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ASHLAND TIDINGS
Thursday, May 17, 1917
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Ashland Tidings
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ELECTRICITY AND WAR.
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Bert K. Greer Editor
Lynn Mownt City Editor j
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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
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"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
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'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
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(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.
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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
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; ; 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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The only tubes that have graphite vulcaniied into the surface.
Prevents deterioration, sticking, friction and heating. Makes
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