PAGE TWO A shland ASH LA N D D A IL Y T ID IN G S placed very shortly with a new one, bearing more ciphers. (Established in 1876) Between August 21 and August 31 the railroads of Ger- --------- many were so far from being able to keep up with the P nb lished E very E v en in g E xcept Sunday by fleeing mark that they had a deficit of 244,000 billion THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO. marks. B ert R. G reer .................................................................. ....................... E ditor The downward way of inflation has picturesque con­ t FICIAL CITY P A P E R ........................................................... Telephone 39 sequences in figures.—The Nation’s Business. ■red at th e n sh lu n d , O regon, P o sto ffic e M ail M atter as Second Class $ .65 1.95 3.75 7.50 Better stay away from King Tut’s tomb—its dis­ coverer, the Earl of Carnarvon, was bitten bv an insect and died. Now Mrs. Carnarvon, the widow, has been bit­ ten by an insect, although of a different kind. One iio r th ..................................................... ....... ............... ............... Three Months .................................... ................................................. Six "Ion t h s ............................................................................................ . On^ Year ............................... .................. $ .65 1.95 3.50 6.50 A news item says: “ Underway goes up 25 per cent.” Ashland climate is such that we can get along without them if necessarv. D ISI”, «V ‘.DVERTI3ING RATES: single insertion, per inch ........................................................... .30 The Elks put on a good show, which is not the best part of it: the proceeds will take a Merry Christmas to many homes next Tuesday. Subscription P rice, D elivered to City One M o n th .............................................................................................. Three Months ............................................. „ ....................................... Six M o n th s............................................................................... .............. One Year ................................................................................................. B y Mail and R ural R ou tes: 1 i-arly Contracts: One insertion a w-*L ..................................................................... Two insertions a week .............................................................. Daily insertion ..................................... $ .27% .25 .20 R ates F or Legni and M iscellaneous A d vertisin g F irst insertion, per 8 point l i n e ................................................... n subsequent insertion, 8 point line .......................... '' n Thanks ................................................................... Obitua! s, per line ................................... f .10 .05 1.00 .02% WHAT CONSTITUTES ADVERTISING “ All future events, where an admission charge is made or a •lîection taken is Advertising. o discount will be allowed Religious or Benevolent orders. DONATIONS - No d eratio n s to charities or otherw ise will be made in advertis­ ing. er job printing— our contributions will be in cash. Governor Pierce is one East-Oregon man who broke through the Cascades, the political barrier of the state. Now comes Bill Strayer, state senator from Baker county, and says he is willing to try the Cascade hurdle. Strayer looks like Pierce, fights like him, but can he jump like him? NEWS LEITER the typew rter,” “ save the office records,” or ‘ watch yourself first, then get w hatever you can”— these instructions were the thing with all those who had not al­ ready instructed th eir helpers as to ju st w hat should be saved. W hat with one report th a t Japan will slide into the ocean one of these days, another th a t a great quake is absolutely assured for such and such a date, and an ­ other th a t the Fire D epartm ent will be helpless this w inter in case of fire startin g , it behooves the average Tokoite to look well after the protection of his property and th a t of his firm. daily tidings Friday, Decem ber 2 1 , 1023 Classified Column PROFESSIONAL Classified Column Rates PHYSICIANS One cent the word each time. To run every Issue for one DR. MATTIE B. SHAW— Resi­ dence and office, 108 Pieneer m onth or more, %c the word avenue. Telephone 28. Office each time. hours, 10 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 p. m. only. FOR SALE Forest Grove— $15,000 M ason-Jducts Co. ic temple to be erected n ert y e a r.' ization of ---------- turpenola, St. Helens — Turpenola Pro- wood oil organized with capital" $50,000 to m anatacturo turpentine and other products. FOR SALE— Live or dressed DR. ERNEST A WOODS— Prac- tlce limited to eye, ear, nose and j turkeys. G. W. Nichols. Phone th ro a t— X-ray Including teeth. 18F2. 92-4* Office hours, 10 to 12 and 2 to TURKEYS FOR SALE— High 5. Swedenburg Bldg,, Ashland. class turkeys 20c on feet; 25c Ore. dressed. Phone 1F11. 92-4 FOR SALE CHEAP— Ford DR. E. B. ANGELL— Chiropractic and Electro-Therapy. Office touring car. The Auto Shop. 382 phone 48; residence 142. F irst E ast Main. 93-4* National Bank building. FO R SALE— Several good DR. HAWLEY— AbovU Tidings milch cows. J. W. Bailey, Talent, office. Phone 91. Ore. 92-6* DR. E R N E ST W . SMITH— Chiro FOR SALE— A fine steel Gui­ praetor, near Postoffice. Hours ta r for $15.00. A dandy Xmas 9-12 and 2-5. Phone 114 present. Easy term s, Carl Love­ PLUMBING land. 92-4 FOR SALE— Shepherd puppies JER RY O’NEAL— Plum bing. 207 Ju st rig h t for the kiddies C hrist­ E ast Main. Phone 138. mas present. Reasonable price. MONUMENTS Austle Brown, Phone 1F5. 93-2 MONUMENT— MARKERS Lowest Prices ASHLAND GRANITE CO. FOR RENT— F ro n t room, 486 3rd and E ast Main St. 223-6mo. Boulevard. Phone 405-J. 92-6* ASHLAND GRANITE FOR RENT— Splendid front MONUMENTS room apartm ents. Phone 263-R or Oregon G ranite Co. call a t th© Shook Building. 93-2 S. PENNISTON, Salesman. Res. 4 7 6 Laurel P h on e 444-Y FOR RENT— A 7 room house, furnished, close In, apply to G. PLANING MILL S. B utler, 41 Granite St. 91-6 JORDON’S SASH AND CABINET WANTED WORKS, Cor. Helman and Van Ness. 194tf Typing Public Typing, copying. 264 7th T R A N SFE R AND E X PR E SS St. 83-lm o.* W hittle T ransfer A Storage Co. FOR RENT TOKIO, Dec. 21.— The average office building of the old type in Tokio is so constructed th a t when heavy m otor trucks lum ber by In th e stre et below one feels a sen­ sation in the offic room not un­ COUNTRY DEMANDS EDUCATIONAL BILL like th a t of a tiny earthquake. So Most legislation of a revolutionary character, that is, on a recent m orning in Tokio those of us who “office” in the of a kind great to change the established order, neces­ old-type building continued our sarily goes through three stages. First, it is proposed and work as aslight trem ble seemed to lejected; proposed, and laughed to scorn; again proposed, take hold of th e floors of our and again rejected. Next, it goes through the educational buildings. Of a sudden a man in stage, when the forces behind it realize that only educating the next room to our called out the whole people up to demanding the legislation will “ Je-sh in !” which we have learned for SERVICE. WANTED— W ashing. 248 1st to know, means “ E arth q u a k e !” serve to make Congress pay attention. Third, comes the and the next second a sharp quake Experienced movers and pack- * St. 62-2mo.* era of household goods. Deal­ stage of waiting for Congressional action, of getting time as if the earth were in quick con­ WANTED— Used V ictrola or ers in coal and wood. Phone before the legislative body to have the thing done which vulsion, took hold of the very other good m ake of phonograph, 117. foundations of th e building and every dhe wants done. with records. W hat have you for Office 89 Oak St. near rocked the entire stru ctu re . The Education bill is in the third stage. It is not $50 to $75. Call 411-R. Hotel Ashland Men and boys poured from the laughed at any more! The people want it. Educators buildings around us and from our MISCELLANEOUS T R A N SFE R AND E X P R E S«__ want it. Organizations want it. The States want it. own by the hundreds. It was the Today and Tomorrow Practically every one wants it, except a few selfish busi­ biggest quake since the big e a rth ­ T. L. POW ELL— G eneral Trans- F IR S T CLASS DRESSM AKING F®r— Good team and motor ness organizations which see in it a lessening of the pos­ quake period of September, and Prices reasonable. Room 7, over coming a t 11:30— w ithin tw enty trucks. Good service a t a rea­ sibilities for business to exploit schools and the opposi­ Tidings office. Phone 77. 84-lmo* m inutes of th e tim e of the great sonable price. Phone 83. tion, of course, of those who oppose any extension of the earthquake, one day before an­ LOST— Envelope containing a public school idea. T R A N SFE R AND E X PR E SS— other great quake had been pre­ fifty and tw enty dollar bill. Find­ But these are flea-bites. The country, as a whole, dicted by a well-known Japanese King’s Transfer, general hauling. e r leave with Mary A shcraft ( c t t < ERHAPS nothing in the world Dry wood for sale. Phone 113, lias overwhelmingly shown that it wants the Education religious sect— it struck te rro r to Stowe, 135 Nutley St. and get * has done more to insure a 45-tf bill made into law, and the Education bill as it was plan­ the hearts of all superstitious Jap ­ rew ard. 93-3* Plaza Pool Hall. of whom there are many. happy Christmas for the family ned, not as some have wanted it amended, to include wel­ anese, W ith the Japanese office boys and ANY GIRL IN TROUBLE— May than the fact that they have a fare and the various “ odds and ends” of legislation pa­ m anagers and w orkers, th e for­ communicate w ith Ensign Lee For a smooth shave, savings account. That there is ternalism which the United States has hanging on to var­ eigners in the buildings poured of th e Salvation Army a t the and quick service, go money in the bank is about the ious departments in Washington. into the streets, where they stood j W hiteShield Home, 565 May- to the Shell B arber pleasantest feeling in the world. Shop, across from De­ fair Ave., Portland, Oregon. The only question now is. .. .when will Congress give w ondering w hether or not the second destruction of Tokio was pot. G rinding of all it time? Tax revision comes first, doubtless, but is there RESHINGLING & CALSOMINING kinds. C hildren’s work at hand. Fifteen m inutes later we anything else before the Congress of more vital impor­ r e t u r n ^ to our offices to resum e For reshingling or painting and a specialty. tance than this great measure which will so signally and our work until the next quake. calsomining all work guaranteed T lie Y ears call A. V. Hood, Phone 398 or W. A. SH ELL, Prpo. so vitally affect our schools, revivify them, reendow them For such is Tokio in 1923. la y \ Great Mystery P Play 532 A. St. Ashland, Ore C. W. Judkins Phone 390-R. with new purpose and new vitality, and make possible, as In the parks of Tokio the 77-lm o* Japanese keeper of the small store Ashland, Oregon never before, the full flowing of the public school idea? has caught the spirit of helpful- W here did the Red Lights K lam ath Falls let 49 building The Dalles— W ork being push­ perm its in November. nss, and one storekeeper, seeking come from? What was the ONE REASON FOR AMERICA’S GREATNESS ed on new telephone building. to aid all victims of the earth ­ wwwiiiwinniiiiinifHraßiiiipnRiiiiiHiiBwißiiiiiHiniitiiiiiiiHifii^BiiniiiBiiiiRiiiniiBiiiiiiiMiiiiaii-’iKKUhiiMMiiiurHWKuaiiiiwnBHiuHi This season belongs to the children and it is a grate­ quake, has put up a ' sign, “ Help meaning of the hidden voice? Wasco county’s valuation a- ful reflection for Americans that in the United States the W ithin for the Poor V ictor” Mhat was the silent warn­ m ounts to $15,842,690, increase child receives a tender care that lasts all through the meaning of course, th a t this store­ ing that came to beautiful of $129,120 over last year. year. In the ordinary matter of daily milk the child is keeper desires to m ake special Ruth Carson? Who sent the given scrupulous protection, and, probably more than or­ prices for cakes to the “poor vic­ Continental Limited plung­ Marshfield — W estern W hite tim s” of the disaster. dinary—probably more than any other single thing, the Nowhere th a t one visits in the ing to almost certain disas­ Cedar Co. purchases Millington Radio v. ill prove not only a Christm as gift but an mill property and will rebuild good milk supply is symptomatic of America’s thoughtful city of Tokio does he talk more ter in the Grand Canyon? mill educational and home spirit creator. Ready to Install. destroyed by fire. — ton tested wagons th a t B attitude toward the young. will please any boy and some § than ten m inutes w ithout the girls. Then, too, in education no country can boast a broad­ subject of the earthquake, in er, more comprehensive scheme to which the whole pub­ some form or other, being brought Our Gang Comedy lic subscribes generously in taxes and which, liberal in up. “ W hich way do you get out Melt in spoon; inhale vapors; apply freely up nostrils. every feature, opens wide tlie doors of opportunity to in case another quake comes?” you ask your friend, particularly every boy and girl living in the United States. if his house is two storied and a After work—play, and in this land the child is en­ tile roofed dwelling. And he ex­ _ O «xr 1 7 M illion J a n U t t d Y aartp couraged to play. In the cities recreational centers are plains th a t the best way to get 10:30 O’clock built, parks laid out, playgrounds fitted up, instructors out is thorugh a handy window, trained, and beyond all that ordered relaxation there is from which you can step into his a fundamental sympathy with the child-love of the open, garden, and he tells you he has begun to sleep upstairs again now, with the swimming hole and the blackberry bush. and because the jum p from his sleep­ Thus in the three great phases of food, education and ing cham ber to the ground below Everything Available in the amusement the American child receives the most careful is not far enough to do him any U p-to-the-minute Station, ,and hearty co-operation of the nation. It is the land bodily damage. including Real Service and Courtesy. Most everyone has instructed where child-life is unusually happy and fruitful and so — Fine American w alnut Free Crank Case Ser­ apparent are the justice and wisdom of such things that his servants as to w hat should be bed room suites in period saved first, provided there is eith ­ styles. vice and Greasing. already those elements of childhood are incorporated in­ er earthquake or fire again. For Tires, Tubes to the reasons for national prosperity. American ideal­ fire is really a regular w inter oc­ and A ccessories. ASH LAND FU R N IT U R E ism is seen at its best, wisest and most complete form in currence in Tokio, and with the For the Kiddies at COMPANY Prices Reduced its attitude toward the children. num ber of tem porary wooden » 4 N. M ain Junction Boulevard and structures now standing in the Pacific Highway • congested sections of th e city and PICTURESQUE INFLATION Ninety per cent seems pretty high as a rediscount the increase th a t is made in this num ber each day, it stands to rea­ rate, but that on September 15 was the official rate of the son that-once the usual w inter fire 53482323485348485348485353000200000000060001020002020000000100100101021001020002020002002302000000010231000102020223532348005323484853534853532348532323485353532353234 central bank in Germany. Of course, such a rate was gets started a large section of re ­ 5353235323532348532323484848232353485348532323535323534853535348535348235323534823532348232323232323534848 adopted in an endeavor to keep up with the depreciation built Tokio may again be laid of the mark. waste. For that purpose, the London Statist reckons, the rate A fter this recent earthquake was not high enough. It works out as equivalent to 900 the average Tokio m anager in­ per cent a year. Even such a fantastic interest rate structed his office boy as to w hat Write Me About Your Case would not put a bank into sufficient funds when a loan should be saved from th e office TF you will write me about “ je-shin” visited Tokio, A your condition, I will send is paid. The mark depreciated so rapidly in August if or another another great fire got started that if a bank made a loan on August 1 for thirty days in the vicinity of the office. “ Save you my FREE illustrated book DECEMBER 21 HOW TO GET ON:— Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find.— Matthew 7:7. Christmas TJ LIGHTS F L Á Tlie Citizens Bank of Ashland Overland Coasters “July Days” Christmas Morning to $125 Southern Radio Supply vjcks FREE PEIL’S CORNER Baier’s Charlie Chaplin “The Ghost of the Rancho” RADIO SETS New Appointments For Home Flashlights Service Station and T. L. Moore Lanterns SIMPSON HARDWARE Don’t worry about selections for Christmas Gifts just come to Medford and look. it would have had to charge interest at 1,000 per cent a month in order to have on September 1 the purchasing' power with which it parted a month before. The dropping mark, of course, plays havoc in other directions as well. On September 1 new passenger rates were put into effect on some of the German railroads I and were stated in thousands of marks. The second-class fare from Stuttgart to Berlin, for example, was posted as 26,400,000 marks. On September 1 the new rates worked out as equivalent to one-half cent a mile in our money for | second class, one-forth cent for third class, and one fifth i cent for fourth. How long the tariff of September 1 re­ mained in effect there is no news, but it probably was re- JAP ART STORE Our Windows Tell Santa — what to give anyone and all for Christmas gifts. PROVOST BROS which tells many things about Piles and other recital troubles which YO U should know. It also explains my non-surgical treatment which, without pain or confinement, is GUARANTEED ■ to cure your Piles—or fee refunded. It also lieta hundreds of form er p atien ts, both men and w om en, who testify aa to my slrilL DEAN. M.D -, aaraaewB«« On Main St. Near Pacific Highway —Dry Goods, Silk Gowns, Negligees, Oriental novelties. Toys. Baskets, Decorated Chinaware, Goldfish and supplies, Glass-ware, Slippers. —Silk sales are now on, embroidered Silk Kimonos, and Negligees are % off. 100 percent pure Silk Pongees, guaranteed by government stamps, standard grade 88c and extra fancy 98c per yard.