Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, May 17, 1917, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextAGH TWO ASHLAND TIDINGS Thursday, May 17, 1917 1 Ashland Tidings Established 1870 Published EVERY MOXDAY AND THURSDAY By THE ASHLAND PRINTING COMP'Y (Incorporated) ELECTRICITY AND WAR. V t I 11 I s w .uarvey iv. unrig. , . uuHiness .wiiniiKi'r i Bert K. Greer Editor Lynn Mownt City Editor j Offical City and County Paper TELEPHONE 39 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2.00 Biz Months 1.00 Three Months 60 Payable In Advance A nation-wide appeal to the elertci cal indutsry has been Issued by Dr. Schuyler S. Yheeler, past president of the American Institute of Electri cal Engineers. "Never before In the history of this country," Dr. Wheeler said, "has the electrical Industry been called upon for greater service. Germany has made this a war of steel and Iron, mechanical war; the United States will make It an electrical war. Every man connected with electrical Indus try Is'vltally interested In the war and the United States expects the EUROPEAN SYSTEMS. No subscription for less than three ' electrical inventors and engineers to months. All subscriptions dropped at i carry me stars ana stripes to victory ewplration unless renewal is received. In ordering changes of the paper always give the old street address or pOBtoffice as well as the new. "The country leads the world In the application of electricity to the arts of peace. Now It must laad In applying that great force to war. Here we have thousands of the best trained and moBt active brains '.n the world engaged in electrical Indui- thousands of universally' used ADVERTISING RATES. .' Display Advertising Single insertion, each inch. .2 So One month " " 20c 8ix months.... " " 11o y; One year " " 15c electrical devices were Invented here eauinK noucw-o emu ui. uuLet those brains grapple with the Biraigui. Classified Column 1 cent the word first Insertion, V cent the word each other Insertion. Thirty words or less one month, $1. Cards of Thanks $1.00 Obituaries 2 cents the line. Fraternal Orders and Societies. Advertising for fraternal orders or societies charging a regular initiation fee and dues, no discount. Religious and benevolont orders will be harged for all advertising when an admission or other charge Is made, at the regular rates. When no ad mission Is charged, space to the mount of fifty lines reading will be allowed without charge. All addi tional at regular rates. 1 The Tidings has a greater circula tion In Ashland and its trade terri aory than all other local papers com. Mned. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postofflce as second-class mail mat- 'Asbalnd, Ore., Thursday, May 17, '17 HATS OFF TO AMERICAN ENGINEERS. American Ingenuity and skill again steps into the limelight with nine reg iments of railway engineers being or ganized to go to France and straight en out work on lines of communica tion.! The regiments will be raised from the great railway centers of the United States and will be railway en gineers and officials. The fact that American engineers from private railroads are to be the first men sent to the front to work n lines of government operated sys tems of French roads speaks volumes for the efficiency of the American system of privately owned and oper ated railroads. It Is an admitted fact that we have the finest trains, running on the fast est time, with lowest rates and best accommodation of any country In the world, and yet there are many poli ticians and well-meaning people who advocate the European system of gov ernment ownership In the United States. NO TIDINGS FIGHT. The Tidings has nothing to do with the controversy between t he ci'y marshal, the city recorder and the Eastern Supply Company. The East ern Supply Company buys space In the Tidings Just like every other mer chant and supplies copy for the space. The Tidings has absolute confidence in the Integrity and Intent of theclty officials. The ordinance may be un Just. If bo, It should be amended so as to be fair to all dealers while :t protects youth against dlFbonest Junk buyers. problems 'of the war and it is likely that we shall see the appliances de veloped that will end the war. "We are starting our warlike prep arations for war years after the other belligerents let us make speed and through our Inventiveness bring about an early pence. The most deadly weapons of the war, such as the airplane and submarine, are American inventions let us make hiBtory repeat Itself, now that we are facing (he vital necessity. One In vention may save the lives of millions of men who are sorely needed to do the world's work. Let all American electricians, from the highest to the lowest, concentrate on aiding the gov ernment, now that the United States Is forced into the world war." THE PENALTY OF GREED. In these trying hours there may arise a few who will try to get rich quick at the expense of the nation and its people. But It will be neither profitable nor wise for them to at tempt anything of the kind. If their business Is national In Its scope, the government will handle them without gloves. The president has so warned them. If their business Is local In Its character, we, the people, will see that they get their Just deserts. There must be no price. boosting, no gouging, no angling for sudden wealth for. the few at the expense of misery for many. The man who can not be a patriot from choice must have It thrust upon him from necessity. The people are mighty and their will must prevail. It must be a period 1 of loyalty and live and let live. Placerville, Cal., Republican and Nug get. Co-ordinate with the announce ment of the raising of nine regiments of railway engineers appears the fol lowing significant statement from a prominent British official which says In part: "Political control In a democracy Is one of the evils that makes govern ment ownership of railways of dubi ous value, W. M. Acworth, of the British commission which recently In vestigated Canadian roads, told the Joint congressional committee investi gating transportation problems In the United sfates He sa'd government ownership was unsuccessful In most countries that tried It. "It is impossible." said Mr. Ac worth, "to obtain satisfactory results on government railways In a demo cratic state unless the management is cut loose from direct political con trol. Neither Australia nor any oth er country with a democratic consti tution perhaps an exception ought to be made of Switzerland has suc ceeded in maintaining a permanent severance. In France, Relgium and Italy parliamentary interference has never been abandoned for a moment. "The facts show that parliament ary Interference has meant running the railways not for the' benefit of the people at large, but to satisfy local and sectional or even personal Interests. They show further that under parliamentary management t Is easier to get money for big schemes of new construction than for Incon spicuous day to day betterments and improvements which probably could produce much greater public bene fit." Heard and Overheard ttaaxmnmKtttmsatmtmtttmtmmtua (By Lynn D. Mowat.) Doctor Royal Cambers Is working on a device to syphon the ocean into Germany, thereby grounding the sub marines and drowning the Germans, Much Needed Lejflsultlon. In line with proposed ordinances to curb indiscriminate thefts, we are going to suggest an ordinance requir ing all butchers to keep chickens of fered them by suspicious looking characters, for seven days before sell ing them. This would give the own er, In case the chickens were stolen', an opportunity to visit the henyard of the butcher shop and claim his hen. Identification would be easy if the chicken owner had treated Ma hen kindly. All he would have to do ! would be to call "Here, Clarice," anl his hen If present would come and rooflt on .his shoulder. The same plan could be carried out with other live stock, such as cows, leaving out the roosting on the shoulder part. Diffi culties would arise In some cases, as, for Instance, a case of eggs (matter of egg3, we mean; no one can afford to own a case of eggs nowdavsl. Eggs, unlike pipes, do not Improve with age, and probably a two-day limit would suffice. The eggs could be easily trained to stand up on end when the owner entered the store. Or an even surer method would be to hatch out the eggs and then allow the chickens to go home to mamma. isff w lip?? y Kj Mobilize Your Resources SUCH resources as Foodstuff, Supplies and Finances contribute alike to the welfare o,f Country, Community and Public. Produce more, Consume Less and WASTE NOTHING. The need for Thrift is vital. Will YOU help? A bank acconnt at The First National will help yon practice Thrift in Spending and sav in jr. Let us explain just how this works. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ASHLAND V OREGON E.V.CARTER.. President C.H.VAUPEL.ViciPies. . J.W,McCOY CA3HHR CLARK BUbH ASiT CASN.. gan daily taking out a cupful of wa ter till the fish was living without any water, and later put the fish in a cage and taught It to sing. Skeptics can have the above veri fied by asking Bert. Lake County Tribune. Captain Nash Dead At Berkeley Captain John T. Nash, aged 85 years,, former well-known prominent citizen of Medford, pioneer sea cap tain, California and Oregon . miner, builder of the Nash Hotel, died at his home In Berkeley, Cal., Sunday 1 evening. He was buried at Medford Wednesday. The only banquet we ever attended that we regarded as a complete suc cess was at the State School for the Deaf and Dumb., Get Nert, Girls. No lonsrer does the modern lassie Use adjectives like swell and classy. The summer girl would look quite sniffy . If you perchance should say '.'It's splffy." For be it gift or bargain booty, It can't be anything but "fruity." Preparing for His Country's Defense. Professor H. G. Gilraore has three grandsons at Seattle In the persons of Harold, Gilbert and Leo Black. They are all three athletic fellows, well nurtured and well knit together. The youngest Leo, a Yale student has Just entered the officers' train ing camp at the -Presidio, San Fran- Cisco, being among the 101 lucky ones i out of a list of over 500 applicants to enter the ranks in his country's defense. Leo Black reports that Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton and other colleges will next year be very " much out of business by reason of the stampede of students to the military and naval ranks of the country. He also Btates that we In the west have been a little slow In recognizing the fact that our country Is really at war, and everybody called upon, in a serious sense, to do his or her bit in nailing to the mast the flag of triumphant success to the cause of right as against might. The three Black boys are "giants in these days" to the extent of Harold being six feet five inches tall, Gilbert six feet three, and Leo six feet one. It Doesn't Hardly Seem Possible. About a year ago Bert Moore bought some codfish which, while being soaked op preparatory to cook ing, hatched out a fine young cod. Bert put the little fish in water, add ing salt to furnish Its native element. The fish thrived and grew. The price of salt advancing, Bert, as a measure of economy, began taking out a cup ful of the salt water daily, substitut ing a cupful of fresh, till the fish was Complete County Registration 9,801 The following Is a complete list of registrations, showing the number registered in the various parties up to close of registration on May 6: Republican: Male 3,209, female 2,411, total 6,620. Democrat: Male 1,866, female 1,378, total 3,244. Progressive: Male 27. female 7, total 34. Prohibition: Male 56, female 164, total 220. Socialist: Male 209, female 93, to tal 302. Miscellaneous: Male 213, female 168, total 381. Totals: Male 5,580, female 4,221, total 9,801. Digs Out Of Pass Bastile By digging a hole through a six teen Inch brick wall, W. C. Peck, charged with larceny, escaped from the Grants Pass jail Monday. Peck is alleged to have stolen valuable cop per plates from a Josephine county I mine. His wife is believed to have) aided his escape. A factory to make starch from cull potatoes to be ready for this season's crop at Portland. More shipyards Coos Bay. In prospect for 4-5 Business boom on at Reedsport shipyard, woolen mill and milk con densing plant to start soon. living in all fresh water. Then Bert, being of an experimental mind, be- Vale Large chrome and magnesia deposits to be prospected in Malheur county. Eugene Fruit Growers' association receives single contract for $400,000 worth of canned turnips, carrots, squaBh, cabbage and green beans. Phone news Items to the Tidings. Ashland Transfer ii & Storage Co. , C. F. Bates Proprietor jj Wood, "Peacock" and Rock Sprinns Coal and Cement :: PHONE 117 , , 1 . ; ; Office 99 Oak Street, Ware-! : ; ; house on track near depot. Ashland, Oregon muni tMHiinut Peninsula Shipliulldnlg company of Portland receives orders for two wooden steamers, about 3500 tons capacity. in. "ARROW form-fit COLLAR C LUITT, FEAB OCTtXCa IjVCMAKIRS GraviiyisNotfc st iorGasoliite "The specific gravity test ii worthiest, ii test of gasoline quality." So says the U. S. Bareau of Standard!. Boilinf pointt comprise the only real tett, be cause easy starting, quick acceleration, maxi mum power.depend absolutely on boiling points. The gravity-hydrometer tells you nothing about the boiling points of gasoline. RED CROWN ikt Gasoline of Qualify b straight-distilled, and thus has its boiling points in ( gradually rising, unbroken chain low boiling points for easy starting, medium boiling points for quick and smooth acceleration, high boiling points for power and mileage. No mixture can contain an unbroken chain ol boiling points the hundreds of intermediate pouits are missing. Be sure and get Red Crown. till fta" JV-ST, I Medium Boitg y fcr' Qqick and smoolfrj t acceleration pure gasoline not mixture. Il l 7 VA STANDARD OIL COMPANY M fj Jl. (California) , Jf fowl fobfe A&iifauoiis Chain of m 3uW Tbiitb Jtl : 1 4; If . . ' J Watch forth 1 ' red Savage sign Savages are "keyed" by means of serial num bers. And are distributed by our own organiza tion, not sold to middlemen in huge quantities and carried in stock sometimes for a year or more. We know just where a casing is and how lor; it has been there. The minute a tire reaches the the doubtful age, the point beyond which there is possibility of deterioration, it is replaced by a new casing. You are always sure of getting live tires, full of "pep" and miles, when you buy MSB Hssp big mikzp! C.5E. Gates Main Streetjand " Pacific Highway Medford, Oregon SCIVGGE GRa FINITE TUBES The only tubes that have graphite vulcaniied into the surface. Prevents deterioration, sticking, friction and heating. Makes .u.P.,u.w unnecessary. i.enguiens tne life of the tubes. - - ""'"I ITiW laTiV JL