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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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