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T he Flood o f Propaganda
A « th e m od ern e d ito r lo o k s o v e r h is d a ily
m a il, h e b ecom es co n scio u s th a t a n ew fo rc e has
a r ise n in th e co u n try , w h ich is s e e k in g te a tta in its
e n d s b y th e p o w er o f p rop agan d a.
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T h e e d ito r o f to d a y n eed s a m uch b ig g e r w a s te ­
b a s k e t th an fo rm erly . H e r e c e iv e s a g r e a t am ount
o f c o p y fro m v a r io u s a g e n c ie s th a t seek to efreate
p u b lic se n tim en t in fa v o r o f som e cau se.
S om e
w a n t fa v o r s f o r th e ir ow n in te r e st at. th e p u b lic
e x p e n se . S o m e w a n t som e form o f c la ss le g is la tio n
fa v o r a b le to th e ir ow n elem en t, but op p osed to the
g e n e r a l p u b lic in te r e st.
Th<n th ere are a ll k in d s o f g ood ca u se s th a t
c o m e fd rw ard w ith th e ir a p p ea ls fo r h e lp and
p u b lic ity fo r th is and th a t en terp rise. T h e e d ito r
W ould g la d ly h e lp a ll th ese, b u t u n fo r tu n a te ly h is
sp a c e is lim ite d . H e must* g iv e m o st o f h is a tte n tio n
to th e m a k in g o f a record o f th e n ew s e v e n ts in
w h ic h th e p eo p le are in terested , and to d isc u ssio n o f
th e a ffa ir s o f th e tim e.
M a n y o f th e se in te r e sts do n o t seem to .r e a liz e
th ^ t th e y are a s k in g fo r free u se o f sp ace th a t is
v e r y c o s tly to th e n ew sp a p er th a t p r o v id e s 'it, and
w h ic h o rd in a rily sh ou ld he p a id fo r a t th e u su a l
a d v e r tis in g ra te s.
B u t it sh ou ld be sa id fo r tlie
n e w sp a p e r s t h a t th e y are v e ty g en erou s in g iv in g
sp a c e to th e c a u se s th a t are c le a r ly fo r th e d ir ec t
b e n e fit o f th e co m m u n ity .
I t is p e r fe c tly le g itim a te to u se p ro p a g a n d a to
p r o m o te a g o o d cau se. B u t th e p eo p le w h o com e
in c o n ta c t w ith a ll th e se a g e n c ie s, and th o se w h o
read, su ch p u b lic ity m a terial as is g iv e n a p la c e in
th e n ew sp a p ers, need to d istin g u ish c a r e fu lly b e­
tw e e n w h a t is prom oted fo r th e g en era l g o o d and
th a t w h ich rep resen ts p ersonal an d m o n ey m a k in g
m o tiv e s.. T h e n e w sp a p er m en o f O regon w ill s a y
t h is c a lls fo r a lo t o f ju d gm en t, a n d th e b e s t o f
th em g e t fo o le d som etim es.
H om e Town Thoughts
A tr a v e lle r can n o t find the in te r e s tin g th in g s
i s a lo c a lity w ith o u t som e g u id eb o o k or som eone
to g iv e him in fo rm a tio n .
L ik e w is e a d v e r tisin g
in th e n ew sp a p er is th e g u id eb o o k th a t e n a b les y ou
to fin d th e in te r e s tin g an d w o rth w h ile th in g s in
the h om e b u sin ess field.
.Host a s on e can n o t earn m uch o f a n y m o n ey
w ith o u t g iv in g se rv ic e, so one can. n o t o b ta in th e
b est a d v a n ta g e s from o n e ’s hom e to w n , u n less one
g iv e s som e serv ice to th a t .com m u n ity, in th e form
o f lo y a lty to its en terp rises and co-op eration w ith
its a c tiv itie s.
T h e m an w h o k eep s h is p ro p erty clea n ed up,
w ill be e x c u se d i f he h its som e fa ls e noted in sin g in g
th e “ S ta r S p a n g led B a n n e r.”
Familiar
T h in g s th a t are u n fa m ilia r look m ore a ttr a c tiv e
to som e folks.. P eo p le .w ill g o on som e sh o p p in g
trip a w a y fro m hom e, a n d th e sto res o f the c ity
th e y v is it seem sonieh ow to look fin e r th a n th eir
Home b u sin ess p laces.
T h a t is n o t b ecau se th ey
v e a lly are a n y b etter for th e ir neetls, but au un­
fa m ilia r scen e lo o k s fa sc in a tin g to them , and th ey
ju m p at th e conclu sion th a t th in g s are b etter.
I f you liv e d 1000 m iles from A sh la n d , and w en t
th rou gh our p la c es o f bu sin ess, you w ou ld be fu ll
o f ad m iration for them , for th e e v id en ce th ey show
o f w id e aw ak e sp ir it and fin e d isp la y s o f m odern
m erch an d ise at v e r y reason ab le p rices, w ith o u t n o t­
ab le b argain s c o n sta n tly offered.
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CHICAGO — An overbid
bridge hand resulted in a di­
vorce for Mrs. Joan Stewart
Lanquist. Her husband, Vern
Lanquist , struck her when
she overbid her hand, she
told the circuit court Judge
George Fred Rush,
who
granted the decree.
MANILA— One of the larg­
est eagles in the world'of the
"monkey eating” variety was
caught by a farmer in a for­
est and is now being exhibit­
ed to visitors by its owner. It
is a monstrous bird of prey,
measuring nearly six feet
from wing to wing.
NEW YORK — Anatole
Josepho, the young inventor
of the automatic photograph­
ing machine was not thrilled
by the million dollar check
which he received for his in­
vention. He had * been ex­
pecting it too long, he ex­
plained.
HURLEY, Wis., — Even
timber wolves must know
new that Hurley is one of the
toughest spots In the west
Two of the largest timber
wolves ever seen on the
Gogebic range here, have
been killed by William Back-
man. The animals weighed
120 pounds and 7o pounds.
AND
“Il would seem, from the-
number of boys who smoke,
that smoking was taught in
colleges and made compul­
sory.” This from the Ashland
Tidings. Wrong again— if It
were made compulsory, they
wouldn’t.— Bend BqJIetlo.
No woman can respect a
she is obliged to “humor.”
’Qilnga we don’t understand
are things we are most positive
about.
A supreme Joy, once experienc­
ed, never carries the same thrill
when repeated.
No wonder fashions change!
Just see what an Idiotic thing
each new stylo isl
It is quite common to discover
that the only good thing about’a
girl Is her looks.
J Everything has been tried in
politics but honesty; that is why
politics has never been put on a
paying basis.
Hez Heck says “Any woman kin
tell you the price o’ a thing, but
nst one woman in twenty kin tell
yon its value.'*
Here’s a new use for class­
ified ads: A post, 'adm itting
himself to be poverty strick­
en and not wishing to deprive
the world of his genius, of­
fers through this medium to-
marry a woman with enough
income to support him. The
ad doesn't say whether the
poet considers himself a bar­
gain.— Eugene Guard.
German delegates at Gen­
eva insist on speaking their
own language, rather than
French or English. Which is
probably a useful thing, en­
abling Germany to talk occa­
sionally to the other powers
like a Dutch uncle.— Eugene
Rbglster.
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It mutf ba different, for I bear eno* on ground 166' in., temp,
men sitting by the »tore »ay that d . 26, L 17,
M. 31.6
Crater Lake
their average gait 1» »ix and »even
13th-—Day cldudy, wind south,
an hour.' One of these men snowfall since last observation 13
In W inter Tim e ' mile»
started; up here from Ft. Klamath In., precipitation 1.82 in.^snow on
at eight o ’clock this morning; It ground 170.6 in.. Temp. H, 2«,
BY JOHN MtABOr
Io now seven-fifteen and he hasn’t L. 20, R. 6, M. 23,
Caretaker at Crater Lake
showed up yet. Yes, skiing is • 18th— Day cloudy, wind south,
Lodge
good around the stoves.
snow fall since last observation,
I wonder where all this dew in­ 14.6 In., precipitation 2.46 In.,
terest in Crater Lake has come snow on ground 186 in., Temp. fi.
Tuesday, February 1«, MW7.
from. Central has the ringer al­ 26, U 20, R. 6. M .23.
• The weather forecaster Just
20th — Day clqddyTwipd south,
most worn off the telephone.
made it. I was laughing this
There are calls from everywhere. snow fall since last observation,
morula« at bis chance for a
Accomniodatlons, the depth'of the 16.6 in., precipitation 3:48 in.,
storm— the clouds were broken
snow—-the weather is tBe subject sqpw on ground 200 in.. Temp. H.
and the, wind was very fickle
of most of the questions, but one 31, L. 26, R. 6, M. 28.
about its direction, but I t pro
2 lst— Day cloudy, wind south-'
.o’clock the wind -was blowing inquisitive person asked if we had
put
the
bluing
in
the
lake
this
west,
snowfall since last observa­
hard fr o ii the southwest, and by
year. I told them that this, was tion, 7 in., precipitation 1,28 in.,
thrde the white lances of Shell
were flying across the flat. Lit­ the year of the blue snow, and snow on ground 207 in., Temp..H.
tle wonder Mr. and Mrs. Knight that I didn’t think that the water 20, L. 16, R. 14, M. 23.
22nd— Day cloudy; wind south­
hurried and carried all the food would need any this year. One
away this morning. They didn’t woman called up today and want­ west, snowfall since last observa­
stop to eat till they had every ed a position. I had to tpll her tion, 9:6 in.;.precipitation, 1.03
crumb stored la the trees above we were just out of those, but we in., snow on ground 216 in., Temp
had several nice jobs. She seemed II. 22, L. 18, R. 4, If. 20.
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the snow level.
i There is a patch of ground, it to think that she could get along
contains less than an acre, over with what we had, and wanted to
Klam ath M inister
on the,island, that worries me. know when she could go to work.
I told her that we always went to
It is on the south side of the cone, i
I work at eight o’clock in the morn­
Gets Heavy Fine
it won’t stay covered with. snow.
ing and' that I would look for her
While it is snowing there is snow
on the rocks, but let 4t quit snow­ in the lobby right after break­
JACKSONVILLE, Ore., Mar. 29
fast'.
ing for a half day, and they are
—
(UN )— It required Just ten
Work— Split wood, worked on
bake. You say because it is* a
minutes
for a jury in Justice court
lampd.
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south exposure the sun melt it off.
here
to
find
the Rev. M. L. Petelle
Weather— Day cloudy; wind
Well, then why doesn’t the sun
former pastor of the First Chris-
southwest; snowfall since last ob­
melt it off the trees along side of
tion church at Klamath Falls,
servation, 7.6 in.; precipitation,
it? There is something else that
guilty of possession of liquor. His
.80 in.; snow on ground, 153 In.;
is bothering me, and that has
Clue was fixed at 2400, which he
Temp. H. 26, L. 23, R. 3; M. 24.6.
snow mixed with it. Why doesn’t
stated he was unable to pay. .
it snow as much at the Wineglass
Rev. Petellfe offere no defense
¡as ft does here? I’ll bet money,
and through his attorney, Horace
chalk or marbles, that the snow
Manning, pleaded for leniency of
isn’t over three feet deep at the
the court.
water’s edge over there, and here
An endeavor is being made by
it will average over fifteen. • At
friends of Rev Petelle to raise
the Wineglass, the road is bare in
enough money to pay the fine,
places, where it is visible on the
and it is probable he may be re­
rim, while every place else all 1
leased from custody tonight.
the cuts are covered. Some of 1
these cuts have banks eighteen 1
feet high.
SOUTH AFRICAN UNION
Work— Worked on lamps, melt- 1
SAVES BY WALES* VISIT
ed snow, shoveled out doors.
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Weather— Day cloudy; wind 1
LONDON— (U P )— The visit of
southwest; snowfall since last ob- 1
'the Prince o f Wales io South
89rvation, 3.6 in.; precipitation, 1
Africa in 1926 saved the Union
.40 In.; snow on ground, ISO in ; 1
Government 380.000,, the Auditor
Temp. Hi 26. L. M, R. 4, M. 23. 1
General recently announced.
Although the Union govern­
ment spent 3126,000 in connect­
Wednesday, February 16, 1027.
ion with the Prlnsp’s visit, it is
I wonder if all the snow in oth­
estimated that over 3200,000
er snowfields is like it is on Mt.
was savqd by the release of 16,-
Mazama; as I have never used
000 prisoners in honor of the
skis any place else, I don’t know
occasion.
anything about it, only the things
L hear, and what I am told. But
Jrters
If it is true the building of
a toll bridge from Ranier to
Longview, will not hurt com­
mercial accessibility from the
ocean to Portland, citizens of
various towns now support­
ing the project will be dis­
appointed.— Monmouth Her­
ald.
TURNING THE PAGES BACK
P e o p le often rem ark, “ I w ou ld lik e to do
so m e th in g fo r m y hom e tow n, h u t I d o n ot know
h o w .” B u t there is one th in g you can d o fo r it, and
v e r y lik e ly 'y o u are d o in g it n ow . A n d th at is to
d o y o u r w ork fa ith fu lly in y o u r job , and p u t your
h ea rt in to you r d a ily w ork.
W h en a b u sin ess concern h a s em p lo y es w ho do
th a t, it g a in s a g rea t a d v a n ta g e. I t is able to fo r g f
a h ea d o f th e co n c e n ts w h ere m an y o f th e em p loyes
w ork in a h a lf h earted w a y . A to w n in w hich (hat
lo y a l s p ir it com m only p r e v a ils a m o n g the people,
is boun d to g o ah ead . Its in d u strie s are g o in g to he
u n u su a lly efficien t, and th ey becom e able to render
anch g o o d se rv ic e th at th e y grow , and th eir hom e
to w n g r o w s w ith them .
H a r r y S in c la ir refu sed to a n sw er ten question s
an d g o t a ja il sen ten ce for it. B u t w e know m en
sm a rter th an H a rry S in c la ir w h o o n ly an sw ered one.
Ford asked th e b u ild ers o f h is b illion -d ollu r
hbme not to tell h im its e x a c t c o st. H e M U ST lie
a rich man.
ASHLAND.
10 Years A go
20 Years Ag<
Andrew McCallen drove over to
Hornbrook in ie roadster Sunday
and made the entire trip on high
gear. -He reports the road on the
Oregon side to be perfect and the
California roads to be slightly
rough.
The family of Pastor Green, of
the Congregational church, is now
domiciled in the fine new parson­
age, which althaagh not entirely
finished in regard to inside paint­
ing and a few fclnor details, will
soon be in complete “running or­
der.” “
Will Loomis drove his car up
into the wild and mountainous re­
gion above Union creek Saturday.
E. M. Reese and family have re
He stopped over ntght at Prospect turned to Ashland from Weed
after leaving here about 6 p. m.
Cal.
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Robert Wagner, who stopped
over la northern Oregon cities
while enroute home from the
Coast Artillery encampment at
Fort gtevens, arrived home Satur­
day.
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Sheffield received last
week a new gasoline engine for
use In spraying operations on his
orchard in the Bellview district
just souh of Ashland.
ASHLAND
Del Hildreth’s cabin at Ashland
mine was burned yesterday fore­
noon, with its contents. Mr. Hil­
dreth Is engaged* with C. H.
BrOWn, and Radcliff in some con­
tract shaft work in the Ashland
mine, and left the cabin after
breakfast in the morning, and
when he returned at noon found
it to ashes. The loss is esi mated at
3160 by Mr. Hildreth and falls
rather heavily upon him.
C. D. Connell, who located here
recently with, bis family from Wil­
son eonhty, Kansas, Is having a
comfortable cottage built on lots
ob east Spring street for his ho'me.
This Splendid Story Will Start
Soon in The Tidings
Watch for II!