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Over 3 0 0 0 Readers A SH L A N D A M ERICA N 12 Pages — Locals-Personals---------------- ¡Merely Many Minor Matters her o r chased h e r a ro u n d th e kitchen with th e butc h e r knife, she now no longer has this p le a sa n t little e n t e r ta in m e n t to look fo rw a rd to a t the — week. ------- ------- end o f the Now her husband comes s tr a ig h t home from w ork a n d she has all the bother of ta k in g his pay envelope and deciding ju s t how it shall be spent.— Taken from Union Signal. About Campaign belief of those who w e re candidates fo r the highest office. B u t Mr. Sm ith is a follow er o f a fa ith whose head has its place of a b o d e outside the U n ite d S ta te s. T he question th a t com es to o u r m ind is, would Mr. Sm ith as p r e s id e n t be guided strictly by A m erican th o u g h t and aspiration, o r would he sh a re the re sponsibility of his position with the head o f his church, which teaches th a t the pope is e a r th s am bassador from God. N ot a few will find the a n sw e r to this in c o n d itio n s in Mex ico a n d Spain today. In Mexico Catholicism is the official religion, as it is also in Spain. T he tro u b le in Mexico a t this tim e, is over th e adop tion of a c o n s titu tio n e n a c te d many ye a rs ago which provides f o r reli gious freedom . A tth e tim e of the eucharistic congress in th is country last su m m e r non-C atholics in Spain took h e a r t over th e e n th u sia stic wel come accorded th e high dignitaries dom inantly P r o te s ta n t population of A m erican and p e titio n e d th e a u th o r i ties of Spain f o r m o re liberal t r e a t m ent. T he c o n stitu tio n o f Spain pro vides th a t while the R om an Catholic religion should be th e official religion oth e r sects should be allow ed fre e dom of worship b u t th e n a tu r e of tolerance has been stric tly in te r preted. F o r instance, it is impossible fo r o th e r th a n C atholic ch u rc h e s to inscribe th e ir nam es on th e ir build ings or to use bells calling worship pers to church or to hold public pro cessions. (C ontinued from page 1) T he m a n n e r in which G ove rnor I Sm ith would han(Jle th e Volstead a c t would b ring a b o u t the e n d in g of the i deplorable situations the unco m p ro m ising drys have forced on A merica. The whole nation would be tr e a te d O m ar Willey of McLoud, Califor- u rda y f o r her home in Castle Rock, W ashington. She was accom panied A F T E R M A T H O F V IC T O R Y DAY to a business a d m in istra tio n like nia visited Ashland Monday. " T H E F IE L D IS T H E W O R L D ” as f a r as P ortla nd by Mrs. Dean, New York has had u n d e r G overnor From O ur World P re sid e n t who will u tte n d a m e e tin g o f the Sm ith and, it is likely, if A1 Smith A griculture is the foundation of D ear F riends: T e m p e ra n ce w o rk S ta te H ealth association b e fo re r e w ere to win once as chief executive commerce. — ers in 50 nations will follow w ith en- m a n u fa c tu rin g a n d tu rn in g . thua ia sm the V ictory Day c e le b ra he would duplicate the record as an George W ashington. in the U nited S ta te s T hey office r e p e a te r he now holds as O-------------------------------------- 0 tions will cheer us on! In th e ir own g o v e rn o r of the em pire state. W. C. T. U. COLUMN brave struggle a gainst th e alcohol Mrs. McCormick, a nurse from 0 peril IS AL SMITH T H E MAN. th e y will welcome the t r e m e n Medford is sick with flu a t the home dous aid given to them th r o u g h o u r BY M. Benedict “ In a n o th e r column o f this issue of o f Wm. P atrick on Almond street. The Ashland W. C. T. U. recently success. L e te r flying in to th e office I secured a num ber of th e booklets W orld's W. C. T. U. from m any The A m erican a p p e a rs an editorial E ugene Thomas, prom inent me««-1 -N in e ty - n in e facts a b o u t h a b it form - lands expressed p ro fo u n d s a tis f a c from the R epublican-Press of Ukiah, ber o f the Medford Realty board, was ing d ru g s,” and this p a m p h le t is be- tion over the m arked advance o f o u r C alifornia, entitled “ I f Sm ith W ins.” ing used for distribution in S unday prohibition policy, evidenced in ou r Ashland visitor last Saturday. a n d day schools f o r the use o f te a c h recent elections and e n c o u ra g in g The editorial is from the pen of s ta te m e n ts by leading g o v e r n m e n t A r t h u r O ’Brein, f o r m e r Coos c ounty ers and instruc torsof a d u lt classes. Some very sta rtlin g fa c ts are officials. n ew spaper publisher. While the edi Among D unsm uir visitors in A sh b ro u g h t out in this publication, Seven years ago the c o n stitu to in land last S a tu rd a y were Waldo S te a m ong them being the s ta te m e n t th a t of the United States o f A m erica : to r o f this paper does not have a it only takes fo u r days of using some flashed in the faces of liq u o r m a ke rs personal acquaintance with Mr. O ’- vens and J. T. Ferguson. drugs to couse one to become a d and liquor sellers a " s t o p ” signal r>rien, it is presum ed th a t he is a Frnnk E ller was a n o th e r Horn- dicted to the habit and with oth e r which a vast m apority of th e m have Catholic, and for th a t reason, more habit form ing drgs it only took seven heed-*d. If a steady s tre a m of law brook citizento visit Ashland S a tu r- days use to fasten the h a b it upon observance and law e n f o r c e m e n t p a than any other, we give his editorial day. g one and it says f u r th e r m ore th a t triots constantly obey th e "go ” sig space in these columns a t this time addicts a re seldom if e v e r really nal and keep going fo rw a rd the n u m to let the re a d e rs of this paper know ber of those who fail to obey the T. Campbell and family have cured. A n o th e r s ta rtlin g fa c t revealed is prohibition stop signal will c o n tin u e w hat is in the minds of new spaper moved from 153 G ra n ite stre e t to 96 th a t a child born of an addicted to lessen. The violation o f this law m en who a re going to line up in sup m o th e r is born with the a p p e tite for can and will be reduced to the level p o rt of G overnor A1 Smith of New Laurel street. drugs« and with the additional poison o f o th e r laws for the suppression of Y ork for president in 1028. Charles Quigley was tra n sa c tin g received from the m others milk be- evils t h a t injure the individual and “ A1 Sm ith has made an enviable gins life with the d ru g habit f a ste n e d a re a menace to society. Y ours for business here S a tu rd a y from Horn- upon it in this way world victory. A nna A. Gordon. record as g o ve rnor of New York. The re sult of drug a ddiction is brook. T h a t is acknow ledged by all. If A1 said to be the loss of self respect, London w ere elected president and carried on honor, obedience, am bition, tr u th f u l- We British women fe lic ita te you the business of the federal govern Mrs. Isobelle Smith, who has been , ness, virtue, m orality and every oth e r on achievem ents in the U nited " W h a t the A m erican people desire visiting with her sister, Mrs. Moon j j£0„ j quality. m e n t as he has th e business a ffa irs The desire for the d ru g becomes i States. In England, Jo h n B arlecorn of the sta te of New York, it would in th e ir p re sid e n t above all else is of Ashland, left Friday for her home th e one and only desire of th e a d is rig h tly disturbed over th e success th a t he e n te r upon th e d u tie s o f his in Boise, Idaho. dicted one and they will lie, steal, of ou r local option cam paign v igor be a business adm inistration, th a t ro b and if necessary com m it m u r d e r ously being carried on by the we would adm it. But when A1 Smith office a free man. W hen A1 Smith Dave S tric k m a ste r of Corvallis in o r d e r to obtain the “ d o p e ” tha t U nited Kingdom Alliance. In London and his followers s ta r t o u t to repeal runs for the office a g a in s t a r e p u b an a r e a of 18,000 sq u a re f e e t b e refereed the baskethull game here only brings them into a d e e p e r and tw een T o tte n h a m C o u rt road and th e prohibition law o f th is country, lican the people may choose betw een more pitiful bondage everydose they S a tu rd a y night between Ashland swallow. New O xford stre e t, fo rm e rly occu which m eans the r e tu r n of the saloon a man who has pledged him se lf to pied by a brew ery, is to d isa p p e a r the c a rry in g out of c e r ta in business and Koseburg. fo r the building of a big Y. W. C. A. (d o n ’t let them g e t you thinking T H E CU RSE O F PR O H IB IT IO N c e n tra l club for city girls in busi o th e rw ise ) they a re asking a con program s by which c e rta in individ National and foreign advertising By Arch Bristow in the W a rre n (P a .) ness occupations. The old Brew house tr a c t the people a re not going to de uals are going to p ro fit, a n d a man “ E vening Tim es.” a d jo in in g I^imbeth Palace is to be liver into his hands. repre se n ta tiv e for The Ashland whose religion m akes it possible for "H oliday L iquor Hard to G e t” says American is the "A m erican Press a hendline. “ Poison Whisky Floods demolished and a parish in stitu te “ As fo r th e religion of Mr. Smith, him to be dictated to by one who is e re c te d in its place. Miss A gnes E. associtian,” 225 W est T hirty -n in th M a rk e t,” says a n o th e r head line in Slack, p re sid e n t British W o m e n ’s the A m erican people in the past have not an American ar.d c a n n o t u n d e r the same paper. W hat a te rrib le thing T e m p e ra n c e Union. street, New York. not been g r e a tly concerned over the stand American ideas and p u rp o se s” this prohibition is, how ruthlessly it e n d a n g e rs the lives of m any of ou r | Egypt- Mrs. E.L. Atkinson of 111 N orth best citizens! How it has crushed | Fine educational work is being c a r Main stre e t has been confined to h e r m any an in d u stry ! No pure, reliable ried on in Egypt am ong the English bed for several days. Mrs. N ettie holiday bootleg thnt honest people A rabic and Coptic races. All mission may relp upon. I t ’s a sad situation. NOTICE ► Green, nurse of 737 Boulevard is a t This curse of prohibition, look w hat a r y colleges have te m p e ra n c e te a c h ings. T e m perance lite r a tu r e is widly tending her. it’s done to the c ountry. In the first The Eagles’ Hall, 3rd Floor, Medford Building, ► place, it has e ntirely broken up and circulated and read, le a fle ts being som etim es posted in postoffices and sc a tte re d th a t be ne fic e nt o r g a n iz a Medford is under new management on Friday nights r George Nickols was picked up on tion, the B a rte n d e rs Union. Men of on church doors, so th a t the people and is putting on a series of Friday Nite Jazz Dances. I the Green Springs m ountains by spirits they were, all of th e m ; jolly may read them. A nna Y. Thompson, Deputy S ta te Game W arden Roy P a r r fa t gen tle m e n in th e ir white a p ro n s; president. W. C. T. U., C arlo. Music by the Métropole Orchestra Saturday for killing d eer out of se a w onderful mixers, too. Gone, all gone is the g ra n d old B arte n d e rs Union. son. He was tried in J u d g e T a y lo r ’s Prohibition has indeed crushed ou r Admission 10c; Dance Tickets 75c court at Medford and fined $50 und industries. T housands of mint g ro w ers had to go out of business when “Everybody Welcome” (C o n tin u e d from page 1) J. II. Fuller, sec re ta ry o f the Ash prohibition killed the mint julep. Nobody uses m int now except Mr. land chamber of com m erce, r e tu r n e d Wrigley, and a few cooks who serve company. T h e re a re now 2,608 domes from Salem Sunduy. Mr. F u lle r a t it with spring lamb. Prohibition has tic electric ra n g e s in service, a s a t Once uration over the e n tire system of a p tended the entire session o f the leg nlmost ruined o u r policemen. they got some healthfulexerci.se h a u l proxim ately 1‘J per cent, o r a ra n g e islature, and has a com plete m ental ing drunks to the lockup. Now they for every 5. 5 domestic custom ers. record of the doing of both houses. have nothing to do. Prohibition is hard on the poor The increase in the n u m b e r of d o m S e n a to r George W. Dunn nnd justice of the peace, also Once many estic ra n g e s in service d u rin g the prisoners appeared b e fo re him for T he Box F a c to r y lu m b e r y a r d d u rin g the month of Mnreh will m ake Representative Wm. M. Briggs are drunkenness. Thnt suited him fine. It 11*20 period a m o u n te d to 27 p e r cent. big consessions to F a r m e r s and others that wish to build. The price of A dvertising assisted m aterially in again mingling with home frie n d s encouraged his generosity, it cnnhled all Common lu m b e r will be re d u c e d during March to $ >o oo him to make m any n man a p resent of the sale o f labor-saving electric a p and business associates, having r e thirty days. th ousa nd feet. This includes Shiplap, Rustic, Boards, fencing plank pliances, most of it being used to tu rn e d lust week from th e ir duties This prohibition hns ju st about tim b e rs and dim ension lum ber. We have a stock of half million fe e t at the state capital. wrecked us It has left us with little assist locnl dealers in th e sale of to re duc e b e fo re o u r mill s ta r ts sawing ngain. This lumber L ill d ry th e ir stocks to the public. L ate in to do in hours of leisure except m a y and freshly milled. Come nnd get it yourself or we will deliver it fo r be full in love, or get m arried, send 11*20 the com pany established a new Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bussard of the chidren to school, join the small c a rta g e charge. Mnke y o u r o rd e r n fee* Klamath Falls, who have be e n visit church, go to the th e a tr e th re e times m erchandising store in D unsm uir, or more to (ot this $20.00 price. * - * '• * ing in Alhuny for some tim e, stopped a week, race up and down the roads C alifornia, and it is planned to e x C A LIFO R N IA -O R E G O N BOX 4 LUMBER CO. in Ashland Monday to visit S. D. in expensive autom obiles nnd store tend this new service to Roseburg, » aw II H * in ill d mi.-i 1 bank vaults ) < 1 1 1 1 1 8 G r a n ts Box F actory Ea»t Main St., Fhone 30 o u r money ay u sty I’ass and Chiloquin d u rin g Doremus. • instead of depositing it with cheerful Motion pictures plump ge ntle m e n, who used to stand r com ' n* >e*r * The Ladies aid of the F irst Pres- ' behind long m ahogany bars and in- c ontinue to be an im p o rta n t fa c to r hyterian thurch will m eet F rid a y quire solicitously " W h a t'll you h a v e ? ’ in a d v e rtisin g and publicity work, a “ P rohibition.’ Can one pronounce morning, hu\ mg dinner a t noon in the word w ithout tre m b lin g to think largo n u m b e r o f in te re stin g prog- honor of Mrs. F. J. Gow, who. with of the wrongs it has haeped upon g ra m s having been presented b e fo re Mr. Gow will leave soon for P e ta lu m a us? Ah, how it has wrecked life, various civic o rganizations d u rin g C alifornia to make th e ir hom e with generally! Once you saw long lines the past y e a r. A nothe r new medium of men on S a tu rd a y night going j o y their d a ughte r, Mrs. M offitt. The fully into crowded rooms w here the of publicity has been adopted by the change is being made on nccount of doors swung both ways, w here there com pany th r o u g h participation in was saw dust on the floor and a local radio activities of the new Med Mr Gow - health. meiry th ro n g sta n d in g around the ford radio station. Copco is “ on the bar, where men w ere treating, stand Ju st n mall ad would let people ine with arm s a ro u n d each o th e r's a ir ” every o th e r Tuesday night from know you were here and in business neck, slobbering on each other's 8 to 9 p. m., a n d some splendid The American wants every business shoulders a n d assuring each othi r program s have been a rra n g e d for tnev w ere " T h ‘ besh dum frciish in f u tu r e broadcasting. in Ashland to ca rry space, if only an th ’worl’.’* Gross e a rn in g s of the com pany fo r inch or a line, each week. It shows How quickly and willingly a man we have such business re p re se n te d could get his pay check cast e.| in the y ear 1926 increased $323.241 tl 'se places and the accomm,*dj.t ng here. Outside readers would realize man >n the w hite apron would eevn over the previous y e a r ’s figure— we had a city. We dislike to do all heq* him to spend it right th e - e - o re p re s e n tin g approxim ately a 15 per O f this increase in the talking alone. he w ouldn't have the bother of t a k cent grow th. ing any of it home. Yes, indeed, h-* revenue. $62.292 came from whole ■o lid easily spend the whole *hing sale business and $260,1*45 from r e Many people, especially o u r fa rm right there on his “ dum r o o d fre-’sh er readers, are at this time building and then bring joy to his household tail business within the com pany's som ething A house, a fence, a walk by going home and sm ashing the own te r r ito r y , the increase in whole or chicken house. On this subject this furniture . sale business being 9.3 per cent, Prohibition think how its cur«e week, the box factory at Ashland has blighted the live* of even the while retail business gained 17.3 per ha* som ething in te re stin g to say. Ry (ear little one*. I t ’s ta k e n aw av from cent. the advertisem ent of the Cal.-Ore., •hem the funny, a m using spectacle of The r e p o r t is p r e p a re d in very a t Box and L um ber com pany in a n o th e r heir f a ’h e r com ing w abbling up the tra c tiv e form and in addition to tep* »':t>> a e e a e 'v pm ntv re’a r t b o t column you will find they a r e mak- tle in hi* hand, all re a d v to h a t them complete in fo rm a tio n , of which the ng a $20 price on ju s t th e lu m b e r ver *he head with it No more can above a c c o u n t i. a sum m ary, c o n you are probably wanting. Look up *«"*• hone to feel th e soft caress o f tains a m ap o f th e te r r ito r y served fa th e r 's drunken kick* on the seat* of . ic ad*. It pays to re a d them. and a $-■ les of n r o g r e s . charts show ---------- I " T r d T h e wife "Think w hat prohibi. t t H i com pany ier a P •Briefs and| Fillers---------------« ------ Copco Strides NOTICE! thousand Dairymen! Bring us your cream vv guarantee correct weight, tests and prompt payments It plea.es us to please you Lithia X43 N. Pioneer Mr. Vina Decker, who ha. been ¿Ml h** dope to the. poor wife! period of the .a.t five years. , . . , . ' . . .. 7T WServonre her hu.hand came home vuiting at the horn* of her brother, ■ * , , v Hl > n pv and Harris Dean, *n Ashland, left dal* J ( *f un *h' ¡aw Ann h,e* O H Rut it i" Ashland eamery Phone 84 r