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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

THE most neglected and the most IN
efficient of all American institutions to-
day is the rurai
Rural Schools school, said D v d
Franklin Houston. Sec
No6Aecseu. rotary OF Agriculture.
when asked yesterday to talk on the
most urgent problem faced in the WORK
of improving country life conditions. of
making life more attractive in centers
which are producing the nations food
supply.
"Our boys and girls of the country.
said Secretary Houston. ARE not given
square deal, so far as their education
is concerned, and there is little wonder
that they are f1ocking to the cities. Most
people will admit that country boys and
girls should have an opportunity for as
good an education as the city boys and
girls receive. but we know that they are
not getting it from the rural school.
"A glance at a few figures will show
why the children Of the country are not
getting fair treatment. In the whole
United States there is reported ex-
penditure of more than S44OOOO.OO0
year for school purposes. with an invest
ment in school property of $1,22o.WUNU
and an enrolment of approximately
spring when we are Boosting OF the
greatness of the American public school,
but our enthusiasm drops suddenly when
We consider what share OF the expendl-
ture goes to rural education.
THE enrolment of the rural schools
is more than 65 per cent Of the total en-
rollment, but the annual expenditure
for rural schools is less than 40 per cent
Of the total. and the investment in rural
school property is less than 33 per cent.
On city child there is an average ex-
but in the rural communities the amount
spent each year Is only $13 for each
scholar. Averages do not tell the whole
story of the neglect of the country child.
for in the city the amount of money ap-
propriated is spent under much more
favorable conditions. with less waste and
increased efficiency.
"All persons who have the slightest
acquaintance with the average country
school knows the result Of the inadequate
financial support and the general neglect
poorly paid. and usually inexperienced
and badly trained. There is a lack of SUI
pervision from top to bottom: equipment
is almost always Inadequate: surround
ings are often insanitary and work in the
school is lacking in efficiency and is
usually unsuited to the life of the COM
munity. Frequently there is the baneful
influence of politics. School teachers
salaries in rural sections range from 500
to $780, and in the cities from $500 to
81, 800 to 5000 or more. Rural school
cities and in one place the superintendent
reports that the pay is less than the aver
age earnings of convicts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25
Production of
Electricity.

nerts in the bureau of mines believe that
gas will in large part replace steam In
sunplyine the power to run the high
voltage dynamos which will generate
current.
Cheap electric power can be oo'aineu
only where suitable water falls are 10
Gated or where fuel is cheap. In many
sections OF the country where water pow
or is not available the power to run cleo
trio dynamos will have to be generated
from coal. and in this connection Dlrec-
tor Joseph A. Holmes and his associates
in the bureau Of mines believe that the
so-called gas-producer system Will play
an important part. The use or gas-pro-
Queer engines in this service is just In It's
beginnings is the general BELIEF.
The method of generating gas IN a
producer means the turning of coal into
gas. which goes straight to the engine
and which develops 100 to $50 per cent
more power in the process than is pos
sible with the best coal In the average
steam boiler. The power necessary 10
run electric dynamos can thus pc gen
Grated through the means of gas-prooucer
plants with far less expense than by any
other method except with water power.
The bureau Of mines. which is inter-
ested in all methods OF more economical
and more efficient use OF the country
of investigations Of gas-producer plants
which was, begun some years ago. The
expert in charge of the investigations Is
r. H. Fernald. consulting engineer VI
the bureau of mines and also the dean
OF the School Of Engineering Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
In a recent report to the bureau OF
mines DR.. Fernald says that his lnvesti-
cations continue to show that not only
is there very low fuel consumption IN
gas-producer plants but that the system
has demonstrated conclusively the pos
sibility of utilizing commercially low
grades Of bituminous Goals. Ignite ana
even peat in plants which are properly as
designed for the use Of these fuels. the
,tiIizati on of the vast fields of low
grade coal in this country. which at the
present time cannot be used in ordinary ;,
steam boilers, experts believe VIII result
in tI,e saving of hundreds Of millions OF
dollars to producers of electric power
who now depend on the use of only high
grade coal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

The week ending May 3d. 1868, was one
of successive news Of Importance to the
north, as Grant made his
Vicksburg way closer to vicks-
r.: burg and the final OPEN
ing of the Mississippi
seemed to be more distinctly in view.
Coming as this did soon after the federal
reverse at Charlottesville. the news Of
the capture of Jackson. Miss, and the
defeat of Gregg at Raymond, followed
by the battle of Bakers Creek. where
Pemberton was defeated with heavy
losses came as a balm to sorely harried
northern feelings. Throughout the week
the columns of The Star were filled with
encouraging news, some of 1t CLEANED
from southern newspapers and other
items derived from official dispatches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

James ]. HILL the railroad man and
empire builder of the northwest, has in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

THE most neglected and the most in
efficient of all American institutions to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

s"We cannot hope to better conditions
in rural education until teachers are paid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

These two Latin countries had need OF
each other I'm Morocco. The European
consolidation would be tue
Mn+uol corollary of an African COZ
laboration France, as recent
Nee0. " declared by NJ Edmond
,a,,a RI bl, imprOAiSeu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

The work of recruiting colored regi.
ments was in progress at this time fifty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

During the civil war the Potomac river
at this point was a scene Of brisk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

1T is not yesterday that the two great
neighbor nations have understood the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
Remembered His Benefactor.

Spokane, Wash. March 29.-Not
suspecting that the motherless, faith
erless waif, left to earn his living at
6 years of age, would some day be
a millionaire owner of real estate in
Spokane and of mines in the Coeur
d'Alenes of Idaho, Mrs. Catherine
CARRIER Hutton added Louis w. Hut
ton and his brother to a household
of seven and mothered him until he
was IS. That was many years ago,
and her kindness won for Mrs. Hut
ton a peaceful life, free from finan-
cial worry, during her declining
years. The death cf Mrs. Hutton at
Davis, Iowa, few days ago revived
this interesting chapter in the career
of the Spokane millionaire At the
age of 6 he was left parentless, and
was made a member of the already
large family of his aunt, Mrs. Cath
crime CARRIER Hutton. When Mr..
Hutton mad faith and won fortune
from a Occur d'Alene mine, he say
to it that his foster mother and aunt
had everything that money could
buy. Recently Mr.. Hutton made her
long visit, and ten days later he
received word of her death.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
DEEPENING The HARBOR
Work on Panama-Pacific Exposition
Grounds IS Progressing Fa-
vOrably.

San Francisco, March 3O.-Dredg-
es are now deepening the yacht har-
Dor of the Panama-Pacific Interna-
'tional Exposition, in preparation for
the incoming ships loaded with lum-
Der for the Palace of Education and
the other exhibit buildings.
\ Silt is also being pumped from the
harbor to fill in the open space be-
tween the piling and the shore line.
A temporary plank road has been
built through the exposition grounds
and it is now possible for visitors to
traverse the site from Van Ness ave-
nue. to the Presidio.
The progress of the worlds fair is
now visible. The work is farther ad-
vanced at the present time than at
any other previous exposition two
years before its formal opening.
The preliminary work includes the
filling in of lands at Harbor View
and the Presidio. The construction
of a rock sea wall; construction of
the enclosing fence, so per cent COM
plete; the moving of buildings from
the acquired Site the improvement
of Fulton Basin, now 80 per cent
complete; the construction of road
ways; the grading of sites for the
various buildings; the installation of
sanitary and storm sewer systems
throughout the grounds; the prelim-
mary work of installation of the
high-pressure water system: the
driving of piles for the freight ferry
slips at the foot OF Buchanan street
and the hundreds of other necessary
undertakings which of themselves
gave no visible evidence of the enor-
nous work already being accom-
plished.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
BUILDINGS In DANGER
Water UndeImines Many Structures
in Dayton and Imperiis
Them.

Dayton, Ohio, March 29.-Tt is
learned today that some of the flood
ed buildings here are in danger of
collapsing. Officials inspected the
Steel high school building and or
dered it roped off. They declared
that the water had undermined the
structure and that it may fall at any
time.
There is plenty of food here to
supply the present needs, but more
will be required soon.
Beginning tonight the church bells
will ring a curfew at o'clock, when
everyone will be ordered off the
streets. Those who refuse to go will
be arrested. This step is taken as a
precaution against looting.
1t is believed that the danger of
pestilence is passed. Sanitary en-
gineers are removing the debris rap
idly.
At noon there were rs bodies in
the morgue. 1t is believed many of
the dead will never be recovered.
AS fast as the buildings can be
cleared of debris workmen are carry
ing the wreckage to other portions
of the city.
The Arcade, Kune-Rice, Carpenter,
Conover, Mendenhall, Commercial
Herbold and United Brethren build
ings were found to be in need of only
minor repairs. The Callahan banl
building suffered but little more seri
Gus damage.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
Scale receipts at Tidings office.

work of conducting a ''patronize
home industries" campaign, and her
brother, who is a retired newspaper
man, is accompanying her on a trip
through the southern part of the
state. They went from here to
klamath Falls, where she will de-
liver an address. She will return to
Ashland about April 8.
Ezra Nuckolls cf Eldora, Iowa,
stopped off Thursday on tour of
the west and spent a day with H.
L. Whited. Mr.. Whited learned the
jewelers. trade under Mr.. Nuckolls,
who has now retired from business.
Mr. Nuckolls is typical jeweler,
says Mr.. Whited, and during all his
life never owned a watch Except
what he had in his store), always
wearing a customers S watch which he
was regulating. A year ago last
Christmas his sons gave him a fine
gold watch for a Christmas present
Susie l.. Allen has traded the
Allen e. McNair building to c. NrQ-
man and taken in exchange a 245-
acre dairy farm in Skamania county,
Washington, about 19 miles, air line,
from Portland. The farm has two
sets of buildings and fully equipped
with tools and stock. The new state
highway from Vancouver to North
Lakina passes within mile of the
farm, and an electric railway is now
surveyed along the highway. The
land is No. 1 and produces abundant
clover and grain of all kinds. Mrs.
Allen has two applications to rent
the farm.
Miss Susie E. Arnold, the trained
nurse, returned from Glendale Fri
day night after an absence of two
months. She has been filling the
position of superintendent of the
Mountain View Sanatorium, and as
soon as the new, modern 25-room
hospital which is Just being built is
finished. Miss Arnold will return to
Glendale and resume the superin-
tendency of the new institution. j.
w. Stevenson, a friend and former
patient of the Mountain Witty Sana-
torium, is putting up the new build
ing, and DR.. ]. S. Shearer of Port
land will be the proprietor. All we
can wish for the new institution is
as good success as the old one has
had.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Select your new wall paper at
Dickerscn's while the stock is fresh.
Complete stock drain tile at the
Carson-Smith lumber yard. SS-6t
Mrs. Charles Hsrgadine is report
ed quite sick.
Bicycles and bicycle sundries at
cost at Settles Harness Shop. S7-tf
-Brooms. Ask your dealer for the
product of the local factory. S7-tf
Mrs. John Prader was up from
Talent on business today.
Shoes at your own price while
they last. c.. j. Coburn. S2-tf
See the new patterns of wall pa
per at Dickerson's.
The Tidings is for sale at W. M.
Poley's Drug Store. II East Main ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Briggs were
Grants Pass visitors on Sunday.
Mems fine tan button shoes
s35O at Coburn's. 76-tf
NJ. c.. Edgerton went to Jackson
willie this forenoon on business.
Bicycles and bicycle sundries at
cost at Settles Harness Shop. S7-tf
Screen doors for sale. Carson
Smith Lumber Co. S3-ot
Ladies' Oxfords 81 to $50 at
coburn,e 76-tf
Insure against fire. Cliff Payne
can save you about 40 per cent. tt
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Burgar drove
up from Talent Sunday to attend the
Christian Science services.
"A complete stock of screen
doors at the Carson-Smith Lumber
Co. yard. eS-ot
Miss Jessie Ashby, who has beer
visiting at the home of w. H. Wal
lis, has gone to Bend, Ore.
Mrs. w. H. Breese of Talent was
a guest of Mrs. H. C. Stock on Sun
day
w. T. Caroutte and Miss A. NJ
Caroutte of Cottage Grove were Ash
land visitors on Sunday
F. G. McWilliams is confined t.
his home, tussling with an attack o.
the grippe.
E. D. Briggs ard Bert R. Cree
went to Jacksonville on business this
morning.
Don't forget the white good
sale at the Ashland Trading Co.
-Buggies at Piel's for 5000.
The Strollers Quartette, which ap
pears at Elks hall tonight in the lee
ture course, arrived in the city yes
terday and are enjoying brief res
here.
Mr.. and Mrs Cantrall of Jackson
Vile, parents of Mrs. H. D. Barne
burg. are visiting at the Barnebur'
home in this city.
My stock of shoes must b.
closed out before May 1, and to d
so unheard of prices will be given
q 7 Coburn. .S2-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
Restaurant ReOpened.

The Ashland restaurant, hereto
fore conducted by Wah Chung but
which has been closed for some
months, is to be reopened about
April l. A gentleman of Chinese lin
cage, who gives his cOgnomen as
Charlie and who says he is a recent
arrival from the cities, has taken
over the place ana will refit it and
open it in a few days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31

Frank Barnthouse, the young son
of John Barnthouse. had the misfor-
tune to fall from a bicycle Sunday
afternoon and break an arm. He is
reported as getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hart of Talent
spent Sunday in Ashland, as guests
of Mrs. NJ. B. Riley.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Cartwright of
Shadeland. Texas. are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Cartwright's aunt, Mrs.
n. Cunningham, 1O4 Third street.
They have been touring California
and are in Ashland with a view to
locating. They are very much
pleased with the country hereabouts.
Mike Parker, a brother of S. A.
Parker arrived here Sunday, called
to Ashland by the serious illness of
the latter. Jesse Parker. another
brother, accompanied by his wife. is
expected here from BLY,, Ore, today.
The Woman's Missionary Union Of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. F. G. Swedenburg, 400
Iowa street, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. c. G. Howard will be leader and
the subject of study will be Spain
and Austria.
Dr. George B. Warne. president of
the National Spiritualist Association
will give a free lecture atthe Temple
of Truth Thursday evening, April 3
Come and hear the gifted man.
j. K. Higgins Of Lockney, Texas
arrived in the city last week to visit
his brother, c. F, Higgins, OF this
city.
Mrs. ". E. Conner has gone tt
Portland for couple of weeks visi
and rest. E. J. Thornton, nigh
clerk, is in charge of the Oregon dur
ing her absence, and Alden Whitney
regular day clerk, has taken th'
night shift
w. A. RockefellOw of Portland,
well-known travelling man and sol
of A. G.. Rockefellow of this city
was an Ashland visitor last week.
, The funeral of Louis Devices tool
, place Friday forenoon, under tn
r auspices of the 1. o. o. F. Member
: of the local G. A. r. post state tha
Mr.. Devices was not a member of tn
, order, having withdrawn some tim
= before his death For this reaso
, the post did not turn out to his fun
eral in a body.
w. D. Hodgson attended the M. E
( parliament at Grants Pass last wee
! and transacted business in Woodvill
= en- route, returning home Frida
night. He made the trip by aut
G and reports a pleasant and profitabl
6 trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Fuller al
6 moving to the home of Mr. and Mr.
= R. J. Shaw, parents of Mrs. Fulle
:. at 4S7 Rock street, and will occup
it during the absence of Mr.. an
Mrs. Shaw at the Highland mine o
the Salmon river, in California.
A. Malone will occupy the residenC
on Oak street now occupied by M
' and Mrs. Fuller
Dr. Brewer solicited a number {
: Ashland citizens for contributions fC
the relief of the Ohio flood sufferer
The money collected ($25) We
turned over to the Tidings and ;
once forwarded by the Wester
:, Union Telegraph Company to tt
treasurer of the Red Cross Societ
at Chicago. Eighty dollars more wf
contributed today-$50 by the U.
National Bank, S25 by E. V. Carte
Il and S. by w. M. Policy.
Elizabeth Tozier Wethered and A
: bert Tozier of Portland were in I'll
city Sunday. Mrs. Wethered is
the employ of the Oregon Manufa
turers Association, engaged in tt
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
Chicago Street Car Men Given In
crease.

Chicago, March 29.-Two cents an
hour increase in wages was granted
10000 employees of Chicago surface
railways by a special arbitration
board today
The increase is regarded as a vic
tory for the traction company, which
offered the men more than that
amount to return to work during
their strike. Judge Scanlan, who
represented the employees of the
board, dissented from its findings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
CAPITAL s5O,OOO Surplus $4,000

n 2. PoHLAND, Pres. R. P. NEIL, Vice Pres
NO. N. SMITH, Cashier. w. TURNER Sec
E. l.. DAVENPORT, Asst. Cash.
ROY C. WALKER, Asst. Cash.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
Citizens
Banking and Trust
Co.

.sTbe Bank That Helps the People
ASHLAND, OREGON.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
You Discover the Value
of Money When You
Need TO Borrow.

You find that the greater your
financial resources the larger your
borrowing capacity.
Also that the better your ac-
uuaintance at good bank the cas-
Ter il is to get accommodation.
Ranks do not lean to strangers,
therefore it is not well to De a
stranger at the bank, for all success
full people find it necessary at times
to use their credit
Becoming checking depositor is
the way to get on credlt 1ootihs aC
this bank.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31

Get your violin, banjo, mando-
lin and guitar strings at Rose Bros. ;
S6-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31
Ready for Work!

The value of fire protection de-
pends largely upon the readiness of
the fireman to respond to any call
and his willingness to face any dan
ger The value of fire insurance de-
pends largely upon the readiness of
the company in which you are in
sured to respond Immediately to your
loss and its ability to meet any loss
which may come to it. iu...
That's the kind we have-always
ready for work. They pay promptly
every honest loss, big or little. Let
us write your insurance and We'll
give you the kind that WORKS ALL
THE TIME.
BILLINGS AGENCY
ESTAB. 1888
Al E. Main st. Phone 211-J.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-31

charge of the alteration department
of Mrnkler's Cloak and Suit House
has resigned and is succeeded by
Mrs. C. H. Farmer.
Cedar posts. Carson-Smith
Lumber Co. S3-6t
Mr. and Mrs. e. F. Hart of San
Francisco are at the Oregon. Mr.
Hart is a commercial traveller and
Mrs. Hart is accompanying him on
one of his trips.
1t will pay you to buy your pas
try at the Buckeye.
Charles H. Pohl of Harbor, Curry
county, is in the city, having stopped
over on his way home from Califor.
mia, where he had been spending the
winter, to try and purchase a team
of horses.
Cliff Payne makes flour bins.
If you are in need of an A l book
keeper who has had valuable expert
ence, call Main 474 at once. SS-tf
The Atkinson secondhand store. il
being moved into the north store
room and will vacate the other TIVE
rooms.
Harry Pellet was up from Med
ford Saturday on business.
DO you know that you can ge
the biggest and best loaf of brea'
in town at the Buckeye, $50 Eas
Main street?
H. NJ. Smith, a painter who spen
several years in Ashland, has re
turned from Los Angeles and Wi
make Ashland his home. He say
that business in his line there
paralyzed because of the big freez
of January last.
New silks just arrived. A
shades and new designs. Best va
ues ever offered. Ashland Tradin
Co.
r. L. Burdic was at Talent on bu:
iness Friday afternoon
Mrs. H. S. Sanford returned SUI
day from a six months visit in tn
east, having spent most of the tim
in the state of New York. Her man
friends are glad to welcome he
back.
Have your measure taken for
Stewart wire made to measure co
set, at 2S3 High street. PhoT
Bail. S5-4t
Mr.. and Mrs. W H. Loosey of F
Klamath, who has been visiting
the home of ]. NJ. Wagner and wit
other friends. spent yesterday visi
ing friends in Medford.
Prof. G. w Milan went to San
valley Saturday 10 look after h
ranch there.
H. D. Barneburg took party
friends to Medford Friday in his ne
Chalmers "36" which he recent
purchased.
Gentlemen, how about a hat f,
% to 33 1-3 per cent off the reguli
price? When you buy Kingsbul
hat you know you get a good on
Ashland Trading Co.
Misses Eunice Babbitt, Martl
Walker, Daisy Summers and Rel
Rosecrans of Portland are canvas
ing the city in the interests of Il
publication named Opportunity. Th'
not only offer you the opportunity
secure Opportunity, but they W
force Opportunity upon you if pc
suasion will. do it.
Sumner A. Parker, better know
as Squire" Parker, is critically
: at his home on Sixth street. NJ
: Parker is one of the oldest natl
sons of Ashland and large circle
friends hope that he may soon rega
his health
: Mrs. B. H. Hatch returned Satu
: day morning from Grants Pas
where she went to attend the NJ.
: parliament.
} C. P. Christensen of the Ashlal
Manufacturing Company went
Jacksonville on business Saturday.
: Luman H. Judd was up from T;
ent Saturday. Mr.. Judd states tn
, he is negotiating the sale of t
=. "Ophir" mine, on Wagner creek,
I eastern parties for the sum of So,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-12

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