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for American citizenship.
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attitude of applicants HOTEL CONTRACTOR
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WILL BE PC I IN SOON
STANDBYS OF CIVILIZATION
THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO.
During the first 10 months of 1924, public service
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(•«•urge Madden Green ..................................................... Business Manager ing $1,132,802,292, almost double the receipts for 1923.
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(las an electric companies took the lion’s share of
Kj.-ered a t th e A shland, Oregon P o sto ffice as Second C lass Mall M atter
'this vast new capitalization. There never was a time
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WHAT CONSTITUTES ADVERTISING
“ All future events, where an admission charge is made or a
ci section taken is A dvertising.
No discount will be allowed Religious or Benevolent orders.
W. S. Femipg, contractor for
plumbing and heating on the
Lithian Hotel has arrived in Ash­
land with all of his m aterial and
started work yesterday. The con-
ciete pouring has been complet­
ed on the first and mezzanine
floors and work is progressing
rapidly.
According to the con­
tractors, Hoover and McNeil, the
building will be completed by
June firsts barring unforseen ac­
cidents.
THE KING IS TALKING—BUNK!
When the king telephones, let all other instruments
be dumb! That’s the ruie in Mecca, where King Hussein
ARMY NEEDS MORE
of Hedjaz has had a telephone system installed, says a
PLANES SAYS WILBUR
recent article in the New Zealand Herald.
As long as King Hussein’s telephone is in use, no WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. —
of W ar W eeks today in­
other telephone can be used in Mecca, save only the one Secretary
formed Congress th a t the army
with which the King is talking.
was sadly deficient in both a ir­
It’s a good thing for King Hussein that he does not craft and in aviators, and th a t
’ live in the United States for neither our government nor more m ust be obtained in
telephone system would stand for such official interfer­ some way immediately. He said
the navy was in mudb better
ence with the private rights of other citizens.
shape, for national defense by
A hick town is a place where Central can tell you
which member of the familv the doctor was called to see.
means of air forces than was the
army, due to more liberal ap­
propriations given the navy.
J. K. McWilliams returned
J. J. Cambers who underw ent
an operation at the Community to Ashland yesterday from P ort­
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. —
land where he has been spending
Two additional air mail lines to
the past week on business.
run to the Pacific Coast, one to
Los Angeles and the other to
Seattle are being considered by
the Federal Post Office D epart­
ment in view of the success a t­
tending the San Francisco route,
it was announced here today by
Colonel Henderson, in charge of
the a ir mail service.
Seattle and Tacoma will be
linked by a direct route from
E I|o , Nevada and Los Angeles tied
in with the system b y \a cut off
from Salt Lake City.
“ Youth will be served,” is a good saying. But to
cheek criminal youth we need another: “ Time will he
served. ’ ’
WET WEATHER
Special Sale
OVERLAND
and return next night if you choose.
Take advantage o f this convenient, comfort­
able service to Portland; have the whole day 1
between for business or pleasure.
on
Leave
LARD
A REAL FIRE CHIEF
In spite of rumors, circulated as facts, that Clinton
Shoes and Boots
Baughman, incumbent chief of the fire department was
French girls there are several
Weyenbergs, of Course
to he removed from office by the recently installed coun­
who are now earning 30,000 or
35,000 francs a year— a hand­
cil, Mr. Baughman, Tuesday night, was returned to office
some
salary for them although it
by that same body, getting an unanimous vote from the
is a bare fifteen hundred dollars.
five eouncilmen present after Mayor Johnson had named
him as his appointee to the position.
Shoe Shop
PARIS, Jan. 8. — “The Ameri­
The council and Mayor Johnson showed much wisdom can girl is a Diana, her French Tidings W ant Ads bring results
in this appointment, for Mr. Baughman is in every respect sister a Venus,’’ declared Jean
¿1 real fire chief, and the appointment of a new man would Patou, the Prince of Paris dress­
m akers, upon his retu rn from the
have weakened the fire protection forces of the city. United
States.
Under Mr. Baughman the department has become one of Certain old Parisians were out
the best in the state. Working with inadequate facilities, of sorts when they learned he
Sind we must admit the fire fighting equipment in Ashland had brought with him six beauti­
jis inadequate, Mr. Baughman and his men have estab­ ful m annequins from the la n d 1
lished a record which we are sure will stand a long while of “ dollars.
P arb leu !” — which is a very
5n cutting down the per capita fire loss. With a state polite swearing term in French—
jper capita fire loss of approximately $12, Ashland has a “ Why im port American beauties
to the salons of the rue de la
J-er capita loss of but slightly over one dollar..
they exclaimed. “ Does this
In this connection a letter received here from Jay W. Paix?’’
mean th a t our lovely little P aris­
Stevens, chief of the fire prevention bureau of the Na­ ians no longer know how to wear
tional Board of Fire Underwriters is interesting. Mr. the chic creations of our fash­
Stevens is recognized as one of the foremost authorities ionable designers?’’
on the activities of fire departments on the Pacific Coast, “ No, not a t all,” answered
“ I went to America for my
«ind it is largely upon his recommendation that insurance Patou.
mannequins for many technical
rates in a city are reduced or increased.
reasons. In the first place, there
Mr. Stevens in his letter says, “ It is my understand­ is a great difference between the
ing there is some talk of changing the Fire Chief in your French and the American silhou­
Sport has made a great
city, and, while I have not been asked to do so, I am writ­ ette.
plastic* difference.
The French
ing to advise that it is my opinion this would be a serious girl is a Venus and the Ameri­
mistake. 1 have been watching the work of your present can a Diana, with muscles well
I ’hief with great interest and feel confident that anyone developed, short bust and long,
who is in position to know must agree his work has been fine legs. I am persuaded th a t
lookjorthig sign in Green
on Olympus Venus was dressed
most satisfactory.
and White a t independent
like Diana, for Diana is the typi­
Dealers'.. .Fill up and le t
The position of Fire Chief is one which should not he cal young demoiselle and Venus
your engine decide
tampered with, as only an experienced person can qualify. the typical woman.
The day has passed in most American cities where polities “ Besides, there is a fact which
“ General" Scrip liooit Jor sale by our inde­
more im portant— namely, th at
are permitted to interfere with the fire service. Past ex­ is a large
pendent dealers
j"
;
»'»•«.
part of my clientele is
perience has taught this to be a dangerous practice. If made up of American women who
the change is made for a less experienced man, which na­ come especially to Paris to buy
turally means a Chief less competent, I can assure you sm art cloths. People who are not
the city is liable to pay dearly for such an experiment.” in the business do not realize the
portance of the role of m an­
However, this advice, no matter how sound or how im
nequins, not only in the presen­
l>leasing it may be, is not necessary, for Mr. Baughman tation of the models, but in their
has been placed in the position, but it is simply used to creation as well. We work on
to show in what esteem authorities hold our fire chief. the m annequin herself, some­
U S GIRL IS A DIANA
Over-night
to Portland
Fourth Street
Market
DONATIONS
No donations to charities or otherwise will be made in ad v ertis­
ing or Job printing— our contributions will be in cash.
R eturned Yesterday-***
Im proving —•
Arrive
5:30 p.m. Oregonian. Portland 7 :¡5 a m.
R e tu rn in g
Portland 9:00 p.m.
Saturday J
11:10 a m.
(San Francisco Express,)
Three other trains daily.
For low round-crib fares, reservations and
Bring your pail and
get it filled
full information, ask
Southern Pacific
These Independent Dealers
will serve you “General Gas”
times during hours at a time
She is our collaborator and in­
NOT REALLY NATURALIZED
spiration. She is the one who sug­
From a number of different angles attention has gests w hat is likely to please la ­
been called recently to the inconsistencies in our relations te r among the buyers.
“ Thus,
naturally
enough
with immigrants to our shores in our naturalization laws among
American women, Ameri­
and in the relations of aliens and naturalized citizens to can Imannequins will have the
foreign countries whence they came. All these problems greatest success. The American
of the melting pot are serious, if not taken too seriously. girl knows how to wear her
to the best advantage. She
They are not emergency, and we merely make ourselves clothes
has a fresh, clear complexion as
ridiculous and ineffective if we get too excited about them. a rule and it is nearly always
But we should he sufficiently interested to urge upon and ‘n atu ral.’ Her h air is beautiful
even demand that Congress “ in its wisdom” shall pro and well kept, and her form par
ticularly agreeable to look upon.’
gress toward a more definite national policy.
Paris usually suffers from a
A writer in one current magazine of high standing “crise”— the lack of something
discusses the fact that Italy, Greece and many -other or other. At present there is the
countries do not recognize naturalization in the Unitec dearth of m annequins. There are
States, and that a former Italian subject, for instance few of them to be found, ant
fewr soon turn into selling
naturalized in the United States is amenable to “ military these
clerks, or “ prem ieres,”
whose
call,” and if he does not respond is liable to arrest for de­ position is fa r more im portant as
sertion should he ever return to Italy.
well as lucrative. Patou intends
This writer gets very excited about the fact that an to raise the standard of the man
American citizen is likely to be arrested on returning to nequin and make it a profitable
well as honorable profession
his native land, because we have not treaty with these as
A m ong-his twenty-five .or th irty
countries freeing their former subjects from pre-natural­
ization responsibilities.
We confess to no such excitement. The situation is il­
logical, but it has no practical importance. If the former
Italian is loyal to this country and has adequate reason
for returning to his own country for a time, he can make,
through the state department at Washington, such ar­
rangements as will free him from arrest.'
What we should be excited about it that men of Ital­
ian or Greek or other nationalities become residents in this
country and are naturalized, and still regard themselves
as morally bound to a degree of loyalty to. their native
Stationer
ASHLAND
Oeser’s Ashland Service Station
Dr. Oeser A Son, Props.
MAIN STREET
W & N Service Station
BOULEVARD and SHERMAN
PHOENIX
Phoenix Garage
ROGUE RIVER
J. E. Corey
W. E. ALLEN, Prop.
Pacific Highway
Opposite* Rost Office
CENTRAL POINT
Central Point Service Station
GRANTS PASS
BEEBE & KINDLE
Pacific Highway and F ront St.
Ole’s Tire Shop and Service Sta.
C. A. HANSEN. Prop.
Diagonaly Opposite Court House
MEDFORD
Jones & Kirkpatrick, Inc.
PACIFIC HIGHWAY
A REAL SERVICE STATION
Sixth and Riverside Ave.
Crater Lake Service Station
DEVORE A WILMOT, Props.
«02 E. Main St.
Brown’s Cabin and Auto Camp
TWO MILES SOUTH of GRANTS PASS
(General Gasoline will be «old here on
installation of new pump, January 15)
BETTER GASOLINE
Tom orrow, For The F irst Tim e, General Gasoline W ill Be On
Sale in Jackson and Josephine Counties
From tomorrow on you can secure this gasoline at conveniently located independent dealers’
stations in various towns in these counties. Newly-constructed storage tanks and an ade­
quate fleet of trucks in Southern Oregon assure a constant and dependable supply to all
DEALERS.
G ET TH ESE T W O PO INTS ABOUT “ GENERAL”
GENERAL GASOLINE will be sold through carefully
selected independent dealers, who are pledged to give you
square, courteous service. In this advertisement appear the
names and locations of the independent dealers already se­
lected. These men are out to please their customers with the
best fuel and lubricants the market affords. They have
chosen GENERAL GASOLINE on its merits. They stand
hack of its performance.
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Wherever GENERAL GASOLINE has been sold it has
broke« all existing sales records. It is high quality fuel and
the quality is the same (lay 111 and day out.
, <
We ask you for your own benefit to give GENERAL
a fair trial. Just try one tank full. Wait until the ordinary
gas is out of your tank; fill up with rich, high-quality
GENERAL and then—“ let your engine decide.”
Fill up your tank and let your engine decide”
land.
The real test of the matter is in the moral intentions
of the naturalized citizen. If he has become naturalized
as a convenience to get a job or for some other reason,
then he is really not an American.
If he, either through ignorance or through intention,
feels that he must still pay allegiance to his former coun­
try he is not fully an American.
The matter of language is by no means so important.
It is advisable that all citizens should speak one lang­
uage, and read it. But this is not imperative.
But a consciousness of intention to be a good citizen
is vital
Judges in granting naturalization should carefully
GENERAL
McNair Brothers
Drug M o n
G A S O L IN E
and Lubricants
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