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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