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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-27

commissioner of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, who was the first
insurance executive to give policy hold
ers free health examinations to pro-
mote longevity. The treasurer will be
Harold A. Ley and the secretary James
D. L%ennahan.
DR.. Eugene Lyman Fisk. a we'll
known writer and worker in hygiene,
who has had much experience in this
Broadly speaking" said President
Rittenhouse, the aim Of the Life Ex-
tension institute will be to bring about
a closer relation between as large a
portion Of the public as we can reach
and their medical advisers and to
spread abroad knowledge to promote
health and prevent disease which will
be the fruit Of research by the best
medical minds in the world"
The institute has a "hygienic refer
nee board Of almost a hundred lead
ing experts on various subjects per-
tanning to health. The purpose Of this
board is to help to determine the truth
Ol uNslCIllC lucStlOuo lClcl1Cu W ~.
The chairman Of the board is Profess
sor Irving Fisher Of Yale, who was
among the first to interest life in
surance companies in the possibilities
Of frightening human life.
The idea Of forming the institute
originated with Harold A. Ley, a bust.
ness man of Springfield, Mass. The
purposes and field Of the Institution
were recently discussed at n dinner In
New York city, attended by the presi-
dents Of the five largest life insurance
companies. Among the speakers on
this occasion were former President
Taft and Colonel Gorgas.
How the Scheme Operates.
Following this meeting. one Of the
largest insurance companies represent
ed made an agreement with the in
stitute for periodical health examina
ton Of its policy holders. This is the
first Of the large companies to adopt
this plan.
The method to be used to prolon:
life Is very simple and the same IL
applied to ordinary Neutrality-suspicious.
ton and repairs. Any person. whethe
rs a policy holder in a company which
employs the institute or rs an outsid'
individual. may have an expert ex
animation made Of his physical con
dition. If he Is entitled to the eX
animation as a policy holder he ha
it without cost to himself.
After the human machine has bee
inspected the individual will be ad
vised to see his family physician. VIII
will be furnished a full statement o
the results Of the mountaineering
blood pressure or whatever the dis
l ability or disabilities may be. ID
Fisk on the basis Of his experience !
7 this work is convinced that the simple
. early discovery Of slight 'impail
ments." which would induce the in
paired man to consult his doctor b.
4 ! fore 1t is too late, has greatly reduce
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-27

organization by the signing Of star
players.
Almost every sort of business is rep
resented in the backing of the Federal
league. The club owners Il start iD
by selling you Il lot. then build your
house. furnish You with fuel and ice.
food and drink. do your banking and
defend you in court when you art
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-27
~ATITH former President Taft as
\" chairman of its board of d.
rectors and Colonel William

XA/ chairman of its board of d.
rectors and Colonel William
G. Gorgas Of the Panama ca
nal commission as consultant in SAM
tation and hygiene, a life extension in
stitute" has just been incorporated in
New York.
1t is a unique corporation-the busi-
ness basis of a philanthropy. its ex-
press purpose being to lengthen human
life by applying modern science. 1t
will perform this service both for life
insurance companies and for the gen.
eral public by examining periodically
the physical condition Of policy holders
and other individuals and by dissent
mating life saving knowledge.
While essentially philanthropic, the
Life Extension institute, unlike some
other agencies to promote health and
longevity, will be placed on a self sup
porting basis from the very beginning
If the ideas of it's founders are carried
out. On its board Of directors are a
number Of men with large neans at
their command. aud the new health
promoting agency is heavily backed
with capital. 1t Is intimated In we'll
Informed quarters that $1,OO0,0OO will
be at the disposal Of the founders,
though it is not believed that anything
like that amount will be required to
start the work.
Big Men Are Interested.
The directors Of the new institute are
William Howard Taft, who since his
experience with tropical hygiene in the
Philippines and Panama has been al
enthusiast on the possibilities Of mod
ern scientific hygiene; Harold \. Ley
the originator Of the plan; Professor
Irving Fisher of Yale, f. E. Kitten
house Of New York. Robert w. d.
Forest. president of the metropolitan
Museum Of Art. New York. and trus
tee Of Russell Sage foundation; Franz
A. Vanderlip, president Of the Nationa
City bank Of New York; Charles II
Sabin. vice president Of the Guarant
Trust company OF New York; Dr. E. Il
l.. Gould, president City and Suburba
Lands company; Francis r. Coole,
banker, of Hartford, Conn.,, and Henri
II. Bowman, banker, Of Springfield
Mass.
The president Of the institute will b
E. E. Rittenhouse, now conservatio
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-27

1.-CIeanup days will be encouraged.
2.-Professor Irving Fisher. 3.-Wii-
liam Howard Taft. 4.-Examining
children for defective hearts. S.
Testing eyes Of school children g.
e. e. Rittenhouss.
the death rate among those who had
the good fortune to take the examina-
tons.
The institute will carry on this
health conservation work Of an in
surance company. which has for sew
eral years extended the privilege of a
yearly health examination to its policy
holders without cost. Arrangements
with other companies are under con
sideration.
Prevention the W~atchword.
The institute will employ experts
throughout the land to act as medical
examiners and to cooperate in this
new movement to prevent and to
check disease. This suggests the meth
Cd Of the Chinese, who employ ply
sicians to keep them we'll instead Of
to treat them after they have become
seriously i'll.
The institute plans to make arrange
ments not only with life insurance
companies, but with schools. industrial
establishments. clubs and individuals,
as we'll as to cooperate with hygienic
agencies and movements OF all kinds,
including those connected with the
tuberculosis movement, the social hygi'
enc movement, the eugenics move
ment, the public health departments,
federal, state and municipal. and even
popular gymnastics and sports. 1t will
establish Laboratories in the larger
cities for analysis of blood. urine, etc.
Of the persons examined. Its centra)
office will be at % West Forty-1fth
street, New York city.
Of Benefit to Everybody.
A striking feature of the scheme Is
that all concerned are benefited-the
insurance companies. the policy hold
ers, the individuals examined and the
public.
This newly invented institution Is
the result of a sentiment which has
utcil SlON Ills Slu1 tN"AH "AA"''~ 'A'
insurance companies to e1u thei1
losses from life waste. just as the hrt
insurance companies have for a lon:
time striven to reduce their losses from
fire waste.
The hygiene reference board ulti
mately will aim to settle scientifically
so far as possible. the many disputed
questions of personal hygiene. AS We
personal hygiene has been neglected
especially in America, n "how t
live Is q debatable question ever
among experts. The board will secur
the cooperation Of savants Throughout
| the world 10 solve such Fundamental
problems as how best to ventilate OIL
houses and how best to clothe an
feed our bodies.
l Just as Colonel GOrgas educe tn
: death rate in Panama to a small frat
ton Of what it had been previously. S
he and his associates now hope to GU
it down in certain groups OF people
America. They believe that In tn
: cortrse Of time the results OF this wor
may favorably influence the geners
/ | death rate for the entire country.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-27

Unique Organization Headed by
President Taft Has Been
Founded to Aid Mankind In
.ProIonging His Days-Life In
surance Companies to Coop
erate-Reforms In Sanitation
and Health Methods Will Be
Taught and Encouraged by the
New Society.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-27

Golden TeXt.-Where your treasure
Luke xii, 81.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
BIF0CAL LENSES.
They Had Their Origin In Ben Frank
Inns Double Glasses.

They Had Their Origin In Ben Frank
Inns Double Glasses.
Everybody who uses bifocal glasses
probably wonders where the idea orig
inally came from. Bifocal glasses are
the kind that possess two separate
lenses cemented together so that by
looking in the upper part one can see
at great distance and by looking
through the lower half one can read.
Most authorities are inclined to give
Benjamin Franklin credit for the in
vention. He was, so the story goes. an
inveterate reader and could not use his
reading glasses when looking any dis
tance away.
Finally the notion came to him that
he could combine his glasses, and he
thereupon had the lenses cut in half
and one-half of each lens placed in the
rim of each spectacle rim. The result
was that "a single pair Of glasses was
sufficient. though present day oculists
state that the sharply drawn line must
have affected his eyes.
From this idea the oculists gradually
developed a glass in which the lower
part was arranged for reading and the
upper part for long distance vision.
while the annoying marking line" was
eliminated Washington Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
Mount Rainier's Shadows.

There are some wonderful shadow
effects produced by and upon the gi-
gantic snowy cone of Mount Rainier
1t sometimes happens that the sky as
seen from the city of Tacoma just be-
fore sunrise is covered with dome
of cloud $4,000 feet or more in height.
while behind the peak. toward the east.
the sky is clear. In such circumstances
the rising sun casts the shadow of the
great mountain upon the cloud curtain
overhead in the form of vast blue
triangle. the point Of which rests upon
the apex of the peak. At other times
the shadow of the earth can be seen
creeping up the cone in a distinct
curve, while the flush Of sunset stains
the snow above the line of shadow to
deep pink.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
A PAINTERS PARADISE.
Capri's Quaint Inn, Where Poor Artists
Can Get Free Board.

Can Get Free Board.
Capri, beautiful in itself. offers an
irresistible invitation to artists. since It
has an inn where any one. by painting
a picture on the wall, can get free
board.
To the lovely island of Capri. with
its perennial summer. its blue grotto
and its lemon groves. came some fifty
years ago Il ruined artist. He opened
an inn and died rich. In his will. leav-
ing the inn to his heirs, he made these
conditions:
THE charge per Gay. two bottles of
red Capri wine included. is never to be
more than 6 francs.
"If any artist is too poor to pay he
shall paint picture upon some wall
space. receiving all the accommodation
accorded to those paying the highest
price.
If any German artist shall come to
the inn he shall be accommodated and
shall receive the amount of his fare to
Germany upon his promising never to
return to Italy"
The inn is conducted today on these
conditions Its walls are covered with
paintings. Now and then a German
artist gets his fare home. Cincinnati Il
Enquirer
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT RAYS.
How Man May Some Day Extract His
Food From the Air,


Food From the Air.
Science begins to dream of a day in
which man will gather his food direct
from the air and digest it without
much aid from the various ferments
and juices which are now mainly in
strumental in that work.
The chief agent in this mighty revo-
luton. according to no less an author
ity than Bertholet. will be the ultra
violet light rays. These are not visi-
BILE to the human eye. They do not
appear upon the spectroscope. They
affect the Photographic plate. how
ever, and are probably discerned by
some of the lower animals. whose
sense of sight is much more acute
than that of man.
Much is known of their chemical ef-
fects. Few microbes can long with
stand their power. The redness and
pain of "sunburn" are their work. They
are particularly injurious to the eye,
which upon exposure to them becomes
totally blind in little while.
Through the agency Of these rays
Bertholet has actually combined car
bon dioxide and water vapor into
sugar and other carbohydrates. He
has inclosed carbohydrates, fats and
albuminoids in sealed vessels of
quartz and has seen them digest un-
der the rays. The process is very ex.
pensive. of course. but it is hinted
that modern inventive genius will so
cheaper it in time that fields of wheat
may be replaced by factories where
food is manufactured from the gases
Of the air.
And should the men of that day be
troubled with indigestion the same
agent that makes their food will come
to their relief. Stomach troubles will
disappear at once before little bulb
of light rich in the ultra violet rays
Boston Herald.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
Fair EXCHANGE,

1t was Mrs Maloon'S birthday. and
she felt tri6e disappointed that there
was no gift beside her plate. 1t was
the first time in twenty years that her
husband had forgotten the occasion.
Mr. Malloon smiled at her frankly.
"My dear" he said. Il have been so
busy lately that have not had time to
buy you birthday gift, bur III give
you the cow"
She thanked him graciously. Daisy
is beautiful cow" she said.
Two months later Mr. MallOon's
birthday came round. When he ap-
peared mt breakfast his wife greeted
him with radiant smile. MY dear"
she said. 81 have been so busy lately
sewing for the children that | haven't
bad time to make you birthday gift.
but III give you the cow."-Chicago
News
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
SPLENDID EIGHT ROOM home
DIRT CHEAP

Worth $4,000. viii take $I,7OO
for quick, knockdown sale. Four
bedrooms upstairs and living room.
dining room, kitchen and bathroom
downstairs; double floors above and
below; diagonal sheeted outside, Gov
cred with lap siding; hard plaster
throughout; electric switches in
every room; three-way switch in
hall; full two stories; screens for all
openings; two porches and balcony;
complete in every respect; built for
home and offered as the greatest
bargain in Ashland. Fine home or
big investment for speculation. For
particulars call at Tidings office.
$1,7OO will handle it. Time on part.
51-St
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
Three Ages.

The Berlin botanical gardens. says
Lustige Blatter, are wonderfully beau
tiful, but to small children they are u
forbidden paradise. Boys and girls un-
der ten are not permitted to enter.
Herr and Frau Muller found this out
to their disappointment when they
planned to take their little Paul on a
Sunday trip to view the beautiful gar.
dens. Nevertheless they gave their
young hopeful few Instructions and
started out. At the gate the porter
stopped the young Muller. How old
are you?" he inquired. Paul answered.
six for the electrics: really eight; for
the botanical gardens. ten
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
The British Crown,

The present crown Of the English
king was originally made for Queen
Victoria at her coronation in 1885, The
principal jewels We're taken from older
crowns. The most noted stone is the
great ruby which was given to the
Black Prince by Peter the Cruel after
the battle of Navarette in 1867. 1t was
also worn by Henry v. in the crown
encircling his helmet at the battle Of
Agincourt In 1415.-Philadelph Press
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
The Stamina of Hamilton.

Alexander Hamilton was stoned by
a New York audience In the summer Of
1905. While mt public meeting be
was speaking in favor OF the Jay trea-
ty, which had just been negotiated by
John Jay between the United States
and England. DR.. Francis in his "Old
New York" says that among those who
did the stoning was the famous ED.
ward Livingston. together with many
other leading citizens"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
Cause For Suspicion.

A mother who frequently went out
to spend the day with her friends had
)een accompanied always by her seven
year-old son. One evening on return
ing home very much bored with the
days experiences, he said to her:
Mother, If you don't stop taking me
around with you so much people will
think you have married a dwarf
Harper's Magazine
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
NEW YEARS IN CHINA.
When All Debts Are Paid and the
Whole Country "Painted Red"

When All Debts Are Paid and the
Whole Country "Painted Red"
New Years is the national pay day
In China. All accounts must be squared
up at that time. and the man who can't
raise money enough to pay his debts
has to go into bankruptcy. The laws
are such that the creditor can enter the
debtors house and take what he pleases
If there is no settlement. To prevent
such action families club together and
make all sorts of compromises to keep
up the business reputation of the clan.
New Years is a great day for the
pawnbrokers. Their shops are crowded
with people who want to redeem their
best clothes before the new year. There
are crowds, also, who want to pawn
other things in order to get money to
pay their debts. Pawnbrokers receive
high rates of interest, in which they
are protected by the government.
The Chinese paint the whole country
red. hgurativeiy speaking, on New
Years day in more senses than one.
notes good luck and prosperity, and all
the New Year cards and invitations are
on paper Of that color. Every child
gets its New Years present wrapped
in red paper, and red inscriptions are
pasted over the doors Of the houses.
These inscriptions bear characters
praying for good fortune. wealth and
happiness, and they are posted on each
side. of the outer doors Of the houses.
New pictures of Chinese generals are
put on the front doors, and the houses
are-scoured and made clean. Exchange.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26

No. 217-A five-room exclusive
of reception hall, bath, etc., strictly
modern house in first-class condition,
only III blocks from Boulevard.
Barn with garage. Large lot. This
place is nicely located and is one OF
the incest homes in Ashland. Price
$3,200. $1,000 cash.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
His Part In the Drama,

Two women who claimed the same
man as husband were airing their
troubles in court.
WHO'S the skinny fellow over
thereT asked visitor.
Hes the bone of contention" !"
chuckled'the court attendant.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26

No. 5-A place of one acre, located
in west part of city; commands nice
view of upper valley. All kinds OF
fruit and berries. The improvements
on the place are old and in only fair
condition. They consist of six-room
house and barn. Price $1,70O.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
For Sale
Homes with moderate houses on
small tracts and lots. We can give
terms on all of them.

One acre of ground, part full-bear-
ing fruit and berries. About one
half in garden tract, and as fine gar
den land as exists. House of rooms
and bath, woodshed. This is within a
15-minute walk from postoffice and
is adjacent to City Park. Price
$4,000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
6% MONEY 6% MONEY 6%

Loans may be obtained for any
purpose on acceptable real estate Sc
curity; liberal privileges; corre-
spondence solicited.
A. c. AGENCY COMPANY,
75S Gas-Electric Bldg, Denver, Colo.
440 Phelan Bldg, San Francisco.
49-4t-Thurs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26

No. 167-On Granite street, house
of six rooms and woodshed. These
improvements are old, but the loca-
ton of this piece of land makes it
fine investment This lot is S5x247
and offers fine location for house.
Price $2,500.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
They Rarnlx Are Idle

II guess it is nothing more than an
idle rumor."
"IdIey / guess not II is the busiest
old rumor that ever happened."-
Brooklyn Eagle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
Do You Get M

A young author solaced himself with
the following epigram: Criticism Is
always Of value. II only to show ns of
what little value criticism may some
times be- Wonan's Home Companion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26

No. 214-A five-room, modern
bungalow; two rooms upstairs, unfin-
ished, can be added, making it a
seven-room house. Lot 100x160.
This is a comparatively new house.
Price $4,000. This property is on
Palm avenue.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
How He Called.

He-Do you know I've called full
dozen times and not found you In. She
Nor Will you ever find me in II you
call in that condition. Boston Tran.
script.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS

CHAIR DOCTOR-R. H. Stanley, ex-
pert furniture repairer and up
holsterer. Carpets beat, relaid and
repaired, bedsprings restretched,
chairs wired, rubber tires for baby
buggies. &c First Ave-, opposite
First National Bank. Telephone
4l3-J. 20-tf
AUTO LIVERY-Floyd Dickey. Tel
ephone 342-Y. 81
RING UP Home Laundry and ask
about the family wash. 5O-4t
REPAIRING-Expert motorcycle re-
pairing. Percy Grisez, fire depart
ment. 45-tf
BILL POSTED-Win Stennett, l16
Factory st. Bill posting and dis
tributing. 54-tf
TO EXCHANGE for Ashland proper
ty, 19-roOm rooming house in Gold
Hill, Ore. Cunningham & Co.
FOR CITY CARRIAGE AND GAR
DEN FLOWING see e. N. Smith,
124 Morton st. Phone 464-J. 2tf
FOR RENT-Four-room house, close
in, partly furnished, $3.50 month.
Inquire McWilliams & Edgington.
47-tf
FOR RENT-Nice four-room fur
nished house. Inquire 606 Iowa
street or address Box @, care It'd
ings. tt
PRACTICAL NURSE wants nursing
or companion for invalid lady.
Best references. Mrs. Link, 262
Hargadine street. 51-1mo.
LOST-Silver belt pin between
Payne building and postoffice.
Initials l. X. L. on face of it and
name, Julia r. McQuilkin, on back.
Finder please leave at Tidings Of
flee.
FOR RENT-Five-room bungalow on
Palm avenue; water and lights;
large lot, with privilege of using
adjoining lots as garden or for
chicken park. Call or address 214
G street, city. 39-tf
Washing and mending
nursing by practical nurse having
hospital experience. Can give good
reference. Also room for rent,
reasonable. Inquire ~ Fifth street
or 637 b street. 47-1mo.%
DIR. J. ]. EMMENS-Physician and
surgeon. Practice limited to eye,
ear, nose and throat. Eyes scien-
tifically tested and glasses sup
piled. Office 22S East Main st.
Hours $3.50 a. m. to p. m. Phone
SGT, Medford, Ore. 21-tf
TO EXCHANGE for improved or
close in Ashland property, five
good residence lots in city Of
10000. Good value at $4,000
each. Will trade one or all. Lo-
Gated in best residence district, sur
rounded by fine homes; paved; on
beautiful elevation; on street car
line. Inquire of Bert r. Greer,
Tidings office.
TO TRADE for improved or close in
Ashland property, so acres of good
farm land adjoining town of 1000.
Produced As bushels of oats to the
acre last year and now planted to
oats. All tillable. Price $4,000.
Incumbrance $2,100, due in six
years. See Bert R. Greer at the
Tidings office.
FOR TRADE for improved or close
in Ashland property, 2S4 lots in
growing town of 1000 in Okla
- homa oil field. Clear and selling
at 500 each. Not a vacant house
in the town. Good for quick cash
by man who knows how to handle
town lots. Inquire of Bert r.
Greer at the Tidings office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26

No. S4-A seven-room, two-story
house on Boulevard. All modern inn
provements; barn; lot 66x16O. Price
$500. $1,000 cash. 4.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
Pas Little Joka.

ostend-Pa. why did you give ma
that little ring with watch in It? Pa
II wanted time to hang lightly on her
bands, my Exchange.