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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
AT THE CHURCHES
Church Social Life.

AS the autumn season comes on.
the churches are formulating plans
for social life. The machinery for
this becomes more elaborate each
year. There are Boy Scouts, girls
clubs, young peoples nights, and gen.
eral socials and suppers of all kinds.
The people who canvass for food, set
tables and wash dishes are honored
for their unselfish devotion. They
do hard work. But probably if all
this life was to stop they would find
it very tedious hanging around.
This social life at the churches
brings together lot of people who
otherwise would be very lonely. In
most towns today population shifts
rapidly. People do not live and die
in their tracks as they used to. A
large share of them are always
strangers in some new community.
They long for companionship.
The old-time church social was
not very attractive to these lonesome
folks. People sat around in rows
and tried to smile. Awkwardly and
laboring under an overpowering
sense of duty, they went over to new
people and talked about the weather.
Strangers in new place make
real friends only by entering togeth-
er into some form of work or diver
sion. One would get better acquaint-
ed in half dozen rehearsals of an
amateur play than by attending sit
around social five years. Games are
equally effective.
The deacons and the ministers are
becoming convinced that you can't
attract people merely by offering
jackstraws, tiddle-de-winks and au-
thors. Some churches go farther
than others. But as general thing,
any game that is legitimate for a
Christian to play in his home is le-
gitimate for the church parlor.
When strangers come to a new
place, they must expect to go a little
more than half way. Some of them
will attend church two or three
times and then quit because no one
called on them or scarcely any one
spoke to them. If they will signify
their desire to perform some service,
instead of seeking merely to receive
attention, they will make friends fast
enough.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Baptist Church Notes.

Mr.. V. o. N. Smith, serving as Choir
lister and with his trombone, has
brought new life to the music of our
church.
On Thursday evening this week at
the prayer meeting hour we are to
have echoes from the Sunday school
convention. At the business meeting
following we shall elect two leaders
for the coming contest.
Superintendent Carson has one of
the best Sunday schools in town. 1t
begins every Sunday morning ION
time" at 9:45. The new teachers
training class met for the first time
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Colts Hardest Shots.

81 have heard many debates as to
the hardest and the easiest clubs to
play" says Jerome ID. Travers, the fa-
nous golfer, in the American Maga-
zine. Il should say the hardest shot
in the game, the one that has fewer
masters, is the full iron shot to the
green. Running a close second is the
mashle pitch. There are fewer golfers
by far who can play these two shots
well than those who are good drivers
or good putters. The easiest shot in
golf is the drive, and the simplest is
the putt. But as putting is almost
purely mental proposition it probably
varies more with all players than any
other shot.
"You see very few good sound iron
players, especially among the amateurs
in America. In England their iron
play is much better"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
THE FIRST TROUSERS.
They Led TO Edicts Against Their Use
In Some German States.

They Led TO Edicts Against Their Use
In Some German States.
The latest instance of European
country enacting laws concerning dress
occurred at the time of the French
revolution, when some rulers of Ger.
man states forbade their subjects to
wear trousers. these being held to indi.
cate revolutionary opinions. The elec-
tor Of Hesse-C -Cassel. besides prohibiting
the obnoxious garments, had the con-
victs employed on road sweeping dress
ed in trousers so as to inspire disgust
for sans-culotte fashions.
The term ''sans-culotte" means with
out breeches," and during the French
revolution the "sans-culottes," who de-
nounced every one who wore breeches,
finally went beyond their opponents
and wore twice as much cloth around
their legs-in word, adopted the mod
ern trousers and made them the badge
Of party.
Napoleon wore trousers on state Oc-
casions after he had been crowned
emperor. His army was the first that
adopted trousers, and they kept prog
ress, step by step, with the march of
the French legions. The Duke of
Wellington would insist on wearing
pantaloons-or trousers. as they are
now called-when he attended certain
social functions. although he was al.
most alone in so doing. This was
about the year 1914, but by 1880 trous-
ers were worn by almost everybody
Westminster Gazette.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
NOT ALL CAPTAINS.
Some Members Of the Small Company
Were Really Privates.

An American woman-nOw safe In
the Sates-writes that while she was
in Mexico five soldiers one day rode
into her remote mountain camp. They
were very decent fellows, and made no
threats. Still, in the absence Of her
husband, it seemed only wise to give
them plenty of food and drink. also to
yield gracefully to the request of one
of the number, who said he was the
captain, for the loan" of blanket.
Pretty soon second warrior init
mated that he, too, could use blanket
to advantage in his campaigning, add
ing that he, too, was Il captain. When
q third made the same request, also
announcing his rank as that Of cap.
tain. their hostess paused in her dis
tribution of blankets.
Tell me- she inquired politely, "is
this entire detachment composed of
captainsY"
"0h, no, sonora" replied the one who
had first spoken. II am the Captain
Primero this is the Captain Segundo
and that is the Captain TercerO Those"
indicating the two remaining-"are
the private soldiers
And at this the admirinG sonora, ac.
cording to her own account, at once
gave a blanket to each of the two
high privates in the rear rank
moved by sympathy with them for be-
ing captained firstly, secondly and even
thirdly, and also by admiration of them
as being such rare birds!"-Youth's
Companion.
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Where Shelley Was Drowned.

Spezla. the principal naval station of
Italy, and about fifty miles southeast
Of Genoa. described as "tbe Portsmouth
of Italy," has interesting literary as
sociations. 1t calls up memories of
Byron, Shelley. Leigh Hunt, Charles
Lever and Mary Somerville. Lever
was in residence ut Spezia intermittent
ly for some years, and there wrote
three of his books. But more tragic
interest is attached to the magnificent
bay. for it will be recollected that 1t
was while sailing in new boat across
the gulf to his home at Lerici that
Shelley was drowned.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Interurban Autocar Company.

Between Ashland, Talent, Phoenix
and Medford car leaves Ashland
northbound daily except Sunday at
800 a. m, 1850 p. m, 2:90 p.
m, 4:30 p. m. and 700 p. m.
Also at 1890 p. m. Saturday
night. Sundays leave Ashland at
1000 a. M, II noon, 400 p. M,
500 p. m. and 1920 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at 500 a. m, 1:15
p. m, $3.50 p. M, Sis p. m. and
1915 p. m. Also at 7:15 p. m.
on Saturday night On Sundays
leave Medford at 500 a. m, 1900
a. m, 100 p. m, $500 p. m. and
$3.50 p. m.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
ALASKA'S FERTILE LANDS.
Facts About Our Vast and Little Un-
derstood Territory.

Alaska is the most misunderstood
and misrepresented section of the Unit
ed States. People generally, and sin
cerely. believe that the name Alaska is
synonymous with snow ard ice and
couple it accordingly with ice cream
freezers and cold drinks. Yet the prin-
cipal cities Of Alaska along its south
ern coast line-Juneau, Ketchikan. Cor
dova, Valdez and Seward-do not av-
erage as cold In midwinter as New
York and are seldom us cold as Balti-
more and Washington during cold
waves.
Alaska is one-fifth the size Of the
whole United States, and its prodigiOus
area of about 100000 square miles,
nearly three times the size of the Ger
man empire. spreads from the temper
ate zone to the arctic circle. Not one
quarter of 1t is in the latter. Below
the circle lies magnificent belt of
fertile soil.
1t Is estimated by government au-
thorities that the agricultural area Of
Alaska's fertile valleys and plains. on
many of which cattle can be wintered
without feeding. aggregate 10000
square miles. with climate like that
of northern Europe-Norway, Finland
and Sweden. This land is richer and
more productive than that Of any 9th
er country in the world, well watered.
fairly well timbered. and 800 acres are
open free TO the settler if he wishes to
take up homestead.-John A. SLEIGH
er in Leslie's.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Mans Will is All His Own.

True education lies In learning to
wish things to be as they actually are
1t lies in learning to distinguish what
is our own from what does not belong
10 us. But there is only one thing
which is fully our Own-that is our
will or purpose. God, acting as good
king and true father, has given us a
will which cannot be restrained, COM
PEELED or thwarted. He has put it
wholly in our power - Nothing can
ever force us to act against our will
II we are conquered 1t is because we
have willed to be conquered. .-Epicte-
tus.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
MANHATTAN ISLAND.
II Was Once Spot Apart From the
Island Of Manhattan.


The Magazine Of American History
has called attention to u distinction in
New York nomenclature that. despite
the authority it quotes. every Man
hattanese" does not know. The maga-
zine cites the following footnote to
THE Spy" by james Fenimore Cooper
and then comments Oh It:
Every Manhattanese knows the diff
ference between Manhattan Island and
the Island of Manhattan. The first Is
applied to small district in the vicin-
ity of Corlears Hook. while the last
embraces the whole island, or the city
and county of New York as it is term
ed in the laws.
in other words. the latter is the
present borough of Manhattan. Man
haitian Island was knoll along the old
water front Of the East river about an
acre in extent surrounded by creeks
and salt marsh and made an island by
the tide. Near it was Henry Eckford's
shipyard, an ancient landmark. 1t
may be identified on General Egbert |.
Viele's map of the water courses.
I'm the reticulation of the present
streets it lay between Rivington and
Houston. Sheriff and Cannon streets.
Columbia and Stanton streets intersect
on what was about the center of the
island. Just north Of 1t was one of the
tidal mouths of a stream that arose
near First avenue on Sixth street.
flowed through Tompkins square and
reached the river between Manhattan
Island and Burnt Mill or Branda Mu-
nah Point, about Third and Lewis
streets"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Congregational Church.

The usual services will be held on
Sabbath, October 81. Sunday school
at 9:45. Morning worship at Il;
theme, "The Secret of the Lord" Y.
P. S. c. e. at 6:3O. Evening service
at 1880; subject, "Joseph's Last
Words" A hearty welcome to all.
Rev. r. w. Farquhar, minister.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
last Sunday morning

The themes for next Sunday are:
In the morning, "The Sons of Cod"
in the evening, MANS Goodly Herit-
age"
Meet the ladies in the basement of
the church Saturday, October 80, at
IL o'clock sharp.
Watch for the notice for the even
ing service OF November IA.
ARTHUR R. BLACKSTONE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Been Throunh Them.

Mr.. Bacon-Do you know, dear, !
have only two suits Of clothes to my
name?
Mrs. Bacon-Yes, John; l have no
ticed that you have very little change
in your clothing.-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Bullets and Snow.

To test the penetration of rife shots
snow walls six feet six inches thick
were erected In Aurillac. France. RI
fes were fred at distance of fifty
five yards. In each case the ball was
stopped at penetration of five and
half feet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Musical N ote.

"What opera did you hear last
night?"
Cecil had the program, and be said
1t was Libretto."
How amusingp'
"Yes. wasn't 1t? Because 1t really
wasn't Libretto at all."-Harvard Lam
poOn.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
His Reward,

willie" called his mother from the
head Of the stairs. did you wipe your
feet before you came in?''
"Yessum," replied the young hopeful.
did you close the door carefully be.
hind you"
"Yessum."
did you hang up your hat?"
"Yessum."
VERY well. Then you may practice
your music lesson "-Pittsburgh Press.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
A Much Needed lunrovsmsn,

do you believe that we should have
a more elastic eurrencyr asked the
man who always talks national finance.
mot much!" snorted the man with
the shiny clothes. ats elastic enough
now. What they ought to do is make
It more MISUNDERSTANDING,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Easy to Guess.

A woman writer says girls ought to
know what their beaux make.
Don't they? Unless times have
changed the girls get three-fourths of
1t during the courtshlp and make a
clean sweep after the wedding.-lous-
ton Post
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
NaZaFene Church.

Corner Fourth and C streets. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching
at II. Theme for the morning hour,
THE Burning Bush" Evangelistic
service at 1880 p. m. Topic, "The
Good Samaritan" c. B. Langdon,
pastor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28

"Pop. tell me some conundrums."
"Conundrums? Why, don't know
any conundrums, my son."
"Oh. yes, you do! ] heard mother
tell Aunt Mary the other day that you
keep her guessing most Of the time
Boston Journal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28

Not property In Ashland but that
can be sold by Tidings For Sale"
ads in less time and at less cost than
through the regular agent channela
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
Other PEOPLES Burdens.

II we could read the secret history
of our enemies we should find In each
mans life sorrow and suffering enough
TO disarm all hostiIlty.-Longfellow.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28
What Did He Mean?

"Have you noticed. my friend. how
many fools there are on earth?"
"Yes. and there's always one more
than you think "-SOurire
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28

Fretful thought has more to do with
discomfort than all the troubles that
can assail us.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-28

Instruction in public speaking, elo-
cution and dramatic art. Miss Ber-
tina Calkins. Phone 9-F-2.
35-fRo. Thurs.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
INJUSTICE CAME
FROM UNFOUNDED RUMORs

The injustice that was done the de-
fendant grew out OF great many
things that never did appear: out Of the
rumors that were whispered around.
| don't know who first started to circu-
late them. You never can trace them
back to their origin. but the fact that
the defendant was of another race
started out strongly against him, and
never did cease to be in the case. II
hasn't yet. It's the main thing in this
case that differentiates 1t from other
trials you have seen.
] have read in history Of the trials in
which the Jews were prosecuted for
monstrous imaginary things that they
never did, in the old dark middle ages in
Spain even England, Germany, Neither
lands, but l never came face to face
with one of them until this. have
never come face to face with a case of
really horrible, outrageous persecution
in court until l came into this case.
| have been in unfair trials before;
/ have been In trials before where peo-
pie would let their impulses somewhat
get away with them, but things would
settle down to fair basis. But have
never been in such case as this, where
there was such an unrelenting hatred
such playing of the cards under the
, table; such playing on every string OF
pICJuultS, SUCH bTlIBiiB III Ol every
thing.
Mr.. Dorsey says there's no power on
earth that can make him prosecute
that wretch, Conley. Why, of course,
we know why. He thought the feel
, ing was against Frank, Just or unjust.
He's elected by the people, and it's a
great grand stand play to the people.
Dorsey's cry that he is protecting a
poor man against A rich one has been
the cry of the demagogue since God
made the world. And it Is getting
worse in our day. A person is CON
sidered almost a criminal who owns
a little property, or who is respect
able, or who wears a clean collar. l
don't know what it's going to get to
hereafter, especially when they elect
every official by the people, including
our judges. II is hard to get any
question considered on its merits
these days.
What are the people going to
think about it?" seems to be all that
some of our politicians ask about a
proposition now. I don't know where
it is going to end. That spirit is
doing some dreadful things in this
! country. It's acquitting some very
guilty men, and conVicting some in
nocent ones; it doesn't always result ir
/ a conviction; very frequently 1t re
! suits in the acquittal of a very guilty
man. 1t brings me to say again that
I the law and order side here is the de-
! fendant's side. Tile side that stands
for decenCy and truth 10 the defend
| ants SidG
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Loaded" Witnesses Put Up to Testify
To Alleged Bad Character of
Frank.

Now, let's see what Mr.. Dorsey says
corroborates Conley. and let's see
how far fetched that is also: rs Con-
ley sustained? Abundantly. Our proof
OF general bad character the existence
of such character as can reasonably
be supposed to commit a crime like we
charge, our proof of general bad char
acter sustains Jim Conley." Now, listen
to that. These people were put up,
loaded, and could say Franks charac-
ter was bad on the widest gossip ever
heard Dorsey says that such stuff
sustains Jim Conley. A boy on the
street who had heard group of men
say, why. believe Frank Is de-
generate; I believe Frank killed the
girl" could come in and swear to the
same bad character that these girls
swore to, and that would sustain Jim
Conley says Mr.. Dorsey.
Next Mr.. Dorsey says: Your failure
to cross examine and develop the source
OF all this information Of these girls
sustains Jim .Conley. Your failure to
cross-eXamine our character witnesses
with reference to this mans conduct
toward women sustains Jim Conley."
Legally, all those girls swore to was
what they had heard-general reputa-
ton from what they had heard-and
that 1t was bad. Does that sustain
Conley in this monstrous tale about the
body and dlsposing Of it, and this al
legged murder. and all? Why, II you
can sustain an accomplice that way, all
you've got to do Is to get out little
gossip about a man and get few pso-
ple to hear that gossip and let them get
confused In their minds about the time
when they heard it, whether before or
after the commission Of the crime, and
put them on the stand and let them say
the fellows character is bad.
Why, anything sustains, according TO
that. The fact that you are walking
on two legs. that you had two aims,
and could have committed the crime,
sustains Jim Conley.
Conley? Mr.. Dorsey says: His
Frank's) relations with Miss Rsbecca
Carson" This is the most unjust
thing in the whole case, to bring that
in about that poor woman on tho fourth
floor with an old mother and. two or
three hard working girls there with
her. "his relations with Miss, Rebecca
Carson-the lady on the fourth floor
going into the dressing room even in
! broad daylight and during work
hours
Miss Carson had said it was abso-
luteIy a fabrication. Those girls who
had been discharged, doubtless dis
! charged by this Miss Carson glad to
! say anything against her (she was a
! forelady), because she had spoken to
Frank, testlfying that in broad day
light. during working hours, he went
! into a room with her and shut the door.
Why. even If true, that's no evidence
of anything. Take 1T in the dirt.est,
basest way you want TO, you can't con-
strue that as meaning anything i'm
proper. Surely you've got to put an
! innocent construction on a plain act,
II 1t admits of it Does anybody be-
| lieve that with that room full of girls,
in broad daylight, a room that people
were liable to come in at any time, a
j man would shut the door land the
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
STRANGLING MYSTERY
GRIPPED GEORGIA.

No other topic In the last half cen
tury gripped and held the public inte-
rest in Georgia as this strangling mys-
terry. There had been other crimes,
some even more hethous than this one.
but the memory of them soon passed
away. From the moment the Atlanta
newspapers spread abroad In flaming
extras the details of the tragedy, it was
a subject that excluded everything else.
that continually was on the mind and
in the conversation Of every one.
1t was a type of crime which. though
having its gruesome and abhorrent
features. appealed in one way or an
other TO the interest of every person
Men stopped in their work to discuss
the murder. They congregated in
groups on the street. It was the in
variable subject at the clubs and where
ever people gathered. 1t even found
its way into the pulpit. The women in
! their homes shuddered at the horror
of the story. The children were as
familiar with the details as their elders.
and to them it had a certain fascina-
tion, for It was one of themselves-a
girl not yet 14-who was the victim.
The Atlanta newspapers counted the
increase in their circulation by the
| thousand Within a few weeks one
| paper at least was selling double the
| number of papers 1T had disposed of
before Mary Phagan's body was found
| huddled in the dark and cinder-strewn
! basement of the National Pencil Fac
! tory. AS business men and clerks took
! their hasty midday meals at restaurant
and lunch counter, each one and there
! rarely was an exception eagerly was
| scanning the developments recorded in
| the latest extra. Many were so. en-
| crossed in the mystery that they
| bought each successive extra as 1t APP
| peared from the first in the early morn
! ing until the last at aud sometimes
| 8 o'clock.
! "Get us the murderer of the little
! girl :" was the public cry that rose into
an insistent and peremptory demand
| before the crime was a day old. TIE
| police arrested Arthur MulinaN. Mul-
! linaN, so one man told the detectives.
was walking with Mary Phagan at mid
| night April 20. This man identified
| Mulinax, He declared he knew Mary
/ and that he had spoken to her as he
| passed them The man was strangely
! mistaken or an irresponsible liar. Mary
| probably had been dead for hours at
midnight. MullnaX was turned loose,
whereat public disgust increased at the
delay in getting the right man.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21

to write the notes Now. can you beat
it'. AS my lamented friend Charley
Hill used to say: Did ever a man
pair of crutches?"
Did we get a fair trial? Weren't
things injected into it that ought
not to have been? You can inject
A thing by the statement OF counsel.
In many cases new trial has been
granted because of the statement Of
counsel
Now. II does look like out of the
forty or nifty girls we put up, work
ing there, that If Ihis was so wide
spread, some OF them would have
heard something about it. But 1t re-
mains for only "A few Or them who
have left the employ mont of the
factory, brought into court by this
persecution, to say a thing about his
character one way or the other; and
they could say Il on only the widest
rumors. They could say il without
ever having spoken a word to Frank
man In De kalb county could come
in and swear to Franks bad repu-
tation, under the loose rule OF law
simply because he could say: "Tvc
heard the particular people | have
heard talk say bad things about
him"
| wish briefly. 20 take IT,, the ;1ings
that Mr.. Dorsey said sustained Con-
ley in his evidence. and lct'a sec low
far-fetched they are. | assert inIt
1t is as uncorroborated as any evil
dence ever was in this world.