LAND WEEKLY TIDINGS
ASH
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ASHLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1922
OL.XLV
NO. 19
URGES USE OF
LOCAL MTU
GRANITE ROCK
P. R. HARDY, .SPOKANE MOM'.
MEXT MAKER, BELIEVES INEX
HAUSTIBLE SUPPLY OK GRAN
, ITE ROCK IX ASHLAND HILLS
luiilsotii( Mar kIii of Profit Possible
' by Low Production Costs; Nothing
Wltliiu 2,(MM) MJIeH Equal to Supp
ly; liig Market In Northwiwt. -
(From Saturday's Dally)
.- P. R. Hardy, of tlio Inland Mon
umental Company, Hxikiine, who
is visiting hU brother, J. II. Har
dy, of the Flint National Rank,
cannot understand why Ashland
does not develop her vast miner
nl wealth, which evisU in the
tthape of an inexhaustible supply
of first grade granite, rock.
The market for this valuable ma
terial is here, being suuplied from
other sources. The cost of putting
the rocK on the market Is suff
tlently low to leave a handsome mar
gin of profit, as proven by present
operations of the Blair Granite Co.
This concern ia selling stone at a
price whh makes it possibte to lay
It down in Spokane at $10.80 pel
cubic foot, polished on both sides.
Vennont granite costs $15.60, or
nearly 50 per cent more. The Ash
land granite Is practically as good
as the Barre, Vermont, stone, accord
ing to Mr. Hardy and other north
western dealers, who declare the
difference In the two Is so slight
as not to be noticed by the average
customer. Nothing within 2,000
miles of Ashland equals the granite
found here.
As for the market, about GOO cars
of granite are shipped into the Pa
cific Northwest each year. The
wholesale price varies from $4,000
to $5,000 per car. Mr. Hardy's com
pany alone uses about $50,000 worth
of stone in the course of a year.
The freight from Vennont is $4 per
hundred to Spokane, but only 65
cents from Ashland to the same
point. Dealers pay $1,600 freight
charges on a single car of Barre
granite. A cubic foot of rough stone
costs $3.50 in Ashland. Polishing
costs $3 per square foot.
The Barre quarries have been
worked so long that the stone must
now be lifted 275 feet out of the
quarry and immense quantities ol
waste rock muHt be moved in order
to continue operations. Charles Ren
nistou, of the Oregon Granite Com
pany, believes that the system which
the Blair Granite Company adopted
for the development of their quarry,
Is unnecessarily expensive. Both he
and Mr. Hardy agree that a large
amount of capftal would1 be neces
sary to enlarge the output to any
considerable extent. They are also
positive that such expansion would
certainly prove most profitable.
"Instead of the present force of
thirteen men now employed at the
Blair Granite Company, the busi
ness could within three years be in
creased to such an extent as to re
quire more than ten times that num
ber, discloses Mr. Hardy. Ulti
mately, 400 men might be employed.
The Northwest Is buying $2,000,000
worth of stone per year. The stone
and the market are both here. All
that Is necessary Is to bring the
two together. There are no difficult
engineering or transportation diffi
culties to solve. All that Is needed
is capital and reasonably Intelligent
management.
"The steepness of granite hills
around Ashland make the location
ideal for the disposal of waste rock
which has become such a serious
problem at Barre, Vermont. Doubt
less other deposits similar to the
Blair quary exist in this vicinity.
I have been told that Mr. Penniaton
has one and that another exists In1
Ashland Canyon, about four miles
above the city.
"Did you know that Ashland
granite Is being shipped into San
Francisco and substituted for Barre
granite by a firm which has unfilled
orders for $1,500,000 worth of build
ing stone and granite? Acres of dia
monds, in the shape of fine monu
mental granite, are being trodden
under foot by Ashland people, wait
ing to be cut and polished. Mean
while the railroads are being paid
three quarters of a million dollars
year to ship Vermont granite to
as across the continent."
DR. E. 3. BULGIN
FACES 9150,000
DAMAGE SUITS
(From Wednesday's Dally)
The following dispatch from Boise,
Ida., will be of interest to people in
the Rogue River valley, as the Rev.
E. J Bulgln conducted a series of
revival meetings last spring iu this
city and Medford:
"Boise, Ida. Trial on their mer
its of the slander suits for damages
totaling $150,000 against Dr. E. J.
Bulgin, Portland evangelist, has been
ordered by. the Idaho supreme court.
Jesse Mann, Hayden Mann and Her
bert Kelsey as Individuals asked
$40,000 each and as Mann Brothers
orchestra sought an additional $30,-
000 as the result of charges against
them made by Dr. Bulgln during a
revival.
The charges resulted from dances
held across the street from the re
vival 'tabernacle at Moscow more
than a year ago under the auspices
of the American Legion. Dr. Bul
gln admitted making the charges.
The case was appealed on failure of
Jesse Mann to undergo a physical
examination in the trial of his case
as ordered by the trial court. The
decision holds the burden of proof
rests with Dr. Bulgln."
The high water mark of the Rev.
Bulgln's sensational campaign in
this county icame with the pulpit
charges against Sheriff C. E. Ter
rlll, In which it was alleged that of
ficial was "an no account sheriff,"
and the sheriff countered with a
statement that "if he was a no ac
count sheriff he would like to know
It." The news f the controversy
brought scores of letters from all
over tbe Pacific coast to Sheriff Ter
rlll anent Dr. Buljiln, including a
pamphlet entitled "Crimes of Minis
ters," in which an alleged mining
deal of the evangelist was listed, all
of which we're free'v shown by the
sheriff ,
The agitation waxed warm for ten
days, Including the claim that Dr.
Bulgin, who was an ardent fisher
man, had been detected "gaffing fish
at Ray Gold dam." Nothing came of
the charge.
ASHLAXD I!RIIK;E CU B HAS
REORGANIZATION' PARTY AT
HOME OF MRS. KM II. PEIL
The Ashland Bridge club, which
suspended activities during and
since the war, was eutertalned at
the home of Mrs. Emil Peil, on Gran
ite street Monday evening. A reor
ganization party was held at which
it was tentatively agreed that the
ladles of the club should meet once
a month in the afternoons to play
bridge and once a month all mem
bers should meet together. Lunch
eons will be served at each of these
occasions.
After completion of the business,
light refreshments were served, and
card games completed the entertain
ment of the evening. Gusts of the
evening were: Mrs. H. S. Sanford,
Mr. and Mrs E. V. Carter, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Mattern, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Wag
ner, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kenney, and!
Miss Lydia McCall.
One of the enjoyable entertain
ments of the holiday time occurred
at the home of Mrs. Hulen, in the
Camps building, last Saturday even
ing when Master Blllie Hulen enter
tained with a party and luncheon.
The guests were Masters Gordon and
Elliott MacCracken, Auten and El
ber Bush, Dougall Young, Everett
McGee, Jack Minis, Foss Kramer,
Gus Moore, Bobble Cpffman, Jobn-
tfie and Dorence Ruger.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McXalr enter
tained a "Missouri clan" at their
home on Scenic Drive New Year's
day. The decorations were sent to
Mrs. McNair from Missouri by her
mother. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Hal McNair and son Jamie,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fraley and sonj
Billie, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Harner,
Mr, and Mrs. Howard Rose, Mr Per
ry Moore and daughter, Miss Helen.
Mrs. Charles Brady entertained a
few friends New Year's eve at hei
home on Allison street, to watch the
old year out and the new year In.
The evening was spent In playing
"600," after which dellgtful refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: Mesdames Anna Moss, E. B.
Menaugh, H. H. Palmer, Ida Jen
nings, Dora Payne, and George Robl
son. Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Robl
on had high scores of the evening
and received a very appetizing prize.
L
SCHEME TO PAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Soldier
bonus legislation was temporarily
held up by the house ways and
means qommlttee today until the
senate indicated what action It will
take on the foreign debt funding
bill. If the foreign debt Is funded
and the bonds sold, as planned by!
the senate committee, the funds aris
ing from such sale can be used for
tbe soldiers bonus without levying
additional taxes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. A plan
DIE
BONUS
to use a part of the money due from; wlll be ln8tanea Jllst ubove the cUy
America's associates In the" world; power ptant More efficient opera
war to pay a bonus to the soldiers tajUoD of the clty watw meterg wI11 be
to be unfolded to congress within ja dlrect re8Ult 0, the mproTementi
the next few days, It is learned from i ,nstallatlon ot Which is the culmlna
authoritatlve sources. ton of lnves!Igation of flltering aIld
The new bill accepts the house othr t,lodg of cleal., th u
- t,...t e :., n ,i i
mau Ul . laumuuum.M u.
minister the act. This government
is to take the bonds of the allied
debtors for the $11,000,000,000 of
their Indebtedness, the Interest as at
present agreed upon to be, 6 per
cent. The commission will be em-
powered to fix tbe time of payment
of this interest, the fact being P-
preciaiea inai some ot me aeuior
nations are not now able to pay even
the Interest on what they owe.
The British being able unquestion
ably to pay the Interest on the four
billions or more which they owe,
Great Britain's bonds will be under
written by the United States govern
ment and then be sold to the Amerl-
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can people, the money thus derived,
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being used to pay the soldiers the
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hnnna fnr wnfph tnpv nnvA nepn ,
clamoring for so long.
One of the senate leaders said to-
.w .ho t,,o fh. iv.,i
would make possible the payment of
arifnatart nnniltenftkflnn fn the wnrM
- vetnmna without uridine nnB
cent to t-e taxes now belnir nald. it
...m hvitn i, renrtin? t
a sales tax or any of the other de-
vices suggested In the last few
months by friends of the soldiers.
FOREST RANKER EATS
MEAL OF TXTjtlu-' rlty employes or
(By International News Service)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10. Edward
B. Hamilton, a forest ranger, sta
tioned In the Santa Barbara reserve,
recently had the "unique experience
of partaking heartily kf pancakes
containing TNT without suffering
any serious effects.
Hamilton was visiting friends on
a mining claim near Acton, Calif.
One of his co-partners prepared pan
cakes In honor of the occasion. Af
ter the meal It was discovered that
a spoon used In mixing the pancake
flour had been taken from a can of
deadly TNT. The spoon had been
thickly coated with the explosive.
"I did not experience any 111 or un
toward results from the ounce or
more of TNT mixed with the pan
cake dough," said Hamilton, "but I
decided right away rather sudden
like, too that I would be mighty
careful in avoiding sudden knocks
and Jars, and for the first time in
my life I made up my mind I Would
back' away from a fight.
"But now I am ready to meet any
one If the occasion arises, and It
might also be mentioned that I'm
smoking again after quite a little
vacation in that line."
STOLE AUTO TO SAVE
LIFE OF SWEETHEART;
(By International News Service)
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 10. Cath
erine Lions was ill at her home In
Tulsa, Okla. Physicians said she
would have to be sent to a higher second grade sang a lullaby, and Er
cllmate. That was the only hope nest Evans gave a recitation. Mary
they held out for checking the Morris, of the third grade gave a re
"whlte plague." But the Lions fam- citation, and Sarah Lamasters sang,
lly did not have the funds with I At the business meeting which fol-
whlch to carry out the doctor's rec
ommendations. Catherine told her story to her
sweetheart, Leo Howe.
Howe found a way to bring the
girl to the mountains. He "bor
rowed" an automobile lrf which the
couple made the Journey to Colo
rado. Miss Lions and Howe told their
story In tbe federal district court,
where tbe young man was tried for
transporting a stolen car from oneiMerrltt.
state to another.
Judge T. Blake Kennedy Imposed
the minimum sentence of 60 days
In Jail.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES
INSTALLATION WATER SCREEN
AND SETTLING AT ?2300 COST
(From Wednesday's Daily)
Following a discussion centering
around the improvement of the up
per and lower dams In Ashland creek
for enlarged storage capacity, the In
stallation of a water screen and the
construction of a settling tank at a
total cost of $2550, was approved by
the city council last evening at the
first meeting of the year.
The water screen will be of a re
volving type, manufactured by a
Portland concern and passing the
water through a rotary disc pierced
with holes oue sixteenth of an Inch
, In diameter.
Supplemented by the
planned by Earl Hos-
settling tank
ler, water superintendent, and F. H.
Walker, city engineer, the system Is
expected to eliminate to a great ex
tent, the roily water In evidence at
the freshet periods of Ashland creek
Both the settling tank and the screen
1 water. The settling tank will hold
approximately 8000 gallons of wa-
ter, Mr. Hosier states.
Although an added storage capac
ity of 1,550,000 gallons of water U
possible by the raising of the upper
I and lower dam in Ashland creek, no-
j cord,ng t(J the report mde JnTM.
tlgatlng memberg of th councll the
I city engineer and water superinten
dent, the advantage gained by such
work was considered to he small,
and definite action was postponed
until further investigation.
' A request for use of the city res
ervoir site on Crowson hill, by the
Ladles' Civic Improvement club for
the purpose of making a memorial
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park In honor of the local men killed
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dur ng the world war, was'refused
"
the , U8e f
the Srol,n1 for the oriSnaI vesBrvlr
Project was given as the reason for
the refusal.
In accordance" with the city char-
I ter, Mayor Lamkin made an annual
report covering
council and city officials during the
past year, and embracing recommen
diitlons for this year. Salaries for
city employes was fixed at the same
figures paid last year. No changes
were made In either the status of
tho members
of the various council committees.
"Business as usual" marked the con
elusion of the report.
FARMERS MEET
FOR IHSCUSHIOX
STOCK DISEASES
(From Saturday's Daily)
Monday Is poultry day at the Med
ford library, subjects relative to all
phases of poultry raising will be dis
cussed. Tuesday Is animal husbandry
day and will be devoted to hogs,
sheep, dairy cuttle, range cuttle and
horses.
Dr. Derflinger will be one of the
leading speakers and will talk on
livestock diseases and give a public
demonstration of tuberculosis In catt
le. An animal has been tested for T.
B., and has reacted and will be
slaughtered and the carcass used
for demotwtratlon to show the ef
fects of T. B. on cattle. Every farm'
er should witness this demonstra
lion. Those interested In farm animals-
should come and spend the
whole day on Tuesday. C. C. Cate.
JUNIOR HIGH
Fire escupvs have been built on
the north and south ends of the
school building. These will bef a
great advantage to the domestic sci
ence classes, as they can get from
the building quicker.
The Parent-Teachers'
association
met at the Junior high school Thurs
day. The first, second, and third
grades furnished the program. The
first grade and seven girls of the
lowed, the financial report for the
year was given, and the playground
committee gave a report.
The following boys play basket
bull, and are the ones from whom
Mr. Wilson will pick the team: Al
bert Brown, Sam Prescott, Loren
Culbertson, Louis Hoxle, Aldo Parr,
Roy Parr, Clyde Beeson, Wayne
Bloomfleld, Frank Bloomfleld, Wil
liam Kannasto, Frank Bently, Henry
Homes, Frank Moore, and Fred
This semester Is school closes the
twentieth of this month. There la
only one more week of school before
examinations.
PREDICTED
IL GO UP; VISIBLE
SHORT
-WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Higher
prices for sugar may be expected, ac
cording to the results of an invest!
gatlon into the situation In tbe su
gar Industry made public tonight by
the commerce department.
The market," the department
said, "is entirely uninfluenced by any
artificial control and the present low
price level manifestly cannot long
continue without restricting the pro-
ductlon of sugar below the world's
demands and again creating high
prices."
The department found that thore
is an abnormal "visible" world sur
plus of sugar amounting to about
1,200,000 tons congested' In the
western hemisphere: "Invisible'
stocks of sugar In tbe hands of
wholesalers and retailers was estl
mated at from 300,000 to 400,000
tons below normal, due to appre
hension of further, fall In prlce.a
The world production of sugar for
1922 was estimated to be Iobs by
from 400,000 to 800,000 tons than
production for 1921, while consump
tion for 1922, It was thought, would
be larger than In 1921, and "with
general economic recovery should
exceed production and thus absorb
some or all ot the surplus." The
present price of $1.87 for "C and F'
raw sugar was declared to be the
lowest level for 20 years and to be
below production cost of about 90
por cent of both domestic and Cuban
sugar.
"This low price for sugar," the
department Bald, "has resulted not
only from the fear of the large vis
ible surplus but also from the ap
prehension that In tbe falling mar
ket there might be a forced realiza
tion of the loans made against stir
plus stocks of sugar, that (there
would be difficulty in financing the
now Cuban crop, thut the financial
difficulties of the Cuban government
might not be readily solved and that
the dissolution of the Cubun sugar
commission might result in consider
able liquidation of sugar. The Cu
ban sugur commission was dissolved
and It is now demonstrated that no
appreciable forced liquidation Is
likely to taka place. There appears
to be sufficient iuouey for flnanc
Ing the new crop and the Cuban gov
eminent seems to bo In a fair way
to solve Its financial difficulties."
A. II. S. BASKET
TOHSERS START
YEAR'S WORK
(From Friday's Daily)
Wltb two games scheduled for to
night, at the high school gymnasium,
high Bchool athletics, will start on
the first preliminary swing of bas
ketball games this winter, with pros
pects of the second consecutive title
of champions of Southern Oregon
looming brightly on tho sport hori
zon, resplendent with four busky
star players who gained their letters
on last year's team.
The tentatively chosen second
team will start the evening's enter
tainment at 7:30 o'clock In a clash
with the first team of Talent. Im
mediately following will be a "battlo
royal" between the first team of tbe
local high school and an alumni
team. Neither Jhe first or socond
high school teams have been finally
made up by Coach Hughes, who
steered the locals to laurels of vic
tory last year. The showing made by
the men in tonlgitt's gumos, and
thoso that will follow during the
next week, will weigh heavily In
picking the regulars during the next
ten days, it was said at the high
school this morning.
Although a team from either Fort
Jones or Yreka, Calif., will meet the
Ashland team here Friday of next
week, the final schedule for the
year's games has not been , made,
SUPPLY
Letter men ot last year remaining In $8,000 for the past year, and tak
school, and prospects for this sea-jtng care of the accrued plant and
son's team, are Dale Young, guard;
Elton Ramsey, center; Leslie Heer,
forward; and Albert Guthrie, for
ward. Under the coaching of Miss Fay
Carver, director of physical educa
tion at the school, the girls are wax
ing enthusiastic over basketball ac
tivities. The girls' team will play
Central Point at that place tomor
row night. Last year's girls' team
won even honors with tbe boys, also
winning the Southern Oregon cham
pion! hip in their class.
LICEXSE OFFICE
NEARLY UP; To
ENFORCE LAWS
(From Saturdays Daily)
J. J. McMabon, deputy Btate traf
fic officer, was in town yesterday
looking after the enforcement of the
traffic laws. Mr. McMabon said:
"The automobile department has
established an office in Portland that
will take care of the issuetng ot lic
enses in and around Portland. I am
xpectlng every day to be notified that
that department are caught up In the
Issuelng ot license plates, when these
instructions are received I will have
to rigidly enforce the laws governing
the carrying of licenses for the cur
rent year. McMuhon said further
"that the dimming law wlll be rigid
ly enforced this year and that all
drivers will bo expected to do their
share In its enforcement." Tractors
and trucks come in for their share,
tractors with protrusions on wheels
are not allowed the highways unless
used lu highway construction, while
trucks carrying a loud of eleven tons
r over are absolutely prohibited from
using the highways, the dragging of
poles and piling on the highways Is
prohibited as Is also the hauling of
logs without a permit. Auto trucks
hauling for hire, outside of Incor
porated towns,' shall pay 50 cents or
fraction thereof per Inch, factiijry
width of tires, on the bearing sur
face of all four tires. The speed of
all trucks Is governed by the width
of the tires. The laws, as passed by
the special session of the legislature
are now In effect."
ELECTRIC LIGHT REVENUE
MAKES RIG MONEY cilN
(From Saturday's Dally)
With an Increase of thirty five to
forty per cent, more current being
used throughout the city for electric
lighting and power purposes during
the past six years, revenue for the
city electric light and power depart
ments reached a total ot approxi
mately $50,000 tor last year, a fig
ure higher than thut ot the previous
year, according to figures given out
toduy by E. O. Easterllng, city elec
trician. The Increase ot electric light
users from 1,284 in 1920 to 1,365 in
1921 and the Installation of power
machinery by tho Southern Pacific
company and other shops in the cl,ty,
accounts for the increased revenue.
Electric light users puid In $40,000,
the balance being paid by the power
company paid an electric light bill
of $4,000.
"In spite of the fact that a so
juled raise lu rates was made In
1920, electric light users ure paying
users. Last year the Southern Pacific
ess on the uveruge for thn current
now used than before the change."
juld Easterllng. "The average am
ottnt paid by each user last year
was $26.50 as compared with $27.05
In 1920. That average Is based on
figures exclusive of the 'new load'
carried by the Southern Pacific
company and other power users,
making the comparison absolutely
fair. It figures out at about $1.89
per user.
"Users paying the flat rate of $1
have no complaint coming," claims
Easterllng. "and if they were being
charged fairly 't would cost them
$1.89 a month.' As It Is, the larger
users are assuming the burden of
he small user by mnklng Increased
production practical and profitable.
Formerly the user received seven
teen kilowatt hours for the flat rate
of one Collar. Thoy are now charged
the same for eleven hours but rapid
ly decreasing rate after the mini
mum has been used under the pres
ent system makes the later arrange
ment cheaper. The average cost Is
three and two third cents per kilo
watt hour as compared with 4.3 In
1916.
"The electric light department Is
only now commencing to see Its way
Into the clear. Depreciation charges,
replacement, repair, salaries and
charges by the Carlfornla-Oregon !
Power company make the depart-'
ment run under an-annual expense
of $28,768. The revenue received
has been going out In replacements. !
system depreciation which Is com
mencing to lay a heavy hand ot ex
pense on the department.
"Within the next two years the
city wlll have to spend at least $25,
000 In repairs and outright replace
ments. LONDON, Jan. 10. It Is reported
that tbe concrete alliance between
England and France, binding the
two countries to mutual military
protection has been turned down by)
the British cabinet
MOVE TO
REORGANIZE .
FOREST SEME
PLAN AGITATED BEFORE CON
GRESS TO TRANSFER CONTROL
OF FORESTS FROM AGRICUL
TURAL TO INTERIOR DEPART
MEXT. Plitcho Said to Oppose Move on the
Grounds That the Lumber Inter
etn Is Ik-hind It in Their Own In
terest for Control of Timber.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. While
international affairs still monopolize
official attention In the national cap
ital, Congress promises soon to come
Into the limelight after the holiday
recess. Many measures and legisla
tive proposals are being discussed by
sonators and representatives, but
probably nothing Is so promising of
spirited debate and vigorous oppo
sition as the program of administra
tive reorganization through which it
is planned to remodel much ot the
departmental structure of Govern
ment. One of the most Important
and far-reaching Innovations Inci
dent to this proposed reorganization
Is the suggestion to transfer the
United States Forest Service from
the Department of Agriculture to the
the Department of the Interior.
Glftord Plnchot, who has Ion;
taken an active Interest In forestry
matters, has made the charge that
the timber and lumber industries
are using their Influence to secure a
transfer of the forest service. In
order to clarify the position of the
timber Industries before the public,
Dr. Compton, manager of the 'Na
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso
ciation, has given out the followiair
statement, which has been sent to
the President and to the Secretary
of Agriculture:
' While Mr. Plnchot may know of
some Individual lumberman or tim
ber owner who may favor the trans
fer of the forest service, I myself
know of none. The lumber Industry,
so far as I have Information, Is sat
isfied with the present administra
tion of the United States Forest
service. Under Colonel William a.
Greeley, Chief Forester, the Forest
Service has been efflcnntly conduct
ed with great benefit to the public
and In entire fairness to the lum
ber Industry. I am convinced that
almost universally lumbermen anu
timber owners have complete confi
dence In Colonel Greeley and that
we are all In favor of leaving the
Forest Servrice where it Is, and
where logically and In the public
Interest I believe It belongs In tbe
Department ot Agriculture. - Forest
ry is essentially a function of agri
culture the growing of trees as
crop from the soil and that view
should be encouraged.
SOCIAL LEADERS
OF YOUNGER SET
WED SATURDAY
(From Wednesday's Dally)
In the presence of Immediate
friends and families, the marriage
vows were taken by Miss Pearl N.
Ruger and Clinton O. Harkins at
Trinity Episcopal church', Saturday
evening at 6 o'clock, Re. P. K.
Hammond officiating. The church
was beautifully and tastefully deco
rated. The bride, dressed in a hand
some gown of blue canton crepe,
came down the alslo leaning on her
father's arm, and was met at the al
tar by the groom, accompanied by
bis groomsman, Raymond Ruger.
The father gave the bride away. Af
ter the beautiful and Impressive cer
emony, the wedding party went di-
redly to the home of the bride,
where a bountiful four-course dinner
was served, the bride cutting the
beautiful pyramid wedding cake,
The bride, one of Ashland's most
charming girls, a universal favorite
and leader of the younger social set,
is the eldest daughter of J.- A. Ruger
and wife, of 423 North Main street.
The groom Is a prosperous and
popular rancher, as well as an over
seas veteran, and resides" three miles
south of Ashland. The happy cou
ple will make their future home .n
their ranch.
Care of farm machinery means
dollars and cents in the farmer's
pockets. Successful pregon farm-
i t ALaIh m A inlnarv In
good condition and protected from
the weather. O. A. C ExxMion
tervic.