PAO TttftEB
OMftn Hi
ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS
era iu the slate legisla
jrter, who has also been
ring the legislative bob
jccompany her husband
OL. XLIV
Chorus Girl Must
Pay Income Tax on
kutos and Hosiery
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 22 The hard
working chorus girl who rolls to
business each day In her own limou
sine will not be allowed to deduct
her means of transportation as "legit
imate expenses" In making out her
Income tax statement.
Neither are the silk stockings or
lovely "pretties" with which she
charms 'the "tired business man"
each night allowable on the expense
aide of her income tax blank, accord
ing to Miss Mary A. McGinn of the
New York State Income Tax bureau,
who Is busy at this time of year an
swering queries on "What don't I
have to pay?"
Gas and oil which she buys for her
limousine, likewise, are not charge
able to the business side of her oc
cupation, but the powder and rouge
which cover ber dainty face are rec
ognized by the state government as a
necessary asset for her job.
Movie stars who dazzle the public
with their silk and satin gowns In
fashion's latest decree also must con
sider these as assets and not liabil
ities of their business and leave cal
culation for their cost out of their
Income tax statements for, Miss Mc
Ginn declares, unless they are worn
absolutely for stage wardrobe and
II
ANNUAL STATEMEN
COUNTY
NURSE
i transportation, bad roads, etc., this
, . ' work has been somewhat retarded.
Following is the report issued by , wheneTer th- ha8 ,Mte(l a
the Jackson county health ')8Cnool( lngpectlon of tho buil(iinK, toi-
the services during the year ending1
February 17. 1921. to the .
County Public Health association;
Investigating visits and visits u
Nursing visits, 107.
Instructive visits, 71.
Visits to tubercular patients, 61.
prenatal visits, et ,h chMdren liabUs of health and
Infant and ch id welfare visits. 20.' t
General cases. 73. , hygiene. ery good results have
Visits to school buildings, 71. jbeen obtained in this respect, as re
School visits to homes, 66. ports from the county superintendent
Total number ot visltB, 943. of 8chooIg and the county supervisor
Children Inspected for physical de- ch(""8 and tllR varlou8 ,Mefh"
fects 1103 we" a from ,he P"rentl' of ths
Routine inspection of children for
symptoms of epidemic diseases, H0.,
ICt'nTs XndeTb met- "d hr.ng any help possible to those
Ings and conferences). 18. in isolated districts who are ill or in
- Clinics held during year. 6. jany way needing the attention or
Number of children examined by, holp of the nurlie
physicians at clinics, J9- 4 0wlng t0 tne confidential nature
Office conferences with patients. 37. t , ,,
Number of children taken to doc- of the work of the nurse, it Is im-
tor by nurse for examination or treat-1
in en I 13.
Number of teachers consulted, 76.
Number of children enlisted in
modern health crusade, 468.
Number of children with defects.
S02.
Detects corrected, 40. ,
' About 60 per cent of the children
examined at clinics show improve
ment bv the follow-up work.
During the past year the former
nurse, Mrs. Lee. nursed 29 Ptent'
during the intiuenza elm.-n...
Butte Falls.
The present nurse began her du-i
ties the 6tn ot June, iu.
One week In June was spent in
Portland and Salem, visiting the var
ious state Institutions and relief or
ganizations. Personal visits were made to nil
doctors in the county.
With 'the aid of the Red Cross and
other agencies, food, clothing and
supplies hnve been given to 20 fam
ilies. The Colony cluh has promised to
' supply the Loan Closet for one year.
Visits have been made to all the
packing houses where women are
employed and recommendations made
for better sanitation, first aid sup
plies, sanitary Bervlettes, etc. In all
Instances were the recommendations
kindly received and Improvements
made.
Four layettes secured for expec
tant mothers.
Two days spent at coiintj fafr at
Ashland where nurse had rest room
nnd talked with mothers.
Two days spent at county school
fair in Medford. where nurse had a
rest room, distributed literature and.
gave a demonstration of the care of
the baby's nursing bottle showing
the proper and improper kind, etc. j by Mrs. W. L. Moore as Gypsy mother
Nurse attended the conference at nd Mm. Edwin Dunn, as Rosalie.
Portland. July 1, 2, 3. This was wera admirably acted,
the first annual conference of the xi,e violin solo by Leonard Pettit.
public health workers of Oregon. . ; trombone solo by V. O. N. Smith and
Nurse attended a conference of thepano trio by Misses Kaegl and Miss
committee on health and hygiene, pterson, presented between the acts,
held at Portland, October 2. The were much appreciated,
meeting of this committee was called At the close of the frog" the
ly the O. 8. T. A.'. i chairs were put to one side and there
! was much merry-making, while the
' During the past few months special, gypsy band went around telling for
tress has been laid upon the nchool; tunes and selling coffee, sandwiches,
work and the home follow-np work: cake, and candy.
and through the courtesy and Inter-! The Bellevlew , Community club
est of the Red Cross, the services ofWi,hes to thank all those who took
Miss Margaret Van Scoyos has bees part and assisted in any way In mak
given to the Jackson County Public j nK the affair such a signal success.
Health association, who In Conner.-1
tlon with her work in home nursing
classes held throughout the county,
bas assisted the county nurse in the
work in the Ashland and Medford
cannot be utilized off the stage, they
are not legitimate expenses Incurred
In the pursuit of their business and.
therefore, are not chargeable on the
debit side of the income tux blank.
"Small fortunes are expended year
ly by feminine moving picture star3
for beautiful clothes which are never
worn In the picture studios except in
connection with the taking of ball
room, dinner party and other scenes
In the making of big; pictures," says
Miss McGinn. "An audit of these re
turns show that screen and stage stars
have Invariably sot down the cost of
such wardrobe as business expenses,
and the sum totul for the year would
in many cases buy a home on River
side Drive.
"The bureau draws the line against
silk stockings and slippers, however.
Such articles of wardrobe are con
sidered capital Investments. The
point Is that In almost every case
they can be worn off the stage. The
bureau is now Investigating the re
turn of a famous screen artist who
put In as expenses In her return an
item of $1000 for silk stockings pur
chased during 1919. She claimed
they were worn wholly in studios
during the year In connection with
her work."
schools. Miss Van Scoyos has done
some very intensive school and follow-up
work, which her own report
will show.
Efforts have been made to reach
as many schools as possible, but ow
ing to tho trouble In the way of
lets, the lighting and heating sys-
m Md thi eolldlton of the
gchool ha be(m an( a rppor(
tQ the county iul)P1.illten(et of
j SCnOOlB. AO MtlulllJH llitn urni muc
to establish the health crusade work.
thereby Instilling In the minds ofj
children show.
E(f0rtg have been made to reach
possible to give a full account ot tne
work done, as the citing of cases
would' betray the very confidence
she tries first of all to win. and
which brings her Into tho very posi
tion where she can best help them.
During the past year two patients
have been placed in the tuberculosis
sanitorium at Salem.
One child has been taken from a
home where the parents were both
Lentally and physically unabb to
chM am, r, ,r(,(, ,
j I00(j permancnt home.
Arrangement9 ,.,, ,,,.,. wav
,hrohv tu-n meni.-illv .leiicieiit child
ren will be sent to the Home for the
Feeble Minded at Salem.
A permanent health center has
been established at Ashland, where
the nurse meets with mothers once
each month for weighing and meas
uring of children, and for consulta
tion. This completes the work of the
past year.
OPERETTA "GYPSY QI EEX,"
ABLY PRESENTED BY THE. .
RELLKYIEW COMMI NITY CLVR
To say Hint the beautiful operettu,
"Gypsy Queen," which was presented
at the Belteview school house last
night, was well received and excep
tionally well" presented is putting It
mildly. Long before tho curtain rose
the school house was crowded to the
doors and numbers cohld not gain
! admission.
When the curtuin rose and the au
dience found themselves gazing on
a real forest scene and a hard-looking
gypsy band, they were spellbound
I The leading roles, which were taken
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lilly have re-
turned home from Portland after a
i visit of several weeks In the Rose
, City.
ASHLAND, OREGON,, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1921
MBMMBgggBB!!tt!ME?BBW''twli"lww'1 1 " 1 mmmmmmm mnnwn
In the Adjutant General's office,
there has been prepared a long list
of names, known os the Deserter's
List. In order that this list may be
corrected and that no names shall
bo retained oh this list, except those
that belong there, wo. wish to call
ypur attention to tho following in-
formation concerning men who evad
ed the registration or fulled to report
for duty thereafter:
Thin I Imi.ortj.nl. :
Attention is directed to members,
of the AMERICAN LEGION that
many men. are listed In the Desert-jcan
er's list of the Adjutant General's, the staff. Information concerning 1 over bulc'h uf dnKi,,,! senators.' , were Ypres. Fumes, Dixmude, Ostein! put things right today, however.ls
office by reason of the fact that sub-Uhe organisation of an Auxiliary unit Tho lwo mpn w(,r(J corporils m'tho nnd Courtrnl." Tho districts of Ypres going to cost several times $51,000,
sequent to registration they entered for Ashland Post H. H cn be ob-j mme battep). o( lhe nuinhow division and Funics, the richest agricultural 000. Wages and raw materials have,
service and did not adviso their local -talned from the Adjutant. There are nprallce lands, contained 215,000 acres of ; on the whole, more than trebled, and
board. After Induction if the man now 28 units organized In Oregon. , t amli 6g villages, three towns and ' estimates that put the restoration of
did not report, he was listed as a de-! nreveni rich investors from 1111 agricultural population If over' agriculture alone, without any re-
serter.
"Tile work of cloaring up this list
will be materially assisted if all men
who are at all doubtful about thelrnd the first Chinese of the city t0)
present status will write to tho Art
jutaut General of the Army, setting
forth their full name, local board,
residence at the time of registration
and order number, If possible.
"Many other men were Inducted in
the service during the time of the In
fluenza epidemic and died before re
porting. The names of such men
probably appear as deserters also.
''Any member ot the Legion kpow
ing of such person should so notify
.....
the Adjutant General with all pos
sible Information.
"Any individual or I'osl of the
American Legion suspecting a draft
deserter or delinquent should so no
tify the Adjutant General of the
Army, giving the full name ot the
suspected deserter or delinquent, to
gethcr'witb his residence at the time
of registration and order number If
that can be obtained."
This section will stand re-reading.
It may be mighty important to some
of you felloVs mid' yon don't realize'
it. Does that first or third para -
graph refer to yon? Better look
yourselves up an.i m nr. ...
.1 ... ...I
you stand.
.
I VhiBiv nnitu of the u'nmen'a Any-
iliary-of the American Legion were
chartered in the last two weeks, rais-
ing the total number to 1 823. The
latest scheduled convention of the
Auxiliary will be held in the Depart -
ment of Washington afTacoma, Feb -
ruary 17, 18 and 19. This will be
the tenth state convention of the Wo-
Flag Etiquette
Mount Ashland Chajitej- of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion have received the following code
jor rule for flag etiquette which hail
been gleaned from army ''
usages, which they wish to make
public. so that all, and especially th ;
school children of Ashland, may knowj
the correct usages ot their national j
emblem:
1. The flag should not be hoisted
; before sunrise nor allowed to remain i
up after suntfet. It should not be
displayed upon stormy days, nor left
out over night.
2. When the flag is displayed at
half staff, for 'mourning, it Is to be
lowered to that position from the top
of the staff. It is afterwards hoist
ed to the top before It is finally low
ered.
3.. When the flag Is formally rais
ed, all present during tho ceremony
should stand at attention, with hand
raised to the forehead ready for the
salute. .
4. The correct salute to the flag,
as required by the regulations of the
United States Army, is: Stunding at
attention, raise the right hand to the
forehead over the right eye, palm
I downward, fingers' exteaded and close
together, arm ut an angle of forty-
five degrees. Move hand outward
about a fOOt, With a quick motion.
hen drop hand to the sjde.
6. When the colors are passing
on parade, or in review, the specta-
tor should. It a man or boy, and If
'walking, halt; uncover, If sitting.
rise, stand ut attention, and uncover.
6. Whenever possible, the flag!
should be flown from a staff or mast,
but should not be fastened to the'
side of a building, platform or sent-, 17. Our children should be taught
folding. . jto carefully handle and gilard their
7. When flags are used In unveil-; little flags from rough and disre
Ing a statute or monument they i ipectful treatment, and not be' per
should not be allowed to fall to theimitted tn carelessly toss them about
ground, but should lie carried aloft 1 In parades and processions, nor throw
to wave out. formlne a distinctive
feature during the remainder of the!
ceremony. 1 holding it.
8. When the flag Is used out ofj 18. Our most imporlunt holiday!
i doors. It should a'lways be allowed '( when the flag should be displayed
jto fly in the breeze. When clusters) at full staff) are:
'and draping of colors are desired. j Lincoln's Birthday. February It;
bunting or cloth should be used, but Washington's Birthday. February II,
i never the flag. Memorial Day. May 30; Flag Day,
. When our national flag and)
state or other flags fly together, or
are nsed la decorating together, our
Ashland Post, No. k
ASHLAND, ORBGOX
Glenn E. Simpson, Post Commander.
H. 0. Woloott, Vice-Commander.
Ralph Hadfleld, Historian.
Wm. Holmes, Treasurer.
Donald Spencer, Adjutant and Legion Editor.
men's organisation. There are two
kinds of emblems for use . by the bers In other western states will push (I-llUe(l jregs gtur( Correspondent) 000 tons of potatoes, and a consid
Auxlllary, one for those who lost a; similar legislation. ! BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 22 Cen-lerable quantity of hops.
relative in the service and the other
kind for all others. The emblems
are similar to the Legion emblem,;
- in inuuiur ",loc)eilfri Minn., when he visited
goiu star auu a uiu0 uir m miChl( wartlme comraae, Ex-CorpornL
enamel Is substituted for the bronze; CoUin, now 'nontenant-governor of .
service star of tho Legion emble",-Mnne!)otlli
the gold star being for those who lost, ' ' . .. cor.i
relative in the service; the blue
star for all other members.
The'
words. "Women's Auxiliary Ameri-
Legion are In the circle around
rne American region ineiiiuers in.
San Francisco paid honor to Hong
Chow Lee, son of a Chinese merchant
enlist ror tne worm war, wnen nisi
. . . .,. ,
body was brought to San Francisco
, ,ii u , M. j
only 22 years old when he was killed.
in the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
i
We have some mliihtv encouraalni!
i reports from Charlie Freeman, whoollve drab uniform caused Thomas
'is still tn the hospital. Charlie says!. Swale, commander of the Ameri-j Charles Mlher Hoot, one of Ash
; they had an awful time finding .lean Legion of that state, to register 1 kow "I"""" r,,r "inv
he,l lone enough for him. but they la strong protest. The uniforms, it ''"'"' '. " P'omineut c,v,l en-
I finally manufactured a dandy
! 1 l. I.I...I UntnA n
and he kind of hates to leave It
Arrangements lor
thousands of delegates to the third i
annual convention of the American!
Legion, which . will be held October
31, .'November 1 and 2 of this year
in Kansas City, Mo., are being mude
by Legion posts of that city and state.
Marshal Foch. is among the disti:i-
guished guests expected by Legion -
nulres. The corner store for Kan -
sis City's $2,000,000 Liberty Mem-
orial building to four hundred men
1 of that city who gave their lives dur-
lug the war, will be laid during the,
An..ntn,.
...c..i..,u.
j . .. s ,
i In harmony with the policy artop-
ted liv the American Leelon at its'
last' national convention "for iinined-1
iate confirmation and legalization of;
the policy that foreign born Japanese
shall be forever barred from Ameri-
, can citizenship." the legislative com-
lmlttee of the Legions Nebraska do-
partiuent is supporting the passage;
of an alien land hill iu the state leg-
national flag should be on the right.
10. For Indoor decorations the
flag can only be used us a drapery;
It cannot be used to cover a bench
or table, desk or box and where any
thing can be se or placed upon the
flag.
For indoor decorations, the flag
be murM upl many ul.tl(ltlc
fa8nion8, and U8e, with bunting, gar-
andg plam9 am, flowm.8 ,mt gllould
navor ha ....,, ,.fiIow .. .. .
ting.
11. When used on a bier or cas
ket at n funeral, the stars fcbould
be placed at the head.
In no case should the flag bo al
lowed to touch tho ground.
12. The flag must not bo marred
by advertisements, nor desecrated on
the stage.
13. It is nn unwritten law in the
navy that the flag Is never to bo
washed; It is always to bo consid
ered immaculate.
14. When "The Star Spangled
Banner" Ib played, all present should
rise and stand at intention until the
endinir. The playing of It as a part
of a medley should be prolUblted,
land it should not be played us an
exit march.
15. The only Federal legislation
with regard to the flag, forbids the
registration of any trademark which
consults of or comprises the flag or
coat of arms, or other Insignia of the
rnited States, or any simulation
.hereof ,-or of any states or municl-
L.n.... on.- fnrelrn nnllnn Bte
J6 ' Tne flaK Mute adopted" by
the N. 8. D. A. R . and by our military
schools, the Boy Scouts and other
organizations, and wWh should be
Itaucht lu all of our public schools,
( "I pledge allegiance tn my Flag,
and to the Republic for which It
stands; oue nation indivisible, wltn
Liberty and Justice to all."
I them away should a stick become
broken or should the child tire of.
June 14; Independence Day, July 4;
(Star Spangled Banner Day, Septem-
ber 4, and your own State Day.
Mature. It is said that Legion mem-
.
"Tinies do change," said J. M. Mil-;
jm American LeRon member ofjthe soil throughout tho ages, had.
nnrnl i referring in the lieutenant-
governor! was iu France and he wnj
covere( all over wlh coMe9 ,(
. ., . . . , ....pin,.,.
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vvuuuig meir snuro ui mo iua win
den," a tax on the Interest of u '
state, couuty and city bonds Is fav-
ored by Ti((el. 08t No 23 r tu0
, , .
American region in new i urn, wiih.ii
co
to enact a law to that etfect,
! '
The sight of prisoners in the State
' Keformatory at Monroe, A'ush.. Ill
was said. were, used as mison iia.h !
on account of their low cost. The!
1
iiractlco will iirobablv be discon-
.nt.n.l..in.!tiiiued. '
Remembering A. W. O. I
tUy 1,1 :
France, American
Legion ineiuliers '
In Kokomo, Ind., rescued a soldier
who was thrown off a train while
! trying to beat his way back to ('ami.
I'lke, Ark., before the expiration or
! his furlough. Tho post lent him
, railroad fare and he resumed his
Journey on the cushions.
'she survives him. their only child, n
Returning doughboys, weary with,
the once ever-present canned salmoiv
Im.iB Infl.ifl.in.J ll,nl f ... i 1 1 nii tn n....an1
...uumic.. ...... ....,.,. ,u ...n.
; ting it. according, to a .letter, to
the American Legion Weekly from
a Seattle Leeionunlre. who states
that there are millions of dollars'
worth of "gold fish" iu warehouses
j along the Pacific coast. The writer
calls upon ex-service men to resume
eating the sea food to boost an In-
dustry "which produces. employment
for several thousand veterans of the
World War."
High Class Animal
For This Valley
' and Columbia Railway, chief engi-
C. C. Hoover has recently purchus- non nf lhe Hammond roads and suit
ed u bull calf from K. M. C Nol'l'.jorlntendent of the Oregon and Eureka
Josephine county, Hint should ell) nnilrontl. ' Ho also served In an on
to Improve the dairy stock in this Bpe,inK rapiirity Mth'thn Portland
valley. If there Is'aiiything In good municialy nld , Washington
breeding, this animal should be ofstatn lliRi1Wiiy commission.
the best as His breeding shows that
thei'a are three gold medal B'Voi j Ashlaml his home, though In riU
back of him. Two nn the sire's side, ,.,, ne(ls ,,.,, of t10 time. About
Rosalres Olga Lad and St. Mawcs,;,9I0 llft .V1 ,,,, most of his active
and Golden Glows Chief on the dam's
side. These three sires have produc-'n ther home here. He was president
ed more worlds' record cows llinnj of ,he Ashland Ire & Storage com -
nnv other sires ill the breed so this!
animal should be of a splendid coni -
blnntion.
Mr. Hoover Is a momber of the
cow-tesllng nssoclnUon and was In-
terested In. this animal through the'
association. He is detornilnod to I in - j
prove his herd and' that ho has al -
I raldy made iprogre,ss is shown In
comparing the herd nverugo of Jan
uary. 1920, with that ot January.
1921
The averages tor January, 1920,
per cow were Milk, 20.8 pmind.i, igno, lim has been in the possession j
butterfat, 87 pounds; lor January. Lf o,,, (i,i family since juitent was;
1921. milk 22.9 pounds, butterfat, HSP, n it by lhe government.
111 nnundfl. an increase of over 2.rii -ri,u i-m :! will lie held Saturdavi
percentlnbuttefatpercow.Toi,.ak..lllft,.nlo(, llt o'clock, under direc-
.... . , ,. ,, ....
mill lUJlHUtnuit'iii ..... ..U....-I nt..-.
the butcher and has replaced them ,
with high grade cows. Mr. Hoover i
Jives nil credit for this great Increase'
In production to the information sndj
help the Rogue River Valley Cow-i
Testing association has brought to
him and to the personal interest Mr.
Bichan the tester gives to the dairy
herds' under the association. j
M. E.
EVAXtJEI.ISTIC SERVICES
UkAU tNi; (it Mill CROWDS!
.
Yon ure missing a grand treat Kj this appolntn Is well merited In J laud, and other interesting features.
you are not hearing Rev. Dr. Ben- view of the work he has done forwlll be carried out.
nard nt lhe Methodist Episcopal the good t.f agriculture in the coiiii- The meeting will be held" at Chan
church He is preaching some very tv. and he will reiHer valuable as-tauquu Pioneer hall and the Ashland
One gospel sermon, and delivering Mstance It. .Mr. Cnte. the rnuniy I Chamber of Commerce will furnish
them with unusual power. Every agent. In this wk. s lunch at noon for all who attend
night this week the congregations Mr. Holilmugh states th.il he will , tho gathering of that date. The
are Increasing The singing Is good continue his farming operations ns Chamber of Commerce and the poul
and you cannot afford to miss these , usual, and still specialize in the; try men are anxious to make this a
special services. Dr. Bennard has breeding of purebred Jersey cattle very interesting session and further
Just completed a fine meting at Klam- and PercI.eron horses, and eipecHj announcements will be made at an
ath Falls where many were convert- to add quite a little St. Mawes breed- early date.
ed . He 'recently held a revival In ing to hi. Jersey herd this year. His C. E. Morton of Ashland Is chair
Washington. D. C. where many were I father-in-law. Mr. Hurley. I. with , man of the Committee and is t.kln?
k.,.in . i ,hurrh. Don't fail 'him on the ranch and will see to the great Interest in planning this meet.
to hear him.
ncLicfiiiifiiy
Flanders'
Be a
Ily R. II. SHEFFIELD
Ituries of spade and pioneer labor,
performed Dy minions oi liners oi
made of Flanders in 1914 one of th?
richest agricultural provinces in the;
world. In four years of war the re-
suit of all those centuries of labor
wag annihilated. The wlplng-out of
such an extensive region, with all Its
vast agricultural resources, was un-'
precedented tn history.
The centers of the war zone here
irlnetv thousand
Of the laud, 1G0,
000, acres were arable ami GS.uon
pasture. The number of farms was
24.000 of horses 6.070. of horned
.,,,. 47 nnn j,n.i of niiis 42.00ft
- - -
:Anilal crops gathered comprised an
average of 437.000 sacks of wheat,
( HAS. W. HOOT
DIM) Till HSIMY X Kill 1
K""""r ul l,,B ""'"'
died last i
Kul' B1,me ""m,"s imM '"'!
i i i i. i.M.. r..:it.... i,.,.,iM. !
" "
tollowlng paralysis which flually in-
capacitated him both mentally Hud;1'"'""" 1 """" ,u
Mr Un'.,, w.,,,1.1 lm. he,-,, 71 vearsi
' , '
IM UKC IU1II lid lll. VI lllllll mill -i'. Iir
whs born at Mania... Ohio. In 1 850.!"' vt,ml" " """l'hlne county for It
and atleiuled co.un.o,. sclo.ol there' I1""'s' ""'"' vio" vmMmt
until 10 vears of age. the., tnupht' ,l"f,,m'1 "'""" com'f
in country distri.'t schools and at- "" l'"'!"lv "',"a"M by ,h"
tended Chester Se.nlnarv and llin.n.t MM 11 w01"'1 be "nlv fuir lu
follcL-e.
11.. w:,u imirrle,! In Virginia
M. Booth. Mav 2... IS73. ill Ohio, and
Mr. Root was in the employ of the
; . r,.1nl.1,,. Uallroad com-l
, 1la BVtllllh .u..,.. nf n;1MP.
'burg from IdSl.lo 18Sli. In various. "' ' '"'lu.r.nK ...e
positions from 'camp cook to transitj mmmnnlng of many jurors to serum
man and resident etiglniieer of con-i" J"rv t0 ,rv ,1,p ri'8''"
t ruction, between Rosehnrg and thei '
summit of tho Slsklyous. He was
(tnployed with the Northern Pacific
as an eiiginneer of construction work.
and ditiiiiK the period from 188!) to
I tin!) was employed us a locating and'
construction engineer for various,
railroads ill California, Oregon ami
Washington, holding. very high rank
among the civil engineers of the on -1
tire Pacific coast. Among other re
sponsible positions he held wore those
of division engineer for the Astoria
nurnK ai these years he called
work all(1 itlrhis wife settled down
.,.. ,..,. mm ... icii r.n.l Im.l
Ueen a valuable member o'f the Cltyi
council.
jIo was om. f tlf, d,.r members
Ashland Lodne, A. V. R. M. and
membership in the severn.l other
Masonic bodies represented here. He
!wa8 as0 member of the American
. society of Civil Engineers. Besides
his wife, two Ill-others nnd a sister
reside in the old home state of Ohio.!
onn of whom lives on the farm which.
was taken up by his grandfather in,1
. . .. .... .,.. ......
i . ... iii,, .MiiMMiM- 1 1 .ii.-i un . . .--i-i-
; tlon of 111" Masonic
vices at tht'
Ashland lodge, lo which friends and
fl.,)tl.,.rt an, invited. The interment
, hi ),,. In Mountain View cemetery.
c. HOI.III.U Git ;kts ap-
PnlNTMKNT, COI TY AGKX T
I'rcMdeni Kerr of the . A. C. has
iiuiiini d the appointment of F. C.
Holihaiigh of Ashland as assistant
'county aceiit In Jacks oui.ty. Mr.
HnllliHimh is Hie well known stork
,.. f the Valley View district, and
farming operations.
'jn, principal of the Jun
moI, has been laid up
count of illness. Supt.
is been taking his
ui vi
Field to
.n, who condite-
rgan In
Giant Task
barley and oats; a million kilos (say
In thousand tons) of tobacco; 12G
Of all this wealth, nothing remain-
;eu at tue armistice, r arm nouses were
either destroyed or in ruins; villages
were razed; the cattle haa Deen
slaughtered; the farmers and their
hands had fled; barren Inundated
grouiyl was all that remained,
Pre-war values of this destroyed
property may bo estimated at $51,-
000,000. That does not sound much
if you say It quick enough, but, for
anemic Belgium, it means a lot! To
construction of villages, etc., at clo.w
on $200,000,000 show the extent of
the work of reconstruction to which
Belgium has set her hand, and In
which she. has achieved such satis
factory results in the past twolv.)
months.
E OF VENUE
On the plea of attorneys for R. D.
llines that a change of venue be
I granted the court transferred two
. . i . t 1 : t .1. 1 ....
couniy. I lie (".rounds were prejuuic"
' " ''"" B',il,St 'l''"'""-
Krunting the plea for a change
llllB Paiucu.ar ii.-.ei.u,.i, us o,. ..
' expensive to the county, for in
' vr' 'l'",,1,n of "un m""v ,ux-
payHrs will -feel that they are per-
sonally aggrleveil by the failure of
Jnstrfled In objecting to niaiff Jutor..
Co. Public Health
Association Meets
An enthusiastic meeting ot tin
Jackson County' Public Health asso
ciation was held at Medford Saturday
afternoon, representatives from.every
section of the county being in at
tendance. I Miss Hartley, who has general sup
ervision of the public health nurses
of the state, and her assistant, Miss
Schrlver. both addressed the meet
ing. Reports from Miss Fnlldine nnd
Miss Van Scoyoc were particularly
interesting.
Professor Brlsco, Professor Smilli,
Miss Homes, Dr. W. P. Holt and Miss
I Poole gave short talks. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en
suing year:
President Mrs. F. I. TouVelle.
( Jaciksonvl"n
; vlcfi-p''osil
ident Mrs. It. T. Elmore.
Ashland.
Secretary-Mrs. Lewis ririch. Jack
sonvllle.
Treasiiror Mrs. F. Corning Kenly.
Medford. .
Executive Committee Prof. Geo.
A. Brlsco. Ashland; Prof. Alihrev
Smith. Medford; Miss Susan no
Honies. Jacksonville; Dr. W. W. P.
Holt, Medford; Mrs. O. A. Manning.
Talent; Mrs. It. W. Elden, Central
Point; Mrs. It. G. Srhleffeljn, Med
ford; Mrs. D. Plrozzl, Ashland; Mrs.
,1. (!. Wade. Gold Hill; Mrs. Alice
Hollowuy. Medford.
Community Vice-Presidents Mrs.
H. T. Elmore. Ashland; Mrs. Geo.
Mansfield. Medford; Mrs. Andrew
nearn. I'noenix .mis. ii. n.
Sargent.
Jacksonville; Mrs. Roy Brown. Eagle
Point; Mrs. Louis Brown. Talent;
Mrs. Marquis. Rogue River, Mrs. Mil
dred Caileton. Central Point; Mrs.
Lucas, Beagle; Mrs. Lynn Smith, Gold
Hill.
rol I.TKYMEX TO MEET
M.m illtAY. KEIUU'AKY J
The Southern Oregon Poultry f
i socialinn is to hold a meeting in Ash
land. Saturday. February 2h.
At this meeting and ' roxram of
speaking, with a lecturer from Port
inc.
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