PAGE EIGHT
Monday, May 211017
Changes In State
. Compensation Law
(By authority State Industrial Ac
cident. 'Commission)
When the amendments made to the tlon and a committee has been in
state compensation law by the last ' structed by the trustees to get drafts
legislature became effective on May j and prices. It will probably be placed
21, operations carried on by the'on the fountain house.
state, or by counties, cities, towns,
school districts, irrigation districts or
ports and port commissions, may se
cure the benefits of the law through
proper application made to the In
dustrial Accident commission. Many
cities' and counties have recognized
the value of this application of the
compensation law, Coos county, for
example, having stipulated In making
contracts for road work with private
contractors that all workmen employ
ed should be brought under the pro
visions of the law.
Another of the amendments that
should be kept In mind by builders
and logging and lumbering operators
is that which makes' payments due
the compensation fund by employers
a Hen upon real property upon which
the labor was performed, and also
upon sawlogs, spars, piles, ties or
other timber, and upon lumber in
yard where manufactured, labor liens
only having preference over the com
pensation fund Hen. Payments due
the fund are also made preferred
claims in bankruptcy and trustee pro
ceedings, and in the administration
of estates and receiverships. Misrep
resentation of payrolls makes the
employer liable for ten times the
amount of the difference between
the actual payroll and the payroll
represented. Interest and penalty
charges are provided for payments
overdue or In default.
The amendments make it possible
for individual employers and for
members of firms under the act to
secure for themselves, through ap
plication to the commission, the ben
efits of the law should they be in
jured while engaged on the work.
Employers hereafter engaged In
hazardous occupations are required
to file notice with the Industrial Ac
cident commission within ten days
after commencing work, giving the
nature of the work, and where it is
the desire of the employer to reject
the law, notice must be sent the com
mission within three days after com
mencement of the work. The same
period of rejection alBO applies to
the workmen.
Plenty of Cars
To Handle Fruit
Pacific Coast fruitgrowers will do
their share tn providing for the na
tion's food supply, and there should
be plenty of cars to handle this year's
crop.
This is the cheering message sent
out by J. W. McClymonds, vice-presl
dent and general manager of the
Pacific Fruit Express, and one of the
best posted men in the west on horti
cultural conditions.
Mr. McClymonds has Just made a
survey of the situation with the view
of securing all the equipment neces
sary to meet the needs of the grow
ers. The Pacific Fruit Express has 12,
800 of its Own cars, and is rushing
the construction of 2700 additional
cars which will be available shortly.
In addition to this number, the P.
K. E. people are leasing 2500 Armour
cars to meet the emergency.
McClymonds estimates that the
California orange crop will be 10 per
cent more than last year, and the
melon crop in the Imperial valley
will run from 25 to 30 per cent heavi
er. Turlock melons will be about
the same as last season.
Deciduous tree fruit will be about
the same as last season, but Cali
fornia grapes will be much heavier.
Twenty seven thousand cars of cit
rus fruit have been handled so far
with the indications pointing to all
carriers loading about 60,000 cars.
The P. F. E. la getting ready to
handle the cantedoupe crop of the
Imperial valley which will start about
May 25. The acreage has been In
creased from 4000 to 13,000. The
P. F. E. expect to handle 6000 cars.
The Turlock canteloupes will follow
The deciduous fruit movement will
mingle with the southern California
canteloupe crop. The green fruit
crop will probably call for 15,000
cars.
Coos Bay Harbor it Is quite like
ly that the box factory in North Bend
will start operations within the next
two weeks. W. I. Clarke of San
Francisco, one of the new proprietors,
arrived here last night. He says
everything will be put in shape as
soon as possible. From a general
examination of the machinery this
morning Mr. Clarke thought that It
was in good shape and that within
two weeks the plant would be ready
to TOM.
Club Prepared For
Tourist Invasion
The Commercial Club Is to erect a
signboard at the Southern Pacific sta-
Gnu For Auto Owners.
The secretary of the Commercial
Club has been Instructed to report to
the trustees whenever any member
of the club uses his auto In the Inter
est of the city of Ashland. Each case
will be taken up separately for con
sideration and the owners reimburse !
for the gas and oil when in the
opinion of the trustees they are enti
tled to It.
Si(m.
The committee on signs has been
Instructed to place suitable signs at
the juncture of the Boulevard and
Main street roads near the Homes
ranch, directing tourists to take eith
er road to Ashland.
Aslilnml Ad In Los Angeles Pnperf,
Upon recommendation of the ad
vertising committee of the Commer
cial Club, composed of Messrs. Reed,
Banta, Chlsholm and Frohbach, an
Ashland advertisement Is to be placed
In the Los Angeles Times, to run for
eleven week.s on Wednesday. The
wording Is to bo changed with each
Issue. The cost will be $42.12. This
Is Ashland's first invasion of the
newspaper advertising field In Cali
fornia. Attention has been called to
the request of the Northwest Tour
ists' Association that the northwest
be mentioned in connection with all
tourist letters sent out, in addition to
the mention of local attractions.
Golf Course.
The secretary of the club has been
Instructed to write to F. B. Walte re
garding lands across Bear creek suit
able for a golf course. This Is n
tentative start toward learning what
such a course would cost.
Band.
Band concerts for the summer were
given some consideration at the trus
tees' meeting Tuesday, but In the ab
sence of any proposition from the
band no action was taken. The band
will submit a proposition soon.
Canning and Drying
Beans and Rhubarb
Whenever practicable, the house
wife should dry her winter supply
of fruits and vegetables and the fol
lowing suggestions may be of assist
ance in two very valuable articles of
food that are usually canned.
String beans should be prepared as
for cooking and then dried In the
sun or a warming oven. They will
keep nicely all winter and are very
delicious, but they must be soaked
over night before using. By parboil
ing the beans before drying, they re
quire less cooking afterward.
Rhurbarb should be cut Into short
pieces and dried In the sun or a
warming oven.
For canning rhurbarb cut Into
pieces 1 inches long, scald one to
two minutes and cold dip, then pack
tight in sterilized jars. Three pounds
will fill a quart Jar. Make a syrup
of one cup of sugar to one-half cup
of water. This will be sufficient for
one quart'. Fill crevices with syrup,
put on cover, partially tighten, and
sterilize 20 minutes.
When rhurbarb, late in the sea
son, becomes tough and fibrous, the
juice may be extracted for Jelly mak
ing. Sarah L. Lewis, assistant, pro
fessor of domestic science at O. A. C.
Railroads To Be Put
On Military Basis
Word comes from New York to the
effect that railroad transportation
will be put upon a military basis for
handling the government's war busi
ness, and the preliminary plans are
being worked out at this time.
William Sproule, president of the
Southern Pacific; C. H. Levey, presi
dent of the Western Pacific, and A.
R. Wells of the Santa Fe conferred
on the copy of plans just received In
New York from Fairfax Harrison,
chairman of the national railway
advisory committee of the War De
partment. The railroad employes will be or
ganized into regiments of the enlist
ed reserve corps, with division super
Intendents as captains. Foremen,
dispatchers, trainmasters, master me
chanics and maintenance engineers
will become lieutenants. The railway
telephone and telegraph lines prob
ably will be organized under the sig
nal corps reserve.
One of the first appointments to
he made on the Pacific coast under
this plan is that of Allen Babcock,
electrical engineering expert of the
Southern Pacific, ai major In the en
gineer corps.
Wilson Advises
No Postponement
President Wilson has announced
that there Is no reason for postpon
ing the National Education conven
tion to be held at Portland July 7 to
14, and the railroads have Just sent
nm.lnn thnt onanlfll rat Oa 11111
a uuuio u, ...B o,,v . 6 a"u yuorowiuu Comes the balm of Love-B ow be8B.
not be abandoned for that convention, for one year of the University of Ore- Jng
The program Is to center around ; gon cup. The losing team was made mBeori' Arte and greed dissolving
the Idea of patriotism and prepared- Up of Rholln Cooley and Edwin Durno I Tbrougn the Son of Gpd
ness, and the speakers will be some, of the Silverton high school. The!
of the greatest educational thinkers j winners upheld the negative of the Lust of conflict SooIs and wanes'
of the world. I question, "Resolved, that Oregon R,eht' not mlght' sI,a11 take the relns!
The convention will receive the ' should adopt a compulsory health In- j ConBcIence now directs aI1 alms
first report as to the effects of the'surance law embodying the essential Rlgllteousne8s aiimts a11 claims,
war in France, the first report sub-1 features of the standard bill of the I Justice rules the worl(1-
mitted by a teacher who is now In
France on a special mission for the
president, John C. Finley, president
of the University of Netv York. Mr.
Finley will return for the N. E, A.
convention. He Is now Investigating
the schools of France. It is expected I
that the report will be of such signifi
cance as to warrant every teacher of
the Pacific coast states in attending
the convention.
Great Interest Is being manifested
in the forthcoming convention ' in
every portion of the country.
It Is the first time that the Nation
al Education convention has ver
come to the northwest and many
school boards in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho are Insisting on every
teacher In their employ arranging to
attend its sessions. Northwest teach
ers will have opportunity of spread
ing the I'gospel of tho northwest"
among thousands of teachers from
the east. The resulting advertising ;
win ne worm minions or dollars to
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
It is the opportunity for each teach
er to do his or her "stunt" for their
own state.
Must Register
Although Exempt
Portland, Ore., May 21. Every
man between the ages of 21 and 30
years, inclusive, must register on the
day proclaimed by President Wilson
for the war census.
There will be no exceptions to this
rule. Even if a man belongs to one
of the exempt classes, he nevertheless
must register if he is between 21 and
30 years of age. The government will
determine who is to be exempt after
its records are complete.
Brigadier General Geo. A. White,
adjutant general of Oregon, working
under the idrectlon of Governor
James Withycombe, has put the ma
chinery to work and his first request
of every man .affected by the census
Is that he make a careful study of Its
provisions to eliminate all possible
confusion at the polls
Registering for the war census
should be no more confusing than
casting a vote1. The general plan for
gathering the data for the govern
ment Is based on the ballot system.
If every man is ready, war census day
will pass like clockwork.
The man who tries to evade the
provision will face a term in jail
without the option of paying a fine.
In almost every case throughout the
state the census will be taken In the
regular polling places used on elec
tion days.
GOLD HILL ITEMS
J. E. Hutson, formerly of this place
better known as Doc Hutson, in writ
ing to his father, J. M. Hutson, In
forms dad that he Is now located at
Malta, Montana. That he is employ
ed by the government at water bailiff
in one of the large irrigation proj
ects of that place; that Mr. and Mrs.
Merton Thompson, Rufus Thompson
and William Thompson, formerly of
this city, are also located near Malta.
The city has Installed automatic
cutoff faucets to the drinking foun
tains throughout the city. This was
done for the purpose of making a sav
ing of watei. which was wasted under
the old system.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Merritt, of this
city, visited their old home In Cen
tral Point Sunday. While there, Mr.
Merritt his orchard tracts near that
place, investigating their wants.
Mrs. Tobe Brouse and infant son,
formerly pf Gold Hill, arrived Sun
day morning from Salem to visit her
aunt, Mrs. D. H. Miller, for a few
days). Before returning she will
visit friends at Medford and other
points in the valley. Mrs. E. D.
Weston of Medford was here visit
ing Mrs. Miller Sunday and to greet
the visitor. Mr. Tobe Is employed
as a guard at the Oregon penitentiary
at Salem.
J. W. Herron of this city left for
San Francisco last Thursday to visit
his son, Willie Herron, a naval re
cruit, who leaves in a few days on a
cruise for an unknown destination.
The Co-operative Cheese Associa
tion has selected a site for a factory
at Estacada.
Wins Debate Title
University of Oregon, Eugene, May
14. Guy Davis and Arthur Rudd Fri
day night won for their high scliool
at Joseph, in Wallowa county, the
championship of the Oregon High
f QMirtfl PlnlialA T nncvim n .1
. American Association for Labor Leg-
' islatlon." The debate, which was
held In Guild hall, on the campus,
was judged by Dean Collins of the,
Portland Oregonian; Jesse McCord,
principal of the Montavilla school,
Portland, and I. H. Van Winkle. The
arbiters Etood two for the negative
and one for the affirmative. Joseph
won from a field of 72 teams. Previ
ous winners of the state title are
Albany, 1912; North Bend, 1913;
Pendleton, 1914; Salem, 1915, and
Crook County high school, Prineville,
1916. To gain permanent possession
of the trophy one high school must
win it three times.
J Qur neart8 i3 filled with rage.
.'Salem Secretary of State OlcottiYou can bet against a stack of blues
has completed the mailing of the j We'll get the man we're after;
pamphlets for the special election to We start something and never lose
be held June 4. A total of 311,692 We'll string him to a rafter,
pamphlets were malled.and the post-jThls greazer gent of whom we speak
age totaled $3116 92. All electors la fmre a menslev HCiim:
who registered recently will receive
copies of the pamphlet as soon as
their names are forwarded to the
secretary.
Eugene Plans are virtually com
plete for the Western Oregon Corn
show to be held in Eugene under the
auspices of the Pomona grange, Dec.
11, 12 and 13. The show will be
In the nature of a great harvest fes
tival and is planned on an elaborate
scale. It is to be made an annual
event and would be to Eugene what
the rose festival Is to Portland, the j
the roundup to Pendleton.
A building boom is on at Stanfield.
A 100-car capacity fruit warehouse Is
to be built of hollow tile.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
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THE DAWJf OF PEACE
(By Mary Agnes Daily, Talent, Ore.)
The day of peace is slowly dawning,
Dismal might of war is passing;
jWake! ye nations of the earth,
To a nobler, grand rebirth;
Llfe an1 He'11 an(l harmony,
Peace1, good-will, prosperity,
Through divine humanity.
In unity the nations stand,
Naught can sever nor disband;
Face to face, hand clasping hand,
Lo! the Brotherhood of Man!
IX DAYS GOXE 15 V.
(By "Jeff" Taverner.)
Jake and I, we forks our steeds
And breezes through the sage,
I For we're out for desperate deeds
He's such a cowardly, skulkln' sneak
; We surely hates him some,
We stakes this greazer to a feed
'Cause he is out of luck,
And he swipes our sack of hoss feed
And lights out on the buck.
When Jake and I lamps this here Mex
j We'll surely stretch his neck;
When us he ruminates to vex
He hits some trouble then, by heck!
Whoa! three, Pocahontas. See that
dust cloud, Jake?
Get your shooter ready, pardner,
j Here's where we make a take.
But now this greazer's dead and gone,
Our story has to end.
He's departed down that long, long
trail,
His ways we had to mend.
Phone news items to he Tidings
The Ashland Tidings, regular price . $2.00
The 'Youths Companion, regular price $2.00
McCall's Magazine, regular price . . 75c
One McCall's Pattern, price . . . . 15c
Regular price for all . . . $4.90
Our price on this combination $ 7 Q r
only . . JUJ
And the Companion Home Calendar for 1917, FREE
Saving to Yoa
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'Z Eugene"! Ore. The Booth-Kelly
Lumher Company has announced a
wage increase averaging 60 cents a
day for all workmen In the woods
and mills at Wendllng and Spring
fleld. The lowest wage to be paid
under the new scale is $2.60 fpr com
mon labor. The company1 last month
carried 757 men on Its payrolls. .
A new two-story business block hi
planned for Coos Bay.
The canning and pickling factory
at Milton Is preparing to operate.
Classified Advertisements
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
"BURLEY, IDAHO. May 15, 1917
Editor Tidings: I am interested In
your locality and expect to visit
your town before long. Please send
me the Tidings for six months. I
want to see what you have for
sale." (Editor's note: The Tid
ings receives such letters as this
every day. Ashland Is getting ad:
vertlsed well abroad and many peo
ple are looking this way. Citizens
Bhould advertise what real estate
they have for sale in the Tidings
and reach these prospective buyers
even before they come to Ashland.)
FURNITURE FOR SALE As I am
about to leave Ashland, I am sell
ing off my household goods. Any
one wishing articles of furniture
at a very low price may call at 399
Beach street between now and the
25th. it
FOR EXCHANGE One ladies and
one gentlemen's gold hunting easy
wrftch, in perfectly good running
order. Will exchange ior Belgian
hares and young hens. Inquire at
Tidings office. 104-tf
FOR SALE Ten acres, one mile
from Murphy, six from Grants
Pass. Six-room house; partly
cleared and fenced. Price $12.50.
Would take car or good team as
part payment. J. L. Green, Route
2, Grants Pass. It
WANTED A horse to use for his
feed. Good care given. Address
G. G. L., care Tidings. 104-2t
BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED '
HOUSE FOR RENT Overlooking
park; six rooms, modern. For the
summer at $25 per month. En
quire at Tidings office. ' 104-tf
FOR SALE The best piece of
ground, the best Improvements, and
the closest in five acres, with five
room bungalow and all outbuild
ings, plenty of water for Irrigating,
that you can find anywhere near
Ashland. Fifteen minutes' walk:
from postoffice. Not In city limits.
Four acres In alfalfa, balance of
. ground now planted in garden
truck. Price $3,500. Reasonable
terms. II. L. Sinclair, Ashland,
Ore 104-tf
of $f.05
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