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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
TAKING 1T OUT OF LABOR.

High finance, after picking its
prey to the bone usually does what
it is doing with the remains of the
once prosperous New Haven railroad
Having fleeced the stockholders
and stung the public, il is now cut
ting wages But it isn't turning any
OF its loot back-on that point, at
least. privilege stands pat.
McReynolds says there is no law
by which Uncle Sam can get after a
big crook who wrecks n railroad by
mismanagement, though If a small
scoundrel holds up one train to tap
its axpress safe, rifle its mail or rob
its passengers. it's years behind bars
and no let-up till he's landde.
IL that's so, why isn't McReynold'
shouting for power and urging Will
son to help him to IL?
Does he think there can be peace
or "rest" for business while such fla
grant guilt goes unavenged?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
VERACITY IN NEWSPAPER WORK.

The Sioux City 0owa) journal, in
tribute to the career of the Hon.
George d. Perkins, for over forty
years the head of that paper, which
ranked among the highest in the mid
die west, says:
The average observer from the
outside does not-in the nature of
the case he cannot-easily sense the
difficulties of the struggle of journal
ism at its best towards veracious pre-
sentation of the news. Prejudice,
passion, interest are lions in the way.
Their presence never wholly lifts.
The menace often is most formidable,
at times appalling. Mr.. Perkins stood
between that menace aud the news
columns with sure judgment, with
relentless conscience and with vigi-
lance that never slept.
In his view statement of fact must
be the very thing itself, free from
chance of misleading imperfection
through carelessness or mere guess,
and from the certainty of coloring
through impulsive. excited, prejudiced
Inference. He insisted on separation
of matters of fact as news from mat
ters OF opinion. In this he was mex
orable. None indeed had keenei
relish for genuine art in the repor.
torial function and general news ser.
vice, either in the romantic or the
realistic method. But the truthful eff
feet must be the real thing by what
ever method and at all hazards.
Naturally, inevitably, yellow jour,
nalism,' which is inherently false
through undue emphasis as well as
through grosser vices, was incongru.
Gus and offensive to his very soul
News, so far as his part and pride in
ii were concerned, could be news
only as II was reliable. The Journal
as the public knows II trustfully, Is
the Journal because his grasp Oh
this principle was too firm to be brok-
en-, extending 1t even throughout the
papers style of typography and news
display"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
THE REPRESSION OF GRAFT.

The state of New York is at pres
ent engaged in one of its smelling
campaigns that come around as regu-
larly as presidential elections. The
results are physically nauseating and
mentally depressing.
In the year 1910 there was a gen
eral cleanup of graft in number of
cities and states. The results were
widely accepted as rather permanent
The house of politics, after abundant
ablutions of disinfectants and puri-
fiers, seemed in fairly wholesome and
sweet condition. The New York Ma
tion, remarking on the Improvement
said at that time; 1t will be long
before things can get as bad at Al
bany, at Columbus and at Pittsburg
as they were before this work of
house cleaning was undertaken. ."
Perhaps this editorial prophet who
wrote that forecast is not as conf
dent of this regeneration as he was.
This recurrence over and over again
of the black trail of graft, through
public departments, legislatures and
city councils, is the most depressing
feature Of American life.
Even if it We're possible to put a
lot of the grafters in Jail, the tenn
peramental good nature of the Amer
ican people would come to their re-
lief. The opinion would be widely
entertained that the disgrace of the
thing had punished them enough" 4"
The shock of separation from COM
Portable or even refined homes
would awaken widespread sympathy.
The distress of their families would
create pity. The plucky way in which
they accepted the inevitable would
give rise almost to admiration. Pc
titions for their release would be
freely signed in almost any business
community.
Graft will go on and on in politics,
until the grafters are put on the same
plane as burglars, and are sentenced
accordingly and the sentence exc
cuted. Legal involutions need to be
appreciated, so that final justice can
be meted out while the memory of
such acts is still fresh.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
COPPER WAS PRIVILEGED.

The Worlds denuncation of the
rich copper industry as ret privilege
abusing its favor of government has
been criticised IS too severe. II has
been doubly justified, II was borne
out by the results OF special investi-
cation publishcl ten days ago. The
proof is now clnched beyond cavil
by federal inquiry and report
Copper has for a generation had
what legislation it asked for. 1t had
tariff on ore as long as 1t wished
when that was abolished with it's con
sent it kept tariff on copper deriv-
atves. From first to last it has been
child OF protection.
Its profits have outvied Golconda
With a paid in capital of only ST..
200, 900, the chief Michigan concern
has yielded $121,O5O, 900 in dividend,
in AZ years-an average OF abou
240 per cent year upon the invest
ment Besides this it has reinvestet
$75. 900, 900 i'm Ats plant"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
THE WAY TO HUMANIZE RUTH
LESS BUSINESS.

A kindly minded merchant was
talking over plan to share profits
with his employees.
IL want to do the right thing; !
want those who are my partners in
work TO be also my partners in for
tune" he said; but business is so
ruthless! II crushes you at the first
show of weakness. It's like ship
in the rapids-you just have to be
supreme in command, with the crew
disciplined to instant obedience, or
it's on the rocks you go, losing prof
its, cargo and crew"
Yes: that's what we've rade of
modern business, under the driving
force OF greed.
But IL isn't at all what business
has to be. There are plenty of busi-
nesses which haven't chosen the wolf
as their symbol-kindly businesses,
based on brotherhood.
Business Is what we make it, If
it is ruthless, cruel, Thurman, a very
Shylock for the pound of flesh, then
blame yourself, Mr.. Business Man
as well rs you, Mr., and Mrs. Con.
sumer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
Recognized Advantages.

You will find that Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy has recognized advan-
tages over most medicines in use for
coughs and colds. 1t does not sup
press a cough, but loosens and re
lieves it. 1t aids expectoration and
opens the secrctions, which enables
the system to throw off a cold. It
counteracts any tendency of cold to
result in pneumonia. 1t contains no.
opium or other narcotic and may he
given to child as confidently as to
an adult. For sale by all dealers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
POSSIBILITY OF a REVOLUTION

Startling suggestions of the posi-
bility of revolution in the United
States were contained at Washington
in q minority report of the senate
judiciary committee urging adoption
of Senator Shafroth's resolution for
n constitutional amendment to fix the
second Monday In January following
a national election for the date OF
inauguration, and the first Monday
in January for congress to assemble,
says the Oregon Statesman, Signed
by Senators Shields, Ashurst, Nelson,
Cummins, Chiffon and Fletcher. it
points out that under the existing
conditions lit becomes possible for
a political party repudiated by the
people to elect a president who was
defeated at the election" in case any
candidate fails to get the majority of
the electoral vote.
Under the present provision of
the constitution" the report says,
lin the event the house fails to
choose a president before March 4
the vice-president then in office be.
comes president for four years. This
affords great temptation, by mere
delay, to defeat the will of the peo-
pie. and if it is ever exercised it will
likely produce revolution"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

What protection, if any, has the
green stamp collector that the COM
pany will continue in business long
enough to give them an opportunity
to get value received? viii they
continue to redeem the stamps even
If half the merchants quit giving the
stamps, or will they fold their tent
and leave. letting the collectors hold
the sack? In order to secure the
most valuable premiums it is neces-
sary to accumulate large number
of stamps, toking a long time to dc
so. The experience of merchants in
many cities is that before the more
valuable premiums are claimed b.
the collectors, and when a few mer
chants quit contributing to their cash
account, they arc more than anxious
to leave the field for greener pas
lures.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
oes not know how to command that

does not know how to command that
support.
One of the most striking illustra-
tions is the development of the mail
order business. These great concerns
have not recognized trade bounds.
They have not permitted themselves
to be limited by the circulation of
any kind or class of publication. and
we believe that it is a mistake for
the local merchant to permit himself
to think of the bounds in his busi-
ness, to think that he cannot extend
his business beyond the scope of the
circulation Of his local paper. The
merchant who sets a limit of this
kind to his business is bound to find
that his business is limited, but the
merchant who considers business is
wherever he can find it, is very apt
to find that it is possible for him to
extend his business beyond the extent
of the circulation of his local paper,
and for this reason, if for no other,
we say that the local newspaper man
should consider, when he is thinking
of this thing, support, also of service,
and endeavor to give those patroniz-
ing him, supporting him, a service
that will enable them to build up and
extend their business and their reach
of usefulness.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

Before the Salem wet" and dry"
election, one of the arguments of
those who favored retaining the sa-
looms would all move across the river
to West Salem and conditions would
be forse than before, says the Eugene
Guard. Instead, West Salem is now
clamoring for annexation to Salem.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

AS they are killing off Mexicans at
the rate of 100 per day, the arithme-
tic editor figures out that stable gov
ernment will be restored in Mexico
in precisely 372 years, months and
22 days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

The Tidings, Daily and Sunday
Oregonian, Sunset Magazine and Mo
Calls Magazine, $40. This bargain
runs only to March /. 73-7t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19
MAKE THE
HOTEL MEDFORD
MAKE THE
Your Home and Resting Place.

Visitors to Medford will find this
modern hotel both convenient ana
accessible place from which to shop
and meet friends. Rooms $1.00 up.
Hot and cold water in every room.
Courteous attention.
Ladies will find large, comfortable
and airy parlors and reception room,
Meals served la carte in spacious
dining room. EMIL MOHR, Prop.
YOUR RESTING PLACE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

hardship to which they have been
subjected has reduced them to cold
stereotyped formalities; meaningless,
useless sand"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

Thanks to a Kansas editor, we now
know why men do not go to church.
There are seven reasons, to-wit: The
Sunday newspaper, the automobile,
tiresome sermons, the collection bas-
kets, failure to reach the barber shop
on time Saturday night, misplaced
collar buttons and the lure of the
Sunday morning nap. Almost anyone
should be able to select an excuse
from this list. '''
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

Phone news items to the Tidinss
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

A Springfield, H., man go up early
the other morning to build the fire
and dropped dead before he had ac-
complished his purpose. No wife
who really loves her husband will
permit him to incur such a risk.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-19

\ Missouri newspaper has a report
from a fellow who can drink or let
it alone to the effect that he is still
drinking.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-07

tcontinusd on yollowins Sssas
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-07
THE SERPENT'S TRAIL Story & +

OMEONE wrote book called
"The Trail of the Serpent" and
while / have not read the story,
my nearly five years residence
In tha state of Idaho leads me
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-07
Applications Tempered With and
Falsely Certified.


These applications being signed they
were now taken, unbeknown to the
signers, to a certain United States
commissioner at Arco. who inserted In
each application where the word home
stead or desert should appear the
words Carey act" making It appear
that each applicant desired to enter
such certain tract OF land under the
Carey act when not one Of them SC
desired.
These applications were then signed
by the said United States commission
er and notary public. setting forth that
the said applicant had personally APP
peared before him on that certain day
of May. 1910. etc. when as matter
OF fact. not one Of them were within
Is miles OF his Office on that day. Thus
altered in form and falsely certified
the applications were forwarded to the
general land office.
Land Office Investigates.
This was one of the methods en-
pioyed to dispossess settlers CT theii
rights and property; but this rascalits
did not end as they anticipated. Per.
haps we had just as well follow thu
trail" little farther along this lint
while we are about Il.
The following autumn the surve,
was made. A man was sent out by thu
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
YEARS OF SILENCE
ENDED BY CHANCE
Under Vow Not TO Speak 10 Each
Other, Accident Opens Lips.

st. Joseph. Mo.-Robert and Joseph
Miller. brothers, spoke 10 each other
the other day for the iirst time, In ff'
teen years. All OF this time they have
lived Ia the same house. eaten at the
same table. slept In the same room and
been partners Ia the produce farm
which they own They are well to do.
Fifteen years ago. when their stock
In trade consisted OF Il rundown little
truck garden. they had a falling out
over who did the most work. and Jo'
seph vowed that he would never speak
10 his brother again until Robert spoke
first Pride prevented each from be-
ing the tirst 10 break over.
When they had anything 10 say 20
each other they did II through the me-
dium of third person,
ASK doe II he II going 10 town to-
day ar whether shall co." Robert
would say 20 n hired hand. even
though Joseph were within a few feet
OF him
TEL Bob am going because there
is some private business ! want 10 see
about" Joseph would reply through
the same medium,
During their resting hours and
through the long winter evenings the
two played cards together. but each
sat stolldly smoking pipe, and nei'
ther spoke 10 the other, With other
people about they would talk freely
and easily, but never 10 each other.
The silence between them was
broken when Robert was buried un-
derneath a slide OF cordwood which he
was piling up. Joseph rushed up.
"Oh, Bob, are you badly hurti" he
asked Afterward he said that he did
not realize that he was breaking his
vow.
mo. joe" was the reply. but this
wood is holding me 80 that can't get
out without help"
Then the two men laughed. shook
hands and began to converse about
getting Robert out OF his unpleasant
captivity.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
OREGON NEWS NOTES
Of GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Grape Juice Has Rival.

Eugene.-Loganberry Juice, new
product, to be put up In bottles and
sold as a beverage at the soda foun-
tains or in the grocery store in com.
petition with grape Juice Is being
manufactured at the Eugene Fruit.
growers cannery. II is a novelty,
there being none on the market, but
Its popularity Ia anticipated. The
Juice is tart, but exceedingly rich and
heavy. II is diluted half with water
before being used.
II the new product Is accepted by
the market. the manufacture will be
important, for in the Willamette val
ley are thousands OF acres set out,
which are coming into bearing faster
than the market can be adjusted to
meet the increased supply.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
JUST WON'T BE A MOTORMAN.
So cassin. Engineer OF Empire state
Express, Quits His Job at Seventy.

New York.-Dennis J. Cassin. who,
although seventy years old. still runs
the Empire State express on the New
York Central railroad from Croton to
Albany and back two out OF every
three days. said that he would put In
his application for retirement at once.
Cnssln got his first job with the Cen
tral In 1861. when the old wood burn.
ers were the highest type OF engine.
He has had the Empire State express
for several years. and during that time
has not had an accident. He has seen
the coal driven locomotive developed.
and II IL because OF the encroachment
OF the electric engine that he Is getting
ont
lie said that he wouldn't give up his
throttle to be n "motorman" for $1,000
n week. Several years ago In n con.
test conducted by n rnilroad magazine
he won u diamond ring as the most
popular engine driver In the country.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
PLAN TO DRAIN TULE LAKE
ReelaIming Of Some 100000 Acres Of
Land 10 Goal Of Project.

Klamath Falls.-The reclaiming OF
a lake covering approximately 100000
acres OF land by draining off the water
through underground passages, IN n
project which Engineer J. X. Camp.
OF the reclamation service, Is now
working on and which he hopes TO
complete.
The lake is Tule lake, located oil
the boundary line between Oregon
and California a few miles south OF
this city close TO the famous lava beds
and ice caves OF that section. This
section OF the country came into
prominence during the historical Mo
doc war and Captain Jacks last stand.
The bed OF this lake has been found
to be composed OF two lava crusts.
one underneath the other, Under
these crusts Il is believed by Camp
will be found underground channels
leading to the nearby lava beds which
are permeated with deep rayines,
creyices and fissures. The present
plan Is TO dig into these channels and
thus connect up the lake 80 that II
will drain into the lava beds
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
WHEN IT WAS HOT IN GEORGIA
Geological Survey Reports on States
Climate In Ancient Days.

Geological Survey Reports on States
Climate In Ancient Days.
Washington. - That the climate OF
South Carolina and Georgia was once
almost tropical is one Of the interest
ing conclusions announced by experts
OF the geological survey after an ex.
haustive study OF the fora of those
states. This vegetation grew during
upper cretaceous and eocene time. or.
as biologists say. at least. several mil
lion years ago.
A study OF this fora, which has been
preserved in fossil form In the rocks,
Indicates also that shallow seas extend
ed inland over 100 miles from the
present seaboard that there was con-
siderable elevation Of the Piedmont
area to the west, that the river gradi-
ents were high and the streams nu-
merous and more or less torrential In
character and that there were swamps
along the lower courses of the streams.
The report states that the fossil
plants indicate there was mild
though not strictly tropical climate
without seasonal changes. There was
no evidence that frost occurred and
that the rainfall was abundant Indi.
cations are. II Is said. that In middle
eocene time the climate OF Georgia
was much warmer than during the up.
per cretaceous epoch.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
Ballet Title Declared Not Fair.

Salem.-In a petition to the circuit
court OF Marion county filed Saturday,
Miss Fern Hobbs, secretary TO Cover
nor West. vigorously attacks the bah
lot title chosen by Attorney'General
Crawford for ,he initiative measure
for itol.tLi..s me desert land board,
and asks that the title be amended
SO as to more clearly express what is
contained in the measure.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
Sixty Schools Standard.

Albany.--Slxty schools of Linn
county are now standardized. They
have properly heated, lighted and ven.
tilated school buildings; they have at.
tractive schoolrooms; they display the
flag above the schoolhouse; they have
good drinking water and well.kept
schoolgrounds. regular spelling con.
tests, and perform satisfactory school
work generally; they keep library
books and have all requirements as
to attendance and reports.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
Child Discovers Loot.

Albany.--A 6-year'old daughter OF
James Darcy saw an end of bright
red ribbon protruding from sack in
an old barn and pulled IL out. Her
act led to the discovery of about SIS
worth OF goods taken from the Rob
inson general merchandise store at
Turner the night OF July /.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
May Not Contest oemurrase Claims.

Salcm.-That the Southern Pacific
railroad does not propose TO contest
the reciprocal demurrage act passed
by the last legislature is indicated In
letter just received by the state
railroad commission In which the com.
pany states that II has paid Travis a
Gleason. OF Portland. for Its failure
to furnish. within the stated period.
wood cars for use at Middleton.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-23
LINK Was on His Trail.

Minneapolis, Minn.-John Woods OF
Chicago recently left his home city for
Minneapolis. and here is what has hap
pened TO him;
In Milwaukee he fell on a boz car
and fractured his right arm.
In Lacrosse he had pneumonia.
In Golish, Wis. he was "doped" and
robbed OF STAG
In Minneapolis he was sentenced TO
five days In the workhouse for va
grancy,
Maybe this will be the end OF IT,"
said Woods. II rhlnk some old jinx
has been on my TRAIL"