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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1915)
Thmnday, May 20, I0IJ5 Ashland Tidings SKMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. Issced Mondays and Thursdays Official Cify and Coonly Paper Bert It. Greer, Lj-nn Mount, Editor and Owner . New s Reporter subscription rates. One Year ?2.00 Six Months 1-00 Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless renewal is received. In ordering changes of the paper always rive the old street address or postoffice r.s well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Tostofrice as second-class mall matter. ery purchased during said term, said to have been almost $150,000. In any event, the present amount of outstanding warrants are doubt less owing to approximately the equal expenditures in 1911 and 1912 for road machinery on roads and bridges as far as the records show. Doutbless, also, when the citizens of Jackson county realize that on April 1, of this year,-the outstanding warrants on M9,4"0.63 besides f62.537.16 of accumulated interest there will be a demand for rigid econ- Children's Spelling Above Average To test ability in punctuation, capi talization and spelling, two short fa bles were dictated to all the pupils from the fourth to eighth grades in clusive during the recent school sur vey. The stories were read slowly while the children wrote the sen; tences with pen and ink as accurate ly as possible. In correcting the pa- omy in county affairs, that a strong perg fve ca)itais fiVe spellings and effort be made to annually make a !ten punctuation marks were arbitrar liberal reduction in the county's pres-!1y geIected in eacn story and eacn ent debt. - paper graded according to the num ber of mistakes in the twenty chosen BOARD OF CONCILIATION. President William Sproule of the ..... . . i li. 1 1 was O.UO. l public the contents of a letter written i ' r. ..,u idletno showed. to lion, rranit r. aisu, iiiniiuiuu of the V. S. Commission of Industrial Ashland, Ore., Thursday, May 20, 'J5 COUXTV FINANCES. The average citizen,gets little' tang ible information from the semi-annual reports of our county court, as such cover so wide and varied inter ests as to be difficult to assimilate without considerable close study. This Is no fault of our county offi cials, and the accuracy and high value of these reports cannot be chal lenged. They are entitled to com mendation for the data provided to the public. nut, as first stated, the informa tion at best is difficult to assimilate. The following statement as to some facts in connection with Jackson county's finances may be easily un derstood by the average taxpayer: The unpaid county warrants out standing at different dates, as far as ascertained at this time by the Tld ings, include the following: July 1, 1896, outstanding warrants $152,462.83 Reduced during four-year term 19,949.62 July 1, 1900, outstand ing warrants $132,513.21 The figures along these lines for the year 1900 to 1903 inclusive are not at this time at hand, but during the four-year term of Judge Dunn a very material reduction of county Indebtedness was paid off and at the close of his term, on July 1. 1908, out standing county warrants $91,937.64, interest $3,165.50. Four years later, at the cIobo of Judge Neil's term: On June 1, 1912, outstanding war rants $502,628.19, interest $29,153. 31; April 1, 1914, outstanding war rants $534,732.70, interest $58,887. 82; April 1, 1915, outstanding war rants $489,470.63, Interest $62,537. 16. During the first year of Judge Ton Velle's term the Inherited condi tions may have largely determined expenditures, and even may have been a controlling factor in the sec ond year of his term. During these two years the Increase of county debt was $32,104.51. It is gratifying to notice that during the third year the county court has apparently been able to reduce indebtedness so that the amount of outstanding warrants is less by $45,262.07 than it was one year ago; and Is a net reduction of $13,157.56 during Judge Toil Velle's three years In office. (The county treasurer called for payments the warrants to date of September - 7, 1911.) It will be seen by referring to the figures above that the great Increase In the county debt was made during Judge Nell's term of office, and a ref erence to the reports on file shows that the Indebtedness was made prln cli'ally during the year 1911 and 1912. It appears also In general that the extraordinary expenditures were con fined largely to warrants Issued to Roadmaster Harmon, ostensibly for roads and bridges, and it appears that no receipts were turned over to the county for any items of expend 1ture. An expert Investigation, among other things, showed expenditures for about four years, under the head of roads and bridges, as follows: 1908. 5 months $ 28.587.81 1909 77.949.7 1910 101,719.89 1911 252,708.5 1912. 5 months 22,651.71 Relations, by Julius Kruttschnitt, hairman of the executive committee f the company, In which Mr. Krutt schnitt explains and amplifies his an- wer to the question as to what could I be done to settle labor disputes and maintain industrial peace in the fu- ure. In this letter, written under date of April 14, Mr. Kruttschnitt suggests ! that the usefulness of the Newlands act, providing mediation, arbitration nd conciliation in controversies be tween certain employers and em ployes, could be greatly increased if It were made to apply to all railway employes engaged in the Interstate business of the employer, instead of employes engaged in train service or train operation only; and, further more, that the Board of Mediation and Conciliation should be co-ordinat ed with or subordinate to the Inter state Commerce Commission, so that the same authority responsible for in creasing expenses of the carriers should at the same time incur a cor responding responsibility for provid ing revenue to meet the expenditures. He cites the Canadian Industrial Dis putes Investigation act, which has worked well because it makes an ap peal to a mediation board compulsory and enjoins strikes and walkouts un til the board can Investigate the facts. Speaking of the Newlands act, Mr. Kruttschnitt says: "Its usefulness would be greatly increased if it were made to apply to all railroad em ployes engaged in the interstate bust- places, other mistakes being disre garded. At Ashland the avrage i number of mistakes out of the twen- A similar test at Pen an average of 7.77, while for 1,000 grade pupils selected at random throughout the state the The Home Circle Thoughts from the Editorial Pen hi ii i ii iiiiii i ii i ii ii mill 1 1 m I The Oldest National Bank In Jackson County t average was 9.06! Spelling was further tested by dic tating ten out of a list of the thou sand most widely used words. Start ing with one syllable, words in the second grade the lists of ten in creased in difficulty through the grades until in the eighth the list contained "emergency," "appreciate" and similar words. In this test the average percentage of correctly spelled words for all the Ashland grades was 75 per cent. The average for 100 American cities where pupils have been tested in the same manner is 70 per cent. Specimens of the pupils' handwrit ing in grades from five to eight in clusive were taken and graded ac cording to the Ayres handwriting scale. Each specimen was passed on by twelve judges, the average grade being accepted as final. The aver age quality for the four grades was 45 points as compared to an average of 50 points among the same grades In the country as a whole. During the year 1913 the vertical style of penmanship was superseded in the state of Oregon by the Palmer sys tern. The test indicated that many of the pupils are still in the transi tion stage. v Inspection showed that over one half of the fifth grade pupils wrote as well as one-fourth of the eighth grade. One-third of the sixth better than one-half of the seventh. While no definite mark has been set, the ness of the employer, Including those committee considers that a handwrit engaged in keeping in repair cars, locomotives, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed and other instrumen talities of interstate commerce." Re ferring to his suggestion that the Board of Mediation and Conciliation be co-ordinated with or subordinated to the Interstate Commerce Commls- lon, Mr. Kruttschnitt says: "The reasonableness of such a provision Is pparent when the complete control of revenues and almost equally com plete control of expenditures by gov ernment at the present time Is consid ered." "The Newlands act provides that hen a controversy arises, either party may apply to the Board of Me diation and Conciliation, and the board may offer Its services to the parties in the controversy where in terruption to the public service is Im minent. There Is no obligation, how ever, than a sense of obligation to the public on either employer or employe to submit differences to mediation." The Redding press agent should wake up. A little town below Red Bluff called Cottonwood Is about to steal Mount Lassen and its volcano away from the Redding press man. The last eruption Thursday morning threw ashes all over the sidewalks in Cottonwood, and unless Redding gets fresh move on, Cottonwood will henceforth be the center of eruptive activities. Total ' $483,617.06 Indebtedness at close of Judge Dunn's term...$ 91,937.6 Increase of debt during Judge Nell's term.... 410,790.5 Total unpaid warrants June 1, 1912 $502,728.19 Expended for roads and bridges "during Judge Nell's term, $483,617 66. This turn Includes road machln Ing grading 60 would be satisactory for ordinary business requirements Approximately one-fourth of the Ash land pupils have reached this mark To secure desired improvement it is recommended that the classes in pen manship be reorganized on the basis of ability rather than in accordance with the year In which the pupil hap pens to be. For the final eighth grade exam lnatlon Ashland uses the questions prepared by the state superintendent of public Instruction. Results from eight representative Oregon cities where these same questions are used show that on an average about one third of those trying fail to pass. In Ashland less than four per cent failed to pass. Med ford shows approximate ly the same figures and the commit- ee says that part of the better show- ng might be attributed to the stan dard of grading used by the Jackson county board. Woman's Love. There is a positive cheerfulness that is determined to look upon the bright side of life through whatever discouragements present themselves. It is fortunate for the house mother and for her husband and her children when she is possessed of an activity cheerful disposition. It is a sign of a kind heart and a firm determina tion to make others happy as well as to be happy herself. The cheerful woman will find a dozen causes for congratulatoin in events which to others have a sinister look. A week of rain keeps her at home from a long-anticipated visit, but she will tell you, and she undoubtedly makes herself believe it, that it is fortunate for the season of quiet has given her a chance to finish a quantity of sew ing or to do some special preserving she was anxious to have off her mind. The lovelight Is in her eye, whether days be dark or bright. he smooths all paths and conquers the most ob durate grumblers. She has a kindly word to say to everyone. Gossip pains here, and she often manages by that admirable tact, which is so often a part of her gifts, to turn the con versation into a more kindly channel of thought. There are emergencies in every household which call for a display of a stateman's skill. The cheerful woman is pre-eminent on such occasions. She conquers the grim uncle or the dyspeptic cousin with her Infective cheerfulness, and her servants recognize her as their friend and ally in all matters that are essential to their welfare. The length of time she keeps her servants is a source of wonderment to her less fortunate friends, but the secret of It Is her own winsome disposition. She soothes the tired worker with a word of kind commendation where another might make a querulous complaint. When direction is needed she de livers it in such a gentle, albeit firm manner, that it has no sting of re proof. This gentle, tactful woman is not afflicted with work that is from sun to sun, or that is never done. She does not moralize much, perhaps, but by some means she manages to accomplish a great deal of work and have plenty of time at her command. It is by means of that same cheerful ness of disposition. There is less de lay in executing her commands, and she possesses the gift of timing her turns so that sometimes it seems as if the fairies did help her. And the fairies do help her. Heaven bless the cheerful woman. i Member Federal Reserve System FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon United States of America M ' tender heart, and who can bear to see the quiver of the baby lips, or hear the sobs of infant sorrow, even after sleep has shut down the tear washed lids? "If we knew the baby fingers, Pressed against the window pane, Would be cold and stiff tomorrow, Never trouble us again, Would the bright eyes of our darling Catch the frown upon our brow, Would the print of rosy fingers Vex us then, as they do now?" Some women are Intellectually bright in spite of their environments, and because of them. The broader and higher the life, the more there Is in it. But from other women, how early in life we often see the lustre and brightness fading away; and it is those mothers who are weighted down with household and maternal duties, and have resigned themselves to receive their pleasure and advance ment at second hand, through their sons and daughters. First of all, do not allow yourselves to think you are growing old, for thinking is being on this subject. Those who try to re main young in a certain sense succeed in doing so. So be generous to yourself. ance, and In business the most suc cessful merchant is. the one who does not seek to gain every cent for himself. Success in life does not come by having . your own way every time. Yielding a little here and there smooths many a rough place. In do mestic life one finds the most perfect house where there is mutual forbear- Guy Bates Post in "Omar, Tentmaker" Guy Bates Post is coming to the Vining Theatre for a night's engage ment Saturday, June 5, In "Omar, the Tentmaker." This is the Persian love play based upon the life, times and Rubailyat of Omar Khayyam, the same spectacular success that was on Broadway all last season. The author and producer is Richard Walton Tully, who wrote and now controls "The Bird of Paradise." Mr. Tully's specialty, In fact, considering that he is the author also of "The Rose of the Rancho," would appear to be plays of picturesque atmosphere, with a ro mantic story. That the public approves is shown by the tremendous success of his three plays, and of the three "Omar, the Tentmaker," with Guy Bates Post as star, is the most notable. The central figure in this Persian love play is Omar Khayyam, the poet who wrote "A Book of Verses Underneath the Bough," etc. The title part is played by Mr. Post. Coos county will open highway from North Bend to Ten Mile country. Good Work Done Promptly N.&M.Home Laundry nt)1n Priced. N Mnnhlnora AT THE Rough Dry at Reasonable Prices. Net? Machinery. J. N. NISDET, Mgr. Office and Laundry 31 Water St TELEPHONE 163 I Teachers' Review Class. A teachers' review class in the west room of the Polytechnic College, Ash land, will begin work June 1 and continue to June 30, when the sev eral counties have the regular exami nation. Tuition $6 for the month. For Information address W. T. Van Scoy, Rogue River, Ore. 98-St Some people who think they are smiling offer you a grin instead. A rue smile comes from the heart, a grin is hardly skin deep. What do you want? A Tidings rant ad tells it to more than two thousand people in a day. Twenty five cents does the business. Fire Insurance Does Not Prevent Of all the iove affairs in the world, none can surpass the true love of a big boy for his mother. It is pure j and nolle, honorable to the highest degree In both. We do not mean merely a dutiful affection. We mean a love that makes a boy gallant and courteous to his mother, saying to everybody plainly that he Is fairly In love with her. Next to the love of a husband, nothing so crowns a wom an's life with honor as this second love, this devotion of a son to her. We never yet knew a boy to turn out bad who began by falling in love with his mother. Any man may fall in love with a fresh-faced girl, and the man who is gallant with the girl may cruelly neglect his worn and weary wife, but the boy who is a lover of his mother in her middle age is a true knight, who will love his wife as much in her sereleafed autumn as he did in the daisied springtime. 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