Ashland tidings., May 15, 1916, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

Monday, May 15, 101
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Asm-ixo tidings
Ashland Tidings
By
THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO.
(Incorporated.)
SEMI-WEEKLY.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
Bert R. Greer, Editor and Manager.
Itm Mowat, New Reporter
hsned Mondays and Thursdays
Oitidal City and Connty Paper
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First-class job printing facilities
Eonlpments second to none in the
Interior.
No subscriptions (or lees than three
months. All subscriptions dropped at
expiration unless renewal Is received
In ordering changes of the piper
always give the old street address or
poitoffice as well as the new.
Entered at the Ashland, Oregon
PostofJice as second-class mall mat
ter.
Ashland, Ore., Monday, May 15, 1018
KELLY'S VISIT.
Prosecuting Attorney Kel-y paid
the Tidings a call Friday. Word pre
ceded him that he was coming to
"clean out the Tidings oftice." The
Tidings editor called him by tele
phone and told him be hoped he
would not attempt to introduce any
"ruff stuff" on the occasion of his
visit. The Tidings editor is not look
ing for personal trouble with anyone,
but be stands responsible for what
this paper says and be does not in
tend to be "cleaned out" if he can
help It. We do not believe in physi
cal encounters and in no case will
Indulge In one unless forced to do so
In self-defense. This we informed
Mr. Kelly, and after threatening the
life of the editor, in the presence of
half a dozen witnesses, he withdrew
without cleaning out the office.
This is the method of a double-fisted
attorney who appears to believe
more in physical force, while he Is
prosecutor, than he does In the effi
cacy 'Of the law. He would fit better
as prize ring master than prosecuting
attorney.
Ashland should give Deputy Sher
iff Wilson hearty support In his can
didacy for the nomination of sheriff
In the republican primary Thursday.
In performing his duty as the law
required ha drew bitter criticism
from George Putnam, which fact
alone justifies his support by Ashland
voters. Aside from that he Is a clean,
capable young man, has made a good
record as chief deputy under Slngler,
and can be depended upon to perform
the duties of that office without fear
or favor. It is highly important that
the office of sheriff, in the first years
of prohibition enforcement, be in the
bands of a man who really believes
In Its enforcement and will conscien
tiously perform his duty under all
circumstances. Such an one Is Curly
Wilson.
FOLLOWING THE LAW.
When a man has handled the af
fairs of his office in the Impartial
and capable way Gardner has, it Is
not likely that the people will turn
bim down at the behest of the Mall
Tribune simply because he refused
ubservlence to that newspaper in the
matter of county job printing. Gard
ner buys the supplies for the eourt
house at home, all right, but he
makes the home people bid for it and
conscientiously lets the work to the
lowest bidder. That Is good business.
It is hoped th'g country wi'l not
begin Its p!ans of economy by neglect
ing to provide good mounts for Amer
ican officers who have gone to study
the movements of the Russian armv.
It is highly important that public
officials act always within and in
conformity with the letter of the law.
Powers of public officials are always
specifically defined by law. The;
have no proper powers outside of it.
When public business is let go make
shife, without regard to legal modes
and restraints, efficient and econom
ical eovernment Is impossible. The
bars are let down for all sorts of
waste aud corruption.
Take this specific instance:
The law makes it the duty of the
cotintv treasurer to collect interest
from the banks on daily balances. It
gives him no option. He must col
lect interest on the full amount
shown by his ledger.
The county court has the power to
make certain proper rebates in con
nection with taxes and other county
business. The law requires that it be
done in open court, and due record
be made of it and proper warrants
issued on the county treasurer for the
amount. Thereupon the county treas
urer pays the warrant thus issued.
Under Cronemiller's adminlstra
tion of the county treasurer's offic
among other banks the Jackson
County Bank has a large county de
posit. The law required that th
banks pay two per cent on daily bal
ances. One item of J3a,uuu was on
deposit in that bank from April 1
1914, nntil January, 1915. upon
which Mr. Cronemlller failed to col
lect the interest as required by law
The interest charge for these months
amounted to $525. It is stated at
the treasurer's office that the matter
was called to the attention of the
expert accountant (who, by the way
was employed by the county court
on a guaranty, we understand, to
audit the books entirely to the satis
faction of the 3aid court), but he
failed to take any cognizance of this
shortage in his report. Later, Mrs,
Blakeley, now deputy county treas
urer and candidate for nomination
on the republican ticket on May 19
for county treasurer, came out with
a statement of the shortage, claim
Ing that Mr. Cronemlller had violated
the law In not collecting the inter
est. Mr. Cronemlller replied to the
charge by claiming that the county
court had ordered him not to collect
the Interest on that sura from the
Jackson County Bank because the
court had made arrangements with
the bank to make a loan of that sum
to certain prospective contractors
with the county.
The records of the court, it ap
pears, show no such order, and if the
order was made, as claimed by Crone
mlller, It must have been an offhand
verbal order and not in conformity
with law.
On April 22 the Jackson County
Bank deposited a check with County
Treasurer Colvlg, showing concla
slvely that the amount was justly
due the county. Evidently, had it
not been for the vigilance of Mrs
Blakeley, the county would have lost
that amount because of the disregard
of law by Treasurer Cronemlller and
the county court. The law did not
allow of Cronemlller falling to col
lect the Intorest, nor of the county
court issuing such verbal orders,
without record, for the transaction.
Whatever might bare been the mo
tive for the transaction, the law was
violated. It is dangerous for the peo
ple to wink at such disregard of the
law by public servants. County of
ficers should be required to transact
county business according to the let
ter of the law, and when they fall to
do that it is good policy to retire
them.
When business is allowed to be
transacted by whim, when verbal or
ders are allowed to take the place of
regular legal court orders, and no
record made of them, to what limit
might designing officials go before
the error Is detected?
County officers who persist in go
ing outside of the law In transacting
the county business should be per-
FIXANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION'
Week Ending May 13, 1916.
Date.
6-5
A.
VOTE
t
For Joseoh H. Wilson
T
(Unix joe)
For County Clerk
On the Republican Ticket
iHIHIIIIMII mu
Vr. Xo. Name of Party Issued to and Items.
2005 State Industrial Accident Commission, April con
tribution to fund $
F. E. Rosecrans. 4 brs. labor at $3 day
F. Crowson, 48 bis. labor at $2.50 day
Beebe & Kinney, 3 1-3 yards canvas
J. Kerr, 40 Hrs. labor at $2 day
J. Galbraith, 4S brs. labor at $2.50 day '
R. J. Shaw. 48 hrs. labor at $2 day
F. Hendrix, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day
I!. X. Stratton, 4S hrs. labor at $2 day
J. C. Ferguson. 4! hrs. labor at $2 day
L. M. Eagon, 4S hrs. labor at $2 day
C. A. Shutts, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day
O. F. Giick. 48 hrs. labor at $2 day
E. F. Smith & Sons, horse hire
W. A. Bibby and team, 8 hrs. labor at $4 day
II. Dean, carpenter, 40 hrs. labor at $2.50 day
A. E. McFarland, carpenter, 8 hrs. labor at $3 day
S. I'pdegraff, board for Engineer Phillips for week
C. H. Metcalf, on aid. salary as auditor
Thos. H. Simpson
street ells
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Amount
30.66
17.94
14.94
2.83
9.95
14.94
11.94
11.94
11.94
11.94
11.94
11.94
11.94
1.50
4.00
12.45
3.00
5.00
25.00
299.40
$
4 2 in. galvanized
2 2 in. nipples
2 2 in. nipples
1 30-gallon tank
1 30-gallon tank
Repair park toilet
1 in. ell and 2 4 in. nipples
2 14 in. nipples
1 1 in. nipple
1 IV4XV4 in. bushing
1 pr. 8 in. strap hinges ,
Square flax parking
20 lbs. powder
46 ft. 10 in. of 3 in. brass pipe. ,
6 ft. 2 in.of 3 in. copper pipe 42.90
5 3 in. brass couplings 8.31
9 3 in. threads 1.44
1 3 in. cut 08
Freight and cartage 1.95
Express 6.43
Telegrams 2.03
1.80
.30
.30
1.00
1.50
1.40
.15
.20
.10
.20
.40
.25
3.60
226.06
2025
2026
$299.40
MacRorie-McLaren Co
200 lbs. Australian rye grass seed $21.00
100 lbs. Kentucky blue grass seed 14.00
5-10 2027
5-10 2028
$35.00
Ashland Printing Co., publishing financial state
ment 5-8-16, 234 lines at 5c
W. O. Dickerson
1 gal. paint $1.15
1 gal. creosote, 1 pt. benzine 85
$2.00
Warner Mercantile Co.
2 1 In. galvanized nipples $ .20
2 post card holders 1.00
1 1 in. heavy gate valve 1.50
6 1 in. galvanized tees 1.50
1 in. galvanized ells . . 1.20
1 In. ground joint unions 80
1 in. plug 10
lxl in. galvanized reducer 15
lxl in. galvanized tee 60
1 in. galvanized street ells 50
1 in. galvanized close nipple 10
1x3 in. galvanized nipple 15
1 in. galvanized ells 60
35.00
12.15
2.00
8.40
5-11 2029
2030
2031
2032
J. P. Dodge & Sons
3 long distance calls to Medford. . .
Messenger service to well driller.
$8.40
$
.95
45
50
$ .95
John Volpe, binding 1 volume of vouchers
C. H. Metcalf, on acct. salary as auditor
Ashland Iron Works
1 bronze pump plunger $19.20
Pattern and core box 3.50
Machine time 4.25
1 bronze reducer 6 in. to 5 in. and 6 in. to
3 in. bushing 16.50
1 gland bushing, pattern and core box. . . 9.75
Machine time 10.75
1.50
10.00
53.75
1
r
$63.95
Credit on old plunger $10.20
$53.75
Total $648.94
Funds.
Operating. Incidental. Finishing. Publicity.
$1,619.28 $1,119.49 $ 876.08
Balance last report $ 179.62
Cups sold 17.01
Deposit from taxes 86.99
Vr. 1751 canceled and money ,
returned to fund
2.50
$ 283.62 $1,621.78 $1,119.49 $ 876.08
Transferred from Incidental to
Operating Fund 4.44 4.44
$ 288.06 $1,617.34 $1,119.49 $ 876.08
Disbursed per this report. . . 1.40 384.16 262.38 1.00
Balance this date $ 286.66 $1,233.18 $ 857.11 $ 875.08
Other funds same as last reported.
J. P. DODGE. Secretary.
BERT R. GREER, Chairman.
manently retired,
way.
It Is the only safe
AS OTHERS SEE VS.
A copy of the Tidings containing
an article upon Belle Isle Park, De
troit, Mich., and our own "Llthla."
was recently sent the Hon. William
T. Dust, commissioner of parks and
boulevards, Detroit, and this Is how
the genial occupant of a responsible
civic office has written Professor H.
G. Gilmore of his impression of our
city as he passed through it last Sep
tember:
"From what I know of your coun
try I must say that you have chosen
beautiful spot
would like to live In if I were not
so tied down with business and civic
obligations. I was greatly
Impressed with your pretty little town
of Ashland. Our party stopped be
tween trains there and bought
peaches and such peaches! some
of them weighing eighteen ounces
apiece!
"The wonders of your beautiful
country are beyond description, and
the memories of them will remain
with ua as long as life shall last. No
one can for a moment, with all your
mineral, park and canyon attractions,
doubt the future of your 'Ashland
the Beautiful' possibilities."
RICH, PURE.V.
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Hill MM MM MIIIIHIIIHI M
The Oldest National Bank in Jackson County
Member Federal Reserve System j
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capital and Surplus $120,000.00
DEPOSITORY OF
City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon t
United States of America
IMMIMUHIIIIIIIH'HimtHIHtHHimMMItH
Executor's Notice.
Louisa C. Freeberg estate: Notice
Is hereby given that the undersigned
as executor of the estate of Louisa C.
Fieeberg, deceased, has filed his final
account with the County Court of the
state of Oregon, for Jackson county,
and that Wednesday, the 14th day J
of June, 1916, at the hour of 10
o'clock a. m. of said day, at the coun
ty judge's office In the county court
house at Jacksonville, Oregon, has
been appointed and fixed by said
Court as the time and place for hear
ing objections, if any there be, to the
said account and the settlement there
of. WILLIAM A. FREEBERG.
Dated and first published this 15th
day of May, 1916. 102-5t-Mon
as all otherB.
port.
Neighbor Ager of Talent is making
a splendid effort for the nomination
for school superintendent. He is a
high classed school man and a fine
citizen. Talent has always been loyal
to Ashland in her normal fights. Mr.
Ager has stood right on that question
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"feet me at
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He is deserving of sup-
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pip?
U.S.Gov.expertsreportthat
oils correctly refined from
asphalt-base crude "distill
without decomposition" (do not
break up and lose their lubricating
value under cylinder heat) and
"are much better adapted to motor
cylinders, as far as their carbon
forming proclivities are concern
ed, than are paraffine-base Penn
sylvania oils."
Motorists who use Zerolene, an oil
scientifically refined from asphalt
base crude, back up the experts with reports such a
these: "Covered over 16,000 miles without adjust
ing valves or cleaning out carbon." "The carbon
taken out of this car In 50,000 miles amounted to
less than an ounce." Zerolene is for sale at dealers
everywhere and at service stations and agencies of
the Standard Oil Company.
tie Stanford Oitfortfotar Cars
Special Rates
from Ashland to
Principal Eastern Cities
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