Thmnday, May 20, I0IJ5
Ashland Tidings
SKMI-WEEKLY.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
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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
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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
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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.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capital and Surplus $120,000.00
DEPOSITORY OF
City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon
United States of America
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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.
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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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Inspect our market, and your confidence will be behind the
pleasure of eating our meats. The knowledge of cleanliness and
a sanitary workshop will aid your digestion.
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remember
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it has a
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must be carefully selected and fitted
properly to the horse's hoof. This Is
lust as important as the fitting of a
shoe to your foot. There are too
many horses limping around from the
effects of improper shoeing. , Save
your horse needless pain and also
save money by patronizing us.
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Successor to W. W. Wilson.
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