THE DfllüY TIDINGS
C, J. READ,
ASH LA ND
D A IL Y
T ID IN G S
MANAGING EDITOR
W.
H. PERKINS,
ensçsy.— fiily«rtoae Tribsra.
TURNING BACK
THE PAGES
Wha/ Others Say
ASHLAND
If it isn’t one thing, as the feller says, i t ’s an
other. «Just as we were about to settle down and
enjoy the temporary retirement of Airnee from the
spot light along comes King Ben for an indefinite
duration.
'.
Thus far we have had only the ex parte com
plaints of insurgent members of his community,
the House of David at Bentor Harbor, Mich. These
comprehend the charge' that he unfairly obtained
possession of« the property of converts to his faith
and the graver accusation that he was guilty of
gross misconduct toward immature feminine mem
bers of the cult.
King Ben has essayed little in defense of him
self beyond a bare denial of the charges made. He
apparently, however, is not without influential
friends who believe in him as indicated by the fact
that seven prominent Benton Harbor citiaens posted
the unusually heavy bond of $120,000 required to
secure his liberty pending a hearing of his case.
Until the facts are brought out in court it is
difficult to estimate how much of his prosecution
springs from a desire to uphold an outraged law
and how much is inspired by hostility to what seems
to be regarded as his heathenish religious system.
The inimitable Will Rogers caught at the hig
thing in President Coolidge’s Armistice day speech
at.Kansas City. Mr. Coolidge had indorsed again
the proposal that in future wars capital as well as
human lives be drafted. It sounded good. It sounded
so awful good that Will drawled out ho wasn’t
sure, but he almost thought he canid get unanimous
consent to hold another war, “ just to see if they’d
really do i t ”
There’s the sticker. I t ’s a new way of think,
ing. Everybody’s for i t it seems, but few real
ize the difficulties. And it ’s rather foolish to pass
laws about the next war with any idea that they
will affect conditions if We atop there.
But to get talking about an Idea, to get it so«
strongly entrenched in the minds of a nation that
it’s part of their way e f thinking------that might
do the trick. It might do even more) it might really
show to everyone how unprofitable war is to every
one. And then something might be done about pre
venting war. But it never will be because a few
people say and teach their children to say that no
matter what may be at stake, they’ll never fight.
You might get an idea of justioe accepted by the
thought of a people, but never an idea of being
yellow.
This Speedy Age
The female of the species it appears can now
get ready for the theater while the male is strug
gling to loop his ties. In a race between the two a
Woman donned hose, slippers, stepins, and dress in
45 seconds while her male competitor required three
and a half minutes to clothe himself in underwear,
socks, oxfords, trousers, belt, collar, tie and coat.
The old gag abont the time it took women
to dress has been noticeably absent from the comics
ever since short skirts, bobbed l|air and one piece
lingerie came in. It is, as the prophet says, an ill
wind that blows nobody good.
Tolerance and Liberty
Perhaps it is just as well that no arrange-
maata have been made to give Bishop Nuelsou
of the Methodist church the chauce he craves to
tell Queen Marie that America stands for religious
tolerance and personal liberty.”
Possibly the queen has heard of Tennessee and
its auti-evolution law, of our Sabbath observance
statutes, of the talk that is freely iudulged in to the
effect that it is hopeless for a Jew of member of
the Catholic church to aspire to the presidency, of
the ]»olitical successes of the Ku Klux Kian. If
she has, Marie might naively ask him if these are
exhibits of the way America stands for religious
GOD GAVE US MEN
, who gavest men eyes to see a dream;
, who gavest men hearts to follow the gleam;
, who gavest men stars to had heaven by;
, who madeat men glad at need to die;
God, who fovest free men,
Lead on! We come.
—Herman Hugcdom
10 Years Ago
starring RiiwTIn-TIn, te a Warner
■Hon of this novel.
John McDonough has sold hip
80 »hcre-ranch east of the city and
has moved hie family to their,
residence on Liberty
street,
where they are painting and
making a good many improve
ments.
Miss Mabel Ruesell came over
from her mouataln ranch near
Mount Shasta the first ot the
week to attend tha birthday din
ner in honor of Mrs. Dunn and in
cidentally to deliver a large paint
ing for the Bower’s home.
The Mlaaea Bertha Eliason and
Minnie Poley of the Gold HUI
schools returned home on Satur
day for a short visit.
F. D. Swingle and wife, ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Val-
landingham, attended the revival
services a t Medford
Saturday
night.
ASHLAND
Thoa. H. Simpson has pur
chased the residence on Main
street, next to Dr. Parson’s, from
H. a Myar ot Seattle. Tha let
ter has also recently sold the
store room In Odd Fellows block
occupied by H. U Sayles to Mrs.
Susie L. Allan and the frame
building occupied by Auatln’a
bakery to H. fi. Bvaaa.
Marriage licenses bare been
Issued by tbe county clerk to Wil
liam Dean and Mildred Kitto,
Louis J. Heasler and Sarah J.
Wright. Daniel Hutchins and
Bertha Daaleleon.
PUBLISHED BY THE ASHLAND PR
NEWS EDITOR
as a rale was a well behaved work-
man who heeded the admonitions
ar of hie master instanter. It was
n . with extrema relactanee that the
m , big dog waa finally persuaded to
ST« give over his bridling and snarling,
■a. "Good morning. Mr. Mnrtagb,**
Ig, smiled Jimmy la his moot diplomat*
a lcally copfsfc manner after a se
ra vere effort. “Burs and don't mind
ra Rlnty. Like all good police dogs,
M ha's a one man dog. Of what use
g. would he be otherwise? Ton see,
g. he’s trained to be distant and no*
to approachable like. Why. he even
ef growls at Captain O'Brien htrnraK
to Just as he did at yon—"
-
instead of moUlfytag Dan tha
Dude, this explanation only served
to make him declare with acidity:
"Well. If I waa the captained tie
y. him out In the station courtyard.
B. and let the cops use him tor target
,, practice—and not with blank car«
u trldgee either.**
Z
Was it Rlnty's hostility or was It
H the mocking light Just barely per*
t, ceptftle behind Jimmy's steady
« gaze that made Murtagh feel so un*
comfortable T Whichever. It haw
y. tened his entranea Into the brown
stone old-time house wherein tha
Allens dwelt, and the period to his
a vindictive sentence, concerning his
ideas of what should ha dona to
d Rlnty waa formed hy.the slamming
, of the door behind him.
s
Whereupon Jimmy looked at
s Rlnty and Rlnty looked at Jimmy.
I And anyone with halt an «ye oould
a see that the big dog's grin waa Just
L. as wide and Jnst as sophisticated
a ae that on tha fa c e ot tha bhsecoat-
r ed master, beside whom ha was
( now hastening down Twenty-seo*
r ond street in the direction of tha
l precinct station'house.
,
Meanwhile upstairs in tha Allan
» skylight flat, odorous with tha
, scorch of breakfast, James Alien
► fretted over a poised forkful of
fried egg.
"I’m not saying anything against
I Jimmy Ford personally, you under*
. stand, Ruth, but you're a mighty
r foolish girl to take on with a mere
pavement pounding eop when tha
biggest man la tha ward la awash
on you—”
"The biggest man in the ward, to
my way of thinking, la that same
Jimmy IVyd!” retorted Ruth calm
ly, yet stoutly. "Besides. you're
wrong. I'm anre, about Mr. Mur
tagh's feelings toward me, bo*
sr-
County Judge G. W. Dunn and
Sheriff Jackson were over from
JacksonvIUe Saturday a n a lo g at
tuning to a special conclave of
Malta Commander/, K. T.
"Noo-o-o, I’m not," cat In the
fathhr, eagerly, yet hesitantly. "Ton
sec. err-rr-r, he ashed me to sort
of—feel things out for him. See,
that Is, bow he stood with yon—H
Rath waa both dumbfounded and
Indignant. "Who does he think yon
are. John A Wen? He's too fat to
ba Miles Standloh! R I had ever
dreamt for a moment that ha
thought ef me to that way rd have
fraaen him away from here long
ago. Why, I wouldn't mhrry Dan
Murtagh if ha was the last man on
earth!"
Dr. E ..P. Geary and his son,
"Ruth, you mustn't talk that. way.
Arthur have gone to Astoria and
Mr. Murtagh has been good to as—
to me. Whan times were bad dur
the Willamette valley. The doo-
ing the war and I didn’t have no
tor is a delegatos from Taltoman
Job be got me work. And now he's
Ix>dge, K. P. .to the Grand Lodge tha slick ward heeler would have getting me a better Job. I tell yon,
that meets in Portland tomorow. been enough. Rlnty’s marvelous Ruthie, he’s a fine man, and If yon
Instinct was infallible on questions «ant to make your. old father's
saaucs hfflifisiy and character.
heart glad and give Win a chance
Messrs W. D. Fenton. Richard u r But
also within Jimmy was an to show his appreciation you'd only
Koehled, W. T. Brotherton and G. Inner warning voice that corrob he too glad to make It possible for
H. Andrews of the S. P. R. R. orated Rlnty's very evident loath Dan Murtagh to be my son-in-law.:
of the men. Furthermore, there What a proud day 'twould he for
Co., spent Friday la Jacksonville ing
was fi memory ot Ford senior’s re- James Aden!"
where they were la consultation mark that he had recognised In
T m sorry, father, hat youll have
with the County Board of Equalis
« “ * to find something else to be proud
o t I’m mighty grateful to Mr.
ation. eeaklag an equitable adjust
Bluntly. Jimmy suspected that Murtagh for what ha's done far
ment of the Railroad taxation.
the murder ot hie father could be you, and for hie kldnesees to ma
attributed directly to Murtagh; bat as batweea him and Jimmy It
At the regular business meeting bet, bring a professtonaT enforcer ain’t even close enough to he excit
the law. he knew that men oould ing 1"
of tbe Epworth League held at the of
not be sent to the ohalr on suspi
A knook—an eOy. suhteed, bland
M. E. church Saturday evening, cion alone. There must be proof to knocking. Come to—COME IN—
the followln officers were elected: substantiate the suspicion. To the eome to—
. I
Dan Martagh himself, smiling
President, Miss Ollie
Muffler; getting of that proof Jimmy con
centrated and consecrated his ma from the violate threshold at re*
first Vice President. Miss Emms terial and physical and mental re- eantful Roth, at humble, «leap*
‘A rmatreng; 2nd Vloe, Miss Lu sduroea. To "get the goods," as pointed James Allen. Murtagh,
cille Taylor:
flrd Vice, May they said la tbe oentral office, on with an Inscrutable Oriental re
Mnrtagb wohld require patient, moteness In his eyes that kept the
Gernes and 4th Vice, Marts Ply- skillful sad cunning work.
startled and emharraaaad Ruth to
in s te.
Of course the hardest immediate donht as to whether or not be had
thing ahoat Murtagh to beer was heard has tirade.
bis i n too obvious banging after * "A fine reception I gel here this
Rath Allen. While Ruthie had morning 1" greeted Martagh, his. j
often reassured Jimmy that hia eyas narrowing ever so slightly as
fears sad Jealousies ot Murtagh ba watohed the effect of thle
were grosMtttaa, that she waa plen Studied and subtle remark upon
ty eonfideot ot her ability to take
ear« ri hersaff came whet may. and ’ ffnbtla It was, 'tadeed-rafid well
that eh« rafimed to lake Murtagh It served the furtive ptirpose to
seriously except eo a kindly friend Murtagh’» cage#’ gjlnd— for It
who bad been good to her father made Rath feel that be tnuet have
wHheut apparent ulterior motives, overheard bar. She faltered, her
Jimmy knew as watt aa anything faoe crimson. “Why-^rhy—1 don’t
(bat tt was not the way of Mur- know. what you mean. Mr. Mtar*-
to as
ba an
"aood"
to case-
aav
a taahfs
lS g tr ) sort
except
eroding
•Downstairs. I mesa. Not up
paifn toward a base aad.
bare, ef course. To« are always
Collector: A fellow whose work
Fig Sfil these maalfold consider» sweetness itself paraouMtod—al*
raced through his mind I ways so glad to aae me.” gripwed
Is always dun.
In tha brief Instaat when his flash Mnrtagb. oto eyw aarvowlag still
ing eras struck fire on MurUghW another fractloa.
flinty gsns, Jimmy restrained the
Thief: One who makes
protected heretofore by her u»>
worta that ffatered ou his Ups: mwptolon of any purpose to his ah
moat of his opportunities.
hall (male tbs aarvoua fist that
aebad to eruach against tha (at
Nerve: Taking shelter In an rads fit Murtagh's cheekbogss. To
umbrella shop during a shower. dftsamhle his owa hot emotions
wra • «nmparatlvfily easy, but to
hrbff Maty's frank and stralghv
Conversation: T h o popular •oratord show of hatred to an ead
method employed to get rid of reqalrad as Httla vaouAt of sooth
ing and caJoHag. Thia » u strange
surplus Ignorance.
sad anpreoedented. too, for Rtaty
Dress up tbe fences, the
yards, tha slGswalks, eta.,
preparatory to welcoming
the tourists who w o destine«
to travel the Roosevelt high
way next spring. Remember
first Impressions are Uto
one« that county—-P ort Qr-
forff New*.
The News-Times doesn’t
profeaa Infallibility a n d
Ordinarily It isn’t given to
prophecy, yet we predict the
early appearance of eome
wls* aoal who wUl arise to
declare that we’re «till abort
about ten Inches of rain
fall.— Forest Grove News-
times.
When a woman wants to
know the defects of her
make-up, aha should seek
the comment of bur worst
Toy Auto And Tractor
Trucks
x
How «» you expect to
make something wdrth while
of your boy M you can’t <o B
of yourself? u*u difficult to
fool u hoy. — McMinurtUe
Telephoae-Registov.
tr fioudhjto pupce Of mill«,
anfi yet wo cun eome baok te
lire through the Indwelling
of the Spirit of God.
A RAINY DAY
The proverbial “ rainy day” comes sometimes
in the lives of ali o/ ng. It is then that so many
people begin wishing they had saved regularly
to fortify themselves against hardship* But
wishes are futile. The only sure way to pro
tect yourself is to open a savings account
NOW.
A new lot ot Delco Dumper
Wagons Just in., Big reduction
In price on the new lot.
A ble to rave y ou m oney on
all kinds of Fencing against
anyone’s price.
Plows and Harrows, Garden
Tools. White Sewing Machines
for fSO.fi« as long as they
la st
The Citizens Bank
Ashland, Qregou
P eil’s Corner
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30 Years Ago
Architect: An Individual who
Love: A symptom^ that first
Hes Heck says: **Who can men-
makes the house cost at least a
thousand more than the oatl- appears when a bok begins to ttoa any entertainment that's ov
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