roceday, March 4, 1910
ASHLAND TIDINGS
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4 SOLDIER'S LKTTKK
Following Is an Interesting letter
trom William Praclit, who Is serv
dng in the United States navy:
'January 6, 1919.
Here we are at (get an atlas,, an
encyclopedia and a history) Zelenl
ka, Dalmatla, which waa before the
war part of Austria on the Adriatic
Sea, It Is still on the Adriatic, hut
to whom It will belong Is a question.
The Serbs have the best claim, altho
the Wopps or Dagoes are hot after
It.. It Is being policed by United
States, five hundred and seventy sol
dlers of the 332nd Infantry are here
holding It down. There are other
detachments scattered along the coast
north and south-west of here.
It Is a million years old (Cattaro
will show on tho map. It is some 15
miles from here at the head of the
bay, south). We are near the en
trance to the bay, which Is narrow
and opens to the west and spread"
out north and west.T-shaped. I don't
know how long tho arms are north
and south, separated from the sea by
peninsulas of high rocky hills, 500
or 00 feet hig'.i and precipitous on
the seaside, and heavily fortified ev
erywhere. Little settlements or a
regular string-town is along the east
side.
The Delmatlan Alps separate- this
country from Montenegro and Ser
bia. They are thousands of feet
high (lime stone) all along the coast.
The hills are In most part bare of
trees other than olive and some or
ange, cyprus and Lombardy poplar,
then brush. The high mountains in
the rear are mostly bald.
This bay Is a wonderfully pro-
Dr. R. L. Bardic
DENTIST
Swedenbnrjr. Block, Ashland, Ore.
THOSE SHOE BILLS!
Mr. John Held, merchant, of Salt
Lake City, keeps an exact record of the
shoes he wears. He writes, 'Two
pairs of Neolin Soles have worn for
mc 19 months and I ani on my feet
ninety per cent of the time."
This is not an extraordinary exam
ple of tho money-saving service that
people Ret from Neolin Sales. It n
topical of the experience trillions arj
having. These sblcs do wear a very
long time and so help you keep shoe
bills down. They are trientifically
cade so they must weir.
Get Neohn-sol'id thors ct almost
r.ny good shoe store. Get them for
ycur whole family in the styles 'you
prefer. And hive thj cost-savin?
soles put on your worn shoes. They
are very comfortable and waterproof
as well as durable. They arc made by
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com
pany, Akron, Ohio, who also make
wingfoot Heels, guaranteed to out
wear any other heels.
neolln Soles
ii Hit! lit. U.S. " UI.
tected harbor and has been an Aus
trian naval base. . The.. Moors or
Moses originally; fortified the en
trance, as there are dozens of klndd
of most ancient ruins. I don't know
any of the late history of the capture
or taking over of this place, but ex
pect It was surrendered via the armi
stice. The mountains and hills about
bristle with modern works, batteries,
etc. In the harbor are Austrian bat
tleships, cruisers, four submarines,
numerous small craft, hangars, hy
droplanes, (airplanes, shops, sheds,
supplies, machinery, arms, ammuni
tion of all kinds end classes, tor
pedoes, magazines, In fact a com
plete base.
I took a walk along thru String
town south yesterday. Saw more
than I could describe. Went thru
the U-41 (sub.) There were three
others. This boat is up against a
sort of stone wharf about one-halt
long enough for us. (We are 20
feet from being alongside). Will
have to get out about 5000 tons be
fore we can get any closer. It seems
that these are the best 'accommoda
tions, but how in blazes the Aus
trian ever got anything ashore Is a
question. The soldiers will have to
unload us. I don't know who the
fiour goes to. It Is evident that If
c don't unload no one else will.
The women seem to do all tho
work and the men the fighting and
strutting around. Most of the peo
pie live up in the hills and moun
tains like rabbits, where they have
their sheep and olive trees. One can
see little clusters or bouses stuck
all over the mountains. They look
to 1 nailed on, but I am told there
are little ravines and valleys every
where. I want to get up on the high
ground andave a look.
We will be here a month or more.
I don't know how we will get un
loaded, a wagonful at a time and
Uncle Sam doing It. We are the first
cargo boat to get this far. The "Wes
tern Scout" which followed us from
Seattle and which we left at Colon
(Panama) came In yesterday. She
is our class and loaded with flour
with a merchant marine crew and if
anchored out In the bay (no dock).
She will be here six months. What
ought to be done is for both of us to
get out of here and go where we cau
altho we had liberty.
I thought Sicily and the south of
Italy were old looking, but this coast
has It skinned forty miles. I sent
sgme mall ashore a couplo of days
ago (via the U. S. soldiers then leav
ing. Nothing like a postofflce here),
but don't know when It will go out.
Will have to be taken to Italy by
some U. S. boat some time. The
soldiers get some mall some months,
and some months they don't. How
ever, I will start this the best I know
how as soon as possible.
We arrived here on the 3rd at 3
p. m. Saw the Paris edition of the
.New York Herald of December 15,
tho latest news, The account of
Wilson's arrival In Paris was in It.
It Is now time for chow and then
me for on watch. Got 23 100-pound
sacks of flour unloaded this morn
Ing. We have 180,000 only. What's
the answer?
Later, Jan. 9.
January 7 was Christmas time In
this man's country ajid all night
there Were all about us on the wator
and up In the mountains guns, can
nons and all kinds of signal rockets
(ammunition and stuff captured
when the Austrlans quit tho coun
try). Yesterday I took a long walk
north. Visited an old town which
was there when Heck was a pup,
containing an old castle that was rot
ten 1000 years ago.
Today, the 9th, we moved about
15 miles and now are at Cattaro
(see map extreme lower end of Dal
matla and 8 miles straight up bald
mountains to Montenegro) which Is
at the lower end of the same bay on
which we were. I will never regret
making this trip for Just what I saw
foday. IWe wound In land-locked
narrow waterways to get here, bound
ed about with high bald and rocky
barren mountains full of caves.
This Is the land of the original
cave man. They used to sween down
on the scattered hamlets and vil
lages and steal themselves a squaw.
and whenever they found a spring,
either half way up the mountains or
near the beach, they started a town.
First, a big high church, then a place
to buy sour wine, cognac or rum.
Then they built a few more places
like the last. After a while a few
men and their families crowded thru
unload. Nobody seems to care. This ;the brugh and they bu,lt ft few
LESLIE.
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flour will cost 25 cents a pound.
There is a little Austrian narrow
guage railroad here that leaves
dally for Vienna up, over and thru
the mountains. ' It travels about a
mile an hour. There are several pret
ty good towns north and south of us.
These cargoes aro evidently for ths
Serbians and the Interior. Why they
don't, and how they are to get it get3
me.
These waters are full of naval
craft. United States, English, French
and Dago. I could look down the
south arm of the bay yesterday ami
I believe I sa CO craft, and then
couldn't see around some cdrners
There Is nothing to buy here. The
people are exceedingly skeptical and
have no clothes but rags, and have
an' absolutely deplorable, indifferent
air about everything.
When the soldiers got here In No
vember this place was a prison camp
tor Russians principally, but some
others were mixed-in. They tell me
It was one sight and smell. Tho
houses all thru here are of stone and
ore squatty. A complete history and
story of all things would take "a
year to read. I think Pharaoh used
to come up here to get olives and
grapes.
We had a good trip from Gibral
tar. Came thru the straits of Mes
slnes between Sicily and Italy. Saw
Mt. Stromboll blowing smoke, and
the glare at night was a pretty sight.
Picked our way thru the mine fields,
was picked up twenty miles out In
the Adriatic by a Dago destroyer and
piloted Into this hole. Stopped at
Gailipoll, Italy, about three hours for
orders. There was no store there,
Ifsjyour own money
yourt spmottjg,
"Go ahead and good tobacco taste
chew your sweet, stays wmi n
. . ' .
sticky plug, if you
like it. But there
isn't an ordinary
tobacco that's one,
two, three with Real
Gravely. The real
Good tite, smaller chew.
longer life ii what makes ueo
iiine Gravely oott leu to chew
than ordinary plug.
Wrif tt:
Genuine Gravely
DANVILLE, VA.
for Mitt thewint plug. .
'eyzonDranu
REAL CHEWING PLUG
Plug packed in pouch
houses, then they built a wall about
the whole business. In the mean-1
time they planted out a few grape
vines for wine and some olive trees
for soup. Then they went over to
one of the neighboring bergs and
made a raid on It for a goat or two,
The old wall built about this berg
(Cattaro) was built 2000000000000
years ago.. It is built V-shaped, up
side down, the point up the side of
the mountain and the wide part
along the beach. I Judge It Is about
one-third of a mile on all sides. 1
haven't been ashore yet, but can see,
The mountains come down to the
water. All the houses are of stone
Some are modern, but are mostly an
tiquated. This Is a kind of a pocket
with only four hours of sunshine,
nen you want to see the sun you
have to lie on your back and look
up. There is snow on the high peaks,
but Is warm down here. .
I can't begin to describe anything
We dumped a few tons up at Zelenl
ka, will dump a few here, then chase
over to some other hole. It looks ag
tho we would peddle It all the way
from here to Trieste up north.
There are U. S. troops here. A
company of them was sent over tho
mountains to Montenegro, as they
are fighting there among themselves
as to who will be king. Guess you
read more about it than we know
This is only about eight or ten miles
from us. I don't know what the peo
ple eat or where they raise It when
they have time. They seem to put In
most of their time hunting for a pile
of rock on which to build a town.
Then when they, plant an olive tree
they put in the rest of the time build
ing rock walls to hold the tree on
the mountain. When It rains It
rains, and there is no footing.
Got to go on watch at 8, and don't
know where or how I will mall this.
BILLY.
No raise in price ,bui the
same value as always ;
Made insfantly-no boiling needed,
No waste. No lefi-oyers to ihrow
away. Contains nothing harm
ful to health. Always ready for
cfuidt service .
Yhen ordering your table bev
eraoe, why not consider Irisiaixt
Postum. "There's a Reason"
MUST FILK IXOOMK TAX
RKTURXS III' MARCH 15
FORT KLAMATH ELK HERO
ANXOYAXCE TO RANCHERS
According to reports from that
vicinity the herd of elks liberated
at Fort Klamath about two years
ago has been giving much annoyance
to ranchers in that district. Tho
herd now numbers about thirty head
and It is almost Impossible to fence
th'em out from the farmers' hay
stacks. They are said to be 4 flno
lot, somfei of the older ones probably
weighing 1000 pounds.
At last reports the barkeeps were
recovering from the prohibition
wave, and reflecting that it takes
100,000 soda fountains to irrigate
the dusty throats of the American
girls and High school boys.
Washington, D. C, March 4. Tho
work on the collection of $6,000,000,
000 has been begun by tire Bureau
of Internal Revenue. This Is the
estimated yield of the new revenue
bill. The Income tax provisions of
the act reach the pocket-book of
every single person In the United
States whose net Income for 1 9 1 S
was ii, ooo, or more, and or every
married person whose net Incomo
was $2,000 or morto. Persons whose
net income equalled or execedeo
these amounts, according to their
marital status, must file a return of
income with the collector of Interna!
revenue for the district in which they
live on or before March 15.
Here is what will happen to them
It tbey don't; for failure to file a
return on time, a fine ot not more
tUao .$1,000 and an additional as
sesiiment of 23 per cent of the
amount of tax due.
For "wilfully refusing" to make
a return on time, a fine of not ex
ceeding $10,000, or not exceeding
one year's Imprisonment, or both
For making a false or fraudulent
return, a fine ot not more than $10,.
000, or imprisonment far not more
than one year, or both, together with
an additional assessment of GO per
cent of the amount ot tax levied
For failure to pay the tax on time
a fine of not more than $1,000 and
an additional assessment of 5 per
cent of the amount of tax unpaid,
plus 1 per cent interest for each full
month during which It remains un
paid.
In addition to the $1,000 and $2,.
000 personal exemptions, taxpayers
area allowed an exemption of $200
for each person dependent upon
tliem far chief support If such per
son is under eighteen years of age
and Incapable ot self-support. Under
the 1917 act, this exemption was a)
lowed only for each dependent
"child." The head of a family one
who supports one or more persons
closely conntected with him by blood
relationship, relationship by mar
riage, or by adoption1 Is entitled
to all exemptions allowed a married
person.
The' normal rate of tax under the
new act la 6 per cent of the first
$4,000 of net income above the ex
emptions, and 12 per cent ot the
net income In excess of $4,000. In
comes in excess of $5,000 are sub
ject also to a surtax ranging from 1
per cent of the amount of the not
income between $5,000 and $0,000
to 65 per cent ot the net income
above $1,000,000.
Payment of the tax may be made
In full at the time of filing return
or in four Installments, on or beforo
March 15, on or before June 15, on
or before September 15, and on or
lefore December 15.
Revenue officers will visit every
county In the United States to aid
taxpayers in making out their re
turns. The date of their arrival and
tho location of their offices may lie
ascertained by inquiring at offices of
collectors of Internal revenue, post
offices and banks. Failure to see
these officers, howevter, does not re
lieve the taxpayer of his obligation
to file his return and pay his tax
within the time specified by law. In
this . case taxpayers must seek the
Government, not the Government the
taxpayer.
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Makers of
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J 200 COUNTIES HAVE
AGRICULTURAL AGENTS
There are now more than 1200
counties in the 33 northern and
western states which have county
agricultural agents, according to
statement issued by H. W. Gilbert-
son, In charge of county agent work-
in the northern and wostern states
These agents have been of especially
great value In. carrying on war work
for increased production and conser
vation. Thru these agents working
with farm bureau committeemen
more than one-jhlrd of a million
farms were assisted In securing ot
locating four millions bushels of
seed grain and campaigns for In
creased production carried on thru
these channels resulted In more than
68,000,000 additional bushels ot
crop being produced. During the
past year considerable attention has
been given to livestock Improve
ment; 125,500 cows being discarded
as unprofitable and more than 200,
000 head of stock were bought or
sold with the assistance ot farm bu
reau and county agents. Consider
able attention was given to coopera
tive buying and selling resulting In
saving nearly three and a half mil
lion dollars for the farmers. In one
Oregon county for example, tho farm
ers pooled their orders for ten car
loads of sulphur to be used as a fertilizer.
In this county Mr. Cate has done
splotidld, work especially in horti
culture.
The training of nearly 100 young
women in cutting blight and nearly
500 for assisting in thinning fruit
is an exceptionally good piece of
work In solving the help problem.
The home demonstration work by
Miss McCormick and the club work
carried on by Supt. Ager and Mr.
Morris is apparently very effective
and greatly approclnted by the 'peo
ple of the county. All of this work
will be greatly strengthened when
It rocelves the co-operation of the
farm bureau.
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Leave Ashland for Medford, Tal
ent and Phoenix dally except Sunday
at 9:00 a. m. and 11 a. m., and 1:00.
4:00 and 5:15 p. m. Also on Satur
day night at 6:30. Sundays, leave
at 9:00 a. m., 12:30, 4:30 and 6:30
. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland dally,
except Sunday at 8:00 and 10 a. m..
and 1:00, 4:00 and 5:15 p. m. Also
on Saturday night at 10:15. On Sun
days 10:80 a. m., 1:39, 6:30 and
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Fare' between Medford and Ash
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