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"ASHLAND TIDINGS
Monday, May 31, 1915
Half Million to State
Accident Fund
In the first ten months in which
the workmen's compensation law has
been in effect there has been paid
into the state industrial accident fund
over half a million dollars, according
to figures issued by the commission.
Pilling this period $140, 573. 71 has
been set aside for Tppendents in fatal
cases and to workmen suffering per
manent partial disabilities. The sum
of $97,ssi).G."i was paid workmen
whose in.juiies were temporary in
diameter, and $" S.S.'.S.Sl represents
the co-4 of sunricnl treatment, trans-,
portation and hospital accommoda
tions. The entire co-it of administration
for the period of eighteen months
since November, 1913, has been $59,
2u7.:3. Included in this figure are
the cost of equipment and expenses
during the ei;:l:t months previous .to
the insurance features of the law be
coming effective last July. On April
CO the surplus in the fund amounted
to $17!), 07 1.93, in addition to which
payments were due on account of
April payrolls of contributors.
1'p to April 30 a toiai of 3.GC3
claims had been presented to the
commission, and of these 3,305 have
been settled. The remainder repre
sents recent injuries and workmen
who have not recovered from their
disability. Of the total claims filed,
132 were rejected by the commission
and physicians' bills were paid In 716
cases where the injured workmen lost
no time.
An average of about fourteen acci
dents daily has been reported since
the law became effective. The win
ter months show the smallest number
of accidents, but recently they have
slightly Increased. The steady gain
in payments to the accident fund
since February last may be regarded
as an Indication of an improvement
in the industrial activity of the state.
Although exempt from the provis
ions of the law, a number of cities
and counties have brought employes
under the protection of the compensa
tion act, these embracing firemen,
laborers on sewers and county roads
and employes in charge of electric
light and water works.
One amendment passed at the re
cent session of the legislature makes
the law more available to occupations
not automatically subject to It. Em
ployers engaged in such occupations
may ask the commission to fix rates
for their business, and if the rates
quoted prove satisfactory the employ
ers can secure the protection of the
law for their workmen by filling ap
plications, which become effective In
thirty days.
Among those making inquiry with
a view to coming under the law July
1 are quite a number of farmers and
horticulturists, wholesale houses and
warehouses and employers operating
auto trucks and engaged in general
teaming.
Where the commission has not paid
out during, the present year ending
June 30 on account of accidents oc
curring to the Individual employer's
workmen an amount in excess of the
employer's contribution during that
period, a reduction of 10 per cent is
made in the rate provided by the
amended law, the reduction In rate
being available July 1 next.
Another amendment to the law
which has naturally created consid
erable interest is that providing for
an exemption from payment for one
month at a time whenever the com
mission finds the condition of the ac
cident fund is sufficient to provide
for all liability and a safe surplus in
addition. While It is now apparent
that no payments will be required
during the month of July from em
ployers and workmen who have been
subject to the act for six months or
more, this will not be officially deter
mined by the commission until June
30.
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Many Enrolled in
Industrial Clubs
Several hundred boys and girls of
Jackson county are enrolled in the
Boys' and Girls' Industrial clubs and
are engaged in various projects,
among which are corn growing, po-
jtato growing, seed selection, poultry
raising, gardening, pig raising, can
ning, baking, dairy record keeping
and various handicrafts.
This work Is promoted by State
School Superintendent J. A. Church
ill, by the United States department
of agriculture, and by the various
I school officers and the teachers. The
state school 'department has two men
in the field all the time directing
club work and assisting in industrial
exhibits at the - county fairs the
county superintendent of schools now
being a member of the county fair
board. Prof. Harrington and Prof.
Mann work under the direction' of
the state superintendent.
At Corvallis the United States de
partment of Agriculture works
through the extension department at
the Oregon Agricultural College and
Prof. F. L. Griffin is the state agent
of club work. His department has
enrolled about ten thousand boys and
girls. Mr. Griffin's assistants are
Miss Helen Cowglll of Corvallis and
Prof. W. A. Beer of Eugene. Mr.
Beer has been in Jackson county all
week visiting club members, teach
ers, parents and school officials.
OMAR THE TENTMAKER, VINING THEATRE SATURDAY, JUNE 5.
Move to Establish
National Market
Portland Stock Market.
The receipts for the week ending
Thursday have been: Cattle 1,678
calves 9, hogs 2,582, sheep 3,699.
Cattle While the cattle run for
the week was not heavy, the demand
seemed somewhat lighter and prices
sagged at the start. Good light kill
ers sold at $7.30 to $7.50, cows $6.35
to $6.60.
Hogs After a week of small de
clines 8 rents was the best that could
be realized for choice, light hogs.
Many porkers of Inferior quality went
at a slightly lesn figure. Prices de
clined to $7.75 and the market closed
at this quotation.
Sheep A fair run of 3,700 sheep
came forward during this week.
Yearlings sold at $7 and ewes at
$5.50. The high spot for lambs this
week was $8.25.
; The Commercial Club requests the
tiarces and addresses of parties who
are considering coming to the coast
bis summer. We wish to send them
literature and give them a (food con
ception of Oregon. 74-tt
The National Marketing Committee
Is a national organization where all
friends of better marketing facilities
can unite to assist in the development
of a national system, or systems, for
the distribution of farm products that
will serve the people of the United
States as effiicently as the German
system, the "Landwirtschaftsrat,"
serves the people of Germany.
To this end the committee has es
tablished headquarters at Washing
ton, D. C, and will work:
1. To create an enlightened pub
lic opinion concerning the waste and
unnecessary expense In handling and
distributing farm products, and to
assist in bringing before the country
the Information, secured by the fed
eral office of markets and other na
tional and state agencies.
1. To promote and foster proper
marketing organizations and meth
ods; to encourage, and secure the
standardization of agricultural prod
ucts; to secure proper warehouse sys
tems; to promote expert marketing)
services In the several states; to se-1
cure uniformity In methods by states
n inaugurating investigational and
demonstrational work In marketing,
and to secure changes In federal and
state laws to these ends.
3. To secure, either through ap
pointment by the president or by act
of congress, the establishment of a
national marketing commission.
In the last congress Senator Fletch
er, president of this committee. Intro
duced S. J. Resolution No. 185 in the
senate, and Congressman Goodwin of
Arkansas introduced H. J. Resolution
No. 423 In the house, to provide for
the adaptation to this country of the
Ferman system of marketing. David
Lubin, delegate to the International
Institute of Agriculture, Rome, Italy,
brought to this country the idea em
bodied in these resolutions, and it
was due to his initiative and earnest
effort that the National Marketing
Committee was organized.
In the Pacific coast states, where
co-operative marketing is better de
veloped than in other sections, the
proposed legislation has received
most enthusiastic endorsements by
agricultural and oensumers' organiza
tions. The plan has also received
the endorsement of the granges,
farmers' unions and other farm or
ganizations generally, and it has the
endorsement and support of the great
Southern Commercial Congress.
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September, 1914, and Is a most en
couraglng evidence of what It Is pos
sible to accomplish In a nation-wide
campaign that will unite In an effect
Ive national association all Interested
In eliminating the enormous wastes
in the handling and the distribution
of farm products.
Therefore, we appeal to all farm
ers' and consumers' organizations
national, Btate and local and all
other organizations, associations
firms and persons, In sympathy with
this movement, to become members
of the National Marketing Commit
tee.
Members are of three classes:
Patrons, sustaining members, and
members. The subscription of
patron Is $100 or more, that of a bus
talnlng member Is $10 yearly, and
Financial Satement of the
Springs Water Commission
Week Ending May 20, 1915.
I'ate. Vr. No
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FROM SPECIAL PHYSICAL PLANT FUND.
Name of Party Issued to and Items. Amount.
Smith, Emery & Co., third estimate on physical
plant contract $ 4,548.46
PARK IMPROVEMENT AND INCIDENTAL FUND.
Labor cutting poison oak in park under
direction of Park Board:
M. H. McCourry, 48 hrs. at 25c. $12.00
Frank Swigartr, 48 hrs. at 25c. . 12.00
C. A. Shutts, 48 hrs. at 25c... 12.00
Chas. Burkman, 48 hrs. at 25c. 12.00
A. L. Loomls, 43 hrs. at 25c. 10.75.
D. N. McCourry, 48 hrs. at 25c. 12.00
Frank Potter. 48 hrs. at 25c. 12.00
R. Phillips, 48 hrs. at 25c 12.00
C. A. Swanson, 48 hrs. at 25c . 12.00
C. C. Crowson, 48 hrs. at 25c; . 12.00
R. C. Johnson, 4S hrs. at 25c. . 12.00
O. L. Craig, 48 hrs. at 25c... 12.00
E. N. Deardoff, 40 hrs. at 25c . 10.00
E. C. Burt, 6 days at $2.25... 13.50
$166.25
Many New Laws
Go Into Effect
Labor on approach to bridge, Harga-
dine road:
P. L. Ashcraft (with team), 32
hrs. at 50c $16.00
W. D. Booth ( with team), 16
hrs. at 50c 8.00
Jno. Burnett, 12 hrs. at 25c. 3.00
Chester Tuttle, 11 hrs. at 25c . 2.75
W. A. Bibby and team, 11 hrs. at
50c 5.50
M. N. Long (with team), 9 hrs.
at 50c 4.50
C. A. Swenson, 9 hrs. at 25c. 2.25
5-26-15 109
5-26-15 111
This keen Interest and enthusiasm
has developed since the middle of
Thos. Roberts, 2 days' labor in park at
$2.25 per day
Floyd Dickey, hauling 3 people from
depot
J. B. Ware, hotel expense at Portland
on purchase of Cowle property. . .
Jackson County Abstract Co., abstract
of title on J. M. Wagner lot. One
half of this was deducted from
price of land
Ashland Tidings ' .'
1,000 time checks. $ 4,50
Printing financial report
5-17 and 5-24, 396 lines. , 19.80
3-27-15
29-15
29-15
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113
114
115
116
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118
James Galbralth, 8 days' labor in park
at $2.50 on walks and bridle paths
For payment on tract of land on east
side of Granite street, as follows:
James C. Gibson. $2,000
E. M. Fowler 1.250
E. C. Cassady 1,250
Geo. B. HoUy 1,600
J. B. Ware, agent R. E. Cowle. . 1,500
42.00
4.50
.75
5.00
46.00
24.30
20.00
L. O. Van Wegen, auto hire.
H. J. Boyd, auto hire.
Totals, Park Improvement and Incidental Fund....$
7,600.00
1.50
4.00
7,914.30
Special Physical Plant Fund ' . 1 4 548.4ft
Balance at last report 59,505.11 94,500.00
Balance this date $51,590.81 $89,951.54
J. P. DODGE, Secretary. BERT R. GREER, Chairman.
that of a member is $1 a year.
Checks should be made payable to
George P. Hampton, treasurer.
The headquarters of the National
Marketing Committee have . been
opened In the Bliss building, Wash
ington, D. C. Jointly with the Rural
Credit League of America, anfl are
in charge of the secretary-treasurer,
who will furnish further Information
on request.
Hoxan'a Spirit Will Lead Team.
Los Angeles, Cal. Confident of
the pennant-winning chances of the
enlce Coast league club, the man
agement has decided to pay a final
tribute to the memory of the late
Happy Hogan by retaining his name
on the roster as manager until the
end of the season, according to an
announcement by Ed Maler, president
of the club. The new manager, to be
announced later, will hold the title
i of assistant manager.
During his career as a manager
Hogan was never at the head of a
pennant-winning team.
Meanwhile "Dick" Bayless will re
main In charge of the club. Weil
Informed fans are picking "Doc"
White, former Chicago American
league, pitcher, as the assistant manager.
Midnight, May 22, marked the time
when 265 laws and amendments
passed by the twenty-eighth legisla
tive assembly, which adjourned Feb
ruary 20 last, went Into effect. In
addition to the laws which became
operative, a number of other meas
ures providing for appropriations for
state institutions and departments
were made effective when signed by
the governor, as emergency clauses
were attached to them.
Probably the most vital of all the
measures enacted by the last legisla
ture, the prohibition liquor law, does
not become operative until January
1, 1916. This Is because the consti
tutional amendment passed by the
people for the prohibition of the sale
of liquor In the state does not go
Into effect until then. The law pro
viding for permanent registration of
voters and the tax law also are not
operative until the first of next year.
Notable among the new laws which
are now in effect are those amending
the workmen's compensation act, re
organizing the fish and game com
mission, regulating employment agen
cies, to give protection to employes,
compelling trustees of educational
and philanthropic funds to make re
ports to county courts, changing the
railroad commission districts so that
the section east of the Cascade moun
tains will be represented on the com
mission, consol'dating the office of
state highway engineer with that of
the state engineer and making the
highway engineer a deputy under the
state engineer, making sheriffs in
stead of county treasures tax col
lectors, repealing of nearly all of the
continuing appropriations and abol
ishment of the death penalty whereby
the penalty for first degree murder
is made life Imprisonment.
Other acts which are now operative
are those which provide for empower
ing the governor to direct the attor
ney general to prosecute criminal ac
tions in any district, abolishing an
nual school meetings, conferring
right of eminent domain on gas cor
porations, providing for rural credit
unions, the maintenance of a perma
nent exhibit of Oregon products at
Portland having as Its nucleus the
state exhibit at the Panama-Pacific
exposition, adopting specifications of
the national bureau of standards in
weights and measures department
and dividing the state Into four dis
tricts In each of which there Is a
deputy sealer of weights and meas
ures; making It optional with coun-
Miridloweiglit May Fight Here.
Medford Tribune: Jim Tracy,
prominent In sporting circles In Port
land, is In the city. Track is a mid
dleweight mixer and Is said to be a
clever mittt artist. He Is desirous of
a match. He will fight either the
middle or heavy weight division.
Tracy has beaten Young Sharkey of
Aberdeen, Wash., and also Joe Swain
of Portland. The latter for a time
was recognized as one of the best
lightweights in the game. Although
he eays it would be preferable to
appear in Medford, he will fight in
Ashland if the Moose of that city are
able to stage the bout.
Get your watch repairing done at
Johnson's Jewelry Store. 97-tf
Teachers' Review tlass.
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. 98-8t
ties whether they shall have school
supervisors, providing for civic cen
ters in school districts, making terms
of notaries public four years and fees
$5, providing that all state depart
ments pay for their own printing, Ip-
creasing the maximum amount that
may be allowed counties for fairs
from $10,000 to $12,000, and repeal
ing the law providing for a uniform
system of accounting.
That the demand for Oregon-made
goods will be Increased by the law
now effective, providing for a differ
ential of 5 per cent In favor of com
panies which have plants in Oregon
in the award of contracts for public
work and the purchasing of supplies
for public use, Is believed to be cer
tain. As a result of one law which went
into effect May 22, electors are enti
tled to vote for six delegates to a
party convention for the nomination
of a candidate for president and vice
president. Instead of one as under the
law heretofore In force. This law
provides that each congressional dis
trict shall be represented by two del
egates and that there shall be four
from the state at large. The section
of the old law providing that the
state should pay the expenses of the
delegates at the conventions is . re
pealed. It Is estimated that this will
effect a saving of about $10,000
every four years to the state.
The law placing a tax of 5 per cent
on concerns using trading stamps has
now put an almost complete stop to
this profit-eating practice. ' Nearly
all of the Ashland business houses
stopped giving stamps and premiums
May 22.
One of the best ways to avoid be
ing sick Is to quit reading some of
the "health talks" describing all
kinds of diseases which many news
papers are publishing.
Freckles
Don't Hide Them With a Veil Re
move Them Willi the Otliine
Prescription.
This prescription for the removal
of freckles was written by a promi
nent physician and is usually so suc
cessful In removing freckles and giv
ing a clear, beautKul complexion that
It is sold by druggists under guaran
tee to refund the money If it falls.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce of othlne and re
move them. Even the first few t p
plications should show a wonderful
improvement, some of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
doublo strength othlne; It is this that
Is sold oa the money-back guarantee
70tTlMfl,0t(iW.
Come lo the Rose Festival
The Multnomah will be the
Mecca of the eastern visitor.
Meet your friends here. Ser
vice and accomodations better.
Rates no higher.
Raft to You
fiO room., per day) $1 .00
inn room, with bath l.M)
WO room, with bath I! 00
2(10 rooina (larie ouuldr) hath . . . i.M
Kxtra person la room $1.00 additional
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