
• ional appropriation.
PUBLISHED BY THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO.
news editor
Buy Christmas Seals — they
stand for education and preven
tion along health lines.
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
COMMITTED BY “WITCH
“Rlnty, good boy, here’s an egg
shell for yoa,’’ from thq widow.
Rlnty loved eggshells. Possibly
because they sounded so nice In
the chewing. "Here, Rlnty, shake
hands,” from- Flaherty.
Befcre Flaherty bad more than
one side of his face shaved Jimmy
and Rlnty were fed and spruced up
and ready to depart They always
left half an hour earlier than need
be—thesq two pals who shared not
only the dangers and Innumerable
emergencies of the daily guarding
of the sidewalks of New York, but
the love of Ruth Allen too. Which
Is why they left ahead of time—so
that they might have the opportu
nity of visiting with Ruth for a
few cherished minutes each morn
ing, noon or night whatever hour
Jimmy’s assignment took him and
Rlnty forth. Of coflrse these pre
cious fragments of daily meetings
—holding hands there at the top of
the frayed carpeted stairs In the
dim upper hallway, while Rlnty
thumped muffled approval on the
ancient Axmlneter—ware In addi
tion to the regular Wednesday and
Saturday and Sunday night court
ing. That is. In so far as those aid-
fashioned sweetheart evenings
could be accommodated to tke
yarylng hours of Jimmy’s eoply da-
ty, Some months, with Jimmy o*
bight work, Wednesday bight
would taka place on Saturday
morning—In the social scheme of
Ruth and Rlnty and him. T ls •
matter of small convenience to ha
the sweetie of a cop I
ST. POELTEN, Austria, (UN)
— A jourt has acquitted Johann
Lanegger, Maria Muehlberger,
upholding his contention that a
"witch’’ might have committed
the crime.
On the night of the murder,
Laneggqr, hts body a bruised and
bloody mass, staggered into the
home of a neighbor and screamed
hysterically that a "witch” * had
beaten him . and murdered his
mistress.
The police, however, gathered
sufficient evldenee to prove that
Lanegger knew more about the
crime th«n ha cared to tell and
they arrested him.
At the trial LaneggeY admitted
that he had an altercation with
Frau Muehlberger and that sever
al of hla wound« had been inflict
ed by the murdered woman and
not the "witch.” Ha atuqk to his
■tory, however,” that the “hob- he said, his mistress was dead.
geblin” had entered the honae
The court acquitted him, be
during the quarrel and knocked cause, the Judge explained, the
him unconacloua. When he awoke evidence indicated that "some
thing or someone” had entered
the house unobserved by either of
the two combatants and eommlt-
ted uxs crime.