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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
SAYS SCHOOLS
TOO COSTLY
COL. TOU VELLE SAYS JACKSON
COUNTY PAYS TOO MUCH.
COST IN EXCESS OF The RESULTS
Declares That II Costs County $4,000
Per Year for Supervision and That
Results DO Not Warrant It-Rec-
ommends Repeal Of Law.

Il would like to call the attention
of the taxpayers Of Jackson county
to the cost of the public schools un-
der the present system" states Coun-
ty Judge F. l.. Tou Velle THE peo-
pie of Jackson county are paying far
more for schools than they are for
state and county or municipal gov
eminent. While | am not opposed
to education or to the public schools,
the cost is excessive for the results.
The school and library levy is 6
mills. The special high school levy
is 3 mill. Then there is the district
school levy that in some of the big
districts, like Medford, runs 10 mills,
making 11.9 mills school tax for such
districts, as against 81 for county
and state, including special redemp-
tion and road levies
But it is the situation in the coun-
ty that | would call attention to with
view to having it remedied. We
have superintendent at $1,000
year, $500 year more for travelling
expenses, clerk for him at $500
more; then we have two assistant
superintendent or supervisors at
$l2O month each, besides their ex-
penses. All this brigade has to do
is to inspect and supervise schools.
and enforce the course of study.
In 1919 the taxpayers of Jackson
county paid approximately $1,000 in
salaries for having the schools in
spected and supervised. Then there
are monthly bills for supplies, etc,
that reach several hundred dollars
| additional. There are less than 100
school districts in the county and
most of the pupils are in the incor-
porated cities and towns, the schools
do not average over eight months of
school year and each has compar-
atively few pupils, so that none of
these superintendent has much to
do. One superintendent ought easily
to supply all the supervision neces-
saTy.
AT the last session of the legisla-
ture a bill was passed which is re-
sponsible for. the assistant superin-
tendent or supervisor graft. 1t per-
mits counties having more than 60
districts to organize and divide the
school districts into supervisory dis
tricts, but no supervisory district
shall contain less than 20 nor more
than so school districts, and provides
that the county superintendent shall
be counted as supervisor for one su-
pervisory district. Salaries for the
supervisors of from $10O to $40 n
mont hare provided for not less than
ten months in the year.
This law ought to be repealed by
the present Legislature and ! am go
ing to ask the Jackson county delega-
tion to undertake it, 1t is evident
that the taxpayer is being bled in
every way possible in this depart
ment in Jackson county We have
the maximum number OF supervisors
at maximum pay. If we have to have
a supervisor, one at $1,000 a year is
fulfilIs the laws absurdity.
THE county court will, if it has
in its power to do so, cut down the
cost OF this department.
as well as others, and will appeal to
the people to sustain II in its posi-
ton"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Buy Where the Sun Shines 325 DAYS
i'm the Year.

On easy payments, in Planada, 159
miles southeast of San Francisco, 81
miles from the Yosemite Valley, the
great natural wonderland and tourist
resort, and 46 miles north of Fresno,
a prosperous, bustling city of 10000
people. 1t has an elevation of III
feet; dry, healthful climate, free
from fogs, with 1926 days of sunshine
every year. There is no better eli
mate anywhere. Outdoor life is pos
sible the year round. The man with
a family will find here just the con-
dition for which he has been seeking
"a good place to make a living,
good schools and churches within
easy reach, and the right kind of
neighbors. Come in, let us talk it
over Cecil A. Townsend, realty of
all kinds, phone 80, Aiken block
East Main street, Ashland, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Live Crab is Sent by Parcel Post.

Medford Mail Tribune: A Port
land man sent the first limburger
cheese through the parcel post, a
Gold Hill man sent leaky can of
varnish, but it remained for a Med
ford man to add the final touch by
sending a live crab through the
mails. The crab was sent by the
local fish market and was consigned
to Gold Hill. AS the package was
insecurely bound the crab had an
opportunity of gazing about, causing
no end of commotion among the pos
tai clerks. Articles of clothing, egg
cases, implements, fruit boxes and
dry goods are among the parcel post
shipments of the PAST few days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Reelected Directors.

The First National Bank elected
directors for the ensuing year, the
following being the list, all having
been reelected: a. McCallen, Geo
w. Owen, C. H. Vaupel, o. Winter
E. A. Sherwin, w NJ. McNair and
L. l.. Multi.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Very Popular Book.

Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch,
after a selling career of more than
a decade, has recently gone to a 47th
edition. More than half a million
copies altogether or this book have
been sold in America and England.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
The Star Theatre Sold.

The Star Theatre was sold today
to Messrs. Bronson & Barr of Port
land, both experienced men in the
moving picture business. Mrs. Bron-
son is in the city in company with
her husband. The Tidings wishes
them success in their new venture.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Americans Big Coffee Consumers

Americans Big Coffee Consumers.
All our coffee must be purchased
outside of this country, but this does
not deter the American public from
using S7O,OOO,OO0 pounds of it every
year, or 9A pounds for each man,
woman and child in the country.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Dry 16-inch pine and fir wood,
$2.40 and $3.50 per tier. Mendoza
coal So per ton. Prices include de-
livery to all parts of the city except
the steep hill streets. Ashland Ice,
& Storage Co. If
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Plenty of Work TO, Woman of Fifty

Plenty of Work fO' Woman of Fifty.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman says that
the woman of so has plenty of work
to do in this world. She has done
her own housekeeping and now she
can branch out into the world and
give it the benefit of her experience.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

There has been several big deals
just consummated in this city and
vicinity, which indicate Frightening
up of prospects for the upper Rogue
river valley. Among the most i'm
portant was a deal between J. A.
Campbell and Messrs. Atkinson and
Lyman, recent arrivals from Wash
ington. Mr.. Campbell traded the
stock of secondhand furniture
known as the JACK Morris store on
North Main, the residence occupied
by Mr.. Campbell ard a residence and
an acre and a half on the Bunion,
and a ten-acre tract near Medford
for farm of $50 acres in Washing
ton. Mr.. Atkinson also traded a So
acre tract near the same farm at Mt
Pleasant, Wash, ~ Clyde Paine for
his residence and three acres on the
Boulevard and several vacant lots
Mr.. Atkinson will occupy the Paine
home as residence and Mr.. Lyman
will make his home on the tract near
Medford.
Mr.. Atkinson has gone to Wash
ington, accompanied by Mr.. Camp
bell, and will return the last of next
week, accompanied by his family and
that of his son-in-law, who is a son
of Mr.. Lyman, and associated in the
deal.
Mr.. Lyman and family have been
here some time, having rented the
Nichols home on Church street.
W. T. Atkinson, who expects to
take the active management of the
business upon his return, will add to
the stock and put it in first-class
shape to command the patronage of
the city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Fine Klamath dry land potatoes
at the Klamath Exchange at 81 per
100 pounds. Try them Opposite
Hotel Ashland. Phone 4. Free de-
livery
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Governor. Hocb is a brilliant
speaker; masterful speaker. Gov
ernor Hoch at Elks Temple Saturday
evening, S:15 o'clock, at an hour
when everybody can hear him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Special Meeting TO Consider
Railway Franchise

There will be a at the Commercial
Club evening" January at which there will
of proposed electric railway
which be asked Minney company at the c comm
Gil meeting evening franchise will come
before the public be the pub-oh male
and females cordially Monday night and voc
expression of opinion addition o the
franchise proposition there
scheme recently nauguraed by Portland protecting its water
supply the possibility adopting plan in Ashland will
be taken These Importance to every
responsible citizen and there should be representation at
the meeting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
SEVERAL DEALS
ARE MADE
JOHNSON BROS. TAKE JEWELRY
STOCK OF ARTHUR THOMPSON.
WASHINGTON men INVEST HERE
Gentlemen From the North Make
Heavy Investments in Ashland,
Trading Farms Near Mt. Pleasant
Therefor.

Arthur Thompson has sold his jew
elry business to Mayor o. H. Johnson
of this city and John w. Johnson of
Medford, who will conduct the busi-
ness under the firm name of Johnson
Bros. John w. Johnson owned the
Ideal grocery in this city for a short
time, selling to C. ~ Mackie, and has
quite circle of acquaintances in
Ashland who will be glad to see him
return to this city. Mayor Johnson
will remove his present stock of jew
elry from Rose Bros store and con-
solidate it with the Thompson stock
Mr.. Thompson reserved his tools
and will remain at the old stand
about ten days to finish up the work
he has on hand in the way of repair
ing. He still retains his property on
Granite street and has not as yet de-
cided what he will do in the future
He will not place the property on
the market at present as he is a firm
believer in the future of Ashland
Mayor Johnson states that he was
in part impelled to this move by the
need of more time to look after his
duties of chief executive of the city
than he could get when in business
by himself. His many friends in this
city will join the Tidings in wishing
the new firm all prosperity.
Johnson Bros. will install the best
and latest equipment to do upto-date
work in their line and will also carry
full line of everything usually
found in jewelry stores.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

-High-grade tailoring at Ores
Tailoring Shop. Special Reductions
this month.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Phone No. 80 when in need OF job
printing. Work and prices are right.

If you have chickens for sale
call up the depot hotel. G6-3t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Cliff Payne makes fire screens.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-17

ment for the law than a month of
speeches.
MOSTLY COMMENT
81 believe that Uncle Joe Can
non was the victim of practically
the same muckrakers that at
tackled me. Taft.
Once in a while, our fat presi-
dent believes something that is
perfectly correct. But perhaps
some one told him.
AS for the names of the muck
rakers-we haven't room for the
names of the 90 odd million of the
people of these United States.
Judge Mahoney rises to remark
that Judge Gemmill is an I'M
mitigated liar who is afraid to use
names.
When a man, even if he be
Judge, makes lot of charges
against his colleagues publicly, he
ought to back 'em up. Judge
Gemmill has not yet backed up
his charges.
From the returns, it appears
that Yuan Shi Kai is likely to be
reelected president of China. =
News item from Pekin.
From what we have heard of
Yuan's character, he probably has
been reelected. In the u. S.
voting wrong often costs a man
his job; in China it appears much
more likely to cost him his head.
Our respect for Maclay Hoyne
is beginning to go up. He says
that he is sorry for Teddy Webb,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-17
is half as bad as lot of peopleif

his tather was a dlpSoman1ac,T
his mother was insane, says
Hoyne. "The boy was badlyf
brought up, and then he got intoI
the clutches of the loan sharks. 4
He was not a bad boy, but what
could one expect" A
This attitude on the part of ar
prosecutor is. new in Chicago, r
but it is an attitude that no hui
man person can help but admire. I
And Of, course Hoyne is right
Teddy Webb is the victim of cir-9
cumstances and environment and
his love for a girl that made himf
want to spend money on her. H.
No man is wholly bad; few men.t
want to be bad; and few men[
want to be murderers. And event
today there,must be a lot of good
in Teddy Webb; if for no otherq
reason than that his home folks,[
stuck so Loyalty to him and ref
fused to 6etray him even for thee
sake of the big reward on hiss
head. Il
More and more it begins tot
look as if the cause of all the trou-e
bles of Mexico could be put ind
two words-Standard Oil. Il
There is sorrow and mourning, 6
deep and true, in the bloodyd
Eighteenth. Whatever reformers
may say of the late Aid. John j.
Brennan, he always stuck to hiss
friends and stood by those WHO'D
were in trouble and had no ones
else to turn to.
Having become the Hearst
1 4 1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-17

lied in Illinois will be a hard one,
and there. will be many knocks
about the brutality of the sport.
A good clean bout, decently
handled, would be a better argu-
ment for the law than month of
speeches.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03
(By Henry Woody

Rome Correspondent of the United
Press
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03
DoozE DAILY APPEARS.
The Imperial Morni

u The Imperial Morning Enterprise,
organ of the Maier Brewery, made its
first appearance this morning.
The editor opens with this modest
statement, I'VE have no light to guide
our faltering footsteps, the daily field
never having been entered in the
county before"
Such part of this utterance as IS not
due to sheer bombast can be doubted,
for it has in its advertising columns,
from which all but one brewery is
barred, the alluring light of adver-
tisements of several saloons, which in
the weekly Enterprise surely have
heretofore guided the editors falter-
ing steps and can be expected to do
SO in the future.
The Enterprise is neatly printed, and
carries pony" edition Of the Hearst
so-called news service, besides intro
ducing to this field what has hereto
fore been unknown-an abundance OF
''boiler plate" the kind that sells for
$3.50 yard.
With its booze support, its cheap
boiler plate" and its small imitation
Of Billy Hearst, the Enterprise may
ind an opportunity 10 learn something
about journalistic requirements and
possibilities in a fourteen weeks
course Of instruction"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03
POPE Plus TO STRIKE At
THE SLAVERY OF FASHIONS

the church TO attain this end by the
usual exhortations of its preiates. that
prompted Pope Plus to the immediate
approval of the plans for the interna-
tional federation of the women. The
| fight against the decentralization which
his holiness believes that the pursuit
of fashion is working in the ranks Of
women is to be taken up at once.
AS matter of fact this fight on the
lpart Of the church is already one Of
long standing up to the present, but
most Of It's efforts have resulted in sig
! nal failure. Until few years ago, the
question of evening dresses for women
was the only one against which The
church deemed it necessary to legislate
and the pope issued an order forbid
ding all cardinals. papal ambassadors
and other prelates to q lend social func-
tons where women were gowned IN
evening dress.
Within the past three years, how
ever, the modern fashions have brought
a fight from the church against much
of the modern tendency which it de
clarCd is demoralizing women not only
morally but economically This fight,
especially in Italy, has had one or two
eliminating points, but, eliminating
points that have always later ended IN
failure. Cardinal Ferrari two years
ago issued an order prohibiting the
wearing of hobble skirts. Not only
was the order utterly futile but re
suited in the falling of in attendance
at all religious functions by women
and girls.
Last year Cardinal Cavallari, patri
arch IF Venice and successor Of Pone
Plus in that position. announced. when
the prevailing fashion reached that
point where the deC0llette Of the waist
and the slit Of the skirt threatened -
meet at the waist line, that no women
whom he considered lmmodesIly
dressed would be allowed to attend any
service at which he officiated The
first women, however. whom he or
dered removed from the church be
cause of dress, instituted civil proceed
ings against the cardinal and the
movement came to L sudden end. II
the face of these failures. his holiness
has now asked the new international
federation to take up the fight at once
and this will be done
The other lines along which the
federation is to act in its tight against
some of the more pronounced ten
encies Of feminism will be left open
until the first international congress
At that time program will be submit
ted which will have The approval If
Pope Plus X and which he is confident
will attain the ends which up to the
present moment he has vainy sought
through the usual channels Of the
church.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03

| Rome Correspondent Of the United
| Press
| ROME Sept 2-On something of
the principle of setting a thief to
catch a thief" Pope Plus, i'll his world
wide fight against feminism, is hereaf-
ter to use the women themselves as
his principal combatants for stamp
ling out what he believes to be the evils
of the movement
This crusade Of the Catholic church,
which his holiness considers equally as
important as and in some respects
closely allied to his fight against "mod
ernlsm' has, up to the present mo-
ment, been largely in the hands of
men-cardinals, bishops and priests
and prelateS generally. It's failure TO
attain the ends he had hoped for is due.
his holiness believes. largely to this
one sided nature of the combat and it
is this that has decided him to seek the
aid of the women themselves here
after, placing the future of the move
ment largely in their hands.
| As the first step to this enu his hoii-
ness today officially approved the pros
pectus for a worldwide international
federation of the Catholic Women 5
Leagues. National declarations Of this
society already exist in the United
States, England and nearly all Of the
European countries especially where
the feminist movement is strongly pro-
nounced
While it is known that the general
policy Of this new international feder-
ationu Of women is to be decidedly re-
dictionary from the point Of view Df
many Of the feminist leaders in all
parts Of the world, YET with possibly
one exception it is not to be opposed to
some of the more vital principles Of
the movement. 1t has been ever the
| theory of Pope Plus Y that the sphere
VI WOiltu SHOULD De limited aDS0luteIy
| to the home and the church and this
restriction will be largely the basis end
to be attained by the new reactionarv
movement
/ The federation Will in no way inter
| fere with those feministic movements
! the aim Of which is merely the highest
possible development of women in
fact, it will have 4 propaganda all Of
its own to that end, but in the attain
ment of this highest development of
which woman is capable it will seek Ia
| keep her ever within the sphere Of the
home, with the church as her one out
| let for activities Of a broader nature
The one exception however that i
to be made. and that is to be made at
once. j. that of determined crusade
| against the modern evils Of fashion
| It was, in fact. the urgent necessity Of
this. based largely upon the failure Of
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03
He Advertised Fruit.
Beaumant, Cal, Sept. 2,

Beaumant, Cal, Sept. 2, 1913
Imperial Valley Press, Ell Centre, Cal
Dear Sir: Herewith find money or
der for 90 cents to cover cost Of ad-
vertising.
Never have | received so many or
ders in response to such small ad-
vertisement. | might say that | an
simply deluged with orders and an
working until late INTO the night LC
keep up with the demand.
Thanking you for the courtesy, eX-
tended, yours very truly,
+. c. WHITE.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03

Just finished and furnished: all outside
rooms; every comfort and convenience
for houSeke eping; shower baths and
dressing room for surf bathers; apart
ents, S35 to $50 per month Write for
reservations.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03
ANGELS FLIGHT GAR BREAKS
90 CABLE AND DAShES DOW \

Los ANGELES, Sept. 3.-ln the
drst accident in the history Of the An
gels Flight railway, nine persons Were
more OF less seriously injured, bul
none fatally, when at + 80 O'Clock laSl
evening an axle in the engine house n
the top of the incline at Olive street
broke and loaded car just starting
for the bottom was RELEASED anG
plunged down the steep tracks, tel
escoping with the car just starting Al
The bottom.
That none was killed and that the
dlled car did not jump the tracks as il
struck the switch midway in the in
cline is considered marvellous.
When the loaded car crashed into
the car at Hill street it listed to one
side and almost turned over. II thai
had happened the result doubtless
would have been more serious.
Traffic at Third and Hill streets was
delayed but few minutes. The po-
nee quickly took charge and the in
lured men and women were rushed to
The receiving hospital two blocks
north, in ambulanceS.
Precautions against a breaking OF
.llt CdDlt IldNt DtCH lthNi III yCN'A .;
but the accident that occurred was
not fOreseen. The cars We're not
equipped with brakes. The cables have
been renewed every three months, ana
althoL glI thousand, If persons have
been carried up the steep incline over
the Third street tunnel. it has always
Deen regarded that the hauling appara-
tus was capable Of bearing any load
the cars would carry.
The axle which broke operated two
cogwheels over which the cables
p4ssed. This axle broke between the
Lwo cogs. III the bottom car We're two
passengers, but the top car, going
down the incline. was loaded with 30
passengers. The cars mad not passed
more than ten feet when the axle
broke and the lower car sid back
without injury to itself OF its passeil-
gers.
The terrified men and women in the
upper ear We're unable to jump for
safety Oh account Of the elevation Of
the tracks ana they clung to their
eeais for dear life while the car
plunged downward with ever increa1-
ing velocity. When the car crashed
INTO the one at the bottom Of the in
cline all tile passengers We're thrown
forward in a heap. The front end Of
the car was shattered
THE INJURED.
J. H. Fiske, attorney. 23i South
Bunker Hill avenue, bruised back.
Mrs. f. Won Seggrn, saleswoman,
t05 South Bunker Hill, bruised about
head and body.
Mrs Kimberly. milliner, Hotel Love
Joy, Third and Grand bruised right
thigh.
Miss Nellie Spear, 306 South Bunker
Hill, clerk in New Method laundry.
fracture Of right ankle and decorations
on head and body.
Alice TollisOn, Hotel MelrO5c.
bruised right thigh.
Mrs. A. NJ Harris, possible fracture
of right leg and body bruised.
Miss Franklin Harris. cuts about
head and face,
g. H. Wetmore, bruised and spmined
rigft wrist.
d. Il. Wetmore, bruised on back and
face
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03

To secure cotton pickers. Will pay
Gne half the subscription Of this paper
any address, up to 1000 subscriptions
Remit one-half rates TO T. D. Mccall!
Fox 291. Imperial. Cali Pho"
G-i57. adv Il
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03
River ReOort,

Mean daily gage heights and dis
charges Of the Colorado river at Yuma,
Arizona, for the week ending August
30, 1913.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-03

summer Clearance Sale at the La
dies Toggery vii continue this week.
Adv. 1T