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About Ashland American. (Ashland, Jackson County, Or.) 1927-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1927)
f ■H * t ASHLAND AMERICAN W. C. T. U. COLUMN By May Benedict In the many and varied depart ments of W. C. T. U. work there is somethin*? that each and every per son can do for the benefit of hu manity. It is the little things in our lives that bring to use many times shadow or sunshine, sorrow or joy. All of us know what it means at sometime to be a stranger in a strange land or a stranger in a city, church, home or hospital and how much the little kindness of those we come in contact with mean to us. And now as the Easter time ap proaches and the spring blossoms be gin to come, the flower mission work of W. C. T. U. will take on addition al interest among our women. Just last year one of Ashland’s W. C. T. U. women sent out about fifty enster lilies to the sick and shut in ones nt Easter time and dozens of boquets were sent to the local hos pital during the summer of last year bearing the W. C. T. U. message card tied with a tiny white ribbon. “Just a tiny boquet of pousies and roses, arranged with care by a stranger hand, and a dainty card with a text of scripture that told of a better, brighter land; but they reached a homesick youth who languished on a hospital cot in weak ness and pain; and they draw his thoughts from himself to Jesus, so the beautiful message was not in vain,” Always at Easter many flow ers are used to beautify homes and churches and this is as it should be but let us not forget the sick ones who cannot get to church and share with them our easter blossoms and like-wise our easter jovs. or it may be some of us would prefer to carry out the flower mission idea by a call, glass of jelly, fruit or letter of kindly greeting. These are such smnll things and yet it costs so little to do them. Just one kindly thought often cheer up the sick one for a day nnd causes the gray walls to take on the rainbow tints of a spring morning. While in Washington recently Mr. Henry Ford was asked for an opin ion regarding the prohibition ques tion nnd replied: “Prohibition is a good thing for the country nnd it should be con tinued. I am in a position to know that it has been of untold benefit to the working man. Surveys made in my own plant show this. The condi commission supervisory control over tions among working men now com- the assessment and tax laws of the paréd with the period before prohi state, county assessors and county bition are as different as is day and boards of equalization, and was rec ommended by the tax investigation night. appointed under authority “The country is better off with committee of the legislature Under the prohibition. Alcohol is no good for terms of the act of the 1925. state tax com any one.” mission has authority to fix the of all property in the Misa Evangeline Booth, of the valuations state. The avowed purpose of the Salvation Army says: measure is “Probably many billions of dol assessments. to secure uniformity of lars are at stake in the present fight That there is teeth in the law is to bring back light wines and beer. evidenced examination of its If the liquor were to be given away, provisions. by It an is made duty of instead of sold for a profit, the back every county assessor to the require in ers of the movement to modify or dividuals, partnerships, companies, repeal the Volstead Act would dis associations and corporations to pro appear over night. That shows clear ly why this fight is on now. Prohibi duce books and records or to furnish tion is a success and because of that under oath information concerning fact the fight is on to upset it. En their capital, funded or other debt, forcement hurts somebody’s finan current assets and liabilities, value cial interests. It always does. This of property, earnings, operating or government can enforce prohibition other expenses. Information obtained if it will and the way it can do so by public officials must not be di is to let the present boulevard and vulged. drawing room fad die out, then Any aggrieved taxpayer has the calmly and without any fuss deal right of appeal to the state tax com with the lawbreakers just as those mission, as well as to the circuit who murder or indulge in any other court. Public officers whose duties such forms of ‘human liberty are relate to the assessment or equaliza tion of assessments of property for dealt with.” taxation who fail to comply with the “The person who fails to see that provisions of the act or with any the young people of America are order of the tax commission may be turning against the flood of filth in hailed into the circuit court, which our literature is singularly unobserv may compel them to conform to the ant. From nearly every educational detailed provisions of the law. institution in the country it is’ re The new law is revolutionary to the ported that young men in particular extent that all acts of local assessors seem to be nauseated with the so- and county boards of equalization called “liberal’ tendencies of recent are subject to review by the tax years and that they are turning to- commission, upon the initiative of wnrd an almost undue austerity of the commission. The law carries the emergency clause and will be effec opinion and conduct.” tive as to the assessment of prop “It is the opinion of the Dearborn erty for the current year. --- --------------------- * ------------------------- Independent that the real wet ma jority in the state of New York is PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES not in excess of 165,000. Not much POPULAR IN UNITED STATES of a majority in a state of such tre mendous population. The probability During the World War, the Ameri is that if the foreign born vote were can people became heavy investors eliminated, New York would vote dry in Liberty bonds. They learned the by several hundred thousand.—Taken merits of moderate-yield securities from “Clip Sheet.” and since the war have invested in -------------------------+ ------------------------- public utility securities, preferring TAX LAW WITH TEETH this form of investment with its good return and high factor of safe The people of Oregon will be ty rather than stocks of a specula greatly interested in the application tive nature. of the principles underlying a new As a permanent investment, elec tax law, known as house bill No. 72, tric light and power company pre enacted at the recent session of the ferred stocks are everywhere known legislature. as desirable for the careful investor This bill gives to the state tax of small or large means. These stocks combine safety with good di vidends, and the dividends are paid regularly four times a year. Prefer red stocks of electric light and power companies are the favorite in vestment of the careful and well- informed investor of southern Ore gon, northern California and the en tire country. Strong favorites in the investment market, the preferred stocks of pub lic utilities continue to lead the field in financial circles. They are con ceded to be the most popular securi ties upon the market today. ---------------* --------------- SPEEDING The speed of the motor May seem quite the thing, But the slightest mistake And the angels all sing. 3o, go on, you demon, You’re digging your grave And act like a fool, With a car for a tool. Death is behind you, He’ll stick to your rear, But you’re a good driver, So why should you fear? You’ll take your last ride At sixty miles or more- They’ll pick up your pieces, Like others before. Nothing will stop you But death in your path, So sit a bit closer; Step on the gas. ---------------* --------------- Ice cream cones were invented in Oregon. Oregon blankets are nationally ad vertised and sold all over the world. Oregon dairy cattle and poultry are holders of world’s records. Hy Way Printing Commercial Printing for Jackson County The Ashland American is a newly equipped and up-to-the-minute Job Printing Office. No better work and prices pleasing. Better try us on that next job of Printing. We cover Jackson County when it comes to printing. Write us, phone us, call on us. Let us know and we can come after it. We are here to serve and please / • • Job Printing CONCERT by the University of Oregon String Quartette REX UNDERWOOD, First Violin DELBERT MOORE. Second Violin BUFORD ROACH, Viola MIRIAM LITTLE, Violoncello Dr. J. J. LANDSBURY, Pianist WED. MARCH 16 8.15 p. 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