A SH L A N D A M ERICA N
A sh lan d Am erican
An
Independent
Weekly
Paper
Published
at
A.hland,
Oregon
(Successor to the C entral P o in t A merican^______________
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C O U N T Y ’S
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FRIDAY, FE B R U A R Y 25, 1927
E D ITO R IAL
A to ta lin g up of new names re-
ceived this week show th a t the Ash-
land A m erican has received, by soli-
citors and v o lu n te e r subscriptions,
ju s t fifty-seven new subscribers in
eight days. The past six weeks the
paper has
received
considerably
over fo u r h undre d names. We print
twelve h u n d re d papers, which means
over th re e th ousa nd readers. All this
without prizes, contests or cut rates.
The m a n a g e m e n t is very well satis­
fied, in fact, delighted, with the
many new subscribers and hundreds
of words of encou ra g e m en t coming
in every day. And, as Your Paper,
we a p p re c ia te all the news items you
can give us o r any communications
you may send in. It is a community
home weekly p a p e r in every sense
of the word, no oth e r nmbitions dwell
with us. Iu the old phrase of by-gone
days, we a re co n te n t with the term
" C o u n try W’eekly,” although pub­
lished in a city.
cautions, such as keeping physically
fit, a re necessary to d e to u r colds, b u t
the vast m ajority o f people a re too
busy, too careless or too in d if f e r e n t
a b o u t th e ir own w elfare to live right,
in
UNION, T H E R E IS S T R E N G T H
Do you visualize, friends, y o u r
children with th e ir books u n d e r th e ir
arms, gliding o ff to school? T heir
dream s of ad v a n c e m en t will have
come tru e because of the w onderful
ad v a n ta g e s of education given them
in this com m unity of yours.
Do
you realize th a t you are playing a
big ro le ; as you have ta x e s to pay
to help support the schools of this
com m unity? W h e th e r you a r e r e n t ­
ing or owning p ro p e rty you come
in fo r y o u r share of the ta x e s and
in most cases it is done graciously;
but th e re a re some houses o p e ra tin g
in your com m unity th a t are n o t p a y ­
ing ta x e s to help educ a te y o u r chil­
dren. These are the d if f e r e n t mail
orde r houses who a re o p e ra tin g in
your m idst and paying ta x e s only
where the main office is located.
N ot only that, b u t the moneys so
cheerfully taken in, a re system atic­
ally sent to th e ir repsective head o f­
fices and are gone from y o u r sight
forever, with no chance of g e ttin g
in circulation in y o u r com m unity.
Kindly think this over, and if you
can possibly feel th a t the in depend­
e n t m e rc h a n t is your closest friend,
then th e re a re many good ways of
showing y o u r appreciation for him.
On these pages a r e m any extrn
special buys in most every line of
merchandise. The c u sto m e r must co­
operate with the m e rc h a n t if the
com m unity wishes to prosper. Mer­
chants and custom ers will have a
happier and more helpful a ttitu d e
tow ard one a n o th e r if they realize
this. Let's lend a hand to one a n ­
o th e r in ou r daily toil of life. L e t’s
co-operate in this com m unity nnd
live.
Oregon is to hnve a special election
in June , the voters called on to e x­
press th e ir approval or disapproval
for a sta te income tax. This ques­
tion ought to be farily well u n d e r ­
stood by many voters as it has been
up twice before. A g re a t per cent of
the voters failed to go to the poles
the lust election, und the aim of the
special election is to get as many
opinions as possible, as it effects
every tax payer and laboring man in
the s ta te — everyone with nn income.
On nccount of financial conditions
of the state and on nccount of the
s ta te adm inistration being of d if­
f e r e n t political faith since the ques­
tion was voted on before, many have
fa ith and hope tha t the bill will
c a rry this time. Hut, one never can
tell.
"Special elections,” as n rule do n ’t
g e t the vote out thnt r e g u la r elec­
tions do. And we will find a g re a t
m any who do n ’t like the term " i n ­
come ta x ." It hurts and it is incon­
venient and it is poor ad v e rtisin g to
th e state. All these things have been
talked of before. C onsequently we
would dislike to predict th a t the new L e t’s live fo r a day ns we ought to
live.
income tax law is going to ca rry by
And
give ou r tithes ns we ought
any g re a t m ajority.
Many things
to give;
r a n happen between now nnd next
L e t’s sing o u r songs ns we ought to
J u n e and many opinions can be
sing.
sw ayed one way or the other. Any
And
cling to t r u th ns we ought to
tnx is disagreeable.
cling.
aye d id n ’t rite sooner is because ye
moved from vere ye vere to vere ye
are now aye sckol tell you th e sad
news, y u r uncle O be rt whom yu loved
so good is ded. He died very sudden
a f t e r being sick a b o u t six months.
Hope this le tte r finds yu the same.
Ve d o n ’t know th e cause of his
d e a th b u t he ju s t lay down and d e r
vind leaked out o f him y o u r A u n t
Pauline is been dead too. D er Doc­
to r gived up all hope ven she died.
Y our old frend Jo h n Jacobson vas
held up and killed f o r his money.
He was lucky as he le f t all his money
home so all he lost vas his life.
Ole S tenhagen fell in th e river and
vas drounded. S om ething happened
to him last summer. Ve all got d e r
mumps and are having a swell time.
I am sending yu the suit case vit
the coat by express. Aye have c u t
o f f the b u tto n s of the coat and yu
vill find dem in de pocket so as to
save express charges. I also put the
straps on the suit case inside to save
more charges.
Aye haf no more to say. Aye vill
close. If you dont git dis le tte r rite
and tel me a t vonce and aye vill
rite yu a n o d e r vun.
y u r Lovin B rodder
Pete,
C ontributed.
ly-
the
“ Color of e y e s ? ”
" E r — average. I expe c t.”
"D o you know how she was dres-
ed?”
“ I expect she wore h e r coat and
hat.
She took the dog w ith h e r .”
" W h a t kind of a d o g ? ”
" B rin d le bull te r r ie r , w eight f o u r ­
te e n and a half pounds, f o u r dark
blotches on his body, shading from
g ra y to white. Round, blackish spot
over th e le f t eye, white stu b tail,
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In Shall bay, m ade shallow by a
J a p a n e s e e a r th q u a k e , 130 whales
were le ft stra n d e d by th e re c e d in g
tide and cap tu re d .
Mrs. A n n a Lasezekski o f T re n to n ,
N. J., is suing her h u sb a n d f o r $10,-
000, alleging th a t his c a re le ss d riv ­
ing caused h e r in ju ry in a n a u to m o ­
bile accident.
LADIES
Remember that Franklin’s V/> loaf is now a full
Milk Bread, the only Milk bread made in Southern
Oregon. Electrically baked in the best equipped
and cleanest shop in this part of the state
Franklin Bakery
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M an U ses V icar's Phone
to P lace B et on H orses
London.—Itev. George Potter, vicar
of St. Chrysostom’s, Peckhuin, who
hns always permitted nil of his 8,000
parishioners to use his telephone, has
announced that he will censor all
calls In tho future.
He declared youths’ lengthy calls to
girl friends and “delayed nt the of­
fice" calls cannot be permitted from
his home.
“One man came In recently," h->
said, “and asked if he might use the
phone. He colled Ids bookmaker and
asked him to ‘put $1.25 each way on
that horse.’ ”
N O T IC E
The Eagles’ Hall, 3rd Floor, Medford Building,
Medford is under new management on Friday nights
and is putting on a series of Friday Nite Jazz Dances.
M usic by th e M étropole O rc h e stra
A d m issio n 10c; D ance T ick ets 75c
“Everybody Welcome”
Latest Fad
Pittsfield, Mass.—The latest fad for
girls Is to take n stroll with a hopping
white rabbit held by a leash.
Worst Lie
Oxford, England.—The worst He, In
opinion of Gilbert K. Chesterton, Is
that an American worships money.
THIS IS
WONDERfU1*
cu n
‘S leeping-C ar S irens'
B ilk A m erican T ourists
London.—Sleeplng-cnr sirens
are a menace to travelers in
some parts of Europe. Wealthy
Americans are said to be fre­
quently ihelr victims.
Good looks, beuutiful clothes,
a mixture of tears nnd coquetry,
a curd case containing names of
famous persons of Europe nnd
n tearful tule of a lost purse or
railway ticket enable these ad
venturesses to extract large
sums of money from male
travelers.
Yugo slav police recently ar
rested n young woman of tw en­
ty-four who for the last three
years has been levying toll from
wealthy travelers on the famous
Simplon Express, which rushes
across the continent from Paris
to Constantinople.
Man’» Be»» Friend.
He dashed into the police station
L e t’s toil nlong as we ought to toil. nt midnight, explaining thnt his wife
THE HIGH COST OF COLDS
bad been missing since eight o ’clock
In office, fnctory, shop or soil.
To live this way nnd co-operate, we tha t m o rn in g nnd nsking th a t search
could
E stim ating the high cost of colds
A heaven mnke of Ashland, if we
hns been one of the fa v o rite indoor
would.
pastimes of statisti ¡Hns. nnd it hns
been figured with com p a ra tiv e a c ­
L et’s live fo r n day ns we ought to
f ^
curacy tha t 100,000,000 pronounced
live,
cases of colds exist each y e a r with a
L et’s stop fa u lt-fin d in g nnd others
1927
A Y arch
19 27
loss re sulting through absence from
V s
K« » I »
S A l
fat
fo rg iv e ;
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work alone nt one billion dollars.
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2
3
5
4
l nloose o u r tr n s u r e ’s kindness nnd
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7
Some may doubt the accuracy of
5
o
to 11 12
smiles
13 14 15 16 17 ID IO
these figures, hut the fact rem ains
And sunshine ndd to the w o rld ’s
20 21 2 2 23 24 25 26
th a t the common cold is one of the
’otig miles.
f
27 25 29 30 31
most expensive luxuries of this super
hented shut-in age.
Lot’» help n u t 1 «others their burdens
It hns been determ ined th a t sick­
to b-’nr,
ness in general is responsible for at
L e t’s nlso p r a y — we hnve need for
least nine times ns much absence in
prayers.
industrial concern.» as accidents, and
To live this way and co-operate we
colds nre frequently the beginning of
could,
more serious bodily ailments.
A heaven make of Ashland if we
A cold is always a th r e a t, no m a t­
would.
te r how inconsequential, but people
T h e rea so n w hy it paya to
have a habit of giving one no serious
a tte ntion. " I ’ll wear it o u t," they say. IF YOU DON’T GIT DIS LETTER
resu lts you o b ta in th ro u g h
r a d sometimes it wears them out. A
RITE AND TELL ME— PETE
i ommon cold is usually one o f the
u ip p ed w ith cuts, copy a n d
r»t svmntoms of pneum onia, which
(Aye just get a letter from my
Is fa ta l to on# out of every f out or brodder in der old country. Aye can
five p#opl# who get It
keer it only two dsyt longer as it
Of four##, everyone with • spark «vs return in five days. Yimr-
of Intelligence knows how colds may wh!i, he had mad# It so close to the
'■o «voided. Thev know proper diet
thnt nvn can read it hardly,)
M'ilUtlMi, ventilation and nthr# prr- , Dear Brodder !h»»id! Der re*» ,**
th re e w hite legs and r ig h t f r o n t leg
A small
se r­ brindled, all but th e toes.
nick in the le ft ea r, a silve r lined
collar, w ith ”—
" T h a t ’ll d o !” g asped th e se rg e a n t.
"W eig h t?”
“ W e ’ll find th e d o g .”— M y rtle C reek
The husband shook his head v a g u e ­
Mail.
be m ade f o r her.
" H e r de sc ription,” said
ge a n t.
“ H e ig h t? ”
“ I— I d o n ’t k now !"
m is t e r
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Perhaps More Than You Realize
Y ou d e p e n d u p o n th e b a tte ry in your car much m ore
th a n you re a liz e . W ith o u t its ever-ready response to
y o u r d e m a n d s d riv in g w ould be far from the p le a ­
su re it is. W e a re e q u ip p e d to keep your B attery
a t th e to p service mark.
DRIVE IN
Auto Electric Garage
Phone 127
East Main
I
T heresa Reason
for
EVERYTHING
p la n your sp rin g a d v ertisin g early is the increased
h a v in g a d e fin ite o U lin e to follow.
\ y e are
su g g estio n sto aid you in this important w-,'-
A sh la n d
America!
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