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The Officers and Directors of the
ir si
E. V. Carter,
C. H. Vaupel,
Vice-President
DIRECTORS
E. V. Carter, C. H. Vaupel,
G. S. Butler, Geo. W. Dunn, VV. H. McNair,
Geo. W. Owen, Thos. H. Simpson,
F. D. Wagner and 0. Winter
wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Prosperous New Year
President
J. W. McCoy, Cashier
Clark Bush, Assistant Cashier
H. C. Emery, Assistant Cashier
8
N
ational
History of Motion
By Beatrix
CHAPTER VII.
Although t h a
e in I) r omatic
impulses, that
expanded and
deepened u n
til they eveu'.
ually resulted
intii the mo-
W '-" nd tlon picture
I r J J ,nd,,stry a 8
known today,
had their rise very largely In Amer
ica, the Immediate Ideas and equip
ment that Imllt the first film thea
tres In tills country came from Eu
rope. However, this does not mean
that to the United States Is not due
a lion's share of credit for the Indus
try. It was hore that Myhridge
strung his row of cameras along the
track fence on the Stanford stock
farm; here that Edison perfected
and, at the Chicago World s Fair,
first exhibited the klnetoscope, the
progenitor of all later motion picture 1
devices ,and here likewise that this
same "Wizard of Menlo Park" co i
structed his "Black Maria," a very
crude, but nevertheless the first ur
tlon picture producing plant. It is
also to he recalled that it was East
man and Walker of Rochester, N.
Y., that contributed most largely to
the solution of the pliable film prob
lem. The "cinematograph," Invented by
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Ashland Fruit and Produce
Association
Paulserud
Extend the Greetings of the
Christmas Season
And Well Wishes lor a
Happy New Year
Picture Industry
Mlchttena
I the Parisian Lumiere Brothers, rath
er than Paul's device, was the pro
jection machine that played leading
Vole In establishing the motion pic
ture screen in America. J. A. Fynes,
erstwhile secretary to B. F. Keith,
amusement magnate and the head of
the well-known "Keith circuit," first
became Interested in the Lumiere in
vention through reports printed in
European show papers. He tried to
negotiate directly with the French
inventors, but found that the Ameri
can rights to their device had al
ready been disposed of to W. B. Hurd
and that the purchaser was on boat
en route for New York.
With characteristic showman's en
terprise Fynes met Hurd at the dock,
a demonstration of the "cinemato
graph" was arranged for, and imme
diately following It a contract en
tered into whereby the device was to
become ' a regular feature on the
Keith bills, with a stipend of $350
per week for each house in -which it
was shown.
Almost immediately motion pic
tures became an attraction in prac
tically all of (he vaudeville houses
of this country. Here, as in London,
they were at first considered in the
light of a novelty with a drawing
power of but limited duration. .Just
how long they would draw was a
prime consideration over which the
booking manager troubled his head
when arranging the terms of his con
tract. But, although the subjects filmed
were still very short and with noth
ing of plot interest being usually
military maneuvers and such the so
called "craze" with which they had
been received appeared to increase
rather than otherwise. To Robert
Grauls book.V'The Theatre of Sci
ence," I am indebted for the inform
ation that, upon the installation of
pictures at about this time, the Union
Square theatre, New York city, in
creased its gross receipts from $3,500
to $7,000 weekly.
Following closely upon the heels
of this Union Square success, came
the 'slnion pure" motion picture the
atre, divorced from other vaudeville
entertainment and entirely depend
ent upon pictures for Us attractions.
The original of these theatres owed
its existence to the enterprise of
Richard G. Hollaman, a present day
magnate in the industry Holloman
leased the Musee Auditorium in New
York and there offered hourly exhi
bitions of motion pictures. Other
amusement promoters considered
Hollaman's a decidedly precarious
& Barrett
Costly To Let
Loaded Cars Stand
An order prescribing demurrage
and reciprocal demurrage rates, and
also rules relating to other phases of
transportation, was issued last week
by the public service commission, and
it is believed that it will have the ef
fect of expediting the transportation
of intrastate freight. The order Is
effective January 1, 1917.
Probably the two most Important
regulations fixed by the order are
rules Nos. 7 and 9, the former in
creasing the present $2 a day de
murrage charge and the latter alter
ing the old rule relating to average.
agreements. "
The order allows 48 hours of free
time for loading and unloading of all
commodities, and 24 hours of free
time for cars held for switching or
ders, reconslgnment or reshipment,
for surrender of bill's of lading, etc.
After the expiration of the free time
the following demurrage charges will
be made under rule No. 7: Two -dollars
per car for first day, $3 for sec
ond and $4 for third and each suc
ceeding day.
Under the rule covering average
agreements it is provided that two
credits shall bo allowed for each car
released within the first 24 hours of
free time, and two debits will be
charged for the first 24 hours that
a car is detained beyond the free
time, three debits for the second 24
hour period and four debits after the
third 24-hour period. When a car
has accrued nine debits, no addition
al debits will accrue, but a charge of
$4 for each day will be made.
When cars are applied for and are
not furnished within the time speci
fied in the rules, the railroad falling
shall be held to be Immediately in
debted to the person making applica
tion In the sum of $2 for the first 24
hours, $3 for tho second 24-hour pe
riod and $4 for the third and each
succeeding 24-hour period. Besides
the railroad company is to be liable
for such damages as the applicant for
cars received.
State Valuation
Drops This Year
The total assessed valuation of the
state for 1916 is $55,731,087.54 less
than the preceding year, according
to the state tax commission.
The total assessed valuation for
this year, Including property assessed
by county assessors and that assessed
by the state tax commission, is $878,-
752,944.71, as compared to $934,-
495,032.25 for last year.
The valuation of property assessed
by the state tax commission is $117,
728,817.13, as compared to $121,
978,391.91. The -valuation by the county as
sessors Is $761,035,127.58, as com
pared to $812,516,640.34.
The Baptist ladles will sell cooked
food, aprons, etc., at the Ashland
Trading Company Saturday, Decem
ber 23. 60-2t
project. Some went so far as to de
clare it a fool's undertaking, and a
sure dumping ground for the promot
er's small fund of working capital.
But the thing went. That was near
ly twenty years ago, and not a day
since, except Sundays, has the "Eden
Musee" failed to screen its attrac
tions in conformity with its founder's
original policy. With it the motion
picture theatre became one of the
great American institutions.
(To be continued.)
INTERURBAN AUTOCAR CO.
Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix dally except Sunday al
9:00 a. m. and 1:00, 2:00, 4:00
and 5:1b p. m. Also on Saturday
night at 6:30. Sundays leave at
9:00 and 1:00, 6:00 and 10:30
p.' m.
Leave Medford for Ashland dally ex
cept Sunday at 8:00 a. m., 1:00,
1:00, 4:00 and 5:15 p. m. Also on
Saturday at 10:15. On Sundays
at 10.30 a, m., and 2:00, 6:00 and
9:30 p. m.
Fare between Medfnnl anil A.H.
(and, 20 cents. Round trip, Sfi cent.
Find Substitute for
- Cotton and Wool
Spinners and weavers of Germany
claim that they have found in their
own country a satisfactory and inex
pensive substitute for cotton, wool
and jute products which they now
an obtain only with great difficulty
because cf the war. The plant is
called tho typha and Is a sort of cat
tail that grows extensively in marsh
es. This year 8 crop Is estimated at
between 1,500,000 and 6,000,000
tons. The yield of the finished prod
uct is ten per pent of the raw prod
uct. Samples of cloth made from this
material are said to show that it is
suited to making a large variety of
fabrics. Leading German merchants,
spinners and bankers have subscribed
capital for the manufacture of the
new cloth. They call attention to the
fact that Napoleon's embargo on su
gar resulted In developing their great
beet sugar industry, and predict that
a similar development will take place
In the cloth industry. One point In
favor of the typha Is that it can be
grown on land not needed for culti
vating their crops and it can be har
vested from June until frost. Dec.
Popular Mechanics.
Cate Uiges Going
To Farmers' Week
"Why. not attend Farmers' Week,
O. A. C.?" says County Pathologist
C. C. Cate.
"Several farmers and fruitgrowers
have already decided to attend the
Farmers' and Homemakers' week at
Corvallis, January 2-6, end arrange
ments are being made to accommo
date those who attend from this
county by securing a special tourist
car containing thirty-one beds for $30
per day, including purkage and por
ter. Arrangements have been made
for eats at the Waldo Hall for those
who take advantage of the special
car for 85 cents per day; breakfast
25 cents, lunch 25 cents, dinner 35
cents. This makes a lodging and
board rate of $1.85 per day providing
we can get thirty-one people to make
up the special car. There will be no
entrance fee at the college. Railroad
fare will be one and a third on the
certificate plan. The round trip
would cost from Rogue River, $9.55;
Gold Hill, $9.80; Central Point,
$10.35,; Medford, $10.50; Ashland.
$10.95.
"By going in a body we can thus
get cheaper rates and have the pleas-
pure of staying with our own crowd
in our own private car, and perhaps
get the advantage of side excursions
to such places as the union stock
yards at Portland. Prominent farm
ers and fruitgrowers from all over
the state will be In attendance and
will discuss questions pertaining to
the growing and marketing of fruit,
livestock, grains and vegetables; also
men of national reputation will be
there. I would also like specially to
urge fruit growers who are deeply In
terested in pruning to ma ts a t;pe"lal
effort to attend, as the college has
made several demonstrations in re
gard" to pruning and the trees are now
in varying ages, and a practical les
son could be learned by seeing these
tracts and having the different sys
terns explained.
"If all those who wish to attend
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moderate rates
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ice water in every
room. Special atten
lion iiven to ladies
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A Merry Christmas and
Prosperous New Year
Is our wish for you
Jordan Electric Co.
Everything Electrical
would notify someone at the pathol
ogist's office as soon as they decide
to go, we may be better able to make
convenient arrangements."
Many Cattlemen
Raising Sheep
' District Forester George H. Cecil,
Portland, Oregon, says that a large
number of cattle permittees who are
using the national forest ranges of
Oregon and Washington are now
grazing on their ranches small bands
of from twenty to 300 or 400 sheep,
which are considered valuable for
furnishing mutton, cleaning up weeds
and adding to the income of the
ranch.
This is quite a concession for the
cattlemen to make, according to Mr.
Cecil, but it is interesting In that it
indicates the coming of a more di
versified system of management on
the interior ranches as well as being
a factor in keeping up the supply of
sheep already considerably decreased
by the homesteading of much of the
public range.
The total estimated number of vis
itors on the national forests of Colo
rado during the summer of 1915 is
605,000. Of this number, 471,500
visited the Pike national forest.
The ideal gift is an Edison Phono
graph or a Vlctrola. Let Rose Bros,
show you.
Eugene's aggregate tax levy is
18.75 mills for county and 42,9 mills
for city.
Our stock is in close touch with
the times and anticipates every want.
Johnson's Jewelry Store. 55-tf
You Can Go To Many Points
IN
Oregon-California
Washington-Idaho
ON
Low Round Trip Holiday Fares
Low fare of 1 J one way. Liberal return limits.
Go for Xmas and stay ;
for New Years
The sale dates, fares, train service, inform
ation may be obtained by asking local
agent or addressing
JOHN 31. SCOTT.
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
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Misery in Back, Headache
and Pain in Limbs.
Lear Mr. Edit or For more than ft
year I suffered with misery in the back:,
dull headache, pain in the limbs, waa
somewhat constipated and slept poorly
at night until I was about ready to oof
lapse. Seeing an account of the won
derful qualities of "Ammo," prepared
by Doctor Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., I
sent for a box, and before nsing the
whole box I telt and still feel improved.
My sleep is refreshing, misery reduced,
and life is not the drag it was before. I
most cheerfully recommend this remedy
to sufferers from like ailments.
Yours truly, W. A. BOBEBIS.
Note : You've all undoubtedly heard
of the famous Dr. Fierce and his well
known medicines. Well, this' prescrip
tion is one that has been successfully
nsed for many years by the physicians
and specialists of Dr. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo,
N. Y., for kidney complaints, and dis
eases arising from disorders of the
kidneys and bladder, such as backache,
weak back, rheumatism, dropsy, con
gestion of the kidneys, inflammation
of the bladder, scalding urine, and
urinary troubles.
Up to this time, "Amnio" has not
been on sale to the public, but by the
persuasion of many patients and the
increased demand for this wonderful
healing Tablet, Dr. Pierce has finalljr
decided to put it into the drug stores
of this country within immediate reach
of all sufferers.
I know of one or two leading drag
gists in town who have managed to
procure a supply of "Anuric" for their
anxious customers in and around this
locality. If not obtainable send one
dime by mail to Dr. Fierce for trial
package or 60 cento for full treatment.
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