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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
Pheasant Farm May
Be Located in Lane

EUGENE, Ore.-That he would
recommend the Reddist farm in
Lane county for the proposed new
game farm of the state, providing
better and more economical sites
were not obtainable, was the state
ment made by State Biologist Will
liam L. Finley here Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Finley came to Eugene
to confer with local game interests
and inspect the Reddish ranch, about
five miles north of the city.
"The Reddish farm will cost the
state $160 an acre for 4S acres, a
total of $7660," declared Mr.. Finley
"The ranch is entirely unimproved
and an outlay of between $4,000 and
$1,000 would probably be necessary
to put 1t in shape to raise birds. If
there are more available places in
other parts of the valley, which are
improved and would not cost the
state so much money, would only
follow an honest conviction in recon-
mending one of them for the estab-
lshment of the game farm. The Eu-
gene site is favorable in every way
for a farm and have no personal or
political motive in objectlng to es-
tablishing the farm there. However,
| shall look over several sites in Linn
county and other places in the val
ley before making any recommends
tlons to the fish and game commits
sion"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
Highway Condition
in Western Oregon

Santiam Wagon Road-Road is
closed between Cascadia and eastern
boundary of the Santlam National
Forest. Passage is possible for foot
men only. Work has begun on this
road and II is expected II will be in
fair condition for travel by July l..
Because of several dangerous bridg-
es, the road should not be travelled
by vehicles at present.
Roseburg-Peel-open and in fair
condition between Roseburg and
Peel. Is passable for light cars at
present time, and for heavy ma
chimes as far as Glide. Road IL he
irS scraped and will soon be smooth
ed up and put In condition for sum-
mer travel
Riddle-Drew-Open and in fair
condition between Riddle and TILL
er Road is closed between Tilier
and Drew because OF a condemned
bridges at Tillet and grades too steep
for safe auto travel.
Mckenzie Highway-open and In
good shape between Eugene and
Blue river. In fair condition, Blue
river to Lost creek ranger station.
Closed on account of snow between
Lost creek ranger station and the
summit.
Willamette Road-open and in
fair condition between Eugene and
Rigdon. Closed by snow between
Rigdon and Summit.
Grants Pass-Crescent City Stage
Road-Good condition, Grants Pass
to Kerby. Rough but passable, Ker-
by to summit of Oregon Mountain.
Good condition from Summit to Cres-
cent City.
Crescent City-Gold Beach-open
and In good condition between Cres-
cent City and Brookings. Rough and
muddy between Brookings and Gold
Beach.
Cottage Grove Disston-Open and
in good condition between Cottage
Grove and Dorena. Closed between
Dorena and Disston- No detours
possible. Good fishing, hunting and
camping along this road in season.
klamath Falls-Crater Lake-Open
and in fair conrition between Klam-
ath Falls and Fort Klamath. Closed
by snow between Fort klamath and
Crater Lake National Park. No de-
tours possible.
Crater Lake Road-Open and in
fair condition between Medford and
Union Creek. Closed by snow be-
tween Union Creek and National
Park boundary. No detours possible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06

uni finished construction work be-
tween Dorena and Disston. Should
be open by June /. This is a good
summer road, with plenty of fishing
and hunting in season. There are
suitable camping places with good
water
Bandon-Gold Beach-Open be-
tween Bandon and Gold Beach and in
passable condition for light cars.
Barlow-Oak Grove-Open and in
fair condition between Portland and
Twinbridges. Closed on account of
snow between Twinbridges and Cam
as Prairie. VIII not be open before
June 15. Automobiles should car
ry their chains on this road.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
GOLD HILL MAY GET
LARGE Bon FACTORY

A box factory with a 10000 feet
capacity in the immediate future
seems possibility for Gold Hill, ac-
cording to the Gold Hill News which
says: "The officers of the Rogue
River Lumber and Box company met
with the citizens and business men of
Gold Hill last Wednesday evening
Plans are being formulated to Sc
cure this splendid enterprise for Gold
Hill. The capacity of the mill will
BE sufficient to consume the product
of Sardine creek and several other
outlying timber districts, developing
the resources as nothing in the past
has ever attempted. This means
another and greater pay roll for this
community"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
SPRING FEVER
Following Colds, Grippe! TIM
"a Watery or Poisoned Blood 4,
fBy DR VArrNrNr

tBy ph. VALENTINE M0nl "a
:. At this time Of year most people suft
Ter from what we term 'spring fever"
because of a stagnant condition of the
blood, because Of the toxic poisons
stored up within the body during the
long winter. We eat too much meat.
with little or no green vegetables.
Bloodless people, thin, anemic people,
those with pale cheeks and lips, who
have poor appetite and feel that tired,
worn or feverish condition in the spring.
time of the year, should try the fefresh-
ing tonic powers of a good Alternative
and blood purifier. Such tonic as drug
gists have sold for fifty years, is Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It
Is a standard remedy that can be ob-
tanned in tablet or liquid form. Made
without alcohol from wild roots and
barks.
Occasionally one should "clean house.
with castor oil or tiny pills made up OF
the May-apple, leaves OF aloe and jalap,
and sold by almost all druggists in this
country as Doctor Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets.
Los Angeles, Cdl.-T will gladly tell OF
the relief and cure DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery gave me. l was sick
with all troubles Of stomach, liver, ETC.,
and La Grippe with all its attending all
ments. When all else failed DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery did the good
work. | also took Pleasant Pellets for
biliousness, with grand success. | write
with gratitude to tell Others of the relic
that Is in store for them. Do not delay
but hasten to get the above remedies il
suffering from any indsposition. ."-7Sdmuek
Kaliskg, 97S Euclid Ace,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06

Oregon City-More houses needed
to house influx OF industry en-
ployes.
Cottage Grove-Fairview and
Crystal mines to be operated in Bo-
hemia district.
Hardsurfaced highway from The
Dalles to Dufur assured.
Astoria-Improvement of Astor
street assured at $125,9S0.
Pendleton-4S0 acre wheat ranch
sells for $59,500.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
2,325,000 DE LAVAL
SEPARATORS
IN DAILY USE THE WORLD OVER

IN DAILY USE THE WORLD OVER
Wherever grass grows and cows
are milked, you will find the De La
val the favorite cream separator.
More De Lavals are in use than
all other makes combined.
The De Laval is time tested. It
was the pioneer cream separator in
1878 and has led in popularity and
sales for forty years.
It's the worlds standard cream
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06

Roseburg now has a real live can
merry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

his stay abroad has added a difficulty
to the racial problem, which is al
ready encompasstd round with diff
culties.
For many years by voice and pen
DR.. Roberts has charged himself with
the promotion OF the brotherhood of
man. He looks upon all men as be-
ing entitled TO a footing of equality
OF opportunity. In season and out he
has asked for economic and COM
munity justice for the negro. In no
other way is there solution, he
thinks, Of this burning problem. IN
no other way will there be secured
peace and good will between the races.
Nearly four millions of negroes are
included in the Federated Churches
Of Christ in this country. w. p.
Thirkeild, chairman OF the committee
on negro churches, epitomized the
constructive programme OF the coun-
Gil on the question of outrages and
mob punishment as follows:
Nothing can prevent such conflicts
but the putting into practice the prin-
ciples of the brotherhood Of Christ
The church must offer the ideals, the
programme and the leaders in this
crisis. II must meet the obligation. or
leadership will pass not only TO sec
ular agencies, economic or socialistic,
but even to forces that are destructive
of civilization"
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leading Negroes Anayze Americas Color Tragedy

ceived honors without regard to color,
adequate recreational provisions were
available to colored troops as to white
and both messed and travelled to-
gether. But perhaps in the way they
were received by the women of France
served In a greater degree to bring to
their minds their segregation at home.
If an uneducated negro lad has had
his head turned by these circum-
stances 1t is no wonder.
"These cases." said the clergyman,
who asked that his name be withheld
fare few and do not believe that the
present race riots are TO be attributed
to this difference Of treatment at home
and abroad. At most IT Is a contrib
uting cause. And as the memory Of
their French sojourn fades into vague
outlines that big headedness' will
grow less.
II do not wish to be quoted under
my name because / am a Southerner
and studied in the South, and my keen
desire Is to improve the condition OF
the negro in the South. ! can't be as
helpful in this work II am known as
always criticising. Nevertheless
wish to state that the people OF the
North do not know to what degree
justice is withheld from my race in
the South. The migration of thou
sands of negroes to the North empha-
sizes this fact The outbreaks in
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Continued from ssventA Paoe.

SOFettHuoo gFOUt DOpCuth E0bOs
concurred in by the colored clergy Of
this city. who were largely represented
at the conference. On being inter
viewed with specific reference to re-
cent outrages and their punishment by
mobs in the South and West the lead
ing negro clergymen point to what the
church council has recommended. One
question was put to several of New
York's negro ministers. which they
answered variously. 1t is this:
"In your opinion, and judging by
your knowledge Of the young men OF
the colored race, is the treatment ac-
corded to our colored troops abroad in
any measure responsible for the recent
outbreaks referred to by the council
as home violations?"
Nearly all admitted that IL was nat
ural TO accept 1t as contributing
cause. These colored boys could not
help having new ideas OF what con-
crete equali,.' means during their stay
In France No distinction was made
by the French people between white
and colored enlisted men. They
fought with like bravery and re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

spite his color. To associate on equal
terms with white women In Europe
and to come home and find that his
status here Is not improved can't have
had good effect on them. They have
been made dissatisfied.
well, believe that they have q
right to be dissatisfied. In too mary
parts of the country are they herded
away by themselves and kept from
going TO places OF amusement by GUS
toms II not by laws. The other night
l went to theatre on upper Broad
way and there / saw colored men and
women in different parts of the house
enjoying themselves and behaving
themselves with nobody to say them
nay. But this is free New York.
Where could they have the same
privileges in Philadelphia, Washing
ton. Richmond?
wherever the effort is made to
keep the negro to his inferiortty a
bad type Of negro man and woman
will be developed Our race can't be
different under such conditions"
DIR. e. p Roberts, a physician of
color who has been a member Of the
Board of Education of this city and
was a warm friend and admirer Of
the late Booker T. Wasbingtr,, has
been quoted as saying that III, re-
turned soldier with the new ideas Of
his equality visualiIed or realized by
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

and communities for the consideration
of interracial welfare. All possible
agencies are to be enlisted in fostering
a spirit of justice and good will in the
relations of the white and colored
races"
The Rev. r. Howard of st. Jude's III
West Ninety-ninth street is of the
opinion that a hidden propaganda
against the negro has been actively
carried on since the armistice was
signed, and to this is due that COM
munities have viewed, almost I'M
moved and silent. men beaten, hanged
and burned by the mob.
1.-THE South has been in the saddle
under the present Administration at
Washington. and It has spread Its
hatred of the negro to the North In
various subterranean ways. The
newspapers do not seem to have OBJ
served this, but they have not been
fair to the negro and this has en-
couraged mob violence. AS a conse-
quence OF this injustice, intentional or
accidental or fostered by cunning
propagandists, the negro has in parts
Of the country run riot. 1t was in
evitable.
II cannot deny that there is plausi-
bility In the reasoning that the re-
turned colored soldier, spoiled as the
South would say, by fair treatment
abroad may have come home deter
mined to be recognized as a man de-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

Southern cities and the persistence of
anarchy and treason, which is the
right definition OF lynch law, arise be-
cause there is no recognition there OF
interracial welfare.
"Of the negroes accused of the crime
that chiefly excites mob violence only
"a Fer cent. have been convicted of 1t.
But a negro down South is we'll aware
that his innocence is apt to be demon
strated only after he has suffered a
horrible death.
This racial disease is growing and
will permeate the North II there be
not an effort toward racial understand
ing. The failure in the South to rec
ognize the negro as a man is the root
of the matter. Respect for negro man
hood and womanhood Is the only basis
for race integrity and amicable race
adjustment.
1T is possible too great a degree
OF freedom of intercourse was enjoyed
abroad by young negro men and they
have returned TO defy our conventions,
but any observer can see, that this is
a passing phase. Mob violence means
fear on both sides. Put trust in the
laws of the country in place of this
fear and long stride toward safe and
happy living has been taken.
II as a Southerner and a graduate
Of Wilberforce University am trying
TO help organize local committees of
white and colored people in towns
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come down to us in permanent form 1t
is because he wrote of ephemeral
things not worth preserving in bound
volumes.
In compiling recently a somewhat
technical newspaper book had occa-
sion to praise the work done by Julian
Ralph in reporting the trial of Lizzie
Borden. charged with the murder of
her. father and her stepmother, and
that Of Edwin c. Hill in reporting the
trial of Charles Becker, accused of the
murder Of Herman Rosenthal. Both
of these accounts, printed in THE SUN,
had all the qualities of a we'll written
short story. The dialogue, for ex-
ample, was saved for the climacterio
incidents. While appreciate the ex-
cellence of the work done by the So
called star reporters of THE SUN, I
may be pardoned for remarking that
no reporter has ever handled his sub
ject more skilfully than that writer of
the news letter who gave an account
OF the execution of Sir Walter Raj
eigh. He, too, saved the dialogue for
the climacteric incidents. When Raj
eigh picked up the axe he wet his
thumb and lightly ran 1t over the keen
edge. All of us want to know what
Raleigh said. The reporter tells us,
Pretty sharp medicine to cure my
Ills" When Raleigh put his head on
the block a spectator piped up, you
have got your head turned the wrong
way" Again we want to know what
was done and what was said. And
again the news writer tells us that
Raleigh remarked. after he had arisen,
What does 1t matter which way my
head is turned so long as my heart
is right"
: i should like, II space permitted. to
quote from the letters OF these news
writer's to show the excellence OF their
style. But this little chat about news
paper English is most concerned with
that employed in modern Journalism.
may be pardoned, however, for re-
marking that journalism in North
America dates from 1919, when John
Pory wrote from James City
(Jamestown) to his goode and most
gracious Lorde" letters of news about
the Virginia Colony. The first news
paper in the United States was simply
an outgrowth OF the written news let
tiers which Duncan and John Camp
bell wrote to the various New England
Governors. For this service both re-
ceived a subsidy in a Massachusetts,
colony.
Whatever faults newspaper English
may possess it is, as has been pointed
out, clear. Now the style Of men OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
News Letters Written Centuries Ago Show Style Similar
That of To-day-John Milton the
First Copy Reader

letters like that of Macaulay, for ex-
emple, is clear, but is usually too
leisurely for the newspaper Macaulay,
in the passage recently quoted. starts
his protest with a sentence beginning
with a meaningless there were." and
he concludes his protest with a sem
tence beginning with an equally mean
ingless at is" Pick up your favorite
newspaper and see how many items
you can find that begin with a mean
ingless "there" or ait" The man of
letters has many ways of presenting
his facts and may play with his char
acters or even talk to his readers, but
the newspaper man must come to the
point at once and so arrange his ma
terial that every circumstance or in
etdent is absolutely clear. IN
Critics of newspaper English arc
forever pointing to the lack of CO.
herence and the absence OF connected
words or phrases to join paragraphs
together. l have no desire to revise
rhetorics. had all wanted OF them
during my undergraduate days. In
fact, my good old professor of Eng
lish told me frankly that he had to
stretch his conscience in order to give
me a passing grade in freshman COM
position. l might say incidentally that
this remark is now the reason why
| took up newspaper work. But I do
feel that the rhetorics have over
looked the fact that where there is a
direct connection in thought, no words
or phrases are necessary to indicate
this connection. From the great mass
of newspaper readers comes no OBJ
lection to this omission of connectives.
Kipling's phrase straight flung
words and few" has been most appro-
priately applied to newspaper style.
Praise Due the Copy Desk.
For the excellence of newspaper
English l think scant justice has been
done to the copy desk. For the in
formation Of the lay reader might
say that the copy desk is that depart
ment of the newspaper which goes
over and corrects the written work
turned in by the reporters and other
writer's for the press. But for the
work Of these men, whose names arc
unknown and who fail to receive
many of the substantial rewards of
Journalism, the newspaper would lack
many of those admirable qualities 1t
now possesses. A certain evening
newspaper in this city once offered a
7riZe to the reporter who turned in
the best story during the preceding
month. Again ] may say, for the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

Kaiser. revealing as his posings be-
fore a camera almost never do the
withered left arm, which he usually
kept concealed. The first picture shows
the curate as he responds to the sum-
mons of the Emperor, and the second
pictures him while relating the
legends Of the church.
The Kaiser was much interested and
expressed his admiration for the
ancient church, saying that 1t was
among the finest examples Of twelfth
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

whole country between the Alps
8 and the Pyrenees, between the
RE- Rhine and the ocean, have been laid
waste by QUAD. Vandals. Sarma-
4 tians, Alans. Cepidi, Herules, Sax
ons. Bergundians. Allemans and.
alas for the common weal-even
the hordes Of the Psnnonians. The
once noble city Of Mainz has been
captured and destroyed. In its
church many thousands have been
massacred. The people of Worms
have been extirpated after a long
siege. The powerful city of Rheims,
the Ambiani "a tribe near Amiens).
the Altrabtae "a tribe near Arras),
the Belgians on the outskirts Of
the world. Tourney, Speyer and
Strassburg have fallen to Germany.
The provinces of Aquitaine and of
the Nine Nations, of Lyons and
Narbonne, with the exception of a
few cities, all have been laid waste.
Those whom the sword spares with
out, famine ravages within.
This extract, though taken from a
news letter written In 400, shows the
clearness and the terseness so charac-
teristic of newspaper style to-day.
When one studies somewhat carefully
the development Of the printed news
paper and compares the language of
the written news letter and that of
the printed news sheet, one is i'm
pressed with the inferiority OF the
latter. The explanation may be found
in two we'll established facts. First.
the writer of news was not subject to
the State censor or licenser and there
fore had greater freedom of expression
than the printer of news who must
always have his copy o. KID, so that
he might insert that obnoxious line.
published by Authority" Secondly.
most Of the items In the printed sheets
were TRANSACTIONS and therefore had
all the faults of what we call trans
lation idioms." In England, for ex-
ample. the first newspapers were
printed in Amsterdam and then
shipped to London for distribution.
The very earliest was a nameless
thing which bore this imprint: "Im-
printed at Amsterdam by George Yes
eler. 40. 1920. The 2 of Decemember
(sic), and are to be soulde by Petrus
Keerius, dwelling in the Calverstreete,
in the uncertaine time"
For decades England had no news
sheet giving local news; its news
books were merely translations of the
courants printed in the high Dutch
and low Dutch countries. The Ian
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
PROF. y. MELVIN LEE

guage of these news books was so ar
tificial and so stilted that il is little
wonder that Ben Jonson hurled at
them all that biting satire found in
his play, STAPLE of News" 1t is in
teresting to note in this connection
that England never had a news room
such as Jonson described, to which a
man might go to read the news by
payment OF fee, but that the United
States has had several, the most i'm
portant OF which was undoubtedly
that conducted by Samuel Topliff in
Boston. But this is another story to
be told elsewhere.
The real journalists OF England in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

the first quarter of the seventeenth
century were the writer's of news let
tiers. At that time every British Am
bassador to a foreign court was al
lowed an annual stipend for the SER
vices of writer Of news letter, just
as to-day he is given salary for a
private secretary. Foremost among
these writer's of news letters was John
Chamberlain, referred 20 in Jonsons
play as Amber, the news master OF
st. Paul" The English OF his letters
of news in such matters as clearness,
vividness and terseness compares IA
vorably with that of any other writer
of his time. II his letters have not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

teenth centuries, exhibited mixed Ro-
manesquo and Gothic architecture.
The facade to the west had three doors
and a beautiful Gothic rose window
1t was flanked by tower on the south
side. There also was a curious an
tque portal terminating in an apse.
The treasures of this church in
cluded some ancient tapestry, much
fine glass and a few pictures which
were attributed to e. Eubens and his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

century architecture he had seen. but
that it should. be completely restored
He is reported to have said:
Il suppose the marks of vandalism
noticed on the church were made by
the French Revolhtionists of the
eighteenth century," r'.r
NO" replied the priest, "the Church
suffered in bombardment in october
1870, when the Germans entered the
village"