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The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
PRECEDENT.
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

Precedent is solidified experience.
In the realm of ideas 1t is canned
goods.
It Il very useful when fresh ideas are
not TO be had.
There are advantages in doing things
Just because they always have been done.
You know what will happen. When you
DO new things you do not know what will
happen.
Success implies not only sound reason
ing, but also the variable factor of how q
thing will work, which is found out only
by trying it.
Hence, the surest road to success ID
to use . mixture Of precedent and initia-
tive. Just how much of each you will
require is matter for your judgment,
and for judgment there is no substitute
To 60 entirely by precedent you be-
come mossback. You are safe, as q set
ting hen or . hiving bee is safe. Each
succeeding generation acts the same way.
There is level of efficiency, but no
progress.
Boards, trustees, and institutions lay
great stress upon precedent, as they fear
responsibility. To do as our predeces-
sors did shifts the burden of blame bit
from the shoulders.
The precedent is the haven of refuge
for them that fear to decide.
Courts of law follow precedent, on the
general theory that experience is more
just than individual decision.
Precedent, however, tends to carry
forward the ignorance and injustice Of
the past.
I'll l.
ting new views of truth, seeing new
values in social justice. Precedent clogs
this advance. It fixes and perpetuates
the wrongs of man as much as the
rights of man.
Hence, while the many must trust to
precedent, few must always endeavor
to break it, to make way for juster con-
illusions.
Precedent is the root, independent
thinking is the branch Of the human
tree Our decisions must conform to the
sum of human experience, yet there
must be also the fresh green leaf OF
present intelligence.
We cannot cut the root Of the tree and
expect it to live, neither can we lop of
all the LEAKAGE of the tree and expect 1t
to live.
The great jurist. such as Marshall, il
one who not only knows what the law
is, but what the law ought to be- That
is, to his knowledge of precedent he
adds his vision Of right under present
conditions.
Precedent is often the inertix Of
monstrous iniquity. War, for instance,
| is due to the evil custom of nations who
20 on in the habit of war-preparedness
The problem of the twentieth century is
to batter down this precedent by the
blows of reason, to overturn it by an
upheaval of humanity.
Evil precedent also turks in social con-
ditions. in business and in all relations OF
human rights. The past constantly
operates to enslave the present.
We must correct the errors OF our
fathers. il we would enable our children
to correct ours.
Our reverence for the past must be
continually qualified by our reverence
for the future.
We are on our way to the Golden Age.
The momentum of what has been must
be supplemented by the steam OF org
inal conviction, and guided by the INTEL
ligence and courage Of the present.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
Close Buying.

Close Buying.
Commend me to the average
woman shopper for real shrewd
ness" says the manager Of Q well
known esta blishment I'VE received
a visit from one the other day thai
taught US something.
She was considering the pur
chase of yard OF silk at 80 cents
The woman's purchase left . rem
nant of yard ard half. which
the salesgiri suggested that she
should take.
whatTl 1t COST asked thu
shopper.
Fifty cents
"I1l take IT, was the prompt re
Spouse. and you may keep the yard
you've torn on. YOUTHS Com
panion.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
The Years Liquor Bill

N I1ka hak the corn crop, add to it the
ktpn crop and the wheat crop in the
33oited States md the total value is what
Gpsnt for liquor In the United States
6ns year.
4 ne ysariH saloon bill is $2,25O, 900 900.
This much II drunk up, and Of it no
1nnefble value remains.
The same amount spent in public
uildinss would make the country per-
0nently beautiful; the same as to parks
I 49, o. the Improvement of slums.
~ Dut when this much Is spent in liquor,
hile tie temporary effect is supposed
~ the production Of q physical ex-
llk1tion which passes for happiness the
IN total ID = larger measure of unhap-
Hess expressed in terms Of physical re-
tton, bad health, damage to usefulness,
e1ags Of domestic relations and all
~ wsll-known wretchedness caused to
Asr people.
There y no economic defense for
aoe.
81 &c it n to be defended at all it must
~ On the basis Of the value of the tenn
axy exhiliration produced by alcohol
this defense would hold equally we'll
IS the uss Of cocaine, morphine, heroin
nv other drug.
NJ the amount spent for liquor in a
~ = the United States were used for
oting the rising generation, the re-
WOULD b three times as much educa-
- - = now given
Z hast ~ spend only one-third as
~ e6nsation In . year, namely
= "a eoQ - We do for liquor.
- c6es1ea eoms Of our children
ozina&slyx 100000 Of them
t1yh ~ eontnxy schools; and an
W IA ~ thsvush the secondary,
6eele, v11tlIs md private; while
~ eut Into the colleges and
- 4 shs liquor money
go. -
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
Woman's Activity in Public
il All Right Now and Then

re q curious how significant" certain
Y 16tiyites of women become when these
4 oetivities agree with the policy OF certain
Il 1Uups Of people; whereas other forms OF
\ aetivity, such - suffrage, delegations for
I: S6acs, etc, are regarded as trivial and
aiIly because they are so at variance with
~ settled ideas Of the same groups.
Al editorial in Detroit paper consid-
- hat women are "waging up" because
900 II them have organized woman's
sGetion of the Navy League Of the United
4 t1tas, while this same paper regards
31ks endorsement Of suffrage by the Fed
\ iSi11tod Clubs Of the United States, num-
Z 1ng 2,OO0, 900 women. as matter of
III sllEht moment
nv STRIVING Of the women of Amer
u III 1880 Il not thought to be an
t tuward national security, as the
oogue = aid to Be ''the first organ
L mt women have made"
|| ~ ~ m hid that these women VINO
& d ~ peAee and against military
80 - H. - : policy for our nation
= slnndsr md : travesty on the
n q Amsrican womanhood and
1ult - the intelligence of all
qnota&ion. We regret to say. is by
" non Who win have to set Jane
Y o It the had Of the class Of
w. = - deaUibss.
= nois - calls III disarmament
Wcrthy efyan which devotes its
I'LL . thie mattsr, scars into the
Is oratosy and calls it worthy of
1 n10fheEs and future mothers of q
\ 1ot prooxsssivs nation"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12

hnt 10 the appe-
tite In mid-sum.
mer.
Eat largely OF
green stun, let
tuce, cucumbers,
may varieties OF
berries and many
other tempting
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
1R.IAL P.AoE

could be used to advantage In teaching
useful occupations to children in the ele-
mentary schools and sending larger
percentage of the growing generation to
the higher schools
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
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The Keep Well Column

Gardens should be fertilized with
care. No night soil should be used
on truck gardens from which the
produce may be served uncooked.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
THE CHAMPION

After thinking the matter carefully we
have reached the conclusion that the lightweight
champion Of the United States 10 our family
Srocer.-New Orleans States.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
Practical

she-Oh. Mr.. Mushly, pray tell
ma. do you think Bacon wrote
''shakespeare?~
Hc-What's the oddsY Amt the
copyright expired?
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12
SUMNER DIET

A certain per cent Of raw foods
a ones diet Ia an excellent stimu-
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12

Some men would rather be abuset
than accumulate . lot Of rsceiptst
bills.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-12

rHr LADDER OF ~. AUGUSTINE.
saint Augustine! well hast thou said
ladder, IL we will but tread
1enexth our feet each deed Of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Wolf's Dog Loves
To Attend Fires

The fire department was called out
about 1880 Thursday evening. The
fire proved to be a grass blaze back
of Fourth street business house and
was extinguished before the truck ar
rived. The cause of the alarm would
not have been located had not Yard
master Gillette been on hand to flag
the fire truck as it tore down Fourth
street. The volunteer members Of
the department searched all over the
depot section but could not find the
fire truck until all of the excitement
was over. Coming back up town the
Tidings reporter met C. B. Wolf, who
disconsolately turned home when told
of the nature of the blaze. He had
his Airdale pup with him and stated
that the dog loved to go to fires, did
not get the chance often and would
be greatly disappointed in the failure
of this conflagration to materialize.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Former MedfOrdite
Was PinChed Here

Medford Tribune: j. B. Woods, a
former real estate dealer of this city,
was arrested at Ashland upon a war;
rant sworn to by r. A. Rawley, for
obtaining money under fales pre-
lenses. Woods came to town secret
ly a few days ago, after an extended
absence, and was seen by Rawley at
the depot as he was boarding a south
bound train. He Immediately caused
warrant to be issued, and a tele-
phone message to Ashland resulted in
his being taken from the train and
placed in the custody Of the local au-
thorities.
1t is alleged that Rawley gave
Woods $500 with which to pay debts
upon mining property in California
Instead of fulfilling this obligation,
Woods is alleged to have gone east.
The transaction named in the com
plant occurred year ago.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Oregon Teams
Win and Lose

The Pullman College football team,
with what is said to be the cleverest
aggregation of years in the north
west, smothered the Oregon Agricul-
tural College team by the score OF
29 to 0 Saturday. The Pullman gang
put over three touchdowns, two goals
and three drop kicks from the field.
Pullman played straight football in
the main, while o. A. G. fell back
on forward and triple passing with
no avail. Pullman now has two big
victories to their credit and bid fair
to capture the northwest champions
ship. The University of Oregon's
crushing defeat a week ago when
Pullman ran up a score of 2S to 3
does not look so bad in view of the
o. A. c. defeat, and the game be-
tween the two state institutions is
looked forward to as the biggest con-
test of the year in the state.
While o. A. c. was receiving their
drubbing the state university handed
out a 19 to 7 dose to Idaho at Eu-
gene. The uniyersity's playing was
a great improvement over that of last
week. Forward passes proved to be
the biggest factor in the Oregon vic
tory.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Captured After
Speedy Auto Chase

After a speedy chase Friday even
ing about $50, w. E. Brown, who
is wanted at Roseburg for imperson-
ating a federal officer and made his
getaway from Roseburg Thursday
evening, was apprehended by Acting
Chief of Police Winner about two
miles south of the business section of
Ashland. Brown was making good
time toward the California line in a
car which he had purchased at Salem
and was spotted by Officer Winner as
he passed through the streets of Ash
land. Winner secured car and gave
chase. Brown in conversation with
Winner talked a great deal about his
trouble but made no effort to escape
after being caught. He was turned
over to Deputy Sheriff Hopkins, who
arrived from Douglas county Satur-
day and left Immediately for Rose
burg in Browns car with Brown as
chauffeur. The prisoner will face
charge of impersonating a federal Of
ficer at Roseburg. He claimed to be
a detective assigned to white slave
cases and caused the arrest of a cou-
pie in Roseburg.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Big Circuit
Feature Billed

Ethel Barrymore's understudy at
the Vining Wednesday, and Thurs
day, October 20 and 81. The Jean
Russell company will appear at the
Vining Theatre Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, en- route from
San Francisco to Seattle, where they
play the Pantages circuit. Miss Rus
sell was Ethel Barrymore's under
study in cousin Kate" and was later
featured in that play by John Cort,
playing Portland, San Francisco and
other cities. She will appear We'd
nesday night in her own vehicle, en-
titled "a Star BY Mistake" mirth-
full singing comedy sketch. This
sketch will be preceded by single
and a double singing act. On Thurs
day evening Miss Russell and COM
pany will present a tabloid, fifty-min-
ute version of cousin Kate" These
programs will be presented in connec-
ton with pictures. The admission
will be Is and % cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Friday Program
Was Best Yet

The entertainment given under the
auspices of the Auxiliary Club at the
Lyric Theatre last Friday evening
was a grand success from an artistic
standpoint and merited a much larger
attendance. Prof. MacNurray was
accorded reception seldom given by
an Ashland audience. Mr.. Lawrence
who is a musician as well as theatre
man, stated that he never heard an
Ashland audience applaud so spon'
taneously and continuously as they
did for MIR. MacMurray's songs and
encores. Miss CalIins delivered a
reading in her inimitable style,
which brought down the house,
Ashland has no need of lyceum
courses when talent like this exists
in the community" was the tribute
paid by one whose opinion is that of
one who knows. The ladies will fos-
ter another entertainment in the near
future and hope to have both of these
entertainers on the program. The
sepcial features are added at no addi-
tional cost to the regular pictures and
Lyric orchestra music at on Auxiliary
night.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Two FOrdS Collide
At Winner Corner

One of the Ford cars used on the
Lewis jitney line from Ashland to
Central Point collided with a Ford
car driven by Mr.. Carey Saturday
evening about 9:15 at the intersec-
tion of Winner and North Main, with
results of broken fender to Carey's
car and a badly bent radius rod to
the jitney. From investigation made
by the police who were on the ground
few minutes after the collision,
both parties we're conforming to the
traffic regulations. Mr. Carey, driv-
ing along behind a car driven by
Chester Walter and not seeing the
Lewis car approaching, made the
turn from behind the Walters car to
go up Winner street just as the Lewis
car hit the intersection. Both par
ties stated the collision was accident
all, and from all indications shown it
was not from speeding or reckless
driving.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Says Oregon Women
Have Better Feet

Oregon women have better feet
but inferior teeth and are more
slightly built than the women of Hi
nois, says Miss Mabel Cummings,
physical director of women at the
University of Oregon. She draws
her conclusions from her physical
examination of 14O university wom-
en- and her twelve years at the ILL
nois State Normal University.
People here are more homogene-
GUS than they are in the middle west.
They are farther developed in our
nervous, dynamic American life than
in my state" said Miss Cummings.
"The girls have infinitely better
feet, which condition is due largely
to the more sensible type of shoes
worn by the women of the west.
In the matter of teeth they are
inferior, although they show no
signs of dental neglect. This condi-
tion is due to number OF causes,
the soft water, which furnishes nc
lime for the teeth, the predominance
of soft foods in their more lightly
developed physiques.
ut is hard to differentiate be-
tween the girls OF the two sections in
matter of posture and carriage. Al
any rate, the women here do not sur
pass those farther east in this re-
spect."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Chaplin Will Reel
Through Four Reels

Charlie Chaplin will appear in a
four-reel picture at the Vining Thea
tre tonight. The picture, "Ambi-
tion," mirthful combination of side
splitting situations with characteris-
tic Chaplin trimmings. This picture
ran to capacity house for a week at
the National Theatre in Portland.
The manager guarantees this to be
a real Chaplin comedy and will back
the guarantee not only by refunding
the admission at the box office but
will give a weeks admission to every
person in the audience should the
attraction prove otherwise. Six-reel
program, 5 and 10 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Says Money Ready
For Sugar Factory

f.. S. Bramwell, field manager of
the Utah-Oregon Sugar Company in
the Rogue River valley, arrived in
Medford Saturday morning and after
a conference with w. II. Gore and the
Medford committee, announced that
100000 was available for the devel-
opment of the beet sugar industry in
the Rogue River valley. Accompany
ing Mr.. Bramwell was a Japanese
contractor, whose force of men will
be used to handle the preliminary
work incidental to the cultivation Of
the beets. White labor will be en-
ployed largely, Oriental workmen be-
ing used only in those departments
requiring long hours and infinite
care at a small wage. MIR. Bramwell
said that the acceptance or rejection
of a 100000 beet sugar factory was
entirely up to the people of the Rogue
River valley. All they asked of them
was 5 1000 acres for cultivation, under
five-year contracts.
Alex Nibley, secretary of the COM
pany, is in Portland and will come to
the valley for a conference this week.
The Utah men state that the fac
tory proposition is not promotion
deal but is a legitimate business prop
osition. The war in Europe has de-
stroyed great source of sugar sup
ply and the American sugar interests
are branching out into new territory
The beet factory is q subject Of
much favorable discussion around
Ashland and the people in this end of
the valley seem to be ready to offer
their united support to an effort to
gain acreage for the proposition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Derby Woman Sees
Light in Dogs Mouth

Eugene Register: The strange
story of dog that manifested the
same phenomenon as Conan Doyle's
Hound of the Baskervilles," in the
Sherlock Holmes mystery stories, has
Just come to the University of Ore
gon from woman resident of Derby,
Jackson county, Oregon.
With t1e story came the head Of
the dog, which the university was
asked to examine for traces Of rabies.
The letter follows in part:
1--WE vent out to visit one Of our
neighbors in the evening, and on re-
turning saw a bright light near the
house that looked as large as a light
ed lantern in the distance. On in
yestigating we found our dog froth-
ing at the mouth, and the light was
coming from the dogs mouth. The
dog was swapping and digging its
mouth and face in the earth. We
went up to it and it started toward
US, so we beat a hasty retreat into
the house, and the dog turned and
went off, still showing the light at
its mouth and swapping.
From the safety of the house we
called the dog, and after quite a
time it came in a glad manner but
still frothing and swapping. 1t want
ed to jump up to the window where
we were, and for safety we took a
gun and killed it.
"The dog was thoroughbred Aire-
dale, one year old. Four witnessed
the sight, two men and two women.
Kindly let us know the cause of the
dogs acting in this way"
In 1.-The Hound of the Basker-
villes" the light that showed from
the animals mouth was due to phos-
phorescent paint.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
From the Merry
Minstrel Maids

Manager Lawrence of the Lyric
Theatre announces an exceptionally
good vaudeville act in the Elliott sis
ters for Wednesday night of this
week only. They will present a one
act original comedy portraying the
experiences of stranded actress and
a stage-struck country girl. Several
singing and talking acts are intro
duced, the whole forming an amusing
entertainment. These popular young
ladies have played the very best thea
tres in the country in coming to the
west, and are guaranteed to be a
first-class attraction. The usual five
reels of pictures will be shown to-
gether with the act at price Of 10
and Is cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
vining Comedy
Will COnVulse

John Barrymore (you know John,
whose inimitable talents as a COM
edian have so often convulsed Ash
land screen audiences, will appear at
the Vining Theatre Tuesday evening
in film version of THE Dictator"
The comedy is constant, breezy, en-
tertaining and well acted by an ex-
ceptionally competent company. Mr..
Barrymore, as "The Dictator" might
be described as an inimitable come
dian who is genuinely funny in a role
that is irresistibly humorous in a
farce that Is acknowledged to be the
funniest ever produced on the screen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Ticket Holders
May Reserve Seats

The floor plan of the M. E. church
will be at the Rose Bros confection-
cry store Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock. October 10. Those holding
season tickets for the Ellison-White
lyceum course, which begins October
21 at the M. g. church, with Ralph
Parlette, entertainer. The lecture
will begin at $3.50.
This hour is on account of the an
nual county Sunday school conven-
tion which convenes Thursday in the
Presbyterian church.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18
Free Copies Of
School Survey

The University of Oregon has
printed and issued the report Of the
survey of the Ashland schools made
last year and a shipment has been
received for distribution. Copies may
be had free of charge by application
at the Granite City Bank or to Fred
Engle at the Citizens Bank. Much
information of value is contained in
bulletins, and every person who helps
to keep up Ashland's admirable
school system should have copy. 1t