PAG«
two
B»
nali, flagmen and gates at grade
crossings. In spite of tBis, the av
E sta b lish ed 1876
erage automobile driver will not
ubllshed Every Evening Except slow down, let alone stop, look and
Sunday
llagen. He seems to take the atti
THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO.
tude that “it’s a wonder the fool en
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY
gineers wouldn’t watch out when
PAPER
they’re
crossing a highway.”
T2ELEPHONE 39
Ashland
Tidings
w hich he o r she resid es, arid in pos
session of h is n a tu ra l facu lties, and
a sound m ind.
The new jury law, effective Jan
uary 1, also provides, that in all
criminal actions, where tfce com
plaining witness or the defendant is
under eighteen years of age, one-
half
of the jury shall be women.
If a u to m o b ile d riv e rs k e p t one
E n te re d a t th e A shland, O regon. h u n d re d th p a r t a s close look o u t foT
T h e law also excuses members of
P o sto ffice as Second-class M all Mat-
tra in s as en g in ee rs do fo r a u to m o
te r.
biles, th e re c o rd s of accid en t w ould
be g re a tly d im inished.
No a u to m
c ^ ummer P layground -
obile h a s y et been in v e n te d th a t can
of / meric A'
m eet a locom otive su ccessfu lly in a
co n test of s tre n g th a t a ra ilro a d
crossing.
250 WOMEN Ï0 BE
- ‘A
WASHINGTON ft
¡y Y BRmSH COLUMBIA
.
_.}IGnT.COOL
Wednesday, December Sé, lW Í
ÀMflWtò frA ìtf
A
A RESTFUL SLEEP EVERY NIGHT.
THE F(X>LHARDY PUBLIC
CALL FOR COUNTY
Anthracite Miners Have No Kent
Profiteering Problem
A Cordial Invitation
B efore 1922 a p p ea rs, th é o fficers
a n d d ire c to rs of th e F irs t N ational
extend to new resid en ts and those
w ith no banking connections a c o r
dial in v ita tio n to open S avingi, Tim e
D eposit, or C om m ercial A ccounts
here.
W e do th is because we believe a
bank connection essential to p rog
ress, and we also believe th a t a con
nection w ith th is bank will be very
helpful to you.
May we have th e p leasu re of ta lk
ing th e m a tte r over w ith you?
th e le g is la tu re w hen th e a u g u st body
is in session.
O regon is th e la s t of th e P acific
co ast s ta te s to hav e w om en ju ro rs.
W om en served on th e Roscoe (P a tty )
A rb u ck le tria l in C alifo rn ia, one be
in g c re d ite d w ith h a n g in g th e ju ry .
In W ash in g to n , a nottahle case in
w hich w om en acted as ju ro rs , w as
th e m u rd e r tr ia l of J a m e s E. Ma
honey, c h a rg e d w ith th e m u rd e r of
his aged wife.
A m ong th e cases to be trie d a t th e
F e b ru a ry te rm of c o u rt, w ith w om en
as ju ro rs , w ill be th e re m a in d e r of
th e B ank o f Ja c k so n v ille fa ilu re
cases, an d th e p ro b a b le r e tr ia l of
Jo h n G oodw in an d J a m e s (S h in e )
E d w ard s, itaxi d riv e rs c h a rg e d w ith
bootlegging.
F irst N a tio n a l B a n k
Ashland,
Tw enty-six people k illed , one h u n
dred and n in ety in ju re d , an d five
h u n d re d an d eighty-six au to m o b iles
W om en w ill be called as ju ro r s a t
dam aged o r d estroyed a t g rad e
crossings on th e S o u th e rn P acific th e F e b ru a ry te rm of th e c irc u it
ra ilro a d in th e la st n in e m o n th s.
c o u rt, u n d e r th e s ta te law , ap p ro v ed
DEY TELLS ME A FOOL
Of these, 293 ra n in fro n t of, o r by th e v o te rs att th e May, 1921, spec
NTHRACITE mine workers as miners was that no garages were pro
trie d to b e a t tra in s a t crossings, re-;
EN
HE
M
O
NEY
S
O
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•
a class constitute the most vided.
ial election, a n d
C ounty
C lerk
Miners
are
supplied
with household
su itin g in tw en ty d e a th s an d 107
highly
paid
labor
in
the
United
PAHTED , BUT S H U C K S !
C
hauncey
F
lo
rey
w
ill
d
ra
w
th
e
list
coal
at
cost
by
the
mining
companies.
States. Hundreds of contract miners,
in ju rie s ; 126 ra n in to tra in s in stead
Their
wives
are
excellent
housekeep
under the prevailing wage scale, earn
HE DON* H A T T E R BE
of tra in s s trik in g th em , cau sin g fo u r th e firs t w eek in J a h u a ry , w hich w ill
as much as $400. * month. Some ers and go in for hundred-dollar re
d e a th s an d fifty -n in e in ju rie s ; sev c o n tain th e n am es of 250 w om en an d
NO F o o l — ME EN MAH
frigerators and enamelled kitchen
earn even more.
cabinets.
enty-six stalled on th e tra c k , cau sin g 250 m en. T h e lis t is fo r th e year.
MONEY DOOES I T , T o o J
The miners and their families are
The modern anthracite mining
comfortably housed in single and
tw o d e ath s an d th irte e n in ju rie s ;
T he law as am en d ed only re q u ire s
town is something to see and marvel
double
houses
built
and
maintained
fifty-five ra n into an d brok e dow n
by the mine operating companies and at. There are public schools and high
th a t a» ju ro r be a v o ter, an d not
c ro ssin g g ates low ered to pfrçjtect
leased to the men at a purely nom schools costing from $60,000 to $150,-
a lo n e a tax p ay e r a s h e re to fo re .
000, libraries, recreation centers and
them from a p p ro a ch in g tra in s , r e
inal rental.
v
T he second qtory o( th e new co u n
parks.
In some of the communities
Recently
one
of
the
big
mining
su ltin g in th re e In ju rie s; tw en ty -
the mining companies pay more than
ty v a u lt w i l l be used as w om en’s
companies
built
a
number
of
houses
eig h t w ere un ab le to stop as cro ss
which were rented to the miners at 90 per cent of the taxes for these
q u a rte rs , th o u g h th e d e lib e ra tio n s .
ing and skidded in to tra in s , re s u lt
$10 a month. These houses have all improvements.
of a ju ry w J l not be sep a ra te .
Community spirit is encouraged by
modern improvements in the way of
ing in th re e In ju rie s ; five ra n dow n
School te a c h e rs a re alone exem pt
the
mining companies and cash prises
electric
light
and
plumbing
and
each
crossing flagm en w ho w ere w arn in g
are
offered annually for the best
has a chicken coop and space for a
from service, b u t a ll o th e r w om en
th e public of ap p ro ach in g tra in s , re
flower
and vegetable gardens and the
garden.
m ay be excused u p o n re q u e st, as
su ltin g in five in ju rie s ; th re e w ere
The only criticism made by the most attractively kept grounds.
follow s, as provided by th e law :
m iscellaneous accid en ts w ith no in
“ Any w om an d esirin g to be ex
ju ries.
cused from ju ry service may claim
S tatio n , five m iles w est of L o rain .
T hus show th e reco rd s of R. J. exem ption by sig n in g a w ritte n or
T he house co n tain ed six stills, tw o
Clancy, a ss is ta n t to th e g en eral m an p rin te d n otice th e re o f an d re tu rn in g
of w hich w ere found in o p eratio n ,
a g e r of th e S o u th e rn P acific com th e sam e to th e sh e riff before th e
tw enty-seven b a rre ls of m ash of all
pany, an d th e b est posted m an on d a te for a p p earan ce, and if exem p
v a rie tie s an d ap p ro x im ately 100 g a l
tion is so claim ed by reason of sex,
a u to m o b ile -ra ilro a d accid en t fig u res no ap p ea ra n ce need be m ade in a n s
lons of th e fin ish ed p ro d u ct. The
in th e w est.
w er to said su m m o n s; provided, th a t
owMM.m-1 «*
p la n t has a cap acity of from 100 to
In sp ite of every p recau tio n th a t it sh all be th e d u ty of (th e person
200 g allo n s of hootch daily an d is
ra ilro a d s can ta k e Ito p ro te c t th e serv in g any sum m ons fo r ju ry duty
BIGGEST
DISTILLERY
believed to have been th e m ain
public a g a in st accidents, says Mr. to in fo rm every fem ale person so
served of th is provision and to fu rn
IN OHIO DISCOVERED so u rce of illic it liq u o r supply for
C lancy, reckless, th o u g h tle ss, o r in ish h e r w ith a w ritte n o r p rin te d
th e foreign s e ttle m e n t a t South Lo
experienced d riv e rs w ill app ro ach a b lan k on w hich to m ak e such claim
E L Y R IA , O., Dec. 2 ? .— T h e l a r g - | rain .
ra ilro a d crossing as if th ey w ere for ex em p tio n .”
T h irty gallons of th e fin ish ed p ro
e
s
t
ille g a l d istille ry in 6 h lo w as c o n -t
The re q u ire m e n t fo r a Ju ro r of
a b o u t to pass over a cow tra il In an
b o th sexes is: a citizen of th e U n it i flsc a te d and fo u r m en, fo re ig n e rs , [ duct w ere fo u n d jb u rie d in th e h ay
unused field.
STANDARD OtL COMPANY
mow. I t is believed it w a ssecreted
rCAUfOBNLM
T he ra ilro a d s have sp en t m illions ed S ta te s, o v er tw en ty -o n e y e a « of a r r e s te d , w hen S h e riff N. D. B ac k u s -
ra
id
e
d
a
fa
rm
h
o
u
se
a
t
B
row
nhelm
¡!
fo
r
th
e
p
u
rp
o
se
of
sale.
for overhead crossings, w arn in g sig- age; a legal v o te r of th e c o u n ty In
CHRISTMAS
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
A
Oregon
AND NEW YEARS
Holiday Tickets
will be on sale at
A Fare and a Half
for the
Round Trip
Between all points on the Southern Pacific where the
one wav fare is $1.67 to $25.00.
Tickets on Sale—
December 25-26 31 and January 1st and 2nd.
Final return limit January 4th.
For further particulars, ask agents
Southern Pacific Lines
JOHN M. SCOTT,
G eneral P a sse n g e r Agent.
HOLIDAY PREMIUM SALE
Goods
$1.20
$1.00
Beginning Wednesday morning, December 2 8 and continuing until 12 o’clock m idnight, D ec
ember 31, 1921
Supply Store
The
267
Fourth St.
A s h la n d , O r e g o n
Wffl give a premium of 2 0 per cent of the amount of all purchases of five cents or over at reg
ular retail prices.
All p r e m iu m s , will be paid in goods at regular retail prices but only a
single article will be given on each purchase and any article in the store m ay be selected that
does not exceed in price the amount of the premium on goods purchased.
On all purchases of $5.00 or over a. 20 per cent premium on th e prem ium will also be given
in goods.
There is a large stock of Books, Stationery, Toilet Articles, Perfum es, Soaps, M agazines, Candy,
Tobaccos, Cigars, Medicines and sui idries of many kinds to select from.
GEO. W. TREFREN, Mgr.
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