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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
PENDING LEGISLATION.

The Tidings is in receipt of a bun
die of about a hundred bills which
have been introduced into the Ore
gon legislature. Many of them have
no bearing upon this section of the
state, being largely local measures.
Several of the legislators seem to
think we already have too many
laws, as a large number are simply
to repeal existing statutes.
As is. sure to be the case. there
is the usual number of freak laws,
some of them merely ridiculous and
some a positive menace.
Representative Carkins has intro
duced a bill regulating commission
merchants. The Tidings is not COM
petent to pass upon the details OF
the bill, but as it is based on laws
proving beneficial in other states. it
is doubtless all right in detail. 1t
is certainly all right in principle. as
the fruit grower, the farmer, or any
other man who consigns goods to
any firm or individual making a
business of and profit out of hand
ling goods on commission should be
protected from the dishonesty of the
agent.
Mr.. Carkins has also introduced a
bill providing for a state bureau of
mines and geology. Similar bureaus
exist in Washington and California.
The purpose of the bill is to publish
reliable data on the mineral re-
sources of the state, so that eastern
capital may be able to get reliable
information in the matter 1t is
contended by many mining men that
the absence of such information is
the principal cause of eastern capital
being diverted to California and
Washington. This bill was adopted
by the recent Northern California
and Southern Oregon Mining Con-
gress and recommended by Profess
sor Parks of the Oregon Agricultural
College.
Another bill introduced by Mr..
Carkins is to authorize the deposit
of county funds in banks, the county
to receive the interest This is the
almost uniform rule in the Missis-
sippi valley states, the banks being
compelled to give bonds for the safe
ty of the county's money. This
should certainly be the rule in Ore
gon.
Mr.. Westerlund of this county has
introduced bill to permit precincts
to vote on stock running at large at
special elections instead of only at
general elections as heretofore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
After next July standard barrel

After next July standard barrel
of apples must be 26 inches between
the heads, GA inches in circumfer-
ence, outside measurement around
the middle, and the heads must be
17B inches in diameter In accord
ance with the law. if the apples are
hand-picked and free from blemishes,
they may be labeled STANDARD. ="
But fine of 81 and costs will be
extracted for every barrel that is
marked Standard" and. does not con-
form to the requirements. The law
was passed at the earnest solicitation
of those who believe that the pur-
chaser has a right to know what he
is getting when he buys a barrel OF
apples.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
A VICIOUS BILL.

Eugene Register: The candidate
for office who has some shady spots
in his record that he objects to hav-
| ing Haunted before the public has
found a champion in the person of
Senator Smith of Coos and Curry
] counties. This solon from the coast
country has introduced in the senate
a bill that if enacted into law-if,
that is-would make the politician
with a mouldy past as safe as the
cautious hen that always roosts in
the top of the tallest tree in the
.barnyard.
Senator Smiths bill fairly bristles
with "shalls" and shall nots" that
| apply principally to the newspaper
that is intent on telling the people
what kind of men are asking their
votes, but in order to gain an under
standing of it, it is probably not nee
essary to quote more than one or
two that show the general trend. A
part of Section reads as follows:
If any letter. circular, poster,
bill, publication or placard shall con-
tain any false statement, or charges
reflecting on any candidates charac-
ter, morality or integrity, the au-
thor thereof, and every person print
ing or knowingly assisting in the
circulation thereof, shall be guilty of
political criminal libel, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine of not less than $3.50 nor
more than $4,000, or by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for not
more than three years, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion of the court
To be sure, the offending scribe
has some recourse. If he can prove
on his trial that he had reasonable
ground to believe that the charge
was true and did believe that it was
true, and that he was not actuated
by malice, his proof will be suffi-
cient defense. The method by which
he can make this proof is specified,
and it is amusing. He must show
that Is days before he published the
offending statement he personally
served upon the candidate affected
copy of it, and that he subsequent
ly received from him no written de-
nial! OF course, if the candidate
chooses to deny the story, that is all
there is to it, and the publisher who
prints it is guilty.
There are two reasons that might
explain Senator Smiths desire to see
such a bill become law. 1t may be
that he innocently believes that all
politicians and office seekers are as
pure and bameless as newborn
babes, or it is barely possible that
the papers said some naughty things
about him daring his own campaign,
and he is anxious to prevent such
an embarrassing thing from happen
ing again.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
VOTE FOR THE FRANCHISE.

The petitions for the election to
pass on the proposed Minney inter
urban franchise will doubtless be in
circulation before this issue of the
Tidings reaches its readers, if they
are not already filed. The question
is now up to the voters of Ashland
to decide whether or not they want
TO grant the franchise, and the SEN
timent seems to be almost entirely
in favor of so doing. There are
doubtless things in the franchise
that many OF us would change if it
we're left solely to our individual
choice, but the franchise as present
ed is the nearest possible approach
to pleasing everybody. 1t safe
guards the interests of the citizens
and of the city in the matter OF run
ming of cars and the protection of
the streets, and il does not hamped
the company to such an extent as to
prevent them selling bonds to build
the road
The Tidings believes each voter
should sink his individual opinions
in the matter so far as to vote for
what the people all agree is of vital
value in building up this section of
the Rogue river valley. Even if not
perfectly suited with some little
thing in the franchise do not let
that induce you to vote to reject it.
Ashland needs the trade of the
valley and she will get her share of
it If she gets the road and not other
wise. If this franchise is turned
down it will be years before the city
will have a chance to vote on an
other. Capital will not seek to en-
ter a town which says that it does
not want 1t.
An interurban electric line will be
OF immense value in opening up the
resources of the valley. Once built,
an electric line is always reaching
ont for more business and to develop
more and more territory. 1t brings
the farmer in closer touch with the
town and renders farm life less iso-
lated, thus bringing more and more
well-to-do men to reside on small
ranches. Such life can offer much
that the city cannot, and with the
interurban electric it commands
most OF the pleasures of city life.
By all means vote for the fran
chise.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
Hamlet.

Hamlet was prince Of Denmark
who flourished at time when the
favorite pastime of the ruling sover-
eign consisted in filling the nearest
cemetery with people who stood in
the line of succession. Mr.. Hamlet,
Sr., was a little lax in this respect,
and one night his brother Claudius,
who had been requested by Mrs
Hamlet to make her a widow with
out advertising for bids, beat him
to it by stealing up and pouring a
teaspoonful of cold poison into his
left ear, after which ne married the
widow and moved his household
goods into the palace. When Ham
let took one look at Claudius, who
had face that would turn cross
cut saw, and saw what his mother
had married, he put on the suit of
conventional black he had intended
to marry Ophelia in and had his
sword sharpened for the purpose of
letting a little surplus atmosphere
out of Claudius. He also feigned a
neat article of insanity by going out
to the graveyard and engaging in
earnest conversation with the ksull
of somebody who had no interest
whatever in the proceedings. Ham
let never ate anything while board
ing at home, during this period,
without first trying it out on some
man servant who believed in a fu-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen
Wanted-A Socrates.


What every small American town
and village needs most is a Socrates
who, by systematic questioning, will
set the people to thinking, sting
consciousness and conscience into ac-
tion, and persuade them to adopt
new business ways 1t is not the
morals of the country town and viii
lage people that need awakening
(for their morals without exception
are equal or superior to those of
city people,, but the prosperity and
permanence of the town are threat
ened by inertia, self-interest and
lack of home pride.
So Socrates is needed, not to 90
abont as the great Greek did, poor,
shabby and barefoot, stopping indis-
criminately in the street and public
places to eXpound his wisdom, but
Socrates up to data man who can
talk the subject of community de-
velopment and put his thoughts in
masterful way as Socrates did.
Community development is the
most important work for country
towns and villages today, and an ex-
ponent of the subject is needed in
every town-one who can arouse the
business men to action and defense
in fighting the mail order and kim
dred evils in much the same manner
as the evangelist arouses the church
to attack moral wrong. There must
be an awakening among the bust
ness men of the country town, and
Socrates is needed to bring it about.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27

A bill has been introduced in the
California legislature to prevent a
man who is divorced for physical
cruelty from remarrying. Prevent
ing the party against whom divorce
is granted remarrying would be bet
ter. 1t would put stop to all di-
vOrces by collusion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27

Medford's new mayor announces
that he will strictly enforce the cur
few ordinance. That will either
compel parents TO attend picture
shows, keep their children at home
or give them a written permit to be
out at night.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard is a
shinging example of a person whom
wealth did not spoil. She will go
down to posterity as one of the real
ly true philanthropists of this gen.
GRAFTON.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
Why He Wanted 1t.

Arthur's mother sent him to the
hardware store to buy a thermome-
ter. He stated his wants to the
salesman.
did your mother say what size
you were to get?" asked the sales
man.
Why" replied the boy, lust give
me the biggest one you've got. You
see, it's to warm NY bedroom with.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27
A Good Riddance.

How did Briggs take the news
OF his wife running away?"
Calmly enough. He seemed glad
that the man she ran away with
was Craftsman.
Why so?"
craftsman, he said, was never
known to return anything yeti
Boston Transcript.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27

The Medford Sun proposes send
ing apples and pears to the Panama
exposition and passing around "a
few samples" 1t might be a good
scheme if practical, but few sam
pies" to crowd such as will gather
at San Francisco would seriously cut
into the crop of the Rogue river val
ley, If given in sufficient quantities
to be OF any value 1t might be a
good plan to have a Rogue river
valley fruit stand and sell the fruit
at about cost.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27

Oregon's house of representatives
has passed law making the prop
erty where disorderly houses are To-
Gated liable for the fines against the
inmates. This. will go hard with
some of the pious ones who rent
their property for immoral purposes.
It has been the influence of heavy
and supposedly respectable real es-
tate owners which prevented the
roofing out of such places.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27

Phone No. SO when in need of job
printing. Work and prices are right.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-27

Scale receipts at Tidings office
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02
ADVOCATE POLICE WOMEN
Fair New Workers Uphold Bill
at Albany Hearing.

Albany. April THE bill providing FOR
twenty police women in New York ard as
many more as may be found necessary
later was advocated to-day before the
Assembly Cities Committee by a delega-
ton Of New York city women. many Of
them members OF the Vomen's Prison
Association. which drafted the bill. The
measure provides that the police women
shall wear blue uniforms be members Of
the regular force and De assigned 20 duty
principally in dance halls. parks. moving
picture shows and other places Of amuse-
ment where girls are likely 10 congregaie.
They may also be called upon 10 do patrol
duty.
Mrs Porter. Of the prison committee OF
the Ascension Church Forum, thought
that IN handling Maynard girls policemen
did not use the tact which woman
would \ word from woman. she be-
lieved would redeem these girls, while
the. tactless treatment they received at
the hands Of the ordinary policeman only
sent them deeper into "a life OF shame.
Miss Hazen. Of the House Of Mercy.
told Of the gatherings OF boys and girls
i'm New York city parks. which. she said,
often resulted IL girls going wrong.
Force is not needed in these cases.
she said. The word OF woman gen
orally will start these girls 10 thinking.
Many OF the mere boys who 20 on the
police force find that their promotion
depends on the number OF arrests they
make This results often In their ar
resting innocent women, who by this act
are many times driven TO lives of shame,
when they might have been redeemed by
a little tact
Miss HaZcr said that an Investigation
OF girls refOrmatories showed that their
age at the time Of their downfall was
generally thirteen or fourteen Years
Later. because of poverty In the family
she said. these girls. knowing what shame
il. turn To the streets To make "A living
Miss Hazen believed that police women.
could stop many Of them in their down
ward course.
Others who appeared for the bill were
Assemblyman Lewis who introduced il:
Or. Jane L. Berry. Miss Alice L. Wood
bridge and Miss Farquar, OF the Wom-
ems Prison Association
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02
PANKHURST TRIAL TO-DAY
Militant Leader Faces Most
Serious Charge Yet.

London April THE trial of Mrs.
Pankhurst on a charge Of melting Ger
tain persons To place explosives in the
house built for Mr.. Lloyd George at
Walton Heath. will be opened at the
old Bailey to-day. The maximum SEN
tence for the crime she is charged with
is fourteen years penal servitude.
There has been a great demand for
places. but no tickets will be issued,
and only people specially invited and
those having business in court will be
admitted Women will be allowed in
court at the discretion of the officials,
but they will be warned that no inter-
ruptions. cheers or applause will be
permitted
II is understood that Mr.. Dickinson
will present the bill raising the Gues-
ton Of woman suffrage, on which the
House Is TO decide without pressure
from the party whips. before the end
of this week The hill will propose 10
enfranchise every woman more than
twenty-five years old who is the occu-
pier Of a dwelling house. If passed It
will add between five and six million
women to the Parliamentary register.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02
TWO SUFFRAGE PILGRIMS
LEAD SANDWICH MARCH
Mrs. Boldt and Mrs. Baird, Vet
Grams of Gen Jones Army,
Re- enlist as Paraders.

Because Miss Nina Rapport. the latest
candidate for the post of Most Beautiful
SufiraGe;te. wouldn't 90 marching in the
streets. not even to advertise the SUI
frage bail at Terrace Garden on April ?.
the paraders Yesterday roped in Mrs.
John Boldt and Mrs. Mary Baird. These
two fl will be remembered. were the
prize beauties OF General Resale
Jones's Washington army.
Not less sweet with the homage Of
mankind was their progress yesterday.
What though Mrs Boldt wore a sandwich
board in place Of her brown pilgrim
cloak? She had on a new spring hat.
Miss Rapport is to lead the march Of
the white Zouayes" al the ball. and she
is SAID to be a match for any one. how
ever famed her beauty. but the pilgrim
pair led the march down Fifth avenue
yesterday.
The numbers Of the parade were vari-
ously estimated al from five TO sin Miss
Elsie Mckenzie was i'm charge. followed
by the sample Zouaye.' Miss Maize BELL
Glover. in her white linen suit and blue
cockaded cap. Among the others VINO
marched were Miss Florence Harmon and
Miss Barbara Deporte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
IN FAMILY RUMPUS
Woful Lack Of Harmony Developed in Plans
for the Breakfast in Honor of Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Marshall.

was TO have thirty-five round tables. WIN
a hostess and nine guests at each, but so
many applications We're received That the
number has far outgrown The first limlta-
ton.
Among the women who VIII entertain
parties are Miss Mabel Boardman. MIS-
Henry T. Dimock. Mrs Matthe" l.
Scott. president general Daughters OF the
American Revolution Mrs. James w
Pinchot. Mrs. Charles Boughton Noous'
Mrs. Eugene Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Johh
HAYS Hammond. Mrs. Arthur Lee MIs
William j. Andrews and Mrs. Phillp An
drews
There will be a special compliment 10
Mrs. Wilson in the arrangement at vari-
Gus tables of groups OF women interest
ed in educational affairs. art, music HI
erature and the philanthropies of the day
The Young WOmens Christian Assocla-
ton has secured "A table. and the women
who will represent that organization IN
clude Mrs. John Hay. Mrs Perry .
Heath. Mrs. Charles W. Richardson, Mrs
W. H. Bayly. Mrs. William +. Bacon
Miss Florence T. Brown. Miss Grace
Kendall and Mrs. Robert Lansing.
At one of the round tables arranged for
juniors will be the Misses Wilson ana
other young women who are in sympathy
with them in music. art and settlement
work.
Near the table Of honor. at which VIII
be seated Mrs Wilson. Mrs. Marshall
and the wives of the Cabinet members
will he Mrs Kern. wife Of Senator Kern
of Indiana. toastmistress. and Mrs Chang
Clark. wife Of the Speaker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02

From The Tribune Bureau.
Washington. April 1.-The great Demo-
cratic breakfast to be given in honor oil
Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Thomas
r. Marshall on Monday. April :. IL ues-
tined to be Democratic in name only ana
thereby hangs IA tale OF chickering's. ira
ducements and tears.
The district branch of the Southern
League of Wilson and Marshall orsahiAa-
tons has issued a notice announcing tha'
il will take no part whatever In the
breakfast in honor of Mrs wilson anu
Mrs. Marshall.
Members of the local organization
wished to join hands "ith the CHAIRMAN
of the Womens National Democratic
League. Mrs. Steven =. Ayers. in getting
up the breakfast. and being denied thi'
asked that at least they lie permitted u
attend the breakfast i'm body and snow
their might To the Presidents WIFE Be
ing unable to give the local organization
the required room and N the same uiho
have guests representative OF all sec'ionS
and all political parties. a single tap'e
was offered them. and from their mem
bership of $50 or more they were to screw
ten women To sit II the breakfast LUIS
they lust won't do" Unless they can
20 in their full strength. they won ~
near the old breakfast; so there nov
ANYHOW. it's just Il scheme To oooii
Mrs. Ayers for office, according 10 some
of the more disgruntled.
Nevertheless nearly four hundred Won
on will meet at the breakfast. Representa-
tives Of all political parties and ali sec
tions of the country.
The plan outlined by Mrs. Ayers a' III 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02
MAKES APPROVAL SURE
WITH MARCHING MANICURE
Woman Suffrage Party Bends
Efforts to Get "Occupational
Groups for Parade.

Wanted-Milliners. cigar makers hair'
dressers and manicurists to march III the
woman suffrage parade MAY ).
Wanted especially-W Women who Will he
o,osnizers for each of these professions.
one section OF the parade Is 10 DE maze
up Of "occupational groups women who
march behind the banner OF the business
I'm which they are engaged. Most OF the
groups already have their leaders. but a
call was issued Yesterday by Mrs. Harriet
stanton Blatch. chairman of the parade
committee. for organizers for the follow
ing occupational groups:
Bookbinders, cigar makers. hairdressers
and manicurists. milliners. novelty work
ers, telegraph operators. telephone oper-
ators. room clerks, stewardesses' walt
resses and white goods workers.
Suffragists living outside OF New YORK
are asked TO send In their names at once
and to find organizers for the following
Senatorial district groups:
2sth-Altany County.
29th-Rennseiaer County.
33d-Clinton, Essex and Warren coun-
ties.
34th-St. Lawrence and Franklin coun-
tics.
s5th-Oswego and Jefferson Counties.
6th-Oneida County.
i3d-Idyingstone and Steuben Counties.
iJth-Monroe County.
iGth-Monroc County.
iSh-Erie County.
4yth-Erie County.
50th-Eric County.
Miss Caroline Lexow. No 10 East ?9th
street. is In charge OF the Senatorial
groups.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02

1T docs seem such shame 20 buy cell
cry when II is so expensive and TO nave
to throw away all the coarse outside
pieces explained Mrs Newiywed to her
Young husband when he missed his faVor'
It's delicacy from the dinner table.
Now Mr. Newlywed appreciated his ut
tic wifc's attempt at economy. but he dId
love celery and the whole matter weighed
ON his mind lie was still thinking OF II
when he opened his Tribune in the sub
way. and therefore when he turned to
r,.e AMI his eye caught something about
a Cook Book OF Lcft-overs' diarpers) he
road further and became much excited
about the description OF the little book
containing Po recipes for the use of left
over bits.
so interested indeed that he got OF al
the Bridge station and made directly Tor
the Tribune Office. where he asked TO
iook az the cookbook and searched at
once for recipe for using up the coarse