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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
AUTO TRUCK EFFECTIVE
Salem Statesman Annual Tells of
Efficiency of LaFrance Auto
Hose Truck There.

The Annual edition of the Oregon
Statesman, published at Salem, in an
article on the fire department of that
city has something to say of the
auto hose truck purchased some time
ago. AS the truck is practically
identical with the one the fire boys
of Ashland want and for which
bonds were voted, the article is of
special interest in this city. The
Statesman takes NJ the fire-fighting
| apparatue in detail and says of the
auto truck:
With the purchase during the
past year of the $500 auto combin-
alton chemical and hose car and
plans being pushed for the purchase
of an auto combination pump and
hose car to cost $4,000, which addi-
tion to the fire departments equip
ment will probably be made within
the next few months, the property
and life saving fire department of
Salem will be the very best. Few
cities of Salems size can make the
boast of having such an up-to-date
protection as this. The auto combin-
I alton chemical and hose car pur-
chased during the past year from the
American LaFrance Engine Works
of Elmira, n. Y, was brought into
service August l, and is a speeder,
making 70 miles an hour, developes
Y horsepower, carries 1000 feet of
2 II Inch hose, has two 35-gallon
chemical tanks, ole extension lad
der, one 14-foot roof ladder, Babcock
fire extinguishers, nozzles, etc. This
modern fire fighte- has responded to
43 fire alarms and has never given
a minutes trouble. AS an illustra-
ton of the machines effectiveness
in safeguarding property it might be
noted that it made run of two and
four-tenths miles from Salem and
was at work on O. fire within five
minutes after the alarm had been
sounded, and at that particular fire
referred to, was the means, by it's
wonderful efficiency, of saving thou
sands of dollars worth of property
which otherwise would have been a
total loss. 1t ran to the state peni-
tentiary, over two miles and through
heavy traffic, in the remarkably
quick time of three minutes, and has
caught many fires at the very start,
because of its speed and efficiency,
which without such a machine would
have developed into great conflagra-
tions. Salem is justly proud of it's
work, its purchase being just an
other illustration of the progressive
ness of the capital city in all lines.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Cases Against TwOhy Bros. COmprO-
missed.

The damage suits filed by rela-
tives of the laborers who were killed
in an explosion in the Jacksonville
quarry last summer, against Twohy
Bros, contractors, have all been set
tied out of court and the cases, in
stead of going to trial last week,
were dismissed.
The terms of the settlement have
been withheld at the request of the
defendants. Several thousand dol
lars, however, it is reported, were
named as the amount satisfactory to
the plaintiffs.
The damage suits grew out of an
explosion in the quarry at Jackson
vile last summer operated by Twohy
Bros, in which six men lost their
lives. A. E. Reames of Medford ap-
peared for the plaintiffs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
CRIMINAL WORK FINISHED.
Circuit Court Closed Criminal Work
for Year Friday.

Bert Cummings, indicted by the
last grand jury on charge of white
slavery begins the new year outside
of jail, through humanitarian
move on the part Of the authorities.
Thursday Prosecuting Attorney h. f.
Mulhey moved that the old-time
friend of Mike Spanos be released
upo1 his own rccognizance. This
was done because of the extremely
delicate condition of mis- wife, and
that the accused might be able to
contribute to her support. The in
dictment, however, still hangs over
Cummings pending good behavior.
F. w. Burke, alleged to have COM
mitted a statutory offense upon
17-year old girl in the south end of
the county, was allowed to plead
guilty to charge Of simple assault,
and will be sentenced later. This
action was taken partly through lack
of evidence, but mostly to spare the
complaining witness the pains and
pangs of the notoriety that would be
attached to the cage.
The case of Jim Ling the Ashland
Chinaman, accused of an assault
upon Wo Lee, Medford Monaghan,
in which Laura White, an alleged
white slave girl, was involved, was
dismissed upon motion of District
Attorney Mulkey. A jury at pre-
vioJs term had disagreed on the case.
The Ceols, mother and daughter,
charged with an assault upon Will
liam Daley, a Lake creek pioneer.
last spring, following a dispute in
which the father played a part, was
continued until the next term.
This closes the criminal docket for
the year and numbers therein the
most important official acts Of the
retiring prosecutor, b. F. Mulkey,.
who will turn over tho office next
Monday to Prosecutor-elect E. e.
Kelly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

The Medford papers of Saturday
bring accounts of an alleged short
age of $21, ,379.07 in the funds of
Sheriff Jones, who today turns over
his office to Aug. D. Singler. Mr..
Jones has made good the shortage.
There is no theory expressed as to
the cause of the shortage except that
the money has mysteriously disap-
peared. The Medford papers, while
not definitely accusing anyone else,
express the belief that Jones did not
profit by the defalcation. He has
many friends in Ashland who express
the same opinion and believe that
it is an error in bookkeeping rather
than a misappropriation of the FUNDS,
and who express belief that Mrs
Jones will be able to prove himself
innocent of even carelessness.
Alleged discrepancies. of $21,45S
existing in the accounts of Sheriff
Wilbur A. Jones will be made good,
according to friends.
The shortage was discovered Fri
day by j. H. Wilson, the expert ac-
countant, who is auditing the books
of all the county offices, and COM
municated to the county commission
ers in session. Accountant Wilson S
report, however, will not be filed un-
til this morning, and not until late
in the afternoon, if necessary, to
give Sheriff Jones more time to
straighten the tangled accounts.
All the shortage exists in the tax
collections for 1911, and is old, dat
ing back to three years ago. This
deficiency was called to the attention
of the county court in the report of
Mr.. Wilson last spring, when he rec
commended changes in the sneriff's
office system of handling tax collec-
tions. The 1911 deficit was made
up, balancing the books for that
year, but it then became a legacy of
the 1912 collections still existing.
County commissioners interviewed
Friday on the matter were reticent
to talk, all testifying to their belief
in the answering honesty OF Sheriff
Jones, as do all who know him, and
he has scores Of friends. They will
give him every opportunity and cour-
tesy, but as sheriff he is responsible
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
WILL PUT UP $4,000
Grants Pass viii Advance Money ia
Commence Work on Pacific
Interior Line.

The Grants Pass city council, an
ticipating an early disposal OF the
Pacific-Interior railroad bonds, have
paved the way for immediate con-
struction work, by putting the $780,
600 special bond issue on the mar
ket, and providing for a cash fund
from other sources with which to
pay bills for laboc while the bonds
are being floGted.
The resolution passed by the
council authorized the city auditor to
advertise the bonds for 10 days, and
to ask bids covering an issue to run
for 80 years with the privilege of
retiring them at the end of 20. and
also for the sam9 issue to run 20
years with the privilege Of retire
ment at the end Of five years. The
bonds are to bear 5 per cent interest
and are not to be sold at less than
par.
To provide for the immediate fu-
ture the council created fund in
which it will place $4,000 cash to
be used to pay for labor at once, this
$4,000 to be returned as soon as
the proceeds from The bond sale are
available.
Following the Gction of the coun-
ell in providing the way for immedi-
ate work, DR.. Reddy and the direc-
tors and engineering force made
plans to have construction commence
at once. TO that end Engineer Har-
mon took the field on New Years
day, and is re-cstablishing some of
the grade stakes that had become
obliterated along the Draper survey.
A camp No. l OF the Pacific In
terror Company will be established
on Allen creek to the southwest of
the city, where work will be COM
menced. The first work will be
where the old grade on the Grants
Pass-Williams Valley road, which
was projected two years ago, ended.
This grade is upon the Draper-Gunn,
now the Pacific-Interior, right of
way, from the poin! where the grade
crosses the highway to the south of
the big steel bridge, so that all the
work done from there will be avail
able for the new company. Beyond
that point to the Applegate river only
light work will be encountered, and
the first activity will be toward the
clearing of the right of way. Grad
ing will proceed rapidly, the ground
now being in the best possible CON
dition for handling. Engineer Har-
mon says that it is not likely that
ties or steel will Ec laid till at least
six miles of the grading has been
completed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
Continued on Page Five.)
ALLEGED SHORTAGE IN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
Expert Accountant Says Sheriff Jones Is Short County
Money Received for Taxes

q, for the funds collected by his office,
Judge E. E. Kelly said Friday that
he, as the next prosecutor, would
start an investigation. The matter
will also likely be called to the at
tention of the next grand jury. A
heroic effort was made by friends
and supporters of Sheriff Jones to
suppress the news until the filing of
the accountants report.
1t has been known for several
months that the accounts of the
sheritf's office were in anything but
the proper shape. This was forcibly
brought to mind in the report of Ac-
countant Wilson last May, when he
used the following language relative
to the sheriff's office:
There has been evidently no COM
prehCnsive statement of collections
and deposits carried along in the
sheriff's office by which to compare
the deposits with the collections, the
sheriff rather depending on his cash
book, or collection register, as it is
called, to keep track of his deposits.
Entries have been made in these cash
books, and before depositing the
book have been laid aside. carrying
the undeposited entries.
I'm the main the large volume of
collections by the sheriff have been
Deposited as rapidly aG the cash
books could be written up and to-
tailed ready for deposit. Immediate
ly after heavy amount of collec-
tions this cash book will get perhaps
month or more behind, and until
it Is written up the money collected
remains in the sheriff's hands.
There must be at the present mo-
ment several hundred thousand dol
lars of 1911 taxes in the sheriff's
hands awaiting the slow process of
writing up this collection register,
before being deposited in the treas
ury."
After speaking of the new system,
the report reads:
THE sheriff informs me that he
has accounts with many banks
throughout the county, and with col
lection agents also. which / do not
believe is a good plan in handling
Continued ON rage Eight)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
w. II. APPLEGATE DEAD.
Pioneer Resident Passed Away at
Dead Indian Friday Morning.

w. Henry Applegate, one of the
best known and most highly respect
ed citizens of Jackson county, passed
away at his home on the Dead Indian
road, Friday morning, January 3,
1913, at o'clock, of heart trouble.
The funeral was held Sunday, Janu-
airy 5, at 2 o'clock, at the Presby-
terian church, Ashland, Rev. H. T.
Chisholm officiating, followed by in
terment in Mountain View cemetery.
An extended obituary will appear in
the next issue of the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
AGRICULTURE IN ASHLAND SCHOOLS
COURSE IN AGRICULTURE TO Be ADDED TO WORK OF PUBLIC
Schools INSTRUCTION DURING ENTIRE SEASON

The school board at a recent meet
ing, after considerable discussion, de-
cided to place course in agriculture
in the local schools. This will affect
both the grades and the high school,
and include experimental and aca-
demical work. During the fall and
winter months regular text book and
laboratory work within the school
will be carried on. AS soon as spring
comes the principles studied in the
preceding month will be applied in
actual field work. At present the
school garden will be located at the
high school. Hero pupils in the sew
enth and eighth grades as well as the
high school will do experimental
work carrying out various assign
ments as to the best methods of pro-
ducing garden products suitable to
this locality. In the laboratory the
theories of fertilization of soil will
be discussed, while in the school
garden the application of the differ
ent theories will De tested out In
connection with this study samples
of the soil found in the school gar
den will be sent to the state agricul-
tural school at Corvallis for analysis.
Part of the plan OF work is to deter
mine definitely what elements are
needed in the local soil to make it
produce most abundantly. When this
is discovered it will then be the plan
to find out by different experiments
how best this deficiency can be sup
piled.
In order that these experiments
may be carried on with the best pos
sible facilities the school board has
fenced about u acres of the yard
in the rear of the new high school
building, and now are putting it in
order for the spring experiments.
The ground has been treated with
liberal supply of stable manure and
! facilities for irrigation will be in
stalled. Here it is hoped by those
responsible for the undertaking that
model garden under varying condi-
tions may be established, where i'm
proved methods of fertilization
planting and cultivation may be al
lowed to demonstrate their superior
ity over those of the more ordinary
ways of doing these things. A small
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

part of the plat, unfertilized. will be
planted in order that the value OF
both commercial and stable manure
fertilization may be shown.
The school garden will be divided
into plats, one for each boy, and GER
tain definite projects will be as
signed to each fellow, e. g.: A has
a project to grow radishes. He will
find out all he can from government
bulletins, books, etc, and on his own
plat plant several varieties and by
experimentat'on on find for himself the
best way of producing his vegetable
and what varieties will produce best
and be of most value to him for diff
ferent purposes. While his main
problem in the school garden will be
TO experiment with the radish. he
will, at the same time, observe what
his fellow student under ideal condi-
tions for this locality is accomplish
ing with some other project.
That this WORK may be carried on
not only through the regular school
year, but through the summer sea-
son as well, the school people are
hoping to arrange with Mr. West,
| the teacher of agriculture, a plan
whereby he may continue his work
throughout the entire year. This can
be done if the people of Ashland will
lend helping hand. He, with the
help of the boys, can care for the
school garden during the vacation
period. At the same time it is hoped
the people of this vicinity will lend
the movement sufficient support sc
that the boys may be induced under
the supervision of Mr.. West. who will
make visits to the boys home gar.
dens and by suggestion and direction
help in every way possible. Thi!
does not apply to vegetable garden.
alone, but to any agricultural project
that the boys may care to undertake
as it does to beautifying lawns
parks, yards and grass plats.
In addition to the work in CROWN,
vegetables and flowers, there will b,
central study of the various phases
of farm life. The purpose of tn
course is not primarily to max
farmers of all our people, but to Civ,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

Vegetables, all kinds, 1865
pounds, 1921 dozen, making two
carloads.
Total number cars fruit and vege-
tables handled, SO.
Total number cars feed, flour, hay,
spray, box, shook, etc, received, 40.
Total number cars handled in and
out, SO. In arriving at this total
we have taken local shipments in
L. c. l.. to make the grand total.
M. c. LININGER,
Manager.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
NJ. R. A. Officers.

Ashland Butte lodge, No. 1892,
Modern Brotherhood of America, at
tis last meeting elected the follow
ing officers for the year 1918:
President-Sarah Hedberg.
Observation-Disclosures Gray.
Secretafy-G. w. Milan.
Treasurer-Charles J. Hargadine.
Watchman-Ray Cox.
Sentry-B. w. Talcott.
Trustees-George G. Eubanks, B.
w. Talcott, Sarah Hedberg.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

". A. Myers, who has lived in
Ashland a. year, has taken charge of
the Natatorium skating ring since
Mr.. Erickson left and is running it
on the same policy of Mr.. Erickson
1t is opened Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday, both in the afternon and
evening. First series of relay races
begins tonight. 64-1t*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
Notice to Local School Patrons.

The second term of school will be-
gin Monday, January 26. All pupils
that will be six years old before
March 20 can enter school at that
time. The eighth grade examination
will be held Thursday and Friday,
January 16 and II.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

Everybody goes to Lanes after
the debate Friday evening for ice
cream, hot tamales, etc. 64-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

news of the meetings from the first
to the last service. Come out every
night and bring friend with YOU.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

-WANTED-Fat hens at 70
cents a pound. Bring them in. East
Side Market. 64-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

La Follette's Weekly Magazine
and the Tidings one year for $3.50.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

Skating at the Natatorium skat-
ing rink tonight 64-1t%
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

Continued ON rage Eight.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-11
HURT CI.ABBY'S
REPUTATION?

Tom Andrews, the Indianapolis
sporting writer, says of the recent
Clabby Hicks fiasco:
THE contest between Jimmy
Clabby, claimant of the middle
weight championship, and Freddy
Hicks at Butte, Mont, this week
was a sore disappointment to the
friends of the clever Hammond boy.
From reports of the battle the ref
cree was not sure whether to call it
mo contest or let them go ahead,
but he finally let them go the limit
of twelve rounds and decided 1t a
draw. To begin with, 1t was q
poor match, because Clabby is al
together too clever for a boy of
Hicks class and also for the rea-
son that the two boys have been
the best of friends and Jimmy has
always been known for his soft
heart when II comes to helpingo ut
a friend. The chances are that
Jimmy tried to box to please the
people, but it is a hard matter to
do so against man who is so
much inferior at the game and. as
a result, he got a roasting for his
pains.
IF Clabby deliberately planned to
let Hicks stay the twelve rounds,
then he deserves the severest CEN
sure. but ii Is Incredible that he
would be so foolish, knowing that
1t would cost him big money in the
loss of important matches by any
such action. 1t is often the case
that big, strong, awkward fellow
ike Hicks makes IT almost fynpas-
sibie for clever man like Clabby
to make a good showing and it Is
the matchmakers who are to blame
for putting on a bout of that kind.
Clabbys reputation has been abso-
lutely clean so far and it is hard
to believe that he would try to
hoodwink the public by any fake
methods
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-11
Leave for Michigan.

Rev. Floyd Adams of the First Bap-
tist church departed this morning with
party of twelve boy scouts for Crys-
tai Lake. Mich, where the encamp-
ment of boys is being conducted this
summer. The scouts will remain for
two weeks enjoying land and water
sports and learning the discipline of
the camp. At the end of that time
they are permitted an extra week if
they care to stay.
Among the boys who are on Lake
Michigan today making the trip are
Harold Lawson, Will Larson, Charles
Hickman. Cloyd and Clyde Hudson,
Earl and Theodore Adams, Will Barry
and Irwin HILL The names of the 9TH
ers were not announced. The party
left at o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-11
MICHIGAN CITY TAKES
THE SECOND GOLF match

creek. his second shot carried him
within feet of the cup and he holed
out in what has par five.
The Hammond men were met at the
South Shore depot by autos and taken
to the links by the Michigan City men.
After the match. dinner was served at
the club house and auto rides given
the visitors afterwards, Each team
has won match now and an IS hole
match will be played at Hammond
Aug. % and an is hole match at Michi-
gan City on Aug. 80 to determine the
winner. The Nassau point system will
be used in scoring the remaining
matches. The scoring Saturday was as
follows:
Barry beat Hall up. Crumpacker
beat Crawford 3 up. G. t, Vail beat
Parry up, Leonard beat c. A. Smith
3 up. w Vail heat McElroy up, Rohde
beat Ledbetter 8 UP, Groman beat
Powell l up. Arndt beat Merritt up
Others who accompanied the Ham
mond team were w. c. Bailey. A. NJ
Turner, H. E. Sharrer. g. Edwards
Charles Barry Sr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-11

coiiegians have won their spurs on the
Purdue diamond.
An Old Question.
Where is the money coming from? p"
fans ask, VIII citizens subscribe
enough to put the team in the field
The day when athletes were willing to
play their heads off for applause has
passed. They all want money. and good
pay at that"
Though Hammond has the material
for a great football organization it has
not the grounds to play on or the
money to play with. Enthusiasm is
about sent as fandom realizes this.
1t remains for Jimmy Clabby, the
public spirited champion, to promote his
team of juniors. Ralph Young of Crown
Point Matt Sternberg of Indiana Har-
Dor. Joe Miller, Will Atwood. Garrett.
Refl. Doherty. Murray and the other
candidates for the All Star" aggrega-
ton who hav signifed their desire of
playing together viii not all of course
be eligible for the junior team as they
average 1SS pounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-11
STUDY "ANTI-"
SEWER COMPLAINT

To better acquaint themselves with
the complaint to enjoin the board of
public works In the building of deep
sewer system the board has sent City
Attorney John Gavit to Crown Point
to digest the lengthy document filed
by Attorneys WINERY and Gillett last
week.
First public knowledge of its con-
tents was given In THE TIMES on
Tuesday. The antis will try and show
that the complainants are damaged by
the sewer as a sewer, and pavement
not yet paid for, will have to be torn
up.
According to legal authority on both
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-11
GLOOM SPILLED ALL OVER
FOOTBALL TEAM PROSPECTS

A blanket of gloom was spread over
the flaming hopes OF fandom Saturday
by the announcement OF two football
heroes that they are returning to COL
lege In September A bucket of cold
water is standing in the corner for use
in case the blaze is sufficient to con-
sumo the blanket. 1t would be fatal a
IT always has been-the lack of public
spirit that has discouraged athletes in
the past and broken up fast and win
ming teams in the cities of the Calumet
region. -
Bernard Plum and Frank Blocker.
two heavyweight football men from
Purdue. will continue at school this
year. Blocker denies that he flunked in
German saying that he has been con-
fused with another Plum who is pre-
pairing for a professional life we'll
as Blocker states that ne would very
much like TO play with the All Star
team that is being talked of but that
he is in hopes of being eligible for foot
ball at school this fall. Both young