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Comply With the Law AND USE: Printed Butter Wrappers ACCORDING to the ruling of the Oregon Dairy and Food Commission all dairy butter sold or exposed for sale in this state must be wrapped in butter paper upon which is printed the word "Oregon Dairy Butter, 16 (or 32) ounces full weight," with the name and address of the maker. To enable patrons of the' Tidinps to easily comply with this ruling this office has put in a supply of the standard sizes of butter paper and will print it in lots of 100 sheets and up ward and deliver it by parcels post at the fol lowing prices: 5 Here and There Among Our Neighbors j Klamath Falls, Ore. According to j itary conditions there This Investl j word received by the Klamath Com- gatlon was mado some time ago and mercial Club from Bishop & Bahler, a report filed with -the governor and ' traffic attorneys of San Francisco, a j the state fair board. The Improved material reduction In class freight sanitary condltons are largely due to rates to all California points on the Klamath Falls branch of the South ern Pacific has been ordered by the California railroad commission. This reduction will approximate 40 per cent and applies now only to Califor nia points. the filing of that report. Members of the board are satisfied that the ap propriations recommended by the ways and means committee, will go a long way toward Improving the gen eral sanitary arrangements at the fair. Precipitation For Month 4.18 Inches u Pi 100 Sheets, 16 or 32 ounces 1.50 250 Sheets, 16 or 32 ounces 2.15 500 Sheets, 16 or 32 ounces 3.25 Send your orders to us by mail accompan ied by the price of the paper and it will be promptly forwarded to you by parcel post, prepaid. We use the best butter paper obtainable, and our workmanship is of the best. Let us have your order and you will not regret it. Ashland Tidings Ashland, Oregon Southern Oregon News: A crude ! oil tank has just been completed at the Modoc orchard with a capacity of i about 60,000 gallons, which Is 10,000 j tro It -m a mnro tlian ia otv wntar tank ! holds. This tank will he filled with smudge oil. The capacity of this tank Ashland has Just passed through is about nine. carloads, and we believe a month which from the viewpoint of it is the largest crude oil tank in the jthe farmer and orehardist Is one of valley. the "best" we have had in recent ! years. The total precipitation for Under the rural credits law pro- thp month of February was 4.18 visions, $50,000 will be available for; Inches, and because of the fact that loans to Oregon farmers at 5 per cent most of this fell in snow which melt interest within ten days. The state 'ed gradually, the soli gained a maxir land board has ordered that loan ap-;mum benefit from the moisture, plication blanks be immediately for- j Thirty-six and twenty-five hun warded to representatives of the dredtlis Inches of snow fell, but at board In every county. The state will ' do time did the snow lie more than purchase the first $50,000 issue of j fourteen inches in depth, owing to Boy Scouts Not For Military Duties ASHLAND LUMBER COMPANY Dealers In LUMBER Shingles. Lath, Sash, Doors, Roofing Papers, Cordwood, factory Block Wood five-year rural credit bonds, thus making that sum immediately available. the temperate weather. The snow coming at tho end of the month when a spell of warm weather would open the buds on the' fruit trees, retarded The druggists of Lane county , the buds and greatly Increased the have been warned by the district at-'chances of escaping the late frosts.' torney of that county In regard to J The minimum temperature went the selling of certain patent medl- below freezing on twenty-two nights cines and bitters which .contain much :0ut of the month, but went below 20 alcohol. In view of the restrictions degrees only once, on the 1st, when placed upon the sale of alcohol by it dropped to 12 degrees above sero. Full Text ot Road Bonding Act (Continued from page six.) specifications prepared, by the state highway commission, along routes prescribed by said commission, and shall have provided for suitable drainago of said roads In accordance with the requirements of said com mission, and shall have prepared the foundation In accordance with the re quirements of said commission, then said commission shall let contracts, or otherwise provide according to law for the completion of said hard-surfaced roads by causing said roads to be finished and hard-surfaced accord ing to plans and specifications pre pared by said commission, and the funds required therefor shall be de rived from the sale of said bonds, provided for In Section 3 hereof. Section 11. Tho state highway commission shall pay the Interest upon .said bonds as the same shall necome due, from any funds subject to its control, from whatever source the same may come, and the pay ments upon the principal of said bonds, as the same shall become due, hall be paid by the said highway commission from any funds within It control, without regard to the origin of said funds. Section 12. Any surplus or unex pended balance of the fees received ndcr the operation of House Bill No. 509, passed by this legislative session, which bill Is entitled "For an act to amend Chapter 174 of the General Laws of Oregon for 1911, as amended by Chapter 135 of the Gen eral Laws of Oregon for 1913. and as amended by Chapter 350 of the Gen eral Laws of tho Btcte of Oregon for 1915, providing for regulating the use, registration, license, Identifica tion conduct and operation of vehi cles operated upon the public roads, Btreets and highways of the state of Oregon; to regulate and license tho persons who drive on the same; to prescribe penalties for violation hereof, and to prohibit the unauthor ized possession or use of a vehicle and to provide a penalty therefor; to license and Identify all motor vehi cles; to limit tho authority of cities and towns on like subjects concerned with said vehicles; to prescribe the duties of tho secretary of state as to certain provisions of this act; to pro vide for the handling and distribu tion of the funds derived from, the operation of this act and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith," remaining after the pay ment of all claims Incurred in carry ing out the provisions thereof or esti mated by the secretary of state as necessary to defray any further ad ministrative expenses for the balance of any license year, shall be trans ferred on the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October In each year the bone-dry law, tho district attor ney urges the dealers to bo careful along this line. He has written them a circular letter stating that In order i that there be no trouble or misunder standing over the matter, they should arrange thef.r sales so that they will come within the Interpretation of the law. He clearly defines the law In the letter and warns them in a num ber Of cases about the penalties for the violation of the law. Following Is- the report of Louis Dodge, co-operative observer, for the month of February, 1917: Temperature. Date. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10.., Max. . 34 . 41 . 38 . 42 . 42 . 42 . 56 . 59 . 54 . 61 by the secretary of state to an ac count to be emended under the Juris- The lambing season is on at Arling- dlction of the state highway commis- lon with the weather conditions gen sion In payment of the interest andlerally very favorable tn spite of the n 51 principal as, same shall become due wind, says Dan P. Mnytue, wno re uton bonded Indebtedness of the turned from Arlington Just recently. state of Oregon, contracted for road 'Smythe Bros, have 5,000 ewes in their ! 14 58 nnrnicaa 11 n Hal tVin nrnvtatnna nf tVHu lambing band and the increase will! 15 59 12. 13. 55 55 act or the provisions of House Bill No. 21 referred to by title cent. In Section 8 of this act. Any remain der of such surplus or unexpended balance so transferred to the juris diction of the state highway commis sion shall be subject to the payment of any other lawful claim or claims incurred or contracted by said com mission. Section 13. The state highway commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts for the purpose of constructing roads provided In this act; provided, how ever, that all contracts shall be let according to law and in open and public session of said commission; provided further, that If, In the opinion of a majority of the members of said commission, the lowest bid for the construction of any of the roads or parts of roads herein au thorized to be constructed shall be the said be good, probably running to 125 per . j.6,., 46 j cent. "Because of the favorable win- 7 42 !or tho nhren nro everywhere In (rood ! 1 a 40 condition and tho wool will be of 19 48 good staple," says Mr. Smythe. "The '20 45 grass is good and sheepmen are tak- 21 40 Ing extra care of their flocks ths win-! 22 44 ter because of tho high price of wool 1 23 55 and the high price of sheep. The . 24 45 number of sheep In the state, howev- j 25 43 er, Is from 15 to 20 per cent below j 26 45 the normal." Mln. 12 23 30 28 20 24 30 27 28 36 40 40 28 27 27 36 28 29 Flour, Fed and Poultry Supplies A Pull Line Ashland Fruit and Product Association Safety First Buy Home Product California Washing Powder is especially tine in cold, hard, warm or hot wator. Makes the washing easy. For sale at your grocer's. Government test 94, 644. Homo product. New York, Feb. 21. In an official statement given in tho Issue ot "Scouting," just out, telling what the Boy Scouts will do in case of war, the national council of the Boy Scouts of America makes It clear that no distinctive or definite part will be taken by the Scouts in any military operations, and that no local organ izations will have authority to in volve Scouts in such service It Is stated that It will be the privilege and pleasure of. each member to vol unteer his services for co-operation with the local civic authorities, and that tho training which Scouts have had will make them efficient and de pendable in doing such work as: Rendering first aid to tho sick or injured. Sending messages by wire, wireless or semaphore. Co-operating In the protection of property by accepting definite as signments for the purpose of giving alarm in the case of danger. Acting as messengers and co-oper ating with agonlees organized for re lief work. It Is advised that in every Scout center where there are local Scout councils, and In all other communi ties, committees will he formed for the purpose of volunteering, through the mayor, tho services of the Boy Scouts of America In tho lines men tioned above. With a view to further preparing for any possible emergency, it Is sug gested that in every community where there are two or more troops of Scouts, plans be made through duly constituted authorities, and actual practice be had in mobiliza tion of Scouts in tho shortest possible time. "The Boy Scouts of America as an organization," says the official state ment, "will not change Its program and policy which has been followed since its foundation. Members of the Boy Scouts of America who are yet boys will not be acceptable for mili tary service becauso our country will not permit a boy to do the work of a soldier, This will not, however, re strain boys who havo had Scout train ing from rendering very definite serv ice to their country. Over 200,000 boys from twelve to eighteen years of age are enrolled as Scouts, and fully 350,000 boys have within the nant Raven yearn come within the in- fluence of the Scout program and i Moore and Sailor Balley ex tralning. The movement's repeatedly P to go In a few days. a i tt.J A card was received from J. B. ' auiiuuiivcu yuuiaiy VUUWI u JM Ilia ' 28 ! character development of the adoles- nler ttnd Moore a ,ew " cent boy will stand tho test, and these a- Tliey re ,n Vancouver en HSHLHND Storage and Transfer Co. C. P. BATES Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot. Goods of all kinds itored at reaso ble rates. A General Transfer Bus'nese. Wood nd Rock Springs Coal. Phone 117. Office, 99 Oak Street, AHHLAr. ORIXION. Beleveiv Notes 1 1 (By toe Language Cl&siea of Bells Tlew School.) John Beagle left Sunday evening for Weed, Cal., whero he has a posi tion In one of the lumber camps lo cated there. Fred Snyder left for the same place Tuesday morning, and Cottage Grove Sentinel: The Cot tage Grove hospital, which is being established in tho Taylor building at the corner of Main avenue and Sev enth street by Dr. S. M. Wondt, re cently of Tillamook, will be open to the public Monday, February 26, when everybody Is Invited to call and Inspect the institution. Machinery for a recall election 27 23 25 29 29 24 26 20 i boys, and the men who as boys were ScoutB, will pn-ovo their loyalty to the first promise a Scout makes, which is that he 'will do his duty to God and his country.' " excessive, then and in that event Bald 'agafnst County Judge Messlck and commission shall have the right and Commissioner J. P. Ritter of Baker it Is horeby empowered and author ized to reject all bids and to construct under its own direction and super vision all of such roads or any part thereof, and to the end t accom plish this purpose said commission is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase or lease all necessary machinery, equipment, tools and ap pliances and to employ all necessary help and labor, and to do all things necessary and convenient to carry out the provisions of this act. Section 14. This act shall be re ferred to the people for their ratifl- county was set In motion at a meet- Ing of several hundred representative taxpayers of Baker county Saturday afternoon, the chairman, John H. Hoke, former secretary of tho Oregon Woolgrowers' Association, appointing, on motion, a nominating committee, whfch named William Duby, former head of the Baker Packing Company, as a candidate for county Judge to op pose Messlck, and John Fraser of Richland to oppose Ritter for com missioner. In moving for the recall, Henry McKlnney, former member of the state legislature and son-in-law 27 39 28 36 Maximum temperature, 62, on 6th; j minimum, 12, on 1st. Total precipitation, 4.18 Inches: J greatest In 24 hours, 1.28 inches, on j 20th. ' Total snowfall, 36 U inches; on j ground nt end of month, 4 Inches. Number of clear days, 13; partly cloudy, 3; cloudy, 12. Aside from the direct Interest to the farmers, many benefits are de rived from a sugar factory. It em ploys 400 to 500 men from October until February, turning tho unpro- (gtewart are among the number that ductlve time of 160 men Into pro- ,h b haulin trom c. E. Gray'a route to Alberta, Canada. Mr. Ignatius has bought a younf milch cow from Mr. Beagle. Sailor Bailey Is hauling hay for Mr Rush. Mr. and Mfrs. Cooper entertained Mr. and Mrs, Kelts and family at their home last Sunday. Hay seems to be one of the com- , modltles that Is getting scarce. 1 Charles Mooro, W. L. Moore and Mr. Legislature provided new revenue of $340,000 and has $133,000 in emergency fund. ductive time, and at the low estimate of $50 per month would mean an in crease of wealth to the extent of $25,000 a month. Southern Pacific distributes first half of $110,000 labor bonus for 1916. during the last few days. Mrs. Gray and Marshall vlsitod school a while Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. High of Ashland werd visiting at W. L. Moore's, Wednesday. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. cation or rejection at a special elec- of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Harding of Ore- j tion to bo called in the manner pro- jgon City, said ho did so without and-1 vlded by law, said election to be held Imus agatnBt any member of the court, j on the th day of June, 1917, and but that the county was Illegally $56,-! shall be In full force and effect as 000 In debt, and that the accused of-; ficials, by reckless expenditures, were responsible. ,1.1 1 . . . I ..AW I soon as raiinea uy uie iieupiu ai buui election. Section 15. On account of the Im- Dortanco of the early decision of this 9. S. Dow, formerly of Colorado, matter and the importance of getting . has bought the Ncwberg Enterprise funds for construction of roads, this of John ,T. Bell and will take charge act is necessary for the peace, health ; the last of this month. It Is under and safety of the people of the stato stood that Mr. Boll will remove to of Oregon, and the special election Seattle, wher! certain rplatives live, hereinabove declared should not be During his stay In Yamhill county dalayed beyond the time hereinabove Mr. Bell proved himself a good Broth set, and for that reason ,an emer- er in the newspaper field, and no gency Is declared to exist, and this doubt Mr. Dow will also prove such, act shall be in full forc.i and effect I Allowance of $4,000 for additional water Bystem and $2,500 for addttloiv- ( : I In accordanco with the terms and nrovialons therein set forth, from and after its Dassafse. as regards said al toilet facilities and a septfc tank special election. Oregon Voter. to the state fair grounds equipment ' b considered as a decidedly important step for the fair for this year. The state board of health, through one Oregon legislature actually ad jounned, leaving $974.65 In treasury. Portland gets $30,000 capital. of Its members, Dr. W. B. Morse of toy factory with Salem, mndo an exhaustive examina tion of the fatlr grounds as to the san- "Feeling Tough, Jim I had spells like that, too-lazy, blue, no "pep"--until my wife gave me nstant Postum instead of coffee. Now I sleep better, smile oftener, and nerves behave. Never knew how harmful coffee was 'till I quit it. Why don't you try Postum?" "There's a Reason" 6