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ASHLAND TIDINGS
Monday, April 21, 1013.
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You Never Tire
of a bine serge suit. No mat
ter how many suits of fancy
mixtures you may own, there's
always a renewed satisfaction
in putting on a blue serge.
But there are "blue serges and
blue serges," and the best piece
of serge in the world cannot be
made into a satisfactory suit
unless behind it are the skill
inrt. the "know how" of the ex
pert tuilorninn.
We call your attention to the
most complete, line of shoes in
the valley for men, women and
children. We give that "satis,
faction guarantee" with every
pair. If you have shoe trou-
uivb) M!i n ii I ill v r. . A.
We carry a complete line of
ladies' and misses' ready-to-wear
goods. Ladies' house
dresses, street dresses, suits,
coats, etc.
That famous Alexandria kid
glove for particular dressers.
Jtayser silk gloves jn all shades
and colors.
ONE VISIT TO OUR STORE
means a regular customer for
us.
II. G. Enders & Son
"WHERE YOU DO BETTER"
Classified Advertisements
(Continued from Page Three.)
TOO LATE TO CIiASSIFY.
LOST Pair gold-rimmed bifocal
glasses. Finder please leave at
Whited'a store. 94-2t
FOR RENT One of the best two
room offices in the city. Hot wa
ter heat. Citizens Banking &
j Trust Co. 94-2t
FOR RENT At a bargain, small
house and an acre of 'ground part
ly in berries. Good garden ground.
Poultry house and park. G. W.
Benedict, 219. Mountain Ave.
9 4-1 mo.
FOR SALE 1 acres fine land.
Water right, city Water, two good
houses and barn. Must sell.
$1,850 will buy all. New four-
room bungalow, large lot, plenty
of fruit, in suburbs. Only $700,
part cash. A snap. F. G. McWil-
.liams, real estate dealer, 175 East
Main St; v
LAND IS HIGH around Ashland.
There's a reason. Let me sell you
a nice farm of better land for halt
the price asked here, in Alsea val
ley, Benton county, Oregon, one
of the prettiest and richest valleys
in the state, .finely watered and
soil "rich as mud." $75 per acre,
.. with good terms.. Your choice of
two. See owner, R. D. Sanford,
' north end of Laurel S., Ashland
9 4-2 mo.
At an estimated cost of more than
412,000,000, a Canadian railway ex
pects within a few years to have
opened a two-tracked tunnel four
miles in length through the Selkirk
range of mountains between Calgary
and Vancouver.
. Atlantic City had 1,043 population
in 1879. Now It has 50,000 rest
dents and at times has 300,000 vis
Itors.
Buggies at Plel's for 139.90.
WANTS ENTIRE FIELD
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Oregon . Gas & Klectric Conijwny
Wishes State to Prevent Mak
ing of Coal Gas.
Salem, Ore., April J8. The Ore
gon Gas& ElectriQ Company, which
has plants . at Ashland, Med ford,
Grants Pass and Roseburg, has to
day, asked the state railroad com
mission whether it has. the authority
to prevent a competing public utility
from being granted a franchise in a
city. .. :
The company alleges that it is los-'
ing money on its plants, especially
at Medford, and recites that W. J.
Hills at Medford has begun negotia
tions to bring a competing company
to that city, following the refusal of
the Oregon Gas & Electric Company
to give an option on its plant.
In the opinipn of the Oregon Gas
& Electric Company such a move
would be almost crimina!, as it is
losing money under present condi
tions.
-Medford, April 19. "It is true,"
stated Mr. Hills today, when shown
the foregoing dispatch from Salem,
that Dr. E. H. French and myself
have been working upon a plan to
start a gas plant In the valley. We
plan to manufacture the gas from
the coal deposits just east of the city,
which show up splendidly under test.
There are 1,000,000 tons of coaT
blocked out now and each ton will
produce 10,000 cubic feet of gas.
"By using this coal we can put
'dollar gas' on the market. We first
figured with the Oregon Gas & Elec
tric Company, but our negotiations
have ended. We can make gas from
coal at 60 cents a thousand cubic
feet, distribute it for 22 to 25 cents,
which leaves a reasonable profit at
$1 a thousand. The present rate
paid in the city is from $1.50 to
$1.75.
"The company doing business here
at present says it costs them 97 cents
to manufacture and v 22 cents to dis
tribute. Their cost conies in the
freight they pay to the Southern Pa
cific to haul in oil.
"I do not see how they can shut
out a competing concern, even if
they are losing money."
Animals That Count.
Tid-Bits: Nearly every one has
seen trained animals that "count,"
or at least give the impression that
they can count. Most of these are
performed by signals the trainer
makes jvMch jjreund&r&tood by the,
animal. The gesture of a hand, the
tone of voice, the stamping of the
foot, and various other signals will
enable a horse or other animal to
pick out the number wanted, or stop
"counting" at a given number, the
counting being done by taps of the
hoof,
But there are untrained animals
that can count, and not up to the
ordinary six or twenty numbers that
about limit their ability in shows.
Rather they can count to 30 or 100.
In some of the mines of Halnault
horses are used to haul loads-of ore
oVer a little roadway and back bv
another route, as the tunnels are
narrow. Thirty such trips constitute
a day's work for the horse, and with
out a word from drivers these horses
will start for the great incline that
leads to their stable at the end of
the thirtieth trip. In fact, many of
the drivers do not keep account of
the trips at all, knowing the horse
will do so, and when at the end of
the thirtieth trip the horses wheel
suddenly and make for the outlet
these drivners have to jump and loos
en the catches that hold- the tugs to
the little cars.
But. even this is beaten by oxen.
"The stupid ox" has become a well
known phrase the world over, and
yet, according to Montague, the oxen
employed in the royal gardens of
Susa to turn the wheels to which
water pails are attached absolutely
refused to do more than 100 rounds,
as that was their day's. work.
This work consisted in having the
oxen travel In a circle, Keeping the
water-drawing wheel in motion and
without fail on the hundredth trip
around the circle the oxen would
stop. Nor could they be urged to
make another round.
ItMs said that wild apes can count
to four, and In order to hunt them
at least five hunters go out and four
leave the place in a manner that will
attract the apes. After the fourth
hunter has gone the apes will come
out and are thus secured, but they
will never- go out from their cover
until four hunters have been seen
leaving the place.. The same Is also
claimed by naturalists of rooks and
magpies.
Last year the Canadian Pacific
Railway Co. served about 10,000,000
meals on Its trains and steamships
and In Its hotels. The average was
more than 30,000 meals a day.
The PORTLAND EVENING TELE
GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year,
$5.00.
You Can Save Money on Clothing, Shirts, ' Hats, Shoes, Worlc
Clothing, Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Apparel
OUR STORE IS FULL OF REAL BARGAINS. HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS:
Omy Shoe 8
Men's Dress Shoes, Oxfords
and Work Shoes
These shoes are made specially for the Golden
Rule by the best makers of popular priced shoes in
this country, and range in price, marked close, from
$3.00 to $5.00 per pair. .Positively nothing but
solid leather shoes handled by us. We want to ma
terially reduce our stock, and will slaughter these
for the next ten days at the following prices:
$3 00 men's tan and black button Oxfords,
special, a pair $1.98
$3.50 men's tan and black calf Oxfoids; blu-
cher cut, a pair $2.95
$4.00 men's tan or black calf, button or blu-
cher cut, a pair $3.35
$5.00 tan or black calf, button or blucher
cut, at, a pair ' ; $3.95
$3.00 men's tan or black calf shoes; blucher
or button, a pair ' ....$2.65
We are closing out our entire line of $3.00
Dress Shoes regardless of cost.
Lot 3932, men's, black oil calf Work Shoes,
sizes 6 to 11, cut to $1.98
One lot 75c Tennis Shoes, all sizes, while
they last, a pair . 50c
JAPAN JINGOES WOULD FORCE WAR
FANATICS AT TOKIO WOULD COMPEL NATION TO DECLARE WAR ON
THE UNITED STATES OYER
Tokio, April 18. Open declara
tion that war with the United States
is impending as a result of Califor
nia's proposed anti-alien land-holding
legislation, and that only the in
fluence of Christianity could prevent
hostilities, was voiced here today In
a public speech by Count Shigenobu
Okuma, former premier of Japan.
Anti-American sentiment is increas
ing rapidly, and while Count Okuma
declared the government did not
share the popular hostility toward
the United States, changed conditions
in Japan now make it impossible for
the government to restrain the lower
classes and Irresponsible .lewspapers
who are Insistent in their demands
for immediate war.
The situation in Tokio is rapidly
becoming alarmingly serious, and it
is feared the lower clases may rise
up against American residents here.
At a mass meeting today thousands
of persons, composed mostly of irre
sponsibles, demanded instant retalia
tion against America by Jaf.an. War
PEACE IS IN SIGHT.
Allies Accept Peace Proposals With
Slight Reservations.
London, April 19. Peace in the
Balkans was believed in Bight today,
the representatives here of the pow
ers momentarily expecting receipt of
the allies' formal acceptance of the
last peace proposals submitted by
the powers. A dispatch this morn
ing from Sofia stated that Bulgaria
accepted the offer with slight reserv
ation, the understanding being that
Bulgaria would speak for all the al
lies. .
International dissension among
the allies, however, may postpone ab
solute peace. Reports from Vienna
say that Bulgaria and Servla each
have demanded an explanation for
the clash between Servians and Bul
garians near Kumanova, when 80
Serbs were slain, j .
The king of Montenegro, dispatch
es from Cettinje say, has admitted
his inability to take Scutari alone
and will withdraw.
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IS STILL
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION
songs were sung to arouse the popu
lace to patriotic frenzy? Certain
newspaper writers have outlined
plans for the seizure of the Philip
pines and Hawaii, openly denouncing
the government submissive attitude.
Japanese officials are admittedly
alarmed oyer the situation. Timed
to show the friendly feeling of the
government to the United States,
Baron Noboaki, the foreign minister,
today was host at a luncheon in hon
or of Dr. Hamilton Wright Mabie of
New York; Dr. Peabody and John L.
Mott, secretary of the international
committee of the Young Men's Chris
tian Association. The most cordial
spirit prevailed.
' After the luncheon the Americans
met a. number of representative
Japanese Christians at the residence
of Count Okuma, and the former pre
mier's alarming speech followed.
Mott replied, and agreed with the
count, saying he now believed the
influence of Christianity was . su
perlative. MISS NELL GRANT TO WED.
Engagement of Granddaughter
Former President Announced.
of
San Francisco, April 21. The en
gagement of Miss Nell Grant of San
Francisco and Santa Barbara, a
granddaughter of General Ulysses S.
Grant, to Lieutenant-Commander
William Piggott Cronan of the Unit
ed States navy, was announced here
by Miss Grant's mother..;
Lieutenant-Commander Cronan is
in command of the destroyer Jouett,
now In Hampton Roads.
Miss Grant is the daughter of
Jesse R. Grant, a second son of the
late president.
A Band box for automobiles, like
the familiar device on locomotives,
to distribute sand under the tires to
prevent skidding, has been patented
by a Massachusetts inventor,
..Princeton reports some college
boys paying their way by earning
money as bootblacks.
GOING ON AT-
taple Bargains
12c standard Dress Ginghams 8 l-3c
All standard Calicoes, any colors 5c
Yard-wide House Lining, any quantity 4 1-2C
72x90 bleached Sheets, 00c quality .'. 43c
75c Sheets, 72x90 58c
9081x90 Sheets qqc
Yard-wide bleached Sheeting, any quantify 8 l-3c
72-inch standard Sheeting . 23c
81-inch standard Sheeting 24c
Big Drive on Hats
Men's staple or novelty shape Hats, black, light or
brown," sizes 6 to 7. clean-up at
$1.39
Men's Hats, $3.50 and $4.00, go at
$2.45
FRUIT PROSPECTS GOOD.
Only
Apples Will be Iss
liumper Crop.
Than
Grants Pass Courier: The belated
blossoms of the fruit trees of the
Rogue valley are now bursting into
full bloom, and the country for the
first time in the history of fruit cul
ture sees practically all varieties of
deciduous fruit trees cotered with
blossoms at the same time. Usually
there is greater length to the bloom-
i ing season, but this spring has been
backward, the cool weather holding
allthe trees back till the past few
days have brought all out at once.
"This will be a record breaker for
the production of nearly all varie
ties of fruit in the Grants Pass dis
trict," remarked Fruit Inspector
Burke. "Peaches, pears, cherries,
plums, prunes, etc., have never given
greater' promise than now, and we
surely will have a great crop. Of
apples there will not be a lull crop,
the trees taking a partial' rest after
a
a year of such heavy production as
last. This year there may not be
more than a fourth of the normal
apple crop, but with kaddol acreage
coming into bearing ' the shipments
from Grants Pass should still be very
large.'
Mr. Burke reports the orchards in
excellent condition, well cared for
and free from disastrous disease. Be
ing late in coming Into bloom, the
danger from frost Is greatly less
ened, and less smudging Will be re
quired should it be necessary to
bring the smudge pots Into use at
all. .
The outlook for all berrieB and
bush fruits Is equally as good as that
of the tree fruits.
Rev. Smith of Grants Pass Sued for
$30,000.
Grants Pass Courier: One of the
cases to come on to be heard in the
April term of the circuit court is that
of Alice Rogers vs. Rev. W. G. Smith
Mrs. Rogers charges in her complaint
that Mr. Smith on three separate oc
casions made remarks derogatory to
her character, and she asks for dam
ages of $10,000 upon each count, or
$30,000 in all.
Argentina's imports . for the nine
months ending September 30, 1912,
had an aggregate value of $273,593
748, and. exports from that republic
amounted to $352,040,240.
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WM. O. DICKERSON
IN SHOWING GOODS
The clerk Is helped
materially In making sales
if he can show his goods
under a bright light The
customer gets a better
Idea of the purchase she
is making and as a conse
quence the store gets
more of her money. This
is not only theoretically, it
' is practically true. Good
light helps to so 1 1 good
goods and the best light is
Electric Light.
The estimate man Is at
your service. 'Phone for
him. .. "
Ashland Electric Power and
Light Company
Ashland Billiard Parlor
10 East Main St.
J. P. Saylc & Son