A SHLAND aid of climate, without the n ALABIA germ* cannot aurvlve th re e m o n th s in th e ric h ozone a t A sh lan d . T he p u re d om estic w a te r helps. m edicine, c u re s n in e c a se s o u t of te n of a s th m a . T h is i9 a p ro v en fact. (International News Wire Service) VOLUME 3 (Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Voi. 43) No. 60 ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1921 MARINES GUARD ELEVEN CITY POSTOFFICES TO DEDICATE Broken Hearted Mother Deserts 2 Year Old Son r I A rm istic e day w ill h e o bserved in A sh la n d to m o rro w by th e d e d ic a tio n a t th e h ig h school of a b ro n ze m e­ ” J *-t ■ . - • S • * H t m o ria l ta b le t in m em ory of th e A sh ­ la n d m en w ho d ied in th e serv ice d u rin g th e w orld w ar. T he ex ercises w ill be u n d e r th e jo in t a u sp ic e s of th e h ig h school a lu m n i and th e A m e ric an L egion a n d w ill begin w ith a p a ra d e w hich will leav e th e P la za to m o rro w m o rn in g a t 1 0 :3 0 o’clock, in th e fo llo w in g o rd e r: C ity b a n d , G. A. R. a n d W. R. C., j w o rld w a r v e te ra n s a n d a ll o th e r e x -| se rv ic e m en, Boy S couts, D. A. R ., W . C. T. U., city o ffic ia ls a n d school b o a rd , lodges, h ig h school a lu m n i, h ig h school s tu d e n ts , ^school c h il­ d re n a n d citizen s. A d ju ta n t D onald S p en cer w ill a c t a s g ra n d m a rs h a l fo r th e occasion, I V ic to r M ills will p re s e n t th e m e m o r­ ial ta b le t to th e A m erican L egion, ' G len S im pson will a c ce p t th e g ift in b e h a lf of th e o rg a n iz a tio n nam ed, of w hich he is p re sid e n t. Irv in g V in­ in g hand w ill d e liv e r a n w ill play a d d re ss. T he S ta r T he S pangled B a n n e r, th e high school c h o ru s will sin g , jo in e d by th e au d ien ce. T h e b a n k s will be closed a ll day. D eliv ery of m ail to th e lock boxe9 w ill be m ad e a t th e post office, a l­ th o u g h all o th e r se rv ice w ill be s u s ­ pended. LOCAL Y.M.C.A. FATHER AND SON A lth o u g h th is is th e a p p o in te d w e e k fo r F a th e r a n d Sou a c tiv itie s! o b se rv a n c e , se v e ra l c o m m u n itie s of th e c o u n ty a re p o stp o n in g u n til a m o re c o n v e n ie n t d a te . T a le n t Y. M. C. A. bo y s’ clu b w ill hold th e ir P a th - , e r a n d Son b a n q u e t F rid a y n ig h t, •N ovem ber 18. T he P h o e n ix c h u rc h I b ro th e rh o o d w ill a r r a n g e th e irs fo r th e e a rly p a r t of nex t m o u th . A sh ­ la n d w ill d elay a little also on a c ­ c o u n t of th e re c e n t O ld e r B oys’ c o n ­ fe re n c e b a n q u e t, b u t will be iu lin e la te r. D ear Hnz K ik : Of all th in g s , listen to th is an d w eep: M ayor L a m k iu says th ey a b a n u b n e d th e use of th e C h a u ­ ta u q u a b u ild in g fo r h o u sin g live­ sto ck , in d e fe re n ce to s e n tim e n t developed a g a in s t such use. T he tr u t h is th ey a b a n d o n e d it b ecau se an in ju n c tio n s ta re d th em in th e face, th a t th ey knew th e y could n o t overcom e. He f u r th e r says th e y w ould be g u id ed by th e w ishes of th e people c o n sid e rin g th e g ra n tin g of a re q u e s t signed by sev en ty citizen s. S eventy siti- zens sig n ed th e p e titio n , one h a lf o r m ore of w hom w ould not have signed it hat? they know n th e p u r ­ pose fo r w hich th e b u ild in g was to be used, a n d m an y of whom w ith d re w th e ir n a m e s w hen in ­ form ed of th e c o m m itte e ’s p u r ­ pose to house livestock th e re in . A nd h e re is a n o th e r one: By a tw o to one vote of th e C h a u ta u ­ q u a d ire c to rs in fa v o r of th e sam e. T h e fac ts a re th e re was b u t one legal vote (a c c o rd in g to th e C h a u ta u q u a c o n s titu tio n ) in fav o r, a n d th re e legal vo tes op­ posed, y e t th is fact c u t no fig u re w ith th em . Now liste n to th is one a n d reconcile it w ith th e tr u t h if you can. I confess I c a n n o t reconcile it. M ayor L am - kin f u r th e r s ta te s t h a t in c o n sid ­ e ra tio n of fin a n c ia l a ssista n c e given th e C h a u ta u q u a b u ild in g , th e city council w as given p e r­ m ission to use th e b u ild in g fo r an y p u rp o se th ey m ig h t w ish. I am c h a rita b le e n o u g h to a ssu m e th a t w hen he m ade th is s ta te m e n t he w as g ro ssly ig n o ra n t of w h at p riv ileg es th e deed fro m th e C h a u ta u q u a a sso c ia tio n to th e c ity of A shlandl conveyed. T his deed E X P R E S S L Y STA TES th a t th e city can use th is b u ild in g fo r public m e e tin g s w hen n o t in use by th e C h a u ta u q u a a sso c ia tio n , a n d y e t he can tw ist a livestock show in to a pu b lic m eetin g . D o n ’t it b e a t th e D utch how rec k lessly som e people can h a n d le th e tr u th ? F rie n d of C h a u ta u q u a . OF FIRST IT 0 Ï JACKS RAISED IN TRIAL Masque Ball Is Planned Nov. 18 By First Company Since alco h o lic b e v e ra g e s h a v e j b e e n u n d e r th e b an of th e law , in-1 , c re a s in g in te r e s t is m a n ife ste d In j i e v e ry th in g d rin k a b le w hich c o n ta in s j a n y th in g re se m b lin g a kick. T his - SPREADS WITH JEWELRY THEFTS _______ in c lu d e s cid er, w hich a c c o rd in g to ., W ASH IN GTON, D. C., Nov. 10.__ tra d itio n used to g et h a rd e n o u g h j • T h e re sh o u ld be no co m p u n ctio n to k(ck o ld -tim e Down E a s te rn e rs in k illin g b a n d its who a tb f n p t to I in to th e m id d le of next w eek a n d hold “ P th e , n a i , s ” P o s tm a s te r G en­ e ra l H ays sa id iu a n n o u n c in g th a t 'beyond. o rd e rs h ad been issued assig n in g W h e th e r New E n g la n d e rs a n d th e tw e n ty -fiv e U nited S ta te s m a rin e s to An a f f a ir p ro m isin g to be th e P e n n sy lv a n ia D u tch used a n o th e r each o f th e tw elv e citie s w ith fed- breed of a p p le s o r in je c te d a little i eswl re s e rv e post offices, fo r th e m o st re s p e n d e n t of a n y e v e r held in w hiskey in to th e c id e r ju g is not p u rp o se of g u a rd in g th e m ails. th e city of A sh la n d is to be sta g e d ■known, b u t it is a fa c t t h a t A shland T he p o s tm a s te r g e n e ra l also a n ­ JA C K SO N V IL L E , O r., Nov. 10.— a t th e A sh lan d A rm o ry th e ev en in g 'c id e r is a n in n o c e n t b ev erag e coin- n o u n c e d t h a t th e railw a y su p e rin police d ra g n e t th ro u g h o u t 'Three w itn esse s— a ll womfen re s i­ of N ovem ber 18, w hen m a s q u e r a d - , A p a re d w ith w h a t was d ra n k in ye te n d e n ts in th e v a rio u s citie s have e rs fro m a ll p o in ts of th e valley w ill | S o u tk e rn O regon an d n e a rb y c ities olden tim es. A. E . Pow ell, w ho o p - ^ e e n issued 6900 a d d itio n a l revol- d e n ts of E a g le P o in t— te s tifie d a t g a th e r for th e c e le b ra tio n of th e ^ h as been th ro w n o u t by th e local m ill in v’e rs an d s h o tg u n s th e W ednesday session of th e tria l F ir s t com pany a n n u a l g ra n d m asq u e a u th o r itie s J o r a yo u n g a n d sliab- e ra te s th e la rg e s t c id e r S o u th e rn O regon, su cceed in g his ______ . of R a le ig h M atth ew s, c h a rg e d w ith ,,h a |i ‘ hily d ressed yo u n g w om an, know n I f a th e r in th e b u sin e ss a n d b e in g F O R D IC E , N eb., Nov. 10.— Lock- second d e g re e m u rd e r fo r th e a lle g e d :, All w ho a tte n d e d th e a ff a ir last billy by th e n a m e of Mrs. R igg, who b ro u g h t up on th is fru itfu l d rin k in s m ith s a re being ru sh e d h e re from fa ta l sh o o tin g of W ilb u r J a c k s last y e a r will be g lad to h e a r th is an- a b a n d o n e d h e r tw o y e a r old son, m uch th e sam e way a s som e c h ild re n a tow n six m iles aw ay to lib e ra te S e p tem b e r, a n d a ll te s tifie d t h a t th e j n o u n c e m e n t fo r n e v e r b e fo re w a s ' R o b e rt, a t 2 :3 0 o'clock y e ste rd a y a re raise d on m ilk, ¿Daclares t h a t he th e em ployes and sev eral p a tro n s of 'a fte rn o o n a t th e hom e of M rs. P e a rl a c o lo rfu l d isplay h as n e v e r kn o w n of a n y o n e g e ttin g th e S ta te B ank of F o rd y ce, tfho firs t sh o t w as d istin c tly lo u d e r th a n th e re . vi e v e r . such v. » i S tev en s, 842 B laine s tr e e t, w ho h a d lHl. „ . . . ,, . .. , ? ' „ H - a r W . L » on , h , *i ' , v"P l° cked 1,1 t " ' bank v u u " th e re st. T hey w ere M rs. C elia T h e boys h a v e a lre a d y a n n o u n c ed rx, ______ x , J ! h e a d n n ts th a t m any have d ra n k not day by b a n d its who ro b b ed th e hank H om es, M rs. Guy N ichols an d M rs. W hile M rs. R igg w ent to T a le n t w ith th e prizes, w hich a re to be given, w isely, b u t too w ell, since th e hev- it is feared th a t th e im p riso n ed per- E v a N ichols. th e s ta te d in te n tio n of o b ta in in g j T hey a r e a s follow s: e ia g e has o th e r w ell-know n e ffe c ts sons will be su ffo c a te d b efo re th e M rs. Guy N ichols te s tif ie d t h a t sh e 'w ork in th e c a n n e ry a t t h a t place. G e n tle m m a n ’s : E la b o ra te ( in ­ 'besides possible in to x ica tio n . V ault can be opened. h e a rd loud ta lk in g a n d sh o ts, a n d ' T h e police w ere n o tified of th e d e ­ c lu d in g h is to r ic a l) — a w a rd based on K ic k le ss C id er T he value of th e loot ta k e n by th e th a t sh e was in th e fro n t room of s e rtio n e a rly th e sam e a fte rn o o n , m a te ria l, w o rk m a n sh ip a n d effect. O fficial-lo o k in g s tr a n g e rs h a v e a t b a n d its is u n k n o w n , but is believed h e r hom e a t th e tim e, t h a t sh e th e n a fte r M rs. S tevens had d isc o v e red a G ro te s q u e ( e ith e r u su a l o r u n u s u a l, 'v ario u s tim es re c e n tly visited Ash- to be large. An a rm ed posse is oil v.ent in to th e d in in g room a n d sa t n o te p in n ed to R o b e rt s clo th e s and 1 Oc?l o r c o m ic a l)— a w a rd based on la n d ’s c id e r f a c to r y , b u t if th ey th e tria l of th e m ask ed m en who dow n for an in s ta n t, a n d th e n v/ent 're q u e s tin g th a t C. C. Jo h n s o n , f a th ­ jb e s t p o rtra y a l of c h a ra c te r. ¡fo u n d a n y th in g u n law fu l n o th in g | p a rtic ip a te d in th e robbery. in to th e y a rd , w here she saw R al- e r of M rs. R iggs, be n o tifie d a t a , • L a d y ’s: E la b o ra te (in c lu d in g h is ­ S ail F ra n c isc o a d d re ss. w as ev er h e a rd a b o u t it B o o ze' ---- — P olice a re ! e!gh M atth ew s upon his horse. o r i '7 c a * l ) * — a a w on m “ I a sk e d him w h a t th e sh o o tin g j t 101 w a a rd n l based based on m a a te te ria ria l, l, ,uow try in g to lo cate th e c h ild 's i ‘‘S h te is a p p e a r to c o n sid e r c id e r too * H IL A D E L P H IA , P enn., Nov. 10 w as a b o u t, a n d M atth ew s said . ‘T h e i 7 ® ^ g r a n d f a th e r a n d in te le g ra p h com -I Weak *n a » t a S o u ist to b a ttle w ith , — W h ile crow ds passed by u n a w a re. ( e ith e r u su a l o r u u u su a l, odd or T nunication w ith th e police of th a t 1o x p la,n s M r- P ow ell, a lth o u g h it un- th re e b a n d its, in a d ra m a tic day- d a m n fool sh o t a t m e tw ice y e s te r­ c o m ic a l)— a w a rd based on b est por- , . M rs. R iggs is said to h av e d o u b te d ly c o n ta in s a c e rta in p e rc tfit- 1’Rht holdup, robbed a jew elry sto re day a n d h it m e w ith a c lu b .” She tra y a l of c h a ra c te r. been in very poor c irc u m sta n c e s for afte ° f alcoho1 w hen a Ho wet? to lab o r 1" th e c e n tra l lo catio n of th e city of te stifie d he w as rid in g aw ay a t th e C ouple (T w o c h a ra c te rs e ith e r a l­ se v e ra l days p rio r to h e r d isa p p e a r- 1,1 ,tS own ferm ei‘tin g way for a few Kema valued a t $50,00«. All th re e tim e, a n d did n o t stop. lied o r s im ila r, re g a rd le s s of s e x ): a n c e . days. M ost of th e ju ic e of th e a p p le 01’ th e m en m ade good th e ir escape. Mrs. N ichols also te s tifie d , u n d e r E la b o ra te (in c lu d in g h is to ric a l) — is sold in its fre sh form , since it is ----------- Police a t th e T a le n t c a n n e ry failed cro ss e x a m in a tio n by th e defen se, a w a rd based on m a te ria l, w o rk m an - ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 10.— Two to id e n tify th e w om an as h av in g ap- n ot c o n sid e red h a rd as soon as itj t h a t she saw M atth ew s r a is e up in sh ip a n d e ffe c t. G ro tesq u e ( e ith e r f . gets a little s h a rp o r “ b ite y .” b a n d its held up th e em ployes of a , , l,lled th e re fo r w ork. A lth o u g h th e his s a d d le as if he h ad been picking u sual o r u n u s u a l, odd or c o m ical) », „ . , „ , , i V inegar in th e M aking la rg e jew e lry sto re h ere, looted th e . ’ ' t h e o r y is a d v a n ce d , th e police a re i so m e th in g o ff th e g ro u n d , a f te r th e •aw ard based on b e st p o rtra y a l o f ’ T he tim e re q u ire d for- b a rre lle d Sate and escaped w ith jew els said not inclined to th e belief of su icid e m a n n e r of cow boys. c h a ra c te r. c id e r to m ak e v in e g a r is from one to ,o he valued a t $35,000. ! by M rs. R igg. T h e d is tr ic t a tto rn e y in tim a te d by . G ro u p ( th r e e to six p e r s o n s ) :, A T id in g s r e p o r te r in te rv ie w e d th re e y e a rs, d e p e n d in g upon th e k in d T lie jew elry shop em ployes w ere his q u e s tio n s t h a t he w as ta k e n by A w ard based o n . b est p o rtra y a l o f , M rs g tev en s th is m o rn in g a t h e r of apple» used a n d o th e r co n d itio n s, forced in to a r e a r room w hile th e s u rp rise by th e te stim o n y of th e w it­ any g ro u p of a llie d o r sim ila r, e la b -, hom e re g a rd in g U e ' ^ f ^ n ^ e i„- a lth o u g h it is possible to m ak e vine- h o ld u p m en scooped th e jew e lry and ness, a n d q u e stio n e d h e r re g a rd in g o ra te , h isto ric a l, o r g ro te sq u e , m a l e i c id e n t T he a b a n d o n ed ch ild is a g a r in s m a lle r vessels w ith in a few d iam o n d s from th e tra y s in th e sto re a c o n v e rsa tio n sh e h ad w ith hida o r fem ale c h a r a c te r ,. g o o d -n a tu re d , fre c k le -fa e e d tow- m o n th s. T he local fac to ry so m e tim e s si,fe w hich was opened a t th e ir coin- a n d D eputy S h e riff F o rn c ro o k , th e z\o o n e is to be a d m itte d to th e * . A , lie a d e d y o u n g s te r w ho seem s to rea l- in ak q s n e u rly 200 b a rre ls of v in eg a r niand. day fo llow ing th e a ffra y . • „ tlan ce flo o r u n less he is in m asq u er- „,u„» , , , . , . ----------------- ■— --------- ize w h a t h as h ap p en ed to him , y e t, In th e c o u rse of a y e a r. Old w his- Mrs. E va N ichols, th ir d w itn ess V|1 .. a e r s co stu m e. a p p e a rs r a th e r reliev ed th a n o th e r- Key b a rre ls a re used, new o ak bar- called by th e s ta te , te s tif ie d t h a t she The tu rn a c e a t th e A rm o ry is p ra c ­ w ise, a lth o u g h sa d d en e d by th e oc-i rels not being on th e m a rk e t. was in h e r hom e n e a r th e scene of tic a lly c o m p le te ly re p a ire d a f te r tw o C urrence. T h e re p u ta tio n of A sh la n d ’s citter th e tra g e d y , an d th a t, h e a rin g c u rs ­ 'w eeks h a rd w ork by S o u th e rn P a- A R er th e ,n o th e i. left y e s te rd a v ; e q u a ls if n o t su rp a s s e s t h a t a t t a i n e d , ing, w en t in to th e y a rd to g e t h e r c tic b o ile rm a k e rs , a n d th e b u ild in g M rs S e v e n s an d Mrs. K elly P a r is — by lith ia a n d o th e r m in e ra l w a te rs, little g irl, who w as a t play, a n d Wil be w arm aDd c o m fo rta b le . 60-1 w ho w ith h e r h u sb a n d , ,s liv in g j n , for b e v e ra g e p u rp o ses. R ail tra v e l- lizard J a c k s say to M atth ew s, “ I LONDON, Nov. 10.— “ I still cher- th e th e S S tevens te v en s ho h o m m e— e— ex e x am a m in in ed ed t h th e e ' e,'!’ a re a P4 to h e a r of th is d elect- c h ased you e ig h t m iles y e s te rd a y , ¡c h ild , w hose n a m e is R o b e rt, f in d - ! a b le d rln lt as soon as th ey e n te r th e a n d I ’ll g et you y e t.” M rs. N ichols ish hope th a t th e Iris h a n d B ritish also te s tifie d th a t th e firs t s h o t w as peace n e g o tia tio n s w ill prove su c ­ ing n o t only th a t he w as very poor- j A sh la n d ’ c o u n try , if n o t b efo re, a n d Iy d resse d b u t th a t his little body j m any m ak e a bee lin e, a s soon as lo u d e r th a n th e rest. in 3 bor® th e m a rk s of c ru e l tr e a tm e n t I th e y get off th e tra in a t A sh lan d , fo r - c e ssfu «_ l,” v. , Lloyd »v G u eo rg e said . M rs. 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Thunder, Esq. c a ll to C h ris tia n s th ro u g h o u t th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a to u n ite , CO R V A LLIS, O r., Nov. 10.— T he w ith th e 9000 a sso c ia tio n s e m b ra c e d in th e W o rld ’s A llian ce of Y. M. C .! O re «on A g ric u ltu ra l college cross- A .’s in th e o b se rv a n c e of Nov. 1 3 - ¡ c o u n try ru n n e r s c a m e o u t to d ay fo r 19 a s a w eek o f p ra y e r fo r y o u n g th e ir firs t p ra c tic e th is y e a r. M en! i m en- * fro m every class jo in ed in th e th re e J o h n R. M ott, c h ie f e x e cu tiv e In -j . .. I m ile ru n . te r n a tio n a l C o m m ittee, in h is m es­ sa g e say s, “ W h a t m ay n o t th is con- A seven-m an team is p lan n e d t o , c e r t of p ra y e r from C h ris tia n m en c°m p e te w ith th e I n iv e rsity of Ore-1 o f a ll n a tio n s a n d ra c e s m ea n if Ron N ovem b er 19, w hen th e O. A. C. I c h a ra c te riz e d b> re a lity , i n t e n s i t y , 10011)811 Pla y e rs a lso wil1 m ee‘ th e a n d u n ity ! ” r u n iv e rsity team . O. A. C. h a s lo st T he c h u rc h e s of th e co u n ty a r e be- only one c ro ss-c o u n try c o n te s t w ith In g a sk e d to c o -o p e ra te in th is m ove-, 1 ' s *nce sp o rt b e g a n a n d j Jn e n t | th e coach h a s p la n n e d fo r it to be i th e la s t one. T he J a c k s o n C ou n ty Y. M. C. A. i c o n v e n tio n , w hich is th e a n n u a l get- LONDON, Nov. 10. Five h u n d re d to g e th e r of th e s u p p o rte rs a n d [ g e n d a rm es a " d o fficers w ere m as- f r ie n d s of th e a sso c ia tio n , w ill be sa c ie d h> th e K in d s , follow ing th e ir h e ld a t M edford T h u rsd a y n ig h t, No- o ccu Pa tlo n of t h e tow n o f S u jb u la k , y e m b e r 17. T h e su p p e r w ill be a c c o rd in g to a new s d isp a tc h r e ­ s e rv e d by th e la d ie s of th e P re sb y - ceived from A lla h a b a d in B ritis h In d ia. t e r i a n c h u rc h . T h e w ork of th e y e a r w ill be s u m ­ Num erical. m a riz e d by th e v a rio u s c o u n ty com ­ W e used to ask. “How m any chll- m itte e m e n , an d th e e le c tio n of th e J -d re n have they?” Now, io be correct, se v e n c o m m ittee m en will be h eld . one says, “T hey haven’t any children. A s tro n g s p e a k e r will m ak e th e , have th e y l” although “T h e re is one ttd d re ss. S ev eral m u sical n u m b e rs child, I believe,” Is perm issible.— ¡will be given also . From Life. Cider Mills Bring Fame To Ashland u W ee s WP? Í0 (Cvÿ)righi ) being o p e ra te d fo r m an y y e a rs by p a st season fo r th e C ra te r n a tio n a l A. E. 1 ow ell s fa th e r. fo re st d is tric t was record b re a k in g . N ew tow n A pples ltq st T h e re were only 77 fire s in sid e of N ew tow n a p p le s a re said to m ak e th e v a st fo re s t a n d tw o o u tsid e in th e best c id e r a n d Ben D avis th e im m e d ia te ly a d jo in in g s ta te te r r ito ry p o o ie st. T he b est a p p le s w ill yield w hich is p ro te c te d by th e fe d e ra l a b o u t th re e g a llo n s o f ju ic e p e r fo re st service. b ushel box, w hich is a b o u t tw ice a s ' Of th ese fire s n in ete en w ere m uch as can be se cu re d w ith a h a n d cau sed by lig h tn in g , a n d fo rty -n in e press. The Pow ell p ress is o p e r a t e d 'a s th e re s u lt of c a re le ssn e ss on th e bj h y d ra u lic pow er. T he m ill f ir s t p a r t of pipe, c ig a r o r c ig a re tte sm ok- chew s th e tru it in to fine pulp, which* e rs . o r of cam p fire s left by cam p- is th e n squeezed so dry t h a t it is e rs o r tra v e le rs th ro u g h th e fo re st, h a n d le d in th e form of la rg e cakes, Seven fire s w ere of in c e n d ia ry o rig in w hich a re fed to cow s, hogs a n d a n d one fire was- set by a b la stin g chickens, no c h a rg e being m ad e fo r, fuse. th is pom ace to th o se w ho have use T he to ta l a c re a g e b u rn ed o v e r was fo i it. Tw o b u sh e ls of pulp is 807.68 acres, and very little d a m a g e sp re a d upon o p en -slat ray s a n d en- w as done. T he to ta l loss c a u se d by closed in th ick cloth bags, ten tra y s f jre w as only $763.14. T he co st of being piled on to p of each o th e r, fig h tin g all th ese fire s w as only th e g rin d in g is done by an e le c tric $2618.05, a c co rd in g to S u p e rv iso r m o to r, b u t th e h y d ra u lic p ress is H ugh B. R a n k in . T h e m ost im p o rt- o p e ra te d by h a n d . a n t (¡re an(f th e only one know n in Sixty B a rre ls A Day fed e ra l fo re s t serv ice p a rla n c e as a Five m en can m ak e sixty b a rr e ls C2 class fire, th a t Is th o se th a j will of c id e r per