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""itoriui, 8oo,,,. ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS r OL.XLIV ASHLAND,. OREGON, WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY 5, 1921 NO. 19 Audlrn.1. p ROAD BUILDING AND IRRIGATION PROJECTS MARK ACTIVITIEH DlIU NO 1920 MORE EXTEN SIVE PROGRAM FOR COMING YEAR. The public being Interested in what In being done in administering the afatlrs of the county, and as it Is dif ficult for the people in general to have any definite information, the county court and commissioners are giving out the following for the In formation ot all interested, the same being based on the records and fncts as shown thereby, or as vouched fori by them. ' j The tax levy as made and collected for year 1920 was 20 mills for the: county and state combined. Out of' the amount raised by the levy the total as shown by the tax rolls bein! 1660,500.00 for the state and county tax, there was remitted to the State of Oregon $129,000.00 as state taxes. Within the amount remitted to the state there was one mill for market road tax which amounted to $27, 626.89, whereupon a market road fund was based with the following result: Produced by county 1 mill levy 127 6 25 89' ' ' Produced by Stute levy as above and thereafter equalised on ratios aB to whole state Surplus from Multnomah County proportional part as provided In the luw Total Market Road Money J for 1920 ...8s.oiu.o, The expenditure of the Market road money was distributed over three projects, to-wit: Jacksonville-Ruch road, In changing the grade over the Jacksonville hall and making u maxi mum grade of 5 per cent, $40,000.00; Dead Indian road, reducing the grade from about 20 per cent to a maximum of 8 per cent, iiu.unu.uo. d.i Falls road from Reeso Creek school house toward Butte ' ,he lines and gravelling . ".0.00. These project, will all be continued In 19Z1, me new .ou - , sonville hill will be open ior ira.e. by the middle of July, 1921, the Dead Indian road will be completed for travel by next fall, while the Butte Falls road will have to be continued for several years in order to get the road Id shape for winter travel to Buttee Falls. , Several of the road districts made special road tax levies, which levies the county co-operated with on a 50-60 basis doing general road work in the ristricts. The road districts raised about $40,000.00 by special road tax levies. The amount raised from various sources for the general road fund dur ini the voar was as follows: Regu lar road levy, $09,181.00; received on account of automobiles licenses. $15,800.00; received from forest rentals, $8000.00, making a total of $92,961.00. This amount has been I used on general road work, machin ery, bridges, rights of way, etc. The county has had to participate in Its portion of the over head crossings at Tolo and Ashland on the Pacific highway, the former to the extent of $5804.00 and the latter $0723.12. The county has been able to rent several trucks from tho state at $200.00 per month, the county fur nishing the driver and other expense In connection with operating the trucks. The state has let the county have the use of two 120 Holt tractors, the county to pay $800.00 each for in N COUNTY them tho first year una ii.uw d(lllgeroug eU , tlll. world for 1P year thereafter, these tractors being, pcdestrian - ; government equipment and cannot j pfty thoU(mn(1 WRie 9t,.ucc be sold outright, and another has, -owb by lM autol)ll9e9 d oth.; been partly promised at the tn!er autoInoblie8 0Il the Mreots of Pri rate. With the two tractors and the ma chinery which Is used In connection with them the county during the past year, scarified, regraded and rolled 110 miles of Improved roads and in addition thereto have graded up new grades covering 15 miles. By the use of the trucks and rock crushers there have been 25 mites of surfac ing put on the roads during the sea son, all of the material being graded so as not to "put large rocks or boul ders In the roads. The larger por tion of the old wooden culverts and bridges have required repairs on ac- - n w mi f f ! nnur in imort I These, figures place the famous hv use of trucks, as material has been , , ...... 1 pleasure cap ta well nhove any other very high no new' structures havor.. ,,,.,.,, , very ia( .. city In the world n traft c deadllness. been nut in unless quite necessary. I ., ... ueeu put m . ... . ', laccording to author tec here. The county has almost entirely put ... . . ,u.t ,h. .... u ' mor8 Cancerous to cross the in new wui n . " - ,.. ..... be permanent, that ls, if the work Is only grading It is on a grade that will be used in the future even if the ... . J t. . . I A T. a .aiart m anir naval . roaa ...ou.u "V", '" or crushed rcick placed thereon will . . - v ... i..-. help for a road base and not have " v. . . v,j , , to be dug up and hauled out at ai : " " s : j later date, when the time comes for . ' ..... . . hard surface. In addition to the , ' j (Continued on Paga Four) , i BOND ELECTION FOR 1RRIGA TION PROJECT VOTED -UPON GRANTS PASS, Jan, 'A bond; election to authorize the issuance of .bonds to complete the construction of the Irrigation project was hold 1 j yesterday, at the Rogue River Val-j 'ley grange hall. Tho polls opened at 8 in the morning and remained open till 6 In the evening. The elec tion board was composed of F. S.j Ireland, O. 0. Bancroft and C. A. i Sldler. With the approval of the Btate engineers' office, this election' was for $600,000, an amount which j is expected to more tlirfn complete the project upon its enlarged basis, the' state engineer to authorize the Is suance of bonds from IIiIb block only as they may be needed to prosecute the work In an economical manner. Highway u Kloiuuth County Lino Will He Hard Surfaced tho Com ing Year and Will Establish the Lowest Grade Available Over the Mountain. The windup ot the Pacific high way will not by any means be the end of road building In tho vicinity of Ashland. All during this winter wherever conditions are available and whenever the weather t:ermits. work has progressed on the Green Springs EE SPRINGS MOUNTAIN ROAD TO MACADAMIZED mountain highway where A. fiie-i ' , blsch has the contract for grading 29,203.56, t0 tne Klamath county line. On the. I upper reaches of the l ead snow luu j Interfered at times with road con-j 11,910. 82lstructlon, still all ihe jub-contrac-; 1 tors bare kept their crews working1 whenever the weather was favorable.! . j so as not to make the summer work pile up to strenuously. Down in the, valley work has continued with more or less speed conlinu illy throughout the winter. j Next summer will see a busy time on , this highway. As t-oon as spring opens activities will start in earnest; nn t It n Hr-aan Unrlnnn lMfitmfuin marl i ... ... i ,h9 county Un. will be macadamized. ' !Three mile, of thIg road ha, alwadr; , , .. . ... well, and Is a good indication that this roadjbuilding will be a perma nent one for this highway. j G. E. MacVlcor, who has been re-i cently appointed resident engineer for this district, has had the grading 1 of this road under his direct super vision ever since it was ptarted, and when it is completed a roadway with the lowest grade possible will unite this Bectlon with the Klamath Fulls district, making this one nf the most' attractive and convenient highways' in Southern Oregon. j CITY OF PAR'S IS DANGEROUS E Fifty Thousand Prtiple Were Struck Down in the Streets nf Paris Last' Year liy Tuxii'iibs, Autobuses and, Other Automobiles One Hun- dred of Accidents prove Fatul. I ) By E. M. HP! .LINGER. ( United Press Stuff Correspondent), PARIS. Jan. .: Again Paris has! VlmllpAtAfl hpr rnmiliitiiin an tlin most1 during the last year, according to statistics Just compiled. Of theso, 100 died. Fourteen thousand receiv-; ed injuries which necessitated hos pital treatment over an extended period, 801110 being crippled for life. The balance suffered bruises or lace-i rations. j A large proportion were women I and children and aged persons. Among the latter was u former min-l later of justice, Louis Neal, member! of Clemencenu's cabinet, who wiu! killed by an American Army Graves j Registration car in front of Hotel Continental. Place de l'Opera or the Rue Lafay-; ette at its Intersection with Chaussee d'Antin or Place Vendome or Place! rnnnn.Ja IU. -. 11 i "V moil it; QLluil iur IIUUIB UN) FOR PEDESTRIANS the boulevards and streets of Petro-, . ..,. Bru or Moscow In Sov et Russia. . Par' high casualty percentage is. .. ' .. , ascribed both the speed ot which ve- ... 1 , hides are allowed to run In crowded I .,,. , ,. ., sections of the city and to defectivo, police regulation of traffic. ! ' "What's the Legion Doiii:?" We have often hoard the remurk; What Is the American Legion do- Ing?" Ashland Post No. 14. Ameri can Legion, with the co-operation of the management of the Ashland Daiby Tidings, will endeuvor to enlighten! their friends and. comrades by a' weekly contribution, to be known nsi the American Legion Column of theiland, Ireland, Japan, China, Russia Ashland Dally Tidings. This contri - bution will hereafter appeal" each Friday. It is with a great deal of appreciation tbut the new officers of in Guatemala City, Guatemala. see that these men aro cared for and Ashland Post No. 14 will take ad- anyone who knows of i case Is urged vantage of the generous offer of the Representatives of tho American to 'notify the adjutant as soon as Dully Tidings, In their effort to give Legion recently mot the Veteran rep- .possible. -this new service to the citizens of ' resentatives of thirteen other coun-j The now officers, to he installed Ashland and vicinity. Tho National tries, In Paris, where a League was 1 January 1 1, are: Coinmunder, Glenn headquarters of the American Legion formed to advocate tho adoption by E. .Simpson; Vice-Commander. Hora have established a news service, us- these foreign countries of May 30,'tlo (!. Wolcott; Adjutant, Donald .1. Ing the slogan "Facts, not opln- as "Inter-Allied Memorial Day." One i Spencer; Treasurer, Wilbur (!. , Ions." It will be our endeavor to keep; object of this International Decora-! Holmes; Chaplain, John O. Rigs:' the same slogan in mind when ad- tion Day is to preserve the. unity of! Historian, Ralph It. lladlieht A vanclng our news to the public. There are now organized in the United States 9930 posts of the Americuu Legion and 158G units otjren. the Women's Auxiliary. Ashland Post Is in need of a Women's Auxil- lary. There are several hundred eli- 1TI IS REPORTED Cattleman lliings News of Gusher! Coming in on Sunday-Sti-onu! Flow Struck lit Depth of ItilM) ,-t. Floyd Cunningham, a prominent cattleman of Klamath couuty, is in Ashland today on a business trip. He liiought over tho nows that Klam ath Falls is agog with excitement over the bringing In of an oil well by Captain ' J. W. Siemans, Sundav the J Man- This well was sunk on nlng farm, south of Klamath Falls, nnd Sunday at a depth of about 1000 feet a gusher was struck which blew the rigging out and carried it over GO feet rrom the well. The flow has been capped, and Is now under control. Mr. Cunningham stated the' dril lers struck oil at 1000 feet, and the pressure has been growing stronger ever since. Captain Siemans has three other rigs and there are more on the way, which will soon be erec ted to start drilling in other nearby sections. Ho states great excitement prevails in Klamath county over the striking of oil. Another resident of Klamath Falls , , . ,A i . . .,., came in last Friday and states that oil was momentarily expected to be struck ul another well in that vi cinity. HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT IS IIKLI'IVt The Denton CORVALLIS. Jan. 3 county homo demonstration agent is lialiii.iu II. a itiiemi! ti.'iofr nuunflil- tion of Corvallls weigh and measure the girls and boys ot tho school, and W plan diets that will bring the un- derw-lght children up to normal. D OIL STRUCK I KLAMATH il i i i H I ' Ashland Post, No. k ASHLAND, OREGON. Glenn E. Simpson, Punt Commander. H. G. Wolcott, Vice-Commander. Ralph Hndfleld, Historian. Wra. Holmes, Treasurer. Donald HKnt-er, Adjutant and Legion Editor. , glbles here In the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of ex-service men. A Women a Auxiliary to the Ashland Tost would bo the largest and most beneficial women's organ- j Izutlon In the city. ' There are 32 posts in foreign coun- tries, which Include' France, Eng- j Germany, Mexico and others. Two' new posts have been organized tbisl week in Chuqulcamnya, Chile, and) the Allies in the war and carry on their comradeship, and an exchange of information respecting disabled! vetvrnns and their widows and child- A national campaign lias been) inaugurated to rush the work of re- WIRELESS TELEPHONES USED 11V SHANGHAI KIREME.V SHANGHAI (By Mail to I'niteil i Press) Wireless telophony has been put into practical uho In China and ' toduy every fire truck lu the Shang hai International Settlement Fire Department Is equipped with u radio ! outfit with which to coir.municatu with the stations to which they aro attached. The primary cause of Hi7; Innovation is the poor local telephone service. In the Chinese districts where Rwgt ()f th(J firefJ take )lu(.,, ,,,,,,. are no telephoneo. In the foreign district it takes from ten to fifteen minutes to put throimh a call at night. As a result of this condition the community has erectyl ' Watch Tow- ers" Shanghai being on level land where a blaze may be seen at a great distance. But Chief W. W. Petit f"",ul """ his exec""ve mt'cei's in' the Stations had difficulty In geltlm! in touch with their men at fires, .o he tried out wireless ti-'ephony. FIFTEEN TIIOI'GHTS '()R NEW YEAH KESOHTIOXS End Bolshevism. Stop speculation. Practice economy. Reduce cost of living. Maintain public confidence. Produce only what is needed. Consume only what is accessary. Encourage conservalivo Invest ments. Increase production through em- ciency. ''-" I'rOVCIH anilSH Ol uiriirjinnnm credit. . Stop government extravagance and , Avoid exc,sive loss of capital through wars. worn 101 noun iu fair taxation. Have guarded contraction 01 vol- , ,.f inonnv or credit. Proper direction of energy, enter- prise, labor and capita , " ' Boost Ashland. Ashland. Llth.a Silve ton cannery I 'tUu, up loo ' Park, and Ashland's mineral wutertoiiajinneijiinntli The Discarded Christmas Tree ijtt t0 oul. owll disabled veteran- i This relict Is to come in tho way of vocational training and a disability i compensation. We are glad to note that only this week two more of our Ashland comrades have been grant- ed contracts for federal vocational training. There are too many cases where this relief has been too Ion? delayed and It is the purpose of Ihe new officers ot Ashland Post to nisli their cases as rapidly as Is possible, it , the business of every citizen to 'new jnstnllutlou'aud Initiatory cero-i mony has been received and will be put into operation fur the first time Jnnpary 11. All service men Inter-! I ested in the adjusted compensation' hills lu congress and in the stale bonus bill will do well to attend this meeting. Tl 1 Chamber of Conn -re Meet In Open l''oriini Luncheon and IIincusk Top ics of liict'ihl Committee lle niands Increased Water Supply. About fifty n.ei.ii.ers of tho Chain- ber of Commerce sat down to a luncheon it the Hotel Austin this noon. Despite the fact that other matters were scheduled to take up a . large portion of the time, the report of the water committee of the Cham- )er of Commerce developed tie greatest amount of interest and .showed that the people are keenly alive to tho proposition. p. 0. Homes reported that th coinmltlue, of which he Is chairman. had held several meetings and that tho committee worn insistent in de- imanding Increased water supply for tho dry months. .Mayor Liimkin being present, was i invited lo L'ive a statement and re - ' - , sponded with tho thought that It might bo necessary, in view of the report from a Portland engineer, lo refer the matter to thn people again. I'pou motion of C. A. Edwards It WHg voted that an open voted lh.it an opt n I'orum Luncheon he hold twice earn moiitii. M't'leilll.V rillll'l ilMUIMIIn:i-il linn , i e I plans were underway for a big meet- ing two weeks from today. Further iili.lml.1 U'i lui iiniiiiiilicel later. ' A. and , spoke briefly ot the ilea that a de- 11J111.11111K 11111111 .....un .... ...... lent thing for Ashland. . THE DALLES City's income is about $100 a day from rock sold to 0 WATER QUESTION ASHLAND CITIZENS GAS MASKS USED 11V j VOLUNTEER FIREMEN IN MEPI'ORD BLAZE MEDKOHD, Jan. , Ex-service i iiicji equipped with gas masks used; in the big war aided the local fire I department Sunday night in putting out a fire In tho tiurnett Corey office j building which resulted In an esti mated $26,000 loss, largely covered by Insurance. The fire sturted In! the basement, and because of the; . density of the smoke, the source could .Southern Pacific Company Will Form not be located for some time. The fire department was having a' hnrd struggle when a dozen ox-ser-, vice men hurried to their homes, se- cured their gas masks, and led the; way through the smoke to the cen-i tor of the trouble of them were otherwise. equip-j Ped for fire fighting and ten per- Iwtly good Sunday suits were ruin ed as a consequence. .'Kures Compiled During the Last CARRIER PIGEONS RE GAINING HI HONORS IN II Ten Years by the Xavy Depart.. Commenting on this plan. President ., ,, . ,., 1 Sproule said: inmt Show That ( nrrier Pigeons , , It is in the nature of a distntv.i Delivered 2II Messages From Sea- ,, , Sol,tl,i n Pacific stock hold planes Forced to Land al Sea. crs of the oil properties that are now . controlled by the Southern Pacific (By the United Press) interests. After the plan takes effect WASHINGTON, Jan. ', Feathered Ihe Southern Pacific company will fighters, a produrt of the world wur, cease to he Interest ed lu the oil are now meeting true appreciation ' business except as n purchaser of of their gallentry. The American ' oil for fuel on the one hand and as carrier pigeon, his sort ice stripes; " common carrier of oil on the other earned by "conaph nous bravery," is : Imnil. In taking this action the today virtually a member of the en- company Is sin.p'y responsive to the listed personnel of the I'niteil States l'' nf the times. The plan puts XHvy. the properties in the possession of All naval aviation pigeons nr., he- Ing registered today on the air sta- lion muster lista in a manner similar to that emploved in keeping the roc- old of tile personnel attached to the sta i. Every bird has his nun.-: l)(r As'a recent navv order requires' that all seaplanes, while In flight. inns nv l,i"..mm n hoard. I... .1... tails are overlooked in giving Ihe ,,,, , altmi,m ,, ,(il. ,,,. tint, warrants, tl is no easy matte,', eilhej', for a plneon to break into the exclusive clans of enlisted fight- Not only ...us. these air birds ah(H. a high degree of efficiency, a(t,p (( 1Pr()I ()f tl..linnR lt thev must have attained a certain nir of maturity. Young birds, for instance, in',, iwtt iiMnwi.it on lh, inmitnr sheet , . , .., , stockholders nnd will place tho mfi until their legs have grown large enough to hold the haiid number of tho naval air station to which they are attached. Figures compiled bv tho Navy De- partmeBt show mt .luring the lad ten lnont, of the war, United State? (iav1, Ili(.(KJI1!, ((ilvereI 219 messages ;,. ,...,. fr.i . i,i , lllllll Sl-ll lllilli- iwi.-ii iu iiit.u mi n. ... ... ., Krilttsclili.il Is composed ol men in Those Planes were without any other , an( w. means of communication and credit alUm 19 Kve" "iK "'r ""rin ,,0,l,!er.les referred to pass Into new ami men and machines. Many Instances; thn m,w nrRl2Ui(m have occurred where , igeons operat-, s(fti.ts M nmpr mh wh ing on the Atlantic .eaboard have ; m)()ntl1? mat.llillP.y ,.,,. flir work. been instrumental in delivering n.cs- Tho )pw mA 1)1)rmnlle, be.1(, t , sages remiesting cpare parts for din- ,,,, abM tlmn Kocently ul Pe.isacola, Flu., thirty-; '. . . ... .i 1 1....1 1.. two Olios were usi-u uv 1111,1111.11. 111 m(,,saRP, Tho pl(!enn covore(1 ?n0 milMj wUh average upped of .12 miles an I our. . K v c.ltTEH. ,,., ritien. a former speaker of ( tomM of Agh land and one of the leading public- n, bonds, and the holders of these spirited citizens and patriotic work- bonds, in order to avail themselves pis or Hint section, Joint chairman f t, rjKit to purchiiHe stock ot the of State Fish commission and State ne company must exchange their (inino niiiiniissioii, Kepresentiitive bonds for Southern Pacific rompunv Carter is one of the most notable ac- stock on or IikIoih January 14, 1921. qulsitlons of the 1921 session. A "Warrants will bo Issued to each man of personality, address, elo- stockholder soon us possible alter iiii'iiie. expei'ieuco and 8iiliManli.il closing the books on January H. success. It is certain Ijn will lie one, 21. specifying tho amount of stock of the most influential members, of the new company which the stock llorn 1 son, Klkader. Clayton Comity,-holder Is entitled to purchase. On Iowa; loi'i'l lilBh school and two years the bucks of these warrants will be at Iowa Agricultural College, Ames; two forms, lu case it is desired to entered hanking business; sold out. purchase stock the first form is to 1SSI nnd came to Asliliind, orgnulz- he filled nut and signed by the stock ing Hank of Ashland; now president holder, or by his assigns, and re First National ll inli. Ashland. Ac- turned on or before March 1, 1921. to tive during war drives, chairman of , the treasurer of the Southern Pacific many; chairman Ashland community roinpany. A. K. VanlVventer. 165 chest; .Mason, presiding officer Rliie Ilroadway, New York City, accorj-. Lodge. Templar. Sliriner. Klk I first pun led by a cashier's draft or certi exalted Muter, shhind): married. ' fied check, payable to the order of Oregon Voter. the Southern Pacific company In New i York funds for the full amount, pay- I'HM.IITI VK AERIAL ROl'TE able. Ill case it is desired to dispose WIU. HE INAUGURATE!)! of the privilege of purchasing stock, . 'the second form on the back of the V SlllCTON. Jan. .1 An aerial ; warrant, which is an assignment. If L...I i....,,,er ...i-vire I. to be . tilM 01lt nt iP"'l T th established between Manila and the1 "ckhol,ler. Where a warrant an other principal ports of the Phllip- tl",rl,!" !n Purchase of two or more pine Islands, it was announced here"n"' of "ock of the " company, today. To inaugurate this service. "holder who may wish to pur. .... chllMA a nortinn nf thn tiM-k rnvaroil the llureau of Insular Atlalrs lias purchased five flying bjats from the; Navy Department. The flying per-, sounel will consist of thirty Philip- vtln:i! Cimnl nfflcera The v , , , ,., servlce is expected to start soon after ; the first of next year. ; PRESIDENT SPROULE RE7URNSFR0MVISIT I Separate Company for Its Oil Hold- Inn, and Will lie Only Interested in the Handling; mid Using of Oil as a Common Currier. President William Sproule of tho Southern Pacific Company returned to San Francisco lust Thursday after an absence In the east of 30 days or more. Oo-lncident Willi his return announcement wus made from tho !New York offices ot tho company I Hint the director have decided upon a plan for separating the oil prop erties controlled by the company from the Southern Pacific "railroad properties, pursuant to a declaration by the hoard of directors about a mouth ago that (hoy had approved the principle of separating these properties and hud called upon the executive committee of tho company to submit a plan. stocKiioniers as liiniuiiunia, cam stockholder hein? ;:lvnn the right to .iirn a suare ... mo on prope.-ue, ln 1,18 mm M,cl,t llint h" :l K,,!,rB 1,1 ,h" '"' Pilorty. "" wi" ,"" "'''ived that the new oil company will he known as the vfi(r 011 company. It will Include ' f tl,H Southern Pacific- ''" 'lP"l.y. stated in the 011- ' nonncemcnt. and so much ot the shares of the Associated Oil company as mo soutiiern .'acme now minis. Tho Associated Oil com puny, how llary ever, and its subsid companies, f,l,1"'ln 'tltiM remrnh, nf whether the Southern Pacific re- tl,in" B,oc,c or lliv,'Rls 't!,,",r of l,s stock na now announced. "The plan is Intended to inure to the benefit of the Southern Pacific Jority stock ot the Associated Oil company In very strong hands for the purposes of the oil producing nnd refining business in which that com- lmnyf ls "0W, head- qunrters of tho Pacific Oil company will bo In New York nnd tho board of directors as announced by Mr. . ... 1 aCIIMT II lulu iJiHii- IB iiui i-i ui-n- P1,1P..H,I siatoment I., stock- . . . . . . . . .. en, pacj(le coml)nliy cnl)tl.oll(lr A. D. MeDbnahl said: "The rupitul stock of the new coinptu.y is tixeil at 3,500,000 shares to correspond us nearly as may be to the total nuut- C0111mlly Bl0(.k 0,stanolng, together fouvmon & epM (,onvprt. by the warrant to one person anl the remainder to another must on or before February ii, 1921. return the warrant to the treasurer to be exchanged for other warrants speci- ' (Continued on Pag Four) 0 EASTERN STATES i