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The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
THIS GOOD WORLD.

THIS world is good in which we dwell; like the
blamed thing mighty well, and have lived here
long las down my life path go find eight Joys Tor
every woe, nine rights for every wrong. Oh now
and then there comes day when everything seems
grim and gray, and badly out of plumb; but calm
reflection brings me blissfor every rotten day like
this, six happy days will The optimist is one
who knows that joys outnumber human woes, when
balances are struck; and So with sunshine IN ms
heart he labors in the busy mart and nails the USE
full buck He does not worry DER the grief that
comes to him as relief when happiness grows
stale; no man could stand unchanging bliss; slice
of grief we soon would miss if there were none Tor
sale. The pessimist is one who'll mark record
of each day that's dark, its minutes and its hours
and he'll forget the cheerful days, when all the
landscape is ablaze with sunshine and with flowers
He thinks that there are nineteen woes for every
iov a mortal knows, in which he's sadly wrong;
know the good outweighs the ILL., and knowledge
should my counses fill, for have lived here long.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
THE DAILY MORNING OASIS

dominate the Steering committee" and the Com
mittee on Rules, and head all the other important
House committees. Mann himself had to be re-
called from Chicago to rescue his party from the
state of legislative and general heplessness into
which it had fallen.
Just prior to the last incident the "Progres-
sives" thought the time propitious for enlarge
ment of the party steering committee" in order to
accommodate larger representation of their element.
The reactionares opposed the plan, naturally, but
seemed able to do nothing. Lacking the courage
to deliver the punch that would again put the "Pro
gressives down for the count, they sent for Mann.
He came, and down went the "Progressives" amid
the war cries Of the "Old Guard"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
H0NDURAN CITY OF MYSTERY
No Scholar Has. Been Able to De-
cipher the Picture-Writings
Left In copan.

Copan Is city of mystery. The
and bowled at its affairs are long since
gone. leaving no record Of their ex-
istence save the hoary stones of their
city. These stones. built into pyra-
mids, walls and monuments, bear their
story carved in the Maya characters.
But no descendants have survived to
interpret the stories, and no scholar
has arisen wise enough to read the
writings of Copan.
Ruins Of this oldest city Of the
Maya Indians may still be seen by
those sufficiently persistent and en-
thusiastic to seek them out. A lit
tie Indian village In western Honduras,
and the river on which it lies keep
the name Of Copan alive today. To
visit the ruins of the great Copan you
must seek out this village by train
and then go long journey on horse
back. Just beyond the village lies
the old Maya metropolis.
The only inhabitants of Copan to-
day are queer figures of the Maya
gods, that peer out of unexpected
hiding places like the creatures Of a
bad dream. Wonderfully carved many
Of them are, grotesque in attitude and
expression, according to the artists
conception Of the beings Of the other
world.
When Copan flourished, how it fell,
and what became of its last people,
no one knows. The city is as desc
late as only deserted city can be,
oppressive and sad even in the bright
sunlight of tropical midday
"Niksah" In Indianapolis Star.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
EDITORIAL NOTES

THE War Risk Insurance Bureau officials are
enlsting the cooperation of five hundred thousand
volunteer workers to present to service men the
benefits to be derived from continuing their war
risk insurance The government sells this insur-
ance to the service men at COST which is about one
third lower than it be purchased from the old
line companies. The Government pays all the ex-
pense of operation giving the service men the pro-
lection at cost as one way of showing its apprecla
tion for their war service Forty billions OF sucn
insurance held by four million men will have pro-
foundlv beneficial effect on the social and economic
life of the nation.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

THE first thing the Republican majority in
Congress knows the people will begin to demand an
investigation Of the investigators who are spending
time and money to discover why wars are expensive
while at the same moment one set of Republicans in
the Senate are opposing the League of Nations and
inviting further conflicts.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

PERHAPS the numerous Congressional IN
yestigatons into the conduct of the war are after
all only designed to satisfy Republican curiosity as
to how the Democratic administration could achieve
so magnificent success in spite of the g. Q. P's
persistent opposition.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

Perhaps Mr.. Brisbane does not realizze that it
is just such transactions that the zone dollar year
men, recoup themselves The Hog Island (appro-
priately named) shipyard deal was of the same
nature. 1t has been alleged that Frank A. Wander
lip, New York bank president, who also
one dollar year man., sold the island to the gov
ernment for shipyard at prices that ran into mil
lions of dollars.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
EDITORIALS.
"THE POOR ONE DOLLAR A YEAR MAN"
ARTHUR BRISBANE,

ARTHUR BRISBANE, William Randolph
Hearsts dynamic editorial writer rails at recent
transaction in shipping in the following fashion:
The Shipping Board announces the sale of
one hundred steel ships. 'It is understood
that the buying is for French and Italian ac-
count. Why are these ships sold? The people
of the United States built them and paid for
them big price. Why are they sold at cut
rates to private Individual to be resold "it is
understood" to foreign countries, and, of
course at profit?
Could not the United States Government if
it must sell it's Ships sell them direct to friend
ly government? How much private profit is
there in that transaction? Why is there any?
1t is said that this is the greatest fleet ever sold
in the world at any one time To that may be
added: 'It is the greatest outrage ever commit
ted at any one time against presumably intel
igent people"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12
STILL TRAMPLING PROGRESSIVE"

NO ONE envies the plight of the so-caled Pro-
gressive Republicans nodadays Though still firm
in the belief that they rule the party, way
another they are still minus the control and have
monopoly on nothing but jeers and rank ingrati-
tude The situation in the lower house of Congress
is an example.
The defeat Of James R. Mann and the election of
Frederick H. Gillett to the speakership hailed
as a progressive" victory. But that was all that
Mann lost. His lieutenant, Mondell of Wyoming,
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

BY the way, the luxury tax" is one factor in
the high cost of living and the President has repeat
edly urged it's abolition. The Republican fiibuster
prevented it's repeal last March and the Republican
majority in Congress continues it in force.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

GUM" Mann won't enlarge the steering COM
mttee" of the House Of Representatives he announ.
ces. The Republican majority in that branch OF
Congress has found the present number and person
mel Of the steering committee able to furnish more
trouble than the leaders could settle.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

SENATOR Penrose is again in print with
promise of Economy" in governmental expenditures.
If the country could only cash Republican promises
the national debt would be paid every Saturday
night.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-12

The Daily Morning Oasis Is regis
tered in the post office at NogalesS'
Arizona, for transmission through
the United States mails as second
class matter
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
ALL TIRED OUT
Hundreds More In Ashland in the
Same Plight

Tired all the time;
Weary and worn out night and
day;
Back aches; head aches;
Your kidneys are probably weak
ened.
You should help them at their
work.
Let one who knows tell you how.
Mrs. j. Galbraith, 1876 Sherman
St., Ashland, says: Five years ago
my kidneys we're in bad way. AT
times they acted too freely and then
again not often enough. My back
felt weak and lame and was tired
and languid all the time. Finally ]
began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and they helped me wonderfully.
They regulated the action of my kid
neys and since then / have always
used Doans when have felt my
kidneys needed attention. They
have never failed to help me-"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Galbraith had. Foster
Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
adv.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Prizes Offered to
Pupils For Essays

A human interest story of how to
get ahead is the most interesting
thing about the practice of thrift;
otherwise 1t is a rather prosaic sub
ject. Oregon War Savings Stamp
Headquarters is infuslng some ex-
traordinary interest in the all-year
thrift campaign in this state by en-
couraglng the county organizations
that are pushing the sale of the baby
securities of the Government to Of
fer prizes for Adventures in
Thrift"
Marion thru its County Chairman
w. M. Smith; Clackamas by j. e.
Calayan, County Chairman; Jackson
by w. G. Ager, Chairman; Malheur
County thru County School superin-
tendent Fay Clark Hurley, and Clat-
sop County by j. E. Gratke, Chair
man, have already adopted the plan
of giving a number of small prizes
In War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps to boys and girls of school
age, in the respective counties, for
the most interesting adventures met
with In acquiring money with which
War Savings Stamps are purchased
between January list and October
lst, this year. The contest is to
close on the first OF October the
awards will be made in the various
counties by the 18th.
The winners In the various coun-
ties will then be announced and the
most novel thrift stories will be
sent to the State Headquarters for
publicity use.
The three first prizes will be
three five dollar w. S. S. Certifi-
Gates. These are first in each class.
For the most novel-the most un-
usual-method of making money
with which War Stamps are pur-
chased.
The most ingenious or original
method of making money with
which War Savings Stamps are pur-
chased.
The hardest work performed (time
put in, kind of work and results
considered) in selling stamps, be-
tween January 1st and October 1st,
1919.
Then there are to be ten one dol
lar prizes in Thrift Stamps for the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

ten next best adventures in any or
all of these classes. All letters must
be in by October /, 1919. The COM
mittee of judges will be named by
the County Superintendent of
Schools and thp Chairman of the
War Savings organization.
Thrift adventures, the instructions
read, must not contain to exceed
800 words. In making the awards
the judges will be guided In their
estimates of the stories submitted by
the following points: Composition,
Element of Self Denial, and Human
Interest.
Jackson county has already had
some thrift adventure contests
among the boys and girls with rath-
er surprising results. The County
Court of Marion county has cooper
ated with the Chairman, w. NJ.
Smith, in providing the prize money
for this contest in Marion county.
Malheur county schools are already
organized and the boys and girls
are on the looliut for the most in
teresting things about acquiring
money for stamp purchases. Clack-
amas is buslly engaged in pushing
the contest.
The object lessons gained, the ex-
periences Of the contestants, Asso-
ciate State Director Freeman says,
are bringing in the most interesting
human interest stories that may be
gathered. 1t promotes the princl-
pies of thrift and gives encourage
ment in a practical way to the hab-
It's of thrift.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
How to Get Your
Car Out Of the Mud

A resourceful motorist whose car
has been stuck in the mud does not
always have to fall back on a pair
of mules to get free. For such an
emergency the United States Tire
Company offers some suggestions
that have proved valuable.
The first calls for having stored
away somewhere in the car a stack
of old newspapers. When the car
gets stuck and the wheels refuse to
take hold, feed in some of the old
papers between the tires and the
mud, usually only few will have
to be worked in before the wheels
will begin to grip and the car start
forward. This method of handling
difficult alt1ation is so simple
and so uniformly successful, that
every motorist should know of 1t and
carry pile of old newspapers, un-
less he is equipped with some other
apparatus for such a contingency.
Here is the other method suggest
ed by the United States Tire Com
pany' Put the car in low, and II YOU
cannot feed the gas with your foot
evenly, so that the wheels will re-
yolve slowly, put your emergency
brake on. Do not put II on so that
the wheels will not revolve at all,
but tightly enough to keep them
from revolving rapidly. With the
wheels turning slowly, the maximum
pull is delivered to them by having
the car in low gear, and so long as
they turn slowly they can get the
benefit of the tremendous power.
It is not always wise to fill the
hole with stones of bricks, for their
rough edges are hard on tires Small
branches OF trees are better, as they
offer much better tractive space.
Should this method fail, quite often
slight push that would not much
more than move a baby buggy will
furnish just the added amount OF
power necessary to get the car go
inp
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
PAULSERUD & BARRETT
ASHLAND, OREGON
INTERURBAN AuroCAR 90.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Tai
ent and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 900 a. m. and IL a. m, and 100,
400 and SIS p. m. Also on Satur-
day night at $3.50. Sundays, leave
at 900 a. m, 1880, 4:30 and $3.50
y. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily
except Sunday at 500 and 10 a. m,
and 100, 400 and 5:15 p. m. Also
on Saturday night at 1915. On Sun
days 1O:30 a. m, 1880, $3.50 and
$3.50 p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ash
land. 30 cents. Round trip so cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
KINNNESS TO ANIMALS
WEEK TO BE OBSERVED

Kindness to animals week has
been assigned to be observed in
churches and schools from April 81
to 26. April 2S is to be the occas-
ion for special services in churches
with sermons on work of Humane
educational society. Most divorces
are granted for cruel and inhuman
treatment.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
STIFF JOINTS
SORE MUSCLES
Timber Up Quickly Under the Soothing, I
Penetrating Application Of
Hamlin's Wizard Oil

In cases of rheumatism and lame
back it penetrates quickly, drives out
soreness, and limbers up stiff, aching
joints and muscles.
Wizard Oil is an absolutely reli-
able, antiseptic application for cuts,
burns, bites, and stings. Sprains and
bruises heal readily under its sooth-
ing, penetrating qualities.
:. Get it from druggists for 80 cents.
1t not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick
headache? Just try Wizard Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pills, so
cents. Guaranteed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Mills Of Northwest
IL Get Eastern Orders

Orders for 175,O00,0OO feet of
douglas fir railroad ties have been
placed with the mills of western Ore
gon and western Washington by var
ious eastern railroads for delivery,
within the next six months, in wood
EN- vessels now idle in the waters of
the Columbia river and Puget sound.
Negotiations for the placement Of
this business among the west coast
mills were in progress for several
weeks pending the decision Of the
shipping board to permit the wooden
ships to be used for this purpose
The vessels will be loaded on the
Columbia river, Willopo harbor,
Grays harbor and Puget sound, sent
thru the Panama canal and unload
ed on the Atlantic seaboard. Some
of the biggest eastern railroads, in
cluding the Pennsylvania, the New
York Central, Baltimore & Ohio and
others, 1t is understood, are among
the purchasers of ties under this ar
rangement. The first vessel to be
engaged in this service-the Muske-
to-already Is loading at Belling-
ham.
This order for IFS, 900, 900 feet of
tiles will afford the mills in this ter
ritory large volume of special cut
ting business which has been so
much desired in the last few weeks
as a stabilizing influence on the in
dustry.
Stock on hand at 70 lumber mills
in western Oregon and western
Washington in March, averaged
9S,5S1,222 feet, as compared with
41S,63S,6S5 feet on January 1. a
decrease of 2O,O57.462 feet, or $50
per cent, according to reports Just
compiled by the West Coast Lumber
mems Association.
The situation of these 72 mills is
believed to be typical thruout the in
dustry in the western part of the two
states. Weekly reports show that
the mills are shipping more lumber
than they are cutting. Production
is approximately 25 per cent below
normal.
On account Of the prevailing high
cost of manufacturing, a number of
large plants in the fir producing ter
ritory have been closed down since
early in the year. This accounts for
the comparatively small volume of
Meanwhile orders from
retail yards have continued in about
normal measure with the result that
the stocks at the mills have gradual
ly decreased
1t is well known that retail stocks
thruout the country are low and
that the country dealer will continue
in the market for lumber thru the
remainder Of the spring and sum-
mer. Many of these dealers, it is
had intended to supply |
their yards from surplus lumber held
by the government at the close of
the war, but it has developed that |
the government surplus was not near
so great as at first calculated. What
first was estimated as a surplus of
400, 100000 feet has been found by
actual measurement to be less than
200, 100000 feet. The War Depart
ment has withdrawn 16O,O00,000
feet of this stock from sale, leaving
between 90,O0O,O00 and 10000, 900
feet, located at widely scattered parts
of the country and consisting of a
wide variety Of sizes and species of
lumber to be finally disposed of.-Ex
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
WEATHER FORECAST
FOR COMING WEEK

Forecast for period April to
April 12, 1919, inclusive. Pacific
coast states: Frequent rains over
north portion; generally fair over
south portion, preceded by local
rains early in the week; nearly nor
NAL temperatures.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

West Coast Lumberman's Asso-
citation asks government to assign
large number Ferris type wooden
ships to handle lumber cut for east
ern shipments.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

Portland interests to acquire thir-
ty steamers to carry ties to eastern
ports. Mccormick. Co. and others
mills have orders for $4,000, 900
feet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
GET THE BEARD BUT LEAVE
THE ROOTS

I'm not after the "pound of flesh
l leave the roots to continue their
growth.
"You are next"
BuckhOrn Barber Shop
Clyde Costello
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
The Born
Label

is outer evidence of inner
worth.
1t has stood as a sqaran-
tyofclothesquality.c clothes
acknowledgements for
the past forty-three years.
Clothes worthy Of this
label are worthy Of your
confidence. 1t is placed
only In garments tailored
to individual measure
garments made Of depend
able wooiens. with honest
needle work.
Let us show you how
much true worth Born
Tailoring offers In ex-
change foi your clothes
money.
tkss,dsn. Born oeaier)
PAULSERUD & BARRETT
ASHLAND, OREGON
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

sules are the remedy you need Take
three or four every day. The healing
oil soaks into the cells and lining of
the kidneys and drives out the poisons.
stored continue treatment for a while
to keep yourself In condition and pre-
vent a return OF the disease
Don't walt until you are incapable Of
fighting. Stcrt taking GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules today. Your drug.
gist will cheerfully refund your money
But be sure to get the original Import
ed GOLD MEDAL and accept no sub
stltuteg In three Sizes Sealed pack
ages. At all drug stores
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 200 years COLD MEDAL HaarIem
oil has enabled suffering humanity to
wltnstand attacks OF kidney. liver,
bladder and stomach troubles and ali
diseases connected with the urinarv
organs and to build up and restore 70
health organs weakened by disease.
These most important organs must he
watched. because they filter and purify
the blood; unless they do their work
you are doomed.
Weariness. sleeplessness, nervousness.
Dependency backache, stomach trou,
pie, palms In the loins and lower alb
oomen. gravel difnculty when urinat-
ing, rheumatism, sciatlca and lumbago
all warn you OF trouble with your kid
neys. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04

in the social sense For many reasons we live quietly. Please stop forwarding to all points of the com pass my parcels and letters. Please send them here. and tell everybody my address. All good maps show this camp. As to my health, it will, I know, greatly Help you to learn I'm we'll. Prisoners manage to keep fit, and somehow or other escape bad illnesses which free men contract. etc.
 When he had finished reading the officer handed back the letter to the mother.
 Its a puzzle to me- he said, "but I know some people connected with the Prisoners of War Committee. Do you mind if I take the letter along to them?"
 The lady agreed, and the letter was carried to one of the examiners on Sir Robert Younger's committee.
 Its a very ordinary kind of a let ter,' he said, and may or may not conceal a code, but I can give you an introduction to a lady who will help you elucidate the letter if it bears elucidation."
 And so the letter came to a mem Der of the Committee, who read it, tested IL TOT secret WrltlnS, ana finally asked
 Who is No. 17sss Gunner Smith D.
 That's the curious thing about It," said the officer; there is no such person."
 The lady smiled, jotted down the number on a pad, and then going over the letter carefully with a pencil, she underlined the 7th word; she counted five beyond that the 5th and the 9th from the 9th and the 9th from the 9th. Then she started all over again, and took in turn the 7th, the 5th, and so on.
 There is your message" she said, handing the paper back.
 Tt reads" she went on. Can you send file about eight inches long, half wide? Best steel. Inquire if society exists for forwarding compass and maps to help prisoners escape.'"
 The same afternoon the Committee lady called upon the mother and ex- plained.
 "Will you tell me what you are in the habit of sending out to your son?" she asked.
 The mother gave her a list.
 ''It will cost you about $1o.oO," said the lady, "and I will undertake to get the file, the map, and the com pass to your son."
 (TO Re, COntiuuedl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04
"FRANKLIN' BUTTONS
 ARE NOW ON WAY

Hartford. June f4-Five million Franklin" buttons to be worn by the members of the War Savings society are now en route from the Savings Division of the U. s. Treasury Depart ment to the twelve Federal Reserve Districts, according Q announce ment received today by the Connec- ticut War Savings Committee.
 The buttons are small and round. with a picture of Benjamin Franklin. the inspiration of the 1919 thrift campaign, on a background of very dark green, encircled by the inscrip- tion. War Savings Society" in silt lettering.
 The Savings uEision of the Treas ury Department elso plans to give 4 Purchasers" bueton to every buyer of a War Savings Stamp. Fifteen million of these are being prepared. They are of an electric blue color with the letters. W. S. S.. in gold.