Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-07-13
Prohibition Pays
In Banked Cash

Ihe regular program was held in
the morning before a good audience.
Mrs. A. H. Russell superintended the
decoration of the Chautauqua plat
FORM, which was effective.
I Mrs. Lillian Kitchener, speaker of
the day, was introduced to Ashland
IN an unusual manner. The Young
Peoples City Union sent number of
beautifully trimmed automobiles
rllled with representatives to the
train to meet her. With them went
various w. c. T. U. leaders, and they.
together with Mayor Johnson, gave
the word of welcome. Sunflowers
were in evidence, as she hailed from
Kansas. They proceeded up the Boul-
evard, then escorted her to her room,
where cherries and berries, daisies
and roses proclaimed the beauties of
Ashland. No wonder she said that
ours was the prettiest small city she
had ever seen.
Various w. c. T. U. presidents
from other localities as well as of
our own town were on the Chautau-
qua platform in the afternoon when
the exercises opened by prayer by
Mrs. Horrel, county president. Then
band of Ashland's smallest darlings
clad in white and CARRYING banners
and pennants marched to the front
and sang two rousing temperance
songs that captivated those present.
Immediately afterward Mrs. Mitch
ener was introduced. She told her
audience just why Kansas was the
pivot on which the whole universe
swings. Swings true, because her
population is the richest per capita
in the whole wide world. Because.
also, her children are counted the
best educated and rank highest in
morality. To prove her contention
she contrasted Kansas with other
states, particularly Missouri. The
latter has richer soil and greater
rainfall as we'll as greater mineral
resources, and yet with these natural
advantages is just ten times poorer
per capita. The cause of this is
proved to be because Missouri likes
her 1000 saloons better than she
does the water wagons of her sister
state. Missouri is so busy filling the
almshouses and jails with liquor
soaked products that she is $S0,OOO,-
600 poorer than Kansas. The boys
of the latter state like money in their
pocketbooks, and so the second gem
Grafton since prohibition was in force
have sent their young representatives
to the legislature to declare that
their fathers were not enough prohi-
bitionists. They have revised the
liquor laws and made them even
more stringent mo booze" says
Mr.. Young Kansas Voter. That is
why the boys and girls of that state
have proved to be of greater vitality
as we'll as of mentality. Mrs. Mitch
ener plead for the interests of the
children of Oregon that they might
have the same opportunity to make
of themselves clean men and women.
Her message was enthusiastically re-
ceived. A rousing reception was CIV
en- her at the close in the park and
then she was captured by the man
ager of the round table, where she
gave many witty stories of her ex-
periences in the franchise campaign
in Kansas last year.
Friday Grants Pass had charge of
an excellent program in the morning. |
Later Mrs. MacCullough introduced
Dr. Smith, democratic candidate for
governor, who gave his views on law
enforcement. He declared that
sworn officers should do their duty |
to the letter. At the close the Ash
land w. c. T. U. presented him with |
a lovely bouquet in appreciation of |
his speech. They have not yet de-
clared they will vote for him, but
they are doing some thinking, as it |
is up to others to preesnt before them
a candidate as good looking as well
as sensible.
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