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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
THE GLAD HAND.
BY Leonard Hinton.

The presence in the city of w. E.
Priestley, superintendent of fire
works at the p. p. |. E., was noted
in Thursdays Tidings. | take the
opportunity to present an excerpt or
two from an interview with MIR.
Priestley which should be of interest
to the people of Ashland.
found the fireworks wizard en-
Toying a late afternoon sun bath in
the city park. 1t seemed a pity to
disturb a man so delightfully."- occu-
pied, but my conscience was appeased
when | discovered that he was will
ing to talk on any number of inter-
esting topics.
As a loyal Ashlander l asked for
an opinion on the city park system.
81 have familiarized myself with
all the finest parks on the coast" he
said. "They are a sort of hobby with
me. From Balboa Park in San Diego
to Stanley in Vancouver l never fail
to pay them visit. Your park de-
velopment here is rather unique.
There is no city of its size on the
coast which has so fine a park. This
is largely due to the fact that natural
values in park construction have
been respected. The only park |
know of on similar scale in which
this treatment has been wisely fol-
lowed is Alum Rock Park in San
Jose"
Mr.. Priestley had been gazing to-
ward Mount Ashland and the neigh
boring hills, and l saw that he was
losing none of the beauty of light and
shadow that envelops them in the late
l was in a measure pre-
pared for his next remark.
81 believe that you fail to properly
advertise altitude in dealing with
Ashland as a resort. The first i'm
preston / gained of Ashland was of
the bracing quality of the air. This
is in great contrast to the enervating
heat have experienced in some cities
Of international fame as resorts.
for instance. Yet to the
real health seeker, particularly if af
flicted with asthma or kindred all
ments, altitude is a matter of prime
import. Another thing which the |
people OF a mountainous country are
likely to forget is the value OF hill
climbing as recreation and health
exercise. l dare say the
people here think very little of it,
1ut there is nothing which will please
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
TELEPHONE 80

In ordering changes of the paper
always give the old street address or
postoffice as we'll as the new.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
THE WALLS OF SPARTA.

In the days Of "the glory that was
Greece" a certain nabob of the East,
viewing with friendly eye the marvels
of the known world, became the hon
ored guest of the city of Sparta. In
the course of his entertainment he
and his retinue were conducted to a
gentle eminence from which the
whole of the city and the surround
ing country could be viewed. The
visitor expressed in fitting and court
ly phrase his appreciation of the pros
pect, but at last he said, while a puz-
zed frown crossed his countenance,
"But where are the walls of the city"
For there were no walls, and the
potentate, accustomed to the massive
Notifications which encompassed al
most every city of the time, could ill
understand such an omission. But
one of the Spartains in the company
smiled, slowly indicating the teeming
life of the streets below.
Behold" he answered, "the walls
Of the city. In Sparta the walls are
the citizens, and every man is a
brick"
Sparta is no more, nor Athens, in
the forum of nations. Dreams and
memories of them alone survive, and
present shackled to mediocrity by
the errors of the past. The awful
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
Talks With Screen Struck Girls

either may be had for the selecting.
In the picture profession a girl may
find the same degree and quality Of
bad that she may find in the village
or the city block at home; or she may
find the same degree and quality of
good. It rests with the gifl rather
than the profession.
4 girl can most assuredly be just
as honorable in pictures as elsewhere.
Some of the sweetest and best girls
l have ever known are motion picture
actresses.
Why. then, the bad name that so
many people give the profession? In
the first place, people are always
looking for the bad, and especially
looking for it in the high places.
They would much rather find it than
the good. The newspaper editor, who
must necessarily be a keen Judge of
human nature and human likes and
dislikes, knows this. That is why so
many headlines concern themselves
with crime and divorces and scandal
Now in looking for the bad the
people naturally turn their eyes in
the direction where the spotlight of
publicity strikes most brilliantly.
Scandal about a humble factory girl
has small relish, but if it be about a
woman OF fame and achievement it is
very sweet indeed.
No one is placed more prominently
before the public gaze than the mo-
ton picture actress. Little notice is
given her virtues. That side is un-
interesting. But if she takes the
smallest step amiss, a great shout
goes up at once. Her misdeed is mag
nified and extended until it is made
to overcast the entire profession.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03

Entered at the Ashland, Oregon,
Postoffice as second-ciass mail mat
ter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
TILTING AT WINDMuLLS.

Don Quixote lives forever in the
worlds literature as the most pa
thetic example of lofty ideals poorly
directed. For Don Quixote, perceiv-
ing with sorrow the decline of knight
errantry in Spain, left the seclusion
of his study for the highways and
byways of the world seeking to right
the wrongs Of the oppressed. But
his bravery was half madness, and
when he came upon a windmill in a
meadow, wheeling its great arms
against the summer sky, the scholar
knight couched his lance and charged
the monster. The tale of his defeat
is, like many of life's grotesques, a
thing of mingled laughter and tears
laughter for the absurdity, tears
for the ideal that hides so often un-
der the cloak of motley.
But the greatest pity is that Don
Quixote is not monument to the
folly of the past so much as a proto-
type of follies yet to be. We are all
the children OF that half-mad scholar.
And sooner or later in life as indi-
viduals and communities and nations,
we go a-tilting at windmills.
The citizens of Ashland have brok-
en- their lances on many a windmill.
and the greatest of them has been
the dream of commercial pre-emi-
nence in southern Oregon, as the CEN
ter of splendidly developed agri-
cultural section. There are lances
still a-tilt against it. But that vic
tory, like Don Quixote's, will never
be realized. Were all the lands of
southern Oregon burdened with crops
of grain, and orchards and gardens
in full bearing, but a small part Of
the resulting prosperity would come
to Ashland, The law of geographical
distribution of trade forbids. Med
ford, Grants Pass and the other cities
of the section have more valid claims
to this territory than Ashland.
This does not mean that orchards
around Ashland are impossible, or
that their product is inferior. But it
does mean that if there is future
for the city it lies in some other di-
rection.
That we have possibilities along
other lines is our salvation. The ex-
ploitation of the mineral springs can
bring permanent prosperity to Ash
land, a prosperity independent of
blight or frost or market conditions.
For the tourist crop, as the cities of
the south have found, is a spot-cash
and can be depended
upon year after year.
Unfortunately there are many
around Ashland, and many
knights are giving battle to them.
Could their lances be engaged in the
cause of Ashland, the resort, the fu-
ture might be fastened decade. All
the modern weapons of the warfare
Of progress await hands and brains
to use them. Can we hope for volun-
teers?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
THE QUALITY HOUSE.
BY Leonard Hinton.

~ A@Npioih AA'ANbhs
1t has long been conceded that the
most novel and effective display win
dows of the continent are to be found
in the cities of the west. 1t is a
distinction which western merchants
may well be proud Of, since there is
no medium except newspaper adver-
tising more effective than the display
window when it is handled by an ex-
pert.
1t is a pleasure to be able to say
that in the shops of Ashland the i'm
portance of this phase of merchandis-
ing is being recognized.
The windows at Vaupels, the Quail
ity Store, are remarkably artistic and
distinctive. Here one finds the same
mastery of grouping and background,
of the sweep and billow of silks and
bolt goods, that graces the shops of
the larger coast cities. The evening
stroller may we'll pause for a few
moments of window shopping before
these ever changing displays.
When ! found Mr.. Glieve, the de-
partment manager, who has charge
of all decorating for Vaupels, he was
busy with pot and brush achieving a
conventional landscape of statuary
and foliage. Properties" for the
Easter showing, he explained to me
between brush strokes. Nor was he
too busy to share with me his concep-
ton of his work.
"1h connection with display work, >"
said Mr.. Glieve, both Mr.. Vaupel and
| consider that an attractive showing
of merchandise is the best method of
selling it. If the modern merchant
waited until goods were called for to
unearth them from his shelves, he
would soon become bankrupt. And
it is only logical that the more at
tractNe the showing, the greater the
appeal of the goods themselves.
At this point we were joined by
Mr.. Vaupel himself. I asked him if
his service to the buying public en-
braced anything out of the ordinary.
81 believe it is a little out of the
ordinary to say that we have the
cleanest and best stock in southern
Oregon" he responded. 1--WE make
a special effort to carry only goods
which sell at once We have prac-
tically no goods on hand for a length
of time, no slow turnover. By ac-
complishing this, we are able to sell
goods at the lowest possible profit
and every day we are adding
new items in which we can meet the
prices of the mail-order houses"
ut might be well to add" inter-
polated Mr.. Glieve, that in our buy
ing we make a point to secure the
latest novelties in design and fabric.
More than anything else. that is what
enables us to hold the home trade in
those lines"
Mrs. Ashland may consider herself
very lucky to deal with house which
co-operates with her in securing the
latest and best that the markets can
supply at a price kept moderate, not
at sacrifice of quality but through
greater efficiency in business meth
DDS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03
SOME DEFINITIONS.

In the colloqual word-mintage of
the past decade, the two words
booster" and "knocker" have come
into tremendous popularity. 1t is
but natural that there should be
some little confusion as to their pre-
else meaning, especially as the title
of booster has been claimed by
great many types of men. Indeed it
is an open question whether some
specimens of the genus are not more
dangerous to a community and to
progress than the knocker whom he
deplores.
The essential difference between
the booster and the knocker is one
OF temperament. The booster, good,
bad or Indifferent, is a positive char
acter. He is the inevitable plus sign
in community arithmetic. Whatever
his mistakes, he can be relied upon
for one thing-action. Whatever his
principles, ideas, and dreams for the
future, he must put them into mo-
tion. AS he is the plus sign of arith-
metic, he is the hydrogen of commun-
ity chemistry. He is a dangerous
explosive, misunderstanding element,
with no regard to the traditions of
the past save as stepping stones to
the future, and less regard for the
phantoms that live in the past and
call themselves men.
Now as the booster is the plus sign,
the knocker is the minus. Mind, soul
and body, he is negative in his reac-
tion to the present and future. He
may be a good negative, a peace-lov-
ing, balance-preserving negative, but
negative he is, and all the opportun-
tiles in the world can not make him
turn hopeful eyes toward the future.
The past is his province, where he
dwells with his dreams OF what might |
have been. had men respected the
glory of the ancien regime. Alarmed, !
therefore. by the disturbing activity
OF the booster, who is busy tearing
down barns to build garages, and
fences to make parks, he sees only
headlong failure and ruin staring in |
the future, and he raises his voice in |
Jeremiads and invective against in
novations OF all kinds. Hence his |
name Of knocker- He is the man who .
has utterly forgotten that
THE old order changeth, yielding
place to new,
And God fulfills himself in many
ways"
A man said the other day, "But 1t
has come TO the point where If any
one disagrees with you, and dares to
see in project possibilities of fail
ure, he is called a knocker, and life
is made miserable for him."
This has Deen true to a sorry ex-
tent. But there is always test for
a man, just as there is a test for
chemical. When you meet a man who
raises objections to the scheme of
existence that you would like to
achieve, watch him. If he says, 81
believe you are wrong. That object
can not be accomplished in that way.
But l believe that II you will 20
about 1t in different way" then
grab that man unto your heart for a
friend. He is the best kind Of a
booster. Whereas a true knocker
will say. Il disagree with you. I
think your aim Is chimerical, too ex-
Densiye, and idealistic. l shall do all |
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03

the city dweller more than vacation
in a place where there are hills, and
If he wishes, real mountains to climb
If you can put yourself in the place
of the city man, and adopt his view
point for a moment, you begin to see
many points which are tremendous
assets in an advertising way which
are likely to be overlooked at home
from their very unfamiliarity.
Mr. Priestley's home city is Seattle.
He spoke at some length of the value
of separate booster organizations af-
filiated only in a general way with
the commercial clubs and such bod
les.
In Seattle we have the Tilikums.
or Friends. The Tilikums attend in
body all local celebrations and all
public events throughout the state.
Thus they accomplish two things.
Real constructive boosting becomes
habit in the city itself, and the ad-
vertising value of the excursions
abroad of body of representative
business men is hard to compute.
Furthermore, semi-social activities OF
this kind are the surest means of
establishing an entente cordiale
among the business men who make
up the membership. This genial
spirit of personal friendship and CO.
operation can hardly be built up in
any other way"
Otto T. Brandt, travelling freight
agent for the O.-W. r. & n, was an
Ashland visitor Thursday in the in
terests of his company, and spent
some time in viewing the improve
ments in the park. Quite in the man
ner Of the majority of visitors, Mr..
Brandt expressed his pleasure at
finding the parks becoming so beau
tiful, and his appreciation of the min
eral water.
Il am always a staunch booster for
the lithia springs Of Ashland" he re-
marked to the writer. my faith in
the future OF the city is very great.
In this, of course, | only share the
opinion of every unbiased observer.
There is everything in the environ
ment and location of Ashland to
bring success. OF course, success in
such matters depends largely upon
the enterprise and originality of the
community in attracting tourists.
But it is evident that great deal
has already been accomplished in the
right direction in the improvements
which have been accomplished on
every hand"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03

A young man usually keeps on be-
ing crazy about a girl as long as she
keeps on being crazy about some 9th
er fellow.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03

On the whole, we doubt if there is
anything a woman derives more hon
est, downright enjoyment from than
a good cry.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03

The true course of love brain
storm apparently begins at the heart
and ends at the pocketbook.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-03

A keynote" may be as long as
diplomatic note.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-25
BRAKEMAN SENT TO
 IDENTIFY HARTMAN

Little Rock, July 24.-James F. Barkman, internal revenue agent, left tonight for Columbus, N. M., where he will attempt to identify the man giving the name of Guy Johnson, who is suspected of being Guy Hartman, wanted at Fort Smith to answer charged of having participated in the .moonshine" fraud in that city. MT. Barkman assisted in uncovering the fraud and is we'll acquainted with Hartman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
FORCE UNDER HOWE KILLS
~ MExlCANS IN BATTLE
Americans Defeat Large Body Of Viii
listas in Fight Near Ojo Azul-
Two u. S. Men Slain.

Advance Base, American Punitive
via wireless to Columbus, n. NJ, May
8.-Major Howe, with a column OF 240
men Of the Eleventh cavalry, met and
defeated a large force of Villistas un-
der Generals Dominguez and Acosta,
killing AZ OF the bandits and scatter
ing the remainder.
Official report of the battle. which
took place near Ojo Azul, was made
by Major Howe to Geenral Pershing
here. There were no American casu-
alties.
Major Howze's report made no men,
ton Of how many men the Mexican
command contained, nor did it give
the number of Mexicans wounded.
Army men here, however, think that
the number of wounded must have
been considerable, as AZ were killed.
They are also Of the opinion that the
Americans certainly were Outnum-
bered, as Major HowZe's report said
"A large force of Villistas." Not an
American soldier was wounded. &C.
cording to Major Howze's report.
The defeated bandits were the re-
mainder of the band that was routed
so disastrously by Colonel Dodd's force
of the Seventh cavalry at Temechic
on April %. In that fight many Next
cans were killed, and the Americans
suffered casualties of two killed and
three wounded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
FRENCH GAIN MORE GROUND
Tells OF Successful Attacks Near
Dead Mans Hill.

Paris, France, May 5.-The advance
Of the French in the district OF Dead
Mans hill on the Verdun front con-
tinues, the war office announced on
Thursday. The gains made were In
creased and consolidated.
Az a consequence OF the French ar
tillery activity at Dead Mans hill. the
statement says. two Germans surren-
dered. saying they were the sole sur
vivors of the men in their trench.
Elsewhere west Of the Meuse there
was active fighting with artillery. An
engagement with grenades occurred In
Avocourt wood.
In the region Of Vaux, east Of the
Meuse, there was an artillery encoun-
ter.
French artillery destroyed a NUM-
lions depot at Grande Dune. In Bel
GUM.
Berlin, May 5.-French troops have
succeeded in getting foothold In the
German positions on LIE Mort Homme.
Oficial admission OF the French sue
cess at Dead Mans hill, northwest Of
verdun. was made by the war Office
on Thursday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
ASKED TO MAKE PEACE MOVE
Pope Appeals to President Wilson
Through Delegate Bon
zano.

Washington. May S.-President VIII
son received an important message
from Pope Benedict bearing on the es-
tablishment of peace in Europe.
The exact nature Of the message
was not disclosed. but it is understood
the pope urges President Wilson to
suggest negotiations at once. 1t was
declared also that the pope expressed
the hope that break in diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Germany would not develop.
The communication was delivered
by Rt. Rev. Giovanni Bonzano. apos-
tolic delegate.
The pope communicated to Presi-
dent Wilson that he had been In.
formed by representatives OF bellig-
erent countries at the Holy See that
the obstacles to peace which had
existed to this time have disappeared.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
SECRETARY BlRRELl RESIGNS
Resignation Brought About by tho
irish Uprislng-Had Held
Post Since 1902.

London. May 4.-Augustine Birrell
has resigned as secretary for Ireland.
Announcement OF Mr. Birrells resigna-
ton was made following a conference
which be held with Premier AS
Quith-
The resignation OF Mr.. Birrell. who
had held the post as secretary for Ire
land since 1907. was brought about
by the Irish uprising.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
BRITISH GIVE UP PRISONERS
London Issues Orders for Release OF
80 Teutons Taken From
u. S. Ship.

London. May 6.-The British gov.
eminent gave orders for the release OF
3S men taken from the American
steamship China by a British cruiser
while en- route from Shanghai to San
Francisco.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

There are people who buy tank of
gasoline when they would be acting
with better sense by sc ng down to
the grocery store and getting a sack
pork
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

A silk association says that few
colored silks will be produced In this
country this year owing &c the scar
city OF dyes From an artistic stand
point. fashionable beauties will be
studies In black and white.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

A magazine VI. 4 says it's foolish
to blame the war on musicians. It's
foolish to try to place the blame for
the war on anybody JUST at this stage
OF the struggle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

The end CT the world may be in
sight, but fat women keep on trying
to reduce their weight and bald-head-
ed men continue to buy hair tonic in
large quantities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

In other words. thrift means that II
is entirely respectable for a girl TO
wear a nice Bingham or calico frock IL
she is not able to buy a silk one.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Announcement that garlic strength
ems and improves the teeth suggests
the observation that II also strength
ens-but does Z improve-the
breath
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

The United States Las paid $4,000
900 for chicle during the past ten
years. in order to satisfy the demand
OF the gum chewers. A tremendous
amount OF energy gone 20 waste.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

A California woman wants a divorce
because her husband tried to give
her away" II she wants revenge on
q man like that she ought to stick to
him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Eat an onion and go to bed. says
health sharp. The trouble is that
most of 'em eat an onion and then go
to the theater.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Just what the European countries
will dc after the war fails &c interest
them nearly so much as the more
pressing question OF getting through.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

pert Too bad the discovery wasn't
made when clay pipes were popular.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

There may be no justification for
painting the lily or gliding refined
gold. but somebody seems to profit by
dyeing the green strawberry bright
red.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Every boy should learn to swim.
says an instructor. Sure, and then
they will have the pleasure Of teach
ing the girls how.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Big men are at disadvantage.
Most people expect them to say some
thing important when they talk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

You never can tell about a man.
Some OF the homeliest men on earth
were prize babies in their infancy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Doctors have declared milk stimu-
liant However, a milk jag is compare
lively harmless. 1t does not arouse
fighting spirit
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

We feel it In our bones that those
belligerents are going to drag our old
friend Przemysl into the war news
again.