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ThnmUy, March 2, lot?
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Every day many customers are
finding Footwear mmmmmmmmmammmm
Bargains IhatwT 9
Sahem one- yml
State Commission
In all cases the worst that happened
was to delay a train. Automatic
1AfiiMN a am TTUL...... ,lock 8snals work on the principle
1CdlgUdlCd nlgllWdy'of 'When In doubt, take the safest
. course.' which in this case is to stop.
Irrespective, of whether the state Their ac,lon ls posItlve' a" if any-
Only a Few More Days
Untii Easter, Come Now
and select your garments for Easter. Why put it off when you can now
select from such a splendid assortment of clever styles at moderate prices
road bonds carry, Oregon will have 1
thing goes wrong they will give a
designated system of state roads. 8top ndfcatio""
The designations were made formal-
There are almost seven thousand
ly by the stato highway commission utomatlc M in uhc on the
at its session just held. Tho desig
nation was required by the govern
ment as a condition to Oregon's par
ticipation in the benefits of tho
Sbackleford act. The government
Representatives wero present with
the commission when the designa
tions wero made, and concurred In
name, subject to formal approval by.
the authorities in Washington. -
All the roans designated In the
pending road bonding act were destg- j
nated by the commission and formal
ly adopted as part of the system of
state highways. In addition to those
roads, such other roads were desig
nated as were required to make tho
ctate system moro complete and fair,
eo as to connect all the counties with
through linos of travel.
Southern Pacific representing an in
vestment of about four ana a half
million dollars. In 1916 they per
formed about sevcnty-OQiv million
separate operations.
Cereo to drink Instead of coffee,
(let It of the Ashland Trading Com
pany, phone 123. It
SAMS VALLEY TIDINGS.
F. Rowes house burned to the
I ground on the morning of Monday,
March 19. The contents downstairs
was saved, but everything was lost
'that was upstairs. Mr. Rcwo was at
Med ford at the time. Ho is contem
plating building up on th; bill east
qf where the old house stood.
I Mrs Walsh Is visittag her dauch-
Jolnt work by the government and ter, Mrs. John Hoist,
the Btate will proceed, even If the s. n. Stonr was In Medford Mon
people ,fall to vote the bonds. It la day, the 19th, attending to business
pected that In the event of the ror himself, nnd brought out some
failure of the state bonds, many of freght for the Table Rock and Sams
the counties will vote tneir own valley stores.
bonds for the sake of getting the j Mlgg 0pai Centers is helping Mrs.
benefit of whatever government and Max gchultz during her children's ill
rtate funds may be available. 'ness.
The funds available, It Is cstimat-j Miss Mabel Cooper Is at home
d, would permit improvement of the 'again after being employed In Cen
maln trunk lines In the most popu-'tral Point for a month or six weeks,
lous parts of the state Curing the , Grandma Hoist has been quite ill
five years. There would not be .the past few days, with tho grip,
enough money for any raving on! Mr, Fihsor hoe been heullog hay
these. The roads to the remote sec-; for a few days. Feed Is very scarce
lions would have to wait indefinitely. ;nt this time of tho year, owing to a
They would remain on tht map as delayed spring,
designated highways until funds j Mr. Scott, from Debengor Gap, baa
were available for their improve-1 been In the vicinity for the last tew
ment, which might be mnny years, 'days, circulating a petition for a new
except afi tho counties voted thfl ly developed irrigation system for
money tor tho principal port of the .Sums valley
cost of Improving same. Mr. Fox and wife have been busy
Should tho bonds pum the com- packing and shipping their last lot of
mission will have money to use on .apples, taking thorn to Medford.
every designated road In exery coun- Mr. Strnthren hr.d the misfortune
ty. This would mean that every to Ret his hand badly hurt In the
designated road In every part of wood saw while ho was helping cut
the state would be put ii. a travel- ;wood.
-able condition during tht five-year The children that have been sick
period, much of it surfaced, and, the last two weeks are in) back In
from 500 to 600 miles o.' highway 6chool again.
paved, as against no pavi'it. and all Mto Bertha Abbott has been ill for
the current funds being expended on the past week, but Is convalescing at
the trunk highways to the neglect this writing,
of the roads connecting with the) 1
Temoto sections.
COATS
Distinctively New
$7.50-$10-$11.50 Up
IVO matter what price or what kind of a
1 coat you want, you will be apt to find
it if you come soon, Dozens of coats have
already been sold, but we have kept new
ones on the way. We believe you will agree
as others have who have made comparisons
that our styles are superior and our prices
more reasonable.
Block Signals of
S. P. Almost Perfect
Tri-State Good Road
Meet for Medford
The Tri-State- Good Roads Associa
tion is to hold a good roads congress
In only one case out of 89,000 j In Medford on May 16 and 17. Ac
operations Inve tho automatic block t!on setting tho date was taken at a
atgnals of tho Southern Pacific on ; mass meeting at Modford Friday, and
the average f.Vled to give pioper in-j committees are to be appointed to
(iication to tho engineer In the cab. caro for tho details. It was tenta
Ry failure Is not that the engineer ' lively agreed to limit the scope of
was not warned of danger, but the work of the congress to Benton,
Tather that he was held back when Unn, Lane, Douglas. Curry. Jose
the track was clear. j phlne. Coos, Klamath and Jackson
This remarkable record Is brought C(,untp8
in a report just prepared by Signal
Engineer W. 13. Boland of the com-1 You bet it is going to rain some
pany, covering a period of one year, more, and we now have a rpeolal sale
Roland's report reads "eo faithful! on umbrellas. Ashland Trading Coin
Are the nutomotlc block signal in , p:uny. It
their operations that during last year
failures have averaged only one In A Pblladolph'a firm offcit $S40 a
tghty-nino thousand and practically ' ton for long Oregon flax fibre.
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A Bit of History
THE management of thi financial institution
is largely made up of mm who fur 32 years
have faithfully rendered hanking Keiviieto
Itlut-tri h, Household and Individual of thi
community. Fiint, through the Hank of Ashland;
next the U. S. National Bank, and now the First
National Hank.
This record of past performance stands as
more than i promise for that of tho future
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ASHLAND XT ' OREGON -
l C.V.CAartU.MCSIDINT l.m.vauwll.vicipiii
S J , W. Mc CO Y CSm i f ft. CLARK BUSM wCW
A Glorious Treat Is Ready for You
The New "Fitrite"
Silk Petticoats Are Here
The richest silks, prettiest colors and
most beautiful styles ever.
Rich, plain and bright changeable Taffetas sport
stripes and Persian effects, too, in ei.dless designs of the
very newest Crimpings, Tuckings, Scollops, Fine Pleat
ing and Tier Ruffles.
SUITS
Fetching: and Smart
$20$25-$27.5Qlo$35
QNE of the best lines of suits ehown in
Southern Oregon this spring is to be
found at this store. Correet in every style
detail, and perfect in fit and makeup, they
are unquestionably better values than you
will find elsewhere at the same prices.
Come and compare before buying. They
will stand close inspection.
QUITE the
prettiest
assortment
we have ever
gathered. See
them tomor
row. "Fitrite"
petticoats, you know, have
that patented adjustment
feature, free from buckles,
hooks and eyes, elastic
bands, etc. They're the best to buy. Prices S3 to $6.50.
American Lady and
Gossard Corsets
W.25 to $10.00
Silk Dresses
Splendid new styles in Silk Dresses. You
cannot buy the goods,' trimmings and the
making for any less than you wiil pay for
these handsome garments all ready for instant
use. We make all necessary alterations on
these garments without charge.
Ladies' Hose 25c Good
supply In while and black,
good quality, 25c
New Blouses
Right from the center of fashion come these
chic and charming examples of smart new
Blouses of crepe de thine and Georgette
crepe, and bought before the rise.
Crepe de Chine Blouses $3.50 up
Georgette Crepe Blouses $5.00 up
Special 28c
for Fibre Silk Hose with high spliced
heel; white and pink only in etock now 28c
Waists $1.00, $1.10. $1.50
Of plain and colored striped voiles, ex
cept.ionallyclever styles for solittle money
Anti-Bond Men
Would Increase Taxes
Instead of bonding the state for
road construction, the opponents of
the bond Issue aro favoring wh.it
was known as the Pierce bill, pro
viding for a millugo tax of -4 mill
a year to take the place ot the pres
ent quarter mill state highway ta.
Representatives of the opposition
are act'ng !n concert In praising tliis
bill as the correct solution of Ore
gon's problem of state road finance
The hill was Introduced during the
closing days of tho leginlature t.y
Senator Walter Pierce of Union coun
ty, president of the State Taxpayers'
league. It passed the state senate
hut was defeated in the house of rep
resentatives, on tho ground that an
Increase of taxes would bo received
with such disfavor by the people that
the whole roads program would go
down to defeat at the st.eclal elec
tion at which it was proposed to sub
mit the Increase In connection with
tho bond'ng act.
Opponents of the bonding act ex
press openly their purpose to defeat
the act so as to make way for in
itiating the direct tax Increase to be
voted upon by the people Rt the gen
eral election In the fall of 1918.
This makes the Issue squarely one
of Increased taxes as against a bond
ing program wh'ch involves no tax
Increase. The tax burden In Oregon
is so Intolerably heavy thit it Is be
lieved most of the taxpayers will
prefer to bond at the expense of the
auto license fees, as contemplated
In the road bonding act, ruther than
vote a big increase of direct taxes
to accomplish the same end.
The people insist yn having the
roads built, and the wholo contro
versy is as to methods of .financing
direct taxation or bonds bawd on
auto license foes.
Certificate of Award
For Non-Tardy Pupils
cates for her pupils may do so by
applying to her county school superintendent.
Fifty cents will uow buy a $1.25
Aa a reward to those boys and corset in odd sizes. We are overload-
The Southern Pacific Company
wishes to make improvements to the
value of $60. 000 at Corvallis. Fran
chise is pending.
Forty pounds of ambergris has-
girls of Oregon who can establish rec- ed on corsets and must reduce our been found on tho beach near Port
prices. Ashland ;Orford Part has been sold at fU
oras ot naving been neither absent ; stock at special
nor tardy during tho school year, J. j Trading Company.
A. Churchill, superintendent of tiuh-i
lie instruction, is preparing n beaut!- j
fully lithographed certificate of
awardf This certificate will be signed '
by the teacher, the county school bu- 1
perlntendent. and the superintendent I
of public Instruction. A number of j
the county school superintendents !
have expressed a desire fot such cer- j
tWcates to present to their pupils,
and It is the belief of Superintendent
Churchill that tho presenting of theso
certificate will do much to stimulate
perfect attendance among the boys
end girls .of the state. Any teacher
who wishes to secure these certlfi-
It an ounce.
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Give Your Eyes an
Easter Present
in the sJinpe of a pair of new eye
glasses fitted with our expertly se
lected lenses and mounted so as tc
harmonize with your features. Your
eyes aro your most precious posses
sion. So in this season of Easter
giving don't fail to remember their
needs. Why not have us examina
tion! today?
I ll.LWHITED,?
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Big' Musical Treat
Rog'ue River -Valley
r
fori
DAMROSCH and ZIMBAUST
with the
HEW YORK SYMPHO
Ninety Musicians
BY
ORCHESTRA
Musical Event
of the Season
M Medford Natatorium, Tuesday, April
j SEATS ON SALE AT THE BOOT SHOP, ASHLAND
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