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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
Examination on Agriculture.

To Teachers and Applicants for
Eighth Grade Diplomas.
l am authorized by the State De-
partment of Public Instruction to an
nounce the following plan for final
eighth grade examination in the sub
ject of agriculture:
1. Twelve questions will be sub
mitted from which the pupils may
choose ten.
2. If the pupil has a garden or
has done any creditable work in ag-
riculture, the teacher may give 80
per cent for such work. In this case
the pupil need answer only seven
questions out of the twelve submit
ted.
3. If pupil falls low in this sub
ject, the county superintendent may
add not more than 25 per cent for
a creditable exhibit at local, coun.
ty or state fair.
Yours truly,
j. PERCY WELLS,
County School Superintendent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
MEDFORD MAN SUICIDES.
Leaps From HOtel Roof Because Re.
fused Drink.

Medford Sun: John Osborne,
contractor, aged as years, living in
Medford for many years, committed
suicide Saturday at noon 10y leaping
from the roof of the Medford Hotel.
Temporary insanity, caused by an
unsatisfied craving for liquor,
prompted the mad act. Death was
instantaneous, and scores of people
hurrying homeward at the noon hour
saw the body surl through the air
and strike the Main street pavement
with a sound like the muffled report
of a revolver.
Recently an order of the county
court was issued upon the request of
relatives and friends of the deaa
man, asking that he be forbidden the
sale of liquor This preyed upon his
mind and, coupled with other wor-
ries, brought him to an irresponsible
condition.
Just before his leap Osborne
walked into Olmstead's grocery
store and Immediately lett without
a word. He went to the Medford
Hotel and asked Henry Wolf, the
elevator boy, to take him to the roof
stating that he wished to see the
scenery. This was done. and was the
last living act of the man before he
leaped to his death five stories be-
low.
The flying body was seen in the
air by DR.. Porter, who rushed to his
aid after he struck Osborne struck
upon his back and every bone in his
body was broken by the force of the
impact The only outward mark was
a slight abrasion on the chin, prob
ably caused by some other accident.
After reaching the top of the
building Osborne evidently feared
that he would be stopped, for he
rushed to the edge. halted for mo-
ment and then plunged downward
Mr.. Garretson and other eye wit
nesses say the man standing on the
edge, wondered what he was doing
and turned away in horror after the
leap.
After the suicide Coroner Kellogl
of Gold Hill was called. and an in
quest decided unnecessary. the fact
in the case being strong
Osborne is survived by wife
daughter and son, the latter livin,
in California. The funeral will b,
held Monday at 2 o'clock from th'
late residence, 512 South Oakdale
the Rev. e. o. Eldridge officiating
The services will be under the au
spices of the Woomen of the World
Interment in Odd Fellows cemetery
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
Anniversary Meeting.

The anniversary meeting of the
local w. c. T. u, in which an entire
day will be given to the problems
that confront parents in properly
raising their children, will be held
Tuesday, April 22, in the Presbyter-
ian church. The hours are from 10
to II and from 2 to 4. Anyone in
terested in this important subject
will be welcome. Various persons
who have made a study of the dan
gers that threaten young America
will make addresses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
HATED DETECTIVES.
Late King George of Greece Averse
to "ShadOwing."

Paris, April 19.-The late king of
Greece was particularly averse to be-
ing under the surveillance of detec-
tives, and he often derived amuse-
ment, when travelling abroad, in con-
cealing his movements from the men
who were assigned to watch and pro-
tect him from just such attacks as
resulted in his death at the hands
of an assassin at Salonika last month.
French detectives tell many stories
of the kings devices to elude them.
1t was his majesty's custom to go
every year to Aix-les-Bains for the
waters, and the French government
always charged itself with the re-
sponsibility for his safety. The king
would from time to time seek out
the men charged with his protection
and expostulate on the futility of fol-
lowing him. The answer was an
apology, coupled with the explana-
tion that the orders of superiors had
to be obeyed.
One day at Aix-les-Bains King
George was walking along the road
up Mount Reward when he noticed
two men of the Paris political police
shadowing him. Here was an oppor-
tunity to play the sleuths a trick.
The king entered little roadside
wine shop, placed his hat stick and
gloves on the sill of an open window,
sat down at a table out of sight of
the window, and ordered glass of
beer. In few moments he slipped
quietly out back door, pulled out
of his pocket a cap to take the place
of the hat he had LEFT behind,
climbed a fence, and got away un-
noticed
The watchers soon discovered their
mistake and began at once to search
for the trail They found the king
three hours later talking to some
wood choppers on the high cost OF
living.
The tragic death of King George
has brought out many other remi-
niscences of this democratic mon.
arch. Another is centered in a pho
tograph, which shows the king climb.
ing over the seats of railroad pas
senger car in an endeavor to catch g
canary bird fluttering against the
roof.
The scene took place in the express
fiom Paris to Frankfort. An ole
lady was travelling in company with
her pet canary; the door of the cage
slipped open, and the bird escaped
The king, travelling incognito, wal
in the next compartment. Hearinf
the clamors of the old lady, he came
in and after a long chase succeeded
in capturing the fugitive bird ant
restoring it to it's delighted owner
In the meantime some one took ;
snapshot of his majesty.
The little incident Is characteristic
of the unaffected kindness an,
courtesy. of the late king.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

Please phone all news items, So
ciety or otherwise. to the Tidings.
No. 80. 1t is often necessary to
leave late items over until the next
issue, so as to insure insertion please
phone them in as early as possible.
The Tidings goes to press early each
Monday and Thursday afternoon and
items must be in and in type by noon
If possible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
Gard of Thanks

l wish to thank my many friends
who so kindly and faithfully helped
me with votes, encouragement and
kindly cheer during every day of the
piano contest at Mr.. Kohagen's store.
certainly appreciate every effort of
my friends who have helped me win
this beautiful piano and wish to
thank each one most kindly.
Gratefully yours,
MISS ORPHA w. ARNOLD.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

A shaving mirror invented by a
Massachusetts man is mounted on
three arms, which permit it to be
moved at any angle while attached
to a wall bracket, and which serve
as legs while the mirror stands on
table.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
]. PERCY WELLS,
County School Superintendent.

In Geneva, Switzerland. every, old
picture and antique must be regis
tered in the town hall and its value
stated. This is done to protect pur-
chasers of such articles.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

Mrs. ]. w. o. Gregory entertained
Wednesday, the 10th, at her home,
1O5 First avenue, about fifty ladies
of the Methodits church, assisted by
Mesdames Nelson, Howard, Coburn
and Ball. All kinds of animals were
drawn by the ladies, which proved to
be some very fine artists in Ashland,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

Motor omnibuses in which a gaso-
line engine operates a dynamo to
provide the motive power are prov
ing successful in London and Liver
pool.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Women's Missionary Society
of the NJ. E. church met at the
church Friday afternoon. The year
is being spent in a study of Mormon
ism and a very pleasant afternoon
was spent under the leadership of
Mrs. Markham and Mrs. Barney.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Wednesday Afternoon Club
will be entertained this week at the
home of Mrs. w. w. Caldwell at the
head of Church street, on the Scenic
Drive. Mrs. Churchman and Mrs. f.
II. Johnson are assisting. The la
dies will please bring their needle
work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Trinity
church met Thursday afternoon at
the parish house. the AFTERNOON be-
ing devoted to business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Ladies' Aid Society and the
Teacup Club were delightfully."- enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Gregory,
Wednesday afternoon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

Miss Minora Cornelius entertained
a party of young friends Friday
evening. Games, music and refresh
ments made the evening a merry one.
Those present were: Charlotte Chap
pell, Ruth Chappell, Lillian Greer,
Gertrude Barber, Marion Summers,
Cora Divet, Olympia Roberts, Har-
old Simpson, Linn Slack, Verni Car
ter, Earl Mix, Charley Brady, Merrill
Throne, Arvin Burnett, Charley Hash
and Clarence Cornelius.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

Mrs. J. D. Ellis has returned from
Medford, where she spent the week
on business pertaining to the Oregon
Gas G. Electric Company.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Walter Powell on Iowa street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Qui Vive Club met at the
home of Mrs. A. A. Young, 8 Gran
ite street, Friday, April IS. After
the regular order of business a pro-
gram was given, led by Mrs. Thorn
ton. Mrs. Sayles read an article en-
titled Giving Cash to Wives a Good
Investment" by Ella Wheeler Will
cox; Mrs. Wilcox, Beautiful
Thoughts Make Beautiful Lives"
Mrs. Young, what Spiritualism Is;
a Church Woman's View" by Mrs.
Clara NJ. Lee; Mrs. Goodyear, "Prac-
tical Religion" Mrs. Buck, Man, "
by Augustus Francis Trip; Mrs.
Schutt, Mothers" Mrs Thornton,
THE Gates Ajar." The club is do
ing a good work by it's timely help to
those in need. 1t is also growing in
numbers, as three members have
joined this month. The club meets
every Friday from 2 to 4:3O at the
same place. There were I9 present.
All ladies welcome.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
Evangelist at Christian church.

Yesterday was a great day at the
Christian church. Evangelist Grim
was at his best in the three sermons
of the day and large audiences were
in attendance. There were two ad- !
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
Even Exchange.

Eggs and produce taken in ex-
change for dry goods, shoes, gro
ceries, ETC., at the Ashland Trading
Company. Tiff
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

An Oregon inventor has patented
a machine for quickly mending brok-
en- motion picture films.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The Eleven O'clock Club will hold
one of their popular dances at Me-
mortal hall this evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

The average yearly profit at the
Casino, Monte Carlo, is $4,000, 900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21

after which refreshments were
served-pickles, sandwiches, cake
and coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Stamps at the Poles

From Answers.
Most Arctic and Antarctic explorers
have taken a special supply of stamps
Terra Nova left New Zealand on No
vember 20, 1910, for instance, she had
on board f100 worth Of New Zealand
penny stamps, overprinted with the
words Victoria Land
Captain Scott was specially made
postmaster of British Antarctic-an ap-
pointment first held by Sir Ernest
Shackleton in 1907.
The stamps used by the Shackleton
expedition were the ordinary New Zea-
land stamps, surcharged with the words
King Edward VII Land" over $4,000
of these stamps were issued, and all
though only penny ones they are now
worth 26 shillings each unusued, and
are getting more valuable every year.
The stamps used by Captain Scott
and his expedition will naturally be-
come extremely valuable.
The Australian Antarctic expedition.
under DR. Mawson. which also has met
with an unfortunate mishap, used the
stamps of Tasmania. cancelled with 4
special postmark, showing in the CEN
ter "A figure of a penguin. The stamps
used by the Terra Nova expedition were
also cancelled by design noticeable
for the figure of a penguin.
The German South Pole expedition OF
1911 had a special stamp OF their own
manufacture. showing picture of their
ship, the Deutschland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

ia ablished in 1880 and having very fine
reputation He paid 100000 for it. That
was the highest price ever paid up 20
that time for trade journal
Then he bought the Engineers Review
of Cleveland and the Engineer of Chi
cago, merged them with Power and made
Power weekly.
BY this time he had become a big fig
IRE in the mechanical and engineering
world. But he was crlly getting into his
stride. In November 1905, he Paid more
than $50O,000 for the Engineering and MN
ing Journal, which older than Pow
er, having been established in 1866. In
1911 he started Coal Age, taking the coal
department out of Power. The same
year he bought Engineering News, pay
ing the highest price on record mp to that
time for that publioation-$1,0o 100000.
With buying and merging great prop
critics his field of expansion was not SUIT
fcent. In 1899 he started an English
concern for the printing of an English
edition of the American Machinist. In
1910 he started Maschinenbau in Berlin.
Maschinenbau is the German edition OF
the American Machinlst. In 1909. the Nc
Graw-IIil Book company was formed.
This was consolidation of the book de-
partment of the McGraw Publishing CON-
rany. 1t publishes text books for col
leees and universities and scientific books
without number.
The locomotive engineer who was a
failure-or pretty close to being failure
as a newspaper editor In Pueblo Is the
most successful editor and publisher in
the engineering and mechanical field in
the world. There has been no check TO
his progress from the day he went II
New York There is one explanation he
never has ceased to- be an engineer. lie
sees with the same eyes as when ne WAS
handling a locomotive on the Denver and
Rio Grande, when he was putting up raiil-
ing machinery in Leadville, or when he
was working In print shop or nacfine
shop in Black Earth, WIS lie is ,ne
practical mal all tie time. That is the
tone that he has put into his publication
That is what won lin his first recogni'
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Austria's Great Advocate of Inter-
natiOnalism

In the domains of police morals, pro-
lection of intellectual property. science,
social policy agriculture and war, inter-
nationalism is marching ahead. At the
cost of $12,000 year the Berne copyright
bureau organizes and protects interests
worth hundreds of millions. There are
the international convention against the
liquor trade in Africa; the Brussels agree
ment for the suppression of slavery; the
1902 convention of Paris against the white
slave traffic; the International Union for
the Exchange of Official and Scientific
publications. the Berne agreement of 1906
restricting the night work of women the
agreement against the use of yellow
phosphorus in match manufacturing. and
the international Agricultural institute,
founded on the initiative of King Victor
Emanuel, the greatest internationalist
among kings. which has a permanent in
terna tional committee. In war there are
the Petersburg convention of 1868. the Ge-
neva convention, and the agreements for
the humanizng of war come to at The
Hague in 1899 and 1907.
Few realize the increasing speed with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Berne, THE Capital of the World
HERR Won JAGOW

is under the control of the Swiss federal
government. There is further the inter-
national convention regulating sea routes
rounded at Washington to prevent col
lslons at sea, and the convention estab-
llshing homogeneous code of marine
signals.
The worlds trade, the cause of ruth
less feuds, is being rapidly information
llzed. t1fty-seven states are members of
the International union for the pubica-
ton of tariffs, created by the Brussels
treaty of 1880. A bureau at Brussels di-
rects its affairs. The Brussels Sugar
convention; and the agreement come to
at the Rio Pan-American congress In 1906
to create a secretariat for tariff affairs
at Washington, are other items of trade
nternationalization. Money weights and
measures are slowly being information
allied. The great triumph is the Latin
Money union. BY the agreement of 1865
France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and
Greece have a coinage which cireulates
IN all live states. Rumania Servia and
Bulgaria coin their money on Latin
union standards, and their gold circulates
in Latin states The International Metric
convention of 1875 provides for the spread
ing of the metrical system. Law both
public and private, is largely made in
ternational. Apart from The Hague arbi-
tration and prize courts. there is. the Cen
tral American union and the Arbitration
Union of the American republics founded
in Mexico in 1892
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
THINGS WOULD HAPPEN
II the Earth Went on 10y Ride and
Speeded Up Little

From the Chicago Tribune.
II is interesting to picture some of the
things which would happen to us If this
steady old world we live in took sud-
den notion to rotate IS times as fast
as it now does-at least If what modern
astronomers tell us is true.
For instance, if we started in whirling
faster, without any warning, and a man
were to jump across some water In the
street on his way downtown to work, he
would jump much higher than he had
any idea of doing and probably expert.
ence considerable difficulty in coming
down. He might even be unable to get
down at all without help from some pass
earth there would be a proportioi.ately
smaller amount of gravitation.
Then, too. people would experience all
kinds of trouble in determining their
weight. woman might weigh 200 pounds
near the poles and be, of course, terribly
distressed over her increasing flesh. and
then travel down toward the equator.
and when she would get there find that
she weighed hardly anything at all And
if man We're ailing near the poles and
felt weak and limp and tired all of the
time. all he would nave 10 40 Woulu De
to pack his worldly possessions and hurry
to the neighborhood of the equator. There
he would find that the difference between
his old and new self was really enor-
nous. He could actually lift small
sized house-not so much because of his
increased strength as because Of the light
ness of the house. Besides that his spir-
its would be high and his energy re-
doubled. He could walk dozens of miles
without feQlinR(auv fatioue
We think that we have labor troubles
enough as It is but with the earth whirl-
ing faster the problems would be greatly
increased. Labor would be dear near the
poles and extremely cheap at the equa-
tor. and everyone would go north for
good wages and south accordingly for
cheap workmen. While this all may seem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

n ERNE. May 5--tspoeiai Inter
IN nationalism" is conquerng the
- world. When five minor states are
at war and six great powers are on the
brink of war, this statement Is risky. But
the conflicts revolutions, and pertuba tons
which shake Europe and America are
only one side of the picture ENagger-
ated rationalism seems to dominate mod
ern politics merely because it Is the nolsl-
est feature and while the world fights
and threatens to fight internauonal1sm
is making such progress that the very
conception of the Independent sovereign
states is being destroyed.
The world is partly governed by arma-
ments and diplomatic intrigues, but it is
governed still more by IS world treaties
which regualte in a pacifist spirit the
affairs of 81 different states. Under these
treaties there today flourish 80 genuinely
international organizations, to which the
proudest states and the meanest have
alike surrendered a fraction of their
sovereign independence. In Berne, in
Brussels in The Hague, exist miniature
international governments which contain
the germs and nuclei of the universal
world-state of the future. And the wars
and quarrels, though they fill the papers,
are as insignificant compared with this
inteInationalism as is fight between
drunken sailors compared with the vast
commerce which is peacefully carried IN
ships
Austria's able pacifist, Alfred Fried,
the most competent and polite figure
in the visionary peace circles, finds that
this mixture of war and peace lies In
the very nature of evolution. lie says
that here are expressed the Spencerian
doctrines of parallel differentiation and
integration. Things are becoming more
unlike one another; but they are like
wise marching towards community.
With growing natonalism goes the trend
towards internationalism. The national
states are cherishing their governments,
customs and prejudices. They are even
exaggerating these. That is differentia-
ton But at the same time they are COM
bining for the furtherinS OF common IN
terests That is integration.
That explains the contradictions we
see today On one hand prohibtive tar
ifs and fierce commercial competition;
on the other hand international agree
ments for the regulation of industry and
trade. On one hand wars; on the other
hand International agreements humaniz-
ing wars and restricting their sphere.
This is the new internationalism. 1t diff
fers markedly from the old which pre-
supposed that all national differences
would be abandoned and that a single
rerfected civilization would spread over
the world The new internationalism
aims at leaving the nations their political
organizations and their national idiosyn-
orasies; but joining them together in a
higher unity.
The new nternationalism differs from
that of the past in other respects. The
A. lfeaR n Al
n ilitary. Its treaties exclusively CON
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Communications

AS results Of these treaties and of the
is now no state on earth which has not
tional character. All have pledged them
and have voluntarily relinauished the
islative or other means. This is a great
which 80 years ago internationalism prac-
tically did not exist.
Asstep which would bring complete In
ternatonalsm within sight Is now pro-
posed. This is the creation of a central
which will organize and control all tho
scattered international bureaux. This
proposal is backed by Fried, by the Bonn
professor of international law, DIR. Zorn;
and 1t is said to be favored by Germany's
new foreign secretary. Herr Won Jagow.
Jasow's consent would be a great help
forward for the scheme. as hitherto Ger
many has always kept in the background
In international affairs. and has regarded
internationalism with doubt. King Vic
tor Emanuel Car Nicholas Prince Bue-
low and Yuanshilkai are said to be in
favor of the plan. The only misgivlng
arises from the fact that an International
bureau or bureaux would be such an i'm
portant body that 1t might become the
theatre of international jealousies. II
that fear is not realized, the world may
soon have not only the international fed
GRAFTON which Tennyson dreamed Of but
also the parliament of man which he
counted with It,