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'J- Wednesday, November 13, 1019 TlflK TWO ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS Established 1876 Published Every" Wednesday by THE ASHLAND PRINTING COMPANY BERT R, GREER OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER "'.. TELEPHONE 39 I, SUBSCRIPTION One Year SI Mnntha . . Three Months Outside of the One Year . . Six Months ADVERTISING RATES Display Advertisements, per column T nftl XiaaAara tYta ltnA ftt Il WOfdB. UVV U 1 4 lJCUV 1 ww .. - Classified Column, lo the wordVeach time. Legal Notices, 3 1-3 cents the line, each time. Cards of Thanks, 11.00. -,1.1. J ttL Ainta tllA IftlO nf fill WOfdS. .UUIIUUIICS, 71 vcuto . - Fraternal orders and societies charging regular Initiation fees and dues, regular rates. ' - ' I Religious and benevolent societies will be charged for Jail advertising when an admission or collection is taken, at the regular advertising rate. . yi The Tidings has a larger circulation In Ashland and its trade territory than all other newspapers combined. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, AMERICANIZATION OF FOR EIGNERS. We have lost Theodore Roosevelt, the greatest thinker end the great est American of his time. We re tain, however, his memory, his Ideals and his love of country. Now them is just closing a nation-wide cam nniun tn do him honor. When we think of him, we can do better than , express in words an easy admiration We can bend ourselves to the real work that was close to his heart. ...... i. tho Amerl- t an oi mis wuiiv "u . canlzation of the immigrant. In- ervlng him we serve ourselves. detail tne real promem m Uu. u.. ... .... ........ .!! restricted immigration policy. And We have perm.uoa u. tion of millions of men and women tr ZZ. Austria and Southern Italy; we have nnened to them the opportunities of our own people. But, and the .fault Is as much our own as theirs, they have In no true sense of the word be come Americans. They have, re mained alien racial groups, " r "l, , ,J jneoaore iiuubcch, i -.. i immigrants, saw the danger that now become visioie 10 us mi. no sum. i. Km uiWhnr Any man who comes here, whether be be Herman, a ma., man from the British Islands, or the Scandinavian countries, or any one elese, if he becomes a citizen at all either commits perjury or else be comes an American, and only an American, and specifically foreswear all allegiance to his former country and its ruler. Either he has com mitted perjury, else he has ceased to be a German, or an Englishman, or an Irishman, or a Slav, or a Frenchman, and has become an American, and only an American. He must adopt the institutions of the United States, and, therefore, he must adopt the language which is now the native tongue of our peo ple, no matter what the several strains of blood in our -. elns may b i." These words are worth weighing! Our immigration practically ceased with the beginning of the war but tor the decade before 1914 the for eigners who came to our shores were from less competent ruces than those of the preceding generation. We have today a vast and undigest ed group of aliens who dominate many of our vital industries Iron and steel, coal, packing, textile, oil refining and other. We have been lax; we have not, to quote Roosevelt again, seen that "the wisest and quickest way to Americanize the immigrant is to make him understand that here iu America we have at last waked up to our needs, and that henceforth every man, whether born here or abroad owes this country the fullest service of body and of soul." Since understanding, ..sympathy, (ii ,.a I .i n in..ihio 1UICTVBI 0.1B U11C OUU ail Ulmaaiuiv . a . ii,a IU K 1110.11 WIIU UUUB UV1 111. " I langauge of the country in which he llves. possibly our major fault has v. in UWU 111 UUl lUlIIJJCIlllIB ill! lliii.li I grant to learn English within a rea- sonable period after his arrival here. We have let him isolate himself .... . in IDC Blums oi uur viiicb, k1i'"i .... f,n hi. fnmirn-lHnEiiiiee newnner. and his vlewnolnt from .w. .i ..k.ci... nnn IUV VUCBy UllLll.iaill w uw pis; up"" him. He has had no opportunity to learn what the United States is, what our Ideals and standards are and our traditions and aspirations. Upon his arrival he may have had keen desire to "be an American." This deal re fades for lack of stimu lation, and he sinks to an Inarticu late dissatisfaction with his sur roundinga. Any agitator, appealing' to him in his own tongue, can move nim; ana any agitator can umi mm politicians pronusea ana me peo untruths about our government, for pie expected mighty consolidations he knows no better. i would ensue after all the pomp of In a word, Roosevelt bit at the' preparation, but only one tiny con beart of the trouble when be said: 1 solldation was delivered. Thut wan "The one absolutely certain way of; a consolidation of the Industrial bringing this nation to ruin, of pre-; Welfare Bureau with the Child Labor venting all possibility of Its contin- Bureau. uinx to be a nation at all, would be, Doth bureaus,' before the consoli-, to permit it to become a tangle ofidatlon, had appropriations aggregat squabbling nationalities, an intri-iing over $10,000. By consolidation cate knot of German-Americans, ! of their executive and working Irish-Americans, Scandinavians, or forces, the appropriations were re French Americans, Scandinavians, or duced about 12.000. Thus that vast Italian-Americans, each preserving sum was saved to the taxpayers after Us separate nationality, each at rip-roaring political promises that heart feeling more wmputby with shook the state with its campaign Europeans of that nationality than 'echoes and threatened to shake with the other citizens of the Amer-J scores of commissions and bureaus Editor RATE8 BY MAIL .12.00 1-25 . .75 .$2.62 . Hi United States Inch, each Issue, 25c. IOC Posfflcgjecondclassm lean republic. The men who do not become Americans and nothing else, are hyphenated Americans; and there ought to be no room for them in this country. The man who calls himself an American citizen and who yet Bhows by his actions that he is primarily the citizen of a foreign lund, plays a thoroughly mischiev ous part in the life of our body po- lltic And this is precisely what we are facing today. We have quoted Theodore Roose- velt for two reasons; first, because , , , he saw In full perspective and In clear h eo-nd, b a Oration, hut the control of the Immlgmnt after he comes here. THE EDITOR . Consider the editor. He weareth purple and fine linen. His abode is amongst the .mansions of the rich. His wife hath her limousine and her first-born sporteth a racing car that h' Lo! All the people breaketh their M1.i neCKS lO UttllU null luu.ioj. iv mor(,hnnt is born unto the wife of a merchant . .,,, . ' BMt teth 10 golden plunks. The edlto: wrlteth a stick and a half and tel leth the multitude that the child tipped the beam at nine pounds. Yea, he llveth even as a centurion. And the proud father giveth him a Cremo. Behold, the young one groweth np nnd graduateth. And the editor put teth Into his paper a swell notice. Yea, a peach of a notice. He telleth of the wisdom of the young woman nnd of her exceeding comeliness. Like unto the roses of Sharon is Bhe and her gown 1b played up to beat the band. And the dressmaker getteth two score and four Iron men. And he editor getB a note of thanks from the S. O. G. The daughter goeth on a journey. And the editor throweth himself on the story of the farewell party. It runneth a column solid. And the fair one remembereth hljn from afar with a picture postal card that cost eth six for a jitney. 'Behold, she retnrneth and the youth of the city full down and wor ship. She picketh one and lo, she plcketh a lemon. But the editor calleth him one of our most prom ising young men and getteth away with It. And they send unto him a bid to the wedding feast and be hold the bids are fashioned by Mont- Komery Hawbuck, In a far city. Flowery and long Is the wedding notice which the editor printeth. The minister getteth 10 bones. The sroora standeth the editor off for a 12 month subscription. All flesh is grass and In time the wife Is gathered unto the soil. Tho minister getteth his bit. The editor nrlnteth a death notice, two columns r obituary, three lodge notices, a cu- 'i i viu aim n curu m uu. And he forgetteth to read proof on - " head, and the darned thing com- ' "u" lu "Kr " lns i lace. And all I ceased Jumpeth on the editor with e"1,n reat J,lmP8- Ani tney nulleth out their ads und cancelleth "'fir subscriptions and then swing the hammer unto the third and fourth generations. Canst thou beat it? KI'I.IT ONE JOH IN THREE After years of agitation for the consolidation of state commissions and bureaus, the legislature lubored and brought forth a mouse. The into one basement room of the state house, i By the legislative understanding through whih this momentous con solidation was triumphantly brought about, one executive was to perform the work for both bureaus. Part of the salary was to be paid out of the reduced appropriation for one bureau, and part out of the reduced appropriation for the other bureau. The executive work was entrusted to Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, who for years had operated the Child Labor Bureau with courage and efficiency nnd who previously had been a lead er in framing the legislation which originally established the Industrial Welfare Bureau. Mrs. Trumbull had experience in both branches more experience than anyone else In the state and she had the convictions and the courage to execute both luws without fear or favor. . Last legislature, the consolidation was reviewed and the previous un (lei-standing was continued in force thut with the smaller appropriations the two bureaus could be operated with one executive by each bureau raying a part of the salary. It was evident that the work was of a kind thnt could be handled not only with economy but with increased effi ciency under one head, as the same inspector could visit the same plant on a women's wage Inquiry while investigating a reported child labor violation in the same place. . The work of both bureaus is of the same kind in essence, and there was every reason for keeping them united. The last legislature also did some thing else It re-created the child welfare commission yet another body and gave itan appropriation which included a specification that it should employ a secretary at not less than $3,000 a year. Governor Olcott, sensing that the child -labor work and child welfare work were closely .related and shoujd be kept tied together, appointed Mrs. Trum bull as a member of the child wel fure commission, but without draw ing the minimum salary of $2,000 a year that the legislature Instructed should be paid. In other words, Mrs, Trumbull has done the work without any compensation, and the state baa saved the $2,000. Briefly, Mrs. Trumbull has filled three Jobs one of them without pay, thuB saving $2,000; two others with part pay from each; her total com pensation being the trifling sum of $1,800, to earn which she not only devotes conscientious enthusiasm for humane administration but also works nights and Sundays as well as days in order to attend to the mul titudinous detail work involved In keeping track of many thousands of cases. But there are three Jobs count 'em all held by one person. In the minds of people who covet state Jobs, either for salary or a little brief authority, it is Bacrilege for one per son to hold three jobs when three jobs might be distributed among three deserving citizens. So for some time an agitation has been waged to have the work separated so each Job will be held by one Job-holder,' so three Job-holders would draw sal aries aggregating $4,000 to $5,000 instead of one job-holder drawing three consolidated salaries aggregat ing only $1,800. The usual method Is being followed to have the one job split in three. Somebody Inspired a complaint that the constitution was being violated, In that Mrs. Trumbull was holding two lucrative positions under the state at one and the same time. This was ruled upon as being a cap tious objection, as if several depart ments of stnte weer able to economize by employing one person at one sal ary, each pay Its part, there would really be only one lucrative position instead of three. But the agitation has not died. As long as there are three titles with- possible salaries hanging to them, It will be kept up. It is to be hoped the state of ficials and commission members who control the situation will not be stampeded by these intrigues and machinations. The work of all three bureaus is being well conducted by a trained, experienced executive who has applied the lessons of experience and is enforcing the lnw with little friction, albeit firmly, and the state Is saving several thousand dollars a year. And don't forget that if the con solidated job is split in two or three, the one mighty effort of Oregon's legislature, to consolidate, consoli date, consolidate will have come to exactly cipher plus zero equals naught. COLLEGE IN BIG CONTEST The Agricultural college poultry department shipped two pens of pul lets to be entered In the Interna tional Egg Laying contest which started at Storrs, Cnn., November 1 and will continue for a year. The pullets are barred Plymouth Rocks and Oregons one pen of each. The Oregons are expected to maintain their reputation as remarkable egg producers. This breed was originat ed by James Dryden, professor of poultry husbandry. The largest shipment of Scotch marine boilers erer made from a Pa cific coast city lo the Orient will lesve Portland this week when the Grace Dollar, a 10,000 ton British ship, calls for IS boilers built by the Willamette Iron and Steel Works for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The shipment, valued at more than $300,000 is for emergency fleet ships under construction at Shanghai. China. aunwnitxmua The Social Realm mnmmiiiumwww Birthday Dinner A birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. A. M. Beaver was held yesterday at noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Herndon on Beech Btreet. The members of the Beaver and Herndon families were in at tendance. Dinner nnd Theater Party The clerical force at McGee's store went down to Medford Tuesday evening where they took dinner at the Holland and later attended the picture show. The young ladies were accompanied by .Miss Nelson of the Granite City hospital, who took them down In her automobile. Elks Ladies Entertain A large company attended the very delightful card party of the Elks ladles held in the Elks temple Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. A. C. Brlggs was the winner of the prize. At the business meeting the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Louis Dodge; vice-president, Ml-s. D. Perozzl; secretary, Mrs. H. K. Tomlinson, The next afternoon will be held the third Tuesday in the month, November 18. Talent Young Couple Married Mr. Joseph SUva and Miss Thelma Abbott of Talent were married nt the home of L. Myron Boozer of Med ford, the officiating minister, last Wednesday. The wedding party con sisted of close relatives only. The simple and beautiful Presbyterian service waa read. Both contracting parties are residents of Talent where the bride has grown to young wom anhood and the groom has resided for ten years. The happy young couple -will make their home on a farm nuar Talent. A large circle of friends join In good wishes and congratulations. ' Guild Social " Trinity Guild held its regular meeting yesterday afternoon In the parish house. In connection" with the business transacted a social ses slon was held with refreshments served. ' Several Invited guests were present at the meeting. ASKRE-KERK WEDDING A wedding occurred at the home of M,r. and Mrs. Joseph Kerr at the corner of Qulncy and California streets last evening when their daughter. Miss Azalea, became the wife of W. R. Askre. -.Dr. D. M. Brower performed the nuptial cere mony in the presence of tihe bride's family. They will probably reside In Ashland. Celebrated Sliver Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Simpson celebrated their silver wed-ding an niversary last evening with a pleas ant gathering at their borne on North Main street. Only members of the family and a few near friends were present, but all enjoyed the occasion which was one of many folic itatlonn to Mr. and Mrs. Simpson. Fine re freshments were served. WORLD FINDING OUT Till) VALUE OF OKFXJOX FRUIT ROSEBURG Oregon products are finding their way Into the favor of large manufacturing concerns and are beginning to.be sold as Orego.n eoods and not under the Calitornic label as heretofore, was the state ment of David A. Smith, of Port land, representative of the Otangon Journal, who was In the city this week. Mr. Smith says that the large Del Monte concern which has long been a dispenser of hlgr grade fruits will this season market their Oregon goods as such and advertise them extensively. The handicap that Or egon goods has suffered from lack of proper advertising In the past has resulted In a considerable loss and it is believed the world is at last beginning to know their worth. ON THE AERIAL MAP. ROSEBURG S. C. Bantrum has made dut application papers which will be forwarded to the war depart ment of the II. S. government de signating the local aviation field on the Hunan tract as a field for the first class, and therefore qualified to be listed as such on the map of aer ial routes which the government is now drawing up. Roseburg will as a result of this move be placed on the aviation maps as one of the best aviation fields In the country and it is felt that the action will result in considerable advertising for this city and may attract many of tho commercial flying organizations to Investigate the city as a base of op erations. OREGON CITY. Petitions for signatures to the anti-cigarette bill ill soon be in circulation through ouf Oregon, according to D. E. Frost of this city, author of the measure Frost says that 10.000 signatures will insure the bill place on the ballot at the next election, and pre dicts that the necessary names l be secured within a short period ill The Initiator of the measure. which would banfsb cigarettes from the state of Oregon, states that a peti tion will be placed with every church in the state, one with every W. C. T. U. organization and one In each grange. Monmouth votes $80,000 for wat er supply from Teal creek, ten miles away in the foothills of the coast range. (By Barbara Crayton.) Dancing seems destined to play a conspicuous part in our very-day affairs. Instead of an idle, even frivolous pastime, the dance is be ing urged for its serious educational value. Many of its friends see in dancing a solution of many social and Industrial problems. After the horrors of war we may dance our way back to normal conditions of mind and body. In the third year of the war a systematic effort was made In England to relieve the tension, especially among soldiers, and a number of dancing instructors were brought from France for the pur pose. Classes comprising some 15,- 000 were instructed with gratifying results. An Interesting experiment is be ing carried on near New York to Interest - large numbers of young girls, including many of those en gaged in hard work in the classic dances. The patronesses of this movement. Mrs. F. T. Towne of Stamford, Conn., a woman of wealth, of social position, hns already carried the work far beyond the experimen tal stage. Many of the girls are drawn from great industrial plants, In the winter months halls are found for the dancers, while in the summer the beautiful lawns of the Towne estate overlooking Long Isl and are often used for the purpose. An ancient Greek would doubtless feel very much W home in watching these graceful groups of dancers and the classic lines of their delicate Grecian draperies. Mrs. Towne has planned the move ment along practical lines. "I am trying to give these girls an equal opportunity with their more fortu nate sisters," she explained the other day. "What else could I do for them which would more quickly develop both the mind and body and awaken in them the joy of life? To explain my motive let me tell you the experience which first suggested the work. "I chanced to pass a fashionable dancing school one stormy winter's day when a beautifully appointed limousine with liveried chauffeur and footman drove up. A maid alighted and after her a little girl, very much overdressed, who was protesting vio lently. The maid was pleading with her that she wore the most expen sive dress in town and the dancing class was therefore sure to prove a delight. "Further down the street I chanced upon a group of working girls gazing rapturously in a window at some dancing frocks. I listened to them and each of the girls was telling of her longing to wear such gowns and to dance. I made up my mind that'. these working girls, with their limited opportunities, should have a chance to dance if I could; bring It to them. There was much opposition, but a class of about a hundred was finally formed, meet ing In a hall. The best Instructor! obtainable have been secured to teach them. It Is no sense a charity. The girls pay a nominal fee for each lesson. "There Is a very general misap prehension as to dancing. It hns been happily described by Jaques Itelcrose as rhythmic gymnastics. It lo not merely a refinement of danc ing such as we see tn society, a prin ciple affecting every part of life. "The question is always before ed ucators and physicians, 'What is the best kind of exercise to recommend to the great unexercised class?' To walk, to swim, to play outdoor games, to hunt, all are good in their way, but they do not exercise the body equally and steady and train the nerves. Rythmic, systematic ex ercise, going over the muscles each day, so all may do their part, with fresh air and pure water and peace ful sleep, gives the personality as well, which result Is not obtained from ordinary exercise. "I want to emphasize a most im- portant element of exercise, namely, the slow movements which develop balance and lead to absolutely still poultions, which are to be held for from 5 to 15 minutes with the body in relaxed corylitions. To acquire rhjrtJhm In exercise is to gain bod ily beauty and strengthen the mind. The' circle is completed when the mind .and body are brought into a complete co-ordination so that they work together, the muscles giving instantan eous obedience to the brain. PRINT We give you Job Printing that pleases. Whether your needs be Letter Heads, Envelopes, Calling Cards or Posters, your printing will be characteristic of YOU and representative of YOUR business. BE DISTINCTIVE Tmi might as well be distinctive in your Printing It doesn't cost any more and we will do it promptly and well Give us an order for the first Printed thing you need use the telephone THE ASHLAND TIDINGS Upon the baBis of rhythm and co ordination of mind and body are con structed all the arts. "Plato says that the whole life of man Is governed by rhythm. It Is rhythm that has given to the world the joys f art and the harmony of friendship. Unsteady time in music, a staggering and twisting gait In walking, inability to draw a straight line, indecision as to color, difficul ty in reading sufficiently far aheod of the word being pronounced to give accent to the sentence, a color less, unsupported voice in singing, all shown the untrained co-ordination. "Rytbm creates a rapid and reg ular current of communication be tween brain and body. All plastic work helps to overcome intellectual stagnation. Rythmic exercise, based upon a response to music, is the foundation of all Interpretive danc ing, in which the subconscious mind finds expression and produces orig inal composition which will stand as reul art. "The dancer must possess good health, a developed mind, a sure sense of rhythm and a perfect co ordination between brnin and body; then we do not need lights and draplngs, rouge or powder or expen sive staging. These latter only hin der art and cover Incompleteness, but without the former we have not seen or known the art of the dancer. "Personality and poise are proba bly more desired by the world at large than any other qualities, and these envied possessions are at tained by those persons who do not possess t::.'m naturally in one .way ml?, and that is by hard work aid constant watchful ness, by concentration of the forces and fncultien. Tho wrfe-tlng of the cells of which the body In composed goes far, however, toward the at tainment of tho desired result, and the more perfect the cellular struc ture of the physical organism the easier become the task of developing the mental faculties.' Thus Mrs. Towne expresses an enthusiasm that Is illustrated In happy groups. The enthusiasm is typicul of that to be round In many centers of tuition in interpretive dancing throughout the country from Connecticut to California. Ashland tike:i much pride In unit ing with a family of this city In the pardonable pride they must feel over the honor thut haB come to one of its members. This is Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Humphreys, whofe son, Lester W. Humphreys, has just been recom mended for the appointment for 1l. S. attorned for the district of Oregon to replace Bert E. Haney, who has resigned. Lester Humphreys did a "bitch' In the regulars during the last Phil- Ipplne rebellion. He then returned to his former Myrtle Creek, Or., home, later drifted to Portland and took up the reporter's "trade." He was for several years court house re porter on The Portland Telegram. He atttended law school at night. As soon as he had nerve enough be passed the state bar examination and began expounding Blackstone. Af ter a short time "going It alone' he went into the offices of Chamber lain & Thomas, the firm now being Chamberlain, Thomas, Kramer ft Humphreys. At the outbreak of the war with Germany, Lester went to the first training) camp at the Presidio. He came forth a captain, and was sent to Fort Sill for more knowledge. When the Wild West division (91st) began forming at American Lake,' the cap tain was ordered to Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 346th infantry, and was with this splendid fighting regiment throughout the war. When the Argonne nbow began at dawn on Thursday, September 26, i Humphreys was operations officer of the regiment. Within a short time after the fight began his brigade commander was relieved, and the colonel of the 346th assumed charge, The colonel was relieved and sent to the rear. But Humphreys stuck throughout the, fight, and made sucn a wonderful record that when the division was ordered into Belgium he was made major and given com mand of the 1st battalion. It was In Flanders that Major Humphreys made his shining mark. At the last drive of the f Hies on the Lys-Scheldt front, Humphreys com manded the forces that led the at- tack. It was his men who did the bulk of the terrific fighting .that drove the Huns out of Audendarde, And Major Lester W. Humphreys was right at the front with tne rtnunhbovs. On the morning of the armistice his men wore in foxholes at the front ready to renew the at tack. He received word to hold fast only a Bhort time before "O" hour. While the division was being do- loused in the La Mans area, the major received permission to attend the law school at the Sorbonne. He took the course offered, all the lec tures being In French. But Hum phreys had studied the language bo well that he can read and write and speak it with ease. He returned with his battalion, going first to California and then coming to Port land. He reached home last May. Major Humphreys was a visitor at his parents' home In Ashland last summer, shortly after returning from France. O. A. C. TO ENTER TEAM A dairy products judging team to enter in comDetltion with other teams of the northwest at the Pa cific International Livestock show in Portland, November 17, Is being drilled by V. D. Cbappell, assistant professor of dairy husbandry at the Oregon Agricultural college). Ten men are competlug for places on the team of three to be chosen. A Pleasant Duty Saving is a duty but it Is a pleasant one espe cially so when the money 1b promptly put to work at Interest with The Cit izens Bunk of Ashland. Do not delay now is the time to come in and start an account with us. SMU oAVIPlvO "DEPOSITSJ Children's Shoes Must be f good quality. We have them. Service proves. Just complaints always carefully consid ered and satlsfactertly ad justment made. iN)CITIZENS(( BANK a I A Of I INQ!