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Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows" : City of Sunshine and Flowers 1 Ashljnd,. Oregon, Lithla Springs " "Oregon's' Famous Spa'1 VOL.XLII ASHLAND. OREGON,. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918 NUMBER 75 Giant Liner Submarined Off Irish Talent Orchardists Will Raise Alfalfa Salary Ordinance Farm Council Is Passed by Council Coast With 2200 Soldiers Aboard 11 f Wtv Fnirsll Formed In County A Jackson County Agricultural John Beeson, one of the prominent ranch and stock men of the Talent district, was In Ashland Wednesday on business. Mr. Beeson and his brother, Wei horn Beeson, have al ready started farming In that section on an extensive scale. They have leased large tracts of land in the vi cinity of Talent which they will oper ate this year, and will be employers of quite an army of laborers during the coming spring and summer. According to Mr. Beeson, the south ern section of the valley will take on an unusual industrial impetus from present indications. Hundreds of aces planted to orchards are being denuded of the trees and the land tnrned into vast alfalfa fields which xtill afford better returns at the pres ent conditions than fruit The Tal ent Orchard Company will this year put about 50 acres into alfalfa. Of this ten acres will be taken from the old Pellett orchard, the orchard that started the boom in apple raising in that territory. Another orchardist T.ho will strip a 60-foot tract of. Its fruit trees for farming purposes is G. A. Morse at. what is known as the old Anderson farm. While fruit Is good and brings re munerative returns, the present con ditions demand hay and grain in Buch quantities that more land is being devoted to' these products this year than ever before. "The Talent district has unusually bright prospects, not only for the coming season but for the future," Mr. Beeson said. "With the irriga tion project an almost certainty the Rogue River valley ha the promise of being a great stock-raising center, better by far than the famous Shasta valley, which has only one market to draw from San Francisco. This valley has Portland as well as San Francisco, which gives greater oppor tunities to stock raisers. Already large herds of cattle, are being pas tured by farmers In the Talent dis trict belonging to outside parties, and from present indications others will be sent In also. We have every reason to think that 1918 will see a wonderful increase in business in our section of the valley, which will be a steady, healthy growth in activities without taking on the complexion of a boom." Crop Survey Asked By Government The federal government Is asking the farmers of the United States to assist In obtaining a very complete survey of the crop and labor situa tion. The members of the Jackson Coun ty Agricultural Council have pledged themselves to assist In' securing the returns for Jackson county. Every termer will he expected to fill out one of these blanks. Each can great ly assist in the work by filling in the questions promptly and carefully. The Information will be kept strictly confidential. Every farmer in the Ashland district Is urged to do his part toward ge.tting In complete re turns. J. P. Mead, the Income tax man who Is in Ashland this week helping the citizens on their income taxes, is, putting in a strenuous week. On ac count of the press of business here lie will remain in the city over Satur day instead of over Friday, according to the schedule. Persons desirinf an interview will facilitate matters greatly by bringing statements of their1 income and expenses, as Mr. Mead Is so busy that he will not have time to answer all the questions the public desires to ask. W. L. Mellinger made a business trip to Medford Monday. A big automobile firm ran an ad vertisement in the Saturday Evening Post illustrating the four greatest events of life, as follows: Getting married, buying your home, your first baby and buying your first au tomobile. One issue, of this ad cost '$10,000. They are selling automo biles, yet even they admit that the first duty of a married man is to rwwitf nrn ' Think, it over. '" " ;' Ashland Lumber Co. Phone 20 '. V VV iWt IIVJUJU The salary ordinance was passed at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday night, and the sal aries of the various officers were fixed to Ue as fololws:- The city treasurer, G. G. Eubanks, will be giv en $25 a month. The salary of the city recorder was fixed at $90 a nonth, which will be paid to Miss Gertrude Biede; recorder pro tem., pending the regular appointment of a recorder to succeed John B. Wlmer, resigned. The salary of the other clerk, Mis Call a Blegle, was fixed by resolution at $C0 a month. The sal aries of the other officers are as follows: City electrloian, O. S. Easterling, J 102 per month; superintendent elec tric generating plant, F. E. Russill. $100 per month; assistants at elec tric light plant, E. M. Stannard and L. B. Nicholson, $75 each per month; assistant at electric light and water plants, G. W. King, $65 per month; chief of fire department, George N. Robison, $C5 per month; street com missioner, Q. W. Fraley, $75 per n onth; chief of police, J. W. Hatch er. $85 per month; patrolman No. 1, L. A. Williams, $85 per month; .wa ter superintendent, E. R. Hosley, $100 per month; city engineer and superintendent auxiliary water sup ply, F. H. Walker, $75 per month. As no city attorney has been ap pointed to succeed W. J. Moore, no salary was fixed for this office. Mr Moore continues to act as attorney for the city, pending the appointment cf a successor,. Big Gold Nugget Found in Road Fill Frank Bailey, one of the force working on the Billings undergrade crossing north of Ashland, unearthed a gold nugget while shoveling dirt from the fill Saturday afternoon, which weighs over three ounces. Its appearance when Bailey first saw It was that of a large brass button, and his first Inclination was to let it go with the shovelful of dirt down the embankment, but a second inspection revealed the nature of the find and he secured it. The nugget is nearly circular in form and has the appear ance of having been molded. Bailey I-as refused an offer of $100 for his prize. For some time the men working there had been noticing indications of "pay dirt," as the excavation is made in the territory where In the early days much gold had been mined, although Just at this point no prospecting has been made. The nug get is on exhibition in the window of Whited's jewelry store and Is at tracting much attention. Ashland Normal An Important Measure The order issued from the Oregon Normal School the first of the week asking to be notified what to expect in the way of furnishing teachers next fall shows the great need In the etate for instructors, especially in the rural districts, and should awaken the people in this section as well as !n eastern Oregon to the needs of two more normal schools where more teachers can be fitted for this work. The necessity of this is becoming nore, apparent each year, and the lack of proper training for teachers i3 a serious deficiency to which the people of southern Oregon should be gin to take notice. That Medford will do her part in behalf of the measure to be voted ujjou to provide two more normal schools at the coming election Is evi denced by. the following excerpt from the Medford Sun: "All southern Oregon should real ize the Importance of this effort; as, also, should .eastern Oregon. The one school at Monmouth, good though it it, can serve only a limited field. The experience here, as In every state of the Union, demonstrates that with out nearby opportunity for the nor mal training of teachers, the rural and grade schools suffer." . Sweet elder, clean made with clean apples', 30c gallon at Ashland Trad ing Co..; Phono 122., i . . ,. Washington, Feb. 6. The Cunard llr.er Tuscania, carrying 2,179 Ameri can soldiers, has been torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. Late to night 1,912 survivors had been re ported. The first news of the disaster came in e brief dispatch to the war depart ment from London. Hope was built here upon the fact that the survivors were landed at two widely separated Irish ports and Indications that relief vessels were at hand quickly. The first report received in Wash ington stated that only 1,100 surviv ors were accounted for. Later the number was reported increased to 1,?12. The soldiers on board the Tuscania were small detachments from almost every section of the country. There vas no distinctive military unit from any state, and for this reason war department officials state that it would be impossible to announce a list of those on board until complete reports had been received. Instructions were sent by wireless and cable by the war, navy and state departments to their representatives in England and Ireland, directing that every detail be forwarded at the earliest possible moment. At first, department officials thought it would be unwise to pub liPh the list of soldiers on the ship until the names of survivors could be given, fearing it would cause unnec essary anxiety on the part of families of the men saved. Later, when it was pointed out that delay in giving out the list would give heartbreaking hours to nearly every family In the country with boy in the service, General Mclntyre, chief censor, announced that it has developed that it would be impossi ble to give the names from the de partment's records because there was i"o distinctive military unit on board Detachment Aboard. The war department announced that its records showed the following were on board the Tuscania: Headquarters detachment and com panies D, E and F of the 20th en gineer 170th engineers train. 107th engineers train. 107th military police. . 107th supply train. 100th aero squadron. 15Sth aero squadron. 213th aero squadron. . Replacement detachments numbers 1 and 2 of the 32nd division. Fifty-one casual officers. Trained in Texas. The 32nd division is composed of national guard troops from Michigan and Wisconsin. The division trained r.t Camp McArthur, Texas. The 107th engineers was composed of the 1st battalion of Michigan en gineers; the 107th military police was made up from the 4th and 6th Wisconsin infantry, and the 107th supply train from the 4th, 5th and tth Wisconsin infantry. Report For Income Tax by March 1 Income tax returns must be filed with the collector of internal revenue of your district on or before the first of March. For the state of Oregon the collector's office is in Portland. During the stay in your vicinity of the income tax inspector blank forms for making returns may be secured from him. The banks have a supply of the forms, or they may be secured from the office of the collector. "Fail ure to secure the forms will not be an excuse to make a return. Do not wait until the last moment to make your return, or to secure Information with reference to it. The Inspector is busy and may not have time to give you a personal interview and answer all the questions you may desire to ask. Prepare your state ments of Income and expenses or de ductions and save time and annoy ance to yourself as well as to others. The following Ashland people have been drawn on the jury list for the February term at the county seat for the week of February 25: O. Hr Barnbill, Ed Baer, Clark Bush, Frank S. Foltz and Charles E.. Ellason. , rr- . f Phone sews Items to the Tidings. The Tuscania was a British passen ger and freight, steamship of 14,348 tons gross register. She was built at Glasgow in 1914 and was owned iy the Anchor line,. -The, last report of the Tuscania v.as her arrival at an Atlantic port on January 17 last. The Tuscania, during her days as a passenger liner, was one of the best equipped vessels in the trans-Atlantic service. She made her maiden voy age in February, 1915, and for a time was in the service of the British ad miralty, but later was restored to her owners for regular service. She was 567 feet long, with a 66- foot beam, and was equipped to carry 2,500 passengers In cabin and steer age accommodations. The ship had twin screws and a speed of about 18 knots. On several occasions after the war began she was the object of tor pedo attack, but managed to escape through her speed, assisted by de fense guns. Near Irish CoaHt. Buncrana, at which survivors were landed, is located on Lough Swilly, on the northern coast of Ire land, 12 miles from Londonderry. Lough Swilly Is a long, narrow bay, rnnning in from the Atlantic ocean. Lama, where other survivors were landed, is on the northeast coast of Ireland, 23 miles from Belfast. It Is a North Channel port. The approximate distance by water between the two ports is 100 miles. For some time the Tuscania has been under charter to the Cunard ll'.ie, and she is the fifth big vessel of the Cunard company lost since the war began. First Loss in Transport. Although prior to January 1 of the present year there w.ere more than 2-10, 000 American troops In France, according to the statement made by Er,retary Baker, the Tuscania was theifirst transport to be torpedoed on the voyage from an American ort to France. Several American transports, however, have been torpedoed on the return journey, after having de barked troops When the Tuscania was first put into service her appointments for f'rst-cabin passengers, of whom she could carry 350, were sumptuous. The paneling of her main lounge room was In olive wood, lnlgid with a line of sycamore. The floors were of polished oak. A veranda, cafe and gymnasium smoking room, dining room, dining si'lons and a novel system of heating and ventilation were features of the new lln.er. The first and second class staterooms were situated on the bridge deck and shelter deck amld- snips and were large in size and well furnished. It is probable, however, in view of the exigencies of the situation, that the steamer had been stripped of niost of her luxurious fittings, In or der to take as many troops as possl- Me on each voyage. Lumber Property Changes Hands A deal Involving the purchase of the Ashland Lumber & Box Company property at Ayers Spur, a few miles east of Ashland, was consummated several days ago. John O. Storey of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., has se cured the property from George E, Hart, of Los Angeles, Cal., at a pur cbase price in the neighborhood of $40,000., The property embraces a 3,140-acre tract of fir timber, saw mill, box factory and logging outfit. While the plans of the new owner have not been announced, there is no doubt but that operations on a big scale will begin there at an early date. The deal was handled by the Hodgson agency. Prof. Irving E. Vinlng started this forenoon for New York, where he will resume his lectures at Columbia University. He expects to remain un til early summer. Mr. and Mrs, J. Wu Wagner and Vrs. W. H. Mowat will leave this af ternoon, for Berkeley, where they'will visit the. former's children, and will a'60-vlstt Robert Wagner and Lynn Mowat, wh are stationed at Fort Wlnfleld Scott; Hi Council was formed Thursday at Med ford of representatives from the Farmers' Council, the Woman's Council and Boys' and Girls' Club representatives. This council will federate the activities of these three organizations which have been con ducted through the county agricul tural agent, the county school super intendent and the home demonstra tion department. The entire work will be under the supervision of County Pathologist Cate, but various committees will be formed to attend to the several departments. The council decided to make a labor and crop survey of tho valley at once. Questionnaires will be circu lated among the farmers, filled 'out by them and the Information gath ered sent to the federal authorities. The campaign for this work will ex tend from February 11 to 16.( A committee was also appointed to develop community livestock raising and shipping, and a committeo to at tend to proper fertilizing in the val ley. It was decided to secure a car load of full-blooded stock for both dairy and beef, and extend the organ ization In every rural district In the county. Among the people representing the various organizations in Ashland and vicinity present at this meeting were A. C. Joy, John Rocho, Fred Homes, M. M. Tucker, Mrs. Mark True, Mrs, E. C. Gard and Mrs. Gordon Mac Cracken. California Cattle Staiving on Range The drouth that has prevailed in all parts of California during the past year has become so serious that many stockmen ar,e seeking grazing lands in various parts of southern Oregon for winter pa3turage for cattle. Ac cording to the Roseburg Review, J. A. Armstrong of Salinas, Ca1 and J. E. Pelton, who operates In that section and in northern Klamath ccunty, are searching for a pasture for the former's 2,000 head of cattle. Mr. Armstrong brings word of driest conditions In all parts of Cali fornia, where the drouth aspect has become so acute that many thou sands of cattle are actually too thin to withstand the hardships of a train trip to the green hills of this section, while thousands are dying. Mil- Armstrong has met with a fair degree of success In his search for growing forage, which he wishes rather than hay, and upon complet ing his quest will return to Salinas and start tho shipments of cattle northward. Grover Neil, another California stockman, connected with tho Btock buylng firm of Allen & Pyle, Is In Rosoliurg also, and Is engagod In the sime undertaking as Mr. Armstrong. The aim of both gentlemen Is to se cure winter pasturage for grade Hereford and Durham cattle,, which will be sold to local landowners in the spring at prices commensurate w.th the times. This course has been adopted as an alternative to maintaining these herds in California, where the hills are bare and the valleys scorched, while the lightest supply of snow In the mountains since the settlement o' California gives no hope for relief during the present season In the mat ter of forage production. Thrift Taught in Public Schools To brine about a more careful study of thrift In the homes and par tleularly amonir the children, the schools of Ashland, together with every other school In Jackson county, las adopted a thrift report card which the children are expected to fill out at the end of each month in the year. . The card Is an Index of what the child Is doing In the matter of helping conserve and to learn los sons of economy. A record" Is also kept of' each child's expenses, the amount expended for clothing, amuse ments and charity. " Mrs. Grace Foster expects to go to Alabama soon to visit her folks. Anderson Heirs Give Worthy Gift The Southern Oregon Chautauqua Association has been enriched by a generous gift by the Anderson heirs of the old Park Hotel property which immediately adjoins the Chautauqua building and Is situated between the First National Bank and the Chau tauqua grounds. Some years ago upon th,e death of K. K. Anderson It was found that he had bequeathed a sum of money to the Chautauqua association for tho purpose of erecting a memorial arch at the entrance to the Chautauqua grounds, but after frequent, discus sions of the matter between the An derson heirs and the Chautauqua as sociation it was unanimously decided by all parties concerned that In view nf the new conditions arising out of changes made In the erection of new buildings, the bequest could be made t serve a better purpose for the Chautauqua and at the same time be a more fitting memorial. Ever since the erection of the new building, which brought it into such a close proximity to the old Park Hotel, it has been the unanimous desire of the Chautauqua board to purchase the hot,el property so that the building might be out, of the way and to make it possible to beautify all the grounds around the Chautauqua building, but the funds for the purchase could not be obtained, as the price of the prop erty until recently had been held at such a high figure that there was nothing within reach of the associa tion with which to buy it About four months ago Mrs. Hern don, the owner of the property, ap proached M. C. Reed, the president of the association, offering the prop erty at $4,000. Mr. Reed frankly stated that the association desired the property, as had been expressed by the members of the board, but that there was not sufficient funds with which to buy at that time. lie requested that she keep in touch with the association as something might turn up that would make It possible. A few days ago Mrs. Herndon adver tised the property for Bale at a re markably low figure, and the matter Aas Immediately U..en up with the Anderson heirs by C, B. Lamkin, rep resenting the association, and the deal was quickly -consummated, as . this was just the very thing which they most desired. The Anderson heirs deeded the property to the association. The pa pers were made out Tuesday morning by E. !. BriRgs, attorney for the as sociation, and all legal matters care fully attended to, The Anderson hnrs will beautify the ground and erect a suitable memorial. Young Soldier Is Advancing Rapidly Mrs. P. N. Grlsez received a letter recently from her son, Percy, who is located at Camp Bclvolr, Washing ton, D. C. The young soldier writes that he Is well contented with army life, and that he has been advanced twice recently. He was corporal for a time and Is now ti temporary ser geant. The camp In which he is sta tioned is built on George Washing ton's old home estate on tho banks of the Potomac river, and Is a very beautiful and Imposing sight. "I like It fine," Percy says, "and If I had my own pick of things I would come here, though I love my home. I have had a wonderful experience and the rough life makes me feel well and hearty. I am In hopes the struggle will end soon, as I wont a good cup of coffee and some real biscuits and beefsteak." Lights to Be Put On Atkinson Bridge Practically only routine business occupied the council at its regular session Tuesday evening. One of the principal mattors discussed was the placing of lights on the Atkinson Me morial bridge In the city park, which was recommended by Councilman F. Shlnn. After some discussion council . decided that four . lights . Bliould be provided, one at each cor ner post of the bridge. The matter was left to the electric light commit tee with power to act I