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PAGE SIX ASHLAND TIDINGS Monday, May 17, 1015 Many Students Will Teach School "What do you expect to do next year?" was the question put to the 42 seniors and post-graduates in the high school, during the course of the recently completed survey of the Ash land schools. Seven expected to dp post-graduate work in the local high school, 12 to attend college, six to work, seven to teach, two to attend normal school, and eight were uncer tain. Teaching was the most popular preference for life work, 1G favoring this following, while business, winch stood next in favor, had only five ad vocates. Preference expressed by the pupils in the eighth grade showed the same general trend. Of the 12 high school students ex amined only eight had attended school in Ashland for less than four years. On being asked if they ex pected to make Ashland their future home 22 answered ".'o," 12 "Yes" and eight were doubtful. In the bookkeeping course 31 pu pils are enrolled, in shorthand 38, and in typewriting 78, while the com mittee found that there are probably not more than 2 5 positions for sten ographers in Ashland and 15 posi tions for bookkeepers. Twelve of the graduates of the high school normal training course in 1914 1'ItlMEK OX EXPLOSIVES' FOR METAL MIXERS, ETC. The United States Bureau of Mines several years ago Issued a primer on explosives for coal miners which has Deen in considerable demand ever since. Now the bureau has issued a primer on explosives for f metal min ers and quarrymen, by Charles E. Munroe and Clarence Hall. The bul letin, which has just come from the printing office, says In its introduc tion: "In accidents resulting from the use of explosives in metal mines and quarries in the United .States more than 130 men were. killed and 250 seriously injured during the cal endar year 1913. Moreover, an un known number of miners suffered from the effects of breathing the harmful fumes and gases given off by the burning or the incomplete ex plosion of some explosive. Conse quently, the Federal Bureau of Mines, which is endeavoring to increase saf ety In mines and to abolish conditions that tend to impair the health of min ers, is studying the kinds of explo sives used in mining and the condi tions under which these explosives can be used with least danger to the miner. "Inflammable gas or dust Is sel dom, if ever, found in quarries or metal mines, and the danger from us ing explosives there is less than in coal mines; but, as the figures show, are now teaching at salaries ranging jthe "umber of men killed and injured from $55 to ISO per month. Teach- t yearly in accidents caused by explor ers' training is the chief vocational activity of the Ashland schools. While the state requirements for the teacher training courses have been modified In some particulars, the committee found that the spirit of sives proves the need of both miners and mine officials striving to see that none but proper explosives are used and that these are used properly." The bulletin contains chapters on combustion and explosion; blasting Fountain of Energy When President Wilson Opened the Panama Pacific Exposition Vl -X Y v T - v , 1 n, : r, . - x ? 3( if f THE Fountain of Energy when the water was released by President Wilson pressing a button at Washington on the openlng'day of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco. This fountain Is the work of A. Stirling Calder and la between the Tower of Jewels and the main entrance at Scott street these requirements is fully carried out and mine explosives; fuse, detonators in the Ashland course. and electric detonators; firing blasts In the manual training course Kiv-:by electricity; the use of explosives en In the sixth, seventh and eighth j,n excavation work; the use of explo grades and for two years In the high t s'ves in quarrying; the use of explo school the committee declared that ' sives In nietal mining and tunneling; there seemed to be a lack of real vo-! drilling and blasting methods on New cational purpose. It was recommend ed that the boys be encouraged to York rapid-transit tunnel; magazines and thaw houses; permissible explo- master the elements of the carpen- sives, etc. ter's trade, cabinet-making, and the I Tn'8 publication is Bulletin 80 and like. It was further recommended il mav be obtained free of charge by that where ever possible the boys tak- fthose interested writing to the Di ing manual training should make f nr- rector of the Bureau of Mines, Wash- niture and do renair work for thu .ington, D. C, school. Inasmuch as the United States government is 'not favoring either I Bide In the war, there Is a unanimous agreement in Europe that It Is not observing neutrality. If your watch does not give you satisfaction take it to Johnson the Jeweler. 97-tf You see mighty few pointed-toe footprints on the sands of time. Lismohe 2 Vi in. Huuon 2Yi in. Arrow COLLARS - fnr tie Cluett. IVaboilr A Co., lac. Mikera Everybody Needs It !! I No one can have too much of it 1 Greatest of all Commodities PRITIG 1- Manufacturers need it to pell their product. Merchants need it to in crease their sales. It is the univer sal fortune builder. It transforms slow-eelling stock into cash. It is the life blood of trade. It is the breath of progress. It is the light of the world. The small business it makes great and the great it made greater. It is indispensable to the ambitious. It is the ladder to suc cess. It is GOOD PRINTING that can create the desire to buy your goods. Printing done by the Tidings is the Most Efficient Commodity made or sold in this city. It is an investment, not an expanse, and nays big dividends. Let the Tidings help you get richer. Direct adver tising directed by us directs cus tomers directly to our customers. The Ashland Tidings , . Prints Anything Printable Financial Report of Springs Water Commission Herewith Is second monthly report as reauired bv Section 8 Arfirin 20, charter of the City of Ashland: Iate. Vr. No. 3-31-15 17 4-21-15 38 4-21-15 39 Name of Party Issued to and Items. Amount. Smith, Emery & Co., first estimate on auxiliary water sysiem, covering surveys, blueprints and right-of-way maps 55,000.00 Nellie Dickey, typewriting contract with Smith. Emery & Co C. H. Metcalf Five days' salary as bookkeeper and stenographer at $75 per month f 14.40 Transportation to Medford and return on business for Springs Commission 50 2.00 14.90 4-24-15 40 5-1-15 41 C, $14.90 Bert R. Greer, expense to San Francisco on trip In connection with auxiliary water system. Cash drawn for purpose. $49.80 spent; $50.20 In fund 100.00 B. Lamkin 115.50 Cash expended for rights-of-way for springs pipe line, as follows: Ellin I. Wells ldaI. Tucker C. B. Watson Sadie Walker Camille A .Owen Mary J. McAllister Wesley S. Howard Maude Rocho : Maude M. Livingston Augusta S. Neil Jno. W. McOonougb 50.00 Sarah R. Jetter 1.00 M. P. Bayless 1.00 Marcus P. True. 1.00 Mollie Songer 1.00 W. R. Klnisaid 50.00 Chas. E. English 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5-4-15 42 5-4-15 42 -4-15 44 C $115.50 Medford Book Store, one multi-column Journal for books of Springs Commission . A. L. Lamb, sharpening four mattocks and eleven saws at 20c V. Beeler For auto hire as follows: 3- 9 Auto to depot for three $ .75 4- 30 Auto l1 hours 3.00 5- 3 Auto, S. P. officials 15.50 5-4 Auto, Dr. Lawrence 4.00 3.50 3.00 23.25 5-6-15 45 $23.2: McNair Bros 4-16 Three stenographer's notebooks $ .30 Carbon paper 40 One Ifotchkiss fastener 2.00 One eraser 05 4-19 Ono pint ink .60 Red ink 10 Pens '. - 05 Penholder '. . . .05 Rubber penholder 20 Ledger 2.75 Journal paper : 15 Gem clips 10 Thumb tacks 05 6.80 5-6-15 46 5-6-15 47 Poley's Drug Store 4- 19 Inkwell 5- 1 Victor double inkwell $6.80 '.$ '.10 ,. 1.00 1.10 5-6-15 48 5-7-15 49 6-7-15 CO 5-8-15 51 $1.10 Hotel Oregon, room and meala for Mr. E. Lawrence of university at Eugene, on special work for Water Commission Gowdy and Young, Fidelity bond, Bert R. Greer, $10,000; Fidelity bond, Jno. P. Dodge, $10,000. $20,000 at $2.50 per $1,000 Geo. Siemantel, one-half Interest in the property at me neaa of Mill street, known as the Planing Mill property . 1,200.00 Carson-Fowler Lumber Co., one-half interest In the property at the head of Mill street, known as the nanlng Mill property 1,200.00 2.90 50.00 M. C. Edeington Drawing option papers and getting option. $1.50 Cash paid for option 1.00 Cash paid for telegram from W. W. Willis re price of lot 60 3.10 5-10-15 52 $3.10 Ashland Tidings .' 4-22 1,000 sheets legal T. W. paper.... '.$ 2.00 6-3 Publishing first complete report of Springs Commission 81.00 83.00 $83.00 Total . :. $7,809.05 Respectfully submitted, SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION, ' AA . By Bert R. Greer, Chairman. Attest: J. P. DODGE, Secretary. Tortland Western Sash & Door Company adding two-story frame 66 by 98 and one story 200 by 126. New harness shop, new stock, new pads, straps, bridles and collars at Pell's. ' " ' 85-tf Ue People's Forum in Portland, Ore., May 2, 1915. Editor Ashland tidings: 1 notice your valued paper of Anril 2fi n item headed "Agitate Removal nf Cemetery." Now I would not have been surprised at such agitation fifty years ago, from a sanitarv nnint fnr then Ashland and many other places like importance used well water stead of the modern water system now in use, exclusively. Also per haps longer ago than fifty years- say seventy-five or one hundred years ago people talked of snnokn nnrl hobgobblins, .etc., and told foolish stories to foolish children, and some cniidren were foolish enough to be- leve some of the stories and became little uneasy, even on entering a ark room, just after listening tn ghost story. 'I am inclined to think that whon the atmosphere of good, solid, healthy common sense predominates in grownup folks in a community, the atmosphere of uneasiness in children regarding cemeteries is not notice able. Now the Ashland cemetery was located where it i3 long before the east side school was located, and if tne atmosphere of uneasiness gets too pressing among the children of tender age, or with grownup people, In the cemetery environment, why, just agi tate the removal of the east side school, for the"&chool could be moved with much less expense and with practically no contention. Ashland is a beautiful town and the Ashland cemetery is one of her most attractive beauty spots. Im prove it, beautify it, keep it clean. and let it remain. I can cite you to a town In Oregon of fully as much importance as Ash land, or at least will be some time, notwithstanding Ashland's lithia wa ter (we still have something else to drink here), and that town is Port land, in which is located Lone Fir cemetery, right in the heart of the residential district, where nearly as many people reside within a stone's throw of this beautiful cemetery actually live there, cook, eat and sleep there as reside in Ashland, and you can't hear of any atmosphere of un easiness incident to the cemetery en vironment, or talk or removal. Now with all due respect to the Parent-Teacher Circle, I would sug gest that they please not agitate the removal of our beautiful cemeterv. but direct their activities in other directions, say to beautifying the cemetery by planting flowers there; take your children there, teach them not to fear but-to love and respect the "City of the Dead," and thus save contention and, if need be, litigation. Yours truly, V. F. WOODEN. 1 Est Sixty-third street. Modern Cemeteries. Editor Tidings: During our trip to the Panama exposition we visited our son In San Jose. We were very much impressed with the parks in that city. One, the famous Alum Rock park, lepds up into a canyon very much like our canyon only more work has teen dono by man, but Is not as beautiful as ours In a natural way. The one I wish to speak of especial ly is Oak Park cemetery. The new part oi tne cemetery is Just like a park, with few monuments In sight, the grave markings being laid flat on the ground. There are no small lots, but all in large sections with drive ways, making one beautiful lawn. On close Inspection you can see white marble slabs, about nine by fourteen inches, laid even with the grass so they can be mowed over, and on many are only the names of the deceased with no inscription and no dates. There is not a rose bush or gfowing plant In sight In this section, and the marble slabs are not visible from the driveways. For free use of all are green tin funnels "or holding water and bouquets of flowers. These have a nail in the end bo they can be stuck in the ground and can easily be re moved when the flowers are dead or the lawn has to be moved. Every few feet in the drivsways are benches under the palms and shade trees. Many people go there on Sundays. A cemetery like this one makes the expense and work much lighter and adds a beautiful, park to the city. The older part of the cemetery still has some monuments standing, but all is remodeled on the lawn idea and Is much prettier where there are no monuments at all. On entering the main archways, which are surrounded by many shade trees and pains, is one large heart shaped lot, in the center of which is a small hedge spelling in large letters the word "Rest." My idea In describing this cemetery was to see If we couldn't have our cemetery by the East Side school re modeled, the grave railings and the white slabs or headstones removed, and make It into one large lawn with driveways and no paths or email lots. More trees planted and benches add ed. This would make it prettier and more pleasant for all, especially the school children. MRS. S. PATTERSON. Employment Agency By Government The United States Department of Agriculture has inaugurated an em ployment bureau which is nation-wide in its scope and should be a monster factor in relieving the country of the non-employment question. Blanks may now be obtained from the local potsoffice and from any oth er postoffice in the United States either by employer or employe. These blanks upon being filled out and handed to the postmaster are mailed free of charge to the division headquarters, which in the case of Oregon is located at Portland, where the farmer or employer of labor is connected with the man who wants work. The blanks contain only a few of the most essential questions and no trouble should be experienced in filling them out. The great trouble in the past with the unemployed has been the matter of sectional and seas onal periods of labor. This bureau should relieve this to a great extent. Any one who wishes further informa tion may secure same at the post-office. Died. James Cress passed away at the family residence on Liberty street last Wednesday at 8:10 p. m. The de ceased was 60 years and 12 days of age and leaves a wife and family. He was burled Saturday in Ilargadine cemetery. Phone news items to the Tidings. 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