t f juu U te -C T ' Wednesday, October NT, 11 ’ THEN AND NOW Dixie Leader Three Contests, Three.- Portland, Ore., Oct. 23, 1986. Editor Ashland Tidings: As a one-time resident of your beautiful city, and as one who was more or less in politics, even to the extent of going as a dele gate on several occasions to the Republican convention at Jack sonville, and being from Ashland, a minority little burg, and that being in eld convention days, 1 have a very vivid remembrance of the old “Steam Roller’* the Med ford and Jacksonville bunch to subject us to. I note - Jackson county republicans held a pre- primary Convention last April, didn't they? And didn’t they try to read my old friend Hon. Geo. Dunn out of the party? W ell he Is still in, Is he not? I noticed a l so that when Senator Stanfield refused to obey the boss-— the Oregonian — and announced as ford very promptly got out the Steam Roller and passed indigna tion and condolence resolutions for Stanfield and 8telwer respec- The present eewrt b o u e , Jacksonville was b allt la 1883. The population ■ Jackson County wee then 1111. ( Jackson County’s population is now over 2B,««e. The assessed valuation of Jack* son County la I S » was 32,863.- >69. I t ’s assessed valnatioa la n o * over » 0 .0 0 8 ,0 0 6 . • la 1 8 » Jacksonville was h town with a population estimated at several thousand. I t «as the moot Important business center of the community. Medford did not exist. Now the population of Jacksonville is around 60S sad the business center has chanced to Medford and Ashland. Med* ford Is the only large town cen tra lly located at the cross roads • o f all the county. Now the actual routine work of running the work Is many times as, large se la 1883 and as a re sult of the increased business It has bees necessary for • various county offices to seek quarfbrs outside of the present court house. H E R E T H E Y ARB The District Attorney’s office is in Medford In the Liberty Building. The water master’s office Is in Medford in the Medford National Bank Building. The court Reporter’s office is In Medford la the Liberty Build lug. The County Engineer’s office Is In Medford In the Medford Na tiopaPBaak Building. The County Agent’s office Is in Medford in the Liberty Building. The County Assessor’s office is In a small building across the street from the court house. The Highway Engineer’s office Is in a small rented building at Jacksonville. The county has to pay rent on all of these outside offices. ONLY SEVEN DEPARTMENTS OUT OP FOURTEEN ARE STILL LEFT IN THE (OURTHOUHE AND THEY ARE SO CROWDED THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DAILY DUTIES IS AL MOST IMPOSSIBLE. Good business Judgment de mands that this situation be cor rected. that the otfidr seven de partments also come to Med ford and that the county a v a i l Itself of the free offer of an ade quate and up-to-date building in Medford that w ill not cost the taxpayers one cent and w ill save the taxpayers from a tax levy to either-patch up the present court house or build a new one in Jack sonville. F re n k Smith is captain of the 1926 Kentucky State football eleven. H e weighs 170. is fast and a bard fel low to bring down once under way. T h i . is Smith's third year on the team. He plays in the backfield and I t expected to lead one of the strong- pat teams in Dixie this fail. Photographs Of Mars Are Sought SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct’. 27.— (United News)— Photographs of Mars w ill be taken Wednesday night at Lick observatory In an effort to determine atmospheric conditions on the planet. Plates sensitive to color will be used. D r. Robert G. Aitken, asso ciate director of the observe to ryx declared that be believes there is some vegetatldh op Mars and ’possibly low forms of animal life .” ' G --------------- --------------- i R E A D T ID IN G S CLASS ADS - Send us your blahkets, quilts, comforts, yes, even your pillows and feather ticks.. You will find real healthful comfort in them lifter they have been cleaned by the Ashland Laundry Go. ASHLAND LLAUNDRY CO. u The ferviee You West Whan You Want It.” — - fe d O v e rn ig h t to ~ P o r tla n d Comfortable Pullman an quarters assure a night’s restful sleep ; arrival in rime fas business next morning. Reserve space on either N o . 54 or N o . oneitnex 16. The former puts you in Portland at 7:15 next morning, the latter at SriOnun. B B ^ T U B N IN Q Similar comfortable PuBman service leav ing Portland either at fc00 p. m . (N o. 13) or (N o. 53) at 1:00 a. m.—sleepers ready at 9:30 p .m. *4 - 10% to 3O%— bn® roundtrip tickets. SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY US R. L . D A N IE L S Medford, Ore. IBM.« Southern Pacific G. N. Kramer, Ticket Agent—-Phone 43 Duck Hunting is Good on the Marshes • * Near Klamath. Arc you going! We have what you will need. Guns, Ammunition, Hip Boots, Hunting Coats, Hats, Warm Underwear, Heavy Shirts, etc. ARMY GOODS STORE Biggest Little Store -in Town Opposite New Hotel — Open Evenings I >'<»♦> -V YOUR PARTY Voters are urged to read Section 4 of the Housewives' Council Constitutional Amendment authorizing the State of Oregon to go into irrigation schemes and into the business of manufacturing and selliyg light and power. “ Bonds of the State of Oregon, not to exceed five per centum of the assessed valuation of the state, may be issued and sold from time to time to carry out the purpose of this Article and the full faith and credit of the State of Oregon is hereby pledged for the payment of the principal of said bonds as the same mature, and the interest ac cruing thereon as the same falls due." Every voter should know that the assessed valuation of Oregon is $1,058,880,736, and that the Housewives’ Council “Water and Power” board could issue and sell bonds for $52,944,000. Your property would be a guarantee for the 'V3- payment of this huge debt. I. L. Patterson Frederick Steiwer FO R . JJ. S. SENATOR x , > FOR GOVERNOR W ould you »crap Oregon’« direct primary law? Would you surrender the important committee chairman ship« now held by Senatora McNary, Smoot, Borah, Johnson. Jones, W a r ren and Oddle, all Western men? rould you repudiate the policies of resident Coolidge? The fight for the U. 8. Senator- ship Is between the democratic nom inee and Frederick Steiwer, repub lican. No Independent has ever been elected to the U. S. Senate. I f you believe in the direct prim ary— If you want the West to retain ite power in national affairs by rea son of republican ¡control of tho senate— 4f you believe In the policies of Calvin Coolidge— The republican party of Oregon Is fortunate in having Mr. Patterson as Its Candidate for Governor. Suc cessful business man and farmer he la equipped to meet and solve the problems that w ill confront him aa Governor. Economy, he ha« prac ticed In .private life; economy he w ill practice as Oregon’s chief ex ecutive. The only real pre-election promise Mr. Patterson is making Is that he w ill not follow established preced ent and spend the people's time and money traveling about the state making speeches. I f you want a Governor who will be on the job attending to busi ness— Vote l&X Steiwer, Frederick Vote 18 X Patterson, I. L. ? DO YOUR DUTY - VOTE NEXT TUESDAY Paid Advertisement— Republican State Central Committee, Chairman, Floyd J. Cook, Secretary. Phil Oregon's total bonded debt ineluding that of all political subdivisions, is now more than $166,000,000. Its State bond ed indebtedness alone per capita, $47.08, is the highest in the u n io n . . , i ■. - J J.-, ♦ As fast as this political board might retire bonds, it would have the power to issue more; and as the assessed valuations increased the amount of bonds cou/d also increase. Vote 337 X NO! In November Metschan, Paid Adv, by Oregon Public U tility CoMmlUotHjO^poaed aranraa 7 • AVI iVUUBI STAND BY Getting Ready For Winter b ■ 1 mer, It is a vote for the develop ment ef one undeveloped re- squrces, and last but not least, It Is a vote against bosslsm and the super-dictator, the Morning Ore gonian. W . F . WOODEN. JnfcrnationollAwSfoáBx>oo«orLPoriI<«nd,Oc8^0.Nof¿6 8t. Helens — Steamer “E rvlk- Pendleton — Surfacing of en” loads 1,300,000 feet lumber Heppner highway to be com pleted this fall.- for Montreal, P H IL A D E L P H IA , Oct. 27. — Opposition to tax reduction at the coming session of congress, as advocated by the democrats was voiced in a speech here last night by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Dewey, who aloe attack ed as unbusinesslike the minority party’s proposal to extend retire ment of the public debt so that part of the surplus usually as ap plied to debt retirement might be used for reducing taxes. ■ , • need be, but I believe in loyalty to Oregon and the northwest first and to party next. A vote for Mr. Haney is a vote to continue the present primary system. A vote for Mr. Haney is a vote for Oregon, it is a vote for tha far Insist on 11 A cold may be stopped in 24 hour*, the fever checked, the bowels opened, the entire system toned. The way is H IL L 'S —a way so efficient that we paid $1,000,000 for i t Don’t rely on Klamath Falls — Potato ship lesser help, and don’t delay. Get the Baker County has 820,089,770 quick, complete results that H IL L ’S valuation, exclusiva o f public ments break all records, mostly is bringing millions. going to California. utilities. Pretty? Right! 8« pretty is Util« Miss Louis« Breasrele v a tM is of gan gar DMgo. Calif., that aha won thre« beauty contest prises in as many w eeks.« (n ' years she Is 4. Vote the Republican Ticket Tax Reduction Plans Opposed Is your heavy bedding all freshly cleaned and ready for winter service! UTTERS FROM X TBS PEOPLE lively. Now let me suggest a good so lution for Jackson Co; Ashland In particular— Vote for Bart E. Haaey for U. 8. Senator la recog nition of his superior ability and In appreciation pf his honest, up right and fearless stand taken on the shipping board. I am as good a republican aa any man « « "“ « r t » * ’ Coiissell "W ater and Power” Bondia« Building, Portland, Oregon.