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THE DfllUY TIDINGS EDITORIAL and FEATURE PAGE
ESTABLISHED IN 1876
ASH LAN D
D A IL Y
C. J. READ,
T ID IN G S
OUT
W. H. PERKINS, news editor
MANAGING EDITOR
WAY
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By Williams
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Lenten Thoughts
Whether or not one observes the church sea
son of Ixnit, there is a certain element in that ob
servance that ought to enter ever}’ Iffe, and a per
son’s nature will be lacking if it does not respônd to
that sentiment.
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The great fàult of our human nature is its
absorption in material things. We hurry and scurry
from one däT to the next, intent on our work and
our pleasures, until these aspects of life seem to
crowd out everything else. Many of us seem to
have forgotten, or never to hâve realized, that there
is anything in the universe more than what we càn
see immediately around us. But as Shakespeare said
through one of his characters, there are more things
in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our
philosophy,
The Lenton season was created tô check for a
time this dominating demand of m aterialistic as
pects on our attention. It dwells 'upon abstinence
and sacrifice, on the idea th at when the body gives
up something of fleshly satisfaction, and the mind is
content to got along without some of the joys of
sense, the spirit will be more open to the higher
suggestions.
The Lenton period calls for sacrifice, aJnd
this warns against the selfish principle of seeking
only for enjoyment. The motto of this agescenis
to he to have a good time. people hurry through
tlieir work in order to meet their material needs and
provide themselves with the means b
can freely purchase their pleasures. They look to
the sjiorts and diversions of the period as the chief
end to he sought after, and, their whole minds and
hearts are centered on these satisfactions.
The Lenton spirit says that this is unnatural
and contrary to the higher spirit of man, and
that it will be a useful thing to set bside these
thoughts l o r a time, and see if we can not find
Congress Goes Home
The 69th congress has finisliecl its work and
gone home, and there seems to be no general de
mand to have an extra session of the new 'con
gress called. There are plenty of things that need
to be done and could be done, and yet tlie ma
chine of hnsineas runs quite as smoothly when the
lawmakers are not stirring up any new excitement..
I t will be generally admitted that the congress
just adjourned has not accomplished any great body
of important legislation, though many useful things
have been done. Before we get congresses that will
run the country in a thoroughly efficient manner,
there will have to be a very considerable change
in the point of view of the people. They must
become keener students of political problems and
more intelligent about them, so that when the
lawmaker»? fail to do what they should, they will
meet with a powerful reaction at home.
Good Listeners
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President Coolidge is said ' to be a very good
listener, and mueh given to starting his visitors
to talking, and learning what he can from them,
and as we all know, very slow to express his own
opinion. The ability to listen well has been the
basis of many successful careers.
There are two kinds of good listeners. Some
listen because they have nothing particular to say,
and they get through their social contacts more
easily to, let someone else do the talking. And then
there are soin^ who are so keen after information,
so anxious to get the bottom facts about everything,
th at their main idea when they meet people, is to
find out what they know, and absorb the cream of
whatever wisdom they have. A listener who works
on that plan, is bound to see pretty far into the
inside of things^
--- A Baltimore man says his wife spent $50,000
in trying to reduce. She certainty wnceeeded as far
as the bankroll was concerned.
A1 all the wind in the Senate (which, you’ll
have to admit, is no inconsiderable zephyr) couldn’t
sway either Need.
Burglar* in New York got $100.(MK) worth of*
HMpfrin, This may -be j»art of a campaign against
the night clubs.
Famous maternal lines: “ Why, Willie! How did
you e v er'ftrt your knuckles so d irty?” -
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MIAMI, Fla., — Charles
E. Gardner, a visitor from
New York, had Just hooked
a large kingflsh when hts
catch was seizel by A man
eating shark. After a fight
lasting two hours and 45
minutes. In which Gardiner
narrowly escapecL b e 1 n g
drawn overboard, thk shark
was landed.
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It is better to be a real sinner
than a bogus saint. .
Always try to get. into a busl-
ncss that doesa’t require much
lying.
NEW YORK, — Kenneth
Arnold. British radio engi
neer, says that Rude, a little
town In Cornwall, England,
Is the best radio reception
spot In the world. Ameri
can stations are received reg
ularly there and all contin
ental stations come in clear
ly. “Through a cabse lh a t
has never been explained,
reception at Rude exceeds
that of anywhere else that I
know. Ten miles from there
Is an actual dead spot.’’ he
said.
If you quarrel with a man who
won’t answer back, you lose ev
An epigram Is not much good
unless you can turn It around
and give It the contrary meaning.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Mar.
-Ace Hudklns, Nebraska mid
dleweight boxer,
refused
Wednesday to accept the |.3,-
000 fight forfeit posted by
Bert Collna, whom he defeat
ed Tuesday night. Colima
failed to make 150 pounds,
the agreed weight for the
match and the forfeit was
Hudkln’s for the asking.
Hudklns turned down the
money, saying that he had
never accepted a forfeit.
It Is an open question who gets
the least out of money—-those who
have too much or those who have
too little.
Hez Hock says: /F ifty per
cent o’ health Is knowln’ whnt to
eat. and the other fifty per cent
Is Jlst plain behavin’ yourBelf.’’
The boys are getting ready
(or their trans-Atlantic air
plane hops. But cheer up,
girls, the water will warm Up
pretty soon.
A New York man Is get
ting ready to run across
country to San Francisco.
Why stop at Frisco?
A British woman, author
ity on anlnrals. claims the
horse Is the dumbset of
creatures.
Three
cheers,
men.
Crime would fall off If the
people would start paying on
their own homes, says a
Michigan builder.
The English people are not
drinking -Ohough, according
to the undergraduate maga
zine at Oxford University.
Maybe
prohibition .would
help pome.
The Senate quit busting
and went to filibustering.
Maybe the session of Con
gress Just ctosfed could be ap
propriately called a bust.—
Webster says a filibuster is
an attempt to delay leglsla-
tloU by "dilatory motions or
other artifices.” The voters
will be glad to know they’ve
sent dilators to Washington
Instead of legislators.
TURNING THE PAGES BACK
ASHLAND
ASHLAND
10 Years Ago
20 Years Ago
Hoard nnd Overheard— Fred
Herrin, who makes his headquar
ters at Grieve’* cigar Htore when
not training his Russian wolf
hounds. says that he is not the
only coyote-killing demon In the
country, as Ben Bowers ran Into
a heat of them Friday killing
three and letting one outrun him.
June — Mrs. Josephine D.
Crocker returned honie yester
day from the north. She attend
ed the Grand Chaptor Qt E. S.. at
Portland and has been visiting
with her daughter who resides In
Seattle.
George W. Trefren of Ashland
was elected deputy grand master
of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel
lows at t^3 state convention at
Roseburg.
J. F. Patty and family and Mrs.
Lillian Hall and two boys left
yesterday in their -cars for Gold
Bar, Wash., where they win visit
* 1th relatives.
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&« .Bcout-mazter:
BY JOHN MABIN •
Caretaker a t Grader Lak9
Lodge
Friday, laawiry *».
YrtsterdUy I missed something
1 for a while. I couldn’t think Just
i what It was— yqu know the feel
1 ing when yoh leave something
i undone. Then to the evening I
went to can central and the line
was dead. There is always the
• question. tVhWe Is it broken!
1 You travel over the whole line
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the very edge Of th e riin
down through the tltnber, across
the bare rldgee and Into the can
yons, you visualise every threat
ening Bnag ahd every long span,
as you stand there with the 'dead
receiver in your hand. Today It
Was snowing cats and dogs and I
knew that the loose snow would
be deep, and that the skis would
stand on end, but there are njany
people Interested In the Lake at
this tftne of year— the phone Is
about, their only means of trans
portation. We put on oqr slris at
the end of (he ' new building,
climbed the drift — is almost
straight up— skied down over the
tent houses and over the break of'
thb hill.
j U s long
as the skis
„were pointed up grade, the heels
would sink down In the snow and
they would balk and back up.
We went as far as Government
Catap. The wire was alack hut
we did not tlhd a break. When
we staffed back Up the hill, the
fun began my skis refused to
go back and several thnee the
boys had to pull me up over the
hills. When we reached the rim
the wtnd was blowing and fhe
flying snow cut like a knife. It
waB good to get inside.
Work— Worked on bootater and
telephone line.
Weather— Day cloudy; wind
southeast; snowfall since last
observation, 19.0 In.; précipita
tion 1.58 In.; show on ground,
111 In.; Temp. H. 24; L. 14; R..
lb; M. 19.
ery time.
Having a bully good tltne Is
one of the things a man misses
after he gets rich.
Scout
Cfatef Lake
In Minter Time
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G. tV. Growson left Monday eve
ning bn a trip to Portland add
other Wllllamette valley points
and w ill vlalt Thos. Frisby’s folks
near Eugede before returning. '
the pictures untaken. But It will
have to let up sometime— the
cameras are loaded, the skis
greased, and everything is ready
for the smile of Liao.
The quarters today were some
thing like a guard room, all of
us hd our eyes on the window.
Andy was entertaining "Sol." Ev
ery once In a while you could
hear him damn a Jack or a queen
that turned up at the wrong time,
or failed to zhOW up When want
ed. Chuck was reading “The
Hangman’s HbhUe,” kttd every
now and then the thread of the
story would be broken for him,
as Andy or I would be lost as
well as the Interest In the char
acters of the nook. Then a pin
ochle game would start. There
must have been some bad feeling
between the players as Andy
wouldn’t stand for Chttch playing
the same ace twice, atld Chuck
objected to Andy making more
than three pinochles In one deal.
Altogether I think they really en
joyed themselves.
Throughout the day I couldn’t
help but wonder what the out
side world was doing and think-
lug, and that brought my mind
nack to the phone. I began to
think of places that It m Ight be
broken. There was a chance 'that
the wire might be pulled In two
where It crosses the tUnt houses.
We went out and dug Itou t of the
r.now ahd ice for a ways. Sure
enough, the weight of the snow
had pulled it in two within ton
feet of the first tent house.
Work—Stood by for pictures;
repaired phone line.
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Weather — Day cloufly; wind
southeast; snowfall since last ob
servation, 12.5 In.; precipitation,
l.S l in.; snow on ground, 119 in ;
Temp. H. 19; L. 16: R. 4; M. 11.5
and family
Salem — Legislature approves
are movhig Into Mts. I. N. Shook’s
Mr. and Mrs. P .W. Paulson holies, beloW the south school bill for *600,000 state office
are expected home tomorrow from htilltfJriK, having been occupying building here.
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their northern trip.
the rooms dn Main ptreet acrofcs
STAMFORD. Conn.,— Eta-
from Insurance Mock, until a
graved collars,
certifying
sulthMe house could be secured
their life membership In the
for (hem.
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Dell Thomas, who has been em
Connecticut Human Boclety,
ploye« in Whited’s JJewelry Em
were presented two dogs who\
porium for a number of years,
had lead searching parties
has accepted a position With But
Miss Emma Howard went
to their master, J o h n
terfield Bros., leading Jewelers of
insmbtt Tuesday to visit
Schmidt. 70, who disappeared
Portland, and left today for the
itUr. Mrs. (Trace Turner, •
from home and later was
metropolis.
enee goes to San Francisco
found dead In the wood.
«9M *T W t XI—Continued
Gkuck kept puffing Away moat
tats hand-made elgM-
2 n<*» <« «» even stretch of
ke tufrned tod «aid genially
♦» -Buddy, “Wan, Buddy ole hoes,
l o t s great Mg brother in
Fred, ril tell yuk. I love him al-
rtadr. See what be done for m e!“
And he rolled another clgaret
“Bqy!“ atotefmad Chuck, with the
flneenthuslaem o f the enpert, “that
b ro k er o’ yourn sure U n handle a
Buddy sUM astutely, *171 say he
He waa silent a
while aa (Stack narrowly avoided
colliding with a email car, and
turned about to about fluent
Maledictions on the driver’! head.
Then Buddy aald suddenly, adjust
ing his knapsack on his hack.
'“Seen Fred at all tnh-day, Chuckf"
"Why, the danged—Whoa!
I
didn’t mean yore brother, Buddy.
Jest thinkto’ o’ that dtag-towted
foal Ui the 1901 fllwtar. . . A b a t’d
yuh say? Oh, aeon Fred! Naw,
kto, Chunk.”
Art the way mto S tern Buddy
c l u t c h e d his alpen-stock and
“Sdoutsl ’“fw -
Into Mne!“
Immediately ¡«ho laughing, tzflk-
lag groups of bora gUaofrM, as If
by magic, and the Soouts Jumped
silently Into (heir placet. As they
lined ng, Alert, at attention, awalt-
tng tfea words of their le«$ir, Bud
dy thought: "Gosh, ef I on> knew
»here Fred to r
“Men," aald the ScOUt-maater,
“tab-day's our big chance tub get
famous. We start right now tub
cHmb -M t Whitney — America’s
highest peak! Now any Scout that
don't feel well. Or would rather
take a leave of absence tub-day be
cause of the dangers o’ this climb,
let him step right out an’ speak up
now. No one's goto’ tnh think any
less o* him. This to a right hard
tussle we're facin’, meh. It’s rough
goto*, and it's tough climbin'. Step
out, Soouts!"
His face had been quiet as he
spoke, hut when he noticed the ab
solute rigidity of the line, the fact
that not one muscle moved la the
Hne of boys before him, he re
laxed Into a broad grin, and turn
ing to Bide Hanson, who was
standing to a crowd of townspeople,
saM proudly:
“That's the kind o’ mea we’re
raisin' to this country. Bide!“
The crowd cheered good-natur
edly, and In a salvo of friendly fare
wells tbs Twtop swung easily into
the short stretch between Sierra
and the foothills of ML WhltneyX,
On to Mt. Whitneyl
They marched along In silence,
every boy Of them feeling a great
proud lifting of the heart Oh, It
waa great to be a Scout! Through
the dust of the road, to a long
straight unwavering Una, the etss-
dard-bearer carrying his fluttering
Scout pennon at the head of the
One lUp, one carelett ttep, might have meant iiia tter.
thought of the missing Fred. No,
Fred Wasn't 'oat on a short ride.
Ruddy ju«t knew that Something
wm
wrofcg.
It worried Baddy frightfslly. He
had pome to Worship Fred for his
side, his manliness, his queer little
smile, his ease end calmness with
animals, his good-nature.
The
thought that something might have
happened to this wonderful new bfg
brothdr hurt Buddy—made him
forget that he stow faced with a
terrific physical and nervous ordeal.
HU held the alpea-stcck tightly, as
if tt were * weapon.
They rolled into Sierra, where
Chuck hade Buddy a cordial good
bye ahd departed with his carious
-dbck-llke gait for the general store
to purchase some kitchen-supplies
for the ranch. Buddy shook off his
morbid thoughts ahd ran up the
-street to the adobe Jail, to front of
whlca stood most of the Scouts ef
Troop 2, almost ready for depa.
Troop, the Scout-master setting an
easy bnt rapid pace, every face
flushed With excitement, determine,
tlon, healthT-yea, it was great tu
be a Scout Their muscles tight,
ened, their jaws grew firm, end
with bright eyes they forged ahead,
theto eyes always on the slender
yet massive pinnacle of stone and
anew and Mother Earth that
towered to the distance—their
goal. . .
The minutes lengthened Into
hours; the sun climbed high and
biased down.
Still the Troop
marched on, fresh, determined, un-
wV e,r,n«; At mid-day (he leader
called a halt Jnst as they were en
tering the foot hills. OUmp was
magically struck, wood collected
for great Area, pots set bolltog,
boys running hither and thither on
their self-impoeefi tasks of co
operating to make a speedy and
generous midday meal.
Buddy sat a little aloof, mnneh-
kread, eating his beans and
a little meat, thlnklag (Menially and
anxiously of Fred. What had hap
pened to him? Where waa he? Had
he—left them?
. ..... Buddy caught slgbj of Ride
U.JAm, the big good-natfcred
k - riff , talking earnestly with a
4>rk, quietly dressed man, evi
dently a sfrahger to Sierra. H»
»an up to the troop, and Fas
greeted riotously Ay hie 'Mllew-
RsMtZ.
‘" to . Baddy!" “How’S tr ic h e r
'Hew’f yer brother?" “Where Is
ha*’ “Ready fer 'the big climb?"
“Tap lath, Buddy Meh tour*
There was a 'good deal ef geatle
ralUevy at Buddy’s expense while
the Tree» welted for the arrival
of tlto Vtot ef the Soouts. Bide
HaMea edattonsd to talk to the
dark stranger, and Buddy noticed
uascmfortgbly that occasionally
ftky looked hto way and seamed
to be talkW» abobt him.
"Weuder what b M s ’ b a fte r r
thought Buddy, and shifted reat-
leaely while the Troop waited. Sud
denly he caught Bide tockonlng to
him, and he walked calmly over,
"Went ma, B ld e r he asked, a
Sturdy little figure to khaki and
rolled woolen utOcklnga.
put toe to Jill?"
a.’AS'ti 5 ^ ^ k h t he squirmed, rh>
lumd to let hta mlhd entortala
» hideous thought Fred was!
such a man—such a friendly (el-
low, shch a brother 1 He he
ooridn't have left them! fcheu
Buddy remembered the queer looks j
of kla sister and «ether, and his
^?a7^*®*ote him with sudden tjato-
y y 1» -. ’ 5?'® * “
soatofhlng
. J““1® tod Mother know
d
1 018
appearance. . . .
U *7 hBd
ot
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dis
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« ’’•«IT. Buddy
flhtahM Ms me«l and begah to
« • r to . -Finally, with the tender's
quick Joyous c o m B t n d , they
“Ooffba
Bide grtoed sheepteMy. “New,
Buddy, nothin* like that a-tall.
Bpddy gravely Jhoo^handa with <
Dr. J. P. Eastsr
hotoe now, ;
sonny?“ ■
gltog to he trbthful. •&&& wuz
hams test night, hat ha «insto got
UP awful eariv this m omia’ and
took k ride. Hta hoes la gone from
the stable—might he back by this
ttoM. tbouto."
l ú a * v “*
¿ T i « » M u * atan,i
might hava maatat dtaastor te oha ¡
or
ail
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