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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1919)
Friday, March 21. 1010 ASHLAJID TIDINGS fACB TWO ASH LA ND TIDINGS Established 1876 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Every Tuesday and Wd)f by THE ASHLAND PIUMING COMPANY Bert R. Greer, .Editor OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER. TELEPHONE 39 SUHSCR1PTION RATES One Year, when paid at expiration yoo One Year, when paid In advance . 2B Six Months, when paid In advanc . 5 Three Months, when paid In advance Ko subscription for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped pt expiration uniew icupi. t- .orinff rhaneea of the naoer always give the old street address cr postofflce as well as the new. ADVERTISING RATES Display Advertising , Single insertion each J.nch 30c Six months' contract, for one Issue each week each nch, z&c Six months' contract, for two issues each week each nch, zoc One year contract, for one iBsue each week each inch, 20c One year contract, for two issues each week, each inch 17 c Reading Notices 10 cents the line. Legal Notices 6 cents me une. Classified Column One cent the word each time. month, one dollar. Cards of Thanks, 11.00. Obituaries, 2V4 cents the line. KVatmmsl Orilrrn and Societies Advertising for fraternal orders or societies charging a regular initia tion fee and dues, no discount. Religious and benevolent orders will be charged for all advertising whfcn an admission or other charge is made, at the regular rate. Twenty words one THE TIDINGS 18 THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN SOUTHERN ORE. CON THAT PUBLISHED NEVER LESS THAN EIGHT PAGES AN ISSUE. The Tidings has at greater circulation in Ashland and it trade- terrl. tory than all other Jackson county papers combined. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postotfloe as second-class mall matter. "VICTORY DON'T WASTH IT A group of farmers In an Eastern state had bought several Urge pieces of machinery. Each man owned one piece, bbut the plan was for each to use the others as needed. The plan had not been put Into effect, whon along came a local election, and leeling between the republicans and Democrats waB more bitter than U lad ever been In the history of the county. The farmers could hardly bear to use the machine of a mem ber of the other party. Finally, how ever, some of the more Influential men in Itoth parties got together and said that crops were too import ant to lose for any political reason, and the various machines needed In planting season wero shared by the farmers. Party bitterness, however, did not cease, but In fact increased. The Republican farmers felt that the Democrats had got mere benefit out cf the machines than they had, and "by harvesting time most conversa tion was profane. As a result the big crops which had been planted with the Idea o using the new ma chinery could not be reaped. Tho little farmers and the few larger owners who had not been In on the cooperative plan were both amused and delighted at the turn of affairs. Their crops were sold at enormous profits because there was so much less competition than In other years. The majority of the farmers lost what they had Invested In the ma chinery as well as in the planting. This very thing Is about to happen on a perfectly huge scale The Re publicans and Democrats nil over the States seem to be no more sen sible about a much more serious mat ter. The parties postponed politics for th'e period of the war, which U very much like postponed politics until the crop Is grown. The crop is grown now, victory has been reached, but the fruits of victory have not be gun to be harvested. Yet the Re publicans and Democrats have be gun again their old party struggles. They will not cooperate even tho it means losing the fruits of victory. Peace Is as hard to w in as war, and peace is not won yet. For the sake of carrying on local struggles are the Republicans and Democrats In the United Stares really willing to 1ob6 the fruit for which they planted their armies In France? The cropi of world organization, of permanent peace, and of a League of Nations are ready to be harvested. Shall they rot in the ground while the workers quarrel? From Ashland to Cedarville O. H. BARNHILL LANE WORKING FOR LAND FOR SOLDIERS Altho congress adjourned without bringing to a vote the proposed leg islation which, If enacted into law, would have made it possible for the department of the Interior to begin work Immediately on the construc tion of soldier-settlements and pro vide work and homes for thousands of our returned soldiers, sailors, and marines on reclaimed land, the fact that the bill was favorably reported in both the house and senate, and the nation-wide approval of the plan as evidenced by the hundreds of letters of endorsement received dally at the department, have led Secretary Lane to take the stand that there is every reason to believe that a similar bill Will be favorably con sidered at the coming special session of congress. He Is accordingly con tinuing the preliminary wont of m vestigatpon aa far fea the limited funds at his disposal will permit, and Is also endeavoring to ascertain for the information of congress the at titude toward the plan of as many in the service as he is able to reach thru the distribution of question naires at the various camps and naval stations thruout the country Old railroad men will be Inter ested to learn that "Pay Car Curve" on the Southern Pacific's Tucson Division has been re-allgned so that It no longer presents the dlffl cnltles that brought gray hairs to many officials. The curve was onp of ten degrees on a 1.4 per cent fle scending grade followed' by other heavy curves. It got Us name from the fact that a pay car with $60,000 turned over there In' 1848 carryln? with it the guard car and killing several men. Two other iserlous ac cidents occurred at the same spot. All trains are under slow orders at that point. The new line change eliminates all curves over five de grees and was made at a cost of over $60,000. If you think tl home garden doesn't pay, Just try going to mar ket with less than $5 In your pocket Every Piece of Meat From the East Side Market Is a Good Piece. That's the only kind we handle. Wholesale and Retail. FISH ON FRIDAYS. OYSTERS AND CRABS IN SEASON, James Barrett, Prop. Phone 188 Secretary Lane Is In thoro accord with Congressman Taylor, of Colo rado, the author of the bill Introduc ed at the last session of congress for putting the soldier-settlement plan Into effect, who saldi "I can only say to the house and to the country, and to the many thousands of our splendid boys who will be sorely disappointed by thU failure of the house to pass this bill or act upon this subject, that I will reintroduce the bill on the opening day of the next session of congress and push the measure with all the energy I posfeess,' and I sincerely hope and believe that it will be speed ilv enacted into law. And I also hope that Instead of the appropria tlon being for $100,000,000, it may be five times that amount; because even then we will not, In proportion ta our wealth and resources,' be do ing nearly aa much for our return ing soldiers as is being done by Can ada, Australia, and all other Eng lish-Bpeaklng countries. I am not only confident that this measure will be adopted, hut I firmly believe It will go down in history as one of the great constructive policies of our country." A 1,000-acre farm in the heart of a big city would be considered an extravagance and Its operation poor business, but there were thousands of gardens right In large cities of the United States last year, "and they proved the best-paying proposl tlon ever thought of," said a garden specialist of the United States De partment of Agriculture recently. Don't be a quitter, but plant a gar den again this year. So many of our Ashland frlend3 made us promise' to write to them that we would be In despair of re deeming our epistolary pledges if It were not for the Tidings, which in some respects Is like a big family newsletter. Moving to Modoc in the dead of winter Is something more than a Ilttlo pleasure jaunt. We sent some three-quarters of a ton of our goods by parcels post, thereby sav ing between $30 and $35 over and above what it would have cost to. forward them by freight. Our first stop was at Gerber, a little railroad division point between Red Bluff and Corning. We arrived at the un earthly hour of 3:45 a. m. and wait ed until 10:35 for the Marysvllle train. While there we met Rev. Hunter, an Ashland engineer, Ed Hadfleld, engine hostler, and Ed Wolcott and Shorty Provost. The latter were working on an ice house Marysvllle is surrounded by lofty dykes, being located near the con fluence of the Yuba, Feather and Sacramento Rivers, The graveyard was mostly under water and many of the living Inhabitants were ob served soaking their systems in Sun nybrook and Budwelser. The. S. C Oiens live near here, but are think ing of moving to Santa Cruz. Mrs. Olen has suffered much from the malaria, this disease being the curse of that country. We were forced to stop a day at Marysvllle, waiting for our trunks. We pro ceeded on the Western Pacific, pass ing only one town of consequence in over 200 miles. This was Orovllle, located In the foothills of the Sier ras. Great fields are covered with huge heaps of rocks, the work of gold dredgers. My Uncle Will, a seeker after the yellow metal, died at Orovllle many years ago. All the rest of the day and far Into the night we followed the beau tiful Feather River Canyon, pene trating one of the wildest, most In accessible regions whpre rolls the Iron wheel. For more than a hun dred miles there Is practically no human habitation. No auto or wag on roads, only a dim, rocky trail on the hillside, where we once observed solitary horseman wending his lonely way. And yet, a rock crush er would find here a practically In exhaustible supply of material. There is plenty of water for domestic uso and other purposes, with no Argus- eyed inspector to turn off the supply Just as you get ready to irrigate your onions or wash down the windows. Taxes are low and street assessments practically nil, while the cars run past your door, seldom stopping in their mad career to molest the mor ose mountaineer, giving a derisive toot as they disappear around the next curve ahead. In fact, this-se cluded section offers many advan tages to those who hanker after sweet solitude and absence after the smelly haunts of man. iii nair-pasi ten, wnen within a half-dozen miles of the Nevada line, we stopped at Hackstaff, this being the Junction point with the N. C. & O. R. R which runs from Reno. Ne vada, to Lakevlew, Oregon. It Is not exactly a tourist resort, nor yet a great business center, the chief in dustry being the railroad crossing. This enterprise does not attract a large population, but it Is never dis turbed by strikes or financial pan ics, as the roads keep right on cross ing all the time, day and night. At noon the next day we proceeded on our narrow gauge way, first crossing a vast, sage brush plain, the Honey Lake Valley. At Amadee we stopped an hour for lunch, not because it took us that long to eat, but be cause we didn't wish to go on with out the train. After riding for hours over barren, rocky mountains we came to another thirty-mile sage brush flat bearing the euphoneous name of Madeline Meadows. We didn't see Madeline else we should have asked her where she kept her meadows. Probably some land promoter saw them in mirage, having taken an overdose of snakebite medicine. When within 25 miles of Alturas we reached some real farming country, pastures and meadows along the south fork of Pitt Rive?. The latter looks like a canal, its waters having been turned into a man made ditch which paral lels the railroad for many miles, We bumped into Alturas at 9:20 p. m., after a tiresome nine-hour ride. At sir o'clock the next morn ing we climbed Into the Cedarville stage, an old-fashioned affair swung on straps and drawn by four horses. The back end was plied high with mall sacks and parcel post packages. Among the latter we noticed some of our boxes, but dared not reveal our Identity for fear of personal violence at the hands of the driver, a big, burly Irishman who was frothing at the mouth because some benighted homesteader at Vya, Nevada, was shipping In shingles by parcels post. Bill expressed a fervent hope that tho shingles would catch fire and burn up, or that he might have the pleasure of rubbing the consignee's nose upon them until the latter' smelling apparatus looked like a double-barreled shotgun. In the dim, gray light of early dawn, thru softly falling snow, we plodded along the muddy roads, which were covered with six inches of snow. The staging was slavish and after six weary hours we had covered but fifteen miles. After a splendid dinner at a roadside ranch house we resumed our way, begin ning the real climb of the Warner Range, which still separated us from the Promised Land. The enow had long ceased falling and the sun shone brightly upon a veritable fairy-land of snowy mountains and groves of pine and fir trees, the branches of the latter weighted down with great, cottony loads of snow. Never before had we seen such wondrously beauti ful winter scenery. The summit was crossed at an altitude of nearly 7,- 000 feet, thru snow which on the upper side of the road was wheel high In places. Men were working with shovels to keep the pass open, for this is a state highway, the only one in Modoc county. Seven steep miles down Cedar Canyon brought us to Cedarville. It was after four o'clock and the driver had to make the return trip to Al turas that evening. He expected to get to bed about two o'clock the next morning, declaring that he didn't wish to spend too much time In bed, for fear of bed sores. At the post office a crowd of Surprlsers awaited our coming. ' They jBoon had our number, for when we asked for our mall the clerk pointed significantly to a wagonload of boxes and bags piled in the lobby, intimating by ljis dark looks and the threatening at titude of the bystanders that wc were to be shot at sunrise, after be ing boiled all night In a hot sulphur spring for presuming to move by parcels post when the roads were so heavy. 'Guiltily and with cold-stif fened limbs we found our way to the Golden Eagle Hotel, where a warmer welcome awaited us. When we settled our account there three days later at $5 per diem we under stood why such sunny smiles greet ed our arrival In the Surprise Val ley. In view of the preceding, it should perhaps be explained that a trip from Ashland to Cedarville by auto In the Bummor time is pure pleasure. Snow, wind and mud have been tht order of the day here for the past month. The unusual precipitation occasions much pleasure, since it assures good crops this year, after several drouthy seasons. The people here are the friendliest we ever met. After church the first Sunday we held an Involuntary reception, be ing introduced with much cordiality to almost everybody. Talk about getting the glad hand! If we had come to rescue a party of shipwreck ed sailors marooned on a desert lslo we could hardly have aboen more warmly welcomed. We did not feel at all like strangers In a strange land, but rather like long-lost rela tives returning safe to the home fold. me people nere naa tn some way gotten tfn advance a mighty good opinion of us, which we hope they will never have reason to change for the worse Mr. Owens' daughter and her husband hauled out our things and helped us unpack, .while anoth er neighbor brought us wood, pota toes and other supplies and loaned us some furniture. I I I tfi9) Ch,m Clock m Assisting WmlM Development THE First National Bank's policy of progresslve'ness Is pretty well known after all these years. We havo . gained and will retain that reputa tlon of being able and willing to aid the foundation and expansion of legitimate enterprise and industry. Always gliwl to "Uilk things over." I JkHrstNaiioaafMak 0 mSz?.' .UwW jwm coy. casmic. miSSS 5hiiiI1111WiP ClARr bushasst Cash KEEP THE CLUB WORK GROW ING Tune, Keep the Home Fires Burning As Sung by a Southern Club There were club boys on the hillside, ' There were club boys on the plain, And the country found them ready At the call for meat and grain.. Let none forget their service , As the club boys pass along, For altho the war Is over. They are singing still this song? i ' Chorus. "Keep the home cow milking," ' And the club corn silking, Tell the idle boys and girls , We work for home; There's a club pig growing, i While the grain we're sowing, Boost the club work day and night. Till we "live at home." Good As New USED-.DODG $800 You can't aiford to overlook this II you are in the market lor a car. Power Auto Company MEDFORD, OREGON FEED! FEED!! FEED!!! An Excellent Chance to Save Money ASK THE PRICE j v - . i m m i m m m ai Whole Barley Rolled Barley Chopped Barley On Ear Flour Shelled Cracked Whole Wheat Meal Graham Scratch Feed, Poultry Mash, Seed Oats Dried Beet Pulps, Union Dairy Feed Alfalfa Meal, Baby Chick Feed, Etc. Ashland Mills Ice Prices DOMESTIC TRADE: 300 lb. Coupon Hooks . . . . 4.00 1000 lb. Coupon Hook 7.50 2000 lb.' Coupon Hooks 14.00 5000 lb. ("ouffcrn Hooks 30.00 WHOLESALE TRADE: BOO lb. Delivery 9 .53 Cwt. 1000 lb. Delivery 50 Cwt. 2000 lb. Delivery ....... .40. Cwt. Ashland Ice & Storage Co. Effective March 1, 1019 HARRY K. TOMLlNSOJf, Manager Adle;-i-ka Helps Son! "My son had inflammation of bow els and was greatly bloated (with gas). After giving Adler-1-ka he Is completely CURED. Doctors did no good." (Signed) M. Gerhard, Fer dinand, Ind'. One dose Adler-i-ka relieves sour stomach, gas and constipation IN STANTLY. Removes ALL foul mat ter which prisons system. Often CURES constipation. Prevents ap pendicitis. We have sold Adler-i-ka' many years. It Is a mixture of buckthorn, cascara, glycerine and nine other simple drugs. T. K. Bol ton, Druggist. . Just Think! Nearly everything that a man can lose In this world has increased vast ly In price,' while insurance Itself, protecting him against these losses, has hardly increased at all. What would it cost you to repair; and refurnish your house if dam aged by fire? If your home is worth having, it'l worth insuring. 1 Do you know how little it will cost to protect you from that loss?, BILLINGS AGENCY- All kinds of good insurance Fire, Life, Accident and Health, Au- -mobile, Livestock, Plate Glass, etc. 11 East Main , Phone 211